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BALTIMORE — It is stinkin' hot here in Baltimore. It's about as hot temperature-wise as it was in Florida, but here you feel like you're just wearing the weather. The humidity is unbelievable and this outdoor pressbox is like a sauna.
While sitting and chatting with Jays skipper Cito Gaston today, Hall-of-Famer Jim Palmer was standing nearby. Someone asked Gaston if he'd ever had the unfortunate task of trying to hit against Palmer back in the day.
"I might've faced him in Spring Training, but he was in the American League all that time and I was in the National League," said Gaston, who then chuckled. "And that was a good thing. I know Gino has faced him…"
At that, Gaston called Jays hitting coach Gene Tenace over and pointed to Palmer: "How'd you do against that guy over there?"
"Terrible," said Tenace, shaking his head and walking away. "I helped him get to the Hall of Fame."
A strange observation from today: inside the Jays clubhouse was a bunch of balloons. The largest was in the shape of a turtle and it read: "Have a speedy recovery." A few of the others had messages like "You're awesome" and "Thinking of you." A note attached had a short poem and finished with the line "We still believe!"
No players had a clue who sent the mystery balloons.
Oh, actual news? Well, as the Toronto Sun reported today, Mel Queen is back in the Jays organization, working with Minor Leaguers. Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi said, though, that contrary to the report, Queen was not brought back to "evaluate the farm system" and it was also false that Rob Ducey was on deck to be the next farm director.
Ricciardi said he helped bring Queen back to give the Jays former pitching coach a chance to work in the game again after being out for so many years. Ricciardi said that the 66-year-old Queen will help with "special projects," working individually with pitchers in the system. That's all there is to it, says the GM.
Ricciardi and Gaston also noted that lefty John Parrish will get at least one more turn in the rotation. Ricciardi went on to say that Parrish would be evaluated after his next outing and added that the club wants to get David Purcey up for an extended look at some point this season.
Today's lineups:
TORONTO (48-50) at BALTIMORE (47-50)
at 7:05 p.m. ET at a sweltering Camden Yards
Joe Inglett, RF
Marco Scutaro, 2B
Alex Rios, CF
Lyle Overbay, 1B
Rod Barajas, C
Matt Stairs, DH
Scott Rolen, 3B
Adam Lind, LF
David Eckstein, SS
PITCHING: RHP Jesse Litsch (8-6, 4.16)
Brian Roberts, 2B
Adam Jones, CF
Nick Markakis, RF
Aubrey Huff, DH
Melvin Mora, 3B
Luke Scott, LF
Kevin Millar, 1B
Ramon Hernandez, C
Brandon Fahey, SS
PITCHING: RHP Radhames Liz (3-2, 7.57)
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Wow-David Cooper our first round draft choice this year, went 3 for 6 today at Lansing and improved his stats to .400ba/.423 obp/.620 slg/1.064OPS. He's now leading the league in batting average, slugging,OPS and is 3rd in obp.
Time to send this kid to Dunedin, it doesn't look like there's any more to prove in A- Lansing.
If anyone wants to check out where a number of our prospects are, check Lansing. Take a look at Cooper, Jaspe, Baksh and don't overlook both Ahren and Jackson who are starting to turn it on,coincidentally ever sense Cooper arrived.
Lansing won the first half in their league and have the best record. The Lansing team pitching leads the league in era at 2.88 (next closest team is 3.37),innings pitched, least runs given up,least hr's given up, most k's, and are 3rd in whip.
Send Litsch back down to the minors and bring up Percey,Litsch has lost it he is garbage right now.
keep litsch-send JP to the minors. lol
Great game just like the first two in Tampa.
What is the matter with Rios he is falling asleep out there he should have got that fly ball back in right away,God this team is playing poor.
Well, Rios didmake up for that snooze
Gary-Before tonight's game, Matt Stairs was hitting a measly .186 with RISP and probably a new Blue Jays record of .077 with RISP and 2 out. One might say he's lost it.
I think its time to take a chance on purcey. Everyone has figured out listch and he doesnt have over powering stuff to make up for it.
Another thing. I think Stairs has finally come down and become who he really is. Time to let him go or bench him. we cant keep his terrible hitting in this line up.
Please Cito….this is torcher. I guess JP would make that call.
Go Baltimore opps I mean Jays.lol
The problem with Stairs is he now has no trade value and stupid JP gave him a two year contract.
I don't have the tube on that's how much this team sickens me and I love to watch baseball.
Just checked gameday game over does anyone still think we have a chance,Start selling JP before it's to late.
Lets start selling J.P, is the first step. 5 bucks? Maybe enough for some Taco Bell, so we could learn to scout in South and Central America.
Tonight was the nail in the coffin for me. They played a pitcher who's been rocked lately and made him look like a quality pitcher. I have completely lost hope and will no longer use phrases such as "if they sweep this team, they will only be this much behind." I wont go out of my way to watch this team unless Roy Halladay or Shawn Marcum are pitching, or untill they bring up some of their promising prospects (Snider, Purcey, the catcher who's name escapes me.)
I do think they still have a solid core for next year and that they should only rebuild if they feel they don't have enough money to sign a big bat (Ramirez, Teixera, Guerrero, Abreu, Giambi, Thome etc.) if they feel they can't add a big bat or 2 in the offseason then by all means start rebuilding this year.
I feel the same way you do it's painfull to watch them Rios fell asleep in the field again and I can't understand it what is he thinkin of.
The catcher might be diaz or arencibia you are looking for.
Who is in favor of promoting the Lansing team to the majors and demoting the jays to lansing (save halladay and a few ofcourse)?
I am gonna start watching in september where i will prolly see my first look at SNIDER and ARENCIBIA, they might decide on calling up Cecil too (i think they shoudl).
GO COOPER GO! and now Ahrens is back on track to 1st round pick performance thats another solid player we have.
Travis Snider ladies and gentlmen.
Jordan, you mentioned it in your previous post, why do you think Adam Lind hasn't been moved up in the lineup yet ? The way he's playing he deserves to be in an "rbi spot."
Also, it's not important but if you could help me out with this one i'd appreciate it because it confused my friends and I. when Jim Gordon took a bullet in the Dark Knight how did he survive it ? I recall a vest but was it him that put it on ?
Not to much imformation on the dark knight please I havn't seen it yet.
I don't see why JP is not bringing up minor league players at this time so we have something to watch because the jays are not worth watching
enigma-thank you for that utube video on Snider. On Lind, I think Cito is working him in slowly to build his confidence and has done a great job at it.
I think in one of his posts Jordan talked about it and suggested Cito was thinking of moving him to the 2nd hole with Rios leading off, which would be interesting to see.
I wonder if the ballpark Snider was hitting in was the same size as a Major League one. Was it one of the 350 ones or was he hitting in a 400ft one. If he was hitting in the 400ft one then Snider could have very well won the HR Derby.
Harry-I think the last think we ever want is any of our guys going into the HR derby again. Rios isn't the only one's swing that got screwed up by this competition.
I still think Snider is going to be a good one, although I am not all that impressed with his Ba or risp stats this year. His HR's are up at 19, but everything else is down.
I do not understand why we play him at DH most days instead of OF. If they want him to replace Stairs-great, but I think playing him day after day at DH, when the other OF's on the team are at best b- prospects-makes no sense. The kids only 20, we should not be pigeon holing him at that age-its stupidity.
I agree
with you on Snider but what if he's another ortiz I think that would be great.
Well last night was a very discouraging outing for the Blue Jays,It looks like Lystch has lost it so now what do they do with him nickname him Towers and let him keep pitchen or give him a stint in the minors and bring percey up,But the way JP thinks not a chance we might start to win.
Garry, If McGowan is out longer than the next 3 weeks, which I think he is going to be, it might be time to call up both Purcey and Cecil, and send Litsch and Parrish back down.
It appears they are getting to Litsch-probably because they started taking him more seriously after his start to the season and watched film on him to determne pitch patterns. I also don't think Parrish will last much longer for the same reason.
I do believe Snider will be a good one, although I think we're tinkering with him and that, sometimes doesn't work. I just hope they don't mess him up-the DH thing for a 20 year old prospect totally amazes me.
Is his BA still over 300 then?
I hope so if not then that is not good at all.
By the way Cooper is playing when do you expect him up for a full time job?, howe about snider for a full time job? Cecil? Arencibia? Diaz?Campell? Purcey?
I am thinking Snider, Purcey, Arencibia, Diaz will be up next year (maybe campbell)….the others the year after.
It looks like were not going to be contenders for at least 3 years JP should be gone and maybe Gillick will come back to Toronto then we will have a chance, At least he won't make the mistakes that JP does,hey but I'm only dreaming.
Not much in trade rumors about Burnett,I think it's his contract another mess by JP.
Sorry I read about Burnetts contract being a problem in trade rumors.
You guys make an intersting point. Like most teams, the Jays introduce one prospect at a time into what is really an underachieving "bad" team. However, what if we introduced several prospects all at once – kind of like the Jays in the early 80s and the Flordia Marlins today? So the team sucks for a while. At least we have the enjoyment of watching the future develop before our eyes, while hopefully picking up some early first-round draft picks to restock the farm system. Moreover, our younger players would actually be seasoned veterans while still in their early 20s. The problem with the current team is that there is no room for optimism, no room for hope. Play the kids, and now you have your hope back long term.
I'm all for bringing up the prospects but for some reason JP still thinks we can win is he daft.
No, Snider's at .267ba/.343OBP/.477slg.; whereas last year he was .313BA/.377OBP/.525slg. and higher yet in his rookie year-so the trend is going in the wrong direction.
I would expect Diaz, Arenciba, Campbell, Snider-as a minimum to be called up in September. I would hope we call up Purcey and Cecil sooner than that-if McGowan is out for the next 4 weeks.
Cooper should be moved up to Dunedin, now. Whether we call him up in Spetember or not, should depend on how he does in Dunedin. I expect if he keeps progressing like he is, he'll spend next year between Dunedin, New Hampshire and possibly Syracuse. It's all going too depend on how he does at various levels. If he keeps hitting .340 to .400 at each level, we could see him up here sooner than later.
However, Cooper does have some competition which I hadn't noticed before who is Brian Dopirak in Dunedin. I think we either signed him as a minor league free agent or traded for him-not sure, BUT he's hitting .298BA/.374OBP/.559slg and leading the league with 23 hr's and 76 rbi's in 90 games. Check him out at http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Brian%20Dopirak&pos=90&sid=t424&t=p_pbp&pid=460590
I'm surprised they haven't moved Dopirak up to AA-but maybe Cooper will force that move.
Brian Dopirak was named the Cubs Minor League Player of the Year in 2004 after batting .307 with 39 home runs and 120 RBI in 137 games for the Lansing Lugnuts of the Class A Midwest League…named league MVP and prospect of the year as his homer total led the league and was third among all Minor Leaguers…hit safely in 11 of his first 12 games, going 16-for-48 (.333) with three home runs and eight RBIs in that span…batted .390 with 11 doubles, 10 roundtrippers and 27 RBIs in 25 games in June…had five two-homer games and 36 multi-RBI affairs…had a season- and career-high six RBIs May 10 against the Peoria Chiefs, going 4-for-4 with a pair of home runs…had a 27-game hitting streak June 7-July 8, batting .393 with 28 RBIs in that span…also had a 10-game hitting streak Aug. 24-Sept. 3, going 20-for-42 (.476) with 16 RBIs.
This kid fell of the map after 2004 until this year, so it's really hard to say whether he had a single moment of fame in 2004 or whether, with his insurgence again this year, if he's really got it or not. The best thing we could do to find out is bump him up to AA and see how he does.
I read the write up on the Blue Jays home page I think this kid is for real.
I just heard that Bedard is back on the block. What do you think if we traded the Mariners (some but not all these guys) Litche/Stairs/Eckstein/Barajas/Zaun for him. After all they are struggling and these guys may help them. If Bedard were to become our #2 started then dump Burnett for some good prospects, and then with the positions that need filling, go with Burts idea and have all the minor leaguers come up and play for the rest of the year.
Where did you hear about Burnett.
JP must be playing hardball where Burnett is concernd the Yankees are now looking at Washburn.
Garryguy, Burnett or do you mean Bedard?
freedom, I agree with Burt about having all the prospects come up BUT not until September-and Im sure Burt meant then, not now.
If we bring them up early we have to move someone. If we do that we could miss a draft choice. At the moment, we might get 7-8 first and first sandwich picks next year. As miseable as the last two years have, I'm prepared to suffer through another 5 weeks to ensure we maintain those potential drat picks.
It's the politicians. Blame them for the humidity… makes me feel better.
Looks like Posada might be gone for the season. If he is, I'd bet The Yanks would have interest in Rod Barajas. Maybe we offer them a package of Burnett and Barajas for ???????
You guys fill in the blanks.
gsumner, I definetely know where you are comming from by saying not bringing up the minors right now. But look how long it took the Rays who were until this year like a farm team in the majors. But like you said, we would have to move someone, and that is where the trade with the Mariners come in.
I don't know if I like the idea of Lind in the 2 spot. I did look back to Jordan's previous work and read what Sumner mentioned. I think he's better served as a 5 or 6th guy the way this team is currently constructed but it does make sense to build his confidence up first.
I think the Jays should find out what kind of interest anyone has on B.J. Ryan. He's a big contract that can be moved and they have Accardo and potentially Casey Janssen next year. Maybe Downs can even be a closer. 10 million dollars off the books can go a long way in signing a bat they so desperately need.
As for the Dark knight I figured it out but I wont mention it out of respect to Garry and anyone else who hasn't seen it. Speaking of a movie has anyone seen the Rookie ? i've wanted to rent it but would like an opinion or 2 first.
1) Dopirak = MVP, ALL STAR, PROSPECT OF YEAR in 2004, after that nothing…he has been in the minors since 2002, which is a long time and he is 25 already. He was a 54th overall so he does have talent but i am not sure he is the one we need at first base…prolly another overbay perhaps or worse. Cooper seems like the real deal.
2)Snider – .267 is really really really concerning me…he is going down which is bad. If i saw a .267 BA for any hitter in the minors and i didn't know them I would consider them to be a non-impact player. I hope Snider turns it around…atleast the 19 HR are a bit comforting. I just hope he doesn't become the next Adam Dunn, either strike out or hit the long ball.
3)Bedard will cost much more than all the ppl you listed mainly because they are horrible and even Mariners don't need them. Mariners want prospects which we are not going to give up. I say we give up on Bedard.
4)FA Ben Sheets/ CC Sabathia sounds like a good option to me. I mean Milaukee will definately not sign them both so one of them is going to be an option and I think Milaukee won't sign either. Ben Sheets would look good in the Jays uniform.
5)Prospects shouldn't be brought up until September, I woudn't want to loose those draft picks too and they aren't mature enough yet i guess. IN september they face other minor leaguers so itsa bit more comfortable for them.
6) I don't know who the Yanks could possibly have that wed be interested in…the only person I can think of right now is Cano, Chamberlain and Jeter…either of which Yanks are never going to give up. Cano is young. Jeter is their face of franchise right now. Chamberlain is their future. I like the fact that JP is playing hardball…Washburn and Burnett arent in the same league for pitching…Burnett is far superior and they should pay for quality arms or go after more arms that would do nothing for you. If you want good pitchers, you give up good players.
7) Listsch = one more chance, Parrish = one more chance and we shoudl still keep Litsch, he is a great 5th Starter and is still young.
Enigma thanks and rent the Rookie you wont be sorry.
Freedom sorry miss read your post I thought you said Burnett was on the trading block now I see you ment Bedard.I like Bedard if only he can stay healthy.
It's too bad that the Jays don't have any players in the minors that are ready to take a role as Major League players,If they did they wouldn't have to pick up all the misfits that all the other teams cut lose.
I know we would all like to see some of the minor league players come up but none of them are ready to come up and stay,Rushing them will only cause futher problems and the Jays can't afford that.
Do you think the Jays will trade Burnett now that we are out of it.


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The government is hardly in a position to provide stimulus to industry.
That's a given. But can industry help itself and in turn contribute to economic growth?
Corporate India's answer to that is an even more obvious one: it's safety first in an uncertain economic environment, where demand has been slowing.
Observers say India Inc would rather spend the next few years consolidating its operations rather than go for any aggressive capital expenditure in an uncertain environment.
"Companies take up new projects only in two scenarios: if they are generating free cash flows or if they foresee strong growth.
"Neither of this holds true right now.
So, I don't expect any quick revival in the corporate investment cycle," says Dhananjay Sinha, co-head, institutional equity, Emkay Global Financial Services.
A demand slowdown was clearly visible in the results for the quarter ended September.
Core revenues grew just 9.2 per cent -- the slowest in the last three years.
Aggregate net profit continued to be well below the recent high.
The slow demand growth has translated into spare capacity for companies in most sectors.
"Companies typically undertake capital expenditure when capacity utilisation is high, upwards of 80-85 per cent.
"But at an aggregate level, the current utilisation in many sectors is below this threshold utilisation level.
"This rules out any urge for launching new projects.
"A possible exception may be the auto sector, where despite falling utilisation levels there is significant capex activity," says Deep Narayan Mukherjee, director, corporate ratings, India Ratings & Research.
He attributes this to the cocktail of high inflation and poor growth in real wages.
"The private final consumption growth is at its lowest level in the last eight years, as consumers juggle between rising cost of living and stagnant or falling real incomes," he says, adding low demand growth has now become structural in nature and things will start looking up only when inflation is brought down and real wages start rising.
For India Inc, the asset turnover ratio (net sales divided by net assets) declined to 1.8x in FY12 from a high of 2.2x in FY07.
This indicates lower utilisation of capital, which takes away the incentive for companies to expand capacities.
The analysis is based on the annual consolidated financials of BSE-500 companies, excluding those from banking, financial services, oil & gas and IT sectors.
The universe includes 299 companies from 51 sectors whose annual profit and loss accounts were available since 2001.
The debt-equity ratio of companies in the sample shot up to 0.79 in FY12 from a low of 0.36 in FY05.
In fact, India Inc's balance sheet looks worse than it was in the early 2000s when GDP growth had slumped to a decade low of 3.8 per cent during the financial year ended March 2003.
This worries some experts.
"Given that the demand slowdown has not fully played out and profitability is still to hit a bottom, this is a recipe for greater financial pain for companies, especially those that had been overly aggressive in their growth plans" says Emkay's Sinha.
According to him, the indebtedness level of India Inc is reaching the low points of the late 1990s and debt exceeds equity for most leading manufacturing companies.
The poor profitability in the last few years has also reduced debt servicing ability.
At the peak of the economic boom in FY07, the cumulative operating profit of the sample companies was over nine times their annual interest obligation.
This ratio, also called interest coverage ratio, is now 4.6x and falling.
A similar trend is visible in the net debt to operating profit ratio, which has tripled in five years.
India Inc's outstanding debt (net of cash and liquid assets) has grown three times faster than profits since FY07.
This leaves less headroom for many companies to push for growth.
For example, sectors such as steel, construction, infrastructure and textiles are facing the problems of worsening balance sheets and macroeconomic headwinds.
But many experts say the aggregate demand in the economy is a bigger problem than the indebtedness of companies.
"The indebtedness has increased in the last few years, but the situation is far from alarming except in the case of a few companies in select sectors.
"Most of the leading companies in key sectors still have headroom to borrow.
"But why should they do it when the overall demand is slowing down?" asks Dara Kalyaniwala, vice-president, investment banking, Prabhudas Lilladher.
According to him, debt would have been a problem if the companies were not able to meet their interest obligation but that's not the case right now.
Experts say the macro averages hide a lot of variation across companies and sectors.
"Top companies in cement, automobiles, pharma and health care are in much better shape than in 2008.
"Their real constraints lie in the larger economy rather than in their balance sheets," says Mukherjee of India Ratings.


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The police had to evacuate the entire place!
Via ABC News:
The Mall of Louisiana was evacuated Saturday night after a flash mob turned into an ugly brawl.
Cellphone video captured the chaos as shoppers jammed escalators and ran for the nearest exits in Baton Rouge, the state capital. Employees at the mall were ordered to abandon their cash registers and evacuate immediately.
The fight broke out in the mall food court, where 200 teens had gathered for a flash mob.
"We think there was some sort of post on social media about a flash mob for tonight which drew such a large crowd of juveniles," Casey Rayborn Hicks, a spokeswoman for the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, said.
Hicks said deputies are investigating the events that led to the fight.
The panic was especially acute, weeks after a gunman opened fire at an Oregon mall, killing three people, including himself, and injuring one.
"Saw people running and screaming I turned around a girl told me someone has a gun I started running with them," shopper Missy Melancon wrote on Facebook.
No injuries or weapons were reported, though nerves were rattled.
"Never been that scared in my life," Juston D'Nea Millet wrote on Facebook. "People were running everywhere. It was like a movie, but you were in it."
SMH. We thought the hype around flash mobs had finally worn off.
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Wednesday 03/19/2014
Clemson Head Coach Brad Brownell
Overall thoughts:"Good win tonight. Georgia State is a highly talented team that can pass it and shoot it and it's hard to beat them. I thought we did some good things offensively against the zone and had a pretty good mix. Certainly K.J. (McDaniels) was fantastic tonight; Damarcus (Harrison) and (Jordan) Roper were good sidekicks, especially with Landry (Nnoko) in foul trouble and not having him for most of the first half. But this was a good win against a team that is talented and used to winning."On McDaniels setting the tone with an early three-pointer:"Our guys were ready to play. We had a good practice yesterday and had good meetings so our guys were definitely excited about this opportunity and prepared the right way for it. These mid-major teams that win regular season championships are good programs and they have good coaches and the biggest thing is they have confidence because they're used to winning. So, when they come into these arenas they're ready to play."On the health of Jaron Blossomgame:"I'm not sure yet. We're optimistic that nothing is wrong. I know it scared him so we're going to x-ray him and hope his ok."On the play of Damarcus Harrison:"He's just gotten some confidence. He still has to play consistently well, and he's a guy that we expect to play at a high level. But when he's going, he's a good player. He is someone who can do a lot of different things for us. He's not great at any one thing, but he can do everything pretty well and I thought he played well tonight with a lot of confidence."On the play of the offense:"We did a good job against all that zone. It's 40 minutes and it always changes. As the game went on I thought we made adjustments and played well. When you look at our stats, we had a pretty efficient game."Georgia State Head Coach Ron Hunter
Overall thoughts: "First I want to say how proud I am of these guys sitting here, Devonta White and Manny Atkins. We all walked into this thing together about two and a half years ago. Manny was the first guy we brought in and D-White was here already, and we said we wanted to win championships and change the culture here. These guys helped me do that. I am forever indebted to them. This university is too, and I'm really proud. We lost to a very good basketball team tonight but we fought and played hard. They made a couple runs like I thought they would do. We showed that we can play with people and give a lot of credit to Clemson."On the technical foul toward the end of the game:"You'll have to talk to the referees to learn what that was about. I questioned a call because I thought it was goaltending so I slapped my hands to say that I thought it slapped against the boards. He thought that I was mocking him. I thought he pinned the ball against the backboard, which would be goaltending. They only made one free throw out of it but they were already in the bonus. I don't know if it rattled us and I don't know if it really got them going, but they made some free throws. One play here, one play there."I thought we got a little fatigued. I told our staff I thought we were getting a little fatigued. We just played the other night. I was using timeouts more to rest than to strategize. These guys played an overtime game the other so I was using timeouts to give them rest."On motivating his team:"We're playing in the NIT, against Clemson, an ACC school, so I didn't have any trouble motivating them. We had two goals at the beginning of the year. One was to win the conference championship and we did. The second was to make postseason play and we did that, too. You shouldn't have to motivate to come into this facility. I was absolutely stunned to walk out on that court and see how many Georgia State people had come. My first game at Georgia State there weren't even that many people at Georgia State! I'm so proud of our university. To see our fans and our band and our cheerleaders, students who were on spring break to make the trip down? That was motivation enough."On the gameplan to limit K.J. McDaniels:"We didn't have a lot of time heading into this. We didn't even practice before the game. Shootaround was the first chance we had to practice. So we really didn't have much time to gameplan. He's a really good player. I'd be shocked to see Clemson not in the finals. Clemson's a very good team and it's going to be hard to beat them, especially if they're playing here. Our job was to keep bodies around him if we could. He's a really good player who, what I love about him, is he doesn't force anything. If he couldn't get off a good shot he went to the glass. Our gameplan was just to keep doing what we were doing. We didn't really have a chance to prepare for him like we usually would."
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Stocks finished a down week with modest gains Friday as investors gauged the fallout from a massive earthquake that struck off the coast of Japan and triggered tsunami waves from Asia to California.
The prospect of falling oil demand from Japan sent crude oil prices down to $101 a barrel. Industrial and materials companies rose on expectations that they will benefit from Japan's rebuilding efforts.
One day after its biggest fall since August, the Dow Jones industrial average gained 59.79 points, or 0.5 percent, to 12,044.40. The S&P 500 rose 9.17, or 0.7 percent, to 1,304.28. The Nasdaq composite gained 14.59, or 0.5 percent, to 2,715.61.
In addition to the earthquake, oil prices fell after a scheduled day of protests in Saudi Arabia only drew a few hundred people, and the capital remained quiet. Oil traders have been worried the violence in the Middle East and North Africa would spread to the world's No. 1 oil exporter.
"The market is going to be see-sawing back and forth" until the long-term effects of the unrest in the Middle East and the disaster in Japan become clear, said Anthony Chan, chief economist for J.P. Morgan Wealth Management.
The earthquake and oil protests largely overshadowed a report from the Commerce Department that retail sales rose 1 percent in February, the biggest gain in four months and more than the 0.8 percent analysts had expected. Shoppers laid out more cash for cars, clothing and gadgets in February, leading to an eighth month of gains.
Despite Fridays' gains, each index finished the week lower. The Dow fell 1 percent, while the broader S&P index lost 1.3 percent.
Stocks fell sharply Thursday on weak economic news from China, the U.S. and Spain combined with a slump in oil company shares. The Dow Jones industrial average had its biggest drop since August 11. Other than several large swings in the past month, stocks have been climbing steadily since September.
"It could be time for a well-deserved rest," said Ryan Detrick, senior technical strategist for Schaeffer's Investment Research. "The markets had a spectacular six-month rally and now they're showing some slight cracks."
The quake caused a selloff in global stock markets, led by sharp drops in insurance companies. Japan's Nikkei closed down 1.7 percent. The yen remained stable, however, because it is seen as a relatively safe investment for international traders.
The yield on the 10-year U.S. treasury note rose to 3.40 percent from 3.37 percent late Thursday.
Two stocks rose for every one that fell on the New York Stock Exchange. Volume came to 920 million shares.


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Hello, have we met? I'm Agi, or better Agnieszka, also known as
This newfound and boosted self-esteem is a result of doing a few simple exercises with my wonderful and so inspiring circle of women-friends. As the New Moon arrived, Missy gathered us in her cozy abode and guided us as we set our intentions for 2010. Camilla got the energy moving with the above-mentioned fun practice. Writing those down really got me all excited about the POWER OF ME, and only then was I able to write down
1. I ended my slavery to various employers, which brought on the whole theme of reinventing of self along with so-longed-for sense of freedom.
2. We found and created with Jason our first home together. It's beautiful, cozy and really does feel like home, at last.
3. Living together only strengthened and enriched our relationship.
4. I unleashed my creative "monster", as I truly believe that nothing can stop me now from creating whatever I want in my life. I do have a shit load of confidence in myself all of a sudden. Yee-haw!
5. I created "One More Bite" – the blog you're reading, which was a pretty kick-ass idea and quite a bold move considering the commitment. I love it!
6. I mastered my culinary skills, which is and forever will be a work in progress as it's nothing like riding a bike, kid yourself not.
7. Hey, I became a PERSONAL CHEF! Hello! Give yourself the gift of being served a homemade, delicious and organic meal that will make your hair shine and a bod so fine – send me an email through facebook or twitter.
8. I chopped off my hair, thus marking the end of my healing process from various pains of my 20s (that manifested with miserable eating disorders and such, now just a vague and sad memory) and embracing my commitment to living in balance with nature and loving myself for I rock my world!
9. I built many new and wonderful friendships, and boosted the existing ones, which is HUGE considering my ALIEN status with a green card. My kinfolks, for the most part, are all on the other side of the BIG POND, a.k.a. Atlantic. Hence, my friends are my immediate family over here.
10. I felt GREAT for the most part of 2009. Let's see: 365 days – 12 days (PMS) = 353 days of pure, nauseating, daring HAPPINESS.
Yup, it was a good year. Now you go. Stop whatever it is you're doing, put that doughnut down, stop reading nonsense on the Internet, don't scratch yourself there!, leave the dishes for later, stop worrying about the bills for a moment, ignore your meowing companion (whoever it is) and take a 10 minute break to write down, hence see with your bare eyes, how successful your 2009 was, how powerful being you are, and feel the energy flowing through your temple of a body.
Done? Feeling MIGHTY? Purrfect. Now take that elevated spirit and translate it into a hearty and comforting meal you deserve right now. Here's an idea – SPANISH RICE a'la Agi that will punch you in the face with its rich and robust flavor.
Here I used this fancy-shmancy blend of rice grains mixed with black barley that added to the drama of the final look of my dish.
You can use leftover rice that you don't know what to do with. Or just as well get yourself a pot full of brown rice, or any other unbleached, husk-on variety, and plan on feeding your lovely self and all your neighbors for weeks to come. I don't care. All I want from you is a batch of cooked rice that you will now flavor to your liking.
Let's begin with infusing olive oil with yummy flavors. Pour about 2 tablespoons of olive oil into a pan; drop in a handful of peeled and crashed garlic cloves, one or two branches of fresh thyme, and a teaspoon of red pepper flakes. Keep the pan over low heat thus letting everyone get comfy in the warmth of the oil for about 2 minutes.
Next, remove the herb and smash the garlic with a fork, enforcing it even deeper into the oil. Now, instantly add the rice (about 3 cups of cooked grain) and stir and fold it to ensure everything gets coated evenly with your flavored olive oil. Open a small can of tomato paste and empty it into the pan. Season it with a touch of kosher salt and one tablespoon of dry paprika. If you're going for that smashing HIT in your mouth, feel free to add cayenne pepper as well. Once again, shuffle the rice and spread the paste all over it. When the mass is of a coherent color, spread it evenly over the surface of the pan and let it sit there over low heat for about 10 minutes, until the bottom gets a little crispy.
In the end, add a touch of Mother Nature in the form of fresh parlsey and/or dill, roughly chopped and sprinkled like snowflakes over the tip of Mount Everest.
I love my SPANISH RICE on its own, however for Jason I stir-fry a few chicken tenders that later tend to his six-pack, biceps, and those delicious cheek muscles (my favorite cut).


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The book describes the life of Henri Poincare, his work style and in detail most of his unique achievements in mathematics and physics. Apart from biographical details, attention is given to Poincare\'s contributions to automorphic functions, differential equations and dynamical systems, celestial mechanics, mathematical physics in particular the theory of the electron and relativity, topology (analysis situs). A chapter on philosophy explains Poincare\'s conventionalism in mathematics and his view of conventionalism in physics; the latter has a very different character. In the foundations of mathematics his position is between intuitionism and axiomatics. One of the purposes of the book is to show how Poincare reached his fundamentally new results in many different fields, how he thought and how one should read him. One of the new aspects is the description of two large fields of his attention: dynamical systems as presented in his book on \'new methods for celestial mechanics\' and his theoretical physics papers. At the same time it will be made clear how analysis and geometry are intertwined in Poincare\'s thinking and work.In dynamical systems this becomes clear in his description of invariant manifolds, his association of differential equation flow with mappings and his fixed points theory. There is no comparable book on Poincare, presenting such a relatively complete vision of his life and achievements. There exist some older biographies in the French language, but they pay only restricted attention to his actual work. The reader can obtain from this book many insights in the working of a very original mind while at the same time learning about fundamental results for modern science
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Christ is born, glorify Him. Christ from heaven, go out to meet Him. Christ on earth, be exalted. Sing to the Lord all the whole earth; and that I may join both in one word, let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad, for Him who is of heaven and then of earth. Christ in the flesh, rejoice with trembling and with joy; with trembling because of your sins, with joy because of your hope.
Again, the darkness is past; again Light is made; again Egypt is punished with darkness; again Israel is enlightened by a pillar. The people who sat in the darkness of ignorance, let them see the great Light full of knowledge. Old things have passed away, behold all things have become new. The letter gives way, the Spirit comes to the front. The shadows flee away, the truth comes in on them. Melchizedek is concluded. He who was without Mother becomes without Father (without mother of His former state, without father of His second). The laws of nature are upset; the world above must be filled. Christ commands it, let us not set ourselves against Him. O clap your hands together all you people, because unto us a Child is born, and a Son given unto us, whose government is upon His shoulder (for with the cross it is raised up), and His name is called The Angel of the Great Counsel of the Father. Let John cry, prepare the way of the Lord; I too will cry the power of this Day. He who is not carnal is Incarnate; the Son of God becomes the Son of Man, Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever. Let the Jews be offended, let the Greeks deride; let heretics talk until their tongues ache. Then shall they believe, when they see Him ascending into heaven; and if not then, yet when they see Him coming out of heaven and sitting as Judge.
This is our present Festival; it is this which we are celebrating today, the Coming of God to Man, that we might go forth, or rather (for this is the more proper expression) that we might go back to God – that putting off of the old man, we might put on the new; and that as we died in Adam, so we might live in Christ, being born with Christ and crucified with Him and buried with Him and rising with Him. For I must undergo the beautiful conversion, and as the painful succeeded the more blissful, so must the more blissful come out of the painful. For where sin abounded grace did much more abound; and if a taste condemned us, how much more does the passion of Christ justify us? Therefore let us keep the Feast, not after the manner of a heathen festival, but after a godly sort; not after the way of the world, but in a fashion above the world; not as our own, but as belonging to Him who is ours, or rather as our master's; not as of weakness, but as of healing; not as of creation, but of re-creation…
The very Son of God, older than the ages, the invisible, the incomprehensible, the incorporeal, the beginning of beginning, the light of light, the fountain of life and immortality, the image of the archetype, the immovable seal, the perfect likeness, the definition and word of the Father: He it is who comes to his own image and takes our nature for the good of our nature, and unites Himself to an intelligent soul for the good of my soul, to purify like by like.
He takes to himself all that is human, except for sin. He was conceived by the Virgin Mary, who had been first prepared in soul and body by the Spirit; His coming to birth had to be treated with honor, virginity had to receive new honor. He comes forth as God, in the human nature He has taken, one being, made of two contrary elements, flesh and spirit. Spirit gave divinity, flesh received it.
He who makes rich is made poor; He takes on the poverty of my flesh, that I may gain the riches of his divinity. He who is full is made empty; He is emptied for a brief space of His glory, that I may share in His fullness. What is this wealth of goodness? What is this mystery that surrounds me? I received the likeness of God, but failed to keep it. He takes on my flesh, to bring salvation to the image, immortality to the flesh. He enters into a second union with us, a union far more wonderful than the first.
Holiness had to be brought to man by the humanity assumed by one who was God, so that God might overcome the tyrant by force and so deliver us and lead us back to Himself through the mediation of His Son. The Son arranged this for the honor of the Father, to whom the Son is clearly obedient in all things.
The Good Shepherd, who lays down His life for the sheep, came in search of the straying sheep to the mountains and hills on which you used to offer sacrifice. When He found it, he took it on the shoulders that bore the wood of the cross, and led it back to the life of heaven.
Christ, the light of all lights, follows John, the lamp that goes before him. The Word of God follows the voice in the wilderness; the bridegroom follows the bridegroom's friend, who prepares a worthy people for the Lord by cleansing them by water in preparation for the Spirit. We need God to take our flesh and die, that we might live. We have died with him, that we may be purified. We have risen again with Him, because we have died with Him. We have been glorified with Him, because we have risen again with Him.


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You Can't Live Life Like a Heist Movie But Try Telling That to Kids These Days
The Way We Live Now: Forced into a life of crime. The System doesn't want us to go straight. Madoff's scam barely even hurt anyone. Spectacular helicopter heists get all the attention. Meanwhile, our big beet business plan gets torpedoed!
Prosecutors did some "math" and now they say that a huge chunk of the investors in the Madoff scheme actually broke even, or better! What do they think this does when children hear it? It's really simple, how a child's mind works: "Oh Bernie Madoff stole $50 billion and people didn't even get hurt except by identity theft, of all things, so why don't I just steal my way to success, too?"
Hard to tell the kids they're wrong. Turn on the news these days and what do you see? A daring band of Swedish thieves swooping down on the roof of a cash depot in a helicopter and making off with millions after blowing shit up, spectacularly. And then you, the parents, are supposed to convince them to stay in school and learn about computers or maybe accounting even when they know that you like the movie Heat, which has stunning similarities to this awesome crime?
It's just not realistic. We live in this world of awesome criminals and broke adults who sit at home weeping into their empty wallets because a federal judge shot down their plan to sell genetically modified sugar beets, which could be a really good item.
And there they go, your kids, running off to protest the G-20 because dad's just a poor washed-up beet farmer without a sugar dollar to his name, unlike some Swedish master criminals we could name. We can only hope that they find Jesus at a truck stop. As well as spare change, on the ground of that truck stop.


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The LDS church believes the prophecy in Malachi 4:5-6 (KJV) has been fulfilled, and those verses are often cited while explaining why they're so interested in genealogy.
What other explanations exist for this prophecy? What do other denominations think it means that Elijah will "turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers?"


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Superstorm Sandy and Tropical Storm Irene no match for Hurricane of 1938
Recent storms don't measure up
If a hurricane with the fury of the storm that slammed us in 1938 were to hit today, it would be deadly serious event. But the good news:
• We'd know it was coming a lot sooner, and we'd know how big a storm it really was.
• We'd be able to get out of Dodge (or Milford or New Haven), evacuating to higher, farther-away ground, so we likely wouldn't lose as many lives.
Now the bad news:
• We'd lose at least as much of our power and our property — houses, cars, trees, railroad tracks, backyard swing sets — because there are a lot more trees, a lot more houses on the coast, and it would be far too costly to rebuild them to withstand another Atlantic Express, as the '38 storm was called.
While Tropical Storm Irene and hybrid "superstorm" Sandy (whatever it was, it wasn't super compared to 1938) are pretty fresh in our minds, forget any comparison to the '38 hurricane, which hit 75 years ago Sept. 21. Neither storm truly was even a hurricane, while '38 was probably a Category 3, with 125 mph winds, which the National Hurricane Center says would cause "devastating damage" today.
And it was an energetic storm in more ways than one.
View some amazing photographs of the Hurricane of 1938.
"It was moving 60 miles per hour. It was pushing wind that was incredible," said Bill Richards, Milford's deputy director of emergency management and recovery coordinator.
"Seeing the conditions that we have now from Irene and Sandy, you would lose the coastline" — every house — "There's no way of getting around it."
Sandy alone damaged 600 houses in Milford, 200 of them more than 50 percent.
If you're 80 years old or older, you may be nodding your head, knowing that the recent storms are puddles compared with the might of the one that hit when President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Gov. Wilbur Cross were in office. (The hurricane didn't help Cross the way the Blizzard of 1978 burnished Gov. Ella T. Grasso's legacy. He lost election to a third term in 1938 to Raymond Baldwin.)
The late meteorologist Mel Goldstein called hurricanes "the most powerful storm on earth" in his book "Dr. Mel's Connecticut Climate Book":
"The 1938 hurricane was truly the 'perfect storm.' It moved onshore in Milford at about 3:00 p.m. that Wednesday. Most of Connecticut was on the dangerous right-hand sector where the storm's circulation combines with the storm's northward motion to enhance the force of the wind," he wrote.
The high winds created storm surges of 12 to 25 feet "that washed away everything in their path — railroad tracks, trees, utility poles, and buildings."
There's no reason to think, even with modern building codes, that it would be much different now. We might catch a small break if it doesn't hit at high tide or near the autumn equinox or after several days of downpours that brought rivers to flood stage, as '38 did. But it would be devastating. Cars would be underwater and boats would be in the road.
"You wouldn't be able to stand," Richards said. "Everyone would have to seek shelter." And not just those on the coast.
"At least a mile or more inland would also suffer from the damage — trees, losing roads. You'd be in danger of losing your infrastructure."
No one was immune then — photos of actor Katharine Hepburn sitting by her destroyed Old Saybrook home are just as heart-breaking as pictures of all the others who lost everything they had. She had hit a hole in one playing golf that day, so she wasn't at home when the storm hit, but said, "We began to realize that we were in for something special," Goldstein wrote. (Hepburn did help with clean-up.)
Rick Fontana, director of emergency management operations for New Haven, said we would lose a lot fewer lives (564 died in 1938). "We have a good sense of preparedness, which people didn't have then. ... There would be good advance warning. The loss of life would be less."
But Gil Simmons, meteorologist for WTNH-TV, News 8, said we should get prepared and not get complacent about our modern forecasting technology.
"It's about a seven-day period when something shows up and we get in that huge cone of possibility," he said. "That's not a hell of a lot of time. ... Would you be able to prepare for something as destructive as 1938 in a week?"
Simmons said it's difficult to know whether or when we could suffer another storm like that one, but as time passes it seems the chance increases. "So many people are so quick to write off anything of that proportion happening. There aren't many people left that can attest to how much of an impact that was back then."
As to whether climate change will affect the frequency or strength of hurricanes, Simmons demurs. Connecticut was hit a number of times in the 1950s, then things quieted down. "We could be in one of those cycles of a higher threat of a tropical-type system."
Fontana said there are other ways we've lessened the threat of damage, such as pumping stations near Tweed New Haven Regional Airport and tidal gates on the West River. On the coast, "through some hazardous-mitigation grants and low-rate loans, people were able to get those homes off the ground."
Still, the danger would be great. "We do everything we can to prepare," Fontana said. "When we say 'mandatory evacuation' ... we're telling you to evacuate because we may not be able to get in there and rescue you." Rescue workers are also at risk when people refuse to leave.
Rick Scavito, spokesman for the state Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, said storms of recent years have put preparedness on people's minds, but property would be at higher risk than it was 75 years ago.
"Being more wooded (than in 1938) means more trees come down, which obviously has an impact on homes and power outages," he said. "There's more real estate along the shoreline than there was in 1938."
Since Irene, the state has "worked extensively with the utility companies ... to get quicker power restoration," Scavito said. In July, he said, "we held an emergency-preparedness exercise which simulated the 1938 hurricane impacting the state."
Richards in Milford said the city would be well prepared for the recovery. As a result of the recent storms, a "long-term recovery group meets once a month," teams have been created to set up and run shelters, churches have been contacted about helping with cleanup and using their space for mental health counseling.
"We'll be able to respond faster and more efficiently," Richards said. "We're becoming more familiar with what we needed, all the pieces that would be needed for people to put their lives back together."
Call Senior Writer Ed Stannard at 203-789-5743.


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Gift of Good Food Holiday Fundraiser
~~The Gift of Good Food : You can make a difference in the life of a family in need
by Mila Czemerys
The holiday season and the winter months can be a tough time for families struggling to make ends meet. The Gift of Good Food holiday fundraiser responds creatively to this need in our community. Quadra Village Community Centre has partnered with nine other Community Centres across Greater Victoria to raise money in order to give Good Food Boxes to families we support. The money raised by Quadra Village will go directly to supporting families in our community.
The Good Food Box program is a non-profit fruit and vegetable distribution program that offers affordable produce through wholesale purchasing. The Gift of Good Food is a holiday fundraiser that uses this program to provide year-round support of fresh produce to families who need it.
We need your help. Every $500 raised supports a family with one large Good Food Box every two weeks for a year. We focus on supporting families who are in transition, have low incomes, single parents, or families who need support in meeting their ¬nutritional needs. All funds go towards providing a yearly supply of fruits and vegetables to families who may not otherwise have access to fresh, local ¬produce.
Why is this fundraiser different than other holiday food drives?
1) It provides fresh vegetable and fruits that are not accessible at most food banks. Families accessing food banks generally receive non-perishable items. Our goal is to add nutritious produce to the equation.
2) Instead of a one-time food hamper, it provides food every 2 weeks for all of 2016. This gift keeps giving the whole year.
3) Families who receive Good Food Boxes will pick-up their food with all other Good Food Box customers. They will not feel singled out or face stigma when ¬collecting their gift.
We are hoping businesses, individuals, and community groups will join the campaign and take on the challenge of helping to raise $500 to provide one family with Good Food Boxes for all of 2016 in Hillside-Quadra. Every donation, big or small, helps make a difference. For example, a $20 donation provides one family with one large Good Food Box. According to Kelly Greenwell, Executive Director of Quadra Village Community Centre "many families struggle with debt and lack of income following the Christmas season and throughout the year. If neighbours and co-workers team up they can make a big difference for families close to home."
According to Victoria Vital Signs 2014, poverty is on the rise and the cost of food is increasing at double the rate of inflation. Further, 14% of households in Greater Victoria reported they were food insecure over the past 12 months. In the face of these statistics, it is empowering to know that as a community we do have the power to effect meaningful change. Until December 31st, you can donate to the The Gift of Good Food and ensure families have access to healthy, fresh produce.
The Good Food box was started 18 years ago by single moms and lower income families who wanted to bring local and organic produce to their community at reduced cost by bulk purchasing. The program grew from 12 boxes a month to 250 boxes a month and is now accessed in the Greater Victoria area from Sooke to Sidney. ¬Fernwood Neighbourhood Resource Group assumed responsibility for the operations of the Good Food Box program in 2012 and continues to provide affordable access to local and regional fruits and veggies.
If you want to get involved, there are 5 ways to donate:
1) Online with a credit card at thegoodfoodbox.ca/donate
2) In-person with cash, cheque, debit or credit at the Fernwood Community Centre, 1240 Gladstone Avenue.
3) By phone with credit card 250-381-1552 ext. 100.
4) Mail a cheque to Fernwood Community Centre.
5) Connect with Quadra Village Community Centre (250 388 7696 or email@example.com) and start a fundraising group in your office, team, family, club, anywhere!
Donations of $20 and over will receive a tax-deductible charitable donation receipt. We are raising funds until December 22nd (until December 31st for all online donations) and the families receiving The Gift of Good Food will be notified in January 2016.
For more info visit https://thegoodfoodbox.ca/donate/your-gift email email@example.com, or call 250-381-1552 x 118. Thank you for your contributions!


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iOS App Review: Football kicking games
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The NFL season is over. And if you, like most good people in the world, are a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles, the season certainly didn't end on a high note. A pair of simple iOS games will help you cling, desperately, to professional football, as you suffer through the tedium of basketball, hockey, and baseball. And instead of attempting to simulate every kind of gridiron gameplay, these games focus on just element of football: the kicking.
Flick Kick Field Goal is a $1 game from PikPok; it's optimized for all iOS devices. (A free version with fewer game modes and too-frequent video ad interstitials is called Flick Kick Field Goal Kickoff.) NFL Kicker from Full Fat costs $1 for iPhone; NFL Kicker HD for iPad costs $3.
(For the sake of completeness, I'll also point out that my colleague Philip Michaels reviewed a forgettable field-goal kicking game called Field Goal Frenzy that has done little to distinguish itself in the two years since our last review.)
The basic gesture you'll use in each game a finger flick. A swipe up on the ball will send it flying towards your target. In each game, wind can become a factor, so you angle your flick as necessary to accomodate for it.
What flicking a football toward the field goalposts lacks in realism, it makes up for in addictive fun. Every football fan has excoriated a professional NFL kicker for missing an easy goal; excoriating one's one self for doing the same thing is a perverse pleasure—especially since you can make up for it with one more game.
Flick Kick Field Goal focuses solely on aiming for the goal posts. The $1 version of the game comprises five modes: Arcade mode (which is all about successful ficks), Precision (which cares about whether you perfectly split the uprights), Sudden Death (where you earn extra lives with dead-center kicks), Time Attack (in which you score goals as fast as you can before time runs out), and Practice (in which you just kick and kick and kick). The game also supports multiplayer mode, either via Game Center or pass-and-play. When you go against an opponent, you take turns kicking until someone misses too many times; whichever player's accuracy average is higher wins.
NFL Kicker is a deeper game in some ways. First off, it's officially licensed by the league, which means you can play as your favorite team. The graphics in NFL Kicker aim for more photorealism than Flick Kick—and the app delivers on that front. NFL Kicker also offers more modes, including some that focus on punts instead of field goals: Basic Skills (for simple kicking), In The Zone (how many kicks can you make before you miss three times), Coffin Corner (for punts that go out of bounds just before the goal line), Time Attack (akin to the identically named mode in Flick Kick), Hit The Uprights (where you aim for the goalposts themselves), and Coffin Corner Pro (which requires even more precise punting). Most of those modes start out locked; you unlock them over time by performing well in the already-available game modes.
In addition to its detailed imagery, NFL Kicker also needlessly includes an announcer. Unless you thrive on immediate aural feedback—"Great kick!", "Amazing kick!", "Terrific kick!", "Awful kick!"—you'll want to mute that right quick. The game also sports unnecessary celebratory cut-scenes after particularly impressive foot feats, but really, if you've seen one video game football player backflip into a split, you've seen them all.
I like NFL Kicker's punting mode, although I think it's rather challenging and I'm not particularly good at it. But on the whole, if I'm in the mood for a kicking game, I keep choosing Flick Kick Field Goal instead. Though the latter game includes fewer modes overall, it offers multiplayer, which NFL Kicker doesn't. And Flick Kick's much quicker to play, too; NFL Kicker is saddled with long loading screens, before and after each mode you play. You'll see occasional loading screens in Flick Kick too, but they're both less frequent and quicker to vanish.
NFL Kicker also adds one other gameplay mechanic that I don't love: After your initial flick of the ball, you can swipe in a given direction once while the ball is in flight to further influence its path. Sure, using one's index finger to launch a football towards a given target isn't in any way a faithful simulacrum of kicking. But allowing a follow-up swipe of directional urging is a foolishly tacked-on feature, until and unless the developers can prove that my violent gesturing after releasing the bowling ball has any impact on its journey towards the pins.
Both Flick Kick Field Goal and NFL Kicker are fun games, but only the former achieves the rank of Very Good. If you can do without punting—and trust me, you can—Flick Kick's cartoony looks and multiplayer mode offer plenty of flicking kicking entertainment.
[Staff writer Lex Friedman suspects non-Eagles fans might prefer a different kind of flicking where he is concerned.]
This story, "iOS App Review: Football kicking games" was originally published by Macworld.
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After some sleep, I have been helping to keep the website well-oiled and ticking along. I have been doing this whilst publishing and planning web content for Wessex Archeology, who have helped to support the Day of Archaeology by providing some of my time during the day to help run it. Today, I have published some updates about a large excavation that is happening in the heart of Dorchester, the Roman town of Durnovaria. I've also been following back people who have recently started following Wessex on Twitter, planning some future web content for an industrial site that we are working on in the north of England, and looking at ideas for publishing some of our content as e-books (in EPUB format) and how we might fit that into our existing design workflows. There are some promising tools out there, and it's exciting to think of the possibilities of publishing content that will look good on devices from smartphones to Kindles, iPads, etc. Especially when you have a back-catalogue of titles which are now out of print. We could give some publications a new lease of life. Specialist books which when printed are only ever available to a small number of people could have global distribution and benefit many more. Keep your eyes on the Wessex Archaeology website, there's lots of exciting things planned for the future.
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The Europa League group stages come to an end on Thursday with plenty still to play for across the 12 pools.
After five games some sides are already home and dry, but numerous issues remain unresolved elsewhere, most notably in Group A.
Valencia are through as group winners, but behind them Swansea and Kuban Krasnodar are thrashing it out for second.
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