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So you remember how when you're a kid and your mom always said things like "just because everyone else is doing it doesn't mean you have to do it" and "if Johnny jumped off a bridge, would you?" Well, that's kind of how I feel about mock drafts. Everyone is doing them. So I don't really have to. But I think I kind of want to. And so, after looking over a bunch of other mock drafts and my own notes and observations, I have compiled my…
***UPDATE: I should make it clear that many of us think/want the Fins to trade their 15th draft pick, but for the purposes of this mock draft, I just left all of the teams in the positions that they are currently slotted.***
2011 Mock Draft 1.0
#1) Carolina: Blaine Gabbert, QB, Missouri: I'm not a big Gabbert fan but I think that the new regime in Carolina wants to take a QB and I think they think that Gabbert is safer than Newton. Make sense?
#2) Denver: Marcell Dareus, DT, Alabama: A perfect fit in John Fox's 4-3 defense and a guy that will help solidify their d-line.
#3) Buffalo: AJ Green, WR, Georgia: Everyone assumes the Bills will go with a QB here, but I think that Chan Gailey is somewhat comfortable with Ryan Fitzpatrick and will look to get him a big-time weapon on the outside.
#4) Cincinnati: Cam Newton, QB, Auburn: With Carson Palmer threatening to retire if he isn't traded and his little (and far less talented) brother sitting as their back-up plan, the Bengals have to take a QB. Plus Newton will excite a tough-to-excite fan base.
#5) Arizona: Patrick Peterson, CB, LSU: With Gabbert and Newton both gone, the Cards go with the best player on the board.
#6) Cleveland: Robert Quinn, DE, North Carolina: Despite missing the entire 2010 season, Quinn is a great anchor for the new 4-3 defense in the CLE.
#7) San Francisco: Von Miller, LB, Texas A&M: Some say he's undersized, but I think Miller is an absolute stud linebacker. A team with many, many needs may be able to pick up the leader of their defense for years to come.
#8) Tennessee: Nick Fairley, DT, Auburn: A guy that's seen his draft stock go down considerably in recent weeks, Fairley gets his at #8.
#9) Dallas: Prince Amukamara, CB, Nebraska: A major weakness for the Cowboys and a major talent available–go for it, Jerry.
#10) Washington: Mark Ingram, RB, Alabama: Well, well, well. With everyone thinking Ingram will end up in Miami, how about Mike Shanahan looking to the former Heisman Trophy winner? Worth a shot…
#11) Houston: Aldon Smith, DE, Missouri: The second of like 40 defensive ends to be taken in this round, Smith will team up with Mario Williams and try and slow down opposing passing games–something they did not do last year.
#12) Minnesota: Da'Quan Bowers, DE, Clemson: With poor workout numbers and injury concerns surrounding him, the guy some people thought would be the #1 overall pick falls all the way to 12 and will team up with Jared Allen to reinvigorate the Vikings defense.
#13) Detroit: Tyron Smith, OT, USC: With things really starting to come together in Detroit, time to try and keep Matthew Stafford's jersey a little cleaner. Smith should be able to help do that.
#14) St. Louis: Julio Jones, WR, Alabama: After a superlative rookie season last year, QB Sam Bradford gets his first real toy, Combine freak Julio Jones.
#15) DOLPHINS: Torrey Smith, WR, Maryland: I'm thinking this guy is the vertical speed threat that will open things up on offense for Brandon Marshall and Davone Bess and also the guy that can add a spark to the Fins' return game.
#16) Jacksonville: Ryan Kerrigan, DE, Purdue: Jack Del Rio. Stud defensive lineman. Sure, makes sense.
#17) New England: JJ Watt, DE, Wisconsin: The Pats have to be looking for help on "D" after finishing 25th in total defense last year.
#18) San Diego: Cameron Jordan, DE, Cal: Noticing a pattern? I say we call 2011 the year of the defensive end.
#19) NY Giants: Anthony Castonzo, OT, Boston College: About as logical a fit as I've ever seen. Big offensive lineman from Boston College + Tom Coughlin + Giants having issues on the OL last year = no brainer.
#20) Tampa Bay: Adrian Clayborn, DE, Iowa: The Bucs had a tough time getting to the passer last year and with DT looking good, they can make their front line even more stout with one of the many solid defensive ends in this year's draft.
#21) Kansas City: Derek Sherrod, OT, Mississippi St.: The Bulldogs love to run and so do the Chiefs. Seems like a good fit.
#22) Indianapolis: Nate Solder, OT, Colorado: Caren in our live chat will be happy about this one. The knock on Solder is that he's a much better pass protecter than run blocker. Perfect for Peyton and friends.
#23) Philadelphia: Jimmy Smith, CB, Colorado: A nice fit on a team with major issues at CB.
#24) New Orleans: Akeem Ayers, LB, UCLA: A borderline first round pick, Ayers ends up with Gregg Williams in New Orleans–a coordinator who recognizes his ability and knows how to use it.
#25) Seattle: Jake Locker, QB, Washington: This is a reach pick for Pete Carroll, who is looking to groom his QB of the future. I think he keeps it local and takes Locker about 24 spots lower than he would have gone in 2010.
#26) Baltimore: Kyle Rudolph, TE, Notre Dame: I had trouble figuring out what Baltimore would do, but with things looking pretty good at WR, perhaps they want to bring in the guy who will eventually take over for the aging Todd Heap.
#27) Atlanta: Titus Young, WR, Boise St.: I've seen Young go as high as the top 15 in some mock drafts and as low as the third round. I think the Falcons take a shot on him and that he adds yet another deep threat for Matt Ryan.
#28) New England: Brandon Harris, CB, Miami: The Canes are back in the first round as the Pats use their second pick of the round to help their secondary.
#29) Chicago: Gabe Carimi, OT, Wisconsin: Big offensive lineman from the Big 10 ending up in Chicago? Sounds good to me.
#30) NY Jets: Justin Houston, DE, Georgia: Projected to be an outside linebacker in Rex's 3-4 defense, Houston is a good pass rusher who will be unleashed in this scheme.
#31) Pittsburgh: Mike Pouncey, OL, Florida: The Steelers and their ailing offensive line try and re-create Urban Meyer magic by bringing Mike in to play next to his brother Maurkice. Cute, right?
#32) Green Bay: Martez Wilson, LB, Illinois: The defending champs take a hard-nosed LB that can play in multiple places, something coordinator Dom Capers loves.
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Where are all those dumbass 49er fans who were saying Alex Smith is elite not but a month ago? What do you clowns have to say now?
Where are all those dumbass 49er fans who were saying Alex Smith is elite not but a month ago? What do you clowns have to say now?
He certainly isn't elite but he can get the job done. Really sucks to see Kap take over the starting position and i can place a bet that Alex takes over again before the playoffs.
Who would most of you want to see behind center if we play SF in the playoffs again? I'd rather face Smith as Kap is a much more athletic & versatile QB & has the much stronger arm.
You mean like Kurt Warner? Lol Smith over Eli.....nah he isnt a hater.
Alex Smith was never good to begin with
Football has been very, very good to us.
After losing seasons 2013-15, the giants put up 11 wins in 16.. they are on way Back
But for now we can console ourselves with this fact-
# of Super Bowl victories since 1985:
1-Chicago, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Seattle
2-Washington, Green Bay, Pittsburgh, Baltimore
3-San Francisco, Dallas, Denver
4-New York Giants!!!
Let's make it 5 in 2016 so we can be on a LINE NE again!!!
***Stat provided by "Schloss22"***
Heard this being discussed on WFAN this morning. Wait - as soon as Kap has a 3-interception bungle, they'll being screaming for Smith. But if I were Smith, I'd be royally ticked. He did nothing to lose his job. The guy got hurt, had to sit out a game or two and a new wonder-boy was discovered. You don't do this to your starter unless he's royally effing up the game and his teams chance of winning.
Hey Smith - the Jets will have an opening for you next season!

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Will This Draft Bring A Feeling Of Déjà Vu For The Chargers?
If it feels like you've heard this once before, it's probably because you have. Chargers' General Manager A.J. Smith is again spewing his rhetoric about the club's possible strategies in the upcoming NFL Draft and if it's any indication, things could get interesting.
According to the San-Diego Union Tribune, Smith said: "We're wide open. We have been always since I've been here, and we've done everything. We've gone up in the attack. We've bailed out in the past, and we've stayed where we are. It depends on circumstance."
The familiarity that fans feel with this talk is quite understandable as GM Smith made similar comments leading up to the 2010 draft when the team moved up sixteen slots to select running back Ryan Mathews. That year also saw the team move up in the third round to take inside linebacker Donald Butler and one more time for good measure in the fifth round to select nose tackle Cam Thomas.
Any deals will likely be made in the week leading up to draft day or during the process itself, but the GM does have one stipulation. He said: "Don't bother with three minutes left or less to run some concocted idea that you may have because you're ready to do something and you're presenting your case. I'm not interested. I've been very consistent with that. I like (to trade), prior to a cut-off. I've had a few (offers) along the way from people who don't understand, more so in the past. But when you've been on the job long enough and we all know each other, they pretty much know that 'let's just skip the Chargers. Don't even make that call even though you'd like to do that. It's too late.'"
Trades have been a part of the draft picture for the Chargers under Smith's direction as six of his nine drafts with the club have featured some deals. Of course his tenure began with the most infamous trade involving Philip Rivers and Eli Manning, but he has made eight draft day deals in total. Still the team has also had more quiet years where they stand pat and select where they have been slotted in such as last year when zero trades were made on draft day by San Diego.
In sticking with the draft theme, GM Smith attended the Notre Dame pro day on April 3rd to see safety Harrison Smith. It has been reported that he also took a hard look at wide receiver Michael Floyd and was very impressed with what he saw. While the idea of trading has always been a possibility regardless of what players are available, the fact that GM Smith was so enamored with Floyd is particularly worrisome. The team has already inked a number of wideouts this offseason in hopes of replacing Vincent Jackson by committee and drafting another (especially in the first round) would be a big mistake.
As for dealing to get Smith, the idea of trading down and out of round one and taking him early in round two is beginning to gain some appeal from my perspective. Rather than do that very same thing in 2007 with Eric Weddle, GM Smith reached for wide receiver Buster Davis and then proceeded to trade back up in the early second round for Weddle. Getting a do-over is a rare thing as a personnel guru in the NFL, but Smith gets his opportunity this year and hopefully he makes the most of it.
The déjà vu vibe that this year's draft is giving off is a bit eerie to say the least, but the Chargers were close to making a Super Bowl run back then. This time could provide the team with the talent needed to change that previous outcome and get this team primed for a run in 2012. No one player is going to push the Bolts over that hump, but GM Smith's acquisitions this offseason along with the development of some younger guys should be enough to improve this club in the coming year.
Now it's your turn! Is it just me, or are you feeling déjà vu too with the circumstances surrounding the Bolts heading into this year's draft compared to both 2007 and 2010? Is GM Smith's track record as a trading machine a positive or a negative when it comes to building a successful roster? Do you see the team having an active draft this year like the one from 2010 or a more subdued selection like last year and picking as allotted? What are your thoughts on trading out of the first round altogether and snagging safety Harrison Smith early on in round two? Please fill up the comments section below with your thoughts on all of this and more!
April 17, 2012at 8:00 AM Posted by Anthony M. Blake
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- BOLTHYPE said... Apr 17, 2012, 9:15:00 AM
I think OLB Nick Perry in the first, and a trade up to the top of the 2nd for S Harrison Smith would be an amazing couple of picks for the Bolts. - Rob Zepeda
Perry and Smith are both fringe 1st rounders by the consensus at the moment. Do you think the team should stay put and take Perry at 16 or slide down a bit and accrue picks in hopes of moving back up then for Smith?
Yeah, the better way to do this would be to trade down in the 1st. NE have the ideal picks, but they're unlikely to want to trade up. If we dropped to 24-30 round we could potentially get both perry and smith, but ideally for me, we'd draft hightower and smith then.
- BOLTHYPE said... Apr 17, 2012, 10:32:00 AM
Overall, I see this draft class as particularly weak in the two positions the Chargers need the most; Rush OLB and Safety. The Chargers desperately need a playmaker and I don't think trading down is going to help their chances in getting an impact player at those two positions. If anything, the strategy could be to trade up. The Chargers have addressed most of their depth needs through free agency, but still could use better starters.
In this class of Rush OLBs, there are very few "clean" players; there are complaints about Ingram's size, Mercilus' as a one-year-wonder, Upshaw's explosion and natural position... for me Perry is the most dynamic and disruptive player aside from Ingram, who I also like. So I expect those two to be sure-fire first rounders, who could both be gone in the first half of the round.
As for safeties, Harrison gets pushed up in this weak class, and I could see him going in that 25-35 range. Barron will probably go in the first half as well. If the Chargers want either one, they will probably have to move up or "reach". I don't see the Chargers being able to trade down and still getting the best, or second-best, player at either position. They would probably get stuck with the 3rd or 4th best player at two positions that aren't particularly deep this year. - Rob Zepeda
trading back is the best plan--i just hope AJ doesnt do anything silly
- sanford p said... Apr 17, 2012, 11:46:00 AM
we need pass rushers at least 2 and a safety. Perry, Hightower, Upshaw who will be available.
Safety in second round pass rusher in 3rd also. All sorts of drafts have Chargers picking guard that is just dumb
I like Michael Floyd but come on now...not another receiver we are okay at the position the better pic would be to fill a hole so Harrison Smith makes more sense! Hey AJ your team is not in the same position as the San Francisco 49ers and you can't get the best player on the board you need to fill holes and IMHO receiver is not a hole but there are plenty on the d-side of the ball! Hope this is a smoke screen! I'm not for trading down and for the Chargers I wouldn't trade out of the first round but if Smith or Mercilus drop down and they can pick one of them up while adding another pic I'd consider it. Unfortunately, if this is to be a make or break year for AJ you'd think he's trading up and might even trade future picks away to get the players needed to at the least win the division. I think that could be the only thing to save his job but who knows with Dean good effort might be enough to save his job again!
That might complete the deja vu scenario , reach for a guy and then give up the future for a guy we need but should of just taken with the first pick . That's the 2007 draft all over , taking Craig Davis at 31 then giving up picks to move back up to 37 to take Weddle . Sure we got Weddle , but we could of had him at 31, kept the picks and let someone else take the Buster . I will say this , Perry is at least 1st round material .
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Discussion in 'Off-topic Zone' started by Sam I Am, Nov 26, 2012.
This is all kinds of awesome!
That's mean as hell. I love it.
That was worth every minute of it.
One of the best pranks out there!
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I wonder how many people weren't fooled by it? I think these people watch way too many horror films.
Wow, that was great!
Imagine if the elevator was piping in that horror soundtrack at the same time lol
Saw this yesterday...I love it.
The best prank I have ever watched.
There had to have been someone who just started swinging at the kid. Maybe they left out that footage.
that's what I was thinking - what if that happened? would they get in trouble for hitting her??
She is probably an expert in Capoeira and able to protect herself.
Obviously not done in the US. Lawsuits out the wahzoo.......just for the scaring part.
Classic stuf tho..........love the different reactions.
Covering your eyes or stuffing yourself in a corner doesn't make it go away. :laugh2:
lol - I wonder if anyone had an "accident" in their pants!!
Thought the same thing too. Someone might swing and taker her out. :laugh2:
Be honest, (Guys) how many of you would scream when the lights came on and how many would swing? And how many would do both?
I would probably scream, then yell at her asking where the hell she came from. If she came at me and screamed, probably would at least push her away!!!
That was my first thought too. The whole "fight or flight" response..well, it's not like you can run.
Good stuff. I've always gotten joy out of scaring people.
I'd kick her in the face. I didn't want to say anything because obviously I would never EVER want to harm a child. I don't even like thinking about the scenario because I really don't know what I would do. If I'm scared and some freaky little ghost kid pops up in front of me while I'm stuck in an elevator that just had the lights go out, I'm going into survival mode. All bets are off when that happens. I'm 6'4 so the thing most likely to happen is to stomp the little thing and kick it away from me. Who knows though
I honestly would start looking for the camera.


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- Training Our Puppy (basic) (http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum/training-our-puppy-basic/)
- - Back to the basics with 5 mo pup. (http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum/training-our-puppy-basic/459393-back-basics-5-mo-pup.html)
Back to the basics with 5 mo pup.
Havent been on the boards lately. Been a little tied up. But here is a little background on my GSD.
Some of you might remember me as the guy with the 7 week old pup that I brought into my parvo home. Well good news is she has survived and is now a 40lb healthy GSD.
7 Weeks old
5 Months (taken yesterday)
and one taken a couple weeks ago:
I was well into my training with her and she was catching on quite quickly. She learned sit, stay, down, shake, bark and roll over. I was also taking her to petsmart training classes which I used mainly for socializing. Well half way into all that training I had to go overseas so I had to bring my pup at 4 months to my brother in laws to board for 10 days. Which she lived there with 2 other dogs. I didnt want to leave her there because his way of training is the cesar milan way which I told him do not enforce his rules onto my dog. Which he accepted and said he will work with her on (trading up, crating and all other things I trained her on)
Well I got her back about 3 weeks ago and she is a terror and doesnt listen to anything. She doesnt come as fast as she used to, doesnt sit as fast, crate as fast blah blah blah. Also, has a attitude if you try to reprimand her or doesnt get what she wants. Total loss of engagement it seems like. So im working with her now to use manners and get back to the basics.
This whole week ive been limited in my training because of her spay and she had a hernia repaired so been with a cone for a week. Which the cone seems to have made one of her ears floppy. (hope it comes back up)
But what im looking for is tips on how to get her more engaged with me and use manners. Also. she has started barking at dogs like crazy now, when I take her for a walk she just barks at them. Is taking her to a dog park to get her play time with other pets a bad idea?
EDIT: Also, When we first got her back I gave her food and she growled at me when I approached her bowl. Im sure my bro in law used to take her bowl when she acted out with other dogs. But ive been working on that lately without pulling any bowl away. Every time I approach her now while eating I tossed a treat in her bowl and said "here you go" and walked away. The outcome. No more growling and she looks up at me expecting something now. :D
Yes, I would start all over and forget about what she has been doing. pretend she is a new dog that you don't know the history of.
Food guarding: call her name and when she looks at you, give her something that she likes way better. Then walk away, no further rewards or praise so she learns it is part of life (again).
And never her board her with your BIL anymore.
But also, she may have hit the bratty stage in the meantime and good luck with that; I am in the middle of all that stuff.
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Can you number the vertices, edges and faces of a tetrahedron so
that the number on each edge is the mean of the numbers on the
adjacent vertices and the mean of the numbers on the adjacent
Ann thought of 5 numbers and told Bob all the sums that could be made by adding the numbers in pairs. The list of sums is 6, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10,10, 11, 12. Help Bob to find out which numbers Ann was thinking of.
Take any two positive numbers. Calculate the arithmetic and geometric means. Repeat the calculations to generate a sequence of arithmetic means and geometric means. Make a note of what happens to the two sequences.
There are different ways of working out the average of a set of numbers. This problem looks at using the mean. The mean is worked out by adding up the set of numbers and dividing the answer by how many numbers there are.
For example, the mean of the numbers 2, 3, 4, and 5 is (2+3+4+5)/4 = 3.5
Three students had collected some data for a project about bats. Each had collected a different set of readings for the wingspan of some bats. Unfortunately, each student had lost one measurement.
Two of the students had already added up their data and worked out their individual means and the overall mean was also known. The known information is summarised below:
Student A had collected 5 measurements, the others had each collected 6.
The overall mean from the combined data = 13.35 cm Using the above information can you complete the table?


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How does Bates Security address customer service issues? Bates Security's Jeremy Bates, Olivia Duvall and Bryan Bates answers the question in this exclusive interview.
By Scott Goldfine · July 14, 2013
SSI's annual Best of the Best issue (July 2013) includes profiles of seven of the industry best-run installing security contracting companies. My interviews with executives and managers from runner-up Bates Security covered much ground not included in print. Following is the first of a few bonus excerpts, with Bates' Jeremy Bates, Olivia Duvall and Bryan Bates here addressing customer service issues. Be on the lookout for more online extras from Bates Security, as well as other Installer of the Year and Integrated Installation of the Year winners and finalists.
How does Bates Security provide exceptional service to its customers?
Jeremy Bates, Bates Security General Manager/Owner: First, I would say that when we hire a new employee that no matter what the position or job duties are, everyone is in "customer service" and we reinforce this philosophy throughout the year, especially at our company quarterly meetings. Customer service starts with the moment we speak with a potential new customer. Call-ins and E-mails are handled by our sales department and we emphasize that we do not install "cookie-cutter" systems. We meet with each and every potential new customer not only to design a system that meets the needs of their unique home, but we also use this time to introduce ourselves and tell our story. Our installer does not leave the new customers home/business unless he is confident that the user is comfortable operating the system. Our Customer Service Center is the main department responsible for making sure the daily needs of customers is met. They interface with the monitoring stations, coordinate our service technicians out servicing customer systems, handle system data and other changes and in general, answer or facilitate the answering of any customer inquiries. Two of our customer service representatives work primarily in the field to provide training and other assistance for customers. The sole focus of this department is to make sure the customers are being provided the best service we can deliver. Our ability to utilize and leverage technology enhances efficiencies that provide improved service in every area. We use SedonaOffice, which allows us to run an efficient operation and we also utilize a GPS tracking software program to track our install and service vehicles in order to help us deliver efficient and timely service. Our CSC and lead install and service technicians from the field can also interface real time with our monitoring stations, which is very efficient in taking care of customer needs. We continue to have a willingness to invest in systems, software and other technologies that will provide real benefit in servicing customers. We also provide an online Customer Service Center that allows for service requests, code, access and data changes, bill payment, alarm permit information and more.
Olivia Duvall, Bates Security Customer Service Center Manager: Our local Customer Service Center works directly with the customer on any issues, questions, or concerns they have. We have policies and procedures in place to make sure the customer's satisfaction & sense of security is always our top priority. I believe we provide exceptional service to our customers in many different ways. We are all team players who have one common goal: serve our customers as best as we can. We all work together to resolve a customer concern, never pushing hard cases to the side. We take the issue on until it's complete and the customer is satisfied. The CSC is fully staffed with knowledgeable individuals, who are here to answer any calls, questions and address any concerns. Customers can call and speak with a live person. We believe our customer's happiness is of the utmost importance.
Bryan Bates, Bates Security Commercial Sales Manager/Owner: We always listen to our customers' concerns. We strive to find an answer and explain it to the customer so they understand what happened and why it happened. We strongly believe in satisfying our customers no matter the cost. Our company practices this in all departments. We definitely want our customers to feel happy with our services.
Please supply some specific examples of your customer service in action.
Duvall: We have maintained our procedure to make a follow-up call to the customer after every incident when the authorities are dispatched. We started this procedure to help us stay in touch with our customers even when we are not actually doing the monitoring. This allows the customer to go over the dispatch with us and ask us any questions they have about the dispatch or procedure and helps us ensure the system is functioning properly. During the follow-up call we verify that everything is OK and we get all the information about the incident. We verify the call list and address of the location to make sure everything is correct. If it was a false alarm we remind the customer of the local false alarm ordinance and try to troubleshoot with the customer to see why the dispatch took place. If the dispatch was caused by user error we attempt to go over the correct way to use the system and if we feel the customer may need additional training we offer to send a customer service representative to their location. If the customer is unsure of why the alarm went off and the customer service representative is unable to help the customer figure it out we offer to send a technician to troubleshoot the issue.
We recently had a customer call in because someone knocked on her door and identified himself as a competing sales company. He pressured our customer into letting him into her home. While the salesman was speaking with her husband, our customer called us and told us of the situation and that she felt threatened by the salesman and his pushiness. The customer service representative that our customer was speaking with kept her on the phone while another rep called the police. Our customer was extremely thankful and appreciated our genuine concern for her safety.
How is your customer service evaluated and continually improved?
Bryan Bates: We utilize social media to our fullest advantage. We are extremely active on Facebook and Twitter and encourage our customers to send in photos, take part in real-time discussions right on the site and are sure to respond quickly to any concern or issue that a customer will post on our social media. We have received several leads, resolved several issues and have a great following each of our social media networks.
Duvall: After the installation of the customer's system is completed we mail the customer a packet and one of the documents is a survey that allows them to evaluate the installation, salesperson, and technician. All returned customer surveys are reviewed by management so that any issues are addressed. Our customer service representatives are in constant training. Whether it is on new software or handling specific situations, we take every opportunity to improve.
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Nowhere near as exhilarating as the first, a triumph compared to the second, Men in Black III offers one sci-fi alternative to a moviegoing summer front-loaded with caped avengers in tights. But not much more. Leaving aside the question, "Do we actually need another Men in Black movie?" the long opening sequence of the Barry Sonnenfeld-directed threequel apparently expects to hitch a ride on nostalgia – that is, the audience's residual affection for the cranky but now threadbare chemistry between Will Smith's Agent J and Tommy Lee Jones's Agent K.
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I've been searching the interwebs for jobs in the area, and it seems like they are all so similar, but have different names. For example, a couple job titles I came across were Computer Systems Security Analyst and IT Security Analyst along with a couple others, but they all seem to have the same job description.
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Of my 2 spring vsh nucs, (now deep/medium hives) one swarmed about 2 weeks ago and went over to my neighbor's beeshelf, hung out overnight, we gave them a box, they covered it, but moved in after I put in the clump that contained the queen.
Yesterday, Just as I was about to cut down the crape myrtle, I noticed bees working it. Not. They were swarming, from my other vsh hive, and have maybe 2 or 3 cups of bees and the old queen I'm guessing. No pests in their hive, just a reproductive swarm, small one.
So I get a nuc with foundation only set up to drop them into, a ladder up and a bucket to collect, and they moved to the next tree over and started buzzing in it. I had my neighbor hand me up the nuc box, and my lemon grass oil and they went into the nuc sitting on top of my inexpensive greenhouse. Over a 2x4. They are still there this morning. I am going to put on a jar of feed, but I have to get these ladies down before our fall Texas weather hits in a couple of days, And before they get too heavy. This will amount to a 15 ft move horizontally, and about 8 feet down, into the apiary.
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The investigators plan to enroll patients with measurable amyloid disease according to internationally-accepted diagnostic criteria. Patients must have stable organ function at enrollment. Eligible subjects not receiving active treatments for amyloidosis affecting their kidneys, heart, aerodigestive tracts, peripheral or autonomic nervous system(s), lungs, eyes, skin, bladder, or breasts will undergo evaluations at baseline, 6 months, and 12 months - or more frequently as clinically indicated.
Over 45 years experience indicates doxycycline is a safe, well tolerated antibiotic. The investigators will use standard grading systems to assess doxycycline response following twelve months of treatment.
Drug: Doxycycline 100 mg po bid x 12 months
Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Phase II Study of Doxycycline in Patients With Amyloidosis
- Composite measures specific to the organ system affected by amyloidosis at study entry [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
Amyloid nephropathy: 24 hour urine protein excretion, creatinine clearance
Amyloid cardiomyopathy: cardiac biomarkers (BNP, Troponin I), echo parameters (IVSd, longitudinal strain, diastolic indices [e/e']), ECG
Amyloid peripheral neuropathy: Neurologic Impairment Score-Lower Limb (NIS-LL), modified body mass index (mBMI)
Amyloid autonomic neuropathy: postural blood pressures, heart rate variability, mBMI
Localized amyloidosis:
- airway -- PFTs, CT imaging, endoscopic visualization
- gastrointestinal -- endoscopic visualization
- bladder -- CT imaging, cystoscopy, urodynamics
- skin -- direct measures of disease
- Quality of Life [ Time Frame: 12 months ]Quality of Life (SF-36)
- Kumamoto neurologic score [ Time Frame: 12 months ]Motor, sensory, autonomic measures of neuropathy
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|July 2012
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2015
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|June 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: doxycycline 100 mg po bid x 12 months
Open-label doxycycline 100 mg twice daily by mouth will be administered to subjects for 12 months.
Drug: Doxycycline 100 mg po bid x 12 months
100mg by mouth twice daily for 1 year.
Other Name: CAS: 564-25-0; ATC code: J01AA02 A01AB22; PubChem: CID 11256
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 18 or older
- Biopsy-proven amyloidosis
- Biochemical or clinical evidence of amyloid induced end-organ dysfunction
Exclusion Criteria:
- Concurrent use of other tetracyclines
- Ongoing active treatment for amyloidosis
- Pregnancy or unwillingness to use contraception by women of childbearing age
- Doxycycline drug allergy/hypersensitivity
- ECOG performance status > 3
- NYHA class > 3
- Renal insufficiency (estimated creatinine clearance < 25 ml/min)
- Transaminitis (AST or ALT > 5 times upper limit of normal)
- Diabetes mellitus or hemoglobin A1C > 6.2%
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01677286
|United States, Massachusetts
|Boston University
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118
|Principal Investigator:
|John L Berk, M.D.
|Boston University
|Responsible Party:
|John L. Berk, Clinical Director, Amyloid Treatment & Research Program, Boston University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01677286 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|August 21, 2012
|Last Updated:
|January 2, 2015
Keywords provided by John L. Berk, Boston University:
AL Amyloidosis
Primary Amyloidosis
Hereditary Amyloidosis
Familial Amyloidosis
SSA Amyloidosis
Senile Systemic Amyloidosis
AA Amyloidosis
Secondary Amyloidosis
Localized Amyloidosis
Systemic Amyloidosis
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Proteostasis Deficiencies
Metabolic Diseases
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Antiprotozoal Agents
Antiparasitic Agents
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 25, 2017


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Why science would benefit from a symbiosis-driven history of speciation.
Bradford Harris
According to Margulis, the evolving relationships between microscopic organisms and other micro- and macroscopic organisms are the essence of the history of life. Despite scientists' mid-century focus on eukaryotic life (organisms with larger cells featuring a bounded nucleus and organelles), the most prolific type of organism on Earth, bacteria, is prokaryotic (an organism without a bounded nucleus). Virtually all eukaryotic forms of life have adapted symbiotic associations with prokaryotic bacteria. Margulis was among the first Western scientists to attempt to popularize this fact. She spent virtually her entire career laboring to bring this mostly microscopic form of evolution to the macroscopic focus of her readers.
Margulis's research in microbiology equipped her to verify and expand on Wallin's symbiosis-centered theory. In 1966 she attempted to publish a summary of her perspectives on the evolution of complex life forms in "The Origin of Mitosing Eukaryotic Cells," only to be rejected by more than a dozen scientific journals. When her article was finally published by the Journal of Theoretical Biology, criticism ensued. Nonetheless, the further Margulis pushed her symbiotic evolutionary theory, the more convinced she became that the emergence of eukaryotic cells a billion and a half years ago—a major evolutionary transition in the history of life—was the result of symbiogenesis.
In Margulis's view, out of prokaryotic–prokaryotic symbiosis emerged eukaryotes. Out of prokaryotic–eukaryotic symbiosis emerged more competitive eukaryotes. And out of eukaryotic–eukaryotic symbiosis emerged multicellular life. The classic image of evolution, the tree of life, almost always exclusively shows diverging branches; however, a banyan tree, with diverging and converging branches is best. To this day, many scientists and most laypeople remain ignorant of this way of imagining evolution, which profoundly constricts how they imagine themselves.
Most of the mass of our DNA is "ours" because there are many more cells making up our body than there are composing the microorganisms living in and on our body. Nonetheless, most of the genetic diversity in and on our body is not ours. Rather, it is found in the microscopic organisms with which our body interacts to maintain optimal health. Eyelash mites, skin fungi, gut bacteria, and more all work in harmony with us. "Each one of us is a massive colony of microorganisms," Margulis explained. "Former protists are now eloquently orchestrated animals with fancy tissues and organs."
Some of Margulis's most vivid contributions to a richer understanding of evolution appear in her books Symbiotic Planet: A New Look at Evolution (1999) and Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species (2002). In Acquiring Genomes Margulis describes, for example, the evolutionary integration of genetically distinct bacteria onto the surface of a genus of ciliated saltwater microorganisms called Euplotidium. All six species of Euplotidium bear surface bacteria that act like archers defending the royal Euplotidium castle. When Euplotidium species sense approaching predators, their surface bacteria react by shooting out ribbons of protein, like little micron-sized crossbows. The ciliated Euplotidium cannot survive without these protective bacteria, nor do these particular extracellular bacterial organelles appear to exist anywhere except on the surface of the six known Euplotidium species.
Laboratory experiments to cultivate these bacteria removed from Euplotidium have failed; without the association between the two entities, neither could exist. The association that evolved between the ancestors of Euplotidium and its surface bacteria catalyzed the origin of this genus. This kind of symbiogenetic speciation typifies the role that prokaryotes play in the evolutionary history of eukaryotic life. Wherever biologists now look in nature, they find examples of unicellular and multicellular eukaryotes that exist in association with bacteria and algae possessing distinct genomes.
Despite Margulis's legacy, early 20th-century concepts of "survival of the fittest" continue to determine how evolution is taught and, therefore, how it is understood even by most scientists. Beyond the popular discourse, relatively advanced textbooks devoted entirely to the study of evolution omit the concept of symbiogenesis. The fourth edition of a leading undergraduate textbook of evolution, Evolutionary Analysis (2008), still devotes entire sections to "combat," "competition," and "conflict," neglecting symbiosis. Most high school graduates are taught the term symbiosis, but it is typically presented to mean little more than mutually beneficial cooperation. Students learn how symbiosis benefits individuals, but not how symbiotic relationships themselves often constitute emergent organisms that display their own evolutionary histories. Only evolutionary specialists have universally adopted an appreciation for symbiogenesis.
Recovering the story of evolution goes a long way toward understanding how to maintain the integrity of a living organism. Wherever symbiotic ideas spread, they lead to important new practical insights. Some of the potentially most therapeutic applications of symbiogenetic science today are being directed toward problems of chronic disease. Many medical scientists are drawing inspiration from Margulis's and others' symbiogenetic research to reorient approaches to human health, as it becomes clearer that microbes that have evolved symbiotically with humans are integral to our well-being. The dramatic rise in rates of allergies, eczema, ulcerative colitis, and other chronic health problems are increasingly believed to involve a perturbation in the human–microbe relationship, leading in 2008 to the Human Microbiome Project.
Exploring the history of scientists' attempts to understand evolution reveals neglected insights into the associations between individuals, associations at least as meaningful as the individuals themselves. Now, thanks to Margulis, these insights are finally beginning to percolate from the realm of the lone expert to that of the wider scientific community, the classroom, and even the dinner table. Supporting this trend will benefit our stewardship of human and global ecology. As we disentangle some of our political discursive traditions from our scientific ones, the story of evolution may itself evolve.
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They couldn't have known it at the time, but those 50,000 Arsenal fans who streamed into Highbury on the opening day of the 1925/26 season to watch the north London derby were about to witness the early stages of a football revolution.
Not only had Sir Henry Norris recruited Herbert Chapman, manager of the all-conquering Huddersfield, but thanks to Chapman's powers of persuasion, Sunderland's legendary striker Charlie Buchan was also tempted to Highbury.
Gunners fan Leslie Anderson recalled: "Charlie Buchan had genuine star quality. He was the first Arsenal player to make people think that it was worthwhile getting out of their chair to go and watch them at Highbury. When he led the team onto the pitch, there was a genuine buzz, whereas before you would just politely applaud the team as they ran on. Right through the '20s and '30s, Chapman's purchases of star players boosted Highbury crowds to massive levels, and Buchan was the start."
Chapman realised that in Buchan, he had an experienced player who could help mould team tactics. In a heated team meeting after an early season 7-0 defeat at St James' Park against Newcastle, Buchan and Chapman pushed through the tactics that would alter the entire course of Arsenal's history.
From now on, Arsenal would employ a 'stopper' at centre-half and a midfield link man. Such tactics, coupled with an influx of big name signings, would turn Arsenal into the most powerful and charismatic football force in the land. Buchan's and Chapman's plan wasn't exactly revolutionary, as Newcastle, Tottenham and Queens Park had all been experimenting with tactical switches, but Chapman adapted the plan in his inimitable style to the 3-4-3 or 'WM' formation, which was the bedrock of his successful Arsenal sides.
As Soar and Tyler point out in The Official History Of Arsenal, "the key was never the scheme itself, but the players who fitted into it," and the likes of James, Bastin, and Jack made it work like clockwork. But these things take time, and Chapman's team underwent some heartache before the tactics paid dividends.
In 1925/26, Arsenal recovered from their inconsistent start and grabbed the runners up spot behind Chapman's former club Huddersfield, who completed a hat-trick of title triumphs. Between them, strikers Jimmy Brain and Charlie Buchan grabbed 53 league goals, as the Gunners finally sent out a powerful message that they were becoming a force to be reckoned with.
The following season, the Gunners' league form tailed off, but at long last, an Arsenal team finally reached Wembley, where they faced Cardiff City in the FA Cup final. Buchan had the honour of leading Arsenal out. On a desperately disappointing day for the Gunners, Cardiff won 1-0, with Hugh Ferguson's shot slipping out of Gunners' keeper Sid Hoar Dan Lewis's hands.
As Buchan admitted, he fluffed Arsenal's best chance, when he and Jimmy Brain left it to each other to nod home Sid Hoar's inswinging cross. The ball bounced harmlessly away, and Arsenal's chances evaporated. That was the last time the FA Cup was won by a non English team, but even with the Gunners strong favourites, it wasn't quite the shock everyone thinks. After all, Cardiff finished just two points behind Arsenal in the First Division that year.
A year later, Charlie Buchan retired into a hugely successful journalistic career. The problem was, who could replace the apparently irreplaceable? The answer to Chapman's quandary was Bolton's David Jack, who joined the Gunners for a massive £11,500 after Chapman and assistant Bob Wall bamboozled the Bolton directors by spiking their drinks.
The reason why Chapman was finally able to open the cheque book (Joe Hulme had also joined for £3,500) was because Sir Henry Norris, who'd always insisted on scrimping and saving on players, was swept away after the Daily Mail ran a series of stories claiming that Norris was guilty of making illegal payments to Charlie Buchan when he joined the Club in 1925, and that Norris had also 'overseen' the sale of the team bus in 1927, which raised a hefty £125. The proceeds from the sale found their way into his wife's bank account. With Norris now banned from the game for life, Chapman was free to build Arsenal his way.
In 1929, the Club's first truly iconic player, Alex James, joined Arsenal from Preston. Like David Jack, it took time for James to settle at Highbury, and to his team mates' occasional chagrin, Chapman treated James with kid gloves in order to get the best out of him on the pitch.
In March 1930, the Gunners won a hard fought semi-final replay 1-0 against Hull City (many Arsenal historians have suggested that without David Jack's late equaliser in the first match, the history of the Club may have changed course completely) to face Huddersfield at Wembley in the FA Cup final.
Arsenal's league form had been poor, and the Gunners languished in the bottom half of the table. Skipper Tom Parker led his team out alongside rival skipper Tom Wilson, to celebrate Chapman's association with both clubs). Goals from Alex James (after boy wonder Cliff Bastin slipped the ball to him) and Jack Lambert (just seven minutes remained when Lambert slotted the ball past Turner) gave Arsenal the cup.
Finally, 44 years after that mysterious first match in Kent, Herbert Chapman's emerging side grabbed silverware, and Parker had the privilege of getting his hands on it first.
Several myths surround the game. It's known as the 'Zeppelin Final', because the Graf Zeppelin passed over head during the match. Symbolically, it has been said that it highlighted the increasing menace of Germany in the '30s – but in fact the Nazis didn't come to power for another three years, and the Zeppelin dipped so low as a gesture of respect to the King. Secondly, the game has often been seen as symbolising the historic shift in power between Huddersfield and Arsenal.
The statement is half correct. The Yorkshire side had drifted into mid-table finishes over the last two years anyway, and were on the wane (although they were a solid outfit in the 1930s) but it is true that Arsenal were now poised to enter the most legendary decade of its rich history, and become the world's most famous football club.
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1. When asked why he'd seen fit to offer 'under the counter' payments to Charlie Buchan in 1925, Sir Henry Norris replied: "Because otherwise we should not have got the player"
2. Sir Henry Norris died in 1934, the same year that Chapman passed away
3. Shortly after David Jack signed from Bolton, he missed training one afternoon. Chapman went to his house, to find Jack smoking, and with his feet up. "We had Wednesdays off at Bolton," Jack told him. Needless to say, that didn't happen at Chapman's ArsenalCopyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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