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2012 NFL Mock Draft: 5 Tight Ends The New Orleans Saints Should Take A Look At
The New Orleans Saints have a stud tight end in Jimmy Graham and he is more than capable of carrying the offensive load. However, it would be beneficial for the Saints to look for a tight end in the draft as it would provide them with depth at the tight end position and hopefully a player that can complement Graham. Furthermore, with tight end David Thomass concussion history drafting a tight end could prove to be a wise move. Here is a look at some tight ends the Saints should have on their radar:
1. Orson Charles TE, Georgia, 63″ 250 lbs: If the Saints are coveting a tight end then they should definitely use their first pick (in the 3rd round) to draft Charles. Charles is a bit undersized for an NFL tight end but he might be the best available for the Saints in the draft. Charles possesses great speed for a tight end and as the tight ends are evolving into speedsters that could definitely help him on the next level. Furthermore, Charles has great hands and is very durable. His speed can create mismatches for linebackers and safeties and could prove to be an excellent red zone target. During his time with Georgia he accumulated 1,370 yards on 94 receptions with 10 touchdowns; his best year came last season when he had 574 yards on 45 receptions with 5 touchdowns. Charles is one of the strongest tight ends in this draft class and could turn out to be a very good blocker thus complementing pro-bowl receiver Jimmy Graham. Charles might be a long shot for the Saints but if the Saints are serious about drafting a tight end and if Charles is available they have to draft him.
2. Ladarius Green TE, Louisiana-Lafayette, 66″ 237 lbs: Green is probably the main tight end prospect on the Saints radar. It was reported that Green had a private workout with the Saints, as well as some other teams. There is a lot to like about Green, first and foremost his size; standing at 66″ he is the ideal size for an NFL tight end. Greens stock has risen lately since he had a good combine and it might be tough for the Saints to get him with their 3rd round pick. However, if the Saints can get him he would be a nice pick-up and take some of the pressure of star tight end, Jimmy Graham. Green would be a project for any team that drafts him but he would be well worth the wait for the Saints. The Saints would not need him to come in and play heavy minutes since they do have Graham. Also, Green would have to put on some more weight at the next level if he wants to be an all-around tight end, but with his speed he does have the ability to play some wide receiver too.
3. Evan Rodriguez TE, Temple, 63″ 250 lbs: Rodriguez played 3 seasons at Temple and led the team in receiving last season with 35 receptions for 479 yards and 3 touchdowns. Rodriguez has good size for a tight end even though he is a bit undersized. He would be a good fit for the Saints because he is a quality blocker and could help open up the field for the running game and other receivers. Furthermore, with his size and speed some say that he might be better suited to be a running back in the NFL. I think if the Saints draft him they will get a competent tight end that also has some versatility with him. I think this would be a safe pick because even if he does not work at tight end at least the Saints can experiment with him at running back. Also, the Saints would not need to use their 3rd round pick to get him as he would probably be available in the 4th or 5th round.
4. Micheal Egnew, TE, Missouri, 65″ 252 lbs: Egnew is a solid prospect and boasts a great frame for a tight end on the next level. Besides his size Egnew also has tremendous athletic ability and uses it to his advantage. During his career with Missouri, where he spent all 4 years of college, Egnew posted totals of 147 receptions, 1,332 yards, and 8 touchdowns. Egnew is not the fastest tight end but he runs routes very well and excels at making cuts and getting open for a pass. However, Egnew has decent hands and will need to improve on not dropping passes when he gets to the next level. Also, he is not that great of a blocker and that is definitely something he needs to improve on to be a better rounded tight end. If the Saints choose to draft him they should be able to get him in the 4th or 5th round. Egnew would be a safe pick because the Saints can get him later in the draft and his size and athleticism offers a lot of upside.
5. Chase Ford, TE, Miami, 66″ 258 lbs: Fords stock has risen due to a good outing during the East-West Shrine and the Saints should be able to get him in the 6th or 7th round if they choose to draft him. Ford only played 2 seasons at Miami and had totals 16 receptions, 184 yards, with 2 touchdowns. Ford is a project to say the least, but there are some positives about him. Ford is one of the biggest tight end prospects in this years draft and he has good athletic ability. Furthermore, Ford has decent speed which is a plus given his frame. However, blocking is a weakness for Ford and something he really needs to work on. For now if the Saints are looking for a tight end in the late rounds they should grab Ford if hes still there. Also, the Saints have had success with tight ends from Miami before; look at what Jimmy Graham has done in his first 2 NFL seasons.
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Chase Ford is definitely an intriguing prospect.
He'll need to Focus on his blocking to Escape being one dimensinal, since he has a tendency to Freestyle too often. His athleticism gives him and Edge over most late round TE's. After about Five Hundred blocking drills per day we should be able to make him a complete TE.
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I really was going for Green and while I still wouldn't mind picking him up I think they have to do so with the knowledge that he needs a lot of work developing his skills. What's great about him though is he is extremely humble and hardworking which are 2 traits often over looked in the NFL and found by the Saints. If he could get better at fighting for the ball and tighten up his route running,at 6'6" this guy could be a stud!
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Because of Jimmy and Gronk, teams are going to be taking tight ends higher than normal, IMO all 5 of these guys will be taken before the Saints pick in the 4th. That being the case here's a couple names to think about later in the draft: George Bryan North Carolina State, James Hanna Oklahoma, Adrien Robinson Cincinnati
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I just can't see using our 3rd round pick on a TE, much more pressing needs like a CB
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im voting for Green he would be great addition to the O, Bulk him up a bit and have Jimmy teach him a few things about being a elite TE and we could easy have the Two best TEs in the NFL for years to come
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Not sure this is the year to pick up another offensive toy. We need defensive depth- I say def BPA
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I'm with you Scott, they need to use the first couple of picks for BPA for the defensive needs, hopefully one of them is a DT.
Then maybe a T and a TE with the last two picks.
Still, I think they might end up bringing back one of the young TEs from last season - I liked some of the things I saw out of Higgings last season, so I hope they are bringing him back for the coming season.
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Don...I've seen every Superbowl too including true heartache as a 11 year old seeing the Jets beat my Colts-simply brutal-we didn't even he know who the AFL was back then...
But the Ravens were able to shut down Brady in his backyard and without 2 Special Team TD's, the Broncos wouldn't have made it to OT
David Akers is a big problem...he will be even more shaky in this game under pressure...Better Special Teams for Baltimore
Antoin Boldin is huge under pressure...so is Flaco-Kaepernick is in a whole new game here...he's still green...
I have bet on every SB so I'm much older than you.. I like the 49ers chances much much better than the Ravens chances.
Only 5 times out the last 46 superbowls has the margin of victory been less than 3.5 whether favored of underdog. In other words the final score is usually 4 points or more, one way or the other.
So for the record this year, my pick is …San Francisco – 3.5
Good luck and I'll see you next year, God willing.
Don Juan
And 3 of the 5 were the 3-point victories by the Patriots.
Bol, Mr. Juan.
Gavinnick, you sound so young but I honestly respect your opinion. But on the one hand you say you saw the Rams and Seattle shut down Kap, but on the other you say it was training camp.
Secondly, The 49ers didn't much care about the second game at Seattle, it was a chance to rest their player, they had already beaten Seattle once even without the Kid. All teams rest players at the end of a grueling season. Just ask Baltimore, they are famous for that.
As for the Rams game two, (He came in and tied the first) He was coming off a huge win at N.O and on the road again in his first start in a division game.
I won't debate this anymore with you, but I do wish you the best.

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
San Francisco in the 70's
The 1970's in San Francisco really was an odd decade, though I didn't see it as a signifigant decade at the time.
When you think that not only on the world stage was there Patty Hearst and the SLA but also all the people who went down to South America with Jim Jones and drank the killer Kool Aid, and the Zebra murders and Harvey Milk and then there was Werner Ehrhard, the creepy guy pictured above who formed a personality transformation cult called EST.. His followers got to clean his big Victorian house. I admit they look like they're all happy in the picture.
This former car salesman, Werner Ehrhard, was very popular at Snazelle Films, where I was working. Even my boss signed up with him. Suddenly weird little mottos were appearing on other people's desktops, sayings of Werner Ehrhard. I remember there was one woman especially devoted whose name was Cyndra Ravelle. She wore dresses unbuttoned almost to her waist . Bet she didn't have to clean the bathrooms. There was definitely a feeling of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" to the whole thing.
Ehrhard still has followers. I poked around a site with lots of quotes.
Here's one of his quotes: "Icing mud pies requires energy. Icing mud pies requires work. It's work remembering which mud pies are iced. It's work maintaining icing."
Actually a kind of funny quote, but the est philosophy seemed decidedly unfunny and self absorbed. Unfortunately I can't find the link to the quote I just posted. It must be the icing is getting in my way. Or melting in the rain, or something.
And the Mitchell brothers opened a sex club that had tracks in it, an x rated laff in the dark style ride with surprise porn events as you went around a corner in your little car. I never saw this but sure wondered about it.
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- prb said...
And now my 20 year old son goes to concerts at the same place on O'Farrell that was once the habitue of said Mitchell Brothers. Theirs was a weird scene. Remember the fratricide in Corte Madera c. 1991? If the era was not over before that shooting, it certainly was afterward. Lord....
- Apr 21, 2009, 6:49:00 PM
- Namowal said...
"Icing mud pies?" what a loon!
Then again, maybe he could explain that wacko "Cake out in the rain" song.
I think the self-absorption of some pop psychologies cause more harm than good. Not that having feelings is bad, but "getting in touch with" them to the extent that you're dwelling on how you feel and why you feel that way and whose fault it is etc... ...that's asking for trouble.
An x-rated Laff-in-the-Dark? Ha! That's original. I wonder if it got vandalized be partying riders?
- Apr 21, 2009, 9:53:00 PM
funny connection with the cake melting song!!! although I looked up est on wikipedia, and it said he got ideas from Alan Watts, and I loved reading A.W.'s books.
- Apr 22, 2009, 5:24:00 AM
- Mean Jean said...
Didn't Gaye Talese or somebody do a book or article on the sex/orgy camp or whatever? I remember reading about it.
All that psycho-babble stuff was so earnest and intense. Provoking you to reach a point of near insanity so you could be more fulfilled and creative and lead a happier life...if you recovered from the experience.
- Apr 22, 2009, 8:38:00 AM
- Linda said...
I went to EST! My boss (in TN) strongly suggested it. I had to drive to Atlanta 2 weekends in a row. I got to stay in a nice hotel, but alas, no icing, no refreshments AT ALL.
- Apr 22, 2009, 10:56:00 AM
- Sally said...
Linda, are you serious? Was Herr Erhard there? I think there've been a number of books written about him, and many lawsuits. He learned a lot of it from scientology. And yes, prb, the Mitchell Brothers fratricide was so weird...
- Apr 22, 2009, 11:22:00 AM
Linda, I thought you went-- but you really liked it, though, didn't you? which boss was it (email me later, i think i know). Seems like one of our mutual friends went, too, and said that you should never use the word "but" -- too negative -- only use "and." is that true?
- Apr 22, 2009, 11:42:00 AM
- Linda said...
Yes, I'm serious!!
(No, Herr wasn't there.)
I really had high hopes for it--that I would be transformed into a normal person.
I don't remember about the "but's"!
- Apr 22, 2009, 11:57:00 AM
- mimi Pond said...
The New Age and psychobabble drove me away from the Bay Area in 1982. I thought Cyra McFadden's excellent book "The Serial" (serialized in the Chronicle) savaged the whole thing brilliantly. God those people just make me insane. It was so much crap! But I do like that someone named Cyndra Ravelle worked at Snazelle Films.
- Apr 24, 2009, 11:42:00 AM
- Sally said...
Mimi, Do you think "The Serial" would still be good to read, or dated now? I'm also wondering about "Tales of the City" which seemed dumb to me at the time, but?
- Apr 27, 2009, 11:41:00 AM
- Glenda Glayzer said...
I stumbled across your blog while doing research and just had to pop off. I'm an original cast member of BEACH BLANKET BABYLON - in the show from the time it opened at Fugazi Hall in 1975 until I got tired in 1979.
You really brought back some memories.
- Sep 30, 2010, 2:33:00 PM
Glenda, thanks so much for stopping by. Somewhere at home I have a picture of you taken by my friend Janet Fries. All Best to you! Sally
- Oct 4, 2010, 4:49:00 PM
- Glenda Glayzer said...
I've got a blog, too. Nobody ever visits and I'm just writing into the void, but please drop by to check out what I've done since the 70s.
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NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France said Tuesday on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio that modifications to the engines -- which would likely bring a reduction in horsepower -- are the next step in further enhancing the sport's on-track product, although he was unsure if such changes would be in place for next season.
"We're going to make that happen, and that's part of the overall rules packages that we design that hopefully control costs, hopefully make the racing better," France said. "The engine is an integral part of that. We also have to be in step as much as possible with the car manufacturers and where they're going with technology and different things. It all has to come together, and that's the next significant part of the rules package. … The engine will get a significant change. I'm not going to say (for) '15, but we are certainly sizing that up. It's very important for us to get that right."
According to representatives of NASCAR's three manufacturer partners, who took part in a conference call with reporters Tuesday, a potential reduction in engine horsepower is still in the very early stages.
"With some clear objectives in mind, NASCAR is talking to their stakeholders, not only us as manufacturers but all of the engine builders that are party to this process," said David Wilson, president and general manager of Toyota Racing Development. "So the process is correct, it's healthy. We're still talking along with NASCAR. We're talking between ourselves about the various options, and it's still in the consideration phase. I really don't think we have much to say beyond that."
Sprint Cup Series engines generate 850 horsepower, and are built by five manufacturer-specific companies -- TRD and Triad Racing Technologies (Toyota), Roush-Yates Engines (Ford) and Earnhardt Childress Racing and Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet). Most of the changes made in recent years have focused on the cars, beginning with the rollout of the more brand-identifiable Generation-6 vehicle for the 2013 season, and an aerodynamic package that was further refined before this year.
All of those changes were made with manufacturers in step with NASCAR. Any engines changes would take the same approach, said Jim Campbell, U.S. vice president for Chevrolet performance vehicles and motorsports.
"The approach that we took on the development of the Gen?6, we're using a very collaborative approach between the manufacturers and NASCAR from the sanctioning body's perspective on really discussing what are the options, what are the ideas, and in the end depending on where that ends up, it will impact how much work happens at the manufacturer versus the teams," Campbell said. "The key is we keep the racing exciting, and then we make every resource we apply to the engines and the engine builds go as far possible. That's really the key."
Toward that end, NASCAR's manufacturer partners certainly like what they see so far. Tweaks to the aerodynamic package accompanied changes to qualifying and the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, all of which have combined to stoke action on the track. The result has been six different winners in the first six events of this season -- the longest such opening stretch without a repeat winner since 2003 -- and all three manufacturers having visited Victory Lane at least once.
"I'll tell you, here in the first six races, it's been some of the most fantastic and spectacular racing that we have seen," said Jamie Allison, director of Ford Racing.
It was a push from the manufacturers that ultimately led to the Gen-6 car, which more closely resembles its brethren in the showroom. "Each of us continues to reap the benefits" of that movement, Wilson said. So not surprisingly, the refinements made to the vehicle prior to this season once again started with manufacturer representatives, who met with NASCAR last year.
"We sat down with NASCAR and their technical group, and we agreed on the base objective, and that is how do we improve the quality of racing that we're seeing on the race track? And from there, set about the very systematic process of testing," Wilson said. "We worked with the race track twice. We were across the wind tunnel a couple times. And what came from that was a defined set of changes that we've been racing this year. As my two colleagues have already pointed out, we're seeing some of the most exciting racing each and every weekend. So again, a great example of how we can achieve more by working together."
An emphasis in that effort was enhancing competition at the 1.5-mile tracks that comprise the bulk of the Sprint Cup schedule. Toward that end, Sunday's event at Texas Motor Speedway -- the second 1.5-mile venue visited this season, after Las Vegas in March -- offers another potential litmus test.
"I think actually we're heading in the right area, and the racing has been quite good," Campbell said. "But with only one race at that kind of category of a track, I think Texas will be another one to look at here and see how the racing is. … So far, so good, but we only have one under our belt, and Texas will be the next."
On SiriusXM, France said the Sprint Cup intermediate package is "probably 40 percent of where we want to be. We've made some gains. Part of it is making the car easier to drive, better to drive. That's part of it. But we're not, candidly, where we're going to be in a year or two."
France said he is pleased with the sport's direction, and says the goal of all the recent changes within the sport -- from the car, to the qualifying and championship formats, and now likely the engine -- are to build in long-term stability.
"The direction that we're going allows us not to have to make any significant chances in the future," France said on SiriusXM. "We know exactly what we're trying to do with the rules package. We think the (Chase) format is something we can build on for the next 10 or 15 years, or longer. We don't want to change things just because we feel like it. It's always difficult …. So I love the general direction we're at. We're past the majority of the changes, and now we can build on where we're at."


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Justin Bieber + Barbara Palvin Get Cozy Again as His Fans Lose Their Little Underaged Minds [PHOTO]
After Justin Bieber did some flirting with model Barbara Palvin at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in November, his on-and-off girlfriend Selena Gomez told him and his ridiculous backwards trucker hats to get stuffed.
Since then, the couple has reconciled and then reportedly split up again, so when he went off to Miami to co-host the Y100 Jingle Ball on Dec. 8, he apparently spent some of his time in the sunshine state with Palvin.
Cue the tweens of the internet losing their collective marbles and accusing the model of being a celebrity couple-busting homewrecker.
A friend of Justin's told Life & Style, "Justin and Barbara were together in Miami. They aren't being bashful about hanging out and getting closer."
Twitter evidence at least corroborates that Palvin was in Miami at the time in question, but that's not exactly proof that she hung out with the Biebs and/or helped him change his diaper pants. (Seriously, WHAT IS UP WITH THOSE PANTS.)
Fans decided to helpfully add the words "with Justin" after retweeting Palvin's words, and questioning the coincidence of both her and Bieber being in Miami at the same time.
Palvin also tweeted a photo of herself in front of what is supposedly Bieber's tour bus in his concert shirt (below) with the caption "miami" as Beliebers everywhere called her a whore and a bitch and other things she likely blew off because she's a lingerie model with a glamorous life and there's really no better rebuttal than that.
In the past, Barbara has said she and the Biebs are "just friends," but given so much fan vitriol, there's probably some fire under all that smoke.


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This is the sort of thing Wayne LaPierre fights to achieve, whether he knows it or not:
They knew the Delano house far too well. It was where Christian Philip Oberender, then 14 years old, had murdered his mother in a shotgun ambush in the family rec room in 1995.
Now, 18 years later, Carver County Sheriff Jim Olson was sending his deputies back to the home where Oberender still lives. Just two days earlier, Olson had scanned the day's shift reports and froze when he tripped over Oberender's name. A scan of a Facebook page then showed firearms spread out like a child's trophies on a bed inside the home, along with notes about the Newtown, Conn., gunman who shot 20 children to death.
What Olson's deputies found in the home was chilling: 13 guns, including semi-automatic rifles, an AK-47, a Tommy gun, assorted shotguns and handguns, including a .50-caliber Desert Eagle.
Even more disturbing was the letter Oberender had written recently to his late mother, Mary: "I am so homicide," it said in broken sentences. "I think about killing all the time. The monster want out. He only been out one time and someone die."
Today, Oberender sits in a Carver County jail cell on a charge of being a felon in possession of firearms. And Olson, who investigated the 1995 murder as a young detective, finds his investigators at the center of a case that exposes the dangerous loopholes in the nation's gun laws and Minnesota's system of criminal background checks.
Even though Oberender killed his mother with a firearm, even though he was committed to the state hospital in St. Peter as mentally ill and dangerous more than a decade ago, he was able to obtain a permit to purchase firearms last May. That piece of paper gave Oberender, now 32, the ability to walk into any licensed Minnesota retailer and buy any assault weapon or pistol on the rack.
How could this happen? In part because efforts to do things such as make gun purchasers provide fingerprints or SSNs were turned back by an NRA-cowed state legislature:
In Minnesota, a person seeking a permit to purchase an assault weapon or pistol must submit an application to the local police or sheriff's department. There, the background check process begins with a query of the BCA's system. If no disqualifications show up — such as a violent criminal record or mental illness commitment — the permit is granted.
No state permit is required to purchase a long rifle or a shotgun in Minnesota. Buyers going to a licensed retailer must pass a federal background check at the counter — but those records can also be incomplete because they are supplied to the FBI by state agencies.
Minnesota's gun laws don't require an applicant to provide a fingerprint or a Social Security number to verify identity.
"This was one of our concerns during the 'Conceal and Carry' debate in Legislature 10 years ago and it was beaten down like everything else," said Heather Martens, executive director of Protect Minnesota, a gun violence prevention organization.
Martens said Oberender's case highlights the reluctance of lawmakers to tighten gun laws because they fear being accused of infringing on individual rights. "Public schoolteachers have to go through a complete background check, even including a fingerprint," Martens said. "For buyers of assault weapons and pistols, law enforcement currently has only seven days to verify the person's identity and criminal history — otherwise, a permit is automatically granted. We should at least allow police enough time to verify the person's identity."


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Traders Watching China's Move On Lending Rates
Host Rolfe Winkler and Polya Lesova report on today's market action. Photo: Getty Images.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... the the ... Wall Street set for soft start with tax taken a hit to date Li Lesova for MarketWatch good morning morning ... that's my ... stuff is disappointing to us like you know all of this morning ... and he might you know I know we did have a record breaking session yesterday it would focus on the five hundred in the value the studio's ... finishing at record closing highs ... so it's um economy expands that investors may you don't want to take a pause he and local gifted a second to a couple stocks that did maybe the reason for the pies before we do China edition for news out of China yes accede China's central bank ... has announced that it will he move up controls on lending interest rates in Cooley at financial institutions said the state's items I ... have an email for them tell the practical impact that one rates it to the one in charge tolerates the one charge higher rates ... well I think ultimately what Chinese thing to do ... is boost consumer ... spending ... which has been an issue I in in China's economic growth ... aam and this is a step toward that act towards ... liberalizing the interstate to the team would have to point out that there are also adds to its limits on deposit rates ... which may be a next step for time The central bank to take ... on the can down the Isle of an embassy there are um ... I think that the capital controls on capital moving in and out of China so all of that is just China moving toward a more old plan ... of financial system ... and ultimately having seen consumers it's ok ... as we just saw there we headed check the Asian markets it doesn't appear that ... it's having a very positive that yet ... nonmarket ecology wait to take a limited time let's move over to ... three stocks were looking at to get earnings from from googling Micra soft yesterday I yes I guess after the market close both Volvo unlike some disappointing a disappointed let's start with will go ... on a profit I and the revenue was below expectations and most importantly ... the cost with liquids is that he mentioned that that investors who can't fell six percent in the meat the squatted ... on so that was odd to from the year-ago quarter from here you know what the up and that basically Global is this happening with ... I don't move by consumers home of personal computers ... to mobile devices so many many more people ... today used immobile devices rather than PCs ... and now ... I'm cool bowl is still can't figure out how to ... profit from that in a sustainable way no way they can ... echoing that Micra soft meanwhile ... the good news for Google East is there making investments tend to ... benefit from the mold transition ... Micra soft on the other hand is getting pounded by mobile that adds to my piece of shares are down about seven percent in the marketplace today be likely to weigh heavy on the bow and the studios ... so Micra soft ... Micra soft and for that profit and revenue to no expectations ... they took them nine hundred million dollars write down and eat it too safe with tablet inventory so not so many consumers were excited about going out ... and buying Microsoft Surface tablet ... so that's an issue for them ... in advance and ... I am as I mentioned religious slowing Dumont go for personal computers and the mall to mall buyout is something Micra soft is traveling with ... that slightly announced a three D ... Systems axing of their businesses last week ... and that they're hoping to ... not to be able to get to know to build an added that charge for that inventory for those tablets that people are buying peace deal with missed ... earnings guidance by a wide margin so and indexing we of we also had General Electric that into the eye and Dow component and the datapoint that a slight rise ... in quantity Owings idea adjusted earnings beat expectations by penny so might still be there ... at every new disappoint at the high peak wind that was below expectations ... aam but overall it seems that most into thinking that it went pretty well this year's South by one percent in the market today ... and all so aam and TI's chief executive said that he expects margin expansion in Kenya ... his amplitude he toward it for God to grow its industrial businesses in particular the aviation oil and gas ... and it seems like investors aam seemed to


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For those who believe in physics
CR remove my post if you deem it inappropriate, but I would appreciate a comment from that person. Given he has read my post ofc because he removed it. I believe I can't find anything wrong with this post. That would be kind of awesome
I respect fool's because they also have emotions.
Phantasy, science fiction, innovation and mind experiments are truly what make us smart.
I believe no question is stupid only the person who calls it stupid has thereby proclaimed himself so. This person is overconfident, childish and looks down on the person in being ridiculed in this sentence. There is absolutely nothing wrong with being human! I am proud of my questions because this truly shows I am human. Regardless of the level of intelligence you have received from reading and studying. The day someone handed you all the answers to the universe it wouldn't mean you will understand them, unless your mind is able to do so. Innovation makes a person smart and their brain's evolutionary level.
I would rather be angry for a moment than to deny the logic behind the event.
There is a reason why we don't rely on god to cure us of illness. Only a fool would question this and deny it and perhaps die from it. Energy can't be annihilated only change form, therefor our universe is neutral in the matter of life and death.
Don't become drunk on emotions because too much on anything will harm you. Don't have fun on other's cost because they also have feelings.
I hereby proclaim myself a hypocrite by this announcement because animals also have feelings. We are able to question why we feel pain to a higher degree than animals therefor we should also understand its meaning. The day we can teach our children to kill any organism with feelings are wrong. Is the day humanity will reach a new level? Energy is no excuse for wars. Have a look at our universe all. All I can see is energy and potential energy. What is really at fault is our level of intelligence not being high enough to make use of this energy. Aliens being higher level of intelligence than ours would have understood this and would not be seeking war over it. I believe however if aliens were to attack humanity it would be because they had seen a potential threat in us. I then I wonder how can something with lower intelligence be a threat? This is something I can't comprehend given the age of physical dominance in reference to our bodies.
What matters is to have the courage to keep on moving forward. The person who says:" It is satisfied with life", given those words are based on memories and not the present. That person is beyond my comprehension and has never tasted what it truly means to be a human.
I myself seek immortality without fully comprehending its meaning. I don't comprehend the fact that human live in years. I wonder how long our life truly is. In physics time is based on motion, and we measure our life in the same concept. I believe this measurement to be wrong because a person moving faster relative to the person on earth will not have slower heart beats. I believe if we tried to measure a person's life in heartbeats this would also be wrong because our heart doesn't have a constant beat. I have been wondering; maybe a person's life should truly be measured in memories and life experience. Memories come and go, and this is when a person will come to finally treasure them. What gives me or any other person the right to immortality? I think the person who truly questions it should be given the right to it. I also apply this logic to our world unless you question it you will never be a god of it. I chose to believe they created something more than a mere organism. The thing which truly made humans special was that we can question our own creation and thereby question the universe. This is truly our level of intelligence and what characterize a god from animals and other organism. I believe our intelligence will continue on growing with the help of evolution. The day our intelligence/evolution conquer the universe. I wonder if this is so or maybe evolution already have conquered it, we are just not clever enough to comprehend this yet.
I wonder if we granted a computer a biological body and feelings would it be the ultimate being. I wonder this because it would never lose its memories and those memories could be transferred to another hard drive. So if there truly were specie that conquered the universe maybe they came to see there was no escape from its rebirth. This is the question I truly wonder. I wonder if in the eyes of the universe we might be young and at the peak of evolution.
u sound cunfused
What is this about? I don't want to read this long essay.
There is too much to read, you might want to trick the human mind by separating the paragraphs a little bit to make it seem less.
Very confused. And as much as I like it when people do these kinds of threads... your organization skills made this unreadable >_>
It's not unwise to say I'm lesser then you but it's beyond understanding to c...
you don't "believe" in physics. it's THERE. PROVEN. it's a plain out FACT. that's why physics are called scientific laws, not theories.
I'm hardly active.
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you don't "believe" in physics. it's THERE. PROVEN. it's a plain out FACT. that's why physics are called scientific laws, not theories.
Oh so that's what he's wondering.
You're just confused man lol. I have a friend who told me "what if instead we are on earth looking outside to the universe, we are actually inside the earth looking onto the universe from the inside." I mean I understand what he's trying to say completely, but that was just plain stupid.
Ofc we are inside the universe. I don't understand the concept outside the universe, where is that? You should look up the border of our universe and the three theories. I am pretty sure none of these describes there being an "outside" of our universe.
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Very confused. And as much as I like it when people do these kinds of threads... your organization skills made this unreadable >_>
shadorai wrote:
you don't "believe" in physics. it's THERE. PROVEN. it's a plain out FACT. that's why physics are called scientific laws, not theories.
TL;DR I agree with the two points above.
Edit: You actually posted the same thing twice...
I have 3 guest passes message me for one.
Physics are study of our universe. I don't see what I have said being against the study of our universe?
btw physics are theories not laws. All science is based on statistics, probability and observation.
I also see the flaws in my logic given it is written in 30min, not well written and I just wanted to post some random thoughts.
Instead of saying you don't believe in physics and disregard the laws. Then proclaiming my post is not proven at least point out where it is not proven and by which means it is proven to be false or your statement hold no more value than mine.
Thought experiments are wonderful. The old Greeks used this actually understand atoms exist. They however thought making any physical measurements would disrupt the system making the measurements inaccurate: like the water temperature changes when you measure it with a object which holds another temperature as you insert it into the water.
I have no comment on this being true or false. I however ask people to look up Uncertainty principle without myself proclaiming I understand this entirely. Many oppose this idea, but it hasn't been proven to be false yet despite all effort. I however can't say for certain it's true or false just that our currently technology and minds has deemed it as such. So we humans has deemed this a law because we haven't proven it to be false. What gives us the right if we aren't gods?
Anyways more rambling please look up the definition of law before you use it. A law is not necessarily right.
This post is all over the place .......
You should try organizing a tad bit >_>
sorry it's a copy paste from word without editing. I don't think discussing physics and rambling a bit if you learn something from it can do any harm. I apologize to anyone who feel offended by my idea of doing so.
I didn't really read the whole post, but I would like to point out a fact. One does not "believe" in physics. Physics are fact and proven, denying the laws of physics is just silly. You can deny the theories of physics like string theory, and stuff like that.
This thread has become meaningless and an outlet for a very confused individual. How does one not grasp the concept that physics is a LAW.
Normally, I don't Like wiki links, but do try to read up. Then go google what it means for something to be called a 'law'
It's not unwise to say I'm lesser then you but it's beyond understanding to c...
I thought that the thread title was a typo and was talking about "those who believe in psychics"!
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I used Send Me a Sign Bugg along with a cupcake and sentiment from the Happy Bugg and Extras set, both from Tiddly Inks and a sketch from Card Positioning Systems.
I colored the Bugg with Copics, paper pieced her sign, hat and dress, and Stickled her wings. The twill is from my stash and the baker's twine is from Timeless Twine (which I tea-dyed). Finally, I added a little pearl heart to the top of the cupcake on her dress. Here's a close shot of one of my fave Buggs:
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With 'Green' at the top of everyone's mind in an effort to save our environment and at the same time saving costs, Engel & Völkers Potchefstroom started their green initiative by building the first green, energy efficient house in the area at Lekwena Wildlife Estate in Potchefstroom.
The building progress will be monitored and we are taking you through the process step by step. In part 1 we have covered the location and focused on green activities for optimal use of the environment and preserving the natural surroundings. If you missed this, please visit www.nationalguidetorealestate.co.za and browse to page 38 of Edition 06/2014.
The six principal factors that contribute to the sensation of thermal comfort are:
- Air temperature
- Radiant temperature
- Humidity
- Air movement
- Metabolic rate
- Clothing levels/insulation
"In doing our research for Project Green and with the designing of our energy efficient house at Lekwena Wildlife Estate in Potchefstroom we realised the significance of this next step, namely insulation," says Carl Venter, License Partner of Engel & Völkers Potchefstroom. The ideal is to design and insulate the house in order to get a thermal passive shell. A lot of the heat that we spend hours, vast amounts of money and electricity on to create in winter, just gets lost into thin air…Well, technically it is lost through our roofs, floors, windows, doors and walls – basically every part of our home which is not insulated.
We quickly realised that a little insulation can go a long way in creating a welcoming and warm interior during winter or a cool and comfortable interior during summer.
In summer months warmth can easily be absorbed, if your home is not insulated.
- Through your windows 25 – 35%
- Leakage through a ceiling can gain an extra 25 – 30% heat.
- Through your walls 15 – 25%.
- And 25 – 35% through the doors and windows due to air leakage.
In winter months the tables are turned and heat is lost in an uninsulated home.
- 25 – 35% through windows.
- 25 – 30% through your ceiling.
- 15 – 25% through walls.
- 15 – 25% lost through air leakage through the doors and windows of your home.
- And an additional 10 – 20% of heat lost through your floor.
Devilliers du Toit Architects – our green expert and architect of the project – aims to insulate the Green House at Lekwena Wildlife Estate very efficiently in order to minimize the heat transfer and to keep the house comfortable both in summer and winter.
Potchefstroom is located in climate zone 1 – with 'Cold Interior' climatic conditions which mean that our main problem lies in keeping the Green House warm during the cold winter months.
Insulation that will be implemented in the Green House:
- Floors: Polystyrene is one of the products considered to insulate the floor
- Walls: Using good quality clay bricks and will apply additional insulating methods in the walls. Innovating building methods are also considered.
- Ceiling: There are currently various options available to replace conventional ceiling boards including PVC, polystyrene and more advanced products. Additional insulation products will also be used in the ceiling.
- Doors & Windows: To minimize air leakage, smartly designed aluminium frames with additional insulation features will be investigated.
- Glass: Since 25 – 30% of heat can be lost or gained through windows, the type of glass will be chosen carefully and double glazing will be added in rooms where needed.
- Roof: To curb heat transfer through the roof, the roof will comprise a high quality sheet metal product with a reflective colour.
In our research journey to find the most optimal insulation products we will only use insulation products that are accredited with TIASA – the Thermal Insulation Association of South Africa.
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Elements of comfort paper by T.van Reenen, senior researcher at CSIR.
Eskom. www.eskom.co.za
Thermal Insulation Association of South Africa. www.tiasa.org.za


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Gamescom 2010: Need For Speed Hot Pursuit Hands-on
It would be an unusual sight to not have any new Need for Speed titles hogging the shelves this holiday season and Electronic Arts knows it. Unlike last year's Need for Speed Shift, the upcoming reinvention of the Hot Pursuit sub-brand is being handled by Criterion Games, the makers of the excellent Burnout racers. For Gamescom, EA had a new environment and game mode to show off and although our time with the game was very brief, it offered just enough play time for us to get a good feel for it.
On showcase was a multiplayer race which tasked us with crossing the finish line first, but not without heavy police resistance chasing our tails and trying to stop us by all means necessary. In the first few minutes, there wasn't much resistance from the men in black, as only a few low-level cars were giving chase, but the closer we got to the finish line, the more difficult it became to stay on the road.
The early forces were easily taken care of by ramming the side of our vehicle against theirs and it took only several well-timed hits to deplete their health bars. Such wasn't the case when the police brought in more sturdy and nimble Pagani Zondas to try and get us off the track and heavy SUVs to put a stop to our breakneck speed at road blocks. These higher-level forces also made use of lethal spike strips and air support which made evasion impossible. Therefore, maintaining lead position wasn't the only worry on our minds, as we also had to keep our health in check.
To make the task doable, we were forced to use some abilities of our own, accessed via the d-pad. The demo we played featured only two of these: turbo boost and spike strip. Using these two at the right moment made a considerable difference when we found ourselves in tight spots. At the end of the race, we were awarded a gold medal for our outstanding performance.
All told, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit handles very well and stays true to its name and roots. If the rest of the game holds up, then we recommend those of you looking for a thrilling arcade racing experience to keep an eye on this one.
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit is set for release on November 16 in North America and the 19th in Europe.


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Appreciate the reminder to smile at those we love . . . and the story of an organization that is making such a strong impact on the world. Fantastic, Suzanne.
Another thoughtful and very beautiful post Suzanne! Love the smiles. Operation Smile is a very worthwhile cause. That's what we are here for, to help our brothers and sisters in whateve way that we can. We must be the Saviours hands here on earth! xxoo
Lately, some of my biggest smiles have come via your lovely words Suzanne and for that I say a whole hearted THANK YOU!.
xx Felicity {smiling as I type}
I am smiling now!!! Thank you! What a sweet post:)
What a beautiful reminder of something we so take for granted. I am a smiler, so when I do not it strikes everyone as odd. Sometimes I am in deep thought about something or just busy. But hey, I think the world need a whole lot more sincere smiles.
Maria @ Linen & Verbena
What great smiles and what a great organization!
This post makes me smile!!!!
how can one not smile at the thought of Operation Smile? what a blessed opportunity. I'm a smiler so it's easy for others to read when I'm under the weather (like now). and smiling is an effective strategy in therapy to quickly change the mood. thanks for the reminder to be grateful for smiling!
the little sweetie in one of the images in my post tday couldn't smile because of her palate, but she has received help from a kind shop in Peru i'm spotlighting.
Beautiful, Suzanne! A smile IS such an amazing thing...so easy to give--but so important to those it's given to!
What a wonderful organization--I didn't know about it...thank-you for sharing what you know.
Wishing you a smile-filled day, dear friend...off to smile at my girls...
Your post made me smile! All of your posts are so lovely and thought provoking. I love it when I open my email and there is a new post from you, I always know after I read it I will have a good feeling!
FANTASTIC THOUGHT and great way to bring the reality of this...thank you reminding me, as I go back to school on MONDAY, that smiles have always gotten me through the TOUGHEST DAYS....BIG HUGS and a smile to your, beautiful! Anita
What a lovely post idea - I love how you really connected all the dots. Are you going to do a post on parenting advice regarding teenagers? I feel you have some great tips :) XOL
Yes! I smiled today -- at my little dog, my kitties, my Honey, by cup of coffee, the sunrise, my funny Facebook friends who write crazy things! And it's only 11:30am so I have a whole day to smile. And..Suzanne... you blog made me smile too. xoxo Amy
Beautiful post! Trying to keep smiling with this storm bearing down on us!
Your photos are beautiful, is there anything more beautiful than a smile!
Great organization! Thank you for promoting it :-)
Oh I so agree my friend...some people are just smilers...others not so much!
How do you do it ... each and every time... you just "get it"... such a sweet gift ~ thank you for passing it along.
Have a wonderful weekend ~
My face carries a natural frown.. genetics turn the corners of my mouth downward so I have to make a conscious effort to show a smile. I'm smiling on the inside all the time. My mouth just doesn't know it. :-))))
I think of the old saying that it takes more muscles to frown than smile.
Wanted to tell you...a friend of mine loves your blog. Her name is Donna. I don't know if she has ever commented...she told me how much she loves your blog. She has an account to read my blog/comment and found you through my blog.
xo, Cheryl
It's amazing how getting a smile from someone can really make my day - perhaps because in everyone's crazy day, they get so preoccupied with their work, chores, errands, thoughts that they forget to take a moment and give someone a smile. I'm making a conscious effort to smile more and in doing so, I feel I'm becoming a happier, more appreciative person xo
Great post. Such a simple thing that we all take for granted. I never want to stop smiling. Have a great weekend. Mona
As the song says Miss Suzanne-
you make me smile.
As soon as I post this comment, I am headed into the den where my husband is and I am going to
Thank you for a beautiful reminder.
White Spray Paint
I heart smiles. I'm thinking that when your daughter said that to you, you must have been taken aback. I will make the conscious decision to smile "early and often" as you said. It really does set the tone for the day.
Well that stopped me short. We have so much to smile about, don't we? Even living with teenage angst!
Looking at all those dear little faces makes you realise that we take smiling for granted - we either do it or we don't. I can't imagine not having that choice - or having a child who wasn't able to smile. How your heart would break for them.
Operation Smile is such a wonderful organization, I will pop over to their website now.
Beautiful family photographs too!
What a wonderful way to make us appreciate what can so easily be taken for granted.
You make me smile every time I stop by! Thanks Suzanne!
xo Cathy
suzanne, while i think your smile is one the prettiest, i think your heart is one of the biggest!
may you be blessed today.
thank you for your beautiful reminder and for giving those precious babies a shout out!
I love this post, Suzanne. For a long time, I've donated to Smile Train, which is like Operation Smile. I hate to think of a child going through life shunned based on a deformity that could be remedied.
Like you, I am also a smiler. One of the easiest ways to smile is reading your wonderful posts...they always make us stop and think and we end up smiling. It's interesting that your daughter said that to you because sometimes I think we become so intent on making certain that all needs are met and our minds serious that we forget the easy task of smiling, even though we are filled with love in focusing on those tasks. I guess a simple smile is one of the best and easiest ways to express our love. Sending you a big hug and smile. XO
Such a great organization, Suzanne! And I love the reminder to smile MORE!!
It sure can make a difference and sometimes a simple smile is all we need from someone. Great post Suzanne! xo ~Lili
I missed this post so I am so glad that you linked us to come back here to visit, Suzanne.
I smile at everybody that I see.
That's just me.
However, I am often caught off guard by the people I pass on the street or in a supermarket or wherever my day takes me that when I smile at them.... they do not smile back!
It takes SO much conscious effort to intentionally tighten the muscles to NOT smile back..... it amazes me!
Then I usually say a prayer, for them bc I think they must be so sad or broken and hurt that they have locked this natural innate response in an effort to shut off and protect themselves from people?
So sad. Breaks my heart. Frustrates me too, to be honest. Makes you wonder.....?
I smile all day. Even when I am sad I still smile. I am a glass half full kind of gal....what can I say?
A dreamer for sure!
You are a bright light to me, Suzanne! I was drawn to your beaming sparkling smile when I met you last weekend!


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1- Percy Harvin catching the ball
2- Percy Harvin running after he catches the ball
3- Percy Harvin breaking tackles after he runs with the ball
In all seriousness the short stuffs have been killing us and
watching a few Viking games this year that team has surprised me and Harvin has been ballin this year. I believe he leads the NFL in all purpose yards. Yes AP is still a beast but doesn't worry me as much for whatever reason.


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For this weeks Cookbook Challenge theme of silky I knew right from the very start that I wanted to make my first ever panna cotta. I flicked through my books & found several recipes & they all seemed to be quite different, some using yoghurt, others coconut cream & then the more traditional (I think, though I am by no means an expert) cream based ones. I chose a very decadent sounding chocolate panna cotta with berries & honey from Skye Gyngell's My Favourite Ingredients. I love this book & I love Skye's recipes so I am positive the reason it didnt set properly must have been some fault of mine & not the recipe. As I said I have never made one before so have no experience in the problems one might encounter. I let the panna cotta's cool down before I put them in the fridge, they were in for well over the specified 2 hours, the gelatine seemed to dissolve okay so any tips on why one may not set? They sort of half set & seemed to set more at the bottom (which strangely was the top in the moulds) so if I didnt mix them enough then I would have thought the gelatine would sit at the bottom rather than the top but maybe it is the other way around, am I confusing anyone?
Anyway apart from them not actually setting, the flavour was fantastic, the sauce was heaven as you can imagine, rich chocolate, sweet berries & lovely oozy honey to bring it all together, mmmm, if this had set correctly it would have been an absolute stunner. Here is the recipe for anyone who is game to try it out & see what happens to theirs, please let me know
Serves 4
a little oil, to oil the moulds
200g good quality dark chocolate (minimum 64% cocoa solids)
2 sheets of leaf gelatine
190ml whole milk
250ml double cream
100g caster sugar
1 vanilla pod, split lengthways
180ml honey
200g blackberries (or any berries you fancy)
Lightly oil 4 individual panna cotta moulds or other pudding basins, 200ml capacity each.
Chop the chocolate into small pieces and melt slowly, without stirring, in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of gently simmering water. Remove the bowl of melted chocolate from the heat and set aside to cool slightly. Soak the gelatine leaves in cold water to cover for about 5 minutes to soften.
In the meantime, put the milk, cream and sugar in a heavy based pan. Scrape the seeds form the vanilla pod and add these to the pan with the empty pod. Place over a medium heat & bring to a gently simmer, stirring once or twice to help dissolve the sugar. Remove from the heat and strain through a fine sieve onto the melted chocolate, stirring well to combine.
If necessary, return the chocolate mixture to the pan & reheat gently - it needs to be very hot but not quite boiling. ake off the heat. Squeeze the gelatine to remove excess water & add to the hot cream, stirring to dissolve.
Strain the mixture through a fine sieve into a jug, then pour into the prepared moulds. Allow to cool completely, then refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.
For the berries, warm the honey in a small saucepan. Add 2/3 of the berries & cook gently until they have begun to bleed into the warm honey. Remove from the heat and stir through the remaining berries.
To serve, quickly dip the base of each mould into hot water to loosen the base & the sides, then run a small sharp knife around the top & invert onto a plate. Spoon the warm berries over the panna cotta & serve immediately with extra cream on the side if desired.


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It all started (at least on my end) with reading a post on the CT birdlist about some Nelson's Sparrows at the Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center in Milford, CT. At the bottom of the post was a single line about a leatherback sea turtle that had washed up on the beach. I forwarded that email on to our (Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History) collections manager of herpetology and ichthyology, Greg Watkins-Colwell.
Leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) are large turtles that can be found throughout the world. Not only is it the largest turtle in the world, it's one of the largest reptiles in the world, only three 'croccodiles' are bigger. Leatherbacks are different from other turtles having a different type of shell, as their name implies. The latin root for the name Dermo indicates skin and chelys means shell, so they have a 'shell' that is covered by skin. It's actually a bit more complicated than that… look for a future blog post.
On October 1st in the waters off of Bridgeport reports of a floating leatherback turtle were recorded. This is almost certainly the same body that washed ashore in Milford and spotted on October 8th (a week later). In the few days that would follow the Yale Peabody Museum staff worked with the local, state, and federal departments to obtain permission to collect the turtle as a research and educational specimen. The government shutdown, with Fish and Wildlife staff on furlough, hindered a rapid response. Finally, everything was set to collect the turtle on Thursday morning.
Check out local news cast News 12′s video: http://connecticut.news12.com/news/giant-sea-turtle-washes-up-on-milford-beach-peabody-museum-wants-to-study-carcass-1.6226535
New Haven Register article: http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20131009/researchers-want-to-study-sea-turtle-that-washed-ashore-in-milford
Making a quick stop at the site on Wednesday evening, everything looked good to go. The leatherback was below the high tide line but was being partially buried and there was no real threat of it being taken away by the tide. What met us on Thursday morning was shocking. At some point over night someone had poached the turtles head. We arrived to find the head had been cut off the turtles body. Leatherback sea turtles are an endangered species in the United States, making the poaching illegal with substantial penalties.
So, Why is the head such a big deal? The most important reason is that it makes the specimen whole. For educational purposes the head can illustrate the general form of this specialized jellyfish eater. For more scientific purposes the head can be used to study brain size and vascilurization of turtles. Comparing minute anatomical details from this specimen with others could help anser questions like: Do leatherbacks brains grow at different rates? Are the muscles involved in eating different or work differently on leatherback turtles? How well do Leatherback turtles see? and many more that have yet to even be asked.
Although, there is still a lot that scientists don't know about the leatherback sea turtle, there are a few interesting facts. Leatherbacks, although reptiles, are able to survive in colder water temperature by producing their own body heat, likely because they rarely stop moving and create muscle heat. Leatherbacks are one of the deepest diving marine animals and can stay under water for up to 70 minutes (MOST dives are only 3-9 minutes). Also, We know that their primary food source is jellyfish! The major causes of non-natural deaths in Dermochelys are due to ingestion of plastic bags or balloons and boat propeller strikes. Think about that before letting your plastic shopping bag blow away.
How did we get the turtle off the beach? Once we arrived on scene we began to shovel sand away from the sides of the turtle to make it easier to access the body. The city of Milford was anxious to get the animal off the beach and willing to help science by supplying a front loader tractor to scoop up the turtle. By this point the turtle was very decomposed, the rear half of the leatherback was pretty much falling apart. And Yes, it smelled… a lot. Once the turtle was in the tractor it was carried to a pick-up truck and dropped into the bed.
A follow up from News 12 about the head: http://connecticut.news12.com/news/head-of-giant-milford-sea-turtle-stolen-1.6233882
WTNH video with removal footage: http://www.wtnh.com/news/new-haven-cty/dead-sea-turtle-washes-ashore-in-milford
From there the turtle was transported to a piece of Yale property that isn't open to the public. With very large animals, often the best way to prepare them for skeletal use is by using nature. We wrapped the turtle in mesh to inhibit large mammals from upsetting the body and buried it underground. The leatherback will now slowly decay, the bacteria on and in the body have already started to breakdown the soft tissues. Insects, worms, and other small animals will aid in the process by cleaning/ eating the soft tissue away from the bone. After a year or so, staff will return to the burial site to excavate the skeleton for research. Maybe someone will want to use the bones to study flipper movement with the carpals or spine development of the vertebrae.
If you know anything about the poached turtle head, please let us or the authorities know. (comment anonymously even) I hope that it is someone who didn't realize what the legal aspect was and didn't mean to commit a crime. I also hope that it is someone who can realize how scientifically and educationally valuable the skull is to science.
For additional images from the day please visit the original blog at the link below.
Information was obtained by Wikipedia as viewed 14 October 2013 and by some of the scholarly articles on the wiki page references. Additional information is taken from personal communications with Yale Peabody Museum collections manager, Greg Watkins-Colwell.


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Beaches, sun, scenic views...the countries in Latin America are gorgeous and certainly fit for a wedding. From Roselyn Sanchez and Eric Winter to Mario Lopez and Courtney Mazza, here are 13 couples who traveled to Latin America to tie the knot:
1. Adam Levine & Behati Prinsloo
Adam Levine & Behati Prinsloo
The Maroon 5 singer and 'The Voice' coach Adam Levine wed model Behati Prinsloo at Flora Farms in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The couple kept it small, and guests included Jonah Hill, Jason Segel and Erin Heatherston. Levine had gone the traditional route before the ceremony, asking her father's permission before he popped the big question. He told Ryan Seacrest, "I don't want to talk about it, you know how I am, but yes, of course I did. I had to. And it was extremely nerve-wracking."
2. Kelly Rowland & Tim Witherspoon
Kelly Rowland & Tim Witherspoon
The former Destiny's Child singer married her boyfriend-manager on May 9 in a private ceremony in Costa Rica. "It was a quick, simple ceremony -- only around 30 people," a source told Us Weekly. According to Us Weekly, among those present for Rowland's nuptials were Beyonce and her sister Solange Knowles.
3. Alexa Vega & Carlos Pena, Jr.
Alexa Vega & Carlos Pena, Jr.
After a four-month long engagement, Alexa married Carlos in a destination wedding on January 4, 2014. The couple's intimate ceremony took place in front of friends and family at the Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
4. Teresa Palmer & Mark Webber
Teresa Palmer & Mark Webber
On December 21, 2013, the pregnant Warm Bodies star and her actor fiancé tied the knot in Mexico at a private house overlooking the ocean in Punta Mita.
5. Eil Manning & Abby McGrew
Eil Manning & Abby McGrew
The New York Giants Quarterback married his college sweetheart at One & Only Palmilla Resort in Los Cabos, Mexico in 2008.
6. Marc Anthony & Dayanara Torres
Marc Anthony & Dayanara Torres
Following a secret Las Vegas ceremony in May 2000, Marc and Dayanara decided to renew their vows in December 2002 in Puerto Rico. The lavish ceremony, which took place outside the San Juan Cathedral, reportedly cost $500,000.
7. Mario Lopez & Ali Landry
Mario Lopez & Ali Landry
After six years of dating, Mario married his first wife, actress Ali Landry, in 2004 in a Catholic ceremony at the Las Alamandas resort outside Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The two ended their marriage only two short weeks later, following accusations that Mario had been unfaithful days before they wed.
8. Mario Lopez & Courtney Mazza
Mario Lopez & Courtney Mazza
On December 1, 2012, Mario and Courtney exchanged vows in Mexico, after four years of dating.
9. Joely Fisher & Christopher Duddy
Joely Fisher & Christopher Duddy
For their 10th wedding anniversary, Joely and Christopher invited guests to a vow renewal ceremony on the beach at the Vallarta Palace hotel in Nuevo Vallarta, a town just outside Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
10. Roselyn Sanchez & Eric Winter
Roselyn Sanchez & Eric Winter
The Puerto Rican-born Devious Maids star made her way back to Puerto Rico to marry actor Eric Winter in November 2008.. The two exchanged vows in San Juan before 250 guests, including Eva Longoria Parker.
11. Freddie Prinze Jr. & Sarah Michelle Gellar
Freddie Prinze Jr. & Sarah Michelle Gellar
Freddie proposed to Sarah in April 2001. A year later, the couple wed on September 1, 2002 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
12. Shania Twain & Frederic Thiebaud
Shania Twain & Frédéric Thiebaud
Shania and Frédéric vowed their eternal love for one another on New Year's Day 2011, during a beach wedding at the Rincon Ocean Villa in Puerto Rico.
13. Gisele Bundchen & Tom Brady
Gisele Bundchen & Tom Brady
The supermodel and her New England Patriots player husband followed up their February 26, 2009 nuptials two months later, with a wedding ceremony in Costa Rica.


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This week, Zarco 66, a Phillips 66 fuel retailer in Lawrence, Kan., became the first retailer to sell E15 in the U.S. But, its launch was met with controversy—with the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) each weighing in.
Yesterday, the API's downstream group director Bob Greco warned consumers that "the new fuel could lead to engine damage in more than 5 million vehicles on the road today and could void the manufacturer's warranty."
Greco pointed to a three-year study conducted by the auto and oil industries, determining that E15 can cause damage even though EPA has approved use of the new fuel for cars and light trucks model year 2001 and newer. He added, "Our first priority should be protecting consumers and the investments they've made in their automobiles. EPA has an obligation to base this decision on science and not on a political agenda."
The RFA responded that the study's protocols were questionable enough to draw a rebuke from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) which conducted more than 6 million miles of testing on E15 and found no problems for vehicles built in model year 2001 and newer.
In May, Patrick Davis, Vehicle Technologies Program Manager, DOE, stated the study, conducted by the Coordinating Research Council (CRC), was "significantly flawed." He reported that the CRC failed to establish a proper control group, a standard component of scientific, data-driven testing and a necessity to determine statistical significance for any results. To read more, visit http://www.doe.gov/articles/getting-it-right-accurate-testing-and-assessments-critical-deploying-next-generation-auto.
Among Davis's arguments, this is interesting. He pointed out that the CRC decided to select several engines already known to have durability issues, including one subject to a recall involving valve problems when running on straight gasoline and E10. "It is no surprise that an engine having problems with traditional fuels might also 'fail' with E15 or E20 ethanol-blended fuels—especially using a failure criterion chosen to demonstrate sensitivity to ethanol and operated on a cycle designed to stress the valves."
Prior to the CRC's findings, the DOE conducted its own thorough and peer-reviewed study of the impact of E15 fuel on current, conventional vehicle catalyst systems. This test was run on standard gasoline, E10, E15 and E20. This program tested 86 vehicles operated up to 120,000 miles each using an industry-standard EPA-defined test cycle (called the Standard Road Cycle). The test data showed no statistically significant loss of vehicle performance (emissions, fuel economy, and maintenance issues) attributable to the use of E15 fuel compared to straight gasoline.
RFA's President and CEO Bob Dinneen said this week, "The fact remains that E15 has been the most thoroughly tested fuel in American history and ethanol has been a safe and effective fuel component in wide use for more than three decades. It's time to move past the nonsense and constructively work to bring Americans the choice at the pump they want and deserve."
For more information about E15, click on www.ChooseEthanol.com/E15.


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Under pressure to improve care, the Department of Veterans Affairs will allow more veterans to use private medical services to meet growing demands for healthcare, the department announced Saturday.
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki said in a brief statement that as part of an expansion of services, veterans will be able to seek care at private clinics and hospitals in areas where the department's capacity to expand is limited.
In such situations, the VA "is increasing the care we acquire in the community through non-VA care," Shinseki said.
The agency will provide more specifics on these options in the next few days, said Victoria Dillon, a department spokeswoman. It is unclear how much this service expansion will cost. The VA already spends about 10% of its budget on private care, which cost $4.8 billion last year.
The new directive comes as Shinseki faces calls for his resignation amid allegations that VA employees have been covering up long wait times for medical care and falsified appointment records to hide the delays. A number of Republicans, at least two Democratic lawmakers and the commander of the American Legion have called for Shinseki to step down.
Twenty-six VA facilities — including sites in Phoenix, San Antonio and Fort Collins, Colo. — are under federal investigation. Shinseki is expected to present President Obama a preliminary report on the facilities in the coming week.
Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Fla.), chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, said he was pleased by the policy change to allow private care, but thought it should have come earlier.
"It appears the department is finally taking concrete steps to address the problem," he said in a statement.
He called the move "a welcome change from the department's previous approach, which was to wait months for the results of yet another investigation into a problem we already know exists."
Miller supports legislation that would let veterans turn to private care when the VA can't meet their needs within 30 days.
The idea of increased private care has been embraced by some Republicans and Democrats as a possible response to the growing issue of shortcomings in the department's care.
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has embraced the idea, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has said she is open to it.
Amid the allegations of treatment delays, the administration is scrambling to show a new responsiveness to criticism of how it handles the growing number of injured and ill veterans.
The president has said that he continues to support Shinseki, a decorated combat veteran and former Army chief of staff, but also that he is pressing for accountability and an improvement of services.
In his weekly radio address, Obama acknowledged that more needed to be done to help veterans, and asserted that doing so was a top priority of his administration.
"In recent weeks, we've seen again how much more our nation has to do to make sure all our veterans get the care they deserve," Obama said.
"As commander in chief, I believe that taking care of our veterans and their families is a sacred obligation. It's been one of the causes of my presidency," he said. "And now that we've ended the war in Iraq, and as our war in Afghanistan ends as well, we have to work even harder as a nation to make sure all our veterans get the benefits and opportunities they've earned."
Meanwhile, two veterans groups reacted angrily to an open letter to veterans by Sen. Richard M. Burr (R-N.C.), who accused them of appearing "to be more interested in defending the status quo within the VA" because the groups had not called for new leadership at the VA.
Burr praised the American Legion for calling for a leadership change and took other veterans' groups to task, suggesting that they were "protecting their relationships within the agency, and securing their access to the secretary and his inner circle."
"Quite frankly Senator, you should be ashamed," Veterans of Foreign Wars leaders responded in a letter made public Saturday.
They told Burr, the top Republican on the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, "You can be sure that we will let our membership know the low regard you hold for their organization."
Joseph W. Johnston, national commander of Disabled American Veterans, wrote on the group's website that he was "outraged" that Burr's accusations were made on the eve of Memorial Day weekend.
"Sen. Burr may be enamored with the idea that all of VA's problems and challenges can be overcome by replacing one secretary, but the plain facts and simple logic indicate otherwise," Johnston wrote.
VFW Commander in Chief William A. Thien and Adjutant Gen. John E. Hamilton accused Burr of a "cheap shot" and called his letter "one of the most dishonorable and grossly inappropriate acts that we've witnessed in more than 40 years of involvement with the veteran community."
A Burr spokesman said Saturday that the VFW response to the senator's letter was "a rousing defense of the status quo at VA."


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The party is ending today at Digistamps4Joy.
Thank you to everyone who attended our 4th Birthday - IT WAS A BLAST!
If you joined our Party EVENT on our Facebook page, then you are welcome to grab the 3rd FREEBIE gift of our party .... a really versatile birthday image sponsored by Riette and called "Birthday frame". Instructions are on our Facebook page so follow the link here and look for the pinned post with the freebie in it and how to download it ...... How to get your freebie
Hope you all entered cards made with our freebies in our Facebook card making challenge, as the winners will be announced on 1 March.
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Not the babyIt's a mother's nightmare come true. A 1-month-old baby boy recently died via suffocation while his mother was breastfeeding him. The 32-year-old new mom had reportedly gone out for a night of drinking, and when she returned to nurse her baby, she fell asleep while doing so. The next morning when she woke up, she saw that her baby's lips were blue (I really don't want to go into further detail of the state of the baby, as it's too disturbing), and she realized her brand new baby had passed away.
Yes, I know what you're thinking.
You shouldn't be going out for a night of drinking when you're breastfeeding, right? I agree. Nonetheless, this is extremely sad.
It's hard to think of anything more horrifying and disturbing -- waking up next to your child who passed away in the middle of the night. I certainly don't want to "lecture" a mom who's going through something awful, or act like I'm the world's greatest mother, but I will say, probably not the best idea to go out imbibing all night -- if this is true -- when you're breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding, as anyone who's tried knows, is hard. Really hard. It's so much more than, "Oh, I'm just going to pop this baby on my boob and feed it." Not only does it hurt (a lot) at first, you have to give up things. And "nights of drinking" are among those things. If you really, really can't do that -- honestly? Switch to formula. At that point, it's what's best. And, please, don't co-sleep if you're wasted.
My heart truly breaks for this poor woman. It's a tragedy in every sense. But the saddest part of all is that this could have been prevented. What a shame.
Did you worry about your baby suffocating when you first started nursing?
Image via sebribiero/Flickr


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Teams that win the NCAA championship are known to produce their share of NBA stars, but many of the same schools have also been the launching pad of business leaders. Here's a look at the 14 schools that have won the most championships and some of their stars of the business and basketball worlds. Click on to check them out.
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HoodwinkSubmitted by Karen on December 12, 2011 - 6:04pm
A perfectly preserved body, covered in Mayan occult tattoos, is discovered embedded in the concrete floor beneath the set of a teen werewolf TV series. The police identify the man as Earl Curtis, a famous director who went missing in 1939 while working on GONE WITH THE WIND. Hired to investigate, Kannon returns to old Hollywood.
But in the present someone is stalking the remaining witnesses.


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Funding is to be used to promote research focused on the gift of The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Diaries and related materials in memory of Carol Cornell's husband, Merriss, Class of 1933. Professor Cornell is grandson and namesake of Lucinda and great-grandson of Angeline Bishop Cornell, one of the first women to attend Otterbein.
Diaries contain vast and detailed description of daily life in civil war era Westerville, OH. from the perspective of women.
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here http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/46654 is my first documented BikWar! A few highlights: My hero (a former chief)
charges two enemy snipers,throws her pizza paddle,kills one,and then blasts the other into small pieces with here blaster.
My android (who just had his arms/head blasted off) maneges to kick to death one of the enemy troops!
(on a side note this was a solo BikWar)


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Jan. 16, 2005
Freshmen Julianna Edwards and Sasha Brophy scored three individual wins a piece to lead the MIT women past the Pride. Brophy swept the 50, 100 and 200 free, while Edwards won both backstroke events and the 100 fly. MIT was ahead 144-99, before the Pride made a late rally to close the gap. Most of
Springfield's men also shined on the board, securing one national cut in the one-meter and two NCAA marks in the three-meter. Junior Mike Shaw picked up the win on the one-meter, while rookie Ben Casavant edged Shaw in the three-meter. Ultimately, MIT had too much depth for