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It's April, and in the pro football world that means NFL Draft time, schedules being announced and mini camps right around the corner. The excitement is in the air as teams prepare for the Draft in hopes of finding their next franchise player. Meanwhile, here in Orlando, our Tiburon development team is working hard on another great siumlation of NFL football with Madden NFL 13
Gameplay is an extremely important element to any great game, and in Madden NFL 13 we have made significant updates to give the user an even more authentic NFL experience. Over the past year, our studio has made some significant changes to the leadership team, and it all starts with General Manager Cam Weber. Cam has come to us from EA Canada and brought with him a new philosophy stressing the importance of gameplay. Under his leadership, our Core Gameplay Team has more than doubled in size. What that means is we have been able to incorporate the most changes to gameplay thus far in the current console generation. Cam, being a former college QB, has a passion for football and has really helped inspire our team to take gameplay to that next level.
One of the really cool parts of my job (and there are many…) is that in each of the past 3 years, myself and other members of the development team have had the opportunities to fly out to California and meet and watch NFL games with John Madden at his studio. During the 8 or so hours of watching every NFL game that day, we get to talk to Coach about different trends that are happening around the league. In each of the past three visits one common theme has emerged. Coach has pointed out to us about how much the NFL has changed into a passing league. Teams now pass to set up the run. You see teams throwing quick screens and swing passes in situations where you used to see runs. Offensive coordinators control the clock by calling high percentage completion passes. In fact, we saw three quarterbacks throw for more than 5000 yards this year, when it had only happened two other times in NFL history! With all these teams throwing the ball more and more, the Quarterback position has never been more important. So with all these factors and trends, it only made sense for us to place a major focus for Madden NFL 13 on completely overhauling and improving the passing game.
Throwing the ball has always been a big part of our game, but we wanted to do even more with it and make it an even better experience for the user. One of the old announcer clichés that you often times hear during a TV broadcast is about how a quarterback can "throw his receiver open." The passing windows are so much smaller in the NFL with the best of the best going up against each other every Sunday, so it's up to the quarterback to throw the ball to a spot where only his receiver can go and get it. With that in mind, we wanted to give the user the ability to throw the ball to different areas of the field by adding a new Total Control Passing Mechanic. This mechanic allows you to throw the ball into space by using the L-Stick. Now you may be thinking that this is the same as it has always been but the new system is more comprehensive than ever. We have completely re-tuned the pass leading with the L-Stick to give you more control to throw the exact type of pass you want.
Compared to the average guy, every NFL quarterback has a cannon arm. We are talking about the best 100 quarterbacks in the world here! But what really separates the elite guys from the clipboard holders is their ability to make all the throws by using different pass trajectories. Guys like Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady all have an uncanny ability to put just enough touch on passes to throw over linebackers but with enough speed to get the ball to their receivers in front of the safeties. So in wanting to duplicate how these guys throw passes in real life, in Madden NFL 13 we have added over 25 new pass trajectories/ball speeds for all the different passing zones. In previous years we only had one global ball speed which meant you had one trajectory for every type of pass. You could throw lobs, bullets, and medium type passes, but a lob would be the same on any type of route. For example, if you threw a lob pass on a swing or flat type route to a running back versus a streak to an outside wide receiver, you would get the same type of trajectory or what was commonly referred to as a "moon ball." With these new pass trajectory zones, you will now be able to throw a much more realistic pass based on the route your receiver is running. For instance, if your back is on a swing, you just want to be able to throw him a nice dump off type pass where he can catch the ball in stride and turn upfield quickly. We've also slowed down bullets in certain situations as it didn't make sense to have a ball thrown as hard as possible when the receiver was only 8 or 9 yards away. That made it very difficult for receivers to trigger catches and often times lead to incompletions. In these cases, a bullet pass in Madden NFL 13 will be much more catchable and thrown at a more realistic speed.
These changes to pass trajectories also allowed us to help the user have more control over the three types of passes you would want to throw: lobs, medium/touch, and bullet passes. To get a lob pass, simply tap the receiver icon. To get a bullet pass, hold the receiver icon all the way through the QB's pass animation. Finally, to get a medium/touch pass press the receiver icon and then release before the QB gets to the end of his animation. The medium/touch passes will especially useful when trying to throw passes just over linebackers' heads and in front of the safeties. This may take some practice to master so don't be afraid to spend a little time "in the lab" in practice mode before jumping in to a real game. Even the pros go through training camp and preseason before the games really count!
Another important change to the passing game is the addition of over 20 new quarterback dropback animations. These dropbacks are critical to both the timing of the play as well as keeping the QB protected in the pocket. These new animations include 1, 3, 5, and 7 step variations from under center, dropbacks with pump fakes built in (you will see these on double move route plays like "Sluggo Seam"), and my personal favorite, brand new Screen Pass drops. The new under center drops are all designed to time up specifically with the routes by the receivers on the play. For example, on longer developing routes such as comebacks, deep posts and post corners, the QB will take a 7-step drop. As he gets to the end of his drop, the receivers should be just about ready to make their last cut which is when you would want to throw the ball if they are open. Again, these dropbacks are all designed to be based on how these routes develop and time like they do in the NFL. Screen dropbacks are also very beneficial to the user, as theylet you get the QB back quickly and then drift a few steps, allowing him a much better chance to get the pass off over the rushing defenders. We've also added some 1-step specific WR/Bubble screen plays where the QB will immediately turn in the direction of the screen receiver. These dropbacks are a staple of the Patriots offense in which Tom Brady loves to get the ball out quickly and into the hands of guys like Wes Welker, Aaron Hernandez and Danny Woodhead. We've also added Drew Brees' patented backpedal drop where he loves to throw a little swing screen out to his backs on the perimeter. Another goal for us with the addition of these new dropbacks is to try and teach our users that they don't have to try and take control of the quarterback at the snap to get him to do his dropback. If you let the QB auto-drop, he will take the proper steps for you while you can scan the defense and find the open receiver.
Another realistic improvement we have made is with the pass animations in general. We have added new, deep pass animations that replaced the longer, slower deep passes that seemed to take forever in previous games. We have also added several new rollout/throw on the run animations that will trigger when your QB is on the move. We've heard the complaints about the QB getting sacked or hit because of a set up instead of throwing on the run so we eliminated all those for Madden NFL 13. Depending on how fast you are moving, you will either get a set or on-the-run type pass. If you are moving at a fairly fast speed, you will definitely trigger a throw on the run animation. However, just like real life, there is a risk if you attempt to throw on the run all the way across your body. That is a definite no-no that drives coaches crazy! We have specially tuned how effective throwing on the run is for the All-Pro and All-Madden skill levels. The more realistic the throw (i.e. QB is moving towards his target in relation to his throwing arm) the more accurate the pass will be. It's when you start throwing back across the field that you can get into trouble. Another animation addition to the passing game is new shovel passes. Shovel passes will only trigger when a receiver is short distance away and facing the QB. These shovel pass animations will help aid the user in getting rid of the ball quicker and in a more realistic manner. We've even added the underhand flip shovel pass that Brett Favre famously pulled off in a snow game several years back.
Quarterback pocket movement is another important element to having a successful passing game. To help make the feel of moving around in the pocket more realistic, we have slowed down how fast the QB can move while in the controlled pocket state. In previous years faster QBs were able to outrun chasing defenders without having to go into the scramble state. This was not realistic, so we made sure that you can only move at a certain speed while in that controlled QB state. This will allow users to move within the confines of the pocket in a more realistic manner, and also keep the QB in a balanced state and ready to pass at any moment.
Another addition to pocket movement is the inclusion of 8 brand new avoidance moves when in the pocket. We had avoidance moves in four directions in previous years, but these 8 new ones are not only much better looking and faster, but they give you a greater chance of breaking out of a sack. When you see defensive pressure coming, you can simply flick the R-Stick in any direction to trigger an avoidance move when you are standing in the pocket.
Pump Fakes are good ways for quarterbacks to both escape pressure and to get a defender to bite on a double move route- just ask Ben Roethlisberger. In Madden NFL 13, we have replaced several of the older pump fake animations with smoother, faster and better-looking animations. These new pump fakes are for both in the pocket and when scrambling outside of the pocket. You can pump fake to a specific receiver by holding LB and the receiver icon to try and get the defender to bite on a double move route like Hitch and Go's, Slant and Go's (Sluggo's), Stick Nods, etc. To have the best shot at getting a defender to bite on a pump fake, try to pump as the receiver begins his first cut of any double move route.
Another major change in Madden NFL 13 is the fact that timing now matters when throwing to receivers. At the beginning of every pass play you will immediately notice that not all of your receivers pass icons will be fully lit up. Receiver icons will remain dim until they would be expecting a pass in a realistic time frame based on their route. You don't see Peyton Manning throw the ball to a tight end that is covered right off the line and is running a deeper route. The idea behind this was to eliminate users from being able to snap and immediately complete passes to receivers right off the line of scrimmage without the receivers actually seeing the pass thrown. So depending on the receiver's route, there will be a window when the icon will light up and when he can expect a pass. Certain routes (such as flats, swings and bubble screens) will have the icons light up right away, while other longer developing routes (Streaks, Deep Posts, Corners) will light up later on during the route. We have also added special rules to override certain situations to allow receivers to look earlier than normal. These rules include if a defender over them in man coverage blitzes, immediately after a press animation (like Cover 2), and as they come through zones and are between defenders. Now just because an icon lights up, that doesn't mean is the receiver is necessarily open. You'll still have to read the coverage and throw the ball to the correct player based on what the defense is doing. The dim icons also do not mean that you can't actually throw the ball to a receiver either. It simply means that if you throw the ball when the receiver isn't expecting it, he won't go for a catch unless you actually click on and user catch.
All these passing changes are great, but they don't work if the receivers don't make catches! We didn't want to leave out the receivers in this overhaul of the passing game, so we decided to add a brand new catching system. This new system allows us to eliminate catch holes completely so you won't see balls flying over receivers' heads without a catch attempt. This new system also makes it much easier to tune existing animations and allows us to make each and every catch look just like you see in real life. But the biggest part of the new catching system is the addition of over 430 new catch animations! These new animations give the game a completely fresh look as many of the catches that you have seen for years have all but been eliminated and replaced with newer and better-looking animations.
An additional aspect of the new catching system is the change to user catching. Many users have expressed frustration about how hard it has been to take control of your receiver and actually complete a catch. This is an area of the game that really separates the elite from the rest of the pack in the online world. This year we have slowed down the control when clicking on a receiver and made it much easier to take control when the ball is in the air to help position the receiver to make the catch. However, hardcore players shouldn't be alarmed as we have had several community day members that were experts in this area give us their stamp of approval. The goal here was to try and get more users to not be fearful of clicking on and trying to make a catch.
Of course, with all these changes to the passing game you are probably wondering what about the defense?! Well, we've made some major changes on that side of the ball as well. To help defend against the new Total Control Passing and new catch system we felt it was important to focus a particular area of the defense that has been neglected the past few years: Defensive Alignment. We have taken to heart the feedback about the flaws in our current alignment system. Over the past few years our design team has also met with several defensive-minded coaches from around the NFL including head coaches Rex Ryan, Jim Schwartz and Mike Smith, as well as Jets defensive coordinator Mike Pettine. In each and every one of those meetings they all talked about the importance of alignment and how critical it was for defensive success. With all that in mind, Designers Mike Scantlebury and Anthony White completely revamped our alignment system with brand new realistic lettering of receivers and rules for every type of formation and set. You'll no longer see mismatches where your outside linebacker will be in man coverage on a slot receiver while the cornerback is on the other side covering a tight end. Defenders will now align according to the offense and make sure that have they have best defensive matchups possible.
Another key change to the new alignment system in Madden NFL 13 is the fact that defenses now do a much better job of disguising their coverage based on their pre-snap reactions. In previous years it was fairly easily to tell if the defense was in a man or zone coverage. One of the ways to tell was to send a back or receiver in motion and if someone followed it was man; if no one followed it was a zone. However, in this year's game, if you call a zone and a receiver goes in motion, the defender that would be assigned to him in man coverage will follow. The defense will swap zone assignments as the receiver motions across the formation while giving no clues to the offense as to what defense they are in. This change will be huge in helping confuse the offense and a great way to slow down the passing game. We had several community day attendees tell us how important this will be in this year's game.
The next big defensive change, and I'm about to make a pretty bold statement here, is the elimination of Psychic DBs! Yes, I said it. Our goal with our new Read and React Defensive AI system was to lock these guys up and throw away the key. Defenders will now play like they do in real life and only make a play on the ball or cut with receivers if they actually see it happen. The new Read and React Defensive AI System ties directly into what I talked above with the receiver not being able to play catches unless they see the ball, so it works for both sides of the ball. This change will affect both the offense and defense in different ways, but nobody will be able to catch or swat unless they see the ball first. However, if the user has manually taken control and attempts to make a play on the ball, they will still have a shot at success. With this new system there was yet another reason (as if there weren't enough already) that we needed to make sure our defense was aligned correctly before the snap.
The third part of every NFL team, the Special Teams, also got a little love. With the help of our new Design Intern (and former New England Patriot and Washing Redskin offensive lineman) Clint Oldenburg, we tuned both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball for the punt teams. Punt returning has been improved by adding a third wedge blocker to the return plays to give the returner a little extra time to try and get some yards. Clint also pointed out that our punt formations were a little off so we tweaked those to be more in line with how NFL teams line up.
Playbooks are always a big deal to our game and that is no different in Madden NFL 13. I'm just going to mention a few new formations here since I have already rambled on long enough. For those of you still with me-I appreciate it! With teams now using the tight end position in the passing game, you are seeing more and more formations with the tight end split out wide as well as two tight end sets. The tight end position has evolved with guys like Rob Gronkowski, Jimmy Graham and Jermichael Finley bursting onto the scene; along with the vets like Tony Gonzalez, Antonio Gates and Jason Witten that have been getting it done for years. Gun Ace Wing TE and Empty Ace Patriot are two sets in the Patriots' playbook that take full advantage of Gronkowski and Hernandez. Another new set that will be popular among users is the Gun Heavy Panther. This is one of the goalline sets that the Panthers used to help Cam Newton rush for a remarkable 14 TDs in his rookie season. These just a couple of the new offensive sets that you will see in Madden NFL 13.
For new defensive formations I asked playbook guru Anthony White to make a special guest appearance to give me some details on what we have added and here is what he said:
"For the defensive side of the ball for Madden NFL 13 we put a major emphasis on creating new defensive sets that more accurately reflect the personnel that teams use for pass rushing purposes. We wanted to avoid situations where a team's best/primary pass rushers are either dropping into coverage or not on the field at all on passing situations. We added 14 new defensive sets that that use different personnel groupings that mimic each team's real life tendencies.
"When breaking down the game film that the NFL provides us, the fronts and schemes are similar, but the personnel is what varies greatly from team to team. This goes hand in hand with the new defensive alignment system in Madden NFL 13 that ensures the defenses are properly aligned with best on best. Now teams will have their best personnel on the field in the front lines of the defense as well. Here's the list of the new defensive sets with a brief description of what they are."
Nickel Wide 9 – Nickel formation in which both defensive ends are aligned further outside in what's called a "Wide 9" technique. Line techniques tell defensive linemen where in the defensive front to align. The defensive ends use a 4 point stance.
Nickel NASCAR – Nickel formation exclusive to the NY Giants which places Jason Pierre-Paul, Justin Tuck, Osi Umenyiora, and Mathias Kiwanuka on the defensive line. This puts more speed on the field for the Giants.
Nickel 2-4-5 DT – Nickel formation in which the DT replaces the RE on the defensive line.
Nickel 3 D Ends – Nickel formation that uses three defensive ends and one defensive tackle
Nickel 4 D Ends – Nickel formation that uses four defensive ends
Nickel 3-3-5 Sam – Nickel 3-3-5 formation in which the Sam linebacker is aligned in a standup position where a left defensive end would normally align.
Nickel 3-3-5 Even Sam – Same as Nickel 3-3-5 Sam with the difference being the Sam linebacker aligns in a three point stance.
Nickel 3-3-5 Will - Nickel 3-3-5 formation in which the Will linebacker is aligned in a standup position where a right defensive end would normally align.
Nickel 3-3-5 Even Will – Same as Nickel 3-3-5 Will with the difference being the Sam linebacker aligns in a three point stance.
Dime WR – Dime formation used by the Patriots in which wide receiver Julian Edleman is playing a slot defensive back position.
Sub 2-3-6 Sam – 2-3-6 formation in which the Sam linebacker is aligned in a standup position where a left defensive end would normally align.
Quarter 1-3-7 – Quarters formation in which both defensive ends are replaced by standup outside linebackers.
4-3 Over Odd – 4-3 formation used by the Patriots that aligns in an "Odd" front which gives it the look of a 3-4. The left defensive end some plays is standing up and in other plays he's in a three point stance.
46 Bear Under – A new 46 formation in which the right defensive end and two defensive tackles align over the guards and center. The left defensive end and right outside linebacker align in Wide 9.
We've also updated the hot routes for both receivers and running backs. The slant out is gone and has been replaced with a more realistic whip/zig out. Running backs will also have brand new hot routes that are more in line with the routes that you see them run in real life. These include swing routes both to the right and left, a wheel route and a block and release route. The wheel and block and release routes will go to the side he is lined up on, or to the right if he is lined up directly behind the QB.
Finally, another big improvement that we are excited to announce is the during play controller alignment with NCAA Football 13. There was nothing more frustrating than thinking you were either pump faking or throwing the ball away only to see the opposite action happen. So in Madden NFL 13, the post-snap button controls will be the same in both games.
Well that's a few of the things that we have been working on here at Tiburon for Madden NFL 13 but certainly not all that is in store… There are plenty of other great additions that we will reveal later on. Until then, if you made it all the way through this, I thank you for your patience. The NFL season will be here before you know and before that starts, you can pre-order Madden NFL 13 now and it will hit the shelves on August 28th!
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Tiered Fruit Basket. We had a glass bowl and thought this would be a safer place to keep the fruit and vegetables when the grandchildren come over. March 9, 2012
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woobles The double basket makes it easy to store fruit and bananas in one dish without the bananas rotting and affecting the fruit!! The construction is odd as it just slips together and will wobble or fall apart if not glued or in my case welded together!! Thank God for a handy husband!!! February 25, 2012
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Bard of his village makes him an apprentice; he and his sister are kidnapped and taken to King Ivar and his half-troll queen; one of his amateur spells causes the queen's hair to fall out; he is forced to take a dangerous quest across the Sea of Trolls to make things right.


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Inspired by a lifelong fascination with ornate tweed and a fine art degree in sculpture, in 2010 British born Elizabeth Bloom created Dorus Mhor.
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Published on August 27th, 2011 | by Meredith Burdett
What Will the Future Bring?
Tonight on both sides of the Atlantic, Doctor Who returns to our screens with six brand spanking new episodes guaranteed to make your eyeballs bleed through sheer joy!
But, there are plenty of things that need to be answered in order for everyone to feel entirely pleased. Looking at website Holymoly.com, they have created a list of what they believe should be addressed for things to be tied up neatly.
First of all you've got the Silence, nasty big old aliens that clearly haven't been killed off as we see them in modern day America in The Impossible Astronaut. What are their plans and what exactly does the phrase "Silence will fall" actually mean?
The Doctor now knows that he has an impending date with death in the shape of a mysterious astronaut but who exactly is it that shoots that fatal shot? River, the Doctor himself? Who is the mysterious shape hiding behind the wooden shack when all this happens (watch the scene where old Canton turns up at the beginning closely to see a shadowy figure hiding behind the small shack in the background)? Will the Doctor be able to get out of this one?
And what exactly is going to happen with River now that we know her origins? Hopefully we're going to see her growing up and learn more about why she was arrested and who she killed but how long will The Grand Moff make us wait for this?
On top of these burning issues, we also still want to find out about the clerics and Madame Kovarian and exactly why they're fighting an "endless war" against the Doctor. Looking further back to Series 5, who caused the TARDIS to explode? Who was the mysterious voice declaring "Silence will fall"? And most importantly, did Rory and Amy ever get the Doctor to get rid of their bunk beds?
Hopefully, all should start being revealed tonight, possibly not the bunk bed issue though.
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To me, personally, I know who that voice sounded like on the TARDIS; it's the one character we haven't seen since the Tennant-era and never saw actually die: Davros.
As for Kovarian, the Confidential episode is intriguing. In the fiction it's always been implied with the Time Lords that they became extinct when The Doctor's 9th incarnation hurled the Eye of Harmony into their star, causing it to supernova – but the Dalek Emperor's ship survived this eventuality by using their time drives. With the introduction of The Master back into the Time War, what transpired may not be as cut and dried as we believe…
The point is, by the end of the war the two biggest threats to The Doctor were Davros and the Time Lords themselves. Is it really inconceivable that some of them might ally to figh a common enemy, and the Silence are "War Forms"?
Beyond everything, I like the way the whole relationship between the Doctor and River came a quantum step forward.


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CHICAGO, IL (WTAQ) - A three-judge federal appeals panel ruled today that it was constitutional for the state to virtually eliminate collective bargaining with most public employee unions.
Now, the head of the National Right-to-Work Foundation says Governor Scott Walker should take the next step – and push for legislation that would bar private sector workers from having to pay union dues as a condition of employment. But with his re-election bid just 21 months away, Walker has said he would not disturb the apple cart – and he promised not to seek a right-to-work law in the current legislative session.
The three-judge appellate panel in Chicago upheld the entire Act-10, as passed by the Legislature in 2011. The judges reversed a ruling last year from Federal Judge William Conley, who said it was unconstitutional to bar public employers from having to withhold union dues from paychecks. Conley also threw out the requirement that public unions – except for police-and-fire groups – recertify themselves every year in order to keep being recognized.
The Republican Walker hailed the court ruling as a victory for taxpayers. But local government and public school unions are still allowed to fully bargain with their bosses, after a Dane County judge threw out that part of the law last September. The state is still challenging that ruling in a state appeals court.
Mary Bell, head of the state's largest teachers' union, says her group is weighing its options. Her union was among seven that challenged Act 10.
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Four short lines are sparking debate among area parents. The state Senate has just passed a resolution that would encourage students to recite the salute to the Tennessee flag in class each day. Some believe it's good for Tennessee pride. Others say it violates the separation of church and state.
On a field trip to the Capitol Wednesday, the fourth-graders of Smyrna Primary Elementary took a break from bills and legislative branches for apples, sandwiches and chocolate milk.
Mom Rachel Charlton said she wants her daughter to have a strong sense of state history, which is why she's supporting the resolution.
"It actually brought out the three stars and a little bit more of our history," said Charlton. "Maybe the children would know more about our history."
Adopted by the general assembly in 1981, the salute goes:
"Three white stars on a field of blue, God keep them strong and ever true. It is with pride and love that we salute the Flag of Tennessee."
"We will not be enforcing it, but we are strongly suggesting they start saying the pledge to the Tennessee flag," said Sen. Mae Beavers, R-Mt. Juliet.
Sponsored by Beavers, the resolution just passed the Senate. She hopes classes will say the salute after the Pledge of Allegiance every day.
"We're a volunteer state, you know," said Beavers. "We had more volunteers to volunteer to go to Texas than any other state. I think there should be a sense of pride in our state."
"My 6-year-old would be urged to say this every day without accommodations made to her about what her family believes," said parent Kris Tyrrell.
Tyrrell is co-organizer of Sunday Assembly, a new monthly gathering of non-believers in Nashville. She said the salute violates the separation of church and state.
"Where this differs from the Pledge of Allegiance and the 'under God' is this actually addresses God, which makes it more of a prayer," said Tyrrell.
Americans United for Separation of Church and State said in a statement, "Americans United believes this resolution is unnecessary and divisive. These statements are particularly troubling in a public school setting where students of minority faiths and no faith at all will be left feeling like outsiders among their peers."
As the resolution now heads to the House of Representatives, Beavers said her goal is to have students pay respect to their state as well as their country.
"We would like for children to be proud of their state," said Beavers.
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The West girls end their season at 18-11 overall, 5-5 in TCAL.
West coach Steve Anastasio said that with the exception of starting pitcher Brittaney Enterline, the only senior on the team this year, he hopes to have the entire team back for 2010, plus some players from the first-place sophomore team.
On Friday, West had several opportunities to score, including a couple of innings where bases were left loaded. Among the five base hits for West was Analisa Green's double in the sixth inning.
West scored in the third when Elida Rubio got a base hit, stole second and reached third on a passed ball. She came in on Andi Anderson's single.
Sophomores: West 6, Tokay 5
West finished its league season in first place with a 24-2 overall record after a win against second-place Tokay at West on Friday.
"Our goal was to finish undefeated, but to come close is pretty good," coach Martin Miller said.
One of his team's losses was the championship game in the bronze bracket of the Nor Cal Classic tournament April 18, and the other was to Tracy's sophomores March 26.
"These girls bounce back and believe they're going to win even if they have to come from behind."
Tokay took a 2-0 lead at the start, but in the third inning West came back with a four-run inning. Tokay scored another in the fifth and took a 5-4 lead in the seventhbefore West came back to send the game into extra innings. Montana Bradley scored the tying run after she walked, stole second and scored when a throw to second went into center field.
In the bottom of the eighth, Miranda Gannon walked, stole second and reached third on a passed ball. She scored when Jill Anastasio hit a two-hop grounder to second and Gannon outran the throw to home plate.
Anastasio had three base hits in all, Julia Ramirez a triple and a single, and Alexis Phillips had two hits and made two plays in the field to keep Tokay from scoring. Lauren Trejo also had a key double in the third to get West's rally going.
West 15, McNair 2
Wednesday's win over McNair was a chance for coach Anastasio to put in his entire lineup. West sent out four pitchers —Anderson, Enterline, Ashley Cox and Allison Noble — who gave up a total of three hits and struck out six batters over five innings.
Anastasio said that in lopsided matches he tries to get in all of his players and makes sure they do their jobs just like the starters.
"I just felt like today we were able to execute, where in other games we haven't been able to," he said. "That's a big difference we've been working on."
"Even when we could have gone up and swung the bat, we were still working on moving and advancing runners. We know that that's what we've got to do to move to the next level."
Jamie Costa drove in two runs for West in the first inning. Elida Rubio and Jessica Anastasio each batted in runs in the second. Sam Sorce, Jessica Anastasio, Costa, Enterline, Megan Anastasio, Brianna May and Danielle Edwards all contributed hits to a seven-run rally in the third inning. West rallied again for four runs in the fourth on a base hit from Analisa Green, a two-run double from Tracy Wentz and a two-run single from Cox.
Sophomores: West 11, McNair 0
Jill Anastasio pitched three innings with no hits and Shannon Walker gave up two hits on Wednesday at West.
West's six-run rally in the second included three hits, including singles from Ramirez, Bradley and Gannon. In all, West had six hits for the day, including two more for Gannon and another for Bradley. West also drew 10 walks, and seven batters were hit by pitches.


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At last it seems that firm action is to be taken to tackle the problem of irresponsible horse owners in the district.
There have been too many incidents involving stray horses wandering where they shouldn't, causing damage and disruption. In one horrific incident just four months ago, a five-year-old boy was left with terrible injuries after being kicked in the head by a horse that had been left tethered near a play area.
On the back of such an incident, it would have been hoped that the owners themselves would have taken more responsibility, but sadly problems still persist around some areas of the city.
So now the Council along with a number of agencies is promising firmer action, including impounding horses that are found illegally tethered or roaming on its land.
The owners could, if they are tenants of Incommunities, ultimately find themselves evicted, as the social landlord has backed the Council's strong stance and promised to act on those keeping horses in breach of their tenancy agreement.
This concerted, joined-up action on this issue, with the police and the RSPCA also giving their support, is welcome, if long overdue.
As the RSPCA inspector says today, allowing horses to stray on private and public land is anti-social behaviour. It is unfair on the people who own and use that land, it creates a potential hazard for both traffic and pedestrians, and it is ultimately cruel for the animals themselves.
Hopefully the crackdown will lead to owners being prosecuted and horses removed from them if the problem continues. That may be the only way that the irresponsible attitude of these owners can be eradicated once and for all.


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However, instead of retreating, ginners in this region are trying to take a proactive attitude toward the future, while meeting all of these new problems head-on.
That was the attitude showcased at the organization's recent summer meeting in Biloxi, Miss.
"We needed this kind of meeting," says Tim Price, SCGA executive vice president. "Our folks wanted to candidly address these issues, and I think it shows how Mid-South agriculture is adapting to a new environment. It also shows how resilient the cotton industry is in this region."
More than 200 ginners attended the two-day meeting at the Beau Rivage Hotel in Biloxi.
The meeting also showcased a new feature for this event – a listening session with newly-elected Mississippi Rep. Travis Childers. The congressman took several questions from the SCGA members in an effort to learn more about problems confronting Mid-South ginners.
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Price says the dialogue with Childers was a win-win situation for all parties. It gave Childers a chance to learn more about the cotton industry, and it offered ginners an opportunity to tell the congressman about key issues – such as fewer cotton acres, rising costs and stringent regulations affecting a gin operation.
"This was a first for our group," says Price. "It created some good dialogue with Congressman Childers, and I think all of us benefitted from it."
Price acknowledges that Mid-South ginners are dealing with serious issues that are affecting their very survival in some cases. However, he believes the environment also is helping cotton ginners evaluate other facets of their operations, such as the value of seed and motes.
"The 800-pound gorilla for farmers is the cost of inputs," Price says. "This is an issue that affects everybody, and it has a trickle-down effect in the supply chain. We simply have to challenge ourselves on how we can deal with it."
Childers, who was initially introduced to Mid-South cotton leaders at the Delta Council annual meeting in May at Cleveland, Miss., sounded optimistic about the cotton industry's ability to make a comeback and preserve its infrastructure.
"I see better days ahead for cotton," he said. "I've learned that cotton families are not made of lightweight material. They've dealt with storms before, and they will survive."
Ginners Tell Their Stories
Childers spent most of his time listening to ginners' concerns, which mostly dealt with shrinking cotton acreage and high fuel costs.
However, he did remind the audience that he enthusiastically voted to override President Bush's veto of the Farm Bill. He also reiterated his commitment to making sure that the new farm law is properly implemented by the USDA.
Childers took a step last month to make energy policy a major priority for his district in northern Mississippi. He was an original co-sponsor of legislation introduced in the House to increase U.S. land for oil drilling.
The bill would lift the offshore drilling ban, open the eastern Gulf of Mexico to gas and oil production and release 70 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Thus far, 115 Democrats and Republicans have sponsored the bill.
Other presentations during the SCGA's general session included remarks from National Cotton Council senior vice president John Maguire, Cotton Incorporated vice president Mike Watson, Texas cottonseed market specialist Austin Rose, Georgia ag labor specialist Ann Margaret Pointer and Louisiana State University ag researcher Matt Fannin.
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In college, I struggled with questions about why people could not live together in peace and harmony. Was there some way to understand the basis for human conflict and a rationale means to a form a society that would promote cooperation and reduce aggression? When I took an introductory psychology course, I was challenged by the ideas of Behaviorism and Skinner's utopian novel, Walden II, based upon this view of human nature. Here, I thought, was the way to tackle those vexing questions, and so I took up psychology. I have long since abandoned Behaviorism, but that beginning sparked my deep interest in (re)searching for answers through the study of psychology, wherever it leads… brains to animal behavior to consciousness.
I received my Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh in neuropsychobiology in 1971. Following an NIH postdoctoral research fellowship in comparative psychology (animal behavior) at the University of California at Berkeley, I joined the faculty at Northeastern University in 1974. My funded research programs have involved investigations into the psychobiological process underlying the development of animal behavior, brain chemistry of mammalian motivated behaviors, and the subjective experiences of hypnosis. Currently, I am conducting studies with graduate and undergraduate students at local zoological parks. The research questions in these projects are related to cognitive processes regulating the adaptive behaviors of endangered species and the effects of environmental enrichment on the natural and abnormal behaviors of captive animals.
My formal teaching includes courses in introductory psychology, neuropsychology, animal behavior, learning & motivation, ethics, and consciousness research. I use both laboratory and field-based methods in my undergraduate and graduate teaching, augmented by web-based educational technologies in selected courses.
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A south Georgia horse rescue organization is struggling to care for around 20 horses and donkeys seized in an animal abuse case.
Volunteers at the Dancing Cloud Farm Horse Rescue were only supposed to house the animals confiscated from Rebecca Bannister until her July court date.
But the death of one judge and the recusal of another has extended their stay.
While the animals look lot healthier today, this picture to the right is what they looked like back in February.
"A body score of a horse goes from one to ten, with one being the worst. Some of the horses were a .75. Below one," said Animal Control Director Pat Smith.
The remaining 20 horses and donkeys will remain at the Dancing Cloud Farm Horse Rescue until after Rebecca Bannister's court date, which now is scheduled for February.
"When we first received the horses, we never dreamed we would be keeping them a year or more. We were asked to take the horses in until after the court case which we assumed would be four to five months," said Dancing Cloud VP Anne Campbell.
Bannister was arrested for animal cruelty in February, accused of housing around 80 sick and malnourished animals.
"If it wasn't for this rescue group, we couldn't have seized these animals. We wouldn't have been able to take them from the lady involved," said Smith.
While many of the horses have been adopted out, several others remain on the farm.
And the rescue says they will need several thousand dollars worth of hay for the next few months.
"Doesn't count for the feed that some of them will need throughout the winter, the vet care, it will soon be time for deworming, vaccinations will be coming soon. So we really need the donations coming in so we can cover all of this," said Campbell.
Rescuers say these horses have gained about 200 pounds since coming to the farm.
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Thanksgiving Tablescape with our New Downloads
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Beautiful in every way!ReplyDelete
Looks so festive. Love the berries and feathers, and your pumpkin vase. All so nice! Just a very well put together room!ReplyDelete
How absolutely beautiful! Love everything about the decor! Just lovely!ReplyDelete
Amazing and so inspiring! I love it!ReplyDelete
Wow, I'd be honored to be invited on your table. Nothing less from that wonderful tablescape, love the ideas I'm getting in here. Got my eye on your next posts.ReplyDelete
Beautiful!! Luv all the natural touches.ReplyDelete
Sorry about the sick little ones :-/ Nothing makes me as sad as sick babes.
Hang in... ((HUGS))
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Hope your girls are feeling better soon..ReplyDelete
Your table is stunning and I love the placecards and desert cards..
Stunning! Inspiring! Thank you for sharing all the details. Hopefully you all were able to take a break and enjoy all the scrumptious desserts.ReplyDelete
Wishing your sweet little ones a speedy recovery.
Jennifer, everything looks absolutely stunning. Love the entire collection!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 24, 2012 at 10:43 AM
love love love everything! all your ideas are always so inspiring! just a quick question where did you get the rug in your kitchen? hope your girls are feeling better quickly!ReplyDeleteReplies
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Absolutely stunning! I love the pilgrim set!ReplyDelete
Really really beautiful and elegant. I love the "thankful" tree. Such a wonderful idea.ReplyDelete
Lovely, absolutely lovely! I want to come to your house for Thanksgiving! We do a Thankful tree too, all month long in November we add to it. I keep all the leaves we have made and put them up every year. The "tree" needs some more branches, we have filled it up!ReplyDelete
I just bought the brown and caramel pilgrim set. May I ask what fonts you used to add the menu items and names?ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks for your purchase, Rachel. I used Chopin Script for those ones.Delete
Love all the pictures and everything is beautiful!! The little details you add are amazing. Thanks so much for sharing.ReplyDelete
Hope your two girls start to feel better!
I realize everyone has a different creative niche, but your ability to style rooms blows me away!ReplyDelete
Also, if that apple pie is homemade, how in the world did you get it out of the pan? It looks so cool like that!Replies
Thank you, Loretta! Although I have made an apple pie before: http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/apple-pie-on-porch.html this one is from Fresh Market and it took a little finagling but I just kind of wiggled it and eventually got it out of the tin plate thing it was in.Delete
- AnonymousOctober 24, 2012 at 6:58 PM
I hope the girls are better soon. Poor babies and you!ReplyDelete
The table and room are stunning! What a perfect place to celebrate Thanksgiving with family and friends! lin
Oh, Jenni. . . I think maybe you've outdone yourself this time. It's all so beautiful!! Thank you for sharing it with us. Now I'm off to check out those downloads!ReplyDelete
Everything looks amazing! My mom and I are always blown away by your decorating talents! You always make everything look so professional yet homey at the same time! Thank you for sharing!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 25, 2012 at 4:26 PM
Looks fantastic!! Love your kitchen rug!! Do you mind sharing where you got it?ReplyDeleteReplies
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I love that you answer everyone's comments! Can't wait to use my brown and caramel pilgrim setting at Thanksgiving.ReplyDelete
I can almost hear the Macy's parade and football game in the background. Looks so yummy! Just this looking at this I can almost smell the stuffing.The table and buffet look fantastic. You have the touch Jenn.ReplyDelete
This room is so well done, so festive, and so inviting. One could get lost in looking at all of your pretty decorations. Food has to definitely taste better here! I live the color of trees and leaves, so this room is so welcoming. Since I ordered the little boy and girl chocolate pilgrim invitations I am going to order the leave one. Can you make the leave a different color? Maybe a orangish or a deep maroon?ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Karen! We won't be making the leaves in any other colors this year but I will keep that in mind for next year. Depending on what programs you have on your computer, though, you may be able to switch it!Delete
- AnonymousOctober 26, 2012 at 8:07 AM
Beautiful! Where are the cream colored dishes from?ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks! They are the Emma collection from Potter Barn.Delete
- AnonymousOctober 26, 2012 at 12:45 PM
Where is that cute kitchen rug from? :))ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousNovember 1, 2012 at 3:30 PM
I just purchased the Leaf Set what font did you use for that one? I love it - im catering a rehearsal dinner and im going to use those :) thanksReplyDeleteReplies
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Name: Carlos.
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Riding the vintage elevator at 40 West 29th Street to the fourth floor feels a bit like a scene from Fight Club. The building, like so many Pre War commercial buildings in Manhattan, has a rough charm. That is, of course, until the large iron door of Suite 406 opens, revealing a modern, sophisticated salon space. The walls are lined with artwork, which I am told changes regularly, as it is sometimes sold to clients or visitors. It is the kind of fluid exchange that suits an ever-evolving artist collective: MAINENTRANCE is a source for discovery on every level. There is an open color dispensary, a sunlit lounge outfitted with a smart black leather chaise, sleek tables decorated with books of science, photography, fashion and yes, Sextrology. The collaborative salon and studio is aptly named MAINENTRANCE. Founders Berry Bachen and DJ Riggs saw a niche yet to be filled in the salon and beauty industry, "We bridge the gap between session work and salon life," explains DJ. In a way, MAINENTRANCE has become a threshold of trend for salon professionals, opening up new techniques and concepts and making the material palatable for in-salon work.
So how does one select which trends to highlight in a field so oversaturated with content? How does one identify what will be exciting for salon professionals and enticing to clients? They navigate it expertly with what they call, "The argument between pop and real trend". Nonetheless, one cannot rely on instinct alone, recognizing what is en vogue requires experience, "You have to know what you are looking for," insists Berry. She attributes this savvy to, " . . . our combined experience in what we've encountered in the industry".
The MAINENTRANCE founders immerse themselves deeply in every aspect of their process. Creating their brand has been a labor of love from the beginning (I remember before the opening when Berry patiently waited months for the sleek hydraulic chairs to arrive from Italy). Recently, Berry and DJ completed a video shoot in which they harmoniously influenced each component and filled me in on a particularly revealing moment for one model, "We made the music. We made the pasties too".
Before founding MAINENTRANCE, Berry and DJ were both key educators and Creative Directors for TIGI Colour and TIGI Style respectively. Berry was particularly instrumental in the development of shades and performance of product within the TIGI Colour line, as well as the creation of the curriculum and education materials. DJ's style work has been featured in numerous fashion and beauty publications such as W, French Vogue, Nylon and Women's Wear Daily. He is also the founder of EDIA Cosmetics for Hair: https://www.facebook.com/discoverEDIA. During Paris Fashion Week and the Fall/Winter season 2013, they worked over 30 shows alongside Eugene Souleiman, styling and coloring hair for the designers like Stella McCartney and Issey Miyake. "We traveled with $40 grand worth of hair," DJ laughs and looks to Berry who smiles expressively. This year will mark their third NAHA nomination. There is no denying: this duo is magnificently dynamic.


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Backyard Football '10 Review (Xbox 360)
Posted by Jim Cook, Nov 19, 2009 06:10
I feel sorry for today's kids. When I was their age, we had Tecmo Bowl and Front Page Sports: Football for our (American style) football video games, and they were awesome. Conversely, Backyard Football 2010 (or '10, I've seen it both ways) is simultaneously simplistic and ridiculous; the result is an unsatisfying mess.
To be fair, this game is aimed at kids and families. It doesn't pretend to be a hyper-realistic Madden clone, and doesn't need to be one. It instead admirably tries to be a 'pick up and play' game, an ideal that I can support. The game gets this part right, as there's an option in the main menu to just immediately start playing with random teams. Or if you want more detail, you can pick teams and players before starting, and even play a full NFL-style season if you want. The problem lies in that Backyard Football 2010's action is mostly too simple, and attempts to add depth actually made the game worse.
Most of the football controls are very arcade-like; you pick plays from a basic list, then you use an analog stick to move along with a few buttons for passing, stiff-arm attempts, and so on. On this level, Backyard Football 2010 can easily be compared to the likes of Midway's NFL Blitz games or the aforementioned Tecmo Bowl. There would actually be nothing wrong with this, except for the addition of 'power moves' that let players do ridiculous things. A power move on offense might give the player a bull's head and let them slam right through a defensive line, while on defense you might force a fumble or do a flying leap tackle that automatically homes in on the ball carrier. This might sound cool, and in moderation it could be but these power moves often occur every other play, making matches extremely chaotic.
Worse, the game's idea of color commentary basically revolves around insulting the player's intelligence. I can understand that Backyard Football 2010 is aimed at younger players, but the game's voiced commentary and advice often has nothing to do with football at all. On very rare occasions it's relevant with suggestions like "It's first down, let's do something totally unexpected and go for a Hail Mary pass!" On the other hand, the overwhelming majority of it is nonsense like "hot dogs are nature's candy!" and "is it nap time yet!?" Far from being funny, this just comes across as off-topic and absurd. Children may not have the most nuanced sense of humor, but this goes too far in the opposite direction and treats them like they don't have a brain at all.
Despite this, it's obvious the developers at least tried. You have several teams and players to pick from, a passable season mode, and even an all-star game. There are also a variety of fields to play on, so while the game has a very low-budget presentation I will give them credit for trying to give us a fair amount of content. The problem is that it's wasted on a game like this, since all the interesting field design in the world is irrelevant if the game is dominated by 'wacky' power moves disrupting the flow of play all the time.
While they were busy coming up with various power moves, they apparently forgot to do proper testing. I have seen receivers completely freeze up on their route for no reason at all, and also had running backs get caught against what looks like nothing but empty air, halting their progress when there should be plenty of room for them to run between the defensive line. Making a whimsical, arcade-style football game would have been fine if they got the basics down right, but problems like these are pretty hard to forgive.
Perhaps the biggest issue of all is the misleading Xbox Live logo on the box of the 360 version. It's true you can play this game while connected to Xbox Live, but only in the same sense every other game on the system can be; you remain connected and able to speak to people on your Friends List, but there is no online play. While I admit I wouldn't want to subject any of my friends to this game online in the first place, the lack of play over Xbox Live is still another blow against this game.
All of this leaves us with a flawed football game that costs $20 on the PS2, $30 on the Wii, and $40 on the Xbox 360; I have trouble recommending it for purchase at any of those prices. On the other hand, Tecmo Bowl on the Virtual Console is around $5-$6, and is a superior take on this game's premise of simple, arcade style football so you might want to give that a try.
Rating: 4.0, votes: 1