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Message from the Director
Earth is not a static planet. From earthquakes to extreme weather, and from ocean circulation to melting ice sheets, ours is a planet in constant flux.
In like manner, research at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory is in a state of continual renewal. Here, hundreds of scientists are discovering and communicating new and fundamental insights about the origin and evolution of Earth and its complex and interconnected physical, chemical, and biological systems.
Our scientists gather data on every continent and every ocean. They pull cores of sediment from the seafloor, sample rock outcrops and ancient tree rings, acquire precise data from pole to pole with airborne and satellite instruments, and measure the tremors from distant earthquakes. From these data they distill fresh understanding in fields as diverse as biogeochemistry, seismology, climate physics, and oceanography.
Exceptional research demands the most advanced tools and facilities available. Our growing campus houses academia's largest sediment core repository and its largest and most sophisticated ultra-clean laboratory for geochemistry—facilities that accelerate and refine scientific discovery and attract talent from around the world. The research vessel Marcus G. Langseth, with its unique capabilities for imaging the sea floor and the structure of the oceanic crust and mantle,continues the Observatory's long tradition of seagoing exploration with expeditions throughout the global ocean.
The constant generation of new knowledge gives our Palisades, New York, campus its distinctive culture of intellectual ferment and collaborative creativity. Our distinguished senior scientists in the country's top-ranked graduate program in Earth and environmental science are committed to mentoring the next generation of leaders in the field.
As the human population reaches 7 billion, the criticality of Earth science has never been greater. As the largest research unit of Columbia University's Earth Institute, Lamont-Doherty is uniquely positioned to transform science into solutions. Through collaborations with engineers, public health specialists, journalists, and policy makers, our scientists mobilize their research for the stewardship of our planet.
I hope that as you browse this website you will learn more about our mission and our recent progress. I thank you for your interest in our institution and its leading programs in research and education on the workings of our world. The pace of discovery is quickening, and all of us at the Observatory look forward to sharing those discoveries with you.
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CommScope's COVID-19 Customer & Partner Hub Visit
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OAK HILL: The City Commission meets in the commission chambers at City Hall, 234 S. U.S. 1.
BUNNELL: The City of Bunnell will have a Community Development Department Presentation Workshop at 6 p.m. followed by a City Commission meeting at 7 p.m. in the Board Chambers of the Government Services Building, 1769 E. Moody Blvd.
HOLLY HILL: The City Commission will meet at 6 p.m. for a workshop to discuss goals for the upcoming year. The commission will then have its regular meeting at 7 p.m. Both meetings will take place in the commission chambers at City Hall, 1065 Ridgewood Ave.
PALM COAST: The Palm Coast City Council will hold a workshop at 1 p.m. in the City Council conference room at City Offices, 160 Cypress Point Parkway, Suite B-106.
FLAGLER BEACH: The City of Flagler Beach's Beach Management Plan Ad Hoc Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. in Commission Chambers, 105 S. Second St.
FLAGLER BEACH: The Flagler Beach City Commission will hold a Magistrate Hearing at 3 p.m. in Commission Chambers, 1056 S. Second St.
BUNNELL: The Flagler County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board will meet at 10 a.m. in the first floor conference room of the Government Services Building, 1769 E. Moody Blvd.
DAYTONA BEACH: Daytona State College board of trustees meets at 2 p.m. in the Wetherell Center (Building 100), Board Room (Room 402L), 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach.
PALM COAST: Flagler County's Princess Place Preserve Citizen Support Organization will meet at 9:30 at the Island House, 2500 Princess Place Rd., Palm Coast.
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Pennsylvania governor: End TV series 'Amish Mafia'
HARRISBURG, Pa. >> Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett and other politicians have signed a statement calling on the Discovery Channel to drop the series "Amish Mafia."
The statement says "Amish Mafia" is a "bigoted portrayal" of the religious sect and misrepresents the Amish in Pennsylvania's Lancaster County as a "crime-ridden culture."
The statement is signed by 18 elected officials, including congressmen, state senators, state representatives and Lancaster's mayor. Pennsylvania's two U.S. senators signed a similar statement.
The campaign against "Amish Mafia" is being organized by a Lancaster-based group called Respect Amish.
The show purports to follow a group of Amish men who enforce law and order within the community. Questions have persisted about its veracity.
Discovery spokeswoman Laurie Goldberg declined comment on the letter. She has said the characters on the show are, in fact, real-life Amish.


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This was a horrible display of our President's stupidity. He could have, and should have, ended his speech without mention of any God- especially since the changing of the Pledge of Allegiance was a balant example of the virulence of the Christian religion virus in this country.
He perpetuated the belief that this country is a Christian nation that believes it has a monopoly on a true "god" and is out to dominate the rest of the world with the support of America's god- whatever that is. And the majority of Americans blindly support such stupidity and claim that those of us who do not blindly support such stupidity are not patriotic. God bless America- and what- to hell with everyone else?
Morons- this country is led by, and full of, morons.
I agree. I don't think it was an intentional sleight at a large minority group (atheists), but an attempt to further separate himself from the right-wing theory that he is a muslim jihadist.
Obama is catering to the wrong group. There are many people that don't like him because he is an intelligent black man, and they will do or say anything to discredit him, despite all evidence to the contrary.
Of course, some of us just don't like his policies, but now I'm getting off topic.
What Alissa said (and what I was trying to get at in my first post that I now look at and realize that I only said it very vaguely) is probably what Obama was going for. Obama is trying to show that he's a good little christian like he's supposed to be because of the perceptions etc. that I mentioned before.


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Luxurious Day at Hévíz by a Private Helicopter
Planning to take an outer city excursion from Budapest to the world's largest natural thermal lake? Now you will have the opportunity to do it the fastest, most comfortable and most spectacular way possible, by an imposing private helicopter in the form of a whole day exclusive excursion.
The tour will start from your accommodation in Budapest in the morning, where a pickup will take you straight to Budaörs airport in the outskirts of the city, where you will be greeted with a glass of champagne, to get you in the mood for the coming adventure. After your pilot introduced to you, and you had a chance to get a close look at your means of transport, an imposing 4-passanger private helicopter, you will climb on board, and your journey will start towards southwest from Budapest, to the airport of Sármellék.
Your journey will take you over magnificent sights of the Hungarian plains, nature reserves and beautiful cities, such as Vác, and the historical city of Székesfehérvár, on the way to your destination. Your personal pilot will make sure you see everything worth checking out from above, and he will fly as low as possible, to ensure you will have the best view of these spectacular sights of Hungary. Before arriving to the airport, you will be treated to the breathtaking view of the "Hungarian Sea", the Balaton. Here, you will be able to admire the one-of-a-kind beauty of this region from a new perspective. See its magnificent National Parks and Nature Reserves when hovering over them with a luxurious private helicopter! Your pilot will be flying slower, so you will have time to admire all the beautiful villages and landscapes you will pass.
When arriving to Sármellék airport, you will have a little time to stretch after the flight, then you will be stepping into a private vehicle, which will take you all the way to the famous thermal town of Hévíz. Lake Hévíz is a spectacular sight to the eye and it's even more wonderful for the body and soul, of which you will have first-hand experience, when dripping yourself into the pampering water of this, according to many visitors, miraculous lake. Take as much time as you want and need in the facilities of Hévíz and enjoy it to its full extent. Get energized by the great power of its hot thermal water and relax under the hand of local masseurs, who are undisputed professionals of their work. Rest your eyes on the magical natural surroundings of the lake, admire the water lilies floating on the surface and swim around a little in the pond as you feel its undeniable power. After your day of healing, hop back into the luxurious vehicle, which will take you back to the airfield of Sármellék, from where you will climb on board the private chopper which takes you back all the way to the capital.
On the way to Budapest you will have another chance to view all the beautiful places the helicopter passes over and take some pictures of your favourite sights. Your whole experience will be recorded on multiple GoPro cameras. We will edit and send you the video of your adventure, so you will be able to take home and share your experience. After arriving back to the airport in Budapest, you will be transported back to your accommodation to ensure the most comfortable experience possible.
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In memoriam: Alberto Alesina
In memoriam: Alberto Alesina
I am a Professor at Harvard University's Department of Government, a division of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. My teaching and research focus on the politics of international monetary and financial relations.
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A California company and its management team have been ordered by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to repay $1.1 million to 13 employee benefit plans.
The Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration had sued Zenith Capital, an investment advisory firm in Santa Rosa, Calif., and its three retirement plan fiduciaries, Rick Lane Tasker, Martel Jed Cooper and Michael Gregory Smith for breach of their fiduciary duty.
The court found that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties and engaged in prohibited transactions when they placed 13 employee benefit plans into Global Money Management, a hedge fund that collapsed and went bankrupt.
The complaint alleged that Zenith Capital and the three individual defendants placed the plans in the high-risk hedge fund despite the fact that the plans were not qualified, accredited investors, and failed to conduct prudent due diligence on Global Money Management or its suitability as investment for the plans.
They also failed to disclose GMM's ownership interest in Zenith Capital and their receipt of incentive fees from GMM for the plans that it placed into Global Money Management. The general partners of GMM were convicted of mail and wire fraud in connection with GMM.
Zenith was ordered to pay $602,018 in restitution for plan losses and restoration of the improper incentive fees, plus lost opportunity costs and penalties payable to the department. The individual defendants were ordered to restore $503,385 in plan losses, incentive fees and penalties.
Tasker, Smith and Cooper are barred permanently from serving or acting as discretionary fiduciaries, investment managers or trustees or administrators to an ERISA-covered plan.
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Melinda MezaStockton Reporter
San Joaquin County Bureau Chief Melinda Meza has 15 years experience in television news. She has been an anchor, reporter, producer and photographer.
Melinda graduated from San Diego State University and attended the Poynter Institute. She is a member of the California Chicano News Media Association.
Melinda started as a producer at KGTV in San Diego then went to Chico for her first on-air job. She started a morning show in Santa Rosa as an anchor and reporter. There, she took home numerous awards and had a weekly health series.
Melinda has covered everything from the BART riots in Oakland to Southern California wildfires to the Scott Peterson murder trial.
Melinda says she is excited to cover San Joaquin County and be close to home.
She says community involvement is important to her and she likes to give a voice to community members.
Melinda has a son and enjoys working out, boating, dancing, hiking, watching television and spending time with family.


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Insights from a New SurveyMeyer, Klaus E.; Ionascu, Delia; Kulawczuk, Przemyslaw; Szczesniak, Anna; Antal-Mokos, Zoltán; Tóth, Krisztina; Darskuvenie, Valdone (København, 2005)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has been maturing as the region prepared to join the European Union (EU). Since the beginning of transition the pattern of FDI has evolved, reflecting new business strategies pursued in anticipation of EU membership. Based on first results from a questionnaire survey conducted in 2003 in Hungary, Lithuania and Poland, we portray the recent patterns and developments in foreign investment, the motives for investment, and managers' assessment of the local business environment. Some questions have been replicated from a study conducted in the emerging economies of Egypt, India, South Africa, and Vietnam, which allows us to benchmark FDI patterns in CEE against other emerging economies in different parts of the world. We find that find fewer changes over the period of the 1990s then we expected, but some interesting differences across the three countries in our study, and between CEE and other emerging economies. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7055
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Abstract: This paper applies the panel fixed effects with vector decomposition estimator to three FDI datasets to estimate the impact of time-invariant variables on FDI while including fixed effects. We find that the omission of fixed effects significantly biases several of these variables, especially those proxying for trade costs and culture. After including fixed effects, we find that many time-invariant variables indicate the importance of vertical FDI. We also find that by eliminating these biases, the differences across datasets largely disappear. Thus, controversies in the literature that are driven by differences in data sets may be resolved by using this estimation technique. JEL Classification: F14, F23 Key Words: Foreign Direct Investment, Trade Costs, Culture URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7610
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The Role of Competition and of the Initial Firm Efficiency. Evidence from the Czech Republicla Cour, Lisbeth; Ionascu, Delia (København, 2007)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: It has been argued that the effect of competition on a company's incentive to innovate and to reduce managerial slack depends on the initial level of efficiency. For example, while firms close to the technology frontier invest more in innovation if competition increases, backward firms reduce innovation. On a panel data of Czech companies, for the years 1993-2005, we empirically assess the impact of increased competition on firm productivity and the importance of the initial firm efficiency level. We depart from the empirical literature on emerging markets by taking into account both domestic and foreign competition. In line with the theory, our results show that there is an inverted U-relationship between domestic competition and firm productivity. Our results also confirm that trade liberalization has a positive impact on productivity. However, the effect is less significant if domestic competition is not taken into account. In addition, we find that both domestic and foreign competition have an effect on productivity in companies close to the technology frontier but not in backward companies. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7653
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Abstract: The concept of 'distance' has been used by international business scholars to explain variations in international business strategies and operations across countries. The more distant a host country is from the organizational centre of a multinational enterprise (MNE), the more it has to manage cultural, regulatory and cognitive differences, and to develop appropriate entry strategies, organizational forms, and internal procedures to accommodate these differences. Scholarly research has focused on the concept of psychic distance, which has been narrowed down in empirical work to indices based on Hofstede's work on culture. However, these measures capture only very partially the dimensions of distance of concern to international business. In this paper, we show how the broader theoretical concept of institutional distance, which incorporates normative, regulatory and cognitive aspects, affects entry strategies. Specifically, our theoretical arguments suggest that the impact of distance varies with different aspects of the concept of institutional distance, and that this impact interacts with both the investor's experience and with the relative importance of the pertinent operation for the investing MNE. Using a unique dataset of foreign direct investment in emerging economies that incorporates multi-host as well as multi-home countries, we find empirical support for our propositions, and provide an explanation for apparently inconsistent results in the previous literature. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7116
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Day1 IBM Edge Opening Keynote Sessions
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This week, I am in Orlando, Florida presenting, blogging and tweeting at the IBM Edge conference. The first day began with opening main tent sessions. Deon Newman, IBM VP of Marketing, was the emcee. The four-person [Bella Electric Strings] rocked the house with some electric violins.
This was a great way to kick off the week!
technorati tags: IBM, Deon Newman, Bella Electric Strings, Rod Adkins, Smarter Planet, Smarter Computing, Brian Truskowski, Smarter Storage, Yoni Cohen, Snowball Studios, Rick Haverty, URMC, SONAS, Storwize V7000, VNA, Acuo Technologies
Day3 IBM Edge Breakout sessions
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This week I am in Orlando, Florida for the IBM Edge conference. Here is a recap of Day 3.
In the evening, the attendees at IBM Edge joined the attendees from Innovate2012 (focused on IBM Rational products) at SeaWorld, with BBQ dinner, rides, Shamu the whale show, and a concert featuring Foreigner!
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IBM Edge Comes to You - Moscow Russia 2012
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This week I am in Moscow, Russia for today's "Edge Comes to You" event. Although we had over 20 countries represented at the Edge2012 conference in Orlando, Florida earlier this month, IBM realizes that not everyone can travel to the United States. So, IBM has created the "Edge Comes to You" events where a condensed subset of the agenda is presented. Over the next four months, these events are planned in about two dozen other countries.
This is my first time in Russia, and the weather was very nice. With over 11 million people, Moscow is the 6th largest city in the world, and boasts having the largest community of billionaires. With this trip, I have now been to all five of the so-called BRICK countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and Korea) in the past five years!
The venue was the [Info Space Transtvo Conference Center] not far from the Kremlin. While Barack Obama was making friends with Vladimir Putin this week at the G2012 Summit in Mexico, I was making friends with the lovely ladies at the check-in counter.
If it looks like some of the letters are backwards, that is not an illusion. The Russian language uses the [Cyrillic alphabet]. The backwards N ("И"), backwards R ("Я"), the number 3 ("З), and what looks like the big blue staple logo from Netapp ("П"), are actually all characters in this alphabet.
Having spent eight years in a fraternity during college, I found these not much different from the Greek alphabet. Once you learn how to pronounce each of the 33 characters, you can get by quite nicely in Moscow. I successfully navigated my way through Moscow's famous subway system, and ordered food on restaurant menus.
The conference coordinators were Tatiana Eltekova (left) and Natalia Grebenshchikova (right). Business is booming in Russia, and IBM just opened ten new branch offices throughout the country this month. So these two ladies in the marketing department have been quite busy lately.
I especially liked all the attention to detail. For example, the signage was crisp and clean, and the graphics all matched the Powerpoint charts of each presentation.
Moscow is close to the North pole, similar in latitude as Juneau, Alaska; Edinburgh, Scottland; Copenhagen, Denmark; and Stockholm, Sweden.
As a result, it is daylight for nearly 18 hours a day. The first part of the day, from 8:00am to 4:30pm, was "Technical Edge", a condensed version of the 4.5 day event in Orlando, Florida. I gave three of the five keynote presentations:
(Note: I do not speak Russian fluently enough to give a technical presentation, so I did then entire presentation in English, and had real-time translators convert to Russian for me. The audience wore headphones. However, I was able to sprinkly a few Russian phrases, such as "доброе утро", "Я не понимаю по-русский" and "спасибо".)
After the keynote sessions, I was interviewed by a journalist for [Storage News] magazine. The questions covered a variety of topics, from the implications of [Big Data analytics] to the future of storage devices that employ [Phase Change Memory]. I look forward to reading the article when it gets published!
The afternoon had break-out sessions in three separate rooms. Each room hosted seven topics, giving the attendees plenty to choose from for each time slot. I presented one of these break-out sessions, Big Data Cloud Storage Technology Comparison. The title was already printed in all the agendas, so we went with it, but I would have rather called it "Big Data Storage Options". In this session, I explained Hadoop, InfoSphere BigInsights, internal and external storage options.
I spent some time comparing Hadoop File System (HDFS) with IBM's own General Parallel File System (GPFS) which now offers Hadoop interfaces in a Shared-Nothing Cluster (SNC) configuration. IBM GPFS is about twice as fast as HDFS for typical workloads.
At the end of the Technical Edge event, there was a prize draw. Business cards were drawn at random, and three lucky attendees won a complete four-volume set of my book series "Inside System Storage"! Sadly, these got held up in customs, so we provided a "certificate" to redeem them for the books when they arrive to the IBM office.
The second part of the day, from 5:00pm to 8pm, was "Executive Edge", a condensed version of the 2 day event in Orlando, designed for CIOs and IT leaders. Having this event in the evening allowed busy executives to come over after they spend the day in the office. I presented IBM Storage Strategy in the Smarter Computing Era, similar to my presentation in Orlando.
Both events were well-attended. Despite fighting jet lag across 11 time zones, I managed to hang in there for the entire day. I got great feedback and comments from the attendees. I look forward to hearing how the other "Edge Comes to You" events fare in the other countries. I would like to thank Tatiana and Natalia for their excellent work organizing and running this event!
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Upcoming Webcasts for Smarter Storage
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We have some exciting webcasts in the upcoming weeks!
I hope you can find time in your busy schedule to participate in one or both of these webcasts.
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Clare Keogh is a photographer based in Cork, Ireland.
She studied Visual Communications at the National Colege of Art and Design, Dublin and Photography at Central Saint Martins, UAL, London. Her work has appeared in publications such as The Sunday Times, Der Spiegel, The Sunday Business Post and the Irish Times, The Irish Examiner and The Irish Independent. She receives regular portrait and editorial commissions from the Sunday Times and The Sunday Business Post. Her commercial photography clients include TG4, RTE, Musgraves, An Taisce, The Arts Council, UCC and Cork City Council. She is a member of the Press Photographers' Association of Ireland and the National Union of Journalists. She is a recipient of Irish Aid's 'Simon Cumbers Media Fund' covering stories in Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Algeria and Chernobyl. Clare's first book of photographs 'Over the Counter' was published by Mercier Press with a grant from the Heritage Council of Ireland. She can be contacted through the contact page of this website.


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This post can also be viewed along with other marvelous content at Nineteen Months!
"O SON OF SPIRIT! Noble have I created thee, yet thou hast abased thyself. Rise then unto that for which thou wast created."
– Bahá'ú'lláh
As I interact with my human family in this very fascinating world, I am faced with the dilemma that the above quote seems to encapsulate perfectly…that we are all created noble, but have to learn to arise from the abasement that we've gotten ourselves into. That abasement comes in all forms from abuse to oppression to negligence and all kinds of hurtful experiences that we may put ourselves and each other through.
So the burning question stands: How do we arise out of this lost sense of nobility? What behaviors, systems and practices are we collectively consenting to or engaging in that keep us from our noble destiny? What are our associations with even the word "noble"? How many names have we called ourselves and each other; how many judgements (more…)
A Year in Review…
So, here we are…A year after this space was carved out for you, I and anyone else who dared to explore the world of the unknown…
Where "What you don't know that you don't know" reigns firmly and lovingly. I'll say for my part that this year has been gorgeous in so many ways, and has also provided serious signs of room for growth. Gorgeous because there was a start, and gorgeous because there really have been some good conversations that at least I was able to have with some of you who I might not have otherwise. I got to hear some views that were different from my own. I got to interview some really fun folks on camera and prepare for more opportunities to engage in similar dialogue with others…Challenging because at the end of the day there are very few things that we can presume to say with too much confidence that we "know"…and not everyone is ready to accept that…
I hope this year brings more. I hope to get to know some folks who visit better as we interact in this strangely intimate yet distant and cold space…
So I ask this of you…what would you want to hear more about? What themes and subjects would you like to see more of here? Anything that we should go deeper into?
I am looking to this New Year dawning to bring forth beautiful fruit, and I pray to keep my sights on my intention and purpose. I thank you for joining me on that path…
Much love…
A Little More on Race
Greetings all,
I'm normally reluctant to approach a loaded topic that easily becomes divisive, but I do want to open this space up to explore on it…
I will say up front that no conversation on race(among MANY other topics) is complete, and would be poorly served to be concluded with shallow and superficial treatments on what the deeper roots and causes are of the funny part of our collective experience that we call race.
Here's a small bit from a conversation I had with a friend, where he asked me a pointed question about my experience with race:
Below are a couple of video posts from Jay Smooth which speak very well to some of the nuances around race that we should reflect on: (more…)
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e·go (g, gn. pl. e·go)
1. The self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves
2. In psychoanalysis, the division of the psyche that is conscious, most immediately controls thought and behavior, and is most in touch with external reality
3 a. An exaggerated sense of self-importance; conceit
b. Appropriate pride in oneself; self-esteem
[New Latin, from Latin, I; see eg in Indo-European roots. Sense 2, translation of German Ich, a special use of ich, I, as a psychoanalytic term.]
The individual units that make up society, each one of us, play a concrete role in how our social reality is shaped. If we buy organic, even the Wal-Marts of the world take notice and change or add to what they stock up on. If we respond to large banks' taking advantage of people through exorbitant charges by moving your business to local banks and credit unions, the Bank of Americas of the world will trip over themselves to change some long-standing policies. In so many areas of social reality, each individual's decision makes a difference, and the differences that I've thus far described are only economic. Companies like Google have designed a different kind of workplace environment from many companies of their size to improve the creative atmosphere for those doing the innovating, rather than stuffing their employees into bland cell-like cubicles. All this demonstrated to me the power of the individual to shape reality.
The other side of this reality for the individual, though, is what I've heard described as "unfettered individualism", which I understand to be closely related to ideas like "survival of the fittest" and "may the best man win"…a mindset that sees "my driveway", "my yard", "my job", "my space" and the like. In short, ways that we've managed to teach ourselves and each other in this country to think of ourselves as …Read the entire post here
Know Thyself?
"When one is released from the prison of self, that is indeed freedom, for that is the greater prison. When this release takes place, then one cannot be outwardly imprisoned."
– 'Abdu'l-Bahá
An element of life that manages to come up countless times in conversations I have is the things on which we place value. Some things are measurable like televisions, video game consoles, household income and the like. Then come the things that are much harder to measure like service, kindness, intelligence, spirit, security love and quality time. Some of these things can be essential to one's feelings about quality of life; others can feel essential to aspiring to higher standards of behavior and living. I feel that each individual must engage in a meaningful and thorough introspective search in order to identify the needs one has that can determine where value lies.
There are some whose feelings regarding security lie at the base of what they value, and many of the things they feel joy from, connection to, and attraction to have everything to do with how much security comes with the relationships they form and how those relationships (more…)
My Human Family
Here's a post that can also be found at Nineteen Months, where I write occasionally:
The concept of all people on Earth being part of one human family was in my consciousness in my upbringing, but captured my focused attention during my early young adult years. What a curious, yet familiar, notion! How is that possible when we as humans also seem to find any reason imaginable to focus on the differences between us?
So, with this fresh focus and mission to discover all that there was to learn about this "oneness", I turned to my family for examples of how I might conceptualize elements of this idea as well as gain some concrete examples to draw upon later. All of my idealized and nostalgic notions of family and community scrolled along the hopeful marquee in my mind, making me sigh with joy at the beauty of it all…but my dear friend, Reality, needed a word with me… (more…)
I've gone into detail in previous posts about individuals and communities, but have yet to devote much attention to the third participant in society: the institutions. What qualifies as an institution generates a vast and weighty list, including local, national and international organizations; media organizations; governments and their agencies; and the institution of marriage. This spectrum of institutions shares many identifying features, but the one I wish to reflect on is structure.
All institutions have a structure in order to effectively administer to its objectives. What shape that structure takes has everything to do with the approach taken in building it. Many structures are chosen from among the existing models, based on the desired outcomes of that institution.
What I feel must be considered, though, is whether the models currently in existence can effectively administer to the needs of a changing age that requires flexibility and adaptation to meet the exigencies of our time. For instance, in the discourse on politics, there is frequently being voiced a need to think beyond the two-party (Republican vs. Democrat) system, and rethink how we might find a less divisive method of electing officials to serve our country in an official capacity.
This clip from a show called "Crossfire", which tended to deal with the varied positions in US political matters in an adversarial way, clearly demonstrates to me the power of this rising voice in the discourse to rethink this combative approach to political structures in place:
An analogy that I will refer to frequently is that of the human body. This quote is one of many that Bahá'u'lláh refers to in making clear the interconnectedness (more…)


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Talk:Bank Julius Baer millions of USD in trust for Mexican mass murderer and drug trafficker Arturo Acosta Chapparo, 1998
From WikiLeaks
It appears that the Federal Court decision "No guilty verdict" BGE 133 IV 235 in respect of organised crime needs to be reviewed because this looks like that there might be a connection among Salinas - Chapparo - Lowell and even Julius Baer possible handling criminal funds. The suspicion is now here and even facts! It is also clear why JB did not wanted to cooperate with authorities and there is more to come!!!!!
Dove vive el senior Curtis Lowell?
El Senior es il
The witness is Curtis Lowell JR, Zurich
American nationality, March 28th, 1957, Eichenweg 5, 8700 Kuesnacht Zurich and ownes the company GSI Global Strategy Investments SA, Toedistrasse 55, 8002 Zurich Switzerland.


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IInfluence necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 33 diseños de 7 diseñadores freelance.
Swansea Pine Warehouse
We are a small Web Development company who's employee's focus more on the technical side of things as opposed to the design side of stuff.
The company the website is for are a Furniture company selling pine and Oak furniture in a bricks and mortor premises as well as online. Their current design is too restricted and getting old now. It currently needs a refresh and update.
The audience would be home owners of all ages, but internet savvy people. Couples, families and single home owners, renters/tenants.
A few designs we like the look of which are in the same industry are
We like the clean whiteness of them both, and also the stylish large image on the front page. Obviously we can't copy those but they are the sort of designs that we like, if you work along those lines you won't be far wrong.
We are looking for http://www.swanseapinewarehouse.com to be redesigned.
Please feel free to use any colours but as mentioned above those are the sorts of designs we are after.
We require a .psd layered file. The two obvious menu systems are the products menu and the information menu.
The products menu needs to be fairly large as we will be having 15 options in there.
The Information menu needs the following options.
About Us
How to Order
Delivery / Collections
Find Us
Privacy Policy
Contact Us
Maybe over the other side of the design we'd like somewhere where we can have offers boxes, security etc.
Any questions please ask, I'll try to reply ASAP.
Good luck.


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Search the Fatabase
Since our first run at collecting the nutritional information of B.C.'s restaurants back on New Year's Day 2010, the landscape has changed in the west coast hospitality industry.
The HST has sent eateries into a tailspin, more rigid drinking-and-driving rules have taken the edge off the business lunch, and an increased consumer focus on health has seen some establishments struggle with the concept of "less is more."
But it's not all bad news out there; in fact, there are some encouraging signs from some chain restaurants that were previously on the Fatabase naughty list.
White Spot has released its nutritional information online, and taken things a step further than most by including alternatives for many of its bigger items.
Now, a customer can access the nutritional information for a Legendary Burger without sauce, fries or even a bun, whereas last year you had to work hard to get even the most basic information.
The International House of Pancakes has also joined the fray, placing nutritional information online and launching a "Simple and Fit" line of more than 30 meals that total less than 600 calories. IHOP also offers on-menu advice as to what substitutions to make to menu items to reduce fat, salt and calories.
All told, the number of restaurants revealing nutritional information has risen to 80 from 64. But another 80 chains are still keeping the information private.
Cactus Club says its menu is too complex and changes too frequently for it to tell people what's actually in the food, while Moxie's has told The Sun its menu is too varied across locations to accurately show the information.
Browns Socialhouse won't return our calls.
The abc Country Restaurants, which doesn't offer customers nutritional information, goes to great lengths to advertise its commitment to health on its website.
"Ten years ago, abc Country Restaurants decided to take a healthier deep-frying road, partnered with manufacturer Richardson International Limited of Winnipeg, and began using Canola Harvest HiLo for all of its fried menu items," says the blurb on the menu page. "Canola Harvest HiLo is an Omega-9 Canola Oil, uniquely high in heart-healthy mono-unsaturated fat, with zero trans fat and the lowest amount of saturated fat among other commonly used frying oils."
Which is all very nice, but still doesn't tell you whether the Farmer's Fettuccine (described as "noodles in a creamy garlic and Parmesan sauce, with farmer sausage and mushrooms") is good for you, not so good for you, or hysterically bad for you.
Earls took a pounding in last year's Fatabase when we pointed out that the restaurant's Hot Chicken Caesar Salad had roughly the same fat content as four McDonald's hamburgers.
Earls has fallen off our list of worst menu items this year — but has done so largely through the fact that they don't include the nutritional content of their sides in the information of many of their most fattening dishes.
Take a look at their Grilled Chicken Clubhouse and you may be shocked at the 1,659 mg of sodium that comes with it — which is 10 per cent more than the 1,500 mg recommended by health authorities as the suggested daily salt intake.
But when you read the fine print — "See appropriate side for nutritional information" — you begin to realize the item is a lot worse for you than you may first have thought.
The fries that accompany the clubhouse add another 799 mg of salt, not to mention 90 grams of carbohydrates and 775 calories. Throw in a side Caesar salad and you're staring down the barrel of another 468 mg of sodium and 20 grams of fat for a total of 2,926 mg of sodium — or twice the daily limit.
Even that figure, however, wouldn't bring the Earls Clubhouse into our list of 20 dishes containing the most sodium.
In order to crack that group and knock the IHOP Thick Cut Bone-In Ham and Eggs out, you'd need to add another 1,400 mg of sodium. The top offender — Applebee's Appetizer Sampler — packs a whopping 6,830 mg of salt.
It becomes easy to understand why some restaurant chains might get sneaky with nutritional information given how much salt, sugar, calories, fat and carbs some of the meals contain.
The Earls Hot Chicken Caesar Salad has 77 grams of fat, which is the same amount you'd find in 22 Chicken McNuggets at McDonald's.
A Joey Creamy Chicken Alfredo contains 275 grams of carbs, which is a few more than the KarmelKorn 2 Gallon Popcorn Gift Canister (272).
Pizza Hut displays all its nutritional information in full, which is good, but to properly use the information you have to take a calculator to the restaurant.
Items on their Eat Well menu are displayed as healthy options, but the fine print reveals the serving sizes used aren't actually available for purchase.
The Tuscani Mediterranean con Pollo Pasta, for example, comes in a tray, but the nutritional information is based on "1/3 of tray." Likewise, the pizzas on the menu, which all appear perfectly reasonable at first glance, become less reasonable when you realize the numbers are based on a single slice, not a whole pizza.
It's up to you to work out how many slices the pizza you order will contain.
The U.S. website of the TCBY chain shows nutritional information for its yogurt products (the Canadian version does not), but when you look closely, it's all based on a 1/2-cup serving. If you find 1/2 cup (4 fluid ounces) of yogurt as an available size at your local TCBY, please let us know because we haven't seen it to date.
Some of the things we found when we explored B.C. restaurant data were startling.
For example, who knew there was more trans fat in a Butter Roll from Denny's than you'd find in a Triple Whopper at Burger King?
And who would have thought that 210 grams of the 227 grams of carbohydrates in a Mediterranean Falafel from Jimmy the Greek comes from the kind of pita bread they use?
And don't get us started on A&W milkshakes: Their large Root Beer Shake rocks the scales with 278 grams of carbohydrates, which is just 10 grams shy of an entire 16-inch XL Fresh Slice Hawaiian Pizza and 46 grams more than the Boston Pizza Smoky Mountain Spaghetti and Meatballs.
The root beer itself makes up just two grams of those carbs, so switching to a plain chocolate milkshake brings no joy for the festively plump.
Of course, nobody would assume that a root beer milkshake was a healthy choice, but sometimes what appears to be the healthy option is just plain bad for you.
Take the De Dutch Smoked Salmon Omelette with Salad, for example. It's not just fattening; it falls just outside our top-20 most fattening items across all B.C. restaurants with a fat total of 106 grams.
The De Dutch Oatmeal earns a spot just outside the Top 20 sugars list, with 94 grams of sugar — or 23 grams more than a regular Coke at McDonald's.
So how does a consumer ensure they know what they're eating? Simple: Patronize restaurants that share their information, check The Fatabase before you order, and have the sauce on the side.


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A California judge today ruled the state's laws governing teacher tenure and the firing of public school teachers unconstitutional, saying they interfere with the state's obligation to provide every child with access to a good education.
The plaintiffs in the case, Vergara v. California, argued that the tenure system for public school teachers in California verges on the absurd, and that those laws disproportionately harm poor and minority students. In his ruling, Judge Rolf M. Treu agreed.
"Evidence has been elicited in this trial of the specific effect of grossly ineffective teachers on students," Judge Treu wrote. "The evidence is compelling. Indeed, it shocks the conscience."
The suit was filed in 2012 by a nonprofit group, Students Matter, on behalf of nine public school students. The group was founded by Silicon Valley entrepreneur and charter school advocate David Welch. Welch today challenged the defendants to now "join together ... to offer real solutions for our education system."
The lawsuit challenged elements of the state's education code, including those governing tenure, seniority, layoffs and firings.
"This is a monumental day for California's public education system," Theodore J. Boutrous Jr., a lead attorney for the plaintiffs, said in a statement. "Today's ruling is a victory not only for our nine plaintiffs; it is a victory for students, parents, and teachers across California."
The California Teachers Association, the state's largest teachers union with 325,000 members, along with the California Federation of Teachers, had joined the state in defending the case. The CTA vowed to appeal the ruling, and the judge ordered a stay of his decision pending an appeal.
The unions argued that the lawsuit unfairly blames teachers for problems in the public schools that stem from much larger social and political forces, including poverty, inequality and racial segregation.
"We believe the judge in this case did not take into consideration the overwhelming amount of evidence that show that these statutes work very well all over the state in well-run school districts," said Frank Wells, a spokesman for the California Teachers Association. "It's another example of the 'blame teachers first' approach to solving complex education problems."
The ruling was "deeply flawed," Dennis Van Roekel, the head of the National Education Association, the nation's largest teachers union, said in a statement. "Today's ruling would make it harder to attract and retain quality teachers in our classrooms and ignores all research that shows experience is a key factor in effective teaching."
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan also issued a statement. "My hope is that today's decision moves from the courtroom toward a collaborative process in California that is fair, thoughtful, practical and swift," Duncan said. "Every state, every school district needs to have that kind of conversation."
This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Melissa Block.
And I'm Audie Cornish. Teacher tenure laws and seniority policies undermine the rights of students in California to get a good education - that was the ruling today from a Superior Court Judge in Los Angeles, and it was a big blow for public school teachers and their unions. The judge ruled that policies for how teachers are hired and dismissed are unconstitutional. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports.
ERIC WESTERVELT, BYLINE: The plaintiffs in Vergara v. California argue that the tenure system for public school teachers in California verges on the absurd. In his closing argument a lead attorney for the plaintiffs, Marcellus McRae, noted that some were granted tenure before they even complete their two-year teacher credential program.
MARCELLUS MCRAE: That's like telling somebody we're going to go ahead and let you get out on the highway and endanger everybody else's lives for about two months, and then we're going to tell you that you failed your driver's test. What kind of sense does that make? It makes no sense.
WESTERVELT: McRae and other lawyers argued successfully that the dysfunction in California's tenure and dismissal system is so bad it undermines student achievement and educational equity, and therefore, violates the state constitution's Equal Protection Clause.
Today, California Superior Court Judge Rolf Treu agreed. He wrote that the plaintiffs show that the challenged statutes impose a real and appreciable impact on students' fundamental right to equality of education. And he added, they impose a disproportionate burden on poor and minority students.
He said the evidence shocks the conscience, noting one study which showed that one year and one class with a grossly ineffective teacher cost students nearly one and a half million dollars in lifetime earnings. If the state loses on appeal, it would be up to the California Legislature to replace the overturn statutes.
The nonprofit group that brought the case, Students Matter, was founded by Silicon Valley entrepreneur and charter school advocate David Welch. Today, Welch challenged the defendants to join together to offer real solutions for our education system. But the California Teachers Association and its parent union, the NEA, called the ruling deeply flawed. They vowed to appeal. Frank Wells is with the CTA.
FRANK WELLS: It's a strongly worded ruling, but it's not supported by a strong body of evidence. This is another example of the blame teachers first approach to solving complex education problems.
WESTERVELT: The unions argue the lawsuit unfairly blames teachers for education inequities resulting from poverty, economic inequality and racial segregation. The group, Students Matter, meantime says it will look to file similar lawsuits in other states.
Eric Westervelt, NPR News, San Francisco. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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A running discussion on the Cincinnati Reds and everything else in the baseball universe.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
2010 Draft: Yasmani Grandal, c
This year, Grandal has a stellar slash line of .417/.543/.743 in 206 ABs with a 34/55 K/BB ratio, 23 doubles, and 14 homeruns. Obviously, he's had a very strong, breakout season as a junior, which has vaulted him into the top half of the first round of the 2010 draft. As of late, he's been linked to the Reds at #12 and the Royals at #4.
Grandal has made a few adjustments to his swing, which has driven the improvement in his production. He has tightened up his swing and taken some length out, which gives him a quicker swing path to the ball, but questions about his bat speed persist.
At the plate, Grandal hits from a widespread stance with a very high back elbow. He takes a short stride to transfer his weight and throws the head of the bat at the ball effectively. Obviously, getting good extension isn't a problem with his longer type swing. However, he has a tendency to extend too early in the swing and also gets out on the front foot too early, especially on good offspeed pitches.
Grandal has solid power and controls the strikezone effectively, but his overall "hit tool" is questionable. He struggled in his stint with Team USA last year and has struggled with consistency in his switch hitting. I love the walk rate and ability to control the zone, which allows him to select a pitch he can handle, but I'm not convinced that he can effectively drive the pitch when he gets it.
Here is a look at him in action, granted one that is a year old and not quite reflective of his typical 2010 swing:
On the defensive side, questions remain about Grandal's arm strength and accuracy. Additionally, he doesn't have the best lateral movement and needs to polish his footwork, as it impacts his ability to quickly get into throwing position to nab would be basestealers. Grandal has solid receiving skills, but needs to continue working on his skills to become better than league average defensively. Overall, Grandal is solid-average behind the plate and should have no trouble remaining there at the professional level, which gives his total prospect value a boost due to positional value.
Overall, I'm not in favor of the Reds drafting Grandal. For me, just too much of his total value as a prospect is made up of positional value. Grandal falls short of total value provided by the top tier of catchers of recent drafts, including Matt Weiters, Buster Posey, and Tony Sanchez, and to me his rumored draft position speaks more to the lack of impact talent in the draft class than his true value. I'm just not convinced that he projects as an above average MLB catcher, as I have questions as to whether his swing will translate to wood bats and the professional ranks. Additionally, his defensive skill set is questionable and his arm strength and accuracy is average at best.
Catcher is a challenging position to fill, as in the NL without the DH catchers can only contribute in 130 games. As a result, the differential between league average and the top tier of catchers is smaller than for other positions. To me, if you are burning a first round pick on a catcher, it needs to be one of the Buster Posey or Matt Wieters vintage. There are too many wrong turns on the catcher development path to burn a 1st rounder on a prospect with significant question marks.
To me, the Reds should be draft the "best player available" and I just don't see Grandal as being that guy. I'd love to get him with any pick other than our 1st, but that's not a possibility. For me, there are simply too many other prospect who offer a better combination of risk/reward to justify grabbing Grandal.
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- AnonymousJune 6, 2010 at 4:11 PM
Plus i know that you never draft for need, but i see no reason to draft Grandal when Mesoraco has been doing so great this year.ReplyDelete
True, selecting the best player available is the best strategy in the early rounds. It's nice to see Mesoraco breaking out a bit, but he is just now facing double-A pitching and has a long way to go on his road to the Majors. He still has much to prove, so that wouldn't be a big worry for me in drafting Grandal.
Personally, I just think there are better players available.
Anyway, thanks for the comment!
- AnonymousJune 8, 2010 at 3:03 AM
Agree whole heartedly unfortunately the Reds have their had up their tookus. Let's hope they take my man Jordy Cabrera in the 2nd. And for the record I would have taken just about anyone over Grandal in the 1st, my pick would have been Nick Castellanos, he's got a Troy Glaus like upside at 3B IMO. Grandal could work out but as you say there is too much risk and not enough reward there. Best case scenario he's a cuban/spanish speaking catcher who is Larue or David Ross like without benefit of their arm strength. Why in the world would you tie so much value to his ability to speak cuban/spanish (this is my hunch on their reasoning based on the facts) and draft a LaRue or Ross in the 1st? Just lame!
- AnonymousJune 8, 2010 at 3:38 AM
Make that "Head up their tookus" and Yordy Cabrera.ReplyDelete
Yeah, I wouldn't have gone the Grandal route. As I mentioned, the top three guys I wanted the Reds to grab were Chris Sale, Austin Wilson, and Josh Sale. All three were there, but Wilson slipped a long way due to signability concerns, so I can understand why the Reds didn't grab him.
However, I have a real hard time passing on the Sales in favor of Grandal, but that's me.
As for Yordy, he's intriguing, but I'm very pleased with the decision to draft LaMarre. He's one of the guys I included in my write-up of guys to grab, so I'm pleasantly surprised that the Reds actually did.
Anyway, thanks for the comment!!


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Saturday, October 10, 2009
UGA-Tennessee Live Blog
Greetings from Neyland Stadium. We're just a minute or two from kickoff. Some pregame notes...
-- Georgia will be kicking off first.
-- Vince Vance is starting at left tackle.
-- The Eric Berry rap video played pregame is every bit as awesome as I'd imagined.
OK, lots more to come throughout.
-- Touchback on the kickoff. What a shocker.
-- Crompton burns Bryan Evans on each of his first two passes for a combined 41 yards to set up a first down at the Georgia 39. Another promising start.
-- By the way, last night I may have yelled "Crompton for Heisman" out the window of the car at a number of Tennessee fans. Maybe.
-- You get a really good view of the Wigsphere from the press box. It's lovely.
-- Kevin Cooper had Reshad Jones beat for an easy score but Crompton overthrew him. One play later, Crompton misses Luke Strocker, leaving Tennessee to punt. In to receive... Logan Gray!
-- Tennessee downs the punt at the 1, and Georgia's offense will have 99 yards to work with.
-- Georgia runs two tight ends -- White and Lynch -- and Cox keeps it out to the 2. Richard Samuel got the start at tailback.
-- Tennessee is flagged for offsides which gives Georgia a little breathing room. UGA still runs two tight ends with A.J. Green the only receiver split wide.
-- Samuel can't pick up a third-and-inches even with a fullback barrelling up the middle as a lead blocker. Yikes. Butler in to punt.
-- It's a 61-yard punt, which will help Butler's average a tad. Tennessee starts from its own 29.
-- The wireless password in the press box is the same as my wireless password at home. Interesting.
-- Bryce Brown in the game for Tennessee for the first time on thrid-and-9. Crompton forced to scramble and finds tight end Luke Stocker for a huge gain. A flag comes in after the play, howver, and UT is called for a clip. That pushes the Vols back 10 yards, but it's still a first down and a 16-yard gain after the flag.
-- The press box announcer calls him Cornelius Warsh-ington.
-- Crompton hits Cooper for another completion. Cooper fumbles the ball out of bounds, setting up a third-and-3.
-- Hardesty goes nowhere, and UT will have to punt again. Justin Houston on the tackle for a loss of two.
-- OK, so for once Logan Gray isn't out there and I guess we now know why he's been used so much. Prince Miller leaps to field a punt heading into the end zone and returns it to the 13. I officially apologize to Fabris for criticizing his use of Gray.
-- Washaun Ealey into the game for Georgia at tailback. A.J. and Moore split out wide. Orson in at tight end.
-- Marlon Brown is in the game. Interestingly, the name on the back of his uniform is simply, "Brown." Marquise Brown's uniform is "M. Brown." Cox hits A.J. for a first down.
-- Ealey picks up a first down on his first carry, a three-yard gain to the 40.
-- Moore now has three catches for 24 yards -- officially exceeding his totals from the last two games combined.
-- Cox hit his first six passes, but Wooten dropped a quick throw on the seventh attempt to bring up a third-and-3.
-- Third-and-3 at the 42... it's times like these Georgia probably wishes it had a running game. Speaking of, the Dawgs probably caught a break with the weather. Cox throwing in the rain and no established ground game would have been bad news.
-- Cox's pass is tipped at the line of scrimmage and intercepted by Chris Walker. He's tackled immediately, but the Vols set up shot at their own 44.
-- Crompton hits Quinton Hancock for a 14-yard gain, and once again there was no coverage within 7 yards of him. Prince Miller darts over to force him out of bounds.
-- Hardesty picks up a first down after consecutive impressive runs. First down at the UGA 31 for Tennessee.
-- Bryce Brown follows that with a run to the 22 for a 9-yard gain. That'll end the first quarter with Tennessee threatening.
-- Interesting note: Georgia has failed to score a touchdown in seven of the last eight quarters it has played.
-- Crompton so far: 5-of-7 for 87 yards. And one of those incompletions had nothing to do with Georgia's coverage. It was an ugly overthrow of a wide open receiver.
-- Crompton throws to the end zone incomplete, but a flag comes in for pass interference on Reshad Jones. That'll set Tennessee up with a first-and-goal at the six.
-- Crompton to Jones in the flat for an easy touchdown. It was play action and Crompton rolled out to the left while Georgia completely bit on the run. Prince Miller was the closest man to Jones, but he never had a chance. Tennessee 7, Georgia 0 (8-56-4:29).
-- Boykin fields the kick 2 yards deep, goes up the middle and splits the wedge and darts down the sideline for a 102-yard touchdown. That's his second kick return for a TD this season, and I'm going to go out on a limb that this is some type of record for 100-yard plays in a season. See, Tennessee, that's why you don't kick deep! Georgia 7, Tennessee 7.
-- OK, I take it back. Willie Gault has the SEC recrod with three 100-yard returns in the same season.
-- Momentum? Who needs momentum? Nu'Keese Richardson breaks the kickoff up the middle to the 40 where he's taken down by his facemask by Richard Samuel. That gives Tennessee the ball at the Georgia 45 to start its drive. I'll update my list of post big-play kickoff debacles later.
-- Georgia's D is making Crompton look like a star. He completes another 12-yard gain to the 33. Prince Miller on the tackle.
-- Crompton hits Denarius Moore at the 30-yard line and Rennie Curran misses a tackle. Moore darts through three Georgia defenders down the sideline, eluding a diving shoulder tackle by Bryan Evans, for a 33-yard touchdown. Tennessee 14, Georgia 7 (3-45-1:19)
-- Crompton's numbers so far: 8-of-11 for 138 yards and two touchdowns.
-- Marlon was wide open on a third-and-6 and Cox hit him in stride... only he dropped it. A flag comes in following the incompletion, however, and the boos from Tennessee's fans are loud. Turns out, the flag was against Georgia for a false start on Green, which is a blessing in disguise. It was a dead ball foul, so Georgia gets a do-over from 5 yards farther back.
-- Cox hits Chapas who picks up about 8 yards after the catch for a first down.
-- Mike Moore flagged for a clip, negating a 4-yard run by Ealey. That'll back Georgia up to the 19 to set up a first-and-16. I'm barely staying awake here. Need more coffee.
-- Carlton Thomas comes onto the field for the first time in... well, a while. What's that say about Richard Samuel, by the way?
-- There's Marlon Brown's first reception. The press box announcer calls him Marion Brown. It's a nine-yard gain to set up third-and-6.
-- Cox hits A.J. to the 47. Tennessee brought the house on that one and credit to Carlton Thomas who did a nice job of picking up his block and giving Cox just enough time to get the throw off. Cox hits A.J. again on the next play, but Green drops it. Green comes off the field holding his hand.
-- Carlton Thomas gets his first carry since the Arkansas game for a 12-yard gain. First down at the Tennessee 41.
-- Israel Troupe made his first appearance of the game. Georgia has a third-and-4 at the 35 and Cox throws incomplete. Walsh comes in for a 52-yard field goal try. And it's good. Tennessee 14, Georgia 10. (13-51-5:49)
-- Walsh is now 3-for-3 from outside 50 this season and is 5-of-8 in his career.
-- Richardson returns it to the Tennessee 29. Two other notes worth mentioning: 1.) Arkansas is killing Auburn. Nice work on my picks again this week. 2.) Got to see three cops absolutely beat the crap out of a drunk Tennessee fan last night. That was good times. The highlight was when one cop slipped and fell while trying to kick the guy.
-- Hey, another completion for Crompton takes the ball out to the 41 for another first down. Boy, this Crompton fellow is quite good. Funny that I hadn't heard anything about him prior to the game. He certainly couldn't be the same guy who was booed by his own fans during the pregame introductions.
-- Crompton was under pressure and got a pass off to Jones. Bryan Evans went for the pick and Jones made the catch, spun, and darted 33 yards down the field for a first down before Reshad Jones pushed him out of bounds.
-- Crompton hits Denarius Moore again for a 14-yard gain to the 5. I have to say, I'm not looking forward to hearing the "Fire Willie" cries this week. It's going to be ugly.
-- Crompton hits Marsalis Teague for a 5-yard TD in the back of the end zone. There was NO ONE anywhere near Teague for Georgia. I could have completed that pass. Wow. Tennessee 21, Georgia 10 (6-74-2:50)
-- It's rare you get to be at a game where fans are derisively chanting "Crompton for Heisman" before kickoff and actually chanting "Cromtpon for Heisman" before halftime. His numbers so far: 12-of-15 for 205 yards and 3 TDs. Best press box comment of the day so far: "Man, Georgia's D is making Crompton look like Stephen Garcia."
-- Richard Samuel back in at tailback. Eric Berry absolutely levels Cox in the backfield, while Joe manages to get off a rocket pass to a grad assistant on the sideline.
-- So much for the great pass blocking. Cox has been on his backside on two of the past three plays. Georgia will punt again after a three-and-out.
-- I give you folks credit... at least you're having a little fun with this debacle. I've enjoyed the comments so far immensely. Keep up the good work.
-- Georgia blocks Tennessee's punt... Zach Renner! Where have you been all season? That goes for a safety. Tennessee 21, Georgia 12. (BTW, 21-12 is my favorite Rush albmum.)
-- Please explain to me how you think you can get a play off in less than one second. Why would you spike it with 1 second left? Take a shot down the field. That's the only option. How do you not know this? It is physically impossible to take the snap and spike the ball without the one second ticking off. It's not college basketball. I'm dumfounded.
-- Halftime score: Tenn 21, Georgia 12.
-- Crompton has never had more than two TD passes against a BCS conference opponent in his career. He's only ever done it once, and that was against woeful Western Kentucky in Week 1 this season. In his career, he has nine TD passes and 13 INTs against BCS conference opponents. In two quarters of football today: He's 12-of-15 for 205 yards and 3 TDs. Yikes.
-- Press box spread: Wings, chili dogs, ice cream and cookies. I will never say a bad word about Tennessee again as long as I live.
-- Cox's numbers: 13-of-20 for 126 yards and an INT. Twenty throws in the first half. Not a good sign. Oh, and as for "balance" -- Georgia has run the ball just nine times for 30 yards.
-- Tennessee averaging just three yards a carry on the ground, but Crompton has looked great. The Bulldogs don't have a sack yet either. So much for that six-sack effort last week.
-- First downs: UT 12, Georgia 8. Penalties: UGA 5-50, Tenn 6-42. TOP: UT 16:21, UGA 13:39.
-- Cox fumbles a snap and tries to recover and throw out of bounds. He doesn't get it there though and Dennis Rogan comes up with the interception at the UGA 49. Man, Cox has looked like a freshman today -- just a ton of poor decisions.
-- Zach Rogers takes a handoff and goes 15 yards to the Georgia 34. More missed tackles along the way. This game has really exposed just about every flaw Georgia has, and we've still got 27 minutes left to play.
-- Another big completion for Crompton to Jones, picking up 14 to the UGA 15. You could say this has been a Rocky Flop for Georgia. Get it? Rocky Flop? Cuz it's Tennessee. That's gold, Jerry. Gold.
-- Georgia's defense holds, forcing a field goal. Daniel Lincoln connects from 30 yards out. Tennessee 24, Georgia 12 (7-36-2:33)
-- What are the odds the coaches start thinking about removing that redshirt from Aaron Murray?
-- As good as he looked last week, Ealey has done nothing this week. Not going to win many SEC games if you can't run the football at all.
-- Cox had Orson Charles open on third-and-11 and threw behind him. He was once again under a ton of pressure again. The supposedly great pass blocking has definitely not been that today.
-- Rogan muffed the punt -- another great one from Butler -- and the ball stayed on the ground for what seemed like about an hour-and-a-half. Finally Rogan recovered it as Georgia's coverage team dove in. Tennessee ball.
-- Baccari Rambo picks off a Crompton pass (and this was vintage Crompton!) and Prince Miller lays out a nice block to help Rambo to the end zone. Tennessee 24, Georgia 19.
-- This is the closest blowout I've ever watched. Wait... didn't I say that last week?
-- Just a quick score breakdown: Georgia's defense -- 9 points. Georgia's special teams -- 7 points. Georgia's offense -- 3 points.
-- That's Georgia's first defensive score since Darryl Gamble's second INT return last year against LSU.
-- Breaking news: Tim Tebow has been cleared to play tonight. I just don't have the energy to make a joke here.
-- Hmmm... a kickoff that nearly goes out of the end zone and results in a touchback. Interesting philosophy, but I'm not sure I can agree with it.
-- Nice open-field tackle by Baccari Rambo. To paraphrase what Willie Martinez should be saying: "Bottom line, this kid executes. Bottom line."
-- Crompton hits Moore for an 18-yard gain. Boykin had some ugly coverage on that one, Reshad made the tackle.
-- Christian Robinson in the game. Crompton completes another third-down pass, hitting Nu'Kese Richardson for a first down.
-- And one play later, Hardesty goes right down the middle for a 39-yard touchdown run. Tennessee 31, Georgia 19 (8-80-4:15)
-- Total yards so far: Tennessee 369, Georgia 167. Just an FYI, I haven't ready any comments since before halftime. I'll probably wait til after the game to really digest them.
-- Cox throws a very ill-advised pass to Green who manages to escape a tackle 10 yards behind the line of scrimmage. Green circles around and nearly has his head ripped off for a 1-yard loss.
-- Logan Gray in, and in a move absolutely no one could have seen coming, he keeps for no gain. Joe Cox back in.
-- Remember when everyone was saying how "catchable" Cox's throws were? Moore just had at least the fourth ugly drop of the day by a receiver. Another three-and-out... the third in a row for the Dawgs.
-- Prince Miller kicks a Butler punt in the wrong direction. This game feels like it should be accompanied by the Benny Hill theme music.
-- One bit of good news for next week: Army is currently beating Vanderbilt 13-10.
-- Hardesty carries about five Georgia defenders for six yards to pick up a first down. He's good. Georgia is not.
-- Crompton goes deep and hits Jones for a 51-yard touchdown. Jones was wide open, burning Prince Miller badly. That's TD No. 4 for Crompton. Tennessee 39, Georgia 19 (3-62-1:20)
-- That's a career high in passing yards for Crompton, obviously. He's now at 301 yards -- the third QB to post a 300-yard game against Georgia this season.
-- Another illegal block in the back penalty against Georgia -- this one on Christian Robinson -- will have the Dawgs start their drive at the 9-yard line. OK, I'm saying it -- Logan Gray needs to be in the game.
-- Cox hits A.J. for no gain. A.J. is visibly frustrated on the sideline. This is just getting ugly.
-- Another pass tipped at the line of scrimmage and falls incomplete. The only saving grace for Georgia is that they aren't at home right now. The boos might be louder than the cheers Tennessee is getting. The third quarter mercifully comes to an end without Georgia earning a first down.
-- So Georgia's offense didn't score a TD in the final three quarters against Arizona State. Didn't score in the first three quarters against LSU. And hasn't gotten into the end zone in the first three quarters of this game. Disaster.
-- 431 yards of total offense for Tennessee so far... and counting. The Vols have outgained Georgia 130-41 on the ground.
-- My mistake -- Georgia did earn one first down in the third quarter. Big oversight on my part. My apologies to Washaun Ealey for forgetting his 1-yard run on Georgia's first drive of the half.
-- Tennessee fans are doing the wave. With all the orange, it kind of looks like an Ocean Spray commercial. I'm dizzy.
-- Brandon Boykin gets hurt and is limping off the field. Injury to insult. What a day.
-- Probably worth pointing out -- the pass blocking has been much worse today, and Caleb King and Richard Samuel have barely played. How much of a connection might there be?
-- Carlton Thomas goes around the edge to pick up 13 yards. Thomas has been the lone offensive highlight today.
-- Boykin is up and moving around on the sideline with his helmet in his hand, but he's still limping noticeably.
-- Cox hits Mike Moore on fourth down and Moore gets hit by Eric Berry, coughs up the football and Berry takes the ball away and returns it all the way to the Georgia 11-yard line. Neyland Stadium has been an absolute house of horros for Georgia the past two visits.
-- Pass interference on Prince Miller in the end zone puts the ball at the 2. Boykin is on the field but really limping.
-- And another pass interference flag on Georgia. This one on Boykin. Willie just chucked his clipboard about 10 yards down the field.
-- And this time Bryce Brown walks in from a yard out, the icing on this turd-flavored cake. Tennessee 45, Georgia 19 (2-14-0:57)
-- Georgia has 16 turnovers this season which have led to 71 points by the opposition. Georgia has created five turnovers for 13 points.
-- Logan Gray finally in at QB. Richard Samuel picks up 17 to the UGA 43.
-- Marlon is being booed mercillously each time he's targeted. You stay classy, UT fans.
-- Gray keeps for 6 yards and is pounded after picking up the first down. That's the most successful that play has been all year.
-- On fourth-and-5, Gray throws behind Aron White, who was open downfield. The pressure came from the UT defense yet again. Tennessee fans are leaving to get an early start on the celebration down at the Wigsphere.
-- I think that'll do it for me, too. I've seen enough. Please try to keep the comments civil enough that the blog doesn't show up on any FBI surveilance. Other than that, I'll have notes in about two hours.
102 comments:
- Unknown said...
Good kickoff at least. This bend but don't break is also bending our offense. Still biting way too hard on the play fake. Are we really making Crompton look that good? Tennessee is shooting themselves more than us with 2 big penalties already
- October 10, 2009 at 12:30 PM
Prince Miller fielding the punt from the goal line shows me a lot...
- October 10, 2009 at 12:44 PM
Wow, showing the nuttiness of our punt-return game already: 1 obvious no-try from Logan, 1 brain-fart by the would-have-been-a-try. Even when we get what we asked for (Prince returning instead of Logan), we pay a price... :(
- October 10, 2009 at 12:46 PM
I believe that we may not be a very good football team....
- October 10, 2009 at 1:04 PM
Brandon Boykin = FAST
- October 10, 2009 at 1:07 PM
Boykin's return = huge shot in the arm. #23 owes him dinner, since that play keeps the SEC network from dwelling Prince's fine performance on the UT TD. Glad to see he performs about the same on this goal line, too.
- October 10, 2009 at 1:10 PM
Wow, we haven't seen tackling like this since... the end of the LSU game.
- October 10, 2009 at 1:16 PM
- WT said...
TV announcers falling all over themselves about Crompton. Helps your QB look good when the defense has no one within 10-15 yards of a receiver in the endzone, even though the line of scrimmage is inside the 10. I think Loran Smith might have been able to make that throw!
Not that impressed with Crompton. Not that impressed with our pass defense.
- October 10, 2009 at 1:40 PM
- I. Lee said...
How do we make every QB we face look like a Heisman trophy candidate?
- October 10, 2009 at 1:42 PM
Richard Samuel in the game = WTF?!?!?!?!
- October 10, 2009 at 1:42 PM
Well we know where we stand now...@the bottom of the sec. This is getting hard to watch, fast.
- October 10, 2009 at 1:44 PM
We have to ask is it skill or scheme...Then we can fix it...I tend to think it's the scheme...Off with the coaches heads
- October 10, 2009 at 1:47 PM
What's the excuse this week? Too many freshmen? Too hot? I can't wait.
- October 10, 2009 at 1:47 PM
TV announcers also can't count to 3 and for some reason think UGA decided not to stop the clock before TN punt.
- October 10, 2009 at 1:48 PM
So, are we to believe that Joe's arm is somehow strong enough to throw that ball faster than the speed of light and, by spiking it, put time back on the clock? How else to explain that last play?
- October 10, 2009 at 1:56 PM
i guess we will make crompton an all american.....
- October 10, 2009 at 1:56 PM
That's it. I'm off the bandwagon. No team this talented should be playing this crappy. It's time to clean house. Send Richt back to FSU, Martinez back to Echols county high.
- October 10, 2009 at 2:03 PM
"Please explain to me how you think you can get a play off in less than one second. Why would you spike it with 1 second left? ... I'm dumfounded."
-- Hey, unless you have actually played QB in college, you are not really qualified to comment on how futile it is to spike the ball with 1 second left. Isn't that right, Joe?
-- At least it wasn't a pick 6...
-- I'm surprised we didn't run a draw to Sanks ... er Samuel.
- October 10, 2009 at 2:04 PM
I've been watching UGA since 1977 and that's the worst pair of safeties we've ever fielded as a pair. Why do they continue to play and why do we 4 man rush to help expose them? They don't cover, react, or wrap up. Two athletic guys that don't belong in a football uniform. That they continue to play is only a reflection on the defensive coordinator. Promote Garner before he leaves.
- October 10, 2009 at 2:05 PM
Anyone notice that our secondary is yelling at each other? Usually an indication they are confused and confused = bad coaching.
- October 10, 2009 at 2:12 PM
Fire Willie!
- October 10, 2009 at 2:15 PM
Oh well, some things never change. Paricularly the old adage that goes..."if you want your football team to get healthy...play Georgia."
I mean how can the defensive line play so well against LSU and then let an undersized offensive line (between the tackles anyway) like Tennessee has beat them up? Answer? See above quote.
- October 10, 2009 at 2:15 PM
UGA rushing 9 attempts for 30 yeards....
- October 10, 2009 at 2:16 PM
David, 2112 is a good album but I think Hemispheres is a little better.
- October 10, 2009 at 2:19 PM
So, is this bad enough for our AD and head coach to realize we have serious problems, or does it have to get worse before we get their heads out of their arses?
- October 10, 2009 at 2:21 PM
Hadn't seen that play since Greg Tally was QB
- October 10, 2009 at 2:23 PM
Continually punting from deep in UGA territory is going to do wonders for Butler's average.
- October 10, 2009 at 2:31 PM
We need even more luck...
- October 10, 2009 at 2:35 PM
The conversation between CMR and staff...So what yall wanna eat for dinner...Coach don't we have a game to pan for...Who's the head coach Wilie...Sorry coach...That's the point guys we want everyone to think we plan but how hard can it be we just played last week...
- October 10, 2009 at 2:36 PM
I see now that CMR is right ... Walsh can't possibly kick it deep every time......
- October 10, 2009 at 2:37 PM
Aren't we supposed to be stout up the middle?
- October 10, 2009 at 2:39 PM
One of the things I really like about our team is how stout we are on 3rd down.
- October 10, 2009 at 2:40 PM
Especially 3rd and long....
- October 10, 2009 at 2:40 PM
Hey! A 40 yard TD run! Where have I seen that before?....
Glad to see we are playing with heart.
- October 10, 2009 at 2:41 PM
Cox decision making = Freshman
Season = Busted play
Time to start thinking next year = clear out the redshirts. They never stay 4 years anyway.
Anyone wish we'd played Knowshon his first year. And aren't we glad we played AJ last year.
- October 10, 2009 at 2:44 PM
Hey! Logan's in. What in the world will we run.
Wait for it...
- October 10, 2009 at 2:46 PM
As a taxpayer I'm pissed that I pay coaches to prepare a team from the state of GA like this...
- October 10, 2009 at 2:48 PM
Wow, UT looks like UF or USC. Are they really that good? Oh, wait. They aren't ranked. Guess that means we really suck...
- October 10, 2009 at 2:48 PM
Another one!
Look at the Crompton passes falling out of the sky!
Look at the Crompton passes falling out of the sky!
- October 10, 2009 at 2:50 PM
Prine F'in Miller...can he go with Willie and the boys
- October 10, 2009 at 2:52 PM
Wow. Just Wow.
Blogpoll question:
When was the last time we were this bad?
- October 10, 2009 at 2:53 PM
More fine work by Le Dauphin on the last TD.
On the upside, this game should resolve any uncertainty that remains in the timing of our kickoff for the rest of the season.
Did anyone else's screen just go black? Has Charter taken merecy on us?
- October 10, 2009 at 2:54 PM
Blogpoll answer:
When I was a student and Goff was the coach.
- October 10, 2009 at 2:57 PM
- October 10, 2009 at 2:57 PM
What a joke. This is the one most embarrassing game I've ever seen as a Georgia fan. Getting blown out by a mediocre team.
Play action pass by Crompton. Is it that hard to figure out?
Heads need to roll. Oh wait, Richt's to stubborn or loyal to do anything about that.
Playing like this could result in a 6-6 season.
- October 10, 2009 at 2:58 PM
- WT said...
According to Vol Radio Network, which I turned on for a moment when my Peachtree TV went out, UT scored 17 points in the 3rd quarter today, but had scored a combined 14 points in the third quarter the rest of the season.
Also, over 400 yards of offense for Vols in the first 3 quarters. Sit, defense, sit.
- October 10, 2009 at 3:01 PM
I am a huge optimist, but for the first time I say Silly Willie has to go. This tenn team is not good, but they look like world beaters against a team that just can't tackle. I'm going to watch this and remember these hillbilly yokels belting out their ignorant song. If I was a dentist I would set up my practice in knoxville.
- October 10, 2009 at 3:03 PM
Have we had a safety within 5 yards of any completion at any point today?
- October 10, 2009 at 3:03 PM
Ok...time to try something new. Put Logan Gray in, let him run the offense, not just run the same play every time. Joe Cox cannot throw a pass without staring his receiver down. The reason we can't run is because they are trying to make us beat them with the pass (can't do it with J.C.).Our defensive strategy, if you want to call it that, is absolutely awful (particularly on 3rd downs). We have absolutely too much talent to suck this bad.
- October 10, 2009 at 3:05 PM
NO MORE EXCUSES! someone needs to be held accountable
- October 10, 2009 at 3:05 PM
Crompton > Cox
I think it's time to burn a redshirt....
- October 10, 2009 at 3:05 PM
If you were a dentist and set up a practice in Knoxville, you'd go broke.
Now a dentist office that sold funnel cakes...
Rocky Top = Redneck National Anthem
- October 10, 2009 at 3:07 PM
-- Just a quick score breakdown: Georgia's defense -- 9 points. Georgia's special teams -- 7 points. Georgia's offense -- 3
David - when did you start writing the crime beat, or the obits?
- October 10, 2009 at 3:09 PM
AJ - hang in there.
- October 10, 2009 at 3:10 PM
And true to form, Richt leaves in Cox. Thanks for nothing...Loser!!!
- October 10, 2009 at 3:10 PM
Cox and the defense are atrocious.
How can the coaches not see this?
- October 10, 2009 at 3:11 PM
What in the sam hill kind of throw was that on 3rd and short? Out of bounds???
- October 10, 2009 at 3:11 PM
That pick's as good as a punt, right?
- October 10, 2009 at 3:12 PM
Game over. Thank you Eric Berry.
I'm embarrassed to be a fan.
- October 10, 2009 at 3:12 PM
I really don't recall us looking this bad against anyone (other than UF) even in the Goff era.
- October 10, 2009 at 3:12 PM
Please use the last 11 minutes to think of as many hard questions as possible. 1. Does Bobo expect to fool anyone when he runs the same play everytime that Gray is in? 2. Is Prince really worthy of starting?
Please add from here.
- October 10, 2009 at 3:13 PM
I take that back .... this second half eerily similar to the second half against UT in 06, watching the JT3 meltdown.
Was there. No fun.
VERY glad I'm not there today. Knoxville after a beatdown very not fun.
- October 10, 2009 at 3:14 PM
Dear Coach,
Joe Cox is a bad player.. please find a replacement before the Florida game on Halloween.. Please don't let him ruin my Halloween.. also i think Joe Cox and Shaun Chapas are working together to sabotage the games.. stick to the three Kings and AJ. GO Dawgs!
Your loving FANS!
- October 10, 2009 at 3:15 PM
Goal line strategy = Zeno's paradox: They can never score if we move them only half the distance on every play.
- October 10, 2009 at 3:17 PM
on the bright side, my saturdays have opened up
- October 10, 2009 at 3:20 PM
It looks as if we're trying to be last in FBS in turnover margin.
I say we're doing a damn fine job at that.
- October 10, 2009 at 3:20 PM
Watch out...they're gonna hang 50 on us1
- October 10, 2009 at 3:20 PM
Here is a suggested list of questions for the coach
* Why keep putting Logan in each game for the same exact play?
* Does Joe Cox still give us "the best chance to win" and if so, what the heck are we doing to prepare the other guys, because he isn't getting it done.
* How does it feel to drop to the 3rd best team in the west?
* How do you think this lopsided win - the second in 3 years - will affect recruiting?
* Have you considered putting Richard Samuel on the kickoff coverage team?
* Does anyone know Will Muschamp's cell phone number?
* How do you account for the performance of the offensive line?
* I know you said that penalties were a focus in the offseason. Did you quit focusing on that when the season started?
* I know you mentioned that the 20 hour rule made it tough to practice everything - have you thought of cutting out practicing how to turn over the ball? I think you have that nailed.
* They say Rocky Top kinda grows on you. Well, does it?
- October 10, 2009 at 3:20 PM
- WT said...
I realized my comments are probably overly slanted towards the defense. The offense, as David has pointed out, is arguably equally or more responsible. Turnovers, putting the D in bad spots, etc.
As David said, "Not going to win many SEC games if you can't run the football at all." Tommy Tubervile slammed Richt in his first season with a similar comment, and this team is good evidence of it. Tennessee (at least is this game) is too: those stretch plays Hardesty was running--even though most without a lot of success--is what opened up those bootlegs & play actions for Crompton.
Also, let's not forgot Eric Berry is a B.A. (as I watch the return by him), and the refs are still picking on us too (as I watch 2, really bad interference calls).
In 1997 (I think?) I was standing near the sidelines behind Adrian Karsten as we were getting waxed before halftime, heckling him. He turned and said, "You hear that clicking sound? It's America changing the channel..." I'm reminded of this watching UT score their 45th point. :(
- October 10, 2009 at 3:22 PM
so we put in Gray, but then stick Samuel back in.
Does Bobo have a magic 8 ball that he uses for personnel?
- October 10, 2009 at 3:22 PM
If coaching changes aren't soon, I'd jump ship to the NFL if I were AJ.
- October 10, 2009 at 3:27 PM
7.6 yards per play for Tennessee.
- October 10, 2009 at 3:28 PM
I believe it won't be long before Michael Adams and Damon Evans step in. Much the same as they're doing in Tallahassee...
- October 10, 2009 at 3:28 PM
Do you suppose Spurrier wishes he had another crack at the Dawgs?
- October 10, 2009 at 3:29 PM
- bobbyt said...
Hopefully this game will be the basis for the forced ouster of Bobo.
- October 10, 2009 at 3:30 PM
prince miller and bryan evans should not be playing period. Safeteys are non existant
everyone on defense freezes on play action every time.
D-line has never heard of containment on bootleg or rollout.
- October 10, 2009 at 3:31 PM
Vandy just lost, but will get their season on track next week with a win against us.
- October 10, 2009 at 3:32 PM
Can we send Rep. Joe Wilson to the next Mark Richt press conference? Please!!!
- October 10, 2009 at 3:33 PM
"Here's what I am going to take away from this game. Tennessee is getting better each week."
We, however, are definitely not.
- October 10, 2009 at 3:34 PM
What just happened on that 4th down? What was the penalty that the announcers were too busy wanking to mention?
- October 10, 2009 at 3:35 PM
And the saddest part for me? I don't expect UGA to be any better next year.
- October 10, 2009 at 3:37 PM
What a sad and embarrasing day, but at least this will lead to changes. We'll be fine and Silly
Willy and Dodo Bobo will have to go for sure now. right?
- October 10, 2009 at 3:37 PM
On the bright side...we could easily be 0-6 right?
- October 10, 2009 at 3:38 PM
Everyone has been wondering what this team's identity is. If you don't know by now then you'll never know.
- October 10, 2009 at 3:42 PM
Any predictions on the number of recruits decommitting? 2
- October 10, 2009 at 3:53 PM
- dawgjammin said...
we haven't been commited to the run since the opening drive of the year...carlton thomas hasn't seen the field in 2 games but he's our best option in the 3rd and 4th qtr...FML...Samuels is a linebacker playing TB...please move him back to the right side of the ball...stop playing around with a kids career....like Kiante, Brandon Miller, Marcus Howard the lists goes on and on...use them at their "God-given" natural postion... Our offensive line run blocks like the pass block...they catch people vs attacking them...FML...FML...FML..I wish we had a court room setting at let Richt, Bobo, Martinez and Fabris listen to "witnesses" chastise them....there is no excuse! I predict Richt leaves for FSU! FSU doesn't want Jimbo Fisher...Maybe we'll get brian kelly from cincy or chris peterson from boise...some one who pays attention to the small things!
- October 10, 2009 at 3:55 PM
- Muckbeast said...
What the heck is FML?
- October 10, 2009 at 4:12 PM
Prince Miller should never see the field again on Defense. Whole Defensive coaching staff need to go (yes, Gardner too...our D line makes tackles 5 yards down field.)
While we are at it...Send UGA VII packing as well and find us a mascot that has some "Aggressiveness" not sitting around half asleep in his crate! My Schnauzer gets more excited.
- October 10, 2009 at 4:17 PM
I just sent my email.
Try to be short, to the point and clean. For those of us who can remember, this is the route (through administration) we took to replace Ray Goff.
We don't need to replace CMR but we do need to shake up the staff...and he can't/won't do it.
- October 10, 2009 at 4:20 PM
HORID, HORID, HORID....The days of Ray Goff have returned...
- October 10, 2009 at 4:24 PM
The wigsphere reference was awesome.
- October 10, 2009 at 4:26 PM
In Uga VII's defense, would YOU be excited by this team? Maybe he's smarter than we think.
- October 10, 2009 at 4:42 PM
- Muckbeast said...
Is there any way to entice Suzanne Yoculan out of retirement to coach our defense?
At least she knew how to coach people to win and play tough - not to mention her killer instinct.
- October 10, 2009 at 4:52 PM
UGA will get butter and butter.
- October 10, 2009 at 4:57 PM
not sure about what FML is either. think horid is supposed to be horrid, but get it and yoculan comment was FUNNY!
- October 10, 2009 at 5:09 PM
Prince Miller gave no effort to try and stop two TD's today. At least make the attempt...No way does he play for a Nick Saban with that kind of effort.
Dawgs have a lot of work to do just to become a "good" team this year.
- October 10, 2009 at 5:11 PM
FML: http://tinyurl.com/c3vw86
- October 10, 2009 at 6:13 PM
I am embarassed to sa I have defended the coaching staff for so long. Playcalling: inept, defendsive adjustment: not apparent..CMR looked frustrated on the sidelines but will tap dance thru the press conferences and not place accountability on anyone. The one difference I did note was te Vol defensive players talking it up on the sidelines..staying pepped up..showing spirit..passion..the killer instinct..no so the Dawgs..they looked lost nnd defeated. My local station lost coverage with 5 minutes to go..kinda a merciful Heidi. Too bad Dawgs..you had so much potential...they got after your asses..Erk will roll over in anger. PS: I hate to critique as anonymous but getting too old to remember my passwords
- October 10, 2009 at 6:17 PM
- dawgjammin said...
fml=i hate my "effing" life...cause we suck mostly...
- October 10, 2009 at 6:44 PM
- dawgjammin said...
bobo's play calling is hit or miss...the guy has no clue how to call plays or construct drives that will result in first downs...its either punt or long td...he SUCKZ
- October 10, 2009 at 6:48 PM
I don't know whats more embarrassing...
The fact that we lost to the vols, or the fact that we made them look REALLY good
- October 10, 2009 at 10:34 PM
So the Neyland Stadium pressbox wireless password is "goorange"?
- October 11, 2009 at 5:44 PM


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