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Matthew Stafford Comes of Age
Sometimes you just feel it. And on Sunday, staring a loss in the face, the QB felt it, leading the Lions to an inexplicable victory and growing up a lot in the process. Plus, more of my thoughts from an offense-heavy Week 8
Two months down, two to go. Time flies when you're having fun. The Lions had some fun Sunday, and the resurgent Staffords will lead the column … but some headlines first:
• Mike Pouncey might want to get lawyered up. As Pete Thamel and Greg A. Bedard reported Sunday night, the Massachusetts state police served the Miami Dolphins center with a Grand Jury subpoena after his game in Foxboro Sunday. "What's this about?'' Pouncey said when a gray-suited officer handed him the papers. It created a strange scene outside the Dolphins locker room at Gillette Stadium, with stunned Miami officials totally blindsided. Pouncey, too, evidently had no idea what was coming. A source told Thamel that the serving of the papers is related to the ugly Aaron Hernandez case. The source said the authorities are focusing on Hernandez's potential involvement in interstate gun trafficking. Yikes. Pouncey is a good friend of Hernandez's dating back to their days together at Florida. Does this mean Pouncey is guilty of anything? No. It could be a way for the authorities to build a stronger case against Hernandez, who is in jail charged with murder.
• Alex Smith: The gift that keeps on giving. Just like Clark Griswold's Jelly of the Month Club present, the Kansas City quarterback brought more joy to two fanbases Sunday. In lifting the Chiefs to a 23-17 victory over Cleveland at home, Smith continued KC's perfect (8-0) season. The eighth win also meant the 49ers, who traded Smith to Kansas City so he could run Andy Reid's West Coast offense this season, would receive an improved draft choice as the second part of the trade. The original trade was Smith for a second-round pick in 2013 and a third-rounder in 2014 … but the third- in '14 would become a second- if the Chiefs won eight games or more this season. That happened by mid-afternoon Sunday, as the Niners were trudging off the field at Wembley Stadium in London after whipping Jacksonville 42-10. As if San Francisco draft guru Trent Baalke needed more ammo, he now could be looking at six picks in the first three rounds next May: his own first-, second- and third-rounders, plus the second-rounder for Smith, a third-rounder from Tennessee from a draft-weekend 2013 trade, and a pick as high as a third-rounder as a compensatory choice for losing pricy free agents such as Dashon Goldson last spring.
• This just in: Calvin Johnson's good. He had a nice month in three hours Sunday at Ford Field in Detroit's 31-30 shocker of Dallas: 14 catches, 329 yards (seven away from the all-time single-game record), one touchdown. That also gives him the all-time two-game record of 484 receiving yards. Eight days, 484 yards. Eight games, 470 yards for Larry Fitzgerald.
• This just in: The Eagles aren't. Remember the good ol' days? Way back in the first half of the first game of the season, when the Chip Kelly offense was all the rage? The high-octane Eagles offense is averaging 67.7 plays per game. Andy Reid's offense last year averaged 67.4. The problem in Philadelphia, which is lucky to be 3-5, is Kelly can't hang his hat on anything in his offense.
• Be ready for anything with London. There's nothing of permanence happening with London right now, and I'm told every option is on the table. That includes a team moving there, an expansion team, more than three games (the 2014 schedule) and perhaps even a slate of eight games, played by different teams every year. There's some thought that because there is no "home" team in England, and selling a bad Jacksonville team (the Jags will play a game there in 2014, '15 and '16 at least) will be problematic right now, a good option is every team alternating. Of course, that won't be a good option the minute you tell a Packers, Steelers, Broncos or Seahawks fan he or she has to lose a home game for the sake of expansionism. I sense frustration from some around the league that the NFL spends huge money to put on a great show in England one to three times a year, and the media there ignores it. But as one league operative told me recently: "If you guys [NBC, where I also work] can get 850,000 viewers for a Manchester United game on NBC Sports Network, why can't we build a block of fans like that for football over there?"
• The Illegal Bat. I love the sound of that. It's like a baseball slugger caught corking. It surfaced clear as day in Foxboro and still became controversial. You'll read more about it in Ten Things below.
• Greg Jennings in the Revenge Game: One catch, nine yards, left the locker room before the media arrived following Green Bay's 44-31 win at Minnesota last night. That's 264 yards fewer than teammate Cordarrelle Patterson put on the board.
• Manning 6,000. I wrote last year about the possibility of a quarterback, in the not-too-distant future, throwing for 6,000 yards in a season. Aaron Rodgers, I theorized, would have the best shot. I'm not saying Peyton Manning's going to do it this year, but let's acknowledge the greatness of the first-half MVP here. In Denver's 7-1 start, Manning has averaged 365 passing yards per game. Other-worldly, obviously. But let's say he adds one medium-range skinny post per game in the final eight games. Say, an extra gain of 20 per game. If Manning averages 385 yards per game in his final eight, he'll hit 6,000. As it is, he's on pace for 5,838 passing yards with 58 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Yards will get tougher in December, of course. Manning's got two home games in five days in the last month, including a Thursday nighter against San Diego Dec. 12. But who'd have ever thought throwing for 6,000 would be remotely possible so soon after 5,000 started getting hit?
Now for the Detroit story. It's a good one.
Hey Queenie,
Eagles the biggest disappointment....in your face, you're missing too many of your so-called expert opinionated statements.
Maybe it's time to hang up your pen and paper!!!!
Offenses are pretty efficient nowadays Peter. Shouldn't we nerf them as well?
Way off on the field goal and extra point take. Absolutely no reason to make it harder. The Rams miss from 50 last Monday night is a perfect example of a missed field goal costing a team a game. It still happens and even though an extra point is a gimme I still want to see them make it. Gives the team on the short end of the score a chance sometimes, slim, but a chance. Nothing needs to be done. The NFL has already made too many rule changes. Enough is enough.
Dear Peter,
Sorry to rain on your orgy of piling on the Eagles
in MMQB but so many of your claims are not backed
up by the facts (to put it nicely).
For instance...
"I think the Eagles have to be the disappointment
of the season."
Really? Really? Bigger dissapointment than the the
2-5 Falcons coming off a 13-3 season and a Super
Bowl pick by many? Bigger disapointment than the
Steelers? Bigger disapoinment than the
Fact is most people had the Eagles at best going
8-8 and most not even that. To say they are the
biggest dissapointment is pure drivel. They are
record wise right where most people thought they
would be.
" A Chip Kelly team first and foremost has to have
consistency and efficiency at quarterback, and
Philadelphia hasn't had that all season"
Again really? Look at the QB ratings by game....
1. Vick 112.6
2. Vick 123.4
3. Vick 49.4
4. vick 83.6
4. Foles 155.2 (garbage time)
5. Foles 114.9, vick 69
6. foles 133.3
Weeks 7 and 8 are disasters of course but weeks
1,2,4,5 and 6 all make your cliam the Eagles
haven't had consistency and efficiency at
quarterback all season clearly absurd.
"Why, oh why, Chip Kelly, when you're one score
behind with four minutes to go, your defense
playing well and three timeouts left do you onside
Agreed but thay had one timeout left, not three.
Again if you are going to criticize at least have
your facts straight.
"The problem in Philadelphia, which is lucky to be
3-5, is Kelly can't hang his hat on anything in
his offense."
Lucky to be 3-5?
Lets see they have won by margins of 6,15 and 9
points. They have lost by margins of 3,10,32 and
8. I'd say they are pretty much where they should
be but if you want to bring luck in to it then if
they had any they would be closer to 4-4 than 2-6.
It makes me wonder just how much of the Eagles you
have watched this year...
Greatly overlooked stat from the Lions-Cowboys game. Stafford set the NFL record for fewest games to reach 15,000 yards passing. Better than.....everybody. Name your QB.
Stafford haters repeat after me....Joe Montana would have been nothing without Jerry Rice....not tell me how silly you feel.
I see I'm not the only one getting annoyed at the petulance this column (sorry...business site) is showing. Just this week alone the Diva-nature about this NOT being SI.com. Well, that may be true, but I'm pretty sure that's where 99% of your readers read it, and how they associate it, and that they/we/I don't care about any legal distinction between the two. If you want to be your own, then don't run it on SI.com and start spending the marketing dollars so people know (or care about) the difference.
Second, the Patriots didn't ignore Troy Brown's advice either. Since the Patriots were never down 24-7 his advice was moot.
Seriously, don't you think the internet is snarky enough as it is without adding to it? This column (or whatever) is not as enjoyable as it was before this reincarnation. Harder to follow, harder to read, and all in all less fun and enjoyable. I may be in the minority, but I don't view this as an improvement.
Thats MMQB.Si.com Peter. If you really want your site to be all MMQB cut away from Si.com. Its part of your web address and writers can give credit to Si.com on it.
I am a 9er fan and still think you ranked them too high. I think they should be 5th behind Denver and Seattle along with Indy and KC
I have been following your concussion stories with some interest.Not sure but it seems you are missing the obvious problem. Playing a contact sport with a fibreglass helmet and padding must be a factor when combined with such large, powerful athletes.We play a variety of contact sports here in Australia and no rigid padding or helmets are permitted in either of the Rugby codes or Australian Rules football at a professional or amateur level. While we have incidence of concussions they seem to be dealt with in the main well and we do not appear to be suffering the same issues as you are in American Football with respect to retired players.Would there be more or less concussions if the pads and helmets came off ?
meh.... a lot of QB's will have a "coming of age moment" when they play Dallas' defense. Dallas is the only NFL team to allow more than one 400 yard passer so far this season......and they've done it 4 TIMES.
Memo to Peter King (said with slight annoyance). The MMQB is a blatant to attempt to "brand" you as SI's answer to Bill Simmons and Grantland. Stop whining, keep writing, and let SI's publicity team position your website as America's gift to football. We readers will ultimately make that call, not you.
Kickers are making a lot more kicks… more domed stadiums have anything to do with that? Probably can blame it on global warming.
Also, I don't think you meant to write from the 40-49 yard line. I think you just meant 40-49 yard field goals. From the 40-49 yard line would be 57-66 yard field goals. I have a hard time believing that kickers are making 80 percent of those.
3. San Francisco (6-2). Five straight wins by an average of 22.6 points. This team's getting scary. Think of the room to grow for this offense entering the bye: In the last two weeks, the Niners have scored 73 points in two road wins a total of 10 time zones from home … and gotten only 363 yards and one passing touchdown in the process.
the 49ers, third, really?????
how about some context... since the Niners barely beat the Packers on opening day they've played two winning teams --- they got crushed by both, losing 29-3 at Seattle and losing 27-7 to the Colts in SF..
the Niners five straight win came against St. Louis (3-5) Houston (2-5), Arizona (4-4), Tennesse (3-4), Jacksonville (0-8)...
are we supposed to be impressed because the 49ers are blowing out the worst teams in football?
they haven't beat a team who's over .500 since opening day..
watching the weekend highlights i think i've never seen worse open field tackling ... arm tackles easily bumped off, or even air swings ... they really need to bring in some tackling coaches from rugby!
Stafford has come of age? Is that why he needed 14 receptions and 329 yards from a single WR, one that just happens to be one of the best WRs to ever play the game, to eke out the win? Look way, way back to 3 weeks ago against GB to see how well Stafford performs without Calvin Johnson.
How does Jason Garret not call a time out to set his defense. It's a huge play in the game and the defense is spent. Seems like the Cowboys always mismanage the clock and lose winnable games.
Tom Brady struggles with a bunch of no-name receivers and he gets headline after headline. Aaron Rodgers does the same thing - and putting teams AWAY, no less - and he doesn't even get a mention this week. Really? 44 points with Myles White and Jarrett Boykin and Andrew Quarless, and not a single mention?
I get that Peter is a Pats homer and all, but, in the immortal words of the guys on ESPN...
C'Mon, Man!
No style points in football? C'mon Peter, you don't know how Division 1-A/F*BS* college football works, do you? :-D
I am amazed that you are giving so much credit to Stafford and less to the gross negligence of the officials. On Dallas's last drive they call Tyron Smith (holding) which stopped the clock. Good call, no problemw with that. On Stafford's long completion to #18 the I saw stretch jersey HOLDING and.....................sigh, .no call. Both were critical situations with differing standards of officiating. Hmmmmm, if the same standard existed from play to play by the officials Stafford's play would be a mute point. Why don't you point this out instead of glibly latching on to a headline story?!!!
pete king is the kid in high school that was always the last one choosen in pick up games ... hes a dolt .. he is nothing more than water carrier for the league spewing propaganda each week for middling minds to suck up ... anyone reading this and for real insight is just about as dumb as king
@sterculius65 I pretty much read this column because, despite all the bluster and unending support of certain players and teams, king gets almost unparalleled access to players and coaches. Add to that the new forum for players to actually write the article, and I'll stick around for a bit, but the new website (difficult to navigate) and pete's old tricks make it easier to miss every week.
@BeholdTheWolverine IF you are in the minority than a lot of others here are too. I have posted this before about the article quality taking a nose dive. I think the mmqb (separate from si.com) has been a horrible idea.
@2229JEFF I, as an American, like that idea. If yer nut is not in a shell, yer not as likely to try to crack it. Good thinking there, I think.
I was going to make that point too. Also, artificial turf is much better now than it was 15 years ago. How many kickers slipped on that crap in Texas Stadium when it was wet or cold?
Hush, Peter has a man crush on one-read Kapernick and doesn't want you pointing that out.
@djp9192 Or, the NFL could put the players through 'Heads-Up' Football training so that they could learn the proper tackling techniques they're supposedly teaching kids. But, I'm with you - the tackling is getting worse and worse. I blame the new contract with reduced practices overall and particularly practices with pads.
As far as your rugby coach idea, I believe that football could use some rugbyization. Aside from tackling coaches (a good idea), if we went back to leather helmets, head-first hits would become a thing of the past. In fact, concussions may become almost a non-issue since the players would be much more aware of protecting their heads. There's also the possibility that the concussions would be less severe. Violence in the game would be, by necessity, reduced. Instead of turning it into two-hand touch, rugbyize it a little.
@djp9192 The one thing that bothers me most in all of football - regardless of who is playing, regardless of which team they play for - is defenders not tackling properly. It's the most basic thing that kids are taught how to do on defense, and yet it seems like nobody in the league can do it.
I think the media coverage and highlight reels spun by all the sports networks have given rise to players always wanting to be in those highlights instead of just doing their jobs. And more often than not, arm tackles and the big hit lead to a missed tackle.
@beekay31 Guess you missed the pass on the last drive that set up the win. The one that maybe 5 or 6 QBs could make. Your boy Rodgers had a stinker against Cinci a few weeks ago and I bet you didn't berate him. Stafford is an elite QB. Deal with it.
@CoreyLivermore All right, genius, where exactly is the Brady "headline" in this column? He made two appearances under things King didn't like, a section Rogers would be happy to stay out of, and a mention in the section about the batting play. Hilarious how King gets accused of being a "homer," even when he essentially just focuses on Brady for two sentences, and they're both about how bad he was. Sorry there wasn't another sentence saying "Aaron Rogers has perfectly routine win against the godawful Vikings" so you could go to bed without crying yourself to sleep.
@Dale15 Those were the only two holding calls made differently all game? You know the saying about holding, right? You could call it on every play.
@decredico So, since you were reading the column, you are pointing out to everyone how dumb you are. Makes me wonder where you were "choosen" in pick up games.
@decredico Why don't you just literally vomit on your keyboard next time? It'd be about as insightful.
@2229JEFF And to think we started this game with no helmets.
Is Jordy Nelson a "no-name receiver"? I would argue that he is better than anything New England is running out there right now. Wait, I don't want to upset you. Rodgers is the best thing to happen to QBs since Montana retired. Shoot, he had Rice to throw to. Best thing since Bradshaw. No no, he won 4 Super Bowls, and had two hall of famers to throw to. I give up. Rodgers is the best. Ever.
@SpartanTarget @CoreyLivermore King has historically ignored everything the Packers do. Last week, King sang nothing but praises for Brady and his win with no-names, even going so far as to turn a question in his mailbag last week about the Vikings into a diatribe about how great Brady is with a bunch of no-names.
So I'm just curious as to why Rodgers doesn't get the same treatment. Hell, all he could say was that Rodgers won against a bad Vikings team, which diminishes that Rodgers led the Packers to 37 offensive points (7 came on the punt return) with no-name receivers, even though last week Brady barely won with no-names but got almost a full page.
And learn how to read, you moron. I never stated the headline was in today's column, only that he continues to ignore what Rodgers does even though he does it with the same pieces Brady has, only doing it better.
@CoreyLivermore I'd probably ask that you actually reply to the right thread. And ill-timed? Are you currently verbally abusing your sainted mater? Did I interrupt? Or have you apparently just never heard the very common phrase "You talk to your mother with that mouth?" and were unable to see that paraphrase? It's cool, though. I totally understand the urge to call someone a a moron and an ass-hat on the Internet, then feign being insulted. Have a graham cracker or something. It'll cool you down.
When the object of your ill-timed and accusatory violence (punch my mother?) is no longer around, I find the insult to be directed at her. And in very poor taste. I'll ask that you just go away now.
@BobLang @SpartanTarget @CoreyLivermore Sorry, Bob. You caught me trying (and likely failing) to be a bit clever with Corey, an erudite gentleman and football scholar.
@SpartanTarget @CoreyLivermore @BobLang Finley's injury might be helping the Packers. He can't drop any balls from the sidelines. And I'm not a Pats homer. Can't stand them.
Cobb is a no name? Jones is a no name? Nelson is a no name? Finley is a no name? He was throwing to all stars until 2 weeks ago. Great work against a horrible Vikings team. but hardly headline worthy.
@CoreyLivermore @BobLang Jesus Christ, stop homering for the Patriots. Gronk's injury gets post after post, but not a word about how injured Jermichael Finley is.
@BobLang And Gronk isn't a no-name either. Granted, Gronk has been out since recently. But still, Rodgers has been getting the job done with a bunch of no-names - just like Brady.
@CoreyLivermore @SpartanTarget It's funny, for a dude who expended a ton of energy talking about how I can't read, you apparently weren't able to pick up on the fact that I was actually insulting you. Your mother's a classy lady. An angel among women, and every day I weep for her secret shame that she has a son with a potty mouth on the Internet and a weird mad-on for Peter King.
@SpartanTarget @CoreyLivermore Really? That's the best you can come up with? Insulting my mother? How original. How mature. I'm so angry. Oh, the humanity - you resorted to the ultimate retard comeback; Hulk smash!
Serioiusly - my mother? Can't discuss football intelligently, so you decide to insult someone's mom? Dude, you need help. Real class move there.
@CoreyLivermore @SpartanTarget This is pretty a pretty solid dialogue, and I'm learning a ton about proper conversation here! Last question, do you punch your mother with that mouth? Should I?
@SpartanTarget @CoreyLivermore Well, let's see. You've:
1. Put words in my mouth that I never uttered;
2. Obviously haven't read the column longer than a week, otherwise you'd know Peter is a Pats homer;
3. Are attempting to inflame an issue that has nothing to do with you.
In my book, yes, this makes you an ass-hat and a moron. You can't read, you want something to be there that isn't, and you make shit up to try and make yourself look better.
And now, the troll food gets put away. I should know better than to feed you idiots.
@CoreyLivermore @SpartanTarget Wait, it doesn't work by me pointing out that you're weirdly obsessed with this idea that PK loves the Patriots and using as an example a column where he bashes Brady and just happens to not mention Rogers, then you calling me an ass-hat and a moron?
@SpartanTarget @CoreyLivermore If Rodgers messes up, he should get pummeled. Once again, you are stating things that I never said, which means you don't understand how conversation works.
@CoreyLivermore @SpartanTarget And yet you can't seem to comprehend that "equal treatment" would be verbally pummeling Rogers for making no-chance throws to a TE. But don't be mad, baby! I like being the pain in your ass better than being in anyone else's!
@SpartanTarget @CoreyLivermore Just asking for equal treatment. But you are apparently too stupid to comprehend that, so I'll put the troll food away and let you wander off to be a pain in someone else's ass.
@CoreyLivermore @SpartanTarget So ... you're complaining that in this column, Aaron Rogers in not mentioned, because Tom Brady is mentioned in the headlines of other stories. That makes perfect, perfect sense. On a related note, I'm pretty angry that Peter King doesn't mention The Good Wife in this column, while that crappy Sleepy Hollow show is getting headline after headline in Entertainment Weekly.
@SpartanTarget @CoreyLivermore If you can read so well, then tell me where in the sentence "Tom Brady struggles with a bunch of no-name receivers and he gets headline after headline." do I mention that the headline was in today's column. Well, I'm waiting...
Done waiting. Why? Because I never stated the headline was in today's column. Nor did I infer or imply it. You want to see something that isn't there so you can try to make yourself look better.
If you're going to accuse someone of something, make sure you have proof to back it up, ass-hat.
@CoreyLivermore @SpartanTarget Oh, man, where could I have gotten that "headline" thing from? You're right. My reading's not so good. My copy-pasting is much better, though. Maybe I got it from this: "Tom Brady struggles with a bunch of no-name receivers and he gets headline after headline." And I love the line "King has historically ignored everything the Packers do," like you're picking through Chaucer texts here. Sorry you're really, really upset that this lacked a platitude section about Rogers. Maybe next week he'll be terrible for an entire half of a game and King can grouse about him, too!


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Coolest Toy Sculptures
by chicquero
Amazing toy sculptures by the Australian artist Freya Jobbins. Provocative, funny and disturbing at the same time, Jobbins has re-purposed old children's dolls in an unusual way, by assembling them into three dimensional portraits known as 'dollfaces'. Freya uses the toys in a way to create caricature-like facial features of a somewhat grotesque nature. An impressive sculptural work, an artistic exploration of the relationship between consumerism and the culture of recycling, certainly bringing your attention to the point with the absurdist humanoid forms. "My work explores […]
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If the best way to find weak links is to break stuff, you might as well have someone else do the suffering for you. That pretty much sums up the history of Moser Engineering, whose decades-long involvement in high-end drag racing has enabled the company to develop some of the best driveline components in the business. Company founder Greg Moser got the bug early, when he started racing a Norton motorcycle as a kid in the mid '60s. After high school, Moser picked up a '70 Camaro and hit the dragstrip before deciding to campaign an Altered dragster in the late '70s. All the while, the inevitable carnage he endured at the track ensured that his customers wouldn't suffer the same fate.
Consequently, his growing business quickly established a name for itself in the industry, and today Moser Engineering is one of the most respected names around. Still a family-owned business that's proud of its small-town roots, the torch was eventually passed down to Greg's son, Rob, and his wife Susan, who are more than happy to carry on the tradition of on-track testing and product development. The company's current crop of in-house race cars includes three Altered dragsters, and third-gen and S-10 street/strip machines that both run 10s.
It hasn't been long since we did our homework on the latest in driveline tech, but in speaking with Rob Moser we were downright stunned at the technological developments that have transpired in only the last few months. Whether you need to beef up the driveline in a race car or a street/strip machine, here's Moser's insightful advice on how to build the ideal rearend for your application.
Company History
"Moser Engineering was founded in 1982 purely out of necessity. My dad, Greg, was building an Altered drag car and needed to narrow the rearend. Aftermarket axles were simply too expensive, so he figured out a way to respline a set of stock axles in our garage. Other racers and street rodders in need of his services soon started bringing their business his way. At the time, Greg was working as the plant manager of the Portland Forge steel mill in Indiana, so my mom, Marianne, would spend her days taking sales calls and answering tech questions. Every night after work, my dad filled orders in our garage, and the business was incorporated in 1986. By 1989, my dad quit his day job to pursue his axle business full-time. On the weekends, he dropped me off at the salvage yards to scour for old Ford 9-inch rears and axles that we would then rework and sell.
"This continued until 1991, which is when we decided to introduce our own line of custom alloy axles to meet the growing demands of the customers and their vehicles. Greg's background in the forging industry was very beneficial when fine-tuning the art of metallurgy and heat treating. It allowed him to develop not only an axle that is great for racing, but also the perfect axle for street/strip and restoration applications.
"The company has since grown to include a wide variety of rearend housings, axles, complete center sections, and virtually all other related rearend components. In the spring of 2003, my parents passed away in a tragic airplane accident along with our plant manager, Jeff Bickel, and his wife Eileen. By then I was already in charge of the day-to-day operations of the company, and we have continued to expand and grow every year since. What was once our family garage is now a full-blown, 100,000-square-foot manufacturing facility with over 60 employees."


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Oh no Dotsie, It was a play on words by TP. I know what the line was in Aliens as did Terry, but he quickly fused it with my hobby of Live Roleplaying......
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Statue of kissing sailor returns to SD
The newly cast bronze statue depicting a sailor a kissing a woman stranger in Times Square at the close of World War II is en route to San Diego. Nicknamed "The Kiss," the sculpture, based on a famous photo of the embracing strangers, is scheduled to be installed on Valentine's Day. However, the unveiling won't take place until a public ceremony on Saturday.
It's surely a strange sight for motorists — a 25-foot-long statue of a couple kissing lying on its side uncovered on a flatbed truck. It's being towed from Trenton, N.J. to San Diego.
The 15,000-pound artwork by J. Seward Johnson Jr. will have a home next to the Fish Market restaurant off Harbor Drive. A previous rendition of the statue (not bronze) had stood there on loan for several years.
When it was removed, local donors contributed more than $1 million to have a permanent replacement made. Everyone is invited to next Saturday's 10 a.m. dedication. Among those scheduled to attend are Bob Hope's granddaughter, Miranda, who lives in San Diego, as well as Marine fighter pilot and Padres announcer Jerry Coleman.
Other military attendees include keynote speaker Jerry Yellin, who flew the final World War II combat mission, and the granddaughter of Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault, who led the "Flying Tigers" over China. Coming from Hollywood will be Kate Linder, who portrays Esther Valentine on TV's "The Young and the Restless" and Tova Borgnine, representing her late husband, WW II vet Ernest Borgnine.
In keeping with the spirit of "The Kiss," couples who married during the war will renew their vows followed by a Spirit of '45 community celebration on the Navy Pier next door.
Last call: Valentine's Day will, indeed, be a sentimental one at La Jolla's La Valencia Hotel. Feb. 14 is the date of the final goodbye to the hotel's historic Whaling Bar. The bar and its adjacent Café La Rue will be closed for remodeling and updating. When the space reopens in a few months it will be known simply as Café La Rue, with existing signature paintings of late artist Wing Howard incorporated into the new design.
Hotel management has said the artist's huge whaling painting that long has hung over the bar will be stored, along with the Whaling Bar's model ships and scrimshaw, until they can be installed in a future board room in the hotel.
While there has been an outcry from Whaling Bar lovers, Managing Director Mark Dibella explains that the new Café La Rue will have a larger bar, a wine vault and will open out to the adjacent patio.
"The Whaling Bar of today is indeed a great legend." Dibella posted online in response to one patron's lament, "but sadly one that sits mostly idle with but a handful of great customers at any given time."
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The Whip-poor-will or whippoorwill, Caprimulgus vociferus, is a medium-sized (22-27 cm) nightjar from North and Central America. The Whip-poor-will is commonly heard within its range, but less often seen. It is named onomatopoeically after its call
This bird is sometimes confused with the related Chuck-will's-widow (Caprimulgus carolinensis) which has a similar but lower-pitched and slower call.
Adults have mottled plumage: the upperparts are grey, black and brown; the lower parts are grey and black. They have a very short bill and a black throat. Males have a white patch below the throat and white tips on the outer tail feathers; in the female, these parts are light brown.
The Whip-poor-will is becoming locally rare. Larry Penny has recorded a 97% decline since 1983 in New York state. Several reasons for the decline are proposed, like habitat destruction, predation by feral cats and dogs, and poisoning by insecticides, but the actual causes remain elusive. Still, the species as a whole is not considered globally threatened due to its huge range.
Due to the haunting, ethereal song, the Whip-poor-will is among the most frequently evoked symbols of the rural USA. It is mentioned in popular culture including works such as:
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In Persian, peris (in Persian پری Pari) are descended from fallen angels who have been denied paradise until they have done penance. In earlier sources they are described as agents of evil; later, they are benevolent. They are exquisite, winged, fairy-like creatures ranking between angels and evil spirits. They sometimes visit the realm of mortals.
Peris were the target of a lower level of evil beings called divs, who persecuted them by locking them in iron cages. This persecution was brought about by, as the divs perceived it, the peris' lack of sufficient self-esteem to join the rebellion against good.
Pari is a common Persian and Kurdish name for women. Also, a common Turkish name for women is Perihan, meaning queen of the fairies or Peri, meaning fairy.
In Thomas Moore's Paradise and the Peri in Lalla-Rookh, a Peri gains entrance to heaven after three attempts at giving an angel the gift most dear to God. The first attempt is "The last libation Liberty draws/From the heart that bleeds and breaks in her cause," to wit, a drop of blood from a young soldier killed for an attempt on the life of Mahmud of Ghazni. Next is a "Precious sigh/of pure, self-sacrificing love": a sigh stolen from the dying lips of a maiden who died with her lover of plague in the Ruwenzori rather than surviving in exile from the disease and the lover. The third gift, the one that gets the Peri into heaven, is a "Tear that, warm and meek/Dew'd that repentant sinner's cheek": the tear of an evil old man who repented upon seeing a child praying in the ruins of the Temple of the Sun at Balbec, Syria. Moore's tale was set to music, in an abridged German translation, by Robert Schumann and published as that composer's Op. 50. In Indian Mythology Pari (परी) is the equivalent of a fairy.
"You don't even know what a Peri is - do you, Peri? I'll tell you. A Peri is a good and beautiful fairy in Persian mythology. But before it became good - it was evil! And that's what you are - thoroughly EVIL!"


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2013-14: Competed five times during the fall…opened the season with a personal-best 5K time of 17:57.0 at the adidas XC Challenge (9/20)…won the Three Stripe Invitational (11/9), helping guide the Blue Devils to a first-place team finish…clocked a personal-best 6K time of 22:05 at the Wisconsin Invitational (10/19)…saw a breakout sophomore campaign on the track…Indoors, qualified for the ACC Indoor Championships (2/28) in the mile, placing 13th in the preliminary round with a converted time of 4:47.99…clocked a personal-best mile time of 4:49.69 at the Iowa State Classic (2/15)…opened the indoor season with a third-place finish in the mile at the Dick Taylor Challenge (1/24)…anchored the second-place finishing 4x800 relay at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet (2/8)…Outdoors, qualified for the ACC Outdoor Championships (4/18) in the 1,500, placing 14th in the preliminary round…also qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round (5/30) for the first time in her career, placing 37th overall in the 1,500…saw personal-best times in the 800 (2:13.19), 1,500 (4:24.28) and the 3,000 (9:37.70) during the season.
2012-13: Did not compete during the fall...Indoors, the middle distance specialist focused on the mile run where her season-best time of 5:00.26 to finish 17th at the Armory Collegiate…later in the season ran a time of 5:00.72 to finish 12th overall in the ACC Indoor Championships…also finished 22nd in the 3,000 at the conference championships with a time of 10:04.71…did not compete during the outdoor season.
Prior to Duke: Completed prep career at Belchertown High School...state champion in the mile as a senior...two-time Western Massachusetts Division I champion in the 800m and 3,200m outdoors...also captured two Western Massachusetts divisional titles in the mile...led her cross country squad to a fourth-place finish in the state her senior year...won the mile at the New Balance Falmouth Road Race as a senior...also competed at the New Balance Nationals Outdoor her final year, taking fourth in the emerging elite mile event...member of The Republican's all-scholastic first team all four years in cross country...also lettered two years in swimming...placed 12th in the state in the 100m backstroke as a freshman and sophomore...member of the National Art Honor Society...graduated as class valedictorian.
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This funding is available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The funds are awarded to the state through the U.S Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families. Funds are to provide economic stimulus to the nation working through a network of community action agencies and other neighborhood organizations, for the reduction of poverty, revitalization of low-income communities, and empowerment of low-income families and individuals in rural and urban areas to become fully self-sufficient.
States are required to pass through 99 percent of their Recovery Act allocations for grants to "eligible entities" as defined in the CSBG Act and use the remaining one percent of funds for benefits enrollment coordination activities relating to the identification and enrollment of eligible individuals and families. Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Incorporated (RurAL CAP) is the only eligible entity in the state of Alaska.
During Federal Fiscal Year 2009 and 2010 RurAL CAP INC. will use Community Services Block Grant ~ American Recovery and Reinvestment Act finds for allowable expenditures under the Benefits Enrollment Project, Residential Energy Efficiency Project, Community Energy Efficiency Project and Default Avoidance Foreclosure Prevention project as outlined in the CSBG ~ ARRA state plan.
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X-Men: First Class is a 2011 American superhero film directed by Matthew Vaughn. Based on the characters appearing in Marvel Comics, it is a prequel to the X-Men film series. X-Men: First Class was released June 1, 2011 in the UK and on June 3 in the US.
The film is set primarily in 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis and focuses on the relationship between Professor X and Magneto and the origin of their groups, the X-Men and the Brotherhood of Mutants. The film stars James McAvoy as Professor X and Michael Fassbender as Magneto. Other cast members include Kevin Bacon, January Jones, Rose Byrne, Jennifer Lawrence, Zoë Kravitz, Nicholas Hoult and Lucas Till. The film was mostly shot in England and parts of the United States.


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Hi, I boughtan iPad mini. So far having come from Android devices, I can't say I'm hugely impressed, although I have yet to explore it fully. It is extremely, extremely restrictive. The whole idea of this device seems to be to try to tie you tie you into Apple goods and sevices. Android is similar, with the one small difference that with a little research, you can pretty much do anything you want with it.
However that's besides the point. I will give it a go for a week and see if there's any practical way I can use it. With no jailbreak for iOS 6 on the horizon, the prospects don't seem great though.
However among the many restrictions I have found, the inability to play multiple unconverted types of video files is something I would like to deal with ASAP. It's crazy you have to go to the hassle of converting video before you can watch them on an iPad.
So my first question is, what is the best, most flexible and least restrictive video player for iPad? Is there a consensus?
Second, I installed a Last.FM radio player on my iPad, but when I hit the home button to minimise my app so I can listen to the radio stream and get on with doing something else on my iPad. However when I do this the app simply minimises and stops playing. Amm I to understand that iPads don't allow even this kind of very simple multi-tasking? Is it either a choice of listening to internet radio *or* doing something else, like browsing the web?
For such a powerful little machine, this would seem particularly dumb, as I imagine I might fequently like to listen to music while doing other things. I'm aware that listening to music and multitasking might be possible via iTunes, but again that is just another dumb tie in. I despise iTunes and always have - and anyway how can I use itunes to listen to my favorite Last.FM, or any other internet audio stream?
Lastly what is the best file mamager/file browser for the iPad that will let me see and access the files I have stored on it easily?
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The Starkville Planning and Zoning Commission will hear a presentation on a proposed urban renewal plan for districts falling under the city's form-based codes at its 5:30 p.m. Tuesday meeting at City Hall.
Tripp Muldrow, a consultant with Arnett Muldrow and Associates, will present an urban renewal plan draft which covers the T4, T5 and T6 districts set forth in the form-based codes the city adopted in November 2011. These districts include 472 parcels and their adjacent public rights-of-way, the plan says, including areas of Highway 182, Russell Street, downtown Starkville, University Drive and the Cotton District.
The Mississippi Code of 1972 defines a "blighted area" as meeting any one of eight characteristics, and the draft says three of those characteristics exist in the districts. The first characteristic, it says, is a substantial number of deteriorating structures as determined in a windshield survey.
"Forty-six percent of the parcels contained buildings in 'standard' condition, meaning they had no visible building code violations from the street," the draft says. "Thirty-one percent of the parcels contained buildings with notable minor repairs necessary to make them code compliant. Nine percent of the parcels contained buildings that likely will require major repairs to make them code compliant based on the windshield survey."
The second characteristic, the draft says, is faulty lot layout, particularly pertaining to lot size. The districts have lots as small as 0.012 acres, it says, and their average lot acreage is .42 acres.
"Many of these lots were platted in the early development of Starkville and are small compared with contemporary platting," the draft says. "Several of the largest parcels within the district are so large that the accessibility to the parcel is inhibited by its size. Over half of the acreage of the study area (59 percent) is occupied by substandard buildings or is a vacant parcel. In fact, vacant parcels account for 25 percent of the land area inside the designated district."
The last characteristic is deterioration of sites or their improvements, the draft says. Parking problems stem from development in the area that predates the automobile, only 12 percent of the districts' sidewalks are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and aging infrastructure poses other significant problems, it says.
"Existing streets need repaving, including a much-needed resurfacing of Highway 182," the draft says. "Underground infrastructure consists of aging clay and cast-iron pipes that are inadequate for modern uses."
Goals listed in the plan include maximizing development opportunities, improving infrastructure, encouraging development of vacant land, complying with the form-based codes and rehabilitating, renovating or removing substandard structures. Techniques the plan lists to meet these objectives include acquisition and disposition of property, public-private partnerships, construction of infrastructure improvements, encouraging private enterprises to take part in redevelopment and rehabilitation or demolition of substandard buildings.
Commissioners will also hold an election for its chairman and vice chairman. Its current chairman is Jerry Emison, who requested and received an excused absence from Tuesday's meeting at the board's previous meeting. In an email to City Planner Ben Griffith included with the meeting's e-packet, Emison said he was sorry he could not attend.
"I hope that the commission will consider me for re-election as the chair," Emison said. "I believe I am eligible, and I am willing to continue to serve in this capacity."
The commission will also consider a conditional use request from Ernest Minor to allow multi-family residential use in a commercial zone on Carver Drive. A report from Assistant City Planner Pamela Daniel says Minor wants to rebuild Summer Chase Apartments, destroyed by fire on Jan. 27.
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OKALOOSA ISLAND — A new restaurant has opened in the iconic location that housed one of the area's most successful eateries for more than 25 years.
Alabama native Matt Kornegay opened The Oar House, a seafood restaurant with a Cajun influence, in the former Fudpucker's Beachside Bar & Grill on Santa Rosa Boulevard on Dec. 22.
Kornegay said business has gotten better each day.
"We've got a little bit of a twist on the food," Kornegay said. "We use some Creole and different seasonings. The different twist would be the quality of the food versus the smaller portions. We give two large lobster tails, two whole filets, about 15 to 18 ounces of fish on a plate. And our prices are comparable to everybody in the surrounding area and you get more food for your money.
"We have some sauces that we make in-house," Kornegay added. "Our barbecue sauces are all made in-house. We have an Oar sauce that's our own that's made in-house and a jalapeno ranch sauce that's made in-house."
The Oar House is open for lunch and dinner from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week. Kornegay plans to extend the hours in March.
He said the most popular items thus far have been the fish wraps and gumbo, but the restaurant's signature dish is the shrimp etouffee.
This is Kornegay's second Oar House restaurant. He opened the original one in Centerville, Ala., six years ago.
The two restaurants share some of the same menu items, but Kornegay said the menu at the Okaloosa Island location has been expanded.
Kornegay and his wife have vacationed in the area for years. Every time they came, his wife would say she didn't want to leave.
Kornegay, who also sells insurance, was in the area for an insurance seminar last year when he heard the old Fudpucker's building was going to be available and decided it was time to expand.
It took a lot of work to get the building ready to reopen.
"We tore the kitchen out and went in with all new appliances, an all new hood system with the fresh air returns, a fresh coat of paint on the inside," Kornegay said. "There was a pretty good amount of work that needed to be done. Anytime you take over for somebody, no matter how good of a ship they run, something that's been somewhere for 20 to almost 30 years in the same building, there's stuff in the building that needs to be worked on."
Kornegay plans to offer special deals and promotions. On Monday, anybody who comes to the restaurant will receive a card for a free appetizer that can be redeemed on their next visit if Alabama defeats Notre Dame for the BCS championship Monday night.
The Oar House also will offer a 15 percent discount to residents year-round.
"I've made it in business by taking care of who takes care of you," Kornegay said. "I've already seen if you don't have the locals on your side during the slow time, it could get very rough. We want to make sure they're taken care of all year long instead of just October, November and December."


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As part of my job I have to read a lot of children's novels, I have read Redwall, series of Unfortunate EVents, Spiderwick and Dragonwing.
I was wondering if anybody else out there has read the Edge Chronicles by Paul Stewart. Basically, their world is situated on a giant piece of rock jutting out into the sky. So if you have read Edge C, what did you think?
I found them very fun and very well written. These are the closest children's books to Pratchett's that I have read.


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Breville Dual Boiler Espresso Machine
- Summary
Whip up perfect lattes and cappuccinos like a professional. Packing commercial features into a user-friendly home machine, the Breville BES900XL boasts a double boiler system that lets you brew shots of espresso while frothing milk at the same time. Intuitive controls make it easy to master the art of the barista, complete with a shot clock to help you fine-tune your shot-pulling technique.
- Combines precision commercial features with easy, intuitive controls for preparing café-quality espresso, lattes and cappuccinos at home.
- Dual stainless-steel boilers and two pumps simultaneously brew espresso and steam milk at the optimum temperature and pressure.
- Programmable functions make it easy to adjust shot temperature, volume and duration; machine also allows for manual operation.
- Maintains temperature to within 1.35 degrees of optimum brewing temperature during extraction for fullest flavor.
- Pressure gauge helps train user to tamp correctly and monitors extraction pressure. A 15-bar Italian pump with over-pressure valve delivers water at the ideal pressure, while the electronic PID temperature control and a heated group head ensure precise temperature with minimal variance during extraction for fullest flavor.
- Low-pressure pre-infusion gradually increases water pressure to gently expand grinds for an even extraction.
- Shot clock helps you time your shot-pulling for optimal crema and flavor.
- Instant hot water lets you easily prepare Americanos.
- Backlit, intuitive LCD display.
- 84-fl.-oz.-cap. removable water tank with top-fill lid and integrated water filter.
- Six-cup warming tray keeps mugs warm.
- Includes 25-fl.-oz.-cap. stainless-steel frothing jug.
- Dimensions & More Info
- Model #BES900XL
- Metal housing with stainless-steel boilers.
- 16" x 14 1/4" x 16" high.
- 84-fl.-oz.-cap. water tank.
- Made in China.
- Use & Care
- Hand-wash filters, filter holder and drip tray.
- Steam nozzle should be purged and wiped clean after each use.
- Wipe exterior clean with a damp cloth.
- Avoid harsh detergents and abrasive cleansers.
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A portion of the proceeds of the sale of all Electric Mizu bottles will go to SIMA Humanitarian Fund.
Officially established in 2006, the SIMA Humanitarian Fund, raises money to support surf or boardsport related social and humanitarian non-profit organizations whose efforts are focused on improving the quality of life, health, and/or welfare of people.
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Enjoy "La Mercé" Festivity
16th August 2012
This September, once again Barcelona will celebrate its Annual Festival. The last blast of summer before the autumn starts, La Mercè is the festival of festivals! And Be Hostels wants to invite you to stay in Barcelona to enjoy this festival!
Barcelona La Mercé lasts for around 5 days and is a festival held in honour of Mare de Deu de la Merce, the Patron Saint of Barcelona. The festival, which officially first took place in 1902, bids goodbye to the summer with a bang and welcomes in the cooler months of autumn. This year 2012 there will be hundreds of different activities taking place in the city.
The 2012 Merce is from Friday 21st September 2012 to Monday 24th September 2012. Merce 2012 public holiday is on Monday 24th September 2012.
This year 2012 there will be hundreds of different activities taking place in the city. Let's see!!
- Human Towers
This event is one of the highlights of the Merce festival and takes place in Plaça de Jaume. Thousands of people will pack out the square so it is worth arriving early. The aim of the Castellers is to build a human tower and have a young child climb to the very top of the tower and stand up. It requires a tremendous amount of planning and teamwork to build a human tower and it is quite an amazing sight to see.
- Giants
The Giants parade is a very popular event for the whole family. Huge giants with effigies of kings, queens and nobles march through the streets of Barcelona. These huge figures tower above the crowds and spin around and around so the crowds can see them in all their glory. The Parade is often accompanied by small percussion groups that beat out a rhythm on drums as the Giants go by.
- Fire Run
The Correfoc event takes place at dusk. Normally along and around Via Laietana. The road will be closed off and then opens to "The Devils". The "adult" Correfoc takes place after the "junior" Correfoc. The main difference with the adult event is that the crowds are actually sprayed with flames from the sparklers – you can see this in the picture to the left and in the picture below. If you are of a nervous disposition then maybe you should consider standing well back from the Correfoc itself.
- BAM ( Barcelona Musical Action )
With the BAM, you will enjoy lots of different free concerts around the city, but specially at Forum! National and International famous artists will be in Barcelona for La Mercé!
If you're decided to come and enjoy this party, remember we have the best accommodation in Barcelona, in the city center! Book with us now!


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The pit has spoken. Dawai, the potter of a backwoods community, has crafted a face on a ceramic jug of the person that the pit wants sacrificed. Ada, pregnant with her brother's child, has seen her face on the jug and hides it in the woods, determined to save the life of her unborn. If she does not sacrifice herself however, the creature from the pit will kill everyone in the village until she does.
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Emperor Dynasty Hand Painted Pewter Chess Pieces
Bring your imagination to life with our wide range of figurine chess pieces. Pewter and Metal Chess pieces are prized for being the most durable, as well as some of the most heavy chess pieces available.
This is a full set of 32 Chess Pieces. Chessboard not included, see related items for some recommended options.


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Website shows exactly how much Snyder's school cuts still shortchange Oakland, Macomb kids
FARMINGTON/WARREN – A new online tool can help parents, educators, teachers, school staff and policymakers see exactly how much Gov. Rick Snyder's school cuts continue to shortchange Michigan children in every school district, teachers in Oakland and Macomb counties said today. Dating to Snyder's first year as governor in 2011, the cuts affect everything from classroom sizes, courses and programs, and basic supplies.
According to the website, www.kidsnotceos.com, every Michigan child will still be short – in some cases, by hundreds of dollars – even after Snyder's 2014-2015 budget proposal provides up to $111 per pupil. During his first year in office, Snyder cut school funding to give billions of dollars in tax breaks to big corporations – resources that children are not likely to recoup unless their classrooms are fully funded.
"Gov. Rick Snyder's cuts have made it harder for teachers to teach and children to learn, especially kids who require more support and more attention," said Chris DeYonke, a special education teacher at North Farmington High School. "By finding out exactly how much politicians have taken from our kids to give to big corporations, citizens are in a better position to hold our elected leaders accountable."
DeYonke said Snyder's school cuts have increased class sizes to the point where teachers and children struggle to develop deep connections that can improve learning. As a special education teacher, DeYonke said the cuts have also increased special education caseloads. Furthermore, the cuts have resulted in lack of critical supplies, including access to technology and high-interest books for struggling readers.
DeYonke and his wife, who also teaches in the Farmington Public School system, have four children who also attend school in the district. He said parents in the community are asked to buy supplies for their children's classrooms. Farmington Public Schools' four-year loss since Snyder took office totals minus-$19.4 million, and per-pupil funding is minus-$357.
Using data publicly available through the State Aid Status Report, House Fiscal Agency and Gov. Snyder's Executive Recommendations released Feb. 11, www.kidsnotceos.com shows how much every school district in Michigan has lost since 2011, resulting in cuts to per-pupil funding. Despite Snyder's claim that he is increasing resources, per-pupil funding will still be below what it was when Snyder took office.
"Macomb County students and teachers are doing more with less, and www.kidsnotceos.com shows all of us exactly how much less we have since Gov. Rick Snyder came into office," said Jean Wenner, a K-5 media specialist at Green Acres Elementary in Warren Consolidated Schools. "Gov. Snyder's cuts are causing serious concerns because parents worry about whether their kids' educational needs are being met and teachers worry how they'll provide children with the best education at a time of shrinking resources."
Wenner said Snyder's cuts have forced schools to reduce literature and non-fiction resources available in school libraries necessary for Common Core instruction. Snyder's cuts have also significantly reduced the opportunity for children to have critical experiences, such as field trips and assemblies. In addition, Wenner said teachers are often forced to use their own personal money to pay for basic items for kids in their classrooms.
Warren Consolidated Schools' total four-year loss since Snyder took office totals minus-$26.7 million, and per-pupil funding is minus-$357.
To find a school district, go to www.kidsnotceos.com, click on the dropdown bar and select the district. The results can also be printed as a standalone handout page.
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Studies have shown that, when it comes to fighting wrinkles, sunscreen is the most potent weapon, more powerful than hyaluronic acid and antioxidants alone. The problem: according to a new survey by the American Academy of Dermatology, only one in seven Americans wear sunscreen daily. Yes, despite its ability to deflect harmful UV rays, the topical shield has a reputation for being oily and unpleasantly fragrant. There are, however, sunscreen-packed products that go against the stereotype. Here are face-savers that make applying SPF so easy, you won't think twice.
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Sleek and geometric resin minaudiere is beyond your wildest dreams. It's snap open closures with a hexagonal shape. This clutch purse is an eclectic match to accompany your modern style. Make it glow when wearing with our Glam bebe Watch.
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Adoration of the Magi
Pendants presented an ideal narrative device for representations of the Adoration of the Shepherds and the Adoration of the Magi. Painters delighted in juxtaposing the humble shepherds, modestly clad in simple woolens, with the worldly kings, wearing silken fineries and bearing extravagant gifts. Despite these disparities, the pilgrims are united in their reverence before the newborn Christ.
Panini invokes a long-standing tradition by placing the manger among classical ruins, signifying the end of paganism and the birth of a new religion. A specialist in fantasy landscapes dotted with vestiges of antiquity, Panini concentrates on architectural details—the decrepitude of the monument and the simple sturdiness of the manger—while his figures' gestures of dignified veneration lead the eye to the Madonna and Child.
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- Artist: Giovanni Paolo Panini, Italian, 1691-1765
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Place Made: Italy
- Dates: ca. 1755
- Dimensions: 39 x 29 in. (99.1 x 73.7 cm) Frame: 47 x 37 in. (119.4 x 94 cm) (show scale)
- Collections:European Art
- Museum Location: This item is not on view
- Accession Number: 55.19
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh
- Rights Statement: No known copyright restrictions
- Caption: Giovanni Paolo Panini (Italian, 1691-1765). Adoration of the Magi, ca. 1755. Oil on canvas, 39 x 29 in. (99.1 x 73.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, 55.19
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