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- 1. TO ENTER: You may enter the Rdio – Identity Festival Ticket Sweepstakes – Pt 2 (the "Sweepstakes") by entering your name, email address and selecting the tickets you'd like to win from the list of Identity Festival tickets within the Google Form embedded on the "Win Tickets for the Identity Festival from Rdio" blog post. Only one Name and Email Address per form will be accepted. Entrants should not create or use multiple email addresses to enter the Sweepstakes. Comment entries that contain defamatory, obscene, lewd, or inappropriate text, language, images, or other material will be disqualified (as determined by Rdio in Rdio's sole discretion). No registration or paid subscription is required to enter. All entries must be received within the applicable periods described below in Section 2. All entries become the property of Rdio. Entries are limited to one entry per person over the Promotion Period. Any attempt to exceed this limit may result in disqualification.
By entering, entrants agree to comply with and be bound by these Official Rules including all eligibility requirements. Rdio reserves the right to verify eligibility of all entrants. Illegible and/or incomplete entries and entries submitted by entrants who do not meet the eligibility requirements (including all requirements with respect to age and residence) are void. Rdio and its agents are not responsible for lost, late, or misdirected entries, for technical, hardware or software failures of any kind, for lost or unavailable network connections, or for failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions or any human error which may occur in the receipt or processing of the entries. Proof of entering information at a website does not constitute proof of delivery or receipt. Rdio reserves the right to modify the scheduling of the Sweepstakes without prior notification. Use of computer programs, macro, programmed, robotic, automatic and other similar means to enter the Sweepstakes is prohibited and may result in the disqualification of entries and/or the entrant. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of the person submitting an entry, the entry will be deemed to be submitted by the person in whose name the e-mail account is registered on the date the entry is submitted.
Rdio may prohibit an entrant from participating in the Sweepstakes or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines such entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes in any way by cheating, hacking, deception, or any other unfair playing practices of intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other parties or representatives of Rdio. Use of any automated system to participate is strictly prohibited and will result in disqualification.
- 2. PROMOTION PERIOD: The Sweepstakes begins at 9:00 AM PST on August 22, 2011 and ends at 1:00 PM PST on August 24, 2011 (the "Promotion Period"). Eight (8) drawings, one for each pair of tickets, from the successful entries received during the Promotion Period will occur on August 24, 2011 after 1:00PM PST. A computer owned by Rdio, Inc. ("Rdio") will be the official time-keeping device for the Sweepstakes.
- 3. ELIGIBILITY: The Sweepstakes is open to all legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia, other than Rhode Island, who are over the age of eighteen (18) (or otherwise over the age of majority in the jurisdiction in which they reside at the time of entry), but is void in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, U.S. Military installations in foreign countries, all other U.S. territories and possessions, and where prohibited or restricted by law. Employees, officers, and directors of Rdio, its advertising and promotion agencies, and all parties responsible for the development and administration of this Sweepstakes, and the immediate families (spouse, and parents, children and siblings, and their respective spouses regardless of where they live) and individuals living in the households, of the above, whether related or not, are not eligible to participate. Entrants utilizing multiple email accounts to enter the Sweepstakes will be disqualified and may have their accounts subject to suspension by Twitter. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, provincial, territorial and local laws and regulations. By participating in the Sweepstakes, and/or the prize, entrants agree to release Rdio, its directors, employees, officers, and agents, including without limitation, its advertising and promotion agencies, from any and all liability, loss or damages arising from or in connection with the Sweepstakes and, if declared a winner, the awarding, receipt, and/or use or misuse of a prize or participation in any prize-related activities.
- 4. WINNER SELECTION; NOTIFICATION; ODDS OF WINNING: The winner of each of the eight (8) drawings (one for each pair of tickets) will be determined by Rdio in separate random drawings occurring after 1:00 PM PST on August 24, 2011. Rdio's decision making will be final and binding in all matters relating to this Sweepstakes. Odds of winning each drawing will depend upon the total number of eligible entries received over the course of the Promotion Period. The winner of each drawing will be notified via email within one (1) to three (3) days after the Promotion Period. If the winner of a given drawing has not responded within three (3) days of the sending of notification by Rdio, an alternate winner may be selected by Rdio in its sole discretion (and will be subject to disqualification in the same manner). The winner of each drawing will be required to execute and return a declaration or affidavit of eligibility, prize acceptance, liability & publicity release (except where prohibited) (the "Affidavit") within five (5) days of notification. In the event of a dispute over the identity of an entrant, the entrant will be the registered owner of the email address. Rdio does not assume any responsibility for form entries that are lost, misdirected, that end up in a spam folder, or that were misspelled or incorrect in the online entry. Without limiting the above, forfeiture of a prize, in whole or in part, may result from any of the following at Rdio's discretion: (1) failure of a potential winner to execute and return an Affidavit (and a completed IRS Form W-9 if required by Internal Revenue Service regulations for residents of the United States), by the deadline specified in the notification; (2) the return of any notification or prize as undeliverable; and (3) any other non-compliance with these Official Rules. Rdio is not responsible for the failure for any reason whatsoever of a potential winner to receive any notification from Rdio, or for the failure of Rdio to receive any response or Affidavit from the potential winner. Return of any notification or Affidavit as undeliverable, the inability of Rdio to contact a potential winner, the failure of a potential winner to contact Rdio in a timely manner, the inability of a potential winner to accept or receive the prize for any reason, and/or the non-acceptance by a potential winner of any prize for any reason will result in disqualification of such potential winner, and an alternate winner will be selected randomly from all remaining eligible entries received. In the event that, for whatever reason, Rdio cannot select a winner after two attempts, including, without limitation, because a potential winner does not respond, refuses to accept a prize or for any of the other reasons identified in the preceding sentence, Rdio may, in its sole discretion, forfeit the prize for, and terminate the Sweepstakes with respect to, that drawing. By entering the Sweepstakes (including submitting a drawing entry), entrants agree to the use by Rdio and its designees of their name (first and last name), email address, photograph, and likeness for advertising, promotional and other marketing purposes, in perpetuity, in any and all forms of media (including the Internet) without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law. Winners may be required to sign a document to this effect. All entrant information will be used solely for the purposes of administrating this Sweepstakes, unless the entrant otherwise consents, and will be subject to the www.rdio.com Privacy Policy http://www.rdio.com/#/legal/privacypolicy/.
- 5. PRIZE: The following eight (8) prizes will be awarded, one per drawing: One pair of tickets to the Identity Festival located in–
- August 27: The Woodlands, TX, Cynthia Woods
- August 28: Dallas, TX, GEXA Energy Pavilion
- August 30: Albuquerque, NM, Hard Rock Casino Presents: The Pavilion
- September 2: Chula Vista, CA, Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
- September 3: Mountain View, CA, Shoreline Amphitheatre
- September 4: San Bernadino, CA, San Manuel Amphitheatre
- September 5: Las Vegas, NV, TBA
- September 10: Gorge, WA, The Gorge
Prizes are limited to one (1) prize per person and accordingly, multiple entries will not give you the opportunity to receive more than one (1) prize. Each winner will be required to provide specified personal information to facilitate the receipt and use of their prize, including their full name and email address. The prizes do not include airfare, hotel accommodations, or any other travel accommodations or benefits (including, without limitation, cash). The winner will be solely responsible for their own travel accommodations and expenses (including, without limitation, airfare, hotel, and food). Failure to comply with these terms will result in forfeiture of a prize. Approximate retail value of all prizes is $1184.00 USD. The winner will not be entitled to the difference, if any, between the stated approximate and actual retail value of a prize. No substitutions, cash equivalents, or transfers of prizes are permitted except at the sole discretion of Rdio. Rdio reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater monetary value at any time in its sole discretion if the prizes described above are no longer available. Each winner is responsible for the payment of any applicable taxes on their prize, and for any and all other expenses that may be associated with receiving their prize.
- 6. RELEASE AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: By participating in the SWEEPSTAKES, entrants agree to release, indemnify and hold harmless RDIO, its respective affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, and each of their respective agents, representatives, officers, directors, shareholders and employees (collectively, "Releasees") from and against any injuries, losses, damages, claims, actions and any liability of any kind resulting from or arising from the SWEEPSTAKES or acceptance, possession, use, misuse or nonuse of the prize that may be awarded. Releasees are not responsible for computer, printing, typographical, human, or other errors, including, without limitation, errors which may occur in the administration of the SWEEPSTAKES, the announcement of the prize, the processing of entries or in any SWEEPSTAKES related materials; or for illegible entries or entries that fail to enter into the processing system, or are processed, reported, or transmitted late or incorrectly or are lost for any reason including computer, telephone, paper transfer, human or other error; or for electronic, computer, or telephonic malfunction or error. If in RDIO'S opinion, there is any suspected or actual evidence of electronic or non-electronic tampering with any portion of the SWEEPSTAKES, or if computer virusES, bugs, unauthorized intervention, fraud, or technical difficulties or failures or compromise or corrupt or affect the administration, integrity, security, fairness, or proper conduct of the SWEEPSTAKES, or if the sweepstakes cannot be conducted as described herein for any reason, RDIO reserveS the right at ITS sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process and or void any entries submitted fraudulently, to modify or suspend the SWEEPSTAKES, or to terminate the SWEEPSTAKES with or without notice. As a condition of entering the SWEEPSTAKES, entrant agrees that: a.) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, consequential, or any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses; AND b.) any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, but in no event attorneys fees.
- 7. GENERAL TERMS: Rdio reserves the right to make changes or additions to these Official Rules and/or extend the dates of the Promotion Period for this Sweepstakes for any reason at any time. Rdio's failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY ALTER OR DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATIONS OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, RDIO RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
a. Binding Arbitration. Each entrant agrees that any dispute, controversy or claim related to these Official Rules (a "Claim"), to the extent unable to be resolved through mutual negotiations, may, upon the election of either the entrant or Rdio, with the exception of those Claims expressly excluded in paragraph 8.e., be finally and exclusively resolved by binding arbitration. Any election to arbitrate by one party shall be final and binding on the other. The arbitration will be conducted under the rules of JAMS that are in effect at the time the arbitration is initiated (the "JAMS Rules") and under the terms set forth in these Official Rules. In the event of a conflict between the terms set forth in these Official Rules and the JAMS Rules, the terms set forth in these Official Rules will control and prevail. Except as otherwise set forth in paragraph 8.e., an entrant may seek out any remedies available to him or her under federal, state or local laws in an arbitration action. As part of the arbitration, an entrant and Rdio will have the opportunity for discovery of non-privileged information that is relevant to the Claim. The arbitrator will provide a written statement of the arbitrator's decision regarding the Claim, the award given and the arbitrator's findings and conclusions on which the arbitrator's decision is based. The arbitrator must follow applicable law, and any award may be challenged if the arbitrator fails to do so. The determination of whether a Claim is subject to arbitration shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act and determined by a court rather than an arbitrator. Except as otherwise provided in these Official Rules, (i) an entrant and Rdio may litigate in court to compel arbitration, stay proceedings pending arbitration, or to confirm, modify, vacate or enter judgment on the award entered by the arbitrator; and (ii) the arbitrator's decision is final, binding on all parties and enforceable in any court that has jurisdiction.
b. Arbitration Fees. If an entrant initiates arbitration for a Claim, he or she will only need to pay an arbitration initiation fee of $250 and Rdio will pay all other costs charged by JAMS for initiating the arbitration. If Rdio is initiating arbitration for a Claim, Rdio will pay all costs charged by JAMS for the arbitration. All other fees and costs of the arbitration will be charged pursuant to the JAMS Rules. No entrant will be required to pay Rdio's attorneys' fees or other costs if he or she does not prevail in the arbitration. No entrant will seek attorneys' fees in the event they are deemed the prevailing party.
c. Location. The arbitration will take place in entrant's hometown area unless the parties agree to video, phone and/or internet connection appearances. Any Claim not subject to arbitration (other than claims proceeding in any small claims court), or where no election to arbitrate has been made, shall be decided by a court of competent jurisdiction in San Francisco, State of California, United States of America, and each entrant agrees to submit to the personal jurisdiction of that court.
d. Restrictions. Each entrant agrees that any arbitration shall be limited to the Claim between Rdio and each such entrant individually. EACH ENTRANT FURTHER AGREES THAT (A) THERE IS NO RIGHT OR AUTHORITY FOR ANY DISPUTE TO BE ARBITRATED ON A CLASS-ACTION BASIS OR TO UTILIZE CLASS ACTION PROCEDURES; (B) THERE IS NO RIGHT OR AUTHORITY FOR ANY DISPUTE TO BE BROUGHT IN A PURPORTED REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY OR AS A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL; AND (C) NO ARBITRATION SHALL BE JOINED WITH ANY OTHER.
e. Exceptions to Arbitration. Each entrant agrees that the following Claims are not subject to the above provisions concerning binding arbitration: (a) any Claims seeking to enforce or protect, or concerning the validity of, any intellectual property rights of Rdio; (b) any Claim related to, or arising from, allegations of theft, piracy, invasion of privacy or unauthorized use; and (c) any claim for injunctive relief. In addition to the foregoing, either party may assert an individual action in small claims court for Claims that are within the scope of such courts' jurisdiction in lieu of arbitration.
f. Governing Law. Except as otherwise provided in these Official Rules, these Official Rules will be governed by, and will be construed under, the laws of the State of California, without regard to its choice of law principles.
g. Severability. Each Entrant agrees that if any portion of this paragraph 8 is found illegal or unenforceable (except any portion of paragraph 8.e.), that portion shall be severed and the remainder of the Section shall be given full force and effect. If paragraph 8.e. is found to be illegal or unenforceable then no entrant will elect to arbitrate any Claim falling within that portion of paragraph 8.e. found to be illegal or unenforceable and such Claim shall be decided by a court of competent jurisdiction within San Francisco, State of California, United States of America, and entrant agrees to submit to the personal jurisdiction of that court.
limitations on damages, VENUE, and restrictions on class actions are not permitted in all jurisdictions and so the above limitations may not apply to you.
- 9. WINNER CONFIRMATION: An entrant may request the name of the winners by sending a self-addressed, stamped business-size (#10) envelope to: Rdio, Inc., Rdio – Identity Festival Ticket Sweepstakes – Pt 2 Confirmation Request, 62 First Street, Suite 500, San Francisco, CA 94105. Requests must be postmarked within three (3) days after the end of the Promotion Period and received within ten (10) business days after the end of the Promotion Period.
10. SPONSOR: Rdio, Inc., 62 First Street, Suite 500, San Francisco, CA 94105. Rdio advertisers do not endorse or sponsor, and are not otherwise affiliated with, the Sweepstakes.


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I feel like the brush stroke effect will look lost on a guitar without it anywhere else. Like it won't really make sense or look like a bird standing alone. But that's just me, if it turns out looking good I'll still go for it!
I feel like the brush stroke effect will look lost on a guitar without it anywhere else. Like it won't really make sense or look like a bird standing alone. But that's just me, if it turns out looking good I'll still go for it!
-I'm no expert, but it seems to work and I haven't electrocuted myself yet. Which is pretty much the standard I live by.
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I don't have an acct. at an image hosting site, so rather than opening one, I'm going to put my ideas in my avatar spot for a short time. Saves me some trouble. This image is rough, but it works for now. I also have a slightly larger image if needed.
I've been thinking of two ideas, which I call Outline and Circle of Birds. Both would use the official PRS font.
Outline - I see it horizontally on a TRC (obviously). The text could go where the frets would normally be, or it could start in the body around the tailpiece area and go out towards the headstock, centered on the whole design.
Circle of Birds - Either vertically or horizontally with no text at all. Or horizontally with the text below the circle, or branching out towards the screw hole.
I like both for different reasons. I like the birds being in a circle to represent the globe, because we have members from all over the world. Also, they're all flying together, as we are here.
I like the outline because it's understated.
I think either would work well in the etched black metal style Shawn mentioned.
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Nice work and great ideas Lloyd. thanks for putting in that effort. I like both, but the circle is appealing due to the way you "colored in the inlay".
A monochromatic design will make it easier and less expensive to make, which will expand the potential sources for production. The idea of a forum logo is certainly a good idea.
Markie...wanna make a prototype or two?
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Another vote for a subtle design with brushstroke bird or the 12th fret old bird.
In my opinion, it does not have to say Forum or anything cheesy like that to make it a "forum" trc. Simply the fact that it will be acquired exclusively through the forum and have a unique design already distinguishes it as such. And please, no banners, it's not a late 80's tattoo.
I bet Th3Mike can come up with something pretty sweet.
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Haha thanks. I have to crack open photoshop later tonight because I owe Hans a forum graphic! :tail between legs:
Ill see if I can mock up anything for a TRC!
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What about something like this? But not with the crappy "MS Paint" mock up.
I would love a forum trc but they will probably be out of my price range. The plain trc is £22 in the uk which is a lot for a bit of plastic and 2 screws.. so keep it cheap and i might get one for my SE.
That's badass, Shawn. I'm in!!
My vote is for shawns design or an old style 12 fret bird but etched black on black with no text. Subtle and cool!
I'd like to see us come up with something unique - something that doesn't duplicate design cues already on our guitars.
I'll try to get some ideas on paper tonight; ideas that work well with the monochromatic/metallic theme and clearly differentiate this forum from others.
All that said, I'm easy and will go with the crowd.
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It depends on whether the second term in "vol of vol" refers to realized or implied. If realized, I don't know. If implied, you could "DIY it" by buying straddles on a volatility product and hedging deltas with the underlying futures. There are options on VIX, GVZ (gold), OVX (oil) and the other CFE futures although only the VIX options are active. |
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Description: Text describes action on various war fronts: Jap advance lines cut -- U.S. bombers in India -- Jap defeat in China -- Tribute to team work -- Tokyo raid confirmed -- Axis attack forecast -- Subs in St. Lawrence -- Plan relief corps -- WAAC bill passes -- State laws 'brake' war -- Deal at Martinique -- Raid Jap settlements -- Peru's president here -- Freight by plane -- Gas rationing starts -- Indies fliers here -- British announce war casualties -- R.A.F. pushes attacks -- Gort to Malta command -- Mission to Africa -- Spring offensive on -- Norway plant wrecked. Large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Inset map shows German and Russian advances near the Black Sea. Includes photographs: Lt. Gen. Stillwell -- Vice Pres. Wallace -- Lt. Gen. Somervell -- New bombs piled underground awaiting delivery -- Lord Gort -- Russian troop answer the Nazi assault -- British troops practice street fighting tactics. Includes 1 cartoon.
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Newsmap. Monday, October 11, 1943 : week of September 30 to October 7, 213th week of the war, 95th week of U.S. participation
Date: October 11, 1943
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course
Description: Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Aegean Sea, Italy, Corsica, Russia, Norway, Southwest Pacific, Air offensive. Maps show Greece and Turkey, Eastern front, Central Italy. Includes photographs: Soldier killed by booby-trap, "Battleship X" is the USS South Dakota, Brenner Pass, Resting American soldiers following a battle in Munda. Back: Typical German infantry regiment. Illustration shows regiment. Text gives detailed description of Regimental Headquarters Company, Battalion Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Battalions, Infantry and Motorized Companies.
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Newsmap. Monday, October 18, 1943 : week of October 7 to October 14, 214th week of the war, 96th week of U.S. participation
Date: October 18, 1943
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course
Description: Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Russia, Central Italy, Italy, Azores, Air offensive, Norway, Southwest Pacific, Wake. Large world map shows United Nations, Axis and Axis occupied areas, countries with Axis relations broken, and neutral countries. Includes inset maps: Eastern Europe, Roads to Rome, the globe, Scene of combined operations in the southwest Pacific. Photographs: Burma bombing campaign, Modern road to Rome, Wake Island, Tailgunner Sergt. Harris Goldberg of Brookline, Mass. Back: Photographic view of the world with the center at Tokyo, Japan. Includes instructions for using a detachable scale that, when centered on Tokyo, measures distances along any line running through Tokyo.
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Newsmap for the Armed Forces : Moscow conference decisions
Date: January 7, 1946
Creator: [United States.] Army Information Branch
Description: Front: Text describes 5 Moscow conference decisions. Maps: Moscow conference decisions as reflected on the global map. Includes photograph of Ernest Bevin (Britain), V. M. Molotov (Russia) and James F. Byrnes (U.S.) Back: Reenlistment. List of reasons to reenlist. Charts of income and retirement income for enlisted classes.
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Randy Simmons | The True Costs of Green Energy Recorded: Monday, April 27, 2015
Sr. Fellow Randy Simmons joins WSVA radio's Mike Schikman to talk about the true costs of green energy including government funding and incentives for renewable energy.
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Sr. Fellow Ivan Eland, author of "Recarving Rushmore," appears on the Lars Larson radio show Recorded: Thursday, March 5, 2015
Sr. Fellow Ivan Eland, author of the newly updated book "Recarving Rushmore," appears on the nationally syndicated Lars Larson radio show to discuss how he ranks the U.S. Presidents in terms of peace, prosperity and liberty. The updated version of the book includes President Barack Obama.
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Ivan Eland: DEA's New Database Recorded: Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Sr. Fellow Ivan Eland appears on Doug Stephan's Good Day radio show to talk about the DEA and their tactics of accessing data from civilians' phone calls. According to Eland, this is an example of one agency borrowing tactics from another in violation of the Constitution.
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A Century of Economic Folly Recorded: Saturday, November 15, 2014
Research Fellow Burton A. Abrams appears on the "Freedom & Prosperity Radio" show with host Joe Thomas. Abrams talks about his book The Terrible 10: A Century of Economic Folly which contains ten of the U.S. federal government's biggest economic mistakes and the fallout of those mistakes.
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Burton Abrams on KKSF's Bob Zadek Radio Show Recorded: Sunday, March 30, 2014
Research Fellow Burton A. Abrams appeared on the "Bob Zadek Radio Show" on KKSF in San Francisco. Abrams talks about the MyGovCost calculator and his book The Terrible 10 and the top ten economic blunders in the last century.
Experts: Burton A. AbramsType: RadioIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Economic History and Development (U.S.), Economic Policy, Government Waste/Pork, Political Ideology and Philosophy
John R. Graham on WTPL radios Bulldog Live Show Recorded: Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Senior Fellow John R. Graham appeared on WTPL radios "Bulldog Live" to talk about the "Healthcare Contract with America" which would replace Obamacare with a free market system. Graham also talks about the "6 Reasons why Obamacare will fail" pointing out the short comings of the current so-called Affordable Care Act.
Experts: John R. GrahamType: RadioIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Business, Health Care, Political Ideology and Philosophy
Lawrence McQuillan appears on KIDO radios Kevin Miller Show Recorded: Friday, October 11, 2013
Senior Fellow Lawrence McQuillan appears on KIDO radios Kevin Miller Show, talking about alternatives to Obamacare and John C. Goodmans book Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis.
Type: RadioIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Economic Policy, Free Market Economics, Health Care, Political Ideology and Philosophy, Public Health/ Consumer Protection
Anthony Gregory on Jason Lewis Show Recorded: Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Anthony Gregory, Research Fellow and author of The Power of Habeas Corpus in America: From the Kings Prerogative to the War on Terror appeared on the nationally syndicated Jason Lewis Radio Show. Jason and Anthony discuss Gregory's new book, the police reaction to the Boston Marathon bombing, and the growing police state in America today.
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On a Pakistani school that killed more than 100 children, as U.S. officials offered assistance in responding to the terrorist shooting.
On a Pakistani school that killed more than 100 children, as U.S. officials offered assistance in responding to the terrorist shooting.
A jury decided late Tuesday morning to sentence a Topeka man to life in prison in the rape and murder of an 8-year old girl.
Wichita State University will receive an $11.5 million donation from Koch Industries and the Fred and Mary Koch Foundation.
Suspected of killing his ex-wife and five of her relatives amid a child custody dispute has spread to two suburban Philadelphia counties.
The director of "Frozen" is apologizing to parents whose children just won't "Let It Go."
Considered a proposal that would ban teachers from most collective bargaining.
Robin Williams' suicide seared into the world's collective mindset more than anything else this year.
A Kansas bitcoin company that was shut down after being sued by the federal government will be allowed to reopen.
The group "is issuing a bit of a siren song through social media, trying to attract people to their so-called caliphate.
The worst attack to hit the country in years.
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It's impossible to talk about "Annie" without admitting up front when you first experienced John Huston's 1982 film.
Announcing plans to "actively explore" a campaign and form a new political operation allowing him to raise money for like-minded Republicans…
The final installment of "The Hobbit" doesn't just mark the conclusion of Bilbo Baggins' journey on the big screen.
Authorities in southern Kansas have charged a man with murder in the death of another man.
A 23-year-old woman has been thrown from the bed of a pickup truck after leaving a Kansas City Chiefs football game.
Officers are investigating after a woman's body was found behind a convenience store in a small south-central Kansas town.
The insurance industry said Tuesday it will give customers more time to pay their premiums for January.
Has made it his mission to educate first-responders and others about how to more effectively interact with people with autism.
Construction of new homes fell slightly in November, reflecting weakness in construction of single-family homes.
The $2.1 million station that opened Monday is a public/private partnership with Clean Energy.
Arkansas City police are investigating a Grinch-like crime in Arkansas City
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Norma,Yes we do a nice size garden. I have never used the manure tea. I just till horse manure into the soil and it works pretty well. The main work is in fertilizing, tilling, and mulching. After the mulch no weeds grow. The plants just need to be staked. I assumed with all your energy you would be doing something with descent size. Is it worth it for me to learn more about the tea?Thanks,Bob
I have been buying "Seeds from Italy" for several years. I couldnt post the link since I am new but if you search for Seeds from Italy you will find the growitalian.com link.
I think my wife is using Johnny's organic seeds.http://www.johnnyseeds.com/
The mother of all heirloom seed sources.http://www.seedsavers.org/Tomatoes onlyhttp://www.tomatofest.com/Good general source.http://www.parkseed.com/gardening/GP/homepage/page1I would not recommend growing San Marzano tomatoes in a non Mediterranean climate.Look for varieties that match your climate and growing season.
If you are around Mt. Laurel NJ there is a place called Springville Orchard and Herbary.It's run by a very knowledgeable person and has almost every kind of herb imaginable.
Finally some of my tomatoes are starting to ripen. I only had a few grape tomatoes that were ripe a few weeks ago. I think it will take quite awhile for my San Marzano tomatoes to ripen.Norma
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HTFU ThursdayRe: HTFU ThursdayWell Sandy is a complete glutton for punishment and after mixing up his days on Tues, came out again to play today - Thurs. I tagged along as I didn't think it fair to let the old fella be the only one out on HTFU Thursday
Today's route a little less taxing than his Tues ride. Ride to start of OBR. OBR to Blaxland, down Mitchell's pass, back to M4. Up Lapstone Hill, down Mitchell's pass. Out to the Castlereagh Rd up to Hawkesbury Rd. Hawkesbury Rd up to Springwood. Back down GWH and then wait for it.... down Mitchell's Pass. Back through Emu Plains to Lifecycles at Penrith (where we were fully briefed on rider etiquette, fashion and style - and totally ignored it ) Then back M4, M7 home. I got a total of 133km and 1436m of climbing. Sandy will well exceed 160km (just another casual imperial under his belt - 3rd in 9 days! ) Route details/stats etc (for BMXBandito) here: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/21839616 Thanks for you company today Sandy, really enjoyed the ride. Russ GT Avalanche 1.0 | TCR Alliance 0 | Giant Bowery | BMW K1300R Two wheels good, Four wheels bad
Re: HTFU ThursdayDo you guys have breaks or are you riding the whole time? I did about 3 hours riding today with 3 x 5-10min breaks and I was stuffed at the end of it.
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Definitely have breaks when needed. We met at cnr Russell St & OBR so I'd had a coffee at the Macca's. The first proper stop on the ride was at the Nepean crossing on Hawkesbury Rd about 10mins. Then at a BP at Sun Valley on the way down the mountain from Springwood - about 5min. Then at Lifecycles in Penrith - about 10mins when we called in to say hello. On our 200km last weekend riding time was 7hr 40min, but we were away from home 11 1/2 hours.So lots of recovery stops GT Avalanche 1.0 | TCR Alliance 0 | Giant Bowery | BMW K1300R Two wheels good, Four wheels bad
Re: HTFU ThursdayRuss, thanks for joining me on today's Thu HTFU ride. As you mention not quite as taxing as Tuesday's effort (and just as well for me too)) but a good work out none the less. We just need to get you on OBR with bmxbandito for moral support and we'll have you up there non stop. Jeff has his way of getting those with any self doubt to the top without stopping (it's called verbal abuse supported by his brandishing a substantial bike pump).
172 kms when I got home. My first (and probably last) 500 km week Lawns cut, pool cleaned, now it's feet up (and beer) time! NFS FPR Jubilado Bludger
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Number 1 with a bullet on BJ Sandy nice going. FPR Ragamuffin
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Nice Sandy! Yeah, I enjoyed the ride/company today. Shame there was so much traffic, even this close to New Year it was noticable compared to the weekends. I think I need to keep trying OBR till I "get" it. First few times on the flat bar I had to walk a section. Now I only need a break and then off pedalling again. Was very happy with making Hawkesbury Rd - not as hard as I thought, but looonng.... Glad you got all your chores done, that's very impressive after a 172 today and 210 on Tues. Good luck racing on Sunday. GT Avalanche 1.0 | TCR Alliance 0 | Giant Bowery | BMW K1300R Two wheels good, Four wheels bad
Re: HTFU ThursdayIt's great to see these hills being climbed with regularity
Awesome kms Sandy. Thank goodness I'm back at work, otherwise I'd be trying for some more 500km weeks too Keep climbing until the air is too thin
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Re: HTFU ThursdayA day late this week but who's counting. Home/Katoomba/ Home - 174 km. Legs felt quite good after two days complete rest.
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Bloody hell Sandy, you're really knocking the km's out. Well done! You'll do 2 laps of Alpine way while we're having breakfast GT Avalanche 1.0 | TCR Alliance 0 | Giant Bowery | BMW K1300R Two wheels good, Four wheels bad
Re: HTFU ThursdayThe power of one! First it was Sandman off to commune with computers in the desert, then bmxbandito lashed to the workbench by the boss on Thursday mornings and finally Todd aka Badblood spirited off to Gosford by the scent of a woman! So the HTFU Thursdays are now a solo event.
In honour of Sandman and to provide the full HTFU experience the small chain ring was left in the pocket today for a run up to Wentworth Falls. Lapo involved a bit more standing on the pedals in the 53/21 than usual and the final pitch up Boddington Hill was ground out in the 53/24. Was not as bad as I expected but not sure I'd do it again. Since someone kindly invented double chain rings I think I'll continue to use them. Made a mistake of diverting across to Agnes Banks from Springwood on the way home. Had forgotten how rough and "dead" that stretch of road along the bottom is the whole way. And as for Castlereagh Rd mid week. Every second vehicle a tipper truck with dog trailer bouncing all over the road at 100 kph and no hard shoulder. Never again! Survived back to Penrith for some counselling from the bandito and Doug about riding on busy narrow roads mid week, a cup of coffee then back across to the F4 and home. Terrific fine weather, not too hot, not too windy. Home and feet up with another 176 kms under the tyres. Don, you should have turned around this morning and joined me. NFS FPR Jubilado Bludger
Re: HTFU Thursdaynice one Sandy
when i passed you i thought to myself, i am riding to work only doing approx 30km and that lucky b@astard is off on a 150+km ride, i was extremely jealous. Glad you had a good day, i need to take a day off and join you on one of your mega journeys. Don
Re: HTFU ThursdayNice ride Sandy... You sure you're not already in training for next years Snowie ride???
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Knew I should not have mentioned the bit about "bouncing dog trailers at 100kph and no hard shoulder". Should have realised how that would freak out our Spiz Sorry mate FPR Jubilado Bludger
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Retire from work not cycling!
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Highly recommended. Just don't expect to be buying a new bike every other month You all know I only ride to Wentworth Falls to visit my mate in the nursing home 'cause I'm too mean to spend the money on petrol to go by car FPR Jubilado Bludger
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Sandy That is way awesome, how cool is that ride to mash it out in the big ring. Lappo in the 21 is nice, the legs are a little more tired by Boddington but its definitely a big ring "hill". I'm sure I shared the story of the School Teacher riding with Don and I one day up there, he attacks 1/2 way up Boddo so I'm left to accelerate and attack him and get onto the back of a truck and sail past him Then there was the ride up lappo and got onto the back of a truck, boy its a weird feeling accelerating so hard up a hill Watched a few Youtube videos of Lance and Marco scaling Alpe du Huez and Vonteaux this afternoon, sheesh how motivating was that. I'd have to agree Castlereagh road is no place for a cyclist mid week, too many trucks trying to squeeze past, its just darn nasty. I suspect your "motivational post" here is going to make some other guys think twice when going up a hill.....I need to stay in the big ring for that little bit more...oh shite, I'm at the top, that wasnt so hard Onya Sandy ! Sandman P.S Mate, your the "last of the bunch" on Thursdays, I tell ya if I was still in Syd I would do anything to do the Thursday ride.....nothing beat the Thu HTFU ride even if I was a big sooky girl getting beaten in pace by Antman up old Bathurst
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Get a room FPR Ragamuffin
Re: HTFU ThursdayChucky, respect here, doing a bit of bonding with Sandy.....we're going to church together you know....churchofthebigring
Some bugger has registered that domain, I want it ! Hows the missus mate ? Better I hope ? Cheers Sandman
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Always Pete was just having a crack
Some disappointing news today mate, but we'll make the best of it FPR Ragamuffin
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Chucky, I know, was having a poke at you Ur good people mate .... As for the missus, ok well at least you have some news and now you know what you are facing. All the best with it fella, I guarantee out of everything crappy will come something good.... Sandman
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Re: HTFU Thursdaythats an awesome effort sandy and spiz
Cant wait to see some pic!
Re: HTFU ThursdayBloody top effort guys. You get the HTFU FPR Chain Ring trophy!
I'm doubly impressed in seeing what good nick you were both in at the 240km mark on the M7. Well done! Russ GT Avalanche 1.0 | TCR Alliance 0 | Giant Bowery | BMW K1300R Two wheels good, Four wheels bad
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It's scary that one of the main Wayland experimenting distros put out there is a Rebecca Black themed OS ;_;
Still it's interesting to see where it's at, nice overview Micheal.
Phoronix: Running Wayland: It Works, But A Lot Of Work Remains
Following the news shared today that Ubuntu's delayed their Wayland System Compositor adoption from Ubuntu 12.10 to at least Ubuntu 13.04 there was the more positive news that there's an updated third-party spin of an Ubuntu derivative running Wayland. This article has some more information on that new "RebeccaBlack OS" release along with screenshots that provide a glimpse of where the Wayland adoption is at today.
It's scary that one of the main Wayland experimenting distros put out there is a Rebecca Black themed OS ;_;
Still it's interesting to see where it's at, nice overview Micheal.
Well call me Lucy, we're ready to pop! Slap a version number on that Bitch and send her to the masses! Reeeeaaady for prime time!
This is a bad time to push Wayland. Valve is trying to port games, and Windows 8 is going to alienate users (who won't have a stable OS to move to due to Wayland). Obviously Wayland won't be ready to replace X for quite some time. I see the advantages, but it needs to be an extremely smooth transition or it will cause more problems than it solves.
It doesn't seem like it's authors think that it's very ready as well, so that's good.
Jesus, and I thought people here were emotionally attached to OpenGL.
Really, are the X11 gnomes coming to your guys' houses and blowing you in the middle of the night if you promise to never use another low-level windowing API?
Yeah, Wayland has a ways to go. The people in charge of it know that. The people in charge of X.org know it too. Largely because those two groups are comprised of many of the same people.
Go Wayland Go!
For those of you belittling other developers' incredible efforts, I would like to see YOUR damn display server. Oh wait...
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Hefner aims to return to winning ways vs. Marlins
Miami counters with Turner in opener of four-game series with Mets
Jeremy Hefner caught fire for six weeks, but in his last two starts, the Phillies and Braves have each completely doused that flame.
The 27-year-old Mets righty posted a 1.76 ERA and a 3-1 mark over six starts from early June to mid-July. But he's allowed 13 earned runs and 16 hits over 6 1/3 innings in his last two outings.
He'll try to get back on track against another division rival, the Marlins, on Monday at Marlins Park in the opener of a four-game series. Jacob Turner will go for Miami.
"Really, all my pitches I haven't located very well, even the fastball against the Phillies, and more so the breaking ball tonight," Hefner said after his loss to the Braves. "It's all stuff that can be fixed."
Since being called up in late May, Turner has been solid, bolstering a surprisingly strong Marlins rotation. He's allowed two runs or fewer in eight of his 10 outings. The 22-year-old and ninth-overall pick in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft is 3-3 with a 2.49 ERA and .237 batting average against.
"Obviously, I've been throwing the ball well, and that builds confidence," Turner said. "But at the same time, when you see all the other starters go out there and do well, too, it makes you want to go out there and do what they're doing. The way they've been throwing the ball, you want to go out there and do just as good, if not better."
In his first start of the season, Turner threw seven shutout innings against the Mets on May 31. He gave up just five hits and a walk with three strikeouts, throwing just 81 pitches.
Hefner also opened his season against the Marlins. He allowed just a run and five hits over six innings, but picked up the loss on April 5.
Marlins: Ames gets big league chance with Slowey out
Kevin Slowey landed on the disabled list with a right forearm strain, so Sunday, Steven Ames got his first taste of the Major Leagues.
The 25-year-old Ames was traded to the Marlins earlier this month as part of a deal that sent Ricky Nolasco to the Dodgers. Miami recalled him from Triple-A New Orleans on Sunday.
Ames threw seven shutout innings over five relief appearances since joining New Orleans. He had eight saves and a 3.67 ERA with Triple-A Albuquerque before being acquired on July 6.
Mets: Wright gets needed break
Third baseman David Wright sat Sunday, his first day off in more than a month. Josh Satin made his first career start at third while Justin Turner recovers from minor shoulder and leg injuries, although Turner entered the game in the seventh to play second.
Manager Terry Collins has gone to a six-man rotation, which means the Mets will play with a four-man bench for now. Wright was available off the bench Sunday, but New York trailed by 10 runs after the fourth and lost, 14-1, so Wright wasn't used. Collins said the day off for his All-Star was "needed."
Worth noting
• The Mets are 3-8 against the Marlins this season, their lowest winning percentage against any team they've played more than four times. Miami has won five straight meetings.
• Giancarlo Stanton is 1-for-10 lifetime against Hefner, and Wright is 0-for-8 in his career off Turner.
Steven Petrella is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Quote from: Finnegans Wake on Jan 02, 2009 at 08:45
Duce Staley was a big loss?
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Quote from: rockafella on Jan 01, 2009 at 23:53
Think about it bamf16. If you have to go back 3 or 4 years ago to point out something good that Ben did, don't you think something is wrong? Ben had a good rookie year b/c he simply wasn't turning the ball over. The same was said of Kordell Stewart in that when he didn't have too many turnovers the Steelers would win ball games. Let's just challenge your theory for a moment. Case in point.....the Steelers won the Super Bowl during the '05-'06 season, and the VERY NEXT year miss the playoffs completely!!!! Now if it wasn't because of the losses to the roster of the great team that they had the year before (Jerome Bettis, Mike Logan, Randle El, Duce Staley, Joey Porter just to name a few!), then why did they miss the playoffs only 1 year after winning the Super Bowl? That's laughable! OBVIOUSLY it had nothing to do with Roethlisberger's influence on the game! They just didn't have the same supporting cast. Being a Steelers fan myself, I completely understand your desire to protect the on field reputation of a Steelers quarterback. But call it for what it is! And now Ben is coming off his 3rd concussion in 3 years, including the motorcycle debacle. Considering all of this, who knows how he's going to play in this years playoffs? All I know is every time Lefty comes in the game good things happen, and the ball easily moves down field.
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Think about it bamf16. If you have to go back 3 or 4 years ago to point out something good that Ben did, don't you think something is wrong?
Im pretty sure you said that ANY QB could've taken the steelers to the title back in '05. Hence the Ben reference from 4 years ago. But i will bet you couldnt name one past steeler QB pre-Ben or Post bradshaw, that could of done the same thing Ben did on that masterful run.
Case in point.....the Steelers won the Super Bowl during the '05-'06 season, and the VERY NEXT year miss the playoffs completely!!!!
Im sure the supporting cast from last year was the very same the year before and Ben sort of had a banner year breaking the team record for TDs at least last year. You could of had a valid point if you came up with any other reasons than Mike Logan and Duce Staley? come on man!
All I know is every time Lefty comes in the game good things happen, and the ball easily moves down field.
Yes that i true, but also look at the teams he's had success against. Browns, Skins and an eagles team that had called off the dogs.
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Again, the OL?
David Carr (2002).....76 (NFL record)
Matt Cassell............47
Ben Roethlisberger....46
Matt Ryan...............17
Peyton Manning........14
Drew Brees..............13
Jay Cutler...............
Kerry Collins..............
While Ben isn't breaking David Carr's record, he's getting clanged. When you are allowing ~3 sacks per game, as opposed to ~1 (or less) per, that's a big issue. Any coincidence that Ryan, Manning, Brees, Cutler and Collins are having such great years? Same could be said of Cassell, whose OL is better than ours, and who has Moss and Welker as weapons; his sack numbers seems to be the product of dithering in the pocket too long. You could say Ben does that as well, but given the gaudy offensive stats Brady put up last year, I think it's safe to say he's got a bit more weaponry.
BFL has 3 sacks in only 36 attempts. On a sack per attempt basis, that puts Ben and Byron in about the same range. League-worst sacks per attempts:
Ryan Fitzpatrick (Bengals).....0.102
Gus Frerotte.............
Matt Cassell..............
Marc Bulger...............
Here again, you see very, very bad OLs -- the Bengals OL used to be very solid, and now is utter shit; same goes for the Rams -- and a couple of QBs who dither or are just immobile in the pocket. Frerotte is what, 37? I don't know that he was ever been noted as a particularly mobile QB. But anyway, subjective evals aside, you'd expect that if our OL were under-rated and Ben is responsible for that atrocious sack number, then maybe BFL would have a substantially lower sack rate. Granted, 36 attempts is a very low statistical base, but consider that given more attempts Lefty could actually wind up with a higher rate of sacks per attempt.
In any event, I don't think that when our QB is getting sacked like he's behind the Bengals or Rams line (and Garrard behind a ravaged OL has 42; Bulger has 38), you have a tough sell telling me it's the QB's fault.
Not when Willie Colon gets beat off the edge like a fat, short-armed sloth. Not when Kemo allows sacks right up the fucking gut like he did against the Browns where he literally blocked NO ONE, standing in space as a guy went right by, like he's got Oscar fucking Meyer bologna for brains. Not when our LT, whether it is Smith or Starks, cannot handle edge speed and look like dancing hippos. (You can defend Starks at LT all you want, but I think we're settling for "just OK" in comparison to "flat out bad" that we've seen too much at the spot.) And half the time, the guys who do play well (Hartwig and Stapleton) seem to be confused on assignments, as you see EVERY damned time we play any decent defense that knows how to blitz. Our blocking schemes find a way for 4 rushers to beat 5 blockers, with 2 guys standing around jerking the fuck off. Two years into the new offense, and Arians looks like an arrogant cunt who can't call a fucking game any better than a precocious 10 year old, and I still have no idea what the fuck old man Zeirlein is doing, aside from hoping to God Kevin Colbert actually does his job and either brings in some new OL talent by free agency (not effin likely) or by the draft (haven't seen it lately, kids).
Hey, let's see if I'm just making this shit up!
Here's the last TEN Steelers drafts. That should give you an idea of the short shrift we've given to the OL.
2008 - Pittsburgh Steelers
Rd Sel # Player Position School
1 23 Rashard Mendenhall RB Illinois
2 53 Limas Sweed WR Texas
3 88 Bruce Davis DE UCLA
4 130 Tony Hills T Texas
5 156 Dennis Dixon QB Oregon
6 188 Mike Humpal OLB Iowa
6 194 Ryan Mundy FS West Virginia
2007 - Pittsburgh Steelers
Rd Sel # Player Position School
1 15 Lawrence Timmons LB Florida State
2 46 LaMarr Woodley LB Michigan
3 77 Matt Spaeth TE Minnesota
4 112 Daniel Sepulveda P Baylor
4 132 Ryan McBean DE Oklahoma State
5 156 Cameron Stephenson G Rutgers
5 170 William Gay CB Louisville
7 227 Dallas Baker WR Florida
2006 - Pittsburgh Steelers
Rd Sel # Player Position School
1 25 Santonio Holmes WR Ohio State
3 83 Anthony Smith DB Syracuse
3 95 Willie Reid WR Florida State
4 131 Willie Colon T Hofstra
4 133 Orien Harris DT Miami (Fla.)
5 164 Omar Jacobs QB Bowling Green State
5 167 Charles Davis TE Purdue
6 201 Marvin Philip C California
7 240 Cedric Humes RB Virginia Tech
2005 - Pittsburgh Steelers
Rd Sel # Player Position School
1 30 Heath Miller TE Virginia
2 62 Bryant McFadden DB Florida State
3 93 Trai Essex T Northwestern
4 131 Fred Gibson WR Georgia
5 166 Rian Wallace LB Temple
6 204 Chris Kemoeatu G Utah
7 228 Shaun Nua DE Brigham Young
7 244 Noah Herron RB Northwestern
2004 - Pittsburgh Steelers
Rd Sel # Player Position School
1 11 Ben Roethlisberger QB Miami (Ohio)
2 38 Ricardo Colclough CB Tusculum
3 75 Max Starks T Florida
5 145 Nathaniel Adibi DE Virginia Tech
6 177 Bo Lacy T Arkansas
6 194 Matt Kranchick TE Penn State
6 197 Drew Caylor C Stanford
7 212 Eric Taylor DT Memphis
2003 - Pittsburgh Steelers
Rd Sel # Player Position School
1 16 Troy Polamalu DB USC
2 59 Alonzo Jackson LB Florida State
4 125 Ike Taylor CB Louisiana-Lafayette
5 163 Brian St. Pierre QB Boston College
7 242 J.T. Wall -- Georgia
2002 - Pittsburgh Steelers
Rd Sel # Player Position School
1 30 Kendall Simmons G Auburn
2 62 Antwaan Randle El WR Indiana
3 94 Chris Hope DB Florida State
4 128 Larry Foote ILB Michigan
5 166 Verron Haynes RB Georgia
6 202 Lee Mays WR Texas-El Paso
7 212 LaVar Glover CB Cincinnati
7 242 Brett Keisel DE Brigham Young
2001 - Pittsburgh Steelers
Rd Sel # Player Position School
1 19 Casey Hampton NT Texas
2 39 Kendrell Bell ILB Georgia
4 111 Mathias Nkwenti T Temple
5 146 Chukky Okobi C Purdue
6 181 Rodney Bailey DE Ohio State
6 182 Roger Knight LB Wisconsin
7 218 Chris Taylor -- Texas A&M
2000 - Pittsburgh Steelers
Rd Sel # Player Position School
1 8 Plaxico Burress WR Michigan State
2 38 Marvel Smith T Arizona State
3 72 Kendrick Clancy NT Mississippi
3 77 Hank Poteat CB Pittsburgh
4 103 Danny Farmer WR UCLA
5 137 Clark Haggans LB Colorado State
5 163 Tee Martin QB Tennessee
6 173 Chris Combs DE Duke
6 204 Jason Gavadza TE Kent State
1999 - Pittsburgh Steelers
Rd Sel # Player Position School
1 13 Troy Edwards WR Louisiana Tech
2 59 Scott Shields DB Weber State
3 73 Joey Porter LB Colorado State
3 74 Kris Farris T UCLA
3 95 Amos Zereoue RB West Virginia
4 109 Aaron Smith DE Northern Colorado
5 136 Jerame Tuman TE Michigan
5 166 Malcolm Johnson WR Notre Dame
7 214 Antonio Dingle DT Virginia
7 219 Chad Kelsay LB Nebraska
7 228 Kris Brown K Nebraska
since we took any OL in either of the first two rounds. TWO guys in TEN YEARS in those rounds, and Smith is at about the end of his career, and Simmons was never the same after his diabetes. What else did we get in the past decade's "haul?"
Discussing Farris isn't even worth the time it takes to make a Jamaine Stephens joke.
Marvel was a solid pick, but he hasn't been even close to Por Bowl caliber on the blind side for years. Too damned many injuries.
Nkwenti and Okobi were strictly backups.
Simmons has never been as dominant as he was his rookie season.
Caylor and Lacy didn't make the cut. "Bo Lacy" is another good in-joke, kids, when you want to make fun of Colbert. Sure, he was a sixth rounder, but you know what? We would have been better off just saying we'd rather not pick anyone at all.
Starks has had sporadic playing time, and has done about as well as you might hope of a third rounder; the draft history is full of R3 OTs who have played far better, and many that have played far worse. He got beat out by Colon at RT, though, and given that $7 million tag, both of which boggle the mind.
Kemo and Trai. Frankly, Kemo has played like a backup. Trai has been a pretty competent backup, but using a R3 on a guy we could have gotten in R5 is idiotic.
Marv Phillip, another in the long line of late-round center "drafting on a prayer" misses. Colon is less than sufferable at RT, and why they don't shift him inside is a mystery that eludes anyone with a pulse.
Cameron Stephenson, another fine day 2 OL "we gots names, and we gots a dartboard" style miss.
Tony Hills, Inc. Seemed like an afterthought last year. Didn't show much in camp, but stuck because, well, we haven't done jack to draft any tackles in forever. Was injured in college, badly. Can the gimp stick? Probably will perform about as well as any other of our R4-7 guys.
We had some success with FA centers in Hartings and now Hartwig, but we also had Sean Mahan. Oh, and does the name Todd Fordham ring any bells?
Fact is, we've allowed our aging line talent (Smith, Simmons, Faneca) to fade, and we've been miserable at restocking. I seriously wonder if any team has done a worse job over the past 10 years. Guys like Key Vincent and Ollie Ross and Wayne Gandy were decent finds who walked, and again, NO replacement. Average round of all OL selected by the Steelers over the past decade? 4.14. That means that we really haven't even thought about the OL until day 2 of the draft, by and large. For a team that understands that you grow great teams by drafting well and developing talent, our OL drafts are a fucking
So blame Ben all you want, but the OL that was fairly decent from 2003-05 has been declining precipitously, and I don't care if you had Elway, Marino, Montana, Brady, Manning, or who the fuck ever behind this atrocity, they'd be suffering bastards too. Argue Leftwich all you want, but I point to the Maddox Effect, and the fact that a full slate of Lefty would find him getting screwed to the ground every bit as much as Ben. Reads and decision-making? You can argue that on the basis of Lefty's 36 attempts, but again, if he's in for a full game, I guaran-fucking-TEE you teams will adjust. Even arguing like some whiny little bitch that Ben hasn't done enough for this team
you haven't been paying attention for more than one season, and you insist on ignoring the
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Also, please read this.
Our OL is just... bad. Only teams worse in Adjust Sack Rate? Oakland, SF, Detroit. How'd they do this year? 25th in run blocking. Worse teams: KC, Oakland, St. Lou, Seattle, Zona, Detroit, Cinci. Again, just abysmal. Vomitational.
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Jan 02, 2009 at 12:08 »
That's a really great breakdown of the OL drafting woes by the Steelers FO Finny. Makes you cringe to look at some of the drafts in the last 10 years, and those drafts coupled with anemic FA dealings have directing led to the current OL situation.
Ben is like 50-24 as a career starter. All he does is win. I personally like winning, but that's just me. The ONLY way he doesn't play, is if all the cobwebs aren't gone. Lefty is a quality backup and I'm glad to have him, buts lets not go to him unless he is absolutely needed.
And to use some of the previous logic in this thread against Ben, the Steelers were 6-10 with Tommy Gun in '03 and were 2-1 to start '04 with pretty much the same team(Duce doesn't count) with Maddox at the helm. What happens AFTER Ben starts playing? Just a 15-1 record and a SB the next year. Once again, call me crazy, but I'll take the guy who wins games.
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Ditto that.
Don't get Finny riled. He's utterly unstoppable when riled.
Case in point.....the Steelers won the Super Bowl during the '05-'06 season, and the VERY NEXT year miss the playoffs completely!!!!
Um, correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't that the season following Ben's little incident on the motorcycle?
Don't think that had something to do with it, do ya?
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Jan 02, 2009 at 12:28 »
Wow, I knew we had been neglecting the Oline for the last few years, but hadn't realized how bad it's been for the last decade. And it's not like we've been hitting home runs with the other positions with regularity. Kudos to the team for their first round picks - haven't really missed in nine years, which is well above league average I'm sure. Other than that, a fairly low percentage of significant contributors.
Two years two late, the Oline must be the single focus for the organization this offseason. 3 guys via FA/1st day draft, minimum. Real FA acquisitions, not journeymen plugins.
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Damn dude! Uhh...... I'm not even talking about the O-line. We all know it stinks. But that doesn't explain holding on the the ball and throwing picks instead of throwing it away. And apparently people did not see the benefit of having a big back like Duce Staley in the rotation for short yardage. Just because he was hardly used doesn't mean he wasn't valuable. The Steelers need someone like him right now b/c they're getting nothing on third downs with the run! Don't get me wrong people. I know Ben can move the ball down field and score touchdowns. We've seen him do it time and time again. This is about taking care of the ball. And having close games that should have been blow outs because of turnovers on our own side of the field and thus losing by virtually giving the game away. Example the Colts game. Don't fool yourselves, the Steelers are winning because of their defense! Not because they're impressing you offensively! So far the D has been covering up the poor offensive play. They've been fairly pathetic on offense this year! Let's see who disagrees with that.............
I'm waiting.............
Let's just see what happens. That's all we can do anyway.
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