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- October 5, 2010 at 7:04 pm #55889
United States magazine names José María Aznar as one of the world's five worst ex leaders
Foreign Policy Magazine attacks the Partido Popular ex leader for the 'extremity of his rhetoric'
Spain's Previous Partido Popular Prime Minister, José María Aznar, has been named by the United States magazine, Foreign Policy, as one of the five worst ex Presidents and Prime Ministers in the world. The article says most ex leaders devote their time to making a positive difference in the world, or fade away into obscurity, but Aznar is among the five they name who has done neither.
Read more: http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_27404.shtml#ixzz11VqHOoEX
The Americans seem to have it in for Spain ATM, I wonder who the other 4 are?
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Oddly, Zapatero is one of the world's worst current leaders.
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devin gardner says exxxxcelent
One Frame At A Time: Penn State
Bow wow wow yippee yo yippee yay
video via @djfarnum; obligatory soundtrack via George Clinton
Bow wow yippee yo yippee yay
video via the mgoboard
Bow wow wow yipp—GOTDAMN
Dennis Norfleet is a national treasure. Devin Funchess is terrifyingly good at football. Much, much more from this game—including multiple Devin Gardner Aneurysms of Leadership and the referee's priceless reaction to Brady Hoke's inexplicable end-of-half timeout—follow after the jump.
Preview 2013: Quarterback
Previously: Podcast 5.0, The Story.
SOON. Via Maize and Blue Nation.
|Devin Gardner
|Shane Morris
|Brian Cleary
The biggest debate in Michigan fandom when Devin Gardner started taking warmup snaps at Gopher Stadium was whether to cut down, or across. Denard Robinson was incapacitated for God knows how long—it would turn out to be the duration of his career, at least as far as throwing was concerned—and Russell Bellomy was fresh off a 3/16, 38-yard, 3 INT performance in the second half of the Nebraska game. Doomy doom spread its doomy fingers across the land.
"Down" was winning handily through the first quarter as Michigan went three-and-out, two-and-out (an interception) and three-and-out in the first quarter. Then…
|arm strength
|opposite hash no problem
|can't step in no problem
|hitch strikes
|opposite hash again
|zip in zone
|slippery NW TD
|third and eleven ok
|very accurate deep
|late but accurate
|beauty corner
|brilliant short flick throws
|Funchess up high
|toying with the defense
|pass run pass TD
|inaccurate when feet not set
|TD, but way inside
|corner way short
|some bad INTs
|misreads cover three
Okay, we'll go with "across." For now.
Things got better from there. Gardner completed 47 yard passes to Gallon and Roundtree and even a 22-yarder to Jerald Robinson. (Yeah, remember that guy? I tell you, you think you know everything about Michigan football and then you're shocked when Jerald Robinson shows up on a box score not even a year old.)
Gardner executed a gameplan that was conservative in run/pass breakdown (only 18 attempts for Gardner versus 41 runs) but not in type of pass called (Gardner averaged 13 yards an attempt) as Michigan gradually blew out the Gophers.
And lo, your author gazed upon it and said…
I still find myself way on the conservative end of reaction to Gardner's performance. … Gardner had plenty of wide open dudes, and his throws were erratic. On the one hand, there was the picture-perfect bomb to Gallon; on the other, Dileo and Roundtree bailed Gardner out hardcore on the touchdown drive that put the game out of reach. The Dileo catch was a circus catch all the way, one that could have been made much easier.
Roundtree == Gardner TARP. MVictors
Meanwhile Roundtree broke open by yards and would have had an easy touchdown if Gardner had gotten the ball to the endzone on the opposite hash. As it was he had to circus Michigan out of an interception.
The commenters descended upon the author in their wrath.
The UFR basically bore this out. Here's Gardner's chart for the season:
|Ohio State
|South Carolina
note: moved one SC IN to BA based on a UFR correction from Space Coyote.
64% is solidly in the "meh" range, though it doesn't take those four scrambles into account. Add those in and it's a B, B+ performance. Also, low sample size and an offensive coordinator seemingly determined to keep things on the ground. I was leery that the things that didn't seem repeatable from the WRs would not repeat, and Michigan would be in trouble.
The next two weeks were wow experiences. Gardner was lethal against Northwestern…
a monster day, especially when you consider those five scrambles included a touchdown on second and goal from the eight and a third and eleven conversion. …
If Gardner can be as consistently accurate on deep balls as he has been so far, four verts is going to be an absolute bitch to defend—zone up and get outnumbered deep or play man and turn your back on this guy:
…Four-fifths of the time Gardner dropped back to pass something good happened, without the aid of an even halfway-credible running game. … there was exactly one inaccurate ball, that an out in the endzone to Gallon that glanced off his fingertips.
…and Iowa, though Iowa was barely trying at that point:
On shorter stuff he's all rolling out and hitting guys in the numbers and zipping hitches in for YAC and look at this thing!
Unstoppable Throw-God Trevor Siemian is like "nice throw bud." It's just ten yards but it is also from a hash to the opposite sideline, there is no coverage in the world that stops it, and given all the other throws Gardner is made that doesn't seem like luck, it just seems like what Gardner does.
The hype was just about to kick in for serious if Michigan could take out Ohio State, but a bad thing happened at a bad time.
[after THE JUMP: accuracy issues, silly numbers from everywhere, redzone efficiency, speed of thought, stand up comedy, and Mr. Burns.]
Unverified Voracity Says Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas! Things are happening. So far not particularly interesting things, but my productivity is as damaged as all of yours. Our South Dakota State preview went up Monday. In a nutshell:
Nate Wolters is Summit Trey Burke. South Dakota State won the Summit with a 13-3 record; their only KP100 victories came against conference-mate NDSU (#72; SDSU went 2-1 against them) and a stunning road win over New Mexico that went down despite the Jackrabbits having to bus their way to Albuquerque. They finished third in their conference in defensive efficiency but no one plays D in the Summit and once Kenpom throws in the schedule strength adjustment, SDSUs defense drops into the 200s.
Michigan's defense isn't great, but it's nowhere near that. If Michigan can D-up a bit they should make it through.
S-E-C. Oh, Cuonzo Martin.
You guys are going to have to improve your level of play before we consider you a mid-major conference, I think. The game article of course focuses on how much longer Mercer had to get over the disappointment of making the tournament; Martin says his players were "emotionally drained," of course.
Titus says not today. I would mind Mark Titus being completely wrong on this:
Trey Burke will spoil the Nate Wolters coming-out party
I really hope I'm wrong on this, not just because I want to see my alma mater's biggest rival lose in the first round, but also because there's a decent amount of hype surrounding Wolters and I would love for him to live up to it. I'm fully aware of what he's capable of against Summit League competition, but like most college basketball fans, I've yet to see him play on a big stage. And going toe-to-toe in the NCAA tournament against a former no. 1–ranked team led by the probable national player of the year is about as big as the stage gets. Because of this matchup and because a lot of people have heard about Wolters but haven't seen him play, Michigan-South Dakota State is one of the most anticipated Day 1 games. Wolters's entire career will culminate with his showdown against Burke, and his NBA future could depend largely on this one game. Unfortunately, I expect Burke to get the better of him and prove why he's the best point guard in America. But I wouldn't mind being completely wrong.
I too am dreading an unspecified commercial that will make me homicidal for the next three weeks. I swear to God if I see that dip with the blue guitar today I'm watching the entire tourney on mute.
People who don't understand probability make me mad and want to play poker. Kenpom takes issue with Mike DeCourcy's inability to multiply. I'm with him, of course. I mean…
Actually us "metrics people" can avoid it. Florida reasonably has a 10 to 20 percent of winning the tournament. They will almost surely end their season, like 67 other tournament teams, with a loss. Their chances of getting to the Final Four are less than 50/50. The "metrics" actually tell you this, but either Mike doesn't understand the concept of probabilities, or he willingly ignores this to stake out a position that will make him look like a savant at some point over the next three weeks. His approach is very likely to win over an audience in the world of the metrics-haters. (Or as I prefer to call them, dorks.)
Stuff like this that drives me nuts even when I know I'm susceptible to the same thinking on occasion. (See: annual sheepish "we're sorry, Kenpom" when Wisconsin turns out to be kind of good.) DeCourcy isn't even interested in trying to figure it out, which is a crappy way to be an arguer about sports. "I don't understand your argument. Therefore you lack heart."
Morgan might not start. Hard to argue with that after the last few games:
"That injury really took his timing off," Beilein said. "He's a kid who takes the game very seriously -- maybe too seriously. He just needs to relax and play and know we believe in him.
"He's going to get in there tomorrow and we hope he's going to do what he needs to do."
Would be nice to get him back functional in the near future. The very near future.
Insert clasped "excellent" hands here. Devin Gardner on not being a supervillain:
Gardner also has immersed himself in non-Michigan film. Coordinator Al Borges has provided cut-ups of former NFL quarterback Jason Campbell when he played at Auburn under Borges, in an offense that will resemble Michigan's next season.
"It would be sinister for me not to watch those guys," he says.
Tate Forcier was last seen plotting to blow up the White House with a laser made from clips of him against Notre Dame.
Also, FALSE
"(I learned from Robinson) never get too happy, or too sad, when you do things," Gardner said. "It's just a happy medium you have to find."
In other spring news. Desmond Morgan working "exclusively" at MLB for the moment; expected to know both LB spots; dollars to donuts he starts at MLB with Ross on the weakside. Marvin Robinson is your extremely tenuous early Kovacs replacement leader; sounds like Burzynski is mostly focusing on guard right now.
Etc.: GRIII noncommital about NBA. Nothing can ever change in the NCAA. Do you like blurry photos of shirtless dudes too? Ondre Pipkins did lose a lot of belly. Derrick Walton and Zak Irvin are the Michigan and Indiana state players of the year, respectively.
Point guards are important. Also they are important. Michigan is young. GRIII is key. Some teams will win games. Others will lose them. OH GOD TREY BURKE CAN'T JUMP. Slumpin'.
Devin Gardner's Redshirt Granted
Officially official according to the umich twitter feed and their grainy unembeddable video thing. Devin channels his inner Mr. Burns at this news, and so should you.
It is obviously huge to have Gardner around for a fifth year in 2014, when Brady Hoke's OL recruiting will be emerging into upper-class years, Derrick Green is a sophomore, and Drake Harris is wearing the #1*. Getting a fifth year out of any starting QB is big time, especially one with as much upside as Gardner. Since he's pretty raw right now, he should use it unless he absolutely blows up in 2013—a problem I will take if it goes down like that.
Also a bonus is this presumably pushes the Morris/Speight/true freshman battle out to 2015, when Morris is (probably) a redshirt sophomore and Speight a redshirt freshman. Not starting a freshman QB is a nice thing.
*[Projection based on awesome dream. Also, Drake Harris is made of of mushroom marshmallows, the offensive line mutates into candybears, and Michigan beats East Magellanic Cloud for the Universe Title. Suck it, Bama.]
In The End, A Parlor Trick
11/24/2012 – Michigan 21, Ohio State 26 – 8-4, 6-2 Big Ten
Bryan Fuller
In 1997, Michigan had a multidimensional weapon they'd take out of the garage for a couple dozen plays a game. His name was Charles Woodson, and I distinctly remember the disappointment that would wash over me 70% of the time he came in for an offense snap. This disappointment was because Woodson didn't get the ball. He ran a route, and something else happened.
Despite the disappointment, I got it. You can't just give the ball to the dynamic guy every time he comes in the game because if you do putting him in the game is tantamount to holding up a huge sign that says THIS IS THE PLAY WE ARE RUNNING. You can't flip up your hole cards before you bet.
Al Borges disagrees. If you've poked around the flaming wreckage of the Michigan internet in the aftermath of Saturday, you have undoubtedly heard the wailing and gnashing of teeth because of that. But the thing is so stark it has to be marveled at again: when Denard Robinson entered the game against Ohio State, every play but one was Denard Robinson doing something. Once it was fail to chip Ryan Shazier and try to get out for a screen; all other times it was run the ball, sometimes with a pitch included. The fakeout was a six-yard completion to Mike Kwiatkowski in the first quarter, and there ended any attempt at deception.
Devin Gardner was at quarterback for three of these plays. Michigan held up a sign that said RUN or PASS, and didn't even try the token fakeout where Robinson goes over the top when the safeties suck up. Gardner ran three times. Denard passed zero. Ohio State figured it out. Surprise!
Denard got a dozen snaps and watched from the sideline as Gardner tried to drive Michigan 70 yards for the win. There were six minutes left, and Michigan was reduced to throwing every down as a guy who might break the all-time rushing record for a quarterback watched.
What can you say? It's indefensible. It's a failure without any possible explanation. It caused legions of neutral observers to laugh or fume or sit slack-jawed as they watched it unfold. Sean McDonough was dumbfounded. Orson, in the stands, marveled. Twitter burst at the seams with furious mockery from people who don't care about Michigan but do hate to see Denard Robinson end his final Ohio State game on the bench, having averaged 11 yards a carry on ten attempts.
Here is a list of things Denard Robinson could have productively done on Saturday that did not necessarily involve him getting the ball.
Be a running back on the inverted veer.
Stand in a two-back set, then motion out a la Vincent Smith on a pre-emptive flare route.
Run a flare from the backfield
Line up in the slot and get a fake jet handoff, then run a wheel.
Line up in the slot, run a bubble.
Run a route you ignore but the defense cannot.
Fake a screen to him and screen to the other side.
There were ways to work around the fact that Denard can't block, primarily running your best play with your best two players. What can possibly be so hard about telling Denard "now you're the other guy on the play we run all the time"? Even if it's play action, it draws everyone. If he's on the field, one to three people are concerned with him, and if that's at the edge of the field that's as good as a block. It's a fantastic block. It is a much better block than most of the folk on Michigan's offensive line were capable of.
And nothing. Nothing. Here is a sign that says whether we are running or passing.
"They were a little bit predictable in the first half," said Ohio State co-defensive coordinator Everett Withers. "You know, they put 16 (Robinson) back there, he was gonna run it. And they put 12 (Gardner) back there, they were gonna throw it. And after a while that became something that we keyed on."
On the other side of the ball, things made sense. Ohio State's offense is a coherent whole that ruthlessly exploits every edge it can. Michigan spent the first couple drives unable to substitute as Ohio State went up-tempo. Afterwards they started running on right after the play; Michigan struggled to get set at times. When OSU slowed it down, they made a playcall after seeing how the defense lined up. They took every advantage the game gives them.
Once JT Floyd got turned around by Devin Smith on OSU's first drive, Michigan was faced with the prospect of repeating last year's festival of deep bombs or giving Floyd help. They chose the latter, and chose to contain Braxton Miller at all costs. To do this they had to give up two things: the underneath flats and the guy in the box that can be a free hitter.
The results: Miller was 14 of 18. Avery blew a deep corner route on a third and long early and there was the bomb. There ended downfield passing. Miller's other 12 completions averaged 9.8 yards a pop on a series of screens and quick throws in the soft outside section of the field. Carlos Hyde surged up the middle over and over again, picking up 146 yards on 26 carries with no Michigan player available to hit. Stat of the game: Will Campbell had ten assisted tackles.
The dispiriting thing is watching that and not being frustrated with anyone in particular when the other team moves the ball. There was no screaming some guy's name, no rolling your eyes and saying "come on make a tackle." When Michigan stopped them, it was a good play by someone. When they did not, it was because you can't play the wide receivers one on one so everyone's got a blocker.
Michigan was lucky not to give up 30 or 40 points. Ohio State is rickety. Botched snaps, penalties, and some heroic individual plays—Ryan checking Miller in space, Jibreel Black and Frank Clark combining to get Miller down on third and goal when Michigan had put four guys against three to the field—prevented that, but it was there. It will be there next year, and the year after, and the year after that. They will not be as rough as this outfit in its first year.
Michigan can only beat it by winning one-on-one matchups, lots of them. That's tough to do. Possible—see Stanford—but tough, and sometimes even if you're Stanford the Oregons of the world blitz you for 40.
Most of the time, actually.
One mistake is all it takes.
The Hoke hire was alarming to me (for about two weeks) because it seemed like waving a white flag and going back to the Carr era philosophy that had seen Michigan slip definitively behind Ohio State over the last six or seven years of Carr's career. In a lot of ways, those concerns have proved unfounded. Carr was a puntosaur; Hoke is amongst the most aggressive coaches in the country. Mattison is as modern as defensive coordinators come. Whatever his flaws, Borges is a far cry from DeBord. He wants to score, for one.
There are two ways in which those concerns have been true, one tiny, one large. The tiny one is the spread punt. You've seen the coverage, seen what everyone else is doing, heard me complain about it, etc. I asked Heiko to bring it up a couple times over the past few years, and we did get an answer of a sort as to why Michigan doesn't run it:
MGoFollowup: Were you aware that they could run a fake out of the spread punt formation?
"Sure. Yeah. They had done it before, right up the middle."
MGoFollowup: What's your opinion of the spread punt formation vs. the traditional punt formation?
"Uh, we don't use it."
MGoFollowup: Is there a rationale for that?
"I think, you know … I'm more comfortable with what we use. That's the rationale."
That is a dull, unthinking answer. Heiko shot it to me as soon as he transcribed it and it depressed both of us.
Here is where the comparison to Beilein goes. Beilein, who has discovered the alley-oop and ditched the 1-3-1 except when it wins a game against Pitt, and wiped out his coaching staff to start anew. Beilein took his comfort level and chucked it out the window. We all stand to benefit. In the wake of this loss, I hope the football staff takes a similarly stark look at itself.
I wonder what possible use a huddle is now. I've had this Smart Football post lying around for months, as I was going to make a post about it:
It's only a slight exaggeration to say that huddling is an archaism destined for the dustbin. I say it's a slight exaggeration because there is a value to huddling, primarily when you have a great leader at quarterback as a huddle is an opportunity for him to show his leadership skills. But otherwise, it's inherently inferior to going no-huddle. It's slower, which is a problem both in games but also in practice where your offense gets fewer reps, and, maybe most importantly, the safety net of a huddle leads coaches to transform plays that can be communicated in just one or two words into multi-syllabic monstrosities.
The Patriots don't use it, Ohio State doesn't use it, Oregon lol huddle, etc. And I see Michigan get out of one with 15 seconds on the playclock having determined what they're going to do without getting information from the defense and with little time to change what they're doing. And I think about comfort, and how dangerous it is to slip into old habits just because they are old.
It feels like Michigan is on the wrong side of history here. After Rodriguez the spread offense is anathema. It's the one thing that keeps Nick Saban enraged at night, and it feels like Michigan's going to ignore it because Rich Rodriguez's defense couldn't stop a six-year-old child, instead of for any defensible rationale. I'm not sure that's going to cut it against Urban Meyer.
OSU guy did this one but it's got all the important stuff:
A shorter but HQ reel from mgovideo:
Also pressers from Hoke and players.
Brady Hoke Epic Double Point Of The Week. Well… this is close but since Jake Ryan saw something like 60 snaps instead of a dozen, his nine tackles two TFLs, sack, and impressive non-tackle of Braxton Miller get him the nod. One on one, he won his matchup. Now we just need five to six more of that guy.
Honorable Mention. Denard(obvious), Roy Roundtree (touchdown), Jeremy Gallon (six catches), possibly Will Campbell (ten assists!).
Epic Double Point Standings.
4: Jake Ryan (ND, Purdue, Illinois, OSU)
2: Denard Robinson (Air Force, UMass)
1.3: Jeremy Gallon(Alabama, 1/3 Minnesota), Drew Dileo (Michigan State, 1/3 Minnesota), Roy Roundtree (1/3 Minnesota, Northwestern)
1: Craig Roh(Nebraska), Devin Gardner(Iowa)
Brady Hoke Epic Double Fist-Pump Of The Week. Obvious.
Honorable mention: Roy Roundtree uses one man-Dileo convoy to score 75-yard touchdown, Frank Clark levels Braxton Miller a couple times, Denard turns not much into 30 yards on Michigan's first snap.
Epic Double Fist-Pumps Past.
11/10/2012: Mattison baits Fitz, Kenny Demens decleats Northwestern, game over.
11/17/2012: Denard WOOPS Tanner Miller in Big House finale.
11/24/2012: Denard uses PHYSICS to score a touchdown
Rawls lacks YAC, so what's the point? Michigan ended up in fourth and three on their first drive of the third quarter after a one-yard Rawls carry, a six yard Denard carry, and a zero-yard Rawls carry. The third down attempt was pretty much stuffed but Rawls could not manufacture even one yard after contact, something that has been a pattern after he got everyone's hopes up by running over some Purdue safeties.
But the real killer was the first down play, when Michigan successfully blocked everyone and got Rawls the edge. One on one in space with cornerback Bradley Roby, Rawls ran straight into him and went down. One yard.
Rawls's five carries netted two yards. Since he started picking up non-garbage-time carries against Minnesota this brings him to 68 yards on 32 carries, 2.1 per carry. Yeah, the line has something to do with that and Rawls is getting goal-line carries, but since he's getting so many goal line carries because he's bouncing outside the tackles or going down on first contact I don't think that's much to hang your hat on.
Yeah, he'll probably get better as he ages but at this point it would be a shock if he ever ends up anything but a short-yardage back. Chalk another one up to the Fred Jackson Hyperbole Curse.
This is a reason I'm skeptical about Drake Johnson making an impact. Guys Jackson personally campaigns for have a poor track record.
Bad time to get beat for the first(?) time this year. Michigan's first drive ended with a blindside sack and fumble yielded by Taylor Lewan, which was like… that can happen? I think Alabama got a blindside sack in the first game; since then nothing. Bad time for a bad play.
This of course means that he will slide down draft boards and return. That's the ticket.
Devin flaws exposed. It was coming, and it came: against a more talented defense than Gardner had seen so far he was hesitant. His throws were off, mostly deep, and throw after throw was a second late. Against Iowa and Northwestern and Minnesota it didn't matter, but Ohio State's defense is a really good unit that implodes to yield long touchdowns twice a game; when they were not doing that they're pretty good about closing down space.
All that's understandable. Hopefully we see a more polished version in the bowl game and go into 2013 with some confidence under center.
The stuff they got. Ohio State is a defense that is good, and then explodes spectacularly, and that's what they did on the Roundtree touchdown, which was just CJ Barnett making a terrible play. Good for Gardner to recognize that coverage; not a huge credit to the play itself. And then Denard used science(!) to burst through two tacklers on the 67-yarder.
That play was a credit to Borges as it was pretty much exactly what OSU ran some last week, a fake veer that turns into an outside play with a convoy of blockers. Michigan ran it to good effect in the first half, and then died in the second half because OSU adjusted.
"boy I hope this guy spends most of the second half on the bench" –nobody (Fuller)
Speaking of that play… find me the Michigan fan who was not in full FFFFFFUUUUUUUU mode the instant before after Michigan got the ball back with 1:30, ran for eight yards on first down, and then spent 30 seconds lining up. You can't even put it on Denard this time since there was the option to go to Gardner. Denard bailed them out of another hack job of a two-minute drill.
Rodriguez comparison point. That game was reminiscent of early Rodriguez offensive forays that worked fairly well for a half—think introducing MINOR RAGE against Penn State en route to 17-14 halftime lead—and then evaporated when the opponent took the fancy new stuff away and Michigan had no other way to move the ball. They came in with a couple things that worked, and then Ohio State said "we are not letting Denard run" and that was that.
Speaking of that concept… on the fourth and three to open the second half Michigan ran that same play again. The above picture is from the touchdown; on the stop, Barnum's guy shot outside and upfield, forcing a cutback, and Lewan didn't have an angle to get on an equally hard-charging Shazier. It's almost like they spent halftime preparing to stop it.
"My comment was, after I saw Denard Robinson sneak outta there for a long run, stop the quarterback run," Meyer said. "That's the input I had. Probably the same — I think 107,000 people said that as well."
The most baffling thing… hmm. Not running your extremely fast guy who can actually throw the ball makes the top 20 of baffling decisions Saturday. What are you saving him for?
2013 peek ahead. I'm drafting a "22 Tickets for Team 134" feature that'll tackle this in more detail, but for now Michigan loses the following folks after the bowl:
- Denard
- WR Roy Roundtree
- TE Mike Kwiatkowski
- OL Taylor Lewan (probably), Ricky Barnum, Elliott Mealer, and Patrick Omameh
The likely replacements:
- Devin
- WR Amarah Darboh(?)
- TE AJ Williams
- OL Ben Braden, Kyle Kalis, Jack Miller, and Chris Bryant
Bryant is admittedly speculative; Fitzgerald Toussaint may not make it back. How do we feel about this? On the one hand, four new starters on the offensive line. On the other, the interior guys are probably going to be better even if they're young. Possibly a lot better. While Schofield isn't Lewan he was a solid pass protector this year and should be able to cope.
The most important thing is getting those tight ends in shape. Funchess was a crappy blocker this year; more alarmingly, AJ Williams was hardly better. I don't know much about OL technique but Williams has stood out as so spectacularly unrefined that even a layman like myself can look at him and think "that doesn't look right."
Story of the season. Defense hangs in against good offense as offense curls up and dies, putting them in bad spots time and again, eventually cracks a little, and fades late as exhaustion sets in. Ohio State neared 400 yards and put up 26 points but I'm not even a little mad at what happened. It was all so obvious.
this was an actual tackle (Fuller)
Most impressive non-tackle of the season. Jake Ryan in space against Braxton Miller was a little different than Jake Ryan in space against most people, but he did hold Miller up long enough for the cavalry to rally. On the day, nine tackles, a TFL, and a number of "oh thank God you are large and fast" moments. All Big Ten, surely.
I am going to hit you very hard now. Frank Clark was the main beneficiary of multiple all-out blitzes Mattison sent on third down.
A couple of these threatened to send Miller out of the game or dislodge the ball; most other times Michigan didn't even bother to rush him.
2013 peek ahead. I'm drafting a "22 Tickets for Team 134" feature that'll tackle this in more detail, but Michigan loses the following folks after the bowl:
- SDE Craig Roh
- 3TECH Will Campbell
- MLB Kenny Demens
- CB JT Floyd
- S Jordan Kovacs
Likely replacements:
- SDE: Jibreel Black/Tom Strobel
- 3TECH: Matt Godin/Chris Wormley
- MLB: Effectively James Ross since the bet here is Morgan slides over.
- CB: Blake Countess
- S: Jarrod Wilson
That's a lot of youth, with Black the only upperclassman mentioned. It is at least highly-touted youth. Wormley was going to see the field as a freshman, Countess had a breakout freshman year before the injury that cost him 2012, James Ross is a summer in the weight room away from being awesome, and… well, Wilson is not going to be Kovacs.
2013 will probably be just as good as this year, if not a little better, and then look out in 2014: the only projected starters to graduate after next year are Thomas Gordon and Quinton Washington. (Nickelback Courtney Avery also departs.) Washington will be replaced by a fully groomed Ondre Pipkins; Michigan has a few options to replace Gordon.
Fourth and three from the forty-eight. My thought at the time was that was a coinflip decision, statistically, and yup:
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Those are NFL numbers, of course, and can't be taken as gospel. Whatever adjustment there is to the college game it's not going to push it into slam dunk territory either way. That decision is all about feel.
From my perspective that feel includes information like "interior line cannot block these guys" and I was more nervous than happy when Hoke went for it, but it's right on that line. OSU blew up the playcall, which was a fine playcall since it involved Denard having the ball, and Michigan gave it up. Oh well.
Live by the sword, die by the sword. Since it's hard for people to get away from their base urges I prefer the guy who will be aggressive, even excessively so, since the vast majority of decisions to be aggressive will be correct, and even ones that seem weird like Saturday's are a push.
Yup. If you were wondering if the shirtsleeves would come off, nope:
MANBALL (Fuller)
If it's sleeting I think the guy should put a jacket on just because it's hard to think when you get cold to your bones.
Just the right amount of shoving. Football games are at their best when there is harmless shoving on a half-dozen plays a game, and M-OSU delivers on this count.
This was immediately after Mike Jones became "that guy who got the dumb personal foul in the 2012 game" to Michigan fans, and never threatened to escalate past this business. They've done this for years now, and I approve.
Weekly Devin Gardner lookalike photo. Recycled from last week because Bryan didn't get a shot of it, but Devin definitely went Mr Burns after the long touchdown to Roundtree.
I enjoy this being a thing.
* The leading tackler was WLB Desmond Morgan with 11. Last week's leading tackler was also the WLB, James Ross III. I guess they are not kidding when they say there is an expectation for the position.
* Will Campbell had one of the craziest defensive stat lines I've ever seen: 0 solo tackles and 10 assisted tackles.
* Jake Ryan was back making plays all over the field, 9 tackles, 2 TFLs, 1 sack, and 2 forced fumbles. On Thomas Gordon's sack, Ryan jumped on Gordon's back and tried to sack Gordon and the QB. It's been said of others, but I don't think it applies to anyone better than Jake Ryan, he plays like his hair's on fire.
Best: MGoMeltdowns are awesome
So as is the custom around these parts, the traffic to the site after a loss follows the same trajectory as general internet traffic does whenever illicit pictures of some starlet are "leaked" to the the web totally-unexpectedly-but-right-before-my-new-movie-Crushed Blue Velvet Girlfriend 2-is-released. For a graphical representation, here is a screenshot of the site about 4 minutes after the game ended
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It will never approach RCMB or anything in the SEC not related to Vandy, but TWO redundant posts sarcastically "thanking" the coaches for losing the game, one out-and-out "Fire Borges" thread and one claiming he merely "sucked", one thread already set for deletion, and about 1,100 posts in a game thread, 50% of them berating Al Borges and the team for a poor second half, is nothing to sneeze at. Subsequent posts included petitions to fire Al Borges, a couple crying out for sanity, and one inferring a discussion about iCarly and Larry Hagman that felt appropriate for an 8th-grader's "MySpace" profile. Then Ace showed up with his usual quality summary and solid reasoning, which is like, Booo this man!
LSAClassOf2000 puts yardage for and against in a table.
Figure you don't want to read crowing so right on to the other stuff…
Blog stuff. Hoover Street Rag:
In the end, I'm never going to understand this, I'm never going to understand them, I'm never going to understand that feeling. Jim Tressel is honored during the first quarter break of the Michigan/Ohio State game for his 2002 National Championship season, and he is carried off the field by his players to a standing ovation at the Horseshoe. Ohio proceeds to get its act together and win 26-21 to complete a perfect 12-0 season. A season in which they are ineligible for a bowl game because of NCAA sanctions related to Jim Tressel's failure to report what he knew about illegal benefits being given to his players to his superiors. A season in which they are ineligible for the B1G championship game next weekend because of the post-season sanctions. But it doesn't matter, a standing ovation for what Tressel did, not how Tressel got caught.
Borges complaint section follows. Maize and Brew:
While Hoke never really talks about injuries, it's not like there's some gamesmanship required here—the bowl game is five weeks away. And let's say he was dinged up and couldn't run the ball for some reason–toss him in the backfield as a decoy, no?
Other than the lack of Denard down the stretch, the other frustration was how he was used in short yardage. He showed no indication that he was ever going to pass it and really didn't throw in warm-ups. So if you aren't going to have him throw it–at any point–then on short yardage put him in the backfield with Gardner and hand it or toss it to Denard, or fake it to #16 and have Gardner run it, or toss it to Gallon or ARGH.
After the 2001 Michigan State Spartan Bob game Lloyd Carr summed up how he felt about his team, when he said, "They deserve better."
MNB recap. M&GB recap. Sap's Decals. Maize and Blue Nation:
In the moments after the game, when I snapped this photo, the air was rich with the smell of marijuana, wafting down from the student section were people, from seemingly every direction flooded the field in a frenzy of drunken euphoria.
Between the Buckeye fans posing for photos in front of the team leaving the field with their heads hanging, and the idiots stupid enough to try and mix it up with Michigan players, it was all I could do to keep my composure and just walk away. I had to remember that I'm a credentialed media member and it's not my place to get involved. Just walk away. Props to the Michigan players for doing the same.
What a mess.
Papery stuff. Chantel Jennings scours instagram for Game photos. This one is from Channing Stribling:
Rothstein game story:
A week ago, the Wolverines appeared to have a devastating offense with two quarterbacks, including Denard Robinson, moving one of the most electrifying players in football all over the field. Not only did Michigan short-circuit on Saturday, the devastation was all their own unraveling.
"Yeah, we kind of knew what was coming when Denard was in and knew what was coming when [Gardner] was in," Ohio State defensive lineman Adolphus Washington said.
If Robinson was in the game, Michigan was going to run the ball without question. If Devin Gardner was in, there was a little bit more of a surprise, but more than likely the junior was going to throw the ball or try to.
Nowhere did this show up more than in the second half, when Ohio State adjusted to put nine players in the box when Robinson was in, essentially daring him to throw. Whether he couldn't or wouldn't, Robinson didn't. And that decision cost the Wolverines.
"Coach called the plays and we went with it," Robinson said.
I'll have to look at the fourth down to be sure but Robinson put it on himself after:
"I've got to come a little tighter and get outside a little more (there)," Robinson said after Michigan's 26-21 loss to Ohio State. "I made a bad read on the run, that's my fault."
Hoke as well:
"(Robinson) maybe should have been in a gap wider," Hoke said. "And, he had broken three (long plays) from that same run."
My initial take was that to do that he'd have to bounce into the backfield and the result may have been the same; I'll picture-page it.
Meinke on the end. Wojo gets in his WTF:
The play-calling went from scintillating to stubborn to baffling, and against a good defense, the quarterback combo of Devin Gardner and Denard Robinson was snapped in half. Gimmicky rotations are effective for a while, but in a game like this, in Urban Meyer's rivalry debut, lessons get delivered harshly.
"You know me, we want to run the football and we want to do a good job stopping the run," Brady Hoke said. "We didn't do either."


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Kendall, Logan, James, and Carlos aren't going anywhere any time soon.
Nickelodeon's hit TV show "Big Time Rush" has been picked up fora third season. The show, which chronicles the adventures and misadventures of four best friends from Minnesota who move to Los Angeles and trade in their hockey sticks and parkas for a chance at music stardom, just finished filming season 2 and will commence production on 20 episodes in January 2012.
The guys will be touring all summer. For tour dates, check out btrband.com and stay tuned to Cambio for more on BTR.
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Seek New York, LLC specializes in New York shopping and sightseeing tours, all led by a licensed guide who is also a working member of the entertainment community. Fashion-related tours are led by a costume designer and stylist, while arts-focused tours are led by professional performers.
Owner Rebecca Frey is a costume designer and stylist with twelve years of professional experience in the entertainment industry, and many more in school and community theatre. She spent years working full-time in television, contributing designs to shows like Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Saturday Night Live.
While shooting on location and shopping at virtually every store in town, she developed a vast knowledge of New York City's many resources, from popular tourist spots to little-known nooks and crannies. Rebecca founded Seek as a means of sharing her professional experience and love of the city with tourists and locals alike, and to provide an opportunity to bring together talented industry professionals with "everyday" folks who are interested in experiencing NYC from a truly unique perspective.
Dancers and parents in need of custom-made costumes, Seek also offers personal styling and costume design services, pairing each client with a working TV/film or theatre designer to collaborate on the perfect costume for your needs!
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Rebecca is giving away ONE gift certificate for Seek's Star-to-Be Tour.
This tour (retail value: $250) is a blend of shopping, history, and "insider" entertainment information, and is designed specifically for aspiring performers.
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Explore the Theatre District and discover bits of entertainment history hidden smack dab in the middle of Times Square.
See where actors buy their scripts, where dancers get their shoes fixed, and where stars hang out after a performance. Visit Lincoln Center, home to the Juilliard School and the Metropolitan Opera.
Learn "insider" showbiz information from a professional performer, and discover what it really takes to "make it" in NYC.
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Facebook for Business Marketing is a compilation of curated posts on both free and paid ways to use Facebook to market your small business. Click image or title to see full post. Use categories in the upper left to find what you want. See curated posts on other social platoforms at http://pegcorwin.com @fbforbusiness @pcorwin
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To keep Facebook fans, post when they are online, boost content that gets engagement, ask questions, figure out what is most useful, target ads and content to fix your specific audiences.
Facebook marketers, Want more free reach for your Facebook posts? Target them to Preferred Page Audience, post more video, share only your best stuff and use Facebook's "Invited to Like" button when someone engages. Click to learn more.
Want to build your personal brand on Facebook? Of course you do! Facebook is the largest social media platform on the planet with over 2 billion monthly users. That's a huge platform! And it's engaged, too. Pew Research shows that approximately 75% of Facebook users check the site daily. And they're not just scrolling and bouncing. …
If you want more Facebook engagement and followers, check this advice from a guy who has 900k of them.
Facebook marketers, did you know you can target individuals posts by interest, as well as age and gender when you post or schedule in Facebook's interface? (Not through third party publishing tools,) You likely get better engagement when you do.
Engagement on Facebook Pages has fallen by 70 percent, according to BuzzSumo. Here are 14 simple tactics you can try to boost your Facebook Page engagement.
Facebook marketers, are you recycling and boosting your top posts? Are you posting when the majority of your fans are online? Learn about these strategies and more for increasing your engagement and reach.
Get Better Facebook Page Results With These 5 Actionable Tip to increase the effectiveness of your Facebook page.
Facebook marketers, check these 5 ways to get more page engagement for free. For example #2, repost links popular on Facebook on your page.
Trouble keeping up with all the changes on social? Here's all you need to know to master social media marketing strategy in 2017 to grow your business.
Facebook marketers, it is worth repeating that FB is now looking for engagement. Study those stats and do more of what works. Learn more here.
Trying to reach the 18- to 34-year-olds in your customer base? Discover which Facebook and Instagram features help you reach and engage with Millennials.
To reach millenials on Facebook and Instagram, Mari Smith suggests that you use disappearing messages, stream live video, apply augmented reality filters to entertain, add a Jobs tab on your Facebook page to attract millennial employees.
Want more traction with your Facebook videos? Discover what the new Facebook mobile video tab is and find 14 ways to stand out in this dedicated video feed.
Facebook marketers, check the section in this post for "14 Ways to Ensure Your Video Content Gets Maximum Exposure in the Video Tab."
If you think Instagram is only a social platform for selfies and food pictures, think again. With over 600 million active users, Instagram is the go-to platform for businesses owners ready to step outside of the norm and make a lasting impression on their customers. With its recent rollout of Instagram Stories, Instagram is encouraging […]
To improve Instagram engagement, "check notifications, leave comments, tag relevant content, and check direct message box. Don't use bots or cut and paste comments, " says the pro Sue B. Zimmerman.
Engagement on your Instagram posts helps more users find and interact with your brand. Learn how to get more Instagram comments with these clever tips.
Hot Instagram tips as well as best practices for getting more engagement. For example, "Turn on push notifications so you can quickly reply to or like your followers' comments. Remember, the more users interact with your account, the higher on their feeds your content will appear."
Maxemize engagement on your Facebook Page with a great cover photo, relevant About info and custom page tabs using great labels.
Maxemize engagement on your Facebook Page with a great cover photo, relevant About info and custom page tabs using great labels.
Larry says when you get a unicorn, start by heavily promoting it on Facebook and Twitter. Because the post has high engagement, you should get inexpensive clicks.
Facebook marketers, get the most out of your social media budgets. "Larry says when you get a unicorn [post popular organically], start by heavily promoting it on Facebook and Twitter. Because the post has high engagement, you should get inexpensive clicks. Clone it for video too."
Social Media Marketing Podcast 233. In this episode Holly Homer explores community development using Facebook.
Facebook community - she now does live Q & A sessions in Facebook Live, uses Facebook Insights, watched the magic "orange bar..."
Master Moderation on Your Facebook Page
Facebook marketers, check this free guide to help you master moderantion of your Facebook page.
Is your Facebook page reach declining? Discover how to build and promote a community on Facebook to let you engage with your target audience.
Facebook marketers, build community with an active Facebook group, Facebook live broadcasts and Facebook ads. That's a strategy that builds on Facebook's current emphasis.
Now is a perfect time to learn the ins-and-outs of Instagram Marketing so that can take advantage of this huge opportunity that is growing by the day.
Instagram marketers, here are some pro tips for storytelling, encouraging engagement. Zimmerman knows her stuff.
Do you wish more people interacted with your Facebook posts? Discover 10 ways to increase engagement on your Facebook business page posts.
Facebook marketers, amp up your engagement with these tips.
UGC is the best way to beat an algorithm that wants to topple and bury your promotions amid pictures of babies, beards, and breakfast platters.
Social Media Marketers, why encourage User Generated Content? Because Facebook ranks it highly and because people trust it. Learn how here.
Discover best practices and tips for getting your Facebook content in front of your audience and inspiring them to click, engage and share.
"...it's more clear than ever that posting links to your website or blog content can't and won't get you the results you're looking for, but rather it's time to embrace Facebook as a way to connect with your audience, encourage discussion, show your value and build a rapport, as well as drive some traffic."
Welcome to our Facebook growth and engagement study for the month of April. Here's what we found out.
Posting to your Facebook page frequently? "Facebook has announced a news feed algorithm change that could impact your reach. They are reducing how often people see several posts in a row from the same source"
Videos? " One interesting tactic some companies are trying is to "live" stream pre-recorded videos on Facebook Live. This can be done through the Live API. Facebook is all-in on live video at the moment. It's a great way for companies to use that to their advantage and get attention to some of their existing video content."
Bottom line? compare yourself against benchmarks, post more video, watch posting frequency and create a Facebook Messenger bot.
Want to learn more about Facebook Live? Discover what marketers need to know about the newest Facebook Live video features.
Powerful new Facebook Live features to grow engagement in your social channels.
To make it easier for people to identify and contact the businesses they want to connect with, we're bringing Page usernames to the forefront. Each Page has a unique username that can be set and edited. Soon, your username will show up directly on your Page, underneath your Page title with an @ symbol before it. Pages that already have a vanity URL (unique URLs such as facebook.com/JaspersMarket) already have a username, because a Page's username (@JaspersMarket) and vanity URL are the same.
Learn about how your Facebook page will now have a user name and how Facebook Messenger Codes, Links and Greetings will now be available to enhance communications.
Recently while on Facebook I came across a quick technique for growing your Facebook page likes that was shared in
I just went back and invited people who had liked a post on our Facebook page to Like the page. Wow, this is simple and quick way to get more relevant Facebook fans.
I just went back and invited people who had liked a post on our Facebook page to Like the page. Wow, this is simple and quick way to get more relevant Facebook fans.
Have you seen the new Facebook Reactions? Discover how Facebook Reactions work, and how your Facebook Page can get the most from Facebook Reactions.
Like Love HaHa Surprise Sad Angry. Get ready for Facebook Reactions on your posts. Learn to: encourage fans to use reactions, combine reactions with contests, circumvent negative reviews, research your competitors content and share Facebook reaactions as your page.
Facebook reactions are the new way to get quick info on how fans of your page are reacting to your content without scrolling through and trying to find out through comments. It gives you a quick read and allows you to see in chart form how each post ranked amongst users. That chart only displays the five most recent posts and how they stacked up with reactions but it a good tool to start using with marketing and advertising. you can use them to create contests on Facebook, combat negative reviews, spy on competition numbers, and to use them on your own page for your benefit when commenting back to posts on others pages. overall reactions are a great way to see how you rank and how your posts are being translated to the consumer.
It's always interesting to me seeing how any updates to Facebook affect how marketing and analytics work. For the new facebook updates that recently came out users are now able to use an emoji to express their interest regarding a post. While some may be like "cool man thats sick" (sarcasm), it actually is cool regarding business analytics. You can now see the insights regarding any post of yours. If you are a small company this is huge because not only are you simply getting a like but you can now get an emotional response from people.
Like Love HaHa Surprise Sad Angry. Get ready for Facebook Reactions on your posts. Learn to: encourage fans to use reactions, combine reactions with contests, circumvent negative reviews, research your competitors content and share Facebook reaactions as your page.
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Saratoga Changes Ticker Symbol
Saratoga announced that the Company's ticker symbol will return to OTCBB: SROE, effective with the commencement of trading on May 18, 2010.
The change of ticker symbol reflects the Company's emergence from bankruptcy on May 14, 2010. As previously announced, all equity holders of the Company will retain their existing shares.
Thomas Cooke, CEO of Saratoga, said, "The removal of the 'Q' from our symbol and return to our original symbol reflects our successful exit from bankruptcy and, similarly, our return to operating normalcy. We are proud that we have stayed current in our SEC reporting throughout the bankruptcy process and preserved the interests of our stockholders. Just as our holdings and operating plans laid the foundation for the overwhelming vote of our creditors supporting our plan of reorganization, we are optimistic that the investment community will find our story compelling and that the market will respond accordingly. Finally, to our stockholders I want to extend my personal gratitude for your continued belief and support of our company."


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John Galliano bounced back in fashion industry after great crises in life and career. John Galliano is talented Gibraltar born fashion designer have British nationality who give services for Givenchy, Christian Dior for long time. In 2011 John Galliano founded his own label when he fired by Dior for post of creative director. John Galliano restarts his career by designing Kate Moss wedding dresses.
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text: Sorry for all the questions... I purchased an EPI wallet (PTI) on Sunday and just thought of looking for the date code at lunch today. The wallets date code is from over 6 years ago!!! Feb. 2001!!! I am reading the datecode right, I check a million times after!!! Is this not way to long for the botique to have it??? I just hope it hsn't been a display model the whole time!!! Let me know what you think!!! Has this happened to anyone else!!! P.S. With this date code, this makes my 'new' wallet my oldest piece!!! Thanks again!


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Kerry Group in exclusive talks to buy Cargill Flavour Systems
what market sources say the deal could be worth
KERRY Group is in talks with one of the biggest corporations in the US to buy part of its flavourings business.
The Irish company said yesterday it was in exclusive negotiations with Cargill to buy its global business, Cargill Flavour Systems (CFS).
Terms of the deal were not revealed but market sources suggest the Cargill business would be worth in the region of $200m (€141m). Assuming negotiations run smoothly, it is believed a deal would be agreed by September.
CFS employs around 700 people in production facilities in Europe, North America and Asia, working in the beverage, dairy, sweet and savoury categories.
It has operations in some 22 countries, with a major focus on emerging markets -- something that would be particularly attractive to Kerry. It has also developed a host of flavouring technologies that would be beneficial to the group.
In its most recent financial year CFS is estimated to have recorded operating profit of $20-$25m and revenues of around $200m. Margins stood at 15pc. Both companies have began a consultation process with employee representatives, which should take four to six weeks to conclude.
In a statement, Kerry's chief executive Stan McCarthy said the acquisition would "advance Kerry's capability to provide unrivalled innovative, integrated customer solutions across all food and beverage end-use markets."
Analysts reacted positively to the announcement, with Kerry closing up 1.91pc at €29.30.
NCB's Darren Greenfield said CFS's strengths in the beverages and emerging markets made the deal attractive, while Goodbody's Liam Igoe said the deal would fit perfectly with Kerry's strategy of growing the business through bolt-on acquisitions.
Cargill is the biggest private corporation in the US, with annual profits of more than $2.6bn. It employs an estimated 130,000 people, supplying more than 20pc of the US domestic meat market, while being responsible for a quarter of the grain exported from the US.
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Summertime is just around the corner, and Uber Lagos wants to kick off the the season with a sweet surprise! Uber is thrilled to announce that this Wednesday, they are partnering with the scrumptious Rum 'n' Passion to bring you Uber Cupcake! Beginning at 11am on Wednesday, June 15th, Uber users in Lagos will be able to request on-demand sweetness via the Uber app and have a Cupcake delivered for FREE at the tap of a button. Here is how you can request you free Uber cupcake:
- Open your app on Wednesday, June 15th between 11am – 2pm
- Slide over to Uber Cupcake, hit "Set Pickup Location" and request on-demand deliciousness for you, your friend, or your colleagues!
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- Note: Due to high demand, only 1 cupcake per request!
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text: 101. Especially it must be understood that all correspondence with heaven is with the Lord's Divine Human, because heaven is from Him, and He is heaven, as has been shown in previous chapters. For if the Divine Human did not flow into all things of heaven, and in accordance with correspondences into all things of the world, no angel or man could exist. From this again it is evident why the Lord became Man and clothed His Divine from first to last with a Human. It was because the Divine Human, from which heaven existed before the Lord's coming, was no longer sufficient to sustain all things, for the reason that man, who is the foundation of the heavens, had subverted and destroyed order. What the Divine Human was before the Lord's coming, and what the condition of heaven was at that time may be seen in the extracts appended to the preceding chapter.


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Holy Rule for Mar. 31
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Prayers, please, for the eternal rest of a man who took his own life, for his fiancee, twice widowed before, and all his family and all who mourn him.
Prayers for a couple carrying out a vendetta against their neighbors, vandalism and expensive property damage seems to be involved. For their conversion and reconciliation and for those suffering from this.
Lord, help us all as You know and
will. God's will is best. All is mercy and grace. God is never absent,
praise Him! Thanks so much. JL
March 31, July 31, November 30
Chapter 49: On the Observance of Lent
Although the life of a monk
ought to have about it at all times
the character of a Lenten observance,
yet since few have the virtue for that,
we therefore urge that during the actual days of Lent
the brethren keep their lives most pure
and at the same time wash away during these holy days
all the negligences of other times.
And this will be worthily done
if we restrain ourselves from all vices
and give ourselves up to prayer with tears,
to reading, to compunction of heart and to abstinence.
During these days, therefore,
let us increase somewhat the usual burden of our service,
as by private prayers and by abstinence in food and drink.
Thus everyone of his own will may offer God
"with joy of the Holy Spirit" (1 Thess. 1:6)
something above the measure required of him.
From his body, that is
he may withhold some food, drink, sleep, talking and jesting;
and with the joy of spiritual desire
he may look forward to holy Easter.
Let each one, however, suggest to his Abbot
what it is that he wants to offer,
and let it be done with his blessing and approval.
For anything done without the permission of the spiritual father
will be imputed to presumption and vainglory
and will merit no reward.
Therefore let everything be done with the Abbot's approval.
St. Benedict uses the term "ought" to express the fact that a
monastic life is, by rights, one full-time Lent. Though "ought"
and "should" are commonly used as identical terms these days, they
are not synonymous. "Should" expresses a wish, "I should like some
coffee." "Ought" expresses a moral issue or obligation, "We ought to
help that woman."
In his use of the stronger, moral term, St. Benedict acknowledges
that a monastic's life is truly an obligation to a perpetual Lent.
Then he goes on to make one of his most sweepingly gentle and kind
allowances for human nature: "yet, since few have the virtue for
that..." The beauty of his adaptation is often lost, people quoting
only the first line of the chapter, reading it as pointing to a Lent
that never ends.
Slangily put, what our holy Father is saying here
is: "OK, in a real world, monastics ought to live Lent all the time,
but since few of us can pull that off, let's shoot for pouring it all
on during Lent itself." That's a very different sentiment!
Benedictines have been known for many things, but harsh, physical
austerity, especially during the last several centuries, has not been
one of them. Sometimes in the past I think that has given some of us
a slight inferiority complex, since the world tends to rank Orders in
terms of their strictness. Happy the Benedictine who has no
such hang-ups! We are moderate and gentle, therein is our strength.
We are not the elite special forces of the Church nor do we pretend
to be. We leave the superstar status claims firmly alone. Quietly, we
know with surety that the local also-rans of the Church often do just
as well as any others, without all the fanfare! There is a certain
humility in our not even wishing to get involved in that "stricter-
than-thou" business.
So, yeah, we balance, always balance. We moderate. That is our gift
from our Father Benedict. Enjoy that to the full, dear brothers and
sisters. We belong to a gentle and loving family!
Love and prayers,
Jerome, OSB
Petersham, MA
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A blessed Easter to all! Christ is risen, truly He is risen!!
Prayers, please, for the spiritual and temproal welfare of the following, for all their loved ones and all who take care of them:
Luke, house sale - his house has been on the market for over a year and he really needs to sell it and downsize after the end of a long-term relationship.
Deo Gratias, V. has been offered and very limited place next year on the post-graduate course of his dreams...now he needs the money to pay for it.
Funding for D. to further his studies, or inspiration for something even better.
Continued prayers for baby Grace and her family. She is stable but still on oxygen in the house 24/7, and is waiting to see a specialist.
Jual, young mother of three battling breast cancer. Nodules found in her lung. Having surgery Sunday.
Prayers for safe journey, and back, for an extended family going on a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land for almost 2 weeks, and prayers for a wonderful time.
Lord help us all
as You know and will. God's will is best. All is mercy and grace.
God is never absent, praise Him! Thanks so much. JL
April 8, August 8, December 8
Chapter 55: On the Clothes and Shoes of the Brethren
For bedding let this suffice:
a mattress, a blanket, a coverlet and a pillow.
The beds, moreover, are to be examined frequently by the Abbot,
to see if any private property be found in them.
If anyone should be found to have something
that he did not receive from the Abbot,
let him undergo the most severe discipline.
And in order that this vice of private ownership
may be cut out by the roots,
the Abbot should provide all the necessary articles:
cowl, tunic, stockings, shoes, belt,
knife, stylus, needle, handkerchief, writing tablets;
that all pretext of need may be taken away.
Yet the Abbot should always keep in mind
the sentence from the Acts of the Apostles
that "distribution was made to each according as anyone had need"
(Acts 4:35).
In this manner, therefore,
let the Abbot consider weaknesses of the needy
and not the ill-will of the envious.
But in all his decisions
let him think about the retribution of God.
There is a tendency, both within the cloister and without, to hunt
for dramatic ascetic practices, while ignoring the truly more
difficult matters that lack the fanfare. Lights! Camera! Action! We
must always be wary of the Nora Desmonds of our hearts, who are
always willing to say, a la Sunset Boulevard: "I'm ready for my close-
up now, Mr. DeMille." How we do love to star, even at self-
abnegation... Sigh...
Well, there's two bad pieces of new for Ms. Desmond et al. First the
penances we choose are usually not the most effective ones. The
best ones are imposed by God or our situation of daily duty and they
become tremendous means of grace when we patiently embrace them.
Second, the ones we do choose can be terrible risks for pride, which
undoes our efforts so insidiously.
What on earth does this have to do with the current chapter? Easy-
and very, very hard, too! The great ascesis here is to aim at
limiting ourselves to "all the necessary articles." There is a
challenge here for everyone from Abbot Primate to newest Oblate
novice. It is a challenge we shall likely never meet fully in life,
so it is something we can always be profitably picking at!
Do you know anyone at all, in any vocation, who has absolutely
nothing beyond what they need? I have known a few; alas I cannot
say it of myself. I think this is an area where we can all look at a challenging
grace-filled ascetic struggle that is placed on us by the Holy Rule.
Down-sizing actually feels great, once one gets over the consumerist
terror of doing so! One will quickly find that, in this area, less
really *IS* more, (unlike poetry and art, architecture and liturgy,
alas...! Minimalism there gets old fast...) We become freer when we
let go of things which hold us more than we realize.
We can get buried in things we are saving to complete unfinalized
plans that will never come to fruition, and while we save them, we
are disheartened by our own failure to use them. Jettison, m'dears,
jettison. As the one Desert Father used to say to the brethren,"Flee,
brothers, flee!" so do I say: "Jettison!"
This has the further charm of fitting well into a depressive's sofa
paralysis, too. Recall how I told you about that resolution to make
three things, no matter how tiny, better each day? Works here, too!
And you will often find to your delight that the trip to dumpster or thrift
shop donation includes 7, 8, or more things!
Keep chipping away and the mountain of our false hearts' desires,
beloveds. And one day may all those chips be ground to sand and may
we stand together on level, smooth quartz
sand, confronted by nothing but the dazzling ocean of God's
unfathomable mercy and love!
Love and prayers,
Jerome, OSB
Petersham, MA
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January 26, 2016
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Porsche Motorsports Event Notes. Tuesday, February 2 2016
Dateline. Daytona Beach, Fla.
Circuit. Daytona International Speedway
Track Length/Turns. 3.56-miles/12-turns
Round. 54th Annual Rolex 24 At Daytona, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Next Round. 64th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh from Florida, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, March 19
Porsche Profile. Event Highlight Notes
Porsche Earns Daytona Podium Results with Trio of New Machines
Introducing two entirely new racecars and one updated for 2016 machine at the same time is something few manufacturers would attempt. Porsche did not only do that, it did so at one of the motorsports' most daunting tracks, the Daytona International Speedway (DIS). The German marque debuted its latest entry to the international GT3 class rule specification, the 911 GT3 R in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GT Daytona (GTD) class, as well as the Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport for the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge (CTSCC) support series GS class. Additionally, an updated version of the Porsche 911 RSR, the car that won three national championships last year in the newly renamed WeatherTech Championship GT Le Mans (GTLM) class, was brought to the Rolex 24 At Daytona to begin defending its titles.
Daytona's 3.56-mile, 12-turn track encompasses both the NASCAR oval's high-banking and a twisting infield thereby putting amazing pressures on the men and machines that race here. To run at speeds approaching 200-miles per hour for 24-hours stretches, even well seasoned cars are pushed to their limits and new equipment faces its greatest test. Porsche met the challenge head-on with the Nos. 911 and 912 Porsche 911 RSRs racing one-two in-class for much of the day before taking the checkered third and eighth in GTLM class. A second podium came at the hands of Black Swan Racing. The newest member of the Porsche 911 racing family, the No. 540 chased down and barely missed a victory finishing second in the GTD class. In the CTSCC, the two Cayman GT4 Clubsport entries brought Porsche its first official points in the Continental championship with CJ Wilson Racing taking a third-place finish while Muehlner Motorsports America took the checkered flag in sixth.
Jens Walther, president and CEO, Porsche Motorsport North America:
"Porsche brought two new racecars and one updated machine to one of the most challenging weekends on the motorsports calendar. You could say we brought two and a half new cars here to Daytona. This was no easy task, but the new Porsche 911 GT3 R and 911 RSR each took podium finishes in the Rolex 24 and the new, mid-engined Cayman GT4 Clubsport did the same in the Continental Tire Challenge series. More importantly, each showed speed and reliability. Perhaps the greatest testimony to the 911 GT3 R is that each of our fulltime customer teams; Alex Job Racing's two cars, Park Place Motorsports and Black Swan Racing, all led significant portions of the race and Black Swan finished in second-place in their return to the WeatherTech Championship. We have a solid start for the remainder of the 2016 season."
Updated Porsche 911 RSR Fights Throughout Rolex 24 to Earn GTLM Podium Finish
Team Porsche North America closed last year's WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with an unexpected overall win at the Petit Le Mans, securing three GT Le Mans (GTLM) championships - Manufacturer, driver (Patrick Pilet) and team - in the process. The North American-based factory team opened 2016 in an even more eye-opening way, setting the overall fastest lap while qualifying in the rain for the 54th Annual Rolex 24 At Daytona. After 24 hours on the Daytona International Speedway (DIS), Earl Bamber (New Zealand) missed out on the GTLM class victory by just twelve seconds. Driving the Porsche 911 RSR of Porsche North America, the overall 24 Hours of Le Mans winner held the lead at the long distance classic in Florida up until 36 minutes to the checkered flag. After a fierce battle with gripping wheel-to-wheel duels, he and his teammates Frédéric Makowiecki (France) and Michael Christensen (Denmark) took the flag in third-place and earned all-important championship points to kick off the season.
After the last round of pit stops in the 24-hour race, the 470 hp 911 RSR held a narrow lead. Despite Bamber's valiant effort, both Corvettes overtook him, and he went on to score the last podium step. In the sister 911 RSR campaigned by Porsche North America, Le Mans winner Nick Tandy (Great Britain) had started from pole and taken the lead of the strong GTLM field, which his French teammates Patrick Pilet and Kévin Estre also managed to defend. But with five hours of racing to go, their No. 911 Porsche 911 RSR was hampered by a faulty driveshaft, which relegated them to eighth-place. However, they too took home important championship points from Daytona.
Dr. Frank-Steffen Walliser, Head of Porsche Motorsport:
"That was a good start to the season. To finish just twelve seconds down after 24 hours is not really losing. It was a tough battle to the flag and we were always amongst the front-runners. But in the end it wasn't enough for victory, unfortunately. But at Sebring we'll do better."
Earl Bamber, driver, No. 912 Porsche North America Porsche 911 RSR:
"Until shortly before the finish, I tried everything to fend off the Corvettes. We had a great fight, but they were simply faster today. Third place is a great result for the team. The GTLM class is so competitive. The races this year will definitely be super exciting and just as tough as this one."
Frédéric Makowiecki, driver, No. 912 Porsche North America Porsche 911 RSR:
"That was a great race. Congratulations to the whole team. We did everything we could, but the faster car on the track won today. We have gained many useful insights from Daytona and we're well prepared for Sebring. I'm positive that we have the chance to fight for victory there."
Michael Christensen, driver, No. 912 Porsche North America Porsche 911 RSR:
"We had the best strategy, but the Corvettes were a little faster than we'd expected. Still, it was very close. The team has been rewarded with a podium for its efforts. Daytona is simply a great race and a lot of fun."
Black Swan Earns Podium in Porsche 911 GT3 R Debut
For the first time, the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GT Daytona (GTD) class will be structured around the international GT3 "class" specifications and the newest entrant in the category is the Porsche 911 GT3 R. It would be easy to assume that the first variant of seventh-generation 911 platform designed to those specifications would see any early success in the hands of one of the championship's more seasoned teams. While the No. 22 WeatherTech Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R and the No. 23 Team Seattle GT3 R, each prepared by veteran operation Alex Job Racing, and past GTD class-winning entrant the No. 73 Park Place Motorsports each led this weekend's 54th Annual Rolex 24 At Daytona, it was Black Swan Racing, who returned to the championship and to Porsche just this season, that took the car's first podium finish.
Driver/owner Tim Pappas (Boston, Mass.), Nicky Catsburg (Netherlands), Andy Pilgrim (Boca Raton, Florida) and Porsche's only factory driver from North America, Patrick Long (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) each shared driving duties over the course of the twice-around-the-clock classic. The No. 540 Black Swan Racing Porsche came within three-seconds of taking the Rolex watch but served notice they would be contenders for the season team and driver titles.
While the Nos. 22, 23 and 73 each took their turns at the top of the standings, issues crept into their pursuit of the famous Rolex 24 title. The strength of Black Swan was a consistent, trouble-free race. The black and green entry steered clear of both on-track and off-track issues to start the year with the second-place finish.
On Thursday, Park Place Motorsports also added to the new car's pedigree by winning the class pole position.
Daytona continues to be a draw for international programs. Frikadelli Racing, the most successful team in the history of the legendary track, the Nürburgring, made its first appearance away from Germany. The team ran a quiet and consistent race as they learned the challenges of racing in North America finishing 12th in class.
Dr. Frank-Steffen Walliser, Head of Porsche Motorsport:
"I'm extremely pleased with the strong performance of our new 911 GT3 R. It's just as we had hoped for. To contest a 24-hour race with a new car and then finish on the podium is an incredible achievement. It's a fantastic success for our customer squad, Black Swan Racing."
Sascha Pilz, Manager GT Customer Racing:
"I'm completely satisfied with the debut of our new 911 GT3 R customer racer. Congratulations to Black Swan Racing on an enthralling and flawless race, for which they were rewarded with second place. The strong showing of our customer teams and the good performance of the new car allows me to look to the future with positivity."
Patrick Long, Porsche Factory Driver, No. 540 Black Swan Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R:
"I knew from testing that we had 24 solid hours in us but what I didn't know is how good the pace would be and how drivable the car would be. The Porsche GT3 R was phenomenal in all conditions. There was great, great teamwork from Black Swan Racing all day long. We just hit our marks. We didn't put a piece of tape on the car or have any unforeseen stops. In the end, the GT3 R performed on its debut. We're really happy. It is hard to finish second in such a long race like this but when you look back on what we achieved and just how close it was, I believe the winners ran out of fuel on the in lap, you have to be happy. Congratulations to Magnus Racing and we will be back for Sebring to try and redeem."
Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport Makes Pole and Podium Global Premiere
Porsche's newest racer, the Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport, made an impressive global premiere at Daytona International Speedway January 28-29. Based on the closed-cockpit Cayman GT4 production car, the "Clubsport" variant presents the first entry-level, mid-engine racecar from Porsche since the 1960s. It also provides an immediately competitive platform for two teams that entered Friday's BMW Performance 200 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge race. On Thursday, the No. 33 CJ Wilson entry secured a second-place starting position for the one-hour, 30-minute race. During the multi-class season-opening event, Daniel Burkett (Canada) and Marc Miller (Holland, Michigan) drove the 385 hp sports car owned by Anaheim Angels pitcher CJ Wilson (Newport Beach, Calif.) to its first podium, a third-place. A second Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport, the No. 21 Muehlner Motorsports America entry driven by Jeroen Bleekemolen (Netherlands) and Bob Doyle (Killinworth, Connecticut) was sixth.
Owen Hayes, Director of Operations, Porsche Motorsport North America:
"We are really pleased to see the Cayman GT4 Clubsport qualify second and debut on the podium here at Daytona. Whenever you bring a new car to the track, you have a lot of anticipation regardless of the amount of testing and preparation that has been carried out. The car proved to be competitive at the test here in early January and again this whole weekend. Of course, there are things we will continue to improve upon, but overall I think we can be very pleased with the car in its first race weekend."
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Calvin Ashley is the nation's No. 2 offensive tackle and he's already committed to Auburn, but that doesn't mean there isn't time to flip him. Florida is trying to do just that and has a pretty good chance considering he's in there backyard. Ashley plays for First Academy in Orlando and he took an official visit to UF this weekend.
The 6'6″, 330-pound tackle was very complimentary of the school and its new facilities. "I really like Florida and the facilities. It's just beautiful. They've got a great indoor facility they just built," said Ashley. It sounds like Florida may have a leg up because of the attention they gave the big man too.
"Coach Mac, we sat down and talked about life and just football and being here at Florida, new things they've got going," he said. "And they want to win a national championship.
"I got to sit down and talk to the coaches more, got to go through plays and stuff, got to actually talk to the whole coaching staff individually. It was a great thing to do with my parents."
Ashley also spent time with offensive line coach Mike Summers and felt wanted by Florida after Summers expressed how badly UF's o-line needed his huge frame. It also seems that Ashley and his family like the idea of him staying close to home and with Orlando being only two hours drive away that could certainly help Florida.
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text: Tila Tequila and her on again off again girlfriend Courtney Semel seemed quite happy together this weekend as they attended the Pussycat Dolls performance at the Viper Room in LA. Tila was looking especially classy with her leather like leggings and some cloth covering her boobs. How short is Til anyway? She is like 3 inches away from being a Mogwai..oh if you grew up in the 80's you know all about that!


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10th Title in 20 Seasons - C.J. Kickhams G.A.A. Club finished off their 20th season in Senior hurling ranks in winning fashion on Sunday afternoon last in Clonmel Sportsfield. In the long delayed South final the local side defeated Carrick Davins by a 15 point margin 2-20 to 0-11, pulling away in the second half. For Mullinahone man Dick Egan the Chairman of the South Board it was a fine occasion as it was the second time in his three year term of office that he had the privilege of presenting the cup to a captain from his own club, in this case A.J. Cronin. Sunday last was our 10th title in 20 years. Ky Vaughan who was on the first Mullinahone team to win a Senior title in 1993 won his 10th South Tipp. Senior hurling medal on Sunday. (See match report). This win should help instil confidence in our U/21 hurlers and our Minors who play Kilsheelan Gaels in Carrick in the final on Saturday afternoon.
Thanks - The Irish Heart Foundation would like to thank the parishioners of Mullinahone for their generosity at the recent church gate collection which realised 735 euro. Many thanks to the collectors.
The Century That Shaped Us - Following the success last year of the "Our Own Place" series of local history lectures another series of such lectures has been planned for the coming Winter / Spring. The first lectures will take place on this Wednesday night, 12th October at 8.30 p.m. in St. Michaels N.S. and will present an overview of Mullinahone 1880 - 1980. Any member of the local community is invited to attend all or some of the lectures which are planned to take place each month until April / May 2012.
Tidy Towns - The report of the 2011 Tidy Towns competition should be available in our Post Office shortly. In general the report is encouraging and well worth reading. Planting for next Spring is already in hand with daffodils high on the agenda. Plenty of volunteers and shovels please. Do contact members of the committee for further details. Many thanks to all those residents who helped to raise the standard in our village in 2011.
Parish Newsletter - Condolences to Helena O'Meara, Poulacapple N.S. on the recent death of her father Dick O'Shea of South Lodge. Adoration before the Blessed Sacrament continues in St. Michael's each Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. All are welcome. The Autumn priests collection is currently being taken up. Sincere thanks to all who have already contributed.


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