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ESPN goes all access with Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel who drives off in a Mercedes
Spring is in the air and so is football around college campuses.
Texas A&M kicked off spring football practices Saturday and ESPN sent Kirk Herbstreit to College Station for an all access look at A&M and quarterback Johnny Manziel.
While Herbstreit interviewed Manziel for SportsCenter's Sunday Conversation segment the cameras also followed the Heisman Trophy winner around A&M's practice facility.
In the video Manziel attends meetings and goes through routine drills in A&M's first day of practice since defeating Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl.
As the day wraps up Manziel is seen driving his teammates back home for the day. He hops into his car that is no ordinary college student's vehicle.
As Frank Schwab of Yahoo! Sports' Dr. Saturday blog writes that Manziel's whip adds to his off-the-field legend he has built since winning the Heisman.
"It's tough to tell the model of the car, but it appears to be a C class, which if bought new range from $35,350 to $59,800," Schwab said. "As much as driving a car like that might be part of a normal day in the life for the 2012 Heisman winner, we'd guess not many Aggies students are pushing that kind of ride around College Station."
While Manziel won't be seen on very often outside of practice times due to his complete online class schedule, he appears to still have a distinguished look when traveling around College Station. This time its in the form of a Mercedes.
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We learn that Nancy was shot on the season premiere of Weeds. The attempted murderer? Ex-husband Peter's son!
The episode takes place in the hospital, with Nancy in a coma and with her life hanging in the balance when we fade to black.
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Yesterday, singer and animal activist Moby tweeted in support of protection for those fighting animal abuse through undercover investigations.
According to PETA, a new bill is set to go into effect that will stop undercover investigations from exposing cruelty to animals.
The bill, Senate Bill (S.B.) 373, would prevent future undercover work that shows how the factory-farming industry is abusing animals. Investigators and whistleblowers will be restricted from documenting such actions.
In the past, these secret investigations, like those conducted by PETA, have put a stop to horrible animal cruelty including sexual abuse, kicking and electro-shocking and even stomping on animals.
Ultimately, the bill prevents others from learning the truth about animals living – and dying – on factory farms.
S.B. 373 has already passed through the state Senate, so if you want to protect animals then head on over to PETA and sign the petition showcasing your opposition, before the House passes it.
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Assemblywoman Marilyn Kirkpatrick is one step away from becoming the new Assembly speaker for the Nevada Legislature.
Kirkpatrick was selected chairwoman of the Assembly Democratic caucus board on Wednesday evening in Las Vegas, putting her in line to become the next leader of the lower house of the Legislature.
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Obama Won't Veto Forever-Prison Bill
Law will allow indefinite detentions without charge or trial, even for American citizens
The Obama administration is supportive of the defense authorization bill, which includes a provision that would codify a system of military prisons to indefinitely detain terrorism suspects without charge or trial, including American citizens caught on U.S. soil.
Weeks ago, the administration threatened to veto the bill on the grounds that those provisions "mandat[ing] military custody" amounted to a "restriction of the President's authority" to choose what to do with terrorism suspects. No mention of the disintegration of the fifth amendment's due process clause appeared in the administration's objection.
In response to this veto threat, the Senate revised the provisions mandating military custody and inserted the option of a waiver for American citizens; that is, the Executive branch would be allowed to waive the requirement to deprive suspects of their constitutional rights at their discretion.
As revealed in the Senate deliberations last week, the Obama administration itself requested the principal authors of the provision – John McCain and Carl Levin – to include language authorizing due-process-free military custody for American citizens. The initial threat of veto was apparently nothing more than political theater on the part of the White House.
The latest version of the bill passed 93-7 in the Senate, and is expected to receive broad support in the House. Both chambers of Congress are expected to vote on the bill Wednesday and Thursday, so without the President's veto the legislation is set to become law this week.
"If President Obama signs this bill," said Laura W. Murphy, director of the ACLU Washington Legislative Office, "it will damage both his legacy and America's reputation for upholding the rule of law. The last time Congress passed indefinite detention legislation was during the McCarthy era and President Truman had the courage to veto that bill. We hope that the president will consider the long view of history before codifying indefinite detention without charge or trial."
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One Response to "Obama Won't Veto Forever-Prison Bill"
Of course he isn't going to veto it.
That would mean vetoing the Military Appropriations Bill for the next FY, thus placing America's brave soldiers, sailors, marines, and airpersons on the front lines of the so-called "War" Against so-called "Terrorism" ar risk. To say nothing of American citizens at home and abroad who would then be imperiled by IslamoFascist fanatics and all those others who "hate our freedoms."
And THAT will not happen, certainly not 11 months before a Presidential election.


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November 29, 2015
A grand jury will hear the case involving Billy Sartin.
Sartin is accused of shooting three people last week, killing two of them.
Listening in court to police describe how her Uncle Billy Proctor was killed was just too much for Diane Smith.
"He shot my uncle and just left him there to die, like a dog," Smith said.
Smith says she and her family want to see the man allegedly responsible suffer a similar fate.
"We hope he does get the death penalty," Smith said.
Billy Sartin is charged with murdering Billy Proctor and Jeffrey Mattox and also shooting and kidnapping Sue Collins.
Commonwealth's Attorney Anna Melvin says there are no decisions yet on a potential death penalty trial.
"There's a factor that would enter in here that would make it death penalty qualified, but we don't make those decisions," Melvin said.
Sartin's state appointed attorney says it's too early to even think about a trial, but Tuesday's hearing is the first step.
"It's the beginning of a long process and the end of one tragedy and the beginning of a process to deal with that tragedy," Theodore Shouse said.
Both prosecutors and defense attorneys agree it's too early to think about a death penalty trial, and both say right now they have to go through the psychological evaluation.
First, a grand jury must hear the case.
The Martin County Grand Jury is expected to hear the case in three weeks.
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Not a whole lot of comics coming in today! These have been sitting in the folder for a while, so have a good old fashioned two comic post!
The second is actually a 3rd page of this series, so you might want to look into it for some context.
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Hospicare and Palliative Care Services has announced the following clinical staff changes as of Jan. 1.
? Pauline Cameron is the new quality assurance manager. Cameron has worked at Hospicare for 15 years, most recently as director of patient services. As quality assurance manager, she will oversee Hospicare's re-structure, expansion and improvement of internal systems for auditing all aspects of the agency's work.
? Leah Gugino is the new director of patient services. Gugino has worked for Hospicare since 2008, first as a primary nurse case manager and then as assistant director of patient services since 2009.
? Kirsten Miller has moved into the position of assistant director of patient services (ADPS). Miller has worked at Hospicare since 2007. She started as a primary nurse case manager and also filled in as ADPS when the assistant director was on maternity leave.


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USA TODAY markets reporter Matt Krantz answers a different reader question every weekday. To submit a question, e-mail Matt at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Q: How does Apple's P/E compare with other companies?
A: Bulls love to talk about how cheap Apple's stock is. But is it really?
Investors like to compare Apple's P-E with that of the broad stock market. Doing so certainly puts Apple's valuation in a favorable light. Shares of Apple are trading for 10.5 times the company's earnings over the past 12 months. Apple bulls point out that the stock's P-E is below the 15.5 P-E of the Standard & Poor's 500.
There are some serious problems with that simplistic analysis, though. For one thing, investors are starting to factor in that Apple's growth is facing a potential major slowdown, says Walter Piecyk of BTIG. Analysts are looking for 9% growth the current fiscal year, but greater competition is threatening that rosy forecast.
Meanwhile, greater competition is threatening the company's fat profit margins. The company's gross profit margin, what it keeps after direct costs, fell to 38.6% in the latest quarter, down from 43.9% in the previous 12 months.
It's also inaccurate to compare Apple's P-E with the market's. Apple is in the hardware business, known for very low P-Es, says Kim Caughey Forrest of Fort Pitt. Apple's P-E is high relative to the hardware universe: Dell has a P-E of 9.2, and Samsung Electronics, a P-E of 7.8.
Even after Apple's fall, shares of the company are still not "cheap" as bulls profess, based on the current value of the company's future cash flows, says NewConstructs.com. If cash flow declines in the future, the stock will appear even pricier.
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|The linkage region in the polypeptide of pig costal cartilage proteoglycan.
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|PMID: 126839 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|Proteoglycan from pig costal cartilage and fragments obtained by proteolytic digestion were characterized by equilibrium ultracentrifugation and amino acid analysis. The proteoglycan extractable in 4 M guanidinium chloride yielded, after proteolytic digestion with trypsin and chymotrypsin, a chondroitin sulfate peptide containing four chains of polysaccharide. The unextractable residue yielded chondroitin sulfate peptide containing only two chains. The amino acid composition indicated a fairly uniform spacing between all four chains with an average of eight amino acid residues between the serine residues involved in linkage. Following the alkaline sulfite elimination-addition reaction, free peptide was isolated and found to contain one unsubstituted serine residue for every two linked glycosidically. Glycine and glutamic acid were the only two amino acids sufficiently abundant to be part of an invariant sequence near to serine residues destined to be glycosylated. The linkage region of the polypeptide also contains some substituted serine residues which do not carry a full chondroitin sulfate chain.
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|Title: Connective tissue research Volume: 3 ISSN: 0300-8207 ISO Abbreviation: Connect. Tissue Res. Publication Date: 1975
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|Created Date: 1976-01-26 Completed Date: 1976-01-26 Revised Date: 2006-11-15
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The lifts have been closed for the season, and the snow that still paints the mountainside at Peek'n Peak Resort and Spa will be left to melt.
That shouldn't take long. The sun is shining brightly at the moment and it's expected to rain later this week.
The ski season, which began the day after Thanksgiving, ended Sunday at 4 p.m., said Tiffany Cook, a spokeswoman for Scott Enterprises, which owns the resort in Findley Lake, N.Y.
"It was one of our 10 best years," she said. "We skied for 122 days."
Cook said the slopes at were idled on this same weekend in 2013, a year that saw Easter arrive early, and helped to extend the ski season.
This year, she said, "We were keeping really busy, but with the forecast, it didn't make operational sense for us to stay open."
While Erie experienced its fifth snowiest winter on record, snowfall at Findley Lake was about average, Cook said.
The resort's golf season typically begins a few weeks after the end of ski season, but Cook said no date has been set so far.
She did say that the Peak's new zip line adventure course will open Memorial Day Weekend.
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Miami University has relieved women's basketball coach Maria Fantanarosa of her duties effective immediately.
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Miami University has fired women's basketball coach Maria Fantanarosa after 15 years at the helm of the RedHawks' program.
Fantanarosa, the longest-tenured women's hoops coach in program history, compiled a 237-212 record but failed to make the team a consistent contender in the Mid-American Conference.
"I felt after watching the team play this year, we needed a change in leadership," Miami athletic director David Sayler said. "I want to be at the top end of the MAC every year and I think over the last 15 years, that hasn't been the case on a consistent basis." ...


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Global DSL Modem Market 2012-2016
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- Region: Global
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- TechNavio
TechNavio's analysts forecast the Global DSL Modem market to grow at a CAGR of 3.05 percent over the period 2012-2016. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the availability of infrastructure. The Global DSL Modem market has also been witnessing developments in VDSL bonding technology. However, the growing adoption of wireless networks could pose a challenge to the growth of this market.
TechNavio's report, the Global DSL Modem Market 2012-2016, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the Americas, and the EMEA and APAC regions; it also covers the Global DSL Modem market landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.
The key vendors dominating this market space are Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., ZTE Corp., Alcatel-Lucent SA, and ADTRAN Inc.
The other vendors mentioned in the report are Fujitsu Ltd., ZyXEL Communications Corp., Ericsson Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Motorola Mobility Inc., D-Link Corp., and Netgear Inc.
Key questions answered in this report:
What will the market size be in 2016 and what will the growth rate be?
What are the key market trends?
What is driving this market?
What are the challenges to market growth?
Who are the key vendors in this market space?
What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the key vendors?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of the key vendors?
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01. Executive Summary
02. Introduction
03. Market Coverage
Market Overview
Product Offerings
04. Market Landscape
04.1 Market Structure
04.2 Market Size and Forecast
04.3 DSL Broadband Subscription
04.4 Five Forces Analysis
05. Geographical Segmentation
06. Vendor Landscape
07. Buying Criteria
08. Market Growth Drivers
09. Drivers and their Impact
10. Market Challenges
11. Impact of Drivers and Challenges
12. Market Trends
13. Key Vendor Analysis
13.1 Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.
Business Overview
SWOT Analysis
13.2 ZTE Corp.
Business Overview
SWOT Analysis
13.3 Alcatel-Lucent SA
Business Overview
SWOT Analysis
13.4 ADTRAN Inc.
Business Overview
SWOT Analysis
14. Other Reports in this Series
List of Exhibits:
Exhibit 1: Global DSL Modem Market by Category
Exhibit 2: Global DSL Modem Market 2012-2016 (US$ billion)
Exhibit 3: Global DSL Modem Market by DSL Broadband Subscriptions 2012-2016 (units in million)
Exhibit 4: Global DSL Modem Market by Geographical Segmentation 2012
Exhibit 5: Global DSL Modem Market by Vendor Segmentation 2012
TechNavio Announces the Publication of its Research report - Global DSL Modem Market 2012-2016
TechNavio today launched its report Global DSL Modem Market 2012-2016 based on an in-depth analysis covering the Americas, and the EMEA and APAC regions. The report aims to aid decision makers' understanding of the present and future landscape of the market.
Commenting on the report, an analyst from TechNavio's Networking team said: ''Low speed is one of the major challenges that are facing digital subscriber line (DSL) adoption. However, with the development of VDSL technology a user can have high-speed broadband access. Very-high-bit-rate DSL (VDSL) technology is very capable of supporting bandwidth intensive applications such as: online gaming, voice over internet protocol, online video, etc. Also, broadband users' trend shows that accessibility of these applications are very important for the adoption of any technology as users intend to use more bandwidth applications. Hence, it is expected that VDSL demand will increase during the forecast period.''
According to the report, the availability of well-developed fixed-line networks will encourage end-users to adopt DSL modems to enable internet access. This will also help in reducing the cost of infrastructure for the network service providers. Hence, many communication service providers are offering a DSL service for end-users. This will help the Global DSL Modem market to grow during the forecast period.
Further, the report discusses that one of the major challenges in this market is the increasing adoption of wireless networks.
The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to a SWOT analysis of the key vendors.


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Support a Documentary on Women Entrepreneurs
She Means Business is a documentary about women entrepreneurs. This is from their campaign on Kickstarter:
Women Entrepreneurs are trailblazers. We create businesses… and the jobs, salaries, economic growth, and futures that follow have a powerful but little-known impact. As entrepreneurs ourselves, we are amazed at how rarely the media tells the incredible stories of women braving new frontiers, succeeding (and sometimes failing), and building legacies. We want to bring some of these astounding journeys to the screen.
SHE MEANS BUSINESS is a documentary about women entrepreneurs. We will show authentic, human stories of brave businesswomen to the world so everyone can see just what these wonder women do despite the challenges they face.
Our film has already had its own incredible journey with phenomenal women and men reaching out to help. We launched our Twitter @shemeansbusines on May 1st and have over 11,000 followers already!! Entrepreneurs, film enthusiasts, and supporters of women entrepreneurs are joining daily.
In fact, women all over the United States are already uniting to support – our list of sponsors and advisors is enough to make us blush (and yell, and cheer, and *sometimes* jump up and down). Here's just a few of the incredible women and men who've already reached out a hand to help get SHE MEANS BUSINESS made:
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According to reports, Apple acquired Topsy Labs Inc. a social media analytics firm, indicating its continued interest in finding out what's on the mind of influencers and customers. Apple has been on a buying spree this year, likely to support CEO Tim Cook's vague mention of entering new categories.
Yankee Group Research Director Sheryl Kingstone commented on the Topsy deal in a statement, "Social and mobile has been merging for several years now. There are plenty of players in social monitoring and sentiment analysis (Google, for one, has Google Analytics that measures not just social, but also search, display and e-mail). As we've said many times, data is the new oil. If the future is social, mobile and cloud services for monetization strategies, it's better to own the intellectual property (data) in order to embed it in offerings such as iTunes Radio, the App Store and iAd—especially as consumers are more willing to embrace ad driven versus paid business models."
Mobi Wireless
MOBI Wireless Management, a provider of mobility management services, and Bluefish Wireless, Inc., a mobility management provider specializing in carrier and enterprise partnerships, announced a merger agreement. The combined entities will conduct business under the MOBI Wireless Management brand. MOBI CEO and Co-founder, Scott Kraege, will lead the combined organization.
"Bluefish Wireless Management is an innovative and seasoned organization with strong relationships with important players in the mobility ecosphere. Our years of close partnership have created an opportunity for a seamless transition into a shared focus," said Kraege. The combined company, MOBI, will have an expanded customer base, greater organizational efficiency, and tighter collaboration among some of the leading experts and technology developers in the mobility management market.
Mobile Work Exchange
This public-private partnership organization is focused on demonstrating the value of mobility and telework, and serves the emerging educational and communication requirements of the Federal mobile/telework community. Mobile Work Exchange announced that "Telework Week 2014," the fourth-annual global effort to encourage agencies, organizations and individuals to pledge to telework, will take place on March 3-7, 2014. Individuals and companies can sign up now to determine the impact and savings.
Telework supports: Business continuity, improved productivity, real estate savings, personnel recruitment and retention, work/life balance and commuter cost savings, reduction of traffic, greenhouse gas emissions and wear and tear on public transportation. Last year, more than 136,000 pledged, saving $12.3 million in commuting costs, gaining back 665,936 hours into their day, and removing 7,892 tons of pollutants from the air, while refraining from driving 12.1 million miles.
Square, the company known for offering a simple and affordable solution for businesses to accept credit cards has essentially acquired photo sharing and organization platform provider Viewfinder.
The Square blog says, "We are excited to announce that the Viewfinder team is joining Square. The team is incredibly talented, having built an app that blends beautiful design and highly technical engineering to create personal, human experiences. This too is our mantra at Square, and the Viewfinder team's expertise in building simple, elegant mobile applications will help us in our mission to make commerce easy for everyone."
Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which owns and manages Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., announced that Mobilitie LLC, a provider of wireless infrastructure in the United States, will be installing a new distributed antenna system (DAS) at the arena.
The new system will offer an enhanced overall wireless experience across multiple wireless carriers for fans of the NBA's Washington Wizards, the NHL's Washington Capitals, the WNBA's Washington Mystics, the NCAA's Georgetown Hoyas, and other concert and event patrons.
"Mobilitie brings access to the latest wireless technology ensuring fans who come to Verizon Center games and events will stay connected and be able to run the latest mobile applications on their smartphones and mobile devices," said founder, chairman, majority owner and CEO of Monumental Sports & Entertainment Ted Leonsis."
The DAS improves wireless coverage and enhances capacity and data speeds during peak times at Verizon Center events through a series of small wireless antennas installed throughout the arena bowl, concourses and all premium seating areas and suites.
Mobilitie owns and operates wireless infrastructure at many professional sports stadiums across the country, including some of the largest stadiums and arenas in the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL. It also provides wireless infrastructure to marquee venues, such as Churchill Downs and the MGM Grand Garden Arena.


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The Shreveport City Council delayed action on levying a tax at St. Vincen Mall.
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The Shreveport City Council delayed a decision on levying an additional 1 percent sales tax at Mall St. Vincent on Tuesday.
Council Chairman Michael Corbin said mall owner Rouse Properties is still working on the accompanying cooperative agreement, and the council delayed action to allow Rouse the time to complete it.
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hi bungie and community. as ghost edition is exclusive to ebay resellers, i lost all reason to buy that disc version. how can i now pre-order destiny as digital game version to get those pre-order bonuses. playstation can do that, but how do i do that now on xbox. i don't want to play disc jockey for a standard version. please fix that. please, treat your community equal.
Losark8/14/2014 5:40:00 AM PermalinkI personally would be happy if bungie was kind enough to give the preorder bonus to day one xbox digital downloaders.
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Did you know that being left-handed is basically a requirement to hold the U.S. presidency? Lefties comprise just 10 percent of the population, yet the only right-handed president over the past three decades was George Dubya Bush. What does it mean? Are the left-dominant a superior race? Is the "evil" hand some sort of Illuminati-approved symbol? Via Wikipedia:
As of 2012, four (five if Reagan is counted) out of the last seven presidents have been left-handed. In the 1992 election, all three major candidates – George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Ross Perot – were left-handed. The 1996 election also involved three left-handed candidates: Clinton, Perot, and Bob Dole, who learned to use his left hand after his right hand was paralyzed by a World War II injury. Additionally, both major-party candidates in the 2008 presidential election – Barack Obama and John McCain – were left-handed.
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Losses from common bunt or stinking smut have been essentially eliminated due to the widespread use of seed treatment fungicides. Historically, bunt has been a very destructive disease in Ohio. In the period from 1931 to 1935 losses due to bunt ranged from 517,000 to 818,000 bushels. This loss was greater than that caused by any other wheat disease. The introduction of organomercury seed treatments in the 1940's was the first major step in controlling this seed-borne disease. More recently, the carboxin fungicides (Vitavax) have provided adequate control of seed-borne bunt for many years. New systemic fungicides are being marketed with excellent activity against common bunt.
In 1980, bunt was common in certain areas of northwest Ohio. Several thousand acres were affected. Farmers in the area were docked from 30 cents to over $2.00 per bushel for smutty grain. These losses could have been avoided if they had treated their seed prior to planting with a fungicide that controlled bunt. This was the first serious outbreak of common bunt in Ohio in 30 years. Common bunt has not been a serious problem in the state since this time, but only because growers have used effective seed treatment fungicides as a routine production practice.
Figure 1. Common bunt infected kernels known as 'bunt balls' and healthy kernels contaminated with bunt spores. The fungus produces a foul, fishy odor to contaminated grain.
Common bunt causes losses by reducing yield and by imparting a foul, fishy odor to the grain. Grain with bunt is usually unfit for milling. Dockage for smutty grain is based on the number of "smut balls" or smutty kernels in a 250 g (about l/2 lb) sample of grain. The amount docked for smutty grain may differ among elevators. However, dockage may be as follows:
An alternate use for smutty grain is to feed it. Smut infected wheat may be fed to all classes of livestock, including poultry, without ill effects. Breathing high concentrations of smut spores may be hazardous especially to humans suffering from asthma. The bunt fungus does not produce chemicals toxic to animals.
Common bunt is not easily identified until the time wheat is in head. Infected plants generally produce fewer and smaller heads than normal plants. Heads of diseased plants generally are darker green and retain their green color longer than healthy heads. The diseased heads have a more loose or open appearance due to the expanding of the smutted kernels causing spreading of the glumes or chaff. When the wheat is in the "dough" stage the presence of smut can be detected by pinching the grains between the thumb and forefinger. Smutted kernels will be filled with a soft, black, pasty mass of smut spores. In mature grain the pasty interior of smutted kernels will have changed to an oily, black powder. Diseased kernels (bunt balls) are a dull gray-brown color, short and plump.
Common bunt differs from loose smut in that only the kernel tissues within the seed coat are replaced by smut spores, rather than the whole head. Bunted plants are weaker than healthy plants, and are often susceptible to seedling blights and winter injury.
In Ohio, common bunt is a seed-borne disease. Wheat seed becomes contaminated with bunt spores when a diseased field is harvested. The combine breaks open the bunt balls, releasing the smut spores that adhere to the surfaces of healthy kernels. When the contaminated seed is planted in the fall, the smut spores germinate at the same time the wheat seed germinates. The fungus invades the coleoptile of the developing seedling prior to emergence. The fungus then invades deeper into the young tissues and establishes itself in the tissues that eventually develop into the head. The fungus inhabits the developing kernels as the plant grows and displaces the tissues within the kernels, eventually converting into spores by the time the plant is mature. When the field is combined, the disease cycle is repeated.
1. All wheat varieties grown in Ohio are susceptible to common bunt. Thus, all varieties need to be protected with a seed treatment fungicide.
2. The only effective and economic control of bunt is through seed treatment fungicides. If all growers treated their seed each year with the proper fungicide, bunt could be eliminated as a disease problem in Ohio. It is highly recommended that all seed be treated to control bunt and seedling blight diseases.
Some fungicides that control bunt do not necessarily control seedling blights and those that control seedling blights may not control bunt. The best seed treatments are combinations of fungicides that are active against bunt and seedling blight diseases. It is best to have the seed treated commercially using modern seed treatment equipment or to buy certified seed that has been treated by the seed processor. If this is not possible, several formulations are available that can be used on the farm in the drill box of the planter. Thorough coverage of the seed is essential, especially when treating seed in the drill box. For more information on seed treatments and recommendations to control seed-borne diseases of wheat consult OSU Extension Bulletin 639, "Seed Treatment for Agronomic Crops" available at all county OSUE offices.
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I demoed the new AP2 714s with TT XP95 shafts and they felt pretty good, but I think that I would be more comfortable with a slightly heavier shaft. I saw the new XP105 on the True Temper website and it looks like it may be the perfect shaft for my swing.
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Over 9,000 families in Minnesota alone are caring for children with shortened life expectancies, who require around-the-clock care. Once built, Crescent Cove, formerly Children's Lighthouse of Minnesota, will provide short respite breaks for children and families. The home will also be an option beyond the hospital or home environment for compassionate hospice care at the end of a child's life.
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Tuesday, 19 July 2011
Presenting on the Mountain Equipment stand in Germany
Speaking about our Gore Experience Tour project in Norway.
It's been a manic week of work. Travelling to the Outdoor Trade show presenting and talking to my sponsors, writing and organising a pile of stuff that needs organised. In between times, I've been back on my board learning to pull on small holds again after all the trad.
Tomorrow, A few days of climbing will begin again. Please don't rain...
Tuesday, 12 July 2011
some film from the Longhope
Little taster from Matt Pycroft of the shooting he did on the Longhope Route. Man that is some airy swing into space Matt! Full article is on Planetfear here.
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Team assembled for the Gore-Tex Experience tour trip!
Helena Robinson on Shear Fear, E2 5c, Ratho Quarry
I was nervous about the weekend. From everyone who applied to our competition to win the climbing trip in Norway with us, we had already chosen 4 great climbers, all of whom sounded ideal for the project. How to choose 2 from them? It's obviously not something I'm used to doing, and I found it hard.
But we had a nice weekend. With mega downpours soaking bits of Scotland at random, we stuck to Ratho Quarry so we could keep climbing indoors if we were unlucky. As it happened, we got to climb trad pretty much all day.
James on Sedge Warbler E2 5b
We started off with a team ascent of Shear Fear (E2) and then split into 2 teams to attack the harder routes. I ran back and forth, watching, thinking. I wasn't so much looking for the strongest or most single minded leader. The ideal place to be to take on new routes on mountain or remote cliffs is just being an all round 'solid' climber. In trad climbing that means going for it, but only at the right moment, with safety either in protection or preferably ability to remember and downclimb out of trouble. It also means anticipation of problems, faffs, the sequence ahead and a million other things…
I looked for evidence of all of these skills and found plenty in all 4. There was a range of experience among them. More experience doesn't necessarily correlate to more skills. Experience sometimes reinforces timidness, overconfidence or bad habits. James made a solid and safe lead of Shear Fear, Jake smoothly dispatched Wally 3 (E4) and both Helena and Julia made gutsy and determined leads on a very damp Gruel Brittania (E3).
Jake smoothly leading Wally 3, E4 6a
Julia eyes up the depths of the Shear Fear flakes
Julia going for it on Gruel Brittania (E3)
I was impressed all round. But in the end, a choice had to be made. Well done Helena and Julia - I'm looking forward to climbing granite with you in Norway!
Now that the project has taken on a new life beyond a few words and ideas typed on my screen or discussed between Gore-Tex colleagues, it seems a lot more real. I'm really looking forward to visiting a new place with such a strong team assembled. Joining us climbers will be Paul Diffley and cameras and Donald to help us rig and film. Time to train once again…
Some more great pictures on the Gore-Tex facebook page.
Helena, James, myself, Jake and Julia - it was a pleasure.
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Friday, 8 July 2011
Returning from Orkney
On Rats Stole my Toothbrush E5/6, Mucklehouse Wall
I wrote this on the way home from our trip to Orkney, having had a great time. The final days were mostly spent gathering some really cool footage for our film about the Longhope route which we'll prepare for the autumn.
Ed Drummond revisiting St John's Head. Photo Lukasz Warzecha
For the last few days we also had a nice visit from Ed Drummond who stayed with us and walked back in to St John's head to see his route again, 41 years after his original ascent. We filmed his return to the climb, his perspectives on it and it's place in his life, which were very interesting. He felt the reports of my ascent were a little unfair in describing his ascent in 1970 as an old aid route, given that apart from the complete aid pitch on the top headwall, they only used around 10-15 points of aid up to the A2 crack. Of course this was a remarkable climbing feat and in what sounds like the ethic of the day for big wall routes. It's hard for people to imagine how hardcore it was to venture onto the world's big walls before anyone else and without cams etc.
Nowdays, I guess things are a categorised a little more cut and dry. There is less room for caveats and details in sport. In my opinion this has it's good and bad points. Simplicity raises the game. For example - a point of aid makes it an 'aid route'? Yes or no? It sounds like in 1970 the answer would maybe be no but now maybe yes as the climbing game has evolved. Oliver Hill referred to my ascent of the Longhope as a rehearsed ascent. I'm totally happy with that even though I climbed 4/5 of it onsight. If I rehearsed only one move it's still a redpoint. It has to be. There is no room to make compromise look like success with redpointing - it has to be in one push with no falls. A side effect is it makes it easier for others to quantify it later when they are not familiar with the details. More importantly, on a personal level it's good when the finish line between success and failure is absolute, binary. You either succeeded or failed to redpoint.
Simplicity can be a bad influence when it obscures or distorts the real picture or just dumbs everything down. Even words so central to sport like "winner" and "loser" must be applied carefully. If you have been watching tennis recently they keep talking about "great champions". But there seems to be so many great champions they need a new definition already to stand out from them. It's not enough even to refer to them as just "champions", never mind "players" or even "people". Edi Stark didn't seem to want to accept my response to her question about how it felt to have done some climbs that are out of reach of some or most others. I said it was 'nice' to have found such a good connection with an activity like climbing. "Nice?" she repeated back to me with a mocking sarcasm. 'Nice' didn't seem to cut it. Either that or it cut me out as an awkward personality? With the exception of an overflow of enthusiasm which is a fine excuse to dispense with caution, I feel there is no need to always attach larger than life language, deeper meanings or metaphors to my experiences in climbing or elsewhere. A climb is the expression of the climber through vision for the line, preparation of the skills and movement. And it is an appreciation inherent beauty of the rock and the place as well. These things are already special in their own right. They do not need sweetening or plumping up.
Having succeeded on my own climbing vision on the Longhope route with Andy, my feeling is not of me, the climber, being at the centre of the story and I do not feel any bigger or more worthy as a result of it. Rather completing my climbing involvement on this particular cliff leaves me with a greater appreciation of the scale, permanence and impermanence of different things in nature and this has been what is awe inspiring about it. I think that climbing and mountains have a great effect on peoples lives when it helps them to appreciate their true insignificance in the world both in scale and time. Paradoxically though this actually adds to the sense of meaning in life because you simply see more clearly how you fit into the world. In the process of appreciating your insignificance, you also get closer to a true sense of your significance.
How then, do you deal with another great paradox of a major effort on a big climb; that of the feeling of invincibility that climbing can give when you are performing well and at your limit. Of course if you step back it's obvious that the feeling cannot really be invincibility or anything approaching it. So if it's a misinterpretation, what is the correct one? I have felt happiest in climbing when I've seen this feeling not as wielding personal strength or power over my climbing environment, but as aligning to it, understanding it well enough to work in harmony with it. This idea of harmony with the medium, in this case rock, is so well known that it's a cliche. Where does the difference lie between these two subtly different interpretations of the same raw feeling. The most frustrated, isolated or bored climbers I've met have been those who appear to chase after brief flashes of invincibility in themselves over nature instead of seeing brief flashes of the invincibility of nature in themselves.
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I love reading about defense. I love the schemes, the evolution of the game, getting a deeper understanding and idea of different styles of coaches and how different schemes run on different sets of principles, how many schemes are more similar than we think, etc.
This is an article on Bill Bellichick's hybrid defense in NE. Great article, really shows you some insight into the genius of Bill Bellichick.
Anyone who loves reading about the game, I strongly recommend reading this. If you love the 46 defense, go buy Rex Ryan's book on the 46. Its a great read as well.
I've been studying the wide 9 for the past 2 years in bits and pieces, when I can find a good link on it I'll share it here.
But anyway, post and discuss defensive schemes here. I figure we could use a thread like this.
That's a great read and one of the few articles about BB's defense that is actually correct. Keep the links coming, I love these kind of articles.
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I know this isn't defense but I'll just put X's and O's in general.
http://cbsprt.co/OVME1w Will Brinson's simple breakdown of Ogletree's big game.
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very interesting thanks for posting this
If anyone has a breakdown of the Ravens hybrid D I would like to read it. I've been watching a boring Tampa 2 for so long I am having trouble at times following what the front 7 are doing in Pagano's new defense.
Just read up on the zone blitz. When watching the defense, pay attention to the alignments, how they attack the gaps. One thing I learned is, it's not about a 3-4 or 4-3 alignment, it's about how you attack the gaps in those alignments.
That's the thing, after one game and no way to replay it I don't even know if we're running a one or two-gap D. I'm assuming two-gap.
You could be running both.
I'll give you an example with the Giants. The Giants DL asks the DTs to 2 gap, holding their man and not penetrate the backfield, while the DEs are asked to attack down the field. So on the same DL, you have 2 guys 2 gapping and 2 guys 1 gapping.
But then in the nascar package, when we come out with 3 or 4 DEs on the DL on passing downs, they all typically 1 gap. But even that's not set in stone. Some blitz packages will ask someone to 2 gap etc.
It can get complicated. Most teams use a ton of different looks from different styles.
Excellent article, BBD. Thanks for sharing.
In general, the biggest difference between the Tampa 2 and Paganos defense is the freedom to manipulate the front to attack whatever gaps he feels are weak given the offenses personnel, formation, down, and distance. It is less reliant on just overwhelming an offense with pure pass rushing talent. And, in that regard, this defense has more interchangeable and mixed components than a Tampa 2 variant.
A standard 3-4 alignment is 5, 0, 5. But thats quite a loose standard because fronts change from team-to-team and snap-to-snap. You could see 4i, 0, 4i to create space for rush outside linebackers. Might see 4i, 0, 5 or 3, 1, 5 just as much. The combinations are countless based on what the defense is attempting to accomplish. And thats accounting for just three down linemen. In addition to aligning in a two-point stance, Terrell Suggs also put his hand in the ground and lined up in a three-point stance often in Baltimore. Nor does that consider gap responsibilities. It could be one-gap or two-gap. Certain teams might run more of one than the other, but the lines have blurred to the point where theres elements of both in defense. Thats where the defense is a blend between the 3-4 and 4-3 and more multiple in their methods.
From what I saw with the Ravens, Pagano was an aggressive defensive mind. He brought pressure with both rush linebackers. He brought creative coverage shells. He brought smart utilization of talent to that side of the ball. He maximizes what he gets out of his edge linebackers in coverage without sacrificing his pass rush push via strong tight end jams at the line and I think hes one of the best defensive back coaches in the NFL, too. He left the Ravens with one of the best secondaries in the league and it isnt just because of Ed Reed. Pagano developed a lot of the depth thats there now.
Now, I think some of what he did in Baltimore will change in Indianapolis. He gambled with his backend with the Ravens more and I think it will be some time before he has that level of talent and trust with the Colts defensive backfield. Plus, he had much better space-eaters in the trenches in Baltimore, so more stacking concepts in Indianapolis wouldnt surprise me either. But, in short, the biggest indicator of how the defense is adapting is the slight differences in the front and technique. Although, Pagano is good enough to where he will run a lot of different defensive concepts out of the same front. Much like offenses, defenses dont want to fall into the trap of being too predictable.
Cudders, thanks, that gives me something to work from. Can you explain what you mean by 4i? I don't know what the "i" means.
I know at one point Ngata was a NT and is more of a DE/DT and the actual NT ended up being a rotation of Terrance Cody and Brandon McKinney. So if the Ravens were in a 3 man front, it would've been Redding, Cody, and Ngata, right? Did their responsibilities change drastically based on circumstance or were they generally similar from one down to the next?
Also my impression was that Johnson played more as a true LB whereas Suggs was rarely in coverage and played as either a rush LB or a true down lineman. But that seems to have changed a bit in Indy, Mathis is a better pass rusher than Johnson so I guess that would make sense. Freeney's injury throws another wrench into things.
As for the linemens individual responsibilities, those change based on the overall defensive call. If I had to guess, Id assume that the Ravens ran a higher percentage of one-gap concepts than two-gap, but like I said, elements of both are there. For example, lets pretend Baltimores defense has their opponents offense at 2nd & 10 on the BAL 20 in the first quarter. In their film studies and game preparation, the staff uncovers that the offense likes to run lead dives through the A-gap on 2nd & 8-to-10 to put them in more manageable third down situations. The coaches recognize the screecher as the fullback checks into the game. So the call might shade Ngata and Redding a little inside, but give them one-gap freedom. And then assign a more rigid role to whichever nose tackle is in the game as a two-gap, zero-technique thats heads-up on the center.
Or, if the Ravens read pass in a certain situation, the entire line could have outright one-gap responsibilities. Or, if the call is a specific pressure, those responsibilities could change. A defensive end might line up on the inside shoulder of an offense tackle to create room for a rushing linebacker out of a two-point stance. Or, a defensive end might two-gap and just hold the point if the defense has dialed up a pair of linebackers to blitz behind them. So base responsibilities change based on circumstance, sure.
Ive seen Pagano bring both outside linebackers quite a bit. It hasnt been a this-or-that role for him. I didnt see the Colts-Bears game, but I dont anticipate that changes in Indianapolis. Its clear their pass rushers are two of their best defenders and Pagano will want to utilize those strengths. Much like Suggs. Suggs is one of the most fearsome edge rushers in the NFL and Pagano leaned on that on a lot of snaps. In Baltimore, his edge linebackers were adept at jamming en route to the quarterback, so he maintains some coverage with them without sacrificing his pass rush. I think its fair to reason thats been a coaching point during his tenure with the Colts so far. Get the hands on them, disrupt the timing of the route, and then get to the quarterbacks spot.
I love this Cudders.
To piggy back on what he's saying as well, keep in mind that ultimately talent will dictate the scheme. Pagano did a lot of blitzing in Baltimore but was also able to get away with a lot more over there because he had a great secondary. He might have to call off the dogs a little in Indy because he doesn't have the same caliber DBs on the back end.
He also has 2 great edge rushers in Indy, so he may decide to lean on them more to bring pressure and play safer coverage on the back end. We don't know yet, we have to see how he cooks it up.
But ultimately, players dictate the scheme. He'll use his principles, alignments, audibles, responsibilities the same way, but the play calls will ultimately fall on what he thinks his players are capable of executing.
PFF is a pariah site on these boards, but I read this a while back. Solid article.
For example, the information under the Baltimore subheading is misleading. First, Greg Mattison was the defensive coordinator in 2010, and he adopted a more conservative approach. Second, during Paganos tenure as defensive coordinator, the Ravens werent running a 4-3. Thats not an accurate statement. Did Baltimore show some 4-3 fronts? Sure did. But it just cant be classified as one because the bottom-line is that it doesnt fit into the convenient, neat categories of 4-3 or 3-4. Its a multiple defense. There were undeniable 3-4 fronts incorporated, too.
Their justification for Terrell Suggs classification as a defensive end is based on the percentage of snaps in which he dropped into coverage. It shouldnt be a surprise that he spent an overwhelming number of snaps rushing the passer. It suits his skill set. Hes one of the best pass rushers in the NFL and hes paid to do that. It wouldnt be effective, smart coaching if he wasnt getting after it out there.
An odd front doesnt just send three rushers at the quarterback. One of the schematic advantages of the 3-4 is that it disguises where the fourth rusher is coming from. In most cases, the best pass-rushing linebacker is going to be that hidden rusher. And that linebacker will dig his hand in the dirt at times. Even more often in obvious passing situations. But that doesnt make him a base end. The roles might be blurred and similar, but thats an overall defensive theme in the NFL, and it doesnt make them identical and it doesnt make them a 4-3. Suggs is still more diverse and flexible than that. He lines up in two- and three-point stances. He lines up inside and outside of the six-technique. He lines up all over the place. In the same article that penalizes Suggs for dropping into coverage just 90 times, PFF characterizes Tamba Hali as a traditional 3-4 OLB. How often did Hali drop into coverage that season, PFF? At their count, a grand total of 84 times. What ?
Same goes for Jarrett Johnson. Because his skill set was different from Suggs, his role was different. Thats not a shocker. Its clear that Johnson cant generate the kind of pass rush that Suggs can, so hes utilized elsewhere within the framework of the defense. Yet, he still aligned with his hand in the ground in certain sub-packages. Pagano was just swapping out a bigger man for a quicker man along the line.
In short, its hard to paint these kind of defenses with such broad brushstrokes. Simplified, stand-alone statements like its a 4-3 or its a 3-4 arent accurate. Those kind of statements might lead to good pieces that get hits for a site, but its not reflective of realities. Because defenses like Paganos unit in Baltimore cant be pigeonholed as one or the other. You would hear the same from him.
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It's important to note that the best way to describe defenses is how Cudders broke it down: even vs odd fronts. And most teams use both fronts as well. In fact, it's fair to say that every defense in the NFL is multiple front nowadays. You might see some pure even front 4-3 teams, maybe 1 or 2 pure odd front 3-4 teams, but almost every team in the league uses a combination of even and odd in their sets, a combination of 3 man and 4 man lines in their sets.
Each individual formation and snap needs to be analyzed to determine what is being ran. With the pass game being so advanced now, teams have to be multiple front to attack gaps and confuse protections or else it would be like playing catch out there.
They have to disguise their fronts and their coverages.
And just like how offenses have choice route opens, defenses have coverage options based on the offense, and rush/coverage options based on the offense. It's very complex, and unless you have the playbook on you, you don't really know what happened or who did what. You can guess, but that's all it is, a guess.
That's why you saw so many analysts say that giving the fans the coaches tape could open a can of worms. Bc we really don't know what we're looking at. None of have the playbooks, and unlike some analysts, none of us have any connections within the teams that could explain some of their concepts to us.
The only people who truly know what was going on are the coaches and the players. That's why you always hear them rip the media and fans alike. We can only guess, that's what we are. Guessers. None of us truly know with 100% certainty what the playcall was.
We can evaluate execution, basic football 101, but it's somewhat unfair of all of us to be armchair coordinators. We're the madden generation, it's what we do, but to be frank, none of us truly know what we're talking about.
We can guess. That's it.
Some awesome articles here boys
Bremel has a whole series you need to read. The whole series is at the bottom of that article.
The 3-4 defense that Romeo Crennel stays true to is using strictly two gapping down linemen. IF you look at it from a far you will see it more of a 5-2 than a 3-4. Both OLBs hover around the LOS, one drops in to coverage approx 60% of the time. In the first game of this year, when they had 3 down linemen you could see that the DEs were two gapping where as Poe lined up at the zero or 1 was 1 gapping. That is highlighted in that article about Wilfork. Wilfork does both depending on what is called and what he sees.
Danny Kelly drops some knowledge here
I like this article as well
This is not a defense article but just thought I would post it. A bit Seahawks oriented but discusses a nice point about running against the blitz and zone vs man blocking http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=422&sid=740107
This is a nice breakdown of the Seahawks defense.
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