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The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has launched a public consultation that presents its views and requests opinions from stakeholders on the newly proposed medical device legislation. This article discusses the consultation and suggests that readers consider responding.
EU public consultation on concepts only
On 26 September 2012, the European Commission adopted a proposal for the regulation of medical devices1 containing 97 articles and 16 annexes and a proposal for the regulation of in vitro diagnostic (IVD) medical devices2 containing 90 articles and 14 annexes. Certain aspects of the medical device proposal were covered in a previous article3 that stated that prudent medical device companies should keep a very close watch on the review process by the European Parliament and Council that will lead to a common position and subsequent final wording. Furthermore, it was suggested that, where possible, companies should make their views known, for example, through industry associations, if they believe that the proposed revision is likely to be more detrimental than beneficial to European citizens. This indirect route for making stakeholder views known on such critically important legislation is far from ideal and ironically lacks the transparency that the proposals espouse.
In 2008, stakeholders were given the opportunity of commenting on a European Commission public consultation document4, containing background information and a series of questions related to such issues as the scope of the directives, reinforcement of the essential requirements and strengthening of evaluation procedures for the highest risk devices, the possible involvement of the European Medicines Agency in the control of medical devices and ensuring the increased effectiveness of vigilance and market surveillance. In 2010, the European Commission launched a public consultation5 on specific issues related to the European regulation of IVD devices, seeking comments on such issues as classification, conformity assessment, legislative scope and clinical evidence.
Although the European Commission can be applauded for the management of the public consultations held in 2008 and 2010, the regulatory detail of the consultation documents, which were really only concept documents, pales in comparison to the exceedingly detailed text contained in the proposed medical device and IVD regulations. It is also interesting to note that the European process of adopting final versions of the device regulations is in stark contrast to the process in the United States, where new regulations and even guidance documents are published as proposed regulations and draft guidance documents, respectively, to allow public comment to be provided and seriously considered during the process of developing the final documents. This is why it is important that readers be aware of the opportunity that the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is providing to stakeholders to comment on this proposed Europe-wide legislation.
UK provides opportunity to comment
On its website at www.mhra.gov.uk/Publications/Consultations/Deviceconsultations/CON205361, UK MHRA announces that it has launched a public consultation on the revision of European legislation on medical devices.6 The consultation was launched in November 2012 and lasts 10 weeks. It states that it is seeking the views of healthcare professionals, patients, industry, academics, and the interested public on the draft new European legislation on medical devices. It also explains that the public consultation sets out what the MHRA thinks about the different changes suggested by the European Commission and that it would now like to hear "your opinion on how the new legislation will have an impact on you and how you think that it can be improved." A video on the website, seen below, presents a useful and concise overview of the public consultation. Responses should be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com no later than 21 January 2013. The MHRA plans to publish a summary of responses by the end of March 2013.
In addition to the main public consultation page, an item on the left menu bar, "New legislation on medical devices" at www.mhra.gov.uk/Howweregulate/Devices/NewLegislationonMedicalDevices/ind... links to a brief overview on the revision of the medical device directives, why the legislation is being changed and the stages and timelines associated with the regulations coming into force. In the last section of the overview, "How can I get involved," the MHRA states that it is currently formulating its opinion on the proposed regulations and that it is essential that it obtains views from patients, healthcare professionals, industry and academics. This will be accomplished by the public consultation, starting conversations on the MHRA Facebook page about the most important elements of the proposed changes and speaking with stakeholders at meetings or events during the public consultation period, where stakeholders believe that would be helpful and as far as other commitments allow. Information on getting in touch with members of the European Parliament is also provided, along with contact information of the MHRA officials who are leading the work on the new proposals within the agency.
UK public consultation document
Anyone interested in understanding the implications of the proposed medical device regulations, or how a Competent Authority views the proposals, and who wishes to have an opportunity to provide comments, should download and carefully review the UK public consultation document. It is 51 pages long, covers all 10 chapters of the two proposed regulations on medical devices and IVDs, and includes 68 questions in total, spread throughout the document, and aimed at obtaining stakeholder opinion on whether they agree with the MHRA position on a particular aspect of the proposed regulations. It should be mentioned that each proposed regulation has the same number of chapters, where only two differ slightly with regards to their titles.
The consultation document is structured to facilitate review, in that each section contains:
For example, section 1.3 of Chapter I: Scope and definitions, of the consultation document discusses an interesting and important proposed change in the medical device regulation. This proposes that devices composed of substances or combinations of substances intended to be ingested, inhaled or administered rectally or vaginally that are absorbed by or dispersed in the human body are within the scope of the regulation. Annex VII of the proposed regulation, which sets out the classification criteria for medical devices, classifies these devices as Class III.
The MHRA position is that clarifying the scope of the medical device regulation is generally helpful and clarifies which products fall under the legislation and which do not. However, the MHRA position is that it prefers to exclude products composed of substances or combinations of substances that are intended to be ingested, inhaled or administered rectally or vaginally that are absorbed by or dispersed in the human body from the regulation of medical devices. That is, the MHRA states that it has concerns that medical device legislation does not fully take into account the safety aspects of these products. In particular, it goes on to say that these products may significantly affect the safety or efficacy of the medication with which they are taken, and special consideration needs to be given to the use of these products in certain patients, such as children or those with compromised renal or hepatic function. Therefore MHRA believes that these products should be excluded from the scope of this regulation and be regulated under European medicines legislation.
Thus, two questions are posed to stakeholders. Question 1 is, "Do you agree with our proposed position? If not, please explain why." Question 2 is, "What impact do you think excluding the products composed of substances or combinations of substances that are intended to be ingested, inhaled or administered rectally or vaginally and that are absorbed by or dispersed in the human body from the scope of the medical devices regulation would have? For instance, might some very low risk products be inadvertently excluded from device legislation?
Readers should refer to the public consultation for the full text of the MHRA position on this and other changes for which MHRA expresses an opinion and requests comments.
After the UK consultation
The MHRA intends to use the information gained from the public consultation process to negotiate with the other European member states and European Parliament. In this regard, the MHRA states that it is keen to receive analysis and evidence that will help the agency achieve its negotiating objectives. Furthermore, it states that stakeholder input will be crucial to help MHRA identify the full implications of the changes and areas of concern. Prudent stakeholders should seriously consider taking advantage of this opportunity.
1. Recast of the Medical Device Directives; Public Consultation http://ec.europa.eu/health/medical-devices/documents/revision/index_en.htm
2. Revision of Directive 98/79/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 1998 on In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices; Public Consultation; http://ec.europa.eu/health/medical-devices/files/recast_docs_2008/public...
3. Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on medical devices, and amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009; http://ec.europa.eu/health/medical-devices/files/revision_docs/proposal_...
4. Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on in vitro diagnostic medical devices http://ec.europa.eu/health/medical-devices/files/revision_docs/proposal_...
5. M.E. Donawa, "Proposed New European Medical Device Regulations," European Medical Device Technology, 3, 6, 16–19 (2012)
6. UK MHRA, The Revision of European Legislation on Medical Devices (November 2012); http://www.mhra.gov.uk/home/groups/comms-ic/documents/publication/con205...
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With Climategate, as well as increasing skepticism about the causes of climate change on the one hand, and the potential efficacy of GHG emissions-control programs on the other, I am so glad that Tesla doesn't need fear of climate catastrophe to motivate Roadster purchases. If, tomorrow, we learn that we're doing nothing significant to change the climate or that there is nothing we can do to stop changes that are now underway, the Roadster and future Tesla vehicles will still stand as things to be desired, simply for the value proposition they represent to the individual driver. The Roadster is a hot car, period. The Model S, if the final production car resembles or improves over the prototype that has already been demonstrated, will be an excellent alternative to petro-based fuel-burners in its price range. That Tesla cars and EV in general are kinder to the environment is only icing on a very tasty cake.
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Great automobile - this technology helps reduce usage of fossil fuels for meeting our transportation needs, and thus the consequent carbon emissions. However, calling it "zero emission" is not entirely correct, as this is only true if the power used to charge the vehicle batteries is generated in non-fossil fueled plants. In America, for the most part, this is not the case. Thus the emissions are simply relocated from the vehicle's exhaust to the power plant's chimney, although the electric vehicle does result in lower overall fuel consumption per unit distance traveled. This technology should rightly be named "reduced emissions" instead, unless the context clearly relates to power generated from nuclear, wind, solar, hydro, etc. (that is, non-fossil fueled) plants.
Saying that the car itself is "zero emission" is correct, since the batteries, electric motors, etc don't produce any greenhouse gases. (one could get pedantic about the ambiguity on what we care about its emitting, but it wouldn't be a very pointful discussion). And remember that other methods of electricity generation have their own environmental impacts (poisonous chemicals used in solar panel manufacture, damage to fish or bird habitats for hydro or wind power, nuclear waste)... none of these are intrinsically linked to the car, either. And no, I'm not saying fossil fuels are better; they're not.
Yes, most electricity generated in the US is from fossil fuels (thank you, by the way, for recognizing that even so it reduces pollution compared to gasoline-powered cars; most people don't realize that)... but we shouldn't blame the car for any issues we have with the power grid. After all, if we change where the power comes from, electric cars get the benefits with no effort on the part of the consumer. This is very important.
Thanks, Ben - excellent comment. Yes, from "well to wheel", Teslas are by far more efficient overall, as well as the cleanest, not only in terms of emissions, but also in overall waste (no leaking oil, no oil changes, no air and oil filters to throw away/replace, etc.).
Also, along Ben's comments - energy isn't free. There is going to be waste, from the nasty compounds and byproducts in solar cell manufacture, spent nuclear fuel, colossal ecosystem disruptions caused by hydro, etc. Efficiency is good, and it is essential to push the envelope as much as possible. I'm going to reserve a Model S this Spring.
However, the only real solution to the real, true, impending energy and pollution crises is that we just have to use less - combine trips, carpool, take public transportation, etc. Conservation is just as critical as well-to-wheel efficiency.
OK, I'll get off my soapbox now and pass the hat...
Hear, hear! Tesla can surf over and past the AGW nonsense.
Speaking of nonsense ... even a coal plant is more efficient than an ICE machine.
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Sensible, but wrong. Surplus trumps conservation when it comes to energy. Check out focusfusion.org and lawrencevilleplasmaphysics.com -- the project is proceeding apace, and will rewrite the global economy within about 5 years.
Every green and conventional power alternative will be economically cut off at the knees by a 20:1 to 100:1 competitive disadvantage.
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Viewing video content on a computer, tablet or smartphone has become a popular activity for people all over the world. While television was once the primary means to watch video, these devices have made it possible for people to view their favorite programming whenever and wherever they choose to.
Technology has created a consumer who is not only extremely tech-savvy, but who has also become accustomed to using tools that tout ease of use and convenience. This is one of the reasons for the rise in popularity of electronic devices, particularly mobile ones. Both tablets and smartphones have made it easier to watch video on the go, and with the increased adoption of these gadgets, brands have begun to invest much more heavily in digital video advertising. With more screens flooding the marketplace, it's important for companies to take advantage of all the video advertising avenues available to them.
In a sense, one could say that smartphones, tablets and computers have contributed greatly to the rise in video marketing. There was a time when TV was the only screen that brands needed to develop video ads for. Although the platform is still as popular as it has ever been, companies now understand that they have increased marketing options, as consumers use more screens.
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Mobile technology users getting younger
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Really looking forward to it, but I'm planning on being in the super hero group for prizes. It's a bummer that it's supposed to be warm. Super-hero outfits are hot.
Good luck! The Waterloo half, right? If I'm remembering right, there isn't a lot of shade out there... be safe! And are you actually dressing up as a superhero? Which one?
"If you are afraid of making a mistake, then you have already made one."
How'd it go then?
I will put in an RR shortly when I have some pictures. It was a warm day, and I dressed up in a full Batman costume so it was very hot for me. I finished in 1:48:58, and everyone loved Batman.
That sounds hot. Can't wait for the RR.
Run on everyone.....................Steve
Awesome time! That's faster than me, and while wearing a Batman costume. Congrats! I officially envy you now.


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|Hey Folks,
I was there over the weekend while attending and giving tours for the GDG Muster, and got a chance to see what's going on at Hunterstown while leading a tour of it for a group. They're already breaking ground on the west side of the field (the power plant that Steve spoke of has all but obliterated the east side) so things don't look good.
I recently wrote an article on the Hunterstown battle for America's Civil War magazine that will hopefully be published soon, and help give some PR to the fight for the land. Besides the power plant, it's otherwise a pristine battlefield, complete with 1863 farm buildings, and the site of newly-minted BG George Custer's very first mounted cavalry charge.
If we lose it, we lose history. Big time. They may as well build that damn casino right in the middle of it.


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Ok, so I finally got around to making the Heisman candidate pages on here.
They're pretty self-explanatory. I'll try and keep them updated.
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Ok, so I finally got around to making the Heisman candidate pages on here.
They're pretty self-explanatory. I'll try and keep them updated.
Very little change, other than the pretend contenders slipping away into oblivion.
That's basically the legit Heisman field right now, unless something drastic happens. Much less confusing than last year, for certain.
Good candidates, if numbers didn't matter
See Ya
Per usual, CFR's This Week's Games section is updated.
Off to an earlier than usual start to the week, tonight saw Fresno State crush Toledo. ESPN or ESPN2 will televise a handful of uninteresting games the rest of the way until Saturday when we have a decent slate of games to look forward to.
The 12:00 bracket starts out with Heisman candidate Vince Young and the #2 Texas Longhorns tackling Brad Smith and Missouri (12th nationally in scoring at 43.7 PPG). #3 Virginia Tech travels down the road to old Big East rival West Virginia. The game everyone will be checking out is #11 Michigan State in a rare role as home favorite against Michigan. The Wolverines need this game badly, having already lost to Notre Dame, the fan base is on the ropes and simply cannot fathom taking one to the gut from the rival Spartans. No doubt Warren from RJYH will have a field day this week getting clinical on the Michigan bloggers' suicide routines. Is it any wonder that Jack Kevorkian was able to get so much work in the great state of Michigan?
Also of some intrigue (HT Bruce Feldman), undefeated Indiana takes on undefeated Wisconsin.
#24 Louisville may be sucking its collective thumb in anticipation of yet another non-big-three Florida school opponent. This time it's Florida Atlantic coming to town. Don't screw it up again, fellas!
A few minutes later, Illinois takes on Iowa. Think the Hawkeyes get Zooked in their own backyard?
At 12:30 #10 Tennessee takes on Ed Orgeron's Mississippi Rebels. I'd pay to see the pregame Orgeron tirade and his references to the girth of Tennessee coach Fullmer. Also, Texas A&M tries to reprogram their memories and avenge a loss to mighty Baylor last year.
After that, nothing of interest happens until 3:30.
ABC and its GameDay show are out in Tempe anticipating some kind of upset (think 1996 ASU 19, Nebraska 0) between #1 USC and Arizona State. I'm just anticipating an interesting game. The Trojan defense was something fierce against Oregon last weekend, and they've long contained Dirk Koetter's teams. Thing is, there's a new sheriff in town, and Sam Keller is a far superior offensive player to Andrew Walter---he can actually move the ball around the field and make deadly weapons out of not one but two tight ends. That said, the Leinart/Bush '05 show will roll on. Great viewing.
CBS grabs an intriguing game between Florida and Alabama at the same time. Hopefully the Gators learned their lesson from the matchup against Tennessee and don't get suckered into the usual SEC mud ball, keep-it-close because I can't win straight-up type games that Alabama loves to play. Both teams are undefeated, so the hype is going to be pretty intense.
Depending on where you live, ABC will also have a trio of snoozers to watch: Syracuse @ #16 Florida State, #18 Minnesota @ Penn State, and #23 Iowa State @ Nebraska. Oh Lord. Pray for Minnesota and their robotic running offense (and Heisman candidate Laurence Maroney) if you can't get the USC game.
At five, Oregon faces Stanford. This game has train wreck value, as Stanford will be making its first appearance since the well-publicized shaming against some nobody from the bowels of the lower division schools.
I'm kind of looking forward to the 7:00 matchup between Arizona and #12 California. The Bears are fun to watch but they're still kinda shaky right now. At this point they need to be getting the last kinks out of the machine before taking on the heart of the Pac-10 slate. Games against UCLA,
ASU and USC are on the horizon, so this should be kind of the tune-up, look your Sunday finest match for them.
Steve Spurrier's South Carolina bottom dwellers also travel to the Plains to take on the Auburn Tigers, full of cupcake crumbs all over their front whiskers. Are they satisfied, or is there room for more?
And in perhaps the strangest national broadcast ever (if I'm reading the ESPN schedule correctly), ABC is televising for a live national audience, a game played in front of maybe 9,000 people between host San Jose State and visiting Nevada. ? ? ? Apparently the Kansas State at Oklahoma game just wasn't worth their time.
As day drifts into night, #13 Notre Dame trips to nearby #22 Purdue for what should be a fairly good game. Both teams have well designed if somewhat creaky offenses. They both hate each other. Both have chips on their shoulders. Cool. Keep it interesting, fellas.
Lastly, South Florida tries to play giant killer again, visiting #9 Miami. Thing is, as much as people hate Miami, if they lost this game, would anybody really care? It kind of bothers me how non-controversial these recent Miami teams have become. College football could use a contending Miami team, but won't get it for at least this season.
Matt Leinart, USC
236/348 (.678), 4112 yards, 40 TD/8 INT
For those curious, that would round out his career total (sans bowl performance) as follows:
760/1162 (.654), 10990 yards, 111 TD, 23 INT. Staggering totals for just three seasons of work.
Reggie Bush, USC
160 carries, 1332 yards (8.33 average), 16 touchdowns
40 receptions, 684 yards (17.1 average), 8 touchdowns
16 punt returns, 108 yards (6.75 average), 0 touchdowns
24 kickoff returns, 420 yards (17.5 average), 0 touchdowns
240 touches, 2544 all-purpose yards (10.6 average), 24 touchdowns
Vince Young, Texas
140 carries, 808 yards (5.77 average), 4 touchdowns
156/240 (.650), 2176 yards, 20 touchdowns, 16 interceptions
Chris Leak, Florida
Negative rushing yards, but 6 rushing touchdowns
243/342 (.711), 3111 yards, 27 TD/0 INT
Bye weeks are bad for Heisman candidates lately.
Vince Young took the week off, and Reggie Bush went nuts. Matt Leinart recovered from an early start to have a dominant second half against Oregon, as well.
Chris Leak piloted Florida to 49 first half points against Kentucky.
Basically, we have a nice field of four here, all on marquee programs at marquee positions. Unfortunately for Vince Young, the other three lead candidates all are playing in intriguing national games while he's stuck with ho-hum Missouri. Hopefully he goes nuts and can continue to generate attention for his Heisman candidacy.
Is 79/108 (.732) for 1184 yards, 13 TD/2 INT and a nationally-leading 201.3 quarterback rating.
Is 88/147 (.599) with 16 TD/2 INT and a rating of 175.5, good for 7th nationally.
113 carries for 698 yards (6.18 average), 6 TD and 174.5 yards per game (#1 nationally). Is on pace for 1920 regular-season rushing yards and 17 touchdowns.
37 carries for 278 yards (7.51 average), 4 TD and a 92.7 yards/game average (#33 nationally). Has also tallied 4 catches for 33 yards, 5 punt returns for 151 yards (30.2 average) and 2 touchdowns, for a total of 6 touchdowns.
Super Longshots:
Not a bad show so far.
There was a nice piece about VT player Victor "Macho" Harris, who got burned during an in-house visit with VT coach Frank Beamer. He saved his house and family from a kitchen fire, then forged a bond with his (future) coach, who had also been burned as a youth.
Kirk Herbstreit got a little weird saying Penn State would go 8-3, but whatever...
Coming up there's a discussion about what team is the best in the SEC, which should be interesting, as well as a feature on Heisman winner Matt Leinart's NFL film study.
UPDATE: Kirk just said Alabama may be the best team in the SEC... what?! Lee said LSU and UGA will be in Atlanta.
UPDATE: Just showed a teaser with ESPN's Shelley Smith nearly sitting on top of Leinart in the film room. Give the man some room! They had a shot from the back where it made a silhouette of the two where they look like lovers sitting close in a movie theatre. Ew.
Huuuuuuuge crowd, props to the VaTech fans for showing up in droves on such short notice.
This is getting fairly boring, hehe.
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On paper this week's slate of games isn't as compelling as last week. No worries, though---most teams are entering the conference portion of the schedule and there should be a lot more even matchups from here on out.
On Wednesday, a once-promising game is now just an opportunity to witness the dynamic Bowling Green offensive attack go up against a wounded and reeling Boise State squad. If getting dizzy is your thing, the game's on Boise's blinding smurf turf and televised on ESPN2.
There's little to say about Thursday's games except they're one day closer to being Friday.
Friday brings us the maddeningly inconsistent Iowa State Cyclones against Army, and a wounded but dangerous California squad up against New Mexico State. Both games are good measuring sticks if nothing else, to see what specifically Iowa State and California are doing on the field, and how effective they are at it. The confidence gained here is particularly important for a guy like Cal QB Joe Ayoob, as the Bears build towards their late-season matchup against USC in Berkeley.
Saturday morning gives us eight of the Big
Ten Eleven teams going head-to-head. For an early snoozer, watch Iowa battle Ohio State. Drew Tate is back for the Hawkeyes, and looked impressive last week. Ted Ginn looks to finally get untracked against a physical if somewhat stiff Iowa defense. Iowa won this one last year 33-7.
#11 Purdue, a narrow winner over Arizona last week, travels to Minnesota to take on Laurence Maroney and the Gophers' rush attack. Both teams do some unusual things on the ground, so this will be a little more interesting as both should push well into the 30 point range.
#17 Michigan State travels to Illinois against a surprisingly competitive Illinois squad. The Illini held tough last week against California before the Bears surged in the fourth quarter. Can the Illini work their magic again versus a similarly dynamic and explosive offense? That's tough to do.
Lastly, Penn State takes on Northwestern and should be blown out.
A big-name, low excitement contest is also in the works for the Colorado/Miami game. Miami has looked pretty awful early on this year, and Colorado probably has the bodies to make a game of this one for a while. If nothing else you can watch Miami QB Kyle Wright continue to develop and think about how you'll be telling your grandchildren "I remember when..." I saw Kyle Wright as a RS-FR.
Also of intrigue, North Carolina takes on North Carolina State. In state battles tend to be interesting. Clemson also looks to build upon a strong early start, this time facing a depressed Boston College squad that messed up a good opportunity to dethrone Florida State last weekend.
At 12:30, tail-between-the-legs Arkansas takes on a surging Alabama team in what should be your typical SEC mud fest as both offenses are very much works in progress. Think 5-yard dump passes, 3 yard runs, 1 yard runs, punt, incomplete pass, 3 yard run, 8 yard pass, 1 yard run, incomplete pass, 3 yard run, punt... tune in if that's your idea of fun.
After that, you can take a nice nap until 3:30. #15 Georgia Tech travels to Lane Stadium for an intriguing ACC matchup against #4 Virginia Tech. The Hokies need to have a big win against a name opponent to jump-start their campaign for national legitimacy. This is a good start.
#5 Florida also travels to Kentucky fresh off a win against clueless Tennessee. The Wildcats took Louisville to the wire three weekends ago, do they have it in them to hang tight against another sophisticated attack? Florida's offense has been in shell mode, as predicted, and thus leaves them vulnerable to opponents who know how to score touchdowns. Chris Leak could really use a great performance here if he wants to stay in Heisman contention for 2005.
#16 Notre Dame takes on former coach Tyrone Willingham in Seattle. On paper there's drama, but in reality Charlie Weis will probably use this game as a rebound to build confidence leading up to the USC game in a few weekends.
At 6:00, we get to watch #14 Michigan battle run-happy Wisconsin. Last weekend was a nice schedule padding game for the Wolverines, but now they have to prove that the Notre Dame game was a fluke (as CFR argues) and topple the Badgers.
At 7:00, USC travels to Eugene to take on the Oregon Ducks. Autzen Stadium has been quite unkind to the Trojans of late (2002 victory aside), and many a prognosticator sees this game as the last non-Cal hurdle for the Trojans on their way to the Rose Bowl. USC's Pac-10 road openers are scary times under Carroll, as well. With no Texas game on the schedule, Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush have big opportunities here to surge ahead in the Heisman race against the Longhorns' Vince Young.
At 7:45, GameDay special Tennessee @ LSU takes the main stage. I predict another SEC slopfest, although LSU has the potential to open things up in ways Tennessee can't. Whether they choose to do so or not, I have no idea. The Vols' backs are against the wall, though, as they could fall to 0-2 in SEC play. Tell me again why are they starting Erik Ainge?
Finally, if you're still awake at 10:00, #18 Arizona State takes on the Oregon State Beavers in Corvallis. The Beavers surrendered 63 points against the sophisticated Louisville attack last weekend and are looking to spare themselves further embarrassment.
A few questions---
How does one sort out the early Heisman status of Matt Leinart, Reggie Bush, and Vince Young?
Ignoring the rules for a minute, what is your perception of this race? Who would you vote for at this early juncture, and what factors weight on your decision?
And, projecting for a moment, how do you see this race sorting itself out?
Do the Heismandments hold and render this a race between Vince Young and Reggie bush? Are Leinart and Bush going to cancel each other out and render an awkward Vince Young victory?
I'm just curious. I think a great case can be made for all three, right now.
Feel free to address some of this in the Heisman discussion forum here. Hopefully the always busy HP can chime in a little in response to these disjointed questions as well.
In the CFR Heisman discussion forum.
Also linked in the Heisman section on the menu to your left.
See list below.
What a difference a weekend makes.
The top candidates haven't changed much, but another crazy weekend has reshuffled the "field" candidates.
Because it is so early in the season and already the top candidates are set in wet concrete, much of the "outside candidate" drama is gone. Big programs with Heisman tradition dominate the race. Sorry, Chad Henne. Sorry, D.J. Shockley. We feel your pain, Brian Brohm.
At this point, we have four strong candidates, and a narrowing field of hopefuls. The real drama now comes in the battle for top position among those big four, and to track who among the outsiders will make it to New York. It will be exciting to figure out who the final field of five candidates are. I hunch at least one of the top four will drop out from serious contention, although he may still be in New York City when all is said and done.
This list basically reflects the race reality of a narrowed field, as highlighted by HeismanPundit's latest Heisman list.
The Field:
It's hard to tell at this point who has a good shot at New York City and the Heisman ceremony. The likely candidate will probably be a survivor, whose team is in the top 10 with a nearly spotless record and has put up the necessary stats.
Any outside candidate will probably have put up unreal numbers at his position. Think Adrian Peterson of Oklahoma if he can run for 200 ad infinitum, or Minnesota's Laurence Maroney or Northern Illinois' Garrett Wolfe.
Props to my old man for reminding me that I haven't updated the "This Week's Games" feature.
Consider it done.
Pertinent thoughts and picks below...
Utah over TCU on Thursday.
The UTEP/Houston matchup Friday is a good one between dynamic offenses running behind marginal talent. I'll take Mike Price in this one. He's due for a bigger D-1 gig soon. Carson Palmer's baby brother is the QB at UTEP.
Louisville should snap out of its mild funk while hosting the always scrappy Oregon State Beavers. The Beavers' Matt Moore, a UCLA transfer, is probably a better overall quarterback than the departed Derek Anderson. The problem is their defense looks down this year.
Vanderbilt tries its hand at playing a hairy, muscular, ugly Cinderella for the third time this year, taking on the hairy, muscular, ugly Ed Orgeron and his Ole Miss Rebels. The Rebs dont have much of an identity right now, Vanderbilt does, and is playing with swagger. A mild edge to the Commodores.
Auburn is once again dancing merrily through cupcake land, this time taking on Ball State. I guess they're happy to finish #3 in the polls ad infinitum.
San Diego State makes yet another return trip to Columbus to face the Buckeyes. Gotta love those away and away series. Or in Ohio State's case, home and home. The Aztecs should have won in 2003. They should have beat Michigan last year, too. But their magic failed to produce wins. The Buckeyes should romp.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame returns to South Bend for Charlie Weis' first home game with the Irish. The opponent is a red-hot Michigan State squad. I'm skeptical of the early Irish results, and this is a big test against a confident squad running a machine offense. Weis already has his players' attention, as they're all talking about how badly Michigan State owns the Irish of late (five straight victories over Bob Davie, 1-2 against Tyrone Willingham, but 1-0 in South Bend, undefeated in South Bend since 1993). I'm going with the Spartans on this one.
Clemson has to hate its early schedule (vs. Texas A&M, @ Maryland, vs. Miami), but I love it. Credit goes for taking on some name programs so early. The Tigers are 2-0 and playing with a lot of confidence. Miami's offense appears to be in very bad shape right now, but like Virginia Tech, this is a Cane team that's always been able to scrap and play a little street ball if they can keep the score down. I am a fan of Kyle Wright and think he's a guy that will be tough to handle as he improves each week. Tough call here, but Miami should win.
UCLA should win pretty easily over Oklahoma. Problem is, we're talking about Karl Dorrell here. The Sooners are due for a bustout game, but their quarterback woes may be so severe as to cripple them against a Pac-10 foe more than comfortable with facing an incompetent pass attack. The Bruins' run D is horrible, though, and I keep thinking about that early loss to Oklahoma State last year where the Cowboys threw all of six times and still won going away. I'll still choose the Bruins, however.
Alabama at South Carolina kicks off CBS' SEC coverage this year. Alabama's a mess, so this is an easy call for the Gamecocks.
Texas should crush rice. CFR will be looking for some kind of Heisman highlight run from Vince Young.
Fresno State at Oregon is a good barometer game for both programs. The Ducks have to figure out Fresno's rush attack, while also continuing to implement their new spread offense. Fresno has to steal a big win somewhere and then try and roll through their conference now that Boise State is already on the ropes. A win here, plus a conference crown (obviously this is projecting a lot) and Fresno has a great shot at a pretty good bowl game.
Another barometer game is Florida State at Boston College. Everyone's writing the Noles off, which scares me. Remember a similar situation last year? Bruce Feldman sniffs this one out, too, and says the Noles are calling it a "sod game". However, I think the Noles' offense is a borderline disaster, second-half romp against The Citadel aside. Boston College has muffed games like these in the past, but they're home and against a significantly weakened foe. They also have a captain of discipline as their coach, so they shouldn't get too out of shape if things don't go exactly as planned. Call this one a B.C. win.
In theory, Florida romps over Tennessee. But there are some creaks in the foundation right now. Its clear the offense isn't close to where it will be. Chad Jackson is the star right now, but if the offense were functioning properly, chances are the star would be Andre "Bubba" Caldwell. Also, there's a lot of talk about athletic backup QB Josh Portis. Sounds like Meyer's already a little handcuffed by Leak's lack of mobility and is looking for ways to get around it. Tennessee has its own issues though, namely not knowing that Rick Clausen is far and away their best quarterback. And you wonder why I get after the SEC sometimes... when the league's "best" coach is either too dumb or too proud to get the best player at the most important position on the field instead of his bumbling backup, errrrr co-starter. Anyway. Clausen should have a great game, but CFR is going with the Gators.
Be sure to keep tabs on the Mississippi State/Tulane game. Tulane has been displaced by Hurricane Katrina and may not play a home game for a long time. People are talking about LSU as America's team, but don't forget Baton Rouge was spared much of Katrina's wrath. The kids at Tulane are the ones who are semi-permanently playing away from home, away from their University, relying on the goodwill of conference peers.
For an example of someone who has a grasp with the Familarity concept, check out Bruce Feldman's take on the Arizona/Purdue game. I'm going with the Wildcats, but for slightly different reasons. I just think Purdue is bound to slip up several times this year despite the excitement about their schedule that bypasses Michigan and Ohio State. The Boilers had an easy road last year and wound up with some strange losses. Count on the same happening this year. Until a team proves it can break a pattern, they get treated by CFR like they can't break it. Kind of like how we can count on Michigan to lose at least two if not three games this year.
And finally, in a game nobody will stay awake to watch, USC should romp over Arkansas in their home opener. What's interesting is that USC has gone from playing one of the pass-happiest teams in the NCAA in Hawai'i, to playing the current national rushing leader, in Arkansas. Talk about a shock to the system, it's the football equivalent of icy-hot. Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush will continue to make their Heisman push, although Bush may make way for backfield LenDale White, who was upset about limited carries last time out.
ESPN had a segment on tonight, with their CFB guy, Joe Schad.
The lead-in was some talk about "Florida", namely that the Big 3 programs from the state are the only ones involved in games between ranked teams this weekend (#13 Miami @ #20 Clemson; #8 Florida State @ #17 Boston College; #5 Tennessee @ #6 Florida).
Other tidbits:
Notre Dame is replacing injured receiver Rhema McKnight with the diminuitive Matt Shelton. I like the move. It's a stretch to call Shelton fast, but he is a guy with an uncanny knack for getting himself open WAY downfield (a fat 25.8 average to go with 20 catches). The previous regime somehow found a way to get him involved with the offense last year. It remains to be seen if Charlie Weis has much interest in doing the same.
In perhaps the first Heisman mention for Maurice Drew outside of the blogosphere, Schad said the Oklahoma/UCLA game would be a matchup between two Heisman candidates. More likely, there's just one Heisman candidate in the game, and his name isn't Peterson, surprising enough. Drew's grandfather collapsed and died during UCLA's game against Rice last weekend, so Drew's got some things to work through. Adrian Peterson is also in the news for missing some classes and getting the usual light punishment from coach Bob Stoops.
That's about all.
PS: Hey Joe, update your blog!
Just got a text message from a friend: "Chad Henne 4 Heisman!"
There's 7:00 left in the 4Q right now and Michigan is down 17-3 to Notre Dame.
Chad Henne's line:
14/31, 114 Yards, 45.2%, 0TD/1INT 3 Points
He's not this bad, obviously, but he's chosen the worst possible time to have a bad game. Its not like guys haven't been open all afternoon. Talk about a case of the yips.
On the radar:
Check out the slate here.
I'll be out of town, don't know when I'll return, but obviously will be tuning into the games.
Things to look for:
Can Ohio State cover the spread against Miami of Ohio? Who is their back? What will Ted Ginn do? Can Justin Zwick in his 1-game tryout finally move the passing offense?
Will Bowling Green fall flat against Wisconsin's defense or can they continue to look like a legitimate national offense?
Does Tennessee swiftly end the Darrell Hackney hype?
Watch USC/Hawai'i. What trends emerge on offense and defense against an unusual opponent on the road? Does the new hydra-like offensive coordinator position thing... know what its doing? What will Reggie and Matt do? What USC freshmen and reserves make names for themselves?
Will Vince Young have another Michigan performance against LA-Lafayette?
What to make of new Nebraska quarterback Zac Taylor? Is their offense still a mess?
Can Texas A&M escape Clemson? What will Reggie McNeal do?
How ugly will the Notre Dame/Pittsburgh game be?
Can Auburn live up to its promise and blow Georgia Tech out of the water?
Will Mike Price year II show continued progress at UTEP?
And for Sunday's games---
Is Perry Patterson a great young quarterback that nobody's talking about, or a dud? Watch Jason Gwaltney's debut for West Virginia. He's behind another pretty good back, so he may be limited early on.
Can Brian Brohm get over the nerves of his first start and keep Louisville's offensive machine rolling against Kentucky?
Can BYU's super receiver Todd Watkins light up Boston College?
Will Colorado/Colorado State be yet another thriller?
How will Nate Longshore do in his California debut? Will the Bears play backup Joseph Ayoob? What will Marshawn Lynch do? Why in the world are they playing Sacramento State?
Tune into Boise State/UGA. No questions, just answers.
I have no thoughts on Florida. It will take them a few games to really get a grasp of the Urban Meyer offense. Until then they're just playing ball kind of blind.
Does Navy still have that offensive magic of last year? Can Maryland contain their run?
Can NC State upset a vulnerable Virginia Tech? Tech's defense looks ferocious, but so does the Wolfpack's defensive line against a pretty shaky Marcus Vick.
Feel free to comment below on whatever strikes you and I'll respond to the more interesting comments when I get back.
Welcome back, college football!
I'm still figuring out a daily schedule for what will go on at Resource during the week, but count on my weekly Heisman and Top Teams rankings/lists, of course, lots of brief analysis of interesting stats, controversial banter, some more Katrina updates (Outside the Lines on ESPN did a nice show tonight about the Tulane team's relocation---pretty sad), and much more.
This is great.
Below is the slate, all times Eastern---
7:00 PM-Vanderbilt @ Wake (ESPNU), Oregon @ Houston (ESPN2), William & Mary @ Marshall, Eastern Michigan @ Cincinnati, Western Illinois @ Toledo
7:30 PM-Buffalo @ Connecticut, Central Florida @ South Carolina (ESPN)
8:00 PM-Northwestern St. @ Louisiana Monroe
10:00 PM-Temple @ #20 Arizona State, Idaho @ Washington State
10:15 PM-Minnesota @ Tulsa (ESPN2)
There's nothing too compelling here. Some quick thoughts looking this over...
The Wake offense has shown some life of late, and Vanderbilt might be vulnerable to some big plays from Wake back Chris Barclay, who made the ACC first team.
The Oregon game is notable because Oregon had an embarrassing opening loss to Indiana last year. They're looking to not make the same mistake again. Houston's athletic department is hyping this up, and there's all kinds of "duckhunting" promotions on their websites, urging fans to attend. Its understandable, not many fans really want to lose to a team with neon green uniforms and a duck as its mascot. Also, its our first glance at super DT Haloti Ngata this year, most likely his last one in Euguene. Oregon is also a sleeper pick to upset USC this year, so people may have some interest in that. Lastly, Oregon super recruit Johnathan Stewart will get some carries.
A lot of people will be tuning into South Carolina's game, but honestly, there's nothing to get too excited about. The team on the field is going to be pretty bad, and other than some visor-throwing, the Spurrier-is-back excitement will quickly get old. I AM glad The Ol' Ballcoach is back in the game, and look forward to watching him restore some credibility to South Carolina. But right now there's just not that much to get excited about with them.
I am excited to see Arizona State against Temple, if only to see how far along Sam Keller has come since his great performance against Purdue in the bowl game. Hopefully ASU has put some new wrinkles into their offense, transitioning away from the more vertical style they employed under Andrew Walter. This is also a rare intersectional cross-country OOC game, as Temple makes the trip all the way out west.
I'll also follow Minnesota a bit, as I admire their machine-style running offense (4.5 YPC game in/game out). Lawrence Maroney will make his first Heisman statement this year, and we're curious as to his totals and highlights.
Also a reminder, ESPN is apparently having some kind of GameDay show tonight at 7PM Eastern, so tune in if that's your thing.
Be sure and stop back and comment on games or email your thoughts to us here!
This is way late.
Basically, the Heisman Trophy winner is dictated by a set of unspoken rules. Blogger HeismanPundit has repeatedly and definitively spelled this out.
Thing is, some of the rules may be broken this year. They almost were last year (Oklahoma quarterback Jason White finished third, dangerously near a repeat; teammate Adrian Peterson finished a fairly close second as a freshman and underclassman).
So let's separate things just a touch---
Leading candidates on my list who in theory cannot win:
1)Matt Leinart, USC Quarterback (No repeat winners)
2)Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma Back (No underclassmen)
3)Marshawn Lynch, California Back (No uderclassmen)
4)Brian Brohm, Louisville Quarterback (No underclassmen)
5)Brandon Cox, Auburn Quarterback (No underclassmen)
I actually think Matt Leinart has a great shot at becoming just the second repeat Heisman winner, behind Ohio State's Archie Griffin (who is perhaps a historical anomaly). Peterson also has a great shot but his team may not be all that good this year and he'll be playing behind a shaky line, carrying an injury history of shoulder separations. Not good. Its nearly impossible to win the award if you can't suit up every game. The other three are very unlikely to win the award, but have strong shots at making it to New York City as "field" candidates among the final five.
If I had to make a list omitting those solid choices, It would look as follows:
1)Reggie Bush, USC Athlete
To me, Reggie Bush has nearly everything going for him and is arguably the leading candidate. We would have voted for him last year, in fact.
2)Chris Leak, Florida Quarterback
Heisman finalists and winners are heavily slanted towards successful teams. Leak put up great numbers under a far less offensively gifted coach. Now he's playing under perhaps the elite offensive coach in the country (now that Norm Chow is gone from USC). His numbers should go up, and importantly, his wins should go up. It is CFR's view that Florida's offense will soon dominate the SEC. How quickly the team picks it up should define the heights of Chris Leak's Heisman candidacy.
3)Vince Young, Texas Quarterback
I'm not all that high on Young's shot at winning the award. He's simply not a great quarterback. He is a great runner, though, but outside of the Rose Bowl, few remember many of his performances last year. Can he consistently bring a Rose Bowl type game when people are watching? He hasn't so far. I think people will find themselves a bit disappointed this year, if only because its impossible to do the impossible every week. Or is it?
4)Reggie McNeal, Texas A&M Quarterback
My faith in A&M has wavered lately, so if they're sliding, so too will Reggie in the Heisman race. He's a more dynamic quarterback than Vince Young, and his stock will soar if the Aggies somehow capture the Big Twelve title.
5)Drew Tate, Iowa Quarterback
He's got that unmistakeable moxie, and is etched in voters' memories after the classic comeback against LSU in the bowl last year. Tate's actually a decent thrower and Iowa should be fairly successful this season. There's some Heisman finalist history with mobile Iowa quarterbacks, most recently Brad Banks who finished second to USC's Carson Palmer in 2002.
Some other candidates to consider:
Kyle should have a pretty good statistical season, and he'll be the classic Miami quarterback driving a productive offense. If the Canes show significant improvement this year Wright might get some looks and build for a 2006 campaign.
Minnesota's run offense is one of those classic CFB machine offenses, churning out yards with brutal efficiency, no matter the opponent. There's some All America hype for two of his linemen, and he may go for well over 2,000 yards this year now that backfield mate Marion Barber III is in the NFL. This year's field is simply too loaded for Lawrence to really make a dent unless his numbers are so far beyond what people anticipate he can do.
On another name program, Jared might make a Drew Tate-like candidate. He has incredible on field charisma, is a great athlete, and is a winner and a great quarterback. His numbers will be great, his team will have a terrific record and offensive statistics, and he has a national game against Georgia opening weekend to hopefully show off his skills. Problem is, he still plays for Boise State and is a bit of a strange dude. His Heisman story is pretty cool though, being the son of potato farmers. He can launch spuds nearly the length of an entire football field. I wish I was making that up.
Brian, a sophomore, is a first-time starter, but he's playing in a very productive offensive system on a team that placed its candidate into the final field of five just last year. Like Alex Smith he's a good athlete and an intriguing thrower. The Utah coaches are very comfortable with him. This is one of those School-Position picks, kind of like USC quarterback or Iowa quarterback that have some resonance recently with Heisman voters.
I have issues putting two exciting candidates on my list---Ted Ginn, Jr. athlete Ohio State and Devin Hester, athlete, Miami. Both of these guys don't really have a static position on the field. They do their damage basically out-athleting the opposition, which is stunning to watch but difficult to measure as a Heisman voter. Because they both return the ball they show versatility, but unlike an athlete like say Reggie Bush, they don't get the ball consistently enough to gain the public's faith as candidates.
Additionally, Ginn is just a sophomore and according to the Heismandments, underclassmen cannot win the award. This is difficult because I absolutely love watching both of these guys and have long had my eye on them as superb football players. But, Heisman history and rules are what they are, and that makes it nearly impossible for serious Heisman analysts to give them much weight as potential award winners.
Here are some other guys who I considered at some level for this list and do in fact have a shot of making the finals and maybe for a few of them a very slim shot at winning:
Chad Henne-Michigan Quarterback
Mike Hart-Michigan Back
Sam Keller-Arizona State Quarterback
Paul Thompson-Oklahoma Quarterback
Michael Bush-Louisville Back
Brady Quinn-Notre Dame Quarterback
Omar Jacobs-Bowling Green Quarterback
Given all this information, this is the CollegeFootballResource.com 2005 preseason Heisman Top Candidate List:
For comparison, here is HeismanPundit's preseason candidate list:
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer's Ted Miller has this fine writeup about Cal superfreak Marshawn Lynch.
Cal coach Jeff Tedford's talking him up to select media folks. Hmm...
Of note, Lynch is switching from an awesome uniform number (24) to a puzzling one (10). That may take some getting used to, but hey, he's the show.
Think he'll make our Heisman list? 2,000+ yards should do the trick.
CFR has already said plenty about Lynch, but if you're new to the kid, here's a starter kit to get you on your way.
Off to Sin City for a few days, one brief pause before the upcoming sprint that is college football.
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Master of Music Education
The Master of Music Education degree is structured to meet the needs of practicing music educators who want to pursue an advanced degree while staying in their current teaching positions. Through the MME program, students have the opportunity to learn advanced educational techniques, to develop musical maturity, and to investigate current issues in music education. The skills and knowledge developed in the program will have an immediate impact on the school music classrooms of the graduate students.
The typical student will take 9-10 hours (3 or 4 classes) for three consecutive summers. For each hour of credit, students will be on the Fayette campus for one day (3-4 days every 3-4 weeks, campus housing is available). The rest of the learning/coursework will take place online.
Following the third summer of classes, students will develop their Masters Report project. This culminating project will provide an opportunity for students to demonstrate mastery of the outcomes of every course in the MME program. Students will prepare a concert at their home schools using the pedagogical and musical tools they have acquired during their course of study at CMU.
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The Stephen Decatur wrestling team defeated Kent County in convincing fashion by a score of 72-6 Friday.
Despite the large margin of victory by the Seahawks, it was the Trojans who ended up winning the first match as Justin Peacock won by pin. Unfortunately, that was the only match Kent County would win the rest of the night.
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The French presidential result will be the ultimate judge of a rousing Socialist primary campaign. (Policy Network 'State of the Left', October 2011). Also available in German (PDF).
The muddled nature of the French President's remarks on multiculturalism can only destabilise the already fragile social and cultural fabric of French society. (Policy Network 'State of the Left', March 2011).
While many commentators are quick to point out that Marine Le Pen is only her father's daughter, and that nothing fundamental will change within the Front national (FN), her election as party president has already given rise to more concern than reassurance. (Policy Network 'State of the Left', February 2011).
A general study on the French Socialist Party published in Internationale Politik und Gesellschaft, Berlin, 4/2010, p. 115-143.
In almost every country in Europe, Social Democratic parties are defeated by a liberal-conservative right. A significant part of their once voters (those coming from working class for example) now vote for extreme right or populist parties. This paper tries to answer this question : How the European Social Democracy could regain the popular vote ? (FEPS Brussels Seminar, March 16, 2010).
April 21st, 2002 : Lionel Jospin, the French Prime Minister and the Socialist candidate to the presidential election is defeated after the 1st round. Jacques Chirac, the President, and Jean-Marie Le Pen, the long-time leader of the French far right remain on the ring. For the 1st time since 1969, the French left doesn't participate in the 2nd round of the election. This paper intends to answer this question : How this could have happened ? (OpenDemocracy, August 6, 2002).
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Yavapai College Career & Technology Education Center
2015 Summer Robotics Camps
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All campers will also have the opportunity to operate one of the the college's five FANUC LR-Mate industrial robots (top right photo).


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About 50% of future viable habitat for birds and other wildlife in California will be on private lands. Private lands often have the best soils, the most water, and the best growing seasons. Point Blue's Rangeland Watershed Initiative embraces the huge potential for conservation on food-producing lands in California.
Point Blue is collaborating with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), several other partners, and ranchers to improve foothill rangeland health in the Sacramento Valley.
As part of this initiative, we have a team of partner biologists who work hand-in-hand with NRCS conservationists and ranchers to promote practices that are good for producers and wildlife. Over the next five years, we intend to enhance 1.1 million acres of California's grazing lands—increasing natural water storage equivalent to two Hetch Hetchy reservoirs and sequestering millions of tons of atmospheric carbon.
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There's a somebody I'm longing to see, I hope that she, turns out to be.
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Someone who'll watch over me.
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I'm a little lamb who's lost in a wood, I know I could, always be good.
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To one who'll watch over me.
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To my heart she carries the key-----
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Won't you tell her please to put on some speed, follow my lead, oh how I need.
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Shochiku has been named International Exhibitor of the Yearby ShoWest, the first Japanese distributor and exhibitor to win the award sincethe event launched in 1996.
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