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This is maaaaybe premature there, ESPN. Maryland #1 FWIW.
Michigan State 89, Michigan 73
[Eric Upchurch/MGoBlog]
That felt all too familiar.
For the second straight game, Michigan got run off their home court in a contest far uglier than even the lopsided final score would indicate. Within ten seconds of the opening tipoff, MSU guard Bryn Forbes drilled a three-pointer. He'd sink seven more before taking a seat; taking an early seat due to the blowout was the only thing preventing him from tying and likely breaking the Crisler single-game record of nine made three-pointers.
With Denzel Valentine and Eron Harris chipping in, State sunk ten of their 14 first-half 3PA; Michigan couldn't stick with shooters whether in man or zone, allowing MSU to pick them apart with impressive passing. The Wolverines simply had no answer on the other end, making 4/16 first-half 3PA—3/6 for Derrick Walton, 1/10 for everyone else—and tallying only four assists to MSU's 11 in the opening stanza.
Matters didn't improve in the second half. Apparently tired of lighting Michigan up from the outside, MSU's first four second-half buckets came in the paint, including a demoralizing steal-and-slam by Matt Costello, who also embarrassed Mark Donnal with a subsequent spin move and reverse dunk on a post-up. The Spartans lead ballooned to as many as 30 points with 2:48 to play, at which point they were on pace for the best single-game eFG% mark of any team in the country this season; only a solid showing by Michigan's garbage-time unit made the score look half-respectable, and a series of missed shots by benchwarmers brought MSU's eFG% down to a mere 78.0%.
For the second straight game, Michigan displayed little ability to get anything going towards the basket, and they couldn't free up shooters as a result; Duncan Robinson finished with two points and missed all three of his attempts from beyond the arc. Zak Irvin did his best to keep Michigan within reach, scoring 19 on 16 shots, but he didn't get close to enough help from the supporting cast on either end. Aubrey Dawkins chipped in 14 points, but 12 of those came in the second half after the game was well in hand.
Michigan gets a badly needed chance to regroup Wednesday at Minnesota, which is still winless in the Big Ten, and they'll need to figure out what's wrong in a hurry; a rough final seven-game stretch starts next Saturday when the Wolverines host Purdue.
Unverified Voracity Has Cool Surprises, Kids
Just another day in the life.
Harbaugh @dpshow "I want you to put that face in a pie better than anyone has ever put a pie in their face before" pic.twitter.com/9Cuz6r19NY
— angelique (@chengelis) February 5, 2016
Hackett on WTKA. Jim Hackett stopped by The Michigan Insider today for a 30-minute long interview that wandered through a bunch of news. He of course kicked things off by sounding like your kindly grandfather trying to relate to 13-year-olds in board shorts:
Hackett anticipates 'cool surprises' for UM schedule
In other news things:
- Hackett does not think that the MSU flip is fixable.
- The Big Ten is going to go to more of an SEC model with conference scheduling after the move to nine games: "…because of the nine-game Big Ten season, we're going to have to have an early Big Ten game as the season opens."
- All games going forward will be sold by the Big Ten Network, so Michigan's ability to schedule Notre Dame is further compromised. So that sucks. On the other hand, no more Jerryworld. I might take that tradeoff.
- Despite that both head coaches in the M-ND rivalry want to see it return, and people are working towards making it happen in some capacity. This is the first public confirmation that the series might return.
- Michigan will be forced to play more night games from 2017 onward.
SOTS on the tubes. In case you missed it:
Signing of the Haters. A lot of Michigan State folk have spent the last couple days talking about something that doesn't have a damn thing to do with them. Par for the course, but once they start yelling about how "Signing of the Stars" was some sort of unethical boondoggle designed for hype and recruiting I have various fuses in my head blow and can only reset them by typing this on the internet.
1. Yes, it was designed to put Michigan in the news. It worked so spectacularly that UCF is complaining about it. It will hopefully boost Michigan's recruiting going forward.
2. It also raised 120k for pediatric cancer research. I shouldn't have to even bring this up because having a goofy variety show where you introduce recruits does not need to be justified. The correct answer to "Michigan had a Signing Day event" is "so what?", not "but it was for cancer." Michigan could have raised zero dollars and there would be no valid complaints outside of corniness.
3. But they did raise some money for cancer.
4. Contrary to Detroit-area sports-talk mouthbreathers, the folks who showed up did so for free. Delta even donated the flights.
5. Michigan State fans just can't stand a coach who yells at referees like a maniac and does everything he can for media attention. If they had such a coach they'd tar and feather him and shoot him into the sun.
Or maybe they wouldn't.
This is virtually identical to Alabama lizard people moaning about Michigan's satellite camps, attempting to cloak pure self-interest in concern trolling.
Hello, IMG, we are to be in your base. Rumors that Michigan was going to go outside of the box for spring practice have come to fruition:
Harbaugh confirmed Wednesday that the program will spend its first week of spring practice at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida during Michigan's spring break week -- which begins later this month (Feb. 27).
"Our plans for spring football are to go to Florida our first week while the university here is on spring break," Harbaugh said. "We'll go to Florida and have four practices down there. We're going to work hard but we'll have fun doing it."
IMG will be familiar to Michigan fans as the home of TE Isaac Nauta in the previous cycle. This time around they've got…
"Why would Jim Harbaugh want to hold spring practice at IMG Academy in Florida?"
*Pulls up 2017 rankings*
Oh. pic.twitter.com/swU9OkPQbJ
— Scott Bell (@sbell021) February 3, 2016
…a few guys.
This is going to be fun. Ian Boyd on Rashan Gary:
The numbers on Gary are jaw-dropping, no matter how inflated high schooler measurables can be. In a partially laser-timed SPARQ test before his junior year, he produced the following results, blowing away all other 2016 stars tested at the national event.
Height Weight 40 time Shuttle time Vertical leap Rashan Gary as a high school junior 6'4" 287 4.74 4.38 32.1" Average 2015 NFL Combine defensive lineman 6'3 1/2" 286 4.96 4.5 32.2"
That group includes some relatively lean defensive ends; Gary's got a big enough body to play defensive tackle. His 40 time was better than what 15 linebackers produced at last year's Combine. Three wide receivers had slower shuttle times, and five linebackers had lesser vertical leaps. Some of those NFL prospects were as many as 80 pounds lighter than Gary.
Boyd believes Gary can play as an end and will bounce across the defensive line throughout his career but his highest upside in the future is as a defensive tackle, where his pass rush ability should maintain more of its value as he moves up to college and eventually the NFL.
Assuming that Michigan slides Matt Godin out to the SDE spot he was effective in early last year and starts Taco Charlton at WDE, Michigan's biggest need on the DL in 2016 is indeed three-tech, where Willie Henry's absence leaves Michigan with (probably) Mo Hurst and Brady Pallante backing up.
Harbaugh media tour. Michigan appears to have sent Jim Harbaugh on a tour of every radio show in the country. They're conveniently located in one place—wherever the Super Bowl is—this time of year, and Michigan's taking the opportunity to have Harbaugh around, seeming (largely) sane and repeating that he has no intention of exiting Ann Arbor any time soon:
On future NFL opportunities: "This is where I want to be. I'm having the time of my life." Mentions 2015 most fun year in football.
— Zach Shaw (@_ZachShaw) February 5, 2016
Coaching moves. After a one-year pitstop as an analyst at Michigan, Erik Campbell gets the WR coach job at UConn. With Partridge moving up and TJ Weist also getting a WR coach job, his with South Florida, Michigan has three open analyst/recruiter type spots if they maintain the same level of staffing as they did last year. One of those spots has been filled:
Prattville assistant Bam Richards (@cadillac98) tells me he is joining the Michigan Wolverines as an offensive analyst.
— Stephen Gunter (@Stephen_Gunter) February 4, 2016
Michigan has of course gotten to know the Prattville staff pretty well over the past couple years.
Flanagan's Devin Bush Sr. is widely expected to get the second opening. Who might fill the third is unknown, but it'll probably be someone who ends up at loose ends after the NFL season.
Etc.: Good to know, Jourdan Lewis. Trevor Siemian will throw-god in the Super Bowl. Jehu Chesson is still on crutches a month after the bowl game. Doubtful it'll be an issue that affects him in fall, could hold him out in spring. The Players' Tribune as new-world press releases.
Preview: Michigan State
Michigan (17-6, 7-3 B1G) vs
Michigan State (19-4, 6-4)
Crisler Center
Ann Arbor, Michigan
|2 pm ET, Saturday
|MSU -2 (KenPom)
PBP: Carter Blackburn
Analyst: Clark Kellogg
Right: Izzoface. [Fuller]
John Beilein still won't get into specifics about the availability of Caris LeVert. Today he said LeVert was able to do more in practice yesterday and "we'll see what happens."
LeVert himself has apparently told a few people that he expects to be back on the floor tomorrow. The expectation is he'd come off the bench in his first game back before working his way to his old role.
So, um, we'll see what happens. As Beilein has said repeatedly, we won't know LeVert's final status until we see him (or don't) in warmups.
Aside from rivalry pride? A win would be a huge boost for Michigan's tournament resume; most recent bracket projections have M in the eight- to ten-seed range. The Wolverines need at least three more wins over a tough final eight games of the Big Ten slate to feel comfortable with their tourney chances, and while KenPom projects them to reach 11-7—getting four wins down the stretch—he only has them as outright favorites in two of those games. (Two others, vs. Purdue and at OSU, are essentially coin-flips.)
While it's very unlikely Michigan catches Iowa and Indiana atop the conference standings, a victory would be critical for Big Ten Tournament seeding; a win would get M two games clear of MSU with the head-to-head tiebreaker in their only matchup. The Wolverines could find themselves alone in fourth place with a win and a Purdue loss at Maryland on Saturday.
Projected starters are in bold. Hover over headers for stat explanations. The "Should I Be Mad If He Hits A Three" methodology: we're mad if a guy who's not good at shooting somehow hits one. Yes, you're still allowed to be unhappy if a proven shooter is left open. It's a free country.
|Eron Harris
|6'3, 185
|40% three-point shooter also gets to FT line frequently.
|Bryn Forbes
|6'3, 190
|One of the best pure three-point gunners in the country.
|Denzel Valentine
|6'5, 220
|4th in KPOY. Consistent triple-double threat. 50/43/83 shooting splits.
|Deyonta Davis
|6'10, 240
|1st in B1G in block rate, 4th in 2P%, 19th in OR%, 5th in DR%. Kid's good.
|Matt Costello
|6'9, 245
|Good finisher and shot-blocker, elite rebounder, fouls under control.
|Matt McQuaid
|6'5, 190
|Low-usage, mostly a spot-up shooter, hits 42% of his threes.
|Javon Bess
|6'5, 220
|Inefficient scorer, but gets to line and does decent work on the glass.
|Kenny Goins
|6'6, 225
|Minuscule usage in B1G play, minutes vary wildly depending on opponent.
Point guard LouRawls "Tum Tum" Nairn is "doubtful at best" with a foot injury.
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MGoPodcast 7.17: Other Than Gary
1 hour 48 minutes
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All superlatives on this podcast are "Other than Rashan Gary" and many are also "Other than Khaleke Hudson." Brandon Peters is good; the wide receivers are diverse and plentiful; tight ends out the wazoo; tackle the main downer.
Starts at 37:18
Some guy named Rashan Gary. Suddenly a ton of linebackers. A couple of key pieces at corner. Safety a concern.
Ann Arbor Minute and Gimmicky Top Five
Starts at 1:07:56
Gimmicky Top Five is just "favorite recruits in the class" (other than Gary and Hudson). You can tell that this is a good class because Ace and I have almost entirely different lists.
Across the Crooked Blue Line w/ Steve Lorenz
Starts at 1:22:00
Having just run down the class in some detail we ask Steve for an overview of Michigan's PWO class, which is a dozen strong and possesses a number of players who could break through to be the next Kovacs, Glasgow, or Glasgow. We also ask him about the best recruiting story of the year and put him through the TERRIFYING LIGHTNING ROUND.
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WTKA Roundtable 2/4/2016: Nevermind The Hoosiers
[Bryan Fuller]
On the roundtable this week:
- Crootin
- More crootin
- Sam tries to change the subject to the Indiana game
- I respond by talking about Khaleke Hudson
- Yeah that's how I do
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seriously though, khaleke hudson
2017 Recruiting Overview: Offense
The numbers
We projejct that Michigan loses one additional grad transfer, leaving Michigan with 18 seniors and 18 spots to start 2017 with. A normal rate of attrition should see them get to a class around 25. Michigan can backdate three or four early enrollees depending on what happens with Dytarious Johnson, giving them a maximum class size next year of 28 or 29.
Dylan McCaffrey isn't as fast as Christian but we'll look past that
The Roster. Michigan isn't scheduled to lose anyone but with a roster that goes six deep at the moment it's likely a couple guys in back decide to look for greener pastures. Michigan will take one, because only a lunatic skips QB recruiting, and may grab a second if he's a Viramontes/Gentry type with upside at multiple positions.
The Recruits. Michigan has been focused on CO QB Dylan McCaffrey (yes that McCaffrey) for months now. They are in excellent shape with a guy who says he will commit by spring. A Stanford offer is the main way this gets derailed. The Cardinal is focused on GA QB Davis Mills, another Michigan target.
The Projection. Michigan gets McCaffrey and calls it a day.
Running Back
Stritzinger is a two way athlete
The Roster. Drake Johnson and De'Veon Smith graduate, leaving four true tailbacks and Wyatt Shallman. If Ty Isaac doesn't emerge into a contributor he may take a grad transfer; despite two backs in the previous class tailback is a priority.
The Recruits. GA RB Kurt Taylor committed in November. In-stater Allen Stritzinger is the most likely tailback to join the class. Stritzinger is guy on the fringe of four stars who could also be a defensive back.
Past Stritzinger Michigan will swing for the fences. CA RB Najee Harris is a soft Alabama commit who will give Michigan a look. PA RB D'Andre Swift is someone Michigan will go after, but he's a 5'9" guy who may not see Michigan as the best fit. He's also from Philly, which has not been kind to Michigan recruiting over the years. MD RB Anthony McFarland is another scatback type who's well-regarded early. Michigan is currently on the periphery of his recruitment.
Michigan also has an offer out to NJ RB Bo Melton, a teammate of Ahmir Mitchell.
The Prediction. Michigan gets and keeps Stritzinger as an ATH and keeps looking. Harris is probably their best bet for a blue-chip despite the Bama commit; it's likely that one or two additional guys who end up in the class are not mentioned in this post. Taylor is a guy who may end up elsewhere. Or maybe not.
Wide Receiver
Peoples-Jones is Cass Tech's highest-touted prospect ever
The Need. Jehu Chesson and Amara Darboh both graduate, as does reserve DaMario Jones. Jaron Dukes looks unlikely to be back for a fifth year. That leaves Ways, Harris, and Perry plus 4-5 of the 6(!) WR types in 2016. (The others are likely ticketed for the secondary.)
Michigan will try to keep the numbers up by adding approximately three. They do not need to reach and can swing for the fences.
The Recruits. GA WR Jeremiah Holloman is already committed. He's a three star early in the process but just impressed at a camp and may move up into four-star range. Michigan wants him to impress, but not so much that Georgia gets involved.
Cass Tech's Donovan Peoples-Jones is a top ten national recruit and probably the highest priority for Michigan's staff in 2017 outside of OTs. OLSM's KJ Hamler is a dynamic 5'9" dude who really wants to go to Oregon right now. The rest of the board is extremely murky, with few top targets listing Michigan guy. They are after CA WR Joseph Lewis, an LA kid currently pegged for USC. CT WR Tarik Black is in an area of the country Michigan's done reasonably well in, but Michigan is trailing a bunch of schools.
The Projection. No idea. 50/50 that Holloman gets sufficient SEC interest to remove him from Michigan's equation. Peoples-Jones is reportedly coming around on Michigan as a potential power but Florida is consistently mentioned as a problem.
Tight End
The Need. Michigan can go relatively easy here after signing three in 2016. They'll take at least one—they in fact have already done so. After that they can hold out for a top tier prospect, of which there don't seem to be a ton of in 2017.
The Recruits. In-state three-star legacy Carter Dunaway is already committed. Dunaway is a lot like Sean McKeon: a big frame that needs a lot of development. CA TE Jimmy Jaggers took an unofficial last fall, his second trip to campus. After Jaggers there's not much on the board; three of Michigan's top targets are already committed elsewhere, two to Notre Dame and one to Stanford.
The Projection. Michigan gets Jaggers to go with Dunaway.
Offensive Line
Isaiah Wilson is a large man
The Need. Tackle is without question the #1 priority in the 2017 class. Michigan did not take a true tackle in 2016 and burned Grant Newsome's redshirt last year, leaving Nolan Ulizio the only tackle on the roster with freshman eligibility. Ben Bredeson could pop outside if necessary (and it will probably be necessary); he is a natural guard.
Michigan will also be on the lookout for a couple of interior linemen, with center a priority after Michigan did not get one in 2016.
The Recruits. Michigan has a commit from in-state four star JaRaymond Hall. More dudes are needed; fortunately, Michigan is well-positioned for a ton of high-end prospects. There are so many that we should grab us some bullets:
- 5* NY OT Isaiah Wilson has declared Michigan his leader repeatedly, most recently a few weeks ago. He said Michigan was a "big leader" while talking to a Florida site; that's a great sing. While Lorenz cautions that his recruitment is not likely to be a cut-and-dried thing over by March, Michigan is a solid favorite.
- FL OT Tedarrell Slaton also named Michigan his leader a few months back. Teammate Kai-Leon Herbert also has an offer; the pair is trying to visit over the spring. Even if they can't pull that off a dollar says they take in Michigan while they practice at IMG.
- CA OT Wyatt Davis will be a national recruit; Michigan is in an amorphous top group.
- NJ OT Micah Clark has Michigan in a top 15; he says OSU leads. OSU already has a couple of high-profile tackles committed.
- FL OC Cesar Ruiz is at IMG; before that he was at Camden with Brad Hawkins and Ron Johnson. Michigan is in an early top three that figures to expand before narrowing down again.
- TX OT Austin Deculus has a Michigan offer and some interest; he'll be a tough pull away from LSU even if Michigan currently sits in his top 3.
- WI OT Tyler Beach has a tentative top two of Michigan and Wisconsin; he's originally from Colorado and thus not as locked in to the Badgers as a lot of in-state OL are.
- GA OT Netori "Fifth Element" Johnson just decommitted from Alabama. Michigan grabbed Elysee Mbem-Bosse out of his school last year and he's interested in M.
Michigan will take four or five guys this cycle and I wouldn't be surprised if three of them were tackles.
The Projection. Hall sticks, Michigan gets Wilson and Ruiz and maybe Slaton. They add a fifth guy who is 30/70 to have been mentioned.
Hello: Devin Asiasi
[Isaiah Hole/247]
While most of the focus yesterday rightly centered on Rashan Gary, Michigan pulled off a Signing Day coup when Concord (CA) De La Salle TE Devin Asiasi chose the Wolverines in the afternoon. Asiasi had planned to attend the same school as four-star DT teammate Boss Tagaloa, who committed to UCLA in the same ceremony, and there was considerable pull from his family to stay close to home; in the end, Asiasi's desire to go to Michigan overcame those factors.
Asiasi is the third tight end in Michigan's 2016 class, joining Sean McKeon and Nick Eubanks. Even though McKeon is already on campus, Asiasi is the most likely of the group to make an immediate contribution; he's the highest-ranked and the biggest, most well-rounded prospect of the three.
|247 Comp
#67 Ovr
#46 Ovr
#44 Ovr
#218 Ovr
#74 Ovr
Asiasi is a top-75 overall prospect to everyone except 247, which still has him as a top-ten tight end but ranks him considerably lower than the other three sites. My assumption is 247 is concerned about whether Asiasi can stick at tight end; if he gets much bigger, he may outgrow the position, and while he's also got excellent potential at defensive end they may not like the positional uncertainty.
About that size: Asiasi is listed anywhere from 6'3" to 6'5" and 253-272 pounds, and he looked to be on the higher end of those listings in the Army All-American Game. He's got the build to see the field right away as an in-line tight end.
[Hit THE JUMP for the informative portion.]
Hello: Quinn Nordin
[Isaiah Hole/247]
The top-ranked kicker in the country is staying home.
Rockford (MI) K Quinn Nordin announced his long-expected commitment to Michigan yesterday morning after a high-profile recruitment that included an over-the-top commitment video to Penn State and, yes, a Jim Harbaugh sleepover visit. Those have been discusses ad nauseam, so let's focus on football, and how good Nordin is at kicking one.
|247 Comp
Nordin is the top-ranked kicker in the country to every recruiting site save ESPN, which still has him as a top-ten prospect at the position. He's listed at either 6'1" or 6'2" and 200 pounds.
[Hit THE JUMP for the informative portion.]
Get the App, Go to the Game, Guess the Score, & Win Stuff: Hate State Weekend
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- The three guys who read this part holler at people who post in a different format
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About Last Time:
This Week's Game:
I'm sick of having no winners for these dang things, so here's what's up: whoever guesses the score of the BASKETBALL GAME correctly wins the print.
If nobody gets the score spot on, it goes to whoever gets BOTH scores right of the two hockey games vs. State on Friday (at the Joe) and Saturday (in East Lansing). So put those under your guess if you want to be in the tiebreaker.
And on the Line:
A full-size, limited edition print by famous portrait artist (and Bacon book interviewee) Ben McCready. Bennie is named for THAT Bennie, who was his godfather. McCready is part of the lifeblood of this Michigan of ours. He was the guy they asked when they started the Legends jerseys, and the guy behind getting them retired again. He's putting one of his prints on the line for whoever guesses the score correctly.
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- Download the TiqIQ app and you could get free tickets.
- Guess a basketball score.
- Guess the two hockey scores too in case nobody gets the hoops one right.
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This Week's Obsession: The Class of 2016 Roundtable
Kinda like Signing of the Stars but none of us hung on as a bad middle infielder for way too long [photo: Bryan Fuller]
In our annual rite we pose the standard boring questions about the lately received class to our panel of writers, who by nature of being asked questions may appear like experts. One of us might even be one. The lineup:
- Brian: Not a real journalist.
- Ace: Chief enunciator, lead reporter, recruiting/basketball guy.
- Seth: Associate editor/site business guy
- BiSB, esquire. A lawyer who occasionally does lawyer work at his attorney job.
- Adam Schnepp: Press correspondent (Heiko's old job) and hockey guy.
- Dave Nasternak: J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Lead Backend Logistics Strategist and Associate Vice President of Signs Holding Up Of.
Best recruit other than Gary?
Brian: Give me David Long. Long's a legit six-foot corner ranked in the top 100 everywhere. Originally he was thought of as a wide receiver recruit but everyone flipped him to defense after he tore up camps with a combination of acceleration, size, agility, and smarts. He's handsy, he's going to excel at the press coverage Michigan will continue to use, and he is A+ off the field. If you're asking me who other than Gary is the most likely to go in the first round of the draft I'll ride with Long.
|Harbaugh can pick 'em. [Bryan Fuller]
Ace: I'll take Brandon Peters. I had the chance to watch him in two full games this past season—one in person, one on TV—and in both he excelled against high-level competition. Peters has a live, accurate arm, enough athleticism to break the pocket and make plays on the run, and an advanced understanding of how to put touch on the ball to get his receiver in the best possible position to make a big play. Given he enrolled early, I wouldn't be surprised if he made a push for the starting job, and even if John O'Korn wins it this year (which I expect), Peters should give him a serious run in 2017 before he's the odds-on favorite to win the job in 2018.
Seth: I'm with Ace on Peters. As long as the physical tools are good enough rating a QB is about how well he sees the game, and he sees it very very well.
Adam: I'm going with Ben Bredeson. I wholeheartedly endorse his billing as Mason Cole 2.0, but versatility doesn't make you the best recruit in the class outside of one of nature's anomalies. Bredeson looks like he's zone blocking on every play because of how quickly he hits the second level; when I realized there was actually a sniveling defensive lineman across from Bredeson that he had just taken for a ride I was sold.
BiSB: Peters. His tape is just throw after throw that isn't just a good ball, but is also the right kind of ball. I described it at one point as the "lollipop, lollipop, MURDERDEATHLASER" approach; he is extremely adept at putting touch on the ball (which is the right play when playing with high school receivers), but can fire bullets when need be. He's mobile, and he can move around the pocket. The only real question is how he will adapt to life under center, and as an early enrollee he can probably figure that out. I'm really, really excited to see what Harbaugh can do with him.
[After the JUMP: things we will unwrap sooner and later, and Ace and Seth turn Name of the Year into an argument because that's how we 'geddon around here.]


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I bought into the Audrey Hepburn hype, & broke down, & bought this. It's very classy. It's a soft pink, makes me look very glam! It's not got much peach nor nude/brown on me, just creamy cool type pale pink. This is seriously matte but very creamy on. No noticable scent/odor/perfumes. It doesn't dry out my lips too badly & doesn't settle into the fine lines, but I put on Carmex b4 I shower & let that sink in whilst l am batheing as a prep (every day not just for this lippie.). This looks more scary in the tube than "on," but it's versatile coz u can put it on straight from the tube for full on or you can dab your ring finger or take a brush & get some product onto it & lightly coat ur lips, but I apply it straight from the tube myself personally most of the time. I liked the comment below about "ladies who lunch" ....well that and "Bridge Club" (just joking tongue in cheek!). You can rock this lipstick if you wear a timeless glam outfit & makeup. I hate to say I almost get a Snooki-like vibe from this coz it's really similar to KA'OIR Snooklicious lipstick, but a little more muted, similar color thou same color family/vein. I love how glam I feel in this lipstick, it's glam-to-go in a tube! If you are feeling sad & need a little DS "treat"/pick-me-up run do not walk to a drugstore or bigbox retailer & get a tube! Remember, the best revenge is looking good!! Pair this w a sleek ponty tail, black liquid eyeliner, & flawless skin....wear cute ballet flats & skinny pants, anything w a retro vibe! Optional accessories: raincoat with wet cat. :) this lipstick is gonna go down in Revlon history as did Cheeries In The Snow, Love That Pink, & Toast Of New York, I sincerely hope it doesn't get deep sixxed like Deep Nude! A timeless classic homage to American glamour. Chanel may have haute French couture but Revlon does American DS chic! :)
Age: 19-24
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Black
The reason, I bought It, is because Her name. This pink one of my daily lipstick. The colour is natural for Me and suitable for my skin. But I must use lipbalm first before apply this Pink. btw if you want to know what's lipstick colour for you, You can try lipstick when you don't have any make on your face. hHehe I know this tips from somewhere I belong and works for Me.
Age: 56 & Over
Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Warm
Hair: Red, Curly, Fine
Eyes: Green
Nudeish almost Barbie pink with a slight peachy coral tone. Neutral, good for most skin tones. Has that 60s opaque beachy look to it. Not sheer at all. No shimmer which is nice.
The review that called it a ballet slipper pink is correct.
On my lips, which are dry, a bit flaky with age lines it behaves fairly well. Won't travel into lip lines BUT does accentuate flaky patches. I fix that with a quick coat of Revlon super lustrous lip gloss in Super Natural which is another creamy nude pink & goes perfectly on top.
I don't have trouble with it drying my lips and it lasts. Even with gloss on top. I like it when I'm in a 60s mood channeling Audrey or Jackie. Really lights up my skin, especially wearing when navy or grey.
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair, Cool
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Green
Pink in the Afternoon is a beautiful pinky/coral. It is the perfect pink shade in my opinion! It is the kind of shade you can quickly put on in a rush and you know you'll still look good.
HOWEVER, I find the formula of this lipstick is difficult to work with. It goes on creamy but then 20 mins later, it turns extremely matte and makes my lips flaky & dry. I haven't got dry lips so I don't know if anyone else has this issue? It is such a let down as I love the shade.
Would I repurchase? Hmmm, if it was discounted or on sale but I regret paying full price. I would recommend testing this lipstick before buying.
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Neutral
Hair: Black, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Brown
The varying descriptions and pictures of this color have long intrigued me. The drugstore was having a sale, so...
Anyway, this is a rather ugly color if applied straight from the tube. It's a dry-looking bright salmon pink that, due to the creamy formula and high pigmentation, will highlight any dryness on your lips and clump up in the little lines. It can be more wearable if you thin it out with some balm or gloss or blot the heck out of it. And make sure your lips are exfoliated and smooth!
I have dark hair, light, yellow-toned skin with olive undertones, and pigmented, plummy-pink lips. "Pink in the Afternoon" is more intense and maybe more cool-toned on me than some of the pictures above. But this lipstick is a bit of a chameleon. In cool light, it looks sort of Malibu Grandma and isn't too flattering on me. In warmer light, it appears to be a light, clean, yellow-based coral pink that almost looks good (just like the flash/no flash picture). It swatches warm on white paper, so I don't know what's going on �\_(ツ)_/�
I do have to admit that I was surprised at the price. ~$8 seems like a lot for a drugstore lipstick, but I guess it's been a long time since I've bought any Revlon. Probably won't repurchase. Lipstick is one of those things where you have to immediately love the color and what it does for your face. If you put it on and go, meh, like I did with Pink in the Afternoon, then it's probably not for you.
Age: 36-43
Skin: Combination, Fair, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Brown
I love this color! 'Pink in the Afternoon' is a classic ballet slipper pink .... if you know what I mean. It's a slightly peached pink. But not coral. It is not cotton candy pink, rose pink or little girls bedroom pink either.
If you took little girls bedroom pink and added a little bit of peach and a tiny bit of nude beige (just enough to warm it up a bit, but not enough to make it a peachy-pink or nude-pink) ..... then you've got 'Pink in the Afternoon'. It's a beautiful classic color.
One thing about this lippy though ..... since it is a creme, it does nothing to hide wrinkles or dry spots on lips. It does not add wrinkles or dryness, but unlike a pearl or shimmer lipstick which will cause light to bounce off the shimmers and do a bit of camouflage for you, this will not. So I always apply a clear base first before this lipstick. Any clear moisture ... chapstick, lip balm, lip primer, whatever ...... will do. I use 'MyChelle Lip Plumping Treatment'. So lips look smooth, plump and lovely! :)
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Normal, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Straight, Other
Eyes: Brown
I picked up this product at big lots and for the price I just couldn't say no. Normally $7.99 at CVS, I got it for just $2.00! I've definitely found that big lots carries a lot of drugstore makeup (maybelline, revlon, covergirl, etc.) at a cheaper price and I reccommend that you check it out if you have a store near you. So back to the lipstick - this is the perfect shade. I cannot tell you how long I've been looking for a pink color that wasnt too "barbie pink." It's ALMOST like a "my lips but better" color but it still has that hint of pink that makes it just come close. The formula of this lipstick is super creamy, keeping in mind that I use a lip balm or a lip butter underneath all of my lipsticks (to keep from creasing, drying or flaking up.) The only thing that I didn't really love about the product is one part of the packaging - which really isn't a big deal. When you open the lipstick it's in a black case but then it has a gold casing too. The gold casing is shiny and "mirror" like so fingerprints and any lipstick that gets on it just smears all over. I would've prefered more of a matte metal but hey, I payed $2.00 for the product. I really can't complain! To be honest, if I had to replace this product and pay $7.99 - I probably would. Check big lots first though! :)
Age: 30-35
Skin: Acne-prone, Olive, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
love it gorgeous texture and colour. does not dry lips. I find it similar to my mac cremesheen fanfare. just very slightly less pigmented but more smooth application and better texture.
Age: 25-29
Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Cool
Hair: Blond, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Blue
This is the lightest shade of pink I can get away with wearing. I think it's a true neutral - not too peach or purple. I'm impressed by these Revlon cremes. Very wearable. If you are looking for a pale pink lip, this formula is among the best.
Age: 25-29
Skin: Acne-prone, Olive, Warm
Hair: Black, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Black
A peachy-creamy pink lipstick that can pass of as a healthy flush of nude... This shade compliments my NC35/30 skin perfectly, makes lips appear fuller too as it's lighter than my natural lip shade. Somehow over time, the base of the lipstick has melted, that left the tube with quite a mess. Maybe just my storing problems, otherwise a great one for its price.
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I had a blast with this!
nice..I so wanna draw him next. never have drawn him before but I love his character design.
Thanks so much! Oooo doooo ittt! I'll totally colour him/ink him for you!
that would be awesome, and I think its definitely next on my list of heroes I want to draw.
Collab in the works! Can't wait!
hey I got something coming along, thinking of drawing 3 sketches of him and you can pick the one you want to ink and color. however you wanna do it.
Sounds awesome to me, can't wait to see them (and probably do all 3! ) Thanks so much! Looking forward to working with you!
Someone is coloring again!? Did I miss stuff happening?! I've been so busy I must've!
Hahaha! Yeah dude, now all my courses are done I've got time and got back into the swing! How's it going??
Very well! Many projects in the works and not enough creative types!
Let me know if you're looking for something different to work on if you've got the times.
Let me know if you're looking for something different to work on if you've got the times.
So many things going on! New titles, I've started a podcast as well! It's fun! immortalsamurai.com/category/p… Lemme know what you think...yes my voice is weird!
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me with a wig. (-_-)
good work, but it would look better if you just post the middle photo
yeah kinda agree but its too late now. XD
great one..! keep up the good work!
This is pretty good...the lighting is nice~
You look so cute and pretty!!
omg your so adorable >__< btw that wig looks like real hair where did you get it?
Well, aren't you beautiful : 3
Super cute. The middle pose is my favorite.
love the pink hair
Pink hair suits you!
really? XD
maybe I should wear wigs more often or dye my hair. lmao
maybe I should wear wigs more often or dye my hair. lmao
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Lester bests Price, stays perfect
|Tampa Bay Rays' Desmond Jennings, right, steals second base as Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia is late with the tag during the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May 15, 2013, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Jon Lester stayed unbeaten, Stephen Drew hit his second career grand slam and the Boston Red Sox roughed up AL Cy Young winner David Price and the Tampa Bay Rays 9-2 on Wednesday night.
Price (1-4) departed from the marquee pitching matchup because of left triceps tightness during Boston's eight-run third inning, which Drew finished with his towering homer off Jamey Wright.
Coming off a one-hit, complete game shutout of Toronto, Lester (6-0) allowed two runs in seven innings to help end the Rays' season-best six-game winning streak.
The Red Sox, meanwhile, stopped a three-game losing streak that's been part of a May slide. They are 5-9 this month after going a major league-best 18-8 in April.
Price left with one out in the third inning after giving up an RBI single to David Ortiz. The left-hander walked toward the plate after delivering the pitch to the Red Sox designated hitter and appeared to grimace.
Manager Joe Maddon, a team trainer and the entire Rays infield joined Price on the mound. Price walked off the field after a brief consultation and was replaced by Wright.
A 20-game winner last year, Price has struggled this season. Tampa Bay has lost seven of his nine starts, and Price uncharacteristically has given up eight leads over his last seven outings.
The Rays' ace has been bothered by allergies since before the start of spring training, but Price said this week he'd never use that as an excuse for his performance.
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Thank Kondraki! I was just in the middle of trying to figure that all out, and you saved me the trouble.
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Thank Kondraki! I was just in the middle of trying to figure that all out, and you saved me the trouble.
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Glad to help.
We're out of 500, it seems, and 427 can turn you into an insane, murderous monster, not to mention this guy seems like he's probably gonna die sometime soon.
And how do you suppose we do that?
Actually, forget that question; why?
What happened to all your question marks.
I've stole them from him?? But now it seems I've got too many????
Now you have to move to the Valley, lest you never fit in. NEVAR.
"He is a tool to be used, not someone's friend, sibling, or child. Anyone found forming attachments to an SCP will be removed to a less people-intensive duty."
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Seriously. This is one of the most cruel SCPs out there. Why only feed the kid protein-laced gruel? And why retard him mentally if there's no history of resisting study? This account is unnecessarily sadistic.
Scp-590 is a tool. You should never get too attached to a tool, it might break on you.
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The line about people with Asperger's needs to be changed….
Actualy thinking back to my life it sadens me to say it doesn't need to be changed. Damn fuck and ow.
There isn't one.
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Removed. Wasn't part of the original SCP.
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augh a ginger kill it kill it kill it oh you already are sorta never mind
Augh a hair-color-hater kill kill kill it.
I like this article, but it seems like the wording could be vastly improved, especially portions like "the reason being that he could heal more often than it could, thus keeping him healthy would be a good idea."
Ah yes, 590, another hold over from my role playing days. You see, whenever I played the Bright brothers, there were three of them, Mikell, Jack, and TJ. And, still being fairly new, I needed some good inspiration, i turned to what I knew, and brought in TJ, Jacks little brother. The main focus on this one was that humanoid SCPs were NOT coddled, cause we'd had a big rush of those 'Give this SCP anything they ask for' humanoids.
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Despite the Keter duty reference (*twitch*), I've always liked this one, even more because it's Jack Bright's little brother. This is interesting background info.
(Bright, does Mikell exist in any form in your onsite works?)
Not officially, no. Unofficially, as in, in my own personal canon, and in the Active Duty canon, Mikell is O5-6.
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This is rather cold yet, I agree a lot of SCP seem to have special treatment that seems like over doing it considering how many items SCP is taking care of, the bill for this place would be beyond what several small country's could afford just for 6 or 8 SCP.
Damn, either Dr.Bright is an incredibly high functioning sociopath or he's learned better than Gears how to surpress his emotions.
Or something more sinister is going on. (Oh wait, of course there is…)
I'm going to put this in again: In my head canon, this was done to TJ to be NICE.
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While you may or may not be a competitive X-Wing Miniatures Tournament player, it's hard to deny that events like Nationals and Worlds shape the direction the game travels from it's loftiest, most Clint Weisgerberhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577534585357915474.post-11462244864344493772015-01-20T04:00:00.000-06:002015-01-20T04:00:06.837-06:00Named Pilots- Lieutenant BlountThis post regarding Named Pilots is part of a larger article regarding Wave 4 listbuilding- the rest of the posts in this series will be available in the coming weeks. For more info, click the "List Building Resources" tab at the top of the page or simply click here. Lieutenant Blount (17)Card Text: When Attacking, the Defender is hit by Clint Weisgerberhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577534585357915474.post-17755123370202043342015-01-19T04:00:00.000-06:002015-01-19T04:00:00.973-06:00Named Pilots- Airen CrackenThis post regarding Named Pilots is part of a larger article regarding Wave 4 listbuilding- the rest of the posts in this series will be available in the coming weeks. For more info, click the "List Building Resources" tab at the top of the page or simply click here. Airen Cracken (19)Card Text: After you perform an attack, you may choose Clint Weisgerberhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577534585357915474.post-52426571541657442922015-01-19T00:22:00.001-06:002015-01-19T00:22:23.752-06:00Oh Hai! Hey sorry for being out of touch for so long. I'm not dead, wasn't injured in a robot uprising, or even sick. Just got busy with work, then Christmas got here, and ok- you know those people at work that joke about coming back to work to get some rest? Yeah, this guy. I know, it's pathetic. It really is. I remember being like 23 or 24 and Christmas would roll around and I'd get like Clint Weisgerberhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577534585357915474.post-60381153236751628092014-11-26T10:11:00.002-06:002014-11-26T10:17:55.047-06:00Potpourri for $500- MM Sale, Work, Work, Work Hey y'all, long time no talk. Ok, first of all, despite the fact that it's Wednesday, Miniature Market's Black Friday sale is now live! Click the link or hit either of their banner ads to access all the awesome discounts on your favorite gaming gear! Secondly, apologies for being so MIA lately. I've been called in to fix something that has my guys stumped at least one night a week Clint Weisgerberhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577534585357915474.post-67553479685291895582014-11-17T04:00:00.000-06:002014-11-17T04:00:04.704-06:00Community Spotlight- South Jersey X-Wing Alliance Ok, remember in the Fletcher Hills article how I said I'd hoped to run more articles about successful X-Wing communitites? Well, Brian Theurer of the South Jersey/ Philly Area X-Wing Miniatures Game Alliance took the bait and did an awesome write-up not only about his club, but also the steps he took to build it into what it is today. Also, Brian and the gang are organizing a charity Clint Weisgerberhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577534585357915474.post-20127468592478075782014-11-14T13:56:00.001-06:002014-11-14T13:56:43.648-06:00VT and YT Are Shipping! Sean just messaged me with the info that the VT-49 and YT-2400 are finally shipping to retailers! 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As it grew though, in some waysClint Weisgerberhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577534585357915474.post-3595318390623457642014-10-27T04:00:00.000-05:002014-10-27T04:00:00.231-05:00Modifications- Advanced Cloaking DeviceThis post regarding Modifications is part of a larger article regarding Wave 4 listbuilding- the rest of the posts in this series will be available in the coming weeks as I'm revealing a post or two per day on the various topics in that larger article. For more info, click the "List Building Resources" tab at the top of the page or simply click here. Advanced Clint Weisgerberhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com


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I remember when the only people on the internet were geeks. I think I preferred that internet, when everything was novel, exciting and new, and everyone was smart and unusual.
Nowadays you have everyone and their mum on the internet, and while I'm all for the inclusiveness, the internet seems to be mirroring the society of the real world, which is not very inclusive of geeks or unusual people at all. There was a much stronger sense of community in the younger days, and everyone was helping everyone else - nowadays people are petrified of strangers and would never normally talk to people they hadn't met before - this is mostly just xenophobia and prejudice. Everyone used to be a lot more genuine and interested in different types of people, there was a lot less fear of the new.
Nowadays it's been reduced to a popularity contest. Geeks are kicked to the bottom of the pile again, and the haven we built has become a playground for the uninteresting. How dull.
Yes I always think that I was born 30 years too late. I would love to back to the beginning of it all back when everything was new and there were so many new ideas that could be created.
I agree with jazzjackrabbit. It sounds like the rant I had about how much I hate my generation, with all of its hipsters and other trend-following wannabes all looking for originality, ironically...I'll just drop that, haha. Simply put, it's true. The Internet has dumbed down so much since founded, all to cater to those who can't have the brains to navigate through it without a "How-To" YouTube video.
Also, there's no avoiding lolcats or memes.
i am the first time on this website and i admit it was hard to understand what some people were saying. ( jazzjackrabbit for example didn't get any sense for myself)

as for me, i am on these site to find common thinking and interest because i don't like to go outside to drink with my friends. i feel i dont belong there because they dont get me.
:-) This brings back nostalgia from the days people thought gopher was just an annoying pest and my classmates thought Veronica was my "imaginary" girlfriend. The Internet has changed, though not all for the worse... certainly it has become less personal for many and overly personal for the masses. We went from a minority castigated for socializing on an electronic medium (and with those who did the same) to a minority lost in a sea of people who forgot who to socialize except on an electronic medium... We have always been the minority. We have always been apart. Just don't let yourself get lost in the sea, and you will be fine. Remember, they are playing in our world, with our toys... but they don't know all the rules of the game.
I have to be honest, I don't agree with your comment. I do agree that the internet has lost its original novel feel but to say that there is no place for those who are unusual on the internet is a grave understatement. From what I've seen of the internet, there's waaaaay too much for those "unusual" types out there. I find the internet exposes the true ways of all people. You can be anyone on the internet, and who will you be? It exposes hidden parts of society, like you said, that life is one giant popularity contest, that people are still prejudice and find it hard to accept changes or what is unusual as you put it.

If you look deep enough into the internet, you will find some pretty kickass stuff though. It can be a horrible place if you look in the wrong places but, it can be a useful tool if you look in the right.


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Well, that Wild Card weekend in the NFL is a perfect example of why gambling is called gambling. I mean, just look at the picks I made Friday in my blog post below....Yeah, oops. 1-3 on picks and 1-3 against the spread....Good thing I didn't put up any coin huh? Thing is, we could see another wild weekend coming up with another set of great matchups. Ravens-Steelers is the one I'm locked in on. To me, it's the best thing going in the NFL, even better than Jets-Pats.
Anyway, we've got a great show for you today. Brian Mitchell and John Feinstein will be in the house as always on Monday and we'll be breaking down the NFL playoffs with a particularly close look at the Ravens win in KC where I was overdosing on BBQ and on Peyton Manning's early exit from the playoffs. (Is Manning overrated? He's now 9-10 with seven one-and-dones. Think about that....)
Also, I'll chat with Brady Ackerman of ComcastSportsSoutheast. He'll be covering tonight's big Oregon-Auburn battle for the national championship. For the record, give me Auburn covering the 1 12 easily and the game going under the 73.....Also, we'll hit some NBA topics in leftovers and I'll hand out my game balls.
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I've been so disappointed in the professionalism displayed by this team so far this year. Two or three terrible personal foul penalties that have cost us points, and now this by Aldon. Two dui's is f**king inexcusable. Suspend him now.
The 2011 team was incredibly professional, very rarely made dumb penalties on the field and it led us all the way to the NFC championship. That team was built by Singletary / Nolan, but they needed a real NFL coach to lead them to the promised land. Now we have that coach, but I've been very disappointed in his discipline of his team.
Suspend Aldon and put more discipline in this team to stop all these stupid game costing penalties. I want a professional, stand up team. Not what I've seen so far.
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Horse poor depression affects not only your mood how your brain functions. There are chemicals that your brain releases that help your brain to function normally. These chemicals are important.
The longer one is depressed the less the chemicals are released.
They are like electric currents. The reduction in chemicals makes the depression worse. It is a cycle that if not interuppted will prolong the depression. Medication is a tool in the treatment plan.
Anti depressants help restart the brains normal function. They do not work overnight but can help reduce the affects of depression. The patient becomes more receptive to treatment. They do not cure depression they allow us to think rationally and improve our moods.
Most people will only need them for a short time. Some because of other factors will need them for the rest of their lives.
That is a very simple definition that I use when explaining the physical aspects of depression. I do it a lot better vocally.
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President Barack Obama told Republican leaders Wednesday that he will schedule regular meetings with them to discuss his agenda, a gesture GOP lawmakers said was necessary to move legislation with bipartisan support.
Democratic leaders and their aides said they did not expect Obama to make such a proposal to Republican leaders.
House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) spread his arms in somewhat ironic embrace when television cameras turned to him to capture reaction to Obama's proposal.
Obama acknowledged that Republicans might view his offer skeptically.
"I know you can't wait," Obama quipped.
Senior Democratic aides in the Senate and House say that Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) already meet with Obama regularly.
But some Democrats think there could be more coordination between Congress and the White House after the derailment of the healthcare reform bill, what had been Obama's top domestic priority.
"It's always good to have more coordination," said House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.).
Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said that Obama had tried to reach out to GOP leaders at the beginning of next year but to little avail.
"I know the president started off meeting with the Republican leadership in the House and Senate in hopes of having a more amicable relationship. It hasn't worked out too well but I'm glad he's going to continue to try," Durbin said.
Durbin, who is one of Obama's closest allies in Congress, said he and the president were frustrated by more than nearly 100 filibusters by the Senate GOP.
Centrist Republican senators who could serve as potential allies to the administration made clear this week that Obama would have to reach out to the GOP leadership before soliciting their support.
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Sen. George Voinovich (R-Ohio) said Obama made a mistake at the beginning of his term by failing to establish a working relationship with McConnell and Boehner.
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House Republican leaders welcomed Obama's proposal to meet monthly.
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Rep. Mike Pence (Ind.), chairman of the House Republican Conference, said, "I think the president of the United States ought to sit down on a regular basis with leaders of both political parties."
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The change is subtle, and misleading by design, but the Internet is in full transition from a participatory interactive communications network to a broadcast medium dominated by electronic commerce.
The transition is occurring under the guise of making the technically daunting Internet cheaper and easier to use. At first glance, this new promise by corporate America to liberate cyberspace from its high-tech mantle appears to be a victory for ordinary people. However, as with most new technology, there's a hidden agenda that obscures the true cost of the deal.
AT&T, MCI and other phone companies are in a race to make Internet access as simple and cheap as standard phone service. Computer and consumer electronics companies like Oracle, Apple/Bandai and Sega Enterprises want to create cheap "network computers" that allow Internet access without the high cost of a fully-equipped personal computer. Both goals are being widely celebrated as needed breakthroughs to make the Internet accessible to a wider spectrum of the population.
However, if one combines the effects of the two developments, a subtle change occurs: The Internet shifts from being a participatory medium that serves the interest of the public to being a broadcast medium where corporations deliver consumer-oriented information. Interactivity would be reduced to little more than sales transactions and e-mail.
AT&T recently announced that as many as 80 million of its long distance customers can now get five hours of Net access for "free" over the next year. The telecom giant also claimed that it will make it easier to go online and eliminate the annoying technical glitches that currently plague the Internet experience.
But what does AT&T get in return for holding our hand and leading us into the chaotic and often anarchic world of the Internet?
Our loyalty and our trust, it hopes, followed by our money. Since most of AT&T's new customers are novices to the Internet, they will also be highly susceptible to the company's "suggestions" as to what makes up the Internet experience. "The Internet can be a daunting place for people who suddenly arrive there," said Tom Evslin, vice president of AT&T WorldNet Service. "To just dump new users on the Internet is about as friendly as taking them out of town and dropping them into Times Square and asking them to find their way around."
For this reason, AT&T said, it is moving beyond providing just technical services to offering "edited navigation, directories and customer care to make it easy to use the Internet." This includes a directory of more than 80,000 Internet sites, including descriptions, ratings and reviews. It also includes an Internet "Exploration Station" that provides a series of theme areas for family entertainment and education.
Of course, AT&T's corporate guidance is not motivated by the public interest, and it would be naive to assume the corporate giant will direct any Internet user to a location that might criticize or reflect negatively on its corporate interests. One should not expect to find a critical analysis of communications policy or the Telecommunications Act featured in an AT&T directory.
"Advertising revenue streams are part of our business plan," said Evslin, acknowledging AT&T's commercial mindset. "If you think of us as being the front door to the Internet then there's the opportunity for advertisers. It's not very glamorous, but think of us as a billboard in a subway station."
The other side of this coin is a new stripped-down Internet access appliance that's been dubbed the "network computer." Since it's essentially a dumb terminal with little memory and no hard disk drive, this device depends on the Internet for its operating software.
Priced at under $500 and jokingly called "WebBoy," the network computer does little more than allow its user to browse the Internet and do simple transactions, such as playing games, using e-mail or shopping online.
Add AT&T's advertising approach together with the cheap WebBoy appliance, and what do you get? How about the functional equivalent of interactive commercial television. Good old advertising-based, consumer-oriented mass media just like we have today, plain and simple.
Under the AT&T/WebBoy scenario, the vision of a truly democratic, participatory interactive media gives way to crass commercialism. Internet users are reduced to "consumers" whose reason for existence is to continue a relentless cycle of buying and expending goods and services.
This trend toward a broadcast model for the Internet is expected to accelerate even more as higher bandwidth delivery systems become available to the home. The cable television industry, seeing its future in interactivity, is racing to build high-speed, high- capacity systems that will handle full-motion video as well as audio, graphics and text information.
@Home, a new service of Telecommunications, Inc. (TCI), the nation's largest cable systems operator, and LineRunner, a new service of the No. 2 operator, Time Warner, are expected to deliver data to the home at speeds hundreds of times faster than conventional telephone lines. Both media giants are testing their services now, and hope to begin widespread deployment over the next couple of years.
These mega systems are not just high-speed connections to the Internet, but entirely new networks that actually circumvent the Net to offer more image-rich interactive multimedia productions.
"It would be very easy to sell just speed, but we see a lot of things we can do to add value to the product," said William Jasso, vice president of public affairs for Time Warner's Northeast Ohio division, in an interview with the trade newspaper Inter@ctive Week (2/26/96).
In addition to high speed access to the Internet, the Time Warner service will offer the brand-name commercial online services, local content and Time Inc.'s national databases. @Home is currently courting partnerships with content providers with bandwidth- hungry, feature-rich applications that can make effective use of its super-high-capacity, 10-megabit-per-second network.
This race to create bigger data pipelines means the production values–and hence the cost to information providers–of interactive media will soon rise sharply. While all sites on the Internet's World Wide Web are limited today by the network's slow transmission capacity, that will not be true a few years from now. Those with big production budgets will be able to effectively exploit the added capacity, while those with lower budgets will have to be more creative in order to draw an audience.
The situation will be akin to the difference today between the high production value of network television versus the more modest production value of public access programming. Audiences are traditionally drawn to higher production value and tend to reject programs or information presented with lesser perceived value.
At the recent Media & Democracy Congress in San Francisco, Andy Sharpless, vice president of technology for Progressive Networks of Seattle, told a group of political activists and non-profit organizations that they have a window of no more than five years to compete on an even playing field with large corporate sites on the Internet.
"There will come a point when high bandwidth production values will make it hard to do what one can do now–that is, become a small Internet publisher with a small capital investment," Sharpless said. "There is a glorious moment and we are in it now. You can be in on the early days and be perceived by the audience to be as good as those big guys. But that day will change."
With the Internet clearly moving toward greater commercialism, some also worry that efforts will soon be made to squeeze out all messages that don't fit the mainstream corporate/government agenda- -again, a progression toward a medium that looks more like today's commercial television.
As promising as the Internet is to the goal of media democracy, said Voyager Company founder Bob Stein, a political battle of "remarkable proportions" looms ahead over the Net's shaky common carrier status.
Stein, a leading electronic publisher also speaking at the Media & Democracy Congress, noted that the Internet has not yet been used by a powerful leader to organize people with a non-mainstream agenda. He predicts that in today's highly reactionary political environment, any serious challenge to those in power will be met with censorship.
"Does anybody here really believe that the powers that be would allow a situation where somebody like Malcolm X could have his own channel and talk to everybody everyday?" he asked. "Seems to me impossible."
Against a backdrop of rapid technological change, clashing political agendas and a corporate gold rush mentality, the Internet–perhaps the first new mass communications medium in half a century–is now very much in play. The trend to commercialize the Net is overwhelmingly clear. Whether the medium can retain its early promise as a democratic forum of free expression remains an open question.


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Please describe your symptoms of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS).
Comment from: Pat H., (Patient) Published: October 02
I think I have POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome). I have had this fainting disorder ever since I was about 18, after I gave birth. When I'm sitting and I get up and after standing for 15 minutes I get very hot and sweaty, then I have a rapid heartbeat, my ears ring, and then everything spins. I then pass out if I don't lie down first. It has happened a few times a year, but it happens quite frequently now. It's very frustrating. The doctors say that I have poor circulation. After seeing POTS, it is exactly what happens to me.
Comment from: Joi, 55-64 Female (Patient) Published: August 17
I believe I may have POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) as so many of the symptoms fit. I have had headaches and neck pain for 40 years, and in stress situations or periods of standing for too long I get lightheaded, begin to experience copious sweating and if I cannot sit or lie down, I may pass out. Paramedics have been called and I was told I had extremely low blood pressure on each of these occasions and was experiencing tachycardia. I have been told several times this was vasovagal syncope. I have had memory problems on and off as well. These incidents have been quite far apart till recently. Now I am 64 and have a bad back that spasms and if I am on my feet for long, the same thing happens. I am not sure if it is POTS because my heartrate is higher than normal most of the time (95), and does go up when I stand but not 20 to 30 points. But the profuse sweating, and lightheadedness happen often now when I have to stand. I am literally drenched after a few minutes and must sit or lie down for 20 minutes or more.
Comment from: Linda68, 45-54 Female (Patient) Published: March 27
I've had postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) about four years now. At first my symptoms were low blood pressure and dizziness and tachycardia upon standing. I was put on Florinef and midodrine. I now have all those symptoms and several more such as vasovagal episodes, tremors, leg jerks, severe arm, leg, chest and abdominal pain, severe vertigo, ear pain, ringing in my ears, migraines, tingling in fingers and toes. Some days I can't walk and others I need help walking. Fatigue is horrible. All I want to do is sleep. I'd love to know if anyone else has it this bad and what their treatment plan is. Thank you!
Comment from: Tracy, 35-44 Female (Patient) Published: January 06
My symptoms of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) are rapid heartbeat, fatigue, dizziness, and disorientation. I was recently diagnosed and I feel much better by drinking lots of water and extra salt. I have been pacing myself in my daily routine but do get tired after little activity.
Comment from: MissyD, 25-34 Female (Patient) Published: November 12
Fludrocortisone worked wonders for my postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). I was on it for a year, but my prescription expired and I can't find another doctor. I have been off it for a month and I am nearly bed ridden, POTS symptoms give me panic attacks and it is hard to breath. Fludrocortisone was a life saver to me.
Comment from: leeann, 35-44 Female (Patient) Published: October 14
I have been suffering with dizzy spells for 3 months now; sitting, standing, and lying is the worst, more so if I lie on my right side, wow, it is horrible. I have noticed also the odd day I feel out of it and shaky like I am low in sugar but am not. I get very confused and my anxiety goes very high and I feel very strange. I wonder if I could have postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), my doctor just says it is fibromyalgia but I know it is not.
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