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Wednesday, July 25, 2012 9:18 am
Are you a mid-week church goer? What activities does your church do on Wednesday nights?
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 9:44 am
Wednesday night is our primary service for Bible study. We have a topical teaching on Sundays, but for the past 30+ years we've gone through the bible chapter by chapter, verse by verse (several times) on Wed evenings. We moved to Oregon nearly 20 years ago because of this systematic teaching of the Word at this church.
Jenn permalinkWednesday, July 25, 2012 10:17 am
Our church doesn't have traditional mid week services but they emphatically encourage joining a small group that meet at any time during the week.
Sylvia M. permalinkWednesday, July 25, 2012 10:34 am
Yes, we go to church on Wednesday nights. It's pretty much like Sundays, except no Sunday school, "special" song, and a shorter sermon. Sometimes we will have a missionary speaker on Wednesday nights who will give a presentation.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 12:43 pm
Used to be. Our current church puts a lot less emphasis on Wednesday nights though. There is a prayer meeting, but it isn't really promoted. During the school year I participate in Anchor, which is a women's small group/ Bible study that meets once a week at the leader's home and once a month at church on Tuesday evenings.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 5:09 pm
My church does not have a midweek service during the summer. During the fall and spring, we'll usually have one or more classes. I go, if the topic interests me. On the second Tuesday of every other month, we have an all worship service. The next one will be in September.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 9:18 am
The OLYMPICS start Friday!!!! What events do you most look forward to?
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 9:29 am
Swimming, track and field and volleyball. I was huge into volleyball as a kid playing 4-5 times a week. I even went to Germany to play and played against a couple guys on the National team back in the mid-80's.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 12:44 pm
My favorite to watch is gymnastics. I wanted to be a gymnast sooooo bad when I was a kid!
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 12:48 pm
oh I also like watching diving.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 4:31 pm
Swimming, Diving, Gymnastics, Hockey, cycling, Most except boxing and those sorts of sports. Anywhere I can cheer on an Aussie competitor.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 5:08 pm
Definitely gymnastics. I also like swimming and diving.
Dora permalinkThursday, July 26, 2012 9:01 am
Gymnastics, diving, and swimming are my favorite. My sister, on the other hand, is going all out and setting up all of her "toys" for streaming every sport.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 9:19 am
What's your favorite memory from Summer Olympics of the past?
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 4:33 pm
I remember the first time I ever watched them it was 1972 in Munich and I was 8. Shane Gould was the darling of the swimming pool for Australia. I dont remember alot more but I did love seeing her. We had a book with all the events and were putting in who won etc.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 9:19 am
Who's your all-time favorite Olympic athlete?
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 4:37 pm
thats a really hard question as there are so many. the ones that come to mind first are Susie O'Neill, Cathy Freeman, Debbie Flintoff King, Anna Meares, Kerien Perkins,
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 5:05 pm
Michelle Kwan
Dora permalinkThursday, July 26, 2012 9:03 am
Shannon Miller
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 9:20 am
If you were to create an Olympic event in which you were certain to win a gold medal, what event would it be? (Yes, you can be totally facetious with this.)
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 9:33 am
Insecurity. I'm so insecure I could almost go pro, but I haven't had enough belief in my abilities to make that jump just yet.
Christina Schmidt permalinkWednesday, July 25, 2012 9:38 am
I would be competing right there with you.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 4:47 pm
I would win a gold medal for procrastination. Problem is I would probably procrastinate so long I would forget to go to the event.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 9:20 am
What sport do you think they should take out of the Summer Olympics?
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 9:30 am
Badminton. This is something people play in their backyard during picnics. What's next, cornhole?
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 12:48 pm
hahaha, Olympic cornhole :D
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 12:47 pm
Ok, after reading "badminton," which I didn't even know was an Olympic event, I had to go look up the official list… seriously? Badminton? Table Tennis? Even canoeing seems a little strange to me.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 4:52 pm
Basketball, Tennis as both are professional sports which the players get well paid.
I actually like Canoeing. I forgot about handball find that fascinating to watch.
I see golf will be added next olympics thats another I am not in favour of.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 4:54 pm
I still dont get synchronized swimming either one event I really dont watch.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 7:57 pm
I find synchronized swimming fascinating, I wish they would show it on TV.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 9:20 am
What sport do you think they should add to the Summer Olympics?
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 9:33 am
They need to bring back baseball and softball. That was just a dumb sport to get rid of, yet they keep badminton and ping pong? Really?
Jenn permalinkWednesday, July 25, 2012 10:18 am
I agree!
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 4:53 pm
I would love to see Netball added.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 9:21 am
The new TV season is almost upon us. What new shows are you looking forward to? What returning shows are you eagerly anticipating?
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 9:34 am
Duck Dynasty.
Christina Schmidt permalinkWednesday, July 25, 2012 9:36 am
I am sooo excited for Once Upon a Time to return. I can't wait to see the new characters back stories and i really hope they bring back The sheriff. :-)
Ruth permalinkWednesday, July 25, 2012 9:41 am
Once Upon a Time and Grimm!
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 5:08 pm
Once Upon a Time! Cannot wait!
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Hassan, Aminuddin and Mohamad, Lukman @ Zawawi and Ismail, Habsah and Yusoff, Salwana (2009) The approach of educational philosophy in overcoming social problem. European Journal of Scientific Research, 27 (3). pp. 463-471. ISSN 1450-216X
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The purpose of this paper is to explore the philosophy of education approaches in solving social problems. These approaches are also considering the perspectives of some popular denomination and branches of philosophy of education that constantly discussing about social problem. This paper stressed that social problem is not just by seeing only from the mechanism; it's also upon the basis on how it occurred or to avoid with wise evaluation on it.
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Midterm exams
Final exam
Attendance: Attendance is a small part of your grade for this course. However, it is a disadvantage to miss any lectures because the lectures, demonstrations, and in-class activities will greatly enhance your ability to understand the material. There will often be assignments done in class that are worth points. If you are ill, please contact me before class to make arrangements to make up in-class work. Otherwise, you will lose the points for any day you are absent. Late exams are not allowed, but in special cases you may take an exam early. You must remember to sign in on the attendance sheet to get credit.
Exams (3 exams@100 class points each): Three midterm exams are scheduled as shown in the attached schedule. Note that the lab period before each exam is reserved for an exam review to be held during lab time.
Final exam (1 exam@200 class points): The comprehensive final exam is on Wednesday, May 11 from 10-noon.
Homework (200 class points): This semester we will have a mix of on-line and written homework due weekly. With the exception of exam weeks, the on-line portion of homework will be due by 11 pm on Thursday night. The written part of the homework will be due no later than the beginning of class on Fridays. On exam weeks, the on-line portion and the written portion will be due by 4:30pm on Thursday to my office, although I'm hoping that you'll have it done before the exam review session. There will be no credit for late homework unless you have a valid excuse and have made prior arrangements.
Each homework assignment will be worth 100 points, providing a total of 1400 possible homework points. Your homework score will be the number of homework points/1300 points. To convert from homework points to class points:
Class points= (homework points earned)/(1300 homework points)*200
You should consider the homework the minimum number of problems needed to understand the material. I recommend that you work out at least five additional problems for each chapter from the text. The answers to odd problems are provided at the back of your book and I have the solutions to even problems as well.
Participation (100 class points): There are two components to your participation grade: preflights and attendance. Each will carry equal weight of 2 participation points per day.
Class points= (participation points earned)/(total participation points)*100
Attendance and participation: Attendance will be taken for each class period by a sign-in sheet at the front of the room. Just initial the sheet when you come in. I will also be checking to make sure that you are answering the clicker questions. I will be teaming you up into groups of three to discuss concept questions as well as work on problem questions. The groups will be reshuffled after each exam.
Preflights: Before each lecture, you will have a series of questions to answer ("preflight") on your reading assignment for that lecture. Your answers must be submitted by midnight the night before the lecture. I strongly encourage you to read ahead over the weekend and answer those weeks preflights before the week starts. If, for some reason, you can't get a computer connection, you can print out the questions and turn in your answers at the beginning of class. Please make sure to do your reading thoroughly and come to class with a solid idea of the concepts covered in that day's reading assignment. The more prepared you are, the more likely we will be able to spend some of the class time working out problems, including homework problems.
Labs (200 class points): There will be twelve labs this semester held in Upham 238, starting the first week of class. I will give you a separate syllabus covering this section of the course, and how the grades will be assigned.
Extra Credit (25 class points): The Physics department will be arranging a series of colloquium on Fridays (and possibly other days or evenings). You can receive extra credit by attending these talks and turning in a half-page single-spaced summary (either written or typed) of what the talk was about and what you learned. Each report will earn 5 extra credit class points. You can receive no more than 25 extra credit points during the semester. For those of you unable to attend these talks/events, you can receive extra credit by doing some research and writing up the solution to an alternate set of questions that will be posted to the course News page.
How to do well in this course: 50% of your grade in this course comes from exams, so it is important to make sure that you prepare properly for the exams. I will be providing additional help/pointers as the first exam draws near. But note that 50% of your grade is completely under your control. If you start your homework promptly, turn in all your preflights, and do all of the class activities, there's no reason why you can't get 100% on this part of the course. You will seriously hurt your grade if you don't turn in the homework, preflights, and attend the classes/in-class activities.
Course Schedule: This course will cover Chapter 1 through Chapter 22 of the book, covering dynamics, rotational motion, waves, and thermodynamics. The tentative topic schedule is attached; deadlines for preflights and homework will be provided on the on-line course Planner.
Workload: The University sets a minimum level of effort which each student must devote per credit earned for all courses at the university, a minimum found in Section V-C, page 1 (revised 1992 August 1), of the University Handbook. Effectively, you should be spending twice as much time on this course outside of class as you do in class, approximately eight hours of work for this four credit class. If you find that you are spending significantly more than that, please discuss it with me to see if I can help you study more effectively.
Special needs statement: Students with special needs should contact the instructor to make appropriate arrangements.
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is dedicated to a safe, supportive and non-discriminatory learning environment. It is the responsibility of all undergraduate and graduate students to familiarize themselves with University policies regarding Special Accomodations, Misconduct, Religious Beliefs Accomodation, Discrimination and Absence for University Sponsored Events. (For details please refer to the Undergraduate and Graduate Timetables; the Rights and Responsibilities section of the Undergraduate Catalog; the Academic Requirements and Policies and the Facilities and Services sections of the Graduate Catalog; and the Student Academic Disciplinary Procedures [UWS Chapter 14]; and the Student Nonacademic Disciplinary Procedures [UWS Chapter 17].)


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By George Hobica, Airfarewatchdog.com
Yes, fares on many routes are much more expensive this holiday season than last. But airfares are not static and there are (relative) deals to be had any time of year. Here is my best advice for making your travel dollars go farther no matter the time of year.
1. Sign up for the airlines' e-mail feeds and frequent-flier programs
Yes, we know, you already get too much e-mail, but the airlines want to develop a one-on-one relationship with you, so they'll send you special deals, such as 50% off promo codes or two-fers, if you sign up. Airline sites sell much more than airfares these days (hotels, rental cars, credit cards and such), and they will entice you to deal direct rather than use a third party site such as Orbitz. Here are links to US domestic airline sign-up pages and for international sign-ups. If you're on Twitter, you might also want to follow the airlines' tweets, which they're using to promote exclusive Twitter-only deals. We signed up for Virgin America's frequent-flier program and because we haven't flown them yet we keep on getting promo code discount offers to give them a try.
2. Sign up for third-party fare alerts
Many airfare websites offer alerts, and they all have something to offer. Yapta.com lets you track your specific itinerary, down to the flight number and dates of travel, and will let you know if the airline owes you a price-drop refund. Travelocity's easy-to-use FareWatcherPlus lets you track up to ten routes and you can choose to be notified either when a fare goes down by $25 or more, or when it goes below a price you choose. Orbitz also offers alerts, as does Bing Travel, TripAdivsor.com/flights and FareCompare.com. To see how all these services differ, consult this comparison chart.
One thing to note: these sites use essentially the same airfare data provided by the airlines' computer systems or ITA Software (which has been in the news lately as a possible Google acquisition), so they won't include discounted promo code fares, and most don't include Southwest Airlines (airfarewatchdog.com does, however, include hand-picked fares on Southwest and Allegiant Airlines).
3. Search airline sites individually, but not exclusively
As noted above, many airlines have "private" sales, reserving their very best fares for their own sites. These are different from promo code fares. International airlines such as Aer Lingus, Iberia and Qantas regularly offer lower fares (i.e., $100-$400 less) on their own websites compared to what you'll find on Kayak or Orbitz. And yet, you shouldn't ignore online travel agencies such as Expedia and Travelocity, because these sites will tell you if it's cheaper flying out on one airline and back on another. In general, airline sites want you to fly only on their "metal."
4. Buy hotel + air packages
It's often significantly cheaper to buy an air plus hotel package rather than airfare alone, especially for last-minute travel. We often see Travelocity "TotalTrip" offerings, especially on last-minute flights, pop up with hotel plus air for half the price of air alone. Lastminute.com is also a great source for finding last-minute packages.
5. Use Priceline for last-minute trips
If you don't have a 7-, 14-, or 21-day advance purchase window to buy your fare, your best bet is the "name your own price" feature of Priceline.com. True, you won't know the exact flight times or airline you're flying until to pay for your trip, but you can save 50% or more. Hotwire.com can also be useful for last-minute trips.
6. Use consolidators, but beware of the restrictions
Especially with the economic downturn, business and first-class cabins have been emptier in 2010, and deals can be amazing. Consolidators specializing in premium cabins will have some great deals, and the airlines themselves will be heavily discounting their premium cabins, so check the specials on their websites. Sites like Vayama.com, airfare.com and Asia.com also sometimes sell consolidator fares, but read this to understand how these fares work and what the extra restrictions might be.
7. Consider the extra fees before you buy
If Southwest has a fare of $198 round-trip and United has one for $148, and you are checking three bags, then Southwest actually has the lowest fare because Southwest charges nothing for the first two checked bags, whereas United would charge you an additional $165 each way for three. You can find baggage fee charts here.
8. Combine two separate fares rather than buying one fare
If you're flying to a destination in Europe, you might save money by purchasing one fare from the U.S. to, say, Dublin, and another from Dublin onward on Ryanair.com (just beware of Ryanair's onerous fees). The same holds true for some destinations in Asia — fly into Singapore and catch a low cost carrier such as Airasia.com from there, and to some smaller Caribbean destinations via San Juan or the Bahamas. Even domestically, two fares are often less than one, such as the recent scenario where Dallas to Honolulu was selling for $350 round-trip with tax, but Houston/Honolulu was $800. As you're no doubt aware, you can fly from Houston to Dallas for a lot less than $450!
9. Buy tickets on an airline that will refund the difference if a fare goes down
Let's say you've found the lowest fare, and then the day after purchase your non-refundable fare for the same itinerary goes down. If you ask for it you can get a refund for the difference. But some airlines will charge you a costly "administrative" fee of $150 or more, wiping out any savings. Others will give you the entire fare difference without extracting a fee. Currently, the "nice" airlines are JetBlue, Southwest, and Alaska.
10. Check fares several times a day, and don't listen to airfare pundits who predict airfares
A lot of people like to pretend they're clairvoyant, and they know where airfares are headed. But airlines are unpredictable, and any airfare expert who claims he knows that airfares will be lower or higher in the coming months or the coming day is suspect. No one can accurately predict where airfares are heading, any more than we can predict the stock market, because we have no idea when the economy will improve, or how much airlines will cut back capacity or when the next flu epidemic will hit. If we could, we'd all be comfortably retired by now! And although many people swear by Bing.com/Travel's predictions, doesn't it make sense that if Bing really could predict airfare directions accurately that every other site would be out of business by now? But that hasn't happened. Fares fluctuate throughout the day, and the number of seats offered at the lowest fares also changes frequently. So if you don't like the fare at 10 a.m., check at 2 p.m., or the next day and you may be surprised.
George Hobica is the founder of Airfarewatchdog.com. Airfarewatchdog features the best airfares on thousands of routes verified by a team of expert fare analysts.
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Napier wows another foe as Huskies drop Rutgers
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Through his many years as a player and coach in the NBA, Eddie Jordan had seen it before. The Rutgers coach probably didn't think he would see it much at the collegiate level.
He learned a lesson Saturday night.
Shabazz Napier took over a game — again — scoring 20 of his game-high 26 points in the second half to lead UConn to an 82-71 victory over Rutgers in what is likely the Huskies' last trip to the Rutgers Athletic Center. Most of the announced sellout crowd of 8,006 departed early into the fresh snow because they knew what Jordan knew: There was almost no way to stop Napier.
"It's NBA-like," Jordan said. "If you have a great player, you open the floor up and let him do his thing. Napier's a good player, a very good player. He's an assassin."
UConn (16-4, 4-3 American Athletic Conference) held a 54-53 lead with just more than 11 minutes left to play when Napier decided to wrest control. He scored 17 of the Huskies' next 21, turning a tenuous one-point game into a 75-65 UConn lead.
Napier had missed nine of his first 11 shots. He had thrown the ball away in uncharacteristic manners. He had drawn the ire of coach Kevin Ollie enough for Ollie to stick him on the bench at a crucial time.
And then Napier recovered in a way he has all but patented.
"He drives me crazy sometimes, but that's the guy that I'm going to count on and I'm going to put the ball in his hands," Ollie said. "He's going to make a couple of mistakes here and there, but I know he's going to be there for me, he's going to be rock solid for me when I need him.
"That second half was right up there with a lot of second halves great players have played."
UConn has beaten Rutgers (8-12, 2-5) in 20 of the
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22 games the teams have played as league foes. In winning for the fifth time in six games, the Huskies moved above .500 in the league for the first time. While it was mostly Napier, it wasn't all him.
Ryan Boatright (12 points, six rebounds) held Rutgers' leading scorer, Myles Mack, to just six points on 2-of-9 shooting. Amida Brimah scored 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds, tying his season high, as UConn outrebounded an opponent for the fifth time in six games. Niels Giffey scored nine points in a season-high 33 minutes, most of them coming because DeAndre Daniels was limited to 21 minutes because of a first-half ankle injury.
The statistics tell the story of a one-man show, but it was anything but that. One man took over. Napier had more than enough help to put him in that position.
"It's everybody," Giffey said. "If DeAndre has a good day, you adjust to that. There's always somebody who's going to have a good day. You have to find that guy, get the ball to him and find people in the right positions. Bazz just found his stuff today. It's big-time for him to take over a game like that
"I hope we've grown. Everybody is getting more confidence so we know how to approach these games."
UConn held Rutgers to just one field goal in the final 8:58. During that time, the Huskies produced points on 10 of their 15 possessions to turn what was a close game into a relatively easy win.
Ollie said afterward that his charges are "getting it." He didn't specify, but it is fairly evident. The Huskies are learning how to close games.
"We showed when the game got a little out of hand early in the second half and they took the lead, we called timeout and scored and then got three stops," Ollie said. "That's what tough teams do. We're turning into a tough team."
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The Path of Wisdom
Author: Crick
As I walk along an unexplored trail through the forest, I take notice that there are no obstructions in my way. There are no brambles waiting to snag me with their thorns. There are no fallen trees to stumble over. There is no wayward stream forcing me to forage across. There is only the solitude of the woods and the associated sounds of woodland life.
Above me in the branches of an old Elm tree are a couple of birds that are singing a morning duet. It is a song about joy and the happiness of life. Could this be a romantic tryst? Up ahead of me a King snake goes slithering quietly across the path. He emanates an indifference to his surroundings as he ponders solitary thoughts. Alas, a creature of stealth and mystery that one is.
In the creek that runs parallel to the path, are shiny black salamanders, gleefully enjoying the gentle currents of cool water. It glides over them, while they undulate like strands of dark grass beneath the surface of the shallow stream. Their thoughts may be minute but their existence is in tune with their surroundings.
As I pass an old Oak tree, I can see the tracks of a raccoon leading to a well-used hole situated in the base of the tree. Without a doubt, this young denizen is nestled deep within the trunk of this abiding oak, lost in a deep slumber. For a moment I wonder what it may be that she is dreaming of.
Suddenly I hear the splash of a small fish as it propels itself out of its natural environment into a momentary altered state of experience. Much like a human who has astral projected for the first time. I wonder if there is a change in its sense of reality as it briefly goes from one element to another. Or is it a fleeting experience that passes by un-noticed?
These thoughts lead me to think of my spiritual path which unlike this forest trail is fraught with obstacles placed by fellow humans. For unlike the many denizens of this quiet forest, humans do not adapt well to the environment in which they live. For as long as I can remember I have walked my personal path as an individual and yet many have been the obstacles placed before me by others who have stumbled across my path. The light glows before them but their eyes remain tightly closed.
Spiritual growth is the unique experience of each who walks such a trail and yet many are those who would insist otherwise. The mysteries of life are an experience that is related to the lessons each individual person requires to move forth. And yet there are many who will posture and claim to know the answers that are hidden from them within the mists. Fear of such unknowns spawns a false sense of arrogance and thus limits the ability to truly experience and thus find the understanding that is there for us all.
A spiritual path requires the freedom of mind and heart and the willpower and desire to achieve it. Empty words cast forth from a mass of humanity, is akin to a lonely sigh on a secluded mountaintop. No one truly hears it for there is none about to listen. For those who speak little but listen much, indeed, they will hear the whisper of wisdom as it goes quietly by like a soft springtime breeze. And yet there are many who would gladly lend their voices to the maddening din of transparent experiences, egos rising like a flock of geese, thus offering naught but another obstacle to one's spiritual path.
We are each as different as the blades of grass that make up a vast field. Perhaps the sage approach is to listen as we each have a unique tale to tell. Though we may each walk a spiritual path our footfalls will not be exactly identical, each step along the path an experience within itself. But rather then live in synchronicity with each other, each of us striving to attain an awareness and understanding of our purpose in life, we would rather place obstacles one before the other.
And woe, are our bitter fruits, given to us by those who would choose to take shortcuts along the path of life. Such folks as these are the loudest of all who seek to place obstacles before others. And little do they care to be listening as the lessons of life present themselves to each of us whom walk this path. For such folks are spiritually apathetic and as such they continually seek the shortest route.
But as I walk along this unexplored path through the forest, I realize the parallels inherent between this woodland trail and my spiritual path. Knowing not where the shortcuts may lead, would I not prefer to follow the trail in its entirety and thus have the opportunity to absorb the experience of life as a whole?
Would I personally want to chance on missing out on important lessons that may advance my understanding of life and thus my spiritual growth by taking shortcuts? And would I choose to hide my lack of such knowledge gained through such an experience by being loud and boastful and eager to set obstacles before others who may be walking beside me? Or would I choose to be silent and let the sounds of this forest and in essence of life, make their presence known to me?
Alas, if I am to be true to the tenets of being an individual who is walking the path of life, then I can only answer for myself. I cannot pretend to be able to answer for others, for though their life experiences may be similar, they are still unique to that traveler. And the only way for me to learn from the experiences of others is to be silent and willing to listen.
Balancing one's ego is a difficult task, but then the ego is attached to the earthbound soul and once freed from the path of humanity, it is left behind as the spirit sheds such obstacles and flies freely back home. And so as we travel our spiritual path, each individual must decide which is more important, the short-lived desires of the mundane human existence or the long-term goal of spiritual growth.
And so as I walk the last remaining yards of this forest path free of any obstacles, I know that within my heart I will continue to bypass and overcome the obstacles that my fellow humans will surely present me on the path of humanity.
Will you?
A very, very few of us are fortunate to be born wise. For most of us our Wisdom evolves, grows as we move through life gathering experience and knowledge. Wisdom denotes your thoughts and feelings derived from the melding of your life experiences with all that you have learned. Our Wisdom can get us through the difficult moments in our lives as well as provide the mental and spiritual tools we need to succeed.
As a daily card, Wisdom indicates a time when you should rely heavily on past experiences and knowledge attained to make important decisions in your life. This is a time where reflection and planning should guide your actions. To act rashly, on impulse at this time may well cost you in the future. Go slow, think things out, weigh all of your options carefully and then proceed.
The Journey
While physical travel may be involved, The Journey represents an individual's spiritual trek from one point to another. The Journey is represented by a sailboat gliding across an open sea. Like those traversing the ocean The Journey requires that we move off the firm ground of our present state and strike out for a new destination. The trip itself may well be full of adventure and challenges. There may be times when we lose sight of where we came from and possibly not even know where we're going. Storms may crop up without warning. Diversions may slow our progress to our destination down. While it's good to have an idea of where you want to go, it's equally important to remember that often it's the getting there and not the destination that is the most rewarding. To take such a spiritual voyage takes courage and conviction that direction in which your are moving is right for you.
As a daily card, The Journey indicates a time in which you are likely to derive insight and spiritual growth by moving off your everyday path. Although the time span is short, this movement may have a profound and enduring effect on your life. Indeed you may be on the verge of experiencing a revelation, or enjoying a period of self actualization. Be open to new paths and you may well end up with some very positive changes in your life.
Ways We Numb Ourselves
Numbing yourself prevents you from confronting your issues and keeps you from ever finding resolution or peace.
We are born equipped to experience a complex array of diverse emotions. Many of us, however, are uncomfortable confronting our most powerful emotions. We may shy away from delight and despair and deny life's colors by retreating into a world of monotone grey. We may numb ourselves to what we are truly feeling. It's easier to suppress our emotions than to deal with them, so we may momentarily turn to pleasures such as alcohol, food, sugar, shopping and too much television. We may even numb our hearts. While it's normal to temporarily seek distractions as a means of coping with intense emotions, numbing yourself prevents you from confronting your issues and keeps you from ever finding resolution or peace. When you are numb, there is no pain or powerlessness, but there can also be no joy or healing.
The activities that numb you may seem harmless or pleasurable, but using them to numb yourself diminishes the quality of your life. Numbing yourself so that you don't have to feel intense emotions can often satisfy a surface need while blocking your awareness of a deeper need. You may find solace in food or shopping when what you really need is spiritual nourishment. The less you feel, the less alive you feel. Your feelings add vividness to your experiences and serve to connect you to the world around you. It is possible to disavow yourself of numbing behaviors a little at a time and once again taste life's rich flavors. When you sense that you are engaging in a particular behavior simply to deaden your emotions, stop and ask yourself why. Examining the feelings that drive you to numb yourself can help you understand what is triggering your desire to emotionally fade out.
With each numbing activity that you cut out of your life, you'll find yourself being more aware and experiencing a greater emotionally acuity. Senses once shrouded by the fog of numbness become sharp and acute. Traumas and pain long hidden will emerge to the forefront of your consciousness and reveal themselves so that you can heal them. You'll discover a deeper you—a self that is comfortable experiencing and working through intense emotions with courage and grace.
Taking time for yourself
Making time for the activities that contribute to your spiritual growth has little to do with being selfish.
Modern life compels us to rush. Because we feel pressured to make the most of our time each day, the activities that sustain us, rejuvenate us, and help us evolve are often the first to be sacrificed when we are in a hurry or faced with a new obligation. It is importa
nt we remember that there is more to life than achieving success, making money, and even caring for others. Your spiritual needs should occupy an important spot on your list of priorities. Each task you undertake and each relationship you nurture draws from the wellspring of your spiritual vitality. Taking the time to engage in spiritually fulfilling activities replenishes that well and readies you to face another day. Making time for the activities that contribute to your spiritual growth has little to do with being selfish and everything to do with your well-being. Regularly taking the time to focus on your soul's needs ensures that you are able to nurture yourself, spend time with your thoughts, experience tranquility, and expand your spiritual boundaries.
It is easy to avoid using our free moments for spiritual enrichment. There is always something seemingly more pressing that needs to be done. Many people feel guilty when they use their free time to engage in pursuits where they are focusing on themselves because they feel as if they are neglecting their family or their work. To make time for yourself, it may be necessary to say no to people's requests or refuse to take on extra responsibilities. Scheduling fifteen or thirty minutes of time each day for your spiritual needs can make you feel tranquil, give you more energy and allows you to feel more in touch with the universe. Writing in a journal, meditating, studying the words of wise women and men, and engaging in other spiritual practices can help you make the most of this time.
Making time to nurture your spirit may require that you sacrifice other, less vital activities. The more time you commit to soul-nurturing activities, the happier and more relaxed you will become. The time you devote to enriching your spirit will rejuvenate you and help you create a more restful life.
The Lotus represents the spiritual self in its purest form. It reminds us that for most achieving a well developed spirituality is a journey which can be long and arduous. The spirit of the Lotus is not of our secular world, and the presence of The Lotus suggests that what is needed can be found by exploring your relationship with the Universe not as a physical entity pursuing material gain, but as a divine soul in need of celestial sustenance.
As a daily card, The Lotus is indicative of a period in which your energies should be focused on your spiritual self. This doesn't mean you should forsake your possessions or place in our secular world. It simply implies you might be well served by reaffirming or further developing your spiritual self at this time.
Each one of us has powerful inner guides to help us find our way along the path of our life-journey. These guides bring gifts for us and offer very specific help. When we connect with the guide we need in the moment, our journey becomes smoother, we feel supported, and we can make swift soul-progress.
Is your present guide a powerful Shaman King, spirit-centered Priestess Queen, questing Knight, or youthful Child? Find out with this quiz:
Make note of the numbers of the following statements that are TRUE for you.
1. I need to make wise plans for my future and set better boundaries and limits.
2. I would like to feel more safe and secure.
3. I feel out of connection and as if I'm living superficially–but I know there's more to my life than this.
4. I am hungry for nurturing, passion, deep feeling, and/or inspiration.
5. I feel as if I have lost something important that would improve the quality of my life.
6. I need to feel more galvanized to go after what I need.
7. I need more playtime in my life: everything feels like a chore.
8. Old, painful memories and feelings have started to surface in my life and I am sick of repeating my old patterns.
9. I feel completely unsure of where I am at the moment, sort of lost in the fog–as if I know nothing at all.
If you answered TRUE to 1 or 2, the Shaman King is the guide who will help you now. Look to this grounded, wise, powerful part of your Self to help you feel stable, safe, and able to plan and protect yourself. Collect images of mature and stable power to keep with you. Give your Shaman King a name. Imagine being filled with his strength and certainty.
If you answered TRUE to 3 or 4, the Priestess Queen is your guide. This part of you can help you to feel more deeply connected to All That Is, deeply nourished and alive to the wonder of living. Find pictures of this archetypal helper to keep where you will see them and feel supported. Give your Priestess Queen a name. Visualize her walking beside you, sharing her qualities of spirit-filled grace and dignity with you.
If you answered TRUE to 5 or 6, the Knight can help you to find what you seek. This questing part of the Self is a great helper when you know there's something you need. Visualize a bold companion who knows every step of the journey that leads to what you most deeply desire. Give this companion a name. Imagine him or her beside you as you venture into unfamiliar territory.
If you answered TRUE to 7 or 8, the Child will help you to reconnect with your playful inner child-self, who knew exactly what she loved to do. She can show you what you need to do in order to heal from old wounding and create healthier new patterns for yourself. Collect old photos of yourself and imagine asking that child-self for her input.
If you answered TRUE to 9, your guide is the Mystery. Difficult though it may be, you need to trust that you are not meant to know–AND that it is alright not to know right now. Eventually, things will become clearer. Right now, see if you can enjoy being in the place of not-knowing.
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If you were stranded on a desert island, what five RPG games would you want with you?
The RPG Circus podcast posed this question at the beginning of December and it got me thinking. For the purposes of the question, it was assumed you would be able to choose the systems you were stranded with and that you could have all the dice, supplements, paper, pencils, etc. that you needed. It also assumes that there would be other people stranded with you, so you'd have players.
Here's my list of five:
It was hard to choose just five. I figure I'd also have Amber, because I already have everything I need to run it in my head. But I'd have loved to include Everway, Cyberpunk 2020, Trinity, Shadowrun and In Nomine, as well.
What about you? What five game would you want with you if you were stranded on an island and why?
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Sam the Bartender: Okay, you're facing a small horde of Disgustingly Cute Furry Things and behind them are a handful of space NAZIs who seem to be driving the DCFT directly at you.
Rufus: Hey Guys! I'm not really seeing a choice here: I think we're going to have to get through the DCFTs to get to the space NAZIs.
Callista: [Draws a sword]. Right!
Hairy: Aw, but they're so cute…
Callista: Exactly. Sam, I'm going to cut my way through these critters to get at the space NAZIs.
Bartender: Give me Swing Nasty Pointy Thing roll. They're all in one big pack, so make it a d6–you can't swing without hitting at least one.
Callista: Actually, I've got Swing Nasty Pointy Thing With Panache. [Rolls d6] 3.
Bartender: You take down several of them with one swipe of your sword.
Callista: Did it do it With Panache?
Bartender: Give me a Look Good At All Times roll, d10.
Tales from the Floating Vagabond is an out-of-print Avalon Hill game that bills itself as a "Ludicrous Adventure in a Universe Whose Natural Laws Are Out To Lunch." It's also a pretty good description of the game. In what other game can your character have skills like Mess With Dangerous Goop, Chase Cars, or Make Wiseass Remark? Where else can you fire a Don't Point That Thing At My Planet-sized gun or use a Guttern Exten-Do-Spear or a Weedeater (yes, the stats for it are in the book. It's a classified as a Long Nasty Pointy Thing weapon).
In addition to the usual skills and stats, every character in Floating Vagabond has the chance to get a Schtick. The rules describe a Schtick as "something a character does or causes to happen around him that is designed to add to the comedic content of the game." Each Schtick has a major effect and may have a minor effect. The major effect is something that can actually help a player, while the minor effect is primarily for comedic purposes. Schticks range from the Schwarzenegger Effect that allows the PC to ignore wound penalties and effects (as long as no one sees him get any kind of first aid) to the John Doe Effect that causes people to mistake the character for someone else they know.
The mechanics of Floating Vagabond are simple: the GM (called the "Bartender") assigns a difficulty to the task at hand and tells the character to roll a die that corresponds to that difficulty level. The higher the difficulty, the more sides the die has. For example: a Pitifully Easy task requires a d4, while a Nigh Impossible task requires a d100. The player (called a "Patron") then compares the resulting number to his skill level. If the number is lower than the skill level, he succeeds. Otherwise, he fails. Combat works different from skill mechanics, but is equally easy.
Tales from the Floating Vagabond is a great game for those nights when you don't have enough players for your usual game. Characters can be created very quickly, or players (excuse me: Patrons) can use one of the sample characters given in the book. The book also contains a short adventure: "Excedrin Headache #186,000." Avalon Hill also published a supplement (Bar Wars) and a couple of modules for the game.
Heck, the Patrons could even translate their regular characters into Floating Vagabond characters. This game takes the "You're sitting in a bar" cliched adventure start and makes it the basis for the game. The Floating Vagabond itself is trans-dimensional bar and most adventures in this game start from there. The Floating Vagabond's owner installed a Random Dimensional Portal Generator on the door of the establishment. Which means people can go through the door of a bar or tavern in their own dimension and end up in the The Floating Vagabond.
As I mentioned above, TF2V has been out of print for many years now, but it's currently available from DriveThruRPG.com, as are the supplement Bar Wars and two modules: The Reich Stuff and Hypercad 54, Where Are You? If you act really quickly (before 8 March 2010), you can get all the TF2V items they carry at a substantial discount in honor of GMs Day.
In keeping with the Halloween spirit, here's a list of horror RPGs to check out:
What's your favorite horror RPG? Have you played any of the games mentioned? What did you like and/or not like about them?
Angels and demons. The core of In Nomine. If you've ever dreamt of playing one of the Heavenly Host or a Satan spawn from the depths of Hell, this is your game. Even if you haven't, it's still worth checking out. In Nomine ranks in the top five of my all-time favorite games.
In Nomine is based on a French game called In Nomine Satanis/Magna Veritas. But the American version, published by Steve Jackson, is no mere translation of the French game. The folks at SJGames made changes, making the game (according to them) more appealing to an American audience. I'd love to do a From the Basement coverage of the original French game; unfortunately, I haven't yet been able to get my hands on a copy. If anyone has one they'd like to sell…
One interesting thing about this game is its dice system. Like GURPS it uses d6′s, but that's where the resemblance ends. In Nomine uses three six-sided dice, one of which should be a different color from the other two. The basic mechanics are straight-forward: roll two sixes and total them. Add in situational modifiers. If the resulting number is lower than the total of the character's appropriate stat + skill score, you succeed. If it's higher, you fail.
Then comes an interesting bit — you're actually rolling all three d6′s. The third die isn't added into your total — called the check digit, it indicates the degree of success or failure. A low result means a borderline success or failure, a high result means a particularly spectacular success or dismal failure. The GM interprets the check die to describe the results of your character's actions.
But the fun doesn't stop there. If you roll a natural result of 111 (a one on all three dice) or 666, things get really interesting. Called an intervention (DI — divine intervention — for short), a roll of 111 means God's favor smiles upon you. Great if you're playing an angel; not so good if you're playing a demon. A roll of 666 means you've gained the personal attention of Down There.
Character creation is simple and very quick. Groups I've played with have been able to finish character creation in under an hour, even if they're new to the game. The steps are as follows:
Skills are broad and many of a character's powers are determined by his Choir/Band and Superior. This leaves few choices for the player to make, which has its good points and bad points. On one hand, you can create characters very quickly; on the other hand … well, you have limited choices.
The In Nomine games I've played and ran tended to be rather tongue-in-cheek; the game lends itself to a light-hearted mood. But there's no reason you couldn't run a serious campaign. Like many games from the 90′s, the setting tends to be dark, even when it's funny. For one thing, the angels of this game aren't your fuffy, "sit on white clouds strumming harps" angels. Think Prophecy, rather than Touched by an Angel.
The quick character creation means that this game works as well as a series of one-shots as it does an on-going campaign. Given a fairly straight-forward objective, you can easily run an entire adventure in one evening, including character creation.
Steve Jackson Games — to the best of my knowledge — isn't putting any more In Nomine material in print, but there's been some support in the form of PDF material. You can find these at e23, including an introductory adventure called The Sorcerer's Impediments. This PDF contains 4 pre-generated characters and all the mechanics you need to run the adventure, allowing you to try the game out for free.
If you've played In Nomine, please share your experiences, good and bad.
Just remember:
Angels always do more damage.
I'm starting a new feature here in this blog. In "From the Basement" posts, I'm going to dig up an older game and review it. Today's game is Everway.
I have to admit, when it came out, I paid little attention to Everway. Everything I read and heard about it seemed to indicate it was a game slanted at new gamers and with 15 years of game experience under my belt at the time, why would I need a beginner's game? Plus, with it's box and cards it seemed … well … kitschy. But when our local game store marked their copies down to $3 apiece, I bought a set … just for the collection, of course.
I don't remember what prompted our group to try the game, but somehow I ended up volunteering to run a short-term campaign. That was when I fell in love with the game. Everway is great system for groups who want story and character-focused games without a lot of pesky mechanics to get in the way.
Character creation begins with what the game calls "The Vision Stage" — where you come up with a character idea. Before you ever start filling in numbers, you decide who your character is. The game comes with several "vision cards" — fantasy art cards. You chose five of these that appeal to you and write your character around them. Then comes the "questions stage" where you present your five cards and basic character concept to the other players, who then ask you questions about him and the cards you've chosen to represent him.
Once you've got a basic concept of your character, you move on to the "identity stage". At this point, you choose a name for your character and decide on a motive — the character's reason for adventuring. After that, you chose three cards from the Fortune Deck — a deck of cards with a similar feel to tarot or other divination decks — describing your character's virtue (a special talent, gift, or beneficial trait), fault (a weakness of flaw), and fate (an inner conflict your character has that will shape his destiny).
Only now in the creation process do you start figure numbers for your character. Each character has four stats corresponding the four classical elements: earth, air, fire, water. Earth covers health, strength, endurance — a character's physical traits. Air covers intelligence, wisdom, communication — a character's mental abilities. Fire covers action, combat skills, speed. Water covers feeling, intuition, empathy. Stats are done with a simple point-buy system and each character gets one free special ability and you can spend more points to gain further powers, like the ability to use magic. The numbers stage of character creation tends to go very quickly, since players have already developed their character concept before even reaching this stage of creation.
I found this method of character creation very enjoyable. Frequently I tend to play the same type of character over and over no matter the game system or genre. But this method caused me to come up with a character I loved that was very different from my norm.
To say Everway is rules-light would be an understatement. The basic game mechanics are simple — you tell the GM what you want to do and the GM tells you what happens as a result. It's a completely diceless system, in the tradition of Amber Diceless. If a GM is uncertain what the outcome of a character's action should be, she can draw a card from the Fortune Deck and use it's image or meaning (the game comes with a booklet describing the meaning of each of the Fortune Cards) to inspire her. The character's stats are used as a rough guide to ability — if a character has a high Fire score, they're much more likely to win a combat against a character with a low one, for example.
I enjoy this game very much. I found the visual input from both the vision cards and and the Fortune Deck helped me immensely when describing both setting and PC actions and outcomes. But it is very GM-dependent and requires a GM who's comfortable running "off-the-cuff". The players, too, need be flexible and willing to place the coutcome of their actions solely in the hands of the GM.
If you prefer a more structured gaming style, Everway is definitely not for you. Gamers who like "crunchy" systems will likely find this game a exercise in frustration and the lack of randomized outcome generation does eliminate luck as a factor. Generally, you're not going to have the incredible successes and wild botches tha gaming stories are made of.
I've run Everway games for beginning as well as experienced players and it does make a good introduction to roleplaying game concepts. I wouldn't recommend it for beginning GMs, however. Still, if you're looking for a change in fantasy game, Everway could be just what you're looking for.


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Shay reproduction of National Team Jersey 11 Banks-style miracles fighting Nanzu massacre massacre
After the opener 1-3 defeat to Croatia, Ireland had a dream a miracle to Spain, but eventually their strength failing, or 0-4 down in each other's feet. This game, the old Irish goalkeeper Shay Given time humiliation pick up balls from the net nest, but he is also the team the most eye-catching performance, if not up to double-digit fighting, Ireland actually lose what miserable kind really can not imagine.
Prospects game with Spain before Shay has very confident that: "A few months ago, England had at Wembley 1-0 victory over Spain, indicating that Spain is not invincible. Our strength lies in positioning the ball. Spanish players are not on the current European Cup, the highest, while we have some tall players. "Shay hopes on the team's positioning the ball, but the whole of Ireland to shift their hopes on him, only Ji Wencheng power to block The attacks in Spain, the Irish have time to look for opportunities to attack.
Facts have proved that Shay did not let the Irish down, despite the opening to less than 4 minutes Torres break goal, but he also repeatedly staged magic to fight the blaze, especially when 54 minutes of the game, Harvey shot inside the restricted area of ??(microblogging Data) through the legs of the Irish players appeared to be network, this time Shay incredible line at the door and saved the ball, this is definitely Banks (microblogging), the great fighting, Shay's shocked by the four performance make it difficult to believe that he is already 36 years old.
Although the game has lost four goals, and this is the National Team Jerseys Ireland team in international competitions, losing a record, but Shay's excellent performance is there for all to see the whole game he made a total of 11 times to fight the blaze, if not his fighting, Ireland will lose even more severely after the game "goal network" to evaluate the performance of Shay: "make a lot of excellent saves, especially in the first 54 minutes when he saved Harvey's shot just weird."
In fact, as early as 10 years ago, the World Cup, Shay had with the Spanish team battle, when his guard team only each other to break a 1-1 score in 120 minutes to allow teams to enter the cruel penalty shootout, the final penalty defeat Ireland in the World Cup 1/8 finals. 10 years later, when Shay Given again the face of Spain, when the team left to the only goalkeeper Iker Casillas, the strength of the matador Corps has undergone enormous changes; 10 years ago, Spain top king "of qualifying hat four Bo tears, and now they have been expensive for the European Cup and World Cup champion; 10 years ago, Ireland can match into a penalty shootout, this time Shay and his teammates can only afford shame of defeat by the score.
After consecutive losses to Croatia and Spain, appear in the arena of the European Cup again after 24 years, Ireland has been ahead of the game, but the performance of the Shay will not end, the final round against Italy, he also led his team to fight for dignity, if can the 2006 World Cup incidentally voted, Shay and his teammates will live up to this line. But no matter what the final result, Shay status and historical position in the Irish national team is not going to change, the great, the magic of these words apply to him is not too much.
For 36-year-old Shay, the current European Cup in his career, the last session of the International Competition, Ireland's current strength and staffing, they would be difficult to get tickets for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Since the age of 20 for the first time since the debut of the national team jersey replica Irish team for 16 years, Shay has gone through too much, his performance is consistently stable, CCTV famous commentator Wei He evaluated: "Shay is the football field evergreen. "but the tree evergreen, still in front of the unforgiving to surrender.


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A year ago on this day, the sanity of the Redskins was questioned. I did it, you did it, we all did it.
After investing heavily in Robert Griffin III through both what they gave up in their trade with the Rams and the first-round pick itself, three rounds later they drafted another quarterback: Kirk Cousins. For days and weeks, that spawned supreme idiocy among the talking head clowns. Leading that group was an ESPN personality who shall remain nameless as he questioned how much the Cousins pick would damage Griffin psychologically due to the supposed competition it created. Because, you know, NFL franchises routinely give up multiple first-round picks for a player, and then have said player hold a clipboard.
But at the time, there was another argument against the Cousins pick, one that was steeped in much more logic. The only way the Redskins would see any value at all from Cousins is in the nightmare scenario of Griffin suffering a serious injury. Otherwise, he'd sit…and sit.
Now we have this fun thing called hindsight to tell us that capitalizing on fourth-round value to catch a falling quarterback is wise, especially when your starter plays an effective yet dangerous scrambling game. If Griffin isn't healthy enough to start early next fall, Cousins is a much more than capable temporary replacement.
Today, the Giants Kirk Cousin'ed Ryan Nassib.
Sure, there are different circumstances. Or at least that's one way to look at the Giants' trade up with the Cardinals early in the fourth round to land Nassib (they moved up six spots while giving Arizona their sixth-round pick). Instead, I think there are better circumstances in New York to justify the Nassib pick than there were a year ago with Cousins in Washington. Much better.
Eli Manning is the quarterback there. You may know him, and he's currently under contract through the 2015 season, when he'll be 35. This is when the Nassib pick begins to make a whole lot of sense, especially when we remember that like Matt Barkley, there was chatter of him being a second-round pick, and yet he was still available on Saturday.
Manning has clearly been incredibly durable, and including the playoffs he owns the longest consecutive starts streak by an active quarterback. Dating back to his rookie year, he's started in 146 straight games. Eventually, though, the laws of nature and the evil grasp of father time could take over. Enter Nassib.
Late last season, there was talk of Manning lacking velocity on his throws, and his struggles were evident to even the most casual observer. There was mention of him suffering from "dead arm", a characterization usually reserved for pitchers.
If Manning ever goes down, the Giants' quarterback depth chart was similar to the one formerly held by the Steelers: poor, at best. David Carr would have stepped in, or (*covers eyes*) Curtis Painter. Now, much like Cousins in Washington, they have a mid-round pick to take that backup title, and keep the offense moving.
But more importantly, Nassib gives the Giants' front office both peace of mind, and positional flexibility. Gauging the possible decline of an aging quarterback is difficult, so now general manage Jerry Reese has insured himself against a potential — though unlikely — abrupt fall.
There's also the ability to groom and develop Nassib, and then gauge the trade market a few years from now. Every March there are always teams desperate for a quarterback, and the best backups in the league are routinely part of the discussion. This year, there was talk of Ryan Mallett heading to Cleveland, and the Patriots wanted a second-round pick. In 2009, Matt Cassel did enough in his one season filling in for Tom Brady to be included in a package which landed New England — yes, that jedi Belichick again — a first rounder from Kansas City.
So Nassib brings value through several avenues, the greatest of which is the fact that a quarterback rumored as a first rounder was available at 110th overall.


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