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Historical Traveler Reviews Rockmere Lodge Ogunquit
A Beautiful Place to Stay by the Sea
The Rockmere is truly a beautiful place by the sea. We had a wonderful time. The hosts are warm, friendly and helpful. The setting, both outdoor and indoor, beautiful : from the screened gazebo with an ocean view and the porch overlooking a beautiful flowering garden, to a lookout at the top of the house. Each room is decorated with care. The breakfasts are excellent, served in beatifull settings -and with style, the food is excellent, the presentation impeccable. We cherish the memory of the time we spent there.
A fabulous visit
We just returned from a fabulous weekend at the Rockmere Lodge. Our hosts, Andy, Bob and Doug were extremely friendly and attentive to our needs. The Inn was beautifully decorated and our room had a wonderful view of the ocean. Breakfast was a treat, served on their lovely porch or in the exquisite dining room during inclement weather. It truly is a "beautiful place by the sea." We are looking forward to returning to our new found friends at the Inn and enjoying their superb hospitality.
True 'Southern' hospitality found at Rockmere
When our very large and loud group of 10 from Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas arrived at the doorstep of the Rockmere Lodge we probably scared our hosts to death. After the initial shock of us, we were treated with true "Southern" hospitality. We spent a whole week with Bob, Andy and Doug and by the end they hated to see us go as much as we didn't want to leave.
The house and the grounds were very beautifully decorated but still they had a homely touch and comfort about them. Everything was decorated red, white and blue for the 4th of July. I personally loved sitting out by the gazebo and watching the people walk by and the day pass lazily by. So relaxing!!!!
The men in our group are use to big breakfasts so they were so excited on the last day when we had a huge southern breakfast in their behalf which included grits. We all had a good laugh over the grits not only did the hosts have trouble finding them they didn't know how to cook them, but they did a good job and can now be labeled southern cooks. And the muffins make your mouth water just thinking about them!!!!!
I personally can't wait till we can go back again. They treated us all like family. A truely memorable experience with three very gracious host!!!
Location and more
We have just returned from a wonderful and relaxing stay at the Rockmere Lodge in Ogunquit. We were thrilled as we arrived on our honeymoon to find this perfectly located inn, just a short walk to either Perkins Cove or Ogunquit Center. We began each day with an unbelievably delicious and creative full breakfast served on a huge wrap around porch, followed by a walk along the magnificent cliffs on Marginal Way, and great conversation with Bob, Doug and Andy while surrounded by beautiful flower gardens. We found the accomodations, the service and the company to be warm and welcoming. We hope to return to the Rockmere at least annually, and would highly reccommend that you spend some time here when visiting Ogunquit.
All I have to say is ANYONE who is looking for a B&B The Rockmere is the place to go. My husband and I have been going there now for 10 yrs. and we wouldn't stay anywhere else in Ogunquit but the Rockmere. The rooms are beautiful, the atmosphere is awesome, the views are incredible, the breakfast is excellent and you couldn't ask for better hosts. Andy, Bob and Doug go out of their way to make sure your comfortable at the Rockmere. They treat everyone with respect at all times and make them feel right at home. As for some of the negative posts sometimes B&B's aren't for everyone. Afterall you have to keep in mind that B&B's are NOT hotels/motels. A B&B is someones home.
So again if your looking for a nice relaxing and romantic Bed and Breakfast. Definately stay at the ROCKMERE!!!!
Nobody loves Bob
My husband and I were given a night at the Rockmere as birthday present for me from my sister. She paid nearly $200.00 for a night in April. As it turned out, my son had an important college baseball game the same day as the reservation. Being my son's last year of college and as he was pitching, there wasn't any question about where we would go. I called and spoke with Bob who advised me of their no change policy, but he was reasonable and let us reschedule for June 10. Well, on June 5, my mother in law was diagnosed with terminal cancer, with possibly several weeks left to live. We called Bob and explained the exceptional circumstances and asked if we could change our reservation and leave it open ended - that way if they had an open night when we called again, it would all work out well. We were not asking for a specific date or a weekend, said we would certainly come at a less busy time -whatever. Well, Bob's response that he could not do that and well it was too bad my mother in law was dying, but they have a policy and if we couldn't come, we would just lose the reservation and my sister would not be refunded.
Can you imagine the outrage we felt at his incredulous response? The owners are completely inflexible and lacking all common decency. My Mother in Law died on June 17.
If you are traveling to Rockmere Lodge for either a weekend, vacation, or just looking for a quiet get away, Rockmere Lodge is the place to go. I have been going to Oqunquit each May and October for years and I have stayed at Rockmere Lodge for the last 3 years. You will not find better accomodations or more accomodating hosts than Bob, Andy, and Doug. The house is truely wonderful and the ocean view, from all windows, is spectacular. If you enjoy tasteful accomocations, wonderful breakfasts, and breathtaking views, then plan on stopping at Rockmere..it will be a worthwhile trip. I myself am returning in mid-May 2004.
Attention to Detail and Super Service
It's a shame these previous reviewers had poor experiences at the Rockmere, but don't let it scare you away. We had a lovely 2-night stay during August and would return again. The owners were friendly and very accommodating and the inn itself is in a great location, with superb ocean views. We were on the 3rd floor, in very spacious rooms. I would highly recommend them. Breakfast each morning was delicious and inventive. Service was very prompt, yet unobtrusive. The hosts were welcoming without pestering, and it was really a fabulous place to stay.
Psycho III
This redition of the Norman Bates film stars Bob, our surly host in the house rather than the house. The house decor looks like a set for "Sunset Boulevard". It is scary, nothing like the elegent pictures on their websites. All observations in the previous review are accurate. Upon our arrival we were ushered to a dank, dark, green black room that reeked of musty potpourri. After our host left I told my fiance that I wanted to leave. This was not my idea of romantic weekend getaway. Well, I told Bob (The host) that I would like to cancel my reservation and lose the deposit; I said that I felt the website misrepresented the hotel accomadations. Well, Bob had a tantrum and we ended up staying. Bob said he could and would charge us for the whole weekend. I'm originally from Maine and my Yankee frugality wouldn't allow me to let him take my money without getting something in return. Luckily, I find the bizarre amusing and Bob's sniffing and obvious distaste for me added to the surreality of the weekend. Ohh, and for the record the ocean view is only possible if one stands on the bed or has a very long neck. Horrified in Hudson
Stay Away At All Costs!!!!
We've been to Ogunquit several times and usually stay at the Beachmere, which we love. But since we were travelling without kids, we thought we'd try a smaller, more romantic B&B this time. BIG MISTAKE.
We should've know we were in for trouble when we arrived and saw signs posted everywhere telling guests what they can and can't do (mostly can't). We were then shown to our room, which was a dark and dingy closet-sized space on the first floor, with a window looking out onto the front porch of the hotel. We didn't complain, because we had booked at the last minute and were traveling with friends (their room was upstairs and much nicer).
We discovered the next morning, however, that not only was breakfast served on the front porch, but that sappy Muzak was playing as well, all of whichbreakfast conversation and musicwas coming in the window of our room (even though it was closed). Still we didn't complain.
It then turned out our friends had to leave one day early, forfeiting their final night's room deposit (the hotel insists on a three-night stay, paid in full, in advance--another warning sign). We then asked if we could be moved to the nicer room that our friends had just vacated (and would be paying for anyway), and were told, in the snottiest manner possible, that the innkeepers couldn't be bothered putting fresh linens on the bed. After much argument, we agreed to change the linens ourselves, which we did. We then overheard the innkeepers complaining about us to other guests.
The vibe was so bad in this place, we decided the last night that even though we had changed our linens and moved all our belongings to the new room, that we just couldn't stay anotehr night. We left amid verbal abuse and name-calling by the innkeepers, having forfeited yet another night's room rate, in addition to that of our friends.
I don't know why these three owners feel they should be running a B&B, because clearly they hate people and certainly hate the work of running a hotel. I guess they inherited a great house overlooking the ocean and need a way to make a living.
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Exclusive games are usually the reason why people choose one console over another, if they have to choose or decide not to own more than one particular console. Whether your favorite game is Mario Kart, Halo or Gran Turismo, there is an abundance of first party games released exclusively for each console every year. Some franchises are more popular than others but most gamers have their favorite franchises and they stick with them. Many third party developers this generation have decided to make their once exclusive franchises multiplatform. Part of the reason for this is development costs and profitability, the other side is penetration and sales. If developers can sell their games to more people, that creates more fans of a franchise and also generates more revenue.
When the Grand Theft Auto franchise, which had been exclusive to the PlayStation 2 since GTA III, was released on the original Xbox and GTA IV was announced as a multiplatform title, many gamers cried foul. Microsoft had persuaded many developers, who once made exclusive titles for Sony's PlayStation consoles, to also release their games on the 360. Other franchises, including Devil May Cry, Tekken, Final Fantasy (Resident Evil started on PSOne, but some RE games popped up on Nintendo consoles) and many more, decided to all go multiplatform instead of remaining exclusive to Sony consoles like they did in the previous generation. I believe this is a good thing in most cases because more gamers can play their games, but there are times when it can cause problems or delay games unexpectedly.
When Final Fantasy XIII was announced as a multiplatform game for the 360 and PS3 fans of the franchise complained that it would cause the game to look and play worse than it would if it would have remained exclusive to the PS3. Early builds of the game showed a beautifully detailed world and characters that exceeded the expectations of many fans of the Final Fantasy franchise. Since then several new screenshots and pictures have been shown and many have complained that they do not match the detail and execution of the previous builds of the game. There have also been arguments, before and after Final Fantasy went multiplatform, that the 360 has hindered development on the PS3 and vice versa. Many people believe that the PS3 has superior and more powerful hardware than the 360 while some believe otherwise. Last generation when the GTA franchise was released on the Xbox, the games were visually superior to their PS2 counterparts due to the fact that the Xbox had superior hardware, in part because it was released after the PlayStation 2. This generation, both consoles share similar hardware specifications but the true difference between the two is Blu-ray.
Some gamers believe that most PS3 exclusive titles have had superior graphics when compared to 360 exclusives. This became evident with the release of Metal Gear Solid 4 and the majority of the exclusives published by Sony afterwards. Metal Gear Solid 4 is arguably the best looking console game to date and this was in part because Konami and Kojima Productions took advantage of the 50 gigabytes worth of space available to them on Blu-ray disks. Final Fantasy XIII developers have stated that developing the game for the 360 would not harm the quality of the game on the PS3. They also stated that the game would possibly be released on 4 DVD's for the 360 and only 1 Blu-ray disk for the PS3. While these statements may be true, there is one thing that is a fact, any game developed for more than one console will be affected by multiplatform development and generally games that are developed for one console will be superior to those that are developed as multiplatform games.
When developers begin to develop a game, they either develop an engine to create the games or they license an engine that is on the market and they tweak the engine so that they can optimize it for whatever console they are developing a game for. When this is done for one console, they can take advantage of the strengths of that console and push the limits of the hardware. When a game is developed multiplatform the same steps are taken accept the engine is optimized to run on all the consoles the game is being developed for. The advantages of each console are not fully utilized to decrease development time and ensure that the games are visually identical or as close as possible. This has been true this entire generation, with a few exceptions early on due to the PS3 and the problems developers had when dealing with the Cell Processor. Games that could have taken advantage of certain aspects of the PS3 or 360 hardware were essentially dumbed down so they would run the same on both consoles. A prime example of this is id Software and its title Rage. John Carmack, technical director of id Software, stated that the PC and 360 version of Rage were running at 50-60 fps while the PS3 version was running at around 20-30 fps. He also stated that the goal was to have all versions of the game running at 60 fps locked but there were some issues getting things to work properly on the PS3. He also ensured gamers that this was something that would be worked through before the game released. If Rage was being developed for the 360 or PC and 360 exclusively, the developers at id Software could use the extra time being spent on PS3 development to polish the game on the primary console. This is just an example of what it takes to make multiplatform games look and run the same, especially on home consoles.
Developers put a great deal of time and effort into making games, especially AAA titles and popular franchises that are in high demand. Developers' jobs are not always easy and I would imagine that there are developers who prefer to work with one console or the other and not both. Third party developers must devote people to multiple teams instead of one large team focusing on one piece of hardware. Developers have to decide how to handle the workload by either hiring more programmers or using the resources they already have. These teams must then work together to optimize the games on both sides of the fence. This takes away resources that could be put to better use if the game was being developed for one console. Regardless of which console a game is being developed for the exclusive titles generally outshine their multiplatform counterparts. Three titles I can think of as of now that were very good multiplatform games were Red Faction: Guerilla, Midnight Club: Los Angeles and Batman: Arkham Asylum. I know that there are others, but those are three games that performed and looked the same on both consoles that I have played and enjoyed in recent memory. Ghostbusters was a game that had subpar visuals on the PS3 version but ran fine on the 360. Even Kojima Productions decided to develop a new engine to use for Metal Gear Solid: Rising instead of using an updated version of the engine used for MGS4. The new engine will be built from scratch according to Kojima, who is the lead developer for all things Metal Gear, which promises better graphics than MGS4. This makes me wonder if it has more to do with multiplatform development on the 360 or if this engine will truly enable Kojima Productions to surpass the graphical quality of MGS4 on both consoles. Many franchises do not operate the same way as Final Fantasy or Metal Gear Solid, or Gran Turismo where they take their time and spend years developing a game before they release it.
In the end, multiplatform development has typically been the same for many generations; any game that is designed to run on multiple consoles will look the same or close to the same on each console. Rarely are the hardware advantages in a particular console taken advantage of when a game is multiplatform and not exclusive. Does that mean multiplatform games look worse because one console is more powerful than the other? No it does not, but it does mean that unless developers take the time to learn the most they can about both consoles and utilize the strengths and work through the weaknesses of each console that you are going to get an average game or a game that does not meet its full potential. I personally think some games need more development time instead of being rushed to the market. I am personally happy to see so many games pushed back until 2010. Splinter Cell: Conviction, Heavy Rain, Red Steel 2, BioShock 2, Alan Wake, Singularity and many others have been delayed or pushed back until 2010 to give developers more time to polish the games, and also get away from the beast that is Modern Warfare 2. After seeing what a few months did for Arkham Asylum, I am happy to wait for these games to be released rather than get games that are rushed and not worth my time. It is not a matter of which console is better at this point because both consoles have proven what they can do. It has more to do with how much time developers want to spend on a game and what kind of quality they want to deliver. Instead of blaming consoles and starting fan boy arguments I think we should demand more of the developers and stop accepting games that are rushed just to make a quick dollar. Leave your comments and let me know what you think.

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Fish and Game Activity Calendars
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> Fish and Game Activity Calendars
May 15, 2006, 04:59 PM
What is your opinion on these calendars? Do they work? If so, what do they work for? Deer? Pig? Turkey?
If you are a believer, whose calendar do you like?
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May 15, 2006, 05:40 PM
I've never used them because it always seemed that when everything favored the hunting, I was stuck with something else to do.
However, the solunar tables apparently give reasonably good odds. There's no such thing as "always" or "never" in hunting and fishing, though.
Lotsa folks swear by them...
May 15, 2006, 05:45 PM
I've watched them out of curiousity, but I've never seen a direct correlation between game activity and what was predicted on the calendars and tables. At least in the mountains, I tend to think activity has a lot more to do with local weather conditions than anything else.
That doesn't mean that I don't think there's anything to them at all. Just that I've never been impressed enough by them to use them for planning purposes.
May 15, 2006, 05:57 PM
I only look at them during hunting season because it is an option on my gps and the peak times always seem to be after it is way to dark so I haven't thought much about them and there accuracy.
May 15, 2006, 06:56 PM
I go hunting and fishing whenever I can regardless of the Solunar tables. However I do look at them.
For deer movement especially I have noticed an increase in all wildlife activity when the times are supposed to be best. Numerous times the woods have been basically silent and then I start seeing squirrels,birds and sometimes even deer. I check later on the chart and usually that time I saw the activity will be listed as a good time on the charts.
Of corse a change in weather,cold front or any other disturbance can totally mess up what should be peak activity times.
They are still interesting to look at sometimes.
May 23, 2006, 09:44 AM
I bought one of these calendars this weekend. This weekend (5/26 and 5/27) are rated as the best days to hunt in May. Just an FYI in case you can get out to get something.
May 23, 2006, 12:02 PM
The only real strong correlation I've noticed is that activity peaks when I'm not there.
"shoulda been here 2 days ago. fish were bitin like crazy"
"shoulda been here a week ago, elk were everywhere."
"you're a week early. geese aren't down yet."
May 23, 2006, 04:21 PM
Amen to that.
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Steven Hill: The White House says its 2014 budget will propose cuts to the retirement program. Not only is that unnecessary, the U.S. could and should expand it.
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A Sea Change in the Firearms Debate
Tina Dupuy: The NRA wants to advocate for the absolute unchecked rights of gun manufacturers as they march over to the fringe. Goliaths fall.
Occupy the Ballot Forum and Independent Politics
Dan Bluemel: Because of its electoral structure, the U.S. political system has never been welcoming to third parties. Some critics have argued this leaves the political landscape entrenched in a system comprised of moderates and hardliners who, in essence, espouse the same ideology.
Iran and the Cuban Missile Crisis
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The following letter was written to the LA Times in response to their December 3, 2011 article, "Postscript: Digging into the Occupy L.A. 'mess'." The writer, Scott Peer, also sent a copy to the LA Progressive. We are posting it with his permission: It's not a huge surprise that The LA Times continues to slant […]
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anon103 added a topic in Miscif you live in Chicago ...shoot me a message and maybe we can chill? turns out by roomie is crazy and i need to hang out with some non drama oriented people for a change
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anon103 added a post in a topic athlete's footso i'm going to school for pharmacy ... you would think the antifungal tablets are a one time thing, i guess it depends on how fast your body heals. i know some people take it as a maintenance drug, so you may be on it for awhile :/
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anon103 added a post in a topic Nutrition and Dietingtechnically, the fda hasn't approved vitamins. you don't really need them unless you don't eat healthy enough or am vegetarian like me.
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anon103 added a post in a topic Antidepressantsthat's exactly what i was talking about. some people that take it swear on it working, it's all in your head though. chemically, it has nothing ingredient wise. one of the pharmacists i work with went on this long rant about one of the presidents and a law that was made for otc products like that, which is why it isn't effective and fda approved. because of this, any otc products targeted toward anxiety are like this and don't work at all. even thought people think otherwise. so the only think you can really take specifically for that is xanax or another prescription drug in that drug category.
anon103 added a post in a topic Antidepressantsthe other thing is that, in regards to anxiety attacks, that the drug xanax is basically the only thing that will help. there's "otc" anxiety meds, but they are basically placebo pills and are not required to be fda approved. just an fyi.
anon103 added a post in a topic Antidepressantsi'm going to school for pharmacy and a pharmacy tech now. well atidepressants are never good for you, as your body gets addicted to them, there's side effects and your body can get withdraws when not taking them. xanax is also a controlled substance which means there's have an addiction level. however, both of these medications are top 200 drugs and popular. there is a specific vitamin that can be used for depression (idk off the top of my head) as well as melatonin, if you were looking for more of a holistic approach. hope that helped.
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Humiliation at rout hits Iraqi military hard
BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi soldiers tell of how they can hardly live with the shame of their rout under the onslaught of the Islamic militants.
Their commanders disappeared. Pleas for more ammunition went unanswered. Troops ran from post to post only to find them already taken by gunmen, forcing them to flee.
"I see it in the eyes of my family, relatives and neighbors," one lieutenant-colonel who escaped the militants' sweep over the northern city of Mosul said.
Iraq's military has been deeply shaken by their collapse in the face of fighters led by the al-Qaida breakaway group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, who in the course of just over a week overran Mosul then stormed toward Baghdad.
The impact is hurting efforts to rally the armed forces to fight back. Shiite militiamen and volunteers have had to fill the void as the regular army struggles to regroup.
Top commanders have been put under investigation. Conspiracy theories are running rampant to explain the meltdown. Some Shiite allies of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki have accused Kurds in the north of encouraging the military collapse so they could grab territory.


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N03374 Plate 4 of Visions of the Daughters of Albion
Colour-printed relief etching finished in ink and watercolour 75 × 115 (2 7/8×4 5/8) on paper 282 × 245 (11 1/4×9 5/8)
Purchased with the assistance of a special grant from the National Gallery and donations from the National Art-Collections Fund, Lord Duveen and others, and presented through the National Art-Collections Fund 1919
PROVENANCE John Linnell, sold Christie's 15 March 1918 (175) £17.17.0 bt Martin for presentation to the Tate Gallery
EXHIBITED Paris and Vienna 1937 (5)
LITERATURE Damon 1924, p.333; Wright 1929, 11, p.18; Erdman in Warburg Journal, XV, 1952, p.246; Keynes and Wolf 1953, pp.26, 89; Digby 1957, p.76, pl.68; Beer 1968, pp.43–4; Erdman 1969, p.233; Duerksen in Blake Newsletter, VI, 1972–3, p.72; Jackson, Murray and Duerksen in Blake Newsletter, VIII, 1974–5, pp.91–6; Bentley Blake Books, 1977, pp.471, 478; Beer in Phillips 1978, pp.211–15; Mitchell 1978, pp.66–7, 158; Butlin 1981, p.146 no.265, colour pl.338
This design fills a bit over the upper third of the page in the original book and seems to have illustrated Oothoon's lament from plate 2 (Keynes Writings 1957, p.190),
Why does my Theotormon sit weeping upon the threshold;
And Oothoon hovers by his side, perswading him in vain.
This corresponds to page 4 of the large Book of Designs in the British Museum (Butlin 1981, no.262 4, pl.365). There are two rough sketches for the composition in Blake's Notebook (Butlin 1981, no.201 50 and 92, repr. Erdman and Moore 1973).
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4K, SLI and TXAA support coming for Titanfall on the PC
Nvidia has revealed that Respawn are working to bring support for 4K visuals, SLI multi-GPU and temporal anti-aliasing (TXAA).
Right now, the PC version of Titanfall crashes to the desktop when players attempt to run the game in 4K (3840 x 2160) so Titanfall is getting improved support for Nvidia's multi-GPU SLI system.
Titanfall is also to get support for TXAA, a system which combines multi-sample anti-aliasing, post processing and some filters custom designed by Nvidia to produce a much smoother image.
The final addition revealed by Nvidia is the shadow-enhancing system, Horizon Based Ambient Occlusion+ (HBAO+).
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The New York City nightclub where the Spurs' Tony Parker got his eye cut during a fight between rappers Chris Brown and Drake isn't just going to take Parker's $20 million lawsuit lying down.
Lawyers for W.i.P. nightclub say that the fight between Drake and Brown was an "unforeseen and unexpected incident" and they shouldn't be held responsible if two guys want to throw down in their club.
Apparently Parker thinks the club should have known that these two have a feud going on but W.i.P. claims it's not their responsibility to keep up with what those hooligans are doing on Twitter.
"(Parker) appears to argue that (the club) owed a duty to control the conduct of the Brown and Drake entourages because there was purported 'bad blood' between Brown and Drake," reads a filing by defense lawyer Je Jun Moon. "The negligence claim is based on the unsupportable implication (the club) had a duty to monitor through the media the social relationship of W.I.P. patrons."
Looks like Tony Parker won't get to be a millionaire after all (eye roll).
To me, this whole thing is ridiculous. If Tony Parker wanted to sue anyone, it should be Chris Brown or Drake, not the nightclub. You know the dangers when you go out partying in New York. There's drinking, drugs and a bunch of dudes trying to take the prettiest girl home. The chance for a brawl is always there.
Parker just needs to suck it up, be glad that he wasn't injured so badly that it cost him his career and just move on. He could also think of this as a red flag. He's a professional athlete that should take better care of himself. Yes, athletes are allowed to have social lives, but when you're out living it up on the town, be prepared for the consequences.
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That's pretty close to what happened in baseball last night, as the utterly
improbable happened… Cliff Lee left something like $30 or $40 million or so on
the table (depending on which report you read), along with the Yankees and the
Rangers, to re-sign with the Phillies, the team that had so memorably traded him
away exactly one year ago today. In an off-season that is still young, this may
even top the Werth and Crawford contracts (the latter also being a daring
midnight raid on the Yankees and Angels), the throwing of big bucks at Joaquin Benoit, and the Adrian Gonzalez and Dan Uggla heists for improbable happenings.
How improbable was it? The benchmark of improbability is that the best baseball
writer on the planet, and a man who is as closely tied into the Phillies'
thinking as anyone this side of the Phillie Phanatic, Jayson Stark, didn't see
this coming until the day it happened.
As a result of this improbability, maybe a million words will fly through the
Ethernet in the coming weeks, some of them proclaiming the end of the world as
we know it (most of these will be coming from a 100 miles north and a little
east of Philadelphia), some predicting that the Phillies have put together the
greatest starting rotation in baseball history (which may or may not be proven
true, although it doesn't hurt to have Cole Hamels as your number four
starter), and some just marveling/claiming that a former substitute outfielder,
and the son of the 1964 National League Gold Glove shortstop (who, yes, is a
graduate of the William Penn Charter School… but, that can't be helped),
A) Pulled off a miracle
B) Brought a folk hero back to
C) Made himself a folk hero at the same time
D) Wrapped up at least the next two National League World Series berths
E) Wrote a ticket for Joe Blanton to be pitching somewhere else in 2011
F) Finally, once and for all, changed the destiny, the corporate culture, of
a franchise that has existed since 1883 (even before Bugs Bunny). In other
words, the Phillies, the Philadelphia Phillies, thanks in part to this very same
PC grad, have reached the status (that being a top-flight player's destination
of choice), enjoyed at various times in baseball history by (in historical
order, and leaving out duplications)… the Boston Red Stockings, the Chicago
White Stockings, the St. Louis Browns, the Baltimore Orioles, the Boston
Beaneaters, the New York Giants, the Chicago Cubs, the Philadelphia Athletics,
the New York Yankees, the St. Louis Cardinals, the Brooklyn Dodgers, the
Cincinnati Reds, and the Atlanta Braves.
In a word… shocking.
What you may or may not see written about is another issue, that is, what in
the world was anybody thinking about in terms of giving a 32-and-a-half (on
March 2, 2011) year old pitcher a five, six or seven year-long contract?
Ultimately, such a question hinges on how well Cliff Lee is likely to pitch in
the final few years of his contract, something that is, of course, unanswerable
at this point… which doesn't mean you can't still try.
One on-line genius recently proposed that Cliff Lee would last pretty well to
the age of 39 (the end-date of a seven-year contract), giving as comparative
examples the following pitchers at that age; Nolan Ryan, Randy Johnson, Roger Clemens, Steve Carlton, Curt Schilling, Greg Maddux, and a couple of others. OK,
what's wrong with this picture? Right… Ryan, Johnson, Clemens and
Let us instead turn to one of Bill James' most notable inventions;
Similarity Scores. Without going into exhaustive detail, it's a system that
matches current players up to their closest historical counterparts, based on a
wide range of their statistics, with a 1000 being a perfect score – an exact
statistical match. James devised such a sound system that Similarity Scores
often match up similar players with one another, in other words, power pitchers
with power pitchers, utility infielders with utility infielders, etc. Cliff
Lee's closest Similarity Score comps, not for an entire career, but through
the age of 31 (which is basically where Lee pitched in 2010) are an interesting
group, to say the least… perhaps they can give us some true insight into how
Lee might age…
Denny Neagle
Schoolboy Rowe
John Burkett
Kirk Rueter
Tom Browning
Charles Nagy
Mike Flanagan
Teddy Higuera
LaMarr Hoyt
They all match-up between 953 and 931 on James' scale, meaning they're
all good comps. So, how did these nine guys (leaving out Carpenter, who's
obviously still pitching) fare after the age of 31? Glad you asked ("Years"
is the number of years they pitched after the age of 31, and "Age" is their
age when they lasted pitched in the majors)…
|29.9 - 30.9
In a word, yuck! At least that would be the word if you were paying more than
$20 million a year for an average won-lost record of 30-31 over four-and-a-half
seasons. But, wait a minute… maybe they all had bad luck, and/or pitched for
bad teams that saddled them with poor records, thus sabotaging their chances for
the Cy Young Award. Nope, that's not it either. Out of the 40 seasons
represented above, exactly 10 of them saw the pitchers in question post an
Adjusted ERA of 100 or better (mostly by Burkett, Flanagan and Rowe.) Now, there
are some mitigating factors, but, essentially, only the three just-named
pitchers were worth a bucket of warm spit after the age of 31.
For the record, the mitigating factors were: Neagle was busted on a morals
charge, ending his career; Rowe lost two years to World War 2; Rueter was the
luckiest pitcher in baseball history… he was terrible, but managed to last for
130 wins because the Expos and Giants always scored a lot of runs for him;
Browning got hurt; Flanagan's last three years were affected by injury and
pitching situational relief; Higuera got hurt; and Hoyt was a druggie. So maybe
this group wasn't that bad because, well, stuff happens… but, that's the
point. You take a group of nine, 31 year old pitchers, and stuff is likely to
happen to a majority of them before they turn 39.
This group also has some peripheral commonalities along with Lee. They were
generally pretty good pitchers (if you just saw a list of their names,
wouldn't you say that they were all good at one time or another…), almost
all of whom had one of two big years. Neagle was 20-5 for the Braves… Rowe
went 24-8 and 16-3 for the Tigers… Burkett posted a 22-7 year for the
Giants… Browning was 20-9 as a rookie and also went 18-5 later on… Flanagan,
like Lee, won a Cy Young with his big year, a 23-9 mark… Higuera went 20-11
and Hoyt 24-10 before they blew up. And Nagy at least had a 17-11 year. (Rueter
was… well, Rueter.)
They all also were not considered power pitchers for most of their careers,
although their collective strikeout/walk ratios tended to be right around a
respectable 2 to 1 (leaving out Rowe who pitched in a much different era, and
Rueter, who couldn't strike Matt Coyne out on his best day.) They all also had
decent control… their walks per nine innings pretty much clustered around
two-and-half (again, leaving out Rowe), with Hoyt being the outlier at 1.9.
In other words, all nine of these former pitchers were basically hurlers who
had one or two big years, pitched well in the late twenties and very early
thirties, and lived more by deception and control than by power. Sound at all
like Cliff Lee?
Look, no one really knows how Cliff Lee is going to fare over the life of his new contract, even though the historical precedents don't look real promising. There is, in fact, only one thing you can say for certain about the Cliff Lee signing… even after winning four straight National League East titles and playing in back-to-back World Series, the Phillies must now be looked at in a different light. Coming on top of trading for Roy Halladay (a better pitcher than Lee… his career record is 169-86 with a 136 ERA+, Lee's is 102-61 with a 112 ERA+) last year, this is a franchise-defining moment, as much as William Hulbert stealing the Big Four from the Red Stockings, as much as buying the Babe from the Red Sox, as much as trading for Joe Medwick in mid-1940, as much as stealing Joe Morgan from the Astros,, as much as signing Greg Maddux… even if it doesn't work out. After 127 years over three centuries, in the minds of baseball men everywhere, the Phillies have arrived.


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Assassin's Creed III will be set before, during and after the American Revolution from 1753 to 1783, featuring a new protagonist: half-English and half-Native American, Connor Kenway, birth name Ratonhnhaké:ton (pronounced "Ra-doon-ha-gay-doon"). In addition to the historical period, the game will also feature more of the "present day" setting than in any previous titles, as the plot revolving around the main character, Desmond, will develop and then come to a conclusion. Players will also experience more Desmond than in any previous titles.


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Why do we read God's Word? Or better yet why should we read God's Word? What is the purpose of reading the Bible and setting aside the proverbial "quiet time" with Him? For too many years I missed the point of my daily quiet times with God. I thought this time with God was about me. I thought it was… Read More
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By contributing writer Ami: I watched her greet person after person, carried along by evident grace. She wanted it to be a celebration instead of a funeral. And indeed, the atmosphere buzzed with the hum of conversation while folks enjoyed dinner and dessert. Pictures of a life well-lived dotted the scene. From across the room her eye caught mine. And… Read More
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By contributing writer Anna Joy: It is February! How are you doing with your New Year's resolutions for daily Bible reading? According to the Statistic Brain Research Institute, 46% of people fail to follow through on their New Year's Resolutions after one month, and 64% of people fail within 6 months. If your New Year's Resolutions included spiritual growth through… Read More
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Have you ever thought about the first sins of the morning? The alarm sounds before the dawn of the day. What day is it? Where am I? Is that a foot in my face? I slowly awaken to what is happening. The alarm is sounding. It's six in the morning, and that is, in fact, a toddler foot in my… Read More


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Hue Jackson: Raiders 'chasing greatness'
It probably wasn't how Hue Jackson envisioned his first day as an NFL head coach, but convention is out the window when it comes to the Raiders.
Jackson became the 17th head coach in Raiders history (including two tours by Art Shell), but essentially became a backdrop as Al Davis made public his issues with departing head coach Tom Cable, including $120,000 in fines.
Each of Oakland's last two coaches, Lane Kiffin and Tom Cable, departed with issues over money. Kiffin had a grievance denied seeking back pay after being fired "with cause," and Cable has filed a grievance seeking the money deducted in fines.
So why would Jackson want to step into that kind of environment?
"I know that we've talked about coaches before me, and I have great respect for them, but they're not Hue Jackson, OK?," Jackson said. "I came here for one reason, to restore the great tradition of the Oakland Raiders. And that's why I'm sitting here today."
Jackson's hire was no surprise. Hired last Jan. 26 to take over the offense from Cable, Jackson was regarded in most quarters as the head coach in waiting. Cable remained as coach on the condition he turn over the offense and play-calling to Jackson, having handled both duties since midway through the 2008 season.
The offensive improvement under Jackson was dramatic, as the Raiders went from 31st in the NFL to 10th in total offense and 31st to sixth in scoring, more than doubling their point total from 197 to 410.
Cable was in the final year of his contract, with the Raiders having the option to extend it two years for $5 million. On Jan. 4, the same day Jackson interviewed for the head coaching position of the San Francisco 49ers, the Raiders announced they wouldn't pick up the option on Cable's contract.
The departure of Cable was not well received by a segment of players who were critical of making a change when the Raiders had gone 8-8 after seven straight years of 11 or more losses.
Jackson's ascension could change that perception.
"I think it will help for some of the players, definitely," tight end Zach Miller said. "Keeping the offensive coordinator as the head coach will allow us to have some continuity and allow us to keep building rather than changing anything up."
Cornerback Stanford Routt liked the way Jackson openly challenged the offense to go at the defense in practice, even engaging in trash talk with defenders.
"As much as I like Tom and would have liked to have him back, there was a part of me that wanted to see what it would be like to have Hue in charge," Routt said. "I guess we'll find out."
While Cable talked about the Raiders' improvement before his departure, Jackson made it clear he thought the Raiders could have been better than a .500 team and are chasing something more substantial.
"We're going to create an environment here for our players to do great, and that's what we're chasing," Jackson said. "We're chasing greatness ... My job is to do everything I can to take this team where we want to go which is the Super Bowl."
Although Davis said he interviewed three other candidates before deciding upon Jackson, none were seriously considered. He said they were candidates he had interviewed before, and he pulled out their resumes, gave them a call and talked football.
"I more or less compared them to Jackson. I felt everything pointed to Jackson. Everything," Davis said.
At the press conferences when Kiffin was hired, and later when he was fired with Cable taking over, Davis talked about the need to get in the end zone, and Jackson's ability to produce points was a big factor in his hiring.
"We watched what happened, and what happened is the offense improved," Davis said. "The guy can get in the end zone. He's got some things going that we're excited about."
Cable was taken to task not only because the Raiders won only three of their last six games and didn't make the playoffs, but because of the residual effects of an alleged altercation that left former assistant coach Randy Hanson with a broken jaw and an ESPN report detailing alleged domestic abuse against a former wife and girlfriend.
Davis said those incidents resulted in two lawsuits against the Raiders, with the owner opting to take $20,000 per paycheck over six checks as fines because lawyers were spending too much time on those issues.
He also said Cable broke company policy by having a girlfriend (he has since married someone else) accompany him on the road and be with him the night before games.
"All of this stuff goes a long way against my wishes, against my way of living, against my life and against the Raider way, and I just wasn't going to take it anymore," Davis said.
-- New head coach Hugh Jackson said he planned to be the Oakland Raiders' primary play-caller, but the team has hired longtime NFL coach Al Saunders as offensive coordinator, according to multiple sources.
Saunders was an offensive consultant with the Baltimore Ravens when Jackson coached quarterbacks. Saunders has also been an offensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs and St. Louis Rams, and compiled a 17-22 record as the San Deigo Chargers' head coach. He has also worked for the Washington Redskins.
Saunders has also on two occasions been interviewed by Raiders owner Al Davis for the Raiders' head coaching position.
I am going to be the primary play-caller, but we're going to do everything we can to recruit the best staff," Jackson said when he was hired. "(Saunders) is someone who's out there that we would love to talk to, but there several people we're going to talk to."
-- The Raiders will be looking for a new defensive coordinator as John Marshall will not be rehired after his two-year contract expired. The Raiders gave up 31 or more points six times, losing all six, and four times in their last seven games.
Davis hinted Marshall was on thin ice after his first year, when his hand-picked defensive line coach, Dwaine Board, was fired and replaced by Mike Waufle.
"Two years ago the defense didn't play well enough for me and it didn't play well enough last year," Davis said. "If you look at it, we made a switch with the defensive line coaches that should have been a sign to you that maybe we weren't happy with what was going on."
The Raiders were believed to be interested in Chuck Pagano, Raiders defensive backs coach in 2006, as a defensive coordinator candidate. Pagano, however, was promoted by the Baltimore Ravens to defensive coordinator when Craig Mattison left to the University of Michigan.
Other coaches who won't be back are offensive line coach Jim Michalczik (returning to a college job at Cal) and quarterbacks coach Paul Hackett.
--In Davis' first public comments since the release of quarterback JaMarcus Russell, the owner seemed more saddened than angry at a player who pocketed $39 million in guaranteed money but never scratched the surface of his potential for a No. 1 overall draft pick in 2007.
When Lane Kiffin was fired, Davis said he told the coach, "He's a great player, get over it and coach him on the field."
And now?
"We had a big investment in this guy," Davis said. "Basically, he's a good person, but he's got personal problems and I decided that it was time that we were not going to fight it any more. I wasn't going to. I wasn't going to ask the coaching staff to do it.
"It hurt us a great deal. But you have to go on. You have to overcome things."
--Sounds as if the Raiders had zero intention of picking up the third year on Nnamdi Asomugha's contract and were spared releasing him when the contract voided automatically because he failed to reach several likely to be earned incentives.
Asomugha was scheduled to make a minimum of $16.8 million, with the figure going higher if the average salary of the top five quarterbacks in the NFL exceeded it.
"That 17 million dollars can bring in two or three players that can help you win," Davis said.
Davis said he asked Asomugha last year if he wanted to be traded to the New York Jets, as published reports suggested. He said Asomugha told him he did not want to be traded.
The Raiders, Davis said, would talk to Asomugha once free agency begins under a new collective bargaining agreement and he could return if a deal made financial sense.
-- Davis seemed more amused than angered by criticisms from punter Shane Lechler regarding the decision to let Tom Cable go.
"My first reaction was three years ago, if you get out your newspaper, Shane said publicly he wasn't coming back, he didn't like it here," Davis said. "A month later, he was coming back because I gave him the highest paid contract of a specialist in pro football."
"The fire in Hue will set a flame that will burn for a long time in the hearts and minds of Raiders nation." -- Raiders owner Al Davis' statement upon the hiring of Hue Jackson, his ninth head coach in 17 years since 1995.
The Raiders began to transition away from being a strict zone-blocking team last year when Hue Jackson arrived and integrated gap and power schemes. Tom Cable is a zone-blocking purist, a philosophy not shared by either owner Al Davis or Jackson.
With line coach Jim Michalczik set to return to Cal, the Raiders will be seeking a new coach - one who is closer in line philosophically with what Jackson wants.
By changing up their blocking schemes, the Raiders went from 21st in rushing to second.
Starter -- Jason Campbell. Backups -- Bruce Gradkowski, Kyle Boller, Charlie Frye.
After twice losing the starting job to Gradkowski, Campbell gained traction over the last five games of the season and solidified his status as the 2011 starter. His 84.5 passer rating was the highest since Rich Gannon in 2002 and his scrambling ability kept drives alive. Gradkowski's fire and energy won him the job from Campbell in Week 2 and again later in Week 12, but he injured his throwing shoulder and ended up each of the last two seasons on injured reserve. Boller got minimal playing time but has a background with Jackson. Frye, who spent all season on injured reserve with a thumb injury, lost his biggest booster in Tom Cable.
Starters- Darren McFadden, FB Marcel Reece. Backups -Michael Bush, Rock Cartwright, Michael Bennett.
McFadden missed three games due to injury (hamstring, turf toe) but still enjoyed a breakout season, averaging 5.2 yards per carry, gaining 1,157 yards, catching 47 passes for 507 yards and scoring 10 touchdowns. He looked every bit the 2008 No. 4 overall pick after a disappointing first two seasons. Reece was more involved as a playmaker than any Raiders fullback in years, with 122 yards rushing and 25 catches for 233 yards and three touchdowns, although his blocking could be better. Bush provided 655 yards and eight rushing touchdowns as the thunder to McFadden's lightning. He had two 100-plus yard games when McFadden was hurt. Cartwright was a core special teams player and locker-room leader. Bennett was veteran insurance who was seldom active.
Starter -- Zach Miller. Backup -- Brandon Myers.
The Raiders' leading receiver in each of the last four years, Miller had 60 receptions for 685 yards and a career-best five touchdowns despite a plantar fascia tear and a leg contusion that hobbled him for part of the season. Easily the Raiders' most reliable receiver, the injuries hurt his blocking at times in the second half of the season. Myers caught 12 passes for 80 yards and is a reliable backup but like Miller in that he's an adequate blocking presence if not a huge one.
Starters -- Darrius Heyward-Bey, Louis Murphy. Backups -- Jacoby Ford, Johnnie Lee Higgins, Chaz Schilens, Nick Miller.
Heyward-Bey has yet to validate the No. 7 spot the Raiders used in the 2009 draft although he's been given ample opportunity. In 25 games, he has 35 receptions for 490 yards and two touchdowns, 26 for 365 and one score in 2010. He had much fewer drops and only marginally better production. Murphy improved only marginally from a promising rookie season (41 catches, 609 yards). Ford, a rookie fourth-round pick, was the most dangerous receiver with an 18.8-yard average and two scores on 25 catches. Higgins has regressed in each of his last two seasons. Schilens, rehabbing from a twice-broken foot and knee surgery, wasn't available until the end of the season and caught five passes. Miller has been a fringe player as a receiver and return specialist.
Starters -- LT Jared Veldheer, LG Robert Gallery, C Samson Satele, RG Cooper Carlisle, RT Langston Walker. Backups -- T Mario Henderson, G Daniel Loper, G Bruce Campbell, T Khalif Barnes.
Veldheer started nine games as a third-round pick from a Division II school and showed considerable promise despite a propensity for penalties and some difficult games against tough matchups like James Harrison, Cameron Wake and Dwight Freeney. He and Gallery, who missed four games with a hamstring pull, created a lot of running room for the second-ranked running game. In the second half of the season, Satele may have been Oakland's best lineman, getting consistently to the second level and as far as the sideline to block on reverses. Carlisle's play has begun to slip and adding gap blocking reduced his effectiveness. Walker has provided more than the Raiders could have anticipated, although it's conceivable Henderson, displaced by Veldheer, could move to the right side. Loper filled in when Gallery was injured and seldom played after that. Campbell played exclusively at right guard and never got any time on the line as a developmental pick. Barnes played in packages with three tight ends as the third eligible receiver, provided extra run push in those sets and even caught a touchdown pass.
Starters -- DLE Matt Shaughnessy, DLT Richard Seymour, NT Tommy Kelly, DRE Lamarr Houston. Backups -- DE Trevor Scott, DT John Henderson, DT-DE Desmond Bryant.
Shaughnessy has the look of a future star with seven sacks in year three. Seymour might have been the NFL's most dominant lineman when the Raiders went on a three-game win streak, but had hamstring issues at the beginning of the season and again at the end. Kelly enjoyed a breakout year with seven sacks and a noticeable improvement in his level of play. Houston had five sacks as a season-long starter and Henderson missed seven games with a stress fracture but showed he could still be a run-stopping force inside by keeping his snaps to a reasonable range. Scott was getting pressure if not sacks before being lost for the season with a torn ACL. Bryant, a second-year player who was an undrafted free agent out of Harvard, had two strong games and an especially dominant season finale playing both end and tackle when Seymour was out with a hamstring injury.
Starters -- WLB Quentin Groves, MLB Rolando McClain, SLB Kamerion Wimbley. Backups -- OLB Travis Goethel, OLB/MLB Ricky Brown, OLB Thomas Howard, OLB Sam Williams, OLB Bruce Davis.
Groves converted from defensive end to weak-side linebacker and provided more energy and enthusiasm than big plays. McClain ended up the Raiders' third leading tackler who by the end of the season and was beginning to assert himself as a force after a less than inspiring start. Wimbley, acquired by trade from Cleveland, served as a nickel pass rusher in addition to being the strong-side linebacker and had a team-leading nine sacks. Goethel won the job as the weak-side linebacker during training camp only to have back surgery and miss half the season. He was splitting time with Groves and will get a good shot to start. Brown remains a special teams staple and twice filled in for McClain in the middle when the rookie was injured. Howard was phased out and saw time on in certain packages because of suspect run defense. Williams is a core special teams player who is a favorite of the owner. Davis was signed off the 49ers practice squad and was active for only six games, making four special teams tackles.
Starters -- LCB Nnamdi Asomugha, RCB Stanford Routt, SS Tyvon Branch, FS Michael Huff. Backups -- CB Chris Johnson, CB Jeremy Ware, CB Walter McFadden, S Mike Mitchell, S Hiram Eugene, S Stevie Brown.
Asoumugha was targeted only 33 times, gave up 14 completions for no touchdowns and was virtually ignored on his side of the field. Opponents only had a 40 percent completion rate going at Routt, who beat out Johnson and intercepted two passes to have his best season. Branch had a tough year in coverage, giving up a team-high eight touchdown passes and a 75 percent completion rate by opposing quarterbacks. Branch's tackling was also suspect at times. Huff had some big moments as a blitzer and ball-stripper as well as other difficult moments as a single deep safety. Johnson's play was off and on in a year he was beaten out by Routt. Ware and McFadden were forced into the mix because of injuries toward the middle of the season, struggled, and ended up being inactive for the last three games. Mitchell saw considerable playing time as a big nickel linebacker and showed progress from his rookie season. Eugene is a core special teams player who is marginal at safety. Brown, a compensatory seventh-round pick, showed a nose for the ball in training camp and had worked his way into the secondary rotation by the end of the season.
K Sebastian Janikowski, P Shane Lechler, KR Jacoby Ford, PR Johnnie Lee Higgins, PR Nick Miller, LS Jon Condo. Janikowski had a career-high 33 field goals but missed eight kicks after missing only three in 2009. One of those misses, from 32 yards against Arizona, cost the Raiders the game. He had 29 touchbacks, but only four of those came in the last seven games as he appeared to lose his deep stroke. Lechler's gross average dropped from 51.1 to 47.0 and his net from 43.9 to 40.8, but he still led the AFC in both categories and made the Pro Bowl. Ford was an electrifying kickoff returner, setting a franchise record with three touchdowns. He'll be tried on punt returns in training camp, because neither Higgins nor Miller did anything special in that area. Condo has not made a bad snap in three years on the job.


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- Oral Stories : Wake Up Call!
Wake up call!
This is a story of something that happen along time ago. Sure the names are different but the story is true. I was a very young teen when this took place. I meet this person, we'll call alex. Alex was a friend of a friend of mine. We started hanging out as kids do at that age. We lived about 3 blocks from each other and was together just about every day.About 9 months into our friedship he asked if I wanted to spend the night,I said sure and went home to get my backpack to put some clothes and other stuff in.
Its was a friday night,so his mom let us stay up late .she had to work all weekend so she said goodnight to us and told Us not to stay up to late. It was around 2 in the morning when we decited to head to his room to go to sleep. We walked into his room but this time it was different. Alex usually kept his room pretty clean,cleaner than mine by far. But it was spotless And he had a set of satin sheets. I ask,where did these come from? He replied my mom got some new ones and she said I could have these.
I liked the way they felt. We stripped down into our underwear and got into bed. We stayed up talkin and laughing for about an hour. By then we were both tired and fell asleep.
Early the next morning I woke up. Alex was still asleep. I pulled down the covers knowing I felt his hand,when I looked Down I saw it inside my underwear. He was holding my balls in his hand. Not knowing if he done on purpose or Not I gently pulled it out. But me seeing his hand holding me made me aroused,but I was scared he would wake and see me with an erection.
I got up and went into the bathroom,confused by what was goin through my head. I waited in there until my hard-on went down.
Soon alex woke up and came out into the living room where I was watch tv. He asked if I wanted something to eat.
We ate while play a video game. We play thoughout the day. That night his mom asked if I was staying the night Again? I replied,I haveta ask my dad. I rode hm and he said ok. I packed some new clothes and rode my Bike back to his house. His mom ordered us a pizza and we done about the same thing as we done the night before.
I woke in the middle of the morning. I could feel alex rubbing my butt with his hand. I could feel him moving closer and closer,until I felt His body against mine. I felt him press his hips foward to where his cock was pressed against my butt.
I could feel his cock gettig hard,a few minutes later he moved his hand from the side of my hip to the front of me. Then I felt him slide His hand down onto my cock. I was trying hard not to get arroused,but the more he rubbed me the harder I got,until finally I reached a full erection. I couldn't believe what was happening. My bestfriend has his hard cock pressed up against my ass And his hand is wrapped around my rock hard cock. he cleared his throat and a few minutes later I could Tell he fell asleep. Being stange to me but felling good at the same time,I left things like they were and fwll back asleep Myself. That morning I awoke to felling something happening between my legs. It was alex, he was lying between my legs . I opened my eyes to see my best friend sucking my cock. I was a virgin,I just had my 1st wet dream about a month before. But I felt his hand stroking my cock. I was getting harder and harder,then all the sudden I felt...warm. Looking down I saw that my cock was now in his mouth. Oh my god,my cock had never felt that good before!
I could feel the warmth of his mouth and the softness of his tonge. He took my cock and would lick it up and down then suck on the tip before sliding it back into his mouth.He must've ytasted my pre cum because he started to do it harder and faster. Soon I could feel that feeling that u feel like whenever u have to take a piss, but it was me about to cum.
About 20 seconds later I did.it felt like a came about a gallons worth knowing it was only an ounce or so but thats what it felt like. Alex quickly jumped up and ran to the bathroom,not knowing why I asked him. He said it was his only his 2nd time giving head. The 1st time his mom came home and they had to stop before the other guy came. Mine was the only cum he had ever tasted. Being the 1st time he was scarred and spit it out.
In his rush running to the bathroom some of my cum leaked from his mouth,ran down my cock onto my balls.I went into the bathroom and took a shower washin off the rest of the cum and was stroking my cock. I was trying to duplicate the feeling of what had just happened,unable to do so. After that day we would hang out but never talked about what had happened. A few months later his mom decitedto move in with her boyfriend she had beeb dating and they moved to the other side of town.we would talk to each other on the phone,but eventuly lost contact with each other.I never seen alex again.last I had heard he had moved to another state. But that was my "wake up call". My 1st blowjob,and it was from another Guy. My bestfriend!!


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JonBenet Ramsey Judge Orders Grand Jury Documents Released - ABC News
Should the records be released? Why bring it out if the parents have been cleared? Any other thoughts?
JonBenet Ramsey Judge Orders Grand Jury Documents Released - ABC News
Should the records be released? Why bring it out if the parents have been cleared? Any other thoughts?
I've always thought the family was involved but I don't really care anymore. That case was botched so badly right from the start. I've never understood why the police didn't search the house completely as soon as they got there. Why did let the dad go rummaging around alone looking for her, why wasn't he accompanied, or why didn't they do the looking if he remembered a place that hadn't been searched? The dad should have been charged with tampering with evidence or disturbing a crime scene or something like that. Maybe if he hadn't disturbed the body and the crime scene, they might have been able to find a killer. And they did a handwriting analysis on both parents, which showed that neither of them wrote the note, but why didn't they do a handwriting analysis with the mom's left hand, which she was known to use on occasion? Obviously there's no smoking gun in the grand jury records or there would have been a trial before now. So what's the point, except morbid curiousity?
I agree with Stacey.....gut feeling was family was involved but I haven't ever figured out how or what level and at this point....not sure it matters anymore.
Wasn't he dating the mom of the girl who is missing in Aruba? Natalee Holloway?
I thought it was odd that they brought it out now as well. What was the point in saying he was once a suspect? Everyone knew that. If he was later found to not be involved, why drag him through the mud even more unless there is more to the story?
I'm not sure he was found "to not be involved," only that his DNA wasn't where they expected to find it if he was the one who had sexually assaulted her. That doesn't mean he didn't kill her, or didn't sexually assault her, only that he was very careful about it. His DNA was all over her. He was her dad, he'd given her a bath, he was the one who carried her dead body out of the house, etc.
Not sure what the end goal is by opening the indictment. If I remember well, the indictment never went anywhere because there was not enough evidence. What will looking through the indictment do?
There are a lot of reasons to do it. The Ramseys were indicted for child abuse and the statute of limitations is up for those charges, but there is no statute of limitations on murder. This unsealed information might spur someone's memory. It might bring to light inconsistencies in stories that have changed over the years. It might make a guilty person who has gotten away, quite literally, with murder for nearly two decades to have a fresh new wave of guilt and either make a confession or trip up somehow and get caught.
There was a "cold case" in New York involving a dead little girl, Baby Hope, that was solved recently when it was re-publicized 20 years later. A woman called police and said a friend of hers had told her years ago that her baby sister had gone missing, but they always thought the dad had taken her because he went missing at the same time. The friend put two & two together, the missing sister was about the same age, same time missing, and she knew the friend's mom had lived in New York, and she called police. She didn't know the family back when it happened, but she had the information 20 years later needed to solve the case.
Nothing like guilty until proven innocent. I do not know what happened to the little girl or who was responsible, but how terrible to have everything drug back up again if they did not do it.
First off, the mom is dead so none of us need to worry about how she feels. And I think if the dad and brother are truly innocent, then they should welcome this opportunity for a fresh look at the evidence, for fresh eyes to view it, because this might be when someone can finally be able to put the missing piece in place so that the killer of their daughter & sister can be brought to justice. And if they aren't innocent, then it's the same thing. I hope someone can see something in this new evidence that can help finally bring justice for Jonbenet.
I think if they are going to release those 4 pages they should go ahead and release it all. I don't think the father would be trying to get them to release the rest of it if he had anything to hide,
On Friday, an attorney for John Ramsey and his family urged the district attorney to publicly open "the entire grand jury record and not just 4 pages from an 18-month investigation that produced volumes of testimony and exhibits."
The released indictments "are nonsensical," said attorney L. Lin Wood. "They reveal nothing about the evidence reviewed by the grand jury and are clearly the result of a confused and compromised process. The Ramsey Family and the public are entitled to the benefit of the full and complete record, not just a historical footnote. Fairness dictates that result."
Wood, in a statement, said the grand jury didn't have what was later to be "the conclusive 2008 DNA testing that led to the unequivocal, public exoneration of the Ramsey Family by the Boulder District Attorney."
Papers: Grand jury in 1999 sought to indict JonBenet Ramsey's parents - CNN.com


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22 September, 2013 12:27PM ACST
Wingard claims John Cahill Medal
Port Adelaide forward Chad Wingard has capped a stellar season claiming the club's best and fairest award in just his second year at Alberton.
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At just 20, Wingard becomes the youngest player to win Port Adelaide's highest honour since Craig Bradley was crowned best and fairest in 1982 at the age of 19.
Wingard topped the votes ahead of Port Adelaide captain Travis Boak in second place with four-time best and fairest Kane Cornes in third.
The award comes just days after Wingard was named in the forward pocket in the 2013 All-Australian team.