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The entire debate is a bit of an enigma/completely contradictory -- it seems many of the people who detest the ads and want them taken down are the same people advocating for the free speech rights of those vandalizing the ads.
In one case of vandalism (that just happened to be caught on tape by a New York Post film crew), Mona Elthaway spray paints not only one of the ads but also a woman who was trying to protect it. She was not-so-promptly arrested.
The debate is this: Initially, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority declined to approve the ads due to the "demeaning" message they convey. However, a federal judge ruled in July that not allowing the ads violated the First Amendment rights of the American Freedom Defense, the pro-Israel group that paid for the ad. Some say that if the AFD has the Constitutional right to express itself with the ad, then people like Elthaway have the right to express themselves over the ad -- with spray paint.
That's the debate, anyway. The reality is this: vandalism is against the law, as we also pointed out yesterday (while not-so-subtly encouraging vandalism). The ads are the property of the MTA and the ADF, which paid money to put them up. And while we are firm advocates of the First Amendment, there are certain ways to go about practicing it if your goal is not to get arrested. Vandalizing property is not protected by the First Amendment, but that doesn't mean it's necessarily wrong -- you just have to be willing to get arrested for it.
Below are some of the comments about the spraying from our post yesterday:
-"Mona has a right to express herself and she did, period." - rainbowthinks.
-"How is standing in the way of freedom of speech "courageous"? I agree that when it comes to mistreatment of Muslims, Islam is by all means to be considered a race and prejudice as racism. But ultimately, Islam is a philosophy and it's fair game to make judgements and criticisms on that, and to promote the viewpoint you're on the side of. Instead of graffiting over these, she should be organising counterpoints, if there are any to be made." - andrew.moncrieff.
-"My, my, people really do not seem to understand what free speech ic. Sorry, but covering up someone else's speech is neither 1) a conversation now 2) an exercise in free speech. It is simply attempting to deny others their right to free speech. You might not like the speech, but your rights do not entitle you to trample the rights of others. You have the right to take out your own billboard. You have the right to protest. You have the right to write articles. But tearing up the speech of others, and then calling *that* free speech... is nonsensical." -eddiewilson.
If you ask us, we 100-percent approve of what Elthaway did. But it's not protected -- nor should it be protected -- by the First Amendment. It was an act of civil disobedience intended to let people know that not everyone thinks the same way as the ADF. And with civil disobedience comes consequences. At the same time, we don't like what the ADF has to say, but we respect its right to say it -- as we respect the rights of people to go fuck up their ads so long as they're willing to accept the consequences.
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− | Fedora uses a system of ''tracker bugs'' to keep track of ''release blocker bugs'' - bugs that are blocking | + | Fedora uses a system of ''tracker bugs'' to keep track of ''release blocker bugs'' - bugs that are blocking its milestone releases (Alpha, Beta, Final) and which must be fixed before these releases can proceed. The [[Fedora_Release_Criteria]] should be used to determine whether a bug is a blocker for a given release. This page defines the process by which bugs are proposed, reviewed and accepted as blocker bugs, and how blocker bugs are then tracked. |
− | See also the [[QA: | + | See also the [[QA:SOP_freeze_exception_bug_process|freeze exception bug process]], which defines the similar process for freeze exception bugs - those which do not block the release, but which are considered high priority for tracking and fixing and for which fixes will be accepted even during release freezes. |
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[edit] Background
Fedora uses a system of tracker bugs to keep track of release blocker bugs - bugs that are blocking its milestone releases (Alpha, Beta, Final) and which must be fixed before these releases can proceed. The Fedora_Release_Criteria should be used to determine whether a bug is a blocker for a given release. This page defines the process by which bugs are proposed, reviewed and accepted as blocker bugs, and how blocker bugs are then tracked.
See also the freeze exception bug process, which defines the similar process for freeze exception bugs - those which do not block the release, but which are considered high priority for tracking and fixing and for which fixes will be accepted even during release freezes.
[edit] Schedule
Or, when does this process affect me?
The process of nominating and reviewing blocker bugs is active to some degree at all times. It is particularly visible, however, after the Milestone freezes for each milestone of a release (Alpha, Beta, Final). At the Milestone freeze (Alpha freeze, Beta freeze etc), the stable fedora package repository is frozen, meaning packages can no longer move from the updates-testing repository to the stable repository from which the test compose and release candidate builds are created.
If a Fedora milestone release is currently in a milestone freeze (you can check the schedule for the next release here) and you are a packager or tester and you believe a build of your package or a package you are testing should be in the milestone release, this process concerns you. After the milestone freeze, the build can only be promoted to 'stable' and included in the release if it fixes a bug that is granted blocker or freeze exception status.
After the milestone release is finished, the milestone freeze is lifted and builds can be marked as stable again without following this process, so if the build can wait until after the milestone release, you do not need to follow this process.
[edit] Proposing blocker bugs
You can use the Blocker Bugs web application to propose a bug as a blocker. It will guide you through the process.
[edit] Manual process
If you have an issue with the guided process or want to propose a blocker directly from Bugzilla for efficiency, you can use the manual process.
To propose a bug as a blocker for a release, mark it as blocking the tracker bug for blocker bugs in that release. To do this, enter the alias or bug ID of the tracker bug into the Blocks: field in Bugzilla. The aliases for the blocker tracker bugs follow a consistent naming scheme. For the next release, the Alpha tracker will always be called AlphaBlocker, the Beta tracker will always be called BetaBlocker, and the final release tracker will always be called FinalBlocker. Rarely, you may need to propose a bug as a blocker for the next release but one - in this case, prepend FXX (where XX is the release number) to the name of the alias, e.g. F23AlphaBlocker. So, to mark a bug as a blocker for the release of Fedora 22 Beta, you would set it to block the bug BetaBlocker. You can find a full list of tracker bugs at BugZappers/HouseKeeping/Trackers.
[edit] Reviewing blocker bugs
Proposed blockers are reviewed and either accepted or rejected as blockers in collaboration between three stakeholder groups: QA, Development and ReleaseEngineering. This is mostly done during weekly meetings for the express purpose of reviewing blocker and freeze exception bugs: the procedure followed during these meetings is documented here. Blocker review meetings usually occur every Monday - immediately after the QA meeting - so long as there is at least one proposed blocker, but special review meetings can be scheduled at other times when necessary. They are always announced to the test-announce mailing list, which is CC'ed to devel. The blocker review meetings are public, and reporters who propose a bug as a blocker are allowed and indeed encouraged to attend the meeting where it is reviewed.
When appropriate, proposed blockers may also be reviewed between meetings by Bugzilla comment discussion, or during the engineering readiness meeting (also known as a go/no-go meeting) which is convened to decide whether a release candidate should be approved as a final release. In these cases, consensus between the three stakeholder groups should still be reached in order to accept or reject a bug as a blocker. However, review should not be done as part of QA meetings. If blocker review is required or desirable at the time of a QA meeting, a proper blocker bug review meeting should be convened immediately following the QA meeting. Bugs which are rejected as blockers can be considered for the freeze exception bug process.
Bugs that are accepted as blockers for the relevant release will be marked with the Whiteboard field AcceptedBlocker
. Bugs which are rejected as blockers will be updated to no longer block the relevant tracker bug, and have the RejectedBlocker
Whiteboard field added so that if they are proposed as blockers again, it is clear they have already been considered and rejected. Therefore, a bug which has been proposed but not accepted or rejected can be identified by the lack of a relevant Whiteboard field. All changes to blocker status should also be documented with a comment. The comment should explain the rationale behind the decision and should link to the summary or logs of the meeting at which the decision was made.
[edit] Automatic blockers
Certain types of bugs are considered automatic blockers. These bugs can be marked as AcceptedBlocker by any member of one of the stakeholder groups without formal review. A comment should accompany this change, explaining that it has been made under the automatic blocker policy and linking to this section of this page. If anyone believes that a bug has been incorrectly marked as AcceptedBlocker in this way, they may propose that it be formally reviewed by appending a comment to the bug or by raising it during a blocker review meeting. Only the following types of bug are considered automatic blockers. Note that where an item on this list applies to release-blocking images, a corresponding issue in a non-release-blocking image would likely be an automatic freeze exception, under the corresponding policy.
- Bugs which entirely prevent the composition of one or more of the release-blocking images required to be built for a currently-pending (pre-)release
- Incorrect checksums present on any of the release-blocking TC/RC images (failures of QA:Testcase_Mediakit_ISO_Checksums)
- Unresolved dependencies on a release-blocking DVD-style (offline installer) image (failures of QA:Testcase_Mediakit_Repoclosure)
- File conflicts between two packages on a release-blocking DVD-style (offline installer) image without an explicit Conflicts: tag (failures of QA:Testcase_Mediakit_FileConflicts)
- Complete failure of any release-blocking TC/RC image to boot at all under any circumstance - "DOA" image (conditional failure is not an automatic blocker)
- Any release-blocking Beta or Final TC/RC image exceeding its target size (failures of QA:Testcase_Mediakit_ISO_Size)
- Bugs designated as blockers by FESCo (see Fedora 22_Alpha_Release_Criteria#FESCo_blocker_bugs)
No other type of bug can be considered an automatic blocker under any circumstance. In particular, "I think it is obviously a blocker" is not a valid reason to use this procedure. If you believe another type of bug should be added to the list, please propose the change on the test@ mailing list.
[edit] Tracking blocker bugs
Again, tracking blocker bugs and ensuring that they are fixed is a collaborative effort between the QA, Development and Release Engineering groups. The QA:SOP_Blocker_Bug_Meeting process includes reviewing the status of existing blockers and ensuring that the appropriate resources to fix them are in place, as well as evaluating proposed blockers. QA group members are encouraged to prioritize testing of blocker bug fixes, development group members are encouraged to prioritize developing fixes for blocker bugs, and release engineering group members are encouraged to prioritize the release of fixes for blocker bugs (after appropriate testing). Each group should have its own processes for ensuring its responsibilities in relation to blocker bugs are met.
In Bugzilla, blocker bugs should follow the normal workflow, with special attention paid by the development group to submitting proposed fixes to the updates-testing repository so they reach MODIFIED and ON_QA status, and special attention paid by the QA group to testing proposed fixes and setting ones that are tested successfully to the VERIFIED status. No blocker bug should be set to CLOSED ERRATA until a fix is actually released to the stable repository for the release in question: if a working fix is added to a test candidate or release candidate build, but not yet pushed to the stable repository, the bug should not be marked CLOSED ERRATA, as this may result in the fix not being pushed to the stable repository and the fix accidentally omitted from the next candidate build as it is no longer possible to track the bug.

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Thrax was the Cardassian chief security officer assigned to Terok Nor in the 2360s. He was replaced by Odo around 2365.
Odo, Jadzia Dax, Benjamin Sisko, and Elim Garak experienced a shared telepathic reality in which Thrax arrested them for the attempted murder of Dukat. They assumed the identities of three Bajorans that were executed for the attempted murder. Even though Thrax could have investigated further and cleared the men, he did not. As the telepathic reality played out it was discovered that Odo, not Thrax, was the one who let the prisoners die. (DS9: "Things Past")
Thrax was played by Kurtwood Smith. The character appears in the "Foundlings" short story in the Prophecy and Change anthology, where he was given the full name Thrax Sa'kat. He later appeared in the Star Trek: Terok Nor novels Night of the Wolves and Dawn of the Eagles. Ronald D. Moore has stated that Thrax was possibly Odo's mysterious informant. (AOL chat, 1997)
External link
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Belegost | |
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Etymology | S. Great Fortress |
Head of State | King, Chieftain, or Lord of Belegost |
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Capital | Belegost |
Language | Khuzdul, Sindarin |
Location | Northeast of Mount Dolmed |
Populace | House of the Broadbeam Dwarves |
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Establishment | Unknown, possibly the during Years of the Trees |
Dissolution | Between First Age 587 and 590 |
Belegost was one of two great Dwarven cities in the Ered Luin. Its name in Westron was Mickleburg.
Belegost lay the central part of the Ered Luin, and was home to the Dwarven House known as the Broadbeams. Its name in Khuzdul was Gabilgathol probably meaning "great fortess". Belegost in Sindarin translates as "Great Fortress" as well. During the mid First Age its king until Nirnaeth Arnoediad was Azaghâl.
The Dwarves of Belegost were friends to the Sindar and later also the Ñoldor of Beleriand. They did not join the Dwarves of Nogrod in the Sack of Doriath, and actually attempted to dissuade their fellow Dwarves from it.
Unlike Nogrod to the South, Belegost may have partly survived after the War of Wrath, although it was recorded as having been 'ruined' at that time: many Dwarves of Belegost joined Durin's folk in Khazad-dûm 60 years after the war, but there were always Dwarves on the Eastern side of the mountains.
Belegost (beleg + ost) is a Sindarin translation of the original Dwarvish name Gabilgathol and all mean "Great City".
Unlike other names of the Silmarillion, the texts gives us also an English rendering, which is possibly from Westron: Mickleburg. Mickle is a root meanng "big"; see also Michel Delving.


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This is my first submission to NG. I've been making songs under the artist moniker "city at worlds end". although, I would love to allow people to build on my stuff, and use it for whatever purposes they like. If you can make my song better, then I encourage it.
This particular song is one I've had in production for about a month, Which is fairly lengthy for me. I really wanted to go out of my way to make a beautiful visual track, with lots of mental scenery and an abstract feeling. the percussion does have some hip-hop influence. The compression on the introduction of this song is kind of sharp too. Sorry it turned out that way : x
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Las Vegas has an endless selection of restaurants. With so many options and difference of opinions it can be overwhelming when it comes to trying new restaurants. We've tried numerous places that come highly recommended but our personal experiences left us feeling "meh" we call these bad beats. We have a poor track record with local places that folks just love. We're often left underwhelmed. Today, I'm singling out Italian restaurants. We've been to Nora's, Bootleggers, and Ferraro's. When friends sung the praises of Casa di Amore we were skeptical. Over a year ago, I bought a restaurant.com certificate as an excuse to try Casa di Amore, but it wasn't until our friend urged us to try it last week that we finally bit the bullet.
I was expecting a bad beat, but no, Casa di Amore delivered the goods. We had no reservation, but our table of three was quickly seated for an early dinner. This is an old school joint with large red booths where vintage Vegas posters and photos of Sinatra dress the walls.
Warm bread got us started, an order of calamari ($13) followed. I love calamari when it's done right. When it's bad, it's BAD. There's nothing worse than deep fried rubber bands. No need to worry here, this calamari was tender and lightly breaded. The marinara sauce on the side was fantastic - well seasoned, not too acidic. I rarely find this to be the case. Needless to say, we devoured it so quickly I never snapped a photo.
Moving on to entrees, we ordered two orders of Eggplant di Amore ($24). And the house specialty, Osso Buco ($35). I couldn't tell you which is better. They are wildly different, but equally delicious. Eggplant di Amore has slices of eggplant layered like lasagna with ricotta cheese, mushrooms, spinach and sundried tomatoes. It is served with a side of spaghetti.
Osso Buco is classic Italian. They roast the veal shank to perfection, it falls off the bone. It's served with what I believe is an aged sharp cheddar risotto. It is unexpected and mighty scrumptious.
I was much too full for dessert, but a canoli and tiramisu were ordered.
The canoli is filled to order so the shell remains crisp and the filling is rich and not overly sweet. It was a surprise to learn a free T-shirt comes with any canoli order. Service was steady and pleasant throughout. Not a single complaint could be made. Casa di Amore is a winner.
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There has been a lot of positives coming out of this season of Suburgatory (Teaser: I have over 1000 words coming on some of them soon), but the show has also had things that remain problematic. One of the main issues with the show has been how far it strayed from the father-daughter relationship that formed its core in season one. Internet incest jokes aside, George and Tessa have amazing chemistry together and are utterly believable as father and daughter. Steering away from that in favor of George's budding relationship with Dallas has proved troublesome at best. Not only has the relationship taken away from George-Tessa time, George's relationship with Dallas has also brought out some of the worst features of Dallas that were on display in season one. In addition to George and Dallas, the show's focus on Noah Werner's obsession with his housekeeper hasn't exactly been the best use of the show's time. It's an attempt to deepen a character that has provided a net zero to the show since it started. The Werners have been the symbol of Chatswin ridiculousness. It doesn't make sense to try to give them something to do now. The audience hasn't seen enough to know or care about the Werner marriage.


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Book Review: 'The New Frugality'
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Title: "The New Frugality: How to Consume Less, Save More and Live Better"
Author: Chris Farrell
Publisher: Bloomsbury Press, 2010; 240 pages; $24
Personal finance public radio host Chris Farrell opens his new personal finance book, "The New Frugality: How to Consume Less, Save More and Live Better," with the bold claim that personal finance conversations are a "head fake."
Farrell cites Carnegie Mellon scientist Randy Pausch's "Last Lecture," delivered while he was dying of pancreatic cancer, for the proposition that this kind of "head fake is when it seems we're learning one thing, yet we're actually gaining a different -- and far more important -- type of knowledge."
Pausch, for example, argued that sending children out to play sports is actually sending them out to learn "teamwork, sportsmanship and perseverance" -- life lessons much larger than the rules of any sport.
So, what's the personal finance head fake? Farrell declares his intention to instruct readers on basics like eliminating debt, wisely managing student loans and investing in the stock market. He then declares that this is all a head fake from the larger lessons that lie within this material: "Personal finance is really about deciding how to live your life, figuring out what you really cherish and value, then putting your money behind those goals and beliefs. It's about trying to live a good life."
Farrell then sketches out what he sees as the basic contours of the New Frugality -- the shift in Americans' money attitudes and practices, during and after the Great Recession. This New Frugality of which Farrell speaks is built around a greater margin of safety than the highly leveraged, debt-loving, spendy habits popular earlier in the decade, and also emphasizes sustainability -- economically and ecologically.
And in the lifestyle scheme of the New Frugality, value is key -- Farrell provides several examples to distinguish being frugal, seeking quality of life and of consumer purchases, and fully considering all ramifications of your spending, versus simply being cheap -- which is more about quantity than quality.
Farrell lays the groundwork for his frugality primer by making the argument that this last recession was really different from earlier recessions in its lasting impact on the financial well-being of such a large number of Americans across so many socioeconomic strata, which might create lingering shifts in financial behavior -- shifts much more lasting than previous recessions.
Farrell goes to lengths to sketch out America's personal financial history, especially around lending, borrowing, credit cards and mortgages, to plead his case. Here, Farrell was preaching to the choir -- anyone likely to pick up or buy the book based on its subject matter is probably a fellow choir member, I'd guess.
Next, Farrell teaches the foundational principle of a lifetime of frugal personal financial management: a margin of safety. He cautions readers against extreme positions on the continuum of risk-ignorance or risk-aversion, encouraging them instead to adopt an Aristotelian golden mean of simply building a margin of safety into their personal financial matters.
From putting a significant downpayment on their home mortgages, to using a Roth IRA, to completing a college education and obtaining disability insurance, Farrell teaches some basic practices to create a moderate approach to the inescapable uncertainties of managing your money and your life.
He follows this primary tenet up with a set of rules, guidelines for living the New Frugality -- mantras ranging from "Keep it Simple" to "Borrow Rarely and Wisely." Each of these adages is fleshed out with Farrell's discussion of what following the rule -- or breaking it -- looks like in one's daily life.
The next chapter, Make Frugality a Habit, covers the basic financial building blocks of budgeting, savings, paying off debt, downsizing, and insurance and estate planning. In Borrow Wisely, Farrell helps readers distinguish between good and bad debt, decide between leasing and buying a car, and understand how to manage their credit.
Next, in Investing the Simple Way, Farrell presents readers with a very simple, two-bucket strategy for categorizing their savings and investments, and deciding what to do with them, manifesting his own value statement that "simplicity is an underappreciated virtue with money." The author also offers many books and websites to continue the reader's self-education on simple investment and savings management.
In Live Long and Prosper, Farrell talks through the financial implications of the longer lives so many Americans are living, including the new approach to retirement (don't) and how to harness health problems into lifestyle epiphanies. He then moves to Home, Sweet Home, teaching readers how to maintain a margin of safety through their mortgage and homebuying decisions. Before concluding The New Frugality, Farrell covers the value of a college education, and how to finance one responsibly.
Much of "The New Frugality" will seem like common sense to the financially conservative finance maven who spends her weekends clipping coupons and on the phone with her financial planner. But to the many who are just now coming to the frugality party, it is a welcoming, basic but smart, comprehensive and actionable guide to creating a holistic personal financial plan and lifestyle that fuels good living and fundamentally sound true prosperity.
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Albany, NY - State Republican and Democratic leaders are pouring money into the race for the 48th Senate District as Democratic Sen. Darrel Aubertine and Republican challenger Patty Ritchie head into the final days of their campaigns.
The NY State Democratic Senate Campaign Committee has deposited $343,000 into Aubertine's campaign account since Tuesday, according to records filed with the state elections board.
The NY State Senate Republican Committee moved $330,000 to Ritchie this week. That doubles the money she has spent on the campaign so far this year, records show. Aubertine has spent about $478,000 so far this year, reports show.
A Sept. 29 Siena Poll showed Ritchie ahead of Aubertine by 48 to 45 percent, with a margin of error of 4.9 percentage points.
Senate Republicans are eager to regain control of the Senate. There are 62 seats with 32 Democrats and 30 Republicans.
The North Country seat is no stranger to Albany.
Aubertine first won the job in a 2008 special election, held in the February off-season, to fill a seat left vacant by the retirement of Sen. Jim Wright. It was one of the most expensive races in Central New York history, at $4.3 million – most of it from state party leaders eager to flip power of the Senate from Republican to Democrat.
Before Aubertine, no Democrat had held the seat for at least a century. Only 29 percent of the district's active voters are enrolled Democrats. The district includes Oswego and Jefferson counties, and part of St. Lawrence County.
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T Rex 5th Snod for me.
PJL Have you recently moved to live in Eglwysbach? I live in the village!
You'll be off with the front runners as usual! Can't help yourself!
It'll be interesting to see who takes the win this year, I was chatting to Rob Samuel on Sunday and even though he's been out injured (Hamstring tear) he's very tempted to run.
Good luck to all on Saturday!
As usual I've left it to the last minute before checking this forum!
T-rex put me down for 3:05 please. Training hasn't gone as well as last year with Piriformis Syndrome the main cause so a little slower this year probably.
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Published: February 1st, 2012 at 3:39 pm ET
Title: San Onofre shutdown: Small radioactive release possible
Source: The Orange County Register
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Date: Feb. 1, 2012 at 2:50pm ET
San Onofre shutdown: Small radioactive release possible
After an unplanned, precautionary shutdown of a reactor at the San Onofre nuclear plant Tuesday, a plant spokesman said Wednesday that a possible leak in one of the reactor's steam generator tubes could have resulted in a tiny release of radioactive material into the atmosphere.
"We can't make a black and white statement that absolutely none escaped," [Gil Alexander, spokesman for plant operator Southern California Edison] said. "The question is, can it be measured above background (levels)? We have been monitoring that, and the answer is no." [...]
It will likely be another day before the reactor cools sufficiently to allow workers inside to determine whether there is a leak, he said. [...]
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Player | Completion % | Yards | YPA | TDs | INTs |
Luck | 56.3 | 2575 | 8.9 | 13 | 4 |
Barkley | 59.0 | 2241 | 8.1 | 12 | 11 |
Foles | 67 | 2198 | 6.5 | 17 | 7 |
Prince | 56.7 | 1829 | 6.6 | 6 | 7 |
Tuel | 58. | 789 | 6.5 | 6 | 5 |
For my money, Luck's the best QB of the bunch: the most yards, yards/attempt, and the fewest INTs. In fact, I've left out one of the best points in Luck's favor: his rushing (354 yards, 5.71 ypc; none of the other QBs are even close to being comparable). So he's clearly the best of his generation—how does he stack up to other great QBs in their first year starting? (only true freshmen, redshirt freshmen, sophomores or redshirt sophomores who play in a relatively pro-style offense count; I think other players are too old/experienced to be a good comparison) This list is necessarily somewhat partial (I can't remember every relevant comparison)—feel free to suggest other guys to compare to.
Player | Completion % | Yards | YPA | TDs | INTs |
Luck | 56.3 | 2575 | 8.9 | 13 | 4 |
Matt Ryan | 62.1 | 1514 | 7.8 | 8 | 5 |
Matt Stafford | 52.7 | 1749 | 6.8 | 7 | 13 |
Colt McCoy | 68.2 | 2570 | 8.1 | 29 | 7 |
Chad Henne | 60.2 | 2743 | 6.9 | 25 | 12 |
Eli Manning | 63.0 | 2948 | 7.22 | 31 | 9 |
Aaron Rodgers | 61.6 | 2903 | 8.3 | 19 | 5 |
Peyton Manning | 61.8 | 2954 | 7.77 | 22 | 4 |
I don't want to make any grandiose statements here, but Luck's season at least stacks up with these other guys—it's not ridiculous to compare them. Now, there's a lot of distance been here and there (future distance), and in many cases Luck had a better team surrounding him. But still. Keep developing and we'll start comparing second-season statistics.
But the main question to answer in terms of Luck's development is what his surrounding talent is going to be like for the next couple of years, and whether it will be good enough to keep all the heat off of him (and if it isn't, whether he's good enough not to wither). So let's examine the other guys.
Backs, Half-full, half-empty
Who's Leaving: I know we're all broken up about Josh Catron, but they all have to leave. And that Toby Gerhart—he was a gamer, wasn't he? (I already miss Toby, and he hasn't even won the Heisman yet. We knew him when, just remember that.)
Who Will Replace Him: Well, that's a discussion in of itself. First of all, let me just note a minor point of worry: Josh Catron leaving is a problem, seeing as there's only one scholarship FB left on the roster—Marecic. So it would certainly be bad if he got injured (maybe a move to a Joe Gibbs-type offense, with a ton of H-backs? I don't know).
Meanwhile, the more pressing/interesting question is, who exactly replaces Toby Gerhart? I guess it's possible the early favorite is Jeremy Stewart, but his career yards per rush is only 3.9, and he just looks like a stereotypical short-yardage back to me. But I could be wrong. But I see more potential in two of the freshmen, Stepfan Taylor and Tyler Gaffney. The former, Taylor, produced a pretty impressive season for a Stanford freshmen running back (298 yards, 5.4 ypc; compare and contrast with Toby Gerhart, 375 yards, 3.5 ypc and Anthony Kimble 244 yards, 3.7 ypc. Not the best comparison--woeful offensive line those two years; great one this year—but I think it gets the point across: Taylor was pretty good). Gaffney also had some nice, tough runs. Significantly, he was compared to Toby Gerhart coming out of high school, and Toby definitely gained steam as he kept on playing (he put on twenty pounds without losing speed, specifically; it's something that would benefit Gaffney greatly). So the freshmen to sophomore transition, you'd figure, would be good for at least one of these guys.
But these aren't the only two guys. There are two freshmen coming in, potentially, and it's important to note each of them of folk-heroic-esque statistics attached to them: one rushed for 450 yards…on 9 carries in a game; the other once toted the ball 48 times in a game. Promising, perhaps. But for whatever promise these guys have, there's one player who's intriguing—maybe the most intriguing player heading into next year—is Usua Amanam. He's a freshmen who missed the entire year because of toe injury. Heading into the year, running backs coach Willie Taggart referred to him as "special" and offensive coordinator David Shaw said "let's not define Usua by one position or another" as he is apparently, just a player who can play wideout, slot, running back. And then there's his recruiting ratings:
Scout.com: #22 RB nationwide
Rivals.com: #71 Athlete
ESPN: #148 RB nationwide
Bizarre, huh? Bizarre…and intriguing? Of course it is. You're welcome.
(BTW, videos of the potential incoming freshmen: here and here; video of Amanam in high school: here)
Comfort Level: 4. It's tough to replace a superstar. Unless there's a superstar lurking here…but we'll assume there isn't. 4.
Offensive Line
Who's Leaving: Marinelli and Allen Smith, at a minimum; probably Matt Kopa also.
Who Will Replace Them: The first four linemen are set, and should improve. It's who steps up to the RT spot and general depth that's a question, and somewhat worrying. I have no opinions as to which players will step up into that void—Mabry?—who knows. That said, Martin and DeCastro should take big steps up and perhaps even earn some recognition. (As to the linemen depth question—maybe one of the TEs will be converted into a lineman? Who knows? That's a huge mystery.)
Who's Coming In: we've got a great, great class of linemen coming in. However, only rarely do they contribute as true freshmen. Wait a year.
Comfort Level: 7. Pray for no injuries.
Tight Ends
Who's Leaving: Jim dray, solid player.
Who Will Replace Him: Either Fleener or Reuland or…one of the five tight ends who will be redshirt freshmen….or one of the two tight ends recruited to be freshmen. I like Reuland the most but they're both good and who knows about those other tight ends.
Comfort Level: 10. There are literally no worries here.
Wide Receiver
Who's Leaving: No one.
Who's Getting Better: well, hopefully Chris Owusu. For how frustrating he can be, he really had a dynamic season in general. But it's frustrating because he really could've done better.
(Also, there are the highly recruited Jamal Patterson, Jemari Roberts and Drew Terrell.)
But what I worry about is this: our passing game is very monodimensional—it's deep ball, deep ball, deep ball, deep ball all the time. That's what explains Luck's 8.94 ypa and 56% completion rate. You'd like to see more working the intermediate routes, and you'd like to see a Wes Welker, Damian Williams-type emerge: someone who can do the crossing routes and run well after the catch. I'm not sure that player's on the roster. And given that the offense is likely to be more passing-oriented, I'd like there to be. We'll see how the players develop.
Comfort Level: 5. The wideouts were fine for what their jobs were this year. But they'll be more of a focal point next year. Can they stand up to the job? I don't know, and that's what I'm somewhat uncomfortable.
Overall assessment: The offense was great this year. It likely needs to be just as good next year for Stanford to have a season of similar quality. Is that going to happen? It's certainly possible—Luck's a talent (see above)—but since even modest regression would be disastrous, you have to be at least somewhat uncomfortable.


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Shorashim Enters the Blogoshpere
Shorashim has entered the blogosphere and our published articles and photographs are making a splash internationally. This summer, the CCP and Taglit-Birthright Israel groups frequently posted blogs created by participants to offer their friends and family a glimpse into life on Shorashim program. In addition, Shorashim staff members are contributing writers to blogs in the Jewish blogosphere including OyChicago and Project Incite.
Check out the blogs:
- Taglit- Birthight Israel Blogs: http://israelwithisraelis.com/advanced_blog/list
- CCP/Shorashim High School Program Blog: http://shorashim.org/ccp-blog
- Shaliach Shahar Gal writes post his reflections of Yom Haatzmaut. http://projectincite.blogspot.com/2010/05/reflections-on-yom-haatzmaut.html.
- Program Director Sharna Marcus is a monthly contributor to OyChicago at http://www.oychicago.com/bio.aspx?id=2802.
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