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Design Leader: Kate Orff
Landscape architect Kate Orff marries urbanism and environmentalism, creating instances of nature among skyscrapers and concrete.02.20.09
33 Landscaping Ideas
We've compiled 33 tried and true landscaping ideas from leading designers, and we're sharing new tips all month long. Check back here for a diverse array of design ideas for decks, gardens, and...03.06.13
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From a landscaped Montauk masterpiece to a lap pool in a Boise backyard, these six pools are defined by innovative layouts, beautiful design, and smart use of space.04.04.13
Dan Kiley
Dan Kiley (1912-2004) was an American landscape architect who did much to further the modern idiom in his field. Though he studied at Harvard University he left before completing his degree, then...02.24.10
Amirah Shahid
Amirah Shahid is a landscape designer at SWA Group's San Francisco office. In September 2011, she embarked on an 800-mile solo cycling trip from Beijing to Shanghai. Her goal: to better understand...09.08.11
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A POD in the Garden
The Garden Conservancy & Flora Grubb Gardens present 2009 Garden Design Talk at Flora Grubb Gardens. A POD in the Garden: Capturing and creating your own "personal outdoor dwelling" in the garden...03.01.09
Fruit Tree Grafting Workshop
In this hands-on workshop from Slow Food Chicago, you will graft and take home a low-maintenance fruit tree that can produce fruit organically without harmful spraying. There will also be fruit...03.19.09
Garden Show: A Festival of Flavors
This is a three-day celebration featuring designer gardens, guest speakers, organics, edible plants and more. Other events and attractions include garden chats, landscaping experts, a...03.24.09
Horticulturist Seth Hogan at Flora Grubb Gardens
Stop by Flora Grubb Gardens to hear Seth Hogan of Sauvie Island, Oregon–based nursery Cistus speak about his recent projects, including a yucca-studded green roof in Portland's Pearl District...04.03.09
Kat Geiger Terrarium Trunk Show
For the past seven years, Oakland–based designer Kat Geiger has created terrariums from found and re-used glassware. Come for the terrariums, and stay for the refreshments and live music.04.07.09
The LA Garden Show
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Hands-on Greywater and Rainwater Workshop
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SLO Symposium 2009
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Join Design Within Reach on Thursday, May 20, 6:30-8:30pm for a presentation and discussion of native landscaping techniques by local green guru Lane Goodkind. Get hands on with Goodkind's planting...05.10.10
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Addison Elementary School is named for Cobb County educator and businessman, Walter Pinkney (W. P.)…More Addison. W. P. Addison was an educator and a successful businessman. He was a man of vision with a strong commitment to excellence in all that he did. In the mid 1920's, the only schools in Cobb County were a few one-room school houses. Mr. Addison wanted a better educational system for his own children as well as all children throughout the county.
He contacted other prominent businessmen and proposed that a new consolidated school be built. For months, Mr. Addison and Mr. Arch McCleskey, Sr. (namesake for McCleskey Middle School) traveled throughout the state interviewing teachers. They wanted the most qualified teachers available.
Blackwell's Consolidated School (as it was originally called) first opened for the summer term on July 18, 1927.
Indoor bathrooms, a Home Economics building and an Agriculture building which included a cannery were added in the 1940's.
Addison became Georgia's first Charter School in 1995. Subsequent Charter renewals in 1998 and 2003 have ensured high academic achievement for all Addison students.Our Mission
The school's vision is to assure our citizens literate, confident children who are interested in learning by providing a relevant curriculum, facilitated by caring, lifelong learners in a child-centered environment.

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Have you ever walked on pavement in the rain? I am assuming at one time or another you have and were forced to dodge puddles. As a result I'm sure you had wet shoes or maybe even socks.
Where do you want to add landscape lighting? Perhaps to your patio, driveway or pool deck. Wherever it may be paver lighting adds ambience to any design. Whether it's a sidewalk, driveway, patio, garden and retaining wall system, courtyard, pool deck, road way or even a commercial site like a bike path or parking lot, adding paver lighting adds beauty, functionality and most importantly safety. Incorporating a lighting system into a new paver project is a great way to add a dynamic effect while increasing the level of safety by clearly defining the area for pedestrians or vehicles. In addition to ambience and safety it will also increase the value to a residential or commercial property. All things to strongly consider when planning your next landscape project.
Prior to coming to work at Unilock, I worked for 20 years in the green industry. Actually, I come from a family of landscapers and always knew where my career path would lead. I worked summers and weekends for a very talented landscaper during high school and decided to pursue horticulture in college. That was where I was trained in design and that training served me well both as a designer and installer over the years.


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Hou Hsiao-hsien and his red balloon watch over a lonely mother and son in this soaring Flight.
Wong Kar-Wai's first English-language foray is a minor confection.
Asia Argento predictably hijacks Boarding Gate, a flight that's otherwise a bumpy ride.
Art imitates life as U.S. directors command this year's fest, with only China rivaling for celluloid domination.
A hero of the Hong Kong new wave returns the compliment
China's most expensive film looks lovely but feels empty
Wong Kar Wai delivers a sequel that far outpaces the original
Three great directors serve up a sampler of love and desire
A romantic drama made in 1991 shows a Chinese director at his finest
See the best of Bollywood in "Cinema of the Indian Diaspora," part of the Asian American Film Fest
Focus in on digital filmmaking at this year's ResFest
In Time and Tide, Tsui Hark delivers a plotless wonder
Hong Kong's art house and Hollywood's studio system don't mesh too well -- yet
San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
With Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Ang Lee reinvents the martial arts movie for the art house crowd
Hong Kong's Wong Kar-Wai talks about gay love, straight actors, and his moody new film Happy Together
Anxious young artists turn the camera on themselves in the 13th annual S.F. International Asian American Film Festival


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Strategic Effort Combining Electronic Billing Products with Multi-Faceted Adoption Program Puts B2B Woodworking Products Distributor Ahead of Schedule
HAMILTON, N.J., May 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Woodworkers are hands-on people. Given the choice, nearly anyone in the cabinetmaking and furniture industries would rather do for themselves than delegate tasks or deal with red tape.
As a longtime supplier to the woodworking industry, California-based Wurth Louis and Company knows its customers prefer to be hands-on in the office as much as they are in the shop. The company realized that customer satisfaction levels could be increased by shifting customers from traditional paper invoices mailed through the post office to an all-digital electronic billing and payment system that customers can manage themselves.
The benefits, as noted by Wurth Louis and Company Corporate Controller Vangie de Guzman, are as significant for them as much as their customers. "Online billing and payment is good for everyone. For us it improves our cash flow and lowers paper, printing and mailing costs-and for our customers it offers empowerment," she said.
Wurth Louis and Company originally selected Billtrust as its outsourced billing services provider because Billtrust had a full-service capability that went far beyond printing and delivery. The woodworking products distributor was ready to implement a comprehensive eAdoption campaign, leveraging Billtrust's electronic billing services and Managed eAdoption Program (MEAP). "From the time we first partnered with Billtrust, eBilling and ePayment were high priorities for us," said de Guzman.
Wurth Louis and Company's initiative was anchored by Billtrust's Invoice Central and eMail Connect services which allow customers to view and pay invoices electronically. eMail Connect gives customers an enhanced emailed summary of their invoices along with PDF bill attachments. With one click from the email, their customers can securely view and pay their invoices. Payments are consolidated and electronically sent to Wurth Louis and Company, where they are automatically applied to their ERP system.
"Billtrust understands what it takes to create successful eBilling products and the adoption programs to drive their use. They're professionals who have mastered the process," said de Guzman. "Together we worked out a campaign that was right not only for us, but also our customers."
Wurth Louis and Company's program was exceptional in its focus and strategy. It incorporated "onsert" messaging on bills, as well as printed inserts in billing envelopes, informing customers of the availability and benefits of electronic billing and payment.
"The printed messaging was important-but we didn't stop there," de Guzman said. "We identified our top customers using our Billtrust CustomerCare web portal, then we asked our Accounts Receivable and credit department staffs to call those accounts, letting them know about our online and email options."
By maintaining its strategic focus and communicating through multiple channels, Wurth Louis and Company is seeing remarkable results. In the first six months it exceeded its timeline by successfully migrating over 35% of its customer base to electronic alternatives. With a higher goal in mind, the company isn't letting up.
"We know that not every customer will make the switch. But we've set a target of roughly 70% and we think we'll get there," said de Guzman. "With Billtrust helping us we know we're on the right track. Billtrust has been more than a provider to us-it's been a partner."
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Headquartered in Hamilton NJ, Billtrust is a premier provider of outsourced billing solutions. Its products and services help companies' billing practices become "Customer-Centric," a concept that emphasizes flexible accommodation of customer needs. Billtrust's billing channels span paper, fax, e-mail, online billing (EBPP, EIPP, Invoice Central), eBanking and IVR. In addition, the company provides expert bill design, in-bill marketing services, and CustomerCare, an integrated online customer service portal. Billtrust's comprehensive tools automate the billing process so businesses can save money, increase productivity, improve cash flow, and seamlessly migrate to electronic delivery. For more information, visit Billtrust online at www.billtrust.com.
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WENDELL — Incumbent town Commissioner Ira Fuller announced Tuesday, Sept. 17, that he is withdrawing from the Nov. 5 election, citing recent health concerns.
Fuller, who has a family history of heart problems, learned two weeks ago that he has blockages in the arteries surrounding his heart.
Instead of running for re-election and facing the possibility that he would be unable to fulfill the term, Fuller withdrew from the race.
By withdrawing when he did, Fuller's name will not appear on the ballot when voters go to the polls.
"I thought long and hard about it, and prayed about it. I'm comfortable with where I'm at," Fuller said.
His decision means there are three remaining candidates vying for three seats.
Unless someone mounts a successful write-in campaign, incumbent Commissioner Ginna Gray will be re-elected along with first-time candidates Jon Lutz and John Boyette.
Fuller has served the town for more than four decades in several capacities. He worked in the police department for more than 17 years, including nine as the chief. He was the town manager for 19 years. He has served one four-year term on the board of commissioners.
Mayor Tim Hinnant says Fuller's departure from the town board will be a loss.
"There were any number of times when someone would ask why the town had done something one way or another and Ira was there to explain the reason why we did what we did," Hinnant said According to the mayor, Fuller was the kind of town manager who didn't mind pitching in with the work. "I've seen him in manholes or driving a front end loader. I remember very well one year during a snowstorm seeing Mr. Fuller on Main Street shoveling snow off the sidewalk in front of the businesses," Hinnant said.
Hinnant said Fuller was a calming influence on other board members in the wake of a period of unrest on the town board.
"I guess you could say he was the E.F. Hutton of town commissioners. He didn't speak much, but when he did, everybody listened," Hinnant said.
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Our May 11 Catathon in partnership with Corbin's United Effort and Woodstock Animal Foundation was a great success with 49 cats spayed or neutered!
We appreciate two dozen wonderful volunteers for their long hours, hard work, enthusiasm and loving care to the animals.
Thank you to David's Steak House & Buffet for keeping the volunteers well fed with delicious food.
Thanks also to Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Corbin Inc., Complete Medical Supply, Dollar Mart, Morton's Discount Drugs, Kroger and Peach Corner for donations and to the media for helping us get the word out.
Our special gratitude to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), whose generous grant made it all possible.
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An article for the Eurescom message, by Balazs Bertenyi, 3GPP TSG SA Chairman
3GPP standards have played a pivotal role in the success of LTE, making it the fastest growing cellular technology in history. Never before has a new radio technology made it to the market so quickly and widely after the finalization of the first version of the standards (3GPP Release 8 was finalized in December 2008).
For the first time in history LTE has brought the entire mobile industry to a single technology footprint resulting in unprecedented economies of scale. After the initial LTE Release, work in 3GPP has been centered on the following strategic areas:
This article focuses on the latter two aspects, and outlines the potential standards path towards the 5G era.
June 19, 2014 - Sophia Antipolis, France
A workshop to share ideas on LTE in unlicensed spectrum has been described as a "fruitful contribution to the start of work in the project" as it is considered by cellular operators as an important complement to meet future traffic demands.
In his summing up Dino Flore, Workshop & 3GPP TSG-RAN Chairman, looked at the main deployment options and requirements emerging from the discussion, calling for interested companies to work offline on a 3GPP Study Item proposal that will define the scope of the technical work, which will be discussed in the regular 3GPP approval process from the next meeting in September 2014.
4G Americas has studied the introduction of LTE systems and issued new figures for it's growth and for the launch of as many as 40 LTE-Advanced Networks based on Release 12 features by the end of the year.
LTE is now commercial on 300 networks in 107 countries, adding 109 new commercial networks year-over-year since June 2013, with 350 commercial LTE networks anticipated by the end of 2014, as reported today by 4G Americas, a wireless trade association representing the 3GPP family of technologies, including LTE and LTE-Advanced. Additionally, LTE-Advanced is now commercially deployed on 9 networks in 7 countries worldwide, with those numbers expected to reach 40 networks by year-end 2014.
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RALEIGH — The Raleigh Police Department is circulating photos of a man suspected of two failed robbery attempts on the 6300 block of Falls of Neuse Road Saturday.
The man, described as a white male in his 30s or 40s, apparently entered Raleigh Gold Estate Jewelery with a robbery note in his hand, saw an employee speaking on the telephone and left without taking any money.
The suspect, about 5-foot-7 with a graying stubble beard, then headed to a Rite Aid Pharmacy just down the road. He was described as wearing a dark blue hooded jacket, blue jeans, white sneakers, and a blue-and-white Colts baseball cap. There, he displayed a note to an employee, according to police.
However, for reasons that are not completely known at this point, the man left the Rite Aid before he could take any cash, according to a police statement.
Raleigh police ask anyone with information about the suspect to call Raleigh Crime Stoppers at 919-834-4357, a hotline that pays cash for helpful anonymous tips.


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Motorists urged to watch for deer
TOPEKA (AP) — Kansas officials are warning motorists to watch out for deer darting across roadways as breeding season approaches.
TOPEKA (AP) — Kansas officials are warning motorists to watch out for deer darting across roadways as breeding season approaches.
The Kansas Highway Patrol said in a news release that breeding season peaks in mid-November. The increase in crashes during breeding season is partially the result of deer being more active and paying less attention to hazards such as vehicles. Fall also is the time when many deer move to new locations as crops are harvested, said Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism biologist Lloyd Fox.
In 2012, nearly 8,700 traffic crashes involved deer, said Kansas Department of Transportation spokesman Steve Swartz. The crashes left two people dead and 322 were injured.
Experts said motorists should be particularly cautious at dawn and dusk when deer are more likely to be on the move and traffic is the heaviest. Heed deer crossing signs and reduce speed near wooded areas, green spaces such as parks and near water sources, the release said.
When one of the animals is seen, slow down, use bright lights and don't swerve to avoid hitting a deer. Experts also urge motorists to remember that the animals seldom travel alone so spotting one deer means more are likely nearby.
Deer crashes occur across the state but are the most prevalent in counties with high traffic volume. Johnson County recorded the most crashes with 304, followed by Sedgwick County with 293, and Reno County with 237, the release said.


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Enjoy sun, charming blooms and the warm, relaxed feeling of outdoors when you dine on our seasonal patio. Perfect for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres as well. Seats up to 50 very comfortably.


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Beginning October 26, Swami Uptown's blog will appear here:
Please correct all links or bookmarks, and use the new comments feature to post responses to individual blog items.
Thought for the Week
During my time in the camps, I had got to know the enemies of the human race quite well: they respect the big fist and nothing else; the harder you slug them, the safer you will be.
--Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Liar of the Week
Gosh, there were so many to choose from. But in the end, it has to be someone on the White House team. In this case, Condi Rice:
The fact of the matter is that when we were attacked on September 11, we had a choice to make. We could decide that the proximate cause was al Qaeda and the people who flew those planes into buildings and, therefore, we would go after al Qaeda ... or we could take a bolder approach.How do I know she's lying? First, because whenever anyone says 'the fact of the matter' (or even: 'to be perfectly honest') he/she is about to lie. Second, because this explanation for the invasion of Iraq gives the Bush team a character trait it is not known for: subtlety.
One little problem: These are not chess players. They are 350-pound nose tackles.
Still, in this case, it's a lot better to lie, I guess, than to tell the truth. That would just encourage the terrorists.
This Week in Iraq
Coalition casualties have now reached 2,175. The Administration predicts a long war, even if Iraq chooses a 'democratic' government. So we may yet--it'll take years and years, but it is possible--top the 58,000 lives we squandered in Vietnam.
Knowing what's ahead, I feel so bad for every parent who has to bite his or her tongue as a beloved child enlists.
Tales of the Reconstruction
Longtime Swami reader Patti Racz went to Louisiana to help out. She met amazing people. From her dispatch:
The most memorable was an inmate of the Louisiana State prison system. Prior to the arrival of any real help, this shelter was operated by a group of prison trustees and the deputy sheriffs who guarded them. These men, apparently, worked countless hours and performed the Herculean task of keeping the few hundred evacuees safe and as comfortable as possible. They carried water from the endless puddles and newly formed streams to allow toilets to flush, kept the area as clean and manageable as possible, cooked and served the meager food supplies and provided personal care to the bedridden. There were multiple opportunities for them to run, to blend in with the thousands of wanderers. Yet they stayed the course, continued to care for those with overwhelming needs and refusing the option of freedom.The Greenhouses in Gaza: Who's Telling The Truth?
This particular inmate, whose name I never did learn, sat outside and smoked a cigarette with me after he finished buffing and waxing a hallway floor. He told me the story of his incarceration; he had served less than a third of his sentence with more than a decade to go. Tears formed and spilled down his cheeks as he spoke. "I thought I was tough. I lost my heart in that prison, I had to, it was the only way I could survive that hell. I was so sure it died inside of me. And, then, being here, ma'am, I found out that I surely ain't dead. Nobody dead could hurt this bad. These folks here, they suffered so much makes my life seem not so bad. This storm, ma'am, it was God's way of giving me back my heart."
There was talk that the deputies would speak for these men, hoping to negotiate early releases. I knew of a program at home that would sponsor him. His eyes lit up for a moment. But, then, he would not share his personal information with me, "they be watching us, Ma'am, I won't be doing nothin' to get us both into trouble. Just keep me in your prayers and I be prayin' for you." I never saw this man again.
A dear friend who passionately loves Israel sent a disturbing piece by Si Frumkin, a columnist for the Jewish Observer of Los Angeles.
Some background: As the Jews were pulling out of Gaza, a handful of extremely rich and well-connected American Jews reached into their pockets and produced $14 million for the Israeli settlers who were leaving some 3,000 greenhouses behind.
Let Mr. Frumkin tell the story--one side of it, anyway--from here:
During the months of preparation for the Israeli withdrawal there were many questions on what should be done with the greenhouses. They were state-of-art agricultural marvels with their own sophisticated temperature and humidity control systems, they turned out millions of dollars worth of produce yearly and they were a source of employment for thousands of people in an area where close to 40% were unemployed.Awful, right? Makes the blood boil. Then you remember: In this part of the world, you're lucky if there are only two sides of a story.
Should these marvelous structures be destroyed? Moved? Abandoned? And then a wonderful and heartwarming solution was found. A small group of wealthy American Jews decided to buy the greenhouses from Israel and donate them to the Palestinian Authority. One of the donors was former World Bank president James Wolfensohn who put up $500,000 of his own money. All in all, $14 million was collected, the deal was done and appreciative Palestinian spokesmen announced that the greenhouses would become the cornerstone of the future Palestinian economy.
Happy ending for all, right? Palestinians get the greenhouses, Israelis get $14 million and the small group of admirable Jews in America get the warm feeling of having made the world a more tolerant and loving place where Arabs appreciate Jewish kindness and are less eager to murder Jews, right?
Well, no, not really.... Just an hour or so after the Jews left Gaza thousands of Palestinians swarmed into the empty settlements. The Palestinian police watched the mob demolish the abandoned synagogues and set them on fire. They also watched with interest as part of the crowd turned on the greenhouses - breaking windows, taking plates of glass, wiring, computer and electronic parts and irrigation pipes and timers. It didn't take long - after a few hours or so the greenhouses that it had taken years to build were just so much junk.
The greenhouses will not be rebuilt. The Palestinian economy, such as it is, will continue to be mired in corruption, hatred and violence. They will suffer -- but they'll never admit that it was their own fault.
[As for]... the naïve rich Jews who thought that the Arab reaction to their gift would be based on logic and not on inbred hatred. You lost $14 million and, you know, I am glad you did.
Consider this report, from a newspaper owned by Mortimer Zuckerman, one of the American donors:
"It was our work for a long time and it was supposed to help even more people now," said heartbroken Zaki Karim, 51, a Palestinian who worked at greenhouses in what was the Gadid settlement. "But it's a mess."And how about this, from Amira Hass, an Israeli journalist who has long lived in occupied territory and is generally considered to be 'sympathetic; to the Palestinians:
Palestinian Interior Ministry spokesman Tawfiq Abu Qusa insisted the damage was limited to 30% of the 4,000 or so greenhouses --- and blamed most of the vandalism on spiteful Jewish settlers. "The Palestinians damaged so little you can't even count it," he said.
The World Bank reported 90% of the greenhouses were intact when the Israelis left. Facts on the ground reveal that much of that bounty is now gone....
In the nearby Neveh Dekalim settlement, there were no soldiers to stop 29-year-old Samir Al-Najar and his eight-man crew from demolishing a half-acre greenhouse. Al-Najar insisted the land was his family's before Israel occupied it in 1967 and that he was reclaiming it.
"I want to reorganize the land so we're clearing it out for now," Al-Najar said as two workers carried off a stack of tall metal support beams. Asked whether he intended to sell the materials, Al-Najar shook his head. "We'll probably rebuild with them, but I want the greenhouses to be our own, not Jewish ones," he said.
1,719 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip from the end of September 2000 until today; and according to various estimates, some two-thirds of them were unarmed and were not killed in battles or during the course of attempts to attack a military position or a settlement.Were the American donors 'rewarding' the settlers for developing land that wasn't theirs? Was the Palestinian response so predictable as to be a propaganda victory for Israel, well worth a few million American dollars? Were the American donors suckered as to the value of the greenhouses?
Based on figures from the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, of those killed, 379 were children under the age of 18; 236 were younger than 16; 96 were women; and 102 were the objectives of targeted liquidations during the course of which the Israel Defense Forces also killed another 95 individuals who, according to the military too, were "innocent bystanders."
Some 9,000 Gaza residents were injured; 2,704 homes to some 20,000 people were razed by the IDF's bulldozers and assault helicopters; 2,187 were partially destroyed. Some 31,650 dunams of agricultural land were left scorched.
What talent it takes to live for 35 years in a flourishing park and splendid villas just 20 meters from overcrowded, suffocated refugee camps. What talent it takes to turn on the sprinklers on the lawns, while just across the way, 20,000 other people are dependent on the distribution of drinking water in tankers; to know that you deserve it, that your government will pave magnificent roads for you and neglect (prior to Oslo, before 1994) to the point of destruction the Palestinian infrastructure. What skill it takes to step out of your well-cared-for greenhouse and walk unmoved past 60-year-old fruit-bearing date trees that are uprooted for you, roads that are blocked for you, homes that are demolished for you, the children who are shelled from helicopters and tanks and buried alongside you, for the sake of the safety of your children and the preservation of your super-rights.
It's often said, "Two Jews, four opinions." Add the Palestinian views, and it's suddenly Rashomon. I don't know what to think about this. Do you?
The Beauty Part
Listening to 'Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1'--Jackson Browne's new 'live' CD--I time-travel back to 1966. I was 20, and, in my prodigious way, writing a piece about a young singer for a national magazine. We spent the afternoon together, we had dinner, and then Billy James, her manager, said he had a little surprise.
Billy James is a man to be taken extremely seriously. He had been at Columbia Records when Dylan came along, and he had recorded the first known interview with him. He knew everyone in LA. He had a magnificent wife and a radiant son. He wasn't the Pied Piper, but he surely had the Piper's private number.
We repaired to Billy's hotel room. An herbal remedy was produced. Candles were lit. Billy switched on a tiny reel-to-reel tape recorder. And a man and woman sang:
I say goodbye to Joseph and Maria
They think I see another sky
And from my fallen window I still see them
I'll never free them from the sky
The song was 'Colors of the Sun.' The singers were Jackson Browne, then unknown, and Nico, the Andy Warhol protege who sang with the Velvet Underground. The effect was magic.
There were a few more songs on the tape. When it ended, Billy told me about the singer-songwriter who grew up in the Republican stronghold of Orange County--no kidding; its airport is named after John Wayne--and who surely had some kind of future.
Well, yes: Jackson Browne turned out to be the West Coast Bruce Springsteen. More melodic than The Boss. More lyrical. More personal (I can't imagine Springsteen writing a song like 'Here Come Those Tears Again'.) More political. And, on the flip side, less of a showman. Less of a generational statesman.
'Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1' is a lovely CD because it strips the songs to their bones.
Thought for the Week
You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.
-- Buckminster Fuller
Weekend Thoughts: Harriet Miers
Was that the longest holiday weekend of your life? When it started, the sun was shining and the Yankees were on a roll; by the time it ended, rain had flooded the streets and the Yankees were finished for the year.
I read, thought, gnawed my nails over my thoughts--the usual weekend activities. The only diversion was dribbles of information about Harriet Miers, the President's choice to replace Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court.
Re Miers: It's weird. All the people who believe, as Miers does, that George Bush is a genius seem to oppose this nomination. Why? Do they suddenly want government officials to have actual qualifications for important jobs? Or do they fear that she's a secret swinger--her friend, the Texas judge, seems to be an actual boyfriend, rendering all those '60 year-old virgin' jokes obsolete--who just might not agree with this President's 'culture of life' philosophy two decades from now?
I know it sounds petty to say that if all these wingnuts hate Miers, I'm for her. But that's sort of how I feel. Yeah, she knows as much about constitutional law as Caligula's horse--but do you think Bush's next candidate will know more? Some of the women he passed over are borderline insane; they love the fetus and hate real people, and as for sex, they only like it straight, no chaser. And there's always the chance--Bush is never not vindictive--that his next choice won't even be a lawyer. I mean: If Ann Coulter (an actual lawyer) turns Bush down, there's nothing to stop him from appointing Loose Canon to the court. (And don't think it hasn't occurred to her.)
No. Miers is a disaster. But there are worse candidates. Let's--for a change--keep them caged. Let's cheer for the mouseburger whose office is down the hall. And let's urge Congress to confirm Miers fast, before we learn too much about her.
Stewart Simonson
Name doesn't ring a bell? Well, he's the government official standing between you and death from the flu.
You may want to know, therefore, if he's up to the job. Check out his credentials:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Public Health Emergency Preparedness Stewart Simonson lacks a medical or public health management background. He received a bachelor of arts degree in 1986 and a law degree in 1994 from the University of Wisconsin, and worked as legal counsel to Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson from 1995 to 1999 before following his boss to Washington when Thompson was tapped to be Health and Human Services secretary. According to his HHS bio, Simonson previously served as corporate secretary and counsel for Amtrak.Feel better? Knew you would.
A 'D' in Lamb's Blood on the Door
The government is off to its usual late start on the possible bird flu crisis. Note the 'possible'--it's totally unclear if this disease can make the jump from bird to human, and then from human to human. But if it does happen, the Bush team can rack up numbers that will make everyone forget Iraq and Katrina. In 1918, 50 million died from the flu. There have been huge advances in medicine since then--still, with jet travel, that outsized number is entirely possible.
Is there is a way to escape this disease? Well, vaccine. Nope. Not if this Administration can help it. Tell drug companies to stop making Viagra and do a full-tilt conversion to flu vaccine? Ha! Much better to have Congress give the President the power to use the Army--all 15 soldiers not otherwise engaged--to quarantine neighborhoods where the disease is raging. Which makes sense. To them, anyway: Millions die and we get martial law.
Well, not everyone will die. There might be enough vaccine for two per cent of the American people. Think they'll be the poor? The minorities? The Democrats? I don't. I think we'll see a few everyday American get their shots on the 'Today' Show, and the rest of the vaccine will be quietly diverted to the rich, the powerful--the big donors to the Republican party.
And the rest of us? The way out is through the Old Testament view of a disease this powerful--the flu as the plague. And how did the Jews deal with the plague once before? They smeared lamb's blood on the lintels of their doorway. And the angel of death spared their First Born.
This time, the afflicted people are not the Jews (though they're included). They're the people who voted for Al Gore and John Kerry--the Democrats. So if bird flu becomes a pandemic, let those who voted against Bush paint the letter 'D' in lamb's blood on their doors. And may the angel of death pass over their houses.
Is this cruel to the people who voted for Bush? I think not. He warned everyone--before each election--that we were making significant, life-or-death choices. And despite his fairly obvious intellectual, moral and career liabilities, tens of millions of people voted for him. And now they want to buy it all back? Sorry. As I always say, actions have consequences. He told you, people: life or death. And so many bought into his idea of a God who smites. And they chose death, thinking it was life.
Well, maybe it is.
Eternal life.
Do You Have These Symptoms?
My pal the shrink writes:
My sensitive patients are all suffering, unable to set boundaries to keep out the chaos lately, of the world. Mindfulness and detachment, witnessing, falls short. They cannot keep the devils at bay from their psychological doors. Souls suffering. I spend the days finding ways to help shore the psyche filters and strengthen the psychic anchors that keep them from floating in the great empty and darkened abyss of global misery.Is this you? If yes, congratulations--you can still look at the world as it is and not lie about it. If not, the bad news that seems to be looming like the iceberg that took the Titanic down is going to be a huge surprise for you.
But seriously: I need to deal with this. And I'd like your help in thinking my way out of this 'too-sensitive-to-live' crisis. As Noel Coward said, 'Champagne for my sham friends, real pain for my real friends.' So...real friends....to the mail or message boards, please. Let's get these feelings out in the open....
Cindy Sheehan Met Thich Nhat Hanh: Her Life Changed
Two veterans of foreign wars met the other day. Here is part of Cindy Sheehan's report:
"I have arrived. I am home."The Beauty Part
This was the first sign we passed as we started on our walk. Thay told us we should say those phrases with every other step. I have arrived. Every second we live is a new arriving in the present. I see so much conflict and struggle in our world because we don't live in this second. We are worried about the next second and mourning the past second. Camp Casey taught me to live each moment in the arrival moment. One of the reasons I have been able to remain so calm in the face of an onslaught of troubles and evil is because I realized in Camp Casey that I could not struggle against the current of my life and change my destiny any more than I could bring my son back from the land of the dead. Each second of each day is our precious arrival and we should honor each moment. Another holy man, Jesus Christ said: Why worry about tomorrow? Today has enough worries of its own.
"I am home."
I met a new friend today named Jewel whose son was a medic on the front lines in Iraq and has tried to commit suicide three times since he returned from the desert of pain. The distraught mother, who is beside herself with worry, said if something isn't done about it and if her boy doesn't get help ... he is dying. His superiors will not allow him to be diagnosed for PTSD so he can't get the treatment he so desperately needs. Jewel is Buddhist and I told her: "You realize your son died in Iraq." She replied to me: "We have all died because of this war." She is right. On April 04, 2004, Cindy Sheehan died, but Cindy Sheehan was born...
Edward R. Murrow's son was my classmate at a New England boarding school. He had an extra typewriter, and I had none, so I borrowed his little Olivetti portable--which just happened to have been his father's. Was it the machine Ed Murrow used when he was traveling? I like to think so.
For a young writer-in-waiting to have a connection to Edward R. Murrow--no matter how oblique--is not a small thing. Murrow was the symbol of journalistic integrity when the word still meant "a firm adherence to a code of moral or artistic values." In his wartime dispatches for CBS radio, he had only to say "This...is London" and American listeners knew that whatever followed was as close to the truth as they were likely to hear. And he was as brave as he was talented--he flew in twenty bombing missions over Berlin, and was one of the first correspondents to report from the Nazi concentration camps.
George Clooney has just written and directed about Murrow, using his signature sign-off as the title: Good Night, And Good Luck . It's the kind of movie that makes you want to know more about its subject--but instead of sending you to a biography, I suggest you go directly to Murrow's work: The Edward R. Murrow Collection.
Thought for the Day
Many of my comrades were subjected to very cruel, very inhumane and degrading treatment, a few of them even unto death. But every one of us --- every single one of us --- knew and took great strength from the belief that we were different from our enemies.
--Senator John McCain, calling for passage of a bill that would clearly define the rights of prisoners. For some reason, the White House opposes such clarification.
Naked to Our Enemies (Thanks, Mr. President!)
I resumed daily blogging a month ago. The feeling at Beliefnet and at Uptown Central was that the hurricane was a significant event. It changed things, or had the power to change things --- pretty much everyone saw that something was awry. And so we thought it would be good to chronicle that for a month.
I cease daily blogging today (and return to once-a-week essays). And as for a report card....boy, were we all wrong. Things changed, all right, but not for the better. Things got worse --- they devolved. As this rate, we'll be climbing trees and using leaves to clean ourselves and fighting over bananas before the New Year.
I'll do you a favor: I'll spare you the list. If you watch 'The Daily Show' --- or Letterman, Leno or Conan --- the jokes are better than any blogger's list. Laugh, clown, laugh: It beats really dealing with the ugliness of what's happening in...well, you-name-it.
But let's not look back. Let's go current, and consider the President's speech about terrorism today. From The New York Times:
President Bush used some of his toughest language today to assert that the war in Iraq was vital to a crucial struggle against terrorists who he said intended to build a "totalitarian empire" of global reach.
You see this stuff, and by now, you know it for what it is: the opposite of truth. The war in Iraq is vital to nothing. The country eager to build a 'totalitarian empire' is the United States.
The president also said:
We were not in Iraq on September the 11th, 2001, and Al Qaeda attacked us anyway.
Could you explain this? I mean, even the White House has --- grudgingly --- admitted there was zero connection between Saddam and Al Qaeda. (Fox never admits this, which is why tens of millions think Saddam bombed the World Trade Center.) So what does that sentence mean? In English. What....does....it....mean?
It means, five years into this presidency, that the man can't think. He surrounded himself with smarter people who used to do his thinking for him, but they are in danger of being dragged off to jail, each and every one of them, and now he is alone.
It's Shakespearean:
Had I but served my God with half the zeal
I had served my king, he would not in mine age
Have left me naked to mine enemies
I'll translate. He's a Christian who doesn't go to church. A king who has served only himself and his own kind. His enemies? I don't mean the Democrats --- a bigger pack of cowards was never assembled under one banner. No, his enemies are Korea and the oil states and the many tentacles of Al Qaeda. Jackals, all of them. Sadly, as they bare their fangs and contemplate crunching his bones in their jaws, they are including all of us among their targets.
You're gonna miss working through this intellectual/emotional disaster with me five days a week? Doubtful.
Do You Really Want to Go to Florida?
Florida. First in election fraud. First in overpayments to hurricane 'victims' in the weeks before an election. And now, first to encourage its citizens to carry guns --- and use them, even without clear provocation.
That's right. On October 1, the Shoot First Law went into effect in Florida. It allows Floridians to use deadly force when they feel threatened --- even in a public place.
A guy gives you a look (or doesn't). You can cap him. No problem.
Yes, it's your NRA....always looking to make life more interesting (and violent). Feel like writing someone? Start here.
John McCain: Not Really the President's Man
Here are McCain's complete remarks in support of a bill defining torture.
Mr. President, war is an awful business. I know that. I don't think I'm naïve about how severe are the wages of war, and how terrible are the things that must be done to wage it successfully. It is a grim, dark business, and no matter how noble the cause for which it is fought, no matter how valiant the service, many veterans spend much of their subsequent lives trying to forget not only what was done to them and their comrades, but some of what had to be done by their hand to prevail.
I don't mourn the loss of any terrorist's life nor do I care if in the course of serving their ignoble cause they suffer great harm. They have pledged their lives to the intentional destruction of innocent lives, and they have earned their terrible punishment in this life and the next.
What I do regret, what I do mourn, and what I do care very much about is what we lose, what we -- the American serviceman and woman and the great nation they defend at the risk of their lives - what we lose when by official policy or by official negligence - we allow, confuse or encourage our soldiers to forget that best sense of ourselves, our greatest strength - that we are different and better than our enemies; that we fight for an idea - not a tribe, not a land, not a king, not a twisted interpretation of an ancient religion - but for an idea that all men are created equal and endowed by their Creator with inalienable rights.
I have been asked before where did the brave men I was privileged to serve with in Vietnam draw the strength to resist to the best of their ability the cruelties inflicted on them by our enemies. Well, we drew strength from our faith in each other, from our faith in God, and from our faith in our country. Our enemies didn't adhere to the Geneva Convention. Many of my comrades were subjected to very cruel, very inhumane and degrading treatment, a few of them even unto death. But everyone of us knew, every single one of us knew and took great strength from the belief that we were different from our enemies, that we were better than them, that we, if the roles were reversed, would not disgrace ourselves by committing or countenancing such mistreatment of them. That faith was indispensable not only to our survival, but to our attempts to return home with honor. Many of the men I served with would have preferred death to such dishonor.
The enemies we fight today hold such liberal notions in contempt, as they hold the international conventions that enshrine them such as the Geneva Conventions and the treaty on torture in contempt. I know that. But we're better than them, and we are the stronger for our faith. And we will prevail. I submit to my colleagues that it is indispensable to our success in this war that our servicemen and women know that in the discharge of their dangerous responsibilities to their country they are never expected to forget that they are Americans, the valiant defenders of a sacred idea of how nations should govern their own affairs and their relations with others - even our enemies.
Those who return to us and those who give their lives for us are entitled to that honor. And those of us who have given them this onerous duty are obliged by our history, and by the sacrifices - the many terrible sacrifices -- that have been made in our defense - we are obliged to make clear to them that they need not risk their or their country's honor to prevail; that they are always, always - through the violence, chaos and heartache of war, through deprivation and cruelty and loss - they are always, always Americans, and different, better, and stronger than those who would destroy us.
God bless them as he has blessed us with their service.
The Beauty Part
Walking to work, my wife and I used to see them on their morning stroll through Central Park.
The man gave off just the faintest suggestion of 'burly' and --- at the same time --- 'frail.'
The woman was a stick figure. Really. From a distance, you could not imagine that her legs could hold a body up, even one as slight as hers. And, if you did not know her, you might think, 'Will someone please buy that bulimic a milkshake and make sure she keeps it down?'
Then we'd get closer and say, 'Oh,' and we'd keep our distance, although, in fact, we knew them slightly --- Joan Didion and John Dunne.
I knew John's brother Dominick and Dominick's son Griffin much better, and my wife and I were extremely close with his nephew Tony and his niece-by-marriage Rosemary. But, instinctively, I gave the Dunnes space. It always seemed they were having a serious conversation and that the future of Western literature depended on its satisfactory conclusion.
Still, it was lovely to see them together. They both wrote at home, they looked over each other's work, they had dinner together --- after decades of marriage, they were inseparable and glad of it. Yes, Joan had MS and John had a bum ticker, but year after year, there they were, getting away with it.
And then their only daughter Quintana took ill. Seriously ill, in-a-coma and near-death ill. And they came home from seeing her in the hospital and John sat down to read and have a Scotch. And then 'he stopped talking' and 'slumped motionless.' Joan had a card in the kitchen with the phone number of a hospital on it --- 'in case someone in the building needed an ambulance.' She called. People came. They worked on John and then they took him to the hospital. A man was waiting. He was not wearing scrubs. 'I'm your social worker,' he told Joan, and, as she writes, 'I guess that is when I must have known.'
Joan Didion's book is The Year of Magical Thinking.
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Vatican from St. Peter's Square
Swiss Guards
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Saint Peters Basilica
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One of the many beautifully painted rooms in the museums.
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Stanze de Raffaello was just one of the beautiful sights on this tour.
Mooie trap in het Vaticaans museum
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Wat een prachtige trap!
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Last Supper
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The ramp to the museums, displaying various boats from many countries as you rise above the entrance to the museum
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I MEF (FWD) replaced Camp Lejune's II MEF (FWD) in Helmand province in early 2012, and took over combat operations in Helmand and Nimroz provinces to establish security and governance. Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, the commanding general of I MEF (FWD) assumed command of Regional Command Southwest March 12, 2012. Regional Command Southwest conducts counterinsurgency operations with the Government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to develop Afghan national security force capabilities, support improved governance and economic development and protect the Afghan people.
Russ and Charlotte Phillips traveled from Lambertville, N.J., to show support and attend their daughter's homecoming, Navy Lt. Kathryn Phillips, a Navy with I MEF (FWD). While Phillips was away on deployment, her father, Russ, rode his bike 6,731 miles, which is the exact distance from Lambertville to Lashkar Gah, in Helmand province, where she spent her deployment.
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The Marines arrived just after midnight and reunited with friends and family, many of which they hadn't seen in more than one year.
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July 27, 2012.
This is a 2012 Fantasy Football PPR Mock Draft I took part in with 11 other members of the forum. As usual, I'll have analysis of my picks, as well as the best and worst selections from each two rounds.
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MY PICKS, ROUNDS 1-2: Ugh. I hate Maurice Jones-Drew this year, yet I took him for some reason at No. 8 overall. He was the second on my list of best players available - you can see my 2012 Fantasy Football Top 250 PPR Cheat Sheet here - but I thought there was a better chance of Andre Johnson lasting until 2.05 than Jones-Drew. My plan was to snag Johnson on the way back, though I now regret not trying to acquire Johnson, or even a safer bet in Larry Fitzgerald.
Wes Welker is a PPR monster, so even though Fitzgerald wasn't there, I was happy with him at 2.05.
BEST PICKS, ROUNDS 1-2: Fitzgerald was a steal at 2.03, as I was considering him at 1.08. Meanwhile, I really liked two picks at the end of the second round: Darren Sproles and Hakeem Nicks were great finds there.
WORST PICKS, ROUNDS 1-2: If you're wondering, MD4L took two tight ends because of a RB/WR/TE flex. I'm not opposed to the strategy if both players are worthy, but was Jimmy Graham really the best player available at 2.01? Some people like him a lot this year, but I would be cautious about all Saint players because they may not be completely mentally focused in the wake of Bountygate.
Otherwise, the worst picks in the first two rounds were Ryan Mathews and DeMarco Murray. Mathews and Murray are way too injury-prone to go that high.
MY PICKS, ROUNDS 3-4: Some receivers I wanted were taken in front of me (Greg Jennings, Percy Harvin, A.J. Green), but Dez Bryant was still the best player available.
And ugh... yeah, Steven Jackson. He was actually one of my top players available because he catches a ton of passes. That trend will continue because Sam Bradford has no receivers at his disposal.
BEST PICKS, ROUNDS 3-4: How did Greg Jennings last until 3.03? I also really loved a number of other selections in the third round, especially Julio Jones (3.01), Percy Harvin (3.04), Matthew Stafford (3.06) and Cam Newton (3.11). Fred Jackson was a steal in Round 4.
WORST PICKS, ROUNDS 3-4: I don't like the Shonn Greene choice at all; I feel that it's just reaching for a running back. Greene won't get any goal-line carries this year.
It should be noted that JamaicaKings didn't mean to take Adrian Peterson at 3.04. He wanted Steven Jackson, but the timer ran out.
MY PICKS, ROUNDS 5-6: I was pretty surprised that Dwayne Bowe was still available. He's a solid flex. Eli Manning, meanwhile, is a perfect fantasy quarterback selection in Round 6.
BEST PICKS, ROUNDS 5-6: I was hoping Antonio Gates would drop to me. He's a steal in the fifth round. The quarterback selections were good too; if you can't get Aaron Rodgers or Tom Brady in the first round (or Matthew Stafford or Cam Newton in the third), you might as well wait until Round 6 to snag Manning, Philip Rivers or Tony Romo.
WORST PICKS, ROUNDS 5-6: Vincent Jackson has never caught more than 68 passes in any season, so it's hard to like him in the fifth round of a PPR mock. Also, it seems way too early for C.J. Spiller, who's just a backup in Buffalo at the present moment.
MY PICKS, ROUNDS 7-8: BenJarvus Green-Ellis won't catch (m)any passes, but he's still a starting running back available in Round 7. He'll score touchdowns and get me points that way. He's a decent RB3 - check the 2012 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings - so I was content to grab him there. Toby Gerhart caught a decent amount of passes toward the end of the 2011 season, even before Adrian Peterson got hurt, so I really like him in the eighth round.
BEST PICKS, ROUNDS 7-8: I wanted Jahvid Best, Jonathan Stewart or Stevan Ridley at 7.08, but they were all chosen earlier in the round. Ridley was really intriguing because Joseph Addai was cut hours beforehand.
WORST PICKS, ROUNDS 7-8: How does Ronnie Hillman go before Willis McGahee? John Fox hates rookies, so it's doubtful that Hillman will see much action. I'm also not a fan of Peyton Hillis in Round 8; he's a backup and a mediocre one at best. Meanwhile, Chris Wells and Ryan Williams in the same round seems rather strange.
MY PICKS, ROUNDS 9-10: Meh, nothing exciting. Jacquizz Rodgers will catch passes in Atlanta. He'll be on the field more with Michael Turner in decline. And Miguel Lobsterbush is decent value in Round 10 as a WR4.
BEST PICKS, ROUNDS 9-10: QB Dog Killer in Round 9!? Now this is something I can get behind. I hate the guy as a person and a football player, but he's great value at 9.01. Not that this was a best pick; I just never thought I wouldn't berate a QBDK selection.
I was jealous of the Tim Hightower pick. It's looking like he's going to start for the Redskins. Also, Nate Washington is someone I have to move up my 2012 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings because of Kenny Britt's expected suspension.
WORST PICKS, ROUNDS 9-10: Nothing too bad here, though Michael Floyd was taken too early in the wake of the news that he's been really struggling in practices.
MY PICKS, ROUNDS 11-12: Shane Vereen, like Stevan Ridley, is very intriguing because Joseph Addai was just released. And of course, Tim Tebow. He's the perfect backup for Eli Manning because he'll be starting when Manning's bye rolls around (Week 11), and he'll get rushing touchdowns until then.
BEST PICKS, ROUNDS 11-12: Alex Green has a good chance of starting this year. He was another player I was considering at 11.08. Meanwhile, Vincent Brown and Rashad Jennings offer lots of upside this late.
WORST PICKS, ROUNDS 11-12: Alshon Jeffery apparently doesn't understand the playbook, so he seems like a wasted pick at 11.11. And I think I'd rather have Kendall Hunter over LaMichael James, but who knows with that situation?
MY PICKS, ROUNDS 13-15: Ugh, this tight end flex thing really screwed me over, so my starting tight end is Greg Olsen. Blegh.
The Eagles play the crappy Browns in Week 1, while Rob Bironas is a solid fantasy kicker.
BEST PICKS, ROUNDS 13-15: Isaiah Pead is a nice choice at 13.04 because Steven Jackson is due to get hurt, given how many touches he's had over his career.
Hurricane Ditka made a big deal about Earl Bennett being a sleeper of his. Some thought it was disappointing, but it makes sense to me. Jay Cutler loves Bennett. With Alshon Jeffery struggling, Bennett could have a decent season.
WORST PICKS, ROUNDS 13-15: I'm not going to hate much on selections made in the final few rounds, but Emmanuel Sanders, Andy Dalton and Steve Breaston offer very limited fantasy upside.
My Fantasy Team:
QB - Eli Manning, Giants
RB - Maurice Jones-Drew, Jaguars
RB - Steven Jackson, Rams
WR - Wes Welker, Patriots
WR - Dez Bryant, Cowboys
RB/WR/TE - Dwayne Bowe, Chiefs WR
TE - Greg Olsen, Panthers
K - Rob Bironas, Titans
DEF - Eagles Defense
BN - BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Bengals RB
BN - Toby Gerhart, Vikings RB
BN - Jacquizz Rodgers, Falcons RB
BN - Michael Crabtree, 49ers WR
BN - Shane Vereen, Patriots RB
BN - Tim Tebow, Jets QB
I really hate this team. Maurice Jones-Drew will probably suck, so I don't know why I took him. Steven Jackson's my RB2? Blegh. And I can't wait for the four points per week from Greg Olsen.
Drafting in the 6-10 range is pretty brutal this year, especially in a PPR league. Avoid doing so, if possible.
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Mande 01-05-2014 12:15 am xxx.xxx.xxx.126 (total posts: 1)
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That's an expert answer to an inrnsettieg question
Haunteded 01-21-2013 07:52 pm xxx.xxx.xxx2.65 (total posts: 1)
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Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, home of the Jacksonville Sharks, offers you fasatntic seats. Purchase a Family Pack and watch the Jacksonville Sharks devour the Milwaukee Mustangs. The Family Pack consists of 4 tickets, 4 hotdogs, 4 bottles of coke, and 4 bags of chips. Visit the Jacksonville Sharks website for information about its players, schedules, and tickets. If you do not understand the rules of arena football, they are also available on the website.
MD4L 08-09-2012 01:57 pm xxx.xxx.xxx0.89 (total posts: 1)
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QB-Tony Romo
RB-Doug Martin
RB-CJ Spiller
WR-Brandon Lloyd
WR-Santana Moss
RB/WR/TE-Jimmy Graham
TE-Rob Gronkowski
K-Jason Hanson
BN-Ben Tate, Texans RB
BN-David Wilson, Giants RB
BN-Kendall Wright, Titans WR
BN-Andrew Luck, Colts QB
BN-Coby Fleener, Colts TE
BN-Ruben Randle, Giants WR
I really like them getting the two best tight ends in the draft, but as a result their running back group took a hit. Doug Martin has a ton of upside, but I wouldn't trust him as a RB1, and CJ Spiller isn't even a starter on his team so I don't like him as a RB2. Ben Tate is a good RB3, but he will lose touches to Arian Foster. David Wilson has upside, but he won't get major playing time unless Ahmad Bradshaw gets hurt. At the end of the day, not the best team.
eric 08-06-2012 07:35 am xxx.xxx.xxx2.65 (total posts: 1)
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well at least you didn't go after bradford and all the rams wide recievers like you did last year ... i always come to this site look at who you want and stay away from those players!! your awesome walt~
Bad Move MD4L 07-30-2012 02:56 pm xxx.xxx.xxx.114 (total posts: 1)
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Locking in your flex player at 2.01 is a bad strategy. It leaves you with less of a chance to take advantage of quality players in the draft that drop to you. The flex spot should likely be your best value pick of the draft. e.g. Do you already have 2 RBs but a quality RB falls to you in round 5? Pick him for your flex spot. Do already have Gronk but Gates falls to round 6? Pick him for your flex. Jimmy Graham at 2.01 isn't value; that's full blown retail.
And your in-season roster flexibility is shot as well. Find a sleeper WR late in the draft? Hope you got a need at that position, otherwise he'll rot on your bench cause it's doubtful that sleeper outperforms Graham.
Mario 07-30-2012 01:51 pm xxx.xxx.xxx1.34 (total posts: 1)
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I really like teams 6 and 7. Not a big fan of your team Walt
Ben 07-28-2012 02:41 pm xxx.xxx.xxx7.34 (total posts: 1)
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I don't like your PPR drafts at all
Walter sucks 07-28-2012 10:31 am xxx.xxx.xxx0.20 (total posts: 1)
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Dude, your drafts are consistenly terrible
Michael 07-28-2012 02:20 am xxx.xxx.xxx.167 (total posts: 1)
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I would maybe draft both Gronk and Graham if i took one in the second round and the other fell to me in the third. I doubt that will happen though.
Matt 07-27-2012 07:44 pm xxx.xxx.xxx36.1 (total posts: 2)
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It was the right move taking both TEs. I play a lot of fantasy football (20 leagues last year), and I am actually envious that he was that smart to make that move. If you can start both Graham and Gronk, you do it. He is starting one at TE and another TE as his RB/WR/TE Flex. Both TEs are going to be more consistent than all but about 5 Wrs and 5 RBs, so why not play one as the flex?
@ @Matt 07-27-2012 11:40 am xxx.xxx.xxx.224 (total posts: 1)
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This is Hurricane Ditka, all drafters were aware of the W/R/T flex at the beginning of the draft.
@Matt 07-27-2012 11:21 am xxx.xxx.xxx.212 (total posts: 1)
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No, it's stupid. I promise you that the other players weren't drafting for a TE Flex league, and there's no way that he could have gotten both of them in that scenario. He's also sacrificing a lot of depth at other more productive positions.
Not a bad team Walt. I really think MJD is at least going to be a solid starter on workload alone with Mularkey as the head coach. Not a bad consolation.
Bill 07-27-2012 10:49 am xxx.xxx.xxx.158 (total posts: 1)
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Is it possible to put together a Top 250 - 2 QB, PPR league?
Matt 07-27-2012 09:55 am xxx.xxx.xxx36.1 (total posts: 2)
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Jimmy is 100% correct. Excellent move drafting both TEs. How can you call that the worst move?? Not only does he get two stud starters but he put an absolute stranglehold on the TE position.
Eman 07-27-2012 06:52 am xxx.xxx.xxx1.93 (total posts: 1)
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You took Steven Jackson over Reggie Bush and Jordy Nelson ...
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The Students of the Month for October at Midd-West High School have been announced.
Chloe Lantz, eighth grade, is the daughter of Huey and Linette Lantz, of Beavertown. In school, she is involved in marching band, jazz band and concert band, choir, Art Club and Lacrosse Club. In her spare time, she enjoys soccer, basketball, drawing, concerts and hanging out with her friends. Her future plans include attending college.
Molly Newman, ninth grade, is the daughter of William and Karen Newman, of Middleburg. She is involved in the FFA while in school and some of her hobbies include drawing, painting, camping, and kayaking. She also enjoys being around her animals. Her future plans include attending SUN Area Career & Technology Center and majoring in the dental program.
Jessica Jones, 10th grade, is the daughter of Jerold and Colleen Jones, of Middleburg. While at school she enjoys soccer, basketball, track and field and Ski Club. Some of her hobbies include playing sports, being with her friends and family and participating in youth group. She is planning on attending college for pharmacy.
Tony Landis, 11th grade, is the son of Cary and Tina Landis, of Kreamer. Tony is a member of the vocal ensemble, acappella voice group, concert choir, Star-Spangled Banner Group, jazz band, marching band, concert band, and the fall play. His hobbies include lifeguarding, performing, helping out with the family business, Renaissance program, and hanging out with friends. He is planning to attend college for nursing or business administration.
Andrew Sassaman, 12th grade, is the son of Shawn and Jennifer Sassaman, of Middleburg. In school, Andrew is a member of the boy's soccer team and track and field and enjoys art. His hobbies include working out, hanging out with friends and listening to music. He is planning to attend college for business administration.


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