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THE RYAN AIR OF CRUISING: Island Escape Cruise Review by OLDBATS
Overall Member Rating
Destination: Europe - Western Mediterranean
Embarkation: Other
The vessel itself is less than glamorous ,and the cabins are in need of refurbishment (we were on 6 deck 6012),the bathrooms are in need of replacement as are the cabin windows ,which are covered in sealant and rust.
On embarkation you could spot those who had cruised before ,they were the people walking around looking shell shocked having just visited their cabins.
On a positive note the crew were friendly and diligent and,the service was always good.Interestingly we found this ship to be not too crowded in public areas (it was full on our cruise),give or take the odd shenanigans with sunbeds around the pool.If you are the type that really must have your toes on the pool edge each day you may need to get up early.
The food is basic More buffet done to a good standard,with open sittings in the restaurant,there is also a twenty four hour buffet at the pool end of the ship.We saw plenty of passengers in shorts and tee shirts in the restaurant in the evenings ,as well as couples and family's who had made a little more effort.
The tours were done well ,but you will need to think about the cycling tours as these are grueling,i would not advise children to undertake any of these as there is a lot of riding on duel carriageways.These are not tours for sight seeing one girl was sick with exertion going up hill,and our daughter was scared at major roundabouts in Italian cities.Think Tour de France not secret seven.
The entertainment was of a good standard for this type of vessel,Rock the Boat should get themselves a better agent,they are wasted on cruise ships.
This ship will become an all inclusive holiday for 2013 and you cannot help but wonder of it was decided it was cheaper to keep the passengers drunk ,than refurbish the cabins.
So if your looking for a value cruise with good ports ,reasonable food ,and a friendly atmosphere this is the one for you,just remember to pack the bleach. Less
Published 09/14/12
Cabin review: OT6012
6012 is quiet it can sleep four at a push.Bathroom needs upgrading and window has rust and sealant stains on it.
Port and Shore Excursions
Bicycle Tour
grueling ,no sight seeing
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We can surely appreciate the appeal of a greased-up, muscular dude with chiseled abs, and we've dated our fair share of super skinny hipster guys who liked to steal our skinny jeans, but when it comes down to it, we think chubby guys are where it's at. From their cozy body heat to the great sex (spoiler alert: extra pounds = extra bounce = extra hot), we can't get enough. Here's why, in GIFs, of course!
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Hoosiers Try For Season Sweep Of MichiganJanuary 14, 2010
Just 14 days ago, the Hoosiers were reeling from the loss of leading scorer Maurice Creek, whose knee injury knocked him out for the season.
Yet an inspired effort against a strong Michigan team gave great hope to the Hoosier team and Hoosier Nation.
However since then, the Hoosiers have dropped games to Ohio State and Illinois.
The Ohio State game was their first real road test of the year, and the Hoosiers came out lacking any energy or finishing touch.
Against Illinois though, at Assembly Hall, the Cream and Crimson came out with a bang, and held a 13 point lead at halftime, and extended it to 15 at one point.
Sadly, an awful second half which saw missed shots and a large foul differential had the Hoosiers drop their second Big 10 game of the season.
But this is a chance for the Hoosiers to get back on track.
Indiana faces a Michigan Wolverines team that has been inconsistent this season.
Some games they look like a legitimate NCAA tournament team, with Manny Harris and DeShawn Sims leading the pack to victories.
Other times though, they look like a two man show, and like the earlier game at Indiana, when Harris and Sims struggle, the rest of the squad has failed to pick up the scoring load and play well.
Michigan, at 8-7, have beaten Ohio State and Penn State in the Big 10, but have also lost to Northwestern at home and Indiana in Assembly Hall.
As stated before, junior guard Manny Harris and senior forward DeShawn Sims lead the Maize and Blue on the court. Harris is carrying averages of 19.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 4.7 assists per game. Sims has averages of 17.3 points per game, 7.0 rebounds, and 0.9 assists per game.
The two of them combine for an amazing 53 percent of the teams scoring and 42 percent of the rebounds.
If the Hoosiers can find a way to keep them at bay again, they should have a strong chance to pull off the win again.
For Indiana, they must to a better job at not getting into foul trouble. In the last game, home against Illinois, four players finished with four fouls, and the massive amounts of fouls called against them really hurt their momentum and destroyed any rhythm they had on the offensive end of the court.
They also must not force shots, and be patient with the ball. Too many times did the Hoosiers rush shots in the past couple games, only to see the opposition burn them at the other end of the court.
This game is really a toss up, although Michigan has the advantage because they are on their home court.
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Attacks by ultra-Orthodox Jews who have spit on and yelled at an 8-year-old American girl walking to school in their Israeli neighborhood has prompted a call by Israeli President Shimon Peres to join a protest today against Jewish religious extremists.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews in the city of Beit Shemesh, to the west of Jerusalem, consider a new girls school there an encroachment on their territory. Dozens of men in black hats jeer and physically accost the girls almost daily, the students say, according to the Associated Press.
Naama Margolese, 8, whose family is from Chicago, says she is afraid of walking to her religious Jewish girls school for fear of extremists who have spat on her and called her a whore for dressing "immodestly." She tells the AP: "They were scary. They don't want us to go to the school."
TV images of Naama sobbing from her ordeal has shocked many Israelis, stocking Peres' call for the public to attend today's protest against women's exclusion in the city, Ynetnews.com reports.
"Today the people and not just police officers are being tested," Peres said. "Everyone – the religious, the secular, the traditionalists – must defend the nature of the state of Israel in the face of a small group which compromises national solidarity."
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to end attempts to enforce segregation of the sexes, the BBC reports.
"The Israel police are taking, and will take, action to arrest and stop those who spit, harass or raise a hand. This has no place in a free and democratic state," he told his Cabinet, according to the AP.
Ultra-Orthodox makes up about 10% of the Israeli population, but have a high birth rate, the BBC notes.
Update at 12:39 p.m. ET: The AP reports that thousands of people showed up at today's demonstration.
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So make haste this week to tie up loose ends, especially the busy work of returning calls and emails.
make haste, say they can put him down to my deposit account.
make haste down, Phoebe, to be ready to open the door for Mrs Rowland.
"My gracious lord would perhaps do well to make haste," urged the steward.
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And as Moses on the mountain, so we too 'make haste and bow our heads to the earth, and adore.'
By all that's unfortunate, quoth Dr. Slop, unless I make haste, the thing will actually befall me as it is.
late 13c., from Old French haster (Modern French hâter), from haste (see haste). Now largely superseded by hasten (1560s).
early 13c., from Old French haste "haste, urgency, hastiness" (12c., Modern French hâte), from Frankish *haifst "violence," from West Germanic *haifstiz (cf. Gothic haifsts "strife," Old English hæste "violent, vehement, impetuous"). To make haste is recorded by 1530s.
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The Hollywood Reporter got the cast of "Les Miserables" all together for a photo shoot on Dec. 1. Stars Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Amanda Seyfried appear on the cover.
With all of the Oscar buzz surrounding the film, it's hard to believe that it was a difficult project to get off the ground. Director Tom Hooper explained, "It was a big risk. Hopefully, it seems like less of a risk now. I was wrestling with the question, Do musicals seem a little bit fake because people are singing? Or is it because they're lip syncing? And my hunch was that the tradition of singing to playback made it slightly unreal."
Hathaway weighed in on fighting to get the part of Fantine. "There was resistance because I was between their ideal ages for the parts — maybe not mature enough for Fantine but past the point where I could believably play Cosette [Fantine's daughter, later embodied by Seyfried]. And I did what I do when I really want a role: I got fiery and told my agent, 'Just get me in the room.'"
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The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 10.0901 Wednesday, 26 May 1999.
Date: Tuesday, 25 May 1999 10:53:22 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Chooseth
It's true enough, as Brian Haylett observes, that Portia uses the word
"hazard" with all three suitors, but it's not at all clear that she
wants to help all three. Isn't Portia dismayed at the prospect of having
to marry either Morocco or Aragon? Doesn't she say of Morocco, "Let all
of his complexion choose me so" (2.7.79)? Aragon may also be
dark-complected too, by the way. Some editors try to "gloss over" this
problem by asserting that the word "complexion" actually means
personality or temperament, but that seems special pleading in the
extreme to me.
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trying to be fair, despite her own inclinations, by giving the same clue
to all three. A lot depends on what the reader thinks of Portia. My
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In the near future, the Senate will consider the FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act (S.1451) which would help to put Americans back to work by funding critical improvements to the nation's aviation infrastructure. The legislation would authorize additional investments in the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP), as well as programs that modernize the air traffic control system. These investments would promote economic growth by supporting thousands of jobs and improve the nation's economy as a whole through reduced delays and fuel consumption at airports and in the air.
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London Mayor Ken Livingstone has given a rallying speech to Mipim delegates concerning the future growth of the capital, but complained that development is generating "endless work" for the legal profession.
Speaking exclusively to The Lawyer following his speech at the exhibition's pivotal London stand, Livingstone said: "We're building a world fit for lawyers to find endless work in."
Asked how the legal profession fits into his hopes for the capital, Livingstone said: "Everyone's response to everything now is judicial review.
"I used it myself on London Underground and it will be used to challenge my congestion charge. Judicial review used to be quite a rare event; now it seems to be a normal part of political challenge."
He added: "Lawyers advise me at every stage. Everybody now is so litigious. I can't get up in the morning without legal advice."
Livingstone, accompanied by London Assembly member Nicky Gavron, was attending Mipim for the first time this year.
In an upbeat speech, he said: "There's no doubt whatsoever when you look at Europe and North America that there's a major renaissance of the great cities. London is unique because it is one of three great financial centres and dominates a continent and a time zone."
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Livingstone spoke about the growing role of his administration's planning department in shaping the capital's growth. "The London boroughs are increasingly coming to our planning department for its expertise and its ability to conduct Section 106 [of the Town and Country Planning Act 1980 regarding socially beneficial developements] negotiations," he said. He advised developers to approach his planning office at an earlier stage so that they could put together a package that the borough councils would be happy with.
Delegates heard that population growth would effectively add a city the size of Leeds to London by 2015, when the population is expected to reach 8.1 million.
Business services will see tremendous growth and need appropriate office space, he said.
Livingstone was buoyant about the recent planning decision to allow architect Renzo Piano's vast London Bridge Tower to go ahead. It is set to be Europe's tallest building.
"I made it clear that if I was elected mayor I'd abolish height restrictions and density restrictions. Great world cities need a critical mass," he said.
But Livingstone avoided any mention of the ongoing battle between developers and English Heritage.
"You can rely on me and Judith [Mayhew, of the Corporation of London] to clear the crap out of the way and get good decisions," said Livingstone. "I want to work with you. We don't have to love each other, but by God we can do good for each other.
"There are great opportunities to come in London. You will not encounter the negative, nimbyish attitude that existed."


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Original voice cast members Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera and Cate Blanchett are confirmed to return to the third installment.
"How to Train Your Dragon 3" is no longer scheduled to come out in two years. DreamWorks Animation announced on Tuesday, September 2 that the sequel had been pushed almost a year back, from its original June 17, 2016 date to June 9, 2017.
In the press release, the studio also announced that the same creative team behind the first two films, writer/director Dean DeBlois and producer Bonnie Arnold, would back up the new film. The cast which includes Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera and Cate Blanchett also returns as the voices of Hiccup, Astrid and Valka respectively. The studio left no spoiler for the story plot.
DeBlois previously discussed the third installment, saying, "...And the intention is to be very conscious of where we came from in the first movie and where we're heading in the third. So I've been working on a running outline for sometime and I know we're going to get to the point where Cressida Cowell books start which is Hiccup, as an adult, looking back on his life and saying 'There were dragons when I was a boy.' "
He continued, "There's something really powerful and emotional about that that hits you in the gut. And I think it could be bittersweet and beautiful. But how they disappear? What happened and what leads them to that point? That's the stuff of the third movie. We're always very conscious to make sure the threads we're pulling forward are from the first film and paying off in the second are also embedding storylines for the third."
"How to Train Your Dragon 2" performed modestly at the box office. It hit the $600 million milestone across the globe with China contributing $50 million.


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Mount Sinai Queens Hospital in Astoria just turned 13, but at its anniversary party last Thursday Executive Director Caryn Schwab said the hospital did not see any bad luck ahead.
"I think we have so much to look forward to together," Schwab said.
The hospital, at 30th Avenue and Crescent Street, held its annual birthday celebration in its Annex Courtyard on Crescent Street. The hospital has been in the community since 1999, replacing Astoria General Hospital, which Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan bought.
In an annual tradition, Mount Sinai Queens recognized certain employees for their exceptional contributions at the anniversary. About 100 people attended, including employees and community leaders, and honorees received a plaque, a bouquet of flowers and a check.
Schwab said Mount Sinai Queens measures the quality of its care in large part by how the patients are treated.
"I want you to say, 'This could be me or this could be a member of my family,'" Schwab told the employees.
Those recognized included Ward Clerk Deborah Guthrie-Aarons, who won Employee of the Year; Nurse Cristina Bayne, who won Freshman of the Year; Vice President of Nursing Perceverada Marmol, who won the Service Excellence Award; Food and Nutrition Services Director Chester Ostrowski, who won Manager of the Year; the rehabilitation medicine department, which won Team of the Year; and Dr. Roxanna Jimenez, who won Physician of the Year.
"I'm really surprised because I'm really a pain in the neck," Jimenez said of her selection.
Her colleagues called her an excellent physician whose diligence about her patients' well-being resulted in her being nominated by the social work staff, even though Jimenez does not work in that department.
Other honorees gave kudos to their employees in accepting their awards.
"This hospital is not just a bunch of people working together," Bayne said. "It's really a family."
The sentiments were echoed by Ostrowski.
"They say if you like your job, you're good at it," he said. "Well, I love my job."
Schwab said the hospital has some improvements in the works, including new fire alarms and a new call system for the nurses as well as some modernized rooms. It is also preparing for the outcome of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on the constitutionality of some parts of the Affordable Care Act, and are eager to meet the challenges whether or not the act is upheld.
"We have no intention of being left behind," Schwab said.
Reach reporter Rebecca Henely by e-mail at rhenely@cn
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Monsanto's Biotech Empire Gets A Supreme Boost
The Supreme Court's unanimous decision today upholding MonsantoCo.'s right to stop farmers from reproducing its patented, weed killer-resistant seeds won't be the last word on the controversy surrounding the patenting of living, genetically-modified things. But it never hurts a company to dodge a threat to a multi-billion dollar business.
The high court ruled that Indiana farmer Vernon Bowman couldn't avoid the high cost of Monsanto's "Roundup Ready" soybean seeds by growing crops using beans harvested from last season's crop. Had the decision gone Mr. Bowman's way, the biotech seed industry could have gone down an unprofitable path similar to the one trod by the recorded music business – done in by endless free replication of its intellectual product.
Mr. Bowman's argument, put simply, was that once Monsanto sold a bean, its patent was done – "exhausted," in the terminology of traditional patent law. Mr. Bowman contended that if "Roundup Ready" beans replicated in his fields, he had a right to use them as he saw fit, including using them for a new crop. Further, he argued that farmers don't control over the reproduction of their crops.
Monsanto's view was that its patents were worthless if a farmer could buy one bag of patented beans, and then grown future crops from the beans begat by the original beans. The company has sued a number of farmers for trying to plant new crops from seeds grown in their own fields from plants that started life as Monsanto-branded seeds.
Monsanto's "Roundup Ready" soybean seeds are players in a bigger legal and policy drama that's been running since the mid-1990s. Here's a link to a summary of the debate posted at an MIT website. Monsanto sells Roundup, a widely used weed killer. Farmers buy "Roundup Ready" seeds to prevent losing cash crops to the herbicide. Regulators, food activists and farmers are concerned about the potential for the genetically modified crops to become crossed with crops that aren't meant to be modified — or covered by Monsanto patents.
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Crabbing and clamming don't always go hand in hand. You want to have minus tide for good clamming so that the beds are exposed. For crabbing, ideally you want a small tidal exchange so that the current isn't too great.
You will find the most low tides in May, June and July but twice every month there are minus tides, during the full and dark phases of the moon.
A common saying for crabbing is "any month that ends in a 'R' has the best crab." The later into the fall the better. During the summer, crabs are available but it can be hit and miss. Also, there will be more soft crab in the summer. A soft crab is one that has recently molted its shell and will not have as much meat.
Nehalem, Tillamook, Netarts, Yaquina, Alsea and Coos Bay are all very popular crabbing spots. Nehalem, Tillamook nd Yaquina have some piers/docks you can crab from. Most bays also have boat rental places.
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Hundreds of people from around the state gathered Thursday night to see Jacksonville Mayor Tommy Swaim and his wife Judy off into retirement.
The event, sponsored by the chamber of commerce, was at the Jacksonville Community Center, which was one of the first major building projects tackled by the mayor 15 years ago and still considered one of Jacksonvilles jewels.
The evening of food, fun, hellos and goodbyes included speeches from old bosses, local politicians and even the vice mayor from Fort Smith, a hilarious videotape of Swaim looking for work at Walmart, Wendys, Little Caesars and other areas about town after he retires on Tuesday, and the presentation of a fishing boat, motor and trailer for the mayor to enjoy during his retirement.
Banker Larry Wilsonwho was on the city council with Swaim before he became mayor and stayed on the council for about 15 years afterwardtold the crowd that when Swaim took over the mayors office, the city was in dire financial straits.
Let me you tell you, every payday around here was exciting, Wilson said.
And a new evil entered in the name of Vertac. Tommy thought he could have it licked in two years. He missed, Wilson said, laughing.
It took Swaim and the city 12 years to clean up the Superfund site that put Jacksonville on the national stage in a negative light.
Activist Ralph Nader came to town to stir up everyone into a lather with misinformation.
We even had misguided citizens march on the governors mansion carrying a casket and implying we were killing people, Wilson said. It was a very difficult time. But Tommy remained steadfast and went toe-to-toe with state and federal agencies to get the cleanup done in a safe and complete manner.
Wilson said the key to the mayors success is his leadership skills. His greatest attribute is the example he sets for other employees. He is usually the first one in the office, hardly takes a lunch and then its usually just a candy bar at his desk, took very few days off and hardly went on vacation. He wanted to be a good steward for the city, Wilson said.
Wilson said the city is completely opposite from what it was when Swaim first took office.
Many cities in the state are now suffering financially, and we are in great shape. Thanks to the mayor, he said, adding, Enjoy your retirement, but when you get tired, well find you a job back here.
Realtor Doug Wilkinson, the mayors boss before he got into politics, said he remembered back in the late 1970s that he and Swaim would be sitting around griping about the citys problems and wondering what could be done. Thats when Swaim decided to run for the city council and then for mayor.
I was losing my best salesman, and I had mixed emotions when he decided to run for mayor, but the city needed him more than I did. So I was the first to jump on his bandwagon, Wilkinson said.
Alderman Bob Stroud said Swaim was not a politician, but a technician. A technician, Stroud said, is a person skilled in the technique of an art or workand Tommy was skilled in using the office of the mayor to make this city better for you and me.
Don Zimmerman, executive director of the Arkansas Municipal League, gave the crowd an example of how much Swaim loved Jacksonville.
He could have been president of the National League of Cities. We wanted him to be, but he opted not to run. He said, I dont want to be away from Jacksonville that much, Zimmerman recalled. Thats how much he loves this city and this state.
Mike Gaskill, mayor of Paragould and a good friend of Swaim, read letters of support and congratulations from Rep. Vic Snyder, Sen. Mark Pryor and Gov. Mike Beebe.
George Sturgill of Lockheed-Martin came all the way from Washington to present the mayor with a model of a C-130J.
The air base has more than 20 of the new cargo planes and more are coming.
Other speakers included Alder-man Kenny Elliott, Fort Smith Vice Mayor Gary Campbell, former North Little Rock Aldermen Martin Gibson and Phillip Carlisle.
What caught the mayor speechless was when his son Shane got up and told his dad that a group of businesses had a surprise for him behind the stage. When the stage curtain opened, there stood a 14-foot fishing boat loaded with the mayors granddaughter, a great-granddaughter, a motor and trailer.
Being a mayor has been a blessing to me and my family, Swaim told the appreciative audience. Your friendship means so much to me.
He said if he had a chance to do it again, he wouldnt change anything. If I did, I might have missed each and every one of you, and I wouldnt want that.


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Panto bosses are planning a production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs… without the dwarfs.
And despite cries of, "Oh no you can't!" from horrified theatre goers, defiant organisers are insisting, "Oh yes we can!"
Last night officials in charge of Britain's biggest panto, at the Birmingham Hippodrome, were accused of "political correctness gone mad".
They were warned the "disgraceful" decision would be a huge disappointment for hundreds of youngsters.
And a talent agency that provides dwarfs for shows said it was depriving at least seven of its clients the chance of work this winter.
The theatre has confirmed the departure from tradition.
Instead they say the production will feature "the magnificent seven as you have never seen them before".
A theatre spokesman declined to comment on whether children would be used instead.
He would only say that the show, starring fashion guru Gok Wan, actress Stephanie Beacham and comic Gary Wilmot, would be "something spectacular".
But some traditionalists suspect the organisers may have bowed to pressure.
One panto fan said: "It stinks of political correctness.
"How can you possibly have Snow White without the seven dwarfs? It's like having Cinderella without the ugly sisters or Jack without the beanstalk.
"Everyone will feel short changed, especially the kids."
Another disappointed parent said: "They are advertising Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs with a difference.
"But the difference is there are no dwarfs. It's like going to buy a car and arriving to find it has got no wheels.
"We have found a production in Milton Keynes with dwarfs and we will be taking the children there instead."
Peter Burroughs, director of Willow Management, which provides actors to play dwarfs, slammed the theatre's decision.
He said: "It's a disgrace and will totally spoil the illusion for the children who go expecting to see a traditional show."
He added: "If it's down to political correctness then it beggars belief.
"I've got lots of dwarfs on the books looking for work and now they are being deprived of a living."
Wolverhampton's Grand Theatre came under fire in 2011 for replacing dwarf actors with children.
Bosses blamed costs, saying the dwarfs charged up to £850 per week.


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[INTERVIEW] Since he retired from the national team in 2006, U.S. fans have hoped for another forward with the ability and attitude of Brian
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SOCCER AMERICA: How long have you been wrestling with the decision to retire?
BRIAN McBRIDE: There wasn't any wrestling, really. There was a lot of talk between my wife and I last year, and I had a talk with the Fire. They wanted to start doing stuff for the players in a sense that there really wasn't a line of communication between the players and management. That excited me, and it's really been good. The management side, Javier [Leon] and Andrew [Hauptman], really made a commitment to do things for the players and their families.
After that, it was looking forward to the season, going to preseason, and trying to get things ready to go further this year. Unfortunately, that hasn't worked out, but that's sports. It's never going to be easy.
SA: Hasn't been particularly hard for you, given all the injuries and health issues you've gone through?
McBRIDE: Sure, but everybody does.
SA: Not everybody goes through blood clots and enough facial fractures and wounds to stock a season of Grey's Anatomy.
McBRIDE: Ah, that's nothing.
SA: Oh, come on. …
McBRIDE: It's not, really, and it has nothing to do with this decision, to be honest. This is different. When my body started feeling the way it was feeling and the recovery times weren't as quick, I was looking forward to the next chapter.
SA: I know you had a training session at noon yesterday, the day before the game,
McBRIDE: Yesterday was short. The day before was, well, it's different all the time. You always enjoy being on the field with your teammates, but it's a long trip. I'll be away from my family for a week [the Fire plays at Dallas Saturday]. These are things you have to do, so you don't do it begrudgingly. When you weigh everything, there comes a time where you have to focus on something else.
SA: You've played for the national team in three World Cups, started your MLS career in Columbus and will finish near your home in Chicago, and had several strong seasons in England. Is there one accomplishment or characteristic of your career you are especially proud of?
McBRIDE: I haven't really reflected on my career. We've got, what, five games now? After that I'll probably reflect a little bit more. Right now my focus is forward and not what's behind me.
SA: The team changed coaches during the offseason but once again, the team has had trouble winning at home, and this win [3-0 at San Jose Sept. 29] broke a seven-game winless streak.
McBRIDE: We've been having trouble everywhere, consistency, you know. This is a huge win and we pretty much have to win every game and hope for other teams not to win. It's a lot of ifs but that's what you've got to focus on. We've put ourselves into this situation and we aren't in control of it, but what we can do is keep focus and show some integrity and wherewithal and do all we can.
SA: Freddie Ljungberg had a great game with a goal and two assists. What has his arrival done for the Fire?
McBRIDE: He's been a great player throughout his career and he's been that for us. He was like a breath of fresh air and he came at a time when we needed a kick. He's a player who can change the game, you saw that tonight, not only with what he can do technically but how he sees the field.
SA: Did you know him well before he became a teammate?
McBRIDE: Not really. I saw him once here in MLS at an event. Other than that it was just shaking hands after the game. I didn't know him all that well.
It's a new situation throughout, for him, for us. Finding that consistency of not only quality but sometimes you just have to grind out results.
SA: So with all that money stashed away will you be living a life of leisure in retirement?
McBRIDE: No. I wish. Maybe a few more years in Europe and I could have done that. I've got a rough business plan for some attacking soccer camps, about 20 kids, I'd be very hands-on and incorporate the whole aspect of attacking soccer. It's not an LLC yet or anything like that but a good place for me to be.
I'm open to other things. I'm not naïve enough to think that's going to be it. I'm hoping to get some other things, but I want to be home on the weekends. I want to see my kids doing their activities. I want to go out to dinner with my wife on a Saturday night, and a Friday night for that matter. Those are the things you get to look forward to, but it's not to say I didn't enjoy playing and don't still enjoy it.
SA: Is your project something that U.S. Soccer might be interested in?
McBRIDE: I don't know. I talked to Claud [Claudio Reyna, U.S. Soccer Youth Technical Director] for a split-second when I retired [from the national team] and we're going to talk sometime around our game on the 10th. I haven't heard from any side like that and I'm not really focusing on it right now to the point I'm thinking about a business, because I have to be focusing on what I'm doing here with the Fire.
SA: Like winning. ...
McBRIDE: That's the only way we're going to get it done.


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1. Kelvin Benjamin, WR, FSU - Huge target with good deep speed. Would be a great #2 opposite Torrey and RZ target. I would love to see us resign Jones and this move would likely push Marlon Brown to more of a slot role. Honestly, I think that this four-deep WR core would be absolutely lethal.
2. Travis Swanson, C, Arkansas - I know this is a pretty popular pick to mock here, but there's good reason for that. Swanson is a nasty competitor with good size/strength who anchored the Arkansas O-line/running game this season. Would probably be ready to start sooner rather than later. Defintiely a position of need for this team
3. Shayne Skov, LB, Stanford - Daryl Smith is likely going to leave for a bigger contract than we will be able to give him. Although there are several internal options to play alongside Brown next season, it wouldn't hurt to bring in more talent at the position as none of those guys really have the potential to be more than servicable-to-good. Skov was a Butkus award finalist.
4 (compensatory selection for Paul Kruger). Marcel Jensen, TE, Fresno State - Big target with good size/strength to contribute in the running game. He's not nearly as athletic as Dickson, but he should provide better blocking in the running game. I wouldn't mind seeing Furstenberg get an opportunity to make it as the #2/3 TE, possibly playing/active on gameday over Jensen early next season as he gets acclimated to the pro game.
4 (compensatory selection for Dannell Ellerbe). Juwuan James, OT, Tennessee - At 6'6" 332, with good power at the POA and good-not-great athleticism, James is a guy who profiles as a RT (possibly OG) at the NFL level . Played decently against Clowney (didn't look great, but who does?). He would likely compete day one with Ricky Wagner for the starting RT spot. I could see us bringing in a vet cut by another team on a 1-yr deal to hold down the spot in 2014, though, while the young guys get situated in the NFL. Morgan Moses is another guy that fits a similar profile here.
5 (compensatory selection for Cary Williams). Antone Exum, CB/S, Virginia Tech - This is probably a little lower than he should go, but he has had injury issues this season. Good size/speed combination. He would be a good fit to play S for the Ravens and help replace James Ihedigbo. He's a bit more of a SS type, but I don't think the Ravens can really be looking for a day 1 starter at FS this late in the draft.
6. DeAndre Coleman, DE/DT, California - All-Pac-12 honorable mention. Projects well to be a reserve/rotational lineman in the roster spot vacated by Art Jones with some upside for the future. He, KLM and Tyson could make a solid 2nd unit behind Ngata, Canty and Williams next season. Not quite as athletic as Jones, but seems to have a bit better size. Wasn't as productive in 2013 relative to 2012, so I could see him falling down draft boards a bit.
6 (compensatory selection for Ed Reed). Jay Prosch, FB, Auburn - Classic run-blocking FB. I could see Leach as a cap casualty this offseason, so Prosch could serve as a much cheaper alternative. With a reduced emphasis on running out of power sets by our offense, he would make a solid part-time player and ST guy.
7 (conditional pick from Miami). Dexter McDougle, CB/S, Maryland - Had a season-ending injury early in 2013. Good speed and decent size. He could possibly work himself higher with offseason activities (combine, proday, etc.), but I think this is afair spot for him now.
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1. Benjamin
Not a fan of this selection for multiple reasons.
A.) He hasn't yet declared for the draft. I don't personally know him, but seems to me that he would be a fool to pass up another year with Winston to go to the NFL this early. As it stands, he's projected as a mid to late 2nd round pick in a deep WR class... which could easily see him plummet further with a less than stellar combine. So seems to me returning to play with an elite QB could boost his draft spot up to a surefire first round pick, if not a top 15 selection, in the 2015 NFL Draft. That and he gets to live it up one more year in college before having to play the sport professionally. I personally think he doesn't declare, but that's just my opinion here. But just figured I'd find a way to mention that here. Not a criticism of the pick, just mentioning my viewpoint on his declaration.
B) Benjamin only has one year of notable productivity. As a redshirt freshman with another first round prospect in Manuel, he put up less than 500 receiving yards. Obviously, he's gotten better, but there's that whole lightning in a bottle saying. I prefer a guy that's proven to be more than a one hit wonder. You never know how a guy reacts to success in terms of his training habits and maturity. Multiple seasons of productivity with a clean off the field slate, tends to give some consideration to that viewpoint.
C) This receiving class is filled with a plethora of big, fast, talented, and productive options all across the board. There are four WRs in the first round that wouldn't necessarily bother me. Mike Evans, Sammy Watkins, Marqise Lee, and Jordan Matthews. Each of those guys has produced multiple 1000+ yd seasons and two of them even have multiple 10+ Td seasons to boot. Obviously we probably won't have a shot at two of those guys, but the other two should be there in Lee and Matthews.
D) I'm not even sure Benjamin is the best RS Sophomore WR. Davonte Adams reminds me of Michael Crabtree and Hakeem Nicks. He plays in an offense that's going to inflate his numbers, but his production isn't something you can take away from him. Multiple seasons as a very productive threat... and he probably is more likely to declare with his elite college QB (Carr) being a senior and entering the NFL draft. That said, I like Benjamin more than Adams, but just throwing that out there.
E) The Ravens don't have a history of going with the Benjamin like prospects to make me think this is a realistic selection. Not overly productive to this point. Not overly refined to this point. Just doesn't fit the bill of a normal Ravens pick that I can really recall. Which isn't to say it can't happen, only that there isn't much of a precedence for it happening.
2. Travis Swanson
Obviously I'm a big fan of the Swanson pick, assuming he's there. With Hroniss Grasu staying in school, Swanson and Larsen are the only notable centers I'd consider. That said, it's looking more and more like Swanson won't be there come our 2nd round pick... both because we're in playoff position now, because he's been rising, and because the elimination of a quality center prospect for some teams to potentially fall back on after the selection of Swanson in Grasu and Larsen. I'm thinking Swanson goes early 2nd round.
3. Shayne Skov
Another pick I'm a fan of. Skov is a quality player when healthy. He's not quite as athletic as he used to be, but he's definitely a playmaker. My only real concern here, is that he has proven to be injury prone. He's blown out both his ACLs and that's not good. He could just be unlucky, but the chances of that being the most likely possibility probably isn't the best. My minor concern is that he's had some issues getting off blocks... and playing next to Arthur Brown, he's going to be the more thumper type of ILB.. and that's something that I find troubling. I don't see that base strength when taking on blocks that I'd like to see from a thumper tye at the next level.
4. Marcel Jensen
At that juncture, he's probably the best TE we could look to find. He's bigger than Dickson and can look to break some tackles.
4. Juwuan James
I'm not sure James is athletic enough to play RT in a ZBS... I honestly think Oher is probably a more athletic player. And athleticism can be overcome, but I also didn't see James as a technician type. He excelled because of his power and size. I think his athleticism would be similar, though probably worse than Kelechi Osemele's on the outside. If we're reverting to a power MBS than I like James fit. But outside of that, he doesn't necessarily intrigue me for us.
5. Antone Exum
Quality selection. He might not be a true FS. But having played corner and with his size, you'd have to like his chances of being able to matchup with TEs and that added dimension of size and cover ability should aid our secondary. Transitioning to FS could be something he has to get used to, but we've got some guys on our bench with plenty of experience that could get a shot early like Anthony Levine and Omar Brown... assuming Exum can't hit the ground running.
6. DeAndre Coleman
Coleman is a guy I was looking into. He's very athletic and gifted. For some reason, I believe I heard it said that either Coleman played better or prefers to play in the new 43 defense that CAL is running vs the 34 defense. Not sure, where I read it (draft forum?) but I noted it. But Coleman is definitely a physical specimen that could be a late round gem/sleeper candidate.
7. Dexter McDougle
I guess it's possible for McDougle to fall that far. But I just don't think it's likely. Especially with him likely to beast out the combine. Believe he ran a low 4.4 going IN to Maryland.. and that program has been one that seems to always produce some incredible combine numbers out of it's athletes. So it honestly wouldn't surprise me to see McDougle run a high 4.2 or low 4.3 and astound people with his speed. Either way, with his play from earlier this season, if he just runs a low 4.4, I think he's got a strong shot of at least the late 6th round.
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Swanson - Not much to say here. Gradkowski is terrible and Swanson is the best center in the draft. I just hope Baltimore has a shot at him. I've got this sinking feeling they're going to let Gradkowski, Shipley, and Jensen battle it out again though.
Exum - Good gamble here. I'd be okay taking him as a CB or a potential S.
Benjamin - Like I stated in the other thread I don't want a one-year wonder type as a high pick at WR. Benjamin didn't have a terrible year as a redshirt freshman but it was far from notable even with a first round QB and no other quality NFL talent at WR competing with him. It's just riskier than some the other prospects in my opinion.
Skov - I have the same concerns as db424. His durability is a huge concern for me and he's a fairly limited player athletically. I love his instincts and he would compliment Brown's strengths pretty well but I want to get away from the one rangy/one thumper type of duo at LB. Especially when the team likes to have two of them on the field in just about any situation.
Prosch - This one is barely on the list and only because I think Juszczyk will get a much bigger role in the offense next year as the starting fullback. I don't think they will carry two of them again. I'm also assuming Leach gets cut after this season.
I'm not familiar enough with the other picks. Overall I'd probably be less than enthused with it but that's not a bad mock.
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Yea forgot to comment about the FB... I didn't like that selection. Felt it didn't make sense factoring in we just took a FB this past draft in the 4th round. You'd have to figure they would at least give Jusczcyk a shot before moving onto another FB option that could supplant some of his already likely reduced minutes. And I too find Leach isn't well for Baltimore next season.
But yeah, I'd probably grade this draft about a C+... felt we reached with Benjamin but that could end up being a Josh Gordon type boom pick (B-), got a nice center (A) late in the 2nd, got an injury prone but playmaking thumper in Skov (B-), Marcel Jensen was a quality selection (B), a poor scheme fit at RT in James (C+), an athletic hybrid (B+) late in the draft, Coleman is an athletic DL talent but still quite raw (C+), an unneeded FB (D+), and a athletic corner (B+).
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Networks of narrow ridges found in impact craters on Mars appear to be the fossilized remnants of underground cracks through which water once flowed, according to a new analysis by researchers from Brown University.
The study, in press in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, bolsters the idea that the subsurface environment on Mars once had an active hydrology and could be a good place to search for evidence of past life. The research was conducted by Lee Saper, a recent Brown graduate, with Jack Mustard, professor of geological sciences.
The ridges, many of them hundreds of meters in length and a few meters wide, had been noted in previous research, but how they had formed was not known. Saper and Mustard thought they might once have been faults and fractures that formed underground when impact events rattled the planet's crust. Water, if present in the subsurface, would have circulated through the cracks, slowly filling them in with mineral deposits, which would have been harder than the surrounding rocks. As those surrounding rocks eroded away over millions of years, the seams of mineral-hardened material would remain in place, forming the ridges seen today.
To test their hypothesis, Saper and Mustard mapped over 4,000 ridges in two crater-pocked regions on Mars, Nili Fossae and Nilosyrtis. Using high-resolution images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the researchers noted the orientations of the ridges and composition of the surrounding rocks.
The orientation data is consistent with the idea that the ridges started out as fractures formed by impact events. A competing hypothesis suggests that these structures may have been sheets of volcanic magma intruding into the surrounding rock, but that doesn't appear to be the case. At Nili Fossae, the orientations are similar to the alignments of large faults related to a mega-scale impact.
At Nilosyrtis, where the impact events were smaller in scale, the ridge orientations are associated with each of the small craters in which they were found. "This suggests that fracture formation resulted from the energy of localized impact events and are not associated with regional-scale volcanism," Saper said.
Importantly, Saper and Mustard also found that the ridges exist exclusively in areas where the surrounding rock is rich in iron-magnesium clay, a mineral considered to be a telltale sign that water had once been present in the rocks.
"The association with these hydrated materials suggests there was a water source available," Saper said. "That water would have flowed along the path of least resistance, which in this case would have been these fracture conduits."
As that water flowed, dissolved minerals would have been slowly deposited in the conduits, in much the same way mineral deposits can build up and eventually clog drain pipes. That mineralized material would have been more resistant to erosion than the surrounding rock. And indeed, Saper and Mustard found that these ridges were only found in areas that were heavily eroded, consistent with the notion that these are ancient structures revealed as the weaker surrounding rocks were slowly peeled away by wind.
Taken together, the results suggest the ancient Martian subsurface had flowing water and may have been a habitable environment.
"This gives us a point of observation to say there was enough fracturing and fluid flow in the crust to sustain at least a regionally viable subsurface hydrology," Saper said. "The overarching theme of NASA's planetary exploration has been to follow the water. So if in fact these fractures that turned into these ridges were flowing with hydrothermal fluid, they could have been a viable biosphere."
Saper hopes that the Curiosity rover, currently making its way across its Gale Crater landing site, might be able to shed more light on these types of structures.
"In the site at Gale Crater, there are thought to be mineralized fractures that the rover will go up and touch," Saper said. "These are very small and may not be exactly the same kind of feature we studied, but we'll have the opportunity to crush them up and do chemical analysis on them. That could either bolster our hypothesis or tell us we need to explore other possibilities."
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San'a, Yemen (AP) - The U.S. Embassy in Yemen reopened its doors Tuesday after a two-day closure, saying successful Yemeni counterterrorism operations have addressed the threat that prompted the measure.
The embassy shut down because of an imminent al-Qaida attack. In an announcement on its Web site, the embassy said Yemeni actions "have addressed a specific area of concern, and have contributed to the Embassys decision to resume operations."
The reopening comes a day after Yemeni security forces clashed with al-Qaida fighters, killing two, in the latest sign the embattled, longtime president is making good on vows that his country will cooperate with the United States in fighting the terror network.
The Yemeni Interior Ministry said Tuesday it had increased security measures around embassies.
"There is nothing to fear from any threats of terror attack," the ministry said in a statement. "Security is good in the capital and the provinces, and there is no fear for the lives of any foreigner or foreign embassy."
Washington is embracing Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the battle against al-Qaida's offshoot here. With an injection of U.S. counterterror aid and help for its security forces, Yemen's government has vowed in recent weeks to work with the U.S. in stamping out the estimated hundreds of al-Qaida fighters who have built up strongholds in the country's remote regions.
Last month, with U.S. help, it carried out its heaviest strikes in years against al-Qaida hideouts, claiming to have killed 30 militants.
The renewed determination brought praise Monday from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. "The United States commends Yemen for the recent actions it has taken to disrupt (al-Qaida) networks and we are reiterating our commitment to assist in those efforts," she said.
In Monday's clashes, Yemeni security forces attacked a group of al-Qaida militants moving through the mountainous area of Arhab, northeast of the capital, security officials said.
Among them was Nazeeh al-Hanaq, a senior figure on Yemen's most wanted list. He escaped, but two fighters with him were killed, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the press.
In addition, Yemeni forces arrested five others in the capital and the western region of Hodeida, the interior ministry said.
Monday's battle came as the U.S. and British embassies in San'a were shut down for a second day after threats of an imminent al-Qaida attack. Other Western embassies took similar steps Monday: The French and Czech embassies were closed to the public, while the Spanish and German embassies limited the number of visitors, their governments said.
The British Foreign Office said its embassy was "operational" Tuesday -- meaning staff had returned to work -- but it remained closed to the public. Germany, France and Spain said their embassies' status remained unchanged.
While the U.S embassy reopened Tuesday, it said the threat of terrorist attacks against American interests remained high and urged its citizens in Yemen to be "vigilant and take prudent security measures."
The fight against al-Qaida in Yemen has taken on greater urgency since the failed Christmas attempt to bomb an American passenger jet. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the 23-year-old Nigerian man who tried to destroy a Detroit-bound airliner, told U.S. investigators he received training and instructions from al-Qaida operatives in Yemen.
For the U.S., the situation in Yemen raises parallels with Iraq and Afghanistan, where Washington has had to go beyond military action to infuse economic help while pushing political reform on sometimes reluctant political leaders in hopes of undermining support for militants.
Observers warn that Saleh's 31-year rule is buckling under the weight of multiple crises, deep poverty and widespread corruption. The government has full control only around the capital, leaving much of the mountainous nation to heavily armed tribes, some of which have given refuge to al-Qaida fighters.
"Saleh is facing the most difficult time of his presidency," said Ali Seif Hassan, director of a Yemeni organization that mediates government-opposition dialogue.
"Now he faces the decision whether to keep going as he has, all the way to becoming a failed state, or to make the hard choices to avoid that," he said.
Over the weekend, President Barack Obama vowed that his administration has "made it a priority to strengthen our partnership with the Yemeni government -- training and equipping their security forces, sharing intelligence and working with them to strike al-Qaida terrorists."
The United States hiked its counterterrorism aid to Saleh's government, from none in 2008 to $67 million last year -- an amount Washington says will double in 2010.
But Saleh's government says the United States and other nations must also provide economic aid to tackle deepening poverty that it says fuels support for al-Qaida among Yemen's swelling population of 22 million.
The mercurial Saleh has held onto power for 31 years in this fragmented nation by relying on a system of manipulation -- centralizing power within his family while buying off rivals and unruly tribesmen, Yemeni and American observers say.
At times, that has meant forging alliances with Islamic extremists, and Saleh has frustrated U.S. officials in recent years by freeing jailed al-Qaida figures on promises they would not engage in terrorism. Several top militants have since broken those promises.
The embassy shut down for two days because of an imminent al-Qaida attack, but the threat apparently has passed.


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