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Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.1 -- About Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing with WebEx
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Differences Between Meeting Rooms: Cisco WebEx and Cisco Unified MeetingPlace
|Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing Relase 6.0 Meeting Room
|Cisco WebEx Meeting Center
|Permission Model
Moderator – has full control of meeting including audio controls
Presenter – can share at any time
Audience – can speak, view only
Host – has full control of meeting including sharing and audio controls
Presenter – can share when granted permission
Attendees – can speak, view only
|Multiple hosts and presenters are allowed within a meeting
|Only one host and one presenter are allowed at any time
|Initial meeting entry
|Download Flash plugin
|Install Cisco WebEx client or Java-based client
|Participants can join web meeting before Moderator joins
For general meetings, participants can join web meeting before the moderator joins.
For meetings with end to end encryption (E2E meetings), the host must join the meeting before others can join the web portion
|General meeting entry
|Passwords are optional
|Passwords are highly recommended. Participants must use the password to enter both audio and web portions of the meeting.
|Moderators and presenters can share at any time
|Multiple people can share at the same time
|Only one person can share at any time
|Moderated Q&A, Presenter only area available
|Not available in Meeting Center
|Supports dual monitor setups
|Support single monitor only
| Supports sharing from Windows and Mac OS machines.
Supports viewing from Linux & Unix machines
|Supports sharing from Windows, Mac, Linux, & Unix machines
|In-session participant management
|Moderator can mute and un-mute self and others, individuals can mute and un-mute themselves anytime
|Host can mute self and others; once muted by host, individuals cannot unmute themselves. Attendees can mute and unmute themselves anytime
|Unmute all not available
|Host can unmute all
|Caller ID is displayed for guests who dial in
|Guests who dial in will be identified as Call In User 1, Call In User 2 etc.
|Individuals and moderators can move themselves to audio breakout rooms from the web or telephony interface. Their status appears on the web
|Individuals can move themselves to audio breakout rooms via the telephony interface only. Their status does not appear on the web
|Moderator can turn individual speaker ability on or off
|Host turns individual speaker ability on or off via the Unmute/Mute button
|Users can lock and unlock the meeting via both audio and web interface
|Lock meeting from web locks both web and audio. Lock meeting from audio locks only the audio meeting.
|Moderator can turn meeting announcements on and off from web
|Not available
|Moderator can rename others on web participant list
|Renaming not available
|Users can outdial to standard video endpoints from the web
|Not available – Webcam video available, but does not interoperate with standard endpoints
|Users can pause or change video layouts (active speaker/continuous presence) from the web
|Not available – Webcam video available, but does not interoperate with standard endpoints
|Integrated webcam video not available
|Webcam video available, allows video usage inside and outside the firewall
|Moderator can merge participants who dial in and log in to the web separately
|Not available
|Moderator can move audience and listeners to the waiting room from the web
|Not available
|Layout management
|Flexible layouts; collaborative, presentation and Webinar templates available
|Fixed layout, no changes allowed
|Users can create custom templates
|Custom templates not available
|Layout changes during the meeting affect all users (option to allow Full Screen button to affect individuals only)
|Full screen view can be driven by host but individual can control display size
|Meeting termination
|Meeting automatically extends as long as two participants remain in the meeting. Moderator can join and leave meeting at any time
|Meeting ends when host leaves, but there is an option for the host to transfer host permission to another attendee for the meeting to continue
|Individuals can remain on audio even after they leave the web session
|Individuals leave the meeting (audio as well) once the web session is closed
|Users can record entire meeting from both audio and web
|Record meeting from web records both web and audio. Record meeting from audio only records audio meeting. End to end encryption (E2E) meetings cannot be recorded.
|Participants can retrieve recordings from web or audio
|Only the host can retrieve the recordings. The host can send the link to participants
|Recordings can be viewed directly from web browser
|Cisco WebEx player download required for viewing recordings
|Offline viewing for audio+web recordings are not available
|Audio and web recordings can be converted to Flash or WMV for offline viewing
|Recording storage is limited by local and network storage space
|Recording is stored on Cisco WebEx and is subject to site configuration limitations
| When users schedule meetings with Cisco WebEx as the web conferencing provider, the following are available:
The following limitations apply to Cisco WebEx deployments:
|Cisco WebEx configurations cannot be used with the following Cisco Unified MeetingPlace configurations:
| None.
This release of Cisco Unified MeetingPlace only supports the following configuration for Cisco WebEx integration:
See also the (Optional) WebEx Requirements system requirements.
|"Join Before Host" meetings are not supported when end to end encryption is enabled.
|You cannot transfer existing meetings and attachments from Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 5.4 to Cisco WebEx.
|No current workaround. Complete all existing meetings before migrating, or run both deployments concurrently until all existing meetings are completed.
If you have a split site, Cisco Unified MeetingPlace provides audio conferencing functionality only to the Cisco WebEx site with which it is associated. The other Cisco WebEx site operates independently of Cisco Unified MeetingPlace.
|If you have all Cisco WebEx Centers, you can only use Cisco Unified MeetingPlace audio with either MeetingCenter or SalesCenter.
Have your Cisco WebEx Customer Service Manager or Account Manager split your Cisco WebEx site into two sites.
Tell your users to schedule MeetingCenter meetings from Cisco Unified MeetingPlace. For all other Cisco WebEx meetings they must schedule from YourSiteB.WebEx.com
|Users can schedule webconferences but not audioconferences from their "My WebEx" portal.
Guide your users to schedule meetings from the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing interface only.
|Cisco WebEx webcam video does not interoperate with Cisco Unified Communications video applications (Cisco Unified Video Advantage, Cisco 7985 Video Phone, Cisco Unified Personal Communicator)
Guide your users to use Cisco WebEx webcam video if they need in-session multipoint video.
For Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 Maintenance Release 4 and earlier: "Named host" deployments require a Cisco WebEx user account for each profiled user of Cisco Unified MeetingPlace. If there are more Cisco Unified MeetingPlace users than Cisco WebEx users, some users will be able to schedule but not actually join the meeting.
|Usage reports and billing statistics cannot distinguish between web conferences provided by Cisco WebEx and those provided by Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing.
|Do not enable both types of meetings; choose a single web conferencing provider.
The maximum usage (deployment) of Cisco WebEx meeting room conferencing user ports is 500 if SSL is not enabled, 330 if SSL is enabled.
No current workaround.
|Cisco Unified MeetingPlace-to-WebEx gateway does not support redundancy and failover natively.
|No current workaround.
|Cisco Unified MeetingPlace multi-site and RSNA configurations are not supported
|No current workaround.


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CherryMusic is a music streaming server based on CherryPy and jPlayer. It can be run remotely or on a single computer and is designed to handle huge music libraries (3 TB and more) but also works well with small collections. In contrast to MPD, Icecast and the like, CherryMusic allows multiple users to (individually) login via HTTP/HTTPS using a web browser, browse/search the music database and create/edit playlists and stream music to the browser. From the website:
"CherryMusic is a standalone music server written in python based on CherryPy and jPlayer. It is intended to be an alternative to Last.fm, Spotify, Grooveshark... you name it."
The project is developed on GitHub.
- 1 Installation
- 2 Configuration
- 3 Tips & Tricks
- 4 3rd Party Extensions
- 5 Troubleshooting
- 6 See also
CherryMusic is available in the AUR. There are two packages, the stable release and the development version. If you do not depend on a completely stable version, the development version is recommended, but needs Git for installation.
Stable version
The latest stable version of cherrymusicAUR is available in the AUR.
Git version
For a more up-to-date version with experimental features the CherryMusic development version, cherrymusic-devel-gitAUR, can be chosen. In order to build this version, you need Git.
Required dependencies are:
Optional dependencies are:
lame, vorbis-tools, flac, faad2, mpg123, ffmpeg (For live transcoding), python3-stagger-svnAUR (For ID3-Tag reading), imagemagick (For automatic image resizing on displayed cover art), python-unidecodeAUR (For special character search terms), python-gobject (For the GTK system tray icon)
Quick start
To just get it up and running with a basic setup, issue:
$ cherrymusic --setup --port 8080
and open the address "localhost:8080" in your browser (e.g. with Firefox):
$ firefox localhost:8080
This will let you configure the most important options from within the browser and you can set up the admin account.
If you want CherryMusic to run as a system service and to automatically start on boot, see systemd service file.
Manual setup
Start CherryMusic for the initial setup:
$ cherrymusic
On first startup CherryMusic will create its data and configuration files in
~/.local/share/cherrymusic/ and
~/.config/cherrymusic/, print a note to stdout and exit.
Now, edit the configuration file in
~/.config/cherrymusic/cherrymusic.confand change the following lines to match your setup:
[...] basedir = /path/to/your/music [...] port = 8080 [...]
Open the address "localhost:8080" in your browser (e.g. with Firefox) to create an admin account:
$ firefox localhost:8080
After logging in, populate the search database by clicking Update Music Library in the Admin panel.
If you want CherryMusic to run as a system service and to automatically start on boot, see systemd service file.
There are many more options to configure, please see this section.
Fine tuning
CherryMusic comes with well-documented manpages. see
$ man cherrymusic
$ man cherrymusic.conf
Tips & Tricks
Symlinks in "basedir"
Probably, the most modular and flexible way of populating CherryMusic's music directory (called "basedir") is to create a dedicated directory and only symlink all paths to your music collections into that directory, e.g.:
$ mkdir ~/.local/share/cherrymusic/basedir $ ln -s /path/to/musicdir1 ~/.local/share/cherrymusic/basedir/musicdir1 $ ln -s /path/to/musicdir2 ~/.local/share/cherrymusic/basedir/musicdir2
Systemd service file
CherryMusic does not come with a daemon yet, but both CherryMusic AUR packages provide a systemd service file. If you want CherryMusic to run as a system service and to automatically start on boot, simply do:
$ sudo systemctl start email@example.com $ sudo systemctl enable email@example.com
Note that although the CherryMusic service is now run as the user "USER", the service calls still have to be given as root.
Running in a GNU Screen session
To keep CherryMusic running after logout, it can be run in a GNU Screen session.
$ screen -d -m -S cherrymusic cherrymusic
Since CherryMusic only writes the output to the GNU Screen session, there is nothing to control from within the session. It may be more convenient to use a systemd service file. However, this may still be useful for debugging.
To run it in a GNU Screen session after boot, the following systemd service file can also be used:
[Unit] Description = CherryMusic server Requires = network.target After = network.target [Service] User = %I Type = simple ExecStart = /usr/bin/screen -d -m -S cherrymusic /usr/bin/cherrymusic ExecStop = /usr/bin/screen -X -S cherrymusic quit StandardOutput = null PrivateTmp = true Restart = always [Install] WantedBy = multi-user.target
This file has to be placed into
$ sudo cp cherrymusic@.service /usr/lib/systemd/system/cherrymusic@.service
and the permissions should be changed:
$ sudo chmod 644 /usr/lib/systemd/system/cherrymusic@.service
To finally enable and start the service, see systemd service file.
3rd Party Extensions
- CherryMusic Control - A Playback control plugin for Firefox:
Which is also developed on github: https://github.com/Sets88/cherrymusicctrl
Deactivate flash blocker
An active flash blocker can interfere with the web frontend. If you have trouble with things like track selection or playback, try whitelisting the server in your browser's flash blocker/plugin manager.
CherryMusic does not load on Android Chrome
This might be due to AdBlock Plus being installed in the browser. CM does not feature any ads, so the problem is caused by this plug-in.
See also

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U2 bass player Adam Clayton is at the centre of a 'grubby tale' in a Dublin court – but his legal team has warned the jury it is not a celebrity trial.
Clayton's former personal assistant Carol Hawkins has gone on trial for stealing over $3.5million from the rock star's bank accounts.
The 48-year-old Hawkins has denied all 181 charges of stealing cheques and cash from various bank accounts held by multi-millionaire Clayton.
The opening day of the case at Dublin's Circuit Criminal Court, heard lawyers for Clayton argue that his former aide had 'breached his trust'.
Barristers for Clayton called it: "A grubby tale of prolonged, repeated and pernicious fraud."
The court heard how the 48-year-old allegedly stole the money from two bank accounts on which she was a signatory over a four-year period.
State prosecutor Colm O'Briain asked the jury not to judge Clayton on his celebrity status and wealth.
"Adam Clayton has done well for himself and for his country but he did not deserve to be betrayed by someone he trusted," argued O'Briain.
He added: "Mr Clayton employed Ms Hawkins from 1992. She lived in his own house for 13 or 14 years. He placed a substantial amount of trust in her.
"He is no different from anyone else in respect of that. He is as entitled as any other to place his trust in people, to rely on that trust and to not go about his life thinking the worst of people."
The court also heard that Hawkins worked for Clayton for 16 years, first as a housekeeper before she was promoted to the role of personal assistant, and named as signatory on a number of his bank accounts.
She is accused of stealing from two separate accounts between 2004 and 2008 and moving the funds to her personal account, a joint account with her former husband, who also worked for Clayton, and her credit card account.
The prosecution intend to call Clayton as a witness during the trial.
The court heard that Hawkins enjoyed a monthly salary worth $5,000 and that Clayton continued to pay Hawkins the full amount even after her marriage ended in 2007.


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[Illinois] NanoBioPhotonics 2011: A Tour of the Cell
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The Biophotonics Summer School brings together from a wide variety of disciplines to teach students about the biophotonics field. In 2011, some of the topics covered included principles of biophotonics, technology and methods of investigation. The latest research developments are also covered, including: biomolecular sensing, nanoprobes, nonlinear microscopy, nanoscopy, and nanoplasmonics. The summer school brought together students from across the world and from a multitude of backgrounds.
Marina Marjanovic achieved her Ph.D. in Physiology in 1987 at the University of Belgrade. She currently is an Associate Professor at Eastern Illinois University.
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There's a miracle baby on the way for Shannon Miller.
The seven-time Olympic medalist is expecting her second child this summer following a battle with ovarian cancer, Miller, 35, announced on her website Monday.
The former gymnast and husband John Falconetti are already parents to son Rocco, 3.
"Things were going fantastic with the launch of my company … my foundation was growing and we hoped our family would expand as well. Then my world stopped. Instead of calling my parents to tell them they had another grandchild on the way, I was calling to tell them I may have cancer. Our baby plans were put on hold indefinitely," Miller, who eventually underwent surgery to remove her left ovary and the malignant tumor, followed by nine weeks of chemotherapy, writes.
"I've been blessed to have the opportunity to do some amazing things in my life, but being a mom is second to none."
As part of the Magnificent Seven, Miller took home two golds at the 1996 Atlanta Games, adding to the collection of two silvers and three bronzes she won in 1992 in Barcelona. Most recently, Miller covered the Summer Olympics in London.
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Junior point guard Catie Woods scored a career-high and game-high 21 points, but the Lipscomb Lady Bisons could not prevail in an 82-71 loss Saturday afternoon to Atlantic Sun foe Kennesaw State on the road.
"We played with pretty good intensity," Lipscomb coach Frank Bennett said. "In the second half we couldn't keep them from running the ball on us. We gave up too many shots in transition."
The Lady Bisons kept the game close in the first half, striking first on a jumper by Woods. The lead shifted often in the first half with Kennesaw State taking a six-point lead (24-18) on a 3-pointer by Jennifer Baker with 9:26 on the clock.
With 5:53 left in the half the Lady Bisons once again took the lead at 26-24 on a 3-pointer by junior guard Dana Carrigan. Neither team scored again until 3:34 when Kennesaw State tied the game at 26-26.
The Lady Bisons fell behind 29-26, but tied the game on a 3-pointer by Julie Martin with 1:28 remaining before intermission. Kennesaw State scored on a lay-up by Baker with 26 seconds left. Senior center Penny Jones went to the line for Lipscomb with one second left. She made her first shot and missed her second giving Kennesaw State a 31-30 edge at the half.
In the second half the Lady Bisons continued to make a strong effort. Woods once again scored first, this time with a 3-pointer for a 33-31 lead 14 seconds into the second half.
In a replay of the first half the two teams swapped leads. The Lady Bisons led 43-40 with 14:38 left to play on a 3-pointer by Woods. But Kennesaw State went on a 10-0 run and never gave up the lead again.
The Lady Bisons made one last run cutting an 11-point Kennesaw State lead to six points at 69-63 with 2:04 left. Kennesaw State responded, opening up a 12-point lead, their biggest of the game at 75-63 with 1:45 left.
"Once they made that spurt we never could catch up again," Bennett said.
With 1:05 remaining Jilian Partin hit a 3-pointer for the Lady Bisons to trim the Kennesaw State lead to eight points (79-71), but they couldn't continue to push the issue.
The 21 points by Woods are the most by a Lady Bisons player in a game this season. She hit 8-of-17 shots from the field, including five-of-10 from 3-point range. She did not go to the free throw line. Also scoring in double figures for the Lady Bisons was senior center Penny Jones with 16 points.
"Catie Woods played 38 minutes and did not make a turnover," Bennett said. "She is a very good 3-point shooter and she was getting good looks. She was also penetrating well with the basketball for some good shots.
"Penny struggled in the first half. She had 11 points and eight rebounds in the second half. She was getting the right-handed hook shot coming off the left block and moving into the middle."
Carrigan, who is the tops in steals in A-Sun games in the conference, made a game-high four steals.
Jones and sophomore forward Jilian Partin tied for the rebound lead with eight each.
The Lady Bisons were 27-of-71 from the field, a 38 percent success rate. They hit 12-of-27 attempts from 3-point range, 44.4 percent. They were five-of-10 from the free throw line.
Kennesaw State placed three players in double figures. Center Stephanie Scearce led with 15 followed by forward Jade Robinson with 14 and forward Rosetta Hollis with 13.
Montinique Nixon recorded a double-double with 10 points and a game-high 10 rebounds.
The Lady Bisons were out-rebounded 49 to 36. but held the advantage on the boards in the second half.
The Lady Bisons, 3-11, 1-3 in the A-Sun are back in action Thursday night at Allen Arena against Mercer. Kennesaw State, which is not eligible for the conference tournament this season, is 6-8, 2-2.


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5 Keys to Victory for the Seahawks against the Vikings …
Last Sunday, the Seahawks traveled to Detroit with hopes of shutting the Lions' mouths and stealing a win. Unlike Daniel though, there wasn't any deliverance from the Lions den for the Hawks, as Detroit snacked on them to the tune of a 28-24 defeat.
Now it is the Seahawks who return home desperate for a win, hosting a Vikings team with hopes of plundering Century Link Field. Contrary to those monks at Lindisfarne who were caught completely by surprise in 793 AD, the Seahawks have long watched the longships of these raiders slowly making their way westward. Will they succeed in looting a much needed Seahawks win … or will the Hawks give them a Viking Funeral on Sunday? Here are 5 areas of focus -- Keys to victory for the Seahawks …
Ace the AP Test …
Stopping the Vikings Offense has to start with having all eyes on #28. As the league's leading rusher (775 yards), Adrian Peterson will be a true test for a Seahawks defense that prides itself on stopping the run.
Just to give you a quick comparison to how good the Vikings running attack has been, here are some fast stats …
Rushing Offense Comparison …
Vikings Rushing Yards – 1,066 (5th in the NFL)
Seahawks Rushing Yards – 1,055 (6th in the NFL)
Vikings Rushing Average – 4.7 Yds/Carry (tied for 5th Best in the NFL)
Seahawks Rushing Average – 4.3 Yds/Carry (tied for 9th Best in the NFL)
As you know, Peterson is one of the true elite running backs in the game … and perhaps one of the best backs that has ever played. As a power runner with size (6'1" 217 pounds), speed (he ran a 40 in 4.4 seconds at the combine), elusiveness, and power … he reminds me a lot of his compatriot on the other side – Marshawn Lynch. And what's more remarkable about what Peterson is doing is the fact that he tore BOTH the Medial Collateral and Anterior Cruciate Ligaments in his left knee back on December 24th (what a Christmas present). Who could have predicted what he's doing, given the fact that he he's coming off reconstructive knee surgery? Though Peterson has been a bit dinged up with a nagging ankle injury, he's a guy to definitely be feared.
Since 2007, he and Chris Johnson have lead the NFL in most games with 100 yards rushing. And not all those yards are uncontested, by the way. Adrian Peterson leads the league in Yards after Contact (404 yards), averaging 2.4 Yards after he's hit. Marshawn Lynch has 303 yards after contact (#2 in the NFL), but has averaged 2.8 Yards after he's been hit. So expect rock-'em-sock-'em robots on Sunday.
Seattle's Front 4 – and Alan Branch and Brandon Mebane in particular – are going to have to show up big time on Sunday, as the Vikings have run Peterson 69 times right up the middle (45.69% of his 151 attempts). In fact, 86.75% of the time, those runs have been right up the gut (where he has been most effective). Peterson has averaged 5.37 yards/carry between the tackles … but only 3.6 yards/carry in those few plays (only 20 on the season) that have been down the sidelines. So, Peterson's lateral quickness appears to be a bit suspect – which we might expect from a veteran RB (who's taken quite a pounding over 6 years) coming back from knee surgery.
Just a quick look at Seattle's rush defense …
Seahawks have allowed 679 Rushing Yards (7th Fewest in the NFL)
Seahawks allow 3.7 Yards/Rush (tied for 6th Best)
Seahawks have allowed only 3 Rushing TD's (Top 9 in the NFL)
Though the Hawks might not be able to stop him completely, they've shown they can certainly shut down opposing backs especially at home.
Cowboys – 16 carries – 49 yards (0 TD)
Packers – 21 carries – 84 yards (1 TD – Cedric Benson)
Patriots – 26 carries – 87 yards (0 TD)
63 carries/220 yards = 3.49 yards/carry (6th Best in the League at Home) and only 1 TD.
In addition, it should also be mentioned that Peterson has been a far different back on the road vs. at home.
Adrian Peterson has averaged 150.0 Yds/Game at home. On the Road though, that number drops to105.3 Yds/Game. Peterson has had 6 Rushing TD at home … but has had NONE on the Road so far this year.
So for the Seahawks this Sunday, it's going to be all about gap control and discipline at the point of attack. They simply cannot allow another repeat performance like the one they had against Frank Gore and the 49ers. And as the statistics show, if the Seahawks can get force Peterson in to becoming more of an East-West Runner than a North-South one … they have a very good chance of victory and of putting more of the pressure to win squarely on #7's shoulders …
Give Christian and the O Something to Ponder …
To fully appreciate Christian Ponder and the Vikings passing attack, let's take a look at some of the numbers and statistics from their first 8 games …
Passing Offense …
Vikings Passing Yards – 1,653 (22nd in NFL)
Seahawks Passing Yards – 1,369 (30th in NFL)
Passing TD's … both Vikings and Seahawks have 10
INT's … Vikings have 7 INT's … Seahawks have 8.
So while Ponder and the Vikings have thrown for more yards than Russell Wilson … Wilson and the Seahawks have been basically just as effective as the Vikings have been in the passing game.
Week 1 – Home against Jacksonville (WIN 26-23)
Christian Ponder was 20 of 27 Passes (74.1% Comp) for 266 Yards … 0 TD … 0 INT
Jaguars Defense allows 251.3 Passing Yards/Game (10th Most in the league)
Jaguars Defense allows 135.7 Rushing Yards/Game (8th Most in the league)
Jaguars ESPN Power Ranking – (Week 9) … #31
Week 2 – At Indianapolis (LOSS 20-23)
Christian Ponder was 27 of 35 Passes (77.1% Comp) for 232 Yards … 2 TD … 0 INT
Colts Defense allows 213.0 Passing Yards/Game (7th Fewest in the league)
Colts Defense allows 137.4 Rushing Yards/Game (6th Most in the league)
Colts ESPN Power Ranking – (Week 9) … #15
Week 3 – Home against San Francisco (WIN 24-13)
Christian Ponder was 21 of 35 Passes (60% Comp) for 198 Yards … 2 TD … 0 INT
49ers Defense allows 184.0 Passing Yards/Game (2nd Fewest in the league)
49ers Defense allows 87.4 Rushing Yards/Game (7th Fewest in the league)
49ers ESPN Power Ranking – (Week 9) … #4
Week 4 – At Detroit (WIN 20-13)
Christian Ponder was 16 of 26 Passes (61.5% Comp) for 111 Yards … 0 TD … 0 INT
Lions Defense allows 214.1 Passing Yards/Game (9th Fewest in the league)
Lions Defense allows 107.6 Rushing Yards/Game (16th in the league)
Lions ESPN Power Ranking – (Week 9) … #17
Week 5 – Home against Tennessee (WIN 30-7)
Christian Ponder was 25 of 35 Passes (71.4% Comp) for 258 Yards … 2 TD … 2 INT
Titans Defense allows 282.0 Passing Yards/Game (4th Most in the league)
Titans Defense allows 139.2 Rushing Yards/Game (5th Most in the league)
Titans ESPN Power Ranking – (Week 9) … #27
Week 6 – At Washington (LOSS 26-38)
Christian Ponder was 35 of 52 Passes (67.3% Comp) for 327 Yards … 2 TD … 2 INT
Redskins Defense allows 314.2 Passing Yards/Game (Most in the league)
Redskins Defense allows 92.1 Rushing Yards/Game (10th Fewest in the league)
Redskins ESPN Power Ranking – (Week 9) … #19
Week 7 – Home against Arizona (WIN 21-14)
Christian Ponder was 8 of 17 Passes (47.1% Comp) for 43 Yards … 1 TD … 2 INT
Cardinals Defense allows 192.9 Passing Yards/Game (4th Fewest in the league)
Cardinals Defense allows 119.9 Rushing Yard/Game (12th Most in the league)
Cardinals ESPN Power Ranking – (Week 9) … #16
Week 8 – At Tampa Bay (LOSS 17-36)
Christian Ponder was 19 of 35 Passes (54.3% Comp) for 229 Yards … 1 TD … 1 INT
Buccaneers Defense allows 309.6 Passing Yards/Game (2nd Most in the league)
Buccaneers Defense allows 85.1 Rushing Yards/Game (6th Fewest in the league)
Buccaneers ESPN Power Ranking – (Week 9) … #21
Christian Ponder is a QB that started off the season very well … but has cooled as the Fall weather has set in.
Notice if you will that Christian Ponder threw 4 TD and 0 INT in September with a 68.3 Comp%.
In October though … he threw 6 TD passes … but also had 7 INT to go along with them, as he also watched his completion percentage dip to 62.6%.
Over the course of the last 3 games … the Vikings have been a far different team than the one that started off the season 4-1. They have allowed 10 sacks over the past 3 games (the offensive line allowed 9 sacks in their first 5 games). The 19 Sacks that Vikings line has allowed is among the 10 Worst in terms of Sacks Allowed. Coming in to this game, Christian Ponder has been hit 35 times (13th most in football), so teams have increasingly been able to generate pressure on Ponder recently … and when they do so, he makes mistakes.
The Seahawks need to apply pressure this week and to put Ponder on his backside a few times. But since Irvin's and Clemons' Week 3 dominance in the Packers game (which resulted in 8 first half sacks for the defense) … Seattle's defense has averaged just 2.2 Sacks/Game. Seattle's front 7 is going to have to do a much better job in this game of collapsing the pocket and of making Ponder scramble, because unlike Wilson he doesn't create well on the run.
The Vikings passing attack is a far cry from the one they saw last week. Whereas Detroit's Offense has 27 passing plays of 20 yards or more this season (in the top 10) … Minnesota comes in to this game having only 16 (tied with Seattle for the 2nd fewest in the NFL). Additionally, the Vikings average only 6.7 yards/pass (tied for 25th in the league. Seattle averages 7.0 yards/pass by the way). So, Minnesota isn't nearly the vertical threat that the Lions were.
The one true weapon that the Seahawks DO have to contend with this week is …
In Norse mythology, Thor was the god of lightning and thunder. Looking at the numbers, I would say that Thor is most certainly an apt description for Percy Harvin, as he is most definitely been a god on the field. Harvin has been targeted 30% of the time (79 of Minnesota's 262 opportunities) and has 60 receptions … 667 yards … and 3 TD to show for it. Of the Vikings 16 pass plays that have gone for 20 yards or more … Harvin has 8 of them. They'll get Thor (Harvin) the ball from in the slot, flanked out wide, out of the backfield, and on screens as well. He's also been a heck of a weapon in the return game as well, as he's averaged 35.7 yards on kickoff returns and has taken one back for a TD this season. So needless to say, Richard Sherman, Brandon Browner, and the rest of the secondary are going to have to don Mercury's wings if they want to avoid getting zapped this Sunday. I'd look for a lot of safety over the top help from equally speedy Earl Thomas this week.
Outside of Percy Harvin though, I don't see a Titus Young on this roster. WR Michael Jenkins (24 receptions) and TE Kyle Rudolph (27 receptions) have gotten the bulk of the remainder of the opportunities in the passing game. Rudolph leads the team with 5 touchdowns, most of those in the red zone. He's more of a short to mid range threat. Adrian Peterson has also been targeted 28 times coming out of the backfield (10.68% of the time), so he's also someone to keep an eye on as well. If the Seahawks are able to bottle up Harvin, then I believe they stand an excellent chance in this game, as I don't see anyone else outside of he and Peterson who can really burn them. But as we learned from last game … that's easier said than done …
Down and Out …
12 of 16 on 3rd Down – that's what the Seahawks Defense allowed the Lions to do this last Sunday. It's a stat that has many in the Seahawks community asking themselves whether or not this defense is as good as we all thought it was. So, are the Seahawks an elite defense? Are they even all that good?
Former Seahawks LB Dave Wyman doesn't believe that statistic means a whole lot … nor buys in to the notion that that statistic defines a defense whatsoever. Earlier on this week, he wrote …
The fact is that the Seahawks defense has been good if not great on third down in each of their other three losses. Against Arizona, St. Louis and San Francisco, Seattle's defense went 30 percent, 38 percent and 27 percent on third down, respectively. Their average third-down percentage in those three games (32 percent) would rank third-best in the NFL.
Additionally, that particular statistic is not terribly monumental in defining a defense's success. The aforementioned Dolphins rank 24th in points allowed (25 per game). Conversely, the Steelers are ranked second in total defense and their third-down percentage is the same as the Seahawks' – 44 percent.
Another reason not to fear the dreaded third down statistic: in the Seahawks' most dominating win of the season, a 27-7 trouncing of Dallas, their defense allowed the Cowboys to convert on third down 54 percent of the time.
So Wyman says Sunday was an aberration. Perhaps. As you take a look at the numbers from this season, you don't find a situation like what happened against the Lions where the Hawks were so bad on 3rd Down. But this feels like something more to me.
Coming in to this game, the Seahawks have allowed Opponents to convert 42.31% of their 3rd Downs (that ranks 23rd in the league).
Seahawks Defensive Coordinator Gus Bradley was on with KJR 950's Mitch Levy on Friday morning. He talked about the fact that since the Green Bay game, teams have increasingly looked to go away from long developing pass plays and now are looking to attack them using quick hitting pass plays and underneath routes. That's why if you're going to be playing zone defense … you'd better get there in a hurry. Both Dave Wyman and former Seahawks QB Brock Huard said the exact same thing about the Seahawks defense last week – not enough urgency on closing the distance between defender and receiver. Translation – guys simply have to run much faster to the target when they're in zone coverage. Bradley agreed with that assessment completely, saying simply, "We've got to be more aggressive." Otherwise, teams are going to dink and dunk them up and down the field endlessly … which is what we've been seeing.
Bradley admitted that against the Vikings on Sunday, the Seahawks will probably be utilizing much more tight man to man coverage against this Vikings team in order to try to eliminate those plays. Seeing as how Percy Harvin is this team's one true deep threat, Seattle will probably be able to utilize more of its base defensive package, which in theory should help eliminate some of those holes in the middle of the field that we've been seeing. So at least as far as this game is concerned, you'll probably see an improvement in those 3rd Down numbers -- if nothing else because the Vikings haven't done very well on 3rd Down.
This season, the Vikings have converted only 35.29% of their 3rd Downs (23rd in NFL).
So scoring wise, I actually see the Vikings having issues getting in to the End Zone in this game. In the Red Zone this season, the Vikings offense has scored TD's on 53.85% of their possessions (15th Best in the NFL). But in their 3 games that they have played on the road thus far, that percentage has dropped dramatically (36.36% -- 8th Worst in the NFL).
Conversely at Home, Seattle has allowed TD's on only 25% of Opponents' trips inside the Red Zone – 2nd Best in the NFL.
If the Seahawks can actually succeed in getting the Vikings offense off the field with any semblance of regularity, then I really like Seattle's chances in this game, as they have allowed an average of only 14 Points/Game at home thus far (tied with Chicago for 3rd best in the NFL). It all starts on 3rd Down though …
Plunder the Plunderers …
Like the Vikings, the Seahawks will undoubtedly look to establish the run – and they should. A brief glance at the numbers shows you exactly why …
Seahawks Rushing Yards – 1,055 (6th in the NFL)
Seahawks Rushing Average – 4.3 Yds/Carry (tied for 9th Best in the NFL)
Vikings have allowed 861 Rushing Yards (19th in the NFL)
Vikings allow 3.9 Yards/Rush (tied for 9th Best)
Vikings have allowed 6 Rushing TD's (in the Bottom 1/3 of the NFL)
As mentioned earlier, Marshawn Lynch comes in to this game 2nd in the NFL (right behind Adrian Peterson) in Yards Gained After Contact (303 yards). So given that and the fact that the Vikings haven't exactly been the most stout against the run … Lynch should have a field day at home, right? Maybe … but it's not going to be THAT easy for sure.
For all the problems that they have had recently, the Vikings have done a very good on the season at meeting and stopping opposing runners in the backfield. Vikings Defensive End Jared Allen – the lynchpin in this defense – comes in to this game having 10 Tackles for Loss (tied for 3rd overall). He might be the immovable object for the irresistible force that is Marshawn Lynch. LB Erin Henderson (6 Tackles for Loss), CB Antoine Winfield (5 Tackles for Loss), DE Brian Robison (4 Tackles for Loss), and DE Everson Griffin (4 Tackles for Loss) are other guys who have given opposing runners fits this season as well. Seattle comes in to this game having a team total of 23 tackles for loss … Minnesota on the other hand has 26. Russell Okung especially is going to have to have a good game, as he'll have the joy of being matched up 1:1 on Allen this week. Circle that battle as one to watch in the trenches.
And Lynch and the rest of the Seattle Offense is really going to have to keep a good handle on the ball as well. The Vikings have 11 Forced Fumbles on the season (tied for 4th in the NFL). In comparison, the Seahawks have 9 Forced Fumbles (tied for 8th in the NFL) – so this Vikings team is good at separating offensive players from the ball.
That said, this is also a defense that has been somewhat suspect recently. After allowing only 1 rushing TD in their first 5 games … the Vikings have yielded 5 TD's on the ground in their past 3 games.
On the Road, the Vikings have allowed TD's on 55.56% of Opponents' trips inside the Red Zone (15th in the NFL). But over their past 3 games, the Vikings have been even worse than that, allowing TD's on 72.73% of Opponents' trips inside the Red Zone (7th highest over that time frame).
The Vikings defense allowed an average of only 78.6 rushing yards/game in the first 5 games of the season. In their last 3 games however, that number has skyrocketed to an average of 157 rushing yards/game – only Baltimore and Buffalo have allowed more over that time frame.
I find it very hard to believe that those numbers could actually improve going in to a hostile environment like Century Link Field. So, I'd fully expect the Seahawks to be able to move the ball and for them to be able to plunder the plunderers ...
Catching Fire …
For the Seahawks to beat the Vikings on Sunday though, they're going to need far more than Marshawn Lynch. They're going to need a big day from the receivers on this team as well – for someone to catch fire and carry this team to victory. But with the wide receiver situation looking more like a M*A*S*H* Unit, that's going to be a fairly tall order. Here is a brief look at some of the numbers on the season …
Seahawks Passing Yards – 1,369 (30th in NFL)
Vikings have allowed 1,793 Passing Yards (20th in the NFL)
Vikings have allowed 11 Passing TD's this year (tied for 16th in the league)
With Braylon Edwards out for this game, Ben Obomanu lost for the year, and Doug Baldwin hobbled with a high ankle sprain, the Hawks are struggling to find enough warm bodies to put out there at wide receiver. Therefore as I said last week, I fully expect Darrell Bevel and the Seahawks coaching staff to go with more 2 and 3 Tight End sets this week. The Seattle Times' Jerry Brewer even talked about the fact that the Seahawks will probably utilize those packages more on KJR 950 Mitch Levy's Roundtable Show on Thursday. Rolling out those 2 and 3 TE sets could not only help generate more passing yards by creating mismatches in the defense … but also could help with the Running Game as well, providing similar goal line type packages that San Francisco utilized so effectively against Seattle, gashing them with Frank Gore right up the middle. So, Zach Miller, Anthony McCoy, and even Evan Moore could potentially be big factors in this game. In fact in order to win this game, I'd actually argue that the Seahawks need a big day from Zach Miller as well as Sidney Rice.
On the surface though, that appears to be easier said than done, as the Vikings pass defense looks to be fairly stout ...
The Vikings have allowed only 17 Passes of 20 Yards+ (4th Best in the NFL)
In comparison, the Seahawks have allowed 20 Passes of 20 Yards+ (Tied for 11th Best in the NFL)
The Vikings have 43 Passes Defensed on the season (tied for 3rd in the NFL)
The Seahawks have 41 Passes Defensed on the season (tied for 8th in the NFL)
But other numbers suggest that there are weaknesses in the Vikings defense that the Seahawks can exploit. For all that Seahawk fans have faulted their defense for failing to create turnovers … the Vikings defense has actually been a bit worse, as they have only 4 interceptions on the season (Among the bottom 8 teams in that category. The Seahawks have 7 interceptions).
Why is that? Well, size in the secondary may possibly be an issue – and one that the Hawks could exploit. Sidney Rice (6'4" 202 pounds) is certainly a guy who could give his former team the poison pill on Sunday, as he has a huge size advantage over both of Minnesota's starting CB's Antoine Winfield (5'9" 180 pounds) and Josh Robinson (5'10" 199 pounds). Injuries to the receiving corps aside, that size mismatch is another reason why it might be wise to go with more 2 and 3 TE sets this week.
And for all the outcry over Seattle's ineptitude on 3rd Down this past week, check out this statistic …
The Vikings have allowed opponents to convert 44.17% of their 3rd Downs (29th in the league). Only the Jets, Tennessee, and Buffalo have been worse.
The numbers also say that Minnesota is a vastly different defense outside the friendly confines of the Mall of America Field in Minneapolis.
On the season, the Vikings have 23 Sacks (tied for 3rd in the NFL). In comparison, the Seahawks have 21 Sacks (tied for 7th in NFL). But … there is a great disparity in the numbers home vs. away …
The Vikings Defense has 15 Sacks and 27 Passes Defensed at home this year … but has had only 8 Sacks and 16 Passes Defensed on the road. They have 7 Forced Fumbles at home … but only 2 Passes Defensed on the road.
For me though, the bottom line when it comes to evaluating a defense … is points. At the end of the day, how many points does the defense give up?
Well at home, the Vikings Defense has allowed an average of 18.6 Points/Game (10th Best in the league) … but in the 3 games they're played on the road that's been far a different story, as they've allowed an average of 24.7 Points/Game (17th Best).
With Russell Wilson coming off the best performance of his career just a week ago … and playing in front of the home crowd on Sunday … he and the offense might just be starting to catch fire. Will they ignite this weekend? The numbers suggest there will be plenty of dry tinder and spark in the powder keg that is Century Link Field.
Bold Prediction …
The Vegas Odds makers currently have Seattle as a 4 Point favorite in this contest. Looking at the numbers I've just laid out, the individual match-ups, and the fact that this game is being played in Seattle – I have to wholeheartedly agree.
The Seahawks are 13-7 at Home during the Pete Carroll era.
Conversely, the Vikings are 5-9 in Road Games under Leslie Frazier since he assumed head coaching duties on November 22, 2010.
At the end of the day, I see the Seahawks sending these raiders from the north back to their fjords with their longships in tatters.
Seahawks 24
Vikings 13


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Senior Jeff Mack rushed for 221 yards and two touchdowns to lead Plymouth State University past MIT, 27-14, Saturday at Steinbrenner Stadium. The Panthers scored 20 points off MIT turnovers en route to clinching the New England Football Conference (NEFC) Boyd Division title.
Mack led all rushers after topping 200 yards for the fourth time this season. Sophomore Chris Francher added 67 yards and a touchdown while Plymouth State (8-1, 6-0 NEFC) totaled 306 yards on the ground and 397 yards of total offense.
MIT (5-4, 3-3) junior DeRon Brown, who entered the tilt as the nation's leading rusher, finished with 165 yards and a touchdown in pacing the Tech attack. Brown had a season-low 35 yards at halftime, but exploded for a 56-yard touchdown run near the end of the fourth quarter to top 100 yards while scoring a rushing touchdown for the ninth straight game.
The Engineers threw an interception and lost a fumble on their first two possessions while the Panthers converted the second turnover into the first points of the game. Capping an eight-play, 45-yard drive, Chris Dopp kicked a 25-yard field goal at 5:13 of the first quarter to give PSU a 3-0 lead.
The Cardinal and Gray responded by taking their only lead of the afternoon on the next possession. Junior signal-caller Rick Mancuso connected with senior wideout Kevin Vogelsang from 20-yards out for the initial score while Vogelsang also hauled in the ensuing two-point attempt as MIT grabbed an 8-3 advantage.
Following another turnover as MIT fumbled attempting to convert a fourth-and-one, Mack moved Plymouth State back in front with an eight-yard rush midway through the second quarter. Mack set-up the score with a 37-yard run down the left side line on the first play of the drive.
Leading 10-8 at the break, Francher extended the Panthers' lead with a 14-yard scoring run at 7:30 of the third frame. The six-play, 58-yard drive was highlighted by a 42-yard completion from senior John DeMarco to sophomore J.J. Brooks.
Plymouth State added 10 points in the final stanza off two more MIT turnovers. The lost opportunities for the Engineers' attack yielded two PSU drives that totaled 12 plays, 135 yards and nearly 13 minutes of game time. Mack added his second score of the day with a four-yard run and 2:30 remaining in regulation.
Defensively, the Panthers were led by Zack Brooks who totaled a team-best eight tackles. Dan Kelly added two interceptions while Zach Parsons had two fumble recoveries as Plymouth State held MIT to its second-lowest offensive output of the season. Alex Rubino made a game-best nine tackles including a sack to lead the Engineers.
In addition to committing a season-high five turnovers, the Engineers were also whistled for a season-high six penalties.


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Thanks to a picture published by SamMobile, we now have a look at the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo as well. As you can see from the image above, the Galaxy Note 3 Neo is just a tiny bit on the smaller side than its bigger sibling the Galaxy Note 3.
We're still in the dark when it comes to release date or availability, but with Mobile World Congress coming up in just a month, Sammy could unleash the Note 3 Neo then. Or if Samsung really wanted to make a splash, they could unveil the Note 3 Neo alongside their next flagship, the Galaxy S5, which is rumored to be launching in February of this year. We'll be watching!
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James Stack, president of Stack Investment Research, warns subscribers to his newsletter, InvesTech Research, that the 5-year-old bull is aging rapidly. Although he hasn't recommended selling stocks just yet, he says risk is rising and has one eye on the exits.
Attention must be paid. Early in his career, Stack, along with the late, great Marty Zweig, predicted the 1987 stock market crash. Twenty years later, in August 2007, he wrote: "We are taking steps to reduce exposure as warning flags increase."
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Meanwhile, he said, economic trends are "all entering 2014 in strong fashion," presenting "little probability of a recession in the first half or three quarters of the year."
But, he wrote in his most recent newsletter, "a strong economic outlook doesn't negate the possibility of a bear market. The stock market leads the economy, and market peaks precede the start of recession by 5.5 months on average."
All in all, he told me, "both macroeconomic and technical [indicators] still support more bull market highs in 2014." But he's getting worried.
"Technically we're about 15% above long-term historical valuations," he said. The S&P 500 trades at 19x trailing-12-month earnings, vs. an average of 17x trailing earnings.
And then there's the calendar, particularly the four-year presidential cycle, which is of great interest to technicians and market historians. "The middle two quarters of a midterm election year are historically the weakest," he said.
Stack's research shows that since 1940, midterm election years have averaged a modest 5.7% gain, but they've been characterized by greater volatility.


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Loved it.Though if you try explaining it to someone who hasn't seen the show, they will never start watching it.I like the alternate timeline thingy they have going on. Interesting to see some of the inconsistencies, changes, and how...well, after seeing the history the characters develop between eachother and what the viewer sees, you feel something so empty because the characters just aren't interacting the way they should. Prime example was with Sun and Jin; the island experience really changes things for them. Weird Desmond was on there.
How the hell is this going to be wrapped up in the next 5 episodes?
Des better not be dead!!
Quote from: jphussey on April 14, 2010, 09:00:10 AMHow the hell is this going to be wrapped up in the next 5 episodes?I keep asking myself the same thing. This can either be the biggest disappointment in the history of humanity or the most amazing thing ever.


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A DOUBLE STANDARD? Former Providence Police Chief Dean Esserman was hounded out of town after it became known that a teenage drinking party occurred at his home following his daughter's high school graduation. Fast forward a year and guess what? An important public figure – wait, make that two important public figures, are embroiled in controversy over a teenage drinking party that got out of hand, resulting in a 911 call for a very sick and intoxicated young girl. The underage drinking party was hosted at Governor Chafee's Exeter estate by his son. And who else was in attendance for at least part of the party? None other than Senator Sheldon Whitehouse's son. The governor's attorney directed several attendees to refuse cooperation with State Police in the investigation. This, after the governor's son tried repeatedly to interfere with a witness as she was being interviewed by police. Chief Esserman was up front about the party at his home, apologized for his failure to prevent it, and later resigned because of it. There certainly doesn't seem to be any similar moves planned by either the governor or the senator in the current case, and certainly the media is not suggesting it. Hmmm ... is that the stench of a double standard wafting through the air in R.I.?
PROJO EDITOR BEHIND THE TIMES: Robert Whitcomb, editorial pages editor at the Providence Journal, recently penned an editorial complaining about a CVS store on College Hill that has automated some of its checkout counters. Whitcomb railed about the conversion costing jobs since, "Not everyone can be a computer programmer or venture capitalist ... Some nice young, and old, folks could use a job there..." Apparently, Mr. Whitcomb thinks companies like CVS owe people jobs, even when computerized payment systems can do the jobs faster, more accurately and at less cost. With opinion leaders like Whitcomb poisoning the minds of readers with such anti-free market drivel, it's no wonder our state and federal governments feel free to tax-rape private enterprise to support free-spending giveaway programs. Mr. Whitcomb admitted he owns a "few" shares of CVS stock but isn't selling them. Instead, he intends to boycott the CVS store because of its automated machines. Why isn't he taking the principled route and ridding himself of such "deplorable" stocks? One also wonders whether he boycotted telephones when human operators gave way to automation and whether he still dictates his editorials to a secretary who types them on a manual typewriter.
THE IMMIGRATION MESS: After almost four years in office, President Obama should be proudly signing an immigration reform bill passed by a Congress that had reached a bi-partisan compromise because of Mr. Obama's leadership. Most provisions of the DREAM Act would become law because they are right for America. Successful, law-abiding youngsters brought to this country illegally would no longer suffer for the crimes of their parents and they would have a path to citizenship. Instead, because of his inability to lead, his inability to forge compromises and his inability to function like a president, Mr. Obama has again chosen to disregard constitutional checks and balances by unilaterally issuing policy to "stop" something that wasn't happening anyway – the deportation of children of illegal immigrants. Obama's administration had already restricted deportation solely to illegal immigrants with records of criminal violence. Thus, his self-serving proclamation was just pure pandering to the Hispanic vote during an election year. If it's not political pandering, then why didn't he make his policy announcement three years ago instead of only months before the election?
ACLU AND PROTECTING RIGHTS: Many times the positions taken by the American Civil Liberties Union seem to be out of sync with the vast majority of public opinion. But, almost invariably – with the Woonsocket cross memorial a glaring exception – the ACLU takes an unpopular position to protect individual liberties from the improper intrusion of big government. The most recent case in R.I. involves a Cranston man whose friend reported to police he thought the man "might" be having suicidal thoughts. Exercising their "thought police" responsibilities, Cranston police raided the man's home and confiscated his collection of firearms and ceremonial swords. As a temporary move for the man's safety, this might have been justified. However, police have since resolutely refused to return the weapons, even after a psychiatrist submitted a letter saying the man has demonstrated "no suicidal tendencies or thoughts." Thank goodness the ACLU has stepped in to help protect this innocent man from his well-meaning friend, from the Orwellian thought police, and from the ever-increasing tendency of big government to intrude into every facet of our lives.
HBO'S DISGUSTING DISRESPECT: In its "Game of Thrones" production that aired last year, HBO depicted President George W. Bush's severed head on a spike. Even after several complaints, HBO left the scene in DVDs it distributed this year. Finally relenting to public pressure, the cable giant has now agreed to halt further shipments of the DVD, saying, "We meant no disrespect to the former president and apologize if anything we said or did suggested otherwise." What a crock of spit! HBO, with its far-left Hollywood constituency, purposely and egregiously damaged the former president and inflicted great harm on the office of the presidency – regardless who sits in the Oval Office. All Americans should boycott HBO and shift their dollars to cable entertainment companies that have more respect for our constitutionally established institutions.
KEY DEMOCRATS ABANDON CICILLINE: Former mayors of several Rhode Island cities, all Democrats, have abandoned Congressman David Cicilline and now support his opponent, Republican Brendan Doherty, in the hotly-contested race for the First District Congressional seat. Led by former Boston Mayor Ray Flinn, who also served as Ambassador to the Vatican, Rhode Island Democrats who previously served as mayors in Central Falls, Cumberland, East Providence, and Woonsocket have all lined up to support Doherty. When staunch Democrats choose such a heretical approach, it surely signals an ill wind for Cicilline's re-election chances.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: Louisiana's Republican governor, Bobby Jindal, who a few weeks ago lamented that President Obama has run nothing whatsoever in his entire life – not even a lemonade stand – last week issued another nugget: "The problem is that the private sector is so foreign to our president that he would need a passport to go there and a translator to understand what is happening."


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The Web has become the world�s biggest comedy club. Here, we present the year�s twenty best clips of intentional hilarity.
- R. Kelly "Trapped in the Closet" hip-hopera.
- Clark Duke and Michael Cera The "Clark and Michael" series.
- David Wain The "Wainy Days" chronicles.
- Dramatic Chipmunk
- Dave Hill "I Am the Night."
- Brad Neely"Washington" tribute.
- Planet Unicorn
- Will Ferrell "The Landlord" clip.
- Chelsea Peretti "All My Exes" interviews.
- CollegeHumor The "Prankwars" Phenomenon.
- Deven Green "Welcome to My Home" parodies.
- Tim and Eric "Tim and Eric's Night Live" talk show.
- Bob Odenkirk "Derek & Simon" series.
- Alanis Morissette "My Humps" video.
- Luminosity "300/Vogue" parody.
- St. Sanders Outrageous concert videos.
- Gabe and Max's Internet Thing
- Spiders on Drugs Nature-video spoof.
- Willem Dafoe "The Procedure."
- Maggie Carey and Liz Cackowski "The Jeannie Tate Show."
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There has arisen a new power in the brikverse, one that strikes fear into the hearts of even the stoutest brikwarrior. Known as the "Fiends", these sirens lure soldiers to their cause with wiles best left unmentioned. And what is the cause of these she-devils? Their singular aim is the destruction of all things that are not "cute". War is not cute. Death is not cute. Therefore the propagators of war and death must be erased from the brikverse. And who will help them? Any poor soul who lays unsuspecting eyes on these harpies could fall under their spell. Usually, one of the Fiends will appear, take control of an army, send it into battle, and disappear with the knowledge that warriors fell for their lack of cuteness.
I chose the mind control angle to call to mind images of sirens luring men to their deaths. I also didn't have an army of cute figures to give them, so there's that.
I wasn't going to buy any of these until this idea occurred to me, then I had to get at least one.


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by Rockman » Wed Feb 23, 2011 3:58 pmAvengers #10
I've always been a fan of Bendis on the Avengers. I think his plotting is very interesting and he has had some great ideas. That said one of the issues I"ve always had is his ability to juggle the cast in these team books. While moving the story forward it seemed like he lost a bit of the characterization for the characters, and as a result they don't seem important to the team dynamic. I think since the relaunch of this title though that he has really improved in that regards. In this issue we get to see some great moments from pretty much every character on panel. Spidey and Noh Varr discussing how jokes work, Wolverine and Charles bantering back and forth, Steve and Iron Man discussing the moral implications of the illuminati. All of it was really well handled in my opinion.
The story itself moved forward at an appropriate rate. No big surprises here right now, they are collecting the infinity gems. The star of the issue is the dialouge and characterization. They do tease what will hopefully be a stellar fight at the end though.
The art in this is a mixed bag. Romita Jr. may be my favorite artist of all time, but his superhero work ever since WWH has not been his best. The art here is servicable and still better than a lot of the other crap we see, but not up to his usual standards. Compare the art in this book to Kick Ass 2 and you will see he is capable of much better.
My score
by Rockman » Wed Feb 23, 2011 3:59 pmFraction's work on uncanny x-men is terrible, like Chuck Austen level bad.
His Iron Man stuff is good from what i've read though. He's a little preachy though.
by Eric Ratcliffe » Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:11 pmI hate when you guys start in with that "the great one" bullshit. Makes me hate being a fan of Bendis.
by Rockman » Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:16 pm
my review didn't have any of that hyperbole in it.
by ****** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:19 pm
lol, like anyone actually reads the reviews in these threads.
by Punchy » Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:23 pm
It's only a joke, lighten up!
by SuperginraiX » Wed Feb 23, 2011 5:01 pm
by S.F. Jude Terror » Wed Feb 23, 2011 5:06 pm
This is true.
by Zero » Wed Feb 23, 2011 5:06 pmAvengers #10
There's a scene on a quinjet that sums up this comic pretty well. Fairly unfunny banter between too many characters drawn poorly on the way to fight a fairly unthreatening threat. Bendis is capable of writing some fantastic comics, and even some not-terrible Avengers comics but this was not one of them. Too many characters feature here for any of them to get a strong presence on the page and the only one of them with a distinct voice was Namor, whose opening narration featured some very clumsy hyperbole and a baffling plot choice. If no-one would think to look there, why bother taking the gem away? Oh and did Romita's art live up to his own standard?
No, Romita really brought the fug on some of these pages.
The big danger room spread: fug.
Three characters underwater: fug.
The Hood: fug.
Awkward banter: fug and unfunny.
No-one involved in this comic is a bad creator, but somehow together they are far less than the sum of their parts. That said, the bits with Falcon, Black Widow and Moon Knight? They were great. If only they weren't part of a different comic. One with maybe a scrap of merit.
by Zero » Wed Feb 23, 2011 5:07 pmAlso: that half arsed review was far better than this comic deserved. Bad Jude!
by S.F. Jude Terror » Wed Feb 23, 2011 5:09 pm
Spencer isn't The Great One, he's The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs.
by guitarsmashley » Wed Feb 23, 2011 5:24 pmAs discussed a bit last week, I'm preparing to go through some personal shit so I may be spotty for the next few months and perhaps even disappear after that. I will participate when I can and tell you when I can't and even let you know when I'm going to disappear.
I'm planning on participating this week.
by fieldy snuts » Wed Feb 23, 2011 6:23 pmI've liked this series overall, but this entire issue was a hurried, rushed mess on all parts. It appears the even The Great One can miss the mark at times.
Art looked inconsistent throughout the book with fluctuating quality, the story just jumped from one scene to the next so jarringly that following it was pretty frantic...overall it just seemed like filler to help bring the 3 other Infinity Gems into play after 4 issues of (pretty good) build-up.
As much as I hate to give it a mark this low given how much I liked the other parts of this story, this is by far one of the weakest books I've read from Bendis ever.
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A vital workshop on nonviolence
I want everyone to know about a vitally important community-building event from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9 and 10, in the Rogue River Room in Stevenson Student Union at SOU: "A Lived Practice of Nonviolence", a two-day workshop offered by Dominic Barter and Kit Miller, both renowned international teachers and trainers.
Barter lives in Rio de Janeiro, where he developed a process of Restorative Circles working with youths in the favelas there. Miller is director of the Gandhi Institute in Rochester, New York. They have taught world-wide, but have never offered this particular workshop in the United States, so we are honored and excited to welcome them to Ashland.
As for myself, I'm excited about this workshop because Barter and Miller will be teaching what I have been attempting to live since I first studied Gandhi in 1967 and trained in nonviolent direct action to resist and protest the American war in Vietnam.
In the early 1980s, when we first moved to Ashland, maybe even before the founding of Peace House, I led workshops on nonviolence as a way of life. I have continued to follow Gandhi's way of ahimsa in both my personal and public life, acting on the truth of my conscience with authenticity and awareness of the interdependence of all life. Naturally, I look forward to being with these teachers who have embraced and embodied Gandhi's teachings and will be sharing their perspective and experiential exercises for us to practice.
For more information about Dominic Barter, see www.restorativecircles.org. For more on Miller, see www.gandhiinstitute.org.
To register see www.bookwhen.com/nonviolence.
The more of us who show up, the more our whole community will benefit.
Dot Fisher-Smith
City, neighbors took my trees
For eight years, I watched the beautiful conifers behind my fence grow. They provided shade, privacy from the junk-scattered parking lot behind my home and abodes for numerous birds.
New neighbors arrived next door. Expensive changes were made in their backyard. The trees were deemed, suddenly, to be "fire hazards" by the town. They were all chopped down despite my objections. I came home one day... gone.
All my neighbors agreed with this. Sure. None of those trees bordered their property. The ones behind their houses are on private land; fire is discriminatory?
Now my home swelters in the hot sun. The birds are gone. The dead mattress and furniture that were dumped in the parking lot are in full view.
The miracle is that since these trees are deemed to be so flammable, I expected to see them come down all over town. How amazing that not a single one has been touched — except for those behind my house, interfering with my new neighbor's fine re-landscaping job. Letters to the editor are written by fools like me, but only God can make a tree (a variation of Joyce Kilmer's famous poem).
Kathleen Hildreth
Feel angry? Look at your thoughts
Guru Marshall Rosenberg, author of "Nonviolent Communication," addresses anger in "The Surprising Purpose of Anger," subtitled, "Beyond Anger Management: Finding the Gift."
Here it is, in a nutshell:
1. No one causes another to be angry.
2. It is our thoughts regarding the other person's words/actions that trigger our emotions.
3. Example: If I judge or blame your words or actions, then I get into my defensive emotions; anger may result.
4. Behind our anger are our unmet needs.
5. If I can just shut up and try to really listen to what you are saying, even for 5-10 minutes, you may be willing to also give me some uninterrupted air time to tell my side.
6. If both of us are willing to slow down and really hear each other, we may eventually find harmony, even compassion for each other.
7. As human beings we all share the need for autonomy, physical nurture, celebration, integrity, interdependence, play, and spiritual communion.
The next time you feel angry, look at your thoughts.
Carola Lacy
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KANEVILLE – Kaneville voters will have a contest for village president and trustee in the April 9 consolidated election because two candidates have filed for village president and four have filed for three trustee seats.
Pat Hill and interim Village President Rick Peck want to be the village's next president.
Kaneville incorporated in 2006 to prevent it from being annexed or absorbed into other villages, such as Elburn or Sugar Grove, candidates said. Kaneville Township was settled in the 1830s, according to its website. Kaneville's population, according to the 2010 census, is 484.
"I just want to make sure it stays Kaneville – the small quaint town that it is – and listen to the people," Hill said. "I have been a trustee since incorporation. I want to serve as village president because I want to keep Kaneville, Kaneville."
Peck also was a trustee who was appointed village president after Village President Bob Rodney died in July.
"I think serving right now, I'm able to see some opportunities where I fit well and can serve well," Peck said. "I'd like to continue that with some added responsibilities."
Peck echoed Hill's thoughts about maintaining Kaneville's identity.
"Everybody prides our town on how rural it is; there is nobody who wants to change anything," Peck said. "The board is just about trying to better serve the community. There are things in town need done, we've got some really old sidewalks and we worked through some drainage replacements the last two years. It's really just about serving the community."
Incumbent trustees Jon Behm and Nicholas Garifalis say they also want to see Kaneville maintain its rural identity.
"I want to be a trustee so that we have some input for how the village is going to be run for our children," Behm said. "I want Kaneville to stay a small town, stay a country town."
Garifalis serves on the Kaneville Planning and Development Commission and Zoning Board and said being a trustee is a continuation of that service. He was appointed as trustee to fill the vacancy caused by Peck becoming interim village president.
Newcomer Carl Hauser said he has been volunteering to maintain the village's roads, filling potholes and patching. As a 10-year employee at the Kane County Department of Transportation, he has the experience to step up and support the village that way. Wanting to be a trustee is an extension of that, he said.
"I hope to help out and participate," Hauser said.
Newcomer Eric Kroehner said he wants to serve and maintain Kaneville's identity as a small country town.
"I want to be a trustee to ensure the public's trust here in the community so Kaneville stays Kaneville," Kroehner said.


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New XBox 720 to kill off second hand games?
I wont buy one if these rumours are true....and they probably are.
Microsofts next console will require an Internet connection in order to function, ruling out a second-hand game market for the platform. A new iteration of Xbox Live will be an integral part of Microsofts next console, while improved Kinect hardware will also ship alongside the unit.
Sources with first-hand experience of Microsofts next generation console have told us that although the next Xbox will be absolutely committed to online functionality, games will still be made available to purchase in physical form. Next Xbox games will be manufactured on 50GB-capacity Blu-ray discs, Microsoft having conceded defeat to Sony following its ill-fated backing of the HD-DVD format. It is believed that games purchased on disc will ship with activation codes, and will have no value beyond the initial user.
Our source has also confirmed that the next Xboxs recently rumoured specs are entirely accurate. That means an AMD eight-core x64 1.6GHz CPU, a D3D11.x 800MHz graphics solution and 8GB of DDR3 RAM. As of now, the consoles hard drive capacity is said to be undecided, but Microsofts extended commitment to online delivery suggests that it will be the largest unit it has put inside a console to date.
Though the architectures of the next-gen Xbox and PlayStation both resemble that of PCs, several development sources have told us that Sonys solution is preferable when it comes to leveraging power. Studios working with the next-gen Xbox are currently being forced to work with only approved development libraries, while Sony is encouraging coders to get closer to the metal of its box. Furthermore, the operating system overhead of Microsofts next console is more oppressive than Sonys equivalent, giving the PlayStation-badged unit another advantage.
Unlike Nintendo, Microsoft is continuing to invest heavily in motion-control interfaces, and a new, more reliably responsive Kinect will also ship alongside the next Xbox. Sonys next-generation console camera system is said to have a similar set of features, and is expected to be discussed at the companys PlayStation event on February 20.
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