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ST. PETERSBURG -- Dean Anna's cell phone has already been buzzing regularly with greetings from the friends and family members who tuned in to witness his mop-up inning of relief pitching on Saturday. After Sunday, Anna might want to consider upgrading his messaging plan.
The rookie infielder turned in a veteran at-bat, checking his swing to work a bases-loaded, full-count walk that forced home the go-ahead run in the 12th inning, propelling the Yankees to a 5-1 victory over the Rays at Tropicana Field.View Full Game Coverage
ST. PETERSBURG -- Dean Anna's cell phone has already been buzzing regularly with greetings from the friends and family members who tuned in to witness his mop-up inning of relief pitching on Saturday. After Sunday, Anna might want to consider upgrading his messaging plan.
The rookie infielder turned in a veteran at-bat, checking his swing to work a bases-loaded, full-count walk that forced home the go-ahead run in the 12th inning, propelling the Yankees to a 5-1 victory over the Rays at Tropicana Field.View Full Game Coverage
"I was having fun. It's a fun at-bat," said Anna, whose free pass against C.J. Riefenhauser pushed home Brett Gardner with the deciding run. "Baseball's all about moments, and that was a moment right there. It was a fun moment -- and we prevailed and got the run in."
The Yankees' offense, held to just Gardner's video-reviewed RBI double in the fourth inning to that point, took Anna's lead and piled on. Carlos Beltran followed Anna's walk with a two-run single to center field off Josh Lueke, and Alfonso Soriano skied a run-scoring single into shallow right field.
"That's a big win, after winning the first game the way we did, and then to really get beat up the next two days," manager Joe Girardi said. "To bounce back and leave here 2-2, and you've got a day off tomorrow, you try to get ready for the Red Sox. I thought that was important."
The winning pitcher was Preston Claiborne, who was called up from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre earlier on Sunday. He pitched around an Anna error in the 11th inning, before setting down Tampa Bay behind a four-run cushion in the 12th.
Sunday's victory snapped a two-game skid for the Yankees, who had allowed 27 runs over their previous two nights at the Trop. Anna, who mopped up the eighth inning of Saturday's 16-1 debacle, said that the win gives the Yanks something to build on.
"It's huge momentum to get this win and carry it on to Boston," Anna said. "It's going to feel good, for sure."
The Yankees threatened in the top of the 11th, as Derek Jeter singled to become New York's first baserunner since the sixth inning. Pinch-runner Ichiro Suzuki was initially ruled safe at second base on a steal. But Rays manager Joe Maddon successfully challenged the call and a video review determined Ichiro to be out.
"I'm taking a chance of getting a run there," Girardi said. "Ich probably has a better chance of stealing a base, and I'm trying to steal a base there. It's a hard decision to make. But with some of the inexperience I had from my bullpen, I went for it that inning."
A video-reviewed play in the fourth inning produced the Yankees' only run early on, coming off Rays starter Cesar Ramos, who worked five innings in his second outing of the year. With two outs and a runner at third base, Gardner lifted a deep fly ball that right fielder Wil Myers jumped at the wall to corral.
The play was initially ruled a catch and quickly challenged by Girardi. A review of two minutes and 17 seconds determined that Myers had caught the ball after it struck a part of the wall. The umpiring crew awarded Gardner a double on the overturned call, with Soriano given home plate.
"I wasn't sure exactly what happened, but I kept going and had to go back to second," Gardner said. "Thank goodness that we do have replay in place, because I would've been out with the fly out."
It stood as the game's only run through six innings, thanks to Vidal Nuno, who made a convincing argument to stick in the rotation following Saturday's news of a potentially serious elbow injury to Ivan Nova.
"Every day is an opportunity, just showing I can belong here and get people out," Nuno said.
Nuno blanked the Rays on three hits over five innings before running into a pitch-count issue, walking two and striking out six in a 69-pitch effort that didn't seem to wow Tampa Bay's manager.
"There really is no solid explanation," Maddon said. "I can't stand here and say that the Yankees pitched that great. We just did not have a good offensive day."
David Phelps recorded four clean outs in relief, but Tampa Bay tied the game with a run in the seventh, an inning extended when second baseman Brian Roberts bobbled a throw -- ruled to not have been a clean transfer by umpire Joe West.
"You've got to make the transfer, and he didn't do it," Girardi said. "He didn't have a grip on the ball, so that's why I didn't replay it."
Yunel Escobar greeted Adam Warren by rocketing a single past a diving attempt by Jeter, and pinch-hitter Matt Joyce cashed in the game-tying run with a sac fly.
New York's bullpen was splendid from there, as Shawn Kelley recorded six outs -- striking out four -- to push the game into extra innings. Claiborne also hurled two scoreless frames, a nice return to form after a rough spring knocked him to the Minors to open the year.
"The entire pitching staff did an incredible job keeping us in the ballgame," Claiborne said. "Then, the offense exploding and coming alive at the end -- that was huge for us."
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Deanne Barkley, who broke through the glass ceiling in network television to become an influential executive in the early 1970s, when few women had the power to develop prime-time programs, died April 2 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. She was 82.
The cause was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, said her son, Wilson Shirley.
Described by The Times in 1974 as having "more economic clout than probably any other woman in television," Barkley became vice president in charge of movies for ABC in 1972, responsible for lining up the concepts and talent to fill hundreds of prime-time hours with made-for-TV films.
Later in the decade she oversaw movie development at NBC, helping to turn novels such as James Clavell's "Shogun" and James Michener's "Centennial" into miniseries watched by millions of viewers.
Along the way she nurtured the careers of unproven writers and directors who became some of Hollywood's most prominent players, including producer Howard Rosenman and directors Ron Howard, Joel Schumacher and John Badham.
"She was beyond influential in starting careers," said Rosenman, whose projects include 2012's "Sparkle," Whitney Houston's last film. "She put so many young directors on movies who had never worked on them before."
At NBC she helped Howard, who had become a star playing Opie in "The Andy Griffith Show," go behind the camera with some of his earliest directing assignments.
"She believed in the idea of actors directing … and allowed me to direct without having to appear in the films," Howard said in an interview for the 2002 book "The Directors: Take One."
Barkley also introduced him to Brian Grazer, the producer with whom he later founded the Oscar-winning production company Imagine Entertainment.
"She was just terribly significant," said Mollie Gregory, a writer and producer whose 2002 book "Women Who Run the Show" chronicled the rise of women in Hollywood in the 1970s. "If you were struggling to sell material, everyone you met with then was a man.… She was very influential for anyone who was striving to work" in the television industry.
Born in New Orleans on March 28, 1931, she was the older of two children of Elodie and Newton Barkley. She studied journalism at Northwestern University and worked briefly at the New Orleans Times-Picayune as a reporter.
Married and a mother before she was 20, Barkley moved to New York in the 1950s after her first marriage broke up. She found work interviewing potential contestants for televised beauty pageants as well as for game shows produced by the legendary Goodson-Todman company. She wrote for some of the shows and appeared on one of them, "I've Got a Secret."
"Her secret was she had triplets," said Shirley, one of six children from two of her marriages.
Barkley, who liked to joke that she was married "more than twice but less than Elizabeth Taylor," was married and divorced five times. She is survived by a brother, five children, 10 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
After the game shows, Barkley worked as a writer and producer on talk shows for Helen Gurley Brown, Virginia Graham, Les Crane and Dick Cavett.
At ABC, where Barkley worked under Barry Diller, she quickly established a reputation for movies that grappled with substantial social issues, such as divorce.
"If a project was going to Deanne … it was like the holy grail. The word 'Deanne' just embodied the best of the industry," said producer Marcy Carsey, who as a story editor at an independent production company in the early 1970s was inspired by Barkley's success and later formed the company behind smash hits such as "The Cosby Show," "Roseanne" and "3rd Rock From the Sun."
"She was like the coolest chick in town," said Schumacher, who sold his first TV screenplay to Barkley at ABC and later directed movies such as "St. Elmo's Fire" and "Batman Forever." "She was not the stereotypical driven career woman who sacrificed her life for that.… She had a very full life. In the 1930s or '40s people would have said she was a great dame."
Quipping that she didn't want to spend her life "in the basically unskilled job of a network executive," Barkley worked as an independent producer for the Robert Stigwood Organization in 1974. Before leaving Los Angeles for retirement in Hawaii in 1988, she also developed movie projects for a company run by the Osmond family.
While working full time at NBC and with four children still at home, she wrote a novel, "Freeway," about a sniper terrorizing drivers on Los Angeles freeways. Published by MacMillan in 1978, the book earned a favorable review in the New York Times, which called the author "Mr. Barkley."
"It was so hardboiled no one could believe it was written by a woman," said longtime friend and author Jim Rogers.
She was famous for her humor.
When Cavett launched his first talk show in 1968, he recalled Thursday, "I would get confused.… I was getting signals from three different directions and I would then look at my guest and realize the guest's lips had stopped moving and I hadn't heard anything that had just been said. So Deanne said, 'Have something ready that applies to everybody,'" and suggested a stock question that he later used on a show.
It was: Do you pee in the shower?
"She was," Cavett said, "a very witty, funny woman."

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ODU junior quarterback Taylor Heinicke completed 340-of-486 passes for 4,022 yards and 33 touchdown passes. Heinicke finished in the top-10 in the FBS in passing yards per game, completions per game and passing yards, while finishing third in the country with a 70.0 percent completion percentage.
In 2012, the Monarchs led the FCS in scoring offense with 45.15 points per game, passing offense at 393.85 and total offense with 548.23 yards per game. Whitcomb helped lead Taylor Heinicke to the most prolific season by a quarterback in FCS history. Heinicke led the nation in passing yards, passing yards per game, touchdown passes, total TD's, total offense and points responsible for. Heinicke set FCS single-season record for passing yards and completions. Heinicke threw for 5,076 passing yards surpassing Steve McNair's record of 4,863 he set for Alcorn State in 1994. Heinicke's 398 completions broke Brett Gordon's mark of 385 he set in 2002 for Villanova. Heinicke won the Walter Payton Award given to the Best Player in the FCS, becoming just the second sophomore ever to win the award. The 2012 season also saw Heinicke earn CAA Offensive Player of the Year honors and first-team All-CAA honors. He received First-Team All-America honors by seven organizations and won the Dudley Award for the best Division I Player in the state of Virginia.
Under Whitcomb's watch, over the last four seasons the Monarchs have a two-time Walter Payton Watch List member in Thomas DeMarco in 2010 and 2011 and the College Football Performance Awards FCS National Performer of the Year, Jerry Rice Award Runner-Up, and the Payton Award Winner in Heinicke.
In the Monarchs' first season of FCS play, Whitcomb tutored quarterback Thomas DeMarco, who went on to become the second leading quarterback in the FCS in rushing behind Florida A&M's Curtis Pulley and seventh among FCS student-athletes in scoring, averaging 9.45 points per contest. DeMarco completed 137 of his 255 attempts throwing for 21 touchdown passes and making only four interceptions as the Monarchs finished at 9-2 as the winningest FCS start-up program in history.
Whitcomb's tutelage of signal caller Thomas DeMarco continued in year two and resulted in the Monarch quarterback being named to the prestigious Walter Payton Award Watch List in the preseason and ending the 2010 campaign ranked seventh in the nation in total offense.
Success continued for the Monarch signal callers in 2011 with DeMarco being named to the Walter Payton Watch list for the second-straight season and Heinicke, as a true freshman, having a breakout year completing 211 of his 307 passes with just one interception. Although Heinicke did not appear in the minimum 75% of games plays to have his name listed among the national stats, Heinicke would have ranked 18th nationally in passing yards, fifth nationally in pass efficiency rating, and 10th among all FCS athletes in total offense per contest.
Before joining the Old Dominion staff, Whitcomb was a four-year starter at the University of Maine where he played under Coach Wilder from 2003-2006.
Whitcomb, departed as the Black Bears' all-time leader in completions (755), total offense (8,801) and touchdown passes (68). His 8,183 passing yards ranked second, as did his .592 completion percentage. One of three senior captains at Maine in 2006, Whitcomb was named the Atlantic-10 and Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Rookie of the Year as a redshirt freshman after passing for 2,428 yards and 21 touchdowns. The passing yardage was the most by a freshman in Atlantic-10 history and he also established a new school record with touchdown passes in 11 straight games.
A standout off the field as well, Whitcomb was honored as the 2006-07 Atlantic-10 Student-Athlete of the Year. He earned his B.S. in education from Maine in 2006 and a M.S. Ed. in educational leadership at Old Dominion University in 2009.
For the last three seasons, Whitcomb has participated in the annual Lauren's First and Goal Football Camp at Lafayette College. The one-day clinic features nearly 275 college coaches who volunteer their time to teach aspiring football players the in-and-outs of the game and raise money for Lauren's First and Goal, a charitable organization created to support pediatric brain tumor research and support local pediatric cancer services.
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Hometown: Rochester, NY
High School: East Rochester High School
College:Maine `06, Old Dominion `09
Recruiting Areas:
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Auxiliary:New York
JUCO/Prep: North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas
Coaching History:
2012 - Present: Old Dominion University - Quarterbacks
2011: Old Dominion University - Quarterbacks/Recruiting Coordinator
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All-Conference Monarchs Under Coach Whitcomb:
2018: Blake LaRussa - Honorable Mention Conference USA
2016: David Washington - Honorable Mention Conference USA
2014: Taylor Heinicke - Honorable Mention Conference USA
2012: Taylor Heinicke - First Team All-CAA - CAA Offensive Player of the Year
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I am confused by the story in the Oct. 1 edition entitled "Coming Soon: Town of Van Wyck?" My confusion stems from the following apparently contradictory things.
The proposed limits of incorporation include only what one would consider the heart of Van Wyck itself. This is understandable. But the apparent inspiration for this effort is the attempt to develop the old TreeTops property. The property is nowhere near the area of incorporation.
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In the 1992 presidential election between George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, James Carville coined the phrase "It's the economy, stupid" to focus attention on the then-prevailing recession in the United States.
I would like to take this opportunity to coin my own variation for this year's Solicitor's race, "it's experience, stupid."
As some of you may recall, I ran for solicitor in the Republican primary and came up short.
Law professor Richard A. Lord's words in his letter to the editor, "Letter shows lack of legal system understanding," published in the Sept. 10 edition of The Lancaster News are a timely reminder of a bed rock principle of American jurisprudence when so many cases involving homicide, race and sex, sometimes in combination, are being decided in the news media rather than the courtroom.
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ANDREWS, TEXAS (Wood County). Andrews was 6½ miles east of Quitman in northeastern Wood County. The settlement received a post office in 1885 and the following year reported a population of six. By 1892 the community had grown to 100, had two Methodist ministers, and supported a carpenter, a distiller, and two combination gristmill-gins. The population declined to fifteen by 1896, and by 1906 the post office had closed.
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Carnival Cruise Woes: Technical Issues Cut Vacations Short
(TAMPA BAY, Fla.) -- Passengers are making their return home from sea this weekend as mechanical problems crippled two different Carnival Cruise liners, cutting guests' vacations short.
Two thousand passengers aboard the Carnival Legend are on their way back to Tampa Bay, Fla., after a technical problem caused the ship to sputter in the Yucatan as it failed to reach optimal speed.
Meanwhile, those aboard the Carnival Dream are flying back from St. Maarten after the emergency generator onboard caused the ship to stall at a dock on the island.
"Clearly, there is a larger problem going on at Carnival specifically," ABC News' Travel Editor Genevieve Shaw Brown told Good Morning America.
The issues plaguing the cruise line's two ships bear an eerie resemblance to the deplorable conditions on the Carnival Triumph, which lost power at sea a month ago.
An engine fire crippled the Triumph, leaving more than 4,200 people stranded for five days with overflowing toilets, no power and a scarce food supply.
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"Technical issues will occur from time to time. We take each one seriously."
Shaw Brown said the problems on the seas may be as a result of companies trying to outdo each other by building larger and more extravagant ships each year. But in the process, they often miss the maintenance problems on board.
"You maximize the revenue, and you try to keep them, the boats, the ships moving as fast as possible back out to sea," Christopher Mullen, a professor at Boston University told GMA.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. – A gift of $600,000 from the Patrick P. Lee Foundation is funding a University at Buffalo scientist's promising research on the cause of schizophrenia. It is the foundation's largest-ever grant to UB.
The devastating disease affects some 2 million Americans.
Schizophrenia most often strikes men and women from adolescence through adulthood, but its origin may lie in genetic missteps years earlier, when those it afflicts are still in the womb.
This is one implication of new findings from the laboratory of Michal Stachowiak, PhD, in UB's Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
The Lee Foundation grant will fund four-year fellowships for three PhD or MD-PhD trainees to study and conduct research investigating the new approach to schizophrenia under the direction of Stachowiak and his team.
"Dr. Stachowiak and his team are focusing on revealing the causes and neurodevelopmental mechanisms of schizophrenia; they are hoping to discover new possibilities for developing schizophrenia treatments, even a way to affect the development of this disease," stated Patrick P. Lee, chairman of The Patrick P. Lee Foundation.
In addition to producing the young researchers who will join the race to understand schizophrenia, the fellowships help support Stachowiak's research efforts.
Stachowiak said their findings of novel gene regulatory mechanisms suggest it might someday be possible to arrest the progression of the disease before it fully develops.
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The Patrick P. Lee Foundation, based in Amherst, N.Y., was formed by Patrick P. Lee in 2005. Lee built International Motion Control, a worldwide conglomerate with manufacturing facilities. It was acquired by ITT in 2007.
Reacting to the grant, UB's Stachowiak said, "We have dedicated our careers to better understanding schizophrenia and we are very close to reaching a great milestone in how to treat this disease. Never before have we been this excited about funding."
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Another week down, a kabillion complaints upâ¦
The biggest gripe? Ravens fans wanted to know why their team sits below the 49ers and Steelers despite having beaten them both. Let me explain some of the theory behind these NFL.com rankings:
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a. Just because Team A beats Team B does not make it better. Pittsburgh beat New England, but the Steelers also have been more consistent, despite so many injuries. While Ravens fans will yell and scream about twice beating the Steelers, they fail to mention losing to the Titans, Seahawks and Jags. If Baltimore's fans are correct, and their team is the second best in the NFL, then Pittsburgh's three losses are far more palatable (Ravens, Texans, Ravens) than the aforementioned Ravens' losses.
b. Strength at QB. I feel confident saying fans would take Tom Brady and Ben Roethlisberger over Joe Flacco.
c. Standings come into play, but these rankings also value which teams have consistently been in games, and their ability to maintain that consistency.
Thus, Denver, Miami, and Seattle all made some noise in this week's rankings. Next week, I'll get into some of the defensive stats that come into play. But back to Baltimore-Pittsburgh for a moment. This was my favorite comment from last week's author-related mudslinging:
"Journalists with Steeler man-crushes are pathetic. I bet Steely McBeam gets you hot."
No, truthfully, Mark Malone's pushbroom 'stache really did it for me. But I always did like "Magnum P.I." over "Murder She Wrote." Now we can get on with some dissensionâ¦
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Sunday at the New Meadowlands was the closest call yet, and that's a good thing. The Packers needed to be challenged by a decent team outside the friendly confines of Lambeau. The Giants provided that and more, much like they did versus the undefeated Patriots in Week 17 of the 2007 season. You have to love the play call and throw to Jordy Nelson on the final drive after the Giants had just tied the game. The Packers got one-on-one coverage on Nelson, with no safety help up top, and took a shot immediately. Twenty-seven yards later, the Packers were in field-goal range. It was almost like saying, "This has been fun, but peace out."
The 49ers defense hasn't allowed a rushing touchdown in 12 games. In case you're wondering, no team has ever gone the whole season without allowing a score on the ground. The NFL record for fewest allowed is two, set by three teams: the 1968 Cowboys, 1934 Lions and 1971 Vikings. Those three teams went 33-8. Now, of course the Rams struggle mightily on offense, even with Steven Jackson. But the 49ers have faced some pretty decent backs in Ray Rice, Beanie Wells, Marshawn Lynch, Cedric Benson and LeGarrette Blount this year, too.
For all those concerned about the Steelers being ranked too high, just take a look at the highlights of the division win against the Bengals. Dick LeBeau's defense just wouldn't give Andy Dalton much room to operate, giving up just 232 total yards and two third-down conversions. Pittsburgh fans, is it just me, or does Isaac Redman just look more like a Steelers running back than Rashard Mendenhall? He sure appears to be more effective, irrespective of the latter's two touchdowns Sunday.
The offensive assault continues, as does the footsteps in Dan Marino's ears. Throwing the ball late with a two-touchdown lead, it sure looks like the Saints want Drew Brees to eclipse Marino's single season passing mark of 5,084 yards set in 1984. With all of the rules geared towards the offense these days, it's better than a 50-50 proposition that Brees makes it to 5,085. Is it a 50-50 proposition that he can produce 400 yards and three touchdowns in the freezing January cold at Lambeau?
New England's poor secondary allows the Saints to leap frog into the four spot. How about that Rob Gronkowski, who now has 13 receiving touchdowns on the year, tied for the most ever in a season for a tight end. He almost had a 14th, but it was considered a lateral. Still, consider that record broken.
The Ravens stay put, even with all of the hubbub left in the comments section. The gap between two through six is minimal, but with the 49ers, Steelers, Patriots and the Saints all winning Sunday, there's nowhere to go. While Joe Flacco was not asked to do much in Cleveland, he still ... didn't do much. The "franchise" quarterback went 10 of 23 for 158 yards and a lost fumble. I trust Ben Roethlisberger, Tom Brady and Drew Brees a lot more right now. The Ravens did beat the second-ranked 49ers, but the Niners are playing as good at defense as any team in the league.
Talk about a team win. It gets no better than Houston's victory over Atlanta on Sunday. The Texans took care of one of the NFC's better teams without its starting quarterback, backup quarterback, best defensive player, best offensive player and linebacker Brian Cushing hobbling around. T.J. Yates might not have been perfect, but he gives them a better chance to win than Matt Leinart.
No one deserves the eight spot in the ranking. Every team between No. 8 and 14 in last week's rankings lost in Week 13. This is where the rankings get ridiculous. The Bengals got blown out. Ditto the Raiders. The Bears lost to the Chiefs AND lost their best player. The Lions got blown out, but earlier blew out the Broncos, who are ranked higher. The Falcons took care of the Lions earlier this season, yet lost to a third-string quarterback Sunday. Dallas lost to the Lions, but beat the second-ranked 49ers, who won in Detroit in Week 6. ... Ahh, to hell with it. Back to the Bengals. They have the depleted Texans, followed by the Rams and Cardinals on their schedule. The Stripes still can win 10 games.
Tim Tebow had his best game as a true quarterback Sunday in Minnesota. On a day the Von Miller-less defense struggled, Tebow picked up his game as a passer, going 10 of 15 for 202 yards and two touchdowns. Most notable was his ability to throw the ball vertically, putting the ball right on his receivers on several longer tosses. In fact, he wasn't even a factor as a runner. Tebowmania faces a struggling Bears club and then the Patriots. We should know about the viability of this team after that game.
At 7-5, Gang Green is right in thick of the playoff push. New York hosts the Palkos, then travels to face the reeling Eagles before playing a "home" game versus the Giants. The Jets need to hope the Raiders (7-5) implode or Tebowmania (7-5) comes back down to Earth. The 7-5 Titans host the Saints this weekend but have a very manageable sked over the final three weeks.
The Cowboys are the only team that believes in icing their own kicker. I would love to drop Dallas for that loss, but it gets saved due to every other team around it losing, too.
Oakland got blown out in Miami, and the Raiders get no favors from the schedule-maker this week when they have to travel to Lambeau. Should the Raiders fall to 7-6, their focus will be on catching the Broncos in the AFC West. Oakland doesn't want to fight through the mosh pit of New York, Tennessee and Cincinnati for one final wild-card spot.
If the Falcons are to be a contender, Sunday's game against the Texans was one Mike Smith's group had to win. Find a way. The Texans were starting their third-string rookie quarterback and lost their best offensive weapon in Andre Johnson. Yet, the Falcons couldn't capitalize. Particularly disappointing is the play of Matt Ryan, who went 20 of 47 for 267 yards and two picks. That's not enough bang for the buck. The play-calling warrants mention, too, as Atlanta only ran the ball 18 times out of 65 plays from scrimmage.
It was close versus the undefeated Packers, but the best thing that happened to the Giants on Sunday was Dallas falling in the desert. Those two meet up in Arlington on Sunday night. Eli Manning has been very effective in his past four outings against the Cowboys: 312.5 pass yards per game and 10 touchdowns. Good luck, Terrence Newman.
That was one ugly loss Sunday night. The Lions committed so many stupid penalties they made Gary Busey look disciplined.
I think Chris Johnson is back. Maybe. CJ2K looked explosive and not like a rich running back bracing for contact this past weekend. If there is one potential playoff team who no one is talking about, it's Tennessee. What a job by Mike Munchak, taking over for the NFL's longest tenured coach in Jeff Fisher, with a new quarterback, and with his best player in a difficult holdout situation. Then he lost his best option in the passing game in wideout Kenny Britt. Not to mention, the lockout was hardest on new head coaches, who had no OTAs to implement their plan. Kudos to Munchak.
Matt Forte's injury drops this club considerably. It's not often that a first-half Hail Mary wins a game, but it happened Sunday at Soldier Field. It gave the Chiefs just enough offense to play it safe. Meanwhile, the Caleb Hanie-led attack did nothing for Chicago, especially without the queen on the chessboard in Forte. Hanie's line? 11-of-24 passing, 133 yards and three interceptions. Ugh.
What a turnaround by the Dolphins, who are one blown quarter in Dallas away from having won five straight. Defensive coordinator Mike Nolan deserves a ton of credit, as his unit shut down both the Oakland passing attack and Michael Bush (10 carries, 18 yards.) The struggling Eagles come to town this weekend. Michael Vick or no Michael Vick, it will be tough sledding against these 'Fins.
Man, if Seattle could have just covered Anthony Armstrong a little over a week ago, you'd be looking at a 6-6 team with four straight wins. Still, 5-7 isn't bad for a team that has glaring holes and looked awful early on, especially Week 2 at Heinz Field. Kudos to Marshawn Lynch, who obviously received much attention for his bowling-ball, first-quarter touchdown run versus the Eagles. But how about the burst he showed on the 40-yarder later in the half? How about the post-game, with a 60-year-old Pete Carroll bouncing around like a 14-year old practicing Eddie Van Halen leg kicks in front of the mirror.
Great to see Philip Rivers find his game Monday night, even if it was against a hurting Jags secondary. The Chargers stay put because they've been so bad for so long. Let's see two good outings in a row.
The defense continues to slide, and the playoffs are pretty much out of the question. That said, there were positives to take from Sunday's home loss to the Titans. Ryan Fitzpatrick had a nice game, and C.J Spiller actually played like a first-round pick with 102 yards from scrimmage. The big issue is defensive coordinator George Edwards' unit, which has been bad for five straight weeks since pitching a shutout of the Redskins in Toronto.
It was tough to tell who the fans were rooting for Sunday. At times, it sounded like a Cowboys home game. What a performance by Ray Horton's defense, though, which has come a long way since the first half of the season. Patrick Peterson is definitely pushing Von Miller for top defensive rookie honors.
OK, now it's really over for the Eagles. To think this team will probably go 6-10 is mind-boggling. More often than not, teams built through free agency suffer the worst letdown in the prognosticated-greatness-to-season-outcome department. The 2000 Redskins signed Deion Sanders, Bruce Smith, Mark Carrier, Andre Reed and Jeff George, and promptly fell flat on their face, going from a 10-6 playoff team in 1999 to 8-8 even with all those "great" additions. Make no mistake, draft and retain is the way to get it done.
Steve Grogan's NFL record for rushing touchdowns stood the test of time until Cam Newton's triple whammy Sunday. Most people only remember Grogan as a multi-padded mummy who wore a Brian Cox neck brace and got sacked every other play. Balding and mustachioed, he looked like that Dad who took your little league team to Pizza Hut after a 13-2 loss. But in 1976, he ran all over the place, scoring a whopping 12 touchdowns in 14 games. Newton's three running scores gives him 13 in 12 games, and the rookie has put up another 13 through the air. Meanwhile, the Panthers have won two straight for the first time since 2009, back when Matt Moore was under center.
Another day in Cleveland, another day with no running game. Except this time, Pat Shurmur didn't even try. The Browns only ran the football 17 times, while calling 39 pass plays. Meanwhile the run defense stinks even worse than the run offense. Defensive coordinator Dick Jauron's unit allowed a 290-burger to Ray Rice and company.
The triumphant return of Kyle Orton lasted one play. A lousy flea flicker, no less. Speaking of, it's hard to imagine the fleas even enjoying this one. "Palko! Hanie! It's the NFL on CBS!"
Fitting that the Bucs wore the creamcicle uniforms Sunday. Tampa Bay lost at least 10 games for 14 straight seasons before going to the pewter look in 1997. The 38-19 loss to the Panthers made it six straight for the '11 Bucs, with the potential of a 10-loss season more than likely.
The passing game let this team down once again. It's difficult to lay it all at the feet of Rex Grossman. He lacks playmakers on the outside. The offensive line is mediocre. Still, 19 of 46 for 221 yards isn't going to get it done.
Watching a good portion of this game with NFL Network analyst Tom Waddle, we were very impressed with Christian Ponder's accuracy and arm. A lot of us in this business did not expect the kid to be this good this fast. Unfortunately, the two picks really hurt and probably cost Minnesota the game. But don't forget the 381 yards and three touchdowns along the way. Ponder is the real deal and would be getting a lot more attention if Cam Newton wasn't playing like the top overall pick and then some.
Jacksonville got hammered Monday night, but it's hard to not gush over Maurice Jones-Drew in this space. Like Steven Jackson for the woeful 2009 Rams, Gerald Riggs for the 1985 Falcons, or Walter Payton on a number of Bears teams, MJD continues to be awesome for a cruddy team. Once again, the franchise back had a productive game (188 yards from scrimmage) in a losing cause against a defense ready to stop him. Jones-Drew has 1,137 yards in 12 games for a 3-9 team. Incredible.
One wonders if the Rams could even mount a charity drive right now.
Yes, the Colts lost another game and likely will go winless. Yet, it was nice to see Indy play with some pride. Dan Orlovsky led a 21-point, fourth-quarter rally courtesy of two late scoring throws to the forgotten Pierre Garcon. How ironic would it be if Orlovsky led the '11 Colts to their only win? Considering how much he was ridiculed for losing the 2008 Lions' best chance to win, when he inexplicably ran out of the end zone for a safety, leading Indy to its first W would be pretty neat.


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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
"Trust Me" w/super-late update
I am not my father.
I have to remind myself of this daily. When I wake up, before I go to bed. Before I go to work, before I log in to WoW or League. Before I go out in public, before I go driving. Before I see my therapist.
I have been getting to know some of you recently, some in game, some out of game, and I mostly just ramble on twitter about random stuff late at night. You've all shown me great support and I am so grateful to be getting to know some of you. That said, I don't know much about you all, just bits and pieces. And you probably don't know much about me, other than I try to be very complimentary and encouraging, while also relevant and witty. Some times I feel like I am trying to hard, and I often wonder what kind of an impression am I leaving on people. Do they think I'm nice, sweet, caring, honest? Do they think I'm just trying to seek attention? Do they respect my opinion? Do they even know I have an opinion?
I question myself a lot. I have no reason to question anything. I am an adult, 30 years of age and feeling more like 25. I have a mostly stable job, I can say I'm happily married, and I get to play games I enjoy in my spare time. But that isn't everything. Despite all of this, much to my therapist's disapproval, I doubt myself and others. I want to be open with my wife, my colleagues, my peers in game and on the blogo-tweeto-sphere. But I just don't bring myself to be outwardly so. I don't trust you.
Don't feel bad. I don't trust myself either.
Trust is earned, not given. That's what my father used to tell me. There are very few things I remember about my father, but he would try to inject words of wisdom and life lessons into me whenever he could. "Don't trust the world, it will let you down." "Friends are temporary, family is forever." And so on. In many respects he is right. When you're in a dungeon, battleground, or LFR scenario, you often don't know all of the players. You are put into situations where you have to trust them to help you accomplish your goals, goals which all involved share: the end result. Justice points. Loot. Honor. Achievements. Shiny things. You can't do these things on your own (unless you outgear/outlevel the content), so you must work together. What I often do, in these instances, is keep my mouth quiet and do my job. That's easy for me to do as DPS, stay out of the fire and kill Skull/X/etc. Achieve glory and etc. Go back to guildies/Real ID friends and tell tales of how people are so eyebrow-raising in PuGs. I think we've all been there.
It's easy for us to not trust pugs any more than we trust Thrall to hurry up already. Its easy for us to rely on our raid groups or arena groups or guildies or Real ID friends to be there when we need them. But what do you do when you don't have those resources? What do you do when your guildies leave for greener space-pastures? What do you do when you have no friends, when you have different schedules than your spouse, when you don't get to see your loved ones? Who do you talk to?
I think most anyone would do what I try to do, and probably with a fair bit more success: you go out and try to make friends. And because of the nature of friendship, if you really want to be friends with someone, you have to put yourself out there, you have to be vulnerable. Acquaintances, no big deal; just give them the old song and dance, pat on the back, log off cya round. Friendship is more. Friendship leads to deep care, love, or respect for one an other. Friendship requires trust.
How can you make friends, in game or out, when you don't trust anyone, not even yourself?
If you have the secret formula for this I will pay you all of my monies. Because the truth is I'm 30 and married for almost 5 years and I have a hard time trusting anyone. I have a hard time opening up to guildies, and in fact, do not really know anyone in my current guild. And that's just on my priest; my shaman is not guilded at all. I haven't gone through the trouble of guilding him because at some point, I'd just like to group up based on my Real ID friends list, which is still quite small. Getting an email address out of anyone these days requires a personal connection, unless it's a junk email account. I know I don't like to give mine up unless I have to. Again, it comes down to trust. So, why not just trust people? Why can't I trust anyone?
This is your last chance to get out before I go all apeshit emotional on all of you. This isn't something I would normally discuss, but I've recently realized (last night on twitter) that because of the nature of twitter, and in some ways, the internet, there is a level of anonymity. That anonymity can be breached, easily in fact. But nonetheless, these blogs, tweets, avatars, and chats with each other about the game, politics, and so on, can make one feel liberated, free of worry of judgement or persecution. That's not to say there aren't consequences; I am not sure how anyone will react to my post, but I am making it anyways because I want people to know me better. I want friends again. I don't have good friends now. The friends I had are more like acquaintances now. I need some freaking companionship for when my wife is asleep, and I need to quit being a chickenshit about it. So here we go: the reason I don't trust myself or you.
I am not my father. My father was a monster. He is still a monster, but I have learned to tolerate him better. My dad did some things that put my family in a lot of danger, and he didn't care. When I was 2, someone cut him off on the freeway; he forced them off the road with my mom and I in the car, and beat this guy up within an inch of his life. My dad was reckless and inconsiderate. He beat me. He beat my mom. He abused us verbally, physically, and mentally. Part of this I'm sure was related to his hobby: making and dealing meth. I wish I were kidding. He threw a fucking pillowcase full of kittens in a river because he couldn't sell them. This man was to be my role model, and at my young age I was oblivious as to how much this would shape my life.
At age nine things were at their worst. Something happened and the real abuse started. He locked us into rooms. He tortured my mother. She tried to fight back, get help. But she felt powerless. She felt alone. And she couldn't abandon her children. So she put up with it. We all did, in fear of our very lives. One day he turned his back for a minute and we ran. We fucking RAN like there was no tomorrow. And he chased us. He chased us down the street with a rifle. I don't remember if he shot at us or not, I just thought it was over. And yet, it was not.
An aside, my father did not get what he fully deserved out of this. Drugs were not found because my mom did not want to get involved with the drug ring. The police weren't going to do much of anything. Had it not been for one of my uncles, he may not have done any time at all. He ended up doing 18 months in county for a list of all the things he did to us over the years, but only after my mom convinced a female case worker to hear her out instead of the male she was assigned. I say this as an aside because I do not trust many men. In fact to date I only trust two, and whatever male twitter followers or fellow bloggers read this. Men are evil. Men do horrible things and can get away with them more so than women and it's bullshit. For example, take the dad who shot his daughter's laptop; if that were a mom, people would question her ability to raise a child. Dad? He just is a dumb redneck who doesn't know any better. I used to be guilty of this same exact thing, along with many other things I am not proud of. But that's in the past and I am trying to move on. The point of this is that women are equals and in most cases superior to men so just fucking deal with it.
We moved after the divorce, because obviously we couldn't stay where we were. We needed a fresh start. So I got to start over making friends in a new place. Only I was so full of rage and pre-teen angst that I was instantly labeled an outsider. I was the brunt of most everyone's jokes, from popular kids to not-so-popular. I was the key to anyone's popularity, a trend that followed me throughout grade and high school. As I became more isolated, I gained weight and eventually glasses. At my heaviest I was 230 at a height of 5 feet. While not terrible, it got many people concerned for my health, which made me more anxious about myself and led to some other not-so-appropriate habits. Mainly, smoking and drinking. At 16. Well the drinking at 16, the smoking at 13-14. The stuff was provided by the myriad of men my mom would try to use to replace my father. I don't blame her, she was lonely as well, and was working two jobs to support all four of us. These men, though, would eventually leave, making it even harder to trust men. An other aside, good men don't treat women like shit at all. There are few good men on this planet. Ladies, for that I am truly sorry. For the gents, I am also sorry, because I may never know how close I can let you in.
At 8th grade I was contacted again by my father. He wanted back into my life. I regret doing so, but I was afraid he would find me, so I just let him in. Things were ok at first, visits at first, then phone calls. He had done his time, remarried, and founded a business for himself. He became a catholic. He was sorry for what happened, or so he claimed. He hoped I could some day forgive him. I never did answer.
By high school, things were not so bad. My senior year, I became more sociable after I lost my weight and gained contact lenses. I even had my first kiss. My first girlfriend. My first someone special. Until she dumped me for God. That hurt. That made me mad at God, at the world. And there, out of that vile hatred that simmered in my head about my lot in life, stemmed the idea of finality. I started acting out on myself. I started watching things on the internet I should never have seen, things to this day that still haunt me. I cut myself. Deep. People were concerned and I told them that if they really cared they would stop me. Only one did, a friend who to this day is one of the few decent men I know. He led me to God, ironically enough.
This is where things kind of get weird. I believe to this day in the power of Christ, and while disputable I have seen it first hand in my life. That said, today's "Christians" and the church in general is not what I think it should be. The real Jesus is loving, caring, and respecting of all. He does not judge, blame, criticize, or hurt people. He does not care about your race, sex, preference, past, none of that. Jesus loves everyone. Many people today who try to claim that they follow Jesus come up short of His expectations, and I feel terrible having to live with being labeled as one of those guys every time I bring up my faith. That's something I didn't learn until recently, and for that I am truly sorry.
After I became a "christian" I thought things would get better (easier), but ultimately my father and his attitude would creep back into my life. My mom had left me, moving to where I now live in pursuit of an other chance for love, which sadly did not work out. My dad wanted me to move with him and go to school. I decided to tell him off and live on my friends' couches for two years, playing music and having the life I wanted in high school. That did not last long either.
Eventually my mom needed financial help to get out of an other abusive relationship, and I obliged to help her, as I swore I would protect her at all costs when my father left us to rot. However, in transport I was left with no option but to call my father for help, after telling him off. To this day he lords this over me. 8 years ago, and still, it's an issue for him.
After finding work in my current town, I found myself alone again. I tried going to church and getting involved, and I ended up meeting my wife. She has been so patient with me, anger issues, depression, and all. Before I got married I got a government job. I lost all anonymity because technically I am a public servant. And serve I do. What I do is not glamorous, and I get mostly backlash and complaints from the public and my peers. This was great for a while, but shortly after our marriage, her father, a man I was slowly learning to love, left her mom for an other woman. This pissed me off to no end. I was swirling around a sea of negativity, and feeling pressure to keep it up while putting my wife through college (she is currently getting credentialed to teach). And worst of all, for me, was that I felt abandoned by the God that claimed to love me. One day last year I popped.
I remember the day. I was at work. A customer had just laid into me for something that I had no control over. I looked back at my lot in life, frustrated with the way things were going. Despite everything I had, I was miserable. I wanted out. I wanted to quit. So I punched myself in the face. That same day after work I got into an argument with my wife over something so irrelevant I don't even remember. I raged and shouted at her. I lashed out towards her, cursing at her, raising my hand towards her.
Instantly I stopped. I was paralyzed by the fear that I was my father, something I swore I would never become. Shamed, I locked myself in the bathroom and contemplated ending my life, only this time for good. But I knew there was an other way. So instead, I got help. I sought out a therapist.
I will never forget the first session. We talked and talked and talked for what seemed like ages. And by we I meant me. At the end of the session she looked me in the eyes and told me something I needed to hear but could never understand.
I am not my father.
After more sessions I started to calm down. I was also diagnosed with high anxiety and depression, which I am getting treatment for currently. I was asked to read more, to help me relax. I read a book titled "Searching for God Knows What". That book allowed me to really understand the gentle love of Jesus without the bullshit hypocrisy and politics that mar today's churches and religious leaders. It allowed me to be more conscious of what I say, do, and think; how I treat people, even those who I don't quite understand. It allowed me to desire relationships with people, relationships that weren't just fickle, but meaningful, caring, and healthy.
Relationships, however, require trust. Relationships require me to make myself available, to make me be compassionate and patient with people, to make me willing to be vulnerable.
So, readers, I hope that this inspires you to learn that in the darkest of times, you are never alone. I have seen the darkest places, and come out better and a bit healthier. I am not a perfect person, and I never will be. I will do my best, though, to be better than I was yesterday. I can look back and dwell on the shit that may have made me fucked up, or I can move on and be happy. I am choosing the latter.
If you would have me, I would someday like to call you a friend. I would like to talk about things I may have left about, about the games we play and world we live in, about the sunny beaches of California which I see almost daily, about the things I believe in, music, food, whatever. If you can trust me, I can try to trust you. I promise I am not my father.
If you or someone you know is suicidal, or you suspect they are harming themselves, or you are harming yourself, please get help. You may not see it yourself, but you are a valuable person and are deeply loved and cherished. You can visit Helpguide.org or seek out other resources locally. Do not let your life go to waste on a whim. You are not alone, and you never will be.
Update: The awesomely awesome Nymphy at D/E the Tank! and Famous Shaman blogger Lodur of Way of the Totem, as well as many others, responded to Apple's post. Apple herself made some updates as well. This should be a reminder to all of us that we are not alone, even when we feel despondent, isolated, or broken. This is also a reminder to all the oppressors that we will overcome any obstacle thrown in our path, that we won't give up the fight for OUR rights. Further awareness and openness can only strengthen the bonds between us, not only as gamers, but as humans, colleagues, family, and friends. And while I fear these stories may continue to come out of the woodwork, it is good to know that there are more shoulders to lean on. Again, I encourage you to seek a friend, a guildie, anyone, before contemplating taking your life, before giving up on yourself. You ARE worth fighting for!
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- AnonymousMarch 7, 2012 at 2:00 PM
This was an incredibly moving, poignant and honest post. I'm not ashamed to admit that I teared up. I'm sure it wasn't easy to write. Thank you for sharing it. It must be nerve-wracking to put yourself out there like this, and I hope it was in any way cathartic.ReplyDelete
On the first topic of the post, making friends is one of the hardest things even without seriously legitimate obstacles like this. It's something I still struggle with, too! It's hard to open yourself to positive emotions while knowing you're vulnerable to the negative ones, it's hard not to worry what people will think about you. I always tell myself that EVERYONE worries about these things and so I shouldn't. If I say something stupid, so what? I know I am a fun person, a loving person, and I think, a good friend. I think you are those things, too. I hope you find the companionship you need, at your own pace.
- AnonymousMarch 7, 2012 at 3:39 PM
Today seems to be the day for amazing and inspiring posts. I have so much respect for people like you and Apple who find their voices amidst all the chaos and ugliness.ReplyDelete
I have to admit, I don't trust anyone. Not my husband, not my family, not my friends. I wish I knew how to start, but every attempt so far has fallen at the first hurdle.
No you aren't, because you are aware of your faults and how they affect those around you, and because you care enough about your family and friends to try to minimize those faults. Keep it up, because you seem like a pretty dang good guy to me. Thank you for sharing your story.ReplyDeleteReplies
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This second generation version of Peugeot's 3008 SUV has much to offer buyers in search of a proper family-sized five-seat Qashqai-class Crossover model. Much smarter looks clothe familiar attributes like the huge versatile boot and a quality cabin. You have to really want a car of this kind to really appreciate it but if you do, then you'll probably love this one.
These days, mainstream makers simply have to have a class-competitive portfolio of Crossover models on their books - and Peugeot is no different. The first model the company offered in this segment was the Qashqai-sized 3008, which turned out to be an unexpected sales success for the Gallic maker. In recent times though, this design found itself overtaken by more modern rivals, not only the rejuvenated second generation Nissan Qashqai but also cars like Renault's Kadjar and SEAT's Ateca. Hence the need for this second generation 3008, a car lighter, sleeker, larger and more sophisticated than its predecessor. Though the engines used are carried over from the previous model, almost everything else is new, including the distinctive 'i-Cockpit' dashboard design and the sophisticated infotainment and connectivity systems on offer.
Driving Experience
As ever, the 3008 is built around a front wheel drive platform. The engine line-up is carried over from other models in the brand's range. That means the majority of customers will continue to choose the 1.5-litre BlueHDi engine, offered in 130hp guise. There's also a 2.0-litre BlueHDi unit developing 180hp which comes as standard with the EAT8 8-speed automatic transmission that's optional with the 1.5-litre diesel powerplant. If your annual mileage isn't very great though, don't dismiss the petrol offerings. These are primarily based around Peugeot's innovative 130bhp three cylinder 1.2-litre PureTech powerplant, offered with either manual or automatic transmission. At the top of the range, there's also a 1.6-litre PureTech petrol engine with 180hp, offered only with the auto 'box. As already suggested, there's no 4WD option in the range, but this MK2 3008 does get a more driver-orientated feel, thanks to the installation of Peugeot's i-Cockpit compact steering wheel that allows for wrist-flick direction changes.
Design and Build
This second generation 3008 is a much sleeker-looking thing than its predecessor. At just 4450mm in length, it's one of the more compact models in its segment, yet offers greater passenger and luggage space over the previous model. With a longer wheelbase and an overall length which is just 80mm longer than the MK1 design, interior space has greatly improved, most notably for rear occupants who now have an additional 24mm legroom, 4mm elbow room and 36mm headroom. Front elbow space has also increased by 17mm, despite the width of the new model being identical to the outgoing version at 1840mm, and height being 19mm lower at 1620mm. Inside, Peugeot has adopted its i-Cockpit design to suit this model, this set-up now also incorporating an 'Amplify' option that means you can quickly change things like ambient lighting and music settings - and even add in cabin fragrances and massaging seat intensity. Luggage space has also improved in this MK2 3008, the 520-litre luggage capacity being 90-litres greater than the previous version. Fold the second row of seats flat and this results in a total luggage capacity of 1580-litres, one of the largest and most versatile load capacities in the segment. The folding bench seat has a 2/3 - 1/3 'Magic Flat' capability to optimise loading with a flat floor. The very original adaptable moving boot floor, initiated on the original 3008, has been evolved with two positions to allow the optimisation of boot space and removable side-panels that can be affixed to the side boot trim.
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Prices sit in the £25,000 to £37,000 bracket, so Peugeot isn't shy about charging for this car. There are five trim levels - 'Active', 'Allure', 'GT Line', 'GT Line Premium' and 'GT'. Whichever variant you decide upon, equipment levels are pretty complete. Connectivity is taken care of by facilities like MirrorScreen smartphone linking, induction Smartphone recharging and 3D connected navigation with TomTom traffic reports. TomTom connectivity also delivers information that could be essential to your journey on things like local weather, car-parks and the location of service stations. There's also the Peugeot Connect SOS & Assistance system that'll automatically alert the emergency services in the event of an accident. As for safety, Peugeot is offering what it calls 'Active Safety Brake and Distance Alert' this time round, a system that combines autonomous braking with a lane departure warning system. There's also a Driver Alert Warning function which will warn you if the car notices fatigue in your driving reactions. Other systems include Automatic High Beam Assistance, to automatically switch between high beam and low beam depending on the lighting conditions and oncoming traffic; Speed Sign Detection; Adaptive Cruise Control with a Stop function; an Active Blind Spot Monitoring System; and Park Assist, which allows the vehicle to park itself with minimum input from the driver. There are also useful 'Visiopark' all-round camera view systems if you want them.
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Peugeot's BlueHDi diesel engines have already proved themselves to be paragons of cleanliness and frugality in the brand's other models and that's carried forward here. This second generation 3008 design's lighter weight and sleeker bodywork also helps, plus, as you would expect, there's an 'S&S' engine stop & start system to cut the powerplant when you don't need it, stuck at the lights or waiting in traffic. As a result of all of this, the BlueHDi 130 variant that'll probably be the most popular choice manages up to 55.1mpg on the combined cycle and up to 106g/km of CO2. Even if you go for the PureTech 1.2-litre petrol unit, you'll still be getting up to 44.2mpg on the combined cycle and up to 118g/km of CO2. For the 1.6 PureTech auto, it's up to 39.6mpg on the combined cycle and up to 128g/km of CO2. All figures quoted are WLTP-rated, converted to the NEDC2 cycle. Servicing on most models is needed every year or every 12,500 miles and the cost of garage visits should be affordable too, though Peugeot's fixed-price maintenance package (there's a choice of three, four or five-year plans) is a touch more expensive than rival schemes. You won't have to worry about that if you're buying on finance using Peugeot's attractive 'Just Add Fuel' scheme: this wraps up all your monthly costs in one easy payment, so as the name suggests, your only other cost will lie in fuel.
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|Nera black door mirrors
|Embellishment Trims
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|Radio/MP3 player
|Peugeot connect with USB and bluetooth
|USB socket
|Voice recognition for radio, navigation and telephony features
|Steering column mounted multifunction controls
|DAB Digital radio
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|Body colour rear spoiler
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|Gloss black strip rear cluster connecting strip
|Panoramic opening glass roof
|Aluminium longitudinal roof bars
|Body protectors (bottom of front and rear bumpers + wheel arches + protection at bottom of doors) in black
|Body colour rear spoiler with stainless steel edging trim
|Radiator grille in chrome edge trim with chequered design and black 'PEUGEOT' lettering
|Black door protector
|Black bumper protection plate
|Gloss black finish B and C pillar
|GT Line emblem in satin copper
|Stainless steel roof arches
|Sports front bumper
|Body colour door handles
|Chrome bumper inserts
|Body coloured bumpers
|Chrome side window trim
|Chrome radiator grille and surround
|Twin exhaust tailpipe
|Lion grey front bumper scuff plate
|Exterior Lights
|Automatic headlamp levelling
|Automatic activation of hazard warning lights
|LED rear lights
|Chrome front fog light surround
|Peugeot smart beam assist
|LED headlights with LED front fog light and static cornering light
|Headlights left on audible warning
|LED side indicator lights integrated into door mirrors
|2 X Rear number plate lights
|Chrome front fog light trim
|Full LED headlights with LED fog lights with static cornering function, sports front bumper and grille
|Rear LED peugeot signature claw effect lights
|LED sequential scrolling front indicators
|Door mirror mounted LED peugeot lion approach lights
|Chrome rear bumper facia
|Side LED indicators
|LED rear number plate lights
|Rear LED Peugeot signature 'Claw Effect' lights
|LED daytime running lights
|Rear centre console ventilation system
|Dual zone automatic climate control
|Interior Features
|Height/reach adjust steering wheel
|Rear coat hook
|Grab handles
|Cupholders - 2 in rear centre armrest
|Rear centre armrest/ski flap
|3 x 12V power sockets
|Centre console cupholder
|Mistral full grain perforated leather steering wheel with aikinite stitch
|Centre front armrest with illuminated cool compartment
|Variable boot floor
|Front door pockets
|Android Auto
|Rear coat hooks
|Illuminated storage compartment
|Illuminated cupholders
|Fixing rings 4 in load compartment
|Electric power steering with reach and rake adjustable steering column
|Rear armrest with ski flap and two cup holders
|Centre front armrest with butterfly wing opening and illuminated storage compartment
|Flocked front door pocket interior with blue ambient lighting
|4 Damped grab handles retractable
|Mistral full grain perforated leather steering wheel with aikinite stitch detail and satin chrome 'GT Line' emblem
|2x Rear coat hooks
|Satin chrome dashboard trim
|Satin chrome digital instrument panel and touchscreen trim
|Satin chrome front door panel recess trim
|Satin chrome scorpion's tail and toggle switch trim
|Two position boot floor
|Flocked glovebox interior
|12V Sockets in dashboard, rear cabin and load area
|Rear centre console with air vents
|Load area fixing kit
|Aikinite stitching in armrest, gear lever and dashboard facia
|Satin chrome front door panel
|4 Grab handles retractable and damped
|Illuminated glovebox
|4 Lashing eyes in boot
|Rear passenger footwell storage
|Satin chrome interior door handles
|230V socket on rear centre console
|Fold flat front passenger seat with picnic table
|Gear shift indicator
|Roof lining - Mistral black
|Two position boot floor with pull out function
|2 cupholders in front centre console
|Stainless Steel Scuff Plates
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|Interior Lights
|Rear reading lights
|Instrument panel light dimmer
|Front reading lights
|LED interior illumination
|Blue ambient lighting
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|Side airbags x 2
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|Front and rear pre-tensioning and force limiting seatbelts
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|Electric child locking functionality on rear windows and doors
|Front three point retractable seatbelts with pre tensioners and force limiters
|3x Rear three-point retractable seatbelts with force limiters in the outer rear seats
|3x Front optimised safety headrests and rear retractable headrests with height adjustable
|Driver and front passenger side airbag
|Adaptive driver and front passenger airbags with including passenger airbag deactivation function
|Adaptive driver and front passenger airbags with passenger airbag deactivation function
|Height adjustable front seatbelts
|Tyre pressure sensor
|Front and rear curtain airbags
|Driver SMART airbag
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|Height adjustable passenger seat
|ISOFIX on front passenger and rear outer seats
|Seatbelt not fastened audible and visual alert for front seats
|Driver and front passenger seat height adjustment
|3x Isofix child seat fittings in the front passenger and outer rear seats
|Driver seat manual adjustment
|Seatbelt unfastened on the move audible and visual alert for front and rear seats
|Front headrests
|Rear headrests
|Reclining front seats
|Front seat back map pockets
|1/3 to 2/3 split folding rear seats
|Height adjustable headrests
|Perimetric and volumetric anti theft alarm
|Rolling code transponder immobiliser
|Child lock control of rear doors and windows
|Electronic immobiliser
|Automatic hazard light activation upon heavy brake application
|Locking wheel bolts
|Remote control central locking with two plip keys
|Automatic door lock/re-lock after 30 seconds
|Central locking button on dash
|Electric tailgate with Peugeot open & go system
|Anti theft alarm
|Vanity Mirrors
|Illuminated vanity mirrors
|Wheels - Alloy
|19" Washington diamond cut alloy wheels
|19" Washington two tone diamond cut alloy wheels
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|Space saver spare wheel
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|Focal premium HiFi sound system
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|Metallic - Magnetic blue
|Metallic - Nera black
|Metallic - Nimbus grey
|Metallic - Amazonite grey
|Metallic - Sunset copper
|Paint - Solid
|Solid - Hurricane grey
|Multi way electric driver seat with lumbar adj + memory and massage function + adjustable cushion nose
|Driver seat lumbar adjustment
|Heated front seats + driver seat massage function
|Exterior Body Features
|Black diamond roof
|Metallic paint
|Pearlescent paint
|Special paint
|Solid paint
|Interior Features
|Nappa mistral full grain leather upholstery with heated front seats, multi way electric driver seat with massage, lumbar adjust + memory
|Imila cloth/Leather upholstery
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|180 degree colour reversing camera
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|Programmable cruise control and speed limiter
|Visio park assist 360 with colour camera system + automatic parking assist
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|Pearl - Pearl white
|Paint - Special
|Special Paint - Ultimate Red
|Detachable towbar with 13 pin + Trailer Sway Mitigation + load restraining net
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by Jim Young
Stunning images that honor the dignity of life by stimulating the surrender of our outdated views and attitudes about one another.
"The late Photo-Secessionist, Alvin Langdon, wrote, 'Photography teaches its devotees how to look intelligently and appreciatively at the world, but religious mysticism introduces the soul to God.' This new body of work by Jim Young accomplishes both. Always an extremely insightful photographer and a master writer of the inspirational word, he brings these gifts together in Surrender."
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Anonymous reviews from the Amazon/Kindle version of Surrender:
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Surrender, a provocative photo essay, honors the dignity of life by stimulating the surrender of our outdated views and attitudes towards one another. It also honors the dignity of life by clarifying life purpose and meaning through a spiritual narrative, releasing the stunning inner images that speak through spiritual awareness. Through the photographic and word images alike, it celebrates the innate beauty of the human figure and soul, as we stand naked before God in all our innocence.
Surrender is not about religion, or even spirituality. Surrender is a book aboutyou! Surely, allowing yourself to BE with the images, both individually and as a collection, will have its very own profound impact on you—and it could well empower you to reach well beyond current views and circumstances.
Surrender will be printed in a 9" X 9" format, using a tri-tone process to make these exquisite black and white images be as close as possible to their archival print counterparts.
Some background:
Although I have authored and published 16 spiritual books with three different publishers in the past 7-8 years, photograph books are exceptionally expensive and thus difficult to publish. Even though many of my photographs have been accepted and awarded in juried exhibitions worldwide over the years, publishers have been reluctant to address spiritual issues using such powerful images. Even so, I've worked diligently to see that Surrenderhas as least found its way into many individual collections through the Amazon/Kindle digital publishing program. (See this version on my website: www.creationspirit.net.)
Since its release a little over a year ago, readers continue to clamor for a first rate tabletop hard copy, as well as wanting to obtain prints of the images themselves. Recently, two artist friends who also happen to be gallery owners—both of whom have contributed commentary to this book—suggested that putting the entire collection and related perks into the hands of artistically and spiritually motivated patrons would provide both, and at much less expense. Eureka!
So here it is. Surrender is fully designed and ready to go. It's up to us now. Let's show the world what it really means to collaborate! Why you should participate?
• Because you'd be the proud owners, not only of an autographed, limited edition classic photo book of black and white images and sterling commentary, but also—depending on the level of support provided—the possessor of a signed, limited edition archival gelatin silver photograph for your collection.
• Because you're a good friend, a loving family member, a treasured member of my computer-based social family or simply interested in fine art photography and/or spiritual issues.
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• Because you think the body of work deserves to be published, and are moved to be part of bringing this creative venture to fruition.
Whatever your reason(s), I invite you to join me in making this project a reality by making finances available pertinent to your level of desire and interest.
The cost for publishing a limited edition of Surrender is $7750. This is not inexpensive, but this is what it takes to make a great book—a book you can give for a special occasion, and get lost in for a change of inner scenery, which is sure to also transform how you see life—from the inside, out.
Over the years, I've invested far more than this amount of money, plus immeasurable time and energy, to bring the images and the Amazon/Kindle version of Surrender to fruition. And I've contributed hundreds of books from my collection to others, simply to help "seed" the spiritual development of interested persons.
Now, at this point, I'm asking for your help to make this single printed version a reality. For all these reasons, I would greatly appreciate your generosity of spirit, both financially and by telling your friends about this opportunity, so they, too, can join in.
Thank you!
Jim Young
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