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Vikings In Good Shape With Frazier, Spielman Working TogetherPosted by on February 25, 2011 – 2:27 pm
Vikings Head Coach Leslie Frazier and VP of Player Personnel Rick Spielman have worked together in the draft preparation process since Frazier was hired as defensive coordinator back in 2007. But their working relationship is much different this year because Frazier is now the club's head coach and therefore will work much more closely with Spielman and his personnel staff.
And while this is the tandem's first run-through with the draft, it seems as if everything is running smoothly. Spielman has been effusive in his praise of Frazier's leadership and communication style in recent weeks and on Friday at the Combine Frazier was just as complimentary of Spielman's style.
"It's been good working with Rick and that six-week period helped me a lot, just to see how he goes about things and what his expectations are and for him to get a feel for me as well," Frazier said.
The 6-week period Frazier referenced is the period of time in which Frazier served as interim head coach following Brad Childress' departure. During that time, Frazier and Spielman worked together to manage the day-to-day operations of the Vikings roster as they closed out a disappointing 2010 season.
But even during that rough stretch for the franchise, Frazier's message to everyone who was listening was that those tough times would ultimately be looked back upon as the beginning of something great. Frazier's mantra is and was that at some point in the near future, when the team had accomplished its goals, the team would look back at the end of the 2010 season and say "That's where this started."
"That was very beneficial for both of us," Frazier said of working with Spielman for the final 6 weeks of the 2010 season. "It's probably helped us to be further along than we would've been if I had been hired in February coming from somewhere else."
Frazier was asked on Friday if he would defer to Spielman during the draft process. It's a fair question because Childress held final say over the 53-man roster, but the Vikings have no revealed if Frazier has final say over the roster as a part of his contract as head coach. Ultimately, the "final say" aspect that many people lament over doesn't matter, and it's because Frazier and Spielman enjoy a respectful, working relationship.
"I have trust in Rick and the scouts," Frazier explained. "They've done the homework on these players. While we were out trying to win games on Sunday, they were on college campuses gathering information.
"Myself and the coaches, we'll spend mid-January to April getting to know them (the players), but not nearly to the degree that our scouts will have or Rick. So we're going to trust them."
Frazier also explained that while he and his coaching staff will trust the scouts' research, they also know the scouts will rely on the coaches in the process.
"One of the good things about our relationship is they're relying heavily on the coaches' opinions," Frazier said. "They're not saying, 'Okay you've got to coach this defensive lineman. You've got to coach this offensive lineman' without the coaches' input."
Frazier said the coaching staff has had a chance to explain to the personnel staff what they're looking for from certain positions.
"That kind of communication gives you a chance to be successful to the point where you trust a Rick Spielman because he's educated on what our staff wants on Sundays," Frazier said. "I have no problem if Rick says 'Hey, this guy is an A+ player versus this guy being a C player. He's done the background check, he's done the homework, so I have confidence that he'll have a good recommendation."
Tags: 2011 NFL Draft, Leslie Frazier, Rick Spielman
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Frazier, Spielman Discuss Greenway, Rice And The Franchise TagPosted by on February 25, 2011 – 11:57 am
Despite the uncertainty the labor situation brings to the NFL and despite the fact that the franchise tag may or may not be relevant in the next Collective Bargaining Agreement, nearly half of the NFL's franchises have chosen to apply the franchise tag to one of their potential free agents.
The Vikings are one of the teams that have used their franchise tag and they applied it to LB Chad Greenway, ensuring that the 5-year veteran will remain a part of the team for at least one more season and increasing the likelihood that he'll eventually sign a long-term contract with the Purple. As positive a development as that was for the Vikings, it did leave in question whether or not WR Sidney Rice will return to the club in 2010.
Depending on the rules of the next CBA, Rice could be an unrestricted free agent. If that happens, he's sure to draw interest from other teams. With all of that said, both Vikings Head Coach Leslie Frazier and VP of Player Personnel Rick Spielman were asked about the club's decision to tag Greenway instead of Rice.
"Sidney is an outstanding player and he's done a great job for us," Frazier said on Friday. "But we really like where Chad is right now in his career and what he's been able to do in staying on the field and getting better every single year, and what he's done off the field in our community, that was the way to go.
"That doesn't mean that we don't want Sidney as a Minnesota Viking, because we do."
Spielman also talked about the value Greenway brings to the defense as a versatile and reliable defender.
"Chad is a valuable part of our organization," Spielman said on Thursday. "When you look at that and look at what he brings to our defense, and you weigh in the fact that he is a three-down linebacker who is never off the field, he is very important to us. On first and second down, but what he brings to us on third down as well."
So while Frazier and Spielman spoke highly of Greenway in the same manner, they were also on the same page in how they spoke highly of Rice and feel strongly that Rice is a player the team would like to keep for the long haul.
"He is a high, high priority," Frazier said of Rice, "and I didn't want him to be sensitive about the fact that it was Chad being franchised versus Sidney. That does not mean that we're not going to do right by Sidney. It's just we couldn't franchise both of them. We want to get Sidney signed and take care of him because he's been taking care of our football team."
Spielman, who along with Vikings VP of Football Operations Rob Brzezinski spent time on Thursday afternoon meeting with agents of players on the Vikings roster, was clear in saying Rice is in the Vikings long-term plans.
"Our goal and objective is to continue to work with his agent," Spielman said of Rice, "and get a long-term deal done with Chad."
Tags: 2011 NFL Draft, Chad Greenway, Leslie Frazier, Rick Spielman, Sidney Rice
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Schedule For Day 2 Of CombinePosted by on February 25, 2011 – 8:50 am
We're in store for another busy day at the 2011 NFL Scouting Combine. Here's a brief breakdown of what's happening today…
– Today is Arrival Day for defensive linemen and linebackers. Meanwhile, the kickers and punters will workout on the field, offensive linemen and TEs will go through more exams and meetings, and the QBs, RBs and WRs will go through measurements, meetings, interviews and a media session.
– Vikings Head Coach Leslie Frazier will go through a similar schedule to what VP of Player Personnel Rick Spielman experienced on Thursday. He'll be on with Voice of the Vikings Radio Network Paul Allen at 9:15, then Sirius NFL Radio with Rich Gannon and Adam Schein at 9:45, then a press conference with national media at 10:15 and finally a meeting with local beat writers after the press conference (all times CST).
– While all of that is going on, vikings.com Videographer Jordan Struck and I will be chasing down players and NFL insiders for interviews and then I'll also share thoughts and observations on the vikings.com Blog as the day moves along.
– Be sure to follow us on Twitter, either with the Vikings official account (@VikingsFootball) and/or my personal account (@wobby).
That's it for now, but we'll be back with much more as the day moves along.
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Emptying Out The Notebook From Thursday's Combine ActionPosted by on February 25, 2011 – 7:20 am
We're all settled into the media center at Lucas Oil Stadium for Day 2 of the 2011 NFL Scouting Combine, but before we get rolling too quickly here today let's empty out the notebook from yesterday's action.
Specifically, I wanted to share a few more thoughts from Rick Spielman's meeting with reporters. Here we go…
– Spielman said that he and Vikings VP of Football Operations Rob Brzezinski were schedule to meet with player agents on Thursday afternoon. On-field workouts don't get rolling until later today, so Spielman and Brzezinski had time to talk business with the agents of players currently on the Vikings roster. NFL teams are prohibited from talking to agents about players from other teams, but there is enough to talk about regarding players on their own teams, especially with the current labor situation complicating matters.
– Speaking of the labor situation, Spielman was asked if reaching a contract extension with RB Adrian Peterson was a priority for the Vikings. Spielman said that the club and Peterson's representatives would likely wait until a new CBA is reached before they talk turkey on a new contract. Spielman also said that Peterson is a crucial component of the team, indicating that indeed the Vikings will be interested in locking him up to an extension as soon as possible.
– Spielman has led an effort over the last few weeks to get the Vikings prepared not only for the draft at the end of April but also for restricted and unrestricted free agency, which will begin at a date to be determined later. Part of that process is also evaluating the current roster, which is a bit more complex this year because the Vikings have several new coaches on staff. Through it all, though, Spielman said it's been great working with new head coach Leslie Frazier. With the way the Vikings are structured, communication between Spielman and the head coach is key. Spielman said Frazier has been a clear communicator and is doing a nice job leading the coaching staff in the offseason.
– Every draft has a different identity. Some years the draft is very top heavy, with several elite-level players but not much depth in the later rounds. Some years the draft is stocked with offensive talent but is low on defensive stars. It sounds like this year's draft is an especially deep one at many positions. This could play into the Vikings hands because Spielman is known for a propensity to trade back in order to accumulate additional picks and collect talented pieces.
This could be a strategy the Vikings employ this year, especially because they hold a relatively high 1st-round pick (#12 overall) that has high trade value and because the Vikings don't have a 3rd-round pick (Randy Moss trade); Spielman has been vocal in saying he wants to get a 3rd-round pick back somehow.
"We want to have depth everywhere, especially with the roster turnover we're probably going to have," Spielman said on Thursday. "And that's why when you look at the draft and look at the potential of moving out of the 12th pick and accumulating more picks, because I think it's a really good draft, very deep draft. There are some positions in this draft that are extremely intriguing to say the least and that position (defensive line) is pretty intriguing."
– Lastly, Spielman was asked about the status of the Vikings offensive line, a unit that endured much scrutiny last season. He spoke very highly of 3 young players in particular, saying RT Phil Loadholt has a lot of promise and C John Sullivan is poised to bounce back in 2011 after a tumultuous and injury-plagued season in 2010. Spielman also had a lot to say about G Chris DeGeare, the team's 5th-round pick last year. We'll have more on what Spielman said about DeGeare later this weekend.
Ultimately, Spielman said the Vikings have good, young talent along their offensive line but he also acknowledged the Vikings must continue to add youth and depth to the position.
Tags: 2011 NFL Draft, Adrian Peterson, Chris DeGeare, John Sullivan, Leslie Frazier, Phil Loadholt, Rick Spielman, Rob Brzezinski
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Spielman Talks QBs At CombinePosted by on February 24, 2011 – 1:12 pm
Vikings VP of Player Personnel Rick Spielman spent much of the late morning and early afternoon in the media center meeting with reporters, appearing on radio shows and speaking at the podium. He addressed a number of topics and we'll try to touch on a few of them right here on the vikings.com Blog throughout the next day or so.
We'll start with a hot-button topic for the Vikings this offseason – the QB position. Many of the questions Spielman fielded were QB-related and he did a good job of speaking in general terms about the topic without giving away any specific opinions on players or strategies the Vikings have with regard to addressing the position.
Spielman said he feels this is a strong QB draft class that is deep not just in the 1st round but also in later rounds. He was also asked about the difficulty in evaluating QBs who didn't play in "pro style" offenses in colleges. One example is the QB who many regard as the best in this year's class – Blaine Gabbert. He took most of his snaps in college from the gun formation. Another example is Nevada's Colin Kaepernick, who played in the "pistol" offense in college.
"What happens with a lot of these guys," Spielman explained, "just knowing the agents these guys have, is after their season they go to these training centers and they start taking snaps under center, they're working on drops (drop backs), they hire ex-coaches and things like that to work with these kids. By the time they get to your facility, it's not the first time they've taken a snap."
Another factor to consider is the learning curve college QBs face when entering the NFL. Whether a QB was in a pro style offense or not in college, he has a lot to learn at the NFL level. Let's look at 2 examples from last year's draft in Jimmy Clausen and Colt McCoy. It was Clausen who came from a "pro style" offense in college and McCoy who came from a spread attack. Yet by most accounts, McCoy had the better rookie season. Neither player was anything to write home about, but McCoy fared a touch better than Clausen despite not coming from a supposed pro style offense.
Ultimately, though, the question is "How will the Vikings address the QB position this offseason." Only time will tell that answer, but clearly the Vikings are committed to addressing the issue.
"We're going to look at all avenues when it comes to quarterback," Spielman said. "Whether it's a trade, whether it's a UFA (unrestricted free agent), whether it's the draft or whether it's Joe Webb. We're excited about what Joe Webb brings to the table, too."
Tags: 2011 NFL Draft, Joe Webb, Rick Spielman
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Interview Process A Key Aspect To The Scouting CombinePosted by on February 24, 2011 – 11:58 am
The NFL Scouting Combine is an event that's seen significant changes over the years, not the least of which has been how big of a media spectacle it has become. Originally designed to be an exclusive event born from the idea of convenience, the Combine is now must-see TV for avid and even casual football fans alike.
When you think of the Combine, you think of the 40-yard dash and the vertical jump and position-specific drills conducted by actual NFL coaches. All of those aspects of the Combine are important, but perhaps the most valuable part of the Combine for NFL teams is what happens when the cameras are not around.
Part of the Combine regimen is the team interview process, where the players cycle through a series of interviews with NFL teams. Most of the interviews are conducted in the player hotel just a block or so away from Lucas Oil Stadium. Each team has a private room and then a list of players who are scheduled to visit. What transpires in those interviews has every bit as much impact on the NFL draft as a 40-yard dash time or impressive display on the bench press.
The task for NFL teams is to get to know the players on a personal level, and that's a challenge because player agents do such a good job of "coaching up" their clients to interview well. It's really no different than a typical job interview for a college graduate or someone else looking for work.
"It's just to get the kids to get their guard down and make them feel comfortable," Vikings VP of Player Personnel Rick Spielman said of the interview process. "Knowing what you need to find out about that kid, you can kind of get into that area and get his guard down so he'll open up and discuss it freely. These guys are pretty polished up when they come into the room."
One illustration of how important these interviews are is the amount of time teams dedicate to the process. Again, the images most people see of the Combine are of coaches sitting in the stands and players running around cones. But coaches and scouts spend just as much, if not more, time in the interview rooms with players.
"We'll start on Friday and go through our last [interviews] on Monday evening," Spielman said. "As you would guess, we have pretty much every position coming through."
No doubt the QB position is a key one this offseason for the Vikings. Spielman said the team will focus on junior QBs in the interview process at the Combine because Vikings coaches and scouts haven't had much exposure to that group of players. They don't participate in many post-season all-star games and many of them don't declare for the draft until January.
I've had the opportunity to see some of these interviews take place first-hand and I can attest to how critically teams look at them in the overall evaluation process. While a single interview that lasts 15 minutes in a random Indianapolis hotel room won't necessarily make or break the average prospect, there's no doubt it's a key piece of the evaluation process for all 32 of the NFL teams.
Tags: 2011 NFL Draft, Rick Spielman
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Day 1 Of The Scouting Combine Is UnderwayPosted by on February 24, 2011 – 9:00 am
I've made the trek from my hotel room to the Lucas Oil Stadium media center and am ready to get rolling on Day 1 of the 2011 NFL Scouting Combine. We have a lot on the docket for today, let's break it down.
– We're set up in the media center near the other teams who send their websites to cover the event. The media center is located in the East Club of Lucas Oil Stadium and the room is complete with tables for media members to set up the computers and equipment, podiums for NFL coaches and executives to use during press conferences and then round tables for reporters and players to use for interviews.
– The Combine is a week-long event and it's invitation-only for the players. So about 330 of the top college prospects will shuffle though Indianapolis this week.
– But not all the players are here at the same time. The players are broken up into position groups and then those position groups go through the various stages of the Combine on a staggered schedule. For example, the first groups to arrive here were the OL, kickers, punters, long snappers and TEs. They arrived yesterday, went through an orientation process and then today they'll go through measurements, medical examinations, psychological examinations, interviews with teams and a media session. The second groups are QBs, RBs and WRs. They'll go through the orientation process today, then tomorrow they'll do what the first group is doing today. So on and so on.
– At 11:30 a.m. CT Vikings VP of Player Personnel Rick Spielman will have a press conference today at one of the podiums in the media center. We'll record that and have on vikings.com for you as soon as possible. Then Spielman will meet with Twin Cities beat writers and I'll sit in for that and report back to you.
– Voice of the Vikings Radio Network Paul Allen will host his radio show from Lucas Oil Stadium today and tomorrow. He'll have both Spielman and head coach Leslie Frazier on, but he'll also chase down players, NFL personnel and national media members.
That's it for now. I'll have much more for you later, so be sure to check back in with us frequently.
Tags: 2011 NFL Draft, Leslie Frazier, Rick Spielman
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vikings.com Arrives In IndianapolisPosted by on February 23, 2011 – 1:34 pm
The vikings.com team that consists of yours truly and videographer extraordinaire Jordan Struck has arrived in Indianapolis and we're getting settled in to start bringing you non-stop and comprehensive coverage of the 2011 Scouting Combine from Lucas Oil Stadium.
Traveling from Minneapolis to Indianapolis on Delta Airlines was excellent and we arrived to our hotel, which is located just a few minutes walk from the stadium, right on schedule. Several Vikings personnel were on this morning's flight, including special assistant to the head coach/LBs coach Mike Singletary, OL coach Jeff Davidson and assistant offensive line coach Ryan Silverfield, TEs coach Jimmie Johnson and a few others. The rest of the Vikings contingent has either already arrived or will be arriving over the next day or two.
Remember, not every player invited to the Combine arrives at the same time. The players are divided into their position groups and then those position groups come to the Combine on a staggered schedule. So that obviously impacts when certain assistant coaches arrive to do their work at the event.
I also spent quite a while visiting at the airport and in the cab ride to the hotel with former Vikings assistant coach Dean Dalton. A guy who spent a long time in the coaching profession, Dalton now takes his expertise to the air waves and is a host on Sirius NFL Radio. It's chats with guys such as Dalton that really makes the Combine fun over the span of a few days. It's routine to run into local and especially national football media members and it's fun to get their opinions on certain matters.
That's about it for now. Jordan and I are going to head to the stadium to film a quick segment and that will be made available to you for viewing in some form or another over then next 24 hours. We'll have that and much, much more from the Combine so be sure to constantly check back to vikings.com and the vikings.com Blog for more.
Tags: 2011 NFL Draft, Jeff Davidson, Jimmie Johnson, Mike Singletary
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vikings.com Is Off To Indianapolis To Kickoff Combine CoveragePosted by on February 23, 2011 – 6:05 am
It's an early morning for vikings.com as we are set to head to the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport for a mid-morning flight to Indianapolis, IN for the 2011 NFL Scouting Combine. Our coverage live from Indianapolis begins on Wednesday and will go through Sunday. Then from Monday through March 1 we'll provide coverage of the event but will do so from Winter Park.
We are slated to arrive in Indianapolis around 1:00 p.m. ET. Assuming all goes according to plan, I'll be settled into the hotel room and will then begin to provide updates via the blog on a regular basis. Aside from the blog, though, I'll also provide updates via my personal Twitter account (@wobby) and via the Vikings official Twitter account (@VikingsFootball).
So for now we're off to the airport. But in the meantime, you can refresh your memory on what the athletes will be doing on the field at the Combine in front of NFL coaches, executives and scouts by clicking here to watch NFL Network draft analyst – and Vikings preseason TV analyst – Mike Mayock demonstrate the drills.
That's it for now. Next time we check in it'll be live from Indianapolis at the 2011 NFL Scouting Combine.
Tags: 2011 NFL Draft
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Catch Our Coverage Of The 2011 NFL Scouting CombinePosted by on February 22, 2011 – 7:10 pm
For the 4th consecutive year vikings.com will have a presence at the annual NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, IN, and we encourage you to check out all the different ways we'll be bringing you the action. I'll be handling the writing portion of our coverage as usual, but for the first time we'll also have a camera at the event, so be sure to check out all the cool video coverage provided by vikings.com Videographer Jordan Struck.
The 2011 NFL Scouting Combine will be held from February 24 to March 1, and vikings.com will be in Indianapolis from Wednesday through Sunday. But our coverage of the Combine will continue throughout the duration of the event. Beginning on Wednesday, I'll provide written content from Indianapolis and then Jordan and I will combine for video coverage that will include: Rick Spielman's press conference on Thursday, Leslie Frazier's press conference on Friday and on-camera interviews with both Frazier and Spielman as well as interviews of college players, Vikings coordinators and assistant coaches, national media members and potentially other NFL personalities that are typically found roaming near and around the event.
In addition to all of that, voice of the Vikings Radio Network Paul Allen will be broadcasting his radio show from the Combine on Thursday and Friday, so we'll be sure to stop by and say hello.
All of that is a lot to remember, but don't worry because you can always visit our convenient Combine Central hub page to stay up-to-date on the latest coverage. The hub page is your one-stop shop for the latest interviews, videos, blog entries and stories from Indianapolis.
We're looking forward to another exciting NFL Scouting Combine and our best coverage of the event ever. Be sure to catch it all right here on vikings.com and the vikings.com Blog.
Tags: 2011 NFL Draft
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Christie Brinkley has finally been singled out by the state of New York.
A court document filed in Suffolk County, N.Y., last Friday has finalized the cover girl's divorce from philandering hubby Peter Cook.
Back in July, the 54-year-old model and the 49-year-old architect faced off in a court battle royale that included emotional talk of pornography, affairs and therapists.
The battle-weary twosome subsequenly dispatched their attorneys to hash out a mutually agreeable deal, which ultimately resulted in Brinkley getting full custody of their three children and ownership of all properties in dispute, and Cook getting visitation and a $2.1 million payout.
Though, apparently, Cook didn't quite get enough press out of the deal.
The formalization of their divorce comes on the proverbial eve of Cook's mud-slinging revealing interview with Barbara Walters, which airs as a 20/20 special this Friday, in which he defends his marital behavior and lashes out at his vilification by the press.
"I'm not the...pervert that I've been painted to be," he tells Walters, going on to explain why he has chosen to speak out now about his having had an affair with an 18-year-old staffer and engaged in an online porn habit.
"The misinformation that came out during the trial is the elephant in the room. It's the elephant in the room for my kids."
Cook also seemingly lays blame on Brinkley for the less than Husband of the Year behaviors he exhibited during their 10-year marriage.
"I wanted a little acknowledgment, a little attention, a little thank you every now and then for my efforts, for the amount of time I took to care for her and my family, for the wealth I was building.
"My world became her world. It had to be that way."
As it happens, it also may have to be that Cook faces another round of legal action for his new disclosures, as they potentially violate a court order not to publicly discuss his marriage.
"It is shocking that Mr. Cook, after having his day in court, would continue this firestorm created by his bizarre behavior by violating an agreement and court order that prohibits either party from discussing their marriage or divorce in any public way," Brinkley's lawyer, Robert Stephan Cohen, said in a statement released yesterday.
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Note: A more recent media interview with Shanzhai Gala participants is available here.
Things keep getting worse for the Shanzhai Spring Festival Gala, a grass-roots alternative to CCTV's annual TV extravaganza.
First, most of the TV stations and web portals it had partnered with to air the show pulled out, leaving only the little-watched Macao Asia Satellite TV to carry it. And it made the decision to switch from a live broadcast to a pre-recorded tape of a dress rehearsal.
Then, as it was being broadcast, the MASTV website was unreachable, cutting the show off from the vast audience of Internet users who have been the driving force behind the craze for shanzhai, or knock-off, culture.
But at least clips of the show are being passed around online, right? Not exactly. The Beijing News reports today that the Shanzhai Gala is nowhere to be found on major video hosts. In fact on Youku, the term 山寨春晚 has become a "sensitive word."
From the paper's report:
Earlier, Wall Street Journal's China Journal blog quoted a Tencent employee who gave a different reason for dropping the Shanzhai Gala:
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damn g-o-v ...
Knock-off Gala = publicity stunt
A "publicity stunt" to what end? It was a televised public performance, so of course they wanted exposure - that's how to get viewers. Or are you suggesting that Lao Meng did the whole thing to drum up publicity for his wedding photo business?
Stightly OT, but also second day I've not been able to get to the new Bullog service (linked in your "From the Web") without a proxy.
Bullog International was harmonized within 40 hours of opening. We've noted this in the post.
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Maybe as a parent you already know whether your child will be focusing on the ACT or the SAT for college admissions and/or scholarship purposes. However, for many parents, particularly those in the South and the Midwest, this is not a simple decision to make.
One of the more common questions that filters into my office and the office of our counselors and principals is "which test should my son or daughter take and why?"
Well, that's a good question, and the answer is not as simple as many think.
There are major differences between the SAT and the ACT, and it is vitally important that parents know those differences when planning for their child's education after high school. Why? Because scholarships, grants and actual admissions could be thwarted if the right test is not taken. So, what should a parent know in order to be truly informed prior to making a decision for their child concerning the ACT and the SAT?
To begin, the SAT is preferred at most coastal schools (eastern and western), but the ACT is more often used by Midwestern and Southern colleges and universities. However, each school has its own policies and procedures. Many schools accept both exams, and some schools even prefer both exams be taken for admissions. It is extremely important that parents and students check with each school to which they are applying. Never make an assumption.
The ACT has a science section. If your child struggles with science and is not planning on attending a school that requires the ACT or accepts either exam, this is a potential reason to avoid the ACT and opt for the SAT. Still, it needs to be understood before making this decision that the science section on the ACT does not grade strictly on science knowledge, per say, but delves more into reasoning skills when considering the grade on this particular section of the exam.
An essay is required on the SAT, but is currently optional on the ACT. More importantly, the essay factors into your overall score on the SAT, but not towards the composite on the ACT.
Many students have made their decision in the past to take the ACT instead of the SAT due to the fact that there is no penalty for wrong answers on the ACT. This should never factor into one's decision concerning which test to take. Both tests are scored and scaled differently. In other words, you can't make a true comparison between scores.
All SAT scores show up on every SAT report that is sent to various colleges of your choosing. The ACT only sends your highest score when the score is requested. So, there is no penalty in the way of perception by college admission and scholarship reps, so to speak, when viewing ACT scores, because they only see the highest score. This is why Duke University began a program several years back that allowed students who met particular standards to take the ACT beginning in the 7th grade. Students can take the ACT and become familiar with the exam without academic or perceptual penalty, but this would be impossible with the SAT, because they will send every score you've ever mustered from each administration each time your score is requested.
Finally, while the National College Board would probably deny what I am about to say, the SAT tends to work slightly more like an IQ test, and the ACT does not. The subject matter on the SAT is no more advanced, but the math is trickier and grammar concepts are harder to pin down. So, at least marginally, "good test-takers" tend to do better on the SAT while good students tend to do better on the ACT.
In the end, students need to take whichever test their prospective colleges require. But, if those colleges will accept either exam, it's a good idea to take into account the differences between the exams. And, it's not a bad idea to take both exams. There is much overlap between the two, and taking both of them may give you the best chance of getting the score you need for admissions and scholarship opportunities.
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Here is the transcript of the extended conversation. Our News Director, Lorraine Dechter, talked with Anya Fernald, keynote speaker at this week's This Way to Sustainability Conference on the Chico State Campus.The students putting on this conference were most excited about meeting Fernald, who started the California Buy Fresh/Buy Local campaign; the Slow Food Nation festival; started the Food Craft Institute in Oakland; and is an owner of Belcampo, the organic meat business that sells through their own restaurants and butcher shops. They are open in Marin and will open five more stores this year in Santa Monica, downtown Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Palo Alto and San Francisco.
FERNALD: "I've been to Chico a couple of times. I love the local food scene there. It's an interesting example to me of a smaller, more rural community that's got a vibrant ,local food scene. And, of course, the interesting thing about being in a community where a lot of people are considering agriculture as a career, it's a great opportunity to make a difference. So I love to go and speak to communities with universities in places like the whole program in education, and the mayor is geared toward agriculture, and a lot of people are going to be pursuing agricultural careers. So I love to get a chance to share my story and approach and thoughts with that kind of community."
DECHTER: "We have such agriculture here, as you say. Almonds, rice, walnuts – just for some of the crops. And I'm wondering, you have so much experience in really inspiring success for small scale food producers. I wondered if you have any stories you could tell us that would be inspirational to us in Northern California maybe involving some of the same ingredients we have."
FERNALD: "One of the great stories that I have is about a region in Bosnia that I worked in which produced a stone fruit – a plum – and made a jam from that. And it wasn't a particularly unique product. It was made around Bosnia in lots of different communities. But this fruit managed to really differentiate their product based on the origin and the story of the woman who made it. And by telling their story they were getting 4-5x standard price and were beginning to export around the rest of the European Union because of it. So to me the chance to put a big multiplier on your base product value. Even if it's not necessarily that distinctive product in terms of how it's made and produced, if you're able to really extract the unique element of the story out there and explain what it is that makes it a unique product. Because every product is unique. So maybe it seems like its the same thing everywhere, but actually each one has some story, and they're each going to resonate with different people. So if you can find a way to tease out that story, and build it up, and have an authentic differentiation, you're able to get oftentimes a multiplier of 4-5 plus on your general pricing."
DECHTER: "What kind of inspiring stories would people be looking for – if they're not really used to doing that in their business day?"
FERNALD: "For me, one story is about individual struggle. You know people who have overcome challenges to be able to pursue a dream. In this case in Bosnia it was, of course they had a war, and it was of a woman who had been through that and triumphed etc. So that's a particularly dramatic story, but the human story is really important.
I think another element is family. You know, of course, families that are being sustained by farms and doing things in the right way and being committed to a legacy of sustainability or a commitment to a piece of land. I think that when customers are understanding that it's multi-generational, that there's a mentality from the farm owners to think about their grandkids and great-grandkids living on and thriving in the farm environment. They understand the vested interest that that farmer has in producing things in a quality way."
DECHTER: "Now you've been involved with the micro-invest programs and I'm curious if farmers are looking at the possibilities of putting out their small-scale artisan food products. What kind of access do they have for funding for these operations on these small farms?"
FERNALD: "There's not much in the way of micro-investment in the U.S. right now that I think's at a useful scale for small farmer.s I think you see a lot of micro micro grants, like $2000 to $15,000 which maybe will help with a business plan or something but isn't going to really launch a business. That's one big focus that I have now is to launch an angel investment fund – focus on value-added products. I think, though, that part of the challenge has been that there are very few documented business cases in the U.S. People who've done it – they don't have any motivation to share their financial story with other farmers. In fact there's probably a disincentive from their perspective. So I'm looking with our non-profit Food Craft Institute, to actually create a group of studies of small scale food enterprises, how they work, the math, how long until they become profitable. All of that stuff. Really trying to build a generic business plan essentially for lots of different sectors of value-added products so that a farmer who's considering a jam business could look at the P&L for 3 or 4 small scale artisan jam businesses and say, this is something I can tackle or I can't. Here's the number of years that typically it takes before a business starts a cash flow in this space. Here's the amount of start-up investments that other businesses in states have received so they can actually see if it's realistic to them.
Another challenge I think with micro-investment is we've gone with… America… our system has, we've gone with a one size fits all. We've chosen the agro-industrial path at a broad cultural level. We've chosen to produce cheap food in America. So what does that mean for small scale farmers? It's basically the system has chosen to not work to support a paradigm where they're going to thrive. And the system is about them being pushed more and more to the margins because they're unable to have the same efficiencies that large farmers can have. So I also really think that bold stories and bold steps by small scale farmers is the only way. You're trying to get in and be a medium sized player in a big player world is just a fast path to slowly burning through money and never being able to compete and be efficient. So if you are in that medium or small scale, I say pursue the unique varietal. Pursue the heritage plants. Get out there and find that unique flavor and build a story about how it fits in with your ecosystem, with your lifestyle. Find that narrative, but don't be afraid of embracing the really, kind of oddball, small scale product because essentially that's a differentiation that you can claim that none of the bigger producers can take away from you because it's simply not in their wheelhouse to be able to produce that kind of product."
DECHTER: "And what kind of programs inspire you that you've been involved with in other places besides the United States that have successful micro-investment?"
FERNALD: "The program that I ran in Italy for slow foods was great. We increased, in Italy, businesses by sort of crazy numbers, like 800-900% within the first three years in an international program that would typically double in gross revenue within three years. Those were micro-investments of on average $15,000 that were mostly focused on marketing. But you know we were working in a context where there was a whole rural infrastructure of food production and in America we don't have that rural infrastructure of food production anymore. We don't have small scale co-packers who can do a long maceration on an amazing plum jam for our small scale farmers who have amazing plums. We don't have the co-packers and the producers and the whole infrastructure around farming that makes it easy to develop these types of high quality value-added products. So what does that mean? It doesn't mean it can't be done. It just means that instead of needing to just spend money on marketing and concepts you actually have to build a jam-making plant. You have to put in a commercial kitchen. You've got to kit out an existing Grange kitchen and make it work. So the infrastructure dollars are much, much higher. So I think that's one really big challenge.
I also think, in terms of why we don't see the same types of programs here in the U.S., working with small amounts of money, that I've seen work in other countries … I also think that the narrative of the small scale farm has been taken by large industry – and sometimes I see that small scale farms almost want to pretend to be big because that's the game that they're playing. So I think there's also been a challenge in terms of what's the voice for the small scale farmer who wants to be evaluated by a differentiated product. How do they claim that knowledge of taste? How do they claim that narrative of the family farm? And that's a very delicate thing that requires a marketing talent, of course, but also an ability to spend time thinking about marketing and spend time thinking about your story. And frankly most of these small farmers just don't have time. They just don't have the bandwidth to spend two days sitting days and running down ideas around their and values and their platform and what differentiates them. So those are the kinds of issues I've seen in adoption of the micro-investment model on a very small scale here in the U.S."
DECHTER: "So how did you gain this experience to be able to consult on these types of projects?
FERNALD: "I worked doing micro-investments for five years in Italy. The products that I managed were in 35 countries. About 70 products total. Everywhere from Bosnia, which I mentioned, to Sweden, to Ecuador, to Poland – working with small scale groups of producers figuring out marketing and infrastructure challenges. Then I came back to the U.S. I worked with a great organization based in Davis called the Community Alliance of Family Farmers – CAFF. I directed the statewide Farm-to-School program for CAFF, and the California Buy Fresh/Buy Local Campaign. We started that. Then I ran Slow Food Nation, which was a big festival in 2008. And from there I started a consulting business. I consulted for about 2 ½ – 3 years. I love to do things. I'm not as much somebody who likes to advise on things. And so I really enjoyed consulting but I wanted to find what I was going to do. So I started BelCampo with an investor behind my company in 2011. He was basically a client of my consulting company that then, we co-founded the company once I developed the concept and the plan for him."
DECHTER: "And what kinds of foods are available through BelCampo?"
FERNALD: "We produce all organic and Animal Welfare Association approved meats. We have 12 species from beef through to quail. We sell them all in our own restaurants and butcher shops. We have one in Marin and I'm opening five more by the middle of this coming year in Santa Monica, downtown Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Palo Alto and San Francisco."
DECHTER: "Just one more question, about the Food Craft Institute. I understand that's a non-profit and you're the board chair and you helped found this organization. How would the Food Craft Institute be a resource for people in Northern California?"
FERNALD: "Its a huge resource. We're basically writing the book on how to advise and develop a small scale food business. So what we're doing with Food Craft Institute are intensive three month long courses in the actual food safety requirements; government regulation adherence; the craft of making the food, how to make the jam; how to butcher animals; how to make coffee; how to roast coffee beans; how to brew beer; so those kind of actual practical skills. And we have a component of the course which is focused on the business skills. So we actually have our students work one-on-one with business advisors and begin to draft their business plan. So the Food Craft Institute offers basically kind of business-intensives to launch your business in specific sectors. Brewing, beer brewing, coffee making. We've got butchery coming up this spring. We've done courses on sauces and jams and fruit preserves. And then in addition to that we do these four day long business intensives which are again really focused time with experience people who have run and launched and raised money for their own food businesses who advise start-up entrepreneurs."
DECHTER: "Can you attend virtually, or do you have to go to a certain campus somewhere to obtain this kind of knowledge?"
FERNALD: "The classes have two formats, and they're both face-to-face, unfortunately. One type of class if our two week intensive which is an off-site basically. So we've had students from all across the U.S. come to those. We include hotel stays as part of the tuition. You basically do an condensed, intensive version based here out of our Oakland classroom. And also these courses do include visits to practitioners, to existing food businesses. So typically every food craft course you visit between 6 and 8 businesses doing what you are intending to do as a food business, and talk to people who are actually doing it. The other format that we have is once a week. It's a Saturday or a Sunday, full day. And that's the three month course. For someone living in Chico, its definitely doable in terms of getting a place to stay in the Bay Area and coming down on a Friday night and leaving Saturday night. A wonderful amount of driving, but its doable. We've had people coming from as far away as Fresno coming into those weekly course. So we don't have a virtual format yet. I'm not 100% down with doing that in the future simply because I like the hand-to-hand face-to-face connection of artisan and it can't be always supplanted by interaction online. A lot of what we're trying to do in rebuilding the artisan quality food movement is relearn the ways of doing things that are grandparents knew how, intuitively, and part of that means going back to older fashioned methods of communication.
It's Foodcraftinstitute.org. Every month we have a different course launching. The classes have, in the first 18 months of operation we launched I believe a total of 45 new food businesses through the program. So people come out of it ready to go. And the great thing too is that a lot of people do the course, they talk to a lot of food businesses, they see the numbers, they get a chance to really think about what it's going to mean for them and talk to people who are doing it, and they say, "This is totally not for me," which is another good outcome. Instead of heading into something not understanding what it takes to start up a small business and the amount of comfort that you have to have with risk. They decide that its not for them and they get a job with an existing food business. We have a great track record with that as well, placing graduates in existing food businesses."
DECHTER: "Is there anything you'd like to add?"
FERNALD: "I'm really excited to come to Chico and looking forward to meeting all the folks who are coming to the talks and the presentations. I say there's not much rural infrastructure left, but in places like Chico there still is. It's like development hasn't happened that quickly. I think that there's an opportunity to repurpose, rethink and rebuild that infrastructure that we need."
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Riordan Manufacturing is a Fortune 1000 plastics manufacturing global firm. The firm is headquartered in San Jose, California, running manufacturing facilities in Albany, Georgia, Pontiac, Michigan, and Hangzhou, China. "Riordan's major customers are automotive parts manufacturers, aircraft manufacturers, the Department of Defense, beverage makers and bottlers, and appliance manufacturers" (University of Phoenix, 2011). To accomplish customer satisfaction, and to stay competitive and profitable, the firm must make certain investments in information technology (IT). The current systems throughout the departmental functions are mostly manual, old and relic. They are highly labor intensive, expensive, and mostly inaccurate. Fortunately, the rampant growth in IT has made it possible to switch to digital business systems fairly inexpensively, and once implemented, it will revolutionize the performance and delivery of the firm. There are many providers of software packages and services, but it is highly recommended that Riordan Manufacturing adopt a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) approach from Netsuite Inc. Netsuite is suitable for small to medium size businesses (SMBs) such as Riordan, and their SaaS is affordable and risk free. The company also provides an integrated business software package that includes Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Customer Relations Management (CRM) systems. Herein, the following will look at existing systems in several departmental functions and recommends solutions supported by key points.
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Riordan Manufacturing has a need to consolidate customer information into a common, compatible, and efficient system. This will help the company deliver better value to the customer. The current Sales and Marketing system is mostly manual, cumbersome, and error-prone. Based on University...


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Important Facts About Recovery From Lap Band Surgery
If you're about to have the Lap Band procedure, you're probably wondering what your recovery time is going to be like.
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Here are the top three things you need to know about recovering from Lap Band surgery.
#1 – You can return to work more quickly than you think.
If you were looking for an excuse to go on extended leave from work, Lap Band surgery is not the answer (sorry guys). The procedure is minimally invasive and, unlike gastric bypass or a sleeve gastrectomy, doesn't involve re-routing your digestive system. In fact, many people schedule their surgery at the end of the week so they can be back to work on Monday. For some who prefer to keep their weight loss surgery private, this is a real advantage.
As one of our patients, Amanda, told us about her experience, "It was pretty smooth. I got there by 7 a.m., got home by 1 o'clock and was back to work by Monday and had the procedure on Friday." She has since lost 100 pounds!
Here's the rule of thumb. If you have a desk job, plan to return three to five days after surgery. If you do something more strenuous and are physically active or on your feet on the job, give yourself about a week.
#2 – Don't plan to bust out a new exercise regime the first week.
While you'll be able to get back to regular activities quickly, it's important that you give your body time to heal. That means you want to gradually increase your activity. Take a load off and rest for a few days. And, while you will by no means be bed-ridden, it would be a good idea to ask for a little extra help around the house.
During the first seven days, avoid lifting anything that weighs 10 pounds or more. That means grocery bags, the kids, a bowling ball, Fluffy the Cat, a bag of flour, your pet Pekinese or possibly even your briefcase if you carry a laptop along with other items. Also, week one is not the time to do stomach crunches or any other moves involving the abdominal area. And, I'm sorry, no vacuuming either (I know you're disappointed).
Avoiding these kinds of activities is important so you won't disturb the small incisions or your new access port that are healing. Typically this isn't a concern after a week, but let your Lap Band surgeon be your guide on this – as well as your body. If it hurts, don't do it!
#3 – Give your stomach time to get used to the new set-up.
In the Lap Band procedure, an adjustable gastric band will be placed at the top of your stomach creating a small pouch. This pouch will help you feel more satisfied with less food at mealtime, helping you lose weight. But before you throw that new pouch into action, you've got to let it heal and learn how to eat with the Lap Band.
For one to two weeks, you should stick to liquids. Clear broths, skim milk and fruit juice will help you get nutrition, and popsicles are a great way to feel like you're eating solids even while giving your stomach a rest. After that, in weeks three and four, you'll move to pureed and soft, mushy foods like canned veggies, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, yogurt and cottage cheese.
At the end of week four, you'll be ready for more tender solids like fish and ground turkey. Not only will your stomach pouch be ready to handle these foods, but your teeth will be excited to have some action. So put them to work and chew, chew, chew. Chewing your food thoroughly is the key to eating with the Lap Band.
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Bottom line, whether it's what you eat, what activities you do or how quickly you get back to household and work responsibilities, let your body and the advice of your medical provider be your guides. Recovering from the Lap Band procedure can go smoothly and quickly, but it's critical that you take care of yourself in those first few days. Then you'll be on your way to losing those pounds!


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Fresh from the garden to market. Whether it is by the side of the road or in a more formal setting, I love farmer's markets. This is a great opportunity to meet and talk to the people who know a lot of information about growing produce. Check out this local farmer's market: My friend Jen […]
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In my previous post, I explored the Ault Park Adopt-A-Plot Garden. Today I will take you through some history and what the Ault Park Advisory Council calls the "unusual formal garden". Over time, the garden has been designed and modified by two nationally known landscape architects. Various flower gardens have been planted, including rose and […]
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This week I will feature gardens in Cincinnati's parks. I'll first take a look at Ault Park. Ault Park in Cincinnati boasts gorgeous views, hiking trails, places to play and beautiful gardens to enjoy. The "Adopt-A-Plot Garden" program is a distinctive feature of this park. These gardens in Ault Park involve the community and are […]
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It is hard to go anywhere in the tri-state area without seeing Knock Out Roses. My grandmother first pointed this rose variety out to me, and since then I've been seeing them all over town! In fact, the Knock Out Rose is the most widely sold rose in North America, and with good reason: The […]
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I don't think composting should be complicated. If you have just a little space you can make it happen. A shot of fresh kitchen waste added to the pile. What to put into your compost: Put in grass clippings, yard waste and kitchen waste.* The compost pile needs air to break down, so make sure […]
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Now that summer is in full swing, if you are like me, you might find yourself outside a lot maintaining your garden or pulling out weeds. While I'm out in the yard, I like to have these three items I consider to be gardening essentials: Boots or water-resistant footwear (something that can get muddy, then […]
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The City of Cincinnati offered an urban gardening pilot program this year on transition vacant, city-owned parcels of land, to be used as food production areas. According to the City's website, "For 2009 approximately 15 parcels of land in 11 neighborhoods have been identified that can be rented out." The application deadline for the program […]
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Want a low-maintenance, beautiful flower, that will come back year after year? Asiatic lilies (sometimes called "Asian lilies") are a very colorful and unique looking plant. If you want to grow these, plan to get some bulbs and plant them this fall. By next June, you will have some very low-maintenance, beautiful plants!
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The Barton Child Law and Policy Center promotes and protects the legal rights and interests of children who are involved with the juvenile court, child welfare, and juvenile justice systems. The Center's work is directed by Emory Law faculty and performed by law and other graduate students who participate in reform initiatives and holistic client representation by conducting research; advocating for individual clients; writing articles, policy papers, and other informational materials; and analyzing and drafting legislation and policy directives.
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Call for Placements for Emory Summer Child Advocacy Program 2015
If you would like to participate in ESCAP 2015 by hosting a student intern, please visit the Emory Summer Child Advocacy page and follow the links for supervisors. Deadline to request to serve as a placement is October 31, 2014.
Students, visit the Emory Summer Child Advocacy page and follow the links for "Students" to get information about ESCAP 2015. Application period will open in mid-November.
Kirsten Sandberg Visits School of Law
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HR 4980 Preventing Sex Trafficking becomes law
On September 30, 2014, President Obama signed the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act into law. In addition to many new requirements to combat sex trafficking, this bill makes significant changes to our child welfare law. It includes new mandates for government regarding "runaways," new mandated "normalcy" provisions, restrictions on the use of APPLA for children under 16, and new rights for children in foster care. A summary being prepared by the ABA to explain what this new federal law means for the states will soon be available at www.childlawpractice.org.
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Thank you for your patience as Emory School of Law transitioned to a new website. Our most recent Child Welfare Legal Academy presentations and juvenile code revision presentations are now available. Please visit and bookmark the Barton Center's "Presentations" page on the Emory Law website.
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