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The pitching matchup for Game 3 of the National League Championship Series will be called a contrast in styles, and rightly so.
Dodgers starter Hyun-Jin Ryu is a rookie who relies on a changeup and a four-seam fastball, in that order, and all but abandoned his curveball in his first major-league playoff game. He was shelled, too — the 26-year-old lefty lasted just three innings in Game 3 of the NL Division Series, and sometimes looked flustered against the Atlanta Braves.
St. Louis Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright is a veteran who throws a curveball with abandon. His first postseason appearance came seven years ago. The 32-year-old right-hander last pitched in Game 5 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, and dominated all nine innings of a win-or-go-home victory.
As if being ahead 2-0 in the best-of-7 series weren't enough of an advantage, the Cardinals will have their best pitcher on the mound today. The Dodgers will not.
"We kind of got a taste of it the other day watching (Wainwright's) game (against the Pirates) on TV, just how confident he is with his curveball," Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis said. "He throws it any count, any time. He's got the ability to throw it for strikes and shorten it for strikeouts.
"It's a challenge."
Ryu isn't unfamiliar with St. Louis, either. He tossed seven innings without allowing an earned run Aug. 8 at Busch Stadium, a game that featured five players who could be in the starting lineup today — but no Matt Adams or Yadier Molina.
Still, it was one of Ryu's best games in a season worthy of Rookie of the Year consideration. He struck out seven batters and only five of his pitches reached the outfield on the fly. The Cardinals' seven hits against Ryu were all ground-ball singles through the infield.
It was a typical game for the Cardinals, who struggled mightily against left-handers in 2013. Their .238 batting average against southpaws was worse than all but three teams in the regular season. That's probably why Ryu, and not right-hander Ricky Nolasco, earned the start after struggling against Atlanta.
"St. Louis is probably a different team than we were in the regular season," Ryu said. "So I still have to take it very carefully and consider them a brand‑new team that I'm going to be facing."
Ryu can be considered a brand-new pitcher. He's thrown more than 100 pitches just twice in his last seven starts and is approaching a career high in innings pitched.
"I'm not going to focus too much on the length of my outing," he said. "Truthfully, if I'm out there for five innings I'd be more than happy."
If Wainwright is out there for five innings, the Dodgers would be ecstatic.
He's pitched once at Dodger Stadium the last three years, a no-decision in 2012 in which he allowed two runs in six innings. Wainwright lost a pitchers' duel with Zack Greinke on Aug. 5 in St. Louis, allowing three runs in seven innings.
"I've talked to Yadier," Wainwright said, "and Yadier and I will get together and come up with a master plan."
If both pitchers perform as expected, the onus will fall to the Dodgers' ice-cold lineup and often-warm bullpen to make the series competitive again.


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For the last 6 months Tim Ansell has been trying to figure out a live streaming solution for the local user groups he help out with (including Sydney Linux User Group, Sydney Python User Group and Functional Programming Group).
The solution had to be turn key and support the latest HTML5 streaming as well as fall back to flash for legacy users. Users participating at home should be part of the action, including the ability to ask questions and heckle!
The system has been now used for 3 months and successfully streaming the events to numerous users. Tim will describe the set up that he settled on which uses an open source stack and how to reproduce it for your own user group.
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Members of the pod hunt together in extraordinary ways. In the open ocean, Orcas may team up and surround a large whale. Together, they will attack the whale from all directions in a violent battle. Near Antarctica, several Orcas from a pod may swim close to shore and come crashing to the sand behind the breaking waves to attack unsuspecting seals. The Orcas will then bring the seal back to the open ocean. Sometimes, they throw the seals in the air like rag dolls. Orcas will eat a wide variety of prey such as fish, turtles, sharks, whales, penguins, gulls, squid and octopi. Orcas consume over 500 pounds of food per day! Orcas may dive to depths of 100 feet below the surface of the water.
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Gabe checks out the Spaghetti Western take on Shakespeare's classic...
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Here's a good question, how many filmed versions of Hamlet are there? This is, of course, not counting those videotapes you have in your basement of your nephew's 5th Grade rendition. Seriously, though, how many? When the question is posed to IMDB.com, fifty results are displayed. These results are only of films utilizing the name, including the Kenneth Branagh version, the ill-fated Mel Gibson version, The Gay Hamlet, two films called Hamlet X, and the unfortunately titled Freddy Versus Hamlet, which is not what you think. This lengthy list doesn't include such Hamlet based films as Kurusawa's The Bad Sleep Well, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, and the highest grossing basic adaptation, Disney's The Lion King.
Conversely, there are more than fifty unofficial sequels to the seminal 1966 Spaghetti Western Django. Some title gems include: Kill Django…Kill First, the seemingly disappointedly titled Django Always Draws Second, that films contradictory sounding follow up, Django Shoots First, the naughty Nude Django, A Pistol for Django (not to be confused with A Bullet for Django), the apprehensively titled Don't Wait, Django…Shoot!, and my personal favorite, Django 2. Most of these films are not actually related to the original film, and are titled as they are in their respective distributors attempts at reselling a successful name.
What do these long, sometime hilarious lists have in common? Why, Johnny Hamlet, of course. In co-financing Germany, the film was advertised as another Django film, and in fact, this DVD release carries the longer German title on its cover. Now the two last things I ever thought I'd need were another Hamlet adaptation and another faux- Django sequel, but for some reason, when the ideas were crossed, my interest was peaked.
The plot's first two thirds or so pretty much mirrors that of Shakespeare's original, simply exchanging swords for guns, and Denmark for the Wild West. Johnny returns from war with dreams of his father's ghost demanding revenge for his untimely murder fresh in his mind. He finds that his mother has married the chief suspect, his uncle, and that the general antagonism level of the town has risen. Johnny decides to win back his childhood love and trick his uncle into confessing to the murder, all the while avoiding his uncle's petty thugs and the corruptible local sheriff.
Like most Spaghetti Westerns, Johnny Hamlet is long on style. Action is framed quirkily, colours bloom from the landscape, and costumes verge on garish. There are more eyeball close-ups than you can swing a six-shooter at, and faces are juxtaposed regularly with rocky backdrops. Also in keeping with the basic Italian film book, there is a multitude of Catholic imagery, including a scene where Johnny himself is crucified and left for dead.
Johnny Hamlet sets itself apart through its dreamlike qualities. Hypnotizing imagery isn't necessarily a rarity in Italian Westerns, but such near abstraction is not exactly the norm. There is also an odd, stage-like quality to the film. The interiors are all very obviously sets, and special mention should be made of the underground cemetery, which is built from neon plaster no man could mistake for actual rocks. Not as obvious as something like The Cabinet of Dr. Calagari or Dogville, but just odd enough to be noticed. This may be in recognition of the fact that the text itself originated as a stage play, or perhaps the budget on this particular production was especially low. The stage play ambience carries over into some of the action set-ups, most of which could have easily been filmed from one wide angle. Characters rarely move further than a stage set could accommodate in a given scene, including some of the outdoor sequences. Again, the purpose behind this may be less significant than I seem to think.
The film's weak point is its stagy action numbers. Quite often it is the action and style alone that make a Spaghetti Western great. With the exception of one rickety stairwell set piece, the action feels lethargic, and severely lacking in tension. When such an important ingredient is missing in a genre film that walks a thin line between art and schlock, the end result can be a devastating sense of apathy. Yes, in the end Johnny Hamlet doesn't have but one scene a casual viewer is likely to remember twenty four hours after watching it. Because I, myself, am a fan of the genre, my opinion of the film is likely to be higher than that of the general public.
Johnny Hamlet is a pretty well worn film. Presented in its original 2.35:1 aspect ratio, this anamorphic print is as good as the film will probably ever look. Artefacts like dirt and burns are present, as are a few track lines, but grain levels are surprisingly low, and detail levels high. The colour pallet is strange, full of intense pastels and unrealistic yellows, but I'm assuming it's accurate, as the genre is often overtly stylized. If anything, I'd say the colours probably weren't quite as bright as originally intended.
The digital cleaning process seems to have actually done almost as much damage as good, and the harder edges suffer. Actual edge enhancement isn't too bad, but blocking and pixelisation are all too obvious. Backgrounds and dark areas are impaired by some pretty heavy low-level noise. In the end, it is these digital blemishes that warrant the heartiest griping, but aren't enough to make the transfer seem a failure. All around, this transfer is pretty impressive, especially considering the age and anonymity of the title.
One of the integral elements to a successful Spaghetti Western is an ace soundtrack. It's pretty much universally agreed that the master of the genre sound is the one and only Ennio Morricone. Francisco De Masi is no Ennio Morricone, but he does a pretty good impersonation. The music of Johnny Hamlet is a little on the silly side, but still works well enough. The DVD is presented in Italian and German mono, both of which have dubbed tracks as the film, like most Spaghetti Westerns, is a multi country financed and acted film, and was most likely recorded without sound at all. Both tracks are a little on the tinny side and lack any real depth of field. Distortion levels are relatively low and most of the dialogue is clear—though I suppose I was reading the subtitles anyway.
The special features are humble in size, but informative and entertaining nonetheless. The main draw is a thirty plus minute interview/featurette with director Enzo G. Castellari and a few other cast and crewmembers. Though a well-made documentary is always preferred (at least by me), this more or less gets the job done. Castellari is, like seemingly all aging Italian maestros (with the exception of Dario Argento), very warm and unpretentious. Thankfully, the German DVD producers saw fit to include optional English subtitles during his mostly Italian interview. There are a few moments where he attempts to speak in English, which are unfortunately not subtitled.
Besides the inter-feature (I've coined the term in print now), we get a small selection of frankly awesome psychedelic, Technicolor trailers, that make the film appear a bit better than it actually is, and a still gallery. The still gallery is packed with hundreds of images including stills and beautiful poster art I'd be happy to hang in my home.
Though not quite the classic I wanted it to be, Johnny Hamlet is interesting enough to hold the attention of most Spaghetti Western enthusiasts. The creative colour pallet is pleasant, the art direction intriguing. The DVD itself is, from what I can tell, the only English language version available. Despite a few A/V shortcomings, the disc is most satisfactory, and probably the nicest the film will ever look or sound.
You can purchase this title from Xploitedcinema.com.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 11th November 2005
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: PAL
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital Mono Italian, Dolby Digital Mono German
Subtitles: English, German
Extras: Interview with Director, Trailers, Still Gallery
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Enzo G. Castellari
Cast: Andrea Giordana, Gilbert Roland, Horst Frank, Ignazio Spalla, Enio Girolami
Genre: Western
Length: 91 minutes
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When visiting a doctor, psychologist or physical therapist, some patients think twice before forking over the quoted copay. Few people think of bartering in the doctor's office, but those who do are snagging significant savings.
People have a motivation to negotiate: Some patients feel even sicker after they go to the doctor's office and hear the cost.
The amount that comes from out-of-pocket expenses — including copays and deductibles — rose 40% to $2,649 in 2014 from last year and the percentage of out-of-pocket expenses as a total cost rose from 15.9% to 18.7%, according to a report by professional services firm Towers Watson. (Copays cover the share of a visit or procedure that insured patients must pay out of their own pocket.) What's more, the annual employee health-care contribution rose by 31% to $2,975 over the last five years. "Employee affordability issues are a growing challenge," the report stated. "Just how much can employees afford to pay for health care as salaries rise at the rate of inflation or just slightly more?"
One answer: Start negotiating the bill with your doctor before services are performed or, better yet, before your visit, or offer to pay it all in cash. More people are bartering as they might at a farmer's market, a process that's made easier when the copay is a percentage of the final bill, says Dave Osterndorf, chief actuary of health exchanges for Towers Watson. "You're trying to negotiate the amount you're responsible for," he says. "It's one of the more poorly understood elements of health care," he says. "Everybody has the right to go to a health care provider and ask to pay less." Doctors and hospitals may be willing to barter over the cost of a service, Osterndorf adds, particularly if the patient says he or she is at risk of going into debt.
And some patients are indeed asking. Peter, 45, a New York-based communications and outreach executive for a nonprofit, has negotiated deals with his psychotherapist. (He requested MarketWatch withhold his surname to protect his anonymity.) During his first consultation, the therapist — who was out-of-network — asked, "How much would you be willing for each session to cost you?'" The therapist and Peter settled on a $50 copay, even though the total recommended copay was $80. The therapist absorbed the $30 difference, and the insurer was billed for the usual $275 per session.
The growth of high-deductible plans, in which people pay a low annual premium, but their insurance doesn't kick in until they've met their deductible, means more people are likely to pay out of pocket, says Mitch Rothschild, chief executive of Vitals, a Web application that helps people make decisions about choosing a provider. Indeed, employer-based health plans are reducing their options: 30% of large employers plan to offer high-deductible health plans with a health savings account as their only option in 2015; 16% do that this year, the Towers Watson report found. "As the stakes get higher, patients are more likely to negotiate," Rothschild says. "People get a lot of sticker shock and that's what stimulates the negotiation." Unlike the way most service industries work, many people don't know the cost before they see a doctor, he says.
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But should medical practitioners be cutting a deal with patients? While waiving a copay altogether on Medicaid and Medicare is deemed illegal by the federal government, experts say private practitioners have more discretion when dealing with their patients. "Why would it be fraud?" says Robert Kaestner, professor in the Institute of Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois. "Is it fraud when Verizon and Comcast waive a fee for this or that?" An out-of-network doctor giving a reduction on copay, he says, "is similar to the pharmaceutical companies paying the difference between the out-of-pocket cost of a brand name drug and the copay for a generic."
Others say the law has yet to be fully tested for in-network providers, however.
"It's more of an amorphous area, but it seems to be happening more often in the marketplace," says Susan Nash, a partner in the law firm McDermott, Will & Emery. Copay waivers in the commercial setting, she adds, is a complex issue that depends on many factors, including whether the provider is participating in a network, what the contract between the provider and insurer or network administrator provides, the plan design and extenuating circumstances. "Occasional waivers for individual patients with financial difficulties occur in the marketplace, however more routine waivers may be problematic," she says.
Doctors who reduce copays to undercut their competition take money out of the system and raise the cost for everyone, says Jennifer Searfoss, chief executive of the Searfoss Consulting Group, a health-care consulting group in Annapolis, Md. "It's not a sweet deal, it's a kickback," she says. Searfoss says she hears "a lot" that her clients' competitors are doing this.
While providers who do this may be losing out on a little bit of money initially, by making visits more affordable for patients they can earn more in the long run. For instance, if a person seeks one physical therapy session and the physical therapist agrees to take a $10 copay instead of the $35 stated on the insurance card, the physical therapist loses out on the $25, but the insurer must still pay $150 per session. And with the lowered copay the patient will remain with the provider and possibly go more frequently, meaning more fees for the physical therapist — but also more reimbursements made by the insurance company.
Searfoss says it could also jeopardize good relations between insurers and doctors. "If the provider is out of network, there is no contract," Searfoss says, "but if the health-care plan finds out about them doing that, it's not going to let them back in the network."
The insurance industry is certainly aware of this practice. America's Health Insurance Plans, the national trade association for the health insurance industry, has no instructions for those who wish to negotiate with their medical provider. "For those providers who do offer some kind of copay assistance, it might help a patient upfront that doesn't lower the underlying cost of care, which ultimately does get factored into premiums [for everyone]," a spokeswoman for AHIP says. "In order to make care more affordable, we need to address those underlying costs." And that negotiation should be between the individual health plan and the provider, she adds. Insurers UnitedHealthcare and Humana declined to comment; a spokesman for Cigna says, "Customers who participate in a group plan must be treated equally."
But others say the patient/doctor relationship benefits from more transparency and flexibility. "If the doctor wants to accept less [copay], he can if he wants to," says Neil Crosby, chair of media relations for the National Association of Health Underwriters, which represents more than 100,000 licensed health insurance agents, brokers, general agents, consultants and benefit professionals. Although he says most people don't think to ask, he says he encourages people to be active consumers when it comes to health care "just like they would be with electronics or a hotel room or anything else," he says.
Rothschild agrees: "Providers have extensive contracts with multiple health plans that specify what they can bill for these services, he says. "The provider is entitled to discount the patient as much or as little as they want. But they cannot charge more for the service than the contracted rate with the health plan."
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Even as a healthy outdoor athlete, Kristen Dugan got a yearly mammogram just to be sure.
Shes glad she did.
In 2011, I was clean, so this year I wondered if I really needed one, Dugan, 41, said in a recent interview. But I felt a lump in a self-examination. It turned out to be full-blown cancer.
Dugan had a double mastectomy in May and, while still undergoing chemotherapy (shes just begun a 30-session radiation regimen), joined Living Well Yoga for Cancer, a recovery program using gentle stretching and relaxation.
Its an amazing support group, Dugan said of Living Well. It got me through chemo when I thought I couldnt make it.
American Cancer Society guidelines released earlier this year recommend cancer patients maintain a healthy weight, get exercise and eat a healthy diet. Recent research has shown that taking these steps can lower chances of cancer recurring.
The camaraderie that grows from a shared experience is as helpful as the benefits from exercise, Dugan said.
Living Well Yoga is one of two programs in Durango that use exercise as part of cancer therapy. The other, Cancer Fit, given at the Durango Community Recreation Center, concentrates on building strength, cardiovascular training, flexibility, balance and meditation.
Living Well Yoga is taught by Michele Lawrence, who guides recovering cancer patients through a session of exercises on Wednesdays to loosen and strengthen muscles and tissue that get beat up during cancer surgery.
Mayo Clinic research has found that cancer patients benefit from yoga, Lawrence said.
The class also is open to caregivers, as well as anyone who has or had cancer.
Yoga therapy is not general yoga, but aims at individual needs, Lawrence said. Restorative yoga poses are designed to help with the side effects of cancer treatment.
We encourage attention to breathing and relaxation. We want to rebuild range of motion and help the immune and nervous systems, she said.
Lawrence has practiced yoga for 12 years and taught for seven years. On a personal level, she finds that yoga reduces anxiety, stress and insomnia.
Lawrences program and Cancer Fit dovetail with guidelines that the American Cancer Society issued in April.
The guidelines are based on evidence that by improving their physical fitness, cancer survivors can decrease their risk for other cancers or their risk for a recurrence, said Toni Abbey, an oncology nurse who has suspended her professional career to help cancer patients solve physical, emotional and practical problems resulting from their illness through her Blueprints of Hope.
The medical community takes good care of cancer patients, Abbey said. But then theyre sent on their way without long-term support.
I help them find the community resources they need to get back to living as fully as possible, Abbey said. Its important because they worry about a recurrence for the rest of their life.
Cancer Fit is a three- or six-month individualized exercise program. It comprises pre- and postassessment, a personalized exercise routine, 75 minutes a week of supervised group classes and a full-access pass to the recreation center.
The class meets Tuesday in an exercise room and Thursday in the pool.
Exercise routines include flexibility, strength and cardiovascular training. Any cancer survivor present or past may participate.
Cancer Fit instructors are Jo C. Soignier, an exercise science professor at Fort Lewis College for 23 years, and Sue Kohlhardt, a registered nurse, nutrition coach and personal trainer.
The benefits of exercise are the same for cancer patients as for anyone else, Soignier said. They improve physical conditioning, reduce fatigue and improve their mood and self-confidence.
The fellowship that develops in class is important, too, she said. The experience of a common journey motivates everyone.


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Carl and Laura Strom and Janet and Bud Tessier happily announce the engagement of their children, Heather Strom and Ed Tessier.
Heather graduated from Notre Dame Academy, Mount Holyoke College, and Clark University with a MS in Environmental Science/ Policy. She is employed by UMass Medical School. Ed graduated from Seekonk High and UMass Amherst with a degree in Sports Mgt. He is the manager of Tessiers Hardware in Seekonk, and is also a web designer. A May wedding is planned.


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Sun readers share their views on Main Street, President Obama, violence, guns, the school shooting, God and the GOP.
Please, not again
I live and work downtown and constantly fight traffic on the new two-lane North Main Street. Now city commissioners want to do the same to South Main? They're going to have another mess on their hands. Do they live and work downtown and struggle with the daytime traffic? Most do not.
And who will park in the proposed parallel parking spaces? There are not enough businesses below Depot Avenue to warrant the expense and disruption.
Evan Weber,
This is insane
As I read the Dec. 19 Sun article headlined "Commissioners debate Main St. lane reduction," which referred to reducing the number of automobile lanes on South Main Street, I felt two emotions. The first was horror, and the second was laughter.
I couldn't help recalling Albert Einstein's famous quote: "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
Alan Berkelhammer,
Drop the politics
In regard to George Martin's Dec. 8 letter wherein he politicizes our president's speech at the Newtown, Conn., service by implying that he couldn't come up with his own words at a time of such grief: Perhaps he didn't know, but authorities mentioned right after the speech that President Obama penned much of it himself.
It would be appreciated if the politics could be dropped for a few minutes while the nation mourns.
Elaine Mattson,
Culture of violence
We live in a society that creates movies, TV shows and video games where violence in extreme is entertainment. Glamorizing the man who comes on the screen and decimates people.
It isn't just about changing gun ownership laws. However, that door is now open and we cannot close it. We are talking about our civilization, the future of the country/society. I only hope that common sense and loving kindness will eventually move us into a recovered society.
June L. Hornby,
About those targets
To those who advocate that gun control is wrong because they are hunters and enjoy going to the range to practice: Please explain why the standard targets generally supplied at gun ranges are not pictures or outlines of deer, turkey or other hunted game, but rather silhouettes and pictures of human beings.
H. Dane Mottlau,
Not a child's job
In his Dec. 18 letter Richard Coleman suggests that we "teach our children to stop acting like sheep going to the slaughter." This is the sickest form of blaming the victim I have ever seen.
To suggest that the kids who were killed in Connecticut were in any way at fault is repulsive.
Coleman says we should be teaching kids to fight for their lives. They shouldn't ever have to; that should never be a child's job.
Peter Martin,
Putting God back
In answer to the Dec. 17 letter criticizing the remarks of Mike Huckabee: If we think back to how this country was when Madalyn O'Hair and Earl Warren first took prayer out of the schools until today, (we) can see how the moral fiber of the country has gone downhill. And it is not going to get any better until we stand up and put God back in the place where He should be.
Eugene Mathison,
Bring back the GOP
The Republican Party ain't what it used to be.
Once it was the Grand Old Party (GOP) of Reagan, Nelson, Rockefeller and Eisenhower. It is now a radical, far-right party dominated by Karl Rove and Grover Norquist. They got rid of their best, Colin Powell and Sen. Lugar, who tried to stop some of their excesses. The party operated on the principle of "rule or ruin," with disastrous results.
Hopefully, the stinking defeat they suffered last election will awaken the moderate Republicans to take over and, once again, compromise and become a force for efficient government. Amen.
Samuel I. Greenberg,


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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's Supreme Court has ruled that a law in southern Oaxaca state that bans same-sex marriages is unconstitutional, paving the way for same-sex couples to marry in that state and possibly in the rest of Mexico.
In a unanimous decision on Wednesday, the tribunal struck down a Oaxaca state law that declares that "one of the purposes of marriage is the perpetuation of the species."
The court said in its ruling that to condition marriages to the union of one man and one woman "violates the principle of equality."
Currently, same-sex marriage is only legally allowed in Mexico City, where a same-sex marriage law was enacted in 2010.
The court's ruling comes from a lawsuit filed by three gay couples against the state of Oaxaca.


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16 and Pregnant star Ebony Jackson is telling her side of the story after CPS took her daughter away this week. The former MTV star opens up about her depression and suicidal thoughts after suffering a miscarriage.
The problems for Ebony began this week after cops raided the home she shares with her husband Josh Rendon following an anonymous complaint. What they discovered was pretty horrific. The police report reveals cops found "human and dog feces on the floors, walls, and clothing" in every room of the house. Their house was also "full of flies and in some areas, maggots."
As a result, the couple's 2-year-old daughter Jocelyn was taken away by CPS and now remains in temporary foster care, while Ebony and Josh were arrested on charges of endangering the welfare of a minor and possession of drug paraphernalia.
In an interview with the HollyBaby blog, Ebony, 20, opens up about her struggles. "I had been suffering with depression. I lost a kid, so I've been going through my own personal problems and so I haven't been able to be the wife, mom that I'm supposed to be," she says. "Neither of us wanted any of this to happen… One of my old friends [called us in] and she reported a lot of false things."
"We never have our house that dirty," adds Ebony, blaming the "dog feces" mess on the fact that puppies were just born in her home. "Our daughter never lives like that. Our daughter is always taken care of. She will always be taken care of. Our daughter always comes first in our lives and I don't want anyone to think that we are just a couple of drug heads because we're not."
When asked to explain the synthetic marijuana that was found in their home, Ebony takes full responsibility for it. "It was mine," says Ebony. "It had nothing to do with Josh. It was all mine and I was just doing it to self harm … after the loss of my son, I just lost him two months ago."
Ebony goes on to reveal that her emotional issues were triggered by the loss of an unborn son. "I've been depressed, anxious, dealing with the loss of [the baby]. I was already hospitalized at the beginning of June — for suicide prevention," she said going on to add that she's looking to get help now. "I'm going to go back to therapy to find the right depression medication… I just want to let all of our fans know we are sorry for letting them down and for letting Jocelyn down."
Unfortunately for Ebony, there might be more trouble coming her way. TMZ is reporting this morning that Josh is now at risk of getting kicked out of the military.
Josh, who is a member of the Air Force, is currently under investigation in relation to his arrest this week. A rep for Little Rock Air Force Base confirms Josh could indeed be discharged.
Even worse, if Josh is discharged, he and Ebony will lose their home as they currently live on the base.


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By Jack Gaughan
Rio Ferdinand took to Twitter on Thursday to tell the world what Ryan Giggs is to his fellow professionals, manager and supporters, as the Manchester United stalwart turned the ripe old age of 39: "The word #Legend is banded about far too often...fits this fella like a glove though for his service to football!"
It is a fair assessment. With 606 Premier League matches, 107 goals and 12 titles to his credit, Giggs is in many ways the epitome of United's rise over the last two decades. There was never, even at the peak of his powers, any suggestion that he would leave Old Trafford; a model professional on the pitch – a fact that has remained undisputed. Easy to remain loyal to consistent champions, but the midfielder's dedication to the cause has earned him an extended stay at the top. However, it is one that could come to an end in May.
United, as Goal.com reported in November, are yet to open contract negotiations with the player, who is on a one-year deal in line with Sir Alex Ferguson's stance on players nearing the end of their careers. Giggs himself said he has evaluated whether to continue playing after Christmas in each of the last few campaigns, and will do the same this time.
The ultimate decision may not be up to him any longer, though.
The loyalty, the joy and the trophies have afforded Giggs a lengthier stay than any other dwindling talent before him. Sir Alex's policy of stack them, rack them and sell them when over the hill doesn't apply to Giggs, as it didn't to Paul Scholes, and both of whom are expected to start at Reading on Saturday. The iconic status of the pair means they stayed on. Admirable of the manager, but it is a struggle to see how sentimentality can continue.
United have won just 40 per cent of domestic games in which Giggs has started this season. Without him, they win 87% of the time. They are similar statistics to those of last season and the one before that. In fact, United's win percentage with Giggs in the team hasn't outweighed that without him since 2007.
He will, as always, want to play on if he still feels a valuable contributor. But without an assist or a goal in the league since February 26 – the winner away at Norwich City – it is becoming harder to put forward an argument for his services to be retained for 2013-14.
Incidentally, Scholes also scored that day in a 2-1 win at Carrow Road. They were heralded then, while both played in the defeat on the same ground a fortnight ago and looked spent. Is the perseverance in picking Giggs merely sentimental or is there an air of necessity about it? A bit of both.
The money Sir Alex has parted with in recent years has conjured mixed results in the transfer market. The arrival of Nani in 2007 meant Giggs was no longer a wide man and moved inside for longevity – shrewd from the boss, who noted Giggs' slight decline on the wing. The move hasn't worked out for the Portuguese winger, with United ready to sell.
The attempts to bring younger players through to replace the greats has proved a semi-success, but not so much of one that United can think they can progress without the likes of Giggs and Scholes – that was plain to see last January when the latter was hauled back from retirement to ignite a stagnant campaign.
Going forward, they can press on with the quality youngsters – Javier Hernandez, Phil Jones, Chris Smalling, Rafael, David De Gea – who are continuing their development and may emulate those before them. But those before them are not Giggs, and they are not Scholes. Neither is Shinji Kagawa. United are lacking in the department behind the Japan international in midfield; strengthening there has seemed something of an afterthought.
Wesley Sneijder, readily available from Inter, is the obvious plug to fill the gap, but his capture would indicate Sir Alex's willingness to search for an immediate option – not quite the long-term legacy in mind up until very recently with the arrival of Robin van Persie. Granted it hasn't worked out too badly for the Dutch striker, but can the same be said for his international counterpart who lacks match practice and could not agree a deal with United last year?
Whatever the outcome in January and the summer, there is a clear change in transfer policy – a net spend over three years of almost £100 million - likely to be a direct consequence of the financial clout at Manchester City and an urgency to continue fighting at the very top on all fronts.
If they go toe-to-toe with the Sheikhs, they'll lose. Continuing to do it the United way is the only option, but first they must find two gems to replace Giggs and Scholes. Easier said than done.


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Hello! Nice to find this forum on google when I search for OLPC forum!
I think, ultimately, MIT should host a forum themselves officially for the OLPC project. Without advertising, with contiuous status report, and invitations to developpers for joining in on the development of some of the open-source software and usb-accessories..
I also find some interesting links and articles at http://www.oneperchild.org/home/ .. are those just links to articles or also opinions from the webmaster of oneperchild.org?
I think it is great that Negroponte is revolutionizing the internet through a new laptop for the children in developping countries. I think this laptop will be usefull not only for them, but also for the adults in developping world and very fast it will spread to the developped world also. Nobody needs 3ghz noisy and big computers. Only profetionnals need such epensive power stations. The general public of the world needs just a terminal with multimedia power. And making it open-source and non-profit is evidently the way to do it. The world will profit.


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I promise to get back to writing articles on a more regular basis soon, but in the meantime, here's a comment from Nathan A. on using DISTINCT and ORDER BY:
This is actually a problem I have been puzzling over for quite a while now. I actually need to do that sort. I wonder if I may have to create another column that has the list of ordering values in it in increasing order so for my example above assuming a letter table and a number table that contains the numbers for letters, the number table would not change but I...
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Let's take a look at another one of those stupid, arbitrary SQL Server error messages that Bill Gates clearly only created because Micro$oft is evil and incompetent and they want to annoy us (and probably kill baby squirrels, too):
Msg 145, Level 15, State 1, Line 4
ORDER BY items must appear in the select list if SELECT DISTINCT is specified.
This message pops up when you ask for DISTINCT rows for one set of columns, but you'd like to have the results ordered by one or more columns not specified in your distinct set. For some reason, SQL Server will not allow...
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By WGBH News
Dec. 9, 2011
BOSTON — WGBH News' Phillip Martin asked academics, politicians and activists to grade the Occupy movement's strategies, messaging and success. We asked you to do the same. And almost no one was neutral.
On the morning of Dec. 9, 40 percent of respondents gave the movement an A and 32 percent graded it D or F. The positive responses started pulling away: by 5:00 p.m., the D and F responses had gone down to 29 percent. But still only 7 percent gave Occupy Boston a C.
We shared a number of your comments on the air Dec. 9. Here's what some of you said...
A — The lower and middle classes no longer have a voice when money makes the laws.
A — A kindhearted protest is a beautiful thing.
A — It's the first time in my adult life that people are talking about real issues.
A — Finally we now have a brave group of people who have stood up to Big Money interests and injustice. They are doing it peacefully with a typical Bostonian emphasis on education.
A — They are calling attention to the fact that one percent of the country owns most of the wealth. As an 84-year-old I can't march but am one of the 99 percent.
C — The initial idea was good, but they carried on way too long — weekend protest marches would have been sufficient.
D — The only thing they have accomplished is to make a lot of noise and cost the city a lot of money.
F — Inequality is not an injustice; it is a fact of life in a free society. Rise Up; Pick Up Thy Tent and Rejoice that You Live in a Land of Equal Opportunity.
F — Would or could not articulate its goals — only pointed out a problem — in addition the human megaphone was silly.
F — Wasted time and money and energy. Did not present their case effectively. Did not win over others who might have been sympathetic to the issues.
F — Each individual should have spent less time 'occupying' and more time looking for a job.
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WILLIAMSBURG, October 15, 1772.
Rules for recovering DROWNED PERSONS. Blow strongly into the Fundament with a Tobacco Pipe, or any other proper Instrument, either Air, or, as soon as it can be procured, the Smoke of Tobacco, which its Heat and irritating Quality render more efficacious. The sooner this Remedy is applied the better; and it should be continued without Intermission, though it should for a considerable time seem to produce no Effect. While this is doing, and with all possible Expedition, the Body should be dried and warmed, it having sometimes lain so long in the Water as not only to be cold, but stiff. This may be done by various Means, by the application of hot Flannels, and if no Fire is at Hand, of the under Garments of the Bystanders, or by putting the Body into a warm Bed with some healthy and living Person; at the same Time strongly rubbing it with warm Flannels moistened with Brandy, or sprinkled with fine dry Salt, along the Spine of the Back from the Neck to the Waist, and applying a Sponge, or Linen dipped in Brandy, or Spirit of Sal Ammonine, or some other strongly volatile spirit to the Nostrils and Temples, sometimes also tickling the Nostrils and Neck with a Feather. But no Brandy, Wine, or any other strong Liquor, either alone or mixed with Salt, or other irritating Substances, must be put down the Throat till Signs of Life have manifestly appeared. Instead of blowing Air or Smoke up the Fundament, one of the Bystanders may apply his Mouth to that of the Person to be recovered, and stopping the Nostrils with one Hand, while he supports himself with the other, blow with all his Force in Order to inflate the Lungs. A Vein should also be opened, as soon as possible. It should also be remembered, that rolling the Body upon a Barrel, and hanging it up with the Head downwards, are pernicious Practices, and tend rather to destroy than recover the Patient. Neither should the Methods here directed to be taken be neglected in Despair, however long the Person may have remained in the Water, for there is no indubitable Sign of Death but the Beginning of a Putrefaction. Persons may have lain not only Days, but Weeks, without any Signs of Life, and yet have recovered.
Virginia Gazette (Purdie & Dixon) October 15, 1772
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This amazing document may have appeared in response to drownings caused by a hurricane earlier in October 1772. The Virginia Gazette of October 1 referred to the hurricane when describing the problems of ships trying to enter the James River at the time of the hurricane.
Sources: VA Gazette, P&D, 10/1/1772


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Welcome to BGA Extra, where I draw a line under the previous weekend's game by responding to your questions from BGA during the week. After the jump, I respond to your questions about Sunday's game against the Rams. If you would like your questions answered in future, remember to read my BGA game breakdowns every Monday and leave your question in the comments section.
DMike •
Question regarding Sanchez's accuracy on his "good" throws, it seems to me that he rarely hits receivers in stride. This game was thought of as one of Sanchez's better, yet I thought he still looked rough. On tv, the TD throw to Schilens looked horrible, but Chaz made a heck of a play. Similarly, there was a nice catch to a wide open Kerley, who if hit in stride probably runs for another 10 yards. In my unlearned opinion, it appears that Sanchez is often off the mark (no pun intended), thoughts?
I completely agree, although I may have shied away from saying as much when I wrote BGA because I've been jumped all over for making similar comments in the past. The Schilens throw reminded me of that long pass he threw to Antonio Cromartie in the Texans game. Again the receiver had a couple of steps on the field and was running down the seam and still could have made the catch easily even if the pass was thrown too far to the inside. However, he again threw it too close to the sideline. Luckily, Schilens made a good catch, but I'm not sure someone who wasn't a seasoned receiver (Cromartie for example) would have made it look so easy. Still the throw was good enough, perfectly timed and came off a well executed fake, so I don't want to criticize too much. I thought each of the three throws he made to Kerley were actually pretty accurate and of course there was the throw to McKnight which may be one of the best passes he's thrown all year.
SackDance99 •
I haven't looked at the replays, yet. But, it looked like the sack that Greene "gave up" was on a 3-step drop where Sanchez held the ball for too long. If it was a 3-step drop, Greene was supposed to cut block, rather than engage. I still think that Sanchez brings a lot of the pressure upon himself by not delivering the ball quickly on 3-step drops and poor pocket awareness when pressured.
You are correct, but Greene still gets a negative grade on that play because although he was supposed to cut Chris Long, he didn't execute the cut block well enough and allowed Long to clamber over him rather than taking him off his feet. There was another issue with this play though. Clyde Gates and Dustin Keller lined up on opposite sides and just ran straight into each other, colliding over the middle. If either was the primary option, Sanchez was right to eat the ball. His only other option would have been Konrad Reuland in the flat on a pass that could have ended up in a pick six if he underthrew it, or if Long was able to tip it. Blitz recognition and getting rid of the ball is an issue for Sanchez, but I'll give him a pass on that one.
Shonn Frank •
You don't agree that THIS supporting cast is bad? It is historically bad. None of these guys should be on the roster. Gates? Schilens? Hill simply can not catch-to the point where he is pretending not to even see the ball. Did you see that perfect back shoulder pass that he "lost" in the dome lighting?
Schilens is a guy who always played well when healthy with the Raiders over the last few years and was a starter level player for them. He's actually played well for the Jets too over the last few weeks if you haven't noticed. Gates was a guy who was a big part of Miami's plans last year but doesn't fit into a West Coast Offense. His skillset is much better suited to the Jets' system and he's showed over the last few weeks that he has some potential. Jason Hill was starting for the Jaguars last year and leading them in receiving but he couldn't earn any playing time ahead of these guys. None of those are good teams, but they are players that were in a similar position on the depth chart on other NFL teams to where they are now with the Jets. Toss in Kerley, who is having a great season and the wide receiver corps really isn't that bad. Especially when you account for the fact that they also have above average pass receiving skills from the tight end position and that Santonio Holmes would have been available if he didn't suffer a season-ending injury.
As for losing the ball in the lights, the exact same thing happened to Braylon Edwards once. Remember?
damion •
When was the last time Sanchez had back to back good games?
Statistically, the Colts and Pats games just four weeks ago were both pretty good, although he did only pass for 82 yards in the Colts game. That pair of games was the first time he completed over 60% of his passes in consecutive weeks since Week 3 of 2011. He's been extremely inconsistent since that point - which of course was where the line started to fall apart without Mangold, perhaps damaging his confidence and pocket presence irreparably.
'NYCPE'inGermany •
Imagine if our ST coach didn't have Westy's history? He'd have been run out of town by now. I wonder if this irks Westhoff to stay for one more year and not go out on a sour note?
Funnily enough, Bassett has been driving the "Players are tanking so he'll come back" bandwagon for some time. I attribute it to the fact the Jets have had so many injuries, a lot of the players they are using don't have the requisite level of preparation.
Disgruntled Jets Fan •
I wish the Jets were more aggressive. Rams went for it on fourth and scored. Would the Jets have done the same?
Probably not. Tony Sparano is known for settling for field goals. However, the Jets are six of nine on fourth down this year and I'd argue that a Tebow shotgun sneak is a high percentage play that they should risk if they end up with a key fourth down and short. Surprisingly, the Rams have been VERY aggressive on fourth down under Schotty. 17 attempts leads the league (with 10 successes).
orjetsfan •
Some teams are grinders that just try to stay close for the last drive (Steelers). Others are built to score points, keep possession for the offense and keep the suspect defense off the field (Pats). Still others rely on game management on offense and a good defense (49ers, Texans). Seems like we have a little bit of all these styles, especially when we do not have turnovers - your thoughts?
You've hit upon a key flaw with this Jets regime. They don't really have an identity and often some of the things they seem to be trying to achieve are at odds. Over the first few years of the Ryan regime, the Jets leaned on their defense and although the defense (largely due to injuries) is not as good this year, it's still the strength of the team. It's the offense that drives the team though. Last season, the Jets scored 24 points twice and went 1-1. They scored more than 24 seven times and won all seven...and less than 24 seven times, losing all seven. This year, a similar pattern is emerging, although they did have a 23-20 win and a 26-29 loss. Both were in overtime and could have gone either way, though.
'NYCPE'inGermany •
You've talked a lot about Sanchez's indecisiveness a lot and there have been some glaring examples of this in past weeks. It does seem though that with this WR corps he's usually being asked to place the ball in perfect spots because they don't get much separation and Sanchez just isn't that accurate. He must know that with a better supporting cast he'd have bigger throwing windows and this must be affecting his confidence and decisiveness (i,e, possibly not trusting Hill even though he seemed open yesterday when he found Reuland), would you agree?
Yes, I do think that Sanchez often hesitates to make throws other quarterbacks would be able to make. I don't think the problem is necessarily with the supporting cast, since those are throws that other quarterbacks can make and don't hesitate to throw. You're asking a lot of any supporting cast to get wide open on every play - sometimes quarterbacks have to complete balls in tight windows. When a defense knows that the quarterback can't do that, he becomes very easy to defend. Sanchez has made those kind of throws in the past, but his recent play has been inconsistent.
'NYCPE'inGermany •
Bent wrote "As it begins to look increasingly likely he'll be starting at guard next year, Ducasse is managing to hold his own and it's encouraging to see them producing with him in the game" ... But he's still a bust, right? I mean, he has to be, because he was drafted in the 2nd round and didn't produce right away. We all know a Tanny led FO can't draft to save their lives. Like that bum Wilkerson, what a waste.
This week's winner of the comment that needs no further comment from me award...
'NYCPE'inGermany •
So who is this #6 guy they signed at the last minute to quarterback the game? What a relief to finally see a touch pass thrown that hits the receiver perfectly in stride and a well placed, well timed and easily catchable screen pass.
Whoever he is, I hope he plays again this week.
JBk •
Question with our salary cap going into next season, do you think we can afford to resign Landry at 4 million, Keller, Finley or Davis at about 3 or 4 million, R Bush at 3 or 4 million, A Spencer at 5 million and D Goldson at 4 million? That's about 21 million on resigning and signing key free agents then pick between Moore or Slauson. Does anybody think this is possible ....remember big money gets free up by cutting Pace, Scott plus Smith and Smith with BT and maybe Po'uha's money also coming off the books.
Sorry to burst your bubble, but there's no way the Jets will have that kind of money next season. You're correct about all those amounts coming off the cap, but the Jets have too many other cap commitments to go on that kind of spending spree in 2013, unless they clear some more space with a major trade or two. This Summer, the media will write about how the Jets are in cap hell and well over the cap and going to have to gut their team. However, the moves you've identified, together with some minor restructures and pay cuts will mean that they are below the cap with a little flexibility - but not much - once free agency begins.
You've certainly identified some good options. However, the Jets are unlikely to be in the running for more than a couple of the players on this list, so they'll have to prioritize.
juunit •
The team definitely seems to have lost some confidence in Hill. Gates was out there for the first snap of the game wasn't he? I do wonder if that's been just another of the things that's held Sanchez back this year... if Hill is actually getting open, but Sanchez just refuses to throw it to him because he sees it as a lost down. It's really tough to blame Sanchez for not playing well this season when his only legitimate receiver has been Kerley. Honestly, where the hell has Keller been? And, why does Schilens seem to always be wide open on double moves, but doesn't get more snaps?
Gates did indeed start and got twice as many reps as Hill. I think anyone would agree that both Gates and Schilens deserve the bump in playing time ahead of him. They should try and get Hill some easy touches this week. Maybe an end around or bubble screen. Anything to get him a little momentum and something to build on. I don't actually see it as that hard to get open on double moves, since those are things which you pull out just once or twice a game. It's harder to get open on more basic routes, although Schilens does do that well too and I've always liked him, so I wouldn't have an issue with him getting more reps. Maybe Keller isn't 100% yet. He has been up and down since his return.
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Where do our linebackers rank? Seems like they are the weak link. Also, is it Stephen Hill's hands or he just doesn't pick up the ball until the last second? I recall another pass in end zone vs the Texans where he didn't make a play on it was an underthrown ball though.
Per PFF, all the linebackers are grading out really poorly. Calvin Pace is second to last among 3-4 linebackers and David Harris is third to last among inside linebackers. Bart Scott and Bryan Thomas also have negative grades. A big part of the negative grades for the inside backers has been missed tackles and that has improved in recent weeks. They combined for 16 in the first four games, but only have five between them since. Among bench players Demario Davis actually has a positive grade, but Garrett McIntyre is the only 3-4 OLB in the league with negative grades for run defense, pass rush AND coverage.
Hill's technique isn't exactly perfect, but mostly I think he's just pressing right now. Still, Sanjay Lal helped turn a couple of guys with high drop rates (Darius Heyward-Bey and Louis Murphy) into productive big-play threats, so hopefully he is up to the challenge.
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Do you think Bilal would have had more success than Greene if he was the starter? Or did he just benefit from the "softer" defense? I kind of want to see him start. I like his burst and effort.
While I think he definitely benefited from that, there's only one way to find out and that's to give him more reps earlier in the game. I like him better than Greene in pass protection, although he had a few missteps this week. That could help the offense be a little more unpredictable when he's in there. Wanting to see Bilal getting more early reps isn't necessarily a knock on Greene, either. Maybe he'll respond better than Bilal did in that closer role.
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Sparano and Sanchez both seemed to get into a groove where they got more confidence off of each other. There were two plays where they rolled Sanchez out and one when they rolled the pocket which impressed me since I haven't see that in seems like forever. From what you can see on the TV film how did the roll out plays effect the defense and should we expect to see more of this? Also did the previous plays dictate that because while I was watching the game I thought they were perfect calls based on the previous plays.
You can roll out and move the pocket too much because it can lead to your quarterback being under a lot of pressure. It happened in the Raiders game last year, one of the best statistical games of Mark's career, but one that ended in a loss, partly because he was sacked five times in the second half. On Sunday, they didn't do this at all until a key third and three in the third quarter where Sanchez rolled out and threw a good pass to Kerley on the outside, and then Sanchez rolled out and gained eight yards off a play-action bootleg. Those plays were probably successful precisely because they didn't do any of that in the first half. They did also have a couple of rollout plays that the defense were all over (one each for Tebow and Sanchez) though.
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Ricky Sapp looks promising so far, generating pressure even with the QB getting rid of the ball quickly. One thing I noticed, the Jets used their LB's to rush the passer a lot with Coples and Wilkerson, could you break down the pass rushers by groups, i.e., was there any combo that seemed most effective, least effective, etc.?
Ricky Sapp was used in the dime formation (six DBs) and the Jets generated four pressures while he was in there. Wilkerson and Coples were on the inside with this group and Calvin Pace was on the other edge. They also got two pressures from the base defense and three from the nickel package with Pace and Thomas on the outside and Wilkerson inside with Po'uha, DeVito and Coples (one each). Garrett McIntyre had 17 of his 23 snaps in the fourth quarter and that's when the Jets starting blitzing a bit more. Six of the seven pressures the Jets had in the fourth quarter were with McIntyre in the game. Initially he was spelling Pace in the nickel package, then the Jets ran some prevent defenses with six and seven defensive backs. Pace and Thomas were across from him in those packages with either Wilkerson or Coples in the middle.


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HOOKSETT — After being shot in the chest Wednesday morning outside an Irving gas station, Hooksett resident Daniel Grande has had his status updated from critical condition to guarded, or stable.
After being shot in the upper-right chest in the early-morning hours, Grande, 32, has made enough progress for officers to be able to talk to him while he recuperates at Elliot Hospital in Manchester, Hooksett Police Chief Peter Bartlett said.
"We went and spoke to him (Thursday), but we will probably have to talk to him a few more times," Bartlett said.
Shortly after Grande was shot Wednesday morning, Orlando Quintana of Lynn, Mass., and, Ana Koufos, 29, of Revere, Mass., were arrested by Salem police after being spotted driving south on I-93 traveling 100 mph with the headlights turned off.
Quintana has been charged with first degree assault for allegedly shooting Grande, and Koufos has been charged with hindering apprehension for driving the getaway car.
Bartlett said it appears that Grande, Quintana and Koufos appear to have had a previous relationship, but the extent of that relationship is still unknown. He added that it appears that Grande met up with the pair at the Irving station after driving there in a separate car.
"This wasn't a random shooting," Bartlett said earlier this week.
Bartlett clarified that Quintana and Koufos were sitting in Grande's car when Quintana allegedly shot Grande.
Along with being able to interview Grande, Bartlett said that police have received search warrants and have begun to search Grande's car, along with the Honda Odyssey Koufos and Quintana were in when they were arrested.
"Everything is going fantastic with the investigation, it is a very methodical process. Our detectives are working tirelessly to put the pieces of the puzzle together to make sure the case goes forward," Bartlett said.
While police believe that a 9mm handgun was used to shoot Grande, Bartlett said that a gun has not yet been recovered.
At Wednesday's arraignment in 6th Circuit Court, Hooksett District Division, Quintana's bail was set at $100,000 cash, while Koufos had her bail set at $25,000 cash.
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