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The sinks arrived today and are beautiful. W are building a rustic cabin and these are going to be great looking in one of the bathrooms. The gold swirls really highlight themselves in the light....
Rich tones of amber and gold are fused into this handmade glass vessel sink. The above-counter design will look like a glowing jewel in your designer bathroom. The sixteen and half inch diameter bowl has a smooth interior and exterior surface.
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- Bathroom sink features solid tempered glass construction
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- Sink measures 16.5 inches wide x 6 inches high
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The sinks arrived today and are beautiful. W are building a rustic cabin and these are going to be great looking in one of the bathrooms. The gold swirls really highlight themselves in the light.Read More
Beautiful sink
A little more black than in the picture, but still a beautiful sink! will look great with a light color countertop.Read More
Beautiful VIGO Sink
I love this sink! It's the perfect blend of browns to compliment the oil rubbed bronze faucet. It's really beautiful and very well made.Read More
Beautiful and unique
We bought three for our downstairs bathrooms. They all came in the same good condition. So much cheaper and more unique than what they are selling in the stores and better quality. We have kids and we have dropped glasses/scissors/soap dispensers/etc in/against it. There is no fear the glass will break. We redid our bathrooms with kitchen counter height cabinets and didn't counter sink them because we really liked the look of the higher faucets (they would have splashed water out if we lowered them). It's probably a little higher than we would like for our 10 and 11 year old kids, and I'm only 5'3", so washing my face, I have to tiptoe to make sure the bottom of my elbows are under the sink to catch the drips. But even small kids as young as 7 have used it to wash their hands at this height without trouble. Overall, we love the look, it goes great with our earthy tan/rust granite and bronze accessories.Read More
Love these sink bowls!
We have had these sink bowls for three or four years now and still love them. I get compliments all the time on their coloring. About a year later we did the guest bathroom in the same kind of bowl, only red and gold, and it is even prettier! We purchased the waterfall faucet this time, too, instead of the farmhouse faucet. We love it and so do our guests!Read More
The inside portion of this sink is lovely. However, the outter portion is cheaply made and looks as if it will flake. It does not appear that it will last long. Although it was a great deal at the price, we feel it was not worth it and have purchased another vessel sink that was more expensive, but looks good all over and seems as if it will stand up better with time.Read More
a great value
I've been looking for a unique vessel sink for some time and this one definitely surpassed my expectations. The price was very reasonable and the quality is top notch.Read More
Shelly's bowl
I was so surprised on how quickly the bowl arrived and the quality of the bowl, it was heavy and exactly what I wanted, when we placed it with our vanity it was perfect. I highly recommend using overstock.com and I will definitly use them again. I'm a very satisfied customer.Read More
Painted glass
The description should state painted glass. The exterior of this sink is poor at best. As stated by a previous review, it looks as though a child painted it. The exterior in time, probably won't hold up to normal cleaning.Read More
just o.k.
This sink is a glass bowl sink, that is painted on the outside, then varnished. Not very professionally, looks like someone at home did it. I bought this thinking it was colored glass. Still pretty, i think they are probably only worth $50 the only reasons i am keeping it, is overstocks return policy and i planning on dropping them into the counter, so you can't see the outside..Read More
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Hello blarrick, the height of the sink itself is 6 inches. You'll need something taller than that to accommodate. Thank you for shopping with us!
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Matching a Vessel Sink to Your Bathroom
Part of the challenge of remodeling is blending fixtures and hardware, such as a bathroom sink, with other elements of your room decor. Unique bath fixtures, such as vessel sinks, can introduce special challenges. A vessel sink is not meant to blend into the countertop as other bathroom sinks do. It's often a focal point for the room. Below are some tips on incorporating a bathroom vessel sink into your bath decor.
How to Buy the Right Drain for Your Bathroom Sink
A new bathroom sink can completely transform and update your bathroom. Whether you choose a dramatic red vessel sink or a simple antique pedestal sink, a new bathroom sink will make a big difference in the look of your bathroom. Smaller items like the best bathroom sink drain and faucet will also make a statement. Many bathroom sinks will include parts for the sink drain, but some vessel sinks will require you to select your own drain. If you choose to purchase a bathroom sink that requires a separate drain purchase, then consider these tips to help you find the right sink drain for your bathroom.
How to Install Vessel Sink Faucets
An elegant vessel sink can add a touch of modern flair to any bathroom. The requirements for installing vessel sinks and their compatible vessel sink faucets can vary a bit from regular bathroom faucets, however. Here are some simple instructions to help you get your vessel sink faucet installed properly and change the look of your bathroom.
How to Install Vessel Sinks
Style and luxury can be added to any bathroom by installing a vessel sink. Two installations are popular: You can either rest the bathroom sink directly on the countertop or cut a hole in the countertop and lower the vessel down so that the sink bowl is partially recessed. Once you've installed the countertop and sink faucet, you'll be ready to install the vessel sink itself.
How to Install a Bathroom Sink
Replacing old bathroom sinks can give new life to your bathroom. Whether you're installing a new undermount sink, vessel sink, basin sink or a regular vanity sink, most of the steps will remain the same. If you're installing a pedestal bathroom sink, however, not all of these instructions will apply. All you need is a few tools, your new bathroom sink and a few detailed steps to replace that old sink and give your bathroom a whole new look.
Vessel Sinks vs Traditional Sinks
The addition of a vessel bathroom sink can really add style to your bath remodel, but before you decide to go with a vessel sink, you may want to know how they compare with the traditional sinks you're familiar with. Here's a side-by-side comparison of the two types of bathroom sinks.
How to Remove a Bathroom Sink
If you are planning to redecorate or renovate one of your bathrooms, you may be thinking about replacing your old bathroom sink with a newer model. Before you can begin enjoying your new sink, you'll need to remove the old bathroom sink and disconnect the plumbing. Although it may seem like a complicated task, bathroom sink removal is a project that can be accomplished by most homeowners using just a few common household tools. Use this guide to learn how to remove a bathroom sink.
Sink Buying Guide
Sinks come in many different styles, materials, sizes, and colors. Finding a functional yet beautiful sink doesn't have to be a challenge. Whether you're shopping for a sink for your kitchen, your bathroom, or another room in your house, this is what you need to know while you shop.
Tips on Installing Pedestal Sinks
A new bathroom sink can be an elegant addition to your bathroom. Pedestal sinks are classic bath fixtures that are functional without seeming bulky and can really open up the room. With minimal tools, you can install one of these elegant bathroom fixtures yourself. Here are a few simple steps for installing pedestal sinks in your home.
Sink Materials Fact Sheet
Using different materials in your kitchen and bath fixtures can produce pleasant textures and color contrasts. Sinks for the kitchen and bath come in a variety of materials and styles. Below are some facts about different materials for kitchen sinks and bathroom sinks, as well as information on care and maintenance.
Top 5 Vanity Sinks
One good way to design your bathroom is to use the bathroom vanity as the centerpiece of the entire room. As the focal point, this makes the choice of the bathroom vanity sink style and materials one that can determine the theme for your entire bath. To help you decide on a bathroom sink, consider the top five types of vanity sinks below as a starting point for designing your entire bathroom.
FAQs about Maintenance for Copper Sinks
The look and feel of copper fixtures can add a classic texture to your home. Copper sinks can be particularly beautiful when properly maintained. Contrary to common belief, copper sinks aren't difficult to care for. You may simply want to know a few things to avoid when cleaning and using a bathroom or kitchen sink to avoid damaging the rich, red color and finish of the copper fixture. Here are a few frequently asked questions about copper sinks and proper maintenance.
Bathroom Faucet Buying Guide
Most of the plumbing fixtures in your home concentrate in the bathroom: sink faucets, bathroom tub faucets and shower fixtures. When it comes time to install new bathroom faucets during a home improvement project, there are many options and choices available. This bathroom faucet buying guide will help you choose the right bathroom faucets and fixtures to maximize functionality and style in your bath.
How to Install a New Bathroom Faucet
A new bathroom faucet can make all the difference in a powder room, half-bath or full bathroom. Bathroom faucets are an excellent do-it-yourself project that take some basic hand tools, a bit of patience and the ability to work under a sink. Learning how to install a new bathroom faucet is a simple and rewarding process, so let's get to work.
FAQs about Bathroom Cabinets
Let's face it. For the most part, bathrooms are not designed with storage in mind. There usually isn't any more storage than what the shelves behind the sink mirror can hold. Most floor plans require you to store the majority of your bathroom essentials in a linen closet down the hall. You need bathroom cabinets to store bathroom essentials like towels, shampoo and toilet paper. By investing in bathroom cabinets, you not only keep your bathroom organized, but you can keep your bathroom essentials right where they belong -- in the bathroom.
How to Install a Bathroom Light Fixture
One way to update any bathroom is to replace your old bathroom lighting. Installing a new bathroom light fixture improves the overall appearance of the room without costing a lot of money. You may choose to use a light fixture that is a focal point of the room or one that offers plenty of light over the sink and mirror. Adding a bathroom light fixture that offers more light also helps any bathroom appear larger and brighter. You can intall bathroom lighting yourself if you follow a few basic steps.
Why You Need a Corner Cabinet
In a perfect world every bathroom would be luxurious and spacious and you'd have no need for a corner cabinet. However, chances are your bathroom isn't as big as you'd like it to be. Whether you're single, newly married or have a few kids you really need space, especially in the bathroom. The perfect answer can be found with a bathroom corner cabinet. Not everyone's bathroom things can fit behind the mirror or under the sink. A corner cabinet offers extra space that will profit all who use it. Below are just a few reasons you need a corner cabinet for your bathroom.
Sink Glossary
The sinks in your home see a lot of use. And over the years, they need to be replaced. When you start shopping for sinks, you may run across plumbing terms and sink-related words that aren't familiar. This glossary will help you with the common words you may run into while shopping for sinks for your kitchen or bath.
Top 5 Most Popular Styles of Kitchen Sinks
With more options becoming available all the time, there is a wide selection of kitchen sinks to choose from. Whether you're looking for a sink with a specific aesthetic appeal, a sink to match your current decor or a purely functional sink, the style of kitchen sink you choose is important. No longer are only certain styles of sinks the standard. As homes are becoming more customized, more people are choosing what they want instead of letting the developer decide. One of the most customized rooms is the kitchen, with the sink fast becoming one of the most integral parts of the design. The following are five of the most popular styles of kitchen sinks.
5 Things to Look for in Kitchen Faucets
When it comes to plumbing fixtures, few see more use than bathroom and kitchen faucets. Because they're so heavily used, durability is a primary feature to consider when selecting a sink faucet. There are plenty of functional faucet features to choose from. You'll also want to consider the style of your kitchen, including the sink and surrounding area. Here are a few features you may want to keep in mind as you look for a kitchen faucet that fits.
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It's a shame to see the service go, but I can't say I'm surprised.
When it was introduced the SpamCop email service was cutting edge for its time, offering extremely reliable spam filtering at a time when most other email services were capable of no more than a token effort. With the ability to utilize RBLs and even select which RBLs to use, and later features like greylisting, it was far more effective of a server side solution than anything else. Heck, some spammers wouldn't even hit spamcop addresses due to the fact that it just increased their odds of being quickly reported and added to the SpamCop RBL.
However it's generally outgrown its usefulness, which is reflected in the fact that the service has so few users and now is shutting down. Most email services are utilizing RBLs these days in some form - if only through SpamAssassin - and the largest services such as Google and Hotmail see so much email that they are second-to-none in their ability to identify spam based on heuristics alone. This means the SpamCop email service no longer has the large advantage in spam prevention it once held, and in some ways it may as well be worse since it can't rival Google's heuristics.
Plus the service has generally grown stale. The Horde webmail interface is functional, but badly out of date and lacking the functionality of Google & co's webmail interfaces. And the service itself has grown into disrepair; there have been repeated hardware failures and CESmail (the company that actually provides the service) has been slow in repairing them and responding to user support tickets.
Anyhow, the SpamCop email service lived a good life, but as is the case for many Internet services it has failed to adapt with the times and is now justifiably on its deathbed. The good news is that the SpamCop RBL itself is unaffected (it has been owned and operated by Cisco for several years now), so naming confusion aside the all-important RBL will continue offering spam protection for users world-wide.
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Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater was named to the NFL's all-rookie team by the Pro Football Writers Association.
He may not have earned that honor if not for the final five games of the season, when his lowest completion percentage was 68.0.
There are two complementary reasons Bridgewater surged:
1. He got better. He adapted to the speed of NFL pass rushes, he corrected his mechanics, he built strength during the season, and he better learned how to read NFL defenses.
2. Charles Johnson started playing more. When Bridgewater's most athletic receiver was Cordarelle Patterson, he was doomed to mediocrity. Patterson wasn't a reliable route runner, and young quarterbacks have enough worries without having to coach a receiver during the game.
When Johnson became a big part of the weekly game plan, Bridgewater suddenly had an athletic No. 1 receiver who could threaten defenses deep and run after the catch, allowing Greg Jennings to play his normal role, that of a veteran possesion receiver.
When Patterson was Bridgewater's most athletic receiver, his game-by-game passer ratings ranged from 41.3 to 98.9. When Johnson was his primary target, Bridgewater's game-by-game passer ratings ranged from 76.2 to 120.7.
While the defensive side of the ball could use a few upgrades, I think the Vikings' primary targets in the draft should be offensive line and receiver. Give Bridgewater time and an open receiver, and he'll do well.
Next podcast: 5 p.m. Wednesday at The Local with former Vikings receiver and current North High AD Leo Lewis. Also, 5 p.m. Friday at O'Garas, it'll be me and Strib hockey writer Michael Russo.
Can't say I'm better than any other mammal at picking NFL games,but I was lucky enough to go 4-for-4 last weekend, so I'll take another shot.
I'll keep it short and simple: I like all four home teams.
My only qualms about these picks: Aaron Rodgers' calf and Peyton Manning's arm.
If Rodgers is at full strength, I like the Packers, rested and with a dramatic home-field advantage, to beat the Cowboys. If Manning's arm regained straight over the bye,I like the Broncos' defense and running game, with Manning playing game-manager, to make the difference against a flawed Colts team. But I'd hate to bet actual money on Rodgers making it through the whole game, or Manning needing to produce a big game.
I like the way the Ravens match up with the Patriots. I also think ths is one of those trendy ideas that may not play out on the field - that the Ravens, because of their history of playing well against the Patriots, are prepared to win this game.
This is one of Bill Belichick's better recent defenses,and since Rob Gronkowski returned to health, Tom Brady has been excellent. I'll take the Pats.
The other game is the easiest to pick. Seattle should dominate Carolina.
So I'm taking all four home teams.Home teams win 72.8 percent of the games in the divisional round. That would indicate that there could be one upset, but I'll go with the chalk this weekend.
Having covered Cris Carter's arrival in Minnesota, I think the Vikings should do everything they can to sign his son, Duron.
He has size, he's able to get off the line of scrimmage, he has performed well against professional athletes, and he's the son of a workaholic and expert trainer of wide receivers. I think the Vikings' two biggest needs in the draft are for a large wide receiver and an offensive line upgrade. Signing Carter would expand the Vikings' options at receiver.
My podcasts are available at SouhanUnfiltered.com. I'll be covering the Wild game on Saturday, looking to write a Sunday piece about what, if anything, Chuck Fletcher should do at this point.
Enjoy the football weekend.
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The Vikings offered a complete NFL experience on Sunday. They entered a game as severe underdogs, took a commanding lead, then gave it away, finally falling after giving up a late field goal and throwing incomplete on fourth-and-five at the two-minute warning.
They lost to the Detroit Lions, 16-14. If you like moral victories, this was one of the better ones of the season.
Teddy Bridgewater played almost flawlessly. It was the ``almost'' that cost the Vikings the game.
He threw interceptions on two consecutive passes in the first half, turning a 14-0 lead that accurately indicated the Vikings' dominance into a 14-10 lead at the half. He also missed a wide-open Jarius Wright on the last drive of the game, needing about 35 yards to set up a potential game-winning field goal.
With the Vikings' defense playing well against Calvin Johnson and Matthew Stafford, Bridgewater again looked almost flawless in the second half. But with no running game to speak of, and kicker Blair Walsh missing one long attempt, and having a short one blocked, the Lions eventually wore down the Vikings and won it with a late field goal.
A victory for the Vikings would have been their first against a good team this season, and their first in the division. They need to beat Chicago in the last regular season game to avoid going winless in the NFC North.
Bridgewater was remarkably accurate on almost all of his throws. His bad throws cost him, and his team. That's life as an NFL quarterback.
We'll have complete coverage of the game later tonight on Startribune.com, and in the Monday paper. (Buy the paper - you get to see Jerry Holt's great photos.)
My latest podcasts, including those with Jarius Wright and Chad Greenway, are up at SouhanUnfiltered.com.
Vikings cornerback Xavier Rhodes calls Lions star Calvin Johnson the toughest receiver he has to face.
``He broke Jerry Rice's record, didn't he?'' Rhodes said. ``Anybody else do that?''
Rhodes pick for his second-toughest receiver to face might surprise you. Or not, if you pay attention to the NFC North.
``Jordy Nelson is the next-toughest guy I've faced,'' Rhodes said. ``The way he reacts to the ball, the way he runs his routes, the way you can tell that he's studied so much film, looking for an edge. That makes him very tough.''
After reading Mark Craig's cool piece on Adam Thielen and Cordarrelle Patterson in today's Strib, and hearing Vikings coach Mike Zimmer continue to hope aloud that Patterson will become a great receiver, it's pretty evident that Patterson hasn't or doesn't know how to apply himself.
With his size, speed and talent, Patterson doesn't have to become a latter-day Jerry Rice in terms of route running, or a latter-day Cris Carter in terms of competing for the ball. He just has to become a reliable and competitive route-runner.
You wonder whether he has that nasty compettive streak that other great receivers have.
Rice once told Bill Walsh to run a sweep on the first play of a playoff game, so Rice could start the game by flattening the corner assigned to him. Carter became one of the most dedicated athletes I've ever met.
Patterson seems like a nice guy who doesn't understand what it takes to be great.
It's interesting that Zimmer has taken a positive approach with him, while pushing harder with other young players. It's almost an admission that pushing Patterson might not do much good.
Did a short video with Michael Rand, speaking about Zimmer's work this year. Should be up on startribune.com shortly.
Today's podcast at SouhanUnfiltered.com is with Strib hockey writer Michael Russo. Tonight's will stream live on that website at 5 p.m. from Kieran's Irish Pub in downtown Minneapolis. My guest is Jayhawks frontman Gary Louris, who is playing Thursday night at the Cedar Avenue Cultural Center with Haley Bonar. We'll do an hour of music and conversation, mixing in a little sports talk. Please stop by and say hello.
Previous podcasts on the site feature Chad Greenway, Mike Grant, Mark Craig, Glen Perkins, Craig Leipold, Russo, Paul Molitor and Ross Bernstein.
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In sports, you always have to grade on a curve.
An NFL team improving to 6-7 with a victory at home over a two-win team? Not impressive.
An NFL team without its star running back, playing a rookie quarterback, with its most talented defensive rookie out winning at a juncture of the season when some losing teams lose interest? Not bad.
When you factor in that two recent and talented first-round draft picks – left tackle Matt Kalil and receiver Cordarrelle Patterson – have become, respectively, abominable and invisible, what rookie head coach Mike Zimmer is doing is fairly impressive.
I picked the Vikings to go 8-8 when I expected Adrian Peterson, Kyle Rudolph and Patterson to have big years. Without much production from those three, the Vikings are one game below .500.
They beat the Jets, in overtime, on Sunday, without much of a running game, with the offensive line looking leaky, and without a lot of high-end talent available.
Bridgewater made winning plays, and that's the best thing that can happen to this franchsie – the quarterback inspiring belief.
If you're willing to grade on a curve, that's pretty good.
Latest podcast at SouhanUnfiltered.com is up, featuring Vikings linebacker Chad Greenway on his career goals, and his new thoughts on Mike Zimmer.
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Great shot! Spiderworts are one of my favorite flowers. Mine are no where near as vibrant as yours. Yours are really stunning.
Here's mine so you can see the difference. I suppose the soil, etc. could have a lot to do with the end product. : -)
Love them both though.
Isn't it great how they just multiply?
Actually flowerlady I think it was nature's way of paying me back because it died back completely each winter. It became an annual where I was living at the time in zone 7 in the mountains and snow then. I'm planting it again now in zone 9, and by the time they shipped it to me I got one measly flower and it was around the color of the one I planted so, I guess it does have to do with the soil. It was still the same county, mountain or valley. Yours is very pretty and yes I love the way it grows and flowers and hoping now that I'm in the valley I'll be seeing alot more of it! I can see all of yours in the background, just beautiful...sighing here :) I haven't found it locally yet to buy multiple plants, when I do I'd like about a half dozen! Especially if they'll multiply, I've got a brand new back yard to put them in. Thanks for sharing that with me, I was wondering how they'd do in a lower location. Leslie


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The sun may have set on the "paranormal teenage romance fantasy" series, Twilight," with the release of the final film - "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2." But the teenage werewolf versus teenage vampire story certainly went out with a bang, with a whopping $141.3 million box office take domestically over the weekend. Added to devotees of the series overseas, the final film grossed $340.9 million worldwide.
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Keywords: The Twilight saga -- Breaking Dawn Part 2, franchise, vampires, box office, hunky male stars, female audience
LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - The finale ranks eighth on the list of all-time domestic debuts, and leaves "Twilight" with three of the top-10 openings., "New Moon" in 2009 came in seventh place with $142.8 million and last year's "Breaking Dawn - Part 1" is at number nine with $138.1 million.
Last May's "The Avengers" remains in first place with $207.4 million. Another franchise, dealing with bats tangentially -- "Batman" is the only other franchise with more than one top-10 opening, as witness last July's "The Dark Knight Rises" at number three with $160.9 million and 2008's "The Dark Knight" at number four with $158.4 million.
"Breaking Dawn - Part 2" held a significant surprise. The "Twilight" series supposedly appeals mostly to women and girls, taken in with its stories of hunky vampires and werewolves and non-explicit violence. The latest installment drew the biggest male crowds in the series.
Action-minded guys had more to root for in the finale as Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner join in a battle to end the story of warring vampires and werewolves.
"Our male audience particularly has enjoyed this film," Richie Fay, head of distribution for Lionsgate says. "With the action scenes in this one, we're hoping the holdover business will reflect the fact that males have kind of found it out."
Lionsgate, known chiefly for low-budget genre releases has since been lifted into the big leagues among Hollywood studios. Coupled with its $400 million smash with "The Hunger Games" and now the "Twilight" finale, Lionsgate surpassed $1 billion at the domestic box office for the first time.
The "Twilight" finale took over the No. 1 spot from Sony's James Bond adventure "Skyfall," which has since gone to second-place with $41.5 million domestically in its second weekend. "Skyfall" raised its domestic total to $161.3 million.
"Skyfall" passed the previous franchise high of $599.2 million worldwide for 2006's "Casino Royale."
The darker and far more cerebral "Lincoln," directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Daniel Day-Lewis' came in at No. 3 with $21 million. Distributed by Disney, "Lincoln" lifted its domestic haul to $22.4 million.
The Top Ten at the nation's box offices this past weekend went like this:
1. "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2," $141.3 million ($199.6 million international).
2. "Skyfall," $41.5 million ($49.6 million international).
3. "Lincoln," $21 million.
4. "Wreck-It Ralph," $18.3 million ($4.8 million international).
5. "Flight," $8.6 million ($1 million international).
6. "Argo," $4.1 million ($8.7 million international).
7. "Taken 2," $2.1 million ($2 million international).
8. "Pitch Perfect," $1.3 million ($4.1 million international).
9. "Here Comes the Boom," $1.2 million ($2.5 million international).
10 (tie). "Cloud Atlas," $900,000 ($5 million international).
10 (tie). "Hotel Transylvania," $900,000 ($7.8 million international).
10 (tie). "The Sessions," $900,000.
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GOP candidates launch new ads, make the rounds in Memphis
As early voting began throughout Tennessee for the Aug. 5 elections, Republican voters in Shelby County and the surrounding areas received another blitz of attention from GOP gubernatorial candidates Bill Haslam, Ron Ramsey and Zach Wamp.
Haslam, the Knoxville mayor married to a woman who grew up in Memphis, anchored his campaign here Wednesday through Friday, kicking off a statewide bus tour Friday morning. Wamp, a Congressman from Chattanooga, made the rounds on Wednesday and Thursday, including time on conservative talk shows to spread a message Ramsey amplified in his brief stopover Friday -- that they believe Haslam lacks a reliable right-wing ideology, that Haslam is a billionaire "oil man" trying to buy the election, that Tennessee's conservative voters ought to demand Haslam release more personal financial details.
Wamp launched an ad featuring a bearded middle-aged man identified as "Rusty," a lifelong Tennessean. Sitting in a restaurant booth with a breakfast plate of eggs, sausage and toast, he shakes his head and declares: "This Bill Haslam ain't our guy." It closes: "We just can't afford a big oil man as our governor."
Haslam said he had expected the new Wamp ad and responded with a new statewide TV ad of his own, featuring him and his wife, Crissy, with Haslam telling viewers that when they began the campaign, "we said we would make this a campaign of ideas, not an exchange of attacks. I'm keeping to that, even in light of the ads and e-mails some opponents are putting out attacking me pretty hard. That's Washington-style politics, not Tennessee."
Putting aside the fact that Tennesseans gave "oil man" George W. Bush sizable majorities in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections (including over native son Al Gore), Wamp's catching fire from Ramsey.
"He picked the wrong year to run and say 'I'm from Washington and I'm here to help,' " Ramsey said.
Ramsey got together Friday with a some legislative colleagues -- including local lawmakers like Mark Norris, Brian Kelsey, Barrett Rich and Mark White -- at his small Shelby County campaign headquarters office front on Yates near Poplar. Haslam was busy making several stops in Memphis and the suburbs, with heavier crowds due in part to his campaign's robust organization.
A campaign cameraman followed Haslam but the campaign could have sent him to follow Ramsey and capture the contrast -- the state senate speaker could not muster more than 10 people from outside the campaign. Earlier Friday, Ramsey had visited a local shooting range; guns are a big theme in Ramsey's campaign, which recently targeted advertising on Facebook that featured a photo of Ramsey holding a rifle with scope.
"It matters who governs," Ramsey said, citing endorsements from pro-life and pro-gun organizations. However, Ramsey's opponents have said time and again they will sign legislation friendly to those same groups.
Ramsey contends his support will materialize during voting, and is relying heavily on support from his legislative colleagues.
Wamp has turned that argument against Ramsey, saying his skills are most needed by conservatives as leader of the state senate. Haslam, too, questioned whether Ramsey's legislative track record can translate to success as governor.
"People are voting in this election for governor," said Haslam, who got an endorsement from former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney last week. "The most important factor is who has the right experience, in terms of everything from composing and passing and implementing a budget and putting people in place to lead a government like you do in business."
Wamp claims he's gathering momentum. Ramsey said Friday he believes voters are just now "tuning in." Haslam, meanwhile, is promising to use his huge money advantage -- his $8.7 million in fundraising is more than Wamp and Ramsey combined -- to make sure anyone inclined to vote Haslam makes it to the polls.
"It stretches out to election day and you can't just wait until a week or two before election day to hit it hard," Haslam said. "You have to be able to advertise all the way through that period."
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I specialize in products reflecting the beautiful southwest desert where I live (see Southwest Specialties) but you will also find other favorites, such as Lavender, Lemongrass, Gardenia, several patchouli blends, an assortment of "manly" scents, even old-fashioned Pine Tar...a nice variety of unscented soaps and lotions... well, just step inside my little corner of the web here, and look around!
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I hope that my wonderful Town and Country customers will be able to attend the new Uptown market!
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The Design of Robotics and Embedded systems, Analysis, and Modeling Seminar (DREAMS) occurs weekly on Tuesdays from 4.10-5.00 p.m. in 531 Cory Hall (Wang Room).
The Design of Robotics and Embedded systems, Analysis, and Modeling Seminar topics are announced to the DREAMS list, which includes the chessworkshop workgroup, which includes the chesslocal workgroup.
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Neural Dust and Neural Interfaces
Sep 09, 2014, 4.10-5pm, Michel Maharbiz, UC Berkeley.
A major technological hurdle in neuroprosthetics is the lack of an implantable neural interface system that remains viable for a lifetime. I will discuss the basics of extracellular neural recording, discuss the state of the art in cortical neural recording and introduce Neural Dust, a concept developed with Elad Alon, Jose Carmena and Jan Rabaey, which aims to develop a tetherless method to remotely record action potentials from the mammalian cortex.
Michel M. Maharbiz is an Associate Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley.
He received his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley under Professor Roger T. Howe (EECS) and Professor Jay D. Keasling (ChemE); his work led to the foundation of Microreactor Technologies, Inc. which was acquired in 2009 by Pall Corporation. From 2003 to 2007, Michel Maharbiz was an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is the co-founder of Tweedle Technologies, Cortera Neurotech and served as vice-president for product development at Quswami, Inc. from July 2010 to June 2011.
Prof. Maharbiz is a Bakar Fellow and was the recipient of a 2009 NSF Career Award for research into developing microfabricated interfaces for synthetic biology. His group is also known for developing the world's first remotely radio-controlled cyborg beetles. This was named one of the top ten emerging technologies of 2009 by MIT's Technology Review (TR10) and was in Time Magazine's Top 50 Inventions of 2009. Dr. Maharbiz has been a GE Scholar and an Intel IMAP Fellow. Professor Maharbiz's current research interests include building micro/nano interfaces to cells and organisms and exploring bio-derived fabrication methods. Michel's long term goal is understanding developmental mechanisms as a way to engineer and fabricate machines.
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Sep 30, 2014, 4.10-5pm, Sanjit Seshia, UC Berkeley.
The advent of massive open online courses (MOOCs) has placed a renewed focus
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This talk describes joint work with several collaborators including Alexandre Donze, Jeff Jensen, Garvit Juniwal, and Edward Lee.
Sanjit A. Seshia is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley. He received an M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University, and a B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. His research interests are in dependable computing and computational logic, with a current focus on applying automated formal methods to problems in embedded systems, electronic design automation, computer security, and program analysis. His Ph.D. thesis work on the UCLID verifier and decision procedure helped pioneer the area of satisfiability modulo theories (SMT) and SMT-based verification. He is co-author of a widely-used textbook on embedded systems. His awards and honors include a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) from the White House, an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, and the School of Computer Science Distinguished Dissertation Award at Carnegie Mellon University.
Formal analysis of timing effects on closed-loop properties of cyber physical systems
Oct 07, 2014, 3.10-4pm, Arne Hamann, Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany.
ROOM: 400 Hughes room
The underlying theories of, both, control engineering and real-time systems engineering, assume idealized system abstractions that mutually neglect central aspects of the other discipline. Control engineering theory usually assumes jitter free sampling and insignificant (constant) input-output latencies disregarding complex real-world timing effects. Real-time systems theory, on the other hand, uses abstract performance models that neglect the functional behavior, and derives worst-case situations that have little expressiveness for control functionalities in physically dominated automotive systems. However, there is a lot to gain from a systematic co-engineering between both disciplines, increasing design efficiency and confidence.
In this talk an approach is presented that integrates state-of-the-art timing models into functional analysis. A general system model is presented and integrated into closed-loop reachability analysis using the hybrid system state space explorer SpaceEx. This enables a systematic co-engineering between both disciplines, increasing design efficiency and confidence. The approach is demonstrated based on an industrial example, the control software of an electro-mechanical braking system.
Arne Hamann obtained his PhD in Computer Science in 2008 from the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany. His PhD thesis was awarded the EDAA Outstanding Dissertation Award 2009 in the category "New directions in embedded system design and embedded software". Currently, Arne Hamann is working for Bosch Corporate Research in the division of "Software-intensive Systems". There, he acts as expert for real-time system design principles for physically dominated embedded systems. Additionally, he is in charge of an internal research project introducing novel model-centric system design methods into various business units within the Bosch Group. Arne Hamann is part of the AUTOSAR Timing Extensions Subgroup as well as the AUTOSAR Timing User Group. Additionally, he represents Bosch in the European ROS Industrial Consortium (RIC-EU). In the academic context, he currently serves as industrial advisory board member of the European COST action TACLe (Timing Analysis on Code Level) and program committee member of the EMSOFT and ECRTS conferences.
The Robo Brain Project: Learning Models for Perception, Planning and Language
Oct 07, 2014, 4.10-5pm, Ashutosh Saxena, Cornell University.
ROOM Change: 540AB DOP Center room!
In this talk, I will present learning algorithms that start learning from large-scale unsupervised datasets, and through different forms of human feedback learn about concepts such as object affordances and basic physics. These representations and concepts are stored as a large graph in the robot brain. Through a few examples, I will show that such models are very effective in performing a variety of tasks including 3D scene labeling, human activity detection and anticipation, grasping, path planning, robot language, and so on.
Ashutosh Saxena is an assistant professor in the Computer Science department at Cornell University. His research interests include machine learning, robotics and computer vision. He received his MS in 2006 and Ph.D. in 2009 from Stanford University, and his B.Tech. in 2004 from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur. He has also won best paper awards in 3DRR, RSS and IEEE ACE. He was named a co-chair of IEEE technical committee on robot learning. He was a recipient of National Talent Scholar award in India and Google Faculty award in 2011. He was named a Alred P. Sloan Fellow in 2011, named a Microsoft Faculty Fellow in 2012, received a NSF Career award in 2013, and received a Early Career Spotlight Award at RSS 2014.
He has also developed algorithms that enable robots (such as STAIR, POLAR and Kodiak) to perform household chores such as unload items from a dishwasher, place items in a fridge, arrange a disorganized house, etc. He has developed learning algorithms for perceiving environments from RGB-D sensors and infer semantic labels, object affordances for tasks such as activity detection and anticipation. Previously, Ashutosh has developed Make3D (http://make3d.cs.cornell.edu), an algorithm that converts a single photograph into a 3D model. Tens of thousands of users used this technology to convert their pictures to 3D. His work has received substantial amount of attention in popular press, including the front-page of New York Times, BBC, ABC, New Scientist Discovery Science, and Wired Magazine.
Enforcement of Opacity Security Properties Using Event Insertion
Oct 21, 2014, 4.10-5pm, Yi-Chin Wu, University of Michigan.
Opacity is a confidentiality property that arises in the analysis of security properties in networked systems. It characterizes whether a "secret" of the system can be inferred by an intruder who knows the system model and partially observes the system behavior. The secret could for instance be a set of system states that should not be revealed to the intruder. The secret of the system is opaque if whenever the secret has occurred (i.e., the system has reached a secret state), there exists another "non-secret" behavior that is observationally equivalent to the intruder.
In this talk, I will first introduce the notions of opacity in the framework of Discrete Event Systems modeled as partially-observable and/or nondeterministic finite state automata. Then, I will focus on the control problem where we enforce opacity when the system is not opaque. Specifically, I will introduce the insertion mechanism, which places
Yi-Chin Wu is currently a research fellow at the University of Michigan and a visiting scholar at UC Berkeley. She received her M.S. degree in 2011 and Ph.D. degree in 2014, both in EE: Systems at the University of Michigan. Her research interest lies at the intersection of network security, formal methods, and control engineering. Her Ph.D. thesis develops techniques for analyzing and enforcing opacity security properties in Discrete Event Systems.
Probabilistic Model Checking and Strategy Synthesis
Oct 28, 2014, 4.10-5pm, Dave Parker, University of Birmingham, UK.
Probabilistic model checking is an automated technique to verify whether a probabilistic system, e.g., a robot operating in an unknown environment, satisfies a temporal logic property, e.g., "the minimum probability of completing the task within 15 minutes is above 0.98". Dually, we can also synthesise, from a model and a property specification, a strategy for controlling the system in order to satisfy or optimise the property.
This talk will give an overview of automated verification and strategy synthesis for probabilistic systems, and present some recent advances in this area, including: multi-objective model checking (to investigate trade-offs between several conflicting properties), extensions to stochastic game models (to model competitive or collaborative behaviour) and permissive strategy synthesis (to generate flexible and robust controllers). I will describe the tool support for these techniques, in the form of the probabilistic model checker PRISM and its extensions, and present results from the application of these techniques to examples such as robotic motion planning, dynamic power management controllers and task scheduling.
Dave Parker is a Lecturer in Computer Science at the University of Birmingham and a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Oxford. His main research interests are in the area of formal verification, with a particular focus on the analysis of quantitative aspects such as probabilistic and real-time behaviour, and he has published over 90 papers in this area. Recent work includes efficient techniques for scalable verification (e.g. abstraction, compositionality), game-theoretic verification methods, and applications of these approaches to areas such as robotics, computer security and DNA computing. He leads development of the widely used probabilistic verification tool PRISM, regularly serves on the programme committees of international conferences (e.g. TACAS, CAV, SEFM, CONCUR, QEST) and frequently gives invited tutorials at summer-schools and workshops.
Roadmapping efforts for research, education and innovation in Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS)
Nov 04, 2014, 4.10-5pm, Martin Torngren, KTH, Stockholm, Sweden.
The talk focuses on roadmapping efforts in the area of Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS).
A characterization of CPS is first provided as a baseline, where CPS is related to concepts such as IoT, SoS and Big data.
Two strands of roadmapping are then be covered.
Martin Törngren has been a Professor in Embedded Control Systems at the Mechatronics division of the KTH Department of Machine Design since 2002. He has particular interest in Cyber-Physical Systems, model based engineering, architectural design, systems integration, and co-design of control applications and embedded systems. He has authored/co-authored more than 100 peer reviewed publications, and also been in charge of developing and leading graduate and continued education courses. He spent time as a post-doc at the EU-JRC, and recently returned from a 10 month sabbatical (2011/12) at Berkeley, University of California. In 1996 he co-founded the company Fengco Real-time Control AB, specializing in advanced tools for developers of embedded control systems and related consultancy. In 1994 he received the SAAB-Scania award for qualified contributions in distributed control systems, and in 2004 the ITEA achievement award 2004 for contributions in the EAST-EEA project. He served as the technical coordinator of the international iFEST ARTEMIS project with 21 partners (2010-2013).
A Case Study of Toyota Unintended Acceleration and Software Safety
Nov 14, 2014, 3.10-4pm, Philip Koopman, Carnegie Mellon University.
ROOM: 540 DOP Center room
Video of talk is here.
Investigations into potential causes of Unintended Acceleration (UA) for Toyota vehicles have made news several times in the past few years. Some blame has been placed on floor mats and sticky throttle pedals. But, a jury trial verdict found that defects in Toyota's Electronic Throttle Control System (ETCS) software and safety architecture caused a fatal mishap. This verdict was based in part on pervasive computer hardware and software issues. This talk will outline key events in the still-ongoing Toyota UA story, and pull together the technical issues that have been discovered by NASA and other experts. The results paint a picture that should inform not only future designers of safety critical software for automobiles, but also all computer-based system designers.
Prof. Philip Koopman has served as a testifying expert witness for automotive unintended acceleration cases, including the 2013 Bookout/Schwarz v. Toyota trial. Currently he is in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Carnegie Mellon University. Previously, he was a submarine officer in the US Navy, an embedded CPU architect for Harris Semiconductor, and an embedded system researcher at United Technologies. His research interests focus on software robustness testing, autonomous vehicle software safety, and Cyber-Physical System education. He has conducted more than 140 design reviews of industry software projects including: automotive systems, rail systems, chemical process controls, electrical power components, elevators, lighting systems, heating & cooling equipment, power tools, and safety critical embedded networks. His book Better Embedded System Software describes how to deal with the types of problems that tend to occur in such systems.
Improving the Performance and Autonomy of Mobile Robots by Enabling Them to Learn from Experience
Dec 18, 2014, 3.10-4pm, Angela Schoellig, University of Toronto, Canada.
Traditionally, motion planning and control algorithms for robots have been designed based on a priori knowledge about the system and its environment (including models of the robot's dynamics and maps of the environment). This approach has enabled successful robot operations in predictable environments. However, to achieve reliable and efficient robot operations in complex, unknown and changing environments, we must enable robots to acquire knowledge during operation and adapt their behavior accordingly.
In my talk, I will give an overview of my group's research activities on learning-based control for high-performance robot motions in unknown environments. Our learning schemes combine ideas from control theory and machine learning, and are motivated by real-world robotics applications.
I will present experimental results that show successful learning on different robot platforms: (i) a stereo-camera-equipped rover learns to traverse unknown rough terrain and (ii) flying robots learn to race through a slalom course, perform aerobatics, and dance to music.
Angela Schoellig is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS). She conducts research at the interface of robotics, controls and learning. Her goal is to enhance the performance and autonomy of robots by enabling them to learn from past experiments and from each other. Angela has been working with aerial vehicles for the past six years and, more recently, applied her motion planning, control and learning algorithms to large, outdoor ground vehicles. You can watch her vehicles perform slalom races and flight dances at www.youtube.com/user/angelaschoe.
Angela received her Ph.D. from ETH Zurich (with Prof. Raffaello D'Andrea), and holds both an M.Sc. in Engineering Science and Mechanics from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Masters degree in Engineering Cybernetics from the University of Stuttgart, Germany. Her Ph.D. was awarded the ETH Medal and the 2013 Dimitris N. Chorafas Foundation Award (as one of 35 world-wide). She was selected as the youngest member of the 2014 Science Leadership Program, which promotes outstanding scientists in Canada. In 2013 she was named one of "25 women in robotics you need to know about" by Robohub.org, a leading professional robotics online platform. She was finalist of the 2008 IEEE Fellowship in Robotics and Automation, which supports prospective leaders in this field. Her past research has been published in journals such as Autonomous Robots and the IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, and has received coverage worldwide in mainstream TV, print and online media. More information about her research is available at: www.schoellig.name.
5G, the Next Major Wireless Standard
Jan 13, 2015, 4.10-5pm, Klaus Doppler, Nokia Research.
5G will be the next major wireless standard extending the success story of 4G/LTE. It will power 50bn+ connected devices, enable tactile internet experience and mission critical communication in autonomous vehicles. Key performance targets include peak data rates beyond 10Gbps and latency below 1ms.
In my talk I will introduce the motivation for 5G, example use cases and the main design parameters. I will present key technology enablers, recent research results, the 5G ecosystem and its expected timeline.
Klaus Doppler is heading the Radio Communications research in Nokia LABS, part of Nokia Technologies. His team is responsible for the 3GPP LTE, WLAN and 5G research and standardization of Nokia Technologies and explores new opportunities in radio implementation. In the past he has been leading the Wireless Systems team at Nokia Research Center in Berkeley, CA which contributed to IEEE802.11ah standardization and to the establishment of a new business line in Nokia Technologies. He led and contributed to several research activities on the design and integration of novel radio concepts into wireless systems, including device-to-device communication, (cooperative) relaying and multiband operation. He received several inventor awards at Nokia. Klaus received his PhD. from Helsinki University of Technology, Finland in 2010 and his MSc. in Electrical Engineering from Graz University of Technology, Austria in 2003. He has more than 75 pending and granted patent applications and he has published 30 journal and conference publications and book chapters.
Compilation of Parametric Dataflow Applications for Software-Defined-Radio-Dedicated MPSoCs
Feb 03, 2015, 4.10-5pm, Mickael Dardaillon, Nokia Research.
The emergence of software-defined radio follows the rapidly evolving telecommunication domain. The requirements in both performance and dynamicity has engendered software-defined-radio- dedicated MPSoCs. Specialization of these MPSoCs make them difficult to program and verify. Dataflow models of computation have been suggested as a way to mitigate this complexity. Moreover, the need for flexible yet verifiable models has led to the development of new parametric dataflow models.
In this talk, I present some results on the compilation of parametric dataflow applications targeting software-defined-radios platforms.
Mickaël Dardaillon is currently with Nokia Technologies at Berkeley, California, working on telecommunication protocols implementation on FPGA and manycores. His current research efforts concentrates on software for heterogeneous Multi-Processor System on Chip (MPSoC), in the context of software defined radio. He is interested in embedded systems programming, compilation and hardware architecture.
He received the Engineering degree in Electronics, Signal and Image from Polytech'Orléans, France, in 2011, the Master degree in Electronics, Signal and Microsystems from Université d'Orléans, France, in 2011, and the Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from INSA Lyon, France, in 2014, with the Inria Socrate team of the CITI Laboratory, in collaboration with the CEA LETI.
Neuromorphic Perception-and-Control for Fast and Light Autonomous Aerial Robots
Mar 30, 2015, 2.10-3pm, Andrea Censi, Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems, MIT.
ROOM: 540 DOP Center room
The agility of aerial robots is currently limited by the speed (latency and frequency) of the feedback control loop, which includes data acquisition, inference, and control. "Neuromorphic" image sensors are a new technology that will enable much faster feedback loops. The output of a neuromorphic image sensor is a stream of asynchronous "events" rather than periodic frames. Each pixel produces an event when the log-brightness changes significantly. These sensors have latency in the order of microseconds, low power consumption, high dynamic range, and illumination-invariant output. I will discuss my work in integrating event-based neuromorphic sensors in robot perception-and-control pipelines to obtain low-latency and low-power feedback loops for resources-constrained autonomous aerial robots.
Andrea Censi is a Research Scientist and Principal Investigator with the Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Previously, he was a Visiting Scientist at the AI lab at the University of Zurich. He obtained a Ph.D. in Control & Dynamical Systems from the California Institute of Technology in 2012.
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Sports of The Times; He's Made It, And Yet More Needs Doing
By THOMAS GEORGE
Published: August 7, 1999
CANTON, Ohio— OZZIE NEWSOME was born in Muscle Shoals, Ala., in 1956, early enough to pick cotton as a youth and to watch everyone nearby tend his own garden and harvest his own food. Back then in Muscle Shoals, any type of work at the local Ford plant was the dream job.
''You get a job at Ford,'' Newsome said, ''and you've made it.''
Newsome did. While playing football for Bear Bryant at Alabama during the fall of 1974 through 1977, Newsome would work summers at Ford back home.
''I worked with hot metal, lava, in a big bin,'' he said. ''I worked with the lava to make molds for pistons. I had to make sure the bins didn't overflow. I did it for a while and then they got concerned about me doing that type of work with my hands, so then I moved on to other things there.''
Even then, all could see that Newsome possessed magnificent hands. Special ones. Newsome knew it, too, and so did Bryant, because he always said of Newsome, ''He can catch a BB in the dark.''
Let alone footballs.
And catch them he did, in big games at Alabama and then in big ones in the National Football League. Newsome would play 13 Cleveland Browns seasons, catch more passes (662) than any other tight end in pro football history, grab passes in 150 consecutive games, play in 198 professional games and become a Browns team captain in a career that ended in 1990. At 6 feet 2 inches and 225 pounds, he helped reinvent the position by showing how tight ends could not only block but could also catch the ball frequently and as a deep threat.
Today Newsome -- along with Eric Dickerson, Tom Mack, Billy Shaw and Lawrence Taylor -- will become enshrined here at the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
You get into this place and you've made it.
This week of ceremonies leading to today's induction has allowed Newsome to reflect on his sacrifice, how he emerged from the pack, and to remember teammates and family. He is the third of five children. His brothers, Willie and Thomas, will be here today, and so will his sisters, Gloria and Sheila, and his wife, Gloria, and his 7-year-old son, Thomas. His mother, Ethel, 76, will be present. That means a lot to Newsome.
And so does his new challenge, building the Baltimore Ravens into champions. Newsome is the Ravens' vice president for player personnel, an encompassing and powerful job. Newsome and Bobby Grier of the New England Patriots are the only two African-Americans with such complete authority in N.F.L. club personnel matters.
In a league where nearly 70 percent of the players are African-American, only Newsome and Grier have been granted this opportunity. More programs are in place around the league to improve the numbers of African-American executives, but only when men of sterling vision and scope like Art Modell and Robert K. Kraft, owners of the Ravens and the Patriots, respectively, make the move, take the risk, give African-Americans a shot, will the numbers improve.
Thus, Newsome knows that though he has made it, he is still being evaluated.
''I've been evaluated all of my life, even though now my job is one of constant evaluation,'' he said. ''There are blacks out there, former players and others, willing to climb their way up. A lot of people, owners included, are looking to see how I do. I am being compared closely with my peers.''
And that is fine with Newsome. There are more sacrifices to make, more challenges to emerge from the pack.
Newsome was appointed to his current job by Modell when the Cleveland Browns moved to Baltimore in 1996. Now that the new Browns begin play against the Dallas Cowboys in the Hall of Fame preseason game here on Monday night, the resentment in this area of the old team's moving is beginning to fade. Newsome expects cheers from the slew of Browns fans attending today's ceremonies. He also expects boos.
''I grew up as a Cleveland Brown,'' he said, ''and when I left with Art, I could understand the fans' passion. But the people should know that I'll always be No. 82 and a Cleveland Brown. No matter how many boos are there, my mom will be there, and that is what matters most to me. Now that is a lady who knows something about sacrifice. I am the product of a lot of prayers that lady has made for me.''
Ozzie Newsome has made it -- for now.
But there is more to mold.
Photo: Ozzie Newsome (Associated Press)


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