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Thoughts on the SteGame after a third watch through:
Luck: this was the single best thing that could have happened to him. Picked twice, rebounded twice and clearly had the momentum going our way before the half. This is a champion in the making. We should all take a moment and just be so so so happy that you are getting to see this happen from the ground up. Regarding the first pick, in the first preseason game Luck threw the exact same route to TY on the outside and Jenoris Jenkis almost got his hand on it but didn't. This time on the same route it looks like it was thrown to Taylor for the INT..why do you ask? All you have to do it look at Luck's right foot. Brad posted an article months ago about how Luck has been working on planting his right leg and pushing/turning off of it to give him more power through his hips. It's unnatural for him. He throws hard like a pitcher. He lets his body weight drive the ball not his leg strength and his right leg comes up as he follows through. The pick to Taylor happens because he's getting a lot of pressure from the left side of the line as Anthony Costanzo is getting drilled back and in a momentary panic he wings it out to Reggie Wayne and his right foot come way off the ground. The throw is weak, off target and late = Pick 6. To be fair, Wayne messes up this route. He drifts upfield instead of cutting totally flat to the outside which gives Taylor the angle. However, a better throw would have at least given an incomplete instead of an INT.
What is AMAZING about this kid is that he realized instantly what happened. For the rest of the game that he's in that right foot stays down and he pushes and turns off of it. That's why the rest of the throws look like they have some much mustard on them...because they do. This kid has a gun on him if he just settles into his motion right. I think that out route to the side simply showed him that there is NO way he can get away with a lazy throw like that in the NFL. Starting corners are just way too good for that. What you will note is that his balls to the middle of the field look great. Perfect height, good zip and NOT dangerous. He's just way too good a judge of the defense in open space. However, he has to become a believer in that right leg or he'll throw picks to the side lines all day.
Donald Brown: You gotta believe. Great job blocking. Even better job running. Swear he almost...almost looks like a feature back. He looks calm cool and professional out there. He is way faster than we'd ever thought. His run around the right end showed that in space he can motor. We need to bring the stretch play back for him and stop asking him to pound the middle of the field like we have in the past. Not his strength. He needs room to get going and get gone.
Vick Ballard: THIS IS THE GUY! When he put that spin move off the back of his own blocker, stiff armed Ike Taylor and then got the first I swear I was watching LT in his prime. Thing of beauty. It takes a crazy amount of talent and bravery to spin there then instantly PAWN a tackler coming right at you. Even better, his running between the tackles was decisive and productive. A real threat. I thought he did a decent job in pass blocking as well. He is the clear number two back here. Can we see him catch? I fear he can't...
Collie: Horrible. I'm a doctor and there are a few things worse than seeing someone really suffer with their health. I agree with Brad. He should retire. And do it now. The damage he's already suffered is going to be with him and his kids forever. If I was Grigson or Pagano I would not feel right sending him back into the frey. He's a liability to us and to the team. I love this guy to pieces. His loss maybe the most significant blow to our offense since Manning left.
T.Y Hilton: that INT was horrible. Not bad or terrible but HORRIBLE. Like would probably get most non-3rd-round-we-moved-up-to-get-you rookies cut. Luck throws him open (my man!). The route is actually pretty flat almost like a skinny post but Luck pulls him into the gap between the safeties. Mentally he was trying to adjust to the throw and forgot to catch. He walks into the endzone pretty much untouched if he catches. Tossing it up like that is unforgivable. I respect that he got up and made the tackle after though and he played well for the rest of the game. And I don't mean to be so harsh but in three years that catch will be about playoff wins or maybe SB rings and he has to start making them right now.
Brazil - still looked solid all around. Great catch off the right side to just snatch the ball out of the air which I love. If you look at the best in the game, Megatron, Fitz or Andre Johnson they attack the ball. Defenders can't pick it because they grab it out of the air. More of that for him and he may become a reliable 3 or even 2 with the injuries to Collie and Avery.
Oline - it ain't pretty but it'll work. Last week we really fell apart when 6 or more came. This week..not really. I will say that this is probably due to some really good pick ups by the RB's but we held up okay. We aren't stoning guys but we are keeping them from making plays. Clearly already much better than last year. Satele still one of my favorites. didn't get eaten up like that first running play last time. I'd like to see Costanzo hold his ground more. He's great at directing the rush around but doesn't kill bull rushes as well as he could. Also on the sack right after Luck's first pick there is no way that was a designed naked bootleg...not against the Steelers. That's a move for the Rams. I think Justice just blows the protection.
Fleener/Allen - how can you not be excited about these two as a Colts fan. Fleener showed who he can be last night. Beat the matchups and caught some balls. He plays much much better off the line in space. He can get brutally jammed by LB who have the stature to stick him. In reality he should be our number 3 WR just like Clark was. His blocking was improved but by no means good. He's just not strong enough at his height to fight off some of the rush. They get right underneath him and it's all he can do to re-direct or stall them. And in this offense, that's all we will probably ever ask. Allen on the other hand, can slug some folks. He's going to be a real weapon real fast. I think he will mean more to this team this year than Fleener will. He's more polished right now as a play but Fleener clearly has the upside. Allen looks great at H back and should stay there. Good blocking, good routes and good hands.
Griff Whalen - Looked like Wes Welker. As much as I hate him, that's a huge compliment to Whalen. Caught everything crisp. Took some real shots and wanted to keep running. Fast, crisp and compact. I'm rooting for him. Hard. Collie's injury probably means he sees more reps this week. And my guess is Pagano and Grigson just being the kind of gritty "get er done" kind of guys they seem to be might just run him with the 1's to see how he does. He and Luck see eye to eye and he may find a way on this roster. That clearly means that Crosby and Ross do not make it. I think they should keep Kris Adams because he represents a combination of size and speed that we are really really lacking. Wayne, Avery, Hilton, Brazil, Adams, Whalen.
Wayne - gonna have a huge year. If you can pick him up in fantasy do it. Being the motion guy gives him tons of mismatches and he will exploit them. Apart from that one out route I have nothing bad to say. Matter of fact how was this not a bigger deal in training camp how much he's moving around. I think unlike our Manning offense we will not rely on perfect execution to win and that just excites me.
Mario Addison - he and Ballard and just letting us know they are here to stay. CONSTANT pressure from his side. Spin move just a10th slower than Freeney's. Bull rush has real disruptive power. I kid you not. He matter on pretty much every single passing play he's in. Has great instinct for the ball and made a bad tackle look worse. He is a must to make the roster. If we traded Freeny today for a CB I would have no fear.
Jerry Hughes - I was watching the game and started thinking that I just don't believe yet. He had a few tackles with his chest...again like he was surprised to run into the guy. His first step is average. However, he did show a couple things. He beat the pants off the tackle on his sack and make a great tackle. Looked like Mathis frankly. He also shows surprising good pursuit to the ball. I still think he's a little slower than he need to be to be great. If he can learn whatever it is that Freeney/Mathis do to just explode he will be a great asset this year. I need another good performance to believe. I'd like to see him start in the 4th game against another teams 1's.
Freeman - I'm still a doubter. I just do not think he is fast enough. I fear he's going to be chasing down plays from behind the whole season. Conner is downright reckless. He like a hungry wolf off the chain. Once he smells blood he goes. Clearly we will pay for this on play action and fakes but at least I feel like he's causing trouble. However, Freeman did caused the fumble by the Steelers running back not Powers. If you watch it again he reaches out and jars the ball loose. Granted, Powers essentially jumps through the guy's chest on the hit but that ball was on it's way out. I just need to see him get to a play in the backfield or bring down a QB after getting blocked. Fokou for instance really blew up at least one play with pure speed and decisiveness.
Bethea - this guy's pretty good huh? Granted Big Ben just threw a ball he shouldn't have but you still have to actually make plays which Bethea did. If you note, the WR had Justin King smoked because of how much cushion King gives.
Powers - SO MUCH BETTER THAN OUR OTHER DB's IT'S SCARY
Justin King - remember how I said he was a sure tackler last week...strike that. He whiffed twice where he should have made the play. Still gives way way too much of a cushion. No doubt our liability is in our secondary. It's a testament to how well the front 7 are playing that we have not be burned for more big plays even in two games.
Brown - didn't know who he was last week but I do now. He looked like Suggs out there. However, it's clear that on an old team like the Steelers with major offensive line problem that he may have looked better than he is. I'd like to see him play with the 2's. Blocked punt was just the athlete in him. Jumped the line and dove. Beautiful.
Nevis/Mathew - not getting enough credit. Doing solid jobs. Mathews is commanding a lot of double team blocks to control him which is key. If we can get our NT's to do the same we can turn it up.
Stanton/Harnish - scary thing is that both of them could probably start for the Jets right now. Stanton looked solid which I think is a real asset. Didn't do anything crazy but didn't carve them up either. Pressured and moved well without making bad decisions. First step in being a good back up is not to be a liability. Harnish throws a great ball. Pretty to look at with some nice zip. He basically might have thrown Whalen on the team. Pick was another rookie mistake.
Overall, this was an ideal second game. I'm glad we had such a slow start. I'd hate to just be tearing teams up in the preseason and then fall flat when when season comes. Luck showed the will to forget and the ability to get better. That's what champions do, they feel their mistakes and get stronger not weaker because of them. In 5 years I predict the whole Luck Vs RG III pre draft debate will seem laughable.
On a side note, probably the most underrated issue with us is that we have the number one waiver wire spot. In a week, about 600 players are going to hit the market and we get our choice. There is no doubt that someone we love on this team is not going to make it to the 53 man roster. I'd start the hacking on the corner backs list.
Updates after the jump
Fleener - blocking is even worse than I thought. Once he gets thrown to side into Wayne on a running play. Both of their assignments make the tackle. Two other times he gets driven right back into the play. He is 100% a liability when asked to block. We need to play him off the line. Allen however, is totally solid.
Costanzo - looked great. He owned on the left side all night. He at one point slaps the DE in the shoulder so hard the guy is blown like 10 yards passed the play. In fact the left side of the line looked much better than the right. Olsen kinda sucks. He got swum or pushed back multiple times.
Moala - he's a non factor on defense. 2 games and he hasn't had his name called for really anything. He just occupies a blocker and that's it. I think Nevis and Matthews should start before he does.
Conner - the Antonio Brown TD is really his fault. He bites hard on the play fake and then just looks tired running the play down from behind. Freeman who was further away from the play at least got a hand on him.
Addison - also confused the opposing tackle pretty easily by changing up the timing and patterns on his rushes. Very nice again.
Luck - that throw to Brazil was another prime example of the right leg issue. It floats just enough when he throws like to allow DBs to even be in in the competition to snag the ball. If he plants the leg those throws come out like lasers. This is the "arm strength" issue that has been the only knock on him.
Thanks for the comments and the recs. Appreciate the feedback. I'll try to write these as often as I can.


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Pastor Dave Tristani joins Carol to discuss Pope Francis and what the election means for the Catholic Church.
Pastor Dave Tristani joins Carol to discuss Pope Francis and what the election means for the Catholic Church.
Who is Pope Francis? A look at the person behind the title
New Pope Francis from Argentina speaks for the first time, prays, and aks for blessings from the large crowd of onlookers in St. Peter's Square on Wednesday.
Associate Administrator of Catholic Charities, Father Wayne Watts, joins Mike to discuss Pope Francis.
New Pope Francis emerges from red curtains, looks out at the crowd in St. Peter's Square and prepares to say his first words. (CNN)
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina is announced as the new pope. (CNN)
Professor of Catholic Studies at DePaul University Alexander Stummvoll joins Mike to discuss the details of electing a new pope.
Raw footage: White smoke began to billow from the Sistine Chapel at 1:06 p.m. (CST), indicating a new pope has been chosen.
This bird apparently wants to be the first to know when the new pope is elected.
Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on Wednesday morning, indicating that the 115 Cardinals inside have not yet chosen a new pope.

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The News & Observer writer Charles Chandler poses five questions regarding the Panthers 2009 prospects following two preseason losses. The five are good questions that I'm going to add five more to:
Question 6: Who in the world is going to start at LDT in the season opener?
Panther rookie Marlon Favorite and Corvey Irvin show promise and should get in the rotation at least periodically. Neither player though has shown enough consistency or skill to be the season long solution. So if it's obvious the Panthers will need to bring in a veteran just exactly when will they do that? Will the Panthers give up a draft pick and/or player for a decent player or will they simply sign another teams' cast off? There is potential for the Panthers to overpay given the entire league knows they are in dire need.
Question 7: Who is the #3 wide receiver?
The word from camp is Dwayne Jarrett is finally showing his potential but in the first two games Kenneth Moore has outplayed him. Moore seems better suited for the slot than Jarrett while Jarrett still seems to be a year away (I'm being kind).
Question #8: Who is the #2 QB?
QB coach Rip Scherer said Matt Moore would get his opportunity and he played pretty good this past week. His stat was less than impressive but he stood in the pocket, showed some awareness and made a couple nice throws. It would appear at the moment though the competition with Josh McCown is still wide open.
Question #9: Is it time to get worried about RB Jonathan Stewart?
If he's going to be available for the season opener he needs to get into practice soon. Darin Gantt reported this morning that Stewart was still being held out. If he can't start participating in full practices by the end of the week you might want to prepare mentally for Mike Goodson to back up DeAngelo Williams in the season opener.
Question #10: Who will be the starting nickel cornerback?
CJ Wilson appeared to have the inside track but rookie Sherrod Martin is a 2nd round pick and 7th round rookie Captain Munnerlyn has impressed in man coverage. There was talk over the off-season Richard Marshall would move from the outside to the nickel and Wilson would play the outside but we haven't seen much of that so far. None of the above separated themselves from the pack as of yet.
After the next preseason game at home against the Ravens some of the answers to these questions might surface. Don't be surprised though if we don't get all the answers until the opener against the Eagles.


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Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1-0 Celtic
An own goal edged a spirited Inverness past league champions Celtic in the Scottish Premiership clash in the Highland capital.
The deciding moment came in the 1-0 success came in the 65th minute when Marley Watkins got away down the right side and fired in a cross which goalkeeper Lukasz Zaluska could only parry. The ball rebounded straight off Hoops defender Eoghan O'Connell, who was helpless as the ball rebounded into the net.
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Outfit of the Day: Bright Bloom
I'm one of those weirdos who loves the summer heat. I love the ease of throwing on light clothing, baring my skin to the warmth of the sun, and watching my yard become an unruly ecosystem of greenery, animals, full of buzzing bees in the day and singing crickets and frogs at night. I will say, this is my first successful garden ever by my own hand. I remember all five senses being hit with the beauty, smells, sounds, touch, and taste of the gardens my mom planted every year. I was never able to get anything fruitful nor did I ever have the space to create such a sanctuary before, so it is particularly special to me to do now that I have my own place with my hubs. There is nothing more satisfying than making something from nothing. Watching sunflowers grow above my head, picking fresh jalapeños for cooking, and mint for a mojito are staples of this particularly hot summer that I will always remember.
As for fashion, my closet has been accumulating crop tops of all kinds for awhile now, and they take up their own little section I am pretty proud of. If you had asked me years ago if I would be walking out of my house baring my belly, beautifully and unapologetically- I would of called you crazy. I guess we all have things that we dare to try and love. If we cultivate a love for ourselves just as we are now, there's no telling what kind of things will bloom from that self- acceptance.
Skirt: Gwynnie Bee (Size up!)
Crop top: F21
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There will be an up-welling this season the likes few have ever noticed, now there are gonna be some teams you should not be able to throw against. But with seams that open, TE occupancy will be the Normality. There is a (Plateau) of sorts, but why "put a Ceiling" on a thought 5000 yds. sound bout rite
6,000 total yds. is a goal, that's to much, but why not put a realistic number to an Idea you say? Rampent i say there is no safety barrier, around Unbridled Enthusiasm, i'm sure we don't want our "new toy hurt" from trying to make a first down with his feet. But they are athletes, how to say (Fierceness of spirit) still sigh. It's marking the day, there are post flying up-who's gonna benefit the most amongst our rookies.
Should we not be amused are we not entertained, has the "hospitality not been offered" do we not except. Um just a threatening fan on the side-lines but a ferocious behavior will not deter me from going to see my team in action once again this year. I love the Dolphins & don't wish to see them leave so down with this (Tear-Jerk) of a guy spelled it wrong ( I don't care). So the guy killed "the bill" for a fixit upper down in Miami, we'll let him sweat come next election huh.
Jamar Taylor will receive err acquire the most accolades for his Prowess on the field due to the fact that Mr. Ireland did his home-work Thank-you sir; somehow (our thoughts) were dead set on "Dion" as Pressure does equal Coverage, in my state of mind last year. I could have bitten the heads off of nails, Thank good-ness that i've stuck with trees.
I've relegated my thoughts to a simpler way of thinking, as all the hype is calming & i'm recognising the triggers of emotion. That set me on such a boastful outbreak of Strategies were i was playing out in my mind that Miami was gona rule the AFC, way over the top i was Wielding it with immense conviction. Life is an awaking experience live-it!
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DescriptionPlease note: Starter version, runs full-featured, but only 5 times. Find the full version here: http://play.google.com/store/search?q=pub:hdop
A "noise light" is similar to a traffic light. It makes the colors green, yellow and red from different sound levels (and similar to a traffic light, green means "OK", red means "ALERT", and yellow is the transition state).
Note that this app is NOT a calibrated sound level meter, and is therefore NOT appropriate for professional use.
You can adjust the thresholds for "Yellow" and "Red", depending on your personal taste.
Also adjustable is the response time so that a level change does not lead to a color change immediately. Only a certain duration of level changes lead to color changes. This prevents single peaks of noise from triggering color flicker.
"Red" can trigger an alarm using Text to Speech with text you can edit in settings, or by playing an audio file from SD Card. You can set a fixed volume, or use the media volume.
A click on the display (or optionally rotating it) shows some statistics.
There is also a log-file option with the possibility to visualize the recorded data as diagram (when the display is rotated).
The maximun recording time is 10 hours. The log file (log.csv) is located in the directory "Noise Light" on the SD Card and is overwritten each time the app is started. As an alternative, several log files (date-time.csv) are also possible.
In addition log files can be processed by programs like "Excel&Co".
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MILLSBORO, Del. - Two agriculture giants are coming together for a new seed sale business.
Perdue Agribusiness and DuPont Pioneers are building an 8,400 square foot seed sales and crop advisory facility in Millsboro, Delaware, on the site of Perdue's grain facility.
Julie DeYoung, a representative from Perdue tells WMDT "Perdue Agribusiness has a strong history of buying grains locally and our philosophy is basically to buy whatever farmers want to grow, guaranteeing them a good local market for their crops."
The location will bring six new jobs to the region, and is expected to open early 2014.


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The Beaufort Police Department will be conducting active shooter training exercises on both Tuesday and Wednesday in the Lowcountry.
The training will begin at 8 a.m. at the Beaufort Police Department and will move to Beaufort Elementary School at noon Tuesday, where it also be held on Wednesday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Several law enforcement vehicles will be seen parked around the school. Students will not be on campus during the training exercises.
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William Hague MP helps to fill boxes of treats for soldiers (From Darlington and Stockton Times)
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William Hague MP helps to fill boxes of treats for soldiers
Updated 5:19pm Wednesday 13th February 2013 in News By Ashley Barnard, Reporter (Richmond)
A GROUP of volunteers in Richmond were joined by the Rt Hon William Hague MP to pack boxes to be sent to soldiers in Afghanistan.
The boxes, for the charity Support our Soldiers, were filled with sweets, snacks, toiletries, pens, books and messages of thanks and well wishes.
Local campaigner Jake Grose said: "It was great to do our bit for Support our Soldiers.
"The charity has delivered more than 100,000 parcels to serving troops in Afghanistan and Iraq since 2003.
"It's an admirable organisation and it's great to be able to go a little way to showing our brave troops that we are thinking of them."
More details about Support Our Soldiers can be found at www.supportoursoldiers.co.uk
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Damu McCoy
S4-D Innovation in Recruiting Diverse Talent
About Damu McCoy
Damu is the director of Talent Acquisition at Target. Damu leads the headquarters experienced and campus recruiting teams who are responsible for bringing the best talent to Target.
Damu began his career at Target in 1994 as a business analyst. Since that time, he has held numerous positions, including regional manager in Field Talent Acquisition, senior group manager in Merchandising Process and System Development, senior buyer in Consumables, buyer in Electronics, and various Merchandise Planning positions.
Damu received his bachelor's degree from Wittenburg University.


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Expanded gambling could change the game in Albany
Albany, NY, Jan 13, 2012 — One of the main planks in Governor Cuomo's State of the State address was the legalization of casinos in New York. Expanding gaming to non-Native casinos would require an amendment to the state Constitution. That's a long political process, and could add to the mix of lobbying money flowing into Albany. The Innovation Trail's Matt Richmond reports.


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NYC Parks Events Calendar
Get up, get out, and do something! Just about any day of the year, you can find something fun, informative, and healthy to enjoy at an area park. Feel free to browse the listings below, or use the search tools to find an event that matches your interests and location.
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Saturday, September 13, 2014
Shape Up NYC Dance Fitness for Adults
at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
We'll be combining Latin, international, and popular music with dance moves for an aerobic workout.
Category: Fitness
Bryant Park Juggling
at Bryant Park, Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Test your coordination and dexterity with free juggling lessons. All skills are welcome and equipment is provided.
Category: Kids
GreenThumb Annual Harvest Fair
at Green Gems (in ), Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
This annual harvest celebration honors thousands of community gardeners and greening professionals across New York City for their work during the season.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Concerts, Festivals, Games, Kids
What's the Buzz About Bees?
at Queens Botanical Garden, Queens
12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
What's the Buzz About Bees? Saturday, September 13, noon to 1:30pm Fee: $5 per person; registration required - see below Celebrate our winged aviators at this family-friendly…
Category: Education, Nature, Kids
Central Park Tour: Iconic Views of Central Park
at Outside the Dairy Gift Shop (in Central Park), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Learn about the park's history and how its designers, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, struggled to make their vision our reality.
Category: Nature, History, Tours
Citizenship Classes for Adults
at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx
12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
In this class, students will review sample citizenship questions as well as practice English comprehension, pronunciation, and listening skills.
Category: Education
Conference House Tours
at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Come to The Conference House in Tottenville for guided tours through an historic house where Benjamin Franklin, Edward Rutledge, John Adams and Lord Howe met in an attempt to end the…
Category: Education, History, Tours
Volunteer to Compost in Sherman Creek
at Sherman Creek Park (in Sherman Creek), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Help process food scraps collected from the neighboring Inwood Greenmarket and learn about the Sherman Creek Compost site.
Category: Education
Creative Actions Art Workshop: Knitting From Wildlife
at Ecology Building (in Wave Hill), Bronx
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Learn how to knit with multiple yarns and colors with artist Ruth Marshall, whose work is included in the fall exhibition in Glyndor Gallery. Inspired by exotic animals endangered by…
Category: Art
Circus Amok at Socrates Sculpture Park
at Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Circus Amok blends traditional circus skills with experimental dance, puppetry, music old and new, performance art and improvisational techniques.
Category: Dance, Festivals, Kids, Theater, Waterfront
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Discover announced today that it is partnering with Google to allow cardmembers to save their credit card directly into Google Wallet by logging into the online Account Center at discover.com/googlewallet.Paying with a smartphone is growing. According to InformationWeek
This will give Discover cardmembers the ability to tap and pay for purchases in-store in conjunction with the Google Wallet application on a compatible Near Field Communication (NFC) smartphone, as well as make purchases online, for a simpler, more convenient shopping experience. Cardmembers using Google Wallet to pay for items with their Discover card will continue to earn Cashback Bonus® rewards.
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Mobile payment technology is an area of intense competition at the moment, despite lack of consumer interest or perhaps because of it--there's no dominant player. Startups, technology companies, financial companies, and telecom companies are all racing to popularize their way to make electronic payments with mobile devices.Do you see yourself paying with a smartphone in the future?
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Saturday, March 27, 2010
The Company I Keep, The Company I Crave
It figures that the day after posting "Running" I twist my ankle.
Right in the middle of a good run, just past the bulldozers widening the bike path, I slipped on a stone. I couldn't stand for ten minutes or so, and while I sat in the dirt pile by the murky water I wondered what the hell I would do if I couldn't walk at all. I hobbled back to the school. Into the evening my ankle swelled up like a softball, and the next morning my boss, the great Annie, made me an appointment with a Traditional Chinese doctor. I barely filled out some paperwork (it was entirely in Chinese except for "email") before I met with the doctor, who pressed parts of the bulge and bones in my feet and told me not to eat "spicy, bananas, ice, beer, vinegar." Then the woman behind the counter set me up beside a steamer. It was an ancient looking contraption--a murky beaker strapped to a pole, wrapped in a stained cloth. The liquid inside was mud-colored and smelled like wet trees. I sat on a little wooden stool just barely tolerating the burn of the steam, not just on the swollen part of my ankle but all over my foot. The old woman next to me watched with a bemused look on her face while I heaved and winced. In subsequent visits I've watched people back away from the steam a little bit or cover their injured body parts with the wash cloths the nurses provide, but I didn't know any better on my first visit. My only example was that old woman, leaning into the pain.
After that hot experience I sat in a chair waiting to meet with someone who would move the qi around my ankle with massage and traditional topical medicines. The people receiving treatments in front of me were spotted with bruises from a treatment that involves attaching translucent cups, like suction cups, to specific part of their bodies to collect blood there. I had seen my boss's perfectly circular bruises a month or so before and I was nervous. The man who called my name, or something close enough to my name, had a kind face and I relaxed. He very gently took my foot in his hands and read it, pressed certain parts for more information, which he found in the looks of pain or ease on my face. Very tenderly he rubbed an amber salve into my skin that twinkled like menthol and massaged the area around the swelling, up into my calves and around my knees. When he cracked my toes and moved my foot around it popped in strange places. Then he took out a rectangular cloth coated in a dark and thick layer of something cool that smelled like black licorish, wrapped it tightly around my foot, put a brace on my ankle and asked me to come back the next day.
"Suh-fuh" he calls me now, and he smiles whenever I come in. Since Tuesday I keep a little ways away from the steam and I know he will be gentle with me so I am not nervous while I wait for him to fix me. Already my ankle feels a lot better and the swelling has gone down. Sometimes I feel little zings of pain in my knee but when I go in to the doctor that kind man presses it away. And all for 3 USD.
Now I'm sitting on a bench at the park near home. I've tucked my dirty hair beneath a sweatshirt (it's a perfectly chilly day) and I've brought a glass of wine to the park with me. After class this morning Max and I stopped by a breakfast place near school and ate sao bing jia dan--scrambled eggs sprinkled with green onion, fried in oil and dropped into a split open, fresh and flakey slice of sesame bread. Max ordered warm soy milk too, which I happily helped him drink. I get nervous after class because the whole afternoon lies before me, so empty of obligation or company. I have a love/hate relationship with Wednesday afternoons too, which are all mine.
Two Wednesdays ago the weather was beautiful and I road my bike all around Da-an, picking up books at the public library and riding through Da-an Park and neighborhoods around Zhongxiao Fuxing I had yet to discover. As the afternoon wore on I started to crave my porch at home. I had overpriced coffee on the second story balcony of a miniature restaurant on Shida, near the street Kiah used to live on. From there I could watch the comings and going of lots of university students in their shiny layers and feux glasses. I am in awe of these Taiwanese--or specifically Taipei--people who attend to every detail when it is all I can do these days to take a shower and find anything at all to wear. In the past few years I have dipped in and out of enjoying and resenting clothes. Nothing in stores or markets fits me quite right and what is stylish here does not suit my body at all. I'd look like a kid dressed as a pumpkin for Halloween if I tried to make Taipei looks work for me, so I'm left with a few stretched out jeans and t-shirts that smell permanently of car exhaust. So, it must have been in a t-shirt and jeans that I sat on that porch sipping coffee and reading the excruciatingly gentle Gilead feeling very lonely.
Parts of that book--when the old Reverend talks about touching his wife's wet hairline or about the sad miracle of his old age and his son's youth, made me cry. I wonder how much I cried for my own loneliness, for the fact that I had no one in Taiwan to come to my rescue and a sleeping family and friends on the other side of the world, and how much I cried for the beauty of Reverend John Ames' recollection of loneliness. I hope I'm capable of empathy like that, not just projection, or--even worse--comparison and contrast. But sometimes the only ways to navigate the distances between people are through strategies of relating as insufficient as those.
I haven't made many friends in Taiwan. I say that it's because I've always known I was leaving, or because all the people I meet are Kiah's friends and I feel a strange obligation to know them through her and not through my own experiences of them. Marilynne Robinson, when asked about her private and solitary life, says there is just too much to read to spend a lot of time being social. She also says that there is nothing more human than a novel. Like an egg cracked and dropped on a pan, that idea sends my thoughts in 360 degrees and every one of them solidifies. I'm left with no single response or feeling about that idea. Besides Max, Kiah, and Sam, novels have been my best company in these past eight months or so. There was Reverend John Ames, sitting with me on the balcony of a rickety and rat-infested café in Taiwan, sharing the difference between what he feels and what he wishes he felt (which, as far as I'm concerned, is a most poignant gap very rarely revealed). If it's between that conversation and the sort I might have with a new aquaintance that goes like, "Where are you from?" or "How long have you been in Taipei?" I choose the former. I don't think I'm in danger of becoming a recluse. I love to talk and listen and touch and be touched. There is an amount of freedom, though, in feeling that I could live almost anywhere and live through a great many things so long as I had paths to the root of what it might mean to be human.
And there are characters come to life in my own imagination, fleshed out in the stories I've written. There's the anemic, manic and manipulative Garth. There's a nameless narrator with a bad habit of making caricatures out of actual people, surprised by the dimension and unpredictability of a girl named Sal. From Helen's mind I wrote pages and pages, but my understanding of her is not so clear. I'm only really certain she's selfish and imaginative and diagnosed with mental disorders (which tells you very little, I realize). And now there's a middle-aged woman, also selfish but more stuck, trying to refigure her place in a fractured family (I realize that this sounds like a corny query letter…). I've abandoned her for awhile and picked up a first-person voice of an American girl in Taipei, privately tutoring two girls from very different Taiwanese families that ultimately challenge and form her cultural understandings (ditto...). We'll see how this one goes.
We have four months left now. Soon after arriving in Taiwan we talked to Mark, Max's dad, about visiting in March and it seemed like such a long way away. It's hard to believe he already came and went. When his mother, Vivian, came I ached a little bit for my parents and when Mark left that same feeling gathered and glowed in my throat. These four months will pass as quickly as the last four did, so I must spend them well. I must appreciate the kindness of the people in this place and commit to memory the particular combinations of rust colors and turquoises and lime greens, the density of the jungle mountains wrapped around the tile-coated city, the wonderful feeling of ordering successfully in Chinese, and the capacity of little children to love and forgive an exasperated teacher. Mark's presence helped me re-see these things I love, as the company of fresh eyes will. When I walk past the organ stand on Tong-An I forget not to look. Mark held his breath past the same smells that used to gag me. "Used to." Since his visit I've realized I don't smell the tea eggs in Seven-Eleven anymore. Besides my sense of smell, I truly wonder how you--you who I will soon talk to and listen to and laugh with and call to come rescue me on lonely days--will find me changed in four months time, after twelve months away.
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Unless you suffer from allergies, Tallahassee is a beautiful place to be in the springtime. And as Florida State football kicks off its spring practice on March 19, so do we begin our FSU spring preview at Tomahawk Nation. FSU is coming off a 9-4 season. That the team won 9 games and the year was considered a disappointment says a lot about expectations and how far the program has come since the 'Lost Decade™'. Not that those expectations are unjustified. FSU has won more games in the last two years than all but 12 major conference teams, but it should have been a win or two better in 2011. That it wasn't was a disappointment.
And one of the most disappointing players of the season was quarterback EJ Manuel. Manuel came into 2012 with high expectations based on his prior performance as a backup to Christian Ponder. But a shoulder injury, mental struggles and an inconsistent offensive line conspired to prevent him from reaching his potential. Manuel went 203-311 (65%), 2,666 yards and an efficiency rating of 151. To that, he added 150 rushing yards, which doesn't really tell us a lot since the NCAA foolishly adds sack yardage into rushing totals.
There are a lot of questions about Manuel heading into his final year at Florida State. The first, for spring, is how much he will participate. Manuel suffered a fractured fibula in the bowl win against Notre Dame. (Few noticed this, but our resident MD, 'True Cubbie' did, as he texted me during the game and said that something was wrong with Manuel's leg and to notice that all the snaps in the second half had come from the shotgun.)
It should be noted before I delve into this analysis that people do consider Manuel to be physically tough. The injuries he suffered have not been of the nature that tougher players would have played through them (separated shoulder, finger injury where the bone sticks out of the skin, etc.) It's difficult (for everyone, coaches included) to determine the extent that his injuries affected his play. You can say it was his non-throwing shoulder, but it clearly had an effect on his throwing motion. I imagine the pain didn't help his decision making, either.
To Manuel's credit, he did a lot of things well and is a decent quarterback. That I am focusing on specific (some would say minor) issues is actually a testament to his overall game. They are some of the issues he needs to fix to become a great college quarterback and go to the next level.
One of the best things he did was avoiding picks, slicing his interception percentage in half compared to his first two seasons. He also continued to create big plays in the passing game. I happen to believe these are related, as deep passes in one-on-one coverage are not often intercepted, provided that the receiver plays defensive back on a really bad throw.
Oh, and Manuel continues to be excellent with play action fakes. If FSU had a better running game (see running back and offensive line previews yet to come), these would be more effective as opposed to just pretty.
Also, remember that FSU's offense was neither good nor terrible. Sure, compared the the excellent attacks in '09 (4th) and '10 (7th) it may have seemed terrible, but it really wasn't. All told, FSU finished with the 32nd best offensive season (adjusted for opponent quality, field position, defensive scoring, etc.). But it wasn't what a program like Florida State should expect, either, and it needs to get back up to the level of '09 and '10.
Let's get into these issues...
I wonder if the expansion of the offense was too much for Manuel to handle. Coach Fisher has said that Manuel had the entire playbook at his disposal when he filled in for Ponder in 2009-10. That was lip service. I'm not sure that Manuel grasped the entire offense, and I'm not sure that he'll be able to this year, either.
And for a coach who just finished coaching one of the sharpest college QBs in a while, that had to be an adjustment. Given all of the other distractions going on last spring, it's easy to say that adjustment did not go well.
I think Fisher and his offensive staff will take a step back and try to make sure that Manuel both understands the play being called, and is comfortable with it and the adjustments that the play entails. Too many free, easy yards were left on the field because of missed checks by the quarterback. Too many plays (including runs) were doomed because of a poor pre-snap read or the lack of a pre-snap adjustment. It made everything look worse, and it was really obvious after losing someone who was so adept at doing so.
So, yeah. Building blocks. Making sure the captain of the offense understands what is going on before adding more wrinkles. If the player cannot handle a lot, and a coach loads up his plate, then sometimes even the simplest of plays become difficult because he is thinking too much.
I also think Fisher has to do a better job of adapting his coaching style to fit his star QB. Some people say they want to play for a tough coach who demands perfection and rides them constantly. But sometimes a player says one thing without realizing the style of coaching that would be the best fit for him.
And really, what else could he say? "I want a coach who treats me like a friend and calmly explains to me what I did wrong, in private, etc." makes the kid sound like a gigantic you know what. Even if it is true, you don't want your quarterback to say it. Instead, you want your coach to realize it and subtly change his approach as to not embarrass the QB.
I'm not alone in believing that to be the case here. If a player shuts down when a coach rides him, and that player is the best option, and the coach believes in the player, then it is up to the coach to change his style to get the most out of his player. If the player shrinks down mentally when being publicly criticized in practice, he's unlikely to absorb the detailed instruction that follows the verbal correction. Fisher gets paid millions to get the best out of his players. I'd bet on him getting it fixed.
And the tools are definitely still there. People expect the shoulder will not be a problem, and it is encouraging that it is his non-throwing arm. And in the first few games of 2011, Manuel threw the ball with great velocity, as he also did last spring. It was a marked departure from what FSU fans saw in '09 and '10, when Manuel's motion and various injuries conspired to make his throws less than stellar.
I'd also be remiss to not mention the offensive line as a major factor for Manuel's problems. It was, and it's something we will address in a few days. On the other hand, I believe it gets far too much blame for the offensive underperformance in 2011, and Manuel too little. Those burying their heads in the sand and believing that a healthy, improved offensive line alone will fix Manuel are fooling themselves. Both were major issues.
Still, Manuel needs to be able to have an expectation of protection. It's something he did not have last year. No quarterback can be extremely effective without it. This really is a big issue, and one we'll touch on in the offensive line preview. Can't really say much more about it right now, and instead will try to focus on ways Manuel can improve independent of the offensive line.
Manuel's pocket awareness and presence were baffling at times. He and Clint Trickett combined to take 41 sacks. The spin move fooled few defenders, and he often spun into big hits. Manuel must figure out a way to avoid the rush without using a predictable spin move which takes his eyes away from the field. Part of this is setting the offensive line up for success with pre-snap reads and adjustments. Many notable instances of instant pass rush pressure were not the fault of the offensive line, but of Manuel not setting the correct adjustment.
Another issue is attempting to keep plays alive. Far too often, Manuel would actually evade the initial pressure, but then run himself back into it! And he would hold the ball for way too long. Was this a function of his injury adjustments? Perhaps. But in 2012, he needs to get out and pick up 5-6 yards on a scramble rather than take those huge sacks.
Also, he must do a better job of protecting the football when in the pocket. 9 fumbles is far too many. This is a criticism I've had of Jimbo since 2008. I don't think he does a good job of getting his quarterbacks to avoid fumbling the football when in the pocket. Last year Manuel had a crucial fumble against Virginia (really just an awful game for a quarterback), and a few others as well. Better pocket awareness and more emphasis on in-pocket ball security should help with this some. As would abandoning the half-dive/half-jump move that Manuel seems to favor. Three of his nine fumbles actually came on that move with which he elects to finish runs. It really serves no purpose and is perhaps dangerous as well.
Another aspect of Manuel's game that needs to be worked on, but which I am not sure will be addressed much in spring (see leg injury) is the running game. Manuel cannot be a great college quarterback without his legs. He's simply not sharp enough or accurate enough to make a living solely on his arm. He's a running quarterback and needs to run.
One aspect of the run game that he does extremely well is the traditional option. Manuel has an uncanny knack for feeling the defender and knowing exactly when to pitch. His ability to wait until the last moment really is special. And though it does expose him to hits, that's the risk you have to take, because the reward in Manuel is his dual-threat capability.
Another option, however, that is much safer for the quarterback are the read plays. The veer, zone read, inverted veer, etc. Why are these plays safer? Because the quarterback only keeps the ball if the defender responsible for the player to which the QB would have otherwise given the football elects to follow that player, vacating an area into which the QB will scamper.
For as good as Manuel is at the option play, he is equally as terrible at the zone read. This confounds me to no end. The zone read is a simple, simple play run at the Pop Warner level. The inability of Manuel to run the play, the offensive staff to teach the play, or both, are ridiculous. This has to be fixed, because it is the perfect mesh of utilizing Manuel's legs while still giving him an opportunity to gain yards without a significant chance of taking a big hit. This is something that can be repped over and over again in practice. It also fits Florida State's offensive personnel quite well. Not working on this would be a head scratcher.
Manuel has the potential to be an excellent college quarterback, and he's already a good one, but he and the offensive staff have a lot to work on in order for him to maximize his strengths. His last chance to realize his potential begins in a week.
Clint Trickett
Spring is not just an important time for Manuel. Florida State's backup quarterback situation is also up in the air. Last year, the clear backup was red-shirt freshman Clint Trickett. Trickett, a skinny kid from Tallahassee, was pressed into action against Oklahoma after Manuel's injury, started the Clemson game, and started (but did not finish) the Wake Forest game. He also had mop-pup duty against Louisiana Monroe and Charleston Southern. The results were mixed. Trickett was 44-72 for 675 yards (61.1%), 7 TDs and 4 interceptions. That's a great rating of 160.83. It's also a scary high interception rate (6.3%) against FBS teams. Trickett was not as good as some believed him to be (the OU pass to Greene was luck and really skews the numbers). But he still played admirably for a freshman.
Diagnosed with celiac disease, Trickett has changed his diet to avoid gluten and does look to be more stout. He was listed at 180 last year, but was probably 170. If he can continue to bulk up, he'll have a chance to hold on to the backup job.
Trickett's competition is Jacob Coker, a big (6'5" 235) pound kid who redshirted last season. But don't let his size fool you. Coker is a very good athlete relative to his build. He was raw coming in last season, but did impress in practice with his physical tools. People see this as a battle for the 2013 starting job, but the more pressing decision is one of backup quarterback for the 2012 year.
Freshmen Enrolling Over Summer And Thus Not In This Spring Preview: Jameis Winston and Sean Maguire.
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Ontario extends duck season
Southern District:
Ducks - Sept. 27th to Jan. 11th (black ducks close on Dec. 20th)
Geese - early season: Sept. 4th to 14th
Geese - regular season: Sept. 27 to Dec. 31st
Geese - late season (only where there is no sunday hunting) Feb. 28 to Mar. 7th
(limits are the same except geese - 10 in the early/late season and some other small print for certain wmu's)
Ducks - Sept. 20th to Jan. 4th (black ducks close on Dec. 20th)
Geese - Sept. 2nd to Dec. 17th
northern district:
Ducks: Sept. 10th to Dec. 25th (black ducks close on Dec. 15th)
Geese: Sept. 1st to Dec. 16th
Hard to believe, but our early Canada season opens in 11 days!!
This year they are opening it 2 weeks earlier than normal! Should be very good as the crops are just now starting to be knocked down!!
Haven't spent anytime on an duck pond/field in over 10 years now, hated the time it took to clean them.
Working where I work right now I have and permit to shoot to scare/kill 5 geese each week of the year. It is just a pain in the a** my bosses are at me each day to shoot them just hate to do it except for when they start to piss me off.
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Apr 22 2008
By David Scott
Boston Sports Media Watch
With the rumors already making the rounds of his option to take the Boston Globe buyout, Peter May has confirmed to Scott's Shots that he is, in fact, leaving the paper.
May, who came to the Globe in 1990 from the Hartford Courant and has been the paper's senior basketball writer (and notes compiler) for several years, said via email on Tuesday that he "will cover the Celtics thru the Atlanta series for the Globe" and then be done with his tenure at the paper.
Indications are still strong that Gordon Edes will follow through on his acceptance of a job at Yahoo! Sports. (Edes, when contacted by Shots, would not comment but a friend of Edes who spoke with him in the past 48 hours confirmed that Edes is serious about going to Yahoo!.)
With or without Edes, the Peter May confirmation caps a mess of a month on Morrissey Boulevard that has seen the loss of general columnist Jackie MacMullan, a baseball generalist (Edes) and a hoops hero (May). Add in last May's "retirement" by football and boxing bully Ron Borges and the once mighty Globe sports section has now been ravaged by buyouts, goodbyes and good riddances.
Still-vital Basketball Bob Ryan is writing less and less these days (as his TV commitments become a bit bigger) and Dan Shaughnessy is stuck in a rut as a one-trick pony that lost his trick (Curt Schilling). There's been far more exoduses (Michael Holley, Chris Snow, Michael Smith, Jerome Solomon et al) than entrances and despite some recent, smart web moves, there has yet to be a homerun on that end either (and one large gaffe in the re-designed, but still dreadful Dim Dog).
What was once the Gold Standard of Newspaper sportswriting has become a tarnished shade of bronze. While the competing tabloid, the Boston Herald, has been lean for years now, the starvation at the Globe over recent months is beginning to take its toll on Joe Sullivan's emaciated troops. Morale is low; Titanic jokes are being whispered and who knows what's coming next for the NYT under-performers?
None of this even brings into consideration the bought-out "behind-the-scenes" people, of whom many Globe moles say the biggest loss may be that of assistant sports editor, Ken Fratus (who is believed to be going to ESPN in some capacity). And now, late Tuesday night, there are rumblings that assistant sports editor and key cog, Reid Laymance, a 1983 graduate of Texas, is also heading out of town. (We are efforting confirmation of this item.) Laymance has been at the Globe since 2000 and he, like Edes, was part of fabled staff at The National.
There may very well need to be a re-shuffling of the entire line-up by Sullivan and he would be wise to go to the bullpen for Bob Hohler if the ex-Sox beat man is agreeable to sliding back onto Fenway's field full-time. Hohler handled the beat well and maybe an arrangement where his road work would be reduced would be enough to entice the current features/enterprise/investigative writer back into the grind.
• Sully's Ode to His Gang now feels like it was written a million years ago.
Think this guy dreads coming into work every day to find the latest desk defector? What a mess.
• The following editorial will probably only resonate with the Umies in our midst (or mist), so if you're solely here at Scott's Shots for media musings, you're now dismissed. (As a bonus, you can watch this humorous Bill Simmons "E:60″ piece with Boom Tho Rod Benson (a new teammate of Gordon Edes, in fact!):
However, Steve Buckley, Gerry Callahan, Mike Reiss, Rob Greenfield and the rest of us Blue Wall and Drake disciples are going to have a little chat about a place called The Cage.
And a man named Calipari.
And a former kid named Kellogg. . .
Somewhere in the vicinity of 6 p.m. on Wednesday night in a little gym on a big hill that sits upon the flagship UMass campus in Amherst, one of Our Own will approach a podium wearing (we presume) a maroon tie and a smile the size of a full pie at Antonio's.
Derek Kellogg – who unlike his two immediate predecessors actually knows a thing or two about Puffton Village and Twisters – will become the 21st head coach at the State U., which, if you're counting, has been hoopin' in Naismith's cow pasture for better than a century. Kellogg starts at zero next Fall. He can't possibly be worse than Ray Wilson's .094 winning percentage and let's hope he does better than "No Coach" at UMass, who managed to no-coach his/their way to 29 wins. He begins his head career 343 wins shy of Jack Leaman's school record and 264 away from his mentor, John Calipari's eight-year run of magic.
A magic that still wields its mystical prowess in the Pioneer Valley as the proud papa of two children "matriculating" in Amherst (birth daughter, Erin and basketball son, Derek), Cal pushed hard for "his guy" and he did it because he knows what's best for the place he pretty much built. UMass needs a true Umie now, maybe more than ever. McCutcheon went with the Pitino pistol (Travis Ford) last go-round. This time the choice was a Cal Pal and the results are going to be different. Different enough to rekindle 1996? Maybe not. But different enough that people are going to come to Mullins (and The Cage, we hope, for a throwback game) because the former point guard has come home to his roots in hopes of establishing some with his growing family.
Kellogg's hiring is remarkable for its speed, its sensibility and its overall handling (Bravo, Mr. McCutcheon, Mr. Kenney, et al). The University of Massachusetts has had some mixed results in its three coaches since the end of Calipari-lot but the common thread post-Cal (minus the first couple of Bruiser Flint years) was a discernible lack of interest in the basketball program.
Kellogg, the Springfield-native, Glory Days guard and first-time father-to-be, erases that disinterest and replaces it with a cautious optimism and a fresh look back to a time when the dribbling in the Mullins Center meant something.
Kellogg will be introduced inside the historic Curry Hicks Cage, a building that has been virtually neglected by the most recent hired guns (Steve Lappas and Travis Ford). Kellogg's symbolic taking of the reins in the building where he played a few games and practiced for a whole lot more is not lost on the Umies who notice such things. Kellogg is the perfect hire at the right time. He is Western-Mass. through-and-through, he recruits like the dickens, has a great pipeline for local talent in boyhood-friend TJ Gassnola and, as we'll all learn soon, can coach more than a little bit.
Yep, you can go home again and Derek Kellogg will start proving it from his family's porch: The Cage.
Be sure to join Shots for a liveblog from the Kellogg Introductory presser in the 5 p.m. hour on Wednesday. We'll do our best to give you the flavor and the feel of being back in The Cage once again.
. . . Here's a name that was interviewed and not circulated much. Kevin Nickelberry. Further proof that McCutch and Co. did due diligence but clearly had a direction they wanted to go in.
. . . There's actual enthusiasm on the fan boards, which is nice to see.
. . . How's this for the Cal Coaching Tree in the last few weeks: Billy Bayno, Chuck Martin, Derek Kellogg.
And let's not forget Coach of the Year from the NAC and Becker College, Brian Gorman.
. . . It does appear that Vance Walberg will join Kellogg in Amherst but it's uncertain who else will be on the staff.
David Scott writes from a seaside shanty on the shores of Hull, Mass. and can be reached at shotsATbostonsportsmediaDOTcom.
Scott's first book, with Memphis Coach John Calipari, is scheduled for release in the Fall of 2009.
I feel really, really bad for the Globe's massive fall from grace as it has managed to morph from media powerhouse to laughingstock in a few short years. Wait…no I don't.
DK.. all good.. your 'spot on' that one.
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Nice call on the Umie job Shots. As bad as it is having college hoops over, it's good to have you on the Beantown scene more. Just pitiful on the Globe. Here we go with age again but how I miss the days of Fitzgerald, McDonough, Gammons, Ryan, and even a pre-curse CHB. Maybe it's too much to hold them to the standard of that lineup but we were spoiled badly then.
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Is Peter May writing anywhere??
It sucks that the C's are making this run and we don't get his thoughts
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Hey Richard, And Welcome
Glad you like SS so far!. If you want to make a different color scheme you cant make a 'Subtheme' as such - they are designed for modules. But you could copy/paste the /themes/blackcandy folder to /themes/orangecandy or something . And then you would just need to change the site theme from blackcandy to orangecandy by opening the /mysite/_config.php file and editing the SSViewer::set_theme('orangecandy').
Once you have edited that your site will be using your own 'theme' so you can go ahead and tweak all the images, css etc under the /themes/orangecandy folder.
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Themes designers Im guessing! The lazy bunch... . Has SS really got no liquid themes? well theres a job for someone. For alternative color schemes I think you can just make another theme for now and submit it as a separate theme as thats how it will have to be run and the theme uploader would need to be tweaked to support multithemes etc.
Or unless you provide several colors inside a theme. Have something like html id="BlueTheme" and have support in your css to dynamically change the colors based on the ID on html
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Drupal's Default theme 'Garland' does this (http://drupal.org/node/91964). It would be a good starting point for any hard core theme designer. It actually has a color picker to change core elements to any color on the websafe palette. I always run into sites using this theme, always in different shades.
However, I think such a theme would require a coder too. Drupal has a configuration system in the admin for any theme, so something like this would have to be integrated into the CMS for it to be truly usable for everyone. To my knowledge, only Garland has this level of configuration. All other Drupal themes are static, with customisation working the same way Will describes.
How would we go porting the theme license-wise? I think Wordpress has already ported Garland some time ago. Both are GPL.
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Porting Garland wouldn't be a wise choice IMO. The guys from wordpress were strongly criticised about it and Drupal was extremely unhappy to see their own theme ported to wp.
I would rather advise to develop a similiar theme ourselves (^.^)
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Hmm... am I missing something? Creating some stuff like this requires specifying a few page types, it's not about the theme?!
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City Leaders believe Milwaukee Avenue has the making to be the next "Slide" Road in Lubbock, but better.
Evidence of development can be found at the corner of 4th street and Milwaukee. Developers built a new restaurant that is open for business. It's just the beginning of something big happening right now in Lubbock. The city is turning Milwaukee into an $18 million major through-street. The project will span four miles from 34th Street to 92nd Street. The intersection of 98th street and Milwaukee is nothing but dirt roads, and in one year it will all be transformed into a 7-lane concrete corridor.
City Councilman Tom Martin says the city is planning for the future. He says Lubbock grows about 3,800 new residents a year and Milwaukee just happens to be the "sitting duck" for new development.
"Our estimate from our business development department at the city conservatively says the new Milwaukee corridor, when it's completed, will generate about one billion dollars of new construction. Both residential and commercial development will go on the tax rolls probably in the next five years," said Martin.
In about one year, Martin says the little dusty road will become Lubbock's only corridor where a driver can drive continuously from north Lubbock to the Southern part of the city.
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According to Long Beach Fire Department captain Jim Arvizu, three arrests were made between Feb. 15 and Feb. 19 in connection with three separate arson investigations.
On Feb. 15, a female suspect was arrested in the 800 block of Hoffman for an alleged connection with a fire set the previous day in the 1000 block of Orange Avenue. Arvizu said the woman was charged with arson of an inhabited structure and also allegedly violated her probation.
One day later, a male suspect was arrested for allegedly burning his vehicle near the intersection of 17th Street and Daisy in August 2012. The man was later charged with arson and insurance fraud, Arvizu said.
The final arrest came on Feb. 19 when another male suspect was arrested by police on suspicion of showing false identification to police and burning without a permit.
According to Arvizu, the man was initially contacted by firefighters after allegedly setting fire to belongings in the backyard of his apartment. Authorities said the man told firefighters he knew it was wrong to burn things in public.
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Devils prospect Jon Merrill won't decide on future until completing spring semester at Michigan
While some of Jon Merrill's University of Michigan teammates have already moved on to begin their professional hockey careers, the Devils' 2010 second-round draft pick said he is no rush to make a decision on his future.
Merrill said he intends to finish off his spring semester of classes first and then will make a decision on whether he will go back to Ann Arbor for his junior year or sign with the Devils "at some point," but not immediately after that.
That rules out Merrill getting in some pro games with Albany (AHL) before the end of the 2011-12 season.
"Right now, I'm not going to rush into anything," Merrill told me. "I'm looking forward to getting back to working out and I'm going to concentrate on my classes and finish out the semester and then make a decision for my future, but I'm not setting any timetable."
The 20-year-old Brighton, Mich. native had a tumultuous sophomore season in which he was suspended for the Wolverines' first 22 games because of a violation of team rules.
Merrill offered no additional information on why he was suspended.
"It was just a violation of team rules," he said. "It was something that I had to take care of and I did and I'm in a good place now because of that."
As difficult as it was for Merrill to sit out the first half of the season, he believes he will be better off as a player and a person because he went through that.
"Absolutely," the 6-foot-3, 206-pound defenseman said. "Just when you get so close to not being able to play again and your hockey career is in jeopardy, it put things in perspective."
In 18 games after his return, Merrill had two goals, nine assists and a plus-12 defensive rating. He was far from satisfied with his season, though.
"I always want to do better," Merrill said. "I think I had some ups and downs and the way it ended was disappointing."
Michigan's season ended with a 3-2 overtime loss to Cornell in the first-round of the NCAA tournament last Friday.
Since then, some of his Michigan teammates have already signed pro contracts, including forward Chris Brown, a 2009 second-round draft pick who decided to forego his senior college season to sign with the Phoenix Coyotes today.
Merrill said neither the time he missed while he was suspended nor the departure of some of his teammates will impact what he'll do next season.
"I wish all of them the best, but it really has got nothing to do with anything else but what's the best decision for me," Merrill said.


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The parents of a three-year-old girl who died after a wall collapsed on her are campaigning to include retaining and load-bearing walls under current building regulations.
Meg Burgess suffered 'catastrophic' injuries during the tragedy, which happened near Prestatyn in 2008. It later emerged in court that the wall had not been built to the standard required.
Lindsay and Peter Burgess have won the backing of Chester MP Stephen Mosley, who will present a Ten Minute Rule Motion in the House of Commons later on the issue of wall safety.
He said Meg's case 'serves to highlight the importance of proper regulation of the domestic building trade'.
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As the '10 season draws nigh, the Rockies are looking pretty solid on all fronts. As Beyond The Box Score showed us, they project to be the best in the division in on-base, slugging and defense. Add to that their MLB-best (at least according to WAR) starting pitching and a solid bullpen, we're looking at a fun season for the team in the purple pinstripes.
But the biggest questions for the team – aside from the looming "how well will Francis come back" question – are the questions about the young hitters in the lineup. They all project well, and the Rockies could have the best lineup top to bottom in the National League if everyone clicks. But how well will everyone click?
Todd Helton is like a diesel engine these days – not too high a peak, but once you get him started he doesn't quit. You know exactly what you're getting: terrific OBP, declining power, unearthly plate discipline and a solid veteran presence in the lineup.
Troy Tulowitzki looks to have taken the superstar training wheels off and is ready to dominate the National League. Last year may well have represented his peak, but it's one hell of a peak.
Clint Barmes will probably do better than he did last year, but he'll probably never be anything approaching an elite hitter. If he hits above replacement level everyone will be happy. He's the epitome of the defensive specialist, and he adds a great deal of value with his glove alone.
The rest of the lineup is more of a question mark. I'm omitting Brad Hawpe here, mostly because I want to see Smith playing mostly instead of Hawpe, but also because the questions surrounding him are not as big as the ones surrounding these guys. Let's go through them one by one:
- Carlos Gonzalez: He's got the highest upside of anyone on the team. And he plays on the same team as Troy Tulowitzki. He's got all 5 tools, plus the natural poise and athleticism that you don't see in every ballplayer. There's a lot of hype surrounding him, which is followed by a lot of warnings about tempering expectations. If he meets expectations, look for him to be one of the premier outfielders in the game.
- Seth Smith: The forgotten man. Will he get playing time? Can he handle a starting spot? Is he really a full-time player, or is he better suited for a pinch-hitting role? Does Jim Tracy remember his name? Does Jim Tracy know that he plays on the team? His OBP and power, plus his decent skill with the glove made him the third most valuable position player on the team last year, even with limited playing time according to Fangraphs' WAR stat.
- Chris Iannetta: Was 2008 or 2009 the fluke? He looks to have good offensive skill, but the traditional stats don't like him very much. His case was one of the most divisive last year, so I won't go on much longer, but he has been touted as having the tools to be one of the elite offensive catchers in the game. Now if only he can put it together for a whole year…
- Dexter Fowler: One of the most exciting prospects in recent years for the Rockies, he proved to everyone that he deserved it last year by jumping straight to the bigs from AA last year and doing a fine job as a rookie. Still strikeout prone, he could be a valuable leadoff hitter with his OBP skills and blinding speed
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So now the question that I tortured you with my lugubrious verbosity to get to: Who will have the best year among those 5 question marks? Give your projections for whomever you thing will have the best year. Be as conservative or bold as you'd like. In fact, crazy predictions are better!
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Changes in order for Bucs at linebacker, in secondary
Major changes could be coming to the unraveling Buccaneers, including some significant restructuring on defense.
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Jones will have arthroscopic knee surgery and likely be sidelined for at least one month. Jones, who injured his knee in the exhibition opener, will have surgery Thursday, coach Romeo Crennel said Wednesday.||||||| Jones started all 16 games in each of the past two seasons. He had five interceptions last season for a defense that ranked 30th overall.


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Melinda is an Iowa native. Prior to moving to Grand Junction in 2007 she spent five years working in Steamboat Springs. Melinda also interned with the U.S. Olympic Committee and The Sporting News.
Melinda enjoys football and fashion. She also loves sipping on wine or espresso while looking at fine art or listening to great music in the Colorado outdoors.
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By Anthony Drew
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The Three Lakes Bluejays boys soccer team had a busy week, as it played three matches.
The Jays fell 6-1 to Northland Pines Monday, 2-1 to Bayfield-Washburn Thursday, and 4-2 to Iron Mountain, Mich. Friday.
Three Lakes controlled the ball for much of the game against Bayfield-Washburn, but didn't come away with the win.In a three minute stretch of the first half, the Bluejays had a defensive
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