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A playing card shuffler having an unshuffled stack holder which holds an infeed array of playing cards. One or more ejectors are mounted adjacent the unshuffled stack holder to eject cards from the infeed array at various random positions. Multiple ejectors are preferably mounted on a movable carriage. Extractors are advantageously used to assist in removing playing cards from the infeed array. Removal resistors are used to provide counteracting forces resisting displacement of cards, to thereby provide more selective ejection of cards from the infeed array.
1. An automated playing card shuffler, comprising:
a frame;
an unshuffled stack holder for holding an unshuffled array of playing cards in a stacked configuration with adjacent cards in physical contact with each other and forming an unshuffled stack;
a shuffled array receiver for holding a shuffled array of playing cards;
at least one ejector for ejecting playing cards located at different positions within the unshuffled stack;
a drive which is controllable to achieve a plurality of different relative positions between the unshuffled stack holder and said at least one ejector.
2. A playing card shuffler according to claim 1 wherein said at least one ejector includes multiple ejectors.
3. A playing card shuffler according to claim 1 wherein said at least one ejector is mounted upon at least one ejector carriage which is movable relative to said frame.
4. A playing card shuffler according to claim 1 wherein said at least one ejector includes multiple ejectors mounted upon at least one ejector carriage, and wherein said at least one ejector carriage is movable relative to said frame.
5. A playing card shuffler according to claim 1 and further comprising at least one extractor which engages playing cards which are displaced by said at least one ejector.
6. A playing card shuffler according to claim 1 and further comprising at least one extractor which engages side edges of playing cards which are displaced by said at least one ejector.
7. A playing card shuffler according to claim 1 and further comprising at least one removal resistor which provides counteractive force opposing displacement of playing cards from the unshuffled stack.
8. A playing card shuffler according to claim 1 and further comprising at least one controllably activated removal resistor which provides controlled intermittent counteractive force opposing displacement of playing cards from the unshuffled stack.
9. An automated playing card shuffler, comprising:
a frame;
an unshuffled stack holder for holding an unshuffled array of playing cards in a stacked configuration with adjacent cards in physical contact with each other and forming an unshuffled stack;
a shuffled array receiver for holding a shuffled array of playing cards;
at least one discharger mounted adjacent to the unshuffled array holder for discharging playing cards from various discharge positions from within the unshuffled array and into the shuffled array receiver.
10. A playing card shuffler according to claim 9 and further defined by at least one extractor.
11. A playing card shuffler according to claim 9 and further comprising at least one controllably activated removal resistor which provides controlled intermittent counteractive force opposing displacement of playing cards from the unshuffled stack.
12. A method for automated shuffling of playing cards, comprising:
forming an unshuffled stack of playing cards wherein adjacent cards are in physical contact with each other;
holding the unshuffled stack in an unshuffled stack holder;
selectively discharging playing cards from the unshuffled stack at a plurality of different discharge positions, from within the unshuffled stack,
receiving playing cards from said discharging step in a shuffled card receiver wherein discharged playing cards are formed into a shuffled card array.
13. A method according to claim 12 wherein said selectively discharging includes partially displacing cards from the unshuffled array.
14. A method according to claim 12 wherein said selectively discharging includes:
partially displacing cards from the unshuffled array;
extracting partially displaced cards.
15. A method according to claim 12 wherein said selectively discharging includes extracting playing cards from the unshuffled stack array.
16. A method according to claim 12 wherein said selectively discharging includes extracting playing cards from the unshuffled stack array; said extracting including engaging edges of the playing cards with rollers and rolling the playing cards.
17. A method according to claim 12 and further comprising resisting discharge of playing cards by providing counteractive force opposing discharge of playing cards.
18. A method according to claim 12 and further comprising resisting discharge of playing cards by providing controlled intermittent counteractive force opposing discharge of playing cards.
19. A method according to claim 12 and further comprising resisting discharge of playing cards by providing passive frictional counteractive force opposing discharge of playing cards.
20. A method according to claim 12 and further comprising dropping the discharged cards into the shuffled array.
21. A method according to claim 12 and further comprising moving to achieve a plurality of different relative positions between at least one ejector carriage and the unshuffled stack to allow selective discharge of playing cards from multiple different positions from within the unshuffled stack.
This is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/228,609, filed Apr. 18, 1994 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,676,372
The invention is an automatic shuffling machine for shuffling decks of playing cards.
Casinos, cardrooms and other gaming establishments employ many card dealers. The dealers shuffle cards, deal the cards, take bets, and otherwise play the card game. Substantial amounts of the dealers time is spent in just shuffling the decks of cards in preparation for the ensuing card hands. During the time the dealer is shuffling, the game table is inactive and bets are not being placed. From the standpoint of the casino, it is desirable to minimize the time spent in preparing the card decks for additional play.
A number of prior art card deck shuffling machines have been invented. Most of the prior automatic shufflers have suffered from various problems. Many are relatively slow and do not help the basic problem encountered by the gaming establishment. Others are relatively complex and thus expensive to build and maintain.
Another problem area suffered by both manual and automated shuffling techniques is associated with having concentrated sequences of cards. These concentrations or "slugs" most often occur with respect to cards having a value of 10, such as in playing blackjack. A skilled card counting gambler can take advantage of such card slugs to turn the odds against the casino and in favor of the card counter. Such slugs also indicate the failure of prior art shufflers to in fact effectively rearrange the order of cards in a deck or decks being shuffled.
Thus there remains a strong need for improved shuffling machines which can effectively reorder a deck or series of decks. Additionally, there remains a need for an improved automatic card shuffler which is relatively easy to build, operate and maintain.
Preferred embodiments of the invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are briefly described below.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a preferred shuffler according to the invention.
FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the shuffler shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a top view of the shuffler shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view from a top viewpoint illustrating inner components of the shuffler of FIG. 1.
FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view from a front viewpoint illustrating inner components of the shuffler of FIG. 1.
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing functional blocks of the control system used in the shuffler of FIG. 1.
This disclosure of the invention is submitted in furtherance of the constitutional purposes of the U.S. Patent Laws "to promote the progress of science and useful arts" (Article 1, Section 8).
FIG. 1 shows a preferred playing card shuffler 10 built in accordance with the invention. Shuffler 10 includes a first section 11 and a second section 12.
First section 11 includes a first holder 14 for holding a first or infeed stack 15 of playing cards. The first or unshuffled infeed stack holder 14 advantageously includes a bottom 16, ejector or end wall 17, front wall 18, and back wall 19. The front and back walls advantageously include manual access cutouts 21 which are U-shaped openings which open to the top and outside. This construction allows a dealer to more easily place cards 20 into the unshuffled stack holder 14. It also allows manual adjustment of the cards as may be needed in some situations. The openings also allow removal of unshuffled cards from the infeed holder 14 if circumstances justify removal of the stack or other infeed array of playing cards 15.
Ejector or end wall 17 extends from the bottom or floor 16 upwardly to the upper outside surface 23. The inside or intermediate boundary plane 29 is along the opposite or inward side of infeed holder 14, in opposed relationship to end wall 17. The intermediate. boundary is relatively open in order to allow unshuffled cards 20 to pass from the first section 11 to the second section 12, as explained more fully below. Upper portions of the shuffler along intermediate boundary 29 include boundary wall portions 30 (FIG. 2) which connect to intermediate pillars and associated wall structures 32. The open central regions of the boundary between the first and second sections forms a card transfer aperture 35. Transfer aperture 35 is defined by bottom or floor 16, boundary wall portions 30, and the distance between rollers 130 (see FIG. 4).
The ejector end wall 17 also preferably mounts an unshuffled infeed stack array playing card detector 190. Detector 190 can be a segmented capacitive detector which senses the capacitance at various longitudinal locations along the infeed stack holder. This information is then used to make an approximate count of remaining cards for purposes of randomly or otherwise selecting a card to be discharged from the remaining cards available within the infeed holder.
The second section 12 includes a second card holder in the form of a shuffled card receiver 41. Shuffled card receiver 41 has a bottom or second section floor 42. An outer or end wall 43 extends upwardly from bottom 42, and connects with a second section top 44. The second section 12 also preferably has a front wall 46 and a back wall 47. Receiver 41 also has an interior wall 48 adjacent to the intermediate or boundary plane 29 between the first and second sections of shuffler 10.
Shuffled card receiver 41 holds an outfeed array 51 in the form of a stack of shuffled playing cards 52. The playing cards rest face-down on floor 42 and are captively positioned between end wall 43, front and back walls 46 and 47, and interior wall 48. The lower portion or zone of the second section forms a collection receptacle forming a part receiver 41. The upper portions of the second section primarily form the upper zone of the shuffled card receiver. The upper and lower zones are approximately divided along the level of floor 16 of the first section.
The shuffled card receiver 41 preferably has continuous walls along the front, back, and outer end of the upper zone to help assure suitable stopping action for playing cards discharged from the first section through opening 35 and into the second section. These upper zone walls are advantageously made from transparent material, such as transparent glass or plastic. A medial frame band 58 extends about the three outer walls approximately along the border between the upper and lower zones of the second section.
The front and back walls of the second section are preferably formed with suitable access doors, such as the opposing dual doors 56 and 57 shown along the front and back walls, respectively. The dual access doors are hinged, such as by spring biased hinges 61, to adjacent portions of the shuffler frame. The dual doors shown define open central sections 63 at the front and back. These central openings allow a dealer to manually grasp shuffled cards 52 and withdraw them through either the front or back sets of dual doors.
FIG. 1 also shows that the first section advantageously has a control panel 67. Control panel 67 can include an on-off switch 68, shuffle start switch 69, and shuffle stop switch 70. Indicator lights 71 and 72 are used to indicate that the shuffler is shuffling or in a stop or completed mode, respectively.
FIG. 2 shows in phantom lines, two moving cards 74 and 75. Moving cards 74 and 75 are fed from infeed stack 15 and are discharged laterally into the upper zone of the second section. Card 74 is shown in an upper drift position soon after contact with the second section end wall 43. Card 75 is shown in a second or lower drift position approaching a resting place upon the top of the outfeed stack 51.
FIGS. 4 and 5 show internal components of card shuffler 10. The shuffler includes at least one discharger which is used to discharge a card 20 from the infeed stack or other infeed array 15. As shown, the discharger includes a plurality of ejectors in the form of an ejection array 100. The ejector array 100 preferably includes a plurality of individual ejector displacers 101. As shown there are twenty three (23) ejector displacers arranged in a vertical ejector displacer array which is sufficiently tall or appropriately spaced to allow ejection of cards from an infeed stack array containing six (6) standard playing card decks. Each deck has fifty two (52) cards, thus providing a maximum infeed array containing 312 playing cards. This provides ejector displacers at an average card spacing of approximately one ejector per twelve (12) cards.
The ejector displacers have ejector displacement heads 102. The ejector displacement heads 102 preferably have an arched or semicircular outer edge or contact face (see FIG. 4). The displacer heads 102 are each connected to an ejector displacer actuator 103. Actuators 103 are mechanically connected to the head using connection bars 104. Actuators 103 are preferably small electrical solenoids which can be activated and deactivated. The solenoids are preferably controlled so that activation causes the ejector displacer heads to extend outwardly into an extended position. In the extended position the head engages and displaces a playing card contained within stack 15. This displacement begins the ejection process. Actuators 103 are also preferably controlled so that deactivation causes the ejector displacer heads to retract. In the retracted position the heads are spaced from the normal position of the infeed card array 15.
FIG. 5 shows that the ejector displacers are preferably mounted upon an ejection carriage 110. Ejection carriage 110 is mounted for controlled movement relative to the infeed stack of cards. More specifically, the ejection carriage is mounted for movement along a carriage axis 111. Carriage axis 111 is defined by two guide rods 112 mounted to the frame of the shuffler. The carriage guide rods are preferably placed at spaced positions, one toward the front of the shuffler and one toward the back. A carriage frame 173 is constructed and mounted to the guide rods for slidable movement thereon in a direction parallel to the carriage axis 111.
Ejector displacer carriage 110 is provided with a carriage position driver 115 which is used to provide controlled movement of the ejector carriage along the guide rods. Carriage driver 115 includes a drive screw 116 which is threadably received by a screw drive carriage connector secured to carriage frame 173, such as threaded aperture 129. Drive screw 116 is connected for rotation by a drive screw pulley 117. A screw drive belt 118 is trained around pulley 117 and a complementary screw drive primary pulley 119. Screw drive primary pulley 119 is connected to the output shaft of an electrical motor 120 which is the screw drive prime mover.
The screw drive motor 120 is preferably a stepper motor or servo-controlled motor capable of accurate positional control. The drive motor also is preferably provided with an angular encoder 122 which has portion connected to the opposite end of the output shaft. The screw drive encoder 122 generates an accurate digital signal indicative of the angular position of the motor. This encoder information is used with a carriage position counter system 123 (FIG. 6) which after being calibrated indicates the linear position of ejector carriage 110. Data from the resulting carriage position indicator 124 is provided to a central controller 150. Controller 150 is connected to the screw drive motor 120 to provide a control signal which determines the positional change of the motor needed to provide the desired ejector carriage position used in the next ejection step of the shuffler.
The card discharge system of shuffler 10 also preferably includes one or more extractors. As shown, shuffler 10 includes a pair of edge engaging roll extractors 130. Extractor rolls 130 are driven in counterrotationary relationship by a extractor drive 131. Extractor drive 131 includes an extractor drive motor 133 which has a rotational output shaft 134. Output shaft 134 is connected to a counterrotation transmission 136. Transmission 136 is preferably a gear assembly which has two outputs which receive the drive shafts 135 of extractor rolls 130 therein. This construction allows the extractor rolls 130 to be reliably driven at the same angular velocities but in opposite angular directions. The extractor rolls are spaced and positioned so that the rolls engage playing cards displaced by ejector array 101. As shown, the extractor rolls engage the displaced cards along the end edges of the cards. The counterrotationary motion of the extractor rolls pulls the displaced card from the infeed stack to thus complete the card discharge or removal process.
The extraction subsystem is preferably aided by one or more discharge guides. As shown, shuffler 10 is provided with two ancillary guide rollers 138 along both sides. Guide rollers 138 are preferably passive rollers without any drivers but are mounted for free rotation.
FIG. 4 shows that shuffler 10 is also preferably provided with two types of card removal resistors or counters 141 and 142 which resist or counteract removal of cards from the infeed stack. The removal resistors can be static or dynamic. If static then the resistors can simply be elongated resilient pads with faces angled to engage the corners of the discharging cards. Static pad resistors (not shown) can be made from a foam or other suitable material.
As shown, the shuffler includes dynamic removal resistors 141. Dynamic resistors 141 are preferably rotating cylindrical members covered with flailing fibers, such as synthetic nylon bristle fibers. The resistors 141 are mounted adjacent to the forward corners of the infeed stack. Resistors 141 are actively driven in counterrotating directions opposing discharge of cards. The rotational motion is advantageously provided by additional output receptacles formed in gear unit 136. The dynamic resistors serve to help prevent unintended ejection of unselected cards from stack 15. The greatest risk of unintended ejection is associated with the cards adjacent to the card being ejected. This risk of unintended ejection is caused by surface friction between the adjacent card and the card being engaged and displaced by the activated ejector displacer head 102. Some risk also exists that the ejection head 104 may strike two cards.
The removal or ejection resistance subsystem also preferably includes controllable active card removal resistors 142. Removal resistors 142 are mounted along the front and back of the infeed stack holder 14. The active removal resistors 142 include longitudinal strips 146 which preferably have padded contact faces 143 mounted thereon. Padded contact faces 143 engage the edges of the playing cards of the infeed stack. Piezoelectric or other suitable drivers 144 are mounted between the frame of the shuffler and the longitudinal strips 146. The active resistor drivers serve to controllably move the active resistors inwardly and outwardly. When moved inwardly into contracted positions, the co-acting contractionary resistors function to squeeze or grasp the infeed stack. When moved outwardly into expanded positions, the active resistors function to release the cards contained in the infeed stack. The active removal resistors are controlled to engage and grasp the infeed stack during the ejection process in order to reduce the risk of removing multiple cards rather than the single card which is intended to be ejected. Resistors 142 also serve to jostle and straighten the cards of the infeed stack to thus provide an infeed stack straighter.
FIG. 6 shows a diagrammatic or schematic view of a preferred control system used in shuffler 10. The control system includes a central controller 150 which can be selected from a variety of suitable electronic controllers. Central controller is electrically connected to receive signals from power switch 68, start switch 69, and stop switch 70 on control panel 67. Controller 150 provides signals to run indicator 71, and stop indicator 72 mounted on the control panel 67.
Controller 150 is connected to screw drive motor 120 to provide control signals thereto which indicate action which should be taken by the screw drive to move the ejector carriage 110. Encoder 122 sends signals to carriage position counter 123, which in turn signals central controller 150 concerning the position of the ejector carriage. Encoder 122 and counter 123 provide a carriage position indicator 124.
Controller 150 is also connected to operate extraction roller drive motor 135. Additionally, controller 150 is connected to the piezoelectric drives 144 for the active resistors 142, to provide intermittent operation thereof as described above. Still further, controller 150 is connected to read the approximate number of cards in the infeed array using the infeed card detector 190.
The invention further includes novel methods for performing automated shuffling of playing cards. The methods include forming an unshuffled array of playing cards which are to be shuffled. The forming of the unshuffled array is advantageously done by forming a stack of playing cards. The forming of the unshuffled array is done in such a manner so as to provide playing cards which are in face-to-back relationships throughout the unshuffled array. Face-to-back relationship refers to the standard condition in which playing cards are sold wherein the face of one card is adjacent to the back of the next adjacent card.
The novel methods further include holding the unshuffled array in an unshuffled array holder. This is advantageously accomplished by holding the infeed stack 15 in the infeed stack holder 14. Holding can further be enhanced by grasping the infeed stack array using the active resistors 142. Such grasping is accomplished by contracting opposing complementary resistors against edges of the playing cards.
The methods further include selectively discharging playing cards from the unshuffled infeed array. The playing cards are discharged from various discharge positions within the array. The discharge positions are most preferably selected in a random fashion from the available array positions left in the stack at the time of discharging.
The selective discharging of playing cards from various positions within the unshuffled card array, also includes selecting a playing card to be discharged. The selecting process is believed capable of being performed under a number of numerical selection processes. It is believed most preferable to perform the card selecting step in a random manner. This random selection is most ideally performed by the central processor 150, appropriately programmed to also perform a random number generation process. The random number generating process is preferably performed in such a manner that the random number is generated with respect to the number of playing cards remaining in the infeed stack. This is determined by the infeed stack array playing card detector 190.
The discharging process is also preferably performed by including an ejecting and displacing of playing cards by extending an ejection head against an edge of the playing card and forcing the card being ejected and displaced. The ejection head performs an inserting action between the playing cards which are adjacent to the card being ejected. The forcing performs a displacing action upon the selected card aligned with the ejection head which was extended.
As shown, the discharging process further preferably includes extracting playing cards from the infeed array. The extracting step is preferably an adjunct to an initial partial ejection or displacement using an activated ejection head 102. Extracting is advantageously s accomplished by engaging edges of the selected displaced card using a movable extractor. The step is more preferably accomplished by rolling the edges of the selected card using an extraction roller or rollers. Extraction rolling is most preferably accomplished by rolling the card edges using opposed counterrotating extraction rollers which are rotating at the same angular velocity.
The methods of the invention can further be conducted so as to include guiding the card being discharged. The guiding action can be performed by the passive guide rollers 138 and driver extraction rollers 130.
The novel methods further include receiving discharged playing cards in a shuffled card receiver. This is preferably accomplished by discharging the cards against a stop or rebound surface to perform a stopping and aligning functions. This causes the discharged cards to effectively stop at a desired horizontal position. The discharged playing cards also preferably function by dropping within a shuffled card receiver to form shuffled card stack array 51.
The methods of this invention can further include removing shuffled playing cards from the shuffled card array by removing such cards from the receiver 41. In shuffler 10, this is done by manually grasping a group of cards contained in the outfeed stack and withdrawing them through the opening defined by swinging doors 56 and 57.
In compliance with the statute, the invention has been described in language more or less specific as to structural and methodical features. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not limited to the specific features shown and described, since the means herein disclosed comprise preferred forms of putting the invention into effect. The invention is, therefore, claimed in any of its forms or modifications within the proper scope of the appended claims appropriately interpreted in accordance with the doctrine of equivalents.
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BELLEFONTE – "It's a story of betrayal."
This is how presiding Senior Trial Court Judge John Cleland of Kane labels the child sexual abuse case against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.
BELLEFONTE – The "Tickle Monster" will be going to prison, most likely for the remainder of his life.
Jerry Sandusky, 68, convicted in June of molesting 10 young boys over a 15-year period, was sentenced Tuesday to spend a minimum of 30 years in prison.Â
Senior Trial Judge John Cleland of Kane handed down the sentence at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte.
One of the victims who spoke in court Tuesday said Sandusky called himself the "Tickle Monster" in an alleged 1998 incident in a shower when the victim was only 11.Â
Rosemary L. Bloomquist, 89, of 324 Warren Rd., died, Monday, Oct. 8,2012, at WCA Hospital.
She was born May 14,1923 in Sargeant, the daughter of Philip and Christina Amitone Scutella.
She was a member of Our Lady of Victory Church in Frewsburg.
The Kane Wolves boys' soccer team came out of the gate quickly during Monday's game against West Forest in Kane before dropping a 4-1 game.
Kane head coach Ernie Chamberlain's young squad has yet to get a win this season and the Wolves' offense tried to put the pressure on the Fires early.
The Kane junior varsity football team jumped out to a 20-0 halftime lead and cruised to a 48-6 win over the visiting Smethport Hubbers on Monday night at Paul R Miller Stadium.
The Wolves, under the direction of Coach Mike Szymanski, had five different players score touchdowns in the win. Tyler Rolick put the home team on the scoreboard early with a 27-yard touchdown run, followed by an extra point kick by Dillon Mattis, who just finished a soccer game 10 minutes before kickoff.
Reserved handicapped parking on residential streets in Kane has been eliminated-- again.
The Kane Borough Council voted 5-2 Monday to repeal an ordinance covering residential handicap parking spaces.
Council President Howard Kane joined with Councilwoman Janet Bard and Councilmen Harold Hallberg, Bill Tunall and Dennis Drost to repeal the ordinance adopted in June. Councilwoman Holly Harris and Councilman John Gentilman cast the lone negative votes.
The Kane Borough Council agreed Monday to terminate its part-time animal control officer-- Karen Klaiber-- and its holding kennel.
Beginning today, Kane residents are urged to contact the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) in Bradford to report to stray cats and dogs.
Councilman Harold Hallberg, chairman of council's Public Safety Committee, said an analysis shows that the borough is spending more than $7,000 a year on animal control.
SMETHPORT—The McKean County Board of Commissioners didn't need to look far to find a new personnel director.
Kathy Roche, who has served as the director of the county Tax Claim Bureau for six years, now will also take on duties of the county personnel chief.
Roche has a desk in both offices, which are a few steps away from each other on the first floor of the county courthouse in Smethport.
Joe DeMott, chairman of the Board of Commissioners, announced the selection of Roche for personnel director during a board meeting Monday at the courthouse.
SMETHPORT – Preparations for the 2013 budget are under way in McKean County.
Joe DeMott, chairman of the county Board of Commissioners, said Monday that the board has been "scheduling meetings" with department heads to look a budget requests for next year.
He said the budget meetings are with heads of the "larger departments," which will have a major impact on the next spending plan for the county.
In action at the 13-minute meeting at the county courthouse in Smethport, the commissioners:
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Paul Wall Made Grills For Gold Medalist Ryan Lochte
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Kanye West appeared on The Ellen Degeneres Show yesterday displaying his newest flashy accessory… diamond teeth.
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If Grange Hill had been set in Glasgow ...
Natalie Solent directs us to Shuggy's blog, who recounts a wee stoushie in a Glasgow school. My father used to teach in a 'hard' school in Glasgow (it might even have been the hardest school in Scotland, but I haven't checked the league tables) and he would tell stories like this all the time. I once browsed through the pupils' memories board for his school at Friends Reunited and read - and I'm not making this up - a post that went something like "Does anyone remember the time that someone shot Mr. ***** in the leg? Oh, how I nearly wet myself laughing." (Obviously, I've tidied up the grammar a bit.)
Now, in case you're mystified why Britain's education industry has been deprived of my talents as a teacher, here are a couple of reforms either of which might encourage people like me to enter the profession:
1. Raise a teacher's starting salary to about two hundred grand. In that case I could afford to employ my own body guard, or
2. Grant teachers the right to expel from their classrooms, on a whim and with no right of appeal, any pupils of their choosing.
Meanwhile, Bishop Hill and Brian Micklethwait both blog about truancy. Truancy is one of those problems that everyone agrees the government should do something about. Earnest members of the audience ask the Question Time panel what should be done about truancy. Worthy Question Time panellists tell us all how appalling truancy is and why something should be done about it. The government pledges to spend billions of pounds doing something about truancy. Something is duly done about truancy.
My response to this is, as ever, calm, measured and thoughtful, and goes something like: Have you gone stark, raving mad? Did you really come up the Clyde in a banana boat? Are you deliberately trying to encourage children to murder each other? In my experience (and I did go to school, so this is not some airy-fairy theoretical analysis based on consumer utility functions and labour supply curves), the pupils most likely to play truant were the same pupils who, when present, would be most likely to knife the teacher. A class full of truants is, when the truants are doing their truanting, a peaceful class. When the truants weren't there, we would discover that the teacher would often have interesting things to say. I am firmly in favour of truancy. It is a much under-rated educational innovation.
Of course, when I express these views to my father, he always comes out with some blather about depriving children of their right to an education, but I can tell that he agrees with me, even if he won't admit it.
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Michael Althauser
Northwest Justice Project
Olympia, Wash.
Michael Althauser is currently interning with Northwest Justice Project in their Olympia office, which provides civil legal aid to seniors and low-income Washingtonians seeking assistance. Michael's work will be focused on administrative law, public benefits cases, and housing issues facing residents of south Puget Sound.
July 24, 2013
Today marks the halfway point in my internship with Northwest Justice Project in Olympia. It's hard to believe that five short weeks ago, I began my work with NJP. Over that short time period, I've had the opportunity to advocate on behalf of multiple clients and for rule changes in an administrative law context. I'm really enjoying my time here.
My client work revolves around representing Washingtonians of moderate means and seniors in their interactions with state agency and department officials in an effort to reverse a denial or termination of benefits. Since this is in an administrative setting, I am actually able to represent my clients in their hearings before an administrative law judge despite not being Rule 9 certified. The span of benefits and administrative law I have to familiarize myself with is quite broad, ranging from the Basic Health Plan and TANF to appeals rules and timelines.
My first client, let's call him Earl, sought a reversal of his denial of benefits. Earl had a rough patch earlier in life but had been on the straight and narrow for quite some time. Earl was trying to do right by a child he was taking care of and sought benefits so he could better provide for the child in general. Unfortunately, Earl's past continued to haunt him and his application was denied. After hearing his story and researching the relevant law, I drafted a demand letter on Earl's behalf that we submitted to the department, seeking a reversal prior to administrative hearing. I got my first WIN in a reversal 100 percent favorable to our client as the state offered Earl the benefits he sought. It was a great day for me personally and an even greater day for Earl when I called him up to tell him the good news.
While client work takes up the bulk of my time, I also get to work on administrative law issues. I went to law school to train myself how to become a better policy analyst and ultimately policy counsel, so I really enjoy this type of work when it comes my way.
Upon walking into the office on my first day of work, I had to prepare comments on a proposed rule regarding access to Washington's new Health Benefit Exchange. The rule was about ensuring that those with disabilities would be able to access the services offered by the exchange in a meaningful way. With a deadline of just a few hours — and little pre-existing knowledge on the issue — drafting the comments was a difficult project to tackle. Fortunately, I took an introductory class in administrative law from Professor Van Cleve in the spring, so I had some administrative law tools to rely on. My supervising attorney was so pleased with my work product that administrative law projects became part of my project profile immediately. I have been assigned and completed several other comment and analysis projects since.
As the next five weeks of my internship unfold, there is still much to look forward to. My first hearing in front of an administrative law judge is just around the corner. Also, the Health Benefit Exchange goes live in less than 100 days and many rules and regulations have still not been decided. It's been a blast so far and I can't wait to see what the next half of my internship has in store for me.


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Huh, some of those dance tracks sound strange without music. (Now can I hear them without autotune too? :D ) Fun idea for a mix! Also, MJ is amazing. Gawrsh. He's great.


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Setting The Record Straight: 15 Black And Latina Women That Definitely SHOULD Have Been In The "Hottest Women Ever" List- By Bossip Staff Categories: A "Lil Positivity", Bangers, Cakes
We've seen the travesty of the hottest women list that was released last week. Now let's set the record straight. Let's look at 15 hot mommas that deserve to be on the stupid list! By the way, we STILL can't believe Jennifer Anniston got #1.
Phylicia Rashad - She was easily the hottest woman on television in the 80s and 90s. People sleep on Claire!
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The Interestings
From bestselling author Meg Wolitzer a dazzling, panoramic novel about what becomes of early talent, and the roles that art, money, and even envy can play in close friendships.
The summer that Nixon resigns, six teenagers at a summer camp for the arts become inseparable. Decades later the bond remains powerful, but so much else has changed. In The Interestings, Wolitzer follows these characters from the height of youth through middle age, as their talents, fortunes, and degrees of satisfaction diverge.
The kind of creativity that is rewarded at age fifteen is not always enough to propel someone through life at age thirty; not everyone can sustain, in adulthood, what seemed so special in adolescence. Jules Jacobson, an aspiring comic actress, eventually resigns herself to a more practical occupation and lifestyle. Her friend Jonah, a gifted musician, stops playing the guitar and becomes an engineer. But Ethan and Ash, Jules's now-married best friends, become shockingly successful—true to their initial artistic dreams, with the wealth and access that allow those dreams to keep expanding. The friendships endure and even prosper, but also underscore the differences in their fates, in what their talents have become and the shapes their lives have taken.
Wide in scope, ambitious, and populated by complex characters who come together and apart in a changing New York City, The Interestings explores the meaning of talent; the nature of envy; the roles of class, art, money, and power; and how all of it can shift and tilt precipitously over the course of a friendship and a life.
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The Uncoupling
When the elliptical new drama teacher at Stellar Plains High School chooses for the school play "Lysistrata"— the comedy by Aristophanes in which women stop having sex with men in order to end a war — a strange spell seems to be cast over the school. Or, at least, over the women. One by one throughout the high school community, perfectly healthy, normal women and teenage girls turn away from their husbands and boyfriends in the bedroom for reasons they don't really understand. As the women worry over their loss of passion, and the men become by turns, unhappy, offended, and, above all, confused, both sides are forced to look at their partners, their shared history, and their sexual selves in a new light.
As she did to such acclaim with the New York Times bestseller The Ten-Year Nap, Wolitzer tackles a serious issue that has deep ramifications for women's lives, in a way that makes it funny, riveting, and totally fresh—allowing us to see our own lives through her insightful lens.
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The Ten-Year Nap
For a group of four New York friends, the past decade has been defined largely by marriage and motherhood—but it wasn't always that way. Growing up, Amy, Jill, Roberta, and Karen were told by their mothers that their generation would be different. "You girls will be able to do just about anything you want, "Amy's mother had predicted. And for a while, this was true. Amy and her friends went to good colleges and began careers as lawyers, film producers, bankers, and artists. But after they got married and had babies, they decided for a variety of reasons to stay home, temporarily, to raise them. Now, ten years later, at age forty, with their children older and no longer in need of their constant presence, and without professions through which to define themselves, the four friends wonder how they got here—in lives so different from the ones they were brought up to expect—and why they have chosen to stay so long.
As the women redefine their relationship to their children and husbands—and reevaluate their former selves—a lifetime's worth of concerns opens up, both practical and existential, and questions begin to surface: Is simply being a mother enough? Does a lack of motivation for returning to work signal a weakness in character? Is it possible—or even desirable—to "have it all," to be an attentive mother, a loving wife, and a successful professional? And if not, is the choice of motherhood over career a betrayal of the hard—fought victories of the women who came before? A carefully observed character study set in the context of the evolution of the feminist ideal over the last several decades, Meg Wolitzer's The Ten-Year Nap uses the lives of these four friends to explore the breadth and complexity of women's experiences in the post-feminist era.
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The Position
Crackling with intelligence and original humor, The Position is a masterful take on sex and the suburban American family at the hilarious height of the sexual revolution and throughout the thirty–year hangover that followed.
In 1975, suburban parents Paul and Roz Mellow write a Joy of Sex–type book called Pleasuring: One Couple's Journey to Fulfillment, which becomes a surprise runaway bestseller. The Position opens with the four Mellow children, aged six to fifteen, at the moment when they see the mortifying book (and the graphic, pastel illustrations of their parents' creative, vigorous lovemaking) for the very first time— an experience that will forever complicate their ideas about sex, parents, families, and themselves.
Thirty years later, as the now-dispersed family members argue about whether to reissue the book, we follow the complicated lives of each of the grown children as they confront their own struggles with love, work, sex, death, and the indelible early specter of their erotically charged parents.
Some novels are about family, and others are about sex. The Position is about sex within the context of a family. Insightful, witty, panoramic, and heartbreaking, it is a compulsively readable novel about an eternally mystifying subject: how a group of people growing up in one house can become so very different from one another.
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The Wife: A Novel
"The moment I decided to leave him, the moment I thought, enough, we were thirty–five thousand feet above the ocean, hurtling forward but giving the illusion of stillness and tranquility. Just like our marriage."
So opens Meg Wolitzer's compelling and provocative novel The Wife, as Joan Castleman sits beside her husband on their flight to Helsinki. Joan's husband, Joseph Castleman, is one of America's preeminent novelists, about to receive a prestigious international award, and Joan, who has spent forty years subjugating her own literary talents to fan the flames of his career, has finally decided to stop.
From this gripping opening, Wolitzer flashes back fifty years to 1950s Smith College and Greenwich Village -- the beginning of the Castleman relationship — and follows the course of the famous marriage that has brought them to this breaking point, culminating in a shocking ending that outs a carefully kept secret.
Wolitzer's most important and ambitious book to date, The Wife is a wise, sharp–eyed, compulsively readable story about a woman forced to confront the sacrifices she's made in order to achieve the life she thought she wanted. But it's also an unusually candid look at the choices all men and women make for themselves, in marriage, work, and life. With her skillful storytelling and pitch-perfect observations, Wolitzer invites intriguing questions about the nature of partnership and the precarious position of an ambitious woman in a man's world.
Surrender, Dorothy
Sara Swerdlow and Adam Langer are in many ways the ideal Manhattan pair. Their relationship is unvexed by the strains of sexual attraction, since both prefer men, and has even survived Adam's huge early success as "the gay Neil Simon." This couple, after all, can commiserate about lovers, talk about their favorite types, and ponder "the puzzlingly popular aesthetic of boxer shorts, which transformed all men into their uncles." Each August, along with their married friends Maddy and Peter, they rent the perfect Long Island wreck, complete with impossible landlady. Now that they're all 30, each is clinging to the last vestiges of youth--and a little concerned that Maddy and Peter's baby, not to mention Adam's new boyfriend, will alter the chemistry. But what no one can possibly know is that an accident will put Sara entirely out of the picture and bring her grieving, eccentric mother into it.
Killing off her ostensible heroine so early in Surrender, Dorothy may initially seem a bizarre undertaking, since Meg Wolitzer's fans would be more than content with her take on the foursome's summer holiday. The author, let's recall, is an expert social observer, and can turn a divinely comic phrase in her sleep. But in her fifth novel Wolitzer is aiming for more, and her expertly controlled scenes slide from charming farce to deeper melancholy. Set in a temporary summer rental, Surrender, Dorothy is really about the permanence of loss and revelation.
Other books by Meg Wolitzer:
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COLLEGE STATION - A wet Wednesday commute in College Station.
Police shut down University Drive, from Glenhaven to Highway 6, for over an hour because of a geyser of water. The geyser was the result of a water main break.
Shortly before 9:00 a.m., a cap on a water main, which runs from Texas Avenue to the Southbound Highway 6 feeder road, blew off the main. Despite being buried 6-feet underground, the 30-plus pound cap shot into the air and landed some 20-feet away.
A geyser of water then shot about 100-feet into the air until the water department was able to shut off the main just after 10:00 a.m.
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The moschops were a "calf-faced" genus of therapsid that lived about 260 million years ago. "We didn't love each other, exactly," notes one female of the herd existence led by these massive herbivores, "but at night we all slept together in one big stupid pile." Introduced as the first offering in the "Highlights of the Permian Era" series, these droll and wistful scenes from the wild kingdom of moschops come to you from filmmaker and animator Jim Trainor along with his trademark sharpie, two-toned design, fervid imagination and dry wit. - Robert Avila
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Raven re-sign fullback Vonta Leach
After brief hiatus, Leach is back with Ravens
The Ravens re-signed fullback Vonta Leach on Monday, coach John Harbaugh confirmed, getting back a member of last season's Super Bowl team, and one of the NFL's best blocking fullbacks.
"He came in today to workout, did a great job on the conditioning test," Harbaugh said. "He's in shape and ready to go, and we're pleased to have him back."
Leach and the Ravens finally agreed to a deal, keeping the lines of communication open after the Ravens released Leach in a June salary cap move. Leach had drawn interest from a number of teams, including the Texans, Dolphins, and Giants. However, returning to the Ravens is probably the best fit for Leach, and it's a popular move in the Ravens' locker room.
"Having Vonta back gives you a physical presence for sure with the offense, short yardage, goal line. Also, it's a leadership presence," Harbaugh said. "We've been hopeful that this would happen all along."
The move comes as the Ravens adjust to losing tight end Dennis Pitta for the season with a fractured hip. If the Ravens' passing game struggles without Pitta, the running game may have to pick up the slack. That is where Leach is at his best, opening holes for Ray Rice and Pierce.
During Saturday's practice, linebacker Terrell Suggs referred to Leach after tackling running back Bernard Pierce behind the line of scrimmage. Yelling as loudly as he could, so that everyone could hear, Suggs screamed, "Where's Vonta Leach when you need him?"'
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Picked up the DrumCrafts today!
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Thinking the same thing.
Tama Granstars
Tama Starclassics in black oyster (my fav..I'll take em if you're selling...)
Ludwig naturals
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Jeez..how is it I know Bo's drum collection but I can't remember to pay the electric bill?
My apologies for not updating all of you. But due to the nostalgic nature of both the Ludwigs and the Slingerlands, both Tamas were let go to help fund those kits. Well, not exactly let go - the Starclassics were bought by the high school I work for so although technically I don't own them, I'm the only one playing them and maintaining them. The school thought it wise to own their own kit for the choir program, so I was able to provide one for them ;)
The Granstars went to the accompanists' 12-year-old son who I give lessons to about once a month now. His mother asked me advice on a first kit for him but she didn't want to buy him a toy, and be loved the Granstars every time he saw them so for his birthday, I set him up with it.
So I have access to all FIVE kits anyway, two of them just don't live in my house. Considering the emotional ties to the vintage kits, they're a good trade. My house is full of maple instead of birch ;)
At first I felt I could flip the DrumCrafts, but I feel like the Slingerlands will probably just enjoy a home life instead of gigging, which would mean the Ludwigs and DCs would share the brunt of the gigging abuse. But I reserve the right to change my mind on that. Good kits need to played in public - every blue moon or so ;)
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There is a story that tells of two dogs that are in constant struggle with one another -- fighting for supremacy.
One dog is good and the other, evil.
The good dog represents the best parts of all of us. It has respect for one's self and the potential to create good. It's the part that nurtures us and helps us find strength when all the world seems to be against us.
The other dog represents everything in a person that produces anger, jealousy, envy, self-doubt, and fear. It is a creature of self-loathing and blames others for its pain.
Which dog will win the battle, you may ask?
"The dog that wins is the one that you feed the most."
My friend Randy introduced me to this story many years ago and it has stuck with me to this day. Randy is the type of friend that everyone should have but hardly anyone does. In this book you'll find some of his photographs. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
Thanks for everything Randy!
PS. The story is part of David Mack's amazing work. He writes graphic novels that will blow your mind.
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Many moons ago, in a long-lost time known only as "November," I highlighted some positive efforts for change in the Jefferson Articulation Area, one of Jefferson County School District's most challenging regions. The wheels have been somewhat quietly grinding since then, and I'm happy to report that a plan for the area will come up for a board vote on March 5.
In February, a number of principals from schools in the Jefferson Articulation Area—all of whom have been intimately involved with the development of a plan for their schools—presented a plan of action to the board. The plan is the culmination of a massive process that pulled together district officials, school leaders, community members, and parents. I took a fun field trip to one of the community meetings, and I have to say it was very cool to see. Continue Reading »


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RSU News
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RSU Announces Ten Percent Summer Enrollment Increase
Rogers State University has recorded an enrollment increase of more than 10 percent for the summer semester.
This summer, 1,434 students are enrolled on RSU's campuses in Claremore, Bartlesville and Pryor, as well as in its online programs, compared to 1,301 students last summer.
The largest increase was at the Bartlesville campus, where summer enrollment increased by more than 18 percent.
"Much of this growth is due to RSU's expanding reputation for excellence in education across northeast Oklahoma," said RSU President Dr. Larry Rice. "In a challenging economy, the value of higher education and preparing our students for the future has never been more important."
The summer semester began on June 1 and will end on July 27.
Enrollment is currently underway for the fall semester, which begins on Aug. 12, and financial aid is still available for many students. For more information, visit www.rsu.edu or contact the enrollment office at any RSU campus.


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After the alcoholic and aldehydes infused first spritz, you will get lots of bergamot wich will make it rather similar to theorema for the first minute or so. After a while the flowers and fruits will take over and kill any citrus left and make it more powdery as well. Its not a bad scent at all, but it does still have the 80s tag-along feel that even with the reformulation it cant shake off. The notes are very well layered and they are very defined. But Im glad this reformulation took place anyways as the original had problems with the quality of the scent after a couple of months, wich today, is unforgivable. I wanted to call the scent chummy but its too elegant for that so I would say cozy. My sister kinda hates it. Im at odds with it, and I know many women love it. Its very much a sniff-for yourself scent. The scent is never, at any level sweet, the drydown is rather woody but it has a leathery touch to it that can be called the mysterious sister of Fendi Uomo. This EDP doesnt have the longevity problems of the fendis own EDP Theorema. (wich are solved on the extrait conc. of theorema).
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*** This is a bit of a rant, so take it with a grain of salt.
It seems like ever since the first promotional photograph of Andrew Garfield in The Amazing Spiderman came out, there have been comments and statements surrounding how skinny Andrew Garfield is (ie, "Is this Spiderman an Ethiopian or something?" How offensive). I even just read in my local newspaper --which almost never has things related to pop-culture in it-- about how the writer thought he needed to "eat a few more sandwiches" before he could successfully pull off the character of Spiderman. I just can't help but wonder why many people are having a hard time accepting Garfield as this character?
Are all heroes supposed to be big and buff? Aren't we in a time where anyone could become or be considered a hero? Can only the biggest and burliest be our leading men in action roles these days? I would like to think not.
I mean, Tobey McGuire as Spiderman was maybe a bit more stocky than Garfield, but he didn't really fit the typical superhero build either, being quite a bit shorter than the usual leading-man. But that's the whole thing, isn't it? Different types of men are now being put into these hero-like roles. What about the smaller James McAvoy in Wanted? Or the thin Edward Norton as The Incredible Hulk? You'd think that as long as the person suits the character outside of the Superhero persona, they should be acceptable in the role, seeing as it's the powers that make them strong, not their build.
And that's the whole thing, isn't it? In The Amazing Spiderman, Peter Parker is going to be a high school student, and what boy in high school (besides the football player or other jock) do you know that is big and burly like Batman or Superman?
Peter Parker is a nerd, after all, that just falls upon his powers by chance, so wouldn't it make sense that he is a skinny, awkward little thing?
Also, if nobody has noticed, Garfield is just naturally thin, though by the looks for some of the new photos (seen in Entertainment Weekly) of the upcoming film, he is getting quite ripped! And if anybody knows me, they know that "Skinny-Ripped" is my favorite kind of gentleman's frame.
So yes, Andrew Garfield is a skinny guy, but who says that's not going to be good for Peter Parker and Spiderman? The man is a very talented actor (no seriously, he's amazing), so if anyone can pull off a character, it will be him.
Though frankly, even if some people don't think Garfield fits the role for this film, it doesn't ride entirely on his shoulders, does it? We all know an amazing actor can be brought down by the other aspects of a film, such as poor directing, cinematography, other actors interaction, costume, etc etc.
All I'm saying, is we should give Garfield a chance. He might surprise some skeptical people! though I am completely biased on the subject, as I am personally rooting for him to have a long and successful career.
What about you though? Do you think Garfield is "too skinny" for Spiderman?


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Wallace R. WarrenSeptember 25,2013Wallace R. Warren
WINDSOR Wallace R. Warren, died September 23, 2013.
Wally was born February 6, 1943, in Norwalk, CT, to Irving and Margaret (Myott) Warren.
He moved to Vermont at the age of 4, and entered the U.S. Army at the age of 16. He was honorably discharged in 1963. He married Margaret Stratton on July 17, 1965, at St. Peters Church in Rutland.
He worked as a mechanical inspector for most of his career, and retired from Pine Tree Castings in Newport, N.H.
He leaves his wife of 48 years, Margaret, and two children: a son, John Michael and a daughter, Michelle K.W. Wood and her husband, Cliff. He also leaves five grandsons, John, Alex, Justin, Christopher and Dillon; seven brothers-in-law; seven sister-in-laws, and nieces and nephews too numerous to list.
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What do you mean correlation doesn't equal causation? That weak shit don't matter on the internet!
Definitely-On multiple occasions Meyer referenced both the importance of having top-tier assistants and the costs associated with hiring those assistants.
Does anyone have a comparision of assistant coaches salaries from Tressel's last year vs. Urban's first year?
I suspect they might provide a solid alibi for the cronyism charges brought against JPT.
Edit: Forgot to add, great read!
I'm starting to think he's taught to slow his motion down until he feels pressure. Theoretically it gives the gunners an extra split second to get down the field and cover.
Jordan Hall>Additional scholarship
That is all.
FWIW I believe the conventional wedge on KOR is now illegal. I'm pretty sure only 2 man wedges are allowed now.
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It's not just Page--Clapton and Beck were with the Yardbirds as well. They were undoubtedly an influential band.
But seriously, more influential than the Beatles? No
A basic reply to this would be that 4-3, 3-4, 5-2 etc. refer to the personnel on the field, and not the locations the personnel are lined up in. So in that shot there are 4 Defensive linemen on the field and 3 linebackers, but one of the linebackers is just walked up on the line.
How about they get rid of the news completely and just have "Several moments with Jim Tressel". And it airs on all stations. TV and radio. And Pandora.
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I think its more about where the staff is confident having Braxton throw the football
That still makes sense, just not in relation to the material that was quoted
There's a legitimate chance that Bryant is the best linebacker on the team, right?
I really hate making up hypothetical defenses but maybe move Bryant to star and use nickle as the base defense, with some combo of Grant, Howard, and OJ filling the void at safety. Shazier and Nathan Williams at linebacker? Bennet, hankins, Goebel, and Simon on the line? Is that our best (most reliable) 11 on the field?
While you all are undoubtedly highly intelligent, performed admirably in your first press conference, and have never made regretable comments to the many people constantly quoting you, I think maybe you should cut the guy some slack in the intelligence department. Wasn't he academic all big-ten or somesuch?
Oh yea, quite good quality as well. Excruciatingly good in some circumstances. Did you try contacting his coaches for the cutups? Maybe open the conversation with "I work for a website..."
FWIW, my (d3) college defense definitely held things off of tape for tougher games.
Awesome article.
Ross, does it seems like a healthy, active Nathan Williams is the best thing that could happen to this defense?
Even without huge sack totals, he is consistently around the quarterback, creating splash plays. This harassment of the quarterback will hopefully allow our limited LB's and somewhat limited safeties to sit back in the cover three zones they've been repping since they arrived on campus.
On top of the number of hours per week rule, I'm pretty sure there's a rule stating seven consecutive days of coaching is a no-no. One day off a week is required. I also believe that it's fairly common practice for that day off to be monday, followed by the hardest practice of the week on tuesday.
Ross, did you get an overall feel for how Sabino would have graded out in coverage? Its a small sample size, but I really like what he shows in those clips. On both the first cover 4 clip and the OSU pressure clip he looks to be doing a great job of opening to the most threatening receiver, reading their routes, and then turning weakside and identifying crossers. It's good to see from someone I seem to recall struggling a bit in coverage in the past.
Also, any feeling on Shazier in terms of coverage?
Agreed--On the play he got beat it looks like his eyes were buried on #1 just waiting for that throw. Unfortunately it never came.
I think I've viewed Gangnam style 20+ times and it hasn't stopped being awesome yet. The video is a delight. If you like wierd videos, Koreans, or Koreans making wierd videos, I suggest you check it out. Let it revolutionize your dance repertoire.
ps I'm expecting/hoping to see a pass play off of that empty backfield draw motion
Great article. Who did you murder to get that film?
random thoughts in no order
I think Jordan Hall will be great in this offense
The trips to the boundary option was thing of beauty. I suspect it will be put on a teach tape. Stoneburner will probably get a buckeye leaf for his role.
A lot of the issues that Braxton had last year still seem to be around; deep ball accuracy, reads on dropback passes, and the occasional wtf ball. That said, he's still so young.
Loved the qb draw with Boren as the lead blocker. Really well designed play.
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Millennium Snow 2
July 31, 2007
I was actually kind of disappointed with the second volume of this series. Instead of the development we got in the last volume, things kind of stall as we go on wacky adventures with all three (or four, if you count the bat) main characters. We learn new things, and a character from someone's past is introduced, but it turns into an Ouran one-shot kind of volume with no conclusion. Needless to say I was pissed, because I was expecting this volume to resolve the series with the… consummation of the relationship between the vampire and Chiyuki.
Bah. It was still pretty cute, just not what I expected. Hatori mentioned in the author's section that she may continue this one day, but wanted to work on other things. Which makes this an unfinished title. I did not realize, and I probably wouldn't have picked it up if I'd known. On the other hand, I'm totally buying Time Stranger Kyoko, which ended prematurely, so who's to say what I will and will not buy.
Millennium Snow 1
May 5, 2007
I decided to start this and Backstage Prince based solely on their length (two volumes each), then immediately got buyer's remorse for whatever reason… probably because I don't need to be reading new series. I drug my feet about reading them both, but I took only them to LA with me recently, so they got read. Or at least, this one did.
I was really pleasantly surprised. It's got some of the stiffness and kinks that you would expect from a rookie story (I don't know if this was her first collection or not, but I would bet it was among her first), but the plot is actually really good. A girl with a heart condition tries to be friends with a vampire who doesn't like humans or drinking blood. Ideally, she would like him to make her his partner so that they can live 1,000 years together, he only needing her blood to survive. She says this was a wish for her parents, for her to see 1,000 first snowfalls (her name is Chiyuki, you see) when she wasn't meant to see more than 15 with her heart condition. The rest of the story is about the two befriending each other.
Though the vampire kind of screams emo stereotype and does not let even Chiyuki break his dismal cover, there are scenes where he really comes through for her. Chiyuki herself is a pretty cheery, bouncy girl for someone who could be moments away from dying. There is another character introduced at the end, a werewolf (which is called werewoof, for some reason) and the theme of fitting in is introduced… it was touched on briefly at the beginning when Chiyuki has to go back to school, but it doesn't stick to her since she's so cheerful.
Flawed, but I'm looking forward to a hopefully happy ending next volume.


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CINCINNATI - Xavier catcher Daniel Rizzie was named the BIG EAST Player of the Week by CollegeSportsMadness and earned a spot on the BIG EAST Honor Roll for his performances last week against Cincinnati and Butler.
Rizzie excelled on the road with hits in all four contests and amassed a .500 average (6-for-12) through the whole week. The sophomore went 3-for-3 with two walks, five RBIs and two runs scored in a win over Butler on Saturday. Rizzie raised his season batting average 21 points to .289 at week's end.
The Orland Park, Ill., native leads Xavier with four home runs, 27 runs scored and 23 walks and sports a slash line of .289/.399/.467.
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