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Tracing her astonishing rise to stardom, from her harrowing childhood in Nazi-controlled Holland during World War II to her years as a struggling ballet dancer in London and her Tony Award-winning Broadway debut in Gigi, Spoto illuminates the origins of Audrey's tenacious spirit and fiercely passionate nature.
She would go on to star in some of the most popular movies of the 20th century, including Roman Holiday, Sabrina, Funny Face, The Nun's Story, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and My Fair Lady. A friend and inspiration to renowned designer Hubert de Givenchy, Audrey emerged as a fashion icon as well as a film legend. Her influence on women's fashion is unparalleled to this day.
But behind the glamorous public persona, Audrey Hepburn was both a different and a deeper person, and a woman who craved love and affection. Donald Spoto offers remarkable insights into her professional and personal relationships with her two husbands and with such celebrities as Gregory Peck, William Holden, Fred Astaire, Gary Cooper, Robert Anderson, Cary Grant, Peter O'Toole, Albert Finney, and Ben Gazzara.
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"Spoto digs beneath the surface, giving readers strong images of both actress and woman, and he does so in way that is, like Audrey Hepburn, quite elegant." (Booklist)
"lovely ;-)"
I just love her story and there is so much I didn't know! Balanced piece read by a nice voice.
Computer Programmer and Worship Leader. Have enjoyed reading since my mom got me hooked on Nancy Drew and Agatha Christie prior to my teen years. My brother got me hooked on audio books after I started having a longer commute to work. Love a variety of genres.
"Wow - What a Story!!"
This one was hard to put down! I was interested in Audrey because of her performance in My Fair Lady and Breakfast at Tiffany's. However, I was unprepared for how interesting the first 15 years of her life were. I felt like I got my money's worth before she even became a screen star.
The stories behind many of the films are very interesting as well as her devotion to UNICEF in her later life. There are indeed some VERY moving moments in this book.
I was amazed at how "normal" Audrey was in real life and her ability to walk away from her career to be a mother and homemaker. It also seems that the current crop of Hollywood stars could take a few cues from Audrey's apparent lack of arrogance on and off the set.
The only criticisms (and not enough to warrent less than a 5 star rating) were that the author tended to place the blame on her 2 failed marriages on her husbands, while glossing over the fact that she also had numerous romances while married. The second is that I would have preferred a little bit more about her relationships with the other actors (especially Rex Harrison) in My Fair Lady. There was a good deal of information about Marni Nixon's overdubbing of the vocals for the musical (which was great), but more could have been said on this great film.
However, these are small issues in the overall scheme of the book. I liked it so well, I bought the paperback and gave it as a gift to some friends (and that was before I even finished the book).
Highly recommend this one!
Life long learner of all sorts of things.
"Audrey The Lady as ever."
This is a great book if you are interested in the life of Audrey Hepburn.
It is clear, concise and ordered. The book is a historical time line of things that happened in her life and her career.
This is great book to get if you are interested in some of the back story of her life.
(You learn things about this remarkable lady that are not common knowledge)
The narrator is beyond good as she unfolds a compelling look at one of the truly great people of the last century. She doesn't drag the text nor is she too fast.
I have been through this book a few times, and am satisfied with listening.
Well worth the money if you are looking for a peek into Audrey" life.
Loves Harry Potter, the Yankees, art and Audible!!
"Enchanting but turbulent Life..."
I have always adored Audrey Hepburn; her style, grace and movies. However, I did not really know who she was and all she had been through until this book. There were many enjoyable parts in the book, but there were also many sad, heart-wrenching parts as well.
There were so many; her Oscar win for Roman Holiday, her strained, cold relationship with her mother, her not-so-happy marriages, the struggles endured for the birth of her 2 children, and her life-long friendships.
Kimberly's voice was very soothing and pleasant to listen to.
"Amazing story of an amazing woman"
I was always entranced by Audrey Hepburn as I was growing up in the 50's. She was the ultimate in style and grace. To find out now of her life's hardships and triumphs just puts her miles ahead of anyone else from the era that was in show business.
"One of my favorites"
The life that Audrey led as a child is unbelievable.
Her life during the WWII, taught me so much about what people endured with the German invasions. And then the rest of Audrey's story of overcoming her early years is incredible.
"A Hollywood Fairytale with a Dose of Sadness"
Surprising, Remarkable, Balanced
The story of Audrey's life was told in chronological order and so it was easy to follow.
The making of the movie "The Nun's Story" on location in Africa.
I did not listen to it all in one sitting. It was easy to pick up the story as it moved along.
If you like Audrey Hepburn, you will like this audiobook. I thought that the writer managed to convey Audrey as a normal, caring and sensitive person. Although this is ultimately an uplifting true story of triumph and overcoming life's obstacles, I was surprised by the sad parts: her early life during WWII, her mother's coldness to her, the unhappy marriages, the many miscarriages she endured to have her two children, and the numerous affairs that she had while married. I enjoyed the audiobook as a whole, but the narrator's voice did tend to get on my nerves from time to time.
I love AUDIBLE because my drive to work and return home are a delight. Thank you for making audio books so easy to enjoy.
"fantastic book! fantastic audiobook. i"
i felt like both the writer and reader really gave me a sense of who she was and how she lived. "Living is loving. " poignant. a must read for any Audrey fan or true film buff.
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The 47th Fresno Autorama -- Rod & CustomWritten by on March 28, 2006
For nearly half a century Blackie Gejeian has hand-selected every vehicle entered in his show, the Fresno Autorama. Known for his fine taste in customized automobiles, Blackie once again packed the Fresno Convention Center with a wide array of trick rides for the 47th Fresno Autorama. Rods and customs from all parts of the country were on display along with many car-building legends, both past and present, on hand as part of the event. A large crowd of spectators was wowed by the latest in the rainbow of wild custom car paint jobs and miles of gleaming chrome throughout the building.
We stopped in and did some spectating of our own and were equally mesmerized by the volume of amazing examples of automotive art. Row after row of the latest creations ranged from beauties completely built by their owners in their garages to showstoppers built by top-name talent in the world of rodding. Each vehicle was special and all shined in their own way. If you've never been to one of Blackie's events, start planning a trip to Fresno, California, next year because you will definitely be entertained.
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Ricky and Roy Flake from Fresno, CA, have a different look for each side of their '34 Ford pickup they call Night Crawler.Spun aluminum wheel discs and a full hood slick up the passenger side while an open engine compartment on the driver side shows off a fully dressed Flathead.Without reading the info card we would have never guessed that Mark Giddings' Newport Beach, CA-based custom started life as a '57 Chevy four-door. The smooth green beauty flows well from one end to the other.A perfect fade paint job laid down by the legendary Gene Winfield is the first thing about Lu Lu's Passion to arouse your senses, but there are plenty more interesting details on William George's '58 Chevy Impala from Hernandez, NM, to keep your attention.In between taking care of all his customer projects, Oz Welch from Oroville, CA, found time to put together this gorgeous '47 Cadillac convertible for himself.With a colorful 50-year history of racing and rodding, Roger and Sissy Morrison from Salina, KS, are very proud of the exact restoration Dave Crouse from Custom Auto completed on their '32 Ford roadster.Marie O'Dell from Canyon Lake proves hot pink will forever look good on the sexy shape of a '50s Cadillac with her stunning '57 Eldorado.
Bill Wolfe's California Gold '50 Mercury is a 21st century version of a '50s classic by Gene Winfield. Gene had his hand in the recreation that is nearly impossible to detect from the original.To compete in this year's running of The Great Race, Pee Wee Thomas and Mike Larkin from Garden Grove, CA, put together their 1936 Beerster from an interesting and varied selection of parts. The early race car-shaped body scores huge in the style points category.Salsa Verde is the name Robert and Erma Wolf have given their highly customized '48 Buick Special Sedanette from Iowa City, IA. Certainly tasty, the swoopy Buick now resembles something the GM designers may have dreamed up if their crystal ball would have let them see into the future at what some of the design elements of the 1950s would be.On the scene for over 20 years, Joe and Phyllis Moreno's '41 Ford from Wrightwood, CA, has been freshened up and still looks as crisp as the day it was first completed.Lou Bertelli from Kingsburg, CA, once had his ride featured in Rod & Custom over 50 years ago! His latest creation is this slick chopped '50 Mercury he cruises around his hometown in the Castro Valley.Marty and Pat Wells from Yorba Linda, CA, have been making a splash recently with their '51 Ford sedan that features a 5-inch slice out of the roof and a '77 Buick Regal chassis slid underneath.

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|Several water bills causing a stir in the Nebraska Legislature
|Written by Wauneta Breeze
|Wednesday, 19 February 2014 23:18
By Russ Pankonin
The Imperial Republican
Several water bills in the Nebraska Legislature are creating a stir amongst natural resources districts in the state including the Upper Republican Natural Resources District.
LB 1074, introduced by Sen. Steve Lathrop of Omaha, seeks to change how a river basin in the state is determined to be fully or over-appropriated.
It also has the potential to cause a significant shutdown of groundwater wells in the state, said URNRD Manager Jasper Fanning last week.
The URNRD held an informational meeting last Thursday to acquaint irrigators with the potential of LB 1074 and several other bills that could have a negative effect on groundwater use in the state.
Today (Thursday), the Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on Sen. Mark Christensen's LB 1111.
This bill would force the NRDs to rework their integrated management plans so that groundwater pumping created no net depletions. They would have until 2025 to achieve that standard.
Fanning said that in areas with a high density of groundwater development, such as the area around Lamar, allocations in the 3- to 5-inch range would be necessary.
Another Christensen bill awaiting a hearing is LB 1112. That bill would change the way the occupation tax is charged.
Rather than a flat per-acre fee, his bill would make the occupation tax directly related to how much water an irrigator used. The more water an irrigator pumps, the more they pay, he said.
Rift developed over surface water compensation
Last year, Christensen moved LB 522 through on first round debate but the bill got stuck there.
LB 522 would have paid surface water irrigators in the Republican Basin who in 2013 were forced to give up their surface water for compact compliance purposes without any compensation.
Christensen's bill sought to pay surface water irrigators up to $300 per acre for having to give up their surface water.
Christensen said this week it simply wasn't fair to shut down surface water irrigators without any compensation while groundwater irrigators were able to pump their full allocation.
After passage on first round debate, Sen. Tom Carlson of Holdrege, chairman of the Natural Resources Committee, withdrew any further support for the bill while the surface water districts seeking compensation had lawsuits pending against the state.
For all practical purposes that stalled the bill.
Christensen said the speaker said no hold-over bills would be brought to the floor this session unless prioritized. Christensen did not prioritize the bill this session so the only way it could move is with a committee priority designation.
That would have to come from Carlson's Natural Resources Committee, which seems unlikely.
Christensen said this week the Nebraska Association of Resource Districts testified neutral on the compensation bill. However, he said it was NRDs and their association lobbyist that helped get the bill shelved.
They got want they wanted last year by stopping the bill, he said, and they are the only ones who can go to Carlson and get it resurrected with a priority designation.
As a form of retaliation, Christensen introduced this session's water bills, which could have an adverse effect on groundwater pumping not only in the Republican Basin but statewide.
He said he saw that action as the only avenue to bring groundwater users back to the table to try to work out some way to get surface water users compensated if it happens again in the future.
This week, Christensen said that if he could get compensation for surface waters in the eastern end of his district, he'd work to try to kill LB 1074.
Water funding another pawn
After last year's session, Carlson conducted a water task force study. One of the outcomes included a recommendation to include $50 million annually in the state budget to deal with the state's ongoing water issues.
Fanning said the water funding bill has become a pawn in the battle over both LB 1074 and the Medicaid Expansion bill.
Fanning said it's been implied by some senators that water funding is tied to passing some type of LB 1074. If that's the case, Fanning said the $50 million is not as important as stopping LB 1074.
Christensen said he's also been approached by Medicaid expansion supporters offering to vote for water funding if he'll vote for Medicaid expansion.
He said he doesn't trade votes so if it means no water funding, he's fine with that.


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Today we are adding a new Kenya from the Gikanga Farmers Coop and a new Chiapas Decaf. Check out the full reviews but here are some notes.... Kenya AA Nyeri Ndaro-ini has berry and vanilla in the flavor profile; also, try it as single-origin espresso! We have a nice Organic Fair Trade Decaf we're adding: Mexico Santa Cruz WP Decaf, a medium cup with mild nut, apple, and brown sugar finish.


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Oil pulling has existed for ages. Once it has been utilized as a way to whiten and clean teeth by using organic products that would enhance the overall oral health of the consumer. This kind of age-old method of gently and naturally cleansing teeth is making a return due to the fact proof shows that it is quite effective for improving gum condition and removing germs from between your teeth and throughout your mouth.
Men and women during middle ages times in India put oil pulling into practice, and this just started becoming more popular stateside during the 1990's. There's no shortage of online recommendations from people who have utilized oil pulling to address issues such as headaches, asthma attack, liver concerns, osteo-arthritis and also hormone issues.
You may be thinking how to make use of this method and how it really works. Very well, for one thing oil pulling is a very cost-effective method of remedy with many potential benefits, particularly for dental health. The therapy does not have any downsides or side effects as long as top quality oil is used. Specialists say that it really is most beneficial very first thing in the morning and before eating or even drinking. When individuals have dental problems with some kind, it is definitely recommended that the oil be utilized prior to any meal eaten.
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Kairo good call! That is soooo good, perhaps too good?!
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I think it'll be Kardashian West. They're definitely egotistical enough to pull a stunt like that.
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I don't see something popular for Kim & Kayne's little baby, being Kayne especially. Probably something unique, and I can also maybe see a K for a name. I hope it's a girl- little Penelope Scotland would have a friend near her age, but on the other hand, a boy would be nice for Mason Dash. I too see something like King, Kylie, Kaylee, Kasha, Chanel, Keira, Kyte, Kai, Kennedy, etc. Something maybe that has to do with fashion also, considering the parents! But, incase one of them is reading my post, Congratulations Kayne & Kim


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This week's featured game on Clone Zone Classics is the 1999 Iowa State - Texas matchup. Look for this weekly feature each Friday as part of the new audio/video premium content, courtesy of the Clone Zone on Cyclones.com.
Kris Stockton's 18-yard field goal as time expired stymied a brilliant Iowa State comeback bid and sealed No. 12 Texas' 44-41 win over the Cyclones. Texas moved ahead 38-27, after a 5-yard TD return of a fumbled kickoff with 2:46 left in the third quarter, then a Stockton field goal made it 41-27 with 9:33 left in the game. On the ensuing kickoff, Cyclone returner J.J. Moses atoned for that fumble miscue with an 80-yard return that set up Ennis Haywood's 7-yard scoring run three plays later.
After the Iowa State defense held, quarterback Sage Rosenfels hit Michael Brantley with a 35-yard pass and Darren Davis scored from the UT 1 on the next play and tied the score, 41-41 with 3:06 left. Texas then drove 71 yards in nine plays for the winning score.
Rosenfels had one of the best day's of his career, hitting on 11-of-20 passes for 291 yards and two touchdowns. Moses tallied 264 all-purpose yards. Davis, held to 67 yards on 24 carries, still scored twice on the ground and once on a 42-yard TD reception to rack up 109 total yards.
ISU led 20-17 at the half, while Texas, which outgained the Cyclones, 474-356, got 158 yards on 33 carries from Hodges Mitchell while Longhorn quarterback Major Applewhite completed 30-of-40 passes for 345 yards and two touchdowns. Safety Jeff Waters led the ISU defense with 20 tackles.


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President and Mrs. Grover Cleveland - Wordless Wednesday
Cynthia Shenette) To answer the obvious question, no, the Clevelands and I are not related. I found the President and the second Mrs. Cleveland, the former Frances Folsom, in an photo album full of cabinet cards, Carte de Visite, and tintypes dating from around the 1880s at my in-law's house. My mother-in-law found the album, along with three other albums of family photos, in the back of a closet in the old family farmhouse. I spent the holiday weekend busily scanning as much as I could. There are probably at least a couple hundred photos of one sort or another between the four albums. My scanner and I ran out of time before the visit was up, but we'll be back...
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- Susan (Nolichucky Roots) said...
Do you suppose this was like the birthday cards with the president of the day wishing you a happy day? Or were they truly "big" fans?
- July 7, 2011 at 4:09 PM
- Heather Rojo said...
The Clevelands used to summer in Massachusetts, and for two years they lived on the beach in Beverly. I'm sure that they were big news to your ancestors when they were in the area.
- July 11, 2011 at 1:00 PM
- Cynthia Shenette said...
Susan - I read something recently that refered to cabinet cards of famous people as "sure" cards, because they were sure to make a lot of money for the people selling them! I don't know about them being "big" fans or not.
Heather - I didn't know the Clevelands summered in MA. Very interesting. My in-laws live in up-state NY. I read that Frances was originally from the Buffalo area so maybe that's the reason for the interest.
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I have new goals, so I figure with new goals must come a new training log.
If anyone was reading any of my other logs you will know that I was mainly a multi-ply lifter and I done some raw work. Well I have decided to switch to all single ply gear and raw on everything. This is a new atmoshpere to me so please follow along with me on this new adventure of mine I will start posting my workouts Monday.
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Things to see and do - Gotha
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Gotha, mentioned for the first time in 775, was a highly prosperous town in the 15C and 16C thanks to its extensive trading relations. Between 1640 and 1918 it was the seat of the Duchy of Saxe-Gotha. The Almanach of Gotha, which published the genealogies of the nobility, made it famous the world over. The market place is lined with burghers' houses from various periods, and extends right up to the castle. The hotel, a fine Renaissance building, and the castle overlooking the town are all worth visiting.
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Friedenstein Castle
D - 99867 Gotha
This Baroque castle was completed in 1655. Though it has an austere exterior, it offers the most delightful visit inside, with over thirty rooms in the Baroque, Rococo and Classical styles. In addition to magnificent floors in marquetry, original stu..
Schloss D - 99867 Gotha
The huge, English-style park consists of a magnificent wooded area and an orangery built between 1747 and 1767. It is a beautiful place for walks.
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Altstadt Hotel Athos
Pfortenwallgasse 1 D - 99867 Gotha
This peaceful, yet centrally located hotel in Gotha is conveniently close to many local historical attractions, such as the Eckhof Theatre and the underground vaults of the Friedrichstal Palace. The Altstadt Hotel Athos's comfortably furnished rooms..
Hotel am Schlosspark
Lindenauallee 20 - 24 D - 99867 Gotha
This 4-star hotel in Gotha lies a few steps from the park and Friedenstein Castle. It offers spacious accommodation in a classic style and free use of the sauna area. All the rooms and suites at the Hotel am Schlosspark are comfortably furnished an..
Augustinerkloster Gotha
Jüdenstrasse 27 D - 99867 Gotha
Dating from the 13th century, the Augustinerkloster is a peaceful monastery located in the centre of Gotha. It provides basic yet modern rooms, a café and a historic library. Guests at the monastery can take time out to visit the Augustine Church an..
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testimonialEbenezer Pavithran
August 24, 2013
sermon commentMario Francisco
July 27, 2013
Sermon: The Widow's OilI like this line .....you will be tested, but God can be trusted. Thanks for sharing this lesson about The widow's oil.....God bless you Scott
sermon commentD Beauton
July 30, 2011
Sermon: UncertaintyExcellent sermon, really hit home. Even more applicable today then when the sermon was first given. Filled with hope and real life application.


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Tom Hamilton was a hard man. He played halfback and quarterback on the undefeated Navy team that won a national championship in 1926. He led a come-from-behind touchdown drive, then drop-kicked the extra point that tied Army in one of the best football games ever played. A pioneer naval aviator, he flew scout, patrol, torpedo and transport planes and, in World War II, commanded aircraft carriers in the Pacific. But nothing, not lunging linemen or crashing kamikazes, scared him the way television in its infancy did. We are dealing with a terrific force like a powerful wind of gale velocity, the retired rear admiral warned the 1951 convention of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. We are already feeling the first breezes of this hurricane.
Hamilton, then athletic director at the University of Pittsburgh, and his colleagues feared the new medium threatened college football: It could siphon gate receipts, their programs lifeblood, its live images overexposing and making mundane the sports spectacle. To prevent that, they were willing to tie one anothers hands. Members agreed to bar schools from independently selling rights to games. When the University of Pennsylvania ignored the edict, the NCAA branded it a member not in good standing, and the Quakers caved in. The NCAA signed one contract for all, restricted the times a team could appear on TV and created the Football Television Committee, which, along with the networks, decided what games would be shown. They wanted to protect the sport, writes Kevin Dunnavant, author of The 50-Year Seduction: How Television Manipulated College Football, from the Birth of the Modern NCAA to the Creation of the BCS. They assumed they could.
The plan resulted in lopsidedly uniform payouts. In 1981, more than 200 ABC stations showed a much-publicized match between Oklahoma and Southern Cal. That same week, only four broadcast the Citadel-Appalachian State game, but the network paid each school roughly the same fee. Football powers had grown weary of the NCAAs protection, so Oklahoma and Georgia sued the governing body, contending that it was violating the Sherman Antitrust Act. John Swofford, then in his early 30s and already athletic director at UNC Chapel Hill, flew to Albuquerque, N.M., where the suit was heard. As a member of the Football Television Committee, there was a chance he would be called to testify. A federal judge ruled against the NCAA, calling it a classic cartel, without Swofford taking the stand. I would probably have come down on the side of the NCAA, he says. The national package through the NCAA was appropriate. I thought that at the time.
The U.S. Court of Appeals and Supreme Court followed the lower courts lead, freeing schools to negotiate for themselves. A lot of people were really afraid of what would occur when that ruling came down, says Swofford, now 63 and commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Its like anything else. When you have those kinds of transitions, theres usually an opportunity where you first see an obstacle. But along with opportunity came a storm the admiral never saw coming.
Spurred by increased popularity and exposure, the value of college footballs TV contracts has exploded since the sport was deregulated. In 1980, the more than 100 schools then in the NCAAs top division received a total of $27.8 million. Most now negotiate as part of their conferences, and the 12 members of the Big Ten alone share almost $250 million a year. At least 70% of thats from football, with basketball making up almost all the rest. Football is king in this country, UNC Charlotte sports economist Craig Depken says. If you just look at the amount of money thats generated nationally but also regionally, college football dominates. Thats bad news for the ACC, the Greensboro-based nonprofit that oversees 12 schools playing 25 sports. Formed in 1953, its original seven members fortunes veered sharply toward the hardwood theyve won 12 NCAA titles in basketball and just two in football. Its one of college basketballs most lucrative leagues, but thats trifling nowadays. For example, Duke University generated basketball revenue of $26.7 million in 2009-10, most of any school. Football at the University of Texas, a member of the Big 12 Conference, more than tripled that.
Given its tribulations on the gridiron, the ACC could well have shriveled into obscurity, but it clings to the final spot among the Big Five conferences thanks to John Douglas Swofford. Hes one of the few people in college athletics who gets it, says Barry Frank, executive vice president of New York-based IMG Media Sports Programming and an ACC consultant. He knows what makes it tick. Money. He also knows where to find it. ESPN Inc., an all-sports subsidiary of Burbank, Calif.-based The Walt Disney Co., has become collegiate footballs dominant network. According to Depken, it broadcasts 65% of games, ready-made products that fit perfectly into its time slots. That creates a bilateral monopoly single seller, single buyer. How do the schools and the conferences respond to that? he asks. They get more TVs. In other words, they expand into more broadcasting markets.
The ACC under Swofford has plucked five schools from the Big East Conference, metamorphosing from a nine-member, mostly regional affiliation into a mega-league that stretches almost the entire Eastern Seaboard. Consequently, it has been portrayed as the Gordon Gecko, corporate-style raider of college athletics, says David Glenn, who hosts a self-titled radio show in North Carolina. Greed has been good. Its projected television haul of $179 million in 2013-14 would be a 141.9% increase over 2006-07 and more total revenue than the $162 million the conference generated in 2010-11. But this summer the hunter became the hunted. Important people at Florida State University, the leagues most profitable football program in 2010-11, were not happy with the newest TV deal, announced in May. It didnt leave, but eyes began to wander. I think theres obviously been some unrest with conference affiliation thats led to speculation and rumors about things that did not happen and were never going to happen, Swofford says. But people like to talk about sexy topics. The reality is I consider this league totally stable. Others arent so sure.
Stability is fantasy in college sports. Conferences once tied by history and rivalry are only as secure as the dollar bills that bind them. Swofford has adapted maybe better than anyone, but the playing field is only becoming more skewed toward football powers, which his conference isnt. These are different times, says Gene Corrigan, conference commissioner before Swofford. It makes it much more difficult. John has a much tougher job than I had. That job now entails saving the ACC.
Because of his conferences prowess on the hardwood and its follies on the football field Swofford has been accused of favoring basketball. The irony is that he first fell for the ACC through football. He grew up in North Wilkesboro, the youngest of four boys, and his brother Jim played tackle at Duke. His father owner of three stores that sold tires and appliances caravanned the family to Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham as well as to the Blue Devils away games. I saw a lot of college football when I was that age. Little of it on TV. The ACC was a pioneer in televised basketball, inking in the late 1950s a regional syndication deal with Philadelphia producer C.D. Chesley believed to be the first in college sports. Games eventually were carried as far north as New Jersey and Pennsylvania, helping the conference build a broader appeal. I think that had a lot to do with the ACC evolving and developing as it did with basketball, Swofford says. The ACC was so far ahead of other conferences. But its football teams rarely made it on-screen. N.C. State University was televised just six times between 1957 and 1967.
Swofford was good at basketball, but he was great at football. Twice named an all-state quarterback at Wilkes Central High School, he was wooed by every ACC member. He chose Carolina, but his time on the gridiron there was a struggle. He broke his wrist and a few ribs his sophomore season, causing him to miss about half the year. He threw three interceptions against the University of South Carolina the following year. And the next week, literally, I was a safety. As a senior, he played backup defensive back and special teams. As his fortunes plummeted, those of the Tar Heels skyrocketed. His first year, the team went 2-8. By 71, when he was riding the pine, Carolina won the conference title and played Georgia in the Gator Bowl.
After graduation, he came home to work in the family business. UNC Athletic Director Homer Rice suggested he get a masters of sports administration from Ohio University. From a career standpoint, Swofford says, it was like somebody screwing in a light bulb in a dark room. He worked as ticket manager at the University of Virginia, then, when Bill Cobey succeeded Rice in 1976, returned to Chapel Hill as one of his assistants. Four years later, Cobey left to run for lieutenant governor, telling Swofford he should go after the job. Despite strong candidates such as Dave Gavitt, founder of the Big East, and Jim Jones, later athletic director at Ohio State, Carolina hired Swofford. I dont think I really appreciated the leap of faith they took in hiring a 31-year-old to run a major college athletic program.
He kept an eye on the ACC, sometimes bucking the wishes and immediate good of his alma mater. After Penn State joined the Big 10 in 1990, Corrigan started courting Florida State, a rising football power. Some UNC administrators werent keen on the idea. As I recall, it was their chancellor, Corrigan says. I think some of those people like Carolina, Duke, Virginia looked at Florida State I think they wouldve rather brought in Princeton, you know? Swofford pressed his boss to reconsider. You could see at that point how things were evolving, that football and football dollars and football television were going to be very important to keeping our league viable.
The Seminoles joined the ACC with Carolina among those consenting in 1991. It proved a lesson in how lucrative expansion could be: With a toehold in the nations fourth-most-populous state, the conference would see TV money from football jump from $3 million to $16 million a year, Corrigan says, matching that from basketball for the first time in 1996-97. Swofford and Duke Athletic Director Tom Butters had fought for equal sharing of revenue, which went into effect just before FSU joined the conference. In the 80s, teams appearing on TV got 75% of the payout, the league getting the rest. Due to their basketball popularity, the shift to an even split initially hurt the Tar Heels and Blue Devils but paid off when Florida State boosted football revenue. When youre part of a family, Corrigan says, and youre eating steak and the other people are eating peanut butter and jelly, wouldnt you get mad at your brother if he was eating a steak?
He succeeded Corrigan in 1997. Swoffords job interview was the strongest interview I ever sat through, recalls Art Cooper, then N.C. States faculty athletic representative. At the time, expansion wasnt a big concern; the conference was busy adjusting to a major NCAA organizational overhaul. I dont want to imply that television dollars werent an issue when I was [faculty rep], because they were, but they were not the all-consuming issue that they are now. That would change, and Swofford quickly discovered that the ACC couldnt tolerate plain ol steak anymore it needed filet mignon.
The ACC celebrated its 50th birthday in 2003 with much cause to rejoice. The year before, it had paid out $9.7 million from TV sports and post-season winnings to its nine schools, most of any conference in the NCAA. The league had only speculatively discussed further expansion Sometimes ideas like that just take a little time to bear fruit, Swofford says but with its football contract set to expire, it was time to harvest, and powerful University of Miami looked ripe. There were some sour grapes. In April, Big East Commissioner Mike Tranghese told New York Daily News, They operate in the dark. Theyll never acknowledge this, but Im aware the ACC has basically gone out and tried to convince our teams to join their league. There must have been some truth behind his anger: Conference leaders voted in May to talk with Miami, Boston College and Syracuse University, all Big East schools. The commissioner reportedly believed they would boost football money from an annual average of $25 million to $40 million.
The Big East refused to roll over. Five of its schools and attorneys general of Virginia, Connecticut and West Virginia sued the ACC, while Virginia Gov. Mark Warner pressured UVA not to vote for expansion unless Virginia Tech was included. Itd be easy to say, Well, we shouldve seen that, Swofford says. Well, even in hindsight, not really. Because those things generally just dont happen in college athletics. Adapting on the fly, the conference added Miami and subbed Virginia Tech for the other schools. The next football deal reportedly averaged $36.9 million a year, and Boston College joined in 05. But the ACCs reputation was sullied. I hope we mend fences, Duke mens basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski said at the time. Because weve obviously gone into another persons yard with our tractor-trailer and knocked down a few trees.
Maybe karma caused ACC football to take an unlucky bounce. With Miami, Florida State and Virginia Tech, it should have boasted power few could match. But Florida State has turned pedestrian, winning only one conference title since 2004, and the Hurricanes have been downgraded to a tropical storm, posting a mediocre 41-35 mark since 05. (UM also has had an on-field brawl featuring a player wielding his helmet like a mace and a booster who told Yahoo Sports last year that he treated 72 athletes to improper benefits, including prostitutes.) Only Virginia Tech has delivered, claiming four conference titles. The ACCs Bowl Championship Series teams its best playing other leagues best are 2-13.
In 2010, it signed an all-sports deal with ESPN that increased TV revenue 62.7% to $131 million the first year of the contract. But the following May, the Pacific-12 Conference blew past the ACC with an agreement that pays an average of $250 million a year. The numbers got humongously out of line, Frank says. But a clause in the ACCs contract let it renegotiate if its membership changed. So it hammered two more nails into the Big Easts coffin, announcing in September 2011 that Syracuse and the University of Pittsburgh would be joining, upping its number to 14. That will happen next year. Though both have stronger basketball than football programs, they will add New York and Pennsylvania, the third- and sixth-most-populous states, to the leagues turf. The schools sought financial stability; the conference coveted the major TV markets they offered. All were rewarded in May, when the ACC wrangled an extension from ESPN that averages $240 million a year through 2026-27.
Celebration was short-lived. The deal sounds lucrative, but its technicalities caused Forbes magazines website to prophesy the leagues demise the headline read, Say Your Goodbyes: The ACCs Days Are Numbered because it had given away third-tier football rights (for games that remain after networks have filled their slots), which can add millions in revenue. More worrisome: The Seminoles went on a warpath. Its mind-boggling and shocking that the ACC sold third-tier football and not third-tier mens basketball, Florida State Board of Trustees Chairman Andy Haggard told Warchant.com. It continues the perception that the ACC favors the North Carolina schools. Head football coach Jimbo Fisher suggested FSU should explore its options. The Internet rumor mill had the Seminoles bolting for the Big 12, taking Clemson, Miami, Virginia Tech or maybe Georgia Tech with them.
That uproar became a soft din after Florida State President Eric Barron clarified that revenue from third-tier mens basketball rights will be split equally, meaning his school will benefit as much as Duke and Carolina. Still, the leagues contract isnt as rich as other major conferences though Swofford cautions that details make apples-to-apples comparisons unwise due to middling football and terrible timing. In 2010, Swofford negotiated with two networks, Fox and ESPN. NBC- Universal entered the ring when the Pac-12 auctioned off its rights, driving up the price.
The rumored demise of the ACC is strictly related to football, Wake Forest University Athletic Director Ron Wellman says. Basketball is doing well, all of our other sports are doing exceptionally well. But weve got to do better in football. If the conference doesnt get stronger, Florida State might look for greener turf elsewhere. If this is a basketball-first league that has a lot of small universities that have trouble historically with football, could a slight economic difference today be much larger down the line? Glenn asks. Theres going to have to be a real philosophical and financial conversation about whats most appropriate for Florida State.


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News fresh from Iowa State. Rony Nelson is academically eligible but has to redshirt 2010.
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Let me be the first...OH NO!!! WE ARE GOING TO BE TERRIBLE NOW!!!!
I'm not unhappy about this. IMO gives him a better chance to impact the program.
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In all seriousness, This just means that Maggit and Moore need to step up and take some responsibility.
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Why would he be required to red-shirt? I would think they would say he is required to sit out 2010 (effectively re-shirting.)
Originally Posted by dunar
Why would he be required to red-shirt? I would think they would say he is required to sit out 2010 (effectively re-shirting.)
That is my question as well. He took his class over the summer and passed. He has been ruled academically eligible so why would they force him to sit out a year? That makes no sense to me at all.
could be a blessing in disguise. I like it when JUCO players are in the program for more than just 2 years.
I also think this means he brings more of an impact to the team when he sees the field next year.
Originally Posted by nickwc
could be a blessing in disguise. I like it when JUCO players are in the program for more than just 2 years.
I agree. He could replace Rashawn Parker with two years to play.
I'm going to echo a couple of the posters above, why is he required to redshirt??
I am not familiar with this particular scenario.
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion man"
I think that this has to do with the fact that he signed in the Winter but was deemed academically ineligible. This meant that he couldn't enroll for the spring at ISU thus causing some issues.
It would of been nice to have him play this year and at least we can have him on the team for the future.
There are sometimes conference rules that are bigger hurdles than being NCAA eligible. Nebraska had a basketball player a couple of years ago that enrolled before he was eligible. He regained his eligibility, but the ruling was that he could then enroll at any place other than Nebraska.
At least Rony is cleared to attend ISU, but it has to be tough for someone in his situation to sit out a year. I hope that he is able to focus on school, continue to practice, and stick around to play next year.
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Energy-Based Thermal Fatigue Prediction in a Ball Grid Array
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In a cooling system, a microelectronic component has been identified as the critical link. Since the power is repeatedly switched on and off, the component is subjected to thermal cycling. As a results a crack grows through a solder joint and disconnects the chip from the printed circuit board so that the component loses its operational functionality. The lifetime of the solder joints in two ball grid assemblies is predicted based on the Darveaux energy-based model. The fatigue model evaluates damage based on an averaged energy dissipation density in a thin layer where a crack will grow.
This example is based on a model from the Nonlinear Structural Materials Module, Viscoplastic Creep in Solder Joints. Since the model contains several solder joints that are modeled with a viscoplastic material, many degrees of freedom are required in order to simulate the correct creep behavior in all elements. From the fatigue point of view, only the critical part of the model is of interest. In order to capture it, the concept of submodeling is used. This technique requires two steps. In the first one, the full model is analyzed with a coarse mesh in order to simulate the general trends and to identify the critical solder ball. In the second step a submodel with a fine mesh containing the critical part is made and the study is recomputed. The global effects from the full model are transferred to the submodel via appropriate boundary conditions.


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Students in the College of Arts and Sciences may apply one of several approved minors in the College of Communication and Information Sciences to the requirements of a College of Arts and Sciences degree program, subject to the provisions stated on p. 68. The approved minors and their course requirements follow.
General requirements for communication minors. The minor requires 18–21 hours in courses offered in the College of Communication and Information Sciences. Students must earn a grade of "C-" or higher in all courses required in the minor and in all prerequisite courses. Any one of the following minor programs may be completed. All require a minimum of 6 hours at the 300 or 400 level earned on this campus.
Advertising: MC 101; a 3-hour elective in APR, JN, MC, or TCF; APR 221; APR 300; APR 322; APR 422*; and APR 418 or APR 423.
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Telecommunication and film: MC 101, TCF 100, and 15 additional hours in TCF courses, 6 of which must be at the 300 or 400 level.
Journalism: MC 101, MC 401, JN 100, JN 311, JN 312, JN 499, and an additional 3-hour JN course.
Communication studies: 21 hours, including COM 100 or COM 101 and at least 6 hours at the 300 or 400 level. See advisor for specific course recommendations.


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04/02/2008, Driving up Mt. Lemmon near Tucson
04/01/2008, Mt. Lemmon, Molino Basin Campground
I'm starting to enjoy a lot more free time. I had a long weekend off and took the dogs and the Bounder back to Mt. Lemmon for an adventure. I was going to go farther, but I'm drawn at present to the mountain closest to my home. Plenty of time for remote exploring soon enough. This is just after we landed in the afternoon. Space #17, my favorite. I'm going to start using larger photos since people seem to like them, but maybe a bit smaller than this one. And I may be back to the Sea of Cortez for a short sailing adventure the second week in April. I'll keep you posted. Oh, and its an honor to be posted today right next to the Burns family from Wind Dancer. I'm a huge fan and have been following their blog for months.
At first light Jake and Anne start to get restless and want to go outside. It's fine when living on land because there's pretty much always a safe and convenient place just outside the front door. Not so in a sailboat anchored in a harbor. The dogs are going to have to follow a different routine. I won't bore you with the details of the plan at this point, but suffice it to say, I have a plan.
03/18/2008, Pichacho Peak, Arizona
As things at the office have begun to wind down a bit, I have been taking more weekend RV trips with Jake and Anne. This past weekend I spent Friday night at Molino Basin on Mt. Lemmon (again) and on Saturday I went to Pichacho Peak along the road to Phoenix. Had a long hike before sunset and then settled down for the evening (as depicted in photograph above). Watched a movie on board. Into the Wild. Somebody made a comparison between that movie and my plan. I don't think so. I'm not burning money for one thing, except on maintenance and repairs for my magic carpets. On Sunday I headed up to north Phoenix to visit a kid I represent in court, then drove back to Tucson and eventually had dinner at my parent's house. Now I'm back to work for part of a week. Heading off to go skiing in Park City, Utah on Wednesday.
03/09/2008, Arizona Trial
This is the view on an overcast morning from the top of my favorite hike on Mt. Lemmon, the trail up to the saddle from Molino Basin. You can keep going in either direction from here for miles and miles and miles.
The Bounder at the bottom and the ridge at the top.
It's a bit obnoxious for just one person and two dogs to RV in a coach built for a family. I see that people are still camping in tents. Been there, done that. This is better. And with two big dogs, even the 34 foot Bounder doesn't seem too spacious. In fact, it's just right. We've all got our space and it doesn't seem cramped. I could (and very well may) live in it with two golden retrievers for months. Come to think of it, we've probably spent 50 nights in the Bounder already. Jake and Anne pretty much consider it a home.
The new moon was coming up right here just after the sun set and it was so beautiful.
The Arizona Trial is almost complete. I hike this section frequently.
03/09/2008, Molino Basin
I took the dogs up for an overnight RV adventure to one of my favorite camp sites at Mt. Lemmon. It's about a 1/2 hour drive from the Bounder's storage spot.


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Not sure if I described the problem correct, but this is what happens and I really can't find a way to get back.
I start Zimbra desktop and everything goes well. I have a connection to my server and all.
Then I go to briefcase and select a document there and press download.
Desktop client opens the document in full window and I really can't find a way to get back from the view unless I restart Zimbra Desktop client.
Tried shortcuts, function keys and search the net for about 4 hours now. I'm sure, it's something really easy and I just haven't found the answer, but still.
How can I get back to my default view (or briefcase view)?


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Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) - Nicolas Batum and Wesley Matthews each
scored 26 points, helping the Portland Trail Blazers hold off the Kevin Love-
less Minnesota Timberwolves, 102-97, on Saturday.
Damian Lillard added 20 points and six assists for the Blazers, who went 3-1
on a four-game road trip. LaMarcus Aldridge donated 14 points and nine
Portland went 16-of-24 from beyond the arc to tie the franchise record for
made 3-pointers in a game.
Nikola Pekovic ended with 21 points and 15 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who
learned before the game that Love re-fractured the third metacarpal in
his right hand.
Derrick Williams had 18 points for Minnesota, which got 15 points apiece from
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very nice one! i love the style, especially the clouds and the forests are really neat!
Two things that bothered me though: the hills in the far background look like they're transparent...
Then the water: all the hills are a bit different form one another, but the waves all are exactly the same, so maybe give some more variations in the water, or make the waves smaller. the color of the water is also a bit too green in my opinion.
I really like the japanese feeling, the mountains are just like in the old japanese/chinese paintings!


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Painting the Frame - RamRodder Part XIWritten by on May 1, 2011 Painting the frame and everything that led up to it
We've come to the conclusion that the only way our project cars are going to be built in a reasonable length of time is if the powers that be (read editor Brian Brennan) institute the 20-hour work week or days suddenly become 48 hours long but then anyone building a street rod has probably had similar thoughts.
While we usually try to follow a logical sequence when building a car, we've done a few things seeming out of order. A case in point is painting the frame while there are still a few things that will be done to it. As an example we are going to be adding a rollcage that has to be welded to the 'rails. However, once the 'cage is in place the body can't be removed so the decision was made to paint the frame because there will be areas we can't get to with the body in place. We dropped the body on and will add the rollcage, then spot in the paint where necessary.
With the decision made to squirt the chassis ourselves the next problem was deciding where to do it. Since our options were limited we decided to build a temporary booth. We built a wood framework, assembling it with carriage bolts so it can be easily disassembled, then covered it with clear plastic. Of course by the time we added filters to pull in clean air, a couple of makeshift doors so we could get in and out, and an exhaust fan, the booth turned out to be a bigger deal than it probably should have been. We could have thrown plastic over everything that needed to be protected but now we have a semi-clean place to paint that also keeps overspray from getting on everything in the shop.
To prep the frame for paint we decided to have it sandblasted, as any other method of preparation would have taken too much time. Once the frame was clean, the next decision was how much effort to invest in making it pretty. We had added a Fatman stub to mount the solid front axle, but the rest of the frame is just like what you would expect a stock frame to look like. Since this isn't a show car we decided to forgo hours of welding, grinding, filling, and sanding, and paint the frame satin black as it will hide a multitude of sins compared to a gloss finish. We used a product called Rust Seal from KBS Coatings because we've found it to be perfect for painting the chassis of cars that are driven since it requires a minimum of preparation and it's tough as nails so it resists chipping. For those without the ability to spray paint, most KBS products can be brushed and flow out without any brush marks. It should be noted that in some areas brushing paint might be the only legal method of application unless the material used is VOC (volatile organic compounds) compliant.
With the booth built, the frame sandblasted and painted, we were ready to drop the body on the frameall we needed were some body mount bushings. We went to the Suspension Restoration Parts' website and found they listed polyurethane bushings in every conceivable size and shape.
In most cases body mounts are made of 70-A durometer, however we chose firmer bushings made from 88-A durometer material designed for off-road, drag race, and other extreme use.
RamRodder is back to the top of our priority list; next we'll start on the rollcage and install the floor that was made some time ago. Now if we can just get Brennan to go for that 20-hour workweek ...
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We've got so many parts and pieces to paint, so we decided go build a temporary paint booth. We used 2x2-inch lumber and built four frames that were 10-feet square.We picked up a 100-foot roll of 10-foot-wide 6-mil plastic to cover the roof of the booth as well as the sidewalls and stapled it in place.Here's one of the finished sidewalls. We mounted light fixtures outside the plastic to keep them clean. Along with the overhead fluorescents, the lighting in the booth is quite good.Our original plan was to bolt the booth together and take it down when not needed. As this area is normally used just for storage, we decided to add "roll up doors" at each end to make it a drive-through.The ends were closed with plastic that was stapled to the top ends of the framework—then a 2x2 stapled to the plastic across the bottom. For access ropes and pulleys roll the plastic up like a window shade.For an exhaust fan we found an old central heating unit and used a reciprocating saw to cut away everything but the blower assembly. It sits outside the booth and pulls air through a hole in the end wall. We moved the motor to the outside of the fan to get it away from paint fumes.We picked up a pair of HVLP (high-volume, low-pressure) spray guns from Harbor Freight. The big gun has a 20-ounce capacity and comes with 1.4mm tip for top coats and a 1.8mm tip for primers. The 4.2-ounce capacity touch-up gun includes a 1.0mm tip. The kit includes cleaning brushes.KBS Rust Blast is a powerful rust remover and zinc phosphate pre-primer and metal etch that effectively dissolves rust, corrosion, metal oxides, and tarnishing from most metal surfaces. We used it to clean the sandblasted surfaces that had rusted.
For the frame we used satin black KBS Rust Seal, a one-part, ready-to-use, high-solids content, rust preventive coating that is actually hardened by exposure to moisture.On some of the suspension components we wanted a gloss finish. For the axles and other suspension parts we used KBS BlackTop over a base of Rust Seal.Another handy item we picked up at Harbor Freight, an air-operated paint shaker. It sure beats using stir sticks and the mess that usually makes.With our plastic spray booth completed we shot our frame with two coats of Rust Seal. Used straight from the can, no thinning is required.Our factory rubber body insulators were too deteriorated to reuse—we found these high-durometer poly bushings at Suspension Restoration Parts. They're slightly thicker than the originals but or our purposes that was actually an advantage.Our factory rubber body insulators were too deteriorated to reuse—we found these high-durometer poly bushings at Suspension Restoration Parts. They're slightly thicker than the originals but or our purposes that was actually an advantage.


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Tuscaloosa, AL (Sports Network) - The top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide head
down the homestretch with a three-game homestand to close out the regular
season, starting with this weekend's clash with the 15th-ranked Texas A&M
Aggies in Tuscaloosa.
Nick Saban's squad had run over the competition on the docket until last
weekend, when the defending national champions had to come from behind to
preserve their perfect season with a 21-17 victory over then fifth-ranked LSU.
The victory moved Alabama to 9-0 on the season and 6-0 in league play. A win
in this game would secure the SEC West for the Crimson Tide.
Kevin Sumlin's first season in College Station has been highly successful, as
the Aggies are 7-2 overall. The team's first foray into the SEC has been
equally satisfying at 4-2, two full games behind the Tide. Texas A&M was in
Starkville last weekend, where the Aggies posted an impressive 38-13 romp over
Mississippi State.
This marks just the fifth meeting between these two teams and first since
1988. Alabama holds a 3-1 series advantage, although this game represents
A&M's first-ever trip to Tuscaloosa.
The Aggies have excelled on the offensive side of the football this season,
ranking fourth nationally in scoring (44.7 ppg), fifth in total offense (559.6
ypg), while placing 19th in passing (308.2 ypg) and 10th in rushing (251.3
ypg). In all, the team has scored 49 offensive touchdowns (32 rushing, 17
passing). Texas A&M is on pace to break the SEC record for total offense per
game set by Florida in 1995 (534.4 ypg).
Redshirt freshman quarterback Johnny Manziel has been outstanding in his first
season under center and could mean more to his team than any player in the
country. Manziel has completed 66.6 percent of his passes, for 2,527 yards and
16 TDs, but means almost as much to his team for his rushing exploits, closing
in on 1,000 yards (922), with 15 more scores.
Other offensive players of note include Mike Evans (56 receptions, 802 yards,
two TDs) and Ryan Swope (45 receptions, 641 yards, five TDs) and tailback Ben
Malena (637 yards, 6.6 ypc, six TDs).
The offense as a whole has evolved and Sumlin is pleased with that.
"We are certainly a different team than we were week one. Ten weeks later we
better be, especially with a young quarterback. We certainly have more offense
at our disposal now than we had against Florida. It's just growth, number one.
Number two, it is the comfort level and Johnny being able to handle it. Just
because you put up a play, you better have some answers for it. Defenses in
this league are pretty complex. It's not necessarily what you think you can
handle as a coach but what your players can handle. In year one, ten weeks in,
I think we've progressed pretty well."
While Texas A&M has allowed its offense to lead the way, the defense has
showed flashes of strong play.
Rush end Damontre Moore has been a one-man wrecking crew, leading A&M in
tackles (69), while ranking among the nation's best in TFLs (19.0) and sacks
(11.5). Middle linebacker Jonathan Stewart is second on the team in tackles
The A&M offense has received plenty of attention, but Saban knows that the
Aggies are a complete team.
"Their defense is really good - they are very aggressive, they do a lot of
different things, they run a lot of pressures. They are very, very aggressive
in terms of loading the box and they are going to stop the run at just about
all costs. They are just very, very aggressive. They have good players and
have been pretty successful doing the things that they do."
Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron showed his ability to be clutch when needed,
leading a pair of scoring drives in two-minute drills at the ends of both
halves, resulting in two touchdowns and a come-from-behind victory in Baton
McCarron has orchestrated an offensive attack that averages an impressive
424.7 yards per game, with great balance. The Crimson Tide are putting up over
200 yards per game both on the ground (209.0) and through the air (215.7).
A cool and collected signal-caller, McCarron has completed 66.7 percent of his
throws, for 1,849 yards, with 19 TDs and no interceptions. Amari Cooper (32
receptions, 472 yards, five TDs) has been the primary target in the passing
game, but everything is set up by the run.
Tailbacks T.J. Yeldon (725 yards, 7.0 ypc, seven TDs) and Eddie Lacey (679
yards, 5.7 ypc, eight TDs) have been an effective tandem on the ground.
The nation's best defense resides in Tuscaloosa, with Alabama ranking first in
scoring defense (9.1 ppg) and second in both rush defense (66.3 ypg) and total
defense (228.9 ypg).
The squad is paced by an impressive linebacking corps, headlined by C.J.
Mosley (team-high 69 tackles, three sacks, two interceptions and one fumble
recovery). Fellow linebackers Trey DePriest (44 tackles) and Nico Johnson (40
tackles, two INTs, two fumble recoveries) have made their share of plays as
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BabyMoon // Marco Island
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You two are going to be the BEST parents of all time. I just know it. :) Merry Christmas to you and JB, Sarah. I hope you truly enjoy each other's company this year, as the last year of just the two of you. I imagine it will only get better each Christmas from here on out, though! Lots of good things to come for you in 2013. :)ReplyDelete
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Dorner's Last Stand - Live Webcast
It appears that the authorities have finally caught up with the infamous LAPD vigilante, who is now engaged in a shoot out with the police in the Big Bear area. Follow his last stand at the following CBS newsfeed live. A separate stream from the inland CHP can be found here.
To those joining in now, here is what you've missed:
A person believed to be the fugitive ex-Los Angeles cop sought in three killings exchanged gunfire with authorities in the San Bernardino Mountains on Tuesday, a law-enforcement official said on condition of anonymity.
The officer requested anonymity because the officer was not authorized to speak publicly about the ongoing investigation.
It's believed Christopher Dorner committed a residential burglary of a cabin where a couple was tied up, the officer said. One of the people was able to get away and make a call.
Authorities responded to the location and gave chase when the burglar fled in a stolen car. Gunfire was exchanged.
The area is in the Big Bear region where a search for Mr. Dorner has been under way since his pickup truck was found there Thursday.
A KCAL-TV reporter in the Angelus Oaks area along Highway 38 reported gunfire in his vicinity. The noise of the gunbattle was broadcast by the station, whose reporter suddenly found himself near the fight. Someone could be heard yelling at the reporter to get out of the area.
Road blocks are up around Big Bear.
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I wonder if the homeowners fire insurance will pay off. They won't pay if the fire was because of "an act of war" and this certainly was an "act of war". Dorner's War.
It looks like Janet Reno has been brought in to handle the cleanup operation with Doner. After all who has more experience with burning people alive than Janet Reno. You go girl!
I believe the media, police, politicians calculated that the public would be shitting their pants with this "mad man" on the loose and the people will support the use of drones, military etc...in order to protect the community. Nobody bit because the public is not as dumb as the authority thought. The only one's that were at risk were the cops themselves and nobody gives a shit about the LAPD and the trial balloon to see how far the authority can go with the "any means necessary" has failed miserably because the public quietly rooted for the "mad man" and we no longer take the authority's word for it and we demand proof of their claims. Since 9/11 it was PC to automatically refer to all cops as heroes but that feeling has long since subsided with one government abuse after another as it pertains to civil liberties.
Add the embarrassment to Obama the recently awarded medal of honor winner declines invitation to attend State of the Union and be politicized, it's been one helluva week for the authority. I wonder how many "Sandy Hook" children will be rushed to the SoU addressed in the absence of the Medal of Honor winner compounded by the North Koreans failing to bow to Obama's charms and deciding to do whatever they damned well please. I thought he had a special way of dealing with them as well as the Iranians that would be far superior to Bush's method. Ouch that's got to sting a little as well.
Yes, I think they are too isolated by their hubris and arrogance.
By and large, increasing numbers of people each day lose more and more trust in dot-guv.
One day it will really suck to be them.
Their idiot false flags are becoming too often, too obvious.
Long live the First and Second!
Very cognizant, notadouche. Your use of the word 'authority' is apt.
A very insightful post. My hat's off to you.
Odd report from CNN's live blog:
[Updated at 8:34 p.m. ET] At some point today, a suspect tried to get out the back door of the cabin, but he was pushed back inside, U.S. Marshals Service district chief Kurt Ellingson told CNN's Brian Todd.
Now the live Dorner feed has cut off and they are showing scenes from the 'Dark Crystal'?
Oh, wait, it's the politicians waiting for the President to speak.
Opening act for flies on the face Obummer. Obummer is the curse of the living dead, a plague upon our land.
Wasn't there a million dollar reward for information leading to Dorner's capture? Will the captive that escaped and notified police get it?
If Dorner was inside, does anyone else find the correlation of "Man on Fire" here a bit strange? Perhaps I am reaching, but the symbolism is a bit striking.
Reno torched Waco.
Obama torched this dude.
Democrat motto - if you can't beat 'em, burn 'em to death.
If it's true that he was torched and burned to death but was a murderer that had it coming to him, why do I feel very sad?
Skeeter torched my wallet, too, over the last 4 years.
On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for Dorner dropped to zero.
so...anyone want to venture a guess on what in the hell is going on? http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/12/christopher-dorner-shootout-... :: headline 'body not yet located in burned-out cabin'
[Updated at 11:13 p.m. ET] Los Angeles police are now contradicting media reports that a body was found in the cabin.
No body has been found in the cabin, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman told reporters moments ago. The cabin is still burning and is too hot to search, he said.
should they have put out the fire and searched the cabin as soon as humanly possible, in the off chance this guy actually was able to escape?
this is starting to look like The Keystone Cops
putting it out too soon would have upset their god, molech.
GAME ON BITCHES!!! Dorners gone full Bin Laden.
SEVEN OAKS (CBSLA.com) — LAPD Cmdr. Andy Smith Tuesday night said that despite earlier reports, Christopher Dorner's body has not been recovered from a burned out cabin where he was holed up during a deadly shootout with authorities earlier today.
Dorner, who allegedly shot and killed his fourth victim — a San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputy — was barricaded inside a Seven Oaks residence for several hours Tuesday afternoon. He is also accused of shooting a second deputy, who was undergoing surgery after being airlifted to Loma Linda University Medical Center.
The home, ironically, is located near the Sheriff's outpost that was set up earlier this week as part of the search for him.http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/02/12/authorities-responding-to-big-...
Like I told you idiots yesterday, the deceased object of your homo-erotic desires is a nutjob. Here is the experience of a former girlfriend from 2006 who dated him for about 6 weeks:
Christopher Dorner's former girlfriend described the police officer-turned-fugitive as a "severely and emotionally disturbed person" in court documents filed after they broke up 2006.
Ariana Williams' claims are part of the documents in a restraining order that Dorner was seeking.
The former LAPD officer said in the restraining order request that Williams annoyed and harassed him by phone and in a letter. The restraining order was ultimately denied.
PHOTOS: Manhunt for ex-LAPD officer
Williams, who wrote that she met Dorner at a sporting goods store, posted information about Dorner on dontdatehimgirl.com, an online site sometimes referred to as a relationship "credit check" for women, court documents show.
On the site, the former girlfriend posted Dorner's LAPD badge number and detailed her 6-week dating experience with him, according to court documents.
"Anyway just be careful because this guy is a police officer and he will probably think that he can get away with anything," she wrote on the site.
An ex-girlfriend isn't a reliable source whether its positive or negative info.
Wonder what Dorner was doing for those 6 years between 2006 and now? He must be a very slow typer cause after he dated some lady for 6 weeks during the Bush presidency it took him over 6 years to go fully crazy and act out?
Maybe he was taking a lot of pharmacutical drugs for depression and other things and it took a good 6 years for vital membrains in his head to dissolve?
Also, what kind of sociopath posts on dontdatehimgirl.com? Men should also look at the site to check if any girls they like have an account there before going near them cause that's it's own level of crazy that'll come to a point sooner than later.
Never waste a Overtime Oppurtunity
And this from the City Journal:
In the mean time, another ex-cop issues his own manifesto: http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/2013/02/joe_jones_manifesto_christoph...
The police torched the cabin that Dorner was in.
Your time has come, creep. Enjoy!
Signed: an American.
No Body..............
Emmanuel Goldstein Lives!
Two minutes of HATE!
I had another idea.
Certain cult groups like burnt human sacrifices.
Maybe Droner was sacrificed before the big speech to give extra mojo.....
(eerie music)
What the fuck is with the 'refresh' everytime I hit an arrow?
same here, just another recalcitrant missing brick in the wall
of the ever loving, ongoing shitshoe we call virtual reality,
when the weather breaks it will all be ok? i always suspect
incompetent data mining but i am paranoid as a form of self
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I am currently trialling the VM appliance ZCA and had a few questions:
1. After installing am I able to increase the disk space available? Initially it seems to be a 18GB appliance with 11GB of mail storage. Is there an option (or future development) to be able to increase the storage space or to use some other external storage for the mailstore?
2. What about Quota Management for users - total storage, max email/attachment size both send and receive, groups of users, etc...
I can't seem to find any tab or settings page for this sort of information.
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