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Team Names Greenway, Peterson, Walsh MVPsPosted by on January 10, 2013 – 1:21 pm
Vikings General Manager Rick Spielman met with reporters on Thursday and one of the disclosures he made was that the team voted on its MVPs. This has been an annual ritual for the team the past several seasons, with a MVP being named on defense, offense and special teams. The awards are voted on by Vikings coaches and players.
Chad Greenway was named the defensive MVP, Adrian Peterson was named the offensive MVP and Blair Walsh was named the special teams MVP. Greenway and Peterson recorded career-highs in tackles and rushing yards, respectively, and Walsh was arguably the NFL's best kicker.
Spielman also said the team would announce its rookie of the year in April following this year's draft at a special event. Who would you vote for as the Vikings Rookie of the Year for 2012? Let us know by leaving your thoughts in the comments section below this entry.
Previous Team MVPs
2006: Antoine Winfield, Chester Taylor, Heath Farwell
2007: EJ Henderson, Adrian Peterson, Heath Farwell
2008: Kevin Williams, Adrian Peterson, Ryan Longwell
2009: Jared Allen, Brett Favre, Ryan Longwell
2010: Chad Greenway, Adrian Peterson, Chris Kluwe
2011: Jared Allen, Percy Harvin, Eric Frampton
Tags: Adrian Peterson, Antoine Winfield, Chad Greenway, Chris Kluwe, Jared Allen, Kevin Williams, Percy Harvin
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5 Vikings-Bears Storylines To Watch This WeekPosted by on December 5, 2012 – 7:32 am
The Vikings rugged post-bye schedule continues this week as they prepare to conclude their season series against the Chicago Bears by hosting them at Mall of America Field on Sunday. Both the Vikings (6-6) and Bears (8-4) are coming off losses last week, but both are very much in the NFC playoff hunt.
Chicago won the earlier matchup between these two teams back on November 25, a 28-10 victory that was never really in question after the 1st quarter. The Vikings figure to put forth a better effort this week as they return to play at home for the first time since November 11 and as they look to gain ground on a division opponent and keep pace with a handful of other teams vying for playoff positioning.
Here are 5 Vikings-Bears storylines to chase this week…
1. Pressure On Christian Ponder Mount
Christian Ponder completed 75% of his passes for 221 yards with 2 TDs and no INTs the last time he played at home – a 34-24 victory over the Detroit Lions. In two road games since then, Ponder is just 35 of 68 (51.4%) for 278 yards with 2 TDs and 3 INTs. Last week in Green Bay, Adrian Peterson ran for 210 yards and the Vikings defense and special teams groups played well enough to win, yet a sputtering passing game prevented the Vikings from putting the game out of reach and the Packers were able to log a comeback victory. Pressure is mounting on Ponder to snap out of his drought and show the signs of promise he displayed earlier in the season when he wasn't turning the ball over and was one of the League's highest-rated passers. The Bears will surely go "all-in" to stop the Vikings elite rushing attack, which means they'll dare Ponder to beat them.
2. Key Players From Both Teams On The Injury Report
It's not uncommon for injury reports to fill up this time of year, and the Vikings and Bears will most certainly not be exceptions this week. Percy Harvin has missed the last 3 games due to an ankle injury and his status bears monitoring all week. Also, Vikings Head Coach Leslie Frazier disclosed on Monday that DE Jared Allen underwent an MRI for a back ailment. Expect other odds and ends to show up on the report as well, such as the shoulder injuries LB Jasper Brinkley and TE Kyle Rudolph have been dealing with, knee swelling for RT Phil Loadholt and a rib injury for C John Sullivan.
The Bears are no different. Three players – WR Earl Bennett (concussion), LB Brian Urlacher (hamstring) and CB Tim Jennings (shoulder) – left last week's loss to Seattle; Urlacher is expected to miss 2-4 weeks. Three other starters – WR Devin Hester (concussion), WR Alshon Jeffery (knee) and G Chris Spencer (knee) – missed last week's game but are hopeful to return this week in Minnesota. LB Lance Briggs and RB Matt Forte both played last week but are both dealing with ankle injuries, CB Charles Tillman is battling an ankle injury as well, and both DT Stephen Paea and G/C Edwin Williams are playing through shoulder injuries.
3. Vikings Must Contain Bears WR Brandon Marshall
He didn't get into the end zone against the Vikings two weeks ago, but don't let that fool you – Brandon Marshall was a thorn in the Vikings side all game. Several times the Vikings had Chicago in unfavorable 3rd-down spots, and several times Marshall bailed the Bears out with a great grab in traffic or a few extra yards after the catch. Marshall had 12 catches against the Vikings two weeks ago and he had another 10 for 165 yards last week against Seattle. Two numbers that illustrate Marshall's importance to the Bears passing game are 91 and 138: Marshall has 91 receptions in 138 targets this season, while the next highest Bears receiver in each category is 30 receptions for Forte and 43 targets for Bennett.
4. Bear Trap: Can Chicago Stop Adrian Peterson?
It's not a good week for Chicago to lose their middle LB because they are set to face the NFL's best RB at a time when he's playing at perhaps his highest level. Adrian Peterson is the NFL's rushing leader by 308 yards, has logged 6 straight 100-yard rushing games, is averaging 6.2 yards per carry and is on pace for 1,928 yards (a career best). He nearly single-handedly defeated the Packers last week, and you can count on him trying to do the same to the Bears this week. Even without Urlacher, the Bears have a formidable run defense and will be up for the challenge to stop Peterson. Yes, the Bears will be up for the challenge. But so is Peterson.
5. Rematch: Vikings DL vs. Bears OL
In the matchup two weeks ago between Minnesota and Chicago, many expected the Vikings defensive line to embarrass the Bears offensive line. The Bears were coming off a Monday Night Football beatdown at the hands of the San Francisco 49ers in which QB Jason Campbell was sacked 6 times. Chicago's offensive line responded, however, and allowed just 1 sack in Cutler's return to the lineup. Entering this game, the matchup still favors the Vikings on paper. Only three teams have permitted more sacks than the Bears, and the Vikings pass rush at home can overwhelm teams. As we saw two weeks ago, though, this Bears offensive line has the ability to respond.
Tags: Adrian Peterson, Jared Allen, Jasper Brinkley, John Sullivan, Kyle Rudolph, Leslie Frazier, Percy Harvin, Phil Loadholt
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Harvin Listed As Doubtful; Jarius Wright Will Be Active SundayPosted by on November 23, 2012 – 1:06 pm
Vikings Head Coach Leslie Frazier met briefly with reporters after practice on Friday and provided an update on the probability of WR Percy Harvin returning from his ankle injury in time for this Sunday's game in Chicago. The chances are not good that Harvin will play, as Frazier said his star WR will be listed as doubtful on the week's final injury report.
Harvin injured his ankle against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 9 and has been rehabbing and recovering since. The ankle has improved, but he's yet to be able to participate in a practice since the injury. Harvin's final status for the game likely won't be declared until 90 minutes prior to kickoff, which is when teams are required to submit their list of inactive players.
Regardless of what happens with Harvin, Frazier did say that WR Jarius Wright will be active. The rookie 4th-rounder played in his first NFL regular season game two weeks ago against Detroit with Harvin sidelined. Wright responded with 3 receptions for 65 yards and 1 TD. He'll have another chance to contribute in Chicago this weekend.
Frazier said Wright does not figure to fill in for Harvin in the kickoff return role. Marcus Sherels, AJ Jefferson and Josh Robinson (in that order) are listed as backups to Harvin in the kickoff return role.
Tags: A.J. Jefferson, Jarius Wright, Josh Robinson, Leslie Frazier, Marcus Sherels, Percy Harvin
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Bears QB Cutler Practices, "Looking Better" To Play SundayPosted by on November 23, 2012 – 7:22 am
Early this week it was unclear who would start at QB for the Chicago Bears on Sunday, with Jay Cutler still feeling the effects of a concussion and backup Jason Campbell dealing with an injury to his ribs. But after Thursday's practice, the picture is a bit clearer.
Cutler, who sustained the concussion two weeks ago in a loss to the Houston Texans and then missed last week's game against the San Francisco 49ers, returned to practice on a limited basis on Thursday. It was the first time Cutler had been on the field working since suffering the concussion on November 11., and it's a big step in him returning to the field to be the Bears starter against the Vikings.
"I know you all want to know about Jay Cutler. He was able to do some things on a limited basis," Bears Head Coach Lovie Smith said. "So it's looking better for (him) to get him back on the football field."
Chicago will wisely attempt to keep Cutler's status in doubt all the way up to Sunday morning, but another clue will emerge later on Friday when the Vikings and Bears are both required to submit their final injury reports of the week.
The same can be said for the Vikings with regard to WR Percy Harvin, who is attempting to nurse an ankle injury back to health in time for Sunday's game. Harvin has not practiced yet this week, and Vikings Head Coach Leslie Frazier has said multiple times this week that he'd like to see the star receiver practice before playing.
Tags: Leslie Frazier, Percy Harvin
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6 Vikings-Bears Storylines To FollowPosted by on November 21, 2012 – 7:33 am
It's Wednesday, and that means it's finally time for the Vikings to flip the calendar away from their bye week and begin on-field preparations for the Chicago Bears. With 6 games to play, the NFC race is wide open. And the Vikings have an opportunity to move into a tie in the division standings with Chicago if they can get a tough road win in the Windy City.
Here are 7 Vikings-Bears storylines we'll be chasing this week in advance of the Sunday's showdown between division rivals Minnesota and Chicago…
1. Will Percy Play?
There's a big question mark for the Bears offense heading into Sunday's game (more on that next), but the Vikings also have a key offensive player dealing with an injury and dealing with uncertainty about his availability for Sunday. Percy Harvin suffered a sprained ankle in the Vikings Week 9 loss in Seattle, and the injury prevented him from playing in Week 10 against Detroit. The injury also prevented Harvin from practicing on Monday as the Vikings came back to work from their bye week. Will the injury prevent Harvin from playing this Sunday, too? Only time will tell.
2. Cutler's Status Remains Uncertain
The Bears are in a similar situation with starting QB Jay Cutler that the Vikings are in with Harvin. Cutler sustained a concussion on a helmet-to-helmet hit with Texans LB Tim Dobbins in Week 10 and he had not sufficiently recovered from the concussion to play in last Monday night's game against San Francisco. As of Wednesday morning, Cutler had still not been cleared to return, and his comments to reporters earlier in the week didn't clear up the situation. I don't expect much clarity on this over the next couple days, and it wouldn't be surprising to go into the weekend not knowing if Cutler will play or not. If Cutler doesn't play, backup QB Jason Campbell would likely start in his place. Campbell started on Monday night in San Francisco and struggled in a lopsided defeat. In the loss, Campbell was banged up as well, and if he's unable to play it would be the newly-signed Josh McCown who would suit up.
3. Bears Looking To Fix Offensive Line Woes
For anyone who watched the Bears-49ers Monday Night Football game this past week, the most glaring weakness for Chicago was the play along their offensive line. San Francisco pressured Campbell all night, battering him from start to finish and collecting 6 sacks along the way. It was the 3rd time the Bears had allowed 6 or more sacks in a game this season, and only the Arizona Cardinals have allowed more sacks this season. It doesn't matter who the QB is – Cutler, Campbell or Johnny Unitas – when you allow that much pressure you're not going to move the ball down the field. Obviously the Bears will work this week to fix the issues along their line, and the Vikings will look to continue exposing whatever flaws remain. It will be a good subplot in this week's matchup.
4. Can Adrian Peterson Continue His Climb?
What Vikings RB Adrian Peterson has done to this point in the season is remarkable. Coming off of reconstructive knee surgery, Peterson is the NFL's rushing leader by a healthy margin (123 yards over Marshawn Lynch) and he's actually on pace for a career-high in rushing yardage (1,804 yards). For my money through 10 games, he's a legitimate MVP candidate and he is without question the NFL's Comeback Player of the Year. He's returned from a serious knee injury to become arguably a better player now than he was before the injury. And he was already the NFL's beset RB before his injury. Can Peterson continue his incredible season against Chicago? If he can, it will only add to the unbelievable season Peterson is putting together. The Bears rank 8th against the run and 5th overall on defense, so this will be a great challenge for both Peterson and Chicago's defense.
5. Vikings Must Stay Away From The Giveaway
The calling card for the Bears this season has been their dominating defensive effort on a week-in, week-out basis. They lead the NFL in takeaways with 30, and 17 of those 30 takeaways are INTs. Incredibly, the Bears have returned 7 of those 19 INTs for TDs, also tops in the NFL. The Bears defense is not only good at taking the ball away, but they are extremely good at scoring once they do take the ball away. The Vikings have been middle of the road in giveaways, ranking tied for 15th with 16 turnovers. Of those 16 turnovers, 8 have been lost fumbles and 8 have been INTs. The key for the Vikings is not to become conservative so as to prevent turnovers. That is playing into the Bears hands and will make it hard to score. The Vikings will be cognizant of staying away from the giveaway while also choosing the right times to be aggressive in an attempt to put enough points up on the board to take pressure off their own defense and try to come away from Soldier Field with a big win. Can the Vikings strike that balance? It's one of the biggest subplots to this matchup.
6. Can The Vikings Solve The Soldier Field Jinx?
Fans hear all the time about how hard it is to win on the road in the NFL. Many times, this can be an overblown aspect. But when you're talking about playing on the road in Soldier Field, it's not talked about enough. Just look at the numbers. The Vikings last won at Soldier Field in 2007, and that was thanks to late-game heroics by Adrian Peterson and Ryan Longwell. Aside from that 2007 road win in Chicago, the last time the Vikings won at Soldier Field was in 2000. That's just two road wins against Chicago since 2000. Leslie Frazier has not defeated the Bears as the Vikings Head Coach and the Vikings haven't logged a win over their division rivals since Brett Favre got the job done in 2009.
Tags: Adrian Peterson, Leslie Frazier, Percy Harvin
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10 Takes Through 10 GamesPosted by on November 20, 2012 – 11:36 am
On Wednesday we'll throw our entire focus toward Sunday's contest against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. Before we do that, though, let's take one last chance to reflect on what's happened over the first 10 games of the Vikings season.
This was the topic of last week's Wobcast, as I explained my 10 takes through 10 weeks…
10. Vikings are in the playoff hunt!
A strong 4-1 start and a key win against Detroit heading into the bye has placed the Vikings in the mix for a playoff spot in the NFC. It's quite a treat for Vikings fans to be in this position after watching their team go 9-23 the past 2 seasons. Kudos to GM Rick Spielman and Head Coach Leslie Frazier for turning this organization around and heading in the right direction. The Vikings are 6-4 overall, 2-0 in the division and 4-3 in the NFC. If the playoffs started right now, the Vikings would miss it because of tie-breakers to Seattle and Tampa Bay. But the playoffs don't start right now, so we'll get to see if the Vikings can overcome a few teams over the next 6 weeks.
9. Dome-field advantage has returned
The Vikings were just 1-7 at home last year and suffered to a 3-13 season. This year, the Vikings dome-field advantage has returned. They are 4-1 in home games, and a big reason for that is the Mall of America Field crowd. Frazier compliments Vikings fans after each game and is genuine in his praise. He's coached against and played against the Vikings in that building and respects the difference the home crowd can make. Good job, fans. Thanks for helping us gain that incredible dome-field advantage.
8. Youth, health has led to improvement in pass defense
The Vikings pass defense has taken a huge step forward in 2012. They were 26th in yards allowed last season and were 14th in that category after 10 games this season. What's been the key? It's been health and youth. CBs Antoine Winfield and Chris Cook missed 21 games combined last season, but this year they both started and remained healthy for most of the team's first 10 games. Cook is dealing with an arm injury now, but young guys are stepping up in his absence. AJ Jefferson and this year's 3rd-round pick – Josh Robinson – have filled the void well. Also, Harrison Smith is playing the safety position like we haven't seen in years from a Vikings safety.
7. Percy has no mercy on opposing defenses
Simply put, I think Percy Harvin is the most dangerous offensive weapon among non-QBs in the NFL. He has 100 touches through 10 games – that's receptions, rushes and returns – and he's averaging 13.4 yards per touch with 5 TDs. Harvin is the best kickoff returner in the NFL, one of the best receivers in the NFL, and a good runner. There are not many (any?) better all-around threats in the NFL.
6. Vikings special teams have been outstanding, and deserve more credit
– Often times special teams is the neglected phase of football. But special teams has not been neglected by the Vikings, and in fact I'd submit that special teams has been key to the Vikings success this year. Heck, the Vikings special teams basically single-handedly won a game this year – Detroit – Week 4. A bunch of credit goes to Special Teams Coordinator Mike Priefer and assistant special teams coach Chris White for the work they've done together over the past two seasons. Through 10 games, the Vikings ranked 2nd in average drive start, 4th in kickoff return, 2nd in touchbacks on kickoffs and 9th in punt return. Special teams is something fans complain about when it's going poorly, but forget about when it's going well. Let's take a moment during to appreciate the Vikings special teams play to this point. Bravo, guys.
To see the final 5 takes, which includes bold talk about Adrian Peterson and Blair Walsh, check out last week's Wobcast.
Tags: A.J. Jefferson, Antoine Winfield, Chris Cook, Harrison Smith, Josh Robinson, Leslie Frazier, Mike Priefer, Percy Harvin, Rick Spielman
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Peterson, 3 Other Vikings Lead In Pro Bowl VotingPosted by on November 14, 2012 – 3:04 pm
Adrian Peterson is the leading Pro Bowl vote-getter for the NFC at RB and is 5th among all NFL players, with 5 weeks of voting remaining. Three other Vikings – DE Jared Allen, KR Percy Harvin and LT Matt Kalil – also lead their respective positions in NFC Pro Bowl voting.
It's great news that 4 Vikings lead their positions in the balloting, but that also means Vikings fans have work to do. Fans can click here to cast their ballots.
Blair Walsh is having the best season among NFC kickers, having converted 23 of 24 FGs (5 of 5 from 50+) and boasting 41 touchbacks already. TE Kyle Rudolph is 2nd among NFC TEs with 6 TD receptions, FB Jerome Felton is lead-blocking for the NFL's leading rusher, John Sullivan has developed into one of the League's finest centers, Chad Greenway is the NFL's leading tackler and Antoine Winfield looks to have found the fountain of youth. Those are just a handful of Vikings who are deserving of Pro Bowl consideration.
Balloting will conclude on Monday, December 17 following the conclusion of Monday Night Football. The teams will be announced at 6:00 p.m. CT Wednesday, December 26 on NFL Network's "Total Access."
The AFC and NFC All-Star squads are based on the consensus votes of fans, players and coaches. Each group's vote counts one-third toward determining the 43-man rosters that represent the American Football Conference and National Football Conference in the Pro Bowl. NFL players and coaches will cast their votes on December 20-21.
The 2013 Pro Bowl will be played on Sunday, January 27, 2013 and televised live on NBC at 6:00 p.m. CT from Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Tags: Adrian Peterson, Antoine Winfield, Blair Walsh, Chad Greenway, Jared Allen, John Sullivan, Kyle Rudolph, Matt Kalil, Percy Harvin
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WR Status Check: Percy Harvin (Ankle) And Calvin Johnson (Knee)Posted by on November 9, 2012 – 7:58 am
Earlier this week we listed the 7 Vikings-Lions storylines we'd be following this week, so with Friday upon us and kickoff just two days away, let's check in on the #1 storyline: Harvin's Ankle, Megatron's Knee. Percy Harvin leads the NFL in receptions with 62 and Detroit's Calvin Johnson is arguable the NFL's best player at the position. But neither has practiced this week due to injuries, and it will have a profound impact on Sunday's game.
Of the two receivers, Johnson stands the best chance to play. He's dealing with a knee injury that kept him out of practice all of last week. The time away from practice didn't seem to bother the All-Pro, as he came down with 7 receptions for 129 yards against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Johnson has been held out of practice this week, too, but the smart money is on him playing. And if he's playing, he's dangerous.
There's been another element added to this mix of late, though. According to a report from Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, Johnson told reporters on Thursday that he's dealing with nerve damage that is making it harder for him to grip the football. Johnson pointed to a pair of hits from the Lions Week 4 game against the Vikings that is causing the issue.
As for Harvin, he has not been ruled out but he did call himself a "longshot" to play. Harvin suffered an ankle injury last week in Seattle, but was able to finish the game. Harvin spoke with reporters earlier in the week while leaning on crutches, causing many to speculate that the NFL's leading receiver will be unavailable for Sunday's game.
I'm not in the business of speculating whether or not a guy will play despite an injury. The Vikings have a bye following this Sunday's game, so keeping Harvin out of this week's game would essentially give him nearly three full weeks between his injury and the next ball game. But Vikings Head Coach Leslie Frazier said after practice on Thursday that if Harvin is healthy enough to play, he'll play. Also keep in mind that Harvin is as tough a player as there is, so if there's even the slightest bit of chance he can play, Harvin will be angling to get out there.
If he plays, that's great news for the Vikings. If he doesn't play, the Vikings will have about 11 touches to distribute to other players. Harvin has 100 touches through 9 games this season, which averages out to 11.1 touches per game. In this week's Wobcast – where Cris Carter is featured as the guest – I pointed to three players who could see a few more touches if Harvin doesn't play: WR Jarius Wright and TEs John Carlson and Kyle Rudolph.
Harvin also has a role on special teams as the Vikings kickoff returner, and Vikings Head Coach Mike Priefer said a number of guys could step into that role if Harvin is unable to play. Marcus Sherels, the Vikings starting punt returner, can do it, as can Wright, WR Stephen Burton and CBs A.J. Jefferson and Josh Robinson.
Tags: A.J. Jefferson, Jarius Wright, John Carlson, Josh Robinson, Kyle Rudolph, Leslie Frazier, Mike Priefer, Percy Harvin, Stephen Burton
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7 Vikings-Lions Storylines To FollowPosted by on November 7, 2012 – 7:32 am
The Vikings began this season with wins in four out of their first five games. Since then, however, they've lost three of their last four and two in a row. It's time to get back on the winning track, and to do so the Vikings will have to upend division rival Detroit for the second time this season.
It's only Wednesday, so we have plenty of time to breakdown the matchups and analyze the trends. Here are seven Vikings-Lions storylines we'll be chasing this week.
1. Harvin's Ankle, Megatron's Knee
Two of the NFL's best WRs reside within this Vikings-Lions matchup, and they are both dealing with injuries. Vikings WR Percy Harvin leads the NFL in receptions with 62, but he injured his ankle in last week's loss to Seattle. Harvin wouldn't rule himself out for Sunday's game, but he also called himself a "long shot" to play. Detroit's Calvin Johnson is widely regarded as the best receiver in the NFL, and he looked every bit the part in last week's win over Jacksonville. Johnson had 7 receptions for 129 yards on the day, making a profound impact on the game even though he didn't get into the end zone. Johnson missed practice all of last week with a knee injury, and although he doesn't seem to be in jeopardy of missing the game on Sunday, it'll be interesting to see how the knee ailment impacts his practice time this week and then his performance on Sunday.
2. Can Ponder Shake His Slump?
A beautiful beginning to the season, highlighted by a solid outing against San Francisco in which he generated 3 TDs, has turned into a dreadful slump for Vikings 2nd-year QB Christian Ponder. The slumping Ponder has thrown for fewer than 100 yards twice in the last three games and he now has 8 INTs in nine games after going through the first four games of the season without throwing it to the opposing team. I believe Ponder will emerge from his slump in a big way, and it could happen on Sunday.
3. Vikings Looking For Pass Rush Re-Emergence
No team has more sacks than the Vikings (74) since the start of 2011, but the Vikings also have just 2 sacks over the past two games. In order to slow down this Lions passing attack, the Vikings must pressure Lions QB Matthew Stafford. In five career games against the Vikings, Stafford has been sacked 20 times, including three times in each of the last three games. Last year, Vikings DE Jared Allen registered 6.0 sacks by himself against the Lions. On the flip side, the Lions have improved their pass protection this season and have allowed just 15 sacks through eight games, 10th-best in the League.
4. More Special Teams Fireworks?
The Vikings defeated the Lions earlier this year by a score of 20-13 in a game that was dominated by special teams. The Vikings won the game, yet didn't score an offensive TD. Both Vikings TDs were on returns, with Harvin registering a 105-yard kickoff return and Marcus Sherels darting through and around the Lions coverage group for a 77-yard punt return TD on his birthday. At that point, the Lions had surrendered both a kickoff return TD and a punt return TD in back-to-back games. Since then, though, the Lions have not allowed a return TD. Can the Vikings find a way to gouge the Lions coverage groups again?
5. Peterson Gunning For 4th Straight 100-Yard Game
Adrian Peterson has given the phrase "back and better than ever" a whole new meaning. Just over 10 months removed from a major knee injury, Peterson is leading the NFL in rushing with 957 yards and also leads the NFL in yards per carry (5.7) among players with 100+ carries. And Peterson isn't slowing down. He rushed for a season-high 182 yards last week in Seattle, giving him his third consecutive 100-yard rushing game. Can he make it four straight?
6. Glancing At The Standings
While it's still too early to attach the "must-win" tag to this game, there's no disputing this game's importance to both Detroit and Minnesota's playoff hopes. The loser of this game will be looking up at the three other teams in the NFC North and will do so with a losing record in the NFC. Both teams are 3-3 in NFC play, an important metric for tie-breaking purposes when it comes to awarding playoff spots after the regular season. Regardless of who wins and loses this game, both the Vikings and Lions have enough division games remaining that they control their own destinies. Even still, the fact remains that Sunday's game is a big one in terms of placement in the NFC North standings.
7. Salute To Service
The NFL will continue its long history of honoring veterans and active duty members of the military with its annual Salute to Service campaign. For every point scored during the NFL's 32 designated Salute to Service games, the League will donate $100 to each of its three core military non-profit partners – Pat Tillman Foundation, USO and the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP).
The Vikings will participate in the Salute to Service campaign during Sunday's game by incorporating several pre-game, in-game and halftime elements in its game production. Here are just a few examples…
The Honorary Viking will be Betty Strohfus, one of just over 1,000 American women who flew military aircraft during World War II; the Honorary Captain will be Sergeant Brian Neill, a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom who served in the Minnesota National Guard for a period of 23 years; a traditional riderless horse will cross through the end zone during a moment of silence and remain there through the National Anthem; during the National Anthem, the entire stadium will participate in a card stunt. The stunt will display a patriotic message and stars/stripes graphics. Fans should be in their seats 15 minutes prior to kickoff to ensure full-stadium participation;
Tags: Adrian Peterson, Christian Ponder, Jared Allen, Marcus Sherels, Percy Harvin
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Harvin, Peterson, Walsh On Pro Football Weekly's 2012 Midseason All-Pro TeamPosted by on November 6, 2012 – 1:14 pm
The Vikings are well-represented on Pro Football Weekly's 2012 Midseason All-Pro Team, with Adrian Peterson, Percy Harvin and K Blair Walsh all getting nods from the outlet's editors. Peterson was a unanimous choice, Harvin was selected for two positions (wide receiver and kickoff returner), and Walsh is one just two rookies on the team.
Peterson leads the NFL in rushing with 957 yards, Harvin leads the NFL in receptions with 62 and kickoff return average (35.9), and Walsh is tied for the lead in FGs of 50+ yards with 5 and leads the NFC in FG% at 95.0%.
QB Aaron Rodgers/Packers
RB Adrian Peterson/Vikings*
RB Marshawn Lynch/Seahawks
WR A.J. Green/Bengals*
WR Reggie Wayne/Colts
WR Percy Harvin/Vikings
TE Rob Gronkowski/Patriots
C Mike Pouncey/Dolphins
OG Mike Iupati/49ers*
OG Marshal Yanda/Ravens
OT Duane Brown/Texans
OT Anthony Davis/49ers
DE J.J. Watt/Texans*
DE Julius Peppers/Bears
DT Geno Atkins/Bengals*
DT Vince Wilfork/Patriots
OLB Lance Briggs/Bears
OLB Clay Matthews/Packers
ILB Daryl Washington/Cardinals*
ILB Sean Lee/Cowboys
CB Richard Sherman/Seahawks
CB Charles Tillman/Bears
S Earl Thomas/Seahawks
S Mark Barron/Buccaneers
PK Blair Walsh/Vikings
P Andy Lee/49ers
PR Leodis McKelvin/Bills
KR Percy Harvin/Vikings
HEAD COACH Mike Smith/Falcons
EXECUTIVE/GM John Elway/Broncos
Tags: Adrian Peterson, Blair Walsh, Percy Harvin
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February 10, 2014
I am sufficiently old and my kids are sufficiently young and I pretty much never go to the mall or any other place where highschoolers might tend to congregate (I hear these days the young people all hang out on Facetwitterest… I don't do much of that either I guess). So, I have no idea whether chunky bracelets are all the rage or not, but they sure do wear a lot of them in Milford it seems. More perplexing is what exactly Ms. Ponytail is doing to the poster. I mean, it looks as though it's already pretty well secured in place with those fancy non-rectilinear pieces of tape.
Well, now that we've got the gratuitous swipe at the artwork out of the way, let's see if the writing gives us an easy lob to swat down. Hmm, that was quick. Why on earth wouldn't you switch panels two and three? It sure would make Kaz's coaching more sensible. Well, only sort of. I'm no basketball expert but I've seen enough terrible basketball in my time to believe that when one of your guys is in foul trouble early, while subbing him out is the generally accepted move, you may want to think twice about putting in a guy who is even more foul prone lest you
find yourself put the other team in the bonus early.
Bonus points:
Fifty TWIM credits to anyone who can correctly name the tune the ref is playing on his whistle.
An additional ten TWIM credits to whoever provides the funniest explanation for why Kaz is flashing the shocker to Wynn.


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Maicchingu Machiko Sensei (Shame of Teacher Machiko)
I noticed that there is now a tracker for this series http://www.animesuki.com/series.php/1710.html
It recognizes the conjoined work of Anime-RG and ray=out on doing episodes 1 and 2 of this 95 episode series in 2010 and 2011.
However I did not notice a forum thread on the tracker.
In doing a search I found in 2008 a site staffer and fansubber named shomazta created a thread for this anime here: http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=74850
I am wondering if it would be possible to link that from the tracker to help encourage discussion about the series. It may be old, but it's certainly new in terms of fans being able to join it.
The two episodes hosted on the tracker are currently on minglong.
If ML ever goes down, I downloaded and uploaded those torrents to Nyaa too:
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Just adding yet another positive review for this little gem of a polish! You can't go wrong with the price either, I got this for about $2 at Target. You get great coverage in just one coat and the color is so opaque that it's a dream to use for nail art as well as other fun nail looks. Right now I'm wearing this color on the tips of my nails (like a silvery French Tip Mani!) over a clear basecoat and China Glaze Techno on top of the tips to add a bit of a holographic gradient glitter look. I can definitely see myself purchasing this again when I run out, great price, great coverage, great wear and application is a dream. LOVE!
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I was looking for grey shades or something that was neither dark or too pastel. This looks great. It is very light catching. It gets compliments and makes a statement, but is not over the top. It would look good on anyone and silver matches almost everything. In low light, it looks like your nails shine in the dark. Definite repurchase.
Formula: Mixed. With two coats and a top from the Invisible, I don't see major chipping for up to 5 days. The range is wide, great pigmentation, and it's cheap. On the other hand, not crazy about the brush and it takes forever to dry. Even when it does dry, it seems to smudge very easily in the following hours. I've tried to combat this by painting with thinner coats and more drying time, but it's still not perfect. Still I do not wear polish often so these cons aren't too bad. This is still one the best nail polish lines I've used in terms of value for money.
This product is amazing! It coats wicked well, I have been wearing just one coat for 3 weeks, and finally got around to painting the second coat. I had not liked it before, but when I was running out the door for a semi-formal wearing flip-flops, I realized how terrible my toes looked a speed-painted them with this, and I was incredibly impressed on how well it turned out! The color matches everything perfectly. I've been wearing flip-flops everyday since then, and I have received many compliments, even from guys saying how shiny they are! They haven't chipped at all, and I don't plan on removing the color anytime soon. I think I will be wearing this color from now on!
I love this! it looks a little weird/harsh on my nails, but I added decorations on it, and painting another color that is a little sparkly(I used the Sally Hansen extreme in red carpet ) and it looked fabulous! it lasts very well, set fast and easily and doesn't really chip that bad, mines kinda just fading, I used it like Sunday or Monday and its still somewhat on (I'm very hard on nail polish)
I was looking for a new silver/grey nail color after I threw my other one out and I got this on a whim at my local Dollar General a couple of weeks ago. It's the perfect shimmery, silver color for me! I love it! It's really shimmery, but they are small shimmers, and if you put a shimmery top coat over it, the color is GORGEOUS. You really only need to apply one coat of this but I apply two just to be sure it is really silver and it dries super fast. It is really a must have. I would repurchase.
Stunningly gorgeous silver chrome shade with very fine microglitter/shimmer. Super impressed with the opacity and length of wear. With two coats and a top coat I can wear this up to a week without chipping. Looks awesome on its own, or paired with a chunky glitter top coat, and I've even used it as a french manicure tip colour paired with black polish. For $1.99 this is a steal of deal for a high quality polish.
The silver nail polish looks cool on its own, applies very evenly too, but I have an even better use of it: to add silver glitter to other nail colors such as red/pink/blue/purple. To add a silver glitter, just scrape the brush along on the rim of the bottle until the brush is almost dry, then lightly stroke across your nails so that it leaves a beautiful silver glitter across the nails. You can control the amount of glitter you want, and it always looks really good and fancy!!! Bravo for a really great product!!
I love these bottles and I LOVE this color. I wore this for the 4th of July and it was awesome.
I have had this polish for a long time in my collection. I never really thought anything of it. Used it once and was totally unimpressed! Until I saw how my nails looked in a picture and now I love it!! It's so sparkly and silver! It's a great color and the wear is great!!
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It's a bit funny - I would consider a good silver polish to be a basic in my polish repertoire, but I haven't actually owned one in several years. I guess I got so caught up in the neons/holos/blues/scenteds that I forgot what's important. This is an excellent, though not perfect, silver polish - a bright, shiny true silver chrome loaded with microsparkle. I feel downright futuristic wearing it on my fingers (wherein it actually makes warm PPP me look a bit more tan somehow), but it's also a perfect pedi color for most seasons. The brush picks up quite a lot of polish and is pretty fat; it's definitely more suited to longer nails. Minor quibbles are that the formula is unexpectedly thin, there's apparently no mixing ball in the bottle, it can be hard to get it non-streaky without applying really thick coats, the base color sometimes covers the glitter and makes the polish look lumpy, and it needs 3 coats for true opacity. It's an excellent polish for the price, though - US$1.96 @ Walmart, which is obscenely cheap considering the beauty and relative quality (only Sinful and Pure Ice polishes are that cheap here, and they're pretty bad formula and wear-wise).
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Belmont, The Bronx
Flushing, Queens
West Village
Times Square
Lost L train, Atlantic Avenue
Crack Head, a heart-warming tale of romance and freebasing. Available at finer street corners everywhere.
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Lexington Avenue
Lexington Avenue, Manhattan
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Wooster street art tour
Skewville, Allen Street mall. Uh-oh, better make this light.
You Are Beautiful, Ludlow & Rivington
Skewville FRESH; WK
Playing card, Stickman
Darius Jones
Tide Stickman
Bodega car, Skewville
Sticker, Upper Playground
"A Brick Homicide", Darius Jones
Infinity, Candy Factory, Wooster Street
Today Marc and Sara of Wooster Collective led their annual tour of New York street art. (Last year's tour.) Most of what's above was new to me.
On Flickr: Retaining wall collapse.
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Third Avenue
Third Avenue, Manhattan
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Tribeca 5
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NYC graf bike tour
REVS metal sculpture, BAST-ketball; DUMBO, Brooklyn
Dancing robot paint cans, God Save Brooklyn; Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Pringles god, City tree; Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Ziggy/Lennon, paintcan love, Jake, patriotic wall, Blissville/LIC, Queens
Jake and I led a bike tour of some of New York's best graffiti and street art yesterday. Tons more from Izumi and Big Apple Blog. Got more photos from it? Drop me a line and I'll link them.
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Car-centric Upper Upper East
East 91st-102nd Streets, Manhattan
This Sunday, May 8, Jake and I will lead a bike tour of New York street art. Meet at 11 a.m. on the north side of Union Square Park with bike or blades. Those who prefer walking tours should sign up for one of the Wooster Collective's tours two weekends later.
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Like Win a free tablet partners has recently been a buzz online talking about trying to get Apple iPad Free, it seems that in the days when we can expect to spend more than $ 2,000 for laptop computer, I think the main reason why it is not really difficult to understand why companies that do business in the first place? It is right to make a profit at Apple Corporation wants customers like you try on your new iPad and give your opinion on how the tablet-style computer works. Now, it seems like a pretty sweet deal. These are generally honest and hard heart and help Apple Corporation find flaws in the system or learn about applications customers may think they will never need. This is much more valuable than they campaign, think about it, how many times you think I need to use for the better, this is your chance to have. Hearing, you must act fast on Apple Corporation gets enough feedback on the new Win a free tablet offer will be gone. When they have an idea of how to improve products or market their products to increase their sales and profits, free service will be lost. It would be very wise of you to become a test subject for the new iPad and is the first blog of his own, one of the iPad hit the shelves, I'm sure you will not regret it one cannot say Apple. Apple Improve their new revolutionary device that is essentially a distribution company for the cost of raising more revenue by collecting comments and suggestions to improve their products. What you see is actually free on the iPad; Apple is free to the consumer, the real exchange comments and feedback on your product. This method is called to test the company's products, for example, Apple hired.
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First Surfer Photo Ever Taken Up For Auction
Posted by David Ozanich — 28 Feb 2011
Taken circa 1890, this is the first known photograph ever taken of a surfer. Surfing was banned in Hawaii by missionaries in the 1700s for its "ungodliness," but fortunately the natives didn't pay much heed to that decree.
Even better news? You can own this photograph as it is part of a London auction of early Hawaiin and Fijiian photography. It's part of two albums of photographs from the era with a pre-sale estimate of £10,000. From the Daily Mail:
It is unclear who owned the albums, although it is thought that whoever it was acquired them during their travels around the globe.
Photography was able to bring the exotic back home and at the same time record history.
They were bought by a private dealer at a house clearance many years ago and he is now selling them.
Other photos include some of Hawaiin Royalty including King Kalakaua - who died in 1891 - Queen Liliuokalani and Princess Kaiulani.
In total there are 100 photographs, 20 from Fiji, and they record the characters and scenes that Britons found so intriguing to look at.
More about the lot for interested bidders at Dominic Winters Book Auctions.
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Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
Student Brought Gun To Charlotte Elementary School
(CBS Charlotte) — Ashley Park Elementary, located in West Charlotte, was placed on lockdown Friday morning, after a student brought a gun to school. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police were originally dispatched after reports surfaced of an armed-person […]
Winter Weather Expected Across Most Of NC
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP/CBS Charlotte) — Most of North Carolina can expect winter weather later today. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for most of the state until late Friday night or […]
Dr. Peter Gorman Resigns As Charlotte Mecklenburg School Superintendent
Charlotte Mecklenburg School Superintendent Dr. Peter Gorman has resigned.


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So, I've been awarded a Stylish Blogger Award! Now, I'm not particularly stylish… but I received a lovely message from Jasmine & Rafael at A Touch of Rojo who said they awarded me this because they really like my blog, which I thought was pretty sweet! Thank you Jasmine & Rafael! :D I started this blog in December because I love food, I enjoyed having a wedding blog, and my 'Food, Glorious Food' photo album on Facebook was getting excessively large; so to have people I don't know tell me they like my blog is pretty cool (I use the word cool a lot and I don't care if it's anything but!).
I've been awarded this once before by my bestie Amanda at Me Vs. The Bulge (thank you Amanda :D ), but that was back at the beginning of this blog and I had only just started and didn't 'get it' so I didn't post about it. Actually I didn't really 'get it' until about a week ago, when I realised this isn't just about an 'award' per se (I googled but couldn't find the beginnings of the award), but an acknowledgment, and a chance to give some love back to blogs you love. And I'm all about love.
Back in the day (i.e. a few months ago) I had been reading just 1 food blog daily for the past few years, Not Quite Nigella. I still continue to read her blog daily of course, because it's fantastic, but since starting this blog I have discovered so many awesome blogs and a whole world of passion and knowledge from the many food bloggers out there. So this is a little post to share the love.
Firstly, the rules. I of course need to thank the person who gave me this award, I need to pass the award along to 10 blogs that I enjoy, and I need to share 7 things about myself. So here we go…
I'm passing this award to these 10 fantastic food and/or life blogs…
- Muppys – for Muppy's frequent and incredibly enticing cooking posts
- Jasmyne Tea – for Jasmyne and Stephen's interesting and varied recipe and eating out posts
- Bake Bike Blog – for Lisa's gorgeous photography and healthy, delicious recipes
- Cooking Crusade – for Christine's simple yet yummy recipes, especially sweets
- Figs and Brie – for Jenny's stunning food photography and gorgeous-looking blog
- OMGGIMMENOW – for Omggimmenow's great photography and tales of her food journey
- Desert Darling – for Emmie's engrossing insight into her life in country WA
- Marriage, Motherhood, And… – for Sammie's interesting tales about life
- Adventures in Marriedland – for Natalie's thoughts on married life, and her lovely recipes
- Fitter Than Choc – for Kayla's indulgent yet healthy recipes, and inspirational posts
And now, 7 things about me…
1. Spiders
I am ridiculously terrified of spiders. I will move faster than you've seen anyone move if I spot a spider near me. Once I was in the front passenger seat in Paul's car, and we were parked waiting when I spotted a huntsman on the door next to me. I somehow moved myself from the front seat to the back opposite door out onto the street in just a few seconds. However, I won't kill a spider. I don't want them dead, I just want them out of my face!
2. Star Wars, Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings (and Twilight)
I love these movies & books. In fact… I've dressed up in character costume in public before and I'm not embarrassed. I have 2 costumes, a Jedi and Padme. My Mum sewed the costumes and I made the accessory bits like belt and brace buckles, painted insignia on Padme's arm glove etc. I'm eagerly anticipating yet dreading the final Harry Potter movie. I'm going to be so sad when it's finished.
Darth Vader & me as Padme | Me as Jedi Barriss Offee
3. Cheese
I love cheese. All kinds of cheese! As much as I am a sweet dessert fiend, cheese is probably my favourite food. I especially love blue vein cheese. I'm also partial to a creamy brie or a sharp aged cheddar. We didn't have a wedding cake, we had wheels of cheese.
Our Wedding Cake of Cheese
4. Pole Dancing
I've been taking pole dancing classes for over 4 years at Bobbi's Pole Studio. I currently do 4 classes a week and I love it! Some women (and men) do it purely for the fitness and strength aspect, but I love the dancing side of it.
5. Grammar and Spelling
They're, their, there. Brought, bought. You're, your. Definately, definitely, defiantly… and the list goes on. Over the past 3 years in my administration job, I have developed a great appreciation for correct grammar and spelling. Now, I'm no expert in this field, though I hope to be one day (I tend to overuse things like hyphens, commas and brackets when I type). I find grammar-related humour hilarious! Some of my favourites are Alot by Hyperbole and a Half, and Semicolon and Misspelling by The Oatmeal.
6. Hanson, Silverchair and Muse (Bands of 3)
During my teen and young adult years I was obsessed with Hanson. My bedroom wall was covered in Hanson posters. I was a massive teeny-[mmm]bopper. My favourite was Taylor. He's now married with 4 kids. I also loved Silverchair, and I still like them! However, for the past few years my favourite band has been Muse, and I don't see that changing.
Hanson | Silverchair | Muse
7. Makeup Artistry
I have a Diploma in Makeup Artistry. I originally wanted to do special effects makeup but as my course went on I found that I enjoyed beauty makeup more. I still do makeup, for weddings and other special occasions, though I'm not focused on that now. I did the makeup for our wedding, for myself and my 5 bridesmaids and I wouldn't have had it any other way.
from left, clockwise: Geisha-inspired shoot | doing my wedding makeup | a friend's bridesmaids
So there you go! That's
a bit a lot about me. Part-Geek, Part-Creative.


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Money will no longer be an issue for many non-profit organizations in Elkhart, after David Gundlach left his personal fortune to a community foundation that supports the county.
The Elkhart County Community Foundation's President, Pete McCown said, "The fun part is, none of us had a sense of how much, how large this gift would be, he simply told me, 'kiddo, I've put the community foundation in my will.'"
Gundlach's fortune of 125 million dollars came from an insurance company he started abroad. McCown said it would be similar to a Geico or Progressive. Friends and family knew he was worth a lot, but not the extent of it.
"He was an Elkhart kid who didn't need to prove to people that he had been successful, he knew that he had been successful," said McCown.
Gundlach grew up in Elkhart and always kept the city close to his heart, even as he traveled abroad.
"He never quit thinking of Elkhart and treating Elkhart as being his home. His roots always stayed there, he never lost site," said a family friend of Gundlach, Liz Naquin Borger.
Gundlach outlived his father and brother, but had a very close relationship with his mother, now 94, who still lives in Elkhart.
She, along with his friends, are so proud of his contribution to his hometown, which will benefit Elkhart for years to come.
"I think it's going change how people feel about Elkhart, I really do. To see, it gives you kind of a sense of surprise and pride to think somebody valued this community that much," said Kathy Royer, Executive Director of the Learning Generation Initiative, one of the gift's many beneficiaries.
The community, his family, and friends have kind words for what the Gundlach fund will do for Elkhart.
"Dave, your story and your decision is remarkable, in it's size and magnitude. And you will change the lives of people in Elkhart County forever," said McCown.


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To take full advantage of the parallelism offered by a multicore machine, one must write parallel code. Writing parallel code is difficult. Even when one writes correct code, there are numerous performance pitfalls. For example, an unrecognized data hotspot could mean that all threads effectively serialize their access to the hotspot, and throughput is dramatically reduced.
This project aims to provide a generic framework for performing certain kinds of concurrent operations in parallel. Infrastructure is provided to perform those operations in a scalable way over the available threads in a multicore machine, automatically responding to hotspots and other performance hazards. The goal is not to squeeze the last drop of performance out of a particular platform. Rather, with the planned system a programmer can, without detailed knowledge of concurrent and parallel programming, develop code that efficiently utilizes a multicore machine.
The project involves the development of algorithms and data structures designed for the efficient parallel execution of generic code fragments. The primary focus is on data intensive operations as would typically be found in an in-memory database engine. Critical research questions include how to design generic multi-threaded operators that can be applied to a range of computations, how to avoid cache thrashing, and how to implement the framework in a way that works on a variety of hardware platforms. Performance improvements in throughput of an order of magnitude are expected relative to naive solutions that suffer from contention. The project aims to achieve performance close to that of hand-tailored expert-written parallel code, with far less coding effort.
More information can be found in our publications.
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Kids in grades K-5 come out to the library, check out some books and do a incredibly cool craft! This activity normally falls on the 4th Thursday of the month, but due Thanksgiving landing on the same day this month we have rescheduled it for the Tuesday before.
Main Library - Downtown Harrisonburg
© Massanutten Regional Library - 174 S. Main St., Harrisonburg, VA 22801, 540.434.4475
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Your courses will automatically show up in your account 4 days prior to the course
start date.
Username = MyMTC Username
Password = MyMTC Password
Click here to check your browser to ensure requirements are met.
NOTE: Orientations often occur prior to the start date for the semester.
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What has happened to America? For that matter, what has happened to us as Americans?
Have greed and power done a number on us? There has always been dishonesty and corruption in every walk of life but more so in our government today than ever before. How can we look at other governments and call them corrupt when ours keeps getting bigger and more controlling?
Some of our elected officials have enough backbone to speak out, but others just sit there looking like they are just along for the ride. Our Constitution and our laws are being trampled upon, and that's sad. We once knew respect.
Every crime on the books has exploded beyond belief; the most disgusting is child trafficking for sex. I heard on the news one night that some were as young as 2 years old. Why must our children and babies pay for our moral decline? We once knew values and morals.
We're not the great melting pot anymore. We're more like a great cesspool. It's no wonder that other countries look at us and call us The Great Satan. We once knew pride.
We're not a caring nation anymore – not like we once were. We used to go out of our way to help one another and to care for others. We once knew compassion.
I was raised in the postwar days of the '40s and '50s. We were poor but it didn't matter. We didn't expect or even think about a government handout. People were hard-working and every man, woman and child wanted to succeed. We appreciated what little food and clothing that we had and were thankful that we had it. We once knew humility.
People laughed and were carefree and enjoyed themselves even if it was just to walk down a street together to enjoy each other's company. We never had to question whether it was safe to walk down that street. We once knew trust.
I've noticed over the past years that people don't laugh much anymore. They're either glued to a TV set, engrossed in a computer or focused on a cellphone too absorbed to care about anything or anybody else. We once knew quality time and love.
My son says that it's a whole new world and that I should try and get used to it. No thanks. Too much darkness.
I'm going to renew my faith, get my Bible, get down on my knees and beg for forgiveness and pray. I'm going to pray like I've never prayed before. We once knew God.
God help us all.
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BBC HD channel gets green light
The difference between 720p and PAL is about the difference between PAL and VGA.
720p and 1080i actually need about the same bit rate.
720p on a 1080 line screen is degraded compared with 720p on 720lines
1080i or p is degraded on 720p screen
Everything is degraded on 768 line (commonest HD screen).
SD (576) is degraded (progressively less) on 720, 768 or 1080 line screens.
HD should be 1152 line in Europe to give a significant improvement on 60" screens an ensure no degradation of SD.
Instead we are going to be offered 720p because too many TV sets can't do 1080i properly and instead of the better compromise 1080 which does not degrade SD so much.
1080 is derived from visible lines of old Analogue 1125 line for Japan (thus NTSC derived). VGA is of course progressive version of visible lines of 525i NTSC.
The US & Japan have messed up PCs and now HDTV for us :(
Anyway... there is nothing decent to watch anymore. When the format war for HD is over and penetration is 30%, I'll buy a HD projector and player for Cinematic titles. Till then I'll stick to previewing HD in the office and my 21" 1600x 1200 PC with Satellite Card. And buying regular DVDs for the telly,
Trojan spreads using PI wiretapping scare
I got this last week and thought it was a new twist on the Social Engineering.
Trusting my own scepticism more than any AV product, I wouldn't have opened this even if I had a real phone line (which are easier to tap than VOIP. 3rd party VOIP is of course easier to eavesdrop than VOIP on DOCSIS or LLU from your own ISP).
I imagine this one will do well.
Windows random number generator is so not random
You can't do it only in Software
20 years ago we used a Zener diode and an an ADC.
It's still the simplest way to get a real random number.
The best you can get in SW is a Pseudo Random sequence with a long repeat cycle.
GSM jumps from the pocket to the desk top
New model, but nothing new
I think they have been selling Desktop GSM phones for sometime.
I'm sure I saw the 1st GSM desktop phone some years ago.
Considering the demand in homes and offices for landline SMS-enabled DECT phones that look like mobiles and the special low cost deals on call time and handsets for Businesses, I think it definitely a very small niche market. No doubt why Burnside are one of the very few suppliers.
So a product announcement. Not a new product concept at all.
Remembering the Commodore PET 2001
My memories
Computers in order of use (most of these at home apart from mainframes)
Mainframe at QUB: Handwritten QUBOL
ICL running George: Fortran, via punched cards.
SC/MP: Assembler
Z80 board I designed running Assember
Apple ][ with Z80 card for CP/M. UCSD pascal. Upgrades: 5MB HD, 1M dual8" floppies.
ACT Sirius I: CP/M 86 & MS DOS. 800x 400 graphics & 2MByte variable speed floppies
Intel 8080 dev system with Cartridge Winchester and ISIS II OS
Apricot with MSDOS 2.11 and then 3.3
Cromenco Z80/68K with Cromix "UNIX" like OS
Jupiter Ace
Amstrad PCW8256 with RAM and 3.5" PC disk upgrades
WANG 80286 (not PC) with DR-MULTIDOS running Win3.0
Horizon Multiuser system (PC cards with Composite Video out in main box, shared disk and keyboard, screen, etc via multicore cable)
Wang 286 PCs with Win3.11 on DR-DOS
Wang 286 running Minix
Various clone PCs with WFWG3.11 and Network
386 running OS/2 Warp, recycled to NT3.1
AST 386-33MHZ, 12M RAM running NT3.51 server!
Various 486s with NT4.0,
Various 586/Pentium class with NT4.0
(older PCs installed with mix of Win95 and Win98 SE for games).
HP laptop + NT4.0
RH6.0 Linux on various 486/686 (1999?)
Pair of old AST dual CPU Servers (P-Pro?) converted to MS Cluster with 2 shelves of 8 x SCSI drives. AMI controllers. Just after 1st release of NT4.0 Enterprise Server.
Atari ST
Dell Inspiron 7500 + NT4.0
April 2002 XP on Inspiron 8200, still great today.
Carphone Warehouse to pitch Irish broadband
Not unsuspecting irish
"3"'s so called up to 3.6Mbps "Broadband" still doesn't work and the National Broadband Scheme has been shelved to pay for Wood Pellet Stoves.
Several Satellite "broadband" suppliers that were going to repeal the laws of physics (Low latency Geo Sync Satellite !) are gone...
And there is Perlico already.
Really Competition?
Are they planning to do more than resell eircom 1Mbps and 2Mbps DSL?
Which is only available to maybe 60% of households. Due to the approx 26 Eur line rental, the number of housholds with phone line has fallen from 82% to 69%.
About 85% to 90% exchanges enabled but many lines fail due to poor copper or even pair gains installed since privatisation.
This IMO does nothing for the Irish consumer.
3 UK brings VoIP to cheapskates
The logic is strange
A 3G sector does much fewer VOIP than 3G voice calls
Latency on VOIP on 3G/HSDPA is bad.
The existing handsets have a remote Skype proxy connected to by 3G voice this makes sense for a phone operator.
A handset with a "real" Skype client only makes sense for an ISP with lots of WiFi points and/or a real IP mobile network like WiMax, WiBro or Flash-OFDM who wants to roam to HSUPA.
Since 3's IP network offering in Ireland seems in many cases worse than dialup I'm totally baffled by the logic of this.
Boeing trumpets 'relevant battlefield laser' raygun
What if it is automated?
A robot cannon began wildly and autonomously firing its huge gun in South Africa last Friday, killing 9 soldiers and wounding 14.
Supersized stellar blackhole prompts model rewrite
Just 3 Million Light Years?
It's possibly the furthest object that can be seen with naked eye, and even then only under perfect conditions.
I think Andromeda Galaxy is slightly closer.
Anything outside our own Galaxy (the Milky Way), is really far.
Even if we could built a Starship, the inter Galaxy distances are much much bigger. Our entire Galaxy is 3000 times smaller than the distance to M33.
Ofcom: no comeback for TV on analogue spectrum
No-one is talking about Analogue for HD. Nor even MPEG2. Even on Satellite MPEG2 HD is dead. ALL HD is MPEG4 digital. Converting ordinary TV from MPEG2 transmission to MPEG4 lets you have about twice as many channels. Whether Cable, Fibre, Terrestrial or Satellite is irrelevant. HD takes about the space of 4 ordinary MPEG2 channels or 8 ordinary MPEG4 channels, given that few "ordinary" TV channels are actually broadcast at DVD quality and similarly reduced quality on HD is an oxymoron.
Unfortunately many years ago there was Japanese Analogue HD 1125 lines which is where the stupid 1080 lines comes from (c.f 625 lines = 576 visible, US 525 lines = 480 visible).
Ordinary TV over IP can only be delivered to 10% even if everyone had broadband, or 2.5% of viewers for HD. A mass IPTV viewing audience even for ordinary TV isn't technically possible. Broadcast (cable, fibre, Terrestrial or Satellite) is the only way to deliver HDTV,
I think Chris is confusing Analogue and Terrestrial.
HD TV sets
None support MPEG4 builtin.
But no HD would be other than MPEG4.
Actually many arn't really HD. The HD ready logo was a really bad idea. It says NOTHING about the physical screen resolution.
Money grabbing
I have some sympathy...
For both views
Ofcom and ISPs
A: Put HD on Satellite (BBC/ITV/C4 Freesat, not foreign proprietary BSkyB).
sell off 700MHz to 860MHz and have real 4G mobile internet with 100Mbps. (but only if one nationwide operator gets all 150Mhz, otherwise you only get 3G speed and fragmentation of device support).
Even with ALL channels at MPEG4, you could only have a handful of HD.
However I don't trust Ofcom or Comreg to do that right and it's looking very confused with the FCC & USA.
Either Flash-OFDM or Mobile Wimax technology does about 4Mbps/MHz spectrum, so 150MHz allows in theory a total per sector speed of 600Mbps. This would allow approx 24 users 25Mbps download, or 50 users near HD quality IPTV. Note that 3.6Mbps HSDPA is for 5MHz and only for 1 user. Max connected users in a sector 24.
Realistically there is no technology that will do much more than 8Mbps/MHz and for larger cells the limit is close to what Mobile WiMax and Flash-OFDM can do today.
When people talk about high speed Wireless always ask what power, bandwidth and background noise they mean. An adjoining cell can equal more "noise".
B: You have same selection of FTA radio, TV and HD on Terrestrial as on Satellite.
A: is only acceptable if communal Dish systems are mandatory for all dwellings with more than 4 "households" (even if one person).
Nokia wants to reach out and Touch
Your basic touch screen techs (resistive, capacitive), orientation sensors, acceleration sensor, light sensor don't really take much power. Could even be as low about 1/1000th of one LED indicator. The lack of them has been more about cost and size than anything else.
BBC spreads free Wi-Fi Cloud over iPlayer delay
Your kidding?
Adding a 2nd proprietary format?
I can "download" direct off satellite to my hard disk in MPEG2 (or MPEG4 for HD) with no re-encoding or loss of quality. Schedule it automatically and 6 month later watch it on PC or stream it on LAN or burn to DVD for the Home Theater.
Explain to me why a somewhat more limited (by IP rather than satellite footprint) distribution at poorer quality needs DRM or proprietary formats.
3's Skype phone to hit the pre-Christmas rush
He's Right ... except
3.6Mbps HSDPA supports a maximum of 24 users. It's doubtful if all 24 could do decent VOIP. Also latency for data (VOIP) is 150ms to 999ms+
Using the "built in" 3G voice is lower latency and supports more users. Even the mast backhaul links are often digital voice type rather than IP based.
Using 3G you need a lot of Skype Proxy Severs, about 400Mhz worth of x86 CPU per call!!! So doing real Skype codec and VOIP on the handset is scalable and cheap for the operator. Doing it the 3G + Proxy method while MUCH higher quality is seriously expensive if more than a few use it.
Only Sky can save digital TV
On Satellite even in Ireland, the Sky channels have a tiny percentage of viership.
TV has degraded as the number of channels has increased.
ABC1 failed because there is only so many times you can watch re-runs of Home Improvement.
There is not enough content for 20 decent channels never mind 1000.
In other European countries there is no de facto Satellite Monopoly. Rather than strengthening Sky as a distribution platform (they produce very little content) they should be forced to be more open. Their box (which unlike cable the customers own) should be able to take other CAMs. Their CAM should be available for other boxes.
Given the arrogant, closed proprietary nature of Sky's platform (Which is NOT a British Company and would move to Morocco or somewhere tomorrow if Ofcom did real regulation of them), BBC/ITV/C4 are perfectly correct to create Freesat.
RTE/TG4 on the other hand has given it's content to Sky for free and Sky can charge the Irish consumer what ever they like. This is even worse when you consider the DTT trial in Ireland is window dressing and there is no real plan for DTT roll out.
Your article reads like BskyB marketing spin. Not a balanced piece on the future of UK broadcasting.
Not up to usual El Reg standard.
ARM finds friends for mobile Linux
Link needs fixed
Toshiba pledges 30in OLED TV will ship in 2009
Not LED as we know it
OLED have more in common with 1960s Electroluminescent panels, which also suffered from lifetime issues.
They have an Anode & Cathode hence "Diode",
They emit Light
They are based on organic chemistry
Thus Organic Light Emitting Diodes OLED.
The Sony screen is only 11", a lot of its power consumption is likely the electronics. You need to compare 37" screens.
LCD only allow about 1/5th of the backlight. Unfortunately some OLED screens do not use Red, Green & Blue emitters but Blue/Violet/UV OLEDs and phosphor or even white via phoshors and then coloured stripes making them less efficient than LCDs.
OLEDs are not really at all the same animal as conventional LEDs, hence not the same efficency, colours or life. Really they are EL panels.
PC superstore unhinged by Linux
But the disk..
Most service places if it is not 110% obvious a HW problem (i.e. no pickaxe stuck in screen) will format the disk and re-install. Or even fit a new disk and not even install.
So really backup before leaving anything in for repair and make sure you have re-install disks & licence keys for everything, Linux is the least of the problems.
Britannia triumphs over Johnny Metric
But the USA inch etc is based on the old British Imperial system and the British Inch is now defined as 25.4mm, so they are different. Though Wikipedia has an alternate story on the Inch, so don't trust inches.
Except US liquid measure is based on not Imperial but "Wine Gallon" so hasn't been the same as UK for 100s of years.
The UK pint is no longer imperial but defined as 568.26125ml, so it's all smoke and mirrors. The UK is "really" running on Metric and the USA running on obsolete 18th and 20th Century UK standards.
3 Ireland's broadband stumbles to its knees
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O2's service seems to work. O2 can manage SMTP also.
On a related note, Why is 1% of Ireland suddenly using 3G/HSDPA in a few months?
Hint: It's not actually for MOBILE internet, but to get an alternative to dialup.
see http://www.techno-culture.com/?p=78 for the rage when a tech journ suggested in a blog that the problem is lack of demand.
Why has a new faster /better than 3G/HSDPA mobile service in North Dublin pilot supplying a fixed WiFi Router with almost every sale instead of cheaper portable laptop only option?
Planning for a Mobile operator assumes intermittent mobile usage. Not 50,000 people suddenly using it 24x7 in fixed locations.
Basically unless there is more real fixed Broadband at affordable prices the Mobile operators are wrecked. They probably don't have the backhaul and with the inhernet wireless contention and 3G/HSDPA overhead the 3.6Mbps per sector very quickly becomes dialup speed.
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Have HTC read their own Code of Ethics recently?Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
So I've been looking at choosing my next smartphone upgrade with a nod to its ethical implications. It's not really surprised me that it's not that easy to find out much on this. Customer services departments tend to clam up when you ask awkward questions, and I don't have the clout of a proper media outlet to make press offices take note.
HTC have come the closest in terms of answering my questions so far though, and were good enough to give me the requested copy of their Code of Ethics for suppliers (PDF). It's not a bad policy *, mentioning the right to union membership, and many of the key terms you'd expect.
After a stunt last year by workers who make HTC phone touchscreens, HTC Chairperson Cher Wang engaged sympathetically but told her disrupted press conference that the issue wasn't one she knew about, other than that it related not to HTC staff, but to a supplier (Young Fast Optoelectronics), and that therefore HTC unfortunately couldn't do anything about it.
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