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Know Thy Enemy: Cincinnati Bengals
Heeeeee's Baaaacckkk…
Tonight marks the first meeting of the season between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals. Tonight also marks the first time ex-Steeler James Harrison will face his former team. If you watched any of HBO's Hard Knocks series, you know Harrison is an angry man. And one has to think a portion of that anger is directed towards the Black and Gold.
Whether it was time for Deebo to move on or not, Harrison played his entire career with a chip on his shoulder. It fueled him to become a multi-time Pro Bowler despite being an undersized linebacker undrafted out of Kent State. It has also fueled his penchant for being a vicious headhunting sociopath. After years spent defending Harrison's repeated attempts to cripple and maim opponents, tonight we'll get a chance to see how it feels when we are that opponent. Continue reading »
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Hard Knocks Featured James Harrison Being James Harrison
Hard Knocks featuring the Cincinnati Bengals premiered on HBO on Tuesday night. For those cheapskates out there who don't get HBO, Hard Knocks is their yearly reality series chronicling behind the scenes of an NFL training camp. At best, the program exposes the major underlying issues facing the featured team. At worst, it exposes players as obnoxious self-promoters or serial impregnators and management as clueless putzes. Continue reading »
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The first round 2013 NFL Draft couldn't have unfolded any better for the Pittsburgh Steelers. In the last 48 hours or so before the draft, it became more and more certain that the 17th overall pick would come down to one of a handful of players. When the Black and Gold came on the clock, pretty much all of them were still there for the taking. That they wasted hardly any time handing their pick in to Roger Goodell (BOOOOOOO!) seemingly indicates the final decision wasn't very hard at all.
Georgia linebacker Jarvis Jones is your newest member of the Pittsburgh Steelers. According to post-draft comments by GM Kevin Colbert and head coach Mike Tomlin, Jones was a player they identified early in the process as guy they would love to have. Jones had an extremely productive junior season, leading the nation in sacks (14.5) while playing against elite SEC competition. At 6'2 245 pounds, he projects as a prototypical 3-4 outside linebacker who should push Jason Worilds next season and eventually replace him as heir apparent to James Harrison. What's more, Jarvis is considered a high character guy who overcame a ton of adversity as you can read in this excerpt from a recent Sports Illustrated story. While he may be a nice guy off the field, it's evident from his highlight film and Twitter handle that he enjoys getting after the quarterback with reckless intent.
Going into the off-season, Jones was widely viewed as one of the Draft's top two pass rushing linebackers and a sure fire top ten pick. However, skipping the Combine and not performing well in his pre-draft workouts raised some red flags which led to his drop. The most notable of which was the glacially slow 4.9 40 time Jones posted at his pro day. While Tomlin and Colbert were all giggles over it, an edge rusher who posts a 40 time a shade less than many offensive and defensive linemen is worrisome. Granted game speed and track speed can be wholly different things and the list of "workout warriors" that wowed scouts at the Combine only to fizzle once they actually had to take the field longer is like a who's who of greatest Draft Busts in NFL history but it is something to be aware of when he finally suits up for the Black and Gold.
Then there's Jones medical history. He began his career at USC but transferred to Georgia when the Trojans' team doctors refused to clear him due to spinal stenosis. Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal cord which can put an athlete at greater risk for career ending injury. I don't know of any pro football players who have this condition but I do remember that WWE wrestler Edge was diagnosed with the condition and it immediately ended his career. Doctors advised him that one poorly executed fall could leave him paralyzed which speaks to the seriousness of the matter. I'm sure the Steelers medical staff did a thorough evaluation although I do find it slightly ironic they ditched one OLB with a history of back/neck issues (Deebo) for a rookie with an elevated risk of them.
At the end of the day, it was the right choice. Going by the reactions on twitter, Steeler Nation was generally pleased with the pick although there were a few hoping the team would address their offensive woes by taking an elite skill player like TE Tyler Eifert (who went to the Bengals, what an offense they're going to have…) or one of the WRs. I can understand that argument but with Harrison gone and LaMarr Woodley trapped at the All-U-Can Eat Buffet, the Steelers had to find an elite pass rusher. Judging by the rest of the first round where only one QB, two WRs and zero RBs were taken, the league wide consensus seems to be that there is plenty of depth at the skill positions available in later rounds. The Steelers need somebody capable of making an impact. Let's hope Jarvis Jones makes one on opposing quarterbacks for many years to come.
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James Harrison Officially A Bengal
Whodey!!!!!!!!!!! Hello Cincinnati!!!!
— James Harrison (@jharrison9292) April 19, 2013
And with two simple words, James Harrison successfully turned an entire fan base against him. A fan base that spent the better part of the past five years defending his every fine, cheap shot, and penalty. A fan base that bent over backwards justifying the team keeping him on the roster after smacking around his baby mama when other players were cut for lesser offenses. You can do a lot of things if you're an All-Pro for the Pittsburgh Steelers but sign with a hated division rival and then tweet their obnoxious catchphrase and you're dead to us.
Late Friday, Harrison agreed to a two year deal with the Cincinnati Bengals. As of this morning, I've still not seen the contract details which probably means he's playing for far less than the $4 million he would've received had he not stupidly refused the Steelers offer to keep him at a reduced rate. I suspect the second year is the big money year but at an option which probably never gets picked up. That way Harrison's fragile ego can tell himself he's making the same as last year while the Bengals get him cheap this season and can ditch him next year.
Deebo didn't exactly have a multitude of suitors for his services. Since being cut back in early March, the only team to show even a modicum of interest was the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens. Cincy is both a logical fit and a confusing one. Logical in the sense the Bengals are a young team with a distinct lack of grit. Bringing in a fiery veteran like Harrison gives them some much needed leadership. Confusing in that Marvin Lewis prefers a 4-3 Tampa-2 style defense. Whatever value Harrison still has as a player lies in his ability as a pass rushing OLB. It's not at all clear how he'll adapt to a new scheme.
I've already used a bunch of bandwith analyzing how the loss of Deebo affects the Steelers. He's clearly on the downside of his career but he even with the injuries he's been the team's most consistent playmaker the past couple seasons. Even if the team takes a linebacker in the first two rounds in this week's draft, Jason Worilds will be the presumptive starter. Worilds finally came on last season starting in place of both Harrison and oft-injured fatass LaMarr Woodley although he's a clear step down in terms of talent. Worilds is solid but he has yet to show he's capable of being the disruptive game-changing force Harrison was.
One thing is for certain, I can't wait until the Bengals travel to Heinz Field next season. After years and years of righteous outrage whenever a zebra tossed a flag on Harrison after he obliterated a quarterback, I'll be amused to see Steeler Nation react when he turns his violent anti-social tendencies on Ben Roethlisberger.
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One NFL agent has already been fired due to free agency incompetence. Another may soon join him.
Linebacker Elvis Dumervil was happily employed by the Denver Broncos, who were scheduled to pay him $12 million next season. After signing some name free agents (Wes Welker and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie), the Broncos found themselves over the salary cap. Under NFL bylaws, after any new signing, a team has a window of 48 hours to get in compliance with the cap or they risk forfeiting a first or second round draft pick. Dumervil agreed to rework his contract to help Denver out but thanks some sort of fax machine shenanigans, the papers weren't signed in time and the team was forced to release him.
Dumervil quickly became a hot commodity as no fewer than five teams were bidding for his services. The Pittsburgh Steelers were among his suitors as were the Baltimore Ravens. The Ratbirds ultimately won the Dumervil sweepstakes, signing him to a five year deal that will pay him $8.5 million this season although only $2.5 of it counts against the cap (the bulk of his first year salary comes in the form of a signing bonus). Why can't supposed salary cap sooper-genius Omar Khan work out these kind of deals?
The addition of Dumervil is quite the coup for the Ravens, who have lost five defensive starters this off-season. At 29 years old, Dumervil is an accomplished pass rusher having posted 17, 9.5 and 11 sacks the past three years. Paired with Terrell Suggs, they should form one of the better OLB duos in the AFC.
When word broke of Dumervil signing with Baltimore, Steeler fans immediately went into sour grapes mode, pointing out Doom's limited experience as a 3-4 OLB (he began his career as a 4-3 DE) and his so-so ability to stop the run. Anybody who doesn't think Dumervil would've been a huge asset to the Steelers is completely insane. Had they signed him, he immediately would've been the team's best pass rusher as he's infinitely more talented than Jason Worilds and has grossly outperformed LaMarr Woodley the past few seasons. What's more, at 29 years old, he's got at least three or four more prime years left before age and injury start to catch up with him.
With Dumervil off the table, rumor has it the Steelers have turned their sights to former Colts DE Dwight Freeney. At this point, Freeney is nothing more than a poor man's Dumervil. Sure he might come cheaper but in football as with smoked ham, you get what you pay for. Freeney is older (33), has a more worrisome injury history, and appears to be a horrible fit for our defense. Where Dumervil shifted from DE to OLB without missing a beat, Freeney moved to OLB last season and recorded a career-low 5 sacks. Freeney isn't an upgrade over Dumervil, he's not even an upgrade over the man he's ostensibly replacing, James Harrison.
Ah, poor Deebo. The agent I mentioned who may soon find himself unemployed (if not naked in a gutter with dog bites and "BMF" tattood on his left butt cheek) is the assclown representing James Harrison. Harrison was scheduled to make $6.57 million this season but the Steelers asked him to take a 30% pay cut down to roughly $4.5 million. He balked thinking he could easily command his original salary on the open market. How sadly he was mistaken.
According to reports, the market for Harrison's rapidly declining skills is tepid to say the least. In fact it's so icy that Harrison's agent has already started floating the idea that James would be open to returning to the Steelers, presumably for the salary he idiotically turned down in the first place. For their part, the Steelers have leaked word that they have no interest in bringing a grovelling Harrison back at any price. Ouch.
The thing is, yes, Harrison is in the twilight of his career. And yes, he was dumb for not agreeing to take the pay cut when it was offered. At the same time, Harrison was the team's best pass rusher last season and until Woodley discovers the Stairmaster, would still be so heading into this one. Even with eroding skills, Harrison is a better option than either Jason Worilds or Dwight Freeney. Of course, there are still players left to be signed and the draft can change a lot of things so it's not imperative the Steelers decide on the lesser of three evils. However, they better do something or risk falling even further behind their AFC North rivals.
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Let the Purge II begin!
The Pittsburgh Steelers released linebacker James Harrison on Saturday. The former Defensive Player of the Year was scheduled to make $6.5 million next season and the salary cap strapped Steelers didn't feel he was worth it. Earlier in the off-season, Harrison's agent told reporters he felt his client was the team's best linebacker and didn't think he should take a pay cut. Evidently they held firm to that belief because the Steelers tried to renegotiate his contract last week, negotiations that went nowhere fast before ending with Harrison's release.
At 35 and coming off several injuries, ditching Harrison now fits with the Steelers traditional habit of getting rid of expensive veteran linebackers before they decline. Make no mistake, Harrison's agent was right, he was the team's best linebacker last season. He tied with Lawrence Timmons for the team lead in sacks (6.0) and forced fumbles (2.0). The Steelers D was great at limiting opponents yards and points last season but they struggled with so-called "splash plays" like turnovers and sacks. Cutting the team's most effective outside linebacker certainly won't help them in those areas next season.
Harrison will most likely be replaced by Jason Worilds. Pressed into the starting line-up for large stretches last season, Worilds finally flashed a bit of potential by notching a career high 5 sacks. The problem with Worilds is still he hasn't shown the ability to be a game-changer like the Steelers traditionally expect from their OLBs. Releasing Harrison also puts additional pressure on fatass LaMarr Woodley to get his lazy behind in the gym so as to avoid absolutely sucking like he has since signing that big money contract extension a couple seasons back.
The departure of Harrison removes yet another piece from the core of a team that won two Super Bowls and appeared in three. Harrison was a dirty violent anti-social thug but he was our dirty violent anti-social thug. I wrote more posts about the NFL's obvious bias against Harrison than anybody but only the most Black and Gold colored glasses wearing yinzer would argue that Harrison was a good guy. If he had beheaded Hines Ward like he beheaded Mohammad Massaquoi or annihilated Ben Roethlisberger like he annihilated Colt McCoy, Steeler Nation would consider him Public Enemy #1. Since he wore our jersey and he cheapshotted our enemies, we cheered for him.
Truth is, violence is what made Harrison's career. We all know the story, Harrison was an undersized linebacker who went undrafted out of Kent State. He was cut several times before the fateful day when Joey Porter was ejected for fighting in pre-game warm ups. Harrison stepped in and his ferocious play opened eyes. Porter was cut and Deebo went on to become a multiple time All-Pro and 2008 Defensive Player of the Year. That season he had 16 sacks and 7 forced fumbles. But no play that season or in his career was bigger than what he did in that year's Super Bowl.
Steeler Nation commonly refers to the Immaculate Reception as the greatest play in Steelers history. It can be argued Harrison's 100 yard Pick-Six was actually more important. While the Reception was undoubtedly harbinger of the Steel Dynasty, the '72 Steelers went on to lose the AFC Championship game the next week. Meanwhile, Harrison's play is very likely the difference between the Steelers being tied with the Cowboys and 49ers with 5 Lombardi Trophies and being the only franchise that has won six championships.
The Cardinals were on the three yard line with 20 seconds left. Harrison not only denied them a TD, he scored a TD going the other way. If the Cards score, the second half is an entirely different game. If he gets tackled inside the red zone, time expires and the Steelers don't score. That play was a legit 14 point swing and in a game that came down to the narrowest of margins, there's no overstating it's importance. James Harrison won us a Super Bowl.
So thanks, James. Best of luck in your future endeavors.
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Here I was hoping for a nice quiet off-season for the Pittsburgh Steelers…
Then again, I guess the off-season hasn't truly started until Ryan Clark shoots his big mouth off about something. I'd really like to know how and when that assclown became the official spokesman for the Steelers' players. Granted football players tend to have IQs somewhere north of a turnip and, as we saw during the lockout, aren't really that particular about picking their leaders. Still, one would think there is at least one level-headed guy in that locker room who can step forward and talk to the media without being a divisive influence.
Let's rewind back to Sunday. Ron Cook wrote a piece for the Post-Gazette that was highly critical of linebacker LaMarr Woodley. Cook used a bunch of words to point out what all of us fans already knew; since signing his big money contract extension in 2011, Woodley's level of play has fallen off the map. What got people's attention was a quote about Woodley attributed to an anonymous teammate. "He tells us he works out, but we didn't see it. He wasn't in shape. That has to be a reason why he was always hurt."
Clark, who never met a microphone he wouldn't talk into, immediately decried the comments as "cowardly." Again, that's not really shocking as pro athletes love to invoke this code of silence gimmick like they're a team of Navy SEALS charged with conducting a raid on an al-Qaeda compound. I have no desire to see the Steelers turn into a back-stabbing circus like the Eagles or Cowboys but the feigned outrage whenever somebody criticizes a member of their own locker room is total bullshit.
The ironic part of Clark's comments were after decrying a player for criticizing the brotherhood, he proceeded to criticize the brotherhood. Even more shockingly, what Clark said was actually pretty smart.
Clark went on to tell NFL.com that the Steelers clearly have a "a fracture" within their ranks. "That shows that this team that is normally close, you had the Joey Porters, the Alan Fanecas, just down the line, leader after leader, this team was close-knit. It shows there is a fracture in that. I think that is the most disappointing thing about that coming out." said Clark. So by fracture he meant leadership void. We worried this might happened as the old guard retired and handed the team off to the young guys. Now for the first time there is concrete proof that something is amiss with the Black and Gold.
Hines Ward retired and the wide receiver corps became a group of me-first chest-thumping underachieving idiots. James Farrior retired and LaMarr Woodley went from one half of the best linebacking duo in Steelers history to overpaid and injury prone. Local radio host Stan Savran mentioned on his show this morning that he heard from team sources that Woodley got up to nearly 290 pounds last year. Some of that may be due to not being able to do cardio after suffering his hamstring injury. But as the anonymous Steelers points out, he's constantly coming down with strains and pulls which are telltale signs of a guy being out of shape.
Going into the final week of the season, rumor had it that James Harrison was playing his final game in Pittsburgh. When the Steelers gave Woodley the contract extension, I'm sure they envisioned him being the guy the defense reloaded around as Deebo faded off into the sunset. In reality, Harrison has been the more effective player by far the past couple seasons. Despite the team being in the salary cap danger zone, I don't see how the Steelers get rid of Harrison and not worry that a defense already struggling to generate turnovers and sacks gets even worse.
Run a lap, LaMarr.
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Week 17 Recap: Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot…
And never brought to mind?
The more quickly the Pittsburgh Steelers 24-10 victory over the Cleveland Browns is forgotten the better. I have to confess, I lost interest in this game about ten minutes in and started flipping to Red Zone in order to watch games that actually mattered. Considering nearly 15,000 fans attended yesterday's season finale at Heinz Field disguised as empty seats, I have to think I'm not alone in my crippling apathy.
Pittsburgh is a football town. I would be insane to deny it. At the same time, Pittsburgh also backs winners. Oh, we still support our Pirates or Penguins when they fail but not nearly with the same fervor or in the same numbers as we do teams that win. The Steelers first meaningless game in six years and 15,000 people opted to skip it. The Rooney family, and by that I mean bungling meddler Art II, better not take this town's support for granted or we'll be seeing a lot more Pitt size crowds in the near future.
As I said, I didn't watch every minute of this titanic confrontation but I'll give some thoughts on the bits and pieces I did see. The reason my will was broken early on had much to do with a mind-numbing first quarter which saw Todd Haley's stunningly inept offense piss around while rookie nobody Thad Lewis drove 70 yards on Dick LeBeau's top ranked defense. The Browns' drive came to a screeching halt thanks to a Troy Polamalu interception.
Well, at least Troy made one play this season.
Speaking of finally making a play, Ziggy Hood finally made an impact himself. Unfortunately, it came in the form of taking out the knee of teammate Brett Keisel, who will undergo an MRI tomorrow due to fears he may have injured his MCL (which may or may not require surgery). On the plus side, with Diesel out, Mike Tomlin was forced to play Cam Heyward. Young guys on defense, what a crazy concept!
The defensive standouts, if you can call them that considering they were playing against a guy who has been cut from three different teams' practice squads, were Lawrence Timmons and Cortez Allen. Timmons put the cherry on top of his break out season with two sacks and a fumble recovery. It only took 5 years but LT is finally playing like a mid first round draft pick. So I guess we should expect next year's first to finally make an impact some time around 2018.
Meanwhile, Allen continues to make me look like a genius for tabbing him as a future starter – and a high-level one at that – in the secondary. Last week he caused three turnovers (2 INTs and forced fumble), this week he added another two FFs, one of which he recovered himself. Five turnovers in two weeks. That's nearly more than the rest of the defense combined. Keenan Lewis played well this year but I don't see how they can possibly limit Allen to a nickel role next year.
Lewis, by the way, is going to be a free agent at season's end. The balky knee which limited him the past month acted up so if this was his last appearance in the Black and Gold it was a brief one. I imagine the team will try to keep him although they'd be foolish to overpay for a guy destined to be a #3 corner. Lewis's probable exit will likely be part of a roster purge that made last year's Veteran Armageddon look tame by comparison.
Casey Hampton was replaced for almost the entire second half by Steve McClendon. McClendon even got some good pressure on young Thaddeus begging the question why he sat on the bench for 16 weeks while all the old immobile guys stood around like their feet were stuck in mud. Even though the team doesn't have a legit heir apparent at NT, it seems certain we'll go into next year with McClendon and (provided he doesn't kill anybody over the summer) Alameda Ta'amu.
The linebacking corps will also be undergoing a bit of an overhaul. Reports on NFL.com are that yesterday's game was James Harrison's swan song in Pittsburgh. If so, Deebo made sure to get one final late hit cheap shot in for old time's sake. Guess he'll have to sit out his first regular season game as a Dolphin due to suspension. Ironically, that hit came on the very play where Thad Lewis threw his first (and only) career TD pass. While it looks like Jason Worilds will step in opposite the chronically injured LaMarr Woodley, the Steelers will have to use the draft or *gasp* free agency to find another ILB to pair with Timmons when they part ways with veteran Larry Foote.
Ben Roethlisberger – making sure to clutch his ribs in crippling agony after every throw so we knew the Big Drama Queen was TOUGH~! – played to the bitter end. Ben, who threw for only 134 yards but 3 TDs, managed to put together a couple nice drives in the fourth quarter, including his 23rd and final TD pass of the season to Plaxico Burress. Eight years, three Super Bowl championships and a prison stint later, the season ends with Big Ben to Plax for a TD. Fitting.
The only drawback to yesterday's win (besides Keisel and Kelvin Beachum getting hurt. Since when did playing Right Tackle for the Steelers become the equivalent of wearing a red shirt on the USS Enterprise?) was the victory dropped the Steelers all the way to the 17th overall pick in the 2013 draft. That's still plenty high to get a quality player, one who may be counted on to contribute a lot faster than rookies have in recent years. Whoever they take, this is going to be among the most important off-seasons in Steelers history.
Will Art II admit the Todd Haley experiment has been an utter failure? Or will Boss Todd be given another year to electrify us with his vast array of bubble screens and end arounds? Who will replace the aforementioned losses on defense? Likewise, what will the team do with Rashard Mendenhall and Mike Wallace? Assuming both are gone, do they stick with what they got or introduce some fresh faces to the mix? Remember, every back except Chris Rainey is a free agent along with Manny Sanders. And for the love of pete, will they please fire special teams bungler Amos Jones? He's so bad, the name "Bobby April" was actually trending locally when the team failed yet again to correctly defend a fake punt.
On a personal note, I want to thank my readers for allowing me to vent this season. It's been a maddening year but being able to express my frustrations here certainly does my blood pressure a world of good. Even though you guys seldom comment, I appreciate all of you reading, from the old timers who've been with me since NPC to the newbies who stumbled upon this blog this season. I'll still be updating whenever Steeler news dictates (and as I've said, we should be making a lot of moves this off-season) although not on a regular schedule. I hope you check in from time to time.
Thanks for reading. Hope you all enjoy a very happy New Year. And Let's Go Steelers in 2013!
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Know Thy Enemy: Cleveland Browns
Who cares?
Sorry for being overly negative although it's hard not to be since for the first time in a very long time, the Pittsburgh Steelers are playing an utterly meaningless football game. The last time the Steelers entered the last week of the season with absolutely nothing to play for was the final game of the Bill Cowher era. Actually, there was something to play for that weekend.
The Steelers had been eliminated from playoff contention the week prior but the Cincinnati Bengals needed a win to get in. When asked what would motivate his team to play with nothing on the line, Cowher famously said "Misery loves company." And his team responded by sending their long-time coach out a winner (and dumping the Bungles from the playoff race) with a clutch TD by Santonio Holmes in overtime.
While this week's opponent, the Cleveland Browns, aren't playing for anything either, I have a hard time imagining Mike Tomlin motivating his players in a similar fashion. After all, Fraud Tomlin couldn't get these guys to play hard when the playoffs were on the line, how's he gonna get them fired up for a glorified exhibition game?
How bad has it gotten? Local talk shows are taking call after call from members of Steeler Nation who actually WANT the Steelers to lose so they improve their draft position. I can't say that's a bad idea. Never forget the 2007 draft where Darrelle Revis went with the 14th pick and while we took Lawrence Timmons one pick later. Timmons has finally realized his potential this season although I don't think anybody would be crazy enough to argue they'd rather have him over Revis Island. So who knows, perhaps a loss on Sunday is the difference between drafting a shutdown corner or a chronically underachieving linebacker.
Good grief, we're talking about draft position and hoping for losses. Yes, it has come to this.
STEELERS DEFENSE vs BROWNS OFFENSE
The Browns offense will finish the year near the bottom of the league in points per game and total yards. Rookie QB Brandon Weedon has shown flashes of being a competent signal caller but enters the game having thrown more INTs (17) than TDs (14). Of course, it's not all Weedon's fault. Other than fellow rookie RB Trent Richardson, who was on track for 1,000+ rushing and 400+ receiving yards before he got banged up, the Browns don't have much in the way of offensive weapons. Whoever takes over in the front office will definitely be looking to upgrade the skill positions this off-season.
EDIT: And of course late news out of Cleveland is both Weedon and Richardson are nursing injuries and won't be active on Sunday. Evidently the Browns want to ensure they're in position to take the next Revis so they're endeavoring to field the WORST TEAM EVER. Even back-up Colt McCoy is sitting out because his testicles haven't descended or some such nonsense. Which means all you loyal season ticket holders will get to see the NFL debut of rookie QB Thad Lewis. THAD LEWIS! SMELL THE EXCITEMENT!
Which brings us to the Browns' sole motivation this weekend, rescuing coach Pat Shurmur's job. Shurmur's only been in Cleveland two years (although Cleveland years are like dog years, one feels like seven) but with a new owner used to winning – he was a minority owner of the Steelers – Shurmur's wretched 9-22 mark may do him in. Knowing the Browns, they'll probably fire Shurmur only to hire another retread like Norv Turner although we'll
worry laugh about that when the time comes. For now Shurmur is their coach and he may very well need a win this Sunday to have any hope of keeping his job.
For the Steelers, this may be the last hurrah for some familiar faces. Casey Hampton took a pay cut to come back one more year and although the team doesn't really have a heir apparent waiting in the wings – unless you count that drunken imbecile Alameda Ta'amu – he may not be back next season. Then there's James Harrison. Although our old pal Hennessy will be heartbroken to hear this, there is real talk that Harrison and his $9 million salary will not be back in 2013. I think that would be a mistake since Deebo has shown he can still play at a very high level when he's reasonably healthy but remember this is the same team that cut Greg Lloyd and Joey Porter when they still had a little gas left in the tank.
It's the Steeler Way.
Despite a season filled with injuries to key players and lacking in game-changing plays, the Steelers D will almost certainly finish the year ranked first overall for the third time in the past six years. Dick LeBeau has been telling his guys that he intends to come back next season so barring another Bruce Arians fiasco from Art II, our D should still be pretty good next season no matter who he has to coach.
STEELERS OFFENSE vs BROWNS DEFENSE
The only upside to having one more game left in the season is you only have one more game to watch the Steelers' excruciatingly pitiful excuse for an offense. The defense certainly struggled the first month or so of the season but when the story of 2012 is written our inept offense is going to bear the brunt of the criticism for things going so horrible wrong. And deservedly so.
Todd Haley was brought in to take them to the next level. Instead, everything has gone backwards. Ben Roethlisberger regressed. The Young Money crew regressed. The running game regressed. I don't know if Boss Todd will be back next year – my money, or rather the money inherited by the Deuce, says yes – but let's hope things improve next year.
Contrasted with the last appearance in the Black and Gold of some veterans on D, this may be the last time we see some young players on offense in our colors.
Mike Wallace (EDIT: Wallace has a sore hammy and is sitting out. Wow, this really is a glorified exhibition game. Do you guys really expect me to watch this?) and Rashard Mendenhall are undoubtedly playing their last home games in Pittsburgh. Wallace simply wants too much money and while I think he's a very skilled receiver, he's not the kind of difference maker worth throwing a huge contract at to keep around. Mendy, well, I don't think Tomlin likes him and as time has gone on the feeling has become mutual. I think he's a perfect example of a guy who needs a change in scenery to get their career back on track.
Where that leaves the Steelers, however, is anybody's guess. If Haley truly wants the Steelers to run the ball more often and effectively than his predecessor, the team probably needs to invest in a top flight back. Neither Jonathan Dwyer nor Isaac Redman have looked like they should be considered featured backs. Meanwhile, we once thought the Steelers receiving corps was an embarrassment of riches but subtracting Wallace and with Manny Sanders spectacular flame-out, we're left with Antonio Brown and… Jerricho Cotchery?
The Steelers aren't going to make any off-season decisions based on one game. Mendy can gallop for 250 yards or Wallace can catch 200 yards worth of passes and I'm sure it won't affect what the team does with them this off-season. What we do know is tough decisions have to be made so we don't find ourselves in this exact same situation next year. And what is certain is the team that takes the field next September will look quite a bit different than the one we see on Sunday.
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Know Thy Enemy: Cincinnati Bengals
Do or die. Not much more needs be said about the importance of this Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals. We can argue about how good this Pittsburgh Steelers team actually is but you'd be hard pressed to make a convincing case that this team shouldn't at least make the playoffs. With a loss on Sunday, that disastrous scenario would indeed become reality.
STEELERS DEFENSE vs BENGALS OFFENSE
Andy Dalton hasn't had great success against the Steelers. Part of that is Dick LeBeau owning young quarterbacks. Part is the Steelers just seem to have the Bengals' number. Whatever freaky mojo the Black and Gold hold over the Ginger Rifle, it'll be something if it continues through this weekend.
The Bengals come in with the 9th best offense in football by points scored per game, which is really the only stat that counts when it comes to winning. The Steelers statistically still hold the best defense in football but that is determined in terms of yardage. There are actually a half-dozen defenses who give up fewer points per game. Still, despite the onslaught of injuries to LeBeau's crew, the Steelers have epitomized a bend-but-don't-break philosophy.
For whatever reason, there's a meme going around that the defense hasn't been good this season. In terms of sacks and splash plays, that's definitely true. However, they've kept the team in games which is really all you can ask of your defense, especially one ravaged by injury. If your team has a mediocre QB running an average offense, then you need a defense which creates turnovers and scores points. If the Steelers think they're in the same league as teams like Green Bay or New England (who have average defenses), they should be perfectly fine with a defense that plays well enough to not lose the game. Which this defense certainly has.
The Bengals have some weapons. As I said before our first meeting, I think AJ Green might be the best receiver in football. He's certainly in the top five. Ike Taylor absolutely shut him down last time. The secondary expects Cortez Allen back this weekend which should help immensely as even at 50%, he's probably a whole helluva lot better than the two-headed suck monster known as Josh Victorian and Curtis Brown. One of those human traffic cones will be playing the nickel, though, so there will be plays for Dalton to make.
Let's just hope for once the Steelers make a few more.
STEELERS OFFENSE vs BENGALS DEFENSE
Which brings us to Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers offense. The D is giving up on average 21 points a game. Considering we have a $150 million quarterback, a crew of receivers led by one guy making $8 million per year and another who thinks he's worth more than that, and a posse of running backs led by a former first round draft pick, three touchdowns per game should be the least of our worries. Yet this team has struggled mightily to score points all season. Even when Ben is playing and fully healthy.
At some point Steeler fans will step out of 1970 and start asking the offense to WIN games for us instead of expecting the defense to do it (as always). The amount of money invested and the level of (alleged) talent is certainly there. The time for excuses and finger-pointing are over. The time to produce is now.
The Bengals have a pretty decent defense themselves. They actually lead the entire NFL in total sacks. Despite also being ravaged by injury, the Steelers offensive line has done a fairly good job all season. Granted the dink-and-dunk offense helps. Last week against Dallas (who also boast a pretty good pass rush) was really the first time Ben was routinely running for his life. David DeCastro struggled in his first start although I'm sure the first rounder will improve as his reps increase.
DeCastro along with fellow rookie RT Kelvin Beachum have acquitted themselves admirably although they're clearly not the run blockers Willie Colon and Mike Adams were. As a result, the Steelers running game has been non-existent for almost a month now. There's flashes here and there but no consistent threat. Mike Tomlin hasn't named a starter and the assumption is Jon Dwyer will keep starting. I do believe Rashard Mendenhall will dress (Ike Redman is always banged up), however, as this may be his last best chance to audition for a job here or elsewhere next season.
The people who really have to come through are the
Young Money Cash Droppah crew. They talk a big game and like to preen and pose after every 5 yard catch (I'm looking at you, Antonio Brown) yet their play hasn't backed up their posturing. The Steelers recent swoon which has seen them lose 4 out of their last 5 has been punctuated by mistake after mistake from this group of arrogant miscreants. Manny Sanders can't hold on to the ball, Mike Wallace can't catch it and AB may be the dumbest football player alive. I don't know how we went from "best young receiving corps in football!" to "these guys need to get their shit together" but here we are.
Although, really, the latter can be said about the Steelers as a whole. If this team doesn't at least make the playoffs with all the big contracts and big name players, well, something is certainly rotten on the Southside. This year has already been a bad soap opera, the accusations and recriminations if the unthinkable happens would no doubt increase tenfold.
Today is the final day of the Mayan calendar. I don't know if they were Steeler fans but their prediction was remarkably accurate for a culture that existed two centuries before the first pig was skinned and fashioned into an oblong ball. For the Pittsburgh Steelers, the end is also nigh. Come Sunday, there is no tomorrow.


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Fair Park is recognized as one of the most significant sites in the world for Art Deco architecture. The 30-structure complex constitutes the largest intact concentration of 1930s-era exposition buildings and public art remaining in the United States. Behind me is the Women's Museum, a Smithsonian affiliate that shines light on the diverse stories of American women. The wonderful and varied exhibits (which include a number of lucky dolls) focus upon women's participation in shaping our nation's history.
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Sharon Joy Rose Sexton, 77, of Lititz, passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at her home. She was the wife of the late Thomas G. Sexton, who died in 2003.
Born in Mauston, Wisc., she was the daughter of the late Lloyd J. and Marjorie Ott Rose.
Sharon was a member of St. James Catholic Church, Lititz, the Lititz Lioness Club and the Town Club, Lititz. She enjoyed playing bridge, walking her dogs, singing and leading her church choirs. Sharon enjoyed spending time with her family at Lititz Springs Park and also volunteered in the gift shop at Brethren Village.
Surviving are her daughters: Suzanne, wife of Ray McFarland, of Brownfield, Texas; and Carolyn L., wife of Jack Hall, of Palmyra; her son: Christopher, husband of Mary Sexton, of Abington, Mass.; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a brother: Arnie Lee "Buzz," husband of Lorraine Rose, of Mauston, Wisc.
She was preceded in death by her son: Stephen Sexton; and her sister: Terry Miller.
Sharon's life celebration mass of Christian burial was held from St. James Catholic Church, Lititz, on Aug. 3 with the Rev. James O'Blaney, C.SS.R, officiating. Interment will be private at the convenience of the family.
If desired, memorial contributions in Sharon's memory may be made to Hospice of Lancaster County, 685 Good Drive, P.O. Box 4125, Lancaster, PA 17604-4125 or to the Lititz Public Library, 651 Kissel Hill Road, Lititz, PA 17543.
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Speech and Audio Processing, Digital Signal Processing, Analog circuit design, MEMS devices and their applications, Nanotechnology, Software Development, Web Development.
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Noise Cancellation in Data Signal Using Normalized LMS algorithm technique of Adaptive Signal Processing, Mar 2010 (Guide: Prof. Jose Principe)
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What catches the literary agent's eye? Literary Agent Jeanie Collins Pantelakis shows authors at the Red Clay Writer's Conference how to get an agent with professionalism and good writing. Along the way, Patelakis has met a few characters.
Ghosts, fairy godmothers, a depression era runaway, a pastor who becomes a Sherlock Holmes, murderers, and time travelers: These are a few of the intriguing characters you will meet when you read books by the clients of literary agent Jeanie Collins Pantelakis. Currently she represents over forty-five authors at the Sullivan Maxx Literary Agency. One ofthese, Ray Atkins, is well known to the members of the Georgia Writers Association. Atkins' The Front PorchProphet won the Georgia Author of the Year Award for First Novel in 2009. Sorrow Woodwas a shortlist finalist for the 2010 GAYA for Fiction.
On Saturday, Nov. 12th, Ms.Pantelakis will be a guest presenter at the Red Clay Writers Conference, hosted by the GWA at Kennesaw State University in the Social Science Building. Her Ask the Agent session will feature query composition, synopsis development, and hooking the reader, with a Q&A follow up. The query, synopsis, and the hook are the first things that catch her agent's eye as she reads through materialsubmitted by a potential new client. Ms. Pantelakis begins with the query. If it is professionally composed, includes the information she needs to know, and it intrigues her, she will continue to the synopsis. Here she looks for a writer to include a beginning, middle, and ending. This lets her know if the writer can follow through on the development of the story. If she is still interested, she will read the first few paragraphs of the book: "Even if the query and the synopsis are pretty good, the hook is the writer's true talent that grabs my attention and keeps it." At this point, if she can't put it down, the manuscript goes in her queue to be read as soon as possible.
What shuts Ms. Pantelakis agent's eye is unprofessionalism, failure to follow website guidelines, and bad writing. Ittakes her about sixty seconds of looking at new material to decide if it is ago or a no-go. She believes that a passion for her work spurs on her drive forsuccess: "I absolutely look forward to every day that I am able to read excellent works and lead my clients to profitable publication."
Mrs. Pantelakis' forte is Southern fiction, historical fiction/romance, and mysteries. Lin Waterhouse, Reavis Wortham, K.D.McCrite, Buzz Bernard, and Ann Hite are a few of Ms. Pantelakis's most successful clients. Wortham, Bernard, and Hite have been approached for foreign rights and movie deals. She believes she has many books coming out that will sky-rocket by next year. One thing that may be encouraging to new writers is that she has signed new clients via direct contact at writing conferences. Her submission guidelines are: query, synopsis, and the first three chapters withthe query in the body of the email, and the others as Word documents.
It is easy to believe Ms. Pantelakis loves her job when she says, "I like being OZ; the woman behind the curtain who lifts my clients up for the whole world to see." Her website www.sullivanmaxx.com reflects her enthusiasm and admiration for the many writers she represents:they have their own special literary cheerleader in Jeanie Collins Pantelakis.
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Request for reclassification of nondisabling claim
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(1) A request for reclassification by the worker of an accepted nondisabling injury that the worker believes was or has become disabling must be submitted to the insurer or self-insured employer. The insurer or self-insured employer shall classify the claim as disabling or nondisabling within 14 days of the request. A notice of such classification shall be mailed to the worker and the workers attorney if the worker is represented. The worker may ask the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services to review the classification by the insurer or self-insured employer by submitting a request for review within 60 days of the mailing of the classification notice by the insurer or self-insured employer. If any party objects to the classification of the director, the party may request a hearing under ORS 656.283 (Hearing rights and procedure) within 30 days from the date of the directors order.
(2) A request by the worker that an accepted nondisabling injury was or has become disabling shall be made pursuant to ORS 656.273 (Aggravation for worsened conditions) as a claim for aggravation, provided the claim has been classified as nondisabling for at least one year after the date of acceptance.
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Teresa Giudice is hoping to be sentenced to house arrest when it comes time to serve her time for her and Joe Giudice's fraud crimes.
Being on house arrest would not only allow Teresa to continue parenting her four daughters, but also allow her to continue to film for The Real Housewives of New Jersey.
Unfortunately, prosecutors don't seem to keen on the idea. In fact, they are doing what they can to make sure that Teresa is banned from doing any filming while serving outer sentence.
Teresa "wants to continue to film The Real Housewives of New Jersey for as long as possible. There is no question that Teresa would absolutely film while under house arrest," a source told Radar Online.
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AMES --- The Iowa State men's basketball team improved to 1-1 in the Big 12 via an 82-62 win over Texas on Saturday. Georges Niang led the way with a career-high 18 points as the Cyclones only turned the basketball over five times.
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Promoting and assisting the role of the independent safety assessor.
The group meets up to 4 times a year. Its work includes organising seminars and producing guidance on the topic of ISA work. The panel is affiliated to the IET, the BCS and the Safety & Reliability Society.
The ISA Working Group is made up of representatives from many parts of the safety critical industry.
ISA Working Group - Aims, Objectives and Mission Statement
Members of the ISA Working Group
This guidance is intended to provide a benchmark for procurement processes and procedures, not to replace, augment or define them.
Guidance on the procurement of independent safety assessors
The ISA Working Group has produced a number of documents which may be of use to ISAs and people interested in this field. These factfiles include a Code of Practice and a Competence Framework for ISAs.
The ISA community should also be aware of the IET's factfiles on EMC & Functional Safety, and also Safety Competence.
This guidance describes the role of professional engineers and technicians in dealing with risk, and their responsibilities to society. It lists six principles to guide and motivate professional engineers and technicians in identifying, assessing, managing and communicating about risk.
The ISA Working Group holds a seminar roughly every 2 years to promote the role of Independent Safety Assurance and provide a professional development opportunity for the ISA community.
The following guidance expands and clarifies the guidelines and requirements in MOD safety standards on the use of the Independent Safety Auditors (ISAs). The documents are reproduced with the kind permission of the Ministry of Defence.
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So exciting! Is this your debut as a writer of a public reading?
It is. I decided in January that I would write this play and have a public reading before the end of the year. It's been a whirlwind - getting actors, scheduling rehearsals, making changes, publicizing the reading. Oy vey. I thought yesterday that maybe next time I won't be so indulgent with my goals. ; >
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Why thank you for asking. I just posted an entry to my personal blog: http://amanandamouse.blogspot.com/2007/11/brides-side-world-premiere-reading.html
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U.S. Senate candidate Michelle Nunn, a Georgia Democrat, has declined to participate in the January 27th Senate candidate forum hosted by the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA), according to Tuesday's report by Jim Galloway of Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC).
"I think right now I'll focus on what you're seeing me do today – mobilizing supporters and engaging voters," Nunn told AJC's Greg Bluestein at a campaign event in Athens. "There will be plenty of time to debate when we get to the spring."
Nunn is a Peach State Democrat hoping to replace Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga) who is retiring at the end of the year.
The race for the Georgia Senate seat is gaining a lot of national attention. Georgia is expected to move out of the reliable Republican column within the next few years due to changing demographics.
Some more optimistic Democrats hope the switch will take place this year, and that Georgia will help the party keep the Senate majority in 2015.
Republicans have eight candidates running for the seat, including U.S. Reps. Paul Broun, Jack Kingston, Phil Gingrey, and former Secretary of State Karen Handel.
The Senate contest will be competitive, but for Nunn the competitive part will likely only show up in the general election.
Nunn has two Democratic opponents, Branko "Dr. Rad" Radulovacki, a psychiatrist, and former state Sen. Steen Miles, but she is the favorite and Georgia Democrats hardly even acknowledge the other two candidates.
Given the situation, Nunn has little reason to appear in any primary debates. As a candidate with no political record, she has everything to lose and very little to gain in that environment.
"From the beginning, I've said the U.S. Senate race should not be an anointing," said Nunn's opponent Dr. Radulovacki. "For that reason, I do my best say yes to every invitation to meet with voters, hear their concerns and tell them my positions. And, of course, I participate in every candidate forum or debate. I think Nunn is avoiding forums and direct questions because she doesn't want to be pinned down on the specifics of her views.
"She's afraid to stand for something because she risks alienating people. But that risk-averse approach does a disservice to voters."
The GMA scheduled the Senate debates during the 2014 Mayors' Day Conference, which will be attended by at least 800 leaders from across Georgia.


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Waves PR and Aia Software
By Claire Thompson,. freelance PR Consultant, Waves PR
When my Dutch PR colleague Ingrid Wong asked if I could offer some support for Aia Software, a document creation and management company, I was intrigued. It was a great opportunity to work with Ingrid again, but document management?
When I looked at the client, it all made sense: they have a great mix of maxing documents that are regularly created (insurance documents and contracts, forms etc) but the user still needs a little bit of freedom.
I'm only offering a little ancialliary support (no capacity for much more than that) but they, and Ingrid, are great to work with, so I could hardly say no. You can see more about them on the Waves PR AIA Software UK media/blogger resources page. You can sign up there to receive regular news.
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"Angela's Ashes"
Directed by Alan Parker
Written by Laura Jones and Alan Parker
Based on the book by Frank McCourt
Starring Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle, Joe Breen, Ciaran Owens, Michael Legge
Narrator: If I were in America I could say "I love you, dad", the way they do in the films. But in Limerick they'd laugh at you. In Limerick you are only allowed to say you love God, and babies, and horses that win. Anything else is softness in the head.
Movie adaptations of well-loved books rarely satisfy readers who go to theaters and watch the adaptations. Readers who don't understand the process of adapting the written word into a screenplay often expect a movie to recreate literary characters and situations faithfully.
Thus, when novels such as "The Hunt for Red October" are turned into feature films, many of the novel's fans may say" Oh, it was all right and they got some things pretty much like Tom Clancy wrote, but the book is better."
Thus it's not surprising that when director/producer Alan Parker ("Evita") adapted Frank McCourt's Pulitzer-prize winning memoir "Angela's Ashes" in 1999, the results were, in a nutshell, underwhelming.
Co-written by Laura Jones ("Portrait of a Lady") and starrng Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle, and a trio of young lads (Joe Breen, Ciaran Owens and Michael Legge) who play Frank McCourt at different ages), "Angela's Ashes" is a well-meant but ultimately cheerless adaptation of McCourt's witty and spirited account of his family's hardscrabble existence in Limerick, Ireland during the Great Depression and the dark days of World War II.
"Angela's Ashes" tells the story of the McCourt family's travails in 1930s Brooklyn. Frank's (Breen) father Malachy (Carlyle) is a charming Irish immigrant who tends to drink a lot, talks about fighting in the Irish Republican Army against British rule and loses every job he manages to get. His long-suffering wife Angela (Watson) alternates between being frustrated with her husband's bad habits and having babies, many of which don't live past toddlerhood.
Eventually, Malachy, Sr. and his family reverse-migrates to Limerick in the Republic of Ireland after the death of Frank's baby sister Margaret. They end up living in a badly-deteriorated house which tends to flood easily in the damp and rainy environment and is the only house in the block with a toilet.
This is bad enough, but Angela's husband – who still drinks too much but works very seldom – is discriminated against because he hails from British-ruled Northern Ireland.
As in the book, "Angela's Ashes" focuses its attention to young Frankie, who is often picked on for being a "Yank" and thought of as being unworthy of an education until the boy starts exhibiting a sharp mind and a way with the written word. Forced to assume the role of man-of-the-house by his dad's irresponsible ways with money, Frank starts working as a young adolescent, all the while dreaming of making his way back to America.
My Take: On the surface, the movie version of "Angela's Ashes" appears to be a faithful – if somewhat abridged – adaptation of McCourt's popular and critically acclaimed memoir. The cast – particularly the leading adults and the two trios of actors who play Frank and Malachy, Jr – turns in fine performances, cinematographer Michael Seresin (Angel Heart) captures the visuals of New York City and Limerick well and the score by John Williams reflects the strong influences of Irish folk music in his lovely and evocative themes.
However, although Laura Jones' screenplay does a good job of depicting the dank, inhospitable and depressing environments in which the McCourts lived on both sides of the Atlantic, "Angela's Ashes" lacks the book's strongest asset: Frank McCourt's lighthearted humor and wit.
Yes, the events in the movie are essentially the same as in the memoir, but Jones and director Parker give us a far darker and sadder narrative in the screen version.
There is also a sense of emotional distance between the viewer and the film's characters that is absent from the book when you read it. This is especially true when you listen to the voiceover by actor Andrew Bennett, who is supposedly the adult McCourt in "present day."
Though I think Bennett is a good voice actor, his line readings seem to be somewhat detached and sound as though he is telling a tale he knows second-hand and not as though he had been Frank McCourt. He emotes correctly and matches words to image well, but he never quite gives us a true sense of having experienced life in Brooklyn or Limerick with Angela, Malachy and the rest of the McCourt clan.
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Full Screen, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
Subtitles: English
Region: 1 (U.S. and Canada only)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: R (Restricted)
Studio: Paramount
DVD Release Date: July 18, 2000
Run Time: 145 minutes
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Messaging Server: When an Error is Not an Error
By Joesciallo-Oracle on Jan 03, 2008
The throw-weight of the Messaging Server documentation is quite impressive. I've been able to adjust the height of my monitor to correct ergonomic proportions with the Messaging Server Administration Guide for years now.
One thing we're missing is a comprehensive Error Guide. Such a guide would have been helpful for the following query:
Why does the ImapProxy_\* log files for Messaging Server front end hosts show the following errors:
/opt/sun/messaging/config/ImapProxyAService.cfg (sid 0x39a8bd8) SSL negotiation failed for IP xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx: Encountered end of file (-5938).
The error reports on two IP addresses, most likely due to the load balancer. Otherwise, the service is running without problems.
If only the mythical Messaging Server Error Guide were able. The user could have then discovered that the above message merely indicates that a connection was made to the IMAP SSL port on the Messaging Multiplexor (MMP), but no SSL negotiation took place. (By the way, you can reproduce this sort of behaviour by simply telnetting to the IMAP SSL port, disconnecting, and then looking at the log files.)
Cause of the error message? In general, load balancers are the culprits. Load balancers tend to connect to each back-end server port they provide load balancing services for to determine if the service is running or not, and then disconnect.
The bottom line on this error message? It's merely information, and from an administrative perspective, you needn't worry.
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Cats Conclude Second Home Tournament of the Year
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Release: 11/11/2012
DeLAND, Fla. - No. 18 Bethune-Cookman finished up its second home event of the 2012-13 season on Sunday, taking fourth place in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Southern Division at the Sunshine Bowling Lanes in DeLand, Fla.
A day after senior Staci Hilliard claimed Most Outstanding Performer honors for the team matches, the Wildcats of Bethune-Cookman looked to move up the standings in baker format through four matches on Sunday.
However, despite finishing the weekend with the second-highest pin total amongst the five participating teams, the Wildcats were unable to grab team wins in order to make the all-important Sunday leap.
"We didn't bowl like Wildcats this weekend," expressed B-CU head coach Tony O'Neal. "We did everything right except give a total team effort when it counted."
B-CU dropped the opener to North Carolina A&T (767-690), and then fell in a tightly contested match with eventual tournament winner Norfolk State by a count of 659-634.
The Wildcats squared off against Florida A&M in their third contest, falling in yet another close match, 695-687.
All weekend the Cats were within striking distance of their opponent, but the pins were unkind as one - or sometimes two, pins would not go down. Thus, B-CU was forced to pick-up spares with unkind pins still standing.
Bethune-Cookman did bounce back to register a victory in its final match of the day against North Carolina Central, courtesy a 732-646 advantage against the Eagles.
Overall, B-CU finished with a weekend record of 3-5, amassing 3,531 pins on the opening day, giving them a two-day total of 6,274 through Sunday. Norfolk State walked away with a 6-2 record, followed by North Carolina A&T (5-3) and Florida A&M (5-3). North Carolina Central was 2-6 for the tournament.
B-CU will be back in action again Dec. 1-2 in its second MEAC Southern Division Tournament hosted by Norfolk State in Chesapeake, Va.
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The Liberal High School swim team finished fifth at the WAC swim meet on Tuesday in Garden City. Great Bend won the WAC with Garden City, Dodge City, and Hays rounding out the top four. Ashlyn Westerman finished fourth in the 50 yard freestyle. She missed qualifying for state by around a second. Westerman also finished sixth in the 100 yard freestyle, and was apart of the 200 freestyle relay that finished sixth. Other members of the 200 was Yoko Rader, Taylor Apsley, and Morgan Wills. The swim team finishes what was their inaugural year of swimming at LHS.
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PREMIS Maintenance Activity and Editorial Committee
The goals of the PREMIS Maintenance Activity are to:
- Maintain a permanent Web presence for the PREMIS Data Dictionary and related materials;
- Serve as a central destination for PREMIS-related information, announcements, and resources;
- Facilitate communication between PREMIS implementers via electronic communications (such as listservs and wikis);
- Coordinate future revisions of the Data Dictionary and XML schema;
- Raise awareness of the value and uses of PREMIS information.
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An organized Maintenance Activity is needed to ensure that each of these objectives is met. It should provide a sufficient degree of centralized coordination to ensure that priorities are set, resources are allocated to appropriate activities, and the activities move forward in a timely fashion; at the same time, the structure should be as lightweight as possible.
A Managing Agency will coordinate the developments in the PREMIS "back office": hosting the Web site, handling inquiries, raising awareness, and maintaining/moderating the discussion lists. The Library of Congress (LC) will assume these responsibilities, working in conjunction with the Editorial Committee. The Managing Agency will support Editorial Committee activities. The official web site for PREMIS is www.loc.gov/premis.
As of May 2006, the Library of Congress has provided funds to support two PREMIS consultancies and PREMIS also has some funds in hand from the Digital Preservation Award prize money, and the remains of some "seed money" OCLC provided to the original Working Group. When additional funds are required to support activities, the Managing Agency will work with the Editorial Committee (or other users) to apply for appropriate grants.
An Editorial Committee will work with the Managing Agency to set directions and priorities for PREMIS development in order to ensure that sufficient resources are available to support needed initiatives and achieve PREMIS goals. The members will be responsible for coordinating and approving future revisions of the Data Dictionary and XML schema. They will be expected to be active in writing articles, answering questions, organizing and participating in workshops, and generally acting as information providers for PREMIS. In some cases, they will be taking leadership roles within their countries for PREMIS use and implementation. It is expected that the Managing Agency and the Editorial Committee will use the Implementers' Group for broader perspectives on all issues.
Membership. Membership on the Editorial Committee will be restricted to experts from institutions that are committed to implementing the Data Dictionary in their own digital archiving systems. Any institution meeting this criterion and willing to donate resources to the maintenance and revision of the Data Dictionary is eligible. The Committee will not have more than 10 members, each with 2-year terms, extendable for additional 2-year terms. Appointments will target keeping a diversity of interests, perspectives, and experience on the committee. The Managing Agency will make the appointments in consultation with key implementers and developers. The Editorial Committee will appoint one of its members as Chair. The Chair will serve a two-year term.
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ST LOUIS (LALATE) – The Mega Millions winning numbers for March 18, 2014 results tonight have reach $400 million. Did anyone get the Mega Millions winning number this evening, and if not, what will be happening this Friday? Lottery officials from California to New York, Florida to Texas, are telling Mega Millions fans that tonight's draw results of 3/18/14 is one for the record books. But a draw doesn't really count if it doesn't produce a winner. For several weeks, we have been eclipsing previous records. But still no jackpot winner has been revealed. Could that change tonight? Your Mega Millions winning numbers for 3-18-14 are set to be announced just before 11 pm EST tonight.
The latest Mega Millions winning numbers for March 18 prompted an update today. The draw that once stood at $350M is now up to $400M. And the attractive cash value is even more lucrative. Officials tell news that the cash value is now at $230M.
So how big is tonight? Officials tell news that tonight is the third largest Mega Millions draw in U.S. history. Moreover another record could be broken as well. If only one winning ticket is sold this evening, it would be the highest single win in Mega Millions history as well. All wins at this level have resulted in multiple winning tickets.
Tonight's draw is also the sixth highest draw ever of any lotto in U.S. history. And despite the popularity of Powerball, Mega Millions still has the top two biggest jackpots in U.S. history. Officials tell news that "the Mega Millions jackpot continues to roll and will be an estimated $400 million for Tuesday, March 18 ($223 million cash option)." They add "At that level, it would be the third highest jackpot in the game's history, behind only the record $656 million prize on March 30, 2012, and the $648 million won last December 17."
Officials are still encouraging people not to forget the Megaplier. "In the March 14 Mega Millions drawing, there were five Match 5 winning tickets – three of which included the optional Megaplier for an extra $1. With a 3x Megaplier drawn, tickets sold in Arkansas, Florida and Virginia are worth $3 million each. The remaining two Match 5 winners were both sold in Ohio and are worth $1 million each."
Nevertheless tonight will be a record evening. "The estimated $400 million jackpot will be the sixth largest lotto jackpot ever offered in the United States". UPDATE 11 PM: The winning numbers for tonight have just been released. They are 11, 19, 24, 33, 51, Mega: 7, Megaplier: 3.


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Feeding pets a high quality food is the best thing an owner can do for their health and longevity. High quality foods do not contain needless grains, meat by-products, meat meals, glutens, or corn. The primary ingredients of a high quality food should be meat. Dogs and cats are carnivores and require meat to be bright eyed and bushy tailed. Foods such as Canidae Pure series, Orijen, and Acana offer a variety of protein sources with no unnecesary additives.
Around Birmingham, there are not many places to purchase high quality pet food. A few small boutiques carry one or two brands and Pet Supplies Plus carries Canidae, but it is nearly impossible to find a wide variety of foods from one retailer. Thanks to Against the Grain Pet Nutrition, that has now changed. Against the Grain is an online based retailer that delivers right to your door. If the customer is located within 50 miles of Montevallo, Al, delivery is free (with a minimum $40 order). Delivery outside this area is a minimal charge to cover fuel costs.
Chris Wilson, the owner of ATG, is an animal rescuer, former nurse, and an advocate for healthy and high quality pet foods. She has spent much time and effort investigating various pet foods and now passes that knowledge on to her customers. If you have a special needs pet, one who requires a particular type of food or protein, ask Chris for help.
With a try before you buy program, different types of food may be tested to find exactly what your pet likes best. Even better, Against the Grain is not just food. They also carry treats and chews, grooming supplies, and supplements. Make Against the Grain Pet Nutrition your food supplier today.


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Did you, like a zillion other moviegoers, have difficulty understanding Tom Hardy's Bane in 'The Dark Knight Rises'?
Then fear not! Because it's all perfectly clear now that we've seen these outtakes above, courtesy of Auralnauts. Turns out that all along, Bane was talking about his dietary requirements. Who knew?!
Of course, this is just one of many, many, many, many, many Batman parodies out there. Which is why we only thought it right to round up some of the best for you...
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