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Review: New money rises in England as old powers slip
"Manchester City and Chelsea, England's nouveaux riches, appear poised to dominate the Premier League in 2015, with traditional powerhouses Manchester United and Liverpool working their way through periods of transition. United began this year as champions and Liverpool came agonisingly close to succeeding them, but it was City who prevailed in the 2013-14 title race and it is Chelsea who approach the New Year in pole position."
My AFP review of the year 2014 in the Premier League can be read here.
Feature: Five great Premier League team goals
"During a 7-0 end-of-season rout of Everton, Arsenal scored a dazzling goal that showcased the sharply honed creative gifts of Dennis Bergkamp. The Dutchman began the move by chesting a Lauren throw-in to Edu, who fizzed a pass forward into the feet of Robin van Persie. Van Persie laid the ball off to Bergkamp and he bisected the visiting defence with an exquisite chipped pass that allowed Vieira to steam in and nonchalantly loft the ball over goalkeeper Richard Wright."
In honour of Chelsea's sublime second goal in their 3-1 win at Burnley on Monday, I've compiled a list of five great Premier League team goals for AFP. You can see the list (with videos) here.
Soccer Central podcast: Premier League review
I spoke to my friends at Sportsnet's Soccer Central podcast about the opening round of Premier League fixtures, Louis van Gaal's defensive problems at Manchester United, the battle for number-one status at Chelsea between Thibaut Courtois and Petr Čech, and Tony Pulis's abrupt departure at Crystal Palace. You can listen here.
Report: Norwich leave Chelsea's title bid in tatters
"London (AFP) – Norwich City all but ended Chelsea's Premier League title challenge and gave themselves a fighting chance of avoiding relegation by recording a 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge on Sunday."
My AFP match report on the day that Chelsea's title dream died can be read here.
Report: Atlético sink Chelsea to set up all-Madrid final
"London (AFP) – Atlético Madrid set up a Champions League final against city rivals Real Madrid after coming from behind to win 3-1 at Chelsea in their semi-final second leg on Wednesday."
My AFP report on how José Mourinho was denied a Champions League final reunion with Real Madrid can be read here.
Reaction: Mourinho rues Courtois friendly fire
Reaction: Simeone 'excited' by all-Madrid final
Analysis: European exit exposes Chelsea's limitations
Report: Gerrard slip lets Chelsea back into race
"Liverpool (AFP) – An untimely slip by Steven Gerrard inadvertently helped Chelsea claim a 2-0 win over Premier League leaders Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday that reignited their title ambitions."
My AFP match report on the day that Liverpool appeared to let the Premier League title slip through their fingers can be read here.
Reaction: Chelsea 'parked two buses', fumes Rodgers
Reaction: Mourinho revels in Liverpool derailment
Report: Ba breaks PSG hearts as Chelsea scrape through
"London (AFP) – Demba Ba scored in the 87th minute to give Chelsea a last-gasp 2-0 win at home to Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday that swept them into the Champions League semi-finals."
My AFP report on a night of knife-edge tension at Stamford Bridge can be read here.
Analysis: Stars align for Chelsea and José Mourinho
"City's games in hand — away to United, and at home to Sunderland and Aston Villa — will also be complicated by the pressure of knowing that Chelsea have already bagged the points that Manuel Pellegrini's side are trying to make up. Furthermore, whereas only half of City's remaining 12 league games are against teams currently in the bottom half of the table, Chelsea will face teams in the bottom 10 in seven of their last nine fixtures. For both Arsenal and second-place Liverpool, meanwhile, only four of their 10 remaining opponents are in the bottom half."
I've written a piece for AFP on why the fates may be conspiring in Chelsea's favour in the Premier League title race. You can read it here.
Report: Chelsea raid robs Man City of home comforts
"Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Chelsea defied Manchester City's scintillating home form with a superb 1-0 victory at the Etihad Stadium on Monday that injected fresh intrigue into the Premier League title race."
My AFP match report on Chelsea's victory at the Etihad can be found here.
Reaction: Mourinho talks down title chances for 'little horse' Chelsea
Report: Eto'o hat-trick sees United sink deeper
"Manchester United's Premier League title defence died another death on Sunday as Samuel Eto'o's hat-trick earned Chelsea a 3-1 win that left the champions 14 points off the pace."
My AFP match report on another chastening day for Manchester United and David Moyes can be read here.
Review: Ferguson exit sparks England's year of change
"The year had started in familiar fashion, with United romping to an unprecedented 20th league title, but at 09:17 on the morning of Wednesday, May 8, everything changed. A tweet published by the United press office confirmed the jaw-dropping rumours that had first emerged on the Daily Telegraph website the previous night: Ferguson, the father of the modern United, the most successful manager in British football history, was stepping down after 26 and a half record-breaking years."
My AFP review of the year 2013 in English football can be found here.
Analysis: Mourinho still searching for winning formula
"Upon returning to Chelsea, Mourinho pledged that he would introduce a more proactive, passing style, but he is struggling to find an alternative to the counter-attacking approach that is his trademark. Chelsea have averaged a healthy 56.9 percent of possession in their 12 league games to date this season, but they seem happier when they have taken an early lead and can pick off their opponents on the break. Of their 12 victories in all competitions, 10 have come after they went ahead inside the first 33 minutes and on the five occasions when they have conceded the opening goal, they have come back to win only once, in last month's 4-1 win at home to Cardiff City."
I've written a piece for AFP on José Mourinho's search for a winning formula at Chelsea, and you can read it here.
Soccer Central podcast: Champions League preview
I put on my posh podcast voice to speak to Sportsnet's Soccer Central podcast about Laurent Blanc's winning formula at Paris Saint-Germain, Olivier Giroud and Arsenal, Frank Lampard and Chelsea, and David Moyes's tactical conundrums at Manchester United. You can listen here.
Report: Hildebrand blunder leaves Chelsea in command
"London — Chelsea shook an unexpected loss to Newcastle United out of their system by overcoming Schalke 3-0 on Wednesday to close on a place in the Champions League knockout phase."
My AFP match report on a night to forget for Timo Hildebrand at Stamford Bridge can be read here.
Related link: Agüero, Negredo fire Man City into last 16
Report: Torres accepts gift to send Chelsea second
"London — Fernando Torres exploited a 90th-minute horror show from Manchester City to earn Chelsea a 2-1 win on Sunday that sent them up to second place in the Premier League."
My AFP match report on a potentially significant victory for Chelsea can be read here.


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iPhone 4S primed for a 'blockbuster launch'
(Read article summary)iPhone 4S preorders are already through the roof, Apple says.
The iPhone 4S – the next generation iPhone we thought was the iPhone 5 – was unveiled only last week, at an event in Cupertino, Calif. And according to Bloomberg News, Sprint, Verizon, and AT&T have already run through their preorder stock of the device. In a report published on Thursday, Bloomberg staffer Scott Moritz spoke to several analysts, including Roger Entner of Recon Analytics, who forecasted "another blockbuster launch."

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Located in Acanceh, Mexico, Hacienda Sac Chich was designed by Reyes Ríos + Larraín Arquitectos in 2010.
The architecture of this house is an antithesis to the style and language of the old henequen hacienda. The coating with chukum-cement has impermeable properties and contributes a natural color and organic texture, visual and haptic properties for which we have used it as sole finish material for floors, walls, and roofs.
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11 Miley Cyrus Crotch Shots
Miley Cyrus waxes. How do we know? Just check out these crotch shots.
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I'd pick her up just like a six pack
Lick it before you stick it. (Brought to you by the USPS.)
Don't be jealous no one wants to see your crotch, just cut she has a body and money doesn't mean that you all have to be jealous..and just to make it clear, if u girls weren't jealous of her u wouldn't waste your time with replying to these thing.. just saying
You know what... I'm seriously done with the whole Miley Cyrus thing. And I'm also getting tired of people trying to defend her and people calling her a hoe. I'm equally on both sides. But if anything, I'm more worried about the kids that watch these concerts of hers, or listen to the music that she sings. It's one thing to be proud of your bod and all, but there has to be a limit as to how far you are willing to go. Kids these days are so impressionable and will do just about anything to get attention; when they see their favorite actors/singers doing this stuff on tv, they think that it's ok. I'm sorry, but Miley (and other actors/singers like her) need to take some kind of responsibility. Parents don't always watch their kids 24/7, so they never know what their child is doing once they leave the house. You can tell them don't do this, don't do that, but how well do they listen in the long run? When kids do stuff like this, we either blame the parent(s) or media; it's not either or, it's both! I don't have kids, but if I did, I would tell them not to watch to this that or the other, and if they did it behind my back, I want them to tell me so I explain to them why I don't them watching it. I don't care how their friends feel about it, I want them to make good decisions in life, not all the time but at least 90% of the time. I do fear for this generation, as well as the next. But we need to stop blaming just one side and start blaming both.
Once a Hoe always a Hoe. What a Slut.
Still SEXY & She knows it...just to get her way!!!
You are a bunch of stuck up prudes...who fucking cares how openly sexual she is...don't like it? Dont look. You opened the fucking article knowing damn well what you'd see simple as that. The fact you spend your time gossiping about it is discusting. If this is what makes her feel free and happy then so fucking be it! Its her life not yours get over yourselves.
Very sad for someone so talented and beautiful to act like this! Miss the old miley! Yea I get shes grown now n shedding the child immage but damn y does she have to ruin her self image this bad! Dont she have any self respect?!
I wouldn't take my kids to see miley if it was my life she so dicusting and nasty omg she need to grown up it not even funny omg
I think its sad a young lady like that thinks she have to act like that just for ppl to like her. I don't want my 5 year old daughter watch or listion to her music. I'm sorry but she looks and act like a whore
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Happy Halloween Patsfans!!! Trick or Treat was tonite in my town. I figured I'd post up a place for your pics and stories as well as cool stuff from the net!
If only they were that smart around here. Instead the little brats will be ringing the door bell right through the Pats game. I'm sure it's equally fun for the parents who have to miss the game to take them trick or treating.
So no pics of anyones haunted yards? No obnoxious posts of obnoxious kids in their obnoxious costumes? No pics of awesome Halloween parties? Meh, gave it a shot.


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WITH SADNESS - WE ANNOUNCE THE LOSS OF TWO OF OUR OWN - DAVE JONES, PA-C - 1/23/15 - Here's a link to Dave's Obituary KEIR TODD, PA-C - 1/16/15 - Here's a link to Keir's Obituary * * * * * * * * * * * * * SAVE THE DATE FOR THE 2015 OSPA FALL CME October 22 - 25, 2015 Salishan Resort on the Oregon Coast SEA-M-E at the Beach! * * * * * * * * * * * * * *****Physician Assistants on C-Span - 11/8/14***** OSPA President-Elect Rachel Stappler calls in at Minute 32:10 Here's the link * * * * * * * * * * * * * 2015 OSPA Membership - Dues are Due Join or Renew NOW Either Renew Online - or Print and Complete this Printable Membership Application * * * * * * * * * * * * * *****Check Out the OSPA Job Board***** New Jobs are Posted There Weekly....and Sometimes Daily! * * * * * * * * * * * * * *****Save the Date for the OSPA Lobby Day in Salem***** Thursday, April 23, 2015 - More Details to Follow * * * * * * * * * * * * * *****It's Official - OSPA Bylaws Amendments Passed***** Here's the link to the New Bylaws * * * * * * * * * * * * * *****OSPA Election Results***** Here's the link to the 2014/15 OSPA Leadership Page * * * * * * * * * * * * * *****Pacific University PA Students in the News - Ebola***** http://koin.com/2014/10/02/world-needs-our-help-not-our-fear-about-ebola/ * * * * * * * * * * * * * *****OSPA Conference Photos***** AAPA VP Michael Powe keynote presenting to the OSPA audience in the darkened ballroom. A major windstorm shut down power at the resort for 1 1/2 hours. OSPA member and AV guru Ben Johnson came to the rescue by backing up his motor home and connecting the 100 foot long extension cord to his generator. Magic....there was enough power for the projector and computer....and the "show went on!" Ebola Presentation Audience....."6:45 on Saturday morning!" * * * * * * * * * * * * * Speaker Presentations (at least most of them) are Ready to Download Please Click on the Tab Above for 2014 Presentations or Follow this Link * * * * * * * * * * * * * Forbes Magazine Identifies the PA profession as being the Top Best Masters Degree Program for Jobs Click Here for the Ranking * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Victory for the OSPA in Salem" It's Official - The Governor Has Signed SB1548, and the law took effect on July 1st. (Here's the link to the Oregon State site to track the progress of the legislation) (Here's the link to the actual legislation so you can view the changes that were made to existing law) A monumental piece of legislation which benefits Oregon's Physician Assistants and the patients we serve was signed into law by Governor John Kitzhaber. Known as SB 1548, this piece of legislation has been termed the PA/NP Technical Fix Bill. While the bill's description was simple, the process of reaching the final outcome was complex and represented Grassroots Advocacy at its very best….something of pride for every PA in Oregon. Here's some history…. You know, and most importantly your patients know, that Physician Assistants are a critical component in the delivery of effective healthcare in Oregon. We ensure that our patients receive the very best of medical care throughout the year. However it has been the experience of many PAs that even though nearly everyone knows that PAs are qualified to perform certain procedures and services that somewhere in time the term "PA" was excluded from legislation and regulations – and PAs were absent from serving patients alongside MDs, DOs, NPs, RNs, and other medical professionals. In late 2013, the OSPA Governmental Affairs Committee led by Committee Chair Erin Cramer, PA-C, and OSPA Lobbyist Elizabeth Remley took on the challenge of righting the wrongs of decades past and correcting the laws that prevented PAs from performing services and procedures that they were trained to perform on behalf of their patients. The plan was to act quickly during the abbreviated 2014 legislative session to insert PAs into several existing pieces of law and effectively allow you all to do what you do best – "Care for your Patients!" The OSPA Governmental Affairs Committee reviewed 180 Oregon Statutes and identified 90 feasible sections of the Statutes where PAs were excluded from providing medical care to patients, of which 75 ended up in the final legislation. By utilizing the relationships that have been developed with State Senator Laurie Monnes-Anderson, who agreed to champion the legislation, the committee decided that NOW was the time to correct the past and do a major legislative fix to laws on the books and provide PAs with the ability to practice medicine and not have to worry about obstacles that were unintentionally preventing them from providing patient care. Here a summary of what happened from beginning to successful enactment of the new legislation…. • 75 areas of Oregon State Law were identified as being in need of correction and updating • 12 OSPA members served on the committee • Over 100 hours of volunteer time were invested in reviewing and re-reviewing existing Oregon State Statutes that needed updating • More than 350 emails were exchanged among committee members debating and re-debating what needed to be done. • ZERO ….. "0" votes in opposition to this legislation were cast by Democrats or Republicans (AKA your patients) as the legislation worked its way through the legislative process. In summary, SB 1548 is getting signed into law. Now, instead of having to justify why you should be able to perform procedures and services that you were specially trained to do, you can point to the law – and share with your practicing physician – that the NEW law provides freedom for your practice and access to quality medical care for your patients. As you review the new legislation when it appears in the Oregon State Statutes you may identify other areas of State Law which requires changes. Please let us know if something jumps out at you that might be worthy of getting changed or updated. Better yet, make certain you are an OSPA member and then join the Government Affairs or other Committee. There is always room for additional OSPA members who want to get involved in bettering their future and that of their patients. Who is to thank? The OSPA Governmental Affairs Committee, the legislative process, the OSPA Political Action Committee and those who support the OSPA by being a member! Please share this success story with your Supervising Physician and Practice Administrator – no doubt they will cheer and support our successes!
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Coburn was the 2001-02 WHL rookie of the year, won a gold medal at the World U-18 Championships and was invited to Team Canada's Final Evaluation Camp for 2003 World Junior Championships. Played in the 2004 and 2005 WJCs.
8th overall pick, 1st round in the 2003 Entry Draft by Atlanta.
Coburn joined the AHL Chicago Wolves in March 2005 after his junior season was over.
2005-06: In his nine games with Atlanta to start the year, Coburn averaged just 7:43 in ice time, posting one assist. The writing that he was not yet ready was on the wall when he played only 1:53 on Oct. 22 after being on the ice for the first goal against. He took just three shifts all game.
Having been told to find a place to live in Atlanta, he was sent to Chicago on Oct. 26 and lived in a hotel for an extended period. The 21-year-old would not return to the team all season, as the only call-up on defense was Popovic. In Chicago, Coburn had six goals and 20 assists in 73 games and was a +12, tied for second among defensemen. The 6'5 blueliner had 136 penalty minutes.
2006-07: Coburn was acquired by the Flyers at the trade deadline for veteran defenseman Alexei Zhitnik. The 6'5, 220-pounder had been unable to crack the Thrashers' top six defensive rotation early last season. He split time between leagues, appearing in 29 games for the NHL team due to injuries (in which he registered four assists) and in 15 games with the Chicago Wolves of the AHL (one goal, 10 assists).
Coburn became an instant contributor for the Flyers, and while he has made his share of mistakes playing for one of the NHL's youngest teams down the stretch run, he also displayed flashes of brilliance. He notched seven points (three goals, four assists) and 16 PIMs in 20 games with the Flyers, while playing significant minutes in all game situations.
Coburn makes easy transition to AHL
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Great product for aching muscles and joints - just pour into your bath and enjoy. It also works really great to heal cuts, scrapes, and bruises. It is very versatile and can be used as a body scrub. It now comes infused with essential oils in a variety of scents (tea tree oil, chamomile, lavender, mint, etc). Don't spend your money on fancy bath salts, because you can get the great benefits with ordinary Epsom salt. It is truly a great beauty/skincare gem in the drugstore!
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Title: | The roles of CARMA1 and PKCθ in T cell function and immunity |
Author: | Korzekwa, Katy |
Advisor(s): | Cannon, Judy |
Committee Member(s): | Mold, Carolyn Wilson, Bridget Wu, Terry |
Department: | University of New Mexico. Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program |
Subject: | T cells CARMA1 PKCθ migration Francisella |
LC Subject(s): | Cellular immunity. T cells. Cell migration. Cellular signal transduction. Protein kinase C. Phosphotransferases. Cysteine proteinases. |
Degree Level: | Masters |
Abstract: | T cells are critical players in adaptive immunity. They migrate throughout the body scanning the lymph nodes for antigen, then migrate to an infection site to help clear pathogen. Migrating T cells use multiple receptors and adhesion proteins to migrate to and enter different tissues. While the cell surface molecules involved in T cell motility are well understood, less is known about intracellular signaling pathways involved in T cell migration. PKCθ and CARMA1 signal downstream of TCR activation to induce NF-κB activation. However, the roles of PKCθ and CARMA1 in other T cell functions are unknown. In this study we investigate the roles of PKCθ and CARMA1 in regulating T cell migration. We found that CARMA1 deficiency led to defective regulation of cell surface adhesion molecules, increased migration speed of activated T cells in vitro, and mislocalization of the actin regulatory ERM proteins. In contrast, PKCθ deficiency did not affect the regulation of adhesion molecules or the migration of T cells. However PKCθ-/- T cells also showed mislocalization of ERM proteins. Although CARMA1 is directly phosphorylated downstream of PKCθ following TCR activation, our data show that CARMA1 likely regulates T cell migration in a PKCθ independent manner. We also investigated the role of PKCθ in immunity to infection with the intracellular bacteria Francisella tularensis. PKCθ is important in immunity to some pathogens, but in certain cases, PKCθ deficiency is not important or can even be protective. T cells are crucial in F. tularensis immunity, with multiple subsets playing an important role. We found that PKCθ deficiency was protective against LVS, an F. tularensis strain highly infectious in mice, with PKCθ-/- mice surviving longer than the WT mice upon LVS infection. We found the organs of the infected PKCθ-/- mice had a smaller percentage of CD4+ T cells and a larger percentage of CD4-CD8- T cells compared to WT mice. These results suggest that PKCθ-/- mice are protected against F. tularensis infection and that PKCθ may contribute to the development of different T cell populations which contribute to protective immunity against F. tularensis infection. |
Graduation Date: | July 2012 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1928/20990 |
Item Available: | 2014-07-31 |
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Hello friends, I have just begun using PocketSword. I am unable to find any way to do any word searches. I am using an iPhone 4S. with PocketSword 1.4.1 I am a newby at the program, but certainly not a newby at computers. I have read every post that touches on searches, but most are on home done modules. That isn't the problem here. Can you help me? Thank You, Gérald |
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Well, I finally found out the problem. As usual, the problem lies somewhere between the keyboard and the back of the chair. I was searching for the search button, and often tried the history search. I never found, until today that on the bottom right side of the history search screen is the search button I was missing. Glad I found it, but I would have been glad for some help from those that know better than I do. Great product! Just getting to know it. Thank You, Gérald |
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Hi Gérald, I'm glad you're enjoying PocketSword and sorry you had problems finding the search capabilities! We're constantly on the look out for how to improve the app and so we listen to all feedback we receive. Sorry for taking a while to reply – I have been offline for a bit, and am only just now catching up on all things to do with PocketSword! :) Thanks, ybic nic... :) ---------------------------------------- PocketSword Developer http://twitter.com/PocketSword |
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Drake and Rihanna both hit up the Dream Downtown hotel for Diddy and Jay-Z's MTV Video Music Awards after party on Aug. 25 and they reportedly left within minutes of each other. Do you think there's a romance brewing between these two?
Could things be heating up between Drake and Rihanna? The once former flames, and music video co-stars, were spotted at the hottest MTV VMAs after party together on Aug. 25 and it definitely raised some eyebrows in the love department when they left around the same time, and HollywoodLife.com has all the details from an eyewitness!
Drake & Rihanna Party At NYC Club After VMAs — Are They Dating?
It's not that crazy that they were both partying at Jay-Z's after party, because everyone was there! It was one of the biggest after parties of the night. But what was interesting is that they were spotted leaving around the same time.
"All the people inside were talking about them hanging together inside [the party]," a source tells HollywoodLife.com exclusively. "They left separately at the same time, but through different exits."
Perhaps there was some flirting going on during the party? Who can ever forget their intense chemistry in "What's My Name" or in "Take Care."
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But perhaps Rihanna is rekindling things with Drake just to get back at her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown? It's a known fact that RiR's relationship with Drake caused a huge fight with the rapper and Chris.
This even caused a huge brawl at a night club in NYC in 2012, in which bottles were thrown, lawsuits were filed and the two have been at odds ever since. It reportedly started when Drake wrote Chris a note at the club which poked fun at the fact that he had hooked up with Rihanna.
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Demoiselle Raquelle
Posted at 8:58 PM on September 7, 2013
Posted at 3:52 PM on September 2, 2013
@Missy I went and seen a picture of drake holding hands with a young lady in grey and white outfit and Rihanna sitting at a table with friends minding her own business. Is that why chris put Ms. tran in the Autumn leaf video because he heard the rumors is that why he let her fly on commercial flight to Hawaii after he heard the rumors she was laying low until Texas she don't have a car he took back his and spray painted the whole car. Maybe he'll buy her another 1 or paint it again I mean from blue to white to spray painted to another color. Ms. Tran just buy your OWN WHIP you will feel better about yourself and start to claim your respect back.
reply to "Ms. Tran just buy your OWN WHIP you will feel better about yourself and start to claim your respect back"
Dear Roger: She won't. This type of individual might have the credit and the means to buy her/his own stuff, but because they found the piggy bank whom they know they could leech off of, they will continue doing so as long as they can. I know she has built her own credit from the website modelling and hosting parties and she will play "broke" until Chris literally is out of the picture and who knows when that will be. Remember that she is Taurus. Taurus are greedy and stingy people and they love to take advantage of others. I'm not saying all are, but that is their tendency. It is like they need a good parent who rears them right and tbh, she seems to come from a single-parent home and who knows what values she learned from her mom. And Chris is not stupid, but for some reason he must be getting something out of this relationship, otherwise she would be out of his life.
Posted at 7:21 AM on September 5, 2013
Posted at 3:42 PM on September 2, 2013
@SunnyAutumn I know all of these things because I have a computer!!! Chris Brown net worth between $24 and $22 million dollars Rihanna $60 and $75 million before 2013 data. I also looked your Fave's up since she is a successful Super model clothing line spokesmodel Bar hostess with the mostess etc. she IS NOT listed Karrueche Tran could not be found but don't be discouraged if she gets that highly coveted REALITY show or deal with one of the major fashion houses she'll make it (Givenchy, Versace, Gucci, Tom ford, Stella McCartney) just to name a few I know she got her applications in. Chris was with Rihanna because he loves her always gonna love her SHE was with him because SHE loved him .Her money wasn't supposed to keep him. Money keeps your FAVE there until she can make a decent living then she will roll.
Demoiselle Raquelle
Posted at 8:52 PM on September 7, 2013
Posted at 3:19 PM on September 2, 2013
@Jeff You only seen more pictures of chris and the Homie because they were posting them on social media they being #OHB Karrueche and who ever else had a phone. There are no pictures of Rihanna and Drake because I don't believe they exist but if they do so what. There was 1 picture of them at the same after party but drake was with a young lady in grey in white holding her hands and Rihanna was sitting at the table minding her business. Funny last year Rihanna and chris constantly was being photographed by bystanders in new York but not one of Rihanna and drake together.
Posted at 3:11 PM on September 2, 2013
@Meme Have you ever the expression. LAUGHING AT ME NOT WITH ME!!! You are entertaining to say the least and so is @Sunnyautumn see i'm making you ladies famous on HOLLYWOODLIFE!!! Your FAVE Karrueche is popular on Twitter and I.G. see what Rihanna did for her!!!! If Drake and Robyn had a quaint dinner with friends so what Rihanna has been single since she ended things with Breezy in April as reported at E!Online. No harm no foul!!!
Posted at 8:40 PM on August 29, 2013
Posted at 11:57 AM on August 31, 2013
Posted at 7:00 PM on August 29, 2013
Rihanna is beautiful she don't need to stark any men and suppose be about drake . I believe they are friends and drake really care hot her. But Matt kemp now he is a matureen who look out for her. Chris what to do him so I hope if that the case Rihanna will move on it just aster time heal all wounds, Rihanna should never have to lower her self for no body she gifted black women and she be going far in life. The world see it rock nation see it and her friend see it and her family see it Rihanna has no and believe she born with it and no one can hurt her but her. I so proud of this black ladie continue to soar. I not someone she know personally I naysay not nay mat I miss the y I am a black ladie who see the star in her hate on love always win
Posted at 4:41 AM on August 29, 2013
Posted at 4:51 PM on August 29, 2013
Posted at 9:05 PM on August 27, 2013
Let the games begin. We seeing a lot of picture of Chris and his girlfriend in Hawaii. The media have started something. The story posted of Ri and Drake and we get to see more picture of kae which is strange and rarely. I hope Rihanna and Drake fall in love. We need some more power couples. Like Hollywood life said Drake is and up grade. I TOTALLY agree.
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Jerry G.
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Date Added: 06/02/2007 00:00:00
This is obviously a product that lives up to its name. the system has a lot going for it and is very transperent when playing. Tim Kirk (the author) loves the genre and it shows
: The way characters are described in play
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: Acceptable
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In Harm's Way
Bill C.
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Date Added: 03/24/2007 00:00:00
There is a story about a cowboy who always lost his months pay in a crooked poker game. He knew it was crooked, but it was the only game in town. Nautical RPGers are in the same (uhh) boat as that cowboy. Right now, In Harms Way (IHW) is the only game in town.
: Wealth system, promotion and notice system
: Too much fluff. Color graphics have to be printed in color, BW prinitng is not an option, so this product is far too expensive to print.
: Disappointing
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Sorry that you disliked the game, Mr. Crum. I do my best, but one can't please everyone. The issue you have with not being able to print in greyscale is a problem - I certainly never intended it - but it seems to be isolated to particular printers. After I read your comment, I tested the file on a dozen different printers, both laser and ink jet, color and black and white, and only found a problem with a Compaq inkjet driver. The file was generated with the standard default Adobe Acrobat settings for web-based pdfs. I have no idea why this problem is occuring, but I offer you your money back for your trouble, and extend this offer to anyone else having these printing problems. -clash bowley
In Harm's Way
Brian W.
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Date Added: 02/11/2007 00:00:00
Have not had a chance to play, but have read through the rules. Looks like a good replacement for the old Privateers and Gentlemen set from FGU in the 1980s. Since I have no practical experience with the game, I'm setting my ratings to "middle-of-the-road."
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: Can't think of anything right offhand.
: Acceptable
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Conflict, and A Person's Place In It
Sophie L.
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Date Added: 01/06/2007 00:00:00
Very interesting summary of the roots, mechanisms and effects of conflict. Gives a more serious, in-depth discussion than your average RPG level. This document is particularly useful for games with a serious take on killing (e.g., Godlike, Unknown Armies, etc.)
: Very Good
: Satisfied
[4 of 5 Stars!]
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Cold Space Vehicle Design Guide
Arun R.
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Date Added: 11/22/2006 23:46:12
A decent, though not detailed, vehicle design system. Not as complex as CORPS VDS or Traveller's systems, but if you like the technical aspects and detail it will be disappointing. That said, if you want a fast sizing system, this is a good deal.
It uses an interesting system. Instead of a component (like CarWars) or system (like VDS or Traveller) based system, it provides a series of standard vehicles and equations to modify them. Fast, but potentially not as flexible as other methods.
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BlackDragon: Cinematic Games Mechanics
Michael S.
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Date Added: 11/06/2006 00:00:00
This is a sad attempt at a role-playing game. I really was looking forward to this game, but am totally disappointed in the presentation and the mechanics. The examples are hard to follow. The description states that there are rules for using cards instead of mah jong tiles, but I can't find those rules. The game mechanics are NOT fluid, but are just variant of so many d10 systems out there, simply draw a tile with a value below your adjusted ability score and you succeed. The tiles aren't used as a clever randomizer, with only the dragons and winds being able to be used in a manner different from a mere random number. The product seems rushed and unready for publication. Even the character sheet is poorly designed and mislabelled as "BlackMagic (sic) Character Sheet."
: The core of a good cinematic game can be found here. With some playtesting and a major rewrite, this could be the type of game that I thought it would be.
: This game is simply NOT ready for publication.
: Disappointing
: Ripped Off
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BlackDragon: Cinematic Games Mechanics
Andrew M.
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Date Added: 10/28/2006 00:00:00
I really wanted to like this game. The mechanic is fresh, and the pdf presentation itself is pretty.
Unfortunately, the game itself (or at least as presented in the pdf) is half-baked. There are few examples (and no good examples)of how the game actually works, and it's far from intuitive. For example, in the one actual play example provided, the descritpion doesn't list the characters relevent abilities or even tell us which tile they drew.
Maybe the mahjong mechanic is obvious, but not to me.
: I like the less-than-crunchy approach to cinematic gaming. This game is probably five good pages of examples and explanation from being a good-to-great game. The low price tag helps.
: Seems unfinished and rushed to production. Not easy to pick up. A few typos.
: Disappointing
: Satisfied
[3 of 5 Stars!]
F20 Gamers Against Cancer Edition
Zack H.
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Date Added: 09/12/2006 00:00:00
An interesting mix of Fuzion, d20, and perhaps a hint of GURPS, F20 is a handy, robust little system that should handle a variety of duties quite well.
: Easy to learn rules, plenty of character-building options.
: The magic system seems a little tacked-on to me, but it is workable.
: Excellent
: Very Satisfied
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Ice W.
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Date Added: 06/21/2006 00:00:00
This is just a review based on a quick glance through:
Psihammer is only mentioned as a method to represent certain psionic powers, and is not absolutely necessary.
The Kirene race traits section mentions a sidebar on having four arms, but there is not sidebar.
: Original idea of who runs the world.
: It just isn't as impressive as I thought it would be. Racial trait sections need better instructions.
: Disappointing
: Satisfied
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StarCluster 2 Guide to Starship Crew
Rob M.
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Date Added: 04/09/2006 00:00:00
This 19 page PDF (21 with cover & credits page) describes the workings of a starship crew in the Starcluster universe (though a lot of the information is adaptable to other games). The guide includes information on the various crew positions, crew shifts used, crew organizations, daily life on a starship, a generic starship hit location table, and a list of starship weapon damage factors by tech level.
Three crew shift schedules are described, single shift, mainday alterday, and 3 shift. Information is included on the organization of military crews, family crews, married crews, company crews, and communal crews (such as a co-op of owners/parnters of a starship). Additionally, daily life on a starship, including leisure time activities such as eating, drinking, entertainment (Trivox & gaming), exercise, gardening, and creative/performance activities, is described. The gaming section touches on the presence of ?Holo-rooms? on some ships, so you can have your own ?holo-room? gone wild type adventures (Which for some reason, no matter how many ?incidents? occur therein, are never shut down.) Though there is little or no mention of sleeping arrangements, such as hot-racking, as done on some military vessels, included.
Fifteen crew positions are described, including professions based on them and their skill choices, all laid out in the ?trademark? Starcluster 1d6 random table. The crew positions are Pilot, Navigator, Communications, Computer, Scan (i.e. sensors), Shields, Engineer, Maintenances, Cybernetics, Gunner, Observer (More like Science officier/astrophysics in other games), Security, Steward, Supercargo, and MatTran. Several of these positions are specific to the Starcluster universe, but many are also applicable to other games. Also provided is a handy table of compatibility of crew positions, showing incompatibale, compatible and optimal cross-training options for crew positions
The PDF is laid out as a single column in serif typeface with bookmarks to each section. A ?futuristic? NASA style decorative font is used for section titles. It is sparsely illustrated with a couple of half-page art pieces done in the ?trademark Starcluster watercolorized? style. The cover page features an atmospheric capable ?spaceplane? type aircraft taking off/landing in a woodland meadow, done in the art style mentioned, and is decent looking. Like other Flying Mousetrap products, the artwork and layout is functional, but not particularly pretty or inspired.
Overall I think this is a solid product, providing the GM useful information on the crew positions and operations of a starship. It also provides interesting options for crew ?organization? such as the line marriage described for married crews. Much of this information can be adapted for use in other SF games as well. It also provides good information on leisure activities by crewmembers, and bits of daily life, which again can be adapted for use in other games. I highly recommend this product for GMs wanting more information on operations & daily life of a starship in the Starcluster universe, and believe players of other SF games will find much of the material useful.
: Various crew organization types
: Material could have been better organized, for some reason crew organization wasn?t discussed earlier in document while crew shift schedules were.
: Very Good
: Satisfied
[4 of 5 Stars!]
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Great overview, Rob! I like your suggestion re sleeping arrangements - something that would defitiely add to the usefulness of the supplement. I wll definitely add that in a future revision. :D -clash
Daemornia: The Role-Playing Game
Jeremy S.
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Date Added: 04/07/2006 00:00:00
I purchased this product for the setting. The system does look to be playable, however. Plus, there are some mechanics worth "porting" to other games.
I have always been fond of the "Demons are attacking" plotline. While such a plot generally happens in a low-tech fantasy setting, this one is a sci-fi post-apocalyptic setting. That's great fun. The setting has a fun, gritty feel to it. Survival under the boot of the regime has a great potential for a very fun campaign.
If you like post-apocalyptic games or fighting demons, this is a great game to buy.
: Some good artwork. I got a good feel for the setting through the art and details.
: Lack of bookmarks. :( The layout somehow reminds me of (blech) Palladium products.
: Very Good
: Satisfied
[4 of 5 Stars!]
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Thank you for your kind words Jeremy. I have to admit, that I have been a fan of the Palladium games in my 'distant' youth! However, the bookmarks are a valid point, and will be looked into.
Daemornia - Revised Edition
Richard L.
Date Added: 03/04/2006 20:03:10
A fine piece of work.
Daemornia is well thought out and well presented. It has an in depth game mechanics and easy to understand system.
Combat works very well and is quick enough to easily get to grips with. I especially like the way armour and weapons can be damaged and the trauma tests give a realistic approach to injuries.
The World and City guides are very informative and give plenty of scope for campaigns. The whole 'invasion' idea works very well indeed and I got a good feel for what humanity was up against, especially considering the formidability of the daemons.
Overall: Excellent game and worth the money, especially considering the planned expansions.
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Daemornia: The Role-Playing Game
Dennis C.
Verified Purchaser
Date Added: 02/17/2006 00:00:00
I bought this product after using a pal's copy for a while. What can I say...Great Game.
The mechanics are structered very well, with emphasis on easy to understand rules. All testing is based on the character's attributes, which actually define a PC rather nicely, and make every character unique.
There are seven races to choose from, including humans, and they each have their own strengths and weaknessess. I personally like the Night Stalkers. Not too bright, but they have good physical abilities!
The combat system is fast and believable, with armour protecting as it should (and not making it hard to hit your opponent!). Basic attacking is done using a D20 comparing the attackers Att/Aim attribute to the Defenders Def/DX attribute. Simple and elegant. There are lots of combat abilities and weapons available, making combat quite enjoyable!
The magic and psionics system is nice and large, again with an easy approach.
The Bestiary and Minions of Darkness sections are extensive, with plenty of information and unique characteristics. The Minions section gives a good insight on the level of the daemonic invasion.
Daemornia also has large sections on the World Guide and city Guide. These are useful for campaign settings, especially the City guide with its detail on travelling in Daemornia. There is also a section on the the history of Daemornia, aka The Chronicles. This is well thought out with plenty of potential for 'period' games.
The game is nicely supported with its own website and a regularily active forum. There are new supplements in the works, making this a system with plenty of resources.
The quality of the PDF is excellent and the layout has that professional feel. Overall a fantastic buy.
Got to go now, theres Nominods to fight!!
: Too much to decide upon, but the EXP system allows you to increase your characters attributes and skills individually according to the career path, allowing your character to move around careers picking up various traits. Every career has four levels with provide better traits and skills and higher potential attributes. Overall it is a nice and easy to use system
: Nothing!
: Excellent
: Very Satisfied
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Encounters on HAEL - Volume 1
Thomas T.
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Date Added: 02/01/2006 00:00:00
After the quality of ?Welcome To Hael?, this supplement was a terrible disappointment. What you get is five encounters (though some have suggested variations); three have a new monsters, one stats up an NPC and one has a monster plus four magic items. Two encounters have ugly but serviceable maps. Not much material for your money, especially compared to the incredibly good value of ?Welcome to Hael?.
The encounters are really more like seeds or outlines. There's little fleshing out or suggestions about how to make them part of a larger game. All the hard work is left to the GM. This is a real problem since the parent book's deficiency was a lack of advice for using it in play.
It's not all bad. The three crone prophets are an interesting hydra-like creature and their lair has a few interesting features. The flame trees encounter could be an interesting tactical challenge, where the PCs are caught in an intelligently-directed brushfire with their surroundings burning at different speeds and intensities.
The overriding problem though, is that the encounter seeds are flavourless. They could belong in any D&D game. Only one has any Hael-specific flavour and that's mostly backstory that the PCs probably won't discover. This supplement is a wasted opportunity that could have been used to provide hooks into some of the setting's unique features, or give examples of how to use them. It's no use as a supplement for ?Welcome to Hael? and isn't good enough to function as a generic encounter book.
At the price I can't feel too ripped off, but I am disappointed. I doubt I'll get any use out of this pdf.
: One interesting and unusual monster.
One tactically interesting encounter.
: Download encumbered with two inexplicably huge jpeg maps, totalling over 4 meg.
No art.
No useful development of the world of Hael.
Lack of Hael-specific encounters.
Low density of information.
: Disappointing
: Disappointed
[1 of 5 Stars!]
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Dear Thomas, as much as I hate to say it, as the author, you are spot on - "Encounters" was trying to be too many things to too many people (part D&D, part Welcome to HAEL, and part Psihammer!). I hard lesson now learned. What I also didn't explain properly was that the maps were intended to be printed and used at scale (yeah, like everyone owns a colour plotter ; ) I'm glad you thought that you'd be able to scavenge something out of the wreckage - the "Crones" are definately a cool concept, especially for lower-mid level characters, and if you want to kick off a purely HAEL campaign there is a good set of story hooks there which I think was what you were refering to? I'm currently writing a major sourcebook for the 'Daemonia' line, also from Better Mousetrap, but after that I will be back to HAEL (so to speak) and future releases will be story-arc books called 'Warpacks', along the lines of what DreamPod9 did for HeavyGear! Thanks for the feedback.
Welcome to HAEL
Thomas T.
Verified Purchaser
Date Added: 01/31/2006 00:00:00
So, orcs rule the world. Or rather, daeorcs do.
Apparently the orcs and gnolls that won the great war have since developed into more sophisticated (less monstrous) species'. I was worried that this would dilute the basic premise, with daerocs and yaena being humans and elves (or whatever) by another name. As it happens, they're fairly distinct races and while the orcs and gnolls that rule the world are a bit more human than I expected, it's enough of a twist to add interest.
Daeorc are proud and all about personal power, whether martial, political or sorcerous. Yaena are hyena-riding martial artists, artisans and storytellers. Humans, halflings and kirene (the four armed race pictured on the product page) are "the untamed races", driven into barbarism after the war. Though recently they've been granted rights by the daeorcs and yaena and are able to become regular members of society. So there's a split between "untamed" and "civilised" members of these races and even a few half-breeds walking around.
The major conflict in the setting is with the nuclarine, who crashed from the sky and have created an empire with their firespears and "spinners". They're slavers and the Yaena empire made an agreement to provide them with slaves in exchange for technology - an agreement which has divided the Yaena. All sorts of bad apples have flocked to the nuclarine and there's a second great war brewing. "The strangers" are also a high-tech people that fell from the sky. They're vaguely benevolent, but mysterious and few in number. Hael is designed to be used with the psihammer rules and psionics (the call-en) play a major role in the setting. Strangers are all psionic, as are a minority of untamed. Sorcerers are common amongst the daeorcs, while druids are spellcasters for the untamed. There are no wizards; all magic on Hael comes from within.
This pdf has an odd start, with only a vague introduction followed by a run down of the calender system of all things and then two NPC biographies - the viewpoint characters. Throughout the biographies and even in the meat of the book, there's a real problem with using terms before they're defined. This isn't a massive barrier to understanding, but a glossary or nutshell description of the setting at the start would have helped enormously.
The art's quality and style matches the kirene picture on the product page. It's infrequent but well used. The layout is straightforward 2-column with a very discreet background design and occasional margin boxes for trivia.. The pdf is very easy to read, even on a screen. The quality of the writing also helps, it's all clear and I didn't notice any grammatical or spelling errors.
There's little rules material, which was one of the selling points of this book for me. The races and new monsters are statted up and there's a couple of variant classes. Rules are given for the poisons that the kirene like to use, as well as Hael-specific equipment and gods. Unusually, the races have a lot of odd (as opposed to even) ability modifiers, making it easy to min-max them at chargen.
The scope of the pdf seems a little limited. Presumably the companion product ?Encounters on Hael? expands on things, providing more hooks and examples of how to use it in play. Based on the quality of this, I'll be buying ?encounters? shortly.
: *Novel concept, well executed.
*Clearly written, straightforward and uncluttered presentation.
*Excellent price for the amount of material.
*Close to the ideal depth of information; evocative rather than overwhelming detail.
*Tight focus, very few irrelevant details.
*Quality of art.
: *Lack of an overview or glossary.
*No advice on how to run an archetypical Haelish game
*Needed more plot and character hooks.
*The kirene seemed superfluous and underdeveloped.
*Not enough ?places to go? compared to ?people to be?.
*More art would have been nice, but I assume that would have affected the price.
: Acceptable
: Very Satisfied
[4 of 5 Stars!]
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Can new coaches impact Pac-12?
The reason there are four new coaches in the Pac-12 is unhappiness. Four teams were unhappy where they were and thought they should be doing better.
The reason there are four new coaches in the Pac-12 whom everyone has heard of is money. The Pac-12 has more of it since signing a new TV contract, so the days of Paul Wulff getting paid $600,000 at Washington State are over. His replacement, Mike Leach, is going to pocket $2.25 million this fall, 3.75 times what Wulff made in 2011.
Rich Rodriguez will be paid $1,910,000 this fall at Arizona, nearly $500,000 more than the man who preceded him, Mike Stoops. Same thing at Arizona State, where Todd Graham's $2 million tab will eclipse Dennis Erickson's salary by about $500,000. Jim Mora's salary of $1.935 million this season at UCLA will exceed Rick Neuheisel's by nearly $700,000.
Big-time hires. Big-time money. Big-time excitement.
And big-time expectations.
That's now the rub. The offseason excitement, which has been building at Arizona, Arizona State, UCLA and Washington State, is about to give way to real live games. Real live opportunities for meeting high expectations. Or falling short.
Yes, we have arrived at put up-or-shut up time. Shortly we will have wins and losses to color our perception of these four new coaches. We will be able to compare what their highly paid selves have been able to do compared with their predecessors who were kicked to the curb.
This is where coaches often choose to manage high expectations and imply a need for patience within the administration and fan base.
Or not. Only Rodriguez has spent much time talking about the rebuilding process. Graham calls managing expectations a "complete cop-out."
"We're in some big-time recruiting battles right now," Graham said. "Kids want to go to a big-time program. I'm just being honest. If I sit here and say, 'Well, you know, it's just going to take time.' I don't think they want to hear that. And I really don't think that's the reality of it. It's just not in my mindset to approach things that way. I just believe you can get what you expect. Is it going to be easy? No. Are we going to face a lot of adversity? Yes. Can we win a championship this first year? Yes we can. That's what our mission is going to be."
Of course, that sort of "relentless optimism" -- a Neuheisel term, by the way -- can bite you on your butt. For one, if the Sun Devils, whose 10 returning starters are the fewest in the conference, win the Pac-12 South Division, it would be a major upset to the projected preseason order, starting with the fact it would mean surpassing No. 1 USC.
But, as Leach and the other coaches observed at Pac-12 media day, their expectations are pretty darn high for themselves. In fact, all four of these coaches should be highly motivated to win, and not just because that's what they are paid to do. Leach, Mora and Rodriguez were all fired from their last head coaching jobs. Graham wasn't fired at Pittsburgh, but the nature of his departure after one year made him -- he only texted his goodbye! -- the ultimate media caricature of a mercenary coach who spouted Hallmark card clichés for his players while lacking any ethical compass himself.
Also tying these guys together is the perspective that all four programs were in need of a culture change.
Rodriguez expressed frustration about how poorly conditioned his team was before spring practices. He spoke about players needing to see football as important. Graham takes over a Sun Devils team best known for getting a lot of penalties and a fractured locker room. UCLA has long been viewed as a program that lacked focus and toughness.
"You know what? I don't know what they had or didn't have last season, that's not my concern," Mora said when asked about what changes he's implemented. "My concern is what we have now and going forward. I can tell you we're trying to implement three main things: our toughness, discipline and accountability."
But no coach made a more severe statement on culture change than Leach, who booted three likely starters from his defensive front, one that was widely viewed as a team weakness even with those players on hand.
"He made it known that, listen, you're here to play football and that's it," quarterback Jeff Tuel said. "If you aren't committed to that, then you can leave and he made an example out of a few guys and opened some people's eyes and said, 'He's not messing around here and we need to do get our stuff together and get with the program.'"
The reality is none of these new coaches inherited a team that seems certain to post a winning record, which makes sense because their predecessors were fired for each posting a losing one last fall. Washington State hasn't been to a bowl game since 2003. Arizona has never been to the Rose Bowl and since going 12-1 in 1998, it has posted just three winning seasons -- all under Stoops. Since going to the Rose Bowl after the 1998 season, UCLA is 82-79 with just one season with more than eight wins.
So some perspective might be in order. As good as these coaches may be, and as many games as they might win in the future, it might be premature to cue the angelic chorus for each as he runs onto the field for the first time next week.
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Barr ready for "massive month"
Sheffield Wednesday face "a massive month" ahead in their bid to climb away from relegation trouble, according to new coach Billy Barr.Barr, who followed new Owls manager Alan Irvine and assistant Rob Kelly to Hillsborough last week from Preston, is helping to prepare the second-bottom side for five league clashes before the end of January - at Barnsley, Blackpool and Scunthorpe and at home against fellow strugglers Peterborough and Plymouth.He said: "The minimum requirement is hard work and we will do that. We can assure everybody out there we give everything to the job in hand."Clearly, there is quality in this squad and we need to make the players feel good about themselves again. Everybody likes to be liked."Wednesday blew us away in the first half when we came here with Preston earlier in the season. But for one reason or another things haven't been gelling so we will see things and address them to take into the weekend game against Barnsley."January is a massive month and we can't wait to get our teeth into it."
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Three-dimensional odd ring dark spatial solitons
Journal of the Optical Society of Korea, Vol. 1, Issue 2, pp. 104-109 (1997)
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The propagation properties of three-dimensional dark spatial solitons having odd ring formation is analyzed numerically in the frame of the (1 + 2)-dimensional nonlinear Schrodinger equation and compared with a pair of odd dark solitons. We discuss the experimental excitation condition of an odd ring dark soliton, which is superimposed on a finite-width background beam, with phase masks.
© 1997 Optical Society of Korea
Original Manuscript: August 8, 1997
Published: September 1, 1997
Guang-Hoon Kim, Jin-Ho Jeon, Young-Chul Noh, Kwang-Hoon Ko, Hee-Jong Moon, Jai-Hyung Lee, and Joon-Sung Chang, "Three-dimensional odd ring dark spatial solitons," J. Opt. Soc. Korea 1, 104-109 (1997)
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Brewed a sweet stout last month. Had an OG of 1.048, FG was 1.021, for an approximate abv% of 3.5. Since I forgot to add a whirlfloc tablet during boiling, I decided to cold crash. I set my ferm chamber for 33f on this past Saturday night. When I pulled the beer out Monday night the carboy was frozen solid. I cranked up the heat wrap to 50F for the beer to thaw. I was then able to transfer to the keg. My question is: 1. How would I calculate the new abv% 2. will this make it to sweet for consumption, if it is is there a fix.
If it thawed completely, there should be no change in ABV or sweetness. Was there a lump of ice in the carboy?
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I let it thaw, but not completely. Did have some ice leftover in the carboy.
Take another hydrometer reading, see if it changed.
How much ice was left in the carboy? How many gallons ending up in the keg?
Took a hydrometer reading, still read the same. If i had to guess i would say I put about 4-4.5 gallons in the keg. I'm trying it right now;thought it would be too sweet, but its not. Now if I can only figure the ABV, its definitely above 3.5%.
This site can tell you expected alcohol %, just input your readings http://www.rooftopbrew.net/abv.php