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i havent had the daring to anything but my wife said that a guy actually pressed her boobs in a crowded local train
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It is real exp in night bus not fake.It was my college days when i was in engg. I used to study 350Km away from city , where i used to stay in room with friends i used to come to my house when i have holidays. We used to mainly book night buses because we can sleep in bus whole night and by morning we used to reach.
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(2x2 seats)that is 14 to 15 year girl,her mother and grand mother very old lady, we need to share 1 seat.When bus started teen girl sat behind me with walkman and music. I was playing game in mobile i saw that girl was very cute and taught this days young girls r becoming sexy very fast with good asserts.After 1 hour there was other bus stop later bus would travel 4 hours for next,so i got down and smoked behind bus and that time her mother saw and after bus started she said girl to go side and sleep long with grandma and this lady sat behind me.lights where off and bed nights where on and some movie was running and i slept and after 2 hours or so i got my and shocked that lady behind me head was on my left shoulder and i can feel her warn breath and my thing suddenly got hard.She was around 35 huge boobs and good colour little medium fat aunty. while travel bus jumbed little and shocked again she said " Raja plz allow me to sleep". She was thinking it was home and i was hubbi.I simply sat without making noise and slowly i felt now her breat touching me i cant control i slowly huged her tight with my hand holding her boob.After around 40 mins slowly lights where becomming bright as stop was comming and when she got up she saw we both where sleeping as hubbi and wife and i was holding her breast she first was little angry and adjusted her saree .Bus stoped i again got down when i came back she gave water to her mother-in-law and was trying to wake up her daughter after trying hard she left as girl was sleeping deep.She requested me if i can give her window seat and i agreed.
Once when bus started lights gone i was afraid to touch aunty again got ideia girl was sleeping deep behibd me i used my left leg , strickh side and started rubbing her feet and slowly till her thin tighs and to reach more my right elbo again touched aunty beside me i sat normal expecting some reaction from her.After 2 mins she came to my ear and asked my name and what i do so on.Asked me why i was misbehaving with her. I said i never did , it was she who slept on my shoulders.She asked i had any girlfriends i said no and i asked do she call her hubbi as Raja in her bed , she was surprised and asked how i know. I added masala and said she said before to hug her and kiss and more .She said she was sorry and taught it was her hubbi and i said she was sexy and why cant she again feel me as hubi in dark and no one will see and just again sleep as before.She smiled and said i look romantic and that was suff for me this time i strated pressing her boobs hard and she said in ear , slowly young man my hubbi dont press so hard. Now i started talking darty in her ears said i whant to fuck in bus it self and pressed her whole body .
Now she started pressing my cock. Now i taught anything may happen in bus and i will not stop and started kissing her whole body i cant control and i started standing up and tryed to get on her then she scolded me and sat to sit or else others in bus will know.When i said i cant control she said she knows how to cool me and she took cock out and sucked it till i cummed.after 15 mins she again talk dirty and said now to sleep.I said i wil sleep only if she again hugs me and keep my head on her huge breast which she did .Morning she said night looks i enjoyed her fully. I saked her mobile which she rejected and i said yes aunty i enjoyed you fully and you girl little with legs. Then she said she actually saw me trying to rub girls legs and said you guys this days dont know where to search for things you need.
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My very first experience was in a bus in Delhi. 854 from shivaji stadium to Janak puri. I boarded the bus from shivaji statdium and got a seat, which was near the front entrance. Slowly the crowd gathred and soon there were people hanging by the footsteps also. I needed to get down at Pusa Road and inched my way closer to the front door. (On most occasions i got down from the back door only but that day fate had decided otherwise). There were so many people there that it was difficult to get to the footsteps and the stop was fgast approaching.
Finally the bus stopped and veen before i could get down people started climbing in from the front door. I needed to get down fast because if i missed the stop then i would have to come back walking a long distance. So i forced my way down just pushing everything in the way. There was a lady who was trying to enter the bus and while I was getting down she was getting in. Her body faced mine and there was not enough space when I went past her. Her boobs(and they mustve been good big melons) crushed (yes crushed and not brushed) past me. It all was very Quick and within a couple of seconds i was outside the bus. I didnt even see her face or anything else but i did remember the feeling for long. I was about 14-15 at that time.
Next encounter came when I was travelling from Kashmere Gate to Minto Road. Now Kashmere gate beiong near to the Inter State Bus Terminal ISBT usually has a lot of passengers in each bus. Its a rarity to find a seat. anyways that day I did not find a seat and I was standing near the end door of the bus. The bus was jampacked and people were unable to move in. I was standing by taking the support of a bar which was fixed. By whole back was aligned against it. There was an aunty in front of me. Never saw her face but she was around 35 or so and wearing a pale yelow color suit with the chikan work. Now if U know the cloth of that kind then u know that its very thin and a lil bit transparent. I could see her bra straps inside her suit. Slowly the crowd increased further and she was now directly in front of me with her body touching mine. The bra straps had already caught my attention and now her whole body was pressed against mine. Esp my groin was in the ass crack and my penis was slowly rising. I was about 20 that time. Now due to the potholes and the way the private KM scheme bus people drive the journey was full of sudden brakes n jerks. and all the while my hard on was pressing against her. I dont remember she doing anything to encourage me but she also did not do anything to discourage me. She must have been well aware of whats happening and the kind of attention my dick was giving her. All the time while I was standing behind her I could very clearly see the bra inside her semi transparent dress I was looking at the lacy structure and the straps and the hooks etc.
Soon I got down at my stop. The second incident I used to jerk off for a long time.
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James scored 30 points on 11 for 15 shooting and Dwyane Wade added 24 points for Miami, which wasted a pair of 14-point leads — then put the game away with a 14-0 run in the final minutes. Ray Allen added 14 for Miami.
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Dwight Howard had 19 points and 18 rebounds, Antawn Jamison added 19 points, and Los Angeles survived Kobe Bryant's bizarre four-point performance for its eighth win in 11 games.
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The Queensland Trucking Association (QTA) says police had to be sourced from Townsville to help escort an oversized mining truck through the state's western region.
Flooding on the east coast and highway closures have caused concerns for trucking companies transporting oversized mining equipment to mine sites.
QTA spokesman Peter Garske says the police service recently had to bring officers from hundreds of kilometres away to help escort one truck from Charleville to Mount Isa.
"Queensland Police Service provided significant support to get them out," he said.
"Flooding wasn't an issue in this case, it was more getting the requisite number of police officers available on, those police had to be found in Townsville to go to Longreach to get the load from Charleville back up to Mount Isa."
Charleville police Inspector Mick Dowie says he is aware of one case where a truck was delayed in Charleville because the shoulders of the highway were too wet for an oversized load.
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"Out here in the western areas we don't have thousands of police and sometimes we do have to bring people in from other areas, so we do that to work in well with the trucking industry and keep the loads moving," he said.
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Samsung just announced the stylish NX2000 mirrorless digital camera with 20-50mm lens, featuring 20.3 effective megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor, wide ISO range (100 to 25600), Near Field Communication
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Samsung Electronics announced a new addition to its award-winning NX family, with the launch of the NX2000 mirrorless digital camera. A stylish, slim compact system camera (CSC), the NX2000 combines outstanding, professional results with revolutionary Samsung SMART Camera technology. Photos and movies can be captured with ease and immediately shared with friends and family in stunning clarity.
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Gunners close to Cazorla deal
Arsenal look set to benefit from the turmoil at Malaga by wrapping up a cut-price €16 million deal for Spain international Santi Cazorla.
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Cazorla joined Malaga just 12 months ago for €19 million, and the playmaker's performances in guiding the club to fourth spot in La Liga and a Champions League qualifying spot should have increased his value even further.
"To sell him for €20 million would be to give him away - I do not believe the club would do that," the Andalucians' coach, Manuel Pellegrini, said just last week, but with money now quickly required to pay Malaga's mounting debts, Arsenal look to have got themselves a bargain.
Local paper Malaga Hoy reports that Cazorla was given permission on Thursday to miss training and fly to London with his wife and agent to undertake the first stage of his Arsenal medical.
Malaga released a statement via the club website on Thursday claiming that a period of "internal financial restructuring" was required to meet UEFA's incoming Financial Fair Play regulations. This has been taken in Spain to mean that its Qatari owner, Abdullah Al-Thani, has decided against any further investment in the club, and rumours are still circulating that he remains keen to sell up.
Pellegrini, who also managed Cazorla to Champions League qualification at Villarreal, is reportedly deeply unhappy with the current state of affairs and considering his position.
Cazorla could soon be joined at the Emirates by another La Liga-based midfielder, with Real Madrid's Nuri Sahin seemingly set to arrive on loan for the 2012-13 season. Jose Mourinho has said the Turkey international is free to leave the Bernabeu.
Cazorla's former team-mates trained Friday morning in Malaga, with attacker Isco joining the group after his unsuccessful Olympic campaign with Spain.
Afterwards goalkeeper Willy Caballero told reporters that the loss of Cazorla and other squad members would be damaging and he hoped Pellegrini would stay.
"When anyone leaves we lose something important - that goes for Santi and anyone else," he said. "They were all important as together we achieved our objective of fourth place last season. Losing Pellegrini would be losing a great coach."
The Argentine 'keeper said that he for one was staying at the club, and the remaining players needed to focus on preparing for the coming season, starting with Saturday's friendly in Italy against Serie A champions Juventus.
"The situation has been difficult at various times, but we must focus and come through it," he said. "The group must prepare for the upcoming season, and most importantly remain united. We try and keep out of what we cannot fix and get ready for La Liga, the Champions League and now we are going on this tour."
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Disregard All the Hand-Wringing About Sexism; See David Duchovny's Californication Tonight!
Regular readers of this space know I've been jetting between Florida, Los Angeles and Las Vegas for three of the past four weeks, so I've let some things slip by me. The slip I regret most right about now, is failing to get a review of David Duchovny's excellent new series Californication in the newspaper.
I'm particularly peeved because I've seen some critics get distracted by all the topless sex in the debut episode. Duchovny is playing a New York writer who has moved to Los Angeles and seen his successful novel turned into a hollow, hackwork big budget film -- an experience which has cursed him with a mountain-sized writer's block and penchant for endless streams of meaningless sexual encounters. (check the trailer here)
True enough, the sex scenes mostly feature bodacious young actresses bouncing up and down on Duchovny naked -- in much the same way Brian Benben's character kept finding ways to get shirts off women in HBO's long-ago funny sitcom Dream On -- shrewdly enticing the viewer with well-paced T&A. (Hey, it's on Showtime, and they have to do something to show it's an edgy, modern sex comedy)
But the scenes also set up Duchovny's Hank Moody (okay, WAY too obvious a name) as an omnivorous, self-centered spiritual black hole. Even he doesn't know why he's driven to bed these women, because getting them to give it up only makes him feel more hollow. Until he beds a woman he can't shake -- if I explain why, it will give away too much -- and is forced by the deteriorating circumstances of his life to deal with the ennui threatening to capsize his fragile world.
Only an actor like Duchovny -- working an offhand, oddball charm that even he probably doesn't fully understand -- can make Moody's moods more than bearable. They're actually compelling; and when he goes on a blind/double date with a pal, only to completely eviscerate the woman brought along as his companion with a series of spot-on observations about her shallow life, you wonder when he's going to turn that high-powered lens fully on his own sad circumstance.
It helps that Duchovny has some great support; Natascha McElhone (Ronin) is his long-suffering ex-wife, and Evan Handler (Sex and the City) is his pal/agent/unfortunate double date partner. Time after time, you watch Moody stumble into one personal shitpile after another, wondering why you still care about a character who is the ultimate cliche -- the disillusioned Hollywood writer.
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Now I am not much of a sound guy, but I was pretty impressed with this little microphone.
I bought it from Wilkinsons last year as at the time, the laptop I was using didn't have a built-in microphone. As soon as I plugged it in, Windows recognised it and I could it it immediately. Setup was therefore extremely easy! I was very impressed with it.
The purpose of having a microphone was to record my voice for a YouTube tutorial video. I was at my glass desk at the time. This was perfect for this microphone as it has rubber feet to stop it from slipping. Admittedly, this is not an essential feature and it would have probably been as good without it, but it was just a nice little extra.
The microphone itself can move across a pivot to the base to adjust the angle and make the audio pick up in the correct direction. This was very handy, especially as I decided where would be best to place it, my desk has two levels to it and if on the top level I was able to angle the microphone down and when on the bottom level I could angle it up towards my mouth.
The sound quality is roughly equivalent to a laptop microphone. It is fine for basic tasks but if you are looking for something a little more clear you should probably invest in a better quality microphone as a fair bit of static was reduced.


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Dignitary rescued after toppling over digger at road opening ceremony
A bungling German minister had to be rescued after accidentally toppling over a 40-tonne digger and trapping himself inside at a ceremony marking the opening of a new road building project.
Bavarian state interior minister Joachim Herrmann had been invited to dig up the first clump of earth to mark the start of the project in Allgäu, southern Germany.
A smiling Mr Herrmann jumped aboard the machinery where he was shown the ropes by an eager apprentice before events took an unexpected turn for the worst.
As the politician attempted to dispatch the first gatherings of earth, the digger suddenly tipped over, much to the shock of a group of workers and politicians in attendance.
Paramedics rushed to the aid of the ailing German official, dragging him through the front of the digger's smashed windows with the help of his bodyguards.
Mr Herrmann suffered a few minor injuries but escaped relatively unharmed, aside from a slightly bruised ego.
'I'm fine, the shock is over,' he said after being taken to the mayor's house in the local vicinity to recover from the incident.
The road has been the subject of sustained opposition from local residents, but construction is now under way following the latest mishap.
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Hello! I am new here. I am seriously contemplating getting a tummy tuck and breast reduction in June. I have very large, sagging breasts that I have always hated and thought of getting reduced - plus I have back pain and shoulder pain from the weight of them (and they are unequal to boot). Since having 2 children, I have a large sagging abdominal pannus that I hate. So, I am thinking of doing both surgeries together the end of June. I just found out today that my breast surgery can be covered by insurance (plus part of the anesthesia costs) due to medical reasons. I will be paying for the tummy tuck. So...then I asked about adding on lipo to my thighs and hips - I figured - do it all while I am under so that I don't (hopefully) need anesthesia again. But when reading this forum, an overwhelming percentage of women think that the TT is worth it, but only slightly more than half think the lipo was worth it and there are many more "horror" stories posted for lipo. Wanted to get the experiences/thoughts of those of you who have had combined procedures (ie, done lipo along with the TT and/or breasts) and if you think it was worth it or would just do TT. Thanks so much in advance! Sorry this is so long...just nervous...


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I mean, they always talk about "life as we know it." But maybe there are life forms based on other elements. Mars is really the only planet they have real pictures of, and yeah it looks pretty dead.
But how do they know there aren't some weird life forms swimming around in all those gaseous clouds on Jupiter?
And what about underground civilizations? I've always believed there is an underground civilization on Venus, ever since a dream I had when I was like 8 years old. A lady came to me and told me she was from Venus, and was communicating with me telepathically.
Apparently, Venus was an inhabitable planet millions of years ago, with civilized and intelligent humanoid life. When the atmosphere started to change, they moved their civilization underground, where they now live.
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Indeed, the automatic spending cuts set for January were created as a last-ditch effort to force Congress to deal with the debt problem.If Washington bypassed the fiscal cliff, the next crisis would be just around the corner, in late February or early March, when the government reaches a $16.4 trillion ceiling on the amount of money it can borrow. Boehner says Republicans won't go along with raising the limit on government borrowing unless the increase is matched by spending cuts to help attack the long-term debt problem. Failing to raise the debt ceiling could lead to a first-ever U.S. default that would roil the financial markets and shake worldwide confidence in the United States. To avoid that scenario, Obama and Boehner are trying to wrap a debt limit agreement into the fiscal cliff negotiations. ___ SO WHAT'S THE HOLDUP? They're at loggerheads over some big questions. Obama says any deal must include higher taxes for the wealthiest Americans. Many House Republicans oppose raising anyone's tax rates. Boehner tried to get the House to vote for higher taxes only on incomes above $1 million but dropped the effort when it became clear he didn't have the votes. Republicans also insist on deeper spending cuts than Democrats want to make. And they want to bring the nation's long-term debt under control by significantly curtailing the growth of Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security â¿¿ changes that many Democrats oppose. Obama, meanwhile, wants more temporary economic "stimulus" spending to help speed up a sluggish recovery. Republicans say the nation can't afford it. ___ IT'S NOT JUST WASHINGTON Seems like they could just make nice, shake hands and split their differences, right? But there's a reason neither side wants to give ground. The two parties represent a divided and inconsistent America. True, Obama just won re-election. But voters also chose a Republican majority in the House.
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Calvinist theology has been debated and promoted for centuries. But is it a theology that should last? Roger Olson suggests that Calvinism, also commonly known as Reformed theology, holds an unwarranted place in our list of accepted theologies. In Against Calvinism, readers will find scholarly arguments explaining why Calvinist theology is incorrect and how it affects God's reputation.
Olson draws on a variety of sources, including Scripture, reason, tradition, and experience, to support his critique of Calvinism and the more historically rich, biblically faithful alternative theologies he proposes.Addressing what many evangelical Christians are concerned about today - so-called 'new Calvinism,' a movement embraced by a generation labeled as 'young, restless, Reformed' - Against Calvinism is the only book of its kind to offer objections from a non-Calvinist perspective to the current wave of Calvinism among Christian youth. As a companion to Michael Horton's For Calvinism, readers will be able to compare contrasting perspectives and form their own opinions on the merits and weaknesses of Calvinism.
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"Great articulation"
Olson explains in great detail the Biblical and logical inconsistencies with Calvinism. He also defends Arminianism well when needed. However, the focus is set on the errors of Calvinism. I recommend this to book to all Christians. Many of today's churches do not go into detail about doctrine. I think it is important to know what you believe and why. It is particularly important because of the injustice that Calvinism does to God's character. Olson does not seek to attack Calvinists but Calvinism. Good read.
"Great Narrator, ok content."
The Narrator made this book enjoyable. However, the book was not very exegetical at all. There were few Scriptures dealt with, and those few were dealt with redundantly. The book was ok, a few good highlights and analogies, but for the length of the book I don't feel like I am walking away with much information.
"Excellent book that exposes Calvinism as anti-grace"
An excellent e-book written that clearly demonstrates many of Calvinism's contradictions with scripture and the character attack of God real love, grace, and mercy. We have Jesus as an example to live by which is the same character God demonstrated to the world through Jesus Christ who is the Holy, sovereign and is still loving God. Many scriptures and points made expose Calvinism ultimately as anti-love, anti-grace, anti freewill, and ultimately Calvinism presents God as the author of all evil. Great book, you won't regret listening or reading it.
"A Counterpoint Worth Reading"
Let me say this first: Roger Olson has a very urgent, forceful way of writing. Though I've never met him personally, I can say with relative confidence that he is an incredibly passionate individual. This may turn many people away from this book thinking that he is arrogant (which he kinda is) or that he hates Calvinists (which he really doesn't).
This book poses a conceptual problem. While it is a great counterpoint to Michael Horton's For Calvinism, it does not stand on its own very well. This is because it is a negative apologetic; it is written for the purpose of poking holes in Calvinism and not to support Olson's view (Arminianism). This come across as Olson being vindictive and often uncaring. If one were to read Horton's companion book or even Olson's Arminian Theology (a great but challenging book) then one would see that Olson isn't writing out of pure spite, but out of a loving urgency and passion for the subject matter. Regardless, this is why I couldn't give it 5's across the board.
I do, however, think this was a phenomenal read and worth the >10 hours it would take for any serious thinker who wants to understand some of the limitations of Calvinism and the importance of individual discernment, thought, and study in the life of every Christian.
"Relatively fair presentation"
Overall Olson offers a fair case against the TULIP soteriology often called Calvinism (and he distinguishes this as well). He presents the Arminian counter to TULIP and also offers alternate interpretations of scripture which Calvinist's use to support their interpretation. My only complaint and what made it hard for me to listen to in parts is his occasional portrayal of Calvinists as believing in a different God and personalizing their beliefs as opposed to simply dealing with those beliefs.
While I am a theologian and understand the language of the debate, as will many laypersons, this is for insiders, perhaps Calvinists mostly.
I was looking for something with fresh language and perspective that even explores geopolitical influence across the centuries.
"Well written and well argued."
This book was a reasonaable, kind, and responsible refutation of Calvinistic theology. Worth the read.
"Clear teaching in a sea of confusion"
The reading was clear and easy to follow. Maurice England did a superb job of reading this text.
For me, it was being able to listen to the book and read it at the same time to help me understand the theme all the better.
There were no "characters" in this work. It's a study from Roger Olson view of Calvinism.
It has seriously made me go back to Scripture and re-evaluate my own convictions about commonly held views that can be traced back to Calvinism's influence.
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So, Ubisoft now has a guy whose job title is Chief Parkour Officer. His name is Michael Zernow. And in association with the Tempest Freerunning Academy, Ubisoft is setting up something called The Assassin's Creed Experience.
The Experience takes place during San Diego Comic-Con (July 24–27). They'll be setting up a parkour course that looks like it'd serve as a training run for that American Ninja Warrior show.
You'll be climbing walls, swinging from poles, and even taken a 25-foot leap of faith. No, thank you. For something called "The Assassin's Creed Experience," it's certainly missing the stabby part—and I don't hear any sea chanties being sung either—but I get their meaning. It's certainly nice of them to leave off Assassin's Creed Unity's propensity for beheadings, too


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NFL.com is doing team-by-team best and worst draft picks in franchise history.
They just did Tampa's list, with Bo Jackson at the top of the worst pick list (hard to argue that - you screw a guy out of his final year of baseball eligibility, he tells you he won't play for you, and you pick him anyway #1 overall?).
Interestingly, one of Tampa's two true-Buc Hall of Famers, Lee Roy Selmon, doesn't make the list. I would definitely argue him over John Lynch on a pure player-vs-player comparison, but Lynch is bolstered on this list for being a 3rd round selection.
Could argue Selmon over Paul Gruber, but I don't have the heart to argue an offensive linemen out of recognition.
Not shockingly, I saw that list, and Gruber over Selmon . . . no. Lynch certainly belongs based on draft position, but the thing that gets me is Warren Sapp (#12 overall in 1995) is beating Derrick Brooks (#28 overall in 1995). Sapp was an utterly great player, but Brooks was drafted lower and was simply a far better player, and I with really not much homerism think he's one of the singly best 4-3 OLBs to ever play the game. Drives me nuts. When ESPN did their all-decade team, the only two players to be voted unanimously were Brooks and Ray Lewis, and Brooks showed up on the "Best 100 Players Ever" list on the NFL Network (at #99, yes, too low).
Also, while we're on bad drafts, how's this stretch--that's year, round, overall position, and sad, sad history. Eight top-seven picks in nine years, and, outside of Gruber and Vinny once he left town, just godawful. The next year after this? Sapp and Brooks, both in the first round.
1994 1 6 Trent Dilfer QB
1993 1 6 Eric Curry DE
1991 1 7 Charles McRae T
1990 1 4 Keith McCants DE
1989 1 6 Broderick Thomas LB
1988 1 4 Paul Gruber T
1987 1 1 Vinny Testaverde QB
1986 1 1 Bo Jackson RB
How many GMs were involved in those picks cause that blows?
The equivalent to those Hugh Culverhouse-owned Bucs teams would be something like the L.A. Clippers for years, or the Bengals for much of the past few decades; they were marginally "professional" sports organizations that largely existed to spend at a marginal level, and make as much money as possible for the owners. The Bucs were awful because they didn't have a GM, didn't hire real football people, though hiring scouts was extraneous, and continuously drafted the wrong people because they never bothered to learn from their mistakes. They were as bad as their record indicated, and this is a team that had double-digit losses for twelve years in a row. It's a case study in how not to run a franchise. Bucs fans love to pile on the Glazers as being bad owners, but they're Robert Kraft, Jerry Buss, and every other successful owner rolled into one in comparison.
McKay's drafts in later years were really pretty awful; he and Gruden were simply terrible for the later years, but that 1995 draft is one for the ages. Think I've run through this before here, but that was the draft where McKay turned Mike Mamula into Warren Sapp and Derrick Brooks. Mamula was the first Combine wonder, a guy who killed in drills, and went from being a nice prospect to the "must have" guy. Tampa was at #7 that year, Philly was #12; Philly traded their pick plus two seconds to jump up for Mamula. Sapp was still there at #12 (I can still hear my Vikings fan friend I was watching the draft with swearing that they passed on Sapp one pick before). Later in the first round, McKay traded both those second-rounders to get back into the bottom of the first round to take Derrick Brooks at #28. So, he turned Mike Mamula into two Hall of Famers, and what I honestly think may be the best first round in draft history.
Edit: Haha! I'm Legionizing (editing hours after the last post, to make you think there was something new, but it's just a re-hash, also, ha, and/or ha).
Football Outsiders has been running statistical analysis of past drafts, and, as somebody mentioned Mamula in that thread, I asked about Tampa's 1995 draft, and math proves it's the best first round ever. So, like, woo and all.
You need two more edits before joining the lofty ranks of Legion editing.
Edit: I'm curious how the Ravens draft of Jon Ogden and Ray Lewis stacks up.
Left work early this morning and caught a pair of Panthers, LT Jordan Gross and WR Steve Smith, on sports talk out of Charlotte. Some stuff they said (in no particular order):
* One of the hosts laid out a few DTs/DEs and a WR that the Panthers are reportedly eyeing and asked who they would pick. Both passed. Never draft for need, they said. Instead, pick the best player you can get. Smith said drafting for need can mess up a rookie. Smith called out DE Everette Brown, whom Carolina cut after two bad seasons.
* Gross said he had a copy of the Wonderlic. In fact, his agency had several versions of it that players could study if they wanted.
* Gross said when he interviewed with the Browns at the combine, he walked into a dark room. The only light was a stoplight aimed at the player. He called it an interrogation. He still seems creeped out by it.
* Smith said the Giants gave him a 100-question test at the Senior Bowl (or one of the senior events). He said he walked out after about 20 questions.
* Gross said he hopes the Panthers pick up a tackle sometime soon. He'd love to have a year or two to teach that guy how to play LT rather than throw him in there as a rookie. I expected him to mention the Panthers' LG, their second round pick last year, but he didn't.
* Gross said he and Newton don't talk a whole lot. (I can't remember why; in any case, dealing with Newton seems to be Smith's job.) He said Newton has a lot of power in Charlotte because of who he is (i.e., the city's starting NFL QB) and that he hopes Newton can realize and use that power sometime soon. He wasn't exactly calling him out here -- I took it more as an observation from a guy who has been in Charlotte for the past decade.
* Gross said that when Carolina started to use some read-option and QB run plays, he was watching tape of Oregon because no one else in the league was running those sets. Now he said he's getting calls from other OLs wondering how he blocks on certain plays against certain D schemes.
I know there's not a lot of Carolina Panthers love out there (and there's not all that much in Carolina, really) but those are two pretty smart and thoughtful guys who usually have something interesting to say.
Don't know if this belongs in the NCAA thread or NFL thread.
Top 10 colleges whose draftees offer the best pro value.
2. Pittsburgh
3. Miami
4. Georgia
5. Virginia
7. Purdue
8. Louisville
9. Georgia Tech
10. Texas A&M
It seems that schools with the greatest number of players selected did not fare very well in these rankings. In fact, nine of the top 10 in terms of total selections did not make the top 10 in terms of value, with only Miami making the cut.
Interesting stuff.
* Gross said he had a copy of the Wonderlic. In fact, his agency had several versions of it that players could study if they wanted.
I took the Wonderlic as part of a job interview before. I was never told what I scored, but I got through 42 of the 50 questions. I didn't find it any more challenging than the SAT. I wish I had a copy to work through in advance though.
Are we talking schedules here? Cause my o my I don`t like the Packers.
Atlanta and SF are the 2 games to fill out the schedule. Open the season to SF away. Bye week 4. yuck.
The Texans are part of the opening week Monday Night double-header, and will take on the Chargers. Should be a pretty easy win, right, Stric9?
At the moment, I don't feel like there quite as many showcase nighttime games as last year, but not bad. That's our only Monday Night Football, for example.
The 49ers are playing in Tampa Bay in Dec! I get to go watch my team!
Home opener against the 49ers! Primetime TV! I feel vindicated for keeping my season tickets through awful Tim Ruskell drafts and that agonizing season of Jim Mora Jr.
September can't get here fast enough!
Interesting tidbit on twitter from ESPN today:
Today is the 20th anniversary of Joe Montana being traded to Chiefs. Montana is last KC QB with playoff win.


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Corruption and Bribery in Veterans Affairs Hospital Deal
April 9, 2014
According to the Veterans Affairs' (VA) inspector general (IG), a VA hospital lease deal in Pennsylvania was rife with corruption, bribery and embezzlement, says the Washington Examiner.
In January 2010, the Department of Veterans Affairs sought bids from developers to secure a piece of land near Pittsburgh, build a medical center and lease the property back to the VA for a 20 year period.
In May 2012, the VA granted a $152.7 million dollar lease agreement to Westar Development Company.
- Robert J. Berryhill founded Westar in 1998. When the VA awarded the contract to Westar, an unsuccessful bidder protested, insisting that Berryhill had admitted in court to embezzling $300,000 from a previous employer. The VA and its lawyers did not look into these allegations and dismissed them as rumor.
- Westar earned extra points from the VA staff evaluating the bids for claiming that their project team would include former VA executive William Montague, raising the value of their bid. But Montague was not actually involved in the project and had no agreement with Westar. Furthermore, he ended up pleading guilty to accepting bribes and kickbacks during his time at the agency in return for inside information about agency contracts. (It is unclear whether any of these crimes were related to the Westar deal.)
- The VA did not conduct routine verifications about the company and its work history. Westar claimed that it was a veteran-owned small business, which gave it special consideration -- yet the VA did not even check their records to determine whether this was true. When the IG looked into the situation, he found that Westar was not listed in the VA database of qualified firms.
- Similarly, Westar claimed that it had worked on 11 other federal buildings, including hospitals. Not only was this not true, but the company had never built anything prior to this VA deal.
- During the inspector general's investigation, he received a tip that Westar was acting as a front company for an Ohio builder by the name of Michael Forlani, who had been suspended from doing business with the VA after a bribery and racketeering indictment in 2011 to which he pled guilty and was serving an eight-year prison sentence. The IG determined that Forlani had been involved in the Pennsylvania project from the beginning and throughout the land purchase.
Source: Mark Flatten, "Crooks Had No Trouble Getting Construction Contracts from Department of Veterans Affairs, Report Shows," Washington Examiner, April 1, 2014.
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Is this galaxy too hot for its own good?
Check out this brilliant image of spiral galaxy NGC 2841, from the Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Camera 3. This galaxy has an unusually low rate of star creation — you can tell by the absence of the pinkish glow of emission nebulae, which would indicate new star birth. What's going on? NASA explains:


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Read for This Week's Study: Hab. 1:1-17, 2:2-4, Gal. 3:11, Heb. 11:1-13, Habakkuk 3, Phil. 4:11. Memory Text: "'For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea'" (Habakkuk 2:14, NASB). Key Thought: We may not understand always why tragedy happens, but we can trust God, no matter what.May not understand always why … [Click to read more …]
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"If Jerusalem had known what it was her privilege to know, and had heeded the light which Heaven had sent her, she might have stood forth in the pride of prosperity, the queen of kingdoms, free in the strength of her God-given power. There would have been no armed soldiers standing at her gates. . … [Click to read more …]
Micah's book begins with a description of judgments, but it ends with words of hope. There are people who try to explain away or deny the reality of God's judgments. To do so is to fall into the trap that Micah's contemporaries did, those who believed that God never would send judgments on the chosen … [Click to read more …]
In the beginning of Micah 6, God dialogues with His people, listing all the things that He has done on their behalf. In response, the worshiper who comes into the temple asks what he might do to please God. What is it that constitutes an acceptable offering: year-old calves, a multitude of rams, rivers of oil, … [Click to read more …]
In Micah's book the mood often drastically changes from gloom to sublime hope. This hope is seen in one of the most famous of all the Messianic prophecies. Read Micah 5:2. Who is being spoken about here and what does this teach us about Him? See also John 1:1-3, 8:58, Col. 1:16-17. Out of a little Judean town would … [Click to read more …]
Read Micah 2:1-11 and Micah 3. What are the sins that threaten to bring judgment upon these people? "The accession of Ahaz to the throne brought Isaiah and his associates face to face with conditions more appalling than any that had hitherto existed in the realm of Judah. Many who had formerly withstood the seductive influence of idolatrous … [Click to read more …]
In Micah 1:1-9, the prophet invites the whole earth to witness God's judgment against sinful people. The capital cities of Samaria and Jerusalem are singled out because their leaders failed to be role models of what it means to follow God with undivided hearts. These two cities would be the first to suffer destruction. The thought … [Click to read more …]
Read for This Week's Study: Mic. 1:1-9, 2 Cor. 11:23-27, Mic. 2:1-11, 5:2, 6:1-8, 7:18-20. Memory Text: "He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?" (Micah 6:8). Key Thought: Even amid the worst apostasy, the Lord was willing to forgive … [Click to read more …]
Read the following quotations and discuss how they help us to understand the messages from the book of Jonah more clearly. "Whenever they are in need the children of God have the precious privilege of appealing to Him for help. It matters not how unsuitable the place may be, God's ear of mercy is open … [Click to read more …]
Read Jonah 4 . What important lessons did Jonah need to learn? How is his own hypocrisy revealed here? Jonah 4 reveals some startling things about the prophet. He seems to prefer to die rather than to witness about God's grace and forgiveness. Whereas before Jonah had rejoiced in his deliverance from death (Jon. 2:7-9), now that Nineveh … [Click to read more …]


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American soccer is increasingly landing talent from the global community.
In May, United States Under-20 National Team coach Thomas Rongen told MLSsoccer.com that he and his staff had identified more than 400 international youth players eligible for the American national team.
The list of teenagers who will take part in the U-17 residency program in Bradenton, Fla., this fall hints at the growing success in recruiting talent from abroad.
Defensive stalwarts Mobi Fehr (Tokyo) and Danny Ziad (Guatemala City) live outside the US, while Los Angeles-born Luis Martir has been developing his skills in Mexico.
"We found some under-the-radar players who bring a different type of experience to our team," said U-17 coach Wilmer Cabrera in a release about the squad, "including one player [Martir] who was part of a professional environment at Chivas de Guadalajara, so it is a good blend."
The US Soccer Development Academy system is also producing talent, as 25 members of the residency program come from one of the clubs. Chivas USA (Kevin de la Torre, Jake McGuire), Cosmos Academy West (Ruben Duran, Esteban Rodriguez) and the New York Red Bulls (Russell Canousse, Adam Najem) lead the way with two each.
Two dozen of the 40 recently returned from a two-week training trip in Spain that saw the Red, White and Blue go 1-3-0 in two matches with the Spanish U-17 side and one each against Real Madrid's and Rayo Vallecano's youth sides.
The team, which features 19 players returning from the spring semester, will prepare for the CONCACAF U-17 Championship, held in Jamaica next February. The tournament doubles as qualification for next summer's 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
"[Cabrera] just told us about qualifiers, that we were going to go to Jamaica," striker Kellen Gulley told MLSsoccer.com from Spain. "We're really pumped to do that."
Who knows, maybe the Americans will return from the Caribbean island with a couple of recruits.
Fall 2010 Residency Roster (Detailed Roster)
GOALKEEPERS (4): Wade Hamilton (Arsenal FC; Murietta, Calif.), Jake McGuire (Chivas USA; Chino, Calif.), Kendall McIntosh (Mustang Academy; Santa Rosa, Calif.), Fernando Pina (Houston Dynamo; Houston)
DEFENDERS (12): Kellyn Acosta (FC Dallas; Plano, Texas), Russell Canouse (NY Red Bulls; Lancaster, Pa.), Mobi Fehr (Tokyo Verdy 1969; Tokyo), Trevor Haberkorn (Solar Chelsea Academy; Roanoke, Texas), Luis Martir (Chivas de Guadalajara; Los Angeles), Alessandro Mion (Kendall SC; Miami), Cole Nagy (Real Salt Lake-AZ; Scottsdale, Ariz.), Miguel Polley (Derby County Wolves; West Bloomfield, Mich.), Tarik Salkicic (Strictly Soccer; Pinellas Park, Fla.), Nathan Smith (Cal Odyssey; Clovis, Calif.), Andrew Souders (Crew Soccer Academy; Amherst, Ohio), Danny Zaid (Camp Elite Guatemala; Guatemala City)
MIDFIELDERS (16): Ricardo Aldape (Lemont Raiders; Chicago Heights, Ill.), Joe Amon (South Carolina United FC; Summerville, S.C.), Marco Delgado (Cosmo Academy West; Glendora, Calif.), Ruben Duran (Las Vegas Premier; Las Vegas), Patrick Foss (D.C. United; South Riding, Va.), Nick Gaitan (Albertson SC; Oceanside, N.Y.), Alejandro Guido (Aztecs Premier; Chula Vista, Calif.), Jared Hegardt (Notts Forest FC; San Diego), Ryan Masch (De Anza Force; San Jose, Calif.), Nico Melo (Florida Rush; Kissimmee, Fla.), Antonio Murillo (Neusport; Las Vegas), Adam Najem (NY Red Bulls; Clifton, N.J.), Marc Pelosi (De Anza Force; Sunnyvale, Calif.), Esteban Rodriguez (Cosmos Academy West; Palmdale, Calif.), Dillon Serna (Colorado Rapids; Brighton, Colo.), Colton Storm (HMMS Eagle FC; Mechanicsburg, Pa.)
FORWARDS (8): Paul Arriola (Arsenal FC; Chula Vista, Calif.), Kevin de la Torre (Chivas USA; Winchester, Calif.), Daniel Flores (Cal Odyssey; Fresno, Calif.), Kellen Gulley (MS Chicago Fire Juniors; Clinton, Miss.), Edwin Luna (P.A.C. Tigres; San Jose, Calif.), Alex Muyl (Cosmos Academy East; New York), Andrew Oliver (Westside United; Indianapolis), Mario Rodriguez (Central Aztecs; North Hollywood, Calif.)


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Raleigh, N.C. – Just days after President Obama's declaration of support for gay marriage, African Americans in North Carolina are showing a major shift in their views on the issue.
55% of African-Americans believe same-sex couples should either be allowed to marry or form civil unions, up 11 points from the last statewide same-sex marriage poll, conducted May 6. In the pre-primary poll, a majority (51%) of African-Americans said there should be no legal recognition of gay couples in North Carolina, but that number has dropped to 39%.
But same-sex marriage is still viewed unfavorably in the state as a whole, despite nationwide backlash from the passage of Amendment One. 58% of voters think same-sex marriage should be illegal, which is consistent with the 61% passage rate for Amendment One in last week's primary.
Voters are more sympathetic to same-sex couples seeking civil unions, with 46% supporting civil unions and 46% opposing. A majority—55%—of voters believe gay couples should either be allowed to marry or form civil unions. This is up from 53% in the pre-primary poll.
Governor Bev Perdue's approval ratings continue to slide as her political power wanes and the gubernatorial election strips her of media coverage. 31% approve of Perdue's job performance, down from 35% in March, when the last statewide approval ratings poll was conducted. 50% of Democrats approve of her performance in her first and only term, and 64% of Independents disapprove.
Approval rating of N.C. General Assembly is 17%, down from 18% in April. Dismal ratings for the entire legislature notwithstanding, Democratic members of the General Assembly are viewed more favorably than their Republican colleagues. Voters would favor Democratic state legislative candidates over Republicans 46-41 if there was an election held today.
PPP surveyed 666 North Carolina voters from May 10th to 13th. The margin of error for the survey is +/-3.8%. This poll was not paid for or authorized by any campaign or political organization. PPP surveys are conducted through automated telephone interviews.
Topline results are below. Full results, including crosstabs, can be found here.
Q1 Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Bev
Perdue's job performance?
Approve ................. .31%
Disapprove............. .57%
Not sure ................. .11%
Q2 Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Kay
Hagan's job performance?
Approve ................. .31%
Disapprove............. .42%
Not sure ................. .26%
Q3 Do you approve or disapprove of the job the
General Assembly is doing?
Approve ................. .17%
Disapprove............. .57%
Not sure ................. .26%
Q4 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of the Democrats in the North Carolina
Favorable........................................................ 33%
Unfavorable .................................................... 49%
Not sure .......................................................... 18%
Q5 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of the Republicans in the North Carolina
Favorable........................................................ 31%
Unfavorable .................................................... 52%
Not sure .......................................................... 17%
Q6 If there was an election for the state legislature
today, would you vote Democratic or
Democratic...................................................... 46%
Republican...................................................... 41%
Not sure .......................................................... 13%
Q7 Do you think same-sex marriage should be
legal or illegal?
Legal............................................................... 34%
Illegal .............................................................. 58%
Not sure .......................................................... 8%
Q8 Do you support or oppose allowing same-sex
couples to form civil unions with the same legal
rights as marriage?
Support ........................................................... 46%
Oppose ........................................................... 46%
Not sure .......................................................... 7%
Q9 Which of the following best describes your
opinion on gay marriage: gay couples should
be allowed to legally marry, or gay couples
should be allowed to form civil unions but not
legally marry, or there should be no legal
recognition of a gay couple's relationship?
Gay couples should be allowed to legally
marry ..............................................................29%
Gay couples should be allowed to form civil
unions but not marry .......................................26%
There should be no legal recognition of a gay
couple's relationship .......................................42%
Not sure .......................................................... 3%
Q10 Do you have any family members who are gay,
or not?
Have family members who are gay................. 33%
Do not ............................................................. 59%
Not sure .......................................................... 8%
Q11 Do you personally know any gay people, or
Know gay people ............................................ 88%
Do not ............................................................. 9%
Not sure .......................................................... 3%
Q12 Do you think being gay should be a felony, or
Being gay should be a felony.......................... 8%
It should not .................................................... 85%
Not sure .......................................................... 6%
Q13 Would you describe yourself as very liberal,
somewhat liberal, moderate, somewhat
conservative, or very conservative?
Very liberal ...................................................... 11%
Somewhat liberal ............................................ 17%
Moderate......................................................... 29%
Somewhat conservative.................................. 25%
Very conservative ........................................... 19%
Q14 If you are a woman, press 1. If a man, press 2.
Woman ........................................................... 54%
Man................................................................. 46%
Q15 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If a Republican,
press 2. If you are an independent or identify
with another party, press 3.
Democrat ........................................................ 48%
Republican...................................................... 34%
Independent/Other.......................................... 18%
Q16 If you are white, press 1. If African-American,
press 2. If other, press 3.
White .............................................................. 73%
African-American ............................................ 23%
Other............................................................... 5%
Q17 If you are 18 to 29 years old, press 1. If 30 to
45, press 2. If 46 to 65, press 3. If you are
older than 65, press 4.
18 to 29........................................................... 16%
30 to 45........................................................... 28%
46 to 65........................................................... 36%
Older than 65.................................................. 20%
Q18 Area Code
252.................................................................. 11%
336.................................................................. 21%
704.................................................................. 19%
828.................................................................. 12%
910.................................................................. 12%
919.................................................................. 25%


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Nautilus Elliptical Reviews
General Information
Nautilus has really become an aggressive fitness company over the last few years. Overall, the machines that they make are quite capable but they do cut some serious corners. You pay for the name but that is also the case with many other recognizable brand name companies in this business.
Quality / Philosophy
Their design philosophy seems to be to make a somewhat acceptable quality machine and try to aggressively price the unit to make it more appealing. We wouldn't expect these machines to hold up for the long term but they don't have a high price tag either. They give their machines average core drive system parts depending upon the cost of the model.
Nautilus has been putting money into its business with strong core offerings in their Schwinn and Bowflex brands. In 2016, they also acquired Octane Fitness which is in a higher price point than their normal selling prices so we are wondering now if we are going to see some of their better known brand names move into the specialty fitness and light institutional realm.