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Charles E. Ditcher, 77, Altoona, died Friday at UPMC Altoona, after a courageous battle with cancer.
He was born in Altoona, son of the late Edward A. and Saber (Greene) Ditcher. He married Rosa M. Nowck in Rckingen, which is now known as Erlensee, Germany.
He is survived by his wife, Rosa; and his beloved Chihuahuas: Sunny and Pacha.
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He was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters.
He was a 1954 graduate of Altoona High School.
Charles served in the U.S. Army from 1958-83 during the Vietnam and Korean Wars, and retired as a master sergeant. After retiring from the U.S. Army, he worked as a sales clerk at Sears.
He enjoyed bowling and watching Pittsburgh Steelers football.
He was a member of the Bavarian Club and a member and volunteer of the Central Blair Recreation Commission.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at The Good Funeral Home Inc., Alto-Reste Park Cemetery, where a funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. by the Rev. Paul Johnson. Inurnment will be at Alto-Reste Park Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Blair Unit, 1004 N. Juniata St., Hollidaysburg, PA 16648.


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08 Dec 2012
Only four more weeks to snuggle in the embrace of the NFL season, you better get your fill. And talk about it, of course.
246 replies , Last at 11 Dec 2012, 1:31am by The Hypno-Toad
Unrelated to the games, but any thoughts on Greg Schiano's proposal to the league to replace all kickoff plays with 4th and 15 from the 'kicking' team's 30-yard line? Personally I think it's great. Reduced injury risk, and increased drama late in games, because for most teams the odds of a 4th and 15 conversion will be greater than the odds of a successful onside kick. Also 4th and 15 is more skill-dependent and less random than an onside kick. The biggest negative is that it takes away surprise onside kicks. I love when teams go surprise onside, but you see that a couple times a season at most. I'd make that tradeoff.
I always felt the obvious approach to eliminating the kickoff was to give the kicking team the choice of an automatic touchback or 4th and 10 at their own 35.
This is close in some ways, but I prefer the touchback option to straight up 4th and 15.
Why 15, anyway? I would choose either a distance to make the probability of converting similar to onside kick probability (dunno what that would be, exactly) or 4th and 10, which would make punting vs going for it similarly good options in the base case. See http://www.advancednflstats.com/2009/09/4th-down-study-part-4.html
(I never thought I'd be glad to see captcha, btw!)
I'm guessing Aloysius meant to insert the words "onside kick" somewhere in the first sentence of his comment.
It makes no sense to replace all kickoffs with a 4th and 15 play. That would constitute a massive penalty against any team that scored.
Personally, I like the kickoff and don't like the NFL trying to take it out of the game. It's far from obvious to me that the injury rate on kickoffs is higher than it is on non-kickoffs.
The last point is key. If the NFL are going to consider getting rid of kickoffs they need to at least show some evidence that the injury rate is higher than on any other play, otherwise it just looks like a PR exercise on player safety.
Having said that, I'm not a great fan of kickoffs and would be happy to see them replaced provided the new method did not upset the balance of the game. For every exciting play on a kick-off return it seems to me like there are dozens of penalty flags and injuries. I also feel like the officiating on kick-off returns is particularly random because of their frenetic nature. It feels as though holding or illegal blocking could be called anywhere if the officials felt like it.
No, I didn't mean to insert those words. And why would it be a 'massive penalty'? It would be like any punting play, most of the time. If you think making it 4th and 15 from the 30 is too disadvantageous for the team that scored, then move it up to the 35, or the 40.
Of course, if you just like watching kick returns way more than punt returns then there's no reason you should favor this proposal.
I was omitting the possibility of punting for some brain-related reason.
Still, I don't see why a punt return is supposed to be safer than a kickoff return.
Well, it might have a lower injury risk because players aren't running at each other at full speed from such a distance. But I don't have any stats to back that up; I assume it's one of the things the league will look at. I'm more excited because I think teams would have a better shot at a 4th and 15 conversion than at an expected onside kick. Since they changed the rules on onside kicks so that the kicking team can't re-kick after being offside, and can't stack all its personnel to one side of the field, expected onside kicks have become too hard to do successfully.
The general logic is that punt returns involved players running downfield beside each other, rather than running into each other at full speed. It passes the common sense test, but I'd also like to see some stats backing it up before we get rid of one of my favourite parts of the game.
"Treat a man as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he could be, and he will become what he should be."
I'm kinda surprised that the Outsiders didn't make this a sticky of it's own.
I'm with Aloy and love this idea.
I also think all of the comments and questions here have made a lot of sense, which is more than I can say of what I read over at Profootballtalk when I read about this on my phone a few hours ago.
I have no idea about injury concerns on kickoffs vs regular plays, and kickoffs vs punts; what I do like is that it replaces the onside kick with a regular play.
As someone said above the 30 is too far back; I agree with this. I think it should be a bit closer so that the kicking team isn't really giving up massive field position, but then again, it would make a great punter that much more valuable.
I think the result of going to this format would be more opportunity for come backs once a team seizes momentum. While this might be dreadful for the Patriots, whom I root for, as their defense seems to give up a bunch of points later in games, I think it would be great to see teams really fight for it in the last 5 minutes, even if down say 17 or 18. Further, I think it could lead to some really interesting formation diversity and fakes.
I would love an end to all kicking. Just football, no remnants of other sports which have no place, slow the game down, require extra equipment for the fields, extra sections in a much longer rulebook, and otherwise just detract from the game's elegance.
One teams tars with the ball on the 20 (or 25 or whatever the break even point is), they get 4 downs, they drive until they get stopped or score a TD, repeat. No extra points punting or FGs, no kickoffs. More football less random skills competition.
Manning is furious with at least one person during the post-drive debriefing after the second drive. I wasn't paying enough attention on the play where he got sacked to have much of a guess who it is.
Oh, he's also yelling at Moreno to get up and join the group and it looks like Moreno was yelling back at him. That seems like a bad idea.
I noticed that (Moreno) as well...looks like he doesn't give a shat about listening to Manning.
Carson Palmer still sucks.
Raiderjoe really ought to be required to do a running commentary here whenever da Raidahs appear in prime time.
Especially when its the Btoncos!
Perhaps it's harder to be optimistic/delusional about the Raiders' future if doing running commentary on a game like that.
Loved that interception. Great play by Adams.
Seriously. That was an amazingly athletic play.
Denaryius Moore catches pass at 20, runs backwards 4 yards before being tackled. :)
Looks like Oakland is still in this game in spite of being outplayed for the first 25 minutes.
The weirder thing, not only did Denarius Moore start running backwards, but the Broncos defenders decided they weren't going to have any of that, so they chased him and tackled him before he lost too much yardage!
The refs were kind and ignored the backwards running.
Biggest surprise so far is that the Manning has been sacked 3 times and generally harassed, whereas Palmer has been pretty much untouched.
A portion of that is that the Broncos (arguably) best offensive, RG Chris Kuper lineman is out. His replacement, Manny Ramirez may be a better pass blocker than the baseball player of the same name, but I doubt the difference is all that striking.
For the first half, the Broncos also seemed to forget that Linebackers are allowed to rush the passer, so they failed to block that.
Make that "offensive lineman" rather than just offensive.
It's also noticeable that several times a Raiders defender has been in the backfield to tackle Moreno.
Very true, I should have generalized my language. The Bronco guards are pretty bad at all aspects of their jobs.
But in their defense, Knowshon Moreno exerts some as-yet-undefined defender attracting field.
Cmon Palmer, at least give me some hope that the Raiders can pull off the upset.
It's not really news, but Palmer just can't make the throws anymore. Underthrows a wide open Denarius Moore on third down just now. He had pressure in his face and was throwing off the back foot, but your average NFL QB makes that throw. A couple in the first half also where the lack of velocity on the ball allowed the DB to make a play on the ball.
The Palmer trade continues to look like the worst trade since Herschel Walker went to the Vikings.
Terrible throw on that DPI. Denver bailed out because defender never turns around to see the pass thrown behind him.
Broncos having real red zone issues tonight.
Tuck rule???
So much for making it interesting....
I don't understand why they didn't check that one out on replay. Not that I know exactly how the tuck rule works, but it looks like Palmer pumped the ball and didn't put it away before fumbling.
It was a turnover; somebody had to look at it.
Going back on the DVR...
Palmer pumped, pulled back, and seemed to be pumping again when he was hit. He twisted around, the ball and hand seemed to hit the back of his lineman, and then it was out.
I'd love to hear an explanation of how the tuck rule applies to this play.
Well I thought after the second pump he never tucked the ball away. He was in the process of putting it away after he was hit. I'm definitely rooting for the Broncos (-10.5) here, so I'm not complaining about the call. But that's just how I remember the rule, if the QB pumps and is putting it away then its a tuck rule. But I guess Palmer just held the ball high around his head after the second pump.
The other possibility I thought of was that, he was so twisted around from being hit, that the second pass pump was actually moving the ball backwards. The tuck rule wouldn't help on a backwards pass. There's no such thing as an incomplete backwards pass.
Oh, how I wish you were right.
Paging RaiderJoe to shit post in this thread and have a legion of fan boiyz slop their nobs over him.
I can msspel wrds too. Cna I not get banedn?
In all seriousness the raiders looked awful. Someone should take them out behind a woodshed. "Just win baby" indeed. As a long time denver fan, I'd prefer my/our rivals actually look like they play in the NFL as opposed to an average D2 team. This is no fun. Also, my quarterback has a fetus neck.
Raiderjoe misspells words, but he doesn't act like an asshole here.
Paging RaiderJoe to shit post in this thread and have a legion of fan boiyz slob their nobs over him.
I can msspel wrds too. Cna I not get banedn?
In all seriousness the raiders looked awful. Someone should take them out behind a woodshed. "Just win baby" indeed. As a long time denver fan, I'd prefer my/our rivals actually look like they play in the NFL as opposed to an average D2 team. This is no fun. Also, my quarterback has a fetus neck.
Paging RaiderJoe to shit post in this thread and have a legion of fan boiyz slob their nobs over him.
I can msspel wrds too. Cna I not get banedn?
In all seriousness the raiders looked awful. Someone should take them out behind a woodshed. "Just win baby" indeed. As a long time denver fan, I'd prefer my/our rivals actually look like they play in the NFL as opposed to an average D2 team. This is no fun. Also, my quarterback has a fetus neck.
Just don't even try. You're not even a fraction as knowledgeable about football history as RaiderJoe. N00b5 like you see his misspellings and think that's all he's good for, but the fact is the man's brain is absolutely loaded with expertise.
Random question:
What's the best site to buy NFL teams' merch from? My father in law wants a new 49ers sweatshirt for Christmas and he has three requirements for it:
1) It must be grey
2) It cannot have a hood
3) his size is XXXL Long
Everywhere I've looked, I can find stuff that fits two of the requirements, but I haven't been able to find anywhere that sells one that fits all three.
Ahhh. The joy of asking ones son in law for the impossible :-). Its priceless.
Ahhh. The joy of asking ones son in law for the impossible :-). Its priceless.
You could always buy a hooded one and a pair of scissors.
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Boldin is done right? No speed left.
You don't need speed to toast DeAngelo Hall though. A simple out-and-up and a Flacco pumpfake and it's 7-7 in D.C.
The production showed closeup of the safety, but it's on Hall
I'd like to see what the Redskins depth at CB looks like. I find it hard to believe that DeAngelo Hall is really the best guy they have to put on the field.
It's been great seeing the team play Cedric Griffin and Josh Wilson at the corners, but Griffin is serving a 4-game drug suspension.
Hall just made a good aggressive tackle on an outlet pass to the RB. He hit the RB low with his shoulder to take his legs out. This prompted a comment from the commentator that it was a "perfect form tackle."
He'll make plays like that often enough to fool people into thinking he's a competent player. All the nice tackles int he world won't make up for getting burned for two touchdowns earlier
The refs just called offsetting penalties in Washington: intentional grounding on RGIII, and roughing the passer on Haloti Ngata. Is this possible? First of all, I thought a personal foul trumped anything else, and it should have been enforced. Secondly, intentional grounding was called because the ball didn't reach the line of scrimmage, but it looked like the ball didn't reach the line of scrimmage BECAUSE of the roughing!
It turns out to be moot, as the Redskins converted and scored a touchdown on the drive anyway, but it seems to me that the refs called it all wrong.
I asked a similar question a couple years ago, and the best answer I got was that Personal Fouls trump procedure penalties, but that they generally offset with in-play penalties.
I didn't see the play so I can't comment on the specifics.
I thought the roughing the passer was a bit harsh.
I didn't see the play, but how can it be roughing if he got there in time to affect the pass?
That's easy. Hit the QB too high (head/neck) or too low (below the knee).
Note: I didn't see the RGIII play so I've no idea whether that's what was called. I'm just pointing out that it's possible to get to the passer before he gets the ball out and still rough him.
Color guy in Skins game:
"Griffin in the pistol - their version of the option. Very few quarterbacks, especially rookies, would be able to run it"
I count three errors in two sentences. Yeesh.
Normally I hate it when the commentators project one quarter's worth of football onto the whole game, but in this case I think AP really could end up with 400 yards rushing in this game. Or at least 300.
The NFL should organise a charitable collection for the poor victims forced to watch Jets-Jags.
I've been hearing a lot of chatter about a coaching change in Carolina, am I the only one that thinks that would be absolutely nuts? Early in the year Mikr Florio was even chirping about how the new regime might not want to hitch their wagon to Newton. It takes a couple years to turn a franchise around and I'm sorry, Carolina seems to be moving in the right direction still.
Also, announcers, it's been 13 weeks... I think you can stop telling us that all scoring plays are reviewed.
Maybe they're trying to tell the coaches?
I forgot about that, which just adds to what I was trying to say. If the damned coaches don't know the rules I think I can put up with someone explaining it to the fans.
I dunno, the football world went in to a hissy fit after the 'Calvin Johnson rule' incident because so many people didn't know the rules, then did the same with the catch on the 'fail mary' and during the rams-niners game last month most of the players didn't seem to know that the game could be a tie. I really don't think we've reached the stage where they don't need to point out the rules.
Oof, Deangelo Hall gets beat for another TD by Boldin. Not sure if there the safety should have been there, but there is no excuse letting Boldin getting by you, he's very slow for a WR.
Hall got burned by Boldin AGAIN! This time for a 30+ yard score.
Halls coverage was PATHETIC on that play
Bears doing an excellent job of taking themselves out of field goal range on successive drives with penalties and sacks. Seven runs and 17 dropbacks called so far, and we're not halfway through the second quarter.
They have no kicker anyway so does it really matter?
Ravens finally playing well on offense away from home. Looks like if Flacco gets time he's hitting all the throws. Of course Oher and Osemele aren't great OT's, but the Redskins pass rush looks pretty weak so far.
General question: I hear a number of QBs use "White 80" in their cadence. Usually, it seems, in the place of the old school "Down" in the sequence "Down-Set-Hut!". And I've even heard Romo call out "Yellow 80".
Does this have significance? That is, does "White 80" (or "Yellow 80") mean something in particular? If so, what? And moreover, how do so many different teams use it? Is it just proliferation from a single OC? And if so, who? And how did it spread?
It's the takeout order for the linemen.
A local radio host (former CU QB and short-time NFL backup Joel Klatt) said that every QB has at least one "dead" color and at least one "live" color. Anything said after the dead color means nothing. So when it's used in the way you were discussing, the dead color snap count in intended to either draw the defense offsides. Then when he wants to actually initiate the snap, he would need to check into a live color.
I'm probably not explaining that correctly... But the general idea is in there somewhere.
That makes sense-- in high school we had a "live" word and anything else was meaningless. It just seems odd that so many people use "White" and "80" so it seems like that expression has some common origin.
Are you somewhere in Colorado also? Awesome! I always thought Klatt was a smart player, exactly the kind of guy CU doesn't have anymore post-Hawkins
Yep. I live in Lafayette.
Cool, Colorado Springs here
Colo. Springs, representing.
Hey let's watch the games somewhere next week. Where do you like to go? Meadow Muffins? Kelly O'Brien's?
Small world, I live in Louisville. It would be funny if we knew each other.
Jeebus. I simply can't follow a thought through to the end today. I meant to say "either draw the defense offsides or get them to tip their hand regarding rush or coverage."
I cannot brain today, I has the dumb.
Ponder eludes a near sack by Briggs, pump fakes and throws deep to Aromashodu, as the ball hits the WR in the shoulder Tillman is launching himself on top of the receiver. How on Earth that is not PI ? He literally tackled the WR before the ball even arrived and hit his shoulder. And more: Tillman never turned back to look at the ball.
If the pass has hit the reciever PI is off.
I thought Tillman hit the WR before the ball hit his shoulder, I might need to see that one again!
Looks like Washington didn't see the niners game last week, more option madness!
Shanahan punts from midfield facing 4th-and-2 with 0:50 or so to go. Seems like a mistake.
That looked like a mistake to me too.
I disagree. The last thing they need is to let the Ravens burn DeAngelo Hall and get into scoring range again
Ponder is so bad... how good would the Vikings be with AP and a decent QB
Alex Henery on a 23 straigh makes streak doinks a 58-yarder and misses. It had PLENTY of leg in what John Lynch calls a humid day i Tampa.
What's with the Cowboys kicking those worm-burner kicks?
Panthers 23 Falcons 0
Um, Falcons fans? This should be very upsetting.
The 2nd half collapse is starting for the Panthers D.
The Cowboys've got to lead the league in most 12-men-on-field penalties. And delay of game too.
Cutlers second pick-6 of the day. Yuck.
Quick, somebody tell the Vikings they are helping the Packers.
Not necessarily. The Packers have to play games in both Chicago and Minnesota yet.
The Ravens defense is doing a great job containing RGIII when he tries to run the ball. Every time he runs for space, it seems like the defense collapses in immediately to stop him before he makes a big gain.
He got just enough to set up a 49-yard FG though.
Has Billeck been watching the game he's calling? With about 5 minutes left in the 3rd, he says that the CIN DL is starting to finally put pressure on Romo. Uh, hello-- Romo's been getting KILLED all game LONG.
Dallas punting has been horrible today. Well, all season. But really bad today.
Flacco is doing everything he can in the second half to lose this game for the Ravens.
Fair catch interference penalty called on Redskins. Replay shows that Redskin player didn't touch Jacoby Jones. Can interference still be called under these circumstances?
I think there is supposed to be a 1 yard bubble around the returner that the defender can't go in. But it didn't seem like the Redskin player was even that close.
Griffin runs for three yards, Bernard Pollard whacks him helmet to helmet. Griffin immediate starts whining to the officials and pointing to his head. Umm, he should probably read the rule book to find out when he is protected.
For instance, when he's sliding, as he was on that play?
Marshall eclipsing 100 receptions. How long does he have to play to overtake Rices record? 12. Marshall is 28 years old.
Even though passing is going up up up, Rice is still totally out of reach. Any position GOAT and it's not close.
To be clear that was Rices total receptions record.
Most 100+ yards seasons is a three-way tie between Rice, Harrison and Welker at 4 each.
Chargers get a TD by recovering what was possibly a forward pass. (I think it probably was a forward pass, as did the announcers and most of the players, apparently.)
They let the play run, so that they could review it; but then they decided it was inconclusive. I don't know what effort the referee put into the review, but CBS sure didn't try to figure out what really happened. They only showed a helpful angle twice, and never zoomed in or froze the picture to analyze the ball's path.
Why should we be so happy saying it was inconclusive? How can there be so many plays where experts (announcers and referees) look at a replay over an over and come away saying they don't really know what happened or how to apply the rules to what they saw? It won't change the outcome of this game, but this call was 7 points in an NFL game, which is a pretty big deal. There is an obligation to make the effort to determine what really happened, and I don't think it occurred this time or many other times. (In fact, applying the technology used to draw the 1st down line would really quickly give a conclusive answer to this and many other questions.)
It really should be a scandal to blithely regard a play like this as inconclusive.
That RG3 leg injury looked gnarly. I thought torn MCL for sure but it looks like he's ok?
Looked like a hyper-extended knee to me.
Now he's leaving the field again.
Griffin is in a LOT of pain.
Steelers should have gone for two, right? With six minutes to go, they can't expect to score three times, methinks. Desperation would dictate the necessity to convert three conversions.
Tomlin just explained that he didn't want to give away his two pointer plays at that time. Hmmm. When you are down 17 instead of 16, how could you end up needing even one conversion?
That sounds totally stupid. Tomlin can't use a regular 3rd and short play? Or come up with a new play to try? What a weird way to think.
I saw that and I'm pretty sure he was saying "I considered the game over at that point" in so many words. Obviously you're not allowed to come right out and say that.
And I think he's kind of right there. Not because of not wanting to show the league their 4th-and-2 playbook, that's stupid, but because it's really not worth risking Roethlisberger getting injured even worse than he already is trying to chase a 1% chance at a miracle win. Roethlisberger should not be playing. He should be on IR.
The Steelers score a TD to make it 34-16...and they kick the PAT to get within 17. This is all too common throughout the league. Are they even trying to think it through?
Wow. That's really bad math there.
Kirk Cousins makes a big boy throw. 2pt attempt comming up.
And Cousins ties up the game with a QB draw on the two-point conversion. Wow!
Spreading the field on goal line QB draw is an underrated playcall.
Especially with the designated running QB on the bench. I had a feeling they'd run something like that, but the Ravens didn't!
Ravens don't even try to score with nearly 30 seconds on the clock. Why do teams settle for overtime? Are they so terrified of turnovers?
As a Broncos fan and a Shanahan fan I'm probably rooting harder for Washington than any non Broncos team this year.
Failed on-side attempt i Minnesota. That'd be so much more fun if it was 4th-and-15. I'm not saying it's a better solution, but it's certainly the more entertaining solution.
Kirk Cousins can play! Amazing performance off the bench!
What kind of QB is he?
I'm kind of working on a theory that you should have a backup that's completely different in style from your starter. If he comes in to relieve the defense has to reset. If he takes over for full games the defense will have no tape to prepare with.
I don't think there's much difference between Cousins and, say, Andy Dalton (Dalton's LCF was 1,600, Cousins' was 1,300). I felt Cousins and Weeden and Tannehill were all on the same level in terms of potential. Foles was just a notch below that, and Osweiler several below Foles. I say this based on watching full games by all of them on youtube--there's a ton of great college footage to scout young QBs on youtube.
Your theory has merit, if the rest of the team/their OC is versatile enough to pull it off. There's also merit in finding a backup QB with a similar skillset, with the idea you can plug the new guy in and the offense won't miss a beat. Who knows which way is better. It probably doesn't matter as long as the new guy can be effective.
John Lynch calling the announcer "partner" is annoying the heck out me.
I don't think the Ravens special teams will be rated quite as highly this week after that punt return.
It's just heartbreaking when you one elite unit (probably) costs you the game.
Well the Raven D played poorly throughout (Kirk Cousins!), and the offense (especially Flacco) wet the bed for most of the second half and in OT. Its like he's never seen a blitz before. So I don't think the ST play costs them the game, their one bad play happened to be in OT.
I disagree, I thought the Ravens D played well throughout the game, especially in harassing RGIII. Without using a spy as far as I could tell, every time Griffin looked to run, the Ravens D was there to prevent any big gains. I also don't remember any defense getting so much pressure or so many sacks on him this year.
The end of the game was less a case of the Ravens D playing poorly, and more a case of Cousins playing great.
Well the Redskins did average 4.9 per rush and 8 yards net per pass, averaging out to 6.4 yards per play. If the Ravens played that well over the course of the season, they would be the worst D in the league. I guess the standard of what is considered good defense by the Ravens has really slipped. They contained Griffin's running, but not Morris nor the passing game.
And Cousins did make two good passes, that's true. But if a defense isn't ready for a QB draw on a two point conversion, there's no excuse.
Is Jake Long injured?
Apparently he's on IR with a torn triceps.
Aldon Smith just completely pancaked his backup, Jonathan Martin.
I think the Bears' playoff odds just went from 82% to 0%.
I can't remember any starting QB to have as many sub-100-yard passing games as Christian Ponder. Wow, has he regressed from earlier in the year.
Ponder is in the Brandon Weeden program, he will be average in say 8 years...
Worst special teams play of the year by a Dolphins player. He downs the ball at the 4 on a punt and casually strolls onto the endzone line for a touchback.
Cardinals are really vomiting all over the place in Seattle. They should try to sneak away to the airport at halftime.
...I am being reminded why the Cardinals felt the desire to try out Lindley in the first place.
Kyle Orton, Jason Campbell, Chad Henne, Drew Stanton, Matt Flynn, Matt Hasslebeck, and Sean Hill (plus next year: Alex Smith)
QBs who could probably look like all-pros playing for Arizona
Not behind that line they wouldn't. For example, off the top of your head name as many of the five that are starting right now
Never mind. I didn't realize how many of Seattle's points were D/ST.
Hard to believe...the Cardinals beat the Patriots...this year.
Why is Josh Cribbs on the Cleveland punt return team but not as their punt returner? Is this a new development?
In a slugfest like MIA-SF a muffed punt is just a killer.
Ditto for a slugfest like SEA-ARI.
What is the most fantasy points ever scored by a defense? Is Seattle getting there?
Not sure what a record would be, some leagues have a pretty lenient scoring but in a CBS league Seattle Def got me 39
I'm only watching redzone but the roughing the passer call against the niners sure seemed pretty borderline.
Thought Kaepernick might take a knee at the 1 there so the Niners could knee out the clock. But all those with SF -10.5 are glad he went into the endzone.
As a niner fan I couldn't care less.
Am I the only one morbidly fearing another Giants/Patriots Super Bowl this year?
Why morbidly fearing? They are two good teams with a lot of recent tradition who have recently played two very exciting and competitive super bowls?
Obvious hyperbole, but I'd much prefer to see some different teams competing in February.
One good team and one horrendously lucky average team, more like.
If the Giants go the Super Bowl again I will be extremely upset (unless the opponent is the Broncos). Pats I would be OK with.
Giants are above average but also match up very well against the Pats, unfortunately.
If the Giants go to the super bowl again, I'm not watching. If the Pats go, I'll watch, but I'm rooting against them as hard as I can.
Agreed. If the Giants went 14-2 and put together a legitimately dominating season, I'd have no problem with them being in the Super Bowl again. But if they squeak into the playoffs at 9-7 and go on another miracle run, I will be thoroughly aggravated. I don't think I could handle the media/fan hyberbole over Eli Manning being a 3-time SB champion.
As much as people dislike the Patriots (me included), I respect them for being a model organization over the last decade, and for being consistently good every single year. If they win another SB, they will most certainly deserve it, and I will tip my cap to Belichick and Brady for their continued excellence.
Snow day!
Do the Packers think they have the day off?
Man, how dumb can a player be to do a group celebration these days. Everyone knows the rule at this point, right? Only Detroit Lions I guess, and KC Chiefs when they played the Steelers. Maybe its a prime time thing.
The Lions are the most undisciplined team in the league. I'm looking forward to seeing what creative way they can come up with to lose this one.
Ugh, this is the Giants game all over again.
"Treat a man as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he could be, and he will become what he should be."
While the D has not been good (turn overs aside), this is not the same as the Giants game. That was a case of giving up 7 or so big plays. This has been lots of short to mid plays. It's been played closer, just not well enough. Different type of breakdown. This is easier to recover from than just not being anywhere close to the play like happened too frequently in the NY game.
Stafford gifts the Packers a defensive TD and it's a game again.
I had a question, on the highlights of the steelers-chargers game I noticed Big Ben wears a glove on his throwing hand. Does he always do this, I never noticed before. I have always seen a QB with a glove on the non throwing hand but not on the throwing hand. Would it not be hard to have a "feel" for the ball with a glove on?
Pretty common for him to do so when it's cold.
I think Big Ben has been wearing that glove on for the past few years at least. I think some QBs like it and some don't.
Quarterbacks wearing gloves has become much more common as we move away from the days when the old school commentators would criticise a passer for wearing gloves like they did with Jimmy MacMahon. Kurt Warner started wearing gloves full time and I remember Troy Aikman trying a modern pair of gloves on and saying that he'd have worn them every game if they'd have been that good in his day. If you think about it, running backs wear gloves, receivers wear gloves, defensive backs wear gloves and linebackers wear gloves because it improves their grip but quarterbacks don't? What's wrong with that picture?
P.S. I simply cannot agree with the sentiment behind your moniker for at least eight days. Go Niners!
believe it or not but my two favourite teams are the 49ers and Pats, have been a 49er fan for over 30 years. I also used live in the UK.
I do remember Warner wearing gloves now but it still seems odd. I am no pro QB but it just feels strange. I guess you get used to it.
On the Rogers running TD, it looked like the Lions defensive player was blocking against the Packers receiver at the sidelines. The Lions player actually moved away from Rogers as Rogers came running towards the end zone. Very strange.
Yeah I noticed that. I can only assume that the Packers receiver (Finley I think) was selling the fact that Rodgers was still looking to pass, and the defender was intent on covering him and never even bothered to turn around and notice that Rodgers was running. Bad play whatever.
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Someone might want to tell the Lions that even the Packers will run the ball occasionally.
Wow, the Packers really shoved it down the Lions' throat on that drive.
FWIW, the way Collinsworth and company were talking earlier, you'd think it was really cold out. Anyone who has grown up where it snows knows when it snows, it's usually right about 32F outside. And it's not even snowing that bad. The flakes are really big. But the street scene that was shown earlier showed there isn't that much snow on the ground.
Why are the Lions punting with 7:20 on the clock, down by a TD? Is this a realistic path to winning the game?
7 minutes is more than enough time to get the ball back. It's only a one-possession game.
"Treat a man as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he could be, and he will become what he should be."
By "realistic" I'm accounting for the weakness of the Lions' defense relative to the Packers offense.
And then there's the punt return, which made the punt nearly worthless.
The Lions could have played that series with the plan of playing all four downs aggressively. Then, instead of a long pass on 3rd and 7, they could have planned to get 7 yards over two plays.
But NFL coaches are deeply wedded to punting. Even when down by 7 late in a game to a team with an explosive offense.
Earlier today the Saints punted on 4th & 7 down 16 with 9 minutes on the clock. Yes, the Saints, with a future HOF QB, probably the worst defence in the league and whose coverage teams had been gashed all day.
So Barclay can run block pretty well, possibly better than Bulaga. He still needs help in pass block but when Lang gets healthy, but him back at guard and take EDS off the field again. Should keep Rodgers from needing to scramble as much. Green seems to finally be the runner I was hoping for (I do think the knee injury just took longer to recover from than expected) and Harris looks to be an actual change of pace back (5-7 and quick). I can live with this offense. If teams want to stay in 2 and 3 deep shells you need to be able to run, or hit the short mid passes. Now I realize that Minn and Det don't have the best run defenses in the world, but I'm starting to believe in a running game.
I also can't wait to get Matthews back. Stafford has had all day to throw, and the weather has been the best provider of "pressure". Nick Perry was looking like an OK pass rusher before going on IR too. I'm not happy about the state of the pass rush, but I'm not sure of any team that would have much of a rush if they lost their top two rushers (and if Perry wasn't #2 I would buy that Woodson was).
Now they just need to have another clock chewing drive, because I'm still worried about this game.
The Texans, Giants, Lions and Bears could all afford to lose a couple of pass rushers but that is pretty much a list of the deepest fronts in the game.
Damn that was dirty by Fairley. Really hard to respect the Lions sometimes...
"Treat a man as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he could be, and he will become what he should be."
Worthy just got Stafford back.
The Pack have become a pretty dirty bunch, walking over prone players, shoving, twisting guys' legs in the pile. Like a decaffeinated version of a Jeff Fisher team.
What??? That's the first I've heard of that.
"Treat a man as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he could be, and he will become what he should be."
yeah I've never heard the Packers being dirty either. Not even once in the past 2 or 3 years have I heard a single comment about it, so I'm doubting it is true.
That sounds a bit overblown. It just looks like a slightly chippy game between division rivals to me.
In reply to you and 789: I never used to think that the Pack were like that but when I see them this year they always seem to be trying some crap. It's never blatant stuff but they're doing every little thing to antagonise the opponent in an attempt to draw the response. Remember the Suh stomp? He claimed it was in response to the Packers' linemen untying his shoe laces, I'm talking about crap like that, a particular favourite is to step over a guy when he's trying to get up, they do that all the time.
Seriously? Man, you're better than that.
I'm saying what I see. I think a distasteful element has crept in.
I would emphasise that I'm talking about the gamesmanship side of things rather than anything that could injure anyone but I'd still rather not see it at all from anyone, including my team.
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WTF is CJ doing on the bench? I'm a Packers fan and I don't get this.
The Lions dinking and dunking the way down the field down 10 with 4 minutes left. Surely its time to go vertical to Calvin a couple of times in succession?
Apparently DPI doesn't count on Green Bay defensive backs in Wisconsin, roughing the passer too.
I'd agree with the roughing. But if it's the play I saw, the defensive player has the right to hit a player within 5 yards of the line and anything after that was pretty borderline. I've seen worse in this game by both teams.
Another 4th down pick that hurts the intercepting team.
edit: but overturned on review.
Probably first time home crowd cheers the officials for overturning an interception by the home team.
It would be nice if the replay rules weren't so rigid, and the officials could just apply common sense in that situation and save wasting everybody's time.
It feels like the Lions gave up in the second quarter, when they lost the fumble returned for a TD. Even though they have more first downs, more yardage, and only one more turnover, they've been exuding a lack of confidence throughout the second half.
Anyhow, it'll be funny if the Cardinals game was enough to put Seattle at #1 DVOA.
It's 2:30 AM here in Germany and I just watched Foster gash NE for 11 yards to have it called back.. And then get the 15 yard First Down. Tempting start and I hope it justifies the 2:20 wake-up to watch.
Ugh. Houston forces a fumble from the NE RUB at the goal line, but fail to recover it. Next play Hernandez TD. To add to the misery my opponent in my competitive FF league has Hernandez and already had a 20 point lead. Double ugh.
The Patriots are just destroying the Texans through the air. They're not getting much pressure on Brady and he's got the time to just find the guy who is wide open.
A Brandon Lloyd sighting!
So far, everybody looks focused. Should be a good game.
Texans need a drive here or this will quickly get out of hand.
Texans get absolutely jobbed on 3rd & 10. Daniel Manning gets flagged for PI when he briefly runs in front of Welker on a pass that was about 10 yards past the receiver. Puts the Patriots deep into Texans territory. They score three plays later making it 21-0.
Agreed. I'm a Pat's fan, but hate BS calls even when in my teams favor. I don't like excuses for losses or wins, but crap calls by the refs can be a legit complaint.
That one call won't be an excuse for Houston being held to 0 points. The Patriots are dominating both lines. It's only a matter of time until something else breaks for the Texans.
It was about 10 yards beyond the receiver because the defender ran into the receiver and kept him from getting to the ball.
If he'd gone full speed, he might have gotten within five yards of the ball!
Seriously, this continues the trend of refs really not caring about "catchability" when throwing the DPI flag.
OK. Vince Wilfork is a beast.
That was quite a play when 76 for the Texans was "blocking" him by standing behind him, wrapping his arms around Wilfork's torso, and pulling backwards.
Wonder if the refs got the wrong number on that OPI call.
So, down 21, the Texans have to be in 4 down territory for most of the remaining part of this game right?
I would think so, at least as long as they are that far behind, and not in the shadow of their own goalposts.
I'm impressed that Kubiak isn't timid about going for it on 4th down.
Gruden just announced that Kubiak "is an old school guy who fills out his charts by hand. He doesn't make Excel sheets or anything like that." So nothing like KUBIAK I guess.
Love that phrase "playing the ball at its highest point."
An odd game. Aside from one lucky bomb, NE offense has done nothing for almost two full quarters. Thank goodness they had a good first quarter.
Wacky fumble luck on Monday night two weeks in a row! Though I still think the Redskins' fumble would rate ahead of this one on the luck scale.
Good thing for the Pats that Brandon Lloyd was standing around with nothing better to do than wait for JJ Watt to swat a ball his way.
You're down by 28 and you punt on 4-and-1 from your own 40? Booooooo, Houston, booooo!
They seem to have decided to coast the rest of the game knowing that a 3-0 finish gets them the #1 seed.
I think the Colts will beat them at least once.
Would it be safe to assume that the Seahawks won't be getting that top position in DVOA after all?
We'll have to see what DVOA says but I think those two touchdowns are going to hurt them...
The 2nd TD won't hurt them much, as DVOA discounts garbage time TDs.
The Texans are an 11-win team. I'm sure opponent adjustments will help quite a bit.
There were 7 points ahead of Seattle coming into this weekend. Yes, the Seahawks had a historic win against a -9.4 DVOA team. But the Pats looked very good against an 18.6 DVOA team.
Well it's nice to know I can relax these last 7 1/2 minutes.
Well... Crap. That does not bode well. I thought the Pats would win, but yikes.

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Once upon a time, there lived a lonely dragon named Harry. Now Harry knew the rules: To get a wife, he had to prove his courage by fighting the knight in shining armor. But since Harry wasn't a good fighter, he always lost. And he lost badly.
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A 29-year-old man has died in a Southern California skydiving accident.
The Riverside County Sheriff's Department said in a statement that police in the city of Perris responded to reports of an air emergency at Perris Valley airport Friday and arrived to find the man who had been hurt in a parachuting accident.
Paramedics took the man to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The man's identity and further details on the accident have not been released.
After a rash of major accidents in 2011 and 2012, it has been a mostly quiet year for skydiving injuries in Perris, a national mecca for the sport about 75 miles southeast of Los Angeles.
A U.S. Marine died in an accident near the same airport in February.
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high skunkers! its been a while since i posted some pics (no cam) so here's a few budshots of a couple of clones about ready to be picked taken with my new camera . 65 days into flowering. The SD aren't very big budders as you can see but they are long and frosty ....my cold res and growspace mighta had something to do with it but its all good tc............crazy
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Township board members unanimously approved the purchase of the vehicles, which Police Chief George Sippert said in a letter to townsship officials will replace two older vehicles.
"They give you more vehicle per your dollar for the Dodge," said Sippert of the choice he presented to board members.
Lt. Tim Jones received quotes from the State of Michigan and Macomb County bid process of $58,682 for two 2013 Tahoes; $53,266 for a pair of 2013 Chevrolet Caprices; and $52,550 for two Ford Sedan Interceptors.
Vehicles being replaced in the Flint Township police vehicle fleet have 184,899 miles and 131,519 miles on their odometers.
The Burton Police Department recently purchased two new 2012 Dodge Charger Pursuit vehicles for officer use at $22,600 each through the MIDEAL program.


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March 15, 2012
Helping South Sudan Cost Us Cheap Oil
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The politicians aren't talking about it, but one big reason we're paying more for gas is a bipartisan US foreign-policy success — the independence of South Sudan. The oil-rich nation stopped pumping in late January because its petroleum must go to market via Sudan proper, its former overlord, and Sudan was charging exorbitant fees for transit. . .
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At a time when we should be rebuilding the domestic economy, the Government has increased VAT to 23%, the fifth highest rate in the European Union.
Small family businesses and retailers, which the Government promised to support by amending commercial rates, are on their knees. Nothing has been done and the opportunity has been wasted.
At a moment when businesses need support the government is considering what amounts to a "sick leave tax" on employers on top of a crippling 2% VAT increase .
This is the sharp disconnect between the reality of the economy that people are faced with on a daily basis and the rhetoric of the government.
Issues like curbing and reforming commercial rates should be at the forefront of government efforts to generate economic activity.
Many of the businesses providing jobs, goods, services are battling for survival in the economic downturn. Stringent commercial rates are a central feature of the difficulties facing these small retailers.
The 1970 Local Government Rates Act currently includes the possibility of a waiver for some or all of the rates due by ratepayers.
This scheme is a reserved function of the Local Authority members and also requires the consent of the Minister, therefore the government.
The costs incurred must be met by the Council. This scheme has proven to be unworkable in practise.
Many businesses do not even know about it and in my meetings with employers they were generally surprised to hear about it.
The need for a council vote by members, the financial repercussions and then the need for government approval means that this scheme has had little, if any, impact on the burden of rate paying.
The Irish Employers for Affordable Rates, IEAR, an umbrella group representing Irish ratepayers on a whole, has put forward a series of worthwhile measures to address the problem.
Economic conditions and "Ability to pay" are key to their proposals. Specifically, they have requested that Dáil Eireann insert an Economic conditions clause into the 2001 Valuation act. This would allow employers appeal a rates valuation due to a change in economic circumstances. They rightly argue that this amendment would alleviate the pressure
The UK model offers an alternative way forward for the rates system. Economic conditions and the ability to pay of the business is factored into account.
Councils have the power to exempt struggling businesses from paying rates and rural businesses have a 50% mandatory exemption on rates.
The money collected is put into a central pot that is then distributed to councils on the basis of need.
The comparative inflexibility of the current rates system here could be adapted to draw from the best elements of the UK model. This more inherently responsive system offers an opportunity to give businesses much needed breathing space.
The government needs to initiate legislation immediately to ensure that commercial rates are calculated and charged to businesses on a fair and equitable basis.
Minister Hogan has also yet to reveal any plans for a review of the Valuation Act that deals with commercial rates.
By putting this on the long finger, Minister Hogan is showing contempt for the thousands of small business owners in the country.
Presently rates are calculated on antiquated and out dated legislation which is not reflective of current economic conditions.
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I'm trying to figure out a way to value fantasy football draft spots to help facilitate some trades. For example, should I trade my First Round pick (#6) for a Second (#17) and Third (#20)? There is the famed Jimmy Johnson draft chart and its successors for the real NFL draft, but fantasy is obvious very different. I haven't really found anything that I trust that would apply it for my fantasy draft.
Using KUBIAK, I was thinking of taking the "Points Over Baseline" as a proxy. For example, say the 6th pick is worth 93 points over baseline. I then go down to #17 (68 points) and #20 (58 points) and see that I would be netting 33 extra points as a rough approximation.
Keeping in mind that this is just an example, would this be a pretty good approximation? Any other suggestions or concerns?
4 replies , Last at 22 Aug 2014, 1:57am by Paydro
I've been trying to get the same thing and I've seen some charts on footballguys and kffl but nothing I really like.
So instead what I've done is look at the most likely team I could build with each set of draft picks and see what the difference would be in projected points.
Seems like you've got a pretty good handle on it... I'd just use KUBIAK auction values and put them in a ranking, and you're on your way to a pick value chart. Ideally, you'd take a look at the last several years' valuations and average them, so you have a solid "expected value" for each pick.
I'd be curious how such a chart would work out, given the natural curve of fantasy value, which is much like the one in real life (where the top pick is worth much, much more than the 10th or 20th).
I've been noodling on this idea pretty much every year and finally asked you guys this year. A lot of the draft charts I see actually use the Jimmy Johnson one to apply to fantasy. 1) It doesn't even work in the real NFL. 2) It's even more silly in fantasy.
As for auction, I thought about that, but those seem to follow different patterns.
Anyway, Paydro, last year I took the 2006-2012 predictions and just averaged the projected points from the rankings. This is what I came up with for the top 20 spots:
As you mention, there is a pretty steep drop-off. You might be willing to trade your second and third round picks for the #1 overall pick, but not for the #6 pick.
Interesting. One complication in considering a 2-for-1 (or whatever) situation is the limitations on fantasy rosters. In the NFL there's always room for another draft pick, especially since you're turning over a substantial portion of your roster anyway, but in fantasy, a player you can't start isn't worth much. I guess that's only relevant if we're talking about 10th-15th rounders though.


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Here's some more bento boxes. These are packed in my amazing EasyLunchboxes. If I haven't told you already, I really love them. I love the bright and colorful lids, my daughter is able to easily remove the lids herself, and they hold the perfect amount of food for her to eat.
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The dirty dime is a nickname for Tennessee. It comes from the lyrics of Blak Jak's "Ride & Swerve" though it was probably used colloquially before that. The components of the phrase come from the dirty south or the dirty dirty, and dime as in ten(nessee).
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- Richard C. Brendlinger, 40, Bandy Road, Homeworth, was northbound on state Route 170 in Unity Township at 9:50 a.m. Feb. 7 and overturned in the road, slid off the left side and struck an embankment. He was cited for failure to control and taken to St. Elizabeth Hospital with incapacitating injuries.
- Kourtney D.I. Wright, 21, Alliance, was northbound on Mahoning Avenue in Knox Township at 1:25 a.m. Feb. 8 and went off the right side into a pipe. She was cited for failure to control, OVI and driving under suspension.
Anthony R. Dechiara, 26, Deland, Fla., was northbound on Main Street in Unity Township at 3:15 p.m. Feb. 9 and attempted to make a right turn onto Padgett Road and slid through the intersection and went off the north edge into a guardrail. He was cited for failure to control and taken to Salem Hospital with non-incapacitating injuries.
- Sara Jo Richardson, 25, U.S. 30 East Rochester, was westbound on U.S. 30 in West Township at 6:11 p.m. Monday and went off the right side into a tree and a yard. She was cited for failure to control.
- Brittany Hacker, 19, Jimtown Road, East Palestine, was westbound on state Route 14 in Unity Township at 4:25 p.m. Monday and reportedly swerved to avoid hitting another vehicle and drove into a ditch. She was cited for failure to control.
- Ashley M. Adams, 21, Winona Road, Salem, and Michael J. Perry, 20, Clover Road NE, Salineville, were southbound on state Route 9 in Hanover Township at 5:15 p.m. Monday and Perry slowed and came to a stop for a vehicle in front of him that was turning left and was struck from behind by Adams. She was cited for assured clear distance ahead.
- Casey J. Martin, 34, Desellem Road, Lisbon, was northbound on Elkton Road in Elkrun Township at 7:10 p.m. Sunday and went off the left side into an embankment and overturned. Martin was cited for failure to control.
- Brian T. Nichols, 34, Walnut Street, Leetonia, and Donnie J. Sauerwein, 53, Columbiana-Waterford Road, Columbiana, were eastbound on state Route 344 in Fairfield Township at 2:40 p.m. Monday and Nichols slowed to make a right turn into a private drive and was struck by Sauerwein. Sauerwein was cited for assured clear distance ahead.
- Janice S. Yanek, 59, West Pigeon Road, Salem, was northbound on state Route 45 in Lisbon at 8:37 p.m. Sunday and hit a deer.
- Possible charges remain pending for the Jan. 28 accident in which Kyle D. Thrasher, 32, Youngstown, was eastbound on state Route 517 in Elkrun Township at 9:41 a.m. and went left of center and struck Charity N. Robertshaw, 27, Youngstown, who was in the westbound lane. Thrasher was taken to St. Elizabeth Hospital with incapacitating injuries and remains in their care. Robertshaw was taken to St. Elizabeth Hospital with non-incapacitating injuries and was later released.


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Bay Hill mansion to be auctioned
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A 9,000 square foot Orlando home sitting on Lake Tibet is headed to the auction block.
The home, located in the gated section of Bay Hill, will be auctioned during an online only bidding process on auction.com. The opening bid begins at $1.1 million.
Those interested in viewing the mansion can do so on Sunday from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m.
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Former LSU wide receiver Jarvis Landry signed with the Miami Dolphins Thursday, reportedly a four-year deal worth an estimated $3.5 million, according to the Miami Herald. Landry, a second-round pick and one of nine Tigers drafted in the 2014 NFL draft, also received a signing bonus estimated at $850,000.
Landry caught 77 passes for 1,193 yards and 10 touchdowns last year and led the nation in third-down receiving yardage (453) and touchdowns (six). The Lutcher High graduate earned second-team All-SEC honors as a junior.


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MONROE TOWNSHIP — A South Jersey man killed Wednesday night by the U.S. Marshal's Fugitive Task Force for sexually assaulting a woman at gunpoint and shooting a man in the head also was suspected in the sexual assault of a Monroe woman, according to a report on Philly.com.
Authorities say that before he was shot and killed, Naquan Johnson, 21, of Williamstown, was involved in a three-day crime spree that included three home invasions, two sexual assaults and one shooting, according to the report.
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I think Doris explained this earlier this season but there are a lot of different Latin dance styles. I agree with Doris who said (please tell me if I'm wrong if it wasn't) that D/W's is more street dance Latin dance while perhaps V/M is a bit more classical with a bit of sauciness.
I think both work given their skill and personalities. And given how close their SD scores have been all season, I think the judges do too. Again, the difference has only been in levels (see GPF for V/M) +GOE on PCS has been on par all season long.
(Which is again why I prefer not to predict who will win).
Not quite. It's a JLo club dance about folks drinking-"put your drink down, get on the floor". Both teams have picked SD music that is more suited to their strengths.
And wouldn't it be stupid if they picked something that played to their weaknesses? OTOH, that's exactly what D&W did last year with Tango.
IP, you're right, I missed that they had one lift downgraded at CoR. OTOH, V&M had lifts downgraded at Canadian Nationals. In general, both teams have little trouble with their lifts.
Mrs. P, it was jcoates who had that explanation, I believe.
silverlake, I agree that D/W have established themselves as the world number one, but I'm a little startled to hear you say that V/M are more on P/B's level. Given how tenous P/B's position actually is seeing the fast rising W/P and the Shibs around them, I completely disagree with that assertion.
I find it interesting after fans complained for years that the errors in the skating were not reflected in the marking that now that the errors in the skating ARE reflected in the marking, fans are saying that the calling and the marking of downgraded elements is due to politiking.
The claims of Euros politicking may be due in part to the fact that Madame Piseev (Alla SHEKHOVTSEVA) was the referee on the Ice Dance panel.
The technical panel consisted of Linda LEAVER (USA), Marika HUMPHREYS-BARANOVA (GBR) and Sylwia NOWAK-TREBACKA (POL). The Brit judge is known to be a stickler for levels.
The judging panels were heavily weighted on the Eastern European side:
SD: FIN, BLR, CZE, ISR, RUS, EST, SUI, FRA, AUT. That there were 3 judges from former SSRs might have helped B/S's cause (they beat P/B in the SD).
FD: HUN, FIN, GEO, BUL, BLR, SVK, SUI, AUT, FRA. Only two SSRs but no RUS judge in the FD might have had an impact, but I think P/B winning the FD was more due to the fact that B/S's FD is a stinker.
IP, what I was trying to say was that if both teams skate as well as they can, they will get level 4's on lifts. Of course, if they don't, all bets are off, which is a good thing.
I'm generally fairly happy with the technical calling-usually with some judicious use of youtube, and rewatching the skill, I can pick up on what the callers were objecting to. However, IMO, some of the callers are rather lax-I'd call more things than they do. I'm particularly thinking of the GPF callers this year, and the 2009 Worlds callers.
Another thing I want to stress: since 2010, these 2 teams have been neck and neck, and way ahead of the pack.
Neither V&M nor D&W are closer to P&B/W&P/S&S/B&S than they are to each other. I don't like to see aspersions cast against either team. In my view, they are both very worthy World Champions.
And again, neither team is the reincarnation of Torvill & Dean, and claims that that they are are just wrong, IMO.
I see them more as similar to the 1990-1994 era: U&Z, K&P, D&D, and the young G&P, all teams traded World Championships medals around with each other. Only in this era, there are 2 teams trading medals instead of 4.
U&Z had the best compulsories, and great balletic positions, but were a little slow, but very sexy. They only won one Worlds, but IMO they were politicked out of another, and on balance, I would have had them win in 1994 Olympics instead of G&P.
K&P had the best toe point type stuff (Marina has legs 40 miles long) but were mostly pretty boring IMO, but had the "it's our turn" thing going after 4 years behind B&B. I liked them best in 1987...and their 1992 Air FD was nice, and I had no problem with them winning Olympics with it vs. Duchesnay's West Side Story. In the 1992 time frame, they were faster than U&Z, a bit.
G&P were speed merchants, and not as refined as they would become later.
D&D weren't refined, but they had mad audience appealing skills. They also did the "character of the dance" thing very well in the OSP. They were viewed at the time as very innovative.
In the 1990 to 1994 era, I liked U&Z best, D&D second. (remember, these are preferences, rather than thinking who should have won what under the rules current then.)
In short, all 4 teams were very good, all won World Championships, all won Olympic medals of one or another color, and which you preferred said as much about you as about them.
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Any update on Nathalie Pechalat worlds are next week is she competing or not?
She's not getting surgery, and they are trying to train, and hope to compete.
BTW, since the ghosts of past dancers have been invoked, there's an interview with Evgeni Platov about the new judging system in dance. The whole thing is interesting, and apparently there is more to come.
Platov is interviewed by a guy named Simonenko
Translation is here, done by TAHbKA at FSU
This is a very interesting interview, particularly about the chocktaw in the rhumba in the SD, versus being done in the old CD.
Platov says:
AS: But the weight of the compulsory went down nevertheless...
Platov: The opposite! Increased at least twice! You know how we used to dance the compulsory? Put a nice shirt, skate nicely and here are your marks. No one even payed attention to the steps. And now? Every step is defined - on which edge in which position etc. Shot with a camera. Went on the inside edge got your marks, went to the outside - other marks. And then the key points - got level 4 - here are another 10-12 points. Didn't get level 4 - get 2-3 points and off you go. So the compusolry's weight is much higher! I've seen a lot of rhumba which was this year SD. If you take world medalist and judge them by CoP they wouldn't get a point. Level 1 or 2. Today's rhumba is completely defined. You have to show the outside edge/inside edge/outside edge. The judges have cameras and see everything. When we were skating no one looked at it. Danced nicely and no one care you put the inside edge instead of hte outside. Take the choctaw. There wasn't a single girl, and take the champions who at my time would do the choctaw on the outside edge. They would strike the pose, would do something, but there was no edge. Chоkтаw in rhumba is the most difficult element ever. It's like police car taht drive and maneouvre at the same time. A slightest wave of the whell, and here a slightes lack of synchronization and you are off the line. When I was coachking Coomes/Buckland that step we were collapsing with laughter watching the video seeing what we did. But then they slowly learned. They understood how important it is to skate in unison. That a couple of mm away are tearing apart.
He has great respect for the athletic prowess of both D&W and V&M, compared to what was done in his day.
BTW, it's this attitude that explains why Coomes & Buckland were like 4th at Euros in the SD...
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Blakely's Silver Lining: Sentencing Guidelines, Judicial Discretion, and Crime
Joanna Shepherd
Emory University School of Law
Hastings Law Journal, Vol. 58, 2007
Emory Law and Economics Research Paper No. 06-14
Emory Public Law Research Paper No. 06-24
The Supreme Court's recent striking down of criminal sentencing guidelines in its Booker and Blakely decisions could have a substantial unexpected benefit: the likely expansion in judicial discretion may reduce crime. I show that, contrary to the expectations of many of the original supporters of sentencing guidelines, guidelines are associated with significant increases in crime. After developing several economic theories of guidelines' impacts, I investigate these impacts empirically using a large state-level data set. This study is the first to use regression analysis to explore the relationship between sentencing guidelines and crime. Results show that guidelines are associated with increases in both violent crime and property crime. If, as is probable, the alternatives to guidelines after Booker and Blakely expand judicial discretion in criminal sentencing, then crime may decrease substantially.
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USD/JPY: The pair finished the session lower
The pair finished the session higher, supported by broad based AUD weakness which inspired a sharp rally by EUR/AUD and also generally weaker USD which fell over 0.3%. In terms of Eurozone specific macroeconomic commentary, ECB's Weidmann said that buying government bonds risks blurring line between monetary and fiscal policy. He also added that low interest rates can give impulse to the economy and that he sees German economic upswing continuing this year and next.
At the same time, ECB's Coeure said that there is no binding limit to where main interest rate can go; ECB may not add long-term loans as growth recovers.
In spite of a weaker USD and AUD weakness inspired gains for GBP/AUD following the release of the latest jobs report from Australia, the pair settled little changed as broad based EUR strength saw EUR/GBP trend higher and in turn offset any potential gains for the pair. There was little in terms of UK specific macroeconomic commentary, but RICS global director King said that unless we see a marked increase in the number of homes coming up for sale we could well be looking at price rises becoming unsustainable in some areas.
The pair finished the session lower, amid unfavourable interest rate differential flows as USTs remained supported by corporate hedging related flow and also somewhat weaker weekly US jobs report. This in turn sent USTs higher, amid touted buying by real money and also CTA accounts.
There was also unconfirmed market talk of a NY think-tank report on Bank of Japan policy saying they expect no change in monetary policy next week due to inflation sitting at a five-year high. The report also said to say that the central bank is keen to differentiate the slower buying of JGBs from a taper, with the amount to increase as needed.
AUD fell sharply across the board overnight during the Asian session following the release of the latest jobs report which showed that the country suffered its lowest annual jobs growth in 17 years. At the same time, the report revealed that the participation rate fell to 64.6% in December, the lowest level since 2006. The broad based selling pressure in turn buoyed EUR and GBP related crosses, both climbing back above their respective 21DMA levels.


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The Beavers are currently enjoying a nice vacation in Albuquerque, New Mexico while squeezing in some baseball, when they get a chance, against the Albuquerque (I'm already tired of typing that) Isotopes. What's an Isotope you ask? Well, let me esplain to you (via the unofficial team site):
An isotope is one of two or more atoms whose nuclei have the same number of protons, but different numbers of neutrons. Huh? Yeah, that's what I said.
Let's try that again. Isotopes are atoms of a single chemical element that each have different masses. They are named according to their masses. Hmmm, Better yet, let's just move on.
My knowledge of an Isotope comes from non other than The Simpsons, where Homer became "Dancin' Homer" for the Springfield Isotopes, in one of his various jobs over the years.
If you want to fully nerd out and read the full explanation of an isotope, be Wikipedia's guest.
The team site has the break down on their version of the 'Tope:
Name: Orbit
Age: Unknown
Birth Place: Unknown
Height: 7' (approximately)
Weight: 300lbs
Fur Color: Orange Orbit
Meet Orbit, the Albuquerque Isotopes' mascot. Fans are a little unsure exactly what he is. Some feel he's part alien and part dog. Others feel he's an astro bear or a cross between Big Bird and Elmo.
Regardless what he is, he remains the big huggable, orange creature you see supporting the Isotopes at the Isotopes Park.
Personally, I would like it if the Beavers became the Dancin' Homers. Or even better, the Beavers should get their own Duffman like on The Simpsons. I mean, with the number of local breweries around here, we could easily get one to sponsor their own beer mascot.
But it would have to be a real mascot, not like this guy.


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On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 04:17:11 -0800, Luis wrote:
> Hello All,
> I am about to buy a Mini-ITX fanless PC in order to use it as my
> personal host machine. Apart from the mainboard and some RAM, I will
> add a 40GB HD and a DVD/CDRW combo.
Fanless is at best the 800Mhz board ! Is this wise ? The 1200Mhz board is
much faster....
> My intention is to keep it working 24x7 at some corner of my living
> room, and use it as a web server with Apache + Tomcat (or even probably
> Tomcat only, at least in the beginning). I may also use it to download
> some things with Emule. I will not attach any screen or keyboard to it
> (except for the initial setup process, of course) and would always
> access it remotely via RealVNC or some other remote console.
Emule works (amule works better I find) - remember it hashes the files,
this is both an I/O and CPU intensive operation - this sucks on the 800Mhz
via boards, Im using one for this at the moment so I know how much it
sucks !
> My main question is:
> - Which is the best Linux distribution for this?
No "best"... Im using fedora core 3 on my via machine, Debian would be the
"best" choice for performance as its simpler to cut down to the core - but
personally I would save some time and go a simpler route.
I am an advanced
> Windows XP user but I have very basic skills on Linux, so I would need
> some simple distribution that does not need the kernel to be recompiled
> or some other manual installation steps.
All Linux would need some manual steps. If you want a GUI driven solution
to do everything you want then best come back in ten years...... Its very
unlikely you would need to build a kernel though !
You will need to edit some files for the XVNC server, for amule you
would need to build and install wx libs and amule from source.
I would also need some XWindows
> interface unless I can run that from my remote client.
With Xvnc server you can use the windows VNC client to connect.
> - My ADSL router works also as a firewall. Are there any security risks
> if I only open the required ports?
Always a risk, just not a large one.
Forward ports 4660 to 4680 and 36406 in tcp and udp - some of the docs
i've read are not complete, it will work with less ports - just much more
slowly !
> - Is there some freeware XWindows client that I can run from Windows XP,
> instead of RealVNC, in order to improve the screen refresh speed when I
> access it remotely?
You can run X - but it wont be much faster, the 800Mhz via board its a
bit slow for this setup
From windows this works well as an X server.
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Local Food
The Man Behind Puerto Rico's Local Food Renaissance
Chef Jose Enrique's gained an avid following on his island home of Puerto Rico and the mainland for his pared down cooking style and dedication to fresh, local ingredients.
Canal House Kitchen's Chanterelle Mushroom Recipes
GET THE RECIPES FROM THIS STORY: Fricassee of Chanterelles Tender Chanterelle Salad We haven't always been known as home cooks who write about home cooking. In fact, the two of us owned restaurants well before starting our cookbook series, Canal House Cooking. They opened nine years apart in the 1980s and were both in small... View Article
Where to Eat, Drink, and Play in New Zealand
Recently, the Web site The Daily Beast calculated which countries ranked as the world's laziest, based on daily consumption of calories, amount of time spent watching television, and aversion to physical activity. Out of 24 countries, the United States was rated the most slothful. New Zealand, at number 22, barely made the list. That it... View Article
Tusk-to-Tail Dining in Hawaii
On the road that cuts through the black lava landscape leading to the luxe resorts of the Big Island's Kohala Coast, there's a sign that reads "No Hunting." It's the first evidence I see of an outdoor activity besides surfing and sunning. No disrespect to my fellow tourists, but I haven't come here to ride... View Article
The Caribbean Goes Organic
The fresh cucumber juice at Jake's, a bohemian-chic hotel on Jamaica's Treasure Beach, has a grassy taste and a tangy kick of spice that lingers on the back of my tongue. It's a fittingly refreshing welcome drink. "What's its secret?" I ask Dougie, the 60-something caretaker at the poolside bar. From inside a thatched hut... View Article


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Advances & Applications
New Orleans Partners with M/A-COM to Improve Interagency CommunicationM/A-COM Inc., a business unit of Tyco Electronics and a leader in critical radio communications systems, announces that the company has provided the city of New Orleans with advanced IP (Internet Protocol) standards-based interoperability equipment to help the area prepare for the upcoming hurricane seasons. Known as NetworkFirst, this advanced technology will link the communications systems of New Orleans public safety agencies with other front-line responders in the surrounding parishes and communities.
"M/A-COM has been the supplier for New Orleans's public safety radio system for more than 11 years and, through this partnership, they have provided us with this equipment on a cost-free loan basis so that we will be better prepared for the 2006 and 2007 hurricane seasons," said Colonel Terry J. Ebbert, New Orleans director of homeland security. "NetworkFirst will enable a fireman in Jefferson Parish to communicate with a city police officer in New Orleans, which is a vital capability for our public safety first responders as we prepare for the coming hurricane season. As the area continues to recover from the fallout of Hurricane Katrina, communications interoperability is the critical link for first responders during a major event such as a natural disaster or any other large-scale incident that requires a coordinated, multiple agency response."
Using NetworkFirst, first responders in New Orleans will be able to communicate with fellow first responders in Jefferson, Saint Bernard, Saint Tammany, and Plaquemines parishes, and provisions for communications with state, federal and military agencies are also planned.
According to the company, NetworkFirst is designed to use Project 25 and IP-based standards and nonproprietary hardware to provide interoperability among agencies that are on different bands and systems.
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Washington Police Department Selects TeleStaff by PDSI to Automate SchedulingPDSI, a leading provider of scheduling and notification software solutions to the public safety market, announces that Bellevue Police Department in Washington State has selected TeleStaff to automate its daily scheduling and notification processes. By combining scheduling software with notification capabilities including telephone, e-mail, and pager communications, TeleStaff is designed to reduce scheduling time, streamline operations, and controls costs.
"TeleStaff will affect how we work in a number of positive ways, said Bellevue public information officer Greg Grannis. "Officers will be able to schedule vacation and compensatory days from home on the Internet, and TeleStaff will make sure any requests comply with department policy and union rules. For supervisors, calling in employees for overtime or emergency callouts will be streamlined and automated with one request calling all available necessary personnel.
"On the administration side, all overtime with premium and incentive pays will be calculated automatically. TeleStaff will interface to our payroll accounting system without the waste and time-consumption of a paper system." The Bellevue Police Department employs 178 commissioned officers and 95 noncommissioned professional staff. The department serves a 31-square-mile area with a residential population of approximately 115,500 and a daytime population exceeding 170,000.
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DHS to Deploy Body Screening Portal from L-3 CommunicationsL-3 Communications announces that its Security and Detection Systems subsidiary is participating in the second phase of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Rail Security Pilot (RSP) project, which will screen transit passengers for explosives.
This phase of the project will use L-3's ProVision body screening portal at the Port Authority Trans Hudson Corporation's (PATH) Exchange Place Station in Jersey City, New Jersey, this summer.
The ProVision system, developed by L-3 SafeView, is designed to reveal the presence of explosives and concealed objects anywhere on the body in as little as two seconds. The system is engineered to use non-ionizing active millimeter wave (MMW) imaging technology to detect virtually any material, including wire, liquid, ceramic, plastic, and metal.
Serving more than 200,000 passengers each weekday, the PATH's Exchange Place Station is the primary rail transit link between lower Manhattan and New Jersey.
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Wisconsin Agencies Choose ICOP Digital In-Car Video SystemsICOP Digital Inc., a leading provider of digital in-car video systems for law enforcement, announces that both the Ozaukee County Sheriff's Department and the Superior Police Department in Wisconsin have selected the ICOP Model 20/20 in-car video units for deployment in their respective patrol fleets.
"Here in the Superior area, our officers generally make approximately 300 arrests per year for operating a vehicle while under the influence," said Sergeant Matthew Mark on of the Superior Police Department. " The outstanding quality of the audio and video footage captured by the ICOP units should provide us with material evidence that will be hard to dispute in a court of law, helping us to successfully prosecute future offenders."
Duane Willborn, telecommunications manager for Ozaukee County, said, "Ease of installation was a key selling point for us. The ICOP Model 20/20 requires only about an hour to install and we can do it on-site. Moreover, because our patrol cars did not have any type of video recording system to begin with, we chose what we believed to be the best digital system on the market based on our evaluation of competitive offerings. The ICOP Model 20/20 won hands down." ■
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Kelli Brown
I have been an educator for the past 14 years, but this will be my second year at Idaho Arts Charter School as one of the dance instructors for the dance program. Dance has taken me to places I never would have dreamed. In addition to teaching for the United Spirit Association (USA) for 14 years in over 10 states, I have had the chance to choreograph in Paris, France for USA and for the ABC televised "Very Merry Christmas Parade" in 2000. I am currently an adjunct professor, teaching dance at both Albertson College of Idaho and Boise State University. I have choreographed a number of musicals including "Fiddler on the Roof", "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Guys and Dolls" for groups including the Boise Music Festival and Knock 'Em Dead Productions. I have taught for many Idaho dance studios and owned my own dance studio for four years. I have performed with groups including Drop Dance Collective, Idaho Dance Theatre, Boise State Mane Line Dancers, Idaho Stampede Dancers and the NBA Seattle Super Sonic Dancers. I have my Master of Arts in Dance from California State University, Long Beach and am a second year grad student. When I am not dancing, I enjoy spending time with my husband and our three Labradors.


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The process by which a male decides on napping after masturbation
Ill give you a call after my J-Nap
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the grimy buildup that occurs on men between the inner thigh and scrotal sack, normally on hot days or when showering infrequently.
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on October 16, 2013 - 6:33 PM
Firefighters called out
Judi Dench has been serenaded by firefighters as she arrived for the London premiere of her latest film.
Dench walked the red carpet in Leicester Square Wednesday for the London Film Festival screening of "Philomena."
The movie tells the true story of an Irishwoman's quest to track down the son she was forced to give up for adoption 50 years earlier.
Members of the Fire Brigades Union, drinking at a pub after a protest march against pension cuts, spotted the 78-year-old star, chanted "We love you Judi" and broke into a rendition of Beatles song "Hey Jude."
For Minaj, no training needed
Nicki Minaj knows celebrities-turned-designers aren't always taken seriously in the fashion world, but she doesn't mind.
At a launch event Tuesday for her Kmart collection, Minaj said skepticism of stars lacking formal design training is "understandable," but she insists it's "not about being a designer."
The "Starships" rapper says her intention is simply to make clothes that she would love to wear.
The line for Kmart and shopyourway.com features midriff-baring tops, patterned leggings and curve-hugging dresses, as well as jewelry, clutches and bejeweled caps.
There's also a pink velour track suit and a faux fur trapper hat.
Minaj says Chanel, Versace and Herve Leger were among her inspirations.
Prices range from $3.99 for a studded bracelet to $37.99 for a light wash, denim jacket.
AIDS group honors Clinton
Elton John honored Hillary Rodham Clinton for her work to help those affected by HIV and AIDS at an annual event for his foundation.
Clinton was excited as she accepted the first founders award from the Elton John AIDS Foundation on Tuesday night in New York. The former secretary of state told the crowd at Cipriani's restaurant that "we still have so far to go" when it comes to helping those affected by HIV and AIDS.
"There are so many challenges in front of us," Clinton said. The former U.S. senator added that she wants to see an "AIDS-free generation" and that accomplishing that must be "our North Star."
"I thank you, but I know there's more for us to do," she said. "Humans may discriminate, but viruses don't."
Billy Joel, Alec Baldwin, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, Lisa Marie Presley and Courtney Love also attended John's "An Enduring Vision: A Benefit for the Elton John AIDS Foundation" event, which raised $3.45 million. Recent Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Heart performed a dozen songs, including the hits "What About Love" and "Alone."
"One of my favorite bands of all time!" John yelled before Heart hit the stage.
John was passionate throughout the night, urging attendees that there should be AIDS "treatment for everyone, treatment for all."
The event raised $1 million through an anonymous donor and more funds through an auction, which included a lunch with Anderson Cooper for $12,000 and a one-hour tennis lesson with Novak Djokovic for $60,000.


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To each their own on this topic...
Cows milk is not unhealthy at all.
If a person is not sensitive to it, it is actually highly nutritious.
And if they are sensitive to cows milk there is goats milk.
Or cultured dairy.
But, to each their own.
No need to tell other people that they should not consume it.
If you choose not to that is a personal preference.
But FFS, no artificial sweeteners!
I get raw, grass fed, organic, yada yada for $5 per half gal... and it's DELICIOUS.
(Man, I love me some Guernsey milk!)


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Gloves on
In the end, it took $5 million to make at least temporary peace in the budget battle between HISD Superintendent Abelardo Saavedra and board President Harvin Moore. The board unanimously approved the budget Thursday evening (as one blogger cautiously predicted).
After some infighting this week, the Houston school board on Thursday unanimously approved a $1.6 billion budget that includes pay raises of at least 3 percent, plus millions more for library books, computers, fine arts programs and principal training.
The Houston Independent School District's 2008-09 budget does not call for a tax-rate increase. But because of rising property values, the owner of an average-priced home — worth $203,895 — would owe HISD about $1,670 in taxes next year, according to the Harris County Tax Office. That's up about $80 from last year.
Saavedra described the budget as one that "serves students well and continues our fiscal responsibility to our taxpayers." (Full story here.)
The $5 million is leftover money from the current 2007-08 budget. After prodding from trustees, Saavedra's financial staff reviewed the numbers from the final days of this fiscal year and determined there would be money left in the bank. (Trustee Greg Meyers is credited with spearheading the deal.) I lost count how many times during the meeting trustees heaped praise on Chief Financial Officer Melinda Garrett and her staff. Garrett's husband even got a shout-out for dealing with her long hours.
Gloves off
The board did end up split on another vote. After hearing concerns from community leaders, some board members wanted to rescind the new policy, approved last month on first reading, to allow out-of-district students to attend school in HISD for free (previous story).
Some worried only problem children would take HISD up on its offer. In the end, the new policy stood after a 5-4 vote. The supporters — many of whom represent schools with declining enrollment — said they don't want to turn away interested students when their schools face closure for being too empty. (Despite the boxing analogy, I should note that the discussion was nothing but civil.)
Voting in the majority, to allow the free transfers: Diana Davila, Paula Harris, Carol Mims Galloway, Larry Marshall and Manuel Rodriguez Jr.
Voting against the transfers: Meyers, Moore, Natasha Kamrani and Dianne Johnson.
Maybe it's not relevant, but another attendee at the meeting couldn't help but point out that the vote fell along racial lines, with only the white trustees voting against the transfers.
Perhaps more interesting were the comments from a few trustees that they know students who live outside HISD already find a way to sneak their way into the district for free, perhaps using a parent's work address. Isn't that against the law?


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south korean graphic-designer yeohyun ahn has developed the typography research project 'type+codeII'.
zeixs blog » graphic
Brief: To design a series of posters with typographically focused puns to lift the spirits of fellow designers. ABOUT: I am a freelance Graphic Designer, currently studying BA (Hons) Graphic Design in my final year at the University of Cumbria.
Café Lala is all handmade screenprint products from cards to shirts and bags. Designed and printed with the love at a small studio in Freiburg, allways trying to work as sustainable as possible. That means using fair trade organic shirts, direct recycling for paper, cutting flyers and price tags from test prints... All shirts and Posters come in limited editions.
About the Typeface: FF Scuba is a readable contemporary sans, with a distinctive character. The initial concept for the family emerged during designer Felix Braden's search for an offline companion for the Verdana Typeface. After he couldn't find the exact tone that he was looking for, he set off on the development of a new series of types.
moving brands have designed a new identity scheme for technology company HP (Hewlett Packard). the new logo sees the well established lower case 'hp' logo reduced to four forward slashes.
The printed version of the portfolio of Eugen Laitenberger (Gunee) is released. It's limited to 100. Just a really small part of it can be bought. The rest will be used for self-promotion.
Goverdose was born in 2008 as a result of online collaboration between digital artists. Group has released only one e-zine in the past however our friendship and passion for creating has never died.
North Africa is experiencing what is now called the biggest revolution in modern times as millions of protesters join in the fight against oppression, dictatorship and political domination.
'written portraits' is a series of books which shows the different faces, literally, behind the selected autobiographies of anne frank,vincent van gogh, louis van gaal and kader abdolah.
Posters for different poetry events in Belgrade, Serbia, organized by www.poezin.net. This events includes performance, slam, and all kinds of engaged contemporary poetry.


text: Nancy Pelosi is a disgrace. She actually wanted her colleagues to blindly sign the Healthcare bill into law before they read it. I've only read some of it so far but enough to know she's got to go now. Gun possession in homes was included in the bill. Yes, they wanted or demanded to know which households had guns in them. Yes, gun registration is very important, but not in the health bill.


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This is just a short tip for you to tuck away the next time your preschoolers are threading yarn.
Start by taping the end of your string or yarn to the table so it doesn't slide around. This will keep the items you are threading from sliding off the end!
Put a long, thin strip of tape on the other end of the string to form a "needle" for easier threading through the holes of your items. This will also keep yarn from fraying at the end as well.


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Surrounding Embryos: Biology, Ideology, and Politics
Janet L. Dolgin
Hofstra University - School of Law
Health Matrix, Vol. 16, No. 27, 2006
Hofstra Univ. Legal Studies Research Paper No. 06-6
This article considers several parameters of the late twentieth and early twenty-first-century debate in the U.S. about ethics, politics, science, and ideology (popularly referred to as the "culture wars"). The article focuses, in particular, on shifting understandings of the embryo. The article reviews developments in science (especially the advent of stem-cell research and cloning) that have affected understandings of embryo, the history of debate about abortion in the U.S., and the place of discourse about abortion in a more far-reaching social debate about family, personal relationships, and the scope of personhood in the U.S.
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Keywords: abortion, cryopreserved embryos, embryo adoption, embryonic status, reproductive rights, stem-cell research
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I don't care much for Gold but that's probably because her personality seems a bit domineering and rude. Her jumps are great though.
Never cared much for Flatt, but that wasn't ever an unpopular opinion. I liked her personality, but her skating left something to be desired. I was sad for her after the disaster at Nationals though.
On the edge about Wagner - I like her fire, but I always feel like there's something missing in her programs.
Even though Kerrigan was before my time, even today I don't feel all the hype that was about her.
Didn't like Samuelson/Bates as a partnership. I'm happy they split and he went with Chock, I much prefer her style though I dislike the heart stickers on her skates.
Bobrova/Soloviev bore me. Just dislike them altogether - I thought they weren't fifth-place worthy. I even prefered Cappellini/Lanotte or Weaver/Poje over them and I'm not a huge fan of either team.


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