text: You asked me to share how I do binding. Here it is, if you have more questions just ask. I cut bias strips 2.5 inches wide, and long enough to go around the quilt. I usually just cut a yard of fabric at a time. If I have extra, I save it for another project. I iron it in half lengthwise, using spray sizing. I start in the middle of a side, leaving a 1 foot 'tail' hanging loose, and sew it, with a 1/4 inch seam, all the way around the quilt, stopping about 8-10 inches from where I started. I lay the 'tail' I left before, across where it will be sewed, and cut it off near the middle of the open space. I take the other 'tail' and lay it across the other, over lapping them. Very carefully, measure a 2.5 inch overlap, and cut only the second 'tail, at that measurement. Draw a diagonal line (45 degree) from one corner of one 'tail'. (I fold it to get it in the right spot.) Match the now square ends, right sides together, and pin. Lay it so you can see the drawn line, check for fit in the unsewn 'gap'. If it fits well, sew and trim, if not, fiddle with it until it does. Lay it down smooth and attach, using a 1/4 inch seam. Don't forget to miter the corners as you go around them *( there are several methods for mitering corners, just use the search on this board to learn how to do it). Because you used a bias strip, the binding will roll nice and flat to the back, and I then hand stitch it down, using a 'blind hem stitch', or a 'ladder stitch'. I DO NOT try to machine sew it down, as I know me too well and I will definitely screw that up. Feel free to try it on a small sample to see if it works for you. I hope this helps. I encourage you to find a tutorial for "french binding" so you can see it in action. I hope I have this clear enough to follow, clear as mud,


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Front View larger Metra 99-5720LDC Dash and Wiring Kit Allows you to install and connect a new car stereo to a 1997-up Ford Escort or 1997-99 Mercury Tracer with the Premium Sound system Item #: 120995720L In Stock 13 Reviews Your price: $49.99 Earn up to 50 Rewards points Add to Cart Free Shipping Lifetime Tech Support + Add to wishlist + Email me alerts for this product View all associated offers Need help? 1.888.955.6000 Email Chat Does it fit my car? Select your car Find what fits your car ----- Please select a year ----- ----- Please select a make ----- ----- Please select a model ----- ----- Please select a body ----- ----- Please select an option ----- Loading... Will that piece of gear fit your car? We've climbed into thousands of vehicles to find out. x By buying this product you'll earn up to 50 Rewards points. When you sign up for a Crutchfield account, you'll be enrolled in Crutchfield Rewards. You'll earn one point for every dollar you spend on gear from us. You can turn your points into Rewards Cards that you can use toward future purchases. You can sign up for an account now, or after you complete your purchase (you'll get credit for the points either way). Sign up for a Crutchfield account
by Charlie Pastorfield Metra's 99-5720LDC dash and wiring kit allows you to install an aftermarket receiver in the oval-shaped dash opening of a 1997-up Ford Escort or 1997-99 Mercury Tracer with a Premium Sound system. The package includes a mounting kit (which allows you to install the new radio) and a wiring harness (which connects the new radio to the factory receiver's plug). You must remove the climate controls from the factory radio and attach them to the new kit. Note: You must cut your dashboard in order to use this kit - the alterations will NOT be visible if the factory radio is reinstalled. Note: Most vehicles will require additional installation parts please identify your vehicle if you haven't done so, then check here for a list of parts. You can also call an Advisor for more information.
Metra 99-5720LDC Dash and Wiring Kit Written By Anonymous, Bronx, NY on Thursday, October 02, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Easy install an very functional Pros: The wirin to the unit was easy Cons: The face plate looks cheap.
Exceptional product Written By Evan, Fort Myers, FL on Sunday, November 17, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) This product was fairly easy to install and didn't put my through nearly as much trouble as I thought it would. I was able to install it in one night along with the stereo I purchased with it. Crutchfield has definitely earned a happy and loyal customer. Pros: The item had trouble going it's way to my address but the Crutchfield help team fixed it IMMEDIATELY. The product was safely packaged as well. Cons: The face looks a bit bland, but it does exactly what it needs to do.
Not happy Written By Anonymous, Gardner on Thursday, November 29, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) The mounting kit had everything except the wire harness that connects the stereo to the speakers or power and ground
One size fits nothing Written By BigRed, Houston, Texas on Monday, June 11, 2012 I tried to put this into a 1999 Ford Escort with little success. I had to modify the heck out of the stock DIN opening and this so called integration package still doesn't fit properly. Half of my install time was jacking with this. Pros: none Cons: It's ugly, doesn't fit, built cheaply, and is overall just aweful.
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Metra 99-5720LDC Dash and Wiring Kit Written By steve, tn on Saturday, July 23, 2011 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) product looks good and is easy to install just follow the instructions that are provided
Good product, Bad clips Written By Tim, Phillips, ME on Thursday, June 02, 2011 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Good product for the price but the clips that lock it into the dash do not work correctly. If you try to bend the clips, they break and you have to modify the factory ford clips to work.
Serves it's purpose Written By Tee, Detroit, MI on Thursday, November 04, 2010 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I was originally afraid to use the Metra brand based upon other reviewer comments that it looked cheap. After receiving it, I think it looks quite nice, much better than I expected. Making the connections was pretty straightforward. However, as mentioned before, the holes for screwing in the climate control items were too small for the stock screws. I just opened the hole slightly and everything worked well. Also, I could not get the unit to lock back in the IP. I see that others' bent out the metal prongs. I tried that but it didn't move much. I will try again with some type of tool to see if it will budge. Right now, the unit is just pushed into the hole. It doesn't look like it'll fall out though. I just want to try again to lock it in. Overall, this unit looks nice and works well.
98 Ford ZX2 w/ Premium sound, no CD Player Written By Disturbed_Rat, Pahrump, NV on Friday, September 25, 2009 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Over-all the unit looks better than the OEM unit. In the instructions, I found it easier to remove the kick panel for an unobstructed view of the Temp control cable for removal/ assembly. The supplied connectors were smaller ( about 1/4" smaller and the wrong shape) than the OEM harnesses, which will require splicing and soldering. Other than that, I would recommend Metra to anyone doing a Home install.
Decent Product Written By Anonymous, Ann Arbor MI on Monday, September 15, 2008 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Yeah it looks cheap, but it's a Ford Escort so it fits right in. Relatively easy to install. Very sturdy, not flimsy. Hard to get it to fit in the dash. I think you are supposed to cut part of the dash but I didn't, I got it to fit by bending the tabs on the side outward and pressing real hard. A hint: The factory switch screws will not fit in the new part. Use small wood screws and screw them right into the plastic.
Metra 99-5720LDC Dash and Wiring Kit Written By Mike, Eaton, OH on Thursday, May 15, 2008 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I've used a different brand before and unfortuantly, this is the better of the brands. It still seems cheap, but not like the others. Here's a highlight of the good and bad: - The tealish color at night doesn't match the original color. - Some people don't like the grain. Imagine this thing smooth... with as much empty space as it has, it would just look plain wierd. And besides, look around your dash, your radio was actually the only thing that didn't have grain! Although it is different than stock, this actually matches the interior more. - I installed this on a 2002 and didn't have to trim any part of my dash. However, the right side wouldn't stay in very well so I bent out the clip some and now it stays in just fine. - Also on the other brand, the climate controls are set inwards sort of like the stock radio was. But, unfortuantly, people don't realize that this makes it so you can't see the top portion of the control positions. - Oh, and who cares where the defrost button is! It's now closer to you so you don't have to reach over to the passenger side of the unit, with was dumb in the first place. So, all and all, I'm satisified with this kit. Knowing that there is much worse out there makes you feel better about what you have now.
Not bad for your only choice Written By mattyc20, Battle Creek, MI on Friday, July 20, 2007 Basically i agree with guy before me. This product was very fuctional, and overall delivered exactly what it was supposed to. Yes it did have a few shortcomings, but i actually found it to not be that bad. With mine to attach all of the controls with a new self threading screw wasnt that bad, and actually was a good idea. I didnt have to cut away the pleather dash, i had to actually break away the plastic on the interior dash around the top and bottom. This is because the depth of the new unit is thicker. So a little breaking of some useless plastic was needed, and some movement of fan controls and rear defrost because now its on the opposite side as before. Overall it wasnt too difficult and i think it looks even better than before! Great product for your only choice, but i wouldnt spend more than 50 dollars on it.
99 Ford Escort ZX2 w/ Premium Sound install Written By binghamjd, Virginia on Sunday, February 26, 2006 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I was fairly disappointed with the product overall. The installation harnesses worked great. However there is an extra harness (about 8 inches) that was not needed. But the instructions fails to tell you when it is to be used(Thanks for the info Tripp). Everything went great until I had to reattach the Fan and Tempature controls. They both are attached with a screw. On the Fan control, the screw hole was to small. And for the Tempature control, there was no hole. I then inserted the unit into the dash at would not fit. I found that you have to cut away the Pleather dash covering and underlying foam to get it to fit. Im not sure what 2 corners need to be trimmed. This tells me that the ubit ist the same size as the factory unit. The only other point of note is that the finish isnt smooth like the orignal. It has a course finish which IMHO doesnt work for the cars finish. Final thought: It is functional but has some short comings but what other choice is there? P.s. The tech support I recieved from the Crutchfield team was excellent. In an age where customer service is EXTINCT, I was etremely pleased with the staff. Great Job
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Madison, WI (Sports Network) - John Clay ran for 111 yards and three touchdowns and James White added 118 rushing yards and two scores, as 20th- ranked Wisconsin ran over Minnesota, 41-23, in the battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe.
Scott Tolzien was efficient throwing the ball, completing 17-of-23 passes for 223 yards and one touchdown. The combination attack helped the Badgers (5-1, 1-1 Big Ten) rebound from last week's loss at Michigan State.
Wisconsin has won the last seven meetings between the schools, which is the Badgers' longest winning streak in the storied series.
"I think that any time you come into this week, it's about who can keep their composure," said Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema. "I think the players have to understand that there is a lot of emotion out there...If you focus on the details that you're training 365 days a year, nothing magical has to happen. You just go out and execute."
Adam Weber threw for 249 yards and three touchdowns for the Golden Gophers (1-5, 0-2), but completed only 11-of-25 passes and was sacked twice. DeLeon Eskridge had a team-high 72 rushing yards as Minnesota dropped its fifth straight game.
After forcing a Gophers punt on the game's opening possession, the Badgers took over at their own 31-yard line and drove for a score. Clay rushed for 20 yards on the first two plays before White ran for a first down. Later in the march, three consecutive runs by Clay set up Tolzien's three-yard touchdown pass to Jared Abbrederis, who made the catch near the one, pivoted and got across the goal line with nine minutes left in the opening quarter.
Minnesota put it in reverse on its next drive, losing 14 yards before punting. Wisconsin started at the Gophers' 45 and needed nine plays to reach the end zone again. The Wisconsin offensive line paved a smooth road for Clay's unimpeded one-yard run, which gave the Badgers a 14-0 lead with 2:30 left.
The Gophers got on the scoreboard with 6:21 left in the second quarter, when Eric Ellestad kicked a 24-yard field goal, then held Wisconsin to a three-and- out.
Minnesota then took the ensuing possession and reached the end zone to make it a tight game at halftime. The Gophers went 61 yards in 12 plays, with one being a fourth-down conversion and the final one being a nine-yard reception by MarQueis Gray. Weber tossed up a lob pass on the left side of the end zone, while Gray timed his jump better than his defender to pull down the ball, then got both feet inbounds with 24 seconds left.
However, the extra point was blocked, and after Wisconsin's Philip Welch missed a 49-yard field goal with time running out, the Badgers took a 14-9 lead into the break.
But the game did not stay close for long, as Wisconsin dominated the third quarter with two long scoring drives. On the half's opening possession, the Badgers went 64 yards in 11 plays and melted 5 1/2 minutes off the clock. White capped the march with an eight-yard touchdown run.
After Minnesota punted, Wisconsin used up another five minutes on an 86-yard drive that Clay ended by plowing into the end zone from four yards out. It gave the Badgers a 28-9 lead with 1:50 remaining in the frame.
"You just got to make the plays; you got to stop the run," said Minnesota head coach Tim Brewster. "That's the basic premise on which we live by defensively, and we certainly didn't get the job done there in the third quarter. They just ran the ball that well against us, and that's really disappointing."
Minnesota was the beneficiary of a roughing-the-kicker call on its next drive, but still had to punt less than a minute into the fourth quarter. Wisconsin again scored, as Clay's eight-yard run capped an 80-yard march with 11:55 to play.
The Gophers countered with a quick score, as Weber found Da'Jon McKnight for a 22-yard touchdown with 11:11 on the clock. But the deficit was too much for Minnesota.
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Both military and diplomatic strategies have accelerated over the Falkland Islands dispute. The British government stands firm amid fervent hopes here that war with Argentina can be averted.
On the diplomatic front, United States Secretary of State Alexander Haig's mediation mission to both sides, now under way, is welcomed by London, with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher insisting that he came to London as a friend and ally rather than an honest broker.
The military strategy behind Britain's diplomacy tightened a notch with the announcement that Britain will enforce a 200-mile radius interdiction zone around the Falklands beginning Monday. British Defense Secretary John Nott warned that any Argentine ship coming within 200 miles of the islands risked being sunk. ''We are earnest and no one should doubt our resolve.''
The move, a virtual blockade, is designed to force the Argentine junta to think again and to yield the administration of the islands back to Britain.
It is also aimed at impressing Argentine public opinion and prodding it into protesting the junta's occupation.
To go along with the military stick, Britain holds out a carrot: ''Take off your men, and we will take part in talks to achieve a lasting solution to the islands' future.'' But Mrs. Thatcher refuses to begin talks before occupation forces leave, and she is reported to have insisted on that to Mr. Haig.
The secretary of state was due to fly to Argentina April 9.
Britain may eventually have to accept a diplomatic solution. One being suggested by several national newspapers and opposition politicians is known as a ''Hong Kong arrangement.'' This would see Argentina take sovereignty and immediately lease back the islands to Britain for a lengthy period.
The islanders themselves have rejected this plan in the past. Many said they would rather leave than live under Argentine rule.
This could change if they are assured that British democracy, way of life, supplies, and markets for Falkland wool will remain.
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Enterprise Products Partners L.P. provides midstream energy services to producers and consumers of natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), crude oil, refined products, and petrochemicals in the United States and internationally. Its NGL Pipelines and Services segment engages in natural gas processing and related NGL marketing activities, as well as in import and export terminal operations. This segment also operates NGL pipelines aggregating approximately 16,650 miles; NGL and related product terminal and storage facilities with approximately 156 million barrels of net usable storage capacity (MMBbls); and 13 fractionation plants. The companys Onshore Natural Gas Pipelines and Services segment operates approximately 20,200 miles of onshore natural gas pipeline systems to gather and transport natural gas in Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, Texas, and Wyoming. This segment also leases and owns salt dome natural gas storage facilities; and markets natural gas. Its Onshore Crude Oil Pipelines and Services segment operates approximately 5,250 miles of onshore crude oil pipelines and 12 MMBbls of above-ground storage tank capacity; and markets crude oil. This segments pipelines gather and transport crude oil primarily in New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. The companys Offshore Pipelines and Services segment operates approximately 1,330 miles of offshore natural gas pipelines, approximately 980 miles of offshore crude oil pipelines, and 6 offshore hub platforms in the northern Gulf of Mexico offshore Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Its Petrochemical and Refined Products Services segment operates propylene fractionation plants, and pipelines; butane isomerization facility and related pipeline system; octane enhancement and isobutylene production facilities; refined products pipelines; and marine transportation assets and other services, as well as engages in related marketing activities. The company was founded in 1968 and is based in Houston, Texas.
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WE are conceived, are born, live a few decades then die. Every aspect of this sentence, it seems, is now open to question. The science of stem cells, parent cells of every tissue in the body, now offers huge opportunities to repair a damaged body and restore the sick and injured.
The idea that we are all allotted three score years is open to challenge, as is the assumption of an inevitable decline with age. Scientists are beginning to understand why we age and, with luck, they may also reveal how to slow the process.
These ideas are having an impact. They were explored in the book The End of Age by my colleague Tom Kirkwood, this year's Reith lecturer. We share an interest in genetic instability, the changes in the way man's genetic recipe can limit our lifespan.
This, and stem cells, will be the focus of the proposed Northern Genetics Knowledge Park, based at the International Centre for Life in Newcastle. Today, we will know if the Government is to fund us and, hopefully, tomorrow we start gathering a team of doctors, scientists and ethicists.
Part of the reason we age is that DNA is under attack. It is bombarded by cosmic radiation. Internally, it is damaged by potent chemicals, free radicals, which are generated as cells undergo their daily functions. Just as an army of railwaymen struggle to repair our ageing rail network, so an array of special repair proteins attempt, with varying success, to patch up our DNA.
One possible reason for ageing is the accumulation of damage to the genes which control each cell. My team is studying the 15,000 or so people in Britain who have inherited a mismatch repair gene defect, a mistake in the body's cellular spell checker.
When these people develop what should be a relatively harmless bowel polyp, the failure to correct spelling mistakes leads to faults in other genes. Random loss of other genes results in an 80 per cent chance of cancer.
T his understanding has already suggested that aspirin and a diet supplement of indigestible starch can slow or stop the progression to cancer. We have been awarded £2 million by the Medical Research Council to complete our Imperial Cancer Research Fund international prevention trial to see if this combination can indeed extend the lives of carriers of this disorder.
But there is much more to bowel cancer. One reason that it affects more than 30,000 people a year is that the lining of the bowel is constantly replaced by rapidly dividing stem cells. DNA spelling mistakes can lead to their "offspring" growing out of control. Thus, the seemingly separate fields of stem cells, cancer and ageing are intertwined.
This link is becoming increasingly important. A few days ago it was emphasised once again by a study of a gene called p53 which, when faulty, results in cancer. While trying to breed a mouse with an underactive p53 gene, the Texan group of Lawrence Donehower bred a mouse with overactive p53. This piece of serendipity has revealed mice which are cancer resistant but died young. Their stem cells wear out too quickly.
We still have much to learn about the links between stem cells, cancer and ageing. Dolly's arthritis is a case in point. Some believe that Dolly was born old: She inherited old DNA from the sheep that donated the cell used to clone Dolly. This may explain why Dolly's telomeres were shorter than expected.
Telomeres are found at the end of chromosomes and stop DNA unravelling - like the plastic bit on a shoelace - and it tends to shorten as we get older. The genetic code of telomeres has the same few "letters" repeated over and over. In humans, and slime mould, the sequence is TTAGGG. Every time DNA is copied, the end section, where the copying machinery binds, is lost. Without a repair enzyme called telomerase, or something called the Alternative Pathway for Telomere Length Maintenance (which is poorly understood), cells divide until their telomeres run out. Dolly may be more at risk of this than other creatures. Not all cells age this way. Reproductive cells, stem cells and most cancers have active telomerase, but how?
I have helped to weigh up the implications of stem cell research for BBC2's series How to Build a Human, which, among other things, explores the role of stem cells in development and ageing.
The series is timely. Across biology, various lines of research on disease and ageing now suggest that the answer to many problems lies in understanding stem cells: lose them and you die, lose control of them and you get cancer, harness them and you can transform medicine.
- The author is professor of clinical genetics at the University of Newcastle. How to build a Human, BBC2, 9pm Sunday


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A report by the Commerce Department said retail sales rose in July, a sign that the economy could be improving.
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Americans boosted their spending at retail businesses in July by the largest amount in five months, a surge that could help lift the economy out from its slump.
Retail sales rose 0.8 percent in July from June, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. It was the largest increase since February and followed three months of declines, including a 0.7 percent drop in sales in June.
All major categories rose. Auto purchases increased 0.8 percent. Consumers also boosted their spending on furniture, electronics, building materials and sporting goods.
Financial markets opened higher. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 21 points to 13,190 in the first hour of trading. Broader indexes also rose.
The economy has shown some modest improvement in July. Employers added 163,000 jobs, the best month for job growth since February. Stock indexes are near their highs for the year. And consumer confidence rose for the first time in five months.
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Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Elton Brand finished with 14 points, seven rebounds and a season-high six blocks, as the Philadelphia 76ers erased a double-digit deficit to edge Houston, 95-93.
Andre Iguodala had a team-high 20 points, while Lou Williams added 17 points and six assists for the Sixers, who swept the two-game season series with Houston for the second season in a row. Philadelphia also topped Houston on January 6, at home.
Andre Miller had 16 points and seven assists for the Sixers, who have won two of three overall.
Tracy McGrady recorded 24 points, six assists and five rebounds for Houston, which has dropped two in a row and three of its last four contests. Luis Scola ended with 18 points and 10 boards for the Rockets, while Yao Ming added 13 points and nine rebounds.
The Rockets led by six at halftime, and shortly into the third quarter built up their lead with a nine-point burst. Scola had two baskets, and McGrady had a dunk and a three-pointer that ended the run, giving Houston a 65-51 advantage with about 7 1/2 minutes left.
Houston continued to lead, but a Marreese Speights layup and Iguodala three- pointer closed out the frame, trimming Philadelphia's deficit to 76-71 heading to the fourth.
The Sixers inched closer to evening the game four minutes into the final stanza, when back-to-back baskets from Speights and Thaddeus Young brought the visitors within 82-79. After a number of failed possessions for each team, Young got another layup to make it a one-point contest.
The teams traded baskets down the stretch, and two free throws each from Williams and Miller put the Sixers on top, 87-86, with just under five minutes left.
Rafer Alston countered with a three-pointer with 4 1/2 minutes left, but it was Houston's only points for nearly 3 1/2 minutes. The Rockets missed five shots in the span and had another blocked, while the Sixers scored six points.
Brand's basket, Miller's two free throws and Iguodala's long two-pointer gave the Sixers a 93-89 lead with just over two minutes left. Ron Artest then missed a shot, and the Sixers recovered, but a botched possession gave the ball right back to Houston. Alston missed a three and McGrady missed another shot, and the Sixers used their foul to give with 1:05 on the clock.
Off the inbound, Yao got the ball in the lane and got under Samuel Dalembert for a lefty hook, bringing the Rockets within two. Philadelphia called timeout with 48.2 ticks left, and coming out of that Iguodala dribbled around the arc looking for a shot.
He settled on a high-arcing shot over Yao that went through the net, putting the Sixers up 95-91 with 36.7 seconds remaining. On the ensuing Houston possession, Yao was fouled on his nifty basket in the paint, but missed the foul shot and the Sixers got possession with 28.0 ticks left.
"We always have that fight in us," said Iguodala. "We keep going until the clock is at zero. Our defense was better in the second half. We had too many turnovers in the first half."
Philadelphia held for a late shot, but Iguodala's miss led to a Rockets possession with 5.8 left. However, Dalembert got a piece of McGrady's three on the other end, as the Sixers held on for the win.
"We tried to play pick and roll and to put Tracy and Yao on it and whatever we could get out of it would be good because we needed a two or a three (pointer)," said Scola.
Philadelphia held a 27-26 edge after the first quarter, though the Rockets battled back to take a 51-45 halftime lead.
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Smallville Quotes Season 1
The Pilot"Luthors are not afraid. We don't have that luxury. We're leaders. You have a destiny, Lex. You're never going to get anywhere with your eyes closed." - Lionel Luthor "We all have secrets Clark" - Chloe Sullivan "Sometimes people can surprise you." - Lana Lang "Greatness is a rarefied air one must be taught to breathe!" - Lionel Luthor Metamorphosis "She told me that, "Life is about change. Sometimes it's painful, sometimes it's beautiful, but most of the time it's both." - Lana Lang "Chloe, I could never outgrow you. Other than vertically." - Clark Kent Hothead "Dad, you have no idea what I'm capable of." - Lex Luthor "Careful dad, you're getting emotional. We could always try a rematch. Or are you afraid you can't take your son again?" - Lex Luthor Xray "You came into my life, thinking you could shake me down 'cause I'm just some spoiled rich brat who needed his daddy's protection.' Trust me; when I make things disappear, they stay buried." - Lex Luthor Cool "In my experience there's no such thing as too much information." - Lex Luthor Hourglass "It's amazing how one moment can change your life forever."- Cassandra "Life's a journey, Clark; I don't wanna go through it following a roadmap." - Lex Luthor "You see, I don't want to do good things, I want to do great things." - Lex Luthor Craving "I don't care about the past, I believe in the power to reinvent yourself." - Lex Luthor Clark: "Chloe, don't you ever knock?" Jitters "You know, just because you spend a lot of time with someone doesn't mean you know their darkest secrets." - Chloe Sullivan Rogue "I plan on being great all by myself." - Lex Luthor Clark: "I didn't know you were such a history buff." Shimmer "Empires are not brought down by outside forces, they are destroyed by weaknesses from within." - Lionel Luthor Hug "You can learn a lot from someone you hate." - Lex Luthor Clark: "Everyone needs a friend." "It's not about the ending, it's about the journey." - Lex Luthor "Relax. Failing isn't something I do." - Lex Luthor "Trust me, Clark. Our friendship is going to be the stuff of legend." - Lex Luthor Leech [to Victoria] "Congratulations. [whispering] I hope it was worth it." - Lex Luthor Kenetic "I look forward to resuming our verbal judo." - Lex Luthor Clark: "Chloe, you can't just go snooping around someone's house." "You have no idea who you're dealing with." - Lex Luthor Zero "I don't believe in obligations." - Lex Luthor Nicodemus "You know, the choice is yours. You can either sit in your loft and play with your telescope, or move on." - Chloe Stray Lionel Luthor: "We don't need to play games, son." Reaper "Being friends with Lex Luthor can be complicated but it has it's advantages." - Clark Kent Drone "Appearance is deceptive. Nothing around here is what it seems." - Lex Luthor "She is trying to buy this election like one of her Prada bags!" - Sasha Crush "Sometimes the right person can be right in front of your eyes and you never even know it." - Lana Lang "Some people are meant to be alone." - Lex Luthor "Some secrets destroy families." - Martha Kent Tempest "If you're going to take me on son, you're going to have to bring your game up to a whole different level." - Lionel Luthor "You are playing a very dangerous game. You better pray you're not wrong." - Lex Luthor "You're forfeiting your own future." - Lionel Luthor "I'll bury you and everyone in Smallville who takes your side!" - Lionel Luthor |


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Are you ready to forgive Castillo?
Blog | Feb 19, 2009Luis Castillo certainly appears like he's ready to make amends for last season. He's 17 pounds lighter after working out all winter in the Dominican Republic, and hitting coach Howard Johnson went as far as to say that he "looks...... -
Dan the Man
Blog | Feb 23, 2009Or is he? When Jerry Manuel suggested Sunday that Daniel Murphy could get the majority of playing time in leftfield this season, it was a bit of a shock, especially when he added that Fernando Tatis might be in more...... -
Intrasquad lineups - Tatis scratched
Blog | Feb 23, 2009Now things get more interesting -- actual games. Today is just an intrasquad matchup, but it has some fun lineups nonetheless. Check these out: UPDATE (9:30 AM) ... Fernando Tatis has been scratched because of a sore right hand and...... -
Tatis still hurt, Church loves New York
Blog | Feb 24, 2009Fernando Tatis continues to downplay whatever is bothering his sore right hand. But he was walking around with an electronic stim device attached to that same hand early this morning and then later had it packed in an ice wrap....... -
The early, early lineups
Blog | Feb 24, 2009Jerry Manuel likes to get his lineups on the clubhouse wall early -- much different than Willie Randolph -- so here's the two squaring off in today's intrasquad. It's subject to change. Fernando Tatis was scratched yesterday because of a...... -
All the Gangstas on the bus!
Blog | Feb 25, 2009I'm anxious to see what happens this morning when the Mets bus for Ft. Lauderdale is packed up and minutes away from its 8:30 departure. Will Jerry Manuel do his final sweep of the clubhouse, head for the hallway and...... -
Fish food for breakfast
Blog | Feb 26, 2009Those pesky Marlins visit Tradition Field today for the home opener (1:10 p.m., SNY). But not to worry. It's February -- not late September -- and this is the Grapefruit League, folks. Can't blame you for any flashbacks, though. And...... -
Sean Green update -- with quotes from the reliever
Blog | Feb 25, 2009BY DAVID LENNON FT. LAUDERDALE ??? The Mets??? debut of Sean Green was short-lived as the highly touted reliever was forced to leave in the first inning of today???s Grapefruit League opener because of a small cut on the middle...... -
Castillo has 4 RBIs
Blog | Feb 25, 2009No joke. Luis Castillo, batting leadoff today, is 2-for-3 with a two-run single in the first inning and a two-run double in the fourth. Castillo was batting lefthanded each time, so that's an encouraging sign for Jerry Manuel, who pointed...... -
Uh-oh. Green leaves game
Blog | Feb 25, 2009Sean Green just left the game here in Ft. Lauderdale with two outs in the first inning because of a cut on the middle fingernail of his right hand. After Ty Wigginton punched an RBI single past a diving Luis...... -
Jerry's a genius
Blog | Feb 26, 2009Jose Reyes, in his debut as the Mets' No. 3 hitter, just ripped a grand slam over the rightfield wall in the fourth inning. He now has five RBIs. The only drawback -- Reyes pulled it. Tsk, tsk. Even Oliver......


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Science Fact Friday champions today's advancements that could turn yesterday's Science Fiction into tomorrow's science reality. Information presented here is for entertainment purposes only. We are not liable if your space elevator collapses.
As we look forward to the most bustling Star Wars Day (May the 4th) yet, we'll be swiveling our Science Fact Friday lens this week to a galaxy far, far away.
Star Wars is a space opera, and its roots lie in fantasy as much as science fiction, so it's not reasonable to expect a 1:1 relationship between Star Wars and fact. Besides, all that stuff happened a long time ago, back when physics worked different–at least that's the assumption I've always worked under.
Even so, fantasy has a way of sparking the imagination, which is another way of saying scientists want to build lightsabers really, really bad. Sometimes, there is just no way to turn fiction into fact.
Well, hold on, Vade baby. Let's talk it over.
In honor of May 4th, Star Wars Day, let's take a look far, far into the future, in our galaxy right here at home.
Not Plausible
"Punch it."
Maybe, one day, we can traverse Einstein-Rosen bridges to distant star systems. I think it's fair to say that no one has closed the door on using wormholes entirely.
But it won't look the way it does in Star Wars. Literally.
Students at England's University of Leicester, published a paper discussing the effects of the Millenium Falcon's hyperdrive in the school's Journal of Physics Special Topics, where the topics can be a little looser and Lucas-based than your typical academic journal.
The students said that death from x-ray radiation, obviously, would be a major concern. But, to make matter worse, the group reported that it would not even look the same as it does in Star Wars–the cool streaky part–because of Doppler blue shift.
From the Millennium Falcon crew's point of view, the wavelength of the light from stars will decrease and 'shift' out of the visible spectrum into the X-ray range.
They would simply see a central disc of bright light as Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation is shifted into the visible spectrum.
Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation is radiation left behind from the Big Bang, and is spread across the universe fairly uniformly.
Even more un-Star Wars-like is the fact that those X-rays would push on the Millenium Falcon, slowing it down and adding pressure akin to being at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
Oh, no she didn't.
Death Star
Some fans petitioned the White House last year to build a Death Star, because sometimes us Star Wars fans don't understand what we're asking for.
The WH responded like a gaggle of uber-nerds and cited Centives.net (the coolest web site you've never heard of) in saying the following:
Why would we spend countless taxpayer dollars on a Death Star with a fundamental flaw that can be exploited by a one-man star ship?
You can read the report from Centives.net for yourself, but it's both brilliant and hilarious. The geniuses over there managed to figure out that it'd take hundreds of years to even make the steel needed for the Death Star, and that the cost, as said by the WH, would be ridiculous even to an Emperor.
To build a fleet would end up hollowing out the Earth's core in order to get enough iron.
Of course, the Dark Side of the Force can be… tempting. And speaking of seats of power…
We'll just assume everything about the Death Star's construction cost applies to Coruscant. Heck, call it half. But even then, maybe one could argue that it had time to grow into its state circa Phantom Menace (talking strictly movies here).
We're talking about plausibility today, and that has to account for practicality. If we were immortal, would we ever see a planet like Coruscant?
Where would the food come from? Maybe there's vast biomes under the surface that act as a garden. One for each neighborhood. A billion of them spread out. And ranches. And water reservoirs. Generator after generator. A way to dissipate all the heat from powering everything. Oxygen recyclers. Where do we store everything for the one-trillion people on the planet?
If this were a world with Faster Than Light (FTL) capabilities, one might think we could just spread out a bit. Instead of devising elaborate systems of bringing in food and goods from a network of farm planets, why not just commute to work for five minutes?
Of course, this kind of kills the fun. I certainly want a Coruscant. It's a cool idea, and I'll damn well imagine it any time I please.
It's just probably never going to be a reality.
Okay, folks. Clear the room. This is about to get nerd-offensive.
Midi-chlorians, which at first glance looks like it's the name of a new keyboard, are the little microscopic organisms that George Lucas made up to try and explain The Force. It's actually a really cool idea, had we not already gotten a "good enough" explanation from Obi-Wan in the original trilogy: "an energy field created by all living beings."
You can squint and see what he means. Electro-magnetism? Maybe some kind of New Age aura stuff. I can dig. Where's the bar in this cantina?
But the existence of midi-chlorians says that micro-organisms create–and imbue their hosts with the ability to control–a field called The Force. It's total, unnecessary over explanation.
Of course, this is fiction and there is room for things like metaphor. And George Lucas has said he intended midi-chlorians to work as a metaphor in the story.
I love the use of metaphor in science fiction. It's just certainly not real. (Not that any of this is…)
But until now, the characters in the original prequel could have at least been genetically similar to us, even if they were in another galaxy. Maybe we overlooked it because our microscopes aren't attuned, one could argue. But there's this line from Qui-Gon Jinn in The Phantom Menace:
"Without the midi-chlorians, life could not exist, and we would have no knowledge of the Force. They continually speak to us, telling us the will of the Force. When you learn to quiet your mind, you'll hear them speaking to you."
Life could not exist?
Maybe there are people out there who can use The Force, and we don't just know it. But I'm awfully mad at them. Because I've been trying to use The Force since I was six, and I thought that was the agreement we all had.
Light bounces off a solid object or else pretty much keeps going.
Except in Star Wars.
Whether they can admit it to themselves or not, almost every scientist and engineer alive is working on inventing a lightsaber. I suspect even cancer researchers are, somewhere in the back of their minds, wondering if they could procure a grant to research the curative properties of lightsabers.
(PLEASE NOTE: Horrible idea. But just crazy enough to work.)
And who can blame them? So, it is with this in mind that I took to the following news via phys.org from Harvard and MIT scientists.
Although "not an in-apt" is major hedging, this is actually really exciting news.
Just not for lightsabers. The article goes on to explain how it could help computer science rather than Jedi… science.
This is a step. Admittedly, it's like if someone said, the day after binary is discovered, "this could lead to Angry Birds." You would have to say, "Sure, down the line, if several advances take place first in several fields."
Even so, steps count.
Far more exciting, however, was that this was actually a discovery of a new form of matter. Getting light, individual photons, to clump together is extraordinary.
But to get to a lightsaber, those clumps have to really figure out their stuff and stick to a handle. Then, they have to have the destructive properties of a lightsaber, not just the appearance, which is a whole other ball of wax.
But is that not the beauty of science fiction? You start at the end and work your way back. It's early to start the "lightsaber" fund for this Christmas, but one can dream.
AT-ATs (Walkers)
Ahhh!!! Quick, gut that tauntaun! We have to hide!
Oh, never mind, they're not that big… Still…
The All Terrain Armored Transport (AT-AT) from Empire Strikes Back, as well as All Terrain Scout Transport (AT-ST), are typically called Walkers by their friends. Their main bag, if you will, is that distinctive shambling walk, like that of a zombie robot.
Just look at that thing, the BigDog, shamble.
It gets kicked a little past 30 seconds in, and all it does it stumble away like it's 2 a.m. Does not even get mad.
Tie something that moves like to military applications, and I immediately think Star Wars. And that's just what these mechanical, walking monsters straight out of my nightmares are–weapons.
I remember joking with my friends, some 15 years ago, about how walking sure seems like a disadvantage to a machine. Why not just wheels or treads? I had effectively given up hope/fear of ever seeing a real life Walker, AT-AT or AT-ST.
Well, DARPA and the Army Research Laboratory, in backing Boston Dynamics's project to create walking death machines, certainly took this peaceful thought as a challenge. After all, the Empire was certainly always creative.
Then, there's Boston Dynamics' newest creation, the WildCat. Say hello to prequel-level technology.
Dear God, no. Get working on that lightsaber technology immediately.
Luke's Hand and Vader's… Everything
Folks involved in these so called wars that took place in the stars tend to lose hands. In fact, in the old "Legends" SWEU (a moment of silence), it was taught as a saber technique.
Maybe that's why their level of cyborg science was so on point.
But it wasn't just hands working in concert with living tissue, referred to in-world as cybernetics, it was chunks of one's body being replaced with machines. "He's more machine now than man."
Well, no longer must we drop down a Cloud City chute/duct and into the howling winds of Bespin in order to receive a mechanical, hand-like hand as a prosthetic. Unless, the iLimb folk have stringent screenings.
Amazing stuff. But the motion is a bit delayed, isn't it? It certainly looks real, and the movement is better than anything we've seen thus far, but is there feeling? And is the response time really to the level we saw in Empire Strikes Back?
DARPA's Reliable Neural-Interface Technology (RE-NET) program to the rescue. And RE-NET's arm is controlled by brainwaves.
Clearly, Luke's hand is not that big a stretch 30-40 years from now. Nor, really, are any of Anakin's limbs. We already have ways of keeping humans breathing, and speaking as a nerdy layperson, miniaturization seems like a foregone conclusion for nearly every technology at this point.
In fact, with things like graphene, my personal favorite super material, we could be paving the way to a singularity where we all shed our skin, hop fully into robot bodies, and skip the biomechanical stuff.
This is pretty much a homerun. It's only that the batter hasn't hit the ball, yet.
Though it's not quite the freestanding hologram that R2-D2 is capable of producing, Rose and Thistle Media has a product called "Showboxes." They seemed a little creepy at first. Too much like The Indian in the Cupboard. But hey, if they could manage to remove the walls (might be a dealbreaker, since it's projection-based) it would look just like Leia's hologram in A New Hope. And the applications for theaters could be impressive to say the least.
There's also the Voxiebox, which seems to naturally mimic the quivering, static-like look of the holograms in Star Wars, but it too relies on projection. Basically, light shoots up from the bottom and bounces off something above.
Purdue University researchers announced in November that they they had found a way, using tiny nanoantennas, to project such holograms. The disappointing part of this technological miracle is that the hologram they created, the word Purdue, hovered only 10 microns off the surface.
Wait… it hovered?
Oh, glorious day! *cracks open champagne* Holograms for everyone!
Seriously. That is a giant step toward "Help me Obi-Wan, you're my only hope." And the reality is, holograms are just a matter of time.
Maybe Amazon's our best hope to get holograms… possibly delivered by an unmanned drone.
Last month, word broke via the Wall Street Journal that Amazon would announce a phone in June with passive 3D capabilities, which they are expected to claim appears, at times, like a hologram.
Hell, I'll take it. Now, back to the lightsabers, scientists.
As Arthur C. Clarke believed, all significantly advanced technology can seem like magic to the ignorant. Anything in Star Wars could become reality one day, including midi-chlorians if we can engineer nanomachines to do wacky enough things.
There must be room left to dream, to let go and believe in the impossible, then later try and figure out if it might actually be possible. That's the magical relationship between art and science.
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U.S. blacklists al Qaeda-linked Syrian rebel group
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday designated the radical Islamist Syrian rebel group Jabhat al-Nusra, an important element in the opposition struggle, as a foreign terrorist organization and said it was trying to hijack the rebellion on behalf of al Qaeda in Iraq.
U.S. officials said the al-Nusra group had claimed responsibility for carrying out nearly 600 attacks in major cities that have killed numerous innocent Syrians.
"Through these attacks, al-Nusrah has sought to portray itself as part of the legitimate Syrian opposition while it is, in fact, an attempt by AQI to hijack the struggles of the Syrian people for its own malign purposes," U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said in a statement.
Designating it as a terrorist group means U.S. authorities can freeze any assets the group or its members have in U.S. jurisdictions. It also prohibits Americans from giving it any material support.
Tuesday's action came as U.S. officials attend the Friends of Syria meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco, to discuss the 20-month-old crisis in Syria as rebels push forward on the battlefield and move to unify the political opposition.
Al-Nusra, one of the most efficient fighting groups in Syria, is not part of a new, Islamist-dominated military command elected in Turkey over the weekend.
Some other groups value it for its fighting prowess while others accuse it of indiscriminate tactics, such as poorly placed car bombs that have harm civilians.
"They have their own leaders and their own structure, they fight side by side with the Free Syrian Army. We have only seen good things from them and they are good fighters," said Abdul Jabbar al-Oqaidi, a senior commander in the new group.
Its actions have included more than 40 suicide attacks as well as the use of small arms and improvised explosive device operations and have targeted major city centers, including Damascus, Aleppo, Hamah and Dara, U.S. officials said.
Some activist and rebel groups criticized the U.S. moves against al-Nusra. Nearly 30 activist and rebel groups have called for protests on Friday to support the group.
"Jabhat al-Nusra is one of the strongest forces fighting to get rid of the regime ... I have never seen any attacks that could be considered a violation of civilians' rights. There has never been any proof of this," Samir al-Shami, an opposition activist in Damascus with the Syrian Youth Union told Reuters.
Musaab Abu Qitada of the rebel group the Damascus Military Council, said groups like al-Nusra "have helped defend our children and have sacrificed their own lives for our families."
But another activist who lives in Hama, who asked not to be named over concerns for his safety, welcomed the U.S. action but said such groups are gaining a foothold in the absence of any other real military support.
"I don't believe most Syrians want these radical groups. We are a conservative people but not extremists. I think Syrians have accepted them because they feel they have no other choice," the activist said.
Separately, the Treasury Department moved to block the property of the Syrian government by sanctioning two militia groups that work under the Assad government, Jaysh al-Sha'bi and Shabiha.
It also took action against two commanders of the Shabiha group: Ayman Jaber, who it said was working with the Assad forces to obtain weapons for the militia, and Mohammad Jaber, who helped transport Shabiha members to Turkey to attack Syrian rebels in the neighboring country.
The Treasury Department, in its statement, said the militias it is targeting are part of the Assad regime's campaign against Syrian citizens. Jaysh al-Sha'bi has ties to Iran and Hezbollah, it said.
(Reporting By Susan Heavey, Mark Hosenball, Andrew Quinn and Mohammad Arshad; additional reporting by Erika Solomon in Beirut; Editing by David Storey)
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Mr. Maliki has had an arrest warrant issued for Sunni Arab Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi, who has fled to autonomous Kurdistan. Mr. Hashemi has been charged with running a death squad. Whatever the merits of the charges against him -- few Iraqi politicians are more than one or two degrees separated from the sectarian violence at the height of Iraq's civil war – the timing of the charges sent a strong message that political consolidation, not reconciliation, is the order of the day.
Since then, the largely Sunni Iraqiya bloc has withdrawn its legislators, Maliki has begun parliamentary proceedings to remove the Sunni Saleh al-Mutlaq from his post as deputy prime minister (a position granted last year in recognition of the strong showing of Iraqiyya at the polls), and the prime minister has threatened to dismiss all of his political rivals from the cabinet and pack the government with Shiite loyalists.
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NCAAF:Friday News and Notes
Navy at Ball State
By Brian Edwards
After cashing an easy winner with Rice thumping SMU last Friday night, we're ready to tackle this week's matchup between Navy and Ball State. Las Vegas Sports Consultants opened the Cardinals as 3½-point favorites, but the line is now seven or 7½ at most spots.
As for the total, LVSC sent it out at 60, but a few spots were at 59 or 59 ½ on Thursday. Navy (1-0 straight up, 0-0 against the spread) is plus 220 on the money line (risk $100 to win $220).
Ball State (1-0 SU, 0-0 ATS) opened its season with a 48-14 home win over Northeastern in a non-lined affair. Junior quarterback Nate Davis, one of the most underrated signal callers in the country, completed 21-of-24 passes for 290 yards with three touchdowns and zero interceptions.
Senior wide receiver Dante Love had nine receptions for 171 yards and a pair of TDs. Senior TE Darius Hill had five catches for 45 yards and one TD.
Brady Hoke's team also racked up 190 yards on the ground. Junior running back MiQuale Lewis had 11 carries for 95 yards and one TD.
Ball State's offense is dynamic, returning all 11 starters from last year's unit that averaged 31.5 points per game. Davis garnered second-team All-MAC honors in 2007, throwing for 3,667 yards with an outstanding 30/6 touchdown-interception ratio.
Davis has all of his favorite targets back, including the aforementioned Love and Hill. Love was a first-team All-MAC selection last year when he hauled in 100 catches for 1,398 yards and 10 TDs. Hill, another first-team All-MAC player, had 65 receptions in '07 for 926 yards and 11 TDs. Obviously, Davis loves to look for his big (6'6") tight end down in the red zone.
While Hoke is in his sixth season at Ball St., Navy is breaking in a new coach – Ken Niumatalolo. Although he made his coaching debut in a 35-32 loss to Utah at last season's Poinsettia Bowl, Niumatalolo's regular-season debut went the other way, as the Midshipmen collected a 41-13 win over Towson in a non-lined matchup.
Senior RB Shun White erupted for a school-record 348 rushing yards on just 19 totes. White found paydirt on runs of 33, 87 and 73 yards. He averaged an eye-opening 18.3 yards per carry.
Navy gave Jarod Bryant the starting nod at QB instead of Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada, who will miss his second straight game Friday with a hamstring injury. Bryant ran for 75 yards on 17 carries against Towson, scoring the game's first TD on a 20-yard scamper.
Defensively, the Midshipmen have eight starters back from last season's team that went 8-5 SU and 5-7 ATS. As for the Cardinals, they have seven starters back on defense.
When these teams met last year, Ball St. collected a 34-31 win at Navy in overtime as a seven-point underdog.
Kick-off is slated for 7:00 p.m. Eastern on ESPN.
**B.E.'s Bonus Nuggets**
--Navy has been a big-time money maker as a road underdog since 2003, cashing tickets at an 11-2 ATS clip in such spots.
--Since 2002, Ball St. is 8-3 ATS as a home 'chalk.'
--Everybody is sleeping on LSU and Les Miles has to love that. Going into the season, I said the Tigers were good enough to repeat at every position except the quarterback position. I'll stick to that notion for now, but I am certainly having second thoughts. I liked what I saw out of Andrew Hatch last week. Although the stats didn't look especially attractive, Hatch managed the game effectively and did a good job of getting the ball into his playmakers' hands.
--Like I said all summer long, Ole Miss WR/RB Dexter McCluster is going to have a monster season. He's a poor man's version of Percy Harvin or Jeremy Maclin. McCluster had six carries for 64 yards and one touchdown in the Rebels' 41-24 win over Memphis as eight-point favorites. He also had four receptions for 61 yards.
--Vanderbilt freshman WR John Cole is expected to miss eight weeks after sustaining a knee injury in last week's 34-13 win at Miami (OH.). Cole was the prize of Vandy's 2008 recruiting class and showed nice speed on a pair of punt returns for 23 yards against the RedHawks.
--Florida State has been mired in mediocrity for the last seven seasons mainly because of poor QB play. The 'Noles had four years of Chris(ty) "Fumble" Rix(ie) and three years of Drew Weatherford. Now they are wisely going in a different direction, naming sophomore Christian Ponder as the starter.
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What Bettors Need to Know: Navy at Ball State
By CHRIS MARAKOVITZ
Another shootout?
This game marks a rematch of last season's 34-31 OT victory by Ball State at Annapolis. That game jumped over the 57-point total and Ball State was the surprise winner as a 7-point underdog.
Both offenses had their way in that one, with the teams combining for 1,124 total yards. Navy ran for 521 yards - the third highest total ever for a losing team in an NCAA football game.
Niumatalolo in '08
While key players return for both squads, one significant difference from 2007 is that first-time head coach Ken Niumatalolo now helms for Navy.
Niumatalolo has big shoes to fill.
Previous coach Paul Johnson, now with Georgia Tech, led Navy to five consecutive bowls after having been to one in the previous 21 years.
Ball State firepower
The Cardinals return eleven starters from a 2007 offense that averaged 31.5 points and 433 yards per game.
The squad is led by QB Nate Davis, a cannon-armed blue chipper and legit NFL prospect. Davis threw for 3,667 yards with a 30-6 TD-INT ratio last season. The junior already holds the school record for TD passes and is third all-time in yardage at Ball State.
Davis has no shortage of weapons to work with. The top receiving corps in the MAC is led by all-conference senior WR Dante Love and 2007 Mackey Award semifinalist TE Darius Hill. Running back MiQuale Lewis leads a deep backfield that runs behind a seasoned offensive line.
Navy ground attack
Although the Midshipmen return only five starters on offense, their unique running attack, featuring a fullback and two slotbacks, remains difficult to defend.
In 2008 the team will be looking for its fourth straight NCAA rushing title.
Both teams stepping up in class
Ball State and Navy both opened last week with decisive wins over 1-AA squads.
Nate Davis led the Cards to a 48-14 romp over Northeastern, completing 21 of 24 for 290 yards and 3 TDs with no picks. Dante Love was the primary beneficiary with 171 receiving yards on nine receptions including one TD.
Not to be outdone, Navy beat up on Towson 41-13. With the overmatched Tiger defense focusing on FB Eric Kettani, the Middies turned to SB Shun White, who proceeded to set a single-game team record with 348 rushing yards on only 19 carries.
Navy backup QB at the helm
For the second week in a row, Navy will be without starting QB Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada. While backup Jarod Bryant is not as dynamic, he is considered a better passer and has gained significant experience subbing for the oft-injured starter in the past.
Bryant played the entire second half last season against Ball State after Kaheaku-Enhada sprained both ankles in the first half.
The team runs a true triple-option with the explosive Kaheaku-Enhada, but Bryant is more of an inside runner who lacks the speed to get outside so that could be a concern.
Cards could be more special
With both teams explosive on offense and less distinguished on defense, special teams could make the difference.
While the Midshipmen return no specialists and look to be in transition in this area, Ball State should have the edge with All-MAC punter Chris Miller returning along with dangerous return man B.J. Hill.
Line moves
Covers.com lists the opening line at 7 1/2 with some Vegas books opening at 8. Early action weighted towards the dog has driven the number down to an even 7.
After opening at 58 1/2, over bettors have driven the total up to 59 1/2.
Re: NCAAF:Friday News and Notes
Navy Midshipmen vs. Ball State Cardinals
- The Navy Midshipmen and the Ball State Cardinals will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Scheumann Stadium.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 7-point favorites versus the Midshipmen, while the game's total is sitting at 60½.
Team records:
Navy: 1-0 SU, 0-0 ATS
Ball State: 1-0 SU, 0-0 ATS
Navy most recently:
When playing in September are 6-4
When playing on turf are 6-4
After outgaining opponent are 6-4
When playing outside the conference are 6-4
Ball State most recently:
When playing in September are 3-7
When playing on turf are 6-4
After outgaining opponent are 5-5
When playing outside the conference are 3-7
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Navy's last 5 games on the road
Navy is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Navy is 15-4 ATS in its last 19 games on the road
Navy is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games on the road
Ball State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Navy at Duke, Saturday, September 13
Ball State at Akron, Saturday, September 13
Re: NCAAF:Friday News and Notes
Navy vs. Ball State
Navy is well known for its triple option and just because the previous ball coach has left does not change anything for Ken Niumatalolo as this team has had a tradition of winning of late especially as they have dominated contests between Armed Forces ballgames. After all, Niumatalolo spent a decade underneath Johnson and similar to the military as their football team, they have hired the next individual that has waited in the wings. This team does return 4 starters and note that their backfield has plenty of experience running the triple option. Remember this was an 8 win team last year, they are solid and their defensive has gotten significantly better with 8 returning starters. Heck, Navy was around 100th in the nation in defense allowing nearly 440 yards per game, but once again, they had injuries and have worked on getting better scout teams. The Ball State Cardinals of 2008, return a solid group of starters as they return 11 on offense and 8 on defense. Any team that returns 19 of the 22 players that start, typically are sound when it comes to knowing what is expected of them and their respective offense and defense. Ball State actually beat Navy by a field goal last year on the road, there is no reason that such a tight ballgame cannot happen here once again. When looking at the offense, both these teams are led by veteran quarterbacks including Ball State which has a QB that was the MAC's best passer last year. Note, the total is above 60 for a reason as there was 65 points scored last year (34-31 Ball State in OT). Navy was 4-0 to the over last year as their offense was able to put up the points but just as quickly their defense gave up the points, and with only 4 returning starters on defense, who is to say that this is not going to happen again. Ball State returns the same defense as it does last year, of course, this team gave up 50+ points to Rutgers, but did have several ballgames where they played very well at home. So, in short, what you have is two good offenses with Ball State having a clear edge on defense.
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In the name of the father: Helping children affected by blood feud
A teenager spends his days alone at home, isolated by the risk of being a victim of revenge killing. Meet Marash Fili. He is 14 years old, good at math, loves to dance and wants to be a policeman when he grows up because he feels the law enforcement in his town -- Shkodra, Albania -- is ineffective. But these days Marash doesn't have much opportunity to see whether the police are doing their job or not. He is 'locked at home', at risk of being killed by family enemies if he crosses his threshold. "I want to be with my friends and live a normal life," says 14-year-old Marash. Marash is a living victim of blood feud – revenge killing sanctioned in medieval practices that have re-emerged in northern Albania since the fall of the Communist regime in 1991. Blood feud is an anachronistic practice codified in the Kanun, a code of law that emerged in the middle ages to govern life in the isolated north of Albania. It says that a wrongdoing must be avenged by killing a male member of the family that committed the wrong. This in turn leads to a cycle of tit-for-tat killings that put at risk all male members of the extended family. The feud can go on for years or even generations. And the children suffer in the name of the father. A family broken by a senseless death Marash's older brother, Zef, was killed four years ago at age 17 to avenge the death of a man killed by the boys' uncle over a banal dispute about harvesting lumber in a forest. Their father is in hiding. Mrs Fili, tears rolling down her cheeks, shows visitors a booklet of poems Zef wrote in a neat hand. His photograph is at the centre of a memorial on a wall of the family's simple home behind a white concrete wall on the city outskirts. "We tried to reconcile with the other family, to stop the feud," says Mrs Fili. "But they refused."For Marash the days are long and boring in the small compound. "I want to be with my friends and live a normal life," he says. But few come to visit, and he can leave the house only on the feast day of St. Rocco, when tradition halts the blood feud.
A project supported by UNICEF aims to help boys like Marash realize their right to education even while locked at home – and to diminish the isolation and keep them ready to return to school when the feud is resolved. The project supports the education departments in the three most affected districts, which have developed special home schooling programmes. It also trains teachers to provide emotional and psychological support to the children and their families. A total of 84 teachers have been trained. In Shkodra, the project so far has assisted 370 children – of whom 230 have been able to return to school, while 140 must still be taught at home. Blood feud is an anachronistic practice codified in the Kanun, a code of law that emerged in the middle ages to govern life in the isolated north of Albania. Teachers as agents of peace In addition, 80 teachers have been taught to become 'agents for peace' in their communities. Their role is to mediate disputes and encourage non-violent methods of conflict resolution. In the first three months of 2003, six families reconciled in Shkodra prefecture due to the catalytic role of these teachers. Arben is Marash's teacher. He spends eight hours a week with Marash, keeping him up to date on his lessons and providing emotional support to the family – especially important while the father is hidden away. "We also help them to avoid the isolation, with events like birthday parties," he says. For children returning to school after reconciliation between warring families, the project also provides catch-up lessons and assistance in adapting to the school environment. |


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