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|Predecessor firm established
|Andrew Thomas Kearney joins firm
|Landmark study of wholesale operations of Marshall Field & Co. completed
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James M. Phelan joins firm
|The firm splits in two: McKinsey & Co. moves to New York and Boston, and McKinsey, Kearney & Co. remains in Chicago
|Tom Kearney asked by President Franklin Roosevelt to head mission to help the Chinese improve their defense readiness efforts. Kearney and staff spend six months in China. He receives a U.S. Medal of Freedom and a Victory Medal from the Chinese government.
|Firm adopts the name A.T. Kearney & Company
|Tom Kearney retires and James Phelan becomes managing partner
|Tom Kearney dies on January 11
|A.T. Kearney, G.m.b.H., established as first non-U.S. office in Düsseldorf, led by Art Kelly
|Expansion continues with offices opened in San Francisco, Milan, Paris, and London
|James Phelan becomes chairman of the board and Kenneth L. Block becomes managing partner of A.T. Kearney & Company, Inc.
|Firm's name changes to A.T. Kearney, Inc.
Kenneth Block becomes chairman of the board
Donald E. Ramlow becomes managing partner
First Asian office opens in Tokyo
|Toronto office opens
|Offices open in Amsterdam, Stuttgart, Atlanta, and Dallas
|Fred G. Steingraber becomes the fourth managing partner in the history of the firm
|A.T. Kearney begins consulting work in China
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|Collaboration with International Trade Research Institute of the People's Republic of China results in definitive study of manufacturing equity joint ventures in China
|Four-part landmark study of U.S. manufacturing competitiveness completed
Biggest expansion in the history of the firm peaks with 20 of 26 offices enlarged, relocated, or opened since late1985
Offices open in Madrid and Munich
A.T. Kearney named fifth-largest broad-based multidisciplined management consultancy in the United States
Firm surpasses $100 million in revenue
|A.T. Kearney's operation in Germany celebrates 25th anniversary; first officers' meeting outside of the United States held in Munich
A.T. Kearney staff worldwide reaches 1,000 employees
|Office opens in Singapore
|Berlin office opens
|Three Nordic offices acquired in Copenhagen, Oslo, and Stockholm
Offices open in Hong Kong and Prague
Global Business Policy Council formed to provide a global strategic forum for executives and policy leaders
|Firm marks 10th straight year of double-digit growth
|A.T. Kearney wins two five-year contracts from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, largest in firm's history
Offices open in Helsinki, Mexico City, São Paulo, Sydney, Melbourne, and Silicon Valley
|A.T. Kearney hires its 2,000th employee
A.T. Kearney becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of EDS, nearly doubling in size and vastly expanding its industry expertise and information technology capabilities
Offices open in Beijing and Seoul
|Moscow office expansion makes A.T. Kearney the multinational consultancy with the largest on-site capability in Russia
Offices open in Kuala Lumpur, Lisbon, Rome, and Warsaw
|Offices open in New Delhi, Shanghai, and Jakarta
|Premiere issue of Executive Agenda, the firm's thought-leadership journal, published
Offices open in Vienna and Frankfurt
|Dietmar Ostermann becomes managing partner and chairman of the board
|Winning the Merger Endgame, by Fritz Kroeger and Graeme Deans, selected by Executive Book Summaries as one of the best business books of 2003
Officers elect Henner Klein as managing partner and chairman of the board
|Consulting magazine names Fritz Kroeger to its list of Top 25 Most Influential Consultants
|Paul A. Laudicina, director of A.T. Kearney's Global Business Policy Council, named to Consulting magazine's list of Top 25 Most Influential Consultants
|A.T. Kearney completes management buyout from EDS—again becomes an independent, privately owned firm
A.T. Kearney celebrates its 80th anniversary
Officers elect Paul Laudicina as managing partner and chairman of the board
A.T. Kearney South Korea LLC becomes largest consulting presence in the country
Offices open in Dubai and Ljubljana
|Consulting magazine once again names Paul Laudicina to its list of Top 25 Most Influential Consultants
A.T. Kearney launches its new strategic direction, Vision 20/15
Office opens in Bucharest
|Daniel Mahler, the firm's global coordinator for Sustainability, named to Consulting magazine's list of Top 25 Most Influential Consultants
A.T. Kearney receives Excellence in Diversity Award from Consulting magazine and makes its first appearance in the magazine's annual list of Ten Best Firms to Work For.
Offices open in Abu Dhabi and Manama
|Offices open in Kiev and Riyadh
|Firm achieves carbon neutrality across its worldwide operations, fulfilling its first-in-the-industry 2007 pledge to be carbon neutral in 2010
Hana Ben-Shabat, partner, named to Consulting magazine's list of Top 25 Most Influential Consultants
Office opens in Johannesburg, building on longstanding presence in South Africa
|Firm receives Communitas Award for excellence in community service for second year in a row
A.T. Kearney named one of Consulting magazine's Best Firms to Work For for fourth consecutive year
Offices open in Istanbul, Houston, and Calgary
|A.T. Kearney launches an updated logo and new look on all of its materials that better captures and reflects the firm's distinctive characteristics
Joseph Raudabaugh, partner, named to Consulting magazine's list of Top 25 Most Influential Consultants
Johan Aurik becomes managing partner and chairman of the board, the eighth in the firm's history, and is named to Consulting magazine's list of Top 25 Most Influential Consultants
A.T. Kearney launches Vision 2020, with the ambition to being the industry's most admired strategic consultancy
New office in Bogotá expands firm's presence in Latin America
|A.T. Kearney is elevated to a strategic partner of the World Economic Forum
A.T. Kearney is once again on Working Mother magazine's "100 Best Companies" list
New office opens in Doha and Palo Alto
A.T. Kearney achieves double-digit growth for the second year in a row, doubling in size since its management buy-back in 2006
Firm celebrates its 90th anniversary since its founding in 1926, making A.T. Kearney one of the oldest and largest global strategic consultancies, with a history going back to the birth of the industry


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When the Porsche 911 GT3 RS debuted at the Frankfurt Motor Show, it looked every bit the obnoxious track-day racer. Apparently it can turn a wheel too, posting a scorching 7:33 time around the Nürburgring. Still no GT-R 7:26.7.
Despite the six second gap between what this GT3 RS did and the GT-R has done (not to mention the Corvette ZR1's 7:26.4), the latest effort by Porsche still has some wiggle room. This run was made in traffic and judging by the telematics pulled from the car, there's at least another three seconds available with a clean run. The 450 HP, fully caged and stripped Porsche might not have been able to win this round of the Porsche-Nissan automaker slap fight, but it looked way better doing it. [Evo.co.uk]

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Juelz Santana & Lil Wayne Get Their Bowling Game On! (Juelz Wants To Match Nelly & Polow Da Don)
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First Lady Michelle Obama is inviting supporters to a casual dinner with her and the President:
For the first 10 years of our marriage, Barack and I lived in an apartment in my hometown of Chicago.
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In all our years of marriage, he's always looked out for me. Now, I see that same commitment every day to you and to this country.
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Vikings' Defensive End Jared Allen About To Snap A Dude In Half For Calling His Girlfriend A Cunt! "I'll Break Your F*cking Neck Homeboy!"
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The Judaica Photographs Digital Collection includes photographs digitized from the Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica. One set of photographs is from Albert Einstein's 1922 visit to Japan at the invitation of Sanehiko Yamamoto, President of Kaizosha Publishing House.
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I have listened to the clip 3 times now, and it seems to me that Morgan Freeman is pronouncing "white" exactly as I would say it, along with "why" etc, using the [to me] normal aspiration of "wh". However, I pronounce "whom" as "hoom"; not as "whoom".
Maybe I misunderstand the point you are trying to make. I am Scots, and I find that most English people tend to pronounce all words beginning with "wh" as if the "h" were absent. Thus "when" becomes "wen" and "whether" is "wether" etc etc. I'm sure there are specific terms for these differences, but I'm not familiar with them.
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Seat of Power
Seat of Power Walkthrough
There are no real enemies (the harvesters are just nano-catalyst bonuses) until you go past the police building and into the plaza. Enjoy the sights of empty and infected New York.
Zip through the EMAT center. Unless you're looking for the collectible items, there's no point in staying there. No enemies, and worse of all, no weapons and ammunition.
Aside from the harvesters, there are some weapons and some ammunition bins here in case you need them. There are a lot of Ceph scout enemies in this level, so if you are interested in taking them out for their paltry 100 nano-credits, go right ahead.
On Veteran / Super-Soldier, you may want to skip fighting and simply cloak / sneak to the end of the level. You need not even fight the Ceph Devastator near the level exit.
If you are intent on sneaking through the Ceph held plaza, drop off the bridge and head for the red-brown brick building on the right. The tactical point for the ledge grab (and cloaking) is the key to sneaking by the enemies patrolling the city-platz. Head into the window and be aware of the enemy sentries around you.
Avoid or stealth kill the enemies in your way and head downstairs. You can recharge energy here (middle of the stairway) as it hides you from enemy view when you are crouched. If you have the cloaking energy to spare, you may want to take one of the heavy machineguns from the barricade (just in case). If you are confident in your sneaking though (and the improved suit modules), you can skip all that work and just move on.
Head for the next zone. On the way there, you can restock any ammunition you may have spent. The radio with the conspiracy buff will lead the way. You won't need cloaking to examine the tactical options in the second clearing, but you will need cloaking to sneak by all the Ceph patrols.
Slip by the patrols on the left side (while facing city hall). That's practically the only way to go, as the right side is too steep to power jump. Put the edge of the map to your left and the rest of the stage to the right and steer clear of the Ceph patrols. Killing the weaker enemies here (for nano-catalyst) should be done on easier settings.
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After passing through the Ceph infested park, you will approach a ramp leading to a bungalow with weapons (designed to let you destroy the Ceph Devastator near the level exit). The camera is at the bottom of the ramp to the weapons bungalow.
Once you hit the shallow pool past the destroyed park, you're fairly in the clear (Ceph do not take notice of you as you head up the ramp). However, if you drew their attention, they will follow and attack you as far as the upper reaches of the level (practically the end).
The weapons in the bungalow are primarily for destroying the CEph Devastator and its weaker buddies (some sort of elite commander worth 300 nano-credits). If you're not hard up on money (esp. not after a replay), you should do yourself a favor and sneak by all the enemies here.
The barricades are good for temporarily stopping and recharging energy, but make it a point to be cautious as you need to swing close to the Devastator to make it to the exit. Once you get behind / past the juggernaut, you practically have a clear line to the exit.
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Comparison of HIV Clinic-based Treatment With Buprenorphine Versus Referred Care in Heroin-dependent Participants
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00130819
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : August 16, 2005
Last Update Posted : April 15, 2015
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The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of two approaches to treating HIV-infected patients who are addicted to opioid drugs (e.g., heroin) in an inner-city HIV clinic. The two approaches are:
- Case management and referral - participants are managed by a case manager and referred to a specialized drug treatment center where they receive counseling and medications for opioid-dependence (e.g., methadone or buprenorphine); or
- Clinic-based treatment - participants receive counseling and treatment with buprenorphine at the HIV clinic.
|Condition or disease
|Opiate Dependence HIV Seropositivity HIV Infections
|Behavioral: Clinic-based substance abuse treatment with buprenorphine Behavioral: Case management and referred substance abuse treatment
|Phase 2
We, the investigators at Johns Hopkins University, propose to enroll and randomize 120 opioid-dependent, HIV-infected participants, who receive care in the Johns Hopkins HIV Clinic to either:
- clinic-based care with buprenorphine (clinic-based BPN/NX arm); or
- case management and referral to an opioid treatment program for opioid agonist-based therapy (case management and referral arm).
The study interventions and follow-up will last 12 months. Participants will be enrolled over a 3-year period. Participants who are assigned to the clinic-based BPN/NX arm will receive BPN/NX (Suboxone®), individual counseling from a nurse interventionist, and group therapy sessions. Participants who are assigned to the case management and referral arm will be enrolled in an established case management and adherence program in the Johns Hopkins HIV Clinic (Project LINK). LINK provides intensive case management, education, and support by a team that includes a social worker, a nurse, a pharmacist educator, and peer advocates. In addition to providing counseling and linkage to needed services, LINK will expedite intake at licensed opioid treatment programs that provide agonist-based therapy for opioid dependence. The clinic-based BPN intervention is a new strategy that was developed in a pilot project over the past 6 months. The case-management and referral arm represents standard-of-care in our clinic, which has been enhanced and codified for this trial. Study outcome visits will be performed at baseline, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, and 12 months.
- Retention to substance abuse treatment;
- Urine drug screens;
- Adherence to HIV primary care provider visits;
- Use of and adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART);
- HIV RNA levels and CD4 cell counts;
- HIV transmission risk behaviors (e.g., injection, sharing of drug paraphernalia, sexual behaviors);
- Costs and resource utilization.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Estimated Enrollment :
|120 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Buprenorphine Effectiveness Evaluation in HIV Enhancement (BEEHIVE): A Randomized Trial of HIV Clinic-based Buprenorphine/Naloxone vs. Case Management and Referral in Opioid-dependent Individuals
|Study Start Date :
|November 2005
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|April 2009
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|April 2009
Experimental: 1
Subjects receive integrated opioid-dependence treatment with buprenorphine/naloxone at the HIV clinic
Behavioral: Clinic-based substance abuse treatment with buprenorphine
Subjects receive integrated opioid-dependence treatment with buprenorphine/naloxone at the HIV clinic
Active Comparator: 2
Subjects receive case management and referral to an off-site opioid treatment program for their opioid dependence
Behavioral: Case management and referred substance abuse treatment
Subjects receive case management and referral to an off-site opioid treatment program for their opioid dependence
- Retention to substance abuse treatment [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- Visit attendance with primary medical provider [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- Urine drug screen positivity for opioids and other drugs [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- Use of and adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- HIV RNA changes [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- CD4 cell count changes [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- Self-reported HIV transmission risk behaviors [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- Costs and resource utilization [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- HIV-infected and receiving continuity care in the Johns Hopkins HIV Clinic
- 18 years of age or older
- Meets DSM-IV criteria for opioid dependence
- Seeks agonist-based treatment for opioid dependence
- Willing and able to provide written informed consent
- Willing to be contacted by mail and telephone for study follow-up visit reminders
- Willing to authorize release of information for substance abuse treatment to the study for a period of 12 months
- If female, negative urine pregnancy test and willingness to practice birth control while on study if sexually active (barrier method or progesterone-containing contraception product)
- Verbal approval from participant's primary HIV clinician
Exclusion Criteria:
- Currently receiving methadone, naloxone, buprenorphine, or levomethadyl acetate (LAAM) as part of a licensed opioid treatment program
- History of allergic reaction to buprenorphine or naloxone
- Active medical need for opioid-based pain control
- Active benzodiazepine abuse or dependence
- Active alcohol dependence
- Alanine aminotransferase level that is more than 5 times the upper limit of normal
- Other condition that, in the opinion of the principal investigator, makes participation in the study unsafe or follow-up highly unlikely
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00130819
|United States, Maryland
|Johns Hopkins HIV Clinic
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
|Principal Investigator:
|Gregory M Lucas, MD, PhD
|Johns Hopkins University
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|Responsible Party:
|Gregory M. Lucas, MD PhD, Johns Hopkins University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00130819 History of Changes
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|First Posted:
|August 16, 2005 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|April 15, 2015
|Last Verified:
|April 2009
Drug Dependence
Opiate Dependence
Human Immunodeficiency Viruses
Buprenorphine, Naloxone Drug Combination
HIV Seropositivity
Opioid-Related Disorders
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Substance-Related Disorders
Chemically-Induced Disorders
Mental Disorders
Analgesics, Opioid
Central Nervous System Depressants
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Narcotic Antagonists


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The Washington Streets Committee is seeking input from the public regarding a possible change to Madison Street in Washington. Committee Chair and City Councilor Karen Wilson-Johnson says this informal meeting is to gather opinions from anyone who uses Madison Street regarding the possible change in the lane configuration to three lanes instead of four. She says the plans from the Iowa Department of Transportation show one lane in each direction with a center turn lane going from East 2nd Street to the Highway 1 interchange.
Wilson-Johnson says this change could happen after IDOT resurfaces Madison Street in fiscal year 2012 if city officials authorize the plan. She says many residents who live along the affected stretch of road that initially expressed concern are now more in favor of the project.
Wilson-Johnson says a buffer zone between the curb and sidewalk would be also added to create greater safety for pedestrians. She adds the new lane configuration might slow down traffic as well. This informal meeting will be tonight at 7:00 in the old public library.


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SanDisk's SSD 5000 1.8 UATA 32GB Offered as an Option for F5 Tablet PC,
Providing Enhanced Reliability and Durability for Mobile Work Forces
HANNOVER, Germany, March 4, 2008 -SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) today announced that Motion Computing®, a leading manufacturer of tablet personal computers, has selected SanDisk's 32-gigabyte (GB) 1 solid state drive (SSD) for its new F5 mobile slate tablet PC. As a significant add-on for rugged PC users in industries such as field service, manufacturing, government and construction, SanDisk's SSD 5000 1.8 UATA 32GB provides F5 users enhanced durability, higher performance and greater power efficiency.
The announcement was made today at CeBIT, the world's largest trade fair showcasing digital computing solutions, where SanDisk is exhibiting at Booth D59 in Hall 26 of the Hannover convention center. Visitors to the booth can see the F5 tablet with the embedded SanDisk SSD 5000 in action.
"We have selected SanDisk SSD in our new F5 because we believe it gives our users the most robust and reliable solid state solution available in the market today for mobile Tablet PCs," said Michael Johnson, executive vice president of engineering at Motion Computing. "SanDisk was among the first to bring this innovative SSD technology to the market and it's that experience, and the quality of their product, that allow us to offer the durability in the F5 that our customers demand."
"The F5 paired with a SanDisk solid state drive can withstand the toughest working environments", said Richard Heye, vice-president of SanDisk's SSD division. "We're pleased to support Motion Computing's commitment to the technology needs of these highly mobile users."
Motion Computing is a leading innovator of mobile computing and wireless communications solutions designed for the specific needs of vertical markets. The new, semi-rugged F5 device is a balance between commercial-grade devices and fully-rugged PCs, which have costly features typically required in only a small percentage of field applications.
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The last ever show of Penny Rimbaud's Last Amendment will take place in London at the Vortex Jazz Club on Wednesday 4th December. Tiring, as he does, of any form of permanence, Penny is renaming his operations.
'L'ACADÉMIE DES VANITÉS' as, if nothing else, a reflection of his heart – 'the poetry of jazz and the jazz of poetry'. The band's stellar line up will remain - Penny Rimbaud/voice, Eve Libertine/voice, Louise Elliot/sax & flute, Kate Shortt/cello, Jennifer Maidman/guitars, with visual additions by Mick Duffield and Gee Vaucher plus occasional guest artists.
Of their recent show in Paris, Delphine Delaby wrote – 'a special atmosphere that combines tension and power with serenity. The words and music blend to perfection. One of the best concerts I've ever seen at the Cite de la Musique'.
Penny and the band will be taking a quarterly residency at the Vortex in the coming year.
Vortex 11 Gillet Square. London (Dalston Kingsland Station) www.vortexjazz.co.uk
While we're on the subject, here is an excellent full length performance by Penny and cohorts earlier this year in Japan. (video removed from YouTube, sorry!)


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Booker T. and the M.G.'s
- Steve Cropper
- Booker T. Jones
- Donald Dunn
- Al Jr. Jackson
- Lewis Steinberg
The groovy forefathers of Southern soul.
With their interracial lineup and experience playing with such icons as Otis Redding, the Staple Singers and Aretha Franklin, Book T and the M.G.'s have made history in more ways than one.
As the house band for the Stax/Volt labels, Booker T. and the MG's helped define the spare, punchy sound of Memphis soul music.
By contrast to Motown's orchestrated, pop-soul records, the Stax approach was lean, economical and deeply groove-oriented. Between 1963 and 1968, Booker T. and the MGs appeared on more than six hundred Stax/Volt recordings, including classics by such artists as Otis Redding, Eddie Floyd, Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas, Johnnie Taylor and William Bell.
As a result of Stax's affiliation with Atlantic Records, the group also worked with Wilson Pickett, Sam and Dave and Albert King. Moreover, Booker T. and the M.G.'s were a successful recording group in their own right, cutting ten albums and fourteen instrumental hits, including "Green Onions," "Hang 'Em High," "Time Is Tight" and "Soul-Limbo."
The group came together in the early Sixties at Stax Records, a studio and record store on East McLemore Avenue in Memphis. By 1962 guitarist Steve Cropper, organist Booker T. Jones and bassist Lewis Steinberg were established session musicians at Stax. They were joined on a recording date for Billy Lee Riley (of "Flying Saucers Rock 'n' Roll" fame) by drummer Al Jackson, with whom Steinberg had played in the house band at Memphis' Plantation Inn. It was during some down time at the Riley session that this lineup recorded the classic Sixties soul instrumental "Green Onions." The definitive version of Booker T. and the M.G.'s (which stood for "Memphis Group") was completed in 1963, when bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn—a former schoolmate and bandmate of Cropper's who had been touring with the Mar-Keys, another Stax backup group—replaced Steinberg. This lineup lent instrumental fire and uncluttered rhythmic support to countless soul classics. Particularly fruitful was their relationship with Stax's biggest star, Otis Redding. In addition to playing on virtually all of his records, the band backed him at his legendary performance at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 (along with the Mar-Kays), and guitarist Cropper co-wrote his best-known number, "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay." Cropper also shared writing credits on such soul standards as Wilson Pickett's "In the Midnight Hour" and Eddie Floyd's "Knock On Wood."
The group gradually disintegrated after the sale of Stax in 1968, although the rhythm section of Dunn and Jackson continued to play on many subsequent Stax recordings. Booker T. Jones branched out into record production and worked on a music degree at Indiana University. Cropper opened a studio in Memphis in 1969 and moved to Los Angeles to do session work in the mid-1970s. Jackson went on to provide a solid backbeat for Al Green. All the while, Booker T. and the M.G.'s remained an ongoing entity, albeit an intermittent and casual one—that is, until the senseless murder of Jackson by an intruder in 1975. In 1993 the remaining members came together to back Neil Youngon a tour. In 1994 they released That's the Way It Should Be, their first album in more than twenty years.
The following year, in 1995, the group served as a house band at the opening concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. They backed Aretha Franklin, Sam Moore, John Fogerty and Al Green. They also did their own set. Then, in 2002, the band backed Neil Young on his Are You Passionate? album, and in 2004 they served as a house band for Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival in Dallas. In 2011 Jones released the critically acclaimed album The Road From Memphis, featuring guest appearances from Yim Yames of My Morning Jacket, Sharon Jones and Lou Reed.
Inductees: Steve Cropper (guitar; born October 21, 1941), Donald "Duck" Dunn (bass; born November 24, 1941, died May 13, 2012), Al Jackson Jr. (drums; born November 27, 1935, died October 1, 1975), Booker T. Jones (organ, piano; born November 12, 1944), Lewis Steinberg (bass; born September 13, 1933, died July 21, 2016)


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It's started to get chilly in the mornings here in Philadelphia. It warms up as the day goes on, yet there's still a sense of fall in the air. One morning, without warning, it will be cold. And even though I only have a short walk to the shop, I hate to be cold. In preparation for that day, I knit the Montana Scarf.
Made from Tahki Montana yarn, a beautiful bulky 100% unprocessed wool roving, the Montana Scarf is a whopping 7 inches wide by 84 inches long. In the event of extreme cold, you could wrap it around your nose and mouth – even over your head, if you wanted. And while it's large and warm, it's light and comfortable.
Here's the pattern for the Montana Scarf.
approximately 7" by 84"
3 hanks of Tahki Montana yarn in bark
12″ US 13 straight needle
4.25 sts = 1 inch in stitch pattern, but gauge is not critical for this project
Row 1 (right side) – *K3, p3; repeat from * to end.
Row 2 – *K1, p1; repeat from * to end.
Repeat Rows 1 and 2.
CO 30 stitches. Begin stitch pattern with Row 1. Repeat until work reaches 84 inches.
Bind off loosely and weave in ends.
For now, the scarf is on display in the shop. I hope it's a while before I need it!


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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Katelyn Szupello's (Port Orange, Fla.) two out single in the bottom of the seventh drove home Stacy Burr (Darlington, S.C.) and gave the Cobra softball team a 4-3 win over West Virginia State on Monday afternoon. Coker split their two game set with the Yellow Jackets winning game two 4-3 and losing game one 7-3.
In game one the Cobras struggled to get any offensive production, while the Yellow Jackets took advantage of some timely hitting in order to take home the win.
Jordan Atkinson (Bishopville, S.C.) (0-2) was slated with the loss. She went four innings allowing five runs on nine hits.
Bryant McLendon (Lake City, S.C.) made her collegiate debut at the plate a memorable one by belting a solo home run in her very first at bat. She finished the game 1-for-2 with an RBI and a run scored. Sydney Weatherford (Scranton, S.C.) was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI and Jaclin Poole (Clover, S.C.) had a pair of hits in the opening game.
In the second game of the day, the Cobras scattered 10 hits and scored four runs on their way victory. Coker opened the game with a pair of runs in the first inning and added another in the fourth, taking a 3-1 lead. The Cobras held that lead until the Yellow Jackets pushed a pair of runs across in the top of the seventh to tie the game at three. Then it was Szupello's two-out single that brought in the winning run in the bottom half of the inning.
Becky Dillon (West Palm Beach, Fla.) (2-3) got the win with just two-thirds of an inning of relief work. She did not allow a hit and had a strikeout. Coker's starter Logan Cox (Georgetown, S.C.) scattered 10 hits in 6.1 innings of work, allowing three runs. She showed great poise and confidence on the mound as she worked her way out of three bases loaded jams during the game.
Clarissa Suttle (Piedmont, S.C.) was the leading hitter in game two, going 3-for-4 with an RBI, a run scored and two stolen bases. Gina Easler (Edgefield, S.C.) had a pair of hits and Szupello was 1-for-3 with an RBI.
The Cobras will be back at home on Saturday when they open Conference Carolinas play against Belmont Abbey College with a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m.
McDonald's Player of the Game- Katelyn Szupello
Szupello drove in a pair of runs on the day, including the game winner in game two.
The McDonald's Player of the Game is presented by the Hartsville McDonald's and is given to the most outstanding performer during each Coker College home athletic event.


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Football players from Canastota, Chittenango, Cazenovia, Oneida and Vernon-Verona-Sherrill make All-State
Two Dispatch-area linebackers capped outstanding seasons by being named All-State First Team by the New York State Sportswriters Association.
Canastota senior Zack Zupan was named in Class C after making the third team the previous two years. The Raiders advanced to the Section III quarterfinals and Zupan excelled under first-year head coach Tom Congden.
"I think he could have played on any team in the state," said Congden. "He was the rock of our team. When we needed a big play, we turned to him."
In an early-season game Zupan proved he could handle the responsibility. The Raiders had just taken a 16-12 lead over Mount Markham, but the Mustangs drove inside Canastota's 20 and threatened to take the lead. Zupan forced a fumble and recovered it, sealing the victory for Congden's league championship squad.
"There were plenty of instances where he put us on his back and carried us to victory," said Congden. "He had an excellent season. It's going to be kind of weird not seeing him in a Canastota uniform."
Chittenango's Aaron Jones anchored a tenacious Bears' defense in his senior season, earning All-State honors in Class B for the second straight season. He made nearly 120 tackles to lead his squad to the Section III final where it lost to Cazenovia.
"It's no surprise he made it this year after almost mimicking the season before," said Chittenango head coach Jack Hayes. "He's a tremendous leader and the best linebacker there's been in a long time. To have him come from this section, from this school, says a lot about our staff and his ability."
Chittenango also had two do-it-all players honored. Quarterback Devin Phelps and offensive end Stephen Billington were both All-State Honorable Mentions. Phelps beat opponents with his arm and leg while racking up 10 interceptions as a safety and handling the punting duties. Billington also provided a special teams spark as a kicker, handling kickoffs and extra points in addition to his offensive duties.
"It makes you proud that you're doing something right and the kids are responding," said Hayes. "It's a credit to how far we got. They're good athletes and good students of the game. They set the stage for future players."
Coach Tom Neidl's Cazenovia squad advanced the furthest of any Dispatch-area team, winning the Section III title before falling to eventual state champion Maine-Endwell. The Lakers' success was reflected on the All-State teams, with running back Jake Wilson making the second team and linebacker Nick Bobbett and offensive lineman Cameron Braathen named honorable mentions.
Wilson was a threat to score every time he touched the ball. He opened the season with three long touchdown runs against Vernon-Verona-Sherrill and had a pair of long scores against Chittenango in the Section III title game in the Carrier Dome.
"Jake's been a pleasure to coach," said Neidl. "I think the biggest thing was consistency. He made big plays when we needed big plays."
Braathen's work on the offensive line was a big reason for Wilson's success. He anchored one of the best offensive lines Neidl has had at Cazenovia.
"He was the leader of the offensive line," said Neidl. "He worked hard in the offseason to know the line calls."
As explosive as the Lakers offense was, the defense - led by Bobbett - excelled at denying big plays. The senior played middle linebacker and was one of Section III's leading tacklers.
"He loves to play football," said Neidl. "He gave 100 percent every play."
Oneida's Kyle Peck also loves the game, showing it in his offseason dedication. The senior attended all of the team's running sessions except one and his hard work paid off once the games started. Peck snagged seven interceptions and was named All-State Third Team as a defensive back.
"He's an easy guy to coach," said Oneida head coach Bill Carinci. "He's very athletic, listens to just about everything you tell him. He's very intelligent."
Oneida's main rival VVS also had a player make the third team. Senior Brett Field was named as an offensive end.
"He's just a leader on our team," said head coach Gary Oliver. "He was a go-to guy when we needed some yardage."
Field shone brightest in a come-from-behind victory over Mexico. He caught two TD passes and recorded four sacks in the win.
"You want more kids like that," said Oliver. "It makes your job a little easier. He's very coachable and a great kid to be around."


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Many firms offer free or paid online backup
Recently, the president of a local nonprofit community service organization asked me to review a proposal she had received from one of the prominent, heavily advertised, online backup services. The quote to provide automated backup services for all of the computers in the organization (about 10 computers) for a year was nearly $500. I informed her that while the price received was appropriate for the level and quality of service offered, there were better prices available from competitive services. I also showed her that there were some services that offered online backup services to both individuals and organizations for free.
Online backup service is relatively simple. Using a broadband Internet connection and a backup utility (usually provided by the online backup service), the computer automatically and transparently sends the data over the Internet on a secure encrypted connection to the online backup service, which then stores the data. When needed, the data can be accessed over the Internet either by using any Internet browser or the restore function in the backup software. The process generally reliable and often requires no human intervention in order to create and maintain a secured copy of critical data files. Many people prefer this remote online backup service over onsite backup, where an external hard drive or some other form of network attached storage (NAS) contains the backed up data.
There are advantages and disadvantages to both remote and onsite (home) backup. While both can be accomplished transparently, reliably and without additional intervention once the backup system is set up, the differences are in speed, security, cost and availability. At home, I use a commercial automated backup utility (NTI Shadow) that automatically creates and maintains the backups of the selected data folders on my hard drive by instantly copying any new data to a 1T (one terabyte) external USB hard drive. Since I am somewhat paranoid about having a current backup, I actually use two 1T external USB hard drives, periodically rotating between them, making sure that each has a complete data backup. I also use the external drives to store an image of my hard drive, which is also periodically updated such that in the event of a catastrophic computer failure, I can easily restore all of my programs and files. I never have more than one external drive attached at a time and store the other one in a locking, fire resistant box. When we evacuated for Hurricanes Rita, Gustaf and Ike, the first item I packed was the external drive with my most recent data and image backup. Onsite backing up via USB, FireWire, or network, is fast, relatively inexpensive (I purchased my newest 1T USB drive for under $60), and very portable.
The risk of onsite backup is the destruction or loss of the external drives due to fire, theft, flood or other disaster. Living in a region that sometimes appears to be a magnet for hurricanes, floods, wildfires and other physical threats, there may be some strong advantages of remote online backup services. The companies that offer these services typically are outside of our local area, and thus not subject to the same threats that could put locally stored data at risk. Most remote storage companies have redundant, multiple, geographically diverse locations where the data is securely stored, making it unlikely that these locations can be incapacitated at the same time, meaning the stored data is always available. Data backed up on the remote servers can be accessed from anywhere there is a Web connection, using an Internet browser, username and password. Alternatively, data can also be accessed directly utilizing the backup software provided by the online service. Remote online backup service is readily available for prices ranging from free, to a few dollars a month, to several hundred dollars per year.
The most common problem that many users face while using an online storage service is speed, or more likely the lack of speed. The controlling factor that determines the speed of creating and restoring online backups is the effective speed of the Internet access used to connect to the remote server. Many users are well aware of the advertised download speed of their Internet service, which may be used to restore data, but are often unaware that their upload speed, used to create the backups, is much slower, typically only being one-third or one-fourth the speed of the download side. I personally know individuals who use a popular broadband Internet service provider (ISP), and had a lot of data to back up (videos, music, and other large data files) that they wanted to backup online. Each user subscribed to a major online backup service, and it took several full days (24/7) of constant uploading in order to send their data to the online backup service. In terms of time and speed, a similar backup to an external hard drive would likely have been completed in terms of minutes, or maybe a few hours, but certainly not days. While this massive upload was taking place, their other, more routine Internet services (e-mail, Web browsing, downloading music, etc.) was seriously degraded (slowed) because the upload was consuming much of their available bandwidth (capacity). One user received a substantial surcharge on his monthly Internet bill for exceeding his allowed monthly usage. Another user, who has "unlimited" Internet access, had seriously slowed Internet service, as his ISP is one (of many) that slows the service (decreases bandwidth) once an arbitrary data limit is exceeded during the month.
Once the original backup is created, the upload volume only includes any new or modified data files, which reduces the bandwidth requirements. In order to help mitigate the speed problems, most of the software provided by the remote backup companies can compress (and securely encrypt) the data being transmitted, reducing the volume of data that needs to be sent. Power users and businesses that have large amounts of data might want to check with their ISPs to determine the real upload speed and any volume or bandwidth restrictions on their Internet access.
There are several services that offer online backup. Many users may not be aware that their current ISP often offers free online storage, often in the 2 gigabytes to 10 GB range. Locally, AT&T DSL offers, " ... virtually unlimited e-mail storage; virtually unlimited photo storage; a master account, 10 sub accounts, each with 2 GB of storage space." RoadRunner (safestorage.rr.com) offers 500 megabytes (half a gigabyte) of free storage along with automated backup, encryption, online access, and fast recovery; additional storage is available for a monthly fee of $1.89 for 1 GB and $7.99 for 5 GB. While possibly not enough to store a large collection of videos, this amount of storage can hold many thousands of music files, word processing documents, spreadsheet files, photos and other data files.
For those who enjoy the services of Microsoft, its SkyDrive storage service offers up to 25 GB of storage "in the cloud," with a limit on individual files of 100 MB (explore.live.com/skydrive). According to Microsoft, "SkyDrive is your password-protected hard drive in the sky. That means you can use it to store thousands and thousands of files. Then you can get to them anytime you're online." Using compatible Microsoft software, including recent versions of Internet Explorer, Office, Hotmail, Bing, Silverlight and others, SkyDrive offers the user the ease of multiple simultaneous uploads and downloads, drag and drop file selection and other features. While SkyDrive is free, it does require the use of an existing Microsoft account for access, or the user can register for free access.
There are many other remote online backup services including Carbonite, Mozy, Ocster and Backify. Backify (backify.com), headquartered in British Columbia, Canada, is interesting in that it offers a huge amount of free backup space, as well as inexpensive commercial backup services. For users with a single computer, Backify offers a titanic 512 GB of storage for free, with automated backup, remote access, the ability to stream music and videos to mobile devices or other Internet connected computers, and strong encryption. According to Backify, "Your backups are private and secure in the cloud. Backify uses military grade encryption, and your files reside in our state-of-the-art data centers. Backify is SSL secured, and only you can access your data. Even the employees of Backify cannot access your data." Backify can store up to 30 versions of each file, making it easy to restore earlier versions, and the proprietary automated backup software is available for both PCs and MACs. Backify also offers an optional "Briefcase" that can automatically synchronize files on multiple computers, ensuring that similar files are on all designated computers (paid subscription required). For those who desire to share files, photos, videos and other data with friends and family, or even make them public, this service allows for one-click file sharing. For those who may need more storage and have multiple computers, Backify offers unlimited storage for up to five computers for only $3 per month (paid annually), and $5 a month (paid annually) gets unlimited storage and a 512 GB briefcase (larger briefcase storage is available for an additional fee).
Other well known backup services are offered by Carbonite, Mozy and Ocster. Carbonite, with redundant data centers in Boston and Somerville, Mass., offers two basic levels of service; the Home & Home Office service offers unlimited backup for one and two-person homes and offices, for $59 per computer per year; businesses with three or more computers can get unlimited remote backup service starting at $229 per year. Mozy, headquartered in Seattle, offers its MozyHome service for one computer with 50 GB storage for $5.99 per month, and three computers with 125 GB storage for $9.99 per month. Additional computers are $2 per month per computer, and each additional 20 GB of storage is $2 per month, with discounts available for one and two year plans. MozyHome supports Windows 7, 2000, XP and Vista (32 & 64 bit), and Mac OS X 10.4 and later. Ocster offers a combination software backup package that also includes online storage. The Ocster Backup Pro software retails for $39.90 and is a full-featured backup product that can perform almost all types of backups and store the data on almost every type of storage media. If the user chooses to use the online backup service, 10 GB of secure online storage is $4.99 per month, and 20 GB is $9.99 per month, with discounts available for annual purchases. Additional storage up to 100 GB can be purchased for $49.90 per month or $499 per year.
My personal choices for home use are to use my external USB drives as my primary backup media, with the free 512 GB Backify online service being my alternative choice. While all of the above commercial (paid) online backup services are secure and reliable, if I were to recommend one of the paid commercial backup services to the nonprofit organization that asked my opinion, it would again be Backify, due to the large amount of storage as well as the low price.
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January: Leaves
February: Feathers
March: Loops and Stars
April: Tulle Netting Design Transfer
May: Railroad Tracks
June: Filler Play
July: Boxes
August: Jester Hats
September: Feather Motif
October: Thread and Design Free Form
November: Spirals
December: Kaleidoscope Kreator Feathers
What have I learned?
1) That I really love the potential for gorgeous design with free-motion quilting.
2) I've got a lot further to go.
3) But my stitches are getting more even. Not there yet but I see improvement.
4) I prefer really free design to tracing a drawn design.
5) I think I'm on my way with spirals! As with everything else, I've got a ways to go before I've got control, but they are looking a lot better.
6) Ditto for feathers! I'm not there yet – not by a long shot – but I can see definite improvement.
7) I've learned that I can do this. I can focus and practice and get better!
I've learned so much. I've signed up for several Craftsy classes and I'm ready to keep going. Thanks, SewCalGal – as always, you are an inspiration!


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The Patriots have some tough decisions to make by 6 tonight when the NFL mandates they reduce their roster to 53 players. One of those, presumably, is whether to continue the Tim Tebow reclamation project.
Based on public performances this summer, the plan doesn't appear to have gone very well. But we've always believed the Patriots went into this figuring it would take at least 12 months to determine whether they could mold the former first-round pick into a viable second-string quarterback.
So, yes, Tebow makes the team. That was the easy part.
There are, however, some tough cuts looming as the Patriots still must shave 12 players off their roster after having released 10 Friday, including tight ends Jake Ballard and Daniel Fells and defensive end Marcus Benard.
Here's one projection on how it will all play out:
Quarterbacks (3)
Keepers: Tom Brady, Ryan Mallett, Tim Tebow.
The scoop: Pretty simple. Brady, who at age 36 remains a legitimate NFL MVP candidate, starts and plays every offensive snap unless the Patriots are involved in a blowout, in which case Mallett comes in and runs out the clock. Tebow strictly spends his Sundays on the sideline wearing a hat and holding a clipboard. There is one caveat to the plan. Should Brady get injured, Mallett steps in as his replacement with the very real possibility that Tebow spells in certain third-down and red-zone situations where the read-option offense could be advantageous.
Running backs (5)
Keepers: Brandon Bolden, James Develin, Stevan Ridley, Shane Vereen, Leon Washington.
The scoop: Ridley ranked seventh in the NFL with 1,263 rushing yards last season. He'll again get the bulk of the carries. Look for the Patriots to get creative with guaranteeing touches for Vereen, an excellent receiver and elusive runner who is dynamic in the open field. He's too talented to be limited to the role of third-down back. Offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels has been looking for an actual fullback since he returned to New England last season, and he has finally found one in Develin, a Brown University alum. It comes down to Washington or LeGarrette Blount for the last spot. Washington gets the nod due to his versatility, making Blount potential trade bait.
Tight ends (3)
Keepers: Rob Gronkowski, Michael Hoomanawanui, Zach Sudfeld.
The scoop: Gronkowski isn't expected to be ready for the start of the season, but word is he's on course to return by the end of September. So the Patriots opt to use a roster spot on the All-Pro partier rather than place him on the physically unable to perform list, which would guarantee he'd miss the first six games. Sudfeld, an undrafted rookie, was one of the biggest surprises of the summer, displaying soft, sure hands and a superior grasp of the playbook. He's going to get a chance to contribute right away. Hoomanawanui provides versatility as an H-back. He never does anything to wow you. What he does do is his job in an efficient manner.
Wide receivers (6)
Keepers: Danny Amendola, Aaron Dobson, Josh Boyce, Julian Edelman, Matthew Slater, Kenbrell Thompkins.
The scoop: These spots were sewn up three weeks ago. Amendola will start in the slot and has 100-catch potential � just like the guy he replaced, Wes Welker. Rookies Dobson (second round), Boyce (fourth) and Thompkins (undrafted) are going to be counted on heavily. That's asking a lot, but it is what it is. Edelman is an outstanding punt returner and provides insurance in case Amendola gets injured � again. Although he only has one catch in 75 career games, Slater is arguably the best special teams player in the league. Quentin Sims, an undrafted rookie from Tennessee-Martin, and Kamar Aiken, who was cut earlier in the week, are practice squad candidates.
Offensive line (8)
Keepers: Marcus Cannon, Dan Connolly, Logan Mankins, Chris McDonald, Nate Solder, Will Svitek, Sebastian Vollmer, Ryan Wendell.
The scoop: All five starters return in Solder (left tackle), Mankins (left guard), Wendell (center), Connolly (right guard) and Vollmer (right tackle). Cannon again will provide quality depth at guard, while newcomer Svitek, an eighth-year pro who filled in at guard this summer when Connolly and Cannon were injured, will resume his role as the top reserve tackle. McDonald, an undrafted rookie guard from Michigan State whose older brother Nick played for the Patriots last season, nabs the eighth and final spot. But don't be surprised if a veteran interior lineman is added via trade or free agency with McDonald landing on the practice squad.
Defensive line (9)
Keepers: Jake Bequette, Michael Buchanan, Marcus Forston, Justin Francis, Chandler Jones, Tommy Kelly, Rob Ninkovich, Joe Vellano, Vince Wilfork.
The scoop: Wilfork and Kelly comprise a formidable tackle tandem. The ends are Jones, who we're projecting to record 12-15 sacks, and Ninkovich, whose versatility enables the defense to seamlessly shift between a 4-3 and 3-4. There's a huge drop-off after that, though. Bequette had a quiet summer after a silent rookie season but sticks due to his draft status (third round, 2012). The rookie Vellano joins sophomores Forston and Francis in the undrafted and untested club. Buchanan, a seventh-round pick in April, flashed pass-rush potential with 2.5 sacks in the exhibition finale. That paves the way for the departure of Jermaine Cunningham after three disappointing seasons.
Linebackers (6)
Keepers: Steve Beauharnais, Jamie Collins, Dane Fletcher, Dont'a Hightower, Jerod Mayo, Brandon Spikes.
The scoop: No surprises here. Hightower, Mayo and Spikes return as the starters. Mayo, named to the Pro Bowl two of the past three seasons, is one of the best 'backers in the league. Hightower has potential as a three-down player, while Spikes remains a force against the run and a deterrent against the pass. The veteran Fletcher, back after missing all last season with a knee injury, and the rookie Collins, the Patriots' first pick in April's draft, provide pass rush potential. Look for the ultra-athletic Collins to take on an expanded role as the season progresses. The rookie Beauharnais, drafted 235th overall, is a project at linebacker who provides immediate help on special teams.
Defensive backs (10)
Keepers: Kyle Arrington, Marquice Cole, Alfonzo Dennard, Steve Gregory, Duron Harmon, Devin McCourty, Logan Ryan, Aqib Talib, Adrian Wilson, Tavon Wilson.
The scoop: Talib, Arrington and Dennard are your top three cornerbacks, and the Patriots are keeping their fingers crossed Dennard doesn't land in jail after a probation hearing Sept. 6, two days before the season opener. Rookie Ryan had a strong summer and figures to be part of the dime package. The safety situation is muddled beyond McCourty. Gregory is the other starter, but is better suited to a reserve role. Adrian Wilson did nothing to earn a spot, but he sticks because the Patriots have so little talent at the position. Youngsters Tavon Wilson and Harmon are not ready for prime time. Cole can pitch in on defense when needed, giving him the edge over Nate Ebner, who is strictly a special teamer.
Specialists (3)
Keepers: Danny Aiken, Stephen Gostkowski, Zoltan Mesko.
The scoop: No changes for the third straight season. Gostkowski, despite a subpar preseason in which he went 3 for 6 on field goals � with the longest coming from 39 yards � is back for his eighth season as the kicker. His job was never really in danger, though. The same can't be said for Mesko, who withstood a strong challenge from rookie Ryan Allen to hold onto the punting job for a fourth season. This will be Aiken's third season as the long snapper. The fact that has gone unnoticed confirms he has performed satisfactorily.
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DURHAM — The inexperience at quarterback was the top concern when New Hampshire's season began. Redshirt freshman Sean Goldrich and sophomore Andy Vailas took turns easing that concern during the regular season. But as soon as the FCS playoffs began yesterday for UNH, that original fear resurfaced.
Goldrich had to burn a timeout on the opening play, before the game's first snap. He threw a near interception on third down of that initial series. And it never got much better. Goldrich was harried and anxious all afternoon, threw two interceptions, lost a fumble and took four sacks. Vailas, who is more of a runner, gained just 2 yards on six carries and finished 4-for-9 passing.
On a day when the defense played above expectations, and even scored a touchdown of its own, the UNH offense was shut out for the first time in 17 years as the No. 11/13 'Cats lost, 23-7, at Gibbs Stadium in Spartanburg, S.C. It's the second straight year New Hampshire's season has ended in the second round of the tournament.
"I was a little nervous going into the game, but as soon as we started playing I felt I had a great group of guys around me to support me," said Goldrich, who finished 17-for-29 for 113 yards. "Unfortunately it just didn't work out the way we hoped."
Things didn't go as planned right from the start for Goldrich and the Wildcats (8-4). They were expecting a certain look from No. 9/9 Wofford (9-3) on that first play, but when the Terriers didn't cooperate, Goldrich got flustered. A more experienced quarterback may have just run the play, or quickly called an audible. But redshirt freshman Goldrich, who was limited to six games of significant playing time because of injury, used that quick timeout and set a jittery a tone.
"We were looking for them to line up in a certain defense so we could run a play that we had in mind," Goldrich said. "But they were kind of shifty with the way they ran it, so it took us a little time to recognize what they were doing."
The first play from Vailas wasn't much better. After Goldrich wobbled a near interception to end that first drive, and took a sack to end the next, Vailas came on with 5:24 left in the first and Wofford holding a 7-0 lead. The sophomore from Bedford mishandled his first snap and had to fall on it for a 4-yard loss. Vailas did complete a 26-yard pass on the next play, but that would be would be his longest gain of the day and account for more than half of his total passing yards.
While the offense floundered, the UNH defense kept the score at 7-0 for most of the first half, despite the hammering from fullback Eric Breitenstein (22 carries, 247 yards, three touchdowns) and Wofford's option ground game.
"The defense played great, I thought," Goldrich said. "They did everything they needed to. Unfortunately we couldn't help them out on the offensive side of the ball, but I've got to give the defense a lot of credit."
The offense did find some traction early in the second quarter, but two mistakes from Goldrich at the worst times killed momentum.
First, E.J. Spiller strip sacked Goldrich with 13:50 left in the first half. The Wildcats had driven to the Wofford 27, which would end up being their deepest penetration of the game, but the fumble recovery from Spiller ended that.
The Wildcats moved the ball to the Wofford 30 later in the second quarter, but on an innocuous second-and-7, Goldrich threw a poor pass into the line, the ball tipped and hung in the air, and Alvin Scioneaux came down with the interception. The Terriers then went 67 yards the other way and took a 13-0 lead with 1:17 left in the half.
Another interception from Goldrich gave Wofford a chance to add to that lead before the break, but Kasey Redfern missed a 34-yard field goal on the last play of the first half.
New Hampshire scored its defensive touchdown on the first series of the third quarter. And even though Wofford answered right back with a touchdown of its own to make it 20-7, there was still 9:58 left in the third. The Wildcats had plenty of time to respond, they just couldn't do it.
UNH never made it past the Wofford 40 in the second half. In the end, the Wildcats crossed the 50 only four times and gained just 238 total yards, which was less than half of Wofford's total (479) and only a little more than half of what UNH normally gains (470.9 yards-per-game average heading into the contest).
Wofford, of course, deserves much of the credit. Remember, this is a team that held South Carolina, the No. 10 team in the BCS standings, to only 293 yards just two weeks ago in a 24-7 loss.
"Defensively, I'm not surprised at Wofford," UNH Coach Sean McDonnell said. "I thought watching the tape that these guys played downhill. Their front handled us pretty well and their linebackers did a great job."
"They did a great job mixing up their blitzes and doing their stunts and kind of kept us off balance, kept us out of our game," Goldrich said. "And they were in the right spots all the time with their coverage and really didn't give us an opportunity to get flowing."
It also would be unfair to assign all of the blame to the quarterbacks. New Hampshire has leaned on its running game this year and averaged 234.2 rushing yards per game during the regular season. But the offensive line didn't open holes yesterday, the backs didn't make things happen on their own, the ground game picked up just 73 yards, and all the pressure fell on the young quarterbacks.
That pressure, the game and the stakes may have all been too big for Goldrich and Vailas. The good news for UNH is now both of them have experienced this kind of atmosphere, and both should have a sense of how to handle it better the next time.
"We've got to do some things, fix some things in the offseason," Goldrich said. "We'll be back and we'll be prepared for being in that situation again."
Long day for Wildcat QBs
DURHAM — The inexperience at quarterback was the top concern when New Hampshire's season began. Redshirt freshman Sean Goldrich and sophomore Andy Vailas took turns easing that concern during the regular season. But as soon as the FCS playoffs began yesterday for UNH, that original fear resurfaced.


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