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Hi Holly;
I have no experience with a CocoaTown roaster. However I CAN tell you that a convection oven does a FABULOUS job, and serves a dual purpose allowing you to make baked goods as well.
Remember: cooking ANYTHING is simply about heat and airflow. A convection oven offers both.
Brad Churchill
Hi Brad,
Thanks for your reply. I've read a couple of reviews favoring roasters over convection ovens, and was considering buying a roaster to optimize the flavor of the beans. However, as I already have use of a convection oven, I'm going to try that before making a (possibly unnecessary) purchase.
What size roaster are you looking for? I've been researching electric roaster options in the 10-15lb range that should appeal to people looking to use actual roasters, not convection ovens. The ones I am looking into have been designed for coffee but have been used for roasting cocoa beans for many years so the design is proven.
IMO, a roaster that tumbles beans should be able to do a superior job of evenly distributing heat consistently from batch to batch. It requires more time and attention (in my experience) to get consistently even roasts across multiple batches in a convection oven, even when using perforated pans. (Obviously Brad has a different opinion. YMMV.) While a commercial convection oven may be less expensive (and I would be happy to sell you one of the best and most cost effective 5-pan ovens from ABS at a ChocolateLife member discount if that's the route you decide to go) it's not just the initial price, it's total cost of ownership, including labor.
On the plus side, the roasters I am looking into have digital controls that precisely control temperature and offer a digital logging option so you can record the actual temperature curve during each roast. This should help you understand how time and temp affect flavor.
And when not being used for roasting cocoa, a roaster can be used to roast coffee beans. I can get you pricing on an oven right away and will have pricing on the roasters within the next day or so.
PS. What makes the ABS ovens so good? Extremely fast recovery time. They get back to temp very fast after the doors have been opened and pans put into the oven. This is one key aspect of getting consistent results that people overlook when opting for less expensive - or used - convection ovens.
After the choice of bean, the next critical part of the flavor development process in chocolate is roasting. If you're starting a chocolate business, while I can see how it makes sense to save money building a DIY winnower, it makes absolutely no sense to me to shortchange yourself on such a crucial tool in developing flavor.
Thanks for that, Clay. I would be interested in those price quotes, when you have them available. I'm on a limited budget, but agree that it's worth it to spend the money for a quality end-product.
Honestly.... Spending money on a single use cooking implement to do 10-20lbs of beans is a waste. I can't stress more that, cooking anything is about heat and airflow. A good used electric 4 tray convection oven will set you back only $1,000 and lets you do SO many more things with it.
Here's an example: http://cgi.ebay.com/Blodget-combi-electric-oven-/250852876906?pt=BI...
We roast about 40lbs of beans at a time in ours, on perforated sheet pans, so there's absolutely no need to stir them, and Choklat's sales this year will be almost $1 Million (our third year of operation). My staff put the beans in the oven, set the timer, and then go about doing other things until the buzzer goes. It's really that simple.
To have sales like that in our third year, simply on local word of mouth, I guess we're doing something right...
In my humble opinion, people get WAAAAY too caught up in gadgets and useless features.
"Digitally Logging the Temperature curve"???? For 10lbs of beans??? Really???? Come on Clay! Art Pollard makes some of the best chocolate in the world, and does so with a cast iron ball roaster that I swear came from the Middle ages. Do Amedei's roasters do this? No. Does "Mr. Chocolate" Jacques Torres digitally log his temperature curves? No. He doesn't either. Nor does anyone else I know.
A pragmatic word of advice for someone on a limited budget such as you've indicated Holly: A good convection oven is a fabulous, versatile, and invaluable tool which does everything you need to get your chocolate business off the ground. Then when you have money to burn and want to buy gadgets, THEN buy them.
...but then again, that's just my advice.
I just don't know what it is about you that feels the need to belittle other people. I am NOT appreciative of the humor you displayed in the Chocolate Alchemy forum when I asked you to share a picture or sketch of your winnower.
I debated a long time about how, or even if, to respond to you again on this post. In a couple of days it would just age off the bottom of the discussions and that would probably be that. I am also unhappy that you choose to be so dismissive of me in this forum; you just don't get where I am coming from. What I do have to say in response to your reply:
What works for you works for you; what is useless-seeming to you may be invaluable to others. The reasons your approach works for you are your temperament, your skill set, and your market. I gather, from reading your posts here and elsewhere, that you own a number of small ACMC temperers and that you've had to take every one of them apart and rebuild them at least once since you bought them. Some people don't have either the skill or the inclination to do this. They'd rather spend a bit more up front to get a machine they know won't need repairing right way.
I want to open up the discussion to learn more about what their intentions are so that whatever recommendations get made fit Holly's needs. I certainly don't feel I have enough information to advise Holly about the direction that is best for her based on one question.
There are many different ways to start out and scale up, not just Brad's way. Without knowing a lot more about the the person's proclivities and plans I would be loathe to suggest that there is a single way to build and grow a business.
You're right about the ACMC tempering machines. I own 6, and 6 is ALL I'll ever own. They suck and are all currently in storage. Choklat now uses the Pavoni Mini-Tempers, which are markedly more expensive, but also have semi-automatic tempering cycles, which are awesome, and assist staff with limited tempering skills. There have been some challenges with the motors in those, but I think the challenges are all ironed out now.
In light of opening discussion, maybe it would have been prudent to ask more questions BEFORE recommending equipment. You can see clearly by her post, that you were persuasive enough to get her to take the next step and ask for a quote.
Having said that, are you going to ask more questions and gather more information before making a recommendation (like you claim), or be a hypocrite and just quietly provide her a price quote behind the scenes?
By the way..... in all our exchanges, and all the posts you have provided here and elsewhere, I don't recall ever seeing anything relating to you actually "making" chocolate, and/or how much chocolate you make AND/OR whether it's saleable commercially. Maybe you can share that with all of us too.
Quid Pro Quo Clay.
I'd love to get more information on these roasters. I'm currently using a convection oven, but have found that I get a fair amount of variance on in different parts of the oven. I've spoken with another small maker who recently switched to a drum roaster from a convection oven for this same reason.
I'm actually very interested in the digital controls and logging. One of my retail outlets is a small batch coffee shop who has modified their roaster to include several temperature probes that are hooked up to a laptop that graphs them real-time during the roast. He uses this to fine-tune throughout the roast.
Is this absolutely necessary? I guess that's up to the individual makers to determine for themselves. Sure, some/most makers aren't using this sort of technology, but that doesn't mean it is useless. For some, this level of detail and control may be exactly what they're looking for.
I've been thinking of building my own drum roaster using a large stock pot. It's basically like the image Clay has posted in this forum a few times with a few modifications. I'd wager that the roasters in question will be out of my price range, so I'll probably build it at some point.
Your experience with convection ovens is similar to mine. I would counsel someone purchasing a convection oven for roasting cocoa not to expect a perfectly even roast. I have yet to find one (even new) that delivers perfectly even temperature distribution front to back, left to right, top to bottom. One way to test this is to cook thin layers of yellow sheet cake in sheet pans. If they don't come out evenly cooked and browned, then you have to "resort" to some method of turning the pans.
The small roasters I am talking about are not inexpensive. An 8lb machine costs about $2000 and a 20lb machine costs about $8000 (including the roast profile hardware) and this price includes a cool-down pan.
I see the smaller machine as an alternative to a Behmor or any roaster based on a Ronco oven (CocoaTown is offering some of those). The Behmor will handle only up to 1lb at a time, has 5 roast profiles, and you need to run at least 3-4 batches to fill up a small CocoaTown or Santha grinder. For about 5x the price you get 8x the roast capacity, significantly lowered operating costs, significantly increased throughput, and with the digital profiling, more control and more consistency over roasts.
The drum roaster I posted the video of from Ecuador is an interesting alternative to a ball roaster. It can be made with either gas (propane or LNG) or electric burners and, if you can find a used 30, 40, or 60-quart bowl from a Hobart or other mixer, it could be made astonishingly inexpensively. I would add some vanes or fins to the bowl and some way to contain and increase airflow within the bowl in order to improve efficiency.
Sorry - I forgot the URL for the site selling the roasters.
It's http://www.cafecoffees.com/
If you do end up wanting one, I can offer a ChocolateLife member discount.
We're not in competition with each other - yet it often seems like you think you're competing not only with me (here on TheChocolateLife and in other fora where we interact), but with anyone and everyone who has an opinion that differs from one of yours.
As I said earlier in this thread, what works for you works for you. Your way is not the only way, it's a way; your way is not necessarily the best way for everyone, it's the way that works for you. There are many options - and which one is right for a particular situation depends on many factors, including the market the business is located in and the temperament, priorities, and goals of the owner(s).
I choose not make chocolate for commercial sale for a number of reasons, both professional and personal, none of which I feel compelled to share with you because it's none of your business.
I also don't rate and review chocolate professionally anymore, which is one reason I have never commented on your chocolate here on TheChocolateLife.
And, yes, I have actually tasted several of them thanks to another ChocolateLife member and shared the bars and my opinions of them with others whose judgment in such matters I respect.
We've had this discussion in private but now it's time I made it public.
Your calling me a hypocrite is uncalled for and is an example of an entitlement you cannot lay claim to.
TheChocolateLife is my place of business. It's a bit like the public retail space of your business. If a customer came in to your shop and was being loud and rude to the other customers - and to you, the business owner - it would be within your right to ask them to behave respectfully because such behavior makes the other customers uncomfortable and intimidates them.
I am asking you to behave respectfully in my place of business. And not just to me, but to everyone.
:: Clay
Hi Clay,
Thanks for the great posts and information on roasters. I know this post is from 2011 -- curious if you still have the roasters available (both the ABS oven and the dedicate roasters), and if it would be possible to get a quotation. Thanks in advance.
Best Regards,
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Exhibition Crossed fires at the Musée de l'Ecole de Nancy – from 28 September 2013 to 19 January 2014
Concurrently with the exhibition "Meisenthal, the sacred fire" organized at the Poirel Galleries, the Museum presents series of contemporary glass works created at the International Center of glass-work Art of Meisenthal, establishing a parallel with glassworks of Emile Gallé realized with this same glasswork manufacture, one century ago.
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"Art Nouveau architecture, building protection and restoration policies - cases from different European cities"
The goal of this exchange day is to compare the legislations used in different European countries and possibly to see the evolution of legislations in Europe since the first multilateral exchange on the same topic (Brussels, December 2010). The interesting issue of the Art Nouveau heritage restoration will also be part of the topic of this day.
The informal meeting, practical and in a small group will allow a direct dialogue and a sharing of knowledge between interested co-organisers and professionals. A great space will be dedicated to practical presentations (for example PowerPoint Presentation, administrative files, city budgets dedicated to restoration of listed buildings, etc…), questions and debates.
The presentations on protection polities and financial supports can be done at the level of listed buildings in the city scale or can be a specific study case concerning one Art Nouveau listed building.
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International colloquium "Art Nouveau and Asia" in Nice – from 26 to 28 September 2013
Organized by the FEDERPAC program of the IrASIA and Aix-Marseille University with the collaboration of the Réseau Art Nouveau Network and the Nice University.
The Réseau Art Nouveau Network will be presented by its President during the colloquium.
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The RANN's Website now in Finnish and Dutch!
Discover now the Réseau Art Nouveau Network's members and activities in Finnish and Dutch!
Release of a special issue of the magazine Bruxelles Patrimoines
The Monuments & Sites Department of the Ministry of Brussels-Capital Region has just published a special issue of the magazine Bruxelles Patrimoines dedicated to the 2013 heritage days, on the theme of "Brussels, show-off"?
Release of the 21th issue of the coupDefouet magazine from Barcelona
CoupDefouet is published by the Urban Landscape Institute of the Barcelona City Council, which has the common commitment to find useful and efficient mechanisms for the protection and promotion of Europe's Art Nouveau heritage.
This new issue is especially interesting as it highlights the travelling exhibition "The Nature of Art Nouveau" organised by the RANN, which will simultaneously in Brussels and Helsinki on 4 October 2013.
7th Art Nouveau and Art Deco Biennial in Brussels – from 5 to 27 October 2013
When the doors of private homes in Brussels open to the public!
The 7th Art Nouveau and Art Deco Biennial Event will be held in October 2013. Over 4 weekends, Voir et Dire Bruxelles will organise guided tours of interiors and guided walks which will promote the rich diversity of architecture in Brussels from 1893 to 1939.
The Biennial Event is a unique opportunity to go inside private homes that are lived in every day and loved by their owners, whose history is shared with the public by professional guides.
The exhibition "The Nature of Art Nouveau" organised by the Réseau Art Nouveau Network will be presented during the third week-end of the Biennal, on 19 and 20 October 2013.
Whether you be a fan of historic buildings, an enthusiastic inhabitant of Brussels or a weekend tourist, we invite you to the 2013 Biennial Event that will be full of beautiful discoveries!
30th European Heritage Days – 14 and 15 September 2013
The 2013 edition of the Heritage Days in the Brussels Capital Region will take place on 14th and 15th September on the theme: "Brussels, m'as-tu vu?/Brussels show off".
This year, the Heritage Days celebrate their 25th anniversary in Belgium: the perfect opportunity for a festive programme with over 100 venues and lots of events around Art Nouveau heritage.
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In Nancy the Villa Majorelle, listed as Historic Monuments since 1996, is open on Saturday and Sunday from 10 to 12 am and 2 to 6 pm.
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At the Musée de l'Ecole de Nancy, the aquarium (listed) and the garden (registered) are stamped as Historic Monuments, since 1998.
The Museum will be open on Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm. Free entrance with exceptional opening of the aquarium.
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Exhibition Posters of Art Nouveau – New Technology about 1900 at Badehaus 3 in Sprudelhof of Bad Nauheim – from 1st to 29 September 2013
The exhibition presents copies of posters designed by famous Art Nouveau artists: the designed posters of Toulouse-Lautrec, Cheret, Bradley and many others advertise for automobiles, bicycles, telephones, electricity and a lot of innovations. The rapid development of mobility, communication and energy together with all social and political changes illustrate the beginning of a new era in the early days of the 20th century.
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The Association of the friends of the Musée de l'Ecole de Nancy has just published the 29th issue of the Art Nouveaux Magazine, dedicated especially to Emile Gallé's Chessboard table, Victor Prouvé's works and a virtual visit of the Hotel Hannon in Brussels.
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8th Jugendstil Festival in Bad Nauheim – from 6 to 8 September 2013
Living history! Bad Nauheim celebrates its cultural heritage during the Jugendstilfestival in the largest connected construction of Jugendstil in Europe. Jugendstil lovers will enjoy themselves strolling through the handcraft market where more than 60 selected restorer and artists expose the large manual repertoire from that time. It is a pleasure to take a look over the restorers' shoulders and admire all the examples of ceramic-, mosaic-, glass-, wood- and jewel works. Moreover many events such as music performances, fashion shows, exhibitions and guided tours through the art nouveau buildings will take place during the whole festival.
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Conference In Search of Perfection: The Legacy of Art Nouveau at the University of Technology in Vienna – from 24 to 25 August 2013
Jugendstil, Secession, Liberty, Модерн - those are facets of one cultural phenomenon Art Nouveau. This International movement left imperishable masterpieces in the field of art, architecture and applied arts in the different parts of Europe.
The aim of the conference is to explore the social, political and philosophical context of Art Nouveau and promote the heritage of this style.
This two-day conference is aimed at both academics and heritage professionals, or simply enthusiasts of Art Nouveau. Art historians, philosophers, sociologists, and journalists are invited to join the forum.
Art Nouveau works from the Ecole de Nancy presented at the exhibition "Art Nouveau" at the Pinacothèque of Paris – from 18 April to 8 September 2013
The exhibition "Art Nouveau, the decorative revolution "presented at the Pinacothèque in Paris is the first French Art Nouveau retrospective in Paris since 1960. Real great event, it presents more than two hundred objects which, in all fields of life and arts, have turned upside down the aesthetic and the cultural thought of the world which lived then under classicism and academicism for more than three centuries.
Among them appear numerous works coming from creators of the Ecole de Nancy, like a tea table with tray of Louis Majorelle, a mural cabinet of Emile Gallé, as well as lamps and vases of Daum Frères.
Exhibition Egon Schiele and his age at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest – from 26 June to 29 September 2013
The Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, by way of a continuation of its exhibition presenting Gustav Klimt and the early Secession offers an insight into the work of the most outstanding artist of the following generation: Egon Schiele, and through his contemporaries into the development of Viennese Expressionism, the school that superseded Jugendstil.
The 70 works coming from the world's richest Schiele collection, the Leopold Museum in Vienna, will be complemented by drawings and paintings by Schiele, coming from other prestigious collections and further works by Schiele, Oscar Kokoschka and Carl Moll from the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts.
New presentation of the graphic Cabinet : more Schiele at the Leopold Museum in Vienna
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Elisabeth Leopold has personally selected fine graphic masterworks rarely displayed of the Leopold II Collection for this new presentation, complemented by paintings of the Ernst Ploil Collection.
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It was the ribbed seam on the back of a stocking that inspired Leo Ackerman to tap a young woman on the shoulder in the main concourse of Grand Central Terminal in 1948 and ask her what she was doing later that evening.
Mollie Zessin, then 24 years old, replied that she would be attending a Jewish dance at the Metropolitan Club and coyly told him he could join her. Mr. Ackerman, the dashing owner of a male modeling agency and an occasional hat model himself, kept the date. Three months later, they were married.
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Deep below Midtown Manhattan, the $8.2 billion East Side Access project is making progress as it excavates a sprawling set of caverns and tunnels below Grand Central Terminal that will become a Long Island Rail Road station and concourse by 2019. WSJ's Jennifer Weiss reports.
Grand Central Terminal, a birthplace of modern commuting celebrating its 100th birthday on Friday, stands as a symbol of the comings and goings of the city and the nation—the scene of more boisterous hellos and tearful goodbyes than can be counted.
Ten decades of meetings and greetings have inspired generations of photographers and writers who have immortalized the station in works ranging from Alfred Hitchcock's "North by Northwest" to the TV show "Gossip Girl." The building has become enmeshed in the emotional memories of the masses who pass through it.
Mr. Ackerman retold the story of his life-changing encounter at the landmark station so many times that the tale has become the stuff of family lore.
"The last time I saw my grandfather before he died, he told me again about meeting my grandmother in Grand Central," said Ruthie Ackerman, his granddaughter. "I love the idea that a bold young man and a stylish woman in ribbed stockings can meet and fall in love in the same place I pass through every day to get to work."
"It's such a transient space with people coming and going," she added, "it still amazes me that people slow down long enough to fall in love."
Katherine Oliver, commissioner of the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment, describes the terminal as one of the more sought-after locations for filming in New York City. Last year, officials said, approximately 500 permits were issued for filming and photography inside Grand Central.
"It creates the backdrop for an emotional scene for someone anxiously awaiting a loved one or bidding farewell," Ms. Oliver said.
From 1915 until the 1990s, the Beaux Arts building even contained a special place apart from the hustle and bustle of the main floor that was designated for loved ones in the throes of an extra special hello. An area adjacent to the arriving long-distance trains—officially dubbed the Incoming Train Room—hosted reunions between sweethearts and military men returning from war.
"Everyone was greeting people from around the country, so obviously there was a lot of kissing going on there," said Metro-North spokeswoman Marjorie Anders, explaining how the room acquired its more famous moniker: "The Kissing Room."
Mollie and Leo Ackerman on their honeymoon in 1948. A chance encounter at Grand Central Terminal brought them together. Ackerman family photo
Lindsey Green has always loved Grand Central. And now, as a New Yorker displaced from her home by superstorm Sandy, she goes there to feel a moment of calm. Daniella Zalcman for The Wall Street Journal
Transit officials are hoping to bring back more of the kissing in 2019, when a massive expansion to the station in the $8.2 billion East Side Access megaproject adds a pair of escalators that will once again make it a meeting spot.
When Cynthia MacGregor's parents took her to Grand Central before summer camp each July from 1954 to 1959, the last thing she wanted was a kiss. "I totally ignored my parents the second we got into Grand Central," she recalled.
Instead, she was busy looking for her bunkmates—and she can still recite their names: Terry, Rosemary, Janet, Myra and Sherry. From the Midtown terminal, the girls would head off each summer to the Berkshire mountains in Massachusetts. And they wanted nothing more than to be loose from their parents and to board the train, where they would sing for hours.
"The parents had separation anxiety," remembered Ms. MacGregor, now 69. "But most of the kids were eager to get to camp and ignored our parents."
Lindsey Green felt a different kind of separation anxiety last November as she visited the main room of Grand Central three times in a three-week span. Ms. Green, a public relations and communications consultant, was evacuated from her apartment near Peck Slip in Lower Manhattan after superstorm Sandy. The lobby took in eight feet of water, forcing Ms. Green and her boyfriend to decamp to Brooklyn's Cobble Hill neighborhood. Frequent post-storm visits to Grand Central were her way of saying goodbye to the borough she'd called home for nearly a decade.
"Grand Central has always been my zen place. It is the place that says New York to me," she said.
Growing up in Florida, Ms. Green kept old photographs of Grand Central in notebooks, which ultimately inspired her to move to New York. On her first day in the city, she spent hours just watching people come and go from inside the old station's hallowed halls.
"When I knew evacuation would mean leaving Manhattan for Brooklyn, the only place I felt the need to spend time in was Grand Central," she said. "It gives me clarity when things are incredibly out of sorts."


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Do you guys think that I didn't want more picks in return? I seriously offered Jamison to just about everyone in the league except for those loaded at SF or PF and was shot down almost every time.
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Do you guys think that I didn't want more picks in return? I seriously offered Jamison to just about everyone in the league except for those loaded at SF or PF and was shot down almost every time.
I like the idea of not being able to sign a person as a free agent for a season after a trade so for instance Coltsguy cant bid on Jamison again. Seems fair.
Keep in mind, Jamison can make that choice. I saw a few guys turn down huge offers this past offseason to go to another team that was offering like half as much.
But knowing you couldnt bid on him next year would probably make you think twice about trading expirings, don't you think? It was be a "penalty" of sorts and i think it's in the real NBA.
No theres a rule where you cant trade a player, them cut him and him resign for a year. It's why Fisher couldnt resign with the Lakers up until a week ago.
No one would be getting cut.
Its not a cut:
In Fisher's trade to the Houston Rockets last year, players who are traded and then waived by the receiving team must wait one year before resigning with their original club
Oh wait, Houston did cut him, my bad.
Came from not being able to get out of my conference for two years straight. And With Robinson's decline this year, my inability to find a PG during the offseason, and Mihm's lack of improvement. Last year was my chance and I didn't get it done. It was a hard decision, but I think it was the right one. I hope it was
Damn I actually did wanna work on getting Jamison back lol. Figured his value would lie in his bird years and to be able to sign him while being over the cap.
Hey I hope it was too, it just seemed sudden and out of nowhere. I was thinking it was something like a knee jerk reaction to one bad sim, but it sounds more like it was the last chance.
Tanking is a problem because theres not much incentive for teams to win games or make the playoffs. even with the new changes in the points system, the 25 points that you'll get for winning the championship can easily be gotten by a very good rebounding center/pf throughout the season. im too tired to compute but i bet shaq, zo and duncan mustve gotten more than 25 points during this season.
how about we lessen the individual points for the individual achievements(20+ rebounds, 40 points, etc) and give more points to team achievements(winning streak, making the playoffs). and then putting better items on the league shop, like "Negotiate contract extension"
One more thing, I think we should make those players signed to 1 year deals as untradeable, with the way things are going with the resigning/free agency, anyone can just sign 1 year deals and still preserve their cap space for the next year.
About the teams that are tanking, how about reducing the position of their draft pick by a couple of places as penalty?


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I had a bag of Sephra's milk chocolate (Sephra the chocolate fountain company) and decided I'd try it out on a couple recipes. I found it was extremely easy to work with and tempered really nicely.
I would LOVE to find out who Sephra has making their chocolate and then find out what else they offer. The Sephra bag I have claims they have a Belgian chocolate maker who makes their signature formula for them.
I thought it might be Callebaut, but after speaking with a technical advisor there who had never heard of Sephra, and then sampling Callebaut's own fountain chocolate, I'm pretty certain it is someone else. Any ideas would be so appreciated!
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Yes, but I'm not going to tell you 8-) That's for the company to decide if they want to release or not.
Keep in mind that with an outfit the size of callebaut (any of the large industrial chocolate suppliers actually), a technical person may have no idea whom all the commercial contracts are. It's quite unusual for a single person to have complete knowledge of the entire company's customer list...
That's totally fair, and a good point! (though you are killing me, you know : ) I just might try actually calling Sephra, which I somehow had not thought about. It won't hurt. And I just might start sampling a little more callebaut than I have in the past.
Thank you!! I so appreciate the note.
Sephra's imported Belgian chocolate is made up by one of the four big chocolate manufacturers in Belgium! To make this fun, if someone can name the big four I will happily send them 6lbs of either Sephra's Belgium Semi-sweet Dark or Milk chocolate free of charge, you choose whatever type you would like. Sephra is one of the only US based companies to import couverture chocolate from Belgium. Couverture chocolate is chocolate that contains at least 32% cocoa butter making the chocolate viscous enough that when melted it will flow through the fountain perfectly and produce a smooth cascading curtain over each tier. Also, Sephra doesn't seek to hide who manufacturers our chocolate, it's out there if you search a little. However, we have developed our own recipes for each of our chocolates so even if you were to try the manufacturers brand, it would not taste like our signature brand. Thanks for the interest and we appreciate your post! I do work at Sephra and . along with everyone else here, we absolutely love what we do and would be happy to answer any questions you may have about anything so please don't hesitate to contact us any time. We look forward see who can name the big four first! Thanks again!
Thank you for taking a moment to drop a note and for your gracious (and very fun) reply. I'm on pins and needles to see who gets to take home the Sephra!
Sephra's Premium Dark Chocolate is made by Callebaut.
Amber, I have appreciated your post regarding "Where does Sephra Chocolate come from?" Also, Brad is right about our manufacturer, it is Callebaut. However, our recipe is proprietary so you will only find it being distributed through Sehpra or an authorized dealer. We don't tout this nearly enough, but Sephra was the first company to ever develop a fountain ready chocolate. Prior to 2003, when people wanted to use chocolate in a fountain they either added vegetable or canoil oil or added cocoa butter to yield the right consistency.
Ruth, thank you for taking a stab at what we would consider the big four Belgian Chocolate manufacturers. Since you took a shot at it I would love to send you 6lbs of Sephra's chocolate. Tell me what types of chocolate you would like to try, 3 bags makes up 6lbs and they can be different types, whatever you would like. I will also offer 4 lbs of Sephra's chocolate to everyone who commented on this post ;) If you commented prior to this post and would like 2 bags of Sephra's chocolate please send your contact information to firstname.lastname@example.com along with what two types of chocolate you would like and I will ship them out immediately free of charge. This offer is limited to US based addresses, no PO Boxes, sorry if you are out of the country :( And if any of you would care to share your thoughts on our chocolate we would love to hear about it through The Chocolate Life.com ~ good or bad, we listen and always do our best to take care of everyone we do business with! Thanks Amber, keep up the great work :D
P.S. - Big Four Belgian Manufacturers: Schokinag/ADM, Belcolade, Callebaut, OCG... there are others, many of whom seem to be a close second, but those four are what we would consider some of the biggest in Belgium.
Enjoy your chocolate!
Braun Ehman
I'd developed fountain chocolates before 2003 - i'd say sephra was the first to really embrace it on a larger scale however.
Also, OCG (old callebaut guys...) has been owned by Cargill for a number of years 8-)
Thanks to everyone for contributing here ... and to Braun for being so open and for making the special offer for his chocolate.
It's discussions like this one that form the reason for my starting TheChocolateLife in the first place: collectively, we know far more than any one of us can.
:: Clay
Sebastian, I got a laugh over your reference to OCG (old callebaut guys...). Interestingly enough the jury is still out on what the acronym stands for - officially their name is only OCG ;) OCG was started by several people who broke off from Callebaut, but I am fairly certain that Cargill funded the endeavor and sent a guy(s) over to see OCG have a successful launch. I know this information is pretty accurate, but I wouldn't go quoting me on it. The best way to find out would be to call them. I am sure they would take the time to tell anyone who was curious. After all, who doesn't love to talk about themselves to anyone who will listen and why would a company be any different? :D
BTW - Clay, what a great company name, The Chocolate Life ~ La Vida Cocoa... Brilliant!
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This map shows the size of Somalia in relation to Gabon.Show Somalia on the map
The number of adults living with HIV/AIDS in Somalia is 0.50% while in Gabon it is 5.90%.
This entry gives an estimate of the percentage of adults (aged 15-49) living with HIV/AIDS. The adult prevalence rate is calculated by dividing the estimated number of adults living with HIV/AIDS at yearend by the total adult population at yearend.
Source: CIA World Factbook
The number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in Somalia is 107.42 while in Gabon it is 50.88.
This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
Source: CIA World Factbook
The per capita consumption of electricity in Somalia is 26kWh while in Gabon it is 936kWh.
This entry consists of total electricity generated annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
Source: CIA World Factbook
The GDP per capita in Somalia is $600 while in Gabon it is $13,900
This entry shows GDP on a purchasing power parity basis divided by population as of 1 July for the same year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The differences between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the wealthy industrialized countries are generally much smaller.
Source: CIA World Factbook
Somalia consumes 0.0207 gallons of oil per day per capita while Gabon consumes 0.3805
This entry is the total oil consumed in gallons per day (gal/day) divided by the population. The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors.
Source: CIA World Factbook
Per capita public and private health expenditures combined in Somalia are $18 USD while Gabon spends $628 USD
This entry contains the per capita public and private health expenditure at purchase power parity using US Dollars. This figure combines government, personal, and employer spending on health care
Source: World Health Organization
The annual number of births per 1,000 people in Somalia is 43.33 while in Gabon it is 35.39.
This entry gives the average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate. The birth rate is usually the dominant factor in determining the rate of population growth. It depends on both the level of fertility and the age structure of the population.
Source: CIA World Factbook
The life expectancy at birth in Somalia is 50.00 while in Gabon it is 52.75.
This entry contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
Source: CIA World Factbook
With its 10,112,453 people Somalia is the 82nd largest country in the world by population. It is the 43rd largest country by area with 637,657 square kilometers. Britain withdrew from British Somaliland in 1960 to allow its protectorate to join with Italian Somaliland and form the new nation of Somalia. In 1969, a coup headed by Mohamed SIAD Barre ushered in an authoritarian socialist rule that managed to impose a degree of stability in the country for more than two decades. After the regime's collapse early in 1991, Somalia descended into turmoil, factional fighting, and anarchy. In May 1991, northern clans declared an independent Republic of Somaliland that now includes the administrative regions of Awdal, Woqooyi Galbeed, Togdheer, Sanaag, and Sool. Although not recognized by any government, this entity has maintained a stable existence and continues efforts to establish a constitutional democracy, including holding municipal, parliamentary, and presidential elections. The regions of Bari, Nugaal, and northern Mudug comprise a neighboring semi-autonomous state of Puntland, which has been self-governing since 1998 but does not aim at independence; it has also made strides toward reconstructing a legitimate, representative government but has suffered some civil strife. Puntland disputes its border with Somaliland as it also claims portions of eastern Sool and Sanaag. Beginning in 1993, a two-year UN humanitarian effort (primarily in the south) was able to alleviate famine conditions, but when the UN withdrew in 1995, having suffered significant casualties, order still had not been restored. A two-year peace process, led by the Government of Kenya under the auspices of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), concluded in October 2004 with the election of Abdullahi YUSUF Ahmed as President of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia and the formation of an interim government, known as the Somalia Transitional Federal Institutions (TFIs). The TFIs included a 275-member parliamentary body, known as the Transitional Federal Assembly (TFA). President YUSUF resigned late in 2008 while United Nations-sponsored talks between the TFG and the opposition Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS) were underway in Djibouti. In January 2009, following the creation of a TFG-ARS unity government, Ethiopian military forces, which had entered Somalia in December 2006 to support the TFG in the face of advances by the opposition Islamic Courts Union (ICU), withdrew from the country. The TFA was increased to 550 seats with the addition of 200 ARS and 75 civil society members of parliament. The expanded parliament elected Sheikh SHARIF Sheikh Ahmed, the former CIC and ARS chairman as president on 31 January 2009, in Djibouti. Subsequently, President SHARIF appointed Omar Abdirashid ali SHARMARKE, son of a former president of Somalia, as prime minister on 13 February 2009. The TFIs are based on the Transitional Federal Charter (TFC), which outlines a five-year mandate leading to the establishment of a new Somali constitution and a transition to a representative government following national elections. However, in January 2009 the TFA amended the TFC to extend TFG's mandate until 2011. While its institutions remain weak, the TFG continues to reach out to Somali stakeholders and to work with international donors to help build the governance capacity of the TFIs and to work toward national elections in 2011.
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"We selected Oracle's SPARC T5 servers running Oracle Solaris 11 to support our SAP R3 deployment, based on expected higher performance and scalability."
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Schlage F170-CLT-BRK-RH Single Dummy Callington Door Lever with the Decorative Brookshire Rose for Right Handed Doors
For over 90 years, Schlage has been making homes more stylish and secure with the best door locks and door hardware. Today the Schlage family of products also includes the very best in electronic locks, keyless door locks, and home security. Let Schlage's hardware and security solutions protect and enhance the things that matter most to you.
The graceful scroll design of the Callington lever features gentle curves, concealed screws and a decorative rose. A Single Dummy Door lever is for use as a door pull or decorative trim on French or pantry doors. This single dummy lever includes one lever (for one side of the door), one decorative rosette and the required mounting screws.
- This is a SINGLE Dummy trim for one side of the door. To dress two sides of a door with dummy hardware, you simply order quantity 2 of these and install on each side of the door.
- Used for door pull or as matching inactive trim.
- Screws are NOT concealed on the Single Dummy trim
- Lifetime Mechanical and Finish Warranty (Finish warranty does not include Oil Rubbed Bronze because it is a living finish and will patina over time)
- Solid zinc die-cast rose construction (Excluding the Andover Rose which is a stamped metal construction)
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Epic Mickey gets November release date
Good news everyone. Disney has given Epic Mickey a release date of November 25 in Europe, November 26 in the UK, and November 30 in the US.2
Warren Spector believes game industry's in a "Golden Age"
Warren Spector believes that due to games being available for every preference on every medium, the industry is currently in a "Golden Age".12
Spector pitched Deus Ex-esque title originally before Epic Mickey
Junction Point boss Warren Spector's told Develop he originally pitched a Deus Ex-esque title to Disney.4
Spector not opposed to an Epic Mickey sequel
Warren Spector has said his studio, Junction Point, is interested in further exploring the story of Epic Mickey once the original game is released.5
Epic Mickey PAX footage is all ears
Warren Spector revealed more from Epic Mickey's opening movie at the conclusion of his PAX keynote yesterday. Catch it after the break.1
Epic Mickey gets $70 CE
Obligatory figurine included.10
Spector on Epic Mickey PS360: "No one's asked me for a port"
Epic Mickey lead designer Warren Spector has said the Wii exclusive may eventually make its way to PS3 and Xbox 360, thanks to the consoles new-found love with motion technology, but for now it's Wii-only.2
Epic Mickey footage leaked onto internet
Some new footage for Epic Mickey has appeared on the internet, showing some of the scenes you'll be able to get your hands on when it's released on Wii this autumn.4
Epic Mickey videos feature Steamboat Willie, Smee, puzzles
Junction Point Studios has released three Epic Mickey videos from E3, showing the spunky mouse battling pirates and walking around on a steamboat.12
Epic Mickey inspired by Mario, Zelda and Deus Ex, says Spector
Warren Spector has said the maps in Epic Mickey were inspired by Zelda, Mario and Deus Ex.10
Epic Mickey's team is 275 strong, says Spector
Warren Spector has said that close to 275 people are working on Epic Mickey.8
Disney and PDP to release Tron and Mickey inspired controllers
Disney and peripheral maker PDP have teamed up to release some rather unique looking controllers based on Epic Mickey and Tron.15
Epic Mickey shown at Nintendo E3 presser
Warren Spector has appeared at the Nintendo conference to announce Epic Mickey exclusively for the Nintendo Wii, which was always expected.2
Rumor: Epic Mickey revamped, to be re-unveiled at E3
Oh Mickey's concept art, you so fine. You so fine you blow our minds. Hey Mickey's concept art! Hey Mickey's concept art! Your actual screenshots, on the other hand, not so much.3
Disney says Epic Mickey has potential to achieve "Nintendo levels"
Disney executive VP and general manager Graham Hopper has said that the decision to make Warren Spector's Epic Mickey into a Wii-exclusive boiled down to potential.2
Disney: Epic Mickey could eventually end up on Xbox 360 or PS3
When we think of the future, we see jetpacks, embarassingly tight-fitting spandex unitards, and that awesome hoverboard scene from Back to the Future. But when we're not stuck in jetpack traffic or modeling clothes that spit in the face of silly modern conceptions like "shame" and "dignity," our futures will apparently be occupied with Epic […]9
Warren Spector has multiple sequels planned for Epic Mickey
Just how epic is Epic Mickey? Too epic for a mere one game, it seems, as cyberpunk-master-turned-steampunk-maestro Warren Spector already has a couple Epic Mickey sequel ideas bouncing around in his noggin. "I don't do anything that isn't extensible," Spector told 1UP. "And I will certainly feel like that I have not done my job […]3
What could have been: Warren Spector tried to acquire rights to Deus Ex
Don't get us wrong. We're thrilled that Mickey's been taken back to the drawing board, but we'd still love another Spector-directed Deus Ex. And hey! So would Warren Spector! "There were and still are 'Deus Ex' stories I would like to tell. That story is not done for me," he told Variety's Cut Scene blog. […]5
Video: London presser for Epic Mickey featuring Warren Spector
This past Wednesday, Disney held an event in London introducing Epic Mickey to the press. Loads of information came out of the event, and we bombarded you with everything we found on it. However, now you watch Warren Spector's presentation for yourself, thanks to a video from Gamezine. It's past the break.0
Spector wants franchise, film, and comics for Epic Mickey
Warren Spector has said that he would personally like to see more than just a game for Epic Mickey, as the revamp of the mouse harbors loads of possibilities. These possibilities include comics, films, and turning it into a franchise. "I've had some discussions with people and really, really want to see some comics and […]1
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Epic Mickey shown at Nintendo E3 presser
Rumor: Epic Mickey revamped, to be re-unveiled at E3
Disney says Epic Mickey has potential to achieve "Nintendo levels"
Disney: Epic Mickey could eventually end up on Xbox 360 or PS3
Warren Spector has multiple sequels planned for Epic Mickey
What could have been: Warren Spector tried to acquire rights to Deus Ex
Video: London presser for Epic Mickey featuring Warren Spector
Spector wants franchise, film, and comics for Epic Mickey
Epic Mickey PS3/360 down to Disney, says Spector
Epic Mickey was originally for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360
Epic Mickey: Gameplay details from London Event
Epic Mickey: Players delve into Oswald the Lucky Rabbit's world
Epic Mickey event happening in London this evening
Spector – Epic Mickey went to Wii because of "congenial audience"
Epic Mickey – tons more imagery and animations
Epic Mickey – first GI scan
Watch Epic Mickey artist draw Epic Mickey shit
Epic Mickey is definitely a Wii exclusive, says GI
Game Informer removes Wii-exclusive claim from Epic Mickey teaser
Warren Spector's Epic Mickey is about "thinking and artwork"
Confirmed – Epic Mickey formally revealed, in next GI
November Game Informer cover tease is Mickey Mouse
Rumour – Epic Mickey to be revealed in next Game Informer
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NEW ORLEANS — After Colin Kaepernick gained a quarterback-record 181 rushing yards against the Green Bay Packers in the divisional playoffs, the Atlanta Falcons designed a game plan to contain the San Francisco 49ers mobile QB in the NFC championship.
But the 49ers threw off the Falcons, throwing out of formations they previously had run out of and pounding running back Frank Gore up the middle as defenders protected the edges to corral Kaepernick. In the 49ers' 28-24 comeback victory over the Falcons, Kaepernick completed 16 of 21 passes for 233 yards with one touchdown pass and no turnovers.
"There wasn't a need to be too physical with him because he played with his arm," said Falcons safety Thomas DeCoud, who said leading up to the NFC title game that the defenders needed to be physical with the quarterback. "We went out there and tried to execute.
"We had some adjustments at halftime. He didn't do some of the things he did on tape."
That, 49ers tight end Delanie Walker said, was his team's game plan.
"We got one of the best offensive coordinators in the game [Greg Roman]," Walker said, "so you might think we're doing one thing and we're doing another."
So what will the 49ers do Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII?
There's no telling. The 49ers have had an extra week to prepare. The Ravens' ability to defend Kaepernick could be the key to the game.
And don't live in the past: This isn't the hard-hitting Ravens defense of old.
The Ravens were slightly below average this season, ranking 17th and doing very little at an elite level.
They were impressive in the playoffs, but the three quarterbacks they faced, while very talented, aren't nearly as fleet-footed as Kaepernick. In fact, the last mobile quarterback they faced was Robert Griffin III in Week 14, a 31-28 loss to the Washington Redskins.
In the first quarter, the Redskins' read-option dominated with 186 yards. But the Ravens' defense adjusted and finished strong, even knocking Griffin out of the game.
"With Kaepernick, it's like pick your poison. Are you going to try and shut down that Pistol and not let him get outside," said 49ers Hall of Fame receiver Jerry Rice, now an ESPN analyst.
But Ravens veteran defenders Ed Reed and Ray Lewis suggested that discipline and communication are essential to slowing down the 49ers' offense.
"The one thing as a defensive back, you have to stay in your coverage," Reed said. "You have to be disciplined in your coverage and rely on those other guys to make the play."
Added Lewis: "When you do watch the film, a lot of people who played against them just never communicated at all."
Ravens defensive coordinator Dean Pees played it cool in talking about Kaepernick. Asked how much pressure Kaepernick puts on defensive coordinators, Pees said, "No more pressure than it put on last week with Tom Brady and Peyton Manning the week before.
"Just a different style, so we've got to figure out a way to have a good scheme and a good game plan for him."
The 49ers' offensive players have noted the massive size of their playbook. There even are some things they haven't even shown.
"There is a lot in this offense," Kaepernick said. "Anything that is going to move the ball they are going to try and call.


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Steve Krantz Productions, Trillium Productions Ed McNamara, Carl Banas, Chris Wiggins, Paul Kligman, Gillie Fenwick, Paul Soles, Len Carlson, Bernard Cowan, Len Birman; Full Voice Cast .. Shamus Culhane, Ralph Bakshi, Grant Simmons Ralph Bakshi, Steve Krantz, Robert L. Lawrence, Ray Patterson, Grant Simmons, Shamus Culhane, Al Guest Ralph Bakshi Bob Scholp
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- Vocal Talent: Ed McNamara (Rocket Robin Hood), Carl Banas (Titanor, Dr. Manta), Chris Wiggins (Will Scarlet, Infinata, Baron Blank), Paul Kligman (Friar Tuck), Gillie Fenwick (Sheriff of N.O.T.T.), Paul Soles (Marcus [uncredited]), Len Carlson (Rocket Robin Hood [substitute 1968-69; uncredited]), Bernard Cowan (Narrator), Len Birman, John Scott.
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There are two teams in the AFC... TWO... with records over .500 and one of them just lost the heart and soul of their defense and one of their best defensive backs.
There are two teams in the AFC... TWO... with records over .500 and one of them just lost the heart and soul of their defense and one of their best defensive backs.
And with Suggs still out.
Also, when the Steelers get Lamar Woodley, James Harrison and Polamalu back (and if they can actually stay on the field both health and suspension-wise) I think they'll make a run. Their defense is so depleted with the loss of those 3 that you can legitmately make the argument they can really improve with those guys come back.
Also the Ravens haven't had Haloti Ngata for the last 2 games either.
I think the Patriots and Steelers are just getting old. Times change.
14 in a row = 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012a, 2012b, 2013a, 2013b, 2014a, 2014b
Tom, you need to stay after school for not doing your homework.
Perhaps this was only funny to Browns fans...
Overall a good game tonight and I'm happy the 49ers won. I was ready to give up on the game at half time our offense just looked that bad. Smith needs to step it up at QB otherwise we aren't going to make a deep run in the playoffs.
I'm not sure if it's because Seattle is actually good this year, the lucky win over the packers, or my dislike for Tate but I feel myself hating Seattle more then I normally do this season. It's not because of Carroll though, I've never liked him.
Fuck I forget it twas thursday. Guess I'm out the pool pickem.
One of the ugliest wins I've ever seen in Oakland but I'll take it.
Can we play Henne every week?
I mean play against Henne. He was really awful.
You both bring up sorry QBs but Oakland's secondary makes average QBs look like HOF'ers. Gabbert was even tearing them up before he left the game.
e: this is awesome if true. Palmer pretty much just said "fuck off Knapp" in the 4th quarter and took over the play-calling. Makes sense.
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It's not cw's fault, but that doesn't make it any less true. Just like Velasquez vs dos santos 1, we didn't see te real fight sorta speak. We saw silva get caught, and he got caught while acting the fool. This fight is not going to be the same fight...
so when AS finishes Weidman within the first 2 rounds will we see the trilogy right away....?
Glad to see this happening again next. Silva earned his rematch and I'm so glad Dana knew that. Should be another barnburner !! Can't wait for this one to go down!
Fedor Emelianenko is the Greatest P4P MMA fighter to ever walk the earth, hands down.
I think if Silva wins by split decision, unlikely as that may be, I think that would definitely set up a trilogy fight. After that, maybe Silva gets a super fight with either Jones or GSP. I'd say Jones is the more likely of those two, since GSP hasn't committed to the idea of it.
Of course if Silva demolishes Weidman, I think they'd be quick to set up Jones or GSP.
This fight can't be compared to frankie v penn. Those were competitive, here it was more a case of getting caught. Silva never really put no offense in. Weidman shined on the ground. His stand up looked whatever, Serra also caught gsp. The rematch will be interesting but I think Weidman has a better chance grinding a decision.
If Silva comes out and destroys him, which I am one of them that think he will come out focused and swinging, then everyone will pretty much know that his first loss since 2006 was not because his opponent was better, but because AS was dicking around not taking it seriously.
If, however, it's a grueling match like the first Chael fight, then not so much; regardless of if he wins. And that would be the source of an immediate 3rd fight.
Edit: And, if for some strange reason only AS knows, he comes out dicking around again.........then I am going to hope for another loss in the same manner........and I won't be looking forward to anymore fights of his. But that is only if he comes out dicking around again.......I can't, in this Universe or beyond, see that happening.
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