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Saints' Steve Spagnuolo Syas Eli Is One Of The League's Few Elite QBs
Excerpt: "An appearance on Monday Night Football means it's a short week for the Giants as they prepare for the Saints on Sunday. The Giants return to the practice field this afternoon looking to right the ship with just a one-game cushion in the NFC East with four to go.
For two seasons, Steve Spagnuolo witnessed Eli Manning develop everyday as the Giants' defensive coordinator. The first of those years ended in a victory in Super Bowl XLII, more because of his defense than Manning. But last season's Super Bowl run was different and Spagnuolo offered his two cents on the never-ending discussion over whether Manning is one of the league's "elite" quarterbacks.
"You described it, he's elite," Saints defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo said to reporters on Monday. "There aren't many that are elite, he's one of them. He's another one of those guys."
The Giants defense was a top-5 unit in nearly all categories in 2008, the year after the Super Bowl win, and Spagnuolo was rewarded with the head coaching job in St. Louis. He was fired over the offseason after going 10-38 in three seasons without a playoff appearance." Read more...
Giants' Tom Coughlin Calls Number Of Penalties "Shocking" In Loss To Redskins
Excerpt: "The essential components for victory were there.
The Giants won the turnover battle, 1-0. In coach Tom Coughlin's eight-plus seasons, the Giants were 33-4 in turnover-free games, including the postseason, entering Monday night's game.
They rushed for over 100 yards for the third consecutive game, 117 to be exact. In Coughlin's tenure, the Giants were 67-29 with such results.
Defensively, they held the Redskins to 17 points. Under Coughlin, the Giants had lost just four times when holding an opponent to 17 or fewer points.
But on Monday night, one statistic trumped all: nine penalties for 73 yards. That was the Giants' output in their 17-16 loss to Washington. The inflated totals blindsided Coughlin and the Giants in a precarious, if familiar, position.
Now at 7-5 on the season, the Giants own just a one-game lead over the Redskins and Cowboys in the NFC East with a daunting four-game schedule remaining.
"It's a four-game season and we have to win, literally, every one of our games," Coughlin said on a conference call Tuesday. "That's how I look at it." Read more...
Antrel Rolle Says Giants Gave Too Much Praise To RG III Leading Up To Game
Excerpt: "Leading up to last night's loss to the Redskins, a few Giants defensive players were very complimentary of rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III. They had good reason. Entering the game, Griffin had taken the NFL by storm. He had 16 touchdowns to four interceptions, and 642 yards and six touchdowns on the ground.
But one player believes the high praise crossed the line.
"Personally, that's something myself, that's not anything I've been too fond of," Rolle said in a radio interview on WFAN this afternoon. "Do I respect my opponents? I respect them. You know, I'll give credit when credit's due. But I'm not gonna kiss anyone's butt before the game. That's something that I'm never, ever gonna do as long as I'm playing the game of football."
Griffin wasn't as spectacular last night -- a 17-16 win -- as he has been in other games. He was 13-of-21 for 163 yards and a touchdown, but did have 72 rushing yards, 46 of which came on the ground.
Rolle said teammates' compliments of Griffin is a sign of a lack of intensity the team needs.
"I think we just need to get back to being a little nasty, having a nasty attitude," said Rolle. "Like I said, don't do anything that's out of the line of football, but have a little nasty attitude, get a little bit more dog in us, and go out there and play the game. Play the game physical, play the game tough, play the game hard, and we'll give hugs and kisses after the game." Read more...
Justin Tuck Hopes Giants "Put Things Back Together" After Redskins' Loss
Excerpt: "A day after the Giants' 17-16 loss to the Redskins, Justin Tuck welcomed the chance to get his mind off of football for a few hours. The Giants' defensive captain hosted his annual toy and book drive at Garden State Plaza tonight -- to benefit the Boys and Girls Club and his R.U.S.H. for Literacy foundation -- before getting back to work tomorrow to break down the Redskins loss and prepare for a "pretty potent" Saints team.
"We know what it's going to take for us to get where we want to go. Hopefully that happens. Hopefully we put things back together," Tuck said. "But we can't continue to play inconsistent football like we have. We had a great week last week against Green Bay. We had a decent week this week, but obviously everything is kind of dumbed down because you lose the football game. So hopefully we get back in happier spirits after next week's game."
Tuck echoed one point coach Tom Coughlin made: The Giants did not play a bad game, but their efforts were derailed by several key mistakes, including nine penalties.
"Sometimes you over-analyze things as far as the loss goes," Tuck said. "I thought we played decently last night. I thought we played well enough, if you take a few mistakes out of there, to win that football game. We've had issues with this team as far as playing bad games. I wouldn't say last night was a bad game."
Tuck pointed out that the Redskins loss wasn't like the Week 10 loss to the Bengals, "where you just have no answer (to what happened)." The Giants were in the game until the end, needing one final defensive stop or a drive to a field goal to win." Read more...
Tom Coughlin Says The Giants Have To Win Their Remaining Four Games
Excerpt: "When the Giants came off their bye two weeks ago, they pressed the reset button and boiled down the season to its simplest form: a six-game season.
With a one-game cushion in the NFC East, the heat was on. A resounding win in the mini-season opener against the Packers gave them a two-game lead. But, just like that, that no longer is the case.
Now the six-game season is a four-game affair and a one-game lead is all they enjoy once again following last night's 17-16 loss to the surging Redskins. The remaining four-game schedule is stiff, beginning with an underachieving Saints team on Sunday, followed by visits to Atlanta and Baltimore.
Again, as was the case last season, the Giants are not making it easy on themselves.
"I'm just looking at it one game at a time knowing full well that it's a four-game season and we have to win literally every one of our games," head coach Tom Coughlin said today in a conference call with reporters. "That's how I look at it."
Having to win all four games isn't exactly a necessity. The Giants, currently at 7-5, could conceivably afford a loss -- maybe even two -- down the stretch. But the Giants would likely lose the tiebreaker with the Redskins (6-6) because it will likely be based on divisional record because the teams split the season series. The Cowboys are also in second place in the division at 6-6." Read more...
Gola: Giants Never Super During Encore Attempt
Excerpt: "The Giants have never worn their Super Bowl rings well. It has always been something.In 1987, it was the players' strike and three straight losses by an almost comical replacement team. No playoffs.
In '91, Ray Handley was the convenient scapegoat. No playoffs.
In '08, Plaxico Burress shot himself. First-round playoff loss.
In 2012? Huh? Can't be.
The Giants had this thing wrapped up a little over a month ago. But there it is. The post-Super Bowl jinx looms again. And this time, there are no excuses, no flukes. If they continue to screw things up, it will be on them.
It is a very plausible scenario. Not only can they blow the NFC East if they don't finish better than 2-2 the rest of the way, a 9-7 record may not even be good enough for a wild card. And if you look at the schedule, 2-2 isn't out of the question.
The Saints are first at Met Life Stadium Sunday. Losses to the Niners and Falcons have pretty much finished them, but they will have 10 days off, and there is always Drew Brees, who carved them up last year. Still, the Giants ought to prevail.
Then it gets dicey with back-to-back visits to two of the toughest venues in the league. They will play at the Georgia Dome, where the Falcons (11-1) have won 19 of their last 22 games. Then it's on to M&T Bank Stadium, where the Ravens just had a 15-game winning streak snapped by the Steelers. That's a combined 34-4 record if you are scoring." Read more...
Giants Need To Play Nasty, Not Nice Says Rolle
Excerpt: "The Giants glowed about the skills of Robert Griffin III in the days leading up to their loss to the Washington Redskins. Maybe they even glowed a little bit too much.
That's what Antrel Rolle seemed to say on Tuesday when he scolded his teammates for heaping too much pre-game praise on their opponents. Respect, he said, is fine. Just save it for after the game is over.
Going into the Giants' remaining four games he wants to see the defending champions revive their "nasty attitude" and let the "dog" inside of them finally come out.
"I think we need to start giving more credit after the game as opposed to before the game," Rolle said during his weekly appearance on WFAN radio. "Personally, that's not anything I've been too fond of. Do I respect my opponents? I respect them. You know, I'll give credit when credit's due. But I'm not going to kiss anyone's butt before the game. That's something that I'm never, ever going to do as long as I'm playing the game of football.
"I think we just need to get back to being a little nasty, having a nasty attitude, get a little bit more dog in us, and go out there and play the game."
The Giants (7-5) certainly didn't seem to have that "dog" in them on Monday night when they fell meekly to the Redskins 17-16. Their penalty-plagued offense managed only a field goal in the second half of the game, and their defense was pushed around for 207 rushing yards and didn't register a sack." Read more...
Locklear Lost For Season With Serious Knee Injury
Excerpt: "Right tackle Sean Locklear was lost for the season on Monday night with what Coughlin would only describe as a "serious" injury to his right knee. It happened in the fourth quarter when his right leg was bent awkwardly between Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw and safety Madieu Williams.
Coughlin declined to get into specifics, except to say that the 31-year-old veteran would need surgery.
"We feel badly for Sean," Coughlin said. "Here's a guy that's come in here, not knowing our system, has played well for us. He's been there when we've needed him. He's done a heck of a job and we all feel bad about this taking place. It is a serious injury, and we're very upset about that. I'm trying to be aware of that. We'll release all that information at the appropriate time."
Coughlin was clearly upset when talking about Locklear, who has played both left and right tackle for the Giants this season. He's been a stabilizing force on a sometimes shaky offensive line and a good team player who didn't complain when he was returned to the bench after David Diehl returned to health and reclaimed his spot in the starting lineup." Read More...
Better 'slate' Than Never For Big Blue To Start Finishing Off Their Foes
Excerpt: "Now that their backs are pressed up against the playoff wall again, now that the Big Blue sky is falling again on the Giants, I have a message Tom Coughlin needs to pound through their skulls every day from now through the final four games:
Play Like Chumps again, and don't come crying if you choke on the playoffs and someone else is hoisting the Lombardi Trophy.
Once again, it is time to Finish.
Finish the season.Finish Building the Bridge
.Finish like 2007 and 2011, not 2008, 2009 or 2010.
Finish dishonoring Harry Carson with 200-yard run defense and dominate the trenches.
Finish teams with some good old-fashioned killer instinct.
Finish quarterbacks with that fearsome pass rush of yesteryear.Finish drives with touchdowns again.
Finish committing mindless, costly penalties.
Finish being *****cats and unleash your inner ... let Antrel Rolle tell it:
"I don't see enough dog out there on the field," he said on radio yesterday.
And he doesn't mean poodle.
"I think we just need to get back to being a little nasty," he said.Destiny is still in your hands.
Don't drop it."We have to win literally every one of our games," Coughlin said.
Then win them:
vs. SAINTS
Drew Brees will be looking to rebound from his five-interception nightmare against the Falcons. And remember he will have studied the Giants for 10 days — a four-day advantage over Eli Manning. And good luck covering tight end Jimmy Graham and Darren Sproles out of the backfield.Joe Vitt has made a difference, but Sean Payton is missed. At least we can be certain there will be no bounty on Manning. The Saints' defense is the NFL's worst (440.5 yards allowed) but has averaged 329 yards allowed in its past two games. Hakeem Nicks is not himself. Steve Spagnuolo will have a trick or two up his sleeve for Manning. The 5-7 Saints — 2-4 on the road — will be the more desperate team. But no Dome-field advantage this time." Read more...
Suddenly, Giants Feel Heat To Win Out
Excerpt: "With their lead in the NFC East reduced to a single game, the Giants have margin for error — but it's thinner than Tom Coughlin's patience with all the penalties his team committed in Monday night's 17-16 loss to the Redskins.
The 7-5 Giants are trying to hold off the onrushing Redskins and Cowboys, both 6-6. It is certainly plausible that even if the Giants lose one of their remaining four games they will win the division title, though they do not stack up well if tiebreakers are needed to determine the order of finish.
"I'm going to be aware of all the things you're talking about," Coughlin said yesterday, "but that's not going to enter into my thinking."
Coughlin is thinking something quite different for his Giants and it goes like this: Win 'em all."I'm just looking at it one game at a time knowing full well it's a four-game season,'' Coughlin said. "We have to win literally every one of our games."
A clean sweep of the remaining four games won't be easy, considering up next is the underachieving but dangerous Saints, who always have a puncher's chance as long as Drew Brees is slinging the football.
Then come road games at Atlanta and Baltimore and the regular-season finale with the self-destructed Eagles.
Coughlin didn't buy into the theory the Giants could have nailed down the division title if they beat the Redskins.
IIt would be no nailing down,'' he said. "There are still plenty of games to be played. It certainly would have been a great advantage to win there in terms of the Washington-Giant separation, but that's not going to eliminate other teams.'' Read more...
Past Glory Won't Help In This 'Dog' Fight
Excerpt: "The Giants are fools if they look at what they have unearthed, remember what they dug up last season and think to themselves, "We got this.''
When Justin Tuck, after a wasteful 17-16 loss to the Redskins, makes statements like, "That's what we've done all year, we lose a game, we lose two, we bounce back,'' it leads to an assumption that is sure to cost the Giants dearly.
Losing to the rampaging Redskins in a game the Giants never should have lost does not mean first place in the NFC East, the division title and a playoff berth are now as un-catchable as Robert Griffin III proved himself to be, over and over again. But the Giants have to get something straight in their heads before they face the Saints on Sunday, before these final four games turn into a pathway to an early offseason:
"They'' was last year's team, and there is a reason why what they accomplished was so special and rare. "Them'' is this year's team, which has been an inconsistent, mood-swing outfit. Here is all the evidence anyone needs to see the difference: In losses to the Steelers and Redskins, the Giants blew fourth-quarter leads, which has nothing to do with "Finish'' or the bridge Tom Coughlin wants built from last year to this one.
There are two disparate mentalities the Giants should have, best represented in sentiments shared by Tuck and Antrel Rolle. Both are team leaders, in their own ways.
Tuck wants to lean on the résumé his team has put together, the track record of success.
"We still feel confident where we are — we have a one-game lead,'' he said. "That's not to say everything's going to work in our favor like it did last year, but we got confidence in the fact we've done it before and we don't see any reason we won't be able to bounce back from this.''
Rolle doesn't want to lean on anything. He wants to get nasty and stop kissing butts." Read more...
Coughlin: Giants Have To Win Out
Excerpt: "That is the way coach Tom Coughlin is looking at the remaining four games for the Giants, who squandered a huge opportunity to gain some distance in the NFC East with their 17-16 loss to the Redskins on Monday night.
"I'm just looking at it one game at a time knowing full well it's a four game season, we have to win literally every one of our games,'' Coughlin said on Tuesday.
That may or may not be the case, as the Giants (7-5) hold a one-game lead on the Cowboys and Redskins, both 6-6. Even if the Giants have some small margin for error, the situation for the next month will be urgent, starting with Sunday's game against the Saints. After that, it is road games at Atlanta and Baltimore before the regular-season home finale against the Eagles.
Asked if he thinks his team will respond, Coughlin said "I certainly think we will and I hope we will. I don't know why we wouldn't.'' Read more...
Rolle: Giants Need To Get A Little Nasty
Excerpt: "Antrel Rolle believes he knows one way to get the Giants out of their inconsistent ways and steer them toward the playoffs.
Get nasty and stop kissing butts.
"I think we just need to get back to being a little nasty, having a nasty attitude," Rolle said Tuesday on his weekly WFAN spot. "Don't do anything that's out of the line of football, but have a little nasty attitude, get a little bit more dog in us, and go out there and play the game. Play the game physical, play the game tough, play the game hard, and we'll give hugs and kisses after the game. But while that game is going on, we respect no one. And that's how the game of football needs to be played."
Rolle sounded off a day after the Giants blew a huge chance to take command of the NFC East. Instead of seizing control, the Giants made it a three-team race, as their 17-16 loss to the Redskins leaves the Giants at 7-5 and the Redskins and Cowboys both only one game back at 6-6.
Did Rolle make sure to sound this alarm at this precise time? After all, it was almost exactly a year ago, after a loss to the Redskins dropped the Giants to 7-7, when Rolle stood in front of his locker and challenged his teammates to ignore their aches and pains and get on the practice field, to indeed be "All in.'' That became the rallying cry for the Giants as they won their last two regular-season games and then won four straight in the postseason to capture their second Super Bowl triumph in a four-year span." Read more...
Race To The Finish
Excerpt: "Clinging to a one-game lead in the NFC East with four games remaining, the Giants are looking over their shoulders at the Cowboys and Redskins. A look at the teams' remaining schedules:
Giants (7-5)
Sunday vs. New Orleans (5-7)
Drew Brees against a so-so Giants secondary. Cause for concern?
Dec. 16 at Atlanta (11-1)
The playoff-bound Falcons haven't forgotten last year's playoff loss to the Giants.
Dec. 23 at Baltimore (9-3)
Sunday's loss to the Steelers was a rare home defeat for the Ravens.
Dec. 30 vs. Philadelphia (3-9)
Will the Eagle players care that this probably will be Andy Reid's last game as their coach?" Read more...
Giants' Report Card
Excerpt: "Running game: A
Ahmad Bradshaw was very good on the ground, gaining 116 total yards and collecting another 100-yard rushing game against a Redskins defense that is typically stout against the run. The Giants also converted nine of 15 chances on third down, moving the chains extremely well and keeping the ball away from Robert Griffin III, especially in the first half. RT Sean Locklear getting carted off after sustaining a knee injury was a major setback.
Passing game: B
Manning (20-of-33, 280 yards, TD, no INTs) was as sharp in the first half as he has been all season and connected with five receivers, including TE Martellus Bennett (5 catches, 82 yards, TD). WR Victor Cruz and WR Hakeem Nicks combined for 147 receiving yards. Even WRs Rueben Randle and Jerrel Jernigan and TE Bear Pascoe made significant catches. A critical holding penalty on LT Will Beatty short-circuited the Giants' final drive in the fourth quarter, negating a first-down catch by Bennett." Read more...
The First Look: Giants vs. Saints
"Opponent:New Orleans Saints
Record:5-7 (2-4 Away)
Streak:Lost 2
Common opponents:Washington (L, 40-32); @ Carolina (L, 35-27); @ Green Bay (L, 28-7); @ Tampa Bay (W, 35-28); Philadelphia (W, 28-13); San Francisco (L, 31-21).
Last meeting:The Saints defeated the Giants, 49-24, in New Orleans on Monday Night Football in Week 12 of the 2011 regular season.
PTS/G:26.8 (tied with NYG for 5th in NFL)
Opp. PTS/G:27.3 (28th)
Passing:294.2 (3rd)
Opp. Passing:286.7 (30th)
Rushing:92.3 (27th)
Opp. Rushing:153.8 (32nd)
Giants-Saints Connections:Strength and Conditioning Coach Jerry Palmieri held the same position with the Saints during the 2003 season; Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Markus Paul held the same position, which was also his first NFL coaching position, with the Saints for two seasons (1998-99); Punter Steve Weatherford came into the NFL as a rookie free agent with the Saints, playing there for three seasons (2006-08); QB Eli Manning is the son of former Saints QB Archie Manning; RB Mark Ingram is the son of former Giants WR Mark Ingram Sr.; Head Coach Sean Payton spent four seasons with the Giants, one as the quarterbacks coach (1999) and three as the offensive coordinator (2000-02); Defensive Coordinator Steve Spagnuolo held the same position with the Giants for two seasons (2007-08).
Head Coach:Joe Vitt (Interim)
Back at headquarters in Metairie, La.:"That game is now behind us," Vitt said Monday after the Saints'23-13 loss to Atlanta. "We're putting it behind us and we're going on to the next challenge, which is New York. We know they're the defending champions and we have to continue to get better in that game too."
Three Phase Consistency Needed From Giants And More From Afternoon Tea With Tom Coughlin
Excerpt: "New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin took the podium on Wednesday in an understandably to-the-point mood. Now 1-3 in the second half of the season and clinging to a slim one-game lead in the NFC East, the coach reiterated the importance of the Giants winning all games from here on out.
But before anything else of real substance was discussed, it was all about the pre-practice injury report which included Ahmad Bradshaw (foot), Domenik Hixon (ankle), Sean Locklear (knee), Jason Pierre-Paul (back), David Baas (shoulder), Travis Beckum (knee), Chase Blackburn (ankle), Michael Boley (shoulder), Kenny Phillips (knee), Tyler Sash (hamstring) and Jacquian Williams (knee).
Of the players listed, only Locklear and Sash will not practice. Everyone else will participate on at least a limited basis, although Coughlin calls today's practice a "glorified job-through."
When asked about the visiting New Orleans Saints, Coughlin said "it will be nice to get them in our place," noting that home field advantage means nothing if the Giants don't show "consistency in all three phases." Read more...
Giants Won't Win NFC East Tiebreaker With Redskins or Cowboys
Excerpt: "After watching Alfred Morris and Robert Griffin III run all over their front seven and their lead in the NFC East, the New York Giants find themselves clinging to a one-game lead in the division over the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins…and with little help likely to come from tiebreakers.
The first criteria in divisional tiebreakers is divisional record, where the Giants season-long failings look like to come back and haunt them: Big Blue will finish a mere 3-3 in the division, with the 'Skins currently sitting at 3-1 and the Cowboys at 3-2.
The Redskins and Cowboys play each other in Week 17, so there's no way the Giants can sneak out of this on both ends. With the Giants holding such a precarious lead, each matchup is going to be crucial. The Redskins finish vs. Baltimore, at Cleveland, at Philadelphia and vs. Dallas, while the Cowboys finish at Cincinnati, vs. Pittsburgh, vs. New Orleans and at Washington." Read more...
Reasons To Celebrate: We're Still In First Place And Dan Snyder Isn't Our Owner
Excerpt: "Though the lead in the NFC East may be thin, and they're coming off an ugly loss, the New York Giants (7-5) still have possession of first place by a game ahead of the Washington Redskins (6-6) and Dallas Cowboys (6-6). When I last looked at the schedules, I thought the Cowboys would pose quite a threat, but now they and the Redskins are just steps behind the Giants in the race for the NFC East title.
The Cowboys defeated the Cleveland Browns in overtime, lost to the Redskins on Thanksgiving Day, and defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in the final minutes on Sunday night. Next week they have the Cincinnati Bengalsaway. The Bengals have been on a run since they stomped on the Giants two weeks ago and they show no signs of slowing down as they continue to chase a playoff berth. Given the way the Cowboys have struggled in their last few games, including the ones they won, I wouldn't be shocked if Andy Daltonleads the Bengals to a victory next week.
Following the Bengals, the Cowboys have the Steelers at home, the Saints at home, and the Redskins away. I can see the Cowboys losing at least one of those games and going 8-8 to end the season.
The Redskins also have two road games and two home games down the stretch. They have the Ravens at home, Browns and Eagles away, and Dallas at home. I don't see the Redskins winning out and they will finish the season 9-7." Read more...
Antrel Rolle Calls Out Teammates For 2nd Year In A Row
Excerpt: "Antrel Rolle called out his New York Giants' teammates late last season, and that ended up being one of the defining moments as the Giants pulled themselves together and went on a 6-0 Super Bowl run.
In the wake of Monday's disappointing 17-16 loss to the Washington Redskins, a defeat that took an NFC East that once seemed to be a lock for the Giants and threw it into a free-for-all, Rolle has done it again.
During his regular spot on WFAN Rolle said he's tired of teammates giving opposing players (like, umm, Robert Griffin III) so much credit and that the Giants, who seemed resigned to their fate Monday night, need to regain a "nasty attitude."
"Personally, that's something myself, that's not anything I've been too fond of," Rolle told WFAN's Joe Benigno and Evan Roberts. "Do I respect my opponents? I respect them. You know, I'll give credit when credit's due. But I'm not gonna kiss anyone's butt before the game. That's something that I'm never, ever gonna do as long as I'm playing the game of football."
Rolle, of course, was referring to all of the platitudes the Giants sent RGIII's way after the first game between the teams, as well as last week leading up to Monday.
Here is more from the WFAN report:" Read more...
Giants-Redskins, "Kudos And Wet Willies" Review
Excerpt: "Let's get down to business and review the New York Giants' 17-16 loss to the Washington Redskins on Monday night in our traditional 'Kudos & Wet Willies' style. My guess is this edition of 'K&WW' is going to cause a good bit of arguing over some of my choices.
I will just get this out of the way right now, before I even start with my thoughts on individual players. I have seen some comments saying the Giants defense played very well Monday night. I have seen other comments in threads here at BBV saying the defense was awful. The fact that there will be zero defensive players getting 'Kudos' tells you where I come down on this debate.
[Giants vs. Redskins analysis: Studs and Duds - SB Nation New York]
Fact is, the Giants' defense never really stopped the Redskins' offense. What stopped Washington's offense was the Giants' offense keeping the ball, especially in the first half. When Robert Griffin III was on the field the Redskins pretty much had their way with a Giants' defense that was playing hard, but had few answers for the read option and for RGIII's athleticism.
I wrote this in an earlier post, but Justin Tuck's post-game comment is worth repeating.
"You can play well against them. We could've played better, but as far as shutting them down. . . . I don't know if it's possible with a dynamic quarterback like him, who can kill you running and throwing," Tuck said.
He paused, then continued.
"Pretty much, you've got to get lucky."
Now, on with the 'Kudos & Wet Willies.'
Kudos to ...
Ahmad Bradshaw -- Admit it, this is what you were afraid of. With Andre Brown out for the year, the Giants played Bradshaw ... and played him ... and played him some more, while rookie David Wilson got four carries, seven snaps and was a complete afterthought. Bradshaw was terrific, with 103 yards on 24 carries. He can't keep this up, though. Eventually, the Giants will be forced to trust Wilson -- whether they want to or not.
Martellus Bennett -- He had five catches for 82 yards and a touchdown last night, and now has 44 catches on the season. That is more than Jake Ballard had last season, and more than half the 85 career catches he had in four seasons with the Dallas Cowboys." Read more...
Coughlin Confirms Locklear's Season Is Over
Excerpt: "As initially feared, Giants offense lineman Sean Locklear's season is done.
Locklear suffered what appears to be a serious knee injury in the fourth quarter of the Giants' 17 – 16 loss to the Washington Redskins yesterday.
Head coach Tom Coughlin, speaking to reporters today via conference call, did not specify what the injury was. The injury, believed to be to his knee, will require surgery.
Coughlin did confirm that the offense of lineman's injury was season ending.
"I'm sure that will take place at some point in time this week, maybe sooner than later," Coughlin said of placing Locklear on IR.
The Giants head coach also expressed remorse over what had happened to Locklear.
"Look, we feel badly for Sean. Here's a guy who has come in here not knowing our system, he's played well for us, he's been there when we needed him," he said.
"He's done a heck of a job and we all feel bad about this taking place at that point in time last night. It is a serious injury and we're very upset about that."
With Locklear headed to injured reserve, the Giants will probably add another offensive lineman to their roster by tomorrow." Read More...
Saints - Giants Scouting Report
Excerpt: "WHEN: 3:25 p.m. Sunday.
WHERE: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J.
TV/RADIO: Fox/WTGE-FM, 100.7-FM; WWL-AM, 870, WWL-FM, 105.3.
Giants, 7-5; Saints: 5-7.
LAST WEEK: Giants lost to the Washington Redskins, 17-16; Saints lost to the Atlanta Falcons, 23-13.
COACHES: Giants, Tom Coughlin, 17th season (161-126); Saints, Joe Vitt, 2nd season (7-10).
Offense (league rank in parentheses)
Points: Giants, 26.8 (t5); Saints, 26.8 (t5).
Total yards: Giants, 371.2 (10); Saints, 386.4 (6).
Rushing: Giants, 114.8 (15); Saints, 92.3 (27).
Passing: Giants, 256.3 (9); Saints, 294.2 (3).
Defense (league rank in parentheses)
Points: Giants, 20.3 (t9); Saints, 27.3 (28).
Total yards: Giants, 366.9 (22); Saints, 440.5 (32).
Rushing: Giants, 121.8 (21); Saints, 153.8 (32).
Passing: Giants, 245.2 (22); Saints, 286.7 (30).
Giants: QB Eli Manning, RB Ahmad Bradshaw, WR Victor Cruz, DE Jason Pierre-Paul, LB Michael Boley, CB Corey Webster.
Saints: QB Drew Brees, WR Lance Moore, RB Pierre Thomas, DE Cameron Jordan, MLB Curtis Lofton, FS Malcolm Jenkins.
GIANTS SCOUTING REPORT" Read more...
Phillips Plays Limited Role As Reserve
Excerpt: "Kenny Phillips played, but in a limited role against the Washington Redskins.
After being listed as doubtful entering the game, Phillips convinced the coaches he could play. But he only was used for 20 snaps in three-safety packages on passing downs withStevie Brown starting alongside Antrel Rolle.
Phillips said his limited duty was not because of a setback.
"I appreciate them just giving me a chance," Phillips said after the 17-16 loss to the Redskins. "I didn't play too many snaps. [But] I came out fine. Nothing bad happened [physically]."
Phillips looked like he lacked burst after aggravating his MCL injury against Green Bay the previous week. The MCL injury kept Phillips out of six games earlier.
Phillips didn't play much in the second half and said he was fine with Brown starting ahead of him. Brown tied Rolle and Corey Webster for most defensive snaps in the game with 54.
"Right now, I am backing up Stevie which is OK with me right now dealing with my injury," Phillips said. "I felt like I was good enough to go out there and play. I didn't have too many snaps but I wasn't in too many positions to make many plays. But if I was, I think I could have made them." Read more...
Who Wins The NFC East - WATCH VIDEO
"Tim Hasselbeck says the Giants will win the NFC East."
Power Rankings Week 14
Excerpt: "
As has become the norm at Pro Football Focus, Wednesday is Power Rankings day.Our analysts each make up their own selection of rankings, we add them up and come up with a top 32. From there each analyst is subjected to some abuse by the fans of a team he is deemed to have done wrong to.It's a formula that works so here are the updated ones heading into Week 14.The individual rankings.
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NFC East Spin Cycle: Eagles' Defense Needs Major Overhaul
Excerpt: "The Cowboys kept alive their playoff hopes (barely) in beating the down-and-out Eagles, who made another coaching change on Monday. But right now, it's the Redskins' exciting win over the Giants that has the division suddenly back in play. Here are all the key goings-on from the division from Week 13:
What we learned: There's now a three-way race in the NFC East with the Giants, Redskins and Cowboys. The Giants' Monday-night loss puts them a mere game up with four to play, and only one of those games is in the division. The Redskins have the all-important division record in their favor — 3-1 vs. NFC East, compared to the Giants' 2-3 mark — and that's the first tiebreaker after head-to-head record. (The two teams split this season.) The Giants need to match or better the Redskins' win total the rest of the way. That's the bottom line.
What's in store next: There are two games left on the road and two at home, starting with Sunday's game against the Saints at MetLife Stadium. This one will be personal for the Giants. They have given up 127 points in the past three games (all losses) to the Saints, although two of those have been on the road. Still, with a Saints team that has been turnover-prone and is essentially now out of the playoff race, the Giants will want to jump on them early and deliver a knockout blow.
What the heck? They still could be in the driver's seat, but missed opportunities have them kicking themselves. As in kicking too many field goals. In an eight-possession game, the Giants ended four of them with FG attempts. Three of them were good. That was good for nine points. Three of the four drives ate up more than 16 minutes of clock combined but accounted for only six points. So although the Giants dominated the stat sheet for the first three quarters of the ballgame, it ended up not mattering. The Giants' offensive execution on the opponents' side of the field has left a lot to be desired at times this season." Read more...
Redskins Closing In On Giants After Win
Excerpt: "Robert Griffin III went down, the ball popped out, and the Washington Redskins scored a touchdown.Look out, New York Giants and the rest of the NFC East. If the rookie quarterback keeps getting those kinds of breaks, it'll be hard to keep him out of the title hunt for years to come.
As it is, RG3 has the Redskins within a game of first place, leading a fourth-quarter rally in a 17-16 Monday night victory over the Giants, giving Washington a three-game winning streak in which it has dispatched division rivals - Philadelphia, Dallas and now New York - one by one.
Griffin completed 13 of 21 passes for 163 yards and ran five times for 72 yards, breaking Cam Newton's NFL record for yards rushing by a rookie quarterback.
His top target again was Pierre Garcon, who had eight receptions for 106 yards and a touchdown, showing no signs of the painful toe injury that forced him to miss six of the season's first nine games.
Alfred Morris ran for 124 yards on 22 carries, becoming the second Redskins rookie to run for 1,000 yards. Reggie Brooks had 1,063 in 1993.
Washington also ended a 10-game home losing streak in Monday night games, with Griffin again showing his knack for winning on a big stage.
The Redskins (6-6) appeared out of the running at 3-6 a month ago, but Washington is proving it can never be counted out when Griffin is on the field.
With the Giants (7-5) losing three of four and the Cowboys (6-6) also at .500, the division is up for grabs.
Eli Manning completed 20 of 33 passes for 280 yards and a touchdown for the Giants, who had won 26 in a row on the road when holding a halftime lead. They were ahead 13-10 at the break Monday against the Redskins, but they failed to finish the job for the first time since blowing a 21-0 halftime lead in a 24-21 loss to Tennessee in 2006." Read more...
Redskins Cedric Griffin Suspended Four Games By NFL


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Voters in the electorate where under-fire MP Richard Prosser stood have distanced themselves from his inflammatory "Wogistan" rant.
The New Zealand First List MP has today apologised and back-tracked on suggestions that young Muslim men should be banned from flying on Western airlines.
Mr Prosser, 45, won just 538 votes in the Waimakariri electorate, in North Canterbury, but got into Parliament on the strength of party leader Winston Peters' political resurrection.
Today, at his family home in rural Ashley, 10km north of Rangiora, fiancee Mel Francis said she would stand by him but refused to comment further.
"You know very well that I can't comment," she said.
Neighbour, horse trainer Ross Rennie, 47, said the district was not "redneck country", but doubted Mr Prosser was "an out an out racist".
"If a Muslim had a flat tyre and was stranded on the side of the road, I'm sure he'd stop and help them out," said Mr Rennie.
He described Mr Prosser's views as "way over the top" and were not representative of the local community.
Ignorance and naivety were behind the comments, he believed.
"I wouldn't mind if Muslims, Indians, or Somalians moved in across the road and most people here wouldn't. It's just a case of everyone just getting along."
The controversial right winger's rant, which has spurned international condemnation and calls for his resignation, was the talk of earthquake-damaged High Street in Rangiora today.
Most locals were quick to criticise the outspoken politician, but he did have some support.
Yesterday, Mr Prosser tried to argue that he was just saying what some "people are talking about but won't necessarily say".
One of those he was referring to might have been Brian Strong, an 81-year old pensioner from Kaiapoi, who applauded Mr Prosser's stance and said that he had a right to "speak his mind".
"I'm all for him," he told APNZ.
"He was speaking his mind. I can't see why he should be condemned for that."
Not only did he support the right to free speech, he also supported Mr Prosser's apparently racist views.
"There's something about these people [Muslims] that I'd rather not be around them."
Bruce Carter, 68, accepted he'd been "fairly outspoken" but believed he was entitled to his opinions - even if he was a Member of Parliament.
Others, like 72-year old shopper Maureen Paterson, were quick to offer counter thinking.
"He's a w*****, and he should know better," she said flatly.
North Canterbury Grey Power also distanced themselves from the rant, describing them as "pretty extreme".
Sat around an outdoor lunch table, friends Rainy Coulter, 49, and Jennie Wapira, 50, both believed that the row had damaged New Zealand's international reputation.
"He's made a big faux pas. The Muslims will be out to get us now," said Ms Coulter.

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Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: EALA
Ship Date: Summer 2002
Category: First Person Action/Adventure
Product Description
Head back behind enemy lines with Lt. Jimmy Patterson in Medal of Honor
Frontline. In this installment of the smash-hit Medal of Honor series,
Lt. Patterson returns and must use the confusion of the real-world offensive
Operation Market Garden to infiltrate the German frontline and steal
the HO-IX flying wing, an experimental Nazi weapon so powerful that
it could turn the tide of World War II.
In keeping with the strengths of the Medal of Honor series, Frontline
will put gamers in control of Lt. Jimmy Patterson as he carries out
his critical missions in full 3D. Players will take Lt. Patterson on
20 crucial assignments ranging from the assault on Omaha Beach, tracking
your Nazi nemesis aboard and atop his speeding armored train, the epic
battle for control of the Nijmegen Bridge, made famous in the film A
Bridge Too Far.
Players will take on five missions, each consisting of at least three
individual levels, all of which add up to one complete storyline. To
help him succeed in his assignment, Lt. Patterson will have the assistance
of a small squad of soldiers and a slew of new weapons, ranging from
the Springfield Sniper Riffle, Panzerschreck rocket launcher, MG42 mounted
machine gun-to the return of the ever-popular Browning Automatic Rifle
(B.A.R.) Patterson's friends and foes will all have much improved AIs,
making for tense and heated large-scale battles, with friends, foes,
and even civilians all on screen at any given moment.
EALA continues to work closely with the Congressional Medal of Honor
Society to make sure Medal of Honor Frontline reflects the ideals and
integrity of the prestigious Congressional Medal of Honor. The team
also consulted with Russ Lee, the Smithsonian Institution's expert on
the HO-IX, and Capt. Dale Dye, technical consultant for the original
Medal of Honor, to insure the authenticity of the game.
Medal of Honor Frontline marks the first appearance of the Medal of
Honor franchise on the PlayStation 2. Lt. Patterson's latest adventure
will make full use of advanced lighting and architecture capabilities,
special effects, and realistic sound to bring World War II to life once
more. A new original score from the award-winning Michael Giacchino
and sound effects by the AIAS award winning design team will make sure
the experience is a memorable one.
Key Features


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is there a beesource app for android? Now that i have one...
Its really hard to post with such a tiny screen...the faces would look like pin dots...
is there a beesource app for android? Now that i have one...
Its really hard to post with such a tiny screen...the faces would look like pin dots...
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I bought the license for creating the iPhone and Android app. It will cost two more fees (apple and google) to actually get it created and available for purchase. I'd like to see a show of hands first to see how many members would purchase the app.
Regards, Barry
It takes a family to raise a family, it takes a village to really screw that up... Djei5
hand! Andriod user here...
Apple user here. I've often thought it would be nice to have a beesource app because this site is really addictive. My vote would depend on the price.
What do you need an app for? I'm on my android about half the time on here.
I'd pay for an iPhone app.
It would have a much friendlier user interface. Everything would be scaled to fit hand held devices. Also has moderation tools, but that won't help me out since I'm still old school.
Regards, Barry
Would pay for an android app.
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I'd pay for an android app as well!
"My wife always wanted girls. Just not thousands and thousands of them......"
Another thought might be to use something like tapatalk... http://www.tapatalk.com/
The users actually have to purchase the app to use it $2.99, but it works with any forums that have it installed.
It does the same thing, gives a nice interface to the forum.
I just installed it on 2 forums I run, and really like it so far.
The info to download/install it, in case you are interested: http://www.tapatalk.com/download.php
Did a search from the App for Beekeep and see that there are a couple of beekeeping forums on there now, but they are not Beesource so phooey on them
(Tampa Bay Beekeepers, British Beekeepers Assoc, Beemaster.com, etc)
Here is their promo info:
Tapatalk is a forum app on the iPhone, Android, webOS, Windows Phone 7 and BlackBerry. Tapatalk Forum App provides super fast on-the-go forum access to majority of the discussion forums that has activated the Tapatalk plugin.
Showing New and Unread Thread with Avatar and Number of reply:
Images in the thread are converted to thumbnail and allow full-screen viewing Y
For all you smart phone users, I have just included the Beesource forums in the Tapatalk family of apps. You can buy the Tapatalk app here: http://www.tapatalk.com/
It costs $2.99. This should make your forum experience via your phone much better. Please post feedback once you are using it.
Regards, Barry
Barry - that is great. I just Searched>Added > logged in and am using the access to Beesource.com via http://www.tapatalk.com/
Thank you very much - this works very well. Now I can read up on the posts from Everywhere!
Thanks its great on my droid using tapatalk app. Tim
I responded on the "Tapatalk" thread and would love to have this app working on Beesource. My hand is up! Thx.
Who all is using tapatalk to view forums? I just downloaded and installed this but it won't connect to the beesource forum. I found the forum on tapatalk when I did a search so the forum is listed but when it tries to connect I get an error message that says: "Failed to connect to forum, please check with forum administrator if problem persists."
Just curious if anyone else has the same or similar error
I inderstand that he was not able to integrated it to work with this forum due to some issues with his ISP.


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Room near St.Peter's and the Vatican
Size14 m²
Floor No.(with elevator)
- Family/child friendly
- Air conditioning
- Parking available
- Smoking allowed
- Elevator in building
- Lockable room
- Balcony/terrace
Accommodation summary
|Via Seneca, 00136 Roma, Italy
|Property type
|Private room
|Property ID
|Acceptance rate
|Response time
|A few hours
|Calendar updated
|6 days ago
5 minutes from metro A stop CIPRO
6 minutes from metro FM3 stop St.Peter's
10 minutes from the Vatican Museums
15 minutes from St.Angel's Castle
20 minutes from Piazza Navona, Piazza del Popolo, Piazza di Spagna with the Spanish Steps
The Zodiaco panoramic terrace is nearby with one of the most beautiful views in Rome.
Our B&B has 3 confortable rooms with private bathroom. There's confortable lounge/dining room where we normally serve continental breakfast, but, on request, we can also offer a real English one. Also we can serve dinner with typical Roman specialities cooked by us,but you'll have to give a 24 hours notice.
Tourist tax is 3.5 Euro per day per person
House rulesOur house rules are quite obvious: we expect our guests to be wll mannered, to respect other guest's rest, to smoke on the balcony and not in the bedrooms, to enjoy themselves. We are ready to give any help and advice.
|Price for > 2 guests
|$ 40 AU per guest/night extra
|Check-in after
|Check-in before
|Check-out before
|Cancellation Policy
Reviews of this property
Our stay at Daniela´s and Max´s place was very great! They are both very friendly, helpfull, accomodating and charming. Our room in their flat was clean, cozy and well furnished. The geografic situation was okay, there is a bus stop nearby (the bus comes every 10 minutes) and we needed 20 min to Vatican City by feet.
The contact to Daniela and Max was very fine. They answered all our questions within a very short time.
If we would visit Rome another time, we would love to stay at Daniela´s and Max´s place again.
Our trip to Rome was made all the more lovelier thanks to our two great hosts. Max and Daniela are really kind and do what they can to make your experience as enjoyable as possible. I arrived super late on my first night after getting lost. I was tired, sweaty and upset but the two were very understanding of the incident, took care of me nad did not even charge me a late check-in fee like i expected. Max was super helpful, pointing out all of the best locations to go and the best way to get there. The room was always cleaned and the bed always made. We really felt like we were welcomed here and treated with respect.
I would stay with them again.
Everything was perfect. The rooms are really confortable and clean.The hosts, Max and Daniela, are very kind and friendly and helped us with everything we needed. The place is near a bus station so it is easy to move around Rome. We totally recomend you stay here.
A very nice , wellcoming and pleasent stay in a very clean and cozy room.
Max and Daniella were always accomodating, helpfull and kind! Their knowledge about Rome, good spots etc. was a important
precondition for the success of our stay. Good connections with local busses.
We highly recommend this place for a stay i Rome and we would love to come back to stay again.
Very nice and clean rooms with bathroom near the Vatican. Daniela and Max are amazing hosts and very warm people.
Sehr hübsches und sauberes Zimmer mit Bad in der Nähe vom Vatikan. Daniela und Max sind wundervolle Gastgeber und sehr herzliche Menschen.
A beautiful, clean room, very nice hosts, close to the bus station - we had a wonderful stay!
Ein wunderschönes, sauberes Zimmer, sehr nette Gastgeber, nahe der Bushaltestelle - wir hatten einen traumhaften Aufenthalt!
We had a great stay with Daniela and Max. They were very welcoming to us and provided us with all the information and help we needed. You can reach the Vatican easily with a direct bus just around the corner from their B&B and the bus continues right into the town in a few minutes more. If you are going to Rome I would recommend Daniela and Max without reservation.´We really enjoyed our stay!
Thank you very much to Max and Daniela for their very kind words about us.
We had a great time at home in this beautiful city of Rome and hope to repeat this experience later.
Ciao Ciao
Dominique and Bernard
Merci beaucoup à Max et Daniela pour leurs paroles très aimables à notre égard.
Nous avons passé un super séjour chez eux dans cette magnifique ville de Rome et espérons renouveler cette expérience ultérieurement.
Ciao Ciao
Dominique et Bernard
Daniela and Max were excellent hosts! They made our stay the most comfortable possible. They are very friendly and kind persons, always ready to talk and gave us perfect indications to reach the apartment and move to the city. Their place is well located and you are in the city within minutes by public transport.
Our room was great, with good beds and very spacious. Their breakfast was an excellent way to start our days in Rome. We enjoyed our stay with them very much, and would definitely stay there again! Thank you everything!
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to like everything possible on someones facebook. status, photos comments of photos. in otherwords press every like button you see in the persons profile.
tatood -Like everything possible on someones facebook account. do it overnight that way people don't know its done till next morning they will wake up with 300 plus notifications, its especially hilarious if the person unfriends you because your like will remain after they have unfriended you.
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Man charged with hiring 'hitman' to kill deputy
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - A Johnson City man is facing charges after police say he had a murder-for-hire plot against a Carter County Sheriff's Deputy.
The quick action by the Carter County Sheriff's Office and a tip from someone in the community may have saved a deputy's life. "No doubt in my mind, after seeing interviews and evidence in this case, this was serious," says Carter County Sheriff Chris Mathes.
Mathes tells us they received a tip about a murder-for-hire plot against a deputy. Mathes says 37-year-old Thomas Ken Owens, also known as T.K. Owens, of Johnson City was the mastermind behind the plot. He's being charged with solicitation of first degree murder. "I'm going to be very public about this -- you're not going to threaten one of my officers," adds Mathes.
Mathes tells us after they received the tip, the Carter County Sheriff's Office and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations started an extensive undercover investigation.
The TBI report says Owens and the undercover 'hitman' met at a local sports bar in Johnson City Thursday, where they agreed on a $2,500 plot to kill the deputy. "$500 was given in advance. [Owens] also supplied a photograph of our deputy in uniform," says Mathes.
Mathes says Owens also provided the home address of the deputy.
We learned from the sheriff the target was deputy Earnest Widby, who is Owens' uncle and a minister in addition to being a deputy. "The victim in this case, I'll just go ahead and tell you is one of the finest men I've ever met in my life. I have the highest respect for him," adds Mathes.
Mathes believes the plot came after a spiritual dispute between Owens and the deputy. "In today's society, unfortunately some of our churches and church members have become targets for what they believe in," Mathes said.
We learned Owens has a pending charge in Carter County of solicitation of a minor.
Owens was arraigned in Washington County, Tennessee Court Friday morning.
At last check he was still in jail on a $100,000 bond.
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I've written before about the many sub-genres of the Mystery genre, such as cozies, police procedurals, and hard-boiled. One sub-genre that is regaining its popularity is the Historical mystery.
What criteria places a mystery novel in this historical bracket? There is some disagreement as to exactly what makes a mystery historical. But there are some guidelines. One generally accepted rule is that the book is set in a time period of at least 50 years prior to present day. That would currently set the timeline at anything dated 1964 and before.
Another standard is that the author writes from research rather than from personal experience. And another source stipulates that the mystery take place in a time clearly distinct from our own.
The most common timeframes for historical mysteries are Ancient (usually before 476), Medieval (476-1500), 1500s, 1600-1700s, 1800s, and 1900s (by decade).
Readers of historical mysteries tend to be quite savvy about the time period of the books they choose. This includes a knowledge of many of the historical details, customs, foods, language, and technologies. They expect the authors to do their research thoroughly, especially with so much verifiable information available online. Inaccuracies in the details can drive readers crazy and many let the authors know when they've made mistakes. On the other hand, readers don't want to be bogged down by a lot of details. They just want the author to get it right.
Other readers may choose historical mysteries because they want to learn about a particular time period. While they will appreciate the details of the era, they are also looking for quality writing - and a good mystery to solve. Historical mystery authors have a lot of bases to cover.
Again, the key to an author's success is their research into their chosen time period. Most historical mystery authors spend about a year researching and writing each novel. Many said that even when they think they've completed their research, they change something in the story and have to go back and research more. Those who add real people as characters in their books double the amount of research because they have to get the biographical information correct, as well as the historical details.
There are many time periods to chose from and many types of historical mysteries, such as cozies, police procedurals, medical, and forensics. New historical series debut every month. Maybe one of them will be intriguing enough for you to want to give it a try.
Here is a small sampling of the most popular historical mystery series in our collection, from the different time periods.
Ancient - perhaps the least popular of all time periods among WPPL readers.
Drake, Nick - featuring Rai Rahotep, a young chief detective in the Thebes Division, ancient Egypt.
Medieval - these authors have found an audience with our readers.
Clare, Alys - series is about Lassair, a 14-year-old girl with special gifts, training to be a healer in 11th century England.
Royal, Priscilla - features Eleanor, Prioress of Tyndal, in 11th century East Anglia, England.
Tremayne, Peter - author of the long-running series with Sister Fidelma, a 7th century Celtic sister and legal advocate in Kildare, Ireland.
Harrison, Cora - her series is about Mara: a female judge and lawgiver in the early 16th century on the west coast of Ireland.
Herring, Peg - with real people as characters, this series features Elizabeth Tudor and her friend Simon Maldon, amateur sleuths during the reign of her father, Henry VIII in London.
1600s - 1700s - quite a few of these series focus on medicine and anatomy.
Blake, Robin - featuring Titus Cragg, a coroner, and Luke Fidelis, a doctor, in 1740s England.
Harris, Tessa - her character, Dr. Thomas Silkstone, is an American anatomist working in 1780s England.
Robertson, Imogen - series with Harriet Westerman, mistress of Caveley Park manor, and anatomist Gabriel Crowther, in the 1780s in England.
1800s - popular time period with our readers
Dean, Anna - her main character is Miss Dido Kent, a 35-year-old amateur sleuth, starting in 1805 Regency England.
Finch, Charles - a very popular series featuring Charles Lenox, a gentleman sleuth, in1860s London.
Harris, C.S. - with Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, an investigator in Regency England.
1900s - 1964 - World War I and World War II era books are popular.
Albert, Susan Wittig - this series features Miss Elizabeth Lacy and the Darling Dahlias, a garden club, in fictional 1930s Darling, Alabama.
Ballard, Mignon - WWII era with Miss Dimple Kilpatrick, a longtime first-grade teacher during World War II in Elderberry, Georgia.
Benn, James R. - WWII series with real people - Billy Boyle, a Boston cop on the staff of distant relative General Eisenhower.
Bowen, Rhys - with her popular character Molly Murphy, an Irish immigrant in early 20th century NYC, who wants to be a private investigator.
Brody, Frances - a newer series featuring Kate Shackleton, a private detective whose husband is MIA in WWI, in 1920s England.
Johnson, D.E. - with Will Anderson, working in his father's electric car company, in 1910 Detroit.
MacNeal, Susan E. - another series with real people - featuring Maggie Hope, a typist turned spy in 1940s London.
Thompson, Victoria - featuring Sarah Brandt, a midwife in turn-of-the-20th-century NYC, in the Gaslight Mysteries.
Put a little history in your mystery and try one of these historical mystery authors.
Coming up - Spring and Summer preview of new releases.


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To wound the inside of one's mouth with the sharp points of a Dorito's brand chip or any other brand of mouth-shredding snack food.
Ow! I just did some Dorito damage to the roof of my mouth when the sharp point of the chip stabbed directly into the pizza-blister burn I got last night.
by Marcus Solomon April 23, 2008


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Not even a women's division. ?
As a cyclist...well I was riding modified "10 speeds" in the late 80s and still enjoy the ride in the hills on the MB...I notice that there are a large number of women riding in this "neck of the woods."
Anyway, any thoughts on this.


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Motivating Yourself
Motivating Yourself
More From Maureen
Maureen's Biography
Role Model: Her grandmother
Professional Inspirations: Garry Hynes and Julie Taymor
Happiest Moment to Date: Arcade Fire performing at the Grammys and winning Best Album of the Year in 2011.
Hoop Dreams: She also plays basketball in an all men's league.
Maureen Towey is a Brooklyn-based director, specializing in visual and performance-based projects and serves as the Creative Director for the indie rock band, Arcade Fire. She also oversees the band's outreach activities in Haiti through their partnership with Partners in Health. She has received such prestigious awards as the 2009 Princess Grace/Baryshnikov Arts Center Work-in-Progress Award, a 2007 Princess Grace Fellowship, and 2006 Fulbright Scholarship in South Africa. Maureen is a Sojourn Theatre Ensemble Member and a graduate of Northwestern University.


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Mick Philpott made no apologies for the way he lived. "It's a great lifestyle," he boasted to Jeremy Kyle during one of his pantomime interrogations on daytime TV.
A mini-celebrity who thrived on the nickname of Shameless Mick, in the years leading up to the tragedy he became a tabloid bogeyman.
The 56-year-old unemployed baker was pilloried as an emblem of the modern benefits culture. The fact he was father to 17 children by five different women and lived with two much younger partners - his wife and a mistress with whom for more than a decade he spent alternate nights in a caravan parked in his driveway - enraged conventional right-wing media morality.
He lived off the £2000 ($3587) a month state benefits of the pair, as well as their wages which he insisted be paid into his bank account.
The living arrangement earned Philpott a place on the Jeremy Kyle Show and in a documentary.
Yet there was an almost sneaking admiration from some on the liberal left who felt he was a defiant figure of working-class individualism.
Life at 18 Victory Rd, however, was anything but great for the two women in Philpotts' world.
Quick to anger, he was their master who controlled the money they earned from the cleaning jobs to which he drove and collected them each day. He pocketed the benefits to which their large families entitled them.
They were to become virtual prisoners in the three-bedroom semi-detached house where they lived with 11 children, nine of whom were fathered by Philpott.
When they defied him he beat and humiliated them, refusing to let them go out or mix with anyone that might threaten his control. The children were outwardly well cared for, thanks to his wife, Mairead, who cooked and cleaned while Mick played snooker or darts in the games room, smoked cannabis with his friend Paul Mosley or made love to his mistress Lisa.
Far from being the family from hell, the Philpotts were liked by many. According to neighbours the children were content. Neighbour Vicky Ferguson, whom the Philpotts tried to frame with partner Adam Taylor over a borrowed petrol-powered weedeater, recalls a "normal family, happy kids". Ferguson said: "The house was clean and tidy ... Lisa was with Mick most of the time. The kids' bedrooms were typical toys and stuff."
Ferguson, friends with both Mairead and Lisa, said she was puzzled by the arrangement, but like others just got on with it largely for the children's sake.
Philpott needed to control his women. According to detectives he was unable to form relationships with partners of his own age. He groomed his targets when they were young and at rock bottom, starting up a sexual relationship, isolating them from their family to dominate them.
He'd been to jail for his violence against women, convicted in 1978 of attempting to murder his 17-year-old girlfriend, Tracey Hill, stabbing her 11 times when she tried to leave.
Philpott blamed his criminal record for his inability to get a job but repeated his pattern of behaviour time and again. While married to first wife Pamela Lomax, with whom he had three children, he met 14-year-old Heather Kehoe. She ran away with the then 39-year-old when she was 16 and had two children by him. But the relationship soon turned abusive. He ordered their eldest son to punch his mother in the face and kick her.
Philpott met Irish-born Mairead when she was 19, a single mother in deep distress. Abused as a child and raped as a teenager she had been severely bullied at school. At first she looked on Mick as her guardian angel. A previous abusive boyfriend had punched her and shaved her head. Life at Victory Rd offered an alternative, provided it was on Mick's terms.
Lisa Willis was 17 when she met Philpott, then in his 40s and married to Mairead, at a New Year's Eve party. She too was a single mother, an orphan with no birth certificate she had nowhere to go. Within weeks she was ensconced in the Philpotts home and estranged from her family.
The children who died
Duwayne, 13: A quiet and caring Derby County fan who loved to go to the match with his dad, playing music and learning the violin. The teenager was his siblings' protector and was the only one to emerge from the fire alive but died two days later in hospital.
Jade, 10: The Philpott's first child together and their only daughter. Teachers said she was intelligent and always smiling. Her parents regarded her as a "little princess". Her body led the children's funeral cortege carried by a horse with pink feathers.
John, 9: Described as a "cheeky comedian" he was another avid Derby County fan said to have had a "daredevil personality"and who dreamed of being a soldier when he was older.
Jack, 8: The Philpott's "blue-eyed boy" who loved to play on his Nintendo DS and watching Peppa Pig. The quietest of the children, he was described as "cute, cuddly and content with everything".
Jesse, 6: Friends said he was fearless and always getting into scrapes with his brothers and coming in from the garden covered from head to toe in dirt. His mother called him her "little Irish stamper" because he was always storming off to his room
Jayden, 5: Described by his mother as a "miracle baby born six weeks premature". He was found dead in his school uniform because he never liked taking it off. Bouncy and hyperactive, he was mothered by his big sister Jade.
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Crawford accepted into chamber leadership program
Jenna Crawford, Pequot Lakes director for the Brainerd Lakes Chamber, was accepted to participate in the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Advanced Leadership and Professional Development program for local chamber professionals.
The program, which includes a competitive application, is designed for emerging leaders in the chamber of commerce profession who are committed to developing their professional leadership capabilities. The goal is to mentor and advance the careers of talented chamber leaders from across Minnesota.
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As the nation's fourth-largest prison system, the Florida Department of Corrections fulfills a primary responsibility for public safety in Florida. Through a network of 57 major prisons and 70 work camps and community-based facilities, the department manages incarceration and care for more than 72,000 inmates. An additional 152,000 felony offenders are supervised through 180 probation offices statewide. The agency's 26,695 staff carry out this public safety mandate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The agency's annual operating budget is $1.6 billion.
This report, required by the Inspector General Act of 1994, summarizes the activities and accomplishments of the Florida Department of Corrections, Office of the Inspector General, during fiscal year 2000-01.
Section 20.055, Florida Statutes, defines the duties and responsibilities of each Inspector General with respect to the state agency in which the office exists. The statute requires that the Inspector General submit an annual report of activities during the preceding fiscal year to the agency head.
This report provides departmental staff and other interested parties with an overview of the Office of the Inspector General's progress in accomplishing its mission as defined by Florida Law. This report contains a brief description of the most significant of these activities for the past fiscal year.
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Assassin's Creed III - live demos
- Starts at: 12:00pm Sunday 5 August 2012
- Finishes at: 1:00pm Sunday 5 August 2012
- Location: Leeds
- Venue: Bury Theatre
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Live free gameplay demos at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, part of the Ubisoft Assassin's Creed Demo Tour.
Demos will take place in the museum's Bury Theatre.
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The year is 1775. The American colonies are about to revolt. You are Connor, an assassin who has sworn to secure liberty for his people and his nation. To do so, you will hunt your enemies across a staggeringly large, open, and realistic world.
You will unleash your lethal skills in a violent quest that will take you from chaotic city streets to blood-soaked battlefields in the hostile American wilderness and beyond. You will meet legendary heroes of American history, and together you will conspire to annihilate those who threaten Liberty itself.
Whether you use your predatory instincts to kill silently, or your fearsome arsenal to kill openly, one thing is clear: the world that the Assassins live in has become far more deadly. And so have you.
The Assassin's Creed III demo at the Royal Armouries will give you a look at the game in action as the new Assassin Connor explores the dynamic city of Boston, tracks down a Templar target in the vast wilderness of the Frontier and takes to the high seas in the largest, and most ambitious, Assassin's Creed to date.
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I wish Shawn Rogers stayed healthy this year. He could have been a force coming off the bench.
I haven't given up on Austin yet.
I think Marvin Austin is a guy who had the physical tools to be a good college player without much effort. And so far in the NFL, I don't think he's stepped the effort up to match the jump in competition.
Maybe I'm wrong....I sure hope I am, because 2nd round busts set a team back....you really need your 1st and 2nd round guys to become solid starters...... that's one reason why the Giants are still struggling at LB (Sintim).
"I like linebackers. I collect 'em. You can't have too many good ones." - Bill Parcells
"Name the starting linebackers from 2007." - Jerry Reese
Makes me wonder why the Jets think the key to Sanchez improving as a quarterback is to bring in veteran comptition........silly Jets.
No one remembers who came in second.
I'm guessing Coughlin is going to give him a chance to stay on the team next year, but nothing beyond that....he'll need to be healthy and productive next season.
"I like linebackers. I collect 'em. You can't have too many good ones." - Bill Parcells
"Name the starting linebackers from 2007." - Jerry Reese
We're slim at the defensive tackle position. After Joseph and Canty we have slim pickings. Rocky Bernard was a nice player for us, great depth, but he's not the solution for the future. Kuhn was a bit of a suprise, nothing spectacular but a nice player to have at depth. And that leaves us what most of us thought was a steal in the 2nd round (Marvin Austin)
We all knew he didn't play his last year at NC, and then got hurt his rookie year in the preseason, so that's two years of not playing football. And what does he show for it when OTA's start in 2011? He's out of shape, not something I would think a high draft pick who hasn't played in 2 years would do. I think Giants staff will keep a sharp eye on him in training camp and pre-season, if he doesn't show any sort of ability that he show cased in college it might be the best option to release him and find a player who can. It wasn't a coincidence that our run defense got gashed all season up the middle.


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Discussion in 'CA - SoCal Chevy Truck Club' started by theindnman, Feb 2, 2011.
Anybody out there from California?
Yup! Palmdale here.. (Southern Cali)
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Born & Raised In City Of Orange, Orange County. .
US Navy Stationed in Monterey, CA.
Theindnman, here's a link to about 4 pages of Cali members
Lake Forest, Ca here..................
Great idea on getting together. My son owns 2003, 4 x 4, LS1500 4.6 with 5 speed and also lives in Santa Cruz. I know we're both eager to learn more and share our experiences with our 1500. Not sure were best area is but would suggest San Jose as place to start. I know Drake is in Marina and hopefully he will read this and we can start a local group discussions.
Sharing info is what we all thrive on. I would like to know what is the best "Shock" for just driving. I've been advised, this week, that "FOX" is coming out with truck shocks! Many of you may know them from the 2 wheel world. Who's had the best luck with replacement AM/FM radios and the such. How about upgrading seats in truck, best body shop or speciality shop for trucks, tinting for windows, replacing stuff in general.
Let me know where and when so we can meet. Bob
All for local meetin's! Can't say I've done too much to the truck aside from basic mechanical upgrades and some lighting upgrades, but those have been interesting in their own ways (was tryin to beat the clock with the CAI install!).:glasses:
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Feature: MA Dept. of Education Reaches Out to Private Schools
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Massachusetts State Department of Education Reaches Out to Private Schools
The passage of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) brought new educational services and benefits to students across the country. The Massachusetts Department of Education (MA DOE), like all state education agencies, was faced with the challenge of assuring that these services were not only delivered to public school students but also to students in private schools. MA DOE's goal was to ensure that information and assistance regarding equitable services to eligible private school students, teachers, and other education personnel would be conveyed in a timely and effective manner. The Department also wanted to provide assistance to public and private schools as they work together on implementing the equitable participation requirements.
Taking a proactive approach, MA DOE conducted outreach to the private school community to determine how the state department of education could better meet the needs of their students. MA DOE established a working relationship with the Parents Alliance for Catholic Education (PACE), for example.
As a result of continued discussions with PACE and OII's Office of Non-Public Education, as well as borrowing largely from the U.S. Department of Education website, MA DOE developed a document to assist students and educators in private schools. Entitled the "Working Draft on Private School Student and Educator Participation in ESEA/NCLB Programs" the document gives information on:
- Provisions of NCLB;
- Summaries of each program including Reading First and English Language Acquisition;
- Answers to frequently asked questions regarding participation in the programs; and
- Information on the transfer of funds from one program to another.
In honor of Massachusetts' initiative with the private sector, the Parents Alliance for Catholic Education recognized this state's department of education at the annual Catholic School Advocacy Day in March.
To learn more about the Massachusetts State Department of Education, go to: www.doe.mass.edu. To view the "Working Draft on Private School Student and Educator Participation in ESEA/NCLB Programs," go to: www.doe.mass.edu/nclb/news03/esea_memo.html. To view guidance issued by the US Department of Education on Elementary and Secondary Education, go to: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OIIA/NonPublic/nclb.html.
What's New
Guidance on the Charter Schools Program is released.
Non-regulatory guidance on the Charter Schools Program has been released by the U.S. Department of Education. This guidance addresses questions the Department has received on provisions of the Charter Schools Program statute, including questions about admission, the use of lotteries, private school conversions, and the involvement of for-profit organizations. To read the guidance, see www.ed.gov/offices/OII/pr/index.html. (August 20)
The Manhattan Institute issues new report on vouchers.
The Manhattan Institute has issued a study entitled, When Schools Compete: The Effects of Vouchers on Florida Public School Achievement. The study by Jay P. Greene and Marcus Winters can be found at http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/ewp_02.htm. (August 20)
The Broad Center for Superintendents is accepting applications to the Urban Superintendents Academy.
The Broad Center for Superintendents is accepting applications and nominations to the 2004 Urban Superintendents Academy. The Center is seeking applications from executives from the corporate, nonprofit, government, military, and education sectors who want to improve public education by serving as superintendents in the nation's largest urban school systems. Deadlines are September 15 and October 15, 2003. For more information, see, www.broadcenter.org. (August 19)
Ohio Charter School Sponsor Institute is launched.
The Ohio Foundation for School Choice (OFSC) and the Thomas B. Fordham Institute announced a new, two-year, million-dollar project to recruit, train and support new "sponsors" (also known as authorizers) for Ohio charter schools. This project is also supported by the Ohio Department of Education (ODE), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Walton Family Foundation. Additionally, the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) will share its members' expertise. For more information, contact John Rothwell at 513-404-2499 or via email at email@example.com. (August 13)
Innovations in the News
School Improvement
Six universities, the education company K12, and the Franklin Institute, a renowned science education institution, will link up with the Philadelphia School District in a $1.4 million initiative to improve 16 city schools. [More-The Philadelphia Inquirer] (August 12)
Parental Involvement
The Baltimore County Education Forum was established this summer. The group's approximately 20 members have been meeting weekly and plan to arrange a mentoring program linking schools in the western part of the county. [More-Baltimore Sunspot.net] (August 13)
Teacher Quality
Nearly 150 of the East Valley, Arizona school district's new teachers recently completed a four-day training seminar under the Teachers New to Teaching (TNT) Program. [More-The Arizona Republic] (August 11)
Charter Schools
Dozens of Michigan parents are rushing to get their children enrolled in Chandler Woods Charter Academy and the other National Heritage Academy sites. [More-WoodTV 8.com] (Aug 14)
Parents in Houston are turning to Mainland Preparatory Academy, a charter school, as an alternative for their children's education. [More-News 24 Houston.com] (August 11)
Virtual Schools
Hundreds of students in Florida have enrolled in online fitness courses to replace the traditional gym class. [More-USA Today] (August 12)
Education companies are seizing the opportunities presented by No Child Left Behind to create and promote new educational products. [More-Education Week] (Aug 8)
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A state of being freshly spoiled or having it all. Most people never achieve the status of being spoiled fresh, but with luck and a pink Cadillac you too can be spoiled fresh.
Damn that girl is spoiled fresh with her pink Cadillac.
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At Arizona State, the downward spiral continues for linebacker Vontaze Burfict. The one-time highly rated linebacker, who struggled through a disappointing 2011 campaign then ran poorly at the combine, looked no better today. Scouts thought Burfict looked poorly conditioned and out-of-place in drills. He was not smooth changing direction, dropped passes in drills and generally looked like a free agent compared to the first-round pick most predicted just six months ago. Several scouts said they felt bad for Burfict, who'll have another chance to redeem himself on March 30.
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The drive through the Black Canyon of the Gunnison is a beautiful drive, but not one you'd want to take if you're in a hurry. I stopped at a couple overlooks and took several pictures.
I called Mom as I was approaching Delta, CO (her hometown) and she was surprised that I'd taken that route home. She told me she had fixed dinner for me expecting me there earlier, so I had to keep moving, without any stops, in order to get to her home while the dinner was still edible.


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Dose any one know where I can get my hands on a purple cordovan carniolan queen. Reading through old post I found these queens apparently
It is just a cordovan carniolan but instead of being the normal cordovan color they come out with a dark almost purple color. I would love to see just a picture of one.


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How you like that stock on that Mossberg? I have an 835 that I'd like to do something to to make it more usable for HD use. It's set up like a turkey gun but I don't hunt much anymore. I have been looking for a shorter barrel and different stocks but don't know what direction I wan tot go.
I got a Tapco like that for an SKS I have and love it but am not sure about it on a 12 ga. I'd love your input.
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D.C. gun owners could begin applying to carry concealed weapons within weeks under emergency legislation announced Wednesday in response to a federal judge's ruling in July that the city's firearms law was unconstitutional.
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D.C. gun owners could begin applying to carry concealed weapons within weeks under emergency legislation announced Wednesday in response to a federal judge's ruling in July that the city's firearms law was unconstitutional.
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A look at the Panasonic Lumix DMC GF3 and its rivalsWednesday December 21 2011 Sensor Review
Announced in June 2011, the Panasonic Lumix DMC GF3 will be of interest to photographers who can afford an easy-to-use compact camera with interchangeable lenses and an image quality superior to that of other compact cameras (such as the Canon Powershot S100).
Interestingly enough, the Lumix DMC GF3 was announced at the same time as two other cameras targeting the same category of photographer — the Pentax Q and the Olympus PEN EPM1. Let's turn to the DxOMark database to see how these three cameras compare.
Panasonic Lumix DMC GF3 vs Olympus PEN EPM1 vs Pentax Q
We liked the GF3's low-light ISO performance, its dimensions, and its price. This said, we were less enchanted by its ISO range, which we found limited its low-ISO scores in the Portrait and Landscape categories. (Its limited ISO also resulted in lower scores for Dynamic Range.)
With respect to this particular set of cameras, photographers would likely end up choosing either the GF3 or the Olympus EPM1, given that their sensor image quality results are essentially the same. By contrast, they would probably avoid the Pentax Q, given its disappointing low-light score.
Panasonic Lumix DMC GF3 vs Nikon 1 J1 vs Nikon 1 V1
When comparing the hybrids GF3 with the Nikon 1 J1 and the high-end V1, once again we appreciated the GF3's low-light ISO performance as well as its price (significantly less expensive than the V1). And once again we were similarly disappointed at the GF3's limited ISO range (affecting various low-light-related scores).
For those who want to shoot in good lighting conditions, based on their respective DxOMark scores, we recommend using one of Nikon 1 cameras. For all other cases, the Panasonic GF3 and the Olympus Pen EPM1 are good choices: both take advantage of their sensor size to furnish superior image quality in low-light.
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With an overall DxOMark score of 47, the Pentax Q is well-placed among cameras with sensors smaller than 4/3. In fact, its results are equivalent to the best compacts in this line (e.g., Canon Powershot G12 and Powershot S95) — not bad at all for a sensor that is smaller than most compact sensors (4.6 x 6.2 mm for the Pentax Q vs 5.8 x 7.9 for the Olympus XZ1).
Introduced this past summer, the PEN E-PL3 and PEN E-PM1 are the latest micro-four-thirds cameras from Olympus. These 2 new models are intended to complete the PEN EP3 series and thus offer a whole range of compact cameras with interchangeable lenses. Each model offers a different set of controls with a different size, depending on whether you need more directly-accessible controls while shooting, or if you favor a pocketable camera. But as we'll see, given that they're based on the same sensor as the PEN EP3, these cameras perform equally well (or poorly) in term of image quality.
It's rare in the world of photography for a manufacturer to come up with an entirely new product line from scratch, and it's equally rare for a famous manufacturer such as Nikon (the world market leader) to offer a new lens mount (Nikon CX). This makes the launch of the Nikon 1 line (Nikon J1 and Nikon V1) a major event in photography this fall.
With its Powershot S line, Canon offers pocketable cameras to enthusiastic photographers. After the Powershot S90 in 2009 and the Powershot S95 in 2010, Canon now announces the new Powershot S100.


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How to repair Software Update for Windows
This article has been archived and is no longer updated by Apple.
Software Update is an Apple-supplied Windows program that updates Apple software (such as iTunes and QuickTime) over the Internet.
If Software Update becomes unresponsive, you may need to repair the software using the Add or Remove programs Control Panel:
Windows XP and Windows 2000: On the Start menu, click Control Panel and click Add or Remove programs.
Windows Vista: On the Start menu, click Control Panel and click Uninstall a program.
Alternately, in Classic View of Control Panel, click Programs and Features.
- Locate Apple Software Update in the list of installed programs and select it.
- In Windows XP and Windows 2000, click the Change button.
- Click Repair.
- In Windows XP and Windows 2000, once it is repaired, click Finish.
- Check to see whether repairing the program fixed the issue. See How to tell if Software Update for Windows is working correctly when no updates are available for instructions.
Published Date: Feb 20, 2012