text: SteVo+ 3,684 Posted February 10, 2017 | | | Knights of Andreas Part VI Chapter Sixty-Seven – Forgotten The streets of Los Angeles are damaged, but calm. The National Guard presence has departed. Police are not responding to active rescue scenes. All fires from the original earthquake are now extinguished, but fire stations remain on standby, waiting for more aftershocks. Those able to return to work Monday morning take alternate routes to get there, all major highways under construction. But Los Angeles is far from recovered, made clear by a rising death toll. Sometime between early morning and noon, the damage reaches a tragic milestone: there are now over 1,000 reported dead. The 2016 Pasadena earthquake (earthquakes get forgettable names, unlike hurricanes) is America's most damaging natural disaster since Hurricane Katrina and the most damaging earthquake in over one hundred years. Los Angeles is on the minds of people all over the country. Hashtags trending on Twitter include #PrayForLA and #NeverForgotten, paying tribute to lives lost in the earthquake. Donations pour in through multiple charities, aiding what is forecasted to be over $100 billion in damage. The recovery effort receives a much-needed morale boost thanks to members of the Los Angeles Knights lending a hand. Scattered throughout the city, players help out in various ways, though their contracts prevent them from any rigorous physical activity. It's good PR, but more importantly, their presence appears to make a positive difference with the citizens who see them. And it is a welcome reminder that football returns to Farmers Field this Sunday. One group of players, led by Luck and his Good Luck Foundation, helps a group of city workers transport bottled water to homes who need it. Luck enjoys the work, as always, but somehow draws the unfortunate task of driving Brock around between houses. "This is bullshit, man," Brock says as they drive from one house to the next. "What?" Luck asks. He usually avoids Brock, but in this case he's willing to take him to task. "Lending a hand to people who need some help is bullshit? You really are a piece of work, Sean." "No, not that, douche bag. I mean this whole thing about us being an inspiration to the city. This season is now tied to this fucking earthquake whether we like it or not. This is all we're gonna hear about until the end of the season. It's Katrina all over again." "Yeah, like the city being behind us is a bad thing." "Whatever, man." Harden works his defense hard, harder than usual, saying, "Pick it up, men! This is your penance for Sunday's meltdown, assholes." After suicides, cone drills, and sprints, he groups everyone together for basic positional drills. These should be a piece of cake, so Harden scrutinizes every detail, lashing out for the slightest fault in technique. Though he's not officially linebackers coach anymore, Harden focuses most of his attention there. Only a few minutes pass before he's bothered. NFL linebackers are, theoretically, responsible for three things: rushing the passer, stopping the run, and covering receivers. Some defensive coaches structure their defense so their linebackers only have do two, but to play for Merle Harden, you need to do all three. Three of his starting four meet that requirement. Brock goes through the cycle of workouts, focusing his energy in pass rush, as always. He won't know until tomorrow, but he's hoping this week's playbook includes some 4-3, where he feels he shines. "BROCK!" Harden yells. "Stop slacking in coverage. You're not getting the scout team on Sunday, you're getting Devonta Freeman. And if they send him your way with that effort, we're all fucked." Brock nods and sets for another run-through. Harden chastising Brock for subpar coverage is nothing new, but at least Brock has finally learned not to fight it. Hours pass, and the fateful horn sounds. Players surround Coach Harden at midfield for the day's final message and run to the locker room. Harden follows, eager to escape the heat. The air conditioning brings relief, but he feels the nausea that has bothered him all day returning. He walks as normally as he can past the locker room, high-fiving a few players and coaches along the way, toward the bathroom, where he slams open the door on the nearest stall and falls over the toilet, closing his eyes as the vomit hits the water. "Fucking chemo," he says aloud once it's over. He stays on the floor a minute, a few minutes, letting his energy come back. Meanwhile, Brock moves from locker to locker in another round of money borrowing, getting no positive responses. "Sorry man, I'm a little tight after the quake," Grodd says. "Damage to my yard is gonna cost me half my salary as it is," Randall says. "I'm sorry, Sean, I'm having to put a lot of my signing bonus into my house," Jameson says. It's cool. Everyone should be putting themselves first in light of the situation. Brock knows that. He feels confident when he gets to the hundred-million-dollar locker. "No can do, Sean," Maverick says. Brock waits for an explanation. When Maverick fails to provide one, Brock says, "Dude, your contract could fix the whole city." "No, it couldn't, but it doesn't matter. Can't help you, Sean." "C'mon, Mav. You're one of my best friends on this team. I know we haven't partied in a while, but—" Maverick waves his hand in the air. "Sean, you're right, we're friends, and I want to help, but I can't. And that's it." He still hasn't heard a good reason, but Brock lets it go and walks away. These guys are supposed to be his brothers, aren't they? A few minutes after Brock has left, Maverick makes his way across the room towards Grantzinger's locker. "Hey," Maverick says, "you been lending Sean any dough lately?" "What?" Grantzinger says. "He and I are Bert and Ernie now?" "Don't bust my balls, Zack, just answer the fucking question." "Outside of buying a drink here and there, no, not recently. Not ever, really." Maverick moves on to other teammates, and Brock's finances become the primary topic of discussion. Maverick suspects he's wasting his time and is about to leave when Wilkes says, "Y'all talking 'bout Brock? He owes me a couple hundred." "D-Jam, aren't you listening?" Randall says. "Everyone else is talking thousands. A few hundred is nothing special." "Nah, I mean a couple hundred thousand." Everyone stares in shock at Wilkes, who looks surprisingly cavalier about this. Martin: "How much, exactly? Just so we can get this straight." Wilkes: "Man, how should I know? I'm no good with math." Schwinn: "Yeah, we all know reading's more in your wheelhouse." Randall: "Cut that shit out, Bobby. D-Jam, you lend anybody else cash like that?" Wilkes: "Just my Uncle Lincoln, but…Yeah, I'm not gonna go there." Bishop: "I've loaned Sean a lot too." Luck: "You, Logan? Even after that shit between you guys last year?" Randall: "Yeah, what was that, anyway?" Bishop: "Settled. That's what it is." Martin: "Well, Brock's debts certainly aren't settled." "Hang on," Maverick says, holding up his hands for control of the conversation. "So we've all lent Sean some cash now and then. Has he ever paid anybody back?" Nobody breaks a long, uncomfortable silence. "Okay," Bishop says. Everyone looks up. "I think it's time we take a hard line. None of us are going to help him by ballooning his loans." Most players nod in agreement at what sounds like a good idea. Grantzinger: "You know, I don't like that we're just throwing one of our teammates under the bus." Randall: "We're not fucking him over. We're trying to help him." Luck: "I figured you'd be first to jump on this, Zack. And it's not like he doesn't deserve it." Grantzinger shrugs. "He's a dick, no doubt. But he wears the same jersey you all do. We've all thrown our share of bullshit around here. A teammate is a teammate." Nobody responds as Grantzinger packs up the last of his things and walks out of the locker room. The 2009 scouting combine is in full swing. Multiple positions have already completed their on-field drills, so teams are finalizing scouting reports and player grades. Today's highlight is the forty-yard dash for wide receivers, but it's also a key date for defensive linemen, who will interview with various teams. They will be tested primarily on football IQ, but some face scrutiny for their character. One of the more intriguing names from this group is Sean Brock, defensive end from Temple. His physical profile is solid: 6'4", 245lbs, 4.75 forty-yard dash. He had a junior year that could have put him in the first round, flashing an impressive combination of pass rush and run stopping ability. He was easily the best player on a bad team. Senior year, he was the target of many double-teams. His production went down, and so did his motor. All in all, Brock is still a solid football prospect. He is a good, not great, pass rusher. His run defense is way above the norm for college players. He only ended up in coverage a few plays, and he was dreadful, so he seems to fit best in the NFL as a 4-3 DE. Off the field, there's a mountain of issues. Between two assault cases where Brock was a witness, endless rumors of marijuana use, and a DUI just a few months ago, Brock has a lot to answer for. Teams will rely heavily on these interviews to determine his value. Brock gets in a room with these guys, loving the opportunity he gets at the white board, talking about stunts and blitzes and playing against different blocking schemes. He nails every football question thrown at him. Then, unfortunately, they waste his time with the bullshit questions. Why did you go from 12 sacks junior year to only 4 this year? "After I broke out junior year, teams started double-teaming me. It was like, every play I'm commanding all this attention. And none of the other guys on the D-line stepped up." What should we make of all the off-the-field issues on your resume? "Hey, make it what you want. When you turn on the tape, you'll see the kind of player I am." When we get your results back in a few weeks, will you test positive for marijuana? "Only if there's something wrong with the test." In the following weeks and months, when teams review their draft boards for character, Brock draws a lot of attention, none of it positive. Some teams take him off their board entirely, while most move him from the third or fourth to the seventh round, where he will eventually be taken by the soon-to-relocate Oakland Raiders. Players dress in Farmers Field locker rooms for the first time this year, trying to drown out plenty of background noise. The earthquake has left players distracted throughout the week, and Coach Harden didn't seem to notice—unlike him, but players won't object to escaping punishment. Maverick and Trisha haven't spent any quality time together with the mansion in repair. Flash needs to get his place fixed so he doesn't lose a fortune when he sells it later this year. Luck and Bishop have both delayed putting together the baby's room because of repairs elsewhere in the house. The pre-game hype builds to a crescendo as a swell of energy flies around the stadium. Every fan stands, claps, and cheers as the Knights run out onto the field. In the southwest corner, upper level, Cooper and Sampson stand among the sea of purple, contributing their share of vocal chords. Cooper enjoys every bit of this homecoming, remembering all the unique details of Farmers Field football, details he had forgotten in three years as a Knight's End regular. Players take their place on the sideline under a warm sun, feeling a thin layer of sweat between their pads and their skin as a thunderous, elongated applause carries into the coin toss. The Falcons get the opening possession and run the ball. Linemen crunch their pads together at the line of scrimmage as clumps of grass get kicked up around them. Brock works on left tackle Jake Matthews, getting stymied on the pass rush but beating him against the run. On third and six, Brock tries a spin move but falls to the grass. He gets up to see Mohamed Sanu catch a deep ball, setting the Falcons up for first and goal. Two plays later, Devonta Freeman runs into the end zone. Harden waits for his defense to get seated, first targeting Stone, who gave up that long catch to Sanu. "Julian, what the hell was that?" "Got me twisted around, coach. I was on an island." "You get paid to live on islands. Man up. Flash is wrapped up with Julio and he ain't leaving. The rest of you, run D doesn't suck too bad, so keep that up." The defense retakes the field after the offense ties the game, 7-7. Atlanta tries to run the ball again, stuffed each time. Coach Harden's defenses have always prioritized strength up the middle, and the Knights have that today. They haven't seemed to lost anything with Mann replacing Anthrax at nose, and with Randall and Martin plus Schwinn behind him, the Falcons get no traction on the ground, going three and out in a hurry. The Knights rest and repeat on defense, facing minimal bitching from Harden and forcing Atlanta into a pass-first attack. Leaning on Matt Ryan, they manage a few positive plays but can't string first downs together. Stone steps up against Sanu, and Julio Jones gets blanketed by a double-team. This double occasionally leaves Schwinn in coverage against tight ends and slot receivers—Harden's only concern—but he holds his own. Defenders watch from the sideline as the offense leads a long, methodical drive down the field, eventually scoring a touchdown on an end zone fade to Wilkes. Well rested and confident, the Knights defense retakes the field up 14-7 with 3:26 left in the half. The Falcons get a first down with some screens and quick passes. Harden doesn't flinch; they won't throw screens all the way to the goal line. The Knights line up for a weak-side blitz. Randall flips the play at the last second, leaving Brock in coverage. He drops back and sees Freeman coming his way at full speed. He turns his body, running as fast as he can. Freeman looks up for a pass, so Brock does too, but he sees it half a second late. He swats at Freeman's arm, falling to the grass as the running back sprints sixty yards toward the end zone. "I've been trying to teach you coverage for seven years now," Harden tells Brock on the sideline, "and you haven't learned a goddamn thing." Brock takes the abuse silently, replaying the touchdown in his head. All he had to do was grab Freeman's ankles, and it would have been a fifteen-yard catch instead of a touchdown. The Knights get a few first downs on offense but can only reach field goal range. Players and coaches watch pessimistically as McCabe lines up for a fifty-four-yard attempt. He kicks it deep and down the middle, nailing it as the clock hits zero. During halftime, McKenzie and his staff make adjustments across the board. The run game has been stable but average; the pass game has been inconsistent. They need to do better. On the offense's first second-half possession, Wilkes lines up wide left, opposite from his normal side. Working a new corner, he gets open more frequently, and Maverick finds him for a couple completions. A few plays later, the drive stalls at midfield, but players feel they're making progress. Next drive, Wilkes racks up a few more catches from the left side, and McKenzie makes a switch. Bishop, who has been running short routes into the flat, and Watson, who has been trying to find holes over the middle, swap roles. Bishop becomes Maverick's favorite target, making catches in traffic that put the Knights in the red zone. Jameson gets a few carries, pounding through stacked boxes, eventually bringing up first and goal, where Maverick hits Bishop in the corner of the end zone. The defense stays on lockdown, and the Knights get the ball back with good field position. Maverick looks for Watson on a sideline route, and fans recoil in horror as the pass sails right into coverage, and the Falcons take over. The Knights defense holds, though, forcing a forty-six-yard field goal attempt, which Matt Bryant nails, cutting the lead to 24-17. Players switch sides of the field for the fourth quarter. The Knights have been the better team today, but a seven-point lead is far from secure, especially after last week. Maverick retakes the field with his eyes on the end zone. After a few short runs and a first down, McKenzie calls a deep throw. Wilkes lines up from the right slot, causing confusion on defense. Wilkes runs a corner route, looks back, then cuts the other way, toward the middle of the field. Maverick rolls right with plenty of space and time, sees Watson wide open, steps up, and bombs it for Wilkes. Two defenders run behind him, but the pass hits Wilkes in stride. He cuts back toward the end zone, and nobody catches him. Farmers Field rocks, the game apparently in hand. When the Falcons line up on offense, down 31-17, the Knights line up in 4-3. With Ryan dropping back to pass every play, Luck and Brock pin their ears back and get after him, putting the quarterback under constant duress. Ryan somehow manages a first down but soon faces fourth and one. The Falcons go for it. Against a bunch formation, the Knights stay in 4-3 but crowd the line of scrimmage, nine men in the box. Ryan fakes a handoff to Freeman, drops back, and gets blindsided by Luck. The ball pops loose into a pile, but it doesn't matter. The turnover on downs seals the Knights' victory. Fans around the stadium cheer and high-five each other. Sampson and Cooper admire the view and enjoy the game's final minutes as they analyze the Knights' schedule, trying to pick another game to see. The mood around the MedComm Center is different every Tuesday, inevitably a reflection of the previous Sunday. This particular Tuesday brings joy, from Sunday's win, but also relief. The disappointment from the way last season ended, the haunting feeling that stuck with players for months, is now gone—temporarily, at least. The Knights are off to a 2-0 start and go to Tennessee this week to play one of the league's weaker teams (on paper). Players ride their positive energy onto the practice field, which evolves into less of a practice and more of a celebration. Players prone to goofing off—Maverick, Wilkes, and Schwinn especially—lead the charge and everyone else follows suit. For maybe the first time since 2014, Knights players have fun on the practice field, and Coach Harden doesn't stop them. Maverick and Wilkes make some space on the field and run one of their favorite offseason drills: Maverick throwing deliberately off-target throws for Wilkes to catch acrobatically. This soon evolves into simple pitch and catch practice, with one exception: Wilkes has to make all his catches one-handed. He snatches each one out of the air easily. Too easily, Maverick decides, so he starts throwing them above Wilkes' head. At first, Wilkes just sticks up one of his arms and catches the ball. As the passes get higher, he jumps for them, hauling in every throw. "Yeah!" He grabs another one. "Oh yeah! Fuck you, Odell!" He leaps as high as he can, catching another with his fingertips. "Get some! GET SOME! AHHHHHHHHH!" Maverick walks toward the edge of the field for a break, where Phillips has been watching the two. Phillips is ready to comment, but Maverick talks first. "How much longer you crutching around?" "Another two months, probably. Maybe in six weeks I'll go from doubtful to questionable." Maverick chuckles in between sips of water. That's a bad joke, and Phillips appreciates him laughing at it. "Hell of a show you two are putting on." "He's doing all the work." They both watch Wilkes, running randomly all over the practice field, waving his arms like a lunatic. Any other player, and they'd consider psychiatric care. "Thank God you signed this guy." "Yeah, I guess so," Phillips says, remembering the inauspicious nature of the signing. Ten weeks after being rung up on bullshit gun charges, Da'Jamiroquai Jefferspin-Wilkes walks free, released from a penitentiary in upstate Washington. He has done his time like a man, and now he's ready to play football again. Though he's forbidden from participating in any team activities whatsoever, he follows the Seahawks through December. Three consecutive losses appear to doom them, but they beat the Rams in week 17, winning the NFC West at 7-9. Wilkes excitedly watches the final hours of the game—and of his suspension—counting the hours until he can practice with the team again. He's dying to get on that field, to play a playoff game in front of the wild Seattle crowd. Mere hours later, the Seahawks release Jefferspin-Wilkes, a bold, no-nonsense decision that takes a headline backseat to head-coach firings and playoff storylines. Wilkes is devastated. He even drives to team headquarters, to either seek an explanation or see if there is some mistake, but he is turned away. So begins his time as a free agent. After days of isolation in his Seattle apartment, he feels hope of getting picked up by a playoff team. The possibility of playoff football keeps him going, and he stays in regular contact with Drew Rosenhaus, his agent. Teams are apparently interested, and they should be—Wilkes' stats through eight games put him on pace for Offensive Player of the Year, but for whatever reason, it's not happening. So, days pass. Weeks pass. The playoffs come and go. Wilkes stays isolated, fighting off depression with thoughts of free agency. But the early weeks come and go with nothing more than buzz. He remains a man without a contract, without a home. Then Rosenhaus gets in touch, finally with an offer: Los Angeles. Wilkes doesn't know much about the Knights, as they are now called, so he does some Googling. They went 5-11 last year. After starting 3-5, Jason Campbell was benched in favor of their first-round quarterback, Jonathan Maverick, who went 2-6. From what Wilkes reads, Maverick is an immature, hotshot quarterback who will probably be a bust, definitely not the guy Wilkes wants throwing him the ball. Still, there's potential. The Knights have absolutely nothing at receiver. They could draft somebody, sure, but Wilkes would be their number-one guy right away. That could be 150 targets. And Wilkes knows from his two years at USC (which he would rather not relive in detail) how awesome Los Angeles is. The Knights gather around Coach Harden in the visitors' locker room, minutes from kickoff. "As you all saw in warm-ups, there's a lot of purple in that crowd," Harden says. "So let's remember why. Let's remember we're fighting for more than just wins right now." Brock lets out a groan of disgust, probably loud enough for Harden to hear, but he doesn't care. He counts the seconds through the tunnel until kickoff, when the Knights get the ball first. Maverick leads a pass-happy attack down the field, looking for Wilkes more than once and checking it down. Wilkes runs his routes as aggressively as he can, but the Titans are all over him. For now, he watches as his offense moves the chains with ease, and Jameson takes an eight-yard carry into the end zone. "Y'all are welcome," Wilkes tells everyone on the sideline. "Be patient, D-Jam," McKenzie says. "We'll spring you eventually." "Heard that before!" Harden watches carefully as his defense lines up. Two games of film isn't enough to determine if the Titans offense is underachieving or just ineffective. The priority, as was stressed in practice this week, is containing Marcus Mariota's running abilities. Mariota drops back behind surprisingly clean pockets, able to find receivers for short gains. Harden calls more blitzes but struggles to generate pressure against Tennessee's apparently stout offensive line. Across midfield, Mariota drops back and scans the field. Luck breaks free, forcing Mariota left. Brock separates from his man and lines up Mariota, but the quarterback jukes him easily, running into open field with the crowd cheering. Mariota goes out of bounds twenty yards later, and the Titans are in field goal range. DeMarco Murray takes a few carries up the middle, finding no running room. On third and ten, Mariota finally falls under pressure and hurries a throw that lands incomplete. Ryan Succop makes a forty-five-yard kick, and the Titans are on the board. McKenzie continues searching for ways to get Wilkes loose, but in the meantime, the Knights get first downs. While Adams struggles to contain Brian Orakpo, Grodd shuts down Jurrell Casey, a player who has beaten him before, and Maverick only has to scramble around occasionally, which is fine by him. Either in the pocket or on the run he finds open receivers, ultimately hitting Harper on a seam route for a fifteen-yard touchdown. The first quarter ends with the Knights in front, 14-3. The Titans strike back. Despite no run game to support him, Mariota continues making plays with his legs. Randall becomes liberal with his adjustments and audibles, feeding off the energy of a great game. His struggle covering tight ends was a dark spot for him last year, but today, he's shutting Delanie Walker down. Brock, meanwhile, grows more frustrated with every play. Taylor Lewan is stifling him on pass rush, and he's missing a tackle every drive, it seems. His frustration leads him to rip Lewan's facemask off on a blitz, an obvious penalty the refs somehow miss. A few plays later, Mariota throws a dart toward the end zone that Tajae Sharpe catches in stride. 14-10, Knights. McKenzie draws up some screens and quick passes to get Wilkes involved. But his presence on the stat sheet doesn't help the Knights, who punt for the first time today. It looks like the Titans will soon punt back, but a miscommunication in the secondary lets Rishard Matthews get wide open, and Mariota doesn't miss him. The stadium booms with the Titans ahead, 17-14. Maverick gets the hurry-up offense going in the half's final minutes, but the drive stalls, and McCabe misses a forty-two-yarder as time expires. Both teams head into the locker room. The Titans go three and out to start the third quarter, and McKenzie has his plan ready. Transitioning to a run-first attack, the Knights lean on Jameson to go down the field. This tightens the defense up slightly, but not enough to spring Wilkes free. Maverick does, however, find Harper and Watson downfield, capping the drive with a perfectly timed screen to NesSmith, who runs into the end zone without being touched. McCabe's extra point bangs off the left goal post, and the Knights lead, 20-17. Harden makes a mental note to work out a free agent kicker next week. The Titans take over and try to run the ball, still to no avail. Their rushing duo of Murray and Derrick Henry stands no chance. With Mann at nose, the Randall/Martin duo behind him, and Schwinn in the second level, the Knights' run defense is impenetrable. Taking note of this, Ripka makes some adjustments in the secondary, prepping his players for what should be a pass-happy offense the rest of the game. The Knights get the ball back, relaxed despite only being up three. Jameson carries the offense again, moving the chains as Wilkes grows restless. Corners are jumping every sideline route, and safeties are doubling him on anything over the middle. He's been open a few times downfield, but Maverick hasn't tried it. How much longer is he supposed to put up with this? Across midfield, Maverick fakes a handoff to Jameson and looks deep. Watson sprints as fast as he can, and the safety, surprisingly, is slow picking him up. He's open, and he looks up to see the pass coming his way. Oh no. He tracks the ball, staggering his feet to get in position. He turns his body, catches the pass, and falls backwards out of bounds. Officials signal a completion as McKenzie curses in frustration. That's a forty-yard pass, but Watson should have scored easily. No one says anything to Watson as the Knights line up for first and goal. Maverick rolls out and hits Bishop, open in the corner of the end zone. 27-17, Knights. With some smart ideas from Ripka, Harden crafts his game plan for the game's final act, ripe with complex blitzes. Mariota still leads a one-man show, moving the chains with his legs and short throws. The Titans build some momentum, but the drive takes a lot of time, carrying over into the fourth quarter. The Titans reach field goal range, facing third and three. Harden calls a weak-side blitz, and Brock eagerly lines up. He's been wearing Lewan down this quarter, and he's ready for a sack. Mariota lines up in shotgun and sends Walker out in motion. Randall responds by flipping the play as the ball is snapped. Grantzinger barely registers that he has to blitz, not cover, and jumps late. Jack Conklin stuffs him on the edge, so he cuts back toward the middle and accelerates, diving for an escaping Mariota and tripping him up. Luck brings him down for the sack, and the home fans groan. Succop re-energizes the stadium some by nailing the fifty-yard field goal, but spirits are still high on the Knights sideline, up 27-20 with 13:43 to go. Randall grabs a drink of water, joined quickly by Grantzinger. "That's three times you've flipped a weak-side blitz to my side," Grantzinger says. "You got a problem getting sacks?" Grantzinger doesn't respond, instead ushered to the bench by the coaches. The linebackers sit together, with Grantzinger and Randall both glancing at Brock, and overhear Ripka complimenting the secondary for good coverage. As the offense readies for their next drive, McKenzie picks his play. He doesn't say anything, but this is the one, he knows it. After a few runs and a quick pass get a first down, McKenzie calls a fake receiver screen to Watson, who lines up to Maverick's right. After a hard count, Watson motions left, lining up next to Wilkes and Harper. Maverick takes the snap, fakes a quick handoff, and looks left, pump faking toward the developing screen. Multiple defenders converge toward Watson as Wilkes bolts through them, behind the defense at last. Ready to run off the field if he doesn't get this one, Wilkes sees Maverick loft a deep ball in the air. Underthrown, you asshole. Wilkes slows down with a corner closing. In one fluid motion, he catches the pass and stiff-arms the corner to the ground. He surges ahead, the Knights sideline going crazy next to him, and throws the ball into the crowd after crossing the goal line. The visitors' sideline becomes comfortable now, entering celebration mode despite 11:29 left on the clock. The Titans go no-huddle, down fourteen points, and Harden keeps up the blitzes. First and ten from the Titans' forty. Schwinn creeps toward the line as Mariota hurries the snap. Schwinn takes off, surging through an opening and hitting Mariota as he throws for the sideline. Grantzinger gets in front of the pass and heads for the end zone, no one near him as he scores. The home fans either boo or head for the exits. Knights 41, Titans 20. Game over. The Titans try the no-huddle again, this time leading to forth and six, and the Titans punt, rightfully conceding victory. The Knights defense enjoys the rest and celebration on the sideline, especially with the groups of fans sitting in the lower level. Players wave at them as more home fans leave, making purple more prominent around the stadium. "Los Angeles!" Luck screams toward them. "This one's for you!" "Give it a fucking rest," Brock says. "You know what? That's enough of your bullshit, Sean." Luck's rare aggression gets the attention of a few teammates and coaches, who inch toward the two. "You're the one spewing bullshit, you idiot," Brock says. "And you know what? Everyone's thinking it. I'm the only one who's got the balls to say it." "What's going on here?" Harden asks, getting between the two. Brock motions toward the fans, and Harden knows what he means. "You don't think this is helping back home?" "Coach, this is bullshit. It's a football game, and that's all it is." "Oh yeah? Well, in terms of football you aren't playing so hot, so maybe you should look outside the game." "You know, coach, I don't—" "Yeah, yeah, we know," Harden says, interrupting as more people on the Knights sideline take notice. "You don't give a shit. Let me put it this way. Let's say out of that thousand is someone you care about. Your girlfriend, your wife, your mother, father, son, daughter. Dead because of a fucking earthquake. Want to tell me you wouldn't give a shit about that?" "I don't have a wife or kids, coach," Brock says, bearing that smug smile of his. Harden decides he's had enough now. "You know something? Maybe there's a good reason for that. In fact, let me give you a new friend. See this?" Harden points to something behind Brock, who turns around. "That's the bench." Brock is about to respond when Harden shoves him violently, and his ass hits the seat. "Get acquainted." Brock doesn't get up, and players don't linger. Normalcy resumes on the sideline as the rest of the game winds down without further excitement. Schneider strolls into the MedComm Center, coffee in hand, and settles into his office. He returns a few phone calls before summoning Phillips for their meeting. "Any idea what Merle wants?" Schneider asks as Phillips takes a seat. "No clue." Schneider reviews yesterday's games to pass time. He's been in good spirits lately, and the team's record certainly helps. The impending conversation with Phillips lingers, but it can wait a few more days, at least. Finally, Harden arrives, approaching the desk confidently, standing far enough away to maintain eye contact with Phillips and Schneider. "Good morning, coach," Schneider says. "You're looking good. Still keeping the weight off, I see." "Yep. Bowser and I go walking every night," Harden says, lying. "Running, some nights, but long walks are enough." "Glad to hear it. So, what's on your mind?" "I have a request. I suppose this is directed mostly at Chance, but I wanted you both to hear it from the horse's mouth." "So be it," Phillips says. "What's up?" Harden clears his throat. "I want you to trade or cut Sean Brock." 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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|By A.J. Daulerio
Today is the day to kick dead dogs. And boy, do we have a bugger of a dead one here. A rotting, stinking, corpse dragged out to the woodshed for a few more boots to the head.
So, why would we interview Jayson Blair at this point in the game, you ask? Well, cause we're nobodies. And that's how far this man has fallen that he actually thinks interviewing with us will sell books. The four of you out there who do have an interest in what Mr. Blair has to say about lying, doping, race, blah, blah, blah, you know where to buy it. Amazon. So there you go -- there's the big plug.
Now, onto the dubious task at hand: Dead dog kicking. The steel toes
are laced up, we're all hopped up on crystal meth, and we're completely
devoid of self-esteem. It is, as they say, definitely on.
This is the end...
My only friend, the end.
BT: All right, you sick fuckity fuck. Let's put this shit to bed. Everybody wants to know. Tell our readers the TRUTH: Does Katie Couric have any noticeable signs of undergoing Endotine brow-lift surgery as reported in Women's Wear Daily? We're trying to clear BT contributor's Greg Lindsay's name.
JB: I looked very carefully and I would like to make it unequivocally clear that there was absolutely no evidence, I repeat, no evidence of Katie having undergone Endotine brow-lift surgery. She wears very little makeup, has beautiful skin and from what I know about the procedure, there would be visible scars. I sat there with her for three and one half hours. I would know.
BT: Bah, what do you know? We still believe Greg. Speaking of which, do you enjoy being scolded? You seem like you get some satisfaction out of all of these people yelling at you. Out of all the interviews you've done in the past couple weeks, who was the most visibly put-off by you?
JB: No. It really does not bother me. I mean, I deserve scolding. Meredith "Well, I am certainly glad you are no longer working at The Times" Vieira, the moderator of The View did not seem to like me too much.
BT: Did your tiny stature help you avoid the fact checkers and editors at The Times? Like when they would come over to your desk to check on a story at deadline, did you just hide in a drawer or something?
JB: It did make it easier to sneak around surreptitiously and "investigate" things that I should not have been "investigating." And, frankly, yes, editors would call my desk looking for me at times and I would just lower my chair.
BT: Why did you change your name from Jason to Jayson? Was it to make yourself more black? Were the brothers giving you a hard time about just being Jason?
JB: It was in eighth grade. I have lost too many brain cells since then to answer that question with any level of honesty. To be more black, though -- probably not. There were a lot of Jasons and Jennifers when I was growing up. I probably just wanted to be different.
BT: Why didn't you kill yourself when you were outed? What would've been your ideal suicide?
JB: The answer to that question is on Page 20 of the book. I don't have an ideal form of suicide at the moment.
BT: What was the first lie you ever remember telling?
JB: When I was young and living in Houston, so it had to be in the early 80s, I stole a dollar out of the church offering plate when it was being passed around. I was confronted and taken to the minister's office with my parents and given a chance to come clean. I lied, I lied and I lied some more. Then they told me that they saw me do it and asked me to empty my pocket. I then admitted I did it.
BT: Yeah, ministers suck. When you were sticking stuff up your nose and gettin' all crazy what was the best night you had on cocaine--and don't get all mushy about how it was hellish and horrible. I mean, you worked at The Times. You probably had some good coke.
JB: I don't do drug war stories - not because there weren't some good nights (there were), but because they are (1) a trigger for me and (2) only encourage people to do stuff that ultimately harms them. There are a couple in the book, but that's about as far as I want to go.
BT: Bully! Here's a question--would you rather be a slave or a big fucking liar with no credibility, friends, or people who trust you?
JB: A big liar with no credibility, friends or people who trust me. But I ain't that yet. I wish none of this had happened.
BT: You're almost there. Would you rather burn down a house full of children with cancer or be a big fucking liar with no credibility, friends, or people who trust you?
JB: A big liar with no credibility, friends or people who trust me.
BT: See? Anyway, when Chris Matthews called you a great writer, did you get a little bit of a boner?
JB: No. But Chris, unlike many of the reviewers, had read the book. He had notes written all over it. He knew tons of details.
BT: I've been told interviewing you is like cleaning a cesspool--either way you're going to come away from it smelling like shit. Why do you think that is? Do you think some people feel by giving you any press that it's in some way supporting your actions?
JB: I think you have been told that because people cannot let go of bad metaphors. I think that no one who has allowed me on their show or interviewed me has supported my negative actions at The Times, but many have supported my efforts to come clean, help improve American journalism, to talk about anti-minority and other biases in the news media, talk about mental health, particularly in immigrant and minority communities, and to move on with my life.
BT: Do you think the media are suckers for giving you so much publicity (us included)? Are we just feeding this monster by continuing to devote precious words to you?
JB: It's hard to argue that something The New York Times devoted 14,000 words to is not newsworthy. It's hard to say mental illness is not newsworthy. It's hard to say substance abuse is not newsworthy. It's hard to say media bias is not newsworthy. It's hard to say me taking personal responsibility is not newsworthy.
BT: Rah rah, Jay-Jay! Do you find yourself that interesting anymore? I mean, you have to sell books, fine. But Christ, this contrition tour is going to take a while. And doesn't your apology kind of lose a little weight once you've said it so many times? It seems very hollow. You seem very hollow.
JB: Anymore? Do you think I ever found myself interesting?
BT: Fine. Then do you think you're overexposing yourself?
JB: What's that?
BT: Nothing. Nothing at all.
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Takeover fron airport and shift to hotel. Have rest and if you are reaching
in day-you can use evening for visiting central Delhi.
Day 2 and 3 :
Delh to Kathgodam
We depart by air conditioned coach of RANIKHET EXPRESS which reaches early
morning at KATHGODAM. Our jeep is ready to take us further deep into
mountains. We reach LOHARKHET (1750 M /5775 FT)
Day 4:
Loharkhet - Dhakuri (2680 M / 8844 FT)
It is an 11 km trek today that takes you down into the depths of the valley
and then a fair climb to Dhakuri. Overnight is tents / resthouse.
Day 5: Dhakuri
- Khati (2210 M / 7293 FT)
This is an 8 km trek; Khati is the largest village on this route and is on
the banks of the Pinder Ganga. The people here are extremely hospitable and
legend has it that they are the descendents of the race who provided shelter
to the Pandavas during their exile. Overnight in Tents / Village huts.
Day 6: KHATI -
Dwali (2575 M/8498 FT)
The trekking distance today is 11 km (5-6 hrs) with the roar of the Pinder
Ganga not too far off. Along the way there are many a waterfalls and log
bridges to be crossed. Overnight in tents / resthouse.
Day 7: Dwali
Phurkia (3206 M/14300 FT)
A short 5 km trek takes you to Phurkia. The barren icy peaks seem to be your
only companions for the day. Overnight in tent / resthouse
Day 8:
Phurkia - Pindari Glacier (3900 M/12870 FT)
Today is an early start as it is a 7 km trek each way. Touch zero point from
where the Pindari glacier can be viewed in all its magnificence. The pinder
valley is also prominent with its patches of lush greenery over the stark
white landscape. Return to Phurkia.
Day 9: Purkhia-
Its time to go back and the 5 km trek will take about 3 hrs. Overnight in
tents / resthouse.
Day 10: Dwali -
Today's 11 km trek will take 4-5 hrs. Exploring Khati is a good idea as it
has some beautiful sights to offer. Overnight in tents / resthouse.
Day 11:
Khati- Dhakuri
The trips coming to an end. 8 km of trek (3-4 hrs).
Day 12:
Dhakuri - Loharkhet - Song
Trek all the way to song today 13 km, The trek has come to an end.
Day 13: Song to
Kathgodam - Treval by Jeep.
We reach early morning at Delhi.
Day 14 :
Have rest and planning of departure for aiport time to catch flight for
onward destinations.
Tour and Service ends.
Kumaon Zone
Garhwal Zone


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I have been googling for a batch file that can be used to count the number of folders in a given location, for example "h:\". So far all i can seem to find it ways of counting files but not folders.
Is it possible to count folders? i only need to count root folders and not sub folder, can someone please help?
There are two solutions that come to mind:
#1set count= for /d %%a in (h:\*) do set /a count+=1 echo %count%
#2for /f %%a in ('dir /b /ad h:\^|find /c /v "" ') do set count=%%a echo %count%
Just note that #2 as is will count hidden/system folders while #1 won't. To make #2 do the same it would be "/ad-s-h" rather than "/ad".
Hi Judago,
Thank you for your help, two things though, one is when i run the batch the command prompt window opens then vanishes, also is it possible to output the count in a text file in h:\? possibly call the text file counter.txt??
i just used the pause command to paus the CMD windows, excellent... all i need now is to output the count into a textfile please
Thanks again for your assistance.
OMG awesome just figured it out
i used the >>d:/counter.txt after the echo %count% and it worked :-)
Mate appreciate the help, batch is awesome im learning every second.
cheers for your help much appreciated :)
Glad to hear you figured it out, however I would suggest redirecting before the echo rather than after:>> d:\counter.txt echo %count%
The reason for this is because:echo %count% >> d:\counter.txt
Will leave <number><space> in the text file rather than just <number> and:echo %count%>> d:\counter.txt
will result in the command processor interpreting the number as stream redirection. See http://judago.webs.com/batchoperato...
The main reason for this is because %variables% are treated exactly the same as code in the text file.
get coreutils and findutils from GNU win2 and thenfind c:\ -type d | wc -l
You guys a well clever and very very helpful thank you very much for all your input, i also found that if i wanted to append the text file i would use >> but if i wanted to overwrite it i use >. i am enjoying learning about this its very useful.
Here is another question,
I am using my VB app to run the batch file then read the content of the textfile the batch generates. the problem is that the batch takes a while to go through and VB reads the old value from the file.
I used the Del command to delete the old and create a new one, and VB then does a check to see if the file exists.
I was wondering if you guys new of a better way of doing this? can i pass a value from my batch to my VB app? is this is a stupid question?
I don't know much VB so I can't really help too much.
I'm fairly sure that it would be possible to use VB to count the folders and avoid the batch script altogether.
I was wondering if you guys new of a better way of doing this? can i pass a value from my batch to my VB app? is this is a stupid question?
If you could get VB to wait and read the return code(I'm fairly sure it will be possible) you could avoid the text file by using:exit /b %count%
There are a few people that frequent that are fairly good with VB/VBS that may jump in. I am pretty sure they will want to know if its VB(with version number) or VBS......
Hey Judago,
Thanks man all you help has been awesome, ghostdog same as mate thank you so much for your help.
I was trying to get this to work in VB for a while problem was that i was having a dumb moment (the usual). I finally got down to it yesterday and figured out how to do it.
But i guess the good thing that came out of this is that i learnt a little bit of batch and also am now very interested in learning more.
Now i am able to get a count of folders in a given directory :-) finally woohoo.
fwiw department (water-under-the-bridge division):
this worked (same in both vbasic and vbscript):
'set whatever path here
Set fso = createobject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set Folder = fso.GetFolder(Path1)
for each file in folder.files
msgbox i
Hi nbrane, thats for your time, however the code you have given will only count files and not folders (directories). Here is a solution for those who are interested.....This will count all the root folders (not sub or files) in a given path..
Private Sub Command1_Click()
End Sub
Sub ListDirectories()
Dim folName As String
Dim folPath As String
Dim folCounter As Integer
folCouunter = 0
folPath = "J:\"
folName = Dir(folPath, vbDirectory)
Do Until Len(folName) = 0
If GetAttr(folPath & folName) = vbDirectory Then
folCounter = folCounter + 1
End If
folName = Dir
MsgBox folCounter
End Sub
good point, i missed the target entirely!
here's another method, folders only:
set folder=fso.getfolder(".\")
for each subdir in folder.subfolders
msgbox i&" "&subdir
what i like about programming in general, almost always plenty of ways to accomplish objective! :)
Exactly and i might be a bit sad and wierd but i enjoy finding solutions to every question i am asked or every question i ask... its fun :-) cheers everyone for all your help i have now finished my program :-) woohoooo......


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Apparently many school districts in Maine are urging that the state drop the World Language graduation requirement of Maine's LD1422, An Act To Prepare Maine People for the Future Economy, because of the cost of implementation. I believe it is important that we both keep and strengthen this graduation requirement.
In a world where the norm among educated adults is multilingualism, Maine would be handicapping its students – and the state – by dropping this requirement. Without language proficiency, how will Maine business people compete internationally? We must not forget that 30% of the national economy is connected to international trade and that half of the growth the US has seen in the last decade has come from exports.
States such as Utah and Delaware have understood the importance language study has to their future economic strength and they invest in World Language programs. Maine should do the same by keeping – and ensuring funding for – the World Language graduation requirement of LD1422. We should also convene a Task Force on Global Education as a first step toward guaranteeing that our students learn the global competence skills they will need to participate on the world stage.
Graduates who are proficient in multiple languages, and who understand what it takes to communicate successfully with people from other cultures, will lead the economy of the future. I urge you to write to your legislators saying that you expect them to ensure Maine's graduates are among those leaders.


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Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages, welcome under the Tory big top and prepare to be entertained by the incredible performers of Harper Brothers (formerly Harper & Flaherty), Canada's premier political circus.
Unlike other political circuses, we don't just present one show at a time. We are a full, three-ring operation. That means no matter where you turn your head, there's an amazing performance you just won't be able to look away from.
Unfortunately, our regular ringmaster, Mr. Stephen Harper, could not be here as he is away on an extended foreign tour bringing our unique style of political showmanship to foreign capitals from Jerusalem to Kyiv to Berlin. However, as his political understudy, I, Pierre "call me Pete" Polievre, will host tonight's festivities in the very same fashion with absolutely no added original thought or flourishes.
Now if you will turn your attention to the far ring on my right or what we have dubbed "the Senate ring", you will be wowed by several acrobatic feats. Watch as the seemingly immoveable Mike Duffy simultaneously lives in Ottawa and P.E.I. Marvel as the glamorous dragon lady Pamela Wallin resides in Toronto but claims official residence in Saskatchewan. Be amazed and astounded at the financial high wire act of our once-undefeated serial pugilist Patrick Brazeau.
To my left is the Prime Minister's Office ring which doubles as the home of our circus's clown contingent. Watch as PMO clowns engage in all manner of political high jinks from unauthorized personal loans to senators to questionable interference in riding association nomination processes. Supposedly under the command and control of the ringmaster, these Kanadian Keystone Kops will have you in stitches with their crazy unexpected actions.
Some of you are no doubt expecting to see our most famous PMO performers Nigel Wright and Dmitri Soudas. Unfortunately, neither of these clowns is with the circus anymore but I can guarantee you that our current cast of jesters is capable of just as many wild antics as their famous predecessors.
Finally, if you will look directly in front of me in the main ring, you will see our star attraction: the dangerous caged caucus. For years, these fierce House members have been tamed and controlled by Canada's top MP tamer, our brave ringmaster himself, Mr. Harper.
But with Mr. Harper's repeated absences and recent damaging events, the caucus animals have become restless and emboldened. As your ringmaster for tonight, I will share taming duties with our top whip, Mr. John Duncan. Together we hope to keep these bellicose backbenchers from breaking free and bringing down the entire Tory tent.
We may not have dancing elephants or unicycle-riding donkeys but we have something even better: non-stop political shenanigans. If you thought politics was dull and unentertaining, you're in for a delightful surprise as you'll see astonishing things you'd never see anywhere outside Washington, D.C.
From double-claimed expenses to overused omnibus bills to borderline criminal activity, the Tory three-ring circus is sure to bring you ongoing, jaw-dropping entertainment unmatched in any jurisdiction north of the American border.
So, ladies and gentlemen, sit back and enjoy our three-ring circus. No matter where you look, you'll be surprised, amazed and amused by the common sense-defying actions and antics of our team of unique performers.
You are indeed a fortunate audience as there is no guarantee that our circus can continue much longer. With this many no-net high wire acts, we may not last until the end of the year or even the end of the month. So sit back, open your eyes and be prepared to be astounded.


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BUCHAREST, Romania - Romanians reacted with a mixture of disbelief and humour Wednesday after their president announced that a base in rural Romania would become a U.S. missile defence site.
Deveselu, a small town in Romania's deep south, has gone from anonymity to the core of the U.S. defence system in Europe overnight.
Government officials were apparently unaware of the decision and there was not even a whisper in the Romanian press until the President Traian Basescu's announcement Tuesday night. Local officials weren't informed, or asked for their approval, until the night before.
"Anti-missile shield from the cow's tail," ran a headline in daily Adevarul on Wednesday, reflecting general disbelief and describing the rural nature of the area. The fact that Deveselu sounds like the Romanian word for happy has added to the mirth.
One person cheered by the announcement was Deveselu mayor Gheorghe Beciu, who predicted that the arrival of hundreds of U.S. troops at the base would mean eligible bachelors for local girls and a boost for the underdeveloped economy. He ruefully added that he only had sons.
Basescu insisted the agreement had serious benefits and would give Romania "the highest security level in its history."
Former President Ion Iliescu disagreed, saying "I'd be very surprised. I don't think we need this at the moment."
U.S. undersecretary of State Ellen Tauscher, who is visiting Romania, said Wednesday that Russia should not be alarmed by the announcement, after Moscow sharply criticized the Romanian decision.
An estimated $400 million (€270 million) will be invested in the base, which will become operational in 2015. Located 125 miles (200 kilometres) southwest of Bucharest, the base was built with Soviet help in 1952 in an area known for watermelon and corn.
There was also some pride after the announcement.
"Deveselu, the village that is defending Europe," wrote the pro-government daily Romania Libera.


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SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Dec. 15, 2016 — /BackupReview.info/ — DataDirect Networks (DDN®) today announced that IDC has once again recognized the company as a leader in object storage in its IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Object-Based Storage 2016 Vendor Assessment[1]. This marks the fourth year that DDN has been ranked as a leader in object storage by the IDC MarketScape report, reflecting DDN's flexible, diversified product portfolio and unrivalled leadership in object storage at scale.
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WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Canada's new Liberal government on Friday extended by one year rules put in place in 2014 to speed movement of grain by rail, after an unprecedented backup of grain on the Western Prairies that year.
The former Conservative government took drastic steps to ease the backlog, including giving U.S. railways greater access to Canadian shipments and requiring minimum grain shipments by the country's two main railways, Canadian National Railway Co and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.
Those provisions were due to expire on Aug. 1, 2016. But the Liberal government, in office since November, said it needed more time to consider them.
Postponing the decision ensures that commodity shippers and railways can plan for the next year under predictable conditions, Transport Minister Marc Garneau and Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay said in a joint statement.
Farmers and grain handlers rely on railways to move grain vast distances from western farms to ports and North American buyers.
The delay means that expanded use of interswitching - the transfer of cars from one railway's line to the line of another railway - remains in place for now, giving U.S.-based BNSF Railway Co further opportunity to handle Canadian shipments.
That provision has proved to be "an effective tool to provide additional competition" among railways, said Wade Sobkowich, executive director of Western Grain Elevator Association, whose members include Richardson International and Cargill Ltd.
Canadian National and Canadian Pacific said they were disappointed by Ottawa's delay.
The measures were "never justified," said CN spokesman Mark Hallman. The grain backlog was due to factors outside railways' control, such as a huge harvest and extreme weather, he said.
"The grain supply chain has never been more efficient," added Canadian Pacific spokesman Martin Cej.
BNSF spokesman Michael Trevino declined to comment.
Actual minimum requirements for grain movement were previously lifted, but the government's authority to impose them again was due to end this summer.
A provision that allows the government to order a railway to compensate a shipper for failure to provide adequate service also remains in place.
Bigger changes for Canada's grain transportation system may be in store.
In February, a study for the Canadian government said it should phase out over seven years its cap on the revenue railways can earn transporting grain.
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- We provide physical therapy treatment by a certified Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapist. It is a certification that is provided by Oakland University to physical therapists who want to know and learn more about manual therapy. It requires the therapist to study for 2 more years (like fellowship) above and beyond the regular therapy degrees (PT,MPT,DPT) and puts an additional 200 extensive clinical hours and must pass numerous tests to be called Certified OMPT .
- Insurance companies do not pay us differently to be OMPT therapists but it is our mission to have the best trained therapists.
- Also, when you come to our clinic you will be treated only by the same physical therapist every visit (others may have you see assistant or different therapist every time you go to therapy). At OMPT Specialists, it is always ONE-ON-ONE care.
- Despite the fact that health care reimbursement is declining to the medical providers, we are still committed to schedule one patient at a time, no double or triple booking appointments ever during your visit.
- We also understand how the insurance can be really confusing and expensive. We don't want to surprise you with a bill after your therapy. We will verify your insurance details and tell you before you start with your therapist how much you should expect as out of pocket cost.


text: The game kicks off in a couple of hours infront of 51,000 screaming Canadian Football Fans and I am wondering if there are any predictions on whose going to win??? BC is heavily favoured but Toronto has had some good success against them as of late winning the last game of the season against them and Toronto has one of the best Defence's in the game so it should be very close. MY prediction Toronto 28, BC 24


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"This is a painting completed in February 2005. It was a Portrait Class project that I decided to finish in my spare time after the workshop. It probably took a total of around 65-75 hours to complete. The small images are step by step photographs taken during the painting process, and the large image is the final painting after detail and skin texture are added with an eraser and colored pencil. The main colors are blocked in at the beginning, but refinement is withheld until the very end."
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text: So every day at 2pm an action happens. It could be action A or action B depending on if a button was ever pushed in the previous 24 hours. So you have an RTC (Real Time Clock). From there it sounds pretty straightforward. Have a flag which is set if the button is pushed. At 2pm perform action A or action B depending on if the flag is set or not. Then immediately unset the flag and start waiting for possible button pushes until 2pm comes round again. There are code examples in the IDE that cover recognising a button push, moving a servo etc. Which part is causing you problems (apart from the physical/mechanical aspect of making baby chair eggs etc)?Steve


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"One side will make you grow taller, and the other side will make you grow shorter."
"One side of what? The other side of what?" said Alice.
"Of the mushroom," said the Caterpillar and then it crawled out of sight.
"One side will make you grow taller, and the other side will make you grow shorter."
"One side of what? The other side of what?" said Alice.
"Of the mushroom," said the Caterpillar and then it crawled out of sight.
Who says you can't play with your food?
We're bringing the whole family into the spirit of "New Year, New You!" by making a super healthy, kid-friendly, high protein snack. This is real food, friends – but don't worry, your secret is safe with me. Let the kiddos think they're eating dessert instead of the nutritional equivalent of an expensive protein bar. Win! Win! Continue reading
So, the kiddos are home from school on Christmas vacation, and you are smiling as you assure the world that everyone is having a jolly good time. I get it. But you aren't fooling me. The little darlings are starting to argue with each other, aren't they? And your nerves are beginning to fray, aren't they? Been there, done that, got the t-shirt! Continue reading
Here at Crowded Earth Kitchen, we don't buy bright colored, sugary cereal. The problem is that Santa Claus is a mischievous guy, and leaves Mom-Disapproved cereals under the Christmas tree. The kiddos LOVE this, and for a few weeks they are able to indulge in occasional bowls of silly breakfast cereals. By late winter, this Mom's patience with Santa has worn thin, and it's time to get rid of the neon colored breakfast food.
This recipe gives the pint size cooks in your kitchen a fun opportunity to an after school snack out of those bits and specks of breakfast cereal lurking in your pantry. These cereal bars are most fun when you let the kids mix cereals. Why should Rice Crispies get to have all of the fun?
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2 tablespoons butter
4 cups mini marshmallows
4 cups mixed-up cereal (at least two varieties)
Step 1) Melt butter and marshmallows together in a large saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly.
Step 2) Remove saucepan from heat and stir in mixed-up cereal.
Step 3) Transfer mixture to a greased pie dish. Using wet hands, press the mixture firmly into the pie dish. Allow mixture to cool and firm up on the counter.
Step 4) Cut into squares or wedges using a wet knife, OR place the pie dish in the freezer for about 30 minutes and cut into squares while partially frozen.
If you plan to pack these Mixed-Up Cereal Bars in school lunches, wrap them individually in waxed paper.
A reasonably healthy Halloween treat… imagine! Children (and grown-ups) will love these easy-to-make apple treats. If you are still pondering whether or not to invest in a food dehydrator, what are you waiting for? You'll recoup the cost after just a few batches of economical, homemade dried fruit. Here's a link to a dehydrator that costs only $35 with free shipping! You're welcome.
Ronco FD1005WHGEN 5-Tray Electric Food Dehydrator
Ingredients (Makes about 1 quart of dried fruit)
12 medium size apples (Cortland apples work well)
1 cup cold water
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon of orange colored sugar (or use orange Jello)
1/4 teaspoon of black colored sugar
Step 1) Peel and core apples. Slice thin (no thicker than 1/4 inch).
Step 2) As you slice each apple, place the slices in a bowl with the cold water and lemon juice. Simply submerge the apple slices to prevent browning.
Step 3) Arrange apple slices on food dehydrator trays. It's OK if the apple slices touch each other just a bit, but they should be in a single layer (not overlapping).
Step 4) Sprinkle the apple slices LIGHTLY with colored sugar. Don't get carried away! Almost immediately, the color will begin to spread out. The color will continue to deepen as the apple slices dry.
Step 4) Plug in your food dehydrator and allow apples to dry for 12 hours (they may require a bit longer if your apple slices are thick). Apple slices will snap in half easily when they are completely dry.
Step 5) Store in zip-lock snack bags or other airtight container. Apple slices that are completely dry and stored in an airtight container will stay fresh for many months. Good luck keeping them around that long… here at Crowded Earth Kitchen, my little Half-Pint ferrets out dried apple slices from all of my hiding places and devours them on the sly! It's hard to be annoyed when children delight in such a healthy treat. 🙂
A few modifications to a basic cookie recipe can lead to surprisingly delicious results. These Jeweled Oatmeal Cookies, for example, are pretty similar to traditional oatmeal cookies. If you look at the recipe closely, you'll notice that the spices (no cinnamon!) and extracts are a bit different, and we're using colorful candied fruit instead of plain old raisins. The result is a cookie that's simple enough for a lunchbox treat, but pretty enough for a holiday cookie exchange. Enjoy!
Ingredients (Makes about 45 cookies)
3/4 cup softened butter
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 3/4 cup flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
2 cups rolled oats (not quick oats)
1 cup candied fruit, diced – homemade or store bought, such as Candied Mixed Fruit, Diced, 1 lb.
Step 1) Cream together butter and sugars. Add eggs and almond extract. Stir until well combined.
Step 2) Add dry ingredients except for candied fruit; stir until all ingredients are incorporated.
Step 3) Gently fold in candied fruit. Drop cookie dough by rounded teaspoons onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
Step 4) Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 13-15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
Last month we shared a quick and easy recipe for Apple Pecan Tarts, and readers loved them. So did Half Pint! While snacking on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, Half Pint declared, "I have a great idea! How about if we make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, but pies instead?"
OK. Here we go. Let me know what you think!
Ingredients (Makes 32 mini tarts)
1 package of roll-out refrigerated pie crust
1/2 cup of crushed peanuts
1 cup of creamy peanut butter
1 cup of grape jelly
Step 1) Open the package of roll-out refrigerated pie crusts (there are two crusts per package). Instead of rolling them out, squish each crust into a big ball of dough. How fun!
Step 2) Place a small ball of pie crust dough, about the size of a golf ball, in each well of a mini muffin pan. Push the dough down in the center so that it flattens on the bottom and up the sides of the well. You can use a tart press (shown), a medicine cup, or just your fingers for this.
The Pampered Chef Mini Tart Shaper 1590
Wilton Recipe Right 24 Cup Mini Muffin Pan
Step 3) Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon of crushed peanuts inside of each tart crust. Gently spoon peanut butter and jelly into each tart crust, leaving 1/4 inch of empty space at the top of each tart.
Step 4) Bake tarts in a preheated 400 degree oven for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees, and bake for an additional 5 minutes.
Step 5) Using a butter knife and/or a teaspoon (not your fingers!), remove the tarts from the mini muffin pan while they are still warm. Cool on a wire rack. These tarts freeze well for packing in school lunches!


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Position Summary: St. Andrews University (a branch of Webber International University) invites applications for a full-time Assistant Professor of Psychology to begin August 2014. A Ph. D in psychology from a regionally accredited institution is required (ABD's accepted). All areas of specialization will be considered, but experience in counseling, clinical and/ or cognitive/ biopsychology will be given preference to complement our present strength in social psychology.
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24 April 2011
Earth Day was Friday, so was Good Friday. I spent the afternoon hours from 12-3:00 at the Church of the Beach, following my Christian upbringing. As I walked the beach and picked up trash, Jesus' words from the cross ran through my mind… "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do…"
Everyone makes a difference – the balloons of someone's celebration, ribbons still attached, litter the beach, along with indestructible Frito Lay Tortilla chip bags, assorted beer and pop cans, disposable diapers, toilet paper and even the cardboard tp rolls. This is a spring fling thing – as snow melts, mysteries are revealed. It is a mystery that people these days are still not responsible for their own junk. Earth is not a garbage can, it is a home we all share.
So I celebrated Earth Day by embracing the Earth and Thanking Mother Earth for the beauty I live in and cleaning up a little bit. Every day is Earth Day – for me anyway.
Luce County, where I live has no recycling available except for paper, which is collected by the girl scouts. To recycle, we have to drive our plastic, metal, cardboard, 100 miles to Sault Saint Marie, in Chippewa County. Not very Earth friendly, or pocket friendly these days. It's kinda like living in a third world nation here, with snow.
Waste Management? Ha! I contacted Ms. Green's recycling to see if she would like to expand her business here… Some of us have been trying to get recycling here for 5 years… everybody says they want it, nobody wants to pay the millage.
At the Library, where I am now working, one co-worker takes all the recycling home, then eventually gets it to the Soo. I have been saving my recycling all winter. Did you know that you could crunch up 6 one-gallon plastic milk jugs, roll them up and fit them into one plastic coffee can? Glass jars take up a lot of space, so I break them, carefully. Then put them into a plastic coffee can, put some rocks in with them, and shake the daylights out of them ~ My free version of that new exercise device. I can get a lot of glass into a coffee can that way. The newer round bottom cans are a pain. Can't cut the bottoms off anymore. When will packagers wake up? There is room for improvement – attention to Earth friendly packaging has not been noticed by Campbell's Soup and other big businesses yet…
Most commercial eggs come in styrofoam containers – non-recyclable. Brown eggs come in cardboard – YAY!
So, Happy Earth Day! Rest assured, this is not a complaint about where I live. Merely an observation and a call to action…
Lake Superior's ancient Easter Bunny always gives new eggs, well chilled, stored on and under ice and snow. These eggs are billions of years old and solid evidence life goes on, recycling. My beach studio is intact and spring cleaning is underway. …and on the third day, a resurrection, peace and joy. Today I get to go for a sunrise service at the Church of Peace at the Beach and the Lake will sing it's songs of Joy with a Hallelujah Chorus over rolling waves… It's my version of a Holy Roller Easter… LOL!
May your Easter, Earth Day celebration be wonderful, however you clelebrate. Just hang on to your balloons and your beer cans, please. 🙂
Namaste – Star Bear


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But these are written so that you may continue to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing in Him you will have life by the power of His name. (John 20: 31)
Our faith in Jesus Christ is our deepest comfort, our highest joy and our greatest asset as a church.
First Presbyterian Church of Moorestown is a diverse community of Christians united by our common love for God made known most fully in Jesus Christ.
We believe in God, the Maker and Master of the universe. At the heart of God is a loving relationship between the three persons of the Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This love was demonstrated to the world by the sending of the one and only Son of God Jesus Christ into the world. "For God so loved the world that he sent his only Son…" (John 3:16).
We believe in Jesus. We believe that Jesus died to forgive us of our sins. His death sets us free from fear and gives us new life that is abundant and eternal as we acknowledge our wrongs and place our full trust in Him.
We believe that Jesus was bodily raised from the dead and lives and reigns as our Savior and Lord. Since He is alive we have a living relationship with Jesus. Jesus said "I am the vine and you are the branches." (John 15:5).
We believe that the Holy Spirit is the presence of God given personally to us. The Holy Spirit gives the church the spiritual power to love one another, to forgive one another and to live like Jesus taught us to live. The Holy Spirit gives us spiritual gifts to empower us to do the things God calls us to do. When we live in the power of the Spirit our lives produce the deepest qualities or fruit modeled by Jesus including joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, self-control and most importantly, love. (Galatians 5: 22, 23)
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communion. In growing we believe faith is journey, not a destination. We never stop growing as Christians. In service, we strive to serve the lost, lonely and least in the world.
As Presbyterians, FPCM embraces the essential tenets of the reformed faith including that we are saved only by grace through faith, that God is sovereign over all things, that every person is given gifts for ministry by God, and that we all share in the responsibility for building up the church, the body of Christ. We believe that leadership in the local church is best determined by the members of the church and as such we elect our own leaders. At the same time, we believe that we should work in partnership with other churches and participate in the life of our denomination the Presbyterian Church USA.
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The new album You're Driving Me Crazy features legendary vocalist Van Morrison and jazz organist Joey DeFrancesco exploring both great jazz and blues standards as well as highlights from Morrison's eclectic songwriting catalog. This limited edition 7" single highlights both aspects of the album, featuring a new version of Morrison's "Close Enough For Jazz" and a stunning rendition of Guitar Slim's "The Things I Used To Do".
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My test drive of the Chevrolet Volt was well-timed — to coincide with the week when every car enthusiast was arguing about whether or not the Volt is actually an electric vehicle! If you missed the kerfluffle, MNN's transportation blogger Jim Motavalli has the skinny (Wired and NY Times provide further, nitty gritty details) — but basically, under some very specific conditions when the electric battery's depleted, the Volt's gas motor does give some power to the wheels.
Luckily, my test drive wasn't so long as to deplete the battery — so I took an all-electric ride! I got in — and immediately had to pull the seat way forward — done with manual, non-electric levers, so as to conserve energy to drive the car, as the Chevy guy explained. Once settled, I undid the parking brake by pushing a white button, turned the car on by pushing a black button, shifted to drive — then started a slow, silent coast around Sunset Gower Studios before turning out into the streets of Hollywood.
For greener car newbies, the Volt is a car that runs on an all-electric motor for 25 to 50 miles a charge, depending on driving and weather conditions. That means for most people — who drive fewer than 40 miles a day — the Volt can act as an all-electric car. But for longer distances, a gas generator kicks in to turn the electric motor. As recent revelations show, that boost can power the car itself under certain conditions to get you up to 310 more miles.
Now I'm not a car expert or fanatic. I am best described as a rather reluctant driver who sees the car just as a non-preferred but sometimes practical mode of transportation. Which is to say — I didn't do anything crazy with the Volt; I just drove it the way I normally drive — and am jotting down my non-expert impressions here.
Basically, if you know how to drive a car, you can drive a Volt. While the interior of the Volt is rather futuristic-looking, drivers will recognize most buttons and displays. They'll also likely notice, however, that the Volt really is quiet — and a smooth ride, since the electric engine doesn't need to shift gears. I felt stealthy quietly gliding over the streets, amid the usual din of Hollywood traffic!
The quiet let me concentrate a bit on keeping my electric drive as green as possible — aided by the green ball display in the dash. The idea is to keep the green ball floating in the middle — sudden acceleration or braking makes the ball bounce up or down, letting you know you're not using energy efficiently.
One feature of the Volt that I had a tough time getting used to was the brakes, which seemed to work more slowly than I'm used to in my own car. The Chevy guy explained that what I'm experiencing is Volt's regenerative braking system, which basically turns the momentum of the car into more electricity. He assured me that if I braked suddenly, the car would stop suddenly — but my attempts at gradual stops that kept the green ball floating ended up being much more gradual than intended — which stressed me out enough that I refused to make turns on the test drive unless given the direction well in advance!
Current hybrid owners may already be used to this kind of braking system and not have the stress I experienced. And since Volt's brakes not only create energy but make the brakes last longer, the regenerative braking system seems well worth getting used to.
Of course, I won't actually be getting a Volt. The car will start getting delivered to eager owners next month. (The car starts at $41,000 — but a $7,500 federal tax credit and $5,000 CARB credit for Californians sweeten the deal. The car can be leased for as little as $350 a month.) I'm betting almost none of these people will be apartment dwellers like myself. Just like the Nissan Leaf, the Volt requires easy access to a charging system* (average cost: $2,200, of which $2,000 is covered by federal funds) — which, unless you've got a garage, you're unlikely to have access to one. [*Update, 10/21/10: Correction -- The Volt can actually charge in about 10 hours on a standard 120-volt outlet! The charging system would only be required for a faster charge -- 4 hours on a 240-volt outlet]
Want to test drive the Volt yourself? The Volt Unplugged Tour is currently letting EV-curious people test drive the car in 12 cities across the U.S. Unfortunately for Angelenos, the tour just left Los Angeles — but will be in San Diego tomorrow and then moves on to Texas before heading up the East Coast. Have you test driven the Volt? What did you think of the brakes?