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The tiny town of Manchester and friends in Scott County gathered Wednesday to pay final respects to the victims in last week's murders in Manchester, Illinois.
Funeral services began at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Daws Family Funeral Home in Roodhouse for Jo Ann Sinclair, 66; her granddaughter Brittney Luark, 23; James Roy Ralston, 29; and two of their children Nolan Ralston, 5 and Brantley Ralston, 1.
(See "Manchester residents mourn loss of homicide victims at candlelight vigil")
Visitation was held after 1 p.m. Tuesday, with the family meeting friends from 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Dozens of people lined the street near the funeral home, many exchanging hugs and kind words with loved ones as the small community of Manchester has been shaken to its core.
"It's just such a shock, I don't know, I think people are probably still stunned and are just so stunned and there's no answers," said Pixie Clanton.
It's been a mere six days since police cars and investigators lined the streets, after five people, three adults and two children, were shot and killed. Tuesday, many of their friends came to remember a family they loved.
"They lived up the street from us, and Nolan and Kassidy attended our church for several months, and they came to our Easter egg hunt," said Larry Balthis.
"I've known the Ralstons for quite some time, I work at a daycare with some of the Ralston children," said Clanton.
Community members say while their town is openly grieving, their presence spoke to the support for the family of the victims.
"It's extremely important, and I've watched the community and others, they really are pouring out to all of the families, to everyone involved and really expressing their love to them," said Balthis.
"We're there for them and we'll do what we can do," said Clanton.
Interment will be in the Pinetree Cemetery near Patterson. Memorials are suggested to the family.
A fund has been set up to help pay for the burial.
Peoples Bank & Trust says a fund has been set up by a friend of Rita Luark, the mother of one of the victims and the grandmother of the two young boys who died, because Luark cannot afford burial costs.
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In Quarters 3 and 4 of 2011, THP-Burkina began to develop and target activities in its Strategic Plan. Specifically, THP-Burkina began by focusing on greater government partnerships at all levels. In order to highlight the role of government in the sustainable self-reliance of the 15 epicenters in Burkina Faso, staff focused on continuing to transition specific elements of the epicenter to government responsibility. Furthermore, staff worked to formalize each epicenter as its own Association, permitting it legal recognition and standing. In alignment with a focus on health and nutrition, THP-Burkina held several mass medical visits, which proved to be an enormous success, with high participation rates, widespread HIV/AIDS awareness-raising and on-site, anonymous testing and counseling.
- Mass Medical Visits: Throughout 2011, THP-Burkina focused on bringing high-quality, affordable healthcare to the epicenters and partner villages. As part of this work, mass medical visits were arranged with the support of volunteer medical associations and medical schools. Not only were hundreds of children, mothers and patients provided with free care, but the media also flocked to the occasion. THP-Burkina was able to produce a DVD using the footage from the event, which it will use in advocacy activities to continue this important element of its program.
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In nearly a century of existence, the Lapidus bunionectomy has evolved along with advances in fixation hardware and technique. Accordingly, these authors discuss indications, surgical technique and the scientific evidence behind using this procedure for proximal bunionectomies.
Multiple options exist for the correction of severe bunion deformities requiring proximal procedures. Corrective procedures that have well documented success include the closing and opening wedge osteotomies, double metatarsal osteotomies and the Lapidus arthrodesis.
The opening base wedge osteotomy originally required an interpositional graft with no fixation. While surgeons were able to successfully reduce the large intermetatarsal angle without compromising length, the lack of fixation leads to multiple complications. Specifically, complications include the propensity of the lateral hinge to break, causing the distal fragment to move in any of the three planes of the foot. Due to the advent and improvement in internal fixation, surgeons can successfully execute and consistently reproduce these procedures without the increased concern of correction failure, thus decreasing healing time and allowing patients to bear weight sooner.
In their study of 66 patients with closing wedge osteotomies, Nedopil and colleagues applied a plate with five screws for fixation and initiated weightbearing to tolerance at two days post-op.1 After an average of 52 months' follow-up, only one of the 86 feet developed a nonunion.
Much can be said for these advancements and their benefits regardless of the proximal procedure one chooses. As with all elective surgical procedures, each comes with its own unique challenges, advantages and disadvantages. Selection of the proper procedure is imperative to the overall goal of the correction, pain reduction and the patient's level of satisfaction. Proper evaluation of the intermetatarsal angle, metatarsal length, hypermobilty, sesamoid position and hallux abductus angle guide the procedural selection process. Additionally, secondary pathology such as lesser metatarsalgia and second metatarsophalangeal joint (MPJ) overload dictate the procedure choice.
What You Should Know About The Evolution Of The Lapidus Procedure
Introduced nearly 100 years ago, the Lapidus arthrodesis continues to be an excellent treatment option for hallux valgus deformities. Its power lies in its ability to simultaneously correct deforming planes such as adduction, plantarflexion, rotation and stability of the medial column as well as long-term maintenance of correction.
Haas and co-workers performed a study of 57 feet comparing the closing base wedge osteotomy with the Lapidus arthrodesis.2 The authors demonstrated that the closing base wedge osteotomy had a loss of intermetarsal correction of 2.55 degrees from preoperative films to late postoperative films in comparison to the Lapidus, which only lost 1.08 degrees of intermetatarsal correction. When surgeons ensure proper fixation with a stable construct, they may achieve early weightbearing and have decreased concern for nonunion.


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A witness to the East Haven plane crash reported that it was upside down, speeding nose-first toward the ground, before it slammed into two homes on Charter Oak Avenue.
According to a preliminary report released by the National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday, the flight left Teterboro Airport in New Jersey around 10:49 a.m. on a path to Tweed-New Haven Airport.
At 11:19 a.m. the pilot, identified as William Henningsgaard, of Medina, WA contacted the air traffic control tower to inform them he was entering a "left downwind" to land on runway 20. The air traffic controllers cleared him to land.
While he was circling runway 20, the air traffic controller asked Henningsgaard to maintain visual contact with the airport, and he confirmed "622 is in visual contact now."
Less than a minute later the air traffic controller could be heard yelling "622," but no further communication was made with the plane.
The report showed the last radar target was about .7 miles from the runway, and was flying at 800 feet.
"Right now based on that report this looked like a typical landing situation for us at the airport," said Tweed Airport Director Tim Larson.
A student pilot witness was traveling on Interstate 95 when he looked to the right and saw the plane "inverted and traveling at a high rate of speed, nose-first, toward the ground."
He said he stopped at a local business and found out the plane crashed.
The plane was located upside down in the basement of one of the homes. The report said the cockpit, left engine and forward two-thirds of the fuselage were located in the basement.
The left wing was located on the back porch of the home, the right wing hit the second home, and the right engine was found in between both of the homes.
Henningsgard's son Maxwell was with him on the plane and was also killed when it crashed.
Sade Brantley, 13, and her 1-year-old sister, Madisyn Mitchell were both killed inside the home.
A person two doors down from where the plane crashed into the two homes "saw the airplane descending about 90 degrees right side down into the homes."
The report does not shed any light on what specifically caused the crash that could be close to a year away.
The uncle of Sade and Madisyn told Eyewitness News Tuesday, hey hope the final report helps them figure out what happened. Tweed Airport officials also wants that information.
"It's a really bad accident with just a tragic, tragic ending and our heart goes out to the families involved," Larson said.
The preliminary report also documented the weather. The wind was 12 knots gusting to 19 with 9 miles of visibility. Airport officials say those conditions are not considered dangerous for landing.
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Listen: Hunters & Collectors - Talking To A Stranger (Avalanches Rework) [Edit]
The Avalanches gatecrash soundcloud with a pounding disco-punk remix of Hunters & Collectors' 1982 track Talking to a Stranger.
Lifted off a forthcoming tribute album, it's a significant departure from the Australian pub rock anthems normally associated with the band. Hunters & Collectors were once cooler than you'd think. It's little known that their name is actually a reference to a Can track, while two of their early albums were recorded at Can's Cologne studio with krautrock heavyweight producer Conny Plank.
Watch: Modular's Hottest 100
Over the years, Modular has had a host of hits grace the triple j Hottest 100 charts. With the big 20th anniversary celebrations and voting frenzy on now, its the perfect time to relive some magic from the past.
We're combing through past Hottest 100 lists, cross-referencing it with our back catalogue of classics and putting together a series of playlists to take a trip down memory lane with. Most recent playlist available up top with the full series available after the jump.
Vote for your favourite tracks of the past 20 years over on triple j. Head on over to the Modular YouTube Channel to get your full daily dosage of goodness as the week progresses. Watch the previous days playlists after the jump.
May 20, 2013 at 1:57pm in news, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Cut Copy, The Avalanches, The Presets
Listen: The Avalanches - Since I Left You (Stereolab Remix)
The Avalanches watershed debut album, Since I Left You, is about to receive the deluxe 10-Year Anniversary treatment it deserves.
Since I Left You is a record that came seemingly out of nowhere and went on to become not only one of the most influential records of the last decade, but in recent polls conducted by both Pitchfork Media and Australian radio station triple j, as one of the greatest and most beloved albums of all time.
Radio Soulwax speak with The Avalanches
The Avalanches popped into the Radio Soulwax studio at the Opera House for chat with David & Stephen from 2manydjs. The full interview is airing on triple j this evening from 6pm AEST - and will be available on-demand on-line.
For the first time in almost a decade Tony and Robbie chatted about making music and their favourite Australian bands.
They were suitably vague on details but did confirm that they have been working on a new album - in fact they have enough material for four! Now the hard part is narrowing down the tracks for the mixing process...
Stay tuned, there's plenty of exciting Avalanches news to come in the coming months.
Modular Mixtape: Vivid Live 2011
Following on from the line-up announcement earlier this week, here's a little sampler of the sounds and melodies due to bounce around the walls of the Sydney Opera House in a few months time. It's a mix of names and genres that come together like a record store melting pot from Bat For Lashes to Wu Lyf and The Crystal Ark.
April 1, 2011 at 3:24pm in vivid, Cut Copy, Architecture In Helsinki, The Avalanches
Download: Canyons' Pitch Perfect Mix
Canyons have provided an aural slice of homegrown goodness for Nike and THE FADER's Pitch Perfect mixtape series, which sees six continents' worth of tunes mixed by musical delegates from each island, coming together and sharing the fever in true World Cup fashion. Canyons big up label mates Tame Impala and The Avalanches in addition to fellow battlers POND, Bell Towers and Tortoiseshell.
Grab it here and dig the Siggi Eggertsson artwork.
Video: The Avalanches - 'Frontier Psychiatrist'
Directed by Kuntz & Maguire.
Live on Recovery (circa 1998).


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Welcome to the Wayne County, Ohio government web site
Wooster, Ohio
As of mid-October 2012, The Board of Commissioners have relocated to the lower level of the Wayne County Administration Building.
The OSU Extension offices have relocated to the second floor suite of the Wayne County Administration Building.
A ROUNDABOUT is being considered for the Smithville-Western Road and Friendsville Road intersection. To learn more about ROUNDABOUTS, please go to the following web site or click on the Roundabout presentation below. If you have any questions or comments, please contact the Wayne County Engineer at 330-287-5500.
The following is the breakdown of Wayne County history. When did it all start? 1796.
From 1796 to 1825, many significant events happened in Wayne County, including land being taken away, land being assigned, land being re-assigned, and the forming of an official county government structure. But if you want the true anniversary date, it all started in 1796…
· In the 1700-1750 time period, Indians made their permanent residence in Ohio. The Delaware and Wyandottes were the resident Indian tribes in Wayne County, and they lived primarily in Clinton, East Union, Franklin and Chippewa Townships.
· On August 3, 1795, General Anthony Wayne (whom Wayne County was named after), negotiated the Greenville Treaty with the chiefs of the eleven most powerful Indian tribes of northwest Indians. This Treaty placed the Indian frontier considerably west of the present Wayne County and marked the real beginning of the era under which white men felt reasonably free from Indian attack.
· On August 15, 1796, "Big" Wayne County was formed (a 133,000 square mile piece of wilderness, later to be rationed down to the 500 square mile block that it is today). "Big" Wayne County encompassed 5 states: Ohio, Michigan and parts of Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin. "Big" Wayne County was the 6th county formed in the Northwest Territory.
· State of Ohio was formed. From this point and for the next 22 years, Wayne County was in a 22-year process of shrinking to its present size.
· On February 13, 1808, Wayne County was reduced something similar to what it is today (by Ohio Legislature). However, it remained one township: Killbuck.
· On January 4, 1812, Wayne County became "organized", started operating as Wayne County and was also recognized by other counties. First elections of officers happened this year, so the government structure of Wayne County was put into place.
· Shortly after January 4, 1812, the first court session was held in a log shanty built by one of Wooster's founders: John Bever. The County's first real courthouse was erected in 1819 by Wooster founders John Bever, William Henry and John Larwill. This new courthouse allowed the county seat to be moved from Madison (located atop what is today known as Madison Hill) to Wooster. This courthouse burned in 1828. The second courthouse was built between 1831 and 1833, but this courthouse was condemned in 1877 due to rotting timbers and defective walls. The third and current courthouse was built in 1878.
· On April 11, 1812, Wayne County was divided into four townships: Sugar Creek, Wooster, Mohican and Prairie. Further divisions were made, the last being Clinton on June 7, 1825.
Baughman............Named after John Baughman, first white settler; swampy, only a few springs
Canaan................. Biblical name; crops and grazing
Chester................ Formerly Chestnut Township; good fruit trees on ridges
Chippewa............. Named after Indian tribe; coal producing and good land
Clinton................. Named after Gov. DeWitt Clinton
Congress.............. Named after the Congress of USA
East Union........... Named by Simon Chaffin, Sr., native of Union, Maine; good soil
Franklin............... Named after Ben Franklin; agricultural
Green.................. Named after Major General Nathaniel Green of the Revolution
Killbuck................ Named after an Indian chief; City of Wooster made into a township
Milton.................. Named by Commissioner George Bair; swampy land, waterways, creek and man-made ditches made good hay land, etc.
Plain.................... Named for plain or glades covering large areas; fine springs, agricultural, famed for best twp schools
Paint.................... Had a spring with red-looking water
Salt Creek............ Grayish white water which coated everything it touched
Sugar Creek..........Land sandy loam, rich, fertile
Wayne................. Named after General Anthony Wayne. One of the better improved lands, in wealth, high-priced farmland
Wooster............... Honoring General David Wooster. Fertile, rolling land.
If you would like to learn more about WayneCounty's online auctions, please click on the below link: See here for Ohio Revised Code .


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BettyJean Downing
To hear the Democrats tell the story – you would never know that Title IX, Title X, pledges to support the ERA, Equal Pay, Planned Parenthood funding and Abortion were all started and/or passed under Republican administrations! That's right they were 70's advances signed into law that the dems takecredit for today!
When leftist women gather to talk to women about women's rights – they rarely talk to all women about all women and clearly they are not about uniting women for the benefit of all women. Instead they take over women's groups and radicalize them around issues that turn away the majority of women and turn women against each other using rhetoric that convinces women that we are enemies. These so called feminists insist women should have a choice- but it damned well better be the choice they have listed on their agenda- – you had better be Pro-abortion- pro gay rights- and a Democrat! What could be more anti feminist than that?
They have no intention of being 'national women's organizations' speaking for all women. They rely instead on the divisive issues that tore the woman's movement to shreds. The "lib" movement that both parties supported and would have secured equal rights for women in the 70's , even included a woman's right to choose abortion- was usurped and turned into a bra burning, man haters club that created a civil war between the sexes instead of equalizing the sexes. What could be more anti feminist than that?
Do a little homework and see what the radicals did to the ERA movement and how they keep the majority from coming together for all women by obfuscating the truth and playing games with semantics rather than finding common ground. See how they work for their own good at the cost of the good of all women. What could be more anti feminist than that?
See how they infiltrated the movement pitting woman against woman, against man and even against children. If you are invited to a women's group – they will mask it with talk of ERA but all you will see and hear about is abortion, birth control pills and same sex marriage. Is that all women are about? What could be more anti feminist than that?
Can't we have a group where women are seen as complete entities beyond their reproduction? They ask "if we can't control our bodies- what can we control?" I respond- control your bodies, you have been since the 70's- now shut the hell up and let the rest of us have speak our minds too without being ridiculed by the likes of you. You do not speak for 40% of America's women and I sure in the hell want my rights- my choices, my voice which does not include being called a slut or a voting vagina!!
These radicals have us all painted as man hating, sexual wacko's who care about nothing but same sex marriage and abortions! What could be more anti feminist than that? The very word feminist which should suggest appreciates or respects females instead connotes radical man haters. Thank you very much, now there is no word for those of us who simply want equality and reverence!
In case you think I am stretching the truth about the radical wacko's hijacking the movement and tearing it apart- read this major feminist's work and see why so many women left the movement.
Shulamith Firestone "The Dialectic of Sex"
Published in 1970, her "The Dialectic of Sex" was a key feminist work that presaged today's issues surrounding birth and science. The book influenced her feminist contemporaries as well as those who followed behind her.
"No one can understand how feminism has evolved without reading this radical, inflammatory, second-wave landmark," said Naomi Wolf.
According to Amazon.com, "The book synthesizes the work of Freud, Marx, de Beauvoir and Engels to create a cogent argument for feminist revolution. Identifying women as a caste, she declares that they must seize the means of reproduction – for as long as women (and only women) are required to bear and rear children, they will be singled out as inferior."
According to Wikipedia, "She advocated the use of cybernetics to carry out human reproduction in laboratories as well as the proliferation of contraception, abortion and state support for child-rearing; enabling [women] to escape their biologically determined positions in society. Firestone described pregnancy as 'barbaric'… . Among the reproductive technologies she predicted were sex selection and in vitro fertilization." Firestone wrote in "The Dialectic of Sex": "…[J]ust as to assure elimination of economic classes requires the revolt of the underclass (the proletariat) and, in a temporary dictatorship, their seizure of the means of production, so…the elimination of sexual classes requires the revolt of the underclass (women) and the seizure of control of reproduction… . The reproduction of the species by one sex for the benefit of both would be replaced by (at least the option of) artificial reproduction: … [T]he dependence of the child on the mother (and vice versa) would give way to a greatly shortened dependence on a small group of others in general… . The division of labour would be ended by the elimination of labour altogether (through cybernetics). The tyranny of the biological family would be broken."
I personally don't give a fig who you sleep with or what you do with your body- but I care how you present the rest of us. SHUT UP and stop dancing around in front of the white house dressed up as a vagina! You are pitiful. Men have been running this country for hundreds of years and have yet considered it necessary to dress up as DICKS!
Lowering ourselves with "I am more than a VAGINA" shirts does not show intelligence, begging for birth control pills is also not intelligent. Alice Paul was Intelligent- as was Susan B. Anthony and many other suffragists who these Janey come lately's have a lot to learn from. A little more class and a lot less crass would go a long way to earning the respect needed to be taken seriously and to win elections!
For your information, these brilliant women dressed up as fallopian tubes, shouting obscenities on the West Lawn, cursing men and Republicans while insisting there is a right wing war on women conveniently forget to mention where all the women's rights and advances of the 70's originally came from.
They forget to tell you – women from both sides of the aisle were once united. AND they forget to explain it was not the Democrats that passed these advances they brag about attaining in the 70's. Instead they lead you to believe ( see pic left alluding to 73 as if Republicans were not the ones who passed these laws for women!) Instead they would have you believe- The republicans have always hated women and kept them "in their place" while the Democrats have always been the party of women. Yeah that was real obvious when they skewered Hillary in 2008 but that is another story.
Before you believe the drivel from any party about the other party – do your research- and stop believing what the media tells you. Either be informed or stop voting. Ignorance is not bliss and the rest of us are paying for voter ignorance! For those of you who give a damned – read on!
The Republican Administration gave women Title IX, Title X, the ERA proposal, Equal Pay, Planned Parenthood funding and Abortion. That's right — it was passed by a Republican administration!
"Why are we still talking about birth control and abortion in 2012?"
Former Senate candidate, Mrs. Lenore Romney, whose son has accepted the Republican Party's presidential nomination Thursday night, was part of an effort to get a plank in the platform calling for legal abortion., as was Mrs. Eisenhower.
It was the Republicans' "four more years" gathering for President Richard M. Nixon, Watergate was a break-in not linked yet to full-on corruption… It's right there in the papers!… What's also right there is a snapshot of women's roles and rights under revision in society — we called it "women's lib" back then — and the Republican Party's response to the change underway.
"The Administration will . . . continue its strong efforts to open equal opportunities for women, recognizing clearly that women are often denied such opportunities today," it begins, and then pledges to support passage of the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution, fight against sex discrimination and for equal pay, and appoint women to positions of greater power, including to the Supreme Court.
For the GOP in 1972, these were not just promises: The ferment and bra-burning of the 1960s were consolidated into real change in the '70s. The executive and legislative branches already had written historical gains for women into policy and law, and the Supreme Court the next year would make equal job access and the right to abortion the law of the land.
By the time of the convention, the Nixon administration had passed and implemented Title IX, which expanded educational and athletic opportunities for millions of girls and women, and Title X, which made federal funding available for family planning for the first time. That funding, which House Republicans keep trying to strip away from Planned Parenthood, passed the Senate unanimously and the House with broad bipartisan support in 1970.
The Nixon White House required government contractors to use affirmative action to hire women; more women were in management in federal Washington than ever before.
Read the story from one who was there: A look back at 1972 GOP convention, and emergence of 'women's lib'
By Ann Gerhart: Forty years ago, I went to my first political convention as part of the official delegation from Pennsylvania.
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DUESSELDORF, Germany -- Sixth-seeded Jarkko Nieminen of Finland advanced to the second round of the Power Horse Cup by beating Lukas Lacko of Slovakia 6-3, 6-1 on Monday.
Brazilian qualifier Andre Gham defeated Go Soeda of Japan 6-4, 6-0. Gham is ranked No. 260 in the world, Soeda is No. 115.
Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain landed 80 per cent of first serves to rally past Gilles Muller of Luxembourg 2-6, 6-4, 6-2. Muller committed seven double-faults.
Tobias Kamke defeated Benjamin Becker 6-3, 6-2 in an all-German match.
The clay-court tournament replaced the World Team Cup and is a warm-up for the French Open, the second Grand Slam of the year that starts Sunday.


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Saturday, March 29, 2008
I'm not participating in Earth Hour
As far as I'm concerned Earth Hour is a sham. It's some feel good propaganda being pushed by governments to mask that fact that they are doing nothing regarding the environment and the climate change crisis.
Don't tell me turning off your lights at 8 pm increases awareness of the problem. Everyone knows about it but the government isn't acting on it. Instead of symbolic gestures we should be using our energy and resources to bring about change. But the first change has to be with politicians and business leaders. They are the biggest obstacles to saving the planet.
What are other bloggers saying about the Maple Leafs
My disappointment right now, although huge, feels drab and lifeless. This may be a product of maturity, although I doubt it. It may be a product of enforced expectations. I don't know, and at this time, I don't even care.
He Score, He Shoot!
It feels like its been years since I last watched a Leafs playoff game. Probably because it has. 2003. Five years ago. Jesus. I miss it. I miss it so bad.
Sports and the City
We'd like to congratulate the team on a third straight year without a playoff appearance and some individual congrats are also in order. ...To the entire Toronto Maple Leafs organization, congratulations on another year of leaving your fan base feeling fed up, unsatisfied and generally fucked.
Leafs Are Trash
This year, it was a powerplay goal by the 87 year old Glen Murray that officially once-and-for-all put a fork in the Leafs...So now it's time to focus on coach firings, GM hirings, waivers, shutting down the injured and infirm and prepping for the draft. Oh, and let's go Raycroft!
Bitter Leaf Fan
There's no better single scene you could choose to describe this Leafs season than Kessel's back-breaker goal: a younger, faster opponent breaking in to score, while a Leaf trails behind him, not skating hard, complaining to the officials. That's what this team has become. They don't work hard. They don't skate. And they always find somebody else to blame. It's a tribute to this team's core leadership that a young player like Kronwall can come up, play only a handful of games, and still know exactly how to handle the situation. His reaction was right about of the Bryan McCabe playbook.
Down Goes Brown
Another failure. It sucks...I beg to differ if we don't lead the league in man-games lost, or the top five every year. That certainly doesn't help. We have a lot of injury issues; that's no excuse though. We seem to find one month where we just go on a slide and don't play consistent. You can't have a stretch where you lose six, seven games in a row every year and try to fight and claw your way back.
Bryan McCabe
Philadelphia Impressed with TTC
I know at times I've critical of the Toronto Transit Commission and it's easy to forget that, to some other major metropolitan areas, the TTC is considered to be a shining example of a well-operated mass-transit system. In fact, recently, a group of visitors from Philadelphia, including representatives from the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), and the University of Pennsylvania Design School among others, paid a visit to study our transit system. (Yes, the TTC.)
According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, there are enough similarities between the two cities' transit systems to make a reasonable comparison between them. The Toronto commission is, in some ways, comparable to SEPTA, with about the same size workforce (roughly 10,000) and operating budget (about $1 billion). But it carries 50 percent more passengers: 460 million, compared with SEPTA's 301 million a year.
The Inquirer article is absolutely chock-full of praise for the TTC and well worth the read, but here are some of the highlights:The three top attributes of the Toronto system are "service, service, service," noted Edward D'Alba, president of Urban Engineers, another in the group.
One thing "that really impacted me was the sheer size of development within a quarter to half a mile of the Toronto subway stations," said Andrew Levecchia, senior planner for the Camden County Improvement Authority. "Thirty thousand to 40,000 people at a transit node. This is what we need. . . . They seem to be more willing to intensify density" than suburban Philadelphia residents, he said.
Toronto has outgrown Philly and the metropolitan area is 6 million compared to 5 million for Philly. With so many more customers, and a higher base fare ($2.75 versus $2), the Toronto commission recovers about 80 percent of its operating costs from riders, compared with about 43 percent for SEPTA.
"SEPTA matches up fairly well against Toronto's transit system," McCaney said. "In my opinion, the real dramatic difference is not between the transit systems themselves, but rather how Toronto and the greater Toronto region seems to have much more effectively exploited its transit system as an economic development asset."
Friday, March 28, 2008
Here's my cell number, call me so I can rob you
You could not make up this story.
Ruben Zarate attempted to rob a muffler shop on the Chicago Northwest Side yesterday, but employees told him only their boss could open the safe, and he wasn't there. So Zarate gave them his phone number and told them to call when the boss got in. They called the police instead. The even sadder part is that when the cops called him claiming to be the manager, he actually went back to the shop expecting this to work. This time when he waved his gun around a cop shot him in the leg.
He lived, so it's okay if I say this: what a dumbass.
No TTC Strike Next Week...
Like Rush Hour Isn't Bad Enough
The couple were both arrested and are undergoing psychiatric examinations. Yup, life in the big city.
Here comes trouble
Hummer Limo Joyride Flattens Neighbourhood
Thursday, March 27, 2008
One Hit Wonder
TTC Mediation Underway
So will mediation prevent a threatened TTC strike on Monday at midnight? Will they or won't they? Not even the TTC seems to know for sure.
This kind of intervention has made a difference in the past. In 2005, a strike was averted only after intense talks continued 13 days past the deadline. In 2002, it took 17 days. But in the 2006 wildcat walkout, an agreement was reached - and union members still left their posts.
Union leader Bob Kinnear has confirmed it's possible his members could choose to stage a work-to-rule instead of a full blown walkout. What would that entail? It's not entirely clear. It could be as simple as not collecting fares or not wearing uniforms.
The union could copy a 1989 tactic by going with the rule book to the letter and slowing down service as much as possible, including having subway trains crawl into and out of stations.
It lasted 41 days and was a strategy that infuriated riders, but it's better than the alternative. It means it would take you a lot longer to get where you're going - but at least you'd be able to get there.On the sidebar I'm running a poll asking if Torontonians think TTC workers should be allowed to strike.
Who can figure out Stephen Harper?
Picking a fight with a wildly popular two term Liberal majority government which governs the most vote-rich province in Canada is perhaps the stupidest move Harper's advisors have thought of yet. Obviously internal polling confirmed this. Hard to make some sense of all this though Calgary Grit has put together a list of possible reasons:
1. They want to blame McGuinty for the impending economic slump
2. This will help CPC fundraising
3. Trying to hurt the "Liberal" brand in Ontario
4. Trying to damage a future McGuinty run for LPC leader
5. There are enough people who dislike McGuinty that this will get them votes
6. Flaherty wants to replace John Tory
7. This is to remind Ontarians that they like federal/provincial fighting
8. Deflect attention from Cadman/Mulroney
9. A chance to re-emphasize that they're the party of tax cuts without having to actually cut taxes
10. Portray Tories as being best for the economy
11. Beating up Stephane Dion isn't challenging enough anymore
12. Harper just likes picking fights with people
Oy Vey!!
Manischewitz broke the tragic news today that Tam Tams, their bite-sized matzo crackers, will not be available in time for Passover this year. Tam Tams made their debut in 1940 and have been produced every year for the past 86 until now, derailed by a delay in the installation of a new $15 million oven in their New Jersey plant.
The December installation didn't leave enough time for the boost in production needed for Passover tables across the region, which usually takes about five months. Manichewitz made the tough decision about which products to produce in their shortened time frame and Tam Tams didn't make the cut. Spokesman David Rossi explained, "We realized there are only so many hours in the day that we can make matzos, and something had to give."
So what's a Jew to do? Either buy similar products from competitors or make do with last year's batch, which might still be available if stores didn't sell out last year. Failing that, just stick to regular matzoh. Next year, with Tam Tams. Or in Jerusalem. Or both.
Hillary Clinton in Bosnia
Fat Bandit Gives Police the Slip
Although victims initially suspected that a man who robbed three banks within 90 minutes yesterday was wearing a fat suit as a disguise, police today say the man really is a fat guy.
"We don't believe it's a fat suit," Det. Russ Fairey said. "We just think he is fat."
Early reports indicated the robber must have been wearing a "fat suit" to disguise his identity.
But police now believe the robber is about 5-foot-9 and 300 pounds. His beard, however, is a fake.
Meanwhile, public health officials are concerned that the thief is at high risk to develop dementia.
Egg McMuffin Creator Dies at 89
Herb Peterson creator of the Egg McMuffin passed away Tuesday at the age of 89. Mr. Peterson created the Egg McMuffin because he had a preference for eggs benedict and wanted to create something similar for the Golden Arches.
Thanks Herb!
Spitzer Loves Those Whores
At the center of the new ring is Kristin "Billie" Davis, a busty bottle blonde who hails from a rough-and-tumble California trailer park. She has a reputation for hard-partying, shameless self-promotion and a rumored 10,000-name-long client list. I noticed discreet isn't part of her repertoire.
This is one classy looking lady.
Jack Nicholson has Serious Man Boobs
'Toronto 18' Defense: We Were Camping
The lawyer defending the first person to be put to trial from the 'Toronto 18' claims the informants used by crown have been exaggerating.
Defence lawyer Michael Moon in his factum states that "In fact this hapless F-Troop, who ventured into the deathly cold of winter without a proper tent ... was reduced to sleeping in the vehicles at night to prevent freezing to death" and "trooping off to the Tim Hortons multiple times a day for coffee and use of the bathroom."
It appears that this defendant is indeed a minor player in this group since he has not been accused of the core conspiracy: an alleged plot to detonate fertilizer-based truck bombs in downtown Toronto.
Mr. Moon suggests that the ringleaders werelooking for a "few good men" -- without their knowledge -- to groom for a Canadian terror plot.
Big Gut Can Lead to Dementia
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Rich Geeks Always Get the Babes
Australian model Kristy Hinze says she was instantly attracted to her 63-year-old boyfriend, Netscape founder and Texan billionaire Jim Clark, by his intelligence. Everyone stop giggling. Kristy is not in the least bit interested in Jim's money. Clark's yacht, Athena, the biggest privately-owned yacht in the world, obviously had nothing whatsoever to do with it.
She didn't even realize he was rich. She thought Netscape was some type of fishing gear.
The couple have been dating for two and-a-half years and, despite his being worth an estimated $US1.1 billion, Hinze gushes that the reason she loves her billionaire entrepreneur so very much, is because "He's handsome and has so much charisma - and he's so funny". He has her laughing all the way to the bank, obviously. She adds, "I just love him".
So there is hope for geeks. Well at least rich ones.
More Confessions From NY Governor
New York Gov. David Paterson, who replaced disgraced former Gov. Eliot Spitzer this month, today added to his previous revelations of marital infidelity, and marijuana and cocaine use, by claiming that he has also sniffed glue, tagged subway cars with graffiti, bet on dog fights, driven with his seatbelt unbuckled while talking on a cell phone and fired several shots from the grassy knoll on Dealey Plaza on November 22, 1963.
Stupid People With Guns
Who the Maple Leafs Should Bring Back Next Season
Looking at the Leafs, I think you hang on to players 1) who provide value relative to their salary; 2) fill a specific need; 3) are cheap; and 4) may not provide much value right now but will likely in the future. If you don't fall in one or more categories than you need to go. I'm also not big on buying out contracts. You are limited to only 3 buy-outs under the current collective agreement and the cost of a buy-out limits you financially for years. For example, the Leafs are still carrying the Belfour buy-out this season. So here is my list:
Vesa Toskala: An elite first string goalie is a necessity in the NHL. Toskala fits that description and will earn his $4.0 million salary that kicks in next season.
Andrew Raycroft: He earns $2.2 million next season, which is too much for a back up. He should be shipped to the Marlies to free up cap space. Perhaps if he bounces back some NHL team may show some interest. His replacement could be Scott Clemmensen or any other cheap back up available over the summer. Justin Pogge has been sharing the net with Clemmensen because he has not shown enough to win the first string job. He should stay with the Marlie until he establishies himself as a #1 goalie.
Mats Sundin: Sundin is looking at the Leafs on a season to season basis. Frankly its hard to rebuild a team when a key player will not commit beyond one season. I would be happy if he retired and those dollars go to a younger free agent who you can sign for a longer period (eg., Hossa).
Nik Antropov: Brittle and slow. But he has size and a scoring touch. His $2.15 million salary for next year makes him a bargain if you can get 70 games out of him.
Alexei Ponikarovsky: Good skater and good size. Average scoring ability. Salary is reasonable and he will be a decent 2nd line player.
Darcy Tucker: We all know that Tucker plays with a lot of heart and emotion - when healthy. When he is banged up all his shortcomings become very noticeable - lack of size, speed and defense. You can't get rid of everyone so he is worth bringing back after a summer of R&R.
Jason Blake: Ferguson's worst free agent signing and you knew it the day it was announced. Giving a 5 year contract to a small 34 year old forward who is not really good enough to play of a 1st line makes no sense. You will never be able to move this contract. Maybe they can find a centre for him that will help get a little more offense out of him.
Alex Steen: Just signed a new deal. He has moments of great hockey interspersed between a lot of mundane hockey. Easily pushed off the puck. He will never live up to a first round pick but is a decent 2-way player who will fill in on a 2nd or 3rd line. He is still young.
Mats Stajan: Developing into a solid 2-way player. Will be an excellent shutdown centre who can contribute offensively. A definite keeper.
Mark Bell: I cannot see him earning his $2.5 million salary next season. Would look much better in a Marlie sweater.
Kyle Wellwood: He has been awful but at 24 he is too young and his hands are too good to write off quite yet. He is a RFA this summer and won't be earning a raise. He needs to improve his fitness level, drop some weight and play with more intensity. Still, if a good trade offer comes in, grab it.
Boyd Devereaux: Strong skater and defensive player who can chip in with some scoring. Not sure why the Red Wings didn't keep him around. Next year's salary is $0.6 million which is good value for a 4th liner.
Dominic Moore: Very fast and a gives you 100% effort on every shift. Very good on face offs. He is only 26 and although an UFA in the summer will be cheap to resign. Good value as a 4th liner.John Pohl: Not as good as Moore and 2 years older. Will be an UFA this summer. I would let cut him loose.
Jiri Tlusty: He should have been with the Marlie all season getting lots of ice time. Unless he can earn a spot on one of the top 3 lines, I would have him play next season on the Marlies. Another season of 8 minutes of ice time per game will not benefit the team or Tlusty.
Jeremy Williams/Kris Newbury/Darryl Boyce/Alex Foster: Young players at various stages of development. One or more might win a spot. Right now, the Leafs seriously lack toughness and only Newbury provides that.
Tomas Kaberle: Best defenseman on the team and is paid a reasonable salary. The offense and powerplay would seriously falter if he is moved and fortunately he vetoed a trade. At 29 he has years of good hockey left and has few injuries. He seems to make his defense partner play better by doing all the puck handling or them.
Pavel Kubina/Bryan McCabe: The Kubina signing made no sense. You don't pay a 3rd defenseman $5 million because he will never get enough ice time to justify that salary. So one of these two players has to go. I don't really care because neither is worth the money. Kubina has a provision in his contract that gives the Leafs a 6-week window to trade him this summer. Alternatively, McCabe may agree to move to a New York team in a trade if they will have him. Maybe the Leafs might get lucky this summer.
Carlo Colaiacovo: Very talented so you need to stick with him. He is only 24. However, he is one of those players who you would move for the right offer.
Ian White: Only 23 years old. Why would you give up on him?Anton Stralman: The type of player you rebuild around.
Andy Wozniewski: An UFA this summer. I volunteer to help pack his bags.
Stefan Kromwell: Also only 24 and cheap. Defensemen take longer to develop. He has size and is a good skater. You need players like this to provide some depth to your team.
That's a total of 16-17 returning players. So this is not a total rebuild but you need to change some of your core players. This team is too soft and weak defensively. The collective agreement will slow down the process so it will likely take two summers to bring about the necessary changes.
'Toronto 18' Trial Begins
The youth, who was 18 when he was arrested, is accused of attending the 12-day camp from Dec. 18 to Dec. 31, 2005, during which he was "present for terrorist indoctrination, wore hooded camouflage and participated in various military-style exercises including marching, obstacle course training and firearms training," according to the Crown's factum. The document contains transcripts of wiretaps and videotapes that include one conversation in which one of the accused speaks of the group's ambitions.
- While some of the allegations have already surfaced in public reports, a great deal in the factum had never been published. Some of that expected evidence includes:
Videos of terrorist indoctrination, in which the accused are exhorted to wage battle in the new empire of "Rome" in North America, "whether we get arrested, whether we get killed."
- Wiretap surveillance in which they discuss their desire to "establish the religion of Allah and to get rid of the oppressors" and the need for funds to finance their goals of building a "team" to "go make an attack."
- The construction of a "radio frequency remote-control detonator" that needed to be improved because its range was nine metres.
- Allegations the accused attended two training camps. One was a 12-day camp near the town of Washago, Ont., where they practised military-style exercises in camouflage gear and undertook firearms training with a 9-mm firearm. The second was a two-day camp at the Rockwood Conservation Area, where they donned camouflage clothing and made a propaganda-style video of their military drills.
One police recording reveals a discussion of Operation Badr, a plot to storm Parliament Hill, take politicians hostage and demand the removal of Canadian troops from Afghanistan and the release of Muslim prisoners in federal institutions, police allege. If their demands weren't met, they'd "kill everybody".
Ashley Dupre Not Quite Rich Yet
Remember all the money Ashley Dupre was going to make? It's disappearing, fast. Ashley has made plenty of money for media outlets, but hasn't seen a penny of it herself. And given that her story is now... yawn... a couple weeks old, it will be increasingly hard for her to cash in.
"Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis was prepared to pay her $1 million to appear in the company's new magazine, but then rescinded the offer when it was discovered she was already in one of the company's videotapes from 2003. Even the Orlando Sentinel discovered it had a topless image of her from a story that year on the "Girls Gone Wild" series. Us Weekly posted more than 50 photos of her from a "modeling" shoot on its website last week.
Ashley you 15 minutes are up. In fact, you never even made it to 15 minutes.
Knut is a prima donna polar bear
Knut the polar bear has turned from a cuddly cub into a publicity-addicted psycho, one of his keepers claimed yesterday.
Markus Roebke said Berlin Zoo's celebrity animal was obsessed with the limelight and howled with rage when denied an audience.
When the zoo had to shut because of black ice everywhere he howled until staff members stood before him and calmed him down.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Hockey's Ugly Side
Jonathan is one of the worst goalies in the league and doesn't seem to have much of his dad's hockey genes. However, he does have his dad's ugly temper.
I love the first snowfall of Spring...
New NY Governor Comes Clean
Coming Soon: Flaherty vs. McGuinty Smackdown
Someone should remind Flaherty that he is no longer the Ontario Finance Minister. I seem to recall the people of Ontario rejected his government back in 2003.
This is virtually an unprecedented move prior to a provincial Budget. Certainly we have seen federal and Ontario governments disagree on issues in the past but this has gone beyond just philosophical differences. You also can't help but wonder if some of the rhetoric has to do with a possible federal election later this year. I'm not sure attacking a popular provincial government will help the Tories in Ontario. Perhaps some federal support for Toronto might be more effective.
And More Bad Weather for Toronto
This time last year the afternoon temperatures were 15C (59F) and my bulbs were in bloom. Normal highs are 7C (45F) but we seem to be lucky to even get above freezing. There is snow still on my lawn and more coming.
This winter's snowfall now sits at 189 cm which is just 18 cm of the 138-39 record. Since we are looking at a cold April, that record may fall.
Hey Toronto, on the positive side, the Maple Leafs stop playing in early spring so with the delay in nice weather maybe they will stay alive a while longer.
More TTC Woes
Monday, March 24, 2008
Ukrainian Beats Out Chinese as Tallest Man
NEWS FLASH: Bao Xishun at 7'9" is no longer the World's tallest man. The Chinese giant has been beaten by Leonid Stadnik from the Ukraine who is was measured in 2006 to be 8'5". He still lives with his 66 year old mother and has to stoop as he moves around his house. He spend most of his time in his tiny home village because he cannot fit in a car or bus.
Drugs in Ontario Drinking Water Too
Compounds detected include painkillers such as ibuprofen, cholesterol-lowering drugs and the common household antibacterial agent triclosan.
So will drinking tap water help me with my arthritis?
Mug Shot of the Week
Man Claims to be Pregnant
You don't see this story every day. Saturday's National Post has a story about a Oregon man who claims to be pregnant. Well it seems the man used to be a woman but now is a man married to another woman and it is the man not the woman in this couple that is pregnant. Oy, my head hurts.
Thomas Beatie's first-person story appears in the April issue of The Advocate, a Los Angeles-based newsmagazine for lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgendered people.
According to the story, Mr. Beatie was born a woman but decided to become a transgender male and legally changed his sex to male. He had his breasts surgically removed and started bimonthly testosterone injections, but kept his vagina.
Now identifying as male, Mr. Beatie legally married Nancy Beatie, the story says. The pair wanted a biological baby but Ms. Beatie was unable to carry a child. So they decided Mr. Beatie would carry the child.Things should get interesting in the hospital maternity ward this summmer.
Beauty Queen Cabinet Minister is Incompetent
Afterall Beauty Queens are more comfortable at cocktail parties than in prisons.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Too Painful
UCLA Begins Spring Break with Undie Run
The Incredible Hulk in Toronto
The Incredible Hulk hits the big screen in June and is expected to be one of this summer's big blockbusters. Again, Toronto fills in for New York.
Pictured is the Yonge strip, which is pretty much untouched and those familiar with the area will notice Toronto's Big Slice restaurant, Sam the Record Man, Le Chateau, and the Zanzibar strip club in the shot; an Apollo sign was raised to bring in the New York feel. The Toronto phone numbers left on signs and the non-New York buildings and billboards staying in the shots.Check out the trailer here and see if you can spot any other faux pas.


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Despite reduced role, Driver has no regretsPosted by on October 24, 2012 – 4:57 pm
WR Donald Driver has seen his snaps, and consequently his production, greatly reduced in 2012, but the Packers' all-time leader in receptions and receiving yards said on Wednesday he has no regrets about restructuring his contract to return to Green Bay after winning the "Dancing With The Stars" competition in the spring.
"No. When I came back, it was all for the opportunity to win another Super Bowl, and for the fans," Driver said. "It's hard to leave the fans that supported you throughout your career, and they supported me throughout the process, especially this offseason with 'Dancing With The Stars,' and you can't let them go. You have to continue.
"You think about every time I catch a ball in that stadium, it goes crazy. I don't think I would have gone anywhere else and gotten the same love."
Driver has just four catches for 45 yards and one touchdown through seven games this season, and he has played only a handful of snaps in some games, even with WR Greg Jennings sidelined with a groin injury. He said he didn't expect such a reduced role, but he's staying positive with the thought that he could be called upon more later in the season. Driver missed practice on Wednesday due to a neck injury, but he said he's fine.
"I don't think you ever expect your role to be this way," he said. "It happens, and it transitions to that certain point. Mine did. I think you have to be OK with it. When you're OK with it, then everyone else around you will be OK with it."
As a team leader for a long time and now a national celebrity, it's clear by Driver's words that he's well aware his public demeanor is being watched closely.
"I don't think you can complain," he said. "The most I've complained is when I was a child. This is just a setback. You have to respect it, understand it's a business decision, and when it's all said and done, hoping that I get a little more playing time."
Driver said he hopes the coaches haven't taken him "completely out of the playbook," and he vows to be ready for any opportunity that comes his way. QB Aaron Rodgers acknowledged that Jordy Nelson, Randall Cobb, James Jones and Jermichael Finley are all options getting more attention at this point, but over a long season there's no telling when things might change. Rodgers probably remembers as well as anyone that Driver was his best receiver in the playoff defeat to the Giants last January.
"At some point we're going to count on him to make the plays he's capable of making," Rodgers said. "Until then he's going to be a great teammate and look for his opportunities and when he gets them we'll expect him to make the plays."
On another note, it was announced this week that Driver will be inducted into the Southwestern Athletic Conference Hall of Fame on Dec. 6. A seventh-round draft pick out of Alcorn State, Driver joins former Philadelphia Eagles WR Harold Carmichael from Southern University in the eight-member class of 2012 inductees. The SWAC Hall of Fame already includes Pro Football Hall of Famers Willie Davis from Grambling and Jerry Rice from Mississippi Valley State.
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By Jeremy on Oct 24, 2012 | Reply
Really hope he retires a Packer. One of the all-time best. Class act straight through. How many players, in any sports league, would take less to stay with the team they love and respect the fans that love them. Retire his number, he deserves it.
By jay Merritt on Oct 24, 2012 | Reply
Driver is one of the all time greats always gave 110 percent i wish they would give him more opportunities,he has a lot left in the tank he always took good care of hisself. Give him a touchdown pass this Sunday at home and listen to the crowd go nuts it will be a big boost for the whole team usually the packers play to the level of there opponent. He deserve more playing time.
By Rusty Draper on Oct 25, 2012 | Reply
How good of example can you have on your team than a guy like DD who is willing to forfeit his final years as a starter to remain a Packer. He is a number on class act and will belong on the HALL of FAME when it is all said and done. We all know there is gas left in his tank and if called a pond he will rise to the occasion . Just know this DD your fans love and support you will forever be a #1 Packer in our eyes.I hope you take your leadership and skills along with your knowledge of the game and go into coaching when it is all said and done. Hopefully at a youth level what a great inspiration you will be. For now I salute you DD and wish you nothing but the best . #80 = #1 !
By Pack4ever12 on Oct 25, 2012 | Reply
Upon not "a pond"
By Charlie Collier on Oct 25, 2012 | Reply
Always have and always will love "Double D". One things for sure if the need arises he will be more than ready to come in.
By Herbc on Oct 25, 2012 | Reply
Do not know the strategy, but Donald Driver is the best we have or will ever have. If he wants to play, it should be his call, he has earned it. Play him! Down right rude to sit him against his wishes. Too bad he is not a tight end.
By Wayne on Oct 25, 2012 | Reply
DD is a class act. He will do whatever called upon as best as he can. Would be an almost undefeatable team if everyone played the games with his attitude.
By John on Oct 25, 2012 | Reply
Had the privilege to meet DD after the Super Bowl in Best Buy. He was very nice to me and my wife. Gave her a great big hug. Talked about football etc. Wasnt hurried about getting out of my questions etc. This man will always be remembered when talking about the Packers. Very classy guy.
By sam on Oct 25, 2012 | Reply
Class act…
By KJ on Oct 25, 2012 | Reply
The Pack should be using Driver more. More receivers, more options, more confusion for the opposing defense. I'm glad he's a Packer and always will be. The fans owe him a lot.
By Rick & Cyd on Oct 25, 2012 | Reply
He makes us proud to be a shareholder in the Pack!
By Cory on Oct 25, 2012 | Reply
In sports, guys come in and out of teams and it's special when you love a team and a player is on that team for an entire career. I really hope when he gives up playing football that he ends up like Hines Ward and continues to be a part of football.
I'm also happy that DD got to be a receiver for Favre and Rodgers…he can't complain about his circumstances in the NFL
By Wendy on Oct 25, 2012 | Reply
DD is a rare type of football player that the Packers and the NFL should be extremely proud to have in their organizations. He is a true gentleman and a class act. He has been my favorite player since he started and I am proud to say that. Thanks DD for all of the great games and hope to watch you in many more to come.
By Rusty Draper on Oct 25, 2012 | Reply
Hey Pack4ever12 I stand corrected,get a life .
By kevin on Oct 25, 2012 | Reply
Driver is a gamer. He will be invaluable to the Pack late in the season.
By steve hennessey on Oct 26, 2012 | Reply
What more can be said of such a class act as Donald Driver? He's been such a clutch player through the years. The offense should work him more into the picture in case he's needed if other receivers should be injured.
By Tim#24 on Oct 26, 2012 | Reply
Why not play him as a 5th receiver and make the defense TRY to cover him with a LB? Donal D is class act without question…Thanks for everything you have done on and off the field #80!
By nigeriaguest on Oct 26, 2012 | Reply
a steam dream with my PE€N
By Sidney Shands on Oct 26, 2012 | Reply
Driver was great, and will go down in Packers history. He certainly has a bigger role as a Packer role model.
By Jonathon Tesch on Oct 26, 2012 | Reply
Reading through the list of comments here, the words "class act" echo like thunder—and for good reason! In an age where the public face of athletes is more and more often defined by the scandals they find themselves in or the arrests they earn while being stupid, Dubba-D has been every inch as sparkling as that dynamite smile of his.
My wife is a teacher in inner-city Minneapolis and often mentions how sad it is that some of the black kids she teaches don't have many good positive black male role-models they can look up to. It shows even more respect than it would coming from me (a dyed-in-the-wool cheesehead) when she says that Donald Driver is one she is immensely thankful for as someone about whom she can say to those kids, "Look! Here's an incredible man and role model! Be like him!"
#80 was the first football jersey I ever wore, and I wore it proudly (and loudly) two years ago when Driver and the Pack brought the Trophy back home. Hopefully he will be the last person ever to wear it in green and gold on the field. He is an absolute paragon of class, drive, determination, competitive spirit, and every last virtue the game of football stands for.
Where's the petition to add his name in gold letters next to Starr's, White's, Favre's, and the rest inside Lambeau Field? I will sign my name and bring as many more people with me as I can find to do the same!
Donald, you are amazing. There is a throne waiting for you in Cheesehead Heaven.
By Betty Harned on Oct 26, 2012 | Reply
DD is the Best of the Best. He obviously has not lost his ability or edge. I think they are making a mistake not letting him play. His class and attitude go a long way on the field, not to mention he makes things happen. When it's time to retire, it's time, but this is not the case here. So proud of you DD for staying with our team when you had a choice. Always have been and always will be my favorite player of all time. Thank you for being loyal and classy. I WANT TO SEE DRIVER PLAY, YOU ARE WASTING TALENT!!
By jake on Oct 26, 2012 | Reply
lol Donald, you're a pond. Now rise to the occasion!
By Yusta be a Yooper! on Oct 27, 2012 | Reply
Mr.Donald Driver – role model. Intelligent,compassionate,
strong. A well adjusted team player that invites and demonstrates loyalty. He has a legacy in Green Bay that defines what it is to be "americas team". Small town, publicly owned,a family; to be part of something bigger than yourself. I have to say it — compare this to a certain primadonna we know of that cheapened the teams' image and is the polar opposite of Donald Drivers legacy. When it's DD's turn to be up, I'll be pumped for him!! I'm sure he'll do it "with Style".
By Steve Weisenstein on Oct 27, 2012 | Reply
Truly a GREAT PACKER. The #80 should go up on the field.
If this is the last year what a great career. We miss him not on the field
By skywolfe on Oct 27, 2012 | Reply
mr.dd is the must rounded player that there is blocking,picks,giving his body over the middle,giving everything he has for for the pack. now off the feild best of best. give him some playing time,he never lets you down!!!!!
By smittyben57 on Oct 28, 2012 | Reply
By cindy sturm on Oct 28, 2012 | Reply
I saw you catch that pass today against the Jags. You just go in, do your job, catch the ball, hang on and stay in bounds. Maybe you could teach some of our better pad teammates to do the same.
By WendyB on Oct 28, 2012 | Reply
He did a great job today!
By Ray J. on Oct 28, 2012 | Reply
I think The Pack is making a mistake by not using Donald Driver more. He may be the old man on the team but he is one of the very best and has alway's been. Hope fully when his time is up he will end his carrer as a Packer. You did a Great Job Again today Mr. D.
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