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Regarding this Falcons' season, only one question remains, and it will be answered next week in Tampa. Regarding the Falcons as a team, a question has arisen, a question we didn't figure we'd be asking. But here it is:
What if the franchise quarterback isn't quite a franchise quarterback?
We stipulate by saying that, if on the day Matt Ryan was drafted we'd have known the Falcons would be 19-10 (and 13-1 at home) with him as a starting quarterback, we'd have swooned on the spot. And we spent all last season swooning. But the greatest rookie quarterback in league history — and that's what he was — hasn't been the greatest sophomore quarterback in NFL annals.
Sunday was another installment in Ryan's good-but-not-great season. He completed barely half his passes and had to hit on his final five to manage that. He threw three touchdown passes against no interceptions, but he was sacked three times and fumbled twice. He finished with 250 yards and his team won 31-3, but after two quarters Ryan was only 10-for-23 and his team's lead was 10-0 against a Buffalo roster so defoliated it wouldn't have troubled Alabama.
Yes, there were extenuating circumstances. Michael Turner didn't play. Tony Gonzalez left midway through. Ryan did buy his team a working lead on the Falcons' first snap, throwing long to Roddy White down the right side. And Ryan himself is still hurting from turf toe — he limped during the game and sported a soft boot afterward.
And maybe that's the story of Matt Ryan's 2009 season: It was extenuating. Almost nothing went wrong last season; a lot did this time. Guys got hurt. The schedule got tougher. And still he has gotten this team to the cusp of those forever-sought consecutive winning seasons. He hasn't been anything approaching a failure. That said …
Matty Ice hasn't been as precise in Year 2. His completion percentage has dipped from 61.1 to 57.6. He has thrown one more interception in 13 games than he did in 16 last year. His yards-per-pass index — probably a better indicator than the confusing quarterback rating — has gone from 7.9 last season to 6.5.
Asked about Ryan's non-rookie season, White said: "I think it's been pretty good. He's done a lot of good things. He's thrown 20 touchdown passes, and that's good. Him getting hurt really hurt. But he's a competitor."
Notice, though, there was no gushing in that response. When anyone associated with the Falcons was asked about Ryan in 2008, gushing ensued. In many ways that was to be expected; there was no way Ryan could have surprised his audience after his bravura rookie campaign. Still, there hasn't been a Ryan game in 2009 that made you want to shout, "Hallelujah!" (The second half against the Giants did. But not the whole game.)
Asked to characterize Year 2, Ryan said: "The biggest thing — and this is something Coach [Mike] Smith preaches — is that it's there's a lot to learn from week to week. I said going into last season that if I could end it as a better quarterback than I started, it will be a successful year. That hasn't changed in Year 2. There have been some ups and downs, but I'm standing here as a better quarterback than when I started the season."
Understand: Nobody associated with the Falcons is even close to deciding Matt Ryan isn't the real deal. Indeed, if this is as bad as it gets with Ryan as QB, then this franchise is in not just for two winning seasons in succession but five or 10. But the convenient point of comparison for Ryan raters entering 2009 was Peyton Manning. What if he turns out to be Eli Manning instead? Would that be enough?
And I say, "Heck, yeah." At last check, Eli Manning has won just as many Super Bowls as his older sibling. If Matt Ryan wins just one Super Bowl for the franchise that hasn't yet posted consecutive winning seasons, he'll be worth every penny of that $72 million.
December 27th, 2009
6:15 pm
Oh wait, nevermind. First.
December 27th, 2009
6:16 pm
Things first 9-7
December 27th, 2009
6:18 pm
With the bucs beating the saints, let's not get ahead of ourselves on that whole breaking the streak thing…
December 27th, 2009
6:20 pm
You swoon?
December 27th, 2009
6:21 pm
Still the best QB Atl has had. MV was only a fan favorite bacause of his style-not his play. Rather have Matty on a bad day than MV on a good.
December 27th, 2009
6:23 pm
I remember that one. That was the season I started thinking the whole Mike Vick thing might not work out after all. Let's give Matty Ice some grace in his 2nd season (and we have, I think). People got a little too excited and ahead of themselves this year; I think with more reasonable expectations in 2010, the Falcons have a chance to surprise some people.
So how long will it take you to crank out a column about Meyer's indecision before you go on vacation, mb?
December 27th, 2009
6:25 pm
Right on Mark. He isn't a Marino, Fouts, Peyton, ect. But I think he is a solid upper crust QB that will be successful provided Birds can also be solid on OL, at running game and with tough defense.
December 27th, 2009
6:26 pm
I believe that the Iceman has not yet cometh anywhere near his ultimate destination, which will be one of the top 5 QBs in the game. That is plenty good enough to get the Falcons to the promised land, but as we all know, he can't do it all himself.
This team needs DEFENSE!!!
I don't think I need to utter the phrase that we all have heard 1,000 times about what wins championships, do I???
If our management/coaching team can put together just a top 10 defense, my thoughts are that we will be celebrating multiple championships in this much starved city of ours!
my 2 cents!
December 27th, 2009
6:27 pm
Maybe not quite as smooth as Matt Helm, but definitely a stronger arm than Eli Wallach.
He'll do. Certainly better than the last Falcon QB whose first and last names could be interchangeable.
December 27th, 2009
6:27 pm
Let's give Matt Ryan another year. I believe looking at Ryan and his 36 TD, 6100 yards passing and 23 Int. in 2 years he is well on his way to a stellar career. His career record of 19-12 is better than Peyton's first two years with the Colts where he was 16-16. Peyton had 52 TD and 43 Int. Ryan and Manning both had basically the same rating of 82%. It's hard to compare Peyton after all these years with Ryan. I don't believe Ryan will ever be Peyton, but he will surely be better than Eli. All I can save with Ryan he will only get better. We wouldn't even be talking having two back to back winning seasons if Vick were still here.
December 27th, 2009
6:29 pm
Here we go, Mark you wrote a lot but said very little. What is your and Schultz's agenda with the Falcons and Matt Ryan? Why can't you just WAIT for your 3 year "rookie evaluation" deal to end and come back after 3 years to pronounce judgement?
How's this Mark…Matt Ryan is MATT RYAN. It'll be good if people stopped (that is you, the media) comparing him to various other QB's, guy has had 2 seasons in the league.
I think there are countless OTHER issues that could prevent the 2010 FALCONS from being a playoff team..and they don't involve the STARTING QB position!
Just damn…
December 27th, 2009
6:29 pm
He's not Eli Manning, either. He's Matt Ryan. His skills aren't quite like Eli- both good or bad. Matt Ryan is closer to, uh… I don't know… Chad Pennington. He may be a little better than Chad Pennington right now, but his skills are Chad Pennington. Eli Manning? Ryan's game simply doesn't remind me of him at all.
December 27th, 2009
6:29 pm
Better be careful Mark, I heard excessive swooning can cause issues with ones health. Wouldn't want you having to take an indefinite leave of absence.
December 27th, 2009
6:30 pm
my god why can't we greatfull .i was there when roland lawrence was deemed nto short and to slow and sent us home in tear's.mr blank's proudct is a hellalot more plattable than we have before.we have a lot to look foward to
December 27th, 2009
6:31 pm
BTW, Ryan would probably have at least another 600 yards passing and 3 or 4 more touchdown passes had he played in the three games he missed. And yes, Turner being out has hurt tremendously. I believe the Falcons MUST build their defense. I would also get a running back in case Turner goes down again. Ryan in all has had a decent year and would have passed his passing numbers of last year easily if he hadn't missed the 3 games.
December 27th, 2009
6:32 pm
I want to say something a little unrelated here. Someone on this blog actually said that the Saints was going to lose against the Bucs. He or she said that it was because of what the Colts did during their run a few years ago or something.
Whoever that was… Kudos.
December 27th, 2009
6:33 pm
Mark I'm guessing the poster named 26.2 is trying to say, in not so many words, that when it comes to evaluating Ryan, it's a marathon, not a sprint.
December 27th, 2009
6:34 pm
All I can say is THANK GOD Matt Ryan isn't Mike Vick. The worst passer to ever put on a Falcon uniform.
December 27th, 2009
6:35 pm
Mark, I'd rather have talent than speed. willie
December 27th, 2009
6:36 pm
i always thought that aundre bruce was the best draft pick in falcons history.
December 27th, 2009
6:36 pm
I think the problems with Matt Ryan this year have EVERYTHING to do with coaching.
Why does the offense NEVER throw screen passes to take the pressure off the o-line?
Why does Mularky continually call for roll-outs to the SHORT side of the field, taking 2/3's of the field away from Ryan?
Why isn't Mularky calling the downfield passes like he did last year?
I was worried, a little, going into the year, when Mularky said he took about 1/4 of the playbook offline.
Why the hell would he do that?
Matt Ryan needs an OC who can take advantage of his strengths and help him overcome his weaknesses.
None of that has happened with Mularky this year. It's like there's been no coaching of Ryan whatsoever.
The Falcons have a chance to bring in the man who made Tom Brady what he is today if they have the forsight to part ways with Mularky now.
You don't think Charlie Weis wouldn't jump at the chance to work with and groom Matt Ryan?
Unfortunately, Mike Smith will do as Mark Richt did, and hold on to his coach one or two years too long.
This offense should have been legendary. With or without Turner, there was enough power in this offense to do some great things.
Instead, it's been unimaginative and very repetitive. Gonzalez runs two routes. White runs two or three routes. There's no variation.
Let Mike Mularky go somewhere else and bring in offensive genius and quarterback guru Charlie Weis, the man who made Tom Brady, to bring out the best in Matt Ryan.
Have some vision, Mike Smith!
December 27th, 2009
6:37 pm
no, maybe bubba bean was the best pick.
December 27th, 2009
6:38 pm
Matt Ryan needs to definitiley work on some things in the offseason if we are to progress into a Playoff Team! Even without the injury he was forcing the ball at times! He seems to be a better QB when the Pace is faster(no huddle). He also needs to learn how to hit the checkdown! instead of
always throwing the ball away if he doesnt have a Open reciever.
December 27th, 2009
6:38 pm
Ryan is still a work in progress as is the TEAM, but we do have something very important left to play for this year, END THE CURSE. Think of all our past teams since 1966 who have had success one year, only to fail the next year. Hopefully, we now have a group of leaders in the coaching and front office staffs that will be able to guide this program in the right direction; and bring us into the promised land of year in and year out winning seasons. IF we can get to that point, then we will have a better chance of a Super Bowl victory. So yes I will take a 9-7 for this year. Having consecutive winning seasons for the first time in team history IS a step in the right direction to developing a winning attitude for this team.
December 27th, 2009
6:39 pm
We'd still be in the playoff mix if he hadn't missed two games. Being in the playoffs one year, and in the mix the year after, isn't the signs of a failing QB. There probably won't be another Manning (Peyton, that is). That comparsion should stop, because with another Super Bowl title, it's quite likely he'll go down as the greatest QB in the history of the sport.
December 27th, 2009
6:39 pm
i remember Greg Brezina coming to speak to my high school the monday morning after a game. Limping but bold. now that guy's a man.
December 27th, 2009
6:39 pm
Just give him some time, and Matty Ice will be everything that we could hope for. this falcons team has perservered through serious injuries and a much tougher schedule than last year to still do pretty well, everything considered. By the way, the measuring stick is not Peyton or Eli, but Tom Brady, who will have 4 Super Bowl rings before he is through. (He would have them already, but for the most miraculous catch in Super Bowl history.) give ryan time and he will be as good as Brady.
December 27th, 2009
6:39 pm
If we are comparing him to Colt QBs, at the very least it's a good sign we are talking about Peyton Manning, and not Jeff George.
December 27th, 2009
6:40 pm
Ryan doesn't have to be great for the Falcons to be great.
December 27th, 2009
6:40 pm
Chad Pennington? Are you kidding? Give me a break. Why don't you go back and look at John Elway and his first two full seasons. 6500 yards passing, 40 TD's and 38 INT. along with a 73% rating. And those two teams were 12-4 and 11-5. When did the great QB's usually hit their peaks. Their 3rd, 4th, 5th years, not in the second. If Ryan has better stats and rating than Elway, I will take it every day.
December 27th, 2009
6:41 pm
Obviously, the falcons have had 35 busts in first draft picks to the few good ones.
Brett Favre will haunt the team forever.
December 27th, 2009
6:42 pm
Safe travels Mark.
December 27th, 2009
6:43 pm
And a happy new year. best, willie
December 27th, 2009
6:43 pm
Mark for your indefatigable yoeman's work, you've been granted an indefinite leave of absence with full pay and benefits. Take all the rest of 2009 to regroup.
December 27th, 2009
6:44 pm
Matt Ryan and the offense in general would look better if they had a good offensive line. It's been many years since the Falcons had a good offensive line.
December 27th, 2009
6:45 pm
As a former college receiver, my analysis for what is worth. Matt Ryan legacy will be based on next year.
Also, Ryan is a timing quarterback. With great perfection he can make most of this throws. He is no Drew Brees or Peyton Manning who can make all the throws. Nor do I believe he will ever be. But, he will be a top 10 quarterback in the league and if the falcons build a system around him, then he can be a playoff gb, maybe a superbowl qb one year or two. He is no Romo or QB who can flourish without a near perfect system around him: great run game, ol and defense etc. Some qb's can overcome those things, I don't see Ryan being one of them.
Build falcons build.
December 27th, 2009
6:47 pm
But it's the frustrating repetative crap with Mularky, who seems like he's channeling the worst and most unimaginative parts of Willie Martinez.
There is NO screen pass in this offense. None. Oh, sometimes when Norwood is in the game, and the other team knows exactly what's coming.
Throw to Turner in the flats, dammit! He has soft hands!
And then there is how Mularky is using Gonzalez, which is downright shameful. Seriously, he has him running two routes. A post and an out. That's it.
But again, the WORST, is when he calls all the rollouts to the SHORT side of the field. It's beyond stupid!
You know WHY the Falcons offense is much better in the no huddle???
Because Mularky is NOT calling the plays! Ryan is!!!
Seriously… what is with this idea that because someone is serviceable that you should never look for someone better?
Mularky is serviceable, but he's not the best the Falcons can now get. Charlie Weis is out there. And KC or Buffalo is going to go get him if the Falcons don't show some vision and get him first.
Weis may have been a terrible head coach. So was Dick LeBeau. But Dick and Charlie are outstanding coordinators.
Pick him up while you have the chance!
December 27th, 2009
6:48 pm
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December 27th, 2009
6:52 pm
He is definitely still a work in progress, and it isn't really fair to compare his two seasons considering the sked, injuries (including those to himself), missed time, etc. Yeah, he's regressed a tad. But the whole team has regressed (including Mularkey) so let's take that into account. For god's sake, we had a defensive end kicking off today and still won by four touchdowns. Had we been at anything close to full strength in any area this year this article wouldn't exist.
December 27th, 2009
6:52 pm
this article says nothing to me, its like putting peyton manning on and matt ryan on two different hawks loosing teams and comparing their stats. tony romo had zero completions, tds ints his first year after being undrafted and look how he's come along. that being said he (tony)was on an already good team that needed few pieces.
Manning is a great quarterback just like jordan was a great guard but no one has been labeled to follow the same footsteps these two took just yet. its premature to make assumptions right now. just imagine if our deffense got just 1-2 more picks within 50 or scoring range and matts rating wouldve been that much better.


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Photo 2 - Wheat spikes before (left) and at (right) physiological maturity
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All rogue's normal poison suppliers stock their poison from shipments that arrive weekly, on Tuesdays, that are sent from Ravenholt. Fortunately for rouges, their newest batch of poisons is now being handled by leading Forsaken Royal Apothecaries, who have taken great liberty at improving their venoms. Their newest concoction is a new splice of Wound Poison that will further... "wound" as it were, the target, making the "wounds" as it were, harder to close. After an interview with the new leading apothecary and poison maker, it has come to our attention that further poison changes are on the way--some so drastic, he says, that we may never have to coat our weapons again, as they will be permanent, and the poisons themselves will be so lethal that we need not coat our second weapon with a poison meant to damage, but rather offer us the opportunity to use more poisons meant for utility purposes.
The apothecary then began to go into an excessively lengthy rant on the process of brewing the poison, which was very dull and boring we assure you (no one wants to know about that, right? Right).


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Speaking of her son Gerald last night outside the Town Hall hearing room, Patricia L. DeConto said he had positively affected "so many people" during his life.
"We wanted to do something positive in his memory," Mrs. DeConto said.
Earlier that evening, the DeConto family had taken another step toward doing just that.
They gained the support of the board of selectmen for a $1,147,783 Community Preservation Act request to complete the Captain Gerald F. DeConto Veterans Memorial Stadium at Sandwich High School.
They and backers of the stadium proposal also secured a commitment from the selectmen to place a $500,000 proposal on the next Town Meeting warrant for the installation of artificial turf on the stadium's sports field.
On the morning of September 11, 2001, Capt. DeConto, 44, was at the Pentagon organizing the Navy's response to the World Trade Center attacks in New York City when terrorists crashed American Airlines Flight 77 into the building. He was one of 125 people to die in the Pentagon attack.
Mr. DeConto had been a soccer star at Sandwich High School. He graduated from Sandwich High in 1975 and from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland in 1979.
The DeConto family, working with a nonprofit organization known as the Sandwich Sports Complex Committee, already has made significant improvements to the athletic complex at the high school, including helping fund the construction of a new running track.
The former track had been condemned in 2001 by the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association as unusable for athletic competitions.
The sports complex committee was formed to raise money and accept gifts to build a stadium to be named after Capt. DeConto at the high school.
At last night's board of selectmen meeting, committee treasurer Timothy Paul described the $1.14 million proposal that the committee has submitted to the town's Community Preservation Committee.
The proposal includes $396,000 for construction of bleachers with a press box, $541,783 for field excavation and drainage work, and $210,000 for the installation of field lights.
Mr. Paul said the proposed bleachers will accommodate a little under 1,200 people. At present, there are no bleachers or press box at the athletic complex.
The bleachers will be situated on the "home" side of DeConto Stadium, has been designed to conform to the hilly terrain, and will include handicap access.
The stadium project also will involve excavation of the field and removal of the existing sod. An underground drainage system will be installed to alleviate excessive water puddling that turns the field muddy during use.
The project also involves the installation of field lights. At present, no field lights exist at the complex, as the 40-year-old lights previously there had been removed because of their poor condition.
The lights will help give multiple teams access to the field. They also will allow for Friday night football games to be played at the stadium, with ample lighted parking.
The synthetic turf that is being proposed will help the field withstand heavy use. Because the turf does not qualify for community preservation funding, the selectmen are proposing that taxpayers fund its purchase and installation.


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From now 'til we publish the 2012 edition of Best of Phoenix, New Times and Chow Bella present 100 Tastemakers -- Valley residents who make the cut in our culinary scene. Some you'll know; for others, it'll be a first introduction (but likely not the last). While you're here, check out our 100 Creat ... More >>
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Since Scottsdale band Threefold Fate describes their sound as "desert rock," it's no surprise this flier for the Saturday, March 20 show at Mesa's Goat Head Saloon contains a smattering of desert-inspired images. That sunset the woman's looking at is pretty awesome, considering the sky ... More >>
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Last week's wet weather turned the west end of the Tempe Town Lake into a wide, rumbling waterfall over the weekend as runoff spilled over the lake's inflatable dams. Tempe closed the lake and let air out of the rubber dams on Friday as billions of gallons of muddy ... More >>
By http2007 at flickr Creative Commons.Become one with this...and do it fast.Okay, so I admit this blog is way under the gun (the deadline for this call to artists is August 3rd) but I just wouldn't feel right about life if I didn't at least mention it.And, since the applicants are artists, I fig ... More >>
Even he-man hikers can swallow their pride at Spur Cross
Art collector spreads Copper State love, female-style
Even he-man hikers can swallow their pride at Spur Cross
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Talk about a fresh start. The Four Seasons Scottsdale at Troon North will usher in 2008 with a whole new look -- and a whole new restaurant. Renovations have been ongoing at the resort since July. A few months back, I'd gotten word from Kim Cole, the Four Seasons' director of PR, that along with a ... More >>
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Resort keeps it clean on the Salt
Sadly, the food never answers the call of the wild
Acacia at Four Seasons Resort
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The death of tiny Autumn White should make lawmakers think more carefully about state budget cuts
Stone cold fun at Rock Art Expo
The Spike clears up tale of the tortoises and the harebrained
Sun Valley Parkway
Apache Stronghold Golf Club
Boojum Tree
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Cafe Ted
Old MacDonald's Ranch
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Squeezed out by developers and environmentalists, recreational users gird for a rumble in the desert.
Arboretum educates, inspires guests
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Tempe is asking for a monkeywrencher to pull the plug on Town Lake
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Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor recently revealed that he turned to David Bowie for some advice about how to beat his drug addiction while touring with the legendary rocker back in 1994.
"I was in the throes of [my former addiction]…when we toured with Bowie, and this was the Bowie that had come out the other side and was happily married," he tells U.K. newspaper The Guardian . "I was nearing the peak of my addiction, and his role to me was kind of mentor, big brother, friend, and also he'd give me kind of shamanish advice."
Reznor adds that he's glad to be sober, and that the memory of his recovery process helped to inspire NIN's upcoming album,
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"I've learned to recognize…that I'm wired wrong in certain ways, the chemical balance of my brain is off in terms of depression a little bit," he explains. "[
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Hesitation Marks will be released on September 3. If you pre-order the deluxe edition of Hesitation Marks now at iTunes , you'll score an immediate download of the album's first single, "Came Back Haunted."
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On July 2, 2008 during Action News 5 at 5pm, WMC-TV 5 presented the Mid-South's first newscast in High Definition.
WMC-TV 5 has long been the Mid-South's leading television station. Its rich history includes being the first television station to broadcast in the state of Tennessee, the first station in the Mid-South to report live via satellite, and the first to use a helicopter for news coverage.
That leadership takes on a new meaning with the launch of the area's first High Definition newscast. WMC-TV 5's high definition launch was accompanied by a station-wide graphics and equipment overhaul, highlighted by brand new, state-of-the-art High Definition studio cameras.
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At this year's Eerie Horror Film Festival (www.eeriehorrorfilmfestival.com) the award for Best Screenplay was given to "Redwood," a dark tragedy set in a fantasy-esque woods, written by David Blair and co-written by Adam Pitman.
"Redwood" tells the story of Joe, a lonely carpenter who has built his house around a giant redwood tree. He lives with his son, Cole, a toe-headed boy who walks with a limp. When a mysterious and beautiful drifter named Avie comes to town, the two are immediately taken by her kindness and invite her to stay the night. But soon her treacherous nature is revealed and during a violent thunderstorm, she and Joe engage in an equally violent confrontation, resulting in the death both Avie and Cole. Because of his shady reputation amongst the townspeople (Joe was accused of murdering his own wife several years prior), Joe's panic leads him to cover up his crime and he carves out a tomb within the giant redwood tree. He places the bodies inside, concealing the evidence of his wrongdoing, and seals it up. As the seasons change, so does the tree: the evergreen needles shed and are replaced with blood-red ones. And its not long before a haunting presence emerges from within the sealed tomb causing Joe to not only question whether Avie was actually dead, but his sanity as well. Gradually Joe's guilt and sadness at the death of his son slowly destroys him, and he seals off the room containing the tree trunk tomb. But not even walls can block his misdeeds and soon subtle knocks and faint voices are heard from behind the wall. What follows is a horrifying descent into a world of ghosts, wolves, madness and eventual redemption. "Redwood" is a haunted house story for the ages, a tale as beautiful as it is terrifying.


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Recovering after a stroke may feel like a daunting task. Among other things, your brain must relearn skills it lost when it was damaged by the stroke.
Recent research, though, shows that the brain is amazingly resilient and capable of adapting after a stroke. This means that recovery is more possible than previously thought.
Recovering use of your arm does bring special challenges, though -- different than those experienced with the leg, says Susan Ryerson PT, ScD, owner of Making Progress, a physical therapy business. Ryerson has specialized in post-stroke recovery for more than 40 years with a special interest in rehab for arms.
"But you don't have to do anything with the arm because you have the other one to use," Ryerson says. "In the beginning, it's easier to do things with your 'good' arm. So you develop a behavioral pattern of nonuse." But because early muscle activation is critical to good recovery, you should be devoting as much time as possible to getting your arm to work, she says.
What to Expect During Stroke Rehab for Your Arm
Your stroke rehabilitation program involves working with a team to guide you. This usually includes physical and occupational therapists. The rehab team will likely recommend combining a variety of exercises and other techniques to help your arm recover. Two big goals of stroke rehab are to enhance muscle control and reduce spasticity. This is a constant contraction of muscles that can lead to pain and other problems.
Stroke rehabilitation for your hand and arm includes passive movements or exercises that are movements done with the help of a therapist and more active exercises you do with little or no assistance.
Stroke rehabilitation can be tiring. It may also help to be active during times of the day when you have more energy. Set realistic goals.
Stretching Arm Exercises After a Stroke
Stretching is especially important for reducing spasticity. "Stretching should be used not as an alternative to medications, but as a foundation," says Joel Stein, MD, director of the rehabilitation medicine service and physiatrist-in-chief at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. "Patients that are very meticulous about it can often manage with substantial spasticity."
Your therapist will teach you range-of-motion stretches. Some of these involve using your other arm to produce the forces needed to move the disabled arm. Called passive exercises, these can help prevent muscle shortening and joint stiffness.
"Taking the arm and stretching it with the other arm is the bedrock of spasticity self-management," Stein says. You can also use the unaffected hand to stretch the thumb and all the fingers on the affected hand.
Your therapist will instruct you on how to do stretches, but these are some general guidelines:
- Move the arm through its full range of motion at least three times a day.
- Gently stretch tighter muscles to a point of slight discomfort.
- Then hold the stretch for at least 60 seconds.
Although these stretches are helpful in preventing spasticity and other problems, they don't directly address the primary impairment -- control of the arm, Ryerson says.


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ATLANTA -- "Mamma Mia!" Here we go again. The Broadway musical inspired by the Swedish group ABBA's pop hits is back at the Fox Theatre Wednesday night with a special guest -- former Duluth resident, Ethan Le Phong.
Le Phong plays the cougar chasing bartender, Pepper, in the play, which he has a lot of fun with nightly.
"Pepper is a goofball and big flirt, who chases after Tayna (an older wealthy woman)," he said. "I get to be funny, and sing and dance on the stage. On some occasions, women try to give me their number after the show."
But Le Phong didn't get to Broadway overnight. He has been on stage since he was a young boy.
"Both my parents are singers, so I was always in theater as a child," he said while talking about wanting to be part of the Disney empire. "I remember when my dad got transferred down to Georgia, I wanted to be at a school with the best theater department."
That's how he ended up at Duluth High School and graduated in the class of 1994. Over the years, Le Phong performed in community theaters, had a role in "Miss Saigon" in Germany, worked in London and now lives in Los Angeles. "The rest is history," he said.
Le Phong's sister and parents still live in Gwinnett County and will attend the show.
"I've been on 'the big stage' since 1998, but this is my debut at the Fox," he said while talking about his previous performances.
The actor believes that everyone can "get into the show," especially since his brother-in-law "hates musicals, but this is one he could dig."
"It's a great story of mother and daughter and the love between them," Le Phong said. "This musical is light-hearted and fun, but (the cast) brings in the drama when needed. People cry because they can relate with Donna raising single child."
At the end, the cast is anticipating audience participation.
"We want people to get up and dance at the end of the show," he said. "There needs to be singing in the aisles."
The show runs through Sunday evening.
More like this story
- Former Duluth resident performs in 'Mamma Mia!' at the Fox Theatre ( November 1, 2011 )
- The sun will come up this weekend as the Fox Theatre hosts musical 'Annie' ( January 13, 2010 )
- MOVIE REVIEW: The singing will be hard to resist in gloomy 'Les Miserables' ( December 27, 2012 )
- 'Chorus Line' opens at Aurora Theatre ( August 4, 2011 )
- 'Come Fly Away' brings songs of Sinatra to Atlanta ( July 28, 2011 )


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Great Gorge Guesthouse
Fantastic location - 10 minute walk to the Falls. We have FREE Wi-FI and are conveniently located near a supermarket and public transportation. A perfect place to make yourself at home and comfortable after a busy day of sightseeing.
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Arrivals and check-ins outside of 4 pm to 9 pm will be charged a $10 fee as they require special arrangements be made to have someone here. That time must be agreed upon in advance.
No check-ins after 11 pm as they are disruptive to other guests.
Rooms are for 2 people MAXIMUM - children count as people so please do not show up with a small surprise. You will be turned away and charged for the night.
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first off, I have to let you know.. I've been a devoted 2.5 user forever.. the only reason I had 3.x installed on my machine at all was because they had a really nice import ability.. which is what I'm putting on my wish list..
it was nice in the fact that you could not only specify which fields were imported, but you could specify what their corresponding db field was.. (i.e. you didn't have to have your imported data structured the same way as your db table structure).
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Another useful v3 feature is the ability to transfer tables or databases between hosts. I know you can import/export sql but it was nice to be able to do it in one operation.
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|I have found it under 'Export tables as SQL'...
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The Memphis Sanitation Strike
On Monday, Feb. 12, 1968, 1,300 black sanitation workers in Memphis walked off their jobs. Their union was the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFL-CIO).
The strike had started over a sewer worker's grievance. Twenty-two black employees of that department who reported for work on Jan. 31 were sent home when it began raining. White employees were not sent home, and when the rain stopped after an hour or so, were put out to work and paid for the full day. After the black workers complained, the city tried to mollify them by paying them for two hours' work.
The union demands were: better pay and working conditions, recognition of the union and a system of dues checkoff. The mayor of Memphis, Henry Loeb, refused to recognize the union, maintained that the strike was illegal and refused to discuss the workers' grievances until after they returned to work.
In addition, Memphis blacks felt deeply offended by the racist attitude of a cartoon in the local paper. They were also indignant because they felt the police had overreacted to a protest march by blacks by spraying Mace into the faces of the demonstrators. An aroused, angry and united group of ministers now led the black community into a campaign which broadened the original issues of the strike. It included a boycott of all downtown stores, the Memphis newspapers and marches and mass meetings in support of the strikers.
Meanwhile, the city secured a court injunction prohibiting striking against the city or picketing city property. Under its provisions, union leaders could be held in contempt and jailed if they disobeyed the injunction.
Also, two Memphis senators in the state legislature at Nashville introduced bills that would have outlawed the sanitation strike and prohibited union dues checkoffs from government paychecks. Organized labor in Tennessee at this point reacted vigorously and put pressure on state senators to defeat the bills.
Support for the sanitation workers also came from some white union members, 500 of whom marched together with the blacks on March 4. However the strike dragged on without a settlement in view and tension mounted in the city.
The black community was now determined to keep pressing for more than the sanitation workers' rights.
It was concerned as well with police treatment, decent housing, job equality and above all, dignity. And to the black sanitation workers, recognition of their union by the city was crucial, because it meant that they would be treated as men and as equals, not as hired plantation hands at the mercy of the white boss.
Except for the support of some white unions, however, no element of white leadership in Memphis undertook to join hands with the blacks. The churches, the newspapers, business leaders, and the city council either supported the mayor or kept hands off.
Martin Luther King Jr. was now asked to appear on the scene to rally support for the sanitation workers. As the most magnetic civil rights leader in the country, he was in a position to focus national attention upon the plights of the Memphis blacks. Important labor leaders from all over the country expressed support and solidarity, including the United Federation of Teachers and the AFT.
It was while he was on this mission in Memphis that King was assassinated on April 4, 1968. In a massive march which followed his death, civil rights and labor leaders pointed out that the most appropriate response the country could make would be to move towards a realization of King's goals, which began with a just settlement of the sanitation strike.
One immediate result of King's martyrdom was that it helped to win a victory for his last cause. Under pressure from civil rights and labor leaders, faced with black militancy and unanimity, worried about the effects of more boycotts and possible violence, the white Memphis establishment gave in. The city now did what the mayor swore it would never do--recognized the union, permitted a dues checkoff, granted a pay raise and introduced a system of merit promotions.
In this, his last campaign, Martin Luther King had chosen to join a labor fight—a fight that meant economic gains for black workers. King's decision to lead an economic offensive using a labor-civil rights alliance was a significant return to the strategy of the early 1960s and the March on Washington. Still ahead were the struggles for more jobs, better housing and improved educational opportunities for all backs. But, someone else would have to lead them.
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