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Posted on: September 7, 2011 5:02 pm
Edited on: September 7, 2011 5:05 pm
Four games to watch for undefeated Big East
Posted by Chip Patterson
For the first time since the conference's formation in 1991, every Big East team won on the opening weekend of the college football season. A lot of teams in FBS AQ conferences choose the opening to schedule an FCS or inferior team to ease into the schedule, but rarely can a conference kick off the season undefeated.
A majority of the Big East slate was similar to that formula, but the conference's undefeated record occurred as a result of thrilling victories over an ACC opponent (Wake Forest)and a ranked Notre Dame squad. The conference has been defending themselves against national criticism all offseason after finishing 2010 with no teams ranked in the Top 25. Now heading into Week 2 the Big East's 8-0 conference record will be tested against a much more difficult slate. If Week 1 was a celebration of the Big East's promising future, Week 2 might be more of a reality check.
There are four games on the Big East schedule which will threaten/end the league's undefeated streak:
1) Cincinnati at Tennessee, 3:30 p.m. Saturday - After an embarrassing 4-8 campaign in Butch Jones' first season, the Bearcats put on a show jumping out to a 41-0 halftime lead against Austin Peay. By the time the damage was done Cincinnati had more points than any FBS team, defeating their Ohio Valley Conference opponent 72-10. Traveling to Neyland Stadium to face the Vols will present a very different challenge, and possibly a different outcome for the Bearcats. Cincinnati's secondary was one of the worst in the nation a year ago, and they will quickly get one of their most difficult challenges on the schedule with Tyler Bray and the receiving duo of Justin Hunter and Da'Rick Rogers. Don't be surprised to see a shootout in Knoxville here, but unless the Bearcats defense steps up and creates some turnovers I'd guess the Vols emerge victorious.
2) Rutgers at North Carolina, 12:30 p.m. Saturday - Last season the Scarlet Knights had a 10-0 lead over the winless Tar Heels before the Tar Heels battled back and eventually escaped New Jersey with a 17-13 win. But without Tom Savage under center to throw a late game interception, Scarlet Knights fans are hoping that Chas Dodd can exact revenge against their annual non-conference opponent. North Carolina also has a new quarterback this year in sophomore Bryn Renner. Renner set an ACC record in the Tar Heels' opener by completing 22 of his 23 passes, with an interception as his only incompletion. The Tar Heels offensive line kept Renner's jersey clean, and getting into the backfield will be a key for the Rutgers front line. The Scarlet Knights are not favored in this matchup, and a victory would be huge for another team trying to make up for an uncharacteristic 2010 season.
3) Florida International at Louisville, 7:00 p.m. Friday - FIU has been slowly climbing up the ranks of the Sun Belt Conference, and last season joined the perennially dominant Troy at the top of the final standings. All-purpose threat T.Y. Hilton will be a challenge to contain, especially after seeing Louisville give up 143 yards on the ground against Murray State. The Panthers will be hungry for the upset on the national stage Friday night, and the onus will be on the Louisville defense to match that speed and intensity for four quarters. On offense the Cardinals will have an advantage over the Panthers defense, but they cannot afford to turn the ball over four times like they did in the opener. This should be a very competitive game, and I would not be shocked if the Panthers pulled the upset.
4) Connecticut at Vanderbilt, 7:30 p.m. Saturday - The Huskies still haven't decided on a starting quarterback, or even a two-quarterback rotation. Running back Lyle McCombs looked strong in the absence of projected starter DJ Shoemate, rushing for 141 yards and four touchdowns in the opener against Fordham. But Vanderbilt presents a very different caliber of opposition. That matchup will pit Commodores head coach James Franklin (former Maryland offensive coordinator) against his 2010 Maryland counterpart Don Brown, now the defensive coordinator at Connecticut. Franklin has stated that he's willing to take risks on offense, and Brown has been known for his aggressive blitzing schemes. While it certainly won't be a marquee matchup to steal headlines, this SEC-Big East showdown should at least be interesting for those involved. This game will probably come down until the fourth quarter, but I'm giving Vanderbilt the advantage due to Connecticut's uncertain personnel.
Category: NCAAF
Tags: Austin Peay, Big East, Bryn Renner, Charlie Strong, Chas Dodd, Chip Patterson, Cincinnati, Connecticut, Da'Rick Rogers, DJ Shoemate, Don Brown, FIU, James Franklin, Justin Hunter, Lyle McCombs, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Rutgers, South Florida, Syracuse, T.Y. Hilton, Tennessee, Tyler Bray, Wake Forest
Posted on: August 23, 2011 5:36 pm
Updating the SEC quarterback races
Posted by Jerry Hinnen
With lots of movement on the SEC quarterback front the last few days, now seems a good time to update the entire league's worth of races, team-by-team. Here's the latest, in alphabetical order:
ALABAMA: The Tide's season opener against Kent State is just 11 days away, but Nick Saban hasn't given any more indication towards his staff's decision between A.J. McCarron and Phillip Sims than he did when spring practice opened. In fact, his last comment on the situation was to say that one of them might play a position other than qurterback. McCarron remains the slightest of favorites due to his extra year of experience, but the closer the opener grows, the more likely it becomes that Saban makes good on his April threat to platoon the two. And given that not even the most catastrophic of quarterback outings could submarine the Tide against the overmatched Golden Flashes, it might make some sense to use the opener as one final audition for both.
ARKANSAS: Believe it or not, the Hogs still don't have an official starting quarterback, as Bobby Petrino has refused to name Tyler Wilson the starter over sophomore Brandon Mitchell. That's despite the fact that anyone not directly related to Mitchell believes the job is 100 percent Wilson's and the junior has been lighting the practice fields up all camp. This one appears to be a formality designed to keep the carrot in front of Mitchell for as long as possible, but stranger things have happened, we guess.
AUBURN: As you probably know, junior Barrett Trotter has been named Cam Newton's successor, with redshirt sophomore Clint Moseley the backup and true freshman Kiehl Frazier third-string. But Gus Malzahn hasn't ruled out using Frazier in some capacity, and gave the four-star recruit every snap in last weekend's scrimmage. A late-season appearance might be in the cards, particularly if Trotter struggles.
FLORIDA: No controversy here: John Brantley has been the unquestioned starter since fall camp broke, with both coaches and players seeming to go out of their way to praise the much-maligned senior and downgrade the chances of five-star freshman Jeff Driskel. "John's our starter, and he's our quarterback, and I don't have any anticipation of (Driskel playing)," Will Muschamp said when discussing the Gators' opener against Florida Atlantic. Driskel has, nonetheless, won the backup's role.
GEORGIA: The Bulldogs don't have any drama, with Aaron Murray the unquestioned starter and sophomore Hutson Mason the established backup ahead of true freshman Christian LeMay. Mason has had an up-and-down fall camp, though, with some reportedly sharp practices offset by outings like one four-interception practice he called "my worst day ever — in football, period."
KENTUCKY: Morgan Newton has long since been anointed the Wildcat starter, but Kentucky may need him to stay healthy even more than the Bulldogs' need the same for Murray. Newton and the Wildcat coaches have both had ample praise for backup Maxwell Smith's ability to pick up the offense after just one spring camp and one fall practice ... but the reason Smith's had just one of each is because he's a true freshman, and not a particularly highly-regarded one (according to recruiting experts) at that.
LSU: Now here's some drama. Much to many Tiger fans' chagrin, as of this moment not even the threat of a second-degree battery arrest is enough to move the gauge-needle on Jordan Jefferson's starting job away from "likely." Now here's the even more depressing news for those bayou residents hoping strong-armed JUCO (and former Georgia backup) Zach Mettenberger would assume the top spot: Mettenberger still hasn't even supplanted Jarrett Lee as the Tigers' backup. According to Lee himself, Jefferson is still running with the "ones" in practice, Lee the twos, and Mettenberger is left with whatever reps Lee doesn't take. If Jefferson does miss the opener against Oregon, it will now be quite the shock if Mettenberger gets the call over Lee, who does say he's had the best camp of his long career.
MISSISSIPPI STATE: We know that Chris Relf will be the Bulldog' starter. The question is: will backup Tyler Russell borrow any of Relf's snaps, as he did early in 2010 as the designated pocket quarterback? The consensus seems to be that he won't, with third-stringer Dylan Favre (yes, the nephew of that other Favre) reportedly closer to Russell than Russell is to Relf. Dan Mullen hasn't entirely ruled out a return to a quarterback rotation, but we'll be surprised if we see Russell in the event of anything other than a Relf injury.
OLE MISS: We touched on this earlier today in the wake of Randall Mackey's arrest and "likely" suspension for the Rebels' season opener, but it appears Barry Brunetti -- always the narrow favorite to win the starting job coming out of spring practice -- is now the most likely candidate to begin Ole Miss's 2011 season under center. But will he stay there? The Rebel coaching staff seems genuine in their repeated statements that none of their three candidates has separated himself from the other two, and former Houston Nutt doghouse resident Zack Stoudt offers a stronger-armed passing element that both Brunetti and Mackey lack. Unless Brunetti shines out of the gate, expect Stoudt to get a serious look at some point. And if Mackey avoids the doghouse himself, the same could go for him, too.
SOUTH CAROLINA: Steve Spurrier promised a legitimate quarterback battle back at SEC Media Days, but whatever slim chance Connor Shaw actually had of unseating Stephen Garcia, it likely evaporated last week when Shaw injured his thumb and missed three practices. Never say never with Spurrier, but it will likely take some truly egregious play on Garcia's part (or another off-field incident) for Shaw to see any meaningful playing time.
TENNESSEE: Tyler Bray hasn't always pleased his coaches or put his best foot forward this fall, but he appears to have done plenty enough to hold off Matt Simms, who sounds as if he's resigned himself to being the backup. All the same, having Montana as an opening-week tune-up should be an excellent opportunity for Bray to make sure the Vols' two-headed QB wounds of 2010 don't reopen.
VANDERBILT: The biggest news for Vandy's quarterbacks this week won't actually have any impact until 2012, when newly official Wyoming transfer Austyn Carta-Samuels becomes eligible. Until then, Vandy will make do with either senior Larry Smith or junior Jordan Rogers, who together directed an offensive performance at Saturday's scrimmage one disappointed Vanderbilt blog described as "Vanderbilt-like." It may take more than one season (or the arrival of Carta-Samuels, who spearheaded the Cowboys' bowl run in 2009) for James Franklin to get the 'Dores' long-simmering quarterback woes ironed out.
Category: NCAAF
Tags: A.J. McCarron, Aaron Murray, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Austyn Carta-Samuels, Barrett Trotter, Barry Brunetti, Bobby Petrino, Brandon Mitchell, Chris Relf, Christian LeMay, Connor Shaw, Dan Mullen, Dylan Favre, FAU, Florida, Florida Atlantic, Georgia, Gus Malzahn, Houston Nutt, Hutson Mason, Jarrett Lee, Jeff Driskel, Jerry Hinnen, John Brantley, Jordan Jefferson, Kent State, Kiehl Frazier, LSU, LSU, Matt Simms, Maxwell Smith, Mississippi State, Morgan Newton, Nick Saban, Ole Miss, Ole Miss, Oregon, Phillip Sims, Randall Mackey, South Carolina, Stephen Garcia, Steve Spurrier, Tennessee, Tyler Bray, Tyler Russell, Tyler Wilson, Vanderbilt, Will Muschamp, Zach Mettenberger, Zack Stoudt
Posted on: August 15, 2011 4:19 pm
Edited on: August 15, 2011 4:27 pm
SEC RapidReport roundup, 8/15: Wilson on fire
Posted by Jerry Hinnen
Running down everything you need to know from the weekend's news in the SEC, courtesy of our CBSSports.com RapidReporters.
ARKANSAS: Maybe that Knile Davis injury won't hurt the Hogs as badly as expected? That might be the lesson from Tyler Wilson's scorching fall camp, which continued through the weekend after a 16-of-20 performance in the scrimmage in which Davis was injured. Saturday, Wilson hit all 10 of his passes in a skeleton drill and had newly-anointed starting tailback Ronnie Wingo singing his praises. ""He's taken control of the offense," Wingo said.
Wilson's progress has been helped by a new film system in which the Hogs' practice is shot from a camera at the top of a pole positioned behind the offense. More good news for the Hogs: starting lineman Grant Cook is back at practice and JUCO linebacker Alonzo Highsmith appears to have a starting position locked up.
GEORGIA: True freshman outside linebacker Ray Drew was expected to contribute early and often after picking the Dawgs over offers from nearly every school in the country, but that job became harder Sunday after Drew sprained his shoulder in a scooter accident. He's considered day-to-day.
But the much bigger injury crisis for the Bulldogs is taking place in the backfield--three of the first four tailbacks on the depth chart were forced to miss practice Saturday, including potential starters Richard Samuel and Isaiah Crowell.
LSU: Michael Ford arrived at Baton Rouge as a much-hyped running back prospect, but he was not among the four tailbacks mentioned by Les Miles as being in the starting mix for the Tigers. Those would be Spencer Ware (the favorite), Jakhari Gore, Alfred Blue, and true freshman Terrence McGee, who Miles singled out for some praise. "It's who's got the hot hand a little bit, and right now it would be those four," Miles said.
ALABAMA: Nick Saban sounded less than thrilled with his running game's iffy performance in the Tide's Saturday scrimmage. "At some point in this camp, we need to develop some cohesion," he said. "I feel like we have power up front, and we should be a better running team." The passing game still has to yet to begin working with one of its key pieces, too, as receiver Duron Carter has not yet begin practicing as the school waits to solve a transcript issue.
But the Tide defense rolls on as expected; Mark Barron is 100 percent after last year's pectoral injury and redshirt freshman OLB Adrian Hubbard drew praise from Saban -- no easy task -- for his pass-rushing potential.
MISSISSIPPI STATE: Via the Clarion-Ledger's Brandon Marcello, Dan Mullen was not happy with his team's Saturday practice and was even more disgusted with the Bulldogs' Monday morning effort, calling the offensive showing "pathetic." Also: though Clemson transfer linebacker Brandon Maye has been expected by many to occupy one of MSU's three vacant starting linebacker positions, Mullen said Maye "has a long way to go to get a spot."
ELSEWHERE: Jadeveon Clowney collected a pair of sacks in South Carolina's weekend scrimmage, but defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson says he's not in line for a starting position just yet ... Florida do-everything tight end Jordan Reed got a look at punt returner over the weekend--and from the sound of things, came away with a shot at the job ... Speaking of punt returns, Auburn assistant Trooper Taylor said he'd take some heat this year if the Tigers' lackluster returns on his watch didn't improve. "It needs to get better or somebody else will be here talking to you," he said. "I'll be spraying fruit at Walmart" ... Tennessee is poised to start a pair of true freshmen linebackers in Curt Maggitt and A.J. Johnson. And while Derek Dooley was pleased with the improved "efficiency" of the Vol offense under Tyler Bray, Bray still completed just 12 of 26 passes (46 percent) in Saturday's scrimmage ... And speaking of errant passing, the three quarterbacks dueling for the Ole Miss job went a combined 7-of-24 in the Rebels' weekend scrimmage.
Category: NCAAF
Tags: A.J. Johnson, Adrian Hubbard, Alabama, Alfred Blue, Alonzo Highsmith, Arkansas, Auburn, Brandon Maye, Clemson, Curt Maggitt, Dan Mullen, Derek Dooley, Duron Carter, Florida, Georgia, Grant Cook, Isaiah Crowell, Jakhari Gore, Jerry Hinnen, Jordan Reed, Knile Davis, LSU, Mark Barron, Michael Ford, Mississippi State, Nick Saban, Ole Miss, Ray Drew, Richard Samuel, Ronie Wingo, SEC, Spencer Ware, Tennessee, Terrence McGee, Trroper Taylor, Tyler Bray, Tyler Wilson
Posted on: August 10, 2011 11:49 am
SEC RapidReport Roundup, 8/10: Dooley unhappy
Posted by Jerry Hinnen
Running down everything you need to know from the day's news in the SEC, courtesy of our CBSSports.com RapidReporters.
TENNESSEE: Derek Dooley was less-than-thrilled with the Volunteers' first scrimmage of fall camp, saying of the offense "they just weren't working together, they looked like 11 individuals out there." And though quarterback Tyler Bray had his moments, Dooley wanted more out of his sophomore signal-caller.
"He made some throws, made a couple of big plays," Dooley said. "But the consistency was nonexistent, it's enough to drive you crazy." For the scrimmage, Bray went 13-of-29 for 165 yards and two touchdowns. Former blue-chip receiver Da'Rick Rogers had a productive scrimmage, catching six balls for 77 yards and a touchdown.
GEORGIA: The Bulldogs have named their three new starters on the offensive line, joining senior holdovers Cordy Glenn at tackle and Ben Jones at center: sophomore guards Kenarious Gates (left) and Chris Burnette (right), and senior left tackle Justin Anderson. Of thre three, only Gates made a start in 2010; Anderson was playing on the defensive line.
Two names impressing in the early going are converted linebacker Richard Samuel at running back -- at 6'2, 243 now a much more imposing physical presence than in his first stint at RB -- and wide receiver Marlon Brown. ""Coach (Mark) Richt asked me the other day if I could name one receiver that's caught my eye," said quarterback Aaron Murray. "I said Marlon. He's having a tremendous camp. He's making plays, looks fluid and is real consistent."
But the highlight of yesterday's practice? 6'4", 330-pound nose tackle Johnathan Jenkins taking an interception back for a score. Also, starting CB Brandon Boykin and potential starting S Jakar Hamilton continue to be held out of practice with hamstring inuries.
AUBURN: Gene Chizik confirmed yesterday that after offseason shoulder surgery, five-star linebacker signee Kris Frost will miss the entirety of the season. Frost likely would have began his Auburn career on the two-deep at outside linebacker. He becomes the second five-star Tiger recruit in as many seasons to miss his freshman year, following tackle Shon Coleman's leukemia diagnosis in 2010.
It doesn't sound like fan favorite fullback Ladarious Phillips will be a major contributor anytime soon for the Tigers; Chizik said he hasn't "bought any stock in his development yet" and that Phillips "has a long way to go."
ALABAMA: To hear wide receiver Brandon Gibson tell it, the rest of the Tide offense isn't taking sides in the QB battle between A.J. McCarron and Phillip Sims. " "They both come out with a great attitude, they help each other out, and they're both competitive," Gibson said. "So with either one of them, we're going to be fine."
As for third quarterback Blake Sims, Nick Saban said he could see the field as the Tide's designated Wildcat quarterback, or even at tailback. After missing Monday's practice with a leg injury, backup offensive lineman Arie Kouandjio (brother of five-star Tide tackle signee Cyrus Kouandjio) participated in drills Tuesday.
AND ELSEWHERE: Starting senior guard Grant Cook was held out of Tuesday's Arkansas practice with a leg injury, but Bobby Petrino doesn't believe the injury is serious. True freshman Brey Cook (no relation, we think) is filling in with aplomb ... At South Carolina, No. 1 overall recruit Jadeveon Clowney returned to practice after a one-day absence due to a "personal matter." Clowney ran with the Gamecocks' first-team line in practice ... The Florida offensive line wants under-fire quarterback John Brantley to know they've got his back. And though we're not sure about the thoughts of speed-backs Jeff Demps and Chris Rainey on the switch, Gator powerback Mike Gillislee likes the move to a pro-style scheme ... Sixth-year defensive end Kentrell Lockett sat out Tuesday's practice as Rebel coaches exercised caution with their oft-injured star. Houston Nutt also praised JUCO quarterback transfer Zack Stoudt, saying that after his spring game suspension he had done what he needed to do over the summer.
Category: NCAAF
Tags: A.J. McCarron, Aaron Murray, Alabama, Arie Kouandjio, Arkansas, Auburn, Ben Jones, Blake Sims, Bobby Petrino, Brandon Boykin, Brandon Gibson, Brey Cook, Chris Burnette, Chris Rainey, Cordy Glenn, Cyrus Kouandjio, Da'Rick Rogers, Derek Dooley, Florida, Gene Chizik, Georgia, Grant Cook, Houston Nutt, Jadeveon Clowney, Jakar Hamilton, Jeff Demps, Jerry Hinnen, John Brantley, Johnathan Jenkins, Justin Anderson, Kenarious Gates, Kentrell Lockett, Kris Frost, Ladarious Phillips, Mark Richt, Marlon Brown, Mike Gillislee, Nick Saban, Phillip Sims, Richard Samuel, SEC, Shon Coleman, South Carolina, Tennessee, Tyler Bray, Zack Stoudt
Posted on: August 4, 2011 2:42 pm
Edited on: August 4, 2011 4:49 pm
Preseason Coaches Poll Reactions: SEC
Posted by Jerry Hinnen
Whatever you think about preseason polls -- such as the USA Today Coaches version, released earlier today -- the one thing you cannot argue is that they don't matter. For Oklahoma and Alabama, the news became official today that if they win all their games this 2011 season, they will be in the BCS national championship game--no ifs, ands, or buts. And though they'll start the season No. 4, the same can now be said of LSU, since they'll face two of the three teams ranked ahead of them.
So with that fact about their importance in mind, it's time to break down where each of the SEC's 12 teams landed in (or outside of) the first Coaches Poll of the year, and decide whether the pollsters placed them too high, or too low, or just right:
ALABAMA (No. 2): So much for defense winning championships, apparently. The Tide allowed a full half-yard less per-play than the Sooners did in 2011 (ranking seventh in the FBS to Oklahoma's 33rd) and return 10 defensive starters, while Oklahoma has said good-bye to All-American safety Quinton Carter and Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year Jeremy Beal. There's also the little matter of Nick Saban's recent defensive pedigree over the much, much iffier Sooners'.
Given that Saban is still deciding between two inexperienced quarterbacks while the Sooners return Heisman candidate Landry Jones, we can understand the coaches' thinking here. But we don't agree with it.
Verdict? Even at No. 2, too low.
LSU (No. 4): It's not often you see the nation's 86th-ranked offense rewarded with the No. 4 ranking the following season, but such is the buzz surrounding the Tigers after their bludgeoning of Texas A&M in last year's Cotton Bowl.
But until Jordan Jefferson proves he's as improved as he appeared to be that night in Dallas and the new (and, unfortunately, newly reshuffled) offensive staff prove they're genuinely capable of putting all the Bayou Bengals' weapons to use, we're still foreseeing a lot of tight, competitive, coin-flip-style ball games. And as excellent as Les Miles is in those kinds of contests, that's still not the recipe for the one-loss season required to finish in the final top-five.
Verdict? Top 10 makes sense, but top 5 is too high.
SOUTH CAROLINA (No. 12): There's no question that with Stephen Garcia back in the fold, the Gamecocks have the talent to live up to this lofty billing. And the schedule, while difficult, isn't that difficult; no LSU or Alabama means trips to Georgia and Arkansas are the trickiest dates on the slate. If Carolina can survive the week 2 trip to Athens, a 10- or even 11-win season beckons.
Of course, the Gamecocks have also been the kind of program that traditionally loses trap games like their roadies at Mississippi State or Tennessee, so it's also possible they drop three or four regular-season games and wind up nowhere near No. 12. Splitting the difference seems reasonable.
Verdict? About right.
ARKANSAS (No. 14): We'll make this simple: a talented, veteran defense opposite a Bobby Petrino offense featuring his long sought-after plowhorse running back and the nation's best wide receiving corps? They're going to be really, really good. 10-2 good, second straight BCS bowl berth good, we're thinking.
Verdict? Too low.
AUBURN (No. 19): As we mentioned earlier today, the old adage that you shouldn't drop the previous No. 1 until they lose might suggest the Tigers have been slapped in the face being as low as No. 19. And indeed, no defending national champion has been ranked this low to start the season since Minnesota went unranked in the 1961 preseason top 20.
But almost none of those defending national champions have faced either the kind of talent exodus the Tigers do or the savage slate that sees Auburn face all seven of the other SEC teams in the poll. If Gene Chizik can win the nine games that are likely necessary to finish the season in the top 20, he'll have done nearly as good a job as he did in 2010.
Verdict? It's a nice gesture towards the defending champs. But performance-wise? Too high.
MISSISSIPPI STATE (No. 20): Dan Mullen's Bulldogs will be good enough (and will have enough opportunity, with home dates against Alabama, LSU, and South Carolina) to impact the SEC race and make the top 25. They don't seem to have enough horses (particularly in a graduation-damaged front seven) to actually challenge for a title in a division as completely stacked as the West. 20 is jus tabout where we'd have them, too.
Verdict? About right.
GEORGIA (No. 22): Mark Richt's Bulldogs, on the other hand, are the SEC's biggest 2011 wild card. They might start 0-2 and collapse in an under-.500, Richt-finishing heap. They might start 2-0 and ride the league's cushiest schedule all the way to an undefeated regular season. (Seriously. Look at their slate and tell me which game after the Carolina tilt they won't be favored in if they can get past the Gamecocks.)
That would suggest a cautious 22 might be about right, but we're betting Richt has turned the tide with this spring's "Dream Team" recruiting class and the focus that comes with a make-or-break season.
Verdict? Too low. We think. Maybe.
FLORIDA (No. 24): It's easy to forget that for all of the disappointment and frustration of Urban Meyer's final season in Gainesville, the Gators still won eight games--and could have even snagged a few more if not for some unfortunate bounces against teams like LSU and Mississippi State. So even though we're firmly in wait-and-see mode where the John Brantley-Charlie Weis shotgun marriage is concerned, having the SEC's second-best defense from a year ago getting the added boost of Will Muschamp's arrival seems like reason enough to take a flyer on the Gators at the bottom of the ballot.
Verdict? About right.
THE OTHER FOUR (n/a): Tennessee pulled seven voting points to land in the "Others receiving votes" category at "No. 41" overall, with none of the other three SEC teams receiving even a token vote. We're surprised the Volunteers didn't get a little more love -- after their late-season surge in 2010, there was some measure of buzz pegging them as 2011 sleepers -- but after Tyler Bray's up-and-down spring, we don't blame the pollsters for their skepticism.
Verdict? About right.
Category: NCAAF
Tags: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Bobby Petrino, Charlie Weis, Cotton Bowl, Dan Mullen, Florida, Gene Chizik, Georgia, Jeremy Beal, Jerry Hinnen, John Brantley, Jordan Jefferson, Landry Jones, Les Miles, LSU, Mark Richt, Minnesota, Mississippi State, Nick Saban, Oklahoma, Quinton Carter, SEC, South Carolina, Stephen Garcia, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Tyler Bray, Urban Meyer, Will Muschamp
Posted on: July 18, 2011 12:40 pm
Edited on: July 18, 2011 1:55 pm
Are Vols fans not sold on Dooley?
Posted by Jerry Hinnen
If you want a quick and easy gauge of how happy a college football team's fanbase is with its current lot in life, check out their season ticket sales. Auburn fans? Yep, pretty happy: they've sold out their season tickets for this season. Oregon fans? Hope you like standing-room-only. Think Mississippi State supporters are pleased with Dan Mullen's decision to return to Starkville for another season? They've already broken their record for earliest sell-out, set just last year.
Contrast that with the reports out of Tennessee, where the picture isn't nearly so rosy:
As of Friday, the school had sold roughly 61,500 of its 72,500 season tickets, said UT senior associate athletic director for external operations Chris Fuller. That's about 2,000-2,500 tickets fewer than what was sold at this point last year.
"We've got some work left to do for sure," Fuller said. "When you look at the factors in our case, obviously most of our fans lock in on performance.
"If you win, they'll come."Certainly, last year's 6-7 mark isn't the kind of winning Volunteer fans are used to. But the chaos of the Lane Kiffin era didn't exactly leave the cupboard full, and on paper, Tennessee should be much improved in 2011. There's budding stars at quarterback (Tyler Bray) and wide receiver (Justin Hunter); arguably the SEC's best secondary now that Janzen Jackson has returned; the natural improvement that comes with being in the second year of a coaching transition; and the impressive* four-game winning streak to end the regular season.
In short, this seems like the perfect formula for an atmosphere of optimism and excitement, and with dates against LSU, Georgia and South Carolina, the home schedule shouldn't be that much of a drag. So why aren't Volunteer fans buying in? Is there a way to answer that question that doesn't suggest skepticism regarding Derek Dooley?
Maybe. The economy's still no great shakes, of course. Cavernous Neyland Stadium means that sell-outs are going to be naturally harder to come by. And improved or not, the Vols are almost certainly still another year or two away from being an SEC East contender again.
But we doubt too many Mississippi State fans believe they've got a shot at an SEC West title, and that hasn't stopped them. No team in the country has been more disappointing over the past two seasons than Georgia, but the Dawgs sold out their 2010 season tickets with ease and have already bought their entire allotment of seats for the 2011 opener vs. Boise State. In the SEC, any glimmer of hope is usually enough for demand to outstrip supply.
Not selling out still isn't an issue, necessarily, considering the huge numbers of seats the Vols have available. But that tickets are selling at a reduced pace in year two of the Dooley era suggests all the same that the Volunteer rank-and-file simply weren't impressed by year one, and don't yet see the need to get in on the ground floor for years three and four.
It's far too early to start speculating about what this might mean for Dooley's job security. But with a new A.D. in charge (eventually), we also don't doubt Dooley is already feeling the pressure to make sure that downward arrow on the sales graph is heading in a different direction this time next summer.
*Yeah, the wins came over Memphis, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt and Kentucky. Still, the average margin of victory in the streak was 24 points, with none of the four decided by single digits. That's nothing to sneeze at.
Category: NCAAF
Posted on: July 14, 2011 12:38 pm
Edited on: July 14, 2011 12:50 pm
Coaches' preseason All-SEC team released
Posted by Jerry Hinnen
We haven't felt like joining in the "wow, college football is really close!" chorus that's popped up as SEC Media Days creeps closer and various media guides across the land have landed in various media mailboxes. With more than half of July and all of August still to cross before we finally reach the promised land, we remain more depressed about the relative closeness of the season than excited.
But maybe, just maybe, it's closer than we think. That's our reaction to the news that the coaches' preseason All-SEC team has already been released. (That, and that the league's coaches sure don't think much of the Tennessee offense.)
A few notes before we get to the teams:
First-Team Offense
Second-Team Offense
Third-Team Offense
First-Team Defense
Second-Team Defense
Third-Team Defense
First-Team Specialists
Second-Team Specialists
Third-Team Specialists
Category: NCAAF
Tags: Aaron Murray, Alabama, Arkansas, Brandon Boykin, Casey Hayward, Darren McFadden, DeAngelo Tyson, Felix Jones, Georgia, James Stone, JaWuan James, Justin Hunter, Knile Davis, Mississippi State, Preseason All-SEC team, SEC, South Carolina, Stephon Gilmore, Taurean Poole, Tennessee, Tyler Bray, Vanderbilt, Vick Ballard
Posted on: May 25, 2011 12:46 pm
Edited on: June 13, 2011 9:57 am
CBSSports.com College Football 100: 100-91
By the Eye on College Football bloggers
To celebrate the 100 days remaining until the first Saturday of the new college football season, this is the CBSSports.com College Football 100: our countdown of the 2011 season's 100 most influential players, coaches, administrators, venues, or any other related things in college football. It's like that other "most influential" list, but, you know, more important. Also: it's supposed to be fun. Enjoy.
100. THE DOOLEY RULE, new NCAA regulation. We don't know when; we don't know where. But we're betting that at some point this season, college football's new Dooley Rule -- which punishes offenses that commit a penalty in the last minute of either half with a 10-second runoff from the game clock -- makes a major impact on the outcome of a game. If it's the right game, the rule could make a major impact on the outcome of college football's entire season.
That's not necessarily likely, of course. Until namesake Derek Dooley's Tennessee team lost last year's Music City Bowl when North Carolina stopped the clock with its own penalty, the situation hadn't yet seemed to occur in a high-profile college football game. (There's a reason it took until 2011 for the rule to be put into place.) But now that it's there, we think the odds are good that we'll see it put into practice this fall … and that the losing coach will be sure to let us know about it. -- JH
97. RYAN TANNEHILL, quarterback, Texas A&M. The Aggies had two different seasons in 2010: one B.T. (Before Tannehill) and one A.T. (After Tannehill). With Jerrod Johnson at quarterback, the Aggies were 3-3 on the season, and 0-3 in Big 12 play. Then Tannehill took over the reins against Kansas on Oct. 23 and Texas A&M didn't look back. The Aggies reeled off six straight wins, including games over Oklahoma, Nebraska and (the coup de gras) Texas. They wouldn't know defeat under Tannehill until the Cotton Bowl, where LSU won 41-24.
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Well..that's what I just got home from about 40 minutes ago.(: we went out to Snedeker's Arena in Darlington, PA. Anyone else heard of/ridden there?
I really like their arena..aside from my exhibition run, haha. For barrels, the have a pocket on each side with fencing that moves to open or close them off. It's the perfect size to get around the barrel nice and tight, or a little wide (or in my case..slightly too tight). The concept is telly cool.
So, even with expensive classes ($5, when I'm use to $3 lol), I have to say it was probably my favourite show so far in my 2 years of showing. Even though I was freezing..and didn't get any pictures >.<
But, I took 5 seconds off my barrel run (was about 24-26 on average) and went down to a 19.4 something..plus my fault for knocking the second barrel and ruining my knee, haha. I took 7 seconds from my poles run! Went from 34-36 average to a 27.89 or so. Messed up stakes..Lucky decided she wanted to take off from the end spin instead of weaving back through the cones, but it's okay..partially my fault for not using leg until it was too little, too late. :p And my Arena Race/Down and Back (around one barrel at opposite end) was 9.998..which was only about .6 off the winning time.(: Next show I'll have to demonstrate the "Crazy Raccoon" and see if it motivates Lucky (or anyone lol) more. :p
But..I'm extremely disappointed in Lucky's behaviour in the ring with other riders and outside of the ring waiting for our runs. We almost took out about 5 different riders with kicks..as well as multiple cars, trucks, and (fancy) trailers. ;;
She -never- acts like that..Ever. And she almost went up, twice. I'll admit to being in her mouth a bit the first time to make sure she didn't hit any cars/the barn/other riders, but the second time I had a good amount of slack in my reins. :/ She hasn't kicked in awhile, she hasn't bucked and dropped her shoulder doing circle work (warming up), she has -never- thought of rearing, and she was never as unmanageable as she was today. I understand that it was a new place and it got dark after a bit, but she's trained far enough along that it shouldn't matter at all. She's a finished trail and gaming horse that travels to shows 3 hours or less away, she shouldn't freak out like that. I would've understood a kick or two when people came cantering behind us with their boots hitting her tail, but we were near no one and had fits. I'm so glad the red tie was still in the trailer and I put it on before we went to warm-up. ;;
Anyway..sorry. :p
I just wanna let out what all went on this evening, lol. I wanna talk about it, but my mum isn't very horsey..and it's almost 1 in the morning. XD
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The Strengths and Weaknesses of The Greek God Zeus
Zeus is the Supremen God in Mount Olympos. He might be a powerful god but he has strengths and weaknesses.
Zeus, being the Supreme Ruler of Mount Olympos, is the most powerful of all the gods. He is able to direct the fate of the mortals, for Hector's success in battle was granted by Zeus himself, though Hector was alone. Zeus prevented Hector from being killed. Zeus, with his own free will, is able to pick which army he would favor. Zeus can control the natural phenomena in battle. It is evident when he sent a light through the battlefield. Zeus, being the most powerful, can direct the Gods to follow him. It is evident when Zeus directed Apollo to put Sarpedon away from battle, and to cleanse Sarpedon. Apollo did not refuse the order of Zeus.
Upon leading the Trojans to the Achaian ships, Zeus became neglectful to the bloody battle because he left his favored Trojans to fight unceasingl, Zeus was too much thrilled by the battle
Because of the neglect of Zeus, Poseidon Earthshaker took the great advantage to help the helpless Achaians. Poseidon encouraged the Achaians to push back the triumphing Trojans.
Zeus is easily manipulated by the presence of women. Evidently, he has many wives other than Hera, his queen. When Zeus caught sight of Hera, Zeus was effortlessly enticed by her. His heart is easily seduced by his wife. Then, together they went to bed, and Sleep did what is to be done.
He is easily entreated. Zeus was persuaded by Thetis Silverfoot to help his son Achilles, strongest hero of the Greek army in the Trojan War.
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Sept. 9, 2006
Morgantown, W.Va. - The outcome wasn't unexpected, but at least now the Eastern Washington University football team can get down to the most important business at hand.
Sixth-ranked West Virginia scored the first three times it had the ball and went on to defeat the Eagles 52-3 in a non-conference game Saturday (Sept. 9) at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, W.Va. The game was a match-up between the NCAA Division I-AA Eagles and the I-A Mountaineers.
"There were a lot of areas I thought we did some good things," said Eagle head coach Paul Wulff. "We moved the ball well on offense at times but we just couldn't get it in. I'll be honest, there are some things we're pretty disappointed in. There are things we can definitely do better that have very little to do with West Virginia."
A crowd of 59,504 watched the game, making it the biggest crowd an Eastern football team has ever played in front of. The previous record was 39,581 at Arizona State on Aug. 31, 2002, in 38-2 loss. It was only the fourth time Eastern has ever played an opponent East of the Mississippi River.
After back-to-back games against I-A foes to open the season, the 0-2 Eagles now set their sights on winning a third-straight Big Sky Conference title. Eastern plays its final non-conference tune-up at home next Saturday (Sept. 16) at 6:05 p.m. versus Central Washington at Woodward Field in Cheney, Wash. The following week, Eastern opens Big Sky Conference play at Montana State.
"A lot of players got an opportunity to play," said Wulff of the team's challenging way to start the season. "It's making those players better and it is helping us build our depth, which we are going to need as the season progresses."
"Players received some valuable playing time and experience, there's no question," he added. "I think our inexperience at certain spots at the skill positions created some of the score differences. But this team will grow a lot in the next few weeks, and when they do we will be an awfully good football team. At the same time we have to improve this week."
West Virginia, meanwhile, plays rival Maryland next Thursday at home. The Mountaineers are 2-0 after going 11-1 a year ago and defeating Georgia 38-35 in the Nokia Sugar Bowl. They have now won 28 of their last 32 games.
All-America running back Steve Slaton, MVP of last year's Nokia Sugar Bowl, and quarterback Patrick White were impressive in the first half in limited play for the talented West Virginia sophomores. Slaton rushed for 105 yards on just eight carries, and scored on touchdown runs of 49 and 17 yards. White completed all four of the passes he attempted for 48 yards.
Backup quarterback Jarrett Brown came off the bench to complete 11-of-15 passes for 129 yards and a touchdown. He rushed for 29 yards and another score.
"They are a very good football team," praised Wulff. "But I felt in so many areas we matched-up with them. We did, but at the quarterback position they have two good players and their running back is so special. They will give everybody problems."
Freshman redshirt Matt Nichols made his starting debut as an Eagle, and completed 13-of-25 passes for 90 yards and one interception. Junior Chris Peerboom did not make the trip after suffering a concussion in Eastern's season-opener Aug. 31 in a 56-17 loss at Oregon State.
Senior running back Ryan Cole had 60 rushing yards on 17 carries. Senior tight end Tim Calhoun led the Eagles in receiving with three catches for 27 yards. Freshman redshirt Tony Davis also caught three passes, and returned three kickoffs for 56 yards.
"We had opportunities to move the ball and we did, but we have to get the ball in the end zone," said Wulff.
Senior safety Brandon Keeler led the Eagles defensively with nine tackles. Adam Macomber and Anthony Dotson each had eight. Senior linebacker David Eneberg added five tackles and a sack.
The Mountaineers scored the first three times they had the ball, the first two coming after Eastern three-and-outs. Eastern put together its only scoring drive of the first half when Nichols drove the Eagles the length of the field to the WVU 2-yard line. Two delay of game penalties hurt the Eagles at the goal-line, and after one pass interference call and another that wasn't called, Eastern settled for a 25-yard field goal by Brett Bergstrom to cap the 15-play, 73-yard drive that took 6:44 off the clock.
West Virginia pulled its starters late in the first half, and then scored again just before halftime to take a 28-3 lead at intermission. Eastern had 120 yards of total offense in the first half -- nearly as many as the Eagles had in the entire game a week earlier versus Oregon State when the Eagles finished with 126. The Mountaineers had 287 at halftime.
Eastern finished with 185 yards of total offense compared to 591 for West Virginia. The Mountaineers out-scored the Eagles 24-0 in the second half.
Perhaps most importantly, Eastern came out of their two matchups with I-A teams healthy. Wulff reported injuries to Gregor Smith (groin), Brady Smith (shoulder) and Jacob Kragt (concussion) that appeared to be minor. At Oregon State, minor injuries were suffered by Peerboom and center Chris Carlsen (knee). Dale Morris (foot), who was injured during the pre-season, is the lone Eagle out for an extended period of time.
Besides Nichols, sophomore center Charlie Wulff made his starting debut versus the Mountaineers. He is the nephew of head coach Paul Wulff.


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Thursday marks the 16th annual Jacksonport Thanksgiving Day Parade. This quirky, eclectic parade was put in to motion by local northern Door County residents as a means of breaking up a long day of eating and provide a venue for helping neighbors in need.
The parade is built upon the theme of neighbors helping neighbors, raising money for community members in need. This year's recipient is a 14-year-old going through chemotherapy for a Germinoma brain tumor.
Chris Lorona, a Gibraltar freshman, has had two surgeries already that removed approximately 70 percent of the tumor. The remaining 30 percent is now being treated with chemotherapy. Chris has two more rounds of chemo and then six weeks of radiation to follow. He will possibly have one more surgery after that.
Chris and his parents, John and Amy Lorona, travel to Children's Hospital in Milwaukee about every three weeks for the treatments.
Past Jacksonport Thanksgiving Day parades have raised money for "Feed My People," breast cancer research, a young mother with brain cancer, Go Bo, Randy Pluff and more.
As longtime parade organizer Jeri Taylor steps down, the Gibraltar Business Association for Youth (GBay/DECA) will take the reins to keep the tradition going. The high school business students are hosting a 52-card raffle to be held at JJ's after the parade.
Anyone wishing to donate for the raffle or the benefit in general can contact Mary Witteborg at (920) 743-7216. Or contact any GBay/DECA member at Gibraltar High School. The students will also do a little Christmas shopping for a family in need and present the gifts to Feed My People.
Parade viewers can expect another interesting blend of assorted floats and characters mixed with the traditional honor guard, a fire truck, some horses and maybe even a camel. Word on the street is that Santa and Mrs. Claus will be there, too.
The high noon parade will begin at the Fire Station; take a right on Wisconsin 57 to Mike's Port Pub, where it will turn around and end at J.J.'s of Jacksonport. Anyone wishing to participate in the parade should be at the Fire Station by 11:15 a.m. for staging, interviews and line-up. There will a $50 prize for the best entry, sponsored by the Jacksonport Area Business Association.
For more information on parade participation, contact Sue or Joe Jarosh at (920) 823-2288.
Town Board
The Jacksonport Town Board will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Town Hall. The agenda is posted at Bley's Store, Mike's Port Pub, Mr. G's, the Town Hall bulletin board, and it can also be seen at www.jacksonport.org.
Deer hunt
This morning begins the annual trek into the woods for deer hunters throughout Jacksonport, Door County and all of Wisconsin. Blaze orange will be quite prevalent throughout the county.
Hunting is allowed in Whitefish Dunes State Park, south of Jacksonport, and those non-hunters who want to hike there are advised to check in the nature center for safe, non-hunting areas to hike.
Maps are available at the park office to show hunters where they can hunt, and signs have been posted in the park. We wish all hunters a safe and successful hunt.
Happy birthday to Joy St. John (Nov. 17), Todd Semmerling (Nov. 18) and Dave Christensen (Nov. 21).


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POHNPEI -- The Guam women's basketball team improved its record to 5-0 at the 8th Micronesian Games by beating Nauru 100-41 yesterday, and along the way the group has picked up a few new superstitions.
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If you haven't said your piece about the mess Superstorm Sandy left in town or if you want to give local government a piece of your mind about how to manage natural disasters better, tonight is your chance.
"People can come and yell at me," said Supervisor Peter Parsons. "Seriously, I want people to say to me 'Hey, you did so-and-so and it didn't help,' or 'You did such-and-such and you should keep on doing that.'"
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It looks like the home teams at Rabobank Stadium have settled in quite nicely.
The Palma High football team, one of the tenants at the new sports home on the northside of town, defeated Alisal 34-22 on Friday night.
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A Brenham man fresh out of jail is back behind bars after leading police on a high-speed chase spanning four counties.
Freddie Franklin, 27, allegedly threatened a woman then refused to stop for law enforcement Monday evening.
Franklin sent Brenham police and Department of Public Safety officials speeding through Washington, Austin, Fayette, and Colorado County at speeds topping 100 miles per hour.
Franklin was finally apprehended after wrecking his vehicle into a ditch.
He was out on bond for previous charges of aggravated assault and resisting arrest stemming from a July 19 incident involving the same woman he is alleged to have threaten on Monday.
Franklin was returned back to the Washington County jail facing a number of charges including additional aggravated assault and evading arrest charges.
His bond is set at $105,000 and more charges are forthcoming.
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They were giving the tickets away a year ago, and still had a difficult time attracting fans. It's a different story this year at the VTR Open, a small ATP clay-court tournament in this resort city on Chile's Pacific coast. This is where Rafael Nadal has decided to make his comeback after sitting out for more than seven months with an injured left knee. Nadal had never been to Chile, much less played an event here. Now he's being treated like a native son with local newspapers digging up his connections to distant family members in the country. Chilean President Sebastian Pinera was one of the first to greet him when he arrived. Call it the Rafael Nadal Effect. ''This country wants success and wants to be seen as successful,'' said tournament press officer Rafael Walker. ''For a long time the country was like a little island, isolated from the world by the sea and mountains. So when you get a big star here - like Nadal - he's treated like a rock star.'' The tournament is sold o...
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Charleston Southern and VMI Finish Well on Saturday
Hagos Leads VMI to Win at Furman
GREENVILLE, S.C. - The VMI men's cross country team, led by Noah Hagos' second straight individual title, captured the team championship at the Gene Mullin Furman Invitational, held Saturday in Greenville, S.C.
Hagos followed up his Sept. 10 W&L Invitational win with a victory Saturday, clocking in at 25:59 on the 8K course. The effort was just 12 seconds off the course record, and was 27 seconds better than the day's second place finisher. Ian McGinn, competing in his first race of the season, was an impressive fourth (26:50), while freshman Hartnel Paultre continued to impress, finishing fifth in 26:52.
The Keydets' 24 points were easily enough to best second place Furman (72 points), who was ranked #14 in last week's USTFCCCA Southeast Region Rankings. Anderson (S.C.) finished third with 82 points, while Charleston Southern placed fourth (127). Wofford (133) and North Greenville (195) finished fifth and sixth, with Coker (204) placing seventh. Brevard and St. Andrews were next, finishing with 206 and 209 points respectively, while Presbyterian College (282), Fort Valley State (287) and Claflin (313) rounded out the team standings.
Also in action for the Keydets were Hayden Hodges (26:55/8th) and Dean Gonsalves (26:59/10th). Gonsalves, a longtime 800-meter specialist, was competing in his first collegiate 8K. Will Thompson (27:06/12th), Jason Thorpe (28th/27:46), Jordanis Lozier (29th/27:47) and Frank Van Valkenburg (33rd/27:56) rounded out the VMI competitors.
VMI will return to action Friday, as the Keydets take part in the Queens University Invitational. Action at McAlpine Park is set for a 3:30 p.m. start.
Keydet Women Finish Second at Furman
GREENVILLE, S.C. - The VMI women's cross country team placed four finishers in the morning's top-12, en route to a second place team finish at the Gene Mullin Furman Invitational, held Saturday in Greenville, S.C.
Freshman Michelle Church led the way for VMI on the 5K course, finishing eighth with a 19:17 effort. Leah Schubel also finished in the top 10, clocking in at 19:29 to finish in 10th place. Schubel led freshmen Emily Dinning (19:30) and Hannah Dickinson (19:41) to the line, as Dinning and Dickinson finished 11th and 12th respectively.
The Keydets finished with 65 points, 18 markers ahead of the third place South Carolina Gamecocks. Regionally-ranked Furman, who placed 10th in last week's USTFCCCA Southeast Region Rankings, won the meet by scoring 23 points. Charleston Southern finished fourth with 108 points, while Anderson (S.C.) posted 118 markers. Brevard finished sixth (187), ahead of Presbyterian's 211-point effort, and Coker (232), St. Andrews (244) and Fort Valley State (281) rounded out the team standings.
Also competing for VMI Saturday were Nina Srikongyos (31st/20:21), Ally Kuehm (33rd/20:32), Molly Western (51st/21:27) and Lindsey Carty (56th/21:41).
VMI will return to action Friday, as the Keydets take part in the Queens University Invitational. Action at McAlpine Park is set for a 3:30 p.m. start.
Solis Second, Bucs Fourth at Furman Invite
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Freshman Alex Solis continued his strong season to help the Charleston Southern men's cross country team to a fourth place finish at the 2011 Gene Mullin Furman Invitational, hosted by the Paladins at the Furman Golf Course on Saturday.
The Bucs finished fourth with a score of 127 points and a combined time of 2:19.39. They boasted an average of 27:56 at the event. Fellow Big South member VMI won the event with a score of 24 points, while Keydet Noah Hagos took home top honors after finishing first overall with a time of 25:59.
Solis claimed his third top-10 finish of the season, taking second in the collegiate category with a time of 26:26. His time was just three seconds off of his personal best of 26:23, set at the College of Charleston Invitational.
Fellow newcomer Tyre Hines crossed the line in 27:31, taking 20th place to pick up his fourth top-20 finish of the season. Hines tied a personal record at the event, as he also ran a 27:31 at the College of Charleston Invitational on September 10.
Michael Marshburn and Scott Morrison were 29th and 30th, respectively for the Buccaneers. Marshburn's time of 28:02 was nearly one minute faster than his previous season-best time of 29:01 (CofC Invite). Morrison also showed improvements, shaving nearly 32 seconds off of his previous season-best by finishing the course in 28:05.
Matt Smith completed the course in 29:25 to take 46th place, beating his former PR by .01. Martin Hutchens took 58th place, finishing with a time of 30:45. His time is a new personal best, smashing his old personal record by nearly a minute. Derek Amick rounded things out for the Bucs, placing 63rd with a time of 31.19.
CSU will head to Alabama on October 15 for the Crimson Classic, hosted by the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. They will use the meet as a final tune up before heading to the Big South Conference Championships on October 29 in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Lady Bucs Take Fourth at Gene Mullin Invite
GREENVILLE, S.C. - The Charleston Southern women's cross country team took fourth place overall with a score of 108 points at the 2011 Gene Mullin Furman Invitational, hosted by the Paladins at the Furman Golf Course in Greenville on Saturday.
The Bucs complied a team time of 1:41:20 with three top-25 finishes. They ended the day with an average time of 20:16. Host Furman won the event with a score of 23, while Big South for VMI took second with 65 points. The South Carolina Gamecocks finished just ahead of the Bucs with a score of 83 points. Anderson's Whitney Bishoff won the event in a time of 17:56, while the Paladin's Erin Barker took second at 18:38.
Once again it was junior Adrienne Cuff who led the way with a seventh place finish. Her time of 19:16 was a personal best and was ten seconds faster of her season-best 19:36 set at the College of Charleston Invitational. Heidi Dean also set a new personal record with a time of 19:58. She finished 18th to take more than 20 seconds off of her previous season-best performance.
Eloisa Paredes completed the course in 20:07 to take 23rd place for the Buccaneers. She also set a new personal record, shaving nearly a minute off of her previous personal best of 20:57 set October 24 at the Will Wilson/Citadel Invite. Teammate Susanna McKee, who also set a new PR, was close behind and in 26th place. McKee ran a 20:34 to improve her time by more than a minute.
In 34th place was Hannah Burkholder, who finished with a time of 21:25. She took more than two minutes off of her previous season-best of 23:36.49 and was closely followed by teammate Yana Lostspeich in 37th place. Lostspeich ran a 21:33 to beat her previous personal best by more than a minute.
Mary Davidson also competed for the Bucs, taking 40th place with a time of 21:44. Ashlyn Kunda was 71st with a time of 23:53, setting a new PR.
Charleston Southern will continue on to Tuscaloosa, Ala., next weekend. They will compete in the Crimson Classic at the University of Alabama on October 15.


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Pronunciation: EYE-sos-ORE-bide MAH-no-NYE-trate
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Trade Names
- Tablets 20 mg
- Tablets, extended-release 60 mg
- Tablets, extended-release 120 mg
- Tablets 10 mg
- Tablets 20 mg
Relaxes vascular smooth muscle and dilation of peripheral arteries and veins.
Absolute bioavailability is approximately 100%; T max is 0.5 to 1 h. Food may delay rate but not extent of absorption from extended-release tablets.
Vd is 0.6 to 0.7 L/kg; approximately 4% or 5% protein bound.
Primarily metabolized in the liver. Five inactive metabolites.
96% of administered dose excreted in urine and about 1% in feces (extended release). Mean plasma t ½ is approximately 5 h.
Indications and Usage
Treatment ( Monoket only) and prevention of angina pectoris caused by coronary artery disease.
Unlabeled Uses
In combination with nadolol to prevent variceal bleeding.
Hypersensitivity or idiosyncratic reactions to nitrates or nitrites; allergy to organic nitrates.
Dosage and AdministrationAdults
PO (oral tablets) 20 mg twice daily, given 7 h apart. PO (extended-release tablets) Initial : 30 or 60 mg daily. Maintenance : After several days may be increased to 120 mg/day; rarely, 240 mg/day may be required.
General Advice
- To minimize development of tolerance, ensure that daily dose-free interval is provided.
- Caution patients not to chew or crush extended-release tablets.
Store tablets and extended-release tablets at controlled room temperature (68° to 77°F). Protect extended-release tablets from moisture.
Drug InteractionsAlcohol
Severe hypotension and CV collapse may occur.Aspirin
Increased nitrate concentration and actions.Calcium channel blockers
Symptomatic orthostatic hypotension.Dihydroergotamine
Increased systolic BP and decreased antianginal effects may develop.Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (eg, sildenafil, tadalafil, vardenafil)
Because the hypotensive effects of nitrates may be potentiated, concomitant use of any form of organic nitrates is contraindicated in patients receiving phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors.
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May cause false report of reduced serum cholesterol with Zlatkis-Zak color reaction.
Adverse Reactions
Abnormal heart sound, abnormal Q wave, aggravated angina pectoris, arrhythmia, atrial arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation, bradycardia, bundle branch block, cardiac failure, CV disorder, extrasystole, heart murmur, hypertension, hypotension, intermittent claudication, leg ulcer, MI, migraine, palpitation, tachycardia, varicose vein, ventricular tachycardia (less than 5%); syncope (postmarketing).
Dizziness, headache (at least 5%); anxiety, asthenia, impaired concentration, confusion, decreased libido, depression, fatigue, emotional liability, hypoesthesia, insomnia, malaise, nervousness, neuritis, paranoia, paresis, paresthesia, ptosis, somnolence, tremor, vertigo (less than 5%).
Acne, abnormal hair texture, flushing, increased sweating, pruritus, rash, skin nodule (less than 5%).
Abnormal vision, conjunctivitis, earache, nasal congestion, pharyngitis, photophobia, rhinitis, tinnitus, tympanic membrane perforation (less than 5%).
Abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, dry mouth; dyspepsia, flatulence, gastric ulcer, gastritis, glossitis, hemorrhagic gastric ulcer, hemorrhoids, increased sputum, loose stools, melena, nausea, vomiting (less than 5%).
Atrophic vaginitis, breast pain, impotence, polyuria, renal calculus, UTI (less than 5%).
Hypochromic anemia, purpura, thrombocytopenia (less than 5%).
ALT and AST increases (less than 5%).
Hyperuricemia, hypokalemia (less than 5%).
Arthralgia, back pain, frozen shoulder, muscle weakness, musculoskeletal pain; myalgia, myositis, rigors, tendon disorder, torticollis (less than 5%).
Bronchitis, bronchospasm, coughing, dyspnea, pneumonia, pulmonary infiltration, rales, sinusitis, upper respiratory infection (less than 5%).
Allergic reaction, bacterial infection, chest pain, edema, fever, flu-like symptoms, hot flashes, moniliasis, pain, viral infection (less than 5%).
Category C , Category B ( Monoket and extended release).
Safety and efficacy not established.
Dose selection should be cautious, usually starting at the lower end of the dosing range, reflecting the greater frequency of decreased hepatic, renal, or cardiac function, and comorbidity.
Acute MI/CHF
Benefits of immediate- and extended-release isosorbide mononitrate not established; use in these settings not recommended because effects of isosorbide mononitrate are difficult to terminate rapidly.
May aggravate angina caused by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
High doses may produce methemoglobinemia, especially in patients with methemoglobin reductase deficiency.
Severe hypotension
May occur even with small doses, particularly with upright posture; use with caution in patients who are hypotensive or volume depleted; alcohol accentuates this reaction.
May develop with repeated use for prolonged periods of time; minimize tolerance by ensuring daily isosorbide mononitrate-free intervals are provided.
Air hunger, bloody diarrhea, colic, coma, confusion, death, diaphoresis with flushed or cold and clammy skin, dyspnea followed later by reduced ventilatory effort, heart block and bradycardia, increased intracranial pressure, methemoglobinemia, moderate fever, nausea, palpitations, paralysis, seizures, syncope, throbbing headache, vertigo, visual disturbances, vomiting.
Patient Information
- Advise patient to review the patient information leaflet carefully before starting therapy and to read and check for new information each time the medication is refilled.
- Review with patient and family the signs and symptoms of angina (eg, acute onset of pressure-like chest pain that may radiate down the left arm and/or into the neck or jaw, often associated with sweating and shortness of breath or difficulty breathing).
- Instruct patient not to change from one brand of medicine to another without consulting health care provider. Products manufactured by different companies may not be equally effective.
- Instruct patient using extended-release tablets to swallow whole and not to crush or chew.
- Ensure patient using isosorbide mononitrate has sublingual nitroglycerin available at all times. Ensure patient knows when and how to use sublingual nitroglycerin and what to do if angina pain worsens or fails to respond to sublingual nitroglycerin.
- Caution patient that antianginal effectiveness of isosorbide is strongly related to the dosing regimen and not to change the dose or frequency of administration, or stop taking, unless advised by health care provider.
- Advise patient that headaches are a common adverse reaction of therapy and are also a marker of antianginal effectiveness. Advise patient that acetaminophen can be used to relieve headache without reducing the medication's antianginal effectiveness. Caution patient not to reduce the dose or change the frequency of administration of isosorbide to avoid medication-induced headache.
- Advise patient to notify health care provider if angina symptoms increase in frequency or severity, or if there is a sudden increase in the frequency of use of sublingual nitroglycerin.
- Caution patient that medication may cause dizziness, light-headedness, or fainting, especially while standing or following consumption of alcohol.
- Caution patient to avoid sudden position changes to prevent orthostatic hypotension.
- Instruct patient to notify health care provider if any of the following occur: frequent episodes of dizziness or light-headedness; fainting; intolerable headache; episodes or sweating, nausea, and/or vomiting; any unusual or unexplained feeling or sensation.
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Keith grew up in rural Western Massachusetts where he developed a deep love and appreciation for nature and wilderness. He considers himself fortunate to have grown up in an environment where camping, hiking and harvesting wood for heat were common activities.
Keith stayed close to home for his undergraduate studies, which included a Business Administration degree from Greenfield Community college and a Bachelors degree in Operations Management from the University of Massachusetts.
After graduating from UMass, Keith took a job with Electronic Data Systems (EDS) in Boston in order to pursue a career as a software engineer. This eventually led to the completion of a Masters degree in Computer Science from Boston University. Keith has held numerous roles as an IT professional over the years, including business analyst, software developer and manager of a global technology team with people located in the U.S., India, Russia and Germany.
It was his growing awareness of climate change and the harm we are causing the planet that ultimately motivated Keith to change his career path. This decision prompted him to enroll in the Master of Design Studies - Sustainable Design program at the Boston Architectural College.
Keith's thesis work at the BAC focused on the creation of an operational rating system for homes based on the benchmarking of Energy Use Intensity (EUI). His final project won the Greene Master of Design Studies Award in Sustainable Design. He is currently working to make the rating system available for widespread use and hopes his work will eventually lead to dramatic reductions in residential energy consumption.


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Identify the valid for loop constructs assuming the following declarations:
Object o = null;
Collection c = //valid collection object.
int[][] ia = //valid array
1. for(o : c){ }
2. for(final Object o2 :c){ }
3. for(int i : ia) { }
4. for(Iterator it : c.iterator()){ }
5. for(int i : ia[0]){ }
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How is option 2 correct? I thought that final in front of reference variable Object o2 means that once it points to an object on the heap, it does NOT point to ANOTHER object, otherwise you get compiler error. Yet, by traversing collection c, final Object o2 is pointing to DIFFERENT objects in the collection.
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Tallmadge High School in Ohio partnered with an education researcher to use results of a test that students took in the fall -- the mock ACT -- to determine which students needed reading interventions before state exams in the spring. The data revealed that 58 students were at risk for failing state graduation tests, said researcher Matt Deevers, who plans to do the same process with math scores and spread the program to other Summit County schools.
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Overnight closure scheduled for Cedar Avenue June 7
Dakota County paving 147th Street intersection for BRT project
ROSEVILLE, Minn. – Motorists will encounter delays and a detour as Cedar Avenue closes between 145th Street and 150th St/County Road 42 at 9 p.m. Friday, June 7.
All lanes are scheduled to reopen by 9 a.m. Saturday, June 8.
A signed detour will direct motorists to 140th Street, Galaxie Avenue and 150th/County Road 42 in order to bypass the closure.
All work is weather dependent and could change in the case of inclement weather.
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MMS Extends Comment Period on Cape Wind Energy Project
NAW Staff, Friday 14 March 2008 - 09:53:46
The Interior Department's Minerals Management Service (MMS) is extending the public comment period on the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the Cape Wind Energy Project for an additional 30 days. The extension is in response to requests from the public for more time to review the document. The MMS released the Cape Wind DEIS for public review on Jan. 11. A federal register notice was published on March 10 announcing the extension.
Federal, state, tribal and local governments as well as other interested parties are encouraged to comment on the DEIS. The comment period will now close on April 21.
The proposed Cape Wind Energy Project would include 130 wind turbine generators that could generate a maximum electric output of 468 MW and an average output of approximately 180 MW.
Written comments may be submitted online through April 21, or by mail to MMS Cape Wind Energy Project, TRC Environmental Corp., Wannalancit Mills, 650 Suffolk St., Lowell, MA 01854.
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Here is my review of the article Koncorps gave me.
I got the article read through it all and I didn't find any noticeable grammatical errors. It also read well and I didn't at any time get bored while reading it which is good considering it is a topic that doesn't really interest me. He also put the headers and sub headers on there for me which is alwayus a plus for me when a person writing articles for me. It also passed Copy Scape which is also all ways a Plus.
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Eindhoven, it's known in Holland as 'Rock City', so to live up to their name they should at least have more than a handful of interesting bands. Not all bands are 'rock' but I found out that Eindhoven certainly has its fair share of music that needs to be heard. If you want to know […]
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One of our favourites, Moon Duo, has released a remixed version of their latest LP Mazes. You can listen to the album on Spotify here. The remixes are done by guest artist Sonic Boom, Gary War and more. In August 2011 Moon Duo preformed at Incubated, you can listen to that entire session here. MD will […]
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Eind augustus zal voor het eerst het nieuwe metalfestival 'Loud from the South' plaatsvinden in o.a. het Klokgebouw te Eindhoven. Na eerder al Carcass vastgelegd te hebben wordt bekend dat we tevens Darkane, Laaz Rockit, The Lucifer Principle, Pilgrimz, Sabbat en Soulfly kunnen bekijken op het festival. Dit op zaterdag 30 augustus 2008.
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Philippine Peso Drops to One-Month Low on Rate-Cut Speculation
The Philippine peso fell to a one-month low on speculation Europe's lingering debt crisis may prompt the central bank to cut interest rates this week to support growth. Bonds declined.
The currency weakened for a third day after the Group of 20 nations rebuffed Germany-led calls for more aid, telling Europe to do more to fight the crisis. Crude oil for April delivery traded at $108.91 a barrel in New York and has risen 11 percent this month. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas still has scope to support growth as inflation will remain within target even as fuel prices rise, Governor Amando Tetangco said on Feb. 22.
"There remains uncertainty on the details, the execution of resolving the Europe crisis and that's affecting currencies including the peso," said Ricky Cebrero, head of treasury at Philippine National Bank in Manila. "The central bank will probably cut the benchmark rate by a quarter point again at this week's meeting and then pause given the volatile oil prices."
The peso closed 0.4 percent lower at 42.978 per dollar, according to Tullett Prebon Plc. It touched 43.110, the weakest level since Jan. 25. The yield on the 8 percent July 2031 peso bond rose 10 basis points, or 0.10 percentage point, to 5.73 percent, data from Tradition Financial Services show.
Bangko Sentral cut its overnight borrowing rate to 4.25 percent from 4.5 percent on Jan. 19, the first reduction in more than two years. The next policy meeting will be on March 1. Eight of 13 economists predict the central bank will reduce the rate to 4 percent, with four expecting it will be left unchanged. One forecast a half-a-percentage-point cut.
"Our assessment is, under specific stressed oil price levels, inflation would be elevated but the full-year inflation average would be within target," Tetangco said in an e-mail last week. The central bank did "some scenario building" on the impact of oil prices that it will review at the March 1 policy meeting, he said.


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Complete 2012 Florida Football Schedule
GAINESVILLE, Fla. From the moment the leagues school presidents voted Texas A&M into the Southeastern Conference in September, college football fans and media have wondered how that will alter what is already considered the nations toughest football conference.
More questions arose when Missouri was voted into the conference in early November, increasing the SEC from 12 to 14 schools in a span of a few weeks.
The wait is over. The SEC released its 2012 football schedule on Thursday morning and the Gators will face both Texas A&M and Missouri in their inaugural seasons in the conference.
In fact, Florida will officially say Welcome to the SEC to the Aggies.
For the first time since 1996, the Gators will enter a season with a school other than Tennessee scheduled in their SEC opener. The 2001 Florida-Tennessee game, originally scheduled in September, was moved to later in the season due to the terrorist attacks on 9/11.
After opening the 2012 season at home against Bowling Green on Sept. 1, the Gators will travel to College Station to face the Aggies on Sept. 8 in Texas A&Ms first game as a member of the SEC. The game will open a stretch of eight consecutive SEC games for the Gators.
Gators head coach Will Muschamp is familiar with the Aggies after spending three seasons at Texas prior to becoming Floridas head coach.
At Kyle Field, they do a nice job there, Muschamp said. Its a very SEC-like atmosphere as far as their support. Weve got to have a great preseason camp and weve got to be ready to roll, starting with Bowling Green. You are not going to play your way into your season. Youve got to be ready to go immediately.
Its a great motivation for our players over the summer.
Florida and Texas A&M have played twice previously, a 42-6 Florida home win in 1962 and a 37-14 Texas A&M win in the 1976 Sun Bowl.
Texas A&M is officially a member of the SEC West and Missouri will join Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky, Vanderbilt and South Carolina in the SEC East.
The SEC is the best conference in the country and Ive got to commend what Commissioner [Mike] Slive, the SEC office, the school presidents and our president, Bernie Machen, have done by adding Texas A&M and Missouri to the league, Muschamp said. It just goes to show you how attractive this league is to everybody across the country. Its two programs Im familiar with from my time in the Big 12.
SEC athletic directors voted earlier this month to implement a 6-1-1 schedule format that allows each school to play all six division opponents annually with one permanent and one rotating non-division opponent.
LSU will remain on Floridas schedule as the permanent SEC West opponent.
Since adding Arkansas and South Carolina in 1992, the SEC has used a 5-2-1 schedule format from 1992-2002, and a 5-1-2 format starting in 2003 through this season.
The remaining games on Floridas schedule are at Tennessee (Sept. 15), Kentucky (Sept. 22), LSU (Oct. 6), at Vanderbilt (Oct. 13), South Carolina (Oct. 20), vs. Georgia in Jacksonville (Oct. 27), Missouri (Nov. 3), Louisiana-Lafayette (Nov. 10), Jacksonville State (Nov. 17) and at Florida State (Nov. 24).
Florida will continue to play seven home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium with the addition of Texas A&M and Missouri to the conference.
Missouris first visit to The Swamp on Nov. 3 marks the Gators final SEC game of the season, an earlier finish to the conference portion of the schedule than in years past. The Gators and Missouri have played only one other time the 1965 Sugar Bowl. The game remains memorable because Florida fell behind 20-0 but rallied behind quarterback Steve Spurrier to score three touchdowns in the fourth quarter.
However, the Gators went for two after each score but were unable to convert, allowing the Tigers to escape with a 20-18 win in New Orleans.
The modern-day Tigers will also provide a challenge.
They add a totally different schematic [approach] offensively, Muschamp said. Gary Pinkel is an outstanding football coach. They are multiple formations. They are going to line up in every formation known to mankind. They do a nice job of spreading the field and making you defend the entire field. Its a true Big 12 offense, which will be very different for our league.
Florida and Alabama are the only schools that will play both Texas A&M and Missouri in their inaugural SEC seasons.
The Gators have a bye week on Sept. 29, the open week coming earlier than the past two seasons when the Gators were off the week before the Georgia game. The last time Florida had two weeks off so early in the season was Tim Tebows senior season in 2009, when after suffering a concussion at Kentucky, the bye week allowed Tebow to return in time for a 13-3 win at LSU two weeks later.
The SEC Championship Game is scheduled Dec. 1 in Atlanta.
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Dallas Cowboys nose tackle Jay Ratliff (90) celebrates a sack in the first half period of NFL Football action at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona Sunday, December 4, 2011.
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Rutul is a member of the Lezgic group of Northeast Caucasian languages spoken by about 29,400 people in Dagestan in Russia, and by 110 people in parts of Azerbaijan. The language is named after the village in Dagestan where the majority of the speakers live. Other names for the language include Chal, Mukhad, Mykhanidy, Rutal, Rutultsy and Rutuly.
In 1990 a Cyrillic-based alphabet was developed for Rutul; a literary version of the language has been emerging since then, and parts of the bible have been translated into Rutul. Before then the language was not written. Rutul is taught in a number of primary schools in Dagestan.
Свадебная обрядовая песня – marriage ceremony song. Мухадский диалект – Mukhad dialect.
Source: Г.Х. Ибрагимов, Рутульский язык, Академия наук СССР, Москва – 1978.
Sample text supplied by Wolfgang Kuhl
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Aghul, Akhvakh, Andi, Archi, Avar, Bagvalal, Bats, Botlikh, Budukh, Caucasian Albanian, Chamalal, Chechen, Dargwa, Godoberi, Hinukh, Hunzib, Ingush, Karata, Khinalug, Khwarshi, Kryts, Kubachi, Lak, Lezgian, Rutul, Tabassaran, Tindi, Tsakhur, Tsez, Udi
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Chocolate. The mere mention of it makes mouths water. Whether in a heart-shaped box, a rich three-layer cake, a warm, just-out-of-the-oven cookie, or a gooey candy bar, chocolate is the food Americans crave most often. Fortunately, in small doses, chocolate can be beneficial. It helps the heart and makes you feel good, so grab your favorite version and learn about the good, bad, and ugly of eating chocolate.
Suitors and sweet-lovers alike have the humble cocoa tree to thank for chocolate. The botanical name of this tree, theobroma, is Greek for "food of the Gods." The pods of the tree hold the cocoa bean which was first roasted and enjoyed in Mayan and Aztec civilizations as a spicy drink. Eventually, the beans made it to Spain, where the cocoa bean was morphed into a whole assortment of treats.
Chocolate started out as a bitter tasting beverage and over the centuries evolved into the sweet treat we love. Now chocolate is solid, liquid, sweet, gooey, and sometimes bitter. The darker the chocolate, the more benefits you may get from it.
Evidence shows that
chocolate may not be as sinful as traditionally believed. Take
for example. Dark chocolate contains relatively high levels of antioxidant flavanols and proanthocyanidins.
These elements prevent cellular damage in the body. They fight dangerous
free radicals
, but this has not always translated into better health. However, other research has shown promising benefits of chocolate for specific health conditions.
Some studies have found that chocolate may help reduce the risk of cardiovascular problems like
heart attack
. It may be the chocolates' flavanols that provide this benefit. Here are some other affects of chocolate may have on your heart and blood vessel health:
Chocolate may also help your mental state.
Eating chocolate is often associated with pleasure and enjoyment. Chocolate contains certain chemicals which can improve moods and feelings. Using a brain imaging technique known as
PET scan
, scientists found that chocolate affects the same part of the brain as heroin or morphine. Chocolate has phenylethylamine, which act like amphetamines which are known to affect mood.
The antioxidants in cocoa powder have also been associated with decreased risk of
Chocolate may sound like the perfect cure-all, but as with everything else, you can have too much of a good thing.
Chocolate is by no means as healthy as fruits or vegetables. Chocolate's
antioxidants are delivered in a high-calorie, high-fat, fiber-free package. Here are some of other dangers that lurk when eating too much of a good thing:
Chocolate is a source of oxalate. Oxalate is a dietary element which inhibits calcium absorption from the gut and increases the elimination of calcium through urination. This decreases the body's ability to maintain bones, it may have more of an impact on older adults that have lower bone density. In fact, research has shown that in women aged 70 to 85 years, daily chocolate consumption was associated with lower bone density and strength compared to women who did not have daily chocolate.
When it comes to eating and drinking, moderation is the key. Whether you do it for your heart or to improve your mood, a little chocolate goes a long way. Here are some smart ideas on how to enjoy a little chocolate in your diet:
Chocolate comes in many forms, so play around or stick with your favorite. Remember, the darker the chocolate, the better it is for you.
Last reviewed October 2014 by Michael Woods, MD
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Air Works currently maintains 42 aircraft types in India under DGCA approval
Air Works has a presence at 12 airports across India and its subsidiary Air Livery has a presence at 5 airports in the UK
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Tiger installed
I've managed to get Tiger installed, and for the most part everything seems fine. The only oddity is something that cropped up after I had been running everything with no problems for a while. In certain applications (but not others), I get doubled spaces or characters when I type. This is most disruptive in Mail. I find that I can't type any spaces at all in a new mail. As soon as I type a space, I get a system error beep and I can't add anything else. Pasting text in to the document seems to work fine. On some of the other applications where I had this problem (like Safari), trashing the preferences seemed to sort the problem out, but it didn't work for Mail.
I have a hunch that it might be related to the Spelling facility in some way, as I remember getting similar problems years ago when I had Spell Catcher and cocoAspell isntalled. When I try to select the "Spelling…" dialog, nothing happens, so I can't check what language it's set on. The red underlines also don't appear. However, I don't have any of these running, and I've also disabled Typeit4Me in case that was causing issues. Has anyone else come across this?
Other than this — admittedly very irritating — problem, Tiger is great. Spotlight is fantastic, and I love the Smart Folders in Finder. I've got one set up to look for all files in my home folder modified today, which is really useful for quickly locating active documents. I'm also finding the Dashboard widgets surprisingly useful too. I've already translated some French text with it, converted measurements and looked up words in the dictionary. I didn't think I would be using them much, but they are pretty cool. And that 'ripple' effect when you add a widget to the screen is pure eye candy.
As for last night's adventure, I didn't make it to the front of the queue before I had to leave for the party. I trudged sadly past the Apple Store, looking longingly at all of those people trotting happily in to the shop and felt very jealous. As compensation, the party was great fun, and I'll go to the Store when it's less busy. I could even make my own Apple T-shirt, though it wouldn't be quite the same thing. Queueing was actually quite fun, particularly overhearing the incredulous remarks of people walking past and finding out that thousands of people were queueing to get in to a computer shop. The best quote was from a couple of lads, said in a rather dismissive way: "Pfft. Geeks." Yep, we're geeky and proud of it, baby.


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