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The Old Scout Don't Go Mum on Us, Barack June 24, 2008 I was at a playground with my daughter the other day, reading "The Two Kinds of Decay" by Sarah Manguso (good book) and watching my girl as she stood at the perimeter of children playing and studied them, exactly as I did when I was a kid, working up the nerve to plunge into the fray. She is braver than I—she plunges. I tended to retreat and have been backpedaling ever since. I was sitting on a bench in the shade with the nannies and mommies, most of them on cell phones, talking about problem men, problem cleaning ladies, problem mothers, and the woman sitting next to me got up to go see to her child, and then stopped and came back and got her purse out of the stroller and took it with her. I was offended. I am an author, not a purse snatcher, and you would think she could distinguish between the two, would you not? Does a purse snatcher sit on a bench reading the latest Sarah Manguso book? Do you think that when inmates go to the prison library, they ask for Sarah Manguso? I doubt it. When she came back I wanted to tell her, "I am not a crook," but remembered Richard Nixon saying that and how the very words immediately told you what a liar he was, so I sat and brooded, and then it occurred to me that if you play it cool and don't talk to people, then people are entitled to assume the worst. I hadn't said so much as "Good morning" to her and so she was wary. The willingness to put yourself out there and let people poke you and examine your teeth and look in your ears and up your nose and trot when they tell you to trot is what good politicians have in common, unlike us writers who are secretive brooders, observers on the perimeter, and what's notable about Barack Obama is that he is both: He has the self-confidence but also the smarts and integrity to put himself down on paper. His is the only candidacy I can think of that was launched by an autobiography. Usually that comes later and is written by a ghost. Now that he's won the nomination, he is picking up an enormous retinue of soothsayers, sages, wizards, armorers, courtiers, pages, and maybe a fool or two, but you know—you just know—that the author of "Dreams from My Father" is still there behind that smiling face. You know he knows who he is. Here in Minnesota we are contemplating the fact that Jesse Ventura scores 24 percent in the polls for a Senate race in Minnesota he hasn't even entered. A phenomenal phenomenon. Al Franken has won the Democratic endorsement to run against the Bush water boy Norman Coleman and when Minnesotans are offered our Famous Former Gov as a third candidate, one-fourth of them say, Yes, why not? People have been making fun of Jesse for years, me included—how could you not? The man is an entertainment. But he still commands respect and if you're curious to know why, take a look at a clip on YouTube of Jesse telling Larry King what he thinks of Bush and Cheney and the war in Iraq. When politicians take up the war, they treat it gingerly and say that of course there are no easy solutions and they give you a string of careful observations smothered by modifying clauses, and what Jesse is saying is—this whole thing is an evil mess brought about by old lying chickenhawks who sent 4,000 American men and women to die for a cause that the chickenhawks themselves would never have volunteered for or sent their own children. "We marched in there and we can march out," says Jesse. Damn. How can you not admire a man who hauls off and talks straight like that? Of course, one good fastball doesn't make a U.S. senator and when you consider other aspects of Jesse—the thin skin, the towering ego, the 92 percent closed mind—you think twice about giving him a badge, but he knows something about politics that is easily forgotten. You need to talk to the people out there: It's not enough to talk to yourself. Don't sit thinking big thoughts and expect people to get you. Don't let your soothsayers and armorers get between you and the people, Barack. Speak for yourself. © 2008 by Garrison Keillor. All rights reserved. Distributed by Tribune Media Services, INC. |
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SUNY Upstate professor wins grant to investigate spinal cord injury
Dennis J. Stelzner, Ph.D., professor of cell and developmental biology and medical humanities at SUNY Upstate Medical University, has been awarded a 2-year $444,562 grant for spinal cord injury research by the New York State Spinal Cord Research Trust Fund.
The grant awards were announced by New York State Health Commissioner Antonia Novello, M.D., and actor Christopher Reeve, who suffers from a spinal cord injury, at a press conference Dec. 11 in New York City.
Stelzner was selected as one of 10 researchers from New York to share $3.6 million in grant support from New York State Spinal Cord Research Trust Fund, which was created in 1998 by Gov. George Pataki. The fund, financed through an existing surcharge on traffic tickets, is expected to raise $8.5 million annually.
More than 16,000 New Yorkers live with paralysis and other spinal cord injuries.
"This is an important and necessary program that provides an opportunity to accelerate research into this crucial area of medicine," said Stelzner, who has been on the SUNY Upstate faculty since 1970. "Research has made significant gains in the last ten years and there is confidence among scientists that with continued support much of this research may find its way into clinical applications within a decade."
In his funded research project, Stelzner will implant olfactory ensheating cells within a crush injury of dorsal spinal cord to deteremine if dorsal column axons?the part of a nerve that acts like a comunication cable?and corticospinal tract axons that have been damaged are able to regnerate into the intact spinal cord.
The 10 grant winners were chosen based on the scientific merit of the proposals. Specific proposals were evaluated for both scientific and technical merit as well as their relevance to treatments and cures of spinal cord injury paralysis by a panel of national experts in this area from outside New York.
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OMAHA, Neb., May 5 — Warren Buffett today gave the most extensive comments to date about the future of Berkshire Hathaway Inc after he is gone, saying he still expects the conglomerate to be a partner of choice for distressed companies.
Buffett, 82, also defended his plan to install his son, Howard, who has little investing experience, as nonexecutive chairman, saying the younger man's role would be to ensure that Berkshire had the right CEO in place.
During the financial crisis and its immediate aftermath, Berkshire helped prop up a number of companies, among them blue-chips such as General Electric and Goldman Sachs . Buffett's investments were viewed by many shareholders as a seal of approval from one of the world's most respected businessmen.
Short-seller Doug Kass, invited by Buffett to Berkshire's annual meeting today to offer contrarian points of view, asked whether a successor would have the same heft. Buffett said it would not matter.
"Berkshire is the 800 number when there is really some panic in the markets, and people really need significant capital," Buffett said.
"If you come to a day when the Dow has fallen 1,000 points a day for a few days and the tide has gone out and you find some naked swimmers, those naked swimmers ... will call Berkshire," he added.
Whoever ultimately takes over Berkshire will run a conglomerate that employs more than 280,000 people in dozens of businesses worldwide, covering everything from ice cream to insurance and retail to railroads.
Kass later asked what qualified Howard Buffett, a 58-year-old farmer and philanthropist, to step in as Berkshire's non-executive chairman when his father is gone. The elder Buffett insisted his son was ideal for the task at hand.
"He has no illusions at all of running the business. He won't get paid for running the business," Warren Buffett said. "He'll only have to think about whether the board ... needs to change the CEO."
As in the past, Buffett talked about his successor as CEO without actually identifying him. Speculation usually focuses on a small group of top Berkshire executives, among them insurance boss Ajit Jain and railroad leader Matt Rose.
One long-time Buffett-watcher said the legendary investor seemed to handle the pressure from Kass and others well.
"Buffett hasn't broken much new ground, but he's handled Doug's question well ... and, as always, reinforced the Berkshire culture every chance he's had," said Jeff Matthews, founder of hedge fund Ram Partners LP and a Buffett biographer.
Berkshire's breadth means that its performance is seen as a barometer for the broader economy. Today, Buffett said he still stands by the actions taken by the US Federal Reserve to stimulate the economy, even as he cautioned that the program could be "very inflationary."
"This is like watching a good movie, and I do not know the end," he said. "We have benefited significantly, and the country has benefited significantly, by what the Fed has done."
Buffett also endorsed the last four years of deficit spending by President Barack Obama's administration, saying it is a problem to get off that program but much less of a problem than if the government had followed a strict austerity program instead.
"We are seeing some recovery in housing prices which has psychological effects," he said. "(By the next annual meeting) I think we will have moved forward ... I don't think there will be a surge of any sort, but I don't think we will stall."
Earlier today, one of Buffett's top lieutenants said things were picking up but could improve further.
"It feels like a 2 per cent economy. If we want to see GDP click up to 3.5 per cent, 4 per cent, you need to see more consumption," said Rose, CEO of the railroad Burlington Northern, in an interview.
Rose said Burlington Northern was seeing "across the board" increases in demand to ship things like concrete, roofing tiles and cars.
Buffett may be optimistic about the economy, but he is decidedly more cautious about technology. Earlier this week he joined Twitter, taking the handle @WarrenBuffett - but insisted he only knew enough about it to press a button when told to.
Today he said he disagreed with the recent guidance from the US Securities & Exchange Commission that lets companies release material information on Twitter. Some see that as a threat to Berkshire's press release service, Business Wire.
"The key to disclosure is accuracy and simultaneity ... I do not want it, if I am buying Wells Fargo, to keep hitting up their web page and hoping I'm not 10 seconds behind someone else for some important announcement," he said.
He also stuck by one of Berkshire's more controversial investments, its recent acquisition of a number of newspapers. The annual meeting crowd applauded when CNBC anchor Andrew Ross Sorkin asked a critical question about the stable of papers.
"It's not going to move the needle in Berkshire ... we are buying the papers at very, very low prices with (regard to) current earnings," Buffett said, adding that he expected to meet or beat a 10 per cent rate of return, after-tax.
Yet as much as investors want to hear about Berkshire's growth potential and the state of the economy, some also attend the meeting just for a good laugh.
The meeting opened, as it does every year, with a video montage. This year's included a duet between Buffett and singer Jon Bon Jovi and a take-off on the TV series "Breaking Bad."
Some of the best comedy, though, usually comes in the verbal sparring between Buffett and Vice Chairman Charlie Munger over the course of the day. The two are close — they shared an oversize box of peanut brittle during the meeting - but Munger's acerbic tongue pops out from time to time.
"I come to see Charlie Munger needle Warren Buffett - only he can," said Sherman Silber, a doctor and shareholder. — Reuters


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- Association between prescription of conventional or atypical antipsychotic drugs and mortality in older persons with Alzheimer's diseaseMassimo Musicco
Institute of Biomedical Technologies, National Research Council, Via Fratelli Cervi 93, Segrate, Italy
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 31:218-24. 2011.... - Predictors of progression of cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease: the role of vascular and sociodemographic factorsMassimo Musicco
Institute of Biomedical Technologies National Research Council, Via F lli Cervi 93, 20099 Segrate, Milan, Italy
J Neurol 256:1288-95. 2009..Our findings suggest a slower disease progression in Alzheimer's patients with diabetes. If confirmed, this result will contribute new insights into Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis and lead to relevant suggestions for disease treatment... - Gender differences in the occurrence of Alzheimer's diseaseMassimo Musicco
Institute of Biomedical Technologies, National Research Council ITB CNR, Segrate, Milan, Italy
Funct Neurol 24:89-92. 2009..The area of gender differences in AD and in neurodegenerative processes generally, although still largely unexplored, appears to offer great promise for the future development of better strategies of intervention for patients... - Neuropsychological predictors of rapidly progressing patients with Alzheimer's diseaseMassimo Musicco
Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 30:219-28. 2010..Different neuropsychological profiles in AD patients might be indicative of the diffusion of the pathological process and might be associated with differences in rates of disease progression... - Predicting disease progression in Alzheimer's disease: the role of neuropsychiatric syndromes on functional and cognitive declineKatie Palmer
Fondazione Santa Lucia, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carettere Scientifico, Rome, Italy
J Alzheimers Dis 24:35-45. 2011..These results highlight the importance of incorporating a thorough psychiatric examination in the evaluation of AD patients... - Color discrimination performance in patients with Alzheimer's diseaseGiovanna Salamone
IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 27:501-7. 2009..The aim of the present study was to investigate color discrimination in patients with AD to determine whether impairment of this visual function is a cognitive or perceptive/sensory disturbance... - Inverse occurrence of cancer and Alzheimer disease: a population-based incidence studyMassimo Musicco
National Research Council of Italy, Rome, Italy
Neurology 81:322-8. 2013..To evaluate the incidence of cancer in persons with Alzheimer disease (AD) and the incidence of AD dementia in persons with cancer... - Neuropsychiatric symptoms and syndromes in a large cohort of newly diagnosed, untreated patients with Alzheimer diseaseGianfranco Spalletta
Fondazione Santa Lucia, Instituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carettere Scientifico, Rome, Italy
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 18:1026-35. 2010.... - [Variability of efficacy measures in Alzheimer's disease]Massimo Musicco
Istituto di Tecnologie Biomediche, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Fratelli Cervi 93, 20090 Segrate, Milan, Italy
Ann Ist Super Sanita 41:87-91. 2005.... - Guidelines for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease from the Italian Association of PsychogeriatricsCarlo Caltagirone
Fondazione IRCCS, Santa Lucia, Universita Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Drugs Aging 22:1-26. 2005..Other issues covered are opportunities for Alzheimer's disease prevention, various modalities of care, and the treatment of comorbidities... - Position paper of the Italian Society for the study of Dementias (SINDEM) on the proposal of a new lexicon on Alzheimer diseaseMassimo Musicco
Institute of Biomedical Technologies, National Research Council, Segrate MI, Foundation IRCCS Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy
Neurol Sci 33:201-8. 2012..However, the evidence about the instrumental and laboratory markers for the diagnosis of the preclinical and asymptomatic states of the disease are, until to now, insufficient to support the routine clinical use of these investigations... - A study of the Healthy Growth Charter in socially disadvantaged childrenMassimo Musicco
Fondazione IRCCS Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy
Ann Ist Super Sanita 47:417-23. 2011.... - Early and long-term outcome of rehabilitation in stroke patients: the role of patient characteristics, time of initiation, and duration of interventionsMassimo Musicco
Institute of Biomedical Technologies, National Research Council, Milan, Italy
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 84:551-8. 2003..To determine whether and how patient characteristics and the time of initiation and duration of rehabilitation influence early and long-term patient outcome after cerebrovascular accident...


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"Carlos has been the farm trainer of my horses for 5 years, and I am extraordinarily pleased with the way he prepares them for the racetrack. He has done it all for me: breaking/training the yearlings, training the 2 year olds, and rehabbing those that have been injured. The horses arrive at the racetrack very fit and ready to perform. He doesn't cut corners, he is patient, but he gets the most out of the horses he works with because he expects the most out of them.
Carlos is a true horseman, is hands on, and he tailors an individual fitness program for each horse in his care. My trainers at the track have remarked to me that Carlos gives them a very well-prepared horse, both mentally and physically. I would highly recommend Carlos to any owner that wants their horses to arrive at the track fit and ready for racetrack life." Sue White, TB Owner
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In what is shaping up to be arguably the best recruiting class ever at Fresno State, the Bulldogs will entertain a number of guests this weekend in what may very well be the last big recruiting weekend of the off-season. Fresno State already has 14 verbal commitments for the class and this weekend they will look to fill a few more needs on offense and defense.With the holes on the offensive and defensive line looking to be filled, the Bulldogs will now focus on skill positions and the back seven on defense. ...More... To continue reading this article you must be a member. Sign Up Now!
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CHICAGO (AP) Marlin Mason scored a career-high 22 points and Junior Lomomba added 13 to lead Cleveland State to a 77-66 win against Illinois-Chicago on Saturday night.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) Kamren Belin scored a career-high 24 points as Youngstown State topped Horizon League rival Cleveland State 73-59 Saturday.
CLEVELAND (AP) Christian Thomas scored a career-high 21 points and Ben Averkamp added 18 as Loyola of Chicago defeated Cleveland State 67-55 Wednesday to snap a nine-game losing streak against th
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MILWAUKEE (AP) Austin Arians scored a career-high 19 points off the bench, helping Milwaukee to its first conference victory of the season, 69-57 over Cleveland State on Thursday night.


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Flames Shut Out Cougars, 3-0
Oct. 23, 2012 CHICAGO - The UIC volleyball team (14-11/6-3 Horizon League) outplayed Chicago State in each category of play Tuesday inside the Flames Athletic Center as the Flames swept the Cougars, 3-0 (25-12, 25-20, 25-19). Senior Kelsey Safranek (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove South) led the Flames offensively as she collected eight kills on the night, while sophomore Sara Sternard (Clarendon Hills, Ill./Westmont) had eight in the match. Senior Nicole Allgood (Crestwood, Ky./South Oldham) hit at .357 with six kills. Junior MaryKate Imrie (Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg) led all players in assists with 23, while freshman Tracy Friel (Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake Central) handed out five assists. Sophomore Maggie Strus (Hickory Hills, Ill./Stagg) earned 15 digs in the match to lead all players defensively. The Flames made quick work of Chicago State as they handled the Cougars 25-12 in the first set. The UIC team hit at .382 in the opening frame. Then with back-to-back victories (25-20 and 25-19) in the second and third sets, UIC secured the match at 3-0. The Flames return to action inside the Flames Athletic Center Friday against Cleveland State at 7:00 p.m. (CT), before contending Youngstown State Saturday at 4:00 p.m.
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World Tsunami Devastates Aceh December 31, 2004 Indonesia's Aceh province was near the epicenter of Sunday's earthquake and tsunami, which wiped entire villages off the map. As many as 80,000 people were killed there -- ports and roads were destroyed and many towns flattened. Hear NPR's Melissa Block and Christian Science Monitor correspondent Tom McCawley. Listen Loading… Download Playlist
World U.S. Boosts Tsunami Aid December 31, 2004 The White House announces the U.S. will boost its aid contribution to tsunami victims from $35 million to $350 million. Secretary of State Colin Powell said the increase came after discussions with disaster officials made clear the size of the tragedy. Hear NPR's Larry Abramson.
U.S. Federal Agencies Investigate Airline Laser Incidents December 31, 2004 Federal agencies are investigating a series of incidents involving lasers shined into the eyes of pilots during commercial flights. The lasers can cause eye injury and disorientation. All the flights landed safely. NPR's Luke Burbank reports. Listen Loading… Download Playlist
Business US Airways Tries to Make Up for Christmas Debacle December 31, 2004 US Air attempts to make up for its dismal performance over the Christmas holiday by providing VIP treatment to travelers this weekend. The troubled airline cancelled flights and misplaced thousands of bags during the holiday. Now it is asking its workers to volunteer -- handing out potato chips and cocoa to passengers in Philadelphia in hopes of getting back in their good graces. NPR's Frank Langfitt reports. Listen Loading… Download Playlist
Politics Justice Renounces Torture December 31, 2004 The Justice Department backs away from a narrow and controversial definition of torture. A new memo says torture violates U.S. and international law. The White House came under criticism for a 2002 memo that said President Bush had authority superseding U.S. laws against torture during times of war. NPR's Carrie Kahn reports. Listen Loading… Download Playlist
Interviews Tsunami Survivor Recalls Impact in Trincomalee December 31, 2004 A tsunami survivor in Sri Lanka tells a harrowing tale of his days since the waves hit. NPR's Philip Reeves reports. Listen Loading… Download Playlist
World Workers Struggle to Rebuild City Near Epicenter December 31, 2004 In Banda Aceh, Indonesia, the government and aid organizations are working to rebuild and distribute aid in communities devastated by the tsunami. Hear NPR's Melissa Block and NPR's Michael Sullivan. Listen Loading… Download Playlist
U.S. A Century of Celebrations in Times Square December 31, 2004 Revelers in Times Square will be celebrating more tonight than the arrival of 2005. It's the 100th anniversary of the Times Square New Year's celebration. NPR's Robert Smith has the top 10 reasons that it's still at the center of New Year's Eve. Listen Loading… Download Playlist
World Indian Town Races to Recover from Tsunami December 31, 2004 The southeast Indian town of Cuddalore was not hit as hard as other communities on the coast, but the speed of its recovery is remarkable nonetheless. People from India's many diverse linguistic and ethnic groups are sending supplies and volunteers are arriving to help with the reconstruction. Laura Womack reports. Listen Loading… Download Playlist
World In Sri Lanka, Day of Mourning December 31, 2004 In Sri Lanka, the death toll from the tsunami is now above 28,000. In the village of Ahangama, volunteers delivered blankets and bags of rice to survivors. The government declares a national day of mourning, but many people didn't need an official declaration. NPR's Jason Beaubien reports. Listen Loading… Download Playlist
Interviews Congressman-Elect Emanuel Cleaver December 31, 2004 NPR's Tony Cox chats with Emanuel Cleaver, the freshman representative from Missouri's Fifth Congressional District. He's one of five new African-American members of Congress, and next week he'll be sworn into the 109th Congress. Listen Loading… Download Playlist
World Tsunami Orphans Adopted without Approval December 31, 2004 Children orphaned by the tsunami in Sri Lanka are being adopted, in many cases by grieving parents who lost their own children in the deadly waves ---without the approval of the state. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports. Listen Loading… Download Playlist
Interviews NASA's Oldest Active Astronaut Retires December 31, 2004 After 42 years of exploring the stars, NASA's longest-serving astronaut, John Young, is retiring at the age of 74. Young was a pilot on the first Gemini mission, has walked on the moon and helped design the space shuttle. He discusses his career in space flight with NPR's Steve Inskeep. Listen Loading… Download Playlist
Education Florida's Pre-Kindergarten Program Draws Critics December 31, 2004 Florida legislatures this month approved pre-kindergarten classes for children across the state, in response to a constitutional amendment approved by the state's voters in 2002. But now that the program has become law, some fear it will not deliver quality education. Hear Amy Tardif of member station WGCU. Listen Loading… Download Playlist
Law DOJ Memo Redefines 'Torture' December 31, 2004 A new Justice Department memo revises and expands the definition of torture, ruling out its use in interrogating prisoners of war. It replaces a controversial 2002 memo that justified the use of torture to protect national security. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal. Listen Loading… Download Playlist


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Status as a weekend destination has made Hydra a popular venue for all sorts of events, from trail races and art exhibitions to sailing events and regattas. The Miaoulia festival honors the memory of local naval hero Andreas Miaoulis and extends over a long weekend at the end of June (the night reenactment of the sinking of the Turkish flagship by Miaoulis and his men is the highlight of the event). Exhibitions, concerts, and performances are usually held June–August; details are available from the municipality. The International Rembetika music festival takes place here in October. Plus the new and ever-growing contemporary art scene here is sure to to be highlighted with happenings that will draw an international art crowd.
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Juninho set for Boro role
Juninho is believed to be in talks with Middlesbrough about becoming their South American representative.
The diminutive Brazilian is regarded as one of the most popular players in their history after three different spells at The Riverside, playing in over 150 games.
The World Cup winner was also part of the Boro side which lifted the Carling Cup in 2004.
The 36-year-old retired from football last season after a spell in Australia with Sydney FC.
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On October 12, 1972, a plane carrying a team of young rugby players crashed into the remote, snow-peaked Andes. Out of the forty-five original passengers and crew, only sixteen made it off the mountain alive. For ten excruciating weeks they suffered deprivations beyond imagining, confronting nature head-on at its most furious and inhospitable. And to survive, they were forced to do what would have once been unthinkable ...
This is their story -- one of the most astonishing true adventures of the twentieth century.
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HYDE PARK, Friday—A lady has written me a slightly critical note from Des Moines, Iowa. She failed to sign her name, simply identifying herself as "A woman reader of all the news." However, she did not read very carefully what I recently wrote about Dr. Ralph Bunche of the United Nations Trusteeship Council.
She says that the investigation and clearance of Dr. Bunche by the loyalty board which investigates American employees in the U.N. was a routine matter. As a matter of fact, though the great majority of employees were cleared quickly, Dr. Bunche's case was held up ten months because of accusations made by two ex-Communists—accusations which were proved untrue but which meant he was under a cloud all that time. Such a situation is a strain for anyone, no matter how loyal he is or how clear his conscience. I do not think Dr. Bunche should have been subjected to this.
I hope that the anonymous letter-writer will take note of the fact that it is the methods of investigation that I object to. Most of these investigations seem to me to do more harm than good.
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I have had an interesting letter from a history class in Modesto High School in Modesto, California. They write that they have been making a thorough study of the question, "How We Can Avoid an H-Bomb War with Russia." They give me their conclusions, and I think my readers might be interested in these.
They feel: (1) We must continue to expand all service organizations at home and abroad in order to help people help themselves. (2) We must strive to make religion a worldwide practice, and understand and tolerate the views of others, both at home and abroad. (3) We must realize what has caused wars in the past and that the same things may be happening today. (4) We must keep the United Nations a sounding board for world opinion and try to maintain its original purpose of preventing aggression and maintaining peace.
(5) We must be prepared militarily at all times at any cost. (6) We must keep our resources in check, for behind any war in the future will be our resources. (7) Education on our foreign policy should begin as early as the grammar-school level.
These are interesting conclusions. But if they are to be implemented, they mean an acceptance by the people of the United States of a considerable amount of sacrifice. I am not quite sure what these young people mean by point 2. Are we to strive for a similar practice of religion throughout the world or simply for greater spiritual development in all nations? The latter would seem to me easier of achievement and wiser in the long run.


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Microsoft set a Guinness World Record for having the most participants in a coding marathon at its Windows 8 AppFest in Bangalore.
Microsoft has set a world record for having the most developers in a coding marathon at its recent Windows 8 AppFest in Bangalore. During a long-running coding session, thousands of developers made history by setting the world record for the Most Participants in a Software Development Marathon in One Location at Karnataka Trade Promotion Organization (KTPO), Bangalore. The record was set at 2,567 developers coding nonstop for 18 hours. Developers came from all over India and beyond to participate in the event hosted by Microsoft that involved building, designing and testing apps for the Windows platform. As the software giant pushes toward its Oct. 26 release of Windows 8, the turnout of more than 2,500 developers at Windows AppFest showcases the developer excitement for Windows 8 and the opportunity the Windows Store brings to developers worldwide, Microsoft said. Hopefully, some of the apps created at the Windows 8 AppFest will find their way into the Windows Store, Microsoft officials said. Microsoft empowered the developers with Windows 8 RTM (release to manufacturing) and Visual Studio Express 2012. The teams of up to four developers built apps for Windows in 20 categories, including food, finance, productivity, books, social, photo, music and video, and shopping.


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Hi helping replace thru hauls on a hefty steel boat and was wondering if anyone knows the cheapest place to drydock on van isle. Figured asking would save me from calling up every bait yard around. Thanks
Vancouver Island's a big place... Victoria area or Nanaimo? If it's a large boat that will be limiting too.. In Southern BC I'd say Shelter Island, a few miles up the river from Steveston will be your best bet, big lifts and lots of space with almost certainly the lowest fees.
On the island, not sure, but Nanaimo has a few on Newcastle Channel including a serious marine ways if no one has a large travel lift there. |
"Vancouver Island's a big place" That was my first thought too Ron.
The Port Hardy end, the Victoria end, or the middle?
How large and heavy is the boat? |
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NEW YORK (AP) Americans gave nearly $300 billion to charitable causes last year, setting a record and besting the 2005 total that had been boosted by a surge in aid to victims of hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma and the Asian tsunami.
Donors contributed an estimated $295.02 billion in 2006, a 1% increase when adjusted for inflation, up from $283.05 billion in 2005. Excluding donations for disaster relief, the total rose 3.2%, inflation-adjusted, according to an annual report released Monday by the Giving USA Foundation at Indiana University's Center on Philanthropy. Giving historically tracks the health of the overall economy, with the rise amounting to about one-third the rise in the stock market, according to Giving USA. Last year was right on target, with a 3.2% rise as stocks rose more than 10% on an inflation-adjusted basis. "What people find especially interesting about this, and it's true year after year, that such a high percentage comes from individual donors," Giving USA Chairman Richard Jolly said. Individuals gave a combined 75.6% of the total. With bequests, that rises to 83.4%. The biggest chunk of the donations, $96.82 billion or 32.8%, went to religious organizations. The second largest slice, $40.98 billion or 13.9%, went to education, including gifts to colleges, universities and libraries. About 65% of households with incomes less than $100,000 give to charity, the report showed. "It tells you something about American culture that is unlike any other country," said Claire Gaudiani, a professor at NYU's Heyman Center for Philanthropy and author of The Greater Good: How Philanthropy Drives the American Economy and Can Save Capitalism. Gaudiani said the willingness of Americans to give cuts across income levels, and their investments go to developing ideas, inventions and people to the benefit of the overall economy. Gaudiani said Americans give twice as much as the next most charitable country, according to a November 2006 comparison done by the Charities Aid Foundation. In philanthropic giving as a percentage of gross domestic product, the U.S. ranked first at 1.7%. No. 2 Britain gave 0.73%, while France, with a 0.14% rate, trailed such countries as South Africa, Singapore, Turkey and Germany. Mega-gifts, which Giving USA considers to be donations of $1 billion or more, tend to get the most attention, and that was true last year especially. Investment superstar Warren Buffett announced in June 2006 that he would give $30 billion over 20 years to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Of that total, $1.9 billion was given in 2006, which helped push the year's total higher. Gaudiani said that gift reflects a growing focus on using donated money efficiently and effectively. "I think it's also a strategic commitment to upward mobility exported to other countries, in the form of improved health and stronger civil societies," she said. The Gates Foundation has focused on reducing hunger and fighting disease in developing countries as well as improving education in the U.S. Without Buffett's pledge, it had an endowment of $29.2 billion as of the end of 2005. Meanwhile, companies and their foundations gave less in 2006, dropping 10.5% to $12.72 billion. Jolly said corporate giving fell because companies had been so generous in response to the natural disasters and because profits overall were less strong in 2006 over the year before. The Giving USA report counts money given to foundations as well as grants the foundations make to non-profits and other groups, since foundations typically give out only income earned without spending the original donations.
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The service was held Friday at the Zahra Baker Memorial, just feet away from the spot where the girl's remains were found.
Zahra was reported missing in October 2010. Her body was found weeks later. Elisa Baker was sentenced to up to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges including second-degree murder.
In May, Hickory opened a playground built in Zahra's honor. Zahra wore a prosthetic leg, a result of her fight with two bouts of cancer, so the playground honors her in part by having swings and other attractions that can be used by disabled children.
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1 (8 ounce) package Neufchatel cheese, softened
1/3 cup frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
2 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed
This recipe is wonderful! I added a pecan crust. The combination was great. I omitted the lemon zest and changed the lemonade concentrate to 1/2 cup. Got many requests for the recipe. Very refreshing!
It was pretty tasty. Similar to cheesecake, but no crust. It was very sweet, though. Maybe a little too much for my taste. Still, I might make it again.
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This was pretty good. I used regular cream cheese as that's what I had on hand. I tried a lemonade dessert years ago that I fell in love with, and have not been able to find any recipe that matches it. But, this was definately good and I will make it again.
This was the best! So good. The next time I'm going to use orange jello for a dreamsicle taste.
Very tasty. If I made it again I would put it in a grahm cracker crust and serve with a dab of cool whip.
Like another reviewer I was looking for a lost recipie ( Grannie's "Lemon Delight"- grm crkr crust/frozen condensed milk/whipped semi-set lemon jello). This looks like a great up-dated version. I expect to come back and up-grade rating to 5 star after serving it to the purists in the family. Expect mods.
Fresh, light, fluffy, refreshing and delicious. That pretty much sums up this recipe. Shaima this is a great recipe - thanks for sharing.
This is tasty! I used low fat and sugar free ingredients so the cream cheese didn't blend as well as I would have liked, but the flavor is still perfectly lemon.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Defence Secretary Liam Fox resigned on Friday over his friendship with a businessman who posed as his adviser, jolting Prime Minister David Cameron's coalition government and potentially slowing down efforts to reform the military.
Cameron named Transport Secretary Philip Hammond, generally seen as a safe pair of hands, as the new defence secretary. Hammond is considered to be on the right of the governing Conservative Party, but not to the same extent as Fox, around whom many ministers had rallied before his resignation.
Fox, 50, who oversaw military operations in Afghanistan and Libya, admitted he had allowed the lines between his personal and professional life to blur.
The media have in the last week been awash with stories about the relationship between Fox and his former flatmate and best man, Adam Werritty, 34, who met often with Fox at the defence ministry and on his official trips abroad.
"I mistakenly allowed the distinction between my personal interest and my government activities to become blurred," Fox said in a resignation letter to Cameron.
"The consequences of this have become clearer in recent days. I am very sorry for this."
The loss of Fox amid accusations of impropriety could open Cameron up to allegations of sleaze, a failing that helped doom the last Conservative-led government in a 1997 election, relegating the party to opposition for the next 13 years.
Cameron can ill-afford the government's authority to be compromised as it pushes through the toughest austerity measures in a generation to tackle a big budget deficit. The integrity of parliament itself has only recently recovered from an expenses scandal that saw several legislators prosecuted.
However, pending any further revelations about Fox's conduct, his departure is not seen as a fatal blow.
"It's a setback for the government but not destabilising ... This is embarrassing for the government, it doesn't help their reputation, but it's not a fundamental game changer," said Wyn Grant, politics professor at the University of Warwick.
Cameron had given Fox, 50, his support pending the findings of an inquiry, due within days, into whether he had broken ministerial rules by allowing Werritty to benefit financially from their friendship or have access to classified information.
In a letter, Cameron said he was "very sorry" to see Fox go, and praised the "superb job" he had done.
"He did a good job at the Ministry of Defence clearing up the mess left by the last government and giving good leadership to that department particularly while we have been in action in Libya and also in Afghanistan as well," Cameron told reporters.
With Fox no longer defence minister, relations with Cameron may not be so cordial in future.
Fox challenged Cameron for leadership of the Conservative Party in 2005, and the prime minister now faces the prospect of a powerful and charismatic rival on his party's back-benches.
Fox is the flag bearer for the Conservatives' vocal right-wing and could become a source of friction for Cameron, who is already under attack from right-wingers who accuse him of ceding too much ground to the Liberal Democrats.
"While he (Fox) may not have credibility as a leadership contender, he could undermine David Cameron from the back benches," said Steven Fielding, director of the Centre for British Politics at Nottingham University.
Potential unrest among Cameron's restive colleagues over Fox's departure is likely to be assuaged by the fact that Fox chose to step down without apparent pressure from the prime minister, who had allowed an unusually long time for an investigation to look into Fox's conduct.
"I think Cameron will be OK on this. He's not been seen to force him out. He's given him enough time to explain himself .... I don't think anyone in the Conservative Party will think Cameron acted badly or have the knives out for him," said Tim Bale, politics professor at Sussex University and author of a book on the Conservatives.
Fox's successor would have to implement a radical and difficult plan to slim down and reconfigure the military, as well as manage the eventual return of British troops from Afghanistan and take decisive action during future conflicts.
The government last year announced an eight percent cut in real terms to the 34 billion pound ($53.7 billion) defence budget over four years, and many of the initiatives Fox outlined to reduce costs have yet to be implemented.
Other government departments received cuts of up to 20 percent, and the defence ministry's more lenient treatment was seen partly as a result of Fox winning a fierce and public spat with the treasury (finance ministry).
"Keeping a handle on the budget, particularly the equipment budget, requires constant political care and attention .... You need strong leadership and willingness to take hard decisions which will offend people," said Malcolm Chalmers of the Royal United Services Institute defence think-tank in London.
"The danger is that if there isn't strong pressure from the secretary of state to keep the defence budget under control, then that role will devolve back to the treasury," he said, adding that would lead to confusion on procurement.
Defence firms are already in the throes of trying to readjust to new procurement policies introduced under Fox, including a "name and shame" initiative for defence firms who do not stick to time and cost constraints, and a push for firms to develop less specialised, more exportable hardware.
"As far as the defence industry is concerned, what we really want is to have a degree of consistency," said Hugh Toler of Allocate Software, which has a defence division.
(Additional reporting by Tim Castle, Matt Falloon and Adrian Croft, Editing by Mark Heinrich)
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Scarborough boys lock up top seed with win at TA
SACO—The rest of the league might think it's catching up to the Scarborough boys' lacrosse team, but at the end of the day/regular season, the three-time defending Class A champion Red Storm remain the cream of the crop.
That's been the case in almost every game this season and the final regional standings reflect once more that the road to the state title will go through Scarborough.
Tuesday evening at Hill Stadium, the Red Storm was pushed for 48 minutes by one of the teams, Thornton Academy, hoping to dethrone it, but Scarborough's depth, skill and championship heart proved to be enough.
The Red Storm scored just one goal in the first 21-plus minutes, but closed the first half with a pair of tallies to pull even at the break, 3-3.
Scarborough then cranked up the offense in the third period, going ahead to stay when senior standout John Wheeler scored midway through. Wheeler would add two more goals in the frame, including one with 30.1 seconds remaining, to give the Red Storm a 7-5 lead and a little breathing room.
Wheeler assisted on one fourth period strike, then scored twice more, the last on a rare assist from his goalie, and Scarborough, which frustrated the Golden Trojans much of the night with an aggressive and swarming defense, went on to a 10-6 victory.
Wheeler led all players with six goals, Pearson made 10 timely saves and the Red Storm finished the regular season 11-1 and wrapped up the top seed for the upcoming playoffs, dropping Thornton Academy to 6-6 in the process.
"TA came out with a lot of pride in what they do," said Scarborough coach Joe Hezlep. "They think they're a top tier team and I think they are. They've had their ups and downs, but when it comes down to it, they can play lacrosse. We were definitely flat. They came out with some gusto. It took awhile for our guys to get into it."
That championship look
Scarborough had some hiccups early in the season, but is showing signs of being primed to win a fourth straight Class A title.
The Red Storm opened with easy home wins over Westbrook (17-3) and Bonny Eagle (16-0), before romping at Biddeford (15-1). Scarborough then almost let a 6-0 lead slip away before edging visiting South Portland on a late goal, 9-8. After an 8-5 home loss to North Yarmouth Academy, Scarborough handled host Deering (16-3), visiting Portland (15-2), host Gorham (14-3) and visiting Kennebunk (5-4). Next came a seismic victory, 10-7, at Yarmouth, a win which marked the first time the Red Storm had ever beaten the longtime powerhouse Clippers. Scarborough followed that with a 12-5 victory at Marshwood last Wednesday, the last time it took the field.
Thornton Academy started the year 3-1, but was under .500 since, entering the contest 6-5 with losses to Cheverus, Kennebunk, South Portland, NYA and Deering.
The Red Storm came to Saco Tuesday having beaten the Golden Trojans nine straight times, dating back to an 11-10 home win for Thornton Academy May 22, 2004. In each of the past three seasons, Scarborough has beaten the Golden Trojans during the regular year, then did so again in the playoffs, including a 7-1 decision in last year's semifinals (the Red Storm also got past Thornton Academy in both the 2010 and 2011 regional finals).
Tuesday, it took some time for Scarborough to hit its stride, but the Red Storm got there eventually.
The hosts appeared to take a 1-0 lead in the fourth minute, on an unassisted goal from junior Taylor Browne, but Browne was ruled to be in the goalie's crease and the strike was disallowed.
Scarborough then got the first official goal as junior Cam Loiselle took a pass from junior Matthew Murphy and finished 4:41 in.
The Golden Trojans did get on the board with 1:03 left in the first quarter, playing man-up, as sophomore Isaac Sinclair collected a ground ball before beating Pearson to even the game, 1-1, a score which held into the second period.
There, just 55 seconds in, Browne scored unassisted to give Thornton Academy its first lead.
After junior Daniel Giroux hit the post with a shot, the Golden Trojans went up 3-1, as senior Jake Woodman found sophomore Christian Michaud for a goal.
Making matters worse for the Red Storm, junior Brendon Smith was called for a slashing penalty on the play, giving Thornton Academy, which had all the momentum, a man-advantage.
Scarborough's defense rose to the occasion, however, killing the penalty and it wasn't long until the offense lived up to its end of the bargain.
With 2:50 to go before halftime, the Red Storm's 16 minute, 29 second scoring drought came to an end as Wheeler got his first goal, taking a pass from junior Christian Neelon before launching a rocket past Golden Trojans junior goalie Jack Grondin.
With 37 seconds left, Loiselle set up junior Austin Doody for a score and although it was outplayed for much of the first 24 minutes (trailing in faceoffs won, ground balls and shots), Scarborough was even at halftime, 3-3.
Thornton Academy kept the pressure on when junior Ian Carrier pounced on a ground ball on the opening faceoff of the second half, raced in and beat Pearson to put the Golden Trojans back on top, 4-3, just eight seconds into the third quarter.
That would prove to be the hosts' final lead, however.
With 11:03 to go in the third, Neelon set up sophomore Nathan Howard for the tying score.
Then, with 6:27 left, after the Red Storm killed a penalty and senior Jurien Garrison hit the post, Wheeler took a pass from Garrison and again fired a shot that Grondin had no chance of stopping into the net to put Scarborough ahead to stay, 5-4.
The Red Storm won the ensuing faceoff and Wheeler pounced on a ground ball in front before finishing to make it a 6-4 game.
With 5:02 to play in the action-packed stanza, Thornton Academy got a goal back, man-up, as junior Cody Falton beat Pearson with a shot, but after Pearson saved Carrier's bid to tie it, Neelon was robbed by Grondin and a shot by sophomore Isaac Sinclair was turned aside by Pearson, Pearson passed to Smith, who threw a long pass ahead to Wheeler, who beat the defense, then left Grondin helpless for a goal with 30.1 seconds showing.
"I got a good pass from Davey," Smith said. "I looked up and saw Wheeler. I didn't know if I could make it, but it worked out."
"Any pass that ends with (Wheeler) often turns out well," Hezlep said. "Our game plan is to get the ball to him and let him make something happen."
That goal allowed Scarborough to take a 7-5 lead and a little momentum to the fourth quarter.
There, the Red Storm put it away.
One minute, 15 seconds in, Wheeler returned the favor, setting up a goal instead of scoring one, as he passed to Neelon, who finished for an 8-5 advantage.
Scarborough then got a big break and got to play two men up and Wheeler made the Golden Trojans pay, finishing a pass from Doody with 8:36 to go to push the lead to 9-5.
Thornton Academy, playing two men-up after both Doody and Smith were called for penalties, ended a nearly 12-minute drought when Sinclair (from senior Josh Cyr) scored with 5:56 remaining, but Pearson denied the Golden Trojans' bid to draw closer, robbing a bid from Giroux.
If Pearson's prowess in goal wasn't impressive enough, he showed he could spark the offense as well with 4:05 to play, throwing a long pass down the field which bounced into the stick of Wheeler for a quick shot that beat Grondin for what proved to be the coup de grace.
"I anticipated and just happened to beat the defender and had an open shot," Wheeler said.
The Red Storm ran out the clock from there and capped its regular season with a 10-6 triumph.
"At halftime, we refocused and decided it was time to get down to business," Smith said. "We didn't have much scouting on them, but we heard they're pretty good. We tried to get to the ball when it went behind. We wanted to keep the ball away from (Browne and Cyr) and if they got it, take it away."
Wheeler continued staking his claim as the best player in the state by scoring six times and assisting on a seventh goal, staggering numbers considering the Thornton Academy defense had him and his teammates flustered much of the night.
"The zone slowed us down," Wheeler said. "We had plenty of possession. We had good looks and didn't finish, but we adjusted. We came around to some unconventional ways of scoring. We solidified it in the fourth quarter. We had to pass around to get an open look. We found some open looks. We had some nice setups from Jurien and Christian."
Doody, Howard, Loiselle and Neelon also scored. Neelon had two assists, while Doody, Garison, Loiselle, Murphy, Pearson and Smith had the other helpers. In all, nine of the 10 Scarborough goals were assisted. Pearson made 10 saves and senior Dalton Finley led the team with five ground balls. The Red Storm outshot the Golden Trojans, 30-24 (20-16 on cage), and overcame an uncharacteristic 29 turnovers.
Thornton Academy got two goals from Sinclair and one each from Brown, Carrier, Falton and Michaud. Cyr and Woodman had assists. Grondin made 10 saves.
The Golden Trojans won 12 of 20 faceoffs (both senior Aaron Sinclair and junior Kaleb Lehmann went six of 10) and had a 45-35 advantage in ground balls (Carrier had a game-high seven). Thornton Academy turned the ball over 27 times.
Let the fun begin
Thornton Academy will likely be the No. 5 seed in Western A and will have a quarterfinal round game June 5, probably at Marshwood.
Scarborough finishes first for the third year in a row and the fifth time since 2006. The Red Storm has a bye into the semifinal round June 8, where it could meet the Golden Trojans again.
"We had a very tough schedule," Wheeler said. "To beat the good teams says how our program is always a top dog and we love that."
"We're ready," Smith said. "We can keep turning it up. We're playing good lacrosse right now, but it wouldn't hurt to play better. We can."
"We're happy where we are," Hezlep added. "We pulled out some close games we had to really fight for. That showed a lot. Even when we don't bring our best game, we'll do what it takes to grind it out and win. I think we're ready for playoffs. I really feel like there are three or four teams with stellar players. When it comes down to it, you have to finish plays. If you do that, you'll do well."
Sports Editor Michael Hoffer can be reached at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter: @foresports.
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Presentation focused on introducing Buffalo Trace into the Chinese Market.
Team China: Dr. Lifang Wu - 2014 China Trip Leader, MBA students Dan Feldman, Steven Zhu, and Allister Sears, Dr. Elaine Crable - Director of the Center for International Business.
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I think both parties could agree on this new amendment to the constitution. "No government contracts or purchasing from IBM." The amount of government waste that flows into the IBM coffers should disgust Americans.
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I love madeleines. With chocolate, these look extra heavenly!
Chocolate-Covered Cherry Madeleines
So do you ever get sort of obsessed with a certain website, enchanted by how it just 'gets you'? And you find yourself wholly relating to every post and wanting to invent a device that would allow you to sort of live inside said website? Well, that's me and Camille Styles' lovely online digs. Love the content–the interviews, the recipes, the decor ideas, the whole lot. It may sometimes make me feel like I'm living in the slums because it's so fabulous, but hey, that's the risk you take falling in love with a website, I guess.
I've shared a few recipes with Camille's audience in the past, and the other day I helped her kick off her sure-to-be-swoon-worthy Valentine's Day content with a sweet idea for an edible gift. Bounce on over to Camille's site for more photos and the recipe, a modern, Frenchy twist on the kitschy Valentine's Day combo of chocolate-covered cherries.
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Take a center with the 2nd pick
1. "We're among the top 10 offensive lines in the NFL"
2. "There's one or two guys that play on the Colts OL who couldn't start for us." -- Steve McKinney, 610 AM, 1/4/05 1. Ben Wilkerson, L.S.U. 2. Jason Brown, North Carolina 3. Vince Carter, Oklahoma 4. Greg Eslinger, Minnesota * 5. Scott Mruczkowski, Bowling Green 6. Donovan Raiola, Wisconsin * |
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I like Donovan Raiola, Wisconsin in the third round.
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I like Ben from L.S.U. He is a huge center with great power. I think he hurt himself this year, but he is still a great prospect.
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I really like Raiola, but I do have one concern. Look at his numbers - he is a McKinney clone. If he gets bigger, and he needs at least 20 more pounds, will he lose some of his quickness and mobility. This is why I'm beginning to like the idea of taking a chance on Wilkerson. Players almost always come back from his type of injury and the repaired knee is often stronger than before. But before his injury he was rated as the number one center and seems to have all thats required to zone block in our system. What I really like is he's intelligent and "excels at making all the line calls". I like him for pick 3B, but will he be available? |
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.. and then?
Haven't seen individual stats, but here's one rating offensive lines for 2004 and it's showing our at 30th overall and 30th in pass blocking.
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picking a center in the second round seems like reach. there isn't really a top center in the draft that could go that high. wilkerson from LSU could have been, but he got hurt and the only other center who could go in the 2nd in Jason Brown and thats only if he sets the world on fire during his work outs. a free agent like Jason Ball from the chargers or that dude from the ravens seem like a better choice.
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Take a G in the second round...our guards have Carr running for his life! Chester Pitts went from a really OT last year to a really bad OG this year. What happened to him?
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I think Ben will go around the bottom of the 2nd, or top of the 3rd. In either case we will have to trade up to get him.
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Something else to think about. I remember that some of you were pissed that the Texans didn't take Randy Starks with the 11th pick, and he didn't end up getting picked until the middle of the 3rd by the Titans. So when you evaluate . . . . |
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we could get Jason brown in the third, probably with our second pick. he looks pretty good to me.. and he is damn strong.
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If Eslinger declares, he's the one I want. A dominate center form one of the Big 10s best running units. Sounds good to me.
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I think that I would rather have Jason Brown because he is basically just as good, but for a lower pick, and they say that he may break the NFL combine bench record.
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I like Eslinger. I watched him in the Music City Bowl or whatever, and I think this guy coule be a steal. Maybe a little undersized, but this kid plays tough. And better yet we could get him I think early on the second day. Besides the way we are going to work this out, this guy will get experience little by little, just what he needs. In 2 years he could be starting full time for us and shock a lot of people about how good he is. I just don't know if we could wait 2 years.............
If we go for a person like Wilkerson, its going to be at a high price. And I like Wilkerson............but have we thought about taking Wilkerson and moving McKinney to guard? Just another option to look into............ |
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Starks ranked right in the there with Wilfork (Miami) & Harris (OK) amoung DTs, and we were apparently giving him active consideration with one of our top 2 picks, although the cagey Casserly had other ideas as of course he didn't use his 1 or 2 on a DT. But I'm still puzzled as to how Starks could have dropped all the way to the 3rd round ? Maybe it was just a supply & demand thing, because there has been a lot of good DLine guys in recent drafts. |
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Starks was not expecting a first round selection. He figured he was a 2nd rounder the whole time. The only people that had him ranked high were the internet draft Einsteins.
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My votes on these two guys. Honkey Tonk hit it right on the nose...it all depends on what kind of time table we are looking at but one of these two guys would be great. I also watched the bowl game with Eslinger and he consistantly beat his man and got the secondary to block upfield. Great looking kid with a high motor at center. Good thing is we ALL SEE AND AGREE that the Center position needs to be addressed this offseason...hopefully the bigheads upstairs see it the same way! |
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beerlover = einstein Starks is exactly what the Texans could use a young, strong nose tackle of the future, I thought and still do that Randy was a steal for the Titans (with our pick too ).
Eslinger did look good, don't know a whole bunch about him, if he declares & has a solid combine the Texans would be lucky to aquire him in the 3rd. |
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