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You need to choose an SEO company who has all the tools to finish the work. They should also have enough knowledge or expertise to use them.
You can immediately tell that the company is great if the members of the team are talented and experts in their own ways.
Experience SEO companies don't take the size of a business the basis of accepting and rejecting the job.
If everything goes well, you'll be working with the company for a long time.
If they use email marketing, social media analytics etc. familiarization is important and the right judgment when to to ignore them.


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Ill play my mario strikers code is in my sig.
whoever wants to partisipate tell me your MSC code and your captain
it will be best out of three 3 minutes
what will happen
1.each player will play against one other
2.the winner will play the other winner and the losser the other losser(i will say who plays with who)
3. in the end i will give the places
if u want to participate reply to me
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Yh im up 4 this only just got a wii lol
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Prolapsed Disc Surgery
Prolapsed disc surgery ordinarily is performed as a last resort after conservative treatment has failed to help manage neck pain, back pain or other symptoms associated with intervertebral discs that have prolapsed, herniated or ruptured. Surgery also may be recommended if patients experience disabling symptoms, leaving them unable to take care of themselves or live a full, active life.
The goal of prolapsed disc surgery is to remove intervertebral disc material that is pressing upon nerve tissue in the spinal column. In cases of a disc prolapse, one or more of the soft intervertebral discs in the spinal column has weakened, causing the outer covering of the disc to break open. When this occurs, disc matter can become displaced and push into the spinal column where the spinal cord and its nerve roots are located. Excess pressure on these sensitive nerve pathways can heighten or interrupt nerve signals, leading to extreme pain, numbness, tingling and muscle weakness. Surgery to remove this pressure in the spinal column is often called spinal decompression surgery. Procedures such as spinal fusion, disc replacement or various forms of spinal decompression generally are considered elective, although progressive loss of neurological function can make it necessary in rare cases.
Before a physician recommends surgery for a prolapsed disc, a patient will more than likely be directed to undergo non-surgical treatments, including physical therapy, pain medications, exercise, rest or activity modification. If pain or other symptoms persist even after weeks or months of conservative treatment, surgery might become an option. Before deciding to undergo surgery, a patient should become thoroughly educated about the ramifications. Traditional open back surgery for a prolapsed disc – which goes by other terms such as herniated disc, ruptured disc or slipped disc – typically involves:
- A long hospital stay
- Inpatient physical therapy
- Lingering pain
- Months of recovery
- Unsightly scarring
Many advances have been made in prolapsed disc surgery in recent years. The surgeons at Laser Spine Institute use advanced techniques to perform minimally invasive, outpatient procedures that can help you find relief from your pain – without the long, painful recovery times associated with most traditional open spinal surgeries. Contact Laser Spine Institute to learn more and for a review of your MRI or CT scan.


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One believer in Keene is composer-impresario Gian Carlo Menotti, who retained him at 22 to conduct two of his premiering operas at the Two Worlds Festival in Spoleto, Italy. For the season now in progress, Spoleto founder Menotti invited Keene back to serve as assistant director, an appointment many feel anoints Keene as Menotti's heir apparent.
Keene, whose father was an ad man and brother an architect, began to study cello and piano at about 10. "I'm sorry to say I was not writing Beethoven symphonies at 3," he quips, but he did form a student opera company at the University of California at Berkeley. Unable to find a conductor for his first production, he read a "how-to" book and took the baton himself. Elated at his own mastery, he proceeded to drop everything and flunk out of school. "I never wanted to pursue anything else," he concluded.
He then went on to serve as assistant conductor at the San Francisco Opera House, where he met his wife, the former Sara Rhodes, an aspiring singer and musician. They moved east where, at 24, he was to become, for one short stint, the youngest conductor ever at the Metropolitan Opera. He is now a principal conductor at the New York City Opera.
An untemperamental professional who is often accused of being cold and emotionless, Keene progressed beyond an early stage of Bernstein-esque histrionics to develop a conducting style he considers "clear." Says Keene, "Gesture is all important. With some very great conductors you couldn't tell what the hell they were doing because they were just flapping around in the breeze." He is equally unflappable as an administrator—one of the requisites for his Spoleto post. Roman Polanski, the film director (Repulsion) he recruited to direct this season's premiere, a gory version of Alban Berg's Lulu, found Keene "businesslike, mathematical and amazing."
A self-confessed victim of "hyper-concentration" which often leads to rampant insomnia, Keene says he has not taken a day off in five years. "I keep saying I'd like a vacation," he says, "but I imagine after a week and a half I'd be so bored I'd be crawling up the walls." At the moment such a vacation seems unlikely. After Spoleto the Keenes and their two children return to their New York West Side apartment. He is working on a libretto of a new opera, composing several others, and all the while jockeying to become permanent director of a major opera company or symphony. "It's very rare," he says, "to find artists who are not afraid of administration. You can do a lot, you can control all the conditions," he continues fearlessly. "It's sort of like being the Godfather."
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Salem Finance Committee meeting reset
SALEM - The Finance Committee of city council canceled its meeting Thursday night, but rescheduled it for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, followed by city council at 7 p.m. in council chambers at Salem City Hall. The committee is expected to discuss the 2013 city budget and the starting salary for a parks department position.
Doughnuts offered at St. Ann's Sunday
SEBRING - Freshly-made doughnuts will be available for purchase beginning at 10 a.m. Sunday at St. Ann's Church, 323 S. 15th St. Cost is $6 per dozen.
East Palestine BOE to meet Monday
EAST PALESTINE - The East Palestine City School District Board of Education plans to meet at 6 p.m. Monday in the EPES media center.
Cardiac Rehab offered at Calcutta YMCA
CALUCTTA-The YMCA Program Center is offering a Phase 3 Cardiac Rehab Program which is free and open to the public. This 10-week program begins Monday. Sessions include evaluations, personalized and supervised exercise programs, and ongoing education. The program will focus on risk factor modification for individuals with heart disease and those who have had a heart attack, heart surgery or angioplasty. The openings are limited. For information contact Brent Beatty at 330-385-6400.
Christmas brunch set for SCH?auxiliary
SALEM -Salem Community Hospital Auxiliary's Christmas brunch begins at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 6 at the Salem Community Center. The Christmas Chorale program to be presented will be directed by Attila Samu.
Sophomore parents plan cookie walk
HANOVERTON - United Sophomore Class Parents will host a cookie walk from 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 14 in the United High School cafeteria. All cookies are homemade by United parents. Cost is $4 per dozen.
Mahoning Career Center floral shop opens
CANFIELD - Students in the horticulture program at the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center will open the school's floral shop to the public for the annual holiday open house from Dec. 3-17. A large assortment of silk wreaths, swags and arrangements, fresh mixed pine and spruce wreaths, fresh table centerpieces, pine roping and poinsettias are available, all prepared by the students. The floral shop will be open 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday through Dec. 17. To place an order contact Mary June Emerson, horticulture instructor, at 330-729-4000 Ext. 1672.
Blood drive set at Lake Mount Church
NEW WATERFORD - Salem Community Hospital and Lake Mount Church of Christ are co-sponsoring a blood drive from 2 to 6 p.m. Dec. 13 at the church, 6290 state Route 7, New Waterford. Individuals who have not donated blood since Oct. 18 are eligible to give, and new donors are welcome. All donors will be entered in a drawing for a Das Dutch Haus gift certificate. Appointments may be made by calling 800-GIVE-LIFE. Walk-ins will also be accepted.
1,030 attended Thanksgiving dinner
SALEM - A total of 1,030 individuals attended the annual free Thanksgiving dinner at the Memorial Building. Jeff and Connie Schoch and Nancy and Bill Miller spearheaded the effort. Jeff is pastor of the Abundant Life Fellowship in New Waterford and the Millers are members of the First United Methodist Church in Salem. These two congregations provide most of the volunteers but many local people also pitched in to help serve. Donations of food are gathered from the two churches involved and throughout the community. Last year 700 meals were served.
Deadline for 'Joy of Christmas' passes
COLUMBIANA -Today is the deadline to purchase season passes for the "Joy of Christmas" light show. Passes are available for $12 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Columbiana Area Tourism Bureau or at the light show. Passes provide unlimited opportunities to view the light show which is open Thursday through Sunday from now until Dec. 25 (open every day starting Dec. 13). The entry fee for the light show for a one time drive-thru is $8 per carload. The light show features Silver and Gold performing live piano music in Santa's Ice Castle from 6 to 9 p.m. today. For information and to sign up to volunteer call the tourism office at 330-482-3822. Visit www.tourcolumbianaohio.com for event details.
Meeting to discuss apartment complex set
SALEM - A meeting for Fourth Ward residents remains set for 6 p.m. tonight in council chambers at city hall to discuss any issues residents have and to hear more about the rezoning request for a proposed apartment complex off of Pershing Street and Butcher Road and Cunningham Road.
Fourth Ward Councilwoman Cyndi Baronzzi Dickey will host the event, joined by At Large Councilman Brian Whitehill, who also lives in the Fourth Ward, which encompasses the southeastern section of Salem.


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A court case challenging Quebec's commercial sign laws ended today with final arguments about the vulnerability of the French language in Quebec.
Arguing that the language is not under threat, anglo rights activist and lawyer Brent Tyler said the current laws are unconstitutional.
For most of the seven day trial, both Tyler and the Quebec Attorney-General's lawyer argued over how imperilled French in Quebec really was.
Tyler said that contrary to what the government is arguing, French is thriving everywhere in the province except on the island of Montreal.
But he says that is due to young francophones leaving for the suburbs and immigrants settling in the city.
"We've put together evidence that shows that this idea that the French language is vulnerable is a myth," he told CJAD following final arguments. "It's a perception people have, but it's simply untrue."
A decision is expected in the fall, and Tyler admits an appeal is likely regardless of the outcome.
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Well, it has been a slow start to the offseason, but things are about to get rolling. This week will bring the official start of free agency, so expect the Colts to make a lot of noise (hopefully good noise). However, the Colts started to get busy a week early.
NFL 101 Awards:
Robert Mathis may have missed on Defensive Player of the Year, but he was honored as AFC Defensive Player of the Year at the 101 Awards.
For those unaware of what the 101 Awards are: it is award show that celebrates the top offensive player, defensive player and coach of the year in both conferences. The show has been going on for over 40 years and the winners are chosen in a media vote.
Chuck Pagano and Bruce Arians took home AFC Coach of the Year at these awards last year, and Pagano was the one who presented Mathis for his award.
Here is the video of both Pagano and Mathis at the show: http://www.colts.com/videos/videos/44th-Annual-101-Awards-Robert-Mathis/e0c93a79-4ad0-4b05-85fb-a8b6fa639440
Colts Sign ILB D'Qwell Jackson
Inside linebacker was one of the many needs for the Colts this offseason, and they didn't wait long to fill that need.
On Thursday, the Colts signed D'Qwell Jackson to a four-year $21-million deal ($11-million guaranteed).
Jackson was formerly a member of the Cleveland Browns for the past eight seasons, but asked for his release this offseason.
Jackson will be 31 this season, but he still played every game for the Browns last year and finished with 141 tackles and 1.5 sacks.
Marcus Dugan went more in depth about the Colts' new linebacker.
Colts Release Samson Satele
Yes, in the move that was heard across the word, the Colts finally parted ways with Samson Satele.
Satele's play at center was never too promising, and this move will save the Colts $4-million in cap space.
In doing this move, it guarantees that the Colts will need to get a new center in either free agency or the draft.
Marcus Dugan explained the struggles of Satele.
Colts Use RFA and ERFA Tenders
As exciting as it is to get new players, the team still has a large group of people they need to make sure they keep.
The Colts gave tenders to restricted free agents Joe Reitz (OL) and Josh Gordy (CB), as well as Cam Johnson who is an exclusive free agent.
Putting tenders on players of this level usually means they will return to the team the following season.
Because Marcus Dugan is Marcus Dugan, he was on top of the Colts' release statement and other information on the players.
Colts Re-Sign Pat McAfee
Pat McAfee was one of the bigger free agents the Colts had this offseason, and they were able to get a deal done quickly.
The two sides agreed upon a five-year, $14-million contract. The new contract makes McAfee the fourth-highest paid punter in the league.
McAfee has been one of the best punters in the league for the past couple of seasons, and it's great that he will remain a Colt.
One last time, Marcus Dugan was able to cover the Colts' release statement and more on why McAfee is awesome.
Edit: Here is Marcus again with some quotes from McAfee.
Colts on Twitter:
It would be nice to have #HakeemNicks catching passing from #AndrewLuck. Hey I'm just saying.
— Ricky Jean Francois (@Freakyjean99) March 10, 2014
Watched the movie Book Thief on flight. Wow. Incredible film.
— Matthew Hasselbeck (@Hasselbeck) March 4, 2014
Eagles released Jason Avant. There may not be a better guy in the entire NFL.
— Andy Studebaker (@studie32) March 4, 2014
61 Points! #Witness
— Darius Butler (@DariusJButler) March 4, 2014
The rage I feel when I've prepared an elaborate delicious meal only 2 cut into the chx breast 2 find its still raw….o the RAGE…AAAHHHH!!
— Anthony Castonzo (@AnthonyCastonzo) March 4, 2014
These taste too good! I need to be careful or I'm going to overdose on vitamins. pic.twitter.com/flO85oIElh
— Matthew Hasselbeck (@Hasselbeck) March 3, 2014
I know I'm late, but I recently watched episode 1 of season 2 of @HouseofCards & no surprise it was superb. Can't wait to binge the rest lol
— Khaled Holmes (@KhaledHolmes) March 3, 2014
Gotta be RT @ProFootballZone: Is Devin Hester really a HoFer ? https://t.co/pVEIrQ3Xgl
— Darius Butler (@DariusJButler) March 6, 2014
Is there a better "runner" in action movies than Tom Cruise? I'm talking form, endurance, speed – he's a beast lol
— Khaled Holmes (@KhaledHolmes) March 6, 2014
As a child, I used to regularly eat cream cheese sandwiches with salami as bread…gotta imagine if not for sports id be morbidly obese
— Anthony Castonzo (@AnthonyCastonzo) March 6, 2014
Welcome to the Colts, D'Qwell!
— Jim Irsay (@JimIrsay) March 6, 2014
Want to also give a thank you to a man that I admired and respect showed me how to play and respect the game I love thanks bro #ChampBailey
— Cassius Vaughn (@CassiusVaughn) March 6, 2014
I was blessed to learn and play with the best corner ever to play in the NFL #ChampBailey
— Cassius Vaughn (@CassiusVaughn) March 6, 2014
Walked outside this mornin n said "finally a beautiful spring day!"…it's 30 degrees…the effects of a long cold winter
— Anthony Castonzo (@AnthonyCastonzo) March 7, 2014
Came across my wallet from high school and found my old ID and some detention slips #TBT lol http://t.co/n7ZlpCKBgr pic.twitter.com/A47s9ysOg5
— Khaled Holmes (@KhaledHolmes) March 7, 2014
U know what would be pure torture? Being forced to eat only popcorn jellybeans for all meals for the rest of ur life. Just imagine it…
— Anthony Castonzo (@AnthonyCastonzo) March 7, 2014
Really though….is the leash necessary!?#MyAmerica #damnshame pic.twitter.com/cnCPDKEw5n
— Jerrell Freeman (@JerrellFreeman) March 7, 2014
@DQ52 = a big bullet in the #ColtsClip… lock n load, cock it then buss… welcome to the squad bro cant wait to officially met ya. #SB49
— ROBERT MATHIS The1st (@RobertMathis98) March 6, 2014
Dental time again!! X-Ray time! Followed by cleaning and and lollipop at the end! pic.twitter.com/D6fpnrBboR
— Cory Redding Sr. (@CRedd90) March 6, 2014
If you just so happen to be riding behind a white bmw that's driving slow in the fast lane don't be mad. It's probably me.
— Vick Ballard (@VickBallard) March 9, 2014
Awesome futbol match today! Crystal Palace vs Southampton! pic.twitter.com/5PjMasVx16
— Griff Whalen (@GriffWhalen) March 8, 2014
Pat!!!!! Come back!!!! Hello!!!! @PatMcAfeeShow pic.twitter.com/vJrNbv8qES
— Matt Overton (@MattOverton_LS) March 8, 2014
Newlyweds are bickering next to me… "Till death do us part" looks like it's going to be a blast for them #AirportPlayByPlay
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) March 8, 2014
A guy with a mullet and cowboy boots just told a TSA agent "I thought this was America".. I wish I knew why he said this #AirportPlayByPlay
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) March 8, 2014
Guys… Having a blast at @BOASteakhouse with a few of mi amigos pic.twitter.com/J6fgBFMifE
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) March 8, 2014
If you don't know about Free the Children or We Day, you should check it out. Hope I can go to the We Day in the Bay Area coming up!
— Griff Whalen (@GriffWhalen) March 8, 2014
"@Tweez41: @PatMcAfeeShow Congrats bruh….well deserved!! #Boomstick"~ I appreciate that brother.. Hopefully you're next
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) March 7, 2014
I had been eating fast food breakfasts all week.. But today.. 'Tis a celebration #ClassyBottlesOfWater pic.twitter.com/RGByq7Jv19
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) March 7, 2014
So excited about the opportunity 2 have 5 more years in the city that I love.. Indianapolis, let's win a lot of games and have fun doing it
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) March 7, 2014
Nothin gets me ready for a Sunday of food like @JeffMauro, the Sandwich King on @FoodNetwork…sittin here salivating
— Anthony Castonzo (@AnthonyCastonzo) March 9, 2014
Why I love LA … It's that simple pic.twitter.com/rKgQoOB83z
— Matt Overton (@MattOverton_LS) March 9, 2014
Everybody's getting pregnant or married these days, it seems like.
— Vick Ballard (@VickBallard) March 9, 2014
"Some people just aren't cut out for life on the road." pic.twitter.com/lePmPhJyuy
— Matt Overton (@MattOverton_LS) March 9, 2014
Finally home home to my little po-dunk country town #Tracy #California pic.twitter.com/eXp0VBIZdy
— Matt Overton (@MattOverton_LS) March 9, 2014
This somewhat makes it a successful trip pic.twitter.com/c5amgljprF
— Vick Ballard (@VickBallard) March 10, 2014
As far as fighting video game movies go, if you think the Mortal Kombat movie is bad, I implore you to watch the Street Fighter movie.
— Anthony Castonzo (@AnthonyCastonzo) March 10, 2014


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A pilot program to suspend vehicle registrations of toll violators has been made permanent, the Asbury Park Press is reporting.
The program, which targeted motorists who owe more than $1,000 in tolls from driving on the Garden State Parkway and New Jersey Turnpike, has been in effect since April of last year.
Vehicle registrations for 300 violators have been suspended since then and drivers have paid or agreed to pay $650,000 in tolls and fines, the newspaper reported.
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority's board voted today to make the program permanent, lowering the $1,000 threshold to "any significant sum," the Press reported.
The authority paid the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission $14,400 in administrative costs to revoke registrations under the pilot program. The permanent agreement budgets $50,000 a year for administrative costs, according to the Press.
The program is part of larger effort to enforce tolls that includes installing cameras in all toll lanes to capture violator license plates.
• Fewer toll cheats caught on Garden State Parkway in wake of crackdown
• Toll cheats who owe $1K or more could have registrations suspended


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Milton's Porter strong on first day of D4 tourney
February 22, 2013 - Mitch Rupert
By MITCH RUPERT
Taylor Porter leaves no indication he's hurting. He's not moving slower, he hasn't lost any of his explosiveness.
In fact, the only way you'd know the Milton senior is just a few weeks removed from knee surgery is by the cloth brace on his knee. Other than that, Porter looks like a wrestler who is poised to make his first run to Hershey.
Porter won his first-round match by technical fall, then beat Montoursville's Garrett Hoffman, 9-3, in the quarterfinals to earn a spot in the 145-pound semifinals of the District 4 Class AA tournament. Porter was one of 29 local wrestlers to advance to this morning's semifinals.
The first round of consolations are set for 8:30, with semifinals to start at 10 at Williamsport High School.
"I'm feeling all right," Porter said after his dominant win over Hoffman. "My knee gets sore a little bit sometimes, but I have to keep working through it and just wrestle hard and take it one match at a time."
Porter was poised to have a huge senior season, especially when in the season-opening tournament at Cumberland Valley he lost an overtime decision to Burrell's Philip Marra, a returning state qualifier who is currently ranked fifth in the state. He's always had the athleticism and quickness to be a threat whenever he wrestled, but his early-season results made it look like he had taken that next step to be a threat to get to Hershey.
He was 14-6 when his knee finally became too bothersome to bear. Those six losses all came in the three tournaments – the Cumberland Valley tournament, the Beast of the East and the Bethlehem Holiday Tournament – head coach Mike Snyder had added to the Black Panthers' schedule to prepare the team's best individuals for the postseason.
Porter said the knee injury, which turned out to be a torn meniscus, wasn't something which happened in particular instance. He said it was likely the result of years of playing football, wrestling and baseball.
But it was in the semifinals of the Bethlehem tournament which he said the final blow occurred and he knew he needed to have it checked out.
"It actually started hurting right after our district game in football," Porter said. "But in the semis at Bethlehem, I lost by a point and it was really getting to me. That's when I further injured it just leaning all the way back on it."
Porter wrestled his final match before surgery on Jan. 10. He didn't wrestle again until Feb. 5 in a dual meet against Central Columbia where he lost 4-3 to Austin Miknich.
He wrestled five times in a tournament on Feb. 9 winning all five, the first two by fall and the third by technical fall. His last two matches were both decision victories by two points each.
He said he tried to dominate his opponents as much as he could that day, especially since he knew his conditioning wasn't going to be quite where it was before the surgery.
But that head start transferred into a second-place finish at last week's South Sectional, and last night he looked as solid as he has all year. He was slick on his feet and punishing on the mat.
"It's not all there yet, but I feel pretty good," Porter said. "Now I get to go home (Friday night) and take it easy and hopefully I can get a win (Saturday) and go to the finals."
Porter faces defending district champion Billy Barnes in the semifinals this morning with the winner facing either Benton's Colt Cotten or Midd-West's Zach Heeter, who beat Porter in the South final last week, in the final.
He was also one of four Milton wrestlers to get into the semifinals last night, putting the Black Panthers in third place in the team race with 35.5 points. Only Benton (48) and Central Columbia (44) have more points.
Defending state champion Ryan Solomon (195 pounds) and returning state qualifier Ryan Preisch (152) both recorded first-period falls to move into the semifinals. Zack Bennet won a pair of matches, including a 4-0 upset of South Williamsport's Nate Jones to reach the semifinals at 132 pounds.
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JACKSON, MI— If three's a crowd, what's four?
We reported this afternoon the rare pair of peregrine falcons living on top of the Jackson County Tower Building will be expecting three chicks.
Now it's four!
A county official checked on Big Red and Chayton around 2:45 p.m. and noticed the fourth egg.
Click here to see what Big Red is doing through the county's live camera.
Jackson County Board of Commissioner Chairman Steve Shotwell is considered a local expert on peregrine falcons and said Big Red will most likely lay more eggs. But, he said not all are guaranteed to hatch.
The pair fledged three chicks in 2010, returned in 2011 and fledged three more chicks, and last year fledged four.


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Hello Followers. Hope you're having a great weekend!!!!!
While I remain BURIED in work at the old compound (which is the reason for my near two week hiatus from the blog, a forced sabattical which I hope to end by next week), Selection Sunday is once again upon us.
So, if you want to check out a few very quick thoughts about what I am expecting to see this weekend, well, read on.
Followers, I want you all to know that for the past few days I have been telling SeanHawk that there are NO CIRCUMSTANCES in which Washington will be left out of the NCAA tournament. And the reason why I have felt that way has nothing to do with the basketball side of the ledger (e.g. Washington's body of work) but instead has EVERYTHING to do with the political side of the selection process. Simply put, there are no AD's from BCS conferences, nor conference comissisioners who are communicating with them, that want to see a BCS conference champion get excluded from the NCAA tournament. And for that reason alone, expect to see Washington seeded 12 in play-in game on Wednesday night. I guarantee it.
That all said, the one thing that has me thinking that Washington may get the NCAA ziggy has everything to do with the team that won the Pac-12 tournament: those zany dancing Buffaloes from Colorado.
You see, in my mind, the ONLY way that a major conference champion can be excluded from the dance with FOURTEEN conference wins is if they have ZERO wins against confernece opponents who are going to the Dance. And in the case of Washington, their record against conference foes who are dancing?
Had Arizona beaten Colorado on Saturday, UW would have been 2-1 in that same category. And, in my view, that record alone would have SEALED 3 bids for the conference.
In the end, here's to thinking that the Committee is going to pick between California, Washington, Mississipi State, and Brigham Young for three of the final four spots. And the loser in all of this? Either California or BYU. But, of course, we'll see.
Following the NCAA tournament selection show, we'll learn about the post-season fate of our beloved Cougs.
And boy even a CBI bid look like an uphill climb right now, doesn't it?
Basically, if you take at face value that the Pac-12 figures to receive 2 bids to the NCAAs, that leaves 6 other Pac12 teams with 19 or more wins. While I have not done the math to figure out how many NIT bids will be eaten up by regular seasoon conference champions who did not make it to the Dance, you can bet that the Pac12 will NOT receive 6 bids to the NIT. I think we're looking more at 3 or 4.
So, in order for the Cougs to get invited to the CBI, that tournament is also going to have to go 3 deep into the lack luster Pac-12 to pick a Cougar team that was five games under .500 in conference and one game under overall.
Simply put, I don't see it happenning.
That's all we have for today, feel free to use this thread to talk about your thoughts about who is in, who is out, and who you see cutting down them nets in April.
All for now. Go Cougs.


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Punch squares out of old Christmas cards to decorate this window pane Christmas card. This clever idea from Lisa Fulmer is a great way to recycle those Christmas cards from last year.
- White cardstock
- Square punch
- Paint markers
- Assorted old holiday cards
- Die-cut snowflakes
- Ribbon
- Double-sided tape
- Envelopes
- Trim the white cardstock to fit like a postcard inside of your envelope. Mine is 3.5" x 8.5" to fit inside a standard #10 business envelope.
- Edge the card with your desired paint marker color - I used red or copper.
- Punch squares out of your old holiday cards. Look for interesting images to crop inside the squares. Punch some solid color areas too.
- Edge the squares with a black paint marker.
- Adhere a selection of squares to your postcard with tape in a windowpane pattern. Leave some space for writing your message.
- Adhere a strip a ribbon between your squares and writing space, and add a snowflake die-cut inside your "window".
- Add your message and mail them off!
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Jeff Driskel beat out Brissett for the Gators' starting job and Brissett played sparingly this season. Brissett started one game because Driskel was out with an ankle injury.
Florida also announced that safety/running back Chris Johnson, who made his mark primarily on special teams, is also transferring.
West Virginia, Louisville, Arkansas and NC State are schools Brissett considered when he first thought about transferring, according to the newspaper.
Brissett threw for 249 yards and a TD in six games this season. Last season, the 6-4, 225-pound quarterback threw for 206 yards and two scores and ran for two TDs.
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Florida has a commitment from Max Staver of Brentwood, Tenn., for its 2013 class.
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The city is on the rise, but we have to assure all the components are working together, and the schools are an integral part. They need our help to fill the gaps left by the $6 million reduction in state funding. They have proved themselves responsible by cutting $8 million in expenses and by making the previous levy last three years as promised, but further cuts will affect the programming that gives our kids the basis they need for a successful future.
Supporting the school levy is an investment not only in the schools, but in your home, and in Lakewood. Please join me in voting yes for Issue 14.
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