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Neville Hogan (1984a) noted that smoothness can be quantified as a function of jerk, which is the time derivative of acceleration. Hence, jerk is the third time derivative of location (i.e., position). If the location of a system is specified by variable , then the jerk of that system is:
For your CNS to move your hand or some other end effector smoothly from one point to another, it should minimize the sum of the squared jerk along its trajectory. For a particularly trajectory that starts at time and ends at time , you can measure smoothness by calculating a jerk cost:
Note that the jerk cost is a scalar; the expression above assigns a number to the function . Hogan wondered what function most smoothly connects a starting point to a target in a given amount of time. This function , among all possible functions, has the minimum jerk cost. Some people find this fact interesting, others find it simply tedious. If you find yourself in the latter category, you might consider skipping over the remainder of this chapter.
To make the issue concrete, imagine that you wish to move something 10cm in a 0.5sec period. The object will be at rest at start time and at the end of the movement. You can write this as:
What trajectory has the smoothest path? To find , you need to assign a jerk cost to each possible trajectory, and then find the trajectory with the least cost. Mathematically, this calculation corresponds to minimizing the functional:
(The ½ factor in the front makes the calculations come out a little prettier; otherwise it has no special significance). To find the minimum of this functional, Hogan used a technique called the calculus of variations. The idea resembles finding the minimum of a function: you find the derivative of the function with respect to a small perturbation and when that derivative is zero, you have found a minimum. The variation is a function that you can name .
Figure 1 shows an example of . The variation has the special property that it smoothly goes away at the boundary conditions, i.e., at the beginning and end of movement:
To minimize , you can replace by a variation and you can find the derivative of the new functional with respect to the variation.
Using integration by parts, you can rewrite this integral as:
where means 4th derivative of function . Continuing the integration by parts,
This final integral is the derivative of your functional, and you have:
The above property must hold true for any function , and therefore you have the fact that
which means that some function that happens to have its sixth derivative equal to zero will minimize your jerk function. The differential equation has the general solution of:
with derivatives:
To find the constants, you can plug in what you know about at the boundaries:
Thus, you arrive at the function that most smoothly travels 10 cm in 0.5 s:
Figure 2 plots this function along with its first three derivatives: velocity, acceleration, and jerk. The function represents the minimum jerk trajectory in one dimension. Hogan noted that, in general, if something you wanted to move something from location to in seconds, the minimum jerk trajectory would be:
Flash and Hogan (1985) found that, for end-effector locations specified as a vector of two or more dimensions, Eq. (1) described the minimum jerk trajectory for each dimension. For example, for a movement in two dimensions, the functional to minimize is:
and the minimum jerk trajectory in two dimensions is:
Eq. (2) implies that a minimum jerk trajectory in two or three dimensions always corresponds to a straight line.
Figure 3 exemplifies this relationship, for a two-joint arm moving from an initial- to a final location in 0.5 s. Note how each component of location in cartesian coordinate moves smoothly to its final value and end-effector location moves along a straight line.
Why not minimum snap, crackle, or pop?
The third derivative of location with respect to time is called jerk. The fourth, fifth, and sixth derivatives are called snap, crackle, and pop, respectively. How can you know that a minimum-jerk description provides the best description of your reaching movements: Why not minimum snap?
To answer this question, you need to consider how changes as you change your functional to minimize higher derivatives. In general, you can write your functional as:
It turns out that as the order of the derivative n increases, the solution to the functional approaches a step function.
Figure 4A shows the minimum jerk, snap, and crackle trajectories. Note how the first derivative (speed) of each trajectory becomes narrower and taller as you minimize jerk, snap and crackle. Therefore, if you wish to minimize snap, the fourth derivative of location, you get a movement with a higher peak speed than a trajectory that minimizes jerk. This means that as you increase n in Eq. (3), the solution yields a trajectory with a larger peak speed to average speed.
If you call this ratio of peak speed to average speed r, then a minimum-acceleration trajectory [i.e., where n = 2 in Eq. (3)], has a ratio of r = 1.5. For a minimum-jerk trajectory, n = 3 and r = 1.875; for a minimum-snap trajectory, n = 4 and r = 2.186. Psychophysical experiments reveal that your reaching movements have a ratio r = 1.75, and thus most resemble minimum-jerk trajectories.


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The effect of ion channel blockers, immunosuppressive agents, and other drugs on the activity of the multi-drug transporter.
Weaver JL, Szabo G Jr, Pine PS, Gottesman MM, Goldenberg S, Aszalos A
The MDRI protein is an energy-dependent transport protein responsible for the multi-drug resistance seen in many tumors. A variety of drugs have been shown to inhibit the function of this pump, including compounds known to block various ion channels. The mouse lymphoma cell line L5178Y has been transduced with the human mdrI gene. Using this cell line, we have tested a number of compounds to determine whether there is a correlation between the ability to block a specific type of ion channel, or shift membrane potential, and the ability to act as an MDR-reversing agent using the fluorescent substrates Rhodamine 123 and daunorubicin as test compounds. Our results show no apparent correlation between the ability to block a specific ion channel and reversal of MDR transport ability. We have found active MDR inhibitors in compounds that affect K+, Na+, Ca++, H+, but not Cl- channels. Our data suggest that Cl- channel activity may be distinct from MDR activity. Several immunosuppressive compounds and analogs were also tested and found to be active reversing agents. Measurements suggest a significant difference in resting membrane potential between the L5178YvMDR line and the L5178Y parental cell line used in these experiments. No correlation was found between the ability of drugs to alter membrane potential and to inhibit MDR transport activity. Our results suggest that MDR transport function may be independent of the physiological movement of ions and show that a wide variety of compounds can inhibit MDR transport.
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The Microsoft Wireless Entertainment Desktop 7000 gives you a nice way to control your HTPC without resorting to remotes better suited for TV viewing. Gamehelper reviews this totally flat keyboard and small rechargeable mouse that also holds batteries for back up. Both are wireless and easy to carry around, as well as hide when they aren't in use, so if you've gone to the trouble to set up a nice looking HTPC, give it some matching accessories.
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it's slim profile allow for easy stowing on your shelf when not in use.The keyboard looks equally great on my office desk
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Hilo District Judge David Kuwahara rescheduled hearings for 35-year-old Jarvis Naoki Higa and 31-year-old Ryan James Jeffries-Hamar for Feb. 11 at 2 p.m.
Jeffries-Hamar and Higa are accused of attacking an unarmed corrections officer on Dec. 5, stealing his keys to the facility and then stealing the car of the facility's law librarian to make their escape.
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"I gave birth to our son Noah Shannon Green on September 27th. He is healthy, happy, and perfect," she wrote.
The "Transformers" actress, 26, said she wanted to release the news of the birth herself, according to Reuters.
The family had a chance to spend "a peaceful few weeks at home" before news of the birth hit the media.
Fox remained under the radar during her pregnancy and barely mentioned her growing belly after she was photographed in Hawaii in June.
It's the first child for Fox, who is a step-mother to Green's 10-year-old son.
"We are humbled to have the opportunity to call ourselves the parents of this beautiful soul and I am forever grateful to God for allowing me to know this kind of boundless, immaculate love," she gushed.
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Twitter is by far the most important social networking trend for 2009, and has the potential to be larger than Facebook in terms of numbers of users multiplied by numbers of messages read or sent. Whatever you thought you knew about Twitter 12 weeks ago may already be a long time out of date.
President Obama has 336,000 followers, and Twitter was key in his election victory. With a single mouse click, his campaign manager was able to send an SMS message into hundreds of thousands of mobile phones and e-mail accounts.
During the Mumbai terror attacks, Twitter members were broadcasting second by second updates by phone, which were used by the BBC, other news media, and by security services (and also unfortunately by the terrorists themselves) to try to understand what was happening in the chaos.
Twitter is now the third largest social networking site after Facebook and MySpace, with 7 million Twitter accounts opened by Aoril 2009, increasing by around half a million a month.
Twitter is evolving very fast and is already having a huge impact on how companies and politicians are planning future campaigns. Twitter is transforming the daily lives of those who use the service and will have a huge global impact on how many tens of millions of people relate to each other.
You could say there is nothing new about Twitter: instant messaging services have been around for more than a decade, and status updates or conversations are a part of things like Facebook. But of course the same was said of YouTube back in 2004. I had video clips on this site for 6 years before YouTube started, but the simple interface, clever site layout, and features such as comments, groups, and so on, were all reasons why YouTube shot from nothing in 2 years, without any advertising budget, to a company bought by Google for $1.6bn.
I often say this to corporations: "Take hold of your future or the future will take hold of you." Take hold of Twitter in your work, or Twitter will start to take hold of you.
If you are a business, in marketing or media, or in government, you need to get into the Twitter world as a matter of urgency, if you have not done so already. At the very least, register an account with your brand name – costs nothing and helps protects it. Understand what is going on, join in (you need to "feel" the experience), and think about how to make Twitter work for you.
Yet most managers don't have an account and don't really understand what all the fuss is about.
At the same time, most people who DO have a Twitter account are changing very fast in how they use it, and a significant number are using Twitter as their main way to communicate with other people.
To non-twitters the whole phenomenon can seem bizarre, weird, time-wasting and something "for the younger generation". But the average age of Twitters is 35. This is not a trend that is being driven by youth.
Simple and fast, the site asks a single question:
"What are you doing right now?"
The answer can only be 140 characters long. Many users answer the question by posting their daily log of activities, just like status updates on Facebook, Linkedin, MySpace or Plaxo. Some people are posting hundreds of such micro-blogging entries a week.
"Just put the cake in the oven""Just taken cake out of the oven – smells great!
Many celebrities have quickly collected tens of thousands of followers, anxious to learn whether they ordered a latte or an expresso this morning, or whether their cat still needs to go to the vet, or what happened on the way to the dentist.
But the Twitter community has evolved rapidly using Reply and Direct Message to create hundreds of millions of conversations, most of which are public. Reply allows you to add a public comment to one someone has just made. Direct Message allows your message to remain private to the person you are "Twitting".Hundreds of thousands of Twitters have moved from social diary entries to share links, relay news, ask groups of their friends for advice, or to sell products and services.
At the same time, many new websites have sprung up to help people manage their Twitter accounts. You can locate people who are Twitting on topics that interest you and join them automatically.
You can automatically send replies thanking people who have decided to follow your messages. You can even stack up loads of messages to be released automatically over the following hours or days. You can sort the people you follow into groups, and handle them differently.
You can also link Twitter to other social networks you have – so for example, an update in Twitter then triggers updates in your Facebook, Plaxo, MySpace and LinkedIn accounts.
Thousands of companies are now using Twitter for marketing, with spamming, phishing scams and other problems becoming increasingly common.
As Twitter evolves, new rules are emerging. Some are Strict Laws of the Twitter world (for example, you can only follow up to 2,000 people unless you have a similar number or greater number following you as you are following. Other rules are informal (for example, DON'T pester people with Twitter messages that are really just promotional or you will make people very angry with your brand and company).
Twitter will fuse with other technologies such as GPS on mobile phones, so that people will find themselves communicating with others not just based on topics of interest, or personal links of some kind, but based on where they are sitting or standing right now.
Twitter is very similar to Google in approach: very simple home page with few options. Expect Twitter to concentrate first on rapid growth, before trying to work out how to make money from the service. Expect Google to watch Twitter with huge interest.
There is a limited opportunity (if taken soon) to develop a rival platform, especially since the Twitter site is (still) so easy to ransack for contacts, replies and so on, from your own account, to import into other applications or platforms. Twitter could develop into an exclusive platform with a near-monopoly position, just as Skype has done for internet calls, and YouTube has done for video.
Twitter was originally linked very closely to SMS on mobile phones – hence the 140 character limit on length of messages. But outside the US, very few phone companies allow Twitter messages without charging. Expect this to change, with special phone deals allowing Twitter SMS to be included (perhaps with limits on numbers of messages allowed a month).
In the meantime, expect many millions of Twitters to send and read messages using web pages viewed on their mobile devices.
Expect a large number of small businesses to spring up, trying to make money out of extending the range of what Twitter does for people eg sending messages automatically to other social networks, or integrating all social network sites together into one portal for each user. As this happens, expect Twitter to come under pressure to extend what they provide themselves, to try and retain access to the users they have. Otherwise they could find that most users only go to Twitter to open an account, and use another site altogether to manage Twitter.
Expect thousands of companies to try to build up large numbers of Twitter followers, often by pretending to be an individual.
Expect a rush by companies and individuals to secure their own names before they get taken by someone else – Twitter names are really important to get right, because there is no space to add other information in 140 letter messages.
Expect many celebrities (and their fans) to discover that they are being impersonated by people who register their names and then invent details of their hour-by-hour lives.
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ShiShiHaato 4 years ago#101
Ashley/Knightblazer (Wild Arms: 2nd Ignition)
Drakillion 4 years ago#102
Chimcharwhoohoo posted...
What are the big 6?
I can get behind on the idea of KOS-MOS :D
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Unfortunately, I can't pick just two, so here's a list. Pick whichever ones you like best.
Desmond Miles (Assassin's Creed)
Moveset: Combined arsenal of Altaïr, Ezio, and Connor
Costumes: Desmond (as he appeared in Brotherhood), Altaïr (as he appeared in the first game), Ezio (as he appeared in Revelations), and Connor (as he appeared in III)
Level 1: Hidden Blade strike
Level 2: Hidden Gun shot
Level 3: Animus Desynch
Gordon Freeman (Half-Life)
Moveset: Half-Life 2 weapons
Costumes: Gordon (as he appeared in Half-Life 2), Barney Calhoun (as he appeared in Half-Life 2), Adrian Shepard (as he appeared in Opposing Force), and "Ivan the Space Biker" (rejected concept art from Half-Life; seen here: http://images.wikia.com/half-life/en/images/e/ea/Ivan_model_views.jpg)
Level 1: Civil Protection stun stick charge
Level 2: Gravity Gun enemy toss
Level 3: Strider rampage
Chell (Portal)
Moveset: Aperture Science Hand-Held Portal Device
Costumes: Portal 2 appearance, Portal appearance, rejected Portal 2 concept art (seen here: http://images.wikia.com/half-life/en/images/d/d8/Chell_concept_portal_2.jpg), and Alyx Vance (as she appeared in Half-Life 2)
Level 1: Portal on floor to stage background
Level 2: Portal in front to space, Wheatley flies through, kills on impact
Level 3: GLaDOS emits neurotoxin throughout the stage
Heavy (Team Fortress 2)
Moveset: Standard minigun, shotgun, and fists; Gloves of Running Urgently; Sandvich
Costumes: RED Heavy and BLU Heavy (as seen in Team Fortress 2), and Red HWG and Blue HWG (as seen in Team Fortress Classic, though with TF2 art style)
Level 1: Spy backstabs enemy in front of Heavy
Level 2: Soldier fires rocket forward, explodes on impact
Level 3: Kritzkrieg Medic ÜberCharges Heavy, all regular attacks now kill on hit
Pyramid Head (Silent Hill)
Moveset: Great Knife and spear
Costumes: Silent Hill 2 appearance, movies/Homecoming appearance, Valtiel (as seen in Silent Hill 3), and the Butcher (as seen in Origins)
Level 1: PH grabs enemy by neck, tosses down at ground
Level 2: PH slashes downward with Great Knife, killing all in path
Level 3: Arena shifts to an Otherworld version of it, PH and doppelganger attack enemies with instant kill standard attacks
Scorpion (Mortal Kombat)
Moveset: Based mostly on 2011 reboot
Costumes: 2011 primary costume, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 costume, Mortal Kombat '92 costume, and Ermac (as seen in the reboot)
Level 1: Scorpion removes mask, breathes fire at opponent close to him (Dan Forden shows up on occasion saying "Toasty!")
Level 2: Scorpion causes ground that he's standing on to burst into flames (on both sides, but only at his elevation)
Level 3: Scorpion catches fire, swings spear around like in Shaolin Monks
Sub-Zero (Mortal Kombat)
Moveset: Based mostly on 2011 reboot
Costumes: 2011 primary costume, Mortal Kombat '92 costume, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 costume, and Noob Saibot (as seen in the reboot)
Level 1: Freezes ground in front of him, shatters anyone who gets caught with punch
Level 2: Creates two ice spikes on each side, anyone in them dies
Level 3: Creates Kori Blade, attacks similar to Ares Armor Kratos, but doesn't change size
"Mjolnir: apply directly to the forehead."
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Disappointed in lack of Dart in this thread. To those who also listed him: thank you.
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Joey2cool posted...
Disappointed in lack of Dart in this thread. To those who also listed him: thank you.
People stopped talking about him because he's the most likely realistic dlc character. he's one of the most requested on the internet and his names been around millions of times on this board alone. It may just be me getting my hopes up, but I'm pretty sure he's a shoe-in at this point.
Bestia_Somnia 4 years ago#107
SpawnShadow posted...
Scorpion (Mortal Kombat)
NoLimitWinMugen posted...
Besides those characters? I'd probably say Dart and Wander.
Little Mac, Mega Man, Travis Touchdown for Super Smash Bros. 4.
Street Fighter x Mortal Kombat, Shonen Jump vs. Capcom please.
This game is just begging to have Asura (Asura's Wrath) as a character
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SpawnShadow 4 years ago#110
Bestia_Somnia posted...
SpawnShadow posted...Scorpion (Mortal Kombat)
Fix'd further.
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"I made a decision to move late in the campaign, and the move took us out of the district," Avila said in a telephone interview Monday. "I would have loved to have continued serving on the board, but we were outside the district boundaries of South Whittier.
"It's unfortunate," said Avila, a former teacher and education consultant.
The board will consider appointing Francisco "Javi" Santana to fill the seat vacated by Avila, according to the agenda for tonight's meeting.
Santana, a telecommunications worker, also was a candidate for the school board in the Nov. 5 election. He lost to Santana by four votes, 335 to 331, according to the Los Angeles County Register-Recorder/County Clerk's office.
The board will consider "appointing the person who received the next highest number of votes after Avila, especially since only four votes separated the two," said the agenda resolution the board will consider.
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Bethune started formal ballet training at age 6 at George Balanchine's School of American Ballet. By age 14 she was dancing with the New York City Ballet. As a child performer, she also appeared in several American daytime television dramas, including a memorable stint as the first Robin Lang on The Guiding Light from May 1956 to April 1958. Zina Bethune played Franklin D. Roosevelt's daughter in "Sunrise at Campobello" in 1960
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Testing flexible PLA. Tank tracks, wheel with tire, and a flexible joint.
Flexible PLA is an amazing material, useful for a lot of things :-)
This is just some test pieces i did to test what is possible to do with flexible PLA.
The first tanktrack i uploaded was bad, i have fixed it now, sorry about that !
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i have not tried printing with this, but i think using corn starch might be better than oil. maybe someone can try that. just food for thought.
Tried to print this. Prints came out pretty good (will publish Cura profiles soon).
But the tank track won't fit at all. It seems to be too short to fit...
(Btw, your oil trick did wonders)
Sorry about the tank track, i must have messed up the bottom inner circle when i cleaned up the file before uploading it.. I have uploaded a fixed version now, just printed it and now it works.. The oil was a successful act of desperation :-)
can you share the print settings you used? maybe share me the .ini file if you like.
i have a roll of soft PLA from ultimaker but i couldnt get it to extrude properly yet. it is so soft it wil form a snake shape in the bowdentube and creating a unbeleavable friction... printing at 10% speed.
I have the same issues. Bought a roll of flexible PLA from the Ultimaker shop but can't seem to get it to extrude properly. Even at low speeds and high temperatures it just grinds away while extruding close to nothing.
I print on rubber canvas and flexible PLA melts right onto it and doesn't release while regular PLA adheres nicely and creates nice smooth surfaces.
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I just take oil on my fingertips and put on the filament before i input it in the bowden. I think the layers bounds just fine. I spent hours trying to print before i tried with the oil. Also it is better to print objects in the front left corner, so that the bowden is bend as little as possible..
"rubber canvas"???
It is used in offset printing for conveying the ink from the aluminium printing plate to the substrate. It's a rubber blanket with a canvas backing to keep from deforming. Works perfectly as a printbed.
They are used in offset printing for conveying the ink from the printing plate to the substrate. it's a rubber blanket with a canvas backing to keep from deforming. It works perfectly as a printbed.
Is there an online source for rubber canvas?
They can be bought at professional print supplies shops. You can best go to a local offset printer and ask them if you can have a used one. These things get dented and replaced on a daily basis in most printshops.
I printed using Cura default settings but at 20% speed... I had that problem also, I put oil on the filament before I drove it into the Bowden tube, then it worked :-)
This is very exciting. I've just gotten some Nylon, and it is promising - it prints well and the objects are flexible and nearly indestructible, with the caveats that (1) it really wants to warp, and (2) nothing else sticks to it.
So, if flexible PLA gives the same flexibility but has the same printability as PLA (warping, sticks to other PLA) that would be awesome.
I think will stick good to surface and other PLA, and so far I have noticed none warping. I have heard nylon is very dangerous, that the fumes can kill you.. ?
The Taulman 618 nylon was tested - no fumes.
Does anyone sell this in 1.75mm diameter?
are you printing on painter's tape? I've been having some problems getting my models to stay fixed to the platform.
Yes blue painters tape, but not all brands work. Out of four different brands I tried only one worked good, eurocel
e34.00 + e28.00 shipping to Oz for 0.75Kg, will be a while before I will be using it...
I thought I would have to upgrade my extruder to run nylon if I wanted something flexible, but this could be just the ticket. Does anyone know of a source here in the States for 3.00mm Flexible PLA? Boy does this open a pandoras box with a 2nd extruder and a flexible material. Does it heat bond to regular PLA or would I need to design in mechanical features to dual extrusion designs?
I think it will bound to regular PLA, it feels very sticky when hot. I have heard nylon is very dangerous.
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Every now and then I find something I love to use in the parks. This post is about one of them.
Chances are if you spend much time in a Disney park during the warmer months, you'll need a good hat. Unfortunately, a good hat is harder to find than you might think. This is particularly true for women, the focus of this post–men can throw on a baseball cap and look just fine, but many women don't care for them. First, you want something flattering and you want something that you can toss into your luggage or even fold up into your handbag when you're not using it. After all, it's not a lot of fun to carry a big hat around when you're on a ride. Finally, you want something that is inexpensive, because if you lose it (and you just might), it can be easily replaced.
I don't have a "hat head," which is to say I'm not one of those people who put on a hat and is instantly transformed into someone more glamorous than they are, but one thing I've found is that almost any hat will get compliments. This is probably because, let's be honest, how often do you see a woman in a hat? Not that often. And that's too bad because a good hat can give you a lot of relief from the sun and look cute as well.
I'm really pale, so sunblock alone doesn't keep me from burning. I find that a hat helps tremendously and it also makes me feel cooler. It took a while before I found a hat that worked well for me in the parks, however. I learned pretty quickly that this style was just not going to happen:
I see a lot of people wearing these, and they work great, but I looked pretty ridiculous in it and while truthfully I probably don't care how I look on day three of 95-degree weather, I care enough on days one and two to pass.
I see a lot of big straw hats in the parks too:
Sadly, because I don't have a hat head, this look doesn't work either:
Although it would be great, wouldn't it? Still, not very practical for the parks. Let's move on.
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As we wind down for the holidays, we here around the InkHead Promotional Products offices have had a few extra moments of time on our hands. Here are some of the fruits of those idle hands' labors.
Roughly once a day, I take 5-10 minutes to fold a paper crane. Not only is it relaxing, it also engages other areas of my brain that are not normally stimulated in my day-to-day duties—meaning that I stay sharper and more focused the rest of the day. My goal is to follow in the footsteps of Sadako Sasaki and fold 1000 paper cranes in the next year. I may have to find a bigger cabinet.
Customer service manager Sam Hughes recently brought this homemade quilt below into the office. Admire her handiwork (and Derek's legs)!
Last but not least, Eric Cooksey, one of our web sales representatives took a few days off earlier this week, and the rest of the office took it as an opportunity to decorate his cubicle for Christmas. Take a look…
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Mary Layfield Nock (1903-1987) was a politician (Democrat) who served in the Maryland State Legislature from 1947 through 1974. Nock was an advocate for women's issues, higher education, and the use of television as an educational tool. In addition to serving on various councils, committees, and commissions, Nock was also an honorary member of Soroptimists International, the Maryland Congress of Parents and Teachers, the Delta Kappa Gamma Society, and many others. During her tenure, Mary Nock interacted with such notable figures as John F. Kennedy, Hubert H. Humphrey, George McGovern, and several of Maryland's governors. The collection consists of materials related to her political career, including speeches and addresses, correspondence, clippings, a brochure, a newsletter, and a certificate from the 1960 Democratic National Convention.
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Nice of the Saints to spot the Panthers two field goals in the first quarter only to put up 31 straight points. Playing on the road in the Superdome is among the toughest tasks in the NFL, so no shame in losing. Of course, it's likely to cost Carolina a shot at a division title.
The Panthers might not avenge the loss in two weeks in Charlotte but at the very least it's safe to say the rematch will be closer. Is that much of a solace for Carolina fans? Who cares? Carolina is almost certainly going to the playoffs this year after all looked lost a month into the season. They'll be all right – provided they can find some blocking at some point.


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Fall and winter can be taxing times for furnaces. That's why, even if your furnace seems to be working fine, experts recommend getting it professionally inspected at the beginning of fall.
During the summer, dirt is likely to find its way to your furnace's internal parts. Dirt build up can cause furnaces to run inefficiently, which may cause your energy bills to skyrocket.
Yearly furnace maintenance can help lower your energy bills, as well as reduce the chances of a costly or untimely breakdown. Having your furnace maintained will also keep its manufacturer's warranty in tact.
Preventing future problems
"Proper maintenance extends the life of your furnace or boiler and saves you money," says Energy.gov. "To maintain your heating system's efficiency and ensure healthy indoor air quality, it's critical to maintain the unit and its venting mechanism."
Fall is the ideal time to have your heating system checked by a qualified contractor. In addition to doing a visual inspection of all vents, heat exchangers, and motors, your contractor should check the following furnace components:
- Thermostat settings. Heating and cooling systems should do their job of keeping you cool during the summer and warm during the winter. They should also save energy while you're away.
- Electrical connections. A professional can tighten all electrical connections and measure voltage and current on motors. Regularly verifying that all electrical connections are sound can extend the life of several major parts of your furnace.
- The pilot light. If your furnace has one, it should be checked.
- Moving parts. Blower bearings and moving parts should be lubricated to prevent friction in motors and regulate the amount of electricity you use.
- The condensate drain. A plugged drain in your furnace can cause water damage in your house and even affect indoor humidity levels.
- System controls. To make sure the system is fully operational, contractors should check the starting cycle of the equipment to see if the system starts, runs, and shuts off properly.
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For homeowners who aren't afraid to get their hands dirty, there is a furnace maintenance task that can be taken care of without professional help.
Once a month, homeowners can inspect, clean, or change air filters in their central air conditioner or furnace. If you don't already know how to do this, your contractor can show you how.
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Friday, July 28, 2006; 6:06 PM
The New York Knicks signed restricted free agent guard/forward Jared Jeffries to an offer sheet this afternoon, according to NBA sources.
The Washington Wizards will have seven days to decide whether to match the offer. Team owner Abe Pollin, president of basketball operations Ernie Grunfeld and coach Eddie Jordan have all indicated a desire to retain Jeffries.
Terms of the offer sheet were not available. Jeffries has long been coveted by Isiah Thomas, New York president of basketball operations and head coach. Like Jeffries, Thomas starred at Indiana University.
The Wizards have 13 players under contract after the recent signing of free agent forward Darius Songaila to a five-year, $21 million contract, and have room under the NBA's luxury tax threshold to match the offer to Jeffries, according to sources.
Pollin has indicated that he is willing to spend up to, but not over, the luxury tax threshold $65.4 million. Teams with payrolls over the threshold pay a dollar-for-dollar penalty to the league on the amount of payroll that exceeds $65.4 million.
The most likely scenario, according to sources, is that the Wizards will use the full seven days before matching the offer sheet to retain Jeffries.
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10 things auto manufacturers are doing wrong
Here is my top 10 list of auto developments and add-ons that just shouldn't even make it to the showroom floor.
I have driven just about every make of car and seen more than my share of strange designs and ideas. It seems to me that the bean counters, stylists and marketing people have too much say in the design of our autos to the detriment of safety. The new innovations and styles I see on cars, trucks and SUVs make we wonder: what are they thinking? Here is my top 10 list of auto developments and add-ons that just shouldn't even make it to the showroom floor.
1. Visual distractions for drivers: Distracted driving is easily one of the most common causes of crashes and collisions. Any "infotainment" centre as they are referred to should only allow the driver to view information when the vehicle is stopped, in park or with the hand brake on. When it comes to GPS information, I'm all for the driver having audio prompts to indicate where to turn, etc., but having any motorists be able to look at a map instead of out the windshield to where they are headed is down-right crazy. I was appalled to hear a respectable manufacturer, BMW, well known for the engineering, offering drivers access to Facebook and Twitter while driving. What BMW was thinking, I don't know. They do have a warning not to use it while driving, but they have to know that is not enough. Even passing laws that prohibit driver-distracting devices doesn't deter enough people from using those devices while driving. If they won't pay heed to the law, what good is their warning going to do?
2. Electronic driving aids: There are a few driving aids that make sense. Electronic Stability Control is certainly one of the better ideas. Even ABS (Anti-lock Brake System) is a good idea as long as the driver understands the shortcomings of this system. However, there are some that really don't do the driver any favours. Active Cruise Control, Lane Departure Warning, Blind Spot Detector all take responsibility away from the driver. That is known to lead to more distracted driving. When a driver has less to do and relies on electronics to do those driving tasks, it frees them up to do anything else other than drive. Not a good thing for motoring safety. If a motorist can rely on a system that will automatically slow their vehicle if it gets too close to another or will warn them if they start to meander out of their lane or if there is another vehicle in their blind spot, then why bother to drive when all these electric gizmos are doing it for them?
3. Large blind spots: I can understand the need for a reduction in aerodynamic drag for better fuel efficiency but when they recline the windshield and have to enlarge the "A pillars" to support the roof and create large blind spots, it seems they have sacrificed safety for economy. I have driven vehicles with blind spots large enough to hide a truck in. With the technology available to automotive engineers you would think they could come up with a better way to design the A pillars so a blind spot wasn't part of the product. When I was in Stuttgart with Mercedes Benz, I discussed this issue with their engineers. We worked out an idea to have a camera in the vehicle's side view mirrors and then project the image of what is behind the A pillar onto the inside of the A pillar for the driver to see. Sounds like a workable solution to me. Stylists have also hampered rearward vision for the sake of looks. Outward vision is critical to safe driving so please stop sacrificing safety for styling.
4. Red rear turn signals: Turn signals are an important part of driving communication. These indicators should be as easy to see by other motorists as possible. When the rear turn signals are red and blend in with the brake and tail lights and in some cases share a bulb with these other lights, it takes away from their effectiveness. There is no reason for it other than styling and saving a few bucks. Safety should never take a back seat to styling or profit and turn signals should stand out bright, clear and amber colour.
5. Separate brake lights: Brake lights should have their own separate bulb and be much brighter than the tail lights. There is no excuse for blending the brake lights into the tail lights other than styling and to appease the bean counters by saving a few bucks. Neither reason should trump the safety of separate and brighter brake lights. LED brake lights should be mandatory as their ability to instantly illuminate compared to the incandescent bulb, and their bright light, can give following motorists more reaction time to emergency braking situations.
6. Headlights that mask turn signals: I have seen some vehicles where the turn signal is part of the headlight assembly. This design puts the turn signal in very close proximity to the headlight and the brightness of the headlight can mask the turn signal making it almost impossible for approaching motorists to see the signal. Some vehicles have the headlight turn off when the signal is activated which works well enough. Some, however, do not and the turn signal is lost in the glare of the headlight.
7. Fog lights: This option should be dropped altogether in North America (except Newfoundland where thick fog occurs regularly). The vast majority of motorists and truckers have no idea when or how to use these lights and leave them on all the time even on the clearest of nights. The result is blinding to oncoming drivers and totally unnecessary. Until motorists learn how to use these lights properly, just leave them off the option list.
8. Bluetooth technology: It is a fact that even hands free phone conversations are a distraction to the driver. Instead, manufacturers should make it so that any cell phone cannot be used by a vehicle occupant unless the vehicle is in park or the hand brake is on. The only exception would be for a 911 call. Since most motorists are not responsible enough to put their phones down and drive, the manufacturers should step in and make it impossible for them to drive in that irresponsible manner. If drivers really need to converse now, park it and enjoy the chat. At least don't put the rest of us at risk by driving distracted.
9. Bigger ain't always better: For some reason, car manufacturers have been thinking that with each consecutive model redesign, the new vehicle has to be bigger than the previous. Just about every manufacturer has fallen into this bad habit. Bigger isn't always better. With size comes mass and with mass comes inertia. This fact of physics usually results in poorer fuel economy and handling. Large vehicles tend to block the vision of other motorists due to their size. It makes it tougher to see around or past bigger vehicles.
10. Show your clients what their vehicles' safety features do and do not do: I am amazed at how little most motorists know about their vehicles' safety features. Many have no idea of how their ABS is supposed to work which is one of the more common and simplest of safety features. Most do not understand how their stability control works and what the limits are. Why not provide a day of education for your customers so they know how to use the safety features properly? A vehicle is "heavy equipment" and any manufacturer of equipment that has the potential to be deadly should come with proper operating education. Since more people die in vehicle crashes than any other type of equipment usage, maybe better education will help reduce the carnage. Help take the "car" out of carnage!


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TBA Today staff members were recognized in June by the Tennessee Bar Association House of Delegates, which presented a resolution honoring the work done on the daily electronic newsletter. The resolution, presented by Speaker Claudia Jack during the TBA Annual Convention in Chattanooga, recognized TBA staffers Barry Kolar, Suzanne Robertson, Stacey Shrader and others, including Tanja Trezise, for their work in producing an "invaluable resource" for Tennessee lawyers.
TBA Today is free with TBA membership. Read the resolution athttp://www.tba2.org/tbatoday/news/2011/hodresolutionontbatoday_061511.html
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ABA to expand data in law school guide
The American Bar Association (ABA) will add more job and salary data to its official guide of law schools in response to demands for more information about the employment prospects for law school grads. The new data will include statewide salary data for newly hired law school graduates; whether jobs are full or part-time; whether the jobs are funded by the law school or university; and whether jobs require, prefer or do not require a law degree. The new information will be published in the June 2012 guide. The National Jurist has the story.
In related news, U.S. News & World Report said it would probably change its law school ranking methodology to reflect the new information being provided by the ABA. Read more here
Tennessee no exception in nation's 'lawyer surplus'
Tennessee is producing about twice as many lawyers as it has legal jobs each year, putting it at number 19 in annual lawyer surplus, according to a new study by EMSI, a consulting company that focuses on employment data and economic analysis. The job climate for new lawyers is rough partly because of the weak economy, but also partly because the nation's law schools are churning out many more lawyers than the economy needs even in the long run.
In 2009, Tennessee had 735 pass the bar exam, while the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau estimated there were 389 jobs available, for a surplus of 346. Across the country, there were also twice as many people who passed the bar in 2009 (53,508) as there were openings (26,239). There are, however, three places with lawyer shortages: Nebraska, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia.
The New York Times' blog, Economix, explains
New lawyers see salary decline
A study released yesterday by the National Association of Law Placement (NALP) indicates that the median salary for 2010 law school graduates fell by $9,000 from $72,000 to $63,000 over the last year. The average salary for the graduates also dropped from $93,454 to $84,111. NALP's executive director explained the numbers saying "It's not that employers were paying less" but that "fewer recent grads were finding work at the large firms that pay the highest salaries." Read more in the ABA Journal
Malpractice claims up
Law firms and corporations are being hit with significantly more malpractice claims in 2011 than they were in 2010, according to a new survey of insurers that specialize in legal malpractice coverage. The survey -— which covers the first six months of the year — found that real estate practices were the most likely to be sued.
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Lewis Carroll– a name to conjure with, and books to love.
From the Lewis Carroll Society website:
"He is well known throughout the world as the author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. Behind the famous pseudonym was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, a mathematical lecturer at Oxford University with remarkably diverse talents.
Born in 1832, in Daresbury, Cheshire, he spent his early life in the north of England (at Daresbury, Cheshire and in Croft, Yorkshire). He spent his adult life in Oxford and died at Guildford in 1898. Besides the Alice books, he wrote many others including poems, pamphlets and articles. He was a skilled mathematician, logician and pioneering photographer and he invented a wealth of games and puzzles which are of great interest today."
It has always struck me that a very important part of being a leader is managing paradox .. and Carroll's books (and thoughts) seem full of that.
So, here's a few quotes to get you thinking.
- Always speak the truth, think before you speak, and write it down afterwards.
- Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end; then stop.
- 'But I don't want to go among mad people,' said Alice. 'Oh, you can't help that,' said the cat. 'We're all mad here.'
- Contrariwise, if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic.
- Everything's got a moral, if only you can find it.
- His answer trickled through my head like water through a sieve.
- I can't go back to yesterday – because I was a different person then.
- I have proved by actual trial that a letter, that takes an hour to write, takes only about 3 minutes to read!
- If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there.
- It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards.
- No good fish goes anywhere without a porpoise.
- Oh, 'tis love, 'tis love that makes the world go round.
- One of the secrets of life is that all that is really worth the doing is what we do for others.
- Sentence first, verdict afterwards.
- She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed it).
- Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.
- Take care of the sense and the sounds will take care of themselves.
- That's the reason they're called lessons, because they lesson from day to day.
- The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday – but never jam today.
- There comes a pause, for human strength will not endure to dance without cessation; and everyone must reach the point at length of absolute prostration.
- We called him Tortoise because he taught us.
- 'What is the use of a book', thought Alice, 'without pictures or conversations?'
- 'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean – neither more nor less.'
- Which form of proverb do you prefer Better late than never, or Better never than late?


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The Kardashians, Jenners And THE Ring Go Out To Lunch [PHOTOS]
The Kardashian family gathered for lunch at Carousel Restaurant yesterday, two days before their season six premiere on Sunday @ 1o p.m. on E!. Kim, her gigundo ring, Kourtney, Khloe, Rob, Krazy Kris Jenner, Bruce, Kylie, Kendall and Scott Disick all went out for a meal at the Burbank restaurant, which specializes in Middle Eastern cuisine.
PHOTOS: The Sisters Kardashian Head Out Together
It's been a whirlwind month for Kim, who not only got engaged to NBA star Kris Humphries, but has been accused of cheating on him with (keep up, now) NFL star Bret Lockett. She says they didn't hook up, he says they did. Kids these days and their stories. Yes, we did sext. No, we've never met in person. Who the hell knows what's what anymore.


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Jordan is helping to keep the peace along Israel's eastern border, Foreign Minister Shimon Peres told the Jewish Agency Assembly meeting here Wednesday. He said Jordan has been playing a positive role in preventing terrorist activity against Israel.
Because of the Independence Day postal holiday in the United States, there will be no JTA Daily News Bulletin published Monday, July 4.


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There are some wonderful names associated with the Thanksgiving holiday–those that came over on the Mayflower and other early settlers, Puritan Virtue names, ancient harvest gods and goddesses–all fit for a late November baby. Ahead are:
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Oceanus Hopkins was the first and only child born on the Mayflower during its historic voyage transporting the Pilgrims to America. His name combines two current trends—classical mythological appellations and nature names related to water. Others in this stream include River, Ocean, Rain and Bay.


text: In the differential related-key model, we demonstrate 218- and 174-round differentials holding with probability 1. This shows that a strong related-key property can translate to a successful attack in the non-related-key setting. Having extremely low data requirements, these attacks are valid even in RFID-like environments where only a very limited amount of text material may be available to an attacker.Category / Keywords: secret-key cryptography / cryptanalysis, meet-in-the-middle attacks, block cipher, key schedule, lightweight cipher, key-recovery, RFID Publication Info: An extended version of the paper accepted for SAC 2010 Date: received 18 Oct 2010, last revised 14 Feb 2011 Contact author: and bogdanov at googlemail com,christian rechberger@groestl info Available format(s): PDF | BibTeX Citation Note: Fixed typos and extended acknowledgements. Version: 20110214:100301 (All versions of this report) Short URL: ia.cr/2010/532 Discussion forum: Show discussion | Start new discussion


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EDITOR'S NOTE: Correction appended.
ST. PETERSBURG — Michael Lee Montgomery was a serial rapist who preyed on vulnerable women, police said.
His targets included a prostitute and at least one mentally retarded women. He picked victims up in a maroon Chrysler New Yorker, raped them and forced them to commit horrific acts "of a deviant sexual nature," police said.
Montgomery, 48, was arrested Thursday afternoon on three charges of sexual battery, one charge of kidnapping and two charges of false imprisonment. A fourth rape victim has not been cooperative, police said.
St. Petersburg and Gulfport police are still investigating, and authorities say they think Montgomery has more victims who have not come forward.
The rapes stretch back to last summer, but police say they were not able to connect the cases until recently, when someone called with a tip about Montgomery.
Montgomery's victims were able to identify him in a photo pack, police said. On Thursday evening, he was talking to investigators.
As police led Montgomery to a cruiser he told reporters: "It's all lies."
In addition to picking up women on the street, police say, Montgomery also frequented telephone chat rooms. In one case, police say Montgomery pulled a woman into his car through a window and drove away, so she couldn't escape.
"The crimes are heinous," said police spokesman Bill Proffitt. "If I were to describe it to you, you would be very disgusted."
Montgomery lived at 2412 53rd St. S, across the street from the Gulfport Police Department. He has a criminal record that stretches back at least 28 years, with numerous arrests in Sarasota and Manatee counties, state records show. He has been arrested on charges including battery, aggravated assault, carrying a concealed weapon, fraud and trespassing.
In 1996, Montgomery was arrested in Sarasota and accused of kidnapping a woman from the street, raping her and beating her with a car jack handle before she escaped and flagged down a passing car, according to a Sarasota Herald-Tribune news story.
Montgomery faced charges of kidnapping, sexual assault with a weapon and aggravated assault, court records show. But authorities dropped the kidnapping and sex assault charges, and Montgomery pleaded no contest to one count of aggravated assault, records show.
It was unclear Thursday what sentence Montgomery received in that case, or why authorities dropped the charges.
Times staff writer Stephanie Garry and researcher Caryn Baird contributed to this report. Abhi Raghunathan can be reached at email@example.com.
CORRECTION: Earlier versions of this story published online incorrectly identified the make and model of the vehicle police believe Michael Lee Montgomery used.


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Sidewalk chalk has never really been a hit here before.
We don't have the smoothest sidewalks or a very smooth driveway. So I've just never pushed it. I don't even enjoy drawing with it on it, so why should they? (I'd prefer sidewalk paint – regular or fizzy – over the chalk.)
But, we always have sidewalk chalk (affiliate link) sitting out for some reason.
It wasn't until the other day that I started drawing with it on the porch steps while we were enjoying a gorgeous day in the front yard, that the boys took some interest in it. George was all over it. Henry joined in and almost immediately asked to draw on the porch.
And then it moved to the porch swing.
They got so excited over coloring the porch swing! I couldn't believe it.
It was great to see them work on some fine motor skills after a summer of hardly doing anything of those type of activities (I guess I've been a little lazy with that!).
They eventually moved back to the floor of the porch so they had a wide open space to draw and mark on.
Henry never got into mark making (still barely does), so it was so neat to see George do it, and do it well! He holds the chalk very well!
But Henry. Henry shocked the pants off of me.
He told me he was going to draw a picture.
I said that'd be great, what will you draw?
A tractor.
Okay Henry. Draw a tractor.
Holy moley, when did he learn this? Where did he learn this?
To you, this might not look like a tractor. But it very much is.
With each mark Henry made, he told me what it was. First…
The hood of the tractor (a single line to mark the top of the hood).
Then the smokestack (a single line perpendicular to the hood line).
Two wheels. Front and back.
Then the cab above the back wheel.
I can't remember what he put in the cab, maybe it was the driver. I don't remember. I'm going to have to ask him!
He sat there puzzled then. What was he missing? He asked.
What about steps to get into the tractor? Those are the hashmarks between the tires.
Sorry, you probably don't want or need to know all those details. But this is for my own recollection later on. I don't want to forget it.
Henry went on to draw more after his tractor. He drew a semi next, with a flatbed trailer. The image above has both in the picture. This is a new tractor than the previous one (he drew it several times!).
George wasn't being the most cooperative with Henry's drawings. He wanted to join in so he drew all over them.
At first though it seemed to really add to the drawings. Below he made a bunch of marks right on top of the flatbed trailer of the semi.
I asked if it was corn to haul. Henry corrected me. It's a flatbed trailer Mom, it must be pipes he's drawing.
I just can't get over it.
For two kids (and myself) that don't really use sidewalk chalk much. And Henry's drawing tractors and semis.


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This article was originally featured over at The Saturday Edge and split up into East and West rankings. Since then recruiting has been finalized and we now have a truer picture of what the quarter back grouping of 2013 will look like. Here is how I see the SEC QB groups heading into the 2013 season:
Not only does Georgia have the best returning QB in the SEC East in Aaron Murray (3893 yds passing, 36 TD), they also have the deepest and most talented group in the entire SEC as a whole. Back-up Hutson Mason took a red-shirt last year to put a year between him and Murray. Behind Mason, the Dawgs have Christian LeMay (Scout.com #8), Faton Bauta (Scout.com #24) and 2013 early enrollee Brice Ramsey (Scout.com #7).
The Aggies have a returning Heisman Trophy winner calling the shots for them but Alabama has a two-time BCS National Champion at QB. AJ McCarron is 25-2 as a starter and returns for his senior season looking for a three-peat. McCarron has great command of what Alabama wants him to do and he's been able to step up when Alabama has needed him. Alabama is known for running the football but McCarron still finished with almost 3,000 yards passing and a fantastic 30:3 TD to INT ratio. The only real knock on the QB position at Alabama is established depth as back-ups Blake Sims and Phillip Ely (there have been rumors of Ely transferring to USF but I haven't found anything concrete) threw a combined 14 passes last season. Oh yeah, keep an eye out for Cooper Bateman in the future. He's an early enrollee this season and is ranked as the #5 QB by Scout.com.
#3 Texas A&M Aggies
The Aggies return Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel and he had the Aggies playing better than any team in the Nation at the end of the season. Manziel finished second in the SEC in passing yards and led the Nation in total offense. Manziel's offensive line (which along with Alabama's was among the best in the Nation last year) takes a bit of a hit this season losing Luke Joeckel, but the Aggies are still poised to score big with play-makers all over the field. They did take a hit on the depth chart with #2 Jameill Showers announcing he will transfer. The next man on the depth chart (Matt Joeckel) threw just 11 passes last season. The Aggies did sign two 4-star prospects in this recruiting cycle.
Steve Spurrier and his quick hook doesn't make it easy to be a QB for the Gamecocks. That might be one of the reasons Spurrier hasn't recruited an elite level high school QB in recently memory. Despite the lack of recruiting, the Gamecocks still have one of the better QB groups in the SEC East. Connor Shaw is a gamer and more importantly he's a dual threat (1956 yds passing, 17 passing TD, 67.5% completions, 435 yds rushing). If we are just talking SEC East starters, after Aaron Murray, Shaw is the guy I would want running my team. Dylan Thompson will be his back-up and despite only completing 52% of his passes he had a couple of very good games last year against Clemson and East Carolina and also had two TDs in just ten attempts against Michigan in the Outback bowl. Spurrier did add a four star prospect in Connor Mitch during the recruiting cycle. According to Rivals, Mitch is the first four-star QB that Spurrier has signed since Stephen Garcia in 2007. Yep, that Stephen Garcia.
#5 LSU Tigers
A lot was expected from Zach Mettenberger last season and the JUCO transfer by way of Georgia struggled to find his niche in the LSU offense. Mettenberger finished 8th in the league in passing yards, 11th in completion percentage and tenth in TDs, but did show flashes. Mettenberger will be better in his second year as a starter and he has a very dependable run game behind him. Mettenberger's back-up Stephen Rivers has good bloodlines but he's unproven. The Tigers also signed two 4-star prospects that will be joining the team this fall.
As a first year starter in 2012, Jeff Driskel struggled. He finished 11th in passing yardage in the SEC and 10th in passer rating. In his second year in Brent Pease's offense it will be interesting to see how much of a step he takes forward this season. Jacoby Brissett is transferring which leaves Tyler Murphy as the inexperienced back-up. Will Muschamp did sign one QB during this recruiting cycle as he brought on Rivals three-star prospect Max Staver.
Moving to the SEC didn't help James Franklin. In 2011 he threw for 2872 yards with 21 TD and escaped injury. In 2012 he threw for 1562 yards with 10 TD (vs 7 INT) and only played in 9 games. Franklin has to stay healthy and the Tigers have to do a better job protecting him. Rising sophomore Corbin Berkstresser played in ten games and threw for over 1,000 yards but had more INT than TD. They also have Maty Mauk (Scout.com #14 in 2012) waiting in the wings.
After the 2011 season the Rebels would have been dead last on this list but Hugh Freeze found a good QB in Bo Wallace to help run his system and it paid off in the win column for them. Wallace started out at Arkansas State and then went to JUCO where he threw for over 4,000 yards before arriving at Ole Miss. Last year, Wallace came six yards short of throwing for 3,000. The biggest issue for Wallace was valuing the football as he threw an SEC high 17 INTs. With a year under his belt and a year of Hugh Freeze's system in the books, Wallace and the Rebels will continue to improve on offense in 2013.
Statistically, Tyler Russell had a better year than Bo Wallace but I was disappointed in the Bulldogs inability to beat anybody of note in 2012. Russell threw for 2897 yards but did so at only a 58% clip. I'm not sure Russell is the right fit for Dan Mullen's offense and it will be interesting to see what he can do as a senior in 2013.
Tyler Wilson was one of the better QBs in the league last year but it didn't translate on the field as the team went just 4-8. The big question this year is if Brandon Allen will get the starting nod or if Brandon Mitchell will get another shot at QB (he played WR last year and caught 17 passes). Don't expect Bret Bielema to go straight to the power run game like Wisconsin had as he simply doesn't have those types of players and he's brought in former Tennessee OC Jim Chaney. QB is a big question-mark for the Hogs heading into 2013.
Kentucky has options in Maxwell Smith, Patrick Towles and Jalen Whitlow. Smith played in four games last season before suffering a season ending injury and put up pretty decent stats (975 yds passing, 68.7% completion, 8 TD vs 4 INT). Jalen Whitlow and Patrick Towles struggled as freshmen last year but they have talent and could develop into good QBs with the right tutelage.
#12 Auburn Tigers
Scot Loeffler's attempt to move the team from a spread offense to a pro-style offense was a failure in 2012 and it may have stunted QB Kiehl Frazier beyond repair. With Gus Malzahn coming back into the fold, can Frazier take over at QB for the Tigers and run Malzahn's offense? Crazier things have happened but when Malzahn was OC in 2011, he only let Frazier throw 12 passes (versus 76 runs). Jonathan Wallace is another option but if Auburn is to be successful in 2013 they might have to depend on someone who hasn't even stepped foot on campus yet. That man is Nick Marshall. He played QB in high school but was recruited as DB by Georgia but was kicked off the team shortly after his freshman season. Marshall went the JUCO route and as a QB threw for almost 4,000 yards and 36 TDs. For Auburn to turn their program around, they may have to depend on Marshall and if he works out the Tigers will vault up this list.
Jordan Rodgers has run out of eligibility and that leaves the Commodores with a lot of question marks. Former Wyoming Cowboys QB Austyn Carta-Samuels will probably be the guy under center for Vandy this year. He played in six games last season but only threw 25 passes in 2012, but he was a two year starter for the Cowboys in 2009 and 2010. After Carta-Samuels, the Commodores have Patton Robinette (Scout.com #38) and early enrollee Johnathon McCrary (Scout.com #46).
Tyler Bray made a head scratching decision when he declared for the NFL draft and in the process also left Butch Jones with an empty QB cabinet. Justin Worley looks like the guy who will inherit the QB job (Scout.com #38) but he only threw 38 passes in 2012 and had two INT vs zero TD. The other option looks to be Nathan Peterman (Scout.com #18) but he didn't throw a pass last year as he took a red-shirt. True freshmen Joshua Dobbs or Riley Ferguson might be seeing action sooner rather than later.


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