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Sad, but not unexpected, news. He will be missed. His influence on the design of modern products was enormous.
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Apple - Remembering Steve Jobs
Sad, but not unexpected, news. He will be missed. His influence on the design of modern products was enormous.
I've just woken up to this. As an Apple Fanboy I'm gutted. May he rest in peace.
He didn't even get to see his biography published (I wonder if they will bring that forward now whilst the attention is there)
Bye Steve - thanks for everything - even if it did make me empty my wallet on numerous occasions.
He was undoubtedly one of the most innovative men of our time, and his influence on Apple products will be missed
Sadly missed - an absolute legend in the world of computing, vast intelligence and great visionary overshadowed only by the antics of the morally void Apple.
He made his Mark within Apple and Pixar, RIP
Like him or loathe him, he was a catalyst for many changes in technology. I think my favourite interview of him was the joint interview with Bill Gates. It was a rare chance to see two men dedicated to driving changes to technology talking openly. He gave chances to others in the same mold but yes, he could be your worse enemy if you stood in his way.
He will be missed.
Every news report I've read or heard today has used this word "visionary" and yes I was thinking about it and that would be the one word I would use to describe him. To think how far apple products have come especially in the last 7 years the ipod, ipad and iphone.
He will be missed
That is sad news and pretty sudden. Only aged 56...
I have a news article waiting to go up on the front page. Also beware of the scams and spams that we can expect to crop up on E-Mail and social media within the next few hours.
On a side note, I wonder how the sales of the iPhone 4s will now go. Considering it was getting harsher reviews than previous releases I wonder if it will now be seen as "buy it for Steve" sort of thing
As much as i Hate apple products i have to say he did to well, he has transformed technology for the consumer well before any of the other bigs guns (nowadays anyway) even had thought about changing.
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I think the best think to say he was an industrialist like Ford they may have been issues but they change the landscape of their day.
RIP Steve Jobs. If only Apple had come to the fore and not Microsoft.....
A sad loss to the world. I would likely not be in IT now if it weren't for him and Apple, I grew up with Apple computers and gadgets all around me.
Basically, Apple, even in their early days, revolutionised computing. They took the super-geeky world of computers and made them home friendly. It became 'normal' to want a PC in your house.
Until Apple created a user friendly 'package' of a computer, complete with keyboard and screen, most came in the form of kits or the like. Others copied that early idea and the market we have today came from that.
I hope his legacy of innovation, marketing and obsession with getting things right continues long into the future.
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We've been known to get upset over local legislation regarding vineyards/wineries, but these days we're getting upset at a national level. House bill HR 5034, The Comprehensive Alcohol Regulatory Effectiveness Act of 2010, is under consideration by the judiciary committee. The short version is that this bill is about (further) restricting wine shipping and is bad for small wineries which makes it bad for Virginia wine. This is not about "protecting the children;" this is about hurting small businesses so big businesses can get an even bigger piece of the pie.
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You met me in a very interesting time in my life. A time when all the known patience is reducing itself over and over again into biproducts and bastard children of sadness and acceptance, loneliness and wisdom. A time when a change is occuring, but without my knowing. A time when confidence comes in piles, but not layers, and is only based upon certain situations and positions familiar to me. A time when comprehension of the motives steering me towards certain loves and certain hates is beginning to surface. I would not say I love you, because familiarity is something I still hold dear. Though I can say that I find it easily possible, and as of right now, I do like you so very much, and I admire and adore you. This is true. Normally, I would not pursue such things in such an earnest or manner, but as I said, you met me in a very interesting time in my life. When I look at my reflection in a smooth surface of water or a sheet of glass or a mirror, I see my pale skin with its scattered red bumps, its smooth hair swirling into a vortex whose center is my belly button, my penetrating eyes, my bushy armpits, my skinny features, and my rearguarding hair. That is the outside. What I heed most attention towards is what I see in the alignment of the muscles in my face regarding an emotion, or a quality. Every time I see myself, I see good, but it is not straightforward. I see but a glimpse of potential. At this point in time, my flaws are infinate. I suppose each change in character who has a going-through process involves a time of confusion and fallability, more so than normal. I know no one is perfect or sublime. But the potential that I see is moving. I see a possibility to take this acceptable man and turn him into a good man. When I say a good man, I mean a remarkable man. Now, I have respect, I must say, even from myself. I do not find myself to be an abrasive ass, just a subtle one. And I do not find myself to be stupid, just ignorant. But oh lady, if you could see the potential I see, then you would know why I allow myself to you. So take when you need, and in the meantime, I shall prepare the coming of the New Golden Age, when I can look at myself and not have to think about it.
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Join us for a one-day medical conference designed to provide physicians, psychiatrists, nurses, counselors, and other medical practitioners with the most current information about the research, diagnosis, treatment and management of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. In 2013, the Centers for Disease Control reported that there are over 300,000 new cases of Lyme disease in the United States each year, with cases reported in every state.
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Located in historic downtown Wilmington near the banks of the Cape Fear River, Stemmerman's Inn is a cozy hotel that offers guests elegant and comfortable accommodations. The recently updated inn is housed inside the Victorian-style VonKampen Building, which dates back to 1855. With its exposed brick and beams, the interior reflects its 19th century history. Guests can choose from seven unique suites. All rooms have high ceilings, a kitchenette, large livings spaces and upstairs sleeping lofts. Some feature spectacular views of the city, while others face the river. There is also a common deck above the hotel's parking area where guests can convene and look out onto the water.
Or book reservations at the luxurious Coastline Inn. Operated by Best Western, the Coastline Inn is located between the river and Cape Fear Community College. The hotel serves a complimentary breakfast each morning and offers free high-speed Internet access to all guests. The facility boasts 53 guestrooms and suites, all with views of the riverfront. Room amenities include flat-screen televisions, workspaces and walk-in showers. Business travelers can take advantage of the conference spaces at the adjacent Coastline Conference and Event Center. There is also an exercise room and a business center. The hotel does allow guests to stay with a pet in exchange for an additional fee, and children 17 and younger stay free when accompanied by at least one paying adult.
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I am kind of sad today. My hubby called this morning and his voice is like a dream. He usually calls when I am sleeping due to the time difference. When the phone rings it is horrible sounding but then my mind says "that is my husband, my baby" and I answer it. Then there is his voice. Although I might not wake up I still here that voice and if I just lay there and let him talk it is like he is there whispering in my ear that he loves me. How I so want him next to me. I want him to be here to smile at me in person, hold my hand and love me.
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Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki faces a Senate Committee today to address the scandal plaguing his agency.
Allegations of systemic scheduling manipulation and nightmarish backlogs at VA facilities have lawmakers asking tough questions about Shinseki's leadership.
This problem is looking more and more like a game of cat and mouse that's been going on since at least 2008.
The VA repeatedly tried to stop scheduling tricks employees would use to hide severe delays in veterans' health care, and employees kept coming up with new ones.
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Enjoy Making Moonshine
For those of you interested in learning more about making moonshine, you should start at what moonshine is all about. Although many people are familiar with the term, moonshine, they may not be aware of the history surrounding it.
Moonshine has been around for a very long time but the word was first used to refer to any type of alcohol that was made illegally and then sold in secret. The original reference of the word can be traced back to the mid-1700's and it was used to refer to any type of alcohol that was smuggled during the night.
The main reason for moonshine was to produce an alcohol that could be sold without the taxing and regulating that was done with most types of alcohol. It was a way to create a higher profit from grain crops that farmers produced without having to deal with the levies and other taxes that alcohol was subjected to.
Although it is commonly referred to as moonshine, it is also known by a number of different names including hooch, rotgut, blockade, white lightning and brushwhiskey.
Moonshine has been made with a number of different grains but the majority of grains used are corn and barley. To make it, the grain is fermented with sugar and water for a specific period of time. This is called mash and is the main ingredient in any type of moonshine. Once you have a mash, it is then distilled until you have an alcoholic beverage. For more information on making moonshine, I recommend that you read The Ultimate Moonshine Guide.
Despite being something that was done for centuries, moonshine really became a popular item to make during prohibition. During that time, with the inability to purchase alcohol legally in many different countries, people began to brew their moonshine in their homes.
After prohibition, moonshine was not brewed as commonly, however, many people still brew moonshine in their homes. The main points of moonshine are that it is a raw flavored alcohol that can be extremely potent and could even lead to health problems due to its potency.
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Lady Vengeance Perfume by Juliette Has a Gun, Lady vengeance by juliet has a gun was fielded in 2006 . A unique and energetic name and more so the brand give you a good inkling of the unmistakable appeal of this perfume. At once romantic and electrifying, this perfume has also been inspired by the new editions of shakespeare. Charm your way through society, walk with grace and let eyes follow you as you effortlessly create a magnetic persona for yourself. The delicate blend of italian rose, ... Read More ... Read More vanilla and patchouli make this perfume so right for you. All products are original, authentic name brands. We do not sell knockoffs or imitations.
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This is full blooming dark rose with thorns.Sensual,exciting and very special fragrance.
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This is the only way to wear Rose and Patchouli....I was never a fan before Lady Vengeance by Juliette Has a Gun...and I love telling people the name when they ask (and they do ask) what fragrance are you wearing?
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The sent is very modern, addictive and yet timeless.
It is very long lasting and could be overpowering if not used in moderation.
It grows into you and enslaves you.
I can see myself hating it after a while because it is not a product - It is relationship, which could be powerful and toxic
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This perfume has a beautiful and long lasting fragrance
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Northern Dynasty has $40 million in cash and won't need to shell out cash until Anglo funds $1.5 billion, but at some point the company will be responsible for $1.8 billion, and an additional $650 million for infrastructure build out. NovaGold has $151.7 million in cash and will need to spend $21 million this year on Donlin, but until production will have to shell out $2 billion for the project. International Tower Hill has $120 million in cash, which should last until late 2013, at which point the company will be on the hook for $1.3 billion.
All three mines are big, juicy and come with big price tags. For these miners, it's all about location, location, location.
In Alaska, it's the "where" that counts. For all intents and purposes, Alaska is still a frontier place where the cost of energy and labor is high, environmental issues can halt a project and infrastructure is pivotal to success.
The Livengood project is located on the eastern infrastructure corridor just 60 miles north of the active Fort Knox mine, owned by Kinross Gold (KGC). The project is near a highway that runs all the way up to Prudhoe Bay and its nearby oilfields and is 50 miles from a power grid.According to Carl Brechtel, COO of International Tower, Alaska has a lot of natural gas on the north slope, and "the state's currently looking at projects and ways to bring natural gas from the north slope down into the Alaskan population center, so that would be an opportunity for us." According to the CEO, Jeff Pontius, Alaska is also looking at hydro projects. The nearest community is 40 miles away, making the mine less vulnerable to environmental issues and, thus far, there are no major native issues. Alaska Mental Health Trust is the primary landowner, according to the company, and the State of Alaska land-use-plan said the main use for the Livengood area was mining. NovaGold and Northern Dynasty might have to work a little harder. Donlin is location on private land and NovaGold partners with the native corporation that owns it. "They truly support the project," says CEO Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse, "we've been working in the region for 15 years."
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I've added some behind the scenes pictures from a photoshoot Elise did last week, for Olivia Solie Jewerly, to the gallery!! Check her blog here!
I am sure this shoot is going to be awesome, and all this amazing jewerly!! I wish they could ship worldwide… back to the topic, check all the pictures below!
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-- As Indiana's spring turkey season approaches, wildlife research biologist Steve Backs said hunters should plan to work a little harder this year.
Spring turkey season begins with the youth season April 21 and 22. The regular spring turkey season is April 25 through May 13.
Backs is forecasting a spring turkey harvest of 11,000, plus or minus 1,000.
His prediction is about 6 percent less than the 11,669 birds harvested in 2011, and 20 percent less than the 2010 spring harvest, when hunters bagged a record 13,742 turkeys.
Expectations are lower this year for two reasons, several years of below normal brood production and the advanced progression of vegetation.
Indiana has experienced seven consecutive summers of below normal turkey production primarily due to above normal precipitation in June. Several other states in the Midwest and South have experienced similar or worse drops in production.
Because of the record warm weather, the spring progression of vegetation is three to four weeks ahead of schedule. More greenery will make seeing and hearing turkeys more difficult, but also provide more concealment for hunters.
"The increased concealment gets us into a potential hunter safety issue," Backs said. "Hunters are going to have to be very vigilant in correctly identifying their target and also recognize that the hunter's presence may not be as easily detected by another hunter in the same area."
When hunters do hear a turkey, they could be more likely to overestimate the distance to the bird and may end up spooking or over-running the location of the gobbler as they approach, Backs said.
"It may be just a different year," he said. "Anybody that's been around turkey hunting realizes you can't predict the weather, you can't predict the timing of spring green up, you can't predict how turkeys will respond."
Hunters shouldn't get too discouraged.
There are reasons for optimism this year, Backs said.
Mushroom season came early, and morel hunters are likely to be out of the woods by the time turkey season comes. Additionally, hunters might find some extra gobblers in areas where flooding limited hunting last year.
Hunters are allowed one bearded or male turkey. A wild turkey license and a game bird habitat stamp are required unless otherwise exempted. Exemptions are detailed in the online at http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/6417.htm.
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Ok, it's not Prada. But the material is (from my material-heaven where they sell designer remnants).
I based it on my cowl-neckline-top but changed the sleeve-openings to cap-sleeves. I added instructions on how to make that change to my Cap Sleeve Cowl Test-run and linked it here.
I called it my dance dress because the first time I wore it was to my friend's birthday-party with african dancing-dance-teachers (we danced all night, it was great!) and the second time was to a Ryksopp concert (where they were accompanied by Robyn. hm, they are scandinavian musicians so you mightn't know them but it's great dance/club-music) followed by clubbing at my friend's club. So it's well danced after only two nights out.
However, I don't recommend making dancing-dresses in 100% wool. Steaming. I guess I'm going to have to make another one in cotton…
The mean smile must stem from the fact that the devil wears Prada, oh my…
100% wool, knitted Prada remnant
Aug 26, 2010, 01.59 AMby youfoundzen
I love this dress, and I love how you're wearing it! So .. I bought a seewing machine, and I'm going to teach myself using this pattern as my first dress lol! Wish me luck!!
Nov 3, 2009, 09.18 AMby lybu
Great idea! It fits you perfect. Well. I think I will make one for my Zumba lessen :)
Nov 2, 2009, 05.52 AMby pixelink
YAY, loving the sleeves and can't wait to see all the versions. Keep on partying in Prada ichigogirl!!
Nov 1, 2009, 07.21 AMby ladysophie
Hey, nice job on the dress! Looks fab!
Nov 1, 2009, 05.49 AMby arete999
The dress looks great on you! Where is your fabric heaven :-)? Is it on-line store?
Nov 1, 2009, 10.43 AMby ichigogirl
Thank you! The shop is on Södermalm in Stockholm, and no, unfortunately they don't have an online store. If you ever visit Stockholm I'll tell you where it is though!
Nov 1, 2009, 12.27 AMby missymay
love it, what a great variation! hehe, we get scandinavian music all the way down under as well – konichiwa b**ches!!
Nov 1, 2009, 10.47 AMby ichigogirl
Thank you! Aha, wow, cool, it's hard to tell wether artists that are world famous here are outside Sweden, you know…
Btw, I went to High School in Mornington for a year (ages ago) so I listened to loads of ozzie-music for a while (I saw INXS live in Melbourne, dear memory!)
Oct 31, 2009, 10.37 PMby frkbustad
This looks very good on you, and the fabric looks amazing… I guess it feels great to wear Prada-by-you ;-)
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Unverified Voracity Is Obvious In Retrospect
Captain Renault. So let's say you're an unemployed Cleveland man who spends two months constructing an igloo instead of, you know, attempting to find a job. What would be totally bitchin' for the wall of your igloo?
Score one for baseless internet speculation. According to Greg Banks, the internet-wide speculation about a Ryan Van Bergen position move is on the nose:
Banks is one of a half dozen or so Wolverines who'll play an expanded and slightly different role on Michigan's defensive front this fall.
He said he expects Ryan Van Bergen to take over Graham's pass-rushing defensive end spot - "I think that's the plan," he said - while he plays both end and tackle.
Birkett follows that up with an assertion that Mike Martin "could see time outside" if Will Campbell progresses. I assume that means three-tech DT, not defensive end, because that latter would be plain nuts. To reiterate: the move is the best bet for Michigan to have an excellent defensive line next year. RVB isn't going to be Brandon Graham but he's far better than the alternatives and moving Mike Martin to three-tech will get him one-on-one with guards he's faster than, potentially paving the way for a ton of TFLs. He'll be more effective there, and NT should be decent with the Sagesse/Campbell platoon.
For his part, Banks is up to 278 pounds, 15 or so up from last year. LaLota also comes in for some praise, but I'm betting serious playing time for him is another year off.
Vincent Smith, meanwhile, is already jogging and should have no problems returning in time for fall practice.
And then they do nothing. Internet speculation has gone from "maybe the Big Ten will add Pitt" to "in ten years only four conferences will exist and football will be played by sexy robots." I'm not sure whether this Barking Carnival post positing a 14-team Big Ten, here previously deemed completely infeasible and then met with a crazy semi-relegation proposal*, is genius or mad. Or possibly both. Check the rationale here:
Powers knows that the Big 10 universities compete individually and as a region for its fair share of the federal R&D pie and that, despite the greatness of its member universities, the Big 10 region has not faired nearly as well as the coasts. Compared to numerous universities in California and Massachusetts, several of which don't give a second thought about college football (MIT, Cal-Davis, Cal Tech, U of San Francisco, etc), there is a rather dramatic concentration of academic R&D that is not favorable to the Midwest or Southwest. Point being, there is room for growth here, and adding two powerful Senators from Texas to the sixteen Senators representing Big 10 states is not an insignificant addition. Without Texas, the CIC universities represent the best of the rust belt. With Texas, the CIC represents the best of the middle of the country.
Wha? I'm not sure how much I buy the idea that heartland universities will have a bigger lobbying block if they're all in the same conference. The CIC happens to have all Big Ten schools and Chicago, but is it really necessary to bring along Texas's athletic programs—not like that would exactly be a downside, though—to invite them to join the CIC? It's not like the Big 12 has any leverage over the Longhorns.
Elsewhere, 14 teams i the new 11 teams. and people are coalescing around a 16-team uber conference that comes with NCAA secession. Andy Staples's version may or may not be sarcastic, but I've seen plenty of other speculation to that effect. Most of it is Bleacher Report quality and not worth linking or anything, but it's out there.
To reiterate my previously expressed stance: a college football "conference" that has more than 12 teams isn't really a conference unless it adds promotion and relegation. Static divisions are separate conferences with a weird scheduling agreement and a wildly unbalanced schedule. It would be logistically terrible.
At this point it would be fantastic if no one did anything. Too bad Tradesports imploded.
BONUS. I don't remember where I saw this, but I believe it was some random message board: if the Big Ten comes down from on high with an end result that seriously damages the Big East, isn't the Big East's best move booting Notre Dame in an attempt to force the Irish into the Big Ten? If ND was cut loose by the Big East all their other sports (save hockey) would be adrift with basically nowhere to go. At that point ND might have to swallow hard and join up.
*(Which a commenter pointed out is mathematically impossible for the same reason you can't play nine conference games in an eleven-team conference. Shame.)
Etc.: Help this pickle get more fans than Nickelback. The second half of the recruiting podcast in which I do my best Mel Kiper. Michigan's putting on a camp thing on the 28th at Newsterbaan, plugging the presence of Rivals and Scout. Seems like a clever move to get an early camp experience, maybe unearth an instate prospect or three.
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Whoah… Texas. I'm on druuuugs.
Overtures!!! Everybody PANIC:
A source with ties to the Big Ten said that while most people's attention has been trained on the conference stealing Missouri, the Big Ten has engaged in "preliminary exchanges" with a much bigger fish from the Big 12.
"There have been preliminary exchanges between the Big Ten and Texas," the source told the Journal-World on Wednesday. "People will deny that, but it's accurate."
Accurate though it may be, "preliminary exchanges" are just folks in suits keeping doors open in case of disaster. Texas to the Big Ten will never ever happen. Reasons:
- The Texas legislature would have the mother of all hissy fits and threaten UT's state funding.
- Texas would go from its usual diet of nummy goo-goo bears plus the occasional big game to a nonconference schedule with mandatory games against A&M and Oklahoma, and that's if Texas isn't forced to play more in-state teams as part of an agreement with the legislature.
- Texas's baseball team, currently a national power, would be playing in the college baseball equivalent of Conference USA.
- Texas has the mojo to have it own damn channel if it wants and won't have to share jack with the other Big Ten teams.
Note that travel costs are omitted, because putting the Big Ten Network on Texas channels means even the crew teams can fly first class. It would be ridiculous. Jim Delany would buy a monocle.
That goes for this Pac-10 expansion, too. I don't buy that adding Colorado and Utah does anything for anyone except bust up the one conference that makes total sense.
Plot against America update. So I toss a link to a USA Today article arguing that adding another 31 teams to the NCAA tournament wouldn't even make much money on mgolicious and the artist formely known as Wonk duly shreds it:
The larger issue here centers on what constitutes "loose change" for the NCAA. Let's accept that the difference between what a network will pay for a 96-team field and what they'll lay out for a traditional 65-team version wouldn't be all that much in percentage terms. Hiestand's right: The new games would be the least attractive ones and, anyway, they'd represent just 17 percent of the programming "tonnage." But if you've ever bought or sold a house, you're intimately familiar with the paradox at work here. You negotiate a price and give a few thousand here or take a few thousand there. Then you step away and think: Sweet mother of Ben Bernanke, that right there's the equivalent of a new car or three years of daycare for your kid, or 50 HDTV's, etc.
So maybe it's some money up front that's meaningful. Meaningful spread over 340-some D-I teams? Eh… probably not. Meaningful to one organization in Indianapolis? Maybe.
Not that the idea is any less terrible today than it was a few days ago. The proposed expansion would, for all intents and purposes, absorb the entire NIT into the NCAA tournament. Last year's editions of Northwestern, Penn State, Notre Dame (18-14), Nebraska (18-12), Virginia Tech (18-14), and Washington State (17-15) would all have weaseled their way in. That's nine of the Big Ten's eleven teams in the tourney plus an ugly assortment of teams who beat no one and have no chance of winning the tournament. At some point you have to say no.
John Beilein's on the side of justice, FWIW:
"I don't understand right now," he said during his Big Ten teleconference. "The 64 (teams) – I could see adding a couple more 'play-in' games if you have to. But going to 96 may be a hard thing to do. I think it's pretty good right now."
Unsurprisingly, Bo Ryan likes evil and preposterous generalizations:
"To me, it's foolish for those people who are saying it's perfect the way it is," Ryan said Monday. "Obviously, they've lived a very shallow life when it comes to looking at change and what change can do and how it can affect things. The history of expansion with the NCAA has been very successful."
Yeah, well, you now, that's just, like, your opinion, man. We have lived a shallow life in which we have never considered how change can affect things.
Yet another way in which college football is like figure skating. Remember some time back when the coaches threw a hissy that people were paying attention to their votes and threatened to take the final coaches' poll private? This was roundly condemned and eventually dropped, but the scars still linger.
If they try it again, opponents should point to what went down when figure skating attempted to beat the corruption out of their judges by making their scores anonymous*:
[Dartmouth economist Eric Zitzewitz] finds that the home-country bias gets even worse when anonymous judges can hide from a scrutinizing press and public, despite the barriers that anonymity may create for effective backroom deal-making. The home-judge advantage under the new system is about 20 percent higher than in the days of full disclosure.
College football coaches already display serious biases when their votes are subject to scrutiny. It would only get worse if they weren't.
*(This seems insane but there is a plausible reason it might be a good idea: it prevents collusion amongst judges. Before there could be backroom deals where a couple countries conspire to rate each other's skaters higher. Now those deals can't be enforced.)
That is more like it. Fred Jackson gives us all hope that Fitzgerald Toussaint is in possession of all his limbs:
"He's as talented as anyone who walked in the door," said Jackson, who has coached Michigan career leading rusher Michael Hart, Chris Perry, Anthony Thomas and Tyrone Wheatley, to name a few.
Jackson said he had never before heard of a player breaking his shoulder blade. But before the injury, Jackson saw budding talent.
"He's got great feet, acceleration, strength, power," Jackson said. "I can compare him to somebody -- he's like a fast Chris Perry. He's going to be very good."
Fitzgerald Toussaint is like a Doak Walker winner who was a first round draft pick… except fast.
Like candy. Touch The Banner breaks down Michigan's offers from the last recruiting class—Florida leads the way with 46—and resulting commitments, where Ohio is an easy winner this year.
Etc.: Basketball recruiting remains dirtier than a dirt sandwich. What's with Ann Arbor as the epicenter of ice dancing? Russians. Obviously. What is the point of this new rule about head coaches in waiting? Manny Harris has never been that efficient in the Big Ten.
If you have a Worst State Ever shirt, wear it everywhere and people will love you. If you don't have one, slap yourself and get one (American Apparel) or two (regular old apparel).
Completely Bats 14-Team Big Ten Proposal
It's so crazy it might work
And now for something completely different: I'm on record that the idea of a 14-team Big Ten is basically insane. But if, hypothetically, this occurs, this is a completely insane way of tackling the insane topic of a 14-team college football conference that's so crazy it might work.
The Big Ten implements a limited promotion/relegation structure that sees full-round robins within each group and significant interaction between groups. They add a ninth conference game.
Bo/Woody Group
Top five teams.
Play: each other (4), three in group two (3), two in group three (2).
Tiller/Mason Group
Middle four teams.
Play: each other (3), three in group one (3), three in group three(3).
Williams/Dinardo Group
Bottom five teams.
Play: each other (4), three in group two (3), two in group one(2).
At year's end, the following things happen:
1) the bottom team in group one and the top team in group two swap groups.
2) ditto for groups two and three.
3) the second-to-last team and second-place team in each group plays a playoff game to see whether they stay in their group or switch.
4) The top two teams play a championship game. One team is always the winner of group one. The other team could be the second place team in group one or a really good group two or three winner: any undefeated (in conference) group two/three winner gets an auto-bid to the championship game. If there are two, group two gets priority. If the second-place Group 1 team has the same record as a group two or three team and the lower team has a H2H win, they get the bid. There would probably be some complicated formula that would allow lower division teams into the game if they outperformed the group one teams sufficiently.
Why do this?
It would be pretty intense, right? Every team in the middle group would be clawing to advance or descend. Everyone in the top group would be clawing for the conference title or to avoid getting relegated. The teams at the bottom would be playing to advance and would have a better shot at bowl eligibility. Almost every game in the Big Ten would be critical. No one would be fighting for the Alamo Bowl, they'd be fighting for the right to compete for the conference championship.
Also, it creates a lot more quality matchups between top teams and minimizes face-beatings. All the good teams you want to see play will play. You can even protect a rivalry or two by guaranteeing that if rivals are in different groups they will play each other.
Bonus: It sidesteps the debate about whether to make Big X divisions geographically coherent or wildly unbalanced.
Why not do this?
College football teams can vary so wildly from year to year that the best team in the conference might not make the championship. Earlier this decade, Penn State went from two consecutive losing seasons that would have found them in the bottom group to an 11-1 Orange Bowl winning team.
It's really complicated.
The NCAA would have to sign off on not only a crazy championship game but two other championship-ish games, and they probably wouldn't. And it would blow everyone's minds.
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Updated. The depth chart by class has been updated. Let me know if there are errors. I believe Brandin Hawthorne is gunning for a medical redshirt and that Nick Sheridan is going the GA route this year. I put Baquer Sayed on it since he seems like he has a chance to contribute. By my count, Michigan has 13 to give right now, so a class of 18 or so is probably in the cards next year.
Jalen winners. The four winners of signed Jalen Rose t-shirts: Lauren Leb, Brandon Cox, Nathan McFeters, and Brooks Dunn. Congrats. As a bonus, Jalen roped in Jimmy King so your shirts have bonus signatures.
This happened, technically. There was a meeting about the NCAA thing:
The University of Michigan Board of Regents discussed the NCAA investigation into the football program on Wednesday, The Associated Press has learned.
A person familiar with the session confirmed the probe was part of the discussion. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the school is not disclosing any details of what it calls an informal meeting.
Really? Fascinating. Details?
The person did not discuss any details with the AP.
Outstanding. Obviously, if I hear anything that qualifies as information I will relay it.
Antonio Bass, in repose. Outstanding article in the Daily on Antonio Bass, a man with cojones:
Late that night, Carr's phone rang.
"Coach, I just wanted to tell you," Bass said in a slow, deliberate voice. "I've made my decision. I'm going to Michigan State."
Bass today says he could feel Carr's normally warm, welcoming personality, the one Carr reserved for all his players, stiffening up. His voice became cold, formal.
"Well, Antonio, I wish you luck up there," Carr said.
Silence. Bass held in a chuckle as long as he could before blurting out, "Nah, coach, I'm just playing. I'm ready to be a Wolverine."
If deadly silences could kill, eh? Bass is walking in May with a communications degree.
CONEOFF. The Coner has graduated, but there must be another goofy fan favorite backup quarterback who pwns Michigan's I-AA opponent. Candidate #1 is obvious: Conelius Jones. His name is Cone from the future.
Candidate #2 has the flow, though, and support from spectacularly named walk-on Ohene Opong-Owusu. Here's Jack Kennedy:
It's… kind of good. Isn't it? I mean, given your expectations going in it vastly exceeded them, right?
In the Times. Two(!) relevant items, one of them with a big honking picture of Michigan's new athletic director and quotes from Mary Sue Coleman. It, unsurprisingly, is a trend piece on athletic departments hiring corporate CEOs:
"That business experience is almost essential," said Mary Sue Coleman, the Michigan president, who said she also hired Brandon because he had strong ties to the university, having played football for the Wolverines and served as a university regent.
Still, she said, "It's hard for me to imagine a successful athletic director these days that doesn't have a deep understanding and skills for the financial side of an athletic department."
The other is an analysis of the possible ripple effects from Big Ten expansion. OSU's president is the guy most heavily quoted. This is the most disturbing quote:
"I do think the Big Ten holds a key, maybe the key, in terms of what is going to be the next phase of college athletics," Ohio State's Gee said. "We need to explore this carefully. The law of unintended consequences applies most specifically to college athletics."
I hope that this does not imply one of those super conference things that ends up with 30-team Big Ten facing off with 30-team SEC.
(Brandon HT: The Ann Arbor Chronicle.)
In the year 2000. Mike Hart's ambition remains the same:
Hart has been through a lot in his first two NFL seasons, from a torn ACL as a rookie last year to being waived and re-signed by the Colts twice this season. And he admits he contemplated calling it a career last fall and getting started on "my real life."
And just what might that be?
"I want to coach," Hart said. "And hopefully I'll be the head coach at Michigan one day. That's my goal."
Head coach?
"No joke," Hart said, smiling. "That's ultimately what I want to do. I love Michigan. That's a big part of me."
When Fred Jackson retires (in four years?), every Michigan fan on the planet will want one guy. No matter if it makes any sense, which it might not.
That article also contains a by now standard response to the standard "so… Rich Rodriguez?" question posed all former Michigan football players kicking around the NFL: I support Rodriguez, but he has to win.
Etc.: The Pitt to Big Ten story was really irresponsible and stupid, and even the response to it was shoddily reported.
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Pyongyang would be proud. While Brandon Graham continues to kill opponents at the Senior Bowl, the other enormous Michigan star in attendance is reportedly struggling. These are lies. I can tell:
Michigan P Zoltan Mesko ruined the punt return drills by being unable to kick the ball far enough to allow a return more often than not (my rough count was 2 returnable out of 7), and his kicks consistently bounce backwards or straight sideways.
I'm sure this person meant to say Mesko ruined the drills by punting the ball into low Earth orbit. Either that or Jeff Risdon—if that is his real name—of RealGM is a compulsive liar who lies. These are the only two options.
That goes for you, too, "Chad Reuter":
This year's class of specialists is not very strong, and Michigan's Zoltan Mesko has been rated as the top punter on the board most of the year. However, his punts have lacked height and spirals, rarely turning over to gain maximum hang time and distance. He'll need a strong game performance to regain the confidence of scouts.
During the game on Saturday, Mesko will shank a punt that nails both of these fellows in the head.
Yost Hall of Fame. You know the monster Swedish flag that's taken up residence in Yost?
Yeah… it's homemade. Engineering sophomore Rob Eckert's mother is a hero of the people:
"I asked my mom around Christmas time when I saw her if I could borrow her sewing machine," Eckert said. "She was like 'What are you making?' I (told) her I was making a Swedish flag, a big one. And my Mom made it for me for my Christmas present."
I assumed that someone had purchased it off EBay or something, but it was a modern-day Betsy Ross. Someone get her a medal.
Expansion bits. Nominal Chicagoland/Illinois sports blog "Frank the Tank's Slant" has turned into an all-Big-Ten-Expansion-all-the-time sort of place, and it continues its long-running series with an analysis of the main thing: money. The Slant is a weird combo of useful information and totally bats conclusions like "Pitt is a ridiculous idea" and "a 14-team conference is worth spending 1000 words discussing."
I think the bats conclusions come from an excessive focus on money and only money. Pitt doesn't expand the BTN footprint but does make sense in a zillion other ways from academics to providing Penn State an actual rival to geography. A 14 team conference might make more money on average but is a nightmare on the field. Money is important—it's one of the many reasons Iowa State is not a candidate—but it's not everything.
Elsewhere, evidence that Missouri will give the Big Ten a good hard look continues to mount with a KC Star article on Mizzou's willingness to make a move. The main issues are Mizzou's century-long membership in the MVC/Big 8/Big 12 and the hit the Tigers would take in Texas, one of their main recruiting hotbeds, when they don't make regular trips to Tech, A&M, etc.
As always, it's dolla dolla bill ya'll making the most compelling case in favor:
"Illinois and Indiana will make $9 million more from its televisions contracts this year," Alden said. "Arkansas and Mississippi will make even more. That's our comparison. In five years, they'll have generated almost $50 million more than us without selling a ticket."
If Mizzou is willing to go, I think the additional markets they bring outweigh Pitt's superiority in basketball and academics.
You find a playlist 100,000 people can agree on, we talk. Maize n Brew Dave makes a case for improving the Michigan game day experience re: piped in music. My solution is simple: find Special K and have him transfer to Michigan State. His solution is removing stuff like "Lose Yourself" and "Don't Stop Believing" because while he likes piped in music "only when it's good." He suggests this playlist instead:
Guns n Roses: Paradise City, Nitetrain, Welcome to the Jungle
Motley Crue: Kickstart My Heart, Dr. Feelgood
AC/DC: Thunderstruck, Back in Black, Shoot To Thrill, Highway to Hell, Hells Bells (Defense only), Rock n Roll Train
Motorhead: Ace of Spades
Quiet Riot: Metal Health (opening scream only)
Metallica: Enter Sandman (Defense only)
KISS: Detroit Rock City
Problem: all this music sucks so hard. It's generic. It's played out. It's being RAWKED at an ECHL arena right now. And oh my god:
So how bout "Breakin the Law" by Judas Priest for penalties? "Why can't we be friends" for personal fouls? "Mama's little helper" when the refs screws us? "Sympathy for the Devil" when Tressel's around? "Play that Funky Music White Boy" for Tate Forcier and the "Speed Racer" Theme for Denard Robinson? This stuff isn't rocket sciene.
Dave is Special K. I can (barely) tolerate Don't Stop Believin'. When Special K plays Bob Seger at ear-splitting volume during a critical review I want to die. If he started making stupid little jokes about on-field events when I am on the verge of a panic attack it would make me want to stay home and that would make me feel terrible. The arrow on this points exactly one way: Joe Louis.
Dave makes this argument for piped in music:
The best example I can give is the Jagr-led Washington Capitals* … whose PA dude put together the most awesome montage-collages of heavy metal/death rock this pathetic planet has ever known. That Caps intro would melt your face right into your beer cup. … They knew their target audience and they fed it guitar heavy ROK like you'd feed makrel to a trained seal. We ate it up.
So… let's think about knowing your audience. At Michigan Stadium you have a vast variety of Michigan fans, students, and alums ranging from 18 to 80. Maybe 5% of them grew up driving a Camaro and rocking a rat-tail. "Knowing your audience" this is not. Keep the eighth-grade sense of humor ("boners!") and your 1985 hair metal where it belongs—everywhere else on the planet—, please, and let's go back to the things Michigan fans can actually agree on: Temptation, War Chant, Let's Go Blue, The Victors.
The thing that bothers me is that I really loathe the piped in music and, from the reactions I've gotten it seems like a lot of people do. For the people who hate it, the music ruins one of the few pristine sporting events luddites have left. For people who like it, it's just another opportunity to hear the same fifteen seconds of that one song you hear fifteen seconds of everywhere else. The cost to one group greatly exceeds the benefit to the other.
Rooting interest. I admit that I have no plans to watch ice dancing no matter what personal connection I have to it—I could be actively participating in a routine and be screaming "SWEEP" at my slingbox-enhanced smartphone—but others might be less curling-obsessed so it's worth mentioning that two current Michigan students are the sequined Brandon Graham and slightly-less-sequined-but-still-pretty-damn-sequined Brandon Graham of ice dancing. They are Meryl Davis and Charlie White:
White and Davis, both native Metro Detroiters, are University of Michigan students and die-hard Wolverine sports fans.
They're about to become very famous, as they head into the Olympics as the No. 1-ranked ice dancers in the world. White, a sophomore who has not chosen a major yet, and Davis, a junior in cultural anthropology, could become the most famous Michigan students in the Olympics since star swimmer Michael Phelps.
That's pretty remarkable. This bit goes beyond remarkable into the bizarre, though: the third-place team at nationals, and therefore the third Olympic qualifier, consists of fellow Michigan students Emily Samuelson and Evan Bates. Four of the six competitors for the US at the Olympic ice dancing competition will be Michigan undergraduates. Bates and White are freakin' housemates. I bet one dollar the four hit the ice at Yost during an intermission sometime before the year is out.
So, yeah, Tanith Belbin and Anonymous Partner can fall in a ditch. I want big, sequined block Ms on the medal podium.
Ask Vlad Emilien anything! Seriously. However, he will sometimes answer incorrectly:
Who wins: Mike Barwis or Chuck Norris?
i dont really know maybe chuck norris
Has Barwis ever brought his wolves to workouts?
More lies!
There's a couple of interesting responses, though. Molk is the "strongest, hardest working" player on the team, and this oddly grammatical question shoots down the idea that a lingering knee injury kept Emilien off the field:
Hey Vlad, Just curious, did a lingering injury keep you off the field last year? Did it affect your play? A lot of us expected to see more of you and that was the rumor. I'm looking forward to seeing you play next year. Thanks for making Blue proud!
to be honest i dont know why i wasnt playing... my coach told me he felt i wasnt ready yet
Sammi Sweatheart or Jwoww?
who is these people lol
So there you go.
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We will carry him through the city of God on a golden palanquin, crying out "oh child of wonder, share with us your one true vision." If you're like me—a shiftless loner who can watch TV during the day and really likes the national soccer team—you no doubt remember the searing vision from last year's Italy-Brazil Confederations Cup matchup. Someone made an animated gif of it.
I know you will never stop watching that, and I'm sorry.
Holy cow. This will mark the second time in a week something interesting has been said by a West Virginia newspaper that had nothing to do with Rich Rodriguez. (Floating an apparently legit rumor that Chuck Heater is a potential Jay Hopson replacement was the other.) Imagine this alternate history as told by Mike Brey:
"Four or five years ago my athletic director called me in for a meeting and told me to be prepared. We're going to the Big Ten," Brey said, so matter-of-factly that you figured everyone knew about it.
But that really wasn't the case.
No one knew that Notre Dame stood on the doorstep of jumping to the Big Ten a few years back. They knew they had the chance to go, that the Big Ten wanted them, but that were close enough that the Irish athletic director was calling coaches in and telling them to prepare for the move, that it was a sure thing … well, can you say Miami, Virginia Tech and Boston College.
"It changed at the midnight hour," Brey said, "but he was preparing me for that."
I have no penetrating insights here. Just… wow. This will prompt even more Mike White shrines across ND Nation.
Another departure? Probably not. USF fired Jim Leavitt after he went Woody Hayes on one of his players and then lied about it extensively. This led to a number of articles floating Calvin Magee as a possible replacement, in which he'd "expressed an interest," albeit not publicly.
It looks like South Florida is going another direction, however:
Nothing could be confirmed late Monday, but speculation was heavy that the Bulls could be a match for Holtz, the son of a coaching great who has guided the Pirates to back-to-back Conference USA championships.
That's a non-entity of a statement there, but there's an article in the competing paper that says Holtz has been contacted by USF:
"I have gotten a call to find out if I had interest in talking to them,'' he said. "Obviously, there is interest from a standpoint of the league they play in, the Big East, and my parents live here in Orlando, my wife is from Port Charlotte. We would have four grandparents right there. There are a lot of positives to it. I think it's definitely an up-and-coming program so, yeah, there would be interest.''
It's rare to see a guy with a job make a public statement of interest and not get the gig. Michigan looks like it will hold on to Magee, then.
(HT: Orson as Spencer.)
Midterms. The NHL's Central Scouting Board has released their midterm rankings. Players of note for Michigan:
20. Jon Merrill, D, USA U18
50. Jacob Fallon, F, USA U18
75. Luke Moffatt, F, USA U18
98. Alex Guptill, F, Orangeville (2010 or 2011)
132. Kevin Clare, D, USA U18
170. Derek Deblois, F, Cedar Rapids, USHL (2010 or 2011)
(About Guptill and Deblois: It's uncertain whether or not they'll be on campus next year. They are eligible for this draft and usually that means they'll be on campus the season after they get drafted, but when they committed they were expected to be members of the 2011 class. Robbie Czarnik leaving opens up a spot for one, and it's possible they'll bring the other in early with the money they'd earmarked for (argh) Jack Campbell.)
Items of note other than "argh Jack Campbell": Merrill and Moffatt have dropped, Moffatt considerably. These are just North American skater rankings. Add in Euros and goalies and Merrill projects as a late first or early second rounder, Fallon a third-rounder, and Moffatt somewhere in rounds three to five. Moffatt was getting hyped as a possible top ten pick and a definite first rounder. That might be bad for their instant impact but better for the long term future of the program if they decide to stick around longer. Also a possibility: the CSB rankings, which can be wack, are a little wack.
On the other hand, Fallon keeps moving up and Clare is in a nice sweet spot for a stay-at-home defenseman who will be around for three or four years. The above-listed players and USHL D Mac Bennett are the entire class. Since Bennett went in the second round last year, that's impressive. Every player Michigan is bringing in next year is expected to be or has been drafted, and it seems likely the majority of the class will be off the board when the fourth round rolls around. If it makes you feel any better about this year, no one in State's current class is even on the list.
The timing on this is fantastic. So, yes, John Beilein got an extension after one of the most disappointing losses of his Michigan career, one that finally closed the door on all but the most insane Michigan fan's NCAA tourney hopes. Predictably, people were outraged on the radio. Predictably, Mike Rosenberg rushed to write an article that reads like "a Goofus and Gallant article with Goofus (RR) mostly standing just outside the frame" according to zingy MGoBoard poster wolverine1987.
Assorted e-pinions that, in retrospect, are directed at people who won't listen anyway:
- This was not decided after the season started.
- Yes, obviously David Brandon knew this was happening. Conspiracy theories about Bill Martin dropping a nasty present in Brandon's lap are transparently silly.
- The buyout is the thing that matters and I doubt that it increased significantly, if at all, should Beilein's tenure go the same direction Amaker's did. I think that point is moot—the NCAA bid will buy him enough time to get a full roster of his guys in and his history indicates that he'll be successful enough in the long run that he will likely retire a Wolverine. If it's not, though, a few hundred K here or there is not going to prevent Michigan from making a move.
- Short of massacring an entire village of Vietnamese peasants, Beilein is here for a long time, extension or no.
Etc.: Rivals recognizes the Big Ten's bowl season as basically on par with the SEC's and far better than anyone else's. CMU hires Michigan State assistant Dan Enos; Enos is regarded as Dantonio's primary recruiter guy. Should be some small help with in-state recruiting. Charles Woodson, your NFL defensive player of the year, extensively profiled by the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.


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Definición de old-fashioned en inglés:
1In or according to styles or types no longer current; not modern: an old-fashioned kitchen range
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- These are only two of the hundreds of examples of secrecy in what is now seen as a very old-fashioned style of government.
- The mansion's interior was as beautifully decorated as the outside - a fusion of modern technology and old-fashioned artefacts.
- She walks toward her kitchen and grabs an old-fashioned basket with handles, the basket is made from tree bark and it shines beautifully in the day.
1.1Favouring traditional or conservative ideas or customs: she's stuffy and old-fashioned
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- Many newspaper editors and owners still cling to the old-fashioned idea that they know better than you how you should vote.
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- It may be an old-fashioned idea, but life is meaningless unless it is shared.
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medieval, prehistoric, antediluvian, old-fogeyish, old-fangled, conservative, backward-looking, quaint, anachronistic, crusted, feudal, fusty, moth-eaten, olde worlde;
informal old hat, square, not with it, out of the ark, creaky, clunky, mouldy
North American informal horse-and-buggy, rinky-dink, mossy
archaic square-toed
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