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Nero's and Hanna's Christmas Post!
Posted in Christmas, Dogs, Nero's Post, Quilting, tagged Christmas, Nero's Post, Quilting on December 23, 2012 | 40 Comments »
CHRISTMAS tutorials and recipes
Posted in Baking, Christmas, Decoration, Dogs, Felting, Mini Quilt, tagged Christmas, christmas baking, Christmas decoration, ginger coocies, mug rug on December 14, 2012 | 37 Comments »
Hi everyone! Hopefully you don't have stress with your Christmas schedule and preparations! I haven't done any so I thought I could share my earlier Christmas makings because there is still one week to bake coocies, make decorations, sew something …
Last two Christmases I have made many needle felted decorations with dog hairs. When I brush Nero and Hanna, I collect the 'wool' from the brush. You can make also yarn from that and my mom used to do that. I makes the most warm yarn! But to these balls now …
You know my sweet Golden Retriewer friend London. When I have been taken care of her, I kept some wool to make Christmas decoration to her mom. I made something very simple and natural. Few branches from cypress, ribbon cutted from fleece, paper 'ribbon' and paper cord … two woollen balls … almost like snow balls …
I add also very thin metal wire for hanging and if you like you can add beads etc. for extra festive look. Next photos show one that I have made with Nero's wool and the materials you need (needle for needle felting and those very light balls). You can make also hearts, wreaths etc.
Crochet snowflakes are different project – great one – for those you can find good tutorial from Lucy at 'attic 24′.
Last year I made little, white Christmas tree which became very famous and loved. It is really cute and easy to make. You can read all the post where I show how I made it HERE.
This year I have been sewing a lot, but not Christmassy things. Last year I made lots of mini-mini quilts, mug rugs, Christmas mats and tutorial how to make them.
One small decoration I made suddenly and with a moment's inspiration, was this felted cover for candle glass. HERE you can see how easy it is to make.
And then lets start to bake … oh I can smell Christmas … my 'must' bakings are Ginger Coocies and Christmas Stars. I do hope I shall make them also this Christmas!
Here you can see the recipe for Christmas coocies and here how to make Christmas Stars.
Oh how I wish I had now those stars with my afternoon coffee! I have bought all the things I need to make them, so perhaps I shall have tomorrow baking day instead of cleaning!
Every Friday I'm happy to join linky parties at 'Natural Suburbia' with Linda , 'Felicity Quilts' with Felicity and at 'Wisdom begins with wonder' with Andrea! Thank you ladies for hosting lovely parties!
When I was looking for these Christmas photos I ran to one with Hanna. I just have show you her sweet face and with this Hanna's relaxing moment, I wish you wonderful week and do try to relax even I know you are very busy! Thank you so much for visiting my little blog and for leaving always so appreciated and enjoyable comments! See you soon!
Posted in Christmas, Dogs Cats, Just delightful, Nero's Post, tagged Christmas, letter to Santa Claus, Nero's letter to Santa Claus, Nero's Post on December 9, 2011 | 36 Comments »
Dear Santa Claus, I hope you and Rudolf are fine there far away in North! I hope one day I could come to meet you in your Santa Claus village! www.santaclausvillage.info
I have put Christmas decorations around and wear my 'tonttu myssy' – so ready for Christmas celebration! I have been a good boy – at least I have done my best … playing with the girls …
… helping in the kitchen – here we make chicken soup!
I have tried to make my blog better and more enjoyable, showing our quilts …
… taking care or Foxy … keeping company to Nelli …
… guarding and watching around …
I would like to wish something for the Christmas. Could you please give some lovely presents to my friends and readers because they are all so special and wonderful! I wish you bring also presents to my sweet girls! I would like to have a new ball, blue if possible, some doggie bones and goodies!
We have a fire place – I have heard you come from there to leave presents! Hanna doesn't like the hat, but she is doing her best to be a good girl!
I have been watching You and Rudolf in www.santatelevision.com ! I know you are very busy now making all the presents and then travelling around sharing them. Wearing my magical birch-shoes, I'm ready to help to help you!
I know that in winter you need felted boots with fur but I guess in summer time you wear these magic shoes…
I was again so happy modelling with my brownie cap that I just couldn't help myself bursting into laughter …
Thank you Santa Claus! I wish you wonderful journey and Merry Christmas!
PS. My Small white Christmas tree was featured by Apartment Therapy!
Posted in Christmas, Decoration, Dogs, Just delightful, tagged Christmas, decoration, Dogs, just delightful on December 24, 2010 | 14 Comments »
Merry Christmas!!! It's Christmas Eve!!!
I wish you all The Best Ever Christmas!!! This is my first Christmas here in Blogland and it has been so exiting to make our bakings and crafts together and share our ideas and inspirations!!!
Some of us are ready for the Christmas Eve dinner….I have still some last things to do and then it's time to relax and enjoy this most magical time of the year!!!
With these scenes from our Christmas I want to wish you and your families Merry Christmas!!! Have a wonderful and peaceful time with your dears and friends!!! Enjoy this magical time with good food and lovely sweets, Christmas songs and movies…good books…!!!
Lots of love, hugs and kisses from
TEJE and NERO
Bake Christmas Stars!
Posted in Baking, Christmas, Decoration, Just delightful, tagged baking, Christmas, decoration, just delightful on December 18, 2010 | 18 Comments »
Happy Saturday evening!!!
How nice to see you! Today I have been sewing place mats for my dear friend and I have been baking! It's time for 'Christmas Stars' – one of the most traditional baking for Finnish Christmas!
Christmas corner in the kitchen! This crochet table runner I have made (too) many years ago, dare I say, …. years ago! Small figures have gathered during the years…
For the Stars you need the dough like for croissants and marmelade. Now adays you can find very good dough from the market so these Stars are the most easy and quick to make. Traditionally we use plums for filling but you can try any other fruit you like.
I made these stars few days ago and again today, so I have photos from both of them. First time I used cherry marmelade and today I had dry plums (without stones). I boiled the plums with some water (not too much) till they became quite soft. You can mass them a little bit with the spoon. The plum 'marmelade' should be thick.
Here you can see how to cut the scuares and how much to put filling.
Turn every second corner like this and the star is born!
You can make also triangles!
The filling with plums looks like this – quite thick!
Before you put the stars to the oven, spread them with egg.
These Stars are just perfect for the Christmas time! They are not too sweet and the plum is good after eating too much and heavy food!
Enjoy The Christmas Stars with icing sugar and coffee or your favorite tea!!!
I like to thank you all for the most sweet words about Nero's Blanket!!! It was so much fun to make it and plan how to do it! I have got some question about it and I shall add more details to the last post 'Nero's Blanket'. Nero is also so happy for all your recovering wishes and his feet is now fine and he enjoyes running around and brings us all the toys to play!
I just can't believe that there is only few days till the Christmas! Still few days to make Christmas things, to open the advent calender and to look lovely blogs with their advent calender!
Hope to see you soon again!!!
Posted in Cats, Chania, Christmas, Dogs, Nero's Post, Sewing, tagged burlap basket, cats, Chania, Christmas, creative, Dogs, Nero's Post, sewing on December 14, 2010 | 17 Comments »
Hello our Dear Friends!!! We are here today with Nero to tell you our 'This and That'!
Sun is back – at least for today… and Nelli enjoyed that. She was quite confused these last days because usually she likes to be so much outside and now it was just too bad weather! She was going out from one door and coming in from other one…and again, and again…
'White Mountains' has their snow coat and that brings also cold air down to us. The ship to Athens is waiting to leave in the evening.
Few days ago I was sewing something using different material! I had this 'thing' in my store long time waiting… burlap…burlap…nice word – every day we learn something new – I didn't know till now what it means. If you don't know, it's this…
I have been reading Maya's blog and there is so much lovely crafts and ideas to give us inspiration! You can meet Maya here! She has made wonderful things from coffee sacks, for example Christmas socks!
I remembered my burlap and went to find it! This is not very thick so it was a little bit difficult to handle. Still I enjoyed very much making something different! Here you are….
I think it's very nice because it's not too thick and you can see the inside fabric through the burlap. I had two buttons made of our olive tree, and they found now perfect place to decorate this 'basket'.
I think this 'Burlap Basket' is very nice to keep many things! Now it's waiting Santa Claus and later it's perfect for my knitting! I shall make more of these – different sizes and other details! Shall we go for hunting 'old coffee sacks'!
VOF VOF – I'm here – Nero – I want to say something…I haven't seen you for while, because there is now so much Christmas things going on! I have missed you! Everyone knows that I love balls – please come to play with me…
…oh… I forgot that I can't run well because I have hit my toe. Piece of skin is missing and it's painful to walk. I try to remember not to run…but it's difficult…I forget everything if there is something interesting on the road!!! Here we go again…
I'm already waiting Santa…I hope he brings me lots of 'desserts' (my favorite sticks)! Also I really hope that my toe is soon well and I can play with all those new balls that Santa is bringing to me…don't you think I have been good boy enough to get lots of presents!? I know what there is in Hanna's packet…but I can't say it yet!
Do you have a bicycle? I don't have but I see them sometimes on the road! I don't think it's for me but I saw one which is really 'cool' !!! You don't know what to expect…so visit quickly Dorien!
Before we leave you we want to show you still something lovely…I want to say that the next photo is NOT MINE…but it's so wonderful especially for this Christmas time, that I want all of you to see her…
If you love Fairytails, these you just adore!!! Go to enjoy this 'Fairy' and lots of other fantastic creations, even pictures in 'Fairytails'!!!
That's for today…it's already evening…I was supposed to write this much earlier but the internet was out of order…perhaps there is new storm coming!
I'm so happy you liked my felted sun and want to thank you for your sweet words and wishes!!!
With Nero we send you hugs and kisses and hope you are all well and not too busy with all Christmas preparations!
Posted in Christmas, Dogs Cats, Felting, Just delightful, tagged Christmas, decoration, felting, just delightful, My Creative Space, sunset on December 11, 2010 | 19 Comments »
"It was a gloomy and stormy night…"
Hello! I hope you have lovely Saturday – what ever weather it is! Finally we have winter and I understad better what you have been through these last days. When it's months and months summer, you just forget how the cold weather feels – and you miss cool and cold winter with rain…
Yesterday we really had rain…it was raining ice cubes!!! It was so loud that we couldn't hear other's voice! The wind has been very strong and the ships stay in the ports. In Athens it is snowing. In Chania we have + 6 degrees.
Don't worry, I know you have often enough rain…no need for me to show it…so here is the sun coming out from the clouds…
I can't send you sun today…but I made one especially for you!
When I made this felting some days ago, I wasn't sure how I like to continue it…in the sun the colours look so beautiful!
I wanted to do something over it, but also I liked it very much just like that! …I decided to make this an experiment and make another one if needed…
So…now there is some shine in the sun…
…waves on the sea…
…birds on the sky…
…SUNSET… one day I shall give you better photo with the real SUN!
When it's rainy and cold, it's better spend your time at home with your friends…
…with your Christmas things…
…to make some more Christmas decorations… Helen has made beautiful things for her tree!
Do you remember the small trees I had made from old books? I happend to see them also here with photos how to make them!
Thank you all so so so much for visiting and leaving wonderful comments!!! I enjoy reading them and hearing your news!!! I wish you lovely time and I hope this SUN gives you happy light for your winter days!!!
Christmas TREES and POUCHES
Posted in Christmas, Decoration, Dogs, Felting, Just delightful, Knitting, Scarf, Sewing, tagged Christmas, Christmas tree, creative, decoration, Dogs, felting, just delightful, knitting, pouches, Scarf, sewing on December 7, 2010 | 15 Comments »
Hello my Dear Friends and Welcome to see what there is going on at my home…today I have trees in my post!!!
First I like you to see my Christmas tree. The tree is the same now many years but the decorations chance every year a little bit.
In Finland every one has a real tree…but there is so many trees…all the country is one forest! Here is less trees and the warm weather doesn't help them to stay nice at home. From early in November Christmas trees are waiting outside in the sunshine to go to some ones home – it needs good luck to look well even few days! So at least I prefer to have my tree weeks at home so let it be a 'fake'. I love those small lights – that's why I make my tree very early to find the Christmas atmosphere! Especially in my first years in Greece, it wasn't easy to feel Christmas with so much sun and hot weather!
This year like last one, I prefer to have less colours in the Christmas tree. Now the decorations are mainly with wool, cotton, paper and doghairs!
These lovely and funny hair balls I have made with Nero – and they are my favorite decorations in the tree!
And this is an other favorite – I just love this happy snowman! It's from my sister and always first one to give joy for the Christmas tree! So…I have made my tree really early (28.11) when I thought it was too early to show it. Perhaps it stays like this…or perhaps it gets some more decorations… often I add them slowly slowly!
Yesterday Finland was celebrating 'Independence Day'! First time in all my years in Greece I was watching from the internet the celebration the President has in The Castle of the President! All the ladys in they evening dresses, lovely creations!
Still I had time for some sewing and made a purse which I had in my mind for a while…
Sometimes I have a fabric that I can't decide how to use it…and sometimes like this delicious white/red strong cotton fabric…it was screaming 'I want to be a purse and a bag'! I really enjoyed making this and I like the result very much! Some parts I have been sewing by hand and also some decorative stitches! The lining inside is from white cotton. I like to use light colour inside, because then it's much easier to find your small things.
The best thing to put in this bright colour purse, would be White/Red Sweets…I'm missing Finnish 'Marianne' caramels! I am making some other items also with this same, beautiful fabric!
I find always so much inspiration and really good ideas from Terri! One visit gave me the best idea for a new quilt: 'Finnish Forest'! I'm waiting to start with that after all the Christmas things! I don't know yet how it's going to be but I'm quite sure something interesting…
After seeing Terri's lovely trees I found this tree from my post box!
Thank you Ulla! You have always so wonderful ideas! Usually the simple things are the most beautiful!
Yesterday Santa Claus passed from our house and took all the cards and gifts to carry them with the Rudolf !
I have our Christmas bag with bullfinch and rowan-berries, waiting under the tree…
Every day I visit so many friends and they wonderful blogs… one of them is Mia from 'Mia's handmade'! She has every day something nice to show and lovely ideas what we can make for the Christmas time!
Last winter our dear friend came to visit us and brought me the best present from Ikea ( in Athens) FABRICS! This is one of them and I like it very much…perhaps because it reminds me a little bit 'Marimekko'. I have made from this very thick cotton some bags and other things. Now it was time for a pouch.
I have started to knit a new warm shawl! I desided to make it simple so at the same time I can think and plan my other crafts and works! I have used once before this square-pattern and I think it's a nice way to make a triangle!
You can find so lovely and sweet knittings from my new friend Julie! Visit her Knitting and Sewing Corner!
I don't know if I should believe this or not…but..yesterday we heard that it's expected to have snow here! Yesterday the wind turned to north. It's still warm but not so sunny and there is in the air something cool… anyway defenetely we need rain…other wise we don't have enough water for the next summer. Normally we don't have any problem with the water because we have very high 'White Mountains'. Usually they have snow till June! We shall see if we have white Christmas!!!
Perhaps I need soon my warm scarfs – I have many of them – but can't use them much…
I don't know how I could show my knittings without my beautiful and always helpful models…
For this scarf I have knitted seperate loop to tight it.
I think Nero is already quite professional! This time Hanna wanted to join us, so here is her amateur style…
I think Hanna would be good as a sock model…she has lovely legs and then we couldn't see her worried face!
This I have for you today…anyway so I had thought …but always in this point I feel, couldn't I write some more…it's difficult to leave your lovely company! Ok – I tell you still one nice place to visit. From Bella's Country you find many kind of lovely things and photos! Bella is our dog friend and lives her happy life in countryside!
Now I go to continue my sewing – bright and fresh White-Red fabric is waiting to become a bag!
I might have something exiting and sweet in my next post…who knows…Christmas time is full of secrets! Thank you so much for your unique visits and lovely comments – you make me always so happy!!!
Have a wonderful and creative time and see you soon!!!
Ps. This time I decided to use all the time bigger letters. I would be very happy to hear your opinion!
ANGEL from Handkerchief
Posted in Christmas, Decoration, Felting, Just delightful, tagged angels, Christmas, creative, decoration, felting, just delightful, lace decoration on December 2, 2010 | 14 Comments »
Hello my Friends!!!!!!!
It's an evening and usually I write a little bit earlier – but now I want to show you what I made this evening especially for You!!! A Christmas Challenge with Angels!
Sorry if it looks a little bit strange…this is my Christmas Challenge (with many others) and when trying to take these photos I felt that photografing was the biggest challenge in this project…
In the afternoon I was looking my Christmas notebook and found an old piece of newspaper… I think sent by my sister… and there was the 'forgotten angel'. I never made the angel even I liked it very much! Now I wanted to make it so that I can show you this lovely decoration!
The idea is to use treasures like these…I didn't count on my talent so I usead for this first angel some 'fake' lace I had.
For the head you can use those white balls which are suitable for needle felting. Put the ball in the middle of the lace and tight it with thread 'in the neck'. I didn't have those 'white balls' so I made the head from cotton. That's not so good because you can't pass even the wire. If you use the 'white ball' you can needle felt the face and to fix the hair.
Make with thicker wire a circle and around that with thin wire you can put pearls.
Then add 4 ribbons (each about 30 cm) to the circle (you can use 2 ribbons each 60 cm – then you don't need a knot at the up end but you just catch them with wire, which is going to be also a small circle for hanging.
I think this idea is lovely… so I shall make an other one… better one…or perhaps many angels, with some different material.
Please don't mind about these bad photos – I just couldn't wait till tomorrow to show you this Angel and I hope you liked it enough to make yours! If you would like more photos about the details to see how it's easy to make, please tell me!
I read from your blogs and hear from the news, how cold it is and so much snow every where in Europe – and it's just the beginning of the December! I really hope you don't have too much difficulties because of the weather!
Surely you have heard also that here we have the other extreme… too hot…in some parts of Greece it's +30 and people are still on the beaches like in summer time! There is flowers growing like in the spring!
Sounds amazing and wonderful – and it is (also economical not to need heating) but I'm affraid this can't be very good for the nature. This November was the warmest in 80 years! I hope we all could have again normal weather for every season!
Now I leave you with your Angels and go to see what you have been up today! Sleep well, if you have evening, or have a lovely day, if you are starting a new creative day!!!
xxx TEJE
Crochet for "C" in Chania
Posted in Christmas, Crochet, Decoration, Just delightful, Patchwork, Sewing, tagged Chania, Christmas, Crochet, decoration, just delightful, patchwork, sewing on October 31, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Hello Dear Friends!
Beautiful sunny day after autumn storms! I'm so happy and touched about all your wonderful comments! You give me delight and courage to try my best to make my small blog interesting and inspireing ! Thank you very much!
This year I started to have Christmas thoughts in my mind so early… in September… it was quite early.
But then all the October was running so fast that now I feel I'm awful late for my Christmas ideas and somehow out of my 'program' (I hadn't any but feel like that).
In these decorations I have crochet two trees, crochet them together and add few red wooden pearles.
Christmas tree needs also star ! I think perfect star for the Christmas time is a mould for gingerbread biscuits!
…or perhaps Christmas Heart!
…more ideas coming with hearts and stars and of course crochet!…some time later…
I enjoy making these qute snowflakes! You can find how to crochet them from Lucy 'attic 24′ (in my blogroll)! In a pouch I have put Rosmarin from my garden.
Yesterday I reorganized my sewing/ironing room. I had emptied the room for our friends and now it was perfect time to change the place for the furnitures!
…and today I had a sewing day… but not a glue what to make…
I thought it's better to take all the scraps on the table and to see what's coming out…
Today it became like this…it's not finished yet….
That's about sewing and crochet!
I would like to show some other photos which I took Friday afternoon. I was returning from Chania and fortunately had my camera with me. All the day had been cloudy with very dark blue and grey clouds – beautiful colours! And suddenly between the clouds the nature showed us the most beautiful sunset with strong orange light!!!
My camera is very good for me and my close shots but unfortunately this kind of photos are out of its limits. Please try to imagine the atmosphere more dark and the orange colour very strong!
Even these photos are not good, I like to show them to you to see my home town Chania.
You can see that we have long long beaches – in fact all the north coast is lovely beaches – and mostly clear sand!!!
We live about 8 km from the centre in a very small village.
This is the famous lighthouse in the Old Venetian Harbour of Chania. It is a beautiful symbol for a beautiful place! Chania is one of the most beloved destination for holidays!
So…what else…did I mention that we have now almost winter! Many years here is only summer and winter. One day we feel too hot in shorts, short sleevs and flip flops and the other day we need pullover and boots. I miss those other two seasons….
Foxy is well prepared for the cold nights in her comfortable armchair – with thick sheepfur and new lovely, warm blanket!
I hope you spent nice time with us – I enjoy always writing and choosing photos to you my sweet friends!
This is so wonderful LONG day because there is one hour more…that would be nice more often!!!


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Things Get Crazy on the Khloé & Lamar Season Finale!
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If God is the Rofeh Kol Basar -- and yet He is the cause and determination of all suffering and loss -- how am I to view Him with gratitude when He gives to me after He has deprived me?
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Once when playing pond Hockey in Farmington, Ct. I tripped over a crack in the ice and broke a bone in my cheek
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1. An EMT was skating nearby with his girlfriend
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C. A bit of both?
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hmt Kedar Gold-Plated Automatic (Citizen Licensed Caliber) 21 Jewels
It seems that this watch had been worn a couple of times,
I did not really care. I found this RADO Diastar homage so intriguing, I had to add it to my collection. This is by far the heaviest hmt in my collection.
Dimensions (mm):
Case diameter (excl.crown): 36
Lug to Lug: 43.5
Height: 10.5
Lug width: 18.5
Clasp Width 19
Weight 102 grams


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ALBANY, GA (WALB) – A grand jury will decide whether to indict the Dawson City manager on a theft charge. Barney Parnacott is charged with theft by receiving for purchasing a piece of heavy equipment from a man who apparently didn't own it.
Ernest Jones claims he owned the bulldozer and left it on Thomas Jones' property to be repaired. Thomas Jones is charged with theft by taking for selling it.
"What I do believe is that in this situation, he has the documentation, the dozer belong to him and that's all that's important to me, aside from the rest of it, I didn't want to take warrants Mr. Jones or want to take warrant on Mr. Parnacott, it's just this is the investigation, right's right, wrong, wrong the dozer belongs to Jones," said Inv. Alicia Parker of the Terrell Co. Sheriff's Office.
During a hearing Wednesday Judge Jim Thurman said he's not sure there was any intent to deceive, but he bound the case over to the grand jury.
Investigators testified the equipment was left on Thomas Jones' property for more than seven years, but he never formally tried to foreclose or take legal possession of it.
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For 2011, the entire lineup benefits from fuel economy and styling updates. There's also a new Special Edition trim level that gives buyers another high-value choice.
The Accord has a revised front grille, fascia and trunklid to improve aerodynamics and enhance styling. The grille is bolder, and standard 16-inch wheels give a confident stance. Along with the aerodynamic improvements, Honda has taken measures to reduce friction in the standard 2.4-liter four-cylinder and available 3.5-liter V6. Transmission gear ratios have also been adjusted, and the net result is fuel economy improvements. A four-cylinder Accord sedan with automatic transmission picks up two mpg in the city and three mpg on the highway with figures increasing to 23 and 34 mpg respectively. The four-cylinder teams with a five-speed manual or a five-speed automatic transmission with Grade Logic Control to end "gear-hunting when ascending and descending steep terrain.
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DREAM Act Senate News Conference
Democratic senators held a news conference on a failed cloture vote on the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act.
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If you were a fly on the wall for the annual Bluetooth executive board meeting, you'd be in for quite a treat. That's because nobody at the company knows how Bluetooth works. They just keep making these things and hoping they keep working. And they do! But for how long?
ROGETRAY wrote:Bluetooth is in practically EVERYTHING now isn't it?! What doesn't have Bluetooth?! Any clever ideas on what SHOULD have Bluetooth in it? ;)
$62 on Amazon. 1400+ reviews avg 3 stars. http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-S10-HD-Bluetooth-Stereo-Headphones/dp/B004BHCSQC
$50 on Newegg. 101 Reviews avg 3 Eggs.
PC Mag review 2 stars. Blasted for horrible sound quality.
only 40 percent of 205 reviewers at Best Buy recommend to buy.
Cost: $89.00
I bought the Motorola headphones for $25 when they were on Woot a few weeks ago.
For wireless headphones that you can wear while working in the yard, biking, running, etc., they're not bad.
The audio quality is crap though. They're worth $20 IMO, but no more.
Does the Canon Mouse come with a USB dongle or does the computer have to be BT enabled?
If you have one of the first gen Kindle Fires like I do, you can use the mini-jack to make it Bluetooth capable.
hehthuryo wrote:If you have one of the first gen Kindle Fires like I do, you can use the mini-jack to make it Bluetooth capable.
Please tell me more detail!
It says that it is compatible with mobile phones and mp3 players, Bluetooth compatible of course. Is it also compatible with other devices such as game consoles? Such as the ps3 or Xbox for example?
motorola s10-hd
got it last time on woot for $25.
works great, feels like it'd bounce and flop off your head while working out but it doesn't. it does squeeze a bit tight and makes the area surrounding the earhole sore after a half hour.
sound quality is not awful...it's especially adequate if you listen to podcasts or watch hulu/netflix while on the treadmill.
my unit came sparkling like new, no signs of use.
Bought the Bluetooth Motorola Headphones during a wootoff and as Xmas presents...
They work great and though they don't come in fancy packaging were in perfect condition.
these are not Sennheisers so if you are expecting ultimate audio quality you shouldn't get them....if you are looking for a reliable pair of bluetooth headphones for everyday audio needs ...they work great.
I have a big noggin so they can get a little tight but for normal sized heads I think they'd be great.
I'm possessed of a especially large cranial feature, because genetics. Anyone mind whipping out the measuring tape and telling me how far these headphones can stretch?
Obviously it comes down to user preference but those Motorola HD10's hurt my ears after about 10 minutes using the smallest ear plugs. Just too much vise-like pressure. Works great for telephone bluetooth but then it starts to get uncomfortable. I bought two last time. your mileage may vary.
Bluetooth is Magic... Strange Magic!
rcrabi1 wrote:Please tell me more detail!
You just plug it into the audio jack where you normally put headphones then Bluetooth devices can recognize it and connect wirelessly.
cookiepirate wrote:I'm possessed of a especially large cranial feature, because genetics. Anyone mind whipping out the measuring tape and telling me how far these headphones can stretch?
Amazon has a few reviews that give dimensions, but if you have a Charlie Brown head then these headphones aren't for you.
garrettwheat wrote:Does the Canon Mouse come with a USB dongle or does the computer have to be BT enabled?
This is a little late, but the Canon mouse DOES NOT have a dongle included.
Dang it! I was hoping Woot would put the CL D200 up for sale again. I've been wanting to order one. I just wish it hadn't sold out before I even saw it up this morning. (Turns out it was sold out within four hours of going on sale. ).
In my crude attempt at math, I'm guessing they only had 63 units to sell, total.
If you're curious about the Affinity Soundbox, I found a previous Woot-thread that includes a lot of feedback from an Affinity employee.
The workout headphones are adequate, if unspectacular. I got them last time they were on, and i've probably use them for ~5 hours/week.
Pros: they stay on (though they slip a little in the ear, so you do have to adjust them) and I can leave my phone in a locker/cubbie and listen to music in the entire gym. They also are definitely water proof; i've pounded out a few 5Ks, getting about as sweaty as I can, and they still work
Cons: Ok sound quality, and it slips a little in the ear, so you have to press it back in to make it not muffled. It pinches a little (though it seems like sometimes it finds a magic spot on my head where it doesn't), and the telephone aspect is weak at best. In a noisy gym, no one can hear anything you say.
Jay Bird Freedoms they are not. But they are only $20.


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February 6, 1968
Jeannie Daniels
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Jeannie Daniels was a student at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and reporter for The Carolinian in 1967.
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This February 6, 1968, article from The Carolinian, the student newspaper of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) discusses a visit by Lieutenant Governor Robert Scott to the UNCG campus on January 12, 1968. Scott discussed, among other things, the potential for state-sanctioned censorship at the university in light of the recent Black Power Forum held at UNCG November 1-3, 1967. Scott urged "discretion in these matters" but noted that he had opposed a speaker ban law. The Black Power Forum, sponsored by the UNCG Student Government Association featured numerous speakers including activist Howard Fuller, and generated considerable controversy statewide. Scott had made several negative comments about the conference at the time.
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ANDERSON, Ind. —
Local activities are scheduled:
Monday, April 29
- Rummage Sale Bag Day, 9 a.m.-noon, New Horizons United Methodist Church, 611 E. 53rd St.
- Euchre, 1:30 p.m.; chicken noodles dinner, 4:30 p.m.; organ music, 4-5:30 p.m.; bingo, 6 p.m., Rangeline Community Center, 1405 N. Rangeline Road.
Notices of local public meetings and events should be sent to What's Where, P.O. Box 1090, Anderson 46015; faxed to (765) 640-4815; or emailed to firstname.lastname@example.com. Check www.heraldbulletin.com for a calendar of upcoming events.


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This page is dedicated to spreading love and joy around our world through simple conscious acts of creativity: aka random acts of kindness.
♥ Be KIND now ♥
Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come
to you without leaving happier. ~Mother Theresa
Feeling blue, fed up, bored, or need something to distract you from a naughty habit you are trying to break? I challenge you to use these ideas to take yourself out of your head, out of your SELF and make a positive impact on other human beings on Earth (and make you feel better in the process too).
Make Blessing Scrolls. Here is a link to a 20-page PDF containing some favorite quotes I've collected all my life with additions from the Women's Sacred Kindness Circle in North Carolina. Print a few pages or
print them all. Cut the quotes in strips, roll them up and then tie with a ribbon. Leave blessing scrolls for a special empowering surprise for a beautiful stranger. We like to think that each message finds the person it is intended for.
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Make Kindness Rocks. Follow linky for full details, but simply get some rocks, paints, markers and empower the rocks with energy you need in your life. Adding words like
joy ♥ peace ♫♪ shine ☼ LOVE ♥ freedom ♫♪ hope ☼ grace ♥
Pour your love onto the rock with the words and colors, then leave your creation somewhere to be discovered by an unsuspecting stranger. It's a secret sweet thing: YOU have power to bring a good feeling to others AND bring more joy to your own life.
♥ Triangle Women's Sacred Kindness Circle ♥
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive. ~The Dalai Lama
Would you like to be part of a circle of women who meet to create kindness for each other AND for strangers? If so, please visit and join the Triangle Women's Sacred Kindness Circle through Meetup. You'll receive invitations to our monthly creativity gatherings. Our Kindness Circle is based in Raleigh, North Carolina, but it not ONLY for this area. If you are not in the Triangle, but would like to form your own Kindness Circle where YOU are in the world, please contact me and I'd be honored to help you get started.
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Reporter: Laura Wild
Date online: 20 October 2011
Hollingworth Business and Enterprise College
A Milnrow Councillor has described the Building Schools for the Future Programme at Hollingworth Business and Enterprise College as a "disgrace."
Councillor Irene Davidson slammed a lack of information and communication from the scheme.
The concerns were raised during a presentation about the all BSF projects in the borough. When it came to questions, Councillor Irene Davidson said: "I am ashamed I had anything to do with the decision to have the school redesigned."
The school redesign began last year and opened to students in September.
Councillor Davidson continued: "There is a lack of information from BSF. On this school there is no information, just information that is leaking.
"The education is fantastic but BSF need to investigate the persons building the school."
Councillor Davidson said there used to be newsletters and updates but the information and communication "suddenly stopped."
Councillor Davidson reiterated that her concerns were not related to teaching or pupils but to do with "what is going on on the site."
After the meeting Councillor Davidson told Rochdale Online that when she saw a photo of the College in the presentation she was "so annoyed" because "it looks nothing like that."
Rochdale Council's Cabinet Member for Children, Schools and Families, Councillor Donna Martin, said: "We will investigate and there will be a report."
She added that it was a "good job" that the issue had been raised.
Inspired Spaces general manager Claire Butler, said: "I hadn't been aware of the issue before the Councillor raised it but now it has been raised I will look into it."
Referring to the photograph in the presentation, which was an artist's impression, Ms Butler said: "To my mind it doesn't look that different."
Ms Butler said other positive responses had been received regarding the site and that a report will be carried out following Councillor Davidson's concerns.


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Camera's last supper
Jac and I had brunch at Miss Maud yesterday, before we got into the grocery shopping at Woolies.
Jac had a craving for lasagna and ordered Miss Maud's version (AU$13.25), which came with a side salad - she chose the garden salad.
Jac also ordered another side salad - the beetroot salad. Jac absolutely loves beetroot, which I absolutely refuse to eat. She pretty much demolished all her food, and enjoyed it immensely.
I was in the mood for something completely different and chose the chicken and mushroom risotto (AU$13.20) which came served with a couple of triangles of toasted turkish bread. There was plenty of chicken (perhaps diced a little too fine) and plenty of mushroom, and the texture of the risotto itself was lovely (like a medium consistency chok), but flavour-wise it was kind of bland. I added salt and then more salt and wished for a little soy sauce. :-D It wasn't bad, but nothing I'd ever crave to eat again.
These Miss Maud photos may well be the Ixus V's last supper (brunch, whatever!). Jac's keen to adopt the Ixus V - she plans to tape up the battery compartment to stop it popping open - so I guess it's not goodbye forever just yet. It's been a great little camera, but I'm now learning how to use my new camera. I'd been at the camera shop before meeting up with Jac for food - I guess losing more photos was the final straw that pushed me into making a decision, after all the research and umming and aahing. I agonised over the pros and cons of potential cameras - I wanted to be sure I'd chosen well. I wanted to make sure I could continue to take the photos I like, that you guys like. Anyway, I think I made the right choice for me and what I plan to use the camera for. First shots coming up next.


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A few odds and ends for this afternoon, before the long anticipated return of Tony Allen to the TD Garden tonight. I look forward to saying hi to TA for big fan and former CelticsHub writer Zach Lowe.
We'll start with a report from A. Sherrod Blakely of CSNNE.com who quotes a team source that says Shaquille O'Neal did not take part in the team shootaround this morning and is extremely unlikely to suit up for tonight's contest. O'Neal has missed the past 21 games with the Achilles' injury and traveled with the team on its 2-1 road trip over the weekend.
The delay once again should not come as a big surprise to Celtics fans. To me, there's a few reasons why we won't see the big fellow tonight, first and foremost being the fact he's still hurt. Time and time again, Doc has told the media he wants Shaq to take part in a full practice and then feel good "for a couple days" afterwards before an eventual return to action.
For a guy that just started to shoot around last week for the first time in weeks, a return to action before a full practice session seems a bit foolish on the Boston end of things. When factor in a tough inside opponent tonight (Memphis), with a matchup at center in Marc Gasol, and any potential return tonight would be throwing the Big Diesel a little too much into the fire.
The good news is the C's have an off day tomorrow, and will practice for the first time in weeks at their practice facility in Waltham. This gives Shaq a chance to have some serious run with his teammates and perhaps be ready return against a much smaller opponent Friday night against Charlotte.
Shaq ate those guys up last time they were in town, and the Bobcats have even less size now with Nazr Mohammed shipped out to Charlotte, so if the C's have plans to ease Shaq into action this week, Friday would seem to be the smart target date.
With that said, a more cautious route would also be next week (perhaps against San Antonio minus Tim Duncan) as the C's will have a couple offdays in which they could get some additional practice time in. We'll obviously know more tonight, but my money is on the latter and more conservative approach, since Boston should have no problem winning Friday night with or without him.
In other news, there has been a wide amount of speculation surrounding the status of Lawrence Frank and Tennessee's potential interest in his services after firing Bruce Pearl earlier this week. Mark Murphy of The Boston Herald caught up with Ainge earlier today who gave a pretty candid (and expected) response on Doc Rivers top lieutenant:
The Celtics have not been approached by Tennessee about conversations with Frank, a former Tennessee assistant who has never run a program on the collegiate level.
"All I know is that Lawrence is under contract with us for the rest of the season," Danny Ainge said this morning. "Right now he's committed to helping us win our next NBA title this year."
CH's Analysis: A couple ways you can look at this story. Frank, who was a former Tennessee assistant coach, surely has been sent feelers about the opening, and probably has some interest in the head gig over a fairly prestigious SEC school. With that said, as Murphy points out, Frank has never been a college head coach and obviously has his sights set on a return to the NBA head coach ranks in his career.
He's pretty perfectly positioned in Boston right now, as a top assistant to one of the best teams in the NBA, as well as potential replacement candidate down the line in Beantown if Doc Rivers were to depart. And even if he's not on Ainge's list for Doc's eventual replacement, there will surely be other teams lining up for his services at some point in the next 3-4 years if he has a successful go-around in Boston.
Given this and the lateness of the season, it seems a bit far fetched to believe Frank would leave the C's high and dry in the midst of a title run to take the head gig down south. You can't fault a guy for leaving town for a better job, but I don't see Frank as the kind of guy who would pull that card and leave this team shorthanded down the stretch, especially when he may have better options looming down the line.
That's all for now, here's some TA highlights to get you fired up for tonight, including my favorite play from Game 6 of the 2008 NBA Finals.


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The last month has been difficult. Every thread is seemingly about Quarterbacks and here I am contributing to the gluttony of QB talk that has swept field gulls and most of hawk nation. Let's face it, if there isn't a change on offense this year at the QB position it is almost assured that the Hawks will make that change next year. So? What can we hope for?
I had a strange memory flash of a Bill Walsh interview with Dan Patrick, I think back in 2005. Bill discussed the building of what would become the West Coast Offense when he was then a coach for the Bengals. "Knowing we couldn't run the ball very well, we wanted to design a passing game to function like a running game. It was very structured down to the tape on the receivers wrists. We looked at it all." Bill talked about the offense in terms it's structure but also said this about those that piloted the offense. "You need someone that can physically repeat the same actions over and over and over because the system is developed on timing the throws so that they arrive to the receivers just like a handoff, an inch or two in front of their numbers."
Later in the interview when asked about the complexity of the offense by Dan Patrick, Bill gives this quote. (paraphrasing) "It's harder on the receivers, picking up the offense it's knowing how to break a route so the ball is perfectly timed to them. A simple hitch in a step or a slip here or there and the QB can't lead them to the spot where the route is complete right when the ball arrives." (Think Branch's TD under the goal posts. Anyone remember what game this was? The throw is made right as he's completing his route so the ball almost looks like it was handed to him as he finishes his route.)
The kicker though, is when he talks QBs. He says this, "As long as your QB is physically disciplined, this offensive philosophy is so simplified for the position that some automatic success is almost a given." I remember scoffing at this and feeling like this was the 'Denver produces 1500 yards through system' argument. Add up all the men that were average or less than average athletes that functioned in versions of this passing system. There are a few notables including the likes of Steve DeBerg.
Hasselbeck was a sixth-Round pick for a reason. However, unlike Jon Kitna who had a bit better arm Hasselbeck could repeat the same physical motions over an over with nearly 90% accuracy. Kitna could throw a 15-yard dart right on the money, but then he could come back to the same throw and sail the ball high the next play. It's that simple ability of repeating the same throws over and over that made Hasselbeck a probowler and probably shows up in practices.
In looking for the next QB, lets not look at the cannons alone. Let's look at the most physically consistent QB because if he has this, the system is designed to help him have success. Let's just hope this QB can put it on a rope deeper than 10 yards where it doesn't look like a turkey trying to fly. Andrew Luck looks like this guy. Not a gun, but not a duck thrower. A system QB who repeats everything to a T, from his footwork to his shoulders to his control under duress this is a guy who definitely looks the part of the West Coast QB mold. I hope for Andrew Luck


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The Washington Township Police Department was one of 121 in New Jersey that got a "perfect score" in a recent test from the ACLU.
Volunteers from the ACLU called almost 500 police departments across the state and asked five questions about residents filing complaints against police, according to a report released last week.
When a volunteer called Washington Township Police, the officer who answered the call answered all the questions correctly, according to the report.
Police Chief Randy Ciocco said that the department has spent a lot of time "to get the whole internal affairs process down pat."
"If there's a complaint, our officers are trained to take it," Ciocco said. "I'm very happy that whoever took the call did the right thing."
More than half the departments answered at least one question incorrectly, according to the report. 51 departments did not get a single question right.
Ciocco said that most of the complaints the department receives have no merit, but all are investigated.
"It's a very integral part of law enforcement," Ciocco said.
Township officials are also planning to replace outdated cameras for the department's patrol cars. Ciocco noted that the cameras are a "huge help" for internal affairs investigations, often allowing them to be completed much faster than if there were no cameras.
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Many hunters take to the woods each year in pursuit of wild boars (hogs). This is a good thing - it's nice to stay in practice when it's not deer season, the meat is nice in the freezer, and wild boars can be a real nuisance in many areas. Many of the folks running around the woods after hogs are primarily deer hunters, and don't really know just where to shoot a hog to get its vitals. Where are its vitals? We're about to answer that question.
Take a look at the image of the hog on this page. It may be a little too small for you to read; if so, try this link. Here, the deer hunter will notice that a hog's lungs are well forward, and if he were to place a shot as he would for a lung shot on a deer, the result would almost certainly be a gut shot. Not good!
Best Shots
Ideally, a shot on a broadside boar should be placed in the shoulder area, and lower is preferable. Just be careful not to aim so low that you shoot under the swine. If the animal is quartering towards or away from you, you'll want to place the shot so the bullet will end up in the vitals between the shoulders. Naturally, this requires a bullet that will penetrate well.
Much talk has been put forth about shooting hogs in the head, and that can definitely be a killing shot, provided you hit the brain. Make note of the fact that a hog's brain is a small target, and is well protected by its thick skull. Here again, a tough bullet with good penetration is key.
22 Rimfire?
The old "behind-the-ear-with-a-22" story is one that I believe has been talked about much more than it has been successfully practiced. In a slaughter situation where the shooter is close to the boar, there's no doubt that it can work, but it's certainly not foolproof, and shouldn't be tried at a distance. Bullets used in rimfire cartridges, especially 22 long rifle, are usually quite soft, and don't penetrate well. Such a bullet will flatten out on the bone of the skull and won't get the job done.
Break it Down
A broken shoulder will put a hog down on the spot, just as it will with a deer or other game animal. This can be a great help, allowing for a fast follow-up shot if it's necessary. Ideally, you don't want to have to trail your animal - you want to kill it quickly and efficiently, and in the case of a mature hog, you don't want it coming after you with those nasty sharp tusks.
Use Enough Gun
How much gun is enough? Hmmm. That depends on the hog and bullet placement, mainly. As a rule, I would start with any cartridge in the class of the old reliable 30-30 Winchester. This offers plenty of oomph for most hogs, especially with 170-grain bullets of suitable construction. Smaller hogs can be killed with lesser cartridges, and larger boars would be best approached with something heavier. I would not hunt hogs with any rimfire cartridge, unless I were dealing with very small young pigs.
As far as how much gun is too much, there's pretty much no such thing, in my opinion. You can't kill a critter deader than dead, so claims of "overkill" are usually just so much BS, and should be ignored. No matter what gun you choose, ammo selection is just as important.
Ammo Selection
You want a bullet that's tough enough to penetrate, with enough diameter to deliver plenty of knockdown power. I prefer heavy bullets, but not necessarily the very heaviest available for a given cartridge. For instance, in 30-06, I like 180-grain bullets. For 270 Win, which is about the smallest diameter I would be comfortable with, make it a 150. In my 45-70 I generally load 300-grain jacketed bullets moving at a respectable velocity. In 44 mag, a 240-grain jacketed bullet is the best all-around hunting slug I've found, but if I were hunting big ol' boars with it I might go with something heavier.
Think of a boar as being tougher and more dangerous than a deer, because they can certainly be both, and usually are. Their differently-constructed bodies call for different approaches than deer. The fat and gristle that exists on the outside of even domesticated hogs can cause trouble.
A friend of mine once shot a smallish hog in the shoulder with his 30-06 using 150-grain bullets, which he had often used successfully on deer. It was not a straight-on shoulder shot, and actually removed a large chunk of fat and hide from the shoulder, but the hog neither went down nor left a blood trail. We lucked into it while searching and I was able to finish it with a 44 mag to the shoulder. No contest, at a range of a few feet.
There have also been numerous tales of soft bullets actually flattening against the tough shield of gristle and fat that lies outside the shoulders of "sure-nuff" mature wild boars. I believe this is very possible, and it should be considered when choosing your ammo. The shield can also prevent a good blood trail even when the bullet penetrates well in this area.
Bottom Line
So what's the overall synopsis here? Mainly, that you want to use enough gun to do the job (and hopefully allow for a margin of error, because we're not perfect) and you want to hit the critter in the right place. If the hog is nice and close and calm and you have a steady rest, you might go for a brain shot, aiming towards the rear of the head... but the shoulder shot is the best meat-getter of them all.
Never forget that it's better to lose a little meat around the shoulder than to lose the entire animal because you took a risky shot to "save meat."
If you're hunting from an elevated stand, then placing the shot between the shoulders might be the best choice. Always remember where the vitals are - between those shoulders - and aim accordingly. Use ammo that will penetrate with enough diameter to do the job efficiently. And enjoy the barbecue when the hunt is over!
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Women bishops: The big debate
The ruling body of the Church of England is meeting in York to decide whether to allow women to become bishops.
The issue has divided the church - 18 years after women were first allowed to become priests. The General Synod will be trying to reach a compromise between those who see women bishops as the natural next step and traditionalists who say the spiritual leadership of the church should be male only.
– The Rev Adele Phillips, priest at St James and St Bede's Gateshead
I am in favour of women being bishops. I understand that it is a difficult process and there are people who have great difficulty with it
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In case you didn't know there's a little football game in Columbus this weekend. The Ohio State- Michigan game is of course one of the greatest rivalries in college football. The two take to the gridiron on Saturday and Toledo is full of fans on both sides of the pigskin.
13 ABC's Lissa Guyton had a chance to sit down with a former Buckeye to talk about his college career and of course the big game. The very last time Park Blubaugh suited up for the Buckeyes was a Michigan game.
He wore the scarlet and gray in the 1940's and after football he had a very successful local business for five decades. Although he played more than 60 years ago, Park remembers those days like they were yesterday.
A look back through the fading pages that tell the story of his football career brings a big smile to Park Blubaugh's face, "Even though I am almost 84 I still remember it all because it was a very pleasant experience for a kid raised on a farm in Pennsylvania. It was marvelous."
Blubaugh moved from Pennsylvania to Ohio his senior year and he was a highly recruited half back out of Lima Central. In fact, he says had offers to play college ball from 38 different schools, "When people ask how old I am I say when I played football there were no facemask's and I played before Woody Hayes and that ages me a little because Woody was there for 27 years!'
The Ohio State-Michigan game his junior year changed the course of his life,"I got hurt at Michigan and those memories you'll always have because that ended my football career."
He says his coach eventually lost his job because of his record against Michigan, "When I played Wes Fessler was the coach and couldn't beat Michigan enough so he lost his job. Ann Arbor is the graveyard for Ohio State coaches who can't beat Michigan enough."
While football was such an important part of his life, he says he has a tough time watching college games nowadays,"In fact, I have a tough time even watching Ohio State because they have had some pretty slow starts, so I get bored. Although I am always curious to know the score, so I'll turn it back on to see the scores."
So what about this year's game? Of course he'd love to see his Buckeyes go undefeated, but, "I have no predictions. I think they've been a surprise football team all year.'
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Denver Broncos All Pro linebacker Karl Mecklenburg reflects back on Elway and Reeves, Dennis Smith, training camp, and what inspires him today
This is what happens in the off season when Broncos fans have too much time on their hands. Kind of fun. Go Broncos!
Arnold knows the weak and pitiful Raiders are no match for Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos in 2012. He is also trying to figure out how John Elway snagged the future hall of fame QB from his home state 49ers
Non Juan, Bronco Planet's Mile High Sports Guru gives John Elway and the boys grades on their 2012 draft picks. Tune in to see what the mile high city is talking about.
Just when all was quiet in the Mile High City. Kyle Orton had moved on, Brady Quinn was a free agent, and Tim Tebow was named the starter going into next year. Who knew that one of the top QBs in the history of the game would become available? Now the city that had it all figured out finds itself in an uncomfortable spot. Go with Boy wonder Tebow or the old school pro Manning? Bronco Planet breaks it down but either way Bronco Fans should be happy. We have two great options to look forward to in 2012
New BSPN Sport Science on Tebow's throwing motion. Tebow takes 0.6 seconds to throw the ball, compared to 0.4 seconds for the average QB. Apparently, that 0.2 second difference is an eternity. Despite this, he set several passing records in the best conference in college football. Go figure...
Broncos dominate the 1st quarter and then have a turnover parade against the New England Patriots. Tom Brady took full advantage of the Broncos mistakes and torched the young defensive backs for 300 yards and 2 TDs. Tim Tebow played well but too many penalties and fumbles on three straight drives left the Broncos beyond the point of return, even for Tebow. Good news, Raiders lose so Broncos still control their own destiny!
The most amazing winning streak in Broncos history continues in unbelievable fashion. Tim Tebow, strong defense, and Matt Prater's leg carry the Broncos to their 6th straight victory. Tebow now 7-1 as a starter!
"If Denver can stay healthy, I think it can stay in the race. This doesn't look like a team that will fall apart. I think it will only get better under McDaniels. Realistically, the Broncos can be a factor in the playoff race."http://espn.go.com/blog/afcwest/post/_/id/4523/reality-check-broncos
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