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My friends it's been a wild ride. We've been up, we've been down, we've been twisted all the way around. But, as a franchise, we have not been defeated.
The season started off with a winning record, but if you will recall the season didn't begin without it's share of turmoil either. Jeff Foster needed suregery, Anthony Johnson & Reggie both required time off for rehab while they nuresed injury's from the pre-season. Bender (as usual) also was unable to go & even J.O. had some on again off again type injury's.
But no matter what Pacer was on the floor on any given night, for the first 9 games of the season we were the best team in the N.B.A.
With a combination of Ron Artest & Jackson our perimeter play was as good as it's ever been & probably was better than it has ever been for that matter.
Then came the fatefull night in Detroit.
Let's not rehash it here, let's just all agree that this night deeply impacted (thanks Jay) our franchise.
This could have been the point right there that our team packed it in for the season. No team, to the best of my memory, has ever lost that many members of it's core unit & survived such a blow.
But then a something special happened. On a night that the team had 6 active players, none of which were even slotted to be in the top 8 before the season started, we took a rejuvinated Orlando Magic team to the buzzer.
This is a night when a rookie who was the last pick in the first round outplayed the # 1 pick in the draft.
The night a third string point guard played every single min. of the game and most of the time played vs. a star player in this league while never backing down.
This is the night a second round draft pick from the year before, who was not even slated to be on the active roster started against an aging superstar & recorded his first career double/double.
This was a night when the slam dunk champion proved he was no Harold Minor.
But most important of all this was a night when the fans of Indiana stood together with it's franchise as though we were a band of brothers & refused to let the team die.
Victory was not ours that night, but in this case while we didn't win that battle we won the war.
The war was the N.B.A. season & both the players & the fans that night decided that we would not be victims. We may or may not be the champions of the world, but it would have been easy for everyone to give in & just say this was a lost season.
That may have been the best Indiana basketball I've ever seen. Notice what I said, I said Indiana baskteball. Not Pacers or N.B.A. but this was pure Hoosier spirit on the line that night & no not the college Hoosiers but the movie Hoosiers. It may sound corny but that one night was Magic.
We then went on to beat the next three opponets. Will anyone who was ever there ever forget the heart of Scot Pollard vs. the Timberwolves? His shadowboxing after a big play will be burned in my memory forever.
But then again, we were struck with injury's. Just as we were embarking on our west coast journey Pollard was sidelined with a soar back.
Croshere also was playing with an assortment of injury's but never once asked for quarter.
We lost a stretch of seven games & in some ways we were at our darkest hour. We had so many players coming & going during this time frame that if it wasn't so tragic it would have been comical.
Into our lexicon of players we will forever need to add the names of Trumaine Folkes, Brittan Johnson, Marcus Haislip & Michael Curry. This was our bench for several games.
Of course we had some of our regulars start coming back but because of the inconsistancy of who was available from night to night we could never get a groove going on offense.
We finally got J.O. back at Christmas then we got Jax back a little later. But in the meantime we would win some & then we would lose some.
It is a great credit to our franchise that we won some at all. There were nights that we fielded some talent that wold really not be any better than the Atlanta Hawks but we still managed to win around .500% of our games.
Jamaal Tinsely played brilliantly but then a combo of illness & injury's did him in for a time & then a bizarre injury did him in for the season.
Jermaine tried to be it all for awhile but after a time he just wore down from the pressure he was placing on himself.
Then a tragic hit by Franco Elson put him out for over 20 games to end the season.
Frankly at this point it looked all but lost. A playoff birth was looking more like wishfull thinking than a reality. Several teams were playing well at that point & frankly we didn't look at that great for a time but we were still holding our own.
Then it happened.
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The Warrior was home & from his first night on the floor he showed the way to physical play, defense, rebounding & brought back an overall swagger that our team so desperatley needed.
It is no coincidence that Reggie Miller began to play better. Yes, you can say that it might be because he had to because Jermaine was gone or it might have been because he had finally admitted he was retireing but you cannot deny that he was more open on shots off of screens than he had been in five years.
Jackson at this time also decided to pickup his play & helped lead the team to a string of victory's that helped set a course that would take us to 6th place in the East.
Now let's look at that for moment. 6th place in the east is disapointing when you look at it on the surface. I mean last season we were the # 1 team in the league & we were expected to be almost that good again.
But with everything & I mean everything that happened to this team we still are in 6th place with a real chance of getting out of the first round.
Let's look at the Nets for just a min. This season they have lost one great player to free agency & lost one star player for the year to injury. They, for the most part, have had the survices of thier best player all season though & it still took them making a trade to get a superstar player to come in & just still barley made the playoffs.
The # 2 team in the N.B.A. last season did not even make the playoffs this year & they did not lose one of thier star players & certainly had thier superstar player all season long.
They are not in the playoffs & we are # 6 in the east.
So, while this has been one hell of a year, I would not trade it for anything.
I again quote Frederich Nietzsche.
"That which does not kill us, makes us stronger".
Nothing could be truer.
Now let's look at the players.
Anthony Johnson. Most of you were ready to run him out of town on a rail early in the season. Ragnar would have led the lynch mob . However something clicked inside A.J.'s head as the season went along. Not only did he become a solid backup point guard but somehow some way he became a solid starter in the abscence of Jamaal. There were times he was putting up numbers that none of us would have ever dreamed possible.
I give A.J. a solid solid B for the season but he gets an A for the way he ended the year.
Reggie Miller. What can we say. He defered way to much & I suspect he has deferred way to much for the past 5 years. But once he said he was retireing & once Dale came home he became the Miller that we have watched for so many years during the 90's. Shot after big shot after big shot. If he was 39 he was the best 39 year old to have ever played the two guard spot. I thought Ewing was possible, I honestly thought West was out of the question. but now he has gone on & passed the legend & in turn has become one of his own. It was a Magic year for him & for those of us that got to watch him. I know a lot of you would have preffered for the entire team to be here for the season but I don't beleive that you would have gotten the Miller time that you got to end the season with.
A B+ for the season an A+ for the way he brought us back during the playoff run.
Eddie Gill. As a third string point guard not to shabby. Problem is he has been forced to be the backup p.g. for most of the season & even on rare occasions he has been the primary pg. Let's be honest, he's not going to lead a team to a title. But he can offer solid relief & he has hit some big shots for us & has provided decent defense on occasion.
Solid C
Jamaal Tinsely. Injury's have plagued him all season. Unfortunately this is getting to be a theme with him. But when he played he was beyond good. I called him the best pg. in the N.B.A. at one point. I don't back off that statement. But him being gone so much has really hurt. It's hard to give him a grade because I don't want to fault him for being injured but there were times that he didn't play for flu's etc.
I'll go with a solid B but if you wanna disagree either way I'm willing to change this.
Fred Jones. At times he was breathtakingly good. Right after the suspensions kicked in I thought we had found the answer to the two guard spot. But he then had some major slumps as well. But this is still only his third year in the N.B.A. & he has some growing to do. He has developed a good 3 pt. shot, he is decent driving the lane, now I want to see him develop a solid 10-15' jumper.
Solid B
Stephan Jackson. Had runs where he looked like an all-star then had times he looked like a chump. However he never shied away from taking a big shot & at the end of the day he hit a lot of them for us. He played solid if not spectacular defense all season long. He was not a peacemaker by any means on 11/19 & was one of the reasons why our season ended up the way it did, but to his credit he came back & was a solid citizen all season for us.
I give him a B-
James Jones. This guy was supposed to be the designate I.R.L. person & now has played his way into a nice mid-level or less contract. He's had a couple of stages for the season. After the fight he was magnificant. He provided defense & rebounding from the three spot & he hit some long balls for us. But then he hit the wall. Then after riding the wall for awhile he came back to be a solid contributer during the playoff push.
I give him a C+
Ron Artest. This won't be popular here & frankly I don't care. We can (& I'm sure we will) debate who was & who was not at fault in Detroit till hell freezes over. But one undeniable truth is there, Ron Artest was punished because he was Ron Artest. You can argue the merits of that (& God knows Able is heating up the keyboards right now doing so) but it was every past deed the man did that gave him the year. Even his biggest supporters (Suaveness & Uncle Buck) agreed he deserved a long suspension so even if Stern did what they wanted Ron still would have been gone no less than 40 games. He is a great player, maybe one of the best players in the N.B.A. & he may be the best Pacer ever for all I know. But there has never EVER been a player who has hurt this team more in their careers more than Ron Artest did this season. He played great for a short time but let's never forget that prior to the fight Ron quit on the team & the season was never going to be the same after that even before the fight.
I give him a F
Jermaine O'Neal. A lapse of Judgement to be sure on the 19th of Nov. But because of who he has been in his career the Arbtrator reduced his sentance & the league did not fight it. After that though Jermaine was just never the same. He tried to hard to make up for time lost & then he tried to carry the entire team on his back. There were nights he could then there were nights he could not. But in the end he began to focus to much on one side of the floor. His rebounding suffered, his defense lapsed. I want J.O. to go away this summer & just relax. Let his body heal & get his head right. Now to be honest he had to fight with Artest before the entire brawl happened & I think that weighed on him as well. Next season we will count on him & we will need him in the playoffs. But I think it's best if he just look back on the season as a learning experiance.
I give J.O. a solid B
Austin Croshere. He lost his shot. Somewhere someway after he broke his ribs he totally lost his ability to hit a three. For that he is castigated by people. But I go back to right after the brawl & there was one player who fought tooth & nail night after night after night & it was Austin Croshere. People always wonder why this guy gets the most cheers. It's simple, in Indiana we love a hustler & gutsy player & Austin is this in spades. He has gone from 11th man to 6th man to starter back to 8th man down to 10th man to starter & everywhere inbetween this season & has not once balked at doing so, never once sniped in public about his role. He is solid, he is professional & above all he was a calming influance & veteran leader to a team that desperately needed it.
I give Austin a solid A. Feel free to disagree.
Jon Bender. I will do nothing more than quote Roaming Gnome from our party after the Brawl. In our teams darkest hour in our most desperate need Bender was once again not there to help. Even his apologist are getting tired of this old story. I understand the knee & I understand why there will be excuses that will follow. But whenever I see Scot Pollard wincing in pain running up & down the court on that bad back or I see Jermaine O'neal playing on a shoulder that is not healed & still hurting I fume over thinking that Jon could not have come in & just stood at the three point line & fouled somebody. Reggie came out & told anybody who would listen to him that he wanted to be activated if for no other reason than to give somebody a 3 min. break in the game. Jon collected his paycheck & a lot of times he hasn't even been attending the games. Those of us who have read Montieth long enough know some of his code words & when he said the other day that there are players who are obviously willing to play with some pain & others who are not there was no doubt who he was talking about.
I give Jon an F
Jeff Foster. The fact that he is even trying to run on a bad hip that is still in pain just proves my F for Bender is right. Look, I make no lie on this. I can't stand Foster & O'Neal together. But Foster & Davis was great. Foster & Croshere is great. He is one of the best backup centers in the N.B.A. He is getting better about being physical & I think that his hip will make him relie less on athleticism & more on knowledge & strength. He helps.
I give Jeff a B+
Scot Pollard. I see him & I want Bender to burn in hell. Ok, maybe that's a little strong but not by much. He will Never EVER live up to the trade. It was a God awfull horrible trade. But it's not his fault. He gave us everything he had & that is all you can ever ask from any person.
I give Scot a solid A
Dale Davis. I'll be hones, I had no idea what to expect from him. I haven't seen him play in years & to I figured if he was getting DNP-Cd's in Golden State then he probably is done. I figured he would come here & maybe get 15 min. a game & I hoped he would just provide vet. leadership & show the young guys how to play the right way. In my wildest dreams I had no idea that he would be as good as he ended up being. I don't feel that I am overstating this. Without Dale Davis the Indiana Pacers don't make the playoffs. If you think that's wrong then I guess I'll not argue, but I just can't see anyway we would have won the games we did without him. He has already in his short time here had three game winning or saving rebounds at the last seconds. He completley shut the middle down for us & has taken us from one of the worst rebounding & defensive teams to one of the best.
I've tried not to give it to him but I can't help myself A++ Ok, maybe just one plus.
John Edward. Hard to be realistic about him. For a 15th man I've seen worse.
I'll be generous & give him a C-
David Harrison. Man what could have been & hopefully what will someday be. He was the last pick in the first round so even making a team is a good start. But he had dashes where he looked like he would make the all-rookie team. I've already covered him in another thread so I won't rehash.
I give him a B-
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When you're putting together a portfolio, there's one you can be sure of, said Cramer: At some point, something is going to go wrong. And when that happens, you need to be prepared. How do you get prepared? One word, diversification.
Cramer said that diversification is the single, most important concept in investing and the key to avoiding enormous losses. A properly diversified portfolio can handle just about anything, he said, and keeping you in the game is what "Mad Money" has always been about.
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Congressional committees are jokingly referred to as the place where bills go to die. However, I'm happy to report that my bipartisan bill to audit the Federal Reserve passed the House Oversight and Government Reform committee by unanimous consent this summer, and is now eligible to come before the full House for a vote. Since 90% of bills die in committee, you could say that my legislation had a near-death experience, but that's a good thing.
My heart is indeed heavy over the recent decision to ask the voters of Owen County to choose to sell alcohol, which would permit four more locations to sell packaged alcohol.
For those who signed the petition, it will cost Owen County taxpayers $12,000 to $15,000 to have the local option election on Sept. 20.
John Eckhardt wrote in his book, "Spiritual Warfare," "Do not be guiled by the pleasures of alcohol and by the pervasiveness of those who promote it."
In May 2015, I was like one of many college graduates that walked across the stage, shook hands with the dean, grasped the diploma cover and walked away. But I was one of the graduates that didn't have life figured out. I had interviewed at several places both inside and outside of our particular company and didn't have a full-time job lined up after graduation. The interviews and numerous job applications came to an end early in September when News-Herald Publisher Jeff Moore told me about this opening. It was a glimmer of light in what was otherwise a bleak summer.
I want to take a moment and share my thoughts on how Owen County Government has changed in the past decade and the bright future that I believe Owen County is facing under the leadership of our county Judge Executive Casey Ellis and the reorganization that is continually underway.
When I travel outside the Commonwealth and meet various people, two of Kentucky's signature industries are almost always brought into conversation.
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My brothers and I would like to nominate our beautiful Mama for the 2016 Mother of the Year award.
She was born and raised in Owenton and has since spent her entire life being a contributing citizen of this beautiful county. Mom met Dad when he came to Owenton to be a 4-H agent back in the 1970s. As she does with so many, she quickly stole his heart. They married on a beautiful Kentucky fall day in October 1976. Over the next eight years, she had me (Kristin) and my two brothers, (Mike and Matt).
Editor's note: Owen County Judge-Executive Casey Ellis gave his second state of the county address July 14 at the Owen County Chamber of commerce breakfast meeting. The following is a transcription from a recording of the address.
It's that time of year, the Owen County Fair will be held July 16-23.
The fair will begin Saturday with baby pageants beginning at 10 a.m., with Miss Teen, Miss Pre-teen starting at 3 p.m. and Miss Owen at 6 p.m., also the Horse show at 7 p.m.
On Sunday, the Fair Board will be showing their appreciation to all Veterans of Owen County with a reception beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Extension Office honoring our Veterans.
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The ISA SP100 standards committee was presented with WirelessHART specificationas that were voted on by the HART Communications Foundations membership in June 2007.
By Dick Caro, CMC Associates and ISA SP 100 committee member
For the first time, the ISA SP100 standards committee was presented with some details about WirelessHART at its May 2007 meeting in Austin, Texas. The WirelessHART specification was scheduled to be voted on by the HART Communications Foundation's membership in June 2007.
Product plans are already in place for the WirelessHART protocol. Products from major suppliers of process control instrumentation are expected to be announced soon after the WirelessHART specification is available and field-tested. In addition to field instruments that support WirelessHART, "small modules" that enable a wired HART instrument to communicate data via the WirelessHART network will be available.
While protocol specifications for WirelessHART are very close in many ways to the planned protocol for SP100.11a Release 1, they're not identical. Both protocols have been developed independently, with WirelessHART having a narrow focus and SP100.11a having a more general, broader focus. Both have decided to use the same radio technology—IEEE 802.15.4:2006 chips that are also used for ZigBee. This choice of a similar commodity radio chip is like the choice of using commodity Ethernet chips for Foundation fieldbus HSE, Profinet and Modbus/TCP. However, the protocols used for the upper communications layers aren't the same, which makes it impossible for either network to carry signals from the other.
The committee's User Working Group debated the effect of the information about the incompatibility between WirelessHART and SP100.11a. Users have always stated a need for one wireless data communications standard in their plants, and this situation would result in two incompatible protocols installed in the same plant areas and operating in the same radio frequency band. There seemed to be only three possible alternatives: request that WirelessHART adopt the SP100.11a protocol; request that SP100.11a adopt a protocol compatible with WirelessHART; or do nothing and allow both protocols to be installed and manage the co-existence issues, if any.
The users debated what they should recommend to the SP100 meeting. It's useful to follow their line of reasoning as they investigated each of their three alternatives:
- Alternative 1 – WirelessHART is already being balloted, and vendors are already prototyping products based on the technology used for this specification. While it would make technical sense to ask WirelessHART to use SP100.11a protocol, there's actually nothing to recommend it, since these protocol layers of SP100 are not yet completed. Such an action would delay the release of WirelessHART, and that would likely not be acceptable to the majority of the members of the HART Communications Foundation—instrument vendors wanting to release a wireless standard as soon as possible.
- Alternative 2 – It might be technically feasible for SP100 to use the same middle level protocols that are planned for WirelessHART, but the HART Communications Foundation hasn't released this intellectual property to SP100, nor have any of the details of their protocol been revealed. It's also unknown if the WirelessHART protocols would meet the broader, user-driven needs of the SP100.11a standard, since WirelessHART was developed by instrument vendors with no official user committee for input or direction. People knowledgeable about both protocols say they're different enough to not allow either to receive or transmit messages from the other.
- Alternative 3 – The situation in which both WirelessHART and SP100.11a instruments are installed in the same plant will most often result in both networks working normally. If excessive interference occurs, it can be resolved by assignment of channels used by both protocols for their channel-hopping in such a way that they will not overlap. The user may give up efficiency and scalability of the frequency spectrum in doing this, but the impact will be local to this application alone.
How can both of these networks operating in the same 2.4 GHz frequency band avoid interference with each other? Analysis of the proposed Data Link Layer (DLL) services document for SP100.11a shows a well-conceived method for avoiding interference from other devices sharing the same 2.4 GHz spectrum in the plant including WirelessHART, ZigBee and WiFi. ZigBee doesn't use channel-hopping; therefore, SP100 will dynamically avoid any ZigBee channel in frequent use. SP100's 15-16 channels are designed to avoid overlap with any WiFi channels that may interfere. Although WirelessHART and SP100 use the same channels, and both use channel-hopping, the channel-hopping sequences are not the same. This means that any interference will result in the SP100 device retrying that message on a different channel that isn't likely to be the same as the next channel used by WirelessHART. For these reasons, WirelessHART and SP100 will most likely coexist without problems in most situations.
The User Working Group has now agreed to make no recommendations to SP100 or to WirelessHART regarding the potential competition for bandwidth in their plants. The situation, while not meeting the group's basic requirement for a single wireless protocol, is tolerable and will usually cause only limited problems on an application-by-application basis. Early adopters who do experience any problems will complain to their suppliers, who are expected to make changes to resolve any problems that do actually appear, either by channel assignment or by future revisions of their products.
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- Save up to £260 when you stay three nights at the Tamarind Village in Chiang Mai between 11th January and 31st March. This offer is available on all room types offered by the boutique hotel.
- Book two nights in the Lanna-style chalets of the Legend Resort & Spa in Chiang Rai and receive an extra night free, saving over £100 per couple, based on the Deluxe Studio. Available from 1st April to 31st October.
- Ao Prao Resort is located on the beachfront on the northern headland of Koh Samet. They are offering an extra night free when you stay three nights in the spacious bungalows. Available on the Deluxe Room, Deluxe Cottage, Deluxe Cottage Sea View and Beach Front Cottage.
- Sai Kaew Beach Resort, Koh Samet, benefits from having access to two wonderful beaches. This comfortable resort has cabins set along the beach or in the gardens, each with its own balcony. Stay in the Deluxe room, Deluxe Cottage, Premier Room and Premier Seaside room for three nights and get the fourth night free, saving up to £240 per couple.
Southern Thailand
Southern Thailand is a thin strip sandwiched between the Andaman Sea on one side and the Gulf of Thailand on the other. Relax on white sand beaches, snorkel in clear waters, explore some of the many islands in the area or discover national parks.
- Rayavadee, located on the edge of Krabi's National Marine Park, is a luxury five star resort offering contemporary and spacious two-story accommodation. The resort has a spa, boutique and a range of dining options, including the romantic Grotto. Stay four nights for the price of three, saving up to £675, from 1st November to 23rd December 2013 and 11th January to 31st March. Available on selected room types – call us now for more information.
- Save up to £700 per couple with three free nights when you book another three nights at the Sheraton Krabi Beach Resort. Offering spacious, modern rooms with private balconies, the hotel also boasts a spa, large pool on the beach front, fitness centre and a range of bars and restaurants. Offer available on stays between 1st November and 24th December 2013 and 5th January to 31st March (not available on suites; extra supplement applies to Deluxe Club room and Premium Sea Facing room).
- Santhiya Resort & Spa is located on Koh Phangan's north-east coast. All rooms and villas are decorated in a traditional Thai style with warm teakwood panelling and are equipped with all mod-cons. The hotel has an open-air restaurant overlooking the bay, or why not opt for a romantic, candle-lit dinner on the beach? Stay between 1st November to 22nd December 2013 and 1st May to 14th July to get three nights for the price of two or six nights for the price of four.
North Vietnam
Lakes, temples and French architecture can be found in the busy capital city; travel a few hours east to peaceful Halong Bay and discover stunning limestone outcrops.
- Stay three nights at the Sofitel Plaza, Hanoi, between 1st December 2013 and 28th February 2014 and pay for only two. Available on all room types. The hotel is in a convenient location for exploring and has amazing views over the city.
- Novotel Halong Bay, located on Bai Chay Beach, looks out across the bay. Book at least 30 days in advance and receive a 10% discount off the room rate. Available until 30th April on all room types.
- The Hotel De L'Opera offers beautifully-designed rooms located in the heart of Hanoi. Stay between 1st April and 30th September to take advantage of their 20% discount, saving up to £50 per night.
South Vietnam
The south of Vietnam is a wonderful mix of tropical islands, bustling cities, enchanting towns and the vibrant Mekong Delta:
- Ana Mandara is one of Vietnam's luxury hotel chains and their Hue resort and spa will not disappoint. Located on the beachfront, just outside of town, the resort is a peaceful, relaxing retreat. Book the 'Balance your Life' package for two nights and receive a 60-minute spa treatment, foot massage, use of the fitness centre, sauna and steam room, a barbeque dinner and free use of the resort's bicycles. A deluxe room is £195 per couple. Available on bookings before 28th February.
- Stay at the historic Majestic Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City for two consecutive nights and save 10% off the room rate per night, valid on visits between 1st January and 31st March.
- Book three consecutive nights at the Sofitel Saigon Plaza and pay for only two. Located in a quiet area of the city, the Saigon Plaza is a modern hotel with a pool and a range of bars and restaurants. Offer valid on bookings before 31st March.
- Relax on the island of Phu Quoc at Mango Bay or La Veranda hotels. Stay for three nights and pay for only two. Available on all room types for stays between 05th May and 30th September.
- Nam Hai, located a short drive from drive from the historic Old Town of Hoi An, is a luxurious and stylish resort. Between 1st April and 31st March 2015 they are offering an extra nights' accommodation when you stay three or more.
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The foundation started to crack in September of 2011.
Heading into the final month of that season, the Boston Red Sox were steamrolling along with an 83-52 record, good for a 1 1/2 game lead in the AL East. Yet another scintillating stretch run appeared to be in store for the Red Sox and their bitter rivals, the New York Yankees.
Then Boston tripped and fell flat on its face.
Surely, you remember all of the gory details, topped by the 7-20 September record that knocked the Red Sox out of playoff contention, cost manager Terry Francona his job and paved the way for general manager Theo Epstein's departure to the Cubs.
—Cubs hopeful entering Year 2 of Theo Epstein era
The foundation completely collapsed last season.
Under new manager Bobby Valentine, the Red Sox entered the All-Star break with a disappointing 43-43 record. And then it all fell apart, as a perfect storm of poor pitching, injuries and continued off-field issues resulted in a 69-93 record and the franchise's first last-place finish since 1992.
"It was a combination of things," says executive vice president/general manager Ben Cherington, who took over for Epstein. "Most importantly, we didn't build a strong enough, deep enough roster to contend throughout the season. In particular, I didn't do enough to improve the pitching staff in the (2011-12) offseason. We dealt with a number of injuries to key players and just when we were about to get back to near full strength we lost our best hitter (David Ortiz to an Achilles injury).
"We also dealt with a number of distractions which took some energy away from the job at hand. We'll learn from 2012 and the mistakes we've made, but last year is in the rearview mirror."
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After the Red Sox posted their worst record in 47 years, Cherington's first order of business was dispatching Valentine and hiring John Farrell as manager. Too often last season, Valentine made headlines for the wrong reasons: squabbling with popular players Dustin Pedroia and Kevin Youkilis (later traded to the Chicago White Sox and now with the Yankees), not being familiar with opposing starting pitchers and consistently opening his mouth and inserting his cleats.
As the organization tries to recapture the magic that propelled it to World Series titles in 2004 and 2007, Farrell, who served as the Red Sox's pitching coach from 2007-10, is expected to return the focus to the playing field.
"We think John and his staff will set a great tone for the team and create an environment that is conducive to winning in the long run," Cherington says.
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Farrell will need skilled players to restore the glory, and Cherington says the plan moving forward is doing a better job targeting impact players through trades and free agency while developing home-grown talent like Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury and Jon Lester.
"We have a solid core of proven major league players and we believe in our younger players, both at the major league level and in the minor leagues," Cherington says. "We need to add the right veterans who can thrive in Boston and be part of a winning culture."
Scot Gregor covers baseball for the Chicago Daily Herald. This feature also appears in Sporting News' 2013 Baseball Yearbook.


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With spring weather finally upon us, kids and adults alike are anxious to experience the great outdoors. Lucky for us, St. Louis abounds with family-friendly ways to enjoy natural beauty. So as you get ready hit the trails, let these options lead you down the path.
For a bird's-eye view of the outdoors, head to Shaw Nature Reserve, just west of St. Louis. Among a multitude of spring activities on the 2,400-acre property, families can take to the treetops over the trails for a two-hour canopy climb that includes sitting on branches, walking on limbs and relaxing in hammocks, while learning about the forest. Upcoming sessions will be April 13, May 11 and June 8.
After exploring the tree canopy, descend to the reserve's 14 miles of trails for hiking, or join the monthly trail fun run on April 20, May 18 or June 15. And see the signs of spring day or night with family-friendly activities such as spring wildflower walks, morning bird walks, Wednesday walkers and full-moon night hikes.
Shaw Nature Reserve is located on the south side of Interstate 44 at exit 253 in Gray Summit. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and free for Missouri Botanical Garden members and children 12 and younger. For more information, call 636-451-3512 or visit shawnature.org.
Castlewood State Park offers seemingly endless ways to explore Mother Nature. Hike or bike through miles of winding gravel and dirt trails amid towering trees along the Meramec River and Lincoln Beach. Ranging from about 2 to 7 miles, the scenic routes—Al Foster Trail, Castlewood Loop, Cedar Bluff Loop, Chubb Trail, Grotpeter Trail, Lone Wolf Trail, River Scene Trail and Stinging Nettle Trail—each have something special to offer.
The park is located at 1401 Kiefer Creek Road in Ballwin. Park general admission is free. For more information, visit stlouisco.com.
Bikers, runners and walkers can choose from a variety of scenic trail experiences at the 2,114-acre park. A wide, paved 3.7-mile trail loops around the calm waters of Creve Coeur Lake, which often welcomes visitors with sailboats. Another 2.6-mile paved trail wraps around the smaller, nearby Mallard Lake, and a 2.8-mile paved trail weaves through beautiful wooded meadows between the lakes.
And coming this summer, a Tree Top Adventure Course featuring zip-lining is being installed over some of the trails for even more fun family outings.
The park is located at 2348 Creve Coeur Mill Road. Park general admission is free. For more information, visit stlouisco.com.
For a break from the city, families can experience the countryside at Queeny Park near Des Peres.
Winding up and down rolling, wooded hills and open prairies, the 569-acre park has more than 7 miles of gravel and paved trails for running, walking, biking or even horseback riding.
Queeny is located at 550 Weidman Road & 1675 South Mason Road. Park general admission is free. For more information, visit stlouisco.com.
With 13 miles of scenic hiking trails, visitors can wander through the wilderness of Wildwood at Babler State Park. And family-friendly nature programs are offered on Friday and Saturday nights, June through August, in the campground amphitheater.
The park is located at 800 Guy Park Drive. Park general admission is free. For more information, visit stateparks.com.
Amid 112 acres of oak hickory forest, guests can enjoy hiking on three miles of trails at Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center in Kirkwood.
Explore on your own or join the park's naturalists for family activities, such as a hike and story time during You and Me Under the Canopy, beginning at 10 a.m. April 2. Other upcoming events include insights into the natural world—from a Community Forestry Workshop at 7 p.m. April 11 to a session about birds' spring activities during Feathered Family Fun at 9:30 a.m. April 16. Additionally, the nature center has two floors of interactive exhibits.
The park is located at 11715 Cragwold Road. Park general admission is free. For more information, visit mdc.mo.gov.
The nation's longest trails-to-rails project, the Katy Trail offers miles of smooth and scenic course for biking, running or walking.
Among upcoming events, a family-friendly bike ride—the Katy Dawdle Ride—will take off at 10 a.m. May 18 from Frontier Park to explore the natural area east of St. Charles.
The Katy Trail has multiple access points. Park general admission is free. For more information, visit mostateparks.com.
Get a glimpse of wildlife up-close at Lone Elk County Park. Bison, elk, wild turkey, waterfowl, deer and more roam the 550 acres of natural grounds.
Take a hike on the steep and rocky 3-mile White Bison Trail, or run along the 6.5-mile Chubb Trail, which connects to West Tyson Park.
The park is located at 1 Lone Elk Park Road along Interstate 44 North Outer Road west of Highway 141. For more information, visit stlouisco.com.


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If you're not familiar with Matt Zarley, the pop singer, think Colton Ford or Brian Kent. They kind of run together in that scruffy-but-polished-gay-dance-singer category. They sing fine, but rely more on looks, muscle and dance beats to get our attention.
Instinct oozed all over this new Zarley vid, which doesn't highlight his beefcake as much as it just includes a whole bunch of it. The song is cheese, as is the video (if not kinda embarrassing), but wanted to share since he debuted it earlier this week. It's probably PG-13, so I can't give it a strong NSFW rating.
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HOOP HALL: NWG breaks out | Wiggins vs. Vonleh
Each year, the Hoop Hall Classic has a tremendous lineup of teams and players. The 2013 edition didn't disappoint as the weekend produced plenty of highlights. The weekend also gave us a lot to think about and here's what we learned.
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Going strictly by things that can be physically measured such as size, there are point guards in the class of 2013 who are more impressive than Henderson (Nev.) Findlay Prep's Nigel Williams-Goss.
The Washington-bound senior has good size at about 6-foot-3, but there are some point guards with better size. He's a good athlete, but there are some who are more athletic. But how many point guards in the class of 2013 are better winners than Williams-Goss? Because at the end of the day, how much he wins has to be a big part of evaluating him going forward.
Not only does Williams-Goss win, he competes and raises the level of those around him. Watching him encourage his teammates while putting forth a huge effort of his own during a comeback win over a loaded Montverde (Fla.) Academy squad left quite the impression. Now, the question is how does his Hoop Hall performance -- and his entire season as a senior -- impact him when the final rankings come around?
Williams-Goss ranks No. 61 in the 2013 Rivals150 and it has become plenty clear that his current ranking is too low. Exactly how high does he move up? There is still a lot to be determined between now and when final rankings are completed after the post-season all-star games, but it is safe to say that Williams-Goss is going to make a fairly sizeable climb.
No. 1 in Chicago?
Ever since Andrew Wiggins moved to the class of 2013, Chicago (Ill.) Whitney Young center Jahlil Okafor has taken a firm hold of the No. 1 spot in the 2014 Rivals150.
That hold is one that Okafor has only tightened over the past few months, and he was again outstanding at the Hoop Hall during a dominant 26-point outing. Now, we have a question on our hands about who the best player in Chicago is, regardless of class, between he and 2013's No. 3 player, Jabari Parker.
For the past couple of years, the Duke-bound Parker has been the recipient of a tremendous amount of media attention and lofty expectations. He's deserved it. All the Chicago (Ill.) Simeon player has done is win a bunch of state titles, compete for USA Basketball and be named national player of the year. Like Okafor, Parker was also at his best during the Hoop Hall Classic when he put together a sparkling 28-point effort.
If we base the answer off high school accomplishments, then Parker is the winner. If we base it off the future and long-term potential, then it becomes a very interesting debate. It's a question that is even more interesting as their teams prepare to face off on national television Saturday night.
After careful consideration, we are going to give a slight edge to Okafor at the moment, making him tops in not only 2014, but in Chicago. While Parker is a hybrid of small and power forward at the highest levels, Okafor is a pure, back-to-the-basket scorer with the skill and size to play the five at the highest level.
Going up
When you are ranked No. 6 nationally, it is awfully tough to be underrated. However, after another viewing of 6-foot-8 combo forward Aaron Gordon from San Jose (Calif.) Archbishop Mitty, it's hard not to think that he's just that.
There are still aspects of the game where Gordon needs to improve. The 17-year-old needs work with his jumper. He still needs to add a little bit of strength and he lacks the ideal size of a power forward or overall perimeter skill of a small forward.
That said, the positives about Gordon's game far outweigh the negatives and it also has to be understood that any examination of his game is done under an intense microscope because he's such an elite-level talent.
Here's what we know is not going to change with Gordon. He's always going to be a freaky athlete with great length and a non-stop motor. He's always going to be a high-level rebounder, big-time finisher around the rim and outstanding passer. We can reasonably expect that his ball-handling and shooting will continue to improve as they have over the past year. Also, it's hard not to take into account the fact that Gordon is the youngest of the elite-ranked players in his class and won't turn 18 until mid-September of his freshman year.
Because of all of that, it is fair to say that Gordon is a bit underrated at this juncture.
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You and Your Watershed
From your backyard to the Chesapeake Bay, what occurs in your neighborhood affects the water quality downstream. When it rains, stormwater runoff washes over the land, picking up contaminants including oil and grease from roads and parking lots; fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides from lawns and gardens; pet waste that was not picked up; and litter. This water flows into stormdrains, which discharge directly to our local streams and lakes, which flow into the Potomac River and then to the Chesapeake Bay.
Why Your Watershed is Important
Your watershed should be important to you for many reasons, but mostly because the quality of our drinking water supply and the water we enjoy during recreational activities is related to the health of our streams. Most of the public drinking water in Fairfax County comes from the Potomac River or the Occoquan Reservoir. Pollution in streams and lakes may keep us from using them for recreation. In fact, the Fairfax County Health Department discourages the use of streams for contact recreational purposes because of potential health risks.
Help Your Watershed
Environmental stewardship is everyone's responsibility. By making small changes to your lifestyle, you can help protect and improve the quality of your watershed.
- Absorb or use rainwater on-site: Create a rain garden, install a rain barrel or help absorb more water by reducing lawn area and add more plants and trees.
- Fertilize in the fall, if at all: Excess fertilizers are washed off the land into streams by stormwater, polluting county streams and lakes and the Chesapeake Bay.
- Clean up after pets: Pet waste should be put in the trash or flushed down the toilet. Waste left on the ground washes into streams and contributes to high levels of bacteria in our water.
- Properly dispose of household chemicals: Stormdrains are not the place to dump household waste. The Fairfax County Household Hazardous Waste Program accepts and disposes hazardous chemicals from residents free of charge.
- Join a stream cleanup: Trash is not only unsightly; it is a hazard to the animals that make streams their homes. There are several regional cleanups throughout the area every year.
- Participate in watershed planning: Learn in which watershed you live and find the status of planning efforts in your watershed.
Additional information and other ideas can be found at Stormwater and Stream Health Action Steps.
For additional information, please contact the Stormwater Planning Division, 703-324-5500, TTY 711.


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Students share their drawings, jokes and letters with the Star Banner's Matt Manatee.
Dear Friends,
Moms are great! From your letters, I can tell you guys have wonderful moms. Give them a big hug on Mother's Day.
This week was National Teacher Appreciation Week. So I want to know about your teachers. What teacher influenced you the most and why? Every teacher is special. Tell me about the ones who have helped you the most. What did they teach you?
Keep sending in your jokes and pictures, and I will keep printing them.
Your friend,
Q: Why was the math book sad?
A: Because it had too many problems
Dayne Prickett, third grade
College Park Elementary
Q: What do you call a bird that's been eaten by a cat?
A: A swallow
Amy Rae Sherrer, fourth grade
Fort McCoy School
Q: What did the snowman put in his coffee?
A: Ice cream
Kayle McCord, second grade
Madison Street Academy
Sweet Mom
Dear Matt,
My mom is sweet because she takes care of me. I am going to make dinner and make a cake.
Your friend,
Shanon Walker, second grade
Ocala Springs Elementary
Surprise Mom
Dear Matt,
What I like to do for Mother's Day is wake up at 7 a.m. and go pick her favorite flowers, then I cook her eggs just the way she likes them. After that, I make her favorite creamed coffee then I wake her up and she gets surprised.
Your friend,
Terin Schubert, third grade
Saddlewood Elementary
Breakfast in bed
Dear Matt,
I do lots of things for Mother's Day. I make my mom breakfast, and she eats it in bed. I also give my mom a present.
I love my mom because she comforts me and takes care of me. She also does things that I can't explain. She is my mom, and that's why I love her.
Your pal,
Evangeline Ryan, second grade
Dr. N.H. Jones Elementary
Dinner and a necklace
Dear Matt,
Yea! Mother's Day is coming. I am happy because Mother's Day is on Sunday. I will make her dinner. I will give her a necklace.
Your friend,
Daniel Estrada, first grade
Romeo Elementary
Best mother ever
Dear Matt,
My mother helps me clean my room. She also helps me be healthy. My mother is the best mother ever. I'm going to give my mother a gift and cake. I hope she likes it.
Tommy Lugo, second grade
Dunnellon Elementary
Caring mom
Dear Matt,
My mom is the best because she cares for me and she loves me and she puts a roof over my head and puts clothes on my back. That why she is the best to me.
Your friend,
Thamydious McClain, third grade
Greenway Elementary
Mom wants a purse
Dear Matt,
My mom is very special because she does a lot of things for me. Sometimes my mom and I clean my room. I'm going to get her a purse for Mother's Day because that is what she really wants. I am also taking her out to dinner. It will be fun.
Your friend,
Kyle Allen, second grade
Cornerstone School
Food and flowers
Dear Matt,
For Mother's Day, I will make breakfast for my mom to eat in bed. I will give her a card too and turn on the TV because I love her so much. She is the best person ever. I will get her flowers and maybe a picnic later.
Your friend,
Jami Anselmi, second grade
South Ocala Elementary
Making mom a pillow
Dear Matt,
I love Mother's Day. My mom loves me very much. We are making a pillow for our moms. On Mother's Day she makes me tacos. Mother's Day is the best.
Your friend,
Michael Scott, second grade
Grace School
Help mom sleep
Dear Matt,
For Mother's Day, I am going to do everything she says. Clean the house and help her all day, like do the dishes. I will clean the house so she can get some sleep.
Your friend,
Austin Miller, third grade
Belleview-Santos Elementary


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NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen gave a big thumbs down yesterday to legislation sponsored by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) "that would single out one industry, general aviation, for a change in its established depreciation schedule." Gillibrand's proposal would extend the current five-year tax-depreciation schedule for general aviation aircraft to seven years.
She claims that closing this "corporate jet loophole" would free up funding that would allow the FAA to halt sequestration-related furloughs of air traffic controllers. "It is estimated that this would save $2.702 billion over the next 10 years, which would more than pay for the air traffic controllers," she said.
"Proposals like this one appear to put politically charged rhetoric ahead of serious policies for addressing the nation's deficit," Bolen said. "There is no 'loophole' involved in tax policies on aircraft purchase or other business assets; instead, such policies were recommended by the IRS decades ago, made into law by Congress in the 1980s and apply to everything from computers to cars to aircraft. The idea behind such policies is to encourage American businesses to continually upgrade the products they use, so they can remain competitive."
Bolen's argument for the shorter depreciation schedule was also validated by an unrelated tax study issued yesterday by the nonpartisan Tax Foundation. In this study, the group found that shorter depreciation schedules encourage more investment by businesses, causing the economy to grow at a faster pace.
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April 29, 2013 - 3:24pm
The obama administration is making the cuts that they think will cause an outcry for more taxes and spending. The FAA could have cut other areas, rather than the controllers . As far as the "loophole " goes, when someone buys a new plane to get a tax break, that helps employ many workers who don't need a tax break.
When the Clinton Ad. passed the 10% luxury tax to penalize the rich, the real losers were the people who lost their jobs because the "rich" quit buying . After a few years the luxury tax was phased out. "Class warfare" helped get Obama re-elected, so it will always be a part of his strategy. Personally, I don't know anyone who ever got a paycheck from a poor person.
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April 29, 2013 - 4:09pm
"Proposals like this one appear to put politically charged rhetoric ahead of serious policies for addressing the nation's deficit,"
Proposals like this one? For crying out loud. This is "situation normal". Putting politics ahead of policy is SOP for Washington.


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February 20, 2013
Alex Flagg, director, customer market and intelligence at HP, and Rebecca Hill, director, social media at Doremus, discussed the importance of developing a social media influencer strategy as a business-to-business marketing tool.
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I found this old reel at an estate sale. I have others that are similar, but this is is by far the heaviest and most unique.It is filled with breaded copper or brass line and is made from aluminum. The reel was made in Detroit, and Has the words "Balanced" Trolling Reel 12139 Woodbine Detroit 23 Mich. I am trying to find more info on the reel. The address is still occupied , but I don't think by the manufacturer of the reel. I will be checking out the old fisherman in the area to see if I can find out more info.


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- BSO Case Number: PB13-07-07824
- PIO Number: 13-9-18
- Date: July 29, 2013
- Time: 4:12 p.m.
- Place of Occurrence: 1101 E. Atlantic Blvd., Pompano Beach
- Jurisdiction: Pompano Beach
- Sandor Kobler, 58, male, 12/22/54, 2181 N.E. 28 Ave., Pompano Beach
- unidentified male
Description of Incident:
Broward Sheriff's Office detectives are looking for a man who tried to rip a gold necklace forcefully from a man's neck at a drugstore in Pompano Beach.
Sandor Kobler, 58, was standing by the sliding doors at his local Walgreens reading the paper when he was suddenly confronted by a man who violently yanked at the gold chain around his neck. The unidentified man was captured on surveillance video as he casually walked up to his victim and then aggressively pulled at Kobler's necklace and repeatedly smashed the victim into the store's security sensors. The struggle lasted until a witness intervened.
Anyone with information is asked to contact BSO Detective Steven Hoover at 954-321-4209 or Broward Crime Stoppers, anonymously, at 954-493-TIPS (8477) or www.browardcrimestoppers.org. Crime Stoppers will pay up to $3,000 for information that leads to an arrest.
***MEDIA NOTE: A clear video of the incident is available for download from our website www.sheriff.org.
- INVESTIGATORS: BSO Det. Steven Hoover, CID
- THIS REPORT BY: Gina Carter/PIO 9/16/13 1300
Posted At: 09/16/2013 12:00 PM
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—IEBlog Editor, 21 August 2012
I haven't tried the Netscape beta yet, but I have read that it allows users to switch between the Gecko rendering engine (the one used in Firefox) and Internet Explorer's rendering engine. I think this a good opportunity to write about the Windows Web Browsing Platform (the IE Platform) and its counterpart, the IE Browser.
The Browser is easy to explain. It's the blue e. It's a nice presentation (with toolbars, a Favorites menu, etc.) of the IE Platform. The Browser is meant for end-users; the Platform, for developers.
The Platform is the stuff "under the hood" that every Windows application can rely on to (among other things) navigate to and render web pages. One of the goals of the Platform part is to make using the Internet with Windows applications easy for software developers.
The Platform offers a lot of power. Applications can host the rendering engine in order to display rich web content as an integrated part of the application. When I read HTML email in Outlook, or see pages in Windows Media Player or MSN Explorer or the AOL client (among many, many other clients), or read RSS feeds in RSS Bandit (or many other aggregators) that's the IE platform at work.
The Platform also allows developers of client applications to use the rich HTML rendering capabilities even when full Web browsing capabilities are not needed. For example, many software developers who want to offer their customers an attractive "web-like" first experience after inserting the CD choose to author HTML Applications (HTAs) rather than write a more traditional Windows application. I've seen many product tutorials and the like written with this approach.
Another great thing is that about the platform is that when we deliver an IE security update, all of the experiences that build on the platform are updated as well. This makes life easier for both developers and end users.
Applications on Windows have been able to use the IE platform components since IE3. Here's some sample documentation from 1997 that shows how easy it is to write a web browser in Visual Basic that uses the IE Platform. Of course, many different languages and technologies can host IE platform components. Here's a sample application from 2004 that uses C# and Visual Studio Express to create a simple tabbed browser.
I look forward to trying the Netscape beta and having pages work the way they do in IE. I'm happy to see another browser built on top of the IE platform to go along with NetCaptor, Maxthon, and these other ones. I'm also looking forward to what Blake and Joe say about the beta.
(The Platform has a lot more to it that I won't get into here, but it is extraordinarily flexible and extensible. I gave some examples back here. Expect Chris Wilson and Dave Massy will post more about the platform.)
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The Sound Builders series continues with a visit to Cincinnati and Reed Ghazala. He's got some great looking toys!
"Reed takes us into his workshop where we get a glimpse into his world of circuit bending, exploring the history and evolution of this art. Reed bends our minds by walking us through the struggles and triumphs he endured while establishing the art of circuit bending. We tinker with several of Reed's machines, manipulating sound and opening our minds to this fascinating art form. He works on a project for Motherboard while explaining the method to this music madness, his process, his teachings, as well as the different inventions he has created over the years." – motherboard.tv
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The former Purdue standout is set to be the highest drafted player among the Boilers and Indiana. He is a 6-3, 299-pound defensive tackle who, if he can sustain consistent effort, projects as a solid pro player.
Short is expected to go in the second round, which means he won't hear his name until Friday, when the NFL conducts its second and third rounds. Tonight is for the first round. Saturday is for rounds four through seven.
Short is rated as the No. 40 player by NFL.com's Mike Mayock. NFLDraftscout.com has him at No. 59 and the No. 7 defensive tackle.
Mayock writes that Short has NFL size and length who "can be as good as he wants to be," has "good upper body strength to rip off his man and make plays in the run game," has a "good burst to the ball" and is "capable of pushing his man into the backfield."
As far as weaknesses, Mayock said Shirt "gets fooled by misdirection," "doesn't have closing speed to chase plays away from the trenches," and his "play-to-play effort is questionable; he stands around to watch the play too often."
NFLDraftscout.com's Rob Rang called Short a "disruptive player" who "showed determination and team-first attitude in playing through an ankle injury in 2012. Can be a immovable object in the middle when he plays disciplined and generates power from his lower body."
Rang also wrote that Short "too often gives streaky effort and doesn't consistently play with leverage. Scouts want to see more of a mean streak and less passiveness."
Short totaled 48 career tackles for loss at Purdue. Last year he had 14.5 tackles for loss and six sacks while battling that ankle injury. He earned first-team All-Big Ten honors and made second-team All-America
Another Boilermaker with a shot at getting drafted is cornerback Josh Johnson. He, too, was invited to the Combine, but his 40-yard dash didn't impress. His 4.65-second time was the slowest of all 33 cornerbacks, and the eighth worst among all defensive backs.
Johnson was much better at the Purdue Pro Day, running a 4.4. NFLDraftscout.com rates him as the No. 26 cornerback and the No. 216 player overall. He projects as a sixth or seventh round pick.
Johnson was a playmaker for the Boilers. His 31 career pass break ups rank fifth in school history. He broke up nine passes last year with two interceptions.
NFLDraftscout.com describes Johnson as "quick footed, coordinated and smooth," and that he's "physical in bump-and-run coverage and aggressively won't back down to anyone." He also "drives fast on the ball with very good ball awareness and confidence and is not often fooled."
The major questions surround his "lack of elite speed" and his tendency to use his hands when the receiver gains an advantage.
Indiana defensive tackle Adam Replogle, who was not invited to the NFL Combine, might be a draft surprise. The 6-3, 299 pounder benched pressed 225 pounds an impressive 38 times (that tied the best at the Combine at any position) and ran a 5.08 40-yard dash with a 31 �-inch vertical jump in front of scouts from eight teams at IU's pro day.
NFLDraftscout.com's Dane Brugler wrote, "Replogle isn't the most fluid big man, but he only knows one play speed (fast) and has proven to be effective when properly using his hands to fight off blocks... The NFL will love his work ethic and motor."
Replogle was a second-team All-Big Ten performer last season. He had 13 tackles for loss and 5.0 tackles. His 15 career sacks rank ninth in school history.
NFLDraftscout.com rated Replogle as the No. 25 defensive tackle and No. 304 player overall. He projects as either a sixth- or seventh-round pick, or a free agent.
Purdue also has three others players who project as possible free agents: Robert Marve (the No. 26 quarterback by NFLDraftscout.com), Akeem Shavers (the No. 46 running back) and Robert Maci (the No. 65 defensive end).
So what kind of money are these guys looking at?
Basically, if you make a team at the minimum rookie salary, you'll make a little over $400,000 a year (plus a signing bonus), with contracts set for three years, and an option for a fourth. If you're a second round pick it will be perhaps $750,000 a year. A third round pick will be around $550,000.
The Kansas City Chiefs, which have the No. 1 pick, figure to pay a $14 million bonus to their first choice, plus an annual salary.


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The day 12/12/12 will be the last date with all the same numbers for almost 1,000 years, which makes it especially exciting for Brandon Fletcher Intermediate sixth-grader Michael Brabo because it is also his 12th birthday.
Michael will be 12 on 12/12/12, and on top of his special birthday, he is the only student in his entire school that shares the birthday with him.
"It's pretty cool that my birthday's on 12/12/12 and I'm turning 12 and that won't happen for another thousand years," Michael said. "... I told my friends (my birthday was on the date) and they didn't believe me, so I had to show them my ID and they were really excited and my family is too."
Aside from being a student, a couple of months ago, Michael, an only child, started participating in a new extracurricular activity.
"I'm a Sea Cadet in the TOMCAT Squadron at Selfridge Air Base and I'm an ex-Young Marine. I also like to hunt and fish, so I'm like an outdoor activity guy," Michael said.
On a typical day after school, Michael goes to his grandma's house and hangs out his with cousins, but his weekends are quite busy because of Sea Cadets.
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"I usually have Sea Cadets on the weekends or parades and drills," Michael said. "It's for ages 11 to 18 and you go and train in naval activities and you do PT, which is physical training, you do line training and you learn how handle ship stuff -- it's just like the Navy."
He got involved because it's something he has always been interested in, and he hopes to be involved with the military when he gets older.
"I've always liked the military, ever since I was a little kid I went to my grandpa's, who is a Marine -- so I joined the Young Marines after, then I quit and I went to the Sea Cadets so I can get better training to I can go to SEAL training," Michael said.
When he does have spare time, Michael enjoys playing Xbox and Playstation, and reading books.
"I don't have a favorite (book), I like to read the Sherlock Holmes (books) and Edgar Allen Poe," Michael said. "And I read a lot of military books."
His favorite story by Poe is "The Tell-Tale Heart."
When it comes to school, Michael's favorite subject is social studies because he enjoys learning about history. He is especially interested in his Native American history and his traced his ancestry six generations.
His sixth-grade math teacher, Jennifer Smith, was thrilled that Michael's birthday was on the special day -- especially because he was the only one with the birthday in the entire school.
"Michael's a very conscientious student and he cares a lot about the people around him," Smith said. "He likes to provide service to other people on the weekends he's always telling me about the things he is doing with Sea Cadets." �
So, how will Michael by spending his special birthday? He plans on having a small gathering with friends and family at his house -- a traditional party with vanilla cake and vanilla ice cream.
He also hopes he'll get a gift that relates to his Native American culture because he always likes to learn more about it.
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