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Former Hudson High and UAlbany football star, Rashad Barksdale, saw his dreams come true when he made it to the NFL. Despite playing in front of 50,000 fans at once as a Kansas City Chief, Rashad has never forgotten where he came from. This past Friday, he put on a show once again in that tiny Hudson High gym when he and a few NFL stars rolled into town for a charity basketball game.


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For the past 10 years, Made 2 Envy Auto Club has been hosting the Envy Frenzy show in Kingston, New York. The show has lately moved to the Kingston Point Beach due to the fact they have outgrown their previous location. This event draws a diverse crowd from minitruckers to street rodders alike, and everyone comes out to show their support for a great local show.
The Frenzy is put together by a group of six guys, and they do a great job. They even get the support of the city, which makes the show possible. The new location was perfect and offers plenty of room to grow. The M2E crew keeps the entertainment rolling with events like the hi/low, volleyball tournament, burnout contest, and the infamous chocolate milk chug. And if all this just wasn't enough, the drive-in movie setup downtown proved to be a popular attraction.
This show is family friendly and truly a great time, so don't forget to ink this year's dates—July 30-31, 2011—on the calendar.
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These are the third base fantasy rankings for 2011. Shortstop will run later today at noon. Check out our previous first base and second base installments.
Like last year, the fantasy rankings are broken into tiers. Generally speaking, five-star players should be worthwhile in five categories and have an auction dollar value of $30 or more in your standard, mixed leagues. Four-star players should be worth at least $20 and useful in four categories, three-stars $10 and up, two-stars are more of your single-digit buys that you hope fill a hole or return some bargain value, and one-star players are, most likely, roster filler in the deepest leagues that you hope can be worth the buck you throw down on them.
This year we are listing stats like we have in the past (plate appearances, average, R, RBI, SB and HR projections from PECOTA) but are also including dollar value estimates produced by the Player Forecast Manager. In order to make these columns fit into the tables, I had to shorten them: "2L-$" is for mixed leagues, and "1L-$" is for AL- or NL-only leagues, depending on the player. The dollar values may not match up perfectly with the tiers, but those are just cases of PECOTA and I disagreeing on a player.
For reference, the dollar values were created with the PFM using standard 5x5 roto scoring, 23-player rosters—broken down as C (2) 1B (1) 2B (1) 3B (1) SS (1) CI (1) MI (1) OF (5) Util (1) P (9)—and $180 of the $260 budget allocated for hitters and $1 minimum salaries. A minimum of 20 games needed to be played at a position in the previous season to qualify (though I snuck a few brand new first basemen in). If your league uses different settings, be sure to plug them into the PFM to see what kind of differences in dollar value we are talking about—I set these to be as close to standard roster construction as possible.
Four Stars
David Wright has the best chance of jumping into the five-star realm—he just needs to get as close to a 30/30 season as his bat and legs will allow him. That's on the upper end of his potential, though. Alex Rodriguez's September (.309/.385/.667) has me thinking his hip is feeling better, so he's back ahead of Evan Longoria, who, while excellent, doesn't have the same kind of lineup support that Rodriguez will to help boost those R and RBI totals. His park isn't as friendly for homers, either.
By the way, that's not a typo: third base starts with four-star players. This isn't due to the dollar values listed in the table either, as I feel like PECOTA is underselling them—each of these six guys should produce about $25 worth of value. Still, if this group tops out around $25 (or a couple bucks more), they miss out on being as elite as, say, Albert Pujols or Hanley Ramirez, two players who are well into the $30 range.
Ryan Zimmerman and Adrian Beltre will both exceed the $20 threshold, and while Beltre should see his numbers drop a bit from last year, they won't decline so much that he loses his excellent value. He can thank his new home in Arlington for some of that, though he's plenty talented in a vacuum. Youkilis I discussed a bit yesterday in the first base rankings—dude has hit .308/.404/.560 the last three seasons, and his coming over to third full-time is pretty big for the position. PECOTA likes Jose Baustista. I like Jose Bautista. If the guys in front of him are on the board, though, I'm not taking Bautista over them.
Three Stars
Ramirez played through the first half while dealing with injuries, and after a stint on the DL came back strong to close out the season (.276/.321/.526 in the second half). If he stays healthy, he'll blow that projection away, though I understand PECOTA's conservatism given Ramirez's inability to do just that the past few seasons. Prado gets bonus points for being eligible at second and in the outfield, though he's best suited for the hot corner and the keystone. Michael Young's value depends on how often he plays. If he gets in the lineup every day in the middle infield or at DH, like the Rangers have told him he will, then he's going to be worth his projection. If they start to skimp on his playing time, though, he's not going to be worth this ranking.
I still have faith in Pablo Sandoval. Somewhere inside the Panda is a guy who can hit .300 with solid power; hopefully the weight he shed this winter sets that hitter free. The Pittsburgh lineup isn't great from top to bottom, but the top and middle looks good—Alvarez will benefit from his placement within that impressive young group. Mark Reynolds is going to kill you in batting average—that's a given. But 30 homers with some steals is a big deal, and chances are good he'll have better R and RBI totals than those above (though not by much). Casey McGehee is a decent hitter in a great lineup, and because of this, he'll put together a fantasy season better than what he would be capable of for many other teams. Ian Stewart, if he plays, will easily be worth this three-star rating. If the Rockies jerk him around like they have Chris Iannetta, though, then come next winter we'll all be wondering why he was listed here.
Two Stars
Scott Rolen was worth almost $11 last year—PECOTA sees a pretty steep fall for him here. I don't agree with it entirely, though I'm obviously skeptical about another 2010 out of him given I'm placing him in this tier. Jason Collette loves him some Edwin Encarnacion, but I'm having a hard time getting excited. I'm outnumbered by PECOTA and Collette, so if you're with them on E5, consider him a three-star player. Uribe will give you better R, RBI, and HR numbers than a lot of third basemen, but he's not going to excel anywhere, and hits for a low batting average. Chase Headley is projected for $0 and just eight steals—he has 10 and 17 the past two years, and given San Diego's new (as of 2010) baserunning policy (in a nutshell: do lots of it) he's going to end up closer to his 2010 total than the projected one above. That will kick him up a few bucks and into the two-star range.
Omar Infante's eligibility at multiple positions makes him intriguing, though he may be miscast as a starter except in NL-only leagues. He's a great value buy for a middle or corner infield slot—ditto for Aviles. Danny Valencia is a guy both I and Rob McQuown dig, which is why he's in this tier despite a negative dollar value projection. Miguel Tejada will be shortstop and third base eligible, and I can't imagine him producing less value than he did last year, considering how terrible he was in the first half with Baltimore.
One Star
It pains me to see Chipper Jones with just the one star, but he's a better player in real life thanks to his on-base skills than he is at fantasy at this point, especially since it's a given he won't play a full season. Jose Lopez, if he were guaranteed to play in Colorado every day, would be more appealing than this, but they have roughly 37 third basemen and second basemen on the roster as of right now. Chris Johnson is getting a lot of love for his 2010 debut, but PECOTA and I agree that it's going to be pretty funny when his BABIP falls back to where it should be this year. Placido Polanco doesn't do much more than contribute to batting average (though he doesn't do much of that anymore). If this were a more powerful Phillies' lineup, I would be tempted to bump him to two stars. David Freese hit well before his injuries last year, though not so well that I would want to start him over the strong group of third basemen in front of him. In an NL-only league, though, you can't go wrong with Freese if you can get him for a low price. Jhonny Peralta has shortstop eligiblity as well, but even that combination isn't so great unless you're in an AL-only format (or a league that requires middle and corner infielders, and you just want to avoid the guys underneath him). Kevin Kouzmanoff was unlucky enough to be dealt from the bane of his existence, Petco Park, to one of the few teams that has a park anywhere near as horrible for hitters. It looked like he was going to escape this winter, when the Athletics were after Beltre and acquired Encarnacion, but he wasn't so lucky.
There are not a whole lot of interesting names at this stage after the first few—Matt Dominguez hasn't been impressive in the upper levels of the minors yet, so expecting him to do much in the bigs right now is asking a lot. Wilson Betemit probably won't see a ton of playing time, given that Mike Aviles is a solid third baseman and Mike Moustakas is coming up behind the both of them. Lonnie Chisenhall is intriguing if he gets more playing time than he is forecasted for here—50 R, 10-15 HR and 50 RBI would be a solid get for the price you'll pay.Things got ugly fast. Mora is useful in deep leagues if he's playing every day. Brandon Inge is never going to help you in batting average, but in an AL-only at a corner infield slot, he has his uses. Casey Blake needs to grow a more powerful beard if he wants to escape this realm. Brent Morel and Mark Teahen are fittingly projected for the same value by the PFM—Craig Brown approves.
The rest of this list is pretty hopeless, unless Jason Bartlett or Orlando Hudson goes down in San Diego and Kevin Frandsen gets a chance to step in. I would say something about Brandon Wood finally breaking out, but I've watched him play baseball, so I can't write that with a straight face. Mat Gamel would be useful if the Brewers let him play, but they seem to be doing anything they can to avoid doing just that. Brooks Conrad has been replaced by the rich man's version of Brooks Conrad, Dan Uggla. I know he had his troubles on defense, but I've always had a soft spot for Conrad, and was glad to have him on my NL-only squad last year.
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Feb 18, 2011 03:15 AM
Thanks for pointing this out--somewhere between transferring data from Excel to Word, I lost my Chipper Jones and Chris Johnson rows. I specifically remember being sad that Jones wasn't worth much (given I used to rank him five stars back when he was still excellent) and laughing at Chris Johnson because people are taking him very early in drafts, and he's not good.
Feb 18, 2011 05:56 AM
Wow, it looks like a few of the guys I had at the top of one star are missing. The table paste skipped the first handful of players I had at the top of the position. No wonder the first one star option was so depressing.
Feb 18, 2011 06:03 AM
So...Chris Johnson < Brooks Conrad?
Feb 18, 2011 04:37 AM
Wow, Chipper Jones doesn't even make one-star status. Not saying I want him on my fantasy team but as a Braves fan that's fairly depressing.
Feb 18, 2011 05:02 AM
Surprising to see Chipper Jones and David Freese are left out, given how abysmal the one-stars are. Also, the 0.264 AVG for Evan Longoria seems like a harsh regression from his career performance.
Feb 18, 2011 05:24 AM
I don't see Polanco on here either?
Feb 18, 2011 06:10 AM
The Chipper Jones fan club says there ought to be a rule that future Hall of Famers can't have a status lower than three stars.
Feb 18, 2011 06:49 AM
I am honestly upset that I have to put him where I did. I want Chipper Jones to hit forever!
Feb 18, 2011 07:06 AM
PECOTA seems extremely low on Longoria's batting average... that'd be the lowest of his entire professional career in his age-25 season! What gives?
Feb 18, 2011 09:07 AM
The PECOTA system generates underestimations of Longo's performance annually. Last year PECOTA predicted .264 (instead of the actual .294) and a WARP of 4.6 (not the actual 8.2). Maybe PECOTA doesn't like his commercials or his single-guy lifestyle. (PECOTA to Longo, "Looking into my crystal ball, I see many young ladies, STD and a paternity suit in your future.)
Feb 18, 2011 09:37 AM
My guess on Longoria is his very high BABIP (.336) from last year which was 25 points higher than his average BABIP (.311) from his two previous years. Maybe PECOTA is projecting for him to return to the mean with his BABIP which would make his .294 BA from last year drop to the .270 range. There is also an uptick in his FB% and downtick in his GB% from 2009 to 2010, which could also add to the low BA projection.
Feb 18, 2011 09:29 AM
I am putting my money where my mouth is and targeting Encarnacion in any league possible. I wrote him up several times this off-season before coming here http://dockoftherays.com/?s=encarnacion
Feb 18, 2011 10:12 AM
Problem with Encarnacion is --- fantas-tically speaking --- is the vast months of utter uselessness he gives you. Sure, it's a wonderful five-days in June when he suddenly explodes for 13 dingers (avg distance 582 feet). I'm just not a strong enough person to wait.
Feb 18, 2011 12:18 PM
(Also --- heard Jose Bautista say last night on MLBNet that he's getting ready to play 3B this year. Where are we thinking EE gets 615 ... count 'em, 615 ... PA's from?)
Feb 18, 2011 12:20 PM
Looking for E5 to get most of his PAs at DH and a 1B platoon situation if Lind suffers vs LHP as badly as he did last season.
Feb 18, 2011 12:30 PM
Joe D.
Do you think E5 will squeeze his way into 20-ish games at third base this season? Not starts or full games necessarily, just appearances?
Feb 18, 2011 17:07 PM
Where would Figgins be?
Feb 18, 2011 11:50 AM
What about Michael Cuddyer?
Feb 18, 2011 12:02 PM
Chipper's better than a 1 star performer. When he is healthy, he'll hit. When he's hurt, you play someone else.
Feb 19, 2011 17:39 PM
Questionable, at this point. He was worth negative dollars last year because of all the missed time and a line that was mostly OBP-fueled. He's better in real life than in fantasy at this stage between the missed time and the low power numbers.
Feb 20, 2011 09:21 AM
I'm not sure how the Rockies have been 'jerking around' Ian Stewart--kid played a fair amount of 3b last season, aside from when he was injured, or was being platooned with Mr. Magic Melvin Mora on occasion. He, like the long-loved Ianneta, simply aren't delivering at the level that has been expected of them. I'm always fascinated by people who never actually watch these guys who constantly say that the big dummy Tracy won't play them. He does play them. They don't produce. Stewart's almost useless against lefties, and he strikes out a ton. He, like Ianetta, has massive pop when he connects, but there's the rub. He just doesn't do it that often. Considering how, on BP, all Rockies players are considered home-field flukes not worthy of carrying the jock of a Pawtucket Red Sock, I'm fascinated by the way in which this canard keeps being allowed to flourish. These guys are getting the chances; they aren't producing.
Feb 20, 2011 17:42 PM
Question - you justify A-Rod above Longoria because the Yankees' lineup means A-Rod should have more R and RBI opportunities than Longoria. Fair point. But your projection has Longoria scoring more runs and RBIs than A-Rod. Don't disagree with ranking A-Rod ahead of Longoria, just seems that the justification makes no sense in light of the data.
Feb 21, 2011 09:56 AM
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Improving the Delivery of Smoking Cessation Guidelines in Hospitalized Veterans
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VA Office of Research and Development
National Jewish Hospital Quitline
Iowa State University
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Last updated: April 6, 2015
Last verified: April 2014
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The primary objective of this study is to determine whether a nurse-initiated intervention, which couples brief inpatient counseling and proactive telephone counseling by a centralized tobacco quitline, improves 6-month cessation rates in hospitalized VA smokers. If proven effective, the proposed intervention will provide a practical strategy to enhance the adoption and implementation of recommended smoking cessation procedures in VA hospitals, and will demonstrate the utility of quitlines in preventing relapse in hospitalized smokers once they leave the hospital.
|Cigarette Smoking
|Behavioral: Smoking Cessation Guideline Implementation
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|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
|Official Title:
|Improving the Delivery of Smoking Cessation Guidelines in Hospitalized Veterans
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MedlinePlus related topics: Quitting Smoking SmokingU.S. FDA Resources
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- 7-day Point-prevalence Smoking Abstinence (6-month) [ Time Frame: 6 months post enrollment ]This is the number of patients who reported not have smoked cigarettes over the 7 days prior to the 6-month follow-up interview.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Referrals to Quitline [ Time Frame: Assessed within 72 hours of hospital discharge ]
- Prescription of Recommended Pharmacotherapy for Smoking Cessation [ Time Frame: Assessed within 72 hours of hospital discharge ]
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|May 2009
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|August 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|June 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Baseline Period
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Intervention Period
Behavioral: Smoking Cessation Guideline Implementation
1. Enhanced academic detailing of staff nurses (face-to-face training, feedback on group performance, and periodic check-ins with both nurse managers and peer leaders); 2. Adaptation of the computerized information system (modified nursing admission database that includes pertinent questions about smoking, computerized "quick orders" for smoking cessation medications), 3) Patient self-management support (self-help materials, fax referral of motivated patients to state quit line), and 4) nursing peer leaders on each study unit.
Detailed Description:
Although the majority of hospitalized VA smokers receive some form of cessation counseling during hospitalization, few receive outpatient cessation counseling and/or pharmacotherapy following discharge, which are key factors associated with long-term cessation. The primary objective of this research study is to determine whether a nurse-initiated intervention, which couples brief inpatient counseling and proactive telephone counseling by a centralized tobacco quitline, improves 6-month cessation rates in hospitalized VA smokers. Co-primary aims are to determine whether the intervention improves the prescription of recommended pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation and the referral of patients for telephone counseling (or other outpatient cessation counseling). We will perform a quasi-experimental before-after trial in hospitalized patients, aged 18 or older, who smoke at least one cigarette per day on average. After a 6-month baseline period, we will implement the intervention and enroll a separate cohort of patients over the subsequent 6 months. The intervention will include: 1) nurse training in delivery of bedside cessation counseling, 2) use of CPRS-based practice tools (to streamline nursing assessment and documentation, to facilitate prescription of pharmacotherapy), 3) computerized referral of motivated inpatients for proactive telephone counseling, and 4) use of nursing peer leaders to provide coaching and performance feedback to ward nurses. Enrolled patients will be contacted by telephone at 3 and 6 months to assess 7-day point prevalence abstinence and prolonged abstinence (with biochemical confirmation of self-reported quitters at 6 months). We will identify barriers and facilitators to implementation by using clinician focus groups, and will assess attitudes of staff nurses toward cessation counseling by questionnaire. We will also conduct semi-structured interviews in a subsample of patients and nurses to assess perceptions of the intervention, and will use content analysis to interpret the data.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients: The study sample will include general medical inpatients, aged 18 or older, who smoke at least one cigarette per day on average, regardless of their willingness to quit smoking. To increase applicability of study results, the goal is to enroll patients with characteristics that reflect the full range and distribution of patients observed in clinical practice. Current smokers transferred from intensive care units (or other monitored beds) to a general medical ward will be eligible.
- Nurses: The study sample will include staff nurses who are assigned to a general medicine inpatient unit at one of the participating sites.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Hospitalization for less than 18 hours (e.g., patients admitted for overnight observation);
- Acute medical decomposition (e.g., acute respiratory failure requiring intubation, cardiac arrest, septic shock);
- Altered mental status;
- Unstable psychiatric disorder (e.g., acute psychosis);
- Dementia;
- Communication barrier (unable to speak English, hard of hearing, aphasic);
- Pregnancy;
- Terminal illness (<12 month life expectancy);
- No access to a phone or the absence of a permanent address;
- Admitted for treatment of substance abuse.
No patient will be included unless they are able to provide informed consent and agree to be contacted by telephone during follow-up (to assess smoking status).
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00816036
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00816036
|United States, Colorado
|VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Denver, CO
|Denver, Colorado, United States, 80220
|United States, Iowa
|Iowa City VA Health Care System, Iowa City, IA
|Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52246-2208
|United States, Minnesota
|Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN
|Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55417
|United States, Nebraska
|VA Medical Center, Omaha
|Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68105-1873
Sponsors and Collaborators
VA Office of Research and Development
National Jewish Hospital Quitline
Iowa State University
|Principal Investigator:
|David A. Katz, MD MSc
|Iowa City VA Health Care System, Iowa City, IA
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
Katz DA, Holman J, Johnson S, Hillis SL, Ono S, Stewart K, Paez M, Fu S, Grant K, Buchanan L, Prochazka A, Battaglia C, Titler M, Vander Weg MW. Implementing smoking cessation guidelines for hospitalized veterans: effects on nurse attitudes and performance. J Gen Intern Med. 2013 Nov;28(11):1420-9. doi: 10.1007/s11606-013-2464-7. Epub 2013 May 7.
Kamath AS, Vaughan Sarrazin M, Vander Weg MW, Cai X, Cullen J, Katz DA. Hospital costs associated with smoking in veterans undergoing general surgery. J Am Coll Surg. 2012 Jun;214(6):901-8.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.01.056. Epub 2012 Apr 11.
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|VA Office of Research and Development
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00816036 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|December 29, 2008
|Results First Received:
|July 8, 2014
|Last Updated:
|April 6, 2015
Keywords provided by VA Office of Research and Development:
Smoking Cessation
Practice Guidelines
Effectiveness Trial
Veterans Administration
Relapse prevention
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A Threadfin Dragonfish 'coughed up' by a Blue-eye Trevalla (Hyperoglyphe antarctica) caught by a crew member on the commercial fishing vessel Claudarah at a depth around 350 m, Taupo Seamount, New South Wales, 01 June 2012. The fish was collected by Research Associate Ken Graham and brought to the Australian Museum. It is now registered in the ichthyology collection (AMS I.46045-001).
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I am gonna say 24-17 COLTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Vontae Davis has a pick and T.Y. Hilton has another long receiving TD.
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I am gonna say 24-17 COLTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Vontae Davis has a pick and T.Y. Hilton has another long receiving TD.
If Aaron can't go next week I think the Colts chances of winning next week go up
Packers 42 Colts 13
I have watched both teams play. Clay Mathews will be pounding on Luck the entire day and the defense will have no answer for Rogers & Co. It xould be worse than 42-13.....
RGIII played great today and led his team to a last second (one second) win. RGIII has a QB rating of over 100 for the season. I think the comparisons to Luck and RGIII can be laid to rest. It isn't even close......
who have the Redskins played? Who has more talent around him? Who has an offensive line that can actually blocK? no sense arguing with you, the Colts could be the best team in the NFL and you would still predict them to get blown out by the Rams, you don't even like the Colts, no fan would be so negative........ smh
I don't think it will be pretty.
Man, I can't wait til I get old enough to tell my kids about the legendary four-game career of Robert Griffin III.
When is the HOF induction?
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
Damn, I must have missed it while I was watching Luck have the worst three-game career in the history of American sports.
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
Does this guy post the same crap on the Pacers forum? I was excited to find this place but this type of ignorance seriously pisses me off. There are numerous variables in place regarding both QB's but you continue to look away from the ones that don't support your jaded views resulting from an irrational dislike of the franchise.
You forgot "because I play for a team other than the Colts."
that is Ol'blue, he has no common sense just dumb facts and ignores the ones that don't support his argument, he hates the Colts and Pacers and only says negative facts, no positives
He's a troll, wish the mods would figure that out and do what they gotta do. They still think he's an actual fan.
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
That's just OlBlu being OlBlu. From what I gather, he has a deep-seeded resentment towards Irsay for letting Peyton go (understandable, but you could either get over it or be butthurt about it for the rest of your life. He chose the latter). He makes valid points about the team (Horrible O-line, Luck forced to scramble), but then afterwards he sprinkles disparaging replies about both Irsay and Luck into random threads (Wanna talk about new acquisitions or our secondary? NOPE - Irsay is pocketing the money. Discuss.)
At first he had a "I hope I'm wrong" attitude, but lately it seems like he honestly would like Andrew Luck to get injured so he can rub it in everyone's face. Isn't that charming? Also - he's managed to make a seemingly innocuous emoticon of a smiley face wearing sunglasses into the most smug punctuation mark ever.
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He has nothing to do with the discussion.
I'm sorry but you only have two options. Either you are a troll or you're an idiot for not realizing why people call you one.
Which one is it?
Troll or Idiot?
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Pack 38 Colts 20
I'd rather die standing up than live on my knees.
-Emiliano Zapata
But, I can forgive when I see that someone is a Colts fan, IU fan and Cubs fan. That would be enough to have anyone on edge....
Seriously, look at the above post, mods. He's a troll. Just do something about it already.
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
IU and the Colts compared to the Cubs....I mean how can you not laugh?
Now as far as the Colts and the Packers, I can't decide what to make of this after the news about Pagano this morning. Perhaps an emotional Colts team plays their butts off and sends the Packers home with an L, but it could go the other way as well, as in an emotional Colts team gets blown out.
I am a fan but I am not a mindless cheerleader...... ...


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I think it may have been a good time to create a forum like this one, and I thank the people responsible for getting it started up.
I'm a beginner. I'm a mathematician who takes an overly intellectual approach to many things. I'm hopeful however that I can begin practicing more seriously in the near future, and contribute to the community here and elsewhere.
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FULTON, Texas — Ownership and management of the Copano Bay Causeway State Fishing Pier is expected to transfer from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to Aransas County Navigation District No. 1 this fall, a move expected to have little immediate affect on the visiting public.
The department's State Parks Division has operated the fishing pier since 1967, after it was transferred to TPWD from the predecessor of today's Texas Department of Transportation. The pier is actually the remnants of the old causeway bridge over the bay. After a hurricane damaged the causeway, the swing bridge in the middle was never replaced, leaving two sections of causeway sticking out into the bay. These later became the state fishing pier, in effect two piers, the 6,190-foot north pier and the 2,500-foot-long south pier. Two bait and tackle shops, one on either pier, have been operated as a leased concession by Danny Adams of Rockport since the piers opened as a public park.
The current transfer has been in the works for almost two years. It is one of the outcomes of HB 2108, a bill passed by the Texas Legislature several years ago that provides a process to transfer operation of state park sites that would be more appropriately managed by local entities. At the time, TPWD sent letters to local governments seeking possible transfer partners. The navigation district contacted the department in early 2004 about the possibility of transferring the pier.
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The Problem and Possible Solutions for the Divas
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Do you internet marks finally get it?
Do people finally understand that WWE is a company desperate for consumer's money and attention? That they are only going to give opportunities to stars with interest, and how the Divas are not of any interest to the consumer? Wrestlemania is nigh & RAW is pulling off the best ratings possible. That means showing mostly segments that will certainly keep viewers & keep them entertained. The Divas simply don't draw.
You have John Cena, CM Punk, Randy Orton, & Sheamus, whom fans primarily come to the shows to see. Team Hell No have had one of the most entertaining angles of the year. Jack Swagger would probably be out of a job by now if it weren't for the attention he & Zeb Colter received in the political news world, so they receive far more attention on RAW now. Ryback & the Shield are dark horses to the product, and not to mention you have the Rock, the person to thank for ratings on the rise & expansion in fanbase. When was the last time people invest in the product for a female wrestler? Why can't a woman (without the help from Cena or Punk or Bryan by the way) get over?
You have seen guys who have earn the right to be in RAW's spotlight every week: Bryan, Cesaro, Sandow, Ziggler, & Clay believe it or not are just a few examples of how their momentum rises due to fan reaction. AJ has been over, but that's because of her involvement outside the ring rather than in it.
Now here are many guys in recent history that have failed to appeal to the consumer:
Bo Dallas. He gone from burying the IC Champion to pure nonexistence.
Tensai. Wasn't he going to feud with Cena & Punk last Summer?
Sin Cara. Wasn't he tag teaming with Cena around his debut?
David Otunga & Michael McGillicutty. Yeah, real villains they were.
Ezekiel Jackson & Mason Ryan. We sure enjoyed their pushes, we did.
Jinder Mahal. Yeah, he was so important, that's why he is in 3MB now & not even they matter anymore.
This is the rule, & it applies to everybody. If people cheer for certain wrestlers, they featured more. If nobody reacts to them, they are left off the show. In case people have forgotten a certain promo, listen and learn about how people rise & fall in the company. Take it away, Phil.
Numerous ignorant fans have gone to argue with me that "In order for fans to cheer for the Divas, they need more focus, longer matches, and more storylines." That is inexplicable and illogical. That would mean that the fans don't cheer for the people they like but just cheer for when they're booked better. I doubt that fans take it into regard, because they're fans! Fans won't help somebody like Bo Dallas get over if he is just continuously shove down our throats. That only hurts the product even more.
This is how it's been for years with the Divas. No matter if it was a real fight like Beth vs. Gail Kim or a powderpuff affair between Kelly Kelly & Layla, the fans never showed any support. They never expressed that they wanted to see more. How does utter silence from the audience mean that they want to see more? To the members of the Ignorant Whining Children, please elaborate.
The fans don't come to analyze creative storytelling, they come to enjoy the show! People go to the events to get entertained. They cheer for the good guys & boo the bad guys & if that happens, WWE knows they're making positive choices and they know they're booking a program good enough for TV. If they get no reaction, that means the fans are not interested. But don't think WWE hasn't tried to make compelling storylines for the women.
Over the past few months you had storylines for Divas such as Kaitlyn and AJ, and they both crashed and burned due to the monotonous lack of interest & appreciation from the consumer. They tried to make Kaitlyn a hit. They did everything they could to make her the new face of the division. They made her the subject of a whodunit storyline, put her in a long grueling feud with Eve, gave her a total makeover, Edge's finisher, tried to make her title win as important as they could on the 20th Anniversary in her hometown. With all that, fans still don't show that she matters whatsoever. All that effort to build her is just gone and it's all because the audiences have no taste for it. How can you blame "creative" or "WWE" in this regard? What have they done wrong here? What more is it going to take?
Unfortunately, Kaitlyn is a failure. I don't want to admit that to a girl that has improved greatly in a couple of years. Here the WWE had a great opportunity to make changes & humble beginnings with this girl, only for fans to continue to neglect her. And people have been saying "Oh things are going to change when Kaitlyn wins the title. She is the answer to the Divas division."
That's the thanks "the answer" gets for her hard work?
Kaitlyn is now teasing a relationship with Cody Rhodes, the man who got a new t-shirt all because of how over his stupid little facial hair is. It's no problem to me now if that is what it would take.
Another example is the AJ/Vickie Guerrero feud. You had this very popular woman who is the GM of RAW, against a whining fat gorilla who has been shattering eardrums for the past 7 years. WWE thought fans just couldn't wait for the hero AJ to finally kick the shit out of Vickie after weeks of abuse. The fans didn't want to see how that played out, so it didn't play out & instead AJ turned heel & is Frenching it up with Dolph Ziggler. Yeah, way to go, fans, way to show how much you want to see women wrestle.
In an offshoot to WWE, you have a developmental show known as NXT. There is a big amount of focus to a female character on the show. That would be Paige. Paige is the most over Diva in the company, and that is a terrible thing to admit. But keep in mind that Paige actually has appeal and draws tremendous interest. This is why she is getting such focus and attention on her. She is why people watch the shows online & why people come to the events. There is no Diva on the main roster who can draw a fraction of what she can, and it's important that they need to in order to compete in more televised events. If 500 people in a college can cheer for a woman, why can't 15,000 people in a stadium cheer for a woman?
This is what REAL support sounds like.
So Paige is now being what I call a catalyst in NXT. She will serve the purpose to help the other women on that show get over, so they can be ready too when it's their turn to get called up. It starts with her & Summer Rae. Without Paige, Summer would probably still be a ring announcer.
Overall, the Divas Division is in no real danger, they still sign new talent, & most of the Divas should be content with the exposure & wages they receive. They still are needed on tour all year round & they still get to compete far more often overall than the KOs in TNA, and many of them can even afford their own homes thanks to WWE. Complaining about how a certain woman isn't on RAW is like complaining about how Brock Osweiler is backup to Peyton Manning.
So how does WWE fix this problem? The problem that the Divas lack serious interest from the audience? WWE won't just give them more focus or the show will tank in ratings, and they can't just find a way for fans to magically care. I keep reading comments from several crybabies about how they should sign actual Indy wrestlers, but that's not the problem. Sure they can sign a talented wrestler but whose to say fans are going to like her? They didn't like Gail Kim. They don't like Tamina, or at least they show they don't. And even if Sara Del Rey debuts next week, chances are she's going to be as big of a flop as they were.
Naomi has just begun to wrestle on WWE programming & she has been getting decent reactions from the crowds. That is good. It will take time for her to mature and to work her way up to the title, but as long as there are fans to support her, it will be a much smoother and faster journey for her. She is like Gail Kim in the ring, only that Naomi is 10 years younger, doesn't have an attitude problem, and actually shows energy and personality in the ring. I know that people are upset she is stuck with Clay, but she needs Clay. Without him, she would have no direction or character to build around.
Paige is the company's long term solution. She is young and has a lot of time ahead of her, but she's still not old enough to compete on TV yet. I say that she will be ready about 6 months after she turns 21. In that time, she can legitimize more women in NXT so they can be ready for the main roster too. However, she herself may need to start from the bottom up, for just because she is young & good at wrestling doesn't guarantee her to be the next Trish Stratus. She would have to prove that she deserves the people's attention but I wouldn't worry about that. For now, she just needs to stay out of trouble. That's all she must do for now.
It has been several months since former Knockout and developmental prospect Angelina Love left TNA on her own terms. If the rumors are true, she is waiting until WWE is ready to sign former TNA talent again. She is 31 years old, but it's not like she hasn't been in a similar situation in TNA, where she was one of the KOs that put the division on the map. With that said, she has more likelihood of getting over on WWE programming than Paige, & she definitely has tons of experience in the ring & in front of the camera, so she is considered a short-term solution. She is more than willing & ready to lead the division & could open many doors for women for as long as she lasts, maybe 5 more years.
There is even a more surefire option than Angelina, and that is re-signing Kharma. Kharma was one of Triple H's first signed talents. There are very many setbacks to her. She is 35 years old, is a psychological burden, & was very uncooperative during her training to return. However, she was extremely over without even competing in a match, and it had to really upset WWE that she had to be away for a long period of time. I don't know if or when she will return, but if she does, I doubt it would be for very long.


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Surviving in addition to his wife are children, James Carter, Jr., Michael (Terry) Dugan, Donna Beck, Brenda (Thomas) Pauley, and Tammy (Jerry) Ray, all of Orrville; 15 grandchildren, one great-granddaughter; sisters, Norma Edwards of Wooster, June Meehan of Brinkhaven, and Bonnie Weaver of Millersburg; brothers, Tommy Money of Coshocton, and Terry Frazier and Tom Frazier, Jr., both of Millersburg; and numerous nieces and nephews.


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To my understanding (which i volunteer may/is flawed) kamma is said to come from intention and the wholesome kamma comes from acting through non-greed, non-delusion, non=hate and unwholesome by actiong through greed, hatred and delusion. However in an arahant arent all there actions going to be wholesome and so be producing kamma but i read that arahants dont produce any kamma.
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Clinical Research in ALS Study (CRiALS)
This study is currently recruiting participants.
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Research goals include elucidation of the complex relationship between ALS and related neurodegenerative disorders, development of both wet and dry biomarkers of disease, and delineation of the full course of the natural history of disease from the early pre-symptomatic stages through established and even late-stage disease. These goals are accomplished through the recruitment and evaluation of patients with ALS and related diseases, family members (including people at genetic risk for ALS, but who are not yet affected), and healthy controls.
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The study, entitled on The Legal Framework of Private Investment in the Republic of Angola, is now available online in Portuguese. It provides an overview of Angolan laws and decrees regulating private investment, in particular foreign direct investment. For Angola to promote investment and conclude international investment agreements, the country's legal framework for investment must be reinforced, the study says.
The study examines the historical development of that framework since Angola's independence in 1975, including the national institutions concerned with investment and the international conventions and regional investment agreements to which Angola is a party. It looks at how the investment framework has affected investment flows and offers some examples of investment contracts between Angola and private investors.
UNCTAD's role
The Angolan investment framework study was conducted as part of UNCTAD's assistance to strengthening the country's investment capacities. It was prepared by Mr. José Chinjamba, an expert from the Angolan National Private Investment Agency, in collaboration with UNCTAD's Division on Investment and Enterprise and Division on Technology and Logistics. Preliminary results of the study have already been used for discussion at an UNCTAD training workshop on international investment agreements in Luanda.
UNCTAD assistance in this area also involves training. The organization's TrainForTrade programme for Angola helps the government implement locally owned national training and capacity-building activities in the field of international trade.
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A Ukiah woman was arrested Friday for allegedly hosting a party for her daughter where several teenagers were reportedly drinking beer, the Ukiah Police Department reported.
According to the UPD, a resident in the 400 block of Clara Avenue reported at 11:46 p.m. May 3 that a large, loud party was nearby where minors might be drinking alcohol. When officers arrived, they reportedly saw at least 16 people that appeared to be under the age of 21 who were playing "beer pong" and drinking beer in a backyard.
Upon further investigation, the officers reportedly learned that some of the teens were as young as 15, and most were "obviously intoxicated." The officers also located the owner of the residence, Katherine Peterson, 39, in the backyard, who said the party was for her daughter's 18th birthday.
Peterson was arrested on suspicion of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and booked into Mendocino County Jail. A 16-year-old boy was also arrested for allegedly drinking while on probation and booked into Juvenile Hall.
UPD Chief Chris Dewey said his department is "extremely concerned about under-aged drinking and especially teenager drinking and driving related events. While no one at this incident drive a vehicle, most of the teens at the party were well above the legal limit for driving while intoxicated.
"With graduation parties and summer approaching, it is important to remember that providing alcohol, or any drug, to teenagers is against the law. The consequences of teenage intoxication can be devastating -- please help us keep our kids sober and safe," Dewey continued.


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Hundreds of families enjoyed a fascinating and exciting range of activities at The Mead Community Primary School's community science and technology day.
The event on Saturday, which was organised and funded by Friends of the Mead School and Awards for All in partnership with the Trowbridge school, included more than 50 free interactive activities.
Highlights included a water piano, planetarium, rocket workshops, fitness testing, dissection demonstrations, lego robots, fingerprinting, 3D printer, cooking demonstrations, optical illusions and thermal imaging.
The event also featured the Great Mead Bake Off, with adults and children competing to make the best science-themed cakes, and a live radio station run by the children.
Andrew March, who attended with his children Rory, four, and Will, 17 months, said: "It's been a fabulous day and they have done a fantastic job organising it. There was so much to do and it's great that it is all free."
Vanessa Beesley, who visited the school with husband Neil and their children Eva, eight, and Daniel, two, said: "It's been really good and there have been lots of fascinating hands on activities for the children to do.
"The planetarium was excellent and it's great to have something like this, as the children really get something out of it. You can't beat the weather we've had for it either."
There were also talks throughout the day in the school's interactive lecture theatre from speakers such as science broadcaster and journalist Sarah Cruddas and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
Mel Jacob, chairman of the board of directors, said: "It went really well and it was great to see so many families coming along and getting involved in all the different activities together.
"We hope the children have got some fantastic experiences out of the day and are even more excited by science and technology.
"We were pleased to see people from other schools come along, as we wanted to engage with the whole community."
Executive headteacher Lyssy Bolton said: "I'm delighted that so many people have come along and the day has been packed full of exciting and engaging opportunities for the children to enjoy science and technology in new ways."


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As the gun control debate heats back up, Humboldt County Sheriff Mike Downey has joined a growing number of sheriffs nationwide who oppose what they see as an infringement on the Second Amendment by President Barack Obama and Congress.
"I'm concerned about the assault, the intrusion on the constitution," Downey said.
Downey and other sheriffs joined the list after Obama unveiled 23 executive actions on gun control last week, and urged Congress to ban military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines.
So far, 90 sheriffs nationwide have signed onto the petition which states they are saying no to Obama's gun control measures, according to the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association. Also included on the list are Mendocino County Sheriff Thomas Allman, Del Norte County Sheriff Dean Wilson and Siskiyou County Sheriff Jon Lopey.
Seeking to circumvent at least some congressional opposition, Obama signed the 23 executive actions on Jan. 16, including orders to make more federal data available for background checks and end a freeze on government research on gun violence.
The president's announcements on gun control capped a swift and wide-ranging effort, led by Vice President Joe Biden, to respond to the shooting deaths of 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
"I will put everything I've got into this, and so will Joe," the president said at a White House ceremony last week. "But I tell you, the only way we can change is if the American people demand it."
Downey said one of his main objections so far is "the fact that they're doing it by executive order, and not legislative action."
He said he feels strongly about standing up for the Constitution, whether it's the Second Amendment or any other constitutional issue. "We're concerned about the possible intrusion by the federal government," Downey said.
Jason Plume, a Humboldt State politics professor who teaches constitutional law, said Downey is probably on "solid ground" with his complaint. He added that, even though he's a local official, Downey and all sheriffs take the oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution.
Downey said he does support background checks for prospective gun buyers, and he pointed out that many such strict laws are already in place in California.
Sheriff opposition to more federal gun limits isn't necessarily surprising, Plume said. "If (sheriffs) don't have a problem with gun control in their area, why would they try to be more stringent?" he asked.
The Del Norte sheriff's name is also on the list, which he said was the result of his membership with the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association. Wilson said he generally agrees with Downey. The two have discussed issues like gun control before, he said.
"'Shall not be infringed,' that's pretty clear," Wilson said of the Second Amendment's language. "It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out."
He said he wants to see measures to prevent violence and mass shootings focus more on mental health rather than guns. It's difficult to share a patient's mental health information between agencies, Wilson said, information that could potentially prevent violence.
"Many times, the flags were there," he said. "It's not the tool. It's the person that operates the tool that's a problem."
Wilson said that if a bill introduced by California Sen. Dianne Feinstein Thursday -- which would ban an estimated 157 weapons with certain semiautomatic or high capacity capabilities -- becomes law, it would "make criminals out of a lot of people that aren't criminals."
He said he knows collectors with "hundreds" of weapons, and such a ban would take away the value of their collection. Many of his officers also have several service weapons, and Wilson said he worries that they won't be able to keep them when they retire.
A Feinstein press release said the legislation includes several exceptions and a "grandfather" clause, that would keep legal "legitimate" hunting rifles, and allow law enforcement or retired law enforcement to have those weapons.
"We must balance the desire of a few to own military-style assault weapons with the growing threat to lives across America," Feinstein said in a press release, acknowledging that getting the bill signed into law will be an "uphill battle."
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., has said he is skeptical about the bill. If that sentiment is shared by other fellow Democrats, let alone Republicans, it doesn't stand much of a chance of passage in its current form, Plume said.
Wilson said anxiety from looming gun control measures comes with the territory of the rural North Coast, where many people own firearms and might live an hour or two away from help. As sheriff, he said he's OK with people in rural Del Norte county defending themselves.
"The ability and duty to protect their property falls on themselves," Wilson said. "I want you to do that, to protect yourself and your property. When you need us, we might not be around the corner."
"We're very self-reliant up here," he added.
Wilson said he is going to wait and see how any possible legislation works out, before he sends a letter to President Obama or Vice President Biden or Feinstein like some other sheriffs have. He said, like Downey, that California's gun laws are strict enough.
"How far do we go down this (gun control) rabbit hole?" Wilson said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Askari Sowonde has heard the mumblings and grumblings from some people about Kwanzaa.
"First, I must dispel the myth that this is a religion or cult. It truly is not," she said.
What the annual national event celebrates -- including today at the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum -- "is a love of black people," Sowonde said. "It celebrates and acknowledges our African culture and gives homage to our struggle and journey. It uplifts us through the seven principles, our families, our youth and our elders."
Sowonde first produced the Vallejo Kwanzaa in her home in the 1990s when friend Lerecia Davis "talked me into it by saying that it was time for me to start (Kwanzaa celebration) in the community."
The popular event was relocated to the museum, 734 Marin St., five years ago.
"It's a good community event because it gives people a chance to gather together to celebrate their history and traditions, which is what the museum is all about," said Jim Kern, museum executive director. "I've always hoped that Vallejoans see us more than just our exhibits about local history, but also as a gathering place for a variety of different community events."
Featured this year will be vocalist Faye Carol, poet Kinara Sankofa, harpist Destiny Muhammed, blues player Alvon, playwright Dedrick Wethersby, 9-year-old singer Aaron Michael Williams, community volunteer Brianna Mack, and pastor Ollie Dixon.
Though Muhammed is typically seen behind the harp, Sowonde requested her sole responsibility this time around be to introduce the seven principles of Kwanzaa.
"It's a good thing," said Muhammed, who performed at a Kwanzaa event in Sausalito earlier this week.
"For some, this is an alternative to Christmas," she said. "It's important to have a community event you can rally around and feel good about."
The community can embrace "and put into action" the seven principles, Muhammed said, noting that Kwanzaa's first day on Thursday -- "Emoja" -- means "unity with community, food and presents" with all gifts handmade.
"Nobody goes out and purchases gifts," Muhammed said. "All are given in the spirit of love."
Muhammed wants to see the adults and elders put the principles into practice so the young people can learn "because children do what we do, not what we say."
Sowonde said she's satisfied with the event's special guests.
"With Kwanzaa, I book people who have a message as well as being talented," Sowonde said. "They all have a powerful message as an orator or through music or song."
It's about educating the public about the culture as well, Sowonde said.
"As one whose grandmother died at 107, I know and understand the value of what she went through," Sowonde said. "I saw her journey, yet like many, she never shared her pain. Our children must learn about the stories of old. We must keep who we were as a people and who we are in the forefront to be passed down through our children. Let us not lose our history. Our history must never die no matter what the year."
The seven principles of Kwanzaa include: unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility; cooperative economics; purpose; creativity; and faith.
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Enter Eleven James -- a luxury watch rental membership program launched late last month.
"We've already had inquiries from every continent on the planet, so clearly there's an interest in this," says Eleven James founder and CEO Randy Brandoff, former chief marketing officer of the Berkshire Hathaway-owned NetJets jet ownership and rental business.
For the entry-level membership fee of $249 a month, Eleven James members get to wear watches worth an average $10,000 or more for two months at a time. The annual rental program allows members to experience three to six different watches per year, depending on the membership level bought.
If you're still scratching your head wondering why such a program is necessary, you're probably not among Eleven James' target audience.
True watch connoisseurs totally get it.
Eleven James attracts several different types of luxury watch lovers, Brandoff says.
There are those of ultra high net worth who already own so many luxury watches they're hesitant to buy another.
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Jaysus wrote:For those who may not be familiar with the rules, 5-disc Battle Golf entails picking just 5 discs from your bag and playing heads up against another person... if you win a hole, you get to take one of your opponents discs (you have to win your discs back before you can win their's). First one to get all of his opponents discs wins (or whoever has the most discs after 18 holes)!!
We played this in our Winter Fun League last night and I was a little bit torn as to which 5 discs to chose before the round started. Choosing discs for a 5-disc round sounds simple enough, but knowing that I could very well lose some had me putting some more thought into it.
Anyway, I wound up rolling with:
2 Avairs (DX ching, and Champion)
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Star TL
Champion Orc
My logic being that it would be nice to have a backup putter, and that I could putt with the Buzzz if I really had too... and I could also use the Champ Aviar as a mid-type disc should the Buzzz get yanked (which it did - lol). I really wanted the Orc - but just for a few holes, and I think the TL would have worked there if I had too.
I wound up losing, but I did have 4 discs in my bag at the end of 18 (I was down to 2, before my charge).
Anyway, what would your abbreviated bag look like if you found yourself playing battle golf against a buddy on your home course?!?
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Incident commander: 'We will find justice for Jenise'
EAST BREMERTON — The Kitsap County Coroner confirmed Aug. 8 that the body found in a wooded area near Steele Creek Mobile Home Park is that of Jenise Paulette Wright, 6, who was reported missing on Aug. 3.
The manner of death was homicide. Officials speaking at a press conference late Aug. 8 didn't disclose the cause of death.
"As law enforcement officers, we do not know Jenise personally, but over the last few days we have claimed her as ours," Sheriff's Lt. Earl Smith, incident commander, said at the press conference at Fairview Junior High School on Central Valley Road.
"We have come to know that she was a happy child, a bright light to those around her, a child of promise. And as we came to appreciate Jenise, we have shared in the stress and worry and frustration of knowing that a child is missing. Now, today, we join her family and the community in grieving her death. No child deserves this fate, no family this loss.
"While we have now been able to answer some questions about Jenise and her whereabouts, this investigation is far from over. We have much work left to do and our promise to those who love Jenise and those who have come to know her in the last few days is that we will complete that work. Jenise is gone but we can and will find justice for her."
Jenise's body was found Aug. 7 by K-9 units searching the area for the missing girl. Sheriff's spokesman Deputy Scott Wilson said her body was found down a slope, in thick brush and mud, in a highly wooded area about 100 feet from a row of homes in the mobile home park. Earlier, officials said they expect that the person responsible for Jenise's death would have emerged from the scene muddy. Wilson said that information has led to some tips; he said he hoped people with information will continue to call the FBI tipline at 1-800-CALL-FBI, or 911.
In addition, investigators continue to collect DNA samples from mobile home park residents "to assist in eliminating local residents as possible suspects," Wilson wrote in an update of the case. "This allows investigators to more closely focus their investigation." Washington State Patrol Chief John R. Batiste has authorized the 24-hour operation of the state crime lab to help process those samples. Sheriff's patrol deputies will maintain a uniformed presence at the entrance to Steele Creek Mobile Home Park, for the next several days, to assure park residents that their privacy is respected as best as practical.
Meanwhile, people prayed at a growing memorial of balloons, candles, cards, flowers and stuffed animals Aug. 8 at the entrance to Steele Creek Mobile Home Park. And a public vigil was scheduled on Aug. 8, 6 p.m., nearby at Crossroads Neighborhood Church, 7555 Old Military Road NE, Bremerton.


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Fox Sports Reporter Pam Oliver Suffered Concussion From Football to the Face
The NFL correspondent was drilled by an Indianapolis Colts errant pass in August
Pam Oliver suffered a concussion when she was drilled in the face by an errant pass while reporting on the sidelines in mid-August.
But the Fox NFL sideline reporter doesn't remember any of it.
I asked the people around me, What happened? Oliver told the New York Daily News. "They told me I just got hit in the head with a football."
See video: Fox's NFL Reporter Pam Oliver Drilled in Face By Football During Broadcast
Oliver was mid-interview during pre-game warmups when a ball thrown by Indianapolis Colts backup quaterback sailed over his wide reciever's head, nailing Oliver. She finished working the preseason game at the New York Giants' Met Life Stadium, but developed symptoms later that night.
The following day, Oliver woke up with a bad headache and light sensitivity.
While a CT scan came up clean, a doctor diagnosed the journalist with a concussion. Oliver spent the next five days in a dark room.
The irony of the sport which she reports on -- especially in light of the recent concussion lawsuit settlement -- is not lost on Oliver.
Players dont want to be reminded about their concussions. They dont want to be known as the guy who went down with one. They downplay it, she told the newspaper. Then it happens to me and I start wondering how these guys go back to being hit, taking all that punishment, a week or two later.
Oliver is set to return to the sidelines Sep. 8 when the Green Bay Packers visit the San Francisco 49ers, where she'll be a little more careful.
Im now officially road kill, she said. But when Im back on the sidelines, Ill do what I always do: Stay a bit behind the line of scrimmage. And keep my head on a swivel.


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As the farm bill moves closer to completion, an ad campaign depicting life on the farm is under way to show Washington the importance of agriculture in America.
Farm Policy Facts, a diverse coalition of agricultural organizations, launched the "Real Farms, Real Families." campaign last week, with ads running in Roll Call, The National Journal, the Washington Post, The Hill, and Financial Times.
Instead of using actors, the coalition's campaign uses photos taken by farmers and farming advocates to show how important American farmers are to economic recovery and national security.
"These are not actors—they're real farmers and farm families with important stories to tell," said former House Agriculture Committee Chairman Larry Combest, who works with the coalition. "We hope that these stories will serve as a reminder of the importance of preserving strong farm policies, not just for these families, but for all of us."
Photos featured in the advertising campaign were provided by Janelle Seedall (Bonneville County, Idaho), Terry O'Donnell, Joan Classen (Ayr, Neb.), Kayla Ferris (Dalhart, Texas) and Becky Holmes (Traverse City, MI).
According to its website, Farm Policy Facts is a coalition of farmers and commodity groups created to educate Congress and Americans about agriculture's contribution to a strong and vibrant United States.
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Topic: Off to Mayo Clinic inRochester
Well we are off to Mayo's tomorrow. Joe my husband, 66, was diagnosed two months ago with cc with a large tumor in his liver that is not resectable and one lesion in each lung. We have been at Northwestern and they recomended radio oblation for his lungs and Thersphere for his liver tumor. We were told these are not orthodox treatments but would treat what they see. We want to know how Mayo feels about these treatments. We have been praying and following a mostly raw vegan diet. We'll see what happens. Glad there are some of you out there going through the same thing.


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UCLA is in the mid-teens in the national rankings - No. 15 in AP's, No. 16 in USA Today and No. 17 on the BCS list - but No. 1 in one key category: penalties.
The Bruins have committed 104 penalties for 1,104 yards, which is a per-game average of 9.5 for 92.2 yards, substantially more than pretty much everybody else - and well ahead of Air Force, which sits at the other end of the list, averaging 3.3 for 25.7 yards.
Doesn't bother head coach Jim Mora in the least.
"I'll tell you an interesting statistic about penalties," Mora told media after Thursday morning practice at Spaulding Field. "This is a 20-year study I did on penalties: The correlation between penalties and winning games is nonexistent. And that is a fact. Over the last 20 years in football. Penalties, in general, don't matter.
"Now, it would be naive to say certain penalties don't matter, because certain penalties certainly do matter. I like the fact that our team plays aggressive. Some of those penalties are aggressive penalties, some of those penalties are penalties and some of them aren't - and I think every team can say that - but it's not something that I'm overly concerned with right now."
He's not sure on the whys and what-fors, but admits it "was surprising to me. I thought there'd be more of a correlation, there's not. The two most important critical variables to win football games are turnovers and explosive plays - the turnover differential and explosive-play differential. The least important is penalties. I was happy to hear that."
What about UCLA's D?
The Bruins take on No. 11 Stanford on Saturday afternoon at the Rose Bowl, and there's been plenty of attention directed this week to the Cardinal defense, especially after it held Oregon to its lowest point total in two years in last weekend's 17-14 overtime upset.
Stanford is No. 1 in the Pacific 12 Conference in run defense (No. 2 nationally), scoring defense (10 th) and total defense (18 th).
What does the Cardinal do so well?
"Oh, man. Everything," Mora said. "You can see they're a smart team, filled with smart players. They play very disciplined and they play consistently disciplined. By that, I don't mean penalties. I mean they're in the proper gap. They play with the proper leverage.
"They keep their shoulders square. They stay on their feet. They run to the ball. They tackle well. They've got some scheme things they do in terms of pressure that are unique, but I think it goes back to the way they execute the fundamentals. That's what I believe. And good players executing the fundamentals."
Are observers overlooking UCLA's defense?
"All I've heard this week is their offense and their run game, their defense, our offense, our special teams," he said. "So if there's two units that haven't really been talked about this week, it's our defense and their special teams. So those will probably be the two units that make the most impact. Who knows? You know how that stuff goes."
It just won't be penalties making the biggest impact, right?
"Depends," he said, laughing, "on when the penalty occurs and what it is."
Thanksgiving football
Mora's Thanksgiving plans involved, of course, football.
Watching it. For pleasure.
"I'm actually kind of anxious to just go watch some football," he said. "I know it sounds really nuts, but I haven't really watched much football, like on TV. Game. Fan. Not breaking it down, not looking for tendencies or anything like that. And it's always fun for me to watch football with my dad and my sons. Especially my dad. Just get his perspective."
He coached the Atlanta Falcons in a Thanksgiving Day victory over the Detroit Lions in 2005, and that was a kick, he said.
"It was totally different. And it was exciting, because you'd watched it growing up your whole life," Mora said. "And it was fun because we won. It was difficult being away from your family. But the team kind of becomes your family. ...
"Got to see Mariah Carey. She was the halftime show, and her locker room was right next to (ours). The funny thing was herding the guys in at halftime; they all wanted to go in and see her. I'm like, 'No, no, no, no, no. Our locker room. Our locker room.' But she was very nice."
A real Turkey?
UCLA closed practice Thursday with what Mora called "the first annual non-travel squad Turkey Bowl," and he said it ended in a tie after "about five series." The game ball, as it were, went to freshman offensive tackle Conor McDermott, who was converted to tight end for the 20-minute scrimmage.
McDermott, who stands 6-foot-8, 247 pounds, played tight end at Ensworth High School in Nashville, Tenn.
"That might become a permanent switch here, who knows?" Mora quipped.


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