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I was a little unsure where to put this one, but decided here is as good as any since our issue is basically a big picture household management issue. I am going to ramble through the background info since I am not sure which details will be pertinent to getting good answers I will over share. Bear with me :)
We own a small 1970s suburban town home.
We bought in 2005. Neighboring units have both turned over since then. Each sat in foreclosure for a couple years and have new owners.
One unit has a big old tree whose roots invade our front yard. It is obvious based a some digging we attempted out front and the state of our sidewalk that the roots at least approach the area under our house. They impede some grass growth, and have left our concrete walkway very uneven, but neither issue really bothers us (and even if it did we figured there was no way to know who to reach out to while it was a vacant foreclosure, and feel like we don't want to be PITA neighbors to our new neighbor - we are so grateful to have neighbors now instead of neglected foreclosures).
To give you a sense of how close neighbors are: home footprint is a 640 square foot rectangle with units touching both sides, and lot (including home, front yard and back yard is .04 acre.
Our downstairs toilet has been tempermental (requires plunging for #2) for the past 6 months or so. After a lot of just making sure folks who did not like plunging used the other toilet, a few attempts at snaking and even resorting to nasty liquid plumber type chemicals we finally bought a better snake and snaked up a piece of living tree root only about 3 feet past the toilet which basically puts it in the middle of the foundation. Arrggg!
My husband did some googling and we bought a chemical to kill the root as a temporary measure. We're not sure what comes next.
How big an issue is roots in plumbing?
Will it get worse?
How bad are those chemicals for the environment?
Do we call a plumber to have our pipes relined?
Is it something that insurance would cover? Ours? Our neighbor's?
Do we attempt to short sell the house and run away from the problem? (That feels shady to me).
How best to bring it up with neighbor? She's very nice, no more than an acquaintence so far.
Should we ask her to take down the tree?
What other questions should I be asking?
Would my HOA management company or board be able to provide guidance? (The original trees were all similar so other may have run into the same issues).
Anyone have wisdom for me?
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Ok, here is what I know about the subject. Two houses we previously lived in have had trouble with tree roots. The first was from the two obvious big trees in the front yard, the second only had a few sapling sized trees by the house yet it still caused a problem. What we were told is that ALL plumbing seeps a bit, at the joints & so this is not an unusual problem but it becomes more so when there is less water running than "usual" 'cause the roots start looking for more water & can then infiltrate the plumbing more.
The first thing to do is to get a plumber in who has a more powerful industrial snake. He should remove the toilet altogether & do a good snake of the drain. This should make an immediate big difference.
In our first house we never had a problem again. In our second house it continued about once a year & we started using the chemical as a proactive step so we didn't keep having a problem.
As for approaching the neighbours or insurance that would vary greatly on local by-laws & whatnot. Here I don't think we'd get far, especially if there had been no actual damage done.
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How big an issue is roots in plumbing? It can get to be a BIG issue. Involving ripping up a foundation, replacing plumbing, replacing footings, etc. Very expensive.
Will it get worse? Most likely. Now that the roots have found an easy source of water, no reason to look elsewhere.
How bad are those chemicals for the environment? Most of them are pretty bad.
Do we call a plumber to have our pipes relined? Not really going to solve the problem.
Is it something that insurance would cover? Ours? Our neighbor's? Call your insurance company and ask, worst they can say is it's not covered. Or they might advise you to talk to your neighbor's insurance company.
Do we attempt to short sell the house and run away from the problem? (That feels shady to me). I wouldn't. It's not a hopeless situation. Not to mention non-disclosure is illegal in many places.
How best to bring it up with neighbor? She's very nice, no more than an acquaintence so far. I'd be straight up with her. Tell her the tree in her front yard is invading your plumbing. Ask if she's having similar problems. Ask the neighbor on the other side of her also. The roots will extend up to 1.5 times the diameter of the canopy (branches). If the canopy is regularly pruned back though, it will be deceivingly small. You may need to contact an arborist or do a bit of research on the "normal" canopy size of that type of tree. That will tell you how many of your neighbors are liable to be impacted. Talk to all of them, see if they're having any issues. If you're all having issues (or even more than just you), it's time to take out the tree. Not sure I'd insist upon it if you're the only one affected by it, but it wouldn't be a completely unreasonable thing to ask, either.
Should we ask her to take down the tree? See above. If there are several neighbors having issues, maybe you all offer to pitch in on the removal costs. Removing a mature tree is not cheap. And you'll never get all the roots out - you're just looking to prevent further damage by killing the root system. Maybe do some research into trees with smaller root systems, and offer to pitch in to get a new tree that hopefully won't have the same problems (and place it closer to the property line, away from the houses if possible.
What other questions should I be asking? You can try calling a plumber you trust and asking what they would recommend you do. You may also want to have your pipes scoped so they can visualize if there are any other areas where problems are starting. Laundry lines are a common problem location - they tend to have more water running through them, and you're less likely to notice an issue right away.
Would my HOA management company or board be able to provide guidance? (The original trees were all similar so other may have run into the same issues). Someone there might have run into something similar, but they're not going to be able to provide "guidance" per se. Experience maybe. Information possibly. But for "guidance" I'd stick with a plumber, an arborist and your insurance company.
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This is a super common problem. Call a plumber. I doubt if your insurance would cover it, but you could call and ask.
We live on a very wooded lot, (as in we have no grass, only trees), and have had our lines jetted out a couple of times in the 15 yrs we've lived here. Look for a plumber who can clean out lines. The outfit we used is called Drain Express (they're local), and you want someone with a name like that or, Roto Rooter, or Mr. Rooter, Rescue Rooter, etc, or someone who advertises that they can clean out the lines. In the worst case scenario your sewer lines are compromised and you would have to pay to get them dug out and repaired. We haven't had that happen, but have known people who had to do it. There should be a clean-out in your yard and the plumber would go in through that and take care of invading roots.
ETA: and it's totally not the neighbor's fault. It's because your sewer lines are old. It's a maintenance issue on your lines.
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All useful responses - thanks!
mom to an 11yo entomologist, a 9yo skateboarder, and expecting #3 (8/1/15)
The issue I see is you live in a 'condo/townhome'. You need to find out if the land is something you own or if you only 'own' the house. Many times with condo/townhome set ups there is a division of ownership and the HOA actually owns the land and common areas. If so, then the tree root could be a HOA issue. Things like this are very tricky and legal-istic (yes I made that word up).
I would start with a call to the HOA/property mgnt area and find out who is responsible for trees and such. If you get a plumber and start messing with it and its a HOA thing, well HOA's are funny about stuff.
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It is a town home. Unfortunately, we own the land.
mom to an 11yo entomologist, a 9yo skateboarder, and expecting #3 (8/1/15)
They could run a camera down into the pipes to see if the pipes need replacing. If you are lucky they can just gut out the roots.I would remove any trees I could and grind the stumps. I love trees but not anywhere near the pipes! I would recommend a neighbor remove the tree.If they did not I would charge them for any plumping costs this time AND make them liable for future damage,because the tree roots will invade the plumbing again and again.
She can pay once to remove the tree or pay for your plumbing issues every year.Also,if she tries to sell it can be mentioned to potential buyers that they will inherit this problem.
If you want to be super nice you can offer to pay a portion of the tree removal.Get some quotes if you want to help pay.My elderly neighbors tree has broken my driveway. I hack away at the roots and block them.Too beautiful of a tree to kill.
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the field for a game-winning field goal attempt. Since there's not
enough time to throw into the end zone, I'll just move my safeties up
and …aw crap.
Let me be the one to name it: The "Hail Miles" …
I don't care that the 22-yard Matt Flynn to
Demetrius Byrd touchdown pass that lifted LSU to a win over
Auburn worked. It was a horrible play call,
and either head coach Les Miles still doesn't seem to understand what
actually happened and why it was so dumb, or he knows he dodged a
No, it wasn't a great call. No, it wasn't gutsy. It was an all-timer of
a brain-cramp that just so happened to work because of the brilliant
execution by the players. It was the type of call that Miles, who
obviously had no clue about the clock situation, will make in the future
that will get his team beat. Even after the fact, Miles still didn't get
it. From his press conference …
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In the specifics that we have a quarterback who understands that we need
to conserve the time on the clock. I felt really comfortable that the
call was given enough time to place if it was incomplete. If he brings
the ball down and runs, then I have a timeout in my pocket I am ready to
use. If we get to the next down, I like Colt David."
Uh, and what if the ball got batted away or picked off or juggled and
the dropped? There would've been no time left if there had been anything
other than a completion, or at best, one second left if everything
worked out right, and considering LSU would've won, not tied,
won, by kicking a field goal, it was a totally unnecessary gamble. If
the field goal would have sent it into overtime, then the play call is
at least justifiable. As it happened, it was the equivalent of being
down one in basketball with time running out and passing up a seven-foot
shot for a 45-footer.
With that said, every national title team needs one of these kinds of
moments. As good as LSU might be, to win a championship, it needs a few
big breaks that teams like Oklahoma and USC didn't get.
Was that a duck or is there another AFLAC ad? … In 1988, LSU beat
Auburn 7-6 in the famous Earthquake Game, dubbed so because the Tiger
crowd erupted so loudly after a late Tommy Hodson touchdown pass that a
tremor was measured on a seismograph in the geology department. 19 years
later it happened again late in another Auburn-LSU classic, but it
wasn't Flynn to Byrd. It was just Todd Blackledge after weeks of eating
fried fries and fries smothered in deep fried gravy for his ongoing
taste-of-the-campus bit.
If the marketing people had any stones and
foresight, they'd just call it The Defibrillator… One thing
the Blackledge bit does show is just how much garbage people put into
their bodies every time they go out to eat. There's an uproar over
Hardee's 920-calorie, 60-fat gram Country Breakfast Burrito, but the
huge numbers put on the board don't even scratch the surface compared to
what gets served at most restaurants. If you want to eat big fatty
burritos, knock yourself out. The melted polar ice caps or Superbug
filled Pakistani nukes will probably get to you before the cholesterol
Or he could just be like Sammy Sosa and pretend he can't speak
English … Clad in T-shirts saying:
"T.O. Tradition. Order." Nebraska fans are all giddy over Tom Osborne
stepping in as the interim athletic director in charge of trying to make
Nebraska Nebraska again. Of course, with Osborne comes an implied
aura of respect and legendary status as a tie to when several Husker
teams were among the best in college football history. But along with
all the good comes a rehash of the darker side of the Osborne era.
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Osborne's shockingly disastrous inability to properly handle the
low-character element brought in to win a national title. The other
major issue is steroids and the role they played in all the success.
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same time, the rumors were deafening that Nebraska was a chemical
factory that made the BALCO boys look like they were dispensing Pez.
Yeah, everyone was doing them at the time, but Osborne and his training staff went out of
their way to denounce the practice despite all the rumblings that
everything wasn't exactly kosher.
Back in the 1980s and early 90s, steroids were part of the deal. You
couldn't swing a Lyle Alzado without hitting a juiced up offensive line.
Now, in today's day and age when we're supposed to care about steroids,
and when we're supposed to care about cleaning things up, Osborne's
return marks a chance to potentially do something big.
We all say we don't want steroids around
and want to see games decided on ability, and not a pill or syringe, but
in reality, that only applies to certain sports. Football seems to get a
free pass. We know human beings aren't supposed to be 6-4, 255 pounds
and run a 4.45 40. We know that linemen have gone from using steroids to
become hulking 280 pound sides of beef, to now growing into 300+ pound
athletes who can run and hit equally well. But if part of the sports
world could somehow gloss over the running joke that was the Barry Bonds
home run chase, then the entire sports world doesn't appear to want
anything to touch its beloved football.
And that's where Osborne can make a difference.
He's in charge of making the Husker fans happy by building a superpower
again, and he could very well do that. But with his stature and
Washington contacts, he has a chance to make a real change by stepping
up the overall drug testing policies for his program, and by challenging
the rest of the Big 12 and the rest of college football to follow suit.
Introducing legislation is one thing, but putting it in action and
making it actually work is another.
You can also tell he's on something if he taps his foot twice when
asked a question … Speaking of performance enhancers, whenever you
hear announcers glow about a player who sets program records in the
weight room, or in some sort of a strength and conditioning test, a
mental red flag had better instantly go up.
But I'll still take my chances with Joe Montana under center …
Notre Dame wore its cool green jerseys against USC to honor the 30th
anniversary of the 1977 championship team and also to inspire a possible
upset. Everyone was hoping the Irish would play like that '77 team, and
it did. Of course, the 1977 team is full of guys in their 50s.
Not worrying about the current interest fiasco is … Boston
College. It's just renting that spot at number two.
He might go on to win several Super Bowls, but good luck topping
Bridget Moynahan and Gisele Bundchen …
Remember back in the early 1990s when everyone tried to make Harold
Miner into the next Michael Jordan, mainly because he could jump out of
the gym, had the same look, height and build as the Chicago superstar?
The media even dubbed him "Baby Jordan." At around the same time,
Florida State QB Casey Weldon was being called by some as the next Joe
Montana, mainly because he looked like the NFL legend. Pro Football
Weekly's 1992 Draft Preview even said Weldon had "Joe Montana-like
qualities." Let's not do the same thing with Boston College QB Matt
I'm a huge fan of his, and I truly believe he'll be a starter in the NFL
for the next ten years. But now he's being talked about as the possible
top pick in the 2008 Draft, and while he's fantastic, I can't help but
think that somewhere in the subconscious minds of many scouts is Ryan's
physical similarities to Tom Brady. They're both tall, strong leaders
who wear No. 12 and play in the Boston area. You think I'm crazy? Watch
how many times Brady's name comes up in the analysis of Ryan between now
and April.
Yeah, but you too could throw 20 TD passes if all you had to do was
chuck it up into the air for Randy Moss … It's such a shame that
Charlie Weis left New England a few years ago depriving us of a chance
to see if Tom Brady could ever reach his potential. It's too bad his
career has gone into the tank without his former tutor.
Off the topic … If I'm the Oakland Raiders, I find some sort of
way to get go after Randy Moss and a portion of his salary back from the
time spent with the Silver and Black. Lost in all the Patriot love was
how it's now obvious that Moss was completely dogging it over the last
few years.
We're No. 1! We're No. 1! We're No. 1! … Baylor assistant
football coach Eric Schnupp was charged with disorderly conduct and
reckless exposure for whizzing on a bar at a place called Scruffy
Murphy's in Waco. On the plus side, it's one of the first times all year
a Bear hit its intended target.
Of course, there were four million other reasons helped ease the
transition … Alright all you self-righteous media types, it's time
to apologize for the way you overreacted to Nick Saban's bailing on the
Miami Dolphins. Give him credit for realizing that NFL coaching is about
the luck of the draw. If you don't have the players, there's absolutely
nothing you can do. In college, you simply go out and recruit the
position you need to strengthen. Free agency only goes so far in the
NFL, if you have to go with the lousy cards you're dealt, you're screwed
no matter who you are.
It's also time to admit that maybe, possibly, it wasn't that Steve
Spurrier couldn't coach in the NFL, it's that he was stuck with an awful
team to play with. Granted, he had a big hand in the team stinking, but
it's not like he's funnin' 'n' gunnin' at South Carolina. The man can
coach. Last time I checked, Joe Gibbs is a pretty decent coach, and he
hasn't exactly set the NFL world on fire after his return.
And if it's in the studio, there's technically no reason to play that
opening song about coming to the city … ESPN's College GameDay
continues to be the gold standard of all football pregame shows, college
or pro, and is a solid second behind the brilliant TNT and Charles
Barkley's NBA studio coverage. With that said, the idea of going to the
site of the big game is a bit played out. I joke about the Blackledge
food bit, but the GameDay shows should have a little bit of that style
and get more of the flavor of the campus and the environment. As it's
put together now, the actual site the show is at doesn't matter. It's
just a different set of fans yelling woooooo.
Scoring defense … It's time to tweak the way the stats are
compiled. Ohio State gave up 17 points to Michigan State, with all 17
being added to the scoring defense totals. The Buckeyes still lead the
nation in scoring defense, allowing just 7.88 points per game, but it's
actually 6.125 considering the two Spartan touchdowns came from the D.
The 24-17 win over MSU wasn't a proper indicator to the rest of the
nation of just how strong this OSU defense is.
Don't fall for the trap the pollsters do. Ohio State lost all its
defensive stars last year, but got back offensive players everyone had
heard of like Troy Smith, Ted Ginn and Anthony Gonzalez. The Buckeyes
were voted No. 1 without much of a fight. Flip it this year. Now the
defense is as loaded as last year's offense was, while the offense is
filling in the gaps. Just because defense isn't always sexy, that's no
reason to assume the team isn't great.
"Then, after a period of being "there for you", we slowly remove the
two words "for you", and we're just (Makes a "ta-da!" gesture)
"there"".… I told you that West Virginia was going to slip and slide
its way into the national title game, and last week was step one of the
wheels going in motion. I'm telling you, it's all setting up perfectly.
After starting out ninth, the Mountaineers moved up to seventh after
South Florida, South Carolina and Kentucky lost. Boston College is
going to lose at least once, Arizona State, Oregon and the rest of the
Pac 10 are going to start picking each other off, Ohio State still has
to deal with at Penn State, Wisconsin, Illinois, and at Michigan,
Oklahoma is looking like a team begging to get tagged, and LSU could
have problems with a trip to Alabama or in the SEC title game. As we all
know, it's about when, not if, you lose.
"You have to ask me nicely. You see, Danny, I can deal with the
bullets and the bombs and the blood. I can
deal with the heat and the stress and the fear. I don't want money and
I don't want medals" .…
I want is to be able to finish the line from A Few Good Men
when describing the Oregon all-white uniforms worn last week. Oregon
football is like a mid-range hot chick. Along with unnecessarily
changing its clothes far too often, it's fast, loud and exciting, but
you know it's not going to last and will end up breaking your heart out
of the blue.
And not one shot of Judd in the bunch … The press release just
came across. CBS will televise Kentucky's next two games against
Mississippi State and Vanderbilt as the SEC showcases of the day after
ruling that 3,391 cuts to the Wildcat Dance Team weren't enough.
"Mattingly, I thought I told you to shave those sideburns!"
,,, It's taken half the year, but I finally found the player worthy
of being the Heisman front-runner. If I gave you a player who led the
nation in passing efficiency for a top five caliber team in a premier
conference, was seventh in total offense, threw 17 touchdown passes,
1,711 yards, three interceptions, ran for 578 yards and ten touchdowns,
with at least one in every game, and carried the ball 125 of the team's
267 attempts, you'd probably make him a Heisman leader, right? Florida's
Tim Tebow is carrying Florida right now, and more than Michigan's Mike
Hart, is the nation's most valuable player, along with being one of the
most outstanding. Oregon's Dennis Dixon has thrown for 1,728 yards and
16 touchdown passes with three interceptions, and has rushed for 416
yards and seven scores, but he hasn't had to do what Tebow has.
The C.O.W. airing of the grievances followed by the feats of strength
There's never any guarantee that a team will be amazing when its star
returns for a senior season rather than go off to make his riches in the
pros. Andre Woodson might be making himself a fortune by leading
Kentucky to a huge year, while Brian Brohm, as good as he has been,
hasn't been able to carry Louisville. Even so, the college football
landscape would be far different if the players had to stay a full four
years before going pro. Every year around this time, I like to go back
and look at what the season would be like if everyone had come back. You
can "what if?" something like this to death, but I'll keep it in the
land of the likely.
10. Wake Forest goes from good to possibly special
As is, the run defense has been amazing, and it would've been a
brick wall had tackling machine Jon Abbate not foolishly left early to
became a Houston Texan. Would he have been the difference in the
season-opening losses to Boston College and Nebraska? Maybe not against
the Eagles, but he likely would've been the difference against the
Huskers when just one extra big defensive play was needed late.
9. Notre Dame wouldn't be dead last in rushing.
Darius Walker stunned Charlie Weis and Notre Dame when he said he was
leaving after his junior year. After not getting draft, he's barely
hanging in the league as a Houston Texan. Had he been back, Notre Dame
would still likely be 1-7 to start, but the offense would be far better,
and it wouldn't be 119th in the nation on the ground
averaging 34 yards per game. Walker's presence would've eased the
transition for Jimmy Clausen.
8. Arkansas would be in the thick of the SEC race
The Hogs lost to Alabama because it couldn't get enough pressure on QB
John Parker Wilson and didn't get enough production from the secondary.
The same goes for the late loss to Kentucky and against Auburn, when the
Wildcats were able to come up with a key final drive to pull off the
win. Star DE Jamaal Anderson and CB Chris Houston would've been the
difference in at least two of those three losses, if not all three. The
Hogs would probably have been 6-1 or 5-2 at worst instead of 4-3.
7. USC would still be unbeaten
Patrick Turner was decent against Stanford, and tight end Fred Davis
was tremendous, as John David Booty threw for 364 yards and two
touchdowns in the loss. The Trojans needed one big playmaker to change
things around and put the game away, and that likely would've been
Dwayne Jarrett. Stanford wouldn't have had an answer.
6. Oklahoma would get an even bigger start from Sam Bradford
Would Oklahoma have beaten Colorado if Adrian Peterson was still
running the ball in Sooner uniform? The Sooners were held to just 118
rushing yards and two touchdowns from Allen Patrick, but that's Allen
Patrick. If Peterson can carve up Chicago like that, then he likely
would've found some room to move against the Buffs.
5. California would've been unbeaten
Marshawn Lynch would've joined forces with Justin Forsett to take
over all the offensive workload from Kevin Riley in the Oregon State
game, while the Bear ground game wouldn't have been held to 67 yards by
4. LSU doesn't lose to Kentucky
Do you really think Les Miles would've run the ball four times in
overtime if JaMarcus Russell was still under center? Matt Flynn only
completed 17 of 35 passes for 130 yards and a touchdown against the
3. Ohio State would be number two, and no one would think boo about
The defense would've still been the defense, ranking number one in
the nation in the top categories. Now picture the Ohio State offense,
which is right now averaging a respectable 415 yards per game, with Ted
Ginn, Anthony Gonzalez, and Antonio Pittman to go along with Chris Wells
and Brian Robiskie? OSU would still be unbeaten, and the results
would've been truly frightening.
2. Florida would be number one from the start, but would've still
lost to LSU
The Gator pass defense is giving up 257 yards per game, got picked
apart by Kentucky's Andre Woodson, and hasn't been anything special ever
since stuffing Western Kentucky in week one. DE Jarvis Moss would've
certainly helped an already solid pass rush, Brandon Siler would've been
a boost for the run defense, and Reggie Nelson and Ryan Smith would've
certainly been a big plus for the secondary. There's no way Auburn QB
Brandon Cox would've been as efficient as the Tiger win, and it would've
have been pounded on for 247 yards and against LSU. However, remember,
LSU would've had JaMarcus Russell.
1. We'd have an all-timer of a Heisman race
Along with Mike Hart, Andre Woodson, Graham Harrell and Colt
Brennan, throw Adrian Peterson, Calvin Johnson, Marshawn Lynch, and
JaMarcus Russell into the Heisman mix. Erik Ainge would be stronger with
Robert Meachem back, John David Booty would've been a candidate with
Dwayne Jarrett to throw to, and Arizona State's Rudy Carpenter would've
become more of a sleeper with Zach Miller to throw to. Arkansas would've
certainly been better, meaning Darren McFadden would be still in the
The current juniors who'll be analyzed in next year's column. The
ten top juniors who are all but certain to be gone are … 1) Darren
McFadden, RB Arkansas, 2) Calais Campbell, DE Miami, 3) DeSean Jackson,
WR California, 4) Tyson Jackson, DE LSU, 5) Kenny Phillips, S Miami, 6)
Derrick Harvey, DE Florida, 7) Rey Maualuga, LB USC, 8) Malcolm Jenkins,
CB Ohio State, 9) Steve Slaton, RB West Virginia, 10) James Laurinaitis,
LB Ohio State
Nuggets for the upcoming week, now made with white meat, at
participating restaurants …
- Hawaii is averaging 464 passing yards per game. New Mexico State is
averaging 317 passing yards a game. Enjoy.
- The award for the best remaining game that you're not remotely
interested in comes December 1st when Florida Atlantic goes
to Troy to
likely decide the Sun Belt title.
- In case you're snoozing, Wake Forest has won five straight and has a
great chance to make some big noise over the final five games helped by
home games against North Carolina and NC State. No, the Demon Deacons
aren't going to win a second straight ACC title, but they're for real.
- The SMU defense has been a special kind of bad over the last three
games, giving up 308 yards and five scores to UTEP, 209 yards and three
scores to Southern Miss, and 361 yards and four touchdowns to Matt Forte
and Tulane. Tulsa and the nation's third ranked offense are up next, but
the game to watch out for is in three weeks at Houston on November 4th.
SMU doesn't have the linebacker speed to keep up with Anthony Alridge.
C.O.W. shameless gimmick item … The weekly five
Overrated/Underrated aspects of the world
1) Overrated:
Casey Affleck
... Underrated: Johnny Drama
2) Overrated: Ellen … Underrated: Mutts & Moms
3) Overrated: The SEC East race ... Underrated: The SEC West race
4) Overrated: Cheryl ... Underrated: Larry
5) Overrated:
South Florida at two
... Underrated:
South Florida at ten
My Heisman ballot this week would be … I vote
based on a combination of three things: Most valuable player, most
outstanding player, and the signature player of the season. I might
wildly change my mind weekly, but I'll sort it all out at the end. 1)
Tim Tebow, QB Florida, 2) Matt Ryan, QB Boston College, 3) Mike Hart, RB
Michigan, 4) Dennis Dixon, QB Oregon, 5) Michael Crabtree, WR Texas Tech
"You know I'm born to lose, and
gambling's for fools/But that's the way I like it baby, I don't wanna
live forever" … The three lines this week that appear to be a tad
off. (Will there ever be a rainbow? Yes! 2-1 last week for the first time all year.
7-15 overall.) … 1) Michigan State -3 over Iowa. 2) Ohio State -3.5 over
Penn State, 3) Toledo -3.5 over Northern Illinois
Sorry this column sucked, but it wasn't my fault … like the USC
charter flight on the way to Notre Dame, I couldn't figure out how to
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All to soon, we were clothed in darkness....and a beautiful night it was indeed.
While the sky had cleared, the Temperature plummeted, but at least it wasn't raining.
Day 6
The first truly gorgeous day of the whole trip has arrived. And, Monty is packing his bags to go home.
I'm all alone now.....on
The Other Side of Nowhere
No support, no backup, no cell....No Plan, NO Schedule, & NO PROBLEMS!
First things first: its laundry day. Got to dry out everything!
Soon enough, I'm off into the wild yonder. And just can't help feeling so puny....all by myself.
Ran into a LOT of deer this morning. This Mulie was a nice one with a really big rack!
I'm always amazed by this scene. I'd be riding along and see a lone hardwood tree. Very sparse through the park, but there would always be just one tree, with a spring of water near the base. Makes me wonder if the Ranchers of old, planted these for markers....back in the day?
Being solo is nice. Its a real FREE feeling. I'd rather Monty be here and not miss today's adventure. He's one of the best Adventure Mates you could ever hope for. But being so alone....so deep in the back country....so far from civilization or any support....well, it just gave me a
that I can't describe adequately. And I liked it.
I started noticing things that I hadn't before. Maybe because of the weather. Maybe because we seemed in a hurry. But probably because in that Pie of All Knowledge, my slice is so small, as I've acknowledged. And today, my piece of the pie grew a bit bigger!
For instance, I didn't know there were so many different kinds of cactus. I knew about the green prickly kind.
But I didn't know it was available in Purple!
Then I came across the remnant of the last Solo rider in these mountains of the Chiuahuan desert.
A bit unnerving, I'll admit, but I didn't let that stop me. I pushed on....deeper....
10 miles...15 miles....20 miles....
Feeling punier with each rocky mile.
TODAY was THE DAY. I could just
feel it
. Something special was going to happen.
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Tuesday, March 18, 2014
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JONESBORO — Students sat quietly on the darkened school bus, their eyes focused in the glow of a television screen emanating the regret of a young woman not much older than they.
Jonesboro and Kendrick middle schools recently took part in a "Choice Bus" demonstration that featured a four-minute film about choices.
The short film included interviews from inmates — many of them high school dropouts — giving testimony about their life experiences and how they came to make choices that landed them in prison.
Monique interviewed from prison in the middle of a seven-year sentence for a crime she committed at 14. She was the same age as Kendrick Middle eighth-graders Jalen Hughes and Tyquan Flowers, who participated in the demonstration presented by The Choice Bus in partnership with State Farm.
"I think that's messed up," said Flowers. "She wasn't thinking about her education. (And) it made me have second thoughts about hanging around the wrong people."
Flowers has dreams of going off to college, possibly playing professional football and eventually owning his own shoe business.
Kendrick Middle students occasionally get the stay-in-school message from their principal and teachers, he said, but somehow Choice Bus made that message "real, real."
Flowers said he better realized the effects of his choices when he felt the thin, metal frame of the prison bunk bed. The bed was part of the exhibit setup at the back of Choice Bus — a prison cell replica with real prison bars and toilet sink installations.
The cell, initially hidden behind a dark curtain, was revealed to students following the film. Some responded with wide eyes and others reacted with low gasps.
The Choice Bus is a program created by The Mattie C. Stewart Foundation, whose aim is to help reduce the nation's high school dropout rate.
Foundation Executive Director Sherri Stewart said The Choice Bus experience allows students to envision two dramatically different futures and sends a message about the value of education and how one's potential can be guided by choices made earlier in life.
"The major focus during the presentation is showing young people what education can do for them and how it's connected to career choices and lifetime earning potential," said Stewart, noting graduates can make as much as $1 million over a lifetime than non-graduates.
Gloria Hines, a parent liaison at Jonesboro Middle, was instrumental in getting The Choice Bus to students at her school.
"The Choice Bus is something I think our kids will benefit from," said Hines.
She said it is important for students to learn early that completing high school and continuing education or training thereafter opens doors to future careers.
Jonesboro Middle Principal Dr. Lisa Hightower said The Choice Bus was a worthwhile experience for many of the school's sixth- through eighth-graders.
"I think that exposure at this age is important too, because they have time to determine which path they are going to take," said Hightower.
Chet Pennock, a lead presenter for The Choice Bus, has seen thousands of young teens experience the presentation. He said more than 1.5 million students nationwide have walked through the replica cell doors on The Choice Bus since its unveiling in 2008.
"Our mission is to try to decrease dropout rates and increase the graduation rate," said Pennock.
He said the interactive program targets students in grades six through nine, who are in their optimal years of influence. That was the goal for Foundation founder and President Dr. Shelley Stewart.
Stewart established the Foundation, named after his late mother, in 2007 to encourage youth to choose and value their education over whatever could land them hopelessly in prison.
"Education is the key to a successful life," said Stewart. "We need to show every child that they have the potential to pursue a career and make a good living. That's why we are grateful to State Farm for helping us further our mission to increase the graduation rate in Georgia and across the nation."
More like this story
- Several Clayton schools make state's highest-progress list ( September 16, 2014 )
- Committee to address transportation issues ( September 23, 2004 )
- Clayton County officials renew focus on student transportation safety | PHOTOS ( August 7, 2014 )
- Kendrick Middle School looking to advance in playoffs ( October 13, 2014 )
- Kendrick Middle receives a $4,050 grant for student garden ( May 30, 2013 )


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THE DARK MOD was once a total conversion of Doom 3, and is now a STANDALONE GAME with the release of TDM 2.0! A dark and moody stealth game, inspired by the Thief series by Looking Glass Studios.
Anyone who is an active member of this community owes it to themselves to download and play The Dark Mod 1.0 for Doom 3. Here is one of the truest examples you'll find of the term - total conversion.
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It's a sad fact that the vast majority of mod's simply never see the light of day. Whether it's because they're over ambitious, the outside world (life, 'real-jobs' and all that stuff) intervenes, or that they're managed by deluded individuals who're led astray by the glory of 'indie-developer' self-proclamation, most mod's just don't happen.
This is precisely why anyone who is an active member of this community owes it to themselves to download and play The Dark Mod 1.0 for Doom 3. The latest version (beta) comprises of 5 years of development from over 50 permanent and freelance contributors, a time period which has seen every element of the original Doom 3 game be enhanced, from level textures and high quality character models, right up to the core AI and sound effects, amounting to over 1.4gb of custom content.
Here is one of the truest examples you'll find of the term - total conversion.
What makes The Dark Mod unique is that it is as much a development kit in its own right as it is an actual game. The team has explained that the basic premise is to offer stealth enthusiasts the tools they need to create deep, immersive missions, set to a medieval backdrop. As such the mod itself only comes with a training level which allows you to get to grips with its many gameplay features, with additional missions developed by fans using the 'Dark Radiant' toolset. A handful of these missions have already been made, so while the first part of this review will purely cover the mod itself, the latter part will focus on some of these fan creations.
Click here to jump straight to the Fan Missions Review
As you'd imagine, the training mission is designed to show you the ropes, covering navigation, combat, item usage, and other useful bits of information. Each tutorial takes place in a different area within the medieval town setting (refreshingly, you're able to pick and choose which of these tutorials you do, so if you need a refresher course in archery, you don't have to wade through multiple other tutorials to get there). Though there isn't a massive variety in the locales you traverse, there's enough to keep things interesting and really allow you to become engrossed in the atmosphere. Aesthetics aside, it's also an effective way of teaching you the essential gameplay elements, of which there are plenty.
In The Dark Mod, appearances can be deceiving, and this is clear right from the word go. Your initial steps into navigation for example involve the typical 'crawl, walk, climb and jump' we've all come to expect in modern shooters, but it isn't long until additional mechanics and elements begin to surface which significantly alter how you approach and execute different maneuvers.
The ability to grab onto ledges (and subsequently move along or hoist yourself up onto) instantly increases how many options you have available, making previously unreachable areas within your grasp. This integrates nicely into jumping, whereby you are able to leap from a platform and grab onto an opposing ledge. Although these are standard features in third person games, they are rarely integrated into FPS titles with such seamlessness, the closest in recent memory being Mirrors Edge, which didn't encourage nearly the same level of player interpretation.
It's not just limited to navigation. In object interaction for example you are able to pick up and place objects in much the same fashion that Half-Life 2 popularised, but you can also manipulate them 360 degrees (which looks fantastic in the dynamic lighting), adding greater variety to their potential useage.
This principle also extends into the environment and how you work with it. Exploiting different lighting conditions is key to remaining hidden and progressing through each mission, and the team has made far more effective use of ambient lighting than Doom 3 ever did, though it does come at a small price. Although it's far more realistic and adds greater depth than simply being 'light or dark', a few areas do feel slightly 'washed out' visually, losing some of the dramatic impact of id Tech 4's signature stencil shadows. Despite this however, the Dark Mod makes exceptional use of an engine over five years old.
Different surfaces also have varying effects on the volume of your footsteps, and guards will react accordingly should they hear them. To avoid alerting their attention, you'll often find yourself looking for alternate routes or potential distractions which can be exploited as easily as possible. As you spend more time with the Dark Mod and become tuned-in to its environment, you'll be surprised just how many potential tactics are available at all times.
Further strategies are made available by your trusty bow and arrow. Arrows come in a variety of forms, such as water arrows which can be used to extinguish lights and torches, moss arrows which when fired onto the ground suppress the volume of your footsteps, noisemaker arrows which are great at causing distractions, and the ever awesome rope-arrow which when fired into an object can be then climbed up, helping you reach new areas. Just make sure that the object you're firing at will support your weight, otherwise expect a lot of objects to come crashing down on you, creating plenty of noise in the process.
On their own many of these details and mechanics may appear minute (even miss-able), but when bought together you have a style of gameplay which is not only accessible to newcomers, but also offers incredible levels of depth and customization to seasoned veterans. Where one player might just wait for a guard to turn their back before trying to sneak past, another may throw an object to knock an item off a table to get their attention (which is as effective as it is satisfying!), or another may find an ingenious way of navigating the environment around them.
All these different gameplay opportunities are only effective due to strong AI, and the evolution in NPC AI from the original Doom 3 is nothing short of breathtaking. Enemies react to different events and situations convincingly, are able to use doors, elevators, and will even notice if some objects have gone missing. It's not perfect as guards sometimes miss distractions but a few feet away from their position, but for the most part it's robust enough to support the gameplay. The enemies themselves will brutalise you if you're not careful, so there's plenty of encouragement to stick the shadows, and do everything you can to avoid confrontation.
Sometimes though fighting is just unavoidable, and it's here that the mod's shortcomings become more apparent. Sneaking up on a guard and taking them out quietly can be a pulse-racing, nerve wracking experience when you're deep into a tough mission, but man on man fighting is neither as rewarding or immersive. The character models look fantastic, but in contrast the fighting animations often appear stiff, and it never feels like there's any real 'weight' in an opponents attack. Likewise voice acting is not to nearly the same standard as the rest of the mod, with guards spouting generic lines which sound more like they've been read from an autocue than truly acted.
But neither of these are game-breaking (and it's important to remember that the mod is in beta), particularly when you remind yourself that combat isn't the focus here - thievery is. While many objects can be stolen from tabletops or other surfaces, more valuable ones are kept within chests or behind fortified doors, which is where your lock picks come in to play. Though you use two kind of lock picks throughout the mod, they essentially operate the same way. You hold the key inside the lock waiting for the clicking noise to stop, at which point you must let go (or the sequence starts over). Depending on the locks complexity it'll either open, or you'll have to repeat the procedure with the other pick. On the surface it sounds quite tedious, but it isn't nearly as repetitive as some lock picking mechanics used in other stealth titles, and allows you to maintain the first person perspective, never breaking immersion.
Despite it's minor shortcomings, The Dark Mod is a deep, rewarding mod where players will be made to feel not invulernable, but powerful, challenged, but not overwhelmed. Doom 3 really has been 'totally converted', with enhancements, tweaks and creativity which would put some commercial titles based off the engine to shame.
This review barely even begins to scratch the surface on whats available, and although it can take a bit of getting used to (particularly if you're a newcomer to the stealth genre), it truly allows, and indeed encourages you to personalize the gameplay experience, not penalizing or restricting depending on your skill level.
The trouble with having all this freedom and depth is that it truly depends on the execution of the design itself as to whether or not it is successful. As the team are putting the creation of the actual levels in the hands of their fans, it's up to the community itself to define whether or not The Dark Mod lives up to its potential.
Check out the next page for reviews of some of the fan missions available for The Dark Mod!


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Crunchy Cookies
17 Apr 2009
|Unrefined safflower oil
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Raw honey
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Whole wheat flour
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|Chopped nuts
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Grated citrus rind
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Chopped dates
|8 Ounce
|Grated coconut
|4 Ounce
Preheat oven to 400°.
Mix the oil, honey, flour, nuts, and rind by hand.
Spread loosely on ungreased pan and bake for 15 minutes, lake pan out of the oven and stir the mixture.
Cook the chopped dates in a small amount of water until really soft (approximately 5 minutes).
Stir dates into baked mixture and add the grated coconut.
Shape into a long roll; wrap in waxed paper.
Refrigerate or freeze.
Slice and eat like cookies.
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Difficulty Level:Easy
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I've been using my unlocked SMT5600 in the USA on Cingular for almost 2 years. It was originally an AT&T phone. I've just moved to Scotland and I now have a Vodafone SIM that I've been trying to use with it. The Cingular SIM will pick up the O2, and Orange networks and works just fine for making local and international calls, but that SIM will be cancelled soon. When I install the Vodafone SIM, the phone boots fine, but searches for a network and never finds one.
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The battle between Blu-ray and HD DVD is shaping up to be the current generation's VHS vs. Beta battle, with studios backing one format exclusively. Disney, MGM, Twentieth Century Fox and Sony Pictures have sided with Blu-ray with Universal and now Paramount, backing HD DVD.
Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. are both dropping support for Blu-ray discs and will supply all future releases in the rival HD DVD format, the companies said Monday.
This will include all movies distributed by Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, Paramount Vantage, Nickelodeon Movies and MTV Films, as well as movies from DreamWorks Animation, which are distributed exclusively by Paramount Home Entertainment. Films directed by Steven Spielberg, will serve as the one exception, as his films are not exclusive to either format.
Among the upcoming releases impacted by the decision are "Blades of Glory," "Shrek the Third" and "Transformers." The three titles combined for $1.5 billion in worldwide box office sales.
DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg said in a statement that the company believes that the format will be the best format in order to reach families, a key market for the company, citing the lower price point for a HD DVD player.
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This is why I am continually amazed by the never ending threads clamoring after any 30+ player on the downside of his career.
We don't need a "veteran defenseman" who wasn't good enough to stick with any other team.
We don't need this older version of Brad Richards looking for a retirement contract that will be an astronomical cap hit for declining production long into the future.
We don't need a 33 year old Iginla in exchange for top level prospects.
For the first time perhaps ever, the Rangers have a solid pipeline of players who can contribute. Let's not **** that up by reverting to the worn out Rangers formula of bringing in faded superstars...
And by the way, the Islanders don't suck because they don't have vets, they suck b/c the young players werent good enough (though I think they've turned the corner).
I tend to agree although the way I look at it isn't that this team, when healthy, is a real contender/force... they just haven't dipped that much due to all the injuries. Various players have stepped up to SUSTAIN this teams level... getting guys back won't vastly IMPROVE the team.
That being said, the key to this team becoming a force is really about Gabby... becoming a consitent force... if he can get going I'd be more confident for sure.
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Low-Cholesterol Dip
16 Apr 2009
Low cholestrol dip - something for the health conscious lot. This dip don't have anything that is prone to bring the cholestrol level high and I love this recipe because it is way too simple. Try this low cholestrol dip with fresh vegetables.
|Low fat small curd cottage cheese
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|Celery salt
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Worcestershire sauce
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Low fat cholesterol free mayonnaise
|2 Cup (32 tbs)
|Garlic salt
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|1⁄4 Teaspoon
|Finely chopped onion
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Hot pepper sauce
|1⁄4 Teaspoon
|White pepper
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
In a medium mixing bowl, beat cottage cheese on low speed of electric mixer until smooth.
Add mayonnaise, onion, white pepper, celery salt, Worcestershire sauce, garlic salt, salt and hot pepper sauce, mix well.
Refrigerate, covered, at least 8 hours to let flavors blend.
Serve with fresh vegetables, such as carrot and celery sticks and broccoli and cauliflower florets.
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The Sacramento Kings lose their fourth game in five nights.
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The Professional Disc Golf Association is pleased to announce the selection of Sara Nicholson of Columbia South Carolina as the new Memberships Manager for the organization. The selection was made as a result of a extensive search, which began in January 2011 following the departure of former Memberships Manager, Addie Isbell Strozier.
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On a work surface with the flat side of a knife mash together the shallots, the gingerroot, the garlic, and the jalapeño chili with the salt until mixture forms a coarse paste. In a heavy skillet heat the oil over moderate heat until it is hot but not smoking and in it cook the paste, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the turmeric, the curry powder, and the onion and cook the mixture over moderately low heat, stirring, for 2 minutes. Stir in the coconut milk and 1/2 cup water and simmer the mixture for 4 to 6 minutes, or until the liquid is reduced to about 1/2 cup. Add the shrimp in one layer and cook them, turning them once, for 3 to 4 minutes, or until they are just firm. Serve the shrimp mixture over the rice, tossing the rice with the sauce.
To make thick coconut milk:
With an ice pick or a skewer test the 3 eyes of the coconut to find the weakest one and pierce it to make a hole. Drain the liquid and reserve it for another use. Bake the coconut in a preheated 400°F. oven for 15 minutes, breaking it with a hammer, and with the point of a strong knife lever the flesh carefully out of the shell.
Chop into small pieces enough of the coconut meat to measure 1 cup, reserving the remainder for another use, and in a blender or food processor blend it with 1/2 cup boiling water for 30 seconds. In a cheesecloth-lined sieve set over a bowl let the mixture drain in 5 minutes and squeeze it in the cheesecloth to extract more coconut milk. Makes about 1/2 cup.