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Old Galata Bridge that has been constructed by Machinebau Ausburg Nürnberg on 1912 continued to connect two sides of Haliç for 80 years as one of the symbolic structures of Istanbul. This historical bridge that could not longer be used after the fire in 1992 has returned back to life with Istanbul Design Week organized in year 2005. by protecting its historical texture old Galata Bridge had been converted into an activity area and it plays an important role in highlighting the cultural heritage of the city as well as Turkish designs. Also the bridge provides a very mystical atmosphere for participants and visitors. Also as the bridge is made up of different parts and due to its architectural structure it can create flexible areas, which is a very important aspect. The most important advantage of the bridge is that it creates a connection point between "design" and "sea". As "Water" is used as a design element or an exhibition unit both the participants and visitors are invited to have a unique experience.
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Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey and the third largest city in the world. The city covers 27 districts of the Istanbul province.
It is located on the Bosphorus Strait and encompasses the natural harbor known as the Golden Horn, in the northwest of the country. It extends both on the European (Thrace) and on the Asian (Anatolia) side of the Bosphorus, and is thereby the only metropolis in the world which is situated on two continents. In its long history, Istanbul served as the capital city of the Roman Empire (330–395), the East Roman (Byzantine) Empire (395–1204 and 1261–1453), the Latin Empire (1204–1261), and the Ottoman Empire (1453–1922). The city was chosen as joint European Capital of Culture for 2010. The historic areas of Istanbul were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1985.


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Where: Syracuse Stage, Syracuse, NY
Syracuse Stage820 East Genesee Street, Syracuse, NY
Phone: (315) 443-3275
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Perhaps Noel Coward's most sparkling comedy, it features Madame Arcati, an eccentric medium who, during a seance, inadvertently raises the ghost of writer Charles's first wife, Elvira. Havoc ensues! Two performances today at 3PM & 8PM.


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A LETTER FROM LONDON: Chichester Festival, York Mystery Plays, Kim Cattrall and More
By Ruth Leon
If you're not planning to see Singin' in the Rain, Long Day's Journey Into Night or Collaborators in London, how about a weekend in the country, far from the crowds?
The Olympics have hit us all hard, and it will only get harder. London streets will be closed; traffic blocked; public transportation, ahem, difficult; and I fear that the theatres will be hard to reach.
There is some great stuff, though. If you want to get out of London, you could do worse on a sunny summer's day than take yourself to Stratford-upon-Avon. There the Royal Shakespeare Company is presenting 12 new productions of its own, with actors from the USA, Mexico, Russia, Iraq and Brazil performing first as part of the World Shakespeare Festival and then going on to play elsewhere in the U.K.
Further north, and even more unusual, are the York Mystery Plays. This medieval cycle of plays has been performed by the people of York for more than 800 years and is a world-famous part of the city's cultural heritage. The plays tell the story of the cosmic battle between good and evil, from creation to the last judgment, and will return to the city this year on an epic scale; in August a cast of 2,500 professionals and townspeople will perform against the magnificent backdrop of York's St Mary's Abbey.
Judi Dench has performed in the plays three times over the course of her career and is a Patron of the plays for 2012. She says, "It is something I will always remember. I know the excitement that these events bring to the people of York and the important place they hold within the city's history." These plays are unique and well worth the extra traveling hassle that getting there might entail.
Closer to London, in the beautiful Sussex countryside, the Chichester Festival Theatre is a hotbed of shows likely to make it to the West End by the fall. This year Chichester is presenting in the big theatre one of Cole Porter's most enchanting scores, Kiss Me, Kate, while the small Minerva Theatre will house the brilliant Henry Goodman in The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui. This is one of Bertolt Brecht's most demanding plays, the most shocking and easily the funniest. Written in 1941, just before the exiled Brecht arrived in the USA, and described by the author himself as a "gangster play that would recall certain events familiar to us all," The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui is a sharp and thrilling parable of the rise of Hitler, shot through with razor-sharp wit.
Shaw's Heartbreak House is on offer at Chichester this summer too, with the incomparable Derek Jacobi, while in September, the eminent Shakespearean actor, writer and scholar Michael Pennington is coming in to play Antony to the Cleopatra of Kim Cattrall. Yeah, yeah, that Kim Cattrall, but hasn't the poor woman paid enough dues to be identified with her considerable achievements in the live theatre — Amanda in Private Lives in the West End and on Broadway, Mamet's The Cryptogram at the Donmar in the West End, and the quadriplegic in Whose Life is it Anyway? — instead of that television series? Enough, already. She played Cleopatra to much admiration in a production last year in her hometown of Liverpool and is keen to continue with her Shakespearean career. The director is one of our finest actors and one of the greatest Cleopatras I have ever seen: Dame Janet Suzman. Should be ace.
Chichester has been on a roll recently, with its productions regularly winning Oliviers and transferring to New York. The current hit West End musical Singin' in the Rain started at Chichester, as did the best production ever of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd. There is no reason to believe that a summer run-out from London this year would be anything but terrific, too.
The Almeida in Islington has a lovely, sunny production of Filumena, Eduardo De Filippo's comedy about a longtime mistress who pretends to be dying in order that her rich lover will marry her. She tells him that only one of their sons is his but won't tell him which one. It's a sort of Mamma Mia! in reverse.
The National is still selling out Collaborators, a new play by John Hodge about the writer Mikhail Bulgakov and his terrifying relationship with Josef Stalin. Collaborators has been so successful that it had to be moved from the National's smallest theatre, the Cottesloe, to the much larger Olivier to accommodate the sell-out crowds. Meanwhile, in another part of the forest — sorry, theatrical landscape — the Barbican has Complicité's new adaptation of Bulgakov's novel, The Master and Margarita, which is generally supposed to be his masterpiece. Simon McBurney's stage version is certainly spectacular, shot through with unforgettable visual images — but I warn you, you'd better be very familiar with the novel before you go or you'll find it, as I did, beautiful but somewhat confusing.
I have been proven quite wrong, and not for the first time, by a production of Noël Coward's Hay Fever. This one stars Lindsay Duncan as Judith Bliss, mother of an impossibly theatrical family whose members each invite a thoroughly unsuitable romantic guest to their country house for what proves to be a disastrous and very funny weekend. This is one of the four great Cowards, and although she wouldn't have been on my top ten list of great actresses to play Judith Bliss (because I think of her only as a serious dramatic actor without a comic bone in her body), Duncan turns out to have many, and to be just right for Howard Davies' meticulous direction.
And, finally, a little shout-out for a small company that took an old favorite, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and made of it an entertaining and fresh evening in, well, not exactly a theatre. In the heart of London's legal district, where the Inns of Court are located, lies Middle Temple Hall, used on this occasion as the playing space for Antic Disposition, the small theatre company with the temerity to take on one of Shakespeare's best known plays and make it so funny that the friend who accompanied me, who had never seen the play before, had tears of laughter streaming down her face. By the way, the ravishing wood-vaulted Middle Temple Hall was started in 1562, two years before Shakespeare was born and some 30 years before he wrote, in a scene in Henry VI, Part 2 set in the gardens of Middle Temple, "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers."
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The Purdue University Board of Trustees is holding a public hearing in West Lafayette this afternoon on a proposed tuition freeze and some fee cuts at the main campus for the next two academic years. The same proposal calls for a two-percent tuition and fee increase at Purdue's three regional campuses, two of which are in Hammond and Westville, for each of the next two years. Fees at the regional campuses are assessed on a per-credit-hour basis. The university says a videoconference connection will allow public input from regional campuses.
"This is the right thing to do for students and families in this period of economic stagnation. At the same time, keeping higher education affordable and accessible, especially for science and engineering degrees, is the best form of economic development Purdue can provide for Indiana and the country," said Purdue President Mitch Daniels.
Three pre-existing fees already slated for increases will rise on the West Lafayette campus. The student fitness and wellness fee will increase $82 the first year, and the student activity fee will increase $10 each year. The engineering differential fee, which only applies to undergraduate engineering students, will increase $250 each year.
Fees for meal plans will be cut 5 percent from a previously authorized increase, the internship/co-op/professional practice fee will be reduced by $514 for non-credit internships, and all other general fees will be held flat. A new instructional support fee of $500 would be added for incoming veterinary medicine students.
Tuition and fees for resident students would be $9,992 in 2013-14 and $10,002 in 2014-15.
Out-of-state students also would see an increase of $92 the first year and $10 the next year.Tuition and fees for nonresident students would be $28,794 in 2013-14 and $28,804 in 2014-15. International students enrolled prior to summer 2011 would pay $28,794; those enrolled prior to summer 2012 would pay $29,830; and those enrolled in summer 2012 or after would pay $30,794 in 2013-14, with an increase of $10 for each category for 2014-15.
The combined tuition freeze and meal plan reductions would save a resident student signed up for the 12-meal plan $358 per year over previously authorized levels. More than 9,000 students purchase campus meal plans.
Purdue's tuition and fees currently rank ninth out of 11public Big Ten universities for resident undergraduates and sixth for nonresident students.
Fees for students at other Purdue campuses are assessed on a per-credit-hour basis. The rates, which reflect a 2 percent increase, for resident and nonresident students, respectively, are:
* Purdue Calumet - $237 and $535
* Purdue North Central - $240 and $570
* Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne - $260 and $624
The public hearing will begin at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, in Stewart Center, Room 326, as a special meeting of the Executive Committee of the university's Board of Trustees. The proposed fees will be discussed, and the public will have a chance to comment. The Executive Committee will act on behalf of the board and will vote on the fee proposal and the 2013-14 system-wide conceptual budget plan during the meeting.
A videoconference connection also will allow public input from Purdue's regional campuses.
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03-03-2011 18:58
my new motherboard , Asus P8P67, got an onboard bluetooth adapter. It pairs with the N8 but thats it. No function, e.g. moving files, work. I always get the error "device not responding", so it seems the adapter doesn't get access to the phone. I tested my old BT-adapter (USB) and that works fine. Any ideas ?
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You need to install a proper working "Bluetooth stack". Google is your friend.
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Thanks Chefproll, but i googled already for this problem, or i don't use the right tags. As i said, the mobo pairs with the N8 but without getting any access. Please give me a hint for what to look for exactly ? Is it a problem with the mobo's "stack" ?
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hey, I have exactly the same problem here, P8P67 deluxe won't connect with C7, pairing went okay.
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Hey, i got same problem too, which has been discussed here:
As far as I noticed, the problem occured with Atheros AR3011 bluetooh module, mostly found on Acer and Asus laptop. (mine is Acer).
Anybody found a solution yet?
Please look into this problem Nokia!! Please....
15-02-2012 23:14
I have the same problem. Windows 7 x64, ASUS P8P67, Built-in software (Atheros Bluetooth Suite) and... trouble with N8. With other phone (Samsung) - works fine. How to fix this?
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With reference to the thread mentioned by pijar, download and install this >
After pulling my hair out and kicking the cat this sorted my problems, been using it ever since.
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And I'm using a HP xw6600 Workstation, Win 7 Ultimate x64, so it will probably work on most machines.
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Yes, I've fixed my problem. Updating the Atheros driver will fix the problem. I have downloaded the file named "www.x-drivers.ru_atheros_bluetooth_suite_184.108.40.206_
Then I paired from the Nokia Suite. Now it works fine.
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I've checked your file and it doesn't seem to be clean. It trys to change explorer.exe and other running processes. Then it wants to install any kind of downloader.I don't trust it and i doubt if this website can be trusted.
Finally , i've found another version 22.214.171.124 from Atheros that now works great with my N8.


text: Photographs of Venice shot only with an iPhone 4S. The title for this book came to me when I reviewed my photographs and considered the method by which they had been shot. Since on this occasion I hadn't wanted to heft around my heavy Nikon and even heavier lenses, which along with a tripod generally make for 'serious' and more time-consuming work, the opposite of that was for me a tiny, lightweight camera with which to take quick snaps, not lingering too long or working with full manual camera settings as I usually do, but considering nothing beyond the lighting conditions and the composition. I hope that I have succeeded in capturing Venice in a slightly different light, through choice of subject matter along with the methods of shooting and processing.


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What can we learn from the snap counts in Thursday's 28-20 preseason-ending loss by the New York Giants to the New England Patriots? Let's take a look.
Mark Herzlich played more snaps than any Giant, 52. He also played 25 special teams snaps. Dan Connor left the game after only nine snaps with a burner.
New starting offensive linemen James Brewer and Justin Pugh played 42 and 41 snaps, respectively. Pugh appeared to do a nice job at right tackle. Brewer did fine at left guard, but surrendered a pair of sacks when moved to left tackle.
Da'Rel Scott played the fewest snaps of any offensive player, but maximized his 10 plays with four runs for 25 yards and two pass receptions, including one for a touchdown.
Antrel Rolle, returning from an ankle injury, played 11 snaps.
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CATEGORIES Action, Celebrities and Controversy, Box Office, UK Box Office, Cinematical, UK Box OfficeRob Cohen, director of Stealth (and numerous previous masterpieces such as XXX and Fast and the Furious), has got a lot to prove to journalists like Rachel Abramowitz, who writes, "In this year of the missing moviegoer, perhaps no genre has proven as perilous as the old stalwart of action, where the failures tend to be colossal, and the red ink runs in rivers." Luckily for those of us who came to laugh at him, Cohen's more than happy to turn up his nose and throw around a lot of big words he learned in college:
"I think there's a love of infamy and heroism that doesn't play into the zeitgeist ... I don't think this generation sources their heroes in this arena. Maybe they'll source their heroes as ... an heiress who does soft-core porn, [but] action films are usually about the male hero, and if you live in a time when you don't believe in heroes, it makes it difficult ... to make action films as they've been traditionally defined."
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LITTLE CHUTE (WKOW) -- Check your freezer.
Some frozen pizzas made in Wisconsin are being recalled.
The recall comes from Nestle Pizza Company out of Little Chute.
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An Arapahoe County judge imposed a gag order in the case the Monday following July 20 shooting at the Aurora theater.
The gag order prevented investigators, first responders and court personnel from talking about the case.
This week during the preliminary hearing a number of new details were made public, including testimony from police officers, details of Holmes' arrest and the bombs found in his apartment.
Despite this new information, the gag order remains in place and documents are still sealed.
The city has received a number of open records requests following the hearing. The attorney representing the city will be in court Friday.


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In "L'Arrivée", the first volume of the "Orpheid", we meet 'our presumptuous little hero', Orfeo Perduto. A failed film critic who has fled his life of misery and penury in Australia in order to live out his dream of being an artist in Paris, we discover him on the penultimate day of his vie parisienne sitting in the Tuileries Gardens, reflecting on the series of events which have brought him to this pass.
Thus commences an epic odyssey into the mind and memories of our young man, catapulting us back to the beginning of Orfeo's Parisian adventure. Riding triumphantly into Paris with him in the back of a taxi, on the crest of that wave of circumstances which have brought him halfway around the world, we are conducted through the streets of Saint-Denis and Paris on a singular psychological tour of Orfeo's thoughts and memories as he attempts to isolate the exact moment when the adventure to his present reality first began.
This whirlwind ride of Orfeo's life culminates in his arrivée at the place which will be central to his experience of Paris: the unprepossessing square Caulaincourt in Montmartre, with its 'inconvenient' hostel perched precariously on the side of the butte, and its luminous golden café, Le Cépage Montmartrois. We follow our intrepid explorer as he sets foot upon foreign soil for the first time in his life and takes his first tentative steps in a strange atmosphere, negotiating the various perils and obstacles which surround him as he seeks his safe harbour.


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The Chiefs climbed out of the AFC West basement and ascended all the way to the penthouse in 2010, winning the division for the first time in seven seasons. Now comes the difficult task of duplicating that feat this season with higher expectations and an unexpected coaching adjustment.
A pair of players emerged as stars during the worst-to-first season, one on each side of the ball. RB Jamaal Charles was technically the team's second-string runner, but he emerged as a top talent, gaining more than six yards per carry while also proving to be a dangerous receiver out of the backfield. Defensively, it was OLB Tamba Hali who came into his own, leading the AFC in sacks with 14½ and proving to be a dynamic player in Kansas City's 3-4 scheme.
Charles and Hali will have to perform at a high level again this season if the team wants to remain atop the division. Offensive coordinator Charlie Weis is gone after one year with the team, opting to take the same job at the University of Florida. In his place is veteran Bill Muir, as well as former Redskins head coach Jim Zorn, who was hired as the team's QB coach. Those two, along with head coach Todd Haley, will navigate the offense, while Romeo Crennel still oversees the "D."
The Chiefs won 10 games total between 2007-09, then won that same amount last season. In order to stay in the division penthouse with double-digit victories again, Haley's team will need more stars to emerge.
Year One of the Todd Haley/Matt Cassel era in Kansas City proved to be far from successful. The Chiefs' offense in 2009 was awful thanks to an inconsistent passing game that featured no dominant receiver and a rushing attack that gained yards but rarely found the endzone. In Year Two, both of those things changed. Cassel cut down on his interceptions while increasing completion percentage, touchdowns and yards, and the running game was the NFL's best. Now in Year Three, each area will look to improve again, though it might be difficult behind a patchwork offensive line.
Quarterbacks: Not even emergency surgery late in the 2010 season could slow down starter Matt Cassel. He had to miss one game and was limited in practice because of an appendectomy in early December, but he recovered in time to carry Kansas City to the playoffs. Cassel's arm strength and decision making never will be confused with his former teammate Tom Brady, but he is capable enough to make plays despite a below-average line blocking in front of him. He threw 27 touchdown passes and seven interceptions in '10 and posted passer ratings of 100 or better in seven of his 15 starts. Cassel really seemed comfortable in Charlie Weis' offense, and having his third coordinator in three seasons with K.C. might affect him. However, Bill Muir's scheme is expected to be similar enough to Weis' that it won't be a major adjustment. Fifth-round rookie Ricky Stanzi is projected to be Cassel's top backup. Like many rookie QBs, Stanzi needs to improve his field awareness, but the well-built signalcaller has the intangibles to be an NFL starter.
Running backs: When GM Scott Pioli signed RB Thomas Jones in March of 2010, nobody expected the move would vault the team to the top of the league's rushing standings. Jones, who will be 33 when this season begins, proved to be a worthy addition, not only as a runner, but also as a mentor to 24-year-old Jamaal Charles. Together, the two backs combined for 2,363 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns, helping the K.C. ground game emerge as the NFL's best. Jones, who started 10 regular-season games as well as the playoff loss to the Ravens, is the more physical of the two, using his one-cut style to gash defenses that overpursue his initial angle. He also can gain yards after contact and doesn't seem to be wearing down despite his advanced age. The faster and more agile Charles started the other six games, using his superior vision to find open field and his breakaway speed to outrun slower defenders. At 5-11, 199 pounds, Charles lacks ideal size, but he plays bigger and showed no fear in running between the tackles. Charles is also the better receiver of the two, while Jones excels in pass blocking. Having two No. 1 backs allows both runners to stay fresh throughout a game and a season, and also keeps defenses on their toes having to prepare for both players. The team added FB Le'Ron McClain in free agency, giving them another physical runner and smart blocker. Rookie FB Shane Bannon will have to make his mark on special teams to see playing time.
Receivers: The receivers did not play particularly well in 2010, though there were two exceptions. WR Dwayne Bowe confirmed his place as the team's top target and rookie TE Tony Moeaki proved his worth as a third-round draft pick. Outside of that, however, the group of pass catchers was mostly forgettable and a huge area of concern heading into '11, a reason the position was addressed in the draft and free agency. Bowe is a physical player on the outside who knows how to use his body to his advantage. The receiver has the trust of his QB (133 targets last year), though consistency is still an issue. Lining up across from Bowe could be first-round pick Jonathan Baldwin, a tall and fast receiver in the same mold as Bowe. The rookie is not a great downfield blocker, but he will make an instant impact in the passing game. He may start the season at the bottom of the depth chart due to a confrontation and subsequent injury that occurred in training camp. In the slot will be former Cardinal Steve Breaston, whom the team signed to a five-year contract early in free agency. Todd Haley was Breaston's receivers coach in Arizona for two years, and the Michigan product's speed and athleticism should allow him to fit perfectly as the team's deep threat. Second-year pro Dexter McCluster, who showed a knack for big plays during his rookie campaign, will have a variety of roles this season. McCluster is too small to be an every-down receiver and isn't the route runner Breaston is, but he can knife through defenses with blazing speed and open up throws underneath. He'll line up wide and also in the backfield this season. At tight end, the duo of Moeaki and Leonard Pope is a good one. Moeaki is an athletic target with soft hands that should improve with experience. Pope is mainly a blocker who assists a subpar offensive line.
Offensive linemen: Even though it paved the way for the NFL's top rushing attack, Kansas City's offensive line is still a major area of weakness. The unit has individual talent but lacks the toughness and skill that the league's premier front fives have. OLG Brian Waters was considered the top talent on the line, but the team released him following the lockout. In his place will be second-year pro Jon Asamoah, who suited up for every game his rookie season but received only one start. Asamoah is more athletic than Waters, but the team will miss the veteran's brute strength and wide array of knowledge. OLT Branden Albert is a talented player who seems to be playing out of position. Entering his fourth season, Albert has been solid on the left side of the line, though he could be more dominant at right tackle. In order for the Chiefs to make that switch, they'd need an athletic player to protect Cassel's blind side. Ex-Ravens OT Jared Gaither was signed, but he missed all of 2010 with a back injury and his health is unknown. C Casey Wiegmann should start initially in the middle, but look for rookie Rodney Hudson to earn the job at some point. The second-round pick is a smart, fundamentally sound player whose greatest knock is his lack of size. The right side of the line is an even greater question mark. Either Ryan O'Callaghan or Barry Richardson will man right tackle; neither is exceptionally quick or powerful, and the position is considered the greatest weakness on the entire line. ORG Ryan Lilja is always a health concern because of his history of knee injuries, but he has proven to be a good run blocker in recent years.
Bringing in former Browns head coach Romeo Crennel to coach the defense turned out to be a fantastic move for the Chiefs. Crennel, who is more famously known as the coordinator for the Patriots' three Super Bowl-champion teams in the early-2000s, is a brilliant teacher of the 3-4 and helped Kansas City's unit improve from the moment he arrived. K.C. finished 11th in points allowed per game in '10, up from 29th in '09. Since 2005, the team has spent five of its eight first-round picks on defensive players, and all five are contributors to the team's upswing.
Defensive linemen: The Chiefs' three starting linemen combined for a grand total of five sacks in 2010, yet still made enough of an impact for the group to be considered a strength of the team. Former first-round picks Glenn Dorsey and Tyson Jackson are the ends in the 3-4 defense. Dorsey is the larger of the two and is the prototypical five-technique, with the size and agility to push around opposing linemen and make plays around the line. He has shown to be much more consistent thus far in his pro career than his former LSU teammate Jackson, who has flashed his ability but has yet to put it all together. Instincts and recognition have been a problem, though the coaching staff is hoping another year of familiarity with the defense will elevate his game. Playing between the two is Kelly Gregg, a veteran with good quickness and great knowledge of the 3-4. He replaces Ron Edwards at nose tackle. Reserve ends Wallace Gilberry and Allen Bailey also will see playing time. Gilberry (seven sacks in '10) is a strong pass rusher, and Bailey, the team's third-round pick, has tremendous strength and is hardworking. Fellow rookie Jerrell Powe, a nose tackle, could become a valuable run stuffer backing up Gregg.
Linebackers: By the midway point of the 2010 season, opponents knew that OLB Tamba Hali was going to come after their quarterback with explosive power as soon as the ball was snapped. Time and time again, however, he proved there was nothing that could be done to stop him. Hali finished the season with 14½ sacks, including 6½ after the start of December. Hali added two sacks in the playoff game. The former defensive end is well-built and has fantastic speed, making him a tough matchup for most left tackles and fullbacks. Romeo Crennel would love to see rookie Justin Houston emerge as a complement to Hali by providing a rush from the left side of the defense. Houston has terrific burst at the snap and is a sure tackler. However, he gave an inconsistent effort in college and must overcome his underachiever traits by consistently playing hard. OLB Andy Studebaker is a sure open-field tackler and will start opposite Hali, though he lacks the speed to become a 3-4 rush linebacker. The ILB duo of Derrick Johnson and Jovan Belcher is solid but far from spectacular. Johnson, a converted outside linebacker, led the team in tackles a year ago and has good instincts for the position. He is a lock to start. Though athletic, Belcher is undersized and needs to improve his strength. He will be pushed by backup Demorrio Williams. Second-year OLB Cameron Sheffield, who missed all of his rookie season with a neck injury, will supply pass rush off the bench.
Defensive backs: The heart of the defense is last year's first-round pick, SS Eric Berry. An athletic and instinctive player who will only improve as he gains a better grasp of NFL offenses, Berry showed a knack for big plays during his rookie season, earning a Pro Bowl nod. He's fast, has great football intelligence and is set to be one of the NFL's premier safeties. FS Kendrick Lewis, who was taken in the fifth round of the 2010 draft, also proved to be a smart selection. Though he was burned deep at times, Lewis is solid in pass coverage and should continue to improve. Lacking ideal size at 5-foot-9, CB Brandon Flowers plays much bigger than he is listed. A physical player who has a bit of an attitude, Flowers is dynamic when the ball is in the air, having defended 50 passes in his first three seasons. CB Brandon Carr is durable and a good open-field tackler, though he lacks Flowers' on-ball presence. The team opted for size in this year's draft, selecting 6-foot-1 Jalil Brown. His greatest immediate contribution should come on special teams, though his toughness and ball skills will be useful against multiple-WR offenses. Second-year CB Javier Arenas has quickness and an ability to read a quarterback, making up for a lack of size and strength. Veteran safeties Jon McGraw and Sabby Piscitelli add depth.
Ever since Dante Hall left following the 2006 season, the Chiefs have been searching for an impact player in the return game. In '10, they found a pair of them in draft picks Javier Arenas and Dexter McCluster. The duo split duties on kickoff returns, and Arenas was the primary run-back man on punts, helping the team finish third in the NFL in punt-return yards. Both are dynamic threats who opponents need to game-plan against. P Dustin Colquitt has a huge leg and can be a tremendous asset to the defense. PK Ryan Succop regressed from his terrific '09 rookie season but still is solid.
Even the most optimistic of Chiefs fans didn't foresee 10 wins and an AFC West title last season. Now expectations have increased, and it will be up to the entire organization to meet them again. With a solid core based around stars Eric Berry, Dwayne Bowe, Jamaal Charles and Tamba Hali, the team looks like it has the ability to improve in the coming seasons. Still, last year's success has brought on a tougher schedule, which includes three prime-time games, making a second consecutive playoff no guarantee despite the improved roster.


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2.7/5 rDev -30.1%
I first visited Blue Corn while driving across the country a few years ago before I really new anything much about craft beer, so I was looking forward to going back and seeing if my (generally positive) memories of the place would hold up. They wouldn't.
What can be said for this place is that they have a nice atmosphere--cleanly, mythically decorated in toned-down the traditional Santa Fe style with nice art and good lighting. Also they've got good, if slightly pricey, New Mexican food. I recommend trying one of the combo plates as they give a good overview of what's coming out of the kitchen. Their tacos, enchiladas, and tamales are all well done and have a just-right kick to them.
Unfortunately, the service and quality of beer leave something to be desired. They had eight beers on tap: five (honey wheat, blonde, pale ale, porter, and brown) make up their year-round lineup and three seasonals (IPA, smoked imperial porter, scotch). I sampled the seasonals and the honey wheat, and only the smoked porter held it's own; the others were marred by a metallic, syrupy sweetness that made them cloying. Next time, I'll stick to ordering a margarita with one of their many top-shelf tequilas.
Blue Corn left me with a sort of humdrum feeling--it neither offended nor excited, and in a town like Santa Fe, where good libations and food abound, that's not enough to get me to make a third visit.
04-08-2007 16:23:48 | More by benito
3.58/5 rDev -7.3%
Dropped in here for a late lunch on 2 Feb 2011.
As with most places in Santa Fe, or at least most of the places we stopped at while in Santa Fe, quite tourist oriented. In a shopping center with at least two overpriced and pedestrian art stores as well as yet another indie toy store. I thought kids were going out of style?
Anyway, fortunately for the cafe it was late lunch and most of the other tourists had already left, because if they hadn't, I'm pretty sure our group would have driven them off. We piled into sort of a window booth type seat with an additional table shoved up to the end of it to accomodate everyone. I had an excellent view of the passers-by in the inside hallway of the shopping center we were in.
Lunch was decent if not extremely memorable. I should have taken notes on the food as well as the beer. I think I had the green chile (again), A had the corn and chipotle soup with a red chile tamale. What everyone else had is completely beyond me. For what it's worth, A's dish was better than mine, if a little on the sweet side.
A says the waitstaff was extremely tolerant with our somewhat unruly crowd. And this time, it was because of the children!
Sixers of the IPA were available for takeaway.
02-15-2011 04:24:20 | More by htomsirveaux
3.7/5 rDev -4.1%
Stopped by here on my vacation to Santa Fe. The atmosphere was a little above average if I were here in central Illinois, but in Santa Fe, it was about average. The service was adequate; the guy was friendly but he carded me even though I had already gotten a beer from the bar while I was waiting for the table (he realized that after he asked for my I.D., and I gave it to him without a fuss, but it was still a little weird). My girlfriend and I both had the chimichanga (I had beef, she had chicken) and mine was excellent. She like hers as well. We did recommend the restaurant to some of the other people we were with, and they went there later in the week (they also liked the food).
On to the important part:
I had the Road Runner IPA while I was waiting for my table and for my food. It was excellent. Very hoppy (as expected) with a definite pine and citrus taste coming through. After I finished the IPA, I ordered the Sleeping Dog Stout. I don't think it was necessarily the best fit with my food, but I was a little disappointed with the stout. It had a decent flavor, but it seemed a little weak for a stout. On a side note, their summer seasonals were a Hefeweizen and some sort of wheat ale that escapes memory at the moment.
Overall this place was pretty good. The food was quite reasonable for Santa Fe and I thought it tasted very good. The beer was a little pricey, but the IPA was worth it. I was hoping to go back again and try some more of their beers, but I didn't have the chance.
07-21-2008 06:28:32 | More by schanker21
3.83/5 rDev -0.8%
Total tourist trap.
Beer is OK, but certainly not the best in Santa Fe. Service was excellent and the bartender was very helpful and friendly. They offered a wide selection when I was there. Just kind of uninspired beers, but nothing was outright bad. Didn't get food this time, but when I first moved there 5 years ago I made the mistake of getting the food. Totally castrated New Mexican food. If you're looking for good New Mexican, hit up The Red Enchilada, The Pantry, Tortilla Flats, El Parasol, OR, if you have to go touristy in the plaza/railyard area, do Tomasita's instead. At least there food is decent and well-priced, aside from the douchiness of the clientele.
04-30-2007 06:15:20 | More by goochpunch
3.88/5 rDev +0.5%
I've been eating at the Blue Corn since I was a teen on trips with my parents. I tried the beer for the first time this year and it's worth a stop. First and foremost, the Blue Corn is a restaurant specializing in what they call New Mexico cuiseine, which the rest of the US would recognize without prodding as Tex Mex. It's better than average, with a nod toward freshness and local chilis, but it is just Tex Mex (whih goes terribly with beer, IMO). But don't let that stop you. The locally-brewed stuff is really good. The 6 or so taps offer the standard light-to-dark lineup (wheat, blonde, pal, amber, porter, stout) with 2 specials rotating. On my visit, an IPA and something less interesting were available. The IPA was heavy on the Amarillo hops and quite tasty overall. In fact, all the beers were quite well executed and very flavorful. The Wheat was an American Style filtered, but with coriander and orange peel, which was slightly unusual and not as bad as this coriander-hater would have imagined. The Blue Corn also has an extensive tequila menu worth investigating. Don't confuse this location with the Cerillos road location on the outskirts of town.
12-12-2005 04:03:56 | More by TXHops
3.94/5 rDev +2.1%
Stopped off here while wandering Santa Fe over the weekend.
It's tucked into one of the shopping areas surrounding the Santa Fe town square. There's a ton of good food and decent beer around here, but I was looking for something different from the Santa Fe Brewing options that everyone has. There's only so many nut browns and pales you can handle without wanting variety after all.
It's a pretty decent sized restaurant with a full menu of southwestern items. Honestly, there is a LOT of great food in the area, so I'd advise anyone to be pretty picky with where you eat. Based on the menu, it looked good, but nothing jumped out as being really unique or special.
We only had a chips/salsa sampler (we ate @ the Shed, which I recommend FYI) but it was quite good. I won't judge their food based upon this one item, but it's a nice snack. Decor is the standard stucco with southwestern pictures on the wall and blue tile. Nothing amazing, but it's a really clean look. The bar area has several TV's and is generally pretty cozy as it's tucked away from the main restaurant area.
On to the beer, right? They had a separate beer menu with a list of offerings, descriptions, and information on them. That's always a good sign that they care about what they're doing.
In terms of the offering list, they had an alt (unusual!) and double IPA as seasonals. For their normal list they had a Pils (replacing the blonde ale), honey wheat, stout (2007 GABF Gold!), brown ale, pale ale, and ESB.
I tried the alt which was quite good, but not necessarily a favorite style of mine. This was followed by the stout which was amazing. I didn't make a ton of notes, but it was one of the best I've had. The GABF gold was definitely earned. My wife had the honey wheat which was really strange, but in a good way. It tasted a lot like a floral mead moreso than a what beer. The only thing I've had that compares to it was a rose hip ale. I'm not sure how drinkable it would be in the long term, but it would likely make a great pairing with something really spicy or rich. We tried the pils which was spot-on for style and I'm glad it replaced a boring blonde ale.
For anyone staying or traveling in the plaza square area, I recommend doing exactly what we did. Grab a meal at one of the many stellar restaurants in the area, but stop in here for after dinner drinks or a between meal snack. The location is great and the beers are, too. It's worth stopping in for the stout alone. On a cool night, it's tough to imagine anything nicer than that beer.
01-09-2008 15:29:10 | More by Domingo
4/5 rDev +3.6%
This review is for their downtown beer bar/tasting room. Located inside of a downtown mini-mall, the place was oriented left-to-right, or vice versa. The bar area was on the extreme right side of the space and the long, snaking bar ran perpendicular to the entryway. The bar top was unique, with logos of their flagship beers against a dark blue background. The décor was meant to be evocative of the adobes with exposed log beams and soft corners on all of the walls. The menu listed a "Barrel-O-Meter since 1997" with the current count at 7,083 barrels, equal to 14,167 kegs, equal to 1.7 million pints. Ha!
Beers: Six standards - Honeymoon Wheat (5.5); End if the Trail Brown (5.1); Atomic Blonde Lager (5.0); Sleeping Dog Stout (6.0); High Altitude Pale Ale (5.0); and Road Runner IPA (6.5). The seasonals included Hefeweizen (5.1) and Anniversary Smoked Porter (8.8).
05-30-2008 23:57:13 | More by woodychandler
4/5 rDev +3.6%
12-24-2013 04:08:40 | More by nickfl
4/5 rDev +3.6%
03-07-2014 20:34:52 | More by amvrana
4.08/5 rDev +5.7%
This place kind of looked like someone from the north was trying to recreate a Sante Fe vibe. It was okay, but had a bit of a cafeteria/family restaurant feel. There were lots of kids and the place was kind of noisy. Not my favorite place to look at, but it was fine. Our waiter, Kenneth, was great. He was both personable and attentive. My only minor complaint was that our dinners arrived before we had finished the appetizer. To be fair though, they were very busy.
The crab dip was Velveeta and chile peppers and should be avoided because of the $8 price tag. I had a bite of my fiance's releno and was very impressed. My chalupas were fine as well. I'm a bad judge of Mexican food. For the most part, I always like it. Maybe you should ignore this part of the review.
I had two beers and both were served at what felt like a few degrees above cellar temperature. Perfect! That is all too rare at a brewpub unfortunately. The Roadrunner IPA was a real treat and the Winter Ale I tried was interesting and ambitious, but came up alittle short.
I would have no problem recommending this palce to anyone visiting Sante Fe.
01-02-2009 16:16:26 | More by DIM
Blue Corn Cafe in Santa Fe, NM
89 out of 100 based on 12 ratings.


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LAPEL — The Lapel girls basketball team used a 14-2 run in the second quarter to break open a four-point game and easily put away visiting Sheridan 64-39 on Monday night.
Lapel, ranked sixth in Class 2A, completed a difficult four-game stretch with a 3-1 record and heads into the Christmas break with a 9-1 overall mark.
"I thought we played with great emotion," said Lapel coach Kevin Brattain. "I thought our effort and our defensive awareness was solid."
Lapel led 10-4 early, hitting all five field goal attempts, but turned the ball over five times. An adjustment by the coaching staff helped the Bulldogs cut down the turnovers from seven in the first quarter to just one in the second.
"They (Sheridan) did some things with their match-up zone that we had not seen before," said Brattain. "We adjusted to what they were doing to us."
Lapel's second-quarter run was led by junior guard Kirsten Rich. She finished the first half with 12 points as the Bulldogs led 32-17 at the break.
Sheridan did not have an answer for Rich in the second half either, and Lapel was able to get scoring in the post as the combo of Samantha Kern (four points) and Mary-Jewel Stohler (12 points) helped Lapel maintain a double-digit lead throughout the second half.
Sheridan hung tough in the third quarter, but the Bulldogs still led by the same 15-point margin at the end of three. Lapel steadily increased the lead in the fourth and gained its largest advantage at 64-37 with less than 30 seconds to go in the game.
Rich finished with 27 points to lead Lapel.
"Kirsten has really played well this year," Brattain said. "She's as good of a guard that we've had play here. Her ability to see the floor, shoot the ball and defend, she does a great job."
Natalia Campbell and Mackenzie Boles each finished with seven points, and Kaitlin Dobbins had five. Sheridan (8-3) was led by Brittany Welch's 16 points.
Lapel is off until Saturday when it travels to Class 1A University.
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Q. Our cat was euthanized last week, but I can't shake the fear that he is still alive and suffering. I even went back to the vet later that day to hold his body and make sure he really was gone. I know this sounds crazy, but I'm having a terrible time accepting his death.
Many of us have the same feelings after our own beloved pets die. We agonize over their last moments and experience the irrational fear that they are still suffering even when we can see that they're gone.
I used to think clients like you were a little nuts until I experienced the same thing after one of my pets died. I couldn't let go of the image of his remains inside the freezer (where we hold them until cremation). Then came another tragedy when one of my dogs drowned. A decade later, I still have nightmares about his final moments.
These are all normal human responses to traumatic experiences. It helped me to discuss my "crazy" ideas with others who had been through the same thing, but that's easier said than done in a culture isn't always understanding about the loss of companion animals.
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• The Argus Institute at the Colorado State University Veterinary School: argusinstitute.colostate.edu/grief.htm
• The ASPCA grief counseling hotline: 877-GRIEF-10.
• Cornell University pet-loss support hotline (6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday): 607-253-3932; find out more at vet.cornell.edu/org/petloss/.
• The Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement: aplb.org.
• There's even a great website for those who have lost a beloved horse: hoofbeats-in-heaven.com.
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The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife has reversed itself by announcing that bottomfishing off the north coast of Washington -- in state marina areas 3 and 4 -- will remain open to anglers through Labor Day of this year. This postones a closure set for last week.
The department's new release goes on to state that sport fishing for rockfish, lingcod, Pacific cod and other bottom species will remain open through midnight September 3 in Marine Area 3 and the western portion of Marine Area 4 off La Push and Neah Bay.
"This is good news, not only for anglers but also the coastal communities whose economies rely on these fisheries," said Heather Reed, a WDFW fish biologist told Washington State's The News Tribune. "We know that a month of fishing means a lot to people on the north coast."
Reed said the previously scheduled closure date was designed to avoid exceeding yelloweye rockfish quotas established under a federal stock-rebuilding plan, according to The News Tribune report.
While it is illegal to retain yelloweye rockfish, federally designated as an "overfished" species, anglers sometimes intercept the species unintentionally while fishing for other bottomfish. "Anglers took most of the quota as bycatch during the popular north coast halibut openings in May," Reed said. "That didn't leave us any margin for bottomfish seasons off the north coast for the rest of the year." Since then, however, the department has learned that the June yelloweye catch was lower than expected, and that yelloweye catch reserved for coastal research projects will be lower than originally anticipated.
"This new information gives us some flexibility to minimize the impacts to our coastal communities and allow our recreational fishery for bottomfish to remain open through Labor Day," Reed told The News Tribune. "We still have to close the fishery early, but not as early as we had thought." Reed said the department plans to look for ways to address high yelloweye harvest rates in the early season to avoid the need for early bottomfish closures in future years, according to The News Tribune Report.


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The Drowsy Chaperone opened this fall to reviews that any Broadway musical would crave (and so far this season, none have received). A show within a show, The Drowsy Chaperone takes place in a theatre enthusiast's mind, not to mention his dingy apartment, as he revels in the eponymous musical and is transported to the 1920s. "The interesting thing about designing this show is, in effect, it is an idealized vision of a 1920s musical," says set designer David Gallo. "But you're not just finding an approach based on what scenery looked like in the 1920s because, by today's standards, I don't think that stuff would actually work. It's idealized because the show's happening in the man's mind, so it's his vision of what a 20s musical would look like."
To accurately portray a show of that era, Gallo looked to legendary set designer Joseph Urban, who from the teens to the 30s was the go-to guy of his day for everything from the Ziegfeld Follies to the New York Metropolitan Opera. "It was interesting being interpreters of the past, getting into the head of a great artist like Joseph Urban and bringing that to the modern stage," Gallo says.
As the show's protagonist plays the original score to his favorite musical, the fantasy of The Drowsy Chaperone is happening inside the reality of Hell's Kitchen. "The curtain goes up, and you see a fully realistic dingy gray apartment, and the show starts happening inside his apartment," Gallo says. "We have dusty carpet or an old sofa get pushed aside by some glorious rhinestone-encrusted piece of scenery, or roll drops descend out of the flys into this man's living room. There's this transference where we start off in the apartment, but as he gets more absorbed by this musical he loves, he is transported to the land of the musical."
Directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, the rest of the design team includes costumes by Gregg Barnes and lighting by Ken Billington and Brian Monahan. The Drowsy Chaperone played at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles through December 24 but is rumored to be headed to Broadway in the new year.


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The Chicago White Sox, trying to hold on to a thin lead in the American League Central, have lost their starting center fielder.
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Prior to tonight's game vs. New York, the Chicago White Sox placed outfielder Alejandro De Aza on the 15-day disabled list (retroactive to August 18) with bruised left ribs and recalled outfielder Jordan Danks from Class AAA Charlotte.
There's apparently more to it than just the rib injury, too:
Spoke to Alejandro De Aza. Says it's more of an oblique problem than back. Can hit and throw, but hurts when he runs.— Chuck Garfien (@ChuckGarfien) August 20, 2012
De Aza is hitting .281/.346/.398 with 21 stolen bases in his first full year as the White Sox center fielder. Danks, brother of White Sox lefthander John Danks, has been up and down between the White Sox and Triple-A this season; in his last recall he won a game for the team with a walkoff home run, his first in the major leagues.
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Overeem initially earned a title shot after defeating Brock Lesnar in his UFC debut, but an elevated testosterone level knocked him out of his opportunity at the belt last May. After sitting on the sideline for nine months, he's finally back, has his levels in order and wants to earn a crack at the title again with a victory.
Antonio Silva didn't have a great debut in the UFC against current champion Cain Velasquez, but he rose to the occasion in his last fight, handing Travis Browne the first loss of his MMA career and putting himself right back in the mix among the top heavyweights. He'll be trying to score another huge upset this weekend.
Will "The Reem" finally earn that shot at the title by squashing Silva? Can "Bigfoot" splay spoiler by smashing the former Strikeforce champ? What's the key to victory for both men?
Alistair Overeem
Record: 36-11 (1 No Contest) overall, 1-0 in the UFC
Key Wins: Brock Lesnar (UFC 141), Fabricio Werdum (Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum), Mark Hunt (Dream 5)
Key Losses: Mauricio Rua (Twice: Pride 33, Pride Final Conflict 2005), Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (Pride Critical Countdown Abolute), Fabricio Werdum (Pride Total Elimination Absolute)
How he got here: Alistair Overeem got off to an inauspicious start with his MMA career as a light heavyweight. He fought some of the best in the world in the Pride organization, but always seemed to come up short against the likes of "Shogun" Rua, Chuck Liddell, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Fabricio Werdum.
Since becoming a full-fledged heavyweight, Overeem has been unstoppable, winning and defending the Strikeforce heavyweight title.
When not fighting in MMA, "The Reem" remained busy, also fighting in K-1 kickboxing events. He announced his presence to the world with a first round knockout of Badr Hari at Dynamite!! 2008 and he proved he belonged by winning the single night K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final defeating Tyrone Spong, Gokhan Saki and then Peter Aertz in one night.
Overeem scored the biggest victory of his professional MMA career against Fabricio Werdum, avenging his prior loss and then he followed up by crushing former champion Brock Lesnar to earn a number one contender slot in his UFC debut. Unfortunately, he tested for elevated testosterone levels which kept him sidelined all of 2012. Now finally back, he's out to earn a shot at the champ if he can secure a victory.
How he gets it done: Overeem is ferocious. He's got some of the best kickboxing of any mixed martial artist and he's out to send a message. He's got the technique and power to take out anyone in the division.
His job here is to keep it standing, avoid lengthy clinch exchanges and try to keep his distance on the feet. If he can remain in the pocket, he has the speed and explosiveness to crack "Bigfoot" on the chin and make him hurt.
Silva has been put in serious trouble by explosive fighters in the past like Daniel Cormier, Cain Velasquez and Mike Kyle and Overeem is just as powerful as any of them, likely moreso.
His goal is to connect his fist to Silva's face. While his kicks are powerful, there's no point risking being put on your back if a kick gets caught and used to take him down. If and when Overeem lands that heavy blow that rocks Silva, he's got to follow up and put him away.
Antonio Silva
Record: 17-4 overall, 1-1 in the UFC
Key Wins: Fedor Emelianenko (Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva), Travis Browne (UFC on FX 5), Andrei Arlovski (Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery)
Key Losses: Cain Velasquez (UFC 146), Daniel Cormier (Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov), Fabricio Werdum (Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers)
How he got here: Of all places, Antonio Silva actually began his MMA career in the United Kingdom. "Bigfoot" began his training at the Wolfslair academy in the UK. After destroying everyone in his path in England, Silva branched out, losing to Eric Pele at Bodog Fight before settling at EliteXC.
He would shine in EliteXC, winning four straight over the likes of UFC veterans Wesley Correira and Ricco Rodriguez before winning the promotion's heavyweight title against Justin Eilers. He would be popped for steroids after the victory and never got a chance to explain himself or defend his belt before the promotion folded with the Kimbo Slice debacle.
After a couple easy wins in Japan, Silva signed with Strikeforce to compete against its stocked heavyweight division. Silva would drop a decision to Fabricio Werdum in his promotional debut.
"Bigfoot" briefly found his stride, defeating the likes of Andrei Arlovski, Mike Kyle and most impressively of all, ground and pounding Fedor Emelianenko to oblivion in the first round of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix in a career-defining victory.
Silva would be upset by the eventual tournament winner Daniel Cormier, losing via first round knockout and before he'd get another opportunity to fight for Strikeforce, he was signed to the UFC's heavyweight division. When Frank Mir got a title shot, "Bigfoot" stepped up to the co-main event against Velasquez, but was brutally battered in the first round, losing via cut after being bombarded with elbows by the former heavyweight champ.
Silva got put back on the right track against Travis Browne, taking advantage of a leg injury and landing with massive power to hand him his first professional loss. Now he's trying to get in title contention by knocking off one of the most powerful and dangerous heavyweights in the world.
How he gets it done: Silva's size is his biggest advantage. He's got to find ways to make that size work for him and it's not going to be by standing in the pocket and trading punches.
"Bigfoot" needs to close the distance whether it's with a takedown attempt or by pushing Overeem into the fence. He's got a strong clinch game and could potentially wear Overeem out a bit against the cage by battling in the clinch, and working for takedowns while using his tremendous physical strength.
If Overeem has a weakness, it's his ground game. He's been finished on the ground many times throughout his career, although not recently. If Silva can drag him to the ground and utilize that tremendous size of his from top position, he can drop down some ferocious ground and pound or even work for a submission. "Bigfoot" has what it takes to hurt Overeem on the ground, but it's going to take some considerable effort.
It's not impossible, but it's his best way to win. Standing with Overeem would be a really, really bad idea.
Fight X-Factor: The biggest factor for this fight has to be Antonio Silva's chin. He's a powerful, massive heavyweight with a very dangerous skill-set, but his chin has betrayed him in the past. After scoring the biggest victory of his career against Fedor Emelianenko, he got knocked out by Daniel Cormier and then just massacred by Cain Velasquez. You also can't forget he was hurt badly by Mike Kyle. Alistair Overeem hits just as hard as all of them if not more and he's even more technical.
Silva has all the skill in the world, but that goes out the window if he gets caught with a big shot.
Bottom Line: Both Overeem and Antonio Silva are aggressive and powerful men. Both can hit hard on the feet and both want to finish fights. The only boring fight Overeem has been in was when Fabricio Werdum dropped to his back for three rounds, but "Bigfoot" won't do that, it's not his style. Expect Silva to attack at all times either on the feet, in the clinch or attempting to take the fight to the ground. Overeem has the power and skill to finish a fight at any moment, it just comes down to whether or not he'll land that kill shot. Expect to be on the edge of your seat in anticipation for it the entire time.
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Friday, 6th February, 2009, 09:01 PM #1
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Adventure: Echoes of O
The eladrin claps his hands and smiles. "Excellent," he intones, "now that the party is decided, let us make haste, I have prepared a place where we can talk that is more...comely."
The eladrin leads the warforged outside, where a small horse-drawn carriage awaits. The warforged takes the driver's seat, and the eladrin clambers inside.
"Come now, let's go!" he shouts from inside the cabin. It seems rather small for the six of you to fit inside.
OOCOMG my first adventure! Players are Vlastos (Vlastos), Les (Dan Raven, Seven Rabbit (JoeNotCharles), Raiyek (Lord Sessadore), and Kruk (dimsdale). Feel free to hop inside the carriage to let me know that you're here and ready to get started! As for combat, I am incredibly lazy, so I'm copying Phoenix800s's format from the Captain's Caper.
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Seven Rabbit follows the pair out towards the carriage, chattering happily at Vlastos. "Oh, it is good to meet someone who knows the local charts and calendars! As you saw, my calculations were of course crude attempts without such detailed knowledge. I have been hobbled by my difficulty in converting dates and even ages into the systems which I am familiar. With which I am familiar. Oh, we will need to discuss this in more detail when there is time! But right now, our carriage to adventure awaits!" He stops and looks skeptically at the carriage, then hops in and squeezes into a corner.
Friday, 6th February, 2009, 10:09 PM #3
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The plain brown bag with one strap is thrown over Les's shoulder and she heads toward the tavern's exit. The jangle of her weapon inside is barely heard above the tumult caused by Janus's awkward fumbling. She covers her mouth with one hand and tries not to laugh as she walks out. When she sees the carriage outside, her eyebrows rise in appreciation.
Well-dressed and, hopefully, rich too. This should prove a pocket-filling job. The githyanki strides to the carriage and flips her dreads out of her face. Her bemused grin turns to a sour frown as another thought passes through her mind. I'll have to make sure Raiyek is between me and that elf. I don't want to lose the job while trying to avoid his romances...
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Raiyek isn't surprised at the carriage. More evidence that he is wealthy. It seems that the warforged is a retainer of some sort - even more convincing. Raiyek is a little surprised at the eladrin's relative ease of speech now. He was so uncomfortable in the tavern, I was wondering if he talked to people much. Perhaps it was just the prospect of speaking to the crowd.
He stands with Les outside the tavern a moment before entering the carriage. "So, what do you think, Les? He still hasn't really given us an idea what this is all about ... but perhaps he's just uncomfortable in the crowd. Certainly doesn't appear to be struggling financially though."
OOCSo I was wondering, should the three of us who were on the Hoofchew escapade keep our stats as they were at the end of that, since we technically haven't had an extended rest yet? Or will it matter?
My next question is, what is "O", and why does it echo? Haha
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OOCYou'll get to take an extended rest once ya'll are in the carriage
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OOCOoooh ... I remember reading about that now. Hmmm ... that doesn't answer the 2nd part of my question though: why does it echo? Just kidding.
Hmm ... this should be interesting! I forsee some desperate hurries to stop the Evil Ritual from being completed. Man, now I'm all excited.
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Kruk stares at the horse-drawn contraption. "Oh boy...this is not going to be an easy ride." (hiccup). Kruk attempts to climb inside but starts to fall backwards. At the last second he desparately grabs hold of 7-Rabbitt and Vlastos's cloaks. With a might heave he throws himself inside, landing at everyones feet. He looks up at Les and Raiyek and says "If you don't mind I like to stay where I'm at and sleep this one off ffffffzzzzzzz zzzzzzz zzzzzz."
Saturday, 7th February, 2009, 03:11 AM #9
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OOC: Lord Sessadore - far rather who was O? But that's a different sort of story and doesn't feature a Paladin...
Kruk, Kruk, Kruk,..., lectures Vlastos over his mighty friend, the fallen dwarf.
Don't worry, sir, he'll be ready when the fighting begins, he explains confidently to the patron and his servant, myriad thin scars revealed crisscrossing his youthful face as he speaks. He then, cramped quarters and all, reaches deep into his coat pocket and retrieves a small, worn, leather pouch from which he removes 3 convex regular polyhedrons: the tetra (brass), dodeca (copper), and icosa (steel). These glow faintly in their individual metallic hues as they rise quickly and with a soft humming above his hand to reach about eye level where they pause to take various positions of alternating arrangements and symmetries.
You practice the exact science, Mr 7 Rabbit, the wizard turns to tell the warlock. I contemplate the congruent spheres, explains the wizard. It's much like the fighter's carbo blasting in its effect on me, he adds with a smile and a swift kick to snoring Kruk, but without the gas.
We're all in, he says returning to the wealthy Eladrin, what's the gig?
And how much does it pay?
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Leesa Klepper is currently Acting Associate Director of the Program on Law and Government, and a long-standing member of the adjunct faculty. Since joining the adjunct faculty in 2004, she has taught in the Health Law Program, the JD Externship Program, the LLM Externship Program, the First-Year Legal Rhetoric and Writing Program, and the SJD Colloquium Course. From 2013-2014, she also served as a consultant to the WCL Faculty Committee on Career Development.
Professor Klepper worked as a health care lawyer at Ropes & Gray, LLP, and at Latham & Watkins, LLP, and as a lawyer for the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. During her time in private practice, she counseled a wide range of health care entities, including hospitals, academic medical centers, and medical device companies, in regulatory, transactional, policy, and legislative matters. Her practice focused on issues including health information privacy, clinical research and human subject research protections, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and other topics at the intersection of U.S. health care policy and government regulation. Professor Klepper also served as special counsel to Senator Russell Feingold for Supreme Court nominations and as a counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee for Senator Patrick Leahy, where she worked on judicial and executive branch nominations and federal judiciary issues.
She is a member of the bars of Massachusetts and the District of Columbia, and has written articles on issues including the federal judiciary, and health care law and policy. She received a Juris Doctor cum laude from Harvard Law School, where she served on the Journal of Legislation and Co-Chaired the Women's Law Student Association, and a Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude from Yale University.
Currently Teaching
Degrees & Universities
- J.D., Harvard Law School 1999 (cum laude)
- B.A., Yale University 1996 (Sociology and International Studies, magna cum laude)
Selected Publications
- Leesa Klepper, Private Enforcement: An Update on HHS' Enforcement of the HIPAA Privacy Rule, 10-12 CCH Health Care Compl. Ltr. 4 (June 12, 2007).
- Leesa Klepper, Heightened Government Oversight in Clinical Trials: Non-FDA Regulatory Issues That Sponsors Should Monitor, 8-16 CCH Health Care Compl. Ltr. 4 (Aug. 8, 2005).
- Leesa Klepper, Gender Diversity in the Judiciary, 52-6 Fed. Law. 20 (July 2005).
- Leesa Klepper Beyond the Tipping Point, http://www.acsblog.org/judicial-nominations-886-guest-blogger-beyond-the-tipping-point.html (Feb. 8, 2005).


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Summer Discounts!! Luxury~ Pool, Rooftop Views in Isle of Palms
- bedrooms 7
- baths 7
- sleeps 18
- pool yes
- hot tub no
- pets allowed yes
- type House
- community
rates (USD)
/ week
vacation rental description
*Late August, 2014 Discounts!
(discount off base rate, new contracts only, must mention discount)
---Please mention the homes name 'BEACH BREEZE' when inquiring---
Enjoy Five-Star Luxury at the Beach. 'BEACH BREEZE' is professionally decorated island-style, with Tommy Bahama inspired home furnishings--designed to provided the maximum comfort during your stay on the Isle of Palms. The beach is just steps away...but, if that's too far, just sip a cocktail and laze by your private heat-able (for a fee) pool.
You'll know you made the right choice when you step inside your vacation home. No attention to detail has been spared to provide for your ultimate comfort. You'll find plenty of room for up to 18 people--spacious living areas, complete with state-of-the-art TVs, cable, stereos, CD.DVD/VCR players, high speed internet service and more. The kitchen is completely stocked with top-of-the-line appliances, cooking utensils and dishes. The Master bedroom is spacious and features a huge and large bathroom.
Charleston, SC is 15 minutes away and is famous for its mansions, architecture, dining, and historical sites. Conde Nast rated Charleston as the #1 City in the World, and it's easy to see why when you visit here. Golf is available at the world famous Wild Dunes Golf and Tennis resort, which is 15 minutes away.
*Prices do not include taxes/fees and linens.
*Pool can be heated for a fee
---Please visit our website to see an interactive floor plan - www .ExclusivePropertiesUS. com---
---Please mention the homes name 'BEACH BREEZE' when inquiring---
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house rental amenities
Communications: Internet
Entertainment: Cable TV, TVs in every bedroom
Included Services: Central Air, Elevator, Golf Nearby, Gourmet Kitchen, Internet, Iron/Board, Microwave, Multiple TV's, Non Smoking, Outdoor Pool, View, Walk to Beach, Washer Dryer
Kitchen Equipment: Coffeemaker, Fully Equipped Kitchen
Other Amenities: Garage, King Bed, Sofa Bed, Washer/Dryer
Outside Amenities: Balcony, BBQ Grill, Patio, Private Pool (heatable for a fee)
Restrictions: Pet Fee and Restrictions applied , No Smoking
activities and attractions in Isle of Palms South Carolina
Local Restaurants, Shopping, Sightseeing, beach, golf nearby. 15 minutes from Downtown Charleston.
vacation rental rates
1/4/2014 3/22/2014 $730.00 $3,680.00
3/22/2014 4/12/2014 $850.00 $4,280.00
4/12/2014 4/26/2014 $4,880.00
4/26/2014 5/24/2014 $850.00 $4,280.00
5/24/2014 6/7/2014 $5,380.00
6/7/2014 6/28/2014 $7,880.00
6/28/2014 7/5/2014 $8,880.00
7/5/2014 8/16/2014 $7,880.00
8/16/1014 8/30/2014 $5,580.00
8/30/2014 9/6/2014 $5,380.00
9/6/2014 11/22/2014 $850.00 $4,280.00
11/22/2014 11/29/2014 $4,880.00
11/29/2014 12/20/2014 $730.00 $3,680.00
12/20/2014 1/2/2015 $3,880.00
Peak season and holidays require 7 night min. Off season requires 3 night min.
Rates do not include taxes/fees...Please contact us for full rates.
We require a deposit of 50% with the balance due 45 days prior to arrival.
We accept: Personal check, Cashier's check, Master Card or Visa.
Please contact us for exact rates.
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