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A letter to mom, on Mother's Day
05/12/2013 8:35amAn open letter to moms everywhere. Wherever you are this Mother's Day, I hope you know you're in my heart. I know we've had our differences, but you've been there for me from the beginning.
My mother is better than your mother
05/12/2013 2:26pmIn a head-to-head competition for the best mother, my mom wins hands down. She wins the sash, the diamond tiara, as well as the new car — and my own personal bias and the fact that I've been missing her for years has nothing at all to do with it.
Pregnancy: Why women wait to tell
05/12/2013 8:02pmAt the sight of those "two pink lines" of a home pregnancy test, whether you are a first-time mother or not, there are many wonderful feelings that are immediately present. Even with these feelings, many women wait to tell the good news.
Woman adopts 8 foster kids, named SLC foster mom of the year
05/12/2013 10:10pmSunday, the nation took time out to celebrate the mothers in their lives and the immense influence each of them has had on their children. For Jennifer Larkin, that meant being named foster mom of the year. So far, she's adopted eight forester children, ranging from 1-year-old all the way to 12.
Dying mother keeps promise to daughter with treehouse
05/12/2013 10:28pmThis Mother's Day means a lot more to one Cheryl Heaton than most. It could very well be her last, and she has a promise to keep to her daughter — a treehouse. And the community rallied to help.
Children of LDS First Presidency honor their mothers
05/12/2013 11:10pmMany Utahns know the members of the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. But many may not be quite as familiar with their wives: Frances Monson, Kathleen Eyring, and Harriet Uchtdorf.
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The HP envy 4
Sorry it isn't a professional review compared to others, but I don't know how to do professional stuff, just amateur stuff
Why I went for this laptop/ultrabook
Like most people I wasn't sure if I should get a windows 8 laptop with or without a touchscreen.
So I went for one with a touchscreen just in case I made the wrong choice going without one.
So I brought the HP envy 4, direct from hp. Shipping was next day, free, and you get quite a bit of cash back with cash back sites.
I really didn't want to get the more expensive brother, which has a full HD screen and a normal sized screen, mostly because it was closer to a MacBook pro's price and if I'm going over a £1k I might as well get that!
The device specs, are they good?
The i5 is nice, its fast, the boot up from cold takes less than 30 seconds, and yes you can wake from sleep within 2 seconds. (all rough figures, I didn't have a timer close at hand!)
The fans seem to come on quite a bit, the laptops exhausts, is on the bottom, instead of the side. On one hand it means your crotch doesn't get cold, on another hand it also means it's easy to block with your baggy pants. The keyboard and track pad stay cool, which is nice.
No backlighting, not sure why, the US model does!
It's sleek and somewhat light, so you can hold the device with one hand, and since it lacks the optical drive means the device doesn't flex when you hold it with one hand. The fit and finish is good, not MacBook pro quality though, you can feel some rough areas. But I do really like the rubber bottom, instead of plastic on a normal laptop. Interestingly, to upgrade the memory you need to take the whole bottom panel! No easy access panels.
Bad bits?
The worst bit has to be the power brick, because instead of having a bend from the port, it is straight, so it sticks out about a mile from the side of the laptop.
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Typing and mouse clicking good?
The keyboard is nice, the keys have a nice smooth click to them, very comfortable for long essays if people still do them. The track pad takes some getting used to, as it doesn't feel as sensitive as it should, but is smooth (surface wise). The left and right buttons are part of the track pad, not separate.
The audio is good, Lenovo do better, for some reason it feels like its more "mono" than stereo.
Screen quality
The screen is standard cheap laptop screens, you need to be looking straight ahead, otherwise you won't see jack from the sides.
The touchscreen
The touchscreen, it's nice. And yes it makes windows 8 easier to use. I find myself using the touchscreen and physical keyboard to navigate, and I think if you are using the laptop as a portable device then it would be easier, as you don't need a flat surface to use your external mouse.
The screen is glossy, so if you have a window behind you, you won't see anything. Also it gets a lot of fingerprints, it's not visible if there isn't direct sunlight, but you don't notice that screen doesn't look as clean as it should do.
For desktops I'd imagine it wouldn't be as nice, as you'd have to be very close to the screen.
Playing games like solitaire with the touchscreen after about 10 minutes your arms do hurt.
For browsing the internet it's nicer than using the mouse, as you can zoom in anywhere without having to click the picture. There is a nice feature to go back a page by pressing the side of the screen, but doesn't seem to work the entire time bug?
Windows 8 is pretty nice, there are things I miss. Such as being able to have two tabs of IE side to side. Watching videos, for some reason create a small screen, even when you have it side by side with say word 2010.
So applications like office, iTunes don't work with the new block UI, so they go straight to desktop.
Going between block UI and desktop mode, cause videos to stop.
I don't know if there is an easier way to find an app, but it seems a bit annoying having to choose search and then clicking on apps and then awaiting results.
The email client isn't great either, for some reason when you look at junk mail it doesn't have the HTML look, instead it looks like a txt document missing out the important links to things like "click here to reset your Skype password"!!!!, and I can't find the button to "wait I think it's safe".
Messaging it a bit annoying, you have to do multiple clicks to see who's on online. When you click messaging it just brings up your last chit chat, you have to click on the plus button to see who is online and then you can chat.
I haven't checked it out, but people are saying you can't sync your iPhone with iTunes, but my laptop does recognise the phone.
I miss the option to have two clocks; it's useful if you have family aboard!
The touch functions aren't great in the desktop mode, works very well in the Lego block UI.
Netflix isn't as fully functional as the web client, lacks the option to choose an episode from a TV series, or click next episode. Instead you have to wait for it to finish, go back to main menu and press the next episode.
So should you buy a touchscreen laptop?
Yes, but play around with it. It's just another way to use windows; once you get used to keyboard and mouse I'd imagine you won't miss the touchy touchy screen.
Will people like it (windows 8)?
Yes because most people use only a handful of applications, and having everything on a single screen, or over two pages makes it easier to use. Installed it on an i3 and a cheap laptop both of which perform better and feel smoother than windows 7.
Should you buy the Envy 4?
Well, personally I think the Lenovo yoga is a better form factor, but they only packed in 128 GB, and what the heck are you going to do with that? If they put in a proper hard drive I would have brought that. As that form factor is more comfortable, and is the next best thing to using a tablet out right.

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Ghostcrawler said that he didn't "want to promise (they) won't change the spell for 3.3," but that players also shouldn't "worry too much on the Lay on Hands change at this point" since it didn't make it to the latest PTR build. He explains in the forums that Paladins are no longer just a support class (as they were for quite a long time), but that all the abilities over time have contributed to making the class feel like a "one-man army" that is able to play offensively, defensively, and essentially take on more challenges without having to change stances, forms, or even specs. In a rather snippy response to a troll crying (with My Little Pony blanket in hand) in the forums, Ghostcrawler simply said, "Dear OP, Bye. Hugs, GC."
Discussing the Sacred Shield change as soon as we got wind of it, I argued to the WoW.com team that it was a Retribution PvP nerf more than anything, and a push for Holy to use it more in its focused healing kit. Although it does hurt Paladin tanks, Ghostcrawler states that Blizzard's "overall goal is to make Ret less tanky." Guess what? Retribution only really "tanks" in PvP, where the repeated nerfs to the spec's burst has altered its playstyle to become one about survivability. With the nerf to Sacred Shield and the planned nerf to Lay on Hands, that survivability diminishes massively.
With retribution burst nerfed to the proverbial ground, and survivability seemingly about to fall on its face, there's still no sign of the much asked for PvP utility to compensate for the removal of burst (Paladins never got out of the bargaining stage, apparently). It had gotten to the point that protection had become a much more viable, fun, and admittedly OP spec to PvP with, necessitating some nerfs to the protection tree which continue with Patch 3.3. This includes the possible nerf to Lay on Hands (put down those pitchforks, people, the nerf isn't even live on the PTR yet) which would be, to put it bluntly, stinky and messy as Murloc poop.
The good news is that, again, this is still just the PTR. Things can still change, and this is why it's being tested. The hope is that Lay on Hands will come out of it unscathed, but again, Ghostcrawler didn't promise anything (no more promises from the crab!). If I were to venture a guess, the iconic spell will likely still get nerfed to a degree. Stay tuned to the PTR and WoW.com, and hold on to your pink undies.
Patch 3.3 is the last major patch of Wrath of the Lich King. With the new Icecrown Citadel 5-man dungeons and 10/25-man raid arriving soon, patch 3.3 will deal the final blow to the Arthas. WoW.com's Guide to Patch 3.3 will keep you updated with all the latest patch news.


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Turns out the typical visitor to Gulf County looks a lot like those who choose to make the county home.
The Gulf County Tourist Development Council over the past six months undertook a series of research studies to assess those who choose the county as a destination getaway.
How often? From where? To do what?
That research came to dovetailing conclusions when compared to the demographics of those who call the county home – there is distaste for traffic and crowds; water and sunsets are at the center of activity; relaxation and a laid-back lifestyle are primary attractions.
"It is great to have a visitor profile that matches our community profile," said TDC executive director Jennifer Jenkins. "It is a great opportunity. It's a great community.
"I took away that we have an avid loyal visitor, we know a lot more about who they are, we know where we need to go and we know that our visitors are very passionate."
The results of a multi-layered study of the local tourism market was approved the TDC board and Board of County Commissioners last year.
Jenkins said such a research of the visitors who come to Gulf County had never been undertaken and was essential for future marketing programs and outreach.
"My main goal was to identify the profile of the loyal visitor and the markets that were emerging," Jenkins said. "I was trying to get a sense of the brand. We wanted to test drive the brand.
"These were things we had to do, but it really worked out well. They (researchers) delivered more than I expected. They came in respectfully and their procedures brought all this out."
The research had four distinct components and were, Jenkins said, "unaided" in the sense that there were no questions crafted for the first phase and the results fed subsequent phases.
One involved "social listening" to responses sent out to 21,000 subscribers to the TDC e-newsletter. Jenkins noted those subscribers are a loyal bunch, with few opting out of the survey.
Lengthy interviews were conducted with those identified by TDC stakeholders as loyal visitors, those who return again and again to Gulf County.
There were also visitor opinion surveys and extensive interviews with stakeholders, not just the bed tax collectors but also restaurants and other businesses with a bottom line linked to tourism.
The results from the four provided an overlay of what the Gulf County tourist market looks like.
That market is one comprised typically of married couples who tend to be ages 35-64, with a near majority landing in the 50-64 age range. They typically travel with significant others, plan their vacations in advance, have some college and a whopping 92 percent drive to Gulf County.
Jenkins noted a significant number: while 52 percent say they travel with their children, just 30 percent attest to having children in the household suggesting that 22 percent are traveling with adult children, adding to the legacy of a trip to Gulf County.
A majority of visitors hail from the South – particularly Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee – and have household incomes that land in the middle to upper class.
However, the area also draws a strong Midwest component – Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota – and those visitors tend to be in higher income brackets, slightly younger and more long-range planners than visitors from the South.
"That Midwest corridor is strong," Jenkins said.
Nearly 90 percent of visitors identify themselves as living in suburban or rural areas.
One of the more surprising findings in the research is that fishing is not the be-all and end-all for visitors in Gulf County.
Among those visitors who responded to surveys, the percentage who described themselves as fishermen/women were outnumbered by those who identify themselves as explorers and outdoorspeople, planners or someone seeking solitude.
Among those surveyed who said they brought a "toy" along for outdoor play, those who answered "boat" were behind those who brought their bicycle or kayak.
"That was surprising to our stakeholders," Jenkins said. "But what it was says to me is that I can wrap up my message on fishing into water activities."
The visitor who comes to Gulf County does so knowing the beaches are clean, are mindful of managed growth, enjoy the beaches being pet friendly and are looking for an "escape."
They want no major changes.
One of the more telling aspects of the survey came with "tag clouds" outlining the emotional and descriptive words visitors think of when thinking of Gulf County.
"A brand needs to have an emotional connection," Jenkins said.
Those tag clouds include words such as pristine, quiet, uncrowded, laid back, friendly, fun, peaceful, beautiful, wonderful, serene and natural.
There was scant concern about rainy days – about the only suggestion for additions was a theater with the writer adding that it "not a problem." Rain was just liquid sunshine, another said.
"(In Destin) Beer is warm when you get home from the convenience store because the traffic is so bad," one visitor wrote.
Another wrote, "It's the pace – no traffic, cars, planes or anything. I love to get up and just have coffee with the sunrise. There's nothing man can make that's better than what God did (on Cape San Blas). You don't ever want to go home. I haven't ever found a place like it."
There are opportunities.
For example, 32 percent of visitors to Gulf County said they stayed in Mexico Beach.
"That is a great opportunity for us" to differentiate, Jenkins said.
While visitors know Gulf County beaches will not be crowded and will be clean, visitors associated Mexico Beach with more crowded beaches and more growth.
Those who are not even aware of Gulf County and all it offers provided another opportunity for growth, Jenkins said, particularly during the winter months when tourism is consistently down compared to summer, fall and spring, the survey indicated.
"We can do something more for snowbirds," Jenkins said. "These opportunities will become the basis of my communication and my messaging. This will guide it. I can understand my medium and how I deliver my message.
"You use this and write your brand story and you tell about your brand."
Jenkins said she envisioned taking the research and writing that story and that story becoming the spoke on the wheel for partners, selling Gulf County and its charms.
"We have a great opportunity to work together," Jenkins said. "This is not just quantitative, it's qualitative and it's emotional. I am humbled. I am proud. Now I have to create the program to validate this (research)."


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Slap on your Omnitrix and prepare to morph into alien form with Ben 10! Ben 10 episodes are still being aired on Cartoon Network. A little hint: go to Cartoon Network's site where you can even play and even build your own Ben 10 game!
Speaking of which, if you have a devoted little fan, we have specialty holiday items like Ben 10 Omnitrix with Silhouette Black T-shirts (pictured above), Alien Web Wall Clocks, and the Ultimate Ben 10 Christmas stocking, all of which you can easily personalize, up to 9 letters.
Or, how about creating your own alien in the Ben 10 Alien Creation Laboratory! With the push of a button you can watch arms, legs, heads, and torsos come together. How cool is that? You can create aliens like Ultimate Spidermonkey, Nanomech, Wildvine, and Benwolf.
If your hands are craving even more attention, consider our Ultimate Alien Vehicle sets. They include Ben's Wing Fighter, Kevin's Rocket Pod, or Gwen's Vortex Helicopter. Each set comes with an action figure as well as the vehicle. Collecting all three vehicles creates the new Rustbucket III, complete with missiles for the ultimate battle against evil!
One more thing to consider for your Ben 10 fan is the Ben 10 Alien Force Gift Set. It includes a little bit of everything with a Swampfire Alien Rock, Spidermonkey Planetary Powder, Chromastone Alien Creature action figure, Humungousaur Mini Basketball and the Ben 10 Omnitrix Duel for Power Game. Also included is a free Ben 10 ballpoint pen and Omnitrix bookmark!
The next time you or your little one is watching those episodes on Cartoon Network, wouldn't it be cool to have some Ben 10 gear? You can always find them at Ty's Toy Box.


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Martin Tyler brings you some stats on EVERY live Premier League game on Sky over the next fortnight.
Last Updated: 19/12/12 4:17pm
We've a feast of live Premier League football coming your way over Christmas and New Year.
Martin Tyler will be at the heart of our coverage and in a break from answering your stats and facts questions, he's come up with some fascinating facts on every game you'll see in the next fortnight.
His regular column will return in 2013, so keep your questions coming in to firstname.lastname@example.com and he will do his best to help.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Martin Tyler and his team!
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Before we look ahead, let's look back at Arsenal's 5-2 win over Reading on the final Monday Night Football of 2012.
Arsenal took their record against Reading to P11 W11 (five of those wins coming in the Premier League) and it was their seventh away win against them (four at the Madejski Stadium). It was also Reading's sixth consecutive Premier League defeat of the season and they've won only one of their last 19 league games either side of promotion.
Santi Cazorla became the third Spaniard to get a hat-trick and the second this season (Jordi Gomez got the other, also against Reading). In total, three Spaniards have scored trebles in 2012, including Fernando Torres against QPR last season.
It was Arsenal's first away win since they won on October 30 at Reading in the League Cup. Theo Walcott was the only Arsenal player to start both the Capital One Cup game and the Premier League game, while Reading used seven of their starters from that day.
Sat Dec 22: Wigan v Arsenal (12.30pm, Sky Sports 2 HD)
Last Monday's game against Reading was a first for Lukas Podolski. It was the first time he had started a game for Arsenal in the league and not been substituted. His run of 14 consecutive substitutions is a longer streak than any player in Premier League history.
Arsenal have won 5-2 on two occasions in the Premier League this season (v Tottenham and Reading). They'd only won by that scoreline twice in all of the previous 20 years of the Premier League (v Tottenham last year and v West Brom in 2002).
Arsenal's game with Wigan in May 2006 was momentous for many reasons. Thierry Henry scored the final ever league goal at Highbury, from a penalty that was conceded by Wigan's Andreas Johansson less than a minute after he'd come on as a substitute. He became one of only three players to be sent off within a minute of stepping onto the pitch in a Premier League game!
Wigan had more injury time in their games last season (169minutes, 25seconds) than any other Premier League side.
Sun Dec 23: Swansea v Man Utd (1pm, Sky Sports 1 HD & Sky 3D)
Robin van Persie has featured in 65 consecutive Premier League games ahead of this one. According to the boys at Opta, his longest run before that was just 14 games back in 2009!
Swansea's clash with the other Manchester club in October witnessed more second-half injury time than any other Premier League game in Opta's record books. They played 12mins42secs additional time in their defeat at Manchester City.
Manchester United have never lost a Premier League game after being 2-0 ahead - or indeed any game in which they have led by two goals.
If this game does not end level then Manchester United will match the record for the longest run without a draw from the start of a Premier League season (the 18-game record was set by Bolton last term).
Sun Dec 23: Chelsea v Aston Villa (3.30pm, Sky Sports 1 HD)
When Aston Villa faced Stoke on December 8 and Liverpool on December 15, none of the starting line-up had ever played for another team in the Premier League.
Chelsea have won more Premier League games by a 1-0 scoreline than any other team. Their tally of 102 is one more than Manchester United. In contrast, Aston Villa have won 75 games by a 1-0 score over the years.
No Premier League team has been waiting longer for a penalty award than Aston Villa. They are currently on a 31 game run without a spot kick (their last one was against Wolves in January).
Wed Dec 26: Aston Villa v Tottenham (5pm, Sky Sports 1 HD & Sky 3D)
No current Premier League player has scored more goals than Gabriel Agbonlahor without scoring at least one penalty. Former Spurs favourite Les Ferdinand leads the all-time list with 150 goals without a penalty.
Just 30 opposition players have been sent off at Villa Park in the Premier League years (including Danny Rose and Jermain Defoe in the last two matches played there between these two teams), compared to 46 at White Hart Lane (a league high).
Aston Villa goalkeeper Shay Given has had 16 managers (including caretakers) in the Premier League era; more than any other player. He has worked under Bobby Robson, Graeme Souness, Glenn Roeder, Alex McLeish , Mark Hughes, Ruud Gullit, Kenny Dalglish, Roberto Mancini, Joe Kinnear, Sam Allardyce, Kevin Keegan, Nigel Pearson , Chris Hughton, Tony Parkes, Paul Lambert and John Carver.
Wed Dec 26: Stoke v Liverpool (7.30pm, Sky Sports 1 HD)
Stoke haven't won away at Liverpool in their last 49 attempts - a top-flight record. Most recently they drew 0-0 with the Reds there in January this year. No other team has gone more than 40 top-flight games without winning away against a single opponent!
Liverpool did not win at home until their fifth Premier League home game of the season. The only two occasions in history when they've had to wait that long were 1894/95 (finished 16/16) and 1911-12 (finished 17/20).
When Luis Suarez scored a hat-trick at Norwich this season, he became only the second player to score trebles twice on the same opposition ground in the Premier League (he also scored three at Carrow Road last season). The only other man to achieve this feat is Manchester United's Wayne Rooney, who has twice scored hat-tricks at Bolton's Reebok Stadium.
Sat Dec 29: Sunderland v Tottenham (12.30pm, Sky Sports 2 HD & Sky 3D)
Emmanuel Adebayor is one of only four players to have scored a Premier League hat-trick after coming on as a substitute (for Arsenal v Derby in 2008). The other three are Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Robert Earnshaw.
Stéphane Sessegnon is the only player from Benin to have scored a Premier League goal, while Emmanuel Adebayor remains the only player from Togo.
Sunderland's top Premier League scorer in the month of October was Demba Ba (who scored at the wrong end in the North East derby). In fact, it wasn't until Adam Johnson's strike on November 10 against Everton that a Sunderland other than Steven Fletcher scored a Premier League goal.
Sun Dec 30: Everton v Chelsea (1pm, Sky Sports 1 HD & Sky 3D)
In the Premier League years, 12 players have been sent off in games between Everton and Chelsea. Only three other fixtures have produced more (Everton v Liverpool, Liverpool v Man Utd and Everton v Newcastle).
Everton have had two (or more) players sent off in seven games in Premier League history. That's more than any other team. Chelsea are joint second on the list; their clash with Manchester United this term was the fifth occasion they have been reduced to nine men.
Everton won their opening two fixtures for only the third time in Premier League history. On the other occasions they had mixed results; in 1993/94 they finished 17th and in 2007/08 they finished fifth.
However, that's nothing compared to the best EVER start to a Premier League season. That was made by Chelsea, who won nine in a row at the start of the 2005/06 season before drawing with... Everton.
Sun Dec 30: QPR v Liverpool (3.30pm, Sky Sports 1 HD)
Harry Redknapp has taken charge of more Premier League goalless draws than any other manager. Before the Christmas fixtures he'd been a manager in 59 games without a goal.
QPR's start of 16 games with a victory is the longest winless start in Premier League history. The previous record was set by Swindon Town in 1993/94, who failed to win any of their first 15 games (W0 D6 L9) before eventually picking up three points with a 1-0 win at home to QPR on November 24.
Reading went 25 days without a Premier League game earlier this season, but QPR once went a remarkable 28 days without a fixture; a Premier League record! After they lost to Manchester United on Saturday February 5, 1994 they did not play again until exactly four weeks later against Manchester City on Saturday March 5, 1994. In fact, they didn't play a game at all in that time as they'd already been knocked out of the FA Cup by Stockport.
Tue Jan 1: West Brom v Fulham (12.30pm, Sky Sports 1 HD)
This season Chris Brunt became West Brom's leading appearance-maker in the Premier League, overtaking the record of 106 held by Jonathan Greening. Meanwhile, Aaron Hughes is likely to do the same for Fulham this season and is closing in on Clint Dempsey's record of 184.
Martin Jol joined West Brom as a player in the same year that Steve Clarke made his professional debut for St Mirren.
Dimitar Berbatov is the only player to score four or more goals in a single Premier League game for two different clubs. He hit four for Tottenham against Reading in December 2007 and then scored five for Manchester United against Blackburn in November 2010.
Tue Jan 1: Southampton v Arsenal (5.15pm, Sky Sports 1 HD)
As mentioned above, Santi Cazorla became the third Spaniard to score a Premier League hat-trick (after Fernando Torres and Jordi Gomez). That's the same number of Premier League hat-trick scorers as Argentina (Tevez, Maxi, Aguero), Ivory Coast (Drogba, Dindane, Kalou) and Russia (Kanchelskis, Arshavin, Pogrebnyak).
Southampton conceded 24 goals in their first eight Premier League games this season; a Premier League record. However, the last time they conceded more than 20 goals in the first eight games (1998/99) they still managed to avoid relegation.
The Saints also went four games without putting a point on the board at the start of this season. Of the three teams to have gone longer before recording their first win, the only one to survive was... Southampton. In 1998/99 they went five games before securing a point but still finished 17th.
Wed Jan 2: Newcastle v Everton (7.30pm, Sky Sports 1 HD)
Everton conceded their 1,000th Premier League goal in their clash with Stoke City in December - only a few days after Steven Pienaar had scored their 1,000th Premier League goal (against Tottenham).
Newcastle beat Everton to the 1,000 goal mark (despite playing two seasons fewer in the Premier League). They achieved the tally AGAINST David Moyes' side when Demba Ba scored at Goodison Park earlier this season.
As mentioned above, there have been 13 red cards in matches between Everton and Newcastle in the Premier League era. Only games between Liverpool and Manchester United (14) and the Merseyside derby (20) have produced more.


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Action-Packed Big-Block Test In these days of all-aluminum, injected small-blocks, is it hard to get excited about something as simple as a carbureted big-block Chevy? Not if you're a loyal reader of Super Chevy it isn't, as the mere mention of the phrase "big-block" should get those old juices flowing.
Why such a fuss over old technology? While a cast-iron, carbureted motor that weighs more than a metric ton is hardly a technological marvel, there is no denying the results of replacement/displacement principle. When it comes to making power, bigger really can be better. The greater the displacement, the easier it is to reach a given power goal. Obviously you are not going to make big power with displacement alone, but with something as simple as a set of heads and cam, serious power is just an afternoon away.
Perhaps the best thing about owing a big-block Chevy is in addition to the serious horsepower potential, big motors also offer big torque. No amount of technology is going to artificially create thunderous torque at lower engine speeds unless that technology includes some sort of boost pressure. Having a Rat that makes 500 hp is one thing, but that 500 hp feels more like 600 when you combine it with over 500 lb-ft of torque low in the rev range. It is all that wondrous torque that pins you back in your seat and puts a smile on your face.
Having extolled the virtues of big-block ownership, let's take a look at making a good thing even better. In this case, our good thing started out life as a simple 454 offered by Demon Engines. This Demon 454 was created to cater to cost-conscious BBC enthusiasts and as such featured nothing more exotic than a cast crank, forged rods and a set of forged pistons.
The forged aluminum pistons featured 18cc domes to help improve the static compression ratio over your typical flat-top or even more performance-sucking dished factory BBC slugs. When combined with the typical 119cc combustion chamber, the 18cc domes produced a static compression ratio of roughly 9.5:1 depending on exact deck clearance and head gasket volume. Think of the Demon 454 short-block as a sensible upgrade to a high-mileage factory motor.
The Demon 454 short-block also featured a four-bolt (Gen IV or V) block. Some may question the cast crank, but we have exceeded 1,000 hp using factory cast cranks so you are unlikely to ever damage one under power. Crank failures are usually the result of oil starvation or detonation, all of which can be traced back to neglect by the owner. Demon also offers the 454 short-blocks with 4340 forged cranks, but feels the money for the crank upgrade is better spent on displacement or airflow.
The cost-conscious 454 from Demon was sporting a set of reconditioned peanut-port heads. The factory iron heads were given the once-over, including a fresh valve job, surface and new springs and retainers courtesy of Comp Cams. This particular Demon 454 (it offers a number of different BBC combinations, ranging from this near stock rebuild to 1,500-plus-hp supercharged stroker assemblies) was configured for towing and/or mild street performance. Use of the stock peanut-port heads naturally restricted the peak power output, but the combination was designed to offer plenty of low-speed torque at an affordable price point.
Applications for the 400hp Demon 454 included performance street, marine and even truck and/or RV usage to replace the typical tired (and sluggish) high-mileage, big-block. Continuing the torque theme was a mild hydraulic flat tappet cam and dual-plane intake manifold. The mild XE256H Xtreme Energy cam used in the 400hp 454 offered a 0.480/0.485 lift split, a torque-producing and idle-friendly 212/218 duration split and a 110-degree lobe separation angle.


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Thanks Chuck
I must say though I was shocked by one of the adverts on the right hand side of the picture. Colnago's new bike is called the EPO...... Then on closer inspection its the EPQ...
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bosvit, I gotta pay more attention to your signature this time around
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Couple more mainstream media HERE and HERE.
It's gonna take a while methinks.
If it's still grey in July will he be allowed to ride?
...whatever the road rules, self-preservation is the absolute priority for a cyclist when mixing it with motorised traffic.
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Yawn. Just let us know when CAS makes its ruling. Can't wait to see Contador out of the peloton for at least a year.
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The TdF organisers could introduce an open investigation rule - which would exclude riders, teams or staff who are under open anti-doping rule violations. Its their race, they make the rules.
The Tour of California had previously had that rule in place, but dropped it for this years event to allow Armstrong to compete if he wanted to..............
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Or they could just not invite the team as per Astana days .... but that might be too easy.
Sadly, all the PT or is that WT teams get an auto invite - can they be uninvited ?
And now WADA appeals separately to the UCI's appeal !!!!
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WADA is now appealing separate to the UCI's appeal .
Hopefully if one appeal doesn't work, the other will.
Standy to watch the TdF on telly Bertie
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unfortunately, CAS think they might not have a decision in time to prevent dopador from riding it
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Whilst that is true, they'll be pushing hard to get that. Imagine the sports credibility when, he rides the Giro & wins, and then rides the TdF and wins, only to get banned after (due to the UCI & WADA appeals) and the winners of both GT's is suspended and has to hand back the trophies.
Decision before the Giro - no way.
Decision before the TdF - odds on i reckon, to save face if nothing else.
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It would be bad for the sport if he were to win both and then be suspended. Let's hope for a quicker than expected ruling whatever way it falls.
A little more here....
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Re winning the Giro and the Tour, that's a very tough thing to do, even for Contador. Schleck is focusing soley on the Tour, given how close he came last year he'll be very hard to beat. We saw how hard it was for Cadel and Basso at the Tour having gone all out at the Giro.
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Jet Airways inaugurates Kolkata's new Integrated Terminal 2 (T2) with an international flight to Bangkok
March 11, 2013
Effective today, the all new state- of- the- art T2 integrated terminal at Kolkata's NITB (New Integrated Terminal Building), Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, commenced operations with an inaugural flight from Jet Airways, India's premier international airline.
Jet Airways' flight service 9W 66 (Kolkata - Bangkok) became the first international flight to take off from this landmark airport from India's most modern, spacious Terminal 2 (T2), the largest in the country.
Dr. BP Sharma - Airport Director graced the occasion as the event's Chief Guest and flagged off Jet Airways' Kolkata - Bangkok flight at 0015 hours this morning, in a symbolic ribbon cutting ceremony.
Following this, the airline operated 9W 274/273 Kolkata/Dhaka /Kolkata, and 9W 72/71 Kolkata /Bangkok/Kolkata.
Jet Airways, the largest carrier in the eastern region offering 76 daily services to/from Kolkata connects India's cultural capital with major metros and destinations in the north east.
Said Sudheer Raghavan , CCO , Jet Airways," It is indeed a proud moment for the airline to be the first operator to start services from one of India's finest terminals and will no doubt prove to be one of the top airports in the region. NITB's T2 integrated terminal is at par with global standards in its use of technology, safety features, and an ambience offering a sense of space with a distinct regional feel in terms of aesthetics. More importantly, T2 will be able to provide our guests with the comfort and ease of seamless travel while they connect from international gateway points on to the airline's extensive domestic network via Kolkata. With the integration of Jet Airways' domestic and international operations through T2, the airline will be able to further streamline its services and bring in better efficiency and superior customer service."
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Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 100 aircraft, which include 10 Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, 10 Airbus A330-200 aircraft, 3 Airbus A330-300 aircraft, 59 next generation Boeing 737-700/800/900 aircraft, 17 ATR 72-500 and 1 ATR 72-600 turboprop aircraft. With an average fleet age of 5.45 years, the airline has one of the youngest fleet of aircraft in the world. Flights to 72 destinations span the length and breadth of India and beyond, including Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Bangkok, Brussels, Colombo, Dammam, Dhaka, Doha, Dubai, Hong Kong, Jeddah, Kathmandu, Kuwait, London (Heathrow), Muscat, New York (Newark), Riyadh, Sharjah, Singapore and Toronto.
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"Mission first, people always."
Mississippi State University ROTC graduates repeated those words many times last week, as retired Col. Dwight Dyess stressed their importance to the cadets who received their first salutes as second lieutenants during the ceremony.
Dyess, who heads BancorpSouth in West Point, also serves as the Civilian Aid to the Secretary of the Army for the state.
His short but powerful commencement address drew from his years as a commander and a special forces solider.
"As commissioned officers of our military forces, it is your charge, in part, to ensure the freedom of our nation," Dyess told the graduates.
Dyess reminded the graduates of the mottoes that have kept the U.S. military the best in the world for many decades.
"Our army has a saying of 'Be, know and do,'" Dyess said. "It is rough corollary to the United States Military Academy's motto 'Duty, honor, county,' and is reflected in the Army's Values of 'Loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity and personal courage.'
Dyess reminded the students of their duty, not only to their country but to their alma mater.
"Be proud of your alma mater and her heritage," Dyess said. "MSU has had strong ties with our military since our beginning in 1878. The major reason General Stephen D. Lee fought for the creation of Mississippi A&M was to provide skills and modern techniques to those men he had led in battle. He wanted his soldiers to be more productive and thus have a better way of life. Mission first; people always. MSU is now part of your being."
The soldiers were also commissioned to look upward and beyond for guidance during their military careers and their lives as civilians.
"Adhere to something bigger than yourself," he said. "Use it as a source of energy. It will give you peace and allow you to have confidence in yourself and your cause and will give you strength to accomplish your mission."
Dyess drew upon his own experiences in the military to impress upon the soldiers the importance of knowing their profession and the imperativeness of leading by example.
"My first unit in the Mississippi Army National Guard was C Company, 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry, " he recalled. "In the Armory Training Room was a poster that had the ghost of a soldier overlooking headstones in a cemetery. The caption read, 'Let no man's soul cry out 'Had I had the proper training!' Know your profession and teach it to your subordinates with gusto. Mission first; people always. You are not mistreating soldiers by training them hard."
Dyess knows that the military is a tough business, but the experience is what the soldier makes of it.
"Enjoy being an officer," he demanded. "It is fun if you are prepared, and the relationships you forge in the military will be some of the best friends of your life. It is an honor to serve our great county. Do it well with God's help."
Dyess has served the last decade as the CASA for Mississippi. He delivered the oath to the cadets after the commencement address, and greeted each soldier after the pinning ceremony and the tradition of the first salute.
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As the 2012 Super Chevy Show series rolled into St. Louis, it was hard to believe in the show's 30-plus year history we'd never stopped there before. While walking around the show, we were taken aback by the quality and performance of the cars in the field. As our ever-observant tech editor Calin Head put it, "There were just way too many 10-second show cars to believe. The guys in St. Louis like their cars quick and clean!"
From the stock muscle cars (including two '69 Yenko Camaros) to full modifieds, the variety in St. Louis was top notch, along with a lot of the stories proud owners were sharing with us. Between the registered show cars and Bow Tie Boulevard (non-judged) entries, there were some 500 pristine Bow Ties assembled in the center of the oval. There was also nearly 400 more racing in the quarter-mile.
Gateway management pulled out all stops for the inaugural event. There were free laps on the oval racetrack for the car show participants after 5 p.m. on Saturday and over one hundred entrants took advantage of this exciting opportunity. Also, Chevrolet Performance was giving out free T-shirts at its booth and you could drive any number of new Chevys on a coned-off portion of the track on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. There were Corvettes, Camaros, small-cars, and trucks to sample. We wish there was enough space to show all of them in the pages of this issue, but if you head over to superchevy.com, we've got a gallery with most of them posted to the website.


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The order Cetacea (L. cetus, whale) includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. Cetus is Latin and is used in biological names to mean "whale"; its original meaning, "large sea animal", was more general. It comes from Ancient Greek κῆτος (kētos), meaning "whale" or "any huge fish or sea monster". In Greek mythology the monster Perseus defeated was called Ceto, which is depicted by the constellation of Cetus. Cetology is the branch of marine science associated with the study of cetaceans.
Cetaceans are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life. Their body is fusiform (spindle-shaped). The forelimbs are modified into flippers. The tiny hindlimbs are vestigial; they do not attach to the backbone and are hidden within the body. The tail has horizontal flukes. Cetaceans are nearly hairless, and are insulated by a thick layer of blubber. As a group, they are noted for their high intelligence.
The order Cetacea contains about ninety species, all marine except for four species of freshwater dolphins. The order is divided into two suborders, Mysticeti (baleen whales) and Odontoceti (toothed whales, which includes dolphins and porpoises). The species range in size from the Commerson's Dolphin and Tucuxi to the Blue Whale, the world's largest ever animal.
As mammals, cetaceans need to breathe air. Because of this, they need to come to the water's surface to exhale carbon dioxide and inhale a fresh supply of oxygen. During diving, a muscular action closes the blowholes (nostrils), which remain closed until the cetacean next breaks the surface; when it surfaces, the muscles open the blowholes and warm air is exhaled.
Cetaceans' blowholes have evolved to a position on top of the head, allowing more time to expel stale air and inhale fresh air. When the stale air, warmed from the lungs, is exhaled, it condenses as it meets the cold air outside. As with a terrestrial mammal breathing out on a cold day, a small cloud of 'steam' appears. This is called the 'blow' or 'spout' and is different in terms of shape, angle and height, for each cetacean species. Cetaceans can be identified at a distance, using this characteristic, by experienced whalers or whale-watchers.
Cetaceans can go underwater for much longer periods of time than other mammals. Their duration under water varies greatly between species due to large physiological differences between many members of this Order. There are two studied advantages of cetacean physiology that let this Order (and other marine mammals) forage underwater for extended periods of time without breathing at the water surface.
Myoglobin concentrations in skeletal muscle of mammals have much variation. A New Zealand white rabbit has 0.08+/-0.06 g (in a 100 g Wet muscle) of myoglobin, whereas a Northern Bottlenose Whale has 6.34 g (in a 100 g Wet muscle) of myoglobin. Myoglobin, by nature, has a higher affinity to oxygen than hemoglobin. That is, myoglobin retains oxygen molecules better than hemoglobin. Therefore, it is useful to have higher concentrations of myoglobin when needed and there is no oxygen available for re-uptake. The higher the myoglobin concentration in cetacean skeletal muscle, the longer they can stay underwater and forage.
Increased body size is another way of elongating dive duration of large cetaceans. This is true because of two considered aspects. An increase in body size means that there is increase in muscle mass, therefore, increase in muscle oxygen stores. Another aspect is the universal correlation of mass and metabolic rate (Kleiber's law). In layman's terms, Kleiber's law states that the metabolic rate of a large animal is slower than a small animal per unit mass. From this we can conclude that larger animals will use up less oxygen than smaller animals (per mass unit).
The cetacean's eyes are set well back and to either side of its huge head. This means that cetaceans with pointed 'beaks' (such as dolphins) have good binocular vision forward and downward but others, with blunt heads (such as the Sperm Whale), can see either side but not directly ahead or directly behind. Tear glands secrete greasy tears, which protect the eyes from the salt in the water. Cetaceans also have an almost spherical lens in their eyes, which is most efficient at focusing what little light there is in the deep waters. Cetaceans make up for their generally quite poor vision (with the exception of the dolphin) with excellent hearing.
As with the eyes, the cetacean's ears are also small. Life in the sea accounts for the cetacean's loss of its external ears, whose function is to collect airborne sound waves and focus them in order for them to become strong enough to hear well. However, water is a better conductor of sound than air, so the external ear was no longer needed: it is no more than a tiny hole in the skin, just behind the eye. The inner ear, however, has become so well developed that the cetacean can not only hear sounds dozens of miles away, but it can also discern from which direction the sound comes.
Some cetaceans are capable of echolocation. Many toothed whales emit clicks similar to those in echolocation, but it has not been demonstrated that they echolocate. Mysticeti have little need of echolocation, as they prey upon small fish that would be impractical to locate with echolocation. Some members of Odontoceti, such as dolphins and porpoises, do perform echolocation. These cetaceans use sound in the same way as bats—they emit a sound (called a click), which then bounces off an object and returns to them. From this, cetaceans can discern the size, shape, surface characteristics and movement of the object, as well as how far away it is. With this ability cetaceans can search for, chase and catch fast-swimming prey in total darkness. Echolocation is so advanced in most Odontoceti that they can distinguish between prey and non-prey (such as humans or boats); captive cetaceans can be trained to distinguish between, for example, balls of different sizes or shapes.
Cetaceans also use sound to communicate, whether it be groans, moans, whistles, clicks or the complex 'singing' of the Humpback Whale.
When it comes to food and feeding, cetaceans can be separated into two distinct groups. The toothed whales, Odontoceti like the Sperm Whale, Beluga, dolphins and porpoises, usually have lots of teeth that they use for catching fish, squid or other marine life. They do not chew their food, but swallow it whole. In the rare cases that they catch large prey, as when the Orca (Orcinus orca) catches a seal, they tear chunks off it that in turn are swallowed whole.
The baleen whales or Mysticeti do not have teeth. Instead they have plates made of keratin (the same substance as human fingernails) which hang down from the upper jaw. These plates act like a giant filter, straining small animals (such as krill and fish) from the seawater. Cetaceans included in this group include the Blue Whale, the Humpback Whale, the Bowhead Whale and the two minke whale species.
Not all Mysticeti feed on plankton: the larger whales tend to eat small shoaling fish, such as herrings and sardines, called micronecton. One species of Mysticeti, the Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus), is a benthic feeder, primarily eating sea floor crustaceans.
Cetaceans are mammals, that is, members of the class Mammalia. The closest living relative of cetaceans is the hippopotamus.
As mammals, cetaceans have characteristics that are common to all mammals: they are warm-blooded, breathe in air through their lungs, bear their young alive and suckle them on their own milk, and have hair, although very little of it.
Another way of discerning a cetacean from a fish is by the shape of the tail. The tail of a fish is vertical and moves from side to side when the fish swims. The tail of a cetacean—called a fluke—is horizontal and moves up and down, as cetaceans' spines bend in the same manner as a human spine.
The classification here closely follows Dale W. Rice, Marine Mammals of the World: Systematics and Distribution (1998), which has become the standard taxonomy reference in the field. There is very close agreement between this classification and that of Mammal Species of the World: 3rd Edition (Wilson and Reeder eds., 2005). Any differences are noted using the abbreviations "Rice and "MSW3" respectively. Further differences due to recent discoveries are also noted.
Discussion of synonyms and subspecies are relegated to the relevant genus and species articles.


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The Honeymoon Jar Controversy
There's been quite a bit of controversy over on the planning and etiquette boards about "honeymoon jars" and whether displaying one at the wedding on the gift table is clever or just plain tacky.
One commenter says "I think that is a disgusting thing to do. It is really rude and would probably offend a lot of your guests and have them commenting behind your back."
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Inside the locker room: Charlie BatchPosted by on November 21, 2012 – 8:11 pm
Quarterback Charlie Batch talked with the media on Wednesday about this week's game against the Cleveland Browns.
What has it been like getting the reps at quarterback?
It's been good so far. Today is actually the first practice. I'll get a better idea and a routine as we move on this week.
Is this just like getting back on a bike?
Right. That's it. It's always good to be out there. The last time I was in there was August so it's been a couple months but to get back in the saddle, I feel good about it.
Do you have any concerns with the changes to the receiving corps?
Right now, that's part of what we're dealing with. We'll be okay. We're not going to use that as an excuse but whoever we have out there are waiting for their opportunities and the guys will go out there and compete.
Re: The Browns ability to get after the quarterback:
They did a really good job of that last week in Dallas. They did a good job of getting after Tony Romo and doing that on the road. Defensively upfront they're very solid and we have a tough challenge ahead of us.
Todd Haley has gone out of his way to say it's not the "Todd Haley" offense. How would you describe the offense?
Well, it's definitely not my offense right now. I think that's something that, right now he says it's not his offense, it goes to whatever quarterback is in there. I think that's something that he's able to adjust. When you're the quarterback, you get a lot more input in the game plan and figure out what you're comfortable with.
Have you talked about those things with Haley yet or will you do it as the week goes on?
We'll have to do it as the week goes on. We got the game plan this morning and as you go through the course of the week, some plays get taken out, some plays get added and when you get to Friday, pretty much everybody knows what the game plan is going into Sunday.
Have you played a game in Cleveland?
I've played in that stadium but I haven't started in it.
Are there any nuances or anything to playing there? It's supposed to be a decent day but cold.
Decent, cold. Just being up there for a number of years now, you never know what you're going to get. We've been up there when it was sunny at the beginning of the season. And we've been up there when it was nine below it seemed like at one point. You don't know, but either way each team has to deal with it.
Have you played in a game with WR Plaxico Burress?
I think in 2003. I think it was whenever I had to come in for an injury. I think Tommy [Maddox] got hurt at one point during the '03 season and I had to step in for a couple plays.
Does it seem like eight years ago that Burress was here?
It doesn't. The one thing about it is everybody around here has kept in contact with him because he is a friend and he's been a teammate of a lot of players, even though now the team has changed. As people continue to follow him, talk to him, they've been updating everybody in here.
How quickly can Burress get up to speed?
He's been doing a good job of really trying to absorb as much as possible. Only he will be able to determine that. It's just a matter of how the week goes on. Some verbiage is similar and some is new to him. It's just going to be a matter of how he handles that.
How much are you looking forward to starting?
I'm always excited. These opportunities don't come often anymore and here I am, getting up there in years and when you have this opportunity you cherish it.
Does it make it easier for you to help a guy like Burress when you have been around for all these years?
Yeah, that's something that you go through and you're going to help him out as they go through it. They're going to give him a little bit to see what he can do and you just kind of expand as the week goes on. He'll have a better answer for that as the week goes on.
What do you see from the Cleveland defense?
They're very tough. We know we have a tough challenge ahead of us. They played Dallas well on the road. They've been in every single game this season, if not leading in some of them. We know we have a very tough task and it's going to be tough on the road and that's not something we've done very well so far this season.
Do you think people might underestimate what you are able to do?
Right now, you never know when you're going to get in there. For me, I'm looking at this opportunity as a way for me to be excited about it for one, and help in any way that I can and help this team get a win because that's what we need.
Do you think you could have made a difference if you played Sunday night?
I didn't play. So, it's hard to answer that.
What is your favorite Thanksgiving dish?
That's a tough question. We have a lot of great dishes that we have. We have the turkey, the ham and when you talk about the macaroni and cheese and collard greens, there's a little bit of everything. That's why a lot of my teammates enjoy coming over to my house because they know we have a lot of different selections. [Laughs]
Are you still surprised with what the offense has done the last couple weeks, which is to say not a lot?
We know it's tough to go out there and compete every week. I think that's something that guys have stood up to the challenge of being the next guy and not disappointing this team in any way. We have a lot of people and right now I have an opportunity to help do that. I think anybody that has a chance to step in with the starters, they're going to go out there and do their best.
How prepared are you?
I'm ready to go. That's a part of my job description. You don't know when you're going to be called upon but when you are you have to be ready. That's something you don't take lightly and being a starter in this league allowed me to know how to prepare with and without the physical reps you get throughout practice. Either way, I'll be ready.
Were you ready to go last week if you were called upon?
I was. And at some point, you kind of watch the game unfold and you don't know if you're going in. But either way you always want to make sure that you stay warm and at any given point, if you have to go in, you have to go out there and do your job.
Is it the same preparation with the guys filling in with all the injuries at wide receiver and running back?
It's the same and every position it seems like has to deal with that at some point during the season. We really have yet to field a healthy team. Right now, everybody is kind of waiting but at the same time, is making sure to right the ship as we move forward.
How much of a comfort level is there with Burress?
Yeah, for him, he knows how to catch the ball. He's been very successful in the league, he's a Super Bowl champion. Nobody is expecting anything less. I know when he left years ago, nobody wanted to see him go but that's just a part of the business. But he was able to continue his career and I think right now, being able to come full circle back, he is very familiar with this organization, they're very familiar with him and I think it's a win-win for both.
Is Burress' height a big advantage for a guy who doesn't know the offense?
I think kind of, depending on the situations will determine how you use him. Either way, he knows the plays. He'll take whatever he has on the playbook and go out there and learn it because there's a chance that he may have to go out there and make plays. He's done that before in this league and nobody would be surprised if he was able to go out there and continue to do what he's capable of doing. I don't want to say the majority of the guys, but we have been following him along his career anyway because we still have some familiar faces in this locker room. Either way, he was a friend and everybody followed him.
Is this role and this situation something you've just gotten used to?
You never get used to it because it changes every day. It's not something that you can say, "I'm used to this" or "I'm used to that." My description is backup and whether that's the second backup or the third backup, if you're number is called upon, you have to be ready to play because you never know how a season is going to play out.
Is it comforting to know that you're the starter and don't have to look over your shoulder and will be allowed to stay in the game even if you are hurting?
Any time you start a game you want to finish and that's the competitor that's in any quarterback out there. When you have that and you know that as long as you're not doing anything to hurt the team and you can go out there and do you your job, you're going to want to stay out there and that's something that you love to have with a coach and making sure that you don't have to look over your shoulder.
Do you think Coach Tomlin has proven that?
He's done that with every quarterback who has been in there, and that's including Ben [Roethlisberger].
Re: Breaking your hand against Cleveland after being in the midst of having a good game against them:
Yeah, that was 2005. [Laughs] They've changed coaches, they've changed coordinators so it's really hard to say they have all the same people because they don't. You can always say you're familiar with division opponents, but in this case you don't know what they're going to do because we have a new offense and you have to see how the game unfolds.
Re: Being 5-2 as a starter for the Steelers:
I'd love to be undefeated. Either way, you just continue to go on and whenever your number is called you just go out there and try to do your job. Right now, I'm that guy and there's no telling how long I'll have this position, it could be one week, it could be two or three. I don't know. But either way, you just go week to week and not worry about what's going to happen after the fact. We need to focus on Cleveland and that's what I'm doing right now.
Some believe you should have been the backup ahead of Byron Leftwich before the season started. Do you worry about that or think you should have got a chance before he did?
That's not my decision. Ultimately, whenever they're putting the roster together, decisions are made and you have to deal with it. If you can't control it, don't worry about it and that's what I've done.
Do you still get excited when you're going to start?
You do get excited and you start to kind of get those butterflies running through but you try to control them because we're still far enough away from the game that you don't want to use up all of your energy right now. That's something that over the years I still get excited about because these opportunities don't come much and right now I have another one.
Does it seem like things always come back to you starting? It's happened in quite a few seasons.
Well, there's times that it didn't happen and didn't come my way. Either way, you just have to be ready and every time, it's been under different circumstances where I was starting at the end of the season when the season was already won. We won the division and I had to play. Versus last year, where you had to come in and keep the ship right so we could still try and win the division towards the end of the season. Each year is different and each year you kind of seize the moment.
Did you feel like this training camp was one of your better camps?
I did. I went out there, obviously my body felt great and you still have to go out there and prove that you can do it. Not only are you doing that with the head coach and general manager, but you're still proving that to the players because they are the ones watching you in August. You want to make sure, that if you have to step in they believe that you can get the job done.
Do you feel like a guy that's going to be 38 in a couple weeks?
No, because you just reminded me. [Laughs] I'm doing it for all the 38-year olds.
After your start last year, did you feel like a guy who was older? Did it take a little longer to heal up?
It's hard to know. You just know at this age, you spend a lot of time in the ice tub and try not to get that feeling. The good thing is, I'm not the only person in this locker room that has to feel that way. We have a bunch of 30-year olds on this team so don't try to point it in my direction. [Laughs]
Is your arm strength still there from when you were a starter in Detroit and do you still feel like you can make the throws?
No, it was 15 years ago. [Laughs] Right now, I'm capable of going out there and I feel like I can make every throw. You don't get evaluated today. You got evaluated in OTAs, the offseason and games to make sure that you are able to be in this position if you are called upon. I felt that I've done that and I think they've done the evaluation and I think that's why I made this team.
Do you think this offense plays to your strengths?
I do. This is something that, going from August and the last time being in this offense and having a chance to input what the game plan is going to look like, now I have some familiarity as far as what we did in August versus now. I think as this week goes by, it will be better answered toward the end of the week.
Re: Making your first start of the season in an important road game:
I think the biggest thing is making sure that from a timing standpoint, you're understanding the play clock and having it register in your helmet and being able to spit the verbiage out in the huddle and get to the line of scrimmage in an ample amount of time. You have to be able to go up there and make the checks if needed. That will probably be the biggest difference from there to practice because you can't simulate that. And that's with every quarterback, you just can't simulate it.
Is this offense one where a guy can come in and pick it up right away?
It depends on who that guy is. There's no doubt that he can come in here and do that. He's not a rookie and I think that's something that, assuming that we're both talking about Plaxico in this case, I think when you look at it for him, he's played and he's won in this league. He knows the speed of the game. It's not going to be new to him. It's just a matter of making sure that he can break the huddle, get lined up and go out there and play without thinking about it, which we all know he is capable of doing.
Is there any extra urgency with starting this divisional game on the road?
There's always urgency. No matter what the situation is, all the way back to '07 was the only time the game didn't mean much because the division was already clinched, but any time other than that when I've had to step in, we still had to win the game because something was at stake. At this point, we still have a chance to win the division. We still have to keep up with everybody else at this point. But we can't get too far ahead of ourselves. That's why we have to go up there and we have to figure out a way no matter what, to get this one in Cleveland.
Are you going to wear extra rib pads?
I'm going to wear what I wear. [Laughs]
Is there any sort of extra importance of staying healthy because of the other injuries at the quarterback position and having a new backup?
I've been in this situation in 2010 where there was only two quarterbacks at Tennessee and Dennis [Dixon] goes down in the first quarter and I had to go out there and I was the only quarterback for the next two and a half weeks. When you ask that question, you just have to go out there and play. You're looking at it from a rib injury stand point, I think that it's something that you don't know how it's going to happen because both injuries occurred differently. I know one had equipment on. I'm not even sure if the other one had equipment on. That's something that people are really not familiar with when talking about the quarterback. You're always exposed and no matter if you have pads on or not, if you get hit with your arm in the throwing position like that, pads can't protect it.
What are you expecting from Burress?
Big plays. I know he's going to be excited and we're probably going to have to calm him down because he gets to throw the uniform back on, a Steelers uniform. For him, I'm sure he's going to have a lot of emotions because he's come full circle. This is the place I know he didn't want to leave when he first left. The business took him away from us and he's coming back. I'm just going to have to worry about calming him down because I know he's going to be excited and I know he's capable of making plays. It'll be exciting to get him out there and get him a catch and get him in the endzone. You just don't know how the emotions are going to fly for him. He's going to come in and everybody believes in him and that's why he's here.
Did you and Burress stay in touch?
We talked over the years. When I got here, he was young. I only had a couple years with him. When you come in here like that, I was new to the team and learning different personalities as I went along. You had people who were with each other more than others and when you look at him, you talk about a 23, 24, 25 year old guy, to coming back in his early 30's. You mature and learn how the game goes on the longer you're in this league. At the end of it, you just appreciate the work that it takes to get it done and have longevity in this league.
Re: How Burress will be used:
One of the questions is going to be, "How do you use him?" We have to figure that out. We don't know how we're going to use him yet. So, how can somebody else know how you're going to go out there and defend him because he is such a threat? He has his height and he's capable of playing. How do you dictate that? Do you go back and watch Jets film, Giants film? Do you go all the way back to when he played here? You don't know how he's going to do. But every system is different for him to go out there and compete. I'm excited to learn how that answer as we go along.
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By Lew Measel on Nov 22, 2012 | Reply
I wellcome Charlie Batch starting vs Cleveland. His knowledge of the game along with the team pulling together will get the win. I truely think the Steelers have lost their last game for this season. GO STEELERS !!!
By John R. Podlewski on Nov 22, 2012 | Reply
Steeler Nation believes in you Charlie, you have been there for us time and time again. This is nothing new this what you do and you will be awesome against the Browns.
P.S. That new 6'5″ receiver that was just signed has redzone fade written all over him !! lol ! Great to have #80 back!
By J.N. on Nov 22, 2012 | Reply
Yes Charlie PLEASE win this game! We NEED it!
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