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A Williamstown woman told police her ex-husband threatened her before she fatally shot him in the chest Monday night, according to court documents.
Gina Anne Murphy told investigating state troopers that she and 52-year-old Daniel Joseph Murphy had been drinking and began arguing after she came home from a bar, according to a search warrant affidavit.
The two had been divorced but were again living together at a home in the 400 block of East Market Street, the document states.
She said that after her ex-husband threatened her with a knife during the argument, she went for a .22-caliber revolver, confronted him, and fired the fatal shot, police said in the document.
Daniel Murphy was dead by the time troopers arrived at the home shortly before 11 p.m. and his ex-wife was kneeling over him, the search warrant states.
Gina Murphy told police during an interview Tuesday that she and her ex-husband had been arguing and not getting along lately, that he had repeatedly threatened with her knives, and that he would also leave threatening notes around the house for her, the document states.
She also said she has used her computer to tell Facebook friends of the arguments and threats, and sent text messages to her daughter, according to the affidavit. Those items will play a role in the police investigation.
"The State Police have computer people on staff that will examine the various items and we'll get reports and see what's on them," Dauphin County First Assistant District Attorney Fran Chardo said. "We're moving, obviously, very quickly on this and we're using every resource available."
Police requested the search warrant to search the home for the revolver, ammunition, knives, Gina Murphy's computer and cell phone, liquor and wine bottles, and other evidence.
"We are keeping an open mind. I cannot tell you how this is going to end. It could be a matter of justification or it could result in criminal charges," Chardo said.
No charges have been filed in the case at this time.
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Here are 5 must-reads on the LinkedIn hack in which more than 6 million users' passwords were stolen.
LinkedIn Hacked: How To Protect Yourself Online
By Dave Johnson Security problems are pervasive, and any site that requires a password is susceptible to this sort of thing. That's why it's time to review the essential requirements to keeping your passwords safe and secure.
LinkedIn Breach Puts Site's Reputation On The Line
By Jim Finkle and Jennifer Saba LinkedIn Corp's silence on the extent of a security breach that exposed millions of user passwords has damaged its reputation among some business professionals, and may slow the growing company's rise if the breach turns out to be more serious than disclosed.
LinkedIn Says Zero Accounts Have Been Compromised As A Result Of The Password Leaks
By Tom Cheredar In a blog post reaffirming its commitment to security yesterday, LinkedIn claimed that it has no evidence of any accounts being compromised as a result of the security breach.
LinkedIn Defends Reaction in Wake of Password Theft
By Shayndi Rice and Ben Worthen The social-networking service for professionals has been criticized for not including an extra layer of password security known as salting, and for not having a chief security officer. LinkedIn moved to reassure customers about the security of their data.
Lax Security At LinkedIn Is Laid Bare
By Nicole Perlroth That LinkedIn was attacked did not surprise anyone. Companies' computer systems are attacked every day. What has surprised customers and security experts alike is that a company that collects and profits from vast amounts of data had taken a bare-bones approach to protecting it.

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The launch date for the Raptor E720 is approaching. Thunder Tiger has released their first test flight prototype 3D video. The test pilot is Liao Ying Chi.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - It's autumn, and time to carry endangered woodpeckers to new territory.
More than 80 pairs of juvenile red cockaded woodpeckers are being moved from big groups in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas forests to small groups in those states and Mississippi, Alabama and Arkansas.
In Louisiana, eight pairs were moved Monday from the Kisatchie (kis-ATCH-ee) National Forest - four to the Warren Prairie Natural Area in south-central Arkansas, and four elsewhere in the Kisatchie.
Thursday night, biologists caught seven more pairs.
At their new homes, males and females are put into neighboring man-made woodpecker holes.
Artificial holes are needed because few pines are old enough to have soft heartwood, allowing easier excavation by the cardinal-sized woodpeckers.
The birds are found in 11 states.
Kisatchie National Forest: www.fs.usda.gov/kisatchie
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Two shipping containers seized by federal authorities at the Port of Virginia contained live larvae of an invasive species of beetle.
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One of the most invasive species of beetles was discovered at Dulles International Airport inside burlap bags of rice that arrived from Saudi Arabia.
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Caption Diss: DMX Growls Or Wimpers At Mama X's Call?
Tuesday, Sep 18, 2012 12:10AM
For Caption Diss, the good ol' folks at SOHH are back at it giving y'all a chance to capture the final word(s). The "Best We've Ever Read" headline gets to hold down that Cap Diss crown for a whole week. Who run it?
[Editor's Note: The views expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect those of SOHH]
I've always been a fan of DMX. I know most of y'all clown him left and right, myself too at times, but he's been a rapper that you could always count on to keep it real. LOL. Who am I kidding? This doggy is literally bonkers, shout-out to Yonkers. I thought I'd seen it all when he was talking about his mother on VH1 a few months back and now to see him do it all over again, balling in tears again? C'mon. You've gotta wonder, what's really good in his head? Hhhmmmmm..........?
LOL @Derron Spencer. Props to him especially for dropping that n-bomb in there. For any of y'all who mess with my Pulse Report write-ups, y'all know I put Amber Rose on blast for dropping the controversal word on wax. I can dig your Cap Diss. LOL.
Aight, y'all know how we get going in here. Think 'em, diss 'em, ink 'em and submit 'em into the comments section by Monday, September 24th!
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From Pat Hickey, June 21, Montreal Gazette
The 2007 National Hockey League entry draft promises to be an exciting affair because nobody seems to agree about the quality of the talent.
Some teams feel there are only three or four quality players in the draft; others peg the number at six to eight. Trevor Timmins, the man in charge of evaluating talent for the Canadiens, believes there will be quality players available when the team makes its first-round picks at No. 12 and No. 22, but the hot rumour here is the Habs are looking to move and have made inquiries about the No. 7 pick owned by the Columbus Blue Jackets.
There seems to be a groundswell of fan support for the Canadiens to select hometown favourite Angelo Esposito, whose stock has dropped over the past year. TSN's mock draft indicates the Canadiens won't have to move up to get Esposito; they have Montreal picking him at No. 12. Another mock draft has Esposito going to Montreal, but with the 22nd pick.
TSN has the Habs going with Zach Hamill at No. 22, but the pick doesn't make a lot of sense because he's a smallish (5-foot-11, 180-pound) centre from Everett in the Western Hockey League.
ESPN has the Canadiens picking Brandon Sutter at No. 12 and Lewiston's David Perron with their second pick. But ESPN might know something we don't because they have the Canadiens getting Perron at No. 24.
SI.com also has Esposito available at No. 12 and suggests that Oscar Moller will be the pick at No. 22. He's another small forward, who says he tries to play like Daniel Briere or Steve Sullivan. The Canadiens' interest might reflect the fact they are unlikely to sign Briere if he becomes a free agent on July 1.
Quebecers named to Summit team: Esposito and Perron make up two-thirds of the Quebec contingent on the Canadian junior team that will face Russia in the re-creation of the 1972 Summit Series this year. They will be joined by Lewiston goalie Jonathan Bernier. The team includes two other players from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League - Ottawa native Claude Giroux and Nova Scotia's Brad Marchand.
The BOG also elected Jeremy Jacobs as chairman. He replaces Calgary's Harley Hotchkiss, who has held the job for 12 years. Presumably, the chairman provides a leadership role and Jacobs seems ill-suited for the job when you consider that he has run the Boston Bruins into the ground.
Meanwhile, the word from Nashville is that, while the salary cap is expected to go up to $49 or $50 million, the Predators will go from a shade over $42 million to the league minimum of about $30 million. The team has already dumped Kimmo Timonen and Scott Hartnell; Peter Forsberg isn't expected back and neither is Paul Kariya.
GM David Poile told the Tennessean he doesn't foresee dumping any more players from the current roster, but don't be surprised if goaltender Tomas Vokoun is moved, along with his $5-million-plus salary. The Predators have a younger - and much cheaper - option in Chris Mason. He filled in admirably last season when Vokoun was injured.


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The Beaumont school board is set to honor Mark Orozco for his four years on the board at its Tuesday, Nov. 13 meeting.
Orozco's term is up in December and he did not seek re-election. Instead, he ran for state office in the Nov. 6 election and lost.
Orozco is a teacher in another district and lives in Beaumont with his family. His four-year term on the school board was at times contentious, as Orozco butted heads with other board members now and then.


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At the end of March in 2014, Lollapalooza will make its first stop in Chile for what almost certainly will be one amazing party. If 2013 is anything to go by, then the festival is set to just go from strength to strength and become even better. The lineups for Brazil, Chile, and Argentina have already been announced with many people eagerly awaiting to see who will be gracing the stage in August when the festival hits Chicago.
There's still a long wait for music fans before they get to soak up the festival atmosphere, but for those who are already looking forward to it, here are four reasons why you should be very excited the upcoming Lollapalooza 2014 lineup.
1. The Impressive South American Lineup
Nine Inch Nails, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, and Muse are just some of the very impressive headline acts that will be gracing the stage during the South American leg of the festival tour. They will also be joined by the likes of Vampire Weekend, Phoenix, Pixies, and Imagine Dragons. Certainly an impressive group of headliners that will be complimented by the vast number of other acts that will be taking to the stage with them.
2. First Ever Argentina Lollapalooza
In the beginning of April, Hipodromo de San Isidro in Beunos Aires is set to host the first ever Argentinian leg of the festival tour. With this being a first, naturally the event is set to be something very special with over 50 acts performing on five stages. That's a lot of music to cram into two days! To make it even better for people thinking of being there to witness a little piece of history in the making, the Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Nine Inch Nails are among the main acts that will performing. Almost definitely a festival event that can not be missed.
3. Brazil's New Venue
For the festival's third visit to Brazil, the organizers have decided to move it to a new location. Interlagos Race Track in Sao Paulo will be the new venue to host the festivities, and it will be sticking with the tradition of making the South American leg of the tour one of the highlights of the festival calendar. Nine Inch Nails will also be performing in Brazil, along with Muse who are among the headliners. The new venue will certainly be christened in style when the festival arrives there on April 5th.
4. A Packed Visit To Chile
If you thought it was hard work for the organizers in Brazil and Argentina to arrange for over fifty acts to share five stages over the course of two days, then you haven't seen nothing yet. For the visit to Chile, the stage will be packed to the rafters with a massive 65 acts taking to the six stages at O'Higgins Park in Santiago. Red Hot Chilli Peppers and, you guessed it, Nine Inch Nails will be forming part of the headliners fighting for space on the stage as they try and squeeze in all the acts. It certainly will be a sight to behold for anyone who is attending.
The lineup for the American leg of the tour is still to be announced, but given the impressive names that will be headlining the tour during the South American leg, the lineup is set to be an impressive one. With new venues and stops during the trip, along with the massive amount of talented and impressive acts that will be taking to the stage, there are certainly ground for many a music lover and festival goer to get excited about.


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Mattel Announces Prince William, Kate Middleton Barbie Dolls
If you can't get enough of those royals, check out these Barbie-rific dolls modeled after Prince William and Kate Middleton.
The Prince William and Duchess of Cambridge Barbies were announced by Mattel today, arriving in advance of their one-year wedding anniversary.
William and Kate were married last April in the wedding of the century, and now you can re-create the nuptials, Barbie style, with Will and Kate all dressed in their wedding finery.
The Prince William and Duchess of Cambridge Barbie dolls are now available for pre-order for £99.99.
Read: Barbie Opens Dream Closet at New York Fashion Week
As for details on the plastic replicas, they each measure 11.5 inches tall and are dressed in the wedding attire worn at Westminster Abbey for their April 29, 2011 nuptials.
Kate Middleton's Barbie has the Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen royal wedding dress in ivory, with a lace torso and skirt. Of course, she has the veil and tiara to top things off, as well as a bouquet of flowers.
Prince William has a replica of his Irish Guards colonel's uniform, topped with a sash that includes the RAF wings. Will does seem to have a bit more hair up top than he does in real life though.
Read: Mattel Responds to Bald Barbie Facebook Campaign
The details are actually pretty stunning and no doubt the miniature Will and Kate will be a hit among royal wedding fans.
The Barbie Collector Royal Wedding William and Catherine Doll by Mattel is available for pre-order on Amazon UK and will be released on April 7.


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Michigan State received a commitment from a football legacy Thursday.
Grayson Miller, a 6-foot-3, 195-pound linebacker from Scott County High in Georgetown, Ky., committed to the Spartans via Twitter.
He is the son of John Miller, who played safety on the 1987 Big Ten and Rose Bowl championship team. He also played briefly for the Lions.
Just received an offer to play football at Michigan State University and am officially commited to play football for the Spartans #GoGreen— Grayson Miller (@dr_grmiller) June 19, 2014
Grayson Miller�s only other scholarship offer has come from Western Kentucky. He was an All-State player on an undefeated state championship team.
Miller is the sixth member of the Class of 2015 to commit to MSU.


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In 1991 Andy Silverman signed a Solidarity Day 2 Salute in the Communist Party USA paper People's Weekly World from Tuscon. Most signatories were known members of the Tuscon Communist Party[1].
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If you're a sports fan, you know that nothing is guaranteed. The inherent drama of sport is what makes viewing so compelling. Sports are about probabilities, not absolutes. Guy's offering guaranteed victories on seemingly evenly matched teams are fools. When we evaluate a team, we attempt to ascertain just how good that team is. When sports fans talk about a prime-time matchup, they often make a prediction as to the outcome. They weigh the positives and negatives of each team, add in some other factors like injuries, home field advantage, weather, or jersey color. And it's even possible to make a great evaluation and still be wrong. Any number of non-skill factors could swing a game, like fumble recoveries, or whether an interception is returned for a touchdown. When I handicap a game, I try to answer the question "which outcome would happen more often?" I don't deal in absolutes, I deal in value. Understanding the Vegas line can offer a lot of insight into a team's true talent level.
With that, I welcome you to a season-long feature I like to call "For Entertainment Purposes Only." Last year, 251-190 (57%) +41.0 That's 251 wins and 190 losses for a winning percentage of 57%. If you were wagering $100 fake dollars per game, you would have netted $4100 at season's end. But since these are fake wagers, we refer to our wager amount as "units." First though, a disclaimer:
I want to emphasize that we don't endorse gambling at this site, and anything on here is for entertainment purposes only. Always check with your local, state, or federal laws to determine the legality of wagering.
[Editor's Note: This post discusses wagering but has a lot of football information, specifically about the 'Noles divisional opponents]
Yesterday, some of the major online casinos released their odds for the college football season. If it were legal, you could wager on who teams to win their division or conference. I provided a few of my selections, and they inspired a lot of discussion in the comment section. Inside, you'll see what got everyone so hot and bothered, and I'll give some further analysis on the initial wagers in the 2009's first edition of "For Entertainment Purposes Only!"
So, those picks...
If you find gambling tougher to understand than Chinese, don't worry, Understanding Sports Odds. In relevant part:
Step 1: Identify the type of line you are looking at. All online sports books offer you the chance to have your lines in an "American" or "Money line" version. If I were you, I would use this as my standard. An "American" line uses either a + or - before a number to indicate odds. So a -120 and a +120 are two very different odds on a team... I will explain the differences shortly. Two other less common variations exist: decimal odds and fractional odds (these are superior but Americans have trouble understanding for whatever reason, so in the interest of simplicity, I will not get into them)
Step 2: Identify the favorite. Lines with a "-" before the number (i.e. -200) indicate the favorite. A -200 should be read as: "For every $200 wagered, I win $100." When there is a negative sign, the line should always be read with relation to 100. That does not mean you have to bet that much, it's just easiest to understand! When a + sign is present, just reverse the reading, always keeping reference to 100:
1) -150: For every $150 wagered, I win $100 ($50 wagered would win $33).
2) +300: For every $100 wagered, I win $300 ($50 wagered would win $150).
3) 100 (can be either +/-): For every $100 wagered, I win $100 ($50 wagered would win $50).
4) Most commonly: -110: For every $110 wagered, I win $100.
You see "4" most commonly because the extra $10 you have to bet to win $100 is called the "juice" that the books keep as a fee for making the line available to you. Think of it as a commission.
The most important thing you can teach yourself early on is: "Just because the books assign one side to be the favorite (even large, -200 or -300, favorites), does not mean that they will win." We have all seen favorites get upset, and it is important to avoid the temptation of finding comfort in the fact that the lines makers put one team as a favorite.
Got that? Good.
Here were the opening odds (I assume they have changed by now, much like stock prices would, but we'll visit what those changes mean for certain team's fortunes next week). Go ahead and look 'em over. Remember to use the more accurate method of picking games (proportional win shares).
To win the Atlantic Division
Boston College 5000
Clemson 350
Florida State 120
Maryland 800
North Carolina State 200
Wake Forest 300
To win the Coastal Division
Duke 2000
Georgia Tech 250
Miami 300
North Carolina 250
Virginia 1200
Virginia Tech 175
To win the Big 12 North
Colorado 500
Iowa State 2500
Kansas 175
Kansas State 650
Missouri 300
Nebraska 175
To win the Big 12 South
Baylor 1500
Oklahoma 150
Oklahoma State 600
Texas 100
Texas A&M 2000
Texas Tech 850
To win the SEC EAST
Florida -800
Georgia 500
Kentucky 2500
South Carolina 800
Tennessee 1200
Vanderbilt 5000
To win the SEC WEST
Alabama 200
Arkansas 650
Auburn 500
Mississippi 350
Mississippi State 1500
To win the ACC
Boston College 8000
Clemson 1000
Duke 5000
Florida State 250
Georgia Tech 650
Maryland 2000
Miami 500
North Carolina 500
North Carolina State 800
Virginia 2500
Virginia Tech 250
Wake Forest 1200
To win the Big East
Cincinnati 800
Connecticut 800
Louisville 1500
Pittsburgh 250
Rutgers 500
South Florida 250
Syracuse 5000
West Virginia 250
To win the Big 10
Illinois 600
Indiana 5000
Iowa 500
Michigan 1000
Michigan State 500
Minnesota 2000
Northwestern 2000
Ohio State 150
Penn State 250
Purdue 7500
Wisconsin 800
To win the Big 10
Baylor 2000
Colorado 1500
Iowa State 7500
Kansas 250
Kansas State 3000
Missouri 800
Nebraska 250
Oklahoma 150
Oklahoma State 800
Texas 150
Texas A&M 3000
Texas Tech 1200
To win the PAC10
Arizona 3000
Arizona State 1800
California 300
Oregon 300
Oregon State 800
Stanford 3000
Southern Cal -300
Washington 7500
Washington State 10000
To win the SEC
Alabama 300
Arkansas 1500
Auburn 800
Florida -300
Georgia 650
Kentucky 5000
Mississippi 500
Mississippi State 7500
South Carolina 1200
Tennessee 2000
Vanderbilt 7500
Take a look, figure out what you like, and we'll talk about what I went with. Ready? Here ya go:
Clemson to win the ACC +1000
VTech to win the Coastal +175
Nebraska to win the Big 12 North +175
Ole Miss to win the West: +350
Rutgers to win the Big East +500
I'll take them in order from least controversial to most controversial:
Rutgers to win the Big East +500 Rutgers is probably the 3rd best big east team, but they get 5 conference home games, their conference road games are @ UCONN (lost everything, unlikely to make a bowl), @ Louisville (again, terrible), and @ Syracuse (one of the worst teams in all of college football). Because they draw all their tough games at home, and because they get Cincinnati in their first game (the bearcats lost 10 of 11 defensive starters), they are a decent pick to win the division. That their odds are better than Pitt, USF, or WVU is a bonus. Again, scheduling matters. Also, they are strong along the lines despite lacking sexy named-skill position talent. There's value in +500.
Nebraska to win the Big 12 North +175 This is a schedule pick. The odds say that Nebraska and Kansas are the two favorites. This is a case of Vegas anticipating the public's laziness. It's a smart move on their part. Nebraska has by FAR the best offensive and defensive lines in the Big 12 North, and hey have excellent DB's as well. Kansas has terrible defensive linemen and linebackers. But the crux of this pick is again, scheduling.
Nebraska has: @ Missouri (who lost EVERYTHING, after a double bye week), Texas Tech at home, Iowa State, @ Baylor, Oklahoma, @ Kansas, Kansas State (the team that will finish 2nd in the north), and @ Colorado.
Compare that to Kansas' murderous schedule: Iowa State, @ Colorado, Oklahoma, @ Texas Tech, @ Kansas State, Nebraska, @ Texas, Missouri.
Nebraska dodges Texas and gets the rebuilding teams EARLY, before they can rebuild. Kansas plays Texas and has to play the rebuilding teams late (Missouri).
I wasn't sure I'd play this one, but then I saw that Colorado lost its best player (WR Smith, transfer). That sealed the deal.
VTech to win the Coastal +175 Virginia Tech is probably the best team in the Coastal division. I don't think there's much separation between them, GT, UNC, and Miami, and to be honest, I really am not comfortable calling them the best. That said, let's again go to the schedule, specifically each of the fout team's three Atlantic division games:
VT: Boston College, @ Maryland, NCST
GT: Clemson, @ FSU, Wake Forest
Miami: @ FSU, Clemson, @ Wake
I'm very confident in saying Clemson and Florida State are the most talented teams in the Atlantic division. VT avoids both. They get NCST in Blacksburg. The other three contenders have difficult Atlantic division schedules. Thus, VTech is the pick.
Ole Miss to win the West: +350 Ole Miss is this year's sexy pick. Our readers remember that I was on them last year, even after they lost @ Wake Forest. I think the public is a year late on this team, but I still see value here. I don't believe Ole Miss is the best team in the SEC West. I think Bama is better and that Bama will have the 2nd best defense in the country (UF #1). This might come as a shock, but again, this is a schedule play. Ole Miss doesn't play UGA or UF. They get Bama, LSU, Arkansas, and Tennessee all at home. their conference road games rad at South Carolina (rebuilding year, and they get them early), @ Vanderbilt (not a likely bowl team), @ Auburn (should be better but not a ton better), and @ Mississippi State (awful).
I dismiss LSU's chances to win the division because they play @ UGA and also play UF, which Ole Miss and Bama do not play. This comes down to Ole Miss v. Bama. Ole Miss is +350, Bama is +200. I do not think that Bama is twice as likely to win this division as is Ole Miss, and thus I select Ole Miss as a value selection, despite not believing they will actually win the division.
Now to the pick y'all care about:
Clemson to win the ACC +1000 Hold on Noles fans. Let me explain! Where is the value in football? Along the lines and on defense. Quarterbacks are sexy. Linemen are not. This guy will never be on the cover of GQ:
But he'll be paid millions upon millions of dollars because he weighs as much as a small elephant yet has the feet to win dancing with the stars and that wins games.
And Vegas has to overrate Quarterbacks, Wide receivers, and running backs because they have to create betting lines that don't make them susceptible to overexposure to certain highly public wagers. And where does the public form their opinion? The media, and most importantly, ESPN. And who produces content for ESPN? Writers, most of which don't necessarily scout these teams very well. And why should they? The average person doesn't want to know about a lineman. They want the running back.
Why else doesn't the public know about linemen? Sportswriters don't know what to look for. As you'll see in an upcoming piece (later this month) about FSU center Ryan McMahon, who is largely a product of FSU's media hype and playing as a freshman. ESPN's Bruce Feldman also comments on this:
If one coach really makes a strong case to some media members, he can get a certain player on or off an all-conference or even All-American team, especially if the player is a linemen or defensive back. Those positions are more dependent on the opinions of guys who have coaching insight.
Fantasy football has skewed the perception of what makes a quality football team. Ever draft an offensive lineman in your 12 team league? Didn't think so.
Honestly, ask yourself, when did you start hear about the linemen drafted in this past draft? March, right? Around the time of the combine, and long after the college season was over?
So back to Clemson, and I don't want to write an entire Clemson preview here, but I want to explain the justification for my wager.
Let's start with Talent. Clemson has that in bunches. You'll remember our article on FSU's failed 2006 and 2007 recruiting classes, where Jeff Bowden and his horrible staff failed to evaluate recruits and then took wild chances on kids who didn't want to play for FSU or who had serious academic and character issues. FSU has only 9 starters form those two recruiting classes. Only 9 senior or junior starters? Ouch! Recruiting really helps or hurts a team 3 and 4 years down the road.
Clemson's recruiting classes in 05-07 ranked 15th, 13th, and 16th nationally. FSU's ranked better, but those rankings don't account for kids who never qualify. In terms of who is still here from those classes, Clemson blows FSU away. Where FSU has 9 starters from the 05-07 classes, Clemson has 15. That's 15 physically mature grown men who were very talented to begin with.
And Clemson isn't sexy. They lost their best wide receiver (Aaron kelley) and the 2nd leading all-time rusher in James Davis. They also lost their quarterback. Similar to UGA, people are writing Clemson off because they lost their recognizable players. They did not, however, lose their best players, and that's what I care about.
The Tigers were widely picked to dominate the ACC last year and flopped so poorly that their coach was fired. Clemson was as overhyped last year as they are underhyped this year. To understand why, let's review what happened to Clemson. They got smoked by an Alabama team who nobody realized was elite until much later in the season, then they suffered huge injuries to both lines, particularly on the offensive line where they had 9 different guys start a game! Their QB had serious personality issues, and he was a pocket passer type who suddenly had no pocket. They were 3-1, but then lost three very close games @ Maryland, @ Wake Forest, and against Georgia Tech by an average of less than a field goal. Know what I call that? Bad luck, and it's proven that everyone wins about half of their games decided by 7 points or less. Winning or losing a huge percentage of those is truly, variance. Clemson was 1-4 in games decided by less than a touchdown. If they had gone 3-2, they'd probably be ranked in the top 15 to start this year.
So, did anything good come of their season? You bet. First, they got an excellent defensive coordinator in Kevin Steele to replace an already excellent defensive coordinator in Vic Koenig. Steele was at FSU forever, is considered one of the best defensive coordinators in America, and knows FSU's defensive scheme inside and out. Second, Clemson already played excellent defense last year. They were the 4th best defense in the country. Their points per game numbers don't show it because the offense set them up in horrible field position after horrible field position, but that ultra comprehensive system (linked above) shows their true performance level. Clemson will, have a defense that is in the conversation for "best in America", and I expect as many as 7 of these defenders to eventually be drafted in the first 3 or 4 rounds of the NFL draft. Finally, they got a lot of guys experience on the offensive line. Much like FSU, their offensive linemen took their lumps last year and will be much better this year. Clemson's OLine is probably more talented than FSU's, though I am not prepared to call them better. They received far less press because they didn't become so inexperienced until later in the season (brought on by injuries), while the Noles were very young from day one and got a lot of preseason press. This year, they bring back all 5 of their main starters and these guys are very talented and experienced.
At receiver, they return 2 of the top 3, and also have Dye (high 4* Junior), Jones (high 4* soph), McNeal 5* frosh, and Rendrick T aylor (Unproven, but a a greg jones/ cornelious ingram type athlete at tight end). Jamie Harper (another high 4* RB) is more than capable of replacing James Davis at running back to go with CJ Spiller. And at QB, they have Willie Korn and Kyle Parker (5* and 4* respectively). Both are very talented players and the chance is that one WILL play pretty well. Plus, Clemson's staff won't ask them to do much at all. Behind a very talented line, and a great running game (likely), they will be asked to manage the game, throw play action passes, and make plays with their legs. It's been proven that if you play NFL style ball (ultra conservative, defense, field position) in the ACC, you've been successful. Eventually, that'll stop because teams like FSU or Miami will just be better than folks and will play offense AND defense, but for my money, not this year.
What about the schedule? Clemson starts off @ GT on a Thursday night, but they play Middle Tennessee state before that, so it's effectively a bye week, they then get BC at home, go @ Maryland, get a bye week, play Wake Forest at home, then travel to Miami. They then come home and get Coastal Carolina (a bye week) before hosting FSU. FSU hasn't won at Clemson since before Chris Rix! They then play @ NCST, and finish at home with Virginia.
FSU's schedule, as you know, does not have Virginia or Duke and that is a major detriment. Clemson gets de facto bye weeks before their two most difficult games, and draw Virginia out of the Coastal, which is HUGE, which means that in addition to playing FSU in Clemson, the Tigers do not have to play 3 difficult Coastal games, but rather two.
I believe FSU is as good as Clemson and that the 'Noles have a decent shot to win the division, but Clemson has the better schedule to win the division. Florida State faces a massive battle with attrition as they trek through this schedule. The Noles do not have quality depth because while Jeff Bowden was busy being one of the worst coaches ever, Tommy was busy killing his dad and brother in recruiting (when you consider who actually made it into school and not prison). Those players, from 2006 and 2007 are now Seniors and Juniors, and their veteran talent is much better than ours. Playing at home, getting a bye week before FSU, and getting to play UVA gives Clemson a shot to win the division.
Let's play guess a team, okay? In 2007, this team:
*Went 0-3 in games decided by 4 points or less (the bad luck factor) (Like Clemson)
*Was loaded with talent from a coach who was a great recruiter (like Clemson)
* Went 3-10, including 0-8 in conference despite high expectations.
* Fired their coach at the end of 2007. (Like Clemson)
In 2008, this team:
* Returned 16 starters from those elite recruiting classes, including 9 on defense. (Clemson returns 15, including 8 or 9 on defense)
* Had a Five-Star QB who hadn't played before (Much like Clemson's Willie Korn)
* Had an elite defense, especially their defensive line. (Much like Clemson)
* Had a new coach to energize the program, including quality coordinators. (Like Clemson)
* Brought back an offensive line entirely of talented upperclassmen (Like Clemson)
* Had a distinct lack of name skill-position talent (Like Clemson, except spiller)
And won the cotton bowl. This team was Ole Miss.
The point of this exercise is that just because you haven't heard of the talent on a squad doesn't mean that the talent is not there. Sometimes all it can take is a new coach or a lack of really bad luck to allow that talent to shine through. Ole Miss won games with excellent defense, and a 5* QB who had tons of time behind a talented and more experienced OLine, despite Jevan Snead being a first time starter.
But this does not mean I am picking Clemson to WIN the division. Rather, this means that I believe Clemson has about a 40% chance to win, as does FSU. NCST has about a 15% chance (I don't buy their defense yet), with everyone else having major rebuilding years in the Atlantic. The reason I make this wager is value. If I feel two teams have an equal or similar shot to win something, I will choose the team with the +350 odds over the team with the +120 odds. It's just value.
But I didn't pick them for the Division at +350, I picked them for the conference, at +1000. The rationale is simple: If I like them for the division, would I like them for the championship game as well, and if so, how much added value is needed to make the Conference wager more attractive than the division wager? I do like them for the division at +350, and +1000 is 50% more than double +350 for a game they'd probably be slight underdogs in, so the conference selection is more attractive than the division selection.
The Noles can beat the Tigers for the Atlantic, but they have work to do and will need to catch a few breaks as well. You can bet Jimbo Fisher knows this. I've had multiple readers tell me he believes Clemson is the team to beat in the Atlantic.
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It's a donation that's cooking up a recipe of success for the Boys and Girls club of Atlantic City – Sovereign Avenue location.
The club that reopened this week is still picking up the pieces from Hurricane Sandy after floodwater destroyed almost everything inside of their building, including all of their kitchen appliances.
"We had four feet of water in here, and it floated the old appliances," said David Ross, who is with the Boys and Girls Club of America. "They were all over the place."
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In addition to providing a hot meal to all of the kids the new kitchen appliances will be used as a learning tool to teach them how to cook, as well as how to live a healthy lifestyle.
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Gross is inactive for Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons with a right ankle injury.||||||| Gross injured his ankle in last week's win over Tampa Bay.
Gross estimates he's lined up opposite Julius Peppers more than a thousand times in seven years of practices with the Panthers. On Sunday, they'll go one-on-one again - only this time in a real game for the first time- when the five-time Pro Bowl pick Peppers returns to Carolina with the Chicago Bears.||||||| Gross got a quick introduction to the NFL as a first-round pick in 2003, facing Peppers in training camp a year after the 6-foot-7 defensive end was the NFL's Defensive Rookie of the Year. "It's not like there are any easy weeks in the NFL. This one is just a little more special than others," Gross said. "I've been going against Pep as long as I've been in the pros, and he's always given me a handful. It's not going to be any different on Sunday."
Gross broke his right leg, not his ankle, as the team first announced. The 2008 Pro Bowl pick still plans on being ready for the start of next season.||||||| Wearing a large cast and leaning on crutches, Gross visited his teammates at Bank of America Stadium on Monday for the first time since suffering the gruesome, season-ending injury against Atlanta on Nov. 15. "For next season, I have no concerns at all," Gross said.
The Panthers signed All-Pro left tackle Jordan Gross to a six-year deal on Thursday, the same day they placed the franchise tag on defensive end Julius Peppers.||||||| Terms of Gross' deal were not immediately available, but he's expected to become one of the NFL's highest-paid offensive lineman. The agreement Thursday ends more than a year of negotiations and removes a big obstacle in their efforts to deal with Peppers.


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on December 16, 2009 at 10:08 pm | Reply klederer
Hahaha. Your blogs are so much better than mine. I don't have time to take sweet pics and post them :-(…but yours are amazing.
Ps. Did you run out of self-tanner? It's still legit to use it in FL. I def do :-)
on December 17, 2009 at 10:10 am | Reply shoegirl
Okay, well true, I am kind of annoying with my camera everywhere I go…so I wind up with lots of pictures haha.
I didn't run out of tanner…I was letting it fade away so I could get a little natural color, because its really hard to get tan if you have self-tanner on, or at least on me if I lay by the pool I get paler while the ST wears off before I will actually get a little color. But then I realized I spend all day at work and I am NEVER going to get tan, so I went back to using it hahaha. And that's the story of the self-tanner. =)
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48 hours ago the long awaited completion of the sale of the Phoenix Coyotes to Greg Jamison seemed imminent. Like a done deal. As the hours ticked away and the deadline approached, however, word started to leak out that even after a 113 day delay in the season thanks to the lockout Jamison still did not have the proper funds to finalize the sale.
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- For the third generation Amora sage of Babylon, with a similar name, see: Joseph b. Hama (his father).
- For another Amora sage of Babylon with a similar name, see: Rabbah bar Nahmani.
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Abba ben Joseph bar Ḥama (c. 280 – 352 CE), who is exclusively referred to in the Talmud by the name Rava (רבא), was a classical Jewish teacher (amora) who lived in Babylonia, among the fourth generation of rabbis there. He is one of the most often-cited rabbis in the Talmud. He studied at the Talmudical Academy at Pumbedita. There he became famous for his debates with his study-partner Abaye. The debates between Abba ben Joseph and Abaye are considered classic examples of Talmudic dialectical logic. Of their hundreds of recorded disputes, the law is decided according to the opinion of Abba ben Joseph in all but six cases. His methodology greatly influenced not only his students, but the stammaim, as well.[1]
When Rabbah bar Nahmani, the head of the yeshiva of Pumbedita, retired, the position went to Abaye. At that point, Abba ben Joseph returned to Mahuza, in Babylonia, where he established a yeshiva there. After the death of Abaye, many of his students moved from Pumbedita to Mahuza, to join Abba ben Joseph's Yeshiva, which had become one of the intellectual centers of the Babylonian Jewish Community. Rava died in 350.
Rava "apparently had to reply to a deep-seated skepticism toward rabbinic authority and to defend the authenticity of the rabbinic oral tradition. The skepticism of Maòozan Jewry was fueled in part by the acceptance of the Manichaean polemic against Zoroastrianism and its insistence on oral transmission, and by a strong concern with the problem of theodicy, encouraged by a familiarity with Zoroastrian theology. Rava's creativity was fueled by his cosmopolitan urban environment. For instance, he ruled that one who habitually ate certain non-kosher foods because he liked the taste was nevertheless trustworthy as a witness in cases involving civil matters. So too did he suggest that a lost object belongs to the person who discovers it even before the loser is aware of his loss, because it prevented the loser from resorting to urban courts to try to get his property back and eliminated the period of uncertainty of possession. It also led to the legal concept that 'future [psychological] abandonment [of possession] when unaware [of the loss] is [nevertheless retrospectively accounted] as abandonment'. Ultimately, Rava's views were decisive in shaping the Bavli's approach to the problem of theodicy, legal midrash, and conceptualization, all of which stand in stark contrast to the Yerushalmi."[2]
- ^ "An Intro to the Stam(maim)". Drew Kaplan's Blog. Blogspot. 6 May 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ^ Yaakov Elman, "The Babylonian Talmud in Its Historical Context," in Printing the Talmud: From Bomberg To Schottenstein, ed. Sharon Liberman Mintz & Gabriel M. Goldstein (New York City: Yeshiva University Museum, 2006), 26-27.
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- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Raba ben Joseph ben Ḥama". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- OU page on Rava
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Two members of this past season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF), Justin Lawrence and John Cofer, opened up The Ultimate Fighter Live Finale main card last night (June 1, 2012) on FX.
Lawrence was heavily favored as the fighter to beat on the show, being Dominick Cruz's first pick and dominating his first two fights before coming up short.
His opponent, John Cofer, participated in one of the season's most entertaining fights, but he was not expected to give Lawrence much of a fight, at least on paper. Instead, Cofer landed a pretty sizable amount of significant strikes, helping both men garner "Fight of the Night" honors, although it didn't stop him from losing in highlight reel fashion.
So what helped Lawrence remain focused and score a tremendous knockout? And what happens next for both men?
Follow me after the jump for our Justin Lawrence vs. John Cofer The Ultimate Fighter Live Finale post-fight review and analysis.
Things didn't start well for Lawrence, as his first strike, a sloppy side kick, was intercepted by Cofer and used to take the ex-kickboxer to the ground. Lawrence defended himself well enough to get back to his feet, but he wasn't entirely safe there either, eating a pretty big left hand from his southpaw opponent as soon as he got to his feet.
Lawrence was having trouble finding his proper range, but he finally properly gauged the distance of what would become his "go-to" stand-up attack for the remainder of the fight, his lead left hook, with just over one minute left in the first round.
For the second round, Cofer's conditioning began to be a very important factor as his pace slowed and Lawrence took the initiative, aggressively pushing forward and continuing to throw that lead left hook. Cofer didn't gain an advantage until the final minute of the round where again, a Lawrence kick was capitalized on as Lawrence threw an ill-advised spinning back kick. Cofer closed the distance mid-kick and grabbed a reverse body lock, using it to throw the kickboxer to the ground.
Unfortunately for Cofer, he was a bit too aggressive after taking Lawrence's back and allowed the hyped-prospect to sneak out the back door during a scramble and that was the end of his threat.
The third round didn't last long, and it was because of one of the most vicious head kick knockouts of 2012. Lawrence finally did something he should have been doing all fight, which was mix his kicks into his combinations. After distracting Cofer with a 1-2 punching combo, he finished it off with a beautiful head kick which connected as Cofer dropped his hands and circled directly into the power. There was no need for a follow-up attack as Cofer was done.
For John Cofer, he did a good job of closing the distance whenever Lawrence got fancy in the fight, taking him down and making him think twice about being flashy, but it wasn't even close to enough. He made some mistakes on the ground which allowed Lawrence to get to his feet and he broke the number one rule in MMA, protect yourself at all times. You can't drop your hands while still in striking range, or you're going to risk getting your block knocked off.
UFC doesn't often keep people around who lose their bout on the TUF finale, but Cofer did garner a "Fight of the Night" bonus and he hung around a lot longer than many expected. If he stays, potential opponents could include James Vick or Andy Ogle, who were both injured and couldn't compete on the finale. Other options include a bout against finalist Al Iaquinta.
For Justin Lawrence, that was a serviceable performance, but he wasn't exactly lighting the world on fire before his tremendous knockout in the third round. He made some mistakes with his spacing, throwing kicks when he shouldn't have and his defense wasn't that great either, as he was repeatedly caught with some of Cofer's punches, something a fighter with "150 amateur kickboxing fights" shouldn't be doing at all. That said, his finish is exactly whey he was the favorite of the season and it was exactly why he was selected to fight on the televised main card.
I'd love to see him battle fellow stand-up fighter Sam Sicilia, or if they want him to move on from TUF, perhaps a bout against Anthony Njokuani or John Makdessi would be interesting.
So what did you think, Maniacs?
Were you floored by Lawrence's head kick knockout? Or did you expecting something along those lines to happen? With just four professional wins, do you feel "The American Kid" is ready to start fighting battle-tested UFC veterans?
Sound off!
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For this recipe, marinate chicken as in Chicken and Pineapple Kabobs recipe. Core pineapple, slice into rings and halve. Grill chicken and pineapple (omitting skewers). Grill four 10-inch flour tortillas, turning once, until just grill-marked and heated, about 30 seconds. Fill each tortilla with 2 chicken strips, 1/4 cup Shredded Carrot Salad, 1 tablespoon cinnamon-barbecue sauce, and 1 tablespoon chopped romaine lettuce (optional). Roll to enclose filling. Serve with grilled pineapple and Smashed Cheesy Potatoes.
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April 26, 1938, Corning, NY
Instrumental rock, Rockabilly, Rock and roll
Contributions to music:
- Rock's first "guitar god"
- The world's most popular rock instrumentalist
- Introduced several modifications and innovations which helped shape the birth of the modern electric guitar
- A major influence on Surf/Hot Rod music as well as the British Invasion
- Has sold more than 100 million records worldwide
- The first rock guitarist to have his own signature guitar produced (1960 Guild Duane Eddy DE-400 and DE-500)
Early years:
Duane picked up a guitar at the age of five, inspired by "singing cowboy" Gene Autry, and by the age of 16 had dropped out of high school to concentrate on performing; it was here in his new home of Phoenix that Eddy met local DJ Lee Hazelwood, who saw promise in the young guitarist. While gigging locally with rockabilly mainstay Al Casey, Duane had developed the idea of playing the bass strings of his guitar to create a deep, "twangy" sound; together, he and Hazelwood developed it, recording the guitarist's Chet Atkins signature Gretsch guitar in a giant, empty water tower to give him tons of echo.
Hazelwood's connections got Eddy a deal with Dick Clark's Jamie label in 1958, but his debut single, "Moovin' and Groovin'," failed to reach the Top 40. (It would be reissued with more success later.) It was the next release, "Rebel Rouser," that secured Eddy's place in rock history, complete with honking sax and rebel yells, a formula that kept him popular through the early Sixties. Never one to ignore a trend, Duane also recorded albums of surf music, scored westerns, recorded an unplugged Dylan tribute, and even added vocals and strings to some songs. He also tried his hand at acting, both on the big screen and TV.
Later years:
Eddy's style was destined to become dated, although he continued to record through the early Seventies, often cited as an early influence by George Harrison and John Fogerty, among others. In 1986, a career revival came from a very unlikely place; British synth-poppers Art of Noise duetted with him on a remake of his famous "Peter Gunn" theme, garnering him a surprise international hit and a Grammy for Best Instrumental performance. Eddy continues to perform and record today; in 2004, Gibson introduced a signature Duane Eddy model.
Other facts:
- Eddy's 1959 hit "Some Kinda Earthquake" remains the shortest song to ever hit the American Top 40, clocking in at 1:17
- The Beach Boys quote the intro to "Moovin' and Groovin'" on their 1963 hit "Surfin' U.S.A."
- Darlene Love and the Blossoms sing backup on Eddy's 1962 hit "Dance With The Guitar Man"
- The 1959 album Have 'Twangy' Guitar - Will Travel stayed on the Billboard charts for a record 82 weeks
- Saxophonist Steve Douglas and keyboardist Larry Knectel went on to join the legendary Sixties L.A. session group The Wrecking Crew
- The Sharps, who backed Eddy vocally on "Rebel Rouser," went on to become the Rivingtons
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1994)
- GRAMMY Award (1986)
- Guitar Player Magazine Legend Award (2004)
Recorded work:
Top 10 hits:
Appears on: "Rock And Roll Lullaby," B. J. Thomas
Covered by: Art Of Noise, The Ventures, Albert Lee
Appears in the movies: "Because They're Young" (1960), "A Thunder Of Drums" (1962), "The Wild Westerners" (1962), "Kona Coast" (1968), "The Savage Seven" (1968), "Sing a Country Song" (1973)
- "Rebel Rouser" (1958)
- "Forty Miles Of Bad Road" (1959)
- "Because They're Young" (1960)
- "Rebel Rouser" (1958)
- Have 'Twangy' Guitar - Will Travel (1959)
- $1,000,000.00 Worth Of Twang (1961)
Appears on: "Rock And Roll Lullaby," B. J. Thomas
Covered by: Art Of Noise, The Ventures, Albert Lee
Appears in the movies: "Because They're Young" (1960), "A Thunder Of Drums" (1962), "The Wild Westerners" (1962), "Kona Coast" (1968), "The Savage Seven" (1968), "Sing a Country Song" (1973)


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Brandon on 08/14/2014
Stayed one night and had at least 7 Bedbug bites on my legs.
Anonymous on 10/19/2013
10/18/13 Spent several nights in Room 110 noticed what we thought were mosquito bites. After 4 gunshots fired right outside our window in the alley behind the hotel, we asked to be moved to another room. In Room 410, The number of bites increased on our hands, back, shoulder, and stomach. We now believe they are bed bugs.
Peanut on 09/21/2013
Spent one short night -- last night -- in Suite 521. Shortly after waking up, noticed a few itchy bumps on my hand/forearm. Eventually counted well over a dozen on my arms and torso. Another person staying in the room woke up with bites as well.
Did not see any bugs, so cannot be certain, but given that they've been here before (see 11/16/2010 entry below) it's hard to think they'd be anything else.
Quarantined everything and am hoping they didn't follow me home from San Francisco...
NewToSanFran on 03/07/2013
Stayed in room 118 and after 2 nights woke up with around 15 bites to my legs and feet. Moved rooms to 122 and bites doubled. Very painful and itchy bites. Hotel staff say the bugs and claimed they were fleas not bed bugs. After my stay the claim to have had a pest control company check and find nothing. But I am covered in bites. Don't stay there.
Anonymous on 02/04/2011
Stayed in the hotel and found bugs crawling on friend who was asleep. After squashing several, there was blood on the sheets indicating that had just taken a blood meal. We told reception immediately and transferred rooms. They also gave us a voucher to stay at the hotel again.
Anonymous on 11/16/2010
Room 521 family suite, thought they were mosquito bites until I looked online and compared the photos. Definitely bed bugs. On my left foot there are two, right ankle there are three and right calf there is one. My mother got attacked too. SO GROSS!!!
chris on 09/11/2010
Room 320, evidently I must be allergic because of the severe reaction. I had to dump my bags and buy new clothes while mine were washed or drycleaned. They gave me no discount though my arms and face were covered in bites. And other less noticeable areas.
Jole Simmons on 09/09/2010
Room 504. Stayed 3 nights...still itching. Bumps all over! And they only gave me 15% off my bill.
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Bed bug infestation, room 409, we stayed there on June 25th...checked out the next morning. So gross!
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EPA took final action on June 25, 2003, to require that California remove the agricultural permitting exemption from state law for the new source review permitting program for major stationary emissions sources. These permits require appropriate pollution controls and pollution credits to offset pollution increases at new or modified stationary sources.
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I'm not always so into matching your nail color to your clothes (I'm much usually more into contrast), but there's something about bright grape I can make an exception for.
Here's Megan Fox rocking nails that match her cute purple dress:
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So fresh and summery! Sort of reminds me of the moment in He's Just Not That Into You when Ginnifer Goodwin's gorgeous violet nails and matching top basically became a main characters for me. Check 'em out on the poster:
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Good Wednesday morning to you, South Jersey, and Happy Hump Day! So stop me if you've hear this one: Mostly sunny, hot, and humid with highs in the mid 90s on the mainland and upper 80s on the coast. Sound familiar, right? That's has been the forecast in South Jersey, just about word for word, for the last two days. Unfortunately, for those of you who aren't a fan of this kind of weather, you're going to hear it again. High pressure situated to the west will continue to stand still over the Ohio River Valley and Midwest regions. Thankfully, though, a change begins to occur. This core of high pressure will begin to decay and drift to the south over the next day or so, and that will be the catalyst to a pattern change in our weather. However, we have to get there first, which means another day of mid 90s heat on the mainland (Though dew points will be in the upper 60s today...similar to yesterday...so it isn't as oppressively hot) and upper 80s "relief" on the beach. Water temperatures will be in the low 70s today, giving beach goers a great chance to cool off. To anyone who can't make it there, please be sure to do all you can to stay cool and hydrated today. We'll cool off just a bit tonight with mostly clear skies and a calm south wind at 5 to 10mph. Lows will drop into the low 70s...not bad, but still about five degrees above our average of 67 for this time of year.
As that area of high pressure decays through the end of the week, that will allow for a few things to happen. First, a cold front currently located in Ontario and Quebec, Canada, will begin a slow descent into the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. As it does, the pre-frontal air mass will also begin to arrive in our backyard. Usually, the air ahead of a cold front is warmer (with a southerly flow at the surface and aloft) and more unstable, and this time around is no exception. A VERY isolated thunderstorm is possible later in the day on Thursday and Friday, but otherwise we should remain mostly sunny with muggy conditions returning as well. Highs for both days will reach the mid 90s on the mainland and upper 80s on the beaches. The best chance for thunderstorms (and a few stronger ones at that) arrives on Saturday and possibly into Saturday night as well. That cold front I mentioned earlier will finally arrive and pass through the area. I do think we'll squeeze one more 90 degree day on the mainland before we keep a close eye on the threat for stronger storms. There is still time to iron out the timing details, and be sure to know that Dan, Sydney, and I will have you covered. Behind this cold front, cooler and more comfortable air is expected to filter downward. A few leftover showers and storms are possible on Sunday, but the start of the next work week looks partly sunny and pleasant from here. Highs for all three days will be in the mid to upper 80s west of the GSP and low 80s on the boardwalks.
Stay cool out there, and have a great day!
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It's just one man's opinion, but after watching the 2011 Buffalo Bills for six games, it's looking like the team has finally found some long-lost stability at the ultra-important left tackle position.
In 2007, the Bills had one of the most stable and promising situations at left tackle in the NFL. That year, fourth-year pro (and second-year starter) Jason Peters emerged as one of the best young tackles in the game and made his first Pro Bowl.
In the four years since, the Bills have had the exact opposite of stability at the position. After his '07 success, Peters held out of training camp in 2008 seeking a new contract, missed the first game, and struggled to get into a groove by year's end. Prior to the 2009 NFL Draft, the Bills traded Peters to Philadelphia for three draft picks - including a first-round pick that turned into center Eric Wood - and made Langston Walker their starting left tackle. He didn't play a snap there, as the team released Walker and made Demetrius Bell - who'd never even been active for an NFL game coming out of Northwestern State - their new starting left tackle.
Bell struggled mightily to the surprise of no one, and by mid-season was put on Injured Reserve with a season-ending knee injury. A rotation of players like Jonathan Scott, Jamon Meredith and Kirk Chambers played in his place, and again, the results were disastrous.
Yet the Bills continually ignored the position at the top of the draft. In '09, the team passed on Michael Oher in favor of Aaron Maybin, who is no longer with the team. In 2010, after the team re-structured its front office under new GM Buddy Nix and head coach Chan Gailey, the team again passed on talented tackles (such as fan-favorite Bryan Bulaga and Anthony Davis) in favor of running back C.J. Spiller.
When the 2010 season opened - Gailey's first as head coach - the Bills rotated left tackles early in the season. Bell was the de facto starter, but as he continued to get himself into football shape, the team rotated Meredith into games to spell Bell and keep him fresh. Meredith was so poor that he was gone by year's end, but Bell stuck around and eventually locked down the position - though he was inconsistent enough that fans still clamored for a tackle as the Bills held the No. 3 overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft.
Again, the NFL Draft came and went without a high-round tackle this past April, but this time around, there was a change: the team spent a fourth-round pick on Clemson tackle Chris Hairston. It was the highest the team had drafted a tackle since they took Mike Williams at No. 4 overall in 2002 - and Nix made it clear very quickly that the team was grooming Hairston to be the left tackle down the line.
In six games this season, the Bills have gotten generally excellent play out of their left tackles as the offense has finally turned a corner under Gailey's guidance and the stability offered by quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. Bell was excellent and consistent in the team's first four games, but a shoulder injury forced him out of the lineup for the last two contests. In stepped Hairston, who took his lumps as a rookie - but who also flashed solid raw skills. He looks like a keeper.
The Bills have 10 games remaining on their schedule this season, and they also look like they've got two left tackles that can play on NFL Sundays for a while. Bell is a free agent after the season and will be seeking a new deal - and he's certainly played well enough to explore that possibility - and that will be interesting to monitor. Though the future is not clear at this position, it's certainly several steps ahead of where the team was when Peters decided to hold out for more money.


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Canucks.com has a great piece up today on Tanev, whom the Canucks signed out of Rochester Institute of Technology. Dave Gagner has been watching this guy since he was 11 years old. Tanev is currently about 6'2" and 182 pounds. He intends to bulk up this summer and try make the Canucks this fall.
Early indications are that Vancouver has found a gem. The Canucks are comparing him to Christian Ehrhoff. I hope that is the case.
In case you missed it, I had a chance to talk with someone from RIT about Tanev a couple weeks ago. That person was heaping praises on Tanev as well. That interview can be found here.


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Suzie Del Vecchio, of Italian and Mexican parents, was born and raised in southern California. She is a special and emotional voice that encompasses many angles of art. From operatic tones to pop, dance, r&b and even rap, she comes from many musical influences in different languages and cultures, fluent in Spanish, English, and Italian. Not only is she a beautiful voice, but her beauty and extremely sensitive soul extends inside out and she has a magical presence on the stage. Naturally timid, music transforms Suzie into a special force as soon as she stands on the stage and music begins.
Her love for dance music originated when her younger brother took a hobby as a young trance DJ at the age of 9. Listening to Swedish Egil's Groove Radio 103.1 in the mid 90's when she was growing up, she was instantly hooked, dreaming of beautiful dance festivals and onstage performances…
Suzie began her much desired music career after first completing a degree in Communication at UCSD. She moved to Mexico City to pursue acting when she was admitted to the prestigious Televisa Artistic Academy (CEA), where they discovered her operatic voice. She began training first in Opera, but was eventually pulled aside to form an all girl band with legendary Mexican Producer Luis de Llano, and signed to the newly ventured EMI/Televisa Music, leading the Mexican soccer team anthem in the World Cup to Germany 2006. As the frontgirl for the all girl band, Chic Pack, she made over 200 shows all over Mexico, LA, Miami and NY, including numerous performances in the massive and famous Estadio Azteca which holds an audience of 110,000 people.
Suzie was then invited to host the most important electronic music video show for the Televisa music network Telehit for Mas Label Music. It is here where she welcomed top DJ's from around the world such as Markus Schulz, ATB, Armin, Richie Hawtin, Dj Dan, Above and Beyond, and especially legendary Paul Oakenfold into Mexico and Latin America as part of a TV music video show that reaches 60 countries in the Spanish Speaking World.
Upon leaving her girl band in Mexico, Suzie began writing and recording tracks that defined her essence, styles, and emotions…experimenting different sounds with underground dance producers. She moved back home to LA to focus on her solo music project.
One of the last massive DJ shows she covered for her electronic TV Show in Mexico in late 2007 was Paul Oakenfold. Upon meeting in Mexico City they spoke of a possible collaboration in the future. Then after listening to a track titled "Honey Nights" she collaborated on with Mexican DJ Alyosha, which reached number 1 on Beat 100.9 2007, Mexico's top Anglo station, Paul Oakenfold traced the voice back to Suzie now in LA and they began to try songs and work on tracks.
Produced by Paul Oakenfold and co-written by Suzie, the first single titled "Mesmerized," caught the interest of major Mexican film producers Alfredo Harp Jr. and Chris Hool and was quickly licensed to the film and soundtrack "Volverte a Ver." The track drew so much attention it ended up on Mexico's top Anglo/Dance station Beat 100.9 before its' due release and hit number 1 within a few days and peaked at number 1 for 2 months, and in the Top Ten for 6 months 2009! Later it won the song of the year 2009 out of 109 total tracks released in the course of the year in a marathon held for Christmas 2009 on Beat 100.9 FM Mexico City.
Paul Oakenfold has prepared "Mesmerized" for a global release under Perfecto Records with several remixes by respected DJ Producers around the world, such as Perfecto artists Adam White in the UK, Swedish Egil & Carl Noren, Robert Vadney in Greece, Joey Modus, Hirofumi Ohta in Japan, Mark Lewis, Dario Gomez, Salcedo and Brindesi of Mexico, Chema Dezarate and Manzano, Maysa Moura and Anthony Garcia in Brazil, and more. The anticipated release has led to much interest for live performances around the world, and currently Suzie is preparing a release party performance of "Mesmerized" with Paul Oakenfold and Perfecto Rain, his Las Vegas residency at the Palms, as well as upcoming live performances in different countries.
Suzie is planning to record her solo album with the production of Paul Oakenfold and hopes to capture the essence of her emotions, range and styles in music with electronic and pop/rock/hip-hop/dance elements with the legendary and visionary DJ Producer, who she admires and respects.
May 2010 brought the surprise of a fun and hot World Cup song for Mexico 2010 produced by Paul Oakenfold, bringing back Suzie's love for soccer and music together. "Viva Mexico" instantly became the official World Cup track for Mexico's Top 40 Radio network MVS EXA FM and surpassed the ratings of Shakira's and Bisbal/Knaan's tracks. Premiering for LA on Latin station Super Estrella 107.1, it became an instant hit.
Suzie is not only an astonishing performer and dancer, but a talented songwriter and singer in all her languages, and stands strong to deliver her light and energy with each track, as emotions and love are the force behind her lyrics and melodies. A bit of an insomniac and quite the romantic dreamer Suzie describes not being able to live every minute without music in the background.
"Mesmerized" just brings the beginning with this special new solo singer of the new generation, determined to captivate and share the love and energy of music!
As she says and defends, "Music transcends dimensions, you can hear it but you can't touch it, yet it's just like love, intangible
but undeniable."