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NFL Open Thread: Can Detroit win?
posted at 12:30 pm on November 27, 2008 by Ed Morrissey
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Uh, no. The Tennessee Titans (10-1) will be coming off their first loss of the season, and they're not likely to lose another to the hapless Detroit Lions (0-11). Detroit plays its sixth home game of the season, but that didn't help them against powerhouses like Green Bay and Washington. The best entertainment in the traditional Lions game will be picking the spread. I'm going to go with 24 points and predict the Titans will win 38-14.
The better games come later. Seattle goes to Dallas, which should result in a Cowboys victory, but will be more competitive than the Titans-Lions affair. The best game will be Arizona at Philadelphia, and I'll pick Arizona by three points.
However, just to give Lions fans a break, I'll use their widget in today's post:
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Can Detroit win?
not unless they start playing like MY JETSSSSS WHAAAAT!
ernesto on November 27, 2008 at 12:32 PM
even the widget is broken.
lorien1973 on November 27, 2008 at 12:34 PM
As a former Detroiter, and a Lions fan, it pains me to say: No Way. The same guy who owns the Detroit Lions is the same one who ran the Ford Motor Company into the ground. (In fact, Im surprised Bill Ford didnt ask for some of the TARP funds to bail out his football team.)
Detroit will go winless this season, Im afraid.
political_animal_2008 on November 27, 2008 at 12:41 PM
I beg to differ. I have it 38-13.
JammieWearingFool on November 27, 2008 at 12:43 PM
Weight of Glory on November 27, 2008 at 12:44 PM
Two plays…Tenn. touchdown. Gobble gobble
Weight of Glory on November 27, 2008 at 12:45 PM
Hey, they play the Vikings next week. I see a real opportunity there.
BigWyo on November 27, 2008 at 12:45 PM
They better not win. I don't want another dream of a 0-16 season shattered. I came so freaking close last year with Miami before they had to go and ruin it with an overtime miracle win.
Doughboy on November 27, 2008 at 12:51 PM
And certainly not against the Titans.
Sapwolf on November 27, 2008 at 12:57 PM
Ah, thank God for hockey and the Redwings.
Sapwolf on November 27, 2008 at 12:58 PM
As a long suffering Lions fan (nearly 30 years!!), I hope the Lions lose by 50 points today. I hate this team & 0-16 is LESS than they deserve.
Firing Millen was my lone request for this year. Now, I think they will finally hit bottom & maybe build a football team going forward.
Happy Thanksgiving,
stvdog on November 27, 2008 at 1:02 PM
Get these clowns off of turkey day.
Chubbs65 on November 27, 2008 at 1:05 PM
As a former Detroiter, and a Lions fan, it pains me to say: No Way. The same guy who owns the Detroit Lions is the same one who ran the Ford Motor Company into the ground. (In fact, Im surprised Bill Ford didnt ask for some of the TARP funds to bail out his football team.)
Detroit will go winless this season, Im afraid.
political_animal_2008 on November 27, 2008 at 12:41 PM
If you're talking about Bill Ford Jr., he doesn't own the team, his daddy William Clay Ford Sr. does, and Sr. has never had anything to do with FoMoCo. Jr. appears to be taking a larger role in the Lions, though, and probably had a big role in Millen getting fired, so I don't see what's so bad about that. I'll give Jr. a few years before I pass judgment on him.
The Lions are finding out what "rock bottom" means right now. At least we'll get the no. 1 pick, although knowing the Lions, they'll probably do something stupid like waste it on a skill position instead of fixing their O and D-lines.
holygoat on November 27, 2008 at 1:22 PM
21-3 and with a shanked punt. Awesome.
But I still think they have a shot.
I still thought McCain had a shot too though.
forest on November 27, 2008 at 1:26 PM
snort. 28-3. not even halftime yet. May I giggle at the presumptuousness of the question ?? :)
grasshopper68 on November 27, 2008 at 1:36 PM
I agree, what a waste of a day-off football game, watching a perennial loser every single year.
I believe Matt Millen is now working at Cinnabon©, and even there he manages to burn everything and order the wrong supplies.
Can Detroit win? Yes, but not this season. Holy Moley, they are inept.
The announcers just said Detroit has 3 of the top 33 picks in the draft. I don't think Ryan Leaf or Brain Bosworth will be available, but I'm sure they will find a way to screw it up.
forest on November 27, 2008 at 1:41 PM
The second game should be a real shocker too, with 2-9 Seattle burning it up.
Perhaps I'll just go to the range instead.
It is obvious that the Lions need a bailout. With the money they could rent a real football team to play in their place.
rockdalian on November 27, 2008 at 1:47 PM
The question isn't "will the Titans win?," but "Will the Titans score 60 points?"
I say in the 50s but not 60.
Mallard T. Drake on November 27, 2008 at 1:52 PM
The second game should be a real shocker too, with 2-9 Seattle burning it up.
Perhaps I'll just go to the range instead.
Bishop on November 27, 2008 at 1:46 PM
I don't have a lot of hope for my Hawks. Now that Hasselbeck is back, they are playing better. Unfortunately, it's as if they are going through pre-season again in the 12th week of the season. All I can hope for is a "good game."
I bet you could get through 18 holes in 3 hrs. today. My wife tolerates the football today. If I were to hit the links, I'd be eating Thanksgiving dinner on the back porch.
Mallard T. Drake on November 27, 2008 at 1:57 PM
Gawd…TN has more touchdowns than Detroit has first downs.
Ugh, what a disaster.
I think both Duke's football team and their female soccer team could beat detroit.
Chubbs65 on November 27, 2008 at 1:59 PM
Last week The Titans couldn't rush or catch the freakin' ball. It was miserable! The Lions look pathetic and their uniforms look like they were ordered from a middle school sports catalogue.
Kerry Collins has done one helluva job this season. Vince Young is where he belongs–on the sidelines.
robblefarian on November 27, 2008 at 2:23 PM
Hopefully the seahawks can beat those vile cowboys but i wouldn't even bet Ed's money on them getting within the spread. One good thing about seattle sucking is that there's more room up in the stands, plus people seem to be leaving earlier so it gets even roomier come the 4th quarter. I'm a skins fan from maryland, so i dont really care much about the hawks winning, i'd rather be comfortable. just dont tell my wife i said that!
these football games are just time wasters for the true main event: the maryland terrapins vs michigan st in bball! i fear that may turn ugly, but at least it'll help lions fans feel a bit better about themselves
Seriously, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell needs to do what Pete Rozelle did 30 years ago with the dysfunctional organization that was the New York Football Giants. Stuck with feuding sides of the family and in Year 15 of a 17-year playoff drought, Rozelle pried George Young away from Don Shula in Miami and made him the team's general manager. The playoff drought ended two years later and they won the Super Bowl five years after that.
That's not a lightning-speed turnaround, but as bad as the Lions have been, any signs of improvement will at least give the fans a little sign of hope. But if you rely on William Clay Ford to do the smart thing on his own, you're probably also buying Ford stock right now.
And even though the Lions stink, I'm against taking the Thanksgiving game away from them, in favor of "better" games as determined by the NFL in March and April. If they had done that this year, CBS could have gotten what looked like a possible Super Bowl preview eight months ago of San Diego at Cleveland as today's early game. So the networks should be careful what they wish for (also, a bad early game is also good for getting the Thanksgiving dinner eating done, without having to worry about missing anything important. I'd have bigger problems if they moved the Cowboys' late afternoon game to the 11:30 a.m. CST start).
jon1979 on November 27, 2008 at 2:40 PM
I'm rooting for the 2008 Lions to become immortal — the first team to go defeated for a whole season. The antithesis of the '72 Dolphins.
EconomicNeocon on November 27, 2008 at 3:13 PM
Go Lions!
I just watched them today to help keep my thanks humble.
OneGyT on November 27, 2008 at 3:37 PM
I laughed. I cried. I got rickrolled!
(wish I'd watched the parade today, The Lions/Titans game was a complete waste of time!)
Vntnrse on November 27, 2008 at 3:57 PM
My favorite part of the lions game was when Jeff Fisher challeneged a Calvin Johnson catch while winning 44-10 with about 4 mins to go. NO MERCY
They had a Sandra Bullock movie on Max. With that Dennis Miller in a serious role.
I buy Lions merchandise. Like Super Bowl XL mugs. Even though the winners of that contest are owned by a Obama 08 supporter.
IlikedAUH2O on November 27, 2008 at 4:32 PM
Cowboys drive for an opening TD. that was too easy. I hope Hasselbeck is on today.
Mallard T. Drake on November 27, 2008 at 4:35 PM
Julius Jones isn't going to impress the Cowboys with a fumble on his second carry. Snuffed out a good drive by the Seahawks. *sigh*
Mallard T. Drake on November 27, 2008 at 4:45 PM
Uh-oh. Cowboys have had the ball twice, and they have two touchdowns. So far in the game, they only have one play that has not gained positive yardage: an incomplete pass early in the first drive. The Seahawks D is little more than a speed bump.
I hope I can make it through the game.
Mallard T. Drake on November 27, 2008 at 4:54 PM
Detroit can win…if they've got a game against Purdue on their schedule. Short of that, the answer is GET SERIOUS!!!
Hey! The Hawks are on the board. That's something. 14-3
Mallard T. Drake on November 27, 2008 at 5:03 PM
End of 1st quarter 14-3 with Dallas on the move again. The Hawks really miss Patrick Kearney, or anyone that could pressure Romo.
Mallard T. Drake on November 27, 2008 at 5:07 PM
Oy! Cowboys are three for three. 21-3. That drive was a moral victory for Seattle: they held the Cowboys to no gain on one of the plays! Dallas now has more TDs than plays of no gain in yardage.
What time is dinner ready?
Mallard T. Drake on November 27, 2008 at 5:15 PM
The best site going about the Lions is the Curse of Bobby Layne. It's just a cornucopia of schadenfreude concerning the Motor City Kitties. Highly recommended!
Is anyone else tired of the player dances when a receiver gains a 1st down or a lineman makes a tackle? That's their jobs. Let's all celebrate when we do what we are supposed to do.
Mallard T. Drake on November 27, 2008 at 5:23 PM
Ahhh. The defense finally stopped the Cowboys and limited them to only 3 points. 24-3. And what do we have to look forward to at half time? The jonas brothers. It just keeps getting worse….
Mallard T. Drake on November 27, 2008 at 5:30 PM
Go Lions!!!! And take the Tigers with you!!!
righteouschops on November 27, 2008 at 5:36 PM
Hahahaha. The Cowboys had to punt. the D has made two stops in a row. Now the Offense has to get in the end zone.
Mallard T. Drake on November 27, 2008 at 5:39 PM
Another Seahawk field goal. I think I'll go kiss my sister. FGs aren't going to do it. 24-6.
Mallard T. Drake on November 27, 2008 at 5:47 PM
0-12. Nice since I'm hoping for them to go 0-16. If you're going to stink, go all the way. I was listening to the game while running errands and was really pulling for Detroit to lose by 40.
Canadian Infidel on November 27, 2008 at 5:56 PM
End of the half. 24-6. the Hawks defenses ended the half with three straight stops. They found a way to put some pressure on Romo, which has disrupted the Dallas offensive flow.
Now, the Seahawks offensive line needs to get it together, so that Hasselbeck can keep hitting receivers. Matt has played well — when he has had chances.
It looks bleak, but let's hold dinner for just a little while longer.
Mallard T. Drake on November 27, 2008 at 5:59 PM
I have watched the Lions for 45 years now and I only hope that my 2 year old grandson will live long enough to see the Lions actually win a play-off game, let alone a Super Bowl. Hopefully, they won't screw things up by winning a game this year and without Matt Millan, be able to actually make a decent 1st round pick. Oh and also fire Marinelli, who has never been a head coach of any team, high school, college or the pros and it shows it. Who in their right mind would hire him to start with. Maybe now that William Clay Ford doesn't have money to throw away and use the Lions for a tax right-off, he might actually spend enough to get a decent coach, quarterback and running back. I'm not holding my breathe.
flytier on November 27, 2008 at 6:11 PM
The Seahawks matched the Cowboys first three scores, 3 TDs, with 3 FGs. there is something wrong with this picture. Still, Hawks are only down 2 scores. Of course that means they have to be able to score a TD. 24-9.
Mallard T. Drake on November 27, 2008 at 6:30 PM
Looks like Detroit lost! Yay!!!! Sorry, they aren't such a good team this year.
sheebe on November 27, 2008 at 6:57 PM
The same guy who owns the Detroit Lions is the same one who ran the Ford Motor Company into the ground.
That's not very accurate.
While the Ford family owns the class of stock that controls the company, for the most part the company is run by professional executives and managers.
William Clay Ford (Henry's grandson, Edsel's son) owns the Lions. His son Billy was CEO of Ford Motor Co. and is on the board of directors with his cousin Edsel II. Ford Sr. retired from the board three years ago, but really hasn't had an active role in the company since the early 1960s. Billy actually initiated the turnaround process at Ford and was smart enough to step down in favor of Alan Mullaly, current Ford CEO who turned Boeing around. Most analysts believe FoMoCo to be in the best shape of the Detroit 3 and much less likely to fail than GM or Chrysler. Recognizing the need for cash to make it through a very rough patch, Ford used company assets as collateral to borrow billions before the current credit crunch. Whether Mullaly et al were prescient or just lucky remains to be seen.
You can say what you will about W.C. Ford Sr., but he's not responsible for FoMoCo's situation, or at least not nearly as responsible as Jaques Nasser.
rokemronnie on November 27, 2008 at 7:28 PM
William Clay Ford Sr. does, and Sr. has never had anything to do with FoMoCo.
Not completely accurate. As I said, WCF Sr. has been on the board since the 1950s when he was in charge of the short lived Continental division of FoMoCo. For some time he was chairman of the BOD. He's said to have had a role in the development of the 50s era Continental Mark II. For the most part, though, his involvement in the company since the 1960s has been sitting on the BOD and cashing dividend checks.
Billy has a passion for cars but was in over his head as CEO, and smart enough to recognize that.
rokemronnie on November 27, 2008 at 7:34 PM
I kind of admire Rod Marinelli. He may not be a very good head coach (though with talent as poor as the Lions have it's really hard to judge) but I kinda like the way he won't quit. Gotta give him credit for that.
OTOH, I can't see Jim Leyland, mgr of the Tigers, not ripping his own players publicly if they played this badly.
rokemronnie on November 27, 2008 at 7:38 PM
I don't think the NFL cares how bad the Lions play. They do, however, care about their image and a near empty Ford Field in the second half of a nationally televised game was not the image they want to project and wasn't, I'm sure, making a lot of happy faces in the NFL offices in NY.
rokemronnie on November 27, 2008 at 7:40 PM
The Lions look pathetic and their uniforms look like they were ordered from a middle school sports catalogue.
Those aren't their regular duds. They're throwback uniforms from the 50s and 60s.
rokemronnie on November 27, 2008 at 7:42 PM
The Hawks dug a hole, or were rolled over into a hole, at the beginning of the game and never got out. Whatever their defensive game plan was, they didn't alter it until after the Cowboys scored 3 straight TDs. After that, the Hawks D was much more effective, holding Dallas to 13 points.
Of course, it didn't matter how deep the hole was. With the offensive line giving up 7 sacks, Hasselbeck didn't have much of a chance to keep moving the Hawks. Although, they did have opportunities.
Hawks are 2-10 and may only win one more game the remainder of the year. To put a positive spin on this, they will have a relatively low draft number. Since most of their problems this year have been injury related, not talent related, they could be looking good for next year. A healthy team with a good draft pick. It's something to look forward to…….
Mallard T. Drake on November 27, 2008 at 8:03 PM
The mighty mighty Maryland Terrapins are up 15 on the 6th ranked Spartans of Michigan State with 9 mins to go. Pretty good kick right in the nuts for the people of Michigan today if this lead holds. Go Terps!
They do, however, care about their image and a near empty Ford Field in the second half of a nationally televised game was not the image they want to project and wasn't, I'm sure, making a lot of happy faces in the NFL offices in NY.
rokemronnie on November 27, 2008 at 7:40 PM
They're lucky anyone is in the stands. As a lifetime Detroiter they aren't even embarassing anymore, mentally you just need to "check out." They've ruined my last Sunday afternoon. I've been watching since 1960 and they have been consistently pathetic. Even the radio guys were making fun of them today, how couldn't they and not be honest. If you do watch them you have to view the game like it's an episode of Gilligan's Island, no matter how promising the situation looks during the show you know something is going to happen to not get off the island, or in this case off the schnide. I also feel for Marinelli, he strikes me as a stand up guy and his career shows he's a good coach, obvisously not a good head coach. Matt Millen has dug the team a hole it could take a long time (one playoff win in 51 years!)to dig out of. Ford Sr. is a nice man but is clueless when it comes to how to run thhe organization. I's love to see him sell the team, but I'm not holding my breath.
Thanks for the opportunity to vent.
freebird on November 27, 2008 at 9:39 PM
From someone who lives in the outer suburbs of Detroit. I wish Ford would sell the team, even if it meant them leaving town. They are awful and the entire organization is imbued with a culture of losing.
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Lucid Dreaming was originally climbed by Paul Robinson in 2010 and graded V16. The line was an undone sit-start to the already established highball problem Rastaman Vibration (V12).
"The 'Rasta Sit Project' rebuffed all-comers, and steadily began to take on mythic status as the hardest well-tried project in the West, turning away everyone that came knocking, including Matt Birch, and Paul Robinson two years running," wrote Wills Young on the Bishop Bouldering Blog. "To put things in perspective, in 2007, Paul checked off The Swarm and The Mandala Sit Original (both v14) on the same day without much pre-knowledge."
Robinson's ascent has gained some controversy, however. Despite originally proposing a grade of V16 for Lucid Dreaming, Robinson eventually downgraded the line despite the fact that nobody had repeated the problem. He explained his reasoning in a blog post, writing: "When I first did this climb it felt so much harder than anything I had done in the past (Terremer [V15] Jade [V14], etc)," said Robinson. "Now that I have climbed so many more difficult boulders I have a real understanding for 8b+ [V14] and 8c [V15]. I think that this climb still is by far one of the hardest things I have ever done, however I think that it could very well be a hard 8c."
More controversy arose over the ascent due to the fact that Robinson had finally climbed the problem without any witnesses. A report at outsideonline.com stated: "Many people watched Robinson rehearse the route, but he finally nailed the ascent without witnesses or cameras."
Woods' ascent was documented, however. A video of him making the second ascent of Lucid Dreaming will be released soon, and pictures of the send by photographer and filmmaker Cameron Maier can be seen in this article above and below. Stay tuned for an interview with Woods coming to Rockandice.com soon.


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Regardless of if Miami becomes a contender or not, this trade was made for one reason only.
Regardless of if Miami becomes a contender or not, this trade was made for one reason only.
Buerhle and Reyes, due to their production and contracts, have negative trade value.
I wouldn't take them off waivers for free.
Johnson is the cost of dumping those contracts.
Even Buerhle is being paid market rates.
At some point you need to add value to the major league team, which can often be hard for a non-preferred baseball destination like Toronto. The Blue Jays are massively better today than they were yesterday, by a very large margin, and if they have the payroll capacity that this does not limit their ability to keep young talent, then i really like it for the Jays.
Reyes' contract is worse, but it seems as though there were more than a few interested suitors at the trade deadline.
"Since I've been with the Reds in 1989, we've never had a farm system this loaded," Bowden said. "If we were the New York Yankees and had unlimited dollars, we could have traded for Colon, (Jeff) Weaver, Rolen, (Cliff) Floyd, (Kenny) Rogers and Finley and gotten them all -- and still held onto our top five prospects. That's an amazing statement."
Well, at least they have awesome uniforms, an attractive stadium and throngs of adoring fans. So there's that.
Witty signature.
But taking this much salary on can only be judged in a few years when it can be determined if the extra salaries have prevented the team from keeping cheaper and better talent.
I also thing both players are likely to regress pretty quickly.
2. The year before that he had 6
3. It looks like he's healthy. If he is he should keep being productive. He has real offensive ability, and his defense shouldn't completely fall off the cliff (I think he's more Jimmy Rollins type).
4. 17.5M doesn't get you that much on the open market. Jose Reyes would get just a good a contract right now. Look what Brandon Phillips got.
5. Anyways should be able to look beyond WAR. He's 29. He can play SS adequately. He's a strong offensive threat. There are what, 5 other guys in the majors who can do that?
I'd consider him as about as good a free agent get (dollars, age, and production) as you are going to get.
After seeing the contracts the Dodgers took on (and gave away prospects), the Jays got better players for a similar price.
Interesting tidbit....
Guillen's replacement, Mike Redmond, most recently managed the Blue Jays' Class A Advanced team in Dunedin, Fla., last year and should be familiar with most of the prospects Toronto is sending to Miami.
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Despite a career spanning three decades, Bruce Willis has yet to be nominated for an Oscar. Not that the veteran action actor really has a problem with that.
The Die Hard star, 57, graces the cover of GQ magazine's March 2013 issue, and opens up about being (so far) overlooked for an Academy Award, his sobriety, stuttering, and the best piece of advice he could ever offer anyone.
"I don't think about it too much. It just always has seemed whimsical to me, to think about it," he tells the mag when asked whether he missed the recognition from the Academy.
"You don't get an Oscar for comedy, and you don't get it for shooting people. You get it for novelty, of being fascinating to watch in some character role. But the Die Hard stuff and Dirty Harry are all fraught with the same thing that every story is fraught with."
Inside the issue, Willis, who is currently doing the promotional rounds for A Good Day to Die Hard, the latest installment in the action series, also dishes on his sobriety.
The actor is said to have ditched the booze in 1988, which coincided with him pulling the plug on a lucrative promotional deal fronting ads for an alcoholic beverages company.
"I had been sober [for a while]," he says. "But once I realised that I wasn't gonna run myself off the pier of life with alcohol, drinking vodka out of the bottle every day...I have wine now, mostly when I eat."
Willis, who was this week made a Commander in the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government for his contribution to cinema, also reveals that he struggled with a speech impediment during his early years.
"The Cub Scout years, I had a terrible stutter," Willis explains.
"But then I did some theater somewhere, probably in high school. And when I memorised words, I didn't stutter, which was just miraculous. That was the beginning of the gradual dispelling of my stutter. I thought I was handicapped. I couldn't talk at all. I still stutter around some people now."
The actor, who is a father of four (daughter Mabel, 10 months, with wife Emma Heming, and daughters Rumer, 24, Scout, 21, Tallulah, 19, with ex-wife Demi Moore) also says he finds it difficult to explain what he does for a living to his kids.
"I can't even figure my job out," he says. "I can't figure out the proper metaphor to try to explain what it is I do, even to my kids. I can't get it into a nice, cozy box - 'This is what I do, and this is why.'
"I still like it - you can't beat the dough. But I'm sure there will be some kind of penance. The Catholic side of me - not that I am Catholic, but - just assumes that there's going to be a bill to pay. I don't know, maybe I should be doing something else, but I don't know what it would be."
He adds during the interview, "The work that I do. If you know you only have a certain amount of time left, what would be the best thing you could possibly do with that time? That's a good question. I don't know.
"I do question the whimsicalness of this profession. It's a great job to have the task of trying to entertain people. But if you've read any of the Marlon Brando stuff, you know it's no job for a grown man."
Does that mean he'll retire?
"Well, I have to stop doing it at some point, and I would like to do it with the same grace that he [Cary Grant] did," he continues. "Who's another actor who continued to work? [Clint] Eastwood is still doing it. And he's still doing great, telling stories. Telling stories is a way to make money."
Willis reveals that he still has goals in sight.
"[My goal right now is] to keep it looking lifelike," he tells the mag.
"In the past few months, I've read a lot about Old Hollywood - Gary Cooper, Cary Grant, Spencer Tracy, Audrey Hepburn, William Holden. Every story is that everyone was struggling. Everyone was flailing wildly. And it's kind of reassuring, because if you only see the performance, it's easy to associate that person with their work. Cary Grant was referring to himself as 'Cary Grant the actor. That's not me.' He would make a big difference between those two things."
As for future projects, Willis knows one thing for sure - they won't involve politics.
"And nobody wants to hear this bad news, but we're all dying on some level. I'm going to try to keep the machine moving forward as much as possible and not have to think about the eventuality of becoming more frail and less able to do the work," he explains.
"I know that I'm not going into politics. That's not an option. I was asked, and I said, 'Did you hear any of the stuff about me when I was a kid?'"
He has some advice for young actors, too.
"I recently heard one of my fellow actors say it in three words: 'Just shut up.' Just go silent. Maybe it's being older; maybe that's just a tiny tag of wisdom, that you've got to think about something before you say something," he says.
"I once thought that somehow, with this job, also comes the inherent right to say whatever the f*** I want regardless of whether I'm right or wrong or think that anybody needs to hear it or should hear it."
He continues: "Another thing that I heard whispered by another actor is 'You've got to do the hard stuff first.' Do the big scene first, and then you can do the small scenes and have fun. It's great advice for life. I say it to my kids: Do the hard stuff first. Then you can go and do whatever you want to do."
Click on over to GQ.com for more from the interview.
And check out the A Good Day to Die Hard trailer below:
Yippee-ki-yayyyy, indeed!
Meanwhile, Willis has spoken out about his rather awkward interview on British TV last week.
Willis appeared on the BBC's The One Show to promote the new Die Hard flick, and gave an interview that was littered with awkward pauses, one-word answers, mumbling and shoulder-shrugging.
In one section of the interview, Willis interrupted presenters Matt Baker and Alex Jones, and mused over the film's title.
"Let me ask you guys, what about the title? Are you confused by it?" he asked.
"I don't understand it. 'It's a Good Day to Die Hard'? No, I'm still working on it."
Willis has since apologised for the interview, admitting that he was "boring".
"I have to apologise," he told UK music radio station Xfm.
"I didn't get very many compliments about it. They said he was a little stale. But I was so jet-lagged. I'm very sorry, you kids on The One Show.
"I'm sure it's not their problem. I was a little bit boring, I think. I had a little sinking spell, that's all."
And finally...
* Vivienne Jolie-Pitt reportedly earned $3,000-a-week for Maleficent role.
* Royal anger as magazine plans to publish bikini photos of pregnant Kate Middleton.
* Marlin will return! Albert Brooks swims back for Finding Nemo 2.
* Scarlett Johansson nearly dreamed Anne Hathaway's dream - she auditioned for Les Miserables.
* "I showed side boob. I don't need to show ass" - Mila Kunis talks onscreen nudity.
* "I'm devastated and sad" - Lady Gaga postpones four shows, citing chronic joint pain.
* Matt Damon goes on toilet strike to raise awareness for clean water.
* Adele's Grammy crasher reveals why he did it. Singer denies she gave Chris Brown a tongue-lashing.
* Justin Timberlake surrenders to Instagram.
* Helena Bonham Carter to play Elizabeth Taylor in a TV movie.
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When we drink a glass of organic milk, or eat organic pork sausage with our organic scrambled eggs, it's easy to forget what goes into securing that "organic" label. On the surface, it's simple: in order for its output to be called organic, a cow (or a pig, or a chicken) has to eat organic food.
But it's not quite as effortless as it sounds.
The National Organic Program (the branch of the US Department of Agriculture that governs organic production and practices) mandates that livestock feed used on organic farms must not contain animal drugs or hormones, or mammalian or poultry by-products. What does that mean? That non-organic feed can contain such things — growth promoters, ground-up slaughter by-products, and pesticides. And while organic dairy (and livestock in general) is a growing sector, there's certainly much more supply and demand of non-organic feed nationwide.
Steve Russell, of Winslow, runs Pine Hill Jerseys with his family — a 45-cow operation that sells its milk through the Organic Valley cooperative. When he went organic more than a decade ago, there was "almost no infrastructure" in Maine to obtain organic grain on a large scale, he says. Then the Blue Seal organic grain mill in Auburn filled the void for a while (Blue Seal Feeds is headquartered in New Hampshire). That mill closed last year.
"We decided that was a good opportunity for some of us to get together and do it ourselves," Russell says of himself and the 11 other farmers who incorporated Maine Organic Milling (they're also all shippers to Organic Valley). "We're kind of at the end of the grain pipeline and we didn't have a lot of control over what we were getting for grain. The real motivating factor was to take over the quality of the ingredients and what we were feeding our cows."
With logistical and financial help from Organic Valley (which has 36 farmer-owners in Maine) and the Maine Department of Agriculture, the folks behind Maine Organic Milling set in motion the $350,000 mill purchase and put two former Blue Seal employees back to work part-time.
The feed produced at the mill combines corn, barley, wheat, and other grains from the Midwest and Canada. Right now it is being ground for bulk orders, but organizers hope to develop a bagged-feed program for smaller-scale backyard farmers in the near future.
According to the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, "organic dairy farming has become the fastest growing agricultural sector in New England," and "Maine has the highest percentage of organic dairy farms compared with conventional in the nation." Also according to MOFGA, purchased feed is by far the largest expense on an organic dairy producer's balance sheet.
It makes sense, then, to have a local feed producer, one that can serve this growing market as sustainably as possible. And the feed is available not only to co-op members, but to any Maine organic farmers (by calling 888.809.9297). Next steps include bringing other types of livestock farmers on board to develop and distribute feed recipes for other animals (in my March column, "Hog Wild on the Farm," I mentioned that the local organic pork producers at Treble Ridge Farm were interested exploring local organic grain possibilities). And the "ultimate goal," according to Russell, is to "encourage more local production" of the raw materials — large-scale grain-growing right here in Maine.
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Honoring the Sacred: Indigenous Wisdom on Rights of Mother Earth
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The sacred fire was lit as over 100 primarily Indigenous peoples gathered—and hundreds more participated online—for the RIGHTS OF MOTHER EARTH: International Indigenous Conference APRIL 4 – 6, 2012 at Haskell Indian Nations University. "This is the greatest challenge facing humanity in the 21st Century. How do we re-orientate the dominant industrialized societies so that they pursue human well-being in a manner that contributes to the health of our Mother Earth instead of undermining it? In other words – how do we live in harmony with Nature?"
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Olive Oil Selection
I bought a book on different olive oils, where they come from, how they're made, and now I'm more confused than ever. Does anyone have any advice on a good standard olive oil. It's in every recipe, and if (like my sea salt) I have something nice to start with, it'll resonate throughout all of my cooking. I've tried tasting them on their own and that didn't help... ha ha !
Anyway, if anyone has any how to figure this out, I'd truly appreciate it. Thanks!
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Re: Olive Oil Selection
Your choice of oil will have an effect, and much more than your salt will. So spend on oil and only buy expensive salt if you like it pretty. I buy cobram estate, it's Australian, and the higher end at the supermarket. This is for dressings and anything where it's used for flavor rather than high heat. I've used colavita before and quite liked it. Often you can get small bottles so you can try until you find a brand you like.
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Re: Olive Oil Selection
Hi alltbone,
I'm from a country that produces some of the best olive oil in the world. Like most mediterranean countries, we have been using it in our food for centuries.
I buy virgin olive oil for cooking and extra virgin for seasoning. I base my choice in the olive varieties but since Im not sure you can have that choice or information, you may do it according to the acidity level of the oil. For cooking I use 0.7 to 1% acidity. For seasoning however, I prefer a smoother oil with acidity of 0.5%.
Thats me of course. The old generations here tend to prefer high acidity oils of 1.5 and even 2%. Thats way too strong for me.
I hope it helps
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Project labor agreements are bad business
Original post made by Tim Hunt, Castlewood, on Oct 30, 2012
These union-backed and driven agreements basically guarantee trade union members government or private work. If a private company decides to make a deal to use union labor exclusively, so be it. That's their call.
When it comes to government and your tax dollars and mine—it's different. For decades, since the passage of the Davis-Bacon Act during the Depression, federal projects have required paying prevailing wages (that simply translates to union scale). That adds substantially to the costs of projects particularly now that the vast majority of the construction work force is non-union.
Over the years, merit (non-union) contractors have learned how to bid for prevailing wage jobs effectively. They can do so because they are not bound by union work rules that are generally designed to ensure as many jobs (thus as much dues income) as possible. Employees receive the higher union wages, but the costs for non-union contractors are still less. For ample, a plumbing job involving an 8-person crew averages $100.87 with union work rules and $77.06 for the merit shop when paying union scale.
The unions have responded to this challenge by turning to the politicians—virtually all Democrats—to seek project labor agreements on jobs.
Numerous studies have demonstrated that these agreements raise costs by 10 to 15 percent.
On federal jobs, the Bush Administration allowed open competition and disallowed any labor agreements. Early on, the Obama Administration reversed that and requires labor agreements—one could argue in a direct payback for the union support.
What that means is not only higher costs borne by all taxpayers, but the non-union 85 percent of the construction work force is eliminated from bidding or doing jobs they are paying for with their taxes.
Let's bring this down to Alameda County, a traditional union stronghold. Let's start with the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, a multi-billion project that has a labor agreement. So do the BART extensions to the Oakland Airport and Eastern Contra Costa County—the airport line alone is more than $500 million.
It also covers the Chabot-Las Positas Community College District and all of the new facilities at Las Positas and the refurbishment of the Chabot campus.
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors already has determined that the East County Courthouse, to be built next to Santa Rita county jail, will be constructed by union labor. Given the sorry state of both state and county finances, it is irresponsible to lock out 85 percent of the work force and then raise the costs 10 to 15 percent to take care of their union bosses.
What's interesting is to witness school districts cry poor and then mandate these agreements for construction. Seven other Alameda County school districts require these agreements as does the city of Berkeley. On the docket for potential agreements is all work in Alameda County of more than $1 million as well as all work in Hayward, for the Oakland Housing Authority and for any work on conversion of the Oakland Army Base of more than $1 million.
Who sits in the White House will determine if these agreements are used on jobs with federal funding, but it's the local agencies that are paying off unions at the expense of taxpayers in the local areas.
These also are worth considering as you weigh your vote on Measure B1 to double the sales tax for transportation in Alameda County to 1 cent and make it permanent. The county commission, conveniently, has not determined its policy on project labor agreements, but given the political makeup of the majority of the county it's not a difficult guess when it comes up.
These political payoffs are no different that compulsory union dues that are collected from employees and then used to invest in Democrat candidates for office.
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on Oct 31, 2012 at 12:12 pm
Yes I live in San Jose, but as member of laborers 270 I work all over the bay area, and it is likely that i will work on the one or more of the project that Tim mentioned. A lot of what he says is factually correct. Labor uses it's influence to ensure that large projects, especially public works project go to union workers. This definitely drives up project costs. Is this fair? look at the benefits. In area that have strong unions, ALL wages, union and nonunion are higher. Areas with strong unions have a Lower discrepency between the rich and the poor, (more middle class).Unions level the playing field, creating a means for the common working man to bargain for the value of his work. Most areas with strong unions have an overall higher standard of living for everyone. My union maintains a training facility nearby in San Ramon. The simple fact that union laborers are better trained and more experienced means that our projects are built to higher standard of excellence. I build bridges for a living. Do you want inexperienced workers doing that? Like many Union Laborers I 'graduated' to union work as I gained experience over the years. I have earned the right to support a family and have a home here in the bay area. UNion workers a Local workers and wages paid to us go es back into the local economy, not disappearing into the pockets of nonunion out-of-state contractors and their imported workers.
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I agree John Hatch.
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I agree with Mr. Hunt. I totally disagree with the previous two commentors. I apologize if I am incorrect, but I believe at least one of the preceding commentators is a well known member of the local fire fighters union (?). I think its relevant and appropriate that a commentator would make that known if they state non union work is essentially inferior due to a lack of membership.
Firstly, the degree of regulations, including regular compliance inspectors at the State, Federal and local levels make it impossible to say correctly that union workmanship is superior to non-union workmanship. Union membership does NOT prevent faulty work nor keep a construction defect lawsuit away. It just means there will be more money or juice to defend a union member because the union extracts money from its membership for such things as well as high power attorneys to negotiate their ever increasing lucrative compensation packages.
I used to think it was wonderful that we live in a Country where we have the freedom of choices. But I see unions now as the biggest special interest group with powerful lobbyists that will eliminate competition and we will all be paying for exploding public sector and union benefits. In the interest of disclosure, I am a Democrat and a former Calpers (public sector) employee. Needless to say, Im voting YES on 32. What's next. . . requiring my private sector employer to automatically deduct money from my paycheck for the church I attend.
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Chaos Eve Online is a fantasy/medieval MORPG set in the world of Antresnia, a world split in two by war and chaos.
Waring nations battle it out for control over the ruins of the shattered empires. The world on the brink of total chaos.
Target aim:
Retail - low price point
Compensation may be low, I am not expecting hand outs however I will be putting this game up for funding once I have a working model to display, I need help getting it to that point, all involved will be justly rewarded. I am willing to sign on that.
Target System - PC Only as current
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Huge Continents Vast places to explore.
Guild System Complex guild management and building system.
Karma System Doing good or bad will have some kind of an effect on you or others.
Wound System Injuries will have lasting effects.
Quests (Co-op, and solo) Many quests and a story behind them.
Distinct Character Development System Based on your choices, your character will be different from everyone elses.
Guild Castle System Guilds can build castles in set locations, or occupy ruined castles.
Provence Management System
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The world of Antresnia is a vast and beautiful world in the Xeppinia Star System. The plants climate varies but is mostly earth like with features such as mountain ranges, snow plains, grass lands and even tundras. Along with the two major continents throughout the world there will be islands that are up for grabs. These islands can serve as trading posts between continents, or even a smuggling station for sneaking people in and out of the continents.
Continent of Teshima (Teshiman Empire)
In the game there are 2 major continents. The Continent of Teshima and Almandara, The continent of Teshima was founded by Hirosaki Teshima, a young war lord who over time captured and ruled every province on the continent. With the death of Hirosaki Teshima and Romulus Almandara in the year 567 the world fell to chaos. The dark times were beginning to be known as The Chaos Eve. The Chaos Eve was an ancient legend that has been passed down since the creation of man. The legend tells of darkness beyond all imagination that will come from the simultaneous death of two very powerful beings. Hirosaki Teshima was reincarnated as the God of Storms and Chaos. While Romulus Almandara was reincarnated as the God of Earth and Life, The two gods joined the existing Gods Sephir and Zelic. The land of Teshima is covered with lush forests in the center mainland, with heavy and high mountains to the north stretching down to the east. The southland is barren and dead from all the wars fought there.
Continent of Almandara (Almandarian Empire)
The second of the two continents is the continent of Almandara. The continent of Almandara was founded by Romulus Almandara, who was a general from the army of Hirosaki Teshima. When Hirosaki sent Romulus Almandara to the unclaimed continent in the year 521 Romulus rebelled and started his own army, known as the Fallen Disciples. He took over the entire continent with little opposition. When Hirosaki learned of Romulus's rebellion he was infuriated. The two War Lords were in constant battle, death destruction and war was all anyone knew. The year is 567 Both Hirosaki and Romulus have mysteriously died simultaneously. The Eve of Chaos Has Begun ..Are you prepared? The land of Almadara is mostly flat planar landscape in the mainland and mountainous to the west. The north is ice and glaciers, while the south is a dense jungle; the east is also a barren wasteland where the wars of the nations are fought.
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Its all about Ports
Over the last few months I have been to a few interview and some of the same question come up and they usually all about what services are running on what ports.
So my first question is how many ports do you think a Junior penetration tester should know off the top of his head ? top 10,20,30,50 ports
Second question is what would you say are the top 10,20,30,50 ports are depending on first answer
I guess these would be in there somewhere
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22 ssh
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Entry doors are an opportunity to make a statement, and these doors say something specific about the house. Designed to evoke the solidity and sleek lines of a pre-war luxury car, the doors are made of wenge, the same material used on the home's other doors and kitchen cabinets. Here they're infilled with bronze-colored steel panels, echoing the house's exposed structural steel, light fixtures, and handrails.
The stainless steel lock mechanism adds a bit of machined elegance. Its long, curving bow mimics the arc of the hallway inside, but it functions as a spring that holds the bolt in place. "Everything that makes the door operate is visible as surface decoration," says architect Tom Ward. "It's a fingertip operation. The tolerances between all the parts is very precise, akin to the shift lever on a Ferrari." Our jury admired the way the doors reinvent a common element and make it part of a larger composition.
Entrant/Architect: Ward + Blake Architects, Jackson, Wyo.; Builder: Cox Construction, Jackson; Landscape design: Agrostis, Jackson; Door fabricator: Falls Cabinet and Millwork, Idaho Falls, Idaho; Living space: 14,342 square feet; Site: 35 acres; Construction cost: $800 per square foot; Photographer: David J. Swift.


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Man's best friend showed off their ability to lend a helping paw with ranch work Wednesday during the first work out day of the 2013 Red Bluff Bull and Gelding Sale.
Twenty top-notch stock dogs from trainers and breeders across the west were scheduled to compete up until Friday's 35th annual Dog Sale.
Wednesday's competition took place in the fairgrounds arena with each dog being judged on a 100-point scale how they handled cattle.
A total of five judges score the judges in three categories - stop, obedience and control.
The top and low scores are thrown out and the remaining three scores are averaged.
Stop is worth 50 points and judges look to how the dog goes to the lead of the lead cow and if they show sufficient power to stop and control cattle when challenged.
The remaining 50 points are split evenly between obedience and control.
All 20 dogs in this year's sale are border collies.
Red Bluff's Loren Holmes is the consignor of two dogs, Polar Cap, which she also bred, and Sara Grace.
Anderson's Tanya Williams is the consignor and breeder of Miss Sally and also bred Mr. Mac. In the Dog Sale catalog Miss Sally is described as "a very talented young lady loaded with natural ability and style." Besides California the consignors and breeders came from Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming.
Consignor and breeder Katie Martin has been working with top-notch stock dogs for seven years.
While the locals may have been complaining about the weather lately, Martin was looking forward to her second trip to the Red Bluff sale in part because of the weather.
When she left her ranch in LaGrande, Ore. with her border collie Bar MK Demi the weather was in the low teens.
Martin said she trains her dogs about 30 minutes a day, but because they are on a working ranch they are constantly receiving of real like experience.
The most stressful part about the sale week is the sale itself, she said.
And of course there's always saying farewell.
"You get attached to them, kind of like your kids," Martin said. "So you'd like them to go to someone who will see them like you do."
The Dog Sale is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Friday at the Don Smith Pavilion.
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Gilbride is just setting up his resume for another HC job somewhere. We don't have to agree with this statement, as it was intended for a GM or owner looking for a new HC to hire. We should be more concerned about if he leaves, who we wind up with.
Well if KG is the best OC because he has 2 Rings, does that mean tha. BJ is the best RB?
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Santa Rosa, CA. April 18th, 2014 - Liquid Image 60 Degree Wide Angle Torch for Scuba Diving is now available.
The Model 347 Wide Angle Torch features a rugged aluminum housing and a 5.5 Watt, 330 lumen CREE LED, and with a 60 degree light spread. The wide angle beam and bright light create powerful and smooth illumination for Photos and Videos. The depth rating on this new model is 300ft / 90m. Estimated battery performance is 100 minutes, which is approximately the time required for two average dives.
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Cooper Union Athletics
At the Cooper Union, we have Varsity Soccer, Varsity Basketball, Varsity Tennis, Varsity Volleyball, and Cross Country teams for women and men. All of these sports were initiated by student interest.
Early in the fall semester, tryouts are held for each of the teams. We encourage the participation of both students with past athletic experience and those who are willing to learn. We have a great process and philosophy of teaching that helps all of our athletes improve.
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Sawyers Agree To $809,000 Lawsuit Settlement
One of several civil lawsuits filed against a Bend couple whose real estate businesses are under investigation by the FBI was settled Monday, three days before it was set to go to trial - leaving Kevin and Tami Sawyer on the hook for more than $800,000.
Under the stipulated judgment filed in Deschutes County Circuit Court, Starboard LLC, one of the firms owned by Tami and Kevin Sawyer, agreed to pay Bend Dr. David Redwine, his wife, Laurie Turner-Redwine, and the doctor's pension fund roughly $809,000.
The Redwines' suit is one of several accusing the Sawyers of improper use of investment funds. The case was set to go to trial on Thursday.
The settlement also sets 12 percent interest until the agreed-upon amount is paid.
Martin Hansen, the plaintiffs' attorney, told NewsChannel 21 that to his knowledge, it was the first such stipulated judgment agreed to by the Sawyers, whose real estate business, The Sawyer 5, was shut down earlier this year under the cloud of allegations.
Kevin Sawyer resigned his position as captain with the Bend Police Department earlier this year, several weeks after Police Chief Sandy Baxter publicly confirmed that one or more of the Sawyers' businesses were the subject of an FBI investigation.
"The judgment becomes a lien on the property of the judgment debtor - Starboard LLC, in this case," Hansen said late Monday.
"And there's various means we can go about the judgment, regarding selling these properties, having debtor exams," the lawyer said. "Things of that nature are the next steps to turn that judgment into actual cash, in favor of the Redwines."
The Sawyers' attorney, Brian MacRitchie, also made a rare statement to NewsChannel 21, when asked to comment on the stipulated settlement of the lawsuit.
"In this case, what my clients would like said is that they agreed to the entry of this judgment, and it's unfortunate," MacRitchie said. "But Starboard was caught in this market crash, meltdown, like so many others. Unfortunately, that's a sign of the times."
"They agreed this money was owed" to the Redwines, he said, again saying his clients were "unfortunately caught in this market meltdown."
The Sawyers' lawyer declined to comment about other pending cases or the status of the FBI probe.


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To get on the subway (or bus) and not see any attractive women. But within 15 minutes, you have lowered your requirements so much that the average-looking woman, when compared to the other women on the subway, is now very attractive. And you have decided that she is so wonderful that you can't stop staring at her, and even get a little aroused and lose focus.
I got on the F train on 1st and 1st. By the time I hit 53 and Lex, the chick with the mole between her eyes turned me on. I was in "Subway Love".
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The Tobacco Enforcement Section of the Revenue Division promotes the health of Indiana citizens by working to decrease the incidence of youth smoking throughout the state.
The $206 billion Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) with the Tobacco Industry has given rise to numerous legal issues which are handled by the Tobacco Enforcement Section.
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Whither by FAL from afar, or pistol close,
Though shalt die, and by my hand this very day."
What a group we make. Somehow I had everyone figured to be completely different. So much for my person skills.
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I am a total newbee that's building inner covers for my hives that are arriving in April and I am having issues cutting the hole. Does anyone have a stencil for the hole? I am cutting them with a jig saw and they are coming out lousy. How important is the size/shape of the hole? Does the location of the hole matter? It would seem to me that putting the hole right in the center would limit the amount of feed that can be put in the body since you can't cover the hole.
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Grassroots journalists are dismantling Big Media's monopoly on the news, transforming it from a lecture to a conversation. Not content to accept the news as reported, these readers-turned-reporters are publishing in real time to a worldwide audience via the Internet. The impact of their work is just beginning to be felt by professional journalists and the newsmakers they cover. In We the Media: Grassroots Journalism by the People, for the People, nationally known business and technology columnist Dan Gillmor tells the story of this emerging phenomenon, and sheds light on this deep shift in how we make and consume the news.We the Media is essential reading for all participants in the news cycle:
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Update Regarding SJSU Plus Courses: Now Part of CSU CourseMatch/OCE Courses. (January 6, 2014)
For Students:
The five former SJSU Plus courses that cost $150.00 through the College of International and Extended Studies have been redesigned and are currently being offered for the Spring 2014 semester through the Schedule of Classes as either online courses or blended courses and are part of a student's general tuition package.
- Online courses: STAT 95, PSYC 1, CS 46A
- Online CourseMatch courses (Courses that are open to all CSU students as well as SJSU students. FAQs and instructions for SJSU students): STAT 95 and CS 46A
- Blended courses: MATH 6L and MATH 8
For Faculty:
SJSU Plus courses (jointly created courses by Udacity and SJSU) were offered through the College of International and Extended Studies last Spring 2013:
- Elementary Statistics (STAT 95)
- Entry Level Mathematics (MATH 6L)
- College Algebra (MATH 8)
In Summer 2013, two new courses were added:
- General Psychology (PSYC 1)
- Introduction to Programming (CS 46A)
Last summer, SJSU applied for the Chancellor's Bottleneck Course Grants that morphed into 3 funding streams: (1) Proven Courses; (2) Promising Courses; and (3) CourseMatch (formerly known as OCE--Online Concurrent Enrollment) courses. All of these courses are for CSU students as stateside offerings to address excess student demand due to bottleneck course offerings.
(1) Proven Courses: Funds are only allocated to participating campuses for courses that have a proven record of student performance that is equal to or better than student performance in traditional face-to-face classrooms. One of our courses that used edX materials in a flipped mode, Introduction to Circuit Analysis (EE 98), was approved for a grant to hold an eAcademy for other CSU faculty to learn how to teach flipped courses using those materials. This training was successfully accomplished last summer.
(2) Promising Courses: SJSU was also given funding for three Promising Courses, Elementary Statistics (STAT 95), Introduction to Programming (CS 46A), and General Psychology (PSYC 1) to be redesigned for Spring 2014. Funds were available for faculty to receive reassigned time, Instructional Student Assistant (ISA) support, and web-conferencing proctor support. The courses will be converted by our faculty from the Udacity platform to run on stateside in Canvas. Udacity has made all content open and free to faculty for their own use and Udacity will receive no payments or revenue. Elementary Statistics (STAT 95) will have an enrollment cap of 70, Introduction to Programming (CS 46A) will have 150, and General Psychology (PSYC 1) will have 35 students. These courses are all in conformity with SJSU's Senate Distance Education policy S01-10. In addition, these redesigned online courses are similar to other stateside online courses in their pedagogy (with additional SJSU Plus self-paced modules added), enrollments, administration, and tuition.
(3) CourseMatch/OCE Courses: Only those SJSU Plus courses that had retention and grades equivalent to or better than traditional sections could qualify for the third program, the online concurrent enrollment program. These CSU online courses are listed by the Chancellor's Office. Half of the enrollment in these courses will be SJSU students and half CSU (with no penalty for the CSU enrollment and a reimbursement of $3,400 for each annualized FTES).
Elementary Statistics (STAT 95) and Introduction to Programming (CS 46A) will be listed on the CourseMatch/OCE list. Local students enroll up until 2 weeks before classes start. Then other CSU concurrent students are added until the first day of class. At that time, local students are again allowed to register in any remaining spaces until the Add period is over.
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Cheal, Catheryn. "Creating MOOCs for College Credit" (Research Bulletin). Louisville, CO: EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research, August 14, 2013, available from http://www.educause.edu/ecar or the PDF file.
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Incredibly durable, renewable, and rich in tonal variation, seagrass and abaca are both ideal for relaxed living spaces such as covered porches, patios and sunrooms. We've handwoven it over a hardwood frame to create a sofa with the same high quality construction as our upholstered pieces.
- 99.5" w x 36" d x 35" h
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- Color variations are inherent in the natural plant fibers used in our seagrass collection. The result may be differences in color tone from that shown.
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Spons'd Tingles: Venus Looks – Sharon Stone
The older, the shorter? Why not? It works for her. She's crazy, but it works for her. Sharon Stone is an undeniably attractive woman. Who has amazing legs.
Last Friday in Beverly Hills at a Nelson Mandela Foundation event – here she is in a short dress and the body of a 25 year old. Don't deny it. She might be postal but that looks good. Very, very good.
At Cannes, where she is an annual institution, always in town for the AMFAR event, seen here again at the Inglourious Basterds premiere in a short dress with a long train (at least it's better than Beyonce). The crowd erupted for her. Like, some people were swooning. So she gave them every inch. They kept introducing her from Basic Instinct and Casino. How long ago was that?
And still, in Europe Sharon Stone is a big deal. We saw her at the Du Cap later on returning from the after party. Amazingly enough she didn't announce her arrival with that big voice. She was resting it for the AMFAR auction the next night.
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A Dublin cheeseburger is simply licking a females vagina or rectum after you or another male has ejaculated into it. Made famous by Irish politicians during the Celtic Tiger. Similar to sloppy seconds.
Dave's ex is sleeping with a new guy. That new guy is getting Dave's dublin cheeseburger.
by Hontop Shanny September 21, 2010


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July 2008
Nicora Placa, a middle school math teacher in Bronx, New York, identifies what she sees as the most important issue in education today.
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