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Jimmy Graham started with a bang before the NFC divisional playoff game, getting into an altercation with Seattle Seahawks linebacker Bruce Irvin. But the New Orleans Saints' tight end didn't show up again until 24 seconds remained in the Saints' 23-15 loss.
Drew Brees only targeted Graham once in the first half. He targeted the All-Pro tight end four more times and came up empty. Graham's sixth and final target turned into his one and only catch for eight yards.
Not exactly the type way he wanted to wrap up a contract year, though Graham's previous results should make him a very, very wealthy man this offseason. But the paltry output induced a bucket of negative comments from the Seattle locker room, including defensive end Michael Bennett telling Bleacher Report that Graham was soft and the most overrated player in the NFL.
"I read what one player or two players had said and look, that is pretty typical when you get into these heated games," Saints coach Sean Payton said Monday. "I don't concern myself as much with what an opposing player might say. What's most important to us is our evaluation of a player's progression and how he impacts our team and how he helps us win."
I charted each of Graham's snaps on passing plays from the coaches' film. The Seahawks mixed up coverages on Graham and typically blanketed him when using single coverage.
Here's a look at each snap Graham received on a passing play:
First quarter
- Tight end formation for Graham; short crossing route bumped by a linebacker along the route; incomplete screen pass to Mark Ingram
- Inside receiver; seam route into a post; bumped off the line; linebacker in front and a safety behind; looked like Brees wanted to go to Graham; checkdown to Khiry Robinson for 13 yards
- Lone receiver to Brees' left, single coverage; play looked to be a designed screen with Graham trying to block; minus-3-yard screen pass to Darren Sproles
- Slot receiver to Brees' left; single coverage on a 5-yard out route; looked like another designed screen resulting in a Sproles 9-yard reception
Second quarter
- Lone receiver to Brees' left, single coverage and good coverage on a go route up the sideline, Brees looked Graham's way first and is forced to look elsewhere, ball sails too high to Lance Moore over the middle for an incomplete pass
- Tight end formation with hand to the ground, but outside tight end with Josh Hill and Benjamin Watson inside of Graham along the line; Graham gets a free release on a quick slant; play wasn't designed for Graham as Brees rolled right and threw an incomplete pass to Hill
- Inside receiver to Brees' right; Graham ran a quick turnaround at the first-down marker; two Seahawks settled in on Graham; Brees pumped into his direction, tucked the ball and had his pass intended for Colston batted down on fourth down
- Inside receiver to Brees' right in trips formation; short seam route with a linebacker in front of Graham; a Colston 9-yard reception
- First target; inside receiver to Brees' right in trips formation; intermediate seam route; Brees threw an incomplete pass to Graham as safety Earl Thomas flew over Graham's back to break up the pass; Graham looked for a flag, but Thomas had perfect timing
- Inside receiver to Brees' right in trips formation; deeper seam route; one defender in front of Graham and two behind him; incomplete to Colston
Third quarter
- Lone receiver to Brees' left; single coverage; Graham ran a go route, but looked like he was more clearing out his defender to open up the middle of the field; Colston hauled in a 16-yard reception thanks to the clear out; Graham also laid a block on a second defender to keep him out of the play
- Tight end formation with hand to the ground with Watson lined up inside of Graham; Graham ran about a 10-yard crossing pattern with a linebacker drifting in front of Graham in coverage; Robert Meachem 17-yard reception
- Inside receiver to Brees' left; single coverage and tight coverage; play was designed to Watson all the way to the right, but Watson's screen pass went for no gain
- Inside receiver part of a stack formation with a third wideout to the left; single coverage with a linebacker blanketing him; Brees sack and guard Jahri Evans fumble recovery
- Tight end formation with hand to the ground; Graham ran a go route with a defensive back playing behind him; incomplete to Colston
- Second target; lone receiver to the right; cornerback Richard Sherman in single coverage; Sherman had his hands all over Graham on a short crossing pattern at the first-down marker; pass was batted down at the line for an incompletion
- Graham went in motion to become the inside receiver to Brees' right; defensive back jammed Graham hard on his short out route; Brees rolled right, possibly pondering Graham as an option; stopped and threw back across the field incomplete to Moore to turn it over on downs
- Inside receiver to Brees' right; initial defender let Graham scoot by with Sherman picking Graham up right away; Brees threw a 6-yard completion to Colston at the defender who left Graham
- Tight end formation with hand to the ground; Graham initially blocked a defensive end, then took off on a quick crossing route off the line; Hill 23-yard reception
Fourth quarter
- Lone receiver to Brees' right; Sherman in coverage with hands all over Graham as Graham ran a stutter step at the line and wanted to run an out route once he hit the end zone; Brees hit Moore for a 9-yard reception instead
- Lone receiver to Brees' right; Sherman on single coverage and good coverage with no grabbing this time on a Graham go route; Colston 6-yard reception
- Inside receiver to Brees' left; linebacker in single coverage; Graham didn't really run a route as he looked to block his defender; incomplete screen pass to Travaris Cadet on the opposite side of the field
- Inside receiver to Brees' left in a tight formation; linebacker in front and safety behind in bracket coverage on Graham's 10-yard out route; Colston 15-yard reception
- Inside receiver to Brees' left in trips formation; zone coverage with a linebacker in front and defensive back behind on a short crossing pattern to the right; Brees scrambled to hit Kenny Stills on a 30-yard reception, but Zach Strief's holding penalty negated the play
- Third target (exactly midway through the fourth quarter); middle receiver in trips formation to Brees' left, but inside receiver is essentially stacked next to him; safety Kam Chancellor had single coverage on Graham's crossing pattern; incomplete as Chancellor dropped an interception right in his hands
- Fourth target; middle receiver in trips formation to Brees' left, but he's stacked essentially next to a receiver; Graham ran a crossing route as the Seahawks played zone; Thomas banged into Graham again as the Seahawks' safety played the middle of the zone to break up the pass for an incompletion; Graham got up again looking for a flag and had a better argument this time than in the second quarter
- Tight end formation with hand to the ground as the outside tight end; Graham had a free release, but ran out to find someone to block for a screen pass that fell incomplete; defensive holding gave the Saints a first down
- Inside receiver to Brees' left with a tight formation; Graham ran a deep out route with single coverage on him by a defensive back; Meachem 52-yard reception off the tip
- Tight end formation with his hand to the ground; single coverage initially on a go route, but the safety came over quickly to help; incomplete to Ingram
- Lone receiver to Brees' left; short crossing route with single coverage; incomplete to Colston
- Inside receiver to Brees' left; quick out route with a linebacker not really too near him in single coverage; play obviously wasn't designed for Graham; incomplete to Sproles on the opposite side of the field
- Inside receiver in trips formation to Brees' right; Graham ran a flat route with really no one around him; Colston 18-yard reception
- Inside receiver in trips formation to Brees' right; Graham ran an intermediate turnaround route with a linebacker in tight coverage; Moore 11-yard reception
- Inside receiver in trips formation to Brees' right; Graham ran a flat route with single coverage; Colston 11-yard reception
- Inside receiver in trips formation to Brees' right; Graham ran a flat route with no one within 10 yards of him; Colston 16-yard reception
- Inside receiver in trips formation to Brees' right; Graham ran a little stutter route up the seam with a linebacker in front and a safety behind; Sproles 6-yard reception
- Inside receiver to Brees' right; single coverage by a defensive back on a quick crossing pattern; the umpire helped the Seahawks as Graham got tangled up with him on the route; incompletion to Stills; defensive penalty for 12 men on the field
- Fifth target, inside receiver to Brees' right; free release off the line; Graham cut left at the goal line; Chancellor jumped the route and nearly picked the pass off on the incompletion
- Inside receiver to Brees' right as he lined up tight along the formation; defensive back with single coverage and solid coverage on an out route at the goal line; incomplete to Moore
- Inside receiver in trips formation to Brees' left; flat route that Graham eventually turned into an out-and-up route with single coverage; Moore 7-yard reception, but offensive pass interference negated the play
- Inside receiver in trips formation to Brees' left; seam route with two defenders around Graham; Sproles 14-yard reception
- Inside receiver to Brees' left; single coverage as Graham ran a crossing route at the goal line; Colston 9-yard touchdown reception
- Sixth and final target; one and only reception; inside receiver in trips formation to Brees' right; Seahawks played deep zone; Graham ran up the seam and settled in the middle of the field for an 8-yard reception
- Inside receiver to Brees' right in a trips formation as if the Saints were running a Hail Mary; Graham ran the go route as two defenders were with him; Colston caught the pass and the failed lateral ensued
Soft? Overrated? I'm not buying either tag. But we've seen good defenses find ways to take Graham out of the equation in 2013. Finding ways to counteract the tactics of some of the upper-tier NFL defenses will be essential for the Saints to find more consistent production from the top weapon.
- I never questioned whether or not the final offensive play was a designed lateral. There's no chance Colston just decides to launch the ball across the field. No chance. Cadet took off up field out of the backfield as soon as Brees fired the pass to Colston.
The Seahawks actually had Cadet well covered, so Colston would have needed a perfect pass to make the play happen. As we saw, the pass was slightly less than perfect. And as Payton noted Monday, he should have had Colston step out of bounds for one more play.
- The Saints zeroed in on Marshawn Lynch in the first meeting and the defense successfully slowed him down. Conversely, Russell Wilson played one of his best games of the season in early December.
This time, the Saints consistently pressured Wilson and the Seahawks' quarterback was inaccurate on several easy throws on quick slant routes on third down. If those throws were accurate, they would have picked up first downs as the receivers had position on each of the misses.
The final result was Wilson going 9-of-18 passing for 103 yards with no touchdowns, no interceptions and three sacks.
- As a result of slowing Wilson down, the Saints run defense faltered in stopping Lynch as "Beast Mode" went for a playoff franchise record 140 yards and two TDs. Lynch's 31-yard TD burst with 2:48 left in the fourth quarter was the backbreaker.
Cam Jordan and Junior Galette were sucked in thinking Lynch would run it up the gut. Seattle sealed the two Saints defenders off when Lynch bounced the play outside. Then Seattle wideout Jermaine Kearse made the key block on safety Malcolm Jenkins, sandwiching Jenkins to Galette. Lynch was off. He had only cornerback Keenan Lewis to beat, and the stiff arm did the trick on Lewis.
- I've heard the criticisms of Payton's play calling early in the game about how Brees never threw a pass beyond the line of scrimmage in the first quarter. Playing it allowed for the running game to find rhythm. The conditions were rough at best to start the game. The second-quarter turnover is what put the Saints in a 13-0 hole, not the early play calling.
- Take a look at the 11- and 12-yard runs by Ingram in the first quarter. Then take a look at the 13- and 17-yard runs by Robinson. All four runs presented combinations of quick decision making by each back. All four runs presented dominating blocking from everyone on the offensive line, Jed Collins, Watson and Hill. This group has certainly come a long way from the early season running blues.
This season ProFootballFocus.com has been kind enough to provide NFL beat writers with weekly gradebooks for the respective team he or she covers. So here are a few tidbits from PFF's outlook from the Saints-Seahawks game:
Offensive summary
- Great game for Terron Armstead -- perfect in pass protection with no pressures allowed.
- Conversely, Evans struggled and finished with the worst grade on offense. Gave up six pressures (one sack, six hurries), the most he's allowed in any game since 2008.
- Graham struggled with negative grades in both run blocking and receiving. Spent just nine of his 56 snaps run blocking.
- Hill graded positively as both a receiver and run blocker. Of his 28 snaps, 19 were run plays.
- Brees pressured on 10 of 44 drop backs and blitzed just three times.
- Completed just one pass (two attempts) outside the numbers to the right (Sherman's side of the field).
- Robinson's second-straight game with a solid grade. Forced three missed tackles in 13 carries after two forced missed tackles last week.
- Forty six of Robinson's 57 yards came after contact, while Ingram gained 17 of his yards after contact.
- Saints didn't complete a single pass (one attempt) against Sherman.
- Just the third time this season that Moore was targeted five or more times.
- Saints averaged less than 2 yards per play on screen passes in their final five games.
Defensive summary
- Huge game for Jordan. Picked up six hurries and a sack in 26 snaps rushing the passer, while all three of his tackles counted as stops.
- Akiem Hicks also strong in run defense with a plus-3.0 grade there.
- Galette struggled (perhaps limited by injury) with the worst grade of the defense. Missed two tackles. This was his fourth negative overall grade in the past five games. He's graded positively overall just three times since Week 9.
- The defense missed 15 tackles after three misses vs. the Eagles. Averaged 4.8 missed tackles per game during the regular season.
- Linebacker David Hawthorne finished poorly in run defense for the second straight game.
- Safeties Roman Harper and Jenkins had the two highest coverage grades. Combined to allow two catches for five yards (both from Harper).
- The team held Golden Tate to just one catch for 13 yards.
- Pressured Wilson on more than 50 percent of his drop backs (14 of 24).
Here's the list of those Saints penalized this season through 18 games:
1. Drew Brees - 13 penalties (nine delay of game, three false starts, one intentional grounding), 66 yards lost
2. Charles Brown - 12 penalties (seven holding, two false starts, three illegal use of hands), three declined (all holding penalties), 79 yards lost
3t. Corey White - six penalties, (two roughing the passer, one interference with opportunity to catch, three pass interference), 117 yards lost
3t. Jahri Evans - six penalties (five holding, one false start), 50 yards lost
3t. Ben Grubbs - six penalties (three holding, one false start, one illegal use of hands, one illegal block above the waist), 55 yards lost
3t. Keenan Lewis - six penalties (three pass interferences, one offside, one illegal use of hands), one declined, 22 yards lost
7t. Malcolm Jenkins - five penalties (three unnecessary roughness, one offside, one illegal block above the waste), 59 yards lost
7t. Kenny Vaccaro - five penalties (two illegal use of hands, one unnecessary roughness, one personal foul, one taunting), one declined, 32 yards lost
7t. Brian de la Puente - five penalties (all holding), 49 yards lost
7t. Zach Strief - five penalties (three holding, one false start, one unnecessary roughness), 43 yards lost
Here are the top five offensive personnel formations the Saints have implemented in the postseason:
1. Drew Brees, Darren Sproles, Marques Colston, Lance Moore, Kenny Stills, Jimmy Graham, Zach Strief, Terron Armstead, Jahri Evans, Ben Grubbs, Brian De La Puente - 34 plays (30 pass, four rush), 6.68 yards per play (6.9 per pass play, 5.0 per rush play), 11 first downs, two touchdowns, one interception.
2. Drew Brees, Khiry Robinson, Jed Collins, Robert Meachem, Benjamin Watson, Josh Hill, Zach Strief, Terron Armstead, Jahri Evans, Ben Grubbs, Brian De La Puente - 15 plays (one pass, 14 rush), 7.27 yards per play (40.0 yards per pass play, 4.93 yards per rush play), four first downs.
3t. Drew Brees, Mark Ingram, Robert Meachem, Jimmy Graham, Benjamin Watson, Josh Hill, Zach Strief, Terron Armstead, Jahri Evans, Ben Grubbs, Brian De La Puente - eight plays (five pass, three rush), 7.38 yards per play (9.8 yards per pass play, 3.33 yards per rush play), three first down.
3t. Drew Brees, Mark Ingram, Marques Colston, Lance Moore, Kenny Stills, Jimmy Graham, Zach Strief, Terron Armstead, Jahri Evans, Ben Grubbs, Brian De La Puente - eight plays (five pass, three rush), 3.25 yards per play (4.4 yards per pass play, 1.33 per rush play), three first downs, one touchdown, one lost fumble.
5t. Drew Brees, Khiry Robinson, Robert Meachem, Jimmy Graham, Benjamin Watson, Josh Hill, Zach Strief, Terron Armstead, Jahri Evans, Ben Grubbs, Brian De La Puente - seven plays (one pass, six rushes), 2.86 yards per play (0.0 ards per pass play, 3.33 yards per rush play), two first downs.
5t. Drew Brees, Mark Ingram, Marques Colston, Kenny Stills, Josh Hill, Jimmy Graham, Zach Strief, Terron Armstead, Jahri Evans, Ben Grubbs, Brian De La Puente - seven plays (three pass, four rush) 2.86 yards per play (1.0 per pass play, 4.25 per rush play), one first down.
Evans - 76 (offensive snaps), 100%; 3 (special teams), 11%
Strief - 76, 100%; 3, 11%
Grubbs - 76, 100%; 3, 11%
Armstead - 76, 100%; 3, 11%
Brees - 76, 100%
de la Puente - 76, 100%
J. Graham - 55, 72%; 1, 4%
Colston - 54, 71%; 1, 4%
Stills - 44, 58%
Watson - 36, 47%; 3, 11%
Moore - 34, 45%; 1, 4%
Sproles - 33, 43%; 12, 44%
Hill - 28, 37%; 21, 78%
Meachem - 27, 36%
Ingram - 27, 36%
Collins - 22, 29%; 7, 26%
Robinson - 17, 22%
Cadet - 2, 3%; 12, 44%
Harris - 1, 1%; 9, 33%
M. Jenkins - 60 (defensive snaps), 100%; 12 (special teams), 44%
Jordan - 60, 100%; 5, 19%
Lofton - 60, 100%; 5, 19%
White - 59, 98%; 12, 44%
Lewis - 59, 98%; 1, 4%
Harper - 53, 88%; 10, 37%
Hawthorne - 51, 85%; 4, 15%
Hicks - 50, 83%; 4, 15%
Galette - 46, 77%
Bush - 33, 55%; 2, 7%
Dawson - 29, 48%; 22, 81%
Bunkley - 29, 48%
J. Jenkins - 22, 37%; 5, 19%
Humber - 17, 28%; 24, 89%
Foster - 11, 18%
Wade - 9, 15%; 11, 41%
Johnson - 8, 13%
Knox - 3, 5%; 18, 67%
Herring - 1, 2%; 24, 89%
Special teams
Reddick - 18, 67%
Sweeting - 12, 44%
Lelito - 9, 33%
Drescher - 7, 26%
Morstead - 6, 22%
S. Graham - 4, 15%
McCown - 3, 11%
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The No. 4 ranked Alabama softball team fell to No. 7 Missouri, 9-4, Saturday afternoon at Rhoads Stadium. After the day the Crimson Tide moves to 34-6 overall and 9-5 in Southeastern Conference play.
The Tigers (23-3, 8-2 SEC) scored nine runs on 10 hits with three of the runs unearned. Missouri used a four-run third inning to take an early lead and then added a single run in the fourth, another in the sixth and three more in the seventh to put the game out of reach.
Senior Chelsea Thomas (14-2) earned the win, tossing six shutout innings while allowing five hits and striking out two. Alabama sophomore Leslie Jury (11-3) was tagged with the loss after allowing nine runs - six earned in 6 2/3 innings.
Kayla Kingsley paced the Tigers with three hits and two runs while Emily Crane batted 2-for-4 with a run and a RBI. Sophomore Jadyn Spencer batted 3-for-4 with a RBI while junior Kaila Hunt added a two-run home run.
Alabama tried to mount a comeback in the seventh, scoring four runs. Hunt got the bats started with a two-run homer with one out. Spencer followed with a RBI single with junior Jordan Patterson wrapping up the Alabama offense with a run on a fielder's choice.
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Saluki Freshman Cartaesha Macklin led SIU with 18 points and a career-best five steals.
Feb. 9, 2012
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CARBONDALE, Ill. -- The Southern Illinois women's basketball team came back from a nine-point halftime deficit and held off a late Drake push for a 63-59 win Thursday night at SIU Arena.
A key stretch in the first eight minutes of the second half helped the Salukis (7-16, 3-9 MVC) close the halftime gap and take a lead they would not surrender the rest of the night.
"I didn't yell at halftime, I coached them. We made adjustments and talked about some things that were bothering us," said SIU head coach Missy Tiber. "I'll give our guys some credit for as young as we are we could have easily just been stubborn about it but we fought through. We came out in the second half and really guarded, then Teri (Oliver) made some crucial threes to start the run."
Southern fell into a hole out of the gate as the Bulldogs (11-12, 5-7 MVC) ran out to a 2-9 lead. The Drake defense gave the Salukis fits early, holding SIU's leading scorers Teri Oliver and Cartaesha Macklin scoreless through the first 9:30.
Mackin eventually shook loose to score a layup and a jumper on consecutive possessions to help Southern cut the margin to 14-12, but the Salukis couldn't get over the hump. The Bulldogs fought back push the lead as high as 11 with under a minute to play before Macklin hit a putback at the buzzer to pull within 30-21 at halftime.
The MVC's leading scorer and rebounder, Drake center Rachael Hackbarth had her way early, falling just a rebound short of a first-half double-double. Hackbarth had 13 points and nine boards at the break.
"I was disappointed at the beginning of the game," Tiber said. "The first half was too similar to the last two games we played."
The Salukis, and Oliver in particular, came out of the locker room on fire. Oliver, who had an uncharacteristic shooting slump on the road last week, hit four 3-pointers in the first eight minutes of the second half to help SIU open on a 22-7 run.
"We talked at halftime about getting a little more action off of handoffs and ballscreens and it worked out perfectly," Tiber said. "When Teri made one, she embraced it and kept wanting the ball back."
The Bulldogs rallied over the next five minutes to cut the martin to one point with about seven minutes to play, but Southern never gave way. Southern used an 8-2 run, sparked by some key plays by Macklin and sophomore Jordyn Courier, to push the margin back to seven at 52-45 with under 5:00 to play.
Drake made another run to cut the margin to three at the 3:53 mark, but Macklin responded with a 3-pointer, a steal and a runout to give SIU its biggest lead of the night at 57-49 with 2:27 remaining.
The Bulldogs made one last push by fouling and sending Southern to the free throw line, which appeared to be working. SIU struggled to hit key free throws down the stretch, allowing Drake to draw back within 61-59 with 31 seconds left.
Saluki sophomore Brooke LeMar did, however, step up and hit a key pair of free throws with 17 seconds remaining to push the game back to two possessions. The Bulldogs missed a 3-point attempt late and Courier corralled the rebound to run the clock out.
"We were very resilient tonight, we fought," Tiber said. "When you can score 42 points in the second half at home you're doing something right."
Macklin finished with 18 points and a career-high five steals to lead the Salukis while Oliver chipped in 17 with a career-best seven assists. Hackbarth finished with game highs of 27 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Bulldogs.
Southern shot 46.0 percent from the field (23-for-50), but only managed to hit 10 of 20 free throws. The game marked SIU's first win of the season wherein the Salukis scored less than 70 points.
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I am amazed by people. I was recently involved with an animal that was abused. Came home with its tail duct-taped and its mouth duct-taped with a cigarette in its mouth. I was told to call and report this to animal control. Animal abuse and neglect is nothing to be laughed at. It is a serious matter and we all need to take this seriously. Our pets are part of our families. This world needs a lot of prayers going on right now. People are getting meaner and meaner and this old world is not going to be around very much longer.
Don't tinker
Where'd they go?
I was just checking to see if anybody knows what happened to Diamond Nails and El Parian?
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Recall everybody
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Regulate burning
I am calling about Robinhood Road. I have neighbors that constantly burn. It would be nice if the city would have some type of ordinance against this type of burning. Some of us that have asthma try to get out and walk and enjoy these great fall days. Yet, these people burn for some unknown reason and pollute the air. It is very difficult for us older people to get out and enjoy our decks and walking because of this constant burning — every single day. I wish the city would do something about that.
Turn away
Just a thought about the 800,000 non-essential employees that were sent home when the government shut down. If you are saying each one of them worked 8 hours a day, it would be 64 million hours. Times that by just $7 an hour — not even minimum wage — and you get $44,800,000. I wonder where that money is going to go. Is it going to reduce the deficit? That is just for one day, too. And, if it is non-essential, why are there 800,000 non-essential employees?
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September has come and gone and Carroll County has still not kept its promise to publish the list of delinquent taxpayers in the county, some of which date back 20 years. It is almost tax time again and some of us are thinking seriously about not paying ours. In Carroll County you don't have to worry about a tax collector.
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THE head of Hospice Isle of Man has moved to allay fears about a treatment programme for dying patients.
Margaret Simpson, Hospice chief executive, said although the Liverpool Care Pathway is the subject of some controversy in the UK and questions have been raised about its usage here in the Isle of Man, relatives have nothing to fear.
In Tynwald last week, Liberal Vannin member and Douglas South MHK Kate Beecroft tabled a motion asking the Department of Health to investigate using the Welsh system of end of life care. Mrs Beecroft withdrew the motion.
She told the Manx Independent she withdrew it because of negative articles in the UK: 'I did not want people on the island to worry that it was being misused here as we are particularly fortunate to have our Hospice and its staff.
'Their standards are exceptionally high and give no cause for concern. As has been evidenced by the occurrences in the UK, the safeguards for the LCP need to be as stringent as possible, particularly if it is to be used more widely, but the withdrawal of the motion was purely timing.'
Critics say the LCP advocates the withdrawal of food, drink and some treatment and is therefore barbaric. But Mrs Simpson said the LCP ethos is the exact opposite.
'It is used purely to prevent dying patients from having distress or receiving treatment or tests that are not beneficial any longer to them and can cause them harm and not good,' she said.
'For instance, if a patient can no longer swallow, it is counter productive to force them to take medication which will not have an effect on the outcome. Drinking when a patient is in this condition can also lead to ''bubbling'' or choking.'
It is this, she said, that people interpret as a withdrawal of treatment. 'It doesn't change the fact of death, it makes the death that little bit better because everything is thought about,' she said.
A patient is put on to the pathway only with the signatures of the most senior doctor present, the relative/carer and, if possible, the patient. The decision can be reversed.
Mrs Simpson said the LCP had been improved and adapted to best practice over the years and that the Welsh version, although similar in many ways to the LCP, was a not as up-to-date.
The LCP operates both at the Hospice and Noble's Hospital. The issue of whether or not the pathway is followed correctly is not a problem in the island, said Mrs Simpson. 'We have been lucky we have got the right personnel and education,' she said.
Referring to adverse publicity, she said: 'People who have had loved ones on the LCP in the past will now get very anxious, thinking "have I agreed to something that maybe I shouldn't've agreed to?".
'In my own experience as a professional, I can say they don't always get it 100 per cent right in the UK but over here we are getting it totally right.
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Sunday, May 30, 2010
Of Samosas And Abuses
As many of you know, I was born in Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh and lived there for the first 23 years of my life and go there at least once every year. Two things I miss about living in Uttar Pradesh: the samosas and the gaalis. Both lend flavour to the culture that bred me. This Sunday afternoon, as I pour myself some beer after a late breakfast of dosas and coconut chutney, my tongue is suddenly craving for Tiwariji's samosas and my ears are yearning to overhear some gaalis.
Before we proceed, let me caution you that this post is not for the genteel reader who gets easily offended by or cringes at the mention of obscene abusive words. So if you are the kind who plugs fingers into your ears whenever you find two men fighting and showering abuses on each other, my apologies to you: kindly skip this and proceed to my previous posts. Better still, read the post and pretend that you haven't.
My deepest apologies also to Mother Ganga, for writing this dirty post on the Ganga Mail. But then, it is in her lap that these profanities that I am going to showcase have prospered over the centuries. Also, what is the big deal: many Indian writers, starting with Khushwant Singh and Shobhaa De, have used dirty Hindi words in their books.
Just that dirty words sound dirtier when mentioned in Hindi or any vernacular language. 'Fuck' is so commonplace these days that no one bats an eyelid either while uttering it or listening to it. Now try saying the same word in Hindi (though 'fuck' or 'fuck you', as an exclamation, does not have an accurate equivalent in any other Indian language unless you bring in mothers and sisters into the picture) and it will sound crude. But that does not absolve you of the crime: why should 'fuck' be sexy and acceptable and its Hindi translation crude? We need to break the colonial mindset. So here goes.
First, the samosas though. Tiwariji runs a mithai shop in my neighbourhood in Kanpur. His samosas, I can vouch for it, are the best I've ever had. Too sad he will never get to read this blog. There are other shops in the neighbourhood which make samosas that are almost as good, only that they fry fresh samosas at particular times of the day -- usually at eight in the morning and five in the evening. You are extremely lucky if you happen to be at any of these shops when a bunch of samosas is just being ladled out of the boiling oil. Tiwariji's shop, however, has a heated glass case that keeps samosas fresh and warm long after they have been ladled out.
Outside of Uttar Pradesh, the samosas have been utterly disappointing for me. A good samosa, according to me, has a crisp shell: the moment you bite into it, you run into mashed potato flavoured with fried cumin, roasted cumin powder and dried mango powder. But in samosas that I've had elsewhere, the shell is hard and oily, and once you break through it, you find mashed potato richly embellished with paneer or other local delicacies. Worse, I have never seen them being freshly fried: the attendant heats it up for you in the microwave oven. What the fuck! Samosas and jalebis are something that become immensely delectable only when a karhai filled with oil is in sight.
Samosas being freshly fried for you: they are symbols of small-town innocence and honesty that become more defined as you move towards eastern Uttar Pradesh. Land up in any roadside shop in eastern UP, especially in a small town by the Ganga, and have a glass of tea and two samosas -- you will remember the experience for the rest of your life. That's the true flavour of Uttar Pradesh!
Now the other flavour -- the gaalis. As long as you are not the recipient, the gaalis are as delectable as the samosas. The gaalis, even though crude, have a certain zaayka (tang) and tehzeeb (good mannners). The same gaalis, by the time they reach Delhi, become more Punjabi and crude to listen to. But within the borders of Uttar Pradesh, they are so listenable and I so miss them.
"Teri maa ka bhosra!" These were the precise words that woke me up on the morning November 2, 1984. Indira Gandhi had just been assassinated, and there was curfew in most of north India, including Kanpur. People were supposed to be indoors. On that sunny winter morning, a policeman on a bicycle mouthed these dirty words as he chased the last of the cricket-playing boys out of the ground that my house overlooked. It was so funny, and still not so funny.
The best abuses come out spontaneously during day-to-day situations, be it a boy arguing with a friend, be it a police constable scolding a tempo driver, or two colleagues having a heated discussion. But when two men at each others throats exchange abuses, it's the right time to listen in and build your vocabulary of bad words.
Sitting in Chennai, however, these are some of the common expressions that I sorely miss:
"Aukat mein raho, samjhe? Nahin to gaand kaat denge tumhari."
"Jis din gaand kaat ke haath mein de diya na, sab rangbaazi utar jaayegi, samjhe bhosrikey?"
"Teri maiyya chodoon."
"Jab gaand pe do laath padegi, tab samajh mein aayega."
What kickass statements! There are many more. Many, many more. But it's time for lunch. So got to go.
15 comments:
- janani sampath said...
ROTFL.....good one... tangy gaalis and tastefully used...:)
much better than the Mcs and BCs I have heard on Delhi blueline buses
- Deepika Munot said...
I will read and move on!! For me the english or the hindi version are both distasteful so atleast i do not discriminate!! But I do understand what you mean!! :)
...they are symbols of small-town innocence and honesty ...
for such expressions only I come back
here again and again.Only a UPiet can appreciate it most:-)
nice to see that most of the galis mentioned here do not end up on a woman.
Since u like the /jaika/ so much....so enjoy tis link:
ram-ram (krishi darshan style main)
- Paula said...
The tanginess of the samosas seem to overrule the flavour of the gaalis in this post - yes, I feel you have been a wee bit too polite at dispensing them! The other reason is that the only samosas I get to see in this part of the world (and choose not to eat) are the frozen varieties that you get in supermarkets. And no gaali in my vocab is good enough to vent my frustration at them! So you can well imagine how my mouth watered at the image of virtual samosas swimming in a karhai sinfully full of smoking hot oil!
One cannot beat the flavour of UP...be it gaalis, samosas, jalebis, gappbaazi, katiyas, or the fact that almost everyone knows some big shot in 'Sapa' and 'Basapa'
Loved the sight of the word "rangbaazi"...it's so much kanpuriya in essence ;-)
- ரவியா said...
this needs some translation man
lol.. This should be the first chapter of your book o blogs..
X "Aukat mein raho, samjhe? Nahin to gaand kaat denge tumhari."
Y "Tab tak mein kya samosa khata rahoonga kya?"
- Bimal said...
Isn't it a given that youngsters pepper their day to day talk with bhenchoot, posadikke, oh teri... and much more? We had this guy in our flat in Mayur Vihar who used to puntuate his sentences with BC all the time.
- Neha said...
For the samosas, you reminded me of Rajesh halwai's samosas near my house in Allahabad...how I miss them! Hate the ones in delhi, which are overloaded with paneer, peas, dry fruits and what not. And their sizes are enormous!
For the other part of the post, I'll modestly move on :)
Well written. Am back to my days in my hometown, Allahabad :). And with my paternal family settles in Kanpur, it's Kanpur too :)
- Soumya said...
Tiwariji's samosas sound very good. Have decided to pretend that I haven't read the second half :)
- hardik mehta said...
now this is what i call: "haath ko aaya moo na lagaya" - you were in full form till the sudden lunch announcement came - the post almost became incomplete...but a fascinating read
nice template
Some sentences do need translation.
Bhaiyon evam behno, the ones who need translation should go and stay in UP for a while. Not only you will come to love the gaalis but Tiwariji would be an inseparable part of your life..guess India does thrive on certain unspeakable but "can't- imagine-life-without" words. LOL BG, thouroughly enjoyed this post.


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Since they first appeared at the beginning of the 20th century, the textured wool sweaters of the Aran Islands have become "as tenacious an international symbol of Ireland as the harp and Shamrock," writes historian Dierdre McQuillan. Women on these small, craggy islands in the mouth of Galway Bay had always made clothing by hand, but it wasn't until the home crafts movement at the end of the 19th century that this practical skill blossomed into an iconic design known around the world. Then as now, the sale of handcrafts was encouraged as a way to continue local traditions and bring extra income into poor farming and fishing communities. Knitters from Donegal, the Channel Islands, and even emigrants returning from America traded techniques, and sweater patterns became more complicated as local women worked together to master new stitches.
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At this time, stocks like Qualcomm, eBay, and Netflix have reported strong earnings and held higher.
Futures have turned slightly lower this morning following yesterday's reversal back to near highs in the
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Overseas the
(INDEXNIKKEI:NI225) continues to rally as the yen gets devalued. Chinese markets are up eight sessions in a row and 23%+ since the December lows. European indices are starting to diverge from one another as they aren't all created equal. The US markets are not going rogue by rallying; the turmoil and skittishness that seemed to define world markets at times over the past few years seem to be fading. The European debt crisis has subsided despite some recent corruption allegations in Spain, and China's landing has been far from hard.
As far as key technical levels to watch on the
(NYSEARCA:SPY), micro support stands at $150.29ish. The bigger support level stands at $149.40-149.60. New pivot resistance stands at $151.48 and then $152.20ish.
As we near the end of earnings season, we like to evaluate how stocks have been acting following their reports. We like to focus on leading stocks that report strong earnings and hold higher. Stocks that fit that description for potential follow-on trades include
(NASDAQ:NFLX), which has formed a tight upper level channel and still has a high short float,
(NASDAQ:GOOG), which is hanging out near all-time highs,
(NASDAQ:QCOM), and
While we like to focus on leading stocks, there are also select opportunities to trade stocks that reported lackluster earnings and start to show signs of bottoming. The most high profile name in that group is
(NASDAQ:AAPL), which yesterday showed its most commitment to a rally since earnings. The stock trended higher most of the day to engulf the previous two-days of selling, and it will be key to watch how well it holds up in what could be a soft open this morning.
(NYSE:VMW) has put in a tight flag since dropping more than 20% after its earnings. You can take a neutral approach to the this stock and wait to see which way it breaks out of this lower level flag. The stock has been resilient over the last couple years after pulling into near this support area.
The banks continue to lead the market higher, and I believe will hold clues if we ever do get a steeper correction.
Goldman Sachs
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Bank of America
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Overall, I would take a step back until we get more clarity in this market. Cash is a position, and a prudent one when the short-term gyrations of the market are a bit erratic.
Scott Redler is long C, AAPL, BAC, MGM, ZNGA, FB, SLV, GLD, DBC, TBT, GE, SLV calls. Long LNKD call spread. Short SPY.


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Wolfe filed the suit Monday, listing a series of incidents of alleged harassment taking place over about 18 months beginning late 2012. The allegations assert that CEO Sean Rad and Justin Mateen, the chief marketing officer stripped her of her title as co-founder due to her gender, and that Mateen insulted her in public and called her a whore at a Tinder party. She also asserts that Rad disregarded her complaints. She is requesting compensatory damages, including lost pay, punitive damages and restitution.
IAC/InterActiveCorp, a majority stakeholder of the Los Angeles-based Tinder is a co-defendant, along with fellow dating site and IAC portfolio company Match.com. According to an IAC spokesman, the company suspended Mateen amid an current internal investigation. The spokesman also said the messages Mateen sent to Wolfe were inappropriate. "We unequivocally condemn these messages," he said, "but believe that Ms. Wolfe's allegations with respect to Tinder and its management are unfounded."
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text: Oxford Camping and Caravanning Club Site (367 reviews) from £7.15 to £12.15 Per person/night Contact Us Book It Images Video Map Select Section Overview Network Rail will be starting major works on the line adjacent to Oxford site commencing Sat 30th July until Mon 15th Aug 2016. They will be working 24hrs a day with a considerable amount of noise. Our site a mile from the attractions of Oxford city. Catch a bus from outside the site. City break or countryside adventure, the choice is yours if you camp at our Oxford Club campsite. Located just a mile outside the centre of Oxford, the campsite is the perfect base for exploring the magnificent city of dreaming spires. Camping in Oxford doesn't get any better than this. It's hard to believe this pleasant bolt hole is so close to the city. It's restful ambience makes it ideal to kick back and relax after a day pounding the streets of Oxford. Trees line this well laid out site, pitches are level and a good range of facilities are available. Walk, cycle or catch the bus (there's a stop right outside the site) into the city and you'll find plenty to see and do. Don't miss the University Museum of Natural History (the most complete remains of any single dodo are here) and the Pitt Rivers and Ashmolean Museums, the latter has 67 galleries to explore. A guided walking tour is the best way to see the University colleges and botanic Garden. There are themed tours too including an Inspector Morse and a Harry Potter Tour. And a punt on the River Cherwell is a must. The countryside around Oxford has its own delights. Not to be missed is the magnificent Baroque house – Blenheim Palace and its fine parkland in Woodstock. The Oxfordshire Museum is here too and tells the story of Oxfordshire through its galleries and exhibitions. The Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens is also worth a visit. This really is the best of all the campsites in Oxford. Worth Noting This city centre site can be a little noisy at times. Entrance is shared with Go Outdoors. There is no motorhome service point. Electricty supply is 10amp. Oxford site operates on restricted pitches through the winter, booking is essential. WiFi 100% coverage cannot be guaranteed due to rural location, weather conditions and changing flora. These can cause variable signal strength. Hotspots are available. Prices. Eat Local The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes and Oxfordshire Food Group produces a booklet of local food producers in the area. The booklet is available on Site. The group also has a website: local-food.net Facilities Oxford has the following facilities on or around the site. Members' and non-members' caravans welcome Members' and non-members' trailer tents welcome Grass pitch with electric hook-up Flushing toilet Washbasins No dedicated accessible facilities Drinking water taps Ice pack freezing Payphone Electric hook-up Grass pitch with electric hook-up for larger tents Members' and non-members' motorhomes welcome Members' and non-members' tents welcome Grass only pitch (no electric) Showers Electric shaver sockets Chemical toilet disposal point Dishwashing facilities Gas cylinders Pets welcome Club Site Wi-fi Reviews Review 1 |2 |92 |Next » Expand review Recommended: yes 4.3 good location- yes is looking a bit jaded now but not the clubs fault. Rusty (Club Member) stayed Jun 2016 This review is for Oxford good location- yes is looking a bit jaded now but not the clubs fault. very good wardens and was clean. Ideal for visiting Oxford. Towing: Easy Location: Town Suitable For: Older couples Friendliness: 5 Cleanliness: 5 Facilities: 3 Expand review Recommended: yes 3.7 It has to be said that the site looks tired, and its location behind an outdoor store does it... Smick (Club Member) stayed Jun 2016 This review is for Oxford It has to be said that the site looks tired, and its location behind an outdoor store does it no favours. The amenities block looks its age, and needs a complete rebuild. The site location, behind a major outdoor store does it no favours, and it looks generally run down. This is in no way a criticism of a great staff, who keep it clean and tidy, but just about every aspect needs attention. Our border collie did not rate the local park for a walk, and it would be useful to have suggestions for other larger areas to explore. I have no doubt that it will continue to be popular because of its position in the centre of a thriving city, and it was well populated when we were there. But it could be so much better with some investment. Towing: Easy Location: Town Suitable For: Peaceful break,Younger couples Friendliness: 5 Cleanliness: 4 Facilities: 2 Expand review Recommended: yes 5 site is next to river, where i saw a heron, so is great for city access (park and ride just... cath I (Club Member) stayed Jun 2016 This review is for Oxford site is next to river, where i saw a heron, so is great for city access (park and ride just over road), but also rural-ducks and foxes. the campers are quiet at night, and the train line has some clanking but not enough to disturb sleep, as i was pitched by the mini waterfall which gurgled a lullaby. the shower block is old, but unlike some more modern snazzy ones that are cold or luke-warm, the showers were instant hot water brilliant. Some very selfish caravanners let their dogs urinate on the tent pitches! This is not the fault of the managers, but i think there should be a clear sign that the grass is for tents not a dog latrine. shame that this is necessary. perhaps the number of dogs should be limited. Towing: Easy Location: Town,Country Suitable For: Families,Older couples,Groups,Younger couples Friendliness: 5 Cleanliness: 5 Facilities: 5 Expand review Recommended: yes 5 Have stayed here previously and will go back again. Bill (Club Member) stayed May 2016 This review is for Oxford Have stayed here previously and will go back again. Ideally situated for Oxford and Blenheim, we used our bus passes on all occasions and really enjoyed not having to drive around. I did make the mistake of catching the number 300 to get back to the site and it was the wrong one so had to get back to Oxford to get the right number 300 to Redbridge. Nice to have a mobile Fish and Chip on Tuesday's and Thursday's, very good value. Yet again tried to do all the touristy things and got really tired, should have known better. Had a Chinese meal at the Opium den near the bus station and recommend it highly. The site wardens were extremely helpful and always cheerful, even gave me instructions on how to reverse the car and caravan, still feel more comfortable using the motor mover but I suppose practice makes perfect. Towing: Easy Location: Town Suitable For: Families,Older couples,Peaceful break Friendliness: 5 Cleanliness: 5 Facilities: 5 1 |2 |92 |Next » Travel Local Travel Nearest bus stop: From Site entrance Nearest train station: Oxford 1.5 miles Get Directions to Oxford Staying here? Public transport near the site Bike ride? Find cycle routes nearby Sat Nav Download our POI file Safe Directions Print Friendly PDF Widget by Frixo Standard Fees For more information take a look at Pricing explained. Minimum booking periods do apply.


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I am not sure if it's a good thing or bad, but Motorola is just not able to let go of it's years old successful handset models, churning out cosmetic update, after update, after update.
Today it's time for Motorola Ming A1200, which was wildly successful in China few years ago.
And it comes in the form of Motorola A1210 Linux based handset.
It is still the same tri-band 2.5G GSM/EDGE phone with no support for 3G. But the new MotoMing will come with a bigger 2.8" 240x400px touchscreen display and 3.1 megapixel camera.
Other Motorola A1210 specs include TI OMAP850 CPU, 64MB of built-in memory, microSD memory card slot, FM Radio, Bluetooth, USB. It weights 125g and is 102 x 53.8 x 20.5mm in size.
Motorola A1210 is headed for China and nowhere else for now.


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As the War on Weed Winds Down, Will Monsanto Be the Winner?
Betraying Progressives, Democratic Platform Panel Backs Fracking, TPP and Israel Occupation
Donald Trump Said to Have Less Money Than He Claimed
After Brexit, European Left Calls for 'Massive Political Opposition'
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The "Saturday Night Live" Weekend Update correspondent made an appearance on KPFK radio's "Pocho Hour of Power" to comment on popes past and present.
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As The New York Times points out, Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina is the first non-European pope in more than 1,000 years.
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In his final address as pontiff, Pope Benedict XVI thanked the large crowd for its support and recalled joyous and difficult moments of his papacy.
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In giving up the papacy, Pope Benedict XVI was brave and bold. He did the unexpected for the good of the Catholic Church. And when it selects a new pope next month, the College of Cardinals should be equally brave and bold. It is time to elect a nun as the next pontiff.
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I don't expect the Vatican to take my advice, which is only fair since I've been ignoring theirs my whole life.
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Pope Benedict's resignation shouldn't have surprised us as much as it did. As an institutionalist who believes in the Roman Catholic Church as the carrier of truth in a sinful world, he would worry a great deal about the impact of his own infirmities on the institution's capacity to thrive.
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Whatever messages Pope Benedict tried to convey during his tenure were "drowned out" by the child abuse scandal and other controversies that rocked the Vatican during his reign, John Hooper writes at The Guardian.
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Screenshot via the Pope's Twitter account
After days of buildup, Pope Benedict XVI sent out his first message Wednesday to his hundreds of thousands of Twitter followers.
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Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton top the USA Today/Gallup Poll lists of the most admired men and women in 2010. Obama has lost some love since last year, but still has more admiration among Americans than the rest of the top 10 combined. ... (more)
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In a Vatican Radio broadcast on Friday, one Rev. Federico Lombardi, spokesman for the Holy See, announced that Pope Benedict XVI is ready to hold "new meetings" with victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy members, but at least one victims' group ... (continued)
It's no secret that Christopher Hitchens isn't big on religion, but above and beyond his disdain of deity worship, he's got some serious issues with the Catholic Church's handling of both the child abuse claims made against clergy members ... (continued)
Pope Benedict XVI's official investigators at the Vatican have been inundated with claims of abuse by Catholic priests and nuns, all to be handled by a small team of 10 at the Holy See's in-house operation. To offset some of the public discontent, the pope is writing ... (continued)
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Portugal is likely to become the sixth European nation—after Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Spain and the Netherlands—to legalize gay marriage. The Portuguese government has proposed to change the country's official definition of marriage to include same-sex unions.
It's kind of sweetly dorky, like your grandpa finally figuring out how to use his iPod or something, but the Vatican has apparently discovered the late hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur and has gone so far as to include one of his songs, "Changes," among a lineup of eight tunes on "The Vatican's Playlist" (which has its own MySpace page!).
It's been nearly 500 years since King Henry VIII split with the Vatican and formed the Church of England, and now Pope Benedict XVI has given Anglicans a way to come back to the Catholic fold while keeping some of their own traditions.
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Although the pope and other prominent Christians have registered their disapproval of the Harry Potter franchise in the past, the newest film in the series, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," is getting glowing reviews from fellow members of their fold. It's not quite on the level of WWHPD? but some are noting the teenage wand-wielder's similarities to a certain other powerful young man from a very popular book.
The Vatican is about to become a more Web-savvy institution, according to Benedict XVI. The pope issued a public statement Friday acknowledging that the Holy See failed to investigate the background of Holocaust-denying British Bishop Richard Williamson before formally welcoming him back into the Church's good graces in January.
AP photo / Alessandra Tarantino
Now a lot of folk will go along with the line that the Holy Father is so stupid—so utterly out of touch with Planet Earth—that he has no idea how disastrously his actions are received. Hmmm. Well, I wonder.
The powers that be at the Vatican (at least the earthly variety) are even more upset with Bishop Richard Williamson now that he has apologized. After drawing outrage last month when he claimed that no Jews died in gas chambers during the Holocaust, he made an apology this week. The papacy found it inadequate, to say the least.
The Central Council of Jews in Germany has come to an impasse with the Roman Catholic Church after Pope Benedict XVI reintegrated four bishops into the Vatican's fold, including British cleric Richard Williamson, who has taken a revisionist stance on the Holocaust in recent public statements.
The Virgin Mary is becoming a stage diva, and she's counting Pope Benedict XVI as one of her biggest fans. A pope-endorsed musical, "Mary of Nazareth," is about to debut at the Vatican's own concert hall later this month. By definition, this'll hardly be a racy production, but—bonus!—Alma Manera, the performer picked to play Jesus' mother, was once a Miss Italia contestant!
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Pope Benedict XVI's latest major stop on his U.S. tour took him to the United Nations, where he held forth about the need to prioritize human rights for all and pointed out how the majority of power to impact global events still remains in the hands of very few key players.
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In a move that strikes some as proprietary ecclesiastical politics, the Vatican released a statement Tuesday claiming that the Catholic Church is the only Christian organization eligible to use the term church to describe itself.
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The Goodwood Estate in West Chichester, England announced via press release on Tuesday, June 24, that its Festival of Speed this coming weekend will feature a special Formula 1 pavilion run by Sky Sports.
Sky Sports, a group of British television channels, will be on hand at the Goodwood Festival of Speed with its own pavilion beside which visitors will be able to watch all the action from a giant screen. Sky Sports commentators will include host David Croft, three-time grand prix winner Johnny Herbert, and Natalie Pinkham presenting all the action from the F1 paddock.
The Sky Sports pavilion within the F1 Paddock will also feature a Sky Sports channel feed, Sky genius bar, a special viewing gallery and promotional staff handing out lanyards with free ear-plugs.
In addition, there will be a green-screen experience at which visitors can have their picture taken as if they were inside a real race car, and the opportunity to win Sky-related prizes.
F1 world champions Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen will feature on Sunday, June 29, while the timed shoot-out to decide who will be fastest up the hill will be broadcast live on Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports F1 from 1500-1700 hours, with commentary from Tony Jardine and NBC's Will Buxton.
The show will feature the climax to the Festival of Speed and the attempt by nine-time World Rally champion Sebastien Loeb to break the record in the Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak car.
This year's Goodwood Festival of Speed runs June 26-29. The estate's annual Goodwood Revival, dedicated to historic/vintage motor racing, in particular, including asking spectators to dress in period costumes from the 1940s-1960s, is scheduled for September 12-14.
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I just noticed that the Spurs aren't on the list of teams on the 1st page. You should add them, jpz.
I would like the Toronto Raptors as a second team.
give me the Kings.
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you can now get a third team if your crazy and really want to
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Disneyland has decorated and added special events for the holiday season. Sparkling décor and daily performances of "A Christmas Fantasy" parade are included in the festivities. The holiday experiences include special holiday versions of "it's a small world" and Haunted Mansion, the "Believe …in Holiday Magic" fireworks spectacular, and a nightly snowfall on Main Street, U.S.A. Disney California Adventure park gleams with the merriment of the season, including a beautiful Christmas tree that towers over Paradise. (Photos courtesy of Disney Parks)
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I am part of some online "communities" but then again, I'm not—somehow. It's funny as I regularly contribute to some of them, namely Wikimedia Commons, Wikipedia, Rosetta Code and Stack Overflow (and its relatives). Now currently there are elections for new moderators on Stack Overflow and I (as most users) was asked to vote:
But I honestly can't vote there.
The problem is that Stack Overflow is largely content-based. Whatever there may be in community is mostly driven by content and not by the users. Which means that I could judge the candidates by the content they contribute which is easy enough but doesn't tell me anything about their qualifications as a moderator. Equally unsuitable are the moderator nominations, mostly done by the candidates themselves and their user profiles; they simply aren't an accurate picture of how well they would do their job.
Stack Overflow goes great lengths in pushing the actual users into the background, emphasizing the questions and answers. There is a little incentive to continue contributing, namely reputation and badges; I'm playing that game too. But overall it doesn't really matter for Stack Overflow to keep specific persons there—as long as the contributions are still there and of high quality, no one can complain. But ultimately you don't really know about those people. You know about their technical knowledge and how they write or how willing they are to provide outstanding answers. But about how well they would perform as moderators? Nothing. While sometimes discussions arise in the comments on a question or answer they are mostly very short-lived, just as the questions/answers themselves (most questions, even those with stellar answers vanish after at most a few hours and no-one reads them anymore). What's more: comments are de-emphasized on purpose: smaller font size, gray text, hidden by default (except for the top-rated comments). As a discussion medium, where I could actually see how people approach problems, how they deal with it and ultimately solve it, this is a complete fail; again, on purpose.
Stack Overflow isn't alone in this regard; I just picked it out since it's the one example I'm most familiar with at the moment. The problem is similar for me at Wikipedia where the means of communication are comparably arcane and inefficient. Mostly you're communicating with a large blob of vaguely human form which could be anyone. And most of the time you don't talk to the same persons regularly. To me it is surprising that (at least for the German Wikipedia) many people participating in discussions, polls, &c. seem to know each other and are actually talking there. Maybe I'm the ugly kid who stands besides all this or maybe I just didn't see a suitable way of getting to know the people behind the content.
Ultimately, there are probably persons who could judge how well someone is suited as a moderator: Those that have access to logs that detail what moderator-like activities a person has done. For Stack Overflow this would include things like close-votes on questions, flagging questions and answers for moderator attention—that's the technical side. Then there's the human side which necessarily includes discussions (such as what makes a question programming-related). But discussions are, as noted, very much de-emphasized in contrast to questions and answers (which tell me only about technical problems someone faced and was able to solve).
For the normal user there is simply no easy way of looking at the things that would matter in this regard and help in a decision. As for the candidates: I've never had anything to do with the vast majority of them, except for two.
Well, back to my original point, I find it a little weird that such sites ask their members about positions that need certain qualifications, who—by definition and purpose of the site—don't know each other well enough to make an informed decision on that. I see it as a kind of pseudo-democracy where the site owners/administrators give the "community" something to decide. But in the end I doubt the final decision will be made with regard to the actual qualifications of the elected person. The votes itself are probably rather random for most people participating in the election or maybe guided by prior advertising on behalf of the candidates. I don't remember the original nominations of the candidates anymore but what I read of them didn't strike me as convincing. Heck, not knowing those people I couldn't even decide whether their application/nomination was meant seriously or is just full of senseless talk.
I think such sites should either make actual communication (read: social behavior of people) part of their purpose (not that I see this necessarily as a good thing—I'm part of no social network for a reason) or stop trying to pretend they have a community. In fact, they haven't, in my opinion; they have content, they have people that contribute it; but they have no community.
To get to know WP folks, there's a few things you can do. First of all, keep following #wikipedia-de on irc.freenode.net. Then, there's local meet-ups half-frequently (at least Jena had a few), go there.
And of course some project sites are great places to meet and discuss, such as WP:LK, WP:QS.


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Room For Two: Avery and Harlan's Nursery Tour
The girl's room has been a work in progress ever since we moved into the apartment nearly three years ago. Just when I thought that I had it just the way I wanted it, I found out I was pregnant with Avery and had to figure out how to fit two little ones into one room.
I often get asked how it is living in a smaller apartment with two kids. To be honest, it's definitely not easy, but we make it work. I've become so much of a minimalist since we moved in that I really only keep what's absolutely necessary. The girls play with a lot of the same toys and if we buy them a new toy, we always donate an old one. The system seems to work for us and it's helped us make the best use of the space that we have.
Last weekend I spent all day Saturday locked up in the girl's room for a major spring cleaning. The girls still had clothes in their closet from last year and it needed a major overhaul. I came away with a great clean room and a lot of donations for families in need.
I figured since the room was clean and probably won't look like this for long that I'd give you a quick tour of their shared room. I have fallen in love with this room and the girls love to play together in it which is a definite plus. It's become so much of their space that it's definitely starting to reflect who they are.
I used a lot of Avery's first birthday decorations in their room. I ordered them with that intent and I love that they have served dual purposes.
This hangs over Avery's crib. It definitely signifies that it's her space in the room. (Learn more on those amazing first year posters)
Harlan has a book shelf that hangs above her bed. She absolutely loves reading and especially likes to do it in bed before she goes to sleep. It's definitely encouraged her to read more and she loves it.
I recently added this creative corner into the girl's room. It serves as Harlan's art table and her tea party table. She uses it nearly everyday and it's such a great addition to their room.
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what a sweet little space, I'm sure they love it
What a cute room they have! Love the paper flowers, floating shelves and hanging bookcase.
beautiful! where is the toddler bed from? thanks! I'm looking for a couple of them for my 2 girls.
So cute! It reminds me of when my sister and I shared a room! 🙂
Wow! This is a beautiful nursery and works perfectly for both girls! We love the individuality that each child has in the shared room – like Harlan's book shelves and Avery's birthday decorations! We also love the pink and green theme – a great way to enhance the color scheme would be with personalized blankets with satin trim, in both pink and green! These fun blankets will keep each girl's side unique and add to the overall theme!
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