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By ALEX KUCZYNSKI
Published: July 31, 2000
There are few areas of modern society that are as nasty, brutish and just plain catty as the world of fashion magazines. Fueled by skim cappuccinos infused with Sweet 'n Low and the rather desperate illusion that this month's hemline length is a matter of grave importance to the world's population, the fashion-editor's world is a place that embraces the casual morsel of malicious gossip and recycles it over and over again until it snowballs, in a frenzied crescendo of hushed cell-phone conversations and secret e-mail messages, into something resembling truth -- which, of course, it rarely is.
Take a recent episode: Katherine Betts became editor in chief of Harper's Bazaar in August of last year. Less than a year later -- or faster than you can say ''Waiter, a saucer of milk for this table, please!'' -- a competing editor, Bonnie Fuller of Conde Nast's Glamour, buoyed by reports of Bazaar's sluggish newsstand sales, was angling for her job and had even created sample page spreads illustrating her vision for Harper's Bazaar, said one former Glamour editorial staff member who saw the spreads and one current staff member. A Conde Nast spokeswoman, Maurie Perl, disputed the story.
The episode wound up in Inside.com and The New York Post. But what is more important is that the reports kicked off weeks of industry speculation about the safety of Ms. Betts's job -- which is, by the way, perfectly secure, said Hearst executives.
''Things can become very personal very quickly,'' Ms. Betts said, discussing her world in an interview in her 37th-floor office last week.
But apart from dealing with the day-to-day slings and arrows of the magazine world, Ms. Betts faces several other challenges, some arguably greater than sidestepping the rumor mill. For starters, she had to take over from Liz Tilberis, a well-liked editor who died of ovarian cancer last year. Now, Ms. Betts must make a historic fashion magazine relevant and appealing to readers in a crowded field that includes W magazine, Vogue, Elle and Bazaar. All four fashion magazines must now also compete with fast-growing titles like Time Inc.'s In Style and Hearst's O: The Oprah Magazine, which have found readers by showing less concern with fashion than with celebrities (In Style) or self-improvement and lifestyle (O: The Oprah Magazine).
Ms. Betts must also reconcile Bazaar's core philosophy, which has for much of its 134-year history been to document the evolution of high-end fashion and couture clothing, with changing American tastes at the retail level: Americans are less likely to spend money on formal clothing; they are buying casual wear at cheap-chic chain stores like H & M and Banana Republic.
Cathleen P. Black, chief executive of Hearst Magazines, said that part of the reason she hired Ms. Betts, who at 36 is the youngest editor in chief in Bazaar's history, was because she felt she could reconcile those issues.
''The beautiful thing is that women can buy couture now, and they can also shop at Banana Republic,'' Ms. Black said. ''An editor does not have to make choices for all American women. Kate is a young, modern woman who can bring those concepts together in the magazine.''
Ms. Betts must recast Bazaar after a year that has not been the smoothest sailing. During her first 11 months, she changed three-quarters of the magazine's editorial departments, and supervised a redesign that was criticized for streamlining the distinctive cover typeface conceived by the fabled art director Alexey Brodovitch. On a more personal level, Ms. Betts allowed the Lifetime network to film a documentary about her first few months on the job; while it showed several poignant moments of her balancing motherhood and work, the documentary, ''Putting Baby to Bed,'' also portrayed her at times as frosty and domineering.
But as much as fashion-world habitues hope for more such morsels to chew over in lieu of lunch, they may be sorry to learn that from all outward appearances, Bazaar appears to be taking baby steps forward under Ms. Betts. Advertising pages are up 10 percent for the year, according to Cynthia R. Lewis, the publisher of Bazaar since April, as compared with last year, which was one of the worst in the magazine's history.
''We are No. 4 in our competitive set, which is Elle, Vogue, W, and Bazaar, in terms of advertising,'' Ms. Lewis said, adding that she believed ''the window between us and W is closing.'' The September issue will have around 354 pages, Ms. Lewis said, the second largest September issue in the magazine's history. The February issue had 148 ad pages, and March 263, both the largest ever for those months.
The rest of the picture is less clear: Overall circulation is steady; newsstand sales are up slightly; and subscriptions are down slightly.
According to the Publisher's Statement filed with the Audit Bureau of Circulations, the February 2000 issue, which was Ms. Betts's first, sold less than its 1999 predecessors on the newsstand. But March, April, May and June all sold more than the comparable issues the previous year. Subscriptions were down by 6.6 percent during the first six months of 2000, which Hearst executives say they expected with the redesign.


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Post away guys
Due to the increasing interest in all things valves this thread is for posting links to valve data, places to buy, interesting valve sites etc etc.
Also those that know there stuff are welcome to share it here too
Post away guys
Due to the increasing interest in all things valves this thread is for posting links to valve data, places to buy, interesting valve sites etc etc.
Also those that know there stuff are welcome to share it here too
Recently dealt with Edicron for some replacement valves for my phono stage.
Peter Cruh is a top chap to deal with, very friendlyand offers excellent service and great prices.
My Flickr Page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/philnmorgan/
When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her. (David Bissonette)
I'll edit and update this entry as I go rather than continually add new posts
Information Resources:
the place I always start when I need info on valves is;
http://tdsl.duncanamps.com/ click on the software tab and you can download a personal copy of the search database to hold on your PC. Or use the online search, this (and the PC version)has links to data sheets.
http://hktubeaudio.homestead.com/ the Hong Kong Tube Audio Club - go to the main menu option & tube info for their tube shoot-outs.
http://www.jj-electronic.sk/ JJ valves home site
*A book worth reading "A Taste of Tubes"* Download or view from the link below
Western Electric links - this link takes you into their archived tube spec sheets, but there are other interesting sections to go to as well
FAQ section from Vacuum Tube Valley
The Vacuum Tube Inc. "Hall of Shame" an article about some of the more common fakes and poor re-brands, some even perpetrated by the manufacturers themselves.
Weber Valve Bias Calculator
The BoatAnchorManual Archive
It's big, it's American,it's flaky, it's got a strange name, but if you're looking for a manual on vintage Americana stuff, it the place to start, more odd manuals than you can shake a stick at! Patience and the refresh key are all you need (unless the file is in DjVu format, then you'll have to download the viewer - but its free). They also have a mirror site with all the same stuff again at;
Sellers WEB based:
http://www.tubetown.de good prices for new tubes (cheaper in many cases than the UK)reasonable postage, mainly a muso' site but still OK for audio stuff.
http://www.chelmervalve.co.uk/index.htm probably the biggest stock of NOS valves in the UK (least thats what they say)
http://www.tube-shop.com/uk/home.asp Every one's favourite? Well certainly not mine - totally useless, inefficient bunch who I've never managed to have one successful trouble free purchase from.
https://www.watfordvalves.com/order_frameset.htm Another of the usual suspects – watch out for that postal charge if you only want a single valve
Sellers eBay (that have provided good service):
big.daddy! (shop is 10x10 Electronics )
vintagelectron (US based, but I've had batches of tubes shipped over that have been cheaper than in the UK, even when you add in delivery and tax!)
tubeprofi (shop is TubeProfi Shopbased in Austria) usually good prices for new JJ's
Testers General Reading:
Good reading for testers in general, but especially for US ones
Testers, New Production:
http://www.amplitrex.com/the best looking high tech' one I've seen so far - no USB Connection though
Testers Old:
http://www.crowthornetubes.com/valvetest.htmusually has somethingof interest, but be careful and research before you buy.
Tutorial resources:
Download the Audio Classroom Series from AudioXpress
These Selected sections are very useful.
Edit to update old closed link + Add a new link
Last edited by mrwippy; 21-04-2016 at 07:31 AM. Reason: link updated
I really like this site as it has pretty pictures...
This site also has nice pics. It's a shop but the link to the pics is on the left-hand menu.
Came across this site when I was searching for Mullard re-makes
Required reading:
http://members.aol.com/sbench101/ - Steve Bench is just about god in tube circles. Start here.
http://www.tubedata.org/ - The most comprehensive archive of tube data sheets. Several mirrors.
http://www.nj7p.org/Tube.php - Alternative to TDSL.
http://www.crowthornetubes.com/ - Gerry's a really good bloke, tubes, testers, manuals, repairs and lots of generally cool stuff.
http://www.tubesandmore.com/ - Antique Electronics Supply in the US. Great service.
http://eifl.co.jp/ - Tango/Tamura iron, rare tubes, etc.
http://www.acoustic-dimension.com/ - Tango/Tamura/Black Gate, etc.
http://intactaudio.com/ - Magnetic volume controls, LR phono stages, etc.
http://www.diyhifisupply.com/ - DIY amps, TVCs, components, tubes, yadda, yadda. Brian is a great guy.
http://www.jacmusic.com/ - Tubes, Lundahl iron, sockets, euro tubes, etc.
http://www.hificollective.co.uk - UK based, Audio Note & Glass House kits, componets, etc.
Enthusiast sites:
http://www.vt52.com/ - Jim de Kort's tube project - excellent site.
http://www.dhtrob.com/ - Some more cool projects
http://www.triode-dick.com/ - Even more cool prjects, but in Dutch.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GM70/ - Boatanchor amps Yahoo! group. Very scary stuff with extremely high voltages.
http://www.pmillett.com/ - Pete Millet's site, loads of data and data books.
http://www.oldradioz.com/ - Old radio info, datsheets, etc.
Radiotron designer's Handbook (RCA, 4th Ed.) - The bible.
Morgan Jones - Valve amplifiers - Theory, etc.
Morgan Jones - Building valve amplifiers - Focuses more on construction.
edit: added more stuff.
CD players - computer audio for dummies.
i_should_coco wrote:Are we getting homework now?Required reading:
http://members.aol.com/sbench101/ - Steve Bench is just about god in tube circles. Start here.
Will there be a short test later?
Seriously thanks for that , willl have a good look when time allows,
I would also endorse Gerry at Crowthorne, I found him very helpful (and patient!).
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Than a mortgage and a lawn to mow - Joni
Tel wrote:Long and painful is more like it!Are we getting homework now?
Will there be a short test later?
CD players - computer audio for dummies.
Some further links added.
Here's another:
some more shops (based in europe andseemingly cheaper than the UK stockists). note that i've never tried them myself, just saw them listed on a zerogain thread:
Same same, but different
Anthony wrote:Eurotubes is a US company and distribute JJ tubes. But they are real enthusiasts and if you need to know how to bias your Fender/Marshall/.....then they have some nice little videos to watch :note:some more shops (based in europe andseemingly cheaper than the UK stockists). note that i've never tried them myself, just saw them listed on a zerogain thread:
Try again.
I just ordered a PAIR of matched EH 300b gold grids for £85.50including next day postage;most places charge almost that much for one!
edited cozI forgot to add the postage charge
bad service from http://www.hotrox.com
i ordered two sets of valves, both sets had faulty valves, they sent them in a jiffy bag,they denied it, i got the proof they did, both sets i sent back, second set i sent back they claimed they where ALL broken, had to claim off the post office, i lost £35 and no valves.
Wouldn`t recommend `em chaps.
Foo Foo Manchu.
Apart from the need for good packing and maybe insurance, are there any other problems with buying tubes from the States, ie.Import duty and stuff like that. Si.
I've bought thousands of tubes from the states and I think I only ever lost one package and had a few damaged due to crap packaging.
You may or may not get fleeced for duty (almost certainly if sending EMS [express mail] because it comes through Parcel Force).
If shipping via normal USPS, chances are you'll get away with it. But...if it's insured, then the sender has to put the true value on, so it's more likely to get nabbed.
Expect £4 handling fee (PO) or £13 (Parcel Force) + duty + VAT.
CD players - computer audio for dummies.
Thanks for that. You don't happen to know what the rate of duty is do you? the valves themselves will cost around £95. Si.
Not sure, I never managed to work that one out. I'm sure it's some complex formula or other. Way less that the VAT is the main bit...
CD players - computer audio for dummies.
Ok,I can't bugger around any longerwondering if it's going to cost me a few bob more and I need the valves so I've just ordered two sets of Sovtek KT66 matched quads from a sellerin theStates. Si.
Pete, those valves have arrived from the States straight to my front door, so you can guess that I'm quite pleased. I half expected another slapping. They were packed well and I've already installed one set as you'll probably know from my other posts. Si.


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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Mission Linen Supply reports that its Bakersfield facility has been accredited by the Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council (HLAC), making it the seventh plant companywide to be so recognized.
The Bakersfield plant joins facilities in Phoenix, Ariz.; Albuquerque, N.M.; and Santa Maria, Fresno, Salinas and Chino, Calif.
HLAC is a non-profit organization that inspects and accredits laundries that process healthcare textiles for hospitals, nursing homes and other healthcare facilities. National inspections assure customers that the highest-quality standards are met when processing healthcare products, Mission Linen Supply says.
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International stars' call of duty
by Ashley Houghton
Dozen away with respective countries.
Seb Larsson, John O'Shea and Steven Fletcher lead a string of Sunderland stars off representing their countries this week.
Larsson will be looking forward to coming up against some of the world's elite, including Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Manchester City's Sergio Aguero, as his native Sweden host Argentina in an international friendly in Solna.
O'Shea is joined by James McClean and Keiren Westwood in Dublin as the Republic of Ireland host Poland in a friendly at the Aviva Stadium on Wednesday.
Fletcher is joined by Phil Bardsley as Scotland host Estonia at Pittodrie in Gordon Strachan's first match since being appointed as Scotland manager.
David Vaughan has been included in Chris Coleman's Wales squad for their friendly against Austria at Swansea City's Liberty Stadium.
Elsewhere Simon Mignolet, Stephane Sessegnon and Ahmed Elmohamady are all representing their respective countries in friendlies.
Meanwhile, Connor Wickham and Jordan Pickford will both represent England at youth level on Tuesday with Wickham's Under-21's taking on Sweden at Walsall's Banks Stadium and Pickford's Under-19's hosting Denmark in Doncaster.


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Another good system is to create a list of stuff or this. This is a fact that there is an easy solution. You might believe that I'm a stuff. This is the top-selling item in the stuff masters. That's even worse if you get my drift. It is homespun how devotees don't illustrate a knotty topic like this. We need to set up stuff because you may need to reserve that before they run out.
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Nothing much happening.
But, the NFL did meet in secret with the players to move the
negotiations along. How secret was it? Nether side knew they were
actually meeting! Yeah, we only heard the same story you did - maybe
they're closer to having an agreement, but who knows?
There was also a formal hearing on the lockout. Both sides presented
their case for ceasing or continuing the lockout. No word on when the
ruling might come down.
Let's see, there was a start to the anti-trust case. Sort of.
Formally, the lawyers met with the judge to start the administrative
part of the case. We'll know more about where that's headed
time-line-wise in a couple of weeks.
And finally, in Dolphins news, Drew Rosenhaus appeared on Joe Rose's
show last week (ish) and was telling the listeners how well the
Dolphins workouts are going, and how Chad Henne is leading them
through, and something about him being such a great leader that
they've had the largest turnout of any team in the NFL. Okay, I have
issues with that statement. I'm not saying the team isn't meeting,
but I can't find any confirmation of it. No one seems to know when,
if, or where the team is getting together. And the proverbial friends
of friends who know players don't know any players who have attended.
They might be, but I'm suspicious of Drew's comments, that's all I'm sayin'
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So, if I'm a member of this trade association & they're meeting w/reps of the owners w/o telling the trade association members , how can they negotiate anything w/o their appearing to act as a union? & if they're acting as a union, don't the owners get to keep their lockout? What a clusterf...
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Just when it looked like the Charlotte Hornets were going to get shut out during the summer's free agent sweepstakes, the franchise made a huge splash in Sin City signing former Indiana Pacers guard Lance Stephenson to a three-year deal.
The deal was signed early Wednesday morning after Hornets owner Michael Jordan, general manager Rich Cho, head coach Steve Clifford and associate head coach Patrick Ewing met with Stephenson and his representatives Tuesday night in Las Vegas.
Stephenson provided a statement on Twitter:
"Indy, I had a great 4 years. Thank you Larry Bird, the fans, my coaches and teammates for the incredible experience. I will never forget any of you! I now have to look to the next phase of my career and the wonderful opportunity to continue to grow as a player and as a person in Charlotte! I'm excited to play for this franchise and the fans!! #buzzcity"
The Pacers made Stephenson a five-year, $44 million contract offer on July 1. But Stephenson, who led the league in triple-doubles, felt the offer was not reflective of his market value.
The Observer reports Stephenson will earn $9 million in 2014-15 and 2015-16, and slightly more in 2016-17 if the Hornets pick up his option. Earlier, ESPN reported Stephenson agreed to a three-year, $27M deal.
After the Utah Jazz matched the max offer sheet that Charlotte offered forward Gordon Hayward, there were questions as to what the Hornets plans were for adding talent to the roster. This move answers that question in a very big way.
Similar to other teams around the league, the Hornets, while fans of Stephenson's play, had concerns about his antics on the court. But sources say those concerns were alleviated in Tuesday's face-to-face meeting.
While the addition of Stephenson is clearly a major upgrade for the Hornets, the question still remains who will be exiting the starting lineup to make room for him. Gerald Henderson, the Hornets current shooting guard is under contract through this season and has a player-option for the following year.
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist who is by far the Hornets best on-ball defender, has two more years under his rookie contract and has been the team's starting small forward since being drafted second overall in 2012.
While that decision may be a hard one for coach Clifford to make, it is a luxury that he surely will welcome adding the kind of depth that depth that gives his team a chance to go on a serious playoff run in 2015.
Having another ball-handler to play alongside Kemba Walker who can distribute, rebound and pose a threat from beyond the arc (35.2 % 3-pt FG pct) gives Charlotte a potential "big three" with all-NBA center Al Jefferson patrolling the paint.
This move along with the signing of Marvin Williams from the Jazz will more than likely address most of the off-season concerns for the Hornets. It is possible that the team will look to add a veteran point guard to spell Walker before the summer ends.


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New York, NY — April 16, 2010. The recent economic crisis caused the nation's more than 75,000 grantmaking foundations to cut their 2009 giving by an estimated 8.4 percent-by far the largest decline ever tracked by the Foundation Center. Grant dollars fell from $46.8 billion to $42.9 billion. Yet according to Foundation Growth and Giving Estimates (2010 Edition), released today by the Foundation Center, this cutback totaled less than half the 17 percent loss in foundation assets recorded in the prior year.
Several factors helped to moderate the overall decline in 2009 foundation giving. Principal among them were the decision of a significant number of funders to reduce their operating expenses and/or draw upon their endowments to shore up their giving during the crisis; increased giving by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and other grantmakers; continuing gifts and bequests from donors into new and existing foundations; and the practice of asset-averaging by some foundations, which reduces the impact on giving of year-to-year fluctuations in asset values.
Other key estimates for 2009 include:
Findings from the Foundation Center's annual "Foundation Giving Forecast Survey" suggest that 2010 foundation giving will remain flat — a less pessimistic outlook than respondents anticipated a year ago. Should the economic rebound not derail, foundation giving may show positive, though modest, growth in 2011.
"The economic crisis has not ended for this country's nonprofits, and it will be some time before foundations are in a position to help them return to growth," said Bradford K. Smith, president of the Foundation Center. "But funders have made exceptional efforts to lessen the pain faced by the nonprofit community."
About the Foundation Giving Survey
Giving projections for 2009 through 2011 reported in Foundation Growth and Giving Estimates are based on responses to the Foundation Center's 2010 "Foundation Giving Forecast Survey" from 1,248 large and mid-size foundations across the country, combined with year-end economic indicators. Final giving figures for 2009 will be available in early 2011.
Foundation Growth and Giving Estimates also presents findings based on actual 2008 giving and assets tracked by the Foundation Center for the more than 75,000 independent, corporate, community, and grantmaking operating foundations in the United States.
The complete report, part of the annual Foundations Today Series on foundation growth and giving, can be accessed at no charge at the Gain Knowledge area of the Foundation Center's web site.
About the Foundation and Corporate Response to the Economic Crisis
The Foundation Center created a Focus on the Economic Crisis area of its web site in 2008 that links to numerous resources to help grantmakers, nonprofits, and the general public understand the impact of the economic downturn on institutional philanthropy. Resources include interactive maps, Foundation Center research advisories, interviews with foundation and nonprofit leaders and other organizations, and much more. Visit foundationcenter.org/focus/economyto access these resources.
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Established in 1956 and today supported by close to 550 foundations, the Foundation Center is the nation's leading authority on philanthropy, connecting nonprofits and the grantmakers supporting them to tools they can use and information they can trust. The Center maintains the most comprehensive database on U.S. and, increasingly, global grantmakers and their grants — a robust, accessible knowledge bank for the sector. It also operates research, education, and training programs designed to advance knowledge of philanthropy at every level. Thousands of people visit the Center's web site each day and are served in its five regional library/learning centers and its network of more than 425 funding information centers located in public libraries, community foundations, and educational institutions nationwide and beyond. For more information, please visit foundationcenter.org or call (212) 620-4230.
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'You're an absolute sham': Gai lashes out at Singleton
Lisa Davies, Kate McClymont, Ilya Gridneff Renowned trainer Gai Waterhouse has launched a stinging attack on her long-time friend and racehorse owner John Singleton.
Sports world stunned by death of respected journalist
Ilya Gridneff Popular sports media consultant and former Fairfax Media sports editor Rod Allen has been found dead at the bottom of a cliff on Cockatoo Island after celebrating at a former colleague's 50th...
Doping report a warning to crime groups
Ilya Gridneff The head of the Australian Crime Commission has revealed its controversial drugs in sport report was more about prevention than reaction, focusing on stopping organised crime groups infiltrating the...
Kumuls to go one step better than a draw
Ilya Gridneff, Papua New Guinea Correspondent Papua New Guinea are determined to go one step better in Sunday's clash than last year's 24-24 draw with the Prime Minister's XIII.
Aussies brace for PNG clash: Hindmarsh
Ilya Gridneff The Australian rugby league team facing Papua New Guinea this Sunday is not looking forward to a "brutal" physical contest.
PNG prepares for footy festival
Ilya Gridneff Papua New Guinea is gearing up for one of the sporting highlights of the year, a clash between the national side and Australia's Prime Minister's XIII.
Minister Kerr supports PNG NRL kick off
Ilya Gridneff Australia's Pacific Minister Duncan Kerr has backed calls for a Papua New Guinean club to enter the NRL competition.
PNG wants to pack down with NRL by 2014
By Ilya Gridneff Papua New Guinean rugby league officials have launched a campaign to have a team in Australia's National Rugby League competition by 2014.


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To Hack an Operator's Network
By MortazaviBlog on Jan 13, 2005
Kevin Poulsen of Security Focus reports the dramatic story of a hacker breaching the security of a major operator's network.
It is a long, juicy story almost worthy of being turned into a short play if not a full-fledged movie for the technorati.
It turns out that the chief investigator in the case was using the same network and had unintentionally released critical access information.
If you can read German, you may also want to take a look at a similar case of security breach in Germany, which also involves Msft.
This brings up the importance of maintaining fully independent communications networks with more stringent security policies which may be too onerous to the regular user but not so onerous to the enforcement agencies.
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Most of us have had (or still have) someone in our lives commanding us to eat our green vegetables, so it's no secret that they're incredibly good for your health. Here are five of Philly's most popular greens, and why they're so good for you.
- Kale: As stated by Jill Nussinow, registered dietician and author of The Veggie Queen, this vegetable provides a plethora of nutrients and "everything you want in a leafy green." It's packed with vitamins A, C and K. For vegans and those who avoid dairy, kale provides calcium that may otherwise be lacking in your diet. It's truly a powerhouse green, making it number one on the list.
- Broccoli: Rich in vitamins A and K, iron, B-complex vitamins, zinc, phosphorus and phytonutrients, this veggie links to less of a cancer risk. A tip is to avoid over-cooking it; the soggier it gets, the fewer nutrients you get. One of the most impressive things about broccoli is that it doesn't have to be eaten to reap benefits. The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences claims that applying a topical extract onto exposed areas of your body prevents sunburns, and can even create additional protective enzymes in the skin.
- Cabbage: Like broccoli, this veggie also has cancer-preventing phytonutrients. With 30 calories per cup (30 g), it's a great source of vitamin C and extremely versatile in the kitchen. It's usually the main ingredient in coleslaw, the German food sauerkraut, and it can be incorporated into any green dish -- especially when raw; cooking it gives it a stronger flavor.
- Spinach: With only seven calories per cup, Popeye's signature superfood has the vitamins A and C, as well as folate. Nussinow says that cooking your spinach releases calcium, providing more nutrition than when it's served raw.
- Green Leaf and Romaine Lettuce: As found mostly in salads, these similar types of lettuces offer lots of vitamin A and a little bit of folate. The consumer difference between the two is the crunch; Romaine lettuce is much crunchier than Green Leaf lettuce. If you're an Iceberg lettuce connoisseur, Romaine lettuce is a more nutritious substitute. The darker the lettuce, the more nutrients you'll get, so don't be afraid to venture away from the green colors and go for the deep dark reds.
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If one is flexing a muscle, for any given motoneuron involved, how many action potentials occur per second to keep the muscle flexed?
Second question: won't happen in the healthy individual/inapplicable.
Anatomically speaking, muscles don't flex, they contract. Joints flex. And muscles never fully relax to the point of zero contraction/zero firing. (The flexion of a joint can be achieved passively, even when the animal is dead.)
First question: depends on effort. Muscle firing during increased, active contraction is a function of effort, as muscle contraction is increased via rate coding. The stronger a muscle is supposed to contract, the higher the motor unit's firing rate has to become. (I should probably mention the size principle here...) Motor neurons are reported to reach firing rates of a few tens (up to 50) of hz during high effort.
A question you're possibly interested in: for how long can extremely high firing rates be sustained? Or: is muscle failure under sustained extreme effort, corresponding to high firing rates, sometimes a result of motor neuron drop-out rather rather than e.g. ATP depletion at the muscle itself?
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Join us for the Winterfest Chili Cook-off and celebrate the great frosty outdoors! New Germany State Park will be hosting a Winterfest Chili Cook-off on Saturday, January 14th, 2012. In addition to the chili cook-off, the festival will feature a snowshoe race, a cross-country ski race, and family-friendly craft activities. A complete schedule of events is as follows: Snowshoe 50-Yard Dash: Registration – 11:00 AM, Race – 11:30 AM Cross-Country Ski Race: Registration – 12:00 PM, Race – 1:00 PM Chili Cook-Off: Public Tasting & Judging – 2:00 PM (Pre-registration required). Awards Ceremony: 3:30 PM Craft Activities: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM Registration for all events will be free of charge and will take place at the New Germany Lake House. Pre-registration for the Chili Cook-off is required no later than January 13th. Electricity will be provided. Prizes will be awarded. Cross-country skis and snowshoes will be available for rent at the New Germany Lake House. A service charge of $3/ person for Maryland residents, and $4/ person for out-of-state residents will be collected at the park entrance.
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WEDNESDAY WILDLIFE - HORNED GREBE Description The Horned Grebe is a small grebe with a straight bill, thick neck, and squarish head. In breeding plumage, Horned Grebes have rufous necks and bellies, gray backs, and black heads with a solid yellow patch from each eye to the back of the head. Juveniles are gray-buff, with the lower half of the face white. Non-breeding adults are gray-black with white on the lower half of the face and neck. Habitat In winter Horned Grebes are usually found on salt water in coastal bays and exposed shores, and far less commonly on fresh water. During the nesting season they inhabit lakes with a mix of open water and wetland vegetation. Behavior Less gregarious than the similar Eared Grebe, Horned Grebes are intensely territorial on their nesting grounds. Like other grebes, Horned Grebes engage in elaborate courtship displays. Diet In summer Horned Grebes feed mostly on insects and crustaceans, which they catch under water. In winter they eat fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and some insects. Nesting Together males and females build a nest in marsh vegetation. The nest is a floating pile of wet plant material, anchored to emergent vegetation. The female lays four to five eggs, and both parents help incubate the eggs for 22 to 25 days. Both parents feed the young, which can swim shortly after hatching and often ride on the parents' backs. The young can fly at 55 to 60 days.
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32nd Annual Ilia Fehrer/Judy Johnson New Year's Day Beach Walk
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As we say goodbye to year 2011 and welcome a brand new year 2012, celebrate this day with lots of joy and merriment. New Year is a start of a new era. This is the best time to complete the remaining tasks of previous year and start everything from the beginning … new dreams, new visions, new resolutions, new commitment, new thinking, new way of living. Happy New Year Wishes from the Maryland Park Service!
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The World Cup is almost here, finally. If you're like me, you can't wait and you'll watch all the games via DVR.
The FIFA World Cup 2014 begins Thursday, June 12, 2014 at 3:30pm ET on ESPN with the host country Brazil vs. Croatia in Sao Paulo.
Soccer is far from perfect. One thing that I can't stand is the group selection process that FIFA uses for every world cup. In their grand presentation and attempts to not look corrupt, they come across as corrupt and inept. FIFA claims to factor competitive balance but ultimately gives more priority to geographical balance. If every country is playing in the same country, who cares about geography in the group stage? It makes no sense.
There should be no groups of death with 3 or 4 top level teams while other groups have maybe 1 quality country. The US is in one in this World Cup. There's also Group D that has 3 of the top 10 teams in the world in it. How is that even close to fair?
FIFA released their final world rankings before the World Cup recently. Below I've listed what the field looks like along with the rankings and rank totals for comparison on how different the groups are in strength.
That's followed by how the groups should look like off of the FIFA World Rankings. All I did was fill in the 8 highest ranked countries (A to H) then reversed the order back for the next 8 and continued that snake order, similar to how your fantasy league drafts work. It makes competitive balance THE ONLY factor, as it should be, with the FIFA world rankings as the reference point. Take a look and decide for yourself.
Actual Groups for 2014 FIFA World Cup w/FIFA rankings
Group A: Brazil (3) Croatia (18) Mexico (20) Cameroon (56) – Total 97
Group B: Spain (1) Chile (14) Netherlands (15) Australia (62) – Total 92
Group C: Colombia (8) Greece (12) Ivory Coast (23) Japan (46) – Total 89
Group D: Uruguay (7) Italy (9) England (10) Costa Rica (28) – Total 54
Group E: Switzerland (6) France (17) Ecuador (26) Honduras (33) – Total 82
Group F: Argentina (5) Bosnia & Herzegovina (21) Iran (43) Nigeria (44) – Total 113
Group G: Germany (2) Portugal (4) USA (13) Ghana (37) – Total 56
Group H: Belgium (11) Russia (19) Algeria (22) South Korea (57) – Total 109
Vinny's Proposed Groups for 2014 FIFA World Cup w/FIFA rankings
Group A: Spain (1) France (17) Croatia (18) Australia (62) – Total 98
Group B: Germany (2) Netherlands (15) Russia (19) South Korea (57) – Total 93
Group C: Brazil (3) Chile (14) Mexico (20) Cameroon (56) – Total 93
Group D: Portugal (4) USA (13) Boznia & Herzegovina (21) Japan (46) – Total 84
Group E: Argentina (5) Greece (12) Algeria (22) Nigeria (44) – Total 83
Group F: Switzerland (6) Belgium (11) Ivory Coast (23) Iran (43) – Total 83
Group G: Uruguay (7) England (10) Ecuador (26) Ghana (37) – Total 80
Group H: Colombia (8) Italy (9) Costa Rica (28) Honduras (33) – Total 78
How difficult was that? Not at all. It makes sense, which means it has zero chance of ever happening.
My pick to win the 2014 FIFA World Cup? Argentina
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Saturday night saw the return of Jimbo Mathus and the Tri-State Coalition to Atlanta's Star Bar and like all of his previous visits, they failed to disappoint. Filled with all the southern soul, rock and blues you would expect from Mr. Mathus their set pleased devout fans and won over newbies. While many know the man from his past incarnation as the brains behind the Squirrel Nut Zippers, it is the music he has delivered since then that defines how damn good he is. With the edition of the Tri-State coalition he has taken things to a new height writing some of the best songs of his vast career. Those songs and a few more were on display Saturday night and damn did they sound good.
Opening the set with "In The Garden" has become a staple of his live performances. A sparse opening is a stark opposite of what the song became once the coalition kicked in on the tune about good and evil. Most of the set came from the latest record Dark Night of the Soul and that is a good thing. Songs such as "White Angel", "Casey Caught the Cannonball" and "Tallahatchie" sounded brilliant while the moving "Dark Night of the Soul" transformed into something incredible live. (Not that the recorded version wasn't already pretty damn good) The songs "Fake Hex" and "(I Wanna Be Your) Satellite" had the crowd dancing and when they kicked into the classic "Who'll Sop My Gravy" everyone was singing along. The highlight of the set was when they dusted off the rowdy "Dope Sniffing Dog". One of my favorite songs it is loaded with bad ass guitars and bluesy rhythms and it doesn't get much better when they play it live.
Saturday night was the last night of the tour for the boys. The weeks of playing together had them fine tuned even though they were road weary. With stalwarts Matt Pierce (guitar) and Eric Carlton (keyboards), drummer Ryan Rogers and ex-Zipper Stu Cole on bass Mathus may have his best line-up yet. They worked well together playing off of Jimbo's lead and take the music into rarified air. Country twang, dirty blues and balls to the wall rock and roll were all on the menu as they dialed up an atmosphere akin to a juke joint hole in the wall not a bar in Atlanta.
Before Jimbo and crew took the stage folks were treated to tunes from a couple of local acts. Bad Friend consisted of various local musicians that have been parts of various other local bands. Playing mostly covers they added a Nick Caveish doom and gloom sound to classic tunes while mixing in an original or two. Built around Ted Weldon's booming vocals, the highlights of their set were the ever popular "Jolene" (Dolly Parton) and "Jesus Has Call Waiting" a brooding tune loaded with violent imagery and cars. Jeffrey Butzer and the Bicycle Eaters started the evening off with an interesting set of tunes that are really hard to categorize. Using every instrument but the kitchen sink Butzer and band created the musical backdrop for their singer's sultry voice.
There was a lot going on in Atlanta Saturday night, Springsteen and Santana come to mind so the musical choices were plentiful. All I know is if you didn't make the call to hang out at the Star Bar with Jimbo Mathus & the Tri-State Coalition then you made the wrong choice.


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Newark, N.J. -- Former New Orleans Saints quarterback Bobby Hebert to this day still hears criticism of his longtime offensive coordinator Carl Smith about the bland, vanilla system the team ran when the two were together in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
The philosophy under then-Saints coach Jim Mora was to play suffocating defense and complement that with a ball-control offense. That style, though, rankled many Saints fans.
"People always talk about how he was too conservative," Hebert said. "He was just doing what he was told (by Mora). ... Make sure you put in your article was that was just being a good soldier."
Smith's style apparently still translates to success in the NFL more than 20 years later. Smith serves as the quarterbacks coach for the Seattle Seahawks, where he's helped mentor Russell Wilson all the way to Super Bowl XLVIII on Sunday against the Denver Broncos at MetLife Stadium.
After his days with the Saints, Smith latched on with Pete Carroll essentially everywhere Carroll coached. Smith served as quarterbacks coach under Carroll in New England from 1997-99 and tutored Drew Bledsoe. Smith linked back up with Carroll for the 2004 season at USC and aided Matt Leinart in winning the Heisman Trophy.
Carroll then gave his longtime friend a call to become the Seahawks' quarterbacks coach in 2011. This job, more than any of Smith's other coaching positions, could have presented the most challenges for him with Wilson, who's not a true pocket passer in the mold of Hebert, Leinart and Bledsoe.
Smith said his first step in coaching Seattle's third-round pick in 2012 was to "chill out and watch" Wilson use his unique skill set and go from there. Ultimately, Smith said he didn't really have to alter his coaching habits at all with Wilson.
The success of Wilson the past two seasons showed Smith adapted just fine as Wilson has guided the Seahawks to the NFC divisional round in 2012 and now the Super Bowl.
"We just watched him since we've got him, see what he does and give him some chances to do what he does and then just go from there," Smith said. "It's been fun. He's just such an enjoyable guy. He's been up (to speed) from the day he got here. We'll try to amplify what he does and let him do it rather than keeping him from doing it."
Wilson has served as the perfect fit in Seattle. He threw for 3,357 yards with 26 touchdowns and only nine interceptions for a 101.2 quarterback rating and is 15-1 during the regular season in home games.
Wilson hasn't had a true breakout game in this season's playoffs, but Hebert said Wilson is following the Smith plan to near perfection in taking care of the football and limiting mistakes.
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"Our whole mindset was, and it's kind of like what they do in Seattle and Russell Wilson in that they only want him throwing the ball 25 times regardless of whether the weather is good or bad. That's how we were. You have a great defense, and you play the percentages."
Carroll gushed about Smith earlier this week when asked about Smith's abilities to tutor quarterbacks.
"If you look back and follow the years that he's coached quarterbacks, you can find that in almost every one of those guys that he's coached over the years, the statistical best year they've ever had. I go back to when he coached Drew Bledsoe in our years in New England," Carroll said. "Drew had the best statistical year to that point.
"He has the really magnificent gift of being able to find the strengths in people and amplifying them and bringing them to the front, and he's done that. As uniquely different as Russell is than the other quarterbacks he's coached, he's found the way to make sense to Russell to amplify what he brings and accent his effectiveness.
"We've been together in and out for years and I've had tremendous respect for his work forever, and this is just another illustration of the way he gets it done and the results."
Smith said he had no regrets in the way he coached while in New Orleans, calling his decade with the Saints "just terrific."
"They think that, but you've really got to look at the big picture," Hebert said. "You win 11, 12 games like we did and you look at what's he's done with Russell Wilson. Come on. Carl knows what he's doing."
Smith has by far more playoff wins under his belt with the Seahawks (three) in two seasons than in his 11 seasons in New Orleans (zero). Yet Smith still maintains a special connection with the Saints more than anywhere else.
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Sunday, October 04, 2009
What year did the Halloween novelty song "Monster Mash" reach number one on the Billboard charts?
This great song written by Bobby "Boris" Pickett and Lenny Capizzi reached number one on the Billboard Charts for two weeks in 1962, and then returned to the charts in 1970 and 1973.
Do YOU remember doing the Monster Mash? Any other Halloween oriented music you remember?
Some girls performed a talent act at my school, using the Monster Mash record. They had great lighting, green, blue, red, to give a spooky dark basement lab effect, with a �mad scientist� complete with gray Einstein wig, pouring smoky liquid into the beaker and filling the stage with misty fog. I can still see it clearly, lol, and hear �I was working in my lab, late one night� and then the chorus �It was the Mash. The Monster Mash�, lol.
Why is MUSIC such a good tool for memory? I have record albums from the 60's and after not hearing them for 20 years, I played a couple of them. Not only do I remember the words to all the songs, I know WHICH song is coming next without looking at the label.
Schools should have a music director who puts lessons from every subject to music. All those dates, rules and formulas would be forever in our brains!
NEIGHBORHOOD FUN HOUSE - Did anyone in your neighborhood ever turn their garage into a Halloween fun house? The family across the street from me - TEN children - did that every year. What I remember most is being led blindfolded through the garage and having to �experience� various things. Someone stuck my hand into pot full of MONSTER BRAINS, lol. Which turned out to be cold macaroni soaked in corn oil. Slimy! Of course I screamed.
"Homemade" tricks and treats were so much better than the slick, purchsed high tech ones of today, don't you think? AND it was fun for us as kids to THINK of all the things we could create and do.
We also never bought costumes, but dreamed up and put together our own, or maybe grandma or someone sewed something.
What did you do when you were young to join in Halloween that no one went to the store and bought for you?
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.........I agree music is a wonder learning tool. Music help keep children focused and they learn using their left and right side of the brain. I am semi-retired and teach only 2 days a week.
More parents should use the things they find around the house and help their child make halloween costume rather than buy one in the store. It builds memories.
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My mother made me a homemade witch costume and I'm still a witch each year.
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Memories...Aren't they wonderful. I have never been to a haunted house. We always made our own costume, we couldn't afford store bought. I really think we had more fun than the kids do now days.
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No store bought costumes for me or my kids. I made several for grands. No fancy pumpkins, either. Just cut out eyes, nose and mouth and stick a candle in it. Treat bags? Grab a paper sack and go! In my day we didn't have to worry about homemade treats being poisoned and the kids loved to come to my house where they got homemade fudge.
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Lovely , blog , KAREN!
Thanks, brought back so many good memories.
We also always made our own costumes or went to the goodwill and picked out what we wanted, never had a store bought costume, I did the same for my kids and now they do the same for the grandkids and it,s so much more fun.
I always loved and still do , The Monster Mash.
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Great blog. Speaking of music, I agree with you totally! I remember when my granddaughter was in 5th grade and struggling with her Spanish. She was learning the days of the week, so I sat her down and told her my trick for learning things that are hard for me. I told her when I was in high school, I found it very difficult to concentrate on history (my least favorite subject) so when I knew we had to study for a test, I made a song of it. While being tested, I would sing that song to myself and usually got a good grade. To this day, if I need to know which words are prepositions, I sing that old song. Well we sat down and made up a song about her Spanish words, and when she got home, she called me and told me she passed and only reversed two words.
So I agree, music calms the soul (except this rap the kids listen to).
I too remember the monster mash, that is the year I graduated high school! Store bought costumes, NEVER. We would always make up our costumes, grab our pillowcase and off we'd go.
Good memories, thanks!
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We also never bought costumes we had to make our own.
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Hello, Gators. If you've been reading the Report for a while you probably know by now that I'm a pretty positive person. Because of that, I want to talk about two very good things that happened this weekend before I talk about our Gators.
First, I met Mrs. Report on October 29, 1993 during Florida-Georgia weekend. This weekend we celebrated our 20th year together and while we haven't always won the game (particularly recently), we always have a fantastic time and the game serves as a reminder of how fortunate we are to have one another. Life can be tough sometimes, but if you pick the right spouse it gets a hell of a lot easier. Thanks for a perfect 20 years, Erin, I can't wait for our next 20!
Second, one of my personal heroes, Tyler Staab, turned the big 16 on Saturday. I've mentioned Tyler's Hope for a Dystonia Cure several times before, and Tyler and his sister Samantha continue to give Dystonia all it can handle. I firmly believe we are on track to curing this disease and am grateful to have the opportunity to know Tyler and his entire family. If you feel like doing something amazing today, log on to www.tylershope.org and read about how you can help us cure Dystonia. Consider it your subscription fee for The Gator Report...
Now, with those items properly putting Saturday's ballgame into perspective, here are my thoughts on the game-
First Half
At halftime I was already composing the final Report of the season. Our poor Gators couldn't play dead on either side of the ball and it looked like Georgia was going to paste us. Gator fans were streaming for the exits as a result.
Second Half
I'm really proud of the effort we put in to scare the hell out of Georgia. I don't want to become a Vandy fan and start celebrating moral victories, but it was heartening to see the fire again on the Florida sidelines. I thought Mack Brown had one of his better games. This simply isn't our year, though, and every time we tried to take a step forward we managed to take two steps back. The stupid penalties simply have to stop and I was baffled by Muschamp's postgame comments about Florida always being terrible with penalties. Then again, I was baffled to read that a Florida fan was yelling at him as he left the field. That's simply inexcusable. Nobody on the Florida sideline wanted that game more than Coach Boom.
I said last week that we'd have to win on special teams in a big way to get the W. With the two missed field goals we actually lost the game on special teams. On defense, we played better for most of the second half but couldn't get them off the field on that closing drive. I know you're tired of hearing about injuries, but that loss of Easley just looms larger and larger. We've gone from an elite defense to very average against the run and that's been the killer against LSU, Mizzou and Georgia and will very likely see us beaten soundly by South Carolina and FSU. I've heard plenty of Gator fans say that we should have recruited better, but you just don't replace a defensive tackle that would have gone in the first 5 picks of the NFL draft. Offensively, we played significantly better up front. I think we have a future star in Taylor, but the lack of depth on the O line is just a killer for any hopes of significant improvement this year. You'll note that I picked the score exactly right, I just had the wrong winner. This team needs its fans' support and I think they'll keep fighting hard like they did on Saturday. Hopefully it is enough to at least get us to a bowl game.
The campaign for bowl eligibility starts when Vandy comes to town for a Homecoming nooner. The Dores last beat Florida in 1988, and this looks to be their best chance since then to get a win. The Dores are coming off a shellacking at the hands of A&M and a bye week. They are 4-4 with wins over Georgia, Austin Peay, UMass and UAB. Both Mizzou and TAMU hung 50+ on them. In spite of our injuries, we have an obvious talent advantage over the Dores and we easily won 31-17 in Nashville last year.
On offense, we've got to take the positives from the Georgia game and keep playing aggressive. Throwing on first down, looking down field, and encouraging Murphy to run when he has an opening are all important come Saturday. Murphy's got to to a better job of putting some zip on those short throws so our receivers and backs have time to catch it and make a move. We did a great job of not turning it over against Georgia and need to stay in the positive column in turnovers against the Dores. Kelvin Taylor needs to get his touches in the running game as does Patton and Showers. Defensively, we need to find a way to get out of bed early and get ready to play in the first half. We've been much to passive early in games the last month. On special teams, we simply have to come away with points if we manage a field goal opportunity of 40 yards or less.
I know it is grim being a Gator these days, but we're going to beat Vanderbilt on Saturday and I hope the Gator Nation shows up to cheer the boys on to a Homecoming victory. Mrs. Report and I will be there ready to go. Gators 31-Dores 20.
In other games-
Wake Forest v. FSU- The Noles are on fire. We all know that Miami may have been the worst top 10 team to come into Doak Campbell in 20 years, but FSU was able to overcome some interceptions by Jameis Winston and dominate the Canes with their power running game. I don't know if they'd be able to handle Bama or Oregon, but I do think they are an exceptionally talented and deep roster and will have plenty to beat the Demon Deacs. FSU 45-Wake Forest 16.
Bama v. LSU- Vegas has this as an 11 point line and I'm not sure that is enough considering the way that Bryant Denny will be rocking for a prime time matchup against LSU. Both teams had the week off and LSU's offense is significantly better than last year, but you just can't pick against the Tide and Nick Saban with 13 days to prepare. Tide 35-LSU 20.
Stanford v. Oregon- This is an unbelievable Thursday night matchup. Stanford is the smash mouth, power football team in the West that beat Oregon last year in a 17-14 overtime classic. This year they get the Ducks at home, but Oregon has looked better than ever this year. I love the way Stanford plays, but their loss at Utah exposed that defense as maybe not what it was last year. I gotta go with the Ducks in a close one. Ducks 33-Cardinal 28.
Baylor v. Oklahoma- This week we finally get to see Baylor match up against a team with talent across the board. I don't think this is one of Stoopsie's better Sooner teams, but I also don't think Baylor runs the table. Both teams had a bye last week (are you seeing a theme here?) and I'm taking the Sooners to find a way to win. Sooners 28-Bears 27.
Stetson v. Davidson- Our Hatters lost a heartbreaker, 19-18 to Campbell. I know it goes without saying, but you just can't give the Camels second chances to beat you. This week they welcome Davidson to DeLand. Davidson is winless on teh year including a 56-13 loss to Kerwin Bell's JU Dolphins. For the record, if Florida was looking for a new Offensive Coordinator, we could do far worse than the Throwin' Mayo-in. Let's go Hatters! Stetson 19-Davidson 18.
Enjoy the weekend of football, Gators. Before too long you'll be wondering what happened to football season.
Go Gators!
Sunday, November 03, 2013
Week 9: Coming Home
Posted by The Gator Report at 4:42 PM
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- Not Sure said...
I would love to see Kerwin in Gainesville again.
- krauseke said...
By no means calling for Muschamp's head, but we definitely have a "player development" issue. Too many top recruits that just haven't developed or haven't even seen the field. Not sure if this is bad evaluation (can't imaging Scout and ESPN being that wrong) or if it's our inability to coach up top 5 recruiting classes.
Last thing... I'm not a big fan of Pease up in the press box. It didn't work with Zaunbrecher, it didn't work with Weis. I think he needs to be down on the sidelines face to face with the players and the coaches. Maybe then, someone will say "No Wildcat, please"
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In November, Justin Bieber capped his visit to The Ellen DeGeneres Show by pledging to visit a Las Vegas school to donate his time and money—$100,000!—to its underprivileged students. Ever a man of his word, Bieber made good on his charitable promise to Whitney Elementary in December, captured on video for today's upcoming episode of Ellen. During the trip, he spent time with the eager students—who prepared for his arrival by painting signs dedicated to their favorite songs, and fantasizing about their own "Mistletoe" experience—as well as a grateful principal who was reduced to tears in the surprisingly giant-looking Bieb's presence. "I can really see in your eyes that you really want to make a change and you really want to help these kids, and I admire you," he told her.
Say what you will about the Christmas carols, creepy perfume ads and nonexistent freestyle capabilities, but it's hard to deny that Bieber is growing up to be a pretty good guy. That Scooter must be a good influence after all. As if Ellen DeGeneres didn't already love him enough, she looks about ready to sign off on official adoption papers—not before Principal Gahn! Watch below.


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ST LOUIS (LALATE) – Another strong Chile earthquake today 2014 has hit. Several Chile earthquakes have been hitting since that 6.7 that struck earlier this week. But within the hour, one of the strongest terremotos since that day struck off the coast.
Officials tell news that a 5.9 magnitude Chile earthquake today March 18, 2014 hit just after 4:26 pm local time. The quake hit off the coast. Reps tell news that the terremoto en Chile hoy began six miles below sea level. As a result the quake could be felt across the region. The quake was later followed a 5.0 magnitude aftershock.
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Rage-filled inter-office communication: our favorite.
Of the many genres of other people's communication we find amusing to read — the Fuck You, I Quit letter, the Crap E-mail From a Dude, the Postcards From Yo Mamma, the Dirty Politician e-mails — there is one that has gone largely unheralded: the communication that occurs when someone in an office is bothered by something, usually a relatively minor thing, that then wears on the person day in and day out, building into a rage that eventually can be relieved only by penning an officewide e-mail telling everyone to just stop it. If you've ever worked in an office building, then you know what we're talking about.
These missives are usually about the state of the bathroom or the kitchen, and they go like this:
Will you (and you know who you are) please stop putting half-used packets of Sweet 'n Low back in the kitchen drawer!!! Take what's left with you for next time, or throw it away. What's left in the packet spills all over the drawer bottom and creates a mess!!!
This morning, Buzzfeed printed a triumph of the genre, reportedly from the offices of Gourmet magazine.
Dear slobs,
Due to numerous complaints filed with human resources, interns are no longer allowed to wash the dishes you allow to pile up. Sorry for the inconvenience, but you are going to have to start cleaning up after yourself. I know, I know, you went to Vassar, you have a rich husband, you've never washed a dish in your life, etc. Please remember that times are tough, and until the economy turns around and we all get personal helper monkeys, we're going to have to make some sacrifices. So help control the cockroach problem and wash your dirty dishes. I promise, you'll survive. Have a glorious day!
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