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Darin Ruf has people in Venezuela talking single-season HR record
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Darin Ruf has people in Venezuela talking single-season HR record
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Darin Ruf's magical mystery tour is still going strong. The slugger is currently spreading his home run gospel in Venezuela, where he leads the winter league with 10 home runs in 120 at-bats and is fifth with a .942 OPS (.258/.368/.570 slash line).
In fact, the locals are starting to talk about the potential of Ruf breaking the single-season record of 20 home runs set by Baudilio Diaz in 1979-80. Problem is, Ruf isn't sticking around for the whole winter ball season. He's scheduled to return to the United States this week, at which point he will enjoy Thanksgiving with his family and grab some rest after a long season.
Here's an article from El Nacional in Venezuela in which Ruf says that the possibility of breaking Diaz's record probably isn't enough to convince him to return for the second half of the winter league season.
To paraphrase the article, Ruf doesn't think about the record, and while he would love to stick around long enough to pursue it, his number one goal is to play every day as a left fielder in the major leagues, and to do that he needs to get some rest after a long season.
Interestingly enough, Diaz, who went by 'Bo,' played for the Phillies from 1982-85, hitting .256/.308/.402 with 36 home runs. His best season came in 1982, when he hit .288/.333/.450 with 18 home runs in 525 at-bats. He also had an epic mustache:
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Its true that Ruf leads that league with 10 dingers but its all not peaches and cream--he may be getting tired--with 42 KO's in 120 bats or more then 1-in-3 times-only putting this on to counter the hype that will come about Darren.He is a talent and a work in progress.
Team League AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB 120
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Good post. Objective. Realistic. 24sDad- AlexSp
and YESTERDAY-against Freddie Glavis--both had great games--
""and Phillies infielder Freddy Galvis went 3-for-5 with an RBI
(AND A 3 BAGGER PLAYING SS) for Zulia.
Phillies prospect Darin Ruf slugged his league-leading 11th homer for the Tiburones.""Darren 2-4--1 dinger and 2 more K'S-SO HE IS SWINGING AWAY--it would be interesting to see what the strikeout pitches are--
maybe he is swinging wild or he has a weakness to a certain spot or pitch..But a great talent
Freddie at .317 4hr 5 2b AND 2 TRIPS 20 K IN 126 AB. HO HUM
Maybe some of us, like me, are wrong about him. I hope so because it looks like he's definitely on the team.
Question is - where does he bat, where does he play? Will we see Rollins at 3B and batting 5/6 with Galvis at SS and leading off? Stay tuned fans. 24sDad- bearsfriend
Ruf should be given every shot given what he's shown. I think the wise thing would be to cut the winter ball short and rest up for 2013. He's been hitting HRs for 8-9 months now. It's not like it's some fluke. My bet would be that he can bring it consistently enough in the big leagues to be valuable. I would like to hear more about how he's progressing defensively as a left fielder. s- escapedcamden4monterey
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First Born goes into overdrive as the delicate truce between the forces of Dark and Light breaks down and Sara Pezzini and Patrick Gleason are caught in the middle! The Darkness and the Angelus throw down in the ultimate melee and the true nature of Sara's pregnancy is revealed. Writer Ron Marz (ION, SAMURAI: HEAVEN & EARTH) and digital painter Stjepan Sejic (THE DARKNESS: LEVEL 1, WITCHBLADE) deliver the second arc of Top Cow's epic three issue series that sets the stage for the next incredible year!
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Report: Little Rock Ranked 5th Unhappiest US City to Work In
By: KARK 4 News
Updated: January 9, 2013
Forbes.com says 36,000 employees all over the US were asked to review their experiences by evaluating 10 factors that contribute to workplace happiness.
These factors include:
- relationship with boss
- relationship with coworkers
- work environment
- job resources
- compensation
- growth opportunities
- company culture
- company reputation
- daily tasks
- control over the work one does on a daily basis
Each of these factors was evaluated on a five-point scale that was also designed to indicate how important they were to overall happiness.
Little Rock comes in fifth on the list of unhappiest cities to work in with an overall score of 3.70, according to the website.Happiest US Cities to Work In:
- Dayton, Ohio
- Knoxville, Tenn.
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- Memphis, Tenn.
- Pittsburgh, Pa.
- Virginia Beach, Va.
- Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Trenton, N.J.
- St. Louis, Mo.
- Salt Lake City, Utah
Unhappiest US Cities to Work In:
- Boulder, Colo.
- Reno, Nev.
- Wichita, Kan.
- Fresno, Calif.
- Little Rock, Ark.
- Cleveland, Ohio
- El Paso, Texas
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This denim maxi skirt features slant front pockets and a single-button closure. Pocket shadows at back. Contrast topstitching and contrast godet insert. Frayed hem. Whiskering at front. Shredded spots, worn edges, and moderate distressing.
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For all seasons
This skirt is great for Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall. Worth every penny (even at full price) as it can be worn in any season. It is heavy enough to wear in the winter w/out tights or leggings and light enough to feel like your favorite pair of jeans in the summer. Get it while it's on sale! I did! Very happy with this purchase!
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Feels 70's Chic Good!
I love the skirt, although it's a tad big in the waist and even longer in length. I will no doubt have to take up the hem if I want to wear it, which will mean losing the detail at the back. It is this way or sending it back and I clearly love it too much to do so. Besides I haven't worn a good full length denim skirt since my late teens. Now I'm of age, I have so many new ways to rock this. And above all it feels great on and I love the brand, would have been great with back pockets too, my first purchase from True Religion.
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Good, but not for the summer
It's good, but too heavy and long, I have 26, I'm 172 height, but still need hells or platform to wear it.
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Very different
Normally I'm 24 in TR however went for a 25 in the skirt. The waist is just right & felt that if I bought 24 it may have been a bit too tight in the waist only. The skirt overall fits well but I'm like the previous review,I'm not too keen on the front panel. I might have that altered a little so it's not so wide. Overall very different.
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Lovely skirt, very soft and stylish. I am size XS and 165 cm, I've ordered the skirt in size 25, it's a bit big and a bit long even with high heels, but nothing that cannot be fixed. Plan to order some more True Religion items.
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I have been trying to find a skirt like this forever. When are you getting more sizes in????
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Satisfied my denim maxi skirt craving
This skirt is selling out on other sites so I took the plunge and bought it. I did have to size down because my regular size 26 was not available. I can manage the 25 and I am really at my upper end of a 26 at the moment (around 55kgs, 5ft 2" curvy bottom). It feels a little tight across my thighs and a little loose around the waist but I think if I bought my normal size I may not have had this problem. I can manage the length with 4-5" heels.
Not 100% sure about the distressing and the frayed hem but it is accurately depicted in the photos. I am relieved I did not have the dark panel in the back of the skirt - mine is more evenly coloured except for the back pockets which are dark patches.
The thing I don't really love is the middle panel in the front of the skirt. It kind of looks to me like they cut a pair of jeans open and added a panel between the legs. I suspect this is actually what they did.
Overall the skirt is quite flattering on and love Shopbop's fast shipping!
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This skirt is very soft, long, I need wear a very high heel to wear this. Very unique, special! True to the size, normally I wear TR Jeans at size 27
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LED ZEPPELIN: One More Celebration
Led Zeppelin's Celebration Day to be screened in theaters one more time.
Due to overwhelming demand, Led Zeppelin's concert film, Celebration Day, a document of their 2007 reunion in London, will be shown in theaters again, this time on November 13th.
The band's website has been getting 100,000 hits a day from fans -- 46,000 searches for local show times and 4,000 requests -- to bring the film back for one more night following its first run on October 17th when it was shown in 15,000 theaters around the world. For a list of theaters log onto Zeppelin's website. Celebration Day will be released on DVD, Blu-ray, CD and vinyl on November 19th.


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Hancock Stadium to serve alcohol with new liquor license
ISU's new Hancock Stadium continues its march of progress with bricks laid and bleachers installed. Now, another football staple has been added to the mix: alcohol consumption.
Glover, Smith runners-up at NCAA
Last week, four members of the ISU track & field team represented the school at the 2013 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.
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A federal appeals court has ruled that plaintiffs injured in a 1997 Hamas terrorist attack in Jerusalem can't attach Iranian antiquities at Boston-area museums to fulfill a judgment award against the Republic of Iran.
On February 27, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a ruling by George O'Toole Jr. of the District of Massachusetts dissolving attachments of the property.
Jenny Rubin and other plaintiffs sought to attach Iranian antiquities from Boston's Museum of Fine Arts and several Harvard University museums.
The First Circuit held that the antiquities are not "blocked assets" -- assets seized or frozen by the United States as part of a trade sanction, under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002. The court also held that because Iran never claimed to own the museum pieces, they couldn't be "contested" and ultimately attached under Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control regulations.
The case stemmed from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, which found "clear and convincing evidence" in a 2003 ruling that Iran and other defendants gave terrorist training and other assistance to the Hamas terrorists behind the bombing.
Iran has not honored that judgment, so the judgment creditors filed a motion for attachment by trustee process in federal court in Massachusetts.
In September 2011, O'Toole held that the plaintiffs did not prove that any item at the museums was property of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He also held that Iranian law does not "vest ownership of the antiquities at issue with the government of Iran."
Senio r Judge Norman Stahl wrote the opinion in Rubin v. Harvard University, joined by Judge Jeffrey Howard and Senior Judge Kermit Lipez.
Stahl wrote that the First Circuit deferred to the Office of Foreign Assets Control's "reasonable position" that an asset can be contested "only if Iran itself has claimed an interest in the asset."
"Iran has never made such a claim with regard to the antiquities in the Museums' possession," Stahl wrote.
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Bring a Trailer: 1969 Peugeot 404
A small budget might prevent you from owning a blue-chip classic or a better-than-new vintage muscle car, but it doesn't have to spell the end of your car-collecting dreams. 1969 Peugeot 404 sedan currently featured at Bring a Trailer is a great example of a cool car that can be yours even if you don't have a lot of cash.
The 404 might not be a widely recognized classic vehicle in the states, but the little car has a lot of character. The model is clean, utilitarian and—despite French cars' reputation for complexity—reportedly very reliable. Not even a dead battery can keep the 404 off the road: The small hole on the car's front bumper accommodates a backup crank-start handle.
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Tag Archives: Don Mattrick
Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 09:15 BST
Xbox One 24 hour check-in, used policies, more dropped
Microsoft has confirmed "certain polices" pertaining to its DRM control with Xbox One have been changed, such as 24-hour check-ins, "no limitations" to using and sharing disc-based games, and more. Full report below.
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 11:03 BST
"We're over-delivering value": Mattrick defends Xbox One pricing
Xbox One's $499 / £429 price-point has received some flack since it was confirmed last week, but Microsoft's Don Mattrick believes the numbers stack up as the company is over-delivering value.
Thu, Jun 13, 2013 | 08:24 BST
Xbox One online check-in takes kilobytes, not megabytes, Spencer says
Xbox One's daily check-ins will take a matter of kilobytes, not megabytes according to Microsoft Studios' corporate vice president Phil Spencer. The exec has re-iterated that phone tethering is a viable option for those with shaky internet, and he has stated again that if you don't have online access, then Xbox 360 is the console for you.
Wed, Jun 12, 2013 | 09:47 BST
Xbox One: people are imagining negative 'always-online' outcomes, says Mattrick
Xbox One's online verification checks have been discussed by Microsoft's Don Mattrick in a new interview, in which he suggests people are imagining worst-case scenarios that aren't there.
Wed, Jun 12, 2013 | 03:18 BST
No Internet? Get an Xbox 360, says Microsoft
If you haven't got access to Internet so the Xbox One can phone home once a day – because you're in the military, or live in one of the millions of cities worldwide where Internet just isn't that great – you can just buy an Xbox 360, one Microsoft executive has said.
Wed, May 29, 2013 | 11:24 BST
Xbox One: Microsoft investing at least $1 billion into next-gen games
Xbox One is still a games console, despite fears that it's a really expensive TV box. Microsoft has confirmed it aims to invest at least $1 billion into the creation of new games for the format, while execs Phil Spencer and Don Mattrick have shed light on the console's core title strategy.
Tue, May 28, 2013 | 20:19 BST
Xbox One to support indies with "independent creator program," say Mattrick
Xbox One will support indies, according to Microsoft's head of interactive entertainment, Don Mattrick, via an "independent creator program," saying there's "no way" the firm would build a console without that in mind.
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 03:34 BST
Microsoft is commited to Japan
Despite low lifetime Xbox 360 sales in Japan and the regions loyalty to Nintendo and PlayStation, Xbox One will be launched in Japan.
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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 23:10 BST
Xbox One: "If you're backwards compatible, you're really backwards," says Mattrick
Xbox One won't be backwards compatible, and it's not like anyone was expecting it to be, really; however, according to Microsoft's Don Mattrick, such thinking is "backwards" anyway.
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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 16:19 BST
Microsoft working with "partners to support the second hand market," says Mattrick
Due to yesterday's confusion surrounding how often Xbox One requires users to connect to the Internet, and whether used games will indeed be supported the way we're used to, Microsoft's president of interactive entertainment, Don Mattrick, has tried to alleviate some of the misconceptions surrounding the firm's new all-in-one device.
Tue, Mar 05, 2013 | 18:00 GMT
Microsoft doesn't consider Valve a competitor in the living room space just yet
Microsoft's president of Interactive Entertainment Business Don Mattrick, has said the firm's doesn't consider Valve a competitor despite the firm readying a living room system of its own.
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 | 00:31 BST
Halo 4 will "work with" Microsoft's Surface
According to VentureBeat, Xbox executive Don Mattrick mentioned during a GamesBeat panel that Halo 4 "will work with" Microsoft's recently-revealed tablet, Surface. No details were given but the platform holder has said that all first-party games will include SmartGlass functionality so you can probably expect something of that ilk. Halo 4 is due exclusively on Xbox 360 in November.
Thu, Nov 10, 2011 | 17:48 GMT
Microsoft fills Mike Delman's head of Xbox marketing position as retirement date looms
Due to the impending retirement of Mike Delman, Microsoft has handed over the chief marketing officer position of its Interactive Entertainment Business, which includes all things Xbox 360, to company vet Yusuf Mehdi. Starting on December 5, Mehdi will report directly to IEB president Don Mattrick. No word just yet on who will fill Mehdi's former position as chief audience officer in the Online Services division, but on an interim basis, all of Mehdi's directs will report to Qi Lu, head of Online Services. Thanks, GI.biz.
Tue, May 17, 2011 | 10:13 BST
Spike to be exclusive TV broadcaster of Microsoft E3 briefing
Spike TV's announced it'll be the exclusive broadcaster of the Microsoft E3 briefing in Los Angeles on June 6.
Thu, Nov 18, 2010 | 13:33 GMT
Black Ops grosses $650 million in first five days worldwide
Activision's just announced Call of Duty: Black Ops has grossed $650 million within its first five days on sale worldwide.
Thu, Nov 18, 2010 | 09:45 GMT
Order Kinect for Christmas "by the end of this week," says Mattrick
Getting Kinect for Christmas? You may want to get a move on.
Wed, Nov 03, 2010 | 17:54 GMT
Microsoft changes Kinect Christmas forecast from 3 million to 5 million
Microsoft has looked ahead to Christmas and has decided it will see 5 million Kinect units instead of the previously forecasted 3 million.
Thu, Oct 07, 2010 | 19:18 BST
Wired chronicles the "inside story" of Kinect from birth to impending release
Kinect has been given its own biography of sorts, which chronicles the very beginnings of the idea for the tech and onward to its impending release.
Fri, Oct 01, 2010 | 18:50 BST
Don Mattrick promoted to president of Interactive Entertainment at Microsoft
Microsoft's announced Don Mattrick as the new president of its Interactive Entertainment group.


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If you've been outside today, you've probably either been blown down the street or have had to avoid a rolling garbage can.
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It's that time again - time for Spot and Tabby to take center stage in Logan County.
The News-Democrat & Leader's annual "Cutest Pet Contest" has kicked off, but it's not just cats and dogs that are being sought.
"Cats and dogs are great, but I'm betting there are some other pretty cute pets out there - like pot-bellied pigs, horses, ducks, ferrets, chinchillas, snakes and others," said Lola Nash, general manager of the News-Democrat & Leader. "We want to see photos of everyone's pet, and then see who wins."
Folks with pets can now submit their photos online. Simply click on the contest logo on the News-Deomcrat & Leader website (www.newsdemocratleader.com) and follow the directions. Entries will be accepted through Saturday, Sept. 29.
But before that, starting Monday, Sept. 17, the entries will go before the voters. And voting will continue through Sunday, Sept. 30.
Prizes of $100 will be awarded to three Logan County winners, thanks to the generosity of local businesses PSK, Southern States and Ventra Plastics.
"We can't thank our sponsors enough, because, without them, we would have no contest," Nash said. "And we would certainly urge everyone to support those businesses every chance they get."
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As the title suggests, this smoothie is chock-full of fruit and added nutrients. The supporting players give the smoothie its body and complement the fruit flavors: you can actually taste the cherries and blueberries and banana separately. We make it so thick we use a spoon. The spoon will slow you down but gives the added benefit of allowing your body more time to absorb the gorgeousness of this anti-oxidant rich meal.
Please note: if a thick smoothie isn't your thing, just add more (veggie) milk or juice to thin it out- you'll still get the benefits and the yum body feel.
This smoothie is fantastic after a workout or as breakfast in the hot summer months. The additions are rough suggestions and change with what's on hand, so feel free to add what you like best to make your own concoction.
Yields: 2 servings in 12 oz. glasses
1 C blueberries (fresh or frozen) 2 T Green Vibrance
1 C cherries (pitted fresh or frozen) 2 tsps chia seeds (Mila)
2 bananas, ripened 2 tsps milled flax seeds
2 T coconut flakes 2 tsps nutritional yeast
½ C soy, rice, or almond milk 2 tsps lecithin
½ C plain Greek yogurt, 0% fat
1.Slice bananas into a blender and add the milk liquid; puree until smooth.
2. Add the blueberries and cherries (Costco sells organic both) and puree or liquefy.
3. Add yogurt and all other ingredients and blend until everything is well incorporated.
4. Enjoy
Nutritional Notes:
The blueberries and cherries are full of antioxidants.
Green Vibrance is a green-based product made of powdered vegetables, fruit, and herbs- real food- to provide a whole host of nutrients and probiotics.
Chia and flax seeds contain high amounts of both Omega 3 and 6 from a plant source, which makes it more balanced, and trace amounts of minerals.
Nutritional yeast has a high percent of most of the B vitamins, and good amount of magnesium, both of which are highly beneficial to nervous system function.
Lecithin is a fat emulsifier and many claim its health benefits include reducing cholesterol, boosting liver function, fighting heart disease, and improving brain function, but we looked it up and the research to back these claims is inconclusive so far.
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15 Apr, 2011by admin
II Timothy 2:2 "And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others."
09 Apr, 2011by bill
The circumstances which brought me to speak to Bali were less than ideal. I met Bali while he was working the front desk at the Traveler's Inn. Pat Sheaffer and I were trying to secure housing for a gentlemen who needed a place to stay. I had this feeling that the man whom we were helping was less than honest and Bali confirmed it.
05 May, 2010by bill
It was there for the taking –THE PROMISE LAND. Since the time of Abraham one of the continual themes stated throughout the nation of Israel was the guarantee from God that one day they would possess the land of Canaan. With God at their side and with the leadership of Joshua, they conquered the land except for small pockets of resistance. As Joshua lays down the leadership mantle it was his intent and God's desire for the Israelites to carry out conquering these pockets of resistance.
Remember a couple of weeks we explored the plight of the Israelites as they labored against cruel slavery at the hands of the Egyptians. We found out that even though it seemed like God had abandoned them to their suffering He was intimately aware of their horrible misery. From Exodus 3 we observed that God saw (3:7), God heard (3:7), God was concerned (3:7), and God came down (3:8). What is so amazing about this passage is not only the concern and personal awareness of God but how He decides to come to the rescue of the Israelites.
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Have you ever felt that way? If you have, then you are in good company. Moses, David and a host of others have thought that God doesn't care and is oblivious to the situation in our lives.


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In this Jan. 18, 2013 photo, Chanhassen High School student Zach Anderson waits to be interviewed after a stress break Jan. 18, 2013 in Chanhassen, Minn. Chanhassen is among a small but growing number of schools that has homework-free nights scattered throughout the school year along with the "recess" breaks two days a week where students chat, catch up on homework, rest, play games like hackie sack or grab a snack. Anderson calls the break a time "to let all the information of the day settle in my mind." (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
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Between the damage which occured from Hurricane Sandy, the power outages, and the elections next week, America is in a time of high stress. How are you dealing with your stress? Stress not only impacts our daily lives but has a large impact on our health.
When your body is in a state of stress, extra hormones such as Cortisol, Epinephrine, and Nor-epinephrine are released from your Adrenal glands (right above your kidneys) to prepare your body for the stressor or "danger". These hormones quickly elevate your blood pressure, blood sugar, increase heart rate, and cause our bodies to be more tense in order to react and remove ourselves from the danger.
Unfortunately for us, most stress nowadays is not caused by physical threats. We aren't running from prey or someone trying to harm us (which is why these hormones are released). Most of our stress is due to emotional, mental, or financial stress. This means, while we are looking at pictures from hurricane damage, worrying about how a new or re-election of the US president will affect our economy and lives, these hormones are still being released! Chronic stress is linked to intestinal disorders, cardiovascular diseases, immune disorders, cellular damage to our DNA, and let's face it, it makes us age quicker!
So how can we manage stress so it doesn't affect our health?
1. Breathe Breathe Breathe. Close your eyes and take deep breaths in from your abdomen through your nose, and breath out slowly from your mouth. This will naturally slow down your heart rate and calm you down.
2. Stretch. If you are stressed and sitting at a computer all day, stand up and have a big stretch! Reach your arms to the ceiling, let your head drop back, and take a deep breath. Release the breath and let your arms reach towards the floor. Repeat this a few times. This will help with increase blood flow and release some energy.
3. Sit up Tall! It's natural when we are stressed that we sit in a flexed or shoulders rolled forward position (such as a fetal position) to protect ourselves. The opposite position will help to change your physiology immediately! Sit up tall, allowing your chest to elevate, bring your shoulders down and back, let your palms open up. This automatically tells your brain and your neck muscles to relax.
4.Visualize Letting Go. Some stress is just out of our control. Agonizing about how you can fix it or how it will affect you is going to drive up the release of stress hormones. Visualize yourself holding a balloon filled with all your stress and setting it free up into the sky. (yes this sounds silly, but visualizing a stress release can be very powerful!)
5. Take Some Time Away From The Stress. Take Care of Yourself. Go schedule an afternoon massage, take a run, go out with family or friends for some laughs!
6. Get Adjusted! When you go to your chiropractor, do they talk about how adjustments affect your nervous system? Wouldn't it make sense to go when your stressed since that's an excitement to the nervous system?! Pelvic and Neck adjustments can help calm down that "fight or flight response" by triggering your relaxation nervous system called the Parasympathetic Nervous system.
7. Exercise! Put those hormones to good use and get moving. A good run, brisk walk, bike ride, or a long swim will help to turn your sudden burst of blood sugar into a positive successful workout.
Always remember, your body is your primary mode of mobility and your most important possession! Treat it that way and your good health will allow everything else that is important to be enjoyed that much more!
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6:27 pm on Saturday, November 3, 2012
Good reading. Something I tell my clients all the time. You need the laughter and know how to process these toxic influences. When we look at RI being the highest in Breast Cancer in the country and within the top 5 of many other health/business related illnesses, I feel a correlation.
In a bad economy when you can afford little (i.e., massages, gym memberships etc.) you can freely turn to your partner for indoor intimacy is another really healthy release of the Hormone That Calms and Connects. The Oxytocin Factor: Tapping the Hormone of Calm, Love, and Healing http://www.dana.org/news/cerebrum/detail.aspx?id=1358
East side
1:27 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012
What? Indoor intimacy for the low income? How about outdoor intimacy - that's a great way to reduce stress, get fresh air, connect with nature, and get the levels of stress reduced. Until the pregnancy.
I'm confused on the Ocytocin factor - should this read ocycontin?
Lori Grayson
4:28 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012
@Suzanne, thank you for the link. Very interesting.
Anton G
12:28 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012
Check out this book called The Nature of Life by Anton Glotser, it teaches how to reduce stress in any situation in under a minute.
English first
3:46 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012
They say you really can't cry and be depressed during exercise. It may not get rid of your problems but while you are moving and exercising it does give you some relief.
East side
3:53 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012
Unless you cry during intimacy as described above. If you don't, maybe you are doing it wrong :) Also, that is very true about relief. When I excercise indoors with my reduced income roommate, we benefit by reduced stressed and much relief. Sometimes at the same time.


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Google seems to have so many offices and all of them are cooler than whatever office you work at!
We previously showed one in Beverly Hills and their campus in London, however this time around, Google has put their London headquarters on display for us.
Designed by Penson, the space contains indoor and outdoor workplaces, a gym, a dance studio, a cafe and a 200-person event room named the "Town Hall."
PHOTOS: WORK SPACES: Google's Beverly Hills YouTube Offices
The headquarters are located in the Central St. Giles Building in London's Covent Garden, which adds a playful touch to the workplace. Utilizing a wide array of colors and textures, the space is great for just hanging out and keeping as comfortable as possible, but like we all know, Google is constantly at work making the internet easier for you to navigate.
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HPD's Guide to Homeownership in New York City
If you rent like most New Yorkers, you may not know that the city offers many opportunities for homeownership throughout the five boroughs. From deciding on a neighborhood to figuring out how much you can afford to pay, this site will guide you through the steps to becoming a New York City homeowner.
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The Department of Housing Preservation and Development provides forgivable $10,000 loans to first-time buyers for down payments or closing costs.
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HomeWorks Homeownership Program
Under this program, small, vacant City-owned buildings are completely rehabilitated by experienced builders to create one- to four- family homes for sale to individual homebuyers at market prices. There are no income limits for the buyers (in a majority of the homes), nor are there any income or price limits for any rental apartments.
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The Dept. of Housing Preservation and Development works with the State of New York and the New York City Housing Partnership to create new homes throughout the city for families earning between $32,000 and $75,000 a year. The program produces condominiums, single-family town houses and two- and three-family homes.
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Late Wednesday, 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Leslie Southwick granted a halt to his surrender until certain issues are addressed.
Shoemaker's attorneys asked the appeals court to allow him to remain free on bond until the New Orleans court looks at his recent convictions in a Batesville hospital kickback-bribery case.
Earlier Wednesday, Senior U.S. District Judge Neal B. Biggers Jr., who presided over Shoemaker's trial, denied his bond request.
Southwick's order clarified that Shoemaker does not have to report to a Memphis prison until the 5th Circuit decides his appeal from Biggers' denial.
Last March, a federal jury convicted Shoemaker and Batesville businessman Lee Garner in the case.
Biggers threw out all Garner's convictions and some of Shoemaker's, although he later sentenced Shoemaker to 55 months imprisonment on the remaining counts.


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Woonsocket Will Tap Tax Debtors' State Refunds
State program allows city to dock tax debtors' reimbursement checks.
If you owe the city money when your taxes are filed, it's coming out of your state refund, according to a report from turnto10.com.
The news site reports there's about $15 million in uncollected taxes for 2012.
This years' tax bills were mailed on July 6. City taxes are due in quarterly payments: July 27, 2012, Oct. 15, 2012, Jan. 15, 2013 and April 15, 2013, the last coinciding with the deadline to file taxes this year.
WPRO.com reports the state program, called "refund offset" is available to any municipality in the state.
Residents can check out how much they owe the city online, but letters have also been sent out notifying delinquent taxpayers that their refunds will be docked.
The process is governed by RI General Law 42-142-7, "Collections of debts". In the Valley Breeze article on the subject, Assessor Christopher Celeste said he'll give people who recieved a letter about thier debt a week beyond the 30-day wait drawn up in the law before sending a list of people who haven't paid to the state at the end of the month.
Anyone who has received a letter about unpaid taxes and believes it's a mistake can call the tax assessor's office at (401) 767-9271 or (401) 767-9272.
8:11 pm on Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Good luck with this, a desperate measure from a desperate city! The constant spiral of tax and spend will drive the city into the ground.
Cap spending, reduce taxes, and you'll be amazed to see what happens.
Imagine, one medical benefit package for all of the city workers and it will save the city 4.5 million dollars? Gee, where was this idea 5 years ago?
And these are the people who we trust to spend our tax dollars wisely?
Still Hope
11:20 am on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
I thought Woonsocket had one of the best tax collection rates out of the whole state. From what I read, the independent auditors basically said that was just about the only saving grace the city had financially.
So the people eventually pay their obligation to the city. The city mismanages the money. The city then attacks the people. Seems legit.
12:18 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Exactly, and here's the real kicker:
The news site reports there's about $15 million in uncollected taxes for 2012.
15 Million Dollars in unpaid taxes?
This is approximately 20% of the overall taxes collected by the city!
Nah, we don't need that cash right? Just bring on the Supplemental Tax Bill, and make sure we give it to the people that will actually pay it...... What a city!
Still Hope
2:18 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
The problem with that news report is that it fails to note that the last 2 quarter's bills are not even due yet for the car tax. Of course it's still outstanding…it's not due!
Also note: the city makes millions in fees and penalties.
6:49 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
One thing I'm thinking is that these can't be unpaid car taxes that are due, because if you don't pay your car taxes, you can't register you car. But then again, in Woonsocket, I wonder how many unregistered cars we have on the road...
This is most likely unpaid property taxes, which I believe is the brunt of the tax base collected in Woonsocket.
Which makes me wonder, why no more tax sales on properties with uppaid taxes? I saw a long list a few months ago, but if the city is owed 15 Million Dollars in back taxes, we should be having tax sales every week for the next year to settle this bill.


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UA Encourages Students to Commit to Conservation
By: Kyle Leyenberger
Updated: February 6, 2013
The office has been around for years, but it just moved to a new more visible location, and along with the new spot comes an aggressive approach to student involvement.
"We are here to serve students," says executive director Marty Matlock. "In the process of serving students, we're also serving the world."
Matlock says the office works to provide students with opportunities for research, internships and networking with sustainability experts.
But to achieve the university's goal of a carbon neutral campus by 2040, all students need to get involved.
The office is working to get students to use recycling bins placed all over campus, and it has plenty of activities planned to make students more aware of the importance of conservation.
"The world is more prosperous than it's ever been before, but with that prosperity comes a challenge," Matlock says. "The challenge of living in a global system that has limited resources, we're competing for those resources in increasing intensity."
The school is participating in Recyclemania, a national recycling competition right now. In April the campus will try to cut energy and water usage at dorms for the Campus Conservation Nationals.


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Monday Recruitin': Just Pull The Trigger Already Edition
Tick tock, Maurice Ways
MI WR Maurice Ways did get his offer over the weekend. He did not commit, possibly so that he could follow through on a promise to go up to Michigan State's spring game. Ways said a Michigan commitment was a "huge possibility($). Huge!
But Ways did not commit. Why:
"I've got a scholarship so it's a good chance. But my parents were very excited, growing up a Michigan fan, being in the state of Michigan, playing for Michigan football it just seems like the right thing to do.
"But once again I do want to wait my options and not rush into anything and make sure it's the right fit for me and my family as a football player and as a young man."
Ways is setting up another Ann Arbor trip. When that occurs I will eat my hat if he doesn't commit. #justpullthetriggeralready
Visitors and such
Westphal is #21
IL CB Parrker Westphal was the headliner. Afterwards he told 247 that "Michigan was still the standard($)" and that he considered committing but decided to hold off until he goes on another couple visits in May. This was his sixth trip to Ann Arbor. If not for Ways, Westphal would be your leading candidate for next commitment. #jptta
BONUS: Westphal came in for a full-on (free) profile from 247. I lol'd:
"When my friends were out partying, I'd be at home studying, doing situps and pushups and go for a run at night," Westphal said. "I'd try and do what Herschel Walker did. Those 3,500 situps, 1,500 pushups, that dude was a freak. I think he lied about that. That's hard. You need time to do that."
AZ TE Mark Andrews visited OSU, told Eleven Warriors some noncommital things about Ohio State, visited Michigan, about which I can find nothing, visited ND, and told 247 some nice things about ND($). With Michigan seemingly days away from its second commitment from a 6'4" wide receiver, Andrews's positional preference probably means this is the last we'll hear about his recruitment:
"I don't want to be the guy that sits on the line and blocks. I want to be the guys making plays with the ball in his hands," the No. 62 overall prospect in the line said. "But with how Notre Dame uses the tight end it fits my skill set well. I love Notre Dame's offense and how they utilize the position."
Michigan has filled his spot if he's averse to playing TE. Also I can't turn up anything from the Michigan sites on him. Bad sign.
IL TE Ian Bunting was a little more open about his thought process:
"I liked it a lot. They have great people and just a really cool culture there." Bunting wasn't ready to name a leader yet but he did say he was going to sit down and narrow his list in the next couple of days. He wasn't sure if his list was going to be a top 2, 3, or even 5, but he did say Michigan would be on that list regardless of the length.
The M Block's vibe is that Michigan is still behind… someone. The conventional wisdom is that would be Notre Dame. He told Allen Trieu much the same($), saying Michigan was "near the top" and he'd have a shortlist soon. 247 got some more detail($):
"I got to sit down with the coaches and we watched a lot of film," he said. "We didn't just watch film from Michigan games, but also San Diego State games as well. They wanted to show me first hand the transition they are making from where they were when Denard was their quarterback to where they eventually want to get to in using their tight ends. I've played receiver my entire career, but know I will be a tight end at the next level and am ready to work hard and show that I can play on the blocks as well."
Turning Bunting's head is a little more important because of part of this next section.
A guy Michigan does lead for
Rivals's Josh Helmholdt interviewed MO LB Kyron Watson at the St. Louis camp that occurred over the weekend, and Watson flat-out said Michigan was his leader($):
Helmholdt: Is there a team you're really excited about right now?
Watson: Yeah, it's Michigan right now. [coy smile]
Evaluations are all over the place on Watson. He's 100th on ESPN, a 3/4 star borderline guy on Rivals, and a generic three star at the other two places. TCU, Missouri, and Illinois are the main competitors.
IL TE Daniel Helm was at that same event and impressed Helmholdt:
"I think he has the ability to play at an elite level," Helmholdt said. "He is a receiving tight end and won the MVP of the Rivals Underclassman Challenge last year, so we will see what happens."
Helmholdt said that, along with his physical makeup, the 6-foot-5, 220-pound player has a personality that draws others to him.
"First of all, he is a super-nice kid who is shy in the way that even he is impressed that we think he is a four-star player," Helmholdt said. "He is respectful and humble.
"As far as being a prospect, I think he has a lot of upside. Right now he has coat-hangar shoulders, and I could see him easily getting up to 240 or 250 pounds."
Also he is refreshingly honest about his F5-pounding abilities in re: his ranking:
"(I look) more than I should," Helm joked. "That is all I'm going to say."
Helm said he knew he was the No. 201 player in the country, as well as the No. 6 tight end. He added that he wasn't checking the rankings as a motivational tool but a measuring stick.
In an interview similar to the Watson one($) he mentioned that Florida had not actually offered him yet despite their presence in his top four. If that decision does come soon they would not be a factor, leaving just Tennessee and Ole Miss as competition.
Unfortunately, Rivals's Dallas Jackson came away from that camp thinking Tennessee was his leader:
If I had to make just one prediction from
@RivalsCamp St. Louis it would be#Rivals250 TE Daniel Helm to#Vols. Kid was gushing about#UT.
If I had to make one prediction about YOUR FACE it is that is is WRONG sorry sorry be professional… be professional.
We'll see if that's just a one-off thing or not. If you're looking at Helm's unease at waiting and possibly passing up a spot as a good thing for Michigan, Tennessee already has a TE this year and took two last year; Ole Miss took three last year. Options are limited at all of his top schools.
Wouldn't it be nice
ESPN has a feature breaking down the recruitments of their top ten players. Michigan is involved with four: CA CB Adoree' Jackson, VA DE Da'Shawn Hand, VA DT Andrew Brown, and NJ CB Jabrill Peppers. It won't surprise you to find out that ESPN says Michigan leads for Peppers, but they buck the conventional wisdom($) with one Mr. Hand:
Who's in the driver's seat: Michigan
Other candidates: Alabama, Florida and South Carolina
Dark horse: Virginia Tech
Most recent visit: Hand recently took a visit to South Carolina.
What they said: On Michigan defensive coordinator Greg Mattison: "He's always energetic. That dude is insane. I don't know how old he is, but at heart that dude is 21," he said. "We get there and he is listening to Rihanna and Drake, he was dancing and singing. The players said he's really like that, too. That dude is wild."
TomVH says Mattison is Michigan's "secret weapon." If Michigan does manage to snatch Hand away from VT there will be Bud Foster Forever Alone ragecomics.
Virginia is leading for Brown, and Jackson—an Illinois transplant who's only been in California for one year—is completely wide open. HOWEVA, Michigan was mentioned as a team "rising" for Brown at 247 and he told Scout that he plans an M/OSU trip($) "in the near future," presumably after he makes a southern swing through Alabama, Florida, FSU, and Not That USC.
Also in Hand positive vibes, Steve Lorenz says Hand's dad is on board($) with M and that they're even with VT.
Everything's coming up Milhouse
NJ DE/TE Garrett Dickerson has a top five($), and it's an interesting one: Michigan, Alabama, Ohio State, Stanford, and Northwestern. His brother already plays for the Wildcats, if you're playing the One Of These Things Is Not Like The Other game. On Michigan:
"I visited there last year and had a great time, and really enjoyed that atmosphere and the coaches are great. The facilities are great as well."
Dickerson hasn't been back since that November visit. He also saw OSU around then. He just went to Stanford and Northwestern, and hasn't been to Tuscaloosa at all yet. The nerd schools have to be the favorites, then, until Dickerson finds his way to others in his top five. He had to shoot down some rumors that he committed to Stanford, FWIW.
Scott impresses, says recruiting is a foreign thing
FL WR Artavis Scott may not like talking to reporters about what he's thinking
One of the most impressive athletes out on the field at IMG Academy was Tarpon Springs (Fla.) East Lake wide receiver Artavis Scott. The 5-foot-11, 180-pounder caught upwards of five touchdowns passes on Saturday, showing his ability to run nearly every type route.
"I don't know. I really don't worry about all that stuff right now. I really don't have any standings on any team," said Scott.
His mom likes Florida "but, I don't know, it's whatever I want."
Semi-weekly Damien Harris tweet
2015 KY RB Damien Harris's latest foray into indicating to everyone he would like to go to Michigan:
Me and my bro
@GeorgeCampbell0 need to take a trip to Ann Arbor together soon! #136
Campbell, the massively-touted 2015 teammate of commit Mason Cole and target Artavis Scott, retweeted it. Let's all have a tizzy.
Just got off the phone with Coach Borges. Had a productive conversation! Go Blue!
The suspense is not killing me here. #jptta
Etc.: Michigan offers FL LB Darrion Owens($). Reminder: Tim Sullivan of Rivals confirms that offer to TX RB Vic Enwere I was a little suspicious of was a reporter getting M and MSU mixed up.
2015 stuff: Add the name "Tim Settle" to your radar; the VA DT has local offers and is claiming interest from all three Big Ten heavyweights. MI OL Kyonta Stallworth has offers from… uh, UCLA and Florida($)? Wow? M offers($) IL LB Terry Beckner Jr. M makes top ten($) for CO RB Christian McCaffrey (yes that McCaffrey).
Monday Recruitin' Knows, Won't Tell
Today's recruiting roundup covers last weekend's All-American games, high profile names emerging (or re-emerging) as targets, and a potentially wavering 2014 commit.
Spill The Beans, Green
Five-star linebacker Reuben Foster: visit on tap?
Michigan didn't land one of their remaining high-profile targets over the weekend when FL S Leon McQuay III committed to USC. They appear poised to get better news regarding VA RB Derrick Green, however—the nation's top running back has maintained Michigan as his leader in recent weeks and told Rivals($) after the Army All-American Game, "I know where I'm going." Green plans to announce sometime this month and it's safe to expect good news barring a sudden change of heart.
While USC snagged a Michigan target, it's possible the Wolverines return the favor after CA WR Sebastian LaRue decommitted from the Trojans; the four-star told 247's Clint Brewster that he plans to talk to Coach Ferrigno about a potential visit to Ann Arbor ($). LaRue currently has a visit to Notre Dame scheduled and is also looking at Miami, Arkansas, and Texas A&M.
The Wolverines may also have suddenly found themselves in the mix for the nation's top linebacker recruit, Alabama prospect Reuben Foster, after he connected with commit Henry Poggi at the Under Armour game. Poggi reportedly alerted Foster to Michigan's potential interest and convinced him to get in touch with the coaches, and Foster looks to be following through, per Sam Webb ($):
Once Foster and Michigan begin having more conversations, the 6'1, 240 pounder says it's likely he'll get up to Ann Arbor for a visit at some point before signing day.
"I don't know but the odds are pretty darn good cause I'm cool with [Poggi's] dad that I just met this week --- very cool with him," said Foster.
With a month to go until signing day, it's very late in the game to enter into the recruitment of such a high-profile player, but the former Auburn commit seems to have genuine interest. It's early yet to harbor serious hopes of a commitment, but if a visit materializes it would obviously be fantastic news for Michigan.
A more likely candidate for one of the final few spots is CA OL Cameron Hunt, who spent time with Michigan's contingent of commitments at the UA game. Hunt will take his official to Michigan next weekend, followed by visits to Oregon and Cal, and he told Sam Webb that those three schools comprise his leading trio ($).
[After THE JUMP, video and evaluations of Michigan's All-Americans, the latest on Denzel Ward, and more.]
Monday Recruitin' Hits The Road
Today's recruiting roundup surveys the landscape as several coaches are fired and the rest prepare for in-home visits, recaps Michigan commits in their state playoffs, and more.
One Final Note From The Game
Massillon Washington DB/WR Gareon Conley was in Columbus for #THEGAME today, we are being told
— 11W Recruiting (@11WRecruiting) November 25, 2012
There's no official word on Conley's status, but don't expect him to be considered a commit for much longer. The question of whether or not he could find himself back in the class eventually is more difficult to answer; his situation isn't the same as David Dawson's or Pharaoh Brown's—Conley was up-front with the coaches about his desire to take visits. We'll have to wait and see if the coaches decide to treat his case differently.
And Now Let's Never Talk About The Game Again
Good? Good.
In-home visits with recruits begin this week, and some very interesting names have emerged as players who will host Michigan coaches, including one we haven't seen in a while:
How bout this for blast from the past? Hearing #Michigan will drop in on Joliet (IL) RB Ty Isaac this week
— Sam Webb (@SamWebb77) November 26, 2012
Yes, that Ty Isaac, one-time top running back target and current USC commit. While there's no indication that he's wavering on his commitment, Lane Kiffin's job security has come under fire—especially in the wake of a derp-tacular finish to the Notre Dame game—and it's worth noting that recruits must approve of a visit before a coach can drop by; Isaac is at least willing to listen to Michigan's latest pitch.
Does that mean anything in regards to VA RB Derrick Green? I doubt it. Green's other presumed top choices, Auburn and Tennessee, have now both fired their head coaches—in Auburn's case, they just cleaned out the entire staff. That leaves Oregon, Miami, and Ole Miss as Michigan's top competition. Oregon doesn't fit Green's stated desire to play in a pro-style offense and Miami has the Nevin Shapiro cloud looming over their program. It's possible Green chooses Ole Miss out of a desire to play in the South, but that's a major step down in program quality compared to Michigan.
[For more planned in-home visits, a wrapup of last weekend's playoff action, and more, hit THE JUMP.]
Monday Recruitin' Ain't Scared
Today's recruiting roundup covers MSU visit reactions, a friendly bet between a future Wolverine and a future Buckeye, how not to deal with the Dawson decommitment, and more.
Visit Reactions: Positive (Surprise!)
The overall ugliness of the Michigan-MSU game wasn't enough to dampen the excitement of visitors to the Big House, even when you put aside Denzel Ward's pre-game commitment. In fact, Ward could be joined sooner or later on the 2014 offensive line by four-star FL lineman Mason Cole, who said this to 247's Todd Worly ($, info in header):
"I liked everything about it," Cole said. "Just the atmosphere and everything. It just feels like home. Just the coaching staff and Ann Arbor."
When asked where Michigan stands, Cole stated that they're "really high" on his list—impressive considering an offer list that includes USC, Ohio State, Florida, Florida State, and Notre Dame.
GBW's Kyle Bogenshutz caught up with Cass Tech junior CB Damon Webb, who normally plays things close to the vest but had high praise for the visit ($):
"This time when I was up at Michigan it was different," Webb told GoBlueWolverine. "The crowd was more live. Other Michigan games it wasn't really this big, but I was really impressed by this visit."
"It helped a lot," added Webb.
Top 2013 target VA RB Derrick Green:
Derrick Green responded one word on how visit is going so far at #Michigan -- "great"
— Mike Farrell (@rivalsmike) October 21, 2012
I have to think—given the poor seasons of Auburn and Tennessee—that Michigan is in the driver's seat for Green at this point.
While IL WR Laquon Treadwell was unable to make the trip—I'm a broken record on this subject, so react as you will (sorry, mods)—the Wolverines did host a pair of 2013 prospects currently committed elsewhere. Westland John Glenn WR Da'Mario Jones (CMU commit) was in the Big House for the second straight week, telling Tim Sullivan($) that "it was probably one of the hypest games that I've been to." Scout's Simone Scott posted on The Victors Board($) that Pickerington (OH) North RB Godwin Igwebuike—Northwestern commit and HS teammate of Jake Butt—was also in attendance, though it sounds like he just took the opportunity to catch a game with his friend and teammate. Both Jones and Igwebuike could be backup options should the Wolverines miss out on Treadwell and Green.
Michigan even made waves in the 2015 class, especially with their first offered prospect, KY RB Damien Harris. Harris has spent the season putting up video game numbers after camping in Ann Arbor over the summer; he came away from the visit in awe of the stadium atmosphere, according to TomVH ($):
"I'd say that Michigan was already on top, but it just moved them up even more for me because that's definitely the type of atmosphere I'd like to play in," he said. "That makes me want to go there even more. To know that the fans are that into the game, it definitely moved them up."
Harris added that he couldn't "put it into words how amazing it really was," so yeah, that went well. He's a potential five-star who's already getting serious national attention, and it's safe to say the Wolverines are leading the way right now. It's worth noting that his mother accompanied him on the visit, as well.
The Cass Tech pipeline could continue, meanwhile, in the form of sophomore DE Joshua Alabi, who told 247's Todd Worly that he wants to stay close to home ($):
"Everyone around you is family, so if I could go there, I would," Alabi said. "I've been to Michigan already, and if I could stay home, I would. I don't want to leave home if I don't have to. I'd just stay in Michigan."
Alabi is an impressive young prospect who already stands at 6'5", 245 lbs.; while he doesn't have an offer yet, he's a candidate down the road, and it sounds like Michigan would be in a very good position to land him.
For more visit reaction, Tremendous has you covered.
[Mike McCray throws down the gauntlet against Cam Burrows, a roundup of last weekend's high school action, and more after THE JUMP.]
Thursday Recruitin' Pays The Cab Driver In Full
Today's recruiting roundup has the latest on the Green/Treadwell/McQuay triumvirate, the status of Shane Morris, and much more.
Morris Done For The Year?
This isn't at all how Shane Morris expected to finish out his high school career—the Freep's Mick McCabe reports that Morris will miss this weekend's game with mono, and his coach doesn't expect him back for the rest of the season. If you doubt the kid's toughness, read this paragraph...
"He had a sore throat and took some medicine and took it easy at practice but didn't feel any better," Verska said. "Friday morning, he had a blood test and found out right before the game he had mono. He said he wanted to play, and the doctor said it was OK, because it wasn't in his spleen. And Mom and Dad said it was OK. He tried, but he ran out of gas in the second quarter.''
...and then see where he ended up a couple days later:
Shane Morris sent me a text saying he is hospitalized for the night with mono, and they're not yet sure what will happen with his season.
— Tom VanHaaren (@TomVH) September 19, 2012
The biggest priority for Morris will be getting back on his feet and caught up in the classroom—no easy feat with mono—and I hope you'll join me in wishing him a swift recovery, because mono really, really sucks.
[Hit THE JUMP for upcoming official visit plans of McQuay, Green, and Treadwell, plus much more.]
Friday Recruitin' Now Starting To Get Into 2014
Stribling The Stripling
Channing Stribling via MNBN
The most notable development from Michigan's summer camp was of course the offer to and commitment from NC CB Channing Stribling. The Hello post was pretty light on scouting content because there wasn't any before Michigan's camp kicked off. Let me try to fill in a couple of holes. First, Maize and Blue News has a bit on Stribling's post-offer activities:
In more than 10 years of attending the Michigan summer camp, Channing Stribling pulled something today that we don't remember seeing before. A rarity at the very least. In the past, the rule of thumb was that if a player earned a scholarship offer at the camp, they were done. Whether they committed or not, it was sort of a "mission accomplished" type of event and the player would either head home or stick around to watch without competing. Not so with Stribling.
The young defensive back pledged to the Wolverines this morning, then went out and kept working to improve his game. He continued to attentively go through drills and was even running full speed demonstrating the wide receiver position for other campers, where many are often inclined to take it easy. In the sweltering 90 degree temperatures he had to endure, it speaks well of the work ethic of the Wolverines' latest commitment.
247 got some quotes from his coach($):
"One of things that made him attracted to them is his size. I think he might grow another inch. Long arms. He controls his body very well. You see a lot of kids in high school that size, they have a tough time managing where everything is going, but Channing does a great job with body control."
He is declared the "epitome of an athlete." Coincidentally, that is the working title of Charlie Weis's soon-to-be-published memoirs.
GBW's Kyle Bogenshutz has an excellent article on how Stribling went from random guy in a gray helmet to Michigan's latest commitment($):
"I think the first day after we did drills and we did Air Force ball [ed: must be a drill] and I started doing little moves," he explained to GoBlueWolverine, "and they asked me what my name was—and I told them I was Channing Stribling, and they started looking at me more the next few days." …
"It was the next day, that next night after Air Force ball, that they asked me to go meet the defensive coordinator. And I met him and he said he's going to look at me the next few days," said Stribling.
Unfortunately paywalled, but if you've got the subscription check it out.
Stribling's commitment may have yoinked a scholarship offer from 2013 OH CB Aregeros Turner, who impressed($) but did not leave camp with an offer. Despite having offers from Washington, Tennessee, and Illinois he still told 247 Michigan was "probably like my top school or at least top two right now." In the event of a DB decommit (not likely) or an open slot he may be a guy to keep an eye on.
2014 Caremeter: further incremented
In non-Stribling news, Michigan offered a handful of 2014 kids. Most prominent amongst them is MI WR Drake Harris, a dual-sport star with a Michigan State offer in basketball but possibly a higher ceiling in football. Sam Webb's News article this week is on Harris:
"(Brady) Hoke sat down with us and was reiterating again how much he liked Drake," said Harris' father, Mike. "It was nice. He definitely made Drake feel like they really want him. It was fun for him. We had a good time down there. Hoke is straight up and real, and I like guys like that. He let me know what he thought and I like that. It was definitely a great feel."
He's still figuring out what he wants to do in college.
Other 2014 offerees included FL WR Corey Holmes (first offer) , OH LB Joe Henderson (first offer), PA S Montae Nicholson (PSU, Pitt), and DC CB D'Andre Payne (Auburn, Arkansas, Georgia, OSU, VT).
Cass Tech CB Damon Webb would have been amongst them if Michigan hadn't fired one off a week earlier after seeing him at the SMSB camp. He impressed again. Pargoff:
Rising junior Damon Webb of Detroit (Mich.) Cass Tech continued to live up to the hype, showing up for the afternoon session and performing exceptionally well. He breaks and closes so quickly and attacks the ball in the air that there were times it appeared quarterbacks had mistaken him for their primary target. As we noted after the Sound Mind Sound Body Camp, he is easily a top-100 prospect for 2014.
The rest of these guys are just names at this juncture. We can try to fix that. Webb on Nicholson:
This ball-hawking safety had to be the leader in interceptions during his time on campus Tuesday. He showed great range and made quarterbacks pay for any passes they hung in the air.
At 6-3 and 200 pounds, Nicholson is big enough to play strong safety, but his exceptional leaping ability and ball skills make him tailor-made to roam the field at free. The surprising thing about this talented youngster is his camp performance was below his own standards.
That begs the question — if he earns a Michigan scholarship on one of his "off days," how good is he when he's on?
For his part, Holmes tweeted out a "mission accomplished" after landing his offer. He then told 247 Michigan had the "early edge($)" with him:
"The offer just kind of gave me butterflies because I have always been a big Michigan fan," said Holmes. "It was my goal to earn an offer there and I'm really glad I could accomplish it. Michigan is definitely my top school right now."
He wants to get his commitment out of the way before his senior season, which still gives him a full year to come to a decision. Pargoff:
Corey Holmes continued to display excellent speed, quickness and athleticism as he did yesterday, but his performance late in the morning session was marred by dropped passes. He definitely has all of the athletic ability needed to earn a scholarship offer from the Wolverines, but he needs to become more consistent with his hands.
He goes to St. Thomas Aquinas, a school Michigan has recruited frequently over the last decade or so. They've had little success when it comes to actually securing Aquinas kids but that's usually because they've gone to Notre Dame instead. It's a school that sends a lot of guys North, is what I'm saying.
Payne says some nice things about Mallory($) and vaguely positive things about Michigan but it seems like he's a long way from figuring things out. He says he'll be in for a visit to see what the game atmosphere is like. Henderson is a 6'4", 220 pound guy as a rising junior so he would be a SAM at M.
Meanwhile, 2014 IN WR Dominque Booth did not get his camp offer but feels one is coming($) after a couple of games in his junior season.
Quarterbacks : wolves :: scholarship : t-bone steak equidistant from them
Michigan has not thrown out any offers at quarterback yet but after getting a look at MI QB Chance Stewart and OH QB DeShone Kizer one or both is probably going to get the call soon. Tremendous caught up with Stewart after the camp:
Chance was at Michigan all day Tuesday after earning an offer from Wisconsin last Sunday. Chance felt like he performed really well at Michigan, and even "threw better than I did at Wisconsin".
He was able to talk a little with the Michigan coaches about a potential offer and they told him "they had to evaluate a couple other guys at their camp, and after camp they will figure it out". he went on to say "they said we would be in contact by the end of the week".
Michigan and Wisconsin would be Stewart's top two if Michigan does pull the trigger, and given what Stewart told 247($)…
"I really hope I can pick up that offer because Michigan is a special place to me. They have the best of the best in everything and I feel like Coach Borges and I really communicated well and he helped me become a better player at camp."
…I don't think Wisconsin would have much of a chance, especially since he says he wants to make a decision as soon as possible.
TomVH and Chantel Jennings make it sound like it's edge Stewart($) in an article on offensive top performers:
2014 Chance Stewart -- Looks the part of a top quarterback. He had a few struggles but took well to coaching and made some nice throws. He's a Michigan kid who's familiar with the program.
2014 DeShone Kizer -- Had a shaky start but brought it back together towards the end of the day on Wednesday. He got his technique down and threw well in the final one-on-ones.
The timeline Kizer was given($) also suggests the staff might prefer the instate kid:
"(Borges) explained to me that he didn't want to offer an 2014 quarterbacks before camp, and he doesn't feel he has 'that guy' yet," Kizer said. "He wants to see a couple of games at the beginning of the season and see if I improve from camp before he makes any moves."
Either way, if Michigan picks up a four-star-ish guy after Shane Morris that's moving towards the Gutierrez-Henne-Richard embarrassment of riches (that was just enough to get Michigan one starting QB—lottery tickets, man).
A window of Derrick Green hope
You know what they say about getting a kid on campus and Seeing What Happens($).
"I want to get out there again to speak with the head coach," Green said. "I'm definitely going to get back there. I want to go up there and see what (Brady Hoke) has to say – what he likes about me, why they want me, and just to get a feel for who I might be playing for one day."
That visit won't happen until the fall, though, at which point Michigan may be ultrasounding athletic-looking pregnant ladies.
The Distant Future, The Year 2000
Michigan pulled the trigger on what I believe is their first 2015(!) offer when they slyly implied but did not promise 2015 KY RB Damien Harris that he would get an offer in August of his senior year… which is still two years away for the rising sophomore. Obviously this dude is a manchild. Webb:
At 5-11 and 195 pounds, he is powerfully built, but still very fluid; he does yoga to maintain that fluidity. In drills and 7-on-7 action he showed great burst and caught the football very well. One really can't fully appreciate how talented and physical Harris is without the pads on. One look at his film and those things become abundantly clear. Michigan clearly thought so. So too did Fresno State, Ohio, Wake Forest, Kentucky, Illinois and Tennessee.
Damien Harris of Berea (Ky.) Madison Southern was easy to spot among the running back group. Standing in at around 5-10, 200 pounds, the young rising sophomore already has the build of an upperclassman. He showed off plenty of speed and skill to go with that. While it seems incredibly early to offer a 2015 prospects, it shouldn't be a huge surprise that the Wolverines pulled the trigger to do just that. He really was that impressive.
I think Webb or Trieu mentioned that Harris was a Michigan fan who geeked out when Mike Hart was one of his position coaches at the camp. I'm guessing we'll see an article from one of the premium sites that can confirm or dis-confirm this in the near future.
Next week's event
That would be the visit($) of FL WR Alvin Bailey, Leon McQuay III teammate and four-star slot receiver. FSU is a considerable favorite; maybe Hoke can shake that assumption.
Happy Trails
Recently offered CA WR Darren Carrington commits to Oregon.
Etc.: Michigan does not offer a kicker. 2014 five-star Jabrill Peppers says M will make his top ten($). Damon Webb says he's been a Michigan fan his whole life($) and commiting early is a "possibility" but he doesn't think it will happen.


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