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Since there is a lot of debate about the placement of guys towards the back of the rankings with huge swings in their value. Brad and I are going to take on some of them that we have very different opinions on and debate where we think they should rank and what their upside is going forward.
Brody Colvin (RHP):
Ranking: Brad – 19, Matt – 30-35
Brad: Listen, I'm of the mindset that relievers, even those that are headed for the back of the bullpen, don't belong high on prospect lists until they are knocking on the MLB door, (Aumont and DeFratus are in my top 15, Kenny Giles barely makes my top 30, for example).
So, if I thought there were zero chance Colvin was going to make it as a starter, or if I didn't think his back-up plan was a back-end bullpen guy, I would probably have him way down the list – maybe in the early 30s. But there is still a chance he pulls his control together and sticks as a starter, at which point his ceiling would probably go back to a mid-rotation starter at least. He has the stuff to do it, but his control is obviously the issue.
Last season, for the period of time he was in the bullpen at Clearwater and after, he was pretty good. In a very small bullpen sample, he threw 9IP and have up 9H 3BB and struck out 9. This really did seem to calm him down a little when he came back to the rotation, where he had basically 2 bad starts out of his next 9 before going to AA and imploding. Is imploding the right term? Seems right.
So what will happen at AA in 2013? Hard to say. I get the feeling from interviews that he's in his head a little too much, pretty much all the time. That's something that can be managed if he can regain his confidence. So, assuming he's somehow in a good mental state, and that leads him to maintain his control as he did for a couple months in the middle of 2012, I remain mildly hopeful that he can become a starter.
Matt: I have been a huge Colvin supporter up until this offseason. There is a point where you need more than stuff to succeed. The problem with Colvin is the stuff isn't always there and even when it is the results aren't always there.
Much of Colvin's status was built on his 2010 campaign. It was a good year but it wasn't dominating. Colvin has never had a year with a K/9 over 8, he just doesn't miss bats for a guy with his raw stuff. It would be much different if Colvin was having a mediocre year (2011) and a really bad year (2012) if he was coming off of sustained success. Colvin however really only has a season of good but not great performance. He will have to not only return to previous levels to reach his potential, but he will have to set a new level of performance
I see a zero chance Colvin is a starter and even as a bullpen piece I only ranked him this high on the stuff. There are some serious problems here with control and make up and it just has gone on too long to give him a pass for it.
Brad's Rebuttal: Zero chance? ZERO? (Well thought-out rebuttal by me, I know)
Cameron Rupp (C):
Ranking: Brad – 23, Matt 35-40
Brad: CAMERON RUPP IS THE FINEST PROSPECT IN THE WORLD – A FUTURE MVP!!!!! I only have him at 23 because I'm pretty sure I'm at least a little bit wrong about that.
Truly obvious to anyone who reads my blurbs on the Box Score Recap during the season, I like Cameron Rupp. When he was on a tear last summer, I was giddy looking at his "Last 10 Games" stats on MiLB.com every day. There was a time there when he was OPSing something like 1.200 in that rolling 10 game window for three weeks in a row. AMAZING! Yes, I admit freely that he was old for his league. He played 2012 as an old 23 year old (turned 24 in September), in a league where the average was 22.7 (per BRef).
So, why do I like him as much as I do? I have made essentially the same argument before, but here it is: in my opinion, he's good enough and tracking in the right direction to see him having a 3-5 year window of being a just below average/average big league regular at the plate and probably about the same behind it, with back-up roles in the years beyond that. And that kind of player is valuable. He's no Buster Posey. He's not going to be anyone's franchise player, but he's a good backstop with a good arm, and he's got at least a fair amount of power, without sacrificing plate discipline.
At the dish, he had a real good 2012. Walks were up over 10%, Ks were down below 20%. He hit 10HR in Clearwater in 390 PAs, hardly a number to sneeze at for a catcher in that environment, and his power was way up from 2011, with an ISO of .157. His wOBA came in at .355, with a wRC+ of 120. Good. Not spectacular, but good and trending better than 2011.
Rupp is a bit of a victim of circumstance at this point. Instead of being blocked by Sebastian Valle, as he was when he started to get hot in June and July of 2012, he's now blocked by both Valle and Tommy Joseph. Sick burn, Rube.
No matter how things shake out, I think the man has a future in the big leagues. And compared with some of the question marks I have in the mid-20s on my list, he's practically a lock to add value to the big league club, whether on the field or as part of a trade.
Matt: The first thing that jumps out with Rupp is his age, the problem with it is, you really cannot predict a ton more growth in skills. So what you have is a solid catcher with no great skills but no real weaknesses. To me especially for a player that hasn't yet reached AA this is a back up profile. I have no doubt that Rupp will have a major league career, I just look at the profile and there is nothing that says starter, he is good defensively but not enough to carry him, and the bat is good but not good enough, and there is a real lack of carrying tool (Valle has power and recieving, and Joseph has power and a arm).
So the value of a career back up just isn't high enough to value Rupp higher than the high upside players towards the back of the list. If you were betting on who would make the majors of the players this low on the list Rupp is the favorite, but I am not sure there is enough ceiling there to rank based on the safety.
Brad's Rebuttal: Yeah, fine, whatever. I love this guy!
Gabriel Lino (C):
Ranking: Matt – 30, Brad – 46
Matt: I am going to start out by saying I acknowledge that Lino has some huge flaws to his game. He might have the largest gap between tools and results of any player in the system. But while his season looks bad on the surface lets put it into perspective. Here is a set of stat lines both in Lakewood only (both played partial years in other parks), both batters were the same age
Player A: .223/.313/.331, 8.9 BB%, 20.7 K%, .306 wOBA, 89 wRC+
Player B: .220/.304/.356, 9.5 BB%, 22.3 K%, .309 wOBA, 85 wRC+
Player A is Sebastian Valle's 2009 Lakewood campaign (he also played in Williamsport where he mashed, he would repeat LKW in 2010), Player B is Gabriel Lino after the trade this year. After the offseason Valle was ranked by Baseball America as the #7 prospect in the system. The only difference is that Valle was sent back to Williamsport midseason and Lino was left to handle the South Atlantic League.
Now to the tools, Lino has huge raw power but he hasn't been able to fully put it into game action, some of the reason is the hit tool. The scouting reports say that Lino has a great approach at the plate (something Valle showed for the last time in this small Lakewood sample), the problem is his swing is very noisy and while he has great pitch recognition and even good two strike approach he struggles to put the bat on the ball. In the field Lino is once again really toolsy, his arm is his greatest strength, but there is a hitch in his motion that slows his pop times, he has good instincts on receiving but his footwork and fundamentals could use some work. The good news is Lino is only 19 so there is plenty of time for him to make a return trip to Lakewood to work on things without taking a step back in the developmental process, if he can put it together he is a monster prospect.
Here's where we agree, Matt. Lino has some huge flaws to his game. The disagreement comes from how we look at his upside versus the red flags, I think. I see a guy who's absolutely young for his league, and that's fine. He had a good month of August, fueled in part by some good batted ball luck, though he did show some power there as well. His throw out rate for the year was ok – 29%, per BRef. For a guy with his supposed arm strength, he's not scaring people off with a throw-out rate around 30.
I kinda think he should have been in short season again in 2012 to start, but he wasn't. Was that due to the O's being extra aggressive, knowing he's 2 years away from needing a 40-man spot to avoid being exposed to the Rule 5 draft? Could be. Did it help his development or hinder it? Hard to say. But in the end, for the year, he showed an ok BB rate of 8% and a borderline dangerous K rate of 25.9%. That's a red flag, to me. Too many Ks.
We know Joe Jordan knew of this guy, and likely it was his valuation that got Lino to the Phils in the first place, so maybe there's really something there to get excited about. He's got tools to dream on, but so far, it's a lot of dreaming and not great results and a couple of red flags.
Matt, you did win me over a little bit though. After reading your logic and re-evaluating, I moved him from #49 to #46 on my list. Sorry, previous #46-48 Chris Serritella, Brian Pointer & Justin Friend. I'm sure they're devastated.
Matt: I guess I am banking on him improving his swing to close up some of the holes (best case scenario is he is a .240 hitter in the majors if he makes it), allowing his good pitch recognition to come through. On defense I just don't think it will be impossible for a 19 year old to work out some footwork and mechanics issues. Glad to see you move him up some.
I think this was favorite piece to have written for this site, it forced me to go in depth on my opinions, I might have been a bit too low on Rupp and his safety. I hope everyone enjoyed this, feel free to debate our points and if there are any guys you want to see us debate give us suggestions and we will see what we can do.


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It's been a tough week on Long Island and all over the tri-state area -- 250,000 on LI still without power at this moment -- but it's always good to see an organization that does the right thing and recognizes its place in the landscape. Sports are an escape and spending a night at a hockey game can be one way to do that.
On the ice, the Sound Tigers split their weekend games; they beat Hershey 3-2 on Saturday night and lost to Wilkes-Barre 5-3 on Sunday.
On Saturday against Hershey Kevin Poulin made another 19 saves, which is weird to say, since he always seems to be stopping 31, 39 or some other large number. That's partly due to the 11 power plays that the Sound Tigers had, moving most of the play to the other end of the ice. It was a scrappy game with 84 penalty minutes in all, and 50 of those going towards the visiting Bears.
There were four differently altercations of varying intensity in the game, so I'll leave the fight links here for your viewing pleasure:
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Naturally all of those were uploaded by someone with the screen name EricBoulton26.
On the scoresheet Saturday night, Casey Cizikas (3), Brock Nelson (3) and Brandon DeFazio (4) had the goals.
On Sunday, the Sound Tigers lost a 3pm matinee 5-3 to the visiting Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Kevin Poulin got the start again and gave up four goals on 27 shots in the first two periods, probably partially because that's a lot of shots to face when it's the second game in less than 24-hours. Kenny Reiter came in for the third.
In the loss, John Persson (3), Nelson (4) and Nino Niederreiter (5) scored. Niederreiter also had two assists Saturday, giving him a team leading nine points on the year.
Next up for Bridgeport is an 11am home date against Norfolk on Wednesday followed by a trip to Manchester Friday and home for the CT Whale Sunday. If you're watching on AHL Live, the home games are now broadcast in glorious HD. The Sound Tigers are 5-3 on the year, second place in their division behind Springfield (6-1).


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It's been fun sharing my passion for crafting but as life takes its many twists and turns I find that I do not always have the time for crafting or posting on so many social media platforms. So in an effort to not stress myself out so much I am cutting back.
I'll still be on FB at Barbara's Spot of Sanity. I just won't be posting every day.
Before I go though I thought I'd share a couple of my favorite projects that I've made along the way....
Do you remember the glitter craze in 2009? I used that technique on so many cards that year, but this was my favorite. So much so that I have held on to this card.
In 2012 my hubby bought me my first embroidery machine. It was a small one from Joann's that we picked up on Black Friday. After several attempts to learn how to use the thing properly I became frustrated and packed it away. But not before I successfully embroidered these cute marshmallow snowmen.
In 2013 we made our first trip to both Disney and Universal Studios. It didn't take us long to realize that we were more in love with Universal and the following year we became annual passholders.
And if you've been following my blog for any period of time you've probably realized that I am a bit of a Harry Potter fanatic.
In 2014 we joined the Elf on the Shelf craze. We had a lot of fun with our elves that year - especially since we were able to find elves for each of our collegiate teams. I pull for Alabama and hubby pulls for Auburn.
In 2015 I really got in to using Jaded Blossom stamps, and this was a project that I made for one of the customer appreciation challenges.
Last year I decided to make some Halloween décor for hubby. Halloween is his favorite holiday and so I thought I'd surprise him with a few things. This Nightmare Before Christmas tree was one of them. (The ornaments actually glow in the dark.)
And that brings me to this year. When our youngest son moved out of the house that gave me the opportunity to move into a larger craft room and this time I went to town with my décor. I decided that I wanted a Harry Potter themed room and so I painted and decorated in said fashion. (I'll be adding more décor after our trip in a couple weeks) As part of that décor I made this wand holder for the wands we've purchased thus far. Best thing is that we can add another plaque or two as we go.
Thank you all again for this amazing journey. And if you want to continue along with me come on over and visit with me on Facebook. You'll find me in my little Spot of Sanity there.


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I started Fire Emblem Warriors, which is Dynasty Warriors in a couple of the more recent Fire Emblem universes on Switch. I haven't made it very far yet—just far enough to meet the characters from Fire Emblem Awakening and Fire Emblem Fates (the 3DS entries).
The game is actually pretty slick in that it manages to combine the Dynasty Warriors format with some Fire Emblem gameplay elements like the weapon triangle (e.g. swords have an advantage over axes) and pairing up (carry another unit around with you for stat boosts and special skills).
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Gains from my transplant are slipping; begrudgingly weighing Plan F
I'll get right to the point. Gains from my 2010 stem cell transplant to halt my aggressive multiple sclerosis are slipping. Walking endurance has waned and numbness has lurched back into my limbs like unwelcome zombies (not that zombies are ever welcome). For those of you who read between the blurry lines over the past months and wrote to check in on me, I deeply appreciate those offers of a shoulder.
I entered the HALT-MS clinical trial with eyes wide open. It might work. It might not. And if it did work, there were zero guarantees as to how long it would last. It didn't matter. At the time I didn't have much of a choice. After relapsing on three MS drugs including Tysabri in a span of eight months--forcing me to suddenly mothball my new cane for a walker and wheelchair just 3.5 years after diagnosis--options were vanishing faster than those guys who sang the Macarena. The progression had turned relentless and I was essentially out of options.
The transplant saved my life--I was, and still am, beyond fortunate. For four years it helped me feel almost normal again. And I purposefully took every advantage, living life with my right foot firmly on the accelerator, figuratively and literally. It allowed me to drive again, travel the world again, and even snowboard again. But I knew that I might have to write this post one day.
As evidenced by the just released 3-year update of HALT-MS in JAMA Neurology, the success rate of the trial has been unprecedented in MS, with nearly 80% of patients showing no evidence of disease activity after three years, and with some patients seeing a marked reversal in disability, myself included (2.5 EDSS points!). Unfortunately, it appears that with time the treatment's durability is tested, as early numbers suggest fewer than 70% exhibit zero disease activity (relapse, new lesions or EDSS increase) at year four, a figure that drops below 60% at year five. Still powerful results, but far from across-the-board remission.
There are no regrets. Even though today I am walking noticeably slower than I was a year ago, I am still walking. Even though my numbness has increased, I can still feel. Indeed, I'm still far above baseline, when I had to sit to brush my teeth, could barely pick up a bottle of beer, and had to ask Laura to clip my nails and button my shirt and drive me everywhere.
I urge you not to be disappointed. The transplant was a success for me: no relapses, no new or enhancing lesions, and a reversal of some disability. If I go back on treatment (I've been medication-free for 5 years, astounding considering the aggressiveness of my disease), so be it. A stumble in medical science is never a step backward, it is a stubborn shuffle forward. It gets usa little closer to finding that maddeningly elusive cure for our shared disease. Indeed, the future is squinty bright in MS research. When I was diagnosed in 2006 (the same year I started ActiveMSers), I basically had the choice of daily glatiramer acetate shots or interferon injectables. Today the available FDA-approved medications are approaching a dozen and there is a pipeline of future treatments bursting with incredible promise.
I am committed to keep dreaming big dreams and reaching for those stars. Please join me. And I don't want to hear any guff about how stars are just massive, luminous spheres of plasma held together by their own gravity and can have temperatures exceeding 50,000 degrees Kelvin, which would be rather detrimental because of MS heat sensitivity and all. Bah, turn on the AC or put on a cooling vest and get on with it. We have to keep reaching. We'll get there. I am certain of it.
For me, it's time to research and potentially prepare for a Plan F--or more specifically, attempt number six--to slow down this disease. I don't yet know what route I'll take--or if I'll hold to the status quo for the time being--but I do know that quitting is not an option. I'll exhaust the alphabet if I have to.
Life will forever throw challenges our way, testing our mettle, our fortitude, our resoluteness to persevere. That's just life... life with or without MS. It is how we absorb those challenges--not just physically, but mentally--that reroute our destinies. Never forget, hope still reigns.
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Keep fighting
Dave, if there is one thing we have all learned about you over the past few years, it is that you are a fighter - MS, insurance companies, whoever - bring it on. Know that we are all with you and thank you for sharing your experiences and helping us stay motivated to endure this battle. Your impact to our community is massive and we know you will continue to fight the only way you know how: FULL BORE!
Big hugs, Dave. This doesn't seem right. You will be in my universal prayers when I go to bed tonight.
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I am sorry to hear that your gains are slipping. I know that your spirit is so strong there is no way you will let this stupid disease best you.
I am glad to hear you're not giving up and remain hopeful. Best of luck with whatever you decide to do.
Stay strong Dave. If you need anything just say the word.
Thank you for sharing what you have been going through. I wish you did not have this going on, however, as you know all too well, the journey is filled with ups and downs. Keep up the good fight and please know that you are in my prayers.
If this was easy, anybody could do it. Keep up the good fight and please keep us informed as to your plan F or G or wherever it goes. Your sense of humor and stubbornness has made my fight against MS easier to maintain. Together we will get through this whatever obstacles get thrown in our way.
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Dave you're an inspiration. Thank you for everything you do. Not giving up even though my numbness is awful. Know how you feel. New research with glial cells. Wonder how we can all find out who gets to be on the research.
Stay strong. We'll beat it.
you are awesome
The world is lucky to have not only a fighter, but one who can tell the story so well.
Dave, Plan E isn't through with you yet. Straight lines are nice, easy, predictable. But life is not made from straight lines. Variability, randomness, unpredictability, that's life.
Have you had an MRI showing active lesions? Well, then, you don't know MS is back. When healing from an injury, it's not unusual to tear loose scar tissue. Sometimes it's required. You and I have never had to heal a CNS injury. We don't know how it's supposed to go. And, that confounded aging process gets thrown in, too.
OK, so I'm biased. I want Plan E to work. I know you want it, too. I can only say one thing, stay active my friend.
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Welcome back, students!
Do you know about all the great services and equipment that we offer in the Learning Commons?
You can check out laptops (Macs and PCs) and other cool equipment at the Learning Commons desk. We have headphones, voice recorders, cameras, video recorders, webcams, flip cams, and much more. We even have Midi Keyboards that you can borrow!
Besides equipment, you can also check out lockers and private study rooms. And don't forget about the great research help we offer! Our librarians can help you locate scholarly articles, books, and even DVDs that are relevant to your research. (And if you just need something fun to read, we can help you find that, too!)
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New members join UH Hilo's Mauna Kea management entitiesUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
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HILO, Hawaii - University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Chancellor Dr. Rose Tseng recently announced the appointments of new members to the Mauna Kea Management Board (MKMB) and the Kahu Ku Mauna Council.
"One of the most important contributions made by the Master Plan is its commitment to include community input into the decision-making process, which it does primarily via the MKMB and Kahu Ku Mauna Council, both of which are comprised of individuals from the community," Tseng stated. "We are indeed fortunate that something as important as the management of Mauna Kea is being overseen by people that hold broad knowledge and command respect in the community."
At its July meeting, the UH Board of Regents approved the appointments of Herring Kalua and Anthony Schinckel to the MKMB, effective August 1.
Kalua was born and raised in Keaukaha. A graduate of Hilo High School and UH Hilo, he works for the State Department of Transportation as supervisor for Construction and Maintenance on the Big Island. Kalua is a former Hawaiian Homes commissioner, is active in numerous local educational and advisory committees, and served on the Mauna Kea Advisory Committee that developed the UH 2000 Mauna Kea Master Plan.
Schinckel is director of operations of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Submillimeter Array (SMA). Since 1998, he has overseen all aspects of the SMA operation. Schinckel's experience with Mauna Kea spans 18 years, when he first arrived in Hawaiʻi to work for the CalTech Submillimeter Observatory as a telescope engineer. During his tenure here, he has distinguished himself as an outstanding scientist, and a strong advocate of cooperation, compromise and respect between science, Hawaiian cultural interests and the environment.
Kalua and Schinckel join Rob Pacheco, Harry Yada, Pat Bergin, Ron Terry, and Barry Taniguchi.
Additionally, at its July meeting, the MKMB approved the appointments of three new members to the Kahu Ku Mauna Council.
"The MKMB and Kahu Ku Mauna provide a vital link between the community and the University regarding meaningful, proper, and sensitive stewardship and oversight of Mauna Kea," said Office of Mauna Kea Management Director Bill Stormont.
Sean P. Naleimaile recently graduated with a bachelor's degree in anthropology from UH Hilo and is currently pursuing a master's in archaeology from UH Manoa. Naleimaile also works at the ʻImiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaiʻi as a research assistant in the Hawaiian Heritage component of the Center.
Chad Kalepa Baybayan is widely known as one of the few individuals who is capable of navigating long, open ocean voyages using only traditional Polynesian
methods. He is a graduate of UH Hilo's Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikolani College of Hawaiian Language, and holds a masters degree from Heritage College. He also serves as project director for ʻAha Punana Leo's Hokualakaʻi Voyaging Program.
Leilehua Omphroy is a respected kupuna who has dedicated the past 10 years of her life to teaching young people about the significance of the Hawaiian culture and the importance of preserving the wahi pana (legendary) of these islands. Omphroy holds a masters degree in education from Cal State University. She has shared her expertise with the State Department of Education, Alu Like, Lyman House Museum, World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education, Kamehameha Schools, and the State Kupuna Hawaiian Studies programs, amongst others.
Naleimaile, Baybayan and Omphroy join Council members Larry Kimura, Pua Kanakaʻole Kanahele, Kaleo Kualiʻi, Reynolds Kamakawiwoʻole, Kihalani Springer, and Ed Stevens.
"We welcome each of the new appointees, and express our heartfelt appreciation for their willingness to contribute a community voice to help guide stewardship efforts on Mauna Kea," Stormont said. "Each brings expertise, and passion, that will serve the mountain well."


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One thing I've done occasionally in my spare time is look over detailed battle reports of actual battles in history - famous ones like Agincourt, Cannae, Midway, and others as well. I look over the various troop movements, composition of forces, strategies and tactics used by the commanders. Naturally I do this for our featured time period as well.
One thing I noticed as I read these things is that I don't really understand the thinking behind a lot of the decision-making that happens. So, I look at a particular battle, and I see how the generals maneuvered their guys, and what their tactics were. But I find myself constantly wondering "why did you do that? Why did you perform this maneuver as opposed to something else? Are you unable to use the woods on your flank to your advantage somehow? Why are dedicating your reserves now, as opposed to later or earlier in the battle?"
I question the "why" aspect of battles with distressing frequency, and I don't really understand the thinking behind them. I know about the big obvious things like "don't get surrounded", "protect your flank", those kinds of things, but the intricacies of actual command are beyond me.
I was wondering if anyone had any good resources that go into these subjects. Before anyone asks, I have "The Art of War", have read it (with commentary) at least 2 or 3 times, but that's not what I'm looking for. While a great manual, it tends to be a bit too "big picture" talking about the war as a whole for what I'm looking for here. I'm looking more on the level of an individual battle - how does one decide what the best course of action is, and then how does one actually go about executing that plan?
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1899 Model 1899 Hawthorne Bicycles : Montgomery Ward and Co.
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If you're like me and use the margins in books for commentary ('Interesting idea.' or 'The author is insane!'), cross-references ('see also Book X by M. Malaprop.'), and comparisons (e.g. 'cf. p.58.'), then you might also share my frustration: In many, if not most books, the margins are just too small.


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Tyler Robinson caught two TD passes for Huntingdon in a win at Hampden-Sydney.
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As much as the Division III landscape was turned upside down last week, it reset this weekend, with Buffalo State losing big to Alfred, Brockport State losing at Kean and UW-Whitewater winning big. But the struggles by Wesley to win at Louisiana College and the occasional offensive woes from Whitewater make us reconsider what we believed about their preseason quarterback situation. Why do we like Justin Sottilare and Lee Brekke so much in 2012 based on what they did in 2010? And then contrast that with Mount Union, which isn't going with its 2010 quarterback at all.
Plus we talk about Wabash's surprise loss, Huntingdon jumping into the Top 25, Mary Hardin-Baylor's season, Widener's 90-point drubbing of Wilkes, Western Connecticut's near upset and much more.
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Re: MathGroup /: Descriptive headings
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg51970] Re: MathGroup /: Descriptive headings
- From: Paul Abbott <paul at physics.uwa.edu.au>
- Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2004 02:07:31 -0500 (EST)
- Organization: The University of Western Australia
- References: <email@example.com>
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
In article <cmfd5u$7ta$1 at smc.vnet.net>, "Steven M. Christensen" <steve at smc.vnet.net> wrote: > I want to take the opportunity to reply to Paul's suggestion in > as much detail as possible. > > I am sorry I was not at the event at the Wolfram Technology > Conference when this was discussed. > > First, here are the steps I take each day to moderate this group. > Figuring out where in these steps to put in categorization would need > to fit into this. > > 1. I get perhaps 2500-3000 emails a day, every day. Of these, perhaps > 500 are not spam. Because the Mathgroup addresses are easily found > by spammers, there is no way around getting a lot of spam. Do you mean that the spammers are forging email addresses of MathGroup participants and using these to post messages to MathGroup (mathgroup at wolfram.com)? I can see how that would make things more difficult to filter. If I understand you correctly, requiring individuals to "register" with you, possibly listing multiple email addresses, and bouncing email that is not from registered participants, with a message telling them how to register, would not work. Because I usually post from a news reader, my messages have the following field: Newsgroups: comp.soft-sys.math.mathematica Could this be used as a filter (or do spammers forge this as well)? [As an aside, a solution to SPAM needs to be found. To me, it should cost money, only of the order of a couple of cents, to send any email message. You would need to purchase a valid one-off "e-stamp", using some form of encryption technology, from some site (I'm suprised that the automatic billing sites have not already done this). Then only valid e-stamps would be routed though the network. There are, of course, many issues with this proposal ...] > Further, because MathGroup users often, unfortunately, > send html email or other attachments, maybe 10-20 of their mails get > filtered by my, fairly sophisticated but not perfect, spam filters into > my spam folder. To me, one of the major limitations of MathGroup is that we cannot attach Notebooks (without including them in the body of the message). > 2. Of the 500 good emails that get past my spam filters, I then have to > filter out those mails that are for Mathgroup. Then, I have to > go through the spam folder to find any MathGroup posts that might be > there. So,there are usually about 70 emails relevant to MathGroup. > Some, maybe 10 do not follow the rules - flames, licensing questions, > discussions of other systems, really trivial items, totally > non-Mathematica > related. In the end, there are 30-60 emails to read in more detail. Actually, if the Subject line included question categories as is being proposed, couldn't you use this as the primary filter (or again, do spammers forge this as well)? > 3. Once I decide that the posts are OK, I run them through a number of > UNIX scripts and do some more editing to take out unneeded mail headers > etc. > > 4. Then the mails are run through scripts that send them to the > newsgroup and the mailing list. One of the scripts adds the > numbers to the Subject line of the mail that goes to > the mailing list. Note that the [ ] are really needed. As I read MathGroup in a newsreader or sometimes via Google at http://groups.google.com/groups?q=comp.soft-sys.math.mathematica I do not see the numbers or the []. Google seems to handle threading better than my newsreader. The numbers do not appear at http://forums.wolfram.com/mathgroup/archive/2004/Nov/ until you click on a particular message so I'm not sure exactly how they are useful (but then again, I avoid mailing lists and prefer to use newsgroups or the web). (And I wonder why the Mathgroup archive is not threaded?) > Suppose you just put Statistics in the Subject line, mail filters might > not always know how to do the filtering, whereas [Statistics] > is easier to filter. > This process takes from 1-3 hours typically, depending on the > number of emails, their complexity, etc. I did not realise exactly how big a task you face. > So, the questions are, when during this process would categorisation > take place? Who would do it? It would be best if contributors did such a categorisation for you, i.e. at the time of posting. > What would it look like? Instead of [], another suggestion would be (mock Mathematica syntax using /:), e.g., Statistics /: Chi-square test This would also be harder to forge and should still be easy to filter. > How would it effect mail and newsgroup readers? I imagine that it would have little effect, except the desired one of allowing better filtering. > I think it would be a bad idea to put things like [Statistics] in > the Subject line. Would newsgroup and mail readers be able to > thread such Subject lines? Surely that is exactly what they are designed to do. And I could filter the messages into subfolders of my MathGroup folder automatically. > It might be better to put it in something like an X-Category mail header, > but I am not sure that all readers could handle this. This idea has merit and, again, it might be harder to forge, but I don't know enough about these headers. > Personally, I think they would just make the Subject lines longer > and harder to read. Nested Re: Re: Re: ... already does this, though Google handles this very well, in its threading, dropping all Re at the top level, listing only the subject, and then listing the contributor for each item in the thread. > Who is going to do the categorisation? The contributor. > I know a lot about > Mathematica and mathematics, but certainly not enough to figure > out what every message best fits into. If I make a poor selection > and a message has gone out it is virtually impossible to re-do > the categorization in the newsgroups, mailing list, google group > listings, archives, etc. Sometimes categorizations have to change. You could have Numerics -> Graphics /: Accurate plotting when there is such a change. > Search therefore becomes inaccurate very quickly. I don't think that this is true. > What if someone disagrees with my selections? Not a big issue, I think. I think the group will come to consensus on a categorization, or move on to a different categorization as required. > How much time will this add to moderation? I would hope that it would greatly _reduce_ your moderation time. > If others select the categories to help me out, that will just > delay moderation. I do not see why. > Maybe, we can urge the person who originally writes the message to select > a category, but how does a new user know what category to pick? There should be a list in the rules section at http://smc.vnet.net/mathgroup.html > What if a users forgets to include a categorisation? You can add one. > Is someone going to go back and categorise the 51,000 messages that > are already in the archive? Unlikely, I think. However, I expect that the archive has grown exponentially and will continue to do so. > The simplest thing to do would be to have some group that is willing > categorise the posts once they get into the Wolfram Research > archive only. Then search could be done fairly easily. > > This sort of categorisation may be done in other newsgroups, but > I have not seen it. I expect that it is used on other newsgroups, but I have not seen it, or there are subgroups. sci.math sci.math.symbolic > I am open to suggestions and comments, but I frankly this this > is going to be a very difficult process to do. It was intended as a suggestion to reduce your workload, to speed up the rate of posting to MathGroup, and to improve the automatic filtering (and threading) of messages. Cheers, Paul > > > Hi all, and especially Steve Christensen: > > At the recent Wolfram Technology Conference in Champaign, Luc Barthelet > <lucb at ea.com>, a regular user of MathGroup suggested that it would be > good if all postings to MathGroup included a categorisation in their > header, e.g. > > Newbies, Graphics, Functions, Programming, Statistics, Teaching, > Integration, Numerics, Symbolic Algebra, Special Functions, ... > > so a Subject line might take the form > > [Statistics]: How to fit to an elliptical function? > > (not sure if the [ ] are required or useful). In this way, sorting by > Subject would be easier. Of course, it's not always easy to do such a > categorisation, and they may change with time (as a problem stated as a > Numerics might end up being solved using Symbolic Algebra). > Nevertheless, I think such a change would be very useful. It should also > help when doing searches on MathGroup archives. > > Cheers, > Paul -- Paul Abbott Phone: +61 8 6488 2734 School of Physics, M013 Fax: +61 8 6488 1014 The University of Western Australia (CRICOS Provider No 00126G) 35 Stirling Highway Crawley WA 6009 mailto:paul at physics.uwa.edu.au AUSTRALIA http://physics.uwa.edu.au/~paul


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April saw the digital debut release of Let It Be… Naked on iTunes. To celebrate, we put together a 60 page flickbook full of animation, music previews, artwork and more. We also made a special five-chapter podcast using sound archive and tracks from the original Let It Be sessions, as well as interviews with Paul, George and Ringo as they reflect on that period in The Beatles' career.
Also in April, the non-profit John Lennon Educational Tour Bus announced it's launching a brand new Bus for Europe. Click here to follow them on Facebook so you can suggest where they should stop!
And both Paul and Ringo announced tours. Paul's 'Out There' tour will be heading to South America and Ringo's All Star Band has also announced another leg of tour dates.


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Organizers are planning demonstrations in 10 U.S. cities Wednesday, including Chicago. The protests arrive just ahead of Uber's initial public stock offering, which is planned for Friday.
Illinois lawmakers on Tuesday took aim at the state's Department of Children and Family Services, which has been haunted for decades by deaths wrought of abuse and neglect.
Iran threatened Wednesday to resume higher enrichment of uranium in 60 days if world powers fail to negotiate new terms for its 2015 nuclear deal a year after President Donald Trump withdrew from the accord.
Chicago commuters seeking a ride Wednesday may have better luck hailing a cab than using their smartphones to call for a car, due to a multistate strike by some Uber and Lyft drivers.
A controversial Champaign-based bus company accused of discriminating against Asian customers has closed its doors for good. "I stopped enjoying this business around 2001," company owner Dennis Toeppen wrote in a court filing this week.
In a process known as egg candling, the aquarium's animal care staff use a high-powered light to observe the inside of growing penguin eggs to determine whether they are fertile and monitor their development.
A Chicago police officer has been arrested and charged with multiple felony and misdemeanor counts after he allegedly had inappropriate contact with three women on separate occasions.
A native plant sale, nerdy comedy, a craft fair and a house walk usher in the weekend. Here are 10 things to do in and around Chicago.
Following President Donald Trump's threats of increased tariffs on roughly $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, Chinese negotiators plan to talk trade in Washington.
A Cook County judge on Wednesday reinstated a lawsuit against Kelly after his attorneys argued his illiteracy kept him from reading and responding to court documents he'd been served with.
A South Side native watches her long-forgotten home movies for the first time in 35 years. What was on them – and how the viewing was made possible.
Canada is America's most trusted ally, but that relationship is at risk. In their new book "The Art of Diplomacy," a former U.S. ambassador to Canada and his wife explain.
When walking through Chicago's older neighborhoods, you can often find hints about the history of the buildings just by looking up. Geoffrey Baer looks back – and up – at some architectural gems.
Three cast members from Lyric Opera's "West Side Story" join us in conversation and performance.
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Most people do not buy cars as investments, and for good reason. However, you can keep your car valuable by taking care of it, thinking of its resale value with every decision you make.
Depreciation often is the greatest expense incurred by drivers during the first five years of vehicle ownership, according to Kelley Blue Book. An average vehicle will only retain about 35 percent of its original value after a five-year ownership period, meaning that a $50,000 new car today will only be worth somewhere close to $17,500 after five years.
Cars begin to depreciate as soon as you drive away from the dealership, so try to maintain reasonable expectations.
You won't be able to keep your car as valuable as it was when you bought it, but the following tips will increase the money you receive from sale or trade-in ...
No. 5: Keep maintenance records
If you want to keep your car valuable, purchase a 3-inch binder to store all your car's maintenance records. From oil changes to tire rotations to major repairs, keep the receipts and work descriptions in chronological order. This way, when someone wants to buy the car, you can show them how you have maintained it.
Also, make timely repairs so that problems do not escalate. If you notice a funny noise when you drive over 60 mph, or if fluid starts to leak from the undercarriage, take the vehicle to a trusted mechanic as soon as possible.
Some small problems can quickly escalate into much bigger problems if left alone long enough. If your car dies on the side of the road because of a maintenance issue you ignored, you can sure you've got more to worry about financially than just your resale value.
But even before you have to start worrying about maintenance, there are ways you can be saving yourself down the road ...
No. 4: Make smart buying choices
Sometimes the best way to ensure your car loses as little value as possible is to simply make smart choices when shopping.
"Choosing makes, models and options wisely now can help new-car shoppers keep additional money in their pocket down the road when they go to sell or trade in the vehicle used," said Kelley Blue Book's Jack R. Nerad.
That starts with choosing the right color. While you may love that exotic shade of purple, you might find it harder to move your car when it comes time to sell it. Instead, Nerad suggests choosing a popular exterior color such as silver, white, gray or black.
Car-buyers should also carefully choose the options on their new car to ensure they are customary for the vehicle type. For example, luxury sedans should have an automatic transmission instead of a manual transmission.
Popular equipment and options such as anti-lock brakes, alloy wheels, an audio system with MP3 compatibility, cruise control and remote locking also will help down the road, he said.
No. 3: Remember: Aesthetics matter
The overall appearance of a vehicle will play a large part in keeping your car valuable. AutoTrader's Linda Payne recommends cleaning your vehicle regularly, making sure to vacuum the seats and upholstery and paying particular attention to the dashboard.
Run your vehicle through a car wash to keep it valuable, or clean it on your own driveway. Don't smoke in your car, because tobacco smoke will remain through many cleanings, and avoid transporting anything that might leak or stain.
"People want to buy a car that looks and smells like it's been taken care of properly," Payne said. "The thought process is that if you can't take the time to clean your car, then are you really going to take the time to have it serviced regularly as you should?"
But even though you want your car looking good, don't go too far in an attempt to make it stand out ...
No. 2: Don't customize or go generic
One of the best ways to hurt your car's value is to customize. That stereo that requires rewiring and those funky rims might be expensive, but they will actually depreciate the value of your vehicle.
"Car-buyers should also recognize that the cost of some potentially expensive features like premium audio systems will be difficult to recover at trade-in or resale time," Nerad said. "The same holds true for 'custom' features and vibrant and/or less popular paint colors."
Furthermore, customizations will often void the warranty on a new car. The goal is to keep the car valuable in the same condition in which you bought it.
All-About-Car-Selection.com suggests that you can keep your car valuable by making repairs with brand name parts.
Not only does this adhere to the manufacturer's specifications, but also it will reduce the wear and tear on your car for resale. Although some generic parts might be just as good, pay a few extra dollars to keep your car valuable.
No. 1: Park it
If you had your choice between two cars in comparable condition would you choose the one with 85,000 miles or the one with 45,000 miles? Chances are you would choose the one with lower mileage, even if it was a year older.
Keeping that in mind when using your car will help you recoup more money when you sell it or trade it in.
"The number of miles you drive you car contributes to the wear and tear on it -- inside and out," Payne said. "Not only is having low mileage a great selling point for a used car, your car will probably look a lot more attractive to buyers compared to other cars on the market made the same year."
Payne also recommends parking your car in a garage to protect its paint job from exterior wear and tear. If you don't have a garage, consider a car cover to protect your car from sunshine and inclement weather.


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If you're willing to spend a little money, you can get to the front of the line -- and a choice seat on a Southwest flight.
Southwest Airlines announced Tuesday that it is creating a new group of boarders who pay for the right to board before the commonfolk. These early boarders pay $10 each way to reserve a boarding position prior to general check-in. They board after the elite-status frequent flyers and ahead of families with young children.
Because Southwest does not have assigned seating, early boarders should get to pick any available seat in the plane. Check out seatexpert.com or seatguru.com -- which tell you the pros and cons of each seat on every flight -- to find the perfect seat.
Southwest officials say that by paying the extra $10, you'll probably be among the first 30 people to board -- the "A" group -- although they won't promise it.
The new feature can be bought 25 hours before the scheduled departure time and will start Wednesday for travel beginning Thursday.
This offering comes after Southwest introduced new fees for minors traveling alone and for bringing a small pet on board. Southwest still doesn't charge to check the first two bags, but experts and regular passengers are starting to wonder if that's next.
Southwest, like other airlines, is desperately looking for revenue to offset a slump in traffic, especially among business travelers who usually pay higher fares for last-minute or refundable tickets.
The Dallas-based discount airline lost $37 million in the first six months of this year, and analysts expect that 2009 will be its first unprofitable year since the early 1970s. Southwest is considering other amenities with charges, including in-flight Internet service.
The airline believes the early check-in charge can raise about $75 million a year, on par with Business Select tickets, which cost more but come with extras such as early boarding and a free drink. "We'd be thrilled if it became in the hundreds of millions," Krone said. Bob McAdoo, an analyst for Avondale Partners, is more bullish. He believes the boarding charge could raise $250 million -- enough to make Southwest profitable this year.
McAdoo estimates that one-fourth of Southwest passengers could pay the check-in fee. Southwest declined to give an estimate.
Southwest travelers who don't want to fork over the $10, will still be able to go to the company's Web site precisely 24 hours before scheduled departure to try and make the A group.


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For most users of cryptocurrencies it isn't necessary to comprehend how the process functions in and of itself, but it is simply crucial that you comprehend that there's a procedure for mining to create virtual money. Unlike currencies as we know them now where Governments and banks can only select to print endless amounts (I 'm not saying they are doing so, just one point), cryptocurrencies to be managed by users using a mining software, which solves the sophisticated algorithms to release blocks of currencies that can enter into circulation.
You've probably seen this often times where you generally distribute the nice word about crypto. "It's not unpredictable? What goes on when the value accidents? " to date, several POS devices offers free transformation of fiat, alleviating some issue, but before the volatility cryptocurrencies is addressed, most of the people will soon be unwilling to carry any. We need to find a way to struggle the volatility that's inherent in cryptocurrencies.
The physical Internet backbone that carries information between the various nodes of the network has become the work of several companies called Internet service providers (ISPs), which includes companies that provide long-distance pipelines, occasionally at the international level, regional local conduit, which finally links in families and businesses. The physical connection to the Internet can only occur through any of these ISPs, players like amount 3, Cogent, and IBM AT&T. Each ISP runs its own network. Internet service providers Exchange IXPs, owned or private firms, and occasionally by Governments, make for each of these networks to be interconnected or to transfer messages across the network. Many ISPs have agreements with providers of physical Internet backbone providers to offer Internet service over their networks for "last mile"-consumers and businesses who desire to get Internet connectivity. Internet protocols, followed by everyone in the network makes it possible for the information to flow without interruption, in the appropriate location at the perfect time.
While none of these organizations "owns" the Internet together these firms decide how it operates, and recognized rules and standards that everyone stays. Contracts and legal framework that underlies all that's taking place to discover how things work and what happens if something bad happens. To get a domain name, for example, one needs consent from a Registrar, which includes a contract with ICANN. To connect to the Internet, your ISP must be physical contracts with providers of Internet backbone services, and suppliers have contracts with IXPs from the Internet backbone for connecting to and with her. Concern over security dilemmas? A working group is formed to focus on the issue and the alternative developed and deployed is in the interest of most parties. If the Internet is down, you have someone to phone to get it mended. If the issue is from your ISP, they in turn have contracts in position and service level agreements, which regulate the way in which these issues are solved.
The advantage of cryptocurrency is that it uses blockchain technology. The network of nodes the make up the blockchain isn't governed by any centered firm. No one can tell the miners to update, speed up, slow down, stop or do anything. And that's something that as a committed advocate badge of honour, and is identical to the way the Internet operates. But as you understand now, public Internet governance, normalities and rules that regulate how it works current built-in difficulties to the consumer. Blockchain technology has none of that.
Ethereum is an incredible cryptocurrency platform, yet, if growth is too quickly, there may be some problems. If the platform is adopted immediately, Ethereum requests could improve dramatically, and at a rate that surpasses the rate with which the miners can create new coins. Under a situation like this, the whole stage of Ethereum could become destabilized because of the raising costs of running distributed applications. In turn, this could dampen interest Ethereum stage and ether. Uncertainty of demand for ether can lead to an adverse change in the economical parameters of an Ethereum based business that may result in business being unable to continue to run or to cease operation.
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Since one of the earliest forms of earning money is in money lending, it's a fact that you can do this with cryptocurrency. Most of the giving websites now focus on Bitcoin, a few of these websites you happen to be demanded fill in a captcha after a specific time period and are rewarded with a bit of coins for visiting them. You are able to visit the www.cryptofunds.co site to find some lists of of these websites to tap into the money of your choice. Unlike forex, stocks and options, etc., altcoin marketplaces have quite different dynamics. New ones are always popping up which means they don't have a lot of market data and historical perspective for you to backtest against. Most altcoins have quite poor liquidity as well and it is hard to develop a reasonable investment strategy.
Only a fraction of bitcoins issued so far are available on the exchange markets. Bitcoin markets are competitive, this means the cost a bitcoin will rise or fall depending on supply and demand. Lots of people hoard them for long term savings and investment. This limits the variety of bitcoins that are actually circulating in the exchanges. In addition, new bitcoins will continue to be issued for decades to come. Consequently, even the most diligent buyer couldn't buy all existing bitcoins. This situation isn't to suggest that markets are not exposed to price manipulation, yet there is certainly no need for substantial amounts of cash to move market prices up or down. The slightest events in the world market can change the cost of Bitcoin, This can make Bitcoin and any other cryptocurrency explosive.
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Taylor Swift traded her flowing, romantic waves for a hip new haircut with bangs this week.
She showed off the new look at the Billboard's Women in Music event in New York today, one day after she announced the change on Twitter with a picture and the short message, "Got a haircut."
Swift's long blond locks regularly get rave reviews from fashion critics at awards shows, where she often wears her hair in flowing waves or soft up-dos. The new cut is more sophisticated and sexy, with a long fringe of bangs over her eyes and face-framing layers; more successful young career woman and less high school prom queen.
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Swift will turn 22 this month and is one of the hottest cross-over artists today, popular with country fans and teenage pop fans alike. Her hits include "You Belong With Me" and "Teardrops on My Guitar."
She just won the American Music Awards' Artist of the Year, as well as the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year title. She was nominated for three 2012 Grammy awards this week, all in the country music category.
Billboard named her its Woman of the Year yesterday. She told the magazine she is conscious of how her looks can influence her legions of teenage fans, and considers that a responsibility of being a star.
"The reality is what you wear matters," she said. "If you're a singer and on TV and in the living room of some 12-year-old girl, she's watching what you're wearing and saying and doing."
This isn't the first time Swift has tried bangs; she also wore the look about this time last year to the American Music Awards.


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Greg Sharpe on Purdue Win, Bye Week, Remainder of Schedule for Nebraska Cornhuskers
For the second time in less than a month, the Nebraska football team is enjoying a bye week in the 2013 schedule, as the Cornhuskers ramp up for what promises to be the toughest stretch of games on the docket come November.
For in that final month of the regular season, Nebraska will square off against Northwestern, Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State, and Iowa , as they try to emerge with the Legends Division crown and a spot in December's Big Ten Championship game in Indianapolis.
Last weekend, Nebraska made it eight straight Big Ten regular season wins with a 44-7 thumping of Purdue in West Lafayette.
Despite the big numbers from the offense (435 yards, 44 points, 21 first downs), it was the Blackshirts defense that was the star of the day for Nebraska, allowing Purdue just 216 yards of total offense, forcing two turnovers, and coming within 39 seconds of posting a shutout.
I asked the 'Voice of the Cornhuskers' Greg Sharpe if it felt like a classic Nebraska defensive performance:
On the offensive side of the ball, Ameer Abdullah and Imani Cross each ran for two touchdowns, while Quincy Enunwa had four catches and a score, despite a somewhat shaky passing performance from Tommy Armstrong:
It's been a month now since quarterback Taylor Martinez played in a game for Nebraska. He's been sidelined with a toe injury suffered during the UCLA loss.
Martinez is getting closer to being back on the field, and I asked Greg what his gut feeling was on who starts at quarterback in eight days in Minneapolis:
While the Huskers hit the pause button on the schedule for the second time, it seems logical to take a look inside the numbers so far in 2013, starting with a 155-52 point advantage for Nebraska in the first half in the first six games:
Before Nebraska hits the November stretch that includes the Wildcats, Wolverines, Spartans, Nittany Lions, and Hawkeyes, they must first close out October next Saturday at Minnesota.
Knowing what's coming up after that, is there a potential for the Gopher game to be a 'trap game' for the Huskers?


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YEC really scraping the barrel with an old (and completely discredited) article.
http://www.piltdownsuperman.com/2017/09 ... earth.html
"The salt content of the oceans, even using the assumptions and methods of secular scientists, yield upper age limits that are still far below what they want to see. The old, salty Lake Eyre is one of these, and makes scientists wonder where the salt has gone. Not really that difficult, really. Earth was created recently, but those owlhoots deny the truth."
Sorensen references this:
https://creation.com/worlds-oldest-salt ... -years-old
"Evolutionists date the Tertiary between two and 65 million years ago. Even if Lake Eyre formed two million years ago, and we assume floods every eight years, 99.4 per cent of the expected salt is missing. If we assume it is older, and take into account the wetter climate of the past, the problem becomes even greater, with up to 99.99 per cent of the expected salt missing."
Which was referenced and repeated here (number 27):
"The amount of salt in the world's oldest lake contradicts its supposed age and suggests an age more consistent with its formation after Noah's Flood, which is consistent with a young age of the earth."
Which was debunked here:
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/101_evide ... niverse#27
"The author of the linked article has misread the paper[41] he references — it estimates the content of salt in the catchment of the lake (the entire land area which drains into the lake), not in the lake itself...".
This indeed being the paper referenced in that 1995 CMI article and then repeated, implicitly and highly misleadingly, by Don Batten in 2009:
Yet the CMI 1995 article - which the fraud Sorensen is encouraging people to read - made the claim: "In 1984, scientists measured the amount of salt accumulated in Australia's largest salt lake—Lake Eyre in South Australia...". No. They estimated the store of soluble salts in the Lake Eyre CATCHMENT.
Anyway. WHAT has the age of Australia's Lake Eyre (almost certainly more than 6,000 or 4,500 years old) got to do with the age of planet Earth?
Real scientists still believe the Lake Eyre basin began to be formed in the Paleogene/Tertiary around 60 million years ago.
So who is really 'torturing' evidence to make Earth the age they WANT it to be and persuade people as to whether this lake is much more than 4,500 years old or must post-date a 'worldwide flood' 4,500 years ago?


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Remains ID'd as missing Va. police captain
- On Thursday%2C a body was discovered just inside the Goochland County line near Fluvanna County in a wooded area
- So far%2C five people have been arrested in connection with Quick%27s disappearance
- Virginia state police spokeswoman says no weapons recovered
WAYNESBORO, Va. — Remains discovered in Goochland County were confirmed to be those of a missing reserve police captain, state officials said late Friday.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed Friday evening that a body discovered Thursday in Goochland County was Kevin Wayne Quick, 45, of Rockfish. His family was notified later Friday night. State police are not releasing the cause of death.
At a somber press conference Friday, additional details into Quick's disappearance and death were revealed.
"To the law enforcement community that is grieving with Kevin Quick's family and friends, I ask you to continue to honor Kevin's memory and let his tragic loss serve as a reminder that the work we have dedicated our lives to is not finished," said Chief Michael Wilhelm, of the Waynesboro Police Department, during a press conference held at Fishburne Military School late Friday afternoon.
Quick, 45, of Rockfish, was the center of a week-long search involving numerous police agencies, including the Virginia State Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation, that spread out over several Virginia counties after Quick went missing last week. Quick had been a reserve police captain for the Waynesboro Police Department since 1990.
On Thursday, a body was discovered just inside the Goochland County line near Fluvanna County in a wooded area. The body was sent to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond for an autopsy.
So far, five people have been arrested in connection with Quick's disappearance. State police said about 200 tips from the public have been received. Additional charges, as well as more arrests, could be forthcoming, Corinne Geller, a Virginia police spokeswoman, said.
On Thursday night, two men and a woman were arrested in Prince William County and charged by Goochland County authorities as principals in the second degree in connection with Quick's death, Geller said. Leslie Casterlow, 49, of Manassas, Va.; Anthony Stokes, 31, of Manassas; and Halisi Uhuru (also known as Gert Wright), 22, of Danville, Va., are being held without bond at the Henrico County Jail. On Friday, all three suspects were charged with one count of felony gang participation.
"They have not been charged with murder," said Geller, despite the charges being listed in online court records as "principal second degree — capital murder: during abduction."
The saga of Quick's disappearance began the night of Jan. 31 when he left his mother's Afton, Va., home and was headed to his girlfriend's Albemarle apartment. However, he never arrived at her apartment complex.
An emergency trace requested by the Nelson County Sheriff's Office showed Quick's cellphone was turned off shortly before 11 p.m. the night he went missing, according to an affidavit for a search warrant.
On Monday, the same court document revealed that authorities were searching for financial evidence of Quick's severance package from Invista, where he was laid off almost a month ago after 18 years at the Waynesboro company.
According to police, Quick had a 4-month-old daughter with his Albemarle girlfriend. He has been legally separated from his wife since 2007.
On Wednesday, police arrested two suspects in connection with Quick's stolen SUV, which was found this week abandoned at a residence in Mineral, Va., in Louisa County. Mersadies Shelton, 20, and her brother Daniel Mathis, 18, were arrested and charged with possession of stolen property connected to the theft of Quick's 1999 Toyota 4Runner, police said.
Mathis was also arrested on four felony warrants and three misdemeanor warrants issued by the Louisa County Sheriff's Office in connection with an armed robbery and shooting investigation following a Sunday night incident, police said. His other sister, Shantai Shelton, 24, was arrested on an unrelated outstanding warrant issued by the Louisa County Sheriff's Office, authorities said.
Early in the investigation, Virginia State Police obtained photographs of two people near Quick's vehicle, leading to the arrests of Mersadies Shelton and Mathis. The images were captured by the cameras of ATM machines in Fork Union, Va., and Manassas, Va. The three suspects arrested Wednesday are being held at the Central Virginia Regional Jail without bond.
Asked what, if any, connection the five suspects have, Geller said, "We're still piecing together ... this network of individuals and determining exactly what role, what acquaintance, what association they may have had with one another."
Geller said no weapons had been recovered.