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June 22, 2012
SEATTLE - USRowing finalized the list of women who will represent the United States in the 2012 London Olympics, and three of those names have ties to Washington.
Mary Whipple ('02), Megan Kalmoe ('06) and Adrienne Martelli ('10) were all selected to compete this July in England. Whipple reprises her role as coxswain of the women's eight in the Olympics for the third time. It was a job she's also held at the 2004 and 2008 games, earning a silver and a gold medal, respectively. Last month in Lucerne, Whipple steered the eight to a new world's best time (5:54.17) as the Americans won gold at the Rowing World Cup.
Kalmoe and Martelli both came to Washington as walk-ons and will compete together in the women's quadruple sculls. For Kalmoe, this is her second go-round in the Olympics, having finished fifth in the double sculls at Beijing. This is the first Olympic experience for Martelli, who rowed with Kalmoe in the quad at the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled, Slovenia. The University Place, Wash., native now becomes the 15th Husky to be selected for Olympic competition.
Martelli was coached at UW by Bob Ernst, the legendary coach that steered the women's eight to a gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984.
With three former Huskies selected to race for the USA at the London Olympics, it once again served as a reminder of the impact Washington rowing has had on the sport on its biggest scale.
The rowing portion of the Olympics begins on July 28 on the Eton Dorney course in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom.
For more information about important USRowing dates, the 2012 Olympic Games selection process and Olympic athlete bios, visit www.usrowing.org.


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Where to Stay
Hotels in genteel Naples, located on the southwest coast of Florida, range from budget options to high-end luxury resorts like the Ritz-Carlton, Naples and Edgewater Beach, A Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. With a healthy retirement and snowbird community converging every winter, the lodgings generally cater to guests of every budget. Family-friendly places like the Fairfield Inn and Suites, close to the airport in downtown Naples, abound as do resorts for sports enthusiasts, such as the LaPlaya Beach and Golf Resort.
If you want to visit during the winter, make plans ahead of time as some hotels will sell out during the colder months up north.
Though prices may rise during season, you can find some lodging for less than $150 per night.

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Unified junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia announced Friday that he will fight Mauricio Herrera on March 15 at the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Puerto Rico.
"When I heard who I was going to fight, I already knew a lot about him, I'm a boxing fan," said Garcia, 25, who knocked Amir Khan onto Queer Street in July 2012. "I knew who he fought, who he beat, what trunks he was wearing. He's a tough fighter, not a big puncher, but he tries to outwork you. At the end of the day it's a different story when you're fighting a guy like me."
Garcia (27-0, 16 KOs) last exited the squared circle in September after universally outscoring Lucas Matthysse.
Initially, Matthysse (34-3-0-1, 32 KOs) looked solid and was handling Garcia.
However, "Swift Danny" closed Matthysse's right eye in the seventh round and the tough Argentinean was unable to rally from the wound.
Conversely, the 33-year-old Herrera (20-3, 7 KOs) most recently earned a unanimous decision over Miguel Angel Huerta on September 27.
As evidence by Herrera's paltry knockout percentage, "El Maestro" is handcuffed with feathery fists.
Accordingly, expect the tough and aggressive Garcia to relentlessly attack Herrera from the opening bell.
"Not a big puncher," Mauricio Herrera will fall to Danny Garcia within seven rounds a couple of weeks from this evening.


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Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
Divorce can shake any financial plan to the core. For couples without many assets, it can be a disaster.
Jerry Cohen, a financial planner and accountant in the Los Angeles area, saw just such a risk for a middle-aged couple who recently came to him for guidance.
Cohen specializes in facilitating divorce settlements, and the couple, married for 19 years, wanted a clean break. Instead he gave them a reality check: Simply dividing their assets would add new financial stress and put them in danger of losing their home, where they lived with their two sons.
"They had an expectation that it would be easy to divide things up fairly," says Cohen. "So there was some initial shock when they realized that, for example, their expenses were going to go up considerably after the divorce, even as their income stayed the same."
One problem was the couple's financial inequality. The man earned about $125,000 a year as an engineer and had $265,000 in a 401(k), while the woman earned $40,000 as a self-employed physical therapist and had just $24,000 in a SEP IRA.
Another issue: The couple had just $47,000 in accessible savings, including $25,000 set aside for their children's college education. "There was very little leeway," says Cohen. "They were pretty much spending what came in."
The couple's largest asset was their home but, in addition to regular mortgage payments, they were paying down a home equity loan and a $50,000 loan they borrowed from the wife's parents to buy the home. "If they sold the house, they'd be fortunate to break even, once the selling costs and some minor repairs were taken into account," says Cohen.
Cohen presented them with the only reasonable solution he saw: Work together over a period of years to gradually unwind each financial thread binding them together.
Two critical issues had to be addressed: child and spousal support, and what to do with the house.
California law spelled out the husband's obligations in terms of child support. Because he had greater earnings potential and retirement savings, and his wife made professional sacrifices to raise the children, he also was on the hook to help her. But they clashed over how much support was needed, and for how long.
"He felt that she could go out and just start making more money, and she felt like she had spent 18 years raising their children and deserved support forever," says Cohen. "The first month or so of my meetings with them were really spent working up to that issue, and we had to take a cooling off period before they really reached an agreement."
Cohen helped the couple see that they essentially sought the same outcome, which was for the wife to find a job that would generate enough income to be self-sufficient. But he had to push the husband to accept that, at his wife's age and in a tough job market, this wouldn't be easy.
Eventually a deal was struck: He would provide substantial support indefinitely, and she would begin searching for work immediately. Once she increased her income, they would revaluate the level of support.
They reached a similarly tentative arrangement regarding the house. They would maintain joint ownership even as he moved into an apartment. Once their youngest graduated from high school, they would sell the home or one would buy out the other. Either way, they would pay off the debt to the wife's parents at that time.
The plan leaves some problems to be resolved later, but the family managed to side-step serious trouble. "If their settlement had been determined in a court, the judge might have just split all their assets down the middle, or made some arrangement that would leave one person worse off," says Cohen. "We were able to actually find a solution that they could agree on, and that took into account both their history together and where they were headed in the future."
Zach Anchors wrote this column for Dow Jones Newswires. More columns on advisers and their practices are available to Dow Jones Adviser subscribers.


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The Highwayman
by Alfred Noyes
The Highwayman Love Quotes
How we cite our quotes: (verse)
Quote #1
Plaiting a dark red love-knot into her long black hair. (line 18)
By this point in the poem, we've probably figured out that Bess and the highwayman are together. Still, this "love-knot" really makes the point. The actual thing would have been a ribbon tied in a knot that would symbolize your love. Bess is braiding the ribbon into her hair. It's also really important that the knot is dark red, a color of passion and romance, but also, of course, blood. Given how things turn out for Bess and the highwayman, it's not a good sign that the poem's main symbol of love is blood red.
Quote #2
But he loved the landlord's daughter, (line 22)
The highwayman isn't the only guy who's into Bess. There's also Tim, the pathetic guy who takes care of the horses. It's not clear exactly how we're supposed to feel about him. Is his love for Bess supposed to be tragic and sweet, or sort of pathetic and disgusting? However you feel, it's pretty clear that we're supposed to compare this kind of secret love to the exciting romance between Bess and the highwayman. Poor Tim doesn't stand a chance, and we think that leads him to rat out the highwayman.
Quote #3
"I'll come to thee by moonlight, though hell should bar the way." (line 30)
The highwayman is definitely courageous, but he also talks a pretty good game. This sounds like just the kind of thing a girl would want to hear from her outlaw boyfriend. Well, at least a girl from 200 years ago. Don't try this line out on your girlfriend now – it would be tough to pull off without the horse and the fancy clothes. In any case, this is probably the clearest statement of true love we get in this poem.


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Funny is a subjective kind of thing. What one person finds hilarious another person is not even remotely amused by. The desire to be funny to other people goes far beyond the telling of jokes in the modern age, and extends into the very aspects and defining characteristics of a person's personality. With the advent of social media, every person has a platform with which to voice their opinions, share information and tell stories. One strange aspect of social media is the adoption of another's ideas and opinions as your own and the gratification one gets from simply "sharing" the message. While this was once simply a tool to share an opinion you agree with, in the modern age of the internet the "sharer" now gets personal gratification as being completely integrated into the process, and defines their personality through the transfer of information as if they created it themselves. Simply put, a person who shares something on Facebook gets the feeling of personal gratification as if they created the message. In the "sharer's" mind, they are the one getting the credit for being funny, clever and smart simply by sharing the information created by someone else.
The predecessor to "sharing on the internet" was t-shirts. A person wearing a funny t-shirt was not necessarily claiming to have dreamed up the joke printed on the shirt, yet they gained personal satisfaction as the one being witty simply by wearing the garment. They gained the trait of being a funny person by wearing a funny t-shirt created by somebody else. The boom in custom shirts was born, and companies began printing t-shirts with millions and millions of sayings and graphics in the attempt to cater to a very specific demographic with each individual design. The message of the shirt is used to convey an aspect of the wearer's personality, and t-shirt companies went into the business of personality creation. The actual aspects of the shirts themselves that were once considered important (fit, material, thickness, washability etc.) now became secondary to the humorous aspects of the messages and graphics. People began seeking out the personality of the t-shirt company as a brand, and began rallying behind the brands that acted most closely as their own personal voice.
One Las Vegas businessman and artist attempting to carve out a niche for his own personal brand of humor is Andrew Slayton, the founder and graphic artist behind Kitty Kitty Bang Bang, the self-professed "most obnoxious t-shirt company in America." Slayton's designs are all his own, and come from his own snarky sense of humor and unique take on events in the world and in pop culture. Funny t-shirts may be the way that some describe the product line, but many who stumble across the website find many of the designs offensive, obnoxious and outrageous. "Thats the point," Slayton said. "I want people who buy our shirts to get a rise out of people. I want people who see the designs to question if we have become too sensitive as a culture. I want to make people mad, and I want people to laugh about how silly it is for other people to be angry about the messages." While comedians have been doing this for years, from Andrew Dice Clay to Bobby Slayton (who happens to be the brother of Andrew Slayton,) Kitty Kitty Bang Bang takes it to an all new level. "Nothing is off limits," Slayton said. "If I think it is funny I put it on a t-shirt."
One aspect that is very important to Slayton is the quality of the shirts. While other t-shirt companies put the message first, Slayton feels that the funny messages should also be printed on quality shirts with a quality printing process that will make the graphics vibrant and well produced. "If the t-shirt isn't cheap to buy, why should a customer get a cheap t-shirt?" Slayton asked. "My view is to give people quality t-shirts that are also funny and offensive."
There is no doubt that Kitty Kitty Bang Bang and Slayton's work will offend many people. Slayton is unapologetic about this fact. The only fact in the t-shirt game is that some people will hate what you are stating on your shirt and other people will love it. Slayton doesn't care if you love it or hate it...he just wants to make you laugh.


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I have a new server that has Windows Server 2008 R2 loaded onto a RAID 1 configuration. I need to install SQL Server 2008 R2 to take advantage of a RAID 1+0 (10) configuration I also have on this server. I understand these basics:
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- Host the log (ldf) files on the OS array (the RAID 1 partition)
What I need help clarifying is the actual install of SQL Server. For example, should I place the Program Files on the data array? Should I put the names instance on the data array? If not, what are the best practices for the actual INSTALL of SQL Server? The rest I can readily search through Google.
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Summer 2005 -- At the USATF Senior National Championships, Harper advanced to the finals in the 100m hurdles after equaling her lifetime-best of 12.91 (No. 4 in school history) for the third time during the outdoor season, and finished eighth overall in the final in a time of 13.23.
2005 -- Earned All-American honors at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a third-place finish in the 100m hurdles, running 12.91 ... At West Region, placed second in the 100m hurdles in a time of 12.99 ... Also placed second at the Pac-10 Championships, running 12.91 ... Won the 100m hurdles (13.29) at the Sun Angel Classic ... In indoor track, earned the fourth All-American honor of her career with a third-place finish in the 60m hurdles (lifetime-best, 8.05) ... Won the MPSF Indoor 60mH title with a then lifetime-best 8.12.
Summer 2004 -- Competed at the US Olyimpic Trials in the 100m hurdles (18th, 13.30).
2004 -- Earned All-American honors twice at the NCAA Outdoor, finishing eighth in the 100mH (13.41w) and on the 4x100m relay, which finished second (43.49) ... Placed third at the West Region with a time of 13.17 ... In the qualifying rounds of the 100mH at Pac-10', ran a personal best 13.16, moving her to No. 6 in UCLA history ... Also ran the third leg of UCLA's winning 4x100m relay (43.43, meet record, No. 2 in UCLA history) ... Earned NCAA Indoor All-American honors in the 60mH (4th, 8.13) .
2003 -- Impressive summer Junior campaign, winning the 100m hurdles at both the Pan American (13.42) and U. S. (13.28w) Junior Championships ... Semi-final qualifier to the NCAA Outdoor in the 100m hurdles ... At the West Region, Harper placed fourth (13.33, tied personal-legal best/ran a 13.21w in qualifying) and was second (13.33, No. 8 in school history) at the Pac-10.
High School -- Won her third State title in both the 100m and 300m hurdles (13.82 and 43.76) at the IL State Championships ... Won 100m hurdles at the USATF Regional Championships in a season best 13.63, ranking No. 4 in the nation for the second consecutive year ... As a junior in 2001, won the 100m hurdles at the IL State Meet in a meet record of 13.54 and also won the 300m hurdles in 44.18 ... Her 13.54 ranked No. 4 in the nation and she was ranked by Track & Field News as the No. 5 100m hurdler in the U.S. ... As a sophomore in 2000, placed second in the 100m hurdles at the IL State Meet while running with a torn ACL (right knee) ... As a freshman, won both the 100m and 300m hurdles at the IL State Championships ... Had seasonal bests of 14.03 (100mH), No. 2 freshman in the U.S., and 42.70 (300mH), No. 3 freshman ... Prep bests of 13.54 (100mH) and 42.70 (300mH).
Personal -- Born May 13, 1984 ... Daughter of Henry and Linda Harper ... Has one brother, Bryton, and one sister, Keya ...Pre-Psychology major.
Harper's Best Marks
100mH - 12.91
60mH - 8.05
Pac-10 Champion
2004 - 4x100m Relay
2005 - 60mH, 100mH
2004 - 100mH, 4x100m
2004 - Indoor 60mH


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The Adairville Skate Park held its grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony on July 21, 2007.
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LUBBOCK, Texas - The Texas Tech softball team will travel to San Marcos and Denton this weekend for their second road trip of the season.
On Saturday, Feb. 8, Tech will play a doubleheader against Southwest Texas State beginning at noon. It will be the first game of the season for the Bobcats who return seven letterwinners and seven starters from a squad that went 18-40 last season. Southwest Texas is led by Second team All-Conference members Kelly Jensen (Sr, Pitcher) and Laura Rodriguez (Sr., Outfielder/Catcher). Last season, the Red Raiders split a doubleheader with the Bobcats. Tech claimed their first win of the season 5-3 in 15 innings, before losing the second game 4-5.
Tech will then travel to Denton to take on the first year softball program at Texas Women's University. The Pioneers won the 1979 AIAW/ASA Women's College World Series, but the program was discontinued after the 1981 season. The TWU squad is composed of transfers, freshmen and a few athletes who sat out last season. The team's lone senior is left fielder Karen Butterworth of Crosby.
"We are looking forward to this road trip. Last weekend we learned a lot about our program. Some things worked really well for us, but their are also some areas that we need to improve on. That's what these games are all about. They are a tune up for conference play. They show us what we are and where we need to go.," head coach Renee Luers-Gillispie said.
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Dear Alex,
We have enjoyed our stay.
Many thanks for the great accommodation.
The following improvements could be considered.
Specify 1. Parking on a plan.
2. ensure WiFi availability in the whole house.
Kind regards and until next time!
Erkan Erdal
Lieber Alex,
Wir haben unseren Aufenthalt sehr genossen.
Besten Dank für den tollen Unterkunft.
Folgende Verbesserungen könnten überlegt werden.
1. Parkmöglichkeiten auf einem Plan angeben.
2. WiFi-Verfügbarkeit in der ganzen Wohnung sicherstellen.
Freundliche Grüsse und bis zum nächsten Mal!
Erkan Erdal
Apartment in perfect location: near the center and a few meters from the center.
Very comfortable. Pleasantly decorated. Ideal for families.
Highly recommended.
Contact Alex very satisfying and fast.
Apartamento en ubicacion perfecta: cerca del centro y a escasos metros del centro.
Muy comodo. Agradablemente decorado. Ideal para familias.
Muy recomendable.
Contacto con Alex muy satisfactorio y rápido.
fully equipped accommodation, clean and spacious and very well located in a quiet area with metro stop 3minutes.
with good weather you can enjoy the back deck!
a pleasure to visit munich!
un alojamiento completamente equipado, limpio y espacioso y muy bien situado en una zona tranquila, con parada de metro a 3minutos.
con buen tiempo se puede disfrutar de la terraza posterior!
un placer para visitar munich!
Beautiful and clean flat near the central station. Great host and fast communication! We recommend it if you are 6 or 7 people and you want to be on your own. Otherwise it is cheaper to take hotelrooms.
Our comments are quite mitigated with this apartment.
The process of communication with Mr Alex is quite complex and we were ver stressed not to get into the apartment.
You have to find a blue bicycle somewhere in the nearby, then open one lock, then another one and so on, so forth.
Mr Alex never answers to any of our calls, and send text messages, which is the only way of communication with him.
The apartment is clean, but quite complicated to manage.
Only one bathroom with th toilets in the same room !
So, with 7 people inside, the process is quite long in the morning and in the evening to get clea, as you have to get a ticket and queue in the line for your tur n !
It is a very nice apartment in a prime location. We only stayed one night Alex's guests but felt very comfortable. Key collection was very well organized and we had no problems at all with the arrival and departure.
Thank you. We would love to come back.
Es ist eine sehr schöne Wohnung in bester Lage. Wir waren nur eine Nacht Alex' Gäste haben uns aber sehr wohl gefühlt. Die Schlüsselübergabe war sehr gut organisiert und wir hatten überhaupt keine Probleme mit der An- und Abreise.
DANKE. Wir kommen gern wieder.
The apartment is perfect, well located for exploring the city, well equipped, clean, comfortable and quiet.
In it you will find information Nearby attractions to accommodation pharmacies, supermarkets, metro, bus, etc.
Alex was very friendly and we resolved any doubts that arose us before and during the stay.
We will definitely recommend the apartment to discover Munich.
El apartamento es perfecto, bien ubicado para descubrir la ciudad, bien equipado, limpio, cómodo y tranquilo.
En el encontraras información de los puntos de interés cercanos al alojamiento farmacias, supermercado, metro, bus, etc.
Alex fue muy amable y nos resolvió cualquier duda que nos surgió antes y durante la estancia.
Sin duda os recomiendo el apartamento para descubrir Munich.
Very nice place, close to train station very easy to find and close to main attractions, had everything we needed, lovely place to stay.
detailed information and nice contact when booking. Apartment was exactly the description - beautiful decor and centrally located. We felt very comfortable :-)
ausführliche Informationen und netter Kontakt bei der Buchung. Wohnung entsprach genau der Beschreibung - schöne Einrichtung u zentral gelegen. Wir haben uns sehr wohl gefühlt :-)
We were a family of two adults and two 6-year-old off and was very happy for Alex occasion. It was a very hot summer, and since it is a basement apartment was nice and cool. It is not far to the U-Bahn and there are several eateries nearby and shopping 500-1000 meters away. Quiet cozy environment. The apartment was modern furnished with two separate bedrooms, a (very) small kitchen and fine bathroom. Since it was a basement apartment there was not much daylight down there, so it's enough extra dark winter. The couch was not suitable to sleep on, if you had had five man away. But a real fine place we could easily find the book again. And then there were only a few stops on the U-Bahn to the Oktoberfest site, if it is at the time you book.
Vi var en familie på to voksne og to 6-årige afsted og var meget glade for Alex lejlighed. Det var en meget varm sommer og da det er en kælder lejlighed var der dejligt svalt. Der er ikke langt til U-Bahn og der er flere spisesteder i nærområdet, samt indkøbsmuligheder 500-1000 m væk. Roligt hyggeligt miljø. Lejligheden var moderne indrettet med to separate soveværelser, et (meget) lille køkken, og fint badeværelse. Da det var en kælderlejlighed var der ikke så meget dagslys dernede, så den er nok ekstra mørk om vinteren. Sofaen var ikke egnet til at sove på, hvis man havde skulle 5 mand afsted. Men et rigtigt fint sted vi sagtens kunne finde på at booke igen. Og så var der kun få stop med u-Bahn til Oktoberfest pladsen, hvis det er ved den tid man booker.
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Brett Okamoto (1:03 PM)
What's up fight fans? Appreciate you hanging out with me this Wednesday. Random thoughts before we get started ... I admit I'm not that up for the 153 main event but the card as a whole, I can buy into ... My Michael Johnson man crush almost came to a screeching halt last week but alls well that ends well, I'm still on the bandwagon ... Cleveland Browns really let me down. Should have covered +8.5 ALL DAY on the Giants. What a meltdown at the end of the first half, sorry, that was a painful loss. On to this week's chat. What's on your mind?
Cameron (Auckland (NZ) )
Hi Bro, On the weekend, there was only Arianny as a ring girl whilst there was a non Arianny type ?lady? dressed in black sitting nearby. Was that another one of Dana?s ?giveaways? (like he gives tickets to hold the belt / sit next to him) or something else? On his (presenting the) belt giveaways, I think that greatly cheapens the experience and there needs to be boundaries given how hard those guys work just to stay in the UFC let alone compete for a title.
Brett Okamoto (1:05 PM)
I honestly have no idea man. And usually by the time the belt is going around a champ's waist, I'm typing furiously on my column, so I don't really pay attention to who puts the belt on him. I would venture to guess though, the fighter doesn't care at all whether it's Dana White or some random fan putting a belt on him. Still feels good, ya know?
Nick (Perth (Australia))
Hi Brett, Looking forward to Brazil this weekend. Just wondering, what would a good result be for Bonnar, assuming he cant win? The reason I say this is Vitor's credibilty in my eyes went up a lot even though he lost to Jon Jones.
Brett Okamoto (1:06 PM)
After talking to Bonnar last week, I think he just wants a fight he can be proud of at the end of the night. He knows it's a longshot that he wins. Not saying he doesn't have confidence in himself, but he understands the matchup here. He doesn't want a Forrest Griffin experience, where he gets clowned. He wants to earn Anderson's respect I guess is a good way of putting it, where Anderson looks at him after the fight and kind of says, Wow. That was tougher than I thought it was going to be.
Simon (Gold Coast )
Surprise surprise, Chad Mendes gets added to the OZ Smashes card. Never seen a fighter have so much fun as he had in Sydney supporting Benavidez. In FW there seems to be Aldo, daylight, Zombie / Mendes, daylight, daylight and the rest. Prob a bit harsh but what matchups are there ahead for Chad?
Brett Okamoto (1:07 PM)
I gotta disagree with you Simon. I think the gap between Aldo and the other guys has closed a bit and there are plenty of contenders at featherweight. I'd actually say it's one of the better divisions right now. Frankie dropped, you guys know I'm a Cub Swanson fan, I really like Erik Koch, Dustin Poirier is young and improving, Zombie ... that's a good list of guys.
Barney (Newcastle)
How serious is Faber / Bisping? Maybe they should have Bisping v Faber / Benavedez, handicap tag team match refereed by Jason Miller. I'm sure Mayhem would ensue......
Brett Okamoto (1:08 PM)
I'm sure it would ... I'm sure it would.
Jonathan (Loganville GA) [via mobile]
Saw mayhem on the mma hour sad stuff decent fighter, was wondering what is your favorite mayhem miller fight?
Brett Okamoto (1:10 PM)
Yeah, I hope Miller is just pulling a fast one on everyone ... like the rest of the MMA world I hope he's doing alright. I've had good interactions with him. As far as my favorite fight, not sure I have one that really comes to mind off the bat. I like his swagger as he walks out for the final round against Robbie Lawler in a 2006 fight. Not sure if ESPN wants me to share this with you (bad word) ... but I guess we'll find out. The crowd sounds awesome as well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJR0ZQfhzqQ
Jim Bob (the Counter)
I love Red Ink and love the cash from the Rams +1 last week. Any football plays?
Brett Okamoto (1:10 PM)
Yes, the Rams pick worked out much better than the Browns pick. I'd take Philly this week -5 against Detroit.
Dan (NJ)
Hey Brett. Wondering if there is any word on Edgar/Aldo. I'm assuming since they already annoucned that fight they are going to proceed when aldo heals. Also where do you think ellenberger goes from here? I feel hendricks/kampann/ellenb./macdoanld are all very evenly matched and if hendricks/kampann will be the next title eliminator, ellenberger seems to be in limbo.
Brett Okamoto (1:12 PM)
Yes, Edgar/Aldo will be the next 145 title fight. The silver lining in Aldo getting hurt was that they'll have more time to promote that fight, which is one I for one am definitely looking forward to. For Ellenberger, not sure ... you're right there's no clear path right now. I could see him fighting Rory MacDonald if MacDonald gets past B.J. He's going to need to fight, the winner of the Hendricks/Kampmann fight will probably do his best to wait for a title shot depending on the circumstances.
@PappaFeez (Dallas)
What up Motto? What is next for Glover Teixeira if/after he wins? A major step up against Rashad seems like a good spot
Brett Okamoto (1:13 PM)
Yeah, I think so. This whole Glover thing has been strange. He comes into the UFC relatively unknown, wins one fight, and now because a few people have turned down fights against him, he's been elevated in the eyes of everyone without even having a second fight. But I do like the guy and I think he can make a run ... although I'd still favor Rashad Evans if that fight were to be made.
Rusty D (Denver, CO)
Where do you sit in regards to the article by Franklin today on Jon Fitch? Seems like he's doing a ton of talking and complaining when in reality all of his problems are self-inflicted (boring fighting and finances included).
Brett Okamoto (1:15 PM)
I won't dive real into the issue of fighter pay (unless you guys want to go there) ... it's a complex thing and we've discussed it before on this chat, but I will say there seems to be a problem when a guy who has fought since 2005 for the UFC, has competed for a title, only lost twice during that entire time, is hurting for money. These guys have a short window on their careers. They give a lot to the sport. It strikes me as a problem that many of them are struggling financially (especially the ones we consider to be basically stars).
Nick (Perth (Australia))
Where is Jon Fitch at the moment and how do you see Fitch / Silva playing out? One of the mma online sites had a really good article a few days ago on him (and financial diffs) and he seems to be very much a non marketable entity who many (bluntly speaking) seem to find too predicable to watch and not deserving of another GSP shot. It's like he's gone from No 1 contender to "past it" in the blink of an eye. Thoughts?
Brett Okamoto (1:17 PM)
Good time to throw another Fitch question out there ... as far as what do I think about the fight, I think a hungry Fitch is a dangerous Fitch. I think he's got the style to beat Silva. My Red Ink preview is coming out tomorrow morning so it will go into more detail on the fight, but I like Fitch to win. Not super confident on the pick or anything, Silva is a beast, but Fitch man ... Fitch is good.
Sandy (Gainesville)
Assuming Silva and MacDonald get through Fitch and Penn respectively, could you see the UFC making a #1 contender bout Silva v. MacDonald (after the Hendricks/Kampmann fight)?
Brett Okamoto (1:18 PM)
I don't think Silva is quite there yet, even with a win over Fitch. Ellenberger is still higher than him, both in rankings and marketability. You could expect to see Silva in a co-main event type role though, likely in the States.
Adam (Fargo)
Best guess who gets Silva in the MW division next and when?
Brett Okamoto (1:19 PM)
It's real tough to say not knowing how this fight against Bonnar and how GSP/Condit will go. If GSP wins, Silva won't fight a middleweight until mid/late 2013 and who knows what happens by then. If GSP loses and Silva defends his belt sooner, I think it will be Chris Weidman if he beats Boetsch.
Brock (Vancouver)
Moto, who in your opinion should headline the Superbowl Card in Vegas? A sub 170 belt isn't gonna draw in tourists paying big bucks..
Brett Okamoto (1:21 PM)
Hmmm, good question. I hadn't given it a lot of thought yet. Alistair Overeem would be an easy choice but I think he fights for the title immediately and I don't know if the winner of Cain/JDS would agree to turn around so quickly. Not sure what the timing would be on a GSP/Silva superfight ... we'd have to see what's going on at Cowboy Stadium. I agree with you though, I don't think we'll see a bantamweight/flyweight title combo ... they'll put together something good.
Matty-Ice (Detroit)
I have a feeling January/February are going to be crazy busy. It seems like every other day I read that a fighter wants to try and fight by the end of the year. Well with all the cards pretty much rounded out for this year (barring injury), a lot of these guys will probably want to get into action early next year.
Brett Okamoto (1:22 PM)
Yeah, lots of names come to mind for those two months. Should be some stacked cards and fighters are coming back ... Overeem, Leben, Diaz, Edgar/Aldo should happen around then, Rashad ... there was this sort of slow period this summer, but that should mean a pretty exciting stretch this winter.
BDG (Fla)
Jon Fitch has made over a half million $$$ in base pay alone from the UFC - not really going to have a pity party for him.
Brett Okamoto (1:23 PM)
I never saw that number, is that accurate? If it is, that's over eight years. Taxes come out of that. That's $62,500 per year, before taxes. Is that what a headlining, 13-2-1 fighter in the UFC should make?
Kevin (Mile High)
Any new news on Strikeforce?
joel (alviso, ca)
Any word on whats going on with strikeforce?
Louis (Detroit)
Any word on the situation with strikeforce? And by extension, the Cormier fight ?
Brett Okamoto (1:26 PM)
Showtime has the option to continue business with Zuffa (parent company of the UFC and Strikeforce) into 2013. That's nothing new, we knew that when the deal was signed. As of right now, the Nov. 3 event has not been canceled. I have no word on who Cormier could fight, I've been told he has no idea either. But, as far as Strikeforce living or dying, it's up to Showtime. There are some obvious reasons you would think they'd want to pull the plug, but there are some assets there, too. A big one, obviously, is Ronda Rousey. We'll know either way sometime in November, because Showtime has to decide whether to exercise the option or not.
mike (sf)
who are you picking in the maia vs rick story fight? Do you put any relevance on maia's win over stun gun and that weird rib injury?
Brett Okamoto (1:27 PM)
No not really, other than the fact I thought he looked good at the weight. Didn't seem like it was an incredibly difficult cut for him. I like Maia in the fight, although that guy is so mentally unpredictable. I definitely believe he's more talented than Story, but he has letdown performances that I can't really attach to anything and say, Oh, that's why he fought terrible. They seem to just ... happen. I wouldn't wager money on Maia, let's put it that way, but I think he'll get the W.
Nate (Woburn, MA)
Not a question, more of a comment: The ad with Bonnar and Forrest for the fight is great. Good luck, birthday twin.
Brett Okamoto (1:27 PM)
Comments are good. We post comments here.
Stoke (Oregon)
Brett,whatevs regarding the whole Andy-Bondog fight. It's the rest of the card that interest me. Maia-Story is gonna end bad for Story. Prado- Davis, welcome to knockoutville Phil. Fitch - Silva, old Jon is gonna get cut after another lousy fight.Glover - Fabio, one of these dudes better impress otherwise who cares. And as a side question... you know how they have all those crazy stupid sports in the Olympics, like synchronized diving. How about a 5'7" and taller division for women's gymnastics.
Brett Okamoto (1:28 PM)
Hmmm. Not sure what to respond to this one ... sure?
John (Austin, TX)
Hi Brett, win, lose or draw...is this Bonnar's swan song or will he fight again regardless?
Brett Okamoto (1:30 PM)
I think this is it. He believes with a win he'd be offered a huge contract (this is the final fight on his current deal) and a ton of big fight opportunities. I don't know ... obviously it would be a major upset but I don't think it would reignite a ton of peoples' interest in seeing Bonnar fight. Even if he were to win, I don't think we'd start thinking of him as a title contender. So, I just don't think all the opportunities he believes would come ... would come. So, he'd retire.
brandan (charlottesville)
do you think Erik Silva beats Jon Fitch as most predict? Fitch has fallen far, but his loss was a quick KO...can Silva avoid getting held down?
Adam (Long Beach)
How do you see the Erick Silva v Jon Fitch fight going? Is this Erick's coming out party, or does Fitch stifle another up and comer with his wrestling?
Brett Okamoto (1:31 PM)
I kind of talked about this already but real quick, yeah I just think Fitch will have success holding him against the cage and taking him down. Fitch is also very durable. He got knocked out in his last fight but before then, he'd never been finished in the UFC. I'm expecting a pretty slow fight ... Silva will have his moments, but overall body of work Fitch will win on the scorecards.
Zach (St louis)
I know Anderson has accomplished everything in MMA, but why wont be fight Bones?? He is fighting the biggest LHW in Bonnar. Can it be anything other then hes afraid?? Thats the superfight everyone wants to see!
Brett Okamoto (1:33 PM)
His reasoning is that he doesn't want to fight at 205. If you believe him ... the only reason he accepted this fight against Bonnar was to do the UFC a favor and make sure the card in Brazil wasn't canceled. He doesn't want to stay at 205. I would never accuse probably the greatest fighter of all time of being "scared." I don't think that's it. But he has a lot to lose and there are still plenty of fights for him without challenging Jones. Trust me, I want to see it. But I can understand why those two don't want it.
@PappaFeez (Dallas)
Any clue who Rampage will face in his "last" UFC fight? Who would you like to see him face?
Brett Okamoto (1:34 PM)
I was down to see him fight Teixeira. If they remade that fight, I'd be perfectly happy with it. There aren't a ton of other names out there that make sense right now ...
Tyler (OKC)
what is going on with OKC StrikeForce card?
Brett Okamoto (1:35 PM)
As of right now, it's still on.
Stoke (Oregon)
At least we know Travis Browne is a fraud. He couldn't even beat S L O W M O T I O N Silva.
Brett Okamoto (1:35 PM)
The hamstring injury definitely had a lot to do with that.
Andy (Chicago)
What is the deal with Gonzaga being a back up for 153? Is this something the UFC will do going forward in case of injury?
Brett Okamoto (1:37 PM)
No, Gonzaga was supposed to be on the card anyway so he's ready. The UFC can't ask guys to get into a training camp, spend money on sparring partners, trainers, etc. in the hope they MIGHT be able to fight. In this case, Gonzaga is ready but it's pretty late to find a replacement opponent, so tell him to stay ready just in case.
Sam (Ohio)
Anderson Silva has been so dominant and Bonnar does have a (small) chance, but who do you think has the best chance to actually beat him when you look at WW, MW, and LHW fighters?
Brett Okamoto (1:38 PM)
I give Chris Weidman a chance (although, a pretty small one.) If he moved permanently to LHW ... I'd give Rashad an okay chance and Jones a very good chance. That's about it.
Brandon (ks)
Tim Elliott had a great fight against John Dodson in the Flyweight division. When is he going to get another fight? He deserves it!
Brett Okamoto (1:39 PM)
Yeah he did and if I'm remembering that fight correctly, didn't he suffer a major eye-poke in the first round? He's awkward and tough. I like Tim Elliot, he's not going anywhere I'm sure.
James (CT)
Agree on the Bonnar/Forrest ad. I was wondering what ridiculous angle the UFC would play to make Bonnar seem like a tough matchup for Anderson and they went the other way instead. Smart.
Brett Okamoto (1:40 PM)
Yeah, I mean they kinda had to. The public will eat up misleading advertisement to an extent but in this case ... just promote the fight as, "Hey, you wanna see the best fighter in the world do his thing or what?" That was the way to go.
Matt (DC)
IF GSP gets by Condit what next for him Diaz or Silva superfight?
Brett Okamoto (1:41 PM)
Silva superfight for sure.
TPontch (Moscow)
Cormier vs Werdum than Comier vs Overeem
Brett Okamoto (1:42 PM)
Yeah, many of you said last week Werdum is an obvious choice and I agree. Haven't heard anything along those lines yet, though.
Andy (Chicago)
Bigfoot messed up my parly the other day! Do you think he looked good or any heavyweight can beat a one legged fighter?
Brett Okamoto (1:43 PM)
I mean, you've got to give him credit for the knockout. He didn't waste any time. Once Browne was hurt, the knockout came fairly quickly. That said ... if those two fight again ... I wouldn't hesitate to put Browne back on the parlay.
BK (Jersey)
Brett, you know anything about this new MMA organization that Torres and Arlovski are fighting in?
Brett Okamoto (1:45 PM)
New promotion, World Series of Fighting. They appear to have firm financial backing and an honest promoter in Ray Sefo. Signed a one-year deal with NBC Sports for broadcasting rights. First card doesn't look awful on paper.
mike (sf)
give us a parlay for saturday!
Brett Okamoto (1:45 PM)
Let me grab the odds, hang on.
Brett Okamoto (1:46 PM)
It's not a great card for a parlay, lots of lopsided odds and fights too close to call buuuuuut ....
Brett Okamoto (1:46 PM)
Let's roll with ... FITCH +110, CANE -150, NOGUEIRA -285, MAIA -155. Holla.
Kid (Fla)
I'm convinced w/ the rimors of Hendo vs Machida being made, that Sonnen (should he beat Forrest handily) will jump everyone at 205 and fight Jones on SB wknd assuming Jones is healthy as well. Agree?
Brett Okamoto (1:48 PM)
The post-fight win speech in December ... I'm sure Chael is working on that thing right now. Yeah, it's hard to disagree with you. We're not sure at all when Hendo/Machida will fight, timing seems to work out better for Chael ... so ... I agree with your prediction Kid.
Zach (St louis)
Moto, from above... You dont think GSP could beat Silva?
Brett Okamoto (1:48 PM)
I don't think GSP can beat Silva, no.
Zach (St louis)
What do you think about Forrest and Sonnen? To me it seems like Forrest has never been the same since Anderson played with him. I think Sonnen gets a fairly easy UD.
Brett Okamoto (1:50 PM)
It's not motivation for Forrest, he's just slowed way down. He was always a guy who stands in the pocket, but he's slower now and he can't quite take a punch like he used to. That's not the kind of fight Sonnen will give him though, I don't think. Sonnen might box him a little, but I think ultimately Sonnen is Sonnen and he takes him down. Forrest has underrated wrestling and he'll be bigger so, we'll have to see how that plays out. I'm with you though, I think in the end probably Chael by decision. Need to think about that one more though.
Andy (Chicago)
Who do you see Guida fighting at featherweight? I know he wants Edgar but that isn't going to happen, right?
Brett Okamoto (1:51 PM)
Nah, I can't see that happening. Somebody last week asked if he would still be relegated to the undercard for that Maynard fiasco and I said ... yeah, probably. I don't think they'll give him a big name, maybe a mid-tier guy. Force him to get a win under his belt at 145 before he gets anything too exciting.
Rusty D (Denver, Co)
Say Shane Carwin beats Big Country at the TUF finale (which there's no reason he shouldn't)...where does he jump back into the mix at HW?
Brett Okamoto (1:51 PM)
I'd expect them to give him a guy who's still growing in name recognition, like a Stefan Struve type.
Duff (Minnesota)
How much is the Fox card going to set up the next year for growth of the UFC? Its a STACKED card, but will casual fans show up...thoughts?
Brett Okamoto (1:53 PM)
I do think casual fans will show up, a big part of that is the UFC will get the promotions running during NFL games again. I was a bit surprised with their choice to headline. Ben Henderson and Nate Diaz don't have a track record of a strong headlining presence. Don't get me wrong, it's the right fight in terms of action, but even putting B.J. in the headlining role would have probably resonated more with casual viewers. Either way, yes I expect good numbers and the fights are all action fights on paper, so it should have a positive effect for the UFC.
Mark (OKC)
After watching the Invicta card this past weekend, gotta say that they can fight and scrap as good as the guys. How come Zuffa doesn't invest in women's MMA instead of trying to get 125 and 115lb guys?
Brett Okamoto (1:54 PM)
The problem is still depth. It's going to be interesting to see what happens if Strikeforce closes shop. The UFC is not ready to buy into women's MMA, but they don't want to let go of Ronda Rousey either. At all.
Sam (Ohio)
I know everyone is giving Struve the props he deserved for beating Miocic the other week, but am I the only one who thinks the slippery canvas was a little to blame for creating the opening that Struve used to get the KO?
Brett Okamoto (1:55 PM)
I didn't see that. Stipe had already gotten cracked a bunch of times leading up to the knockout. He might have lost his balance due to something on the canvas a little bit but his balance already seemed off by the punches Struve was landing.
John (Austin, TX)
As fans I know we'd never turn down an GSP-Silva superfight, but I can't help but think of how incredible that fight would've been a few years ago. Better late than never I suppose?
Brett Okamoto (1:55 PM)
Better late than never. I'm still hoping for a Floyd/Pacquiao fight.
Brett Okamoto (1:56 PM)
And, really, I haven't seen a huge decline in either GSP or Anderson's skills ... unlike the Floyd/Pacquiao comparison where it does appear that both are about to or already have started to decline.
Sandy (Gainesville)
I can't believe you're going with Fitch! Silva is wayyy too explosive. KO!
Brett Okamoto (1:56 PM)
I've heard that one before Sandy! I'm sticking with my Fitch pick.
Matt (DC)
Nick Diaz vs Rory McDonald if Rory gets by BJ makes sense right? Plus builds up GSP hatred if Nick wins.
Brett Okamoto (1:57 PM)
Oh yeah, that's a great storyline. Well done Matt. I'm all for that scenario. I kind of keep forgetting about Diaz because he's gone right now ... when he comes back that welterweight division is gonna be real fun.
Jake (Saint Paul, MN)
Winner of Hendo vs. Machida... guaranteed next shot at Jones?
Brett Okamoto (1:57 PM)
I would say yes.
Jake (Saint Paul, MN)
I asked this last time, but have you had a chance to take a closer look at the Gustaf/Shogun fight yet? Still think Alex ROLLSSSS?
Brett Okamoto (1:58 PM)
I probably won't go back and rewatch their fights until a few weeks out from the fight but yeah, as of right now, I love Gus in that fight.
Josh (Texas)
who do you have, BJ Penn or Rory Macdonald and why?
Brett Okamoto (1:59 PM)
MacDonald. SIZE. Endurance. Wrestling.
Brett Okamoto (2:01 PM)
Alright guys, solid hour there. Curious, are you buying UFC 153 or no? And why or why not? Tweet me the answer @bokamotoESPN, I want to know what the interest level is in this fight. We also got Eddie Alvarez fighting Patricky Freire in the final fight of his Bellator contract on Friday, so give that a look. We will see you again right here in 168 hours.
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Click here for Part 1 of this week's First-and-10 column, on the difference New Orleans Saints players are making in children's lives. Here are 10 more observations heading into Sunday's game between the Saints and Dallas Cowboys:
Sunday's game almost certainly will feature a Pro Bowl tight end. But which one?
The Saints' Jimmy Graham and the Cowboys' Jason Witten are battling for just one spot on the NFC roster alongside future Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez. Gonzalez is having a turn-back-the-clock season with the Atlanta Falcons in what might be his final season at age 36 (87 catches, 880 yards, eight touchdowns).
Witten has the stronger case, since he already has 97 catches and 923 yards, and he's on pace to break Gonzalez's record for catches by a tight end in a season (102 in 2004). That's especially impressive considering he began the year with a frightening spleen injury. Graham, meanwhile, has had a down year by his standards with 67 catches and 779 yards.
However, Witten only has two touchdowns, while Graham has eight. And Graham has become the higher-profile player after his breakout season in 2011. Graham finished ahead of Witten in the fan voting (both behind Gonzalez), which accounts for one-third of the selection formula along with player and coach votes.
The Pro Bowl rosters will be announced Wednesday. And there is a real chance that the Saints might get shut out for the first time since 2007.
Punter Thomas Morstead is the Saints' best bet for an All-Star selection. He's on pace to break the NFL record for net punting average in a season (44.7 yards per kick). And he finished first in the NFC in fan voting, well ahead of runner-up Andy Lee of the San Francisco 49ers. However, Lee was the Pro Bowler last season and is playing for the better team, so he'll give Morstead a run for his money.
Quarterback Drew Brees also has a strong chance to earn his seventh Pro Bowl invitation. He finished third in the fan voting among NFC quarterbacks (and ninth overall among all NFL players), behind Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and Washington Redskins rookie Robert Griffin III.
Brees is an interesting case, however, because he's had some high-profile struggles in recent weeks. He leads in the NFL in passing yards (4,335) and touchdowns (36). But his 18 interceptions are also tied for the league lead with Indianapolis Colts rookie Andrew Luck.
Other NFC candidates for that third quarterback spot are Atlanta's Matt Ryan, the New York Giants' Eli Manning, rising Seattle Seahawks rookie Russell Wilson and maybe even resurgent Cowboys QB Tony Romo.
Saints right guard Jahri Evans has earned a sterling reputation around the league with All-Pro and Pro Bowl selections over the past three years. But he didn't even finish in the top five in the NFC among guards in fan voting.
The only other Saints player to finish in the top five in fan voting at his position was strong safety Roman Harper, who finished fifth among strong safeties and eighth among all safeties.
The Saints aren't chasing nearly as many team and NFL records this season as they did during their historical 2011 offensive campaign. But they have already accomplished a first in team history with three players at 779 receiving yards or more. In addition to Graham's 779 yards, Marques Colston has 68 catches for 949 yards and Lance Moore has 57 catches for 890 yards.
All three could easily end up with 900 yards or more, and it's not out of the question that all three could reach 1,000 yards (which has happened five times in NFL history).
Brees keeps making history while creeping toward another 5,000-yard passing season. But he's also in danger of losing some of his records.
First, the good news. Brees had his 17th career game with at least 300 passing yards and four touchdowns in last week's 41-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. That's the most in NFL history, one ahead of Dan Marino.
Also, Brees upped his NFL-record streak to 50 straight games with at least 20 completions. And no one is anywhere close to threatening that record. As Times-Picayune editor Gene Guillot dug up, the second longest current streak actually belongs to Sunday's opponent, Romo - at five straight games.
However, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is closing fast on the much-ballyhooed record Brees set earlier this year, when he passed up Johnny Unitas for the most consecutive games with a touchdown pass. Brees' streak ended at 54 games in Week 13 at Atlanta. Brady is at 46, and he's about to tie Unitas' 52-year-old streak if he reaches 47 on Sunday.
Lastly, Brees' NFL record for best completion percentage in a season (71.2 percent, set last year) is only in slight jeopardy. As The New York Times pointed out in its Fifth Down blog, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith could break Brees record if he gets back into a game during the next week and goes 9-for-9. Smith is currently at 70.0 percent, but he lost his job to Colin Kaepernick last month.
OK, so it was last week - but we just found out about it on Sunday. Last week, Saints interim coach Joe Vitt dusted off the Lombardi Trophy from Super Bowl XLIV and presented it to the team as an inspiration after a three-game losing streak essentially killed their playoff chances. Vitt's message to the players was that they won't be able to play for another title this season, but their journey toward the 2014 Super Bowl has already begun, and players will be evaluated to determine if they will be around for it next year.
"I thought that was pretty cool," Evans said. "I thought it was just him telling the truth, you know. You've got guys in here that were on that Super Bowl team, so we know how it felt to win that. And it might have opened eyes of some other guys. I don't know how it hit other guys. But I thought it was definitely a neat concept of him bringing that trophy out there. ...
"It never lets you forget what you're fighting for and what you're here for. I thought it was pretty neat."
Evans said there were no such dramatic gestures this week, after the Saints responded with an emphatic 41-0 victory last Sunday against Tampa Bay.
"It was just good for him to do it exactly when he did it, coming off a three-game losing streak, and it got us going to not make it a four-game losing streak," Evans said. "I think it served its purpose. And now we move on to this week, where hopefully we come out with the same result, which I think we will."
Brees looked to legendary New York Yankees ironman Lou Gehrig for an inspiring reason to keep playing at the highest level down the stretch.
"(Gehrig) was asked why he played so hard when he went out there and he said because there is somebody in the stands that is watching me play for the first time and I want to give them the impression of the type of player I am," Brees said. "It's somewhat of that mentality. There is always something to prove, there is always a challenge to be met, and there is always somebody that has you in their crosshairs too that is coming after you. So you want to make sure that you're putting forth your best effort. Certainly with what we're trying to accomplish as a team, too, you just can't have a down game. I know we've had tough stretches at times this season, I've had tough stretches, but it's all about how we want to finish."
As I pointed out in this week's Film Study, Saints cornerback Jabari Greer shined throughout Sunday's win over the Buccaneers - not just during his two interceptions. According to Pro Football Focus, Greer's grade of +5.0 was the highest grade he's received since he joined the Saints in 2009.
According to PFF, Tampa Bay's passer rating when throwing at Greer was 30.4 - a huge bounce-back performance after he allowed a rating of 130 in a 52-27 loss to the New York Giants a week earlier.
We've written about this but just a reminder for those keeping score at home: The Saints defense needs to hold its final two opponents under 364 yards per game to avoid breaking the NFL record for most yards allowed in a season (1981 Baltimore Colts, 424.6 yards per game). The Saints have allowed 433.3 yards per game this season, but they've slowly been chipping away at that average during a much-improved second half performance.
The Saints' bounty scandal ranked as the No. 3 sports story of 2012, according to a vote held by The Associated Press. The list was dominated by scandal, with the Penn State-Jerry Sandusky saga ranking No. 1 for the second straight year, and cyclist Lance Armstrong's downfall ranking No. 2. At No. 4 on the list was the growing spotlight on concussions in the sport of football. And at No. 5 was an actual "on-field" story - the Summer Olympics in London.
The Saints will wear black jerseys at Dallas, where the Cowboys often wear white at home. But the color of the pants had not been revealed as of First-and-10 press time. Uniform historian Bradley Handwerger of WWLTV.com still gave us some relevant research. The Saints have only worn the black jersey-black pants combo on the road once during the Sean Payton/Brees era - when they routed the Cowboys 42-17 in 2006.
Darren Sproles will return a punt for a touchdown Sunday. The Saints' dynamic weapon is overdue for a breakout moment. ... And the Saints win 28-27.


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practice for business since we started Salesforce 10 years ago.
"The issue with safety and security -- there you do need to go in and check your suppliers and make sure on a routine basis they're maintaining security. When you think about security, there are a few things: phishing issues, which is really an end-user problem, not a SaaS provider problem necessarily; there is denial of service, but most of the bigger [SaaS] players and the outsourced data centers are getting sophisticated at mitigating denial-of-service issues. And then there's just getting access to the data, which in my experience doesn't happen very often. It happens less, like I said, than anybody leaving their laptop around.
"One of the things we're finding on the business side, and I'm sure it'll be true of government, is that as you move more stuff to your service provider in the cloud, there becomes less and less need -- as well as fewer opportunities -- to go download and store stuff on your PC hard drive. So the security is actually enhanced."
If I'm in Google Apps -- and I have Gmail and shared documents and Internet sites -- there's nothing I can download. Yes, I can make a PDF file and an Excel worksheet. There's really no reason to even save a [shared doc] on your PC. You can, but system administrators can block that. I'd argue that will enhance security as we all start to move to iPhones -- and more importantly, netbooks, which don't have hard drives. If you're the city of L.A. or a federal agency, you can focus your agency on the Google Apps provider and make sure their security is adequate and they're spending money on security."
"I'd be a little bit more sensitive if I was in government and [a security breach] happens, because what's going to go away is me. Because you only get to screw up once. But as more people become comfortable, and they understand the nuances of the security, it's not a problem. ... I know it can pass a security muster. It's just the training, education and awareness that are going to take some time."
If the security is as good as advertised, why do government officials seem to be reluctant to embrace cloud computing?
There are two things going on in the cloud: One is it's in its very, very early days. Governments and municipalities typically aren't early adopters. The economics of this, however, could force them to accelerate adoption, which is what the industry needs. And as you get more-informed CIOs into places that are important to government, you'll start to see this [move to the cloud]. It's more an awareness issue than anything else. But the economics will drive CIOs there. It's just too cheap. The commoditization of software is what's going on.
In September, Google announced it would launch a self-contained "government cloud" for government agencies that want the company to store their data. Do you think this partitioning of public sector and commercial sector is a workable strategy?
Technology-wise, it absolutely is. It's all about volume and leverage. You get a million, 5 million, 10 million subscribers - [SaaS providers] will get the economies of scale that they want. The government, in and of itself -- if you were to look at federal and state, and leave out municipalities -- creates a marketplace that's large enough. And it's a good sales pitch to conservative and concerned government officials about privacy and security, by saying, "Look, we're only running this for federal, state and local municipalities. We'll cater to your solution." Google has the capacity and capabilities to more than adequately do that and make it cost-effective.
Nobody claims to know with authority where the cloud computing movement is going. What are your thoughts on the future?
Obviously I'm passionate about the cloud [because of] the economics and the ease-of use, and the fact that wireless broadband -- in your airplane and on the iPhone -- gets more pervasive and more capable. Easily over the next 10 to 15 years, we won't think anything of it: "In the cloud" will be it.
It will take time because we're in the early adopter phase. And it will take time because there are huge investments -- whether you're a government agency or a private business. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent on today's software. That will all take 10 to 15 years to go away. But if you look out 15 to 20 years, the kids coming out of college won't even know that there was on-premise software.


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So i finally decided i wanted to start learning photoshop etc, making sigs in the start / banners.
I didn't like the banner our guild had in WoW, so i decided that would be a good place to start, so i want to make a new "banner" for our guild. So far i have only added our guild name / realm, and played around with the layer settings, to make it look better:
The background is just generally how our forum looks, so i just got the wallpaper, and added the text. I want something more added to it ofcourse, because it still looks a bit boring, but i really dont know what it should be :P
Anyone who got some great ideas for it?
Will be very appreciated, if your idea rocks, i might even +rep you ;]
Also, if you don't like the text as it is now, i don't mind you also flaming that to hell, and giving other ideas about that, thanks
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There's so many different worlds
So many different suns
And we have just one world
But we live in different ones
it looks good, however the text doesn't fit in with the picture, also try to crop the background image and remove that rock thing in the middle do it's just the top bit.
EDIT: you could use something like this:
Thanks to m0rbidang3l for hist tutorial.
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As stated, the picture could be taken from google, and you just added text to it.
But to help you... Get a better picture or make your own. Shouldn't be too hard to find some different cataclysm images, that you can combine with eachother.
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The pic itself is simply just the background for the website, the only thing i've made is the text for now, i don't think they would change the background, i just put it in there, so you could compare it to how it would look on that background since it's not going to get changed.
Your text though looks much better than mine, i'll try to see if i can get my own looking more like yours, it's much better ;]
Thanks for the help, would love more if you got more great ideas ^^
But i might try and find a better picture, just to make it all look better, i really didn't like it myself, but since it's their website, i just wanted to help with their "banner" because its plain crap imo :P
Edit: The design on the website is pretty much build around the background, so changing that won't happen, i just need to add some text on the top, or whatever could look cool
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What Dobbs posted would look fine on it, as long as he makes the orangish color a lot more saturated so that it pops out more.


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Childhood Ear Infections: A Multibillion-Dollar Industry
Ear infection, or otitis media is the most common medical problem for children in the United States, and it is the most common reason for prescribing antibiotics for infants and children. Not only do nine out of ten children develop at least one ear infection each year, but almost one-third of these children develop chronic congestion with fluid in the middle ear that can lead to hearing loss and make the child a candidate for myringotomy, or tube placement by a specialist.
Babies who drink from a bottle while lying on their backs may get milk and juice into their eustachian tubes, which increases the occurrence of ear infections. Children who are breast-fed for at least a year have been shown to have much fewer infections than those weaned earlier.1
Studies also point to the fact that most ear infections early in life are viral, not bacterial.2 The vast majority of ear infections resolve nicely on their own, whether bacterial or viral, without an antibiotic. It is a common practice in this country to treat all ear infections with an antibiotic. Whether bacterial or not, our children get a routine prescription for an antibiotic at every minor illness. This cycle often is repeated many times, which may beget other medical problems in adulthood.
In some European countries, antibiotics are used for ear infections only when there is a persistent drainage or persistent pain because these infections resolve on their own more than 85 percent of the time without treatment.3 Studies show that the majority of ear infections are of viral etiology. For example, 75 percent of pediatric ear infections were caused by common respiratory viruses in a microbiological survey.4 Generally speaking, the use of antibiotics should be reserved for serious or life-threatening infections, not conditions that the body is well-equipped to resolve on its own. More and more physicians and authorities are recommending treating ear infections with antibiotics only when symptoms are not improving within three days and it is accompanied by drainage, fever, or persistent pain. Instead, eardrops for pain relief (available with a prescription) and other pain relievers can be used if the child is too uncomfortable to sleep.
A medical study reported on 168 children treated with antibiotics only if the illness followed an unusual course with high fever or profound weakness of if the child had a history of purulent meningitis or a concurrent serious bacterial infection. They followed up any children who did not recover in the typical time frame. As a result of their well-designed protocol, antibiotics were recommended by the physicians for only ten children, or less than 6 percent of all children presenting with acute ear infections. No serious complications, such as mastoiditis, meningitis, or permanent hearing loss, were observed.5
This is similar to the way I treat childhood ear infections, except that I also incorporate nutritional excellence, which I find dramatically reduces the likelihood of ever having an ear infection in the first place and then improves the likelihood of a quick recovery if illness does occur.
Another international study following over 3,000 children treated by general practitioners in nine countries showed that antibiotics did not improve the rate of recovery from ear infections. Nearly 98 percent of U.S. physicians in the survey prescribed antimicrobials routinely, the highest percentage of all countries surveyed.6 The variable showing the strongest relationship with protection from ear infections was breast-feeding.7
Yet another double-blind study of fifty-three pediatric practices from the Netherlands placed half the children (aged 6 months to 2 years) with ear infections on placebo and the other half on ten days of amoxicillin. Parents kept a detailed symptom and outcome diary, all children were reexamined on day four and day eleven, and a researcher visited all children at home six weeks after treatment to collect information and perform tympanometry (measurement of eardrum mobility) and an ear exam. The median duration of fever was two days in the treatment group and three days in the placebo group. Similarly, symptoms resolved in a median of eight days in the treatment group and nine days in the placebo group.8
Ear infections early in life are generally a self-limited event during upper respiratory (viral) illnesses; they should not be routinely treated with antibiotics. The vicious cycle of poor nutrition and the overuse of antibiotics works to place a tremendous disease burden on the future health of our children. We bring our young (improperly fed) children to physicians with their first ear infection. At this point the majority of these infections are viral, not bacterial. Nevertheless whether it's viral, bacterial, fungal, or some mixture, a healthy child has no problem recovering from an ear infection without antibiotics. In the United States almost all these children are routinely given antibiotics. Taking the antibiotic kills off the beneficial bacteria and promotes the colonization of more disease-causing strains, and now the next ear infection has a greater chance of being bacterial, not viral. Viral, bacterial, or a mixed infection, it matters not, because at the next visit your kid gets another antibiotic anyway, starting the cycle of infection after infection, antibiotic dependency, and impaired immune function.
The typical doctor does not take care to avoid the use of these dangerous drugs; he does not champion nutritional excellence to prevent future infections. The weak immune system from nutritional negligence leads to more frequent and more serious illness that is more difficult to recover from; then antibiotics complicate the issue and weaken the immune system further.
As a result of accumulating evidence documenting the dangers of antibiotics and their overuse, new guidelines for treating ear infections in children were just released from a joint offer effort of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Academy of Pediatrics. These guidelines represent a major shift in policy and thinking by physician leadership. The guidelines encourage doctors to initially manage the pain and not prescribe antibiotics for children who present with ear infections and to defer antibiotic use for the sicker children who are not improving two or three days later. I hope doctors will heed this message.
1. Ramakrishna T. Vitamins and brain development. Physiol Res1999;48(3):175-187. Brown JL, Sherman LP. Policy implications of new scientific knowledge. J Nutr 1995;125(8S):2281S-2284S. Schoenthaler SJ, Bier ID, Young K, et al. The effect of vitamin-mineral supplementation on the intelligence of American schoolchildren: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial. J Altern Complement Med 2000;6(1):19-29.
2. Leiva PB, Inzunza BN, Perez TH, et al. The impact of malnutrition on brain development, intelligence and school work performance. Arch Latinoam Nutr 2001;1(1):64-71.
3. Haag M. Essential fatty acids and the brain. Can J Psychiatry 2003;48(3):195-203.
4. Bowman S, Gortmaker S, Ebbeling C, et al. Effects of fast-food consumption on energy intake and diet quality among children in a national household survey. Pediatrics 2004;113(1):112-118.
5.Saelens BE, Ernst MM, Epstein LH. Maternal child feeding practices and obesity: a discordant sibling analysis. Int J Eat Disord 2000;27(4):459-463.
6. French SA, Lin BH, Guthrie JF. National trends in soft drink consumption among children and adolescents age 6 to 17 years: prevalence, amounts, and sources, 1977/1978 to 1994/1998. J Am Diet Assoc 2003;103(10):1326-1331.
7. Muntner P, He J, Cutler JA, et al. Trends in blood pressure among children and adolescents. JAMA 2004;291:2107-2113.
8. Tsugane S, Sasazuki S, Kobayashi, Sasaki S. Salt and salted food intake and subsequent risk of gastric cancer among middle-aged Japanese men and women. Br J Cancer 2004;90(1):128-134. Ngoan LT, Mizoue T, Fujino Y, et al. Dietary factors and stomach cancer mortality. Br Cancer 2002;87(1):37-42. Nozaki, Tsukamoto T, Tatematsu M. Effect of high salt diet and Helicobacter pylori infection of gastric carcinogenesis. Nippon Rinsho 2003;61(1):36-40.
This writing originally appeared in Disease-Proof Your Child.


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The 2014 World Cup draw made a lot of headlines. They weren't very promising ones for the Americans, as their World Cup bracket included unlikely rival Ghana, and powerhouses Germany and Portugal. As such, the USA can't afford to lose yet another World Cup game to Ghana on June 16, after Group G favorites Germany and Portugal have their highly anticipated opening showdown.
The U.S. last played a World Cup game in the second round in 2010, where Ghana broke their hearts in extra time. The Americans also lost to Ghana in the first round in 2006, when they couldn't get out of a group that also included future champion Italy. Now in 2014, the USA could well be in a group with another future champion, whether it is Germany or Portugal.
The Germans and the Portuguese will get their chance to make a big opening statement against each other at noon est. The winner should have the inside track to winning Group G, while the loser will still be favored to get past Ghana and the U.S. no matter what. However, a bad performance by the loser and solid work from the USA-Ghana winner may put that into question.
The Americans would certainly get a big boost from finally knocking Ghana off in the World Cup. It would certainly change the conversation after a rough several weeks, including the controversial cutting of Landon Donovan and coach Jurgen Klinsmann's comments that his team had "no chance" to win the World Cup. But with the rough draw the U.S. was given, Klinsmann's prediction may not be far off.
Getting to the second round out of this group would be tantamount to a World Cup win for America. However, it will likely require at least one win over a second-ranked Germany team or a fourth-ranked Portugal squad, to say nothing of that elusive victory over Ghana.
First and foremost, the U.S. needs that win against Ghana, starting at 6 p.m. est on ESPN.


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Two Good Teams
This past weekend, the Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves (both leaders of their respective divisions) played some hard-fought games that brought to mind another series between each club that you might remember:
On Friday night, Francisco Liriano and Tim Hudson locked horns in an epic pitchers duel (I was at this one in person!). Frankie struck out seven batters in a row at one point (tying a club record), and the Twins did Hudson in with one productive inning in the seventh.
For Saturday's game, another pitching lockup commenced, this time with Nick Blackburn taking the hard-luck loss to Derek Lowe.
In the finale, Kevin Slowey came back down to earth after a series of outstanding starts, and the Twins effectively lost after the second inning (down 5-0). Delmon Young did continue his hot hitting with a three-run bomb, though.
-It was nice to see the Twins organization recognize Bobby Cox before the opening game of the series (Cox has announced his retirement from managing effective at the end of this season). He truly is a class act who will be sorely missed by Atlanta and all MLB.
-Boy, is Delmon ever on a tear! Of course, he is also prone to those bone-dry stretches as well, so is it really necessary to re-hash the Garza/Bartlett for Young/Harris trade every time he goes on a streak?!
-We need to get healthy. We may be able to beat some NL clubs (like the incoming Rockies) with the likes of Danny Valencia and Trevor Plouffe in the lineup, but we need O-Dawg and JJ back to compete with the big boys offensively.
Preview (36-27, 1st, 2.5 GA DET): Aaron Cook (2-3, 4.76) vs. Carl Pavano (6-6, 3.92). Does Pavano ever get a no-decision? I'm kidding…that's actually a positive thing, as it means he's pitching deep into games.
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Must have been a good series between those two teams. I still have to pinch myself whenever I read that Pavano is pitching deep into games for you guys. As a Yankee, all he did was ride the pine.


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Fizzy Drinks Worsen Gastroenteritis In Children
by Aruna on April 24, 2009 at 11:07 AM Child Health News - G J E 4
Experts say that kids suffering from diarrhea and vomiting shouldn't be given fizzy drinks, for they could make their condition worse.
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) said the idea that flat drinks can help with gastroenteritis is untrue, while fruit juices and fizzy drinks do not help either.
AdvertisementNICE suggested that bad cases of stomach bugs in children under five should in fact be treated with rehydration drinks.
NICE made the warning as part of guidance it has produced on the treatment of gastroenteritis in children in England and Wales.
"The idea that flat coke and lemonade, or fruit juices for that matter, helps is just a myth. In fact, it can make it worse, but unfortunately people are still using them," the BBC quoted consultant pediatric gastronenterologist Dr Stephen Murphy, who chaired the panel drawing up the guidance, as saying.
"Severe cases of diarrhea and vomiting leading to dehydration need treating with oral rehydration solution immediately," he added.
He suggested that the combination of sugar and salt in rehydration drinks was the key to helping the body absorb fluids, whereas the likes of coke and lemonade had too much sugar.
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