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Yup, that's right. When you use Disney's web site to buy tickets to visit Disney World in Florida you're asked what country you are from and, well, Ireland's not on the list. Canada is there. The United Kingdom is there. Germany is there. Israel is there. Guatemala is there. Iceland is there. Kuwait is there. And so on.
Just about any country you could imagine is on the list, but not Ireland. To be absolutely certain I checked for Rep. of Ireland, as it's known on many European web sites, and I even checked for Eire, which I've seen on a couple of sites. But Ireland is nowhere.
I could get all emotional about it and wail about the insult to the Irish nation by virtue of this omission. Or I could speak of my deep sadness that a company founded by a man who was proud of his Irish roots could deny his ancestral homeland it's right to nationhood.
I could do that, but that would be a grotesque exaggeration of how I feel about this because I'm really curious about how this could have happened and not angry or saddened. {Although, when you combine this with the snub of Ireland at Epcot, well ...}
I don't know how many people go from here to Disney World each year, but it's not an insignificant number. I'd be pretty confident that more Irish people go to Disney World than do Icelandic or Kuwaiti people. In fact, I suspect that Ireland sends a disproportionate number to Disney in Florida when compared with other EU states and, I'd bet, more than quite a few countries on the list.
That's why I'm curious. How did Ireland get left off the list since, from my own experience in web site development, these lists are pretty standard? And how is it nobody at Disney has noticed or been notified of this because I'm sure many people in Ireland must have come across this already.
It's really only a minor issue, but still it's one that I bet Walt Disney would not be happy to learn of. Walt's grandparents - Kepple Disney and Mary Richardson were both Irish immigrants. The name Disney was originally d'Isigny, which is a Norman name, and his family at some point found its way to the area around Counties Carlow and Kilkenny, from where Kepple left Ireland.
Walt visited Ireland many times and his affection for Ireland was what drove him to make "Darby O'Gill and the Little People," which Irish Times columnist Fintan O'Toole says is much misunderstood in Ireland.
Disney's nephew Roy, who twice ran the Disney Corporation, also loved Ireland. Roy used to come to Ireland regularly and bought Coolmain Castle in County Cork in the early 1980's.
Maybe I've misunderstood the Disney web site and this is a tribute to the Disneys' Irish ancestry. Irish people probably don't need to buy tickets to Disney World because it's free for everyone coming from Ireland. If that's it, then great. I'd like my free family passes please.
UPDATE Jan 25: Disney's web site has been corrected to include Ireland. Again, I was pretty sure it was only an oversight, but I was curious as to how such a thing could happen and go unnoticed because so many people from Ireland go to Orlando.
Thank you to PatrickLee whose comment below "brought to my attention" the fact that the web site had been fixed.


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There was a funny moment during House Speaker John Boehner's appearance at The Economic Club of Washington a few minutes ago.
Asked if he might be a possible Republican vice presidential nominee in 2012, Boehner — who's known for his habit of tearing up — joked that it's unlikely he'd be good for that job:
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Ken Slusher and his girlfriend just wanted to get a cell phone. Is that so hard?
It is if you're trying to get one from Verizon.
The Oregon couple opened a plan last year with two phones, then quickly realized their mistake and canceled. Only to have the mistakes follow them.
Channel 3000 tells it like this:
Slusher called an automated phone line to check his Verizon account balance. A voice recording said, "Your total amount due is $2,156,593.64." Slusher and his girlfriend opened a Verizon account last November and they bought two phones. They only kept the service for one month after noticing major discrepancies on their bills. Slusher said their first bill should've been for about $120.
Instead, it was for $698, plus it showed a previous balance of $451. He said their next statement asked for just $9.
"The number of errors and the comedy of which they happened is astounding to me," he said.
Slusher said they canceled the service in December and returned the phones to a local Verizon store in January.
They thought everything was all cleared up until they started getting notices from several collection agencies demanding upward of $2,000.
Slusher and his girlfriend say they've been going back and forth for months with customer service representatives who agree there's been a mistake. However, with no resolution, Slusher checked his Verizon account balance again on Monday and that's when he heard the $2 million figure.
The Oregonian ran a statement from Verizon:
"We have apologized to an Oregon customer for a programming error in an automated voice response system that caused him to receive an incorrect message that he owed $2 million on his bill," Verizon said in a written statement Wednesday. "We are correcting the error now and have resolved the issue to the customer's satisfaction."
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Series 1 out on July 27th!I'm still excited about the possibility of Terrahawks blu-rays. Is there any clue about when those could be released?
Oh, yes, I knew that. Though my fave part of that scene is "He called me a 'nin com poop'!" followed by his little nod.When Yung-Star initially meets King Richard, he declares "But he's so handsome...."
Yay, thank you! I was wondering what you'd think of her; we have the nurse, obviously, but I felt it was waaaaay past time to have a female Zeroid out there in the field with Zero and 18. It feels like the sort of thing the show would have ended up doing eventually had it continued, so hopefully she fits into the show well enough!I LOVE the audio episode (on volume II) about the girl zeroid, 35 (Zero's admirer); and it's funny when Zero says that Hiro & 101 should set their wedding-date! Beth Chalmers has done a wonderful job, taking on the voices of Kate & Cy-Star; but for the character 35, I think I'd have chosen someone like Russi Taylor as a voice-actress.
One moment I love in Renta-hawks is when Battlehawk drops Zeroids to rescue the cruise liner passengers, and there are a lot of female voices in there including 35's. So she's clearly had a talk with Zero between episodes about equal opportunities.I'd like to know how 35 gets on with the nurse zeroid: would they giggle together, and share secrets & make-up tips?
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Meet the Cubs: Nick Fairley
>> 6.14.2011
1.13 (13): Nick Fairley, DT, Auburn
I've never been to any of the campuses of Copiah-Lincoln Community College. I've never stepped foot on their practice field in the heat of August. I have no idea if its facilities are those of a polished football factory, or of a rural high school. Is the grass lush and green, or dusty and scraggly? Is a cajun waterboy at the ready with a filtered backpack, or is there a garden hose with holes in it zip-tied to a chain link fence? I don't know. I do know that Wesson, Mississippi is a long way from the bright lights of SEC football—and that's where a huge, cat-quick pass-rusher from Mobile named Nick Fairley expected to be. Fairley told an Alabama TV station:
Juco, it kept me humble. Coming out of high school, everybody is going to the D-I school with a big guy, so everybody knows you. They are going into the big time D-I . . . juco was a great eye-opener and got me level headed and ready to go. So when I got to Auburn, I was ready.
For many players, it's a long and winding road to the NFL. But for Nick Fairley, it was a long and winding road just from high school to the college of his choice. He was rated as just 3-star DE/DT prospect by both Scout.com and Rivals.com, though my suspicion is that had more to do with his lack of grades than a lack of potential. Clearly, a 6'-4," 257-pound pass rusher with multiple SEC offers is more than a middle-of-the-road prospect.
Despite strong mutual interest with Auburn, and a verbal commitment, Fairley wasn't academically able to attend Auburn. After graduating from Lillie B. Williamson high school, he went straight to Copiah-Lincoln, a JUCO which has fed several top prospects to Auburn. After that redshirt year, Fairley terrorized the JUCO competition: he racked up 63 tackles (9.0 per game), 9 TFL (1.3 per game), 28 QB hits (4.0 per game), and 7 sacks (1.0 per game). He also notched two fumble recoveries, one forced fumble, one blocked kick and seven pass breakups.
Throughout, Fairley kept his eyes on the prize; he never wavered in his commitment to Auburn. By the time he was ready to sign with a DI program, Fairley was up to 295 pounds; Rivals maintained Fairley's 3-star status, but Scout.com re-ranked Nick as a four-star JUCO recruit. Fairley was thrilled to re-commit:
"I'm very excited to re-commit to Auburn," said Fairley. "I've been waiting on this for a long time, since I went to junior college. Auburn is where I wanted to go out of high school so I decided to stick with them.
"I'm ready to go to Auburn, work hard, get my grades and make an impact."
. . . except it didn't quite work out that way. After recommitting in May of 2008, the Tigers' 2008 season ended with the resignation of head coach Tommy Tuberville. Having spent a year and a half at Cop-Lin with visions of War Eagles dancing in his head, he didn't re-open his recruiting. Fairley signed his NLI to attend Auburn on December 17th. However, in January it was discovered that one of his correspondence classes wasn't completed by the deadline, so Nick had to enroll in late May—missing the spring practices of his sophomore year.
When asked about his unwavering commitment to the Tigers, even after a staff change and the academic goofup, Fairley pointed to the presence of "Coach Rock," former Auburn standout Tracy Rocker:
"When he was at Auburn, he won the Outland and Lombardi trophies. Not too many defensive linemen have done that. He must know something. He's also been to the (NFL) so he knows what it takes. I would rather get coached by someone that's been there and done it."
Despite missing spring ball—thus being behind his teammates in knowledge of the defense and scheme—Fairley started the Tigers' first game of 2009, against Louisiana Tech. He had five tackles, a fumble recovery, half a TFL, and 2 QB hits--but also looked every bit as raw as he was. Coach Gene Chizik:
"Being a defensive lineman and starting your first game, things get hairy down there," Chizik said. "That's a whole different world down there on the defensive line because it's so physical. It's just the nature of the position. Nick played high a little bit, but overall really tried to play physical and tried to play with some effort. I think he falls into the category of we've got a long way to go to get him where he needs to be. I think he's got a chance down the road to be a really good player."
Fairley would play in all 13 games—and get one more start—his sophomore year. Playing mostly as a reserve, Fairley still notched 28 total tackles, 3.5 TFL, and 1.5 sacks. Impressively, his first career sack (for minus 14 yards) came against Georgia—and he blocked a PAT against Tennessee, maintaining a 13-6 lead right before halftime. He repeated the five-solo-tackle performance of his first game in the last game that season, roughing up Northwestern in a nailbiter of an Outback Bowl.
At this point, it seems kind of ridiculous to recap Fairley's junior season at Auburn. I'll just copy and paste from his official bio:
CAREER -- Won 2010 Lombardi Trophy, becoming second player in school history to win the award joining his position coach, Tracy Rocker who won the award in 1988 ... Set AU single-season record of 24.0 TFL's in 2010, setting record against South Carolina in SEC Championship Game ... Also set AU single-season record with 11.5 sacks during junior season, setting record against Oregon in BCS National Championship Game ... Earned Defensive MVP honors of BCS National Championship Game vs. Oregon.
2010 -- Lombardi Award winner (nation's best lineman) ... Nagurski Award finalist ... Associated Press SEC Defensive Player of the Year ... FWAA All-America Team ... Walter Camp All-America Team ... Sporting News First-Team All-America ... SI.com First-Team All-America ... Associated Press First-Team All-America ... CBSSports.com First-Team All-America ... Rivals.com First-Team All-America ... Coaches' First-Team All-SEC ... Associated Press Unanimous First-Team All-SEC ... Phil Steele First-Team All-SEC ... ESPN.com All-SEC ... Outland Trophy semi-finalist ... CBSSports.com Midseason All-America ... Phil Steele's Midseason All-America First-Team ... SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week (11/26-27) ... SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week (10/23) ... SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week (10/16) ... SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week (10/2) ... SEC Defensive Player of the Week (9/13) ... Started all 14 games and totaled 60 tackles with 24.0 TFL's and 11.5 sacks ... Had at least 1.0 TFL in 12 of 14 games and a sack in eight games ... 1st in SEC / 12th in NCAA in sacks (11.5) and 1st in TFL's (3rd in NCAA) (24.0) .
Look, the dude ate people, okay? Nick Fairley subsisted on the flesh, souls, and hearts of opposing offensive linemen. He looked like a man amongst boys, even at the heart of an SEC defense. So, what changed from his sophomore year? What transformed him from a raw, promising prospect to a world-devourer? Fairley told the LA Times that, again, DL coach Tracy Rocker played a huge role:
Tracy Rocker, Auburn's defensive line coach, gets the Tiger's share of credit for fine-tuning Fairley's considerable skill set.
"Coach Rocker flipped a switch to turn on," Fairley said.
This is the most intriguing side of Nick Fairley. For all of the talk of "questions" and "immaturity," for all of the whispers about his work ethic and his commitment, he has unwavering respect for anyone who's done it themselves. Tracy Rocker accomplished exactly what Nick Fairley wanted to accomplish, and Rocker was able to get Fairley to play at a dominant level. If only the Lions had someone who could command Fairley's respect and attention . . .
On whether it concerns him that he'll be part of a three- or four-man rotation at defensive tackle:
"Aww man, playing with Suh is going to be an honor. That guy was the defensive rookie of the year, so to be able to play next to him… I can't wait to get in and pick his brain for the things he did his rookie year."
He did get a chance to speak with Suh shortly thereafter:
On having talked to Suh: "I talked to Suh today and he gave me some great advice; I talked to Kyle Vanden Bosch and all of them guys. I'm really just ready to go and I want to pick their brain … They're going to give me some great advice so I can come in as a rookie and know what to do."
On what Suh said to him: "He basically was like, 'Man, you've got be ready to come to work; they're going to push you and try to get the best out of you, but you're going to have fun.' He said that's one thing that they do here is: have fun and work hard. So I'm ready to come here and get things together."
I firmly believe that Nick Fairley is walking into the best possible situation. Not only is the Lions' defensive line one of the most talented position groups in the game, it's got the strongest culture. Kyle Vanden Bosch sets the bar for effort, intensity, and consistency as high as it will go. Ndamukong Suh is a physical freak and firebreathing monster on the field, a gentle giant with rare understanding off it. Lawrence Jackson is a brilliant young man with a poet's soul—and a first-round pick's tools and production. Cliff Avril plays with joy and abandon, but has relentlessly built his body and game up from a third-round OLB 'tweeter to a prototypical 4-3 rush end. Corey Williams is a naturally big-bodied man who really, really, really can't wait to get at the quarterback.
Leading them all is position coach Kris Kocurek, whose approach and creativity has drawn raves from players, coaches, and observers alike. Working closely with Kocurek is Gunther Cunningham, who combines a well-earned rep for exacting standards and profane tirades with a genuine love for his players and colleagues deeper than could ever let on in public (even though he lets on in public, too). On top of all that, of course, is Jim Schwartz, The Grandmaster, who drew consistently excellent performance out of notoriously inconsistent talents like Albert Haynesworth and Jevon Kearse.
I don't want to wax too poetic here—but the Lions have built a truly special unit, a group of players and coaches who will define the identity of this team for years to come. If Nick Fairley wants to get where he says he wants to go, all he'll have to do is show up in Allen Park and follow his teammates' lead. If he can stay relentlessly committed to Auburn through the two-year odyssey in between graduating high school and stepping onto campus, he can do that. Frankly, I don't think his teammates will let him fail. But of course, I've written enough about the Lions' current linemen. What are the experts saying about Nick Fairley?
- Sideline Scouting:
Positives: Very solid athlete... Good size... Very solid pass rusher... Long arms... Uses his hands well... Quick off the ball... Disruptive... Gets in the backfield... Plays with good leverage... Reasonably good strength... Solid power... Can get penetration... Very solid bull rush... Solid strength at the point of attack... Shoots gaps well... Good arsenal of pass rush moves... Great swim move... Can split and slice through some double teams... Does a good job shedding single blockers and making plays on the ball... Good flexibility and body control... Plays the run well... Does a nice job in pursuit... Actively chases the ball... Makes plays in the backfield versus the run... Stays low... Looks comfortable dropping into short coverage... Good recognition skills... High motor... Plays with intensity... Mean streak... Played through an injured shoulder toward the end of the 2010 season... Tremendous upside... Finished third in the FBS with 24 tackles for loss in 2010... Schematic versatility, could also get looks as 3-4 LDE... Compares to Warren Sapp, Marcus Stroud.
Negatives: Former junior college transfer who started just two games prior to the 2010 season... Can wear down a bit as the game progresses... Will play down to his opponent... Needs to improve lower body strength... Can be engulfed at the point of attack... Questionable work habits... Has taken some undisciplined penalties, and some cheap shots at quarterbacks... Measured in at the combine over an inch shorter and nine pounds lighter than his listed weight, could fall a bit if viewed only as a three-technique tackle who would only appeal to 4-3 teams... Reportedly missed his flight to the combine, missed a team meeting there, and was late for a team interview at his pro day.
- CBS Sports:
Pass rush: Explosive initial burst off the snap. Good flexibility and balance to "get skinny" and penetrate gaps. Uses his hands well to slap away blockers' attempts to get their hands on him. Possesses a rare combination of long arms and quick feet, helping him avoid cut blocks. Good swim move. Locates the ball quickly and has the lateral agility to redirect. Good short-area closing burst. Good effort in pursuit. Surprising speed for a man of his size.
Run defense: Relies on his quickness to penetrate gaps and make plays behind the line of scrimmage more than his strength to hold up at the point of attack. Long, relatively thin limbed for the position and can be knocked off the ball due to his lack of an ideal anchor. Good flexibility to twist through double-teams. Locates the ball quickly and pursues well laterally.
Explosion: Quick burst to penetrate gaps. Can shock his opponent with his quickness, strong initial punch and quick hands to disengage. Has an explosive burst to close when he sees a playmaking opportunity and can make the eye-popping collision without needing much space to gather momentum.
Strength: Good, but not elite strength, especially in his lower body. Has a tendency to come up at the snap and can be pushed back because of it. Possesses very good natural strength, however, including in his core as he can twist through double teams. Very good hand strength to rip through blocks. Good strength for the pull-down and trip-up tackle.
Tackling: Possesses a good closing burst and brings his hips to supply the big hit. Good strength for the drag tackle. Willing to lay out and has good hand-eye coordination to trip up the ballcarrier running away from him.
Intangibles: Former high school basketball player who shows surprisingly quick feet. An ascending talent, but is nonetheless labeled as a player with some true bust potential, as there are concerns about his work ethic. Carries a little bit of extra weight around his middle and is more "country" strong than weight-room defined. Has developed a reputation as a dirty player; repeatedly flagged in 2010 for late hits and there have been instances when he has speared ballcarriers with his helmet, banged into their lower legs purposely and pushed off downed players to lift himself up. One of nine siblings.
- SI.com gave him a 3.22, their fourth-highest overall grade:
Positives: Game-impacting defensive lineman whose star is on the rise. Displays great movement skills and an explosive burst to the action. Quickly changes direction and effectively makes plays down the line or chases the action in backside pursuit. Plays with good pad level, fires off the snap with a great first step, and shoots through the gaps up the field. Fast off the edge, effective in pursuit, and makes plays in every direction. Constantly doubled by the opposition yet remains a game changer.
Negatives: Must improve his overall strength. Marginal hand use and displays limited moves getting off blocks. Lacks pure power and can be controlled by single blocker. Mostly a first move lineman that must beat opponents off the snap. Not known as a hard worker in practice.
Analysis: Fairley comes off a career year in which he started the season hot and never let up through Auburn's national title game. He possesses the skills and athleticism to be used as a defensive tackle or two-gap end and has an enormous amount of upside. Fairley will be very productive at the next level if he improves the details of his game and works hard on and off the field.
- Pro Football Weekly:
Positives: Very quick off the ball and disruptive. Has explosive hips and is a violent, head-snapping tackler. Good balance and agility. Has long arms and quick, active hands and knows how to keep defenders off his frame. Times the snap well, throws his hips in the hole and wins one-on-one matchups. Can split the double team. Excellent closing speed — smells blood. Rips off blocks and continually shows up behind the line of scrimmage. Flashed the ability to dominate and take over games, as he did late against LSU and Alabama. Plays with a mean streak and continually seeks to punish quarterbacks (knocked three out of games as a junior) and agitate blockers.
Negatives: Plays too upright with an inconsistent pad level and stalls at the line of scrimmage if he does not win at the snap. Does not play with pop in his hands. Cannot dig his heels in the ground against the double-team — was pancaked vs. Georgia OG Clint Boling. Not a glass eater ideally suited to occupy blocks. Tends to freelance, lose gap integrity and, at times, lose the ball. Not smart or disciplined and brain freezes show up in his play. Lacks power and bulk strength. Is only a one-year producer and has underachiever tendencies — loafs on the backside and takes plays off. Lacks stamina. Plays dirty, seeks cheap shots and has been flagged for foolish, unsportsmanlike penalties. Needs to be pushed and is not a self starter.
Summary: An explosive, finesse three-technique, Fairley could make your draft or break your heart. Showed he could be a dominating force for a national championship team, took over games and could be unblockable in the interior of a "40" front if he stays motivated and uses good technique. However, he will require a very nuanced, demanding positional coach and might need to be limited to 40 snaps per game to maximize his talent. The more highly he is drafted, the greater the likelihood that he will bust, as a big pay day easily could sap his motivation. Compares to Saints 2003 sixth-overall pick Johnathan Sullivan (a bust) and could fizzle out of the league as fast as he arrives if he enters a non-challenging, unstructured environment. Has boom-or-bust potential.
- New Era Scouting:
Pass rush: Fairley is the premier one-gap defensive tackle in this year's class due to his ability shoot the gap and get after the passer. Fairley finished 2010 with 12 sacks, including three in a standout performance against LSU. Most of his big plays come off the swim move. Has quick hands to get his arm over the blocker. Closes in a hurry and with aggression.
Pursuit: Is a player who is almost always on the move toward the ball carrier. Has the athleticism to move all around the line. Despite being somewhat limited in experience, Fairley shows good run/pass recognition. When Fairley plays with a lot of effort, he can move all around the field to make a tackle. But some question if Fairley always gives full effort on every play. As sensational as he is on some plays, Fairley can be completely non-existent on others. It's an issue that Auburn head coach Gene Chizik brought up early in the season. Fairley showed better effort toward the end the season, however.
Quickness: For player of his size, Fairley has a great burst off the snap. Most of his game is centered around his quickness off the ball. Played basketball in high school and it shows in his foot speed. People will always compare Fairley to Ndamukong Suh and Gerald McCoy and in the quickness category, he's right there with them. Run defend: Is a long-armed defender who can be disruptive in the run game. Even where the run isn't coming right at him, Fairley can impact the run game simply by reaching his arms out and rerouting the ball carrier. Does a lot of his work against the run against single blockers. Fairley doesn't always do well against multiple blockers. Still, he can be an asset against the run by taking up multiple blockers.
Strength: Doesn't have the kind of strength where he can beat double teams on a consistent basis. Looks like he can get stronger in his lower body. Can get pushed bak too often. Has a frame to add 20 pounds without it having a negative impact on his game.
Tackling: Fairley is a scary tackler. Every time he has room to make a hit, it's an explosive one. If football doesn't work for Fairley, his tackling shows he clearly has a future in pro wrestling. He frequently liked to suplex players. Several of Fairley's tackles could get him fined in the NFL, so it will be interesting to see if he'll continue his tackling technique at the next level.
Technique: Shows good hand fighting. Uses his hands well to keep blockers out of his pads. Has long arms, which is beneficial to his technique. Doesn't take false steps that get him out of position.
Is it time? Yes, it's time. It's more than time. It's way past time to find out if Nick Fairley will be a boom, or a bust. It's time to find out if he'll be the next Warren Sapp or the next Johnathan Sullivan. It's time to consult the One True Oracle of NFL Success: YouTube highlight reels!
First up, an absolute gem. Here's a high school reel that's just phenomenal. There's no spot shadowing, but just look for the defensive end that's significantly bigger than the defensive tackles, and running faster than the linebackers. He's #90. The best part is around 1:25 when he beats the RT and sacks the quarterback before an unblocked linebacker can get there. No, wait--the BEST part is the MUSIC:
Here's a nice little clip that shows an awesome spin/swim combo sequence at 0:12:
Here's a short film entitled "Fairley Nasty," an ode to Fairley's biggest hits and dirtiest plays throughout his two-year career at Auburn. Of special note are the explosion SF/X laid on top of Ludacris' "Move, B*tch," and Papa Roach's "Last Resort" (!):
Here's Aaron Aloysius not letting me down, providing really nice cutups of Fairley vs. Georgia. This is some proper film right here, and you can see just how frequently, and how hard, he hit A.J. Green that day. I like at 0:33, where the takes on a double-team, anchors, and makes the tackle. Also note 1:50 where he's chop blocked, and shrugs it off.
What stands out to me is Fairley's body type. Despite being a shade taller and several pounds lighter than Suh, Fairley's build is completely the opposite. Suh's upper body is jawdroppingly massive; I've said many times that his shoulders are the size of entire hams. From the front of Suh's chest to the back of his back seems like a distance of nearly three feet. He's very, very lean through the core but has reasonably thick arms and legs. Fairley, meanwhile, has shockingly thin shoulders and arms for his size; most of his weight is through the middle: he's big in the britches, thick-thighed, and—while not sloppy fat—has a little fuel tank for his sack machine.
Despite these similar sizes hung on totally different frames, Fairley's game is almost identical to Suh's. Similar great first step, similar penetration, similar inside/outside edge rushing ability. He's not "bad" against the run, but he's not often going to drop anchor and eat space like Grady Jackson. He plays with an obvious mean streak, and will likely draw some after-the-whistle penalties for crossing the line. He's too upright at times, and sometimes vacates his lane for the sake of penetration.
Immediately, Fairley projects as a three-tech, just like Suh. However, Suh is a finished product, physically. The only thing he can develop on his frame is adding the gut he doesn't have—and that would do more harm than good. Fairley, as Rob Rang said above, is "more 'country' strong than weight-room defined." Suh just needs maintain, physically, and focus on execution and technique. But Fairley ought to be able to add significant musculature and strength through NFL conditioning. As he gets up to the "weight class" above Suh, in the 315-325 range, he should evolve into a no-less dominant 1-tech throughout his career.
The comparison I keep seeing is Warren Sapp. Sapp started off as a very similarly built 290-pound penetrating 3-tech, and slowly worked his way up to being a 330-plus-pound 3-4 two-gap DE, before realizing he was better thinner and dropping 50 pounds. I'd hope Fairley could find a happy medium as a two-way 1-tech pushing about 320, very similar to how Corey Williams is built now—only even more explosive than Williams.
Of course, I can't talk about Fairley without talking about the "whispers." I can't write thousands of words about Nick Fairley without addressing the "rumors." Some think he takes plays off. Some think he doesn't practice hard. Some think he's too wrapped up in himself, and will put his feet up as soon as he cashes an NFL paycheck. These "whispers," as far as I can tell, are just people repeating and amplifying each other—there's never a source, named or un-. Whispers become rumors, rumors become facts. It got so bad that some started speculating Fairley might be the target of a smear campaign. Ultimately, Fairley has never been in a lick of trouble off the field, and—excepting his treatment of quarterbacks—he's well-behaved on it, too.
Jason Braddock of TheXlog.com summed up my thoughts perfectly:
The concept of the NFL combine is genius and it works great for the coaches / general managers who understand the nature of the beast. Good drafting teams start rumors about prospects that they want to fall to them. Bad drafting teams believe these rumors and play right into the hands of these superior teams. My Golden Rule for the draft assessment is: Listen to everything, believe nothing. What I mean by that is, when you here character rumors, injury concerns, etc, you listen to them but you don't chalk these up as facts. Instead you do extensive research and find out if these are actual truth based rumors.
Some teams do this, we call those team "playoff" teams. Why? It's simple, they're in the playoffs every year because they do the leg work and know fact from fiction. Many NFL teams have become lazy and rely too heavily on the NFL combine. This goes against the first thing I was taught in scouting and that is that your evaluation should be 90% based on game film. When did Nick Fairley get passed by Marcell Dareus in most media draft boards? The answer is after the combine. The game film didn't change after the combine, but Dareus ran a quick 10 yard split. Who cares, he ran that same speed on the game film that we watched in January, February, March and so on. This shouldn't make you change your rankings.
CBSsports.com writer Pete Prisco wrote a couple more really nice articles defending Fairley, which ended with a line sure to warm any Lions fan's heart: "Nick Fairley is the best player in this draft, no matter how many people try to knock him down." Well, the Lions got the best player in the draft—and Fairley got everything he dreamed about during the long two seasons he spent in junior college. People tried to knock him down, but now it's his turn to knock people down.


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A Case Study in Human Nature
"The problem with not having the .com of your name is that it signals weakness."
This is not a quote by a domain name broker.
This is a quote by one of Silicon Valley's leading Venture Capitalists. In August 2015, Paul Graham, co-founder of the Y Combinator seed capital firm, penned an article titled, "Change Your Name."
He goes on to say, "Unless you're so big that your reputation precedes you, a marginal domain suggests you're a marginal company."
Again, these are not words of a domain name broker. These are words coming from somebody who has invested millions of dollars in companies and certainly understands a thing or two about branding.
With that said, there are always two sides of a fence and some may debate that a great domain doesn't always matter. We obviously would disagree with this side, but deciding whether or not to acquire a domain name should never be about the sales pitch, automated valuation tools or comparable sales. Your decision should be directly correlated to the value proposition a great domain name holds to the value of your business.
Does Amazon need to own every specific product domain name, such as babybeds.com or weddingrings.com?
Of course not.
In fact, some would argue this type of domain is only valuable to a brand for: (a) a redirect, (b) brand protection, and/or (c) a defensive play.
Because Amazon is the brand, and the danger of diluting that brand by focusing on keyword domains is very real. It also costs a lot more to manage a sea of smaller brands, has possible negative workplace culture effects not having all employees working for the same brand and more.
Buying a Better Domain
Let's look at the more-common scenario of why companies buy domains. Many acquisitions today are not the result of a name change, but of companies acquiring a better version of their domain. Almost any brand expert will tell you that consistency is the key to branding.
Target is Target.
Target cannot be Target in one place, Target Inc. in another, Target Stores somewhere else, Target LLC back at headquarters and TargetCompany.com on the web.
They have to be known as Target to get the most bang for their marketing bucks, both internally and externally.
Any marketing professional, domain name broker, brand protection company — anyone interested in selling you something — can provide 1,000 reasons why you should make a purchase.
Only you can determine how much a domain name is worth to you.
However, the value is not always in what is gained — it is sometimes also in what is lost.
So we used data to analyze one of the core intangible elements of a domain names' value proposition. The Human Nature of emails.
The Project
A couple of months ago, we were asked our thoughts on a very generic domain name— we loved it. Not only is it a pretty cool ancestry term, but it's also a popular last name (even our industry has a well-known person with the last name), and there are plenty of companies who could potentially benefit from the acquisition of this domain name. Samples include:
- A Public Company
- A Restaurant Franchise
- An Online Catalog
- A Furniture Store
- Many Architectural Firms
- And more.
For privacy reasons, and on the advice of counsel, we cannot mention the domain name. However, this domain is generic enough that anyone who owned it would clearly defend its generic status. It's a word we all use.
And this is just the beginning. According to Ancestry.com, there are over 200,000 births, marriages, and deaths of people with this word as a surname. Some of the more famous people include an NFL quarterback.
There are potentially thousands of possible buyers for it across the world.
While the owner was interested in selling the domain, he also understood that selling a great domain name at a fair market price is not always an overnight process. In case the domain did not sell, he started to explore some development ideas of his own. What he didn't realize was what would happen when a catch-all email address was turned on.
The Catch-All Experience
A catch-all email address can serve many different purposes.
The most popular being an option for the owner to create all kinds of email addresses such as email@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com, etc., without having to create individual email accounts. This provides instant flexibility to create any address for specific reasons. For example, if the owner sets up a Netflix account, they could use firstname.lastname@example.com and the "catch all" feature would automatically deliver that email to their preferred address.
However, the Left Side of the @ also provides much more fun for great domain name owners. Human nature often leads to the misspelling of a name or two at times, but we also live in a world where shorter is better. Our brains are wired to automatically remove some words when thinking of brands, such as Inc., LLC, etc., and for some companies this can pose a pretty serious problem when it comes to email.
- Imagine if Google's website was GoogleInc.com. How many people would type in Google.com?
- How many employees would send internal email to email@example.com?
- How many people email email@example.com every day with confidential state secrets?
- How many job applications for the NSA are sent to the Neptune Shipping Agency monthly?
- How many people try to order a moving van from Atlas.com?
- How many employees give out the wrong email to customers every day?
These are just some of the question types many people wonder so we looked at emails from this domain over a 30-day period.
What We Found
Wow. Our theory on human nature wasn't far off.
In the last 30 days, the owner had no idea what was about to happen once the email was turned on. He received a total of 261 emails from unrelated addresses relating to his development. Many of these were spam emails, marketing emails or Russian lady friend requests. But there were also emails from employees, contractors, attorneys, job applicants and friends of people at companies that have "Example" in their domain name.
For clarification, anytime we use "Example," we are referring to a user emailing email@example.com instead of the respective longer / alternative TLD version of the domain owned by the intended recipient such as exampleinc.om, examplellc.com, myexample.com, example360.com. There is also a bleed of email from strong brands who do not use a dot com extension and those who use creative spelling versions of commonly spelled words.
Let's Break It Down.
Total Emails Received in the 30 Day Test: 261
- 132 spam
- 20 LinkedIn (including 4 friend requests to real people at Example)
- 21 emails from Twitter (with 7 people opening new accounts)
That's 173 emails (66%) which are basically of little importance.
No big deal right?
Wrong. That leaves 88 emails of some significance to intended users. These emails varied across all security aspects of a company, including:
- One thank you note from a senior vice president.
- Three requests for insurance.
- Two proposals from vendors totaling over $126,000 in work.
- Private financial correspondence to an "Example" property manager, who then forwarded the email to the wrong "Example" email address, showing more than a $900,000 balance in an account, the account number, the account owners and more personally identifiable information.
- Several follow-up emails with people thanking them for a conversation, a meeting, etc.
- Loan contracts for a note over $100,000.
- Establishment for a new phone line where the presumably "Example" employee opened the account with her work email.
- Statements for an established wireless account where the user used @example.com email.
- A fully executed real estate purchase and sale contract asking the "Example" employee to have the buyer initial.
- Documents from several outside attorneys to multiple employees of "Example" for internal review.
- A link to the "Example" company's internal intranet login.
- Several 2015 1099s mailed to "Example" employees for correction.
- A refund request for $21,464 in overpayment of rent to "Example" company from an accounting supervisor.
- Approval designs for custom fit machinery for "Example" company.
- A character and fitness report from a National Bar Association as part of a background check for an applicant.
- Numerous receipts for "Example" employees.
- Multiple Google meeting requests to "Example" employees — from both other employees and outside parties.
- One not-so-subtle email to someone who will never know.
If there is a full-time job analyzing emails sent to the wrong version of a company's domain name, we may just apply for it. The entertainment value of some of these emails alone was well worth any cut in salary. However, let's get back to the article…
The Takeaway
If you can afford it, then you need to acquire the preferred version of your domain name. This really isn't a question.
Not owning the preferred version of your domain exposes your company to so many different negative consequences. From security concerns about confidential information, data collection, HR correspondence and employee communication to brand confusion between employees and customers. And 1,000 reasons in between.
Almost no one will append a word to your company name.
If your company is called Example, no one is going to arbitrarily add Inc., Corp, LLC, Realty, or any other word to an email address.
However, they will shorten the domain name and send sensitive information via email without hesitation. Scary? Yes it is.
The question you should be asking yourself right now is: Do you know what the preferred version of your domain name is?
The preferred version of a domain name is NOT the domain name you like best.
- It is the word your customers and employees remember the most.
- It is the word your employees refer to the company as.
- It is the word you use to explain to people who you are.
- It is the word you possibly spent hundreds of hours coming up with.
- It is the word you have spent (ten or hundreds of) thousands of dollars marketing.
The preferred version of your domain name is all of this and more.
It is not always the domain name you like the best.
The Value Proposition
Remember, the value of a domain name is not what a domain name broker tells you. The value of a domain name is the "value proposition" it holds to you and your company.
This could be $100 or $10,000,000. It's a highly personal question for you and your brand and one that no automated appraisal system can ever calculate. The value of a domain name to your brand can only be measured by you and you alone. Whether or not the seller agrees, that's another story.
Value is not just measured in sales, however. The value proposition of owning the preferred domain name can often lead to stronger brand recognition, greater perceived authority, higher employee loyalty and more. Sometimes just the simple acquisition of the preferred domain name sends employees a better message of long-term dedication than any PowerPoint slide ever will. It can also tell your customers you are growing and becoming more dominant in your industry.
If your company is selling rainbow bracelets on eBay with an average order of $4.25, then owning the best version of your domain name may not be that critical. However, if you're a million-dollar company, a company handling sensitive information, a company providing data solutions, or 1,000 other types of companies, then you really should understand the important of owning the preferred version of your domain name, what exactly that domain name is, and fight for the dollars to acquire that domain proportionate to the value proposition it holds for you.
Branding is a choice.
You can choose to bet against human nature.
Probably not the best bet.
Data Collection Notes
- Example.com was NOT a high traffic domain name. Only about 700 people naturally visited the domain name in the last 30 days (about 25 a day).
- There was no mention or link to any @example.com email anywhere on the domain names landing page for this 30-day period.
- All of these emails were sent to email@example.com — not generic emails like info@, support@, webmaster@ example.com, etc. Those were discarded.
- No emails were included that resulted from a form submission on the current landing page (hosted by us).


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Our hands
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Our Hands
Our hands
52 comments:
I so admire your use of language in your poetry.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you very much, Charleen...Delete
Oooh..."one besotted finger at a time" is so good!ReplyDelete
That last line is amazing ~ Beautifully written ~ReplyDelete
..ah, crawl together like starfish...what a romantic visual Tess... the reading of R.A.D. is quite of a gesture...and he's pretty even with his pauses that counted 'bout 3 or 4 seconds... But i like the consistency in his tone...still & neat... smiles...ReplyDeleteReplies
How charming..I can feel the warmth, the love..this one just flows on...ReplyDelete
Our handsReplyDelete
tiptoe sideways,
crawl together like starfish,
patiently ungloved
and vulnerable, to kiss
one besotted finger at a time.
Ordinary words become extraordinary with you Tess...
Beautiful and comforting.ReplyDelete
Your poetry of late has really tugged at my heartstrings. Beautiful...I feel like a voyeur, yet without guilt...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSun Jan 20, 12:32:00 PM
beautifully romanticReplyDelete
Great images here, and I love your choice of the words 'vulnerable' and 'besotted'.ReplyDelete
delicada trama no verso,
quase linha da mão!
Abraço, Tess
so sensual and romantic- perfect for this image!ReplyDelete
Good image Tess...I'll try to write a warm and fuzzy something to it later:-)ReplyDelete
Besotted is such a wonderful word ... (almost time for 'Unpressed' to arrive!) Yes!ReplyDeleteReplies
Soon now...March! I'm excited...Delete
"Our hands tiptoe sideways..." Engaging and definitely enjoyable.ReplyDelete
Starfish ! great thanks-ReplyDelete
As always... Nice lines!.. Learned something new again here...ReplyDelete
Beautiful, tender-- indelibly yours! xxxjReplyDelete
Evokes such a warm, fuzzy feeling, love it!ReplyDelete
wow- warm fuzzies ahoy! I love itReplyDelete
"Crawl together like starfish"...nearly every child's dream! Makes me feel 10 again! Oh, those were the days....ReplyDelete
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Thank you and welcome to Willow Manor...Delete
androgynous knot :) loved every lineReplyDelete
Who could resist an androgynous knot?ReplyDelete
Great word imagery!ReplyDelete
Very nicely composed and directed towards that last line. A prompt well served.ReplyDelete
Beautiful take Tess! You economize on words but maximized the effectiveness. Nicely!ReplyDelete
A lovely visual of love.ReplyDelete
I do so love the assonance in this (androgynous, knot, pocket, besotted). Lovely.ReplyDelete
This is such a romantic gesture you've painted with your words. No wonder she was besotted.ReplyDelete
Your word choices are beyond wonderful.ReplyDelete
patiently unglovedReplyDelete
and vulnerable, to kiss
This seemed to encapsulate the whole. Lovely.
Tess, I felt your beautiful words in separate ways...one is the innocence of children so pure and white; the other is grown-up and sexy and red and ripe! Your writing just keeps getting better and stronger and more lovely. Happy I didn't miss this one!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, C...nice to see you again...you've been missed...Delete
Exquisite. I'm in the 'besotted finger' brigade!ReplyDelete
I think it was Jeremy Bentham who said "poetry is words that don't make it across the page". In your case, Tess, I am glad indeed that they don't : I like them just the way they are.ReplyDelete
crawl together like starfish is so perfect! This will be one of my favorites of yours, Tess. To be honest, this week I am not going to play the video because I want your words to simply speak for themselves.ReplyDelete
Very tactile, good one, TReplyDelete
- AnonymousThu Jan 24, 10:03:00 AM
Lovely poem, Tess. I wanted to note the androgynous nature of it all too. One of the striking things about photo and I'm glad you did - I love the star fish hands.ReplyDelete
Thanks. k.
So intimate and sweet. The last two stanzas are SMASHING, but the whole poem is!!! You rock.ReplyDelete
Your beautiful imagery always is cupped in the hands of my heart Tess......such a wonderful talent you hold!!ReplyDelete
This is lovely, especially the last three lines.ReplyDelete
Loved this...started out loving the starfish image, and then the last line came around...perfect.ReplyDelete
Thanks everyone for taking the time to leave such kind and generous comments...you are the best...you really are...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousTue Jan 29, 04:34:00 PM
The last line is wonderful. :-)ReplyDelete
Beautiful poem, so delicate.ReplyDelete


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How Much Did It Cost Mark Pincus To Sit Next To President Obama?
When the White House invite list for "top tech executives" got out yesterday, a few names stood out for the wrong reason. What would former Zynga CEO Mark Pincus, who stepped down in July after layoffs, a stock price free fall, shuttered games and a exodus of executives add to a discussion Healthcare.gov and NSA surveillance?
OpenSecrets suspects his invitation was based less on merit and more on money:
One thing that sets [Pincus] apart: He donated $1 million to Priorities USA Action, the super PAC that backed Obama in the election. He also gave an additional $104,000 to Democratic causes in 2012 — including the maximum of $30,800 to the Democratic National Committee.
He also got to sit next to Obama.
Two of the other head-scratchers on the list—Marissa Mayer and Uber investor Shervin Pishevar—both happened to be bundlers for President Obama, adds OpenSecrets:
Along with his wife, Anahita, Pishevar has donated more than $122,000 to Democrats, including Obama's presidential campaign and the campaign of Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.). More significantly, Pishevar is a bundler — one of the elite fundraisers who "bundled" campaign contributions for Obama's presidential campaign.
According to OpenSecrets.org data, in the 2012 campaign, Pishevar was a top-tier harvester of cash, gathering up at least $500,000 for the Obama campaign.
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Kansas City police released dashcam video of officers checking the car where Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher was found sleeping hours before he killed his girlfriend and later turned the gun on himself.
Police said they saw Belcher's car parked outside an apartment building on Armour Boulevard just after 3 a.m. When they spoke to him, he identified himself as a Chiefs player. He assured the officers that he was going to see a friend who lived in the building and did not plan to drive anywhere.
Officers spoke with him, asked him to get out of the vehicle, and then told him to go ahead and go upstairs into the apartment. They said it would be the best thing for him to do because "you have a lot to lose."
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Belcher had been out with friends at the Power and Light District late Friday night. Kasandra Perkins, the mother of his 2-month-old daughter, had gone to a separate concert with friends at the Midland Theater.
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The 27th Annual Lucas Oil Show-Me 100 Presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com returns to Lucas Oil Speedway for the 27th running of the event. Scott Bloomquist charged to the win in 2018. Ray Cook captured the inaugural edition of the premier event held at Lucas Oil Speedway in 2010, while Newport, Tennessee's Jimmy Owens, scored Show-Me 100 wins in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2016. Martinsville, Indiana's Don O'Neal won in 2014. Blairsville, Georgia's Jonathan Davenport captured the 2015 edition of the event. Bobby Pierce charged to the win in 2017. This is surely one you won't want to miss! This Crown Jewel Event features the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) and the Lucas Oil MLRA battling for 100 Laps and a $30,000 to win top prize.
Day number two features a special $6,000 to win/$600 to start LOLMDS/MLRA event on Friday night dubbed the "The Tribute to Don & Billie Gibson" in honor of longtime West Plains Motor Speedway owners Don & Billie Gibson plus the Pitts Homes USRA Modifieds will be running a complete event with $600 going to the winner on Friday night as drivers race to earn valuable points into Saturday's main events.
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Ohio unemployment falls below national rate
February rate falls below 6.5 percent
Ohio's unemployment rate dropped to 6.5 percent last month, the lowest rate in nearly six years, according to numbers released Friday by the state.
The seasonally adjusted rate was down from 6.9 percent in January and 7.1 percent in December, according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
The rate is the lowest since June 2008, when it began trending upward as the Great Recession took hold. It also dipped below the national rate, which was 6.7 percent in February. That was up from 6.6 percent in January but well below the 7.7 percent national rate in February 2013.
The number of workers unemployed in Ohio in February was 377,000, down 18,000 from 395,000 in January. The number of unemployed has decreased by 44,000 in the past 12 months.
Ohio's nonfarm employment decreased by 4,600, from a revised 5,284,600 in January to 5,280,000 in February, according to the latest business establishment survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor and the state.
Losses in construction and mining and logging were partially offset by gains in manufacturing last month. The service-providing sector saw gains in educational and health services; trade, transportation, and utilities; and professional and business services. Those exceeded job losses in financial activities and leisure and hospitality.
Nonfarm employment has increased by 50,000 jobs in the past 12 months. Goods-producing industries gained 15,300 jobs. Manufacturing added 12,800 jobs, and construction added 1,400 in that period.
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It's been rainy this weekend and a little drab weather wise if you ask me. The kind of days where you just want to bum around and watch movies or nap. Ya know, the ones where it is hard to get motivated. Although, I wish I could say all I did this weekend was bum around, watch movies and take naps, but I didn't do any of those.
Also, I know I have a lot of friends that pray, so if you are reading this I would greatly appreciate if you could please join in a prayer chain for a 22 year old who recently found out he needs a liver transplant asap; his liver is in full failure. He is a family member of a dear friend of mine. Please join us in prayer that God will supply a liver for this young man in time. I always hate that, because I know when someone receives such a wonderful gift that means that someone else lost a life. Although I also see the beauty in it as well. I truly believe in organ donation for such reasons.
Well, another Magical Monday over at Paper Cupcakes seems small matter in the big skeme of things after such news. This week over at the Paper Cupcake's Challenge Blog the challenge is brought to us by Audrey E. The challene was to use Die and/or Punches and to use at least 3. You could mix them as well, if you liked. I actually used 3 Spellbinders behind the teddy bear and then the larger flowers are a cuttlebug die cut and the leaves are a sizzix. The tiny white flowers are a punch. I colored the bear with colored pencils. This was a quick easy card, once I figured out what I was going to do.
Well, make it a great week and please hold Patrick in prayer, they gave him 2 weeks if he doesn't get a matching donated liver. I pray that he gets one and I hope you will pray too. Take time to count your blessings.
September 26, 2011
Yep, it's Monday and ....
Posted by Nina at 6:00 AM
2 comments:
- wannabcre8tive said...
So cute, love the angel bear. Sending prayers up for Patrick.
- September 29, 2011 at 1:35 PM
- Sonia said...
Gorgeous Card Nina!
- September 30, 2011 at 3:34 AM
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