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Arizona Cardinals' John Skelton: Players still have pride
The Cardinals are coming off their worst loss in franchise history, following a 58-0 beatdown by the Seahawks in Seattle on Sunday.
In the loss, starting quarterback John Skelton threw four interceptions and left the game in the third quarter with a QB rating of 0.4, which is the second lowest by any player in a game this season.
"It will be a tough film to watch," Skelton said. "There's a lot of mistakes that need to be corrected. There's a lot of stuff that's wrong that needs to get fixed. So I think we'll take that approach in [Monday's] meetings."
During this current nine game losing streak, the Cardinals have been outscored 231 to 95. Skelton has started six games this season and according to ESPN, his overall QBR is 13.9 in 2012.
"After a 58-nothing loss like that it's hard to come into work. Whether we like it or not, we're playing those next three games," Skelton said. "I think guys have enough pride to come out and still work and still try to get better for the rest of the year."
Through this rough stretch the Cardinals' rankings have plummeted. They are 28th in the league in passing yards and 32nd in rushing.
Despite the team's struggles and inconsistencies, Skelton said the guys in this locker room still believe in head coach Ken Whisenhunt.
"You know when the chips get down, that's when a lot of these rumors start to come out," Skelton stated. "I don't think any of those rumors started inside the locker room or guys are pointing fingers or anything."
The Cards have just three games left on the schedule hosting the Lions this weekend, the Bears on the 23rd and then traveling to San Francisco to face the 49ers to wrap up the season on the 30th.
"It's rough. It just seems like it's been one of those years where anything that can go wrong, will go wrong," Skelton said. "Just gotta take everything in stride and keep on working. Guys are going to continue to come to work as long as they tell us to, so we'll see."
- Arizona Cardinals linebacker Larry Foote says defense is good enough to overcome Darnell Dockett injury
- Notes from the Nest: Aug. 22, 2014
- Arizona Cardinals' DE Calais Campbell: Dockett injury 'sucks,' others need to step up
- A game-time decision, Jonathan Cooper going through learning experience with Arizona Cardinals
- Arizona Cardinals RB Andre Ellington bulks up in anticipation of harder hits this season
- Peter King, SI.com senior NFL writer - Friday August 22Peter King thinks Carson Palmer could have a big year for the Cardinals.
- Michael Floyd, Cardinals wide receiver - Friday August 22Michael Floyd says he thinks he can be the best wide receiver in the NFL.
- Jared Veldheer, Cardinals tackle - Friday August 22Jared Veldheer talks about his road from a Division II college to the NFL.
- Bob McManaman- Arizona Republic senior sportswriter - Friday August 22Bob McManaman believes that Jay Feely is in danger of getting cut from the Cardinals.
- Andre Ellington- Cardinals running back - Friday August 22Andre Ellington looks forward to a break out year with the Arizona Cardinals.


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New York Times BestsellerWashington Post Best Book
In this definitive account, Los Angeles Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Michael Hiltzik shares the epic story of Hoover Dam's construction and its tremendous—and continuing—impact on the United States.
"Dietz's straight reading is well paced and expressive, ensuring that the detailed text is digestible to listeners." ---AudioFile
"Hiltzik tells the dam's tale well, with majestic sweep and a degree of detail that by rights ought to be numbing, but isn't; every iota
of material fits snugly into the narrative, which, unlike the river, flows freely." ---San Franciscio Chronicle
"Colossus may inspire in [listeners] a longing for a new building project on the Hoover's scale, something that will summon up once again America's famous self-confidence and daring." ---The Wall Street Journal
"Astutely conveying the characters of its creators, Hiltzik marvelously captures the times of the Hoover Dam." ---Booklist
"[A] well-written and compelling study." ---Library Journal
"The vigor of Hiltzik's prose and the lively gallery of individual portraits and anecdotes...convey a wonderfully textured sense of what it was like to work on Hoover Dam." ---Los Angeles Times

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I'm pretty sure a wet Kleenex would do a better job of keeping the puck out of the net for Buffalo than Jhonas Enroth or Ryan Miller have on Friday.
The Rangers put up eight goals on 29 shots and beat Buffalo, 8-4, on Friday. For the record, both Enroth and Miller gave up four goals. Three of them belong to Brad Richards, who scored his first hat trick in 896 career games in the league. His last goal was a softie, beating Enroth from just under the Buffalo blueline.
Die By The Blade sums it up.
If Miller is Mr. Softee, Enroth has been the Invisible Man tonight.— diebytheblade (@diebytheblade) April 19, 2013
More in the NHL:
• Bruins fans sing emotional national anthem
• Six (!) outdoor games in 2014
• Jimmy Howard's case for the Vezina


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Russian philosopher Leonid Nikonov explains the differences between socialism, cronyism, and free market capitalism. Nikonov is a contributor to The Morality of Capitalism, a new book that is being distributed worldwide by the Atlas Network and the Students for Liberty. (You can download the introduction to the book here.) Students can obtain copies of the book here; all others can obtain copies here.)
The Dead Hand of Socialism: State Ownership in the Arab World


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Taylor has a 40 year history of addressing the specific needs of first-year students and our goal is to assist you in any way as you adjust to Taylor. First year students are integrated into the Taylor community through curricular and co-curricular programming, which includes meeting weekly with a small group of peers led by upperclassmen student leaders the first half of the fall semester. We want you to feel at home and experience the Taylor community at its best.
Taylor's First Year Experience program can help you meet new friends and make the transition academically while providing great opportunities for you to know yourself and God in a deeper way.
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The purpose of the First Year Experience program is to provide continuing services that will support new students in their transition to college life. These services include curricular and co-curricular programs which help new students like you integrate into the culture of the university and help you in understanding your relationship to the intellectual, social, and spiritual climate of Taylor University. The curricular component is a general education course—IAS 101: First Year Experience—in which all first-time freshmen are enrolled the first half of the fall semester. Through lectures and peer-led small group discussions, the topics of campus resources, college adjustment, student engagement, holistic development, and diverse perspectives will be addressed. IAS 101 is also offered each spring semester for new students admitted or returning to campus J-term or spring semester.
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Marines train in Dinwiddie on Monday
DINWIDDIE - Dinwiddie area residents can expect an increase in military aircraft traffic in the vicinity of the Dinwiddie Correctional Unit on Monday as the Marines participate in training exercises.
The Marines and sailors of the Camp Lejeune, N.C.-based 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit will conduct training near the Dinwiddie Correctional Unit on Cox Road in Church Road as part of their realistic urban training exercise.
Residents may see Marines and role players periodically throughout the exercise and are likely to notice more military aircraft and ground vehicles than usual operating in the area.
The types of aircraft participating in the training may include: MV-22 Osprey, UH-1Y Huey, CH-53E Super Stallion and AH-1W Super Cobra.
Meanwhile, Dinwiddie area residents will have a chance to interact with the Marines and sailors of the 22nd MEU at the MEU's Community Outreach Day on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 12 to 3 p.m. at the Dinwiddie County Airport.
The public is invited to attend the free event, where the Marines are planning a static display of aircraft, vehicles and equipment.
Since 1985, the three Camp Lejeune-based Marine Expeditionary Units have used numerous cities throughout the United States to simulate the kinds of hotspots to which the units are often called.
The Marines kicked off their pre-deployment training program in July and will conduct a series of land-based exercises and numerous at-sea periods with their Navy counterparts. The is the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit's first major exercise in the six-month training program, which is scheduled to end in December.
The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit is composed of its command element; Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment; Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced); and Combat Logistics Battalion 22.
The MEU is slated to be the landing force for the Norfolk-based Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), which consists of the amphibious assault ships USS Bataan (LHD 5), USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) and USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44).
The Marine Expeditionary Unit and Bataan Amphibious Ready Group are scheduled to deploy in early 2014 to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility will serve as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force that is capable of conducting amphibious missions across the full range of military operations.
If residents have concerns about the training or questions about the noise of the aircraft the following number is provided as a local "hotline": 910-467-8693.
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Sensitivity of hospital-based surveillance for severe disease: a geographic information system analysis of access to care in Kilifi district, Kenya
Moïsi, Jennifer C, Nokes, D. James, Gatakaa, Hellen, Williams, Thomas N, Bauni, Evasius, Levine, Orin S and Scott, J Anthony G. (2011) Sensitivity of hospital-based surveillance for severe disease: a geographic information system analysis of access to care in Kilifi district, Kenya. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, Vol.89 (No.2). pp. 102-111. ISSN 0042-9686Full text not available from this repository.
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.10.080796
Objective To explore the relationship between homestead distance to hospital and access to care and to estimate the sensitivity of hospital-based surveillance in Kilifi district, Kenya Methods In 2002–2006, clinical information was obtained from all children admitted to Kilifi District Hospital and linked to demographic surveillance data. Travel times to the hospital were calculated using geographic information systems and regression models were constructed to examine the relationships between travel time, cause-specific hospitalization rates and probability of death in hospital. Access to care ratios relating hospitalization rates to community mortality rates were computed and used to estimate surveillance sensitivity. Findings The analysis included 7200 admissions (64 per 1000 child–years). Median pedestrian and vehicular travel times to hospital were 237 and 61 minutes, respectively. Hospitalization rates decreased by 21% per hour of travel by foot and 28% per half hour of travel by vehicle. Distance decay was steeper for meningitis than for pneumonia, for females than for males, and for areas where mothers had less education on average. Distance was positively associated with the probability of dying in hospital. Overall access to care ratios, which represent the probability that a child in need of hospitalization will have access to care at the hospital, were 51–58% for pneumonia and 66–70% for meningitis. Conclusion In this setting, hospital utilization rates decreased and the severity of cases admitted to hospital increased as distance between homestead and hospital increased. Access to hospital care for children living in remote areas was low, particularly for those with less severe conditions. Distance decay was attenuated by increased levels of maternal education. Hospital-based surveillance underestimated pneumonia and meningitis incidence by more than 45% and 30%, respectively
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Damn this year has gone by fast! - Typical 2012 Review!
So, here it is, the typical 'last year' review and 'upcoming' resolutions post! Last year has really been a big life changer for me, given that i am only 18, and in reality i have not been alive... more


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DuPont™ StormRoom™ meets FEMA storm shelter requirements for Category 5 hurricanes and F5 tornadoes
Coastal regions are becoming more populated every year. Many of these areas become dangerous during severe weather, with the threats of strong winds and extreme conditions. Many states, such as Florida, encourage residents to have a room in their home built to withstand the windborne debris of a storm. The DuPont™ StormRoom™ with KEVLAR® has the strength to endure the dangers of severe weather.
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DuPont™ StormRoom™ with Kevlar® has been tested at the Wind Science & Engineering Research Center at Texas Tech University and meets FEMA storm shelter requirements for Category 5 hurricane and F5 tornado shelters. National standards set by FEMA require a storm shelter withstand the impact from a 15-pound two-by-four moving at 100 mph (speed that a 250 mph wind would carry a building timber). The entire DuPont™ StormRoom™, including the door, withstood repeated hits by the same size two-by-four fired at windborne debris speeds greater than those seen in Category 5 storms.
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If you haven't caught his previous columns in the NYT (I think Al posted a link to an earlier one on Clemens) it's cant miss reading in my opinion for baseball fans. His writing contains a unique mix of ex-MLB player perspective, part Ivy League and part fan. The kind of guy you would love to have beer with in the bleachers and talk about baseball all day. (Most likely just pepper with questions and listen)
Great tie in about his time with the Cubs (curious to know who his AA roommate was?), hitting a curveball and life...great stuff, enjoy and discuss
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Pennco Tech. quarantees they will help you find a job. Thats
all a sales pitch to, get you into there "programs". I am over $10,000.00 in dept for the student loan that I can not pay
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"Turning Your Dreams Into Nightmares!"
A SCAM !Pennco Tech. the school where your "career starts", is a school that cons you in and sends you out ALONE
with no help!
See "Letters From The Victims"
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James Kurland
From Star Trek Online Wiki
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Mission giver
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James Kurland is the commander of Deep Space 9 as well as the captain of the USS Defiant. He serves as a mission giver to advance the Cardassian Front episode in Star Trek Online.
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- "Badlands"
- "Suspect"
- "Shutdown"
- "Rapier"
- "The Tribble with Klingons"
- "Temple Offerings"
- "Crack in the Mirror"
- "The New Link"
- "Seeds of Dissent"
- "The Other Side"
- "Cage of Fire"
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- "Second Wave": Captain Kurland is one of the delegates of the Borg conference at Deep Space 9. The delegates are successfully evacuated when the station is captured by Dominion forces in 2409. During the invasion, Kurland loses his first officer, Commander Karen Andrews.
- "Of Bajor": Captain Kurland facilitates the talks between the character and Loriss.
- "Boldly They Rode": Captain Kurland guides the player as they infiltrate DS9 via spacewalking on the outside of the station. He later commands the Defiant in the battle to retake the station from Kar'ukan's forces.
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Cpt. Kurland on the bridge of the U.S.S. Defiant.
[edit] External link
- James Kurland at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek Wiki.


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Tropical rainforests share at least one thing with the Patagonia Ice Cap: wet weather. For trekking and hiking in drenching conditions, the Torrentshell Jacket provides 2.5-layer waterproof/breathable protection that's durable, lightweight and simple. The nylon jacket has a DWR finish and stuffs into one of two zippered handwarmer pockets, while the hood rolls down, stows away and has a laminated visor. Plus, the center zipper has exterior and interior storm flaps.
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Go to battle in the big mountains.
Designed for the athlete who goes big, whether it's climbing remote peaks, traversing across desolate landscape or shredding on huge mountains, the Patagonia Super Alpine Bib can go to battle. The 3-layer Gore-Tex Pro Shell fabric is guaranteed waterproof and breathable. The face fabric—40D nylon with 150D nylon placed in high-abrasion areas—is durable to withstand light contact with a crampon or ski edge, and feature an additional DWR treatment so moisture beads up and rolls off.
Form meets function with the Super Alpine Bib. Full-coverage bibs with hook-and-loop adjustable suspenders and drop-seat configuration provide full coverage, and the articulated seat and knees move easily with you through mountainous terrain. This bib has harness- and pack-compatible chest and thigh pockets with bulk-reducing Slim Zips, so it won't rub you the wrong way or slow you down when you need to grab gear quickly. The chest pockets are bellowed so that they fold flat against your chest. Patagonia has thought about the hassle of boots with this bib, too. The lower leg is ski-boot compatible and has external scuff guards and adjustable internal gaiters, and the watertight full size zips keep weather out when you need it and can offer ventilation and ease with taking boots on and off. Now, you just have to get to the mountain.
- Three-layer Gore-Tex Pro
- 40D nylon shell with 150D nylon reinforcements
- DWR coating
- Fully taped seams
- Regular fit
- Hook-and-loop adjustable full-coverage bibs
- Side zip vents
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Richard Possin
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From slogging through the alpine ash in the valleys and up into the high alpine of Mt Bogong (Australia) these are bomber pants for touring.
A solid all-around bib
Jon Miller
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- Familiarity: I've used it several times
- Fit: True to size
After a half-dozen outings in the super alpine bib, I am extremely pleased with the fit and overall function, having used it for several hikes, light mountaineering, and skiing both in and out of bounds. I'm 6-2, 200 pounds and the large fits me like a glove, with literally the perfect amount of space in the legs and crotch without being baggy at all. Most days when I have it on I don't even realize I'm wearing a bib, the shoulder straps have yet to rub or bunch up even on high-energy days. Also, the full zip and built-in gaiter are great features, and ive found i don't even need to use the gaiter with my Dynafit Titan AT boots on, everything stays snug and in place with the external bottom snap secured.
Two things keep me from going 5-stars. One is, these are purely a gore-tex pro shell and nothing more, so they are colder than most other winter bottoms, something to keep in mind on really cold days. Not that I didn't know that going in, but for a guy who usually has no problem keeping my legs warm, during a recent nor'easter I was very cold down below. Second, I've already had a tear in the right thigh pocket, right around the seam, which totally sucks. Yes a day of hard backcountry skiing involves tree scrapes, but I didn't expect these pants to have an issue so early on. A simple repair job will do the trick, and I'm overall quite happy, but if you want an absolute bomber kit you may want to look elsewhere.
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- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
Just received these and want to offer a little guidance on sizing. I'm 5 9", 145 lbs, 41" chest. The small works for me, but with very little room for a big lunch! Length is good out of the box. The fit across my chest / abdomen is snug, but will work with a base layer and very thin mid layer.
Great bib Great Fit
Caleb Keith
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- Familiarity: I've used it several times
- Fit: True to size
This bib fits great. I am a fairly slim guy and most alpine gear just sags off me. This fits snug but not tight. I have full range of movement but no excess fabric bunching up.
As usual Gortex is Goretex and lets no water in. I've used this bib for weeks of snowboarding and moderate alpine assents in the Sierra Nevadas. I fell of the side of a steep incline on an ice ascent scraping the bib across a rock till I arrested with my ice-ax. To my surprise the bib suffered no tearing or scratching it is bomb proof.
If your a slim guy and you need a bib that will keep you dry, warm and comfortable plus will last, this is the perfect bib for you.
Restricted movement
Jarrett Smith
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- Gender: Male
- Familiarity: I gave it as a gift, but have feedback to share
- Fit: Runs small
I gave these pants to my dad as a gift. Here's what he had to say:
"All I can comment on so far is the design of the pants and how they feel. I like the zippers and pockets. They are all in convenient places. The shoulder straps seem to be OK and easily adjust. The pants are extremely light. I don't know if I will miss having a mesh lining in the pants like all of my other bibs have had.
The pants are however not sized for a large according to the size chart. I am 6' tall and weight 165lbs. I can barely get the pant cuff over my ski boot even with the adjustment completely relaxed. It would be impossible for somebody 6' tall and 190lbs to fit into these pants if they have any under layers on. With my heavy layer of polypropoline underwear (these are Super Alpine Bibs, which means most super alpinists are in cold conditions which require warm underwear layers) and my two knee braces on I am constricted in movement. I would not want to climb in these pants. But, for skiing they are OK. I need total unrestricted movement when climbing. I just wish they were baggier like my old Mountain Hardware bibs.
My recommendation to anybody looking for ski/climbing bibs with zippers all the way up the leg would be to give up and look for any other bib that will provide more room for layers, knee braces, and movement."
Ty Nelson
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just a comment, these are designed with feedback from our alpine climbing ambassadors who want a slim fit bib to provide the lightwest weight bottom with full weather protection. Definitely not designed to accomodate knee braces unfortunately, and they'll accomodate from alpine ski boots, but they're designed more for a mountaineering boot and some AT boots...
good bib but should be great
john lemnotis
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- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
- Fit: True to size
I made the change from the powslayer to super alpine bibs because of the fit. I wanted something less baggy but still a bulletproof bib that could take a lot of abuse. The medium fits me well at 5'8" 150. I use these touring with a ski boot and the cuffs fit well over my boot. I like the chest pockets for bars/snack and my beacon doesn't really interfere with access. The reason I don't think these are great is there is nowhere to dump heat. The side zips only have a single zipper on the top and bottom not leaving you with a good option to dump heat. Other than that lower pockets don't hold much. Even though I've only used these a few times so far this season I'm confident they will hold up, patagonia has always treated me very well.
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- Familiarity: I returned this product before using it
- Fit: True to size
I purchased with the hope of using these for backcountry skiing and mountaineering when the weather turns really foul. The medium seemed a little too short. I am 5' 10", and the inseam was a little on the snug side. The torso felt good, nice trim cut, and the shoulder straps are perfect. My biggest gripe would be the abrasion resistance and overall toughness of the fabric on the high wear areas, such as the knees and the seat. In my opinion, Patagonia comes up short when compared to Arc' Teryx, and I will be sticking with A'T and purchasing their Alpha SV bibs. A'T definitely has better instep protection and abrasion resistance is superior to Patagonia's.
Super Alpine bib video review
Ty Nelson
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Patagonia Ambassador Matt Helliker gives his take on the Super Alpine Bibs
James Keevel
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- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: True to size
Best ice climbing/mountaineering bibs I have ever had. They keep me so dry I am still amazed at how the water doesn't get into them. Slim legs which means that if you are looking at using them for AT, they tend to be tight around your boots, not to mention pretty warm as they go up high on the chest. I wish Patagonia would incl another set of pulls on the full legs as it would make it much easier to vent than to pull from the top (it makes it a pain). For the extra weight it would be a great addition.


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Changing Lenses in the Field
When I am go hiking I have a big problem of changing lenses. Its a relief if I have my wife with me who holds the second lens while I un-dock the first one. It is just supremely tedious to do it if you are alone.
I was wondering what do you guys do for changing lenses and our there any kind of accessories out there for this problem?


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This is interesting and probably makes sense. As Bloomberg notes, Sina is currently partnering and investing in areas outside its core focus, like e-commerce.
What's most interesting is that Sina owns Weibo, the "Twitter of China", and Tudou isn't just a video sharing site but a media company. Twitter has evolved into a "second screen" for TV where people interact while watching TV shows. That's one direction in which a Sina/Tudou partnership could be interesting.
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There's no question that one of the ongoing issues vexing Belmont Center business owners and shoppers is the seeming haphazard parking landscape in the heart of the town's main retail and restaurant location.
But will a slew of parking meters and residential parking stickers produce a solution? How about more affordable employee parking?
And would you buy the parking meter equivalent of a Mass Pike EZ-Pass where instead of putting quarters or swipe a debit/credit card into a parking meter, shoppers or diners could use their cell phone to add time to an in-car meter?
To answer those and questions on the future of parking in Belmont, Jay Szklut, planning and economic development manager for Belmont's , will host a presentation and public forum on the draft Parking Management Plan for Belmont Center on Monday, Dec. 12, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Belmont Woman's Club – the Homer House – at 661 Pleasant St.
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• Introduce commuter parking by making use of in-car meters – very popular in Europe and was successful in Chicago until politics ended its run in the Windy City – to offer commuter parking on residential side streets. Fees collected would be dedicated to local neighborhood improvement fund. Permit parking on residential block must be approved by majority of block residents. Residents receive in-car meters free to take advantage of on street parking.
• Revise employee permits by reducing the monthly permit price, creating an incentive to utilize the back of the Claflin Street lot for long-term parking thereby improving availability of closer customer spaces. An additional incentive would introduce in-car meters for permit holders.
• Improve pedestrian connections and signage including identifying and improve connections through one or more buildings between Leonard Street and the Claflin Street Lot working with willing land owners and possible making use of a dedicated 24/7 connection to be maintained by a parking fund.
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We have what is (according to those rankings, anyway) the 8th ranked pass protection in the League. Could be better, yeah, but it could be a lot worse. At least our guys aren't ranked as low as these schmucks:
No. 29 -- Buffalo Bills
No. 28 -- Washington Redskins
No. 26 -- Dallas Cowboys
No. 25 -- Chicago Bears
No. 24 -- Green Bay Packers
No. 20 -- Detroit Lions
No. 17 -- Arizona Cardinals
No. 14 -- New York Giants
No. 11 -- Philadelphia Eagles
12 teams that we play this year have worse pass-blocking than we did (according to those rankings, anyway). Think The Four Norsemen aren't salivating?
Here's some more statistical recollection, supposition, and prognostication:
(BTW, I'm just going with a sack/passing TD ratio, to stay with the pass protection theme of this post...not counting hurries, since I just don't have that kind of time or patience to devote. LOL I'll also note when I'm using all the team's QBs' stats combined if I'm not sure who the official QB will be this year.)
Not sure who's under center for 2010, but going by the stats from last year, combined with the coaching overhaul, this seems like an easy day for our front 4. The sacks/passing TD ratio is 44/15, with all 3 QBs, not including hurries.
Another tough one to call, due to not only a coaching overhaul, but they're also adding McNabb into the mix. In any case, the sack/TD numbers for Campbell were 43/20. I think the O-line is pretty much the same, but they need to adjust to new coaches, a new RB, AND a new QB. Sucks to be them.
Romo's 34/26 sack to TD ratio is a little better, but our guys seem to have his number over the last couple games.
Cutler's S/TD (haha) is 35/27. The homer part of me wants to say SWEEP! but the realist reminds me that they split games with us last year, and Cutler will have had another whole offseason to get in tune with his line, and vice versa. Add Chester Taylor into the mix. I see another split, at least.
Aaron Rodgers probably isn't putting his O-line on his Christmas shopping list with a 50/30 ratio. Still, pulling off yet another sweep will be tough.
Stafford had a much easier rookie season than David Carr, with a ratio of only 24 sacks, but 13 TDs is pathetic. I could be mistaken, but I think they had more passing TDs in '08...and that's saying something, if you recall their final win/loss tally.
The first QB to have more TDs than sacks with 24/26...but unfortunately for the Cardinals, the guy who did it is retired. I think Arizona and Leinart will show by example just how big of a dropoff we'll experience when we go from a Hall Of Fame QB to a Hall Of Lame QB. I hope not, but as I've said before...this is T-Jack's last year to impress me (even if it's just in mop-up duty) before I completely give up on him.
30/27 for Baby Bro Eli...not bad, but he has to come back to the Thunderdome where he's been terrorized the last few years.
35/22 for McNabb, but as with Arizona, those numbers are a moot point...sort of. Kolb had a 3/4 sack/TD ratio, but it's gonna take at least a couple months for him to start gelling well with his O-line. It's a good thing we play them early on in the season...oh, wait...
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You know what, their offensive line is not that good. Theyre way overrated. Its unbelievable. If they didnt have Brett Favre, the number of times he gets them out of trouble is amazing. Left tackle Bryant McKinnie, its a joke that he made the Pro Bowl. A joke.
They have excellent speed at receiver. They have good balance at tight endVisanthe Shiancoe can make big plays down the field, and Jimmy Kleinsasser isnt what he used to be but still gives you a good days work. Jeff Dugan is solid. Adrian Peterson is a little bit feast or famine. I think it will hurt them that they lost Chester Taylor because that was an excellent 1-2 punch.
Defensively, theyre solid. They do a good job stopping the run, and they get after the quarterback. Ray Edwards is a good player; Jared Allen is an excellent pass rusher. But Kevin Williams, hes the best guy they have up front. At linebacker, I dont know whats going to happen with E.J. Henderson and his injury. Chad Greenway is a playmaker.
In the secondary, Antoine Winfield is a tough, physical tackler and by far their best guy back there. They dont have a weak defense, but the lowest part of their defense is their secondary. Thats not to say theyre bad. I just dont think theyre at the same level as the front.
With that said, his opening salvo states that the offensive line is "way overrated." Who is "overrating" the offensive line that is a part of the 5th ranked offense, and #2 scoring offense? I agree that they are not the best, just thought his point screams of sour grapes.
Hutch was hurt
Sullivan played mediocre at best
Herrerra played poorly this year (aparantly he was hurt all eyar too)
Load was a rookie
We were given credit for line play, when really, our line play was quite bad. Only reason we did great is because we have superstars at skill positions.
It's obvious that Sullivan and Load should make a jump in effectiveness having a year under their belt.
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In my process of integrating into the community I have learned the importance of diversity. Surrounded by brothers and cousins and sisters-in-law and neighbors of near identical nature and nurture, family and employment, seems to lend itself to like-mindedness and resistance to change. A diverse community, on the other hand, forces neighbors to see different ways of earning money and spending money, and good ideas can be imitated faster. Conformity is not a problem in a diverse community because there is no norm or status quo or that's-the-way-it's-all-been-done. In short, diversity encourages innovation and innovation causes living and working conditions to improve.
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A man wanted in connection with two Lake Tahoe bank robberies was arrested in Reno Monday.
Detectives from the Placer County Sheriff's Office, along with Washoe County deputies and the FBI arrested 49-year-old James Harnett at the Reno Transit Center around 5pm Monday.
Deputies say Harnett was considered armed and dangerous, as well as a flight risk. They say they received information that Harnett was in the downtown Reno area and a warrant for his arrest had been issued.
A Washoe County detective originally made contact with Harnett while he tried to make a call from a payphone inside the transit center. Harnett was taken into custody without incident.
They say Harnett is suspected of robbing the Bank of the West in Kings Beach on August 23rd as well as robbing the Eldorado Savings Bank two days earlier in South Lake Tahoe.
Harnett is currently in the Washoe County Jail awaiting extradition on a $100,000 arrest warrant.
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2:00am Tuesday 8th July 2014 in News By Amy Dyduch
Music and drama groups have signed up to a new borough arts festival set to launch in 2016.
More than 70 groups have signed up to the three-week festival, which has seen £50,000 stumped up by Richmond Council to get it off the ground.
Cabinet member for arts and culture Councillor Meena Bond met groups last week to plan for the annual festival.
She said: "I am passionate about music and drama and I am thrilled that one of my first roles as cabinet member will be to help deliver this festival.
"This borough has a longstanding, exemplary record when it comes to both commitment to, and achievement in, the performing arts and I know that if all the very talented groups and organisations work together we will be able to produce a fabulous programme of events that everyone will be able to enjoy.
"I am delighted by the level of support for this festival from groups across the borough, and look forward to working closely with them in the future to make this vision a reality."
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Stuart Levine, the star witness in the trial of Springfield millionaire William Cellini on Monday detailed his all-day drug binges with male friends, including times when the witness would snort 10 lines of a potent mix of drugs in a sitting.
The wild partying at the Purple Hotel in Lincolnwood, was during the same period that the witness allegedly conspired with Cellini to fix political deals.
Under questioning by Cellini lawyer and former U.S. Attorney Dan Webb, Stuart Levine admitted that on the same day — May 8, 2004 — he was captured on tape talking to Cellini about state pension deals, he was on an FBI tape arranging a drug pick-up with his drug dealer.
Webb, who is hoping to show Levine has both memory issues and a propensity to lie, was not allowed to play the recording to jurors but asked Levine, who admitted to it.
"Never when I'm dealing with Mr. Cellini," Levine told Webb, when asked if he took drugs while dealing with Cellini.
"Do you think your drug usage is impacting your ability to remember?" Webb asked at one point.
"It's possible," Levine said.
Levine said over the years, he paid for all the drugs used in his parties. Over eight to 10 hours, Levine would snort 10 lines that were a mixture of Ketamine and Crystal Meth.
"Did you do that so you could continually stay high throughout the day?" Webb asked.
"Yes," said Levine.
Sometimes Levine would pay for a private jet to fly his male companions to hotels in Springfield and Bloomington and take part in the parties, he said.
Levine said he's given his companions about $500,000 in cash over the years. One of the men threatened to expose Levine's secret lifestyle if Levine didn't pay him $300,000, he said. Levine paid up, and when the man returned for more money, Levine told his lawyers, who told the government. He never heard from the man again.
"Were you glad it stopped?" Webb asked. "Yes," Levine said.
"Did you find that to be a benefit to you?" Webb said.
"Yes," Levine said.
At the same time Levine was engaging in drug binges two to three times a month, he served on the board of Interventions, which operated drug rehab facilities.
"Did that seem a little deceitful to you?" Webb asked. The judge blocked Levine from answering.
Levine has admitted that when the feds caught up to him in 2004, he lied about his drug use so he could be freed on bond.
"Will you lie to this court system if you think you'll benefit from it?" Webb asked.
Levine responded loudly: "No, I will not."
Cellini is charged with conspiring with Levine and two fund-raisers to Rod Blagojevich, Chris Kelly and Tony Rezko. Cellini is accused of passing on a message to Hollywood Producer Tom Rosenberg that Rosenberg was expected to cough up money to Blagojevich's campaign fund if he wanted his investment firm, Capri Capital, to win a $220 million investment from the Teachers' Retirement System.


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8:00pm Wednesday 12th June 2013 in News
ARE you reading the Malvern Gazette in a far flung corner of the world?
When Caroline Bellhouse returned to the town for a holiday there was only one souvenir she wanted to return home with.
Mrs Bellhouse is pictured holding a copy of her Malvern Gazette in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where she works as head of pre-school at Genesis International School.
While enjoying her break in the town during the Easter holidays, she saw an article about Ronald Osborne who reads the paper in Maipu, Santiago, Chile.
Mrs Bellhouse said: "I saw another picture in the Gazette a week or so back from overseas so decided to grab my copy and bring it to Dar."
She has previously worked at St Ann's Well Cafe in Malvern, Leadonvale Vets in Ledbury as well as working in Australia and Borneo as a vet nurse.
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Some people might think that age spots are really just mini-suntans spattered over your face, chest, and hands, but they're not. "Age spots are the result of sun exposure," explains Eileen Lambroza, MD, clinical instructor of dermatology at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center in New York City. "They have nothing to do with age." And they're more permanent than a suntan. Age spots are pigmented spots that represent an increased number of melanocytes, which contain melanin, a natural coloring pigment in skin that tends to darken after the skin has been repeatedly bombarded with ultraviolet rays.
To prevent age spots from enlarging or multiplying, make sure that you wear a sunscreen on your face every day of your life, says Debra Price, MD, clinical assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Miami School of Medicine and a dermatologist in South Miami.
"If I could have only one skin care product, it would be a sunscreen," says Dr. Price. It should go on right after you wash your face in the morning and before you apply anything else. She recommends nonchemical sunscreen containing titanium dioxide, which reflects all the sun's harmful rays, including ultraviolet A and B.


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Next-Generation Economic Clusters
These emerging economic clusters have jump-started industries and accelerated economic development in mature and developing markets worldwide.
Global Cities, Present and Future2014 Global Cities Index and Emerging Cities Outlook
A.T. Kearney's Global Cities Index examines a comprehensive list of 84 cities on every continent to measure their level of global engagement.
Agile Government: A Citizen-Centric Approach to Growth
An agile government holds the key to sustained growth and development in the GCC.
Unlocking the Value of DHS's InvestmentsHomeland Security Today Magazine, March 2014
Employing six different IT transformation framework perspectives could result in the Department of Homeland Security realizing annual savings of five to 15 percent.
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Fixing Software ComplexityMilitary Information Technology, 29 November 2013
An in-depth look at A.T. Kearney's step approach to building an IT application blueprint, designed to reduce the military's software costs and increase long-term efficiency.
Cost-Effective Green Mobility
How can India minimize the environmental impact of its auto industry while maintaining growth?
Car sales in India are going through the roof as the country continues to grow and prosper. More people with money means more goods and services and more cars to transport them. While prosperity is a welcome addition to the India economy, the impact on the environment is not. In fact, the environmental challenge raises some important questions: How can India minimize the environmental impact caused by the transportation sector without impacting the country's growth momentum? Which automotive technologies are environmentally friendly? How can Indian automakers sell "green" cars at a price that will suit cost-conscious Indian consumers?
To answer these questions, A.T. Kearney and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) conducted a joint study to identify and prioritize key actions for cost-effective green mobility. This report explores various options available to India to move toward a green mobility paradigm with lower carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions—and therefore less impact on global warming—and lower emission of regulated pollutants such as particulate matter (PM), monoxides of nitrogen (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), and unburned hydrocarbon (HC).
This report examines the opportunities available for a more cost-effective, greener mobility future for the consideration of all stakeholders: industry, government, and consumers.Close
Making Sustainment Programs More Sustainable
Government-industry collaboration can improve weapon system performance.
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Many large sustainment programs use performance-based logistics (PBL) strategies to buy a level of maintenance performance rather than specific parts or components, and the arrangements have brought great benefits and savings to defense programs. Yet when funding is cut, programs can struggle to find solutions to maintain system performance at required levels, because so much of the day-to-day management responsibility has been outsourced.
However, the tools for strong sustainment results are there, even in a time of austerity. By ensuring that they are shooting for the same goals and have a solid view of program performance, the government and its partners can build a culture of trust and collaboration that brings long-term success for all parties.
For large military programs to succeed over the long term, the government and its contractors have two priorities: understand each other's definition of success, and maintain a reliable view on program performance. These fundamentals lead to better collaboration and greater trust between the government and its suppliers and result in more informed and effective sustainment.
While the benefits will not come overnight, they do not require an organizational restructuring. Rather, the government and industry can pilot a small number of focused efforts quickly to make an immediate impact:
- Define the data required, not just what is provided.
- Take advantage of existing data sources.
- Bring change to operations.
- Employ the right business intelligence.
Setting Standards: A Strategy for Europe
As emerging economies seek to influence global standards, Europe's role as a shaper becomes a priority.
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Standards are the rules, guidelines, and definitions that describe repeatable ways of doing things. Standards are a crucial element in the EU's industrial strategy as Europe seeks to remain a shaper of global standards rather than a follower.
The European Round Table of Industrialists worked with A.T. Kearney to study the issue of developing and implementing standards. We found six recommendations for establishing standards in European industry:
- Establish performance targets to foster innovation. Standards spread collective knowledge, bringing together industry players in a working environment of sharing and collaboration. The use of standardized parts and business processes can reduce early investment costs and risks, and provide a platform from which industries can innovate.
- Consult with experts. Involving technical and industrial experts, even when standards are initiated by governments, can help build standards on solid foundations.
- Coordinate industry players. European standardization bodies can play a larger role in facilitating standard-setting along the value chain and across industries.
- Balance speed and consensus. Standards must be put in place quickly in the face of accelerating technological change and market competition, and they must be built on a foundation of consensus to broadly address the requirements of all players.
- Encourage a global approach. European companies that adopt and participate in setting global standards increase their market access to other countries.
- Encourage SME participation. Despite their importance to the European economy, few small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are actively involved in setting standards.
Regulatory Fatigue in Financial ServicesFinancial leaders met to discuss financial-services regulations in Europe.
Financial leaders, policymakers, academics, and consultants discuss financial-services regulations in Europe.
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Executives from leading financial institutions and think tanks joined policy makers, academics, and management consultants at the Brussels campus of Vlerick Business School for three spirited panel discussions on financial-services regulations in the European Union. Held under Chatham House Rule, this paper does not offer specific attribution on points raised, but draws selectively on the many valuable contributions.
The gist of the debate is that scale and regulatory costs have increased dramatically in the European Union, and that while governments want to tighten control over the financial sector in general, financial institutions as a whole and banks in particular warn that more regulation threatens to become counterproductive, eroding their ability to lend and thus undermining the prospects of new investment and growth.
Everyone seems to agree that strict regulations are both required and desirable, but they must be appropriate, adaptive, sufficient, and transparent. There is widespread doubt that current regulations embrace these qualities. Indeed, regulations really aren't all that appropriate, given the excess focus on retail banking and less on other financial industry segments, such as shadow banking. They may be adaptive, but in the wrong way, as pre-crisis regulations slowly enabled global integration, but post-crisis national tightening has led to fragmented, inward-looking and contradictory policy. Sufficiency is difficult to define, but the current approach may lead to overkill. Lastly, transparency—less since the involvement of various regulators in a single financial institution—leads to contradictory effects. Overall, the equilibrium between free market and regulation remains elusive—and the continuing crisis may affect it even more.Close
The EU's Public Sector Spending Problem
A huge GDP gap haunts European governments as they seek to balance between government spending levels GDP trends.
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Europe's public sector has a problem. Government spending in the 27 member countries of the European Union (EU27) was almost 50 percent of gross domestic product in 2011. The result is a GDP gap of €247 billion—in other words, the amount governments overspent.
What's more, compared with other regions, Europe's ratio of government spending to GDP is 9 percentage points higher than the nearest contender (the United States) and more than double that of China, primarily because of social security.
The question is whether it will be possible for European countries to survive while preserving social security. To answer this, A.T. Kearney performed preliminary research on government spending in the EU27.
The research finds that governments can take steps forward by closing the GDP gap through economic development initiatives, balancing public spending and GDP by reducing operating costs, optimizing procurement, improving employee productivity, implementing lean processes into the public sector, and incorporating shared services.
Some EU27 countries face tremendous challenges dealing with the crisis, but the picture is not all bad. Many issues can be solved by optimizing procurement and improving productivity. Wise leaders will help their governments put the right strategies in place for a sustainable future for Europe.Close
Can Mergers and Acquisitions Still Meet Future Defense Challenges?Aol Government, 26 November 2012
In a debate between improved economies of scale and supplier concentration, will the benefits achieved through M&As meet future defense challenges?
Russia's National Drug Insurance: Healthy Society, Healthy Economy
As Russia faces a declining population and a rise in chronic illness, a new pharma-focused healthcare system could be the cure.
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As we know by observing other countries, effective healthcare systems are both possible and affordable. For Russia, such a healthcare system presents the government with a golden opportunity to provide a social and economic breakthrough for its people.
Russia isn't alone in its problems, and the lessons learned from the country's current dilemma are instructive for countries seeking to reshape healthcare policy as a way to drive and support sustainable economic development. This paper examines a major aspect of the healthcare policy debate taking place in Russia today—national drug insurance (NDI).Close
(re)Building a Post-Earthquake Japan
From the devastation of March 11, 2011, may come a new birth for Fukushima and Japan.
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On the Richter scale, the quake is 9.0, the most powerful ever to strike Japan. Even as the aftershocks rumble, none of us imagines the approaching tsunami traveling behind the quake, across the Pacific, toward Japan's eastern coast. When the waves break, the news is immediately horrifying, and only grows more so. More than 20,000 people are dead or missing.
The catastrophe is not over. Three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant flood and suffer core meltdowns. Radiation levels rise. An estimated 150,000 people move out or are evacuated while municipal officials impose a 20-kilometer exclusion zone around the power station. Around the world Fukushima becomes a household name for the worst possible reasons.Close
Paying More for Less in Defense BudgetsAOL Government, 21 May 2012
Inflation in defense programs exceeds other industries because of perpetual budget and execution cycles and a lack of true competition.
Achieving Affordability: A Smarter Approach to the Pentagon BudgetThe Hill, 9 April 2012
The defense industry must pursue an affordability path with a vengeance.
Executive Spotlight on Jeff SorensonExecutive Biz, March 2012
With 37 years in the Army and the past 20 years managing acquisition programs, Jeff brings a unique government perspective to A.T. Kearney.
Affordability in the U.S. Defense Department
Budget pressures are triggering changes in the defense value chain. Commercial-sector success offers a way forward.
The defense value chain is on the precipice of significant change triggered by severe budget pressures. The Department of Defense is at a crossroads. Successes in the commercial sector offer the industry a way forward, but they also beg a key question: Can defense value chains respond similarly?
Budget cuts are increasing pressure in every direction along the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) value chain—from customers (PEOs, SPOs, war fighters), prime contractors, and sub-tier suppliers, to funding providers such as those on Capitol Hill and Wall Street. The pressure is forcing the government and its suppliers to dramatically challenge the status quo.
A.T. Kearney interviewed 18 defense-sector senior officers and executives from various areas along the defense value chain. They presented a wide range of perspectives on improving affordability—suggesting that defense acquisition (buy side) and development, production, and sustainment (sell side) are ill equipped to meet today's new realities.Close
The City of the Future
Every city has different objectives to fulfill, and a wide range of strategic options available to achieve them.
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A.T. Kearney's Global Cities Index—which measures the degree of openness, relevance, and global integration of cities around the world—underscores how cities are addressing the wave of globalization that has swept the world. City leaders, however, have many objectives, some far more pressing than globalization. Number one is to be a successful leader of a successful city and, thus, get reelected.
Yet whatever the goals, achieving them requires a vision for the future—one that is inspiring, compelling, and credible. When outlining such a vision, city leaders face two distinct but interconnected goals: to protect and improve their citizens' well-being, and to become attractive to the external resources that are so vital for long-term growth. How to make this two-pronged vision a reality?Close
Restructuring Defense Spending for Today's Budget RealityThe Hill, 11 November 2011
Five principles for cutting the defense budget without harming national security.


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Who is the most exciting team in college football? A statistical analysis of excitement
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The folks at SBNation's analytics department have gotten out their calculators in an attempt to tabulate the most (and least) exciting teams in college football. So what, exactly, makes for an exciting college football team?
Everyone's opinion on this varies. Chances are Dana Holgorsen and Woody Hayes would have quite differing views on this subject. But for purposes of this study, the College Football Entertainment Index (CFBEI) takes into account total points per game, margin of victory/defeat, pace and F/+, a Football Outsiders metric. Each team was ranked 1-124 in each category and then had their respective scores added up to get a CFBEI ranking. The lower the total, the more exciting the team. Score lots of points, play close games and win, and you'll shoot up the rankings. Do the opposite, and fall your ranking does the same.
CFBEI Top 10
1. Oregon - 166
2. Arizona - 193
3. Clemson - 205
Texas A&M - 205
5. Oklahoma State - 211
West Virginia - 211
7. Nebraska - 214
8. Baylor - 215
10. Ball State - 230
Obviously, this formula is far from fool proof. Look no further than Sept. 22, 2012, when CFBEI No. 1 Oregon hosted CFBEI No. 2 Arizona. In theory, that should have been the most exciting game of the season. In reality, it was a 49-0 Ducks win. It doesn't take a statistics degree to know that game wasn't very exciting.
Now let's look the other way.
CFBEI Bottom 10
1. Idaho - 646
2. New Mexico State - 639
3. Illinois - 630
4. Massachusetts - 628
5. Kentucky - 617
6. Southern Miss - 607
7. Auburn - 593
8. Colorado - 591
Tulane - 591
10. Wake Forest - 581
Anybody have any objections with that list?
For future reference, the projected 2013 top 10 is the same as the 2012 group, with the exception of No. 10 Ball State falling out and Kliff Kingsbury's Texas Tech squad moving in at No. 7.
View the full rankings here.


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[Papermodels II 46417] Colt 45 Bones Fri Feb 24 18:00:33 2012
Hello All, this is just a little update on my current project, for some odd reason I seem to have a thing about 1:1 scale weapons right now. If anyone is wondering about the 73 Winchester I posted some time ago, well the thing is basically complete but the stock is giving me a huge case of the heebies. I will attack it again in the future, but this one here is a beauty. >From our friends at www.paper-replika.com it's apparently from some game or other although I'm just going to build the stock pistol without all the other stuff that it comes with. Good instructions in the form of graphics but if anyone is going to try it there are a couple of things. One is the trigger, it seems both "sides" of the trigger are not the same and if, like me, you glue the strip joining both sides together onto one side and then later when dry glue the other side on then you'll find out it becomes a disaster. Just check it and trim before gluing. The other thing is during the build of the top slide...there is a part, No 28, that should be glued to the base of the slide, part No 27, before all the framework goes on and then the skin over the frame. Part 28 is shown in the instructions after the thing is put together and trying to get it in and straight afterwards is diabolical. Apart from that it's a pleasure to build and everything is pretty much spot on fit wise. I checked the dimensions of the real thing and it seems pretty accurate although I have yet to measure the hole thingy where the heavy, pointy bit comes out very fast to see if it really <IS> .45. I'll post some pics when finished. Oh yeah, I don't know if anyone has downloaded from Paper-replika lately but click on the BOTTOM download word from the page and not the highlighted one, it takes you to some wretched site where you're supposed to sign up for crap to get the model...nasty !. Bones ------------------------------------------------- Does the name Pavlov ring a bell ???? -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Papermodels II" group. To post to this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/papermodels?hl=en.
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