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Illinois Appellate Court
The Illinois Appellate Court is the intermediate appellate court in Illinois. It hears appeals from verdicts reached at the trial level (the circuit courts in the state) and its decisions, in turn, can be appealed to the Illinois Supreme Court. In 2007, nearly 8,000 cases were filed in the court.
There are 42 judges on the court. They are elected to the court to renewable ten-year terms in partisan elections, each representing a particular geographical district.
The appellate court reviews transcripts of the trial and briefs filed by interested parties and considers oral arguments from lawyers to determine if the law was correctly applied by the trial court. In addition to resolving the specific case before it, rulings by the appellate court set precedent for the circuit courts in their geographic region on the proper way to apply Illinois law.[1]
Five districts
The court is divided into five judicial districts.
- Illinois First District Appellate Court
- Illinois Second District Appellate Court
- Illinois Third District Appellate Court
- Illinois Fourth District Appellate Court
- Illinois Fifth District Appellate Court
The court's judges
Cook County, the 1st District, has 24 appellate judges. The remaining 101 counties are divided into four districts that elect six judges each. Additional judges are assigned by the Supreme Court to the Appellate Court, temporarily, on a showing of need. Elgin is the seat of the 2nd District; Ottawa, the 3rd; Springfield, the 4th, and Mount Vernon, the 5th.[2]
Year | Civil cases filed | Civil cases disposed | Criminal cases filed | Criminal cases disposed | Total filed | Total disposed |
2007 | 4,000 | 4,119 | 3,631 | 3,734 | 7,631 | 7,853 |
2006 | 4,186 | 4,271 | 3,652 | 3,980 | 7,838 | 8,251 |
External links
- Website of the Illinois Appellate Court
- Appellate Court District map
- Appellate Court caseload statistics


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Story | Feb 25, 2013 | 11:55 AMBen Affleck's film "Argo" took the best picture Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards. Other marquee winners were Daniel Day-Lewis for lead actor for "Lincoln," Jennifer Lawrence for lead actress for "Silver Linings Playbook," and Ang Lee for director for "Life of Pi," which won four Oscars, the most for any film.

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In the course of the theft investigation, police say they found evidence of child pornography. Allen was taken into custody in September for 20 felony counts related to child pornography.
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Is it possible to combine two noble gases together? If so, than what are some examples? If not, then how do they react to other elements from all groups?
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Noble gases are chemically inert meaning they can exist in nature alone or chemically stable. Apparently, if you force then to react, certain amount of energy is required to attain that status. Chemically, they are inert because their outer shell is full with valence electrons. Among the noble gases, only helium and neon are actually inert. Other noble gases tend to react with other compounds under very specific conditions. But they do not react with among each other hence with the other gases such as fluorine and oxygen.
As the molecular weight of the noble gas increase, the first ionization energy is decreased. This also means that the capacity of the gas to donate electron/s for chemical reaction is enhanced. Therefore, larger noble gases tend to be reactive, again in certain conditions.
He -> no specific reactions
Ne -> not yet approved for possible reactions
Ar -> reacts with Fluorine
Kr -> reacts with Fluorine
Xe -> Reacts with Fluorine and Oxygen; Reactions with Chlorine is found to be unstable and under further experimentations.
Rn -> Reacts with Fluorine
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yeah, noble gases can combine with each other. it just doesn't have a big effect.
if they "react" with other elements, like if you put them together, nothing would happen.
ie. Neon+Sodium=NOTHING HAPPENS!!!
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Scene I.—: The Heath. - William Shakespeare, King Lear [1608]Edition used:The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (The Oxford Shakespeare), ed. with a glossary by W.J. Craig M.A. (Oxford University Press, 1916).
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Scene I.—The Heath.EnterEdgar. Edg.Yet better thus, and known to be contemn'd, Than still contemn'd and flatter'd. To be worst, The lowest and most dejected thing of fortune, Stands still in esperance, lives not in fear: The lamentable change is from the best; The worst returns to laughter. Welcome, then, Thou unsubstantial air that I embrace: The wretch that thou hast blown unto the worst Owes nothing to thy blasts. But who comes here? EnterGloucester,led by an old Man. My father, poorly led? World, world, O world! But that thy strange mutations make us hate thee, Life would not yield to age. Old Man.O my good lord! I have been your tenant, and your father's tenant, These fourscore years. Glo.Away, get thee away; good friend, be gone; Thy comforts can do me no good at all; Thee they may hurt. Old Man.You cannot see your way. Glo.I have no way, and therefore want no eyes; I stumbled when I saw. Full oft 'tis seen, Our means secure us, and our mere defects Prove our commodities. Ah! dear son Edgar. The food of thy abused father's wrath; Might I but live to see thee in my touch, I'd say I had eyes again. Old Man.How now! Who's there? Edg.[Aside.] O gods! Who is 't can say, 'I am at the worst?' I am worse than e'er I was. Old Man.'Tis poor mad Tom. Edg[Aside.] And worse I may be yet; the worst is not, So long as we can say, 'This is the worst.' Old Man.Fellow, where goest? Glo.Is it a beggar-man? Old Man.Madman and beggar too. Glo.He has some reason, else he could not beg. I' the last night's storm I such a fellow saw, Which made me think a man a worm: my son Came then into my mind; and yet my mind Was then scarce friends with him: I have heard more since. As flies to wanton boys, are we to the gods; They kill us for their sport. Edg.[Aside.] How should this be? Bad is the trade that must play fool to sorrow, Angering itself and others.—[ToGloucester.] Bless thee, master! Glo.Is that the naked fellow? Old Man.Ay, my lord. Glo.Then, prithee, get thee gone. If, for my sake, Thou wilt o'ertake us, hence a mile or twain, I' the way toward Dover, do it for ancient love; And bring some covering for this naked soul Who I'll entreat to lead me. Old Man.Alack, sir! he is mad. Glo.'Tis the times' plague, when madmen lead the blind. Do as I bid thee, or rather do thy pleasure; Above the rest, be gone. Old Man.I'll bring him the best 'parel that I have, Come on 't what will. [Exit. Glo.Sirrah, naked fellow,— Edg.Poor Tom's a-cold. [Aside.] I cannot daub it further. Glo.Come hither, fellow. Edg.[Aside.] And yet I must. Bless thy sweet eyes, they bleed. Glo.Know'st thou the way to Dover? Edg.Both stile and gate, horse-way and footpath. Poor Tom hath been scared out of his good wits: bless thee, good man's son, from the foul fiend! Five fiends have been in poor Tom at once; of lust, as Obidicut; Hobbididance, prince of dumbness; Mahu, of stealing; Modo, of murder; and Flibbertigibbet, of mopping and mowing; who since possesses chambermaids and waiting-women. So, bless thee, master! Glo.Here, take this purse, thou whom the heavens' plagues Have humbled to all strokes: that I am wretched Makes thee the happier: heavens, deal so still! Let the superfluous and lust-dieted man, That slaves your ordinance, that will not see Because he doth not feel, feel your power quickly; So distribution should undo excess, And each man have enough. Dost thou know Dover? Edg.Ay, master. Glo.There is a cliff, whose high and bending head Looks fearfully in the confined deep; Bring me but to the very brim of it, And I'll repair the misery thou dost bear; With something rich about me; from that place I shall no leading need. Edg.Give me thy arm: Poor Tom shall lead thee. [Exeunt. |


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SOUTH KINGSTOWN ŌĆō With 24 students qualified for an All-State ensemble and three students selected to perform with the All-East honors ensemble, it would be no surprise if the next Charlie Parker, Johann Sebastian Bach or Louis Armstrong comes from the South Kingstown High School band.
Losing a loved one is one of the hardest thing anyone has to ever go through and, right now, Barbara Bates is learning that lesson first hand. Bates, whose husband Bob was killed Friday afternoon at the Middle of Nowhere Diner in Exeter, recalls the man she loved in this week's Standard Times. In addition, find out what Rhode Island Department of Education Commissioner Deborah Gist had to say about the North Kingstown School District, find out how both NK and Exeter are handling this winter's harsh weather and learn all about a proposed marijuana center that may be coming to town.
The following is a list of meetings that will take place this week in North Kingstown and Exeter.
MONDAY, JANUARY 24 * North Kingstown Town Council Regular Meeting, 7 p.m., Beechwood House
TUESDAY, JANUARY 25 * North Kingstown School Committee Business Meeting, 7 p.m., North Kingstown High School * Exeter-West Greenwich School Committee Education Meeting, 6 p.m., Junior-Senior High School Library
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26 Boys basketball Burrillville at Prout, 7 p.m. Girls basketball Coventry at Westerly, 7 p.m. South Kingstown at Lincoln School, 5 p.m. Prout at Tiverton, 7 p.m. Boys indoor track Chariho, Coventry, North Kingstown, Prout, South Kingstown at Providence Athletic Facility, 5:30 p.m. Wrestling Coventry at East Providence, 7 p.m. Hope at Narragansett, 7 p.m. North Providence at South Kingstown, 5 p.m. East Greenwich at West Warwick, 7 p.m.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 25 Boys basketball North Providence at Chariho, 7 p.m. Coventry at Hope, 7 p.m. Narragansett at Pilgrim, 7 p.m. North Kingstown at Portsmouth, 7 p.m. West Warwick at Rogers, 7 p.m. Girls basketball West Warwick at East Greenwich, 7 p.m. Narragansett at Toll Gate, 7 p.m. Cranston West at South Kingstown, 7 p.m. Competitive Cheerleading East Greenwich, North Kingstown at Mount St. Charles, 7 p.m. Exeter-West Greenwich at La Salle, 7:30 p.m. Gymnastics Exeter-West Greenwich, West Warwick at North Smithfield, 6 p.m. Boys swim
MONDAY, JANUARY 24 Boys basketball North Providence at Chariho, 7 p.m. East Greenwich at North Smithfield, 7 p.m. Exeter-West Greenwich at Mount St. Charles, 7 p.m. Shea at Narragansett, 7 p.m. Cranston West at South Kingstown, 7 p.m. Prout at Johnston, 7 p.m. Lincoln at West Warwick, 7 p.m. Girls basketball Chariho at Rogers, 7:30 p.m. Portsmouth at Coventry, 7 p.m. La Salle at Exeter-West Greenwich, 7 p.m. Competitive Cheerleading Narragansett, West Warwick at Portsmouth Invitational, 7 p.m. Boys swim North Kingstown vs. La Salle at Rhode Island College, 6:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 22 Wrestling East Greenwich, Exeter-West Greenwich, Narragansett, West Warwick, North Kingstown, South Kingstown at The Hurricane Invitational at Warwick Veterans, 9 a.m. Boys Basketball Chariho at Hope, 5:30 p.m. Classical at Coventry, 5 p.m. Central at North Kingstown, 6 p.m. College Basketball La Salle at URI, 2 p.m. Competition Cheerleading West Warwick, Narragansett at West Warwick Invitiational, 12:30 p.m. Gymnastics Exeter-WG vs. North Smithfield, Mt. Hope (At Paramount Gymnastics), 5 p.m. NK vs. La Salle vs. Middletown vs. SK (At Aim High), 6 p.m.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 21 Boys Basketball Narragansett at Lincoln, 7 p.m. Cranston East at South Kingstown, 7 p.m. Girls Basketball Prout at Rogers, 7:30 p.m. Chariho at Westerly, 7 p.m. East Greenwich at Warwick Veterans, 7 p.m. Pilgrim at Exeter/West Greenwich, 7 p.m. Tiverton at Narragansett, 7 p.m. La Salle at North Kingstown, 7 p.m. Cranston East at West Warwick, 7 p.m. Hockey St. Raphael vs Prout (At Boss), 8:30 p.m. Ponaganset vs Coventry (at WWCC), 7:30 p.m. Pilgrim vs East Greenwich (at Smithfield), 7 p.m. Scituate vs West Warwick (at WWCC), 9 p.m. Boys Swimming
THURSDAY JANUARY 20 Boys Basketball Davies at Prout, 5 p.m. Tolman at West Warwick, 6 p.m. Lincoln at Chariho, 7 p.m. Mount St. Charles at East Greenwich, 7 p.m. Johnston at Exeter/West Greenwich, 7 p.m. North Providence at Narragansett, 7 p.m. Cranston West at North Kingstown, 7 p.m. Girls Basketball Coventry at South Kingstown, 7 p.m. Girls Indoor Track SK vs. PCD, Barrington (At Providence), 5:30 p.m Prout vs. Cran West, MSC (At Providence) , 5:30 p.m. West Warwick vs. St. Rays, Tolman (At Providence) , 5:30 p.m. Boys Swimming SK at Lincoln, 4 p.m. Wrestling
SOUTH KINGSTOWN ŌĆō After detailing the budget for municipal services, police, open space and parks and recreation, the town council and the school committee finally met last Thursday to hash out the details of the school budget in a public hearing as proposed in town manager Stephen A. AlfredŌĆÖs six-year capital improvement plan.


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Early registration deadline approaches for summer fine arts camp
The early registration deadline is May 1 for a Fine Arts on Broadway camp June 18-22 at Morningside College.
It is open to any student entering kindergarten through 12th grade and will focus on developing skills in music, theatre and dance. Students will be divided into age groups to learn from experts in these three areas.
The camp will run from 8 a.m. to noon every day, with a performance at 7 p.m. Friday, June 22, in the Buhler Outdoor Performance Center at Morningside College. The performance is free and open to the public.
The camp is offered in connection with Lincoln Street Music Studio in Polk City, Iowa. Studio instructors Matt Schutt, Kim Bata and Brenda Ashley will teach at the camp along with dance expert Tracy Bennett from Siouxland Movement Arts Center.
For more information on the camp and how to register, go online to www.lincolnstreetmusicstudio.com. A discount is available for those who register by May 1.


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I'm looking into preschools for my son and am finding a wide variety of programs. Some places, it seems, are just glorified day cares while others seem to take learning/academics pretty seriously and actually cost a fortune. Can anyone share their experiences and how they picked out their child's preschool? -- Julie, Strongmoms Facilitator
When I was looking into preschool, I wanted a school that gave the kids some structure but in a relaxed and playful environment. I didn't want them going to "school" because they have the rest of their lives for that, but I didn't want them running amuck either. In the end, I chose a small preschool in a church setting which taught them sharing, caring, and their ABSs. They get to paint, play in sand tables, and do science projects. They even have music every day. While academics is important, it is also important to learn sharing, taking turns, sitting in circle time, following directions, and working well with others. These are the most important "pre" school lessons they can learn and will set them up for doing well in real school.
This is what I've been finding! A wise preschool teacher told me that preschool is a time for learning but that social learning is the biggest accomplishment with preschool. Learning to share, respect others, stand up for yourself, and get along in a group are huge lessons for little kids! I think I found the place I want to send him but not quite sure yet.
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It's the simple – and healthy – dating life for Rumer Willis and beau Jayson Blair.
The couple, who attended Saturday's GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles, told PEOPLE that they enjoy low-key time together, preparing gluten-free meals and hunkering down for a TV show or a movie.
"He cooks me dinner, we drink some tea and watch some great TV shows or a movie," Willis, 24, said of Blair, 28, who plays Clay Clemmons on NBC's The New Normal.
Originally posted 04/22/2013 10:20AM
Naya Rivera has nothing but pride in her heart for her Glee costar Cory Monteith, who is currently in rehab for substance addiction.
"He's such an amazing person, and it takes a lot to be able to admit that you have a problem and then seek help," Rivera, 26, told PEOPLE at the GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday.
Rivera adds the Glee cast has rallied around Monteith's girlfriend, Lea Michele, saying they are close-knit and look out for another in both good times and bad.
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Here Comes Honey Boo Boo's Mama June dramatically dressed up her newly slimmer bod Saturday at the GLAAD Awards, where her show was nominated for best reality series.
Mom to Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson, June Shannon, 33, looked chic and sophisticated (or as she'd put it, "smexy!") in a black wrap dress, plenty of jewelry and tasteful makeup.
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Last July when emerging R&B star Frank Ocean published an emotional letter detailing an early love affair with a man, his "coming out" story made headlines in the hip-hop world and beyond.
Now, the Grammy-nominated songwriter is being honored by GLAAD, the nation's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender media advocacy and anti-defamation organization.
Ocean is among the 120 nominees for the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, the organization announced early Wednesday morning. He is being recognized for his critically-lauded Channel Orange album.
Other musician nominees include Adam Lambert (for his album Tresspassing).
Originally posted 04/22/2012 03:00PM
Chaz Bono was in good company at the GLAAD Media Awards on Saturday night.
His mom Cher showed up to support her son at the event in Los Angeles.
"So much fun at Glaad awards!" the singer Tweeted. "I really surprised Chaz! HE was adorable,Said wow mom i was so surprised i forgot what i was going 2say!"
Bono, who was the first transgender contestant on Dancing with the Stars, was honored for his OWN documentary, Becoming Chaz, and with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award, which is given by GLAAD to a gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender entertainer for promoting equality.
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After meeting in March, Nikki Reed and Paul McDonald embarked upon a whirlwind romance – and now they've taken the next step.
The Breaking Dawn star, 23, and her American Idol alum beau, 26, are engaged, a source confirms to PEOPLE.
Posing together at Sunday's MTV Movie Awards, the couple showed off a sparkler on Reed's left ring finger as she told E!, "He's the one."
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Fangs were favored over wands and wizards Sunday night at the MTV Movie Awards as the Twilight saga took home top honors.
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse won best movie, beating out another successful series, Harry Potter. Twilight stole the night across the board, sweeping awards for best kiss (Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart), best fight (Pattinson vs. Bryce Dallas Howard and Xavier Samuel), best male (Pattinson) and best female performance (Stewart).
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The costars addressed rumors they were hooking up off-camera at the MTV Movie Awards Sunday with a little friendly P.D.A. – and nothing was hands-off.
So are they boyfriend and girlfriend? More like brother and sister, Kunis, 27, says.
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DOE supports innovative research focused on overcoming the current technological and commercial barriers for cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cells. Below are a list of current projects, summary of the benefits, and discussion of the production and manufacturing techniques used for this solar technology.
CdTe solar cells are the second most abundant photovoltaic (PV) technology in the world marketplace after crystalline silicon, currently representing 6% of the 2011 world market. CdTe thin-film solar cells can be manufactured quickly and inexpensively, providing a lower-cost alternative to conventional silicon-based technologies. The record efficiency for a laboratory CdTe solar cell is 18.7%, which is well above current commercial CdTe modules, which have efficiencies between 10% and 13.1%.
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Current projects seek higher cell efficiencies by increasing crystal quality, improving doping control, and increasing the minority lifetime. Manufacturers are also investigating the possibility of materials reuse and recycling as a way to mitigate concerns on toxicity and materials scarcity.
Learn more about the DOE SunShot awardees and the projects involving CdTe below.
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- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (Foundational Program to Advance Cell Efficiency)
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Foundational Program to Advance Cell Efficiency)
- PPG Industries, Inc. (Supply Chain and Cross-Cutting Technologies)
- University of Chicago (Next Generation Photovoltaics II Projects)
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Foundational Program to Advance Cell Efficiency)
- University of South Florida (Foundational Program to Advance Cell Efficiency)
The benefits of CdTe thin-film solar cells include:
- High absorption: Cadmium telluride is a direct-bandgap material with bandgap energy of about 1.45 defined (eV), which is well matched to the solar spectrum and nearly optimal for converting sunlight into electricity using a single junction.
- Low-cost manufacturing: Cadmium telluride solar cells use low-cost manufacturing technology to produce low-cost cells.
The most common CdTe solar cells consist of a simple p-n heterojunction structure containing a p-doped CdTe layer matched with an n-doped cadmium sulfide (CdS) layer, which acts as a window layer. This structure is similar to the heterojunction in CIGS cells. As with most thin-film solar technologies, carrier collection is accomplished by drift, or field-assisted collection.
Typical CdTe thin-film deposition techniques include: close-spaced sublimation, vapor-transport deposition, physical-vapor deposition, sputter deposition, electrodeposition, metal-organic chemical-vapor deposition, spray deposition, and screen-print deposition.
CdTe solar cells are completed by adding a high-quality transparent conductive oxide (TCO)—usually fluorine-doped tin oxide (SnO2:F)—and a back electrical contact—typically a metal or carbon paste with copper (Cu). One disadvantage to using Cu in the back contact is the gradual diffusion of Cu atoms into the CdTe and CdS layers, which creates defects and promotes Cu accumulation at the CdTe/CdS junction.
Overall CdTe solar cell performance was significantly improved after the discovery of a cadmium chloride (CdCl2) vapor treatment. This annealing process is accomplished in the presence of oxygen at temperatures near 390°C after the CdTe layer is grown on the CdS layer and prior to the back-contact deposition. The CdCl2 treatment has positive effects on the CdTe solar cell, such as growth of larger CdTe grains and the passivation of defects.
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Larry M. Meneo, 54, of Lakewood, N.Y., and formerly of Warren, PA and Naples, FL, died Monday, December 3, 2012 at W.C.A. Hospital, Jamestown, N.Y. after a brief illness. He was born November 6, 1958 in Warren, PA to the late William and Marcia Gray Meneo. He was a 1976 graduate of Warren Area High School and had served 4 years with the U.S. Air Force.
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Exclusive: China power brokers agree preferred leadership team - sources
Oct 19, 2012 | Posted by: roboblogger | Full story: WTAX-AM Springfield
China's three most powerful men have come up with preferred candidates to head up the nation's incoming new leadership team, sources said, in a ticket that includes financial reformers but leaves a question mark over its commitment to political reform.
Shenzhen, China |
Guess we'll find out the final list in 1.5 week.
If 4 of them are in their mid-60s, they're more likely to be one 5 year term candidates. The emphasis seems to be on "Change via maintaining Stability," since the EU debt crisis won't likely be over until 2016. |
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One party rule is proven to be a disaster to any country. Graft and corruption will still be the norm in every corner of China even with the new leadership. There should be a Gorbachev like leader willing to sacrifice himself for the fast track political,legal,economic and social change in China.
France |
Why would a country wait for the European economy to recover before making a drastic move to change the political, legal, economic and social system of China? It's either the only party, CCP-Politburo have to do it or not. Or is it that the people in the party who committed crimes against the people are trying to cover themselves up for fear that they will be hunted down once China becomes a democratic government? |
Philippines is democratic. How's that working out?
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Shenzhen, China |
Graft and corruption are much worse next door in the world's largest democracy--India. Gorbachev is recogonized as a LOSER in China and Chinese people are not stupid. If any economy is going to fail, look around you. |
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Why fix it when it's doing great? If you want to fix things, via evolution or revolution, look around you. |
"ON BOARD THE USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (AP) A U.S. aircraft carrier group cruised through the disputed South China Sea on Saturday in a show of American power in waters that are fast becoming a focal point of Washington's strategic rivalry with Beijing."
We don't care what the Chinese think. They are second rate compared to our old nemesis the Russians. What ever happened to them? In a related story....My dog has her own bedroom. She lives better than approximately 97.43% of all Chinamen. |
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Judged: 1 1 1 Since you live in one of those PIGS countries, I'd recommend REVOLUTION for you. You've done it before, you can do it again. Let blood flow. |
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One party rule is what lead South Korea and Taiwan to Prosperity. It's also why Singapore is one of the ten richest countries per capita in the world. And the same in many Middle Eastern countries--Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, etc. China's on the same track to prosperity. |
Shenzhen, China |
Your dog's dead, remember? Cold War? Remember what happened to the Soviet Union? |
You know I have a new dog. I prepare her meals myself....so as to preclude any Chinese treachery. |
Shenzhen, China |
You should have bought the higher-end Chinese dog food. Learn your lesson. |
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Nice. Very nice. Awesome country to live in. The people are free to impeach their elected officials who are incompetent and corrupt.The cyber law that was introduced in Congress is DOA, meaning anyone can still say anything about a public official without fear of being arrested or jailed.The people can still tweet or re-tweet anything of importance without fear.They booted out the Chief Justice of the Supreme court and other midnight appointees and still prosecuting the past corrupt former President. The rebels down South Philippines exercised their democratic rights by signing a peace agreement with the government in Malacanang Palace witnessed by representatives of different countries. The Moros are now free to find their own destiny in their part of the world.The agreement is subject to the drafting of laws for the Sultanate State of Sulu and Bangsamoro and its implementation. The Filipinos are also in the process of setting up a new system of government to become the Federal Republic of the Philippines consisting of 11 States with Metro Manila as the seat of the Federal Government. Tagbilaran City will be the site of Congress. The Philippines is aiming to become the next tiger economy of Asia with her new status as a lender to the IMF. Debt to Gross Domestic Product ratio declined to approximately 48% and foreign currency reserves shoot up to approx. 80 billion dollars. The economy grew by approx. 6% in the first half of the year. All of the above are product of democratic exercise where the people could change anything, freely, with the consent of the governed. China? I never heard about the existence of freedom in China. |
Norrköping, Sweden |
All Chinese food and food products either for human consumption or for animals are suspect. I don't think I could trust foods made in China. One way to determine if a food product or any product is made in China is by looking at UPC Barcodes. Any product that starts with numbers: 690, 691 or 692 are made in China. Be very suspicious of these codes. |
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Recommend a revolution to overthrow a democratic government? Are you kidding me? I prefer freedom than a commie concentration camp. |
Why is China so rich and democratic Philippines so dirt poor? Pinays have to sell their bodies to foreigners to put food on the table. smh http://www.youtube.com/watch... |
Shenzhen, China |
I've lost track of how many "People's Power" revolutions you've had down there. Pray tell? And your democratic Philippines is a lot more Corrupt than China. |
Shenzhen, China |
Ask your Uncle about that. It has done that plenty of times. |
Germany |
The unsuspecting Filipinos buy their food in Chinese restaurants where the chinks put cancer causing ingredients like msg's, melamine and mercury. The Filipinos were taken advantage by these Chinese in their own land. The Pinay that you encountered in Subic and Clark are low flying doves just like the doves in Brooklyn slums, Hainan's Sanya and Shenzen Nanshan district called "the farm". The Pinays are the best though, they can speak straight English. They can even utter the word, Pleas....e ,sir? |
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Ah, you're talking about the commie on the block. They're being hunted down by the CAFGU like chicken. But once their heads pops out of their burrows, guess what happens to their heads. |
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Just made this, used half the Greek yoghurt for 2 of us (full fat yoghurt) and mixed with 2 teaspoons of honey. I think it could afford another spoon of honey as the yoghurt's quite sour. My blackberries were picked a week ago and frozen while fresh - I put them in frozen and they were surprisingly good!
Used the coulis from the GF recipe and added crushed biscuit.
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Happy 30th Anniversary to "Super Dimension Fortress Macross"
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When Super Dimension Fortress Macross debuted on Mainichi Broadcasting System October 3, 1982, it was ahead of its time. It mixed pop idols in a story of space warfare and dramatic love. Beyond that, it was an earlier example of anime made by creators who grew up as anime fans themselves. We may not see many space opera from anime these days, but Macross was a vanguard of what anime has become over the last three decades.
In America, as Robotech, it was a significant step in establishing an international awareness of the appeal of anime.
Celebrations in Japan include exhibits, a Blu-ray/game hybrid of Macross Do You Remember Love, exhibits, Macross: The Musicalture stage musical and a Macrss 7 / Macross F cross-over.
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This blew my 12 year old mind! First Anime Exposure!
Man, I miss my childhood.
Oct. 3, 2012, 8:49 p.m. CST
Hurray! Brings back fond memories of mail order goodness through Starlog's classified for the *Galactic Trade Commission*!
by justmyluck
and yes it blew the mind of this kid too, when he saw it for the first time.
Oct. 3, 2012, 8:56 p.m. CST
I'm ashamed to say I've never seen Macross (only Robotech).
by tylerzero
Oct. 3, 2012, 9:07 p.m. CST
Not a fan of the Japanese cartoon theme song. The America Robotech theme makes Macross seem more EPIC.
by Mark Williams
Harmony Gold can suck my balls. Thanks, assholes! Love that I've never been able to get a good domestic release of SDSFM.
The thing that always stuck with me about Robotech/Macross was that it was the first animated series that I thought respected me, as a viewer and a kid, enough to actually let me experience a significant character dying. Not from old age or illness, but in battle and unexpectedly. Never saw that before and always felt a bit cheated, disrespected by other shows. Star Blazers would have been the show that did it first, but adults at the time felt the need to edit that out for American audiences. For that alone, Robotech always holds a special place for me. Plus the animation and the awesome mecha were balls-to-the-wall cool to your average 12-year-old.
for someone who was into it long ago but fell out? What classic anime should I see? Give me a primer.
...then came Robotech.
Oct. 3, 2012, 9:34 p.m. CST
@playkins: Japanese Blu-rays are region A (or region free) and usually have English subs. Super-pricey, though: http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B006QRCBG2/
by justmyluck
If anyone's looking for the complete Americanized ROBOTECH (Macross/Southern Cross/Mospeada), the 17-disc A&E release it's around $60 new on eBay.
Exactly. Plus, call me a simpleton, but I prefer dubbed anime.
Oct. 3, 2012, 9:45 p.m. CST
GALACTIC TRADE COMMISSION out of Overland Park, KS was my baptismal for anime collectibles of all kinds!!!
by elgato73
I took all my allowance money I had saved along with my birthday money and Christmas money I got from relatives and ordered a ton of Imai Valkyries and their SDF-1 back in the middle eighties. I ordered from that guy, can't remember his name, several times and got a bunch of kits that I still have today--Gundam and SF3D as well. God that catalog of he put out was like the Bible for me. So many great memories. Thank you justmyluck! MACROSS FOREVER!!!
The franchise may have strayed over the years from its origins, but it's still one of the best and most influential shows in anime history. And there is no better time to be a Macross fan; the various Macross shows, movies, and their related merchandise are just a click away--no matter where you live.
Perhaps it was one of those perfect storm moments for an impressionable teenager, but hearing her beautiful voice in a cartoon involving giant robots where a major plot point was the near-total annihilation of mankind by an alien race...damn. Macross (in both original and domestic varieties, let alone THE MOVIE!) was my gateway drug into anime AND anime music, and I both bless and blame Mari and Lynn Minmay for that.
Other than Macross the TV series or Robotech, the other Macross shows have largely been unavailable here in the U.S. Oh, Macross Plus is still around, but that is it. Macross II was ok, but Plus, Zero and Frontier were great shows, plus the other movies as well. I hope that most people get to see them soon!
I know it will probably not please the hardcore Robotech/Macross fans out there, but I still want to see the live action Robotech movie adaptation become reality. Sure Hollywood will probably mess up some of the canon or whatnot, but it would be great to see this kind of stuff done up with state of the art effects and deafening movie theater sound, all up on the big screen.
I'll always ALWAYS love Robotech over Macross. Macek may have created a stitched together masterpiece, but it was a masterpiece all that same. That said, as much as I LOVE Robotech, there's something about the tone and the deep horns of the original Macross opening that is POWERFUL. Damn I miss that type of anime... Space Opera was awesome back then.
The first and only cartoon that my Dad ever sat down to watch with me every day. He tuned out when it got to the one with the tanks, but hey, didn't we all? And the deaths WERE a kick in the nuts: Ben, Roy Fokker, hell the entire bridge of the SDF-1. Great show, both versions.
1) There's so much repeating of the previous episode on each new episode that the full MACROSS story could be done in about 24 episodes vs the 36 episodes that were actually broadcast. 2) Lisa Hayes = Rebecca Howe
Listen to my song! PUH-RANNET DANCE!!!!
Yeah, I'm with you on the middle chapter of Robotech. Max's kid Dana was so damn annoying, but the way Macek integrated the story of the source of Protoculture with the Robotech Masters was necessary and pretty ingenious. Man I wish Cyclones were real.
First death of a beloved character, first romantic relationship and love triangle, first bad guys who started to empathize with towards the end. Man. That 2012 remake intro also blew my mind! Happy Anniversary Macross! Here's 30 more years and a new fanbase that discovers it!
Macross is an all time classic.
It's crap and to top it off Shoji Kawamori has even said it's not canon.
There isn't an animation studio left in the world that has the balls to animate mecha like this without going CG. Just look at that remade opening sequence. CG everywhere. I get that it's a bit easier, but it's not nearly as impressive. I have to agree, the Robotech score was a bit cooler than the Macross soundtrack. It felt a bit more military. The story butchering and americanized censorship was a bit lame, but only once you saw the original. It was still better than anything else on TV in my area. I grew up in Quebec, France was totaly gay for anime in the 80s and we got a good percentage of our french TV from them. I grew up watching dozens of anime in french, and it all put most american cartoons to shame, except maybe the WB and Disney stuff, and even those were rarely challenging for a kid. Seeing Roy and them Ben die within 2-3 episodes was a turning point for me. Characters can die. Actions had consequences. It wasn't just about spaceships going pew pew. The episode where Rick tries to write a letter to Ben's parents telling them their son had died in combat was such a contrast to seeing people shoot at each other endlessly without a single casualty in "traditional" kiddy cartoons. Robotech was a defining part of my childhood.
Star Wars when I was 4... Battlestar Galactica a few years later Robotech at 12... best... childhood... ever
looks great but the music doesn't do it for me. I much prefer the score used in the American Robotech 80s cartoon.
It's odd watching the evolution of both art styles and content. The progress into more computer animation has really hurt anime for me, the whole attitude in the industry seems to have shifted aswell. Very rarely is it about a story with consequences, it's more about cute girls and fanservice. Don't get me wrong, theres plenty of room for that, but it's all style and no substance. Macross Plus dealt with some real dark stuff and there was real weight behind the animation, everything looked grounded and real. Think the move to cgi has taken the edge off, maybe it's just the more colourful simplistic styles that are used now. Even zero had a reasonable balance and dealt with some adult themes, frontier never grabbed me, looked like vandread. Maybe it's just me getting older :(
Thank you Scott, you made my day. This was the first site I hit over breakfast! I'm a 1000% Macross Otaku. Ask the $400 worth of Valkyries guarding my computer desk. I'm in a love triangle with the original SDF Macross and Macross Frontier! HAPPY 30th! The end of the world could come after a Macross movie on par with Wachowskis' Speed Racer.
Here are suggestions: For Classic: Gatchaman/Battle of the Planets (avoid the later re-makes of this) - although this didn't hold up as well for my adult mind and I like to remember it; Space Battleship Yamato/Star Blazers - great story but don't listen too hard to some of the "science" that gets discussed; Robotech, obviously. More recent: Ghost in the Shell (movies AND series); Fullmetal Alchemist (both series were great - if you want to watch both, see the original first; if you see only one, see Brotherhood.); Cowboy Bebop; Akira; pretty much anything Miyazaki; Neon Genesis Evangelion. I think you should enjoy all of these. I miss anything, folks?
You haven't seen it in 25 years, and/or you've never watched the original SDF Macross. Your nostalgia clouds your judgement.
Still not sure why a space battleship would really need to turn into a giant robot, but whatever.
Galactic Trade Commission was (well, he was) my only outlet for anime kits from about 1984, and I still have a few of those amazing typed-up catalogs. I always wanted to scan them for posterity, so here's an early one (front order page missing of course): http://www.mediafire.com/view/?bocj4nqb8ky2215 I have another, massive, 24-page one from 1986, when he must have expanded in a big way. I should try and scan that one also, if I get around to it. GTC truly had everything and sucked up a lot of odd job money in high school. Ordering from them was like waiting forever and you usually received substitute items when he went out of stock, but finally opening those *mystery* boxes was always heaven! I think I saw GTC as a seller on eBay a few years back, selling pins and patches, so he was definitely in the biz for the long term.
Great series.
They transformed into giant robots because through investigating the originally crashed Macross, they discovered the Zentradi were giants and this was supposed to be their way of dealing with that.
Oooohhh the Space Battleship.... uh... cause it looked cool!!!
So say we all.
Hell yeah.
not just the intro but all the 80's tunes during the episodes. The books were good reads to- I loved how the 1st one expanded on the initial human exploration of the SDF-1. And the Zor comics were awesome also. It's a shame they can't get anything good going again (not a fan of Shadow Chronicles)
Nice list! Some of those are my all-time favorites. I would add the series Planetes. Good story and an excellent, satisfying ending. Also, any movie by the recently departed Satoshi Kon. Try Millennium Actress or Tokyo Godfathers. And another great director, Makoto Shinkai, should not be missed. I have literally wept at each of his movies. Lets keep the suggestions coming! =)
Forget what you know, or think you know. Check out the Macross franchise.
Haven't watched this in years, but just found out about this. Evidently, he's credited as "Lee Stone" in the cast, but according to IMDB, it is indeed none other than The One Who Knocks™ as the lead in this animé.
...Please. ROBOTECH is surpassingly more sophisticated as a piece of storytelling than the original SDF MACROSS television series. The changes made to the Western adaptation were only improvements.
Sweet memories. used to set my alarmclock and sneak downstairs on sunday for this series on tv. Has it been that long? (Am I getting that old?????)
I think this was the show that really opened the minds of many of showing how an animated show could be so engrossing.
Someone please replace the music with the Robotech theme song! : P Macross Plus was balls to the wall awesome! Macross Zero was also amazing! If you're going to CG your mecha, then that's how you do it! Didn't like Macross II. Macross Frontier was so-so... Never watched the rest. Somebody give me a 2012 MoSpeeda Anniversary Opening.
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SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) and ARM (LON: ARM; NASDAQ: ARMH) today announced that, with a unique agreement, the companies have jointly developed a DS-5 embedded software development toolkit with FPGA-adaptive debug capabilities for Altera SoC devices. The ARM® Development Studio 5 (DS-5™) Altera Edition toolkit is designed to remove the debugging barrier between the integrated dual-core CPU subsystem and FPGA fabric in Altera SoC devices. By combining the most advanced multi-core debugger for the ARM architecture with the ability to adapt to the logic contained in the FPGA, the new toolkit provides embedded software developers an unprecedented level of full-chip visibility and control through the standard DS-5 user interface. The new toolkit will be included in the Altera SoC Embedded Design Suite and will begin shipping in early 2013.
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Altera SoC devices combine a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor with FPGA logic on a single device, giving users the power and flexibility to create custom field-programmable SoC variants by implementing user-defined peripherals and hardware accelerators in the FPGA fabric. Altera is currently shipping initial samples of its Cyclone® V SoC devices. See the press release "Altera Ships Its First SoC Devices" announced today.
The ARM Development Studio 5 (DS-5) Altera Edition toolkit dynamically adapts to unique customer configurations of the FPGA within the SoC to seamlessly extend embedded debugging capabilities across the CPU-FPGA boundary and unify all software debugging information from the CPU and FPGA domains with the standard DS-5 user interface. When combined with the advanced multi-core debugging capability of the DS-5 Debugger, and the link to the Quartus® II software SignalTap logic analyzer for cross-triggering capability, the toolkit delivers an unprecedented level of debugging visibility and control that leads to substantial productivity gains.
"Disruptive, innovative silicon devices demand equally disruptive and innovative software tools. That demand has been met by this innovative toolkit for Altera 28 nm Cyclone V and Arria V SoC devices and for upcoming Altera 20 nm SoC devices," said John Cornish, executive vice president of the System Design Division at ARM. "This technical innovation has unified CPU debugging with FPGA debugging to bolster user productivity. Altera and ARM have made this advanced tool technology with premium, productivity-boosting features widely available through Altera SoC development kits and the Altera SoC Embedded Design Suite. We believe this combination will deliver valuable benefits to our mutual customers."
The ARM DS-5 toolkit suite offers the most advanced multi-core debugger in the market for the ARM architecture. It supports debugging on systems running in asymmetric multiprocessing (AMP) and symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) system configurations. It is broadly used for board bring-up, driver development, OS porting, bare-metal and Linux application development, through JTAG and Ethernet debugging interfaces, and offers Linux and RTOS awareness.
"We are very proud of the partnership and innovation in this joint work with ARM," said Vince Hu, vice president of product and corporate marketing at Altera. "The ARM DS-5 Altera Edition toolkit gives software engineers an incredibly powerful development and debugging tool, allowing for the fastest development time for our SoC devices."
Key Features and Benefits:
The ARM DS-5 Altera Edition toolkit features the following capabilities:
- Software debug view adapts to include the peripheral devices programmed by the developer into the FPGA fabric, providing a seamless view of both the hard and soft peripheral register memory map of the entire SoC.
- The DS-5 Debugger simultaneously displays debug/trace data for the Cortex-A9 processor cores and CoreSight™-compliant custom logic cores implemented in the FPGA fabric.
- Altera USB Blaster JTAG debug cable supports both the DS-5 debugger and other Altera JTAG-based tools for the Altera SoC device.
- Allows non-intrusive capture and visualization of signal events in the FPGA fabric that can be time-correlated with software events and processor instruction trace.
- Supports advanced, signal-level hardware cross-triggering between the CPU and FPGA logic domains, which enables cross-domain hardware/software co-debugging.
- Includes the DS-5 Streamline performance analyzer, which correlates software thread and event information with hardware counters from both the SoC and FPGA, enabling the identification and correction of system-level bottlenecks.
Pricing and Availability
The ARM DS-5 Altera Edition toolkit for Altera SoCs is being presented at the ARM Technical Symposium in Paris on December 13, 2012. This toolkit will be included in the Altera SoC Embedded Design Suite (Altera SoC EDS) Subscription Edition for $995. More information about the Altera SoC EDS can be found at www.altera.com/soc-eds. More information about the ARM DS-5 Altera Edition toolkit can be found at www.altera.com/ds-5-ae. The Altera SoC EDS will start shipping in early 2013.
About ARM
ARM designs the technology that is at the heart of advanced digital products, from wireless, networking and consumer entertainment solutions to imaging, automotive, security and storage devices. ARM's comprehensive product offering includes RISC microprocessors, graphics processors, video engines, enabling software, cell libraries, embedded memories, high-speed connectivity products, peripherals and development tools. Combined with comprehensive design services, training, support and maintenance, and the company's broad Partner community, they provide a total system solution that offers a fast, reliable path to market for leading electronics companies.
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Altera programmable solutions enable system and semiconductor companies to rapidly and cost-effectively innovate, differentiate and win in their markets. Find out more about Altera's FPGA, SoC, CPLD and ASIC devices at www.altera.com. Follow Altera via Facebook, RSS and Twitter.
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I posted this as part of my idle thoughts on KFFL. Many there thought I was too optimistic, however I caution, I am only concidering the team as it compares to itself, not any other team. Overall I think we are an improved team. Younger, faster, more athletic. The losses of Givens, Willie, and Adam, hurt, but gains in other areas more than offset the loss of 3 players. (Hell the last few seasons it has seemed as if we were losing 3 key players on a regular basis. At any rate some one requested I post this here, and if I'm asked nicely, I usually do what I'm asked QB- IMPROVED â First we know that Brady will find one thing he wants to do better this year and improve on it, heâs that kind of competitor. Having a deeper, healthier, and more talented RB core will be another positive for him. Having a deeper, more experienced OL will also help. Finally I think that the Pats will pick up a better experienced vet than Doug Flutie (ie Jay Fiedler), and Matt Castle should be significantly improved as well. OL â IMPROVED - We are adding our 2 best OLmen to an OL that was good enough for Brady to throw for 4000+ yds and the Pats to get to what amounts to the quarter finals of the NFL playoffs (and its not unrealistic to say the Pats offense outplayed the Broncoâs offense on their home field. It could be said that we were actually only 3 plays plays from winning that game (the Pass interference, the Brady pick & runback, Brownâs fumble). The point here is that even after losing our 2 best OLmen, the OL didn't suck. Between having Koppen & Light back, the additional experience Mankins and Kezar picked up, and the additions added to Dante U.,will make this the most talented, deepest, OL in Patriots history. And as we all know, when the front line is in good shape, the skill positions on both sides tend to be more successful TE- SLIGHTLY IMPROVED â Watson has a full year under his belt. Graham wonât be needed as much to babysit an inexperienced OL, and we replaced Fauria with what most scouts felt was the 3rd best TE in the draft. This is one of the real strengths of the team. WR â SLIGHTLY WEAKER â The loss of Givens, is a fact. To a lesser degree, the losses of Davis and Dwight, affect the experience factor of our WRs. However, while heâs unproven, Chad Jackson is bigger, faster, and more talented than Givens, and should he apply himself as much as David did, will BECOME an improvement. Also donât forget that we essentially lost Troy Brown to the defense for a greater part of the season. Hopefully (my lips to Godâs ear) he will be able to concentrate solely at WR this season, and be that much more effective. Dwight will be missed more as PR than WR, and Davis was a more disciplined version of Bethel Johnson. Branch, Brown, Jackson, & Caldwell give us as solid a group of WRs as anyone. Unfortunately weâve been used to seeing 6 sort of equal guys vying for spots, so having just 4 (for now) makes it seem worse than it is. Believe me while there are a few teams that can claim better names, there are more that would be thrilled to have the talent we will throw out there this season, especially with the offensive system we haveâ¦and some guy named Brady. DL â SLIGHTLY IMPROVED â Starting with Seymour, Warren, Willfolk, & Green, the Pats are one of the top DLâs in the league. I truly believe either Hill or Sullivan (if not both) will blossom as the season goes along, improving the depth. They will coach up the rookie or FA to give us the depth and flexibility we have become accustomed to. LB â SLIGHTLY IMPROVED â I know some might think that losing Willie makes LB a liability, but I think differently. Let us not forget that Willie will be 35 this season. An age, that if it didnât see him lose a step or two, surely would have limited his participation. Secondly, I expect to see a great improvement from Monte Beisel. We will have a full season from Tedy Buschi, and continued improvement from Rosy Colvin back into the impact player we saw when he first came to the Pats. I am also going to take the liberty of inferring that because we havenât seen the Pats go after any of the noted FA LBâs, BB is currently happy with the progress of guys like TBC and Clarridge, etc. to be able to help with depth issues at LB. (However if we pick up someone like Donnie Edwards before camp, I reserve the right to change my mind on this point. ) DB â IMPROVED â During the playoffs, our secondary was excellent. Even in the loss to Denver, the secondary did a great job vs BOTH the running and passing games. This season Hobbs will be improved as he enters his second season, we have several young safeties & CBs coming back from the IR, and Rodney should be full strength by the playoffs. And this doesnât factor in the possibility of having Ty Law return. What turned out to be a fairly solid defensive backfield by the end of the year, should be one of the most improved areas of the team. SPECIAL TEAMS â IMPROVED â The Pats should be much better at KO and Punt coverage. They have brought in several proven coverage guys, like TJones, to vastly improve an area of weakness last season. On the other hand, the Pats lost the best PR weâve had since Troy Brown circa 2001. It remains to be seen who and how good his replacement is. KO returns should only get better, they canât get much worse. Finally how well will we replace Adam? Personally I think we will do fairly well. I am willing to bet, whoever wins the job, will kick within 5% of the success rate of Adam circa 2005. Again, Adam was an 80% kicker, which is fairly ordinary by todayâs standards. What Adam is best known for is his CLUTCH kicks. But the fact is Adamâs last big clutch kick was in the 2003 super bowl (BTW, after he gagged on 2 earlier ones). This isnât to disparage all Adam accomplished, I wish he were back, but the reality is who ever kicks for us will likely be around an 80% kicker. Like Adam the new guy will likely miss 2 of 10 kicks. The risk is in WHICH 2 kicks will he miss. History tells us that Adam rarely missed the âbig oneâ. (though Pete Carroll might have different thoughts. ) Only time will tell about the new kicker, though I doubt kicking FGs will be the major reason we lose a game. COACHING â SLIGHTLY IMPROVED â While we lost Mangini, we gained another year of continuity with the rest of the staff, which, after losing both Weiss & Crennell the year before, is why I think the Pats will be in better synch with each other. Plus the fact that we will simply have more talent this year, and having a lot of talent has a funny way of making coaches coach better. SCHEDULE - MUCH IMPORVED - Though you can never tell how a season will turn out, at least at this point, the Pats have gone from one of the hardest schedules in the league to one of the easiest. IMHO 12-4 should be the base line for this team....barring ANOTHER slew of major injuries. 5. Speaking of FG kicker, the early money will be on the kid. Based on what weâve heard he has the bigger leg, is a better athlete, and better long term upside. Having Grammatica there all camp will keep the pressure on him, so kicking in games will seem easy in comparison. Every kick in camp is going to be a pressure kick, when you are fighting for a job. So, while I think the kid will win the job, I offer a word of caution. I doubt he will come out of box and be a superstar. Last season the Jets pick a kicker in the second round who many thought was worth going that high. There is no ceiling on the kid, but LIKE A ROOKIE, he was very uneven in the early going, and finished stronger. I think he he had around a 75%-80% success rate. Right around what Adam had HIS first year. BTW- Patience will probably be needed at some point this season. But as a rule, if you as a fan ever get pissed somewhere along the line, that they let Adam go, blame the FO, not the kid. He will be fine in the long term. |
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Nice summary, I think you are right on most issues.
I would say that while this will possibly be as good or better than any of Brady's O-Lines, I don't think it will be the best EVER. That would be a great accomplishment, but I'm not so sure yet! I also think the TE position will be more than slightly improved, with Watson's improvements, Grambo fighting for his next contract, and Thomas being possibly better than Fauria right out of the box. Mills may also contribute. I think the coaching will also be more than slightly better. I think that Pees is going to do a better job than Mangini. He has been a head coach, and by all accounts, has been a guy to bring up good points when meeting with other coaches and other players, and is not afraid to point things out to Belichick. In other words, he has something to bring to the table outside of Belichick's system. With a brutal year like they went thru last year, I think the coaches probably have focused more than ever on some of the Pat's weaknesses, such as offense skill positions. Nice to have a good thread to talk about. Thanks! |
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Can't argue with anything here, I think your point on the less intense schedule is going to be very important this year.
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The only one I disagree on is that we're improved at LB. Now, I don't think losing a 35 year old McGinest is a disaster by any means. But when I look at the playoffs last year with Tedy and Vrabel inside and McGinest and Colvin outside, I can't say that I think we're improved with Vrabel, Colvin, Bruschi and Beisel. That said, Beisel did play vs. a strong running team in the playoffs, Jacksonville when Tedy missed a game, and we stopped the run fine which gives me hope.
Your statement about which 2 FG are missed sums up the loss of Vinatieri perfectly. Gostkowski's 22/25 last year and no misses over 40 yards shows that he can kick. And his pitching experience should help the pressure kick as he's been in plenty of athletic situations in which he needs to deal with pressure (of course, not Super Bowl pressure). Regarding the coaching, I'm happy that Felger reported that Belichick was doing more coaching that last year at the minicamp. I feel good about Pees but we still have the best DC of this generation on the staff and I think the second half of last year reminded him that he can still get down and dirty helping to coach the defense a little more. I also think the young DC probably had more trouble gaining players' respect than the young OC as the defense is a lot more veteran than the offense. This won't be a problem for Pees. |
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I agree with almost all your comments. I disagree with two positions.
WIDE RECEIVER/RETURNER We are counting on a rookie, a player who could retire at any time, a renovation project and a practice squad player. Our number #1 is a holdout and is so fragile that perhaps like last year he will not participate in any meaningful way in the preseason. This could all work out. The TE's could pick up the slack, but the loss of Givens, Dwight and Davis project this a more than a minor downgrade. LINEBACKER Pass the koolaid. A minor improvement? The issue is not Willie's age or what he will produce this year. The issue is improving on his 2005 output. I don't think the combination of Beisel, TBC and Claridge figure to replace McGinist. Quote:
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Nice job. Well thought out. I tend to agree with all of it. The few parts I might not are quibbles, and only a matter of opinion anyway.
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we didnt improve at LB..who is good enough to replace Willie? We had Beisel last year aswell..he didnt cut it. We didnt improve at LB
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i agree with 90% of what you posted. most importantly, i agree 100% that the Pats are a better team than last years-right now. youre half right about whats being important is how they compare to last years team-but you missed the other half-how they compare to other top SB contenders. they compare favorably to both imho. while i agree the ol will be the best of the brady era-a bit too soon to call it the best EVER- i watched a pats ol that had 2 dudes named hannah and gray who were pretty good. i gotta echo afew others tho about the lbs-thats one area the Pats are worse. at the end of last season we had bruschi,vrabel inside and willie and colvin outside. i think beisel will improve-but he wont have the impact of willie. one positive note is if beisel can be at least adequate-vrabel will play outside where he belongs. mike became a good olb-but he is a GREAT olb. the wr situation is still a little sticky-not much depth. but overall, i agree with your optimistic outlook. especially with the easy sked. by december, with rodney back to his old self-the Pats will be a major force.
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Vrabel is the only LB on the team capable of filling Willie's shoes. Those who want him to stay inside don't get it.
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Where's Waldo?: In Hollywood (Where's Waldo?)by Martin Handford
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Hey, Waldo fans! Sharpen your eyes and your wits, because Waldo is taking you on a whole new star-studded adventure. That's right, you're going to Hollywood! Follow Waldo—if you can find him—through a cast of thousands on the bustling streets of the great movie classics. Is he there in the chorus line of that musical in production, or up on the ramparts of that epic war film? Or is our elusive, bespectacled hero right in the middle of the swashbuckling escapades of the Three Musketeers? Waldo and all his lost objects are harder to find than ever in this hilarious new challenge for eager Waldo-hunters everywhere!
Synopsis:Waldo's on a star-studded adventure as he joins a cast of thousands on the sets of great movie classics in Tinseltown. Full color.
About the AuthorMartin Handford, the man behind the mind-boggling Waldo books, began his career as a freelance illustrator specializing in drawing crowd scenes. "I cant tell you how pleased I am that Waldo has taken on a life of his own," he says. "Id like to inspire children to open their minds to explore subjects more, to be aware of whats going on around them. Id like them to see wonder in places that may not have occurred to them." Martin Handford lives in England.
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