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Dissociation of the effects of ethanol on memory, anxiety, and motor behavior in mice tested in the plus-maze discriminative avoidance task
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Several studies have shown the amnestic effects of ethanol (ETOH). However, while memory tasks in rodents can be markedly influenced by anxiety-like behavior and motor function, ETOH induces anxiolysis and different effects on locomotion, depending on the dose.
Verify the effects of ETOH in mice tested in the plus-maze discriminative avoidance task (PMDAT) concomitantly evaluating memory, anxiety-like behavior, and motor behavior.
ETOH acutely or repeatedly treated mice were submitted to the training session in a modified elevated plus-maze with two open and two enclosed arms, aversive stimuli in one of the enclosed arms, and tested 24 h later without aversive stimuli. Learning/memory, locomotion, and anxiety-related behavior were evaluated by aversive arm exploration, number of entries in all the arms and open arms exploration, respectively.
Acute ETOH: (1) either increased (1.2–1.8 g/kg) or decreased (3.0 g/kg) locomotion; (2) decreased anxiety levels (1.2–3.0 g/kg); and (3) induced learning deficits (1.2–3.0 g/kg) and memory deficits (0.3–3.0 g/kg). After repeated treatment, sensitization and tolerance to hyperlocomotion and anxiolysis induced by 1.8 g/kg ETOH were observed, respectively, and tolerance to the amnestic effect of 0.6 (but not 1.8) g/kg ETOH occurred.
Neither the anxiolytic nor the locomotor effects of ETOH seem to be related to its amnestic effect in the PMDAT. Additionally, data give support to the effectiveness of the PMDAT in simultaneously evaluating learning, memory, anxiety-like behavior, and motor activity by different parameters. Possible relationships between the behavioral alterations found are discussed.
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- Title
- Dissociation of the effects of ethanol on memory, anxiety, and motor behavior in mice tested in the plus-maze discriminative avoidance task
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Volume 192, Issue 1 , pp 39-48
- Cover Date
- 2007-05-01
- 10.1007/s00213-006-0684-9
- Print ISSN
- 0033-3158
- Online ISSN
- 1432-2072
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
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- Topics
- Keywords
- Ethanol
- Memory
- Anxiety
- Motor behavior
- Industry Sectors
- Authors
- S. R. Kameda (1)
- R. Frussa-Filho (2)
- R. C. Carvalho (2)
- A. L. Takatsu-Coleman (2)
- V. P. Ricardo (2)
- C. L. Patti (2)
- M. B. Calzavara (2)
- G. B. Lopez (2)
- N. P. Araujo (2)
- V. C. Abílio (2)
- R. de A. Ribeiro (2)
- V. D'Almeida (1)
- R. H. Silva (3)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Departamento de Pediatria, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- 2. Departamento de Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- 3. Departamento de Fisiologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil


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U.K. tabloid The Sun is reporting that Sony will release the PlayStation 4 in October, and will cost around £300.
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Recipes from The Kitchn
People close to me know I have a small soapbox I keep (figuratively) tucked away for times when I hear someone say, "Oh, I've wanted to make that recipe but it looks hard." I then launch into a five minute diatribe on why it's not and how to tackle it, with enough enthusiasm to convince that person it's actually quite easy. Spring rolls are one such "hard" item I've convinced numerous people to make — and enjoy!
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Warmer days mean the start of spring entertaining season: lazy days outdoors with friends, cozy dinner parties with fresh produce, and Memorial Day or graduation parties. As we shed our bulky clothes for something lighter, so too should your drinks! Put down the heavy cocktail or mocktail, and keep things fun and bubbly with things like a refreshing, sparkling cucumber cooler or a non-alcoholic strawberry and basil soda.
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This recipe makes me want to change out of my farm clothes, put on a dress, and head to a dinner party armed with a batch of these fritters. Unfortunately, that's not going to happen anytime soon since our organic farm is in full swing for the season and our free time is rare.
Last weekend, I was so grateful for all of the extra hands helping us out on the farm that I decided to treat everyone to these delicious cauliflower fritters. It wasn't an elegant dinner party, but these little delights were just what the doctor ordered. We enjoyed them in dirty farm clothes with a couple of beers and they were absolutely perfect. No fancy dress necessary.
The copper cup is a nice touch, but rest assured, you don't need one to enjoy a mule! Also referred to as a buck, this type of cocktail has just three required ingredients: ginger beer, citrus juice, and a jigger-full of your alcohol of choice. Here are some of our favorite versions of this breezy drink, perfect for spring and summer entertaining.
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Spring has sprung, and it's brought along with it some of the year's brightest, greenest, and most delicious produce. What better way to use these gems than in a colorful, springtime barley risotto?
For a twist on the classic Italian risotto, today we're swapping the arborio rice for some hearty pearl barley. Mixed with fresh asparagus and an herb puree, this orzotto shows off barley's lighter side.
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I wasn't feeling inspired this week. It's been a busy week, so our meals have been a combination of leftovers and quick and dirty favorites. So I did what I often do when I need inspiration in the kitchen: I went to Facebook. There were plenty of intriguing responses to my query, and I decided to make something I've never liked. Because I'm a grown-up now, and far too old to be picky about food.
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My mother had eight kids and raised us well (in our unbiased opinion!). She homeschooled us in our early years, and taught us important things like how to make sloppy joes and fold fitted sheets properly, then sent us off into the world with good grace. It seems a little silly to single out Mother's Day as just one celebratory moment, but this spring holiday is still a good occasion to gather the whole family and enjoy a meal together. This week I've been sharing the bright, colorful Mother's Day brunch I hosted for my mother and grandmother, with simple food and one big special surprise — posters made of old family photos!
Here's a little more about the party: what I did ahead, how I set the table, and what I served, including lemon sticky rolls and a breakfast potato gratin.
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You can't have a Mother's Day brunch without dessert — something bright and springlike. But I was already serving lemon sticky rolls with the meal — practically a dessert all on their own — so I wanted to keep dessert fairly light, and light on the dairy too, since my mom and other members of my family like to eat it in moderation.
The perfect dessert, I realized, for this particular get-together was this raspberry pudding — it's tangy, creamy, and completely dairy-free.
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Sharon Brizon - 06/07/2010
I personally love this dance and the music. Ria Vos has given it her usual first class choreography. It's perfect for the lazy days of summer when dancers welcome a slower pace. I've given it a 5-star rating. However, I must say that it wasn't an easy learn first time out for my intermediate dancers. They got disoriented easily and mucked up the timing quite a bit! I'm hoping that next week the penny will drop. Perhaps their concentration wasn't all it should be with the hot weather we're having at the moment. Final word - I love the dance!
Sue Marks - 18/04/2010
Love the music and the dance - so well choreographed. Trying to vote for it on my profile but it doesn`t pop up automatically on the list - this could be stopping votes.
Barbara Vercoe - 16/04/2010
I agree with Gaye, beautiful dance and track. Ria has a gift, long may she continue. This should be in the Top Five without a doubt.
David Spencer - 14/04/2010
A haunting track and a great little dance to go with it. Plenty to think about in the 2nd half of the dance.
Chris Jones - 11/04/2010
i absolutely love this 8&1 dance, music is lovely and dance feels good well done Ria
Gaye Teather - 19/03/2010
Can't understand why this isn't top of the charts. A truly lovely dance to gorgeous music. Ria does it again!
Margaret Hains - 20/02/2010
Another Great 32 count 4 wall dance by Ria Vos beautiful country track by Steve Azar hope this dance does well....really lovely Ria
Jean Coles - 05/02/2010
Nice Dance - Nice Music: Love It
Fer Orsouw - 05/01/2010
Again a very nice dance from Ria. The music and dance fits very well.


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Adam Pfannenstiel was looking forward to spending a quiet Labor Day weekend at his parents' home.
This year, the Wichita chiropractor found himself on the road a whole lot longer than the three-and-a-half-hour drive to Damar, doing labor of a different kind than normal.
Upon arriving in Damar late last week, Pfannenstiel jumped in a pickup pulling a refrigerated trailer for a 1,000-plus-mile round trip across the Rocky Mountains and back with his dad, Linus Pfannenstiel.
Saturday, the father-son duo pulled into Orscheln Farm and Home Center in Hays, greeted by a crowd already gathered long before the announced 10 a.m. start of the sale.
"I thought when we drove up, we wouldn't have enough," Adam Pfannenstiel said of their trailer loaded with 250 boxes of Colorado peaches and pears.
It was a good thing the Pfannenstiels had held back 40 boxes in Damar for their son to take to Wichita with him. The rest of the truckload -- with the exception of two boxes -- went to area residents.
"I'm going to make pies and cobbler all winter," Niki Bartlett of Ellis said as she maneuvered a dolly cart with four boxes of peaches toward her vehicle.
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The Pfannenstiels have made similar trips twice a year since 2007 but thought this year was a bust because of a late freeze and drought.
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A scuba diving firm that faced permanent closure after its Lowestoft shop was hit by the tidal surge in December has reopened in new premises.
An estimated £80,000 of damage was caused to stock and equipment at Learn Scuba when its shop in London Road South was flooded on December 6.
The company reopened on Saturday in Nirvana Fitness on South Lowestoft Industrial Estate and held a party to celebrate.
Owner Andy Rose said the last two months had been stressful and the experience had been made worse by the fact his insurer had initially refused to cover him, stating that the property was in a high flood risk area and the policy was invalid.
He said he faced the real prospect of closing the business for good and was forced to use his own funds to get it back up and running.
It was only after Mr Rose consulted a solicitor that his insurer agreed to look in to his claim, sending a loss adjuster to the flood-damaged shop for the first time on February 13.
However, the father-of-five from Pakefield still does not know whether his claim will be successful.
Mr Rose, who was leading a dive trip overseas when the tidal surge hit, said: "I was faced with: What do I try to save? I tried to salvage whatever I could.
"I had to make a decision about whether to carry on with the business or not."
Mr Rose, who launched Learn Scuba in 1994, said more could have been saved if staff were warned of the flood risk on the day of the tidal surge.
He said dive master Hayley Arnold, who lived above the shop in London Road South, raised the alarm when she found an evacuation notice in her letter box later that evening.
However, by then it was too late to move the stock and equipment and much of it was damaged by the flood waters.
Despite the trauma of the last two months, Mr Rose said moving to Nirvana Fitness had a number of benefits.
The centre's shallow pool means Learn Scuba can now host children's parties and offer PADI Seal Team training for divers aged between eight and 10.
The location is also easier to access by car and there is a bar for customers to relax in after lessons.
Mr Rose said: "It has been hard but we are very positive about what we have got here. Nirvana staff have been fantastic and there are lots of people that are very enthusiastic about what were are doing here."
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A diving firm affected by water? There's a first.
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Nowhere was flooded that has not been flooded historically before. So why isn't there a statutory duty for the council to inform owners that they are in such an area? This was waiting to happen & could have been an awful lot worse had it been accompanied by heavy easterly gales. Congratulations to Mr Rose for battling on to keep his buisiness going, my heart goes out to all affected by the flooding.
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Women members of the theatre performing, includs Jill and Jenni Johnson, Kaya Anderson, Vivienne Young, Clara Harris Marita Gunther and many others
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Roy Hart and Rossignol, a re-make of the 1973 45rpm disc!
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Alfred Wolfshon demonstrates his work with his students
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group vocal work of this great story directed by Paul Silber
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Roy Hart performing in German. Notably the work of Paul Portner
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I've always had a good camera, and enjoyed taking pictures. My first camera was a Yashica rangefinder with a fixed lens. During the '70s I shot slides. It's kind of sad, so many of those pictures are rarely viewed now because of the inconvenience of needing to get out the old slide projector. Digital makes enjoying photographs so much easier!
About four years ago, I scanned more than 1,000 old prints that my mother-in-law had in her collection, including photos from my husband and his six siblings' youth. The photos were being stored in her attic and in danger of being destroyed, so it gave me great satisfaction to rescue them, edit them with Microsoft's Digital Image Pro, burn multiple copies of them onto CDs, and distribute them to my husband's entire family. It was a huge job, but it was a worthwhile project and something that I could do to preserve the history of his family.
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Colts secondary coach Alan Williams oversaw a defensive backs group in 2009 that ranked 14th in total pass defense, though Indianapolis' 6.2 average yards-per-pass allowed ranked No. 3 overall and is more indicative of the unit's potency.
Colts secondary coach interested in Bears job
Woody Johnson leaning on his G.M. to bring Darrelle Revis back
Woody Johnson was quick to say he "misspoke" last year when he blatantly "tampered" with Patriots cornerback Darrelle Revis.
Apparently, he's still talking about Revis, but keeping it within his building.
According to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News, Johnson "has been involved in serious internal discussions" with General Manager Mike Maccagnan to make a push for Revis if and when he becomes available.
The Patriots would have to pick up a $20 million option bonus by March 9, part of the "placeholder" deal that helped Revis win his first Super Bowl. They're working on a long-term deal to keep Revis there, and if nothing else, reports of Jets interest will at least make it more expensive.
But the Jets need Revis perhaps more than ever, since new coach Todd Bowles depends on his corners playing press-man so he can blitz more.
So it's one thing for Johnson to say he'd "love to have Darrelle back," but it's easier to put that plan into motion now. The Jets have $51 million in cap room, and the means to bring him back.
Now they just have to get him away from the Patriots, and every other team in the AFC with a link to him and a need (Rex Ryan in Buffalo and Mike Tannenbaum in Miami).
Andre Johnson not happy with idea of reduced role in Houston, still feels he's a starter
One way or another, Andre Johnson's time in Houston will soon come to an end.
The Texans granted the franchise's all-time leading receiver the ability to seek a trade. If no deal can be struck, the Texans will release Johnson and allow him to move on.
According to John McClain of the Houston Chronicle, Johnson said he was told he would be given a significantly reduced role in 2015 if he remained on the roster.
"I don't know how you tell a guy who catches 85 balls that he'll only probably catch 40," Johnson said. "I feel like the role they were trying to put me in I'd be held back from maximizing my talents. I feel like that was the best thing for both sides."
Johnson caught 85 passes for 936 yards and three touchdowns last season for Houston. For his career, Johnson averaged 96 catches and 1,297 yards for every 16 games he played. Johnson feels like that production doesn't warrant a reduced role.
"I don't see why I wouldn't be a starter in this league," Johnson said. "It didn't make sense to me. I'm pretty sure it won't make sense to a lot of other people."
That reduced role almost certainly would have come with a reduced paycheck as well. Johnson is scheduled to make $10.5 million next season on his current contract. That contract will also make it difficult for Johnson to find any teams willing to deal for him this offseason.
However, if (when) Johnson is released, he will surely get interest on the open market.
Sean Payton: Saints "want to keep" Mark Ingram
The Saints have been in contact with tailback Mark Ingram as free agency nears and would reportedly like to work out a deal.
During an interview at the Pelicans-Mavericks game Monday night in Dallas, Saints head coach Sean Payton indicated the club wanted to re-sign Ingram.
"Obviously he's someone that we want to keep," Payton told Fox Sports's Jennifer Hale, according to Nick Underhill of the New Orleans Advocate. "Hopefully we can do that."
According to the Advocate, Payton told Hale he had spoken with Ingram on Monday and that the club had a good working relationship with the tailback's agent, Joel Segal.
The 25-year-old Ingram rushed for a career-best 964 yards and nine touchdowns in 2014. He ranks 38th among PFT's prospective free agents in the Class of 2015.
Rugby star Jarryd Hayne to sign with 49ers
Jarryd Hayne left his Australian rugby team, the Parramatta Eels, in October in hopes of beginning a football career in the NFL.
That career will begin with the San Francisco 49ers.
According to Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee, Hayne announced his intentions at a press conference in Australia Tuesday (Monday night in the states). Much in the same way a high school recruit announces his commitment with a hat ceremony, Hayne donned a 49ers hat to reveal his decision.
"You have to be all in — I have all my chips on the table," Hayne said. " I have no back up plan."
Hayne said he received a $100,000 guarantee from the 49ers, which is substantial considering he's never played football before.
Hayne had visited the Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks as well. According to his agent, Jack Bechta, 16 teams showed interest.
It will likely be a massive climb for Hayne to make it onto the 49ers 53-man roster next season. He will likely compete at running back and on special teams.
Report: Andre Johnson will be released if Texans can't find trade partner
One of the standout wide receivers of his generation is set to leave Houston.
According to John McClain of the Houston Chronicle, the Texans are allowing Andre Johnson to seek a trade. If Johnson is not dealt, he will be released, the Chronicle reported.
According to the Chronicle, the Texans told Johnson he would have a lesser role in 2015, which led him to ask for his departure from Houston.
Johnson is slated to make $10 million in salary in 2015, per NFLPA data.
The No. 3 overall pick in the 2003 draft, Johnson has played his entire 12-season career with Houston, catching 1,012 passes for 13,597 yards and 64 TDs. He has made seven Pro Bowls.
While Johnson turns 34 in July, he should nonetheless appeal to clubs looking to add a proven veteran presence to their receiving corps. He caught 85 passes for 936 yards and three TDs in 2014.
A Miami (Fla.) product, Johnson quietly starred on a string of mediocre-to-poor Texans teams early in his career. Houston finally made the playoffs in 2011, his ninth NFL campaign.
If Johnson's Texans career is indeed at an end, he will leave having caught 10 passes for 134 yards and a touchdown in his final game with the club, a 23-17 victory over Jacksonville in December. Though the Texans took care of business in the season finale, they fell just short of the playoffs. In many ways, it was an apt end to Johnson's run in Houston — the star wide receiver doing his job well while the team fell just short in the end.
With Johnson likely gone, third-year wideout DeAndre Hopkins will become the Texans' go-to receiver, a role he's probably ready to assume.
Nevertheless, it will be jarring to see Andre Johnson, one of the Texans' all-time greats now and forever, playing for someone else.
Specialist franchise-tag trend continues with Gostkowski
When the Patriots gave placekicker Stephen Gostkowski the franchise tag Monday, it marked the third time the club had placed the tag on a kicker.
It also marked the seventh consecutive offseason in which an NFL team used the franchise tag on a kicker or punter.
Last season, the Jets gave kicker Nick Folk the franchise tag. The previous offseason, Colts punter Pat McAfee got the tag.
In 2012, four teams tagged kickers: Cincinnati (Mike Nugent), Cleveland (Phil Dawson), Denver (Matt Prater) and Jacksonville (Josh Scobee). Also, the Giants extended their franchise tag to punter Steve Weatherford.
In 2011, only the Browns (Dawson) tagged a kicker. This came after Pittsburgh (Jeff Reed) and Seattle (Olindo Mare) used the tag on placekickers in 2010. In 2009, Cincinnati tagged kicker Shayne Graham, with Atlanta tagging punter Michael Koenen.
Before tagging Gostkowski Monday, the Patriots had previously used the franchise tag on one other kicker: Adam Vinatieri, who received it in 2002 and 2005.
Titans to cut Bernard Pollard
A month ago, Titans safety Bernard Pollard asked to be released. Now the Titans have told Pollard they'll take him up on that.
The Titans let Pollard know today that he's being cut, Jim Wyatt of the Tennessean reports. The move isn't official yet, but it may just be a matter of making sure that Pollard, who ended last season on injured reserve with a torn Achilles, can pass a physical.
Pollard wasn't a happy camper in Tennessee, complaining after the season that when the Titans fired executive Lake Dawson, they fired the wrong person. Now Pollard will be free to see if some other team is interested in his services.
The 30-year-old Pollard was scheduled to make $3.1 million this season.
Falcons interested in Orakpo
Washington, despite having a new G.M., would like to extend its relationship with pass-rusher Brian Orakpo. Unlike last year, however, Scot McCloughan will have competition when it comes to keeping Orakpo around.
Per a league source, at least four teams are interested in Orakpo. For now, the leaders are believed to be Washington and the Falcons.
The Falcons desperately need help on the edge of the defensive line, a year after former coach Mike Smith successfully lobbied for the investment of offseason funds on interior defensive linemen. New coach Dan Quinn is emphasizing speed in all phases of the game.
Orakpo had 10 sacks in 2013. Last year, had managed only 0.5 sacks in seven starts under the franchise tag in D.C.
NFL's 12-team playoff format was enacted 25 years ago this week
As PFT's Mike Florio reported last month, the NFL would like to expand the postseason field in 2016. Any addition of playoff entrants would be the first such change made by the league in at least a quarter-century, and it would undoubtedly lead to an increase in television money for the NFL and its clubs.
The NFL last moved to expand the postseason field 25 years ago this week. On March 1, 1990, the league added two teams to the playoff pool, increasing the number of entrants from 10 to 12 — six per conference. The expansion went hand-in-hand with the league striking a new broadcast rights deal with NBC, ABC, Turner, ESPN and CBS.
At the time, the NFL had three divisions per conference (West, Central, East), making the sixth postseason entrant a third wild-card club. Twelve years later, the NFL added one division per conference and reduced the wild-card entrants by one per conference, keeping the total field at 12 teams.
All things considered, the addition of the sixth postseason berth worked out well for the league and its teams. For one thing, the extra playoff games gave the NFL more content to sell to the networks.
Also, the expansion has allowed 25-of-32 NFL clubs to garner a playoff berth they otherwise would not have earned under the old system. The Vikings have used this final playoff spot to make the postseason on four different occasions since 1990, with the Jets, Falcons, Chiefs, Dolphins, Lions, Ravens and Washington all earning the sixth seed three times.
No. 6 seeds have been especially competitive in recent years. Since divisional realignment in 2002, the final wild-card teams are 21-24 in postseason play, with at least one No. 6 seed winning in 8-of-13 seasons (2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014).
Two No. 6 seeds have won Super Bowls — the 2005 Steelers and the 2010 Packers. Three other final wild-card entrants have won multiple games: the 2008 Ravens and Eagles and the 2010 Jets.
This is not to say No. 6 seeds have been smashing successes. Overall, they are 28-48 in postseason play. Indeed, most of the final wild-card entrants have gone tamely.
Still, without the sixth playoff spot, we wouldn't have had Brett Favre heaving a cross-field bomb to Sterling Sharpe to beat the Lions in the Pontiac Silverdome in 1993, or Michael Vick leading a memorable upset in the snow in Lambeau Field in 2002, or the 2010 Jets knocking off the heavily favored Patriots in Foxborough.
Looking forward, the question is whether the seventh-seeded teams can provide these little bursts of drama, too. They will probably get their chance before long. We know this much: the playoff ranks aren't getting any smaller, given the popularity of the NFL and the amount of money the league's games can draw.
Suh situation shows the complication of simple restructurings
The slow growth of salary cap in the wake of the new labor deal resulted in plenty of teams having salary-cap issues in recent years. Which resulted in plenty of teams conducting the so-called "simple restructuring" of contracts, pushing cap dollars in the current years into the future.
But simple restructurings of big-dollar contracts can lead to potential complications. Eventually, those contracts expire. And the bloated cap numbers in the final years of those deals make it considerably more expensive to use the franchise tag on that player.
That's why the Lions ultimately couldn't use the franchise tag on defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh. His salary for 2014 was $12.5 million; his cap number was $22.4 million. Since the franchise tag guarantees the player a 20-percent raise over Suh's salary in the prior year, the Lions would have had to invest $26.9 million for one more year with Suh.
And that would have become $32.25 million for 2016 under the tag. Which means it simply became too expensive to play the tag game with Suh — unless the Lions would have been content to keep him for only one more year at an exorbitant salary.
Next year, a string of simply restructurings could result in an unmanageable cap number for Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Though he'll make only (only?) $11.6 million in 2015, his restructurings-fueled cap number of $18.395 million will result in a franchise tag of $22.074 million in 2016.
So while fans tend to exhale when teams find a way to restructure contracts in order to create cap space in the current year, those efforts could result in some eventual puckering and, in the case of Suh, the possible end of his tenure with the team.
Five players get the franchise tag, one player gets the transition tag
All 32 teams have the ability to tag a player and keep him from hitting unrestricted free agency. But 26 teams declined to do so.
In the end, only five players got the franchise tag before today's 4 p.m. deadline. One other player got the transition tag.
No one got the "exclusive" franchise player tag, which comes with a higher price tag but prevents the player from negotiating with any other team. All five franchised players got the non-exclusive tag, which means they can negotiate with other teams and sign elsewhere, but if they do sign with another team, the current team gets to choose between either matching the offer and keeping the player, or declining to match the offer and getting two first-round draft picks from the player's new team.
Here are the five players who got the non-exclusive franchise tag, and the amount of the tender offer for each:
Giants DE Jason Pierre-Paul ($14,813,000)
Chiefs OLB Justin Houston ($13,195,000)
Cowboys WR Dez Bryant ($12,823,000)
Broncos WR Demaryius Thomas ($12,823,000)
Patriots K Stephen Gostkowski ($4,126,000)
Additionally, one player got the transition tag, which comes with a lower price tag and allows the team to match any offer to the player — but does not result in any draft pick compensation if the player signs elsewhere and the team declines to match. That one player was Dolphins tight end Charles Clay, who gets a one-year, $7,071,000 tender offer.
Bills opt against tagging Jerry Hughes
Jerry Hughes broke out after coming to the Bills in a trade before the 2013 season, but back-to-back 10-sack seasons weren't enough to convince the Bills to use a franchise or transition tag on the edge rusher Monday.
While the Giants and Chiefs chose to use the franchise tag to hold onto Jason Pierre-Paul and Justin Houston, respectively, Buffalo will move toward the start of free agency next week with no claim on Hughes's services. A franchise tag would have entitled Hughes to a salary of $14.8 million if and when he signed the tender.
They still have exclusive negotiating rights with Hughes through next Saturday, when a three-day window opens for teams to talk to the agents of impending free agents.
A deal could be struck between now and then and reports from Buffalo are that the Bills are working hard to strike a deal. With the start of free agency so close, though, it makes sense for Hughes, who is No. 9 on PFT's list of the top 100 free agents, to hear what other teams are willing to offer him with two of the top pass rushers all but off the market.
Greg Hardy, Jason Worilds, Pernell McPhee, Brandon Graham and Brian Orakpo are some of the other pass-rushing options still ticketed for free agency next week.
No tags for Randall Cobb or Jeremy Maclin
There were four wide receivers ranked among the top 15 players on PFT's list of the top 100 players headed for free agency this year.
Two of those players — Cowboys wideout Dez Bryant and Broncos receiver Demaryius Thomas — were given franchise tags on Monday that make it highly unlikely that they'll be switching teams this offseason.The Packers chose not to go that route with Randall Cobb, however, and the Eagles passed on applying either the franchise or transition tag on Jeremy Maclin.
That doesn't mean those players are certain to be on the open market come March 10. The Packers and Eagles are the only teams that can sign those players this week, although other teams can open up conversations with the representatives for both players on March 7.
Maclin said over the weekend that he wants to return to the Eagles after showing he was healthy while playing on a one-year deal after a torn ACL knocked him out for the entire 2013 season. Cobb is thought to be looking for a contract in the neighborhood of the four-year, $39 million extension that Jordy Nelson signed in Green Bay last year. The Raiders are reportedly interested in him should he hit the market, although they'll likely have plenty of company in that pursuit.
Goldman Sachs to finance Chargers possible move
It's unclear whether the NFL will get behind the Chargers' potential return to L.A. One of the world's biggest investment banks has decided to do so.
According to Daniel Kaplan of SportsBusiness Journal, Goldman Sachs will finance the move, "including covering any operating losses suffered by the team in the first few years in that city as well as costs for any renovations needed in a temporary venue."
The involvement of Goldman Sachs demonstrates the financial viability of the stadium project in Carson. It also provides the Chargers with some security if/when a move happens.
Most importantly, the development indicates that Goldman Sachs wants the move to happen. Which means that Goldman Sachs will be working aggressively and diligently to push the project to completion — and the relocation to reality.
The Raiders and Chargers, if they can't secure new stadiums in their current markets, hope to play in a privately-financed, $1.7-billion stadium in Carson. Rams owner Stan Kroenke hopes to build a new stadium in Inglewood. AEG, which has been involved for several years in a downtown L.A. project, could end up SOL along with Ed Roski and his shovel-ready project in the City of Industry.
Dolphins release Nate Garner
The Dolphins were busy on Monday, using the transition tag on tight end Charles Clay and releasing a pair of veteran players.
As previously reported, cornerback Cortland Finnegan is out in Miami. On Monday afternoon, the team announced offensive lineman Nate Garner is out as well.
Garner had been with the Dolphins since 2008 and saw time at center, guard and tackle over the course of his time with the team. A head injury knocked Garner out for the second half of last season, however, and the Dolphins cleared $1.65 million under the 2015 cap by parting ways with him at this point in the offseason.
With guard Daryn Colledge and center Samson Satele headed for free agency (and Mike Pouncey likely moving back to the position), the Dolphins could be looking for two new starting guards in the coming months.
Finnegan and Garner join wide receivers Brian Hartline and Brandon Gibson as veteran players discarded by the Dolphins recently.


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Wrestling 2013 Roselle Park wins District 10 championship
Monday, February 25, 2013 10:47 AM
Summit High School wrestler Nicholas Abbott (center) with his head wrestling coach Anthony Ferrante and Tournament Director Bill Miron (holding trophy). Abbott a high school senior earned his 100th career victory on Saturday, February 23, 2013 and was awarded a trophy for most outstanding wrestler of the event. The 2013 District 10 State Wrestling Championships took place February 22-23 2013. The two day event at Millburn High School in Millburn, N.J. attracted several local school teams that competed.
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"The things they tell you about eggs isn't always true, man," Peterkine says with a nod of his head. "You hears this and you hears that, but I'm the one who knows."
At age 46, Peterkine claims to have poached sea turtle eggs since his father taught him how decades ago. Back then, police didn't care much about poachers' raiding nests, and many men in Riviera Beach taught their sons about the supposed machismo hidden inside sea turtle eggs.
Most poachers use fishing poles or broom handles to find eggs, as Keel did in 1998, but Peterkine boasts that the good ones employ only their eyes, even in the tar-black darkness of a moonless beach. "You can see 'em glow through the sand," he says with a wide smile, showing a mouth full of gold broken up by empty tooth sockets. "You can see 'em. They're green, right through the sand."
Unloading a bucket of sea turtle eggs in Riviera Beach doesn't take long, Peterkine claims. Through word of mouth, he sells them outside his home on a residential street of '50s style, rectangular houses or in front of convenience stores on nearby Dixie Highway. Like most dealers, Peterkine knows better than to go to the beach himself. He's been convicted of poaching twice in the past 22 years and has served a month in jail. To protect himself from arrest, he says he hires crackheads and gives them the rundown on how to spot a nest before dropping them off at the beach. He tells them how to cover up the evidence by tossing sand as the turtles do while digging nests. He warns the crackheads that only fresh eggs sell; they harden after a couple of days in the ground.
To protect himself, Peterkine says he sells only to people he knows. He wouldn't say what kind of profit he earns, but typically poachers garner as little as 50 cents an egg, while dealers ask for $3 on the streets. Each nest, with about 100 eggs, could return a $250 profit for a middleman like Peterkine. He justifies his role in the poaching business by explaining that it's legal in other countries. He has family in the Caribbean, where the eggs are a delicacy, and he knows they are openly sold on the streets of some South American countries.
Then the lanky man stands up to shoo a floppy-eared dog back into his house before speaking angrily about his place in life: "I might not be a literate man, but I knows things. I knows how to find them eggs. That's always gonna be good for somethin'." He continues to speak of poaching until his wife comes home from work, when, after a look from her, he only shakes his head when asked about the eggs.
After witnessing a sea turtle's trek up the beach to lay her eggs, one can easily understand why these creatures have caught the public's attention. As their flippers barely push them across the beach, their oval eyes wink in fatigue. They struggle for hours to build a nest of sand before an exhausting trip back into the sea.
Two of the turtles that typically lay eggs in Florida, the green and the leatherback, are listed by federal regulators as endangered; the third, the loggerhead, is designated as threatened. Perhaps the best-known of the dozens of varieties that nest in the state, the loggerhead is named for its massive skull and powerful, shellfish-smashing jaw. Although three-foot-long adults can weigh 350 pounds, their hatchlings are not much bigger than palmetto bugs.
Florida outlawed the poaching of sea turtle eggs in 1953, but a shortage of game wardens meant that sting operations -- the primary method of busting the lawbreakers -- were rare. Poaching arrests didn't become common until the 1980s, when conservation efforts became popular.
But even today, when turtles appear on a state license plate and are held in the same high regard as manatees or dolphins, wildlife officers have little opportunity to catch poachers. The state's conservation commission employs 100 officers to patrol southeastern Florida, a seven-county area roughly the size of El Salvador. These officers have time to conduct only a handful of stings a year while also handling boating safety, cracking down on illegal fishing, and patrolling the backcountry for off-season hunting. In any week, they may target illegal snook sales, the trade of eagle feathers, and the sale of endangered animals' skulls.
When they manage a turtle-egg-poaching arrest, usually once or twice a season, officers complain that state law allows them to charge suspects only with a misdemeanor. In the rare event that an agent with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is available, authorities can accuse poachers of violating the Endangered Species Act. a charge that carries a maximum five-year sentence.
But the federal government has only ten wildlife agents in Florida, and they are too overburdened to take on most turtle-egg-poaching cases, says Mike Elkins, the assistant special agent in charge at the wildlife service's Atlanta office. Typically, federal agents won't take over unless the case involves commercial trade. Then those agents must attract the attention of federal prosecutors, who are busy these days with terrorism, political corruption, and the drug trade. "These endangered-species cases are more difficult to prove than your typical bank robbery, so the U.S. attorneys are more likely to say they haven't got time," Elkins says. "We have to pick and choose which cases to bring to them."


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'I Wanna Marry Harry' is summer's newest guilty pleasure, and it's about to royally heat up! In the series' second episode, airing on May 27, Matt goes out with Rose and the two hit it off. HollywoodLife.com has the EXCLUSIVE pics — keep reading to see their hot date!
Matt Hicks, a Prince Harry lookalike, has made 12 American girls believe that he's the prince on I Wanna Marry Harry, but can he get them to fall in love with him? Matt fancied one of the ladies, Rose, and on the next episode, he takes her on a date! But their fairytale might not last too long — there are other girls in the picture. Literally! Click to see the brand new pics!
'I Wanna Marry Harry': Matt Takes Rose On A Date In New Episode
In the premiere of I Wanna Marry Harry, Matt — or shall we say Harry? — hosted a masquerade ball for his ladies in waiting, and he chose Rose to stay in the crown suite. In other terms, he really liked her!
It looks like things are going well for the two because in the next new episode, airing on May 27, Matt and Rose are canoodling in the countryside together. How sweet!
In the EXCLUSIVE photos, debuted by HollywoodLife.com, Matt and Rose are seen on a romantic picnic date and they can't stop smiling, they're so smitten! Matt and Rose also take a waterfront walk and a bikini-clad dip. The couple are also spotted by a helicopter so we have to wonder, did they take a ride together or was "Harry's" security just following them?
'Harry' Impresses The Ladies
Even though Rose and Matt look so happy together, there are other girls in the picture. Remember, this is a competition!
The episode will bring all of the girls together for a candlelit dinner, a pool day and even a game of cricket. During the game, Matt is getting pretty close to another girl in the castle Meghan.
We can't wait to see who "Harry" falls for! Will he end up in his own royal wedding?
HollywoodLifers, take a look through the EXCLUSIVE photos (above), and let us know if you're hooked on I Wanna Marry Harry!
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1. He is NOT Prince Harry.
2. He is dressing, acting, (posing) as a royal, he is NOT a royal.
3. The show is called "I want to Marry, Harry". I.e. see 1.
4. Matt needs a life.
5. Matt can't get a life.
6. Matt went to America to find girls who never met Prince Harry(runner up no. 1.) Texas bomb shell.
7. Matt LATER tells the girls "he is NOT Prince Harry. (Duh) still not winning…
8. Matt sends home the one girl who is MOST like the real Prince Harry. (Duh) not bi-winning either…
9. If Matt needs a bride why not create the "Matt's Match-Making Game" show. (Duh)
10. Who the hell though up this crock. Makes Matt look very STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Duh)
"I wanna marry ( a poser who looks like ) Harry".. dear god why!????? What the hell does he (Matt) tell people. Hi, im NOT Harry I just look act and make money off the fact I wanna be him. Lets get hiched biotches.
This show is The WORST idea yet!
I feel so bad for the girls who were duped into it.
Come on, why are they dressing him up like and calling him Harry…. hello!