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Imagining College Football's Top Coaches as Famous Movie Characters
The most recognizable face associated with any college football team is its coach, the man in charge of all those helmet-clad behemoths behind him and the one they all turn to for guidance and leadership.
If we didn't know any better, you'd think the coach is like the star of a movie or something. Hey, that's got us thinking...
If college football coaches were cast as iconic movie characters, who would they portray? It might be based on their personality and demeanor, maybe their appearance, possibly because of their sideline antics. Whatever the case, there's something about each of the top coaches in college football that remind us of a certain well-known film character.
Take a look at our casting list, then give us your own suggestions in the comments section.
Power Ranking Every Pac-12 Quarterback, Post-Spring Practice
If our team power rankings didn't stir up some offseason emotions, perhaps a countdown of the Pac-12's quarterbacks will do the trick.
Arizona's B.J. Denker and Washington's Keith Price were the only starting seniors in 2013, which gives the league a bevy of experience returning to the position. Both Marcus Mariota and Brett Hundley chose to stay in school for at least another season despite the opportunity to be selected high in the upcoming NFL draft.
All in all, it may be the most solid group of quarterbacks the league has ever had, and ranking them makes rocket science look like pre-algebra. OK, it's not that difficult, but there are at least seven or eight guys with a shot at postseason honors, and no team is in a terrible situation at the position.
But enough rambling. Click ahead to read through our Pac-12 QB power rankings.
Power Ranking Every Pac-12 Quarterback, Post-Spring Practice
North Carolina A&T Football Player Jermane Darnell Clark Murdered Outside Home
On Tuesday night around 11 p.m. ET, Jermane Darnell Clark, a linebacker for North Carolina A&T University, was shot and killed outside of his home in Greensboro, N.C.
North Carolina A&T confirmed the news on Wednesday morning on its official Twitter account:
The Associated Press reported the story on Wednesday after learning about the homicide and provided more details on the situation:
Capt. Mike Richey said it appears Clark was approached by one or more people and an argument started and he was shot. Police don't know what sparked the argument and have not determined a motive, although investigators do not think Clark was robbed.
Clark was taken to Moses Cone Hospital, where he died.
While Clark was a student at North Carolina A&T, the university does not have anything to do with the shooting, Richey said.
Jamal Fox, a former N.C. A&T adjunct professor, spoke about the ongoing investigation and how he plans to help put the pieces together, per Sarah Newell Williamson of the News & Record:
In the coming weeks we will invite residents in and around the college communities to become actively involved in helping to create a dialog and action steps designed to address these issues. By working together, we will continue to make Greensboro a safer city.
Stephanie Ando of WGHP Fox 8 also provides more information about the investigation and ceremonies taking place to honor Clark:
Clark played in all 11 games for the Aggies last season after transferring from Colorado following the 2012 season. The 6'2", 195-pound linebacker was ranked No. 93 in the state of North Carolina coming out of R.J. Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Another local college in UNC-Greensboro along with Rocco Scarfone, a defensive back at East Carolina, shared their condolences over Twitter:
The team will have to return to action this upcoming season without the sophomore starter and hope to bounce back from the tragic loss. Following a 7-4 season, the Aggies just wrapped up their spring game with Clark on the field and will have to prepare for Alabama A&M minus the linebacker.
Not much is known about the incident at this time, but more information will be added as the details are announced. Our hearts go out to Clark's family, friends and the entire A&T program in this time of sorrow and mourning.
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Breaking Down Oregon's Royce Freeman's Highlight Tape
Royce Freeman is a 4-star running back who signed with Oregon in February. The Ducks run an uptempo spread offense that usually features speedy and shifty running backs.
However, at 5'11.5" and 215 pounds, Freeman will bring a powerful element to the offensive backfield in Eugene. The California native has just enough wiggle to elude a couple of defenders, and he also has solid speed.
He showcases what he can do throughout his highlight tape.
Oklahoma State Receives 2014 Cotton Bowl Rings Despite Losing Game
The Oklahoma State Cowboys fell to the Missouri Tigers in a 41-31 shootout in the 2014 Cotton Bowl but will still be getting rings.
The school's web developer shared the photos of the rings that the team received to honor their season's accomplishments instead of focusing on the final game's result.
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The NFL Comparison for Top 10 DT Recruits from Class of 2015
Comparisons to NFL players paint pictures for everyone to have a familiar idea of the skill set of less-popular prospects. This series of professional comparisons with the recruits in the 2015 class continues, with the nation's best defensive tackles being the focus of this list.
Among the nation's top overall talents happens to be a 5-star defensive tackle who plays like a star with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. An athletic defensive tackle from Los Angeles has a similar style to an underrated player in the AFC West, while an interior presence with the Carolina Panthers is an older version of a 5-star recruit from Virginia.
BYU Football: 4 Things We Learned About the Cougars This Spring
College football is a year-round process. Although games begin and end in the fall, the other three seasons are just as important for preparation.
BYU has put spring in the rear-view mirror and is weeks closer to the opener at UConn. If March and April practices are any indicator, it could be a great season for the Cougars.
It will be months before we see the Cougs kick off the 2014 season, but here are four things we learned during spring.
Notre Dame Football: Final Winners and Losers from Spring Ball
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Eighteen days after Notre Dame football's final practice session, we've had plenty of time to let the spring season sink in.
We're almost to May, and before we know it, the Irish will be deep in summer workouts, with fall camp around the corner.
But before we get too far ahead of ourselves, let's check in on the winners and losers from spring ball. Who stepped up and impressed, and who didn't? Who stagnated and missed opportunities?
For the winners, we'll examine players and groups who both improved the most throughout the spring and are best positioned heading into the summer.
As for the losers, it's tough to name players who regressed based on the small sample of live media viewing. Instead, we'll consider those who missed out on opportunities and find themselves in crowded situations.
Let's take a look.
College Football Programs on the Rise in Spring Recruiting Season
National signing day remains more than nine months away, but that date looms large in each college football recruiting department. Every phase of the year represents an opportunity to assemble a class that can take a program to the next level, so coaches stay busy scouting and targeting prospects.
We're in the midst of a pivotal stretch, as spring recruit evaluations are largely completed and scholarships have been sent to most junior high school athletes deemed worth of an offer. Spring camps give teams an opportunity to get players on campus, providing a personal setting to seal the deal on a commitment.
Several 2015 class standouts are still searching for the right fit, but many prefer to pledge soon in order to focus on their final high school seasons. We've seen a flurry of commitments this spring, which have altered the prospect landscape.
Here's a look at teams that have ramped up their recruiting efforts to build strong foundations for signing day.
Bleacher Report's Post Spring Practice College Football Playoff Predictions
Spring practices are in the books—mostly. Miami (Ohio), Oregon and Oregon State will wrap things up in the first weekend of May, but basically, we're entering the long summer months before preseason camp.
That means it's time to update Bleacher Report's way-too-early predictions for the inaugural College Football Playoff. (You may recall a post-signing day prediction of a similar nature.)
While it's true that spring practices (and games) don't provide a complete measuring stick for teams—depth charts are nowhere near complete, and there are injuries to account for—they do etch a picture with some detail. What position battles were solved? Which ones still have room for improvement? What are the causes for hope and concern? Did any early enrollees make an impact? These are the types of questions that hopefully get answered.
The obvious fault with way-too-early predictions is that they're made long before anything substantial can materialize. For all anyone knows, teams that went .500 last year could make up the playoff field. But that's part of the fun.
With that in mind, which four teams made our updated cut for College Football Playoff?
USC Football: 10 Trojans That Made the Most of Spring Camp
A handful of Trojans had the opportunity to rise up the depth charts during spring camp due to limited depth, and many of them rose to the occasion. With a whole month of virtually competition-free practices for some positions, these athletes were able to show the coaches that they're ready for greater responsibility.
Position battles will resume in the fall, but thanks to promising performances this spring (particularly on the offensive line and in the secondary), the coaches will have some options in terms of who to start. And that's a good thing, because for the first time in a few years, the Trojans should have quality depth across all positions.
Listed from offense to defense, here's a look at the 10 theoretical winners of spring duels that really made their move during this month.


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Screenwriter Marcus Webb recently filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Sylvester Stallone, alleging the 2011 Stallone vehicle "The Expendables" was based on a short story and screenplay Webb registered with the U.S. Copyright Office in 2006.
According to Webb's suit, both his script, "The Cordoba Caper," and "The Expendables" are about a mercenary group attempting to bring down an evil Latin American dictator named General Garza, Reuters reported. In addition, the lawsuit says both stories begin with an action sequence involving a hostage rescue mission that is not related to the main plot.
Stallone's "Expendables" co-writer, David Callaham, is also named a defendant in the lawsuit, as are Millennium Films, the Millennium Nu Image film unit and Lions Gate Entertainment.
Webb contends that either Stallone or Callaham easily could have obtained a copy of "The Cordoba Caper," which Webb was actively shopping to studios between 2006 and 2009, reported Reuters. He seeks monetary damages and is asking the court to block release of "The Expendables 2," scheduled to hit theaters in August 2012.
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It might sound like music class, but her students are working on spelling. "We just have fun," said Highland Avenue Elementary school teacher Shanda Williams. "They call us the singing class. We just get up and move around like a bunch of busy bodies. Learning should be fun."
Ms. Williams has spent the last 5 years at Highland Avenue in Montgomery, and a total of 8 years in the classroom. She was inspired by a woman who taught her. "It was actually my 6th grade teacher Ms. Long, I just admired the way she taught us. so I decided to be a teacher just like Ms. Long."
A school administrator nominated Ms. Williams for the Class Act Award. She wasn't expecting it. "I think its wonderful someone saw my light shining and recognized me as being a good teacher."
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"And then you unpause the image, the animation starts up and THIS HAPPENS. Why? Studio Gonzo, that's why. It's like their calling card, I don't know."Or "How to run a successful company into the ground."Established in 1992 when producer Shouji Murahama left Gainax to found his own company. The name likely refers to 'Gonzo Journalism' (as opposed to the Muppet), in which a subjective point of view is used to convey a message.GONZO is known for its progressive style, using detailed backgrounds, uneven animation and large amounts of CG, as well as a preference for adventure stories. Although their plots and pacing can suffer due to an emphasis on Rule of Cool, their characters often compensate for this. They often have difficulty ending a series, and their adaptations of existing manga are somewhat infamous.Their unrestrained flamboyancy eventually took its toll, as a string of unpopular/unsuccessful adaptations forced them to sack 75% of their staff. Already in such dire financial straits, their death as a company seemed all but assured by late 2009, having lost the rights to produce the second season of their last hope, the Cash Cow Franchise Strike Witches. This made many of their members to leave the company and fund Studio Gokumi.However, since then, they have recovered to a state where they can make new anime and produced the short anime called Nyanpire The Animation for the (Summer 2011) season, and the Sequel Series Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing debuted in the Fall 2011 season.Compare with DR Movie, Toon City, Rough Draft Studios, Production I.G and Digital eMation for their CGI blending. Don't confuse with Gonzo the Great. Or with Raoul Duke's Samoan attorney.
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In my first career as a pharmacist, I worked in more than 30 pharmacies across Nova Scotia, filling more than 100,000 prescriptions between 1990 and 1995.
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A week celebrating science and the man who shaped the study of it will kick off Monday at the University of Northern Iowa.
The fifth-annual Darwin Week, featuring speakers and lectures at UNI's Maucker Union, runs from Feb. 18-21.
Each day will feature a different scientific theme ranging from evolution to humanism.
Speakers will include former psychic and mentalist Mark Edward, executive director of the National Center for Science Education Eugenie Scott, and University of Iowa professor of experimental psychology Ed Wasserman.
The annual Darwin Week is hosted by the UNI Freethinkers and Inquirers, a student organization for skeptics, atheists, agnostics and freethinkers dedicated to community, intellectual engagement, activism and service.
"We're excited to provide this series of intellectual events for the students and community at UNI," said Michael Dippold, president of UNIFI. "More than a century and a half ago, Charles Darwin's ideas changed the world. We hope that through the lectures we're hosting we can inspire our fellow students to do the same."
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When in Job-Search Mode, You Need Support
Engaging in a well-defined and diligent job transition will go easier if you have support. Looking for a new job can be anxiety-producing, to say the least. Keeping up such a search, day-after-day, can feel exhausting; submitting resumes or having to actually go tell people you are in a job transition can be scary, and waiting to hear on a job can seem like a life-time – all of these can leave you feeling depleted and alone.
That is why it is important and very beneficial to get support to keep you focused, be your accountability partner, a sounding board, as well as a cheerleader. It is easy to lose perspective during this time so having support can give you that 'outsider's view' and help you remain in a good frame-of-mind. Here are some types of support to consider:
- A Career Coach – these are the 'experts' who can help you define your goals and create a strategic strategy for getting your next position; they also have resources, the accountability, and the 'rah rah' you need
- A Career Support Group = finding a group of like-minded job seekers can help you feel not as alone and you can learn some ways that others are coping during their search
- A Mastermind – this is a group who are very specifically coming together to help each other find work; you might be in the same industry or not but the idea is to brainstorm ways or identify people who will help find that next position
- Family, Friends – these might be the first people you reach out but they also may not have the best perspective on the situation, especially if you live with them
Finding a new position ,whether internally or externally, can still be challenging so finding support can help jump-start that transition and in a quicker amount of time.
Stop Presuming if You Want to Get Anywhere
I have two big 'pet peeves': one is people who negate what they want by using the word "but", and the other is when people don't go after what they by 'presuming' they already know the outcome. Either one can set me off as that person has essentially stripped themselves of having what they want most. One area I hear this from is in the area of careers and job hunting.
As I help people who are in a career transition, I hear daily from job changers who feel frustrated and anxious that they are having difficulty in finding a new job, or moving up the corporate ladder. As we rewind, so to speak, to see what hasn't worked for them, it becomes apparent that they usually haven't even tried. Answers like, "That company doesn't have any openings," or "There are too many others looking for job so I don't think they'd consider me," are actually presumptions that are made and can occur for a variety of reasons.
Presumptions are facts that one accepts as truth but may not have the hard facts to back them up; they are preconceived thoughts. We may think something is true, typically based upon what someone else has told us. Somehow it is easier to accept these truths rather than research on own to see if they are true. If we believed even half of what we hear we would never do anything!
Stopping this pattern is essential if you are in a career transition; you could be missing out on your dream job or from moving up within your organization, thus leaving you stuck in what you want to get out of. Here are 3 steps you can take to stop presuming before you act:
1. Be aware – pay close attention to statements you make, or even thoughts you have, where you use a justification for not going after your goal. Do you truly know that you won't be considered for that promotion? Are you so sure that you're too old, young, unqualified, etc. to be considered for that job? Ask friends or family to point out presumptions you are making to give more awareness to them
2. Research – the best way to stop a presumption is to have the facts. Taking time to develop a good job search strategy, paying attention to the labor trends in your area, and then doing your own fact-finding to see what organizations are hiring or what their needs are will help you to challenge any opposing views that may develop
3. Challenge – a great exercise to use is to talk back to yourself when you have a presumption (you might want to be alone if you do so out loud). Write out your presuming thought and then ask it is absolutely true and what facts do you have to base it on? This is a great way to help you to see that, unless you directly talked to your company or you went out and talked to hiring managers, you could not know if your thoughts are true.
Stopping any preconceived thoughts will help you to see more of the possibilities and free you to go after your wants and desires. Repeating these steps will become the pattern and you will, ultimately, achieve more and more confidently.
Are You Managing Your Career or Is It Managing You?
My question to you: are you managing your career or is it managing you? This is an important one to take awareness of as it can help you to feel in-charge of your professional life at all times. The concept of career management has been defined as "an ongoing process of preparing, implementing, and monitoring plans undertaken by the individual alone or in concert with the organization's career systems." (Story, Hall). But the definition of career management I like best is: "the pattern of work-related experiences that span the course of one's lifetime" (Greenhaus, 2000). The concept of career management allows each individual to have control over their jobs and all activities related to the, such as our self-awareness, the goals we develop and the subsequent action steps needed in order to obtain and manage the job we desire. And these activities last throughout our lifetime.
Career management involves insight into the self, as well as the work environment. It is a problem-solving process that consists of information-gathering to gain insight, goals and then the development of specific strategies to attain those goals. When we are in control of our career, there are many benefits we gain which include:
- you will be more aware of your skills and talents and how they will benefit an organization
- you have an awareness of the type of work environment you thrive in
- you will be prepared for your next job opportunity
- you will feel empowered as you will be in control of your career versus being reliant on others
If you're not currently managing your career now, I strongly urge to start. Your future depends on it!
Is It Time to Put Yourself Back Out There?
Now that the job market is on the upswing, it might be time to ask if you should put yourself back out in the job market. Perhaps you got discouraged and stopped looking; maybe it's time to seek that promotion or make that career change. The time seems right to dust off the resume and job search plan (hopefully you had one) and get back out there. Certain industries are hiring again and there is job movement. Here are some steps that can help you to get 'back in the game:
1. Research – look at the job boards and companies in your industry to see what jobs are open and if they match your skills and experience
2. Assess – go back and re-assess your skills, values, accomplishments and experiences to align them with the job market; this can also help the ego and confidence
3. Network – call up those contacts you have and tell them you are job-hunting; find networking meetings in your target market and attend; visit your alumni association and attend professional association meetings; get online to reach out, such as LinkedIn or Branch Out on Face Book
4. Update Your Resume – make sure that your resume is current and highlights the skills and accomplishments you identified in your self-assessment; make sure you have quantifiable descriptions and no errors or typos
5. Develop Your Plan – make goals and develop a job search strategy for how you plan to find your next job; be clear on the type of job you want and set daily actions and intentions on how you will conduct your job-search
6. Get the Mindset – make the decision to be positive; write about your intentions, your mood and your progress; visualize yourself in that job to increase your motivation and confidence
These steps will help you once you make the decision to get back out there. Your options are to stay where you are or to go after the job you want and enhance your life. Which will you choose?
Don't Become a Hostage to Your Computer in Your Job Search
I don't know if it was the recent moon phenomena we experienced or my bad luck, but I had yet another computer crash. This time, my operating system stopped working. No virus found so no explanation for it stopping. You can imagine my panic but this time it was not for my data- I smartened up and had my data backed up – but for the need to be connected. I am teaching an online course, so I definitely need to be accessible for my students. But I felt so lost while my computer was getting fixed, which was a day.
I see how people in job-search mode can become tied to their computers. It is common practice, and often the only port of entry, to apply for a job position by the computer. So most people become "hostages" to a computer as they spend time searching for a position that they feel they qualify for and then spend more time completing the online application. Then the wait begins to see if someone may read the information and if they call for an interview. It can be a very tedious and frustrating process, which is why a good majority of job seekers have stopped or lessened their time (now down to 40 minutes a day!).
So what is the answer? There is no one "right" way but doing nothing will solve nothing and leave you feeling more frustrated. But spending all your time on the computer will also leave you feeling just as frustrated. Getting out among people will help you – go to a networking meeting or a professional association meeting, volunteer or set-up some informational interviews. These will help you to meet people who either are in a position to give you a job or to connect you with someone who can. It will also get you back out in the working world which can give you credibility and confidence. You might have to ask yourself if you need to revise your job-search strategy (you do have one??) to include being out among the crowds. Getting away from your computer can be the 'shot-in-the-arm' you need to regain your professional footing and to connect with others who can lead you to finding a job.
Top Five Interview Blunders
Interviewing is an artform to be developed, especially in these challenging times. As jobs are being added, it is opening up more opportunities for people to become employed or to change jobs. Employers are still looking for quality hires, which means the job search needs to be focused and consistent. But how prepared are you to go through the interview process? Today's employers are asking tougher questions in order to challenge and weed out potential job candidates; they want to see how well a candidate does under pressure, what traits and experiences they will bring to the job, and are sizing them up to see if they are a "fit" for the organization.
I find a lot of people very unprepared to get in front of an employer. Here are five blunders I see people make – check to see if you make these same mistakes so you can correct them:
1. Not being prepared – this means that you can't answer questions about yourself; your resume is not current, doesn't highlight your accomplishments, is not in a good format or has typos. How would you act if you got a call for an interview the next day – would you be ready?
2. Not entering the room well – this means that you come in very casually or scared; you don't shake hands or have a limp handshake; you may joke or laugh in nervousness. The way you enter the room and greet the interviewer sets the stage for the rest of the time spent. An impression is made in the first 20 seconds so make the most of it. Smile, have a firm handshake – put yours out first, and wait for the interviewer to ask you in and where to sit. Stand tall and be confident.
3. Not sitting well – this means that you either are too stiff, wring your hands, play with your hair or your pen, look away or not at all – you can just sense the discomfort; OR you are too casual, sitting back in the chair with your arm on the back, or crossing your leg – you seem too comfortable. When you are in front of a potential employer, act confident but respectful – smile, be enthusiastic, sit with your hips toward the back but leaning towards the interviewer; mirror their actions and take your cue from them.
4. Giving away too much information – this means that you overtell personal information, such as your age, marital status, children, financial difficulties, being fired, negative comments about past employers or coworkers or a host of other facts that will open a door you don't want to enter. These all give reasons for employers to not hire you. Stay focused on the facts of your skills, past experiences and how you will add value to the organization.
5. Not ending the interview well – this means that you don't ask questions, don't ask for the next steps or for the job. It also means that you don't shake the interviewers hand and ensure that you are leaving with a good impression. Turn those around for what needs to be done.
These are the main mistakes I see job seekers make but there are many more. When you're competing with others for a job, one little mistake can make the difference to getting a second interview or getting hired. Take the time to ensure that you are fully prepared in all areas. Practice interviewing. If you're not feeling confident, hire a career coach who can help you get prepared. Give yourself the opportunity to stand out among the crowd and hear "you're hired!"
How Persistence Can Help You in Your Job Search and In Your Life
I am a guest blogger on the site The Work at Home Woman – here is the link to my latest article. Hope you find it useful – let me know if you find it helpful!
Career Planning – Are You Really Doing the Work?
If you are currently in job search mode, you should have a strategy that includes goals and the steps you will take to become employed. Often, I see clients who have a strategy and feel they are working it but, in reality, they are not. Some clients are still in the early stages and not sure how to go about finding their next job; they are doing self-assessments and identifying their preferred work environment but continue to feel frustrated and unclear. How do you know if you are not doing the work needed? There are a few ways:
- You are not consistently following your plan
- You cannot identify what type of career path you want
- You feel frustrated by your efforts
- You are not getting results
If you are truly doing the work in your career planning, then you will be focused and have direction and purpose that will keep you motivated and committed to the activities you have defined. Searching for a job, in any economy, can be a long process. It can be frustrating to search job boards and submit resumes day after day, especially if you are not getting results. But if you have done the initial work to define your goals and the daily strategies you plan to take, then you will not feel so frustrated or unclear. You will have a very lasered focus on a specific job and industry. A good career plan has various strategies and job-search activities you can choose from to keep you working on finding a job, even when you may not want to. Here are some of the various activities that should be in your career plan:
- job boards
- social networking sites, i.e. LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Connections Group, etc.
- informational interviews
- networking, both formal and informal
- association meetings for your industry
- alumni association
- job fairs
- cold calls/letter campaigns
- resume writing and revising
- keeping current in your industry through reading magazines, trade journals, trainings
- attend job seekers groups
- hire a career coach
As you see, there a lot of activities to keep you focused and involved in your job search. Find the ways to keep your emotional level up and develop a support team who can keep you on track when you seem to be lagging. Be honest about your efforts during this process to gauge if you are truly doing the work needed to find a job. Do you feel you are doing the work on your career plan? Any other strategies you've used? How do you keep your motivation? Would love to hear your thoughts!
Is Networking a Part of Your Job Search Strategy?
Are you aware that 80% of available jobs are not posted on any job boards? It is a fact that businesses are not posting over half of their jobs due to the amount of interest they receive on a daily basis. They are already overwhelmed so they keep the majority of their positions covert. These are the jobs that they want great candidates for. They are banking on hearing about these candidates through people they know and trust, such as family or friends. That is why the best way to find a job is through networking – talking to the people you know, who know people, who know people, and so on. It is about gettin yourself out there and networking your personal brand – you – to get that next position. It is about using the social networking sites, such as LinkedIn and Facebook, or others, to let people know who you are, what you are looking for, and then to ask if they know anyone hiring for your services or field.
I will tell you a quick story about how this can work. I attended a career meeting and met someone who was looking for a job. I sent him some links but never heard from him after. Recently, he contacted me to inquire about a networking group that I had mentioned to him several months ago. He came to the meeting and told the group what he was looking for. He had at least five people who said they would refer him to people they know in his field. If he had followed up several months ago, he could be working right now! The moral of the story is how the networking process works in a job search and how powerful if can be. So, is networking a part of your job search strategy?


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"Now it came to pass the same night that the LORD said to him, 'Take your father's young bull, the second bull of seven years old, and tear down the altar of Baal that your father has, and cut down the wooden image that is beside it; and build an altar to the LORD your God on top of this rock in the proper arrangement, and take the second bull and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the image which you shall cut down'" (Judges 6:25-26)
I would like to take a little time to share a few insights and thoughts I have on this verse.
Why did God take the second bull that was seven years old and use it as the sacrifice and not the first bull?
It may have been to make a point that the future lively hood of Gideon and his family did not lie in the hands of the false god Baal but in the hands of the Almighty God Jehovah. Bulls were essential to the future of the herd. They symbolized strength and vitality. A seven year old bull was considered mature and was ready to breed. By Father God requiring Gideon to sacrifice the second bull He was declaring that not longer was the future of Gideon in the hands of this false God and the oppressing army but was in the hands of the Almighty. Interestingly the number seven in the bible usually indicates completion. It could be that by using a seven year old bull also meant that that season of their lives was over never to happen again.
Baal was considered to be the God of fertility and was considered to be the most important of the Canaanite gods. Therefore the sacrificing of the second bull, which was considered to be the next generation of wealth creation and family security, takes on a whole new meaning.
Father God was saying that the future of the family lay in His hands and not baal. I believe when the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon and spoke the secrets hidden in his heart, you could even say his destiny, was brought to the surface.
Do you notice that Gideon did not dispute being called a mighty warrior, could it be that deep down he knew it. Rather he inquired after the fact that if he had the Lords favor why was he in the circumstances he was in. Incidentally one of the meanings of the name Ophrah is Place of Dust, this is where the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon. So to step back we could say that the Lord met Gideon in the place of dust, restored his identity and commissioned him to go out in the strength he had.
"But I will be with you," the LORD said to him. "You will strike Midian down [as if it were] one man." (Holman Christian Standard Bible)
We know from the rest of the story that the Lord God Jehovah delivered the enemy over Gideons army. Gideon pursued his enemies and drove them from the land. From that point on oppression was driven from their land and peace and prosperity returned. When God was placed in his rightful position in the Land it was then that peace and prosperity was returned. Unfortunately after Gideon's death the people returned to worship false gods and as such the oppression and bloodshed returned.
It is imperative we destroy the strongholds of the enemy in our lives. These strongholds are mindsets, ways of thinking that go against God and his word. They directly contradict what and who Father God has called us to be and do.
What altars do we need to tear down in our lives that contradict who we are called to be?
Do we need to tear down some altars and like Gideon build an altar to the LORD your God on top of this rock in the proper arrangement. I think in proper arrangement simply means that we set things properly in order.


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MEMPHIS (WMC TV) - For the fifth time in seven months, a Mid-South Subway store has earned the high score of the week.
And for the second time in the same period, it's perfect!
The Subway in Fox Meadows, 3647 S. Mendenhall Rd., earned a perfect 100 on its health inspection March 25.
"Keeping it clean!" declared on-site manager Latasha Rucker.
"The food is always good, and the people are nice in here," said customer Kenneth Austin of Parkway Village.
Subway consistently out-performs other fast food chains on the Scorecard. Last month, three Mid-South Subway stores pulled a trifecta, owning each of the top three health inspection scores (please read that Scorecard report here: http://www.wmctv.com/story/14006446/andys-rest-scorecard-subways-trifecta).
That's when we discovered corporate Subway has its own inspectors. They surprise each and every Subway franchise once a month, more often than even the Memphis-Shelby County Health Department's restaurant environmentalists.
"You never know when they're coming," said Rucker.
Or -- when Action News 5's coming!
Southern Hands, 6025 Winchester in Hickory Hill, rated a 73 March 24 with a food permit suspension notice:
"employee washed hands in dishwashing sink instead of hand sink"
"raw chicken (at unsafe food temp)"
"raw hamburger mixed w/fixings and spices (at unsafe food temp)"
"We do grind our meat (with our hands)," said owner/operator Earlena Brown. "We grind our meat because we're 'Southern Hands,' and we use our hands to do everything.
"So when (the inspector) came in and checked it, she checked it with our hand temperature on our meat. That made the temperature rise a little bit."
Brown said she and her staff are taking food hygiene courses offered by the health department to brush up on their procedures. She said she anticipates at least a 10-point bump on the follow-up.
The Haystack, 6560 Highway 51, Millington, TN, earned a 74 March 22 with a permit suspension notice:
Inspector wrote "DIRTY" 19 TIMES to describe: commode, cooler outside, cooler inside, freezer inside, freezer outside, ice diverter, floor, walls, floor in dishwasher area, dishwasher/3-compartment sink, handsink, griddle/grill, vent-a-hood, microwave oven, kitchen floor
"no hand soap/paper towels at handsink"
"open food in cooler" that was not cooling
"inaccurate thermometer" inside cooler
"He said I had dirty equipment," said owner Laurie Warrington. "Like the griddle. It's just dark from cooking on it.
"The building is old. It's not like the place is filthy. It's just old."
Action News 5's inspection revealed The Haystack was pretty clean. Warrington had repaired the cooler. She said she planned to purchase a working, accurate thermometer before her restaurant's re-inspection.
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The Green River flows through one of the most unique, and popular destinations in all of Kentucky, Mammoth Cave National Park. Flowing throught the heart of the park, a float trip on the Green is one of the very best ways to experience Mammoth Cave. The total length is over 20 miles, and makes a good multiday trip, but there are also plenty of options to make shorter trips as well. As with all of Kentucky Blue Water Trails, fishing is a main attraction for the Green River. Smallmouth bass are the favorite target of many anglers on this stretch of water. There is also access to Nolin River via the Green River below Nolin Dam. There are several outfitters in the area that offer guided trips and boat rentals.
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Since the NBA Draft is coming up, I thought it would be good to start looking seriously at specific draft prospects. I am going to be writing a five-part series of posts, one focusing on each position. Each post will be divided into three parts: lottery prospects, first round prospects, and second round prospects. I'm not going to look at every prospect in the draft, just a select number at each position. Also, since the deadline for underclassmen to enter the draft is April 29, I will note if I think a player is going to return to school if he is undecided.
The organization of the prospects is going to be fairly subjective, in that I won't be organizing them strictly according to what position they played in college, or what position they will play in the pros. For instance, while Austin Rivers is too small to play shooting guard (what he played at Duke) in the NBA, I'm still going to look at him in the shooting guard section because he isn't enough of a point guard skill-wise to play it in the pros. Anthony Davis on the other hand, while he has all the talents you could ever want in a center, is far too undersized and weak to ever play center in the NBA so he will be grouped in with the power forwards. In the tiers the prospects will be organized alphabetically, as opposed to who I think is the better prospect.
Finally, since it is my post, I will add my two cents on which of the prospects I think the Blazers could/should target in the draft.
Without further ado, here is the first part: the point guards.The Lottery Picks:
- Damian Lillard (Webber State): Unlike Stephen Curry, Lillard is not just a shooting guard in a point guard's body. He's a lightning-quick scoring guard with one elite skill: penetrating and breaking down a defense. He can get to the line, and makes the freebies once he's there. He can also drill it from beyond the three, making over 40% of his treys this year with a good perimeter game. His assist-to-turnover ratio improved this year, despite an increased usage rate. Lillard's biggest drawback is he is not a true point guard. Rather, he is a shoot-first point guard capable of playing both guard positions - basically a better version of Monta Ellis or Jamal Crawford. He won't necessarily make other players better, but he will make plays in the NBA.
- Kendall Marshall (UNC): Marshall actually improved his draft stock by breaking his right (non-shooting) wrist, letting every NBA scout and front-office member see exactly how much better he makes his teammates. The Tar Heels looked completely lost against Ohio, needing OT to beat a much less talented team. Think about it, even though UNC had four likely lottery picks other than Marshall (Harison Barnes, Tyler Zeller, John Henson, and James Michael McAdoo), they needed overtime to beat a Mid-American Conference opponent. Marshall's closest comp is probably Steve Nash - neither are great athletes and neither play stellar defense. However, they are the purest of point guards, the ultimate facilitators who make everyone around them better. He is actually a better defender than you might think, his only real drawback on D is that he does not posses great lateral quickness. One common knock against Marshall is that he isn't a scorer, and those who say that could not be more wrong about Marshall's skill set. First, he was never asked to carry the scoring load, what with four future first-round picks playing around him. Second, he shouln't be scoring a ton because it's not what he's best at. Though he can shoot the ball - 35% from three on the year - and score, as he proved in the ACC and NCAA tournaments. He scored 22 against NC St., and starting with the Duke game March 3 scored 20 he averaged 14.8 for the rest of the season. Marshall makes everyone around him better, and that's what you want out of a point guard.
The First Rounders:
- Marquis Teague (Kentucky): The book on Teague (yes, brother of Hawks PG Jeff Teague) is simple: lightening-quick, great first step, pushes the tempo, great court vision and can dish it, but is turnover prone when he plays too fast and doesn't have a great perimeter shot. He improved considerably as the season progressed, but as Kentucky advanced deeper into SEC play Calipari slowed down the tempo to cut down Teague's turnovers. I think he should stay in school for another year (and if he does he could easily be a lottery pick next year), but in a draft devoid of PG prospects a team could reach for him in the first round. But he's definitely a project, and I think he'll ultimately stay in school.
- Tony Wroten Jr. (Washington): I could have just as easily titled this section "The Enigma", as Wroten is easily the most talented point guard in this draft, and is a top-5 talent...when he's playing his game. He has almost every tool you look for in a player: he's huge, is a great penetrator, has great court vision, can pass the ball beautifully, can finish at the rim, and just makes plays. Players make plans, and the downside to Wroten is that he is rarely completely on top of his game. He has virtually no shooting ability, doesn't always play under control, is very turnover prone, and has poor shot selection. He and Andre Drummond (I'll get to him in the last post) have the biggest upside/downside disparity in the draft. Bottom line is he could make every team in the NBA regret passing on him, or he could spend his entire career in the D-League. Whoever drafts him will have to spend considerable time developing him and figure out how to get him to play consistently, but it could pay off.
The Second Rounders:
- J'Covan Brown (Texas): Brown is another scoring guard trapped in a point guard's body. He's got great range on his shot, can penetrate and break down a defense, and absolutely take over a game. However, he's turnover prone, has poor shot selection, and is really undersized. Ultimately, his ceiling as a pro is an instant-offense player off the bench.
- Aaron Craft (Ohio St.): A solid point guard, distributer and lock-down defender, I believe Craft is returning to Ohio State.
- Tu Holloway (Xavier): Holloway is yet another super quick, undersized guard who can penetrate, has good court vision, is a decent-but-not-great outside shooter, has good court vision, and is a good defender. His negatives are that he has an inconsistent jump shot, dribbles himself into trouble at times, and, again, is undersized. After a disastrous NCAA tournament performance, I think he'll be staying at Xavier for another year for a shot to be a lottery pick next year. Just as a side note, Xavier was absolutely on fire until the ugly brawl with Cincinnati, after which they fell apart while Cincinnati went on a run to the Big East Championship game and the Sweet 16. It would have been interesting to see how Holloway's season turned out had it not been for the brawl.
- Tyshawn Taylor (Kansas): I don't know if I have mentioned this before, but I'm a life-long Jayhawks fan (my father used to work there so I inherited it from him). I've watched Taylor for four years, and here is all you ever need to know about Taylor: "He makes plays you can't coach, and then he makes plays that makes you think he's never been coached." Bill Self said that often about this oft-maligned point guard, and it's true. Taylor can be maddeningly inconsistent (fast forward to the 2:22 mark), but has all the tools you want from a PG. He is a lock-down defender, can shoot from range (40% on threes for the season before the NCAA tournament), is an elite athlete with elite speed and quickness and has a high basketball IQ. Yes, he had some off-court issues his first few years (breaking his thumb in a fight with some KU football players and the Facebook incident), but you know what? He did what a 19-year-old kid should do - he stayed in school and grew up. He grew into a mature leader on the Jayhawks, and if we've learned anything it's that college seniors usually have the smoothest transition into the pros. If he can cut down on his turnovers, he can be quality starting point guard in the league.
The Scott Machado (Iona): Many of you expressed disbelief that I did not even mention Machado in this breakdown. I assure you there was no conspiracy behind it, nor was it an intentional slight. He most certainly deserves to be included here; it was a simple oversight.
Machado is an interesting prospect. He led the nation in assists this year (9.9/gm), while only scoring just over 13 per contest. He's undersized at 6'1", but then again he's an inch taller than CP3. He's athletic, quick, can penetrate and break down a defense, and can dish it. He's great in transition and the half court, and is very physical. He's a good rebounder for a guard (especially for a guard his size), and averaged over a steal a game all four years in college. That said, Machado has some MAJOR red flags. First, he has had some conditioning issues, which is something to keep an eye on as he matures (along the lines of Raymond Felton). Second, he played in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, with such powers as Sienna, Marist, Rider, and Niagara. Though in his defense, he did give St. Johns, Purdue, Maryland and BYU all they could handle and more. But what's most concerning about Machado is that he is such a late bloomer. Before this year, he was never a particularly good shooter. He improved his FG% by 85 points and his 3P% by 84 points this year, which is seriously concerning. His previous averages were .406/.720/.313 (field goal, free throw, three point) and this year he shot .495/.811/.404. That's an absurd level of improvement in one year. He also posted a ridiculous 4.9 RBD and 9.9 AST per game, and a 3.03 AST/TO ratio after previous averages of 3.5 RBD, 5.1 AST, and a 1.61 AST/TO. To be fair, he did show consistent improvement in those numbers for three years. What's telling about his shooting is that he doesn't shoot very often. He only took about 10 field goals and 3 threes a game this year, so he was hitting what shots he took. But he also rarely got to the line for being such a good penetrator, about 4 times per game. The biggest question on Machado is whether or not his senior year was him maturing into an true PG, or just an aberration against inferior competition. Given the lack of PG prospects in this draft, I could see a team taking him in the late first round. However, given the number of question marks surrounding him and lack of a proven track record, I feel his value lies as a second rounder. He would certainly be worth taking a flyer on with a second round pick.
What I think the Blazers should do. Ultimately this draft is nearly completely bereft of point guards. Wroten Jr., Teague, Holloway and Brown are all high-risk prospects with very low floors, while the other three - Lillard, Marshall and Taylor - all have obvious flaws. Lillard is an undersized scoring guard, Marshall plays just average defense, and Taylor is inconsistent with the ball. While Lillard will make plays in the NBA, his size and lack of true PG skills worry me too much to be comfortable drafting him in the lottery. I feel the absolute right choice for the Blazers is to use one of their likely two lottery picks on Marshall. Marshall makes everyone around him better. Period. That's exactly what you want out of your point guard - some one to initiate the offense, create shots for his teammates, control the tempo and be a facilitator. Honestly, I am not concerned at all by his defense; Steve Nash and Jason Kidd were never great defenders either. Nor am I concerned about his supposed lack of scoring. He is at his best setting up his teammates not carrying the scoring load. For all the constant pontificating on BlazersEdge about the "point guard of the future", the Blazers have a chance to draft him in Marshall. If the Blazers do draft him, they will want to draft/sign a Brandon Roy-type player to put next to him to handle the scoring with LMA.
In the event the Blazers don't draft Marshall, I think Taylor would be a really interesting second-round pick (and yes, I'll be the first to admit that I love the kid and would love to see him on the Blazers). With his turnovers, I think his floor is as a backup point guard/third guard to bring off the bench to provide defense, scoring and energy for 15-20 minutes a night. His ceiling is a quality leader and starting PG if he can cut down on his turnovers and just make consistently better decisions. That's a fairly decent return on a second-round pick.


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June 21, 2012 -- Weather triggers migraine headaches, especially mild ones, a new study shows.
Sixty-six people with a history of migraine headaches kept a diary of their triggers for one year. Of these, slightly more than half reported that they had a sensitivity to temperature change.
Researchers found that temperature change was actually the culprit about a fifth of the time, and this association was more obvious on cold days than warm days.
"Our study provides evidence of a link between the perception of temperature sensitivity and headache incidence in migraine patients," study author Shuu-Jiun Wang, MD, of Taipei Veterans Hospital in Taiwan, says in a news release.
Weather more commonly triggered mild headaches than moderate to severe migraines, the study shows.
The findings are to be presented at the 54th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Headache Society in Los Angeles.
About 36 million Americans have migraine headaches, and 6 million of them experience these debilitating headaches at least 15 days per month. Migraine headaches are often accompanied by nausea and increased sensitivity to light and sounds.
Other migraine triggers can include:
Weather is one of the top five migraine triggers, says Shannon Babineau, MD, a headache specialist at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City.
"It can be a change in weather, the rise and fall of barometric pressure, rain, or sun," she says. "You can't change if it's going to rain today or tomorrow, but you can control sun exposure if heat is a trigger for you. Make sure you are hydrated and avoid the sun in the middle of the day when it is the strongest."
If you are travelling to a new climate, make sure to pack your migraine rescue medication, Babineau says.
Brian Grosberg, MD, points out that triggers can bring on a migraine attack, but they are not the cause. He is the co-director of the Montefiore Headache Center in New York.
"Not all people with migraine have triggers and some may have multiple triggers," he tells WebMD. "Someone may not have gotten a good night's sleep and it is hot or raining out so they got a headache."
Control the controllable, Grosberg says. "You can make sure you get a good night's sleep, eat three meals a day, drink enough water to minimize the 'trigger burden,'" he says.
These findings will be presented at a medical conference. They should be considered preliminary as they have not yet undergone the "peer review" process, in which outside experts scrutinize the data prior to publication in a medical journal.
SOURCES:Brian Grosberg, MD, co-director, Montefiore Headache Center, New York.Shannon Babineau, MD, headache specialist, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City.American Headache Society, 54th Annual Scientific Meeting, June 17-22, 2012, Los Angeles.
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How do you get content to mobile devices? One solution is to use WML (Wireless Markup Language). In this first of a series of articles, learn the background of the wireless application protocol (WAP), how it works, and what you need to get started using it with WML.


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High-level panel to discuss 'AIDS plus MDG' approach
22 September 2010
A global consensus is emerging that accelerated progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and more efficient use of resources can be achieved by taking the AIDS response out of isolation and integrating it with efforts to achieve other health and development goals.
On 22 September, the last day of the UN MDG Summit in New York, UNAIDS will co-host the event 'AIDS plus MDGs: Delivering results towards our shared commitments' together with the Governments of China, Ethiopia, Nigeria and South Africa.
Premier Wen Jiabao of China and Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia will be joined by Nigeria's and South Africa's Ministers of Health, Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu and Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, respectively, to generate political commitment to leverage the AIDS response to achieve the MDGs. Representing the United Nations will be UN Deputy Secretary-General Dr Asha-Rose Migiro, WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan, and UNAIDS Executive Director Mr Michel Sidibé, who will chair the event.
"World leaders and UNAIDS are joining together to give the message that we must invest strategically to address multiple MDGs," said Mr Sidibé. "Releasing the power, capacity and innovation of the AIDS movement may provide one of the best opportunities to 'do the MDGs' differently."
The relationship between AIDS and the MDGs is reciprocal: investments in the AIDS repose advance all the MDGs and efforts to meet the eight Goals address the social drivers of the HIV epidemic. To find out more about AIDS and the MDG, read the UNAIDS report AIDS plus MDGs: synergies that serve people, a report prepared by the Government of Ethiopia and a UNAIDS case study on Rwanda.
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Wayne County Sheriff under fire for funding appointees through college contract
(WXYZ) - The Wayne County Commission approved a security contract for the Wayne County Community College District – but only after some heated debate that questioned whether the deal was just another way for the Sheriff to fund his appointees.
The contract is between the Wayne County Community College District and the Wayne County Sheriff's office. Sheriff Benny Napoleon will provide two deputies and a sergeant on the campus to help with security and community outreach. But several commissioners wanted to know why three appointees were also included in the $700,000 contract. Two of those appointees currently work for Napoleon – the other one is the Mayor of Inkster.
Here's a breakdown of the salaries (not including fringe benefits):
Police Sergeant 63,259.00
Police Officer 28,284.00
Police Officer 53,896.00
Dept. Exec 1 69,300.00
Dept. Exec 7 89,100.00 (partially funded by WCCCD contract & WCSO)
Contract –Hilliard Hampton 49,392
State tax dollars will fund those positions but some commissioners want to know why the deputies aren't working in the jail instead to reduce the county's overtime bill.
"It's another way for the sheriff to get more appointees and take away from the bottom line of balancing his budget… It's a back door way of getting appointees and writing them into a contract and basically having the community college which gets funded by state tax dollars, fund his political appointees," said Commissioner Shannon Price (R- Canton).
Despite questions about what those appointees will actually do on campus, many commissioners said they were worried that if they didn't approve the contract today – security would suffer for the students. They voted for the contract, 10-2.
"Making sure our students and our residents attend the college are safe is very important to me. So it's a contract between the college and the sheriff's department, there's no county money going into this – so it's a good clean contract, I'm very happy that it passed," said Wayne County Commission Vice-Chair Alisha Bell (D- Detroit).
Also Thursday, commissioners said the Sheriff's department will be out of money at the end of this month. That means starting July 1, 2013; they will be operating entirely with deficit spending. Talks are still under way for the Sheriff Napoleon's deficit elimination plan.


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The 35th Greatest Royal of All-Time was one of the first good Royals pitchers in franchise history and a workhorse, pitcher Dick Drago.
"We are judged by what we finish, not what we start."
Baseball men lament the passing of the "good ol' days" when men were men and pitchers completed all their games. I mocked them a bit in my piece on Jose Rosado, but in all honesty, I too wish that pitchers would complete more games. We like to see people finish a job well done, and there is nothing more demoralizing than seeing your ace pitcher leave in the seventh only to see a much inferior middle reliever blow the lead.
The loss of the complete game isn't because today's pitchers aren't manly men, its because the game has fundamentally changed. In 1969, when Dick Drago broke into the American League, teams averaged 5.57 strikeouts per game. Last year, they averaged 6.58 strikeouts per game. Strikeouts are extremely taxing on pitchers. They require maximum effort of delivery, and generally more pitches than allowing contact.
But today's pitchers don't have the benefit of allowing more contact. Here's what the average 7-8-9 hitters did in 1969.
7 - .246/.316/.346
8 - .228/.312/.318
9 - .157/.215/.214 (remember, these were pitchers)
Here's what 7-8-9 hitters did in 2008.
Today's #7 hitters generally hit about as well as 1969's #5 hitters. Today's #9 hitters hit about as well as 1969's leadoff hitters. American League hitters slugged .369 in 1969. They slugged .420 last year. Its not difficult to see why it has become harder to complete games.
Most Complete Games in Royals History
1. Dennis Leonard 1974-1986 - 103
2. Paul Splittorff1970-1984 - 88
3. Bret Saberhagen 1984-1991 - 64
4. Larry Gura 1976-1985 - 61
5. Steve Busby 1972-1980 - 53
5. Dick Drago 1969-1973 - 53
Dick Drago was a finisher. Through five seasons, Drago had 53 complete games. From 2000-2008, all Royals pitchers combined had 51 complete games. The game has certainly changed.
Dick Drago hailed from Toledo, Ohio and pitched collegiately at the University of Detroit. After one year, he signed with the nearby Detroit Tigers. In his first pro season, he split time between Daytona Beach and Rocky Mount (NC) where he had the lousiest luck. He gave up 78 runs in 142 innings, but 25 of those runs were unearned. And despite his 3.36 ERA that season, he finished with a 5-14 record. Its a wonder he didn't kill any of his teammates.
The next season, Drago didn't need any help. He posted a 1.79 ERA and won fifteen games. The next year, he won fifteen games again with a 2.41 ERA. He won fifteen games again the following year for Detroit's top minor league affiliate, his hometown Toledo Mudhens.
The 1968 Tigers were World Champs with a loaded pitching staff, so there wasn't much room for the kid from Toledo. The Tigers exposed Drago in the 1969 Expansion Draft. The Kansas City Royals, looking for young talent under General Manager Cedric Tallis, selected him as the 31st player.
"I didn't feel bad about coming to the Royals because I knew I'd get a chance to pitch here, but actually it was about as hard for me to make the Kansas City staff as it would have been to make the Detroit staff. We had a lot of good pitchers in camp...and the competition was tough."
Drago was not part of the initial rotation for the inaugural season, but by May he was starting games for the young Royals. He fired complete game victories in his first two starts, but dropped five straight starts in June. He ended the year strong, tossing six complete games in August and September, including two shutouts. He would end his rookie season with a respectable 11-13 record and a 3.77 ERA in just over 200 innings of work.
Drago tossed a complete game shutout in his first outing of the 1970 season, but he would struggle mightily over the next two months. A great September would salvage his season, but he would end with a 9-15 record and a 3.75 ERA. His 240 innings would lead the ballclub, but his fifteen losses would be sixth most in the league. That winter, the Royals tried to offer Drago to the Pirates as part of a deal that would net them shortstop Fred Patek, but Pittsburgh would insist on pitcher Bob Johnson instead.
Drago got the Opening Day assignment for the Royals in 1971 and gave up just one unearned run in a complete game win over the Angels. Unlike the previous season, he would build upon his solid start by winning seven of his first nine decisions, including back-to-back complete game shutouts in early June.
"Dick has improved quite a bit over last season. His control is better and he's learned how to move the ball around. He's able to win on nights when he doesn't have his best stuff or when he's having trouble with his control. This is a sign of maturity."
-Royals Manager Bob Lemon
Drago tossed five complete game victories in July, then tossed three consecutive game victories in August. Drago would finish with fifteen complete games* in all, most in the history of the young franchise. He would also set a team record with seventeen wins, four shutouts, and a 2.98 ERA.
*-He would be credited with a complete game on July 30, despite pitching just four innings in a rain shortened game. He would give up just one hit - and lose.
Its amazing Drago had such success despite such low strikeout totals. In 1971 he struck out just 109 in 241 1/3 innings. As illustrated above, players struck out much less back in the early 70s, but even among contemporaries, this was awfully low. Among 83 pitchers that qualified for the ERA title in 1971, Drago was 73rd in strikeouts per nine innings at 4.06.* In comparison, the only pitcher last year who had that few strikeouts per nine innings and qualified for the ERA title was Livan Hernandez, and he had a 6.05 ERA.
*-More amazingly is that two pitchers worse than him were twenty game winners Dave McNally and Mike Cuellar who of course had terrific defenders like Mark Belanger, Paul Blair and Brooks Robinson behind them. Another was Royals fifteen-game winner Mike Hedlund, which should give you an idea of how good the Royals defense was at this time too.
Drago would get off to a brilliant start in 1972. On May 24, he went a stunning twelve innings, striking out thirteen - and lost 1-0 to the Twins. By July 7, he had a 2.36 ERA, but just a 7-7 record due to a lack of run support. He was Kevin Appier before Kevin Appier. Drago would go on to lose five straight starts, including back-to-back outings in which his teammates would fail to score him a run. He finished with a disappointing 12-17 record. His 3.01 ERA seems impressive, but it was merely league average for that season. This was just before the American League instituted the designated hitter, and the apex of anemic offenses.
In the days before the designated hitter, pitchers actually hit in the American League. Although in some cases, they used the term "hit" very loosely. Drago is the all-time leader in Royals history for at-bats by a Royals pitcher with 237, but he collected just 21 hits, good for a .077 average. Somehow though, he did draw an amazing 21 walks, which is more than Tony Pena Jr. has drawn in his career in almost three times the plate appearances.
Worst Batting Average, Royals History (min. 50 PAs)
1. Bill Butler 1969-1971 - .052
2. Dick Drago 1969-1973 - .077
3. Bruce Dal Canton 1971-1975 - .092
4. Bob Johnson 1970 - .105
5. Wally Bunker 1969-1971 - .109*
*-the worst batting average for a non-pitcher in Royals history is catcher Jim Campanis (1969-1970) who hit .146 in 148 plate appearances. Just behind him is catcher Jason LaRue at .148.
Drago would again be a workhorse in 1973, going ten innings in a loss against the Angels and completing five games in June. Drago began to falter in August, and by September he was pitching sparingly. He would claim manager Jack McKeon had given up on him. The Royals looked to deal the unhappy pitcher, and that October they shipped him to Boston for pitcher Marty Pattin.
Drago pitched in Boston for two seasons, serving as the closer for their 1975 pennant-winning ballclub. In 1976, he gave up the final home run of Hank Aaron's career. Drago would bounce around as a reliever with the Angels, Orioles, back to the Red Sox, before finishing his career with the Mariners. He would never fare as well as he did in Kansas City.
"There are two kinds of people, those who finish what they start and so on. "
-Robert Byrne


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mx erroneously detected inside virtualenv
Reported by Anders Pearson | April 27th, 2011 @ 04:16 PM
Briefly, the issue is that when installing psycopg2 in a
virtualenv that was created with
(in an attempt to be completely independent of the underlying
system), psycopg2's setup.py will still find mx and set
HAVE_MXDATETIME=1. The compilation and install
succeed, but since mx isn't installed in the virtualenv, importing
psycopg2 results in an
ImportError: can't import mx.DateTime
As far as I can tell, this happens because setup.py does
mxincludedir = os.path.join(get_python_inc(plat_specific=1), "mx")
to determine whether mx is available. That will find the mx
include directory (eg,
/usr/include/python2.6/mx) and
it will be able to compile. But this is circumventing the
virtualenv and isn't safe behavior when installing into a
I can easily set
mxincludedir to a bogus directory
to trick it into thinking mx isn't installed anywhere and get it to
work, but that doesn't strike me as the best and cleanest
I'm not sure exactly what the best solution is overall, but I'd suggest that one way or another, psycopg2 should only compile in mx.DateTime support when it can both find the mx headers and know that the mx python library will be available.
Comments and changes to this ticket
Daniele Varrazzo May 3rd, 2011 @ 11:44 PM
- State changed from new to open
- Tag set to build, mx, virtualenv
Checking for the importability of mx at build time seems a good solution.
Daniele Varrazzo May 4th, 2011 @ 12:18 AM
- State changed from open to resolved
Fixed in my devel.
Daniele Varrazzo June 4th, 2011 @ 11:45 PM
I have committed a better fix, to be released soon. mx is now an optional dependency even when the support is built: at runtime, if not found, mx is disabled and psycopg can be imported anyway, only using stdlib datetime objects.
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Feline Weight Loss: Is Something Wrong?
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Feline weight loss, when unplanned, is something to be concerned about at any age. Your cat, when healthy, will normally weigh the same year after year, except for those who gain weight. Good feline care includes knowing what your cat weighs and taking action when weight loss occurs. Many cat illnesses have weight loss as one of the primary symptoms.
I have examined thousands of cats over the last 20 years and I have seen healthy cats come in year after year weighing the same, almost to the ounce. There are two exceptions to that: (1) the cats that steadily gain weight and become overweight, and (2) cats that have an illness.
Cat weight gain is cause for concern, but not because it indicates an illness. There is no disease in cats that causes weight gain. You may have read or heard otherwise; I have seen misinformation in various places over the years about this subject.
The other time I have heard a disease blamed for a cat being overweight is in association with diabetes. I have heard it said that diabetes makes cats fat. That is not true. Fat cats are more likely to get diabetes which will then make them lose weight if not treated quickly, but diabetes does not make them fat.
If your cat is overweight, he is eating too much. Period.
Conversely, there are many diseases that cause cat weight loss. And because cats tend to stay the same weight year after year or they gain weight, it is ALWAYS of concern if a cat loses weight.
There are some myths associated with feline weight loss as well. I have been asked or told many times by cat owners that their cat's weight loss must be due to growing older. Wrong! Old age is not a disease! Old age does not make you lose weight. Old age make increase your cat's risk of acquiring certain feline diseases that cause weight loss. But the age itself is not a reason for weight loss.
A major problem with feline weight loss is our inability to see that it is happening until a significant decrease in the weight has occurred. For example, a 10 pound cat can lose a pound and it may very well not be noticed by the owner. A pound is nothing, you say? Maybe to us. But a pound weight loss in a 10 pound cat is loss of 10% of the cat's body weight. That is significant.
Too often, I have seen cats brought in for an examination only after they look like the cat just above and this is MUCH too late!
Unfortunately, when you look at your cat, you may not notice early weight loss. That first pound lost is not easy to see.
In an ideal world of ideal cat care, every cat owner would own a pediatric or feline scale such as that seen to the right and weigh their cats regularly throughout their lives. Many conditions would be diagnosed earlier if we all did that, allowing for earlier treatment and a better outcome.
You may think I'm going on and on about cat weight loss and indeed I am because it is the cat symptom that worries me the most. It is the one symptom that most often has something serious associated with it.
What Are the Causes of Feline Weight Loss?
Anything and everything. Seriously. Cat weight loss can occur due to:
- hyperthyroidism in cats
- feline kidney disease
- cat diabetes
- feline leukemia and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)
- cancer
- feline inflammatory bowel disease
- upper respiratory infections
- cat dental problems
.....and on and on. There's almost nothing imaginable that can't cause weight loss in cats.
This is another reason feline weight loss is a problem. Not only is it not obvious until too much weight has been lost, but it is so nonspecific as to the cause. One can never say, "my cat lost weight so she has diabetes" or "my cat lost weight so she has dental problems". There are so many causes that only a good history and physical exam by your veterinarian can narrow the possibilities and even then, blood work is often necessary.
I have a one year male cat. About 3 months ago he started drooling, lost body weight, and was irritable towards the other animals in the house. The symptoms keep coming and going. But he has not gained all his body weight back. Had blood test done at the vet and they said his liver results were a little high but not out of the normal range. He likes to roll in dirt outside when he feels bad. He is normally an inside cat.
ANSWER: Feline Weight Loss at any age is cause for concern. If kittens and young cats lose weight, we become especially concerned.
Drooling is also abnormal and his irritability could be significant if it never occurred before and now is an intermittent event.
Rolling in the dirt outside is a normal cat activity. Most cats love to do that if given the chance.
There are a few things that come to mind if I look at all his symptoms together:
(1) Problems in the mouth. Were his teeth and gums examined very carefully, all the way back to his throat? Was his tongue closely examined, including the area under the tongue? Was there excessive gingivitis or any ulcers? Do his teeth need a professional cleaning? Are there any abnormal masses in the mouth? Any painful areas?
(2) Toxins. Is there anything he can get into from time to time that is poisonous to him? Any plants, grasses, medications, rat poison, anti-freeze, cleaning supplies, construction materials? Does he lick anything indoors or outdoors on a regular basis? Even if a plant or grass is not truly poisonous, all can be irritating to the mouth and stomach of a cat.
(3) Blood work was mentioned, but I don't know if it included testing for Feline Leukemia Virus and Feline Immunodeficiency Virus. If not, that testing should be performed. Cats with those viruses frequently have mouth problems and have feline weight loss. He's young and has spent at least some time outdoors so he certainly has been at risk for acquiring those viruses.
Those are the top problems that come to mind with the symptoms described. Of course, other illnesses can cause those symptoms: kidney disease, other viruses, liver disease and others. However, his symptoms and his age and the blood results so far put these other things at the bottom of the list of possibilities right now for me. Also, of course, make sure he is eating a good quality, nutritious cat diet.
Recommendations then include a very complete oral exam, under sedation if necessary, and perhaps a second opinion. I also recommend FeLV and FIV testing if that wasn't done or was done over 3 to 4 months ago. In addition, think hard and look around carefully to see if there is anything that could possibly be toxic to a cat.
If none of these procedures come up with a cause and he still is too thin or losing weight and drooling, I would proceed to X-rays of his chest and abdomen.
Thank you to Erica for sending us this interesting question about Feline Weight Loss and I hope a cause is found soon and treatment is successful.
My Very Best,
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"Azealia's Coming Up In The World!" Banks Talks Beauty-------
In case you somehow missed it, Azealia Banks is fashion's latest obsession. The Harlem-bred rapper has sung for the houses of Mugler and Lagerfeld, starred in Alexander Wang's latest T campaign, and, just this week, unofficially opened NYFW with a raucous SPIN show. Yesterday, Yung Rapunxel—as the well-coiffed Banks' nearly 200,000 Twitter followers have come to know her—debuted her latest music-fashion crossover project: a limited-edition MAC lipstick of the same name. "I'm a huge makeup fan," Banks told us yesterday as the Fashion's Night Out madness threatened to close in on her from outside the MAC store on Broadway in Soho (thank God for that double-paned glass window barrier). "I always make the joke that I'm a tomboy, but I'm not really. I'm very much into my hair and my makeup"—a fact that is evident to anyone whose ever met the petite 21-year-old in person; her long, aubergine locks dangle well past her waist and her eyes are rarely without a slick of metallic eye shadow and a strip of fake lashes ("I don't have patience for the individual ones," she admits). Here, Banks filled us in on some of her other beauty essentials—including the Rihanna-inspired tatts and the Paris manicure address you may want to write down before PFW gets under way.
How did your relationship with MAC come about?
I had a meeting with them about two months ago. I'm always changing my hair, and when I met with them I had this purple hair. I did [it] for Splendor in the Grass [the music festival] in Australia. This is gonna be my color for the fall. And when you have such strong hair, you need to match it, you know; I can't wear a red lip with purple hair! So I said we should do this purple lipstick.
Let's talk about that hair. It is long. What's the maintenance like?
The maintenance is so easy! People think it's so hard, but it's really not. I use Dove Intensive Care shampoo and conditioner and their leave-in and that's it. Those are my three products. And I use Biosilk when I straighten it and curl it and stuff. I wash my hair twice a week; one is a co-wash, and at the end of the week, it's with shampoo and stuff. I feel like the more you condition your hair, the better it is.
And those nails? The color is a perfect match for your hair and lipstick at the moment. How often do you switch them up?
My nails are acrylic—they're fake! I do them. It's kind of like therapy. You know how some people sit down to read a book? I'll sit down to do my nails. I can do acrylics and all that stuff. I'm self-taught. I've been meaning to soak this set off forever but I just haven't had time! Once one breaks I soak them off and get a new one.
That must be a pain on tour.
Well, there are acrylic nail places everywhere. My Yelp App is very handy—I just type in "acrylic nails."
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Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947, changing the great American sport forever and inspiring future generations to emulate his courage, his commitment and his decency.
No other book about Jackie Robinson presents him as fully and truthfully as How to Be Like Jackie Robinson and none is as uplifting. Drawing on more than 1,100 interviews with Jackie's family and friends, his teammates and opponents, and the people whose lives he touched and shaped, Pat Williams shows how Jackie's life and the values he embodied serve as models for us all. Each example of Jackie's courage and character will inspire you to live each day with the same
commitment to decency and humanity.
"He had a fire in him. His whole life, he believed if things were wrong, he wanted to change them. He had a strong belief in himself and in what was right, and he was not going to tolerate injustices to people. Jackie Robinson couldn't stand being on the sidelines and being left out of the action."
-Sharon Robinson, daughter of Jackie Robinson
"Jackie Robinson was my hero. Jackie was a gifted athlete, but he was a man of integrity."
-Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Hall of Fame basketball player
"I loved Jackie Robinson. You remembered him if you ever met him. He had that kind of impression on you for the rest of your life. If you list the fifty or 100 most significant Americans of all time, Jackie Robinson has to be on the list."
-Dave Anderson, author and New York Times sports columnist