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We'll be discussiing how Euromaidan changed Ukraine -- and Russia -- on today's Power Vertical Podcast. Guests are Sean Guillory and Alexander Motyl. Watch this space and the Power Vertical Twitter feed for more details.
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Ukrainians are marking a new national holiday on November 21 -- the anniversary of the start of Kyiv's Euromaidan protests that led to the ouster of the country's former pro-Kremlin regime.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed decree on November 13 that declared the holiday for annual "Day of Dignity and Freedom" celebrations.
The protests began with a few hundred people who met spontaneously on a vast square in central Kyiv of November 21, 2013 – disappointed by then-President Viktor Yanukovych's rejection of a landmark deal with the European Union in favor of closer ties with Russia.
After that first night, as the protests quickly swelled to tens of thousands of demonstrators, brutal police efforts to disperse the crowds with batons and teargas backfired.
As the crowds got bigger, the protesters began to call for Yanukovych's ouster – which came in February 2014 after more than 100 people were killed in clashes with police that failed to end the demonstrations.
By RFE/RL
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden was expected to announce an increase in nonlethal U.S. military assistance to Ukraine on November 21 as he meets in Kyiv with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk.
The talks come on the first anniversary of the start of the Euromaidan protests in Kyiv that toppled Ukraine's former pro-Kremlin regime.
As Biden arrived in Kyiv on the evening of November 20, U.S. officials told reporters that he will announce the delivery of Humvee transport vehicles that are now in the Pentagon's inventory of excess supplies.
They said Biden also would announce the delivery of previously promised radar units that can detect the location of enemy mortars.
The U.S. officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, did not specify a dollar value for the assistance.
Russia on November 20 warned the United States not to supply weapons to Ukrainian forces.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Aleksandr Lukashevich cautioned against "a major change in policy of the (U.S.) administration in regard to the conflict" in Ukraine.
He was commenting on remarks by U.S. President Barack Obama's choice to fill the number two spot at the State Department, Anthony Blinken, who told a congressional hearing on November 19 that lethal assistance "remains on the table. It's something that we're looking at."
The U.S. State Department's Director of Press Relations Jeffrey Rathke on November 20 told reporters that "our position on lethal aid hasn't changed. Nothing is off the table and we continue to believe there's no military solution."
He added, "But, in light of Russia's actions as the nominee mentioned [on November 19] in his testimony, as he indicated, this is something that we should be looking at."
The aid expected to be announced by Biden on November 20 falls short of what the Ukrainian president requested during a visit to Washington in September when he appealed for lethal aid - a request echoed by some U.S. lawmakers in response to what NATO allies say is Russia's movement of tanks and troops into eastern Ukraine.
In September, Washington promised Ukraine $53 million in aid for military gear that includes the mortar detection units, body armor, binoculars, small boats, and other nonlethal equipment for Ukrainian security forces and border guards in the east.
The United States and its European allies have imposed several rounds of economic sanctions on Russia for its seizure of Crimea and incursion into eastern Ukraine.
(With reporting by Reuters, AP, AFP, dpa, and TASS)
Russian Olympian hockey player Slava Voynov – who plays with the Los Angeles Kings NHL hockey team – has been charged with felony domestic violence against his wife.
Voynov faces one felony count of spouse abuse with a maximum penalty of nine years in prison. If convicted, he also could be deported.
Prosecutors say Voynov "caused his wife to suffer injuries to her eyebrow, check, and neck" during an argument at their home in October.
Voynov has been suspended from the NHL since his arrest early on October 20 at a California hospital where he took his wife for treatment.
Voynov's attorney, Craig Renetzky, says his client didn't hit his wife.
Renetzky blames the charges on a misunderstanding between police and Voynov's wife, who speaks very little English.
Voynov – who played on Russia's team at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics -- faces arraignment on December 1.
(Based on reporting by AP and Reuters)
NATO says Russia's growing military presence in the skies above the Baltic region is unjustified and poses a risk to civil aviation.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in Tallinn on November 20 that the aircraft regularly fail to file flight plans or communicate with air controllers and also fly with their transponders off.
Speaking at the Amari air base, he said alliance fighters have intercepted planes more than 100 times in the Baltic region alone so far this year, a threefold increase over 2013.
He did not say how many of the intercepted aircraft were Russian.
Stoltenberg also said that, overall, NATO aircraft have conducted 400 intercepts to protect the airspace of its European alliance members in 2014 -- an increase of 50 percent over last year.
(Based on reporting by AP and AFP)
Konstantin Eggert has a commentary in "Kommersant" on Russia's anti-Americanism. He opens like this:
"Sometimes I have this feeling that there are only two countries in the world - Russia and the United States. Of course, there is Ukraine, but it either to join us or the Americas. Russian politicians and state television are constantly in search of the 'American hand' in all spheres of our life. In Soviet times, the United States was formally considered to be our number one military and ideological enemy. But even then it didn't occupy such a large space in the minds of the political leadership and citizens. And the paradox is that, on one hand, officials and the media regularly talk about the decline of America as a great power, and on the other declare it to be the source of all evil in the world. This contradiction does not seem to disturb anybody."
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We still have not been able to use the opportunity that we were given with the collapse of the communist regime - to arrange our lives based on liberty and civic virtue. And today, we, as a people, want to go back to the starting point, to beat everyone. And the Soviet Union, with its absence of sausage and freedom, again suddenly seems sweet and dear. But it won't happen. I will put it banally: you can't go into the same river twice.
Read the whole thing here (in Russian, with audio)
MIchael Weiss, editor-in-chief of The Interpreter magazine, appearing on Hromadske TV to talk about Russia's information war.
Michael and Peter Pomarantsev recently co-authored an excellent report "The Menace of Unreality: How the Kremlin Weaponizes Information, Culture, and Money." Both also appeared recently on The Power Vertical Podcast to discuss the report.
Oleg Kosyrev has a snarky and clever blog post on the subject up on the Ekho Moskvy website.
1) The United States is the ideal opponent. "It is big and strong and your self-esteem increases when you fight somebody really influential."
2) The United States is not fighting with Russia. "They aren't really interested. They have enough of their own problems and dreams. It's nice to fight somebody who is not fighting you."
3) It is a substitute for the authorities' inability to benefit Russians. "How convenient. Who is to blame for rising food and gas prices? The U.S.A.. Who is to blame for the fact that Russian has political prisoners? The U.S.A. Who is to blame for people demonstrating on the streets? The U.S.A. Who is to blame for the fact that independent international courts denounce the Russian court system? The U.S.A. You can even blame the U.S. for the fact that the light doesn't work in the entrance to your apartment building."
Read it all (in Russian) here.
Ukraine says it will not tolerate pressure from any other country over whether or not it seeks to join NATO.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Yevhen Perebyynis spoke made the remark to reporters in Kyiv on November 19, after the BBC quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying in an interview that Moscow wants "a 100 percent guarantee that no-one would think about Ukraine joining NATO."
Hitting back with a reference to Russia's annexation of Crimea and support for pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, Perebyynis said Kyiv would like guarantees that Moscow will not interfere in Ukraine's internal affairs, send in troops, or annex Ukrainian territories.
The U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Geoffrey Pyatt, told journalists on November 19 that any decision on seeking to join NATO could be made only by the Ukrainian people, not by Russia, Europe, ar the United States.
The Canadian Ambassador to Ukraine, Roman Waschuk, made a similar statement on November 19.
(Based on reporting by UNIAN and Interfax)
President Vladimir Putin says that Russia is ready for cooperation with the United States as long as Washington treats Moscow as an equal, respect its interests, and refrains from interfering in its affairs.
Putin spoke November 19 at a Kremlin ceremony during which he received the credentials of foreign envoys including John Tefft, the new U.S. Ambassador to Moscow.
Putin said, "We are ready for practical cooperation with our American partners in various fields, based on the principles of respect for each other's interests, equal rights and non-interference in internal matters."
The remark echoed a formula Putin set out in a foreign policy decree at the start of his third term in 2012.
Tefft, 64, is a career diplomat who previously served as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Georgia and Lithuania.
His posting starts at a time when ties are badly strained over the Ukraine crisis.
Tefft replaces Michael McFaul, who was ambassador from January 2012 until February 2014.
(Based on reporting by Reuters and TASS)
By RFE/RL
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has signaled that a landmark nuclear arms treaty with the United States is not in jeopardy despite severe tension over Ukraine.
Speaking to Russian lawmakers on November 19, Lavrov said the 2010 New START treaty "meets our basic strategic interests and, on condition of its observance by the United States, we are interested in its full implementation."
The treaty, one of the main products of President Barack Obama's first-term "reset" of ties with Russia, requires Russia and the United States to have their long-range nuclear arsenals under specific ceilings by 2018.
But Lavrov said the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty, which President Vladimir Putin suspended in 2007, is "dead" for Moscow.
NATO has refused to ratify a revised version of the CFE treaty without a full withdrawal of Russian troops from Moldova and Georgia.
Russia has lashed out at the United States and European Union over Ukraine, saying the conflict there is the product of what Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called 25 years of selfish Western expansionism.
Addressing Russia's lower parliament house on November 19, Lavrov said the West "must support the process of mutually acceptable agreements instead of supporting the party of war in Kyiv, closing its eyes on outrageous human rights violations, lawlessness, and war crimes."
Lavrov repeated Moscow's denials of involvement in an armed conflict between government forces and pro-Russian separatists that has killed more than 4,100 combatants and civilians since April.
He said the conflict is an internal issue for Ukraine and "all attempts to turn Russia into a party to the conflict are counterproductive and have no chance of success."
His address to the State Duma, which was broadcast live on state television, appeared aimed to assure Russians that the Kremlin is in the right and fend off growing Western accusations of direct Russian military support for the separatists, who hold large parts of Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk provinces.
"The Ukraine crisis is a consequence of the policy Western states have pursued for a quarter-century of strengthening their own security at the expense of the security of others and broadening the geopolitical space under their control."
It came a day after President Vladimir Putin, who has used anti-Western words and actions to strengthen his grip on the country, said that the United States wants to "subordinate" Russia to itself and "solve its problems at our expense."
Lavrov tempered the anti-Western message by saying that there is no alternative to cooperation between Russia and the European Union, long its biggest trade partner.
But he blamed the EU for the strains and said Russia's relations with the West must be based on the assumption of equality, echoing a demand Putin set out in a foreign policy decree at the start of his third term in 2012.
"Russia's constructive course toward integration is running up against the desire of the United States and its allies to divide and rule, to push their tactical plans."
Russia banned a broad range of food imports from the EU and the United States in August in retaliation for sanctions they imposed on Russia over the Ukraine crisis.
The conflict in eastern Ukraine has raised fears among Russia's neighbors that it could seek control of more territory, and has brought Moscow's relations with the West to post-Cold War lows.
Ties had already been badly damaged by Russia's annexation of Crimea in March, which followed the flight of a Russian-backed president from Ukraine after months of protests over his November decision to spurn a political and economic pact with the European Union and turn toward Moscow instead.
Kyiv and the West accuse Russia of sending weapons and troops into eastern Ukraine to aid the separatists, who consolidated their hold on parts of eastern Ukraine's industrial Donbas region with November 2 elections denounced by Ukraine, the United States, and the EU as illegal.
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on November 18 that there had been a "serious military buildup" both in eastern Ukraine and on the Russian side of the border, and urged Moscow to pull back its forces.
Kyiv and Western governments are concerned that Putin may want pro-Russian separatists to seize more ground in Ukraine or solidify control over the territory they hold, creating a "frozen conflict" that could destabilize the country, drain its economy, and crimp its pro-Western government for years.
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who met with both Putin and Lavrov in Moscow on November 18 after talks in Kyiv, said during his visit that he saw "no grounds for optimism in the current situation."
Steinmeier warned of a "dangerous situation developing" in Ukraine and appealed to all sides to stick to an agreement signed in Minsk on September 5 on a cease-fire and steps toward peace.
The cease-fire is violated daily, but Steinmeier said the Minsk accord must not be abandoned and called for the swift completion of a plan for the "disengagement" of the conflicting sides.
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow will not pressure its "allies" to recognize Crimea as a part of Russia or to join it in recopgnizing Georgia's breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions as independent states.
In a question-and-answer session following an address to Russia's lower parliament house on November 19, Lavrov said the security and economic groupings that Russia is currently building with other former Soviet republics are aimed to "protect the legitimate interests of our countries' security."
He said that "on some issues, including the status of Abkhazia, South Ossetia, or Crimean history, we are not making our partners share our assessments 100 percent, as we do not want to put them into an awkward position if for some reason it is uncomfortable for them."
The remarks appeared aimed to assuage concerns among ex-Soviet republics that Russia, which annexed Crimea in March in a move that Kyiv and the West say was illegal, wants to diminish their sovereignty or control their foreign policy.
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Smith Up For FedEx Air AwardPosted by on December 14, 2010 – 10:01 AM
When you have the best quarterback rating of any Week 14 starter such as Alex Smith did last week, it should come as no surprise that the 49ers signal caller is one of three nominees for FedEx's Air Player of the Week.
Smith, along with Super Bowl MVPs Tom Brady and Peyton Manning are the Week 14 nominees.
Smith completed 17-of-27 passes for 255 yards and three touchdowns in a 40-21 win over Seattle. He finished with his best quarterback rating of 130.9 and won his first start since Week 6.
Smith was also nominated for GMC's Never Say Never Moment of the Week.
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to "Smith Up For FedEx Air Award"
By bobcat2u on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
Give me a break. Alex finally has one good game, and all of a sudden he's the great savior? PULLEEEEZ. If it had been a season of good play, I could understand all the hullaballoo.
By Anthony on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
I still believe…Way to go Alex…..Keep going and you'll prove everyone wrong
Niners 4life…(831)
By Bobby on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
If you like Alex or not, the highest QB rating for the week deserves something. Way to go Alex!
By dee on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
Only if he wins the next 3 games in dominant fashion, will I believe in him. If he fails….off with his head.
By sean on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
well hopefully this is the start of him finally becoming the quarterback he should be
By Forbetterorworse on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
Just stick by your team no matter who is behind center. Alex Smith has had a rough go of a carrer but to be honest he has not had the best of the best as far as supporting cast. Not just offensive weapons but more so an O-line. I guess I will just ahead and call it now. Smith will lead us to a win over the Chargers and into the playoffs….We will be in the NFC championship game. If they use Westbrook and Dixon the way they did aginst the chargers and keep going to VD over the middle we have the west in the bag.
By James Barnett on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
Alex had alot of help from other players making plays.Lets see how he does against the Chargers. If he blows that game he will point fingers at every one else. I don't think 1 game after 5 years with the team dosn't sound good.
By Forbetterorworse on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
*aginst the Seahawks* Not Chargers….
By kathy on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
i have tried to back this guy for the last 6 years.he has failed us every year.i just cant get excited over this one game.if he can help us win the next 3–i could become a believer again–go 49ers
By yangniners on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
This is to bobcat2u…you shouldnt be saying that, he's my QB (just like T.O said about Romo) so whatever bobcat2u you dont know nothing, so god luck to you Alex Smith. 49ers all the way!
By BIG L on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
Im happy he had a good game but it would be nice if he could produce like that the next 3 games and give us something to cheer about
By jason on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
Way to go Alex. We do not need a qb he has got it. The ability is there just needs the confidence. Just keep spreading it out and let him throw and put up points, And then set up the run. But a new qb will set us back and i do not believe we need one one we have one who is as potentially as good as Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers just had better situation and i am not worried about the 6 yrs look howold he was when he cameout he still is only a couple yrs older then Bradford, so i think it will click and once he gets it with the weapons we have watchout. My concern is are db's we need corners. other then that its a growing process and i have belief in Smith, even tho everyone keeps righting him off. I see the ability so its going to come. Singletary i love him and want him as coach but we need to open it up we are to predictable, so if smith comes out gunning and we get ahead we will be tough to beat, because we can run the ball and play good d in those sitautions
By Joe Mama on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
It is going to take alot more than 3 more strong games for me to believe in this loser! Good job for having a good QB rating for 1 game, but we will soon see that he should have never been drafted in the first place!
I hope I'm wrong. GO NINERS!
By jason on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
So it's time to take the leash off Smith and play to his strengths
By Andrae on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
I'm a Niner 4 Life but Alex SUCKS!!! I suspected he would play well due to the fact that he was replaced by Troy. He will be back to his normal antics vs. the Chargers. I expect @ least 2 ints
By tonyaranza on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
i THINK ALEX HAS A POTENTIAL TO BE BECOME A GOOD QB. JUST GIVE HIM A PROTECTION AND LET HIM TO DO WHAT HE WAS DOING DURING HIS COLLEGE TIME. SHOTGUN OFFENSE WAS HIS STYLE.
By t smith on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
whoa whoa whoa, good game alex, i hope u still get sent to another team!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Troy Smith is way better than Alex
By ian on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
all you people saying if he wins the next three games obviously arent true niner fans. i am a 49er faithful and always believe. Alex Smith has not had it easy with different coordinators and bad offensive lines, hell i dont think we would have been much better if we chose Aaron Rogers in that draft instead of Alex. So stop hating on the guy its a team sport and its not just his fault that we have been losing. Also if you look at our losses by points and who we played against this year, we could easily have been 8-5 right now instead of 5-8.
By Rob on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
I agree 100% it's one good game people, it doesn't make up for the 6 years of many, many, horrible games that he has put up. Alex Smith is a joke, but we'll see if the team can keep winning and make him look good, as long as Alex Smith can at least not turn the ball over we can win. The WHOLE TEAM get's the credit, all that can be said of Alex is that he had a good game for once. It's do or die for the 49ers, crunch time, and the same thing would have happened with Troy Smith too. I am a 30 year 49ers fan, and love this organization, but when we finally fire Singletary and get rid of Alex, we can probably return to our GLORY DAYS.
By Jeremy on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
They're just asking you to vote for him for player of the week, not player of the decade. He did have a good game, but beating the Seahawks on one of their worst performances all season was only a small step in the right direction. This Thursday is his biggest test, and probably the biggest game of his career so far. This is do or die for him and Singletary. One thing I will say in Singletary's defense: the team looks much more competent than they did at the beginning of the season. They have not been shooting themselves in the foot with penalties and turnovers like they did the first 6 games. So they are improving, but we'll see by how much this Thursday.
By Jeremy S on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
If I was Alex, I would beam footballs at the booing fans! This guy can't get a break even at candlestick. Get past your own egos and let the guy try to win games for you! Everybody think Troy is god around here. His numbers are not even that good, and has poor vision. He'll be good, but not now. before he got injured, he was playing good, but the defense kept giving teams a chance to win, and did.
By Ninerswillprevail on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
Just like the pros said!!! Alex is fools gold!!! He has one OK game but lets see if he chokes thursday!!! I think TROY needs to be the starter!!!
By Landau on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
Hey bobcat, who said he was now a savior? Your the only one. He did, however, turn in a very good performance and deserves credit for it. You might find that acknowledging a good performance doesn't automatically mean your endorsing the players future if you stopped being a hater for ten seconds.
By 9erFaithful on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
Wow, so many fake 49ers fans on the official site. First of all, this is a nomination for best WEEK 14 performance, not career performance you douche bags, learn how to read.
Secondly, I'm tired of all you Alex Smith bashers aka 49ers FAKE FANS that always say the same "6 years" spew.
If you were really a fan, you'd know that Alex Smith hasn't been playing for 6 years, he's been on and off each year due to injuries.You may or may not also know that our Niners have had a HORRIBLE O-Line for the past 6 years as well which is why all of our QB's thus far have seemed like "garbage" QB's
Football is a team effort and no 1 man can decide the entire 4 quarters of it.
By Rathman on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
Wow so much for the 49er faithful. And you guys call yourself a 49er fan? Support your team no matter what. Plus don't talk about how if we get Andrew Luck or any other QB because the way we have our staffing right now, we'll just have another Alex Smith story. We've never built around the QB, always around the Def. WR's are the slowest in the league, Def has lost us pivotal games and Troy Smith won against .500 below team. We need a new coaching staff that is able to develop a QB. The last chance we ever had was Norv Turner. Just vote for the sake of a 49er you idiots, you guys who are bashing the 49ers might as well get out.
By scott on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
Of coarse alex had a good game whenever his job is on the kine he has a good game. If he feels sucure in his job he just doesnt care.
By dj_calio on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
were going to the superbowl with just two wins,never give up on the team that plays hardest than any one else.were there.like it or not .u dont like the qb.then quit.u don like anyone else on the team.quit.the niners is a family like it or not true fans stick together we dont talk about are team………go niners
By steve on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
way too go alex !!!!!! way to go teem and cocheing staf !!!!! 209 801
By NoName on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
Alex Smith should be up for player of the week after his performance, Sunday. Obviously, its not player of the year, decade, or ever.
For the naysayers, they don't call us Forty Whiners for nothing!
By NinerK on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
By 49ermarc on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
Alex is my hero!
By steve on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
just wine the right game not all the games Alex !!!
By kylan wilson on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
hopefully the 49ers beat the chargers 14-17
By Lorena on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
By iceman 49ers on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
one game, oh come on! He still has a lot of game to WIN before I can say "HE IS THE MAN". as of now I can say "HE IS A BOY TRYING TOBE A MAN!"
By detroitniner on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
you Alex haters are crazy, the coaches let him lose and he performs. but you cant see it . the coaches suck maybe now they will let him lose and stop hogtieing the offense. again this is not the 86 bears Sing wake up
By way2sicc on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
yall are pathetic. maybe alex will keep up the good work with a lil fan support. yall hatin on alex is shameful. all those fans that hate on alex obviously dont watch all the niner games, just highlights. ive had the sunday ticket for the last 5 years and havent missed one game. alex is finally in a good situation, not like all the other years, thats why alex will continue to be successful, he now has good coaching, good chemistry with the offense, a playbook he knows, weapons, and most of all confidence. he will be our franchise qb goin forward whether yall believe it or not. and its sad that when he starts doin great, then all u bandwagoners will jump on his side, but all you do now is hate. u dont deserve to be called 49er faithfuls i hate that all you do is rag on the team when theyre down but all of a sudden when were winning yall the number 1 fans right
By way2sicc on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
i hate bandwagon fans
By Geo49ers on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
Ok yes alex had a good game against a weak defense. The real test will be against a much much better defense let's see if everyone still thinks Alex the key for our offense. Just think if troy smith was there at the start of training camp. Man o man It would be a different story.
By iceman 49ers on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
Really!! Really!!!
By iceman 49ers on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
after 6 failing season with Alex! Really! one game WIN out 8 games he played 2 wins, Really!
By iceman 49ers on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
I want to hear from you after thursday game, He playing on SD. Lets see how he can manage the pressure.
By iceman 49ers on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
You need to consider that this is a TEAM effort not Alex effort. The WHOLE TEAM win it for the FANS.
By iceman 49ers on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
All you Alex FAN are bunch of idiots. One game and he is the hero, REALLY!!! REALLY!!!
By iceman 49ers on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
It's THE NINERS TEAM are THE HERO!!! not ALEX, what a bunch of IDIOTS!!!!!
By iceman 49ers on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
By cleveland on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
wtf smith is garbage n one game dont change the great depression he put sanfransico in since he got here n if we make da playoffs we need troy smith cuz his arm is stronger n hes more mobile n is way better den alex cuz he da reason we have a shot in da first place so if we make da playoffs sit alex or we lose.
By M Smith on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
Okay well, Alex has won a couple of games this season anyway. I do consider myself to be a faithful fan, but c'mon. He can't seriously get an award for just a couple of wins. He seems to have a routine, when is job is on the line, he can win, but if he is exppected to win a game and play like he "loves it", he bombs. Goodluck at SD.
By PolloLoco on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
@ Rathman: I think you hit the nail on the head.
Just my opinion, but I believe it is an educated one knowing and coaching football the way I do. Smith is the most talented QB on the roster. Bar none. He has talent and the smarts to be a good QB in this league. We can go back and forth on whether he had a raw deal w/6 OC's in 6 seasons. We can also debate whether Aaron Rodgers would have had the same inconsistencies here if he was drafted by this team given the same instabilities. However, it doesn't matter. What matters is what they do Thursday night and the following Sunday's. Hopefully he builds on what he did the Seahawks.
Oh yea, idiots. It is a team effort no matter what. The QB has to put it there, but the WR's, TE's, and RB's have to catch it. Lineman have to block, D has to get the ball back to the Offense. Guess you get the idea.
One of the best plays Sunday was the first from scrimmage. Common knowledge in football circles that you throw the ball at the feet of the receiver IF the screen play is busted to prevent a turnover and intentional grounding penalty. Yet people in the stands were calling for his head.
Another good one was Westbrook's TD. Alex recognized the blitz and audibled Westbrook to that side where he caught the ball and ran it in for a TD. I like a lot about Troy, but I didn't see him doing a lot of that latter things. TB killed us w/those blitzes.
By PolloLoco on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
Alex may or may not make it on this team. I believe he has the intelligence, heart, and desire to be a successful starting QB. If he doesn't continue w/SF then I hope he finds a stable team that he can thrive with. He's a #1 overall pick. He'll get another chance. I'd like to see him continue w/SF. If not, I hope he doesn't go with another NFC West team.
Call me whatever, but I like seeing good people w/good work ethics that bust their a$$e$ have success.
By diana on Dec 14, 2010 | Reply
way too go alex keep it going i have a feeling your going to be our quarterback that wins us a superbowl i feel like if your put in the right situation with good coaches you have a few years with the same cordinator you will be a good quarter back hopefully after this year they resign you i dont want to let you go i feel like the nft has not seen all of you yet and everything you can do..
By Rathman on Dec 15, 2010 | Reply
Iceman49ers you need to get out of the 49ers website. You clearly don't support your team at all. All you know is Joe Montana, Steve Young, Jerry Rice and 5 superbowls. You never knew about Ronnie Lott or Ricky Waters or Dwight Clark. You are the driver of the bandwagons. Go join another team. 49ers are full of faithfuls, no room for fakes like you.
By KDB on Dec 15, 2010 | Reply
It's a Team Game. If we win it isn't because of all ALEX and if we lose it isn't because of all ALEX.
He did a fine job and has done so most of the yr. He's our best option and can be a darn good QB if he has time, wideout that don't drop balls, and if he minimizes his picks, the one's that are not the wide outs fault and as of this season, half of his picks are on the wide outs, no question.
This is a team game and anybody who UNDERSTANDS the game, knows that.
What did Jimmy Johnson say this past weekend? Alex smith has all the talent in the world as an NFL QB.
Let's just hope the team wins.
By Rob on Dec 15, 2010 | Reply
@Rathman……it sounds like YOU should get out….YOU said "We've never built around the QB, always around the Def. WR's are the slowest in the league, Def has lost us pivotal games and Troy Smith won against .500 below team. We need a new coaching staff that is able to develop a QB. The last chance we ever had was Norv Turner" …..half of your post was bashing the 49ers, and you call yourself a 49ers fan??? YOU HYPOCRITE!!!
By Rob on Dec 15, 2010 | Reply
@way2sicc……I have watched every Niners game for the past 30 years SON (you probably haven't even been alive that long) and I've watched half of them in person!!! So what's your point??? And your post says ………"thats why alex will continue to be successful, he now has good coaching, good chemistry with the offense, a playbook he knows, weapons, and most of all confidence. he will be our franchise qb goin forward whether yall believe it or not. and its sad that when he starts doin great, then all u bandwagoners will jump on his side, but all you do now is hate."…………ARE YOU ON DRUGS???? Continue to be successful? Successful when? …..He has good coaching? Where? ….good chemistry with the offense? The guy has thrown more balls to the opposing teams defense's all year long!! …….bandwagoners will jump on his side? I guarantee you that not many will jump on his side!!! Most fans want him GONE with a capital " G "….. Franchise QB??? Yeah right!!!……..The only thing that you got right is the fact that the 49ers have weapons. NON-ALEX FANS do not hate the team, they just hate Alex Smith as the QB on their beloved 49ers team!!! So YOU should be ashamed of yourself for accepting a way below average fake QB for the team…..YOU are the fake 49er fan and need to take your Butt out the door next year along with your fake QB!!!
By PAniners on Dec 15, 2010 | Reply
evidently nobody saw how terrible about half the throws he made sunday were. hes lucky morgan, westbrook, and davis can make plays after short throws. not to mention the 5 turnovers caused by the defense. without the turnovers and yards after the catch it would have been a typical alex performance. you wont get either of those against the chargers so itll be another 10 points or less game with multiple interceptions. if he comes back next year ill puke. 8 years is enough suffering
By KDB on Dec 15, 2010 | Reply
way2sic–I'm on boardd with you referring to Alex. Fans that blame him DON'T UNDERSTAND the GAME very well, and that is a for sure not an I think, it's a FOR SURE because there's way more to the game than one guy, ESPECIALLY in this situation.
I've been around the NFL personally and I've seen average QB'S win Super Bowls. Alex is above average in mine and others opinions, however, when you do put players out there with a WELL BELOW coaching staff, and a marginal O-Line, ETC, ETC, ETC then yes, everyone always wants to blame the QB, but not me.
I also try and weed through the Arm Chair QB's that have NEVER played on this level or even at a high college level, especially when they say how bad someone is when they don't UNDERSTAND the game very well, no matter how long they have been a fan.
I'll take my opinion and combine mine because of my playing and coaching experience along with that of Jimmy Johnson, John Gruden, and Brian Billick's just to name a few that think Alex has all the talent in the world as an NFL QB rather than a few Arm Chhairs QB's.
Remember in my opinion it's better to be a HAS Been, than a NEVER WAS if you get my drift?
By KDB on Dec 15, 2010 | Reply
And one more thing. I'm not trying to change anyone's opinion, and NOBODY will change mine; however, we all want the Niners to Win and most everyone has a different view.
By Ben Dover on Dec 15, 2010 | Reply
good job alex smith….now with that said i agree with some of the comments on here. one good game doesnt mean anything. om pretty sure i speak for a lot of fans when i say we need a new qb.tired waiting for something to happen. because of him i dont have faith in him. our defense is great. we got a decent receiving core. just trade alex after the season and i will be happy. Well at least the sf giants brought a championship home.
By iceman 49ers on Dec 15, 2010 | Reply
Rathman, I support my team but I don't endorse the people giving so much credit for one win. this is a team effort not just one guy. QB is the heart of the offense to score but the reason they win it's because of the defence, they done theier job well. I'm 65 years old and I have been root for the niner since the 70s so don't tell me how should I support my team. maybe you should get married with Alex because you love him so much and your so blind that Alex start this season with losing streak.
By iceman 49ers on Dec 15, 2010 | Reply
One game and his almighty!
By iceman 49ers on Dec 15, 2010 | Reply
RATHMAN, WHY DON'T YOU "LOOK AT THE FILM" just like what sing said.
By 49ers on Dec 15, 2010 | Reply
i think still think Alex is good QB but just look at all the games the def loss for us i can think of the Saints, Falcons, and there one of the best teams in the NFL so ya i think Alex is a good QB
By ChickenFriedRice on Dec 16, 2010 | Reply
Last week I predicted 3 days before the Seattle game that the 9ers would beat the Seahawks 41-13. The final score was 40-21. Not too shabby.
This week, I predict the 9ers will lose to the Chargers 27-17 and end all hopes of a playoff berth. No matter how much I want my Niners to win, I just don't see them slowing down the Chargers' offense. Plus it's raining in Southern Cali right now, which means FUMBLES all day. The Chargers are good at forcing turnovers and I am prepared to see a couple Smith INTs, like it or not.
Sorry faithful but I'm just callin' it like it is, playin' the odds. Alex is a 50-50 kinda guy. Plays well one week, plays poorly the next. And Singletary is not a good coach and with only three days to prepare, his game plan will be lackluster at best. But if we win, I will be the first one here sayin "MY BAD!!!"
By ChickenFriedRice on Dec 16, 2010 | Reply
The #1 Reason I don't llike Alex Smith – He is NOT A LEADER, or better yet a VOCAL LEADER. Out of all positions, the QB has to be the one who is at least one of the top three vocal leaders in your team. This is a must, because football is a team game and the QB is an extension of the coach on the field in charge of execution. Therefore, the QB has to be able to gain confidence in his teammates at all times, inspire his team, and make his teammates believe in what they are doing. A shy, quiet, timid QB will only give you a 50% win percentage. A true leader who has above average QB skills will give you Super Bowls.
Case in point: Watch the video on this website of the Niners Post Game Locker Room after the win over Seattle. First, Singletary does his quick 1 minute speech. And then what happens after? Instead of immediately taking charge of the locker room like Troy Smith did after every Niner win, Patrick Willis had to speak up and tell the team that Alex should go ahead and say something. The camera pans over to Alex and he looks super timid and even stumbles upon his words.
Bottom line, and I've been saying it all year: Alex does not have the leadership capabilities to get his teammates going. His talent may get him a win or two here and there, but his demeanor and make-up will never allow for a team to sustain consistency over a long stretch of games. He just doesn't have the "IT" factor. Brady, Manning, Montana, Young, Favre, Elway, Roethlisberger, etc… all these guys are natural born leaders and teammates undoubtedly follow their lead. Alex is a whole different story.
By KDB on Dec 16, 2010 | Reply
CFR-I'm feeling a little more NERVEOUSLY OPTOMISTIC but prepared for the worst especially given what you have laid out.
Let's hope it's your bad but I see your points.
Go Niners.
By ChickenFriedRice on Dec 16, 2010 | Reply
Just wait and see Thursday night and you guys will see what I'm talking about. Alex will buckle under the pressure of a must-win game and he will be back to his old self, throwing interceptions and orchestrating three-and-outs as often as Kobe Bryant scores points.
I hope I'm wrong and he goes out and manages a great game. But I'm probably right.
By ChickenFriedRice on Dec 16, 2010 | Reply
KDB…I really hope I'm wrong and we find a way to squeak out a win. I had tickets to this game but sold them last week upon finding out Alex would be the starter vs. Seattle. That's how much I do not want to see this guy lead our team.
Yes, I am an Alex hater. I admit it. I can't stand him. But I still want our team to win. And the more Alex can prove me wrong, the more I am prepared to eat crow.
But like I said, I'm probably right. Because I've been right the last six years. In fact, I'm on a 72 month winning streak regarding Alex. We haven't been to the playoffs since we've drafted him.
On the other hand… LETS GO NINERS!!!!!
By KDB on Dec 16, 2010 | Reply
You know CFR-I respect your opinion, you know that. I am a Alex supporter as you know, and no mattwer what happens tonight I still will be.
Now for the game—I do agree that he needs to do his part tonight for sure BUT–in order to do that he needs Time, No Dropped Balls, A Running Game, and No Picks.
We also need—A Darn good Defense, Special Teams and Coaching and it all has to be close to perfect to win this game, no doubt.
Go Niners
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An Orange County judge sentenced 20-year-old John Hawthorne Tuesday. He was convicted of second-degree murder in July for the death of Joel Boner. Hawthorne could have received a life sentence.
Authorities say Hawthorne and a friend were riding an ATV in Ocoee when they found the homeless man's camp on private property.
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How To Manage Surgical Pain In Elderly Patients
Ibuprofen is a short-acting agent that has been deemed appropriate for mild to moderate pain in seniors. As a nonselective NSAID, there are still concerns for GI effects as well as the potential for prolonged bleeding postoperatively due to its anti-platelet activity. The COX-2 specific inhibitor celecoxib provides an improved GI safety profile without platelet inhibitory effects but offers little difference in analgesic efficacy over conventional NSAIDs. In light of the current cardiovascular concerns with COX-2 selective agents, using a COX-2 preferential inhibitor such as nabumetone, which is a nonacid derivative, is also considered a suitable alternative in the elderly.
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Ketorolac is available in a parenteral formulation and is effective for the short-term management of moderately severe pain that requires analgesia at the opioid level for up to five days. One should reduce the dosage to 15 mg IV or 30 mg IM in those over the age of 65.
While nonacetylated salicylates, such as salsalate, diflunisal and choline magnesium salicylate, are weak COX-1 inhibitors that have been mentioned as alternatives, numerous clinicians have found them to be less efficacious than COX-2 inhibitors. Naproxen is among the most highly plasma protein bound of the NSAID group. Therefore, it poses a risk for drug displacement interactions with the multiple drug regimens in this age group. Due to the high propensity of CNS effects with indomethacin and the extremely long plasma half-life of piroxicam, using these medications as analgesics in the elderly is inappropriate.6,8,9
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More often than not, the realm of podiatric surgery, either by the nature of the operation or the performance of multiple procedures, lends itself to the anticipation of moderate to severe pain. The podiatric surgeon should assume pain is present in an older adult who has undergone a potentially painful procedure. Accordingly, clinicians will need to choose a preemptive drug regimen equal to the task of alleviating this pain.
Opioids are the mainstay for treating moderately severe to severe postoperative pain in the geriatric age group.2 The commonly used pure agonists, such as morphine, hydromorphone, codeine, hydrocodone and oxycodone provide analgesia by stimulating the MU opioid receptor.10 When it comes to using pure agonists, they do offer distinct advantages in that they are short-acting agents (with a duration of three to four hours) and have no ceiling effect, which allows for dose titration.
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Always fun to see how other folks view Spokane. Here's the take of a New York Times writer who reported this week on the controversy over coal ports and coal trains expanding in the Northwest.
SPOKANE, Wash. — The Pacific Northwest's sense of itself can sometimes seem green to the point of parody: a medium-roast blend of piney peaks and urban cool, populated by residents who look descended from lumberjacks or fishermen… .
Spokane grew up with the rattling of the rails as its theme song. As a transfer hub for freight and passenger service — four competing intercontinental lines once met on the edge of town — the city hitched its star to the idea of an America on the move. The graceful, filigreed architecture of downtown speaks to a moment around World War I when that economic chemistry reached its zenith.
But where the coastal areas around Seattle — a hotbed of energy-rail opposition — are largely liberal, Spokane is more conservative, and while the Puget Sound region has boomed in the post-recession years, Spokane has struggled. The unemployment rate here was 8.1 percent in June, according to federal figures, compared with 5.9 percent in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue area.
Despite the somewhat condescending beginning and some over-reaching prose throughout, the story is an OK look at the controversy. Not great, but OK. And the photos, by former Spokesman-Review photojournalist and current local photographer Rajah Bose, are nice.
Not sure how often this happens, but over the weekend, a guest column by a Washington State University professor was featured in the New York Times.
Matthew Sutton, an associate professor of history at WSU, writes about the prospect that the apocalyptic beliefs of some fundamentalist Christians might help knock Barack Obama out of the White House and elect the GOP nominee.
It's called "Why the Anti-Christ Matters in Politics."
It's an interesting premise, whether you ultimately believe it or not.
Think you can cut the federal deficit better than those bozos in Congress? Here's your chance to do it…at least on paper.
The New York Times has a new budget game with a series of options for various cuts. You might notice that some of the most popular solutions, such as eliminating earmarks or instituting medical malpractice reform, don't get you very far, but reductions to entitlements like Social Security and Medicare do.
The New York Times has a nice map that shows how members of Congress voted yesterday on the Health Care legislation.
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It's always nice when other parts of the country notice us in the Inland Northwest, right?
OK, not always. The New York Times has a large story on the Tea Party Movement that prominently features folks from North Idaho and Eastern Washington. And by prominently, we mean from the first paragraph, right through to the last.
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Apple to launch new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c docking stations
Apple's online Store website has been going through quite a few changes these last 24 hours, thanks to the announcements of the iPhone 5s and the iPhone 5c. And when we say changes, we really mean additions, because as you've probably guessed, apart from the two new devices, Apple has, and continues to, make a host of accessories available for its two new contenders.
Starting right now, you can add two new docking stations to the above list, for Cupertino has just made available two docks for the 5s/5c, respectively. In terms of functionality, nothing has really changed – you get the same minimalistic design with a line-out port, allowing you to plug a set of speakers to your phone while docked and charging, if you like. That being said, considering the differences in dimensions, while the 5s dock will be compatible with the iPhone 5, it probably won't be able to fit the larger iPhone 5c. Whether the story works in reverse remains unknown right now, but it appears likely that you'll be able to mix-and match the dock for the iPhone 5c with the slimmer iPhone 5/5s.
Pricing for both docking stations is pegged at $29 a pop, with availability set for September 20.
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8 Comments
1. clevername (Posts: 1431; Member since: 11 Jul 2008)
I don't think people will care about being able to use the 5c dock with 5/5s or vice versa. Most ppl will only have one.
2. THE.DARK.KNIGHT (banned) (Posts: 269; Member since: 09 Sep 2013)
Blue iPhone 5C looks nice
7. darkkjedii (Posts: 12340; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
DK I'm feeling that gold 5S
3. amiaq (Posts: 495; Member since: 30 Jun 2012)
does the iOS has widget or animated screen saver?? or just rows of icons? so what\'s the point?
5. hons9424 (Posts: 7; Member since: 07 Aug 2013)
There's no point to buy the 5s at first place!!!!
4. reckless562 (Posts: 912; Member since: 09 Sep 2013)
there is no point lol
6. itsdeepak4u2000 (Posts: 2775; Member since: 03 Nov 2012)
Guys, iDocking iStations is an iNnovation.
8. bucky (Posts: 1557; Member since: 30 Sep 2009)
you're trying to hard