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Matt Bryant makes 55-yard FG, lifts unbeaten Falcons over Raiders
ATLANTA -- Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons have plenty of mistakes to work on during their bye week.
Of course, it's sure easier to fix the problems when you're still unbeaten.
Asante Samuel returned an interception 79 yards for a touchdown in the closing minutes and Matt Bryant connected on a 55-yard field goal with 1 second remaining, allowing the Falcons to escape with a sloppy 23-20 victory over the Oakland Raiders on Sunday.
Overcoming three interceptions by Matt Ryan, the Falcons (6-0) extended the best start in franchise history.
It wasn't easy against the pesky Raiders (1-4), who bounced back from Samuel's pick to tie the game with less than a minute to go, but left a little too much time on the clock for Atlanta's final possession.
Ryan completed four short passes, the last of them a 13-yarder to Tony Gonzalez that got Bryant in range for his longest field goal since joining the Falcons in 2009 -- and his second game-winning kick in three weeks. He beat the Panthers 30-28 on a 40-yard field goal with 5 seconds left.
"He knows how to get himself prepared, how to calm himself down, how to get it through those pipes," Ryan said. "He's made a lot of clutch kicks for us through the years."
Bryant actually missed one early, pulling a 43-yarder wide left to break a streak of 23 consecutive field goals going back to last season. He bounced back to connect from 41 and 20 yards before making the one that really mattered.
"Missing that one early kind of woke me up a little bit to focus even harder," Bryant said.
After a mostly ugly game, the final 3 minutes were thrilling. Tied at 13, the Raiders were in position for a go-ahead field goal when Samuel stepped in front of Carson Palmer's pass at the Atlanta 21 and returned it for a touchdown, racing to the end zone right in front of the Falcons' bench.
Palmer shook off that huge mistake, leading the Raiders down the field for the tying score. He connected with Derek Hagan on a 38-yard pass to the Atlanta 5, and Darren McFadden scored on a 2-yard run with 40 seconds left.
Just enough time for the Falcons, it turned out.
"You don't want to tell your back to take a knee," Raiders rookie coach Dennis Allen said. "We wanted to use up as much time as we possibly could, and unfortunately we gave them a little bit too much."
Ryan finished 24 of 37 for 249 yards and equaled his career high for picks, matching the three he had against New Orleans in 2009.
But he was cool as can be with the game on the line.
"We've been in these situations before," Ryan said. "We know what we need to do."
Palmer was 23 of 33 for 353 yards, putting up much better rating than Ryan. But the Raiders quarterback was kicking himself for that one devastating play: the pick by Samuel.
"Put the blame on me," Palmer said. "It's completely my fault."
Ryan came into the game with three interceptions in the first five weeks. He doubled his total by halftime.
On the fourth snap of the day, Ryan went over the middle looking for Harry Douglas but didn't see cornerback Joselio Hanson. Atlanta's third possession ended the same way. Ryan made an ill-advised decision to throw deep to Julio Jones, despite triple coverage. Michael Huff made an easy interception at the Oakland 2. Late in the second quarter, with Atlanta clinging to a 7-6 lead, Ryan got popped by blitzing linebacker Philip Wheeler just as he released the ball. The fluttering pass settled right in the arms of safety Tyvon Branch, giving Oakland the ball at the Falcons 28.
The Raiders quickly seized on the third interception. Palmer flipped a short pass to Denarius Moore, who took it all the way to the end zone for a 25-yard touchdown that gave Oakland a 13-7 lead at halftime. Sebastian Janikowski connected on field goals of 52 and 22 yards, while the Falcons' lone score was Ryan's 4-yard pass to Roddy White, capping a 10-play, 80-yard drive.
The third quarter turned into a defensive slog, the only points coming on Bryant's first two field goals.
John Abraham had a huge day on the Falcons' defense. He sacked Palmer three times and gave Atlanta's sputtering offense a chance to retake the lead in the third when he stripped the ball away from the quarterback just before his right arm came forward. Ray Edwards scooped up the fumble and rumbled to the Oakland 2.
But the Raiders held. Michael Turner was stopped just short of the goal line and, even after an offside penalty moved the tip of ball just short of the end zone, Atlanta couldn't get it in. Jason Snelling was thrown for a 2-yard loss on third down, forcing Atlanta to settle for Bryant's 20-yard field goal that tied the game at 13.
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Falcons coach Mike Smith improved his career record to 49-21, tying Dan Reeves as the winningest coach in team history. ... The Raiders rushed for 149 yards, more than double their NFL-worst average. But McFadden had another tough day, averaging 2.6 yards on 27 carrries. ... One week after making 13 catches against the Redskins, Gonzales was held to four receptions for 42 yards.
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A federal grand jury in Virginia has indicted former CIA officer John Kiriakou on charges that he violated the Espionage Act by allegedly sharing secret information about some of his colleagues with reporters.
Kiriakou, 47, promised never to divulge classified material when he joined the agency in 1990. But federal prosecutors led by Chicago U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald used Kiriakou's own email trail with journalists to build a case against him. The government ultimately concluded Kiriakou had shared the name of an officer operating undercover with an unnamed reporter and that he disclosed the name and contact information for another CIA employee who was involved in the capture of al-Qaida member Abu Zubaydah.
The Justice Department started digging around in 2009, after allegations that defense attorneys and investigators working for detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, had improperly shared photos of undercover CIA officials with the detainees. Those defense lawyers and investigators did nothing wrong, prosecutors say. Instead, their investigation led instead to someone who once operated inside the government's own ranks — Kiriakou.
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Prosecutors say he faces 10 years in prison if he's convicted on the espionage charges and five more if he's found guilty of trying to trick a CIA board into allowing him to publish classified information in his book.
Lawyers for Kiriakou had no immediate comment Thursday, but some free speech advocates have called him a whistleblower for publicly discussing the waterboarding of high value terrorism suspects during the years after the September 11, 2001, attacks.
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With all of this talk about how it is wrong to use violence, what about the use of violence in a self-defense situation? As a Buddhist, I would never want to inflict harm on another being but if someone was attacking me with lethal force or with the intention of raping me, I would do what ever it would take to get myself out of that situation safely.
In my martial arts school, we are taught numerous methods to prevent attacks in the first place and to fight only in self-defense. In self-defense, my instructors teach us to use equal amount of force that our attacker is giving us. If someone comes up to you holding a knife and demands your wallet, just give them your wallet and run. Don't attack them unless they actually attack you. If that same person does move to attack you with that knife even after you give them your wallet, then use the self-defense necessary to get away safely.
We are taught to use enough force to get them down on the ground to give you enough time to get the heck out of there safely. Now for a woman defending herself against a larger and stronger man, we would have to do enough damage to them to give us time to get away. That means hurting them badly because if we don't, they could get angry and attack us more. Or they can out run us and attack us again. There are a lot of self-defense techniques to use that vary from being lethal to an arm-bar submission but in a real-life situation, you will have only seconds to respond. You won't have time to think, "Well I am a Buddhist and if I use this or this technique, it will cause the least bit of harm."
So if ever faced with a situation in defending your life and if the use of self-defense causes severe bodily harm or death in order to save your own life or the life of your child, how does that fit in with being a Buddhist? How does that fit in when you are living by the Precepts and what about the karmic effects? I will be completely honest and this might upset some people but if it meant to save my life or keep myself from being brutally raped, I would do whatever it takes to get away safely and/or my child safely. I wouldn't like it and would never intend to hurt anyone. But if I had to, I guess that is something I would have to live with.
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Adyashanti is a very famous spiritual teacher from San Francisco who awakened through Zen practice. He doesn't teach in the traditional Zen style but what he calls as "true meditation" is essentially shikantaza practice. I'm describing the practice here, mostly in his words so that it will help clarify our shikantaza practice.
Here are some useful snippets from his "True Meditation" book that I found useful for my practice; Hope you too will find this useful. It feels to me what he teaches is true shikantaza, but I would like to hear your views on this.
Ending the War with the Mind:
"If you try to win the war with your mind, you'll be at war forever". He describes his Zen practice and how initially his meditation was a struggle, like a war with his mind, with lot of control and will involved. As he felt it is not working out, he describes how he investigated in his experience what truly letting go of control meant. "I started to meditate in a different way. I let go of the idea of what meditation was supposed to be. So I would sit down and let my experience simply be, in a very deep way. I started to let go of trying to control my experience. That became the beginning of discovering for myself what True Meditation is. From that point on, that shift - moving from trying to perfect a technique or discipline to actually letting go of technique and discipline - started to inform the way I engage in meditation"
An Attitude of Innocence:
"The problem lies in the attitude with which we engage meditation. If our attitude is an attitude of control and manipulation - if we take the approach that we are going to master a discipline - then the attitude gets in the way. It's actually the mind or the ego that's meditating. Real meditation is not about mastering a technique; it's about letting go of control. The awakened state of being, the enlightened state of being, can also be called the natural state of being. How can control and manipulation possibly lead us to our natural state?"
Relinquishing Control and Manipulation:
For a human being to let go of control is an immense thing. It sounds easy to say, "Just let go of control." But for most human beings our entire psychological structure is made up almost entirely of control. To ask a mind or ego to let go of control is then a revolutionary idea. "What if I let go of control," the mind says, "and nothing happens?". What if I sit down to meditate, letting everything be as it is and nothing happens? This is usually why we grab on to some technique or to some discipline, because the mind is afraid that if it lets go of control, nothing will happen. What I am suggesting in True Meditation is that we actually see, that we look at meditation as a way to investigate. True Meditation isn't really a new technique so much as it is a way of investigating for yourself - in your own body, in your own mind, upon the authority of your own experience - what happens when you relinquish control and allow your experience to be exactly as it is without trying to change it. So it's not that we just let everything be as it is as a goal, as an endpoint. If you make it a goal, you miss the point. The point isn't simply to allow everything to be as it is; that's just the base, the underlying attitude. From that underlying attitude, lots of things become possible. That's the space in which we are gifted with what we need to see"
Moving Beyond the Meditator:
"As contradictory as it may sound, the art of meditation is to let go of the meditator. So the meditator is that part of you, that aspect, which would be trying. The meditator in you would be trying to still your mind, follow your breath, or trying to attain a certain state. The meditator is that part of you that's trying to make something happen. The meditator is that part of you that may have heard about or learned about meditation and how to do it and what it's supposed to be. And so the first movement of true meditation is to begin to let go of the meditator. Let go of the one who's making effort, of the one who's trying to change or the one who's trying to meditate well. Reconnect with your being. Reconnect with your body. We're simply allowing everything to be as it is. Not trying to change anything.
As you begin to let go of the meditator, to let go of effort, your mind may feel a little disoriented, because there is nothing for the meditator to do. When the meditator is not struggling, not trying to do it right, not trying to attain, this opens up the experience of allowing everything to be as it is."
Effortless Effort:
"Meditating in an effortless way is not the same thing as being lazy. One of the profound instructions my teacher used to give when I talk to her about my meditation is this. "Is it Vivid? Is it alive?. This is a very good instruction. If we are simply making no effort in a way that's lazy, then our meditation gets dreamy and foggy. Effortless doesn't mean being lazy or falling into sleep; effortless means just enough effort to be vivid, present, to be here, to be now. To be bright. Too much effort and we get too tight; too little effort and we get dreamy. We each need to find out for ourselves what this means."
Our Natural Tendency Is to Awaken:
"We are biologically and psychologically wired to move toward awakening. When we let go of the control, the nature of our being is to awaken. It is natural for the mind to wander a bit initially when you let go of control. It's like keeping your dog on a leash; when you take the leash off, the tendency of the dog is to run. Your dog may run away from you quickly but if you hang out for a while, eventually it will decide to come back to you. In a similar way, when you let go of control, even though the mind might be a bit noisy for a while, eventually its tendency will be to return to a state of harmony"
Awareness is Dynamic:
"Allowing everything to be as it is doesn't generate a static state. Awareness may go to your foot, to pain, or to tension. It may go to a sense of joy. It may hear a bird outside and might spontaneously listen to the bird, then it may become global and take in everything all at once. Awareness may suddenly become curious about silence itself and enter into silence. Allowing everything to be as it is actually generates a much more dynamic inner environment than the words suggest. You have to discover within yourself what this actually means. By letting go, we allow awareness to do what it wants to do. It goes where it needs to go. We realize that awareness has an intelligence in and of itself. The invitation for you as a meditator is to become very engaged with where awareness wants to go, with what it wants to experience. You are engaged; you're right with it. You are willing to go where awareness wants to go"
Live in the Same way you Meditate:
He suggests to take the practice to life and allow everything as is, in our daily life. "You can be driving in your car and have the practice of allowing the traffic to be as it is. You can have the practice of letting yourself feel as you feel. Or the next time you meet your friend or lover, you can investigate the experience of allowing them to be as they are completely. What it is like to allow yourself to be as you are completely? When we really come out of resistance to experience, in that inner attitude of non-grasping, in those moments of surrender we discover something very potent and powerful. That is the space in which wisdom arises, in which "Ahas" arise. It is the space in which we can be informed by the wholeness of consciousness, not just by a little speck of consciousness in our mind."
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At The Standard, we've been helping people achieve financial well-being and peace of mind since 1906. As the global health crisis continues to disrupt lives, communities and the economy, I am confident we'll continue helping people when they need us the most. Our company has been through hard times and market volatility before and we will navigate through this challenge as well. As our customers face tremendous stress and uncertainty, we will continue providing support and stability to those who rely on our products and services.
This pandemic is tough on everyone. Our communities are hurting, our families and friends are distressed and some of our most vulnerable neighbors are at risk.
The crisis and the way we collectively respond to it will define a generation. We are rising to the challenge. I know every single employee at our company — along with staying focused on keeping our business running and serving our customers — is looking for ways to make a difference for those most affected by this pandemic. That's proving true in businesses and homes across the community, the country and around the world.
Part of the tragedy of this disease is that even as we come together to help those most in need, the unique nature of COVID-19 is forcing us apart. We all understand the importance of —social distancing— to slow the spread, but we should remember that's just physical distancing. I encourage you to find ways to safely connect with those in your neighborhood who may require extra help and with groups in your community that are making a difference and support them however you can. And now is the perfect time to reach out to friends and others and just check in.
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Longtime UM baseball coach Ron Fraser dies
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) -- Ron Fraser coached the national teams from two
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He'll be remembered for so many other reasons.
The longtime Miami coach -- dubbed "the
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University officials said Fraser was 79, though a statement issued by
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"The impact he had on our university, on
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So the play was called. Skip Bertman,
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And what an act it was.
"He would teach the bat girls to
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coach Mike Martin said Sunday. "They were sitting on a chair. He also
had the bullpen and had a guy call it, `There's the ball! Get out of the
way!' It was theatrics at its best."
Sure was. Kasprzak tossed the ball --
he had it the whole time -- to second base, a stunned Stephenson was
tagged out trying to advance, Miami won the game and went on to capture
the national championship.
"We've had better teams," Fraser said in the din of that championship celebration. "But never one with this much heart."
Fraser took Miami to another national
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Series 12 times over his 30 years at the school. He retired in 1992 with
1,271 wins.
But his biggest victories came through his promotion of the college game.
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Series -- the entire NCAA tournament, really -- is a mainstay on TV, as
are hundreds of regular-season games annually.
"Coach Fraser is the most influential
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current Miami coach Jim Morris said last year. "He is like a father to
Ronald George Fraser was born and
raised in New Jersey, then attended Florida State, where he's a member
of the Seminoles' Hall of Fame.
His induction there really had very little to do with his athletic achievements in Tallahassee.
"Florida State University is proud to
honor a former athlete who more recently has become a distinguished
opponent," read the text of his induction into that Hall of Fame in
1981. "A brilliant promoter and coach, he has advanced collegiate
baseball at the University of Miami, across Florida and across the
That's how well thought of Fraser was: The Seminoles put an arch rival in their Hall of Fame.
"Heck, he used to wash the baseballs in
milk because he didn't have enough money to buy the dozen or so
baseballs he needed," Martin said. "So, he'd wash them in milk and use
it as a cleaner. ... He was a character. And, he really was a guy who
shared his knowledge with younger coaches.
"I'm going to miss him. He was a good man."
After a stint leading the Dutch
national team, Fraser took over at Miami in 1963 with a $2,200 salary, a
converted shower for an office and a cow pasture for a field. He got
the school's attention in most unconventional way -- which seemed
fitting for him. University officials said Sunday that Miami first
noticed Fraser by his appearances on the television game show, "What's
My Line?"
"He was the person who put college
baseball on the map -- not only in the crowds and the entertainment we
see today, but in the competitiveness of the game itself," Miami trustee
Paul DiMare said. "It was all him."
College baseball was not a revenue generating sport, even for successful programs, so Fraser got creative.
Giveaways, parachutists, whatever he
could think of, it all was part of Fraser's plan to entice more people
to come see his team.
"My whole thing was to entertain the
people. People said it was the winning, but I was trying to entertain
the people so they would come back," Fraser said around the time his
coaching career ended. "I did a lot of crazy things and it worked."
Attendance at Miami grew over a
seven-year span from 33,000 a season to 90,000. And in 1981, the
Hurricanes set a record with 163,261 fans -- over 3,200 per game.
Attendance dipped below 100,000 only once for the remainder of Fraser's
After eight straight winning seasons to
start off his tenure at Miami, the Hurricanes finally broke through
with the school's first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1971. In 1982, the
Hurricanes swept through five games in Omaha, clinching the school's
first national title with a 9-3 win over Wichita State.
Three seasons later, the Hurricanes won
their second championship, beating Texas twice in three days for the
1985 crown. That team finished with a school record 64 wins.
And to think -- Fraser's run at Miami almost didn't get started.
With the athletic department in dire
straits in the early 1970s, the school elected to cut one program.
Football was lousy, basketball was worse and baseball -- though far more
successful than the others -- didn't make money.
"We were going to have to let one of them go," Fraser said.
He fully expected baseball to be the
program that got cut. So in a last-ditch effort, Fraser called in some
favors. Baseball Hall of Famer Stan Musial (who died at 92 on Saturday,
one day before Fraser), major league broadcaster Joe Garagiola and other
notables showed up at a beach benefit banquet that impressed the
school. In 1972, the university dropped basketball instead of baseball.
Fraser made the move pay off, finally leading Miami to its first College World Series appearance in 1974.
"Coach Fraser had a tremendous impact
on the baseball program at the University of Miami at a pivotal time in
our history," Miami President Donna Shalala said. "His love of the sport
and the program can still be felt, years after this legendary tenure at
`The U.'"
Fraser is a former NCAA coach of the
year and coached numerous U.S. national teams -- including the 1992
Olympic team, and went on to work with many community and charity
organizations in his retirement.
Miami officials said he had three children and five grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements have not been announced.
"On the field and off, Ron Fraser
showed how one man can make a difference," James said. "The University
of Miami, South Florida and college baseball are all better because of


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With no hint of a problem in advance, in particular no tell-tale smell of a gas leak, authorities and residents in a southern Indianapolis neighborhood are trying to make sense of an enormous blast that obliterated two homes and made dozens more uninhabitable.
Fire officials expressed amazement that only two people died in the late Saturday explosion so powerful that the devastation spread for blocks from its epicenter. Hundreds of residents were forced to evacuate their Richmond Hill homes, some never to return. Windows and doors were blown in. The blast rocked several houses entirely from their foundations and was so loud it awoke people three miles away. A fire burned for hours, engulfing dozens of homes.
Early Monday, Indianapolis public safety director Troy Riggs said forensic investigators were talking with utility companies and others as they tried to determine the cause.
"We need to make sure that we get some of the forensics back and that we follow where the evidence takes us," Riggs told WISH-TV.
U.S. Rep. Andre Carson, who represents the area, has said he had been told a bomb or meth lab explosion had been ruled out.
Deputy Fire Chief Kenny Bacon said investigators hadn't ruled out any possible causes.
Citizens Energy had received no calls from people in the area smelling the rotten eggs of a chemical added to natural gas, which is odorless, utility spokesman Dan Considine said.
"Most of the time when there's a gas leak, people smell it," he said. "But not always."
Carson said the National Transportation Safety Board and the federal Department of Transportation, which have oversight over pipelines, were sending investigators.
Riggs said police officers and investigators would continue to search and secure the neighborhood on Monday.
"It could take some time. We've asked people to be patient," Riggs told WRTV.
Dan Able, a 58-year-old state employee who lives across the street from the flattened homes, was puzzled by the blast.
"I'm wondering about all the possibilities it could be," he said.
Authorities set up relief operations at a school and church to shelter those displaced in the blast. Some moved in with friends and relatives. Others found hotel rooms.
Alex Pflanzer was sound asleep when the explosion blew out his windows and his wife started to scream.
"I didn't know what was going on," Pflanzer said. "I thought someone was breaking in the house, because the alarm was going off."
Pflanzer grabbed his gun and checked the house. Then he noticed the front door was open and saw a reddish glow flickering outside.
"I walked outside and all the houses were on fire," he said.
The Pflanzers and their two dogs found a hotel room, but they couldn't coax their panic-stricken cat out of a crawlspace.
"All the material things can be replaced, so I'm not worried about that stuff," he said. "People are a lot worse off than I am. People died, and so our thoughts and prayers go out to them first."
Officials have not released the identities of the two people killed. A candlelight vigil was held Sunday night at Southwest Elementary School in nearby Greenwood for second-grade teacher Jennifer Longworth. She and her husband, John Dion Longworth, lived in one of the homes destroyed in the blast. WTHR-TV reported that friends, family and colleagues of the teacher gathered at the school.
Deputy Code Enforcement Director Adam Collins said 80 homes were damaged including 31 that might need to be demolished. He estimated the damage at $3.6 million.
Some residents were allowed to return to their homes under police escort Sunday, but just to retrieve a few belongings. Others whose homes weren't as badly damaged were allowed to return, but officials said they would have to do without electricity overnight. And others, officials said, never will be allowed to go back inside their homes.
"There are houses that will have to be torn down," Bacon said.
He said the toll could have been much worse. "I know we're very fortunate that some of the people weren't home," he said.
Officials said at least two dozen off-duty police officers who live on the city's south side rushed to the scene to help with the rescue effort. More than 80 firefighters battled flames and searched the wreckage of homes for trapped survivors.
At the Southport Presbyterian Church shelter, tables were piled high with blankets, food, diapers, water and other supplies. An animal shelter on the south side of the city offered free boarding for pets whose owners had nowhere to take them.
Rev. Rob Hock said hundreds of congregants had shown up to help after he put out a call during Sunday morning services.
Deadly Indiana Blast Puzzles Officials, Residents
Fire officials expressed amazement that only two people died in the late Saturday explosion
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The records are gaudy. The star power is high.
Here come the NFL's big boys.
Denver, Atlanta, New England and San Francisco host divisional playoff games this weekend. They're a combined 49-14-1, and their rosters are filled with such headline grabbers as Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Tony Gonzalez and Patrick Willis.
Their home-field advantages could be formidable, too. The Broncos, who have won 11 straight games, and Falcons each went 7-1; the 49ers were 6-1-1 and the Patriots 6-2.
None of which makes the Ravens, Seahawks, Texans or Packers quake in their cleats.
"That's not in my mind at all going up to Denver," said the Ravens' Joe Flacco, the only quarterback to win a playoff game in his first five seasons. "We feel confident, and I think we should."
Baltimore at Denver opens the weekend's action, followed by Green Bay at San Francisco on Saturday night.
Sunday, Seattle is at Atlanta, then Houston goes to New England.
Ravens (11-6) at Broncos (13-3)
For all those impressive numbers, here's a baffling one: four-time league Manning is a mere 9-10 in postseason games. Those wins and losses were compiled with the Colts, with whom he never had a defense like the one the Broncos possess.
That defense made a big difference when Denver won 34-17 at Baltimore in Week 15. A 98-yard interception return by Chris Harris at the end of the first half turned it into a rout.
"I really haven't made a whole lot of comparisons, but our defense has been outstanding all year," Manning said. "Our offense has fed off of our defense. I think that's one of the best things this team has done. If the offense was in a rut, defense picked us up. The defense was bending a little bit, the offense picked them up. That's what you've got to have, to me, as a team."
The Manning-Ray Lewis matchups through the years have been intriguing, and this will be the final one. Baltimore's emotional leader announced his retirement days before he had 13 tackles in his last home game, a 24-9 wild-card victory over Indianapolis.
"They are always classic," Lewis said. "It's just one of those chess matches. He knows me very well. I know him very well. ... But at the end of the day, it's not about me and me and Peyton. It's about their team against our team. I love our team right now."
Packers (12-5) at 49ers (11-4-1)
Another rematch, but from so long ago: San Francisco won 30-22 in the opener, at Lambeau Field.
The Packers have the edge in this postseason series, 4-1. They would seem to have the edge on offense with top-rated passer Aaron Rodgers and a deep crew of receivers.
And the Niners would have the advantage on defense, having yielded 63 fewer points in the regular season.
A key will be whether Green Bay, which beat Minnesota 24-10 last week, can protect Rodgers after allowing 51 sacks. The 49ers' Aldon Smith had 19 1-2 himself.
"We understand that it's going to be up to us to keep Aaron clean, let him make some plays back there in the pocket," left guard T.J Lang said. "That's going to be a huge factor in how this game turns out."
Seahawks (12-5) at Falcons (13-3)
Those road woes that plagued the Seahawks can be forgotten. They've won three in a row away from home, including the 24-14 wild-card victory at Washington that was their first on the road in the playoffs since 1983.
With six straight wins overall, they're a confident bunch as they head to the Georgia Dome.
"We've grown and become more together and more in tune with our QB and what he can do and all that," Carroll said, referring to rookie Russell Wilson. "We're a pretty hard team to beat right now."
Atlanta has been easy to beat in its last three playoff appearances, something quarterback Matt Ryan dismisses as a factor for this game.
"We've proven we can go out there and be successful. You have to buy into that. You have to believe in that. I feel more comfortable with the guys around me."
Texans (13-4) at Patriots (12-4)
Yet another rematch, this from Dec. 10 when the Texans flopped in Foxborough, 42-10. That was the beginning of a fade in which they dropped three of four and sank from top AFC seed to No. 3.
Houston recovered somewhat last week in a 19-13 wild-card victory over Cincinnati. This is a much tougher task.
"If you want to move on, you've got to bring a sense of attitude and nastiness with you to go out and dominate your opponent on every play," said QB Matt Schaub, who got his first postseason win last week.
Tom Brady has 16 postseason wins and needs one win to break a tie with Joe Montana.
"He's won a lot of regular-season games, won a lot of playoff games," coach Bill Belichick said. "What he does on a day-to-day basis, how he performs on the practice field, how he performs in games — whether they're preseason, regular season, postseason, whatever it is — he's pretty consistent. I think you see that during the week, so it shows up on Sunday."


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Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Shrimp and Rice Salad with Cucumbers
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...The heat wave here has broken and we are again enjoying the more temperate weather that this area is known for. It is, in a word, beautiful. The days are pleasantly warm, but once the sun sets we cool down quickly. When the temperatures soared, I pulled out some of the recipes I used when we were living in Illinois and New Jersey. Summers in both areas could be unpleasantly warm, and this recipe and others like it were a godsend on hot nights when I was working. I should be ashamed to admit it, but when this was on the menu, I'd stop to pick up steamed shrimp and carry-out rice to make short work of the meal. Once home, I spread the rice on a cookie sheet and put it in the freezer for a quick cool down. It took all of five minutes to make the dressing and once it was done, I'd combine it with shrimp, cucumbers and rice and give it all a good toss. The salad went back into the freezer for another half hour to chill a bit more before before serving. It was a light, easy and delicious meal for blistering summer nights. It still is. While it's not necessary, I try to use day old rice to make this salad. The rice has more substance and holds it shape better than fresh rice when tossed. I'm not a fan of mayonnaise, so I've dressed the salad with oil and vinegar to cut back a bit on calories. I also use garden cucumbers, but remove the seeds before chopping and adding to the salad. The recipe can be doubled to feed a crowd or halved to feed just one or two, and you can, of course, substitute brown rice for white. I think you will like this easy summer entree. Here's the recipe.
Shrimp and Rice Salad with Cucumbers...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite
2 cups cooked white or brown rice
1/4 cup finely chopped shallots or red onion
1 large cucumber, peeled, seeded and chopped
1 pound cooked shrimps, shelled, deveined and cut in half lengthwise
Juice and julienned strips of peel from 1 lemon
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1) Place rice, shallots, cucumber, shrimp and lemon zest in a large bowl. Toss to combine.
2) Mash garlic and salt in bottom of a small bowl. Add mustard, lemon juice, vinegar and oil. Whisk to combine.
3) Pour dressings over salad and toss gently to mix. Add pepper and parsley and toss again. Chill slightly. Yield: 4 servings.
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67 comments :
- Jeannie said...
Ahh the satisfaction of chewing on shrimps! I can't help drooling over shrimp dishes!
- July 14, 2010 at 12:18 AM
- Mary | Deep South Dish said...
Sounds wonderful Mary - and of course, it is STILL hot down here! :)
- July 14, 2010 at 12:21 AM
- Patti said...
This sounds fabulous. I am definitely going to give it a try.
Blessings to you,
Patti (Fill My Cup with Beauty) - July 14, 2010 at 12:31 AM
- Ren- Lady Of The Arts said...
This sounds perfect for the dish I need to bring to a party this weekend- and I should think I need to make extra for leftovers!
- July 14, 2010 at 1:09 AM
- Jeanette said...
Oh that sounds so good. Have you gotten your package yet?
- July 14, 2010 at 1:17 AM
- scrambledhenfruit said...
Still hot here, so this sounds like a delightful dinner-Thanks for sharing!
- July 14, 2010 at 2:18 AM
- MaryMoh said...
Looks simple ad delicious to prepare. Mmmm...I love all those big prawns there. I'll add even more prawns :P
- July 14, 2010 at 2:33 AM
- 3 hungry tummies said...
Another beautiful looking dish from you Mary! I can see this being served at a picnic!
- July 14, 2010 at 4:18 AM
- Sushma Mallya said...
Lovely salad..
- July 14, 2010 at 4:31 AM
- Sonia ~ Nasi Lemak Lover said...
I never prepare rice in salad way, sound really refreshing and good, must try one day.
- July 14, 2010 at 5:39 AM
- My Little Space said...
Beautiful rice salad here! What a great recipe to serve your grandchildren when they're here next month! Hope you're enjoying the day!
Cheers, Kristy - July 14, 2010 at 6:32 AM
- Rettabug said...
So cool & refreshing looking, Mary!!
♥ your photos!!!!
I think you were pretty smart back in the day, to think of picking up these ingredients on your way home from work & turning them into a cool salad. I never think out of the box like that. :/
I look forward to trying it soon! - July 14, 2010 at 7:13 AM
- Jayanthy Kumaran said...
wat a delicious recipe...can't wait to giv a try dear.
- July 14, 2010 at 7:16 AM
- penny aka jeroxie said...
Another refreshing dish! It will be crowd pleaser in hotter weather
- July 14, 2010 at 7:39 AM
- Debbi Does Dinner Healthy said...
I agree, I like how it's dressed with oil and vinegar rather than mayo. Very nice and cool for the summer! I love the cucumber too, awesome! Thanks!
- July 14, 2010 at 8:08 AM
- Joanne said...
The temperature here in NYC has been off the charts crazy and so I need a dish like this to cool me down! Sounds so tasty.
- July 14, 2010 at 8:19 AM
- PeggyR said...
What a wonderful recipe! Please send your cool air here! I can't remember the last time we saw 70!
- July 14, 2010 at 9:12 AM
- Unknown said...
What a perfect summer salad for us here in the desert! I'm definitely putting this on my list of things to make in the next few weeks. YUM! Thanks for sharing this lovely and simple salad!
- July 14, 2010 at 9:37 AM
- CaSaundraLeigh said...
This sounds so light and refreshing for summertime. And anything with shrimp is delicious! Glad to hear you're enjoying the summer days!
- July 14, 2010 at 9:43 AM
- Kayte said...
Thanks, stealing this one, but then you figured I would, right?
- July 14, 2010 at 9:47 AM
- Tasha said...
I have a husband who LOVES rice, shrimp and cucumbers so he'd pretty crazy about this. I always enjoy rice salads and the dressing for this one sounds perfect.
- July 14, 2010 at 9:53 AM
- Diane said...
My mouth is just watering reading this and looking at the photo.... Diane
- July 14, 2010 at 9:56 AM
- Angie's Recipes said...
The shrimp rice looks so satisfying and full of flavours!
- July 14, 2010 at 10:11 AM
- Umm Mymoonah said...
That looks so good and fresh.
- July 14, 2010 at 10:13 AM
- Priya Suresh said...
Shrimps with rice as salad, absolutely tempting..
- July 14, 2010 at 10:14 AM
- Valerie Harrison (bellini) said...
Gorst it was lavender and now shrimp. We are in sync this week Mary:D
- July 14, 2010 at 10:19 AM
- Adventures in Domestic Cooking said...
This salad is calling out my name!!=)
- July 14, 2010 at 10:21 AM
- Salsa Verde said...
Hi Mary,
What a stunning combination of flavours. That salad looks so gorgeous and the textures and flavours must be so delicious!!
Lia. - July 14, 2010 at 10:53 AM
- Susi's Kochen und Backen said...
This salad sounds perfect for a hot summer meal! I will give this one a try considering we are supposed to be hitting 115 degrees today!
- July 14, 2010 at 11:08 AM
- Karen said...
Perfect light meal for a summer day. I've gotten to where I prefer brown rice to white... chewier, nuttier... very good!
- July 14, 2010 at 11:45 AM
- ~ ~ Ahrisha ~ ~ said...
Hi Mary, This sounds so cool and refreshing I have to try it. We are having a few days of Blessed rain that we truly need. The crops look so happy in the field!
~ ~Ahrisha~ ~ - July 14, 2010 at 12:08 PM
- J e l e n a said...
A beautiful idea for a salad...never would have thought to use rice...great idea..I would make this in large doses...and live on it on these hot summer days here...
- July 14, 2010 at 12:13 PM
- T.W. Barritt at Culinary Types said...
I love the contrast of all these crisp, cool summer flavors!
- July 14, 2010 at 12:22 PM
- Country Wings in Phoenix said...
Good Morning Mary Sweetie...
Oh I love the idea of a rice salad. That thought had never crossed my mind. I have to ask though, I am highly allergic to seafood, what other meat would you recommend substituting in this recipe? I would so love to give it a try.
Thank you for sharing sweet friend. Country hugs and so much love to you, Sherry - July 14, 2010 at 12:26 PM
- RamblingTart said...
Oooeee, Mary! I think this is my favorite summery dish you've done thus far. :-) I love it!! I've been craving rice/grain salads and you've just inspired me wonderfully. :-)
- July 14, 2010 at 1:16 PM
- Julie M. said...
This is beauty meets taste all in one lovely package. I will definitely need to try this recipe out. Nice work!
- July 14, 2010 at 1:20 PM
- Jennifer said...
OH my gosh I cannot wait to make this, YUM
- July 14, 2010 at 1:20 PM
- FOODESSA said...
Alright Mary...when the heat is over...I'm going to move in next door to you...and this way I'll be able to share in all that which you are always making in that kitchen!
As always...you've done good ;o)
Ciao for now,
Claudia - July 14, 2010 at 1:30 PM
- redmenace said...
No shame in making a quick and wonderful meal on a hot evening when you've worked all day. This looks great!
- July 14, 2010 at 2:41 PM
- Ingrid said...
Love the combination! Can't wait to try it! :)
- July 14, 2010 at 3:05 PM
- The Blonde Duck said...
Perfect for the hot Texas summers!
- July 14, 2010 at 3:12 PM
- Rita said...
We are still in the heat wave and this recipes sounds perfect!
Rita - July 14, 2010 at 3:39 PM
- Unknown said...
This looks perfect still for summer, lovely and light.
- July 14, 2010 at 3:41 PM
This looks delicious! Perfect for a summer day..whether you are in the middle of a heat wave or not :)
- July 14, 2010 at 4:31 PM
- Katerina said...
This salad looks perfect especially today. The heat wave left from you and it came to us. Tomorrow temperature will rise to almost 40 degrees Celcius. Wish me luck.
- July 14, 2010 at 4:37 PM
- Sook said...
Such a refreshing and delicious looking recipe! Yum!
- July 14, 2010 at 4:42 PM
- FoodontheTable said...
This looks delicious and fresh!
- July 14, 2010 at 4:52 PM
- Unknown said...
This just looks perfect Mary, makes me happy just looking at it!
- July 14, 2010 at 5:03 PM
- Suman Singh said...
this sounds really great..easy and delicious one..love to try this..thanks for sharing!
- July 14, 2010 at 5:06 PM
- Farmchick said...
Hi--I got here from the wife of a dairyman--I enjoyed reading through your blog. Hope you can stop by for a visit.
- July 14, 2010 at 5:47 PM
- Claudia said...
Your heatwave has broken and ours has started and this looks wonderfully refreshing. Light shrimp and cooling cukes and I love a good rice salad. On my list...
- July 14, 2010 at 5:56 PM
- The Words Crafter said...
I'm going to link this to my facebook page-my director and my sister in law LOVE shrimp and I think they'll love this recipe-loved your funny comment on my Kitty post...I would love to have been there to see it! Have a great Thursday!
- July 14, 2010 at 6:24 PM
- The Words Crafter said...
I'm going to link this to my facebook page-my director and my sister in law LOVE shrimp and I think they'll love this recipe-loved your funny comment on my Kitty post...I would love to have been there to see it! Have a great Thursday!
- July 14, 2010 at 6:31 PM
- The Simply Luxurious Life said...
This salad looks delicious. Am I right in guessing that you are from Oregon? I just read your post on Oregon's Lavender Festival, isn't this a beautiful time of year for this beauty that is much too short to show what it can do?
I too am from Oregon, so I wanted to say hi. You have a lovely blog and just recently found you. I hope the rest of your week goes well. =) - July 14, 2010 at 7:02 PM
- Jen_from_NJ said...
This will be a perfect dinner for one our hot New Jersey summer nights! Cool and refreshing - just perfect! I love that I generally have all of the ingredients on hand.
- July 14, 2010 at 10:45 PM
- M @ Betty Crapper said...
Do me a favor and send some of that nice weather clear across the country to Miami. I would really appreciate it.
I don't think I've ever had cold rice in a salad. hmmmmm. Your yummy blog is opening up a new world of possibilities for me. - July 14, 2010 at 11:21 PM
- Juliana said...
Wow, this is a really Summer dish, not only sound but look so refreshing...absolutely perfect for this season :-)
- July 14, 2010 at 11:35 PM
- Renée said...
This looks cool and lite. My husband loves shrimp salads and this has a new twist. Thanks Mary!
- July 14, 2010 at 11:56 PM
- Anna said...
Sounds good Mary! Thanks for the idea and recipe...it's hot here in Liguria, so I'm gonna try it next days! ciao, Anna
- July 15, 2010 at 6:43 AM
- Lori said...
Good to know the more temperate weather is on its way! Today it is suppose to be 91 and humid in Rochester NY. Its like we live in the South.
I love rice salads. I know I would love this one. The next time I have leftover rice, I am going to try it. - July 15, 2010 at 9:57 AM
- Eliana said...
This looks like the perfect summer dish. Love it!
- July 15, 2010 at 11:07 AM
- Eva said...
This looks so good, what a great combo! I can't wait to try it, we have been having the perfect hot weather for a dish just like this! Thank you!!!
- July 15, 2010 at 1:29 PM
- Deb in Hawaii said...
Yum--this is a beautiful dish and a perfect summer dinner. Love the shrimp and cucumbers. ;-)
- July 16, 2010 at 1:37 AM
- Baking is my Zen...sweet nibbles for the soul said...
This looks so good...and easy to prepare...
Carmen - July 16, 2010 at 9:17 AM
Lovely and perfect for a hot summer day!
- July 16, 2010 at 2:36 PM
- Chats the Comfy Cook said...
I can't eat shrimp. Is there something, I can substitute for it?
- July 16, 2010 at 6:14 PM
- Kristen In London said...
Gorgeous recipe, this shrimp and rice salad! I will enjoy making it here in HOT Connecticut...
- July 18, 2010 at 7:03 PM


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Aaron Harang (9-7, 3.65) vs. Mark Buehrle (11-11, 3.69).
Greetings, thrill-seekers! If you like traveling from lows to highs in very short periods of time, following the 2012 Dodgers is the ride for you. Fresh off a gut-punch sweep at the hands of the Giants, the Dodgers are now in a position to sweep the Marlins and regain their mojo.
While the pitching of late has been strong, the story has been the hot bats. You heard me. The Dodgers have scored 19 runs in their last two games, and the pinch-me-I'm-dreaming heart of the order of Kemp-Gonzalez-Ramirez-Ethier is just leaving the station. Permanecer sentados por favor!
UPDATE: Via @yvonnecarrasco:
UPDATE: A clearer shot: