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Pondering the big questions is only natural in a place as cut off from humanity as Lord Howe Island, home to the loneliest golf course on earth. Separated by nearly 500 miles of ocean from any significant landmass, this tiny bump of sand and stone between Australia and New Zealand is virtually unknown even to Aussies, whose government oversees the place. Direct telephone service wasn't available until 1987. Cable TV is impractical, leaving residents to rely on satellite dishes. The last time anything truly newsworthy happened here was when islander Rosemary Fenton was crowned Miss Australia, and that was in 1960.
All of which is fine by me. I have come to Lord Howe Island to be alone with golf; to let nothing come between me and my game but the thirty-seven-inch steel shaft in my bare hands. The modern game suffers from too many distractions--the pro-shop trinkets, the snack carts, the condo culture, the nineteenth-hole karaoke bars--and I want no part of it. Give me a ball and a club and some fetching out-of-the-way fairway and soon I will show you a man completely at peace.
I admit there are more convenient spots to whack a golf ball (say, the lunar surface, where astronaut Alan Shepard swung in 1971), but there are few courses as heartwarming to the golf purist as Lord Howe Island Golf Club, and even fewer as spectacularly scenic. Around here, not even history gets in the way of the essential "golfness" of golf. It's believed that Lord Howe's early settlers--a ragtag team of Tasmanians, New Zealanders, Australian aborigines and former American whalers with wives from Pacific islands--showed no interest whatever in the sport of golf. There are no weatherworn putters in the island museum, no colorful tales of visionary hackers washing up on wayward British vessels. As I take yet another mulligan off the maddening second tee, I am participating in an island tradition that goes back roughly, well, one generation.


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Hello all, First post. I am having trouble identifying my fig tree based on photos and descriptions found online. Does anyone recognize this little guy? The fruit when ripe is approx 3.5" x 2.5", 4oz, and extremely sweet with a soft, edible skin. It has a five lobe leaf which can grow to about 10" x10". I purchased the plant from a Persian market in a one gallon pot that said "fig". When I asked the gentleman at the store what kind of fig it was, he said he had no idea. Any help would be greatly appreciated. |
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From the color, and size, of the fruit, it could be an Atreano. However, the leaves on both my Atreanos are lighter green, compared to my other varieties, and very glossy. At least it's a start to identifying it. Good luck. |
Thanks for your help, MrPH. Looks like you may be correct. Mine tend to be not so pink/red inside. Maybe Atreano Gold? I'll keep researching. I may never know for sure, but that doesn't change the flavor. Man are they tasty. |
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With as much foliage to transpire away water, and the west exposure, the size of the container, sunny days of summer you will quite probably find daily watering necessary. Al |
IMHO...I am not a big fan of gritty for many applications. The potting mix is very heavy if it is sizeable. I used it on my deck for a lemon tree in a terra cotta pot. I found I needed to be watered every day. The standing water in the saucer all the time presented problems. The constant watering was a pain and water dispersal (saucer) kept my supporting beams wet (not good). There are apps where it can be great...just too much work for an old man that has much other gardening to do... |
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I grow Carolina Cross watermelons for sport. Five days ago I had the pleasure of finding conjoined twins embryos on one of my plants. I pollinated it with pollen from the 291 Kent world record melon and it is growing well. I went ahead and removed other melons that were growing from this vine. This is an extremely rare condition and I could find only 2 other examples of conjoined watermelons on the internet. Both were small type melons and both were grown in China. Mine should get rather large.I am thinking about growing it on its edge to give it a striking appearance. It will look like one melon growing into and on top of another melon.I hope I figure out how to grow it that way as I will have to figure out some good way to keep it from falling over. Your input is appreciated. Here is a link to a picture of it in my growers diary at bigpumpkins.com :
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King Tut's treasures return to Seattle beginning May 24
The treasures of King Tut return to Seattle in "Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharoahs," which opens May 24, 2012, at Pacific Science Center.
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'Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs'
Opens 10 a.m. May 24 at Pacific Science Center at Seattle Center. Center hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays. Exhibition runs through Jan. 6, 2013; advance ticket purchase strongly recommended. Tickets: $15.50-$32.50 (800-664-8775 or www.pacific-sciencecenter.org).It was dawn when Jerry Hume and the rest of the USS Milwaukee crew pulled into port off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt, that day in 1976. He remembers first the tangerine glow of the sky, the wind whipping sand around his head and, next, the smell of sulfur and a ring of rusting hulks along the shore.
While the crew remained below deck, priceless artifacts from King Tutankhamun's tomb were shuffled into the belly of the ship, which would take them to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. (That Met-organized show traveled to seven U.S. cities, including Seattle, attracting more than 8 million visitors.)
Hume knew something of King Tut, the boy pharaoh. But it was not until pulling into port in Alexandria that the enormity of that moment struck him. Before being enlisted to transport Egypt's treasured relics stateside, Hume's vessel had been a replenishment oiler, carrying arms, fuel and other cargo.
"When we found out (about the mission), I went to the ship's library and I pulled out encyclopedias and articles on all the different countries around the Mediterranean," he recalls, dressed in the royal-blue uniform of his Navy days. "One of them was Egypt."
The exhibition of King Tut's life and times marked the beginning of diplomatic relations with Egypt, which had been aligned with the then-Soviet Union.
"I remember standing outside," said the retired naval chief and Seattle resident, "thinking, 'My God, this is history.' "
On Thursday that history returns when the mystique of Tut again lands in Seattle, the last stop on the North American tour of "Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharoahs." The exhibition at the Pacific Science Center contains more than 100 items — about half from Tut's tomb, the rest from other ancient sites — spanning 2,000 years and 30 dynasties of Egyptian pharaohic reign. About 80,000 tickets have been sold already for the Seattle exhibit.
Items in "Tutankhamun" include golden sandals that were found on Tutankhamun's body, a coffinette that likely held his stomach after he was mummified and an elaborate gold-and-feldspar collar that was worn by a princess. What did not come along on this tour is the famed gold death mask that most people associate with the boy king and that captured the public's fascination in the 1970s. The mask has been deemed too fragile to travel.
"There's something so romantic and mysterious and fascinating about ancient Egypt," said Crystal Clarity, Science Center marketing director. "It's not often that we get to be this close to something so old."
Tut's first tour of the city in 1978 drew crowds of 1.3 million. To accommodate the crush, Seattle Art Museum — the exhibit's host — stationed the show in the Seattle Center Flag Pavilion. It was a remarkable feat for a museum staff that had never orchestrated a show of that scale.
"I still hear stories from people who remember these objects so vividly," said David Silverman, who was a curator for that exhibit. "It was such a monumental exhibit. People lined up for days, with sleeping bags, trying to get in."
Tut's success at SAM grew membership by nearly 15,000 from 1976 to '78. Though the exhibit only spanned four months, the show's popularity in part encouraged SAM to expand beyond its home in Volunteer Park. King Tut had become a global phenomenon, made popular by fashion trends, Steve Martin's "Saturday Night Live" skit and the story of a boy king.
"The core magic of Tut hasn't changed," said Bryce Seidl, president and CEO of the Pacific Science Center. "But the tools of science are taking us to places we've never been before in terms of new discoveries."
Seidl promises the new show will not only be larger in scope than the 1978 exhibit but will offer a more comprehensive narrative. Technological advances have filled in history's gaps, providing insight into Tut's cause of death, his family history and the events surrounding his reign.
Tutankhamun was born in 1341 BC and ascended the throne some nine years later. He died in his late teens, and scientists have debated for decades the essentials of his life: who his parents were, what he looked like and what might have caused his death.
A portion of the exhibit space has been dedicated to the story of Howard Carter, the archaeologist who discovered King Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings in 1922.
The 15,000-square-foot exhibition is accompanied by more than $13 million in renovation projects at the Pacific Science Center, including the installment of an elevator, a glass-covered walkway and heightened security for the treasured artifacts.
After anemic attendance at the 2008-09 "Lucy" exhibit about an ancient human ancestor, the Science Center has high expectations for Tut. Seidl said he will not release projected attendance numbers, but if previous cities are any indication, the exhibition would be a blockbuster. An economic-impact report from Philadelphia, a previous stop for another version of the exhibition, estimated that the show had generated $100 million for the city.
"That's big," said Seidl. "I can tell you that of public events, this will rank way up there ... It will be good for hotels, for restaurants, for regional publicity. And we know from other regions that lots of people come from out of market."
Lars Pedersen, general manager of Hotel Andra on Fourth Avenue, said his was among 12 hotels creating tourism deals around the exhibition. The "Treasures of Tut" package includes two VIP tickets to the show, locally made pyramid chocolates, postcards and a commemorative bottle of wine.
"For downtown Seattle hotels, this is the biggest thing to happen in over five years," said Clarity.
After the exhibit closes in January 2013, the artifacts will return to Egypt, where they are expected to remain on permanent display in Cairo. Revenue from the tour has gone toward funding that national project.
"I'd want to thank the Egyptian people for this time to admire something so special to them," said Hume, who has yet to see the artifacts in a museum. He plans on taking his wife and two daughters to the show when it opens next week. "It's like a piece of jewelry that you loaned to my family for a while to appreciate, but that belongs to a great-grandmother. Now you want it back. Well, that piece of jewelry made a lot of people happy. It created a commonality, a bond with the Egyptians. And I think that's wonderful."
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My previous experience with a Pentax camera was with the Optio I-10, an interesting point and shoot camera shaped like a small DSLR (or a retro toy camera) which I reviewed for this website about a year ago. While there was nothing outstanding about the I-10, I found it to be a quite competent camera in all respects, with surprisingly good image quality. So I expected good things from the Optio S1.
The Optio S1 has a striking appearance. The chrome model I reviewed has an aluminum skin that is reflective, like a mirror. Several people who saw me using it remarked that they found it very attractive. Its specifications are pretty standard - 14.1 megapixels, a 5x optical zoom lens covering a range of 28-140mm (35mm equivalent), a 1 /2.3-inch CCD sensor, sensor-shift image stabilization, macro focusing as close as 1 cm, HD movie ability at 1280 x 720 pixels at 30 frames per second and a 2.7-inch, 230,000 dot LCD screen. The Optio S1 does include a feature rarely seen in compact digital cameras - a remote control receiver which, when combined with a Pentax remote control transmitter, enables wireless operation of the camera's shutter.
While the Optio S1 does not allow independent control of shutter speed or aperture, it does have a program mode which permits considerable control over image quality and other camera functions, including image sharpness, saturation and contrast. The Pentax website shows the Optio S1 with a list price of $199.95 but it can be purchased for substantially less.
The Optio S1 comes with a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, a USB cable and wall attachment for plugging in the cable for recharging, a wrist strap, a 222 page paper operating manual (a rarity these days), a CD containing ArcSoft MediaImpression image organizing software and an A/V cable. The Optio S1 can use SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards and contains 97MB of internal memory. In addition to chrome, the Optio S1 is available in blue/green and black.
The Optio S1 is certainly a good looking camera, but let's see how it performs.
The Optio S1's body has an aluminum shell and feels solid and well-built. It is small but not tiny, at 4.49 inches wide, 2.28 inches tall and 1.1 inches thick (114 x 58 x 28 mm). It weighs in at 157 grams, including battery. Its rounded corners enables it to fit easily into a pocket or purse. Its buttons and dials are clear plastic. Overall the Optio S1 has a classy appearance.
Ergonomics and Controls
The physical layout of the Optio S1 is clean and straightforward. The flash is located at the top of the camera's front plate but more towards the center, rather than the corner, which makes it less likely to be blocked by a stray finger. A combination self timer/auto focus assist lamp is on one side of the flash and the remote control receiver on the other side. The telescoping lens is towards the side of the camera, rather than in the middle as is the case with many compact cameras.
The front panel also contains a pinhole opening for the microphone - the Optio S1 records monaural sound. At the top of the camera there is an on/off button and an oblong shutter button, both of which protrude just enough to make them comfortable to use, but not so much that they disrupt the camera's sleek lines. One side of the camera contains the wrist strap attachment and a port for the USB/AV cables. The bottom of the camera includes the speaker, a plastic tripod socket and a compartment for the battery and memory card, secured by a sturdy sliding door.
At the rear of the camera, you'll find the 2.7-inch 240,000 dot LCD screen in a 4:3 aspect ratio. The camera's controls are to the right of the screen. At the top is a rocker switch for controlling the zoom and, below that, a circular controller bordered by four buttons. The controller brings up a focus mode menu when pressed on the right, a drive mode menu (including continuous shooting, self-timer and remote control) when pressed up, a flash menu when pressed to the left and a mode menu when pressed down. An OK button is at the center of the controller. The four buttons include playback, a dedicated movie control, access to the general menu and trash can.
Despite the camera's glossy metal skin, I had no problem holding it to take pictures, even with only one hand, as the space between the zoom rocker switch and the playback and movie buttons is a convenient place to rest your thumb. All the camera's controls worked well without any problems.
Menus and Modes
As I referred to earlier, menus can be brought up by pressing several buttons at the rear of the camera. Pressing the bottom of the circular controller brings up the mode menu, which allows you to select from certain shooting modes including Auto Picture, Program and various scene modes.
A brief explanation of the selected mode is set forth at the bottom of the screen. Pressing the menu button permits you to select the desired movie mode.
The camera's shooting modes are as follows:
The Optio S1 includes several additional shooting options, including face detection, blink detection, smile capture (automatically takes the picture when the camera detects the subject smiling) and D range setting (compensates for high contrast areas that are too bright or too dark), and the ability to adjust for sharpness, saturation and contrast. The camera uses a sensor shift image stabilization system. The Optio S1 does not have a panorama mode.
D Range Off |
D Range On |
When the camera is in playback mode, the user has the opportunity to use various filters on photos that have already been taken. A photo can be transformed to black and white, sepia, toy camera, retro, color (six color filters), color extract, color emphasis, soft and brightness.
Black and White |
Sepia |
Toy Camera |
Retro |
Soft |
Like most small cameras, the Optio S1 lacks a viewfinder and users will have to rely solely on its 2.7-inch, 230,000 dot LCD. The screen has a 4:3 aspect ratio and can be adjusted to one of seven different brightness levels.
DCR tests cameras for LCD screen quality, measuring for contrast ratio and a brightness unit called nits. The best LCDs have a contrast ratio above 500:1 and at least 500 nits. The LCD screen of the Optio S1 was found to have a contrast ratio of 638:1 and to measure 255 nits for peak brightness and 0.40 for dark. While the contrast ratio is good, the peak brightness figure is rather low. With its brightness level set to the middle level, I found the LCD hard to see in bright, sunny conditions. Indoors it was fine.
I was generally pleased with the performance of the Optio S1. The camera is quick in starting up and shutting down. Menu operations are quick and accurate. Shot-to-shot time without the flash is good, from one to two seconds. Shooting speed slowed considerably with the flash in effect, to about five seconds.
Shooting Performance
When using the Optio S1 I felt its shooting performance was good. The camera seemed to acquire focus quickly and accurately, even in low light. However, this is contradicted, to a degree, by the findings of DCR's labs. As shown by the performance tables below, the camera measured 0.20 seconds for shutter lag (the time between pressing the shutter and taking the shot) when the camera is pre-focused, and 0.55 seconds without pre-focusing. Both times are slow, especially 0.20 seconds for shutter lag.
Shutter Lag (press-to-capture, pre-focused)
Time (seconds)
Sony Cyber-shot WX9
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH27
Canon PowerShot ELPH 500 HS
Pentax Optio S1
AF Acquisition (press-to-capture, no pre-focus)
Time (seconds)
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH27
Sony Cyber-shot WX9
Canon PowerShot ELPH 500 HS
Pentax Optio S1
Continuous Shooting
Sony Cyber-shot WX9
Canon PowerShot ELPH 500 HS
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH27
Pentax Optio S1
*Note: Continuous shooting framerates are based on the camera's fastest full-resolution JPEG continuous shooting mode, using the fastest media type available (300x CF, SDHC, etc.). "Frames" notes the number of captures recorded per burst before the camera stops/slows to clear the buffer.
The camera's continuous shooting speed is also slow, at only 0.9 frames per second, but there is no limit on the number of shots the camera can take in continuous shooting mode (until the memory card is full). The Optio S1 also has a high speed continuous shooting mode which will take a 10 shot burst at 3.2 frames per second but only at five megapixels of resolution.
According to Pentax, battery life for the Optio S1 is 180 shots. This figure will be less if the user frequently accesses the menu and/or takes movies. Thus it would be wise to purchase a second battery for backup if you plan to go out for a day's worth of shooting.
Lens Performance
The Optio S1 has a 5x optical zoom lens with a focal length of 28-140mm (35mm film camera equivalent), with an aperture of f/3.9-5.7, which is on the slow side. The lens range can be extended with digital zoom, which due to the large number of megapixels can provide decent results if not overused.
Wide Angle |
Telephoto |
The camera produces images that are sharp in the center but are sometimes blurry in the corners. I did not notice any vignetting (darkened corners), but chromatic aberration (fringing) in high contrast areas can sometimes occur. These issues are present in the image below:
There is minimal barrel distortion at wide angle and no pincushion distortion at maximum telephoto.
Wide Angle |
Telephoto |
Video Quality
Although the Optio S1 can produce HD video at 1280 x 720, at 30 frames per second, there are two significant problems with it. One is the presence of overexposure when shooting outdoors in bright conditions. Another is that only digital zoom is permitted during video, although it does not work smoothly and is best avoided. Both of these problems are illustrated below.
Image Quality
The Optio S1 produces punchy images with strong, but realistic colors. I especially like the way it reproduces the colors of flowers.
However, as I found when shooting movies, the camera tends to overexpose when shooting outdoors under bright skies. This causes images to look soft and washed out. This can be compensated for, to a degree, by the judicious use of the exposure compensation control.
The flash has settings for auto, on, auto plus red-eye and on plus red-eye. The use of red-eye activates a pre-flash. Other options include slow synchro (brightens the background) and off. There is no flash setting for red-eye reduction. Flash coverage is approximately 12 feet at wide angle and 8.2 feet at telephoto. The flash gives appropriate brightness to the subject without overdoing it.
The Optio S1 has white balance settings for auto, daylight, shade, tungsten, fluorescent and manual. I used auto white balance for all my pictures, which seemed to work well.
Auto White Balance, 5500k fluorescent light
ISO test results shows good color, sharpness and minimal noise through 200 ISO, but by 400 ISO noise reduction has softened the image and dulled the colors. The image is minimally acceptable at 800 ISO while 1600 ISO (and higher using certain scene modes) should be used only in emergencies.
ISO 64, 100% crop |
ISO 100, 100% crop |
ISO 200, 100% crop |
ISO 400, 100% crop |
ISO 800, 100% crop |
ISO 1600, 100% crop |
The Pentax Optio S1 is a very stylish camera with the features you would expect at its price point - with the exception of a panorama mode - plus it has a remote control receiver, a feature few point and shoot cameras have. The camera is solidly built and seems like it will stand up to normal use (and even some abuse).
Its menu system is logically laid out and works well. I like the fact that it includes color filters in playback mode, which gives users the option of making changes to their photos after they are taken. While our lab test shows rather slow shooting performance, I did not find this to be a problem and most users won't either. My only criticism of the camera's performance is that flash recovery time is somewhat slow, at about five seconds.
However, I did also have some issues with the camera's image quality and movie quality. While the camera produces very pleasing colors, overexposure in bright outdoor conditions is sometimes a problem, both with still images and movies. While sharpness is good at the center of the image, it tends to drop off at the corners. Images lose definition and color at higher than 400 ISO. Finally, optical zoom cannot be used when shooting movies and it would be best to avoid using digital zoom.
Another problem with the Optio S1 is that its competition is fierce. I recently reviewed the Canon ELPH 300 HS, Panasonic DMC-FH27 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9, three small cameras all of which are in the general price range of the Optio S1. I would recommend them all over the Optio S1.


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24 Some friendships do not last, but some friends are more loyal than brothers. | 24 A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. |
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Pat Hickey of the Montreal Gazette reports that TSN/NBC/VERSUS hockey analyst Pierre McGuire will be leaving TSN to focus the majority of his time on NBC/VERSUS in the United States. I don't want to start shitting all over McGuire here, because I respect for his knowledge of the game – but one can only take so many 'I'll tell you why he's a star in the league, it's because he came up with the Kelowna Rockets' anecdotal explanations as to why player X is a top tier talent.
According to Hickey, McGuire will continue to make radio appearances on the TSN family of stations and lend a hand to several other projects with the Canadian sports network. More from Hickey on McGuire:
Sam Flood, the executive producer of the NBC games and McGuire changed the way hockey games are covered by introducing the "inside the glass" format that saw the analyst move to ice level between the opposing benches. This allowed the network to bring fans a closer look at the action and opened the opportunity for interviews during the game.
McGuire's high-energy style is polarizing. Fans either love him or hate him, but there's no doubt that he knows the game and I appreciate him as the anti-Don Cherry for his pro-visor stance and his appreciation of the fact that most hockey fights are unnecessary. McGuire was born in New Jersey and grew up there and in Montreal. He played hockey at a Division III school in the U.S. and later played in Europe. He has his name on the Stanley Cup as an assistant coach with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1992, had a brief head coaching stint with a very bad Hartford Whalers team and was in the Ottawa Senators' head office before he began his broadcasting career.
In a weird way, we'll probably miss old Pierre extolling the advantages of playing junior hockey in Prince Albert, Sault Ste. Marie, Rimouski, etc. Get ready for a whole lot more Chicken Parm between the benches, Canada.
Hulsizer pulls Coyotes bid
As reported by the Phoenix Business Journal, Matthew Hulsizer has pulled his bid for the Phoenix Coyotes. Hulsizer, the CEO of PEAK6 Investments, is reportedly still interested in owning an NHL team but will no longer pursue the Coyotes. So yeah, we'll be hearing about this mess all summer once again. Kansas City, Quebec City, commence licking yer chops for a hockey team when ready.
D'Agostini scores career-high 21 goals, not qualified by Blues
Kent Wilson will have more on unqualified RFAs later today, but it's worth mentioning the surprise of Matt D'Agostini getting snubbed by the St. Louis Blues. He shouldn't have much trouble finding a deal somewhere if the Blues fail to re-sign him by Friday. The Blues DID extend qualifying offers to three RFAs on Monday, including T.J. Oshie.
A case for Washington re-signing Scott Hannan
With a focus on true defensive ability, and an eye on the post-season, Japers' Rink makes a pretty good case for the Capitals to re-sign Scott Hannan.
Sabres may try to retain Connolly, McCormick
Buffalo Sabres GM Darcy Regier will reportedly speak with the agents for Tim Connolly and Cody McCormick in hopes of bringing both back into the fold for next season. The Sabres have several aging players headed for unrestricted free agency, but the aforementioned appear to be the only players the club is interested in retaining.
Dropkick Murphys taunt Vancouver fans at concert
Boston based punk band the Dropkick Murphys have been hitting Canadian stages with Queen's "We Are The Champions" pumping over the loud speakers in a gesture to show their support for the Boston Bruins and to take the piss out of Canadian hockey fans, apparently. According to our good friends at Days of Y'Orr, the taunting went over much better in Calgary than it did in Vancouver. No word if concert goers responded by shouting "all your fans are jocks!"
Amstel Light would like to thank the Boston Bruins
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Is day-glo the new dark on the superhero scene? Is levity the new heavy?
If the old-fashioned fun dished by summer Marvels Thor and Captain America has any say, don't bet against it.
Five years ago anyone selling spandex cinema to studios might have met with a Bruce Wayne-ism: does it come in black? But Thor makes playfully light work out of potentially hefty lifting, leaping from Marvel's line-up as a surprising romp made doubly so by the bloke hired to direct it.
Doubts over Kenneth Branagh's appointment weren't just inverted snobbery talking. His Shakespeare films don't exactly scream 'pumped for action'. He's shown tendencies towards the kind of over-baked bluster (Frankenstein) that could sink a superhero film requiring tonal care: get Thor wrong and it plummets into either camp froth or pompous ceremony.
He can be fussy (Sleuth), which won't do for a studio tent-pole project prioritising story. And the fan-worrying tension multiplies when you note that Thor is part-paving the road to The Avengers, a mega-project that needs a hammer-shaped hole in its head like Chris Nolan needs another set pic leaked.
Against the odds, though, Branagh delivers the right stuff in at least the first two acts, breezing between multiple worlds and a Valhalla's army of characters like a man born to Asgard's throne. In present-day New Mexico, Natalie Portman, Stellan Skarsgård and Kat Dennings chase twisters and meet a man who fell to earth.
Cut to Norway, way back when, where Anthony Hopkins' Odin cools the Frost Giants' boots. Then we're shot to Asgard, where Chris Hemsworth's Thor is stripped of powers and exiled by Odin after the god of thunder (and good hair-care) proves too cocksure to be king.
Finally, just before Asgard's speechifying gets too starchy, we plummet back to Earth for some well-timed fish-out-of-water japes (Thor's table manners amuse) and skewed establishing shots straight out of original Marvel artist Jack Kirby's sketch book.
Between the two, Branagh's vision is clearly revealed: poised between sincere and silly, but smartly faithful to its source material.
Gods and monsters
With so much ground to cover in so little time, Branagh's well served by stars able to suggest, as his gracious chat-track has it, "a lot with a little". Working his one eye with beady wit, Hopkins enlivens stolid scripting with quiet-LO UD-quiet ("BUT you're NOT ... king") deliveries.
Hemsworth strikes a charismatic mock-brawny balance, showing sly comic talent as he struts into a pet shop and demands a horse or, failing that, a dog, cat or bird big enough to ride.
Dennings turns thudding gags into choice drolleries ("Hammer, hammer...", "Yeah, we can tell you're hammered") and Portman gamely geeks out as Jane Foster, even if the required degree of dizziness falls just outside her poised range.
Best of all is Tom Hiddleston who, as Thor's lurking brother Loki, resists the temptation to topple into camp, instead scheming and scowling inwardly. It's a shame that the film doesn't fully exploit him, a problem also extending to the Warriors 3 and the monsters.
Like the galaxy's narkiest health-food advocate, the Destroyer visits Earth but only gets to blitz fast-food stops. The Frost Giant threat is Thored faster than your average freezer.
Branagh's staging of these climactic confrontations is efficient but stylistically anonymous, lacking the distinguishing clout Sam Raimi and Chris Nolan stamped on their superhero action sequences.


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This was considered a successful operation, both in number of impaired drivers removed from the street and in the amount of public awareness generated. The South Bay Regional law enforcement agencies will be continuing their efforts to keep drivers in our community safe.
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did i tell you guys our "TREASURER" stole a shi# load of money from all of us? Said they needed an extra $300.00 from each condo/ house for pool re-paving...
they are suing the man of coarse. do other condo boards have double treasures...or a watch dog? anyone ever had this experience or know some one who has? I say we stone the man....clubs...sticks on fire...let's get em........ dana |
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Happened to us in our Homeowners assn. There is supposed to be an annual audit but I don't think any of the previous boards ever actually did one - at least not that we can find. Our treasurer is a single mom of three teens. She's not remorseful in the least. The county is filing charges, as "people" versus... because our HOA is non-profit. It will probably drag on, and maybe the only thing we can do is put a lien on the house, since she has no money. So you know what to look for here were some of her tactics. Bought chlorine for the pool so she had a receipt. Then she returned it, and used plain clorox in our pool. And she blamed the poor condition of the water on the massive amounts of rain we had. Seemed believable at the time because we were not suspicious. Conversion, as in: hire someone to trim trees / landscape around the pool, and then also have them trim your own trees with association money. We have two levels of membership. She would log people who paid for level A as level B and pocket the difference. Didn't get caught until much later when the member list was published. My personal opinion, you should always have an account that requires two signatures. This won't prevent all bad behavior, but it does make it at least one level more difficult. I also prefer to see an annual audit. Churches and other non-profits have to do an annual accounting to their members. Seems like these associations should also do the same. I am still very angry even all these months later. Let's face it - the board members are all volunteers, and no one likes to think the worst. But ever since this happened, I see 'bad guys' everywhere there's money. From DD's girl scout leaders to the charities we donate to. I am finding it hard to trust anymore. |
Hi, I am on the board of trustees at a condo in New England. I do not believe that any of the above issues could occur with us, but one never knows! We do have an account which requires two signatures on the checks. We also have an audit (or review) done every year. We try to keep each other honest (there are six of us) and we also have a management company to help keep us honest (and vice versa)! It is always good to know what to look out for, however! |
- Posted by Ginger_St_Thomas (My Page) on Mon, Nov 3, 03 at 5:19
Get a lawyer & put a lien on her property. The lawyer can advise you on this. That way you will get your money back (after her mortgage is paid) when she sells. The attorney can advise you about prosecuting her & if she wants to NOT be prosecuted, she just might sell & you'll get your money back & she'll be gone. I'm on the board of our condo association & we finally have gotten a paid outside person to handle the bills, etc. because we had a treasurer who had a death grip on our finances. We've always required 2 signatures on all checks over $300.00 but now ALL checks will have to have 2 signatures. We had an owner sue us (totally frivolous). The owner's lawyer quit his case because of nonpayment. We now have a judgment against the owner & a lien on his property for back dues, assessments, etc. & are waiting to see if that owner will now have to pay our considerable legal fees. Your attorney will be able to tell you if she might also have to pay your legal fees because of her theft. Who knows? Your association might wind up owning her unit. |
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I'm not familiar with LUKS other than its definition: "Linux Unified Key Setup-on-disk-format or LUKS".
So your windows FAT32 partition is seen on Linux as is the LUKS and the windows partition and LUKS are not seen on windows or mac, correct?
First, a default installation of windows is not going to recognize a Linux fs and usually shows it as unallocated space. Don't know about a Mac.
Since it works on Linux and fails on windows and the mac, you might be better off posting on a windows/mac forum since they are the systems which don't work?
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Ravens running back Ray Rice knew nothing but success in the first five years of his NFL career.
With three Pro Bowl selections, over 5,000 rushing yards, and more than 2,700 receiving yards, the 26-year-old had firmly cemented his place as one of the league's top running backs and appeared on schedule to easily supplant Jamal Lewis as the Ravens' all-time leading rusher at some point late in the 2014 season. That's what makes his start to the 2013 season that much more alarming as the Ravens figured to lean more on the running game after the offseason trade of wide receiver Anquan Boldin and the long-term hip injury suffered by tight end Dennis Pitta in the first week of training camp.
Baltimore ranks 27th in the league in rush offense with just 72.7 yards per game and is 31st of 32 teams with an anemic 2.7 yards per carry. Through the first six weeks of the season, Rice has managed just 197 yards on 71 carries and has averaged 2.8 yards per carry, 1.7 yards lower than his career average entering the season.
Labeling himself "a little frustrated" with the overall lack of production in the running game following Sunday's 19-17 loss to the Green Bay Packers, Rice has run for no gain or negative yardage on 20 of his 71 carries this season. No one would blame him for being frustrated as he finds himself with a long run of 14 yards on the season and ranked 34th in the NFL in rushing as even three quarterbacks — Michael Vick, Russell Wilson, and Terrelle Pryor — have collected more yards on the ground than the 2008 second-round pick.
Once holding the undisputed title as the Ravens' most explosive offensive weapon, Rice is now part of a running game on pace to shatter the franchise record for fewest yards per attempt average as the 2006 Ravens — a team that ironically finished with a franchise-best regular-season record of 13-3 — collected 3.4 yards per rush for the lowest mark in the team's 18-year history.
"Ray has handled it as well as you can," wide receiver Torrey Smith said. "Obviously, you're going to be frustrated, especially when you're him [and] you're used to producing a certain way. He's not putting himself above anything else. The biggest thing is that we haven't been winning and we haven't been doing as well as we wanted to on offense. It's not necessarily about him and his own stats."
Of course, no one would dispute the poor performance of the offensive line as the greatest cause for the running game woes — Rice and second-year backup Bernard Pierce are each averaging 2.8 yards per carry and aren't finding any consistent room to run — but trying to evaluate just how well Rice is performing has been tricky this season. Before offering any potential criticism of Rice, it's fair to acknowledge Pierce hasn't fared any better after many wondered in the offseason if the Ravens should use more of a 50-50 split this year.
Any assessment of Rice's play must acknowledge the left hip flexor strain he suffered in the Week 2 win over the Cleveland Browns, an injury that forced him to miss his first game since his rookie season when he was sidelined for three games with a shin injury. While not a serious injury by nature, a hip ailment would understandably hamper any shifty runner such as Rice who depends on lateral movement and the ability to change direction quickly.
Coach John Harbaugh deferred to Rice when asked how healthy his starting running back was — Rice wasn't made available to the media on Wednesday — but it isn't unfair to wonder how healthy the sixth-year back may be as the Ravens play the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday before entering next week's bye.
"He was banged up for a couple weeks, and this is really his first couple weeks back," quarterback Joe Flacco said. "Anytime you get a little banged up and aren't 100 percent, you have to take a little bit of time before you can really expect to be back there and have full explosion."
While the offensive line has faced the most scrutiny as its struggled to adapt to run-game coordinator Juan Castillo's zone blocking schemes, Harbaugh has acknowledged the need for the running backs to show better vision in reading blocks and being more explosive in hitting their running lanes — no matter how small they might be.
Many observers have opined that both Rice and Pierce have appeared hesitant in hitting holes, pointing to examples over the first six weeks of the season where holes were missed or cutback opportunities weren't taken when the offensive line managed to do its job effectively. Just like any other position on the field, a running back isn't immune from losing confidence in not just the players around him but himself when the ground game isn't clicking.
Lewis, one of only seven players in NFL history to run for over 2,000 yards in a season, recalled times in his career in which a lack of confidence in what was happening up front hindered his ability to make plays even when the running lanes were there. The Ravens' Ring of Honor member saw his 5.3 yards per carry average in his 2003 Pro Bowl season drop nearly two full yards per attempt just two years later.
"I've had a few years where you were hesitant [and] not sure in your line's ability in blocking this scheme," Lewis told AM 1570 WNST on Tuesday. "Is your line too light for the scheme you are running? When you do that, and that sinks in, it's a mental thing that can really hurt you. You'll never get on track. It's kind of feeling it out, dealing with it, finding a solution to the problem. But, you just can't have the hesitation because there's going to be wide-open holes and you're going to miss [them]. It's more of a 'hit it where it's supposed to go.'
"Look at Adrian Peterson. When he hits the hole, if it's closed, he bounces off and he hits the next one. At the same time, this is the NFL, it closes up quickly. It's not always a hole as wide as all daylight."
Posted on 03 September 2013 by WNST Audio
Posted on 29 August 2013 by WNST Staff
Events Will Take Place September 3-5
2013 NFL Kickoff will bring music, youth football, and a spirit of community to Baltimore as fans nationwide get Back To Football.
The following are opportunities for fans and media to take part in the Kickoff celebrations throughout Baltimore. Fans and media should visit www.nfl.com/kickoff and follow @NFL345 on Twitter for the most up-to-date Kickoff details.
On Monday, September 2 at 6:00 a.m. the NFL Kickoff concert stage will be tugged into Baltimore's Inner Harbor across from the Maryland Science Center. Media can capture the first shots of the stage that KEITH URBAN will perform on Thursday night as part of the unprecedented celebration for the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens.
On Monday, September 2 at 12:30 p.m., media can capture the iconic Baltimore Ravens logo being painted on the field that will be home to the NFL PLAY 60 Youth Football Festival at UTZ Field at Patterson Park. Baltimore Ravens Director of Fields and Grounds DON FOLLETT will be on site along with executives from the NFL's Creative Department.
Former Ravens players JAMAL LEWIS and DUANE STARKS will join volunteers from the NFL, United Way and the National Dairy Council for a community service project at Hilton Elementary (3301 Carlisle Ave.) on Wednesday, September 4 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Baltimore Mayor STEPHANIE RAWLINGS-BLAKE will take part in the event at 11:30 a.m., followed by a ribbon cutting ceremony. Hilton Elementary was identified by the Ravens and the National Dairy Council for their successful participation in the Fuel Up to Play 60 program. Volunteers will transform the outdoor area behind the school adding a greenhouse and garden beds. In addition, a new active play space will be built to inspire creativity, learning and cooperation among students.
The NFL Kickoff Village will be open to fans on Wednesday, September 4 from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and Thursday, September 5 from 10:00 a.m. to 8:15 p.m at McKeldin Square and the Harborplace Amphitheater. This fan zone is free and open to the public and brings fans closer to the NFL through sponsors' activations and dynamic promotions. Sponsors include: Bridgestone, GMC, Pepsi, Snickers and Verizon. NFL Legends will be on hand both days to sign autographs for fans.
For more information including interview opportunities with NFL executives, contact Joanna Hunter (firstname.lastname@example.com).
The NFL PLAY 60 Youth Football Festival will take place Wednesday, September 4 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Thursday, September 5 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Former Ravens players including Hall of Famer ROD WOODSON and JAMAL LEWIS, KYLE RICHARDSON, JAMIE SHARPER, DUANE STARKS and MATT STOVER will team up with more than 850 students from the area to celebrate the start of the NFL season at UTZ Field at Patterson Park (200 S Linwood Ave). Students will learn NFL FLAG drills and Heads Up Football skills from USA Football coaches and participate in activities with players. Children will also learn about hydration, helmet fitting, and concussion awareness. NFL PLAY 60 partners HOPSports, National Dairy Council and Under Armour will be on-site as part of their ongoing commitment to motivate youth and families to be active.
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The NFL, GE and Under Armour will team up to kick off the second portion of the Head Health Challenge: Innovative Approaches for Identifying and Preventing Brain Injury on Wednesday, September 4 at 3:00 p.m. at Under Armour Global Headquarters (120 Hull Street, Baltimore). The event will include NFL Commissioner ROGER GOODELL, founder and CEO of Under Armour KEVIN PLANK, and SUE SIEGEL CEO of GE healthyimagination. BOOMER ESIASON will host the event, which also features CAL RIPKEN, JR.(MLB), LAVAR ARRINGTON (NFL) and STEELE STANWICK (Major League Lacrosse), and KELLY O'HARA (National Women's Soccer League).
The special NFL Back To Football Run and NFL PLAY 60 Fun Run will take place Wednesday evening, Sept. 4 at M&T Bank Stadium. The Run Series invites fans to celebrate the return of football with a 5K starting at 7:00 p.m.; in addition, a half mile Play 60 Fun Run for youth fans begins at 6:00 p.m. (ages 6-12). Fans 5 and under can also participate in a run at 6:20 p.m. on the field. The participants will experience the once in a lifetime chance to finish their race on the field of the very stadium where their Super Bowl champions play. Ravens cheerleaders and mascot Poe will be in attendance, and fans have an opportunity to receive autographs from Ravens alumni and take their photo with the Vince Lombardi Trophy.
Ravens alumni JAMAL LEWIS and KYLE RICHARDSON will be in attendance to help kick off the run and cheer on the runners.
Fans interested in participating in the run may sign up here: http://nflrunseries.com/
Grammy Award-winning singer KEITH URBAN will perform live, with activities beginning at 6:00 p.m. (ET) on Thursday, September 5 for "NFL KICKOFF 2013 PRESENTED BY PEPSI," the NFL's 11th anniversary Kickoff celebration to kick off the season and celebrate the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens. The event is free and open to the public. Urban will perform from a floating stage barge in Baltimore's Inner Harbor adjacent to the Maryland Science Center. The event will include music, fireworks, a showing of "America's Game: 2012 Baltimore Ravens," and a water light show.
To ensure public safety and security, the following items are prohibited: weapons, alcohol, food, beverages, all glass containers, fireworks, all chairs, tents of any kind, barbecue grills of any kind, umbrellas, blankets of any kind, cameras with lens over 12", obstructive signs and animals other than service animals.
All attendees are subject to search, and prohibited items may not be abandoned at security checkpoints. Please allow adequate time to pass through security checkpoints before activities begin.
Guests can enter the concert site at the Baltimore Visitor Center on Light Street at Conway Street or off of Key Highway between the Science Center and Rash Field. The entrances will open to the public beginning at 6pm on Thursday, September 5.
Guests may view the concert from the general public viewing areas, which are adjacent to the Maryland Science Center and are directly in front of the stage. Access to the general public viewing areas is first come, first served. Guests also may enjoy the concert from West Shore Park and along the Inner Harbor promenade.
Guests planning to attend the event should follow @NFL345 on Twitter for the most up-to-date concert details.
Simulcast coverage of the 60-minute pregame show will air from 7:30 to 8:30 PM ET on NBC and NFL Network. The show leads into the season opener between the Ravens and the Denver Broncos at Sport Authority Field at Mile High (NBC, NBCSports.com, Westwood One Radio Sports, 8:30 PM ET).
Posted on 08 June 2013 by Luke Jones
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The Super Bowl ring ceremony was quite the extravagant party in Owings Mills that served as a reunion for the 2012 Ravens as well as the final big celebration of the second championship in franchise history.
Yes, Baltimore's home opener against the Cleveland Browns on Sept. 15 will include the unveiling of a second Super Bowl championship banner, but that ceremony will be overshadowed by an actual game and won't include those who've moved on to other organizations but were able to return to the team's facility to receive their lavish Super Bowl rings.
Media access was limited at Friday night's event as it was a party for members of the organization, but the Ravens provided an interesting foursome of players to speak to the media minutes after the rings were unveiled.
Ray Lewis, Terrell Suggs, Joe Flacco, and Torrey Smith all stood at different stages of their career as they received their championship rings with the 38-year-old Lewis speaking to reporters first. Having retired after winning his second championship, Lewis spoke as a fatherly figure throughout the postseason and once again expressed his satisfaction over not only having the opportunity to go out on top but to see his teammates experience what it meant to be a champion.
"I always told them I wanted them to really feel what the confetti felt like. Now to be here, to have something that symbolizes it, it's the ultimate because now it connects us forever," said Lewis, who also wore his Super Bowl XXXV ring after receiving the Super Bowl XLVII one to wear on his opposite hand. "It took me 12 years to get back and get another ring. I want them to cherish what this moment feels like right now while we're world champions."
Flacco, the Super Bowl MVP, responded only how he could with the honest assessment of a gaudy ring that includes white gold and 243 round-cut diamonds. As Lewis pointed out, Flacco won a championship in his fifth season — like the linebacker did with the 2000 Ravens — and the championship surely provided validation in the minds of those who wondered whether he could lead Baltimore to a championship.
The quarterback admitted he probably won't wear the ring, but it won't be sitting locked up in his closet either.
"It's kind of unwearable," said Flacco, drawing laughter from reporters. "When I see people for the first time, I'm sure they're going to have some interest in seeing it or at least I'm going to have some interest in showing it off to them. I'm definitely going to bring it a couple of places. I wouldn't necessarily say I'm going to wear it, but it's pretty special."
Entering his third season, Smith represented the younger players on the roster fortunate enough not to wait long to taste Super Bowl glory in their NFL careers.
And the former University of Maryland product struggled to keep his eyes off the hardware as he spoke to media.
"I told you all what I was going to be like. I didn't cry or anything, but I can see how women feel when they get a ring," said Smith as he laughed. "It has a lot of different meanings. There will never be another season like this. We can win the Super Bowl every year while I'm in the league and there will be nothing like this one."
The most intriguing of the four to speak was 11th-year linebacker Terrell Suggs, who finally earned the Super Bowl ring he's dreamed about after starring on the vaunted Baltimore defense for a decade. While Lewis, Flacco, and future Hall of Fame safety Ed Reed received most of the attention for different reasons, Suggs won his first championship after the most difficult season of his career in which he recovered from a torn Achilles tendon in late April and then played with a torn biceps for the final two months of the 2012 season.
Always one to provide a colorful quote and having the reputation of being the class clown of the Ravens locker room, Suggs' sincerity in describing how he felt upon finally seeing his first piece of championship jewelry was the highlight of the brief session.
"To have it so close, it finally hit me what exactly we accomplished together," said Suggs, who figured out his ring was hidden in front of him when he was discouraged from moving his seat at the beginning of the ceremony. "It didn't take a year. It took me 11 years to get it. It took coach [John] Harbaugh from when he got here in 2008 — we've been chasing this. It finally paid off, all that blood given. There's not a word that describes what I'm feeling right now and all the emotions.
"The journey was long, but it was worth it. But I will tell you this, I damn sure want to feel like this again."
Owner Steve Bisciotti took care of former members of the organization by not only awarding Super Bowl rings to David and John Modell, the sons of the late owner Art Modell, but to the five members of the team's Ring of Honor who played on the Super Bowl XXXV championship team. It appears Bisciotti is setting a precedent by giving rings to Jonathan Ogden, Peter Boulware, Michael McCrary, Matt Stover, and Jamal Lewis, but fellow Ring of Honor member Earnest Byner wasn't included in that group.
Byner was the only member of the Ring of Honor to have played for the Ravens — the Hall of Fame members of the Baltimore Colts are also honored — who did not receive a ring, so it appears this is a subtle way of ignoring the former Browns, Redskins, and Ravens running back's inclusion, which was never accepted by fans from the time Byner was inducted in 2001.
He was a favorite of the late Modell, but seeing Byner's name listed among Ravens greats as well as the Hall of Fame Colts has always looked out of place.
Posted on 01 August 2012 by WNST Staff
JONESBORO, Ga. — Former NFL running back Jamal Lewis has been released from a Georgia jail after he was arrested for allegedly not paying child support.
Clayton County sheriff's spokesman Capt. Brian Crisp says the 32-year-old Lewis was charged with child abandonment, a misdemeanor. Crisp says Lewis was released on bond shortly after midnight Wednesday.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Lewis was booked in the Clayton County jail around 11 p.m. Tuesday. An arrest warrant alleges that Lewis had no contact with his son for more than a year.
Lewis filed for bankruptcy in April, listing $14.5 million in assets and $10.6 million in debts.
Lewis retired in 2009 after nine seasons with the Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns. In 2003, Lewis ran for 2,066 yards – the second-highest total in NFL history.
Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press
Posted on 16 July 2012 by WNST Staff
Lost in the shuffle of Monday's signing of current running back Ray Rice, the Ravens are honoring one of their former ones.
With Monday's release of season tickets for the 2012 season, the Week 4 ticket revealed a nice little surprise for Ravens fans.
Hosting the Cleveland Browns in a Thursday night game on Sept. 27, the Ravens will induct former running back Jamal Lewis into their Ring of Honor at halftime.
Lewis spent seven years in Baltimore and was named to one Pro Bowl in 2003. Of the six seasons he played for the Ravens — Lewis missed the entire 2001 campaign with an ACL injury — he rushed for at least 1,000 yards in all but one season (2005).
The fifth overall pick of the 2000 draft, Lewis was a key piece of the Ravens' Super Bowl XXV championship team and is the franchise's all-time leading rusher with 7,801 career rushing yards.
In 2003, Lewis recorded one of the most memorable seasons in NFL history as he became the fifth member of the 2,000-rushing-yard club, galloping for a franchise-record 2,066 yards to join O.J. Simpson, Eric Dickerson, Barry Sanders, and Terrell Davis in an exclusive group. In 2009, Tennessee running back Chris Johnson became the sixth member of the club.
In that same season, the massive back ran for 295 yards against the Cleveland Browns in a Week 2 win, setting an NFL record that would stand until Minnesota's Adrian Peterson rushed for 296 in a 2007 game.
Those accomplishments would lead to Lewis being named the Associated Press 2003 Offensive Player of the Year.
Lewis left the Ravens after the 2006 season and played the final three years of his career with the Cleveland Browns but never found the same level of success as he had in his prime with Baltimore.
Posted on 12 June 2012 by Thyrl Nelson
The ceremonial retirement of Derrick Mason as a member of the Ravens on Monday was a chance to remember all of the positives that he brought to the team, and now with some time having passed a chance to put to bed any lingering animosity that fans may have developed toward him as his career was winding down, both here in Baltimore and elsewhere, we celebrate him. It also seems to assure us that some day soon we'll be seeing his name raised to the "Ring of Honor" in a sappy and nostalgic ceremony. Given the inconsistent criteria of the current "Ring of Honor" inductees, it's probably a good time to consider a few cases.
Although the criteria are, as mentioned, inconsistent I should mention that there's one rule in weighing a player's "ROH" merits as far as this discussion is concerned. That rule is simply that you can't invoke Earnest Byner as a benchmark. Byner's place in the ROH is charitable at best and based on things beyond his achievements on field as a Raven. I don't begrudge his admission, but he can't be used as a measuring stick for the merits of others.
It honestly wouldn't have surprised me a bit if Mason had retired as a member of the Tennessee Titans, and we could certainly discuss the possibility that the absence of Jeff Fisher from that organization is as much a part of Mason's decision to retire as a Raven as anything. For 6 seasons Mason was a Raven, through and through, but in the minds of fans, always a former Titan too. Old rivalries die hard, and the additions of Mason and Samari Rolle and Steve McNair and Lorenzo Neal may have helped to bridge that healing gap over time too. But some will always likely remember Mason as a Titan.
For all of his statistical achievements in Baltimore, what I'll remember most about Mason coming here was his coming here. Apparently given the choice between the Ravens and Patriots, Mason went with the underdog organization and his leap of faith was rewarded (albeit not with a Super Bowl title). His was a misguided faith in Kyle Boller as well, and for that we can all be thankful.
Mason topped 1000 yards 4 times as a Raven, played on 4 playoff teams and was seemingly always the guy most on the same page with his quarterbacks. He scored 29 TDs as a Raven, or 6 more than Randy Moss in 2007 with the aforementioned Patriots.
His tendency to talk may have gotten him in some hot water with fans during his tenure here, but that's all water under the bridge and truly of little consequence now. Statistically it's a bit of a reach, but given the offensive limitations of the team during his tenure here, those stats should be taken with at least a grain of salt. Let there be little doubt, Mason will be in the ROH.
That said, the accomplishments of both Jamal Lewis and Chris McAlister would seem to trump Mason and just about any other former Ravens who might be lying in wait, in addition to overshadowing most of the current member of the ROH. It would have been nice to see either or both of them afforded the chance to let bygones be bygones and retire as well. In McAlister's case, because of the nature of his departure it always seemed unlikely, but in Lewis' case not so. Not so, that is until Lewis signed on as a plaintiff in the concussion lawsuit against the NFL.
Current member of the ROH, who played for the Ravens, are Byner, Michael McCrary, Peter Boulware, Jon Ogden and Matt Stover with Mason likely to follow. Todd Heap will likely be a member when he finally hangs up his cleats (hopefully as a Raven too) and Kelly Gregg should make for an interesting debate. Jarret Johnson could have a case I suppose too.
And what about Jermaine Lewis? Is he also a guy whose bad publicity was too much for the Ravens to ignore, or just an overlooked omission or a guy on the wrong side of the fringe? Given some of the stories of Lewis' life lately, he could probably use a little positivity and recognition and Ravens fans would likely be happy to pay it to him.
There's little doubt that Mason will be honored in the ROH as he should. The question though is should he be the next?
Posted on 06 January 2012 by Thyrl Nelson
Lingering legends aside, Ray Rice might be the most popular and productive Raven today. One thing's for sure…at $550K or so in the final season of his contract, Ray Rice is easily the Ravens best pound-for-pound bargain, and arguably the league's best. One other thing that seems assured is that Rice is going to get paid. When, how much and where that happens however may not be as much of a foregone conclusion as it would seem.
This has been "the year of…" lots of things in the NFL, the year of the 5K quarterbacks, the year of the rookies, the year of the power forwards at tight end and the year of the disgruntled running back.
As running backs league wide from Chris Johnson to Frank Gore, from Matt Forte to Peyton Hillis have barked and in some cases dogged it (allegedly…and no pun intended) over their "contract to performance ratios", Rice with arguably the strongest case of all has remained silent. Silent about the contract that is, on the field he has been anything but silent or dogged.
It's been a running topic of conversation all season on the MobTown Sports Beat and everyone seems assured that Rice will be taken care of by the Ravens and some have speculated that there's no reason Rice shouldn't feel confident that the team will take care of him.
It's all but 100% (in my mind at least) that Rice will be back next season, but under what circumstances and for how long are still debatable.
If you subscribe to the school of WWBBD (What would Bill Bellichick do?) the answer is to franchise Rice. Given Adrian Peterson's new contract, the franchise tag will be a big number, but only for one season. Whether Rice would maintain his decorum for another season under similar (albeit more lucrative) circumstances to this one would remain to be seen as well.
In addition to Peterson's contract, his injury will also likely factor heavily into the Ravens impending decision of whether to franchise Rice or to pay him long term money. Peterson's injury is a not so subtle reminder of just how quickly a running back in particular can see his season (or even his career) ended. Having all of your eggs in that proverbial basket is a high-risk high reward proposition (as we learned in 2001 with Jamal Lewis' injury).
The value of NFL running backs is on the decline, but the pay scale on the top end of the position is still rising. There are lots of Pro Bowl caliber and highly compensated running backs in the NFL watching the playoffs from home this season, and most of the league's most productive offenses have plug and play backfields and use the running game as an afterthought for little more than window dressing it would seem at times.
Only one running back went in the first round of the last NFL draft and while still promising, Mark Ingram has done little to make teams sorry for passing on him. DeMarco Murray, taken on the second day of the draft was the league's best rookie at the position.
One year prior, Ryan Matthews, CJ Spiller and Jahvid Best all went in the first round and all were summarily outperformed by undrafted rookies LaGarrette Blount and Chris Ivory. An undrafted practice squad player from one season earlier led the league in rushing last season and the Packers marched through the Super Bowl after losing their bell-cow in Ryan Grant and replacing him with little known and lightly regarded James Starks.
Posted on 25 November 2011 by Luke Jones
As you pick through the remains of the turkey and scrape the bottom of the mashed potatoes bowl — or try to finally enjoy a turkey-induced nap as I was unable to do on Thursday — we take a final look back at the Ravens' first ever Thanksgiving game.
- Of course, the story of the night was one of the finest defensive performances by the Ravens in recent memory — without Ray Lewis, ironically — as they tied a franchise record with nine sacks. It ranks as the second most in an NFL game this season, topped only by Buffalo's 10 sacks against the Washington Redskins in Toronto on Oct. 30. It topped the previous season high of six against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 8.
The relentless effort matched the Ravens' nine sacks against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Nov. 26, 2006 in a 27-0 blowout at M&T Bank Stadium famously known for the violent hit Bart Scott delivered to Ben Roethlisberger. Baltimore also record nine sacks against the Philadelphia Eagles on Nov. 16, 1997, a game that ended in a 10-10 tie at old Memorial Stadium.
Baltimore also continued the impressive streak of 19 consecutive games without allowing an opponent to score on its opening drive of the game.
- Three defensive players tied or set a career high in sacks on Thursday night as Terrell Suggs matched his personal best with three sacks, Haloti Ngata tied his best total with two, and Cory Redding set a career best with 2 1/2 sacks.
It was the second time this season Suggs had reached the three-sack mark after doing it in the season opener against Pittsburgh on Sept. 11. The Ravens are an impressive 47-17 all time when Suggs records a sack and 12-1 when the Pro Bowl linebacker tallies at least two sacks.
Redding's previous career high was two when he played for the Detroit Lions on Nov. 12, 2006 against the 49ers.
- While 16 points and 253 yards won't raise many eyebrows, the Ravens offense was efficient in completing only its second turnover-free game of the season, the other coming against the Steelers in Week 1. Baltimore did not allow a sack for the first time this season as the offensive line did an exceptional job in protecting quarterback Joe Flacco.
The effort allowed Flacco to continue his impressive play at M&T Bank Stadium where he has now won 16 of his last 17 home starts. The fourth-year quarterback has completed 61.1 percent of his passes for 4,038 yards, 25 touchdowns and only six interceptions over that stretch, good for a 98.4 quarterback rating.
- With his 83 total yards against a formidable San Francisco defense, Ray Rice moved into second place on the Ravens' all-time yards from scrimmage list. The running back passed wide receiver Derrick Mason and now has 1,259 yards from scrimmage this season.
Rice only trails former running back Jamal Lewis, who accumulated 9,166 scrimmage yards from 2000 to 2006.
- Much has been made about Billy Cundiff's struggles from 50 yards and out, but the kicker has been flawless on field goal tries in the fourth quarter since 2010. Cundifff is a perfect 14-for-14 after connecting on a 39-yard field goal with 3:10 left in the fourth quarter on Thursday night.
- The Ravens are now 9-2 all time when wearing their black jerseys, including a 6-0 mark under coach John Harbaugh. It was the fourth time Baltimore has donned the alternate jersey with white pants, a look in which the Ravens are undefeated
The win over San Francisco improved the Ravens' mark in prime-time games to 9-5 under Harbaugh and earned them their first Thursday win in four tries. The Ravens had previously lost Thursday night games against Kansas City in 1999, Cincinnati in 2006, and Atlanta in 2010.
The Ravens are now 29-5 when scoring first in a game during the Harbaugh era. Cundiff's 39-yard field goal in the first quarter gave them a 3-0 lead, and Baltimore improved to 6-0 when striking first this season.
Baltimore is now 8-3 for just the second time in team history, matching its mark through 11 games last season. However, the impressive record trails the 9-2 start the Ravens posted when it finished a franchise-best 13-3 in 2006.


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When I am checking out my fellow foodies' blogs I always run into food I want to make. Sometimes I've wished I had unlimited resources and time (and an army to feed) to try every single recipe. Unfortunately that is not possible, but I get to try some of them and many others give me ideas to make something of my own. That was the case with this stuffed squash I saw on Kat's blog last week. She made stuffed an acorn squash with mac and cheese, but I decided to stuff a butternut squash with tuna and Greek yogurt.
I cut in half and seeded a butternut squash and roasted it in the oven at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes. With a spoon I carved some of the squash meat out to make room for the stuffing. In a bowl I mixed that squash meat, one can of tuna, about 1/2 cup of sweet peas, pepper, salt and a dash of red pepper powder. I stuffed the squash with that mix and added a little bit of Greek yogurt on top. I used the other half for a soup that I will be posting soon. This made a quick, delicious and healthy lunch. Thanks Kat for the idea! Now if you excuse me, I have to go fight another cold… I'll have to quarantine Jon every time he comes home
¡Buen provecho!
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That is such an original recipe! A scrumptious looking dish.
Yes, how I wish I have more time and more ppl to feed too! I've always wanted to stuff one of these things…looks like it's time!!
Quick, healthy and delicious it certainly is Ben.
What a great way to serve this squash. I usually eat it in soups. Great pics!
Very original ben and very healthy! You've given me a few ideas here! Love the touch of Greek yogurt.
Definitely original Ben … and it looks lovely. I'm always looking for different ways to use butternut squash.
I think squash are just the perfect vehicle for so many things. Tonight I'm stuffing one with wild rice & sausage. Hope you feel better!
That Butternut Squash Lasagna sounds amanzig! I've been wanting to make a veggie lasagna for over a month now, but couldn't think of anything that stood out!
I hope you feel better soon! That sounds simple, but delicious!
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