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There have been many amazing inventions and technological innovations made over the past couple of decades. But there is one invention that stands above them all, at least in some people's minds: the Digital Video Recorder.
The DVR has changed forever the way many people watch TV. No longer do we have to miss an episode of our favorite show, or rearrange our schedule so we can catch that playoff game. Instead, we can simply TiVo whatever it is we want to watch, and then enjoy that program whenever it's convenient for us.
But perhaps the best part of digitally recording TV shows is the fact that you can skip the parts you don't want to watch. Obviously, that would include the commercials, which now, through the magic of science, can be completely dispensed with. But viewers are also tempted to fast forward through other things, too. You can watch the beginning of a show or a game, but then skip all that stuff in the middle and go right to the end. No more having to deal with the suspense and drama that come before the mystery is solved; no more biting nails or pacing nervously as the game goes into overtime. Now we can fast forward through all of that and go right to the good stuff at the end.
Sadly, many Christians seem to want to do that when it comes to the events of Holy Week and Easter. This coming Sunday is Palm Sunday. On that day, we recall how Jesus entered Jerusalem on the back of a donkey, greeted by wildly-cheering crowds who hailed him as a hero. It's exciting to celebrate the palm branches and cloaks that laid at the feet of our Savior, and join with those crowds in shouting "Hosanna in the highest! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!"
But then comes all that stuff that happened afterwards. Following his triumphal entrance, things turned ugly. Four days later, Jesus found himself betrayed, arrested and proclaimed worthy of death. And then things spiraled quickly out of control, as Jesus was stripped naked, mocked mercilessly, beaten bloody, spit on, and finally, had nails driven through his hands and feet, fastening him to a wooden cross. There, he would suffer inexpressible horrors, feeling not just the physical torture of such a cruel death, but experiencing the agony of hell itself, as he was forsaken by the Father with whom he had been one from all eternity.
Our natural inclination is to turn away. We'd much rather go from the Palm Sunday high to Easter high, when Jesus rose triumphant from the dead. It's so tempting to "TiVo" through Holy Week, fast forwarding through the nasty, awful suffering of our Savior. But please don't. Don't skip from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday. Actually, what happened in between is the "good stuff." In our Savior's suffering and death, we see the horrible reality of our sins, but also the incredible depth of Jesus' love for us. We see the price of our guilt paid in full. We see the payment for our sins completed.
Follow your Savior to the cross this Holy Week. Then, on Easter, you can truly rejoice at the good stuff.


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OAKLAND -- Through the desperation and swells of mini-panic, the Warriors survived Game 6 somehow.
And maybe, as they were slugging and sweating with the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday, the Warriors saw this epic series tilt back their way with one last round to go.
How? It's really unexplainable and possibly unfathomable.
It's probably unanswerable, except that it's perfectly fitting for the rumbling and rambunctious context of this rampaging first-round series.
And after the Warriors pulled out this 100-99 victory Thursday, with Clippers star Chris Paul's health status suddenly in major question, you could suddenly give the Warriors at least a 50/50 shot to win Game 7 on Saturday at Staples Center.
Mostly, on Thursday the Warriors out-wrestled and out-gasped the Clippers, who were almost as desperate and just as battered.
"That's who we are," Warriors coach Mark Jackson said. "We've proven that ... I'm proud of my guys. It's been an incredible, incredible ride ...
"I'm proud of our guys. It wasn't our best night. We missed 14 free throws, shoot 39 percent from the field and we won the ballgame. I look forward to Game 7."
It wasn't beautiful basketball, but it was meaningful -- you saw that in every play of this four-quarter struggle.
The Warriors watched center Jermaine O'Neal go down and others get into foul trouble but saw reserves Harrison Barnes, Marreese Speights and Jordan Crawford jump in and produce.
The Warriors didn't shoot well (39.3 percent), but their defense hounded the Clippers into even worse shooting (36.8 percent).
So what happens in Game 7? There is no way to know, because every game of this series has been impossible to predict.
Which is exactly the way the upstart Warriors love it.
"I'm excited to see this young basketball team experience a Game 7 on the road," Jackson said.
"It's going to be a lot of fun, because a lot of folks didn't think we were going to be here."
In an overheated atmosphere at Oracle Arena (turn on the air conditioner, please!), these two teams played with sweaty, sloppy desperation.
"Neither team shot the ball well; it was one of those hustle games," Clippers coach Doc Rivers said.
"Give them credit. I thought they came up with just enough plays to beat us."
After all the drama and Donald Sterling controversy swirling through this series, Game 6 -- and maybe the whole thing -- came down to two battered and frenetic teams swinging away wildly.
Paul, who has been having hamstring issues, could barely run from the start of this game and was clearly hobbled throughout.
Paul played 34 minutes but was ineffective offensively and struggled to cover Stephen Curry all game.
If Paul isn't much closer to 100 percent Saturday, this whole series could have tilted right there.
"He's dealing with a lot of stuff," Rivers said, "but, listen, he's on the floor and Golden State doesn't care, bottom line.
"He does have injuries, and there is no doubt about that. I'm sure they have some too, but, listen, I think once you're on the floor, you're on the floor."
The Warriors, meanwhile, lost O'Neal in the second quarter after taking a bad hit from L.A.'s Glen Davis, which left them without any true center.
O'Neal suffered a knee strain and did not return to the game.
But Draymond Green overwhelmed Clippers star power forward Blake Griffin on both sides of the floor, and that keyed everything else for the Warriors.
The Warriors were, of course, playing to avoid elimination and to push this to Game 7.
They were also, to some extent, playing to help save Jackson's job, at least for a few more days.
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It was all desperation, very little precision, and both teams knew there was no way to turn back.
Now Paul is wounded, and the Warriors are still there.
The Warriors survived for another game, and another few days, and if you just stay alive, you never know what can happen next.
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A little video I found over at Steelerlive showing all 47 sacks from last year. Ben lookout they are in front of you, behind you, from the side, from the back there everywhere.
http://s37.photobucket.com/albums/e62/h ... sacks3.flv
A little video I found over at Steelerlive showing all 47 sacks from last year. Ben lookout they are in front of you, behind you, from the side, from the back there everywhere.
http://s37.photobucket.com/albums/e62/h ... sacks3.flv
Did not watch but half of it, too damn painful watching three or four opponents behind our line playing taffy pull with our QB.
Originally Posted by BIG FAN
I have seen a beating like that since "they stuck a banana in my pocket and turned the monkey's loose". How in the world did Roethlisberger survive last year? If Brady took half those hits he would still be recovering. Got to admit we have a tough SOB at quarterback.
From the draftsteel.com site...a fan's perspective. Detailed analysis on each sack:
I put this up on another board and certainly thought I should share it over here. Over a couple of days I went back and reviewed the tape on all 47 regular season sacks individually, and here's what I found (this is going to be pretty long hehe):
1st sack: O-line's fault. 4 man rush that's overloaded to the right. Mahan ends up falling back on his ass, something that will become familar in this writeup. Luckily for him, Simmons comes over and knocks the hell out of Mahan's man and puts him on his ass. Both Marvel and Faneca were beat to the outside as well, couldn't handle the overload. Ben tried to step up into the pocket, but the outside rushers got him from behind.
2nd sack: Ben's fault. Had 4 seconds to throw, pumped it a couple of times then went down. Not much to say other than that, the o-line actually did a pretty good job here at keeping a pocket and giving Ben enough time to move around.
3rd sack: O-line's fault. 5 man blitz, Simmons does a good job pulling out to get the outside man. Colon's man gets free and gets the sack. Parker didn't recognize the blitz and instead went out on his route like everything was fine and dandy. Mahan does a decent enough job, but Colon's man ends up getting free here and gets right in Ben's face for the sack.
4th sack: O-line's fault. Another 5 man blitz, same as last play, except Simmons doesn't recognize it and is slow to pull outside. Rusher comes free off the right edge for the sack. Confusion between Mahan and Faneca lets another guy come through quickly who would've gotten the sack had the other man not gotten there first. Both did a good job initially on a man they double teamed, then it looked like both tried to help out elsewhere thinking the other man still had him until it was too late.
5th sack: O-line's fault. A designed screen play that was botched. Simmons didn't even chip his man, just let him brush past him at full speed. Parker got initially caught up in traffic, a half second more and that could've been a big play.
6th sack: O-line's fault. 4 man rush. Faneca's man puts a spin move on him and gets free to the inside. Mahan was giving up a lot of ground as well, really got pushed back. Both tackles did great.
7th sack: O-line's fault. 4 man rush. Cardinals run an inside stunt on the right side. Simmons doesn't recognize it and follows his man right into Colon as they bump into each. Bad communication between Colon and Simmons. Outside rusher gets to Ben. Marvel was also beat off the edge but made a nice attempt to recover.
8th sack: O-line's fault. 4 man rush. Another inside stunt to the right side, same play as last time. This time Colon stays with his man to the inside and doesn't switch off to the blocker coming off the edge. He makes a diving recovery but Ben feels the heat and the play is dead at that point. The rest of the line held up fairly well.
9th sack: O-line's fault. 4 man rush. Heavy pressure inside, the tackles hold up well enough although Marvel's man eventually gets by. Mahan is tossed to the ground long before that though. Apparently, Sean Mahan was trying to work on his ankle blocking technique. It didn't work out so well here.
10th sack: O-line's fault. Ben never had a chance. 6 man blitz to the right side. Spaeth is a FB on the play and gets beat by the rusher on the outside. Both Simmons and Colon stay inside while a blitzer comes free up the middle right. Both rushers meet Ben at full speed at the same time.
11th sack: O-line's fault. Simmons is completely abused this play. Colon doesn't fare much better but recovers decently enough. Mahan actually does the best job of anyone here stoning his man while the rest of the pocket had collapsed.
12th sack: O-line's fault. 5 man blitz from a six man front. Colon does a beautiful job of picking out the outside blitzer and knocks the guy on his ass. The man showing blitz lined opposite Mahan drops back into coverage at snap, and Mahan is too slow to help anyone out. Inside stunt on the left side confused Faneca and lets a man run right by him. Looks like the whole pocket pretty much collapsed.
13th sack: O-line's fault. This one is mainly on Simmons again, he just gets rolled by his man right back into Ben. Marvel was also beat early, which forced Ben to step right up into Simmons man, but Marvel recovered to hold the pocket. Mahan and Faneca did a poor job on double teaming one man, who still got free, but Colon and Davenport did nice on the outside and completely contained their man on a double team.
14th sack: Ben's fault. 4 man rush. Almost put this on the o-line, because Dumervil's speed beats Marvel on the outside. But he still recovered and everyone else did a great job. Ben had plenty of pocket and plenty of time, pumped it, then started to run when Dumervil finally got him.
15th sack: Ben's fault. Play action off mass protect. Both tight ends stayed into block. Had plenty of space, but either no one was open or Ben didn't check down. However, with it being 7 on 4 I almost want to put this on the o-line. Both Mahan and Colon were confused on who to block. Colon actually didn't put his hand on anyone, and Mahan lost his man in traffic and just stood there back pedaling. Eventually those guys got free and got Ben who was scrambling in the pocket. Still though, for their sake I'll put this on Ben, he still should've gotten that ball out.
16th sack: O-line's fault. 4 man rush off 6 man look. Weird looking play really. Colon and Simmons double team a man inside while a rusher comes free off the edge. Bad communication there. Faneca gets bulldozed and ends up on the ground. Mahan ain't much help either. Two men are quickly on Ben as he rolls out to the right and ends up running out of bounds for a sack instead of throwing it away.
17th sack: O-line's fault. 4 man rush (at the Ravens game now). Overload to the left side as Faneca lets a man run right past him as he chips in on Mahan's man instead. This leaves Marvel Smith with two rushers right in front of him. He does a good enough job considering the situation, but it still gets to Ben. Colon stoned his man, Simmons had no one to block and was going to help Mahan before the play ended. Ben had no time at all. Bad communication between Faneca and Mahan, no way should a man run free in a four man rush.
18th sack: O-line's fault. 4 man rush out of a five man front. The fifth man feigns a rush but stays back either to spy Ben or to watch Davenport if he comes out of the backfield. Faneca doesn't block ANYONE on this play. Just stands there on an island looking dumbfounded. Looks like he was going to block that fifth man, but when that man dropped back Faneca didn't attempt to help out anyone else. Mahan gets blown back and ends up on the ground, he actually trips Colon and interferes on the job Colon is doing on his man. Regardless, both tackles do a good job. Out of all of this, Simmons' man technically makes the sack, heh. Good initial punch, but Simmons' man puts a move back to the inside and gets around him rather quickly. Faneca could have been there helping out if he wasn't standing out in front of the play with no one to block.
19th sack: O-line's fault. 7 man blitz, but the Steelers had Miller and Carey Davis staying back to protect. Confusion on the right side of the line, as Colon looks to help inside but sees a man coming outside late. He gets away with holding but is still beat by the rusher on the outside. The rest of the line holds up fairly well, especially outside on the left. Miler could have helped with Colon's man, but was too busy trying to help Simmons and Mahan.
20th sack: O-line's fault. A 3 man rush (are you kidding me?!) out of a five man front. Marvel and Faneca do a great job on an inside stunt to the left, make a great switch and Faneca knocks the hell out of the guy coming inside. Marvel does a great job on his man as well. Neither Mahan or Simmons block or help out with anyone. Mahan watches Faneca make a good block while standing there looking as dumbfounded as Faneca did earlier. Simmons doesn't even touch anyone. Just back pedals looking for someone to block, as the two LBs stay a couple of yards back spying the play. Colon's man ends up getting the sack. He's not beaten badly on the outside, but he ends up getting overpowered and Ben is completely oblivious.
21st sack: Ben's fault. 5 man rush. Both Miller and Spaeth stay into block off a playaction. Miller does a great job on the outside rush and takes care of Wimbley. Faneca pulls to the right and nicely picks up McGinest on the outside. Spaeth helps chip in with Colon. The DT Simmons and Mahan were double teaming eventually gets free and gets to Ben, but Ben had plenty of time to set up and throw.
22nd sack: O-line's fault (or Arians). 6 man rush off of a playaction. Simmons pulls to the left and does a nice job on the outside. Parker does a nice job chipping in. It's an inside stunt to the right that kills this play, especially bad since Simmons pulled to the left. Colon took Simmons man originally and does a nice job, but as the other stunter comes free outside him there's not much he can do. McGinest also delivered a vicious blow to the head on Miller which stumbled him. Heath would have recovered though, but tripped over Colon who was laying on the ground after he dove to try and block the other man coming free. Mahan gets caught up in traffic and doesn't contribute much. I guess I would actually blame the playcalling on this one, it was doomed from the start. A playaction with a six man blitz with Simmons pulling left while the defense has a stunt to the right. The o-line did a pretty good job all things considered.
23rd sack: Equal blame. 6 man blitz off a 5 man front, corner blitz. Two TEs to the right, Miller goes out, and Spaeth stays into block off a playaction. Spaeth does a very nice job on his man, doesn't give up any ground and completely frustrates the defender. Simmons pulls left nicely, but there's no one there to block, especially since Parker went to the left off playaction to help as well. The rest of the line holds up pretty well, Colon especially, but after Simmons pulled and Parker went to the left there's no one to get the delayed corner blitz coming off the edge. Either Miller or Ward should be wide open, but the blitzer is on him too quickly and Ben can't get it off.
24th sack: O-line's fault. 5 man rush. Davenport gets left taking on a LB one on one and gets blown by. Bad communication on the right side (jeez, this seems familar) by Colon and Simmons. Colon helps out on Simmons' man, and lets a rusher come free off the right. Both his man and Davenport's man would have gotten a sack, but the rusher off the right gets there first. Mahan got completely turned around as well, contributed nothing to the play other than hiking the ball to Ben. Faneca and Mahan had bad communication as well here it looked like. Both Faneca and Mahan got one man, and Colon and Simmons got one man. 4 on 2, ugh. Marvel switched off to get Faneca's man and picked him up nicely, but that Davenport alone with a LB. It looked like a 15 or 16 yard loss considering Ben ran straight back.
25th sack: Ben's fault. 4 man rush. Miller chips in nicely on Colon's man before releasing, but the rusher still gets around Colon. Everyone else did a pretty good job, even though Simmons and Mahan had it easy as they both were left to work with one man who they handled pretty easily. Faneca didn't block anyone. Passed a guy off to Mahan and then stood there waiting for some magical Jet to appear out of nowhere to block. But Ben had time to set up, then step up into the pocket. Pumped it a couple of times before Colon's man got him.
26th sack: Ben's fault. 3 man rush with 1 spy. Ben really held the ball a lot in this Jets game. Colon does a great job, completely stones the outside rush. Simmons gets pushed back big time, but still holds up well enough before getting thrown to the ground. Smith, Faneca, and Mahan take on a combined total of one rusher, wow. Mahan could have switched off to help Simmons, but by then it was too late. But Ben had more than enough time than you can expect to give a QB.
27th sack: Ben's fault (close). 4 man rush with a delayed 5th rusher. Ben was really worried about the rush this game. Marvel did a nice job. Confusion between Spaeth and Davenport, both of whom were staying into block. Picked up their man initially, but both switched the defender off thinking the other one had him at the same time. Simmons' man ended up getting beat. But Ben had time to set up in the pocket, do a pump fake (he was looking deep), but when that wasn't open he immediately went to scrambling instead of trying to check down and ended up getting caught.
28th sack: O-line's fault. Colon got beat by the speed rush on the outside, simple as that. Ben tried to step up but he ended up getting caught by him anyways. Mahan chipped in with Simmons late, and Faneca didn't block anyone, as his man stayed back and he couldn't find anyone to block.
29th sack: O-line's fault (bad playcalling as well). 7 man blitz while the Steelers try to run playaction. Confusion on the left side led to this quick sack. Spaeth was lined up outside Marvel and both were slow on this play. Spaeth initially wanted to chip inside, but missed the rusher speeding past him on the outside. By the time he realized it, it was too late. Mahan also took two steps back after the first initial punch, which help collapsed the pocket. Colon also got beat on this play. His man took him inside (the hole vacated by Mahan) and got around him to get to Ben, he was stepping up into the pocket to avoid the rusher on the outside left.
30th sack: O-line's fault. 4 man rush. What a pathetic effort from Mahan here, watching this play really pissed me off. Mahan literally looked like a human turnstile this play. Immediately after the snap he is completely turned around, 180 degrees, and throw to the ground like a ragdoll. Everyone else does a good job. Marvel gets a pancake on his man, and Colon does a nice job as well. Simmons actually did a pretty damn good job on this play as well, really working hard. Faneca initially did a good job on his man, but couldn't switch off quick enough to get Mahan's man as well, who got to Ben. This is one of those plays that you just want to cut the guy the next morning for. Absolutely pathetic on Sean Mahan's part.
31st sack: O-line's fault. Miami game. 5 man rush from a 5 man front. Miscommunication on the left side. Starks and Faneca pick up the same man, as the outside rusher speeds by Starks and gets the sack. Miscommunication or not, Starks has got to pick up the outside rusher on that play and protect Ben's blind side. Mahan also gives up a lot of ground as well. Everyone else does a good job.
32nd sack: Ben's fault. 4 man rush. A decent enough pocket, even though they did give up a lot of ground. Colon does a real nice job initially, while Simmons seems a bit overwhelmed. Mahan blocks no one. The left side holds up pretty well. But Ben should've gotten that ball out.
33rd sack: O-line's fault. 5 man rush. Mahan honestly looks drunk on this play. Passes off on one man, and is too late to pick up another guy, so he ends up on his knee after blocking nobody. Miller stays in and gets turned around by his guy and loses him. For some reason Starks goes inside to the center of the field and leaves Najeh with a LB one on one, and Najeh loses. Everyone else does a pretty good job. Instant pressure up the middle and a sack.
34th sack: O-line's fault. 5 man rush. Simmons seems confused and ends up on the ground. Colon handles the speed rush pretty well and knocks his man on his ass. Starks again goes inside to leave a defender running free to Ben. Luckily, Parker picks the rusher up at the last second and does a good job to stay in front of him. Faneca switches off a guy to Mahan's side, and the rusher gets by him, along with Simmons' original man, and gets the sack.
35th sack: O-lines's fault. Max protect vs. a blitz. Incredibly, all three of Mahan, Faneca, and Colon end up on the ground within two seconds. Actually, Davenport ends up on the ground as well diving at an outside rusher. Starks lets his man run right by him, as he again looks inside, then changes his mind and ends up blocking no one. Simmons' man also gets by him fairly quickly, it just doesn't look as bad because of how everyone else was looking. A completely busted play, especially frustrating because it was with 1:00 left in the redzone in the 4th quarter against Miami. Ben does an outstanding job of finding a way to step up into the pocket and back close to the line of scrimmage to so the loss is minimal, even though that's one of those plays that looks like it's guaranteed for 10+ yards to be lost. If he doesn't do that, maybe Reed misses the kick in those conditions, that's why the kid's a winner.
36th sack: O-line's fault (Pats game). 7 on 4 and the Steelers still lose. Colon gets completely abused by a move to the inside. And both Marvel and Parker struggle to contain the outside rusher. Mahan also lets his man work free. It's a playaction, so with all this going on it's pretty much doomed from the start.
37th sack: O-line's fault. 4 man rush. Mahan is pummeled right from the snap. Both tackles do an excellent job. Simmons wants to help Colon, who doesn't need any, so instead stands there and doesn't block anyone. Wilfork annihilates Ben.
38th sack: O-line's fault. 4 man rush. Colon is beaten badly by Vrabel on the outside. It would have been holding had Ben not been sacked. Marvel stones his man. Mahan actually does a decent job, although it looks like his man wasn't that interested in rush and was trying to watch where Ben was going to run to. Simmons doesn't block anyone again, he tries at the last second to help Colon with his man but it's too late. Ben is forced to step up into the pocket and gets met by the pressure.
39th sack: O-line's fault. 4 man rush. Yeah, there was a pocket, but it was moving backwards pretty quickly. Both tackles did a good enough job, but Mahan was completely blown off the ball and pushed right back into Ben.
40th sack: O-line's fault. 4 man rush. Seems like the Steelers have trouble with protection when they load up one side with 3 receivers. Marvel is beaten off the snap and never really recovers. Colon also doesn't do the best job on this play, but he at least kept his man in front of him. Ben tries to step up, but there's nowhere to go.
41st sack: O-line's fault. 5 man rush with a sixth man as a spy. Marvel is beat again. This is the Jags game so this is the game where he was really hurting and probably shouldn't have been out there. Looks really slow and stiff. Both Colon and Simmons get demolished on this play as well, but Marvel's man gets the sack.
42nd sack: O-line's fault. Inside move on Marvel and I don't think he ever had a chance. Faneca also does a piss poor job on this play as well. The rest of the line holds up prett well, Colon was showing a lot of fight.
43rd sack: O-line's fault. 4 man rush. Yeah, they should have pulled Marvel at some point in this game, he shouldn't have been out there. He gets beat to the outside again for another sack. Faneca ends up on the ground as well. Colon initially gives up a good amount of ground but recovers to stop his man. Mahan and Simmons do a decent enough job on one man.
44th sack: O-line's fault (technically Ben's, but the pressure sucks). This ends up being Ben's fault to a degree, but merely because he was able to scramble out of the pressure. Both Simmons and Mahan get abused. First Simmons, then Mahan. Starks does a pretty good job here. Colon almost gets beat but recovers at the last second. Ben scrambles out of it all and gets to an open area, but instead of throwing it away take an open field sack near the sideline. He's got to learn to throw that ball away.
45th sack: O-line's fault. 4 man rush, play action. Simmons pulls left and does a nice job of standing up his man. Say what you want about Simmons, but he's still great at pulling. Spaeth does a great job here as well picking up the outside rush and containing it. But guess who ends up on the ground? Yep, lovable Sean Mahan is tossed to the ground again, and there's not much you can do with instant pressure in your face if your Ben, especially coming right out of playaction.
46th sack: O-line's fault. 5 man rush out of a 7 man front. Miscommunication on the right side again. Colon stays in to chip with Simmons, and Spaeth releases to go out as a receiver. This leaves a man running free towards Ben. Starks gets beat this play as well, but it's not as noticeable as the other man gets their first. The interior of the line actually does a nice job of holding the point of attack.
47th sack: O-line's fault. 5 man rush from a 4 man front. The fifth was a delayed LB blitz. Sean Mahan ends up on the ground AGAIN. Good lord I hope he doesn't see any playing time this season. He's completely turned around and ends up eating some dirt. Starks goes inside again to help Faneca (who doesn't need it), leaving Carey Davis with a LB. He gives a good effort, but he's overmatched. But lucky for him, Mahan's man gets their first.
-- Of all the sacks, there's really only 8 I would put on Ben for really holding onto the ball too long with good protection. And even on a couple of those, the pockets were pretty piss poor. There's one sack I put on Ben in the Denver game that was questionable in terms of time he had, and it's made especially worse considering it's just a 4 man rush and the Steelers had 7 men left back to block. Dumervil still got through with not too much trouble. This number was a little lower than I thought it would be though, makes Ben look even that much more impressive IMO.
-- Colon and Simmons had a lot of miscommunications on the year. This often left a man coming free, and it was hard to judge who to assign blame to. Especially early on to midway through the season, they really struggled with those inside stunts. They would each follow their man and run into each other, meanwhile the guy off the edge would come free to Ben. They really struggled with the zone blocking for a lot of the season, but it seemed to come around some towards the end of the year.
-- Sean Mahan ended up on his ass far more than anyone else on the team, he was by far the least physically impressive lineman on the team. Some plays he would get completely turned around within an instant of the snap, and others he was just tossed to the ground like a ragdoll. He didn't account for as many sacks as some others, but that had a lot to do with the fact that just about every play he had either Simmons or Faneca helping out and chipping in on his man.
-- While Colon gave up the most sacks, I will say this about him... I thought there was some improvement as the year went a long, and I thought he had the best motor out of any lineman out there. The kid was always fighting his ass off. Marvel was never a quitter either. But Mahan, Simmons, and Faneca would give up on plays far too early when they felt they were beat or confused, which is a big no no with a scrambler like Ben back there.
-- There seemed to be a lot of confusion overall on the line. A lot of those sacks had guys like Faneca standing there confused with nobody to block. The only instances of guys getting manhandled were Mahan mostly, and Simmons from time to time when he was lined up with a big DT. Most of the problems seem to come from who's blocking who and inside stunts that aren't properly picked up. The only times guys were getting embarrassed was Marvel during the Jacksonville game when he was hurt (otherwise, he had a pretty solid year compared to the others), or the times Mahan or Simmons would get bulldozed. Some of that is to be expected with a new offense and a new line coach, so hopefully if a lot of those problems are ironed out the line won't be nearly as bad as it was at times in '07.
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Damn!.... That hurt to watch without a doubt...
... It also gave me a renewed ominous feeling about the O-line.
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I saw alot of fat lineman looking foolish on those sacks. Ben would be big time scary if he had the time to survey the field.


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I REALLY wish I knew about Notebook BEFORE I invested my money on a ton of other high priced apps that I settled for and pieced together to do what Notebook natively does. It's great having one app that does everything I need. I use Notebook for everything now. Wish they had an iPad/iPhone version (crossing fingers). :)
Just bought Circus Ponies Notebook 3.0. I've asked the developer about a number of little issues and had instantaneous response, plus info that some suggestions will be in the next version.
Seems expensive and I hunted for coupons but.. it ISN'T expensive because it is so useful. It covers a broad range of functionality so there are some things that I'd like to see improved but used it for a month and have had no crashes, and it is quite useful. I was using TextEdit (Snow Leopard) and still do but this is far better than hunting for notes and files through the Finder. The Writing page format is like a TextEdit page and useful for notes when having phone calls. I often paste photos, maps and text (rich formatted text), research from Safari and hide it under a collapsable outline bullet. Learning the shortcuts is useful. Excellent for organizing projects you are working on. I'd like to see saving snapshots to another folder as backup since I'm paranoid- Notebook's so important now!
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I couldn't find NoteBook in the SmileOnMyMac website (as for now, June 3rd, it is 1Password only), but was happy to find it include in the current MacUpdate Spring Promo: http://www.mupromo.com/
And that TechTool Pro and Parallels are included as well â" does not make it worse! ;-)
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At first glance a handy collector of all kinds of information, attention has been lacking for the details:
-iCal writes not syncs
-no table formatting
-clumsy positioning of graphics
-no proper pasting inside the application
-non standard keyboard shortcuts
-formatting for regular printouts is not very intuitive
-no localization
Sorry but this for $50 and v3 this is not acceptable.
I have used this app for a few months now and had no problems with it until recently when I used it for a big uni report. I had several serious issues when editing a page outside of the main window (using the 'open in new window' feature) where the page was not saved correctly and could not be opened by NoteBook anymore. I lost hours of work because of this and am highly disappointed
I cannot recommend this app for any kind of critical work.
I have used this since it first came out some years ago. The improvement to clippings, and the choice of page formats from text, outline with text comments and full outline, has really made it for me. I'm a speaker who also writes a lot and does papers and research. I really like being able to dump material into a point of first reference, rather than creating a lot of files.
WISH (unlikely tho) I have to work a lot in various Windows environments. I would like my Notebook to be online, like Evernote, and accessible on more than one platform and on a flash drive.
Maybe I'll have to shell out for a macbook and take that around with me . . .
In addition to my last post: I'd very much appriciate to get a germ localization of this app. If there are more germanspeaking people around here, please tell the developper. I have this done and got the answer that this is an issue they hope to get done ...
I use NoteBook since about 3 years. Love espacially the clipping services.
Now there is v. 3.0 of the great app and brings lots of new promising festures.
Have a look and try it.
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Makeup Tips That Erase 10 Years
These simple makeup color and formula changes will have you looking younger in a flash
Know how your eyes look when you wake up? Squinty and slightly lower at the corners? While we'd all like to think going natural on our eyes looks fresh and clean, aging eyes will look too tired. A thick streak of liquid liner can make eyes dark and droopy too, Barose explains.
If you must ditch a product, let it be foundation; eyeliner is low-maintenance and high impact.
Liner makes eyes look full and wide open, de-emphasizing any signs of aging. "But dark black liners and mascara make eyes look hard, so consider switching to a subtle brown or brown-black," Surratt says. Use powder eyeliner instead of liquid -- it's a challenge to get a fine line with the liquid and too much can look retro, Barose warns. "Using an angled brush, work the powder liner into your lash line, getting in between all the lashes," Laurino says. It should be visible when your eyes are open.
Next, fill in sparse brows to make them more defined -- it sets off your eyes, Surratt says. It also creates the illusion of lifting by drawing attention up instead of down. Choose a powder color similar to your brows and apply with a small angled brush. Don't make them too drawn on, Barose says -- follow their line, focusing on filling in any gaps, not crafting a new look.
Also, never skip curling your lashes. This allows more light to get to your eyes, making them look brighter and less droopy, Surratt says.
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by LittleBunny Monday, January 21, 2013 at 11:08AM Report as inappropriate
thanks for tips !
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I recently noticed how my beloved pink shimmer eye shadows are making me look tired. I read this article and switched to satin neutral tones and I'm amazed at the difference.
by luckygal79 Sunday, December 30, 2012 at 03:38PM Report as inappropriate
Pretty much common sense. As you age makeup tends to pool up into fine lines. Less is usually best.
by toddfan Sunday, December 30, 2012 at 03:21PM Report as inappropriate
some great tips!
by Chris213 Sunday, December 30, 2012 at 06:16AM Report as inappropriate
Nice tips
by EricaF123 Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 11:27AM Report as inappropriate
Excellent tips! All true. I wish was at least one tip that was something new to me, which is the only reason I didn't give it 10 stars. Good reminders though.
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I found this useful. I still believe the best 'accessory' to have is a smile!
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Great tips!!
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- Workplace violence expert: Siport engineer not least bit insane in Silicon Valley killings
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- Santa Clara engineer claims that he fired gun by accident in SiPort workplace killing
The prosperous life Chinese immigrant Jing Hua Wu had scrimped 20 years to build was already on the brink of collapse when he was fired from his job. On Tuesday, the high tech engineer testified how that loss prompted him to go insane and commit one of Silicon Valley's worst workplace mass killings.
For the first time since Wu shot to death three of his bosses at SiPort in Santa Clara, he got the opportunity to tell the shocking story from his perspective to jurors who appeared at times bored, disbelieving and disgusted. Wu has pleaded not guilty by reason on insanity for the Nov. 14, 2008, killings.
He is set to be cross-examined late Wednesday by prosecutors who reject the insanity plea, contending instead that he committed first-degree murder because he planned the killings to get revenge for being let go -- including purchasing the bullets after he was fired.
Under questioning Tuesday from his defense attorney Tony Serra, Wu, 51, described being in a state of enormous stress leading up to the day he shot and killed his immediate supervisor Brian Pugh, CEO Sid Agrawal and office manager Marilyn Lewis at point-blank range.
Speaking through a Mandarin interpreter, the balding test engineer wearing black-rimmed glasses told the jury about his real-estate investments, including about nine rental properties in Arkansas, Washington state and California, that were worth considerably less than he paid after the housing market crashed. He'd financed them primarily through balloon mortgages or a costly home equity line of credit.
The $180,000 in savings he'd poured into a real estate investment fund had been squandered by the fund manager. And he explained how the last remnant of the nest egg he'd squirreled away for his wife and three young sons was about to be seized by the IRS because he'd done his taxes incorrectly.
"I was terrified something terrible was going to happen," he said, adding he was plagued by nightmares, weight loss and insomnia.
When he did manage to fall asleep, Wu testified, he often dreamed of being trapped by the bullies who spit on him and nearly drowned him during the Great Famine and Cultural Revolution in his native China. Serra has argued that Wu experienced a psychotic break when he committed the killings brought on by a flashback of that decades-old abuse.
To top it all off, Wu said, he and his immediate boss Pugh did not get along. Wu explored other job prospects, but decided to stay in hopes that the digital radio technology he was helping SiPort to develop would succeed.
Wu admitted that the stress affected his work and that there were several direct conflicts with Pugh, whom he believed was setting him up to fail. But Wu claimed he had no idea he was going to lose his job when he was summoned to a meeting with Pugh and Lewis, and told he was being let go.
"I felt something was pinching my heart," he said. "I felt terrified. There was a tight squeeze on my brain."
Wu then met with Agrawal and pleaded with the CEO to keep him on for three months otherwise he'd go bankrupt. Agrawal agreed to keep him on for that long as a consultant. But Wu said he thought Agrawal was leading him on, and he didn't believe the offer was real.
Contrary to the policies at many large Silicon Valley companies, Wu was allowed to linger at the small startup after being fired that Friday. After eating lunch in the break room, he drove away planning to do three things, he said: deposit his last paychecks, get bullets for the gun he'd purchased for self-defense and target practice the previous month, and drop the weapon off at home.
Revenge was the furthest thing from his mind, he said. But he was feeling suicidal by then, he said. He'd bought 50 bullets because they were cheaper in bulk, he testified, after noting earlier in the day that he was very "frugal."
Ashamed to face his family, he drove back to SiPort and sat in the hot parked car for awhile before retrieving the gun from the cargo area and climbing back into the SUV. He said he thought of Iris Chang, the renowned Chinese-American author of "The Rape of Nanking" who shot herself to death in Los Gatos in 2004.
"My mind was a mess," he said. "My life was empty. I thought I might as well die."
But he couldn't pull the trigger.
"I pointed the gun at my head, and then I thought about my children," Wu said.
In the audience, one of Lewis' children -- who lost her mother -- gripped her fiancee's hand as Wu spoke of sparing his kids from having to endure his death.
Wu wound up his account for the day, leaving the end of the story until he resumes testifying Wednesday morning. He left off by saying he headed on foot toward SiPort.
"I wanted to die," he said, "in the company. I felt the company was not fair to me."
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Face-to-face interactions trump those face-to-screen
While I recognize a certain vacuity is inevitable in the teen years, I'd like to diminish its intensity. So I put limits on screen time. I tell him screen time is a privilege, not a right. I warn him about online predators, cretins, advertisements and other assorted techno-swill, and yes, I use screen time as a bargaining chip, as in "Clean the den and I'll give you an hour on the computer."
I am not proud of this fact, but we all have our weak moments.
My concern is the screen has become his default position, the place where his mind nestles when nothing else satisfies. "The computer makes me feel less lonely," he tells me one night. He tells me this to get me to mollify my opposition to the Internet, but of course it backfires, and what I do instead is agonize over a loneliness that only a facsimile of interaction seems to assuage.
"We have never been more detached from one another, or lonelier," Stephen Marche writes in The Atlantic. "In a world consumed by ever more novel modes of socializing, we have less and less actual society. We live in an accelerating contradiction; the more connected we become, the lonelier we are. We were promised a global village; instead we inhabit the drab cul-de-sacs and endless freeways of a vast suburb of information."
Could it be that the dog is chasing its tail here? Could it be endemic loneliness incites people to retreat to the Internet to find the society they lack? British researchers have found a link between excessive Internet use and depression. And researchers from Missouri University of Science and Technology recently reported that depressives use the Internet differently — frequently checking email, using more chat rooms, watching more videos and playing more Internet games.
It makes sense. "The greater the proportion of face-to-face interactions, the less lonely you are," John Cacioppo, director of Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience at the University of Chicago, told The Atlantic. "The greater the proportion of online interactions, the lonelier you are."
What's unclear is whether loneliness and depression encourage use of the Internet, or whether the Internet engenders loneliness by eliminating the need for actual human interaction.
What is clear is there is a growing divide between poor children — whose parents may be too harried to pay attention to their kids' Internet habits — and wealthy ones. A study by the Kaiser Family Foundation found children of parents who do not have a college degree spent 90 minutes more a day exposed to media than kids from higher socio-economic families.
Keep in mind that kids today spend more time with electronic media than with any other activity besides sleeping. It's just that poor kids spend that much more time — or 11.5 hours daily.
And it is getting worse.
A growing number of restaurants, including Applebee's and Chili's Grill & Bar, are putting small interactive computer screens at the table, The Wall Street Journal reports. Not only will these ubiquitous devices take your order and allow you to pay a check without a waiter, you'll be able to check email, play Mindcraft and check out YouTube. Well, why not, reasons the restaurant industry. It's not like families know how to talk to one another.
"Restaurants are faced with either being outside of that communication and just allowing it all to take place on guests' phones or they can be part of that," Austen Mulinder, which makes one of the devices, told the Journal.
Yes, what good is dysfunction if you can't make a buck off it?
A survey finds that 31 percent of Americans are "likely" or "very likely" to use one of these screens at tables. Naturally, mine will not be among them. The trick is to teach my son the art of conversation and the value it has in binding people together instead of driving them into more isolation.
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"The recession started upon my arrival. It could have been—some say February, some say March, some speculate maybe earlier it started—but nevertheless, it happened as we showed up here. The attacks on our country affected our economy. Corporate scandals affected the confidence of people and therefore affected the economy. My decision on Iraq, this kind of march to war, affected the economy."
"It just ain't possible to explain some things. It's interesting to wonder on them and do some speculation, but the main thing is you have to accept it-take it for what it is, and get on with your growing."
"October. This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks in. The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August, and February."
"For the Christian, heaven is where Jesus is. We do not need to speculate on what heaven will be like. It is enough to know that we will be for ever with Him."
"We certainly don't want to engage in speculation. The important thing is that it was found. ... There is an investigation. We'll keep asking questions."
"This is what the painter, the poet, the speculative philosopher, and the natural scientists do, each in his own fashion."


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The Marketplace is the only place in the Bay Area -- other than Acme's original Berkeley location -- that carries the full selection of Acme's nationally acclaimed artisan breads. Steve Sullivan, owner and co-founder, says that after all these years Acme's foremost goal remains the same -- to bake outstanding bread. Acme uses only organic flour and works closely with farmers in evaluating and selecting the grain varieties for its flour each year. Acme now has four bakeries and all produce 24 hours a day. At the Ferry Building Marketplace, breads are baked fresh throughout the day in the hearth oven.
Sullivan became interested in baking bread more than 30 years ago as a busboy at Berkeley's famous Chez Panisse restaurant where he worked while attending the University of California at Berkeley. He started baking bread as a serious hobby after being inspired by Elizabeth David¹s cookbook "English Bread and Yeast Cookery." At Alice Waters' request he began to bake bread in the Chez Panisse kitchen in 1980. In 1983 he and his wife, Suzie, opened their first, now legendary, bakery. To this day, Acme Bread is the bread exclusively served at Chez Panisse.
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Casa e Mare
Casa e Mare is a modern hotel in Kata, Phuket, offering clean, comfortable accommodation in attractive rooms, with a design concept inspired by traditional Thai art and décor. All rooms feature air conditioning, private balconies, cable television, telephones, safety deposit boxes, internet access and en-suite bathrooms.
We are located just 500 metres from the popular Kata Beach, one of Phuket's most popular beaches. Excursions to other nearby islands can be arranged at our tours desk.
We boast a range of guest facilities and services including 24-hour reception, laundry, luggage storage, motorcycle rental and room service. We also have a bar where guests can sample 'the spritz', a tasty drink invented at our hotel.
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The AM Roundup: Loughner Sentenced to 7 Life Terms, More
Tucson shootings: Wearing a tan suit and a blank expression, 24-year-old Jared Loughner sat quietly through a storm of anger and tears in a courtroom Thursday morning before a federal judge sentenced him to seven life sentences plus 140 years in prison. WSJ
Stay or go: Attorney General Eric Holder said on Thursday that he hasn't determined whether he will stay on as the chief U.S. law enforcement officer for President Barack Obama's second term. Reuters
Death penalty: Convicted Pennsylvania killer Hubert L. Michael Jr.'s life was extended Thursday night for at least two more weeks when the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed a stay of execution granted earlier in the day by a federal appeals court in Philadelphia. He would have been the first person executed in the state since 1999. Philly Inquirer
Intellectual property: Canada's highest court has struck down the patent on the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra. The generic equivalent, called sildenafil, is already making its way to the market. Toronto Star
Brady: A former Texas prosecutor faces a rare judicial proceeding next month that will examine whether he hid evidence favorable to a defendant who was convicted of murder and served nearly a quarter century in prison before being released due to DNA evidence pointing to another suspect. WSJ


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HARRISBURG, Pa. (October 2, 2012)--A judge Tuesday put Pennsylvania's tough new voter identification requirement on hold and ordered that it not be enforced in the presidential election.
Tuesday's ruling came just five weeks before the election.
An appeal is possible.
The 6-month-old law requires each voter to show a valid photo ID.
Democrats and groups including the AARP and NAACP mounted a furious opposition to a law Republicans say is necessary to prevent election fraud.
Critics accused Republicans of using old-fashioned Jim Crow tactics to steal the White House and highlighted stories of registered voters struggling to get a state photo ID.
The law was already a partisan lightning rod when a top Republican lawmaker boasted that it would allow GOP nominee Mitt Romney to beat Democratic President Barack Obama in Pennsylvania.


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Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- The executive director of the Augusta National Golf Club is heading into retirement after 35 years of service.
Executive Director Jim Armstrong came to Augusta National in 1978 and started organizing the tournament the next year. After reaching retirement, the 65-year-old will have worked with five of the six Club chairmen.
"Jim Armstrong has given Augusta National Golf Club more than three decades of exceptional vision, impressive leadership and outstanding service as our Executive Director," said Augusta National Chairman Billy Payne in a news release. "Jim has certainly earned and deserves his retirement. As a consequence of his longtime commitment, he is leaving a permanent and positive impression upon the legacy of Augusta National, its membership and the Masters. On behalf of our members and staff, I sincerely and genuinely thank Jim for his personal and professional dedication to Augusta National Golf Club."
Armstrong says his affection for the club is "immeasurable."
"It is nearly impossible to put into words the privilege I have experienced in serving the Club in this role, and I thank Mr. Payne, Mr. Hootie Johnson and all previous chairmen, the membership, my fellow employees and the countless other friends, associates and partners that made my career so rich and fulfilling," said Armstrong in a news release.
Will Jones, 46, will be filling Armstrong's shoes. Jones, currently the senior director of business affairs, has been at the club since 1993.


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The Skins TRI400 Compression Racer Back Top is made with dynamic gradient compression to accelerate blood flow and enable more oxygen to reach your active muscles. With 400 key fitting points, the Skins TRI400 is designed to offer swimming, cycling and running comfort for triathletes.
Specially targeted panels of TRI400 fabric helps to limit drag and optimise performance for swimming. Memory FX fabric panels at the back offers gradient compression, while enabling a free range of lateral movement during the swimming section.
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A mariachi band strikes up. Drink orders are taken. The host elicits a few cheers and laughs from the guests in his car.
We are heading toward a traditional Mexican fiesta, with music, dancing, food and good times. And a tequila factory tour, too.
In fact, it's the tour that draws most visitors to the Tequila Express, an all-day excursion that departs Guadalajara in the morning and returns the same evening. For many, it's a good way to visit a factory and leave the driving to someone else.
Visitors get a look at the Herradura tequila operation in Amatitan, a small, dusty town about 20 miles east of Tequila. But the train ride -- done at a slow pace to enjoy the views -- and the post-tour buffet and entertainment help make this trip popular.
It's a good time, but not a drunken party. Patrons include families and seniors.
"This is a tour for having fun and learning Mexican traditions," said Paco Aguilera, a Tequila Express guide. "This is not spring break.
"We let people have as much fun as they want and drink as much as they want, but we want them to know it's a family environment."
It doesn't mean you can't party. Mariachis stroll through each car during the 1 1/2-hour ride, and guests nosh on chips and salsa. Servers bring soft drinks, beer and, for those who can't wait, tequila.
Along the way, riders enjoy a changing landscape -- the city, surrounding suburbs, cornfields, then sprawling fields of blue agave plants that eventually will be transformed into tequila.
In Amatitan, we're loaded onto buses for a short drive to Hacienda San Jose del Refugio, a sprawling Spanish-style farm that dates to 1820 and includes agave fields, a distillery, a large family home and living quarters for many of the workers.
The walking tour begins with a demonstration in which a jimador, or field worker, slices away the long leaves from the agave, leaving only the heart, or pina. Nearby, ovens heat up as the pinas, which are cut in half to reduce their weight, sit in large mounds before being cooked.
It's their sweet juice that's used to make tequila, which is transformed into a fiery drink once it has been fermented.
When it's over, guests are led to a large covered patio for a buffet that includes chile verde, enchiladas, taquitos, salad, rice and beans. Costumed dancers from different regions in Mexico sing and dance, and by the end of the day, many in our group join in.
"It's an interesting tour," said Emma Marvin, who is taking a sabbatical from her job in London to teach English in Guadalajara. "I realize that tequila is taken seriously here, and I was quite surprised how differently people see it. It's a refined drink."
The Tequila Express (www.tequilaexpress.com.mx), in its ninth year, is operated by the Guadalajara Chamber of Commerce to promote tourism. Tours operate Saturday and Sunday throughout the year, and Friday night tours are expected to begin this month. Most tours sell out in advance, but last-minute seats are usually available for Sunday trips.
The price is 770 pesos, about $70 -- not cheap, but a worthwhile splurge. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster's Mexico outlet (www.ticketmaster.com.mx).
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Charles James Sauder-Nuara died Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, after battling cancer. A memorial service was held Saturday, Nov. 17, at the Nature Center in Albuquerque, N.M.
Charlie was born July 31, 2012. He was the son of Cara Sauder and Michael Nuara and grandson of Ray and Tammy Sauder, of Montevideo. He was so loved and will be greatly missed.
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Saeco Espresso Machines
Saeco is an Italian-based espresso machine manufacturer that launched their first fully automatic (aka superautomatic) espresso machine in 1980. Since then, they have worked to incorporate improvements into each new iteration of the quality Saeco espresso machines they create.
While the Saeco suite of products focuses on superautomatics such as the Odea series, Talea series, or the Xelsis, they also manufacture a few excellent entry-level semi-automatic espresso machines like the Saeco Aroma and Saeco Via Venezia.
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October 14, 2009
IEA: Nations Should Build on Economy-Related Greenhouse Gas Cuts
Under the current economic slowdown, global carbon dioxide emissions could fall by as much as 3% for 2009, and the International Energy Agency (IEA) believes that the world's nations can build on this carbon reduction to avoid the future impacts of climate change. To support ongoing climate negotiations, the IEA released a special early excerpt of its World Energy Outlook 2009, which finds that the economic slowdown has already put the world on a path to achieve 5% lower greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 than the IEA estimated just 12 months ago. To achieve greater reductions and shift the world toward low-carbon energy sources, the IEA estimates that $10.5 trillion will need to be pumped into the global energy sector over the next two decades. But the IEA also estimates that fuel savings across industry, transportation, and buildings will total $8.6 trillion over the same time period, nearly equaling the energy investment. The IEA scenario targets a stabilization of the climate at the equivalent to 450 parts per million of carbon dioxide, even though it allows an increase in emissions from developing countries. The IEA's entire World Energy Outlook 2009 will be released on November 10, but until then, see the IEA press release and the special climate change excerpt from the report (PDF 4.3 MB). Download Adobe Reader.


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Report Highlights Importance of Intellectual Property Protections
Report Highlights Importance of Intellectual Property Protections
05.23.13 | By Jay Taylor
With TPP, Indian and other IP infringement and innovation issues shaping international headlines in recent weeks, IP is increasingly being recognized as a central driver of growth, development and access to medicines. A report released today by the Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property reinforces IP's critical importance: hundreds of billions of dollars and thousands of U.S. jobs are lost every year as a result of its theft, with direct implications for R&D investment and economic growth in the U.S. and worldwide.
While some emerging economies ignore intellectual property rights in an attempt to fast-track economic modernization, it's clear that this approach leaves all parties worse off. Sectors ranging from biopharmaceutical to energy to heavy-duty manufacturing and high-tech depend on IP to cultivate innovation. In our industry, IP is essential to the development of life-saving treatments and medicines. On average, companies invest a billion dollars and more than a decade of research and development to bring a new drug to market. Without adequate IP protections, bad actors can simply profit off of these new drugs, avoiding the risk and investment of the research and development process.
Nowhere is this more apparent today than in India, where the government has helped create a deteriorating innovation environment at the expense of patients, U.S. workers and the development of medicines. Today's report serves as a reminder that it is in the best interest of every nation to protect IP through strong public policies and standards that align with the rest of the world.
For the U.S., our opportunity is a unique one: our sector is on the cusp of new medical breakthroughs that will positively impact millions of patients; our broader economy is recovering but more remains to be done, and the Obama administration has prioritized trade issues as part of its second term agenda.
All of this matches well with a key finding of the report: U.S. policymakers can and should do more to prioritize IP through strong actions.
Let's seize the moment and ensure that we are utilizing every means at our fingertips – research, innovation and collaboration, all aligned with concrete public policies – to advance meaningful IP standards. Millions of patients will be better off as a result.


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Are you looking to shed some light on some dark corners in and around your home, but you don't want to deal with re-wiring? There could be a simple, inexpensive solution.
Doris Dick emailed and asked us to test the "Light Angel." This LED light is supposed to be motion-activated. And, it claims you can stick it almost anywhere.
Doris thought it would work well in her coat closet. Without the light on in her front room, Doris can't tell if she's reaching for her coat... or one of her husband's jackets.
"I accidentally put on one because I couldn't tell. I thought it was this one, which is close to the same color," Doris said.
That's why she wanted us to test the "Light Angel." You can buy them at Bed, Bath, and Beyond for $12.99 each.
We get to work, removing the battery cover and installing four double-A batteries. Next, we stick-on the mounting tape. After turning the switch to the "on" position, it's time for our test. We turn-off the room's light, because "Light Angel" says it only works in the dark. Doris opens the closet door.
"Oh, it works. Look, I can see the clothes," Doris said.
Doris makes sure the "Light Angel" pivots and spins, as promised.
"Then I can get it exactly where I want it," Doris said.
Doris has another dark corner of her house. But it's outside, near her trash cans.
We tried sticking the "Light Angel" on the brick wall. But it didn't stick. Instead, we sat it on a trash can to see if it would work outside.
With the "Light Angel" turned on, Doris walks around the corner to try to activate the motion sensor.
"There it went," Doris said.
Does it work?
"It does work. It does work," Doris said.
Doris said if she wanted to use the "Light Angel" outside permanently, she would find another way to mount it. If you look at the back of the "Light Angel," there are holes. So you could mount it with screws.
We also tested when the device turned itself off. Once it stops sensing motion, it automatically goes off about 60 seconds later.
Doris sent us an update, after using the "Light Angel" lights for a week. She says both lights are still working. However, the light is blue, not white like it shows in the commercial. And, she said it's a direct beam... the light doesn't light-up the surrounding area.


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Cleveland County sheriff's deputies arrest eight people Saturday evening through Sunday morning during a saturation patrol that targeted impaired drivers.
Four people were arrested on driving under the influence complaints. Deputies took three people into custody for driving under suspension. One person was arrested on complaints of driving under suspension and possession of controlled dangerous substance.
Deputies saturated the county looking for motorists suspected of driving impaired, people not wearing seat belts and drivers not obeying the speed limit.
Those who drink alcohol should always have a designated driver who hasn't consumed alcohol take them home.
Deputies plan additional saturation patrols and safety checkpoints in the upcoming months. A grant from the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office covers manpower costs associated with the checkpoints and saturation patrols.
Any questions regarding this press release and/or information can be addressed to Meghan McCormick, Cleveland County Sheriff's Office, community liaison/public information officer. McCormick can be reached at (405) 701-8847.
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We received this perceptive inquiry from a reader perplexed by an aspect of last weeks article on vitamin D and bone health:
So, do we know how salmon become vitamin D rich? I was surprised to hear the skinless fish was so rich in vitamin D, since it is stored in fat. They probably dont process sunshine. Is their liver making vitamin D?
Sockeye and vitamin D: case solved
Peggys question was a good one, and we weren't certain of the answer, so we sought a scientific explanation for the unexpectedly high vitamin D levels in our skinless sockeye fillets. Vitamin D is fat-soluble, so it concentrates in the fat under the skin of fish, and in their fat-rich livers.
Yet, as the chart in our last issue shows, lab tests show that our sockeye salmon contains more vitamin D than fattier Vital Choice fish such as sardines, sablefish, and king salmon (To view it, click here).
Why would our skinless sockeye fillets test higher in vitamin D than fillets of fish with fattier flesh?
I had a hunch that answer might lie in the zooplankton that constitute so much of their diet. Zooplankton is a term that covers a variety of tiny marine animals, including larval-stage crustaceans.
Indeed, a quick search of the scientific literature confirmed that phytoplankton (single-cell marine organisms) and zooplankton are the key sources of vitamin D in the marine food chain. Both types of minuscule sea life create large amounts of vitamin D from sunlight, and zooplankton feed on phytoplankton, thus driving their vitamin D content to even higher levels.
Unlike most other fish and salmon species (except chum), sockeye feed largely on zooplankton through all stages of life, so it makes sense they would accumulate unusually high levels of vitamin D in the fat deposited throughout their flesh. Note: There are some seasonal and geographic variations in sockeye diets, so vitamin D levels will vary.
It seems that my hunch was right, and that the mystery of sockeye and vitamin D is solved. Thanks, Peggy your question prompted us to dig a little deeper!
- Bjorn LO, Wang T. Vitamin D in an ecological context. Int J Circumpolar Health. 2000 Jan;59(1):26-32.
- Holick MF. Evolutionary biology and pathology of vitamin D. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo). 1992;Spec No:79-83. Review.
- Holick MF. Evolution and function of vitamin D. Recent Results Cancer Res. 2003;164:3-28. Review.
- Davis ND, Armstrong JL, Meyeres KW. Bering Sea salmon food habits: Diet overlap in fall and potential for interactions among salmon. Accessed online November 4, 2005 at http://www.fish.washington.edu/research/publications/pdfs/0311.pdf


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Up to 100 starlings killed after flying into car
Published: Monday, October 1, 2012 at 8:13 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, October 1, 2012 at 8:13 a.m.
VIENNA (AP) — A mass collision between a flock of starlings and a car on a stretch of Austrian expressway has left up to 100 of the birds dead and the driver shaken but unhurt.
The Austria Press Agency says the birds suddenly flew from power lines above the multi-lane highway in western Austria downward and directly into the path of the car.
The report did not say how fast the car was traveling Monday, but the speed limit on Austria's autobahns is usually 130 kph — close to 80 mph.
The car sustained numerous dents. Cleanup crews quickly removed the dead birds.
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LAFAYETTE -- Up against a legal deadline to decide on plans for 72 condominiums near the BART station, city leaders remain divided over whether the project known as Town Center Phase III is ready for approval.
At a special meeting between the city and developers this week, Councilman Carl Anduri, Vice Mayor Mike Anderson and Mayor Carol Federighi accepted the project's environmental review. But they split 2-1 -- with Anderson opposing -- over changing the site's land use to permit residences instead of offices.
And they did not vote to amend the general plan for the area to permit buildings higher than 35 feet. Councilman Don Tatzin was absent and Brandt Andersson has recused himself from voting on the project citing a possible conflict of interest.
The amendment was just one of many issues debated in the three-hour meeting Tuesday night, which followed a Nov. 13 request by the council that developer KB Home shows progress on guidelines set by the city's Design Review Commission.
Lafayette leaders have been discussing residential housing at the site of a parking lot north of Mt. Diablo Boulevard and Dewing Avenue since at least 2003, when developers sought apartments instead of an office building as the third phase of the Town Center project.
Opponents have objected to the project for months, saying the four-story, 55-foot-high building would be too tall, too dense and would obstruct ridgeline views, especially for Dewing Avenue residents.
Following a presentation by KB Home Northern California Senior Vice President Ray Panek and architect Jeffrey Heller -- in which Heller called a flier depicting the condos blocking a hillside view "fraudulent" -- residents aired their thoughts.
Supporters said the plan is an example of "smart growth" and praised the condos' proximity to mass transit and downtown, saying the housing would appeal to empty-nesters, seniors and young professionals.
Critics offered less favorable opinions and said the project would irrevocably change the city's small-town feel. There also were requests that the building's height be reduced.
Former Mayor Ivor Samson gave one of the most stinging rebukes of the project, arguing Anduri and Federighi -- whose council terms end in December -- shouldn't cast votes. Samson said taking action before the plans are fully vetted would be "morally wrong."
"No city body has reviewed the latest set of plans," he said.
Anderson also discussed the lack of review, and said it would be a mistake to approve the latest architectural plans without a thorough one. He asked developers to consider holding off so the city could consider the new plan.
"With a little more time, we will have a project that will be accepted by the Council and community," he said.
KB Home's Panek argued the building's size had already been reduced, with its fifth floor eliminated, and that further modifications to the height would make the project economically unfeasible. He said developers were looking for an approval or denial.
The Council will meet again Monday to vote on the project's fate.


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Flyers chairman Ed Snider brought hockey back to Philadelphia in 1967 and a love affair between city and team was born. One of six expansion teams, the Flyers not only won their division in their first season, but eventually became the first expansion team to win the Stanley Cup in 1974.
The Flyers Alumni Association (a 501(c)(3) organization) was originally named the Philadelphia Legends. The Association was created in 1984 and continues to grow with membership consisting of national and global former Philadelphia Flyers players. The Alumni can be found playing games around the world and participating in other charitable projects throughout the year.
Through the years, the Flyers Alumni Association has maintained a tradition of giving back to the Delaware Valley community. Charities and community organizations that have been supported in the past include St. John's Hospice, Ronald McDonald House, March of Dimes South Jersey and Junior Achievement of Delaware.
President: Brad Marsh
Board Members: Brian Boucher, Todd Fedoruk, Paul Holmgren, Bob Kelly, Don Saleski
The 2016 Flyers Alumni Golf invitational will be held July 18 at the Philadelphia Cricket Club. Players from every decade of franchise history will spend the day golfing and mingling to raise money for local charities.
Proceeds from the event benefit BLOCS (Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools), Flyers Charities, and the Philadelphia Flyers Alumni Association.
For more information, click here.
The second annual Philadelphia Flyers Alumni Fantasy Camp is set for August 19-22 in Atlantic City, NJ. This unique event will provide adult hockey players with the opportunity to interact with Flyers legends both on and off the ice. Proceeds from Fantasy Camp will benefit the Flyers Alumni and Flyers Charities.
This year, the participating Flyers Alumni instructors and tournament coaches include Hockey Hall of Famers Bernie Parent and Mark Howe, along with the likes of Danny Briere and Flyers assistant coach Ian Laperriere. Other participating Alumni include Brad Marsh, Andre "Moose Dupont", Todd "Fridge" Fedoruk, Bob "the Hound Kelly" and Flyers Hall of Famers Brian Propp and Joe Watson.
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Poll: NH residents have most pride in their state in New England
In New England, the most self-confident states were New Hampshire (67%) and Vermont (61%), followed by Maine (57%), Massachusetts (46%) and Connecticut (31%).
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Frostproof Library to Get 40-Year Roof
Published: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 6:11 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 6:11 a.m.
FROSTPROOF | City staff is preparing to have a 40-year roof put on the library.
The Frostproof City Council has approved a $39,500 bid from Kenneth J. Sharpless Construction Inc. to install a Hydro-Stop roof coating system.
It would be under warranty for that entire time, as long as the city reapplies the same waterproof coating every 10 years, said James Keene, Frostproof Public Works director.
Keene said that the coating would go up the side walls of the roof and under the trip caps.
He said a built-up roof would be more beautiful, but this one was cheapest and comes in a variety of colors.
The bid won out over three bids for two-ply metal roofs costing $40,000 to $50,000, and a bid for $103,210.
City Manager Tenny Croley said the city has approximately $56,000 in its Polk County Library Cooperative funds to do the roof.
Keene said that the Hydro-Stop system would save money because it would be easier to install and workers would not have to remove roof hardware in order to do it.
Hydro-Stop, a part of Quest Construction Products — www.hydrostop.com — is a waterproofing system consisting of two coats of polyester fabric and polymer sealer that should repel water, resist hurricane winds and reflect solar heat.
Keene said the first application is guaranteed for 10 years.
City employees can replace the roof themselves, and as long as they use the same product, the company will extend the warranty up to 40 years, Keene said.
Phil Attinger covers the Babson Park, Dundee, Frostproof and Lake Wales areas and may be reached at 863-401-6981 or email@example.com.
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