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Ready to watch yet another roster of great Chinese films? Watch them all and watch them FREE at the 7th Spring Film Festival. Scheduled to hit the big screen in Shangri-La Plaza Mall from February 1-10, 2013. Encourage your friends to watch and enjoy as many films as you can. Don't worry, it has English subtitles so you'll understand what you're about to watch. I listed here the featured films and screening schedules of the event for you to see.
Featured Films:
Jasmine Women – Starring Zhang Ziyi (House of Flying Daggers), Joan Chen and Jiang Wen, Jasmine Women tells the story of one family's struggle to overcome its tragic history, as each daughter repeats the mistakes of her mother. Director Hou Yong sets his film in the 1930's, 50's and 80's against the backdrop of an ever-changing Shanghai and tells the stories of Mo, Li and Hua, which when translated to English together means Jasmine Flower. Jasmine Women won the 7th Shanghai International Film Festival Grand Jury Prize and the 13th Golden Rooster Awards for Best Actress.
Piano in a Factory – A man goes to unusual lengths to prove his love for his daughter in this family drama. Chen Guilin is a man who loves music and plays in an amateur band, but he can't support himself on what he makes as a musician. His wife, Xiao Ju, files for a formal divorce, and take custody of their daughter. To retain his daughter, he must give her a piano. Chen exhausts all means: borrowing money from his friends and even attempting to steal a piano, but all his attempts fail. Finally, he decides to produce a steel piano with his friends.
2Become1 – Bingo Leung, an advertising executive, has always lived a carefree life that includes guarding her turf in the office, dating, and gossiping with her three girlfriends. One day, she finds a lump in her left breast. Everything begins to fall apart as she tries to cope with the loss of femininity in a series of bittersweet events. With the help of a happy-go-lucky Doctor V and a shy but talented teenager Sing, Bingo begins to find new meanings in her turmoil and the will to face her own demons.
Space Dream – The son of a peasant family, Zhang Tiancong (Liu Zhibing) is a veteran member of the first generation of Chinese astronauts. Now in his 40s, he has yet to be selected for a space mission. Meanwhile, his family, including his daughter, ace military pilot Siyu (Jiang Ruijia), continues to support his quickly fading dream. Tiancong's last shot on a mission is of exceptional importance; it involves docking spaceship Wentian I with a satellite to establish China's first manned orbital space station. Will Tiancong get picked to pilot Wentian I and finally realize his space dream? Or will he be stuck on backup duty again?
Storm Warriors (2009) – An epic battle is played out by warriors harnessing the power of the elements in this effects-laden fantasy /action drama Hong Kong film. The brave Lord Nameless is the leader of a band of heroic warriors. Lord Godless, his nemesis, captures Nameless in a daring raid, imprisons his soldiers and takes control of his land. As things look hopeless, three of Nameless's allies set out to free him: Cloud (Aaron Kwok), Wind (Ekin Cheng) and Chu Chu (Yan Tang). As Cloud absorbs what he's learned from Nameless and Wind is tutored in combat by Wicked, can they fend off Godless and his cronies?
Golden Times – Fueling China's economic boom is the mass migration of workers from the countryside to cities. This leaves a 58 million 'left-behind children' in the care of their old, and illiterate grandparents. What should have been carefree years for these kids is wrought with weariness from studying and burdensome farm work. Teacher Fang and Officer Sun Dayang realize that the affections and instructions of parents during the early years are irreplaceable. With help from the local government, they set up a "Home for Left-Behind Children," which helps the kids from this population attain a healthy and loving environment in the hands of the community.
Screening Schedules:
February 1
12:30 p.m. – 2Become1
3 p.m. – Piano in a Factory
5:30 p.m. – Storm Warriors
8 p.m. – Jasmine Women
February 2
12:30 p.m. – Piano in a Factory
3 p.m. – Space Dream
5:30 p.m. – Golden Times
8 p.m. – Storm Warriors
February 3
12:30 p.m. – Space Dream
3 p.m. – 2Become1
5:30 p.m. – Jasmine Women
8 p.m. – Piano in a Factory
February 4
12:30 p.m. – Storm Warriors
3 p.m. – Golden Times
5:30 p.m. – 2Become1
February 5
12:30 p.m. – Golden Times
8 p.m. – Jasmine Women
February 6
12:30 p.m. – Storm Warriors
3 p.m. – 2Become1
5:30 p.m. – Piano in a Factory
8 p.m. – Golden Times
February 7
12:30 p.m. – Jasmine Women
3 p.m. – Golden Times
5:30 p.m. – Space Dream
8 p.m. – 2Become1
February 8
12:30 p.m. – 2Become1
3 p.m. – Jasmine Women
5:30 p.m. – Piano in a Factory
8 p.m. – Space Dream
February 9
12:30 p.m. – Storm Warriors
3 p.m. – Space Dream
5:30 p.m. – 2Become1
8 p.m. – Golden Times
February 10
12:30 p.m. – Golden Times
3 p.m. – Storm Warriors
5:30 p.m. – Jasmine Women
8 p.m. – Piano Factory
Enjoy watching! I do hope these movies will also be available online so I can watch it as well. I'll just plug Monitor Stands at musicians friend for awesome effects. teehee!


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OK, so I know that I just did a Process thread last month but I had a lot of fun with this one and thought that I would show what went into it as well as exposing some of my Photoshop color sep technique since my last Photoshop tip went over well. Oh, and some of these pics are big since they show interface stuff. If people hate that I can make them smaller.
Here we go…
For starters, the poster is for a show in Providence featuring the awesome headliner BLACK COBRA along with Providence's HOWL, Columbus' STRUCK BY LIGHTNING and Providence rockers VILLAINER. My favorite rock posters are those that take into account something about the show: the bands, the location, one of the songs from the bands…y'know.
All of the drawing phases happen in my house so I throw on my favorite Black Cobra record "Bestial", blast it and start drawing. I wanted to riff off of the band's name for the imagery but did not want to do a typical straight up cobra…no matter how much I love cobras (a lot). Instead I started going for a Thulsa Doom/Conan kinda beasite. Starting in the sketchbook, I drew up some sketches:
In general, I had 2 sorta looks that I was playing with…a swoopy, curvy look and a more graphic, angular look. In the end I liked the angular one better and decided to make that the final poster image.
I don't typically like to us a projector, but I really loved the gesture of the sketch that I did and figured I would just trace the projection to get the gesture. The arms and head and will need be redrawn but the main gesture and composition will be taken right from the sketch.
As usual, I am drawing this one at full scale (11"x24") as I find that is the best way for me to get the brush to do what I like. In my last Process thread I mentioned wanting to stop doing the inks on the plastic based vellum that I was using and to move over to paper. I think I may have found my alternative…but too late for this drawing. More on that new translucent paper later. For now; some Pro Black, a red Sable brush and Iron Maiden's Killers LP and I am all set to ink.
For this poster, I wound up doing some of the text right on the original art and some in the computer using the tablet. However, before I did anything I was testing out what I wanted to use for inking the lettering. I wanted it to be a little rune-ish so brush strokes would look bad. I liked the single strokes of the felt tipped pen but wound up going with a multiple-stroke scratchier look made with a new Sharpie "pen".
Unfortunately, this was a sort of epic FAIL. Unlike Sharpies of old, these new "pen" style ones are NOT permanent at all and in fact come right off vellum just by breathing on them. GAH! It smeared all over my hand and all over the vellum. From here I used a Sharpie Paint Pen to redo the letters and then tried to erase as much of the smear as I could. Serves me right for not sticking with what I know but I am just a sucker for new pens.
The whole shebang was now inked and it was time to scan the sucker. Check out my last Process here to see how I use Photoshop's "Photomerge" to automatically stitch multiple scans into one large one. Once scanned, I move into the color planning and separation phases. This is by no means the only way to do this, and maybe not even the best, but it is the way that we used to do it back when I colored comics in the mid 90's. Computer coloring was pretty new and the computers were SLOOOWWWW. This technique uses as few layers as possible and if done with some minor planning, can provide seps at the same time as color experimentation. So, here is Ryan Lesser Photoshop Tutorial Numero Dos:
My main goal here will be to create a top layer that is my super clean final inks…which for me is always the darkish "key" image that prints last. I will also create a version of this that is basically a FILL template. This will let me really quickly throw some colors into the image, and on different layers too. For starters, here is my main image (make sure to look at the LAYERS window on these suckers as I walk it through...):
1. I am going to call this main layer KEY IMAGE.
2. Duplicate this layer, place it under KEY IMAGE and name it FILLER (feel free to start singing some Minor Threat in hour head). This image will be the one we alter to pour colors with.
3. Hide KEY IMAGE
4. With the FILLER layer selected, choose Threshold. Threshold converts your image to pure black and white. No grays. BINARY BABY! I usually find the default setting of dead in the middle works great. Results may vary. By doing this, the FILLER level is now prepped to have perfect fills…but only if you do the next few steps…
(Note how the blacks now have no soft edges in the zoomed image above)
5. Now, while FILLER is selected, choose Maximum. Maximum will expand the whites and contract the blacks. Depending on the size of your image, you can set this in a way that it will automatically create your trap for you. Notice in the detail that my blacks shrank like Costanza in the pool. Be careful during this step. If you enter too large a number, you will creat breaks in your art making it impossible to fill.
note how the linework shrinks:
6. Unhide KEY IMAGE and set it's screen mode to MULTIPLY. This will let you see through the KEY IMAGE to the layers below it. Since your FILLER layer is now contracted, you should not notice it at all as it hides behind your KEY IMAGE.
7. Cool. Setup is done. Now just make a few layers representing your colors and sandwich them between the KEY IMAGE and FILLER layers. Time to fill.
8. Choose the paintbucket, and UNCHECK anti-alias in it's options. Anti-alias is the technique that Photoshop uses to soften hard edges. We however, WANT the hard edges. By pouring colors with hard edges into layers using our Threshold based black/white layer, we will never get into the weird issues of ghosting, halos or even dot patterns on prints.
9. Fill away! I hide the Key image here, select the color layer I want to fill in and choose "All Layers" in the options for the paintbucket. This option will let me use the hard edges of FILLER as guides for my color layer fills. In seconds I have filled color into my whole image.
(here I turned on the KEY IMAGE to see how it looks)
10. Since these are all now on their own layers, they can be selected and tweaked like using Hue/Saturation to alter colors, or Preserve Transparency to use them as masks for overprinting, etc. Check out the trapping too. Here I am hiding the FILLER layer and reducing the transparency of the KEY IMAGE so that you can see the checkerboard and the trapping beneath the KEY IMAGE.
11. PRINTING: I am no printmaster, but typically I will convert even my KEY IMAGE to binary using Threshold just before printing films so that my prints are perfectly crisp with no dot patterns.
Phew. So… back to this particular poster.
I shipped off my files via the interweb to Fred S (exxxlonghair) who makes my films for me. While I wait for those to get printed out I get the bright idea that I need a vacuum table. Actually, Fred tells me I need one to which I said "No way!" and then because like a shark I can never sit still…I decide to make a vacuum table...
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1. acting - noun
· the performance of a part or role in a drama
Synonym(s): playing, playacting, performing
Hypernym(s): activity, performing_arts
2. act - verb
· perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
Synonym(s): move
Antonym(s): refrain
3. act - verb
· behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
4. act - verb
· play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master"
Hypernym(s): re-create
5. act - verb
· discharge one's duties; "She acts as the chair"; "In what capacity are you acting?"
Hypernym(s): serve
6. act - verb
· pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad"
7. act - verb
· be suitable for theatrical performance; "This scene acts well"
Hypernym(s): be
8. act - verb
· have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected; "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water"
Synonym(s): work
Hypernym(s): succeed, win, come_through, bring_home_the_bacon, deliver_the_goods
9. act - verb
· be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure
10. act - verb
· behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting"
Synonym(s): dissemble, pretend
11. act - verb
· perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'"
Synonym(s): play, roleplay, playact
Hypernym(s): perform
12. acting - adjective
· serving temporarily especially as a substitute; "the acting president"
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Alberto Velazquez began his ballet studies at the Alejo Carpentié Elementary Ballet Wchool in Havana, Cuba and continued at the Fomento Artistico Cordobés in Cordoba Vercruz, Mexico. In 2005, he won the gold medal in his first International Ballet Compeition from the French school Attitude. He also won a full scholarship to study ballet in Lyon, France.
In 2006, he was a semifinalist in the Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) in New York City and was subsequently awarded scholarships to the Orlando Ballet, The Harid Conservatory, The Kirov Academy, The Rock School and American Ballet Theatre's Summer Intensives. At the same competition, he won the YAGP gold medal in pas de deux and a scholarship to the Harid Conservatory and the Royal Academy in London.
In 2006, Velázquez attended the Harid Conservatory's Summer Intensive and began studies as a full time student at the school. He has performed for the 50th anniversary gala of the Spoleto Festival in Italy and the 12th International Ballet Festival in Miami. In he joined the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre on full scholarship and became a member of ABT II in 2009.
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At the Clear Lake Fire Museum, kids can learn about being a fire fighter and see pieces of history.
Each weekend it's open and a firefighter volunteers to great guests, and teach the little ones about what it takes to fight fires.
The museum looks like a vintage station with it's shiny brass fire pole and arched doors.
The centerpiece is this 1924 pumper truck. The kids can hop on and explore it.
But right now the biggest draw by far is a piece of steel pulled from the wreckage of the World Trade Center.
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Deja vu: Seacrest student wins spelling bee for second year in a row
NAPLES - The final utterance of the 2011 Collier County Spelling Bee was the spelling of the word "utterance," which awarded Seacrest Country Day School eighth-grade student Jonathan Nativi the Bee's top spot for the second year in a row.
Jonathan said he felt pretty good after the 37-round competition ceased. Now, he'll be on his way to the 2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., which begins June 1. Between now and then, Jonathan said he will continue to study every day of the week.
"It's my last year to do it," Jonathan said of his determination to make this his year for the national title.
The bee was made up of 51 contestants in sixth, seventh and eighth grade, the county's top spellers from public, private and home schools. The 7 p.m. event was held in the School Board meeting room at the Collier County School District's Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Administrative Center.
"Every student with us is already a winner," School District spokesman Joe Landon said as the competition began, adding the contestants were already "the best of the best."
The Bee was broadcast on Collierschools.net and Comcast channel 99, The Education Channel, and will be re-broadcast throughout March and April. Before the Bee went on the air, Landon asked the contestants if they were excited, but the room went silent. Several of the contestants shared their reason for being nervous as they got their picture taken before the event.
"It's being on stage, with all the bright lights, and everyone staring at me," East Naples Middle School eighth-grader Jordin Gilles, 14, said of why she was a little nervous.
"I'm nervous, as well," said Jordin's mother, Jodi Gilles. "I'm glad she's doing it, and not me. I have confidence in her, though."
In preparing for the Bee, some contestants, such as North Naples Middle School seventh-grade student Princeton Ballarino, 12, do all but sleep with their dictionaries.
"He has lived with a dictionary from the time he was 3 years old," Princeton's grandmother Lillian Mark said.
Princeton was the runner-up in the competition this year, as he was last year. He was shot down last year by the word "issei," which is a Japanese immigrant, and this year it was the word "galjoen," a fish species.
Mark encouraged Princeton to slow down his spellings this year, but he often rattled them off in less than a second throughout the competition. As he is a seventh-grader, he gets one more chance.
"Next year, this guy's going to get it," one of Princeton's teachers, Bev Hiltabidle, said.
Other contestants, such as Ave Maria HSA eighth-grader Elena Doman, 14, prepared only a little with word lists provided to the contestants.
"Literally, I looked at it a couple of times, then I looked at it today," Elena said of her preparation since winning her school's competition in February.
"It's just going to flow naturally through her genius mind," Elena's father, Martin Doman, joked.
This year's Bee, which was sponsored by the Naples Daily News, was judged by Daily News Editor Phil Lewis and columnist Brent Batten. Collier school district language arts coordinator Elaine Armani served as rules judge, local sound engineer Larry Hurst served as recording judge, and a district reading coach, Rita Howell, served as the event's timer.
NBC-2 Anchor Len Jennings was pronouncer, his second time in the position after last week's Lee County competition, which came only a few days after the firing of long-time pronouncer and NBC-2 Anchor Craig Wolf.
"I'm so impressed with these kids," Jennings said after noting a few mistakes he made during the Bee. "I'm going to have to study as much as these kids do for next year."
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Recorded live at the Adelaide Festival in South Australia, this production displays the magical partnership between Christine Walsh and Kelvin Coe who danced as guest artists with companies as diverse as the Bolshoi Ballet, the American Ballet Theatre and The Sydney Dance Company. The set and costume design are by the eminent English designer, Peter Farmer and the production by The Australian Ballets Artistic Director, Maina Gielgud.
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Alt-rock group The Killers, popular for their quite catchy yet lyrically-lacking single "Somebody Told Me," have been confirmed for this year's Oxegen Festival happening 9-10 July at the Punchestown Racecourse in Ireland.
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9-10 Ireland Punchestown Racecourse
The band will join previously confirmed acts, including the Foo Fighters, Prodigy, and Ian Brown. A full annnouncement of this year's roster is expected to be released soon.
Tickets are priced at 64.50 Euro (one day), 120 Euro (two day), or 145 Euro (two day plus camping). For more info on this year's Oxegen Festival, you can visit its official website here.


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Full detailed profile on Doris Wolfe Played by Orlagh Cassidy on Guiding Light Daytime Soap Opera.
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Birthday: August 17, 1967
Jeffrey and Olivia meet down by the water for their wedding. She cries, but he insists that this wedding will have a happy ending. "You're good O'Neill but you're not that good," she quips. She thanks him and asks him what Reva has to say about this. Olivia imagines Reva will murder him when she finds out; luckily, she'll be dead by then, she jokes. He tells her to knock it off and promises to look after her daughters. She goes to Emma and tells her that she makes her happy and nothing will make them happier than being a real family with Jeffrey. Ava thanks her father and Doris prods them all to hurry up. Olivia tells Jeffrey that she forgives him and he can sleep with Reva as much as he wants. He vows to take care of Reva and keep her smiling. They ask Doris to give them the "till death do you part vow" and then they exchange rings and kiss.
Natalia shows Rafe around their new house and they can't stop giggling excitedly. Meanwhile, Gus wanders around the town, watching children in a schoolyard and chatting with Doris on a bench. He has a plaque put in the park to mark it as the "Olivia Spencer Memorial Park."
At the courthouse, Frank meets with Doris. She tells him that he's been accused of some inappropriate behavior— putting the moves on a woman at a crime scene. Franks starts accusing Alan of setting him up, but Doris insists he had nothing to do with it. She tells him he'll be suspended for awhile. She tracks down Mallet and tells him what happened. She hopes things will blow over but for now she wants him to take over as chief. He refuses to do that to Frank so she threatens to hire someone who will take it permanently. He protests that threat even more so she offers the position to him again. He goes to the gym and tells Frank that he will take the job of acting chief until he beats the charges against him. Marina is upset, but Mallet insists this is the only way to protect Frank's job.
Rick is sitting in his jail cell. He gabs incessantly but the guard ignores him. Rick begins yelling at him and professing his innocence, insisting that Alan is behind all of this. Doris arrives to listen to Rick's accusations against Alan. He demands to see Frank and threatens to tell the press that she's involved with this. She rolls her eyes and offers to look into things, swiping Rick's donut before leaving. Later, Doris returns and tells him that he will be getting out soon. Meanwhile, Beth runs into Mel to ask her if she's seen Rick. "It's lousy not knowing where your husband is," Mel glares. Beth mumbles an insult under her breath. Before the former rivals part, Mel warns Beth that Jonathan is going to go after Lizzie.
At the city hall, Alan and Doris shake on a deal. As she walks off, Beth appears with the baby. Alan bends down and starts talking to the baby. Beth informs him that she is naming the child Peyton Alexandra Raines. "At least you're not a Bauer," he smiles to the baby. Meanwhile, Mallet catches Harley walking around. He teases her for not being able to leave the old life behind. They look up and see Alan with his cigar. He's celebrating his daughter not being a Bauer.
Ashlee drags Coop and Buzz over to the police station to pick up her mother for lunch. She gets a call and runs away, leaving the two men to have lunch with her mother. Later, Marina hobbles into the police station to see her father. They have lunch with Coop and Buzz. Everyone teases Buzz because Doris has been flirting with him. Then they tease Frank because he never has a woman. Harley walks in and Frank tells her how nice it is that she's been doing well without a man.
Doris interrupts Bill drowsing on his office sofa. She shows him the article about him she had placed in Springfield Weekly. He's impressed...sort of. They tease each other and she tells him that he has a lot to be happy about; he should go and celebrate with some lucky girl. Later, Ava arrives and tells him she's sick of him playing the field. He puts his arms around her and tells her that things with Lizzie are over; she's getting married. "Isn't it just about Sarah?" she asks. "It's about stupidity," he comments. He can't stop from pining for Lizzie, however, and Ava turns her back on him.
In his office, Jeffrey tells Cassie that they can't go back to their past together. She knows that and she knows that he's with Reva now, but she still needs him to forgive her for the way things ended between them. She needs him in her life now more than ever. He knows she wants him to help make her life the way it was before Josh and Reva became involved with them. He also knows that she thinks he's the only person who can protect Will. After reminding her again that he is with Reva and she belongs with Josh, he takes her down to the police station. He points out that a juvenile center is a walk in the park compared to prison. If she doesn't want Will to end up in jail in the future, she needs to have him deal with his problems now. Suddenly, Doris walks in and asks Jeffrey if he will be removing himself from the case since he's too close to things. She expects the DNA tampering to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. "Screw off Doris!" Cassie blurts out. "You kiss your minister with that mouth?" Doris shoots back. She repeats her prompts for legal action and walks out. Jeffrey tells Cassie that he will not be playing favorites; he has to obey the law. Cassie doesn't think the law can protect her and her family anymore.
Doris arrives at Company, looking quite vivacious, and tries to pull Buzz away for dinner and "brainstorming". Lillian isn't at all happy to see this. When Buzz turns his back, she warns the mayor not to even think about stealing Buzz away from her. She's found a wonderful man and she will be keeping him. Buzz interrupts their simmering fight and Doris announces that she'll be staying there to eat, if he doesn't mind having another mouth to feed. "A big one," Lillian snaps. As the party goes on, Doris impresses the boys and Buzz by telling them that she will be revamping the rec center for all the kids. Lillian grimaces.
Doris wanders into Jeffrey's office. After gloating for a moment about being mayor, she reminds him of his priorities and hands him a file on Jonathan. She wants him prosecuted; he's a menace to society. Jeffrey tries to talk his way out of it, so Doris asks him if protecting his girlfriend's family is more important than keeping his job. She saunters away and Reva soon arrives as he mulls his options. She starts to massage him and asks him to help her like he always does. He tells her that this is a high profile case and he'd like to help but he can't make a crime go away just because she asked him too. She's appalled he would say this but he tries to say that his hands are tied unless they can keep Lizzie on board. The best way to do that will be to keep Bill away from Lizzie; otherwise, everything could blow up. Suddenly, she gets a call about Alan and they rush off.


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Oct 27 2009
Pear Crisp with Vanilla Ice Cream
This, my darling friends, Romans, and countrymen, is an absolute treat. I had pears. I wanted to use them for a dessert. I originally intended to make some sort of cheesecake with some sort of caramel pear topping. But I've been making a lot of caramely things lately, things like [...]
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Oct 21 2009
Sweet-Roasted Rosemary Acorn Squash Wedges
I love this time of year. I love acorn squash. I also love it when I try to cram as many items into a recipe title as I possibly can. What I wind up with is always haphazard and random, and makes me feel like a dork. Sweet-Roasted Rosemary Acorn Squash Wedges? Roasted Rosemary Sweet Acorn [...]
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Oct 12 2009
Moist Pumpkin Spice Muffins (With Cream Cheese Frosting)
I don't know about you, but after both the pork chop recipe and the roasted new potato/garlic recipe, I need something sweet. Something sweet, not non-caloric, not non-fattening, and not non-non-non-not-non-not-nonfattening. Did I get the right number of negatives in there? These [...]
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Dec 01 2008
Thanksgiving, Deconstructed
(I'm sorry to begin Monday with the sight of a turkey carcass, but it's the only evidence I have that I actually roasted a turkey last Thursday. I really didn't mean to nauseate anyone this morning. Please believe me.) I have to say, I really missed you all over the [...]
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Nov 26 2008
Homemade Cranberry Sauce
There's nothing like posting just one more Thanksgiving recipe at the very last minute! Hey, it could be worse—I could have posted it tomorrow at 2:17, just in time for your 2:30 dinner. So see? You should be glad l I'm just so darn speedy. Just kidding. I'm not [...]
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Nov 25 2008
Thanksgiving Wine Tips
Note from P-Dub: While I haven't had a chance to photograph the process yet, here's the recipe for my Homemade Turkey Brine in case you need the ingredient list. For now, here's Pastor Ryan, who brings us some Wine Wisdom for Thanksgiving. Take it, Ryan! So you're [...]
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Nov 24 2008
Oven-Roasted Asparagus
We need more GREEN in our Thanksgiving arsenal, and this is one of the most ridiculously simple vegetable dishes in existence. Roasting is my favorite method for cooking many vegetables, not the least of which is the glorious, green asparagus. First of all, preparing the asparagus is as [...]
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Nov 22 2008
Caramel Pumpkin Gingersnap Cheesecake
I totally made up the name of this dessert. I was going to just call it "Pumpkin Cheesecake", because that's pretty much what it is. But it's also Caramel Pumpkin Cheesecake, for important reasons you'll understand shortly. Then again, it contains [...]
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Nov 21 2008
My Thanksgiving Cooking Schedule
I'm still working on the photos for the new Thanksgiving recipe, and will try to cram as many new ones in before Thanksgiving as my bottom and nervous system will allow. (Here's the entire list of PW Thanksgiving Recipes, in case you need ideas or inspiration.) For this [...]
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Nov 16 2008
Pecan Pie
I used to be scared of Pecan Pie when I was a little girl. Seriously. It was in the long list of dishes and ingredients that I truly thought would kill me if I tasted them. Peas were on the list, too. Sloppy Joes scared me to death. If I saw pizza, I'd scream. And Miracle Whip, [...]
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Nov 10 2008
Turnip Gratin
To check out all my archived Thanksgiving recipes, flip through the PW Thanksgiving Recipe File. I have all the basics there: turkey, gravy, dressing. Watch for many more holiday-friendly dishes here in the coming days and weeks. Before I continue with this unbelievably flavorful and [...]
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Oct 27 2008
Baked Acorn Squash
And…the holiday dishes continue here on P-Dub Cooks. I wanted to begin cooking Thanksgiving food early this year so you'd have plenty of time to read, examine, and even practice dishes beforehand, if you're into that sort of thing. So far this fall I've added [...]
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Oct 20 2008
Pumpkin Cake with Whiskey Whipped Cream
I did something terrible. I went and used all my frozen pumpkin puree. I didn't mean to, but I've been making pumpkin recipes like crazy, and my skin is now a nice shade of orange. It's awesome! I run a little on the pale side most of the time. There are a million [...]
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Oct 16 2008
Creamy Herbed Potatoes
Okay. If you're trying to eat healthily and eliminate fat and calories from your diet, I wouldn't be a friend if I didn't tell you right now to RUN. Run FAR AWAY from this recipe. It's almost ridiculous in its blatant disregard for the rules of even remotely healthy [...]
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Oct 13 2008
Whiskey-Glazed Carrots
Oh, how I love Glazed Carrots—they're so easy to make and yield such a delightful and impressive result. Bright, colorful, and scrumptious, they're equally appropriate for a Tuesday evening dinner by yourself or for an elegant Thanksgiving or Christmas Spread. Oh, how I [...]
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Oct 07 2008
We've gutted the pumpkin, roasted and pureed it, and we've even made some delicious, creamy "pumpkin butter". But we don't want to forget about the pumpkin seeds, which, when roasted, are a delicious seasonal snack. I love roasted pumpkin [...]
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Oct 06 2008
Homemade Pumpkin Puree
Several years ago, when my two girls were babies, my mother-in-law and I decided we had nothing better to do with our lives than
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Dec 23 2007
Caramel Apple Pie
Okay, we've made the crust and finished our Christmas shopping, and now it's time to make the pie! I have lots of pies to share with you in the future, but among my very favorites is this absolutely delicious apple pie, adapted from a recipe given to me several years ago by a [...]
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Dec 22 2007
Perfect Pie Crust
I receive recipes from readers quite frequently, and I read each and every one. I figure if someone's going to take the time to type out and email me a recipe, it's probably pretty dadgum good. I have a folder building of the reader recipes I plan to try in the new year, but [...]
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Nov 21 2007
No-Knead Dinner Rolls
Since I've kept you all waiting, I'm not going to do my usual ten-minute monologue waxing rhapsodic on the recipe I'm about to give you. But I will summarize this roll recipe by saying a) they're a cinch to make; b) they're totally tasty; and c) I can't [...]
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CSU Student Chapter of the American Planning Association creates an "Urban Garden"
The CSU student chapter of the American Planning Association (APA) put their talents and education to use by creating an urban garden at Cleveland's Jane Addams High School. Their efforts directly reflect the mission of the student group – to foster community building among faculty and students; reaching out to the community to teach the importance of urban planning; participating in Cleveland's neighborhood revitalization through civic service; exposing students to innovative solutions of current planning challenges; and enhancing members' professional development.
The effort was initiated and led by Jason Russell, a Master of Urban Planning, Design and Development (MUPDD) candidate and president of the student group. Notable contributions were made by Martha Susan Catherwood and Christine Dersi, both MUPDD candidates. Catherwood's professional background in landscape architecture provided the group with an architectural drawing of the space; while Dersi's student internship provided insight into ParkWorks services for the northeast Ohio region. As luck would have it, Catherwood owns a plant nursery.
Through Russell's involvement with the community, he identified a need at the Jane Addams High School where a previous garden existed but had not been maintained. The previous space had turned into dirt and weeds. Principal Brenda Washington was thrilled that the CSU students would volunteer to design and re-create a space that would benefit her high school students.
The APA student group incorporated into the design the remnants of wood and brick that were still at the site. ParkWorks provided a site visit to review the design and made recommendations for low-maintenance, drought tolerant plants. Russell and 17 students rolled up their sleeves and got to work.
Jane Addams principal Washington recognized that the APA group and the project illustrated for her students a pathway from high school to college. She invited the APA group to present the design process of the urban garden to science students and those active in the environmental club.
Looking forward to the Spring of 2009, the CSU students will work with the students at Jane Addams to mentor them in urban planning and design, maintenance and upkeep of the garden, and adding more plants to the garden.
The APA student group truly reflects the qualities of the MUPDD program that integrates planning, design and development into a graduate level course of study. Visit the APA's website for a visual tour of the project at: http://csu-apa.weebly.com/urban-garden.html.
Upcoming Events
NEW | Thursday, December 4, 2008, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Holiday Inn, 1111 Lakeside Avenue (corner of East 12 and Lakeside). Please join members of the Business, MBA, Health Care, Urban Affairs, Black Alumni, and Diversity Management Program Alumni Associations for a holiday celebration and networking event! Special guest speaker: Chris Ronayne ('96 MUPDD), President and CEO, University Circle Inc. FREE appetizers and parking. Cash bar. Link to invitation here. RSVP to Tony Pasiak at email@example.com
SAVE THE DATE! Levin College of Urban Affairs Alumni Organization
Urban Alumni and Student Notes
The Levin College mentoring programs kick-off dinner was held on October 29. Senator Grace Drake, director of the Ohio Center for the Advancement for Women in Public Service facilitated the meeting that more than 40 student mentees and mentors from across the professional community met for the first time. The program is open to undergraduate and graduate students who are in their junior or senior year of college. Some of the mentors are Levin College alumni and include: Randell McShepard ('98 MS in Urban Studies), Tim Tramble ('01 MPA), Mary Cierebiej ('97 MS in Urban Studies),
Lisa Nelson ('90 MPA) has a chapter on the Central Neighborhood in an important new book produced by the Federal Reserve Bank and the Metropolitan Policy Program of the Brookings Institution. Lisa's chapter is noted here along with the web site for the full report. Nelson, Lisa (2008), "Cleveland, Ohio: the central neighborhood," in Berube (Ed.) Concentrated Poverty in America: An Overview (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and the Brookings Institution, Metropolitan Policy Program) pp.35-46.
Pamela Davis ('94 MUPDD) was noted in The Plain Dealer article Green planner. She has been hired by the Port Authority to lead an environmental review for a new site. Davis will manage practices affecting polluted runoff, air emissions and water quality. She also will spearhead environmental planning for the proposed move from the land west of Cleveland Browns Stadium to a peninsula north of East 55 Street. Davis resides in Lakewood.
Chris Ronayne ('96 MUPDD) was interviewed for The Plain Dealer article "My Cleveland, World-class city with self-esteem issues," on Sunday, October 12.
Susan M. Harper ('00 MPA) is the City Administrator, City of Cohasset, Cohasset, Minnesota. "After a few years in Wisconsin, I've achieved the position I wanted when I was in graduate school. I'm proof that you're never too old."
Lee Chilcote ('03 MUPDD) is Marketing Director and New Construction Project Manager, Progressive Urban Real Estate (PURE).
Benjamin T. Limmer ('03 MUPDD, Certificate in Economic Development) is a Planner III, Valley METRO Rail, Phoenix, Arizona.
Kyle Krewson ('05 BA, Public Safety Management) to Architect/Engineer Designer, Cleveland State University.
Justin Glanville ('07 MUPDD) was interviewed for The Plain Dealer for the article "Figuring the Flats: Urban planner hopes green design can make an impact by the river."
Janice Nagel ('08 BA) is Administrative Secretary, Legal Affairs, Cleveland State University.
Christopher Norman ('08 MUPDD) is the director, of Crown Point Ecology Center, Akron, Ohio.
For more updates about what is happening with your former classmates. Check out class notes on the Urban alumni web pages. Take a moment to update your alumni profile at www.urban.csuohio.edu/alumni/updateform.html.
Jeffrey L. Brudney, Albert A. Levin Chair of Urban Studies and Public Service, Received Invitation from the President
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Lostwithiel locals to be offered flooding advice
Posted: January 08, 2013|
Residents of Lostwithiel who found themselves battling floodwater in the run up to Christmas are being invited to attend a drop in session aimed at providing help and advice.
During the session staff from the Environment Agency, police, Cornwall Council's localism and highways services, the local council, the voluntary sector and a range of other agencies will be talking to affected residents, helping them learn more about what happened and looking at what more can be done to safeguard against similar situations in the future.
The surgery will take place at the Lostwithiel Community Centre, Liddicoat Road, this Thursday (January 10) from 6.30pm to 8pm.
More information, including a flood recovery advice pack is available on the Council's website www.cornwall.gov.uk/flooding. Members of the public can also call the Council for flood advice on 0300 1234 100.


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Although it took a few hours of a second special session (consider it stoppage time), the state legislature adjourned this morning with a balanced budget and some important structural reforms. Rachel La Corte has a good, brief report for AP on the session's final hours and accomplishments.
Here's the governor's statement.
Acknowledging the difficult challenge our lawmakers faced, I commend them for coming together to balance our budget and agree to important government reforms.
Sen. Joe Zarelli, who led a bipartisan Senate coalition that insisted on reform bills, had this to say.
"Our side came in saying we wanted to act on reforms before we would even consider revenue. We will leave having accomplished that."
He emphasized the long-term benefits that will be realized as a result of a trio of bills addressing pension reform for new hires, K-12 health insurance, and a 4-year balanced budget requirement.
A key element in the budget breakthrough stemmed from an accounting change, which AP describes this way.
The budget plan relies heavily on an accounting maneuver, valued at $238 million, in which the state would temporarily claim control of local sales taxes before they are redistributed back to jurisdictions at their usual time - roughly a month after they are collected.
In addition lawmakers eliminated a tax preference for mortgage loans and imposed taxes on "roll your own" cigarettes. The latter was deemed a clarification of tax policy, not a tax increase, by the Lt. Governor, which meant it could be enacted with a simple majority vote.
In all, the session made important progress toward closing the rolling structural deficit that has cast a cloud of uncertainty over state budgets since the beginning of the recession. There is, however, reason to remain concerned and engaged. The adopted budget leaves a slender $320 million reserve. A summer economic downturn could force additional adjustments in the spending plan before the end of the 2013 fiscal year.


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West Lake Park Beach:
- Swimming in designated areas only, and during regular business hours only.
- No food, beverages, coolers, or pets in the beach area. However, there is a picnic area for coolers, food, and non-alcoholic beverages.
- No throwing of sand or mud.
- Children under 10 yrs old must be accompanied at all times by someone at least 15 yrs old.
- No water wings or inflatables are permitted.
- No tobacco usage or alcohol allowed.
- Management is not responsible for lost or stolen items.
- Follow all posted rules and the directions of the lifeguard staff.
- We will not open if the air or water temperature is below 65° or weather conditions are threatening. Sorry we are not able to give refunds due to closing for weather conditions.
Lifejacket Usage at West Lake Park Beach:
- Weak or non-swimmers are permitted to use only a properly fitted and labeled Coast Guard approved personal flotation device (PFD).
- A responsible person (at least 15 yrs of age) must remain within arm's reach at all times.
Buffalo Shores Beach:
- Free beach with picnicking, ample parking, and toilets are available in the park's day use area.
- Beach is unsupervised, no lifeguards, swim at your own risk.
- Containers are provided for the disposal of refuse in order to assure that all areas remain clean. Please do not litter.
- The consumption and/or possession of alcoholic beverages are hereby prohibited on the beach area at Buffalo Shores Access Area. The beach area is designated as the sand area which extends the length of the property adjacent to the waterline of the Mississippi River.
Scott County Conservation Board Park Rules and Regulations
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In addition to the rules and regulations, all state laws apply to conduct in county areas.
Any violation of the rules can result in the denial of park privileges. The state conservation code gives county conservation officers the right to deny park privileges in county parks.


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Thank You Tristan!!
I'm with Tristan, OMG what a piece of work! You make me smile dude!
Glad to have you back dmac!! and even more so that I made you smile
Hi Mr. Garcia, can you recommend any art books for pastels, pencil drawing, charcoal, or any of the techniques that are written in spanish? thanks. Leon Aguilar
By the way, great work and details!
Pense que se lo estaba quitando no poniendo, magnifico !
Pues podría ser ambos
Leon, I was trying to remember which books I had (I gave them away a couple years ago to a friend who was just starting to paint) but mostly I can´t place most of the titles. I do remember a few by an artist named Carole Ketchen and specially one (but I can neither remember the title or the author) about comon mistakes in pastels. Also try to look at what somebody has done that you like and try to figure out how they did it. You probably won´t do it the same way but you may find your own way of doing it
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Pretty good stuff! I made the dough as stated. For pinching, every third dumpling or so I dipped my fingers into some flour; otherwise the whole glob just kept sticking to my fingers. I made them a bit bigger but they were still cooked all the way through; I cooked them in beef broth with a clove of garlic added in. Sprinkled with parsley right before serving; next time I will try adding some herbs to the dough itself. So good for how simple this recipe is, thanks!
I use 1 egg to 1 cup of flour and add water to the mixture making it still a thick consistancy then scrap it off of a slate board into boiling water.
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I make the same thing but very slowly add water to a paste consistency. My grandmother used to make this & when she couldn't find her Spaetzle press, she spooned in about 1/4 tsp. at a time into boiling water, submerging the spoon in the water, so it cleans off and other spaetzle don't stick to the spoon. Even my finicky eaters LOVe these and I have to quadruple the recipe - STILL not enough!
Excellent. Followed recipe exactly as is, turned out perfect.Dough is rather sticky to pinch off into small pieces but they turned out like tiny dumplings.Very good.
This was great! tasted jut like my German Great Grandma made:) - I made little snakes and sliced really thin!!
These were very good and so simple, I like to add these to some of my soups.
My kids love them and so does hubby, if I don't add it, they are always like hey where are the chewy's!!! Thank you for sharing
I've never made spaetzle before, but it was really fun! I was lazy and made giant spaetzle that ended up being bigger than your average gnocchi, but they were still quite good. I didn't try the colander idea.
After boiling the spaetzle, I cooked them with chopped onions and garlic in some butter and served them with the option of grated mozarella. Delicious!
These were exactly like the Spaetzle I made when I was in German class. I made some and put them in a soup. Fantastic!
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Servings Per Recipe: 4
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Calories: 149
Calories from Fat: 25
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#13 Michigan v. #8 Notre Dame- GBGA Regular Season Game 10: 11/15/12
Goal by goal analysis (GBGA) is something I've been doing on my Red Wings blog for a little over a year. The lockout seems like the perfect opportunity to transition to writing about UM, and the series against Notre Dame sounded like a good place to start.
A couple of notes about the images below:
- Dashed lines indicate something that did not happen but could have. The first screencap from the first goal is a good example of this with a pass that could have been made but wasn't.
- Solid lines indicate the action of the play. Shots, passes, or a player's movement can all be indicated with solid arrows.
- Circles indicate a player integral to the developing play. Also, circles are awesome and fun to use because I don't have to hand draw them.
1st Period
Notre Dame 0 Michigan 1; 04:38- Selman unassisted
Notre Dame controls the puck in their own zone. Michigan has an aggressive forecheck on with two forwards in the defensive zone. Despite the pressure, there is an easy D-to-D pass that the defenseman could make.
He instead chooses to try and thread the puck through the high slot through the two converging Michigan forecheckers. This doesn't work because duh, and Selman picks off the pass.
Selman is in all alone in the left faceoff circle. He doesn't deke at all, just carries the puck forward for a second before snapping a shot that beats the ND goaltender over the shoulder blocker side. No dangle-dangling, just a great shot that beats the goaltender cleanly.
2nd Period
Notre Dame 1 Michigan 1; 04:04- SH Voran from Tynan & Taker
ND chips the puck out of the Michigan zone, which allows Michigan's forwards to go off for a line change. ND has a man high, and the chip pass finds him at the blue line.
The ND forward (Tynan) carries the puck in and has a man trailing (circled in green). Bennett is Michigan's lone defenseman back, and he starts to position himself in the middle of the slot for the situation that's unfolding; the goaltender will take the shooter and the defenseman will take away the pass to the trailer.
Patience pays off for the Golden Jofas, as Tynan waits until he sees a gap under Bennett's stick and passes through it to the right faceoff circle. Voran is ready for the pass and one times a shot past Racine, who was able to push across the crease but had already hit the ice and left the top part of the net exposed. Racine isn't to blame here, however, as the pass never should have gotten through the crease in the first place.
3rd Period
Notre Dame 2 Michigan 1; 14:22- Rust from Russo
The ND defenseman is trying to get the puck in deep. He takes a slapshot that hits the boards behind the net.
Racine thinks about playing the puck for a split second before he realizes that Rust is going to beat him to the puck. He pulls back but is in poor position to go cross-crease because he turns to look at Rust picking up the puck instead of sliding across and locking down the post.
Rust scores on an easy wrap around. Moffie drops to a knee like he's going to take away a pass but there is no pass here; he needs to pull his stick around to the other side to try and interrupt Rust's shot.
Notre Dame 3 Michigan 1; 18:28- Schneider from Johns & DiPauli
Four minutes later, Michigan gets victimized again by a Notre Dame defenseman getting the puck deep (and, in this case, on net).
Racine stops the shot, but he lets a juicy rebound go right to…Mike Chiasson? The puck hits his skate and is redirected into the net. SKATE DERP.
Introducing FreeRoll, the MGoFantasy Game
Late last year, and then again last February Draftstreet.com let us host a freeroll for those interested in testing out their daily/weekly fantasy games. Lots of folks participated, knowledge was tested, fun was had, personal respect was destroyed, time was wasted, and then people won currency.
It's fantasy except instead of drafting one team at the beginning of the season you build a new one each week. Enrollment in our pool is free for MGoReaders, and there's $200 in the pool paid out among the Top 12 finishers as soon as each freeroll ends.
Way it works is you get a salary cap of $100,000 and use it to build a team of two QBs, three RBs, two WRs, a TE, and two FLEX positions. Each college football player has a price based on their expected fantasy performance [insert Ohio State joke]. So you can have your very own Matt McGloin for $13,597, but Whoa Johnny Manziel will cost you $21,040. It took me like five minutes to build my team:
(That I went with Devin in no way constitutes information—I know what you know)
The goal is to see how much people like it the next few weeks since it's a cool way to keep track of player value, and to do a basketball one starting in January. We'll have some of their guys on here from time to time and charts and stuff to show how and explain why Michigan's players are moving around the list. Fun AND educational guys!
You can adjust your roster up until the contest starts on Saturday 11/17 at 12:00pm ET at which time your rosters will lock and the Live Scoreboard will be available.
CLICK HERE to register for the league.
Michigan vs Pittsburgh Wednesday 9:30 ESPN2
Yes, it is early to start obsessing about a game nearly a week away. No, I cannot help myself.
The city of Pittsburgh is an industrial blight on the beautiful rolling hills of Pennsylvania. Last year, the team wasn't much prettier.
Pittsburgh Coach Jamie Dixon is a defense and rebounding kind of guy. A Tom Izzo kind of coach, if you will. Last year Pittsburgh wasn't all that great at defense and rebounding. They went 5-13 in the Big East, and missed the tournament.
Thing is, they didn't give up. They Janestowned it.
Those poor mudders accepted an invite to the lowly CBI, and the extra practice time that went with it. And a funny thing happened while they were preparing and playing meaningless games. They got better. They went on to beat a couple of pretty decent teams in Butler and Washington State on the way to a CBI championship. Which...yeah. It wasn't a glorious road, but they took it.
This year their leading scorer Ashton Gibbs is gone, but if you can believe it the Panthers are playing better basketball. Much of that improvement is centered around Tray Woodall, who missed most of last season with abdominal injuries.
Tray Woodall has picked up much of the scoring load, and in the last two games the Panthers outrebounded their opponents 71-40, and held their opponents to an average of 52 points. Their games are a little slower, averaging 10-15 fewer possessions than Michigan. Mudder basketball is back.
Aside from tough man defense and rebounding, there is one fantastic player to worry about. As 5'th year senior PG Tray Woodall goes, so go the Panthers. His matchup with Burke will be a fantastic one. They're both the total package-shooter, slasher, passer defender. Its going to be fun.
The Panthers start another point guard, this one 4* freshman James Robinson, primarily so that Woodall can focus more on scoring and less on getting the ball up the court. To this point Robinson really hasn't shot the ball much or accumulated a lot of assists. On rare occasions when he has looked for his shot he has been pretty effective...but this is Woodall's show.
6'9" F/C Dante Taylor is the Panther's best rebounder, pulling down 10 boards or so a game. Last year Taylor was the primary center, but this year he is losing minutes to
7' 5* freshman center Steve Adams of New Zealand. Adams is a shot blocker and a fair rebounder, but at this point in his development he scores most of his points by way of put-backs. They're not running a lot of plays for him(again, Woodall's show).
6'5" Jr. wing Lamar Patterson, 6'9" Jr Forward Talib Zanna, and 6'6" Jr Forward J.J. Moore provide supplimental scoring punch, all depending on who has the hot hand.
Michigan's coaches will be treated to a familiar face on Wednesday...
That's right, former Michigan recruit Trey Zeigler. Way back in 2010 Zeigler shunned Beilein's dream of starting an entire squad made up of guys named "Trey" in order to spend another year with his old man at CMU. (Just for old time's sake, take a walk down memory lane with me...http://mgoblog.com/content/hello-tim-hardaway-jr Yes...that was you lamenting taking Hardaway when Zeigler was still out there...you know what they say about hindsight). Not surprisingly, the guy still shoots 50% from the charity stripe. (Ernie had 18 years to fix his set shot, you think a couple more at CMU were going to make a difference?)
And for the 15 or so minutes he sees against Michigan, I fully support a hack-a-Trey philosophy. Well...only if they're already in the bonus...
All in all this should be an excellent test for Michigan. Pitt basically plays B1G basketball in the Big East(well, for one more year--next year the Panthers join the ACC). They play tough defense, they rebound your misses...they're mudders. Michigan had better value the basketball. They had better knock down their shots. Because as Bill Self found out recently...If you let a mudder hang around long enough, they may just jump up and bite you in the end.
Bowl Predictions
Well, here it is! As promised, below are my bowl predictions. In order to not be tainted, I have not reviewed any other projections available on the interwebs. I also tried, as much as possible, to find information on the selection process and the in order in which certain games get to pick teams. I can tell, it gets a bit tricky as we get further away from the BCS Championship, especially when certain conferences with tie-ins run out of teams. If there is anything glaringly inaccurate or something I can add to make this more interesting/informative, please let me know! I look forward to the debates.
For the at-large selections in the BCS, the order this year is Fiesta, Sugar and Orange.
I am presenting these in the order in which they will be played, beginning with the first matchup on December 15 and have included each team's current record.
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl– December 15- Boise, Idaho
Louisiana-Monroe (6-4) v.
Rationale: Louisiana-Monroe and Bowling Green benefit from a lack of eligible teams from the power conferences and get to play on the blue field.
New Mexico Bowl– December 15 – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Western Kentucky (6-4) v.
Rationale: Western Kentucky is selected as an at-large team from the Sun Belt. Arizona State is the 8thand last team selected from the PAC-12.
Poinsettia Bowl– December 20 – San Diego, California
Utah State (8-2) v.
Rationale: BYU was contracted to this game. An all-Utah bowl game is set up at Utah State from the WAC receives an at-large bid.
Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl– December 21 – St. Petersburg, Florida
Ball State (7-3) v.
Rationale: Ball State gets an at-large bid since the Big East does not have enough teams. Houston is the C-USA representative.
Maaco Bowl Las Vegas– December 22 – Las Vegas, Nevada
Fresno State (8-3) v.
Rationale: Fresno State gets the nod as the 1stteam out of the MWC. Washington is the 6thteam from the PAC-12.
New Orleans Bowl– December 22 – New Orleans, Louisiana
Arkansas State (7-3) v.
Rationale: Arkansas State gets chosen out of the Sun Belt and plays Ohio, the 6thteam from the MAC.
Hawaii Bowl– December 24 - Honolulu, Hawaii
Nevada (6-4) v.
Rationale: Nevada goes to Honolulu as the 5thteam out of the MWC. SMU is the 4thteam out of C-USA.
Little Caesars Bowl– December 26 – Detroit, Michigan
Kent State (9-1) v.
Rationale: Kent State gets the nod from the MAC, while an at-large pick goes to San Jose State, who take the B10 slot.
Belk Bowl– December 27 – Charlotte, North Carolina
Cincinnati (7-2) v.
Rationale: Cincinnati will be the 3rdteam out of the Big East and will face Duke, the 5thteam from the ACC. Georgia Tech could go here, but I think the Belk Bowl organizers will like having a state home team.
Holiday Bowl– December 27 – San Diego, California
UCLA (8-2) v.
Rationale: UCLA gets the nod as the 4thteam out of the PAC-12, while West Virginia gets ahead of TCU and is picked as the 6thteam out of the B12.
Military Bowl– December 27 – Washington, D.C.
Toledo (8-2) v.
Rationale: I like Air Force to come east to replace Army in this game. They could also go to the Armed Forces Bowl. Toledo gets an at-large selection from the MAC to replace the missing ACC team.
Independence Bowl– December 28 – Shreveport, Louisiana
Boise State (8-2) v.
Rationale: Boise State, based on the pedigree they've earned over the last few years, gets an at-large selection and will play Virginia, the 7thand final team selected out of the ACC.
Meineke Car Care Bowl– December 28 – Houston, Texas
TCU (6-4) v.
Rationale: TCU is the 7thteam out of the B12, but if things shake out right, West Virginia could fall here. Heaven help Minnesota if that happens, who will be the 6thteam selected out of the B10.
Russell Athletic Bowl– December 28 – Orlando, Florida
Rutgers (8-1) v.
Rationale: Rutgers will be the #2 team out of the Big East and play NC State, the #3 team out of the ACC.
Alamo Bowl– December 29 – San Antonio, Texas
Oklahoma State (6-3) v.
Rationale: Oklahoma State will be the 4thteam out of the B12, while Stanford will be the 3rdselection from the PAC-12.
Armed Forces Bowl– December 29 – Fort Worth, Texas
San Diego State (8-3) v.
Rationale: Air Force could go here as well, but I have San Diego State getting selected from the MWC. Louisiana Tech, who has had a great year out of the WAC, gets an at-large selection since C-USA does not have enough teams eligible.
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl– December 29 – Phoenix, Arizona
Texas Tech (7-3) v.
Rationale: Texas Tech is #5 out of the B12, while Michigan State gets that 6thwin and is the 5thteam out of the B10.
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl– December 29 – San Fran., Calif.
Arizona (6-4) v.
Rationale: Navy is contacted to this bowl game, so their selection is easy. Arizona will be the 7thteam out of the PAC-12.
Pinstripe Bowl– December 29 – New York, New York
Iowa State (5-5) v.
Rationale: Iowa State will be the 8thand final team from the B12. Syracuse will win one more to become bow eligible and be the last team out of the Big East selected.
Chick-fil-A Bowl– December 31 – Atlanta, Georgia
Clemson (9-1) v.
Rationale: Clemson will miss out on going to the ACC Championship, but should still be pleased with this game. Mississippi State is the 7thselection from the SEC and falls here.
Liberty Bowl– December 31 – Memphis, Tennessee
UCF (8-2) v.
Rationale: UCF will be the C-USA Champion and will face Missouri, who will just become eligible in their season in the SEC.
Music City Bowl– December 31 – Nashville, Tennessee
Georgia Tech (5-5) v.
Rationale: I have Georgia Tech going to Nashville as the 6thteam out of ACC. Duke could also go here, but I have them elsewhere. Vanderbilt will be the 8thteam out of the SEC.
Sun Bowl– December 31 – El Paso, Texas
Miami (5-5) v.
Rationale: Miami does not win the ACC Championship, but still gets selected to a good bowl game. They face Matt Barkley in his final game for the Trojans.
Capital One Bowl– January 1 – Orlando, Florida
Wisconsin (7-3) v.
Rationale: Wisconsin loses the B10 Championship, but still get chosen here. They play the loser of the SEC Championship.
Gator Bowl– January 1 – Jacksonville, Florida
Northwestern (7-3) v.
Rationale: I project Northwestern to be selected next after Michigan and get a tough opponent in South Carolina.
Outback Bowl– January 1 – Tampa, Florida
Michigan (7-3) v.
Rationale: Michigan wins out, but does not get into the B10 Championship since Nebraska does not. Michigan has not been to the Outback bowl since 2002 and has a 3-1 record. Texas A&M falls just beneath LSU and gets selected here. A tough but exciting matchup for the Wolverines.
Heart of Dallas Bowl– January 1 – Dallas, Texas
Purdue (4-6) v.
Rationale: Purdue could slide into a bowl game with victories over Illinois and Indiana. If they do, I have them here as the 7thand last B10 selected. Tulsa gets selected as the #2 team from C-USA.
Cotton Bowl– January 4 – Arlington, Texas
Texas (8-2) v.
Rationale: I have Texas as the number 3 team in the B12, and with two already going to a BCS game, they get the benefit. However, their opponent will be LSU, which should be the third best team out of the SEC.
BBVA Compass Bowl– January 5 - Birmingham, Alabama
Tennessee (4-6) vs.
Rationale: Tennessee has some work to do to qualify, but I think they get it done and slide into this bowl game. East Carolina out of C-USA takes the place of the Big East team since that conference does not have enough teams eligible.
GoDaddy Bowl– January 6 – Mobile, Alabama
North. Illinois (9-1) v.
Rationale: Northern Illinois gets selected out of the MAC while I have Middle Tennessee State as the #2 team out of the Sun Belt. Not overly exciting, but you can enter a contest to meet Larry the Cable Guy.
[Ed - fixed due to missing Toledo]
Orange Bowl– January 1 – Miami, Florida
Florida State (9-1) v.
Rationale: ACC Champion Florida State automatically qualifies plays against Big East Champion Louisville, which still has an automatic bid through 2013.
Rose Bowl– January 1 – Pasadena, California
Nebraska (8-2) v.
Rationale: Nebraska gets in by virtue of winning the B10 Championship game over Wisconsin. Oregon State is my pick here based on (1) Stanford likely losing to Oregon and UCLA/USC losing to Oregon in the P12 Championship game. Oregon State played a daunting schedule, and though they lose to Oregon, they still remain ranked higher than the other three.
Sugar Bowl– January 2 – New Orleans, Louisiana
Alabama (9-1) v.
Rationale: Alabama is automatically picked as the SEC Champion. The Sugar Bowl gets to pick second and takes Notre Dame, who even if they lose to USC, will still be ranked high enough to qualify.
Fiesta Bowl– January 3 – Glendale, Arizona
Oklahoma (7-2) v.
Rationale: With Kansas State in the title, I think the Fiesta Bowl would prefer to maintain its B12 tie-in and take Oklahoma. The Fiesta Bowl also gets first choice of eligible at-large teams, and would have taken Notre Dame, but as a rematch is not desired Florida, being ranked higher than SEC Championship loser Georgia, gets picked instead.
BCS Championship– January 7 – Miami, Florida
Kansas State (10-0) v.
Rationale: Current BCS rankings indicate this will be the matchup.
Toilet Bowl sponsored by Scrubbing Bubbles (not really)
Picture – two teams of such ineptitude that they are selected to play for the title of Worse Team in College Football. The winner gets to go home with their heads held slightly higher. The loser wins the not-so-coveted bronzed toilet bowl brush.
In this section, I will present the two worse teams from the current year.
2012 Toilet Bowl – Southern Missippi v. Colorado
Colorado is an easy pick. From the their many appearances in Brian's Schadenfreude articles, to their pitiful record (1-9) and ranks in total offense (ranked 114) and defense (ranked 118), the Buffaloes have earned home field advantage.
Unbeknownst to me, but coming into this season, Southern Miss had a run of 18 consecutive winning seasons. I found this out in an October blog entry on SMQ. The run is officially over as the Golden Eagles have failed to win a game this season having lost all ten of their games.
Honorable Mention:
Auburn – currently 2-8 and ranked 118thin total offense and 90thin total defense
Idaho – currently 1-9 and ranked 115thin total offense and 117thin total defense
Kentucky – two SEC teams? It's true.
Kansas – Charlie Weis. I think that says it all.
Akron – 1-10 record at least gets a mention, but does anyone really care?
Final Analysis
I have Troy, Louissiana-Lafayette and Central Michigan as the odd teams out of the picture currently that are eligible or might achieve eligibility. We shall see what happens over the final two weeks. Several of the teams above cannot lose a game and I expect there will be significant changes before the bowl games are officially announced. Until then, debate away!
The Weekly Maths: How Dire It Was
On the heals of another dramatic wins, I dug deep to try and quantify the most dire of Michigan situations that turned into wins from the last ten years. Some are big comebacks, a few are last second heroics. The WPA model is perfect in very late game situations, but it isn't terrible so here are the ten games from ten seasons that Michigan won based on their lowest WPA during the game for any offensive play.
10. 2004 vs Minnesota, 21% chance of winning
Trailing by 4 with 3 minutes left at their own 13 yard line, Chad Henne led an 87 yard drive to take the lead and the defense held for the win.
9. 2011 at Northwestern, 21% chance of winning
Michigan started the second half trailing by 10 and faced an early 3rd and 11 from their own 19 before Denard hit Roundtree for a first down and Michigan went on to score the next 28 points and win comfortably.
8. 2005 vs Penn St, 17% chance of winning
Michigan took over at their own 40 trailing Penn St 18-10 with under 12 minutes remaining. A 60 yard TD drive with two point conversion and a subsequent Garrett Rivas 47 yard field goal gave Michigan the lead but it came down to that final second when Henne hit Manningham for 10 yards and the winning points.
7. 2010 vs Illinois, 11% chance of winning
In what would become the epic 67-65 swan song victory for Rich Rodriguez, Michigan trailed by a touchdown with five minutes left and had backup Tate Forcier in for an injured Denard Robinson. Forcier led Michigan to a touchdown with 1:47 left and the defense miraculously held. The defense got a final stop on a two point conversion in the third overtime.
6. 2012 vs Northwestern, 9% chance of winning
The punt return from Jeremy Gallon pushed the odds from 5% to nearly 9% but 53 yards later Gibbons trotted onto the field for a chip shot field goal and Michigan pulled it out for the win.
5. 2007 at Michigan St, 8% chance of winning
After a Spartan touchdown, Michigan took over at their own 21 facing a 10 point deficit with seven and a half minutes to go. A Greg Mathews touchdown would cut the margin to 3 in less than a minute. Michigan would force a punt and have a chance to take the lead from their own 35 with four and half minutes left. On 3rd and 12 Chad Henne hit Mario Manningham for a 31 yard touchdown to provide the final margin.
4. 2008 vs Wisconsin, 6% chance of winning
A lone bright spot in a dismal year. The low point came in third quarter with Michigan trailing 19-0. Kevin Grady would convert a 4th and 1 and Steven Threet would eventually hit Kevin Koger for 26 yards to put Michigan on the board. The odds would go back down to 7% before Brandon Minor ran for a 34 yard score, to cut it to a one possession game and bring Michigan's odds up to 23%. John Thompson's 25 yard interception return would give Michigan the lead they would hold the rest of the game.
3. 2011 vs Notre Dame, 5% chance of winning
5% is probably high for this one. This is a situation where the late game situations cause the calculator a bit of trouble. No matter what the actual odds where the situation was highly dire and only a Jeremy Gallon invisibility cloak allowed Michigan to pull this one out.
2. 2003 at Minnesota, 2% chance of winning
Michigan entered the fourth quarter trailing Minnesota 28-7. Before scoring 31 fourth quarter points to pull out the win with Garrett Rivas hitting a 33 yard field goal with 47 seconds left to give Michigan its first lead of the game.
1. 2004 vs Michigan St, 1% chance of winning
Down 17 with 8 minutes left at your own 11 yard line. It's Braylon Edwards time.
Game Recap
Bonus Overtime Chart
Swing Plays
+42%-Gardner to Roundtree for 53 yards
+18%-Gardner to Roundtree for 17 yards in OT
+18%-Demens stonewalls Jones to end the game
+18%-Gardner to Funchess for an 8 yard TD
+11%-Gardner to Toussaint for a 28 yard TD
Interesting that none of the top 3 plays were touchdowns
-24%-Gardner intercepted by Dugar
-16%-Pat Fitzgerald come on down, your quarterback is the next contestant on questionable roughing the passer calls
-12%-Siemian to Fields for 21 yards on 1st and 20
-11%-Siemian to Dickerson right before half
-11%-Siemian to Jones to give Northwestern the lead 31-28
Game Scores
Michigan Rush Offense: +5 EV, +26% WPA
Michigan Pass Offense: +11, +64%
Michigan Rush Defense: –6, –9%
Michigan Pass Defense: –8, –44%
Penalties: +2%
Special Teams: +10%
Devin Gardner: +22, +104%
Fitzgerald Toussaint: +1, +13%
Jeremy Gallon: +5, +10%
Roy Roundtree: +7, +65%
Kain Colter: +3, +22%
Trevor Siemian: +9, +41%
Venric Mark: +1, –1%
Dumb Punt of the Week
I really wanted to give this week's award to our favorite big guy, Charlie Weis for his second half punt from the Texas Tech 38 while trailing but there was another big guy much more deserving. Terry Bowden and the Akron Zips trailed winless UMass by 8 in the fourth quarter and had a 4th and 6 at the UMass 33 yard line. Now a 4th and 6 is not an easy conversion. BUT YOU ARE AT THE 33 YARD LINE! And trailing by 1.5 possessions, in the fourth quarter. The Zips managed to pin UMass at their own 7, but still ended up losing by 8.
Terry Bowden is your Ron Zook Memorial Dumb Punter of the Week
Iowa is not good. Their offense has had one game with an EV+ above 2 (Minnesota) on the season. Their defense has been decent but their three worst performances have come over the last month. No matter who goes at quarterback for Michigan there should be enough firepower to outscore the Hawkeyes. By policy the pick comes from the season numbers but I would consider this score to be a bare minimum margin for Saturday.
Michigan 24 Iowa 10
Iowa Miniprogram
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Hats off to CVS for tobacco decision
I applaud CVS for taking this giant step to help curb smoking cigarettes, cigars and chewing tobacco by deciding not to sell those products in its stores. Maybe the youth of today will see the wisdom and health benefits of not using tobacco products. $2 billion in sales is a considerable amount of sales for a company to terminate. Hopefully, the shareholders will embrace this move instead of calling for the heads of the officers.
Now with this said, why can't CVS, as well as other chain drug stores, see the forest for the trees when it comes to the selling of alcoholic beverages? The same can be said for stopping the sale of these types of beverages, especially with the number of DUI arrests, repeat offenders and deaths from drunk drivers. Are the lives of the unfortunate ones who are killed by a drunk driver (sometimes repeated offender) not as valuable as the smokers lives?
West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky have far too many DUI repeat offenders (some repeaters in double digits) not to take a serious look at reducing the chance of someone else being killed by an offender buying his alcoholic needs at a drug store. Sure, there are plenty of places that booze can be purchased but the same can be said for tobacco products.
HATS OF TO CVS! Maybe other chains will follow its example.
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A British court has ordered a site to reveal the names of anonymous commenters who criticized a football club.
The judge ordered that three fans whose postings might "reasonably be understood to allege greed, selfishness, untrustworthiness and dishonest behaviour", should be unmasked. Their right to maintain their anonymity and express themselves freely was outweighed by the directors' entitlement to take action to protect their reputation, he said.
Court orders obliging websites to disclose the identity of users posting anonymous defamatory remarks began in 2001.
Dominic Bray, of K&L Gates, Sheffield Wednesday's solicitors, said: "There seem to be quite a lot of websites that are using their anonymity to make comments about people and think that there shouldn't be any liability for it. But the internet is no different to any other place of publication, and if somebody is making defamatory comments about people then they should be held responsible for it. What these cases do is just confirm that's the law – the law applies to the internet as much as it does to anything else."


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I spent my 21st birthday
In a squalid old bed and breakfast
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That cost me $10 to light
And 20 a night
With the only bathroom
1 floor down
The toilet water brown
Pungently scented
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Is I am further estranged
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03/28/2013 – After nearly a three week break from action, the women's softball team returned to the field against the Cougars of Spring Arbor. The Saints captured game one 17-6 and then were defeated by the host Cougars in the second game 6-4. The Saints are now 9-8 overall, while Spring Arbor's record now sits at 5-11 on the season.
The Aquinas offense spotted pitcher Carlie Giarmo a quick five run lead as the Saints turned five hits and an error into a 5-0 lead in the top of the second. The offensive fireworks continued in the fourth as the Saints collected seven more runs on eight hits to extend the lead to 12-0. The bottom half of the inning saw the Cougars slice the lead in half as three Aquinas errors coupled with three hits drew Spring Arbor within six runs. The Saints added five insurance runs in the seventh to secure the 17-6 victory. Torie Lowe led the attack with four hits including a pair of doubles. Sadie Stowell and Lindsey Stewart were both credited with three RBI's a piece. Carlie Giarmo was awarded the victory to run her record to 6-1 on the season.
The Saints scored early in the second game as Aquinas built a 3-1 lead after two innings. The Cougars stormed back to score four in the bottom of the third to take the two run advantage. The two teams traded runs in the fourth to conclude the scoring. Shineldecker and Patnaude kept the offenses at bay the rest of the way with the Cougars prevailing 6-4. Renae Tubergen paced the Saints with three hits, while Tori Lowe collected two RBI's. Rebecca Shineldecker took the defeat to fall to 1-6 overall.
The Saints will travel to Bourbanious, Illinois this weekend to play a pair of doubleheaders with Robert Morris and Olivet Nazarene.


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You've most likely seen those surveys you receive on your receipt, or after a chat session or phone call. Most people ignore them unless they get something in return, or service was exceptionally bad or exceptionally good. According to our source R., though, not answering that survey could help the rep you've just talked to lose his or her job.
Linksys, LinkSucks
Christoff knew the dangers, but he went ahead anyway. He bought a Linksys router. And lo, it broke. The day had come for him to deal with their outsourced tech support. Over four hours of conversation and hold time, mainly hold time, later, he has a 2nd replacement router. Both replacement routers had the same problem as the first. Read of his trials and tribulations, inside…
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