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Thank You, Daily Caller, for Red-Baiting Camp Kinderland Katie Halper July 20, 2012 http://www.thenation.com/article/168983/thank-you-daily-caller-red-baiting-camp-kinderland First of all, I'd like to thank the Daily Caller and Americans for Limited Government for red-baiting Camp Kinderland. For one, I'd be upset if they praised us. Also, it allows me to experience to a very limited degree the 1950s, in all of its McCarthyist glory, without having actually lived through it. Erica Groshen, Obama's nominee for commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, evidently sent her children to Camp Kinderland. We should probably look at every educational institution any child of any nominee has attended to make sure we don't turn any Communist into a government appointee. But since I don't have time for that, let me tell you some of the things we do at camp that the ALG and Daily Caller would consider subversive. 1. We sing civil rights songs, which must sound like nails on a chalkboard to them. 2. We sing songs from other countries in languages that aren't even American. 3. We learn about countries that aren't even American. 4. We commemorate the Holocaust. 5. We commemorate the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 6. We make really good friends. 7. We have socials where we dance. 8. We go swimming in the lake. 9. We make collages-and yes, we do make dreamcatchers and God's eye. 10. We play soccer, though not very well. In all seriousness, as an alum and former counselor and the director of the soon-to-be-released documentary film about the nearly ninety-year-old Camp Kinderland, I know the camp intimately enough to say that involvement with it only enhances a person's abilities as a citizen and public servant. ALG's report, which (mis)informs yesterday's Daily Caller article attacking Groshen, quotes me as saying that "The values and the politics are built into the programming of the camp." That is true. And the core values of Kinderland can be traced back to old roots. Principle One was Menschlichkeit-the Yiddish word for humaneness-that thrived in the caring for others among impoverished, oppressed Jews in Eastern European towns, and in the intellectual and industrial centers of Eastern Europe cities. Jews often participated in and often led intellectual and social movements for fairness and justice for all, which included a concern for life beyond one's self and one's group, and the commitment to end injustice and make a better life for all humankind. As campers, Erica Groshen's kids would have lived in bunks named after people that lived by the principles of Menschlichkeit-Hannah Senesh, Harriet Tubman, Shalom Aleichem, Emma Lazarus, Woody Guthrie and others, Jews and non-Jews alike whose lives made a difference for other people. Unlike most other sleep-away camps, there are no color wars at Kinderland but rather the World Peace Olympics, where the cultural program, learning, and cooperation weave their way through athletics. And, oh, yes, the sports shack is named for Puerto Rican Roberto Clemente, for the major league outfielder who died in a plane crash on his way to Nicaragua to distribute food and supplies to earthquake victims. A parent visiting Kinderland would see kids singing songs about peace, civil rights, workers' rights and love; dancing hip-hop and folk dances; debating about ecology, race, gender, law and more, both in history and the future. It is no surprise that Kinderland campers often apply their apply study and discussion to action, for that is what being a true human being, a mensch, means in the core tradition of the camp. The Kinderland I know and that Groshen and her children would have known is a place that welcomes all, and tries to make children nothing more-and nothing less- than the ideal at the heart of Menschlichkeit. As one counselor says at the end of my film: "We're trying to teach people how to be a mensch." That's the story that the Daily Caller should be writing, but to say that Erica Groshen sent her kids to a camp with humanitarian roots would not make a headline. About the Author Katie Halper is a comic, writer, blogger, satirist and filmmaker based in New York. ___________________________________________ Portside aims to provide material of interest to people on the left that will help them to interpret the world and to change it. Submit via email: [log in to unmask] Submit via the Web: http://portside.org/submittous3 Frequently asked questions: http://portside.org/faq Sub/Unsub: http://portside.org/subscribe-and-unsubscribe Search Portside archives: http://portside.org/archive Contribute to Portside: https://portside.org/donate
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Short Takes: Miral at the Roxy; GMFF Film Slam
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The latest film produced by University of Vermont alumnus Jon Kilik had quite a U.S. premiere. On March 14, Miral was screened at the UN General Assembly in New York. Director Julian Schnabel walked the red carpet in pajamas; and luminaries such as Robert De Niro, Sean Penn and Josh Brolin shared the room with diplomats.
Controversy also attended the event, which was moderated by Dan Rather. Miral is the story of a Palestinian girl (Freida Pinto) who grows up in a Jerusalem orphanage. The American Jewish Committee and other groups protested the UN screening on the grounds that the film presents an unbalanced view of Israel.
This Friday, Miral comes to a select few cities, not including Burlington. But locals can see it, and discuss it with Kilik, at Merrill's Roxy Cinemas on Sunday. Ticket sales benefit UVM's Film and Television Studies program, and Frank Manchel, a film professor emeritus who taught Kilik in the 1970s, will lead the Q&A.
Burlington has seen its share of debates over art depicting the Israeli-Palestinian conflict — remember the battle over Peter Schumann's "Independence Paintings" at the 2007 South End Art Hop?
In a phone interview, Kilik points out that Miral isn't a documentary and shouldn't be taken as "anything other than an artist's attempt at showing a particular point of view through a dramatized, theatrical narrative. We feel that this is a good story worth telling," Kilik says. "That's why we spent three years making it." He notes that Miral offers "a perspective that is rarely given attention to": that of a 17-year-old Palestinian schoolgirl. (Screenwriter Rula Jebreal based it loosely on her own youth.) "She's not a terrorist; she's not a suicide bomber," Kilik says. "She's an educated, beautiful, articulate girl who ... maintains her values of family and education but meets people who are deeply rooted in a political cause."
The UN screening, he says, had about 1800 attendees and "a big ovation afterward."
When Kilik went to UVM, there was no Film and Television Studies. But he says his classes with Manchel and two other instructors "turned a switch in me. I didn't even know you could pursue a film career." He graduated in 1978, did six months of "on-the-job training" at WCAX and headed for New York, where he worked his way up through the ranks of "assistants to assistants" and eventually started running the show. Beginning in the late '80s, Kilik produced a slew of Spike Lee indies and other notable films, including Pleasantville, Broken Flowers, Pollock, Babel and last year's Biutiful.
Kilik's next project is "a little bigger than my usual," he says. He's producing the film version of Suzanne Collins' best-selling young-adult novel The Hunger Games, which will star Oscar nominee Jennifer Lawrence and start shooting in May. While the media are describing the dystopian tale as a potential big franchise, Kilik says it has a "modest budget, considering what it is."
Kilik says he advises students to "follow your interests" — which, in his case, led him to the art house. His early career rode the rise of the American New Wave of directors such as Lee, Jim Jarmusch and the Coens. Now, he says, younger filmmakers such as Darren Aronofsky and David O. Russell "are influencing current college students, and that will feed the next generation."
How has digital technology changed the experience of young filmmakers? "The access is great, and the ability to start early without money is great," Kilik says. "I'm curious to see what students are doing and how they're telling stories."
A packed house got to see some of those stories last Sunday night in Montpelier at the finale of the Green Mountain 48-Hour Film Slam. The event, organized by local filmmaker and acting coach Richard Waterhouse, is a first for the annual Green Mountain Film Festival.
Eight teams presented films they wrote, shot and edited in just 48 hours after being assigned genres, a line ("What can go wrong?"), a setting (the Statehouse) and a prop (a clothespin). Then a panel of judges named three winners.
First prize went to a father-son writing-directing team from Hartford, Jake and Alan Haehnel, whose mini-comedy concerned a marriage proposal on Burlington's waterfront. It also made novel use of the Statehouse's Ethan Allen statue. For a closer look at the contest, see Eva Sollberger's "Stuck in Vermont" video at sevendaysvt.com.

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Summer is gone. The days are getting grey and cold, it's raining almost every day and the routine has us back. I miss Italy. I miss the warmth, the good food, the people and the culture. And most and foreall I miss spending time with Rebecca.
I'm thinking a lot lately about how good life was to us this year and I am incredibly thankful. I don't think I ever learned or grew so much before in my life. It's seriously amazing how much confirmation I got for being on the right path this year. I try to listen closely and do my best to follow my heart and to honor what was given to me.
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GOP's Gomez pushing term limits, lobbying ban
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BOSTON (AP) - Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Gabriel Gomez is proposing a lifetime ban on lobbying by former members of Congress and term limits for the House and Senate.
In portions of a speech released by his campaign Wednesday, Gomez doesn't say how many terms should be allowed, but said limits would phase out what he called "career politicians."
The comments are the first policy statements from Gomez, who announced his candidacy in the special Senate election more than two weeks ago.
Gomez is planning to kick off his campaign with a tour of the state Thursday.
In the excerpts, Gomez describes himself as a "new kind of Republican."
He says that while he holds some conservative views, he has no interest in going to Washington to engage in what he describes as "partisan trench warfare."
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The 2012 Hyundai Tucson lineup begins with the value-priced, front-wheel-drive Tucson GL.Powered by a 165-horsepower 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine, the Tucson GL rates an EPA-estimated 20/27 City/Highway mpg with its standard 5-speed manual transmission, and 23/31 with its optional 6-speed automatic.
The Tucson GLS and Tucson Limited models are offered with front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive.Power is provided by a 176-horsepower 2.4-liter engine.Hyundai's superb 6-speed automatic is standard, and for 2012 comes with new Active Eco technology, which makes the response of the engine and transmission smoother to changes in throttle position over time.Hyundai says this can yield as much as a 7-percent gain in real-world fuel economy.EPA ratings for the 2.4-liter Tucson with Active Eco are 22/32 mpg with front-wheel drive and 21/28 mpg with all-wheel drive.New low-rolling-resistance silica tires contribute to those numbers.
Inside, the cabin is a model of straightforwardness and simplicity.It's excellent ergonomically, meaning everything is easy to reach and operate.The materials are nice.The seats are supportive and comfortable.There's plenty of room in both the front and rear seats, with comfortable seating for four, capability for five.
Though Korean, the Tucson design is decidedly European in flavor, sporty and aggressive, capturing the crisp, agile look for which German styling studios are famous.Tucson skillfully tricks the eye, to its benefit.Just as the huge Audi Q7 manages to appear smaller and more athletic than it is, the Tucson does just the opposite.Its high beltline and squinty side-window configuration make the Tucson appear larger and more capacious than it really is.This may give the buyer a feeling of getting more for the money.
In short, the Hyundai Tucson is a well calculated vehicle that delivers roomy interior space, crisp performance and very good fuel efficiency.
Tucson GLS 2WD ($22,295) upgrades with leatherette upholstery with cloth inserts, leather-wrapped wheel and shifter, Bluetooth hands-free phone, illuminated vanity mirrors and glovebox, cruise control, steering wheel audio and cruise controls, faux leather inner door trim, soft-touch interior paint, black garnish moldings, silver roof rails, 17-inch alloy wheels, bodycolor door handles, heated fold-away outside mirrors, and an engine cover.New for 2012 are low-rolling-resistance tires, turn-signal repeaters in the outside mirrors, and ASD shock absorbers from Sachs.The GLS comes standard with the 6-speed automatic; it is available with AWD and heated front seats ($23,945).
Tucson Limited ($24,995) and Limited AWD ($26,495) upgrade to leather seating, heated front seats, eight-way adjustable driver's seat, power lumbar support for driver and front passenger, dual-zone automatic temperature control, cargo cover, chrome grille and door handles, automatic headlights, front foglights, front wiper de-icer, an auto-dimming inside mirror with HomeLink, and 18-inch alloy wheels.The Limited Premium Package ($2,850) adds navigation with rearview camera, premium audio, and a panoramic sunroof that deletes the roof rack.
Safety features on all Tucson models include electronic stability control, traction control, hill-start assist, downhill brake control, four-wheel disc brakes, ABS, EBD, brake assist, six airbags with rollover sensor, active front adjustable head restraints, lane-change assist turn signals.All-wheel drive is optional.
Tucson has an athletic, muscular look, the four wheels barely contained by their swollen, stuffed-tight wheel arches.A huge, deeply slanted windshield provides excellent forward perspective for the driver, but for rear seat passengers, looking out of the Tucson's narrow side windows is a little like peering out the gun slit of an armored car.
There will be those who find the Tucson's exterior a little busy looking, while others will find that standing next to the Tucson and looking down its door sides, it looks oddly slab-sided, bigger and heavier than it really is.
As always, there is ample room for debate about the Tucson's styling.The one point that is not debatable is this crossover's high expectations.Its styling is up to the minute, as aggressive as any crossover in the world market.For those youngish families with a taste of sportiness, Hyundai has opened the door wide.
Back seat room is lavish for two, adequate for three.If you're looking for a third row, forget it.This is a compact crossover.
The first thing that strikes you climbing into the Tucson is its reassuring feeling of harmony and simplicity.This car's chief designers and stylists may have been German, but in the Tucson there is no hint of the German tendency towards self-indulgent complexity, of making you learn all over again how to do something you already know perfectly well how to do.To the contrary, the Tucson offers excellent ergonomics, that all but lost discipline of making a car's controls self-explanatory and intuitive.This Hyundai gets an A-plus in the avoiding annoyances category.
The dashboard's black pebble-grain covering is handsome and anything but econo class.The dashboard instruments are straightforward and dignified, with a water temperature and fuel gauge delivered in electronic readouts.To the left of the steering column are controls for hill assist, a stability-control off switch and the differential locker control.Cruise control and audio switches are provided on the steering wheel, with phone controls partially hidden inside the wheel rim.
The center console is simply laid out, offering audio controls, a navigation system and Bluetooth MP3 capability.Here we encountered one weakness in the Tucson, its forward-slanting navigation screen was all but blinded by glare on sunny days.On the other hand, it is blessedly straightforward to use, with a proper radial knob provided for tuning the audio.Defrost front and rear and individual seat-heater controls are easily selected, while XM is the satellite server of choice, and it should be.Life should always be this easy.But in too many other cars, it isn't.The Tucson interior deserves an A.
Hyundai's 2.4-liter engine is smooth and quiet in normal driving, but accelerating hard onto a freeway to join the flow of traffic, its thrust is only adequate and the yowl it makes reminds you that it has a small, four-cylinder engine.The 2.4-liter engine is rated 176 horsepower at 6000 rpm and 168 pound-feet of torque at 4000 rpm.It's comparable to the other four-cylinder engines in this class, which do not offer the thrust of a more powerful but more expensive V6.Although Hyundai claims larger real-world gains for the new Active Eco function, EPA-estimated fuel economy for the 2012 2.4-liter Tucson engine is up only slightly over last year's model, from 22/31 to 22/32 mpg City/Highway with front-wheel drive.
The Hyundai-designed 6-speed automatic transmission is smooth-shifting and excellent, giving the Tucson a big advantage in efficiency over other vehicles in its class.Additionally, its manual shifting capability is particularly good.In all but the most dramatically ill-advised shift requests, it gives you the gear you command.
The Tucson GL 2.0-liter engine features dual overhead camshafts, four valves per cylinder, continuously variable valve timing and a variable intake system.The 2.0-liter produces 165 horsepower at 6200 rpm and 146 pound-feet at 4600.We haven't driven the Tucson GL with the 2.0-liter engine.As the GL is not significantly lighter than the GLS, we have to suspect that performance suffers accordingly.The automatic 2.0-liter is also equipped with the new Active Eco system, but its EPA ratings remain the same as last year's, at 23/31 mpg City/Highway.EPA mileage estimates for the 2.0-liter with manual transmission are only 20/27 mpg.
In states that follow California regulations, the GLS and Limited are Partial Zero Emissions Vehicles (PZEV), with horsepower reduced to 170 hp and torque to 163 pound-feet.Pricing and equipment remain the same, so you can satisfy your environmental good intentions with little or no sacrifice.
The motor-driven electric power steering is one of the Tucson's greatest strengths.We found it perfectly calibrated, giving firm steering response and flawless road feel, leaving us no excuse to become uninterested in the driving experience.Absolutely first class.And of course it's integrated into the vehicle's Electronic Stability Control.
Ride and handling are good.In corners, the chassis had only mild roll, as would be expected of a vehicle engineered and tuned in Germany.
However, we noted a significant difference between the front-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive versions.Ride quality with the all-wheel-drive models was noticeably harsher than that of the front-drive versions.This proved particularly true when driving the top-of-the-line Limited AWD with 18-inch wheels and therefore tires with shorter sidewalls.This is not to say that the AWD chassis is terrible, and if your planned use for your vehicle dictates all-wheel drive for climatic reasons, then the AWD Tucson will serve your purpose admirably.But if you have no particular need of all-wheel drive, save some money, and get a gentler front-wheel-drive package.
We found the brakes felt good with firm pedal feel and exemplary modulation, meaning nice, smooth, precise stops.All in all as utilities go, a satisfying driving package.
Ted West filed this report to NewCarTestDrive.com after his test drive of the Tucson upstate New York.John F.Katz contributed to this report from Pennsylvania.


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Nuremberg – LEONI AG can look back on a successful 2004 financial year with significant increases in both sales and earnings. As already announced upon release of the preliminary figures, consolidated external sales from continued operations were up about 16 percent year on year, from EUR 1.08 billion to EUR 1.25 billion. LEONI generated a 25 percent gain in terms of earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) in fiscal 2004, from EUR 49.6 million in 2003 to EUR 62 million. Consolidated net income was up about 50 percent on the like-for-like figure for the previous year, from EUR 22.1 million to EUR 33.2 million, which equates to earnings of EUR 4.07 per share. In order that the shareholders of LEONI AG participate in this success, the Management Board and Supervisory Board will propose to the annual general meeting on 3 May of this year that shareholders approve payout of a dividend for fiscal 2004 of EUR 1.25, up from the previous year's EUR 1.15.
Capital expenditure amounted to about EUR 96 million and was therefore 2.6 percent below the figure of EUR 98 million spent in the previous year. Given that the new plants in the Ukraine and Romania were already largely completed at the end of 2003, significantly less capital, i.e. EUR 72 million, was spent on property, plant and equipment in fiscal 2004 than the previous year's total of EUR 91 million. The 2004 investment in these facilities involved mainly expansion of production equipment. On 31 December 2004 LEONI Group employed 29,957 people, i.e. 8,565 more than on the previous year's closing date (21,392). Facilities in low-wage countries, especially so in Eastern Europe, accounted for the majority of this growth. Nearly 90 percent of the workforce is meanwhile employed outside Germany. Yet in Germany too there was a small increase in the number of employees, specifically from 2,915 in the previous year to 3,011 people.
Wiring Systems Division makes gains
In absolute terms, the Wiring Systems Division made the greatest contribution to the growth of LEONI Group in the 2004 financial year. Wiring system production for new car models, in particular the Opel Astra, the Mercedes A-Class as well as BMW's 1 and 3 Series, started up during the year made initial, substantial contributions to sales. Overall, the Wiring Systems Division increased its sales by about 22 percent, from EUR 558 million in the previous year to EUR 680 million. Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) improved from EUR 26.1 million to EUR 32.3 million despite further and substantial pre-production costs, especially so in terms of personnel. Particularly the eastern European facilities in the Ukraine, Romania and in Slovakia had to recruit on a massive scale in the past year. Compared with the closing date of the previous year, the number of people employed in LEONI's Wiring Systems Division was up nearly 50 percent to 24,488.
Steady cable business
Despite difficult conditions in markets of significance to LEONI, such as the electrical appliance and communications industries, the Cable Division increased its external sales by about six percent from EUR 441 million in fiscal 2003 to EUR 468 million in the 2004 financial year. The bulk of this increase in sales is attributable to the increased price of copper. Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) were down almost twelve percent to EUR 31.6 million in the past year (from EUR 35.8 million in 2003). This was due above all to the sharply increased price of copper. A reduction in selling prices and simultaneous increase in the purchase prices for insulation materials also played a role in some respects. The workforce of the Cable Division was up by 534 on the previous year in 2004, to a total of 4,621 employees. This involved particularly the cable facilities in China as well as in Poland recruiting more personnel.
Recovery in the Wire Division
The Wire Division made a significant recovery in fiscal 2004 following an unsatisfactory previous year. Particularly the restructuring carried out in the preceding years made a positive impact in this respect. The external sales of the Wire Division were up about 22 percent year on year, from EUR 81 million in the previous year to EUR 99 million in the 2004 financial year. The increased price of copper accounts for about twelve percentage points of this sales growth. Problems involving utilisation of capacity to produce highly flexible copper stranded and braided conductors as well as charges incurred in the first quarter by restructuring LEONI Felisi prevented a better result. At the level of earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), the result of LEONI's Wire Division nevertheless improved from a loss of EUR 11.0 million to one of EUR 0.8 million. The number of the Wire Division's employees was down by 56 compared with the closing date one year earlier, to 710.
Basis for further growth established
With the projects launched in the Wiring Systems Division in 2004, LEONI has already established the basis for further growth in the years ahead. Further, significant increases in consolidated sales to more than EUR 1.4 billion for 2005 and to at least EUR 1.5 billion for 2006 are therefore to be expected. In addition, the Company is continually looking into opportunities to strengthen especially its Cable Division by means acquisition and investment. One or two acquisitions of considerable size are planned for 2005. Based on the measures applied in 2004 to reduce costs as well as achieve further enhancement of efficiency, LEONI will be able in the years ahead to increase its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) to seven percent of consolidated sales.


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by Rebecca Bynum (July 2010) The following is the speech Ms. Bynum delivered to the 2010 New English Review Symposium, Decline, Fall & Islam on June 19th, 2010. Last year I spoke to the issue of whether Islam should be classified as a religion or given a separate category of its own. I concluded that because Islam does not function in society in the way we expect religion to function, that it should not be classed along with the other religions of the world. It is like the duck-billed platypus of belief systems and because Islam is so unique it deserves its own category – some Latin word combining politics and religion perhaps. more>>>
Would it be going too far to suggest an irreligious faith in transcendent value? Because I agree with much of what you say. Aside from the necessity of belief in God as a benign sentient intelligence who is interested in each of us personally, of course..
I don't know, I think religion in its broadest sense could be defined as the pursuit of value. This is partly why I don't think Islam qualifies. Islam itself is the highest value as defined by Islam. Islam then becomes a substitute God - it is Islam that is revered and worshipped through obedience - a closed system.
When a person like you talks about Islam, we need to listen, Unfortunately, we cannot listen because the god of Moses did not choose a woman to deliver His Ten Commandments, and did not send His daughter to die on the cross for our sins.
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Ohio State is down six with 58 seconds to play. Who do you want as your pilot?
IMO, this is an easy choice. Pryor never showed the ability to take it to the house on any given play. His running ability was eluding tacklers and running for a first down, or getting 15yds up the field and stepping out of bounds. I understand the system he was in didnt showcase his running ability but Pryor never showed the ability to cut up field and break the big play.
As a sophmore, give me the homerun running threat because we know your passing is going to be suspect at that age.
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IMO, this is an easy choice. Pryor never showed the ability to take it to the house on any given play.
I don't think it has anything to do with taking it to the house on the ground. Miller does it when the defense is caught off guard and people are out of position. The real problem is play calling. Which is certainly more aggressive. But the 2 minute drill is just something Tressel and the Walrus couldn't do. In fact, it goes against the principle of "Tresselball", which is really just defensive offense.
You must be referring to the '08 game in Madison, when TP led a SIX MINUTE drive. Not quite 58 seconds. I do, however remember the '08 Penn State game when TP failed to lead a last minute drive, and then again the next year against USC. For that reason, I'd have to go with Braxton.
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I went with Pryor, although I am rethinking that as I think more about the scenario.
Braxton reminds me in ways of Barry Sanders, the great running back. He could rip off a td run of 40+ yards at any time. But he was also capable and prone to losing 5 yards on any given play as well. Miller is a lot like that. Very elusive, but with his dancing around susceptible to being dropped for a loss.
Pryor didn't seem to have that same home run threat, but with his size could get the tough yards and keep the chains moving.
Looking back at the scenario, with only 58 seconds, I would probably change that vote to Braxton, if there is 50+ yards to go.
Chitown and Normal bring up good points. While Pryor has the ability to make the play and scramble, he was also more ruthless and gutsy than Miller. Remember the 2008 game against Wisconsin where he ran in the winning touch down or the 2010 game against Iowa where Pryor converted on the 4th and 10 run both on the road. I'm sure Miller will have his moments on the road but I want to see one game where the season is on the line, we're in a hostile stadium and Miller silences the crowd. While I factored the 2011 Wisconsin game in my decision, it would be so much better to stage a come back win on the road. Miller will have his time but for now, I'm sticking with Pryor. Maybe the 2012 game vs. Wisconsin?
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I don't know that Pryor had more guts than Braxton. Actually I know he didn't. Pryor didn't have to be coaxed very hard to step out of bounds. I can remember several times Pryor stepped out early leaving us all to worry about whether he made the first down or not. I remember Braxton running head first into some tacklers last year and getting spun in the air like a helicopter. Does it take more guts to run head on into a tackler at 6'2" 205 or 6'6" 250? I am not degrading Pryor's performance or positive contributions to our team but in no way would I say Pryor had more guts than Braxton. Braxton exudes team player. I always got the impression that TP, at least Freshman and Sophomore TP was more about himself. I am not slinging mud, just stating my observations.
Yeah, TP would have put up huge numbers. Remember him saying he would put up the same numbers as Cam Newton if he played in the spread. I always thought he was probably right when he made that statement.
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Honestly, I'd take either one and feel pretty good. I voted for Braxton though because he throws a better deep ball imo. He's also three times as shifty and has way more moves in the open field than TP. Pryor had a hell of a stiff arm, but that was about it.
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I think the deep ball is the one place that Pryor has a clear advantage (besides speed and stiff arm). Braxton either lofts it too much to make sure he gets it there if the guy is wide open, or he guns it with no air under it at all. He has hit a couple in stride so far this year, but Pryor always seemed more comfortable making those passes than many of the underneath passes. He also had more developed recievers, so it is possible that they made him look better.
Braxton. In such a short career so far, he has shown he is capable of the winning drive already 4-5 times and would have had another if Posey caught that ball against UM last year. He is just really solid in clutch situations.
Plus I really think Pryor had a better team all around. The defenses he had were way better! And Pryor was around during the RichRod years. UM is more formidable now against Brax.Yet Braxton will probably finish with an undefeated season which is something Pryor never did! I also think Braxton will be in NYC for the heisman, win or not. Pryor never made it there. I know this is an overall comment but I think it is pertaining because heisman and being able to go undefeated add to the clutchness. That is a lot of pressure to carry and only the best finish. Pryor just never did it.
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Circle K was a great QB that isn't mentioned as much as he should be (especially since he's the last QB to be the field general to win a NC).
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I voted for Braxton, but Pryor was pretty damn good in his own right. You don't go 38-4(?) as a starter and not have made some clutch plays. Pryor's stiff arm was legendary. Having Terrelle in Meyer's offense would have been scary good. You put the 2010 defense and Meyer with TP that year it would have been game over for the rest of the country.
Braxton will get there. He has more upside and seems to be more coachable, less cocky or arrogant
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He's a question for you, which is better 2010 Iowa game with TP or Wisconsin 2011 with Brax360?
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TP ran like a gazelle. Those long strides made it look like he wasn't moving at all, but man was he dusting people! I voted Miller, but I think that may be a case of loving the one you're with. TP was really, really good.
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It is impossible for me to compare stats because of different coaches, supporting casts, situations etc... What I can say from observation, is that there was not a single time I remember Pryor getting stopped on a rushing play that he had to get, 3rd or 4th down and short yardage. I am not saying it didn't happen, but the sheer volume of success blocks out any failures. While both players have different abilities, if I had to move the chains, needed tough yards, I would go with Pryor at that point in their respective careers.
I went with Miller because, though their passing credits are similar, and TP was a freakish athlete and competitor, Braxton makes at least one jaw-dropping play every game. He is a blast to watch. That run vs Penn State was the sickest one yard run I have ever seen.
Somehow I sense, "Tat-Gate", resentment has blinded those who picked Brax over TP. Like it or not, TP was one of THEE Greats of Buckeye history.
To this day, I still think, no, BELIEVE, that had we not had that, "scandal", Coach Tressell would've had his 2nd National Championship ring.
Sad truth, 2 of our best ever,(TP & Clarett), wil live in infamy!
The fairer question would be who would you want with Bolman's line and playcalling? TP was always hindered by the lack of coaching, something that Brax is getting now. I think people forget that the offensive line play was pretty bad when TP was here and his mentor was an unqualified video coordinator.
I don't think it's a slam dunk. The numbers say that 2012 Brax is a (slightly) better passer than the 2009 TP, and Miller is having one of the best running seasons in Buckeye history, even including actual running backs. However, there is no team on this year's schedule comparable to 2009 USC, Iowa, Penn State, and (Rose Bowl) Oregon; Pryor went 3-1 in those games. Both players had major off days against Purdue.
I voted for Miller, but it's mostly due to us being 9-0. Remembering how Pryor finished his sophomore season, I might have a different answer if asked again in a month.
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I chose Brax, but to be fair to Pryor, he was held back by #walrusball and Sicilliano coaching him. I can only imagine the ridiculous numbers he would have put up under Meyer/Herman...
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Braxton Miller, and it's not even close. I believe it was around this point in his career that many were calling for a TP position change. TP was surrounded by weapons, and still less than spectacular. Braxton is this team. The only other major threat to opposing defenses is Rod Smith, and, well, you've seen the 30 threads. The only advantage Pryor has is his frame. Braxton Miller is special. Not that "oh boy, he's one of the best players in CFB" special. He's a sophomore that has only recently had decent coaching, and is already a Heisman candidate. Look at the TD run v. Penn State. Mad Brax is going to rewrite the record books. TP will never start another football game.
You mean the idiots after the Purdue game? I'm sure their tone changed after the Oregon game.
People really need to stop down playing what Pryor meant to Ohio State because of what happened down the road.
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Much to talk about the economic reality and the political fallout first to Peter Schiff CEO of Europe Pacific capital Peter your take.
Of course Mitt Romney is absolutely right that a significant percentage of president Obama's voters.
Have in fact been bought or paid for.
You know they now depend on on the welfare state because of the adverse effects that it's had on the economy in -- perverse effects it has on individual incentives.
Government programs breed dependency are I don't Romney is right he's not the -- explain that in the 32 sound bite.
-- I have some numbers on that though Peter -- let's focus on number one at -- percentage of Americans can do not pay any net.
Federal income tax I'm not gonna get into the payroll tax I'm not gonna get and estate taxes sales taxes.
But up that percentage a lot of them don't pay federal income tax because of tax breaks that they get safe for having children and in that group.
They're bound me Democrats and Republican -- It's a legitimate issue to raise it more people need to pay federal income tax to fund just our defense for example.
But it's not gonna win you an election when you talk about taking something away from people.
Well I'd say I'd.
Say that who Obama is gonna win the lion's share of the vote among people who aren't paying income taxes after -- -- your message is lower taxes and you're not paying any income taxes what do you care all you hear about -- that's gonna reduce my benefits did most of the people who -- not paying income tax because they -- children it's because they're relatively war I mean if you're if -- upper middle class -- the middle class your children aren't -- eradicate your tax liability you have to have a pretty low income.
-- before aren't just having children is gonna completely eliminate your federal tax liability.
But a lot of people are getting checks from the government whether it's food stamps whether it's welfare whether Social Security whether to pension whether to paycheck.
And it's difficult to win the -- of these people if you're promising to take those checks away or diminish those checks and you don't have the ability to educate them so that they understand that they would be better off -- an economy that didn't have all those checks coming from the government warning and so why is correct -- focus on different voters.
The 49%.
Of Americans who get some sort of government assistance federal government assistance and that does include.
Includes everybody in -- household.
But it also includes people who get -- security checks.
And Medicare checks and again to the point because in many ways Paul Ryan's bid nitty gritty of his plan.
To try and reduce our spending and cut Baghdad has been sidelined to that point you cannot win a presidential election yes or no.
If you're gonna target yes well you know.
Entitlement problem -- where Republicans and Democrats debt.
If that's the problem you have with democracy -- delay Harry -- I think said -- Massey said the government is an expert.
-- breaking your leg and then handing your crotch and saying you -- without -- couldn't walk.
And it's difficult for -- to explain to the people we're now hobbling around on crutches.
Not that the government broke their leg before handed and that crotch.
And so he needs a teller free market story which is more nuanced and more complicated than -- can get to a thirty seconds sounds like that.
But you know the Democrats are gonna try to make out like Mitt Romney doesn't care about people were living off the government but he cares about him he just understands that getting their vote is gonna be difficult that -- he wants to be president he has to appeal to people who are paying federal income taxes and who are feeling the burden of the big government -- -- -- more likely to accept his message of making government.
Small yes or no before these problems are fixed it's going to -- and crisis.
Of the catastrophic proportions in terms of runaway inflation and higher interest rates -- -- Fortunately we're gonna get that catastrophic crisis the Federal Reserve is now guaranteed it with its operations screw otherwise known as QE3.
So this is coming we're gonna have this crisis and hopefully we do have an opportunity do the -- -- -- believe me it's gonna be -- -- when the bond market collapse -- the dollar collapses prices go through the -- Nobody wants that money that the Federal Reserve's restricting -- and then we have a real crisis that will make 2008 look like a Sunday school -- Housing -- yes or no answer -- -- thank you can't yeah I think -- then bailout by march all us.
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• Say: Many people collect different kinds of things. Some people have stamp collections or coin collections while others go to museums to visit different collections. What types of collections can be found in museums? (art, historical items, etc.)
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In case you haven't heard what Reggie Williams is up to these days, here's a quick recap on his recent showing in the CFL.
The former Husky, who is also the university's leading all-time receiver with 238 catches and 3,536 yards, is third on the Toronto Argonauts' depth chard.
Williams catching on in Toronto?
Former Husky Reggie Williams got a little bit of a boost in his efforts to revive his pro career last night, making a juggling catch for a 15-yard touchdown for the Toronto Argonauts in their pre-season 24-20 win over Montreal. Thats a picture of the catch above in a photo from the teams official