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Monday, January 25, 2010
Why is the NFL so hard-headed?
It was basically decided by a coin toss.
That's right. The winner of the coin toss in overtime of the New Orleans/Minnesota slugfest -- you just knew that team would win the game, didn't you? I had no dog in this hunt, but I still wanted badly to see both teams to get the ball at least once in the overtime.
Instead, New Orleans won the toss and drove for a field goal and a 31-28 victory over the Vikings. A game with 8 TDs and dozens of huge plays was decided by a flip of a coin and a field-goal kicker.
That's so wrong. The NFL likes its sudden-death overtime policy well enough that it has never varied -- first team to score wins, and no exceptions. I have never liked it, much preferring the college method (both teams get the ball an equal number of times from the opponents' 25) or the high school method (in most states, starting at the opponents' 10 and getting four downs to score). That is a much fairer way to decide things.
It wasn't fair to take the ball completely out of Brett Favre's hands in OT, just like it wouldn't have been fair to take it completely out of Drew Brees' hands. And teams should be going for TDs in OT, as they do at other levels of football, not just trying to get in position for former soccer players to win the game.
I know not all NFL overtime games end in one possession, but too many of them do. It's just not the right way to do it.
Other than that, it was a fantastic game, and I'm happy for the Saints, who after all had gone their entire existence without ever making a Super Bowl.
I just don't like the rule that helped to get them there.
52 comments:
No, the game was not decided by a coin toss. The Vikings had 60 minutes of possessions with which to achieve victory over the Saints and they failed to win. They even had the final possession of the fourth quarter and were within field goal range when a dumb penalty forced them into a desperate passing situation where Favre threw the interception that ultimately doomed them.
Why should we give them any additional chances when they couldn't take care of business when they had the opportunity.
There is plenty of blame for the Vikings loss: the turnovers, the penalties, the inability of the defense to hold in key spots. But please do not blame a coin flip. Overtime is fine just the way it is.
- January 25, 2010 at 9:44 AM
Well anon, the Saints had 60 minutes to take care of business as well. Even with 5 Viking turnovers the Saints couldn't close the deal. I'm not a Vikings fan, and I'm glad the Saints are finally getting a shot but the OT setup in the NFL is lousy...
- January 25, 2010 at 9:48 AM
It is the Vikings responsibility to stop 1)a long kickoff return in overtime, 2)the Saints offense from getting into field position for the field goal.
If they had not turned the ball over 5 times, we would be talking about Favre vs. Manning. Also, if Favre had just run and slid instead of throwing one of his patented INT's, Longwell could have had the chance to kick Minn to Miami.
How is Childress's decision to bring Favre in and his extension look now?
- January 25, 2010 at 9:49 AM
I agree Scott. The NFL wants offense, but then uses OT to punish a team for having a stronger offense and a weaker defense by deciding the game on a coin toss. Congrats to the Saints, but a game with 2 great offenses like that should have given both of them a chance in OT.
- January 25, 2010 at 9:50 AM
In the movie 'Tarzan", were that tiger really dangerous?
- January 25, 2010 at 9:55 AM
So typical. Don't like the result so change the rules. Sounds just like NASCAR. Where has that gotten them?
- January 25, 2010 at 9:55 AM
Normally, I dont like most of your so called blogs, for one they always seem to be more in a Negative tone an not very journalistic. Media Journalist are "supposed to be?" non-biased an write in a non-judgemental way. But alas, you have finally wrote about something I agree with! Im originally from North La. an have always an still will be always a DIRE Hard Saints fan.(Lets face it.. we like to party!) Yes it was great to see the Saints do the unbelievable,hence HELL just froze over, but would the outcome always be the same if the OT was played different? Breez did it.. Could Farve(with his pants on the ground) have done the same thing? Would there have been a fumble, interception, or the like had he gotten the ball first? And what about all the reviews in the last few mins? Notice how after N.O. used up thier challenges, the booth review team kept stepping in an to make sure the right calls were made? And what about the 3rd an 8 possesion where the saints should have made the first down.. but the down marker somehow didnt match the Green TV First down mark?
- January 25, 2010 at 9:58 AM
Anonymous 9:58, once again: It is an opinion blog, not a news article. It's meant to be Scott's opinion. And as for the challenges: in the last 2 minutes, and in OT, ALL challenges are Booth challenges. No conspiracy there!
Meanwhile, ol' Scott...I think you're really thinking just like me: you admitted yesterday that your heart wanted Minnesota to win, and Sudden-Death OT broke your heart. ;-)
I loved sudden-death OT last night. I just wouldn't have been able to take one more day of "Brett Favre Brett Favre Brett Favre" if the Vikes had won.
However, in 2004 I hated Sudden-Death OT, because it broke my heart. :-(
I guess it just depends on where one's heart is.
- January 25, 2010 at 10:08 AM
Good article. What a bunch of dirty rats these lowlife Saints proved to be with their overrated QB and late hitting LBs.
Never has there been so many cowardly lowlife cheap late shots on a 40 year old QB clearly an attempt to injure him with the refs blessings and home field advantage.
One of the sorriest officiating ever especially in a game of such importance. Even the reviews were seemingly rigged.
The Vikings dominated the entire game with close to 500 yds of offense and total ball control.
Obviously Favre was the better QB and had almost double passing yrds as Brees but you cant beat the refs in a home game. As far as QBs the student is never above the teacher.
Favre took these punks cheap shots like a trooper though even though there could have some ejections for such flagrant personal fouls.
All in all the worst team advanced and the best team was screwed. Seems there was some sort of sympathy factor factored in for the home team since they have sucked so badly for 40 yrs and finally got a cheap shot to the Super Bowl with help from the sorry ref crew.
This game really wasnt close although Favre could have ran the ball his last play for an EZ win FG.
The coin toss was pure luck for NO and the last ref call was terrible on a bobbled pass.
Cant beat the refs ... or luck ...
- January 25, 2010 at 10:10 AM
- Joshua said...
I like what Mike Golich said this morning on Mike & Mike. His suggestion was that instead of sudden death they just play an extra quarter.
- January 25, 2010 at 10:15 AM
Never been a Saints fan, however, while they did deserve to be in the game, they should have never been in it. Yeah they got some skewed penalty calls, but the Vikes did themselves in with too many turnovers. That being said, Scott is right. This game should not have been decided by a coin flip, which it essentially was. Goodell WAKE UP and do something about this!!!!!!
- January 25, 2010 at 10:20 AM
I would go for 8 minute overtime periods. That gives enough time for offense or defense to win. If still tied, then do it again. At some point someone will take a chance and either win or lose the game.
- January 25, 2010 at 10:22 AM
Johsua! What happens if the score is tied after the 5th quarter?
Sounds like a bunch of crybabies in here!!
- January 25, 2010 at 10:24 AM
- David said...
The NFL isn't goig to change its ovetime policy because it is too locked into the 1:00 and 4:00 time windows for regular season games. The overtime system will be whatever is fastest, and sudden death is the quickest way to end a tie. They could do something different for playoffs, but that is a whole other can of worms
- January 25, 2010 at 10:44 AM
Defense is just as important as offense - and you can score on defense.
- January 25, 2010 at 10:45 AM
- HokieTT said...
"It wasn't fair to take the ball completely out of Brett Favre's hands in OT..."
Yep, Brett Favre and those other 10 running meatsticks that play on the Minnesota Favres.
So glad that overrated prima donna is out of the playoffs.
- January 25, 2010 at 11:20 AM
The Vikings made too many dumb mistakes. Numerous fumbles, interceptions and 12 men in the huddle (can't get any dumber than that). The game should have been won in regulation by the Vikings, but they blew it. I'll now pull for the Saints to beat Indy.
- January 25, 2010 at 11:27 AM
My favorite suggestion (from Peter King, I believe) is a compromise between the extra quarter and sudden death and it's just as simple: Each team gets a possession. After that, if it's still tied, first team to score wins. That way you ensure both sides at least get a chance to score in the OT. Wouldn't add that much time to the game and would be more equitable. Heck, you may even have teams choose to go on defense first.
- January 25, 2010 at 11:30 AM
Hey Anon 10:10...
Who got up and pee-peed in your Cherios this morning? The "dirty rats" were penalized for the late hits and rightly so. Football is a contact sport and you get after your opponent until he says "mercy." Did you see last week's game? If not, I'll recap: Saints go after Warner, hurt Warner and then called off the dogs when he called "mercy". Farve never called mercy, so why show him mercy? Who cares if he is 40...he's on the damned field!!!
As for the Saints having an overrated QB, puh-lees you %#$@&^% moron. Drew Brees is one of the best in the league right now and a class act.
Face it, the Vikings LOST this game as it was their's to win. However, it didn't happen that way and deal with it. The refs were bad on both sides of the ball, so don't even.
Just blow it out of your arse, you prat.
- January 25, 2010 at 11:34 AM
I want to bang Hannah Storm.
- January 25, 2010 at 11:34 AM
It was a great game. The team who wanted the win the worst won. That said, All you people who dislike Favre, and I respect your thoughts, need to look at it another way. Favre being 40 years old, stayed in the entire game even with the Saints Defense constantly pounding him into the ground (15 hits). How many of the quarterbacks in the league today could take what he did yesterday. If the Saints take it to the Colts quarterback like they did yesterday, He will not be in there at the end of the third quarter. Favre may be old, football wise, but he is still a tough old bird. So give the man credit for a good game. There isn't a Quarterback in the game that hasn't wished he could take back a pass. See you next year Favre.
- January 25, 2010 at 11:57 AM
Favre threw an interception across his grandpa body when he had 10 yards of running room in front of him. This would have placed his "former soccer player" (aka kicker) in a position to win the game. It really doesn't matter about the overtime and the rules surrounding it because overtime would not have occurred if Brett Farve had just played the last 10 seconds of the game like an intelligent veteran not like a gunslinging, just having fun, overrated, retard. His ego once again lost the game and the smarter, more disciplined team and QB won.
- January 25, 2010 at 12:05 PM
"A game with 8 TDs and dozens of huge plays was decided by a flip of a coin and a field-goal kicker." What Favre was trying to do at the end of regulation was exactly that, minus the coin flip.
Field goals are an integral part of the game. Take a look at som eother playoff results before you discount the impact of a kicker (Nate Kaeding, for example?)
- January 25, 2010 at 12:08 PM
Offense is not the only part of a team. BOTH teams DID take the field in overtime. If your defense can't make a stop knowing that will lose you the game then part of your team failed to do it's job. It's not as if it's impossible to stop the saints offense. Want to overcome losing the coin toss? cover the kick and PLAY DEFENSE.
- January 25, 2010 at 12:10 PM
Favre did the same thing last week vs. the Boys and it was hailed as great, so it did not work out this time. Fact is the Vikes lost (and they are my team) and you deal with it. What Favre brought to this team this year they could have never gotten with Jackson or Rosenfells. So while I had hoped they could have won you can not place blame and hopefully this is something to build on.
- January 25, 2010 at 12:13 PM
I heard on the radio this morning (Mike & Mike - ESPN Radio) that this is the first time an OT Championship game has been won by the team who won the coin flip. I'd be interested to see the actual stats on win/loss in all OT games measured against the coin toss winners. Man up and play defense. It's not as if every possession in the NFL means a score. Just ask the Panthers.
- January 25, 2010 at 12:32 PM
The Brady rule was put in to protect QB's and the cheap shot were he dived at Favres ankle was horrible.Also in Overtime that was not a catch by the Saints WR. Vikings sjould have run the game. Childress is to blame for the 12 men on the field and they got 2 conservative when they reached the 30.Favre probably should have ran but you asking a 40 year old with a beat up ankle to run? Not gonna happen. Favre should have never been in that position if Childress had called better plays on 1st and 2nd instead of 2 stupid running plays. Also I would have put in Tavaras Jackson to run a naked bootleg to pick up the yards. Favre got beat like Rocky King and you want him to run after 3 hours of getting pounded?
- January 25, 2010 at 12:43 PM
How does it look for Childress to bring in Favre? Hello, fool! He took them to the championship game. Would Tavares Jackson do that?!? Don't be an a s s!
- January 25, 2010 at 12:53 PM
- tom said...
I agree let them play 1 quarter then if it is still tied do the HS thing and give them 4 downs each until someone steps up and wins. Also I am not a vikings fan , but I agree the calls from the booth were lousy espically the last 2 where one On the 4th and inces he did not have control until he landed behind the line. That should have been vikings ball right there. And the last call where the player did not catch the ball it hit the ground and they called it a catch. I would bet that Indy will beat them easily, because Manning will not make the same mistakes that Favre did. JMO
- January 25, 2010 at 2:02 PM
Um, Jackson took the Vikings to the playoffs last year, so yeah, it's not unthinkable that he could have done the same this year. Now you've destroyed his confidence and willingness to play for the Vikes because Favre was brought in. If he couldn't run because he was hurt he shouldn't have been in there. He's a selfish glory hound who only looks out for himself. And as for overtime, just like everyone said last week when the Vikings ran up the score against Dallas, if they didn't want the Saints to score they should have stopped them.
- January 25, 2010 at 2:11 PM
Some teams with a strong defense and a weak Special Teams, that win the coin toss, actually give the ball to the other team first. This can result in better field position when the other team goes 3 and out. I believe the Panthers used this strategy some this year (cant remember when). The first team with the ball is not an automatic winner. Where was that "awesome" Viking DL in overtime? If they wanted it more, they would have stopped the Saints, got the ball in better field position and won the game.
Also, I believe it was the Vikings who had the choice in the coin toss. They didn't even get this right. To me the Vikes were the better team but fate, luck and the football gods where against them. I think some luck definitely plays a part in every superbowl winning team. Gratz to the Saints for their first SuperBowl (hope Brees shows up for this one).
- January 25, 2010 at 2:23 PM
- Star said...
There are 60 minutes in regulation play. Any other time needed to declare a winner needs to be accelerated in order to meet TV schedules. So the overtime rules are effected by the TV schedules. Overtime is used to determine a winner, not another tie. To win at anything requires skill and good luck. That is the way it has always been and I suspect the way it will always be.
Who Dat?
- January 25, 2010 at 3:30 PM
I have a different suggestion for the OT. Leave it sudden death, but require that each team must score a touchdown out of their first OT possession, instead of allowing a field goal to win it. If the coin flip winning team can score a touchdown, it's over. IF NOT, then the other team must score a touchdown for their part. After that any score goes and wins the game.
- January 25, 2010 at 8:32 PM
Turnovers and penalties determined that game but I will say that the officiating was terrible. It almost looked like the refs were told to make sure the Saints won. Like someone else said in another blog, "just because they had a hard time with Katrina, that does not justify the bad calls." I'm a strong believer that if there is a wrong call then the ref should be docked some of his pay. And before some of you jump on the bandwagon about how difficult it is to call penalties, they don't have to accept the job do they? All too many times I have seen Carolina lose possession of the ball because of bad calls. I'm sick of it and they need to do something about it. This isn't high school or college, this is the pros and wrong calls can affect someone's paycheck.
I felt that the Saints should not have won because the Vikings are the better team. Even with all of those turnovers, they were still in it. Therefore, I hope the Colts win. They are the better team and I feel like the Saints are there by default and I hate Peyton but I am so sick of hearing and reading the uneducated spewing off "who dat?"
- January 26, 2010 at 12:17 AM
No it was not decided by a coin toss. Many things could have happened..couple chances for interception for instance, penatlies but I was somewhat surprised with the close game. Never expected that--thought one team would emerge as leader. And to think the Panthers beat them both.
I watched the Colts also and that team is a well disciplined well working machine of men.
No way will they Saints beat them so they best enjoy their next 2 weeks.
- January 26, 2010 at 1:06 AM
Some moronic idiots obviously know nothing about football defending a bunch of cheap shot lowlife late hit artists trying to injure the QB who has been clearly protected by many NFL rules is so typical.
Football is a contact sport of course but it is a sport that requires knowledge of the rules to avoid serious injury since QBs are the most vulnerable to being blindsided as the main playmaker. All it takes is one lousy late cheap hit to injure a QB for life. Thats why the NFL made rules. A couple of ex-49er SB winner Joes can attest that with permanent head traumas due to late hits. Forget the tons of vicious late hit head poundings 3 time SB winner Bradshaw took before these rules were created for player safety but he was made of steele and lucky.
Clearly the Vikings kickazz defense could have destroyed fragile prettyboy Brees but they played clean by the rules and did not play dirty in an effort to do serious injury to him otherwise he would have been carried out on a stretcher in the 1st quarter.
Clearly this sorry dirty bunch of rats New Orleans bunch of punks had a premediated game plan to make violent late hits to take out Favre to get him out of the way to win the game to get to the Bowl. They were scared to death of Favre after his 4 TDs to Rice who was also banged up with late hits himself but never called. This is next to criminal.
If any QB can take a cheap shot it would be Favre and they knew it but clearly the reason Favre didnt run on his last offensive play was more reasons of safety since they had already injured him with so many cheap shots the whole game.
Too bad these lowlife cheap shot rats will be destroyed by Manning and the Colts so that payback gone be a bitch ... win the battle but lose the war ...
- January 26, 2010 at 7:52 AM
I agree that the officiating was bad and perhaps slanted towards the Saints. I think that has been going on for 5-10 years (at least as far as I have noticed). The calls will go to whatever team brings a larger TV audience.
However, I only remember one play where I saw a cheap shot on Farvre (I only saw the second half). It was a turn over and one of the Saints nailed him while he was trying to make a tackle. At the least it looked like a block in the back.
Farvre is a great QB and didn't seem to play any worst for the wear except for his interception which required two good ankles. If I were him, I would be really pissed at that OL that didn't protect him at all. Its amazing that that team made it that far on that bad of a line.
I refused to watch the last 2 superbowls because of the "questionable" calls from the refs... I might watch this one tho.
Also, I think if Brees plays like he normally does, the Saints will win. Otherwise the Colts will. Wonder who the NFL wants to win?
- January 26, 2010 at 9:38 AM
- Scott said...
I couldn't agree more. If the coin toss didn't matter that much, then why does virtually every team who wins the coin toss decide to receive first in overtime?
It's time for a change.
- January 26, 2010 at 10:21 AM
Agree. Equal opportunity winning for both is needed and not just whoever wins a coin toss.
Terry Bradshaw had concussions and got his neck broken on a late head slam into the ground prompting the NFL to protect QBs way back. He has been under med care for ages and takes medication to prevent extreme mood swings due to the spinal brain injury.
Same for boxing with Ali brain damage.
Safety #1 is the key.
- January 26, 2010 at 11:17 AM
Agreed. Of course, the Vikings blew TONS of chances to win the game in regulation, but once overtime started, they may as well have brought the George Halas trophy out to midfield to present it to the captain who won the toss. It really ruined a great game for me once the overtime period started. Fix this, Goodell!
- January 26, 2010 at 11:58 AM
The refs in OT were 100% biased against the Viks.
They made a terrible pass interference call against the Viks but made a 2nd bad call on the bobbled pass that clearly touched the ground on review that immediately preceeded the easy winning FG.
Terrible refs and after it was over the post game was totally rigged for the Saints automatically.
Was it a 2 tailed coin too?
- January 26, 2010 at 3:22 PM
- Star said...
WOW, what a bunch of cry babies!!!
What game were you ref haters watching?
The calls went both ways.
This is not the National Pansy League.
These players get paid huge salaries to play the game.
If they didn't want Favre to get hit then block the defensive players.
It is smart play to exploit your opponents weakness. Favre is known to make poor decisions when he is pressured. The number of interceptions prove it.
So pull up your purple panties and move on.
I am not being mean, just calling it like I see it.
Oh and BTW, Who Dat?
- January 26, 2010 at 8:13 PM
The only ones wearing black and gold panties would be the cheap shot cowards who couldnt sack the QB legally playing thug ball.
- January 27, 2010 at 8:43 AM
I agree with Scott. The NFL doesn't have to go to the college rules, but they should at least give both teams one shot on offense. In this game after the Saints scored they should have kicked off to the Vikes and given them one opportunity to score. If they don't, game over.
- January 27, 2010 at 11:10 AM
Allow me to quote your former colleague Ron Green Sr., who in a column once noted, "I see that there is a movement building to allow hoops teams who are fouled in the last 2 minutes to choose between foul shots or possession. Some coaches are complaining that doesn't give teams a chance to catch up. I say they shouldn't have fallen behind."
In other words, the first commenter is exactly right.
And oh, please dear God, do not let the college or high school overtime rules ever get anywhere near the NFL. If you want to change the NFL overtime only to mean that each team gets one possession, but keep the coin toss and kickoffs, I can deal with that. But if the college rules were in force this weekend, the Saints probably would have won 66-60 or something like that. Starting a possession on the opponent's 25 yard line instead of a kickoff is the stupidest rule college football ever came up with. I hope the people who were overdosing on hallucinagenic drugs that thought up that rule don't have any current decision-making power.
- January 27, 2010 at 4:24 PM
Since the Saints won the toss why didnt they kickoff instead of recieve? yea rite ...
Why do all teams who win the toss at the start of the game choose to recieve instead of kickoff?
Are you crazy ???????????????
Aint even close ....
- January 27, 2010 at 4:56 PM
Brett Favre, Brett Favre, Brett Favre. Give me a break. You grown men sound like middle school cheerleaders. Brett, Brett, he's our man. If he can't do it, no one can. This guy has been so overated his whole career. Simply put, even with the fumbles and other miscues by the Vikings players Favre's ridiculous interception at the end of the fourth quater is what lost the game for them. I don't understand why this guy is worshiped. Is it because he rides tractors and wears Wranglers? This was clearly his best season and I give him credit for that. But he has made bone-headed plays like that his whole career. He knocked the Packers out the last year that they got to the playoffs with him. Doesn't his intelligence have to be questioned if this happens again and again? Scott, forget about the NFL being stubborn. This post should have been titled, "Why is Brett Favre so hard-headed?"
- January 27, 2010 at 5:42 PM
- Star said...
The overtime rules are fine.
No changes needed here.
The NFL has found an overtime ruleset that achieves their goals.
Regulation time is over, get an end to the game.
You simply can't give each side a chance, it could in theory go on forever. If you do put some limiter then you could have a tie game. Nobody likes tie games.
Quick frankly the games are too long as it is. Three hours to watch a 60 minute contest. This is crazy.
If you want to talk about something then lets talk about making the games shorter.
No more breaks for Commercials.
Reduce the number of timeouts.
Make the delay of game penalty more serious.
Let's wrap this thing up in 2 hours, I have stuff to do.
- January 27, 2010 at 7:28 PM
- blanket said...
As a former soccer player, I take exception to calling the NFL kickers soccer players, present or former. There is not one kicker in the NFL who could make a decent college level team. True, there were soccer players who have played in the NFL, but the style has evolved until it is nothing like a soccer kick. I know it is off the subject, but soccer players have a sensitive side as well.
- January 27, 2010 at 8:11 PM
and #1 reason for the success of the NFL as the #1 spectator sport in the USA.
Brett Favre
Minnesota Vikings
Personal information
Date of birth: October 10, 1969 (1969-10-10) (age 40)
Place of birth: Gulfport, Mississippi
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight: 222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
College: Southern Mississippi
NFL Draft: 1991 / Round: 2 / Pick: 33
Debuted in 1991 for the Atlanta Falcons
Career history
As player:
Atlanta Falcons (1991)
Green Bay Packers (1992–2007)
New York Jets (2008)
Minnesota Vikings (2009–present)
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
11× Pro Bowl selection (1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009)
3× First-team All-Pro selection (1995, 1996, 1997)
3× Second-team All-Pro selection (2001, 2002, 2007)
5× NFC Player of the Year (1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2007)
2× NFC Champion (1996, 1997)
Super Bowl champion (XXXI)
Career achievements, honors, records and statistics
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2009
Pass attempts 9,811
Pass completions 6,083
Percentage 62.0
Yards 69,329
QB Rating 86.4
Stats at NFL.com
Brett Lorenzo Favre (pronounced /ˈfɑrv/; born October 10, 1969) is an American football quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was the starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers between 1992 and 2007, and for the New York Jets in 2008. As of 2009 he is the starting quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings.
Favre started at the quarterback position for the University of Southern Mississippi for four years before being selected in the second round of the 1991 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons (33rd overall). After one season with the Falcons, Favre was traded to the Green Bay Packers on February 10, 1992, for the 19th pick in the 1992 NFL Draft. He became the Packers' starting quarterback in the fourth game of the 1992 season, starting every game from then until his retirement in 2008. In 2008, Favre came out of retirement, was traded to the New York Jets, and continued his consecutive start streak. On February 11, 2009, Favre told the New York Jets that he was again retiring. He came out of retirement for the second time and signed with the Minnesota Vikings on August 18, 2009.
Favre is widely considered the greatest quarterbacks of all time. He is the only player to win the AP Most Valuable Player three consecutive times (1995–97). He led the Packers to seven division championships (1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2007), four NFC Championship Games (1995, 1996, 1997 and 2007), winning two (1996 and 1997), and two Super Bowl appearances, winning one (Super Bowl XXXI).
He holds many NFL records including: most career touchdown passes, most career passing yards, most career pass completions, most career pass attempts, most career interceptions thrown, most consecutive starts, and most career victories as a starting quarterback.
Was selected to play in the Pro Bowl eleven times in his career.
Was a six-time First- or Second-team All-Pro selection.
Was named to the NFL 1990s All-Decade Team.
Records and milestones
As of the end of the 2009 NFL season, Favre owned or shared most of the well-known NFL career records, including:
- January 28, 2010 at 7:51 AM
Consecutive starts as a quarterback: 285 (309 including playoffs)
Consecutive starts as a position player: 285
Career regular-season victories by a starting quarterback: 181 (Regular-season record: 181–104)
Most wins by a starting quarterback against a single opponent: 27, Detroit Lions (18–0 in home games)
Career passing touchdowns: 497
Career passing yards: 69,329[110]
Career pass completions: 6,083
Career pass attempts: 9,811
Career interceptions thrown: 317
Career games with at least one touchdown pass: 241
Career games with at least two touchdown passes: 157
Career games with at least three touchdown passes: 71
Career games with at least four touchdown passes: 23
Career games with at least 200 passing yards: 202
Career games with at least 225 passing yards: 165
Career games with at least 250 passing yards: 139
Career games with at least 275 passing yards: 100
Career games with at least 300 passing yards: 61 (Dan Marino is 1st with 63)
Touchdown passes of 80+ yards: 9
Touchdown passes of 70+ yards: 15
Touchdown passes of 20+ yards: 165
1 yard touchdown passes: 37
1 yard touchdown passes, passer/receiver combination: 8, Brett Favre/Bubba Franks
Career games with at least 30 completions: 24 (Peyton Manning is 2nd with 18)
Career games with at least 20 completions: 185 (Peyton Manning is 2nd with 138)
Completions in a game played on a Friday: 30; 12/24/2004
Seasons with at least 30 touchdown passes: 9
Consecutive seasons with at least 30 touchdown passes: 5
Seasons with at least 3,000 passing yards: 18
Consecutive seasons with at least 3,000 passing yards: 18
Seasons with at least 300 completions: 18
Consecutive seasons with at least 300 completions: 18
Brett Favre & Sterling Sharpe tied Dan Marino & Mark Clayton's record for most passer/receiver touchdown combinations in a season in 1994: 18-broken by Tom Brady and Randy Moss in 2007.
Most consecutive AP NFL MVP awards: 3 (1995–1997)
Career playoff pass completions: 481
Career playoff pass attempts: 791
Career playoff passing yards: 5,855
(2nd) Career playoff passing touchdowns: 44 (Montana, 45)
Career playoff interceptions thrown: 30
Career playoff losses as starting QB: 11
(5th) Career playoff wins as starting QB: 13 (Joe Montana, 16; Tom Brady, 14; Terry Bradshaw, 14; John Elway, 14)
Favre is the only quarterback to have led a team to victory over all thirty-two teams in the league since the NFL first expanded to 32 franchises in 2002
- January 28, 2010 at 7:52 AM
- Matt said...
I find it amusing that people want to crucify Favre for the Vikings loss. Adrian Peterson fumbled the ball THREE times in this game. There was an incredibly stupid penalty for 12 men in the huddle that took the team out of field goal range in regulation. But, for the sake of argument - let's say it was that one poor decision by Favre that gave the Vikings the win. Nevermind that the special teams allowed a big run back in OT and the defense couldn't stop Brees. Would the Vikings really had a better shot with Tavares Jackson or Sage Rosenfels? Seriously? That's what it sounds like the anti-Favre faction is saying. "Tavares to Rice" or "Rosenfels to Harvin" doesn't exactly strike a lot of fear in your heart when you hear it.
By the way, in spite of their vulnerabilities - the Saints defense forced fumbles and made plays when it counted. The Vikings defense did not, in the end. That was the difference. Favre's mistake simply allowed the game to go into OT. There's no guarantee the Vikings would have made that 50+ yard FG had they gotten those few extra yards instead of the turnover.
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The Onsted High School boys basketball team rallied in the second half to beat non-conference opponent Napoleon 47-46 in Tuesday's season opener.
The Wildcats trailed 22-18 at halftime and scored 29 points in the second half.
"It was a great team victory," Onsted coach Brad Maska said.
Devin Louden made key baskets for Onsted in the fourth quarter and finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks. Zack Cranson added 10 points, while Reese Klebba added nine points and seven rebounds. Maska praised Travis Newsome for his defensive effort.
Onsted will face non-league foe Jackson Northwest next Tuesday.
Whiteford 86, Blissfield 70: At Ottawa Lake, the Royals ran into a hot-shooting team in Tuesday's non-league contest.
Whiteford shot 70 percent from the field in the first half and led 42-22 at halftime. Blissfield scored 30 points in the fourth quarter.
"They just shot the lights out," Blissfield coach John Vandecaveye said.
Connor Vandecaveye made five 3-pointers and led the Royals with 23 points. Felipe Cazares scored 15 points, while Jordan Willson added 11 points and nine rebounds.
Whiteford had three players score at least 20 points.
Blissfield will face non-league foe Summerfield on Thursday.
Blissfield JV: Blissfield won the junior varsity game 47-37.
Bethany Christian 56, Berean Baptist 36: The Bobcats struggled in the fourth quarter Tuesday and suffered their third loss of the season.
Berean (4-3) trailed by eight after three quarters, but was outscored 20-8 in the fourth stanza.
Grant English had 12 points and three steals for the Bobcats. Ben Waters had two points, eight rebounds, seven blocks, three assists and three steals. Drew Helinski added eight points and three steals.
Berean will host Stateline Christian on Friday night.
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The only reason I know about Kalucki is that when my Grand-Uncle Michael Leszczynski passed away, his obituary listed his surviving sister Genowefa with a married name of Kalucki. Genowefa stayed in Poland with her brothers, Jozef, Szczepan and Wincenty.
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Historical Newspaper Archives Search Tips for Genealogybank
Newspaper Archives Last & First Name Search
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- Clark - Clarke
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- Examples of interchanging use of the letters "i" and "y"
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- Pennsylvania - Pensilvania or Penfilvania
- rails - rayls
Colonial Newspaper Search Notes
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COLDWATER �The Branch Intermediate School District has partnered with organizations throughout Branch County to provide parents and children aged birth to�6 years the opportunity to develop as individuals and families.
With the Family Success Program, parental education is provided.
"This is beneficial to our parents," said Linda George, coordinator of Early Education Services and Head Start director. "Very experienced people have done work with lots of families over the years,"
Every Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. an inclusive play group for all abilities is offered at the Fremont Street Early Education Center at 95 S. Fremont St. in Coldwater. Additionally, on the last Tuesday and Thursday of each month hearing and vision screenings are offered free of charge.
During the play groups, parents are provided with "Answers to parenting questions, information and ideas about child development," George said.
On Tuesdays special education teacher Jill Beach, offers assistance and resources for developmental issues.
"This is a community play group where children can learn to play together. We evaluate the children to see how they interact with other children and how they do at snack time," said Beach.
The play group also allows parents to network and socialize. Many parents are single parents or stay-at-home parents and socializing with adults is a welcome pastime.
"We've been coming for a while. It gives my daughter a chance to communicate with kids her own age," said Britnee, a Coldwater mother. "It also gives me a chance to breathe."
"This is our very first time," said Marci, mother of 2-year-old Aurora. "I heard about it from my friend who has been coming here for a while. She said it was a good place to socialize and will provide structure."
Many parents were in attendance for the Tuesday session of play group, several with children under the age of 3.
Among the�parents was a father.
Jeff from Coldwater said, "We've been coming here for about seven months. It gives my daughter a chance to play with other kids � lets her socialize ��it gives me a chance to network with other parents."
Parents also have the choice to select a home visitor. The home visitors are experienced professionals whose responsibility is to provide parents with the same parenting guidance as offered in the play group.
"We service the Branch County area," said Tia Tobolske, Early On�program service coordinator. "They must qualify for Early On through a developmental delay, but anyone can call with questions and we offer a free developmental assessment that's done at the home. At this visit we will see if they qualify and get them hooked up with services they need."
In 2000, grant money was supplied to the Branch ISD Head Start for parental education services. The grant funds lasted for a few years and since then organizations such as the Branch County United Way, Department of Human Services, Michigan Department of Education and the BISD have continued to fund the program.
BISD offers inclusive playgroup
By Christy Harris-Hart


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String instruments > Violoncello and Piano
Robert Schumann
Adagio and Allegro op. 70 for Piano and Horn
Editor: Ernst Herttrich
Fing. vc: Sebastian Hess
Fingering: Klaus Schilde
14.00 €
Urtext Edition, Version for Violoncello, paperbound
with marked and unmarked string parts
Pages: 30 (V, 19, 6), Size 23,5 x 31,0 cm
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In 1849 Schumann turned to a new genre: works for piano and accompanying instrument. He showered the different wind instruments systematically with Fantasies, Romances, etc. - and always also provided an alternative part for strings. Thus Schumann also wrote an alternative part for his Adagio and Allegro op. 70 for Horn and Piano, namely for the cello. Clara played the new work together with the horn player E. Julius Schlitterlau, writing afterwards in her diary: "The piece is splendid, fresh and passionate, just as I like it!" And even Schumann admitted enthusiastically that he "had had fun with it" - which is true of many musicians even today.
In keeping with Henle's reputation, this cello score is, first, an informative reference edition. The preface includes historical context for the composition and its first publication. This information is accompanied by carefully notated comments about choices made from the manuscript. ... Most important, though, is the inclusion of the original phrase markings, as they reveal the natural arch of the horn line rather than phrases hacked by edited bowings. Suggested bowings and fingerings are added cleverly and unobtrusively. With the purchase price only minimally above or equal to other publishers, this new Schumann edition is an important choice for any cellist's music library.
[Strings, 2012]
Die Ausgaben sind mit größter Sorgfalt und in gewohnt hochwertiger Ausstattung hergestellt und bieten auch eine Bereicherung für den Notenschrank des interessierten, praktisch musizierenden Liebhabers.
[Robert Schumann Gesellschaft Correspondenz, 2012]


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North of Santa Cruz near the outpost of Davenport is a stretch of rugged coastline with rocky cliffs, sea stacks, and unique marine terraces interspersed with golden sandy beaches. Panther Beach and Hole in the Wall Beach are two of these stunning beaches. Both are located just south of Bonny Doon Road and accessed from the same point. The parking area is not marked along the road and very easy to pass. If you're traveling from the south and you reach Bonny Doon Road and the parking for Bonny Doon Beach, you've driven too far. The parking area is actually an elongated gravel strip by the old railroad tracks that is often potholed.
Once parked, the descent to the beach on foot can be tricky in flip flops as it's steep and rocky in spots. The extra effort to get here is well worth the effort as Panther Beach is beautifully situated among the cliffs. At the south end of the beach is a rock formation with an arch, known as the Hole in the Wall, that leads to its namesake beach. The only way to access Hole in the Wall Beach is through this arch and one must be mindful of the tides as this entry point can become inaccessible in high tides. Hole in the Wall Beach is equally gorgeous with several sandy alcoves and a distinctive golden hue to the rock walls. At the far south end of the beach is an impressive sea stack with a large area of rock terraces for exploration in low tides. Look for Jah Beach and Ship Rock in the next post. Here are some photos with the complete album here.
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in response to deafening complaining from the Internet, Mass Effect 3 will receive an updated ending. The free Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut DLC won't outright change what happens, but will expand upon it, showing more of what's going on.
"Through additional cinematic sequences and epilogue scenes, the Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut will give fans seeking further clarity to the ending of Mass Effect 3 deeper insights into how their personal journey concludes," EA explains in the announcement.
BioWare GM Raz Muzyka said, "Since launch, we have had time to listen to the feedback from our most passionate fans and we are responding. With the Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut we think we have struck a good balance in delivering the answers players are looking for while maintaining the team's artistic vision for the end of this story arc in the Mass Effect universe."
Mass Effect executive producer Casey Hudson added, "We have re-prioritized our post-launch development efforts to provide the fans who want more closure with even more context and clarity to the ending of the game, in a way that will feel more personalized for each player."
Certain corners of the Internet erupted in fury after they played through Mass Effect 3's ending, or watched it on YouTube, or heard from a friend. This manifested in countless forum posts, a flood of whining reviews on Amazon and other stores, and even someone filing complaints with the Federal Trade Commission and Better Business Bureau. In a way, it's all an unusual compliment to BioWare on creating a series fans care so passionately about.
Following rumours, BioWare confirmed last month that it planned to release new content clarifying and offering closure.
The Extended Cut will be available for free on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this summer.


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Now, on to the Brits. It is amazing that some people were surprised that DOCTORS could be involved in the terror plots. Yes, they may be docs, but they are still Muslims who identify AS Muslims and NOT British or any other nationality, who were indoctrinated from youth in the madrasahs that they are oppressed, and must kill Jews, Christians, and just about everyone else. Not only must they kill, but to die doing so will bring virgins and paradise. So much for primum non nocere or the Hippocratic Oath. But the Brits have themselves to blame as well, for bringing them in to heal the sick in their NHS. You see, there is a shortage of docs in the UK so they bring in docs trained in places where hate for the West is a way of life (over 30% of the docs are foreign trained). It's kind of like bringing a hungry lion in your home to watch your kids, and then being amazed when your kids are eaten. And why is there a shortage of UK docs? Well, you could make more being a plumber (nearly), are burdened with government regulations, deal with decreasing respect from patients, etc. etc. I do admire those that continue to do it however, and met a few when I lived in England for a few months. And oh how I look forward to a National Health Service here in the U.S.
And before you moderate Muslims go on tirade, I know you are out there. And I also know that not all docs trained in the Middle East or SE Asia are going to be suicide bombers. But in recent polls (Dailymail,CBS,etc-just google Muslims and UK polls) a large number of Muslims in England, and not just the youth, either supported or sympathized with suicide bombings. A large number also want sharia law to be the law of the land. So, you moderates raise your voices, because the world can't hear you.
One more thing. I can almost guarantee those burnt krispy kritters in Scotland wouldn't have been taken into custody or to a hospital in the U.S. if some patriotic concealed-carry permit holder had been at the airport picking up his wife. At the sound of the first flaming "Allah Akbar" there would have been one empty snub nose 38. Here come the virgins.


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"I see a red door and I want to paint it black," Mick Jagger once sang.
Was he feeling a bit blue? Not at all. According to a new colour survey, the Rolling Stones frontman just wanted to tell the world that he'd gone from being happy chappy to a money-making mogul, with a simple change of paint colour.
Turns out, if eyes are the window to the soul, your front door is the portal to your personality.
At least that's the word from a 2,000-person survey conducted for UK paint manufacturer Farrow & Ball. According to their results, red door fanciers are the relaxed life of the party, while those behind black doors are successful. If you're lucky, you live next to a purple door, whose owners are sociable, bubbly and chatty with a huge circle of friends. And if pink is your poison? You're popular and daring, but as mischievous as a bag of monkeys.
"If you have a smart, well-painted front door, the colour says a lot about your personality," says Sarah Cole, UK marketing director at Farrow & Ball, which is running a competition for the most beautiful front door. "It's the welcoming part of your house and it gives people an indication of what's inside. It expresses your personality and what's important to you."
But that should involve more than just a lick of colour, says Janise Saikaley, owner of Wellington West village's Uproar Paint and Paper.
"There's a lot of junkiness that happens in front doors," she says. "It's not a drop-off zone and it's not your exterior mud room. One of my pet peeves — and I know I'll be shot for this — is, if you can afford to buy a $1,000 baby buggy, put it somewhere else than beside the front door. Be respectful of your neighbours and the street appeal of the neighbourhood."
She recommends starting with the basics: Choose a colour that not only appeals to you, but fits with the style and era of your home. For brick houses — particularly older ones — Saikaley suggests using the exterior colour as a basis to either create contrast or blend with the front door. If you have a secondary front door, it should be painted a different, less noticeable, colour.
Garage doors present a special problem, particularly in subdivisions where garages jut out in front of the house. In those cases, the bigger the door, the less noticeable it should be. It should it be a lighter, more washed-out colour than the front door, with the porch painted the same as the grout.
"You don't have to match your front door to your garage door — that's a designer no-no. Why do you want to see the garage door screaming at you when the front door is lost?" Equally important is lighting and a prominent house number, "which makes your home more welcoming and easier to find," she says. "Weak lighting is a sign of a bad front entrance. Highlight it using beautiful lanterns or beautiful sconces. Update the light fixture on your garage, too. I like smaller lights on the garage and the big one on the front door, if the garage is in front of the house."
Architectural elements add interest and focus, too. For front doors offset from the centre of the house, a wrought iron planter — never plastic — "gets your attention and automatically guides you on a path to the front door," she says. "On the door itself, I love handmade numbers and door knockers. If you're stuck for hardware, go for an oiled bronze or black matte finish and always have full-sized screen or glass on a screen door so the colour can be seen." Shrubs and planters can also add interest, along with a beautiful cedar or teak storage box for recycle bins.
"Keep your front door clean, tight and respectful of the neighbourhood," she says. "Your front door should always be welcoming, tidy and a little bit glamorous." To achieve that look, follow these tips:
- If you have a house number near the door, choose a noticeable colour or handmade number plate rather than a simple black or white.
- Paint the underside of a porch canopy to add interest to the entire area.
- Only paint exterior surfaces if the temperature has been above 8 C for more than five days.
- Take one day for prep, one day to prime and two days to apply two coats. "If you put a second coat of nail polish on too fast, the second coat is gummy," says Saikaley. "Same with paint."
- To get the best finish, paint in the morning and not in the full sun.
- If you chose a high-gloss finish, the colour will seem a shade darker. Gloss is excellent for a classic look in strong colours, while exterior satin creates a more relaxed feel for softer colours.
- If you paint the back door a different colour, "keep within the same weight of colours. Stay in one colour family and link the two together," says Farrow & Ball's Cole.
- Choose a colour a shade or two darker than you'd normally have inside, since doors are in daylight.
- Consider painting the frame and door the same colour to make it feel grander.
- Layer colour in your outdoor space by painting garden furniture.
What does your door say about you?
According to Farrow & Ball's recent survey of 2,000 homeowners, door colour says everything about who you are. If your door is . . .
Black: You are the most successful in your career out of your neighbours.
Red: You are an extrovert who is relaxed, happy and outgoing.
Purple: You love socializing and have a very close-knit group of friends.
Pink: You take chances in life, have the most friends of anyone and yet are full of mischief.
White or brown: You are completely content with your life.
Orange or terracotta: You are happy with your relationships.
Green: Considered the most trustworthy, you are also intelligent and sophisticated.
Yellow: You make great money but you're loud and admit to being a bad neighbour.
A Canadian top 10
Canadian paint brand Beauti-Tone, meanwhile, has announced its Top 10 front door colours.
Outdoors, colours look less intense than they do indoors so you need to "choose saturated hues that are darker than the colours you would have envisioned for your front door," Beauti-Tone creative director Bev Bell says in a release.
The top 10 colours, chosen for their strong character and welcoming personality, are:
- Loving It (3C2-8): A red that commands attention.
- Earthenware (3E1-8): A friendly, earthy colour that beckons you in and helps you feel grounded.
- Wet Sands (3H2-7): With this Midas Touch, your home will look like a million bucks.
- Green Conifer Hills (5141EC): The secret to this classic dark green is that it's infused with black. Rich, deep, sublime.
- French Navy Blue (SC007): Like a uniform or a great business suit, this colour commands respect.
- Direct Line (436): A purple that is downright majestic.
- Hidden Mountain (5135EC): This shade of aubergine is a fashion statement, true haute hue.
- Quinte (HD016): A deep, rich, full-bodied burgundy.
- Gitano (FD038): There's nothing '70s about this brown. A new contemporary espresso shade.
- Grey Eyeshadow (SC047): Harmony resides here. Not too warm, not too cold.
To enter the Great Outdoors contest, renovate a door using Farrow & Ball paints, then upload a photo to farrow-ball.com or to their Facebook page before April 12. The top 20 top doors across Europe, the UK and Canada will be voted on. The winner will be announced April 30. Prizes include more than $8,000 in Farrow & Ball products as well as Hunter wellington boots. Farrow & Ball products are available at Uproar Paint and Paper, 1109 Wellington St. West, 613-722-9891, and Decorators Choice Paint Store, 1511-1497 Innes Rd., 613-736-8212.


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Beds, boys and toys are among my theme this week - not forgetting a look at girls.
What has struck me in writing for Sepia Saturday is how limited the photographs were in my childhood - either taken on a seaside holiday or formal school or studio shots. Of course there was no flash for the average home camera - so no photographs of parties, or playing inside - nor do I have any taken in winter. So finding photos featuring toys was a challenge.
My uncle Harry Rawcliffe Danson, c.1916 No toy here but this is my favourite photograph of my mother's brother. Harry's middle name came from his grandmother Maria Danson, nee Rawcliffe.
24 years later Harry survived the Battle of Dunkirk. He retained his good dark looks all his life.
Below are two photographs from the large collection left by my Great Aunt Jennie (Danson), who grew up in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire. She had written names on the back, of the majority of the cards, but otherwise little is known about the people in them. I suspect they are the children of friends, and date from the period 1915-1925. I was unable to make any headway in further identification through a search of the 1911 census.
Here I am, aged around 2, clutching a soft ball, which i think is one my mother probably made. She enjoyed making such balls from felt and embroidering the sections in contrasting colours with numbers, or motifs for sale at village fetes etc. Today the picture of my father smoking a cigarette by me, would be distinctly frowned upon!
I was a "dolly girl" - I loved my dolls, which, as my mother was a dressmaker, were the smartest on the street. With my best friend, Carol, we would wheel our prams up and down and put the dolls in their cot (an old box), with a crocheted blanket and lace trimmed pillow and quilt cover, again courtesy of my mother, or set up the doll's tea set for a tea party.
I had a "Last Doll" for my 11th birthday, which seems in today's lifestyle, really old for a doll. The inspiration came from the book "Sarah Crewe or the little Princess", by Frances Hodgson-Burnett, where Sarah was given a grand doll with an extensive wardrobe on her 11th birthday. I saw the book serialised on television and decided that would mark the end of my "dolly" era - it didn't really, as I went on to collect costume dolls.
Funnily enough I cannot remember having any favourite soft toys, though presumably the one I am clutching in this studio photo must have been high on the list.
As for other toys, I remember being given (from the TV series) a Muffin the Mule and a Sooty puppet and these formed a major part of the "make believe" games we played. We got a new jigsaw every Christmas. The one I best remember was of a winter scene of skaters at the White Horse Inn, near Salzburg in Austria - 45 years later I actually visited the inn on holiday. Games were popular such as dominoes, snakes and ladders, ludo, tiddlywinks and colouring books and join-the-dot books.
Puppets were a favourite pastime. We would set up a makeshift theatre in the front room with the clothes-horse and a sheet, and make simple glove puppets from felt and bits and pieces from my mother's trimming box. I was usually the script-writer and my brother did the sound effects, with my father the hero or villain role and my mother and aunt the audience.
I loved getting in my Christmas stocking a pristine notebook to write in, a blank scrapbook to show off my collection of scraps and a new pencil case, with new pencils, rubbers and sharpener to take to school at the start of the fresh term. The really classy one that everyone wanted was wooden where the top swivelled round to show the bottom compartment - the only drawback was it was heavy in your satchel.
I enjoyed playing at shops, so a toy till , with play money was an ideal choice. We also played at libraries, so I was in seventh heaven to be given a date stamp - and I went on to become a librarian!
Books remained one of my favourite presents for any time of year, with an Enid Blyton at the top of my list.
For my brother it was meccano, marbles, conkers, his train set, Dinky cars and Airfix models. Outside, he had his pedal car and football, whilst I had my tricycle and skipping rope to practice "crossovers" and "bumps".
Onto the next generation and my daughter's favourite toy -
donkey, ridden later by her own daughter.
And finally back to bed with a menagerie of soft toys. My daughter was never a particularly "teddy" girl - panda was her favourite. Here is Scottie dog, with two owls perched on top of him and alongside two pandas, a koala bear present from Australia and a Brownie, knitted from a pattern in "Woman's Weekly" magazine - a great source of ideas for home made toys for children.
Looking back, toys seem very simple compared with the range
today's children have in their crowded toy boxes, but none then needed batteries!
I have happy memories of what we did have.
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Huskers Complete Action at Razorback Invitational
In the women's triple jump, Mara Griva and Anna Weigandt finished fourth and sixth, respectively. Griva, who finished third in the long jump yesterday, recorded a mark of 41-3 ¼ (12.58) and Weigandt posted a jump of 40-2 ¾ (12.26). Patrick Raedler finished fourth on the men's side, posting mark of 51-0 ¼ (15.55). Already holding the top mark in the event in the Big Ten, Raedler's jump was a season best. Devandrew Johnson recorded a personal-best jump of 47-8 (14.53) to finish 11th.
Veronica Grizzle rounded out the throws events for the Huskers on the weekend with an eighth-place finish in the women's weight throw. Grizzle recorded a throw of 58-1 ¾ (17.72).
Tim Thompson finished eighth in the men's 60 meters with a time of 6.90. In the men's 60 meter hurdles, Oladapo Akinmoladun finished fifth with a time of 7.93, while Miles Ukaoma was seventh with a time of 8.12.
After winning the men's long jump yesterday, Janis Leitis finished second in the men's 400 meters with a personal-best time of 46.71, a time that also ranks first in the Big Ten and second in the nation.
Tommy Brinn finished second in the men's 800 meter invitational, posting a personal-best time of 1:49.11. His time is sixth in the Nebraska record books and is third in the Big Ten.
London Hawk posted an eighth-place finish in the men's 800 meters with a personal-best time of 1:53.88, while Connor Gibson finished with a time of 1:55.07 and Nolan Border recorded a time of 1:55.19. Sarah Plambeck posted a personal-best time of 5:04.87 in the women's mile as Alney Tobias recorded a personal best time on the men's side with a time of 4:19.08.
In the women's 800 meters open, Jelena Andjelkovic finished third with a time of 2:13.33, while Shawnice Williams was fifth with a time of 2:17.18 and Morgan Woitzel finished sixth with a time of 2:17.24.
Trevor Vidlak won the men's 3,000 meters with a time of 8:11.58, a personal best for him. His time puts him at third in the Big Ten and ninth in the nation entering this weekend.
Jessica Furlan recorded a time of 9:24.76 in the women's 3,000 meters invitational, finishing sixth and setting a personal best. Her time is third in the Big Ten this year.
The women's 4x400 meter relay team of Kari Heck, Mila Andric, Shawnice Williams and Mara Weekes posted a seventh-place finish with a season-best time of 3:45.67. The men's squad of Ricco Hall, Dexter McKenzie, Cody Rush and Levi Gipson also finished seventh, recording a time of 3:15.26.
The Huskers return to the Devaney Center next weekend as they host the 38th annual Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational on Friday and Saturday.


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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A trio of measures that could reduce taxes for some businesses won approval Wednesday in the Missouri House, as lawmakers continued pushing to keep pace with recent tax breaks in Kansas and other neighboring states.
One of the bills would cut income taxes for thousands of corporations in Missouri. The other two measures would target tax breaks at particular high-tech companies that policymakers hope to attract to Missouri. All told, the legislation could reduce Missouri revenues by tens of millions of dollars annually.
Throughout the session, lawmakers have cited recent income tax cuts and aggressive business incentives in Kansas as a reason for Missouri to reciprocate with its own tax breaks. Missouri's western rival again appeared to be a motivating factor in Wednesday's House votes.
"I am tired of hearing about Kansas," said Rep. Vicki Englund, a Democrat from St. Louis County who supported the two new business incentive bills.
The House passed legislation, 126-26, creating a tax credit for so-called "angel investors" in high-tech, startup businesses — something that that the Angel Capital Association says already exists in Kansas and about half of all states. The Missouri bill would provide up to $6 million annually of such tax credits beginning in 2014.
The House passed legislation, 128-25, authorizing state and local sales tax breaks for large "data centers" that house computer servers vital to many online businesses. Similar incentives already exist in about a dozen states, including Kansas and many of Missouri's other neighbors. The House plan would waive taxes on the purchase of computers, equipment, materials and utilities used by the data centers.
Both of those incentive bills now go to the Senate, which already has approved the new programs as part of its broader tax policy legislation.
The Republican-led House also gave initial approval Wednesday on a largely partisan voice vote to a bill that would gradually cut the state's corporate income tax rate from the current 6.25 percent to 4.25 percent by 2016. Once fully phased in, the tax cut could reduce Missouri revenues by $123 million annually, according to the University of Missouri's Economic Policy Analysis and Research Center.
The corporate income tax cut is sponsored by Rep. Andrew Koenig, a Republican from St. Louis County who voted against the tax breaks for data centers and startup companies. Koenig described the targeted tax breaks as "manipulating markets and picking winners and losers" but said a general reduction in the corporate tax rate is "equal across the board."
Missouri has about 40,000 corporate income taxpayers, according to figures from the state Department of Revenue.
Yet many small business owners may not benefit from a corporate tax reduction, because their business income is reported on their individual income tax returns, said Brad Jones, the Missouri director of the National Federation of Independent Business.
Earlier this month, the Missouri Senate passed a sweeping measure that would gradually cut individual and corporate income taxes, raise the state sales tax and make various other tax changes. Different groups have projected that the Senate bill could reduce state revenues by between $477 million and $960 million annually once fully phased in.
Last month, the Senate also passed an overhaul of the state's tax credit programs that would redirect money from developers of low-income housing and historic buildings to businesses focused on high-tech jobs and international trade. That measure was projected to save the state tens of millions of dollars annually.
Like the Senate legislation, Koenig's bill seeks to increase Missouri tax collections from online sales and out-of-state retailers that deliver products to Missouri homes.
Koenig's bill would create a new state income tax deduction of up to $10,000 for people who purchase newly built homes between Aug. 28, 2013, and the end of 2015. That could reduce Missouri revenues by between $20 million and $60 million, according to projections by state budget officials.
An amendment added Wednesday to Koenig's bill by Rep. Paul Curtman, R-Pacific, also could eventually reduce individual income taxes for many Missouri residents by requiring the state's tax brackets to be adjusted annually for inflation. The result is that it people could eventually earn more income before being charged the maximum tax rate.