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Centreville's girl's basketball team picked up a win over White Pigeon Wednesday night.
The Lady Bulldogs topped the Lady Chiefs 41-26 in the consolation game of Centreville's Preseason tournament.
"Our defense held it together for us tonight," Centreville coach Corey Smith said. "The man-to-man defense to start the game allowed us to get out to a 15-2 lead early."
The win evens the season record for the Lady Bulldogs at 1-1. White Pigeon falls to 0-2 on the year.
Centreville led 15-2 after the first quarter, but the Lady Chiefs played them tough the final three quarters.
Leading the Lady Bulldogs in scoring was Jenna Beeker with 12 points.
Christen Kahila added 11 points while Ashton Lehman had nine points.
White Pigeon was led in scoring by Rachel Brock's eight points.
Kayla Lapham added six points and Haley Miller added four points.
No other stats were available at press time on Wednesday.
Glen Oaks 91, Trine JV 49
The Glen Oak's men's basketball team improved to 5-1 on the year with a trouncing of Trine's JV team 91-49.
"We played unselfish basketball and made a lot of extra passes to open teammates tonight," Glen Oaks coach Steve Proefrock said.
William Powell led with 21 points while Antonio Hearn had 15, Lee Gardner III poured in 14 and Aleksander Antic had 10.
Tyler Bell scored nine points, Charles Hearn had seven, Dan Scheske added five, Christopher Jones had four points and Josh Wynn added two.
Howe wins
The Howe School's boy's basketball team picked up a 54-53 win over Community Baptist on Tuesday.
Arnas Zabarauskas led the team with a monster game of 29 points, 22 rebounds, four blocks, four steals and three assists. Simon Williams poured in 17 points and hit the glass for 14 rebounds.
Danim Matchett had four points while Davie Holliday added four points and eight rebounds.


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Lieberman Praises Companies Helping Him Try To Censor Wikileaks
from the censorship-is-the-in-thing dept
"The WikiLeaks data dump has jeopardized U.S. national interests and the lives of intelligence sources around the world," Lieberman said, though there is no proof or even detailed allegations that the release has endangered any intelligence source.Lieberman apparently wants the world to believe that censorship is okay because "this is no time for business as usual." It appears that Lieberman really wants to go down in history as the Senator who favors censorship of the press and US companies. Quite a legacy.


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After a brief moment of joy over the nation's exports finally increasing at an annual rate of 10.4 percent in September, ending six consecutive months of declines, last month's foreign trade data, released last week, showed outbound shipments tumbled again, declining by 1.9 percent from the same period a year ago.
The latest data suggest that the light at the end of the economic tunnel seen a month ago might be just an illusion, as the September results were perhaps due to temporary factors — such as the launches of new consumer electronics products and downstream vendors' inventory buildups to meet consumer demand ahead of China's annual Golden Week holiday — and that they came from last year's low comparison base.
However, the most obvious implication is that Taiwan's economy is still suffering from sluggish global economic activity and the nation could be the worst performer among Asia's major exporters this year. Therefore, both the government and the public should remain alert for signs of a worsening downturn.
On Thursday, the Ministry of Finance reported that exports unexpectedly fell 1.9 percent last month from a year earlier and were 2.4 percent down from the previous month, at US$26.53 billion. Imports also performed worse than expected last month, dropping 1.8 percent year-on-year and up 0.78 percent month-on-month at US$23.27 billion. Cumulative exports in the first 10 months of the year dropped 3.7 percent to US$250.13 billion, while cumulative imports fell 4.7 percent to US$227.26 billion, the ministry's data showed.
According to the ministry, the reason that exports resumed their decline was because eight of the nation's 10 major export sectors posted year-on-year contractions in shipments, which was led by a 36.1 percent fall in shipments of information and communication technology (ICT) products (including HTC Corp's smartphones and Acer Inc's personal computers). Moreover, with still-weak exports to the US and Europe, slowing growth in exports to Asian economies also took a toll on outbound shipments last month, raising concerns about the prospects for intra-regional trade.
Although a high comparison base could be blamed for the disappointing foreign trade figures, it is not sufficient to justify last month's surprising decline. Instead, it allows further room to worry about the underlying health of Taiwan's ICT sector, as the ministry's data showed it continued to present the largest contraction among the 10 major export categories since May.
There is cause for concern over the declining global competitiveness of Taiwanese ICT products. During previous downturns this sector's exports were hit harder than those of the nation's major trading rivals and did not recover at a faster pace when the global economy started to rebound. This issue also highlights the challenge facing the nation in transforming its industrial structure and diversifying exports beyond ICT.
The latest data indicated that overall imports remained in low gear last month. However, a closer look at the data showed that imports of capital equipment increased 4.2 percent last month from a year earlier, following a 0.2 percent decline the previous month, and had improved for three consecutive months. This did offer positive signs for the economy as it might indicate stronger domestic investment in the months ahead.
However, an annual decline of 0.6 percent in consumer goods imports, after an 11.3 percent increase in September, is a strong reminder that private consumption could be a major drag factor on domestic demand.
Looking ahead, the ministry said exports for this month and next month could see modest growth because of seasonal demand and it did not rule out the contribution of a low-base effect. Late last month, the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics forecast that full-year exports could fall 2.5 percent to show the first contraction since the global financial crisis began, and the latest foreign trade data suggested prospects for Taiwan's exports remain cloudy, and that the possibility of further downward adjustments to exports, as well as to GDP growth, exist.


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As part of regular preseason testing, Peverley had an electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), a simple test that records the heart's electrical activity. Unfortunately, Peverley's EKG was abnormal, showing that the player had atrial fibrillation (afib) - the most common cardiac arrhythmia (heart rhythm disorder/irregular heartbeat), present in about 5 million Americans.
|EKG showing atrial fibrillation (top) compared with a normal sinus rhythm (bottom).
The bottom purple arrow shows a P wave (represent depolarization of the atria), which are absent in afib EKGs.
To understand afib, you need to understand the heart's anatomy and electrical system. Your heart has four chambers - two atria (top) and two ventricles (bottom). The atria are small pumps that act as a primer, pushing blood into the ventricles which then pumps the blood out to the rest of the body. The electrical system is what causes the myocardium (muscle of the heart) to be stimulated and cause contraction in the chambers.
The heart's electrical system controls the rate and rhythm of the heartbeat. With each heartbeat, an electrical signal spreads from the top of the heart in the atria to the bottom, causing the heart to contract and pump blood. In normal hearts, the electrical signal begins in the sinus node (or sinoatrial - SA node) which is located in the right atrium. The signal travels through the right and left atria, causing the atria to contract and pump blood into the ventricles, then moving to the atrioventricular (AV) node and slowing down slightly to allow the ventricles to fill up with blood. After the electrical signal leaves the AV node and travels down to the ventricles, causing them to contract and pump blood to the lungs and the rest of the body. This process is shown in the gifs below:
|A normal sinus rhythm
In atrial fibrillation, the electrical system is flawed. The signal doesn't begin in the SA node but rather at a different part of the atria or in several parts of the atria. The signals can clash and cause different impulses and don't travel normally, spreading throughout the atria in a rapid and disorganized manner. This causes the atria to fibrillate (quiver) and and the atria/ventricles to no longer beat in a coordinated way as the ventricles don't completely fill with blood.
|Haywire electrical signals that occur during atrial fibrillation
As the electrical signal passes to the ventricles, they can beat too quickly (rapid ventricle response tachycardia) and the ventricle is pumping without completely filling with blood. With the heart beating so fast beyond normal range (tachycardia) and not pumping enough blood to the rest of the body, you become dizzy and nauseous. Eventually your blood pressure drops rapidly (hypotension) , your brain and muscles aren't receiving as much oxygen as they should, and you can pass out/collapse (syncope).
Additionally, Afib increases the likelihood of a stroke because blood clots can form while swirling around the atria and not properly flowing through to the ventricles.
Normally, afib resolves on it's own and the heart is able to reset and start pumping blood normally. Afib is fairly common and generally not life-threatening. The condition can be controlled with medications, starting with blood-thinners to prevent clots. It's highly unlikely Peverley was on an intense blood thinner such as warfarin but could have been taking low doses of aspirin. Doctors can also prescribe medications which can help control heart rate, such as beta blockers and calcium channel blockers. However, even with these medications, Peverley (as an NHL athlete) still faced huge risks due to the intense nature of the game which requires short bursts of activity.
Afib can also be treated with a procedure known as a cardiac ablation. Peverley had an ablation earlier during the preseason, however, even following a successful ablation, almost a 1/3 of patients will have recurring symptoms. An ablation is a procedure where a catheter is threaded up into the heart through vessels in the leg and to the problem location of the heart. Once the catheter is in place, electrodes on the end measure the electrical activity (detect an arrhythmia), detect the problem area, and they are then ablated either using radiofrequency pulses (which burn the area) or through cryoablation (freezes).
UPDATE: Peverley apparently did not undergo an ablation this past preseason. Peverley underwent a cardioversion procedure. There are two forms of cardioversion; synchronized electrical cardioversion and pharmacologic (chemical) cardioversion. Synchronized electrical cardioversion uses two electrode pads to deliver a therapeutic reversion shock that is timed at a certain point in the cardiac cycle (synchronization). This differs from defibrillation which is supposed to re-start the rhythm of the heart. Pharmacological cardioversion uses agents such as sodium channel blockers, beta blockers and calcium channel blockers to stabilize the heart (rhythm control).
Not even halfway through the first period, Peverley finished a shift and collapsed suddenly on the Stars bench. In a chaotic scene, the Stars players were frantic to get the refs attention and stop the game. The trainers and medical staff immediately picked Peverley up and hustled him down the tunnel. Information was very limited and the press, announcers and fans were confused as to what just happened.
Stars doctor: Peverley was off the bench and in the tunnel in 14 seconds.
Amazing, no? The Stars then released this bit of information:
— Sean Gentille (@seangentille) March 12, 2014
"We treated [peverley] for a cardiac event successfully." -Dr. Gil Salazar
And everyone started worrying. Eventually, people connected the dots that Peverley had missed the preseason due to his afib, and even missed a game last week due to "feeling strange," a possible recurrence of his condition.
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) March 11, 2014
The following day, Dr. Gil Salazar (emergency physician) from UT Southwestern released a statement with the Stars explaining the situation and what the medical staff did with Peverley:
"We provided oxygen for him. We started an IV. We did chest compressions on him and defibrillated him, provided some electricity to bring a rhythm back to his heart, and that was successful with one attempt, which is very reassuring."So, within a matter of minutes, Peverley got almost instantaneous CPR and a shock from an automated external defibrillator (AED). The fact that he needed to be shocked means his arrhythmia turns from a fib into vfib. It's excellent news that Peverley was conscious and talking after just one shock which probably re-started his normal heart rhythm.
Peverley will undergo a battery of tests including another EKG and probably an echocardiogram. It was revealed that Peverley now has a device that can detect his heart rhythm and deliver a shock if necessary.
Peverley is wearing a specialized device at the moment that automatically detects his heart rhythm and can deliver a shock if necessary
This device is probably an implantable cadioverter defibrillator, which uses electrical pulses or shocks to help control life-threatening arrhythmias. The ICD has wires with electrodes that connect to the heart chambers and has the ability to detect an abnormal rhythm. ICDs aren't the same as pacemakers which can only give low-energy electrical pulses to correct certain irregular heartbeats. ICDs can give high-energy pulses which are needed to correct dangerous arrhythmias in the ventricles. The image below displays the difference:
— DefendingBigD (@DefendingBigD) March 12, 2014
UPDATE: Peverley hasn't had an ICD implanted yet, nor has he had an ablation. It's likely that the procedure he'll undergo in Cleveland will be an ablation or another cardioversion.It's unlikely Peverley will get an ICD since it would be nearly impossible to play in the future with one (getting hit would dislodge the leads).
Doctors say Rich Peverley is out for the season. He will be going to Cleveland to have a procedure on his heart.
It's probably best that Peverley isn't playing. He'll probably undergo an ablation. Another surgical option is the maze surgery, an open-heart surgery that is usually only done if absolutely necessary (such as for heart valve disease). During this procedure, the surgeon makes small cuts and burns in the atria to prevent the spread of disorganized electrical signals. Considering Peverley's condition (NHL athlete) it's very unlikely he'll undergo this procedure.
— Mark Stepneski (@StarsInsideEdge) March 12, 2014
It's unclear what this means for the rest of his career. Everyone in the NHL wishes Pevs the best in this scary situation and we're glad he's doing well.


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Contemporary Projects 12: Robin Rhode
The work of South African artist Robin Rhode originates from his physical interactions with drawings executed on walls on the streets of Johannesburg or, most recently, in his studio in Berlin, where he is now based. The resulting works include performances, wall drawings, photograph compositions, objects, video animations, and film. In developing his process Rhode was first "inspired by a high school initiation rite whereby young pupils were unwillingly taken into the boys' toilets by senior pupils and forced to interact with chalk-drawn objects on the walls." Based on this formative childhood experience, Rhode has transformed a puerile game into a compelling and innovative form of expression reminiscent of stop-action films and/or flip books, as well as the art historical movements of constructivism and surrealism. This will be the artist's first exhibition in Los Angeles.
This exhibition was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and made possible by the Contemporary Projects Endowment Fund. Contributors to the fund include Mr. and Mrs. Eric Lidow, Ronnie and Vidal Sassoon, Steve Martin, The Broad Art Foundation, Bob Crewe, Tony and Gail Ganz, Ansley I. Graham Trust, Peter Norton Family Foundation, Barry and Julie Smooke, and Sandra and Jacob Y. Terner.
Image: Robin Rhode, image from Promenade, 2008, digital animation, duration: 00:05:00, images courtesy of the artist, Perry Rubenstein Gallery, New York and Tucci Russo Studio per l'Arte Contemporanea, Torre Pellice, © Robin Rhode.


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|2012-08-10, 00:40
|Link #22981
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Unfortunately, the scenario you described has already been used up by Ikeda in the first season, and I doubt that Ikeda is an author who would overuse Cliché plot points.
I mean, you haven't forgotten about Ruby's master, who fused with all of those plant monsters in her final battle, and the only way to defeat her, was to strike her magic book, which caused her to lose control over her fusion, and caused a gigantic explosion.
In my opinion, it wouldn't be especially enjoyable if Ikeda used a similar tactic to deal with Alucard, who like it or not, will survive the events of the current arc - since, overall I don't see any possible scenario that could be used, for the protagonists to be capable of stopping Alucard, at least at the current point in the manga.
Maybe, if Akasha was revived, I could see some change in the current situation, but Akasha coming back is also kind of a case of a Deus Ex Machina, since if she wasn't capable of returning from within Alucard for 7 years, how could it be possible to do it now ?
On the topics you mentioned in the rest of you're post, honestly Tsukune losing control at the critical point has been overused so much it's not even funny anymore - I doubt it's going to happen, since it would pretty much make the point of Tsukune undergoing the human medication ritual a little redundant.
After all, in my opinion, one of the points of Tsukune undergoing that technique is to make Tsukune less likely to lose control, of course it also increased the amount of power that Tsukune's body can use, but when it comes to the abilities that an ordinary vampire has, Tsukune should have already got a pretty decent control over them.
His Shinso abilities hoverer, are still out of his reach, even if his body has "adapted" enough to be capable of using them, but overall I don't think that Tsukune, in the current situation, needs to use his Shinso powers, with Inner Moka being there, and also due to the threat of Alucard. In other words I think that Tsukune will limit himself to the level of power that an ordinary vampire posses, which shouldn't be any problem for him to control, if we take into consideration his fight against Kuyou.
On the Masked King, I agree that it's unlikely that he will be defeat in the current arc, and based upon what I said in my previous paragraphs I would say the same about Alucard - who I doubt is going to be "permanently" dealt with in the current arc.
After all, even if he is currently pretty insane, Alucard is also a pretty undeveloped character, after all, do we know anything about his past ? About, what kind of connection he has with Akasha ? His reason for wanting to destroy the human race ? What has caused the Shuzen family to become his servants ?
Not even a single one of those questions have been answered yet, and what would be the point of bringing them up, if Alucard would be already defeated in the current arc... so, unless Ikeda plans for this arc to last for another entire year, which I doubt - it most likely means that the matter of Alucard won't be fully resolved in the current arc.
Last edited by Chris38; 2012-08-10 at 12:18.
|2012-08-10, 18:12
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Sure, I'll be fine if Alucard survives this arc. But I wouldn't be so happy if he just continues to sit there and remain a threat to humans and monsters alike.
And I never advocated Akasha somehow resurrecting and helping them fight. Nay, I only thought that she would somehow contact them and help them combat Alucard, or potentially sacrifice herself to finally put an end to Alucard. I don't want Dues Es Machina to occur and magically save Akasha. Makes no sense to me :/
As for redundancy, I guess you're right. Tsukune losing control would be redundant, but with Akuha, Ura, Alucard, and so many other variables? Whose head will be ripped off first? What would occur?
Of course, its still redundant. I guess it isn't the most original way to address it. And honestly, I doubt it would occur. But Ruby's recent notice of Tsukune's Dark Aura is pretty interesting. Eventually it will come into play. How, I don't exactly know. One thought was that the Masked King would seek to turn Tsukune into a Mini-Alucard as well. But I don't know how these things will work and come into play. Guess we have to sit tight and see.
The storyline behind Alucard is interesting, granted, but I'll be damned if we waste to much time on it. It seems that he was a man whose trust in the human race was broken when something disgusting happened. As for the Shuzen Family to become his servants, he's the strongest vampire in the world, of course they're going to follow him.
I don't want him to get any pity. He's nuts, he's a weapon of mass destruction. Plain and simple.
|2012-08-11, 02:23
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I doubt that the Masked King will try to do anything to Tsukune to turn him into some sort of mini Alucard.
I think that Tsukune's dark aura, pretty much represents that due to him undergoing the human modification ritual, Tsukune's body became more inhuman, then it previously had been.
Before you say that, it's not true, because Tsukune still wears the Holy Lock that allows him to stay "human", I would first like to point out, that based upon the information we have got Tsukune's "Holy Lock" is still some type of a seal, and like any seal, in the R+V world, it pretty much is a some type of a "filter".
Spoiler for long explanation:
To make the above mentioned, long explanation as short as possible, I believe that the Holy lock doesn't have any effect on the physical changes that occur in Tsukune's body, due to the Shinso blood, the only thing that the seal does is prevent the inhuman parts of Tsukune's being from affecting his daily life, but does that make him "human" - from a mental point of view, that term would be correct, since the Holy Lock is pretty much preventing or limiting the effect that Tsukune's "inhuman" part has on his mentality, it also allows Tsukune to retain a more or less "human" appearance, but from a physical point of view, I think that Tsukune "real" physical body, looks similar to how his new berserk form looks like, which, even if it has retained a part of Tsukune's "humanity", since it's still immune to vampire weaknesses, but I think you have to agree that it doesn't look especially "human".
Since the Holy Lock isn't permanent, it pretty much means that Tsukune's current "humanity" is pretty much an temporary thing, to make Tsukune more or less get used to his current situation, and allow him to have a chance in taking control over the "inhuman" parts of his "new" nature - at least, if he doesn't want to end up as Alucard did...
On the topic of Alucard, I agree that he doesn't deserve any pity, for turning out in the way, he did, but we still need to get some information about him, since after all, Tsukune's development has got some similarity with what Alucard has ended up becoming - and I think that learning how Alucard ended up like this, might give us some pretty relevant information on what is going to be the outcome of Tsukune's own "transformation", so it's not like the information about Alucard's past, wouldn't be pretty relevant to the main characters, especially to Tsukune, who... well, might finally realize what he has gotten himself into, due to staying in the Youkai Academy, despite being a "human", because he has fallen in love with a pretty hot, vampire girl.
|2012-08-12, 07:22
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Here you go everyone, your favorite back-to-back scene of Moka and Tsukune.
Spoiler for Moka and Tsukune:
I truly loved this scene, it's definitely suitable for a husband and wife.
Though I love the picture, it would be awesome to have some cherry blossom trees in the background, to put more "emotion" into it.
Credit goes to the artist.
|2012-08-12, 13:20
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I don't think Alucard has a chance of being saved. We never saw his human form (well... not for this series), so he will always be nothing more than a monster. That's different from someone like Akuha who is still human in form and is capable of expressing emotion, even if she is still crazy.
|2012-08-13, 02:14
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Besides Tsukune and Moka VS Akua which was epic to see their teamup finally. Iam wondering about the tentacle thing that was placed by Hokuto the Dr.Worm.
Probably later it will have a sub plot of mind controlling the people it healed, haven't really trusted Hokuto "yet" in the manga.
|2012-08-14, 00:00
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hmm, all in all, after reading everything, ive only got a few things to add, correct me if im wrong, but the seal moka was in was to destroy the seal that retained her true powers, and the reason for doing that was to awaken alucard, but, it seamed to me that he began to awaken BEFORE the seal was broken, and its still active (mokas seal), but barely, it seamed to me that alucards awakening was due to tsukune, since he can use more vampire power than outter moka, just my thoughs, but seams really possible because (and the real reason i though of this), once tsukune got out of the dimension, alucard blasted all the way to the outside, i remember they were saying that he will react to moka and awaken and then eat her, if so, why go all the way outside if she was right infront of him, that is the reason of this though, also becouse his awakening seamed to began once tsukune arrived to their base and began using his powers, also i though shinsou was a clasification of supreme vampire, not an ablility like power (DBZ Kaiō Ken refenece), so to say, even if he can only use a of power of about the level of an average vampire, the "Quality" of the vampire power would be shinsou level, thats what i understood, what i want to see is kaluas, akua and her mothers expresion when they find out tsukune is a shinsou, they will begin to shit bricks (blazblue reference)
and second though to add, as i recall, again correct me if im wrong, the shinsou were really hard to kill,almost imposible (remembering akashas and akuas battle) so they had him in a deep sleep state, not sure how they were able to put him in that state in the first place, and akasha "sacrificed" herself in order to do that again, with the only means of awakening being to react to another shinsou, if this is right it COULD mean that akasha is in the same deep sleep state, but inside of alucard, ans since alucard is all around her, she cant really fell the outside, my guess, only if this is possible, is that since there are 2 shinsou outside, moka and tsukune, they could somehow reach her and awaken her (or tore him apart until they find her, again only think this is possible due to the shinsou survival rate, in that you need to compleatly destroy them to stop them for regenerating, and only temporarily for the look of it, DBZ cell reference?), but if this happens , the outcome is unclear, she maybe to exausted to do anything having used to much power insede him to retain herself while in deep sleep and would take a long time to recover, or her being nothing more than a new spawn of alucard, even only living long enough to help a little and say her farwells and resoring the seal, or things of the like, who knows, again all this is just theories ive came up with
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Location: neverland? where ever that is..
"only".... its 2 long... i want my chapter....
shouldnt hav caught up on this series... just regretting the 1 month wait now...
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Since, there isin't a long time, before the next chapter is going to be released, what are you're expectations on what is going to be contained in the next chapter ?
In my opinion, obviously the fight between Akua vs Moka and Tsukune is going to get more serious, with Tsukune being forced to transform into his vampire form, which, naturally is going to be combined with the "revelation" - to Inner Moka and Akua, at the very least - that Tsukune has inherited Moka's Shinso blood.
We will also be shown, some more information about the training that Tsukune underwent, before the infiltration to the Fairy Tale HQ began.
Of course, I also assume that the second team is going to make an appearance, after all with Gyokuro and Kahula being so close to Moka and Tsukune's fight, I see no reason why the fight against the two of them should be delayed by Ikeda.
I also doubt that we will have much movement on the Alucard / Akasha / Miyabi / Kiria / Hokuto's plot points of the current arc, to me, it's still a little too early for that part of this arc to start being resolved, since the fight against Akua is still ongoing, and it doesn't look like it will end soon, and the fight against Gyokuro and Kahula hasn't even began.
Personally, I doubt we will have much development on those plot points that are , until the two fights, that I mentioned, are going to get, pretty close to it's conclusion, which, in my opinion, is going to occur after 2, maybe 3, chapters.
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if so.. then perhaps they join in the fight... things get out of hand and tsukune goes berserk...
you all want 2 see it just as much as i do... ^^
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I mean to say that, after Tsukune underwent the human modification, Tsukune should show some progress when it comes to controlling his vampire powers, otherwise it would make the human modification ritual become a... more or less redundant plot point.
I don't mean to say that Tsukune has achieved full control over his powers, since it would be too fast for something like that to occur,but in my opinion, he should be less likely to lose control, compared to before - in other words, I think that the chances of Tsukune going berserk in the current arc, are pretty low.
And even if he's going to get close to losing control, it will be portrayed differently compared to before - probably by having Tsukune act in a more rash and reckless manner, but Tsukune is still going to retain some partial control over his actions, at least for a short period of time...
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bringitonhome wrote:dixonyy18 wrote:bringitonhome wrote:I don't really see him play Wednesday if he is cleared tomorrow....id say Friday at earliest. Who knows tho.
If he's cleared to play, there is no way hes not playing, even if it's an hour before puckdrop.
He hasnt even been cleared for contact. Im sure he/they would like him to have a few contact practices first.
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The Los Angeles neighborhoods of Silver Lake and Los Feliz are havens of residential modern architecture, and this weekend we got a chance to peek inside several of these gems during the 2009 MAK Center Architecture Tour. Built between the 1930s-60s, most of the homes we visited had relatively small kitchens, but they hardly felt cramped. Check out some of our favorite colors, solutions, and decorative touches from the tour.
• 1-5 Avenel Homes Cooperative (Ain, Johnson, and Day, 1946-1948): Three kitchens in a multi-family complex commissioned by a group of WWII veterans and designed by Gregory Ain. Ain originally designed the 908 square foot homes to have an open view from the kitchen to the living room. Federal Housing Authority regulations forced him to separate the rooms with a wall, but in recent years some of the owners have renovated their units to recapture the original spirit. We fell head over heels for the great use of space and each owner's personal sense of color and decor. And that built-in spice rack!
• 6-8 McAlmon House (R.M. Schindler, 1935): We love the touch of yellow in this narrow kitchen. Not everyone is lucky enough to live in a Schindler-designed building, but a brightly colored cabinet door could work in any number of small spaces. Groupings of beautifully-designed cookware and utensils also enrich the space.
• 9-10 Moore House (Craig Ellwood & Associates, 1964): Though the kitchen in Ellwood's house is narrow, floor-to-ceiling windows connect it to the outdoors. The owners haven't messed with the airy feel by keeping the kitchen relatively color- and clutter-free. A large but minimal mural is painted directly on the wall.
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However, what is interesting is that you can use the new system to play around and notice that Microsoft doesn't always seem to take down from its search engine, Bing, the same links that it orders Google to takedown. As we noted in our original post, there's been plenty of talk suggesting that Google isn't fast enough in taking down things upon DMCA request, but the company claims that they average less than 11 hours -- and considering that they're processing over 1 million takedowns per month (and are checking them by hand), that's pretty impressive. How long does it take Microsoft to take content down?
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"We love traditions here at Wabash! There are loads of things we do because someone did it before and said it was a tradition. There are some things perceived as tradition because it has been happening for the previous four years. You will leave Wabash supposing many of those things that you did are 'traditional,' when in fact they are new, relatively speaking.
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Posted: Wed 16 Jan 2013, 21:53
Post subject: Computers as appliance
Subject description: A vendor-promoted trend
Yes, many people have a mix of talents that doesn't gel with geekness. So?
They work with a GUI, they use mouse and menus, they avoid digging deeper.
Without them, how many geeks would have a job or useful social role?
But if vendors make small embedded computer modules that cannot be modified or maintained, will enough of these people buy them?
Computers could become a thing of the past, replaced by disposables.
Not cheap, of course. Just not maintainable, and thus disposable.
If we don't educate people, they won't understand - in time.
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Ol'Duffer, to your point... (sorry, this will be a little off the thread topic)...
You got the gears in my head going, and they spun something up. Consider the following scenario...
A community (eg town, city, neighborhood, whatever) government distributes a bunch of computers, one or two to each household. These computers need not be high-power systems -- they need only to operate, and to be fairly inexpensive in the required bulk quantity. Assume that they're all the same (or, at least, similar enough that the differences don't matter).
While these systems do have removable storage, they do not have a hard drive or any sort of OS storage built in. Instead, the household is given a set of USB storage media -- one drive per person over age 6. Each drive (flash or external HDD, doesn't really matter) contains an OS and some base programs. There is plenty of space for user data.
The community in question also maintains a community software repo (this isn't hard -- just servers and a way of checking/approving/adding "clean" software), such that community members are able to download "approved" programs that they might need -- games, productivity software (word proc/spreadsheet/etc.), whatever they might need. While community members can setup and maintain their own repo if they want to (and can fund its construction privately -- the community won't help with this) they are required to note, upon access, that theirs is a private repo and the community government can't help with any problems that come from it.
Free or low-cost classes are provided by the community on how to properly and responsibly use the computers and media provided. People can take the classes if they wish (or not) -- but if they are found to be committing cybercrimes (or at least cybermisbehaving), they must (re-) take the class(es) as part of their punishment. If someone loses their drive, or it is damaged, they can obtain a replacement, but whatever can't be transferred from old to new, is gone. (This also encourages user responsibility.) If someone has a hardware problem, the community government takes care of that.
All of this would be paid for through taxing appropriate to the community -- for a town, there might be a $25-50/year mandatory "technology tax"; for a small neighborhood or subdivision, it comes from your homeowner's association dues.
I'm (for now) calling this concept "Modular UserSpace Computing". MUSC allows the hardware to sort of fade into the background. The community government handles the hardware, and all people have to do is worry about their own data. Probably the best data medium would be a large-capacity flash drive. Mechanical hard drives have a bad habit of dying after a sharp drop of 12-18 inches, however accidental, and proper SSDs are insanely expensive proportionate to capacity. SD cards are nice, but they're tiny and thin -- the easier for your toddler to swallow or stomp on (CRUNCH!), or for you to lose. Obviously, if the drive is wrecked or missing, all the data on it is gone as well. (The community can, as needed, provide a backup service, but this brings other problems with it, for sure!)
I can already see the Reds in my country (nothing to do with Russia, but rather Republicans) starting to get a little red in the face and foamy at the mouth, at the idea of *gasp* community-oriented computing -- they might even want to call it "socialized computing". Difference is, I'd welcome it with open arms, if it was done right. ("Doing it right" is the key to all things!)
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I think that the government should not handle the hardware in computers.
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OK, so they contract out the hardware repair to local companies. No big deal. In fact, this whole operation could be done by a private company, contracted in by the local government or whatever. Who's doing it doesn't really matter -- what matters is doing it right.
The central idea is that the user is responsible only for their data and (if they want to do so) their OS. Whatever's on the USB media is theirs. Whatever isn't... isn't. Since nobody's born with the knowledge of how to compute responsibly, there are classes for that -- classes that anyone can attend. Making it mandatory for everyone is unnecessary. Giving people the option -- and then making it a little easier if they take the classes -- makes things go down better
The only real requirements for the hardware are --
(1) it is compatible with the community-sponsored OS and software
(2) it functions adequately to allow a user to accomplish their tasks at a reasonable rate -- this does not mean "latest and greatest" but we're not talking mid-90s tech here either.
Probably the best setup would be a single-board computer with an ARM SoC and a gig of RAM -- and plenty of USB ports (4-6). LCDs around 15-17" diagonal are fairly mainstream -- and therefore cheap. Have the thing's BIOS (or UEFI or whatever) set so that it can boot from any USB port (the physical connectors do wear out after a while, so redundancy is important here), and you're good to go.
If you want a modular setup, put the SoC in a ZIF socket, like PC CPUs are, the RAM on a SODIMM, and the PSU on a separate PCB. That's about as modular as it's going to get. Cooling on this sort of setup would be simple -- a laptop-style setup would be fine, where you have the chip clamped to a bit of aluminum or copper with a heatpipe in it. Heatpipe goes to a not-very-large heatsink, and a fan blows air through that. Since I've yet to hear of a 20w ARM chip (RasPi is a ~1w chip IIRC) this cooling method is probably slightly overkill.
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I have been investigating the UEFI BIOS changes. Like any technology, it will be used and people will manipulate it for their own purposes. As far as locking out Linux, the Fatdog64 UEFI test distribution shows there are ways around it. I manage to make a UEFI bootable flash device. It allowed Fatdog64 to be become a tool in understanding the changes associated with the UEFI BIOS. Better tools will become available to allow the more inquisitive people to modify their computes as they want them. The genie is out of the bottle and will both help and hinder,
The "secure" portion of the UEFI BIOS uses the pubic shared key (PSK) system to determine if the bootloader being used is signed and has it been modified. The PSK system relies on a private key and public key to sign or confirm messages have not been changed. With Fatdog64, Jamesbond, signed and provided a certificate (public key) that registers the Grub2 bootloader as being acceptable. The UEFI BIOS requires a manual (man in the loop) process to register the new key.
However, if one checks a UEFI BIOS setup menu, one finds "gray out" entries for platform keys and company keys. These are the keys that were used to initialize the BIOS, mostly likely without needing a human in the loop. Most computers are assembled in foreign countries and imported. Do you really think the governments of the countries where the computers are assembled do not have copies of both the platform and company keys (public and private) used for the initial setup of the UEFI BIOS? The UEFI BIOS computers are not secure at the government level. Just think of the economic chaos a hostile nation could cause if it reset the keys of the UEFI computers to new ones, which do not recognize the existing operating systems. Especially, for example Windows 8, which does not provide the end user with a key management tool. FatDog64 does have a tool,so one could re-enter the key and start using it again.
Now, imagine if you are a professional data thief, but, you have a brother-in-law or have made loans to an employee at the factory where the computer assembly takes place. Do you think that he could not get the same keys to insert some new code into computers to capture information?
I do not think UEFI BIOS is sercure. It does help to solve some problems. But, it runs into JustGreg's dictum, derived from Murphy's Law: "Every new solution brings a new set of problems"
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While others aren't going that far, there's more and more evidence that betting on apps was, in fact, the exact mistake that we predicted. Mathew Ingram summarizes how both The Huffington Post and Murdoch's The Daily have failed with their fee-based iPad app strategy. He makes the same basic point that a winner of our "most insightful comment" (by Robert Weller) made recently: that people get their news from lots of sources, so paying for a bunch of apps just doesn't make sense. In fact, it takes away from the value. As Ingram notes:
Whether media companies like it or not (and they mostly don't), much of the news and other content we consume now comes via links shared through Twitter and Facebook and other networks, or through old-fashioned aggregators — such as Yahoo News or Google News — and newer ones like Flipboard and Zite and Prismatic that are tailored to mobile devices and a socially-driven news experience. Compared to that kind of model, a dedicated app from a magazine or a newspaper looks much less interesting, since by design it contains content from only a single outlet, and it usually doesn't contain helpful things like links.What he's basically saying is that the publishers focusing on apps are trying to create artificial scarcity by building digital silos. But that actually takes value away from those publications. People interact with the news in all sorts of ways that go way beyond "reading." But individual apps often make that more difficult. It involves extra effort (and cost) while providing less benefit. All because publishers are looking for something (anything!) that resembles some fencing so they can build a gate and go back to pretending they're in the gatekeeper business.
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Source says Jets put in conditional claims on T Steven Baker, LB DJ Bryant, RB Jonathan grimes, OL Hayworth Hicks + WR Jermaine Kearse ... That means Jets had some interest in those guys but they were crossed off their list when higher priority claims filled.
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- Baker is an undrafted rookie out of East Carolina. At the time of his Pro Day he was 6-8 but only 301 pounds, so clearly he would need to put on weight to play at the NFL level, but obviously has the frame to do that. He put up some impressive numbers at his Pro Day, so he's obviously athletic. Baker played for the Colts in preseason.
- Bryant was also undrafted and was a playmaker on the defense (and special teams) at Bassett's old school, James Madison. He's built like a 3-4 OLB. After getting picked up by the Texans, he apparently had a good camp and preseason, picking up three sacks.
- Grimes was an undrafted free agent who was also with the Texans, where of course they have one of the deepest stables of running backs in the NFL. He led the nation in all-purpose yards at William and Mary and runs a 4.53 forty, but didn't make the Texans roster despite rushing for 170 yards and a touchdown (at 4.6 yards per carry) in preseason.
- Hicks played guard at Iowa State, but went undrafted. He's a 330 pounder and played guard with the Colts during the preseason, where reports were generally favorable about how well he played.
- Kearse was undrafted out of Washington and got picked up by Seattle, where his chances of making the roster took a major hit when the Seahawks signed Braylon Edwards and Terrell Owens and also when he failed his physical on the first day of camp. After a lousy performance at the combine, he improved on most of his numbers at UW's pro day, where he ran a 4.43. He caught one pass in preseason, for 37 yards.


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Nick Foles to the Chiefs? Two perspectives (well, mostly one)
By MNchiefsfan on Jan 19, 6:33a 692
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Why NOT throw another QB's name into the mix? The Chiefs can use all the help they can get at the position in 2013.
I don't know if you've gotten the memo, but quarterback is the main topic of discussion for the Kansas City Chiefs this offseason and for the 2013 NFL Draft.
What quarterback is the best of this draft class? Should the Chiefs draft a quarterback? What round should we draft a quarterback? Should we get a quarterback in free agency? Is Geno Smith awesome or terrible, with no in between? What quarterbacks are available via trade?
And on and on it goes....
I'm not immune to this latest obsession with quarterbacks. I'd say the decision as to whom the Chiefs place behind center next season will largely make or break the next several years (if not the next dozen years) of Chiefs football. If the Chiefs blow it, we'll continue to be trapped in mediocrity for a couple of years. If the Chiefs knock it out of the park, we might contend for a Super Bowl for a decade. Somewhere in between and we could go back and forth between the two for awhile. It's kind of a big deal.
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I'm a guy who has, after watching as many throws as YouTube could provide me, decided that Geno Smith is the quarterback I'd like to see us go after.
Off topic, for those who don't know what I'm talking about when I mention YouTube and think I made my judgments based on highlights, listen up: on YouTube, you can find videos that show every throw made by various QBs in various games. Just search Mike Glennon, Tyler Wilson, Geno Smith, or Marr Barkley Barkley and you'll find them. They are a great resource, and I would advise anyone and everyone to watch them before deciding what QB you want. Anyways...)
But that subject has been, is being, and will be beaten to DEATH, so I'd like to explore another option: Nick Foles.
Whatcha think? With the recent hire of Chip Kelly, would the Eagles trade their second year QB? And if so, would the Chiefs want him? I can, as always, see both sides of the argument. So I thought I'd try and present a fair and balanced view that fairly portrayed both sides' viewpoints.
Then I thought, "Nah, that's too hard and not much fun. Wouldn't it be a lot more fun to just barely present the side against acquiring the kid, and then argue really strongly in favor of it? Wouldn't this be a lot easier AND have benefit of making others argue with me?"
The answer, as always, is that easier is better.
The Arguments Against Nick Foles
1) He hardly tore the roof off the house in Philly during his brief time starting
2) He fell to the third round of the draft for a variety of reasons (for those who drool profusely over the draft and believe where a guy was taken is a legitimate method of deciding if he's a good player)
3) He'd be a retread
4) If a team is willing to trade a guy, that's a bad sign
5) This is stupid because they aren't going to trade him regardless
6) Because five reasons doesn't sound like as many as six
All right, got that out of the way and acknowledged there are two sides here.
Now, about the idea of getting Foles...
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The Arguments FOR Nick Foles
First and foremost, let's address the idea of availability. None of us know how Chip Kelly actually feels about Foles running his offense. We do know that Kelly has repeatedly praised Foles and claims to really love his toughness.
That said...
Kelly's offense, unless changed to a rather large extent, doesn't seem to fit the type of player Foles is. Additionally, new coaches almost always seem to mean new quarterbacks. Everyone likes to bring in their own guy when they start out (a totally over-generalized and completely unresearched statement, but I'm almost positive it's true. Good enough for the interwebz, amirite?). So there ARE reasons to think Foles might be available for trade. For argument's sake, let's assume he's available for a third or second rounder.
Do we as fans freak out if that trade is made?
I don't, and here's why...
1) The Andy Reid Factor
In our little hypothetical, Andy Reid would likely be the driving force behind such a trade. While Reid (along with Clark Hunt and John Dorsey) have insisted that our new GM holds the power over personnel, it's tough to imagine Dorsey trading a high pick for a guy Reid coached for a year without Reid pushing for it to happen.
Many will say Foles isn't a good QB, that he fell for a reason, that the Chiefs can get a superior young QB with the No. 1 pick, and other such things. But that ignores the familiarity factor. As said, Reid has coached this kid for a full year. Gone through training camp with him. Gone through practices, preseason, and regular season games with him. Seen how he's handled things such as watching game film and picking up an offense. Watched as the kid was forced into starting duty.
That year of experience will tell Reid a great deal more about Nick Foles than he could possibly learn about Geno Smith or Tyler Wilson. If Reid green lights a trade like this, he does it knowing what he's getting. If we trust Reid enough to let him pick a quarterback first in a year where there's plenty of debate on the subject, shouldn't we trust him if he says, "This is a guy who can deliver for me" and trades for Foles?
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2) Tangibles
Foles has almost everything you want physically in a starting NFL quarterback. He's tall (listed at 6'6) but not scrawny (listed at 243 pounds). He's got a solid arm. He's got gigantic hands (which is apparently a very big deal, as it's mentioned constantly). He enjoys long walks on the beach and crossword puzzles (there's a slight chance I made that last one up. This was just starting to feel like a personal advertisement). From every scouting report I've read on Foles, his ability to physically make any throw at the NFL level has never been in question.
One thing that HAS been questioned is his speed. He ran a 5.13 40 at the combine. For a little perspective, our notoriously slow-moving and powerful DL Tyson Jackson ran a 5.00 even. 5.13 is CRAWLING at the NFL level. Of course, if you ask me he looks just as fast as Matt Cassel out there, but that's hardly a vote of confidence.
Regardless, it was never the tangibles that made people question Foles. He's always been a prime physical specimen (there I go sounding like an online dating ad for the guy again. I'm scaring myself. And Manti Te'o). What dropped him were the intangibles.
3) Intangibles
I'm going to talk a little bit more about Foles as a prospect before we move onto what he did last year with the Eagles.
According to the scouting reports I read in preparation for this column, the major concerns about Foles were his decision making and field vision. Apparently, the concern was that he had a little too much "gunslinger" attitude and was taking too many risks (reminds me of Glennon or Wilson this year). Those who argued for him said he had to make up for a mediocre team around him in college and was forced to take too much upon himself, resulting in some forced throws that he otherwise wouldn't have made (also a lot like Glennon or Wilson). There were also fears that he was a "system" QB.
Outside of those issues (which I admit are BIG deals), Foles has a ton going for him in the "intangibles" department if scouting reports are to be believed. The word "warrior" popped up more than once, as he was a guy who would not wilt in the face of pressure. Good things were also said about his pocket presence and leadership ability.
Hmmm... interesting stuff all. But really, anyone here can look to Google for scouting reports on Foles coming out of college. The real question is; what has he shown in the NFL?
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4) The Eagle Year (Part 1)
Foles was called into action against the Cowboys when Mike Vick went down with an injury. What happened in that game and the games after I can talk about in two different ways: with stats and with context added via the opinion of Eagles fans.
First, let's look at him statistically when compared with other rookie QBs in 2012 (fortunately, we have a giant sample size with multiple rookie QBs seeing tons of snaps):
Foles, in roughly nine games, had statistically "meh" results. He completed 60.8 percent of his passes for 6.41 YPA. He threw six TDs and five INTs. All in all, that's not overly impressive.
Looking a little deeper, though, we see more to that story. Foles was asked to throw 37.9 passes per game he played in. That was a full three throws more than any other rookie QB but Andrew Luck (who threw 39.2 passes per game). Taking that into account, we see that Foles was asked to do more than any other rookie but Mr. Luck himself. RGIII and Russell Wilson were only asked to throw roughly 26 and 24 times per game, respectively. Clearly, a heavier burden was placed on Foles when it came to throwing the ball.
Yet despite that burden of being in a pass heavy offense without much help, Foles played decently. In fact, his completion percentage and TD:INT ratio are far superior to the only other rookie QBs who were asked to throw the ball remotely as many times as he was (Luck and Brandon Weeden). Neither of them were able to throw for more TDs than picks (neither was Ryan Tannehill, fourth on the list of attempted passes per game at 30). In fact, Foles' INT percentage of was fifth in the league (with five picks in 265 passing attempts).
Those who are swooning over Luck and praise the potential of Tannehill should seriously question why they wouldn't pursue Foles. He was able to do some things better than they were statistically when being asked to throw the ball just as much. Something to at least take into account when spitting on his "mere" six TDs and 5 INTs.
Another stat to look at with Foles: 15.85. That's the number of time Foles got either sacked, hit, or hurried per game. For those who are not fans of math, that's roughly 42 percent of his dropbacks. In case you think this is a common occurrence, let's compare to a few other teams.
The Seahawks allowed the QB to be "affected" by a sack, hit, or pressure on 32 percent of their passing plays. The Cardinals (widely acknowledged around the league to have an AWFUL offensive line) allowed the QB to be affected a hair below 32 percent of the time. Our own Chiefs allowed the QB to be affected on 27 percent of our passing plays.
In other words, Nick Foles was getting pressured far and away more than most other quarterbacks. it's worth noting that he managed to still produce at an OK rate despite all that pressure.
5) The Eagle Year (Part 2)
Now comes the part where I talk about the context of the situation Foles was in. We've already talked about that offensive line he had "protecting" him. But what about skill position players? After all, aren't the Eagles loaded with talented skill guys like DeSean Jackson and LeSean McCoy?
Well... not exactly. Not while Foles was playing. McCoy was injured and absent for four of the seven games Foles played in. Jackson was absent for four games as well. In three of those games (against the Cowboys,Buccaneers, and Bengals) both were gone. Jason Avant, a decent receiver who is often overlooked, was also absent from two of the games in which Foles started.
Oh, and did I mention this was all happening while Philly's defense was giving up points at a ridiculous rate (27.8 PPG against average, 29th in the NFL)? This kid got chucked into an absolute nightmare of a situation. Injured players, a terrible OL, a team that wasn't really playing for anything, and a defensive sieve. Yet he still managed to keep from crapping himself on the field or even playing badly.
(I'm trying to ignore the fact that this mess of a team was coached by the Chiefs new HC. Breathing... breathing... remembering that all coaches' tenures tend to end badly if they stick around too long... breathing... OK, I'm good now.)
But, when it's all said and done, I'm no expert on Nick Foles. Sure, I can watch a couple of YouTube videos (such as this one, which shows his passes against the Patriots in a preseason game.
But those of course will not tell the full story.
So where to turn? Well, go to the source right? Eagles' fans have been watching this guy for almost half a season. Normally, I wouldn't go to a fan base to ask questions about a young quarterback for fear of getting drenched in Kool-Aid. But these are EAGLE fans. Is there a more pessimistic group of souls that exists? So I went for it, creating a post over at their fine SB Nation site Bleeding Green Nation which asked about Foles (I also haunted a few of their threads to get a general sense of how they feel about Foles).
The responses I got were surprisingly positive. I assumed, looking at Foles' basic stats, that most fans would want to move on from the guy. However, that is not the vibe I picked up on. The comments generally centered around a two things; pocket presence and toughness, saying that Foles has those things in spades. His arm and accuracy were generally praised, but his accuracy on deep throws was considered poor.
Overall, the vibe on Foles is a largely positive one. Those who talked about moving on from Foles almost always were saying it in reference to switching to whatever system Chip Kelly is going to run.
Between the videos I could find and the very positive opinion of the vast majority of Eagles fans (I honestly don't believe I saw one comment that said, "Foles is bad, we need to move on" or anything like it), Foles appears to have done pretty well for himself in tough circumstances.
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I still want Geno Smith or Tyler Wilson
When it's all said and done, I didn't see enough (and I don't think enough evidence exists) to convince me that trading for Foles would be better for our team than drafting our own QB in the first round. However, after looking into the guy, I'd be pretty pleased to have him brought here. Two big reasons for this:
1) The Andy Reid factor mentioned above. If Reid gets him traded here, you know it means Reid thinks he can play. Given that the two of them worked together for a year, that's good enough for me.
2) Watching and reading about the way Foles handles pressure. In my opinion, almost everything necessary to be a successful NFL QB can be taught. The only things that can't are the requisite physical talent, the necessary intelligence to read defenses quickly, and the ability to stay calm and move in the pocket when under pressure. After years of watching Matt Cassel (and then Brady Quinn) panic in the face of pressure, we know how important that "clear head" is to a quarterback. In my opinion, Foles has that part down. We know he's got the physical ability as well. The only question remaining is whether he's smart enough to get the job done, which is a question that will be answered for us if Reid is willing to bring him on board.
Do I think this is all that likely? Not really. But I have to say, I'm almost rooting for it.
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ummmm.... no, that would be really dumb
although I'm happy to move ahead with Foles in Philly, you'd rather go with another young guy if that's your route, e.g. Geno
better off with a real vet, e.g. Kevin Kolb, if you are going to wait for the franchise guy until next year
to clarify: Foles already is in Philly, we don't need to trade anything, etc. to get him, we are in a stop gap scenario with a college coach coming in, we can run Foles for a year and then replace him ; you guys have #1 so if you want to go young this year then get Geno
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I don't see the price to acquire Foles being reasonable. Philly needs QBs just as bad as KC does. Why would they let him go for anything less than too much? I realize he doesn't fit what people think Kelly will want, but they aren't going to let him go for a song with no other experienced QB on their roster.
His price will be higher than his value. Just no.
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yeah, i'm sure that is right
a swap from #1 to #4 and then the 2nd rounder of the Eagles but what else do you get? Jeremy Maclin? doubt Kelly wants to let him go as he fits Kelly's O
doubt the Eagles will push 2014 1st rounder into the mix as well, but ya never know
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yeah, that's right, but i'm interested in being a serious contributor here
if i'm still posting and you guys are ok with that in a couple months i pledge to change my user name if that helps everyone
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Every Sunday I teach at Taking the Reins, a non-profit dedicated to building their four core concepts: responsibility, confidence, teamwork and leadership to teen girls in LA. Last Sunday, our main lesson was on garden troubleshooting and land stewardship where we made a list of things to do when you walk into the garden: watch…
Growing in the City…
Between Westlake (McArthur Park) and Downtown LA you'll find Miguel Contreras Learning Complex, a high school made up of several 'sub' schools. One of them, the Academic Leadership Community or simply ALC. The after school garden group meets every Tuesday from 1:30-3PM in a small but oh so mighty garden overlooking downtown. From day one,…
The Wait for Water is Over- Berendo is Blooming!
This month at Berendo Middle School, the students learned about the soil pie chart, producers & consumers, climates & seasons, and parts of plants. This was these students first exposure to the garden so there was lots to learn! With the construction going on, the water had been turned off for a couple weeks so…
Ladybugs, Seeds, & Weeds at 2nd Street!
This month, the students at 2nd Street Elementary learned about dirt, friends & foes, seasons, and parts of plants. This was these students' first exposure to the garden class so we were starting from ground zero- very exciting! For the "Let's Talk Dirt" lesson, the students got their hands dirty touching some wet clay soil…
Journaling at Micheltorena
A few months ago, I trained under master gardener extraordinaire, Alexys. She brought out a gardening journal that was given to her by a family member and I just fell in love. I've been documenting my personal garden on Insta, via texts, in journals, you name it! So, if we're going to work with kids,…
Upper Classes Presentations @Micheltorena
It's time for winter break, and although the kids are probably so excited about the time off, it's a bittersweet time for me as a garden ranger. Week 6 was our last session for this rotation and I couldn't be more proud of my upper classes. Not only have these kids grown tremendously, but I…
Getting Kids Going with Composting @ Micheltorena
Kids are awesome! No, really, they are! They intuitively get things that take adults years to understand, and they don't have all of these ingrained barriers. With that said, let's get dirty. Compost. EWWWWWW right? Not really as it turns out, I only heard one "ew" from my classes and we moved on. I was…