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Tony Dallimore, Education Director
Tony joined sports coach UK in 1994, following a stint at the Royal Yachting Association as their Windsurfing Manager, where he developed their coach education programmes, workforce and resources. At sports coach UK he led a number of teams in supporting governing bodies of sport. Tony joined Coachwise in 1999 on secondment from sports coach UK, to set up 1st4sport Qualifications.
Tony's Coachwise highlight was gaining QCA recognition for 1st4sport Qualifications as an awarding body in 2000, which put them on the map and started the period of growth which now sees 1st4sport Qualifications fulfilling a unique role within in the sector, operating in awarding partnerships with 25+ governing bodies.
As a former round the world yachtsman and active cycle commuter and mountain biker, Tony enjoys completing endurance events at home and as far afield as the Canadian Rockies. He was also the instigator of the Coachwise bike to work scheme!
Stacey Doherty-Bartley, Head of Awarding Organisation
Stacey joined 1st4sport Qualifications in 2004 as a Qualifications Development Manager. After three years, she was promoted to the position of Head of Quality Management, a department she started which has since evolved into the Business Excellence Team. After ten years of service Stacey was promoted to Head of Awarding Organisation; she enjoys the variation that comes with the role and relishes the dynamic environment and challenging work it brings. She finds it particularly rewarding to see the development of the people she works with, as well as when large development projects she's responsible for come to fruition and really benefit the organisation and its centres.
Stacey holds a number of sport-related qualifications, including an MSc in Sport Science (Psychology). Her previous work experience in sport is extensive, having been a lecturer in Sport and Sports Science at Wakefield College, and a Sport Psychologist for Bradford Bulls rugby league club, England Hockey and a British acro gymnast. A bit of a sport nut, Stacey's past achievements include placing third at the British Taekwondo Championships and British Karate Association Championships. What's more, she played for the North of England rugby union team and is a former rugby league fullback for Wakefield Townville Panthers, who went on to represent Great Britain in the 2003 World Series in New Zealand! Her biggest achievement, however, is her little girl, who now takes up all her time. She has to make do with cycling to work to try to fit some exercise into her life!
Katerina Doutsiou, Head of Business Excellence
Katerina joined 1st4sport Qualifications in 2006 and started as our Quality Manager, responsible for the development and maintenance of our performance and risk management systems and the implementation of our quality standards. In 2015 she was promoted to the Head of Business Excellence, leading the Business Excellence Team and developing aspects of the organisation towards achieving a culture of excellence.
Her extensive experience implementing the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) standards in a Greek Organisation, the fact she holds the EFQM Assessor qualification, and has been certified on the International Register of Certificated Auditors (IRCA) Quality Management Systems (QMS) Lead Auditor training course comes in very handy when doing her job!
Having always loved travelling and continuous personal development she combined both by taking up the challenge to come to England to do her MSc in Total Quality and Performance Management (Bradford University School of Management) and after that to explore the business standards/working environment.
Katerina is also responsible for the business process management and the conducting of the self-assessment and particularly enjoys exploring new ways of continuously improving business performance with the aim of exceeding stakeholder expectations. She finds it rewarding to receive positive feedback from our stakeholders confirming the high quality of our services and expressing their satisfaction for our qualifications.
As well as being a keen cycler to work she is an enthusiastic sportswoman and has turned her hand to many sports including gymnastics, athletics and volleyball. She's also known to enjoy dance classes, skiing in the Alps and swimming in the Greek seas!
Paul Smith, Risk Manager
Paul has been working at 1st4sport Qualifications since 2006 where he joined as a Qualifications Development Officer and then quickly progressed to the position of Qualifications Development Manager. He is particularly proud of the qualifications he helped to develop for the Outdoors Sector and 'Using Sport to Tackle Youth Crime' both are areas in which he has previous experience. Before working here worked for a national charity designing and running personal development programmes for disaffected young people in Manchester and Rochdale.
Paul was promoted to the role of Incidents and Investigations Manager and he is now responsible for dealing with incidents, complaints and appeals and managing the investigations that are needed for the Awarding Organisation to meet Ofqual requirements.
At present he is a Level 3 Coach in Kayaking and Level 2 Coach in Open Canoeing as well as being a qualified climbing instructor, ski-boat driver and lifeguard. He previously held instructing qualifications in Archery, Orienteering, Powerboating and Jet Skiing. Paul also used to play slow-pitch Softball in Division 1 of the Manchester Softball League, go climbing and was even known to Heli-board in the Canadian Rockies!
At the moment fatherhood has limited his involvement with sport, apart from chasing after his four young children and playing Wii Sports!
Joanna Peat, Quality Assurance Officer
Joanna joined 1st4sport Qualifications in 2001 as a Centre Support Representative having transferred from being a Membership Administrator within the FA Coaches Association department.
She was promoted to Senior Centre Support Representative and since 2009 has worked as the Quality Assurance Officer . Joanna's favourite thing about working for 1st4sport Qualifications is the friendly team of people she gets to work with.
She finds she gets the most satisfaction from helping our recognised centres and the external quality assurance team, and enjoys the good relationships she has built up with people there.
Jo Saunders, Head of Business Development
Jo joined 1st4sport Qualifications in 2007 as a Qualification Development Officer and quickly progressed to the role of Qualifications Development Manager. In 2015 she was promoted to Head of Business Development with a shift in focus to maximising business opportunities through continuous development of the qualifications portfolio, products and services.
Jo finds her job very rewarding and has enjoyed the challenge of working with some of the smaller governing bodies over the years to develop their coach education provision from inception to UKCC endorsement. Jo also enjoys building relationships with the various coach education teams and working together to ensure coach education remains current, engaging and effective. In her other areas of qualification development and provision, Jo has relished the challenge of learning about unfamiliar subjects and the opportunity to develop her knowledge further.
Away from 1st4sport, Jo is a keen netballer. Her love of the sport started at the age of nine, and she has played more or less continuously since then, with the 'pinnacle' of her career when she played at county level at school. Jo now plays 2–3 times a week for two clubs. One is Shipley Netball Club, where she captains her side in the West Yorkshire League, as well as being a committee member and maintaining the club website. The other is the Old Grovians Netball Club – a team of ex-pupils/players from her secondary school that she helped to set up in 2007, though she has now taken a playing-only role while the 'younger ones' take on the responsibility.
As a mother of two, Jo can also often be found at the local swimming pool, encouraging her daughters' love of the water; at the local park, doing endless loops chasing them on trikes/bikes/scooters/roller skates; at a soft-play centre, climbing around (obviously to keep an eye on the children, not for her own enjoyment); or, occasionally, collapsed on the sofa, having a well-earned rest!
Sioux Timmins, Business Development Manager (Currently on Maternity Leave)
Sioux joined 1st4sport Qualifications in 2008 as a Qualifications Development Manager and is responsible for a range of coaching qualifications including rowing, hockey, lacrosse, table tennis and triathlon, in addition to the Leisure Operations and Management NVQ Suite and the Education and Training Suite. Being an active gymnastics coach, Sioux thrives on being part of a team that supports the development of sports coaches in the UK.
Sioux started her coaching career helping out as an assistant gymnastics coach at 12 years old and was hooked, and has been involved in coaching ever since. Her particular interest is in coaching pre-school, disability, and educational gymnastics. Currently she's a Level 3 gymnastics coach in pre-school and general gymnastics, and a British Gymnastics Coach Education Tutor, Assessor and Internal Verifier.
She studied at Crewe and Alsager Faculty of Manchester Metropolitan University and holds a HND in Sports Science, and a BA (Hon) in Business Management with Sports Studies. After graduating and with several years experience in Sports Development under her belt, she then completed a PGCE in Post Compulsory Education while lecturing part-time at Leeds Metropolitan University.
Having worked as a High Flying Trapeze Instructor for several summers as part of the Camp America programme, she still occasionally gets her adrenalin fix when she finds trapeze rigs (check out Regents Park in the summer!). She has also previously worked as a fitness instructor, lifeguard and swim teacher, so the call of the gym is never too far away.
Pete Allott, Business Development Manager
Pete joined us in 2004 as a temporary administrator on football coaching qualifications. Over the years he has worked his way up through the ranks to first be a Qualifications Development Manager whose responsibilities include developing coach education for sports including Basketball, Judo and Wrestling.
He enjoys working in sport and giving back to the learners and partners he works with. Pete's favourite thing about working for 1st4sport Qualifications is being able to make a difference in someone's life with the qualifications he is responsible for developing. He's a former Level 2 football coach and has a degree in Sports Exercise Science (BSC) Hons from Leeds Metropolitan University.
A keen triathlete, he was awarded the prize for 1st novice at the Brigg Sprint Triathlon in 2010. His next goal is to make the step up to Olympic distance and then hopefully progress onto the Ironman competition. Keep an eye out on the 2028/32 Olympics where he hopes to have his son trained up and ready to represent Team GB carrying on the success of the Brownlee brothers!
Paul Thornton, Business Development Manager
Paul joined 1st4sport qualifications in February 2015, having spent a number of years working in education in his home town, Manchester.
At 1st4sport Qualifications, Paul manages a wide range of qualifications suites, including our Apprenticeship-related qualifications (Leisure Operations and Management, Physical Education and School Sport, Spectator Safety, Functional Skills), our Badminton coaching qualifications, our Volunteer qualifications and our growing suite of social responsibility qualifications.
Paul enjoys his role here, and is enjoying working with national governing bodies and employer groups. Paul is a keen traveller and always snaps up an opportunity to discuss all things sports related with the development partners he works with.
Paul does not have an academic background in sport (but we don't hold that against him). Instead, Paul completed undergraduate and postgraduate History degree programmes at the University of Manchester, where he one day hopes to return to begin (and successfully end) a PhD.
A keen footballer, Paul has a collection of trophies and medals on the fireplace and his next goal is to work his way through the suite of football coaching qualifications. He also dabbles (with varying success) in a number of other sports, including tennis, badminton, darts and some good old-fashioned running.
Joe Corah, Business Development Manager
Joe has worked at 1st4sport since 2007, starting as a Business Support Representative, and progressing to be a Senior Business Support Representative. He has been lucky enough to be offered the opportunity to join the Business Development Team.
The knowledge Joe has developed of the awarding process has seen him quickly settle into his new role and he is now responsible for liaising with a large number of our governing body partners.
Joe was a promising young footballer who played for Blackburn Rovers Football Club until a career ending knee injury curtailed his career at the age of 16. At present he is a Level 2 qualified football coach with experience of coaching in England and the USA before joining 1st4sport Qualifications.
Nicola Cartwright, Head of Business Support
Nicola joined 1st4sport Qualifications in 2000 after completing a degree in Sport and Exercise Science. After starting out in the FA qualifications team, Nicola moved on to become Head of Business Support.
Her 1st4sport Qualifications highlights have included working with the people she has met and the interaction she has with her clients, building up good relationships and delivering a service that has a positive impact. She enjoys the good team spirit within 1st4sport Qualifications and the fact her role is so varied with new challenges often being sent her way.
A keen footballer from an early age, Nicola plays for Kirklees Ladies in the West Riding Premier League and has played in the company football team. A dedicated sports volunteer, Nicola carries out the role of secretary to her club. She also enjoys running and has been known to play an occasional game of tennis.
Clare Watson-Walker, Senior Centre Support Representative
Clare joined 1st4sport Qualifications in 2003 after completing her degree in Business Management with Sport Studies. As a Senior Support Representative her main duties include responsibility for a number of qualifications such as Badminton, Bowls and The Principles for Coaching Sport Suite.
She really enjoys working in the friendly 1st4sport Qualifications team and building up good working relationships with our recognised centres and governing bodies of sport. Her friendly and chatty nature makes her the ideal person to deal have at the end of the phone investigating any queries.
After previously coaching gymnastics before going to university, In 2014 Clare decided she wanted to return to her coaching again and now coach's gymnastics in the evening at her local Sports Centre. When she's not coaching as a mum of two young children she spends her time taking them to various sporting activities. She also enjoys going to Zumba and Swimming.
Nicola McCafferty, Senior Business Support Representative
Nicola joined 1st4sport Qualifications in November 2013 as Business Support Representative, and progressing to be a Senior Business Support Representative. She works across a range of qualifications including Hockey, Triathlon and Education and Training suite.
What she enjoys most about her job is helping our recongised centres and respond to their queries, as well as working with the people in her team.
Nicola used to do athletics and play hockey; her focus is now on joining the gym.
Natalie Padgett, Business Support Representative
Natalie joined the 1st4sport Business Support Team in September 2013. She holds responsibility for a number of qualifications including rugby union and cricket. She enjoys the customer service aspect of her job in particular helping recognised centres solve any problems they may be having.
Another sporting enthusiast on the team Natalie used to play Rugby Union for Hipperholme Girls and now enjoys training at the gym.


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Many of us grew up reading that comic strip about the antics of a large orange tabby with a sarcastic wit and an addiction to lasagna -- you know the cat I'm talking about. Perhaps these early exposures lead many of us to be great fans of orange cats, or perhaps it is just that so many of them have such winning personalities.
Affectionate, tolerant, easy-going -- all that wrapped up in a very handsome orange and buff stripped package is our Chester cat. He came into our Watsonville shelter at the end of August as a stray but this big guy must have been someone's cat before coming to us, as he certainly hadn't been missing any meals. At nearly 19 pounds, there was far too much of him for his own good. Most cats do much better health-wise when they are meal-feed (breakfast and dinner) measured amounts of food. Many cats simply cannot push back from their kibble and being overweight has many health risks. Obesity in cats can lead to a host of problems including diabetes, feline lower urinary tract disease and hepatic lipidosis (fatty liver disease).
Sensible weight loss is the answer to all this. Chester has lost just over a half pound while at the shelter, but will do much better with a home of his own to roam around in and stretch his legs to become a healthy size again. He'll always be a big guy (he's got big bones) with a huge purr. He is ready for a snuggle, a lap to warm and a person of his own. Might you be who Chester has been waiting for? There are other adoptable kitties down at the Watsonville shelter who are eager to meet you, too.
If you are looking for a lost pet or are interested in adopting, becoming a volunteer or fostering, visit the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter or go online to www.scanimalshelter.org.
The Santa Cruz shelter, 2200 Seventh Ave., is open noon to 7 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The Watsonville shelter, 580 Airport Blvd., is open 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and closed noon to 1 p.m. for lunch. Call 454-7303, ext. 0, for more information.


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Andreas Zeller , Saarland University
Nachiappan Nagappan , Microsoft Research
Thomas Zimmermann , Microsoft Research
Corporations invest more than 300 billion US dollars annually in software production. Although new people are constantly entering the field, some of them aren't sufficiently trained and therefore aren't prepared to draw on the experience others have accumulated. This creates a situation in which every problem is perceived as new and unique, even though there's plenty of experience to learn from. Studying and collecting such experience is the goal of empirical software engineering, and its evidence finds its way into textbooks and magazines. Empirical studies tell us, for example, that the later
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I fold the fabric pretty for the shelf(think towel folds) and whatever way it fits for the drawers!
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I fold the fabric pretty for the shelf(think towel folds) and whatever way it fits for the drawers!
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Weh hew Lucky you. I think I would have to roll in it for a while. LOL
My grandmother taught me to fold fabric for storage with the right sides together with only a small
corner to the outside (to view the color/pattern) to protect the fabric from sun damage,
fading, aging and dust.
What are everyone's thoughts on this?
I am not consistant on this. A couple of friends of mine go to the work of folding everything a yard or above in 4ths lengthwise, then folding it. This way, it is ready to go to the cutting mat just as it was stored.
Great tutorials. Thanks for posting them. I've been folding mine in a similar manner, just need to find some shelving so I can SEE what I've got. It's all stored in a deep dresser drawer right now and I have to sort of dig to the bottom and remove a stack to see what's in it. I'll be hitting the recycle bin in the garage for cardboard today to get started on alaskasunshine's method. At least if they're on cardboard, etc, I can stack them upright and see what's there, maybe even in two layers, since the drawer I'm using is so deep.
I use the comic boards for up to about 3 yards--works fine.
Having worked in a fabric/quilt shop for a total of 18 years, I have folded 1000's of yards fabric every which way. I have my own favorite way which might not work for everyone. I don't even know how to describe how I do it. the pesky FQ's or long quarters I usually keep in a drawer of basket so they don't get lost in the bigger pieces. It is a personal choice on what feels the best to me (or you). My granddaughter wants to help me fill mynewly organized (with shelves) closet with my sewing stuff but since she is going away for spring break, I will hurry and finish before she gets back. Hope she is not too frustrated with me! lol
1. Does anyone precut strips of fabric -- ie, 2 1/2" wide by WOF for a future project when you can easily cut fabric with some free time easier than piecing a quilt? How do you store those strips to keep them neat, help prevent stretching or raveling, etc but still see what you have easily?
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I. Patterns for the Past
A Historian's Past: Patterns of Thought and Religious Belief in Early America
The Persistence of Piety
Temperament and the Self
Childhood, Temperament, and Religious Experience
Toward a New Paradigm
Part Two - The Evangelicals: The Self Suppressed
II. Authoritarian Families: Modes of Evangelical Child-Rearing
Pious Parents, Precious Mothers
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Broken Wills: Discipline and Parental Control
Regular Methods of Living: External Discipline in Evangelical Households
Shaping the Evangelical Conscience: Shame, Guilt, and Inner Discipline
The Vanities, Pleasures, and Sins of Youth: The Emergence of Self and Self-Will
III. "A Habitation of Dragons": Themes of Evangelical Temperaments and Piety
The New Birth
"Our Loathsome Corruption and Pollution": Attitudes Toward the Body
"That Monster, Self"
Broken Wills and Tender Hearts
Authoritarian Temperaments: Evangelical Responses to Power
Soldiers for Christ: Anger, Aggression, and Enemies
Brides of Christ: Femininity, Masculinity, and Sexuality
The Quest for Purity
Part Three - The Moderates: The Self Controlled
IV. Authoritative Families: Moderate Modes of Child-Rearing
The Household Setting
Innocent Infants
Bending the Will: Moderate Discipline and Voluntary Obedience
"Planting the Seeds of Virtue" in Childhood and Youth
Love and Duty: The Obligations of Connection
V. Sober, Virtuous, and Pious People: Themes of Moderate Temperaments and Piety
A Sense of Connections: Organicism and the Chain of Being
"This Contrariety in Man": The Frailties of Human Nature
Self-Approbation and Self-Love
"The Due Government of the Passions": Self-Control and the Temperate Self-Denial
"The Liberty of the Human Will"
"Habits of Piety and Virtue"
The Renovation of Nature and the Growth of Grace
"The Bewitching Charms of Despotic Sovereignty": The Boundaries of Power
"The Choice of Hercules": Manliness or Effeminacy?
Unbounded Passions: Ambition, Avarice, and Anger
Diversity and Order in Church and Community
Part Four - The Genteel: The Self Asserted
VI. Affectionate Families: Genteel Modes of Child-Rearing
"Our Family Circle"
"Children Much Indulged"
Surrogate Parents: Nurses and Servants in the Genteel Household
"To Curb Their Children Is to Spoil Their Genius"
From Feminine to Masculine: The Emergence of a Young Gentleman
"The Great School of the World": Educating Young Gentlemen
To Become "a Notable Housewife" and "Mother": Educating Young Ladies
"One Continued Scene of Idleness and Dissipation": The Pleasures of Genteel Youth
VII. "A Polite and Hospitable People": Themes of Genteel Temperaments and Piety
Unexamined Selves: The Outward Turning of Consciousness
The Self Indulged
Part Five - Epilogue
VIII. The Clash of Temperaments: Some Reflections on the First American Civil War
"An American Monarchy or Republic?"
Mother Country, Father-King: Perceptions of Power and Authority
The Nature of Liberty
Effeminate or Manly?: Seduction, Temptation, and Political Paranoia
A Revolution of Saints
The Republic of Virtue Rejected


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Georgica Beach Restoration
Mar 28, 2013 - Here's a nice video of the Georgica Beach restoration in East Hampton, set to classical music (violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter performing Mozart's Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47, Mvt I. Allegro Moderato). Work has been going on for weeks. Video is by Adele Dusenbury. Posted on YouTube March 25, 2013.
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Second-half goals from the Uruguayan and the Italian were enough to give the Bianconeri all three points, in what was a captivating encounter in Turin.
Two second-half goals from Martin Caceres and Alessandro Del Piero were enough to give Juventus a 2-0 win over Inter at Juventus Stadium on Sunday.
A header from the Uruguayan defender and a delightful first-time finish by the veteran Italian striker gave the Old Lady a valuable win in their hunt to chase down leader AC Milan at the top of the Serie A table.
With Juventus fresh off the back of that Coppa Italia semifinal aggregate win over AC Milan on Tuesday, it was clear to see that Antonio Conte's men were brimming with confidence, and started the game as such.
The Bianconeri dominated possession in the early exchanges, but were nearly made to rue their lack of chances created on 13 minutes. Maicon made a trademark run down the right, cut inside, found the run of Diego Milito, and played the Argentine forward in on goal. Unfortunately for the Nerazzurri though, the former Genoa striker couldn't make the most of the opportunity, and fired his shot straight at Gianluigi Buffon.
Conte's men still had the monopoly on possession, but were now starting to create chances at goal, and they perhaps should have opened up their account on two occasions midway through the half. First, Alessandro Matri had a header from eight yards saved by Cesar, and then just a few minutes later, a low cross from the right found Matri again, but the Italian forward could only hit his shot over the bar.
Claudio Ranieri's side slowly started to impose itself on the game; putting pressure on Andrea Pirlo, Claudio Marchisio and Vidal. And it was that leg-work that almost opened Inter's account for the night. Dejan Stankovic dispossessed Marchisio in the center circle, and played a long, diagonal ball to Milito. The Argentine forward brought the ball down superbly, took it into the box, and fired a shot straight at Buffon, only for the ball to arrive back at his feet for a second attempt. Regrettably for the Nerazzurri, that effort was also missed, and the sides went into the break all square.
The second half began in almost the exact opposite way to the first, with Inter controlling the play but struggling to create any clear-cut chances. Diego Milito was, as usual, full of running, but the midfield four for Ranieri's side was finding it difficult to pick out the Argentine forward's darting runs.
That lack of incisiveness came back to haunt Inter on 57 minutes. A corner from the right was whipped in by Pirlo; the ball found Caceres, who, unmarked inside the six-yard box, headed home easily for his first Serie A goal of the season.
The Nerazzurri were desperately pushing for an equalizer by this point, but all that pressing left them exposed at the back. Something which Juventus took full advantage of on 70 minutes. A delightful through ball by Mirko Vucinic found the run of Del Piero, who, just inside the area, gently slipped it past the on-rushing Cesar to make it 2-0.
Late chances for Fabio Quagliarella and Giorgio Chiellini almost made the final scoreline even more resounding, but Conte's men had to settle for 2-0, as they closed the gap on leader AC Milan back to four points.


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Chargers' Problems Start With Their Dotted Line
From 2005 through 2008, the Chargers drafted a grand total of one defensive lineman, 7th round pick Chase Page who is no longer in the NFL. Funny thing is, BOLTHYPE has listed Defensive Tackle as a draft need for the Chargers for the past few years, knowing the lease on a healthy Jamal Williams could expire at any moment. Unfortunately, the Chargers are now feeling the devastating effects that losing their only nose tackle does to their 3-4 defense.
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Aside from drafting Luis Castillo in 2005, the Chargers made virtually no effort to bolster their defensive line with high-quality depth. The 2009 draft class saw the arrival of fourth round pick Vaughn Martin, who, coming from Canadian college is full of promise, but considered a long-term project.
The point I am trying to arrive at is the Chargers' philosophy seemed to be one of spending high picks on their perimeter players and rely on undrafted players to develop into contributors along the defensive and offensive lines. They've spent premier picks to bolster their secondary, wide receiver corps, and linebackers, yet here we sit today and the Chargers have struggled where it matters most, in the interior. It's along the offensive and defensive lines where the bulk of the Chargers' problems lie, and the domino effect of shaky play in the trenches is felt across the entire team.
Whether it's not getting enough sacks, giving up too many yards on the ground, or allowing too many completions on third down, the Chargers, defensively, wont be effective unless their front three can dominate at the line of scrimmage.
On that same note, the Chargers' offensive line won't be able to stop their Quarterback from getting roughed up unless they are allowed to punish opposing teams. They won't be able to establish a rhythm in the run game unless they can wear down defenses. They'll continue to be called a soft team unless they put some tough guys onto the field and prove they are physical and overwhelming.
Premier 3-4 Nose Tackles rarely become available in the free agent market, and the really good ones are gobbled up quickly in the draft. The Chargers, to their credit, never really had a shot at a nose tackle at their draft slots. But they also didn't move up to draft one either.
The most recent example would be the 2009 draft, where Ron Brace lasted until pick 40 when the New England Patriots snatched him up. The Patriots, who already have former first rounder Vince Wilfork on their roster, are prepared for life without their Pro Bowl nose tackle. Ron Brace, a stellar player at Boston College, has the rare size and strength combo that 3-4 teams need on the middle of their D-line. BOLTHYPE interviewed Ron Brace leading up to the draft, and he confirmed that the Chargers had interest in him. Unfortunately the Bolts did not make a move to acquire the mountain of a man. However, I'm willing to bet the Patriots would let Brace go if presented with a tantalizing offer. New England has shown time after time that no player is untouchable. Heck, they'd probably even let Tom Brady go for the right price!
The Chargers should consider trading for Ron Brace. Young and already signed to a very palatable contract, Brace could be the Chargers nose tackle of the future.
The Baltimore Ravens have always had a stout defense, and a big reason why is their commitment to drafting quality linemen early and often. Haloti Ngata was the Ravens' first round pick in 2006, and he has developed into arguably the best nose tackle in the National Football League. Ngata is signed through 2010, but he'll likely command large salary requirements as a free agent. The Ravens are rumored to be in the market for a wide receiver, and Kansas City's Dwayne Bowe is a name that keeps popping up. The Chargers are well stocked at receiver, and could potentially move one of them. Both Chris Chambers and Vincent Jackson are playing the last year of their respective contracts; are they potential trade bait?
The Chargers should strongly consider trading for Haloti Ngata. Ngata is a dominant force and would instantly upgrade the entire defense. He is under contract for 2009 and 2010, and should the Chargers re-sign him down the road, it'd be money well spent.
What's your take? Does AJ Smith and his scouting department still have the midas touch? Or should they consider trading draft picks for proven players? The trade dealine is fast approaching - should the Chargers make a splash or are you confidant in the Chargers' current depth? Drop a comment below and let us know what direction you'd like the San Diego Chargers to go in.
October 19, 2009at 3:00 PM Posted by Rob Zepeda
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- Mark said... Oct 19, 2009, 3:12:00 PM
Interesting article. Ngata would be great, if the Ravens do want to trade him or if he can be had chaeaply. It would be tough to give up Jackson or Chambers, but if I had to pick, it would have to be Chambers, or even Buster Davis if they would take him. Malcolm Floyd has arrived and I think management would be willing to give up a reciver and a draft pick for a player of his caliber.
Awesome blog as usual, BoltHype! I'm personally not a fan of drafting offensive linemen, defensive linemen, fullbacks and tight ends in the first round. I believe that the first round should be reserved for DB's, WR's, RB's, LB's and of course, QB's. Now, 2nd round and on I can see drafting linemen. Linemen are considered "will" positions so it doesn't take much skill to be a lineman. All that I ask for in a linemen is to be big, strong, healthy and have a high motor. Linemen don't need high 40 times or outrageous agility although having either or both of those aforementioned traits is always a bonus. Let's not also forget that Jamal "the Wall" Williams was an undrafted free agent in 1996. I say to let the D-line continue to heal. Travis Johnson has a lot of potential if and when he gets healthy. Ian Scott may end up being the starting DT for the rest of the season. All I can say is the 2010 draft will be very exciting and the Chargers can and will play well . . . as soon as everyone is healthy. Thanks again for an awesome blog!
Oh my..., alas; it's come to this. Trying to pick the bones of previous signings, both made and missed and the opportunity for more to try to fantasize about how to save the Chargers from a free-fall. I truly hate to say it, but it ain't gonna happen in time for this unit, and maybe this franchise; at least while the Spanos' still own the team and/or they still call San Diego "home".
Last nights defeat was again, like the humbling loss in Pittsburgh two weeks ago, devastating beyond the scoreboard. Teams share film, and the Chargers are now so depleted and unimaginitive, so totally fractured in personality, that blueprints on how to beat them are now obvious. Unless the Chargers change something, look for blitzes up the two "A" gaps against us to be repeated over and over and over...
Only the Three Stooges (A.J., Norval, and Deano) "responsible" for running this dog-and-pony show can possibly save it, and that's bad news.
Good article. I have not read an article where A J Smith has been asked why he ignored NT in free agency and the draft. He needs to own up to his mismanagement of this team over the past two years.
I believe I heard a couple of years ago that Buddy Nix quit because AJ overruled him on drafting a nose tackle. I bleed blue and yellow, and I've been a Norv defender (hated Marty), but no longer. AJ's stubborn refusal to pick up a couple key free agents has "closed the window" I'm afraid. I really wish I'll see a superbowl victory in my lifetime. sigh
I think the real problem has been the propensity to trade 2's and 3's to move up (Think Weddle and Hester). Those are your core draft picks for these interior slots. I like the Vazquez (sic) pick year; but not enough of that. You are right on with respect to nose tackle and D line in general. Not so sure that the D is fixed by one trade, even of Ngata.
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UConn vs. Rutgers: 1st-Place Knights Look to Stay Perfect Against Big East RivalOctober 5, 2012
With the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at 4-0 and just beginning to play well, is a week off a help or a hindrance?
Sure, it affords them an extra seven days to prepare for an opponent and gives those individuals with nagging injuries extra time to heal, but players tend to be creatures of habit during the season.
In a typical week, certain days are for specific tasks, and taking players out of their rhythm when they are looking to keep their momentum going is often considered a negative.
The Big East will find out how a week off affects its conference leaders, as the Scarlet Knights return to the gridiron after a bye week to face the Connecticut Huskies. Rutgers is coming off its 35-26 statement win over the Arkansas Razorbacks.
The Huskies roll into Piscataway with running back Lyle McCombs (454 yards, four touchdowns) leading an offensive attack that averages 23 points per game. While they are yet to play a Big East game this season, the 3-2 Huskies have victories over Massachusetts, Maryland and Buffalo.
Quarterback Chandler Whitmer (83-of-134, 1,051 yards, four touchdowns) has an efficiency rating of 128.7 in 2012, having spread the ball around to 11 different receivers this season.
Top receiver Geremy Davis (19 catches) has but one touchdown catch, and the struggling receiving corps only has two other receivers who have found the end zone.
Only John Delahunt (10 catches, one touchdown) and Ryan Griffin (seven catches, two touchdowns) have touchdown receptions in addition to Davis.
The Scarlet Knights should see the return of running back Savon Huggins from injury this week, as well as welcoming back defensive lineman Michael Larrow.
Larrow has been serving a four-game suspension this season, and this week's game will mark the first time he has set foot on a field in over one calendar year.
While coach Kyle Flood and the Knights will welcome the additions, the team will miss defensive tackle Isaac Holmes, who is gone for the season with a wrist injury. He joins defensive lineman Daryl Stephenson, who sustained a fractured foot during fall camp.
Despite the week off, undefeated Rutgers should be focused on Connecticut this week. The Huskies defeated the Scarlet Knights last season, 40-22, in Connecticut.
"I think it's a whole new season, a whole new team, so we're not really worried about last year," said RU quarterback Gary Nova, as quoted by Tom Luicci of The Star-Ledger on NJ.com. "You've got to move on."
Game Time: 12 p.m. ET, High Point Solutions Stadium, Piscataway, N.J. Television coverage: ESPNU.


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Lewis Holtby says Fulham must adapt quickly to Felix Magath's uncompromising methods if they want to stay up.
The Magath reign started with a 1-1 draw at West Brom on Saturday and the squad will discover this week just how tough their new manager can be as he fully implements his renowned hardline training regime.
Magath's strict stance at previous clubs earned him the nickname Saddam Hussein but Holtby says such criticism is "a disgrace" and urged the squad to knuckle down.
"Of course it is difficult [when a new manager starts] during the season but he comes in with a philosophy and you have to adapt as quickly as possible," said the midfielder who worked under Magath at Schalke.
"You have to do that as a professional player and good players do it quickly.
"He has his own style of training and you have to respect that. That is the only way we can do it. We have to believe we can stay up and an away point to start is a good achievement for us. We have to work hard and for us as players, especially in our situation, we have to be very professional and focused."
Fulham remain bottom of the Premier League despite their point at The Hawthorns and Magath now plans to place a greater emphasis on physical work.
Last week, he brought in conditioning expert Werner Leuthard — a German with a military background — and he will have a key role to play with just 11 games left. "Some things that have been said about him [Magath] are over the top," said Holtby, who is on loan from Tottenham.
"He is not a murderer. If you compare him to Saddam, it is not very generous or very nice. It is not like he killed anyone. I think it is a disgrace if you call someone Saddam. Of course he trains hard but everyone has their own philosophy. He won a couple of titles in Germany, you have to respect that.
"I can't say any negative things about him. You have to be happy that he makes you fit and mentally strong. Of course he trains hard but everyone has their own philosophy and you have to graft through it."
Magath was appointed 10 days ago after Rene Meulensteen's 75-day reign was ended abruptly. The German's arrival also meant the exit for director of football Alan Curbishley and assistant head coach Ray Wilkins even though both men only joined the club over the Christmas period as part of Meulensteen's new backroom team.
The swift change frustrated Curbishley, who said today: "I can understand the new manager wanted to bring his own staff in. That is a consequence of managerial changes. I understood it and respected it.
"But I was a little bit disappointed because when I went to Fulham I felt it was a role the club needed. Rene had never been a manager before and I was there to advise and offer my opinion on things. There are some inexperienced managers in the Premier League at the moment — Tim Sherwood at Tottenham and Garry Monk at Swansea — so there is a role for experienced managers to be a mentor. But, unfortunately, it only lasted six or seven weeks."
At West Brom, Fulham looked on course for their first win since New Year's Day when Ashkan Dejagah gave them a first-half lead against their fellow strugglers.
They held that advantage until four minutes from time when goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg let Matej Vydra's shot squirm under his body.
Midfielder Dejagah refuses to blame Stekelenburg and said: "He made some amazing saves before that and another important one at the end.
"Some players were in front of him so he was unsighted and did not see it until late. We are a team, so we are in it together."
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What impact will the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico have on America's energy supply? With the environmental and economic damage mounting daily, California has backed away from plans to drill off the West Coast. Will the United States also change course and shelve recently announced plans to erect a new generation of offshore oil rigs? As Alaskan supplies fall, will California import more oil from the Middle East? Or turn to Canadian tar sands? Will the oil spill drive investment and policies to spur biofuels? Oil on the shores of Louisiana will change the energy equation in ways we are just starting to understand. Join us for a town hall conversation about how to safely and cleanly fuel our future.
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Cartoonist and Sports Writer Thornton Fisher, WNYC Sports Commentator 1924-1925
Thornton Fisher (1888-1975) began his broadcasting career in 1923 at AT&T's WEAF in New York as one of radio's earliest sports commentators. He switched to WNYC the following year, not long after the municipal station began broadcasting. The Evening Leader of Corning, New York praised Fisher's Tuesday and Thursday evening program, Sports Analysis, and said, "he is one of the keenest sports writers and cartoonists in the world of journalism. His love for all sports, coupled with his sparkling wit and understanding of every phase of every game, have created an immortal place for him as chronicler of the progress of sports."[1]
In 1929, The Pittsburgh Press described Fisher as a "tireless worker" heard over KDKA who boasted of maintaining a 20 year sports log, "one of the most complete sporting records in existence" whose daily updates took an hour or more.[2] By the 1930s Fisher was a regular on the NBC network with the program Sports Page of the Air.
Fisher began his career drawing several newspaper comics and panels in the 1910's. He worked for the Cleveland Leader and New York Daily News and as gag cartoonist for the St Louis Republic and Washington Star before becoming successful with comic strips and panel series, including Wishing the Wisp in The New York Herald. Other successful strips were Raising the Family, The Marrying of Mary and Betty's Brother Bobby. In the 1920s his popular sports cartoons were published across the U.S. through the World Syndicate. Fisher also sketched many sporting celebrities and other personalities.
[1] "Thornton Fisher Returns With Sports Analysis," The Evening Leader, December 18, 1924.
[2] "Sports Broadcaster is Tireless Worker," The Pittsburgh Press, June 2, 1929, p.6.
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1924: Commentator Thornton Fisher hosts Sports Analysis.
1941: Conductor John Barnett leads a concert at the Brooklyn Museum, featuring Thomas Scott's Plymouth Rock, Walter Piston's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra and Lamar Stringfield's Dance of the Frogs and Kidder Kole.
1950: British Prime Minister Clement Atlee delivers an address at the Washington Press Club
1962: Seymour Siegel interviews city treasurer Hilda Schwartz on City Close-up.
1972: Mrs. Carl Stern, the President of the Musicians Foundation is Herman Neuman's guest on Hands Across the Sea.
1980: Speculum Musicae perform at Symphony Space
1993: The Turtle Island String Quartet performs for this edition of Around New York.
2004: New York's death penalty is now in the hands of the State Assembly. The law was struck down in June on a technicality. Governor Pataki and Senate Republicans want to fix the law quickly so it's back on the books. But Assembly Democrats are taking a closer look. Beth Fertig reports on their first in a series of public hearings.


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After a last few hectic but productive days in Omaha, your humble narrator made his way safely back home to Los Angeles. As hinted at in a previous post, however, I now find myself in the middle of a road trip to Northern California. After shuttling around various parts of the Los Angeles metroplex for the last day and a half – and being deprived of much precious blogging time throughout! – we set out early from the San Fernando Valley this morning, and made our way up through the state on US 101. The more time I spend away from America, the more certain aspects of everyday American experience dazzle. There are perhaps too many chain restaurants like Chipotle, Panera, Jamba Juice, etc. – good but homogenous – that dot the landscape, but few other countries that I have visited have multiethnic enclaves like the Korean area of LA we visited, whose fantastic restaurants provide upward mobility to Korean immigrants and a chance for non-ethnic-identifying whites to try something more cosmopolitan for dinner. The San Fernando Valley is a drag, but we soon found ourselves gliding through groves of trees just south of San Jose, and along the way up the state, I was surprised by dynamic but cute downtown San Luis Obispso, a college town halfway between San Jose and Los Angeles.
In this post, I want to discuss a movement and an aspect of American higher education that I've been reading about and observing for some time, almost a year now – the so-called "scam blog" movement, a loosely arrayed group of blogs, discussion forums, and individuals who argue, to put it concisely, that American law schools are running a scam. Put another way, the cost of higher education, both in terms of real dollars as well as opportunity costs, at American law schools cannot be justified today. Or so they argue. Some representatives of the movement include (more colloquially) the message boards JDUnderground and XOXOHTH; perhaps the most eloquent blogger on the subject is Paul Campos, a law professor at the University of Colorado-Boulder, a top 25 law school in the USA.
Whenever I mention to friends that I follow this developing story, they're perplexed. My father was a lawyer, but I've hardly ever evinced any interest in going to law school. So why follow law school forums? I can concede that there all, all things considered, healthier things in life. But I suspect the real reason why I find following this story – which has been followed in the major national press, including the New York Times – is that larger structural features and flaws of American higher education that it reveals. It suggests how a bankrupt economy of prestige may play too large a role in American life. It shows the extent to which personal debt financing of higher education plays a major role in this country, and often times limits Americans from making major life choices – starting a business, getting married, having children, owning a house. And while there is good reason to believe that may of the perverse features this movement of bloggers and concerned individuals has unearthed are unique to law schools, as opposed to medical schools or PhD programs, the buffet of perverse incentives and cases of exploitation one discovers here can lead to renewed skepticism or a critical attitude towards the political economy of other graduate programs in this country, or abroad.
So what is the nature of the criticism? Some historical perspective might be useful. In the 1970s, the annual tuition at most law schools in the country – the same was true of many professional schools was approximately $6,000 – $8,000. Adjusted for inflation in 2011 terms, this was still relatively expensive, but graduating students with, say, $25,000 worth of student loan debt could count, perhaps with some difficulty, on getting jobs with starting salaries in that range, maybe towards the range of $30-40,000 a year if they were lucky. Student loan debts were fairly high – you were paying for three years of professional education, after all – but the cost of an education was less than, and in only rare cases greater than the starting salary of an attorney in many American metro areas. Moreover, in the rare case that someone did end up completely screwed, and needed some route to financially reboot their life, there was the option of defaulting on their loans and declaring bankruptcy. This would destroy their credit rating, but at least much of one's personal debt was off the books or favorable restructured.
Flash forward to today, and the situation has been reversed. Annual tuition costs at many American law schools can be in the neighborhood of $40,000 or even $50,000, but starting salaries at most law firms are less than $150,000 for first-year attorneys. It becomes more and more onerous to pay back student loan debt, even for young professionals in their early 30s. True, medical students endure far heavier student loan debts and have to go through a longer period of professional training, but in many medical subfields, like dermatology, annual salaries can reach the upper six-figure range. That's not the case for a majority of lawyers, who can remain chipping away at their student loan debt well into their 30s. Moreover – and this does not apply just for law students – American federal regulations regarded bankruptcy were changed in ways unfavorable to the average student. After President Clinton had vetoed an earlier version of it, the Bush Administration and a Republican Congress passed bankruptcy "reform" in 2005. The new regulation made it almost impossible for people with student loans, even those from for-profit loanmaking outfits, to discharge their student loan obligations in bankruptcy. Potentially, people who had made an unwise choice in financing their education could have their wages garnished, or their Social Security checks garnished or withheld decades later. Student loan debt assumed a privileged position in American financing: unlike most other kinds of debt, it became virtually impossible to get rid of. Combined with stagnant wages in the American economy since the late 1970s, the result is a generation of Americans with high debt loads, grim job prospects, and an inability to make mature steps forward in life. Innumerable media profiles have documented the plight of young Americans with these massive debt loads. In September of last year, The New York Times reported on how these huge debt loads – often held by young lawyers unable to find legitimate long-term work – have ruined relationships. Coldly, cruelly – but perhaps wisely – some people are reluctant to marry someone with $200,000 or more in student loans, and no real plan to remove the chains.
At this point in the story, our friends of free markets and informed consumer choice should step in to save the day. But they don't. Until very recently, student enrollment numbers at American law schools rose every year, even as fewer and fewer jobs were available. In spite of mounds of public evidence, many young people apparently thought it was worth the debt and the opportunity cost of three years out of the workforce, often at low-prestige institutions, to attend law school. Why?
One major culprit in the mess has to be U.S. News and World Report, which starting in 1983 began to publish its now-famous (at least for most Americans) college and professional school rankings. Americans, I will hold, love rankings (they're also easier to write for journalists). And the stats show it. In 2007, for example, U.S. News' college rankings achieved the following:
- within 3 days of the rankings release, the U.S. News website received 10 million page views compared to 500,000 average views in a typical month
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