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UFC Is Not Synonymous With MMANovember 17, 2016
Through mainstream advertising and marketing, UFC has now overtaken as the king of the MMA brands. However, this does not mean that the UFC is the only brand of MMA, nor the best.
There are so many MMA brands out there: IFC, IFL, WEC, Pride, CFFC, EliteXC, etc. It all depends on what your taste in MMA is.
I don't write this to knock on the UFC, I just point out that there are other brands for MMA out there—the UFC just happens to be the biggest and most widely-known of them. Many of the big names that made the UFC what it is today have left the UFC or are in the process of leaving and closing out their contracts.
Tim Sylvia (24-4-0) left the UFC earlier this year to fight Fedor Emelianenko (28-1-0) on July 19 with Affliction. Randy Couture left the UFC because the only fight that made sense to him was the Emilianenko fight. However, Dana White and the UFC refused to put together a contract for Fedor for the Couture-Fedor fight.
Among all this, the UFC has a history of not paying their fighters what they're worth, which is another reason why Couture left the UFC.
To 99 percent of you reading this, you already know that the UFC is not the only MMA brand out there, you know who left the UFC, and you know the reasons why.
This is only meant to point to those that love MMA and are looking elsewhere for a fresh change of stale air and plenty of good action.


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My quick submission in the thread asking for backgrounds. jonvalk stepped up.
I think I made this same chart in 2008 #1: Gulo Gulo Luscus is joining Off-Tackle Empire and other folk in looking back at recruiting and OL development time to explain why the problems. His method is to look at average age of the starters versus the performance of the unit as measured by YPA/RPI. Cool chart:
If you can't find Michigan it's because we're buried under the Gophers. TSS's response should be part of the read.
Ron Utah has the beginnings of his own UFR database. With Brian's permission I'll make mine available to anyone who asks for it—don't want to host it online but I'm willing to share copies if you say what you're going to do with it. Only concern there is those numbers are very much in context and the n's are quite small so it's easy to abuse. Anyway, Ron's thing tracked performance of different formations in the UConn game. Tiny sample sizes are going to hide most good info but we can whittle that down personnel instead of formation, since these two:
…have more in common with each other than either has with this:
. By personnel:
|Rush YPA
|Pass YPA
|Total YPA
|Empty TE (1TE, 4WR)
|Two TE
|Two Backs
|Big (2RB, 2TE)
|Goal Line (2RB, 3TE*)
* Michigan brings in an OT (Magnuson) instead of a third tight end
Still too small a sample size . I'll check in the next bye week and see what these look like when we're not just zooming in on Gardner's terrible awful no good very bad day. The ratios look normal but given the relative paucity of plays with a fullback (and many of those probably in short situations) it's hard to judge those at all.
Goal line—6.7 YPA—we must be manballius!—looks great because of two Gardner boot-to-runs (it would be epically higher if he'd seen Funchess wide open downfield on one of them), but the other play from that formation was a near-crippling fumble-defensive TD.
On the other hand: 12 rushes for 8.3 YPA from three-wide is not a red herring: that is Gardner's rushing ability and the fact that Michigan is far better at getting linebackers out of the box by making them split out with a slot receiver than having a tight end forcibly remove him. Note when it counted on that late 4th and 2 they went with a 3-wide formation and let Gardner pick his spot.
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Guess the Score, Win Stuff: Minnie Sold A
Should you panic for Minnesota? Well if the things that happened before have bearing on the things that occur after, then yes, you should expect Michigan to have to come from behind in the 4th quarter.
How this works again:
- I put up a winnable prize that consists of a desirable good.
- You guess the final scores of this weekend's designated game (football or hoops, depending on the season), and put it in the comments like so:
[Michigan Score]-[Opponent Score]. First person to post a particular score has it.
- If you got it right, we contact you. If not, go to (5)
- The desirable good arrives at the address you give us.
- Non-winners can acquire the same desirable good by trading currency for it.
Last Week's Game:
A bunch of you funny people picked 28-24, but nobody said we'd beat UConn 24-21. Nobody wins the PANIC shirt. This week I'd better see some close scores in here.
This Week:
Hope that events which occur do not follow the events that preceded them—if Iowa gets on the positive side of offensive comparisons…
And the Prize:
Introducing the Excuses Shirt:
The covered words are not names; I don't know what you're talking about. I'm not waiting to get one. If you're struggling with the reference:
- Four stops from the 1 to preserve an 8-pt victory isn't on the defense.
- No player who went somewhere other than PSU can be THAT good.
- Pennsylvania boys have no other reason to go to Michigan.
- Ten points ought to be a safe enough lead when going against Brady.
- It's impossible for five future NFLers to be good at blocking.
- There's no way all that talent comes from having won a national championship 4 years earlier.
- The 30-yard pass on 3rd-and-12 that he didn't catch on that same drive doesn't matter.
- It's okay to put 2 seconds on the clock for JoePa when he asks, but not for Carr when he asks a minute later.
- It's certainly not good line play or bad blocking that got Morelli killed.
- They spent that week preparing for Henne, not his backup.
Also remember: don't be like that.
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One entry per user. First user to choose a set of scores wins, determined by the timestamp of your entry (for my ease I prefer if you don't post it as a reply to another person's score--if you do it won't help or hurt you). Deadline for entries is 24 hours before the start of the game (since I won't have time to pull them on gamedays). Those caught changing their scores after the game has started will be disqualified for life. MGoEmployees and Moderators--anyone else with moderator privileges--are exempt from winning because you could change your timestamp. If you choose the score that Brian published in the official preview and it actually ends up the final score, well, that would be pretty amazing because Brian picks scores like 29-11 all the time. We did not invent the algorithm. The algorithm consistently finds Jesus. The algorithm killed Jeeves. The algorithm is just a regional rivalry. The algorithm is banned in China. The algorithm is from Jersey. The algorithm constantly finds Jesus. This is not the algorithm. This is close. Please don't let the game be.
Thursday Recruitin' Wants A QB/KR
Michigan Probably Leads For A Five-Star Dual-Threat QB. Wait, What?
Michigan's 2015 quarterback situation is the subject of much conjecture and little more, as the only prospect offered at the position—California five-star Josh Rosen—has stated that he's not interested in the Wolverines. Several names have been thrown out there as potential backup options, with player types ranging from pocket statues to Gardner-like dual threats. If Michigan wants to go the latter route—and Al Borges seems more open to the idea now that the NFL is heading in that direction—then a five-star option has emerged in CA ATH Kevin Dillman, per 247's Ryan Bartow [free article, also contains sources saying that JuJu Smith currently favors Notre Dame and Alabama over the field right now, and Michigan gets mentioned among the leaders of several 2015 prospects]:
3- Kevin Dillman, 5-star QB, La Mirada (Calif.)
Michigan and Nebraska are his Top 2. If Michigan offers, the Wolverines could likely land a commitment this winter or spring.
"I grew up watching Tom Brady. If there was one offer I could wish for it would be Michigan. I really like their coaching staff," - 5-star QB Kevin Dillman, La Mirada
Please and thank you, right? Well, we'll see. Dillman's sophomore highlights (above) show a lot more of the athlete side—the first clip is a kick return—than the downfield passing aspect that Borges will focus on heavily when deciding whom to offer. Personally, I'd love to see Michigan go the dual-threat route, and if Dillman has enough to work with as a passer, he seems like the best available—and highly interested—option.
Nobody seems to have a clear picture of the 2015 QB pecking order after Rosen, though, and I'm assuming the coaches are hoping to evaluate several options more extensively once junior film starts rolling in. With room for just one QB in the class, this approach makes sense—the coaches can't afford to miss.
One such option is Brother Rice QB Alex Malzone, who's off to a strong start this season. He's the headlining visitor for Minnesota in a quiet weekend for uncommitted prospects and another prospect who's likely to commit if offered, though I think Dillman and a handful of other quarterbacks are higher priorities. Malzone is mentioned as one of five Midwest juniors "on the rise" this season—along with Cass Tech RB Mike Weber—by Allen Trieu.
[Hit THE JUMP to see which Michigan commit is nominated for Gatorade's national player of the year—yeah, you probably guessed it—plus evaluations of a few commits and more.]
Unverified Voracity Collapses Under Buffalo
As told by Bo. MGoUser Don unearthed this piece of coaching film nostalgia explained by Bo himself:
These days you don't see defensive linemen go to the ground like that when doubled, because they're not 230 pounds anymore. The rest of it remains accurate to this day. Meanwhile, the NFL's hot new trend is Bo offense. Someday that guy's going to make something of himself.
Ten years ago. At some point in the third quarter something terrible happened in the Metrodome, causing me to reflexively go "aaaurrrgh" or something similar, and part of this was a frenzied hand motion that relocated my girlfriend at the time from the couch to the floor. Then Michigan won the game. Minnesota 2003, everybody!
The Star-Tribune delves into the crippling loss ten years on:
"If we win that game, the program is 100 percent different, no doubt about it," said former quarterback Bryan Cupito, a freshman in '03. "If we win that game, I would say the next five years of Minnesota football is completely different. I think that would have changed things in a big way."
For one, flipping the result of that game would have created a four-way logjam at the top of the Big Ten standings with Michigan, OSU, Purdue, and Minnesota all at 6-2. That Gopher team had an unbelievable amount of talent in the run game—Thomas Tapeh, Marion Barber, and Laurence Maroney were all on that team—but they could not survive the John Navarre show in the fourth quarter.
"Once they started scoring touchdowns," Utecht said, "that little voice kind of pops into your head like, 'Oh no, please tell me this is not going to happen again.' "
Maroney and Matt Spaeth would at last get their revenge two years later when Jim Herrmann called the worst blitz ever in that weird game where they turned the clock off.
Say hello to more iso. Space Coyote breaks down the manballiest play of them all, iso:
While iso's not really something you can base your offense around it can acquire larger chunks when linebackers are shooting gaps like crazy (like ND was) or when you've got a numerical advantage with your QB. In normal situations it's a small gain. This is a good point:
With the move of Glasgow to center and the insertion of Bryant into the lineup at LG, it means a few changes may be in order. Bryant, less the fleet of foot and more the very large, squatty man that is more of a hitter and less of a reacher, probably indicates that Michigan will go to more of a traditional man blocking scheme. Add on that Glasgow isn't the quickest of players for the center position in a stretch run team, and it's likely that Michigan will be running less zone stretch and more gap blocking type activities (with the occasional inside zone mixed in).
What a bizarre shift, and one that should sap your enthusiasm for the new-look offensive line. They've been trying to do one thing a lot for four games and now that they've got Bryant the thing that makes sense is to dump all that preparation in the trash and hope to do something not quite entirely different. Bler.
Not sure why inside zone isn't something SC thinks will feature; me, it seems to makes sense with the personnel and the apparent zone focus of the offseason.
Talking with Chatman's people. People get all out of joint about the 247 Crystal Ball when it's wrong, as it was with Kameron Chatman*, but, you know, like, whatever. It's just, like, people's opinion, man. They should add a confidence rating so we can distinguish between "I will eat my hat if Malik McDowell does not end up at Michigan" and "if I could withdraw this prediction I would but since I cannot here is a blindfolded man pointing a gun." Chatman would have been the latter for us.
Beilein got the thing done in the usual way: identifying talent early and getting on it before anyone else did:
"The thing we liked about Michigan was, first and foremost, Michigan has been recruiting us the longest," Mr. Chatman said. "Coach (Beilein) has been in with us. Coach Meyer started his recruitment in July of 2012, and he's been there since day one. From him going up to Long Beach Poly, checking out open gyms, staying in contact when Kameron couldn't play — our relationship even started prior to that, and then to stick through it and even turn it up. In the spring and summer, Michigan's interest was apparent all the way through."
It was not the guy you might expect that really caught the Chatmans' eyes:
"I think Kameron was very impressed with the development of Jordan Morgan and his story. Not necessarily coming in being the guy who could be forecasted to play in the Big Ten as a contributor but will possibly be a full-time starter this year and is also in graduate school. He'll go on to be successful."
That's a guy with his eye on some unusual things.
*[Note that Ace and I are jointly operating the main MGoBlog predictotron there; I was the one who projected Chatman to Arizona, not Ace.]
Dominoes. Everything is happening right away in basketball recruiting:
- Michigan coaches visited IN SG James Blackmon Jr last night en masse, hours after Blackmon tweeted out "decision coming soon"; in the aftermath Bacari Alexander sent out something starting with "it's been real" but that he was returning to the guys already on the team to get practice going. Many internets have decided that this means something bad about Blackmon, but in context—Alexander tweeting out pictures of the jet he and the crew are flitting around in, another en masse visit to Grantham—I don't read anything into that.
- Speaking of WV PF Donte Grantham, he announces between Michigan and Clemson tomorrow at noon. Insiders are all over the place on who it'll be. Grantham just took an unofficial to Clemson and Michigan just descended on him with the whole staff; tea leaves are murky. A 50-50 proposition.
- There's no such uncertainty with CA PF DJ Wilson, who's visiting this weekend and should be offered, whereupon the universe expects an instant commit. Wilson's the lowest-ranked of the guys Michigan's after but as a 6'9" super-intelligent (he's got Ivy offers aplenty) shooter he's the sort of kid Beilein snaps up without thinking twice. If things get really crammed and Wilson is amenable he might take a prep school year, but with other BCS options and increasing interest that's asking a lot.
- MS SG Devin Booker takes his official this weekend, and while most feel he's ticketed for Kentucky now I'm saying there's a chance. As previously mentioned, one or the other may get pushed away from Kentucky when the first one drops. Any rumors about MSU getting in on Booker look pretty flimsy given a couple of Plan D offers Izzo just shot out to wing types.
Blackmon has a visit to UK set for the 18th; Booker set a tentative commit date of October 31st; he later took that back but that remains a reasonable timeline. Michigan's 2014 class should be full-ish by the end of the month.
HEY YOU'RE A JERK (you're right shhh). Don't talk about my sister like that, only I talk about my sister like that:
"I think he kind of just panics a lot," Minnesota safety Cedric Thompson told the Minneapolis Star Tribune in a story published Wednesday. "I think when he scrambles, he kind of just throws the ball."
Gardner will revert to old bad ways when pressured or rolling out, which is about 90% of his accuracy issues. Not like Cedric Thompson is going to benefit from this information, since Cedric Thompson is probably going to be eating paste as someone runs by him. (Cue Minnesota blog version of this bullet.)
Trying to make it big. The NYT on the BTN's adoption of college hockey:
"We're in an investing phase, not in a moneymaking phase, with Big Ten hockey," Silverman said. "The hope is, over time, that we can grow the sport so it can pay for itself and hopefully be an overall benefit to the network.
"We think it will bring in new viewers. We think it will help with our ratings. But we're making a significant investment, and it's not a short-term investment."
They have nine consecutive doubleheaders on Friday nights, which is the reason you have no gametimes on your tickets. A lot of those are at 7 or 6:30, which might dent attendance. Hopefully Michigan can make it work, as the atmosphere inside Yost is still one of the main draws to college hockey even after its undeniably steady decade-long decline.
By the way, those UNH games that were inexplicably going untelevised have been picked up by Fox College Sports. That leaves the following games as the only untelevised ones this year:
- @ RIT (which is televised locally on what looks like a Time Warner channel like Comcast's)
- Michigan Tech, Friday Nov. 1
- @ UNO, Saturday Nov. 16
- @ Wisconsin, Jan. 11
- Wisconsin, Feb. 1
- @ Penn State, Feb 7
That's a quantum leap forward, especially with UNO and RIT offering live streams. This is how far the college-hockey-on-TV thing has come: even the USA game is set to be televised(!) on FSD.
Etc.: Inside the Western Michigan rainout decision. Ole Miss players heckle "Laramie Project" performance. This never happens at New Miss. This is not a humor article about craft beer, because it is the truth. Losing, faking, and recovering the Brown Jug. The 1930s were fun. Jon Falk honored.
Fee Fi Foe Film: Minnesota
Whatcha gonna do when Mark Weisman runs wild on you? Lose. Definitely lose.
Minnesota kicked off the 2013 season with four straight wins, providing hope to a program that hasn't had much of that lately. Those wins, however, came against UNLV, New Mexico State, Western Illinois, and San Jose State. Faced with something vaguely resembling a real opponent last week, the Gophers fell back to earth, and not gently—a 23-7 home loss to Iowa that looks even worse on the stat sheet. For the third straight Michigan game, I'm here to tell you that the Wolverines should have a decided edge on both sides of the ball, and of course that means Saturday's game will be a harrowing experience.
Because something out there has mercy for me, the game torrent began at around the nine minute mark of the first quarter, and some plays were randomly excised. I stopped charting after Minnesota threw an interception with four minutes left in the game.
Before I get into the breakdown, I have to note this moment worthy of Awful Announcing. The Aflac trivia question asked for the only Hawkeye in the history of the Iowa-Minnesota rivalry to score touchdowns in four different ways against the Gophers in his career. Without skipping a beat, ESPN analyst Ed Cunningham said... Dallas Clark. A very good player, sure, but also a tight end.
As a Michigan fan still spooked by the near-loss to Iowa in 1997, I had a pretty good idea of the answer: Tim Dwight, a WR/PR/KR whom the Hawkeyes used for a variety of trick plays. Mike Patrick—Mike Patrick!—immediately mocked Cunningham for being so remarkably wrong.
[Hit THE JUMP for the breakdown, in which Minnesota is not so good at defense and even worse at offense.]
Opponent Watch: Week 5
About last week:
Upcoming Opponents:
Minnesota (4-1, 0-1 B1G)
More or less (h/t Seth)
Last game: Minnesota 43, San Jose St. 24 (W); Iowa 23, Minnesota 7 (L)
Recap: The Gophers are probably who we thought they were. They continued their streak of solid-but-unconvincing wins over bad opponents by beating San Jose State 43-24 despite giving up 296 yards passing… in the first half. The Spartans (NTS) totaled 439 yards passing to Minnesota's 71, but Minnesota outgained them on the ground by over 300 yards and caused three key turnovers.
However, Minnesota's dreams of mediocrity hit the wall hard last week against, uh, mighty Iowa (see also Noodle, Giant, infra). Philip Nelson came back from a pulled hammy and replaced Mark Leidner, but threw for only 135 yards (5.6 YPA) with two picks.
When asked why he replaced the marginally effective Leidner with even less effective Nelson, Jerry Kill explained that, "A guy loses his job if the other guy's playing three times better than he was when he got hurt." Personally, I think this is a mistake. Regardless of who takes the snaps, Minnesota is pretty much incapable of throwing the football, so they're going to be one-dimensional regardless. If you're going to be one-dimensional, you should probably go with your best personnel in that dimension. And to me, Leidner is more dynamic. Not Denard-style dynamic, of course. More Tebow/Leroy Hoard/Defensive-End-with-an-impressive-fumble-return dynamic. But when you're facing stacked boxes (as Minnesota will all year), you may as well go with the guy who can break a few tackles.
This team is as frightening as*: Minnesota, circa all the years. Fear level = 3
* Author's Note: In the most recent version of Opponent Watch, I may have replaced all of the fear levels with unreasonable numbers and abstract concepts. The factors that induced this change (i.e. the Akron Yackkening) continue to apply with equal, nay greater weight and force after the near-death experience against the Fightin' Used-to-be-Pasqualonis. Until Michigan returns to something approaching form, assume all fear levels are "infinity times infinity." However, I'll also place actual 1-10 numbers to indicate relative level of infinite fear.
Michigan should worry about: The performance in this game probably tells us how the rest of the year goes. As a result, you're going to experience the same every snap "oh god what does that three yard gain mean" feeling that you experienced with, say, Western Michigan '09 or UConn '10. This is a terrible way to experience a mid-season game against Minnesota.
Michigan can sleep soundly about: This sets up as a really good matchup for Michigan, especially defensively. Gnashing of teeth and generic FEAR notwithstanding, this should be an ego booster.
When they play Michigan: Move thee away from the nose, Jibreel. Large men comin'
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JUNEAU (AP) A Juneau company has denied Greenpeace dock space when it arrives here later this week, the environmental group said.
Greenpeace is traveling in Southeast Alaska in the 236-foot ship Esperanza to gather information on logging in the Tongass National Forest.
Goldbelt Corp., the Juneau Native corporation, backed out of an agreement to let the group to moor at its downtown dock, so the ship will have to drop anchor in Gastineau Channel when it arrives on Friday.
A Goldbelt spokesman said the dock space is rented on a first-come first-served basis, and the environmental group did not pay a deposit to reserve it. Greenpeace officials contend they were never asked about a deposit when they arranged the space July 8.
Goldbelt used to be primarily focused on logging but is now more heavily invested in the tourism industry.
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President Pranab Mukherjee hosted an iftar reception on Friday evening at Rashtrapati Bhavan which was attended among others by Vice-President Hamid Ansari and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi.
Lok Sabha Speaker Meria Kumar, senior ministers Sharad Pawar, Sushil Kumar Shinde, Vayalar Ravi, Subodh Kanth Sahai and Pawan Bansal were present at the iftar along with prominent Muslims, diplomats of Islamic countries like Egypt, Iran and Turkey and bureaucrats.
The reception began with offering of prayers after which those observing 'Roza' broke their day long fast with dates and 'Sharbat'.
Special attention was paid to BJP veteran Advani, who was reported to have been sore over the arrangements made for him his party leaders during the 'At Home' reception on Independence Day and the swearing-in ceremony of the Vice President.
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CERN, the people that run a rather large particle collider, have just announced their most recent contributions to the KiCad project. This work focused on adding new features to the module editor, which is used to create footprints for parts.
The update includes support for DXF files, which will make it easy to import part drawings, or use external tools for more complex designs. New distribute tools make it easy to space out pads evenly. The copy and paste function now allows you to set a reference point, making it easy to align blocks. Finally, the pad enumeration tool lets you quickly set pin numbers.
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Big buys on the cards as Telstra shifts its focus to Asia
Telstra chief executive David Thodey has embarked on a major repositioning of the company towards Asia, stating he wants one-third of the company's profits to come from overseas in the next five years and that big acquisitions are an option.
Marking his fifth anniversary as CEO, Mr Thodey laid out his growth plan for Telstra and quashed speculation he would be leaving the company.
"I would like to think at least a third of our revenues and profits came from offshore by some period out to 2020 and beyond. That's a reality that the company has got to face."
It is the first time Mr Thodey has provided such a target for Telstra's offshore aspirations, which are primarily focused in Asia.
In the 2013 financial year, Telstra's international division made $385 million in earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation with about $287 million of this generated by the now-sold Hong Kong mobile operator CSL.
Mr Thodey said it was time for Telstra to enter "a whole new growth period" to position it as a global technology company.
This may unnerve some investors. It signals a return of Telstra to the days when it was led by Ziggy Switkowski and the company embarked on a big expansion into Asia, which resulted in the company writing down $1 billion on those investments.
Acquisitions would only be done if they could be proved better than returning funds to shareholders, he said. "We think there's the opportunity to do that." He would not rule out a "big bet" acquisition.
"It's got to be an option we look at. However, I'm acutely conscious this industry has literally lost trillions of dollars in grandiose investments that have not delivered to shareholders."
Matt Williams, head of equities at Perpetual Investments, said "the big bang acquisitions that happened in Ziggy's time didn't really work out that well".
"I don't think shareholders would be against incremental offshore investment just not big bets. They could do that plus do some kind of capital management."
Acquisitions or investments would focus on enterprise services, e-health, digital media and also mobile. "We're trying to lay foundations around new businesses that can go global," said Mr Thodey. "It will take time."
In a sign of the shifting direction at the company, Mr Thodey said staff and investors had to think of Telstra as a technology company rather than a telecommunications one.


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Julie Cave credits her parents for introducing her to books at a young age, which fostered an enduring passion for reading and writing. As a child, her favorite authors were Enid Blyton and C.S. Lewis and it wasnt long before she began copying them, writing short stories for anyone who would read them.
At fifteen, two things happened which would shape her future: she heard a creation science speaker at her church which cemented her faith in God; and she finished her second novel-length story and realized she had fallen in love with writing novels.
After school, she completed a health science degree, got married, and worked in banking and finance. All the while she wondered how she could combine her love of writing and her strong passion for Christian apologetics and evangelism. One weekend at a church camp, a friend asked, What if the guy in charge of the Smithsonian Institution went missing?
The result and the answer to that question is Julies maiden published novel, Deadly Disclosures. Julie has one daughter and lives in Brisbane, Australia with her family. She divides her time between being a wife, a mother and an author.
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West End Bagels, a new shop that was under development since the fall, opened last week at 5 Southside Drive (The Shops at Village Plaza) in Clifton Park.
It currently features a dozen kinds of house-baked bagels, six flavors of cream cheese, also made at the shop, cooked-to-order egg sandwiches, deli sandwiches, soups and more.
Hours are 5:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Call 952-4762 for info. The website is here; the Facebook page, here.
Has anybody tried it yet? Owner Chris Naughton tells me West End Bagels served 200 pounds of cream cheese last weekend.


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The European Human Rights Judges Wrecking British Law; PANEL OF 17 WHO GAVE THIS CONVICTED AXE KILLER THE VOTE
Byline: James Slack Home Affairs Editor
FOR the third time in a week, Strasbourg's unelected european Court of Human Rights is under the spotlight.
First, Tory MPs made it clear they have no intention of bowing to the court's demand to grant the vote to tens of thousands of prisoners.
Next Lord Carlile, the government's reviewer of anti terror laws, said its rulings against deportation had turned Britain into a 'safe haven' for those who wish the country harm.
Now Damian Green, the immigration minister, has said its rulings have turned human rights into a 'boo phrase'.
He said the court's judgments - and our own judiciary's liberal interpretation of them - meant the public immediately expected bad news when the phrase 'human rights' was uttered.
'Clearly, something is wrong if you get to that stage', Mr Green said.
His remarks will fuel the anger of MPs towards the european court.
In 2005, 17 judges ruled in favour of John Hirst, who argued prisoners should be able to vote. He had been in jail for killing his 69-year-old landlady with an axe, after which he calmly made a cup of coffee.
Under pressure from the court, the British government announced last year that it would comply with the ruling. Hirst celebrated by drinking champagne and smoking cannabis - and put a video of it all on YouTube.
The court believes it can overrule the UK Parliament and Supreme Court.
But the astonishing truth is that its 47 'representatives' need never even have served as judges in their homeland.
Nor is there any attempt to make the amount of influence they have reflect the size of the population of their nations. Thus Liechtenstein, San Marino, Monaco and Andorra have the same amount of say as Britain, France and Germany - despite their combined populations being smaller than that of the London borough of Islington.
The former Lord Chief Justice, Lord woolf, said many of the judges cannot speak english or French - the languages of the court - and do not understand how they reached their own judgments.
The judges - one for every nation in the Council of europe - have blocked the deportation from Britain of countless foreign criminals and awarded thousands in compensation to alleged Islamic terrorists.
The court gave [pounds sterling]4,700 to Soviet spy George Blake for 'distress and frustration' after the Government banned him from publishing a book about how he betrayed Britain.
And [pounds sterling]7,000 was handed to Stuart Blackstock, who shot PC Philip Olds in the 1980s, after his release from jail was delayed.
Opponents say it is a nonsense to believe a single body is capable of passing judgment over a continent with such diverse moral and social structures as europe.
The British judiciary is in no doubt that the european court is seeking to impose a federal law upon the UK.
Ex-Law Lord Hoffmann said: 'The Strasbourg court has been unable to resist the temptation to aggrandise its jurisdiction and to impose uniform rules on member states.
'It considers itself the equivalent of the Supreme Court of the United States.'
A random selection of the court's representatives are placed in charge of each decision. The 17 who were appointed to the panel who rode roughshod over 100 years of British law to call for prisoners to get the vote included many with no judicial experience.
Some were academics, some politicians and some human rights campaigners. …


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Brazil's Fibria Celulose (NYSE: FBR) posted a loss in the third quarter.
Fibria posted a quarterly net loss of 212 million reais ($104 million), versus a year-ago loss of 1.114 billion reais.
Fibria's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) climbed 20% y/y to 573 million reais.
Fibria's shares fell 3.15% to close at $8.91 on Friday.
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This past Saturday night General Hospital took home the prize in the Daytime Drama category for its writing team under former head writer Ron Carlivati at the WGA Awards ceremonies in New York and Los Angeles.
TV and film writers Brian Koppelman and Davie Levien, who this year have premiered their series Billions on Showtime, presented the Daytime Drama category. They both stumbled through their bit, and reading the nominees before announcing the winner. But when all was said and done, GH was named the winner and a good majority of the team was present at the New York cermonies who came up to the stage to accept. Ron Carlivati spoke on behalf of the team.
GH won this award based on their 52nd Anniversary episode that aired on April 1, 2015, and two other episodes surrounding that, which told the tragic story of Luke's (Tony Geary) childhood past, and how it has haunted Luke his entire life. Carlivati took the opportunity to deliver some choice words aimed at former GH icon Tony Geary, who dissed Carlivati publicly as Geary finished up his run on the show.
After first acknowledging the work of the other nominee in the daytime drama category, the writers on The Bold and the Beautiful for telling the transgender storyline of Maya Avant (Karla Mosley), Carlivati went on to say: "On General Hospital, we told an origin story about one of the most popular characters on daytime television. At the time the actor who played him told me it was his favorite storyline in his entire 37 year run on the show. Shortly after this however, he became disenchanted with my writing, and for some strange reason refused to acknowledge that we ever even met, referring to me in interviews only as 'the writer'. Apparently, this is supposed to be some kind of insult, but I'm sure my fellow writers standing on the stage, and most of you in this room would agree, I can consider being called 'a writer' a badge of honor. So thank you to him for that, and thank you to the writer's guild for this."
Watch Ron Carlivati's speech and GH WGA victory after the jump! Are you glad that for winning an award based on a massive storyline written specifically for Tony Geary, and then being dissed in the press by the lead actor in said story that Ron tied that together with his acceptance speech remarks? Share your thoughts below!


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I dislike the current system. It is realy meaningless.
The drops aren't often enough to create anticipation, and mostly aren't worth anything.
So how about adjusting them to drop something else.
Let's call it a Token of the Gods. If we need more then have a specific Token for each God, and so as to not be too RNG dependant (RNG on top of RNG sucks), we could have the Drops tied to the God your Clan Follows.
Not in a clan, remains RNG on top of RNG.
Then you can accumulate these 'Tokens' to do things to your existing items.
Customise them a bit. Maybe even so far as doing things like Swapping a Morgs 20% VA for the VB armour reduciton. Or giving an ELS some VA.
Or make the cost of reinking take these Tokens instead of other Tats.
Armours could be given small damage reductions at a Token Cost. Like 100 Tokens for 1% specific RBF damage reduction. Or 1% specific GA damage Reduciton.


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Anyone remember the stocking caps from the 1970's that were so long you could wrap them around your neck as a scarf while wearing them as hats? I'm toying with the idea of making one to wear while walking my dog. That would be a fun style to bring back.
I am making one at the
I am making one at the moment - it will be a true "stocking" cap as the "tip" will be a toe-up sock - extended, then with calf shaping before increasing evenly enough to make it fit the head. I
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That would be great! I'd love to try one. Someone commented on one of my earlier posts and pointed me to this:
Happy Holidays! Happy Knitting!!
I could really see this
I could really see this catching on. That link Frank posted looks fantastic, I can't wait until they post the pattern. You're going to be a trendsetter, I know it.
I remember them. Isn't
I remember them. Isn't there a Dr. Suess character who has a hat like that, or am I making that up? The hat in the link is really nice, it was designed by Danny Ouellette, from Toronto, who has several interesting caps online. Also, I sort of forget who, but one of us posted this Scandanavian knit hat, long, intricately patterned, something like Dubbel hat, or double hat or something. That was fun as well, although not as long.
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Safety Dashon Goldson signs 5-yr deal with BucsBy FRED GOODALL , Associated Press
Mar. 13, 2013 6:51 PM ET
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers targeted Dashon Goldson long before the All-Pro became the most coveted safety in free agency.
FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2012, file photo, San Francisco 49ers free safety Dashon Goldson is tackled against the Arizona Cardinals during the first half of an NFL football game in Glendale, Ariz. All 32 teams are under the $123 million salary cap, but how much teams want to wheel and deal is unclear. Those available include Goldson, Ed Reed and Wes Welker. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2012, file photo, San Francisco 49ers free safety Dashon Goldson is tackled against the Arizona Cardinals during the first half of an NFL football game in Glendale, Ariz. All 32 teams are under the $123 million salary cap, but how much teams want to wheel and deal is unclear. Those available include Goldson, Ed Reed and Wes Welker. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
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Bolstering one of the worst pass defenses in the NFL was a goal when general manager Mark Dominik was unable to trade for the former San Francisco 49ers standout before last year's draft. It became even bigger a priority after the Bucs nearly set a league record for yards allowed through the air the following season.
Dominik and coach Greg Schiano still feel Goldson could be one of the answers to getting better, and they landed their man Wednesday with a $41.25 million, five-year contract.
"We had our eyes on him for a while, and certainly when you watch his tape, you see as a coach the things you want in your safety," Schiano said.
"Just as important, when you have a chance to visit with him finally, you find he understands exactly what as a head coach I'm looking for," Schiano added. "He's going to come in here and be a leader and be a guy that understands what it takes to be a championship football team."
Goldson spent the past two seasons on one-year contracts with the NFC champion 49ers, including last year with the franchise tag for $6.2 million. Goldson made it clear he sought a long-term deal for his future security.
With the Bucs, he'll receive $8.25 million per year and $22 million in guaranteed money, a person with knowledge of the contract said, speaking on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press because the terms weren't announced.
"Hard work really pays off. I remember signing up to play football, hiding it from my mom," as a youngster growing up in Harbor City, Calif. "My journey, I wouldn't say it was rough, but it was a little rocky."
The 28-year-old Goldson, known as a big hitter with a nose for the football in pass coverage, had 69 tackles, three interceptions and a forced fumble for San Francisco last year in his sixth NFL season.
Tampa Bay is counting on Goldson to boost a defense that allowed the fewest yards rushing in the NFL, while also coming within 37 yards of yielding the most yards passing in league history.
"I did some research and sat with my agent, trying to figure out where was the correct fit for my style of play, my mindset. Tampa came on my radar," said Goldson, who was flown to town late Tuesday on a private jet provided by the Bucs. They who used a similar game plan to snare receiver Vincent Jackson, guard Carl Nicks and cornerback Eric Wright on the first day of free agency a year ago.
"I was very thankful I didn't get the franchise tag again, just so I could see my opportunities out there," Goldson added. "I think this is the correct fit. I really truly believe that. It was time to go somewhere that really, really wanted me."
While 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh said two days after a 34-31 Super Bowl loss to Baltimore that retaining Goldson was a top priority, San Francisco had already begun to move on Wednesday as free agent Charles Woodson met with the team.
Goldson had a career-best six interceptions during the 2011 season, when the 49ers ended a franchise-worst stretch of eight years without a playoff berth or winning record. In the postseason, Goldson has 47 tackles, an interception and a forced fumble.
"Big ups to my boy (at)thehawk38," 49ers linebacker Larry Grant posted on Twitter. "Man it's definitely well deserved and a long time coming folks. Congrats to you my boy."
Added San Francisco safety Donte Whitner: "Congrats to my bro (at)thehawk38 on his new deal with Tampa! You will be missed."
Goldson was a fourth-round draft pick by the 49ers in 2007 out of Washington. He became a starter in '09.
He joins a team that dropped five of its final six games to finish 7-9 last season. The Bucs have missed the playoffs the past five seasons and haven't won a postseason game since winning the Super Bowl 10 years ago.
That doesn't bother Goldson, who joined the 49ers before they started winning consistently again.
"I was there six years. We started from the bottom," the safety said. "It didn't happen overnight to get to where we were the past couple of years. I definitely see the potential here."
Goldson also was looking forward to lending his experience to help develop fellow safety Mark Barron, last year's first-round draft pick. His arrival also raises questions about the future of five-time Pro Bowl selection Ronde Barber, who made the transition from cornerback to safety last season.
Barber is a free agent, and the Bucs are waiting to hear if he wants to retire or return for a 17th season.
"We're going to wait and see what Ronde feels. That's been the thing we talked about," Schiano said. "But this day is about Dashon. I'm going to let Ronde make his decision and we'll celebrate Dashon's signing and everything that goes with that."
AP Sports Writer Janie McCauley in San Francisco contributed to this story.
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Manhunt 11-16 Recap: Puerto Rican Pimp Style
…I'm at a tricky juncture. The numbers are dwindling, and every move must be made with precision. At least I have Carmen, the perfect patsy. I hand her the cards and she reads 'em. Imagine her amazement when I hand her that last card in front of the final two—and she opens it to find a surprise double elimination! Ha ha ha ha ha! The look on her face will be priceless! And then, when I step up to claim my rightful title, she'll be too frozen with surprise, too slow under the weight of all that silicone, to stop me. Only a madman could think that I am not the most gorgeous male model in America! Past my prime? Never!
- excerpt from the diary of Bruce Hulse
"Everywhere you look is a postcard." – Rob
Yes, it's time to talk up our sponsor, the Paradisus Resort, Puerto Rico, that has so kindly given Manhunt a few free rooms in exchange for dedicating the entire opening sequence of the show to the beauties of the Paradisus Resort. The models go on and on….and on…about how great the place is, how nice the pool is, how neato the rooms are, and how they give you free red punch when you check in. Wow. Just wow. That put me over the top right there. Please excuse me for a minute while I go call my travel agent.
The boys have fun with the free hair care products in the room. Kevin playfully covers Rob's little hair bristles with hairspray, and Rob calls him a name that shows he feels the same way about Kevin as I do. Except I think Rob was kidding. I'm not.
Off to the bar we go, and the bad boys try to get Hunter to drink a shot with them. Hunter refuses, due to his age. Kev says Hunter's "following the American society's law," but Kev respects that. Aside, Hunter tells us he's here on a job and he's not going to spend his time getting drunk (Rob must agree—he's not even there). And we are all left to ponder the mind-boggling fact that Hunter was not drunk last week while he was letting his inner stripper out at the White Lotus.
"I don't know if you've heard of me…" – Photographer Art Minds
You wish, Art.
The morning begins, as it does every single day at my house, with Tray Mail. And it brings up this question: are those room service dishes the international standard, or did they bring them in from the states? They get a spray of flowers with their plate here.
Tray Mail is light on clues this week. The most they have to work with is "Do you have the look that sells?" Which is the sort of generic question that could describe every shoot they've done so far. Tray Mail Guy, when did you stop caring?
The guys head out to the beach in their swimsuits where they meet Art Minds (porn star name?), a calendar photographer who has gotten the impression somehow that he is famous. (Well, he has photographed more beefcake calendars than anyone else, so I guess the fact that I don't know his name is my fault. Note to self: buy more beefcake calendars.) The guys are doing calendar shots, obviously, and so instead of selling a product, they are the product. (Not quite as exciting as my idea for the "sell yourself" competition, but I digress.) Rob's face falls, and his belly pops out in dejection. As he's told us before, swimsuit shoots are not his bag, baby.
"You guys have done more modeling privately in front of your mirrors than you'll work in your whole life." – prophetic words by Art Minds
"The guys who love the mirror will do the best," Art tells the modelettes, and everyone immediately looks at Maurice and Hunter. Rob tells us that he's been shocked by the amout of time these two spend looking at themselves.
We learn that this competition will be judged by the consumer: whoever sells the most calendars wins.
Hunter goes first, and looks uncomfortable in his pose leaning up against a palm tree. I'll bet he's worrying about those pesky abs again. He seems to do better when he poses waist high in the waves. Art says Hunter has an "incredible aura," but he needs a new haircut.
Jon's strategy is to be mellow, happy, and enjoy himself more. Yes, let's all take a moment to enjoy Jon a little more… Mmmm…enjoyable. Jon looks perfect and very comfortable on the beach, which surprises no one. Art says that Jon was the most enthusiastic, and thinks this will show in the results.
Rob is nervous. He knows he can't compete with the other guys without his shirt on. He is the only one who actually wears a shirt, trying to hide a little of his insecurity. More trouble for Rob—the sun and reflectors start to "burn" his eyes, and he struggles and squints. Art thinks Rob is a good fashion model, but not a calendar boy.
All we get from Kev is his decision to pose in the water rather than up on the rocks. Because, "when people shoot up, it makes my boobs look a lot bigger." (Note to self: pose on rocks.)
Maurice works on putting personality into his shots. This means smiling. On his first attempt, Maury's cheekbones fracture and he is rushed by ambulance to the ER. No elimination tonight, I guess.
That would have been interesting, so you know it didn't happen. In reality, Maurice works his cheesy-licious grin for the camera. Art thinks Maurice's football player's body was an advantage.
"We got to enjoy Puerto Rico a little bit…and enjoy Carmen, too." – Kevin
Thank your lucky stars for the power of editing.
The boys indulge in a bit 'o recreation at the request of the producers. Like the boys are going to put one toe out of line after last week's paparazzi lesson! Nothing much happens and the footage is brief. Most of them play with kayaks, but Hunter has no time for such frivolities. He uses the rocks as an impromptu gym and starts working out. Neglect not thy abs.
Carmen shows up, and Rob robotically reads the cue card without a trace of enthusiasm, "I thought it was great to see her…and it was a surprise." Carmen's news is happy. No elimination tonight. To celebrate (and because the producers told them to), the guys carry Carmen to a convenient catamaran. And…cut.
"Huh huh, huh huh, huh huh." – Beavis and/or Butthead
We get a peek at the guys calendar shots, and here's my take: Hunter looks a bit constipated, Maurice's smile is just as plastic as his serious face, Kev pulls out a truly professional shot down to his toothpaste perfect smile, Rob's hip-line definition is flat out disturbing, and Jon is beautiful as usual but I can't take my eyes off the huge, hairy pit staring me down from the center of the shot.
Bruce puts in his first appearance (and here I was worried that poor Brucie got left home) and shows the guys their photos. Rob cheers for Maurice's first smile. Then Rob sees his own picture, which is "mortifying" for him. Looking over his shoulder, Jon gives a Beavis chuckle.
Jon is excited that the consumer will be deciding this one, and thinks he has an advantage because he looks "more Puerto Rican" than the other guys. That's right, Jon-boy. Variety is the spice of nothing! When I'm out choosing my "Year in Pectorals" calendar, my first criterion is that the models look local. Not from the Sonoran Desert = not for me. Who wants to look at a guy without a mullet, anyway?
"Oh, theez one eez sexy—theez one eez sexy, too." – a Puerto Rican grandmother, mid-hot flash
The guys head down to the super high tech surveillance room, where they will watch the progress of the calendar sale. Whoever's calendar sells out first, wins; the winner gets first choice of wardrobe for tomorrow's fashion show.
Bravo marks the progress of the sale with an uber-cheesy bar graph that uses little to-the-bust shots of each guy as tally marks. Pop, pop, pop—aw, look at all the little Jons and all their little hairy pits!
Rob is ready for humiliation, but gets a happy surprise when he has the first sale. From there on out it's Jon and Kevin's race, as they surge ahead of the other guys. Hunter is in agony as women keep picking his calendar up, and then putting it back to take one of Jon's. The first person to take a Hunter calendar is a man. "Does that count?" Kevin wonders as the others laugh.
Rob also has a male fan—one that rubs his finger across the picture's stomach and makes the "sizzle" sound. Tsssssss! "Oh, gross," Hunter says. (Hey, Hunter? You got any extra room for these boxes inside your little closet there?)
Jon and Kev are neck and neck at nine. "Game point," Kev notes. Some elderly ladies toy with them, first picking up Jon ("Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! He's alright!"), and then going for Kevin. A blond sneaks in while they are deciding and snags the last Jon. And Jon Johnson wins by a pit hair!
Kevin goes out next, followed by Hunter, Maurice and then finally Rob.
"Come on, everybody's doing it." – the voice of peer pressure
The guys go out to celebrate, and once again tempt Hunter with their devil liquor. Hunter stays clean, and we all breathe a big sigh of relief (because if Hunter dances like that sober…). The producers send in the Puerto Rican hoochies, but the boys still haven't forgotten The Paparazzi Guy. Nothing interesting (translation: lewd) occurs. The producers decide to save The Paparazzi Guy for later in the series next time.
Maurice toasts Jon's win. "Tomorrow, Jon's gonna have the good stuff. Rob…I'm sorry for you, man."
The next morning, Tray Mail holds no surprises. Yes, we already know about the runway show. Kevin makes a lame Zoolander "walk-off" joke (lame=not made by spegs).
For some undisclosed reason, Maurice is referred to as the "expert" in runway walkage. He demonstrates. If "emotionless robot" is what he's going for, then well done, Maurice.
"The coolest thing I've ever seen." – Hunter, not referring to a blue car this time
The guys get a look at their runway—a plexiglas walkway that zigzags through the center of the swimming pool. All are impressed. None are impressed as much as Hunter.
Bruce shows up to share with the boys all he's learned in twenty years of "strutting my tush on the catwalk." (Bruce is too sexy for this recap.)
Bruce's tips: #1. Own it. (translation: have your own style. Bruce's style is apparently the Duck Walk. "Charming, in its own way"—according to Bruce.) And # 2. Relate to the crowd. ("If you see a cute girl, give her a wink. Or cute guy, whatever the preference.") <-- and that's it…everything he's learned in twenty years.
They all get one trial walk. Hunter is bland, and a little slow, but Bruce likes it. Jon takes a boring stroll; Bruce thinks Jon needs to project out, whatever that means. Maurice thinks he's too cool for school, putting on his sunglasses as he hits his pose; Bruce's comment that it was a little "world wrestler" only confuses me. Rob moves too fast; Bruce calls it "smooth," but says Rob needs to "take his beats." Bruce's instructions are almost as comprehensible as Mike Meyers doing a Keith Richards impression.
We don't see the mole walk (at least the editor understands that Kevin's not really competing), but we do hear Kevin warn the others, "I don't want to see anyone jacking my style out there."
"You are a real man, Kev!" – Rob, spoken through tears of gratitude
We are introduced to Doug Ordway, photographer for the Runway Photo Shoot. His credits include Vogue, Elle, and Gianni Versace. Doug instructs the guys on how to pose on the runway.
It's time to choose wardrobe. Jon is glad to go first, but worried that he might make a mistake like Matt did, and go home. (Except that Matt's real mistake wasn't choosing the Aston Martin—it was choosing to eat all those Twinkies.)
Hanging on a trellis are the options: two knee-length board shorts swimsuits, one pair of electric blue biker shorts, a pair of very brief, brown stretchy shorts, and a bright pink Speedo.
Jon does the expected and takes the hibiscus-patterned board shorts.
Kevin surprises and relieves the others—especially Rob—when he snags the Speedo, "just to show these guys who's got balls here." (Yes, Kev, I believe that your *ahem* accouterments will be quite evident in that suit.) Maurice says, "The guy has guts. I kinda looked up to him after that." And Maurice's Paulo-fixation transference is complete!
Hunter steps up to Kevin's challenge and takes the skimpy brown suit. He thinks that after the calendar shot yesterday he needs to redeem himself, because he "looked like the fat kid." Another eating disorder in the formation.
Maurice, despite his admiration for Kevin's choice, selects the safe orange board shorts. *coughwusscough*
And Rob ends up with the glossy blue biker shorts. He considers choosing the leaves growing on the trellis instead. He regains confidence as he remembers, "I wore toilet paper." You would think that would be the lowest a guy could sink…
Boom, rumble, rumble! – Crack of Doom ™
Backstage, or in the tent beside the pool, the boys find another outfit to model first (long shorts for the most part, with light shirts) and a lot of bling. Maurice thinks he looks like "a Puerto Rican pimp," and he clearly considers this a good thing. (I'm pretty sure that means he doesn't know my associate, Rico. Not a looker.)
Poolside, hotel guests lounge on the edges of the water and wait for the show to end so they can swim again. Puerto Rican dancers swish their frilly skirts to the salsa beat.
In an aside, Rob tells us, "I have a good shot at winning this thing." Storm clouds are massed on the horizon, so perhaps that was a rumble of thunder I heard and not the crack of doom™. Hunter also talks about how well he is doing. And the thunder rolls.
"Behold The Power of Cheese" – National Dairy Council ®
Jon is the first to hit the glass floor. He forgets about the photographer, who we can hear screaming "Here, Jon! Here! Here! Jon!" like a man who sees his dog running toward the freeway. His dog named "Jon."
Maurice decides to use his "serious look." Yeah! That will show the judges that you have more than just one look… or, um, I guess not. Maurice says he's "so excited to walk down the runway in front of all those beautiful Puerto Rican woman!" (And we're so happy that he chose the baggy shorts after all.) Maury gives the judges a cheddar-ish wink. Marissa Miller is there with Carmen and Bruce (she got the free trip, too. Good for you, honey). She tells Bruce that Maurice looks robotic.
Kevin passes the cheddar and heads straight for the reeking limburger. He does a fake dandruff brush on his shoulder, mugs for the judges, does a mini-strip tease with his t-shirt—basically he's a cocky son of a…gun. If his plan was to push the other guys into acting like morons too, well…he succeeded magnificently. More to come on that.
Hunter pulls his shirt open and flips his collar up. Miami Vice! In a voice over, Hunter assures us that he was biting the jaw line to "make the jaw POP." (I can make my jaw pop, too, but it kinda hurts.) There is no discussion of abs, and I want to know what the alien abductors have done with the real Hunter.
Rob is walking a little fast again. The judges note that he's good on the runway, but not a body model. Just as we're thinking, "Well that's a little harsh," we are suddenly confronted by Rob in his biker shorts.
"I'd like to see him on a surfboard—surfing naked!" – Carmen Electra, about Jon
Rob is mincing in his skin-tight shorts. And just when you think it can't get any worse, he starts to dance. He puts his hands in the air to "raise the roof" and twitches his way down the runway. It is freaky. It is embarrassing. It is never-ending. The editors are cruel, cruel people. Marissa and Bruce cringe in horror. "Eurotrash," they mutter.
My eyes are grateful when Jon takes the stage. He pauses at the beginning to slowly stretch out in a long, rolling movement that highlights every muscle on his body… and Carmen isn't the only one having impure thoughts. Bruce thinks he has a manly walk, not shaking his hips like some of the guys. (Rob, he's looking at you.) Jon again forgets the camera. But who cares?
Maurice did something. My notes are sort of smeary, what with all the drool. I remember that he seemed focused on the women, blowing kisses to the spectators and eyeing the female judges.
Kevin struts out in his Speedo with his hands up in the air as if to say, "See, I told you I had balls." Yes, we see, Kev. Only too well. Kevin does a backflip off the walkway. Bruce says Kevin's performance was "classic." Better than a duck walk, though?
In retrospect, I think it was the backflip that pushed Hunter over the edge. He came out determined to make the audience forget all about Kevin's acrobatic moves. And he succeeded. Let the Chippendale's audition begin. Oh, poor, misguided Hunter. He jiggles, he gyrates. He drops down on all fours to stick his head in the pool so that he can flip his wet hair back. The judges agree that he went too far. Much, much too far.
"You look like an assassin—I look like a porn star." – Kevin to Jon
Tension is high, it's elimination night. The boys pack their bags, then do sit ups and pushups to work off the nerves. Maurice prepares to meet the judges (pretend I didn't say that) by methodically spraying himself with cologne. First the neck, pat it on. Then the shirt, pat it on. Then the crotch, pat it on. <-- this really happened. Maurice laughs sheepishly toward the camera, not quite as embarrassed as he should be.
They assemble on the Veranda of Judgment and take a gander at their runway shots. Maurice's is easily the best picture he's taken yet—he looks almost human. Hunter is off his game, caught in an awkward mid-step pose. Rob is flipping some kind of strange gang sign. Jon's hair is billowing in a gust of air, his body perfect, his eyes shooting deadly laser beams into my heart… And Kevin had a picture, too.
The guys make fun of Hunter's precise "heel-to-toe" step action. (Sure, mock now. But when you're limping around with shin splints, it won't seem so funny anymore.)
Carmen shows up, introduces the judges again (Bruce, Marissa, and runway photographer Doug Ordway), and then tells the guys to "get the hell out of here." She's so desperate for a decent catch phrase that she's stealing from My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss? That's desperate, baby.
"The most disgusting runway work I've ever seen in twenty-five years." – Bruce Hulse
that's gonna leave a mark
Maurice is the first to receive his critique. Marissa is surprised to see him smiling in the picture, because she didn't see a smile on the runway. Photographer Doug says it was the only smile, all the other pictures were really stiff. Marissa calls him stone-faced and Bruce calls him boring. Maurice tries to explain what he was thinking, and Bruce goes all Vizzini on him: "Am I going MAD, or did the word think escape your lips?!" Wow, who pissed in the judges' tequila tonight?
Hunter is chastised for his display. Marissa says it was good to see Hunter open up…but then he opened up too much. Doug reminds Hunter that he is supposed to sell designer clothing, not give a burlesque show. Bruce understands that Hunter was responding to the crowd's energy, but tells him that just because the crowd is telling you to jump off a cliff, you don't have to do it. Hunter resisted the booze, but peer pressure wins in the end!
Marissa thinks Jon showed some nervousness. Doug says at a real show there will be more people and more cameras and you have to find that confidence right from the start.
The photographer tells Rob that he loves Rob's look. That will be the only nice think Rob will hear tonight. Bruce calls the runway work "appalling," and "the worst I've ever seen." "You're not a dancer," Bruce continues. "It was wretched." Rob starts to complain that if they'd had a director— Bruce cuts him off and says that he (Bruce) gave Rob all the direction he needed: "Be yourself." Bruce says that Rob has been one of his favorites (<-- blatant lie, I have notes), but that he has to do a major reevaluation now.
Kevin comes out for his pointless moment of tainted evaluation. Always a Rob supporter, he wants to see Rob get a chance to recover.
Then Kev gets to the "He's a good guy…BUT" section of his report. Hunter is a good guy, but what was with the Coyote Ugly thing? Jon is a good guy, but he has no drive. Maurice is a good guy, but he's over confident. (Hello, Kettle? Yeah, it's me, Pot.)
"I got nothing." – spegs (because at this point in the recap, I care even less than the Tray Mail Guy)
The guys reassemble, and Rob blots his sweating forehead with a hanky.
Carmen tells them that only one man will be eliminated—after tonight it's down to the final four. Or three, if you're only counting the actual contestants. Bruce gives the same speech he's given the last three weeks, "there are no losers here, blah, blah, blah, any one of you could work in this industry, yada yada," and he leaves.
Carmen has her first "moment" in Manhunt history. She opens the card. "Oh!" she half-gasps/half-squeaks. She bites her lip. She holds the card in front of her face as she tries to compose herself. This actually peaks my interest, so I am forced to give her kudos. Well done, Carmen. *tosses a ho ho Carmen's way*
Carmen's lips part…. "Hunter. That was your last shot."
Hunter takes his picture and leaves. He paces and tears up, but ultimately he is still hopeful. This is his dream, and he's only getting started. He's loved his time on the show.
Bruce cites immaturity as the reason behind the boot, Marissa says he was cheesy.
Fare thee well, young, cheesy stripper.
*moment of silence*
"To the four of us, all legitimate contestants!" – Kevin
Carmen comforts and congratulates the final four (three). The guys give each other serious, unsmiling man-hugs.
Rob is weak with relief. "Thanks, Bruce, for giving me another chance. I feel like I was hanging on by a thread. I know that I'm really lucky." Bruce confirms this, telling us aside that Rob slipped through by the skin of his teeth.
Jon is "stoked beyond belief"! He thinks his toughest competition is Kevin. Well, if that's the truth, then this one is in the bag for Jonny.
Maury says…nothing interesting.
Kevin leads a cheer for the final four. In your dreams, Mole Boy!
Next Week on Manhunt
Be ready for a wild jungle shoot, where the guys will pose with tarantulas—FedEx-ed overnight from America's Next Top Model—and millipedes, and miniature frogs and cockatoos…. (and lambs and sloths, and carp and anchovies, and orangutans and breakfast cereals, and fruit-bats….)
"When one model blows it, he could become an endangered species!" Oooo. What a clever play on words! Really.
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text: How I Treat Patients with Metastatic Squamous Cell Lung CancerMorgensztern, Daniel MDOncology Times: September 10th, 2013 - Volume 35 - Issue 17 - p 6–7 doi: 10.1097/01.COT.0000434537.73093.90 Featured Article Outline First-line Chemotherapy Monoclonal Antibodies Maintenance Therapy Second-line Therapy New Approaches Metastatic Squamous Cell Lung Cancer Comments, Questions? DANIEL MORGENSZTERN, MD Squamous cell carcinomas (SQCC) represent approximately 30 percent of all cases of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). These tumors are strongly associated with cigarette smoking and are typically centrally located. Most of the recent progress in the treatment of NSCLC has been restricted to patients with non-squamous histology, particularly adenocarcinomas. There are currently no clearly effective targeted therapies approved for the treatment of SQCC. Back to Top | Article Outline First-line Chemotherapy The standard therapy for metastatic SQCC is platinum-based combination chemotherapy. Since several randomized clinical trials reported between 2001 and 2003 showed no significant differences in outcomes among the chemotherapy regimens, the choice of therapy had been based mostly on personal preferences and toxicity profile. Histology did not play a role in the selection of chemotherapy regimen until the results of the JMDB trial, which compared cisplatin plus pemetrexed (CP) with cisplatin plus gemcitabine (CG). Although the median overall survival (OS) was identical for both arms at 10.3 months, CG was associated with a significant improvement in OS among patients with SQCC (10.8 vs. 9.4 months), whereas CP was associated with a significant benefit in non-squamous histology (11.8 vs. 10.4 months). The decreased efficacy of pemetrexed in patients with SQCC has been attributed at least in part to the higher expression of thymidylate synthase. Therefore, pemetrexed is not indicated in patients with SQCC, with the treatment options restricted mainly to the combination of platinum plus gemcitabine, vinorelbine, or a taxane. Back to Top | Article Outline Monoclonal Antibodies In the initial randomized Phase II study comparing chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab, there were six life-threatening pulmonary hemorrhages among the 66 patients receiving bevacizumab, including four deaths. All six patients with severe hemorrhage had centrally located tumors close to the major blood vessels, five had tumor cavitation, and four had SQCC. With four out of 13 SQCC patients treated with bevacizumab developing severe hemorrhagic events, this histology was excluded from the two subsequent randomized trials that led to the approval of bevacizumab in NSCLC with non-squamous histology. Although the BRIDGE study showed that delaying the use of bevacizumab until the third cycle of chemotherapy and excluding patients with intrathoracic cavitation or recent hemoptysis may be associated with decreased risk of severe pulmonary hemorrhage in SQCC, the use of bevacizumab in this population remains experimental and should not be pursued outside of a clinical trial. Two randomized clinical trials comparing chemotherapy with or without cetuximab showed discordant results. While the FLEX study using cisplatin and vinorelbine showed a significant improvement in OS for patients in the cetuximab arm (11.3 vs. 10.1 months), this benefit was not observed in the BMS099 study using carboplatin plus paclitaxel, where the numerically higher OS in the cetuximab arm did not reach statistical significance (9.6 vs. 8.3 months). A subsequent analysis of the FLEX study showed that patients with high EGFR expression, defined as an immunohistochemistry score of 200 or more, had a significant benefit from the addition of cetuximab to the chemotherapy, whereas there were no benefits from the triplet in patients with low EGFR expression. Although high expression of EGFR was found in only 31 percent of patients, there were significant differences according to histology (25% in adenocarcinomas and 38% in SQCC). Furthermore, among all patients evaluated, the highest benefit from cetuximab was observed in patients with SQCC and high EGFR expression. If the predictive value for EGFR expression is validated, the addition of cetuximab to chemotherapy may be considered during first-line therapy, particularly for SQCC, where the options remain limited. The ongoing SWOG 0819 trial, comparing chemotherapy with carboplatin plus carboplatin (and bevacizumab for eligible patients), with or without cetuximab, may validate high EGFR expression as one of the predictive factors for response to cetuximab and clarify whether the benefits can also be observed in a better tolerated carboplatin-based chemotherapy regimen. Back to Top | Article Outline Maintenance Therapy Since the JMEN study showed improved survival for switch maintenance using pemetrexed after four cycles of a platinum-based regimen compared with no maintenance, several randomized clinical trials have been conducted, mainly to compare different maintenance strategies with pemetrexed and bevacizumab alone or in combination. However, these studies are not applicable for SQCC patients, since the benefits from JMEN were observed mainly in non-squamous cell cancer, and neither pemetrexed nor bevacizumab are indicated in SQCC. Therefore, the only recent maintenance study applicable for SQCC is SATURN, which compared erlotinib with placebo in patients without tumor progression after four cycles of chemotherapy. In patients with SQCC, maintenance erlotinib was associated with a significant improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) but not OS compared with placebo. However, when stratified by response to first-line chemotherapy, patients achieving stable disease had a significant improvement in OS with the use of maintenance erlotinib. In contrast, there was no OS benefit from maintenance erlotinib in patients who responded to prior therapy. Back to Top | Article Outline Second-line Therapy The current approved therapies for second-line therapy in NSCLC include docetaxel, pemetrexed, and erlotinib. Docetaxel was approved based on two randomized clinical trials, showing response rates between 5.5 and 10.8 percent and median PFS between 1.9 and 2.4 months. Since pemetrexed, which was shown to be equivalent to docetaxel, has no role in the treatment of SQCC, the current alternative to docetaxel is erlotinib. Although earlier randomized studies comparing gefitinib with docetaxel showed no significant differences in outcome, patients were unselected by EGFR mutation status, preventing the comparison of the two therapies in wild-type EGFR, which is less likely to benefit from EGFR TKIs. The TAILOR study, comparing docetaxel with erlotinib in patients with wild-type EGFR, showed that docetaxel was associated with a significant improvement in response rates, median PFS, and OS compared with erlotinib. Back to Top | Article Outline New Approaches Since a plateau in efficacy has been reached in efficacy with standard platinum-doublets, a growing percentage of patients with adenocarcinomas have achieved a significant improvement in survival with the use of new targeted therapies. Unfortunately, this improvement has not been shared with SQCC, where activating EGFR mutations and ALK translocations are either rare or absent. Improving outcomes for patients with SQCC can be achieved only through a better understanding of the pathophysiology and molecular characterization of this heterogeneous group of malignancies. A significant step forward was The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) research network study, which showed that approximately two thirds of patients with SQCC have somatic alterations of a potentially targetable gene, including EGFR, fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFRs), and PI3K pathway. Furthermore, studies using monoclonal antibodies targeting the programmed cell death protein 1 (PD1) or its ligand (PDL1), have shown remarkable results regardless of the histology subtype. Back to Top | Article Outline Metastatic Squamous Cell Lung Cancer My first treatment option for patients with metastatic SQCC is enrollment into a clinical trial. For patients who are not eligible for a trial, the first-line therapy is guided mostly by the performance status, co-morbidities, and patient preferences. For patients with good PS and no significant co-morbidities, my favored first-line treatment is the combination of carboplatin plus gemcitabine, with carboplatin plus paclitaxel as an alternative choice. Although cisplatin has been associated with a slight benefit compared with carboplatin in meta-analyses, individual trials have not shown significant differences, and carboplatin is usually better tolerated. For patients with poor performance status, I typically use single-agent docetaxel. Although the survival improvement from maintenance erlotinib is modest in patients with wild-type EGFR, I often review the risks and benefits from maintenance erlotinib, particularly for patients with stable disease after chemotherapy. My second-line therapy of choice is docetaxel. For patients with good performance status and disease progression after second-line docetaxel, I usually offer erlotinib. The replacement of a mostly empirical chemotherapy by the use of new drugs directed at specific driver mutations or abnormal pathways is expected to provide better treatment options in the near future, likely resulting in improved survival for patients with metastatic squamous cell lung cancer. Back to Top | Article Outline Comments, Questions? Figure Add your comments in the blog version of this article—http://bit.ly/OT-TREAT-SQCC—or email email@example.com© 2013 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.


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Dish Network (Nasdaq: DISH) complained Thursday that its Hopper DVR was dropped from CNET's "Best of CES" awards program because of a legal battle with CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS), which owns the tech media publisher.
Dish's Hopper DVR: snubbed at CES. (Image source: Dish)
The satellite TV provider launched Hopper early last year. Its multiroom DVR contains an AutoHop function that can automatically remove all of the commercials from primetime programs on CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox when activated by subscribers. CBS and several other broadcasters sued Dish for alleged copyright infringement last year, and CBS president Les Moonves has threatened to pull CBS owned-and-operated stations from Dish unless it deactivates the AutoHop feature.
While CNET gave Hopper a positive review, it announced earlier this week that it pulled the DVR from its Best of CES Awards program because of Dish's litigation with CBS. "We will no longer be reviewing products manufactured by companies with which we are in litigation with respect to such product," CNET said in an editor's note.
Dish criticized CBS for the move. "We are saddened that CNET's staff is being denied its editorial independence because of CBS' heavy-handed tactics," Dish said in a prepared statement. "This action has nothing to do with the merits of our new product. Hopper with Sling is all about consumer choice and control over the TV experience. That CBS, which owns CNET.com, would censor that message is insulting to consumers," the company added.
For more:
- see the Dish release
- see the CNET review and editor's note
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