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Fantasy Top 100: The Experts' Top 60-41
We on to Part 3 of the Fantasy Football 100. Last week, we saw a clear favorite for the underrated player of the group. As we cross the midway mark, will we see the same? All I know is that we're into the Top 50, which means the names are bigger, stakes are higher and the polarizing picks are more frequent.
If you missed the first two segments, make sure you check them out here (Part 1) and here (Part 2).
|Torrey Smith
|Mike Wallace
|Russell Wilson
|Danny Amendola
|Ryan Mathews
|Montee Ball
|Eric Decker
|Wes Welker
|Matt Ryan
|Tony Gonzalez
|Jason Witten
|Chris Ivory
|Tom Brady
|Le'Veon Bell
|Hakeem Nicks
|Dwayne Bowe
|Reggie Wayne
|Jordy Nelson
|Marques Colston
|David Wilson
Alessandro Miglio, Pro Football Focus @AlexMiglio
Favorite/Best & Underrated – Torrey Smith: As stated in a certain ADP value article, Torrey Smith is perhaps the most criminally underrated player in fantasy football. He ascends to the top of the Ravens depth chart at receiver, set to explode in his third season in the league. He should garner far more than the 104 targets he got last year, when he caught eight touchdowns. He is being drafted as a borderline WR2, which makes him and his potential Top 10 output a great value. (Marques Colston might be my choice for "underrated" here if I didn't like Smith so much.)
Overrated – Wes Welker: There is no drop-off from Tom Brady to Peyton Manning, but does that mean Wes Welker will enjoy similar success in Denver? The diminutive receiver depends on high volume for fantasy success, which could be a problem going forward. The Broncos are sure to get him the ball plenty, but Demaryius Thomas and Eric Decker will command plenty of targets. It would be a surprise if Welker stepped in and got 150-plus targets like he has enjoyed in New England, given Thomas led the team last year with 138.
Brad Evans Yahoo! @YahooNoise
Favorite/Best – Russell Wilson: Incredible work ethic, accurate arm, versatile package, dashing looks, Percy (expletive) Harvin – what's there not to like about Wilson? Recall from Weeks 8-17, he averaged a robust 25.3 fantasy points per game, which ranked Top Three among passers during that stretch. With a year under his belt and adding the most dynamic slot machine in the game, he should churn out a high-end QB1 line. At this point in the unveiling, he's a stupid-good value.
Underrated – Le'Veon Bell: Admittedly, I often fantasize about frolicking with Bell hand-in-hand through a field of daisies. The rookie is dreamy. He won't blow away opponents, but equipped with above average wiggle, pass-blocking skills, hands and interior toughness, he's a workhorse from a bygone era. Pittsburgh's offensive line remains a question mark, but without much competition for carries, he's destined for 300-plus touches. Sorry Montee Ball/Eddie Lacy enthusiasts, Bell will be the most sought after first-year rusher this season. Count on 1,300-plus total yards with 8-10 TDs.
Overrated – Jason Witten: Assuming this exercise centers on non-PPR, the 'Boy isn't Top 50 worthy. He's consistently fantastic in receptions and yards, but he's never reached double-digit TDs in a season. Worst yet, since 2008, he's crossed the chalk six-plus times only once. Bill Callahan's increased emphasis on the run seals Witten's 3-5 TD fate for 2013. He's the poster boy of why waiting on tight end is the smart money move.
Chet Gresham The Fake Football @Chet_G
Favorite/Best – Jordy Nelson: Nelson is slowly creeping up my draft boards this preseason. He had a bit of a lost 2012 so we've forgotten about his amazing 2011. Rodgers loves him and as long as he is healthy he'll have a big year.
Underrated – Danny Amendola: I'd say Danny Amendola is being a bit underrated this season due to some pretty freak injuries in his past. Will lightning strike a third time for him? Of course it could, but Calvin Johnson could go down with an injury week one. This game is dangerous and predicting injuries is a tough profession. Oh and Belichick and Brady.
Overrated – David Wilson: I'm starting to think David Wilson is a bit overrated. He has a ton of ability, but it's just yet to be seen how much work he's going to consistently get and with that knowledge coupled with the knowledge that Andre Brown should get goal line carries, he's a bit too risky for me there.
David Gonos davidgonos.com @davidgonos
Favorite/Best – Matt Ryan: My favorite player in this group has to be Matt Ryan, even though I am still in the "wait on quarterbacks" camp. This guy might have the best 1-2 receiving punch, in Julio Jones and Roddy White the best 1-2-3 punch, with Gonzalez, and the best 1-2-3-4 receiving punch when you add Steven Jackson.
Underrated – Ryan Mathews: Can't believe I'm saying this, but – Ryan Mathews is a bit underrated here. Last season was supposed to be his breakout, but his Styrofoam clavicles ruined everything. Not a huge fan of his offensive line, but if he can stay healthy, and you get him as an RB2 in Round 4 or 5, that means you loaded up on two star wide receivers, or a star at each position. There are several cases of a talented running back needing a few seasons before dominating, including Garrison Hearst. I just wish Mathews had two t's in his last name. It bugs me.
Overrated – Russell Wilson: Writers are recommending taking Russell Wilson, a guy no one banked on 12 months ago, with a pick in Round 5? That's kooky talk. He's a second-year quarterback with a new star wide receiver to mesh with. I still like the guy, just not this much. Sophomores coming off successful rookie seasons often struggle after a full offseason of backslapping and free drinks everywhere he goes.
Eric Mack Sports Illustrated @EricMackFantasy
Favorite/Best – Danny Amendola: I have Brady and Amendola some 10 spots higher in my rankings. I believe both are a value here -- but I seriously doubt Amendola winds up being much of a value in drafts. He is more likely to be overrated. For the purposes of this exercise, he rates as a relative bargain, though.
Underrated – Torrey Smith: Smith is also 10 spots higher on my board, and I can see the masses not quite liking him as much as I do. This is a third-year receiver who is going to be the primary outside target for the first time in his career. He has the ability to explode into a fantasy star.
Overrated – Le'Veon Bell: I have Le'Veon Bell some 20 spots lower than this list does. Yes, he can be a breakout candidate, but he still needs to win a starting job in training camp, and the Steelers need to prove to be better at running the football. I am not convinced their issues with the running game aren't on the offensive line's play versus the play of the backs. Jonathan Dwyer and Isaac Redman are veterans and the Steelers don't generally hand their offense over to a rookie right away. I need to see more of Bell in the preseason for him to be justified in the Top 60 picks of drafts.
Evan Silva Rotoworld @evansilva
Favorite/Best – Chris Ivory: I'm very intrigued by Ivory's fit with the Jets. Rex Ryan's defense will continue to play stout and feed the offense chances, and Ivory is the Jets' best offensive weapon. Health is a definite concern, but the Jets' 2013 outlook will depend in large part on Ivory. And I think the Jets realize that. They'll lean on him heavily when healthy, and he's capable of racking up yardage and touchdowns with a ferocious, violent running style behind what I see as an underrated offensive line.
Underrated – Danny Amendola: The Patriots lost so many 'weapons' in the offseason that they'll almost be forced to pepper Amendola with targets in the short and intermediate areas of the pass game. Amendola possesses similar quick-twitch ability to Wes Welker in the slot, and is more dangerous at the second level. Amendola's health is always a concern, but I'd be willing to consider him as early as Round 3 of fantasy drafts because he'll score like a WR1 whenever he dresses, offering big weekly upside.
Overrated – Reggie Wayne: Fantasy football owners have an almost-unfailing tendency to draft players based on last year's stats. Last year's stats suggest Wayne will be a borderline WR1 and consistent week-to-week high scorer. Unfortunately for Wayne, the Indianapolis offense is changing this year with intentions of becoming more balanced and less reliant on its aging "No. 1" receiver with two-tight end sets, Ahmad Bradshaw, and upgrades to the offensive line. I expect Dwayne Allen, Coby Fleener, and T.Y. Hilton's production to rise while Wayne's falls.
Jamey Eisenberg CBS Sports @JameyEisenberg
Favorite/Best – Le'Veon Bell: I'm happy to see the consensus has Bell going ahead of Montee Ball. Bell has the chance to work on all three downs, and he should be the best rookie running back this season if he stays healthy. He's not an elite talent, but he does have an elite opportunity. He's No. 39 for me, and I'm happy to draft him with a fourth-round pick.
Underrated – David Wilson: I have him at No. 28 on my list, and there's no way he's lasting until Round 4 if he stays healthy in the preseason. His ADP on CBSSports.com is No. 32, and that's a closer representation of where he should go. I'm sure some people are skeptical of him with Andre Brown in the mix, but he's definitely worth the upside of taking in Round 3.
Overrated – Mike Wallace: He's No. 90 for me, and I consider him a bust this season. There's a downgrade in quarterback from Ben Roethlisberger to Ryan Tannehill, and his numbers the past couple of seasons don't indicate an elite Fantasy option. He's a nice deep threat and will add a needed dimension to this Dolphins offense, but he's just a No. 3 Fantasy receiver that you can definitely wait on after Round 5.
Jim Day Pro Football Focus @Fantasytaz
Favorite/Best – Russell Wilson: My favorite of this bunch is pretty easy; I love Russell Wilson for 2013 and beyond. Using Pro Football Focus' player rating system, Russell tied Peyton Manning for best quarterback play on a per week average. They both averaged a 3.69 QB rating over the last eight games. In that same time frame, here are the scores from some other prominent quarterbacks: Aaron Rodgers - 2.64, Cam Newton -1.99, Matt Ryan - 1.53, Colin Kaepernick - 1.43, Robert Griffin III - 1.35 and Andrew Luck - 0.08. The fact that the rookie played at that high a level in his first season is amazing to me.
Underrated – Wes Welker: I would say that the most underrated of this bunch is Wes Welker. While I don't believe he is a 100-reception receiver in this offense this year, some of the numbers I have seen for him are definitely falling too far. Denver now has three very good receivers and all three of them will have good season, but my bet is still on Welker to get close to 90 receptions and drop to about 1,100 yards. Those are still solid numbers.
Overrated – Ryan Mathews: The most overrated is of course Ryan Mathews. Mathews is coming off a truly unique season, unfortunately the uniqueness was mostly due to two broken clavicles. His one whole touchdown and 3.84 yards-per-carry average were just icing on the cake. Now he will be relegated to being a two-down back with the acquisition of Danny Woodhead. Woodhead is a better blocker and has much better ball control. Don't count on Mathews as anything more than a low end RB3.
JJ Zachariason LateRoundQB.com @LateRoundQB
Favorite/Best – Chris Ivory: As I've said many times, watching Chris Ivory makes me want to run through a brick wall. I'm excited to see what he can do as the lead back in New York, and barring injury, he should have a successful campaign. I worry about his health, of course, but Ivory is the guy for the Jets, and I think they'll ride him this season.
Underrated – Marques Colston: Colston is a virtual lock to snag 75 balls for 1,000 yards and 8-10 scores. Why wouldn't you want that in a wideout? Considering his fourth- to fifth-round ADP, I like Colston as a value pick this season. Other than the elite guys at the position, there's probably no better lock at wideout.
Overrated – David Wilson: The roller coaster relationship I've had with David Wilson over the offseason is unmatched. Tomorrow I'll probably like him, but I'd have a hard time selecting him above a true three-down back. Even Ivory - who will probably sit on third down - is more appealing to me. Andre Brown was incredibly efficient last season, and I'm afraid that as soon as Wilson slips, Brown will be the guy. Coughlin has already said he'll go with the hot hand, and that ambiguity and subjectivity is going to force me away from Wilson at draft time.
Joe Bryant Football Guys @Football_Guys
Favorite/Best – Le'Veon Bell: Feels like the perfect fit for the Steelers. In today's NFL, running backs are about opportunity meeting talent and Bell's in a great spot for both.
Underrated – Danny Amendola: For some of the same reasons I'm not as excited about Welker, I'm stoked about Amendola. Depending on Rob Gronkowski's status, the Patriots are looking for receivers to lean on. Amendola's surely has to prove he can stay healthy, but I love his situation.
Overrated – Wes Welker: Welker's a fine player and obviously, Peyton Manning's a great QB, but while the offense should be fantastic, Welker's going to have much more competition for receptions than he had in New England.
John Paulsen 4for4.com @4for4_John
Favorite/Best – Jordy Nelson: Nelson finished No. 30 in total fantasy points in 2012, but he was No. 17 on a per game basis, and that included two one-target games in Week 9 and Week 13. With Greg Jennings gone, Nelson should see plenty of snaps in 2013. Prior to his injury in Week 7 of last season, Nelson had averaged 4.4-73-.80 in his previous 25 games. Those are Top Five numbers, though I'm expecting fringe WR1 numbers due to the other mouths to feed -- Randall Cobb, James Jones & Jermichael Finley -- in the Packer receiving corps.
Underrated – Chris Ivory: Like Michael Turner, LaMont Jordan and Chester Taylor before him, the 25-year-old Ivory is one of those running backs that the fantasy community has been hoping would get an opportunity to start, and now he'll get his chance. He was limited to 27 games in four college seasons due to injury, and was signed by the Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He has averaged 5.1 YPC in his career, though he has struggled with injuries in the NFL as well. In his rookie season, due to injuries to Reggie Bush and Pierre Thomas, Ivory got a few starts and had some success. In 13 career games where he has received at least 10 touches, he's averaged 78 total yards, 0.38 TD and an impressive 5.2 YPC. That production equates to No. 16 RB-type numbers. New Orleans did not throw the ball his way very often -- he has just three catches in his career -- but he did score on a 76-yard swing pass in preseason of his rookie year so he has some pass-catching ability. If he is a two-down back, he should be a solid RB2. If he starts catching passes, watch out.
Overrated – David Wilson: GM Jerry Reese said that Wilson could be a "lead back," but didn't anoint him the starter in 2013. Andre Brown figures to get all of the goal line work and may eat into Wilson's touches in the Giants' base offense as well. There has been a lot of talk this offseason about Wilson's explosiveness, but don't forget that Brown averaged more YPC (5.3) than did Wilson (5.0), and Wilson is still learning how to pass protect. It's no sure thing that Wilson leads the team in touches in 2013, though Brown's injury history also makes him difficult to trust.
Josh Moore 4for4.com @4for4_Josh
Favorite/Best – Chris Ivory: Ivory steps into a situation with the Jets that handed Shonn Greene nearly 300 touches in 2012, as he performed like an RB2 over the course of the season. Ivory managed a full yard and a half better per carry on limited touches in 2012 and should have every opportunity to be Rex Ryan's bell cow in 2013.
Underrated – Montee Ball: Nevermind that Ronnie Hillman is running ahead of Ball at the moment. Ball should win over early-down work early into the season, and in a Peyton Manning offense that likes to run when they get in close, 10 TDs seems like a lock. His upside is as an every down back in a prolific offense, provided he can pick things and up isn't miserable in pass protection.
Overrated – Danny Amendola: I wouldn't mind Amendola in this spot in PPR formats, but in this standard scoring format, Amendola simply isn't worth a Top 60 pick. Not even close.
Ken Moody Dynasty League Football @DLF_Kenm
Favorite/Best & Underrated – Russell Wilson: Judging quarterback value in combined rankings or player lists is always a challenging endeavor when it comes to fantasy football. Much depends upon league scoring, how your league mates value QBs, and your overall approach to QBs on your team. So when I say Russell Wilson is undervalued, I don't necessarily have an issue with him being listed 58th. But relative to other QB's I do think he deserves to be higher. In a redraft league, I'd take him over the likes of Tom Brady and Matt Ryan in a heartbeat.
I believe Wilson has a good shot at finishing as a Top Three or Four fantasy quarterback this season. He's added a powerful weapon to his arsenal in Percy Harvin. He has a full year under his belt preparing as the undisputed starting quarterback. Coach Carroll has had a whole offseason to better game plan on how to tailor the offense to Wilson's talents. This Seahawks offense is going to be potent.
Leading the way will be Wilson - a smart, hard working, athletic, uber-competitive quarterback. Not to mention an all-round nice guy. Just last week my son was asking me to name my favorite NFL player. He was expecting me to name a player from the Chargers, my hometown team. But after a moment's thought, I had to give the nod to Wilson. There are few other players whose story, leadership and admirable personal qualities make them stand out like Wilson. Which is why he's my favorite player in the entire NFL this year.
Overrated – Chris Ivory: For me on this list, it was a tough choice between Ball, Bell, Ivory and Nelson. A case can be made for each of them being overvalued. In the end, I know this will probably be bucking the trend a bit, but I'm just not sold on Ivory. He has some solid skills, to be sure. But he has yet to prove he can remain healthy in a starting role in the NFL, and he happens to be playing on what might be the worst offense in the NFL. The Jets are a train wreck, and a slow motion one at that. Teams are going to shut the running game own and dare the anemic passing game to beat them. And I don't see any combination of Sanchez/Smith/Holmes/Hill/Gates etc. being up for the challenge. It's going to be a long season for Ivory and especially for Jets fans.
Matt Schauf Draft Sharks @SchaufDS
Favorite/Best – Danny Amendola: Wes Welker went from a 67-687-1 line in Miami to leading the league with 112 catches in his first Patriots season. That was with Randy Moss starting on the other side. Amendola joins a Pats team that lost four of its Top Five in receptions from last season. And the lone returnee among that group -- Rob Gronkowski -- is coming off back surgery. Why can't Amendola aim for 100-plus catches right away? Injury concerns? Psh. I get that he plays recklessly, but elbow and clavicle injuries are freak-type incidents, not indicators of recurring issues.
Underrated – David Wilson: Let me put it this way: Don't count on landing Wilson with the 41st pick in your draft. According to FF Calculator, he's coming off the board 32nd overall, with a 3.08 ADP. Even that sits higher than where I'm typically seeing him go. Somewhere in the second half of Round 3 is probably where the second-year Giant belongs. The upside is immense but comes with plenty of risk. I'm not especially high on him, but I'm also not avoiding him. All I'm saying here is that if you target Wilson in early Round 4, you ain't gettin' him. (Also, I didn't want to just repeat Amendola.)
Overrated – Tom Brady: Don't take Tom Brady near the fourth round of your draft. He has lost Wes Welker, Aaron Hernandez, Brandon Lloyd and Danny Woodhead -- four of his Top Five in catches from last year. Gronk is no guarantee to bounce back from surgery, especially early in the year. New England still boasts plenty of offensive talent, but it now resides more readily in the backfield. Don't be surprised if the Pats keep it on the ground more this year. Several other QBs already listed bring more 2013 upside and more attractive ADPs.
Mike Clay Pro Football Focus @MikeClayNFL
Favorite/Best & Underrated – David Wilson: Wilson is an excellent target around the second-to-third round turn. I realize there is a ton of risk for a guy who is struggling with pass protection and has very little pro experience, but he was a first round pick one year ago for a reason. Wilson has explosive speed and play-making ability, which we saw in action when he averaged five yards per carry on 71 rookie-season carries. Additionally, Wilson scored four touchdowns despite seeing only one carry inside the five-yard line. He scored from distances of six, 14, 40, and 52 yards out. Consider that Arian Foster's longest touchdown of 2013 was 14 yards. Wilson is primed for a breakout sophomore season.
Overrated – Matt Ryan: Sticking with my theme of tearing apart quarterbacks, Ryan is my most-overrated player in the 41-to-60 range. It's not that I don't like Ryan (he's my No. 7 ranked quarterback), but he happens to sit in the top spot of what is a very deep third quarterback tier. Instead of spending a fifth-round pick on Ryan, why not wait and grab Matthew Stafford or Colin Kaepernick in the sixth? Or how about Robert Griffin III, Russell Wilson, or Andrew Luck in the seventh? Tony Romo -- fantasy's No. 7 quarterback in 2012 -- is available in the eighth round of many drafts. Ryan will make for a solid fantasy quarterback this season, but there's no reason to reach for him in the fifth round when the position is so deep.
Scott Spratt Pro Football Focus @PFF_ScottSpratt
Favorite/Best – Wes Welker: There may be too much talent at the skill positions in Denver for everyone to have their best seasons, but I still think Wes Welker is falling too far in drafts. Manning does not have an extensive track record with an exclusive slot receiver like Welker, but he did manage to get Austin Collie 58 receptions, 649 yards, and eight touchdowns in half a season in 2010 before Collie got hurt. Off a 118-1354-6 season, Welker has room to decline and remain a productive WR2.
Underrated – Reggie Wayne: Wayne had 179 targets in 2012, third most in the league. He was held hostage by a terrible quarterback in 2011, and even then, he managed 75-960-4. In the seven most recent seasons apart from 2011, Wayne has at least 82 receptions, 1,055 yards, and five touchdowns. I'm unsure if owners are bored of Wayne or just trying to guess when he'll decline.
Overrated – Torrey Smith: Without Anquan Boldin, Torrey Smith will be the clear No. 1 receiver for the Ravens this season. However, I'm skeptical the Ravens will target him like a No. 1 receiver in fantasy. Smith saw 104 targets last season, which were fewer than 30 other receivers in that category. Meanwhile, his 18.6-yard average depth of target was the second highest in the league. Unless Smith starts to run different kinds of routes, he will remain an inconsistent week-to-week option.
Shane Hallam DraftTV.com @ShanePHallam
Favorite/Best – Jason Witten: Witten is a CONSISTENT Top Five TE and has hit No. 1 and No. 2 plenty of times in his career. A PPR master, he is still one of Romo's favorite targets and I don't buy the talk of more running by the Cowboys. Witten will be a Top 5 PPR TE once again, so might as well take him in the fourth round.
Underrated – Chris Ivory: The Jets have one of the easiest schedules against the run and seem to LOVE the talent of Chris Ivory. If he stays healthy, 300-plus carries could be in his wheelhouse. He could definitely be a useable RB2 just based on volume but seems to be going much later than that at this point.
Overrated – Ryan Mathews: 56? Really? There are plenty of guys on this list I don't love including Montee Ball, Wes Welker, Marques Colston, and Torrey Smith, but Ryan Mathews takes the cake. He hasn't played a full season of football since his junior year OF HIGH SCHOOL. Don't count on it this year. Even in the game, the Chargers have a terrible offensive line and not many weapons to keep defenses honest. I just PASS.
Sigmund Bloom Football Guys @SigmundBloom
Favorite/Best – Chris Ivory: In a non-PPR format, Ivory's value is not dinged nearly as much by his lack of involvement in the passing game. Shonn Greene turned this role into solid RB2 numbers last year, and Ivory is much more talented than Greene. If Ivory can stay healthy this year, he'll be one of the steals of non-PPR drafts in the fifth round or later.
Underrated – Russell Wilson: Wilson was a Top Three QB in the second half of the 2012 season, and that was without Percy Harvin. The Seahawks have taken the shackles off of him, and Wilson should be ready to raise the bar another level this season. I don't like taking a quarterback until at least eight or nine are off of the board, but I may make an exception for Wilson if he is still there in the late fifth round.
Overrated – Ryan Mathews: It's time to give up the ghost on Mathews. The new regime has no investment in him, and they brought in passing down specialist Danny Woodhead to create a true committee. Mathews may have a few big games if he can stay healthy and the Chargers piecemeal offensive line holds up, but he is just getting by on reputation at this point - a reputation that he never really earned with consistent production on the field.
Tony Holm Fantasy Sharks
Favorite/Best – Tom Brady: Brady has been sinking in drafts because most are now concerned that he may not have anyone worth their salt to throw the ball to. It's understandable but Tom Brady has always made his receivers better and not the other way around. Shorting Brady, the Patriots or Bill Belichick somehow seems foolish.
Underrated – Chris Ivory: Ivory is the new cog in the Jets backfield. Ivory is a hard runner that has the luxury of running behind one of the better offensive lines in the NFL. With the quarterback woes of the Jets, you can expect Ivory to be utilized with as much as he can handle.
Overrated – Le'Veon Bell: Bell may have a terrific career in the NFL but rookies, particularly rookies with competition in a scheme that most recently tends to like to rotate through their running backs, have an uphill road from the opening bell.
Jake Ciely Football.com @allinkid
Favorite/Best – Chris Ivory (4), Russell Wilson (2), David Wilson (2), Danny Amendola (2), Le'Veon Bell (2).
Clear leader here, as Ivory ran away (see what I did there) with the Favorite/Best vote. There is a lot to like with Ivory with the Jets, especially with his success in his brief opportunities. However, a word of caution, we haven't seen Ivory over a full season – both lack of opportunity and health – and the Jets offense looks to be one of the worst in the league. I have Ivory as my 24th RB, which has his overall rank right in line. Both Wilson's check in with two votes. While I think Russell has a fair rank (mostly because I always wait on QBs), I think David is a bit underrated. I doubt Andre Brown has the level of TD success he had last year (eight in eight games where he had a carry), and Wilson is one of the league's most explosive running backs. Amendola is a reasonable choice given the upside in the Patriots offense and lack of other options. Bell is slightly high for me, as I'd rather have Ivory and Ball, but we're still in the same ballpark… err, stadium.
Underrated – David Wilson (3), Danny Amendola (3), Chris Ivory (2), Russell Wilson (2), Torrey Smith (2).
David Wilson, not Russell, checks in as the most popular underrated pick, albeit barely. It appears both Wilson's have plenty of support among the experts. Amendola ties David Wilson, and Ivory does the same with Russell Wilson. If you add up the Favorite/Best and Underrated votes, we have Ivory (6), Amendola (5), Wilson – David version (5) and Wilson – Russell style (4). Torrey Smith is the only multi-pick player not in the first list. He may be the second most polarizing player in the 60-41 group after David Wilson. Opportunity does not automatically equal production. Yes, Smith is the No. 1 option in Baltimore, but is he talented enough to handle that role, especially with no real second option – Dennis Pitta is easily the second best "receiver" on this team. I'm not certain Smith is a true No. 1, similar to his former teammate Anquan Boldin, who was always on that fringe No. 1/2 level.
Overrated – David Wilson (3), Wes Welker (2), Le'Veon Bell (2), Ryan Mathews (2).
As I mentioned, David Wilson is the player who has experts split this time around. You know which side I fall on, but I will admit, there is plenty of risk involved. Bell is another player who some love and some hate at this ranking, but we've touched on him already. The last two, Welker and Mathews, couldn't be more different. On the one hand, Mathews isn't much of a surprise, as the glass-made back might get hurt just suiting up. The talent level is still there, and if Mathews is sitting there in Round 6, I might bite. Round 5? That depends. I was surprised by Welker, but more because I thought I was in the minority. I have Welker as my 24th WR and just on the fringe of the Top 60. I know it's cliché, but those are around for a reason, and in this case, the cliché "there is only one ball to go around" is all too true. Demaryius Thomas is the clear No. 1, and Eric Decker will get his. Don't forget the solid group of backs led by rookie Montee Ball. I just don't see Welker replicating his Patriots target levels.


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So what do I wear now that I'm between sizes? (Maybe fashion bloggers like Privilege or Hong Kong Fashion Geek can help me out).
When you're pregnant, it's cute to show off your big belly. From Linea Negra, I bought a black stretchy dress with a sweeping long skirt and a halter top. It worked as a summer dress. It worked for the office with a cardi. It worked for evening with jewels and heels.
But it doesn't work anymore, because it's embarrassing now that my baby is 6 months old.
On the other hand, I still can't quite fit into my old formal evening dresses, most of which date from around the time of my wedding which was (gasp) more than five years ago.
So I need a Black Tie gown. And I need one that does not expose too much still-flabby skin or require my old nipped-in waist; but also does not look matronly or like a muu muu.
Honestly, Black Tie in Hong Kong is usually not really Black Tie. I'm sure there's some echelon of society far, far above me, where people swan around in diamonds and enormous puffy ballgowns. But in my world, the rare Black-Tie invite is usually for something media or arts related -- and scruffy journalists and free-spirited artists are not good at this stuff. For men, the terms are straightforward. But for women, Black Tie basically means Cocktail.
It means, C'mon, You Can Do Better Than Smart Casual.
Here's the economical solution: I have a plain Little Black Dress from Giordano Ladies, a mid-range local brand. It's not high fashion, but you can't really tell with Little Black Dresses. Sans label, it could be a simple shift from Prada.
It's my most reliable piece of clothing -- it doesn't fade, it doesn't sag, it stretches, it can be used a million ways. And with some new accessories, I could probably doll it up to an acceptable level -- maybe not Black Tie, but definitely Cocktail.
Or I could wander Elements and Lane Crawford and splurge on a new gown.
Practical? Not entirely. Like I said, I only go to these events maybe once a year. I'd have to buy it a size or two too big. And then, after I lost the rest of the baby weight, I'd have to get it re-tailored.
But a part of me is a little sick of being so practical.
Motherhood is absolutely wonderful, but it also makes you forget to take care of yourself. In the beginning, that's the way it's supposed to be. You give everything up -- your body, your sleep, your free time, your social life, your hobbies, your professional work, your hard-earned money -- to your baby.
Every day is planned far in advance -- from getting a nanny if I have to work on Sunday, to pre-making homemade baby food.
Shopping is entirely at places with names like Bumps to Babes. I'm not thinking about frocks. I'm thinking about whether I'm out of breast milk storage bags.
And except for some ridiculously un-attractive shoes I bought to accommodate edema in my ankles (yeah, sexy), I haven't done anything fun or luxurious for myself for a long time. Hell, I've barely been out for dinner with my husband.
Still, at some point, you have to find a balance and become yourself again and not feel guilty about it.
I chose these at random off Polyvore, not paying attention to the labels. It turns out (big surprise) that I have expensive tastes. The red toga-like dress on the left is Lanvin and the silver one next to it Valentino -- both outside my budget. The surprising floral one is actualyl a budget no-name brand. The short white one is Diane von Furstenberg, which I can afford financially, but not in terms of the current shape of my legs.
And the poufy prom gown? Totally impractical. But I added it because I happened to love its write-up: "1950's Vintage Persimmon-Pink Beaded Sequin Chiffon-Couture Sweetheart Low-Cut Plunge Shelf-Bust Strapless Nipped-Waist Rockabilly Ballerina-Cupcake Princess Circle-Skirt Bombshell Bustle-Peplum Formal Wedding Evening Cocktail Prom Party Dress." I mean, how many adjectives is that?
This seems like a good time to dreg up that old joke that was bouncing around the blogosphere way back in 2008. Here's the classic world's worst maternity evening gown, from uglydress.com:

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Rally against House Bill 56 at the Alabama Capitol and Children's March to the Governor's Mansion on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Montgomery Advertiser, Lloyd Gallman)
Alabama employers say Latinos -- including legal immigrants -- are not showing up at their jobs because of the hostile environment they feel since an immigration law took effect.AP
The Alabama Senate may take up a measure to tweak the state's toughest-in-the-nation immigration law.
With the legislative session drawing to a close, the House passed the changes on April 19. They include clarifying that the law won't prevent religious groups from providing charity to undocumented immigrants. They also stop schools from asking for the immigration status of students before they enroll.
Sen. Scott Beason of Gardendale says he hopes to introduce a substitute bill making fewer changes than the House version.
Part of the bill remain unenforceable due to lawsuits by the Obama administration and others, prompting Gov. Robert Bentley and other GOP leaders to support the proposed tweaking the law.
Groups calling for the law's outright repeal plan multiple protests at the Statehouse throughout the day. They will culminate in a vigil at 7 p.m.
Passed last year, the Alabama immigration bill has drawn criticism from the business community. Facing the possibility of labor shortages, some farmers are planting less this year rather than watch crops rot without getting picked.
"There's too much uncertainty," said Keith Dickie, who farms with his brother on a ridge called Straight Mountain, about 40 miles northeast of Birmingham.
Based on reporting by the Associated Press.
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LAKEWOOD, Wash. -- A Washington state spokeswoman says a 53-year-old Western State Hospital patient has died after choking during a meal at the psychiatric hospital.
Social and Health Services spokeswoman Jennifer Gau said Monday that the unidentified patient died Saturday night at a local hospital after life support was removed in consultation with the patient's guardian.
The patient choked during Thursday night dinner at Western State. Gau says hospital staffers provided first aid and called 911. The patient never regained consciousness.
The spokeswoman declined to release the name or gender of the patient.
The hospital will conduct a review of the death.
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text: Meyda Lighting To Introduce Watersedge Contemporary Art Glass Collection at the Dallas Winter Lighting Market Furniture World Magazine Posted: 11/2/2005 Going in a new design direction, Meyda Lighting will introduce The Watersedge Collection, a new contemporary and transitional decorative line, which will be available at Showroom #4626 in The Dallas Trade Mart. Meyda Lighting is a Meyda Tiffany Company. Meyda Tiffany is the nation's leading manufacturer and designer of Tiffany lamps and decorative lighting. The Watersedge Collection features two groupings. The first offers white art glass shades designed with clean lines that are hand-foiled and channel edged in a Nickel plating. The striking shades are complemented with architectural styled hardware, bases and accents in a Brushed Nickel finish. Watersedge also includes Ivory-colored stained glass shades crafted with clean lines that are hand-foiled and channel edged in aN antique patina. The shades are matched with Mahogany Bronze finished hardware and bases. The complete collection includes ceiling pendants, flush mounts, sconces, table and floor lamps which are inspired by modern architectural structures. They are versatile and eclectic, and will make wonderful additions to any room or venue. The firm will also offer sell-thru consumer programs and other promotions, as well as a 330-page catalog on its stained glass lighting and windows. About Meyda Lighting: Meyda Lighting is a Meyda Tiffany Company, the nation's leading manufacturer and designer of Tiffany lamps and decorative lighting. Although founded in 1974, the firm's roots actually date back to the early 1900s, supplying the Master Louis Comfort Tiffany and his Tiffany Studios with lighting products, and creating the original Coca-Cola stained glass lamps and chandeliers. Meyda Lighting offers thousands of in-stock stained glass lighting and decor designs, with more than 50,000 customizable lighting options. Its vast line includes: Old Forge Collection of Rustic and Lodge styled lighting/decor, Craftsman Signature Series of Outdoor/Indoor Lighting (including new Landscape lanterns) featuring Arts & Crafts designs, Stained Glass Lighting featuring Victorian, Nouveau and a broad range of styles, Art Glass Windows and Fireplace Screens, Tiffany Gifts and Home Accents, Comfort Lighting Fashion Collection, and The Metro Line of contemporary art glass, fused glass and ADA compliant designs. In addition, Meyda Lighting offers Extensive Custom Capabilities to create the custom lamp, fixture, window or accessory of your dreams. For more information, contact Meyda Lighting Toll-Free at (800) 222-4009. Website: www.Meyda.com Email: email@example.com. Furniture World is the oldest, continuously published trade publication in the United States. It is published for the benefit of furniture retail executives. Print circulation of 20,000 is directed primarily to furniture retailers in the US and Canada. In 1970, the magazine established and endowed the Bernice Bienenstock Furniture Library (www.furniturelibrary.com) in High Point, NC, now a public foundation containing more than 5,000 books on furniture and design dating from 1620. For more information contact email@example.com.


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I want to make it clear that Ben Eoin's ski hill and The Lakes Golf Club are worthy recreational facilities for Cape Bretoners, and have potential for tourism.
During the Jan. 29 press conference in which Enterprise Cape Breton Corp. explained its more than $4 million in funding for the Ben Eoin Marina, ECBC touted the marina as the key element to a huge new tourist mecca in Ben Eoin. It claimed that the marina could potentially bring a financial impact of $127 million and a potential of 800 new jobs.
It's a lofty claim for a private marina that is only in use for six months out of the year. Sixty-seven of 74 berths are already taken by local people, and the remaining seven berths are left to bring in the tourist influx. The marina isn't sustainable, and will never bring in the return on investment to ECBC or the community.
ECBC's CEO John Lynn ultimately approves how money is spent. It's been confirmed that Lynn owns property in the Ben Eoin area. He is a member of the Ben Eoin Marina, and has a berth secured there.
This is a conflict of interest as Lynn is a major influence for past, present and future money going into the marina and other expenditures in the area.
ECBC should have spent a reasonable $800,000 and allowed the rest of the money to come from the private people that will be enjoying this facility.
ECBC says it had no influence on the decision for the Royal Cape Breton Yacht Club to close, but the Cape Breton Post reported that Lynn was influencing both Ben Eoin and the yacht in its decisions.
ECBC claims it bought the yacht club property for $280,000 to preserve the land for future development of Sydney's waterfront. It also claims it currently has no plans, but intends to demolish the historic building.
If it doesn't have plans for this lot, why purchase it and spend tax dollars to bail out another private yacht club? Why not just let the yacht club fold and take its own course?
ECBC claims it has no immediate plans for the waterfront. Shame on them. Sydney is Cape Breton's main city. Interested visitors Google Sydney, those who fly into Cape Breton land in Sydney and cruise ship passengers arrive at the waterfront.
As Cape Breton's financial hub, any potential investor in industry or other commercial ventures would somehow have to deal in Sydney. Yet, the downtown core is littered with empty buildings, and the waterfront is littered with gravel pits. And now ECBC intends to create another gravel pit where the yacht club sits.
ECBC loves to use the word potential when it cannot show a solid business plan. I have the potential to win the lottery.
I ask ECBC to save and help restore the yacht club, and allow it to reach its potential for Cape Bretoners and visitors to enjoy.
When I win the lottery, I will pay back $2 million to the public coffers.
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A Carlstadt, Bergen County woman faces theft charges after trying to steal a portable DVD player from a Mansfield Wal-Mart store, police said.
Police say Patricia Nardella, 43, at 2:20 p.m. today walked past cash registers with the Phillips-brand portable DVD player, valued at $98, in her hands and out the door. When a loss prevention officer stopped Nardella and asked her to produce a receipt, she couldn't and dropped the DVD player on the ground, police said.
Nardella allegedly continued to run across the parking lot and get into a getaway car driven by Tereek Davis, 29, also of Carlstadt. Police said store surveillance footage showed Davis' vehicle speeding through the parking lot, nearly crashing into a vehicle trying to park and blowing through a stop sign.
A store security officer was able to write down Davis' license plate number and contact authorities, who tracked down the suspects. Nardella has been charged with shoplifting and Davis faces a reckless driving charge. A court date is pending on the offenses.


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What happened to British pubs?
Another link from Rob: What happened to British pubs asks Bill Bryson. Bill Bryson, the bestselling travel writer, has lamented the decline of the traditional British pub, most of which, he says, have had classic old interiors ripped out and been turned into "run-of-the-mill bistros" Bryson believes that pubs are at the heart of British national identity and he worries that 24-hour drinking laws, due to come into force in November, could put even more … Continue reading →


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cup_a_soup 4 years ago#2
All touch screens.
I know the OS is amazing for touch screens, not everyone has them... This is going to get scrutinized as I can imagine no one would be willing to invest in a touchscreen desktop monitor..
Need to boost online achievements in GTA4! (X360)
darkstar4221 4 years ago#3
How cool is that I can use touchscreen to draw pictures, I can do that with a nintendo ds too. Microsoft products are never as good as advertised, MS always lying to the public. Hopefully Windows 7 will be the last os I ever use from micro$oft.
superhoffy 4 years ago#4
Windows 8 looks very social-ish,
It scares me a little since I hate facebook and twitter and it seems built around this stuff
I hope I can turn all this crap off and just have a faster windows 7
godplaysSNES 4 years ago#5
I really hope Windows 9 will build upon Windows 7 instead of Win8...Guess the only way that is happening though, is by Windows 8 totally flopping
There will probably be some mods and such to make it look like Win7, but I don't like mods, because they are almost guaranteed to get broken in new updates
Super Mario Kart is the single best Mario Kart ever!
Won't get Battlefield 3 until all DLC is included
What about game compatibility? Will Windows 8 be able to play all the games that are currently play on Windows 7?
Posting this from metro IE.
Not bad at all. I like the new controls they added. They have improved the mouse and keyboard functionality quite a bit.
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Why the hell would I want a touchscreen-based OS?
I got Windows 7 and I'm still literally DISGUSTED by what they did to it and the interface, using user-made modifications that changes it to look and feel and act (as much as possible) like 98. Thats right, 98. When the basic things were freakin' EFFICIENT.
I mean, I just don't care. Its like all that motion crap. Touch screen belongs in the same category. Its gimmicky and its nice for specific purposes, but its marketted like its the future or something. Guess what, future isn't always as bright and simple as it looks like. Touchscreen isn't that efficient and isn't magically better for everything.
Note that I didn't even look, its asking me to download Microsoft Silver Light. I've made a habit of -not- installing Microsoft crap I don't need.
jake-sf posted...
Why the hell would I want a touchscreen-based OS?
You mean the crappiest command-line shell is efficient? Glad they made powershell (although, still ways off).
You mean the ugliest user interface ever conceived? Glad they made aero.
You mean the tons, tons and tons of menus, registry settings, services, and all that **** you had to change to make the OS feel at least a little comfortable? Glad they upgraded the control panel and explorer.
I still don't get what's so efficient about old windows, or what line of work requires such efficiency. I do software development, web design, database administration, server deployment, music and photoshop (as a hobby). A pleasant user interface has never, not once gotten in the way of my work, and more often than not I have my programs maximized, or full screen when I'm on OS X.
On the contrary, more screen real state makes me more productive at every single thing I do, and that's what metro does best.
El Psy Congroo
darkstar4221 4 years ago#10
Gutter3D posted...
What about game compatibility? Will Windows 8 be able to play all the games that are currently play on Windows 7?
Well it says Windows 8 is compatible with previous version of Windows.
They didn't kill off interoperability like they do with MS Office. With MS Office Microsoft stops supporting old file formats after a while, and all the documents in Word2 that I have saved are now unreadable by anyone or anything. It's gotten so bad that OpenOffice has better compatibility with old file formats of MS office, than the latest version of MS office does.
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So, it's the Geech, filling in for my super busy sister who had her plate full over the weekend. I attended Rarely Done's Production of Bare: A Pop Opera which ran February 29 & March 2 at Jazz Central. Bare is the first in the Fat Chance series for the company and originally premiered in Hollywood at the Mainstage Theater.
Ten peso plot: Peter and Jason are in love in a catholic school, Ivy and Matt are together but she wants Jason who just wants to fit in. Nadia (Jason's sis) is jealous of Ivy because of her good looks and basically will do anything and everything to make her life a living nightmare.
Now to the cast. Tamar Smithers as Sister Chantelle, definitely stole the spotlight with her quick witted remarks ("Inside every gay man is a black woman") and gospel-worthy pipes, leaving the audience (or at least me) wanting to see much more. Michael Rios and Jason Poulin played the young lovers with both compassion and heartache. Tamaralee Shutt and Justin Bird's characters were the kind of intense that makes your stomach get that uncomfortably awkward feeling. Rounding out this amazingly talented cast was Katja Zarolinski, Alisun Hernandez, Tom Garruto (who totally reminded me of Stifler) and Shaun Kelleher who could definitely give the Beastie Boys a run for their money.
The musical direction by Jon Balcourt was perfection and director Dan Tursi's staging was both great and a surprise, since I was under the impression that as a concert version of the play, there would be little to no movement. (Or props/costumes.)
Other highlights included:
Fantastic white afro wigs worn by two angel backup singers
Shirtless dancing man in the rave scene
Justin Bird in a priest costume
Seeing Stephfond Brunson 2 nights in a row! (I saw Simply New's As Is, which Stephfond was also in, the night before.)
Definitely check out the next productions of Fat Chance which include (according to the program) Sunset Blvd., Dreamgirls, City of Angels, and Miss Saigon.
Finally, thanks to Peter "Pete" George for paying since I managed to lose the $20 Angela gave me to get in!


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Could kelp– a type of brown seaweed —fuel your gas tank?
Researchers are bringing us one step closer to this alternative energy source with a process that uses a bacterium commonly found in our gut to metabolize brown algae into ethanol.
The Bio Architecture Lab at the University of California, Berkeley, is using genetically engineered E. coli bacteria to break down difficult-to-digest algae into useable ethanol. A laboratory team reports on the results in this week's issue of Science magazine.
The program, still in research phases, will be expanding in the near future to study the economic impact of using algae in large-scale ethanol production.
So far, plant-to-ethanol fuel conversion has emphasized land crops, such as corn or sugarcane. But now, researchers hope large-scale conversion of brown algae into ethanol could help meet the demand for sustainable fuels without hiking prices up by competing for food crops.
"Brown algae can be one of the world's most scalable and environmentally sustainable biomass sources for production of renewable fuels and chemicals for two key reasons," according to Yasuo Yoshikuni, chief science officer for the lab and principal investigator for the biofuels research at Berkeley. "One, it has a high sugar content and, two, seaweed does not compete with food crops for land or water use and large scale aqua farming operations are environmentally benign."
The scientists altered E. coli genomes to include a large selection of genes that can break down alginate, the complex starch found in brown algae, into smaller sugar compounds.
Once the E. coli degraded the alginate into smaller sugars, the bacteria were able to use their metabolic power to ferment the sugars into ethanol. This process is similar to the fermentation and distillation processes associated with potable alcohols such as vodka or moonshine.
"The engineering is very clever and a 28 percent yield is very good. It means they have a very efficient process," said Steve Mayfield of the San Diego Center of Algae Biotechnology. The center is following the research.
Because of its relatively high sugar content, the optimum ethanol output per pound of seaweed ends up being approximately two times higher than the output from sugarcane and almost five times higher than output from corn, according to a 2010 U.S. Department of Energy study.
Emphasizing that this alone will not solve the world's energy crisis, Mayfield mentioned the need to find better ways of harnessing solar power and convert it to chemical energy.
But the algae conversion could address some of the key controversies associated with ethanol as biofuel.
Corn-ethanol production is the focus of the debate, centering around two main points: first, there is not nearly as much energy in ethanol as there is in petroleum products; second, the energy created from corn-ethanol shifts the use of land for fuel rather than other resources like food.
The issue with ethanol compared to gasoline is one of volumetric efficiency as well as energy efficiency, said Michael Wang, a scientist at Argonne National Laboratories near Lemont.
Although ethanol only has two-thirds the amount of energy of gasoline, each unit of ethanol packs a little more punch compared to gasoline because it offers a higher octane fuel even if it isn't as fuel efficient.
The second prong of the debate questions the actual energy yields from the ethanol-dedicated corn.
"Last year, 40 percent of corn grown in the U.S. was used for ethanol production," Wang said, which translates to 14 billion gallons of ethanol in 2011.
Compared to gasoline, these 14 billion gallons of ethanol only represent 9.3 billion gallons of gasoline equivalent. So ethanol accounted for an estimated 7 percent of the gasoline used in the U.S., Wang said.
While ethanol is not as energy rich as gasoline, using brown algae to make it still addresses the problems associated with land use.
Despite the success of the conversion process, Mayfield said he remains skeptical about the logistics of transporting brown algae from the ocean to the refining site on a large scale, arguing that the energy associated with harvesting algae would probably be more costly than the ethanol energy created. However, the representative for the Bio Architecture Lab said this is not a problem.
"Industrial seaweed aqua farming has been done for hundreds of years in many places in the world, so scaling up production is not an issue," said Yoshikuni.
It is not certain whether the actual ethanol energy created from the algae would outweigh the energy consumed in harvesting.
"Not every solution has to solve all of our energy problems, but maybe a hundred little inventions could address our energy problem," Mayfield said.


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The Hudson Reporter published this article yesterday about continued problems at the Hoboken Housing Authority. We wrote last week about the lack of hot water at the HHA, but residents also say they have maintenance and security problems as well.
From the Reporter: The number of vacant units inside HHA has increased from 54 to 73. Electric locks have been installed in the family units, but are not yet operational. Residents also complain about a lack of police presence in the Housing Authority.
Housing Authority Deputy Director Carmelo Garcia said the Hoboken Housing Authority installed new boilers throughout the buildings this fall, however the engineers underestimated the need in two of the development's largest buildings - where residents have washing machines and high capacity showerheads.
The commissioners approved an emergency resolution this past Thursday night to install three additional water heaters and two additional storage tanks in the buildings.


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FAIRMONT - Jim and Julie Hill are busy folks. These days they're preparing for the grand opening of Ag Industrial/Fairmont RV at their new location on Highway 15 in Fairmont.
The Hills purchased TMeyer Outdoor Power Equipment from Tim Meyer earlier in January. Since then they have been moving operations from their former site on West Lake Avenue and setting up shop at their new store.
With the expansion, the Hills have had to hire two additional employees and fill out mounds of paperwork to become a dealership for the brands of lawnmowers and snowblowers they now carry.
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JUST?OUT?OF?THE?BOX?— Jim Hill works on opening a crate containing a Toro lawnmower as he prepares for the grand opening of Ag Industrial at its new location on Highway 15 in Fairmont.
"We thought it would be a good fit to expand our lawn and garden business and to gain visibility," Jim Hill said.
The move might also provide some clarity into the variety of services and products the Hills have to offer.
The couple have been selling pressure washers to local pork producers for 32 years through Ag Industrial, and for 16 years, they sold and serviced campers and camper supplies as the owners of Fairmont RV.
"We're still tied to that," Jim Hill said. "We quit selling campers, but we're still servicing them. We're an official Keystone service center."
That's not all, though. The Hills also own Jim Manufacturing Inc., a 25-year-old company founded by Jim Hill when he invented a mobile brush wash system for semi-trailers, train cars and buses, and the family rents storage space out of the old Cashway Lumber building.
As it has in the past, Ag Industrial/Fairmont RV will continue to offer small-engine repair. The company's main service technician is David Hill - Jim and Julie Hill's son.
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Friday, September 4, 2009
Shu Uemura's Fall Primitribe Fall Mode Glow On Blushes + Some Comparisons
I checked out the entire collection at Neiman Marcus and the blushes were the only things that really stood out to me. They retail for $24 each and come in three two-toned shades (pictured top to bottom) called Rhythm (pink), Soul (peach) and Echo (amber).
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Hi Evie - I accidentally deleted your comment. I do not have swatches of the blushes. I believe there are swatches on some other blogs though that should help.ReplyDelete
I do try to swatch what I can - there are some products that are difficult for me to swatch (blush being one of them) since it's rarely worn on the face like you would swatch on your hand.
HTH some! Hopefully the comparisons will give you an idea of what the color looks like.
Rhythm is my favorite of the bunch, followed by Soul. Theese look so soft and silky!ReplyDelete
looks like i have to check this out already. thanks for sharing. :)ReplyDelete
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IOWA CITY - The Drake women's basketball team competed point for point with the 22nd ranked Iowa Hawkeyes on Saturday night.
But when juniors Samantha Logic and Melissa Dixon and freshman Ally Disterhoft finally got going, there wasn't much Drake coach and former Hawkeye Jennie Baranczyk and her Bulldogs could do.
Logic scored 10 of her 12 points in the second half and finished with a triple-double, and Disterhoft (17) and Dixon (13) reached double-figures as the Hawkeyes used a big second half to push aside Drake, 73-51.
It was just a four-point Iowa lead at the break.
"I think we were kind of stuck in a finals funk or something," said Iowa coach Lisa Bluder of her team's first half. "It was a nice Christmas present. I thought we played a lot better in the second half though. We dominated the paint and had some good shooting performances in the second half."
It was Iowa's 12th straight win over its instate rival.
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Iowa 73, Drake 51
DRAKE (5-5) - Wendell 3-15 2-2 9, Clark 2-14 2-2 8, Heap 2-4 0-0 6, Marschner 1-4 0-0 2, Bartow 6-13 4-7 16, Grenfell 1-5 1-2 3, Donahue 0-1 0-0 0, Ingle 3-5 0-0 7, Lutes 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-61 9-13 51.
IOWA (11-2) - Dixon 5-19 1-1 13, Logic 6-7 0-0 12, Taylor 3-7 2-2 9, Peschel 1-4 0-0 2, Doolittle 3-9 0-0 6, Kastanek 4-8 0-0 8, Disterhoft 8-14 0-1 17, Till 3-4 0-0 6, Reynolds 0-0 0-0 0, Schneden 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-72 3-4 73.
Halftime-Iowa 28-24. 3-Point Goals-Drake 6-29 (Heap 2-4, Clark 2-9, Ingle 1-2, Wendell 1-5, Marschner 0-2, Bartow 0-3, Grenfell 0-4), Iowa 4-26 (Dixon 2-11, Taylor 1-3, Disterhoft 1-5, Logic 0-1, Till 0-1, Peschel 0-2, Kastanek 0-3). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Drake 43 (Wendell 11), Iowa 42 (Logic 17). Assists-Drake 12 (Marschner 4), Iowa 20 (Logic 10). Total Fouls-Drake 11, Iowa 17. A-5,598.
The Hawkeyes, who are now 7-0 at home this year, outscored Drake, 46-16, in the paint and that helped Iowa overcome just a 4-for-26 performance from outside.
Drake made just 6-of-29 from long range and was held to 30 percent shooting from the floor.
Logic's triple-double line included 12 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists. The Big Ten assists leader recorded the second triple-double of her career and fifth in Iowa history.
Logic also surpassed Michelle Edwards for second on the all-time Iowa career assists list.
She now has 441 career helpers.
"What can I say about Sam Logic that hasn't already been said," said Bluder. "For her, a point guard, to come up with 17 rebounds is pretty amazing. She had a great performance today."
Drake hung tough for the entire first half.
The Bulldogs led by as many as five and forced 10 lead changes in the game, but Iowa never trailed in the second half and led by as many as 24.
A 15-0 run by the Hawkeyes (11-2) pushed Iowa's lead from 36-32 to 51-32. It was never closer than double-figures the rest of the way.
"I think we hung with a top 25 team on their home floor for moments of the game," said Baranczyk, who is in her second season as Drake head coach and also a four-time letter winner at Iowa as a collegiate player. "We obviously did not have a great shooting game like we had been, and I think part of that is them and part of that is us. It was a tale of two halves.
"The first half we were there and the second half we were not."
Disterhoft also scored 10 of her game-high 17 points in a second half that saw the Hawkeyes outscore Drake 45-27.
The freshman from Iowa City also grabbed nine boards.
Dixon had 13 points but was just 2-of-11 from long range. Theairra Taylor's nine points and Alexa Kastanek's eight points and five boards also helped the Hawkeyes in the victory.
Bethany Doolittle scored six points and grabbed seven boards but also blocked a career-best seven shots, which was one shy of a school record.
Doolittle also has 117 blocks in her career and passed Baranczyk on Iowa's all-time list in the process.
Iowa's bench outscored Drake's 31-10 and the Hawkeyes turned 21 Bulldog turnovers into 31 points.
"We really stopped attacking on offense," Baranczyk said. "We tried to pass around the horn a little too much and we needed a little more 'inside, outside.' We turned the ball over and that was a huge problem for us. A lot of that was somewhat forced and indecision that we had not had in the last couple of weeks."
Ashley Bartow led the Bulldogs (5-5) with 16 points and seven boards, while Lizzy Wendell chipped in nine points and 11 rebounds.
Liza Heap pulled down nine boards as well.
Kyndal Clark - Drake's leading scorer - was held to eight points and hit just 2-of-14 from the floor.
The return to Carver-Hawkeye Arena for Baranczyk was bittersweet. But in the end, it still comes down to winning and losing.
"I was ready for our team to compete, honestly," Baranczyk said. "That was what I wanted, that was what our staff wanted and that was what our program wanted. I think we did that for a lot of the game, but there were a couple minutes where we did not.
"But we will be back again and keep playing. We still have a lot of season left, and that is what I am really looking forward to."


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Several changes have been made to the reality show's lineup, including the addition of longtime "Housewives" star Teresa Giudice's sister-in-law, Bayonne resident Melissa Gorga, and Giudice's cousin Kathy Wakile.
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Can we create "happiness for all" while preserving the planet? Will humanity manage to create "green economies", and convert our current economic systems from destructive forces to sustainable and indeed restorative processes, in time? The new report Life Beyond Growth — issued on March 1, 2012, by the Tokyo-based Institute for Studies in Happiness, Economy, and Society — maps the past and future of this emerging vision, and the growing revolution in economic thinking that is behind it.
The report, however, takes a nuanced view. Notice the word "economies" in the paragraph above: while we often refer to a single "global economy," the truth of the matter is that human civilization is comprised of a complex network of many different economic systems, powered by many different kinds of energy and information, guided by many different hands, both visible and invisible. Many of the world's economies are still free-standing, subsistence communities, where people farm or hunt and live off what is around them, with relatively little interaction with global-scale processes.
Of course, even indigenous tribes living deep in the Amazon are increasingly tied into the world's larger network of economic transactions, clustered (at least for reporting purposes) into nation states, and woven tightly together by trade, technology, and currency exchange. But the "the global economy" is not a monolith. The process of using resources, creating value, and meeting human needs and aspirations looks very different from one place to another.
And so does happiness.
The rise of the Green Economy has been accompanied by the rise of happiness and well-being as new paradigms for national progress, complete with new indicators. Countries around the world are studying, preparing, or already using these measures as policy tools. The measurement of happiness may differ in methodology depending on whether one is British or Bhutanese, but within that diversity lies a clear commonality: the desire for a good life, and the growing realization that it is good lives, and not GDP growth per se, that our citizens actually want, and that our economies are truly meant to provide.
Life Beyond Growth, after surveying the dizzying diversity of concepts and measurements now being experimented with across the globe, makes a simplifying proposal: let's link these two concepts, Green Economy and National Happiness, explicitly.
There is ample justification for this linkage in existing international agreements; indeed, happiness — or at least, the possibility for achieving it — may already be a human right. None of the thirty articles in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations in 1948, specifically mentions happiness. But Article 25 states, "Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family...." It also specifies many of factors identified by researchers as the precursors to subjective happiness. These basic needs include food, shelter, clothing, medical care, and other social services, including support to those who are unemployed. Many other rights guaranteed by the Declaration are also related to what researchers say make us happy, including work, recreation, and the possibility to participate in the decisions that affect our lives.
If a phrase like "National Happiness" is at least a close cognate to the concept of universal well-being sketched out in the Declaration — and despite debates over nuances of definition, few would deny that it is — then the adoption of National Happiness measures, in conjunction with Green Economy policies, could be seen as an overdue implementation of the ideals embraced by the world more than sixty years ago. More importantly, embracing happiness as a human right could create the possibility for compromise and common vision regarding a fair distribution of global resources. Happiness, research now confirms, does depend on having achieved a certain minimum standard of material prosperity. But growth beyond that minimum appears to return less and less happiness, until it finally reaches a point where growth itself, green or otherwise, turns into nothing more than waste.
Marrying the concept of Green Economy to the concept of National Happiness can help us see the differences between growth that enriches, and growth that actually impoverishes. It has the potential to describe — perhaps for the first time — a clear and actionable vision for sustainability at the global scale. Where do we truly need growth, to ensure that happiness is at least within reach? And where do we need de-growth, for example in our carbon emissions or impact on biodiversity, if we are to insure that all have a chance to exercise their right to happiness, now and in the future?
For the first time, research techniques can even provide us with measurable, quantitative targets that link economic progress to wellbeing. New indicators can give us feedback on our progress toward this integrated vision vision, using measures that compete favorably with traditional economic signals in terms of robustness. We really do have all the tools we need to aim effectively toward transformation.
The world is in serious need of a new vision, one that can make the concept of sustainable development more real for people, and that can provide the nations of the world with a new sense of common ground. I believe that vision is already emerging all around us, in places large and small — as noted earlier, from Britain to Bhutan.
It's a simple equation, easy to remember: Green Economy + National Happiness = Sustainable World.
The opinions expressed in these articles are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of UNEP
Alan AtKisson is lead author of the report, Life Beyond Growth (on which this article is based), and a consultant on sustainable development who works with companies, governments, and international agencies. To download the 73-page Life Beyond Growth report, which traces the emergence of Green Economy, National Happiness and other concepts, please visit this website: www.lifebeyondgrowth.org
Generation Y and the Global Green Economy: Counting Us In - Ximena Prugue
National View: Women must be leaders of the green economy - Kathleen Rogers
Ocean Life in the Balance: Will Science Overcome Politics at Rio+20 conference? - Susan Lieberman
International Environmental Governance Reform Within The United Nations - Sylvestre Manga
Ready for a Commitment - A View from the Regions - Suzana Kahn
The future's lateral: the new (green) economy-Jeremy Rifkin
A World Environment Organization to serve Developing Nations – Professor A.H. Zakri is the Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of Malaysia
Time for a global environment organisation?
Models for Local Government Organizations (LGOs) involvement in a strengthened UNEP -Konrad Otto-Zimmermann
No sustainable development without healthy, nutritious and culturally adapted food for all – Hans Herren is an internationally recognized scientist and president of the Millenium Institute in Washington
Let's Make Some Progress at RIO+20!- Andre Giacini de Freitas
Let's lock in green growth - Oliver Letwin, Minister for Government Policy, UK
What does the Green Economy have to do with us (Africans)?- Meles Zenawi
A unique opportunity to make the fundamental "change of-course" - Maurice F. Strong
Time to Consider a World Environment Organization - by YAB Dato' Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak Prime Minister of Malaysia
Six minutes to save the earth by Severn Cullis-Suzuki
Millennium Consumption Goals (MCGs) can preserve the planet, protect the poor and promote prosperity - Prof. Mohan Munasinghe
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AccuWeather reports the record-challenging warmth over the midsection of the United States today will expand to the East Coast Friday, but the return of cooler air is just around the corner.
Some of the records that could fall today and Friday go back more than 100 years, according to AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Heather Buchman.
A few records from the 19th century and first decade of the 20th century were broken Wednesday with the unseasonable warmth centered over the High Plains.
One such long-standing record fell in El Paso, Texas, where Wednesday's high of 80 degrees inched past the previous record of 79 degrees from 1904.
El Paso will once again flirt with a record high this afternoon, as will numerous other places in the corridor from eastern New Mexico and western Texas to Illinois and Wisconsin.
This zone includes Bartlesville, Okla., which has already experienced a 100-degree jump in temperatures from last week's record-shattering cold.
On Friday, most places flirting with records will lie across the Carolinas and mid-Atlantic.
The following is a list of cities where temperatures are forecast to rise within 3 or 4 degrees of the record high for the date, which is given in parenthesis.
-Lubbock, Texas (85° from 1970)
-Carlsbad, N.M. (83° from 1970)
-Oklahoma City, Okla. (79° from 1991)
-Wichita, Kan. (75° from 1970)
-Kansas City, Mo. (72° from 1970)
-Paducah, Ky. (70° from 1986)
-Des Moines, Iowa (68° from 1981)
-Chicago, Ill. (60° from 1880)
-Charlotte, N.C. (78° from 1891)
-Raleigh, N.C. (75° from 1948)
-Washington, D.C. (Reagan National Airport) (76° from 1976)
-Philadelphia, Pa. (69° from 1991)
-Trenton, N.J. (68° from 2008)
-New York City (Central Park) (68° from 1981)
With the warm-up causing a rapid decline in snow cover from the Midwest to the Northeast, AccuWeather.com Expert Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski discussed the threat for flooding on Wednesday.
End to the Warmth Just Around the Corner
Although many across the cold-weary Midwest and Northeast may want the unseasonable warmth to last into the weekend, the return of cooler air looms.
The passage of a cold front will cause Friday's temperatures to be held 10 to 20 degrees below today's highs from the Upper Midwest to the Texas Panhandle. Blustery winds will usher in the cooler air across the Upper Midwest.
The Northeast will experience a similar drop in temperatures and howling winds Friday to Saturday.
The returning cold air threatens to set the stage for a disruptive winter storm to travel from the Plains to the Northeast next week.


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Pearline Richardson inadvertently summed it up. When the 16-year-old girl she allegedly was pimping out of an Independence hotel cried and pleaded with Richardson to let her go, Richardson told her, "You need to straighten your face. . . . You don't matter. Money matters," according to an affidavit filed by federal prosecutors in the child sex-trafficking case pending against Richardson in U.S. District Court in Cleveland.
Whatever the outcome of that case, every day in cities and towns throughout the United States, the 13th Amendment that abolished slavery and involuntary servitude is being violated by sex traffickers who prey on children.
Forget the Mississippi Delta, circa 1860. Think the Starbucks on West Sixth Street, circa 2010, where Eric Tutstone arranged to sell an underage girl for $300. Tutstone was sentenced last week to 11 years and three months.
Or the East 173rd Street home where Richardson also allegedly threatened the 16-year-old with physical violence if she didn't perform unprotected sexual acts for male clients, according to the affidavit. Richardson, 40, is scheduled for trial later this year.
Tutstone and Richardson are just two of more than 20 sex traffickers charged in federal court in Cleveland over the last 16 months, according to U.S. Attorney Steven Dettelbach. That's up from zero when Dettelbach took office in February 2010.
The majority of the defendants operated out of Toledo -- where a confluence of interstate highways create a strategic location for modern-day slave traders. But Cleveland had its share: Timothy Davis is serving 54 months for prostituting a juvenile at a hotel in North Olmsted. Chardee Barfield and Ernest McClain were indicted in February for allegedly pimping a minor at hotels in Mentor and Wickliffe. McClain is in jail, awaiting trial. Barfield is on the run. And then there is Sonora Armstrong, 30, who pleaded guilty on Monday for trafficking a 15-year-old girl from Cleveland to Richmond, Va.
"This is modern-day slavery," Dettelbach said in a speech Wednesday. "It's all around us, literally hiding in plain sight."
If you see something, say something. Remember, the customers who engage in sex with minors are not johns. They are rapists.


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My SAT I is 1370. If the SAT gods bless me this weekend I can hopefully get it up to a 1400.
My SAT II's are math IIC 650, writing 700, biology 690.
I do however have a 5 on ap bio (it's my best subject) a 4 on AP english lit, and a 3 on Calc AB.
Will the schools see those scores and think, wow, she actually is good at bio and writing, and okay at math. Or will they just look at the SAT II's and think i'm not very good in those areas.
I'm not talkin HYP, but Brown, Wash U and Pomona
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Physical Description

As is true in many spider species, females of this species grow to much larger size than males. Adult female body length ranges from 19 to 28 mm (3/4 to 1 1/8 in.), while males reach only 5 to 9 mm (1/4 - 3/8 in.). In both sexes, the shiny, egg-shaped abdomen has striking yellow or orange markings on a black background. The forward part of the body, the cephalothorax, is covered with short, silvery hairs. Legs are mostly black, with red or yellow portions near the body. (Dewey, 1993; Milne and Milne, 1980)

Like other orb-weavers (family Araneidae), this species has three claws per foot, one more than most spiders. Orb-weavers use this third claw to help handle the threads while spinning. Also in common with other orb-weaving spiders (and most, but not all spiders generally), A. aurantia has a venomous bite that immobilizes prey that is caught in its web. (Dewey, 1993; Milne and Milne, 1980)

Other Physical Features: Ectothermic; Heterothermic; Bilateral symmetry; Venomous

Sexual Dimorphism: Female larger


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MARQUETTE — Westwood and Cedarville set the pace in girls basketball this season, so it should not be surprising to see them atop the All-U.P. awards.
Westwood was the Upper Peninsula's lone unbeaten quintet in the regular season and reaped Class C Team of the Year honors from the U.P. Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. Cedarville took Class D honors.
Westwood's perfect season ended with a 42-40 loss to Kingsley at the quarterfinals. The Patriots finished 24-1.
Cedarville's tourney run reached the semifinals before Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart won 34-26. The Trojans finished 23-2.
Tom Hammar of Westwood and Sonja Duncan of Cedarville were named coach of the year in Class A-B-C and D, respectively.
Meanwhile, senior Jessica Roell of Westwood was the unanimous choice as Class A-B-C Player of the Year. Jessica Roell of North Dickinson prevented the Trojans from sweeping Class D honors by taking Player of the Year.
Hammar ranks fourth among U.P. coaches in career victories. He is 358-202 in 25 seasons with the Patriots. He has also coached the jayvee girls and boys quints.
He led the Patriots to their third straight Mid-Peninsula Conference crown with pressure defense and team basketball.
Racine and teammate Chelsie Wealton were named to the all-class Dream Team. Racine, who has a basketball scholarship to Michigan Tech University, scored 1,041 points in her career while Wealton had 1,040.
Racine averaged 16.2 points and 7.9 rebounds this season. Hammar called her "the most complete player in the U.P. She does everything well."
Duncan, in her second season at the helm after coaching previously at Rudyard, led Cedarville to its second straight Eastern U.P. crown. Her daughter, Jessica, is a junior point guard who was a Dream Team selection.
Sonja Duncan will be inducted into the U.P. Sports Hall of Fame April 26 in Escanaba. Her husband, Dave, was selected Class D Coach of the Year in the state by the Associated Press after leading the boys basketball team to 51 straight wins over the past two seasons. Twin brothers Jason and Jordan played for the Trojans, who won the Class D state title in 2007.
Roell, the latest in a long family of standout players, averaged 17.1 points and 10.2 rebounds to lead the Nordics to an 18-2 mark and their first Skyline Conference title. The Nordics lost to Cedarville 63-54 in the state quarterfinals.
Marquette (13-6) edged Sault Ste. Marie (14-6) 11-10 for Class A-B Team of the Year.
Marquette has won six straight Great Northern Conference titles, sharing the 2002 crown with Menominee. The Redettes have won 35 straight GNC games, with their last loss coming Oct. 9, 2003 to Gladstone (60-59).
The Redettes lost their Class A district opener this year.
Sault won the Straits Area Conference and Class B district titles before falling 68-62 to Ludington in the regional finale.


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Two centers making a connection or one- in a bujutsu body?
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Re: Two centers making a connection or one- in a bujutsu body?
Interesting question. O-Sensei learned aiki from Takeda; in his own development of it he created Aikido. Aikido, all the way back to the 1935 Asahi News demonstration, includes lots of the big ukemi we're familiar with. (Finessing here the question of whether in 1935 O-Sensei was doing Daito-ryu, Aikido, or something intermediate. Whatever he was doing, it included the big ukemi.)
Plus, he said that ukemi softens the joints, or knocks the ki loose in the joints. That's another translation I'd love to see Chris Li look at.
So the guy who knew all about aiki and created Aikido as a vehicle for expressing it didn't see a need to get rid of ukemi. He seemed to think ukemi was important to learning what he was trying to teach.
In our dojo, where our sensei is integrating aiki concepts into everything, ukemi is both feedback to nage and a martial response on the part of uke to keep themselves protected throughout the technique. (Ellis Amdur talks about this in Ukemi from the ground up--you keep yourself centered and protected until you can't anymore, at which point you roll out.)
So if I'm working with a kohai, and they're putting a technique on by trying to oppose force with muscle, I don't move. I don't freeze up, but I don't let them move me. If they try to deal with force by moving out of the way, or trying to move the point of contact out of the way, I move in on them to demonstrate that they've just opened themselves up. If they move even the littlest bit correctly, I allow myself to be moved by it, trying to remain open and sensitive to their movement so my response is genuine, not forced. Yes, I could shut them down, but that's not the point. This continues up to the point where I either have to lose balance or step out of the technique we're practicing and do something else. At that point, I take the fall.
This lets them practice and gives me practice feeling exactly what they're doing, so I learn where they're tense, where their weight is, and how they're trying to apply force.
Total agreement that this kind of ukemi is not just giving up and falling. At every point, I'm responding only as much as I need to--there's always the possibility of reversing the technique if nage screws up. And you have to maintain zanshin all through the roll and after. (One of Sensei's favorite tricks is, if you try to stand up from a fall too close to him, he just punches you on the way up.)
But from the outside, it doesn't look that different from anybody else's ukemi. It's all in the feeling.
Can't help but agree with Hugh, here. I would only add to: "It's all in the feeling", it's also all in the intent.
I also saw a few references that taking ukemi implies somehow that you have "lost" an encounter. This may be so, but I usually explain ukemi to my kohais that they are not taking ukemi for me (nage), but to protect themselves. Course, this is all in the training, particularly at the earlier levels. Later, resistance, reversals, etc, can all be factored in.
I agree with Budd when he states that you do not passively connect (in response to something Dan H. said:
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I do not agree in the least bit that the best way to accomplish #2 The manipulation of force, is by passively connecting and then attempting connection to make kuzushi.
with an attacker, but rather nage is actively connecting, blending, merging, creating that so-called unity, in order to take control of the situation and the attacker. I may be going beyond what Budd was saying, so the rest is my take on this.
"Motion in stillness". This caught my attention and I had to close my eyes and think about it for awhile before I got it (I think).
Anyway, I found this a facinating thread. I'm guessing that most of what Dan is saying here can best be understood by experiencing it. I hope one day to be allowed to take one of Dan H's seminars.
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The results of the project so far have been startling, suggesting that this particular kind of intolerance and harassment is far more widespread than we could have possibly anticipated. Indeed, every single person in the reference group had experienced some form of harassment or had been the recipient of hate crime.
The group heard stories of abusive phone calls and cyber bullying; harassment in the workplace and by family members; opportunistic theft on an enormous scale; and systematic manipulation and exploitation by those who were considered to be 'friends'. Not just hate-crimes, but crimes which exploited those with learning disabilities because they seemed like an easy target.
Neal, a member of our reference group told us:
'I think it's important to highlight the need to educate people around what a learning disability is'.
Neal's view was reinforced by other members of the group. The project still has a long way to go, but people have lots of good ideas about how communities can support people. As long as we continue to listen to people we hope to have some effective solutions in a few years' time."
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- This time of year, with the smell of new hardware in the air, there are always plenty of questions.
The main one being: Who will be crowned the next state champion?
The Northeast Ohio Media Group can't answer that one, but we did have a lot of other questions pertaining to the Ohio High School Athletic Association, boys basketball and many things surrounding the game. So we talked with OHSAA assistant commissioner Jerry Snodgrass, the head of rules and regulations for boys and girls basketball.
Every day this week we'll bring you a question asked by high school sports reporter Stephanie Kuzydym and an answer from Snodgrass.
Without further ado, Day 1:
Kuzydym: Mother Nature really messed with basketball schedules this season. Could that affect the boys state tournament and what kind of plan of action does the OHSAA have?
Snodgrass: A great question because of all of what I've had to deal with in the last week (and the girls state basketball tournament). Ironically over the last four years I've dealt with a cancellation every one of the last four at the regional girls level. With the wide range of geography in Ohio, we could get six inches of snow in Northwest Ohio and it could be 40 or 50 degrees in the south part of Ohio. It's an interesting thing.
We do have contingency plans for all of our levels, including even here at the state tournament level. I know going into this week and even next week, I have to know the availability of the Schottenstein Center.
Let's say that we would get canceled on Thursday, do we just bump everything to Friday, Saturday, Sunday? And the answer to that is yes.
We do go through contingency plans. It's a lot more rigid at the state tournament level because of television, because of finances, because if you play on Sunday or Monday, it changes the concept a little bit, but we do have backup plans, and I did for all of our regional sites as well.
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