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"Asylum" (1972)
A fun little horror anthology film, especially enjoyable for fans of British cinema of the 1970s (the cast is a who's-who of British acting talent at the time, including Peter Cushing, Robert Powell, Britt Ekland, Patrick Magee, Sylvia Sims, Herbert Lom and an extremely gorgeous, young Charlotte Rampling) "Asylum," which also goes by the evocative title "House of Crazies," is a direct-line descendant of the Hammer horrors of the late '50s and '60s. The broader story is of Dr Martin (Powell) heading out to an archetypal isolated gothic mansion/asylum to interview for a job, only to be set the task of determining which of four patients is actually the previous head of the psychiatry staff there, now become an inmate. This, of course, is the threadbare excuse for the film to tell four different horror stories—all of which show the supernatural explanations for the patients' manias. There's the tailor who's asked to make a suit out of a glowing material that has the power to reanimate the dead; the adulterous husband who offs his wife only for her butchered and wrapped body parts to come back to life to terrorize him and his mistress; the troubled young girl whose pretty, dynamic alter ego turns murderous; and the mad professor type who creates tiny automaton dolls, containing organic viscera, that do his nefarious bidding. But the biggest twist of all (which isn't saying very much—this is gentle, almost affectionate stuff that feels very familiar to anyone at all versed in old-timey horror films) is reserved for the overarching story of the head doctor gone mad and the fate of the arrogant outsider, Dr Martin. It's a hit-and-miss affair, elevated by strong performances across the board and by the fact that none of the storylines sticks around long enough to really wear out their welcome, but it's most famous now for being the screenwriting work of "Psycho" novelist Robert Bloch, and just one of many kinda great horror anthologies produced by masters of cut-above British schlock, Amicus Productions.
"A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors" (1987)
One of the better 'Elm Street' sequels, and certainly streets ahead of its subpar predecessor, 'Dream Warriors' expands the universe of Freddy Krueger mythology to a group of teens who've been incarcerated because the adult world believes the physical evidence of the harm Freddy does them in their dreams is evidence that they are a danger to themselves. Enter Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp), survivor of the first 'Elm Street,' now given a more adult role as an intern who seeks to bring her own personal experience to bear on helping the kids. The film is elevated by some of the better plotting of the series, but also by the strong young cast which here includes Patricia Arquette and "Larry" Fishburne in early roles, though poor Craig Wasson gets the wooden spoon in terms of characterization with his role as a shrink all-too-quickly sold on the supernatural aspects of the case by the fact that he has the hots for Nancy. Returning series creator Wes Craven (who skipped out on 'Nightmare 2,' ironically, because he didn't want to create a franchise; 'Nightmare' currently runs to 9 films, a TV show a graphic novels series and several books) exerts a tighter grip on the plot this time out, and uses the dangers of the well-meaning institution into which the kids are placed (group therapy, hypnotism and sedation) as clever ways for them to learn how to team up and defeat Freddy, albeit losing several of their number along the way. It's pretty tame stuff by today's standards, but it's a fun 15s-rated horror flick nonetheless that introduced both the quippier side of Freddy's persona and also the practice of including a heavy metal track on the films' soundtracks (just check out how seamlessly Dokken incorporate themselves into footage from the film in the video to "Dream Warriors")
"Session 9" (2001)
It's hard to tell if they were deliberate stylistic choices or simply a factor of a low budget and inexperience, but it has to be said that the video-y cheap aesthetic and odd arrhythmic herky-jerk storytelling of Brad Anderson's "Session 9" definitely do contribute to the film's effectiveness as an offbeat, low-key exercise in unease. While by no means reinventing the wheel of the haunted house/madhouse genre, the story feels different from others on this list in its strangely prosaic concept: here the victims are not inmates of the place, but a ragtag cleaning crew, specialising in the disposal of hazardous waste, brought in to clean it up many years after the facility has been shuttered. The second stroke of inspiration is that by far the majority of the film takes place not at night, but in the bright light of day, with sunlight streaming in through the windows and only occasional lapses into "the generator's failing"-style theatrics to bring the scares. In fact "Session 9," boasting a weirdly eclectic cast (including Peter Mullan, David Caruso and Josh Lucas) as the cleaning team who start to unravel at the seams, is actually never jump-scary, or rather when it tries to be, it fails. But as the group becomes splintered, each crew member falls prey to his vices within the vast, never-ending corridors, rooms and stairwells—Gordon (Mullan) may be hearing things and is having trouble at home with his wife and new baby; Phil (Caruso) is forced to work with Hank who stole his girlfriend and appears to be falling back into a (pretty benign actually) reliance on pot; Hank himself (Lucas) finds a stash of coins and jewellery that he goes back for, unwisely, after dark; and Mike (Stephen Gevedon) the book-smart one become semi-obsessed with the tapes of a psychiatrist's sessions with a patient suffering from multiple personality disorder. The usual questions about this sort of thing abound (like why on earth would complete files and records still be around for anyone to flip through?), but despite some hokey moments, and some creaky acting (Caruso and Gevedon in particular don't fare too well) kind of magnified by the overlit, home-video-style look, still "Session 9" is a more than worthy addition to the canon of asylum films, that burrows its own path under your skin with only minimal use of otherwise-standard asylum movie cliches.
"Bedlam" (1946)
Made just two years before "The Snake Pit," the resolutely B-level movie "Bedlam," starring classic horror actor Boris Karloff in a role loosely based on a real-life Head Physician at Bedlam (the common name for "Bethlehem Royal Hospital") in the 1700s, couldn't be further away from the Olivia de Havilland film's relative subtlety. Playing a little like an extended recruitment film for the Quaker religion, it details the progression of Nell Bowen (Anna Lee) from 18th century party girl to pious, committed and socially aware reformer. It's a conversion occasioned by her first witnessing, and then being forced to participate in, life in the overcrowded, underfunded notorious hospital for the insane, under the corrupt stewardship of Master George Sims (Karloff). During her involuntary incarceration, she starts off terrified of the "loonies," as everyone cheerfully refers to them, but gradually through the unwavering application of kindness and warmth, melts even the most criminally minded. But a few interesting elements pierce the cloying over-sentimentality, chief among them being Karloff's handwringing turn as the oleaginous, grasping, conniving Head Physician and the sticky end he meets at the hands of the very inmates he so mistreated and neglected. And it does also have an interesting provenance, taking elements of various real-life scandals that preceded an 1871 round of reforms in the hospital, and combining them with inspiration drawn from William Hogarth's painting "The Rake in Bedlam" which provided not only a vivid visual template for the privations of the inmates, but also depicts the practice, common at the time, of well-dressed society ladies dropping by to be entertained by their antics—something also referred to in the film. Still in what's overall a pretty dull little film, it's the scenes of the straw-strewn filth and sub-zoo-like conditions that the inmates were subjected to that leave the deepest impression—from what the historical record suggests, they may not have been all that more extreme than the reality.
Tim | September 30, 2013 7:33 AM
Guys, The Ninth Configuration. Absolutely mind blowing when I first saw it. Shutter Island owes it a lot!
JD | September 26, 2013 9:14 AM
I feel I should point out two things:
1. Wes Craven's contributions to Dream Warriors consisted of co-writing a first draft of the script. It was Frank Darabont and Chuck Russell's rewrite that got the film green-lit and led to the creation of the Whedon-influencing horror / fantasy classic we cherish.
2. Every abandoned state mental hospital in New England, and as far as I know all over the country, is FULL of old files and documents. When they closed those places they left all kinds of amazing stuff there. It was cheaper then paying to have them trucked off to a dump or an incinerator. I know someone who took boxes and boxes of old files out of a deserted state hospital. They make for very depressing reading.
The Coloured European Observer | September 17, 2013 7:02 AM
You forgot about Kingdom Hospital, the tV series by Danish top director Lars von Trier, or the overly polished remake by Stephen King.
King ==> Kingdom Hospital, get it? Not me neither.
Mjr. Kalas | September 12, 2013 7:13 PM
...K-PAX was not that bad either...
JaneTaylor02 | September 11, 2013 9:11 PM
Great Feature!
Dani | September 11, 2013 7:47 PM
Within those in which a mental hospital is not the main location: In the Mouth of Madness
Lenz | September 11, 2013 7:46 PM
Robert Rossen's final movie, Lilith.
Christopher Schnepp | September 11, 2013 6:59 PM
Olivia DeHavilland Did Not Win An Oscar For "The Snake Pit"
(Though She Was Nominated!),She Actually Won For
"To Each His Own" & "The Heiress".
Crow | September 11, 2013 6:14 PM
Suddenly Last Summer sticks out in my mind, as does Now Voyager, as films featuring an asylum... And both very effective films.
yer | September 11, 2013 4:37 PM
Shutter Island is underrated. People were too ready to jump on Scorsese for The Departed winning BP backlash.
Todd | September 11, 2013 4:34 PM
Glad to see "Bedlam" on the list. Val Lewton + Boris Karloff = Good
I'll throw "The Cobweb" from 1955 into the mix. It's a nice Vincent Minnelli melodrama, with the changing of the mental institution's curtains as the main plot mover.


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Bridgegate: Were Fort Lee students 'children of Buono voters'?
As news linked New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's office to the George Washington Bridge lane closures in Fort Lee, we wondered about a text message then-Port Authority employee David Wildstein sent.
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Christie, Buono claims go up against Truth-O-Meter
PolitiFact New Jersey looks back at some of the 19 gubernatorial campaign claims made by Gov. Chris Christie and Barbara Buono
By Caryn Shinske :: Published on Sunday, November 3rd, 2013 at 7:40 a.m.
On Senate election day, the Truth-O-Meter reviews Booker, Lonegan claims
From the financial fate of the national Social Security system to crime in Newark, PolitiFact New Jersey looks back at eight of the more than 20 claims made by Democrat Cory Booker and Republican Steve Lonegan.
By Caryn Shinske :: Published on Tuesday, October 15th, 2013 at 4:30 p.m.
PolitiFact New Jersey remembers solemn anniversary
The Truth-O-Meter has tested claims about population growth in lower Manhattan, congressional oversight of the Department of Homeland Security, and whether the 9/11 hijackers had New Jersey driver's licenses.
By Caryn Shinske :: Published on Wednesday, September 11th, 2013 at 12:45 p.m.
Frank Lautenberg claims recalled by Truth-O-Meter
U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) went up against the Truth-O-Meter eight times on topics ranging from Amtrak funding to national healthcare and gun-control measures
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Gov. Chris Christie claims Scooby-Doo was his favorite show when he was 4 years old
Governor and 4-year-old boy discuss cartoons at Branchburg town hall meeting
By Caryn Shinske :: Published on Sunday, April 21st, 2013 at 7:30 a.m.
Chris Christie's budget address included claims familiar to the Truth-O-Meter
Speech referenced handful of past claims, from the existence of a $13 billion deficit to where New Jersey ranks nationally in institutionalizing the mentally ill
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Frank Lautenberg versus the Truth-O-Meter: A look back
New Jersey's senior senator announced Thursday that he would not seek re-election to a sixth term in 2014
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Obama praised, criticized in fact-checks on the Truth-O-Meter
As President Barack Obama takes the stage for his ceremonial inauguration, we're revisiting claims made about the president by chain e-mails and politicians in the Garden State
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Truth-O-Meter has checked gun claims by NJ Democrats
PolitiFact New Jersey looks back at fact-checks on claims related to gun laws and violence
By Caryn Shinske :: Published on Wednesday, January 16th, 2013 at 5:00 p.m.
Cory Booker files paperwork for U.S. Senate; how's he done against the Truth-O-Meter?
Cory Booker has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission that marks a first step toward his running for Frank Lautenberg's Senate seat in 2014.
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Happy New Year! PolitiFact New Jersey looks back on 2012 fact-checks, and ahead to the politics of 2013
From campaign-related claims to statements about tax cuts and job growth, PolitiFact New Jersey put the Truth-O-Meter to work
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Booker vs. the Truth-O-Meter
We look back at how Newark's mayor has done on claims ranging from crime to health care.
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Truth-O-Meter hands down mixed results on gun claims
In the wake of the Newtown, Conn., mass shootings, PolitiFact New Jersey looks back at past gun claims made by some members of the New Jersey congressional delegation.
By Caryn Shinske :: Published on Tuesday, December 18th, 2012 at 1:05 p.m.
Sen. Barbara Buono claims versus the Truth-O-Meter: Mostly True, Mostly False
The state senator from Middlesex County has had mixed results on claims about job gains, unemployment benefits and poverty
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PRINCETON (WVVA) - A woman accused of murder following a dispute between mothers has been denied bond.
Judith Kowaleski was denied bond by Mercer County Circuit Judge William Sadler, even though the prosecutor's office suggested she be granted bond and go under home confinement.
Police say Kowaleski shot and killed Elizabeth Slagle in March on a road in Brushfork after the two argued about an incident that occurred earlier between their children on a school bus.
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I love to work with contrasts – especially the contrasts between 'loud' (i.e. graffiti) and 'quiet' (cross stitch embroideries) and 'superficial'/'cold' (the painted canvas) versus the tactile and tangible (the embroideries).
I've specialized in a fairly extinct line of crafts – the good old cross stitch embroidery! I try to lift the embroideries out of their frumpy world of doilies and pillows and replace them in a new artistic context.
The embroideries have several qualities in my works: first they push the boundaries of the canvas as a medium. The canvas is not just a surface for painting – it is also a piece of fabric in which you can sew. Second, the pixilated images with their references to screen dumps and poor quality photographs with too low resolution, gains a modern quality once their sewn to the canvas and interacts with the painted images. Lastly, the embroideries lend a timely quality to the artworks.
The majority of my works are painted very fast, and the contrasts appear when I hereafter sew on the canvases, where time comes to a halt and I engage in detail, precision and craftsmanship. In unison the embroideries and painted images create a series of modern and complex works, highly tactile and tangible and with linguistic and symbolic references to our daily life and surroundings.
I have lived and exhibited in Singapore from 2004-2008 and have a Masters degree in Danish and Semiotics from University of Copenhagen. I have participated in Spektrum's (Artschool) Summer Course 2009 and have held exhibitions in a range of companies in Copenhagen.
I have worked as an interior designer and freelance stylist for Home & Décor, a Singaporean interiors magazine, and Audrey Lee Interiors Pte Ltd.
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text: [...]. Hatebreed isn't death metal. They're straight in your face hardcore mixed with the brutality of metal, a winning combination. Come on, who could not love the brutality Jamey Jasta and gang deliver straight towards your face? I'm sure you've never heard of Hatebreed in 1997, unless you're a hardcore fan. I was only 9 years old at that time, so I have an excuse. "Before Dishonor" brings the guitar work of Sepultura mixed in with the hardcore tinges of Warzone and Earth Crisis, without the straight edge stuff (I think drugs are wicked. They took the lives of such great people, like Chris Farley, Brad Nowell and Layne Staley). "Before Dishonor" has Jamey's vocals a tad bit deeper than on his new stuff, but it's still great. Slightly better. (I still love Hatebreed.) "Last Breath" is another classic, even though it's only a minute and a half long. It still delivers right to your ears. It's just that great. The whole freakin' CD is awesome. What are you waiting for? Get off you ass and buy it!


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He entered the season as a maligned, fan punching bag, but after one match, Kenny Miller will wear the Captain's armband.
Well, for now, anyways.
Head Coach Martin Rennie announced today that a rotation of 2 to 3 senior players would share the armband on a game by game basis, with Miller donning it first. Miller was also bestowed the honor for most of last Saturday's match, when Jay Demerit came out after seven minutes of work.
It's a big show of confidence for the Scottish striker, as poor play and a fat contract made him an easy target of criticism for fans and media.
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In my opinion, we should not take this game so lightly. I think we need to play our starters that are not injured and try to put the Redskins away this week. I think they are playing the best football of any other team in the NFC right now. We have played poorly 2 out of the last 3 games, average this last week, and haven't come close to looking like the team we are capable of being since the Green Bay game.
I think we need to be treating this game like a playoff game. I'd much rather play the Vikings, Saints, Giants, or Bucs in the first playoff game than the Skins, who I think have a good chance of knocking the Seahawks out of the playoffs.
We have a week to rest our players with the bye in the playoffs. I don't think this week is the time to worry about resting players.
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How to Make the Most of Your Time Ashore on a CruiseBy
One of the biggest, and most important, advantages to a cruise vacation is you are able to visit multiple destinations on one itinerary, and you only have to unpack once.
No lugging bags, no long bus rides, no changing hotels – you can visit several different islands, and even countries, on a cruise.
As there are numerous ports involved on one itinerary, the hours spent in each is somewhat limited.
So what is the ultimate way to maximize your time ashore?
Research & Planning
Take a moment to research the destinations you will be visiting. You will want to know if you are interested in attractions near the port, or if you will need to travel a longer distance – which takes a chunk out of your day. If you can step right off of the ship and into a shopping Mecca like St. Thomas, or if you will need to calculate travel time for the 45 miles from Civitavecchia cruise port to Rome, Italy.
You must plan in order to manage your day. Know what time the ship plans to depart and when you need to be back onboard. You may be left if you do not schedule appropriately.
The cruise line makes organizing your day in port easier, by providing shore excursions you can peruse and purchase on their website before you sail, or once onboard the ship. They have done the leg-work for you, each tour operator is licensed, reputable and the ship will not depart until all of its tour buses have returned.
However, if you are able to do your homework and are not traveling a long distance from the port, booking independent shore excursions can be quite rewarding. Travel in smaller groups, and in most cases, you will pay less than directly through the cruise line.
No matter the operator you choose to book a tour through, you have some pretty amazing options. Tike a bike tour of Barcelona, hike a waterfall in Jamaica, dive with sharks in Cozumel, dog-sled in Alaska, or shop in the bustling open-air markets of Hong Kong. A lifetime of experiences are waiting for you.
Researching and planning ahead online or with your travel advisor enables you to have a game-plan; you will know in which ports you will want to be more active and purchase a guided tour, and which days you can relax and grab a quick taxi to a white, sandy beach.
Read the tour description carefully, you may not have time to see everything in one day. In some destinations, you might need to make the decision between a comprehensive tour of one area, or visiting numerous spots with a short amount of time in each.
All that said, some of the best experiences in life are the unexpected. So, try to have an overall idea of where you are going and what you'd like to see, but leave some wiggle room for those little surprising moments.
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The Browns have hosted many of the NFL Draft's top prospects on Monday and Tuesday.
The Browns hosted Florida defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd, Oregon offensive lineman Kyle Long, San Diego State tight end Gavin Escobar and BYU defensive end Ziggy Ansah on Monday.
On Tuesday, USC quarterback Matt Barkley and Alabama cornerback Dee Milliner met with Browns brass. Barkley and Milliner are expected to go in the top 10 of this month's draft.
Then on Saturday, West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith will be in Berea to meet with the Browns.
During the meetings, the Browns cannot workout any of the prospects, but can talk with them and give them physicals.
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I'm interested to see what kind of ink y'all have so let's see it!
I'm in the process of designing my first tattoo at the moment. I've had a few major surgeries on my shoulder and I'm looking to cover up the scars/get a bad to the bone tattoo. It should be pretty win-win for everybody.
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I have between 10-12 planned ones. None put on me at the moment, but I have a lot planned.
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I think I have part of one of mine in my hub under the photos.
My suggestion on tattoos, wait until you are older like mid to late 20's to start getting them. I know I had a different mindset when I was 20 when I got my first one and now when i'm 31. The one I got when I was 20 got covered up.
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Pentagrams on hips
Planning an inverted cross above the cock
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if ever..... http://www.ssrn.co.uk/...oo_shoulder.jpg
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got an infinity symbol on he forearm, got a tree for my thigh planned next when i have the cash, kinda like tree trunk legs!
I think part of getting a tattoo is the experience. This was coolest tattoo experience so far.
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I have a few. I will post them if I can find a picture of what they look like, maybe.
Two are Coat of Arms.:
The other is a skull and cross bones with the letters T on the left side, F on the top, M on the right side, and M on the bottom. It's on my forearm.
The other is on my the superior part down the lateral aspect of my right shoulder, "audi Israhel Dominus Deus noster Dominus unus est diliges Dominum Deum tuum ex toto corde tuo et ex tota anima tua et ex tota fortitudine tea"
And, I recently got "Totus tuus ego sum, et omnia mea tua sunt." tattooed on a banner.
My next one will probably be, "Ecclesia Militans" along my collar line/collarbone.
All of it is in gray scale. I'm not a big fan of color.
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My bro is going to france in 2 weeks, getting inked off the guy who did The Rock's he's called Po'oino.
He's getting a polynesian tattoo similar to the rocks but a different design. Guna take 3 days, 3-4 hours a days, around $1500
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I really like tattoos. I've decided this summer, I'll likely be getting "Solum Per Exitum" (Latin for 'the only way out is through') across my upper back, with a medium sized cross running down the center. Or I've wondered about getting it on my ribs, but when I wear cut-offs, I'd rather not everyone see it.
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Getting tattoos seems to be a fad for America's youth right now, so...
I'm gonna be all cliche and say for anybody looking to get a tattoo to make sure you really want one because it will be with you forever unless you can afford the painful laser tattoo removal.
And I'll also say to get to know your tattoo artist at least a little bit because my 'all business' tattoo experience just left me feeling weird... almost like a used t-shirt. lol


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ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities say a 79 year old Atlanta woman has been arrested on drug charges after police found nine pounds of marijuana in her home.
Norma Cheren is being held in the Fulton County Jail.
Police say they followed one of Cheren's alleged customers after hearing about a possible drug deal and found marijuana in the woman's car. Police say the woman told authorities where she bought the drug and Cheren was arrested Thursday after police raided her house.
Authorities say they found a large container full of marijuana and more than $130,000 in cash stored in metal lunch boxes.
A court-appointed attorney told a Fulton County magistrate that Cheren was scheduled to have hip surgery this week. She is being held on $25,000 bond.
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was the image upload problem fixed?
9 July 2008 at 9:33pm Last edited: 9 July 2008 9:34pm
I tried searching for this, but it's a little hard to find forum posts by date so I don't know what the latest news is on this bug.
A few months ago it was virtually impossible to get the image upload tool to work properly...images would appear in the directory, but then you couldn't get them to appear in folders so you could insert them into your content. (Not talking about hard-coding things into templates, just the usual drag & drop).
I've been away for a while but am looking to get back into SS... has this been fixed?
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10 July 2008 at 5:19am
Looks like swfupload was disabled in 2.2.2. - found it in this thread: http://silverstripe.com/site-builders-forum/flat/16550?start=56#post76727
Going to try out 2.2.2 today!
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10 July 2008 at 5:44am
Looks like I spoke too soon. Honestly, I'm extremely impressed with Silverstripe and it's my favorite CMS I've tested in the last year (and there have been many...way too many).
But two things, the swf image upload issue and the 1-2 second delays in load times in the admin & frontend (that have been well documented) are causing me to look for another CMS option.
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Yes the SWF issue has been removed in 2.2.2 - It was just nasty and it never worked at all for me. The speed issue as you said is well noted and speed improvements are being done for the next release.
As for the issues upgrading to 2.2.2 with the modules, It does appear that most have some issues as the latest releases for the modules are all quite out of date - released before 2.2.2. The best thing I can recommend is you try the trunk / latest daily build versions of each of the modules as these are more likely to work with 2.2.2
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PHOENIX (AP) - A fugitive wanted by Arizona and California authorities has been handed over by Mexican authorities.
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Scottsdale police have sought Freeman since 2007 for a long list of offenses, including fleeing from a police vehicle, auto theft, and false reporting. He also is wanted by California authorities for battery, robbery, hit and run, and violating parole on underlying burglary charges.
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Helping Charity Through Scrap CarsSaturday, March 17th, 2012
There are many productive way to dispose scrap cars. Do you know that there are just too many people in need of help these days? The orphans, elderly, very sick children, the homeless, the children suffering from malnutrition in the very poor countries, those people who are victims of AIDS, lupus, cancers and many other dreadful diseases. The list is just too long. Anyone who wants to do charity work can always use scrap cars and this is done by contacting those in the business of scrapping cars with linkages to charities. Whatever is the appraised value of the car is paid not to the owner but to the chosen charity. To those who love their first cars, this is a great way to dispose it as the proceeds can go to something meaningful and close to ones heart. Do you have a scrap car you cant dispose for some sentimental value? Dont scrap it, donate it to charity.


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Come meet Bobby Cox and get an autograph. FCB Sports Cards 9850 Nesbit Ferry Rd Suite 21 Alpharetta GA Saturday December 17th 1 PM It should be a fun time, as I have been looking forward to this for a while. I've had other guests in here like Craig Kimbrel, Brandon Beachy and Julio Teheran, but none this big.
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No, I am not kidding. Since the Pro Bowl has been moved up, tons of players can't go or don't wanna go. Well guess who just got invited!
With the news that Philip Rivers is joining legions of other players in getting out of the Pro Bowl -- the NFL's attempted version of an All-Star game -- there needed to be a replacement quarterback named to the AFC squad, and that man will be Vince Young.
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Firefighters contained the blaze to the single-occupancy unit and had it out in about 10 minutes, Saghera said.
Its resident was not injured, a Heartland dispatcher said, but a dog was found inside the structure. Firefighters attempted CPR on the dog, but were unable to save him, Saghera said.
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After so many players have failed before him, could James Harden finally be the rightful heir to Michael Jordan's throne?!!...
Could Harden be the one who pulls the legendary Excalibur sword from the stone, the one who's finally worthy of being called the true heir to the King's throne?
After only two games into the season, I realize that it may seem insanely premature to you for me to start throwing out Harden-MJ comparisons, but Harden's first two games as a Rocket were just so special that I couldn't help myself if I wanted to. Harden scored 37 points and had 12 assists in the Rockets 4th quarter season opener comeback win against the Pistons in Detroit, 105-96; it was also Harden's debut as a Houston Rocket. Harden scored 45 points and had 7 rebounds in the Rockets 4th quarter comeback win in their second game of the season against the Hawks in Atlanta, 109-102.
His numbers as a Rocket have been staggering so far, to be sure, but what's been most impressive about Harden is that his play shows just how much he has embraced being "The Man" in Houston and what a clutch player he is. Harden has the heart of a champion. He shines under pressure, not chokes under it. When the Rockets were down in the 4th quarter against the Pistons and the Hawks, Harden put the game on his shoulders and would not allow the Rockets to lose either game. Frankly, I can't say enough good things about Harden. It seems like he does everything well. I have honestly never seen anything like this before! He's just been unbelievable!...and to top it all off, Harden seems like a really humble, likable guy and just a really solid, character guy...exactly the kind of person you want on your team! In case you can't tell, I love this guy!
In an era, where superstars like LeBron, Bosh, Howard, Nash, Melo, and Stoudemire left situations where they could have been "The Man" for their team to team up with other superstars to win titles, James Harden took a refreshing stance by stepping up to be "The Man" in Houston...and in doing so, he instantly became reminiscent of old school iconic players like Jordan, Bird, & Magic. Players who relished being "The Man" for their team, players who didn't run to other teams chasing championships but rather had enough confidence in their own playing ability to stay and build a championship team around themselves and bring multiple NBA championships to their city.
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I've never seen this before, so I wanted to share this. I was thinking about shooting percentage, and realized that it completely ignores when a player takes a shot and it misses the net or it gets blocked.
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As you enter the Upper Narrows from the west on CO Highway 14, this west-facing slab comes prominently into view. Its low-angle and well-featured nature allows one to climb almost anywhere on its face. Unlike some of the other rock in the Poudre Canyon, the cracks tend to take better gear although there are still some run-out sections depending on the section of wall. Nothing here would be considered classic - there is no East Slab of the Dome or Calypso - yet it has enough value for the beginning trad leader to potentially reward their time. At a minimum, you are climbing in a beautiful canyon without the approach of Greyrock, and are almost guaranteed to be by yourself. It gets early morning shade in the summer until about 10:30, and late afternoon sun in the winter. In the summer, watch for rattlesnakes in portions of the approach gully.
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Take the usual Podure Canyon approach by heading west on CO Highway 14 off of US 287. Mile marker 103 indicates the start of the Upper Narrows. Wind your way through this wonderful section, and just as the canyon begins to open again there will be a sign for a Slow Vehicle Pullout on the right. Pull in at this pullout and make a U-turn heading back down the canyon. Look for a very obvious large pullout on the right, and park. The crag photo was taken from this location. Walk about 100 yards (east) down the highway and hike up an obvious gully below the wall. The total approach time from the car is about 10-15 minutes. It is also possible to park in a tiny pullout just west of the bottom of this gully, but the way the truckers bomb up and down this section of highway, that may not be the best idea for your car.
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Adults thinking about completing or starting a University of Wisconsin associate or bachelor's degree are invited to "There's a U for You" information session Tuesday, March 25, from 5:00 to 6:45 p.m. at the Cumberland Public Library located at...
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On behalf of the Pleasure Island Parrot Heads, we want to thank everyone who donated toys, wrote a check, or put their pocket change in our donation jars for our event "Christmas In July."
We especially need to thank all the merchants that allowed us to place donation jars in their establishments for the past eight weeks. We also need to thank the Southern Coastal Woman's Club and the Sun Coast Cruisers Car Club for their generous donations for our cause.
Lastly, we need to send a special thank you to Paul and Janis Boroznoff of Southern Digital Art for taking the time to visit the children at the hospital, and taking the kids pictures with Santa.
We were able to raise $1,400. This not only allowed us to purchase toys for the children, but also helped to stock the playroom with board games, toys, video games, crayons, and arts & craft supplies. We even replaced the old foosball table with a new one. The playroom is a big part of the children's stay at the hospital.
We don't want to see any child in the hospital, especially during the summer when they should be on vacation with their parents, outdoors playing with their friends, or visiting the beach. We hope, even if it was just for a brief moment, we brought a little joy into the lives of the children, parents, and siblings at the hospital.
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Garlic Basics
A roundup of smart tips about using garlic. Beware―it's pretty strong stuff.
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BuyingThere are more than 20 varieties of garlic, but the most common are strong, white-skinned American garlic and the milder, purple-streaked Italian and Mexican types. Elephant garlic, so called because each bulb is about four times the size of American or Mexican varieties, is also a common type but is technically in the onion family. It's available year-round. The other types can be purchased loose or packed two to a box. To select the freshest, most flavorful garlic, look for a dry, solid bulb that is plump, compact, and heavy. Resist the urge to buy peeled or chopped garlic; the flavors are harsher and stronger and will make your pesto taste more like pesticide. Plus, the jars will make a refrigerator reek.
StoringKeep garlic in a cool, dark spot. The refrigerator is fine, but the freezer isn't; it will ruin the texture and turn the flavor from aromatic to acrid. Stored properly, garlic bulbs can last up to eight weeks. Garlic that sprouts can still be used; just remove the bitter green shoots.
PeelingThe easiest way to peel a garlic clove is to place it under the flat side of a broad, heavy knife and bang it with your fist. The papery skin will slip right off. There is also an entire shelf of tools at the gourmet store devoted to peeling and preparing the clove, and it's worthwhile to check out three of them. The first, a garlic press, can eliminate the peeling step, although you won't get as much pulp as when you press peeled cloves. When you need whole, peeled garlic cloves, try a rubber cannoli. Drop a clove in one end, rub the tube on the countertop, and a perfectly stripped clove slides out the other side. (A rubber jar opener works, too.) Another handy tool to have in the utensil drawer is a garlic slicer. Like a mini mandoline, it creates wispy thin slices of garlic, which, when sauteed in olive oil, make a delicious garnish on vegetables and in salads.
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The Dallas-Washington Rivalry is one of the most storied in NFL history. The deciding factor has always been break-out performances by individuals, some of which are chronicled below.
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Sonny Jurgensen and Don Meredith were the main characters in the first epic duels between 1965 and 1967.
At first these were two teams with only a coincidental connection. The legend that started the rivalry in 1960 was that oil baron Clint Murchison knew he could not get approval for a new NFL franchise in Texas without the tie-breaking vote of George Preston Marshall, then the owner of the Washington Redskins. The Redskins were at the time in a long slump since their last title in 1942. Marshall's ace card was his marketing of the Redskins as the Team of the South by closing broadcasting deals for Washington games throughout Virginia, North Carolina and the rest of Dixie. This was amplified by his unofficial policy of not signing or drafting black players. For him the existence of another team south of DC would spell a huge blow to his wallet. In order to swing Marshall, Murchison purchased the copyright to "Hail to the Redskins" from the song's disgruntled composer Barnie Breeskin and then leveraged it in negotiations with Marshall. The Redskins' owner, whose key marketing gimmick at games was to produce a college game atmosphere that was lacking at most other NFL stadiums, was confronted with the possibility of losing his fight song, and caved in.
Meredith vs. Jurgensen
Other than that, the first few years of the saga were uneventful, because both teams were truly disastrous on the field. Some Dallas fans protested the Redskins' racial policy in the chicken protests.
In 1965 Don Meredith started Dallas' climb from the cellar into contention prior to the Super Bowl era. One obstacle that prevented Dallas from having its first winning season was the Redskins who remained unheralded also-rans, yet also were led by a veteran QB, Sonny Jurgensen formerly of the Eagles. The Cowboys won the first meeting on September 26, 27-7, and built up a 21-0 lead at Washington's DC Stadium (later RFK). Jurgensen, despite calls from the stands to be benched, muscled back and led the Redskins to a see-saw 34-31 victory.
Meredith would return the favour almost a year later by leading Dallas on a game-ending drive decided by a late hit penalty against Washington after he scrambled out of bounds allowing for a Danny Villanueva field goal. In 1967 the Cowboys would also take the victory at DC Stadium on a last minute drive by Meredith where hit future Broncos head coach Dan Reeves with a decisive touchdown to win 17-14.
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No greater contrast can be found than Tom Landry and George Allen.
In 1969 the new Redskins owner, Jack Kent Cooke, hired Vince Lombardi away from the Green Bay Packers in the hopes that he would be the catalyst that would bring them into playoff contention rather than just the average team that they had been for the rest of the '60s. Lombardi was a proven winner, more so than his predecessor, head coach Otto Graham (who had succeeded as a Browns quarterback but not as a coach). He also had defeated Dallas in two consecutive NFL championships in 1966 and 1967. Lombardi improved the Redskins for the 1969 season to a 7-5-2 record, their first winning season since 1955. But the following season he died only two days before the first game causing the team to finish with a 6-8 record.
Cooke realized that the antidote wasn't a player, but a coach who could build a fire underneath those players. He found former LA Rams coach George Allen. It is thanks to this man that the rivalry truly became what it is today. Allen's whole system was built in reaction to Tom Landry's in Dallas. Whereas Dallas depended heavily on the draft even in winning years, and invested in selecting the right players such as Bob Hayes and Calvin Hill, Allen's philosophy was that "the future is now" and that draft picks could be traded for veteran players who were ready to excel on the pro level. This was Allen's subtler approach to reviving the franchise. His more direct methods included his rah-rah motivational speeches to his players before games where he incited them to hate the opponent. And the opponent that inspired him the most were the Cowboys. Unlike Landry, Allen was not into the more cerebral and scientific aspects of the game, but had an almost spiritual connection to it, claiming that "40 men together can't lose!" Thanks to George Allen, Washington would upend Dallas in their first playoff meeting, the 1972 NFC Championship, 23-3, only to be squashed by the perfect Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl VII.
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Clint Longley (L), the rookie who outfoxed George Allen's veteran system and Billy Kilmer (R).
Allen dubbed his geriatric group of players the "Over the Hill Gang" and for most of the 1970s Washington was one of football's premier clubs, although they only saw one Super Bowl and were often outmatched in the playoffs, twice by the Vikings. Allen also had a near paranoiac obsession with the Dallas Cowboys. On Thanksgiving Day of 1974, Allen was as usual in his beast mode in preparation for the Washington-Dallas game, especially since he firmly believed that his squad, led by quarterback Billy Kilmer in his twilight years, would be able to accomplish Washington's first season sweep of Dallas and first victory at the new Texas Stadium. The game certainly started out in his favour, as the Redskins were able to limit Roger Staubach and the Cowboys to only one field goal. With ten minutes left Staubach was knocked out of the game with the score 16-3 and rookie Clint Longley filling his shoes.
The subsequent reversal would go down as one of the most unexpected turning points in NFL history: Longley engineered a comeback that included two touchdown passes including the game winner to Drew Pearson. Longley's feat was a stunning rebuttal to George Allen's philosophy; not only was he a rookie, but he had been drafted out of Division II Abilene Christian and was making his pro debut against a team of only seasoned vets. The rest of the Allen era would see success, but no titles. In 1977 Dallas would win its second Super Bowl and would also be the first season since 1970 that the Cowboys would sweep Washington. Allen also never succeeded at his goal of taking a road victory from Dallas. He turned down an offer from the ownership for an extension, and Jack Pardee took over.
A Long Dark Era with brief bright spots
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Redskins defender Dexter Manley (L) was a menace during the 1980s while Tony Dorsett was one of the better achievers of an otherwise declining Dallas team.
In 1982 Washington was no longer Allen's Home for the Aged, but was led by a more subtle and contemplative coach in Joe Gibbs. They often made do with players who had been acquired during the previous years, such as longtime backup QB Joe Theismann and former NY Jet John Riggins, but were still considered a colourful group just like during the '70s. The same could not be said of the Cowboys. Tom Landry remained as coach, but Staubach would retire in 1979 (his career shortened at the outset by his stint in the Vietnam War as a naval officer). Tony Dorsett, Harvey Martin, and Ed "Too Tall" Jones would remain throughout the 1980s, but in this decade the Redskins would have all of the accomplishments. The tipping point was the 1982 NFC Championship. At the time it was possible for two teams from the same division to win the first round bye due to a strike shortened season, and that's exactly what happened with the Redskins winning the East and Dallas trailing. Theismann and Co. were buoyed by a capacity crowd at RFK chanting "We Want Dallas" and were able to beat Dallas 31-17 en route to their first Super Bowl victory over Miami. LB Dexter Manley had a crucial hit in that game that sent Dallas QB Danny White to the dressing room, and John Riggins scored two running TD's as a preview to his Super Bowl MVP date.
White would avenge that game the following season with a 31-30 thrilling comeback to knock off Theismann, and in 1985 the Cowboys defense dismantled him with five interceptions on his birthday in a 44-14 shocker during the most difficult year of his career. The famous Scab Game of 1987 is also a point of contentious in both fan communities. The Redskins rode the talents of Tony Robinson, a convicted felon to an improbable win over White and other Cowboys regulars who crossed the picket line during a strike.
The Triplets and the Decline of the house that Joe Built.
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Gary Clark (L) was a mainstay of Joe Gibbs' later title runs, while Raghib Ismail (R) made a brief but memorable splash in the rivalry.
The late 1980s are remembered as the Dark Ages for the Dallas Cowboys, yet they were only swept twice in the decade by Washington, even earning their lone victory of 1989 against the Redskins. The first victory of Jimmy Johnson's 1992 Cowboys was a Monday Night upset against the defending Super Bowl champion Redskins. Joe Gibbs would retire following that season, and the Triplets of Emmit Smith, Troy Aikman, and Michael Irvin would make the Cowboys a prime time fixture again by winning three Super Bowls in four years.
By the end of the 1990s both teams were no longer among the NFL elite. Following Gibbs' retirement the Redskins fired his replacement Richie Petitbon after one season and languished under Norv Turner due to poor talent. A symbol of this was 1994 1st round draft pick Heath Shuler, considered the biggest draft bust in franchise history. The estate of the deceased Jack Kent Cooke sold the Redskins to Daniel Snyder in 1998. The Cowboys were hounded by legal run-ins by Irvin and offensive tackle Erik Williams among others, and the downfall of both Johnson and his replacement Barry Switzer. On opening day 1999 at RFK Stadium the Redskins built a 35-14 lead through the arm of Brad Johnson. Troy Aikman and the Cowboys then engineered an improbable fourth quarter comeback and tied it at 35 to send it to overtime. Raghib "Rocket" Ismail then ended the game by beating a blown coverage and easily catching a play action pass to end the game 41-35.
The Redux Decade
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Terrell Owens saved some of his best performances for rivalry games.
The 200s may have been the first decade of the new millennium, but both Jerry Jones and Daniel Snyder reached back and tried to use retro coaches to resurrect their moribund teams. The Redskins convinced both Marty Schottenheimer and Joe Gibbs, by then a NASCAR team owner, to leave retirement for the sideline again. The Cowboys brought in Bill Parcells so that he would instill some real discipline and standards as opposed to the relaxed methods of Dave Campo.
Although neither team would win a title in the 2000s, the Parcells-Gibbs era would feature a host of important performances, such as an error-filled 2006 game where the Redskins blocked a Mike Vanderjagt field goal setting up their own game winner by Nick Novak. The following year Cowboy WR Terrell Owens would dominate at home catching four touchdown passes in a 28-23 victory.
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Kicker Dan Bailey (L) has had clutch moments in past Redskins-Cowboys games, and this year as well. Santana Moss (R) has been overshadowed by new Redskin Pierre Garcon this season but remains a lethal threat.
The Mike Shanahan Redskins made a quantum leap this year by drafting two great players, Robert Griffin III and Alfred Morris, and signing another one, Pierre Garcon. They certainly ruined our Thanksgiving holiday by positively scorching the battered Cowboys secondary.
But past years have shown that sometimes the team that wins does so without any rhyme or reason. Last season Dallas' offensive line registered one of the most boneheaded performances ever seen, particularly center Phil Costa who repeatedly snapped the ball off count when prompted by the defense's fake cadence. Tony Romo failed to bring Dallas to the end zone, but Dallas still prevailed off of six Dan Bailey field goals, 18-16. The game this Sunday night is sure to be a revelation in terms of both teams. But in many of the rivalry's signature games it hasn't been a signature player, like Romo, Dez Bryant, RG3, or DeAngelo Hall, but rather somebody who briefly steps out of the shadows. Vote below who you think will be the man to do it for the Dallas Cowboys to make it to the playoffs for the first time since 2010.


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"I'd have a hard time saying, 'Hey, please come to my program cause we're really mediocre and I'll never get offered a job anywhere else.'" — Oregon Coach Chip Kelly, talking to reporters last time he almost took a job somewhere else ..
Oregon Ducks Coach Chip Kelly – who once told reporters, "Last time I checked, there is no 'Hall of Average,' " — left a football legacy of excellence for both players and fans behind when he unexpectedly moved up to an NFL head coaching job last week with the Philadelphia Eagles.
His famed mantra — "Win The Day" — is now ingrained in the DNA of a football program turned perennial powerhouse and a fan base enthralled by a gridiron magician.
The caustic responses and wailing from some who thought the coach was staying put and broke a promise is understandable. But Kelly always told his team if they prepared for a starter leaving the field, the next man up would go in and play just as hard and long and well. That institutional philosophy of seamless transition was demonstrated at the top of the depth chart Sunday —Ducks offensive coordinator Mark Helfrich was named to succeed his former boss.
The Ducks in this flock are thanking Kelly for a wonderful ride and for leaving Oregon in fine shape with great young players and talented new recruits. It's a team full of promise with a well-respected new head coach who now has a chance to spread his wings.
Kelly is graduating — it happens — and the move makes sense. His time is now. We begrudge him nothing.
What a ride -- 46-7. You know a program has reached the top when a team misses the BCS National Championship game by three points in an earlier OT loss, finishes the year ranked No. 2 in the country and yet there's that nagging little twinge of disappointment, the thoughts of what could have been, what almost was, because we know what the Ducks would have done to Notre Dame and its imaginary girlfriend.
Chip Kelly helped build an expectation of winning, and we're looking forward to seeing how that works out as we watch him adapt to the speed and size of the NFL. Those who doubt his chances to morph from dominant Duck to winning Eagle do so at their own peril -- Kelly would be delighted to cook up a little Crow a l'Orange and serve it up after a future Super Bowl win. On a stick.
Duck football will continue to thrive. NCAA sanctions tied to improper payment to a high school "recruiting service" hang in the air, but however tough they are the program and its fans are tougher. Hey, this is Oregon, land of hardy pioneers (and a few Californians).
The haters gonna hate and doubt and criticize, but we believe. The program's winning tradition will continue to grow, one opponent at a time.
Chip Kelly taught us how that's done — you take whatever's coming, one day at a time, playing like there's two minutes left in the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl.
The best thing is that a new opportunity to Win the Day arrives every morning, another shot at victory for each of us.
Let's use what we've learned on every play in our own lives, committed to the win, giving whatever it takes on each down because it matters and because the effort is something true and strong and good. But most of all because we know way down deep inside that playing at full speed, as hard as we can at any given moment, is its own reward and makes a game, a season, a life worth both the pain and the joy.
I forget sometimes that just being a Duck fan is more than good enough — even on those nights when a game-tying kick hits the upright and bounces away or a sure fumble recovery is fumbled, even when a trailblazing coach leaves for new frontiers in a green blur that gives some offense until they realize what's been left behind.
In our quest for a complete game on both sides of the ball or that elusive undefeated season we forget how far we've come. We're creating a complete life made of individual plays that together turn out to be worth so much more than the face value of our game tickets.
Life constantly requires calling plays on fourth and long to get a new set of downs. Sometimes we fumble or we're intercepted. Sometimes we have to punt and start over. All of that's OK. Because if we work hard enough, take care of our assignments, soon enough we'll get to hear the crowd shake the Earth in joyful affirmation as we take one all the way to the house.
That's winning one for the Chipper. It's been a pleasure to watch and learn from a coach who not only knows how to get his talented young charges all the way to the house, he knows how to teach them to design and build one of their own. On spec. That's quite a lesson to leave behind. That's an architect, that's building tradition, that's a lasting legacy.
Thanks, coach. Time to fly like an Eagle and let the NFL feel the raw power of the plan you draw up, one brought out of the wilds of Oregon like a helmet-to-helmet flash of heat lightning poised to sear playing fields across the country.
We'll use the same heat to warm the crowd against the initial chill of a quick departure and then later for its intended purpose, starting a grassroots fire nothing can put out, not even a roiling Southern tide stained crimson as longtime opponents are vanquished one after another.
The journey is about redemption, growth, validation, triumph, on a playing field evened and illuminated by the soul's constant flame.
We commit to winning the rest of our days and watch as a new Ducks coach helps his players soar ever higher, moving forward a game at a time, treating each contest like a Super Bowl and making those key plays with the next man up if needed … whatever it takes, like the last man out taught us over and over. All of us.
We're pretty sure Chip Kelly still has a few lessons to develop and impart as he starts working on the DNA of another team, this time on a much larger stage. But don't discount his laser focus and drive on winning, his ability to take a singed Eagle franchise and turn it into a Philadelphia Phoenix.
Opening day kickoff can't come too soon as we wait for these birds of a feather to take flight. Two cities, two teams, now linked by the shared philosophy of one man.
It was a great ride, coach. Go make us proud — we'll do the same.
Let's Win the Day. Each of us and all of them, one at a time ...


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text: Project titleSupporting tobacco control research and dissemination Research team Project Leader: Professor Rima Nakkash, Research Assistants: Taghreed El Hajj; Joanna Khalil Advisor: Dr. Norbert Hirschhorn Collaborating Team Rami Khoury, Director, Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs Ghazi Zaatari, Chairman of the WHO BREG Committee, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Department Alan Shehadeh, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department Najat Saliba, Associate Professor, Chemistry Department Rima Afifi, Associate Professor, Health Behavior and Education Department Monique Chaaya, Associate Professor, Abla Sibai, Professor and Ziyad Mahfoud, Assistant Professor at the Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department Research questionTo maintain the generation of tobacco control research and the translation of its findings into policy. To contribute to building knowledge and public support for tobacco control policy in Lebanon at the local level. To develop common agenda's and research priorities across researchers in the region at the regional level. Research TimelineOctober 2009-2011 SummaryThis project focuses on dissemination and translation of research to policy as well as building a regional network of researchers involved in tobacco control and more specifically waterpipe tobacco use. At the local level, the grant will serve to translate research findings and disseminate them to influence public policy. Dissemination of findings will catalyze the tobacco control policy debate and contribute towards potentially moving it to the forefront of the national agenda. At the regional level, AUBTCRG has a very good working relationship with researchers in the region who are involved in conducting tobacco control research, particularly regarding the waterpipe. Supporting the initiation and coordination of such a network will enrich the research process and ensure that production of research evidence builds on previous findings. The interdisciplinary nature of the network members will enrich discussions and promote joint future research projects. Publications Project Summary English Pamphlet Arabic Pamphlet English Newsletter Issue 1, December 2010 Arabic Newsletter Issue 1, December 2010Funding sourceIDRC- RITC ContactRima NakkashAUB-Tobacco Control Working Group


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BLT with tomato aioli
1/2 cup light mayonnaise
1(14.5 ounce) can Red Gold® Petite Diced Tomatoes, drained
4 slices bread, variety of choice
4 slices iceberg lettuce
12 slices bacon, cooked and drained
Ground black pepper to taste
Combine mayonnaise and RED GOLD PETITE DICED TOMATOES to make the tomato aioli.
Place lettuce on 4 slices of bread and then add three strips of bacon and top with tomato aioli and black pepper. Place slice of bread on top. Cut in half and serve.
Fish tacos with lime and cilantro aioli
1/2 cup light mayonnaise
1(14.5 ounce) can Red Gold® Petite Diced Tomatoes W/Lime Juice & Cilantro, drained
1/2 onion, chopped
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
4 tablespoons orange juice
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon cumin
Salt and black pepper to taste
1 pound cod, or any white flaky fish
8 flour tortillas, heated
3 cups shredded red cabbage
Combine mayonnaise and RED GOLD PETITE DICED TOMATOES with LIME JUICE & CILANTRO to make the lime & cilantro aioli.
In a small bowl combine onion, cilantro, olive oil, orange juice, garlic and oregano; stir to combine. Sprinkle fish with chili powder, cumin, salt and black pepper. Spread half of the onion mixture over bottom of a glass baking dish. Arrange fish on top of mixture, spoon remaining mixture over the fish. Cover and chill for 30 minutes.
Turn fish, cover and chill another 30 minutes.Fry fish in a large skillet, basting with some marinade, until just opaque in the center, about 3 to 5 minutes per side. Coarsely chop fish and divide between the tortillas. Top with cabbage and Lime & Cilantro Aioli.
Option: Grill the fish instead of frying on the stove.
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