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I was at school when this happened. This girl was in class. She looked oddly uncomfortable. After class, I got up and asked her what was wrong with her.
"Nothing," she said quietly. She then quickly turned away and walked into the girl's bathroom.
In my last class for the day, I saw her enter. She looked strange. She looked like she change clothes. Her shorts were riding up her legs, which seem to have grown quiet a bit. He shirt seemed smaller and her once medium sized boobs were now clearly larger. I spent the entire period staring at her new beautiful body. She looked like those amazons my friend got me into.
At the end of class, I stood up and sat to the desk next to her.
"You look amazing," I said to her. She blushed as she said,
"Thank you." She then proceeded to stand up. The entire time I was slowly looking at her. Her shorts were riding legs a lot more than when she entered. Still sitting down, I asked her,
"Hey, you wanna go to my house and work on the homework together?" I asked her. I was lying. I just wanted to check her out and brag that I had one of the hottest girls in school at my house.
She nodded. I got up and stood next to her. I was even more awestruck when I noticed that she was taller than I. I knew this cause her eyes were well above my own, and I couldn't really see her forehead without having to tilt my head up.
"Hey, weren't you taller than me?" she asked with a little smile on her face.
"Yeah, I thought so, but I guess I'm not," I admitted. She giggled a bit to herself. As she did this she took my hand.
When we arrived to my house, surprisingly, we actually did work on our homework. After we finished, she asked me where my room was. I took her up there. After making a few comments about how cool and spacious my room was, she closed my door and locked it. I already knew what was going to happen. The hottest girl in school was about to make out with me.
She sat on my bed.
"Do you wanna know why I look so amazing right now?" she said. "Why I am suddenly taller than you?" she continued.
I was dumb enough to nod. She started to slowly strip down to only her underwear. She closed her eyes. She started moving around. Slowly, she grew. Taller, taller and taller every time she moved. She asked me to stand. I did.
Her head reached my ceiling. My ceiling is about 7"5' high. I'm 5"5'. She grabbed me and threw me on my bed. She lied on top of me. I was having trouble breathing. She started to make out with me. That minute was the best minute of my life. She then started to grow more. Eventually, breaking out of my house.
She kissed me goodbye, and I saw her gigantic self slowly walk away, making me bounce up and down each time she took one step.
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- Feb 12, 2009
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- tuffn12
- Tacoma, Washington
- Advertisements and Cons
- Any Company Claiming Healthy And All Natural
Someone on here said Advocare had only all natural, great ingredients.
I am not for or against, however, after reading labels I notice artificial flavors and sucralose.
Artificial ingredients mean chemically altered. Maybe just minutely, but still altered. Call the company, ask them what type of artificial ingredients they use and just what is in them.
Sucralose is sugar, or was once upon a time, until some chemist decided to molecularly change it and add the same chlorine they use in swimming pools to it. Please check every company's ingredients.
This is the only way to challenge the FDA.
10a1961d review #145228bionerd Sep 14, 2014
It is misleading to say that the chlorine in Sucralose is the same as what they use in swimming pools. It is in the form of chloride ions, the same as found in sodium chloride - NaCl (aka table salt) and hydrogen chloride - HCl (stomach acid). The chlorine used in pools is in the highly reactive elemental form.Chlorine as chloride ions is an essential nutrient for living things, functioning as an electrolyte to help maintaing water balance and is involved in many other biological processes.
2 0 ReplyMac Sep 03, 2014
Let's be accurate with sucralose. According to webmd.com (which I find to be a valuable medical website).
1- What are artificial sweeteners?
Artificial sweeteners can be used instead of sugar to sweeten foods and drinks. You can add them to drinks like coffee or iced tea, and they are found in many foods sold in grocery stores. These sweeteners, also called sugar substitutes, are made from chemicals and natural substances.
(I am paraphrasing the list of other sweeteners since they were not being debated)
* Sucralose (Splenda). It's in many diet foods and drinks.
2- Are sugar substitutes safe? (Sucralose was not mentioned here) Yes. The FDA regulates the use of artificial sweeteners. At one time, saccharin was thought to increase the risk of bladder cancer in animals. Studies reviewed by the FDA have found no clear evidence of a link between saccharin and cancer in humans. People who have phenylketonuria (PKU) should avoid foods and drinks that have aspartame, which contains phenylalanine. 3- Do artificial sweeteners raise blood sugar? No. Artificial sweeteners provide no energy, so they won't affect your blood sugar. If you have diabetes, these substitutes are safe to use. Now, this was just an overview, but factual information nonetheless.
Naturallife to Mac Dec 09, 2014 Everett, Washington
Are you joking? Because the FDA says so, you're on board? Get your facts straight, European nations NOT governed by the dollar hungry FDA labels sucrose as a CAUTIONARY chemical. It has been known to cause neurological abnormalities and as a base carcinogen for several years now. But you go ahead and extol the virtues of WEBMD and the FDA........cause everything on the internet is true.
3 1 ReplyLindaTof LV May 06, 2014 Las Vegas, Nevada
I was suffering from menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweat, insomnia, lack of energy, etc. after taking Advocare's Formula W for a week and a half all symptoms subsided.. I also take OmegaPlex and plan on taking their probiotics. I started taking OmegaPlex due to reviews on Dr. Oz. Who only endorses products he has reviewed personally. He stated on his show and you can also find it on his show site that Advocare's OmegaPlex was one among a handful of omega-3 products he found that your body can absorb properly and is not filled with useless ingredients.
My daughter is my distributor and took some Advocare products while pregnant after checking with her doctor including Spark. She is a health conscious nurse.
Some of the comments here sound like fabrications from people who have an allegiance to other product lines. Not cool
advotruth99 to LindaTof LV Jul 11, 2014
1 1 ReplyLindaTfrom LV May 06, 2014 Las Vegas, Nevada
I was suffering from menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweat, insomnia, lack of energy, etc. after taking Advocare's Formula W for a week and a half all symptoms subsided.. I also take OmegaPlex and plan on taking their probiotics. I started taking OmegaPlex due to reviews on Dr. Oz. Who only endorses products he has reviewed personally. He stated on his show and you can also find it on his show site that Advocare's OmegaPlex was one among a handful of omega-3 products he found that your body can absorb properly and is not filled with useless ingredients.
My daughter is my distributor and took some Advocare products while pregnant after checking with her doctor including Spark. She is a health conscious nurse.
Some of the comments here sound like fabrications from people who have an allegiance to other product lines. Not cool
Barb to LindaTfrom LV Aug 18, 2014
I wish I could find sites that have review from people who #1 do not sell these products, #2 is not related to someone who makes money from selling this stuff. It's hard to do since this is a ponzi scheme so everybody will be selling it before it's over. Any usefulness it may have is going to be overshadowed by that.
6 0 ReplyWakeUP to Barb Nov 05, 2014 Florida, United States
Do you even know what a "Ponzi" scheme is?...Please stop talking. Then are all businesses "ponzi" schemes? You have people, that work under people, who work under more people...Thats how companies work!!!...It then comes down to the product, and the people running the company. Advocare has mostly great, safe products. I don't sell them but I do take them....Do some research..and that doesn't mean watching the View or Dr. OZ...
1 0 ReplyMax Dec 16, 2013
Spark gave he headaches and elevated my BP greatly. facts.
1 0 ReplyBrad Jul 15, 2013 Mountlake Terrace, Washington
Was with Advocare for 6 years, and after being tired of the nausea caused by the vitamins despite if i had food in my stomach or not, I had to stop! Vitamins are supposed to make you feel better, but worse! I didnt really see any real results on the products, but stayed with the company for a long time based on the $2.5k investment i made to get the better pricing. The company praises the ingredients and as a distributer, i took that as true (why would I think my new company would mislead me? lol), but looking at the ingredients with the blinders off, I dont know what I was thinking. I think Advocare is a good company, and for performance they do a great job, however nutritionally, they are lacking. the science behind artificial flavoring and Sucralose makes it cheeper to afford, and therefor the company makes more money rather than using quality products. I switched to Isagenix, all natural and mostly organic products with fast and healthy results and no compromise on quality. www.getfitin321.isagenix.com
1 0 ReplyClear-Headed in the A.M. Jan 29, 2013 Natchitoches, Louisiana
I don't sell Advocare. I state that from the get-go. I buy it from a pharmacy. The only Advocare product I use is the Spark (strawberry-mango only). I have drank one most every morning for 6 months. I was never a morning person before this. My job has me in front of a computer most of my workday which does not help me keep myself awake and alert. Advocare helps with the brain fog and to not fall asleep at my desk. I have not felt jittery, my sugar doesn't spike (I'm a diabetic), my thyroid and I have felt no ill effects (I have low thyroid), nor have I had heart issues. I'm not saying it is for everybody, but it works great for me. I don't take all the other Advocare products to lose weight. I found that a diet of food that is as close to its natural state as possible (no processed foods) is best and I lose belly fat with it. So, I don't need (or want) the other products. I am a very happy customer and not part of their MLM business side.
2 0 ReplyAnonymous Nov 18, 2012
I just took it the sparks about 2 and a half hours ago and have a thyroid problem it made my thyroid hurt and feel funny and still is even after two hours. also i took it and for all you out there that smoke *** if you take one serving of this it gives you the feeling that you are high right after that i deiced i will never take this stuff because i don't trust wants in it and any parent that let your kids do any diet should be in jail fro child abuse. this is all true im a christen and i know they are faith base what i think they are really trying to just make money. the only good thing that is coming out of this is that im really focus but cant sleep . and now my chest is starting to hurt.
1 0 ReplySusan Schultz to Anonymous Jul 13, 2013 Altoona, Florida
I have a friend that is on AdvoCare products and she also has a thyroid issue. We are also both christians as well. I am assuming that whoever you got your SPARK from didn't ask if you had a sensitivity to caffeine? There is a caffeine free version of SPARK called V-16 and this is what my friend takes and has no issues... she did however try the SPARK first and had the same affect you did, but now she is on the V-16. And Advocare products are also backed by INFORMED CHOICE which is testing that they do in the UK for banned substances in non FDA regulated products, such as supplements and vitamins... hope that helps you.
1 0 ReplyJim to Anonymous Mar 18, 2014 Sullivan, Illinois
Feel your thyroid hurting....lol. Sorry but come on! Don't trust the stuff in it? Ok, don't trust vitamins and minerals. In fact, don't take any vitamins or minerals for a year and I will see you in the hospital. All foods have vitamins and minerals in them, so I guess you can't eat either....
Of course you can't sleep and really focused ....it's an energy drink that last 3-5 hours and if for mental focus....duh!
A christen? What's a christen? Oh, you mean Christian....
That HIGH feeling(not sure I ant to know how you know that) is your brain firing on all cylinders. If your chest is hurting....quit smoking!
wow didnt know that Nov 15, 2012 Fort Worth, Texas
wow is that how amway gets customers by trashing other seems kinda low for a company thats been around so long ne ways why do all yall bicker about how this did this and that well ill just say if you dont like it just dont take it and how many of you research the food you eat before you put it in your buggy at the store if you dont like advocare dont take it and if you do then thats great but to cry about how this and that didnt happen for you maybe you should focus less on the products and company and find out why did i spend hours on end researching about ingredients when my life isnt the way i want it to be maybe then you can find peace because this cry baby stuff is sad
1 1 ReplyNever Take This! Sep 20, 2012
anyone remember HERBALIFE? They were SUED -- big time -- and are out of business -- so the founder of HERBALIFE (which was another MLM) created Advocare (also a MLM) -- by the way -- his products killed him in 2001.
Might as well follow the Atkins diet (he's dead too) or better yet, go with the longest running MLM out there: AMWAY.
Anonymous to Never Take This! Dec 22, 2012
Herbalife was started in 1980 by Mark Hughes, AdvoCare was started in 1993 by Charles Ragus. Charles Ragus did work for Herbalife as a distributor but he was not the creator of both.
Also you claim that AdvoCare products killed Charles Ragus in 2001; while it is true he died in 2001 can you provide any evidence that AdvoCare products killed him?
If we can stick to our own experiences or facts then we stop spreading lies... please stop spreading lies.
Thank you.
Lies??? to Anonymous Dec 23, 2012 Pensacola, Florida
The biggest lie being told is that Advocare "works"!!! After all of these years, after all of the "esteemed" doctors on the med/sci board, not one single scientific fact has ever been published proving that ANY of Advocare's claims are actually true. The BEST you Advocare parrots have is, "You have to try it! It worked for me!" but correlation does NOT equal causation. Changing you eating and activity habits for the better are the only things scientifically proven to work. Once you can prove any of Advocare claims, only then can you comment on spreading lies.
1 2 ReplyAjones to Lies??? Jan 19, 2013 Southlake, Texas
You're correct. The entire campaign for Advocare distributors is simple: "Have a party, tell everyone (testimonials) that "it worked for me, it works for my friends, so let's get you started." I mean my skin crawls when i hear somebody like that. I was also fortunate enough to stumble onto a couple of distributors up in Celina at the balloon show. I let them tell how great everything was then i simply asked, " does Advocare make any of its own products??". They instantly replied "YES". So, its easy to see the desperation for money in these guys, and lack of sincerity. WHY? I"ve been making Advocare products for over 14 years. They make...not a one.
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Mason Cole | 52 | OL | 6'5" | 275 | Rod Payne. Schilling. |
Michael Ferns | 51 | LB | 6'3" | 233 | John Duerr and a Brackins. (Everitt on offense) |
Noah Furbush | 59 | LB | 6'4" | 229 | 89-90 linebacker Alex Marshall. The Sarantos my friend dated. |
Drake Harris | 14 | WR | 6'4" | 180 | Closest I can think of to a receiver getting PT is Andy Mignery. |
Lawrence Marshall | 93 | DE | 6'4" | 230 | Hoban and Jackson in the '70s. I see 93 I think Sam Sword. |
Bryan Mone | 90 | DT | 6'4" | 315 | Norm Heuer was a DT. Feazell, Jamison, DeFelice. |
Brady Pallante | 54 | DT | 6'1" | 255 | Donnie Warner. Imagine if Rudy actually become a really good starter, and was real. |
Jabrill Peppers | 5 | DB | 6'1" | 210 | Jersey manufacturers, start your presses. Coleman Wallace is the best CB, competition is Whitley. Think Jabrill will keep it all 4 years? |
Wilton Speight | 19 | QB | 6'6" | 230 | The other Forcier. And Harry Newman's backup. |
Jared Wangler | 19 | LB | 6'2" | 215 | Early '70s "Wolf" safety Darrell Truitt |
Brandon Watson | 28 | DB | 5'11" | 185 | Early '90s hard-hitter Deon Johnson. |
Maurice Ways | 85 | WR | 6'3" | 192 | Curt Stephenson and Marcus Knight |
Chase Winovich | 58 | LB | 6'3" | 216 | Dave Brandon Endowed This Position With His Own Name Not Kidding Cornerbacks Coach Roy Manning. Also '80s OLB Keith Cowan |
Ty Isaac | 32 | RB | 6'3" | 225 | A-Train. |
Please only give this number to tiny safeties and huge running backs from now on forever kthx.
Heitzman Expansion Principle
This is the corollary to the Heininger Certainty Principle: a person, once removed from Hoke's defensive line, will apparently grow 1 or more inches in height as his body adjusts to the difference in pressure. Heitzman is now listed 6'4", one inch taller than he was in spring.
Other changes?
Didn't spot any. Weights haven't been updated yet.
Shovel On A Little More Coal
9/7/2013 – Michigan 41, Notre Dame 30 – 2-0
Eric Upchurch
The media trend of the last ten years is a demonstration of the power of hope. There are now three national networks covering recruiting, plus ESPN, plus a cottage industry of who-dat bloggers who get picked up by these national networks far faster than actual journalism majors get picked up by, you know, newspapers. (Michigan has no journalism major, which explains why you can't throw a rock at a sports editor without causing him to hire a Daily grad.) This site alone saw two guys snapped up and almost hired a third who was snapped up just a bit later. Meanwhile, newspapers continue to give us Drew Sharp and wonder why they're withering on the vine.
Here's all you need to know about recruiting sites: they can charge for content on the internet. Hope, man. Hope.
Because the next guy is always going to be The Guy. The Guy will rescue us from the purgatory of not being Alabama and deliver us unto glory. He may be a defensive back, or a running back, or a quarterback, or a defensive lineman. He is going to be Woodson or Adrian Peterson or Andrew Luck or Jadeveon Clowney—except Clowney's defense just got torched for 41 points and lost.
Jadeveon Clowney! Indisputably The Guy, and somehow still not. If Jadeveon Clowney can't be the guy, well… there's always the recruiting sites. It's college football. The next arrival is always just around the corner.
Devin Gardner turned in what I can confidently state is the worst play in the history of organized football—I have watched all of it from Pop Warner on up—and was still awesome Saturday night. Awesome. I do not mean this in the Spots-gave-me-extra-wings way. I mean this in the light-from-the-sky, tremble-at-the-power, bow-down-lest-we-all-perish kind of way. If I could use the words "yea" and "lo" genuinely, I would deploy them now. The numbers are amazing. The numbers do not do it justice.
Here's the thing about Notre Dame's defense: it's going to be just fine. Gardner ate plenty of defensive lineman Saturday, usually after delivering a perfectly-placed dart. Notre Dame blitzed him almost two-thirds of the time and got the one huge mistake and nothing else. Notre Dame defensive backs were, with rare exceptions, in position to make a play on anything other than a perfectly-placed ball. They could not make plays without committing pass interference, called or not, because Devin Gardner was spitting hot death all night long.
If you happen to rewatch that game you'll see did-that-just-happen surgical strikes even more impressive the second time around.
On third and goal from the 14, Drew Dileo screwed up his route. He ran next to Gallon, bringing a third defender into the area. Gardner fired a ball in between all three guys that hit Gallon in the hands instead of the chest because KeiVarae Russell was riding him like a horse. Earlier in the drive he'd tossed up that back-shoulder throw that he might have been attempting against Central Michigan when he got hit, and Gallon plucked it out of the air. Russell was there. He just couldn't do anything about it.
By the fourth quarter, Gardner and Gallon had become so proficient at the back shoulder fade that Notre Dame was actually sitting on it, which I have never seen before. There were a lot of things last night that I haven't seen before in a winged helmet, that have traditionally been the province of passing specialists like Texas Tech. They tried to man up Crab, once, and Texas Tech beat the #1 team in the country without a running game or defense. Michigan has at least one of those.
In the aftermath, Michael Crabtree looked a lot like you did at some point last night:
Oh and Gardner led the team in rushing at 7.5 yards an attempt. He might be The Guy. Gardner hinted at this kind of thing over the last six games, and now he has delivered. You could feel it coming, maybe, but Michigan just graduated a guy who was The Guy, like Jadeveon Clowney is, and could not get over the hump, like Clowney. Even in the world where talent comes through it doesn't always end up steamrolling the opposition.
Devin Gardner just left Notre Dame a two-dimensional smudge in the rear view mirror, and now it's downhill for a while. Shovel on a little more coal, and let's watch old 98 roll.
Parkinggod has the Michigan stuff:
And Notre Dame has some things that Notre Dame did right:
Pressers are available from Maize and Blue News.
Gardner thing from Gameday:
Also a lady got hit real hard.
Brady Hoke Epic Double Point Of The Week. How does a guy who threw four touchdowns at nearly 10 YPA and ran for 90 additional yards split this award? Well, to get the award by himself he has to be a separate entity from guy who caught eight of his passes for 184 yards. This does not appear to be the case. DevinJeremy GardnerGallon, come on down.
Honorable Mention. Thomas Gordon and Jarrod Wilson (invisible all game in a good way), Drew Dileo (THROW IT TO DILEO), Brendan Gibbons (your record-holder for kicking consistency /2009 version of your head explodes), Blake Countess (drifted off his man for critical INT), Brian Kelly (thanks for not running the ball).
SPECIAL NEW RULE. Doubling points from this game because I can.
Epic Double Point Standings.
1.0: Devin Gardner (ND), Jeremy Gallon (ND)
0.5: Cam Gordon (CMU), Brennen Beyer (CMU)
Brady Hoke Epic Double Fist-Pump Of The Week. Since it featured Borges screwing with ND, an NFL dart from Gardner, a crazy spin move from Gallon, and Chesson The Destroyer reveling in the blood of the fallen, this is an easy pick:
Honorable mention: Countess's game-changing interception, Jeremy Jackson catching a long handoff for seven yards because ND is playing in the parking lot against Jeremy Jackson for some reason, Fitz Toussaint using a tackle attempt as an awesome juke to dart 20 yards when Michigan really needed something, either of Gardner's perfect back-shoulder throws to Gallon, Gardner nailing Gallon 40 yards downfield, and Gardner taking off on a zone read so open you'd think Stephen Threet was running it.
Epic Double Fist-Pumps Past.
8/31/2013: Dymonte Thomas introduces himself by blocking a punt.
9/7/2013: Jeremy Gallon spins through four Notre Dame defenders for a 61-yard touchdown.
[After THE JUMP: offense, defense, and everything in-between. Plus incredible chicken gif!]
Mailbag: Computer Predictions, Legends Patches, OSU Game Plan
I agree.
Season prediction by computers
I'm sure you've seen Brian Fremeau's FEI projections already. If I remember correctly, they had us at 8 wins last year...
This year it's 7 wins. :( To tell you the truth, there have been so many positive comments about Gardner, I was starting to get confirmation bias. Your thoughts?
Statistical preseason rankings are often lagging indicators since in an effort to be at all reflective of reality they have to not only take data from the previous year but the previous few. This means they predict what has happened before will happen again. Fremeau's Program FEI rankings look at the last five years. For Michigan that includes the entire Rodriguez era.
They are therefore useless in this case except insofar as the 2010 recruiting class is still with us. Or not with us, as the case may be. I don't put a ton of stock into computer projections, and in Michigan's specific case it's barely any.
Reading the Braden/Bryant tea leaves
What do you/MGoBlog staff think about Braden being shifted to back-up OT?
1. Braden couldn't pull or otherwise do the things they want from their their guards?
2. Bryant has proven himself as a potential starter/legit back-up?
3. Some of both,
4. Completely unclear
I lean towards 1 with a bit of 3. It's clear they wanted Braden to be the guy, clear that Braden is a physical monster who demands you try to start him as soon as he's off a redshirt, and also clear that he's not really a guard. Or at least it became clear. Otherwise he would still be competing there, and Glasgow would be competing at center, and the possibility that Bryant's radiator goes out midseason would be covered by the prospect of playing Braden.
HOWEVA, I do think Bryant has legitimately emerged as an option. For one, chatter. For two, they moved Braden back outside, seemingly permanently.
Legends patches. Merph.
19 coulda been a contendah
As three more players get their numbers exchanged for Legends jerseys this year, I shake my head and pine for what #19 could have meant for Michigan fans in three years. My buddy's #10 jersey is now Just Another Brady. Are the jerseys taking away from the chance for new players to carve out their own place in Michigan history?
One man's solution: Assign Legends jerseys (and maybe even some retired numbers?) on one game a year. Homecoming is an obvious choice- the alumni presence will appreciate the old numbers more. Let the players assert, through the first half of the season, who deserves to wear a Legends number, and since it's only one game a year, they don't have to give up their own. Thoughts?
Yes, they are taking away the ability for players to carve out their own number legacy. I was looking forward to seeing #19 on the field and thinking about Funchess, having tight ends want the #19, having a Funchess patch on #19, etc. Now that's not happening. Funchess can annihilate TE receiving records and go zeroth in the NFL draft and no patch. Ditto Gallon: guy was #10, and now he's just the latest guy to wear #21 for one year. (I actually mind the Avery move less, since he's not likely to be a guy you remember forever and sigh about. Rewarding a senior captain who isn't an out-and-out star with the fancy patch is a good thing.)
While your suggestion is an upgrade on the current situation, they should just issue legends jerseys like normal numbers to incoming freshmen. Maybe hold them out and hand them out to promising sophomores—Jake Ryan getting 47 early in his sophomore year is much different than switching a guy burned into your head as some other number. But just hand them out to kids who want them when they show up.
Getting overly precious about numbers is blowing them up, as can be seen with the effectively-retired #1. Players should get numbers and never change those numbers, and I miss handlebar mustaches and gangrene.
Ohio State: what to do?
Hey Brian,
Now that you've looked at some of the OSU game (and I assume managed to stomach some of the run plays again as well), what are your impressions of Borges's second half game plan.
My feelings have been, after watching it a couple times, that the game plan wasn't nearly as much an issue as execution. While some of the play calls didn't lend when to Michigan's abilities, basic execution (such as the interior OL managing to make an effective double at the point of attack so Michigan could pick up a single yard) far out-weighed the possibly poor play calling aspects of the game. Even Lewan struggled to execute regularly in this game IMO.
Again, while I freely admit the game plan and play calling was far from perfect, as with most cases, I think 9 out of 10 times it's execution that is the issue more so than what most fans see as an OC screwing it up with play calling. IMO, if there is any issue, it was the offensive coaches not getting the players up to a point where they could execute fairly simple tasks regularly. What's your take on the situation.
Space Coyote
While execution was a major issue, Michigan had to know that was going to be a problem. The OL had been flailing since at least the Nebraska game. OSU had a front seven laden with players who were always going to overwhelm Michigan's interior line. So I was on-board with the three first-half running back carries. More than doubling that in the second half was foolish.
Also foolish: expecting that Ohio State would not cotton on to the fact that Denard could not throw. The third-down speed option was doomed since the free safety was plunging down at the slot. Meanwhile, Borges called a ton of pointless rollouts (remember that John Simon was out) that ended up as inaccurate passes as Gardner couldn't set his feet.
The argument about execution always gets my dander up, because you as a coordinator are responsible for putting your players in a position to succeed. Their ability to execute opens up some possibilities and closes off others, but—for instance—asking Denard Robinson to execute on naked bootlegs on which a player will always be in his face the instant he turns around is on you, the coordinator. You have to execute as well.
I think Borges's options were limited, but three things stand out:
- Refusing to run Gardner. He had three attempts. Michigan could have used the extra blocker on short yardage badly.
- Telegraphing second-half run plays with Robinson. You had to know that 19 of the 20 minutes at halftime were spent saying "DENARD CANNOT THROW".
- Incessant rollouts.
(And he got super lucky on Michigan's final drive of the first half, as he'd managed to turn a two minute drill into a 30 second drill in two plays… and then Denard stayed up.)
I've detailed why I think Borges's gameplans in three games in particular were atrocious (2011 Iowa, 2011 Michigan State, and 2012 Notre Dame) because they asked players to do things they weren't good, over and over again.
Borges's philosophy is about as opposed to Rodriguez's as can be, and that's fine. He has track records of very efficient offenses in his past. He will have them in the future. But his desire to do Borges things with players ill-suited to do them cost Michigan a couple games over the past couple years. The Ohio State game is probably not in that category… but it's debatable.
Mailbag: Snap Jumping Again, Clock Management Win, Jake Ryan Of Christmas Past, Legends Logistics
Past Jake Ryan, hopefully not future MSU
Snap jumping. Not again?
Dear MGoBlog,
Please address Sparty jumping the snap. What can be done to prevent it or even use it to the Wolverines' advantage?
Please, please, please use all your influence to prevent Sparty snap jumping from successfully occurring this Saturday. This is an important key to Michigan's offensive success.
Thank you,
Philip McEachern
I AM USING ALL MY INFLUENCE MAN YOU JUST DON'T KNOW. Unfortunately, that influence consists of squinting really hard and making "wahwahwahwah" noises to project psychic sound waves about me. I have no influence.
I do think that we will see that snap jumping significantly reduced in frequency, possibly almost eliminated. One of the hidden transition costs last year was a coaching staff that had not endured Jerel Worthy's sometimes-offside-but-usually-just-eating-your-heart dance party and did not spend big chunks off the offseason fuming about it and scheming themselves a plan to defeat it. This year everyone is well aware that snap timing blew up the Michigan offense in all different ways and that changes must be made. We have seen Michigan vary their snap counts—they did it last week—and with a home game Michigan should be able to use audible signals if they want. Meanwhile, Worthy is gone and I haven't seen the Spartan replacements be able to replicate that maddening skill of his.
Unfortunately, this prediction about the snap jumping has reached the status of turnovers under Rich Rodriguez: logic says it can't happen again, and then it happens again. At this point I'll have to see a Michigan coaching staff enter a Michigan State game as prepared to play as the Spartans are before I believe it.
If not this year, though, when? Michigan State's coming off three straight nail-biters that required them to dump everything they had on the field in an effort to win the game. Michigan's coming off a bye and two laughers. MSU is shuffling guys on their OL, has benched a senior captain LB, and is trying to find two tight ends to rub together.
They don't have the depth to do much other than what they've done already. They don't have a changeup like Baker they can go to; they don't have the tight end depth that threw Michigan off; they are trying to find anyone who can catch a ball. Please, Angry Iowa Running Back Hating God, yea the most powerful of all fictional supernatural football deities, hear our plea.
Bellomy on the goal line.
I am a little confused by the play calling after Denard went out with his "boo-boo".
1) Why is Toussaint in the "jumbo" (unsure if package name is correct)? Rawls just seems to have the short yardage figured out a little bit better i.e. size and running style: see 6:35 Q2. (I know my example comes after and did not have 6/7 on the line and all 11 within 5 of the LOS and inside the tackles but still). Was Rawls insertion later a sign that he may now have the short yardage job?
You've got me on this one. I have two theories, neither of which seems that convincing.
Theory one: Fitz is in a funk and rusty and getting flack from people and some cheap touchdowns will help his morale, maybe get him driving harder at the goal line.
Theory two: Rawls is fumbling a lot in practice or going BOUNCE BOUNCE BOUNCE.
Pick one or make one up yourself; I think either explanation is going to quickly fall by the wayside as Rawls becomes a preferred option inside the five. He probably would have scored on one of the two attempts. I do think the BOUNCE BOUNCE BOUNCE theory has some credibility behind it since I just watched Rawls look at this…
…and decide to bounce that outside the TE instead of slam it up at the gaping cutback lane like he was born to do. Amazingly, the guy seems to have some Michael Shaw to him. Go north-south, young moose.
2) Why the vanilla play calls? It was clear later that they trust Bellomy with some measure of the offense that is clearly larger than watching the RB run into some ineffective down-blocks. With the alignment of weak-side DE, LB, and FS, why not run a PA boot with the TE rubbing off and going all Funchey in the back of the end zone? Is this just a manball fundamental that we must live with this year while the donkey punchers are being groomed?
There's a big difference between trusting Bellomy to run around and fling stuff once you're up a billion points and having him take his first meaningful snaps in a rainstorm in a game that could still go either way.
Personally, I wanted him to hand off come hell or high water—when you're the silverback you want to lower variance, and having Bellomy think about all the stuff he's going to do after the snap could lead to bad news. Bellomy fumbled a snap later, after all, and Michigan doesn't want to open the door for anything cheap for the Illini because that's the only way they lose.
In general I don't think there's much to criticize either way about goal line playcalling. The defense is selling out one way, you pick one or the other and succeed or don't.
[After THE JUMP: clock management, Afghanistan face-off, Legends logistics, Jake Ryan of the past.]
Unverified Voracity Gawps At Stuff
[Programming note: UFR is coming today, but later than usual, say 4 or 5. For some reason I'm having trouble summoning the willpower to slog through all of it.]
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Holgo. I know they hate our guts and went all ex-girlfriend on us when Rich Rodriguez left, but I can't help but want West Virginia to tear the Big 12 up. They're weird, passionate, isolated from all recruiting hotbeds that are not Pittsburgh, they've got a history of putting up video-game numbers, and their coach says stuff like this:
I don't think it would go well if we hired that guy (learning: I has it), but I'll admire them from afar.
I am not sure you are up on recent events. Air Force coach Troy Calhoun on Michigan:
"There are a handful of programs in college football that are guaranteed at least 10 victories every season," Calhoun said, "Michigan is one of them. They clearly are the favorite to win the Big Ten Conference."
I'm imagining a world where this is literally true. I'm so happy, in this world. I wear sunglasses all the time and high five anyone I come across. I make pancakes a lot just so I can put a whipped-cream smiley face on them. If my car breaks down, I exclaim "aw, shucks!"
I chew bubble-gum nonstop.
my watch says it is STAB O'CLOCK
How did this not end in homicide? Serious question:
The misery wasn't over for some fans of the No.8-ranked Michigan Wolverines on Saturday night at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington when their team took a 41-14 pounding at the hands of then-No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide.
Many who planned to catch a taxi for the return trip to their hotels or other lodgings after the nationally televised football game were in for a long wait. Some complained of standing in line with dozens of other fans and waiting as long as two hours for a cab.
Beer + that game + two hour wait for cab == STABBY STABBY STAB STAB. The local news channel interviewing these folks says this lady is not mincing words!
Michigan fan Elizabeth Jahn minced no words. "If there's a system, and this is where the fans are supposed to be stationed and situated, that should be communicated to the cab companies," she said.
That lady minced those words, TV station. She took those words and made them tiny and even by chopping. If she was not mincing words she would have said "I STAB YOUUUUUUU."
Alphabetical. Spencer kicks it off by talking about how Alabama owned Michigan. At least we're not alone:
Again, it is not a Big Ten thing: disabuse yourself of that notion immediately, Michigan fan. The last thing we want you feeling is special, because what happened to you on Saturday night in Dallas was not special. Slightly different than in past years? Perhaps: Doug Nussmeier's offense appears to be a bit more happy to turn A.J. McCarron loose, particularly in early innings, and the defense didn't pressure so much as constrict Michigan into tiny, useless spaces turning Denard Robinson into a doomed sub captain. Depth charges: Alabama has them
Unfortunately, his assertion that no one died does not account for the Countess injury. Sad face.
Bubble popping? I've muttered about how college football fans are getting close to the breaking point for a while now, and Pat Forde has just documented an opening weekend that was an attendance bust all around. I was shocked at more than one of these factoids:
There was exactly one announced capacity crowd in eight Southeastern Conference home openers. Before the Labor Day Georgia Tech-Virginia Tech game, six out of seven Atlantic Coast Conference schools had smaller crowds than their openers last year – some of them much smaller. Attendance was down at six out of eight Big 12 home openers from 2011. Five out of eight Pac-12 schools had smaller crowds as well, and Oregon's 13-year sellout streak was in jeopardy until game day.
I saw the Florida-BGSU game and was shocked at a corner of the endzone in the upper deck that was all but empty. Even the bluebloods are reaching their limit.
Michigan doesn't seem to have similar problems except when it comes to getting the students to show up on time, but they should benefit from this trend. They may have already after snagging one-off home games with Oregon State and Colorado in the near future. Would those have happened ten years ago? Probably not. Increasing ticket prices and the ubiquity of television are pushing the economics of college football back towards actual games between teams. Tomato cans aren't going away but we should see them gradually recede from their boring-ass apex. High five, epic ongoing recession!
Bubble expanding. Via Get The Picture, the Ed O'Bannon lawsuit that threatens to drain money from the NCAA and give it to the players whose images have been expropriated has decided to aim higher:
O'Bannon seeks a judge's permission to expand the class action to include current D-I football and men's basketball players. O'Bannon does not ask that current players be paid while in college. Instead, he wants a temporary trust set up for monies generated by the licensing and sale of their names, images and likenesses. Players could access those trusts at the completion of their collegiate careers.
The O'Bannon plan sends half(!) of broadcasting and a third of video game revenue to the players. Even partial success here would be seismic. I'm in favor, obviously.
Austin Hatch to 2014. Everyone in the world speculated that Austin Hatch would take another year of high school after his tragic plane crash, and now that's official. He's a 2014 recruit now.
Michigan is now at 13 for next year's team will have open spots if Hardaway or Trey Burke head for the NBA, which is why they're still after some 2013 guys. The most prominent is Reggie Cameron, a 2.0 version of Smotrycz hopefully without the existential depression.
As for Hatch, if he doesn't recover to the point where he can play, Michigan will still honor his scholarship. Presumably they would give him a medical; I'm guessing in this situation the NCAA would provide whatever waivers would be necessary lickety-split.
!?!?!?!? Touch the Banner interviews JB Fitzgerald, and he says this!
(3.) If you had to choose, who was your favorite coach at Michigan, including position coaches?
"So many great coaches I had the privilege of learning from, which I expected going into a program like Michigan. Two coaches really stand out. First, Greg Robinson - truly a class act and the depth of football knowledge that I was able to gain from him is hard to put a price on. And then of course Coach Hoke."
Air Force stuff. Via mgovideo:
Oosterbaan unretirement. MVictors scores an interview with Ben McCready, Bennie Oosterbaan's godson:
MVictors: As one of the representatives of Bennie Oosterbaan family, did the athletic department reach out to you to ask if the family would be interested in participating in the Legends program?
McCready: Dave Brandon contacted me last September to see what I thought of the Legends program. I loved the idea. He and asked if I could put him in touch with members of Bennie's family. I was happy to put Dave in touch with Bennie's surviving relatives (8 in all), most of whom Bennie and his wife Delmas were very close to throughout their lives. Dave sent letters to all of them. Every member of the family responded to Dave that they loved and supported the Legends Program and the "unretiring" of Bennie's jersey.
McCready wants Jordan Kovacs to wear 47, which nooooooooooooooooooo.
Seriously, though, as the guy who famously hauled in Benny Friedman's passes, I'd hope Oosterbaan's 47 goes to a wideout. 47 would be a lot more notable on a WR than a defensive player, and Michigan already has to throw Gerald Ford's #48 to someone other than a lineman due to modern-day number restrictions. The Wisterts' #11 should end up on the DL somewhere; Ron Kramer should obviously be given to a TE.
Etc.: Quality diary featuring Hall and Oates. A dinged Rex Burkhead does not need surgery. He may be out a bit but should be fine by the time Michigan hits Lincoln. Texas A&M is going to get pwned. This Week in "John L Smith must stay forever": prank-calls reporter at presser. Comprehensive M blogosphere Alabama react collection. To his credit, Dantonio says MSU players need to shut up.
Dear Diary: Aux Armes, Citoyens!
Nice try, Jean de Valk, making the blue of your background a greenish gray, as if we wouldn't recognize le drapeau tricolore as anything but a call to arms against the Bourbons of college football.
Didn't realize the French national anthem was a bloody minded board rant did you?
This plus a wallpaper about the cheat-sheet gloves are available in the thread. Allons enfants de la Michigan, le jour de gloire est arrivé!
Every Time Michigan Loses, George Lucas Writes a Love Scene. The annual if:then prediction thread by L'oeil du tigre gives six different scenarios for the 2012 season rated from Empire to Jar Jar. I'm in agreement on the order of quality, but not that an 8-4 season, even with a fifth loss to MSU, could be as painful as Attack of the Clones. Go with me here. I could see 700, maybe even 800 more Michigan games in my lifetime, yet in all of human history we've had six Star Wars movies. And to wait for two decades of hype to get that… Argh. Honestly, if I was told I had a chance to go back and fix Star Wars Episode I or change the outcome of Football Armageddon '06, I don't know man…
…but I co-sign SO HARD on this, especially Anakin being a teen and a Vader-Padme-Obi Wan love triangle. And Mace Windu…I digress.
What Shall We Do With Fullbacks? A short but potent message by Renault en Ben: We should all start thinking about Hopkins and Houma and future fullbacks recruited by this staff as less like Kevin Dudley and more like Aaron Shea because Al Borges is a West Coast guy and West Coast offenses use their fullbacks as passing options in the flat. Sometimes they can run block too. Short-term I think Hopkins doesn't have the hands or the hop to be a scary passing threat like some TE-ish fullbacks, however he does have a running back's rushing skillz, so they'll use those. As for the future: eventually we'll have a U-Back to be that. Borges and Hoke say they like a low-altitude kind of player who can pop a guy low and get North-South quickly on the FB dive. Watch Houma's highlights—the second half is almost entirely dive runs. That's not necessarily a Dudley, but it's more LeRoy Hoard than Aaron Shea. Hoard was 5'11, built like a tank, and accelerated like a 1970 Boss 302 Mustang V8.
The Defenses are Back. The series that won Monsieur Couer-Vingt a DotW (plus the inaugural "hero" points) continued this week with the Returning Defense of 2012 Opponents part the first and second. He used blanket stats, which I think makes bad defenses look like they're returning more (Purdue & Minnesota) because it doesn't check for how many plays faced. Helpful user euh-tay-ah mille-vingt-deux notes Phil Steele does a similar analysis.
There was also a nice little diary by the same on Bama, ND, and Ohio State, and recent updates on those teams. I'd like something like this—better formatted—to continue throughout the season. You know, like a weekly around the opponents news thing to round up what their blogs are saying about them. Again, monsiuer couerVingt is your Diarist of the Week.
Elsewheres in analysis LSA class de deux-mille is goofing around with a spreadsheet of Big Ten player weights and heights. Part two is by position and I'm just linking to that one because the first doesn't break it up by contributors and thus will just call whichever team with the most lineman walk-ons the biggest.
Where Legends' Jockstraps Lie.
Thanks to phjhu89 (I can't translate that!). That's locker #21 in wood panels and there's a close-up of it and more in the diary (bumped from a thread). The special locker makes it all but certain they're not giving Legends jerseys to young players but using them to reward old ones. I'm with the people against this, but I'm sure it will look less weird when 11 and 48 etc. are all teaked out as well and if it's good for recruiting…
Preseason Polls Have Been Meaningless Since the Time of Louis VII. In 1149, the Associated Scribes submitted a poll claiming the Glorious Franks* would sweep the next season's European battles. Then a coalition of kings released their own poll claiming that no, it was the Holy Notre Dame Empire that would prevail by winterfell. So began pre-season polls. Actually they go back to 1950 and usually rate Michigan too high. Thou hast perform'd well in gathering us this parchment good Sir Dévot du Loup Glouton.
Etc. The Twin City socks mentioned in Three &Out are comfy, but to be honest they're less comfortable than my ski socks. Anyway I don't think the socks in the Northwestern photo are the TCs, but horray to Section Une for finding M's on socks of M history. And in things less important than socks: two meta articles on an MGOpoints system that isn't used anymore, because there is no such thing as data that our readers won't put in a spreadsheet.
* Yes "Franks." Louis's son Phil was the one who started calling it France.
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AARON SHEA PLUS ALL THE POINTS. UMdad wanted to find video of this one play where Aaron Shea blocked three guys at once…you know, that one:
"… But that's my job, to go out there and block a linebacker, or, you know, all of them."
The hero of the day is helpful reader Carcajous, who found not just the Daily excerpt above but the video too. I highly recommend poking around in the video to relive the setup before the triple-block run and Clarence Williams at his Clarence Williamsiest. I don't recommend poking around in that issue of the Daily because I was 18 and had only recently discovered the long dash.
That day once a year when your season tickets come, and you get really excited and put them out on the kitchen table to stare at them until you realize the last four are the only ones you really give a damn about. Sigh, even years.
UNOFFICIAL OFFICIAL TAILGATE MIX. Mine has a lot of the band plus the UM Hospital's cool version and Across 110th street (the Michigan Replay song). I say mix more of those in.
HELLO: MICHAEL FERNS!! HELLO: MICHAEL FERNS!! HELLO: MICHAEL FERNS!! HELLO! Before he (I'm guessing accidentally) somehow turned his account into a function that auto-posted Hello: Michael Ferns posts to the board every few minutes, user kaykay put together a "Projected Depth Chart for 2015" thing every fan base puts together in the depths of the offseason when every incoming freshman and recruit is going to reach all of their potential. I rescued the thread from that smoldering account to save my response, a Projected Depth Chart for 2012, as we thought it would be in 2009.
ETC. Lacrosse rules seem to favor more offense and less standing around, which as a casual fan who knows nothing about the sport I say thee yea.
Your Moment of Zen:
Ln | Dn | Ds | O Form | RB | TE | WR | D Form | Type | Play | Player | Yards |
O15 | 2 | G | Offset I TE Twins | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4-3-Over Plus | Run | Counter Sweep | Thomas | 15 |
Badgers pressing with 3 LBs cheated to the eventual playside and a safety up for good measure. Michigan runs right into it (RPS -1). Line downblocks to seal three linemen while a double by Campbell and Jansen (+0.5 each) escorts the playside DE 5 yards downfield. However that safety plus three unblocked linebackers are set up and should have this play dead. The safety tries to leap into the backfield and gets helped by Hutchinson, leaving three LB versus Shea and Thomas. From here it's all Shea (+4) who reaches the first linebacker, then DETACHES TO TO BLOCK THE SECOND LB INTO THE 3RD!!!! (!!!!!) [breathe] (!!!!!!!!). Thomas walks into the end-zone wondering where everybody went. Barry Alvarez quits football. | |||||||||||
RUN+: Campbell, Jansen (+0.5), Shea (+4) | RUN-: | ||||||||||
Drive Notes: Touchdown, 21-7, 1 min 2nd Q. Since this is 1998 a 14-point lead means Wisconsin is cooked; everyone go back to reading the Kenneth Starr report. |


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Germany's role in Europe
Has Europe suffered from a lack of German leadership during the euro crisis?
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Even with the euro's flawed design, a more coherent and less self-defeating set of policies promoted by Germany would help alleviate the crisis. Germany must play its part in helping rebalance the euro area through pursuing domestic structural reforms and boosting consumption at home.
The notion that the current asymmetry of the rebalancing process—with the periphery carrying the majority of the reform efforts and current account adjustment—represents German absconding of its crisis leadership responsibility is fallacious.
Our debate is in full swing, with spirited contributions from both Jacob Kirkegaard and Sony Kapoor, and a thought-provoking guest contribution from Ulrike Guérot. I've also been enjoying the lively discussion in the comments section. Rightly, the subject of German leadership and its responsibilities in the euro crisis is one many of you feel strongly about.
Before I summarise the discussion so far, a quick clarification is in order. A commenter correctly pointed out that there is an ambiguity in the way our motion is set up. It does not make an explicit distinction between the strength of leadership and its quality. Thus Europe might have suffered because Germany hasn't led, or because it has led badly. To clarify the discussion, I'd like to be clear that this debate is about Germany exerting responsible leadership—of thinking strategically, about the long-term systemic interest rather than short-term parochial self-interest; of playing a constructive role in resolving the euro crisis and returning Europe to prosperity.
In his initial statement Mr Kapoor, defending the motion, argued that the failure of German leadership had political, economic and intellectual dimensions. Of these, he regarded the failure of intellectual leadership as the most pernicious. He lamented the prevailing German narrative of the crisis (it was caused by "lazy southerners"); the lack of discussion in Germany of the benefits the country has gained from the euro; the "small-country" mentality that meant Germany has peddled "country level solutions to what is a systemic crisis". He said Germany's political response was driven by parochialism and procrastination, both antithetical to leadership. Economically, Germany mistakenly rejected any responsibility to contribute to the euro adjustment process, or to lead by example in pursuing structural reforms at home. Sony acknowledged that true leadership in Europe was a "crown of thorns", a thankless job that would attract criticism and accusations of overreach. But only Germany could do it. And, without it, failure is inevitable.
Arguing against the motion, Mr Kirkegaard said that a correct diagnosis of the euro crisis showed German leadership did not offer a credible route to a quick solution. The roots of the crisis lay in the euro's incomplete institutional architecture and individual countries' lack of preparation for, and failure to adjust to, the strictures of a single currency. The idea that German leadership could compensate for these defects was "misguided". He noted that many equated German leadership with Germany footing the bill, a view he said ignored economic and political realities. He said Angela Merkel has driven a hard bargain in crisis negotiations. But that did not reflect a lack of leadership. Instead, he argued, Germany's approach of allowing the economic crisis and pressures to build before agreeing to move forward incrementally was the only rational negotiating position.
In a guest contribution, Ms Guérot offered a nuanced assessment of shifts in Germany's position. Until the summer of 2011, Germany's approach to the crisis was characterized by "too little, too late". At that point there was a significant shift. Germany pushed more forcefully, but in the direction of austerity. She suggested that Germany has shown greater dominance but not leadership.
In his rebuttal, Mr Kirkegaard takes issue with Mr Kapoor's characterisation of the German position. He says it is a "myth" that Germans don't acknowledge the economic and political benefits of the euro; and an "error" to describe the crisis programmes as being all about fiscal austerity. He argues that the asymmetry of the adjustment process in Europe today—in which the periphery countries bear the burden of reform—was not a failure of German leadership, but the "natural" consequence of the fact that these economies need to reinvent themselves.
Mr Kapoor disagrees on almost every point. He argues there is nothing inevitable about the outcome of the crisis. Germany's insistence on sharp fiscal consolidation runs counter to economic wisdom and has made the crisis much worse. Mr Kirkegaard's argument that Germany needs to allow the crisis to build up, is "self-defeating" and "cynical". Even with the euro's flawed design, a more coherent set of policies from Germany would have meant a much better outcome.
As this fascinating conversation continues, I'd like our discussant to focus on two things: the stakes, and the solutions. What will happen if Germany's approach continues on its current course? Is the euro destined to fracture, or will it muddle through even with inadequate German leadership? Second, what, specifically could be done better? What would responsible leadership imply? And what difference would it make?
Jacob Kirkegaard and I entirely agree that the euro area is in the midst of a systemic crisis amplified by the incomplete institutional structure of the monetary union. We also agree that, given domestic politics, Germany would have a hard time exercising effective leadership in the euro crisis. That is why I wrote that "peddling country level solutions to a systemic crisis" will not work and I empathised with Germany's predicament by asking it "to embrace its crown of thorns".
However, this is as far as our agreement goes.
The "prolonged crisis" Mr Kirkegaard has taken as a given has in fact been amplified by German-inspired euro area policies. Not that recovery would have been painless or quick, but the costs that have arisen could have been significantly lower. As I warned in a January 2011 lecture at the European Commission, inappropriate policy choices being made shrink the residual political and social space available to tackle the crisis, even as they increase the total financial and economic cost.
German insistence on the sharp "fiscal consolidation" that Mr Kirkegaard condones, even as bank credit collapsed and private demand shrunk, ran counter to all economic wisdom. It has predictably driven a number of countries into depression. The "lazy Greek" narrative that originated in Germany now limits its own political room for manoeuvre. By viewing the larger European problems through the lens of the special case of Greece, Germany has painted an inaccurate picture of a "fiscal crisis", whilst self-interestedly ignoring problems in the banking sector.
Publically aired doubts about the sustainability of sovereign debt and the possibility of a sovereign restructuring, as well as German flirtation with Grexit drove a flight to quality worsening the credit crunch. Efforts to tame deficits worsened indebtedness as GDPs collapsed and bad assets in banking systems multiplied. Germany's veto on Eurobonds and on a fully functioning banking union means that sovereigns and banks remain locked in a dance of death.
No one questions Mr Kirkegaard's point that financial support needed to be conditional; just that the conditionality applied has been highly counterproductive.
Mr Kirkegaard's contention that "allowing the economic crisis to build up" was the only rational position for Germany is as self-defeating as it is cynical. True, political complacency in the euro area runs high, but prolonging the crisis chokes investments, discourages consumption and destabilises banks, thereby weighing heavily on both current and future growth.
This strategy has risked social breakdown as unemployment hits new records and has been politically toxic for the European project, which an increasing number of citizens now oppose. By short-sightedly seeking to reduce German taxpayers' exposure in any given year, Germany has self-defeatingly increased the final bill they will have to foot. Dismal growth prospects increase risks for the euro area's largest creditor. Even the pro-growth structural reforms Germany champions are more effective in an environment of growing, not shrinking, demand.
Mr Kirkegaard's reference to non-German euro area deficits and debts being a full 19% and 231% of German GDP is meaningless. It has little grounding in the true economic exposure Germany will face from fiscal pooling. Using his logic, non-Luxembourgish euro area deficit and debt are an eye-popping 794% and 19,361% of Luxembourg's GDP, yet it has come out in support of more fiscal pooling, even Eurobonds. Mr Kirkegaard's stance does other creditor countries, which are contributing more than Germany in relation to their GDP or debtors undertaking politically toxic reforms with much less fuss, a great disservice.
Finally, Mr Kirkegaard's contention that "the absence of a single euro area fiscal backstop for the central bank restricted the ECB's options" is a complete misrepresentation of how central banks work. The ECB does not need fiscal support and can't go insolvent in the way private banks can. In fact, it's been the fear of a German backlash that has most held the ECB back from bolder moves to support euro area economies and expand the availability of credit. Notice how the Bundesbank and German constitutional court have hauled the ECB over the coals.
To conclude, Mr Kirkegaard's central thesis that "German leadership" means asking it to compensate for two decades of political stagnation is flawed. Even with the euro's flawed design, a more coherent and less self-defeating set of policies promoted by Germany would help alleviate the crisis. A fully-fledged political union is neither necessary nor, perhaps, feasible.
True German leadership means that, first and foremost, it must stop the pursuit of measures that are self-defeating. Doing this requires the intellectual leadership I wrote about. Politically, Germany needs to put forward a credible euro area-wide plan that offers fiscal support in exchange for a politically and socially feasible path to structural reform. Last, but not least, Germany must play its part in helping rebalance the euro area through pursuing domestic structural reforms and boosting consumption at home. Not only will this improve growth prospects, but it will also make German citizens better off.
In the absence of this positive German leadership, everyone in Europe will lose out, but the biggest loser will be Germany itself.
In his opening statement, Sony Kapoor describes German crisis leadership as suffering from an austerity obsessed small country export fetish, preventing the country from having an in-depth discussion about the crisis and the numerous benefits from the euro that Germany has derived. Germany is certainly an export-oriented country, and correspondingly among German businesses the benefit of no longer facing neighbours' frequent devaluations is a widely acknowledged benefit, as is the relatively low value of the crisis-affected euro in recent years. It is thus a myth that Germany's economic and political benefits from the euro and its irreversibility are not widely acknowledged among the German political and business classes.
The broader issue raised by German export orientation, its impact on euro area imbalances and the origins of the crisis itself, is important. Undoubtedly, euro era German wage restraint and the lack of house price appreciation and associated domestic consumption boosting wealth has harmed other euro area countries' ability to export to Germany. Yet German export orientation is not quite the crisis bugbear insinuated.
Everyone has seen the euro era unit-labour-cost chart for Germany (flat line) and the periphery countries (rising rapidly), but the world didn't begin in 1999. It was unfortunate timing that Germany belatedly adjusted to its own reunification-related economic overhang with its Hartz labour market reforms, offshoring of industry to new EU members and wage restraint around the time of the introduction of the euro. It made Germany far more competitive just as the euro introduction initiated the peripheral housing and credit bubbles through the massively negative real interest rates created by the excessive initial euro era bond yield convergence. As a result, peripheral imports and wages surged, while the already timid structural adjustment of these economies to the common currency during the 1990s stopped. Large euro area imbalances and, ultimately, the crisis followed.
So, yes, Germany should to let her own residents enjoy more spoils of their labour by increasing wages faster, boosting imports and helping euro area rebalancing. But the notion that the current asymmetry of the rebalancing process—with the periphery carrying the majority of the reform efforts and current account adjustment—represents German absconding of its crisis leadership responsibility is fallacious. Germany has, sadly, as pointed out by Mr Kapoor, stopped leading by example in recent years in structural reforms. Yet the current asymmetry follows naturally from the fact that the peripheral countries at the time of the crisis had built up large structural reform deficits and in some cases relied disproportionally on unsustainable housing and real-estate driven growth models. They have had to reinvent themselves—and that takes time and effort.
It is a widespread related error to describe the euro area Troika programmes at German insistence as only or overwhelmingly about fiscal austerity. Certainly euro area members who lost market access have—unlike America or Britain—had little choice but to implement such measures. But in each case far-reaching structural reform programmes designed to do what these countries should have done under their own volition before the crisis is the most important though paradoxically often overlooked component of these programmes.
Mr Kapoor laments the alleged parochial influence on German crisis leadership played by the country's state-level elections and other domestic institutions like the Bundesbank and BVerfG. Yet in a currency area where democratic accountability is—by faulty design—in chronic short supply, criticising the "crisis role" played by the national election process and parliaments like the Bundestag is misjudged. German (and other euro area) taxpayers must have their chance to be heard and their elected representatives the opportunity to scrutinise any crisis response in real time. Failure to do so undermines public support for euro area crisis measures.
Indeed, this very process in Germany—where the BVerfG and the Bundestag itself have insisted on a decisive role for the elected representatives in the German parliament—has delivered a broad-based cross-party 80+% support in the Bundestag for all euro area measures taken to date. There is consequently no political risk that "Germany gets second thoughts" during its current election campaign, and the new anti-euro AfD party is unlikely to even make it into parliament in September. The fact that the upcoming German election will be a "status quo election" no matter the victor is no small achievement, considering the alternatives.
Despite the cries for "urgent crisis leadership", speed in decisions cannot come at the cost of ignoring the euro area's dominant democratic institutions. Yet these are all found at the national member state level. Germany and other euro area countries that insist on involving their parliaments directly in crisis decisions have by and large hit the right balance between decisiveness and accountability. Democracy invariably takes longer than markets and commentators would like, but offers the only sustainable path forward.
Lastly, however, the banking sector is an important area where Mr Kapoor is correct in singling out Germany's role as a crisis laggard, rather than a leader. Berlin's current hesitation at absorbing the costs of banking crises in other euro area members is understandable. But the political unwillingness to set the example early by a thorough clean-up and equity capital increase among Germany's own banks was a serious mistake that could and should have been avoided.
Since the beginning of what Germans call "the European debt crisis", German chancellor Angela Merkel has acted on the belief that all she could realistically do was to help other euro area members help themselves. Rather than proposing a master plan, Germany's political leadership relied on a few guiding principles, based on limited German solidarity offered in exchange for an obligation by weaker European partners to do their "homework".
Along this path, the German government has crossed a number of self-imposed red lines. It has repeatedly provided financial support, albeit limited, to an increasing number of struggling euro area partners. It has offered a combination of its own constitutional debt brake and its past structural reforms as a model for others to follow. Reducing the public debt burden and regaining competitiveness have become the key elements of a strategy that puts the main onus on the struggling peripheral countries of the euro area.
In 2013, France effectively became part of the periphery—its economy wobbling, its political leadership seemingly paralysed. Privately, German government officials admit that they are starting to feel a bit lonely, surrounded by weakened partners. They are worried about the painfully slow and tentative adjustments taking place in most euro area countries. To them, the rest of Europe is wasting precious time. The feeling is mutual, as political leadership in countries such as Italy and France believe that the worsening situation is primarily the result of German foot-dragging on many fronts, from resistance to the introduction of some form of Eurobonds to the timid and delayed implementation of plans for a banking union.
The paradox of the German attitude towards the euro crisis is that while Ms Merkel has stuck to a careful, risk-averse step-by-step approach, she expects other Europeans to take giant leaps forward. While she has talked in vague terms about more, not less, Europe, she has championed an intergovernmental approach, balking at every concrete suggestion (even when put forward by members of her own cabinet) that closer integration should be pursued with speed and determination.
Ms Merkel is conscious of the fact that most of her voters mistake further integration as an excuse to impose a fiscal transfer union on German taxpayers. Hence, three years after Greece plunged the common currency area into its first existential crisis, a closer fiscal and political integration of the EU is still not part of her solution to current challenges. It is, rather, a possible, yet distant, goal, a reward for good behaviour by euro area members. As long as such good behaviour, i.e. harsh budget deficit reductions coupled with bold structural reforms, remains elusive, Ms Merkel will keep her foot off the gas pedal, carefully calibrating a mix of solidarity and pressure on euro area partners. In her mind, if weaker European countries did their homework, they would start to grow. The need for Germany's financial solidarity would wane. Her conclusion is that more help from Germany is either counterproductive or simply not needed.
Instead of a fiscal and political union, Ms Merkel prefers to champion legally binding structures between largely sovereign nations, such as the fiscal compact or a competiveness pact. These contracts allows for peers (other European member states) and the EC to act as legal guardians. Those who misbehave get punished and are forced to accept a temporary loss of sovereignty.
Unfortunately, this approach is asymmetric. It allows for those who are stronger to assert control over weaker member countries, for creditors to punish debtors. It turns the EU into an agent of foreign control, and places the euro in a straightjacket. This path could lead to political fragmentation, and risks undermining the very foundations of post-war Europe.
The reluctance to move towards a fiscal and political union is not unique to Ms Merkel. Many European peers share her attitude. Furthermore, the high levels of unemployment in Greece, Spain or Italy are hardly the result of Ms Merkel's policies. However, it is true that her management of the crisis has amplified the effects of bad domestic policies pursued over years by many European countries. Her narrow, rule-based approach has made the financial and economic crisis worse, while forcing the ECB to intervene repeatedly. It was the ECB that saved the euro and managed to partially reverse the growing financial fragmentation. And the ECB backed the political move to put pressure on Ms Merkel to accept a plan establishing a full banking union. But the ECB's task is not to build a stronger European architecture. That is the job of politicians. And Germany's responsibility is to lead the way by offering to sacrifice some sovereignty in exchange for a stronger union. So far, Ms Merkel has failed to step up to the plate. I doubt that will significantly change after the German elections on September 22nd.


text: � 2004 Kelly Waterman all rights reserved My research compilation on my Genealogy began in 2003.Our New England Genealogy is full of descendant stories and records that were shared with me for the publication of this book.I will share short story articles to build my Credits in the Genealogy Field. I started Two Blogs! See Links at bottom of page!My Father, Our Grandmother, Our Sister, Our Nephew.R.I.P Richard Waterman, Peggy Ferriere, Sonya Dennison, Garrett CormierR.I.P to some other family members! To name a few, Tyler, Kim, Ant and Sandy, Aunt Bev, Aunt Dorie, Aunt Pauline and Billy. "How does a family cope with so many lives tragedies?""With Unconditional Love, Faith and Hope for our Future!I have a family member that is a Cousin to Jennifer Aniston threw her mother's DOW side of family! Jen is 3rd cousin 1x removed of wife of my brother. Something they did not know!No, they have never met! A nice reunion that would be! The Dow's were From Canada and MAINE before NY. Email me & I will invite you to our Tree at ANCESTRY.COM. Just provide relationship connection. "You need to live every day knowing it may be your last." My Dad, Richard Passed away Aug 16 2008. Our Ancestry, I Dedicate to him for starting me on this journey. See Bottom of Page for Latest UPDATED Links, States I've researched for record information. CT,NY,MA,ME,NH,NJ,OH,FLA,PA,TX,TENN, AK, SC, GA, CA. My family research starts out in New England with my Grandparents. First maternal Line, My GGG Szymun Niedzwiecki and GGG Marianna Mackiewicz, had son GG Josseph Niedzwiecki [Niedzwiedzcy] b1880 SOBOLEWO Poland, GG Wife Helen Zukowska B1882, and Kolno, Poland died 1952. She is daughter of Romauld and Catherine Zukowski according to CT Marriages. My Family Immigrated to the U.S. unmarried 1896-1899, Ellis Island, NY. They resided in New Britain, CT. Joe is in 1910 1920 1930 Fed Census and N.B City Directories and familysearch.org are my Sources. He owned and operated NIEDZWIECKI Bakery aka Providence Baking Company. I am searching for Cousin's connections or photos you like to share! Joseph had Siblings here, Walter Niedzwiecki, John Bear and Sister Francis. Her Husband Paul Pietraszewski and a Cousin Stanley worked in the Bakeries. Town halls hold land records and marriage licenses and Cemeteries Log family info. I have found NIEDZ~WIEDZ Poland where our surname Originates. Sobolewo is small village outside of the larger Suwalki, Suwalki Province of Poland. Our Busy Bee Grandma Madeline Jane Emma Hughes Niedzwiecki Rocker Turgeon's, Parents are GG James Jr. Hughes Sr. b1896 d 1 Jan 1957, New Britain, Newington in CT. SSDI Death Index. He divorced from GGEMMA MARTHA BATES DAVIS HUGHES who was born 24 Sept 1895 Southington, CT. She died APRIL 1962 in New Britain, CT. GG Emma Martha Bates Davis Hughes Parents areGGG William Henry Bates b 5 Sept 1871 in Lenox, MA. Wife, GGG Ellen Martha DYKE AKA Nellie M. BATES born 30 Aug 1875 in Southington, m 31 Jul 1893 and died residing with Emma in New Britain, CT in 1958.They had 11 children in Plainville, CT. First born son Reuben Dyke Bates b 1893 Than GG EMMA Bates. We are looking for GGGG Milo Dyke's Parents Norfolk, Litchfield CT Early Pre-1800's. His adoptive son is my line-3rd Great Grandfather the Reuben Brown Dyke of Antioch, Illinois than Southington, CT. Reuben�s Birth name and Parentage remains unknown!Help Appreciated. Looking for Sources and Vital Records on Revolutionary War Soldier William Torrey Waterman and his 2 Sons, Henry Clay and William Waterman to register with D.A.R...Also seeking Specific Birth Origins of 3rd Great Grandfather Yes, The Famous Raider or Rebel Hugh Scanlon-Scanlan of Ireland!


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The League One clash between Notts County and Leyton Orient will now take place on Wednesday March 6 at 7.45pm at Meadow Lane.
The tie had initially been scheduled for December 22 but the playing surface was deemed unsafe for action following rainfall in the area.
County are 12th in the table, while the O's are four points and three places below them.


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Immunomedics Announces IMMU-132 Is Active In Patients Refractory To Irinotecan
NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Immunomedics, Inc. (Nasdaq:IMMU), a biopharmaceutical company primarily focused on the development of monoclonal antibody-based products for the targeted treatment of cancer, autoimmune and other serious diseases, today announced that some patients who had failed prior therapy with irinotecan or camptosar, both topoisomerase-1 inhibitors, responded to IMMU-132, the Company's lead antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) in clinical development for the treatment of patients with solid cancers.
Dr. Allyson Ocean of Weill-Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, was invited by the Program Chairs to present the updated results at the Symposium, which is jointly organized by the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and the Chemotherapy Foundation, a non-profit organization supporting cancer research, in collaboration with The Tisch Cancer Institute.
An overall disease control rate of 82% in 22 computed tomography-assessable patients were reported. These include 15 patients with stable disease as their best response and 3 patients, one in each of triple-negative breast, colorectal and small-cell lung cancers, with a partial response.
For the 18 patients who responded to IMMU-132, 8 had failed prior therapies with irinotecan or camptosar. Because irinotecan is the parent of SN-38, the Company's drug of choice in IMMU-132, we postulate that the increased amount of SN-38 delivered to the tumors by IMMU-132 overcomes the tumor's resistance to this class of drugs. "We are enthused that IMMU-132 has shown activity in a patient population with advanced, difficult-to-treat solid cancers that are refractory to multiple prior therapies including irinotecan," commented Cynthia L. Sullivan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Immunomedics. "The trial has been expanded to a Phase II and is enrolling patients rapidly. We look forward to reporting results from this proof-of-concept trial," Ms. Sullivan added. In addition to the 25 patients enrolled into the Phase I, dose-escalation part of the study, 18 patients have now been enrolled into the expanded Phase II trial. These Phase II patients include 8 with pancreatic cancer, 7 with colorectal cancer, and one patient each with ovarian, triple-negative breast, and gastric cancers.Check Out Our Best Services for Investors
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