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No, I've seen code like that and it is HARMFUL to have it in your project.
This person is going to slow down or hurt the project. When do you do something about it? At the very earliest point that you can. If they won't change their coding style, give them a task that doesn't involve coding.
True confession: I've written code like that and included it in a project -
Why - Standard reason, there's never time to do it right. There's only time to do it over.
It starts out when you want to quickly test out some bit of code so you put it inline within another function instead of doing the overhead work of adding another file to a project, compile - repeat.. etc until you end up with a giant monoglob of crap.
This is about Science Fiction. Most depressing SCIENCE FICTION books/stories you've read.Yet, most of you idiots are going on about non science fiction books.There is a difference between science fiction and non science fiction, yet most of you do NOT understand that.This is depressing because I came here to hopefully learn about some new books that would be good to read, and I get stupid peeps talking about normal fiction books.seriously peeps, science fiction. not fucking fiction.
Yes, the difference is that pure fiction takes place in the cosmos the author lives in.
Fantasy takes place in cosmos that have magic active in them.
Science fiction is fiction that explores the implications of different possible worlds of humanity based on the way we use technology, or what technology can allow us to do. Sometimes this means space westerns (Serenity! EESmith etc) and sometimes its deeply profound sociological exegesis. (LeGuin).
It does not have to have rockets or space lasers in it. In fact the best SF I have ever read didn't (and yes, despite that, I loved EE Doc Smith's Lensman series,
Responding to your inside reference; I am not a number. I am a free man. Hah, we wish. Which was the entire point of the conclusion of that series.
Be seeing you.
No. You won't.
J. hand me that flashy thingey.
Pull out sunglasses.
two things to say about this:
You have kids? You Damn well better make sure they know how to swim. You're the parent, that's your job!
You have a pool? All the places I've lived in, here in the US, local laws required you to have a fence around the pool.
TEN people die from drowning everyday (USA). Many times that number are rescued, BUT - require further care for severe brain damage that result in long-term disabilities and permanent loss of basic functioning (e.g., permanent vegetative state).
1 IN 5 who die from drowning are CHILDREN. For every child who dies from drowning, another five receive emergency department care for nonfatal submersion injuries.1 (from http://www.cdc.gov/HomeAndRecreationalSafety/Water-Safety/waterinjuries-factsheet.html )
Even if the local laws don't require a fence, having one lowers your liability against lawsuits when a drunk neighbor (teenager?) decides to go swimming one night while you're away. (Concept of "attractive nuisance?, maybe)
Anyone ever heard of the Wegmans grocery store chain? Based in upstate New York? Family owned, Great store's, great family, great people. How many companies provide health care and child care for cashiers?
Wanna see the family compound that holds the pool they lost one of their kids in? Nevermind. The water in a pool, lake, stream, river or ocean doesn't care how rich, smart, or pretty you are. once you go in, you better know how to get yourself out.
Water safety: Make sure your kids know how to swim. Make sure the pool is fenced, If above ground, keep the outside ladder off, and the inside ladder, in. (Just in case a kid does get in, so they have a chance to get out).
Think of the children. Really.
(someday I will tell y'all the story of how my brother used Wegman's Stores to intimidate the commies back in the 1970's. Also, the 'garbage plate')
(I listened to a noise outside one night, had no idea what it was, next morning, found a squirrel floating in the pool. Ever since then, inside ladder stays in. )
[[ Squirrel's are the tiny terminators of wildlife, nothing stops them. I had one chew through a 1/8 in steel cable once, to take a bird feeder down! If they ever get organized, human life in suburbia will be over! ]] .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willard_(1971_film) >
Also - for your perusal:
> Everyone fears what is different from themselves,
No, not everyone.
As the prior commentor stated; Stupid people fear what they don't understand.
Many of us have learned to look at the things we don't understand as an opportunity to learn something new.
The policy of the French McDonalds is simply stupid beyond belief. There is no way that they can ever hope to prevent people from taking photos, videotaping or recording anything and everything that goes on in a public restaurant, especially a fast food restaurant like le McD's.
The more important question is why are they trying to?
My guess is that the restaurant is breaking some local Law and they don't any photographic proof of that act captured.
Given the prevalence of cell phones today, even the idea of having such a policy is foolishness.
You say "will" but the fact is, this has already happened. Ask a lawyer when the last time he hired an auditorium full of paralegals to do research?
That's the replacement of paralegals. Wrong question.
The question was - When will lawyers be replaced?
Please insert 3 quarters and try again.
In other news, the North Carolina legislature has passed a law decreeing that pi shall now be equal to 1 in all government contracts requiring engineering.
Additionally the legislature has passed a law requiring all homosexual men to undergo gender modification surgery and that any extra bits left over be affixed to any women who are not heterosexual.
And finally one additional law was created requiring that all boxes of soap labeled "Tide" shall be kept to the back of shelves in all stores. This bill was referred to as "Holding the Tide back".
The reason for passing these laws was that NC apparently feels itself to be in competition with SC.
Dear Ms moon;
Yes this will be fine as soon as we can trust every single person in the government... for every government.
In other words, we will get to it during the reign of Queen Dick.
(Hey Spider, Thanks for everything. Beers on me, or Bushmills.:)
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts." -- Bertrand Russell


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Visiting Portsmouth, NH
Big thanks for all the posts and recs, I think I've compiled a nice list of potential places to hit for a 3 day visit. But I am curious as to whether most places will require reservations at this time of year? I'm arriving tomorrow for 2 nights but haven't reserved anywhere.
My list of potentials:
Jumpin Jay's
Black Trumpet
Portsmouth Brewery
Friendly Toast
Green Monkey
For seafood specifically...
Bob's Clam Shack
Chauncey Creek
Old Ferry Landing
The Friendly Toast
121 Congress St, Portsmouth, NH 03801
Portsmouth Brewery
56 Market St, Portsmouth, NH 03801
Green Monkey
86 Pleasant St, Portsmouth, NH 03801
Old Ferry Landing
10 Ceres St, Portsmouth, NH 03801
Which were the places you ended up going in Portsmouth and how were they? I'm going to up there tomorrow for the first time in years and I'd like to check out some good restaurants.
Portsmouth Brewery is already on my definite visit list but I think I'm just going to be hitting it up for drinks, copious amounts of drinks.
Portsmouth Brewery
56 Market St, Portsmouth, NH 03801
re: mucksp
We hit the brewery for dinner last night, the paddle of beer was great, to try all the different ones. Curry mussels was delish as was the pulled pork. the bratwurst burger was only ok as the bun was really big and I think overpowered it.
Breakfast was the friendly toast and it was good. French toast is nice and thick cut and the granola was a nice "healthy" choice. Pumpkin pancakes were really good as well with the vanilla whipped cream topping. Coffee is diner coffee, nothing exceptional. Surprised that the green tea was loose leaf tea and was good. Service was prompt and efficient for us, we were worried about some of the negative reviews but not a problem.
Lunch was at Bob's and it was decent enough. Nothing exceptional aside from the massive portion sizes. Was sad that the roll in the lobster roll wasn't buttered and grilled. Nice amount of meat but I've had better versions. Ordered the seafood special as well, fried clam strips, fried shrimp and fried haddock. Haddock was nicely fried, still moist inside, not too overly battered but rather bland. Is haddock normally so tasteless? The clam strips reminded me of canned smoked oysters, not sure why? But i love that taste so take it for what it's worth. Fried shrimp were kind of mild and tasteless. Fries were good, nice and crisp.
Dinner tonight is Brazo. Will try and post later. Hope this helps.
re: bdachow
Wow, that more than helps! Thanks for all the detail, I could kind of feel like I was eating at those places. An especially huge thanks for the description of the bun on the burger at the brewery - that's one of my pet peeves and something that always ruins a burger/sandwich for me so I'm glad to know to avoid that.
Glad to hear you enjoyed the brewery. I haven't been there for years, but last time I did I really enjoyed their Thaizenheimer beer, so I was pretty excited to see that it's on tap again. Looks like I'll be leaving with growlers...
Looking at your list of places, Black Trumpet looks pretty interesting, I think we might check out that.
re: bdachow
Bob's is a tourist trap...
No excuse for a plain roll. Fried Haddock should be very tasty, and not bland. Clam strips remind me of what Howard Johnson Restaurants served....
Fried shrimp is usually very good, so it must be poor frying oil, or the chef does not know how to season the batter.... Or, its a hack chef....
re: bdachow
The only thing I get at Bob's is Lillian's fried clams. Clam strips, yuck?!?
Better than Bob's is Petey's Summertime Seafood on the beach in Rye. Their fried stuff is as good as Bob's - but they make the best seafood chowder of any restaurant I've ever been to (my opinion). You can get cocktails at Petey's too. Sit at the bar, the bartenders name is Todd, he's a hoot.
Again my opinion, but the best breakfast is at the Big Bean in Newmarket.
Petey's Summertime Seafood
1323 Ocean Blvd, Rye, NH 03870
re: humin
Oh rats, sounds like i made poor choices at bob's. Oh well, live and learn!
Brazo was really nice. It ended up being our more expensive meal on this trip so far. The ambience was nice, more of a romantic feel with darker colours and dim lighting. Started with the guacamole and fish tacos. Both were huge portions, could've been a main as we couldn't finish it if i wanted to eat our mains. There was a massive pile of nicely fried fish, crisp exterior and tender moist fish underneath. The only drawback was the taco shell was buried under everything so got soggy by the time I dug down far enough in the pile. Lol. Guacamole was good, not very limey, had a nice refreshing taste, slightly chunky and I think a touch of smokiness and maybe orange juice?
The pulled pork was really good. Nice charred ends and pull apart pork glazed with a sweeter style sauce, the watercress salad really balanced out the sweetness. My paella was less successful, no crust on the rice and the chicken thigh was dried out. No memories of Spain there. Our waitress was super good and took it off our bill which was not necessary but the gesture was much appreciated.
Desserts were the flan, delicious, and the cherry, fig crumble. The oatmeal topping was a bit gummy but we asked to hold the ice cream so that probably didn't help.
With 4 drinks, the bill came to 100. Overall, I'd recommend this place, good food, good ambience and the service was great.
75 Pleasant Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801
Two places you missed are top of the line, Four, and Surf. Both are better than any of the places mentioned on your list. For fish I'd skip Jumpin Jays and head a few miles south on the coatline to Petey's. I'd also stop at Shio for sushi from owners who moved here from Queens, and who also hire their chefs from NY. There's a new ice cream place on State St. worth trying, FYI, I don't see dessert on your list, and Annabelle's environment is not so hot IMO. Have fun!
re: foodsmith
Shio is excellent. I like Annabelle's Ice Cream. The ambiance is lacking but they make their own ice cream. The new place on State Street serves "Shane's of Maine" like 100 other local places, so it's nothing special. I've heard great things about Four, but never been. There's a new place in Portsmouth "District" which looks like it may be worth checking out.
re: bewley
Went to Shio today, based on the reviews above, as well as a few other sites. Sorry folks, but I respectfully disagree with the "excellent" categorization. For those who like Chinese-style Japanese-American food, Shio is perhaps a good option.
re: qianning
I've really should have been more specific with saying "excellent" with regards to Shio as at that time I had only tried their sushi/sashmi. I agree some of the dishes out of the kitchen are not up to par, but overall I still think it's the best option in the area.
What did you have and what are you comparing it to?
re: bewley
It may well be the best sushi/sashimi in the area (we're from Nashua area, and only get to Portsmouth occasionally); we were hoping it was something like Yosaku or Miyake in Portland; or even the old Sakurabana in downtown Portsmouth, and that just isn't Shio.
I don't want to knock Shio too hard based on one quick visit (garlic in the red maple radish was enough to make us leave after ordering one appetizer), but it is definitely not someplace to recommend to someone really wanting Japanese food. Again, not to be harsh, but we went out of our way to go there yesterday, and I'd say for out-of-towners who are looking for something special, this might not be a good choice, at least it definitely didn't suit us.
re: foodsmith
Petey's and Jumpin Jay's are in two completely different leagues. If you want fried seafood or over priced steamed lobster in a beach side shack - go to Petey's. If you want finer quality dining with a more inspired menu then go Jumpin Jay's - assuming you want seafood cause that is all they have a Jumpin Jay's. It's not fair to compare the two.
For ice cream, the two places I like best are Lago's Lone Oak on Rt1 in Rye and Browns out by the Nubble in York Maine. Lago's makes all their own ice cream, unlike say the Beach Plum which sells Richardson's Ice Cream made in Massachusetts.
Another place for dessert is Geno's Chowder and Sandwich shop down by Strawberry Banke. Geno's sells the best slice of blueberry pie your likely to find anywhere. The ambiance doesn't suck either. http://www.genoschowder.com/ IMHO - Petey's makes a better chowder than Geno's and their lobster roll is nothing special, but the pie is really really good.
re: foodsmith
You missed the point and you call yourself foodsmith?
I'm not advocating JJ, where did you get that?
My point is that JJ and Petey's are completely different seafood restaurants. It's unfair to both to suggest one is better than the other.
I too prefer Petey's, but I would qualify a statement like skip JJ's and go to Petey's. If I was expecting the type of dining experience one gets at JJ or Brazo or Green Monkey or any of restaurants of that ilk in Portsmouth I would be wholly disappointed by the paper plates, plastic cups and that tin foil pan that your precious haddock was served in.
Green Monkey
86 Pleasant St, Portsmouth, NH 03801
Don't know if it's too late for you but look for a spot called The District in the main downtown area. Wish I had more specific info for you but we happened by it entirely by accident when we were looking for a restroom off 95.
We had an exceptional lunch with friendly efficient service. On leaving I asked the server to pass on our compliments for a great meal. She said the chef would be happy to have them as they'd only been open for 6 days!
I gotta tell you if they were doing food like that in their shakedown, they have a most promising future!
I'm trying to remember exactly what we had but it's swimming in a haze of foods and experiences from 2 action packed and yummy, yummy, yummy weeks. However, I think if you locate the restaurant you won't be disappointed. We were charmed by Portsmouth and The District.
Thanks everyone for their input. We ended up walking to the farmer's market on Saturday morning, it was such a beautiful day. The falafel wrap I had was ok, heavy on the curry and turmeric and as it was pre-made, it suffered from not having a nice crispness to the falafel itself. The slaw made up some of the crunch but it just wasn't the same. A pulled pork sandwich from a different vendor was nice, super juicy and tender pork and not too heavily glazed. A couple of apple cider donuts and a peach to finish off the meal. Was a great breakfast/lunch.
Dinner, we ended up heading back to Portsmouth Brewery. It was really busy this evening, lots of families and it was a nice lively atmosphere. Pretty much fooded out by this time, so ordered the Alehouse mussels (we liked it better than the curry as the flavour of the mussels was able to come through better and it was lighter, not to say that the curry wasn't delicious as well), a cup of the haddock chowder and a cup of chili. The chowder was really light and fresh tasting and I loved it, I'm so used to tin can chowders that anything is much better I suppose. :)
The chili was really good as well, being much lighter in texture than the usual gut busters.
Somewhere along the way, we did stop for Maine Tracks ice cream at a small shop selling Shane's (it was next to a sandwich shop/grocery store). Nice ice cream if you like a thicker creamier style of ice cream.
Overall, it was a great trip, had a fabulous time in Portsmouth, the people were super friendly and everything was walkable and the weather was so nice and comfortable. Can't wait to come back another time!
Portsmouth Brewery
56 Market St, Portsmouth, NH 03801
Just got back from my second trip to Portsmouth in the past few years. It is not a good town for fine dining. The upscale dining experience in Portsmouth would be considered average (at best) in Boston or Montreal. Based on past experience Black Trumpet is very over-rated for fine dining--a menu that tries to be trendy but is not executed well.
Tried Jumpin Jay's this time and also found it average--no remotely local fish on offer. The fish and scallops were well prepared but everything that wasn't a protein was very amateurish. Also dingy and a very unappealing bug fell from the dusty lights above onto our table. It was OK, but I wouldn't go back.
I also tried Surf and it was the best "upscale" restaurant I have been to in Portsmouth to date, but probably because we stuck to simple fare (raw bar and lobster). Again though, the sides (especially the mashed potatoes) were terrible and most of the items from the raw bar were not very impressive (underseasoned scallop ceviche and could have been fresher tuna). Lobster was very good. Service was slow but friendly.
I think the way to go in Portsmouth is downscale--burgers, lobster pound etc..because upscale is invariably disappointing. Pretty little town, though...
re: thelonious777
"I think the way to go in Portsmouth is downscale--burgers, lobster pound etc..because upscale is invariably disappointing."
I agree...
re: jaylhorner
It's the number one reason that I love The Brewery, very downscale while still excellent food.
re: thelonious777
I think downscale is probably a good idea. I found the Black Trumpet way overpriced, full of attitude and with poor execution of less than great ideas, and a disappointing wine list.
re: lifeasbinge
This is a sad commentary on the Portsmouth fine dining scene. As someone that goes out to eat often (3-5 times a week) we have really run out of consistent choices in Portsmouth for fine dining. Cava is top of the heap in my opinion, but is very pricey with small portions. Also, their wine is expensive and the selection is limited (the $55 pinot or the $150 pinot etc.). Mombo is hit or miss depending on the specific dishes ordered. I agree with theolonious777 concerning Jumping Jays--good seafood, half-ass sides and apps. Surf is new and fun if a little loud at times. Simple seafood is the way to go at Surf. The Green Monkey suffers from consistently over-salted food, which the servers will freely admit, but evidently seems to go down well with their regular clientele. Brazo is a solid choice and provides a different pallet of flavors but I wouldn't really call it fine dining. Cafe Mediterraneo has unhappy servers and mediocre food. Tried the District once and it's promising. Ristorante Massimo is expensive and slow and the food is ordinary--good wine list if you enjoy Italian wines. Lastly, the Black Trumpet was accurately portrayed in lifeasbinge"s post above. The dishes taste like less then the sum of their ingredients, and the servers have a definite attitude. The chef owners are nice people, but I think they suffer from too many local accolades. The food is good at Sake but you can smell the restrooms from the dining room and the hostess can be less than friendly
Yes, I'm cranky, but maybe seeing this in print will serve as a wake up call to the restauranteurs in Portsmouth. I'm your customer after the tourists go home.
Ristorante Massimo
59 Penhallow Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801
Green Monkey
86 Pleasant St, Portsmouth, NH 03801
Cafe Mediterraneo
119 Congress St, Portsmouth, NH 03801
re: 3catsnh
Been there three times. Definite thumbs up. Very casual/eclectic atmosphere. The menu is basically their take on street frood from around the world--but cooked by a real chef.
Nice alternative to most of the other choices in Portsmouth.
re: ChrisB
What did you have at Street?
I've heard that the food is tasty, yet quite unauthentic.
I don't think you need a "real chef" to cook "street food," just someone who knows what the heck they're cooking and how it should taste.
re: bewley
I was there with my family last week and we had a great meal: we tried the empanadas, the Thai meat bowl with sticky rice (or something like that!), the big porchetta sandwich, and the noodle bowl; we even had the hotdog (my grandson). It was all delicious, flavorful, very well prepared and welll priced. Who cares if it's "authentic"...we live in New England for gawd's sake!
re: Shooley
"Who cares if it's "authentic"...we live in New England for gawd's sake!"
I totally disagree with the above statement. To me, it seems like you're settling.
I've had authentic Middle Eastern food in Boston, Providence and CT. This also goes for real Vietnamese in Portland Maine and Boston suburbs. Why doesn't Portsmouth have "authentic" ethnic eateries?
There's a new place in Portsmouth "Zahtar" that gives their version of Middle Eastern pita sandwiches. The ingredients are fresh, nice people run the place, but it's not authentic and the food's rather bland. If you do an riff or "take" on ethnic food it better be as tasty or better than the original.
re: bewley
This board is rife with people with opinions about what they consider to be "authentic" when it comes to some sort of Thai sticky rice or whatever they had on their last trip to Singapore or the texture of the injera they had in Ethiopa. It's still their idea of authentic. I still say, if the food is tasty (well seasoned, well prepared) and not pretending to be otherwise, then that's to be celebrated. Not to mention the price was reasonable. I was just pleased to find a lunch place in Portsmouth offering ethnically flavored food that was damn good.
re: Shooley
good for you shooley. i completely agree.
and fwiw, i completely disagree with the above posters who dish Black Trumpet.
imo, BT is the only restnt in Portsmouth(that i have tried) that can easily stand its ground w/ the Boston scene. While we have had a few misses at BT, that is not the norm. Evan is so good at exploring the big world of culinary influences and components; I always encounter some new ingredient when we eat there. And I have also learned alot from Barkeep Extraordinaire- Marion.We often drive up to Portsmouth and have a wonderful combo evening of BT and the Music Hall. I would also love to learn more about Cava and Street and give them a go. What a great town Portsmouth is. So beautiful.
The Beach Pea just over the bridge in Kittery is great and all natural bakery cafe. Worth the trip over for coffee and desert if not lunch. Closed on Sundays.
The Brewery is good for pub food and beer. Pizza my fav is The Flatbread Co . Seafood Roberts Maine grill is kittery has great food and attmosphere.
Friendly toast is overrated and overpriced yet dirty.
re: collie
I'll second Beach Pea. I don't see much on Green Monkey. Have always had excellent meals there. Did Brazo once and it was good. And what about Bob's?
re: collie
Beach Pea Baking Co. in Kittery, Maine is indeed wonderful. They made the most amazing breads and desserts--all organic. I make a trip there once a week just for the bread. And their sandwiches, salads, and soups are also wonderful. Unfortunately the old bridge is closed for a while so I make sure to still go out of my way to go there and to Terra Cotta Pasta across State St. and to Golden Harvest Market next door for produce and wine. (I try to buy all my produce from them.) For coffee nothing beats Caffe Kilim on Islington St. in Portsmouth though.
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The pleasures of food
are part of a full & happy life!
Next week is an American holiday, the 4th of July.
And like most celebrations,friends and families share food together.
Unfortunately, guilt and stress about what to eat, what to avoid, losing control or "going off the diet"can ruin what could otherwise be a fun time.
Oh no!
Coleslaw and Potato Salad. Baked Beans. Cheeseburgers. Fried Chicken. Strawberry Shortcake. Peach Pie. Toasted Marshmallows.
Oh yes!
Bare Feet.
Kids running around in the grass.
The smell of a cookout.
Light until late in the evening.
Kisses in the moonlight.
Perhaps this holiday you can practice balancing the pleasures of the day with the pleasures of the food,
and leave the diet-related guilt out of the party!
Life is no picnic if you never allow yourself to enjoy one!
Here are 4 Ingredients for a Stress-Free Diet, no matter what occasion it is.
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Rydges Albury
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From Albury it is easy to spent a day exploring the Rutherglen wine region. The little NSW town of Corowa is just up the road from the Rutherglen wineries and we headed to the chocolate and licorice factory, following the advice from the ladies in the Rutherglen Information Centre. So glad we did!
We enjoyed an excellent minestrone for lunch and then had a chocolate and licorice tasting with Mitch, the son of the owner, Neil. The building that houses the factory is huge. It was a flour mill in a previous life but was left to decay when it closed in 1970. Neil bought it from the council in 2009 for the princely sum of one dollar. The above framed photo of the cheque takes pride of place in the tasting room.
A visit is highly recommended even if you don't have a leaning towards all things chocolate – dark, white, freckles, coconut rough, chockie-coated almonds, rocky road or hot/cold chocolate drinks. The food is good and the place is licensed with both indoor and outdoor areas for patrons to kick back. From Corowa it is about a forty minute drive back to Rydges Albury.


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Speaking in the somber shadow of the September 11th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America in 2001, U.S. President Barack Obama sought to stake out an ambitious military and political strategy to degrade and defeat the new surge of Middle Eastern terrorism now sweeping Iraq and Syria.
In what can only be described as a plague on both your houses, an U.N. investigative panel has issued a specific and sickening verdict on the ongoing violence in Syria's civil war.
The countdown started in Sarajevo in June 1914, the conflagration followed in August. The assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serb nationalist set in motion a series of events in which the great European powers marched, with near lockstep, into a war that would devour seventeen million people, devastate nations and dismantle empires.
Far from the sputtering conflict, the war of words, and the diplomatic jousting between Russia and the West over the future sovereignty of Ukraine, there's a lucrative business deal unfolding in the French Atlantic port of St. Nazaire. There amid the construction cranes and buzzing machine shops of one of France's largest naval shipbuilders, two new steel grey ships are taking form; both being amphibious assault ships for the Russian navy.
The headlines seem from another era; that of Christian persecution by militant Islam in the Middle East. Yet the modern political responses to this age-old conflict appear as ambivalent to what has emerged as an organized attempt by the militant State of Islam to impose a caliphate both on Christians as well as more secular Muslims.
Truth is often stranger than fiction. The horrific event over eastern Ukraine, that of a civilian airliner being shot out of the skies by a high altitude Sam 11 missile, seems almost the improbable grist of a thriller novel or a pilot episode of the TV series 24 .
It's been a momentous week for Russian President Vladimir Putin. While the major media focused on his trip to Brazil to accept the handover for the next FIFA World Cup soccer tournament in Russia as well as his participation in the Summit of the BRIC economic powers, the real story was the largely overlooked wraparound of his Latin American charm offensive. Here's the background.
A 22 year old Florida man sets off a suicide bomb in Syria. Seven Dutch jihadis are killed in combat with Syrian army units.
Set to the backdrop of continuing violence, growing narcotics production and fear about the future following the pullout of international forces, the recent round of Afghanistan's presidential elections have become all the more crucial to produce a climate of needed stability in a land that knows only chaos.
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Midwest Fetal Care Center: Frequently asked questions
At the Midwest Fetal Care Center, we realize that you may have a lot of questions related to you, your baby and your care, before and after your baby is born. Here are answers to some most frequently asked questions by new or expectant moms and families. As always, because every case is different, please discuss your individual needs with your physician.
1. What services does the Midwest Fetal Care Center offer?
We offer a broad range of services, from comprehensive evaluation and diagnosis during your pregnancy to fetal surgery and follow-up care, for moms with high-risk pregnancy needs. Learn more about our services and conditions.
2. What makes the Midwest Fetal Care Center unique?
The Midwest Fetal Care Center is unique because your needs are unique. A national leader in our field, we are the only advanced fetal care program in the Upper Midwest. We specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of congenital conditions and abnormalities in unborn infants. We offer a multidisciplinary approach to your high-risk pregnancy as well as individualized nurse care coordination for all families.
3. Do I need a physician's referral?
Your physician will provide a referral to the Midwest Fetal Care Center and submit the necessary prenatal records. Once your information is reviewed, you will be contacted by one of our schedulers typically within 48 hours to schedule your appointment.
You are always welcome to submit the patient evaluation form, call or email us. See below for details.
4. How do I inform my primary doctors that I want to come to the Midwest Fetal Care Center?
You can download a referral request form that outlines what is required from your primary provider in order for us to schedule you for the appropriate appointments. Otherwise, you can submit the patient evaluation form, call or email us. See below for details.
5. What if the results of my ultrasound are abnormal?
If your ultrasound results are abnormal:
- Your physician may refer you to the Midwest Fetal Care Center.
- You can contact us to start the referral process by submitting the patient evaluation form, calling or emailing us. See below for details.
Once we receive the referral from your physician or are contacted by you, one of our nurse care coordinators will follow-up to discuss our center and schedule an initial appointment. You will meet with one of our board-certified maternal fetal specialists and schedule for appointments with other appropriate specialists based on your diagnosis.
6. Who will I meet prior to having my baby?
During your initial visit, you will see one of our board-certified maternal fetal medicine specialists who will order the necessary diagnostic tests. One of our care coordinators will arrange consultations with other appropriate pediatric specialists as well as tours of The Mother Baby Center, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and other areas as appropriate to your diagnosis.
7. Where will I receive my care?
Where you deliver will be determined based on your fetal diagnosis and the availability of neonatal services at your home facility. If services are not available, your referring provider and maternal fetal medicine specialist will arrange a transfer of obstetric care, when appropriate, to the Midwest Fetal Care Center. Our team works with your OB to determine the best location for your baby's delivery. If here, deliveries take place at The Mother Baby Center.
8. Will my insurance company cover the cost of my maternal fetal care?
Once you have received a fetal diagnosis, it's important that you notify your insurance company and inquire about prior authorization for tests and consultations related to high-risk obstetrical care. Each insurance company varies greatly regarding requirements and coverage for high-risk obstetric care. Our care coordinators and perinatal social workers can work with you to answer questions, and connect you to resources as needed.
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Care coordinators are available five days a week to field any questions or concerns you may have. To contact a nurse care coordinator, you may call or email them. See below for details.
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Why would anyone think federal bureaucrats would be capable of overseeing the contractors that were attempting to set up the website for this disastrous bill?
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Ecclesiastes 10:…6folly is set in many exalted places while rich men sit in humble places. 7I have seen slaves riding on horses and princes walking like slaves on the land. 8He who digs a pit may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who breaks through a wall.…
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How about incompetent fools hired only because they were dem party hacks or appropriate minority constituents.Any average, honest American would have done a better job than these parasites. "Rushed" -- get real!
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They "only had three and a half years" which led to a "rush job".To make a website.That´s insane.
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The U.S. Government has had some spectacular IT failures but it just keeps on doing business the same way because it´s not their money. It would have taken most of their contractors three years just to read the bill to find out what was in it. Anybody who had to design and program that tangled mess was doomed from the beginning.But it doesn´t matter, the whole thing is dead anyway.
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Didn´t a friend of Michelle´s get rich off these contracts? They were never incentivized to do it right.
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"Rushed" doesn´t cut it. Was the original contract made with cronies who lacked the experience and knowledge to carry out such a complex assignment? Were Obama and handlers knowledgeable enough to raise questions about contractor skills?
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If you want cost overruns as far as the eye can see and gigantic screw ups, just assign the task to a bunch of government bureaucrats. We should get Russia to hire these guys to run something.
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Nothing will come of thisExcept arm twitching, favors given, debts owed and the game on you and me goes on ..
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What a ridiculous report from the GAO. They talk like 3 1/2 years isn´t enough time to build a web site. Commercial ventures have to do it in far less time because they financially collapse if they don´t. It was plenty of time to do the job.Certainly part of the problem was they were trying to design a committee camel-horse and the goobermint couldn´t decide where to place the hump or tail or how big each should be. Any software designer will tell you that disaster follows a constantly shifting design. Testing was never done because the project was never finished enough to test. It STILL IS NOT!.The simple answer is that government is incompetent and inefficient. WHY is this a surprise? BO and liberals were to deliver government that "works". Well, as they propose to take over 1/6 of the economy they are more incompetent than ever.The simple solution to this is that government should only be allowed to do the absolutely required minimum. Private enterprise should do the rest better and cheaper. Government contractors are NOT any better than a government agency; they have been corrupted by their close association with government.We had a working health insurance system that needed a bit more tweaking to extend coverage. We scraped that for a system that is collapsing, is illegally patched together, and is dragging down the whole health care system. Doctors are bailing out and you can´t see the doctor or use the hospital you want. Costs are soaring. We are heading for a health care collapse by an unsustainable system.This isn´t a fumble. It´s a catastrophic and DELIBERATE destruction of a crucial part of out economy.
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Tomorrow will be August 1. Where is the back end of this website? Why hasn´t it been integrated with the rest? Will it ever be ready? Or are they going to have another crash just after the election in Nov? The government has spent hundreds of millions and doesn´t seem concerned that this may never work.
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Islam and Breastfeeding: Religious and Cultural Traditions.
Helping Muslim women adopt good infant feeding practices requires an understanding of the differences between the religious basis of breastfeeding and the cultural practices followed by some Muslims. Clinicians can help differentiate between religious beliefs and cultural norms to promote breastfeeding in Muslim communities.
Ulfat Shaikh, MD, MPH, and Omar Ahmed, MD, from the University of California Davis School of Medicine explain that the Islamic holy book, the Qur'an, recommends that mothers breastfeed their children for two years if possible and, in fact, states that every infant has the right to be breastfed. If a mother is unable to breastfeed, she and the father can decide together to have a wet nurse feed the child.
"Breastfeeding management is both an art and a science, but for many women it is part of deeply held beliefs about child rearing that stem from their religious teachings. This article will help clinicians understand the religious and cultural basis of Muslim women's views on children and breastfeeding," says Ruth A. Lawrence, MD, Editor-in-Chief of Breastfeeding Medicine, from the Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.
The paper, entitled, "Islam and Infant Feeding," describes the importance of privacy and modesty in Muslim culture and suggests that the lack of privacy in hospitals, and especially in neonatal intensive care units might discourage women from breastfeeding. Cultural practices such as substituting honey or water supplements for colostrums could deprive the infant of important nutrients. Similarly, Muslim women who wear veils and have little sun exposure may have low vitamin D levels, putting their breastfed infants at risk of vitamin D deficiency.
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Expanding On Practice Squad ProceduresPosted by on September 3, 2012 – 6:16 am
There's been a lot of talk about NFL Practice Squads over the last several days. The Practice Squad is a part of the team that's easy to take for granted, but there is a detailed subset of rules that govern the Practice Squad and how NFL teams use their Practice Squads to supplement their roster.
There was a Practice Squad-related question in this week's Monday Morning Mailbag, so in case you missed it we'll use much of that information in this blog entry along with several other details (as provided by the Collective Bargaining Agreement) that didn't make it into the Mailbag.
– Clubs were permitted to establish a Practice Squad of no more than eight players (can be fewer than eight) beginning after 12:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, September 1. The Practice Player Contracts agreed to by the club and the player are set to expire seven days after the club's final regular season or postseason game, unless the contract was terminated by the club or player prior to that time.
– Not just any player can be placed on a team's Practice Squad; only players who do not have an accrued season of free agent credit or players who have a season of accrued free agent credit but were on the team's Active List for fewer than nine regular season games during each accrued season(s).
– Players on the Active/Inactive List may not be signed directly to a Practice Player Contract, but first must be terminated via waivers.
– A player may serve on the Practice Squad a maximum of three seasons. Also, an unusual provision exists that says a player who has served two seasons on a Practice Squad is permitted to serve on a Practice Squad in a third season only if his team has 53 players on its Active/Inactive List.
– A player is deemed to have served on a Practice Squad in a season if he has passed the team's physical exam and has been a member of a team's Practice Squad for at least three regular season or postseason games (a bye week counts as a game as long as the player is not released until after the regular season or postseason weekend in question). Where that rule changes is on the third year of Practice Squad eligibility. If a player has served two Practice Squad seasons, he earns a third season if he has passed the club's physical exam and has been a member of a club's Practice Squad for at least one regular season or postseason game (including a bye week). Also, a player who is eligible to be signed to the Practice Squad at the beginning of a season remains eligible for the Practice Squad for the remainder of the regular season and postseason, regardless of the number of games that he is a member of the Active/Inactive List during that season.
– If a player has served two seasons on a Practice Squad, he is deemed to have served a third season if he has passed the club's physical exam and has been a member of a club's Practice Squad for at least one regular season or postseason game (including a bye week).
– Practice Squad eligibility stays with a player for his career, meaning that one season's worth of credit on the Practice Squad with the Vikings goes with a player if that player is signed to another team's Practice Squad.
– A Practice Squad player's contract may be terminated by the club on the same grounds as any other player contract. A Practice Squad player may also terminate his own contract with the club to pursue a tryout or contract with another club. If another club signs a Practice Squad player away from another team, the new club must count that player on its 53-man roster for three weeks. If a Practice Squad player wants to sign a Practice Squad contract with a new club, his original club must first terminate the Practice Squad player contract.
There are several more rules and provisions related to Practice Squad players and their relationships with their club and other clubs in the League, as well as ineligible and injured players, but we'll save those details for another day. Those are the basic rules of the Practice Squad. They may not seem basic after reading them, but it just goes to show how complex the process of building an NFL roster can be and about how intentional the NFL and the NFL Players Association is about providing an equal playing field for teams and players.
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By OTKalil2012 on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
First !!!
By OTKalil2012 on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Nice article Wobs…
Especially the part if the team signs a player from another teams practice squad…The team signing that player has to be on that teams 53 man roster only 3 weeks…
I thought it was for the rest of the regular season for that spot taken on the 53 man roster…
A 3 week period is not bad at all…To take a chance on a player who could help out a team…
By OTKalil2012 on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
I hope they are not planning any tricks with Sage and MBT ??..
Just release the "athlete" Joe Webb…
So he can start training for the 2016 olympics…
Webb is not an NFL caliber QB…
By PurplHaze on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
I'm glad someone is writing about what a mistake it was to put Sage on the street. Webb is the guy they should have cut.
By OTKalil2012 on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
I see where Ted Thompson has been manipulating the media into believing he worked some king of evil magic to get some unknown rookie QB to their practice squad…hahaha
Thompson has got foolish Packer fans believing he can walk on water…Harrell stinks…And he has the fans wondering now if the next Favre is in that rookie QB…
The Vikings might have that kind of talent in MBT…I can see Thompson stealing MBT from us if he hits the waiver wire…After using the media to pump up a no name rookie as camouflage…
Would a team like the Jets with Sanchez and Tebow stinking up New York…Pass on using MBT as a number 3 developmental QB on their team ??…
NO GAMES Rick…Keep MBT on the 53 man roster….
By sandiamond on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Dale Moss (WR) practice squad addition.
By sandiamond on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Lions ps addition. stats sure looks lot better than carr
By Mike B. on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Wobby looks a little uncomfortable in front of the camera. You do a great job of analysis of the plays, just relax in front of the camera. You are doing well. Ready to see some Regular Season Footbally. Barrroooohhh.
By musignymark on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Thank's for the info on the Practice Squad. I am very enthused by our Practice squad addition's. Ernest Owusu had a great camp, he looked lean and fast. He played the outside very well in game during the preseason. Kevin Murphy has great size, but play's a little high. Both will benefit from being with the Vike's this year. Good luck guy's!
By Parkway on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
As long as the Hyphen stays on the team it's all good, Lets put Gurley in for Aromashadrop. Too bad Webb didn't spend the offseason perfecting his route running, his measurable's are nearly identical to those of Megatron, just saying
By RichardA1 on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
WIl the Vikes be ready for the Game Sunday? will they send the Viqueens in there? Will they play like a team, together, as one? Can they be tenacious? Penalties, inexperienced dum play? will the rest of the team put effort into the game and not sit back and watch the proven stars do there thing, are they going to start with 100% blood & guts effort and play that way tell the last play of the game? Will they play up to there true potential?
By RichardA1 on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Is this going to be a team that plays, or for 60 minutes we hear about one player and how good he is? Is coach Frazier doing his job? will they be prepared? A team that has penalties all game long? Can they play like the Vikings of old?
By Frederick Jones on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Freddie didn't lie about the 3 super bowl titles. Actually I complimented you on making that prediction.
Then you said jones lied, because he stated that Joe Webb would be the QB of those three titles!
Give jones a break, the Vikings.com readers are smarter than that.
You need to work with jones, not against him!!!
By Frederick Jones on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
No the Vikings will not play the way you are asking. Yet they might win anyway because Jacksonville is so bad, and it is a home game!
By Mark B on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Just had a thought on the Sage/MBT situation – try to stick with this:
When the Vikes released Sage, the only portion of his salary they are responsible for is the guaranteed portion ($500,000) where had he been on the roster week 1, all of it would have been guaranteed (thanks new CBA).
So here's the play – the middle of next week (post week 1) the Vikes resign Sage to league minimum (not guaranteed and saves the team right around $500,000 total – difference between league minimum and Sage's old contract) and places MBT on waivers. Teams would then have to jettison someone from their ACTIVE 53 man roster (and keep MBT there for 3 weeks) to pick him up via waver claim, or wait until he clears waivers then empty a spot on their practice squad (that should be filled with in house players with upside).
Is this risky – yes, but by delaying waiving MBT one week it at least reduces, or possibly removes, any competition by other teams to sign him. The Vikings would also have their veteran QB who could help Ponder on the sidelines try to digest what the opposing defense is showing him. Best of all, it saves money and makes Sage's contract non-guaranteed.
If this is indeed what Spielman is doing, I can just picture him sitting in a leather wrapped wing back chair stroking his cat cackling out his best evil laugh!
By Parkway on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
If we lose to the Jags, a terrible team to start with, without their star player or with a very rusty star player (haven't heard if MJD is going to play) then we are in for a very long disappointing season I would have to say.
By Spencer on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Im sure MJD is gonna play. Hes probably gonna get 25 carsrie as-well.
By Titus Flavius Caesar Vespasianus Augustus on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Freddie– just giving you back what you have been giving me. Reap what you sow, Fred Jones!
By Spencer on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Why are you constantly referring to yourself in the 3rd person?
By Titus Flavius Caesar Vespasianus Augustus on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Intelligent people do that.
By Spencer on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Dont you miss when football, was football?
By H.M.G. on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
@Celtic"the cyber bullying"vikingfan
How do you know what anyone has done with their life?
He didn't talk $hit about them as people he just said that they were over rated. While you take to personal attacks.
Oh and to be clear I think being a soldier is a lot more productive than playing football.
By H.M.G. on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
I'm done speaking to the likes of you.
By RichardA1 on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
I disagree Fred, I think the Jags, any team this year will be getting a 100% ass kicking compliments of the MN Vikings! one Berzerk of a good time!
By Parkway on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Ohhhh yeahhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!! 57-3 Vikes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By Frederick Jones on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
You are right…but as for freddie, and his house, we will try to keep on the even keel, never getting too high in victory, or too low in losses.
The 8-8 would be great. W/O Petey, that's going to be very tough to achieve.
By Frederick Jones on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
A lot of people on here are predicting Vikings domination. That's great, but what do you do if it turns out bad?
Crawl into a hole?
The only way they will be 10-6 or 14-2 is if Frazier and his staff have done some REALLY QUALITY COACHING during this off-season. I mean COACH OF THE YEAR stuff.
So don't go slamming Frazier if they start out 2-6.
By Titus Flavius Caesar Vespasianus Augustus on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
The first part of the season before the BYE, Titus predicts 7-3. Don't be surprised if we only win three of the last six and end at 10-6. Bills will win the AFC East and face the Ravens in the AFC Championship. Pretty sure the 49ers will be in the NFC Championship– not sure if it will be the Giants or Cowboys who play them.
By Parkway on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
2-14 baby first overall pick!
By Bigfan1 on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
I thought AP was going to play first game, now it's questionable. Wow, not good going into the season without AP.
By Parkway on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
K Bills winning the division over the Patriots is a joke sorry, Patriots only got better this year with all the help they drafted on defense
By JG on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
How come so many people beleive in MBT so much? Im not being sarcastic or saying he's a scrub im just legitimatley wondering.
By Viking33 on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
I will be happy with solid improvement overall, especailly on the Defense.
Hold AP back until he is ready, football will still be there when he is good to go.
By Viking33 on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
He is our scrub – and nothing promises like hope JG
By RichardA1 on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
After whooping ever team we play this year, we may look back to see who the doubters were, jury's still out on what we will do to them! I got my animal skinned viking clothes, helga hat, horn, swords, axe's, spears, shield, cup made out of a animal horn! I am going into the game and will not except defeat!
By Viking33 on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
I have less than a week until the first game, and I still haven't decided on the Game time meal……Wings – Pizza – Burger – man this usually isn't so hard.
By Frederick Jones on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
In regards to MBT, every year there are players that people have high hopes for because of their play during the pre-season.
Pre-season play doesn't mean that much though, and never has. I've seen many guys look like all-pros during Pre-season only to see them not even make the roster.
Even 1st round draft choices get cut during training camp!
By Frederick Jones on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
I think we will have to step off the bus throwing in nearly every game this year.
Without an offensive line we will have to d ink and dunk.
If we are not throwing to RBs (which we should be doing according to Sir Fred) then we will have to hit the TEs repeatedly. Use the run as a surprise.
By Frederick Jones on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Name Deep Throws Medium Short Scramble Run on Demand
Ponder 3 4 4 5 3
Webb 5 3 4 4 5
Ponder 18
Webb 21
By Titus Flavius Caesar Vespasianus Augustus on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
By Bigfan1 on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
I thought AP was going to play first game, now it's questionable. Wow, not good going into the season without AP.
___________________________________________________________________ Au contraire, mon ami. This is smart. Let AP get totally healthy– going too quickly when he may not be fully recovered raises high risks he will reinjure and be back to where he was 8 months ago. If we cannot win at home against the Jags without AP, we have no business being an NFL team.
By Frederick Jones on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Ponder is our QB, and is better now because of the intangibles…experience, confidence, vision.
By Parkway on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
MBT has potential. you can't teach arm strength, and he has it. He also showed pretty good pocket presence. If it was all first string all around maybe it wouldn't have been as good. But he has POTENTIAL based on some of those things so that is why everyone is excited to see how he develops.
By OTKalil2012 on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
I think AP will come back in game 4 against the Lions…
Why would Frazier risk AP or his reputation as a head coach…And take a chance of bringing AP back to early ??
Doctors say rehab is so many weeks or months to recover from an ACL injury…For AP to come back before that time would leave Frazier open to criticism from the entire medical profession…If AP would suffer another related injury…
Gerhart can handle the RB duties against the Jags and Colts…Leave AP still sitting against the 49ers league leading defense…
And then start a completely healthy AP against the Lions in game 4…An away game where AP doesn't try to over do anything like he might in front of the hometown crowd…
By Frederick Jones on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Arm strength is somewhat like running speed in that it is difficult to teach. But you can teach it. Weight Training and mechanics can go a long ways towards increasing arm strength. The hardest thing to develop would probably be height!!!
By Frederick Jones on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Now what is all this stuff about Adrian sitting out the season opener?
By Frederick Jones on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Frazier would not give up the power of the "Peterson secret" for any reason!
By Spencer on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
6 days till Gameday.
And something new this year is that Cook will be shadowing the opposing teams #1 WR. He did it against Stevie johnson, so he will probably do the same against Blackmon.
Whose guarding Laurent Robinson?
By OTKalil2012 on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Another reason I would wait if I was Frazier until the Lions game to (unleash the beast) Peterson…Is the point its an all important division game…
If the Vikings do happen to have a couple wins under their belt after the first 3 games…
And go into the motor city with AP healthy ready to go…Along with Simpson coming off his suspension…
Might give the Vikings a psychological edge adding a few more big weapons…In the Vikings first division match up…
A game I think the Vikings will play very well in…
By Spencer on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Even though Carr and Bowman were scrubs, im still surprised that we released them.
-I dont trust Winfield on the outside.
-Burton has shown me nothing at all.
-Jefferson doesnt know the playbook.
-And Robinsons a rookie.
The #2 CB spot is wide open..
By QB on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
I don't like Frazier saying Adrian is a game time decision. He has been through a lot. I'd rather him make a decision one way or the other after Wednesdays practice. Either he is ready or he is not. I say either hold him out, or give him 20 carries. For a guy like AP 4 or 5 carries is not gonna do much for his confidence. It's not fair to AP or the rest of the team, to be so wishy washy.
By sandiamond on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Z Bowman with a great play! bring him back to the norris div
By Viking33 on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Would it have been so wrong to keep AP on the PUP and target his comeback after game 6 or so?? Now, we don't know if he can play and he takes up an active roster spot irregardless. We should have hopes to be .500 over those 6 games with or without him anyways.
Is it gamesmanship…..I hope not because that would be dumb.
By Spencer on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Why hasnt the team announced Mistral Raymond as the starting FS yet?
I swear if Sanford is starting opening day…
By sandiamond on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
can't wait to order #33 when starting lineup is announced this wk
By Viking33 on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Well we will soon see – Blackmon vs Kalil – "Did we choose wisely?"
By odark30 on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
I cannot remember a single word I just read of that article…..
Someone was asking why Harry Smith is not starting…. I think it does not matter so much who starts on this team anymore. There will obviously be a boat load of rotation as the game progresses with Fraziers, "hockey-style" plan. He is trying to avoid the late season fatigue that occurs when one guy sees a thousand reps. This is probably why Harvin demanded to be traded weeks back.
By Spencer on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Lol "Jamarca Sanford highlights."
By Frederick Jones on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Viking33 and OTKalil,
The Jones Katt isn't so confident that the Vikings will have a winning record after 3 or 6 games as you two seem to indicate, even WITH PETERSON!!!
fredd thinks that the Vikings medical staff just isn't that confident about A.D. and his physical readiness at this time.
If we sit A.D. out, maybe we'll be 2-14, like the man said, and get a #1 draft choice. This time we can pick a GUARD and A.D. will dominate like never before!!!
A.D. is only 27 right now.
By Frederick Jones on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
If we play A.D. and he get's reinjured, he may come back, but he'll be nearly 30 by the time he does.
By Frederick Jones on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Fred Dogg would rather lose to Jacksonville, and Indianapolis than play a weak-kneed Peterson.
By Frederick Jones on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
If the Vikings beat Jacksonville and Indy, people on here will start calling Frazier a genius!!!
By Smith on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
I was 100% percent Kalil going into the draft. But after watching most of the Colts and Jags preseason games, I don't know. I'm drinking the the Luck and Blackmon Kool-Aid. (Not that we had a shot at Luck, or would take it)
I think if we beat the Jags and Colts (especially without AP) that will be HUGE!!!
I expect both games to be competive and awesome, I can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gabbert and Blackmon looked pretty good in the Pre-Season. But the, regular season is much faster, and Blaine has yet to meet Allen, Williams, Robison and Brinkley coming after him for blood!!!! He might S.HIT a brick.
And then Arron Rodgers could eat it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By rogerthevikefan on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
@HMG thanks but I'm a big boy and can fight my own battles. This is not a fight worth the time or energy so I say drop it and everyone be nice to one another.
By Aaron Rodgers on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
I admit, I would enjoy that!!!
By rogerthevikefan on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Besides lets talk about how the Vikings are gonna rip the heads off the Jags and feed them to the baby Vikings.
By Spencer on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
I dont see why fantasy experts are so high on Blackmon for week 1. Are they forgetting that Cook will be guarding him?
By rogerthevikefan on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Gabbert will go pee pee in his pants before the end of the 1st quarter. Smith with 2 INTs. Allen 3 sacks. Cook a pick 6. Victory will be ours.
By rogerthevikefan on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Chad Henne will replace Gabbert in the 3rd quarter.
By Viking33 on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Fred – you misunderstand me. I do not want to play AP unless he is at 100%. I say keep him on the PUP and play someone else if he isn't at 100%. Play someone else and let the chips fall where they may.
By Viking33 on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
But I do not think that we cannot win without him either – he just makes it more viable.
By odark30 on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Its always good to have the AP threat on the field………Either way so many are under-rating Gerhart. Shoot I benched AP on my fantasy team a few weeks ago.
By rogerthevikefan on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Not worth the risk if AP is not 100%. Give him atleast 2 more weeks. Jags and Colts can be beaten with ease. Jags O is bad. Very very bad. Colts D is changeing to a 3-4 and doesn't have the personel to run is yet. The Vikings can beat them behind Ponder's right arm.
By Aaron Rodgers on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Right after Blackmon got his DUI, I said, what a Douche!!! But he has impressed me in the pre-season. And the Jags D last year was definately good!
I do not see beating these guys, a walk in the park. But if we do, every analyst will say just that.
A WIN against the JAGS means something, and don't kid yourselves.
One win at a time, that's how it's done.
By Smith on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
OOPS!. Forgot to change names. That was me on the last post.
By Smith on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
I only impersonate GB players not any of you guys. I'm not the impersonator, I SWEAR!!! I don't know if Aaron rogers like to eat S.HIT!!!
By Clay Matthews on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
He does, I can attest.
By habs001 on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
I hope the Vikings have a good year but right now i am not too optimistic…While games are not played on paper going into the season can we really say that the Vikings roster can compete with the roster of the teams in our division?..
By habs001 on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Not sure that vs quality teams the Vikings can win a close game at the end or hold on to win…if the Vikings win their first 2 games they could have a good year(8-8) but if they lose their first two games i am afraid they will be in lottery pick territory at the end of the year…may not be bad lol..
By RichardA1 on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
I have been opening up cans of whoop ass for everybody in the stadium, and home viewers. The whole team will be playing like Sanford, hardhitting! Vikes are going to be on fire, its going to spread to the fans, hot! I say play AP selectively, not like every play then the coachs look at each other, huh, AP could'nt do it, where are the other 10 players on Offense? Non stop, tell the last play in the Superbowl, suprise of the NFL this year, Go Vikes!!!
By sandiamond on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
jones-drew 13-15 carries
peterson 7-9 carries
Need AD in there to counter and increase odds of winning wobbly knee or not
Jax no easy win.
By Titus Flavius Caesar Vespasianus Augustus on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Yeah, let's not get overly excited. Jacksonville wants to win too– they are going to play us close.
By sandiamond on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
yea titus they are sending the bowling ball in with only 4 practices. Jax fiqures this is an easier game/must win to kick off the season
By sunnyazvike on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Vegas has us winning by 4… with 38 points total.
By Titus Flavius Caesar Vespasianus Augustus on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
If we don't win, Titus will not watch any more games this year. And will not appear on this blog until 2013.
By Frederick Jones on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Careful with those predictions. Some people other than jones think those become lies.
By Titus Flavius Caesar Vespasianus Augustus on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
I predict AP will not play.
By Frederick Jones on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
If we play A.D. and he get's reinjured, he may come back, but he'll be nearly 30 by the time he does.
Fred Dogg would rather see A.D. sit on the bench, and lose to Jacksonville and Indy.
That is unless he is miraculously healed up completely.
Of course if you put in Joe Webb, not only do you have a p.a.s.s in g attack, but you have a ground game as well.
By Frederick Jones on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Joe Superman Webb
By Frederick Jones on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
There goes the Superman!!!
By Frederick Jones on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
You have no answer to Joe Webb!!!
By Titus Flavius Caesar Vespasianus Augustus on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
AP will not play this first game– I guarantee it.
By Frederick Jones on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
It would not surprise Fred Dogg if A.D. did not play. Jonesy does not have a crystal ball, and I don't think you do either Spencer, Titus, 61Vikings, OTKalil, Sandiamond, and habs.
Whatever happened to Shawn???
By Titus Flavius Caesar Vespasianus Augustus on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Frazier and Spielman know it is best to make AP wait for three reasons: One, this is a home game where we should be able to win, regardless of AP, Two, it truly gives AP a more solid footing of being healed– an extra week or two (some limited plays maybe next week)- he is too valuable and no need to rush him back yet, Three, In a subtle way, it establishes the authority of the coach and provides the leadership we need from Frazier– everyone knows how stubborn and determined AP is to go and play– but Frazier will show he is the top dog– and that is what is going down, my friends– that is the skinny behind the scenes.
By TITUS KNOWS BEST on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
By Spencer on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Shawn followed Cedric Griffin to the Redskins.
He now owns an RG3 snuggie.
By VegasVike on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Vegas odds and VegasVike odds are two different things….
Vegas says Vikes by four
VegasVIKE says Vikings by 10!!
No AP and no JS!
By Brad Childress' Mustache on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
I hope the Vikings were listening to the NFL Network's Darren Sharper's impassioned plea for the Vikings to rest Adrian Peterson for at least half the season. Actually, they shouldn't need his plea to make the right decision. Everyone that knows about these injuries knows that it's too soon for him to return. It's one thing to have an MCL tear, it's quite another to have also had an ACL tear. As people in the medical field know, a torn ACL Iwhich is in front of the knee) needs surgery because it doesn't have intrinsic repair properties. Therefore, any kind of impact to that area is risking a great deal!!!
With Toby Gerhart, the Vikings are in good shape. But I fault the Vikings and perhaps Rick Speilman for not drafting a RB in the middle of the draft. It wasn't a priority for them, but it should have been.
By TITUS KNOWS BEST on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
I said that too– rest AP until after the BYE– our schedule is much harder at that point and he will bring a big momentum lift and we might do better with him coming in at that time to uplift the team spirit. That would give AP another 11 weeks– it would be the smart move and we might end 10 or 11 wins and win a playoff or two.
By TITUS KNOWS BEST on Sep 3, 2012 | Reply
Titus needs to go to bed– big day tomorrow.
By sandiamond on Sep 4, 2012 | Reply
Adrian might only stat half-doz carries 25 yds . At least the coaches get a good look(make future dec), AD gets loose and percy might another TD!
Fred , the team is still hungry for just [1] win rollover from last year. 0-2 won't cut it
By Viking33 on Sep 4, 2012 | Reply
This AP injury scenario seems awful familiar. Wasn't it last year AP was hurt with what I think was an ankle….and it went week to week to week until he finally played only to get his knee blasted. I don't remember the details, but what I do remember is that the Vikings always made it seem like he was going to play or was close to playing. Then on game day – no AP. Sounds a little like Shannahan stuff, I hope we aren't being that lame.
By OTKalil2012 on Sep 4, 2012 | Reply
updates on players….
By Mike B. on Sep 4, 2012 | Reply
I would hold AP out until Medical says he's ready and not AP himself. AP wants to prove he's tough and wants to contribute and that's great. We don't want him to get hurt again and possibly end his career. If the DRs say he's ready let him play, otherwise hold him out. I wouldn't risk him on what maybe a 5-11 season.
By RichardA1 on Sep 4, 2012 | Reply
We could change this to Titus & Freds blog, they do most of the posts! The Vikes Vikings are wet behind the ears, so many rookies, not playing like a team, they need "dry wood"!!
By RB on Sep 4, 2012 | Reply
Where might I find said "Monday Morning Mailbag?"
By DrinkHeavyVikingsFans on Sep 4, 2012 | Reply
If AP plays, he'll only be in for a couple of plays as a decoy. He has taken ZERO hits in camp and it's not like he's running behind the likes of Randall McDaniel and Todd Stuessie…
Vikes win their home opener with a late field goal and hold on for dear life for a 17-16 win over the Jags. Coaches and team are pumped..Frazier talks about how it was a great win over a very tough team..
Unfortunately in week #2 overconfident and under-prepared, the Vikes go on-record as the 1st NFL team to be beaten by Andrew Luck who throws 2 touchdowns in a 23-17 win. Post-game, Frazier praises Luck's performance as "not unexpected" and says that while the Vikes lost, he saw "alot of good things out there today" but that "we just didn't make enough plays to win". Says he's confident that "we'll get things fixed in time for San Fran. "
Just keeping it real for the sunshine, lemon drops and rainbow fans..
By Troutdaddy on Sep 4, 2012 | Reply
@ Drinkheavy… Wow- you do a great Frazier impression… I laughed out loud when I read your post. BUT- I think you are wrong about getting beat the second game. I think our defense is going to wreak havoc on Luck and that our defense will win that game for us- but it will be a close one too… As far as Peterson goes- HE and HIS COACHES should do the right thing for the team and LISTEN to what his doctors say. If they think his knee is good to go then give him the green light and quit the second guessing. If his knee is not ready, then by all means- sit the guy down and let Gearhart be the man for a while. Asiata is also going to have a greatyear and with these two we can still hit the holes and rumble for many a yard. The big question remains…. Is the REAL Titus back yet??? I don't think so…
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By odark30 on Sep 4, 2012 | Reply
Hmm. I am betting that AP does see play this Sunday. However, only a few times and he wont get the ball. They play him just to mess with the Jags D.


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