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Looks about right to me.
Speaking of OGD, I'm sipping a 50/50ish vat of the OGD and HH BIBs. I think there's a slight bit more OGD. Not loving it, but there's nothing wrong with it necessarily. It's OGD with a slight astringency on the nose and palate. Will probably pour it on ice with some ginger ale when it gets hot again.
I have not liked the last few bottles of Weller 12 I've had as much as I did about a year ago. I decided to decant about a liter of it in the hopes it'll be better (and because I never use the nifty decanter)ImageUploadedByTapatalk1375049927.015402.jpg. Almost immediately I noticed some condensation on the inside of the decanter.
Couple questions: is the condensation inside the decanter normal? Has anyone else noticed any drop off in the W12? For those who decant, how long should I give it?
"I'm assuming we are talking about condensation on the inside of the bottle, if this is the case don't worry, it will happen under the right conditions (temp & pressure). As long as nothing is escaping the bottle then it will all go back to liquid when the conditions go back to normal. Really it is the same principle as distillation except since there is nowhere for the gas to go it condensates on the glass then falls back into the bottle. I would only be concerned if I knew it was escaping the bottle then you have to hope the cork is doing it's job."
I have a mantle where i keep open bottles in a basement (climate controlled within +/- 5F, don't know if it's shape of bottle or content, but i have seen 1 or 2 do this while all the bottles around them did not.


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Democratic legislative leaders ask attorney general to reject lottery contract
HARRISBURG — House and Senate Democratic leaders on Thursday asked state Attorney General Kathleen Kane to reject the contract between a British-based company and the Corbett administration to privatize management of the 38-year-old Pennsylvania Lottery.
The contract allows a "dramatic expansion of gaming" by allowing keno, a fast-paced video terminal game, without the Legislature's approval, said Senate Minority Leader Jay Costa, D-Forest Hills, and House Minority Leader Frank Dermody, D-Oakmont.
This "overstepped and usurped the authority of the Pennsylvania Legislature," they said.
Kane, a Democrat, took office on Tuesday and got the contract on Wednesday. She has 30 days to review its "form and legality" and gave no hint as to what she might decide.
Republican Gov. Tom Corbett, a former attorney general, expressed confidence that the review, typically a formality, would result in approval.
"My legal counsel advises me we have the authority to do this," Corbett said.
Under the contract, Camelot Global Services guarantees the state $34 billion over 20 years. The company would put up $200 million, which the state could use if the company fails in any year to hit a revenue projection. Camelot would replenish the fund after any withdrawals.
Lottery money pays for Pennsylvania's senior citizen programs, such as rebates on property tax and rent, and low-cost prescription drugs.
The contract to privatize the lottery immediately provides $50 million for senior programs in the 2013-14 budget, Corbett said.
The money would go toward in-home services for low-income people older than 60. It would decrease the waiting list of people needing home support and personal care, increase investments in Area Agencies on Aging, and make improvements to senior centers.
Under the contract, Camelot would expand games such as keno to taverns and clubs in order to boost lottery revenue.
A legal issue posed to Kane is whether the contract violates federal law by relinquishing too much state control.
"They can only give away so much," Costa said.
The attorney general's review "is sort of a ministerial function, for the most part," said Walter Cohen, a former acting attorney general. "There are about 25,000 contracts signed by departments each year."
Kane "would have to determine there is a regulation or legislation to allow the state to enter into the contract," Cohen said, but would not decide whether it's a good or bad idea to privatize the lottery.
A review by the attorney general typically looks at whether a contract is "legal and in the right form, with the right people and the right signatures," said LeRoy Zimmerman, another former attorney general. It ensures "the I's are dotted and T's are crossed."
Whether Kane could deny the contract because of the addition of keno is not clear, Zimmerman said.
"I don't think there have been a lot of cases litigated" on attorney generals' reviews, he said.
Corbett said that as attorney general, he typically worked out contract issues with the governor's office. But Democratic leaders put forth a challenge larger than a disagreement over paragraphs.
If Kane rejects the contract, a remedy is available through Commonwealth Court, said former Attorney General Ernie Preate, who resigned in 1995 and served a year in federal prison on a felony mail fraud conviction. He now practices law in Scranton.
Camelot could ask the court to reverse the decision, Cohen said, adding that "can take months."
Corbett has said that boosting lottery revenue, as the deal is designed to do, is vital to ensure programs are protected for the state's growing senior population. The lottery is the only one in the nation that devotes all revenue to senior programs.
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, which represents about 170 lottery employees, filed a lawsuit in Commonwealth Court to block the plan.
The Department of Revenue says Camelot intends to employ as many lottery employees as possible, but they no longer would be unionized. They could attempt to organize, said Revenue spokeswoman Elizabeth Brassell.
Costa said Democratic leaders will join the union's lawsuit.
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S. Joseph Ast, 70, of Kewanee, passed away to the afterlife on Sunday evening October 20, 2013 while hospitalized in the intensive care unit of Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. He was seriously ill, and suffered from Parkinson disease. He was hospitalized multiple times while in rehabilitation residence at Kewanee Care Nursing Home.A Celebration of Life with scripture service will be held at Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee at 3:00 PM, Saturday, October 26, 2013. Celebrant will be the Rev. Jerry Rafalko. Visitation will be held from 1:30 PM until the time of the service at the funeral home. Graveside service and interment will be in Pleasant View Cemetery in Kewanee, following the scripture service. Memorials made directly to Rux Funeral Home will be appreciated.
Joe was born in Austria on October 19, 1943, the son of Anna and Philip Ast. He married Carol, nee Dooley, on October 26, 1968. He was preceded in death by his parents Philip and Anna, and by his wife Carol. He is survived by his four children Elizabeth Ast, Daniel Ast, Emily Ast, and Elaine Ast-Baele (Jason); three grandchildren: Zachary, Courtney and Caitlyn; brothers John Ast (Maria) and Bruno Ast (Gunduz), and several nieces and nephews. Joe was the owner and operator of the Philip Ast Cabinet Shop, Inc. in Kewanee. The custom woodworking shop was established on Roseview Avenue in 1951, by Philip Ast and his wife Anna. From the beginning, the operation and work ethic of the Ast cabinet shop was based on "old world" craftsmanship and quality control that Philip learned as an apprentice in his native Yugoslavia. The love for the aroma of wood and sawdust, and the attention to quality and detail, were instilled in Joe at an early age, while sweeping the shop floors during his young years as a Visitation Elementary School pupil. Eventually, Joe earned Certification from the US Department of Labor as an apprenticed cabinet maker, all under the tutelage of his father Philip.
Following graduation from Kewanee High School, and some college education, Joe decided that he wanted to continue making cabinets, thus adding new energy and drive to the small, thriving business. He took the lead role in expanding the output of the shop, increased its service area, and hired more local workers. Eventually his father retired and Joe saw a developing opportunity to expand into a more mechanized form of cabinet door production. The economy was booming, the newly acquired machines helped fill product orders, and the shop hummed with activity and optimism – until the onset of The Great Recession business slump, leading to the closing of the shop.
During the Great Depression and the subsequent European turmoil and upheavals of World War II, Joe's parents lost everything that they had worked for, and in their early middle age took advantage of an opportunity to emigrate to the United States, with help from relatives in the Prairie State. Joe arrived with them in Kewanee as a 6 year old, and by working hard, eventually was able to enjoy success and the freedom that life in the Midwest offers. He lived a good, productive life, as long as he could.
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The hypocrisy of Louisiana, with respect to its drug laws, is undeniable.
This state is blatantly lenient toward first-time alcohol offenders (two days in jail, or 48 hours of community service) and, without question, significantly more severe in punishing first time marijuana possessors (up to six months in prison and a $500 fine).
What do you believe it says about the alcohol culture of our state and just how much influence it has over the creation of our laws?
DeSiard Street in Monroe is rife with drive-through daiquiri stores, yet we advocate against drinking and driving? Whenever anyone attempts to discuss marijuana in this state, it is impossible to get a word in. Because this state's general mindset is so ingrained in the protection of "traditional Southern values," no introduction of new information will ever be considered.
While we continue to have some of the highest alcohol-related deaths in the nation, the hollow and silent war against marijuana is quietly raged. Why is it that Louisiana has decided to give alcohol a free pass?
In a letter to David Vitter, Republican senator for Louisiana, I asked him these questions and attempted to gain some insight into his thoughts on medicinal marijuana. He had the following to say:
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Outlook-Style Calendar Room Booking System using Access Services in Sharepoint 2010
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Outlook-Style Calendar Room Booking System using Access Services in Sharepoint 2010
Excel Web Services Compatibility Checker – Automatically fix common errrors
By peter.stilgoe
Excel Web Services Compatibility Checker is a great tool for when you're trying to publishing Excel dashboards to Sharepoint and you keep getting various web services errors. This tool will check your workbook for compatability errors & also will autofix most errors if you choose.
Typical error message:
"The workbook that you selected cannot be loaded because it contains the following features that are not supported by Excel Services:
External references (links to other workbooks)
Comments, ActiveX controls, Shapes, Text Boxes, Pictures, WordArt, Clip Art, Embedded OLE objects, Ink Annotations, Forms Toolbar controls, Control Toolbox controls, Charts that are part of a group, Signature Lines, or Camera objects
Contact the workbook author."
Sharepoint 2010 – Access Services
By peter.stilgoe
With Access 2010, you can move your tables to SharePoint, and create end-user forms in Access that will show up in SharePoint as a special site. The MS Access 2010 web forms have a similar look and feel to normal SharePoint pages, and you will need to design your web forms in MS Access 2010 separately from any client forms you want to display to users when they view your database using Access on their own machine. The formal name for the feature is "Access Services," but expect it to be replaced by something more descriptive and less "techie" in the years to come.
MOSS 2007 features compared to Sharepoint 2010
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Characteristics of different RAID configs
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RAID 0 (Stripe set without parity)
•No Fault Tolerance
•Best read and write performance
•I/O per disk calculation: (reads + writes) / number of disks
RAID 1 (Mirrored Volume)
•Fault Tolerance: 1 Disk may fail
•Performance: Good read, Acceptable write
•I/O per disk calculation: [(Reads + (2 x Writes)] / 2
RAID 5 (Stripe set with parity)
•Fault Tolerance: One disk may fail
•Performance: Excellent read, fairly poor write
•I/O per disk calculation: [(Reads + (4 x Writes)] / Number of Disks
RAID 10 (Stripe of Mirrors)
•Fault Tolerance: Half of the disks may fail (but not both disks in any mirrored pair)
•Performance: Excellent read and write
•I/O per disk calculation: [(Reads + (2 x Writes)] / Number of Disks
Software licensing in the National Health Service is about to get a lot more complicated, and a lot more expensive.
By peter.stilgoe
Back in 2004 the Office of Government Commerce signed a massive deal with Microsoft to provide all desktop software within the NHS. This followed some very high-level lobbying from both Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer when it looked like the health service might ditch Microsoft from desktop PCs.
But the NHS enterprise agreement has now been scrapped. A message on the relevant page of the Microsoft website says: "We are currently updating these pages to reflect new licensing information as of May 2010. Please check back shortly."
The nine year deal was signed by Richard Granger back in 2004 and was worth £500m. It had break points every three years. It was meant to provide major savings for the health service – £300m over the full nine years.
Microsoft also promised "a health specific user interface for clinical systems" and to spend £40m in R&D.
Granger got such a good deal in part by publicly threatening to move the NHS to Sun's Java desktop software. Shortly after that Bill Gates arrived to negotiate directly with Granger, visit the Department of Health and pick up a knighthood. We reported the shenanigans at the time here.
One source at a PCT who asked for anonymity said documents they had seen estimated the extra cost for a medium-sized trust at between £100,000 and £150,000 for software licensing alone.
There are 151 PCTs in England with Wales and Scotland run separately. There are also mental health trusts, care trusts, GP surgeries and other organisations – the NHS employs over a million people in total.
Apart from extra licensing costs there will also be a massive management problem. The previous agreement allowed some leeway in counting individual machines for licenses.
Without a new agreement every NHS organisations will be looking at expensive hardware audits of all their various offices, labs and surgeries. The original deal was good for up to 900,000 desktop machines, at the time the NHS had approximately 500,000 machines.
Our source said the only alternative – a move to open source software – was unlikely to overcome reluctance from staff to move to less familiar systems.
A Microsoft spokeswoman said:
Microsoft and the NHS have had an Enterprise Wide Agreement (EWA) for the last 12 years; during this time we have jointly addressed a number of the major challenges faced by the NHS.
Microsoft and the NHS have been negotiating a replacement to the current agreement for 6 months. The basis of much of the Microsoft investment into health R&D and the NHS is as result of the NHS agreements in place over the last 12 years. The current negotiations have not resulted in an agreement and, as a result, the NHS' EWA will not be renewed.
The bottom line is that the NHS uses £270m of Microsoft software and pays less than £65m per year for it. For the next three years the cost would have risen to £85m as the NHS deploys more and more technology while the National Programme rolls out.
A spokesman for the Department of Health said: "The Department of Health has already invested so that NHS Trusts are able to have access to the latest versions of Microsoft desktop software. Future investment decisions will be taken at a local level in line with the proposals set out in the White Paper published this week."
Source: http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2010/07/15/nhs_microsoft/
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Government scraps £80m Microsoft enterprise agreement with NHS
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Unless you've already got your enterprise cals, Sharepoint 2010 projects in the NHS just became whole lot more expensive !
The government has scrapped the long-running NHS Connecting for Health (CfH) enterprise agreement (EA) software licensing deal with Microsoft after deciding there was no business case or budget to renew it.
The EA, which was scheduled to kick off on 1 July, had already been pared back from the original value of £80m to just £21m, and was set to run for three years through Microsoft large account resellers Softcat, Trustmarque and Phoenix Software.
However, sources said that at the eleventh hour the Cabinet Office pulled the plug on the EA, which was originally agreed in 2004 for a total of nine years, including three-year breakpoints to allow the NHS to review its application requirements.
"Out of the blue, the Cabinet Office rejected the cut-down version of the renewal," said a source. "The noise from the top is that they are not sure national agreements work. It will be down to the trusts to make sure they are fully licensed."
The EA covered about 800,000 desktops in all NHS regions in England, and was believed to be the biggest deal of its kind in the world.
The Cabinet Office did agree to pay Microsoft about £50m to cover software used in the previous agreement that was not licensed, but attributed the spend to the last administration's budget.
"The money is coming out of the same pot but, politically and on paper, it looks like the new government is saying it has not spent any money as the last lot used it all," said another insider.
But others have questioned the value of the EA. "The NHS was given a free lunch that it didn't order – was the deal any good if certain entities were not using the software?" said another source. "It makes sense for those using the software to buy it."
Software prices are expected to rise two to three times without the economies of scale that an EA agreement would provide, but the decision will also lead to massive licence compliancy issues, according to sources close to Microsoft.
"There are around 400 NHS trusts in the UK and although they are licensed for some elements, there is a big hole out there that could be as large as £100m," added the source.
Microsoft is beginning the process of knocking on trusts' doors to ascertain the software under use and now much of it has been paid for.
The move has put a further question mark over the future of CfH, which had agreed the deal with Microsoft. CfH was created to oversee the £12bn NHS National Programme for IT, but that troubled initiative is also under review.
Only last week, the government met the largest suppliers to the public sector to ask them to cut profit margins to reduce the cost of IT contracts.
Despite repeated requests, the Cabinet Office, CfH and Microsoft failed to provide comment for this story.
Source: ComputerWeekly
This is, maybe, only really going to impact new projects at the moment but futher down the line say in 3 – 5 years time trusts will be running on old technology / rickety server estates……flood gates open when they look at the new costs associated with Microsoft upgrades, some stick & some twist on open source alternatives, are we welcoming the wild wild west into NHS IT and Government IT systems as a whole?
SharePoint 2010 Deployment Considerations
By peter.stilgoe
A challenge for IT Pro's in SharePoint 2010 is getting to grips with the deployment options that SharePoint 2010 brings, this article deals with two considerations:
. Physical Architecture
. Installation and Configuration
A successful SharePoint Design includes not only the deployment pieces but also other key architectural pieces such as the Information Architecture, Applications Services, Web applications and the collaboration structure.
Physical Architecture
64 bit requirements for SharePoint 2010 and SQL Ensures you have sufficient resources to power the products and a minimum 8GB of memory is however recommended for SharePoint and 16GB for SQL, it is recommended that SQL Server is on its own server and clustered or mirrored for high availability. A single server could support your concurrent connections but does not offer resilience however SharePoint's topology is flexible so you can easily add additional servers and scale services across them. Adding application services can change a physical topology such as Performance Point which due to its workload could be dedicated its own SharePoint Server. With more SharePoint Servers you will need to ensure your SQL server has sufficient resources available, 64 bit enables SharePoint to handle more requests making SQL now work harder.
Installation and Configuration
Installing binaries is the easy bit although you do need to be aware of where you are locating certain files such as the SharePoint data folder which by default locates the Index flat file which can easily grow to 10% of your content crawled. You can also automate the installation and farm configuration process by using PowerShell and the PSconfig tool which gives you much more flexibility in defining your naming conventions and service account for central administration.
TechNet Deployment Guides
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Steve Smith is a SharePoint MVP and owner of Combined Knowledge which specialises in Global Education on all aspects of SharePoint including how to correctly build and deploy. Find out more.
RAMMap – How Windows manages memory, analyze application memory usage, how RAM is being allocated
By peter.stilgoe
Have you ever wondered exactly how Windows is assigning physical memory, how much file data is cached in RAM, or how much RAM is used by the kernel and device drivers? RAMMap makes answering those questions easy. RAMMap is an advanced physical memory usage analysis utility for Windows Vista and higher. It presents usage information in different ways on its several different tabs:
Use Counts: usage summary by type and paging list
Processes: process working set sizes
Priority Summary: prioritized standby list sizes
Physical Pages: per-page use for all physical memory
Physical Ranges: physical memory addresses
File Summary: file data in RAM by file
File Details: individual physical pages by file
Use RAMMap to gain understanding of the way Windows manages memory, to analyze application memory usage, or to answer specific questions about how RAM is being allocated. RAMMap's refresh feature enables you to update the display and it includes support for saving and loading memory snapshots.
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When we decided to make our popular PDF Converter for SharePoint compatible with SharePoint 2010, we had no idea what we were in for. Will it be a nightmare, will it just work, will we need to throw everything away?…. we simply didn't know. Fortunately SharePoint 2010 is much like SharePoint 2007 and as a result we released the SharePoint 2010 compatible version earlier today. Continued here….
Error occured Accessing Data Source Error ID 5566
By peter.stilgoe
If you are getting the error when opening an Infopath Form 'Error occured Accessing Data Source Error ID 5566′ its normally an authentication issue with the datasource the form is trying to retrieve data from. This normally occurs in 'cross domain' environments. The fix for me was to disable the 'Authentication Loopback' check:
1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
2. Locate and then click the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
3. Right-click Lsa, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
4. Type DisableLoopbackCheck, and then press ENTER.
5. Right-click DisableLoopbackCheck, and then click Modify.
6. In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.
7. Exit Registry Editor.
8. Restart the computer.
Populating an Infopath dropdown using a specific Sharepoint list view
By peter.stilgoe
If you have a Sharepoint list containing multiple views, one view shows all approved items and another view shows all items that are pending approval. You have an Infopath form where you have a dropdown control that you want to be populated with only 'Approved' list items from your Sharepoint list.
If you create your Infopath data connection & copy the URL to this list view as your source you will notice it still returns ALL items as opposed to your filtered view listing only the approved items.
The way round this is to create you data connection using an XML source, use this link to find out how to view your list data as XML and get the source URL – http://www.petestilgoe.com/2009/11/converting-a-sharepoint-list-into-xml/
Now you need to expand on this & add the particular view to the url to make the data connection get the filtered data for you.
Currently your URL looks something like this:
1) Now in your Sharepoint list click 'Settings' –> 'List Settings'
2) Scroll down to the bottom & click on the view you want to use as your datasource
3) Now your URL contains the {List GUID} as well as the {View GUID}
eg. /_vti_bin/owssvr.dll?Cmd=Display&List=%7BD66DCB51%2D80B0%2D43AB%2DB80B%2DCD7D23E63B09%7D&View=%7B6D0CEF69%2DF899%2D40D0%2D86B2%2D6E01CC7D9CA1%7D&XMLDATA=TRUE
4) The URL is encoded so you will need to replace "%7B†with "{†and "%7D†with "}†and "%2D†with "-†so now your url will look something like
5) Use this url as your XML data source in Infopath and your drop down data will be filtered as per your chosen view.
N3 (NHS) Network Hosting Providers
By peter.stilgoe
Here is a list of some providers who can provide hosting services on the N3 (NHS) network:
BT Engage
How to display HTML in the Dataview & Content Query Webpart (DVWP CQWP)
By peter.stilgoe
If you try & display rich html columns or any other columns that uses HTML in a DVWP/CQWP it will display as the actual HTML as opposed to outputting it as HTML formatted text.
If you added your data using Sharepoint designer "Insert Selected Fields†you need view your DVWP code in SPD & search for:
<xsl:value-of select="@MyHTMLFormattedColumn">
and replace it with
<xsl:value-of disable-output-escaping="yes" select="@MyHTMLFormattedColumn">
Now your data in this column will display as you expected ie. formatted with the HTML code applied.
Note: In SPD 2010 you will need to convert your DVWP to XSLT, On the ribbon:
List View Tools –> Design –> Customize XSLT
To do the same in your CQWP you need to edit the itemstyle.xsl & follow the above ie.
<xsl:value-of disable-output-escaping="yes" select="@MyHTMLFormattedColumn">
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A couple of impressive commercial sites built on MOSS platform:


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The Shamrocktini is made with Devotion's original vodka, Midori melon liquor and green Chartreuse.
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You've hit your favorite parade and enjoyed food and drinks at the Irish pub of your choice. Now that St. Patrick's Day has finally marched upon us, take some time to unwind from the festivities in the comfort of your own home.
New Jersey-based vodka company Devotion recently unveiled two green-themed cocktails that are simple to shake up and serve.
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AT&T is working on bringing visual voicemail to its Windows Phone Mango enabled smartphones
Some handset owners might not appreciate it as much, but it looks as though that AT&T is hard at work in bringing visual voicemail to its Mango driven smartphones. Even though it's not on board with the recent availability of Mango, AT&T states that the feature was added to the fruitful update at a later date – thus, it wasn't included with the carrier's testing. Fear not, there's only going to be a "small delay" seeing that AT&T is intent on making it a reality.
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source: AT&T via WMPoweruser
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1. Forsaken77 (Posts: 552; Member since: 09 Jun 2011)
What is visual voicemail? Is that when someone facetime's you and they leave a video message?
4. Yeeee (Posts: 190; Member since: 02 Aug 2011)
its what the iphone has you dont have to call to check voicemail. You can see who sent the voicemail and listen to whichever one you choose and dont have to go through all of them. I hope android gets this
2. SqlTechMike (unregistered)
Visual Voicemail is the ability to view a list of all of your voicemail messages on the screen and decide which one(s) you want to play back. AT&T has supported the feature for both iPhone and Blackberry, but has not supported Windows Phone yet. I'm not sure what they mean that it wasn't in their earlier build, T-Mobile has supported the feature in the Mango preview since June.
3. superguy (Posts: 281; Member since: 15 Jul 2011)
So instead of just listening to someone leave you a voicemail, now you can see them do it too!
I don't see what the big deal is.
5. Lucas777 (Posts: 2137; Member since: 06 Jan 2011)
thats not it at all stupid.. look it up.. its actually one of my favorite features ever… i am very happy my wp will get it..


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EASTVILLE — A jury on Friday acquitted a Northampton County man of a charge of raping the mother of the woman he married several weeks later.
Korey Taylor, 33, of Eastville jumped from his chair and began clapping his hands in Northampton Circuit Court after the verdict was read.
After being told to sit down, Taylor put his head down on the desk and began to sob.
Because he is on probation for his conviction for a 2010 felony sex offense involving a juvenile, according to court records, he faced possible life in prison if convicted in this case.
Defense attorney Eric Korslund told the court the victim accused Taylor because she did not want her daughter to marry him. The couple had been together for 14 years and had three children.
She had an enormous motive to fabricate. This case is about a fabrication to split up a wedding, he said.
Assistant Commonwealths Attorney Beverly Leatherbury described the evidence against him as overwhelming. She referenced DNA evidence that linked Taylor to the crime and injuries consistent with blunt force trauma.
Police officers testified the 58-eight-year-old alleged victim appeared upset and disheveled when they arrived at her home after the alleged incident.
She told them she had a migraine headache earlier that day and took a medication containing codeine. She went into her bedroom to lie down.
She said Taylor was at her house because she called him earlier and asked him to do a errand for her. She testified he asked if he could stay and watch television while she rested.
The woman said she awoke to great pain and found Taylor raping her. She testified she pushed him off and ran into her bathroom and locked the door.
When she was sure he was gone, she said she called her husband, son and daughter although she said she did not want to tell her daughter what happened for fear her daughter would keep her from her grandchildren.
Her husband, from whom she is separated, insisted she call the police and report the crime.
A sexual assault nurse examiner at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital testified that the woman suffered trauma and bleeding consistent with a violent sexual crime.
My findings were consistent with her story of events, the nurse told the court.
Taylor was arrested that night and taken to the same hospital, where samples were collected from his genital area to be tested for DNA.
Gloria Hill, a forensic scientist, testified she examined the samples from the suspect and said the alleged victims DNA was found on the swab taken from Taylors genital area.
None of his DNA was found on the victim, Hill said.
A counselor working with the Eastern Shore Community Services Board testified the complainant was her patient and is being treated for post traumatic stress syndrome.
Korslund said the womans story included inconsistencies.
He talked about a photo the woman admitted she took of her breasts. She said she did it to show her doctor a rash she had there.
Korslund said she sent that photo to Taylor and was actively trying to seduce the man who is now married to her daughter.
Korslund noted the woman did not call 911 immediately and he played the tape of her call. She did not sound upset when she called to report she had been raped, he said


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A fine red sky this morning, so, of course, the early morning's clear weather has deteriorated into a fine, drizzly mist, so thick now, that you need fog lights to drive up here in the Quantocks.
Luckily, though, the dry weather held out until we got back from riding. I was riding a much smaller horse called Joseph today, which was nice because I actually felt like I could get my legs down far enough to gee him up properly. Trigger is just so broad but Joseph was a dream, but perhaps I'm actually just getting better at riding.
We rode up to Fyne Court, a direction in which I'd never ridden before, and then back again. Did loads of trotting which I can now manage absolutely fine and, apart from sometimes feeling a bit fretful about what I'm doing with the reins, I felt quite in control. Cantering was harder and I need more practice at that. It was great to go riding with a group that didn't include a total novice, so that we could actually do more difficult stuff than just walking. So many cars, though, on the roads and a tractor and rattly trailer came along, which really spooked Trigger and Harry, who were in front of me and went dashing off up a bank and into the woods. I wore my lovely new half chaps that the children gave me for my birthday. Thanks!
Sad news though of John H., who has just had to be taken into a care facility because he has suddenly got very confused; he's probably disturbed by the new kitchen they are having put in at the farm, so hopefully it will settle down again, when the work's finished. It's only two weeks ago that I saw him driving past the cottage on his quad bike. Let's hope he can come home again soon. He's such a character.
It is starting to feel a bit more springlike. Quite a lot of bushes have got buds on and there are putative narcissi everywhere. In my garden, there is one single dwarf narcissus blooming and I saw a single daffodil on a verge as we were going along. I have a bush that's covered in blossom but have no idea what it is. I will photograph tomorrow. Apparently, it's going to get much colder again next week, with temperatures back down to almost freezing, so this mild spell has been a bit of a false hope. It's still February, after all, but it feels like a very long winter.
After making some spicy vegetable soup for a late lunch, I went in to Bishop's Lydeard to buy some supplies, which included a visit to the fabulous butcher's. Everyone in there is always chatting away, so there were many apologies for keeping me waiting but it gave me time to look at what I wanted to buy. So instead of the single chop for tonight's supper, I also came away with a free range chicken and some Exmoor blue cheese, which I haven't tried before. I love the slower pace of things down here. Even in the Co-op, the staff are slower. In London, they are in such a rush to get to the next person in the queue that I end up feeling so slow and clumsy, fiddling around with my purse and my Onya bag, while the assistant taps her nails impatiently, as though I were about 105. There's just no sense of actually 'serving' the customer there; it's just all about taking their money and moving on the the next, so it feels like such an indulgence to shop here.
This is rather a long ramble and not a very interesting one, so I hope you'll forgive me. So I'll end with something that has been exercising me a bit today, given that I'm in the adoption mood. Through Twitter I came upon a farmer who has had to give up his business because the supermarkets are paying so little for his eggs; he needs to sell off all his laying hens before the end of March. His daughter has made a great video about them in the hope that they can be sold rather than sent for slaughter. Shame I really can't have chickens… (There's also some nice music.)


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Who are Today's Future NFL Hall of Famers?
Matt Crossman - SportingNews.com
Aug 10, 2009
So with five former players and a 50-year owner joining the Hall of Fame on Saturday, let's look at some of the men currently playing the game who likely will join them someday.
And let's also take a peek at some of the guys whose candidacy might not be such a sure thing, and who still might need to do a little more (or maybe a lot more) to make it happen.
And, no, you won't see Vince Young's name on either list.
First, the locks for enshrinement.
Tom Brady:
Three Super Bowl in four seasons.
That's all Tomy Brady needs on his resume. Even if he never takes another snap, he's in.
Of course, Brady is likely to add to his exploits before he calls it quits. And that will serve only to further cement Brady's credentials for first-ballot entry into Canton.
Peyton Manning:
Though plenty of quarterbacks who won only one Super Bowl title haven't gotten in -- and won't ever get in -- without buying a ticket, Manning's 11-season run of excellence makes him a no-brainer addition to Canton, regardless of the balance of his career.
Manning has won three league MVP awards, and he's on pace to own every record that Brett Favre established during his career. With the possible exception of the all-time interception mark.
LaDainian Tomlinson:
In only eight NFL seasons, Tomlinson has become both a yardage machine and, more significantly, a touchdown machine. Few players have demonstrated the nose for the end zone that Tomlinson possesses.
With 126, Tomlinson already has scored more rushing touchdowns than any player in NFL history not named "Emmitt Smith," with more carries that hit paydirt than the likes of Walter Payton, Marcus Allen, Jim Brown, and Marshall Faulk.
If he can manage 39 more rushing touchdowns, Tomlinson will claim the top spot.
Whether he can get to that point (and, more interestingly, whether he does it as a member of the Chargers) remains to be seen. Even if he doesn't, his status among those current and future Hall of Famers is enough to get him there, too.
Factoring in receiving touchdowns, Tomlinson also is tied for fourth place on the all-time touchdown list, with a chance at finishing second behind only Jerry Rice's 208.
Ray Lewis:
One of the best linebackers in league history continues to add to credentials that already are more than good enough to get him into the Hall of Fame on the first try.
Apart from the Pro Bowls (10) and the first-team All-Pro selections (six), Lewis widely is regarded as the consummate leader, a man who gets those around him to give all that they have.
So, basically, if he doesn't get in on the first try, no one should.
Tony Gonzalez:
Another 10-time Pro Bowler who's destined for Canton is Gonzalez, who holds all of the tight end career receiving records.
So with no disrespect intended to the seven tight ends already in the Hall of Fame, Gonzalez has accomplished more than any of them.
He's another first-time, no-brainer member.
Now, let's look at the guys who might get there, might not, or might have to wait a while.
Kurt Warner:
Warner's case for enshrinement got considerably stronger last year, when he vaulted from the second spot on the depth chart to his third career Super Bowl.
But even with two league MVP awards and a Super Bowl MVP trophy on the mantle, Warner's numbers need a little beefing up.
Two more seasons with Larry Fitzgerald (and, for now, Anquan Boldin) should do the trick.
Terrell Owens:
T.O. will have the numbers to justify enshrinement. He has a great chance at finishing in the top five in receptions and receiving yards. And he's already one of the top-five touchdown scorers of all time.
But the havoc he has wreaked on multiple franchises will undermine his individual numbers. Football remains a team sport, and Terrell Owens rarely has been a team player.
Though the voters aren't supposed to consider off-field misconduct when considering whether a player is worthy of enshrinement, it's fair game to hold against a guy the fact that he held himself above his teammates.
And so there will be some lively debates when the time comes to take up T.O.'s case for Canton. The fairest outcome might be to make him wait as long as Art Monk waited, if not a year longer.
Adam Vinatieri:
Only one pure kicker has been enshrined in Canton, Jan Stenerud.
But only one kicker has made as many clutch and decisive kicks as Adam Vinatieri, with three Patriots Super Bowl wins coming by three points -- and two of them secured by late-game field goals.
So while Vinatieri might never finish in the top 10 in all-time scoring (he's currently 15th; Stenerud is only tenth), Vinatieri has done more to shape the fate of a franchise with one leg than most players have accomplished with their entire bodies.
Edgerrin James
Quietly, running back Edgerrin James has amassed Canton-worthy credentials. Already, he has more rushing yards than Hall of Famers John Riggins, Thurman Thomas, and Franco Harris. If/when he signs with a new team, James could eventually pass Hall of Famers Marcus Allen, Jim Thomas, and Tony Dorsett -- and future Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk.
The question is whether, without a Super Bowl title on his resume, James has done enough to ultimately get the attention of the voters.
Arguably, he has. And, arguably, once the voters start looking at his decade of production, they'll realize he deserves a spot alongside the other all-time great running backs.
Kevin Mawae:
Since they generate no statistics, it's always a challenge for offensive linemen to make it into the Hall of Fame. For centers, who generate few if any highlights of crushing blows while pulling during sweep plays or pancake blocks of would-be quarterback sackers, it's even more challenging.
All of the post-merger centers to make it (Mike Webster, Jim Langer, Dwight Stephenson, and Jim Otto) bolstered their cases by playing in at least one Super Bowl each, and by spending all of their careers with only one team.
Kevin Mawae has no Super Bowl appearances during a 15-year career that has spanned three different franchises -- the Seahawks, the Jets, and the Titans. But he appeared in six straight Pro Bowls with the Jets (from 1999 through 2004), and he made it back there again in 2008.
At best, Mawae is on the borderline. Getting to a championship game would help his case considerably. Without it, there's a chance it will take a while.
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Former Indiana guard Remy Abell confirmed a report from Justin Albers of Inside The Hall that he has narrowed his list of potential transfer destinations to St. Louis, St. Mary's and Xavier.
Abell said that he will take an official visit to Xavier on Friday and St. Louis on Monday. He said he's in the process of putting together a visit to St. Mary's, which he hopes will occur later next week. He hopes to make a decision on his destination shortly thereafter.
"They're all tournament teams," Abell said. "They're all great programs. They're all in good conferences. … I feel like those schools are the best for me as far as wanting to get into the tournament and get more playing time. I just want to go somewhere to get a fresh start. I felt like those were the schools where I would feel the most comfortable and the happiest."
Abell said he was also contacted by Boise State, Butler, Georgia Tech, IUPUI, LaSalle, Murray State, Providence, Southern Mississippi, Tennessee Tech, Texas El-Paso, and Western Kentucky before narrowing his list.
St. Louis and St. Mary's were both NCAA Tournament teams this season with St. Mary's winning one of the First Four games before falling in the second round to Memphis and St. Louis winning a second round game as a No. 4 seed before being upset by Oregon. Xavier did not reach the postseason this year, going 17-14, but the Musketeers have been a consistent NCAA team for more than a decade.
Abell was not specific about his reasons for wanting to transfer in the first place. He hinted that playing time was part of the reason after he averaged 12.5 minutes per game last season as a reserve guard, but he had reason to believe his role would expand with the departures of junior guard Victor Oladipo and senior guard Jordan Hulls. He repeatedly said that he simply believed he needed a "fresh start."
"People have told me and I've heard a lot of stuff about people leaving," Abell said. "I felt like I just needed a fresh start,. Everybody there, the coaching staff, my teammates and the whole school have been very supportive. I can't thank them enough. I wish them the best. I felt like I will always have a piece of Hoosier in my heart, it will always be my first school. I really enjoyed it there. … It's hard to leave a program like Indiana. It was one of toughest decisions I ever had to make. But I decided that a fresh start was what was going to make me happy."
coachv #1
I coached in moraga. go to st. Mary's! your basketball career isn't going further than college so go enjoy beautiful, sunny California. san Francisco is only a half-hour away. and the women? please. besides, cincy and st. Louis are holes. go west, young man…and see the world.
Harvard for Hillbillies #2
I also like the idea of St. Mary's. No better place for a free spirit, hard worker, cool customer, and dreamer. What was being sold at Indiana may have been too heavy for an unselfish decent heart interested more in winning than in chasing villains.
I'm very happy for the young man. I wouldn't sell him short of any his desires.
Greg #3
Enter Harvard and the melodramatic nonsense. "Chasing villains"…ha.
Chet #4
It IS a beautiful area. One of my favorites.
Hit the road, Remy. You went from Louisvile to Bloomington. Try something new.
J Pat #5
The more I read about Remy the more confused I am. I want a fresh start and more playing time…what? My gosh, he was going to play 20 plus minutes this year. I don't see him playing much more than that at these 3 schools. I am shocked that he would not stay and compete. I wish him luck and the best but will not follow him.
Oregoniu #6
I agree, If I were Remy, I would choose St. Mary's. I spent 4 years in Bloomington and 8 years in Moraga and can say both places have their pluses, but both are very different in what they have to offer. If Remy is looking for a comlete change, I second the admonation, "Go West Young man!!". But, on the other hand, I was really sad as an IU fan to see Remy leave the program.
Harvard for Hillbillies #7
It would be interesting to see his mpg stat once the Big 10 season began. There were stretches deep into the season that it seemed he barely saw a couple minutes per game.
There has been a lot of talking about "risk" lately.. I didn't see our backcourt as exceeding deep last season. Remy was a recruit that fell into Crean's lap just a few months before the beginning of the season(not a kid that he likely kept on his radar). If my recollection is correct, the fact that his school of original choice made a coaching change, NCAA rules allowed Remy to become immediately eligible. Remy was selected by IU as an insurance policy. It was a very lucky move for Crean and worked out pretty well for Remy. The kid saved our ass in the tournament two years ago against VCU. Without his taking care of the ball when Jordy had his meltdown, there is no back-to-back Sweet 16(nor is Sheehey allowed to be a hero with a bounding ball a rim allowing a go-ahead bucket). In all likelihood, we're not in the VCU game without Remy's coming up big in another 'thrown in the fire' episode.
And how did that level of backbone and ability to come through under pressure find its rewards…? Did he have the chance this past season to really get into the flow of any game? 12 minutes per game.
And this 12 mpg came with a smaller backcourt. Now we have bigger guards coming in that can take away the pluses a kid like Remy could provide last season.
He's making a smart move. He needs a coach/program willing to invest the time to hone his skills. He needs the time on the floor to take a body built for the game to blend into the feel, pace, and needed consistent stroke. He wasn't going to get that on an Indiana team stacked with interchangeable guards/wings with a very solid returning point guard from Indy.
Come on, JPat. Look at the total picture. Insurance policy..No real steady love in his recruitment. He wants time on the floor and he probably wants a sense of a real shot to prove himself..He wants a coach willing to give him a chance with something that could blossom into a permanent starting role or a role that finds similar minutes to what Sheehey was getting off the Hoosier bench(22 mpg).
With two years of college still on the plate, it's a very wise move. It's really his only shot at being noticed and developing his skills enough to play at the next level(or, at minimum, be an NBA/Europe longshot).
There…No cheap shots at Crean.
Ron #8
Harvard. Without a question, that is possibly the best post you have ever written.
Harvard for Hillbillies #9
Thanks, Ron…
It still fell short of anything Geoff could provide to the Yacht Club, but I still appreciate the nod of approval.
I do want to make a couple minor corrections to the first sentences of the 2nd paragraph.
There has been a lot of talking about "risk" lately.. I didn't see our backcourt as exceedingly deep last season. Remy was a recruit that fell into Crean's lap just a few months before the beginning of the 2011-12 season(not a kid that he likely kept on his radar).
docdave #10
I liked Remy, but he was terrible with team defense. His teammates were always on him for not switching properly and he didn't have great mechanics on his shot. I hate to bash him much, because he seemed like a great guy and he enjoyed the time on the team. Let's move on.
Harvard for Hillbillies #11
And you think Sheehey is strong at 'team defense?' I saw nothing better in his team defense and I saw far less in man-to-man. And Sheehey had twice the minutes on the floor to get acclimated to switching, spacing, helping, and team defense.
There's a lot of great shooters in the NBA with less-than-ideal mechanics.
Remy takes the guiding hand off the ball early. Oscar Robertson and George McGinnis had huge hands and great control with somewhat similar style(McGinnis being almost entirely a one-handed jump shooter). I think Remy would be wise to keep the guiding hand on the ball..Keep his grip soft and work on rotation off the fingertips. He gets good elevation on his jumper and I think his depth management/distance control would be better with a nanosecond longer involvement of the off-hand. Just my opinion.
Harvard for Hillbillies #12
Ron #13
"keep the guiding hand on the ball. Keep his grip soft and work on rotation off the fingertips".
Uhh ok. Uhhh – nothing, sorry. Mind was wandering for a minute.
Harvard for Hillbillies #14
Don't let the guiding hand slip around the front of the ball. Keep the guiding hand soft and think it in to the backside of the rim.
Ron #15
Rim…? What….?
docdave #16
I was focusing on Abell. I think his other problem with mechanics is that his shot has a "hitch" in it and makes for a really slow release.
Sheehey has his faults as well, but over all, he was a more significant player. Just my opinion, of course.
Harvard for Hillbillies #17
You're delightfully funny. I should have also mentioned that Remy may have a little too much cock in the elbow as well…I wouldn't overly concentrate on too many things at once. Start with getting the hand off the front of the ball and keeping the guiding hand soft.
Remy also is very skilled at penetration. Just needs to learn how to finish and absorb contact….a little too looseygoosey going to rack.
Harvard for Hillbillies #18
Here's a good photo depicting the "overly cocked" elbow and the off-hand wrapping around the front of the ball(which would be more evident if the arms were brought down from the peak position shown in the photo). This extra bend in the elbow takes more time, creates the extra arch in the back, forces more ball grip, and makes him shoot the ball in more of a slingshot fashion(making it very difficult for distance control).
I still start with the hands. Fix the hands and he can't bring the ball back that far.
Harvard for Hillbillies #19
'The Big O' had a sweet little quick release(kept it high without bringing it back excessively)…Takes a lot of wrist..a lot of hours …and sprawling spider-man hands.
Harvard for Hillbillies #20
Watch 'The Big O' go to one hand during a warm-up shot at the 0:48 mark of this clip. Effortless.
Geoff #21
I'm more of a fan of correcting a release point , follow through, and foot preparation this deep into a players development. It's damn near impossible to reinvent a form once a kid gets college.
Remy's main problem is that he isn't a good enough player to ever be much more than he is… Not with the talent we'll have over the next couple years. He isn't savvy enough to play the point and he isn't skilled enough to play the 2. He is all grit and balls, which is great for a back-up or a mid-major.
I wish him luck wherever he ends up.
Harvard for Hillbillies #22
It is mostly release. The elbow is too cocked so he's releasing late and adding unneeded grip on the ball.
I think you're wrong about his potential. I think there's more than just "grit and balls." I believe Crean was once quoted in saying he was the best athlete on the team. That's not too shabby with guys like Oladipo in the comparison pool.
He needs time on the court to build confidence and hone the skills. I think he was tentative this year because as the mpg dwindle the "risk taking" and experimentation to take your game to full throttle gets shackled by fear of getting yanked to the penalty box/bench.
Sometimes that risk-averse tentativeness can be interpreted as lack of savvy. Time will tell. I'm obviously biased because I adore the kid's attitude and his unselfish exuberance. Hard to write off a kid that seems to love the game that much.
Go Bulls!!
Harvard for Hillbillies #23
Miami vs. Bulls is getting fun..Give 'em hell, Nate!
Dustin Dopirak #24
Clarification point. Crean never said Abell was the best athlete on the team, but did say that "off the street," he was the best player on the team at getting to the ball to the rim. That was before Oladipo got his dribble drive game together and before Ferrell showed up. But still legitimate praise.
Harvard for Hillbillies #25
That's why I phrased the athleticism statement with "I believe Crean was once quoted…"
I'm still going to research it though..There may have been more than one quote from Crean regarding Abell's athleticism. When you're looking at overall strength(upper body and lower body), I believe he was the best athlete on the team. The kid would make a hell of a tailback.
Hoosier Clarion #26
Dustin, you are correct with the getting to the rim by RA.
Harvard for Hillbillies #27
Still searching, but there was this:
"Remy doesn't have an idea of how good he is. He really doesn't," Crean said. "I love him to death and we're coaching him every day to figure this out, but he doesn't have an idea of how talented he is, how tough and strong he is.
"We've gotta get Remy to go from flashes to consistency. He's one of the most well-loved guys in that locker room. He's a great kid, great personality, incredibly hard-working student. And I don't think he's scratching the surface of how good he can be when he's out on the court. And that's what we need from him." Tom Crean
And that equaled 12 mpg. Now you know why he's transferring.
Geoff #28
Harvard – 95% of the time the cream rises to the top. (The other 5% usually involves a youth movement in a rebuilding program) There is about a 1% chance that Crean had some anti-Remy agenda that kept CTC from playing him. Winning is too precious at that level to not put your best players on the floor.
Either Crean didn't trust him or he just wasn't plain good enough. I never saw a talent level that would warrant a starting position at IU (or the other 3 schools he's considering for that matter). Maybe I'll be wrong. I'll be happy if I am, and I'll be more than happy to admit on here.
Geoff #29
What I read there from Crean backs my overall opinion of Remy… He always seemed to be reacting. He always seems to have a look of confusion on his face when he wasn't in a direct attack, which wasn't very often. He never looked liked he was in control of the situation or a step ahead of the defense.
If he caught it he could knock down an open shot. If he was in transition he could go to the hoop. He had some clutch in him (in moments like that usually less thought is better than more). He had moments where he was disruptive on the ball… But he was never a play-maker on the court.
Harvard for Hillbillies #30
And now you go on your quest to dismantle Remy. A true Hoosier fan.
He bailed our asses out against VCU. Your hero couldn't handle the ball pressure…Jordy couldn't handle the ball pressure.. Sheehey could never handle the ball pressure.
Watford provided some relief. There would be no bragging rights to back-to-back Sweet 16's without Abell. There would be no bragging rights for a road win at Purdue which created a huge lift for a team looking for an answer.
You're wrong and you're dismantling the kid because he's now no longer in a Hoosier uniform. It's a sign of your character. It reminds me a lot of how small-minded fans took their wide brushes to paint every kid on the Sampson team as a degenerate thug…or how they attempted to label Gordon as crap when he wasn't "clutch" with a broken wrist in a tournament game. What a surprise…Now there's no redeeming value in clutch. Defeatism at its finest. Classy.
Harvard's long standing faith in the kid(and my early belief that he had a high ceiling when I so strongly advocated putting him in a Hoosier uniform in the spring of 2011)is the only reason you dove into this thread to start gnawing at his flesh.
Lovely how you get off on telling a kid he's not good enough to go after his dream. You sound like the type of guy that would chase down an assistant coach…searching for something or someone to crap on or make villain because your own insecurities are fed in the taking down others for reasons your own inability to lift yourself up.
Though they want to rain on your parade, go get 'em Remy!
Harvard for Hillbillies #32
Of course, we could go with Geoff's 'Tech N9ne' choice for Oladipo.
TsaoTsuG #33
You can't argue with the fact that the man knows his basketball…and the essence of what players sens about their coaches. HfH, ever think of becoming a hs coach, or a Semper Fi Marine?
Geoff #34
Couldn't be any further from the truth Harvard. Here is the difference between you and I…. You are blinded by your loyalties… I am not.
Hulls is one of my top 5 favorite Hoosiers of all time, but I've pointed out his limitations on here as well. You have given me loads of crap for it.
Dipo is right there with Smart as my favorite Hoosier… But just last year people were giving me crap because I was writing down scouting reports on our team and breaking down Dipo's weaknesses.
I will tell my children and grandchildren about how Zeller basically resurrected the program… I've told everyone that will listen that he's the best ball-screen defender I've ever seen at the college level… But I also point out his weaknesses, and for that you endlessly bash on me.
I'm doing the same thing with Remy that I've done with my favorite Hoosiers. I'm sorry he's your adopted son, so it doesn't fit your manuscript. He was what he was. It's what he always would have been at IU. I can accept that and would have welcomed that role upon his return. He couldn't accept it, and apparently neither can you.
No one is gnawing at his flesh. My compliments and my criticisms are fair and just. The reason you think otherwise is because you have overhyped him to a ridiculous degree in your own noggin.
Geoff #35
Tsao – I'm sure you can get a clear consensus with that last statement.
Harvard for Hillbillies #36
You are blinded by your stats.
My second choice for a title to that clip was…"Tom Crean studies for upcoming Syracuse game."
Harvard for Hillbillies #37
And Zeller didn't resurrect crap. He bailed for money instead of bringing a banner back to Indiana. His hyped press conferences(when signed with Indiana and announcing his upcoming millionaire status) put a limelight on his undeserving weak fortitude and abandonment of loyalty in going after something bigger than individualistic pursuits.
You're telling your grandchildren a fairytale. Legends are guys that won't leave for the NBA until the cloth is hoisted. Oladipo may have a better shot at NBA stardom, but that makes it no less the delusion to think of him as a resurrection hero.
VJ III is more Indiana than those dollar chasers.
Harvard for Hillbillies #38
…abandonment of loyalty in [not] going after something bigger than individualistic pursuits.
If your mission was to resurrect the program, then you risk every muscle and bone in your body to put IU two banners ahead of Duke. That's a Hoosier legend. If his plan was to bail in 2 years, then he should have went to Duke(he would have had better coaching and better post play preparation for a too early exit to join the money whores of the NBA).
Geoff #39
That is personal opinion Harvard. Not fact. I don't think Zeller was a one man show, but IU went from 20 losses to 25+ win seasons when he got here. Other recruits followed him. The trickle down effect is tangible whether you care to admit it or not.
Sorry your feelings got hurt by your players. Remy quit on the team for individualistic reasons as well. You are blinded by your favoritism. I've never been blinded by my stats, they are simply the evidence that I can provide, if needed, to back up my points. You lack tangible evidence to support your theories at about a 90% clip. (There's a good stat for you)
Not Podunker #40
I don't think Zeller was a one man show, but IU went from 20 losses to 25+ win seasons when he got here. Other recruits followed him. The trickle down effect is tangible whether you care to admit it or not.
[…] You are blinded by your favoritism. I've never been blinded by my stats, they are simply the evidence that I can provide
Absolute bull. Only a few months ago you were arguing that lots of things were responsible (the sun and the moon, motion of the planets around the sun etc.) for the switch from 20+ losses to 20+ wins per season. Now Zeller is your saviour. The truth Goofy is that you're sniffing paint far too often for your posts to actually mean anything any more.
Chet #41
Harvard, you seem to think that only you thought Remy was good enough to play for IU. You do realized that it was Tom Crean, not you, who recruited and signed him, right?
Moving back to the NBA for just a sec. Did anyone else notice during the hub bub of Jason Collins the frequent referencing to his playing time? I heard at least a half dozen 'experts' refer to the fact that the minutes were deceptive because the NBA just doesn't have many true 7 footers and hasn't for a long time but they really needed him 'against 5 or 6 teams'.
Several guys used the same line, "It's not like the '60s and '70s when every team had a quality 7 footer."
Carry on.
GoodKidsOnly #42
How is this a "family" board with the constant vulgar language?
And you guys know Harvard just keeps making crap up so you'll all pay attention to him, right?
Harvard for Hillbillies #43
Remy quit on the team for individualistic reasons as well.
First, I highly doubt Cody and Oladipo were told by their coach that their minutes would dwindle if they stayed another year at IU.
Once a team is dismantled, it's pretty hard to put Remy's individualistic pursuits on the same page(a kid that has already been told conflicting messages by his coach in terms of his super high ceiling and then being told his goals may be fulfilled better elsewhere). And maybe Remy had additional trouble with the possible feelings he was duped by the coach and the 'elite' teammates selling the "glory of 'ol IU" and then watching them encouraged to bolt for the bucks instead staying together to complete the banner mission.
At the end of the day, I think they we're all somewhat used for the wrong reasons. I think they were recruited for Tom Crean and not for Indiana. When kids are excessively hyped(whether it occurs when signed or when they skyrocket after putting on the jersey), glorified by fans/radio blowhards/hometown journalists/ /a newly hired coach desperate for validation before they even put on the uniform, hyped continually with videos and national magazine covers, there is no doubt that perceived success moves into the self-anointing phases and team pride is replaced by individualistic ideas of success.
Things have changed a lot even in the last 10-15 years…Young men are 24/7 marketing themselves on YouTube and every possible social media outlet. They are deluged by rankings and mock drafts and every ESPN dial on the tube talking of their individual greatness.
GoodKidsOnly #44
And maybe, you just pull stuff out of your butt 24/7 because you hate Christians and will use any excuse to rip them.
If Crean hadn't encouraged both Zeller and Victor to leave, he should have been fired.
The point of college is to prepare you for life. It isn't to "play basketball" and make losers like you "feel good inside."
Victor graduated and played himself to be a lottery pick. Only a complete SELFISH moron would say he should come back.
And Zeller's stock would only fall even more if he came back. This is the weakest draft in 20 years and next year's draft is loaded.
Again, only someone SELFISH would say he should come back.
And to think you rip Crean all the time for "only thinking about himself"……talk about projection.
Harvard for Hillbillies #45
GoodPusOnly returns.
GoodKidsOnly #46
Thanks for admitting I was right by ducking everything while calling me names.
You are what you hate.
The ONLY thing you care about is YOURSELF.
Now, go cry to Dustin to have me kicked off because you can't handle different opinions when they show what a fraud you are.
Harvard for Hillbillies #47
They're not allowing me to post anything more than two sentences, Laffy.
They must have set the table exclusively for you. And look at the wonderful buffet you just presented.
Hoosier Clarion #48
Truly a sign from heaven.
Dustin Dopirak #49
You've got it mixed up. Harvard doesn't e-mail me to get you booted off. It's the other way around. Also, I don't need him to e-mail me to get you kicked off, I can do that myself. I wasn't sure this was you, so thanks for outing yourself.
Harvard for Hillbillies #50
Yeah, that makes a lot of sense when I'm claiming both Cody and Oladipo are putting individualistic pursuits ahead of what was sold as a collection of players that would not be satisfied until every possible drop of crimson blood was put on the court in pursuit of a championship banner. I didn't know "the Movement" was a 15 year train and Sweet 16's were the new standard of excellence at IU. 1987 was our last banner…We're approaching 30 years…It's time for men and not boys that want a Rolls-Royce more than Don Fischer going absolutely crazy with Royce Waltman as the Hoosiers bring home the ultimate prize.
Harvard for Hillbillies #51
Yeah, let's let coaches "prepare you for life" as we proclaim you're the greatest thing on earth since sliced bread because you can play basketball..And then we'll throw a gazillion dollars at you before you can legally rent a car, be a driving instructor, or get responsibly plastered at Kilroy's with Dustin.
Give me a break. If you want to be catapulted into manhood, then serve your country before serving your selfish needs. Stepping on a roadside bomb vs. Fear of your NBA stock falling? Oh, the tough decisions in becoming a man.
Have you watched the NBA? Did you watch the Bulls vs. Heat last night? Did you watch the ejections and the well-adjusted scream their vulgarities to the heavens? Sure looked like a bunch of mature adults that have learned many a life's lesson. I've seen babies in playpens less corrupted by the lure of the one big bouncy ball.
Harvard for Hillbillies #52
Harvard "ducking everything"…?
Even Ali knew when to do a little rope-a-dope.
Rico Harvard for Hillbillies #53
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