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Stoke City make me happy. This is not a common opinion. Many football fans seen to enjoy reviling the Potters, as though Tony Pullis' style is somehow beneath them. There is, of course, an aesthetic element in appreciating football; a match packed full of Edinson Cavanis is significantly more appealing than one consisting of, say, Johnny Heitingas (on all sort of levels), and far me it from me to tell people what they should and should not enjoy.
But for me, there's something very special in seeing Stoke be... well, Stoke. While other teams look for the clean solutions to football, honing themselves to rapid-passing perfection, Stoke City have gone for a brute force approach. And there's nothing wrong with that at all. If Barcelona win matches by being a finely crafted, perfectly-weighted thrusting sword, Stoke are the sport's answer to a two-handed club wielded by a giant, drooling simpleton. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, and it's always fairly ugly.
But there's elegance in the approach of hitting someone quite hard until you get what you wanted. It's not artistic, to be sure, but it's direct and is sometimes quite clever in that old-thinking sort of way that characterises anyone who'd continue to employ John Carew. Who else but Stoke and Pullis would reinvent the throw-in as an object of fear more dangerous than the average corner kick? If Rory Delap played anywhere else, his career as a mediocre central midfielder would have been over five years ago. Instead, he's become The Delap. I assume you know who he is. Otherwise why would you be reading this post?
Anyway, Stoke are the definition of a mid table club. They haven't ever done spectacularly well, and I can't really see them playing badly enough to be relegated until Pullis is long gone. They're almost impossible to play at the compact Brittania Stadium, and it's not like their physical style is easy to play against even elsewhere.
So, what should we expect? A solid defence is a good bet, as is a midfield whose sole purpose is to disrupt the opposition and watch the long balls fly overhead. Throw in some big, aggressive/gangly [deleted as appropriate] centre forwards and put them in a early 1990s 4-4-2 and that'll give you a good idea of the whole idea of Stoke. It's beautiful, isn't it?
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This year: 13th
Key player(s): I'm struggling here. This is the inherent problem with Stoke. The Potters are chock full of decent Premier League players. And zero great ones. When the Guardian seem to think that the man most important to your season is Peter Crouch, you can be fairly confident that the talent that'll be on display just isn't that special. However, Stoke are solid (and interchangeable) all the way through. Hurray!


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We have already had one heat wave this summer over Memorial Day weekend and this week could offer a second blast. Another large ridge of high pressure will park itself over the Atlantic and the clockwise flow around it will bring the heat and humidity from the south right into Pennsylvania. Combine that with a few passing frontal zones, and you once again have a recipe for a hot, uncomfortable, and unsettled week ahead.
The heat to the south of that warm front will not only advance to the east today, but it will remain locked in place through Friday. Not until the weekend do we see temperatures return to near normal levels -- but the weekend also looks unsettled as a frontal system will stall overtop the region. Most of the country has been dealing with 90 degree heat for the last few days and now it's our turn. While the official high may stay just shy of 90 today, I expect certain southern areas like Franklin, Adams, and York counties to have some towns reach just that mark this afternoon. The heat continues across central and southern parts of the U.S. too:
The warm front, combined with a weak upper air disturbance over the Midstate, may provide just enough lift later today for more convection to form. The Storm Prediction Center keeps the slight risk out of our area, but it is close enough for me to still introduce the possibility for strong thunderstorms in the forecast this afternoon and evening.
The main threats today would be hail and lots of lightning. High winds cannot be ruled out either. The chance is not great today to see a storm, but with the slight risk looming so close, it is a good idea to keep your guard up later. I think after a dry day tomorrow, the best chance all week to see some action will be Thursday late day. A strong cold front will bear down on the state during that timeframe and could be the best trigger for some severe weather this week. PrecisionCast picks up on this feature as seen below:
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10:08am Tuesday 4th December 2012 in News By Stephanie Cureton
WIRRAL shipyard Cammell Laird has secured a multi-million pound contract, safeguarding hundreds of jobs.
The Ministry of Defence has extended its Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) maintenance agreement with the Birkenhead-based company until 2018.
The deal, which is part of a £349m project across five British companies, comes after Cammell Laird first won the contract for the RFA 'through life support' in 2008 for five years.
But the latest news has "delighted" bosses at the shipyard and managing director Linton Roberts paid tribute to a "strong partnership" with the MoD.
He said: "A huge amount of effort, energy and dedication has gone into delivering the highest quality maintenance service on RFA vessels since 2008. So we are very pleased to see the work recognized and our contract extended following a 'value for money' review by the Ministry of Defence.
"We have been working closely with the MOD on this contract for nearly five years and have built a very strong partnership. There is greater continuity of support and engineering, with the ships maintenance here in the UK and around the world now being carried out by the same teams.
"This results in more preparation time, more in depth understanding and knowledge of the vessels, better specifications, reduced costs, increased vessel availability and a focus on continuous improvement and innovation.
"2012 alone has seen five major refits conducted at our Birkenhead yard and numerous maintenance periods supported around the world - in places as diverse as the Bahamas, the Falklands, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates.
"The contract has seen Cammell Laird provide truly 'global reach' support over the past 4 years, with maintenance to RFA vessels carried out on every major continent."
The contract extension, which will secure 400 jobs, will mean Cammell Laird holds responsibility for the maintenance of nine ships of the RFA Flotilla.
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Head of commercially supported shipping for defence, equipment and support, Commodore (RFA) David Preston said: "These contracts represent the best value for money for Defence and each of the companies has a proven track record in supporting the Royal Fleet Auxiliary on a worldwide basis – this ability to support the Navy wherever they are deployed is critical to UK Defence."
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FORT MYERS, Fla. – The three-time Atlantic Sun Conference regular season champion Florida Gulf Coast baseball program, and head coach David Tollett, announced its first seven signees for its 2013 signing class on Thursday afternoon.
The 2013 class features two junior college transfers and five high school players, including pitcher Jake Hansen (Ft. Macleod, Calif./F.P. Walshe HS/Pensacola State College), catcher Blake Berger (Jacksonville, Fla./Mandarin HS/Santa Fe College), infielder Chase Turner (Odessa, Fla./Steinbrenner HS), pitcher Mario Leon (Naples, Fla./Gulf Coast HS), catcher Kalam (KK) Daniel (St. Johns, Fla./Bishop Kenny HS), infielder Sterling Koerner (Fort Pierce, Fla./John Carroll Catholic HS) and outfielder Gage Morey (Wellington, Fla./Palm Beach Central HS).
"Recruiting coordinator Rusty McKee, and the rest of our staff, have done another outstanding job of putting together a very talented and complete recruiting class," coach Tollett said. "I have high hopes for this class and I feel that every single one of these players has the ability to come in and contribute right away."
Hansen pitched 56.2 innings, going 4-2, with a 3.97 ERA last season for Pensacola State College. He went on to strike out 48 batters, while only walking 18. He was selected 912th overall in the 30th round of the 2011 First Year MLB Draft by the New York Mets. Hansen also played with the Canadian Junior National Team in high school.
Berger batted .235 with 16 hits, 10 runs scored and 10 RBI last season for Santa Fe College. He originally committed to, and attended, the University of Tennessee coming out of high school in 2010-11. Berger was also named to the 2010 Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason Florida All-Region second team.
Turner hit .354 with 17 runs scored, five doubles and nine RBI in 87 plate appearances last season as a junior for Steinbrenner High School. He is currently ranked 30th in the state of Florida and 240th nationally by MaxPreps.com. Turner also won the 2011 Rookie of the Year award at Steinbrenner.
Leon had a dominant junior season at Gulf Coast High School as he pitched 51 innings, only allowing 36 hits, with a 1.78 ERA. He had 52 strikeouts, with only 17 walks, while finishing with a .174 opponent batting average. Leon was also named as a 2012 Perfect Game USA Preseason HS Underclassmen All-American honorable mention.
Daniel had a stellar junior campaign at Bishop Kenny High School as he put up some gaudy numbers hitting .416 with 12 doubles, four homeruns and 28 RBI. He also was named a 2012 Perfect Game USA Preseason HS Underclassmen All-American high honorable mention.
Koerner pitched 69.2 innings, going 7-3, with a 1.81 ERA in his junior year at John Carroll High School. He struck out 58, while walking only eight batters. Koerner was also named a 2012 Perfect Game USA Preseason HS Underclassmen All-American honorable mention. He went on to hit .298 with 23 hits, six doubles and 28 RBI in 77 plate appearances last season as well.
Morey was solid in his junior year at Palm Beach Central High School as he finished with a .342 batting average, 27 hits, 24 runs scored and 14 RBI in 79 plate appearances. For his efforts he was honored as an All-Area honorable mention and a 2012 Perfect Game USA Preseason HS Underclassmen All-American honorable mention.
The Blue and Green will get the 2013 season underway on Feb. 15 in Sarasota, Fla. when they take on St. John's as part of the Snowbird Baseball Classic. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. The Eagles return 18 student-athletes, including eight position starters and two starting pitchers, from a season ago. Fans can get updates and information on FGCU baseball all season long by visiting www.FGCUATHLETICS.com or following the team on twitter @FGCU_Baseball.


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- In addition to this, participants can choose to do an Optional "Quick Portraits study", in any medium.
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Draw some gestures that are not of figures but of faces. You can treat them exactly the same as gesture drawing, except that you're drawing portraits. They can be quick and gestural, so no elaborate and refined detailing is needed. Focus on quickly getting a grasp of those heads, and try to capture the character of the portrait in your gesture.
You can do as many as you'd like. In addition, or instead of normal gestures. Have fun!
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I have not yet found a gesture drawing tool for portraits, but these galleries should get you going. There are plenty portraiture photographers around though! Be aware that many (if not most) photographers will edit their work, but natural photo's will most likely teach you the most.
Link 1 - Has a button to randomize portraits for you.
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Link 3 - Has an interesting gallery setup. Zoom in first though.
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Flickr also allows you to search image groups of a certain topic, pool them, and show them all. Zoom in and you have a big library. Examples: Here, Here, Here, and Here.
As always- reference advised, not obligatory. Colour, medium, time frame, any specifics are up to you! Good luck and have fun! And feel free to ask questions!
50 poses is a challenge, but don't hurry or stress yourself reaching it! Focus on drawing, as practising is the main goal of this exercise.
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Having trouble determining a good time limit for the portraits, anyone have any thoughts?
EDIT: I'm having a fair go with five minutes, but that doesn't allow me time to get any shading in.
Last edited by Tim Murphy; August 7th, 2012 at 12:03 AM.
Also, you can choose to shuffle through portraits on the Drawing Script, which has a timer.
And I'm curious: what do the stars next to people's names mean?
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Awesome, I'll have to give this one a shot. I'm seriously lacking on the face front!
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These faces are about five minutes each. Some of them got oddly distorted around the eyes, but I think it's mostly because I tend to draw eyes too big, and have to be constantly vigilant about that. But it might also be that I got the perspective wrong. I should probably do some head construction exercises
I also did some gestures focusing on values. I used a hard angular brush to get shapes down quickly. It makes the figures look a bit jagged but I like the noisy textural look it generates.
Obstfelder, the portraits look really good, love the dark woman, really nice capture!
I did some quickies. Started from 30 sec to 60 sec.
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Obs: loving the emotion that's being put through
Ham: You've got some really good stuff going there for just 30s and 60s!
Here's 48 gestures (30s, 60s, 120s), I'll take a shot at 16 faces tomorrow after I've read through Loomis a bit. I never realized how horrible I was at blocking faces in without being able to go into too much detail.
I'm really liking this optional study. I'm horrid at faces, I really need this.
The first 3 are 5mins, I might do longer later. And then some sketches from reference, and some from imagination. I just now see I numbered them wrong, though.
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Obst: Those value gestures came out very solid.
Ham: 30-60seconds? Damn impressive friend. I might need to try speeding mine up!
Serix: Have you tried some planar studies of the head? Might help with a quick block in.
Zombie: Pah, you're being too hard on yourself. Heads (and their attached faces) are just difficult, even for "masters".
My 30second gestures are refusing to be photographed right now, so I'll just upload my 3minute gestures and the faces (~5min) I've tried so far for now. I've gotta do more of those.
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And damn, 50 gestures were more work then expected But here they are..
I might do some portrait studies later this week
I'd do critiques for everyone, but you're all so much better than me I really don't know what to say. ;A;
I did one more. 10 mins.
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obstfelder great job. I actually recognize some of those portraits from love castle.
Hamorhage nice gestures. You managed to capture the feel of the pose pretty nicely.
Tim Murphy I can tell you're trying to understand the structure of the body there. Keep going ! The bearded face is looking pretty nice. If I might make a suggestion, try drawing your eyes a little smaller. They'll actually help the realism in your faces. Really observe the eye-nose-mouth relationship. I find (at least with my stuff) it's what really gives faces their likeness.
zombie chinchilla don't be so hard on yourself. Faces take time. Just keep practicing. Don't worry too much about tones. Just concentrate on structure. Face number 7 in your sketches is looking pretty nice.
Okay. I personally needed this face practice. These are poses ranging from 30sec-5mins. I arranged them by pose. If I have time, I think I"d like to do one prolonged study. Any tips or critiques would be much appreciated. I have a tendancy to flatten faces out or mess up proportions sometimes.
Also, if you don't mind would someone please explain how a 'sketchbook' works here ? I'd really like to put all my spartan camp stuff in one.
Thanks for the tip cumquat, I'll try that out today! I always seem to draw them too small at first, then overcompensate.
The way the sketchbooks work is fairly simple, you just mosey on over to that section and make a thread. Title it whatever you want (generally your name) and start posting. A lot of people like to put little introductions in their first post, but if you're like me and uh...attention-averse... you don't have too. You can upload images using either the attachment tool (which is kind of a pain) or just an img link. Commenting on other people's sb's will generally bring traffic to yours.
Your heads/faces are crazy good man, I've no tips to give.
Hamorhage: Great expressive faces! Some of them have a bit of skewing going on. Maybe you could try to establish perspective and the volume of the full head first and then the face. It helps me at least, even if it's only some simple lines.
Serix: Watch proportions more closely, some of your figures have a bit short arms and legs. I recommend practicing negative space and blind drawing to become more aware of those things. Try to put the hands and feet in there too. Don't let them intimidate you Good work!
Zombie_chinchilla: Try drawing the faces without looking at your canvas. It looks as if you are not observing your subject enough but looking too much at the page. Idealy you only want to look at the paper when you have to lift the pen. Use a vider range of values for the value studies. the number keys on the keyboard sets your brush to different opacities. I use this to quickly switch between different values. I set my color to black and then I find the darkest feature in the image and put that down really dark, and then I find the second darkest feature and so on. It also helps to have the canvas set to be grey or anything other than white. then you have a base value to work from. Good effort with the gestures!
Tim Murphy: The figures are looking good. You could be more mindfull of the shoulders. The shoulders are a double joint that lifts off from the ribcage when the arms lift up. So that means that the balljoints in the shoulder doesn't allways move with the ribcage the way it looks like in your examples. for example: In number 8 the shoulder would lift up closer to the chin I think.
Jarkuzy: Really good gestures. Your lines seem very confident and your proportions are very good. The outlines are maybe a little strict and stiff, but that's my personal preference for loose sketchy lines talking
cumquat: Haha, the sorting must have taken you ages very nice. So many and so clean. I can see you are using lovecastle as well. Nothing big to crit. Maybe you could mind the size of the eyes. They look a bit too large in some of them.
Sketchbook works like any other thread. Just that you keep posting all your stuff there instead of starting new ones
Here are some 60 second gestures I did earlier with scribbled lines. And some cats to mix things up
You guys are all being really helpful with your critiques, thanks all so much.
I'll definitely try to do that next time, Obstfelder. I tend to just copy the model instead of study and analyze it, maybe looking less at my paper will help. And although the hotkeys tip is helpful, I'm not using photoshop and I'm not sure if it'll work with the program I am using, MyPaint. I'll try nonetheless, thanks.
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Anthis: great links i love you so much for that!
cumquat: brilliant lots of great studying happening there with them heads!
my faces/heads still to come. . . . .
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thanks for the tip obstfelder. Haha, actually no. It didn't take that long. I used this as a template.
Head painting practice below. Skin and eyes don't look alive to me. I'm not happy with this one, but practice makes perfect. If anyone has a skintone tutorial, it would be really welcome.
30 second poses from pose maniacs, on a tight deadline so not much time
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This is my favorite skin tutorial. There's 3 parts, the third has some good color palettes for various skin colors.
Urgh, I don't know if I'll get all 50 this week. Good work so far, though, everyone.
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Zombie_chinchilla: That's a nice tutorial.
A few faces today. And a pirate.
them faces. . . . . .
thank you so much Zombie Chinchilla ! Great tutorial. Can't wait to try this again. Hopefully my second try will be more successful. I also spent a bit of time looking up tutorials and I thought I'd share a few with you guys. Links to Linda Bergkvist below.
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@Obst: Thanks for that, trying to pay more attention to the shoulders now. I think I see what you mean.
@Cumquat: Don't forget the effect of the light itself on the skin, plays a large part in the colors you see in both lit and dark areas.
Focusing on upper body gestures for the time being. Head + neck (1min), torso (3min/6min). Faces (1-2min) need work, might need a different approach for them (or just more practice).
Heelllo there! been kind of busy but i managed to make it on time, great work guys!
Feelin' cruddy today, so I'll have to finish off with my 30second ones from the week...not what I wanted to do..
Not sure if I'm too late this week, but here they are anyway. I was trying to do a few with colour to practice my tones a bit more mixed in with some looser sketches. Pencil, Pshop, pen and pastels. Mostly heads, the last few are from my cat (who is v.fluffy not v.fat).
Obst - great range of drawings this week. Quite inspirational.
Hamor - nice confident line making, I like the loose style, no. 22 and 12 especially.
Serix - good range of speeds and poses, one thing I notice is a lot of your poses seem cramped like you ran out of room - try measuring with your eye how much space the extremities will take up before drawing the torso, since I think it's making you draw some arms/legs shorter just because of space issues.
Zombie - Good start, I would use more ref and find some anatomy studies, break the head down in your mind by learning the general preportions - everyone has different proportions but knowing the basics does help.
Tim - Good progress throughout the week esp. shoulders and faces, I dont think I have any advice to give other than what has already been said.
wla91 - Your tonal faces are great,especially 36 and 39 for capturing expression.
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this is my first post here. i regularly read the boards and think these challenges are pretty interesting. i have found time to have a go at this one so see what you think.
everyone's posts look really good. my sketches averages between 1-3 mins each....still a bit too long.
thanks for the reference links everyone - they were very helpful!
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05-01-2007, 07:05 PM #1Rookie
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vikings net best draft class in team history
my analysis of the vikings 8 draft choices
#7- Adrian Peterson-RB Oklahoma
The best running back in the draft by far and one of the better RB prospects to come along in years. Anyone who's seen this guy play knows theres a good chance he will become a superstar if he stays healthy
#44- Sidney Rice-WR South Carolina
A tall, fluid reciever with a knack for making big catches. Has number 1 reciever potential and could have stayed another year and been a top 20 pick in the 2008 draft. Should take pressure off Williamson, a potential steal at 44.
#72- Marcus McCauley-CB Fresno St.
Has the talent and size to be a top corner, could have been drafted as high as the late first round but slipped due to a less than stellar season last year. Some scouts had him ranked only behind Hall and Revis as the 3rd best corner in the draft. This is a mega-steal in the 3rd round and he should become a starter for the vikes fairly quickly.
#102 Brian Robinson-DT Texas
A high motor guy who has great measureables and is a superb athlete. Good enought to be a solid end in the vikes rotation.
#146 Aundrae Allison-WR East Carolina
A lightning quick reciever with solid hands who with alittle work should be a legitimate starter in this league. Was ranked as high as the late first/early second round by some scouts due to his gamebreaking potential and should thrive in the slot in Brad Childress WCO
#176 Rufus Alexander-OLB Oklahoma
The biggest playmaker on the sooners D last season. Alittle undersized but hes a sure tackler, and has excellent range and closing speed. He's good enough to play the weak side in the vikings cover 2 scheme. An absolute steal in the 6th round, could have easily been a mid-2nd rounder.
#217 Tyler Thigpen-QB Coastal Carolina
A project player with alot of upside. Had an excellent senior season and with the right system could become a solid back-up
#233 Chandler Williams-WR Florida International
A solid return man with 4.4 speed who could make a splash as an occasional deep threat and special team player. Not polished but has upside
Alrite so maybe its not their absolute BEST draft class ever, but it has to initially rank in the top 5 . For the first time in over 2 years im genuinely excited about the vikings. SKOL
Re: vikings net best draft class in team history
For sure we had a good draft...good post, but wasn't Robinson drafted as a DE not a DT?
Thanks Josdin00 for the sig!
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It's too early to tell if this is the best class ever.
If they deliver and help the team win a few more games then they could possibly be credited that but right now it's all biased prediction time.
But honestly i hope this is the best class ever.
I hope the Peterson and Rice are not busts and I hope the others provide at least some kind of dimension if not starters at their respective positions.
However, not to get into an old debate I'm still not sure about the QB position.
Re: vikings net best draft class in team history
Hopefully you're right, but you can't say it is the best ever or even top 5 until we see what they produce on the field.
Peterson's injury history scares me, but if he stays healthy, he will be a beast.
Rice, of course has the potential, but the same can be said for Williamson.
A lot of people here are very high on him, hope they are the ones that are right.
A receiver named Rice, he has to be good, right?
As for the rest, I didnt do enough research to offer a qualified opinion.542cbf305f333b0554e8ffa937f852d6
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Let's hope they all make the team and are all HOFers in 25 years! lol
I get the most pissed off looks from people with my VKG 4 LFE Wisconsin license plate, and I LOVE IT!!
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There is a ton of potential based on what they did in college.
Remember, college and nfl are different speeds and it's all up to how they adapt at better corners and faster, stronger, linemen...
The jury will be out in about 4 years to see who is still on the team and who is moved on.. But I'm hoping right there with ya!
Re: vikings net best draft class in team history
Round 1 - Adrian is potentially the greatest RB ever for the Vikes...sorry, not to be over enthusiastic; but, as a Husker fan, I can tell you, you do not want to play against this guy.
Barring injury (I know), this guy will be our best ever.
Round 2 - Sidney's highlight reel has sparked enthusiasm, but I'm unsure.
Happy we took him over Jarrett, admittedly due to the fact that I hate Keyshawn and wants no ties whatsoever to him.
Cautiously optimistic
Round 3 - Marcus McCauley, I can't see him starting over Griffin or Winfield "shortly."
That said, I think Frazier will get alot out of him and bring him back to where he belongs.....meaning, a top notch prospect and a good pick in this spot.
Round 4 - Robison is a guy that will contribute in many ways for many years.
Robison was another Big 12 pain for the Husk and is a great add for the Vikes.
I think he will be one of our favorite players in a few years.
Round 5 - Film suggests Allison as a huge challenge to cover in the right offense.
This kid could be a significant, upper echelon #2 receiver if (if, if) he can realize his potential.
5th round steal.
Round 6 - Rufus...see Robison.
Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year is not a miniscule moniker.
The kid can play...and will contribute now.
I predict he will be referred to as the best 6th Round Pick we have ever made....EVER
7, and 7...Practice players with potential.
Don't forget Dan Mozes, the FA center from West Virginia we signed.
The Rimington Winner was on Sirius with Pat Kirwan today...Kirwan said, "the Vikes signed their successor to Matt Birk yesterday."
By any measure, we should be pleased that our team is on the right track.
Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent
As a matter of fact, I do know
Re: vikings net best draft class in team history
This draft does appear strong and more importantly, it gives fanatics like us hope coming off a 6-10 season with several question marks.
I can't remember ever feeling quite this satisfied with our overall selections.
Still, I missed out on a couple guys/positions I hoped we would address, namely O-Line and a big, run stuffing, penetrating DT to succeed Phat Pat.
I have GREAT expectations for AD, Sidney (I hope we'll be calling him RZ for "Red Zone") Rice, and McC.
I am really hoping that Mozes can "part the Red Sea" sometime in the future.
Big shoes to fill if he's indeed the successor to Birk.
Good stuff all the way though...I m Watching You- You may not see me, you may not hear me, but I m watching you...
Re: vikings net best draft class in team history
Save some of this enthusiasm for the season.
We are more than likely, still, a work in progress and our rooks haven't played a down.
All I am saying, is when/if times get tough, let's remember to stay positive.
I am definitely happy with the draft, but these guys still have to prove theselves, not to us, but to the coaches and the team.
The guy I think we need to step up the most is Rice.
We need a WR, a number one go to guy.
AP should be a given.
We were spoiled last year with the number of contributors we got from the 2006 draft.
Let's hope for more of the same.
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Old vike fan here.
Use to go by psyshack.
Just cant seem to get that nic working anymore.
I was a very depressed Vikes fan.
Had sworn this my last year of wearing purple.
But man this draft put new life in me.
As a Sooner fan,, Ive seen Adrian run at games in Norman.
Hes a machine!!! And then Rufus.
I think Im more excited about him than AP.
Then throw in Rice.
Im very happy indead!!!
Im very concerned about Adrains shoulder.
I felt Stoops lied about it and other health issues alot.
Im hoping in the care of NFL trainers and Docs.
The Vikes can get Adrian healthy and tuned up.
To watch him run at OU and to see how he ran.
Was nothing short of impressive.
Rufus is something else.
He works two yards on either side of the line like a mad man.
He can be in the backfield one sec.
Then blocking a pass or wiping out a back for no gain or a lose the next.
He works a game like a Vegas pit boss does his tables.
Im wondering now if we could get Mcfadden from the Hogs in a year or so.
That cats a D.
Smith and C.
Carter all in one blistering package.
For the first time in several years.
Im once again excited about Vikings football.
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on Feb 22, 2007 at 2:04 pm
It is well that McGovern never gained the presidency. It is well for his self image that he asked those questions in a forum where there would be no knowledgable answers, because the fatuity of most of them was easily demonstrated. While I honor his war service, I find his slap at Bush's service to be contemptible. I entered the military a bit younger than McGovern's entry and I did not have the comfort either of a warm bed every night or a fixed number of missions to end my combat time, but I would not demean his service the way he is free to demean that of Bush. I wonder - did they use oxygen all the time back then?
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(FRANKFORT, KY.) -- April 14-20 is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, a time set aside to recognize the more than 200,000 individuals throughout the U.S. who play critical roles in the delivery of public safety services. Often called the "unsung heroes of public safety," these men and women provide a lifeline to both citizens in need and officers in the field. They serve as an unseen, but vital link in keeping law enforcement officers and the public safe at all times of the day or night.
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The first coordinates were just off I-64 in Frankfort and law enforcement agencies in the area were notified.
"We really had to pay close attention to all of the information coming into our radio room," says Broaddus. "We had to be forward-thinking. Just keeping up with the signal was not good enough. We had to figure out the location, direction of travel and get ahead of them."
Finally, Broaddus narrowed down the suspects' location to a parking lot in Louisville. The Louisville Metro Police Dept. was notified and, after a brief pursuit and standoff, the suspects were taken into custody.
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"It was a rather daunting task to manage the details of this incident while answering other calls for service, handling troopers' requests and criminal history inquiries as well as making sure everything was documented properly," he explains. "Dispatcher Darrell Melton and I were able to keep up, but we were sure glad to see Shift Supervisor Connie Taylor who came in to assist."
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East Vs. West - The Feminist Divide
We have just enough religion to make us hate, and not enough to love one another - Johnathon Swift.
With the quagmire that has erupted in Iraq, Afghanistan has become the forgotten war. Women continue to die daily due to neglect, poverty, and sexual violence. Their voices go unheard by western governments that are preoccupied with the illegal war in Iraq. Though the new Afghan constitution has enshrined rights for women, the reality is far from what is professed. Womens bodies signify male honor and as such they belong to the males in their family. A woman who has been the victim of domestic violence or is a rape survivor often ends up imprisoned or murdered by her own family. A raped woman is considered to have brought shame upon her family.
Some would suggest that the genesis of male control is religion. I would submit however, that patriarchy is a global institution. Men have historically sought to create women as second class citizens. It is not a case of the crimes of the "dark skinned peoples". We cannot look at this situation, as something that "those" men are doing to "their" women. This is a tactic that many western feminists take in order to infer difference. It is a way of establishing an elitist based hierarchy. There are of course cultural sensitivities, that we as westerners must acknowledge, however we cannot take it to the extent of racializing this issue. Whether a woman is raped in Kabul, or on Fifth Avenue the shame is the same.
In the west women are told to keep sweet, or are offered virginity rings. While these do not have the totalizing effect of the burka, the message is the same, keep the family vagina pure. Our bodies do not belong to us. They are for the use of men. In Arabic, the translated meaning to describe a female child at birth is another's wealth. It acknowledges the fact that despite the investment that is necessary to raise a child, a woman will eventually enrich the home of another. (Goodwin,1994, p.42). In the west women routinely give up their identity when they marry and take on their husbands name. Not even our identity is of our choosing.
Abdul Qayum the chief prosecutor of the eastern province of Nangarhar announced during an interview, "If my wife goes to a bazaar without my permission, I will kill her. This is our culture. This is Afghanistan, not America". While he justifies his right to kill his wife based in culture in actuality he is speaking in the international language of male privilege.
As reported by Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence, between 1993 and 1999, an intimate was responsible for 45% of homicides of women age 20-24 and almost 40% of homicides of women age 35-49. (Rennison, C.M., PhD., Intimate Partner Violence and Age of Victim, 1993-99, 2001, NCJ-187635)
30% of women murdered in the United States in 1999 were murdered by a husband, former husband or boyfriend. (Bureau of Justice Statistics, Homicide Trends in the United States, Intimate Homicide, 2001) 1,260 women were murdered by an intimate from 1976-1996. (Violence by Intimates: Analysis of Data on Crimes by Current or Former Spouses, Boyfriends, and Girlfriends, U.S. Department of Justice, March, 1998)
In 1996, nearly 75% of those murdered by an intimate partner in the US were women. (Greenfield, L.A., and others, Violence by Intimates: Analysis of data on crimes by current or former spouses, boyfriends, and girlfriends. US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1998. NCJ-167237)
Of 57 domestic homicides occurring in New York State between 1990 and 1997, 75% of the victims had ended the relationship or stated an intention to end it at the time of their death. (New York State Commission on Domestic Violence Fatalities, Report to the Governor, (Albany, NY: 1997)In 1996, approximately 1,800 murders were attributed to intimates; nearly three out of four of these (1,326) had a female victim. (Bureau of justice Statistics)
Location is no guarantor of safety. Each day globally women live under the threat of violence from those closest to us. It is this threat of male violence that must unify us. We cannot allow perceived culture to be a barrier to forming alliances. Lives are dependent on women realizing commonalities rather than difference. Often when we focus on commonalities it becomes clear that difference is not as large as was perceived.
When we look in askance at the practice of polygamy we must remember the FLDS compounds. When we question the Burqa, we must remember its binary opposite uniform, the sexualized female western body. Both are limiting and seek to construct women as other. Patriarchy is reinforced each and every time feminism refuses to see commonality. Note that by commonality, I am not suggesting the construction of a monolithic woman, rather I am suggesting that the female body is globally devalued, stigmatized, and raped. The aforementioned are international crimes against women. How these crimes are negotiated maybe subject to cultural relativities, however their acknowledgment as gender specific assaults must be reified. We cannot cloak Middle Eastern women, in a symbolic burka of victimization without acknowledging our own victimization by western men. The label that we seek to give others, is that which we already own.
Goodwin, Jan. (1994) Price Of Honour: Muslim Women Lift The Veil Of Silence On The Islamic World. New York: Penguin Group.
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- Ebony Intuition said...
"We cannot cloak Middle Eastern women, in a symbolic burka of victimization without acknowledging our own victimization by western men."
very true , I agree..
- May 3, 2008 at 11:54 PM
I am one 'western feminist' who does not actually think 'it's those dark-skinned people'. In fact I pretty much agree with your post, except for this slur on the evol WHITE FEMINISTS!
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The Kohler Trieste K-5914-5 kitchen sink mixes the contemporary styling with the durability of KOHLER Cast Iron. With an oversized, triple-basin design featuring two moderately deep basins and a central disposal basin, Trieste satisfies many different possible uses in the kitchen, offering ample workspace with a touch of panache.
Manufacturer: KohlerItem SKU: K-5914-5-Y2Finish: SunlightCollection: Trieste
Kohler is an extremely popular name in the bath and kitchen industry for toilets, bath tubs, shower doors, kitchen components, and so much more. In fact, the company does these items so well that few people realize their product lines even extend to furnishings, cabinetry, and tiles! But above everything, Kohler knows what quality means when it comes to the bathroom and kitchen most of all. They've continually evolved over the years to use the latest technology and design trends to create the highest quality fixtures possible. The company also offers a wide range of styles and products to suit every budget, without ever sacrificing their renowned quality and craftsmanship. Kohler remains on a mission to make life easier and more beautiful for everyone who comes into contact with their products!
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