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Pacific Coast Grand 300tc Oversized Down Comforter
20% wider than traditional comforters. this comforter is the widest available anywhere. drapes generously over the sides of your bed to provide the ultimate look of luxury. our unique double comfort lock® border keep...
Pacific Coast Ultimate Extra Warmth Down Comforter
our warmest and coziest comforter. this generously oversized comforter offers lightness and enhanced insulating features. it is filled with added ounce weight of our hyperclean® pacific coast® white goose down fo...
Pacific Coast Allerrest 300tc King Down Comforter
our exclusive 300 thread count allerrest fabric® is specially woven and lab tested verifying that it is an effective barrier to protect you from dust mites and their allergens. the combination of 100% allerrest fabri...
Pacific Coast Deluxe 370tc Goose Down Comforter
our true baffle box design is filled with more pacific coast® white goose down for an extra fluffy look with minimized shifting. a wonderful investment with a high thread count for softness and generous oversized dim...
Pacific Coast Extra Warm 300tc King Down Comforter
extra warmth and coziness at a reasonable price. experience the insulating warmth of additional down for the deepest sleep and the sweetest dreams. our design keeps the down evenly distributed for ultimate warmth. filled...
Pacific Coast Superloft 300tc King Down Comforter
patented tufted corner design creates our fluffiest comforter. our patented superloft comforter is the ultimate super fluffy, no-shift comforter. each individually sewn box has pleated fabric corners allowing the square...
Pacific Coast Premier 300tc King Down Comforter
more down and added softness than our classic comforter at a great price. our comforter is filled with lofty down for ample coziness and warmth to enhance your night''s sleep. attractive diamond box design and enhanced c...
Pacific Coast Allerrest 300tc Down Blanket
this is the perfect blanket for sleepers concerned with allergies. our exclusive 300 thread count 100% cotton allerrest fabric® is specially woven and lab tested verifying that it is an effective barrier to protect y...
Pacific Coast Light Warmth 300tc Down Comforter
cozy down with just the right warmth for warmer temperatures. light and breathable comfort. ideal for those who generally wake up warm or want a light-weight comforter for warmer temperatures. sewn-through box design eli...
Pacific Coast Classic 230tc King Down Comforter
classic diamond box design and enhanced comfort lock border hold the down in place to minimize shifting. this allows the down to stay on top of the bed and your body where you need it most. from pacific coast feather com...
Lexington Avenue 4-piece Luxury Comforter Sets
the regal combination of crimson and gold, in a faux silk bedding collection that will give your bedroom a luxurious look for the holidays and beyond. the pieced comforter features intricate embroidery around the center ...
Belmar 4-piece Nautica Comforter Sets
a refreshing collection of nautical images. from domestications. click on the product image below for a preview. belmar comforter set shown with our 250-thread count sheets 100% cotton; comforters and pillows ha...
Zero Gravity 8-pc Kids Bedding N Bag Comforter Set
bed-in-a-bag® includes: comforter, bed skirt and two standard shams (twin has one sham), plus a sheet set with one flat sheet, one fitted sheet and two standard pillowcases (twin has one case). from domestications. ...
Pop Flower 8-pc Kids Bedding N Bag Comforter Set
bed-in-a-bag® sets include: a comforter, bed skirt, two standard shams (twin has one), plus a coordinating sheet set with one flat sheet, one fitted sheet, two standard pillowcases (twin has one). from domestications...
Kaleidoscope 8-piece Kids Bed N Bag Comforter Set
bed-in-a-bag sets include: a comforter, bed skirt, two standard shams (twin has one), plus a coordinating sheet set with one flat sheet, one fitted sheet, two standard pillowcases (twin has one). from domestications. cl...
Nojo Jungle Babies 6-pc Baby Crib Bedding Set
a charming menagerie of jungle animals are brought to life in the jungle babies crib bedding collection. cool-tone fabrics in green and yellow combine with textured fabrics to create a fun jungle atmosphere for your nurs...
Butterfly Garden 4-pc Pink Baby Crib Bedding Set
pink and yellow butterfly themed bedding and accessories. four piece bedding set includes a fitted sheet, bumper, quilt, and dust ruffle. crib sheet is pastel yellow with an all-over pink floral print. from csn. click...
Hello Kitty & Friends 6-pc Baby Crib Bedding Set
hello kitty princess-themed bedding and accessories in pink. hello kitty & friends 6 piece bedding set includes a fitted sheet, quilt, bumper, dust ruffle, diaper stacker, and valance. hello kitty & friends cri...
Dora The Explorer 4-pce Girls Toddler Bedding Set
toddler bedding set includes comforter, pillow case, fitted and flat sheets. extra warm and soft coral matching plush blanket. toddler bedding is 65% polyester and 35% cotton. from csn. click on the product image below ...
Spring Hearts 3-piece Full/ Queen Quilt Set
fun kids' bedding features bright colors and appliqued patterns. comforter set will complement nearly any child's room decor. bedding set includes a quilt and two decorative shams (one with twin size). from overstock. c...
Nap-n-go Kids' Bunny Nap Mat Roll Sleeping Bag
easy-to-carry nap-n-roll is ideal for her sleepovers or campouts. children''s sleeping bag features intricate handcrafted quilting designs. bunny-themed bedding boasts a lightweight design and carrying handle. from overs...
Queen/ King-size Adjustable Heavy Steel Bed Frame
convert your bed to a queen or a king in seconds with an adjustable compatibility versatile frame. bed frame easily adjusts from a queen-size to a king-size and back again. frame features solid rivet construction for the...
Adjustable Twin/ Full/ Queen-size Steel Bed Frame
convert your twin bed to a full or a queen in seconds with an adjustable compatibility versatile frame. bed frame easily adjusts from a twin-sized to a full to a queen and back again. frame features solid rivet construct...
Patch Of Flowers 3-pc Queen Size Floral Quilt Set
update your bedroom decor with a floral quilt set. set includes one quilt and two pillow shams (one in twin set). bedding features shades of white, violet, green and gold in a floral motif. from overstock. click on the ...
Bella 5-pc Twin-size Reversible Bedding Ensemble
update your bedroom decor with a new, fashionable bedding ensemble. bedding set features large pop art flowers in bright colors on a bright green background. comforter reverses to a purple polka dot pattern. from oversto...
Vintage Airplanes 3-pc Full/queen Comforter Set
enhance your bedroom decor with a comforter set. bedding accessory boasts two shams and a comforter. bedding accessory is incredibly comfortable. from overstock. click on the product image below for a preview. ...
Reversible 240 Tc Soft Down Alternative Comforter
stylish and durable, this reversible down alternative comforter is a smart choice for your bedroom or guest room. from overstock. click on the product image below for a preview. reversible down alternative c...
Grand Cay 8pc Bed In A Bag With Bedding Sheet Set
bring a little color and attitude to your bedroom with this bedding ensemble. set includes a comforter, bedskirt, fitted sheet, flat sheet, two pillowcases and two shams. bedding features 250 thread count cotton. from ov...
Electra Agate 9-piece Queen Bedding Set
instantly update your bedroom with a luxurious 9-piece bedding set. overfilled comforter set boasts a rich, jacquard design. electra agate comforter set also includes pillows, shams and bed skirt. from overstock. click ...
Trellis Scarlet 5-piece Daybed Bedding Set
update the look of your daybed with a 5-piece set from trellis. beautiful daybed accessory set is the perfect set to brighten up any room. bedding ensemble is available in a coordinating scarlet color option. from overst...
Concentric Squares 8-piece Queen Comforter Set
update your bedroom decor with an elegant comforter set. eight-piece set includes comforter, bed skirt, two shams and four decorative pillows. bedding set features a contemporary design in off white, cream and sage green...
Green Garden Handcrafted 8-pc Queen Comforter Set
update your bedroom decor with this elegant comforter set. eight-piece set includes comforter, bedskirt, two shams and four decorative pillows. bedding set is available in green garden design. from overstock. click on t...
Handcrafted Chesterfield 8-pc Queen Comforter Set
update your bedroom decor with an elegant comforter set. eight-piece set includes comforter, bed skirt, two shams and four throw pillows. bedding set features a contemporary design in off white, gold, sage green and dark...
Handcrafted Birchwood 8-piece Queen Comforter Set
update your bedroom decor with an elegant comforter set. eight-piece set includes comforter, bed skirt, two shams and four decorative pillows. bedding set features tan, taupe, orange and brick colors. from overstock. cl...
West Lake 4-piece King Noir Comforter Set
give your bedroom decor a colorful touch with this bedding ensemble. bedding is available in a lovely noir color option. comforter set features blue, green, black and white colors. from overstock. click on the product i...
Tommy Bahama Palm Desert 4pc Queen Comforter Set
make your bedroom decor great with this tommy bahama palm desert comforter set. bedding set comes with one comforter, two shams and one bedskirt. comforter back is 100-percent sateen cotton for soft comfort. from oversto...
Waterproof Mattress Covers
waterproof mattress covers a large selection of waterproof mattress covers and pads is available to suit every need. many children go through a bed wetting phase and nowadays we know that this is quite natural and t...
Manor Hill Lynton 8-pc King Size Comforter Set
manor hill bedding is available in a variety of styles, patterns and sizes. manor hill is where most people want to shop for bedding because of the large selection available to them. from their individual duvet sets, she...
Heavy Oversize 500tc Siberian White Down Comforter
stay toasty warm under a luxurious down comforter. bedding accessory features a cabana stripe design, making it elegant enough for any decor. comforter is filled with siberian white down with a fill power of 700. from ov...
Parker Contemporary Quilted Block Design Quilt
dynamic quilted block design exudes contemporary sophistication, with a rich blend of tones. textural chambray and herringbone play off solid woven squares creating a stunning grid pattern. from the company store. click...
Bainbridge Handcrafted 100% Cotton Quilt
we've turned the traditional patchwork block quilt into a medley of yarn-dyed stripes to brighten your bedroom. sunny yellows and denim blues mix with rich earth tones to perfection. handcrafted of 100% cotton. click on...
Supersize 250tc Baffled Square Down Comforter
we've taken our traditional comforter and given it a few extra inches to create supersize, super luxurious comforters with a generous 15 in. drop (that's 4" wider and 10" longer on a queen size bed). as lofty and billowy...
Egyptian Cotton 800tc 4-piece Solid Sheet Set
update your bedroom decor with this luxurious sheet set. set includes flat sheet, fitted sheet and two pillowcases. bedding is available in burgundy, taupe, ivory, sage, blue and gold color options. from overstock. clic...
Egyptian Cotton 330 Tc 4-piece Percale Sheet Set
enhance your bedroom experience with a cotton sheet set. bedding is available in ivory, rose, sage, sky blue, chocolate, and pecan color options. set includes fitted sheet, flat sheet, and two pillowcases. from overstock...
Cottonova 450tc 4-piece Dobby Stripe Sheet Set
make any night more luxurious with sheets woven from single ply, long staple yarns. bedding features sheets and pillow cases. sheet set will transform your bedroom into the ultimate getaway. from overstock. click on the...
Egyptian Cotton 300tc 4-piece Sateen Sheet Set
sheet set is a luxurious egyptian cotton in a sateen finish. great bedding sets make every night a better night. wonderfully soft bedding features 300-thread count, single-ply yarns. from overstock. click on the product...
Andiamo 420tc 4-piece Egyptian Cotton Sheet Set
rest in blissful comfort with a sophisticated egyptian cotton sheet set. bedding set includes a flat sheet, fitted sheet and two pillowcases. sateen sheets are crafted from 420 thread count (tc) egyptian cotton. from ove...
Egyptian Cotton Stripe 600tc 4-piece Sheet Set
luxurious sheets are made with soft egyptian cotton for the ultimate experience. sheet set includes one flat sheet, one fitted sheet, and pillowcase(s). bedding is enhanced by a subtle stripe pattern. from overstock. cl...
Supima 600 Tc 4-piece Cotton Stripe Sheet Set
bring some color to your bedroom with this luxurious sheet set. set includes flat sheet, fitted sheet and two pillowcases. bedding is available in sage, aubergine, white, taupe and blue color options. from overstock. cl...
Damask Stripe 600tc 4-piece 16" Pocket Sheet Set
pamper yourself with a new damask stripe sheet set. sheet set includes flat sheet, fitted sheet, and two pillow cases. bedding features fitted sheet has 16-inch pockets. from overstock. click on the product image below ...
Hemstitch 400tc 4-piece Sateen Cotton Sheet Set
rest in blissful comfort on this cotton sheet set. bedding set includes a flat sheet, fitted sheet and two pillowcases (one with twin). sheets are crafted of luxurious 400 thread count (tc) cotton sateen. from overstock....
Sealy Super Fit 300 Tc 4-pc Deep Pocket Sheet Set
patented surehold end panels on fitted sheet provide a secure fit on thick and thin mattresses. capture top pillowcases and oversized flat sheet complete the set. 300 thread count, 100-percent cotton sateen fabric. from ...
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Communication over Finite-Chain-Ring Matrix Channels
Though network coding is traditionally performed over finite fields, recent work on nested-lattice-based network coding suggests that, by allowing network coding over finite chain rings, more efficient physical-layer network coding schemes can be constructed. This paper considers the problem of communication over the finite-chain-ring matrix channel Y = AX + BZ, where X is the channel input, Y is the channel output, Z is random noise, and A and B are random transfer matrices. Tight capacity results are obtained and simple polynomial-complexity capacity-achieving coding schemes are provided under certain distributions of A, B, and Z, extending the work of Silva, Kschischang and Kotter (2010), who handled the case of finite fields.

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Cal basketball was down 12 to USC last night, with 16:19 to go. Golden Bears coach Mike Montgomery wasn't happy with the play of star guard Allen Crabbe, so he took him out and got in his face. Then Montgomery shoved him with two hands. Crabbe was pissed off, but later returned and scored 10 points in the final 4:20 of a comeback win over the Trojans.
So, genius motivational tactic, or embarrassing mistake?
Montgomery wouldn't apologize after the game, saying, "Worked, didn't it?" But he was forced to apologize by Cal's AD later on. Crabbe, though, said "there was nothing wrong with it."
So, was he wrong? Obviously, Montgomery went over the edge of what's commonly accepted. He shouldn't have shoved Crabbe, but he honestly was doing it for motivation. It wasn't malicious, it was just a little too much. He gave his fake apology, he hopefully won't to do it again, and all will be well.
It's not like Crabbe was hurt. I'm sure if Montgomery really went over the edge, Crabbe wouldn't have much trouble defending himself – it's not he's a little league baseball player out there. (And don't get any motivational ideas, little league coaches of America. Keep your hands to yourselves.)


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SECAUCUS, N.J. - Thanks to a nationwide campaign called HomeFront Cards, MetroStars fans attending the team's game against the New England Revolution at Giants Stadium on Saturday will be able to send cards with personalized messages of thanks and encouragement to the families of U.S. military personnel. The initiative is part of the MetroStars' plan to observe and remember the tragedies of September 11, 2001.
Through HomeFront Cards' association with the National Military Family Association and in conjunction with the MetroStars, patrons in attendance will have the opportunity of mailing a signed card to military families. Thanks to HomeFront Cards, thousands of U.S. military family members have already received heartfelt notes of thanks and support from Americans throughout the country.
"The MetroStars are proud to be working with HomeFront Cards to bring MetroStars fans the opportunity to salute and thank the families of the U.S. Military for their dedication and service to their country," said MetroStars president and general manager Nick Sakiewicz. "On September 11, it is important to keep not only the victims of the terrorists actions in our thoughts and prayers but also the loved ones of the brave men and women sacrificing for our country. The MetroStars are just glad that they can do something to support our troops."
"We are grateful to the MetroStars for acknowledging military families and many of America's true heroes," said HomeFront Cards spokesman Michael Waldron. "Through sporting events like this MetroStars game, the HomeFront Cards program allows Americans to provide a much appreciated emotional lift to military families who serve and sacrifice everyday. It makes all the difference in the world for these families to receive heartfelt thanks from grateful Americans."
About HomeFront Cards
The mission of HomeFront Cards (www.homefrontcards.com) is to develop an avenue for Americans to express gratitude and moral support to military families, recognizing their daily sacrifices, selfless service and courage in times of conflict as well as peace. Through its partnership with the National Military Family Association (www.NMFA.org), HomeFront Cards is able to reach out to military families in a very emotional and respectful way.


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Mum Keri Smith from Bedford has lost 4 stone in 2 and a half years with a slimming club to find her perfect fit and open a new group.
Keri struggled with back pain due to her weight and was very unfit making even reaching the top of the stairs at home a struggle.
She said: "I had no confidence in myself and I felt so ashamed of how I looked on my wedding day that I hated having my photo taken. I felt uncomfortable in my size 26 wedding dress on a hot day. It was not how I wanted to look on my special day."
Keri opens her new group at Castle Lower School, Goldington Road, Bedford on Wednesday, July 9 at 7.30pm.
Struggling with her weight since childhood Keri plucked up the courage to join her local Slimming World club.
She said: "Making the decision to join that day was really hard as I struggled with depression and a lack of confidence. I was so worried that I would be the biggest one there and everyone would judge me that it took me a few times of walking in and walking back out before I took the step to go in."
Keri explained how attending social events or places she'd not been to before was extremely
hard before joining. "I was amazed at how welcoming and friendly everyone was when I went in to join this slimming club. Hearing all the horror stories of how people had been made to feel joining these clubs that to experience such a warm and supportive group was a big relief and not having to walk through loads of people to speak with the consultant as she was right by the door when I arrived with the new members area all set out ready."
Keri cannot believe how much she can eat and still lose weight without feeling ever like she's missing out or going hungry. Enjoying her favorite foods of macaroni cheese or burger and chips alongside her two daily chocolate bars slimming has never been so easy. "I was in
shock at how much I could eat! it took me a few weeks to really believe I could eat that much and lose the weight but when I came in each week with a loss how could I not believe this plan didn't work!"
Keri says she has heaps of confidence now, joined the Race For Life and has previously run a mile for Sports Relief. Since losing this 4 stone it has meant she has lost 4 dress sizes and has had to remove her wedding ring as it is now far to big, but what she has gained has been the key to finding the perfect fit for her for life.
She added: " I would never of run anywhere when I was almost 18 stone, but now although I am not a keen runner I really feel I have nothing to hold me back! Slimming has changed my life forever. I can run around with my daughter now and take her happily along to parent and toddler groups. I have the confidence to talk to people and have finally pursue a career in midwifery.
Keri spent a lot of time eating big bars or chocolate, cakes or biscuits in secret. Many days ended with a large chinese, fish and chips or a take away pizza. Now she still enjoys all of these foods and slims.
She said: "No more need to comfort eat in secret because I can comfort eat and still slim with this amazing plan. I can still have pizza, chinese, fish and chips and indian every night of the week if I so desire and still continue to see great weight losses."
Keri has now gone on to become a consultant and open her own group in Bedford.
She said: "I've known I wanted to do this from the start as I want to help others experience not only this amazing plan but the exceptional help, support and warmth from these groups that will help others grow and flourish with confidence every step of the way just like I have Keri became part of a social team at her group. With the ongoing support of her consultant in group and outside of group she always felt set for a great week.
"Staying for group makes a huge difference. I get all the support from my group and my amazing consultant to help me feel positive about the week ahead. Keri also went on to win couple of the year in her group.
She said: "This was a very proud moment and I have the certificate pinned on my wall so as to remind me everyday how far I've come.
"This amazing and exciting plan changed my whole life and gave me the chance to be a fit and energetic mum to my little girl. The plan is so easy to follow and all the meals are suitable for all the family so never a need to cook separate meals."
For any further information please contact Keri on 07598858391 or pop along and find out more.


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More Daily Birthday Love: Page Six Edition!
As we continue to ring in a decade of front row hopping and soiree cavorting with our fashion favorites all week, The Daily is feeling the love. Le swoon! Our pals at Page Six captured the joyful, oh so cheeky (would you expect anything else from us?) splendor that was our Daily dinner with Maybelline New York at Indochine on Thursday eve. (P.S. Check out this dishy roundup of our haute guest list's most rambunctious Indochine memories.) J'adore!


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Call it the Lady GaGa rule. The Grammys have changed the eligibility requirements for best new artist, but we don"t think the decision went far enough.
First, some background and then our reasoning. After Lady GaGa, who was the clear front runner, was declared ineligible because "Just Dance" had been nominated for best dance track a year before, Grammy governing body, NARAS (the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences) went back to the drawing board to reevaluate the rules. (Ultimately, Zac Brown Band took home the best new artist trophy this year.)
Now, future Lady GaGas will have no such issues. Effective immediately, any artist who has been nominated for a Grammy, but has not won, and who fits the remaining criteria will be eligible.
Here are amended rules for qualification for Best New Artist with the change in italics:
The current eligibility requirements state that the artist must have released, as a featured performing artist, at least one album but not more than three; and the artist must not have been entered for Best New Artist more than three times, including as a performing member of an established group. Any previous GRAMMY nomination for the artist as performer precludes eligibility in the Best New Artist category (including a nomination as an established performing member of a nominated group.) If an artist/group is nominated (but does not win) for the release of a single or as a featured artist or collaborator on a compilation or other artist's album before the artist/group has released an entire album (and becomes eligible in this category for the first time), the artist/group may enter this category in the eligibility year during which his/her/their first album is released.
A little background here: Even if it"s often been behind the curve, NARAS has done a fair job of amending the rules to adjust to changes in the music industry without kowtowing to every passing fad. For example, after Whitney Houston was deemed ineligible for best new artist eons ago because she sang back up on Luther Vandross"s records, the eligibility requirement was amended to allow artists who had sung backing vocals, but were not the featured performer, to be eligible for best new artist when their debut release came out.
The three-album rule came about several years ago when Shelby Lynne, who had released something like eight albums but had flown largely under the mainstream radar, won best new artist. For those of us who had been following the supremely talented Lynne for years, it was a mockery of what the category stood for. How could an act who had been releasing albums for something like 10 years suddenly be crowned best new artist? Like every rule, this one cuts both ways: for example, Phoenix, which finally broke through last year with "Lisztomania," was not eligible for best new artist because it was the group"s fourth album.
Here"s where NARAS had the chance to be with the times-not even ahead of the curve-and failed. When changing the rules this year, NARAS should have amended "album" to track. As album sales continue to decline (both as a physical and as a digital commodity), NARAS has to find some way to acknowledge new artists who are breaking through, who might not have had an album drop yet, but have had significant impact through singles. For example, should Kid Cudi have been eligible for best new artist this go-round even though his album did not come out during the eligibility period based on his success? Will Drake be eligible for best new artist next year despite the fact that he"s released several mix tapes? Do they count toward his three albums? Or should he have been eligible for best new artist already, but wasn"t because he didn"t release an "official" album until this year?
The Grammys, which hold themselves up to be the gold standard for artistic music awards, needs to figure out how to move into the digital age. To be sure, it is making some strides, in terms of allowing digital only tracks to be eligible in many categories. We understand the desire that there be criteria that must be met to maintain the integrity of the awards, but continued freshening is vital. The Grammys already get knocked around-often unfairly-for seeming behind the times even though they"ve never pretended to be the faux-hip MTV Awards and have made strong efforts to bring younger voters into the fold-but it"s not enough. Maybe next year.


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Armenia plans to sign agreement on accession to common economic space next month, lawmaker says
YEREVAN, May 7. / ARKA /. Armenia plans to sign an agreement on accession to the Common Economic Space (CES) next month, Artak Zakaryan, chairman of an Armenian parliament committee on foreign relations said today.
Speaking at a news conference, Zakaryan explained that the Common Economic Space is based on the Customs Union that includes so far Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. He said a summit of the heads of the Russian-led Customs Union members in Belarus in late April confirmed Armenia's upcoming membership in the economic union.
Zakaryan stressed that the Common Economic Space is a purely economic union. He said Armenia's accession is prompted by energy, food, communication, military and political safety considerations.
"However, if a situation arises running counter to the interests of Armenia, our country may reconsider its accession, although we do not see such a possibility now," said Zakaryan.
Armenia's president Serzh Sargsyan announced the decision to make the country a member of the Customs Union on September 3 following the talks with Putin in Moscow.
Armenia's Customs Union accession roadmap was unveiled in December last year. The document lays out 262 steps that must be taken for accession.
Viktor Khristenko, the head of the union's executive body, said after the Belarus summit that the presidents of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan instructed the Eurasian Economic Commission, the executive body of the Customs Union, to submit a draft accession treaty with Yerevan to them by June 1.
Russian Itar-Tass news agency quoted Khristenko as saying that that Russian, Belarusian and Kazakh presidents will hold another summit in Kazakhstan's capital Astana on May 29 where they are likely to sign an agreement to transform the Customs Union trade bloc into the Eurasian Economic Union. -0-
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Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose in Monday's auction with rates on three-month bills rising to their highest level since February.
The Treasury Department auctioned $27 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 0.115 percent, up from 0.080 percent last week. Another $24 billion in six-month bills was auctioned at a discount rate of 0.150 percent, up from 0.100 percent last week.
The three-month rate was the highest since these bills averaged 0.145 percent on Feb. 28. The six-month rate was the highest since 0.170 percent on March 28.
Even with the slight increase, rates on short-term Treasury debt have remained near historic lows even as the White House and Congress have been locked in negotiations over raising the nation's borrowing limit.
The Monday auction and an auction scheduled for Tuesday of four-week bills will be the last scheduled auctions that Treasury can hold until the borrowing limit is raised. Congress was working to approve a new debt limit ahead of a Tuesday deadline.
The discount rates reflect that the bills sell for less than face value. For a $10,000 bill, the three-month price was $9,997.09 while a six-month bill sold for $9,992.42. That would equal an annualized rate of 0.117 percent for the three-month bills and 0.153 percent for the six-month bills.
Separately, the Federal Reserve said Monday that the average yield for one-year Treasury bills, a popular index for making changes in adjustable rate mortgages, rose to 0.21 percent last week from 0.18 percent the previous week.


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As Peace Process Makes Headlines Once Again, Israeli Ministers Are Mounting the Barricades
It's not only in the West Bank that everyone does whatever he fancies, as the state comptroller observed this week; the Likud has turned into 20 individual factions, each with its own agenda.
The rhetoric of the economy minister underwent a change overnight. Last week's...
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WASHINGTON - Two days from the White House, President-elect Barack Obama joined a vast throng Sunday at a roaring, rollicking pre-inauguration celebration staged before marble monuments to past heroes. "Anything is possible in America," declared the man who will confront economic crisis and two wars when he takes office.
"Despite the enormity of the task that lies ahead - I stand here today as hopeful as ever that the United States of America will endure - that the dream of our founders will live on in our time," the president-elect said at the conclusion of a musical extravaganza that featured U2, Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen and other stars.
Obama and his family held the seats of honor at the event, and a crowd of tens of thousands spilled from the base of the Lincoln Memorial toward the Washington Monument several blocks away in the cold, gray afternoon of mid-January.
It was the high point of a full day of pre-inaugural events that included a wreath-laying at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery and a morning church service where children recalled the life of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
Obama's motorcade drew ever-larger crowds as the day wore on and he and his wife, Michelle, and their children, Sasha and Malia, crisscrossed the city.
Obama's aides said he was readying an inaugural address that would stress twin themes of responsibility and accountability, and they predicted he would devote his first week in office to economic recovery, setting in motion a 16-month troop withdrawal from Iraq and decreeing a code of ethics for his administration.
With the economy weak and growing weaker, banks in trouble and joblessness rising, Obama's team was careful to warn against any expectation that he would be a miracle worker once in office. "I think it's fair to say that it's going to take not months but years to really turn this around," said David Axelrod, a political strategist expected to have White House space mere paces from the Oval Office.
Obama said as much. "I won't pretend that meeting any one of these challenges will be easy. It will take more than a month or a year, and it will likely take many," he said.
He stood alone at the base of the steps before the statue of Lincoln, looking out at a crowd every bit as large as the one King addressed a generation earlier in one of the defining moments of the civil rights era.
Obama's day began at the Tomb of he Unknowns at Arlington National cemetery, where he and Vice President-elect Joseph Biden laid a wreath in memory of fallen heroes.
The scene was quite different at the church a few miles away, where the congregation erupted in applause when Obama and his family walked to their seats.
"Understand that God has prepared you, and God has placed you, and God will not forsake you," the Rev. Derrick Harkins, pastor at the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church, told Obama.
For the most part, the program later in the day at the Linclon Memorial was a festival of music, the songs chosen to make their points. Mary J. Blige sang, "Lean on Me," Springsteen performed "The Rising," and Obama mouthed the words as 89-year-old Pete Seeger pitched in with "This Land is Your Land."
Many in the crowd sang along with Beyonce's finale, "America the Beautiful."
In film clips at earlier moments, Obama was cast as heir to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy and even Lincoln, who the president-elect said was "the man who in so many ways made this day possible."
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With one month of the season behind us, we can start to get a feel for who is underperforming on the mound. One way to do this is to use QuikERA, or QERA for short. QERA takes a pitcher's strikeout rate, walk rate, and ground-ball rate-three components that stabilize quickly in a pitcher's performance-and spits out an adjusted ERA figure that is more predictive going forward than traditional ERA. In short, it's a cheat sheet-for real life and for fantasy baseball-that tells you who is going to do better or worse in the near future.
Using QERA, we can come up with a list of pitchers who have been the unluckiest in the majors in 2009. Here are some of those with the biggest disconnect between their actual ERA and their expected performance that you should target while you can:
Name IP BB/9 K/9 HR/9 ERA QERA Diff. Scott Baker 20.2 2.2 7.0 3.5 9.15 4.67 -4.48 Joe Blanton 20.1 3.1 8.9 2.7 8.41 4.19 -4.22 Ricky Nolasco 32.0 2.5 7.6 1.1 7.03 3.93 -3.10 Adam Eaton 21.3 3.4 8.9 0.8 7.17 4.15 -3.02 Josh Beckett 28.2 5.0 9.7 0.9 7.22 4.40 -2.82 Justin Verlander 35.0 3.1 11.6 0.8 5.66 3.19 -2.47 Jon Lester 30.0 3.0 9.9 1.5 5.40 3.31 -2.09 Rich Harden 24.2 5.1 13.5 1.8 5.11 3.06 -2.05 Clayton Kershaw 28.0 4.2 9.3 1.3 5.46 3.94 -1.52 Andy Sonnanstine 25.1 4.3 5.7 0.4 6.75 5.43 -1.32
Consider Scott Baker's lot: his peripherals are strong, as he's posted a K/BB ratio of 3.2, but he's been very, very unlucky. He's stranded just 51 percent of his baserunners, so his ERA has shot into the stratosphere, flying up alongside the eight homers he's already allowed. Baker hasn't had issues with the long ball for the past few seasons, and his current 3.5 HR/9 rate is well above his career number (1.2). Also important is the fact that his average fastball velocity is up, meaning this most likely isn't a mechanical or physical problem. Given how well everything else is working for him, this is most likely a blip that will disappear-remember Roy Oswalt last year? Baker's no Oswalt, but he is better than this, and his price is probably at its lowest in your league right now.
I almost feel dirty advocating that you acquire Joe Blanton, given that he's generally nothing exciting, but there may be a silver lining to be found in his early struggles. The highest strikeout rate of his entire career was back in 2004, his rookie season, and that was 6.8 per nine. Since then he has hovered around the league average, down near 5 or 5.5 or so, but this year he's just a hair under one strikeout per inning. Opponents are missing on his pitches outside of the zone; his outside contact is down to 44 percent, against 71 percent last year. Sadly, like Baker, his ERA has been destroyed by his 2.7 HR/9; this doesn't match up with what we know about Blanton either, so he may be worth a flyer in deep leagues if you can get him for a low price.
Ricky Nolasco may be the unluckiest pitcher out there this season. Unlike Baker or Blanton, Nolasco's home-run rate is normal, meaning that his ERA is even more of a small-sample aberration. The Marlins defense has not done him any favors, as he owns a .381 BABIP, and has stranded just 55 percent of baserunners (the league average this year is closer to 71 percent). That's strange since Florida's defense has been around the average this year; they rank 18th in the majors in Defensive Efficiency, though 11th in the NL. Those of you who were already getting fed up with his inability to deliver on last year's promise should not fret one bit, as more time will heal this rift between his QERA and ERA.
Like Blanton, no one has noticed because his ERA doesn't look so hot, but Adam Eaton has had a solid start to his year down in Baltimore. He's attacking hitters early, with nearly 66 percent of his first pitches coming in as strikes. This allows him to control the count from the beginning of the plate appearance, and in turn means he's managed to whiff 8.9 per nine, which would be his highest rate since 2001 with the Padres. That K rate won't be maintained all year, but given how solid his peripherals are-and the incredible outfield defense he has behind him-I can see Eaton being better than expected as long as he keeps some of those punchouts. Again, the cost of acquiring him will be low (or free, even, depending on your league) so he's bench-stashing material if nothing else.
Clayton Kershaw walked too many hitters for my liking last season, and though he hasn't done anything to rectify that situation, he has increased his strikeout rate again, at least improving his K/BB. It's something, and as long as he's hard to hit, you can live with the walks; despite giving up nearly four unintentional walks per nine, Kershaw's posted a WHIP of 1.29, an improvement on last season. He has been a little unlucky with allowing baserunners to score, and should have an ERA closer to 4.00. Yes, it's not quite ace-level material yet, but it's hard to argue with over a K per inning for your team.
Andy Sonnanstine had a breakout season in 2008, and looked like a quality fantasy pick in 2009 due to his low walk rates, decent enough strikeout rates, and his lack of problems with home runs, not to mention the fact that he was pitching for a competitive Rays team. This year, he has had more of an issue locating his pitches, which has led to 11 unintentional walks in 25
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Twelve weeks ago, barely anybody outside Foxborough, Mass., knew Matt Cassel from Windsor Castle or White Castle. Twelve weeks from now, Cassel may be the hottest free agent in the NFL, unrestricted – and unknown no more.
Not even the Patriots knew quite what they had in Cassel, thrust into the most impossible of jobs, replacing the injured Tom Brady at quarterback in the season opener at Gillette Stadium. Brady has been so dominant and so indestructible over the Super Bowl years that Cassel, who hadn't started a game since high school, was an afterthought.
Eleven games and seven wins later, Cassel has proved he belongs in the NFL, and you know there are several teams out there desperate for a quarterback and willing to pay him huge bucks. There's even the possibility – is this a great country or what? – that the Pats could designate him as their franchise player. Thus, he'd get a considerable pay raise to almost what Brady is making ($14.6 million), and he could bring the Pats much in return in a trade.
"I can't speculate on any of that stuff, but it is the funny part of sports and the great part of sports also, that as a player you can be counted out one minute and the next minute you perform well," Cassel told New England reporters. "You can change the future and change people's perspective of you based on how you perform. That's sports in general. That is why we love sports because it's always so unpredictable."
You gotta love this story, too, even if you hate the Pats. New England has grown so confident in Cassel that they're letting him cut loose with his arm, which released 51 passes against the Jets on Nov. 13 and 43 more against the Dolphins last Sunday. In the case of Cassel, who was backup to Heisman Trophy winners Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart his entire career at USC, that's like a car going from zero to 120 in oh-point-four seconds.
"I only threw the ball (33) times in college," Cassel said, rotating his right shoulder for the media. "This thing is rested up." Ouch! Alas, the one-win Kansas City Chiefs are pretty much the San Diego State of the NFL, and their head coach is former Aztecs defensive back Herm Edwards. For now anyway. He was asked about speculation that he might be interested in the SDSU job recently vacated by the firing of Chuck Long.
"I've got a college team right now," Edwards said, "and I'm coaching it." Go West! On behalf of the tens of millions of people up and down the West Coast, from San Diego to Seattle, let us offer this prayerful thought for a Sunday morning: Go Niners!!!
Hey, somebody's gotta end this embarrassing performance by West Coast teams – including those part-time Pacific Time Zone interlopers in Arizona – on trips back East. The count is up to 0-15, the record of the Seahawks, Chargers, Raiders, 49ers and Cardinals in games in the Eastern time zone, with San Francisco playing today at Buffalo.
Actually, the best thing the Niners have going for them is their 3-4 defensive alignment. Of the five teams using the 3-4 against Buffalo, the Bills have beaten just one of them, and you know which one that was. Meanwhile, the Bills are 5-1 against teams with 4-3 defenses. Add Bills Special teams long have been a specialty in Buffalo, where rookie Leodis McKelvin already has teams scared to kick to him. More and more, place-kickers are pooching the ball to minimize the damage done by McKelvin, the NFL leader in kick-return yards.
The average start of post-kickoff drives for Buffalo is at the 32.2, 2 yards shy of the best mark in a decade, which also belonged to the Bills in 2004. The Chiefs were so concerned with McKelvin that they allowed the Bills an average drive start at the 41-yard line.
To avoid McKelvin, Bills coach Dick Jauron said, "People have to be real creative."
'Tis not their season? Hope the Cowboys enjoyed their Thanksgiving Day feast on the birds from Seattle. Because the 'Boys know what comes next, and it ain't dessert. It's December. Followed, oddly enough, by January.
Not since 1996 have the Cowboys had a winning record in those two months, including five playoff losses within their 18-36 record. Even if they actually were good at December games, they'd cringe at their four foes this month – Pittsburgh, New York Giants, Baltimore and Philadelphia.
Turnover Town Having dispatched the Chargers last Sunday, Peyton Manning today will lead Indianapolis against Cleveland. Since 1998, Manning is the only quarterback the Colts have started against the Browns, who have countered with 11 different starters at the same position. And now Brady Quinn is a scratch, too.
The next time these two teams play, figure to see a different head coach on the Browns' sideline, too. Romeo Crennel? Gone, gone, gone after this season. When the deed is done, too, there are strong sentiments that his job will be offered to former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher. Now a network analyst, Cowher began his NFL playing and coaching careers with the Browns.
Slow boat to Tampa Customarily, we tend to ignore and certainly not condone such matters, but this'll give you some idea what kind of thought goes into those end-zone celebrations by players. Especially by someone who's had all season to think about it.
Giants fullback Madison Hedgecock waited until last Sunday to score his first touchdown, a pass reception, whereupon he lowered himself in the end zone and began acting as if paddling a canoe. "Rowing to the Super Bowl," he named it, saying he contemplated asking the offensive linemen to join him in the invisible boat.
For his next score, he said he's working on a skit in which he looks like he's cranking an outboard motor on a boat. Can't wait, huh?
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Three-star tight end Sam Collura took his first official visit this past weekend. The 6-foot-3, 250-pounder headed to Ohio to check out the Bobcats.
"I took a visit to Ohio this weekend," he said. "It went great.
"I got to hang out with the players and see the town. I got a tour of the campus and saw the field and that. I also hung out with their quarterback and went to a basketball game."
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Overall it was a solid trip for Collura.
"Ohio is an up and coming program, they are a couple wins away from being that Boise State team."
Still, currently Collura has more visits coming including a trip to Pittsburgh on January 28th. He maintains he's a soft verbal for the Panthers.
"I want to honor my visits and give Pittsburgh a fair chance," he said. "I owe it to the Pittsburgh coaching staff still."


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Homeowner fed up with water and heating issues in home
Thu, 19 Dec 2013 02:57:08 GMT —
On a chilly night, a lot of us stay warm simply by cranking up the heat.
Toledo resident Marilyn Doss can't do that because she lives in a home where the basement is prone to flooding, and the furnace is broke.
With Christmas a week away, her wish is simple, "I want all of it fixed," said Doss.
That what's she thought earlier this year. When her basement flooded, the city of Toledo stepped in and replaced damaged items including her furnace through the city's flooding grant program.
The city paid plumbing company T& J Rooter Service to install a new check valve and sump pump. After a heavy rainfall in June, her basement flooded and Marilyn recorded it with her camera.
The flooding seen in the video resulted in her furnace breaking again.
Now with freezing temperatures, space heaters and the oven are the only way Doss stays warm.
"I have to leave the house to wash, stay bundled up. I usually have a onesy pajama, socks, sleeping in robes," explained Doss.
Doss contacted two different plumbers, who told her the sump pump in her basement was improperly installed.
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I hope each of these insurance companies pays a steep price for throwing their customers under the Obamacare express.
Via Sacramento Business Journal:
Specific language in the contracts major health insurers signed with Covered California to participate in the exchange required them to cancel the individual coverage which is at the center of a growing national debate.
Anthem Blue Cross, Kaiser Permanente,Health Net and Blue Shield of Californiahave confirmed to the San Francisco Business Times that their Covered California contracts, signed in August or September, required the cancellations. Other plans on the exchange are subject to the same contract language.
"All QHPs (of which we are one) had to sign that contract," said Darrel Ng, a spokesman for Anthem Blue Cross, referring to insurers known as qualified health plans.
"In order to participate in Covered California as a qualified health plan, the contract required us to cancel non-ACA-compliant plans on December 31," saidSteve Shivinsky, a Blue Shield spokesman. "Blue Shield supports this policy because it assures a large and balanced risk pool of individual and family plan subscribers."
Health Net's Brad Kieffer said his company signed the contract Sept. 19, and Covered California counter-signed on Sept. 27 — just days before Covered California was set to begin accepting applications on Oct. 1.
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Markenführung in der Fleischwirtschaft – zum Markentransferpotenzial der Marke Wiesenhof
The meat sector is the largest branch in the German food economy. It is characterized by a dominance of cost leadership. Against the background of an increasingly ruinous predatory pricing policy, we analyze the potential of brands introduced into new markets by brand extension. Therefore, consumption-psychological (strength of the parent brand, perceived quality of the parent brand, perceived transfer-fit) as well as economic (conjoint analysis) approaches are applied. The results reveal a group of 25 % of consumers who show a price inelastic buying behaviour and who can be seen as a suitable target group for manufacturer's brands. The example of the poultry brand Wiesenhof shows that brand extensions are an appropriate tool to introduce brands into the financially weak red meat sector.
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Anime fans with a PlayStation Vita in their pocket have reason to celebrate today as it was announced during the Anime Expo 2013 Crunchyroll panel that the subscription-based streaming service will soon be making its way to Sony's portable console.
Back in my day, if we wanted to watch anime, we has to tune in to something like Toonami in the afternoons in hopes of catching one of the 1,562 episodes of Dragonball Z or perhaps a limited run of something like Blue Sub 6. Nowadays, you youngsters have the world at your fingertips thanks to the wonders of the internet.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 9 (UPI) -- Canadian celebrity chef Anthony Sedlak was found dead of apparently natural causes in his North Vancouver apartment.
He was 29 when he died last Friday of an undiagnosed medical condition, the Vancouver Sun reported, without offering further details.
The restaurateur and cookbook author was the host of Food Network Canada's "The Main" and a judge on "Family Cook Off."
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I made this for a friends daughter for her Christmas present. I tend to use this pattern alot. It's a great pattern!
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Very pretty quilt. I like the pattern too.
Oh my gosh, I have never seen john deer fabric in anything but green!! I totally love it
How nice to have a girl's version too!
This is a great pattern and you made a beautiful quilt. I bet she loved it. Where did the pattern On my way! From?
it was just a pattern I put together in EQ7 and I fussy cut the JD material for the squares. it was really easy and yes they loved it!


text: Purchased my Masterbuilt electric smoker a few weeks ago at Bass Pro. The one I got was the cheaper analog version of the electric smoker. Just finished my first smoke which was sausages. They turned out OK and tasted amazing. Really juicy and flavorful. There's quite a bit of work I still need to do in order to figure out how to use my smoker to the best of it's ability. This weekend I plan on smoking a 4 pound piece of brisket I bought at the local butcher shop. Wish me luck. MB


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How Good Will Men's 2013 Basketball Be?
We can discuss and debate from now until November, what position players are going to play next year and how many minutes they are going to get. Coach Beilein has recently stated that he feels good about the flexibility of next year's team, meaning that many players can play multiple positions. I approached this from a player position point of view and tried to see if we would likely be better or worse than this year.
1 Spike, Walton
Walton's minutes increase as he earns them and he will likely be the starter at some point next season (likely sooner than later). Less scoring than last year, but hopefully they can both run the offense and get shots for others. A big step down from this year's POY, but we should be solid.
2 LeVert, Irvin, Spike, Stauskas
A 5 star player who was Indiana's Mr. Basketball, needs to be on the floor somewhere. With Hardaway's departure, there is an opening here. LeVert has a year of experience and knows the system. Both players should give us length on the perimeter, outside shooting, dribble penetration and be good in transition. Solid on defense. Even with this year.
3 Stauskas, LeVert , Irvin, Robinson
Expect Nik to be bigger and stronger and a better ball handler. As a second year player, he will have a better understanding of the offense and defense and should be a better defender. Several guys can play this position. Experience makes this is an upgrade from this year.
4 Robinson, Donnal, Bielfeldt, Morgan, Horford
Expect GRIII to be bigger, stronger and a better defender. Donnal could be the perfect stretch 4 that we thought Smotrycz would be, but probably not this year. We can go with 2 bigs for stretches with Morgan, Horford or even Bielfeldt at the 4. An upgrade from this year.
5 McGary, Horford, Morgan
We should count on a double, double (15+ points & 12+ rebounds) every night from the 5 position. Improving defense from McGary. His threat to score should open things up for the other positions on offense. A big upgrade from this year.
This year, during most of the regular season, we started 2 freshmen, a sophomore and 2 juniors. With this lineup, we would be starting 2 freshmen (Walton & Irvin) and 3 sophomores. Still a very young team. Who will be the leaders? We lost the leadership of Burke, Hardaway and the 5 seniors.
I would expect a slower start to the non-conference portion of the season. Hopefully, they grow up fast and come together by late season. This team could be a Big Ten title contender and a NCAA Sweet Sixteen or better.
Projecting James Ross' Potential - Player Comparison
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After picture paging a play from the spring game in which James Ross makes one of his several TFLs on the day, I was trying to think of his best comparison. Forgive me for going outside Michigan lore, but I think he compares decently well to Sean Spence, or at least has the potential to in the future. For those unfamiliar, Spence is an outside linebacker from Miami(FL) who was selected in the 3rd round, #86 overall by the Steelers in the 2012 draft. In full disclosure, I'm a Miami grad, (currently at Michigan and don't worry, Michigan always comes first) so that's where my knowledge of Spence's career comes from. It is also likely the reason why I was able to quickly connect the two's similarities. Anyways, here's the meat of why I think they're similar:
Recruiting and Measurables
Both were 4-star outside linebackers, but Ross may have been a little more impressive. Spence's offer list looks lacking, made up of Rutgers and North Carolina types, but he committed early enough to explain that away. Spence was part of the famous 2008 Miami Northwestern High ("national championship" high school team) of which Miami pulled basically their entire number one class that year, most of which turned out on the bench or became an interception machine (Jacory Harris), but I digress.
Spence was listed as 6'0 and a tiny 186 lbs (!!!), whereas Ross was listed as 6'0, 209. Spence ended up coming in at 5'11", 231 lbs at the Combine, and I wouldn't be surprised if Biggs was trying to sneak in an inch or two. Ross is listed on the latest roster at 6'1", 223. I think around 230-235 is reasonable to expect Ross to end up at, although if he actually is north of 6', he could end up a few pounds larger.
Strengths and Weaknesses
If it wasn't obvious yet, one of the reasons I think this comparison works is because they both could be classified as under-sized. Ross may outgrow that moniker, but for now, it's appopriate. Additionally, they're both quick, smart, instinctual linebackers who can bring the wood, despite their size. Dan Gibbs can vouch for Ross. Here's a few snippets of Spence's draft profile from NFL.com; tell me it doesn't sound familiar.
He was a four-year starter at Miami, and although undersized he makes up for this deficiency through speed, instincts and overall athletic ability
He can quickly diagnose a play and use his explosive hips to meet running backs and deliver the blow.
Spence is undersized and needs to play free of big blockers on him to be productive. He can flow to plays but "rides the pole" and falls off tackles at times.
I'll confess, but I don't know what "rides the pole" means in a football context, so maybe Ross can be free of that weakness. I'd assume it's a bad habit of making initial contact and stopping his feet, but that's just my guess.
Career Path
Spence played in every game as a true freshman, and only didn't see the field a handful of times in his career - due to injury and a pesky little Nevin Shapiro related suspension. Happy that Ross won't have that on his resume. Spence made a name for himself with a couple plays in a loss to Tebow in Gainesville his freshman year, and eventually became the leader of Miami's defense. He played some at the MIKE his senior year due to injuries and the graduation of Tennessee Titan starter Colin McCarthy. He ended up a Butkis semifinalist and earned All ACC honors (har har har ACC, but still) before graduating and heading for the NFL.
Picture Pages: Spring Game
This started out as a focus on a great play that James Ross made en route to 8 tackles and several TFL in less than a full games snaps. Safe to say this kid might be pretty good. Anyways, it somewhat evolved into realizing that however talented and large our interior offensive line may be, they're still developing and gelling this spring. Usual caveats apply, I am not a football coach, just an educated fan and former high school player - let me know if you disagree with any assesments.
Link, thanks to mgovideo, one of the biggest free perks for Michigan fans. Play starts at 1:11
Michigan comes out in what Al Borges would probably draw on the first page of his autobiography: offset I with a tight end (the size of a small tackle) and a full back with his hand on the ground. All that's missing is Funchess lined up next to Lewan with Jake Butt in motion and this would turn into what Al Borges probably dreams about at night. The tight camera angle doesn't show the wide receiver personnel or formation, but I'd bet it's some combo of Gallon/Darboh/Jackson/Chesson based on my memory. Lewan appears to be trying to make a check of some kind, but that's just my hope based on the breakdown that happens on the interior. It was not uncommon for him to make line calls last year apparently, so it wouldn't surprise me if he's still encouraged to do so, if not moreso.
The defense, meanwhile is lined up in basically its base 4-3 under, with Beyer and Ross only slightly outside of their normal positions. Ojemudia is offsides, too. Get onsides there, terminator eyes. Your D-lineman are Ojemudia, Willie Henry (who played a lot), Pipkins and Godin (I think).
As the ball is snapped, it's apparent why James Ross was a half a yard closer to the line of scrimmage than Desmond Morgan - he was real excited about his A-gap blitz. Coach Mattison probably was too. We already see that Kalis is pulling: he's opened up his hips well and his first step is directly for the spot Devin Gardner is vacating. Everyone save Kalis and Williams will down block. Kerridge is headed for Godin. Notice that Miller has his sights set on double teaming Henry despite James Ross and his reckless abandon for the A gap. I think this is the first breakdown, and Miller ends up being a non-factor when he probably could have picked up Ross and turned this into a gain. I think he could be good, this is just a growing pain of a young center in the spring.
As Devin reverse pivots and prepares to hand off to Drake Johnson, most of the offensive lineman have done their road grating jobs. Lewan has joined Braden on Pipkins, and Peewee doesn't have a shot against the All-American and his young giant friend. AJ williams has left Ojemudia for Willie Henry and Schofield is prepared to help see him off. Miller, in hopes of sealing off the back side, has now taken himself completely out of the play as I mentioned. Desmond Morgan has read run as well, but I think he heads for the wrong gap. James Ross is already going to be in Kalis' hip-pocket shortly - that's his guard read anyways. Guard pulls, you run right through where he left straight to the ball carrier. Meanwhile, Morgan should be scraping playside as fast as possible until he sees daylight and or Drake Johnson with the ball.
Kalis has his sights for Brennan Beyer. Schofield has Henry sealed and Williams has left him to chip Ojemudia and keep ole laser eyes away from flying down the line. Ross continues his plan to arrive early for his scheduled meeting with Johnson.
Kerridge has stalemated Godin, Kalis is headed upfield ready to for either Beyer, a hypothetical Desmond Morgan or a safety. But, James Ross is not only deadly, but apparently silent. Kalis needs his head on a swivel here - I have a feeling he got a little excited for 5 yards of momentum and a one-one matchup in the open field. Then again, he thinks the backside should have been handled. Anyways, at this point it's pretty clear to Drake Johnson that things are not going to end positively. Could Braden have left Pipkins earlier and found Ross? Possibly, but I'm pretty sure his job is to donkey the guy who is head up on him until there can be no more donkeying and then find someone else.
Drake Johnson, I have a Mr. James Ross here to see you. Again we see Morgan could've taken a better angle, and if Ross were picked up, there is a lane and a freight train named Kyle Kalis headed downfield.
Two yard loss.
P.S. Devin please calm down when celebrating and wrap yourself in bubble wrap.


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They tracked the gradual increase of women. They debated why progress stalled over the past decade. They talked about work-family conflicts and the appeal of �opting out.� What they didn�t predict was that women might finally reach the goal of equality, less because they scaled the heights than because men slipped downward. But here we are.
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TR: Knoebels 9/14
I always like to vist a park and ride some coasters on the weekend preceding or following my birthday when it falls on a weekday. This year I did both.
Thanks to Jen, I was able to attend ACE's Riding Of The Bull event at GrAdv last Saturday. I had been debating with myself where to go for my POST-birthday jaunt. My main candidates were SFNE and Clementon. Early last week, I started also considering Knoebels, and it became a three-headed monster. I hadn't known that Ken (frontrow) was headed to Knoebels on Saturday until he posted here mid-week. He and his kids are terrific people and fun to hang with, and I found out Knoebels was offering their P.O.P with wood coasters included, for $36 (normally 41.50.) And other than gas, it only costs me a $1 toll round trip. So I decided on Knoebels. I planned to meet Ken, his daughter Hayley, and son Hayden near Phoenix' entrance around 12-ish, give or take.
That was unnecessary, as I felt a tap on the shoulder immediately after purchasing my wristband. Turns out we arrived at pretty much the exact same time..matter of fact, he was parked about 4 spaces away from me!
After he bought their bands, we headed to Phoenix. At the ticket booth there we bought the extra $4 worth of tickets each of us needed for later rides on Haunted Mansion and Black Diamond (neither included on P.O.P.) Oddly, Haunted Mansion was already taking passengers and had a large line a full 30 minutes before the park "officially" opened at 12.
We had two nice rides on Phoenix to start the day...the back was the better of the two. It remains as always, a smooth ride, a fun ride, a classic..and the lack of seat belts certainly doesn't hurt. We had another ride after lunch when we discovered they had put the other train on, and the best of the day near the end of the night in the back seat. I tell you, that line can look long when it's onto the midway, but they blow those trains out and our longest wait was less than 15 minutes or so.
The rest of this will be anecdotal, as my now-49 year-old brain doesn't remember the order of things. :(
Twister remeins my favorite coaster in the park. By the time we got over there they were running both trains. There's some extreme laterals on that ride, but to me, it's very similar to Lightning Racer in that it really gives the illusion of more speed than it's actually producing. Wasn't as rough as it can be..easily identifiable new wood likely has much to do with that.
We took one drop on StratosFear..low capacity, not very tall, slow climb. As someone said on my other thread, it doesn't really stop at the top and it's airtime city all the way down. Nice lighting package at night
No testing and very little activity around Flying Turns.
Hayley was a bit nervous about the Haunted Mansion..first time..but I think she enjoyed it more than she let on. The effects seemed to be timed better than in the past. I enjoy that ride a lot.
Knoebels' Skooters bumper cars get a lot of love, as they should. We only got one ride due to line length throughout the day. The only complaint I have about them is that there's too many cars in the circuit. Leads to more jams with less movement and slamming. Fewer cars would be more conducive to the desired...on my part anyway...mayhem.
We actually took two rides on the wonderful carousel. No one got the brass ring, but we enjoyed them. I'm conflicted about their carousel. I'm a firm believer that the only way to ride a carousel as an adult is on a horse that goes up and down. But at Knoebels, the attraction of grabbing for the ring is offset by the fact that all of the outside horses that allow you to grab are stationary.
Did a bunch of flats, including the Whip and Italian Trapeze (swings) with Hayden while Ken and Hayley rode Kozmo's Kurves. I believe they hadn't been on before. Neither had Hayden, but he was on 199 coasters and didn't want a kiddie coaster to be #200. He had a sign ready to display on his 200th. They were going to Dorney today, so either Stinger or Possessed will be more appealing to him.
Ken was kind enough to treat me to lunch. We were gonna eat at the food court by Black Diamond, but I just felt like a burger, and the only one on that menu was the Bison Burger. It was funny..Ken thought that was just a fun name for the generic burger, and didn't realize it's actually bison meat. We ate at at the food court by Phoenix, where I had a fairly decent bacon/cheddar burger.
I found some pinball machines..a rare occurence at parks...and played for a bit while the others went to the Roto-Jets. My skills at pinball have eroded along with my eyesight. But my Skee-Ball skills have not. I threw about 5 games, did well, and did what I always do with my redeemable prize tickets..gave them to a mom with kids who were obviously collecting tickets to win some junk.
After that, I met the others again. I wanted to ride the chairlift up the mountain, which is, for me, quite the scary experience. But that was outweighed by my desire for a coupla more woodie rides. We made it back to the chairlift ten minutes before the park's 8pm closing. But, because of the length of the ride (14 minutes)..they had already stopped taking passengers.
I enjoyed Black Diamond more than I did last year. There seemed to be more effects, all were working, and I was able to see them better from my vantage point.
There seemed to be an inordinate number of animals of the canine persuasion in the park yesterday. The park was crowded, but the lines were not long. That's the thing about Knoebels..it draws a lot of grandparent/parent/grandchildren-type families who fill the open areas, but are not doing much riding.
There's always an ongoing debate about buying P.O.P vs. individual tickets. I did the math. Based on the rides I went on I finished down by a quarter.
It was great to see Ken again. Third time this year, counting my abbreviated day at Hershey in June. Haley was with us at GAdv on Easter, but Hayden was not. His youngest, Hunter, did not make this trip, although all four of them joined me at Kennywood last year (also on my post-birthday weekend!)
So they're at Dorney as I type this, and I know they're having a blast. If I had a pass, I might have joined them. They expect to head east and to GrAdv NEXT Easter, so I certainly look forward to that.
Thanks for reading, folks.
* This post was modified at 9/15/13 3:51:37 PM *
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boesball said:
Nice. It sounds like you had fun. Can you explain the brass ring system?
As far as I know, there's only two carousels in the US on which you can still grab for the brass ring.
About halfway through the ride, a mechanical "arm" is positioned within reach of outside riders. The arm is loaded with metal rings, an occasional one of which is made of brass. One ring sticks out at the end. Riders attempt to grab the ring with a crooked finger as they pass by. If someone gets a brass one, I think at Knoebels they get a free ride.
"Grabbing the brass ring" harkens back to the early days of amusement parks. The phrase has also become a societal metaphor for achieving great success in an endeavor.
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I've been on just two: at SCBB and Knoebels.
SCBBs' has its outside horses moving up and down as opposed to Knoebels', so that adds to the required "motor skills" of the rider!
I've learned to give the dispenser the finger as I whiz by. :-) Use your middle finger to get the rings, because it is your longest digit and you can make a better "hooking motion" with it.
I've yet to grab a brass ring.
Ironically, the only time I've grabbed a brass ring was at Knoebels...on my birthday...some 15 years ago.
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Like Mike stated our rides on Phoenix got better and better as the day went on. Twister is running great, much smoother than my rides in 2011. The double helix has greatly improved. The coaster seems to running faster and more aggressive, but smoother. Twister is still a little bumpy, especially at the bottom of the first drop. All in all Twister jumped a bunch of spots in personal rankings. Knoebles now has 2 incredible wooden coasters again.
Black Diamond was a new credit for me, and I was extremely impressed. Knoebles has done a spectacular job with the theming and effects. I would actually qualify it as Dollywood/ Busch Gardens quality. Our ride on Haunted Mansion was my first ever. I thought it was really good. A very good classic dark ride.
My wife and I rode the bumper cars in 2001. I remember the bumper cars being very good. Now that I've been throughout the country riding bumper cars, Knoebles's are far, far, far superior to everyone else's. My wife and I also rode the Flyers in 2001. The kids and I took a spin again the visit. Knoebles Flying Scooters are still my favorite, but the flyers at Michigan's Adventure and Camden Park are a very close 2nd and 3rd. My kids loved the ones at Knoebles and really had them sideways.
My kids and I rode Looper twice. This was my first ride on this classic, unique ride. It was like Brainsurge at Nick Universe, but only better. Looper is phenomenal, probably in my top 10 all time favorite flats. On this visit I finally rode the carousel. Catching the rings is a blast and the carousel itself is one of the nicest ones I've seen.
I finally got to ride Power Surge and found it to be great fun. We rode Down Draft and Fandango, which are also great rides that we also rode during our last visit. Overall Knoebles has one of the best collections of flats. We also went in the carousel museum for a brief period. I just wanted my kids to see it.
We had a terrific time at Knoebles. We will most likely return next year if Flying Turns opens. I was so glad Mike decided to meet us there. The 4 of us really had a memorable day.
Those Skooters are the best in the biz and among the oldest.
Being they are at Knoebels it's no surprise that those old-fashioned clunky cars work so well and look quite good as well.
The Flyers are also among the best if the op allows sna..uh, well, you know. Some do, some don't. Also, the rotation is the reverse of all (?) other installations...is why the tub openings are on the inside. Not sure how many notice that.
I'm looking forward to PPP to ride all four of the above multiple times...among other things...especially Phoenix at night.
frontrow said:
Black Diamond was a new credit for me, and I was extremely impressed. Knoebles has done a spectacular job with the theming and effects. I would actually qualify it as Dollywood/ Busch Gardens quality.
I finally got to ride Power Surge and found it to be great fun. We rode Down Draft and Fandango, which are also great rides that we also rode during our last visit.
Fire In The Hole/Blazing Fury are two of favorites of mine and I agree that Black Diamond is worthy of comparison.
I didn't ride it on my visit Sunday, but every time I walked past Fandango I pointed at it and said, "It's Faaan...daaan....go". (/wrestling reference)
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MABrider said:
The Flyers are also among the best if the op allows sna..uh, well, you know. Some do, some don't. Also, the rotation is the reverse of all (?) other installations...is why the tub openings are on the inside. Not sure how many notice that.
I did notice the inside loading, because my kids ran up to their flyer then just stopped and stared at it for a brief moment. It took them a second to realize you load from the inside. By loading from the inside, the ride op does not have to come around and check belts. He just starts the ride very very slow and looks at everyone's belt as they pass him. As far as snapping, I don't know how to. I can get really sideways, but I don't know how to snap. I have tried everything, but can't figure out how to snap a Flyer.
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As far as snapping, I don't know how to. I can get really sideways, but I don't know how to snap. I have tried everything, but can't figure out how to snap a Flyer.
I'm no expert, but the technique comes back to me pretty quick.
Years ago, our own Chuck (coasterfanatic) was a master...especially on the Flyers at Kings Island * (now at Carowinds) and he could really put on a show...encouraged by the ride ops.
At Carowinds they also encourage snapping...last time I was there, anyway.
* see link below, starting at :20
MABrider said:
frontrow said:
As far as snapping, I don't know how to. I can get really sideways, but I don't know how to snap. I have tried everything, but can't figure out how to snap a Flyer.
I'm no expert, but the technique comes back to me pretty quick.
Years ago, our own Chuck (coasterfanatic) was a master...especially on the Flyers at Kings Island * (now at Carowinds) and he could really put on a show...encouraged by the ride ops.
At Carowinds they also encourage snapping...last time I was there, anyway.
* see link below, starting at :20
While we were at Carowinds last month several people had their flyers snapping and the ride op was encouraging it. I couldn't do anything with the flyers at Carowinds. I couldn't even get sideways. The flyers seemed very slow, but some people knew how to maneuver them properly.