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But this is not only possible in Havana city, all along the Cuban island you will find available rooms, and depending on your specific interests, you could reserve excursions, city tours and tours departing from your hotel to the countryside, the beautiful sandy beaches or even go sailing through the Caribbean clean waters. At night you will have at disposal clubs, cabarets, and discotheques where to enjoy salsa music and Cuban dances.
If you are planning to know the whole country on your own, you can rent a car in several car rental offices placed near or in the Cuban hotels, this would give you flexibility during your trip.
Almost in any city throughout the country you could find accommodation. But not only in urban areas you can book your room, its possible to be lodged in some marvellous Beach Resort installations, all of them with great facilities at your disposal, from nautical sports and excursions to entertainment and nightlife shows waiting for you. The All Inclusive hotels in Varadero Beach, Cayo Largo and Cayo Coco, are good examples of high quality lodging among others.
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I just got these cigars on special last week and I am thourougly impressed. Great flavor and a smooth draw. Burn very well and last a long time. Great for a relaxing evening smoke!!
Just received my VSVDG...I have enjoyed 3 without any complaints...a great smoke after a long day at work. My new favorite! Can't complain about the price at 2 bucks a stick. Thanks CI...keep the deals coming!
Well I need to change my opinion about these cigars. I really love these. The flavor is great. Burns very well. The first one I tried was a little rough at the beginning, but it turned out to be one of the best cigars I ever smoked. Hell, it was just as good as a $6.00 cigar I have had before. I will be ordering more. You guys are awesome. Happy I found you. P.S. It might take 2 Bic lighters together to light, but that makes it all the better. These things are big.
Just got my first ever VS. Not very impressed when first lit it up. Thought I was burning plastic. Once it got going good, it seemed ok. It has a decent draw; not too bad on taste. But that plastic burning smell is still here as I am smoking this right now. It isn't a bad cigar for the price and the ring size is a little much for me. I probably won't buy again, but there are so many great deals with CI. Love these guys....I only buy here....Thanks CI for all the choices.
One of the best values on a cigar you can get right now. Just make sure you have some time to smoke this bad boy! As previously mentioned, they are difficult to cut but I actually punched mine and it worked fine. There are some construction issues with them but mine burned evenly for the most part and only required a touch up once. Pretty solid chocolate flavors and thick, rich smoke. I had time to try a few different drinks with this cigar as it burns so long, and coffee went really well with it and brought out some of the nutty sweetness it has, and the porter I had complimented the flavors pretty well. Just my observation because we all have different taste buds, but this is a pretty solid deal on a solid smoke! Reminds me of the box pressed Toranos I have smoked, but for far less! Give it a try!
This is my preferred smoke! It has a great draw for a big stick. The wrapper has great mouth feel and flavor. But the best is the taste, mellow but very flavor full! Enjoy this one!
A big cigar with plenty of thick tastey smoke. A good hour or more smoke. Big cigar at a really great price!
Great stick if you have a couple of hrs or so to smoke it. Lots of flavor and lots and lots of smoke. Had no problem cutting it and it burned even for being as big as it was. Would buy again.
I was enticed by the the sale price and said "how bad can they be?" Other cigars at that price have been outstanding. Well, in this case, I got what I paid for. There's an off "chemical like" flavor as if you left the cellophane wrapper on it before you lit it. The wrapper starts blistering ( thank God for the binder!) when you relight it after a break. Don't waste your money on these cigars.
I bought these VS for my Son so he can stop bugging me for my own and that is why I have to keep my Humidor locked when he comes by. When he got these cigars, he called me and told me that they were great stogies and he was giving me one to try. well I did and man, they are AWSOME!!! They put out a lot of smoke and smells pretty good and taste not too bad. I am getting a set for myself too. I do dip the tip in some Sambuca before putting in my mouth and lighting the cigars, it gives a xmoother taste while smoking. Old Italian way.
An awe inspiring stick that's simply awesome! Yes, this stick is difficult to cut and the immense ring gauge makes it awkward to hold in your mouth, but the flavors are terrific. I didn't think it was bold, more of a morning stick to me. It does burn for a long time and it will need several touch ups during your smoke. It's a terrific value stick for $2 bucks a stogie. Don't pass this up.
Warning...smoking these things around people with a limited maturity level will provoke certain jokes about what it looks like while you are smoking this brazilian wrapped brick of tobacco. You will need either a good lighter or a couple of decent matches to get this thing smoking properly and evenly and then after that a careful eye on keeping the end evened up by rotating it around to prevent one side from taking off on you...the first 2 inches and the smoking draw is firm and the amount of smoke you get isn't overly impressive...after that down to how low you want to take it, the smoke increases, as does the "hit" effect...and the heat eventually...you can get a good blast of heat in a draw with even 2+ inches left on it, because of the monster sized cherry this thing has...you could use it as a small space heater...for the price, the markdown from retail, these are decent maduros for a nice, long, deep smoke and are well made, but getting the label off requires carefully tearing it off...don't try to slide it off...so far I'm fairly happy with the Victor Sinclair types of cigars I've had...they aren't overly complex, but a reliable good, smooth smoke in any case.
I got these on special last fall and while they were not my most favorite in the box, I did go through them rather fast. And for the money ($2 per), I could not complain.
I got this cigar when it was on a CI special. The immense ring gauge makes it difficult to cut cleanly and awkward to smoke. Having said this, it is still an enjoyable smoke and what I have come to expect from Victor Sinclair - great value for the price.
Great cigar lots of flavor and thick smoke. Take your time and enjoy!!!!
This a really great cigar. Big, Bold and Full Bodied. Not a quick after lunch cigar but a flavorful way to spend over an hour enjoying Maduro tobaccos at their finest. I was never a Victor fan but these are really great. They draw well are well rolled and holed a very white ash. Great Cigar!
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Washington, DC Visitors
Are you planning a visit to Washington, DC? While you are in Washington, DC, I encourage you and your family to stop by my office. Whether you're coming on a short business trip, or an extended family vacation, my office can help you make arrangements for some of the more popular Federal attractions in our Nation's Capital.
We are able to help you reserve tours to the White House, the U.S. Capitol, the Library of Congress, the Kennedy Center, the Supreme Court, and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. You may place an online tour request. These tours are an excellent way to see all that the nation's capital has to offer and all of these tours are of no charge to you. All tickets are provided to my constituents on a first-come, first-served basis. Due to the large number of visitors, please request them as early as possible in order to maximize your chances.
Memorials, Monuments, Museums, and Points of Interest
The Corcoran Gallery of Art Museum
17th Street and New York Avenue, NW - one block west and south of the White House. The main entrance is on 17th Street. Special needs access is at 1701 E Street, around the corner from the 17th Street entrance. Phone: (202) 639-1700 Metro Stop: Four blocks from the Farragut West station or Farragut North station.
Department of the Interior Museum
The Interior Museum is currently closed for renovations.
Ford's Theatre & Lincoln Museum
511 10th Street, NW - 10th Street Between E & F Streets. Telephone: (202) 426-6924. Metro Stop: the closest station to the theatre is Metro Center
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) Memorial
900 Ohio Drive, S.W., near the Jefferson Memorial and the Potomac River. There are park rangers available from 8 a.m. to midnight every day except Christmas Day. There are no fees to visit any of the monuments or memorials in the park. Telphone: (202) 426-6841 Information. Metro stop: Smithsonian Metro stop comes out on the National Mall.
Hall of States Building
444 North Capitol Street, NW. This building houses 32 state offices. For information call the Council of State Governments at (202) 624-5386.
Jefferson Memorial
South bank of the Tidal Basin - At the Swan Boathouse you can rent a paddle boat to cruise on the Basin. The Smithsonian Metro stop comes out on the National Mall. Phone: (202) 426-6841
Korean War Veterans Memorial
The memorial is staffed from 8 a.m. to midnight every day except December 25 by park rangers who are available to answer questions and present interpretive themes. A bookstore in the nearby Lincoln Memorial sells informational items relating to both the memorial and the Korean War. The Korean War Veterans Memorial is part of the National Park System, one of more than 360 parks representing our nation's natural and cultural heritage. Address inquiries to: Superintendent, National Capital Parks-Central, 900 Ohio Drive SW, Washington, DC 20242.
Lincoln Memorial
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National Building Museum
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National Mall and Memorial Parks
The sprawling lands of the National Mall & Memorial Parks include the Mall, the public promenade extending from 3rd Street near the Capitol to 14th Street
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National Mall Walking Tour
Explore the National Mall with this walking tour provided by National Geographic.
National Geographic Museum at Explorers Hall
1145 17th & M Street. Exhibits of famous scientific expeditions. Phone: 800 NGS LINE (800 647 5463); 800 548 9797 (TDD).
National Museum of American Jewish Military History
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No Individual Charges for J.P. Morgan
The top U.S. securities regulator doesn't intend to charge any individuals in its planned enforcement action against J.P Morgan for the allegedly fraudulent sale of mortgage bonds. Jean Eaglesham reports on Markets Hub.
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NEW YORK (AP) — If you think a Whopper's too indulgent but are sick of chicken sandwiches, Burger King is offering a turkey burger for the first time.
The Miami-based company is rolling out the new sandwich this week as part of its limited-time offers for spring, marking the latest fast-food effort to cater to health-conscious diners. Last week, McDonald's said it plans to offer a lower-calorie version of its Egg McMuffin made with egg whites. The Oak Brook, Ill.-based chain said the egg whites will be available for any other breakfast sandwich on its menu as well.
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Ronaldo is a member of Los Cabrones, otherwise known as the Cubans, that appears in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. Ronaldo is one of the many people that Umberto Robina, the gang leader, sends to retrieve a package for him from Downtown Vice City and deliver to him in Viceport. Ronaldo can, if the player choses, be killed.
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There are certain opportunities, obligations and challenges that come with playing basketball here. Nothing is given, everything is earned. Expectations are everywhere. You can run away or you can embrace them.
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Rare Earth and Power: Advanced Magnets May Improve Future Motors
Rare earth permanent magnets are being incorporated in NEMA induction motors plus other recent developments in motor efficiency and performance.
Who can forget the sweet, soul stylings of Rare Earth and Power, the magnetic force that revolutionized American manufacturing in the 21st century?
Doesn't sound familiar? Probably because RE&P never played a single note. Instead, the reference is to the rare earth magnets already used in many servo motors that will be incorporated in NEMA induction motors in the not-too-distant future.
The 17 elements in rare earth aren't really rare, but China achieved a virtual monopoly of mining and extraction operations five years ago. Rather than export elements such as neodymium, the Chinese leveraged their position to produce finished goods such as permanent magnets, which are composed of neodymium, iron and boron. Shortages ensued and prices skyrocketed, resulting in 600 percent increases in some servo motors. Prices are easing, but sticker shock has retarded many manufacturers' enthusiasm for new applications of servo technology.
The upside is that rare earth mining has become a more attractive proposition. The Molycorp mine in Mountain Pass, Calif., is expected to begin producing 40,000 tons a year of the 17 elements later this year. Increased availability should bring stable pricing and domestic production of finished goods that depend on neodymium, including permanent magnets. That's good news for buyers of both servo and next-generation NEMA motors.
Higher efficiency requirements under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 became effective December 19, 2010. In IE-3 applications, a 5 hp, four-pole, 1800 rpm premium NEMA motor must deliver 89.5 percent nominal full load efficiency; in IE-2 applications, that motor's efficiency rating is 87.5 percent. Even higher efficiencies are expected when IE-4 standards are in place in three years, and OEMs are considering technical options in achieving them. At the list are rare earth magnets.
"The time may be right for the kind of major jump in savings that can be achieved with permanent magnet technology," suggests Chris Wood, industry account manager-food and beverage for SEW Eurodrive, Lyman, S.C. Use of permanent magnets in NEMA motors will produce double-digit efficiency gains.
SEW expects to introduce a permanent magnet induction motor to the U.S. market later this year. The motors already are in service elsewhere. Four slots in the rotor hold two north and two south magnets, resulting in four poles at synchronous speed. The units boost efficiency 19 percent, are more powerful, and allow manufacturers to drop down two frame sizes.
While advanced magnets may improve tomorrow's motors, hygienic design is impacting today's. Expanding use of stainless-steel induction motors, particularly in high-pressure washdown environments, has been accompanied by re-engineering to extend those motors' service life.
An upgraded version of Baldor's SSE Super-E stainless motor debuted in January at the International Production & Processing Expo, which drew processors of meat and poultry products. A fully welded, flat base replaced the spot-welded base on the original version, eliminating potential microbial harborage points. A breather drain was dropped in favor of four condensate drain holes at both ends.
"Condensation got in during washdown, and there was no way for the water to get out," explains Kay Cabaniss, food and beverage manager for Baldor Electric Co., Fort Smith, Ark. The changes should extend service life and eliminate oxidation of bearings.
Airborne contaminants are receiving new scrutiny as food companies prepare for more stringent food safety requirements. Electric motors are potential contributors: biofilms can form under the endbell and on the fan and shroud, out of sight from visual inspection. As the fan blows air across the motor's surface, microbes become airborne, posing an invisible contamination threat that can settle on food-contact surfaces. To address the danger, chief engineer John Oleson of Stainless Motors Inc., Rio Rancho, N.M., redesigned his motors to include Sanifan, a cleanable fan assembly. A polished stainless fan, secured with a blind-tapped stainless nut, replaces a plastic fan, and elastomeric seal eliminates metal-to-metal contact points where microbes could gain a toehold.
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I finished calculus! It took me way longer then I'd hoped but the book turned out being longer then the previous books in the series. Also there were countless delays.
Anyways, I've now completed the Saxon math series. I can now boast i've taught myself algebra 1 & 2, trig and calculus. Now I'm confident in my math skills and feel ready for college to persue a career in computer science.
Many thanks to all the forum members who provided assistance when I needed it. I only hope some day I'll be SMARTER THEN ALL OF YOU!
Like I said my next objective is getting into college, but I intend to continue my self study in the meantime lest my brain muscles get flabby. There are no more books in the saxon math series, therefore I'm open to suggestions for good math texts on calculus II, multivariable calc, or whatever comes next.
Anyways, I intend to celebrate with a calculus party this coming tuesday, March 14. PI DAY! :-D (3,14) what better day to celebrate? You're all invited!
A logarithm is just a misspelled algorithm.
May I be the first to congratulate you!
Computer Science? Maybe you could start reading books about programming, logic, etc ... Do you know c++, php, sql, etc?
"The physicists defer only to mathematicians, and the mathematicians defer only to God ..." - Leon M. Lederman
Thanks! I read about one third of a C++ book and got stuck. The sad thing about C++ is you can't do practice problems and check your answers like you can with math. Therefore its not as easy to self study. But I'm going to study it some more now that I've got some extra time.
A logarithm is just a misspelled algorithm.
But the great thing about programming is that you know when you're right, and you know when your wrong, although it normally takes at least an hour to figure out why you are wrong.
If you need any help with C++ or just about any other programming language, just ask.
"In the real world, this would be a problem. But in mathematics, we can just define a place where this problem doesn't exist. So we'll go ahead and do that now..."
are you a computer scientist, ricky?
A logarithm is just a misspelled algorithm.
Well done, mikau. You must have worked hard.
How can we celebrate your party? Next week could be 'Mikau week'.
It is no good to try to stop knowledge from going forward. Ignorance is never better than knowledge - Enrico Fermi.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
Yes, mikau. I am in college, majoring in both computer science and math.
"In the real world, this would be a problem. But in mathematics, we can just define a place where this problem doesn't exist. So we'll go ahead and do that now..."
Many thanks, Ganesh and Ju!
Thats cool, ricky! Thats what I'd like to do. Major in both compy science and math.
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A logarithm is just a misspelled algorithm.
As far as math goes, you'll probably be better off waiting, since you'll have to learn it all anyway when you get to college.
However, a little programming sk1lz should come in handy, to jump start your courses. I would recommend against C++ as a starter language, not because it can't be done, but because it's hard to do anything useful without knowing a lot. (And I hate that language, as I've said before.)
Java makes a good intro to OOP. It's fairly intuitive, strict enough to make you learn the rules, and it makes a nice environment to play around in.
You may also take a look at Ruby (I've been meaning to). It's all the rage these days, eh?
El que pega primero pega dos veces.
Sorry for the rant, but I really can't resist....
I'm going to side with my favorite CS professor on this one (go figure...) and say that learning Java first ruins people.
Java is a very structured language, rigid if you will. Java also includes a very extensive library. Finally, java handles all memory allocation and deallocation. These three things make it a bad language to learn first.
Don't get me wrong, structure can be a good thing. I've learned that from doing projects that include 5000+ lines of code. But it's important to learn that without having to conform to it. In essence, Java doesn't let you "be free." You are trapped behind Java's structure, and there is literally no way out.
The extensive library in Java allows very new programmers to do some very sophisticated things. However, those new programs don't know how things like hashes work, but use them anyways. And they won't learn until they are forced to. What you end up with is a bunch of programmers who know how to make function (method...) calls, and not too much more. Reinventing the wheel is a way of learning, and Java takes that away from you.
Finally, memory allocation and deallocation is very important to learn when dealing with other languages. It's best to learn it while you are still a beginner. So I would always recommend a language that deals with pointers when learning.
Consequently, those three reasons why I gave not to learn Java first, are the same three reasons why Java is a great language to a more advanced programmer. Having structure makes finding error and reading code much easier. Not reinventing the wheel is a great thing, if you aren't learning. And having to deal with memory leaks or errors can slow a project down to a halt (and in my experience, have progress go backwards).
I would recommend C++. It's kind of like the piano of programming languages. Once you learn it, all other languages become easier. Going from Java to C++ can be hard, but the reverse is never true.
"In the real world, this would be a problem. But in mathematics, we can just define a place where this problem doesn't exist. So we'll go ahead and do that now..."
Oh, and Whitespace has to be one of my favorite programming languages.
"In the real world, this would be a problem. But in mathematics, we can just define a place where this problem doesn't exist. So we'll go ahead and do that now..."
I have never done any other language so my oppinion is pretty worthless, but I do like C++. Its just not too easy to teach yourself.
A logarithm is just a misspelled algorithm.
Hey Ricky, the three reasons you cite are the same reasons I think Java is good to learn on.
I learned on C, not ++, and got quite frustrated with it. I was young at the time (13), so that may have had something to do with it. But also, I was frustrated when trying to go beyond simple stdin/stdout. The leap of knowledge required is tremendous, and the means was not available to me at the time to make it.
It wasn't until I learned Java that programming started to make sense to me. When forced to adhere to the structure, it became ingrained and I realized the sense of it (especially when learning PHP, which tries hard to be accommodating). Perhaps nobody'd ever explained the finer arts of memory allocation, but it always seemed like voodoo; Java garbage collection was a breath of fresh air. And the extensive, well-documented, platform-neutral library let me experiment with things (like gui programming) that I never could have dreamed of doing in C without, well, going to college.
But, maybe my experience fits into one who was "not learning," since I understood pointers and how to make a linked list. :
(Yes, I just used a dunno. It is jU week, after all.)
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I picked up c++ easily after learning java, java is simple enough to allow you to write extremely complex code without too much knowledge yet is strict enough to make sure that you don't get lazy (python coders complaining about else if (python uses elif)), and although it doesn't teach you about assigning memory it does make sure that you decide on a type for everything and use type conversion methods to swap between types which is a good grounding for memory management.
Java also holds enough limitations to ensure that a coder learns another oop language like c++, by limitations I don't mean to put it down, it can do almost everything if you know how but doesn't always do things in an elegant way.
PHP and SQL are just for web designers and database management, it's easy to make money with them but they're not much fun, and non-oop languages are becoming redundant.
Congratulations mikau ! ! !
cool computer guys, can java make faultless Operating System instead of Windows??
An OS written in Java? *shudder*
Nothing can make a faultless operating system, just as no program is ever bug-free. But that doesn't mean you have to use Windows. I use Mac OS X, myself. If you're adventurous, try Linux; it's free, and there are exactly too many choices to choose from.
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I have to say - WOW.. It's a big accomplishment (without any knowledge of these books) in my opinion!
edit: Oh yeah, congratulations
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lol, over a month later and the congrats are still pouring in! :-D
Thanks, patrick!
A logarithm is just a misspelled algorithm.
Well, didn't see this untill now
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An OS written in Java? *shudder*
Nothing can make a faultless operating system, just as no program is ever bug-free. But that doesn't mean you have to use Windows. I use Mac OS X, myself. If you're adventurous, try Linux; it's free, and there are exactly too many choices to choose from.
Recently I read some books on business. One of them say it was Apple's fault to persue a flawless system at the cost of openess and software variety.
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(AP) - LeBron James will join fellow-NBA stars Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh with the Miami Heat.
Ending weeks of silence and drama, the two-time MVP said on his ESPN television special from Greenwich, Connecticut on Thursday night that he's decided to join the Miami Heat and leave the Cleveland Cavaliers after an unsuccessful seven-year quest for the championship he covets.
"The best opportunity to win and to win now and to win in the future also," James said. "Winning is a huge thing for me."
It's a huge victory for the Heat, who got commitments from Wade and Bosh on Wednesday. That duo, along with James, formed the upper echelon of the most-celebrated free-agent period in league history.
Heat president Pat Riley landed them all, three stars to help shape his quest for a dynasty in Miami.
And for Cleveland, a city scorned for generations by some of sports' biggest letdowns, James' long-awaited words represented a defeat perhaps unlike any other.
James said he made the decision Thursday morning and knows it won't go over well in Ohio.
"They can have mixed emotions, of course," James said, adding that Akron will "always be home for me."
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Adding a Festive Flair: Camilla Thorogood, Inn Volunteer
Walk into the Inn at this time of year and you will be greeted by the fragrant evergreen boughs and twinkling lights of a magical holiday destination by the sea. For all this seasonal beauty, you can thank Camilla Thorogood, the Inn Volunteer and Décor Guru.
Camilla first moved to Tofino 23 years ago when her RCMP officer husband was stationed here. They were eventually relocated, but moved back in 1993 to spend their golden years with friends like Charles's parents, Howie and Lynn McDiarmid. "I love the sense of community in Tofino," Camilla says. "The people of Tofino brought me and my husband back and that is why we stay."
Even though the Thorogoods came back to Tofino to "retire," Camilla is a woman who doesn't know the meaning of the word. Not only does she volunteer for the community's hospice and animal rescue projects, but after a few years of running a B&B, in 2001 she opened Crab Apple Flower Shop. As owner, she provided flower arrangements for the Inn and developed its signature style using indigenous plants and flowers. When she sold the business a few years ago, Charles asked Camilla if she would be the Inn's official volunteer. Recently, she was honoured with a new title, and now her business cards read "Décor Guru for the Wickaninnish Inn."
Throughout the year, she decorates the Inn for events and private functions and creates the displays in the Gift Gallery and guestrooms. But it is at Christmas that she truly comes into her element. Not only does Camilla decorate the Inn and all the trees in the guestrooms, she also creates the ornaments from original designs and teaches the staff how to assemble them. She loves volunteering at the Inn, especially at this time of year, she says, adding, "I feel like the people who work there are all my kids."


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The Ole Miss Rebels enter the 2010 season in a much different place than a year ago. Last August, Houston Nutt's team was a popular pick to win the West and even the SEC. The returning starters were there, the schedule was there, but it all fell apart in Columbia on a Thursday night in late September.
Did Ole Miss fans enjoy this off season more or less without the hype? How is former Oregon QB Jeremiah Masoli going to fit in Oxford? And does the Egg Bowl have more spice this year after Dan Mullen's comments?
To get a better look at Ole Miss, I contacted Jeb Williamson an Ole Miss Featured Columnist on Bleacher Report.
Q: Compare this off season with that of last year's where Ole Miss was a chic SEC Champion pick.
A: If you were to poll the fanbase, I think an overwhelming majority would prefer this year's off season to last year's for a myriad of reasons, the simplest of which is how easy it is to buy into the idea - true or not - that Nutt's teams always perform better when no one expects them to.
The South Carolina game was a bitter pill that soured the rest of what was a good season for the Rebels. Everything from that point was still on the downside of the mountain, and there was almost a collective slumping of the shoulders through the rest of the year.
There was no news last off season at all; just varied themes on "this is the year" all summer long. In contrast, this off season has been a circus: the anomaly of a July recruiting surge, the 2009 recruiting class taking some more hits, and the Masoli affair.
The volatility of the last few weeks has really put a charge into the program, and regardless of how everything works out, the overall state of the program is perceived to be swinging upwards. The caveat is Masoli. If Masoli is not in Oxford I am not sure how upbeat fans would be about this season.
Q: Does the fact that new OC Dave Radar has been out of football for a few years make the fan base nervous?
A: It does to the extent that there have been games in the last two year's where the Rebels were beaten on the blackboard; that Nutt and his staff may have been a bit myopic in developing a game plan and walked on the field with a limited number of options on offense.
I have never heard anyone accuse Rader of being an "outside the box" offensive mind, so I think there is some apprehension that maybe someone a little more dynamic in the position might have been beneficial to the playbook. Nutt is going to call the plays, as he always has, so any rust on Rader is likely to go unnoticed schematically.
Ultimately, Rader was brought in to develop quarterbacks, particularly Nathan Stanley. If you look at Rader's history you see game managers at the quarterback position. Ferrotte, Croyle...those weren't guys that were going to go out and beat you down from the pocket, but they also rarely did anything to beat themselves.
Turning the ball over has been the Achilles Heel of the Ole Miss offense the last couple of seasons, and I do not know anyone who does not think Jevan Snead digressed last year. Rader is going to be judged on how well his QB's protect the ball and making sure the mistakes made early in the season are not still problematic towards the end.
Q: After a disappointing year was it still hard losing Jevan Snead early to the NFL?
A: Eighteen wins (including two Cotton Bowls) in two seasons at Oxford ought to get you a hell of a better reputation than the one Snead enjoys among many Rebel Fans currently.
Yes, last season was frustrating, but anyone with two cents worth of football knowledge knows the Rebels do not beat Florida in '08 or LSU twice without Jevan Snead. Those are some of the biggest wins of the last decade for the Ole Miss Program, and people who say they would rather have someone else at quarterback than the guy who accomplished that get little credibility from me.
It is a love-fest with Masoli right now, and it will be interesting to see whether he is judged against the low expectations many had for this season before he came to Oxford, or if he is held against a mythical idea of what Snead could have done had he not decided to enter the draft.
I guess the litmus test is the LSU game. Snead beat them twice. If Ole Miss loses that game with Masoli at the helm - and it will be Masoli at the helm if the NCAA grants his residency waiver - look for sentiment on Snead to change.
Q: How does the dismissal of WR Pat Patterson effect a group that lost the SEC's top receiver in Shay Hodge?
A: From a numbers perspective, the group is scary thin and can be divided into two groups. You have The Underperformed with Markeith Summers and Lionel Breaux, neither of who found any way to get open on a consistent basis last season. Then you have The Unknowns, young players like Melvin Harris, Jesse Grandy, Ja-Mes Logan and true freshman Vincent Sanders. All will see quite a bit of action.
You can argue that Patterson's dismissal really put a lot of strain on the group and cast doubt on their collective productivity. But you can also argue that he never showed any sign of understanding what it takes to play at this level of football, much less of being the type of player he was projected to be out of high school. It is hard to miss what you never had, but you hate to see kids with that much talent have such a disrespect of it.
To revisit an earlier question, one area where Rader could have a real impact is in developing the passing game for tight ends and full backs.
Moving safeties and linebackers out of passing lanes is something the Rebels have been terrible at the last two years. I think the coaching staff likes the athleticism they have at those offensive positions, but they have to find a way to make them something the defense has to keep an eye on. Defenses are too good in this league not to be challenged, and you don't have to spend much time in the film room to understand why Snead had so many picks.
Q: How much confidence do the fans have in Brandon Bolden to pick up the slack on the ground?
A: Bolden is a known quantity and I think most people understand that he is going to be steady, but has his limitations. If you look at his stat line from his first to seasons, they are nearly identical. He can get you four tough yards, with the occasional pop. I like Bolden and think he should have gotten a lot more credit for stepping up and doing a lot of blocking for Dex last year when you know his competitive spirit had to sting, but unless there is a part of his game he has been saving, even a lighter and quicker Bolden is not a guy that can carry a team week to week.
Enrique Davis looked great in the Spring and has carried that momentum into Fall. Ole Miss Fans have been waiting for him to show signs that he "gets it" because he is the type of back you can hitch a wagon to, and maybe this is the year he lives up to all the promise he carried into Oxford.
Rodney Scott played as a true freshman last year and has some wiggle, and true freshman Jeff Scott has legit track speed that will be hard pressed to stay on the sidelines.
It's Houston Nutt...there are plenty of running backs and he will use them all.
Q: What is the major area(s) of concern on the offensive line which returns the 7th fewest career starts in FBS.
A: I think an interesting storyline this year will be how Bradley Sowell handles the responsibility of leadership. He got off to a terrible start last year, but as the youngest guy on the line (until Bobby Massie took over right tackle) he had the option of staying back and focusing on himself. This year, he's the old man of the group, and there are going to be times when he has to take over and set things straight.
Not having a center that has ever played a meaningful snap is a major concern, and the center-QB exchange is ripe to be a theme this year.
Perhaps one thing that makes Masoli a more attractive option at QB is his ability to escape trouble, and with most of the learning curve in front of the lineman, that might be the most important aspect of his game this year for Ole Miss.
Right guard Rishaw Johnson - who was suspended for roughly the last half of last season - is the key, I believe. If he stays out of trouble and can stay on the field, the line has a chance to be productive. Sans Johnson, no bueno.
Q: Can the experience on the defensive line balance out the inexperience in the secondary?
A: No offense to Houston Nutt, but I think if you were to poll Ole Miss Fans on their favorite coach, I think DC Tyrone Nix would win. The defense is and has been the soul of the Rebel Football Team since he took over, and everybody knows it. His decision to turn down the DC job at Florida this last off season only fed the love.
Schematically, I think you'll see Nix use quite a bit of quarters coverage to protect his DB's. Doing so gives them time to read the plays a little longer as the linebackers have responsibility in the flats. The front seven will hold their own against anyone this season, but the front four - especially if JUCO signee Wayne Dorsey plays like he practices - could be flat out nasty. The better they are up front, the more the linebackers can play outside the box; the more that occurs, the less the DB's have to play on an island.
Finding the fourth player at both secondary positions is the big question mark.
Q: Who are some of the freshman that are likely to contribute?
A: Jeff Scott is a name I mentioned earlier at running that will be tough to keep off the field. He runs a legit 10.3 in the 100 meters and has a pretty good football IQ...he'll get his shot. CB Charles Sawyer had a great Spring and is pushing to start.
True freshman Clarence Jackson has really impressed at linebacker in a short time and is currently working with the two's. Brishen Matthews is another true freshman that has had a good camp and may end up being the fourth safety. Necessity will get WR Vincent Sanders in the playing rotation.
That said, maybe none is more important than Evan Swindoll, a greyshirt freshman who is currently listed at starting center. Any freshman that touches the ball every play is going to have an impact on your season.
Q: Is Miss State the most important game of the year after what happened last year or is beating an Alabama or LSU more important?
A: Historically, the Bama and LSU games have had much greater impact on bowl game implications and I do not think that it is any different now. The Egg Bowl is a nice, in-state rivalry that - let's face it - a lot of people got to know because it was the Thanksgiving Night game.
If pressed, I'm not sure I could name an Egg Bowl that had any affect on the SEC race, so it is hard for me to argue that the Mississippi State game is the most important.
That said, Dan Mullen has revitalized it, and his grabbing on microphone on field last year in Starkville and proclaiming State "the one program in the state on the rise" rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. Admittedly, it is tough imagining an Urban Meyer or Jim Tressell doing something similar, but hey, its Starkville, and it was a big win Mullen and his Bulldogs.
Those who argue for Miss. State being the biggest game this year for the Rebels are really just put off by Mullen.
Despite the win and claims of what disaster it predicted for the Rebels, it has not affected the recruiting trail in-state or elsewhere, and no one will put any real amount on Mullen staying very long at Mississippi State. When Miss. State is the most important game of the year, Ole Miss Fan should remember that it means your team is probably in fifth place in the division.
One thing I've got to say though concerning Mullen, why did he get a pass on calling out Saban regarding NS's remarks about the spread offense? Mullen hinted at his first rounders Alex Smith and Tim Tebow, but considering Smith was considered an absolute bust until the last half of last season (his fourth or fifth in the NFL), and we spent untold man hours hearing about Tebow's need to re-learn the QB position in order to be a viable NFL prospect...doesn't that prove Saban's point that spread offenses don't prepare guys for the NFL? Some one get back to me on that.
Q: Describe a successful season. Describe a disappointing one.
A: Pre-Masoli I think 6-6 on the low side with maybe a chance to win eight, and I'm not one to say Masoli is the missing piece on an almost completely inexperienced offensive unit that will suddenly get the Rebs to 10 wins. I don't think you move the base line, but maybe you hope for nine during the regular season and get to 10 with a bowl win. If you offered the Cotton Bowl and nine wins again, I think fans should take it.
Failing to qualify for a bowl would be a meltdown quality disappointment, and - literally - might kill my father. The schedule is soft the first half of the year, and if Ole Miss were to come out of their first five games 3-2 fans might start marching on the Lyceum. Perspective is hard to come by these days, but this is a rebuilding year for Ole Miss, which used to almost guarantee a four win season. The fact that people are talking about going to a bowl during a rebuilding year says a lot about where the program is right now.
Q: What is your prediction for this season?
A: Prognostication isn't something I spend a lot of time on, but I'll give it a shot.
Jax State, Tulane and Vandy are 3 wins to open the season. Fresno State and Kentucky both come to Oxford where the Rebs play much better and - though I like Kentucky - get 2 more wins.
Bama after a bye week should be a better game than last year, but it is still a solid loss.
I'm not sold on Arkansas, but I think they will be tough for the Rebs to beat this year; loss. Having to beat Auburn to stop a skid is tough, but my gut tells me the Tigers are still a year away. I'll chicken out and say Toss Up.
Louisiana Lafeyette is a win. Tennessee, poor Tennessee, I like Dooley a lot but they will struggle this year. Rare win in Knoxville. LSU will be tough to beat three years in a row, but Rebel Fans hope Miles stays in Baton Rouge forever. Loss.
Mississippi State will likely need this game - as usual - to salvage their season, but home team usually wins. Win
That's 8-3 with Auburn as a Toss Up, with the Rebels going either 5-3 or 4-4 in conference play. Yeah, that sounds about right.
My Take on Ole Miss...
I agree whole-heartedly about Nutt doing much better when the pressure is off and this year noone is talking about Ole Miss winning the West.
Yes, last season was disappointing, but the Rebels still won nine games. That was back-to-back nine win season for the first time since 1961-1962 to give you some perspective on the job Nutt has done in Oxford.
But Ed Ogeron's players are gone now and it is up to Nutt's recruits to keep up the winning tradition. He was basically forced to take Masoli after Raymond Cotton transferred out. It will be an interesting transition because Nutt has always favored the running game and Masoli isn't exactly a deadly drop back passer.
Defensively, they should be very solid again. Their defensive line gives them the chance to put pressure on the QB. Replacing two cornerbacks is a must because Nix's scheme leaves them on an island a lot.
If Ole Miss can win their bowl game, they will have back-to-back-to-back nine win seasons.
8-4, T3rd SEC West
Thanks again to Jeb for his insight. Please check out his work on Bleacher Report.
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Party: Libertarian
Website: randyluallin.com
Age: 54
Family: Married, two children and four grandchildren
How long have you lived in 2nd Congressional District? Off and on for a total of 30 years
Professional background: Mason; 10 years in U.S. Army
Political/community experience: Cubmaster, Pack 69; Habitat for Humanity; Volunteers of Outdoor Colorado; CCTV Channel 54; CCCC Race Colorado Masters Association; Boulder County Libertarian party membership coordinator; candidate city council, mayor, county commissioner
Education: 12 years public education; three years college; Natural Resource Management; two years vocational building trades
Name a person you admire and explain why: Ulysses Simpson Grant. "He who has never failed cannot be great. Failure is the true test of greatness." -- Herman Melville. Grant had failure after failure, but did not give up.
How do you plan to tackle the ongoing issue of high unemployment in Colorado and nationally?
True employment only takes place in the private sector where actual goods and services are produced. Currently somewhere between 40 to 50 percent of jobs are provided by the government or government contracts, leaving the remaining 50 to 60 percent of the work force to pay for this. This tax burden is too high and the government is too large. I would cultivate more employment in the private sector by leveling the playing field for new business.
What does Colorado's 2nd Congressional District most need in terms of help from Washington, D.C., whether that's funding or political assistance?
Since District 2 is just one segment, the better question is what does Colorado most need from the federal government? First and foremost is to be left alone. Our states' rights have been violated when the federal government contradicts a state law. One example of this is when Coloradans voted to allow medical marijuana, yet the federal government continues to prosecute users and suppliers. Another example in our education system. Currently the federal government only provides 10 percent to the total cost of education in this state, but, at the same time, mandates and requires things like No Child Left Behind. This system is ineffective and I would support legislation that would give power back to local government, which is in better position to decide for the people it serves.
What bill would you introduce first if you are elected?
A balanced budget. Most if not all of our existing problems can be traced to borrowing and spending above what we take in through taxation. A balanced budget must include the specific allotment to specific items such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Use of our tax money via general funds and using them for things like undeclared wars has bankrupted these very valuable systems. The interest on the national debt to other countries and the Federal Reserve has siphoned the system to where it is today.


text: If this tip/trick is not deemed suitable by the ISPConfig admins, then please just delete this post. Done on a Debian system - others are most probably similar Note: I am also terrible at writing tips and tricks files for people so please be careful interpreting my words here. Also you should know what you are doing via a server command line before trying this. This is for those people who run servers that incorporate a fair number of IP's and would like a way to stop various nefarious systems attempting to hack their web servers via IP based methods. Often attempts to find weaknesses in websites are done by just accessing servers via the ip and running scripts etc to find such weaknesses. This way they just troll their mechanisms from one IP to the next looking for such weaknesses. The method below most probably will not ever be endorsed by ISPConfig because it goes against, and requires changes, to the default apache configurations used by ISPC. I prefer to try and stop hack attempts before they start, rather then seeing the results of such an attempt and then deciding to ban the attacker etc, this is why I use this. All this is, is a simple web jail that gives anyone accessing the web server by IP no where to go and nothing to do. It's also good for those clients who know the IP address of their site and when they browse to it could quite possibly get a different site (we do use virtual hosts now don't we..), they will no longer think you are ripping them off because the IP goes to someone else's website. Let's start with the things required: (these can be altered somewhat) A directory for the website these people will see. I stay outside of ISPC setups here and manually create the dirs. I will use my home directory (called "myhome" here) on the server and call the web dir "ipdefault". So we need to create some dirs (note "myhome" is your user home dir or you can alter the entire path to where ever you want) (you may have to use su/sudo for the following depending on how you access your server) Code: mkdir /home/myhome/web/ipdefault mkdir /home/myhome/log/ipdefault Now we create an index.html for the webdir. You can use any editor, like nano, vi whatever Code: nano /home/myhome/web/ipdefault/index.html In this file we just type Code: <html><body> This server is not accessible by IP only </body></html> Now we make that all owned by root Code: chown -R root:root /home/myhome/web/ipdefault chown -R root:root /home/myhome/log/ipdefault Now to configure apache. We have to alter 4 configuration files so you best make backups first. Code: cp /etc/apache2/sites-available/apps.vhost /etc/apache2/sites-available/apps.vhost.orig cp /etc/apache2/sites-available/default /etc/apache2/sites-available/default.orig cp /etc/apache2/sites-available/ispconfig.vhost /etc/apache2/sites-available/ispconfig.vhost.orig cp /etc/apache2/ports.conf /etc/apache2/ports.conf.orig Now you have to edit those 4 files and change the VirtualHost directive to a specific IP. This IP is the one that your server is setup as default (the one ISPC answers to). Change "your_ip_address" for the servers actual IP. Edit apps.vhost and change "<VirtualHost _default_:8081>" to "<VirtualHost your_ip_address:8081>" Edit default and change "<VirtualHost *:80>" to "<VirtualHost your_ip_address:80>" Edit ispconfig.vhost and change "<VirtualHost _default_:8080>" to "<VirtualHost your_ip_address:8080>". Also comment out the "NameVirtualHost *:8080" by placing a hash (#) before it. Edit ports.conf and comment out the "NameVirtualHost *:80" by placing a hash (#) before it. REMEMBER: if you ever update ISPC to a new version it will destroy all your changes! Now to create our config file for our ipdefault website. We need to call it something so it appears first in the list of sites for apache (so it loads first). I have chosen to call it 0-aaaa.conf You can create this file directly into /etc/apache2/sites-enabled, or place it in the sites-available and use a2ensite to add it. The contents of this file are as follows (create using any editor) I am going to pretend my ip addresses are 22.214.171.124, 126.96.36.199 and so on. Obviously you use all the IP's of your server here. Although it's all in one file, you will have a virtualhost config for each IP for your server in this file. Don't forget to change the paths in this file to where you put your web setup - don't leave it as /home/myhome/web.. like this example. Also change your_server_name to what it actually is. Code: <VirtualHost 126.96.36.199:80> ServerName your_server_name DirectoryIndex index.html DocumentRoot /home/myhome/web/ipdefault <Directory /home/myhome/web/ipdefault> Options -Indexes </Directory> RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT_ROOT}%{REQUEST_URI} !-f RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT_ROOT}%{REQUEST_URI} !-d RewriteRule . /home/myhome/web/ipdefault/index.html [L] CustomLog /home/myhome/log/ipdefault/access.log combined ErrorLog /home/myhome/log/ipdefault/error.log </VirtualHost> <VirtualHost 188.8.131.52:80> ServerName your_server_name DirectoryIndex index.html DocumentRoot /home/myhome/web/ipdefault <Directory /home/myhome/web/ipdefault> Options -Indexes </Directory> RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT_ROOT}%{REQUEST_URI} !-f RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT_ROOT}%{REQUEST_URI} !-d RewriteRule . /home/myhome/web/ipdefault/index.html [L] CustomLog /home/myhome/log/ipdefault/access.log combined ErrorLog /home/myhome/log/ipdefault/error.log </VirtualHost> Now obviously if you have more IP's on your server then your config file above will have more listings, one for each IP. You need to have an entry in that file for each IP apache will answer to. So this file can end up very long.. still all the entries are the same, so copy and paste and just change the IP. Now you need to test that all these changes will still work with apache, so.. Code: apache2ctl configtest If there are no errors and everything looks like it will work, then reload apache with "apache2ctl graceful". Check that the log directory you created now has logfiles in it, check that ISPConfig still works (website) and check what happens when you try to browse to your server by any of it's IP's. If you screwed up - well you do have those original files I got you to make copies of, don't you? REMEMBER: if you ever update ISPC to a new version it will destroy all your changes! Explanation on the apache config for this. Being the first entry in the list, apache will direct all connection attempts by the IP's listed in this file to the ipdefault/index.html page. 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It works quite well because 99% of accesses via IP are not legitimate customers anyway - real people are using the web domain. There are also other cute things you can do with this setup, but Ill let you figure them out. Hmm that's it, hope I explained it properly and it's of use to someone.


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Huffington tells women to lead, but also sleep
Web entrepreneur Arianna Huffington told a group of Greenwich women Wednesday night to "put themselves in the picture," inviting them to be part of the conversation about major events and issues affecting the world.
Huffington, speaking to the Junior League of Greenwich, was referring to the impetus for a wildly popular feature on her website, The Huffington Post, which encouraged mothers to take pictures of themselves instead of just their children, saying it was a metaphor for life in general.
"We always find reasons not to be in the picture, and it became one of those sensations," Huffington said.
Huffington did share the stage at Greenwich Library's Cole Auditorium with her boss at AOL, Greenwich resident Tim Armstrong, but the focus was mostly on women's issues -- and female leadership -- during the discussion at the Junior League's membership meeting.
Questioned by Armstrong about the major trends that would be shaping The Huffington Post, which AOL purchased two years ago, Huffington said health care was a major issue that her site, and women, will address. Seguing into a discussion of work/life balance, Huffington mentioned a new smartphone app her company recently launched.
Called GPS for the Soul, the app determines stress levels by measuring heart rates and provides tips for staying calm.
The wellness sphere is "huge for women," Huffington said, and an area where they can take on leadership roles.
Asked by an audience member for advice on climbing the corporate ladder, Huffington told the women "not to see it as a ladder, see it as a jungle gym."
Making a lateral move might not advance your career, but it could help you learn something new and grow all the same, she said.
"For me it's really & a ruthless prioritizing," said Huffington, who has two daughters, referring to how she balances her life with a growing media empire, noting that she now prioritizes sleep -- her office in New York City has a "nap room" -- and joking that Armstrong was "still sleeping with his Blackberry."
Armstrong did take a moment to address the "future of the Internet," saying that despite the fact that cell phone coverage is spotty in Greenwich, he believes that sometime in the next several years, there will be broadband access everywhere, and local events such the New Year's Day polar bear plunge at Greenwich Point will be broadcast live.
Speaking about how the editors at The Huffington Post choose which stories to focus on and promote, Huffington said they plan to pay more attention to youth unemployment, an issue she doesn't think is getting enough press.
It seems to take a back seat to such things as predictions for the 2016 presidential race. With college graduates not able to have the same standard of living as their parents, it's the "antithesis to the American dream," she said.
"That's one of my big concerns that we are ignoring these big issues and playing these parlor games," Huffington said.


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FOXBOROUGH — It seemed inconceivable that it would happen again, that the Patriots would have a double-digit fourth-quarter lead, this time at home and to the hated Jets, and give it up.
But it did happen.
And then it didn't.
Rob Ninkovich and Jermaine Cunningham sacked Mark Sanchez with 7:28 left in overtime, with Ninkovich stripping the quarterback and then falling on the loose ball, the turnover giving the Patriots a 29-26 win Sunday.
In a year in which their three losses have come by a combined 4 points, it was the first time the Patriots have won by such a small margin: their other victories this season have been by 21, 24, and 10 points.
Ninkovich credited Cunningham with getting to Sanchez, and knew as he came flying toward the quarterback that he had a chance to strip him of the ball.
"When he gets in trouble he tries to throw the ball away instead of take a sack," Ninkovich said, the recovered ball sitting among his cleats and other equipment in his locker.
It was the fourth forced fumble in as many weeks for Ninkovich, who has overcome a bumpy first couple of weeks of the season as he adjusted to the switch from outside linebacker to defensive end.
Sunday was the first overtime game New England has played under the new rules — the first team to possess the ball in OT must score a touchdown or the game continues. The Patriots won the toss and Tom Brady led New England on a 12-play, 54-yard drive, getting the offense just close enough for Stephen Gostkowski to hit a 48-yard field goal that held up.
It was not lost on the players that they were able to pull out a close game.
"With the way some of these games have gone, it's good to win a close one like this," receiver Wes Welker said, brushing aside the notion that New England got away with one.
"It's tough to win in the NFL. They're all tough. It comes down to plays at the end, just like this one did. We've had some that didn't go our way; luckily, this one did."
Not surprisingly, Jets safety LaRon Landry, who led his team with 12 tackles, felt a bit differently.
"We blew it," he said. "They didn't do anything special at all. They didn't create anything. We let them have it."
This is one of those games that Patriots coach Bill Belichick, ever the perfectionist, loves: his team got the win, but there is clearly much work to be done.
"We just have to keep working harder to get better, to do things better and eliminate a few of the mistakes that we had," Belichick said. "I'm proud of the team, I thought they played mentally and physically tough."
A lost fumble on a kickoff return by Devin McCourty — who had provided the game's most exciting play in the first quarter — gave the Jets the ball well inside Patriots territory with 2:01 to go in a tie game.
And while the New York offense actually lost yardage on the possession, it was still close enough for Nick Folk to drill a 43-yard field goal with 97 seconds to play, giving the Jets a 26-23 lead.
The Patriots answered, using the no-huddle offense to great effect — though they didn't use it earlier in the game nearly as much given the success they had last time they were at home against Denver — and Gostkowski nailed his own 43-yard field goal to force overtime.
"My teammates saved my life today," McCourty said. "A bad mistake in the fourth quarter and I just have to do a better job on holding the ball. This was a total team win and we just kept fighting. Things didn't go our way the whole game, today we made enough plays when we needed to for the win."
The Patriots began the fourth quarter with a 23-13 lead and saw the Jets — who came into the game with the 30th-ranked offense in the league — score 13 points in the quarter.
Sanchez, who had completed less than 47 percent of his passes in four of the Jets' first six games, made good on 10 of 12 in the fourth quarter alone, good for 114 yards.
For the day, he was 28 of 41 for 328 yards, just the seventh 300-yard game in 53 career starts.
The Jets pulled to within 23-20 with 5½ minutes to play, prime time for the Patriots to switch into their four-minute offense and try to kill clock. The four-minute offense lasted all of 1:08.
"It was first and 10 and then we got a pass interference [on Brandon Lloyd], and then it's first and 20 and then it's a run and it's third and 16," Brady said. "So that's not the way to play offensive football. I don't think there's going to be a high percentage playing that way. We can't really put ourselves in that situation.
"We've all got to do a better job executing our plays. There's no easy way out. It's not like there's a magic, special play you save for those situations. It's about doing your job and doing a better job of it."
Lloyd struggled for much of the day: in addition to the costly penalty, he was targeted eight times by Brady, and came away with just one 6-yard reception.
Folk hit the first of his 43-yarders when the Jets got the ball back, tying the game at 23-all. Then came McCourty's fumble.
It was the third time in seven games that New England has blown a fourth-quarter lead, the first two coming in Baltimore and Seattle. The difference this time was the Patriots were able to find a way to win.
"A win's a win," said tight end Rob Gronkowski, who caught both of Brady's touchdown passes. "I'll take it whatever way. You can win some ugly and you can win some pretty and it just doesn't matter. We worked together as a team and we got the victory."
New York won the opening toss and deferred, and although the Patriots got back-to-back first downs to start from Shane Vereen, who got his first career start, the drive stalled after that.
When the Jets got the ball, they used two big plays to get into the red zone — first a 24 yard pass from Sanchez to Jeremy Kerley, then on third and 7, with the Patriots in dime coverage, Sanchez again found Kerley, this time for 26 yards.
The completions were the 34th and 35th pass plays of 20-plus yards the Patriots have allowed this season, by far the most in the NFL.
They wound up giving up six such plays in the game, pushing their total to 39.
When it looked like New England had stopped the Jets, with Sanchez and tight end Dustin Keller not able to hook up on third and 8 at the Patriots 17, they got a gift: Ras-I Dowling, who was in coverage on Keller, was flagged for holding, which gave the Jets 5 yards and an automatic first down.
Four plays later, including a short third down that saw Tim Tebow in at quarterback and fight for 3 yards, running back Shonn Greene ran in for the touchdown.
After not giving up a first-quarter touchdown over their first five games of the year, the Patriots gave up one in each of their last two games, with Seattle getting one and now the Jets.
New England wasted no time tying the score: McCourty found a major hole in the Jets kick coverage and then took off up the left sideline for a 104-yard touchdown, the first TD of his career.
The defense held despite the short rest, and when the offense took the field it had good field position and Brady led it to its first touchdown of the day. The seven-play drive was capped by a 17-yard throw to Gronkowski, who made a nice catch near the left sideline of the end zone with Landry in good coverage.
New England got a safety in the second quarter to go ahead, 16-7. A bobbled handoff to Greene plus Vince Wilfork bursting through the line led to Wilfork punching the ball into the end zone. Sanchez kicked it out of the back of the end zone, a penalty that led to the Patriots' first safety since 2006 against Denver.
The Jets got a long Folk field goal before the half and then a short one at the start of the third quarter, pulling them within 16-13. Gronkowski got his second TD in the third, which put the Patriots ahead, 23-13.
They let the Jets back into the game, but as they headed home Sunday night, Patriots players wanted to remember only that they had won.
"Our main job was go get out of this game with a 'W', " Wilfork said. "I don't care how we get it [but] get a 'W'. Division game, you can't be pissed off with how you won or the things you've done. It showed a lot from these New England Patriots, just fighting in overtime."Shalise Manza Young can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @shalisemyoung.


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Duh: The TV Business Is On The Verge Of Collapse
from the it's-happening dept
But that's increasingly not the case, and it's not difficult at all to predict that TV is facing a pretty big crisis, which could lead to a pretty rapid decimation of the business. At that link, Henry Blodget makes the right comparison: to the newspapers. They denied there was any real problem with their business for ages -- and were shocked at how quickly the market changed.
This is a point that we've raised for over a decade concerning businesses going through disruption. The standard refrain when the disruption comes along is to insist that it's no threat at all. After all, it's "crappy" compared to the established player. But then things get better, and it starts eating into market share -- and we're told that it's just a temporary thing, or a "cyclical" market. At some point, the blame game starts ramping up -- and we're told that "piracy" or stupid execs giving things away for free are to blame. And then there's my favorite: execs in the legacy industry demanding that they can't change until someone tells them how to make the same amount of money and spend the same amount of money as before. But that's not how disruption works. While it almost always creates larger markets, it does so by changing the game and having that money pop up somewhere else -- somewhere that's difficult for the legacy players to capture without being true visionaries (which they almost never are). And that change happens really, really fast. So when you see legacy execs demanding to know how they can make what they used to make -- as Ari Emanuel recently did concerning television -- it's a key sign that the legacy business is about to collapse, and its main players have no idea.


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Wabash Wins Little State XC Titleby Brent Harris • September 20, 2013 Share:
The Wabash College cross country team captured the 2013 "Little State" crown at Indiana University on Friday to earn their first Little State title since 2010.
The Indiana Intercollegiate meet pits each Indiana college or university against one another. The "Big State" title is awarded to the top division one program, while the Little State title is awarded to the top division two, division three, or NAIA team.
The varsity race was paced up front early by a large group from Indiana University, while the Red Pack from Wabash lurked behind. As the race went on, the competition stretched out, but Wabash was able to hang onto their strong start. The team was led by Billy McManus, who placed third in the Little State competition with a time of 25:58.95. McManus was followed closely by Dalton Boyer in fifth place, crossing the finish line in 26:08.17. Nick Boyce finished 10th (26:33.76), with Cordell Lewis hot on his heels less than four seconds behind in 11th place (26:37.08). Adam Togami toured the course in 26:47.28, good for 13th place. Jarred Burris helped his teammates by being the sixth man in 15th place (26:59.85). Ryan Horner grabbed 23rd place (27:16.16) as the seven man.
With the strong finishes, the team scored 42 points to take the team title, edging the University of Indianapolis in second place with 45 points. Manchester University placed third with 75 points.
Team scoring was unavailable for the open race, but the team had another strong showing from their second group. Fabian House led the way for the Little Giants, placing first among non-DI opponents and 17th overall in the open race with a time of 27:06.40. The race combined the non-varsity squads from each school, leaving House to contend with many of Indiana University's squad as well as the other scholarship programs.
After beating their in-state competition, the Little Giants get a chance to see their national competition at Pre-Nationals October 5. The meet is hosted by Hanover College on the same course that the DIII championships will be held later in the season on November 23. A portion of the team will also compete at the Notre Dame Invitational on Friday, October 4.
2013 Indiana Intercollegiate Championships Men's Results (pdf)
2013 Indiana Intercollegiate Open Men's Results (pdf)


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Subdued sunset shades were given depth with textural gradiation.
In a tight gradiation of colour from peachy coral to nude to taupe to pink to white, Julian Louie created a series of dresses and more commercially-led separates in these pale shades that upon closer inspection also gradiates in terms of fabric textures. It was altogether a much softer collection in relation to the harder-edged armour of last season. Basically perfect for looking wistfully at a sunset.
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Julian Louie: The starting point was seeing a sunset from an airplane and so it started with the colour and the idea of gradiation of colours. From a limited run of colours, it was about finding all the different shades. From the idea of gradiation in colours, I explored different textures and experiments with different fabrics like ultrasuede that has a freedom to it.
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Passionate opinions voiced at NOAA hearing on 'taking' of beluga whales
By KELLY CATALFAMO Special to The Day
Humane Society scientist cites Mystic Aquarium study to oppose importation
Silver Spring, Md. - Passionate statements from aquarium officials and environmental activists alike over the importation of beluga whales resounded in a crowded but quiet meeting room at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Science Center Friday.
The issue at hand was the Atlanta-based Georgia Aquarium's application for a permit to import 18 beluga whales from Russia. While the Georgia Aquarium is seeking to import the whales, they would go to multiple destinations - possibly including several SeaWorld locations as well as Mystic Aquarium, which currently houses four beluga whales, also known as white whales.
The Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 prohibits the "take or import" of marine mammals but includes an exception for animals kept for educational public display or scientific research. NOAA officials held Friday's hearing as part of the process of gathering public comment before making a final decision, which is expected to be issued early next year.
NOAA regulations require only a 30-day public comment period prior to review of such an application, but the comment period for this particular application was extended to 60 days due to increased public interest.
The controversy over the permit request centers around whether these whales are truly being kept for educational purposes, and whether they are being imported in what the Marine Mammal Protection Act defines as a humane manner - or, in the words of the statute, a "method of taking which involves the least possible degree of pain and suffering practicable to the mammal involved."
Naomi Rose, a senior scientist with The Humane Society of the United States, questioned whether the belugas would be transported in a humane manner. Although aquarium officials said that they believed stress associated with capture and transport is short-lived, Rose said her organization disagrees.
"The most likely cause (of death in captive belugas), in my opinion, is chronic stress," she said, citing research conducted at Mystic Aquarium linking transportation and high levels of stress in beluga whales.
The Georgia Aquarium's chief veterinarian, Greg Bossart, sought to emphasize his enterprise's concern for the belugas' welfare and described its medical facilities as one of the largest and most modern aquarium hospitals in the world. Georgia Aquarium's Correll Center includes a surgery suite and a pathology room, along with water quality and diagnostic labs. Bossart also said that the belugas received regular, comprehensive medical exams as well as daily exams from their trainers.
Other objections to the permit request came from scientists and activists who do not consider the exhibits at Georgia Aquarium and SeaWorld parks "educational." Lori Marino, a neuroscientist who studies dolphin and whale intelligence at the Kimmela Center for Animal Advocacy, contended that no one was actually being educated at these locations.
"Theme parks publish material that is often false and misleading on dolphin and whale intelligence," she charged, adding that she believes these organizations downplay the animals' intelligence to rationalize keeping them in captivity.
Marino also described a course at Georgia Aquarium that was marketed as an "animal behavior" class, but which she regarded as a course in "animal husbandry."
But no shortage of educators lined up to defend the Georgia Aquarium, as school principals, teachers, and university professors from the Atlanta region praised the aquarium's beluga exhibit. They were enthusiastic about the hands-on nature of the aquarium, saying that students learned more by actually observing the animals rather than by listening to a lecture.
"With the aquarium, we can make every teacher's words come to life," declared Brian Davis, vice president of education and training at the Georgia Aquarium.
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