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__label__cc	0.585512	0.414488	Local Government Commission promotes racial discrimination 1law4all > democracy > Local Government Commission promotes racial discrimination 29Jan, 2014 By Michael Coote on NZCPR Auckland’s unfortunate political experiment in having an Independent Maori Statutory Board is being held up as a model for the rest of New Zealand’s fragmented local bodies considering amalgamation into unitary authorities. Under the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009, the amalgamated city of Auckland wound up with a tripartite local authority structure comprised of an overarching elected governing council, 21 underlying local boards elected by their communities, and the racial gerrymander of the appointed Independent Maori Statutory Board. The Board owes its existence to an expedient deal between prime minister John Key and former Maori Party co-leader Pita Sharples when it became obvious separate Maori seats on the restructured Auckland Council were a non-starter. Mr Key was then assiduously practising appeasement towards the Maori Party in order keep it within the tent of his shaky coalition government. He has since learned the hard but predictable way through various kicks in the teeth in critical Parliamentary votes that wallowing in Maori politics can be a thankless task. The principal qualification for belonging to the Key-Sharples affront to elective democracy the Independent Maori Statutory Board represents is that board members must be part-Maori, with claims to being either mana whenua (Auckland tribal) or mataawaka (non-Auckland tribal). Independent Maori Statutory Board, Local Government Commission, maori, Michael Coote, racial privilege democracy, Maori, Maori Privilege, New Zealand, Racism 15 15 thoughts on “Local Government Commission promotes racial discrimination” Hugh Cronwright says: I think there is more to it than Key and the Maori Party. Len Brown is a strong supporter of this concept as much of his voting strength comes from South Auckland, and trendy lefties across the city. So he does not mind wasting a few million of rate payers money to keep this support behind him. Not that this will probably help him next election time! The concept is totally wrong, and another example of the slide into racism in our country. No one segment can have special privileges, special voting powers, in these forums, especially when the individuals have not even been elected o the post by their peers. I’m totally against any Maori Boards in any shape or form in local Government. It is a totally unnecessary cost and what on earth does it achieve? Absolutely nothing from where I’m sitting, apart from a huge drain on finances. When you think of the state of our country when the Treaty was signed – tribes warring all over the country, with cannibalism rife and no cohesive unified society anywhere – what on earth does anyone with Maori ancestry have that involves extra specialist knowledge, that the rest of us don’t have. We are so blended today that it is more than likely that quite a number of the elected Councillors would actually have Maori ancestry and that should be sufficient. They can stand for Council and get elected the same as everyone and anything they can contribute can go into the mix. So, a big NO from me to special Maori Boards or specialist people with Maori ancestry in any shape or form. george edward jorey says: I totally agree with Helen,we do not need Maori agencies of any kind, we are supposed to be “one people” as mooted in the the Treaty written in Maori in which it said they were British citizens no more no less Am I surprised by this? No I am not. If kiwis are too stupid to realise what’s going on and get up and do something about it, then they deserve what they will get; and that is second class citizenship in their country of birth. I have lived here for 55 years now (came from the UK in 1959 at 16 years old), and I have watched this process evolve with no little alarm. I am a NZ citizen, and regard this land as my home; I have worked all my life here, and I think that entitles me to an opinion. Modern kiwis have been slowly indoctrinated into being browbeaten by the Maori activists. If it doesn’t get stopped in its tracks very soon, we will have a dictatorial minority government based on racial privilege. I can see only one outcome of that, and it is not a pleasant one. No one likes to contemplate the prospect of civil war at any level, but if we let 15% of the population reduce 85% to virtual serfdom, and that is what will happen if this process is not halted. I cannot see any other outcome. Mike Lowe says: The only party which has come out strongly against this racial business, which is rapidly heading towards full-blown apartheid, is the Conservative Party which has as a baseline policy “equality for all” and the removal of all mention of race from all legislation. I cannot see “Onelaw4all” having any influence after the next election, so if you are serious on this matter, vote (and persuade your friends to vote) Conservative especially with party votes. With the Nats having very few parties to go into a coalition with, there is every chance that the Conservatives will do so – but only if the Nats agree to adopt some of their baseline policies, of which this is the most important by far! The Conservatives policies on racial equality are, I doubt, at the top of their list of priorities. ‘nice to have’ rather than ‘must have’ as they are to 1law4all. There is inevitable compromise in any coalition government and my guess is that the racial equality policies will be the first to be sacrificed in any bargaining situation by The Conservatives. By being a single issue party and focussed on this ONE issue, we can not and will not compromise on it. We can be middle of the road on everything else, but this is our ONLY priority. Shaun Owen says: Mike I doubt that the Conservative party would make any real lasting change to the difficulties facing New Zealand. If anything they are just another insidious component of what passes for democracy in New Zealand. No coalition of parties that form a government will ever work or be able to deliver anything approaching a real democracy. Let me explain, on the surface the principles behind MMP appear to promote democracy. It is encouraged by most political parties to promote their minority views while apparently giving individuals more choice. But, what lies beneath its façade is darker and more damaging to any democracy than every other political ideology. Offer recent years it has become more and more difficult to form a single government that has a clear vision and direction. In NZ for example no individual party has been able to form a valid government without combining its votes with those of other smaller parties. On the surface this appears to be, or is being sold, as being good for democracy. However this is not the case and its use has reduced the will of the people to drive government in the direction the majority desire. How does this happen? All of us have different opinions, but I believe all of us would like to see NZ become a better country for all of its peoples. By accepting MMP as an alternative and allowing minority opinions to form government policy we have sacrificed our true influence on government for an unworkable and ultimately destructive form of government. When people vote for a particular ideology as presented by one party or another they do not vote to have it ultimately watered down by the influence of other minority parties. If no one parties policies or ideology fits with the will of the people, the majority, then no government should be able to be formed. In offering MMP as an alternative, government has taken away our democratic right to influence policy and ultimately the direction of our country. How has this become the reality? Consider this, in a true democracy we the people would elect a government based on its vision and the policies it introduces to move that vision forward. If no one party can legitimately obtain the vote of the majority then in a real democracy any government formed in any other way is void – it has no mandate to govern! Some would say let’s combine our vote with other parties to form a majority government – this is nonsense – how can a valid democratic government be formed by joining with a party that a minority has voted for! This however is not the worst outcome of MMP. In allowing MMP to continue the principle of democracy is being undermined. How? If no one party can form a government because it can’t attract the majority vote, then and only then would they listen to the people and change their policies, so as to attract the majority of votes. Only in this way can the will of the people be enacted by government. MMP allows minority parties to govern in place of a majority party whose actions are governed by the will of the people. In place of a majority government we are allowing, through MMP, a small number of individuals, who only the minority agrees with, to promote their own agendas in the face of the majority of public opinion. Very well said Shaun. We have minority parties or groups with the extraordinary power to make policies and hold the main party to ransom in order to drive their own personal agendas. MMP was first brought in at the end of the second World War and the reason was so that no one Party in Germany would ever be able to rule again. It certainly works!! I’m amazed that those who voted to keep MMP can’t see how destructive it is. Because it is the only system so many young people have possibly experienced, they just can’t imagine another probably better system. MMP is certainly not democracy when one small Party can wield enormous influence over the main Party. 1 February, 2014 at 2:49 pm That’s a brilliant explanation, Shaun. Thank you. Murray Dennis says: If the Maori elite are not stopped and governments are not told to stop the cow towing to them, this country will go down the road to civil war Yes, I too think civil war to take the country back. Whose side do you think all those part-maoris in the army and the police would be on? Would the country be turned to ashes? joan gubb says: How do we go about getting all mention of race out of all legistration? I’ve been trying for a long time, Joan, with absolutely no success at all. We need to elect a Party who will promote BINDING referenda and/or Amy Brooke’s 100 Days concept and then we might have some success. I think that the only way we can do that is for NZ to have a proper Constitution (not one written by racists or our Government) that guarantees equality for all. The Libertarianz party has already done this, although the transition to their economical structure would be very difficult. Leaving that side of it out, though, would still leave a core set of social values with which 1LAW4ALL would probably find itself in accord. This document can be viewed on the Libz website; it was written by people well qualified to do so and is well worth a look. The problem then, of course, would be to get the sheeple of NZ to accept the concept of personal freedom and autonomy; that is a concept that frightens the heck out of most of us, which in turn proves what a great job successive governments have done in keeping us in a state of perpetual infancy and dependence. Leave a Reply to Helen Cancel reply	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line1
__label__wiki	0.534548	0.534548	NEWPLAYERS' HANDBOOK WHAT IS DUPLICATE BRIDGE? WHAT IS TOURNAMENT BRIDGE? MECHANICS OF DUPLICATE BRIDGE INDIVIDUAL BOOKKEEPING DUPLICATE SCORING FULFILLING A DOUBLED OR REDOUBLED CONTRACT LEARN HOW TO SCORE IMP DIFFERENCE VICTORY POINTS THE CONVENTION CARD YOU AND THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR RULES AND GUIDELINES FOR DUPLICATE BRIDGE WHAT IS THE AMERICAN BRIDGE ASSOCIATION LOCAL CLUB THE INDEPENDENT CLUB WHAT IS ABA MEMBERSHIP? FIELD CLASSIFICATION MASTER POINT HOLDING NEW PLAYER FIELD -0-24 MASTER POINTS MASTER POINT AWARDS Schedule of Sanction Fees A GLOSSARY OF BRIDGE TERMS RECOMMENDED BRIDGE BOOKS FOR NEW PLAYERS 2008-09 National Officers and Executive Board NEW PLAYERS' HANDBOOK This Handbook is an expression of the concern that the American Bridge Association has for our new players. Our intent is to provide information about duplicate bridge that will make you feel more competent at the bridge table and provide some essential information about the operational aspects of the ABA. This Handbook is dedicated to Mrs. Sara Pearson, past Western Section Vice President, for allowing us to use the materials developed for the Western Section Handbook as basis for this manual. The ABA is a national organization of predominately Afro-American bridge players. To paraphrase Sara: "while we are not a social club, we are a very close group and act like a large extended family. . We welcome you to the ABA family, and hope you enjoy many hours at the table playing duplicate bridge." Gloria Christler Executive Secretary 1988-2001 Duplicate bridge is the form of contract bridge that is played in all major national and international tournaments and is sometimes called Tournament Bridge. It is the form of bridge played in most clubs - country clubs, social clubs and in some people's homes. The game is called "Duplicate" because each hand is played at least twice (but not by the same players) under conditions that are exactly alike, same cards in each hand, same dealer, and same vulnerability. Only the bidding and play, and consequently the score, might vary each time a particular hand is played. The results from each time the board is played are compared with those of the players who held the same cards under the conditions set by each board. If a partnership sits East-West, the results will be compared with other East-West in the field. The same is true for the North-South partnerships. The number of points scored during the play of a given hand is not as important as the number of pairs that are outscored. At duplicate it is possible to score well with a minus score since others may lose more points on a board. Eight players are enough to have a duplicate game at home. (An experienced duplicate player may help you conduct a game. Don't hesitate to ask.) You may wish to purchase your own set of duplicate boards and other equipment from any bridge supply company. Tournament Bridge for the most part is duplicate bridge. Each hand, instead of being played only once, as would be the case in rubber bridge, is bid and played by two or more different pairs but always under conditions that exactly duplicate the playing conditions; dealer, vulnerability, and exact card-holding in each hand are precisely the same. Only the resulting score might vary due to differences in the play, bidding or both. MECHANICS OF BRIDGE The mechanics of duplicate bridge are simple and may be learned as you learn the game itself. The hands are shuffled and dealt, or prepared from hand records, the first time they are to be played. Hands will not be redealt but will be moved as they are from table to table for play by other contestants. The completed hands are put into a numbered duplicate board. This is a tray with four pockets, one for each player's hand (See Figure 1). The board has a printed arrow pointing to a position designated as North. The dealer and vulnerability is shown as well. The word "Dealer" is printed above the pocket of the player so designated. If a side is vulnerable, the abbreviation "VUL" will be shown above the pockets, which hold the cards of the partnership. The pockets will also usually be lined with red. However some duplicate boards may not have red pockets so players must be alert for the written designation. Being vulnerable means that premiums for games and slams will be greater and penalties for undertricks at any contract will be increased. Figure 1. A Duplicate Board The tables being used for a duplicate will have markers placed on them by the Director of the game to show the table numbers and the designated compass directions, North, South, East, and West. I All tables will have the same compass orientation. This is to ensure the proper movement of the players and boards as the game progresses. The player sitting North at each table is responsible for the orientation of the boards and must ensure that the North position on the boards matches the direction designated as North by the table marker. The Director assigns an initial position to the contestants (individual, pair or team) at the start of a session. Unless otherwise directed, the members of each pair or team may select seats, among those assigned to them, by mutual agreement. Having once selected a compass direction (example NORTH or EAST), a player may not change it except on instruction from or with permission of the Director. Eight players are enough to have a duplicate game at home. (An experienced duplicate player may help you conduct a game. Don't hesitate to ask.) You may wish to purchase your own set of duplicate boards and other equipment from any bridge supply company. INDIVIDUAL BOOKIKEEPING At duplicate bridge other players must play the same hand after you, therefore to prevent mixing up the cards individual bookkeeping is required. Each defender, declarer and dummy when playing to a trick puts his card on the table immediately in front of himself. When all four cards have been played, each player turns his own card over face down and places it along the edge of the table starting on his left. The individual cards are placed so that the narrow edge is parallel to the edge of the table of the side winning the trick (See Figure 2). After the hand has been played out each player will have his thirteen cards face down in front of him along the edge of the table. After both sides have verified the results each player will count his cards to be sure of thirteen and return them face down in his designated pocket of the board played. If you aren't careful in returning your cards you could foul the board, spoiling the results on later rounds, and earning yourself a penalty. Figure 2. Quitted Tricks The most common form of duplicate bridge scoring is matchpoint. At duplicate scoring honors do not count and since every deal is scored separately there is no carryover of results from previous hands. Trick scoring remains the same, 20 points per trick for minor suits (clubs and diamonds); 30 points per trick for major suits, (hearts and spades); 40 points for the first trick at no trump and 30 points for each subsequent trick at this denomination. In addition to trick scores a bonus or 300 points is given for bidding and making a non-vulnerable game, 500 points for vulnerable game and 50 points for any part score bid and made regardless of vulnerability. Slam bonuses and penalties remain the same as reflected in the following chart. Doubled and redoubled premiums are also shown. Table 1 lists the total score for each possible contract. Each board is scored separately. In addition to the trick score, there is a bonus for successfully fulfilling a contract. Non-Vulnerable For making a Grand Slam 1000 1500 Smal Slam 500 750 Any Game 300 500 Any Part Score 50 50 Not Vulnerable Doubled Redoubled Doubled Reddoubled Contracted Tricks score is score is score is score is doubled quadrupled doubled quadrupled Overtricks each 100 200 200 400 Bonus 50 100 50 100 If by chance you fall short of your contract you will be penalized as follows: A pick-up slip is made for each round. It records the results of the boards played that round. (The weekly club games usually have Traveling Score Slips which stay with the board, folded and concealed in the North pocket) .It is the responsibility of the North player to enter the accurate score on the pick-up slip or the traveler. The East-West pair has the responsibility for checking the accuracy of traveling score slips as well as pick-up slips. Check the score before you initial it. If the score is correct after you initial the slip, mark an "x" on the back, and return it to the North player. He places it face down under the edge of the table marker. A caddy will come to get it. If the score on a pick-up slip is incorrect ask North to make out a new slip. Don't accept strikeovers. Destroy the incorrect slip. The Director should be called for correction to traveling score slips. LEARN THE METHODS OF SCORING Pair games are match-pointed. The Director or scorer match points the boards. On each board a pair gets one match point for every pair they beat and 1/2 match point for every pair they tie. In team games, four to six players to a side (only four play at a time) the scoring is more complex. For Open-Team-of-Four matches that are scored board-a-match, a team wins, ties, or loses the board. For Swiss, Knock-out (K/O), and Round Robin (R/R), teams an International Match point (IMP) Scale is required to score the game. (See Table 2.) Table 2. - International Match-Point Scale IMP'S 0 to 10 0 320 to 360 8 1300 to 1490 16 20 to 40 1 370 to 420 9 1500 to 1740 17 50 to 80 2 430 to 490 10 1750 to 1990 18 90 to 120 3 500 to 590 11 2000 to 2240 19 130 to 160 4 600 to 740 12 2250 to 2490 20 220 to 260 6 900 to 1090 14 3000 to 3490 22 270 to 310 7 1100 to 1290 15 3500 to 3990 23 4000 or more 24 Teams calculate the difference between their scores at both tables, and use the IMP scale to get their IMP score. For example At your North-South table (N-S) 620 At your East-West table (E-W) -170 The difference + 450 = +10 IMPs The score for the opponents will be just the opposite (minus 10 IMPs). Write your plus IMPs in one column and your minus IMPs in another column on the right of your scorecard. Add up each column separately and find the algebraic difference. That's your net score! If IMPs are to be converted to Victory Points, the Director will inform you of the Victory Point Conversion Scale, since they vary with the number of boards played per round. Here you calculate the IMPs per round and convert them to Victory Points. Add up your Victory Points for each round and that is your score! (See example in Table 3). Table 3. - 14-Point Victory Point Conversion Scale IMP DIFFERENCE WINNER LOSER 1-3 8 6 10-12 11 3 19 or more 14 0 IMP DIFFERENCE VICTORY POINTS Winner Loser 0 7 7 1-3 8 -6 4-6 9-5 10-12 11-3 13-15 12- 2 16-18 13- 1 19 or more 14-0 The outside of your private score is used as a Convention Card (See Figure 3). Your opponents are entitled to know your conventions and special treatments. In other words, they are entitled to know whenever a bid may have an unusual meaning. And, of course, you are entitled to the same information concerning their conventions and treatments. Some conventions (like takeout doubles and Blackwood) are so universal that they are considered standard. Others are so extreme that they are not permitted in organizational pair games. However, a great many conventions are allowed. You occasionally will play against a pair who seems to have a "Book" written on their cards. Don't let this intimidate you. Your opponents are trying to be scrupulously fair, listing all their conventions to make sure you are not misled. Every game or competition needs an umpire. Duplicate bridge has the Tournament Director (TD) who is the technical manager of your tournament and it's his job to maintain discipline and to insure the orderly progress of the game. The Director is bound by the laws of duplicate bridge and by supplementary regulations announced by the sponsoring organization. Call the Director for all infractions. Don't try to solve them yourself. He will rectify any errors or irregularities brought to his attention. Don't feel intimidated if someone calls the Director. The Director administers and interprets laws. He does this over and over again and has most of them committed to memory. If you don't understand what the director is telling you, ask to see it in the book of laws and. Read it for yourself. For a better knowledge of the laws, purchase the ACBL, Laws of Duplicate Contract Bridge (Revised! 1987). Players new to duplicate often misunderstand or are unaware of the somewhat different rules that govern the tournament game. Even experienced players sometimes forget these differences. Whenever a law has been violated or there is a reason to believe that it has, or any irregularity has occurred, the Director must be called. Newcomers should not be upset when a Director is called because failure to summon the Director may result in a forfeit of the rights of any player at that particular table and impact the overall scoring of the game. Call for the Director in a moderate tone of voice. It is not necessary to yell loudly or display any aggressiveness. Always address the Director by his title and not by name or in any other way by which you may know him. If you disagree with the ruling, simply tell the Director that you wish to appeal the ruling and he will provide you with an appeal application for submission to a committee for review and adjudication. Figure 3. The Convention Card You may appeal any of the Director's rulings through the Appeals Committee. You must make your protest in writing and submit it within 30 minutes after the conclusion of the session. Give all pertinent information. In fact, let the Director know that you plan to appeal so that he may alert the Appeals Committee. All persons directly involved must attend the Appeals Committee meeting. (Laws 92 & 93) In Pair games, check your matchpoints after the Recap Sheet has been posted. If there is an error in your score you may apply for correction. Obtain a Score Correction Form from any Director or the Scoring Room. Fill in all pertinent information and return it to the Chief Director or Chief Scorer. Do this immediately! There is an established length of time (protest period) allowed for applications for score correction to be considered (The extent of this period is usually posted on the Recap Sheet.) (Law 79C) The Director gives instructions as to the proper movement of the players and boards from table to table. The session ends when all the rounds scheduled have been played and all scores have been properly collected and entered. Director can assess Penalties for: (Law 90) 1. Tardiness 2. Slow play 3. Loud discussion 4. Comparing scores 5. Touching another's cards 6. Misplacing cards in board 7. Failure to comply promptly with Director's instructions 8. Errors in procedure Director's Power to Suspend (Law 91) 1. In performing his/her duty to maintain order and discipline, the director is specifically empowered to suspend a player for the current session or any part thereof. 2. The director is specifically empowered to disqualify a player, pair or team for cause, subject to approval by the Tournament Committee or sponsoring organization. Maintain a courteous attitude toward partner and opponents. Avoid remarks that will interfere with the enjoyment of the game. Do not bid or play with special emphasis, speed or reluctance. Do not allow partner's hesitation, remark or mannerism to influence your call or play. Review the auction only for your own information, not for your partner's. Do not use any bid or play that may have a special meaning to your partnership unless it is noted on your convention card and will be alerted by your partner to the opponents. Do not detach a card from your hand before it is your turn to play. Avoid any indication of approval or disapproval of partner's or opponents' bid or play. Do not make a claim or concession of tricks if there is any doubt about the outcome of the deal. When dummy, do not exchange hands with your partner before the opening lead or ask him/her to let you see his/her hand. Also, do not look at your opponents' hands while your partner is playing a contract. (Laws 42 & 43) It is considered unethical to stare at your partner, or your opponent, or to watch them closely for the purpose of determining the position in the hand from which a card is extracted. Avoid discussing the bidding, play or results of a board so that it may be overheard. This is illegal. Avoid the touching or handling of cards belonging to another person. After the board has been played and you wish to see another's hand, ask if you may see the hand. That person will hold the cards so that you may see them. Only one hand should be out of the board at a time. Use only the prescribed language for bids and calls. (A rap on the table does not constitute a legal pass). Alcoholic beverages Any use of liquor must comply with local laws. The serving of drinks at tables is not specifically prohibited, but if any player at the table objects, such objection must be sustained by the director. Open display of a pocket flask, wine bottle or liquor bottle at the table during the game is not permitted. The Alert Procedure The partner of a bidder who makes a conventional call or who uses an unusual treatment must bring this to the attention of the opponents by saying, "Alert" before his right-hand opponent makes his call. At this point, right hand opponent has two options: 1) he can make his call without finding out what the unusual call meant, or 2) he can ask the alerter for an explanation. Checking (Verification) Check the opponents' pair or team number and the board numbers before you begin to play. Check the positions of the players and boards before bidding. There is a stiff penalty for bidding or playing out-of-turn. Check to see which way the card is turned after the trick has been quitted (all 4 persons play to the trick). Count your cards face down before and after play. Kibitzer 01. Kibitzing (Law 76). A kibitzer is an onlooker at bridge and kibitzing is the act of watching a game from the sidelines. In serious play there are unwritten, as well as written, rules concerning the deportment of the spectator. A kibitzer should not look at the cards of more than one player, except by permission. A kibitzer must not display any reaction to the bidding or play while a hand is in progress. A kibitzer must refrain from mannerisms or remarks of any kind (including conversation with a player) .A kibitzer must not in any way disturb a player. A kibitzer may not call attention to an irregularity or mistake, nor speak on any question of fact or law except by request of the Director. Kibitzers are always welcome, however, kibitzer may be removed at a player's request without cause. The director can remove any kibitzer for cause. All bridge players should condition themselves to kibitzers. Opponents. Be polite and courteous. Your opponents have the right to know the conventions and treatments used by your partnership. You may question the opponents before the auction begins and only when it's your turn to make a call during the auction. You may also question the bidding after the auction is over and your partner has made his opening lead. You must question only the partner of the player who has made the call. Partner. The most important person at the tournament is your partner. Negative comments about what your partner does should be made to him in private at the end of the session. If there is a misunderstanding that needs correction take your partner aside. Don't discuss it at the table. Profanity. Profanity is a serious matter and may be the basis for immediate ejection from the game by an official as well as further action by the organization. Public Accusation by a Player Any public accusation of unethical conduct against a player by a member of the organization constitutes improper conduct and may subject the offender to disciplinary action. Skip Bid Warning Whenever you bid at a level higher than necessary to make a sufficient bid, you are doing something unexpected. It is suggested that before you make a jump bid you say, "I'm about to make a skip bid. Please wait." Slow Play Bridge is a timed event. Many players do not realize that slow play not only is a discourtesy to the opponents of the moment, but also to all the other tables taking part since it can slow down the entire game. Directors have the right to penalize players who are repeatedly guilty of slow play. The director also has the right to monitor slow players by positioning himself/herself near the table to protect the movement of the boards and to see that the round is finished as quickly as possible. General. If much of the above information is confusing to you, just remember that you will learn through experience. If you realize that you are in organized competition, not just a social pastime, you will better understand and enjoy the game. If you are in doubt, just use the golden rule! WHAT IS THE AMERICAN BRIDGE ASSOCIATION? The national body of the ABA is divided into eight sections covering designated states. They are: (1) Eastern; (2) Great Lakes; (3) Mid-Atlantic; (4) Mid-Western; (5) Southern; (6) Southwestern; (7) Northwestern: and (8)Western. The sections are divided into units and clubs. Units are composed of local clubs. If there are two clubs within a 35-mile radius, they may elect to form a unit. However, if there are three or more clubs within the 35-mile radius, they must form a unit. For example, in the Western Section there are two units, each having seven clubs and five independent clubs. Local Clubs holds weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly duplicate games and sponsors tournaments. The Club is the building block for the structure of the ABA. It is the nucleus of the local group. Membership in the ABA is obtained through Clubs. Any individual desiring to affiliate may submit his/her membership through an ABA Club if (s)he resides in the area of its jurisdiction (a 35-mile radius). It is the Club's responsibility to inform individuals of dues obligations. Forward lists of members each year with membership dues and charter fees to the National Secretary, via the Unit Secretary, who prepares the form PSA 404 and submits the same to the ABA National Office and the Section Secretary. The local club(s) promotes the programs of the unit and of the national body. The local club(s) hold business meetings periodically. Some clubs suspend activities during the periods of National and Sectional Tournaments. The UNIT is a regional group. It insures that the Section and the national laws and regulations are carried out and adhered to by clubs within its jurisdiction. It promotes Sectional and National programs. A unit may host,the endorsement of its membership, may sponsor regional events, as well as sponsor through its clubs a reasonable number of local and regional contests, a minimum of one per club per year. Programs, fees and playing sites are announced in sufficient time to assure maximum attendance. The unit requires that the Director-in-Charge file accurate game results together with required fees, promptly according to the ABA, Handbook. The unit meets quarterly. The INDEPENDENT CLUB (where only one club exists) has the same rights and privileges as Units. The SECTION oversees the business of Units and Independent Clubs within its jurisdiction. The Section Vice-President is the chairperson of the section Committee and is a member of the Executive Board of the ABA. All applications for clubs and unit charters are subject to review by the section Vice-President. The section Vice-President must approve any sanctioned game in the section. The section provides for necessary meetings, conventions, tournaments and membership activity. It is a clearinghouse for tournament schedules within the section to avoid conflicts. It insures the collection, processing, and maintenance of sanctions, fees, schedules and other such data as may be stipulated. It insures implementation and communication of procedures, policies and all decisions affecting the interests of clubs, units and individuals within its jurisdiction. Each year, the Western Section conducts two tournaments (Spring and Fall) at which time the Bi-Annual Open Meetings are held. The section Vice-President is elected at the Spring Sectional every other year (odd year). The national officers are the President, Vice-President, National Secretary and Treasurer. The general officers are the eight Section Vice-Presidents. The national and general officers are the Executive Board of the ABA. This board meets at both tournaments. Call meetings are held at other times and places. Much business is conducted through the mail. The election of national officers is held every other year. The election is usually held in the "odd" year with the term of office beginning January 1st of the "even" year. The Section Vice-Presidents are elected every other year by the respective section. Not all sections hold elections in the same year. The effect is to "stagger" the seating of new board members. WHAT IS ABA MEMBERSHIP Membership in the American Bridge Association, Inc., (ABA) is open to all persons of good character and repute. You may apply for membership through an affiliated club if residing in an area where there is ABA activity. All others must apply for membership through the respective Section Vice-President or National Secretary as a member-at-large. Each person accepted for membership is assigned a player number. The masterpoint holdings are recorded and the person pays dues. All members may vote on all matters as may be provided by the By-laws, compete in tournaments, and join any open club. Transfer from one club to another is permissible. A person whose membership has lapsed may be reinstated at the discretion of the ABA. Free membership is available for New Players who complete at least an eight-week course in bridge from an accredited instructor. The unit/club new player's coordinators should contact the their Section Vice President or the National Secretary at the ABA National Office for more information. Dues are payable the first day of January each year and continue in force until the last day of December in the same year. Any new member joining the ABA for the first time will receive credit for the last three months of the previous calendar year. National dues are paid directly to the National Secretary using membership form PSA 404. Sectional dues and a copy of the form PSA 404 are sent to the Section Vice-President or his/her designee. Dues paid are not returnable or transferable. The NATIONAL BODY is the nationwide organization. It encourages and develops the game of duplicate contract bridge and unites all bridge players into one group using identical laws and procedures for bridge games. It sponsors, supervises and conducts yearly two tournaments, the Spring and Summer nationals. The Annual meeting of the ABA is held at the Summer National. The ABA also holds meetings of the membership at the Spring National. There are ten categories of player classifications authorized by the ABA regulations. These categories are the direct result of master points earned in ABA sanction tournaments. To receive credit for master points, a player must be a financial member of the ABA during the same year the master points are earned. Table 4.- Player Classifications TOTAL MASTER POINT CLASS HOLDING (RANGE) RECOGNITION (NP) Master (M) 25-99 Certificate Life Master (LM) 100-299 Gold Pin Senior Life Master (SLM) 300-599 Certificate Ruby Life Master (R) 600-1199 Ruby Pin Certificate Diamond Life Master (D) 1200-2499 Diamond Pin Certificate Silver Diamond (SD) 2500-4999 Certificate Gold Diamond (GD) 5000-9999 Certificate Platinum (PD) 10000-19999 Award Certificate Grand Master (GM) 20000 and up Medallion Certificate You may not play in a field below your classification. Penalties apply! However, you may play in a higher field. There are four (4) categories of "Field Classification" authorized for Championship events. Each field classification is determined by the master point holdings of the majority of the players in the field. Every game (pair, team, individual, etc.) must be classified into one or more of the following, depending on the number of fields in the event. Stratified Events In most instances pair games in the ABA are Stratified. This means that players in different field classification play together in the same event. Even though they play against players in different fields, their scores on each board are only match pointed (compared) against players in their own field or National Secretary. A game can have either two or three Stratas. For example, the game may contain Strata A, Strata B, and Strata C together. The lowest strata must have at least five (5) pairs (2Â½ tables) in order to pay overall awards. Limitations of each stratum should be established prior to the game. If the game consists of less than the minimum 5 pairs required in the lowest strata, the level of the strata must be increased to the next highest legal strata that includes at least 5 pairs, (for example, a 0-24 game should be increased to a 0-99 game or a 100-300 game.) or you may choose to eliminate the lowest strata. In limited masterpoint games such as 0-24, 0-99 and 100-300, the strata must be eliminated if the strata contains less than 5 pairs. There must be approximately the same number of pairs that sit N/S and E/W in each Stratum, so that the section awards will be equal. This event is like a Flighted Pairs except the flights (now called stratas) are intermixed and play against each other as in an open game. When the scoring is completed, there are multiple rankings and any pair in a lower Strata has the potential to win the greater awards of an upper strata if they legitimately rank there. A strataified game is advantageous to all stratas: Strata "A" players get ranked on the number of tables in the entire field resulting in additional masterpoints; Strata players have the advantage of possibly winning points in the higher strata, based on a greater number of tables which yields more masterpoints; Strata â€œCâ€ players are ranked against other Strata â€œCâ€ pairs, giving them the experience of playing against more skilled players without diminishing their chances of winning. Also Strata "C" players have the advantage of possibly winning points in the two higher stratas, which yields more masterpoints. How it works: Here is an example. You want your game to have three Stratas, with C players having 0-299 masterpoints (mps), Strata players having 300-1199 mps and Strata A players having 1200 mps to infinity. Entries sold to Strata C players are marked C to identify that Strata with less than 300 mps. Entries sold to Strata players are marked to indicate that no person has less than 300 mps but not more than 1199 mps. Entries sold to Strata A players are marked with an A to indicate more than 1199 mps. A pair must enter the strata for which the partner with the higher number of masterpoints is eligible. Pairs from each strata are distributed throughout the section(s) as evenly as possible. When the game is over, the entire game (field) is ranked as one. After ranking, the Strata A players with more than 1199 mps are eliminated. The Strata A and Strata C field are now ranked together. After this ranking, players who have more than 299 mps are eliminated, Strata C is now ranked separately. A pair ranking (placing) in Strata A, Strata B and Strata C, will receive the highest masterpoint award. Thus, a Strata â€œCâ€ pair could win points from the Strata A field or Strata B field, and a Strata C pair could points from the Strata A field. The Strata A pairs can win points only in their own field, but even this is a gain because their masterpoint awards are based on the number of tables in the entire game. Remember, players can always qualify to win points in a higher masterpoint category, but they cannot win points from a lower category. FIELD CLASSIFICATION There are five (4) categories of "Field Classification" authorized for Sectional, Regional, Early Bird, Midnight and Side Games: FIELD IV +2000 and UP STRATA 5000 UP STRATA 2000-4999 FIELD III 1200-1999 FIELD II 300-1199 STRATA 600-1199 STRATA 300-499 FIELD I 0-299 FIELD 0 100-299 STRATA 25-99 STRATA 0-24 NEW PLAYER FIELD 0-24 MASTER POINTS; At any level of pair competition, a separate field may be set- up for New Players providing there are at least nine tables registered in the main event and there are at least three (3) tables of new players (0-24) registered. Otherwise, New players will be combined with the lowest classified field. Whenever at least five pairs of New Players are combined with another field and one places in the overall. ONLY the highest scoring New Player pair will be awarded 10% of the first place overall master point award. MASTERPOINT AWARDS National games offer the highest number of master points to the winners. There are master points for the top scorers in each section, providing the score is not in the overall. Sectional games offer the second highest number of master points. There are points for top section scorers too! "A" games outrank "B" games and "C" games are lowest on the master point scale of sanctioned events. Those who wish to amass master points in a hurry, NEED TO attend national and sectional events. Your chances for winning master points are greater since these high master-point award events are well attended. When deciding in which events to play, plan to play in those where most master point award is highest. Table 5.- Basic Master Point Award Schedule 1st Place, One Session PAIR EVENT FIELD IV FIELD III FIELD II Sectional 12.48 9.36 8.11 6.86. 5.62 Grade A 8.64 6.48 5.62 4.75 3.89 Grade C 4.80 3.60 3.12 2.64 2.16 The table bonuses are not included. As the number of tables increase, the master point award increases. In addition to master points, winners shall receive trophies, scrip, or free play slips). As you and your partner gain confidence you will want to participate in bigger events with increased competition, so here are the types of tournaments that ABA units and clubs sponsor starting with games that give the fewest points and ending with those that give the highest number of points: City Games Sponsored By Individual Clubs Grade C's Sponsored By Individual Clubs and Units Grade A's Sponsored By Individual Clubs and Units Sectional Tournaments Sponsored By Units Spring and Summer Nations Sponsored By ABA City Games Sponsored by individual clubs Grade C's Sponsored by individual clubs and units Grade B's Sponsored by individual clubs and units Grade A's Sponsored by units Sectional Tournaments Sponsored by Sections Spring and Summer Nationals Sponsored by the ABA Any of the above tournaments can consist of anyone or a mixture of the following events: Individual Players Change Partners for Each Round Open Pairs Any two people can play together Mixed Pairs One man and one woman will be partners Non-Mixed Pairs* Two men as partners or two women Open Team of Four Any four to six people may comprise a team Non-Mixed Teams* Two mixed pairs will be a team Men’s Pairs Four to six men or four to six women Women’s Pairs Two men Men’s Team Two women Women’s Teams Four to six men Swiss Teams*** Four to six people playing short matches Modified Round Robin Four to six people (teams are flighted according to the average point holding of the top four masterpoint holders on the team) Full Round Robin Same as Modified Round Robin except that it may be played within a 90-day period In Non-Mixed Events pairs or team members must be comprised of only men or women. However these events will have both men and women contestants. These events will have only women or men participants. *A Speedball Swiss allows for five boards to be played in 25 minutes against each opponent. Usually held after the main event of the day. One-session team events must consist of four Players. All others may consist of 4, 5, or 6 members. Grade "C" games are one session. They are usually held on the regularly scheduled club days or sometimes for special events other than: at the club game: Clubs may have a total of 12 Grade "C"s, one per month, during the year. Units may have a maximum of four (one each quarter) only with a business meeting. Grade "B" games are sponsored individually by clubs or in conjunction with other clubs (a weekend of "B" games) Grade "A" games are sponsored by units, or independent clubs where there are no units. Table 6. National Events Traditionally Scheduled Calendar of Special Games - Nationwide Events Annual Membership Game March - First Wednesday Nationwide Headquarters (Daytime) March/April Spring National June - Second Friday Nationwide Benefit Game Late July or Early August Summer National Nationwide Scholarship Game Last Friday & Saturday Nationwide Scholarship Game (Daytime) October - Independent Club/Unit-Selects the Date United Negro College Fund Game December - Second Friday per Open Pairs Other Special Games to Be Scheduled During the Year ABA Headquarters Fund Game Bridge Education/Membership/House Acquisition Games Club/Unit Benefit/Scholarship Games The ABA Spring tournament begins the Monday after Easter Sunday and continues through Saturday of the same week. Table 7. Sanction Fees Schedule of Sanction Fees City Swiss Team (minimum fee $3.00) 10% Grade C Regional (minimum fee $5.00) 15% Grade B Regional (except Swiss & Round Robin) 15% Grade B Regional Swiss & Round Robin 20% Grade A Regional (except Swiss & Round Robin) Grade A Regional Swiss & Round Robin 20% Sectional (except Swiss & Round Robin) 20% Sectional Swiss, Round Robin and KO Teams 25% National Event 25% Annual Membership Game 10% Benefit Games (except Nationwide Games, Scholarship and Headquarters) 40% Scholarship & Headquarters Games 50% Nationwide Benefit, Scholarship and Super Open Pair Games 60% Special Club Benefit 20% There are standing committees as there are in any organization. The most important committee in the ABA is called the National Tournament Authority (NTA), which is responsible for all facets of the national tournaments. The next important committee is the National Tournament Committee (NTC) which is responsible for the national tournament schedules, maintaining the master point award schedule, and introducing new rules and games for play. Another important committee is the Appeals and Ethics Committee, formerly referred to as the Card Committee. This committee is responsible for order and decorum at the national tournaments. Referred to the committee are disputes, which arise in play that cannot be settled by reference to the rules alone. An Appeals and Ethics Committee is formed at all levels of competition (local, unit, section). In order to support our non-profit status, the ABA conducts special tournament games. These games are called "Benefit", "Scholarship" and "Special Promotion". Proceeds from these games go into special funds in the ABA Charitable and Education Foundation. Through the Foundation yearly contributions are made to various charitable organizations such as the: United Negro College Fund; NAACP; Sickle Cell Foundation; Martin Luther King Center, and Black universities. Additionally, twenty-four (24) scholarships are awarded to worthy students who have successfully completed their first year of college or a business school. Applicants are recommended by the Section Scholarship Chairperson to the National Scholarship Chairperson for selection. For additional information contact the local unit/club coordinator or the Section Vice-President. Also established is a Merit Award Program for outstanding service at the local, section or national levels. Application must be endorsed by the Section Vice-President. There is a Life Membership Award for individuals making significant contributions at all levels. An additional criterion is 20 years financial member. Application must be endorsed by Section Vice-President. Publications included: The ABA Bulletin The ABA Flash (published only at nationals) Section Newsletters (published by the Section Vice President or his/her designee) Update (published by the National Secretary on an as needed basis to communicate information to clubs/units/sections) There are on-going classes and programs for New Players and other levels of bridge. Contact the club/unit president for information. Hopefully, this booklet has given you some insight into duplicate bridge and the ABA. Additional information can be obtained from the club/unit officials, Section Vice-President, or the national officers. The line of communication for obtaining information or resolving problems is: (1) Your Club (2) Your Unit (3) Your Section Vice-President (4) Your National Officers (5) Your National Body The Official ABA Handbook contains additional information on tournaments, etc., and may be purchased from the National Office. Your Section Constitution and By-laws and Roster are distributed separately. Bridge on the Internet There are several free and some subscription-based servers available for playing bridge on the Internet. OKbridge is the oldest of the still-running Internet Bridge services; players of all standards, from beginners to world champions may be found playing there. OKbridge is a subscription based club, so it offers premium services such as customer support and ethics reviews. SWAN Games is a more recent competitor. Bridge Base Online is the most populated online bridge club in the world, as it is free to play regular games. The above online clubs offer various features such as options to earn ACBL masterpoints, play in online tournaments, compile lists of friends, purchase software to improve Bridge skills, and earn money playing Bridge. On Bridge Base Online there is also a Vugraph feature where important international events are shown for anyone interested to watch. ADVANCER The partner of an overcaller. ALERT A method of drawing the opponent's attention to the fact that a particular bid has a conventional or unusual meaning. ARTIFICIAL A bid designed to show a specific holding rather BID than a playable suit. ANNOUNCEMENT An explanatory statement made by the partner of the player who has just made a call that is based on a partnership understanding. The purpose of the announcement is similar to the Alert. It is made following calls whose meanings are not unusual, but which different partnerships treat differently. APPEAL In a tournament, to appeal is to request that a committee review the ruling made by a director. AVERAGE Half of the matchpoints available on a board or for a contest. BAD HAND Hands with little honor strength. BALANCE OF The concept of calculating which side holds most STRENGTH of the high card points. BALANCING Reopening the bidding in the "pass out" seat after the opponents stop at a low contract. BID A call by which a player proposes a contract that his side will win at least as many odd tricks (one to seven) as his bid specifies, provided the hand isplayed at the denomination specified. BLACKWOOD A convention which uses 4NT to ask the partner how many aces are held and SNT to indicate that all of the aces are held, while asking for the number of kings. BOARD 1) A devise that keeps each player’s cards separate for duplicate bridge BOTTOM In tournament play, the lowest matchpoint score on a particular hand. BOARD-A-MATCH A team event with matchpoint scoring. CADDY An assistant at a bridge tournament, responsible for putting out the boards, etc., at the tournament. Picks up the score slips at the completion of each round. CALL Any bid, double, re-double, or pass. CONVENTION Any call or play, which conveys a meaning to a partner that the opponents cannot be, expected to recognize. A call or play that does not carry the standard meaning that the opponents would anticipate. DIRECTOR A person designated to supervise a duplicate bridge contest and to apply the Laws. DOUBLE DUMMY Play of the hand that could be improved upon, as though declarer was looking at all four hands. It can also be used to refer to perfect play by the defenders or declarer. DUCK To play a small card, and surrender a trick, which could be won, with the object of preserving an entry or a tenace position. To protect a card for use as a threat card in subsequent play. DUMMY (1) The declarer's partner after he has placed his cards face up on the table, which is done immediately after the opening lead is made by the opponent on the declarer's left. (2) The cards held by the declarer's partner. EARLY BIRD A one-session game held early in the morning, about 9AM, before the main event of the day. ETHICS Fair play. Breaches of ethics are generally are unfair practices that fall just short of deliberate cheating. FIELD All the contestants in a specific event. FORCING A series of bids by a partnership that requires the bidding to continue. Some sequences are considered forcing by virtue of the strength of the previous bidding. FOULED BOARD A board into which a card or cards have been interchanged or hands have been inserted into incorrect pockets. FREE BID A bid made by a player whose partner’s bid has been overcalled by the right hand opponent (RHO) GRAND SLAM The bidding for and turning of all thirteen tricks by declarer. HAND A particular deal of 52 cards (4 hands). The thirteen cards held by one player. The term is also used to indicate the order in bidding and play, as in "second hand" or "fourth" hand. I HANDICAP A duplicate game in which extra match points are added to the earned match points of lower-ranking players. The lower the ranking, the more match points added. No handicap matchpoints are added to Diamond level player's score. HIGH CARD The points in a given hand from Aces, Kings, POINTS (HCP) Queens, and Jacks. HOLDING The hand held by a player. HOLD UP Not wining a trick when first offered for a tactical reason (see Duck) . HONOR One of the five top cards in a suit of a bridge hand: an ace, king, queen, jack or ten. INDIVIDUAL A method of duplicate competition in which each MOVEMENT contestant plays with many different partners. JUMP SHIFT A new suit response at a level one higher than necessary, generally to show a very good hand. KIBITZER A person who watches the game from the sidelines. Rules apply for kibitzers. (See Law 76) KNOCK-OUT A team-of-four event in which the winner of head to head meetings advances to the next round and the loser is eliminated. LAWS Laws of Duplicate Contract Bridge, as promulgated in the western hemisphere by the ACBL, prepared under the auspices of the National Laws Commission of the ACBL with input from the Laws Commission of the World Bridge Association. The ABA is governed by these Laws. LEAD The first card played to a trick. LHO Left Hand Opponent MAJOR SUIT Hearts or Spades MASTER POINT The unit used to measure bridge achievement in tournament and club play. MATCH PLAY A team-of-four contest in which two teams compete against each other playing several boards. MINOR SUIT Clubs and Diamonds MISFIT A term used to describe a situation where the hands of a partnership are unbalanced and the suits in one hand are opposite shortness in the other and vice MONSTER A bridge hand of great trick-taking potential whether through high cards or distribution. OPENER The player who makes the first bid in an auction. OPENING LEAD The play to the first trick after the auction is over and the dummy has not been spread. OVERCALL Any bid by the player on the left of the opening bidder. It's nearly always based on a long suit or multi-suited hand. OVER-RUFF To trump higher than the right hand opponent after a plain suit lead. PART SCORE At duplicate vulnerable or not, the total score for all overtricks won plus the bonus for successfully fulfilling a contract under game. PART SCORE In duplicate, vulnerable or not, the 50 points given for fulfilling BONUS a part score contract. PENALTY An obligation or restriction imposed upon a side for violation of the Laws. PENALTY A card that has been pre-maturely exposed by a defender and CARD must be left face-up on the table until legally played or permitted to be picked up. (See Law 50) PICK-UP SLIPS A form devised for the recording of the results on the play of the boards on one round. Information contained on the slip includes identifying numbers of the pairs, the board number, which pair was declarer, the final contract, and by whom. POINTED SUITS Spades and diamonds, so called because of their pointed tops. POST MORTEM The discussion of bridge hands after the conclusion of the play at any time thereafter. PRIVATE An undisclosed understanding between the CONVENTION partnership. This is strictly illegal! PROTEST The time in which appeals for corrections to the PERIOD score will be accepted and changes may be made, whether the error is made by the scorer or by a PSYCHIC CALL Any bid made primarily to misrepresent your hand, in order to create the illusion of strength, or to conceal a weakness. QUICK TRICKS A high card holding that in usual circumstances will win a trick by virtue of the rank of the cards in either offensive, or defensive play. The accepted table of quick tricks: AK of the same suit 2 Quick Tricks, AQ of the same suit, 1-1/2 Quick Tricks A, or KQ of same suit 1 Quick Trick, Kx 1/2 Quick Trick QUITTED All four players have played to the trick and have TRICK turned their cards face down. RESPONDER The partner of the opener. REVERSE An unforced rebid at the level of two or more in a higher ranking suit than that bid originally. REVOKE Failure to follow suit during play when holding a card of the suit required or failure to lead a suit required by law when holding a card in the specified suit. RHO Right Hand Opponent ROUNDED SUITS Hearts and clubs, so called because of their rounded tops. RUFF To trump the lead of a plain suit. SACRIFICE A bid made knowing that it cannot be fulfilled on (SAVE) the premise that the penalty to be paid will be less than the adverse score were the opponents permitted to play the hand. SAFETY PLAY The play of a suit, in such a manner as to protect against an abnormal or bad break in the suit, or to otherwise protect your hand. SEEDING The assignment of certain tables to particularly strong contestants to assure there will be no preponderance of strong pairs in direct competition within anyone section. SET The defeat of a contract. SHOOTING The art of playing deliberately for an abnormal result SMALL SLAM The bidding for and winning of 12 tricks by the declarer. SPEEDBALL A partial round robin movement SWISS T/4 (ZIP Swiss) wherein 25 minutes are alloted to complete 5 boards against each opponent. There are 5 rounds. (See Swiss T/4). SQUEEZE A play which forces an opponent to discard a winner, or a card that protects a winner. STIFF Singleton, generally used in reference to a major honor: ace (A), king (K), Queen (Q) without guards. STOPPER A card which may reasonably be expected to stop the run of a suit. STRAIN Either of the five denominations. No trump, spades, hearts, diamonds, or clubs SWISS T/4 A partial round robin movement when insufficient time is available for a complete round robin. After the first round, winning teams or pairs are pitted against each other, and losers face each other as in a double elimination event, except that all teams continue to play throughout the event. For each succeeding round, new pairings are made on the basis of the records of the matched teams, or pair, but not two teams or pairs may playa second match against each other. TEAM Two pairs playing in different directions at different tables, against the same opponents, but for a common score. TENACE Two cards of an interrupted sequence in the same suit. AQ, KJ, Q10, and J9 are examples. When the highest card in your suit is the highest card not yet played you have a major tenace. When a card or cards higher than yours have yet to be played you have a minor tenace. TOP The maximum match point score on a hand in duplicate. TRAVELING The score sheet accompanying a duplicate bridge SCORE SLIP board UNDERRUFF To trump with a card lower in value than that which another player has already played to the same trick. VULNERABLE A condition of play in which the premiums and penalties are increased. How to Play Winning Bridge By David Bird. A teaching course and guide to all things bridge, this hard-cover volume includes a history of the game and its champions, a beginner tutorial, sample games, rules and reference sections. It also features tips for intermediate and higher-level players. Goren's New Bridge Complete By Charles Goren. The original "bible" for the Standard American 5-card-major system, this classic was updated in 1985 and remains a solid reference for beginners and advancing players. Club andDiamond Series-Opening the Bidding Bridge Basics 3: Popular Conventions By Audrey Grant. "Bidding in the 21st Century" series, which includes updates of instructional books used in American Contract Bridge League teaching programs. The Club Series manual teaches bidding; the Diamond Series teaches play of the hand. Other titles by Audrey Grant are here. Introduction to Declarer's Play Introduction to Defender's Play By Eddie Kantar. These popular books feature easy-to-understand "how-to's" on all the basics, from one of the game's best teachers and most readable authors. Both volumes include some advanced material. Bridge for Dummies By Eddie Kantar. An entertaining, detailed introduction to the basics of bidding and play. 1997 Bridge Book of the Year. Bridge Basics - Five-Card Majors By Ron Klinger. Two volumes with succinct lessons that teach the basics of the standard bidding system used by most players in North America. The Fun Way to Serious Bridge By Harry Lampert. Now in its 20th printing, this is a sound introduction to the basics, with lots of illustrations and a pleasant writing style. The tips here are valuable for learners and for party-bridge players who want to make the transition to duplicate bridge. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Bridge By Anthony Medley. A comprehensive lesson book for learners, with good explanations of the logic behind bridge bidding. Each chapter has many quiz hands. ABC's of Bridge By William Root. Clear descriptions of the basics from this late, award-winning teacher. Learn Bridge in Five Days Bridge for Bright Beginners By Terence Reese. Bidding summaries and fundamentals of offensive and defensive bidding and play. An Introduction to the Science of Bidding: Bridge with Brian By Brian Richardson. A beginner's text that will appeal to those who eventually want to play duplicate bridge. In addition to the basics, the author teaches weak two-bids, Jacoby transfers and other popular conventions. Bridge in 3 Weeks By Alan Truscott. A comprehensive, 21-day course for absolute beginners. The basics are presented in an short, easy steps, with a handy index for quick reference. Bridge for Beginners & Beyond By Karen Walker. The 16th edition of a self-teaching textbook for learners and advancing players who want to tune up their skills. Lessons begin with the bare basics and progress to more advanced topics, including tips on how to add popular conventions to your system. Order direct from the author through this link ABA REFERENCES The Official ABA Handbook The Constitution & By-Laws of the ABA ABA WEBSITE The ABA Website The ABA Website – ababridge.org is the official website of the American Bridge Association. The site contains information about the history of the ABA, links to section web pages, tournament schedules and results, and links to other bridge resources and organizations. The Southern Section Website linked to the ABA website, contains the schedule of bridge tournaments and events scheduled in the section. The link also contains a directory of clubs in the Southern Section. Each club in the section is invited to submit information to post on their club’s page on the section’s website. The format Handbook was developed from the Western Section Handbook published by Sara Pearson. Mrs. Emelie Boone and Col. Robert Friend. provided special assistance in the development of the original handbook. This Handbook was edited and revised by Gloria Christler, past Executive Secretary, Southern Section Vice President (2008-) All Sections, Clubs and Units are welcome to copy and edit the Manual to meet their needs. Gloria Christler National President National Vice President Leola C, Rucker Janice VanBuren 1129 Clear Springs Road 1010 Thoreau Ct. Unit 102 Virginia Beach, VA 23464 St. Louis, MO 63146 National Secretary Treasurer Anita Troy George W. Saunders 7612 Fruit Dove Street P.O. Box 40582 North Las Vegas, NV 89084 Memphis, TN 38174 Section Vice Presidents Eastern Mid-Atlantic Southern Mr. George Hudson Jewel Chapman Gloria Christler 17210 133rd Ave. #13G 6906 Sourwood Lane 5090 Erin Rd., SW Jamaica, NY 11434 Ft. 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__label__wiki	0.608184	0.608184	Home / Reports: Japan Open 2009 By Atsuko Kuryu Photos © M. Hashimoto The Japan Open was held on October 3rd at the Saitama Arena in Japan. I always love to see this event because the skaters look more comfortable and it is easier to enjoy their skating even when it’s a kind of competition. “A kind of” represents its essence very well. This is of course a competition, which is recognized by the ISU. Nine judges attend to judge the skaters’ performances according to IJS rules, but it still has its own festive mood. Twelve skaters from Europe, North America and Japan joined this event. Although Japan looked for its fourth straight title, Team Europe prevented Japan from winning the event for the first time. Team Europe won an award of $80,000. Team North America and Team Japan won $60,000 and $40,000 respectively. The total scores are as follows; 1st: Team Europe 464.03 2nd: Team North America 463.90 3rd: Team Japan 434.17 The international senior season started with Nebelhorn Trophy last week followed by this Japan Open 2009 in Japan. The Japan Open began in 2006 as a team event where four skaters from each of the three regions of the world are invited to compete against each other in teams. Since in the past it was held just after the World championships, this event was what we would call a “Cheesefest.” . But now that the time of year has changed to the beginning of October, it has become much more interesting because many skaters debut their free programs at this competition. The three teams consisted of Team Europe, Team North America, and Team Japan. The teams are requested to include one professional skater, but I guess this rule is titular. In 2007, Team Japan joined with 4 eligible skaters and last year, Team Europe followed Japan’s example. This year, Team Europe excluded a professional skater again. The skaters who competed at this event are as follows; Team Europe: Samuel Contesti, Stephane Lambiel, Laura Lepisto, Elena Glebova Team North America; Jeffrey Buttle, Jeremy Abbott, Joannie Rochette, Beatrisa Liang Team Japan; Takeshi Honda, Takahito Kozuka, Yukari Nakano, Mao Asada Men’s Free Samuel Contesti 117.49 (50.69 66.80) Sikuriadas/Cacharpaya performed by Panpipes of the Andes Samuel Contesti made his leap at the 2009 World Championships but he couldn’t recreate the power in this event. His costume clearly indicated native South America, yet the performance didn’t seem to express the atmosphere enough. He looked so nervous that he couldn’t focus well on his jumps. He only completed three triple jumps and two triple axels, neither in combination, which means one of them was regarded as sequence. Therefore, I must say that he didn’t make much of a contribution to Team Europe’s win. However, just before straight line steps started, the tempo of the music changed and he gradually involved the audience. With the clapping from the crowds, he showed attractive footwork to their delight. When he gets used to this program, I’m sure it will be very delightful program for fans to watch. By the way, at the press conference after the competition, he was asked why he made such great progress last season and answered that his wife, a trainer, helped him a lot. His wife and Peter Grutter, his technical consultant, made very good team to support him. Takeshi Honda 109.58 (45.30 64.28) This music always reminds me of some of the best performances from his career as an eligible skater, such as the 2002 Olympics, the 2002 World Championships, and the 2005 Japan National Championships. This year, he seemed to take back some power which he lost after retirement and he even attempted a triple axel-double toe combination which unfortunately turned into a double axel. With solid jumps, good spins with beautiful flying positions, wonderful edge work and an awesome spread eagle, he performed well. Although he couldn’t earn many points for team Japan, he did what he could do very well. Maybe he could add more speed next time. Nevertheless, he declared that he will focus on coaching and leading Daisuke Takashi to an Olympic medal and won’t spend too much time on his own skating. When asked what he would like if God sent him a gift, he answered that he wants Takahashi to medal at the Vancouver Olympics, which indicated he is no longer a skater but a coach, eager for Takahashi to win. Jeffrey Buttle 142.26 (63.62 78.64) Eclogue for Piano and Strings by Gerard Finzi Jeff, Jeff, Jeff! Why did you retire? Welcomed with even bigger cheers from the audiences than Japan’s Takeshi Honda, he performed impressively. From the very beginning, he made his own world on the ice. His jumps were almost perfect except for the last triple salchow. A beautiful spread eagle, perfect spins, an outstanding Ina Bauer; everything is too beautiful. Some may think the score is rather low for my high appreciation for his performance. There are two reasons. One is that his last change foot combination spin wasn’t counted. The other was that he didn’t try a triple axel even once. Still, I think he could come back to the competitive stage tomorrow if he wanted to. This elegant performance went along with the music thoroughly and enhanced the crowd’s experience. They cheered and roared, and then gave him a standing ovation when his program was over. Stephane Lambiel 150.52 (71.02 80.50) Otoño Porteño by Astor Piazzola, arranged by Nuevo Tango Ensemble Having watched this program several times as a show performance, I came to love it very much. Thus, watching this as a competitive program made me little uncomfortable. I think he cut some parts to put jumps in and also seemed to save some energy for the end of the program. His spins are as beautiful as usual, but needed some more speed. His jumps were not bad, but they still need more improvement too. He received three negative GOEs from his three jumps including a fall on the quad Toe. However, his straight line steps are so gorgeous. Adding to his TES score 71.02, which was the best of this competition, he also received the highest program components score 80.50. I cannot say this was the best performance I ever saw, but it was really good for this early period of the season. I cannot help asking myself one question. Why did he choose this costume? It looked just too casual to me for such a hot performance. He received another standing ovation. At the press conference, he said this performance was not perfect but satisfactory for this early in the season. Asked what was one gift in particular from God that he wanted, he answered he needs to stay healthy and enjoy skating throughout the season. Takahiko Kozuka 130.13 (61.87 68.26) Guitar Concerto performed by Tomoyasu Hotei & Michael Kamen His coach, Nobuo Sato, patted his back softly as usual. He went on the ice with black shirt and black pants studded with spangles, which meant he improved a lot for the costume part, didn’t he? Actually, he also improved on the usage of his upper body. I love his skating itself and thought if only he could use his upper body along with his skating, it would be better. So this performance made me very happy. As for jumps, it was not his day. He popped the opening triple Toe and the triple Salchow in the middle. He stepped out of the landing of his first triple Axel and couldn’t make it a combination. Because of these failures, the score was not very high, but I guess this program can expect a great score when it is performed cleanly. Yuka Sato, who choreographed his program, said on TV that he had some trouble on his skates so probably this was the reason why he messed up so many jumps. Kozuka said he would keep challenging the quad Toe which he has not yet landed in competition. Asked the same question, “What kind of gift do you want from the God?” he powerfully declared that he doesn’t want to be gifted but to get the Olympic berth by his own bootstraps. Jeremy Abott 132.87 (59.65 75.22) Symphony #3 in C Minor with Organ by Saint-Saëns He fell on the opening quad Toe and the triple Lutz in the middle, but landed his other jumps cleanly. When I see his performance, I sometimes feel like reading Gothic novels. Magnificent, gorgeous, and a little somber. This performance met my expectations again. He moved like a patrician with elegant footwork and graceful movements even if he didn’t have time to prepare well. He changed his program from Jupiter to this Organ just 3 weeks before this event. He was not able to get level 4 with his spins, which was quite unusual. I’m sure he needed more time to get ready. “Because I love Yuka’s amazing flow, steadiness and jump technique,” explained Abbott about his coaching change. “I’m generally happy with her both physically and mentally.” He also said that he is trying to delay the peak on purpose because last season he thought he set the peak too early. Thus he was satisfied with his performance. Lady’s free Beatrisa Liang 62.38 (20.95 43.43 -2) New World Symphony, movement 1 & 3 with excerpts from Symphonic Dances by Antonin Dvorak (N.W.S) and Sergei Rachmaninoff (S.D.) This was not her day at all. She failed at almost all of the attempted jumps. She doubled the opening triple jump, popped two jumps and landed others poorly. She clearly seemed not to be prepared well because her invitation came to her just several days before the event after Mirai Nagasu decided to withdraw. I think she tried to do her best under this situation. She looked very disappointed. I felt very sorry for her and hope this bad beginning doesn’t affect the coming season. Elena Glebova 85.16 (41.16 44.00) Capriccio Espagnol by Nikolai Rimski-Korsakov Just as Beatrisa Liang, she received her invitation very recently after Sarah Meier’s withdrawal. However, this lady seemed to be better prepared than Liang because she just competed at Nebelhorn Trophy last week. She received several negative GOEs for her jumps and the last combination was not counted because of a jump violation. Her jumps still looked OK including beautiful opening double axel-triple toe combination. She stumbled little bit in her spiral sequence and in her straight line step sequence as well. Despite these errors, her performance gave a good impression to the crowd. She said she was happy because she did much better here than at the Nebelhorn Trophy the week before. She also said, “This season will be very important because the European Championships are going to be held in my home country so I will do more to improve myself”. Yukari Nakano 91.52(41.38 51.14 -1) Phoenix by Igor Stravinsky, performed by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra With a powerful beginning of the music, the program gave a feeling of a great performance. Nevertheless, it changed when she fell on the opening triple axel. She hit her left shoulder heavily and stopped for a moment and the crowds worried if she would give up, but she didn’t. She continued the performance and did most of the planned program content. Though she showed amazing donut spins, a graceful spiral and beautiful Ina Bauer, it seemed something was missing after the fall. By the way, Yukari’s costume has already caused controversy among the fans. She wore a red-gold unitard with a gorgeous Japanese damask of gold brocade on the top and black pants with a pattern featuring the tail of the phoenix on it, which showed phoenix image very well. Some anxious fans said it has too much a Japanese taste; others explained that the judges might hate ladies pants. At the press conference after the event, she told that she went black after the fall.”I was supposed to be prepared more than anybody else in Team Japan, because I finished season earlier. And actually I was. But I couldn’t contribute to the team because I hurt my shoulder at the fall of opening triple axel. I want to apologize to my team mates” Oh, Yukari, don’t apologize. I think she did her best even after she suffered from the injury. Joannie Rochette 126.39 (63.13 63.26)PB amson & Delilah by Camille Saint-Saëns Her Cobalt blue costume was so beautiful, but her performance that day was much more beautiful. She has really matured and is a hot young lady. Perfectly harmonized with music, she landed all the jumps cleanly except the opening triple Lutz where she intended to do a triple Lutz-double Toe-double Loop combination. Her attractive circular step sequence at the end of the program involved the crowds and they gave her a standing ovation. She seemed ready to start the season already. She said since she recently changed the first part of her program, she had a little anxiety before she performed, so she was very happy with her performance. “Every Olympic is special to all the athletes,” said Joannie, “But Vancouver Olympics is the special of the specials because my family and my friends can come and see me.” She also said she especially enjoyed this event because she “gets together with Takeshi Honda, who used to train in Canada and Jeff who retired last year.” Laura Lepisto 110,86 (52.31 57,56) PB Libertango by Astor Piazzolla arranged by Nuevo Tango Ensemble She covered the ice with very good speed. She didn’t succeed in the opening triple Toe-Triple toe combination jump attempt, but the next two jumping passes, the triple Lutz and the triple Loop-double Toe combination were gorgeous and beautiful. Her spins are fast and have good position. The circular step sequence was sharp and brisk. She might need some more flexibility on her spiral sequence. Libertango is always fun to watch and her performance today was one of the best to see. “I’m pretty happy because this was a great start as a first competition,” said Lepisto. “I have a lot to do from now on. I want to make personal best at competition by competition.” Mao Asada 102.94(43.83 60.11 -1) Prelude in C# Minor by Sergei Rachmaninov Even if it is the first competition of the season, this score could be a kind of shock to Mao Asada. She attempted two triple Axels, but fell on the first one and popped the other. Her other jumps were not so good either. She landed only two jumps without negative GOEs. She showed her outstanding flexibility on the spiral sequence, but it seemed to be a little shorter than it was supposed to be. Her straight line step sequence was so long and gorgeous—just like Tarasova’s kind. Mao tried to express the essential concept of the music which was so heavy and magnificent. Even her face was expressive. I was kind of moved that she was not just a little girl who can jump with ease anymore. She is already a woman who has a steady will to win. I know lots of people think this music is a challenge for her and she’d better choose more comfortable music. But now I’m expecting to see some inspiring performances from her with this music this season as I heard what she said at the press conference. She said “Since this program doesn’t feature any story, only when I land all the jumps clean, it will be a great piece of art.” I have feeling that she is trying to sharpen her technique to her limit and then wants to make technique itself an art. It is a quite interesting challenge, isn’t it? After the competition was over, Shizuka Arakawa skated to Sarah Brightman’s “It’s a Beautiful Day.” She skated holding a white banner on her head which flew behind as she skated and was quite eye-pleasing. The exhibition called Carnival On Ice was held just after this event. More skaters joined this show.The report of the show will be followed but to our regret, the organizer didn’t allow pictures being taken. Home / Reports	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line4
__label__cc	0.630316	0.369684	Assisted suicide would bring a culture of death. The following editorial was published on March 25, 2014 by The Telegraph UK. This editorial was published after UK Prime Minister David Cameron stated that he would be voting against the assisted suicide bill. The Telegraph - March 25, 2014. Legalisation leads to bureaucratisation, turning a matter of complex moral concern into one of legal box-ticking. Prime Minister Cameron David Cameron is right to warn of the dangers of legalising assisted suicide. Under the 1961 Suicide Act it is technically a criminal offence to help someone to die, but the Director of Public Prosecutions already issued guidelines four years ago to indicate that anyone who acted “out of compassion” would be unlikely to face charges. And yet Lord Falconer’s Bill to legalise assisted dying is before the Lords and the Government has indicated that it would permit a free vote on a measure that does not reflect a genuine need. Unless defeated, it could be the first uncertain step on a very slippery slope. For a sense of what lies at the bottom of that slope, consider the Netherlands and Belgium. The Dutch liberalised euthanasia in 2001 and it was supposed to be limited to those with “unbearable and hopeless suffering” whose mental faculties were acute and who had no hope of relief. Since legalisation, the number of people dying through medical euthanasia has doubled – thanks in part to the operation of mobile euthanasia units that allow people to take their own life even if family doctors have refused to offer help. Among those who have died have been those with chronic depression and those in the early stages of dementia. In Belgium, meanwhile, euthanasia is now the cause of one in 50 deaths. A recent, high-profile example was that of 44-year-old Nathan Verhelst, who was helped to die when a botched sex-change operation left him with “unbearable psychological suffering”. Belgium has just become the first country in the world to permit euthanasia for chronically ill children. Life can be full of pain and every sympathy should be extended to those who wish to die in dignity and peace. But legalisation leads to bureaucratisation, turning a matter of complex moral concern into one of legal box-ticking. Worse still, as we are seeing in the Benelux countries, it has the potential to become “normal”. Not only would this encourage ruthless relatives to persuade relatives to choose death, but it may also add to the wider societal pressure for the aged or the ill to see themselves as a “burden” on everybody else. We are already being bombarded with messages that our population is growing unmanageably old, fostering a culture of death. That is a culture that does not instinctively cherish all lives equally but rather directs attention and resources away from the infirm and towards the young and healthy. One of the most important principles of medicine is “non-maleficence”, the ancient pledge to do no harm. The emphasis of health care must be to treasure life and safeguard it. The push for assisted suicide is a troubling challenge to that fine tradition. Posted by Alex Schadenberg at 11:44 PM Labels: Assisted Suicide, Depression, Lord Falconer, Netherlands euthanasia, suicide, UK Assisted suicide: the issue we can’t afford to get... Assisted Suicide presents thorny issues for patien... A second complaint against Belgium euthanasia doct... Why assisted suicide should not be legalised. Some Dutch pharmacists refuse to fill prescription... The value of life in Switzerland Legalizing euthanasia or assisted suicide is not s... Swiss doctor acquitted for assisting a suicide wit... Arizona assisted suicide law tightened. Palliative care leaders oppose Québec Liberal gove... Euthanasia undermines protection in law for me. Euthanasia cannot be contained, especially if the ... Celebration Dinner - May 30 - Nashua New Hampshire... Patients diagnosed as PVS can be dehydrated to dea... Susan Martinuk: Euthanasia debate is alive and wel... Harold Shipman: Euthanasia without request or cons... People with disabilities don't want your pity and ... Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario will vot... Woman needed help not assisted suicide. Belgium euthanasia: accelerating down the slippery... Voters in Quebec have spoken out against euthanasi... Western Australian Legislative Motion: Opposing Eu... Belgian ICU Doctors Kill Patients Well-funded out-of-state group is pushing assisted... Swiss Assisted Suicide to Save the Planet. The Trouble with Euthanasia Dad’s death brought home the truth about palliativ... Palliative care Motion 456 debated in Canadian par... Jim Derksen is Not Dead Yet. Euthanasia: Hard cases make bad laws.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line13
__label__cc	0.713154	0.286846	Butte County F.A.C.T. Families Against Cannabis Trafficking About F.A.C.T. NO on Butte County Measure L on Nov 8th 2016 Trouble Galore! Deprecated function: The each() function is deprecated. This message will be suppressed on further calls in menu_set_active_trail() (line 2394 of /home/bsansom1/public_html/bcfact.org/includes/menu.inc). What Do You Want From Me? We simply ask you to vote as follows in the November 2014 Election: VOTE YES on MEASURE A - A is OK - It's adequate for for Medical Needs VOTE NO on Measure B - B is Bunk - It's all about Big Bucks! Please explain the November Ballot Choices The key differences are : Marijuana Plan Limits – Under Measure A (the board-backed ordinance), plants are limited by total canopy area, with a maximum of 150 square feet. Under Measure B (the grower initiative), plant limits go as high as 99 plants per parcel worth 100's of $1000's. This fosters the criminal pot-for-profit industry which has dramatically changed Butte County for the worse. Who can complain? Under Measure A, anyone can complain. Under Measure B, you must live within 1500 ft. If you are the only one living that close to a problem grow, this makes your identity more obvious even if it is anonymous. By allowing anyone to complain, your identity is less likely to be exposed if you do complain. Who can change the ordinance? Under Measure A, the board can change the ordinance through the normal public process. The proposed ordinance was developed after months of open meetings with significant public input. Under Measure B, it will require a vote of the people to make any changes. While this sounds superficially more "democratic," it undermines representative democracy by excluding the elected officials from the process. It will hamper the ability of our Board of Supervisors to govern in a flexible, timely manner. The costs and complexity of running initiatives will make it very difficult to enact changes in the future, even for routine, timely adjustments. It will remove the ability for citizens to request relief through their elected representatives. It will give an advantage to well-financed interests - and by the way, the pot industry generates LOTS of cash. How Has Butte County Been Affected by Excessive Marijuana Cultivation? Strong skunk smells, allergic reactions during fragrant mature “budding out” stage of plant growth Visual blight – ugly fences, trailer encampments, slashed hillsides Massive increase in vehicular traffic, water and soil trucks etc, especially on country roads, swarms of seasonal “pot trade” workers Danger – influx of rude, criminal-minded “entrepreneurs” with little regard for public safety, peace and quiet; armed guards, vicious dogs, intimidation, fires and explosions due to “Butane Honey-Oil” laboratories Environmental Destruction – due to wanton grading practices, use of poisons and pesticides, excess heavy traffic in sensitive areas Crime – armed invasion robberies and murders associated with valuable pot products Water Table Threats – Pot plants use up to 9 gal/day. Imagine 200,000 pot plants being watered at the expense of aquifers you depend upon for your household, your livestock, your life. Loss of property values due to deteriorating neighborhoods and scenery Loss of your peace and quiet! How much can a single pot plant produce? Conservatively, about 1-2 pounds, but well-tended plants can easily yield 4 lbs or more. How much is a pound of pot worth? Locally, probably under $2000/lb. On the East Coast, $5000-$7000/lb Under Measure A ordinance, how much pot can a person produce? Assuming the minimum limit of 50 square feet, two very large plants yielding nominally 4 lbs apiece, or several smaller plants with perhaps comparable yields. Depending upon parcel size, the limits double or triple to 100 square feet or 150 square feet. On lots of 1/2 acre or less, only indoor grows up to 120 square feet are allowed. Under Measure B, How much pot can a grower produce? Anywhere from 12 plants to 99 plants depending upon parcel size. Hey - Isn’t Pot Legal in California? Technically, marijuana is not legal in CA. Per proposition 215, medical use is “an acceptable defense” for cultivation, possession and transport in a court of law. Selling marijuana is illegal under CA and Federal Law. How can the county restrict medical marijuana growing? Isn’t this against Prop 215? According to the California 3rd District Court of Appeals, which ruled on March 26, 2014 in favor of the City of Live Oaks’ total ban on marijuana cultivation: There is no "unfettered right to cultivate marijuana for medical purposes…Regulation of medical marijuana cultivation does not conflict with Proposition 215, the Compassionate Use Act approved by voters in 1996, or the 2003 Medical Marijuana Program approved by the Legislature Will this ordinance make criminals out of regular folks? Technically, it is a land-use ordinance handled by Code Enforcement, similar to other land-use laws. It is intended to protect neighborhoods and the environment, not put people in jail. Growing pot for profit is already a crime under state and Federal laws. How Will Legitimate Medical Marijuana patients Meet Their Needs? The proposed ordinance put forth by the Board of Supervisors allows from 50 to 150 sq ft of cultivation depending upon parcel size. According to testimony by the Butte County Sheriff’s Department and District Attorney’s office, 50 sq ft can sustain 1-2 plants yielding upwards of 4 lbs apiece. This should suffice for most medical patient’s needs. A hardship clause allows special-needs cases to be appealed. Why switch to area-based vs. plant count-based? Plant yields can vary from 1 lb to 10 pounds under ideal conditions, depending upon the particular strain, how much area the plant is allowed, etc. Limiting the total canopy area restricts the total plant mass and thus the effective yield. Fifty sq. ft. can support two very large plants or a number of smaller ones. Effective yields of 8 lbs. should be achievable, enough for most personal medical needs. Larger parcels can supply medical pot for several patients’ needs. However, the potential for $100’s of thousands in tax-free illegal profits will be eliminated. What is the history of this issue? OK, you asked. it's a rather long story... In 2013, just before the marijuana growing season, the Butte County Board of Supervisors passed a Medical Marijuana Growing Ordinance, with the hope that it would restrict the wide-open marijuana growing industry that was gaining a foothold in the hills surrounding the east side of the county. The Board was following the lead of many other north state counties in restricting outdoor marijuana grows through its zoning powers. The Board stipulated that if the ordinance didn’t work to lessen the problems associated with large outdoor grows, it would bring the ordinance back for revision. It didn’t work. Pot Profiteers, from far and wide, descended on Butte County in a new “Green Rush” in 2013: flattening forests, bulldozing huge gashes into the fragile wild land hills, diverting streams and creeks, sinking water wells at an unprecedented pace which caused long time neighborhood wells to go dry, and the harvest-time stench to become unbearable. Violence escalated to unimaginable heights: vicious dogs roamed free to guard their masters’ commercial crops, guns and gunshots became common, quiet country roads became major thoroughfares for drug traffic, patch rip-offs and home invasions and murders tied to the medical marijuana “trade” escalated. Enforcement of the ordinance was virtually non-existent, as the ordinance, at the pot profiteers insistence, required that before there could be enforcement that anyone who complained had to sign their name to a complaint. Few, out of fear, did. In January 2014, the Board, recognizing the 2013 ordinance allowed too many unregulated commercial marijuana grows, voted for more reasonable restrictions on outdoor grows to cut out the commercial profiteering which was driving many of the environmental and criminal problems of the 2013 ordinance. The new 2014 ordinance reduces 99 plant plantations to 50, 100 or 150 square feet garden plots (depending on acreage) which still allow growers to harvest up to 10 to 30 pounds of marijuana bud for their personal medicinal needs. It also does away with the requirement that citizens have to sign a complaint before county code enforcement officers can do their job. The growers responded with a referendum petition. They spent $65,000 and paid a professional agency to gather more than the required 7600 signatures, possibly using less-than-honest tactics in some instances. The petition succeeded in putting the new ordinance on hold, forcing the Board of Supervisors to put it on the November 2014 ballot for voter approval. Thus the 2014 growing season was allowed to continue under the 99-plan maximum, continuing the trend. Subsequently, in May the growers filed an Initiative (Measure B) with their own version of the Ordinance. This initiative will be on the November ballot alongside the one passed by the board of supervisors (Measure A). The Grower’s Initiative is very similar to the 2013 ordinance (which didn’t work) but with one glaring difference: The ordinance cannot be changed by the Board of Supervisors, it can only be changed by a vote of the people. This defeats one of the main benefits of representative democracy: allowing our elected representatives to make intelligent decisions on our behalves. Butte County has a fairly lean process to enact changes, our supervisors are responsive and accessible. Forcing ordinances to a popular vote is very expensive and time-consuming. It will make routine adjustments or improvements extremely difficult and expensive to enact. It will erect financial barriers and basically give power to those who can afford an expensive campaign. FPPC Dislaimer This site is exempt from FPPC reporting obligations per Regulations of the Fair Political Practices Commission, Title 2, Division 6, California Code of Regulations § 18215.2. Visit BSANE.org Photos, facts, articles and more! www.bsane.org	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line28
__label__cc	0.721964	0.278036	Watching the Detectives by Julie Mulhern - #review #giveaway Ellison Russell wanted a decorator, not a corpse. Too bad she finds Mrs. White in the study killed with a revolver. Things go from bad to worse when she finds Mr. White in the dining room killed with a candlestick. With so many bodies, is it any wonder Detective Anarchy Jones’ new partner considers Ellison a suspect? Posted by LuAnn @ BackPorchervations at 12:12 PM Labels: book giveaways, book reviews, great escapes virtual book tours, julie mulhern, netgalley, watching the detectives Bai Tide by Erika Mitchell - #review • Paperback: 244 pages • Publisher: Champagne Books; First Edition edition (April 5, 2015) An espionage thriller for people who like explosions and sarcasm. CIA case officer Bai Hsu is stationed in San Diego, where his job is to safeguard the valuable emotional collateral of some of the world’s most powerful people (read: their kids). 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Drawing on rich history, Lilli de Jong is both an intimate portrait of loves lost and found and a testament to the work of mothers. "So little is permissible for a woman," writes Lilli, “yet on her back every human climbs to adulthood.” Available for Pre-Order at Amazon \| Barnes & Noble \| Books-a-Million iTunes \|IndieBound \| Kobo \| Powell's Praise for Lilli de Jong "Lilli de Jong, discharged from her teaching job and banished from Quaker meetings because of her father's selfish choice, finds comfort in the affections of her father's apprentice, Johan. The night before he leaves to embark on a new life, she succumbs to his embrace with his promise that he will send for her. Soon thereafter, a pregnant Lilli finds herself shunned and alone, her only option a Philadelphia charity for wronged women. Knowing that she must relinquish her newborn, she is unprepared for the love that she feels for her daughter. Lilli quickly decides to fight to keep her, but in 1883 that means a life of hardship and deprivation. Telling Lilli's story in diary form, debut author Benton has written a captivating, page-turning, and well-researched novel about the power of a mother's love and the stark reality of the choices she must make. VERDICT A great choice for book clubs and readers of Geraldine Brooks." - Library Journal, Starred Review “A powerful, authentic voice for a generation of women whose struggles were erased from history—a heart-smashing debut that completely satisfies.” —Jamie Ford, New York Times bestselling author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet “Beautifully written, emotionally resonant, and psychologically astute, Lilli de Jong is the story of an unwed mother in late 19th-century Philadelphia who, facing peril at every turn, will do almost anything to keep her daughter alive. Benton turns a laser eye to her subject, exposing the sanctimony, hypocrisies, and pervasive sexism that kept women confined and unequal in the Victorian era—and that still bedevil many women today. A gripping read.” —Christina Baker Kline, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Orphan Train and A Piece of the World “A stunning ode to motherhood. Lilli de Jong reminds us that there is no formula to being a good mother. Love is the essential ingredient, and only it gives everlasting life to our legacies. A debut of robust heart that will stay with me for a very long time.” —Sarah McCoy, author of The Mapmaker’s Children “Janet Benton’s remarkable novel Lilli de Jong is historical fiction that transcends the genre and recalls a past world so thoroughly that it breathes upon the page. From the first sentence, Lilli’s sensitive, observant, determined voice casts an irresistible spell. Benton combines rich, carefully researched detail with an imaginative boldness that is a joy to behold—though reader, be warned: Lilli’s story may break your heart.” —Valerie Martin, author of The Ghost of the Mary Celeste “[A] gorgeously written debut . . . Lilli’s fight to craft her own life and nurture her bond with her baby is both devastatingly relevant and achingly beautiful. A stunning read about the fierceness of love triumphing over a rigid society.” —Caroline Leavitt, author of Is This Tomorrow “The trials Lilli undertakes to keep her baby are heart-rending, and it's a testament to Benton's skill as a writer that the reader cannot help but bear witness. In a style reminiscent of Geraldine Brooks, she seamlessly weaves accurate historical detail as well as disturbing societal norms into the protagonist's struggles . . . An absorbing debut from a writer to watch.” —Kirkus Reviews “A heartrending debut . . . Benton’s exacting research fuels Lilli’s passionate, authentic voice that is ‘as strong as a hand on a drum . . . that pounds its urgent messages across a distance’ . . . Lilli’s inspiring power and touching determination are timeless.” —Publishers Weekly “A harrowing look at the strictures of nineteenth-century American society. . . . [Lilli] is a full-fledged heroine, persevering despite seemingly insurmountable odds. . . her voice is distinctive, her fierceness driven by a mother’s love.” —Booklist “I loved this novel. Lilli de Jong is deeply moving and richly imagined, both tragic and joyous. Janet Benton has an exceptional ability to bring history to life . . . It's not only a compelling, beautifully crafted historical novel, however: it's also important . . . Lilli's life-and-death struggle is shockingly common to women even today.” —Sandra Gulland, author of the internationally bestselling Josephine B. Trilogy “Writing with a historical eye akin to Geraldine Brooks and incisive prose matching that of Anthony Doerr, debut novelist Janet Benton magically weaves a gripping narrative of hardship, redemption, and hope while illuminating a portrait of little-known history. The result is an unforgettable and important reflection on the maternal and, ultimately, the human bond. Stunning!” —Pam Jenoff, author of The Kommandant’s Girl “A confident debut . . . Sentence by carefully-crafted sentence, Benton ensnares the reader.” —The Millions Janet Benton’s work has appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Glimmer Train, and many other publications. She has co-written and edited historical documentaries for television. She holds a B.A. in religious studies from Oberlin College and an M.F.A. in creative writing from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and for decades she has taught writing and helped individuals and organizations craft their stories. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband and daughter. Lilli de Jong is her first novel. Visit Janet Benton's website for more information and updates. You can also connect with her on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Goodreads. Book Blast Schedule Monday, April 17 Bookfever Tuesday, April 18 So Many Books, So Little Time Wednesday, April 19 Luxury Reading Thursday, April 20 100 Pages a Day The Never-Ending Book Friday, April 21 A Book Geek Caryn, The Book Whisperer Saturday, April 22 History From a Woman's Perspective Monday, April 24 Creating Herstory Tuesday, April 25 The Book Junkie Reads Wednesday, April 26 SJ2B House of Books Thursday, April 27 A Fold in the Spine One Book Shy of a Full Shelf Friday, April 28 Just One More Chapter Monday, May 1 Back Porchervations Tuesday, May 2 Books & Benches Oh, for the Hook of a Book Wednesday, May 3 The Lit Bitch Unabridged Chick Thursday, May 4 Beth's Book Nook Blog Friday, May 5 Brooke Blogs Trisha Jenn Reads Sunday, May 7 A Dream within a Dream Monday, May 8 Book Nerd Tuesday, May 9 Broken Teepee The True Book Addict Wednesday, May 10 What Is That Book About Thursday, May 11 CelticLady's Reviews Friday, May 12 A Literary Vacation Monday, May 15 Passages to the Past Labels: bookblast, historical fiction virtual book tours, janet benton, lilli de jong Watching the Detectives by Julie Mulhern - #review... 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__label__cc	0.569945	0.430055	FR 101 First Semester French (Units: 4) Understanding, speaking, reading, and writing the French language; basic elements of French and Francophone culture. Acquisition of communicative skills in situational/cultural contexts. C2: Humanities FR 102 Second Semester French (Units: 4) Prerequisite: FR 101 or equivalent. Continuation of FR 101. Students will continue to engage in basic communication activities and develop the four skills, listening, speaking, reading, and writing, through the study and practice of grammatical and phonetic structures, and through a variety of exercises based on authentic cultural materials representing the Francophone world. FR 215 Intermediate French I (Units: 3) Prerequisite: FR 102 or equivalent, or appropriate placement test score. Attainment of Intermediate High Level in the four skills in French through increasingly complex tasks based on authentic French and Francophone cultural materials. FR 216 Intermediate French II (Units: 3) Prerequisite: Intermediate High Level in French (FR 215 or equivalent). Attainment of Advanced Low Level in the four skills in French through increasingly complex tasks based on authentic French and Francophone cultural materials. FR 301 French Phonetics (Units: 3) Prerequisites: FR 215 and FR 216 or equivalent. The French sound system and intonation/prosody. Practice of French pronunciation. Phonetic transcription of written French. Applications to readings in poetry and prose. FR 304 Advanced Grammar (Units: 3) Prerequisites: Restricted to students with upper-division standing; FR 215 and FR 216 or equivalents. Intensive review of the French grammar to acquire an advanced level of the language in which structural errors and forms are minimal. Grammar points will be reviewed at the advanced level and in context via literature, paintings, music, etc. Only offered online. FR 305 French Composition (Units: 3) Practice in expository writing. Form, development, and organization of various types of essays, including the study of style. FR 306 Advanced Conversation (Units: 3) Prerequisites: FR 215 and FR 216 or equivalent; may be taken concurrently with FR 305. Oral presentation and group discussions based on literary and cultural topics. FR 350 French for the Business World (Units: 3) Prerequisites: FR 215 and FR 216, or the demonstrated competence equivalent to the course perquisites. Focus on specialized economic and commercial vocabulary, diverse aspects of Francophone professional life, practical materials (e.g., cover letter and CV), and preparation for professional activities (e.g., public speaking and interview). FR 360 Press and Social Media in French (Units: 3) Prerequisites: Successful completion of GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4 or consent of the instructor. Analysis of the major print and online publications and social media outlets in the French language. Social movements in France and the Francophone world from the French Revolution to today. Integration of three major components: a cultural and historical background on the rise and evolution of the press, a critical analysis of major newspaper articles and social media posts, and several writing exercises. Students will learn both to analyze and write newspaper articles and media posts. Taught in French. FR 400GW French Culture - GWAR (Units: 3) Prerequisites: GE Area A2; FR 305 or equivalent. Introduction to French culture from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century. Sixty percent of written work will be done in English. (ABC/NC grading only) Graduation Writing Assessment FR 410 Contemporary French Civilization (Units: 3) The culture and civilization of France from 1939 to present. FR 421 Social Movements in the Francophone World (Units: 3) Present and analyze the major social movements in France and the Francophone world from the French Revolution to today. Provide a cultural, historical and social background to allow students to reflect on the contemporary French and Francophone identities, and to understand the background behind key artistic and literary movements of French expression. Taught in French. (This course is offered as FR 421 and PLSI 421. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.) FR 450 Translating Themes: English/French (Units: 3) Translations from a selection of representative texts written in modern English. Four kinds of English texts are examined for translation into French: literature, literary criticism, journalism, and business language. Emphasis on the specific stylistic problems encountered when translating such different genres. [CSL may be available] FR 500 Introduction to Literary Texts (Units: 3) Prerequisites: FR 301, FR 305, and FR 306, or equivalents, FR 400GW, or equivalent, or concurrent enrollment highly recommended. Oral and written analysis of selected texts in French, representative of the different periods of French and Francophone literature. FR 501 Contes et Poemes (Units: 3) Prerequisites: FR 305 or equivalent; FR 301 and FR 306 recommended. A study of the "conte," or tale, in both its verse and prose forms, as expressed in French and Francophone literature from the Middle Ages to the present. FR 525 17th and 18th Century French Theater (Units: 3) Prerequisite for FR 825: Graduate standing or consent of the instructor. Prerequisites for FR 525: Upper-division standing; FR 500 or equivalent; GPA of 3.0 or higher; or consent of the instructor. Introduction to principal dramatic texts and conventions of the 17th and 18th century France. (FR 825/FR 525 is a paired course offering. Students who complete the course at one level may not repeat the course at the other level.) FR 555 Art et Poesie: 1860-1940 (Units: 3) Prerequisite for FR 855: French M.A. students or consent of the instructor. Prerequisite for FR 555: Upper-division standing; FR 500 or equivalent; GPA of 3.0 or higher; or consent of the instructor. French and Francophone poetry between 1860 and 1940 and its relation with the arts, especially music and painting. FR 565 Paris: Capitale du 19e siècle (Units: 3) Prerequisite for FR 565: Upper-division standing; FR 500 or FR 501 or equivalent; GPA of 3.0 or higher; or consent of the instructor. Investigation of the significance of the French metropolis's rise to preeminence following the French Revolution. Examination of 19th century literary and visual representations of Paris alongside histories of the city. Exploration of how culture intersects with the urban environment. FR 699 Independent Study (Units: 1-3) Prerequisites Consent of department chair and instructor. Written project in linguistics, literature or culture. Material adapted to individual needs and interests. Open only to students who have demonstrated ability to do independent work. May be repeated. FR 800 Seminar in French and Francophone Language and Culture (Units: 3) Prerequisite: Admission to French M.A. program or consent of instructor. Rotating course covering the French and Francophone language and culture of a particular theme, period, genre or movement. Topic to be specified in Class Schedule. May be repeated when topics vary. FR 810 Seminar in French Literary Movements, Periods, or Genres (Units: 3) Rotating course covering the French and Francophone literature of a particular theme, period, genre or movement. Topic to be specified in Class Schedule. May be repeated when topics vary. FR 812 Le Merveilleux (Units: 3) Prerequisite: B.A. in French or consent of instructor. Discovery of the Other and unknown lands through literary works, maps, and paintings from the Middle Ages to 17th century. How medieval and early modern France imagines remote worlds and their exotic inhabitants. FR 814 Theatre et Spectacles du Moyen Age au 17e (Units: 3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing in French or consent of instructor. Examination of the literary, historical, cultural, and theatrical evolution of the stages and performances from Middle Ages to 17th century. Emphasis on analysis of plays, farces, ballets, and operas with particular focus on their innovations, literary, and cultural impacts. FR 835 Les Philosophes (Units: 3) Prerequisite: BA in French or consent of instructor. Examination of the French Enlightenment through philosophical topics and cultural context in 18th century France via philosophers such as Voltaire, Rousseau, Montesquieu, Diderot, etc. FR 896EXM Culminating Experience Examination (Units: 0-3) Prerequisites: Consent of instructor, committee chair, and approval of Advancement to Candidacy (ATC) and Culminating Experience (CE) forms by Graduate Studies. ATC and Proposal for Culminating Experience Requirement forms must be approved by the Graduate Division before registration. Enrollment in 896EXAM required for students whose culminating experience consists of an examination only. Not for students enrolled in a culminating experience course numbered FR 898. (CR/NC, RP) FR 898 Master's Thesis (Units: 3) Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and approval of Advancement to Candidacy (ATC) for the Master of Arts in French and Culminating Experience (CE) forms by Graduate Studies. Thesis must be written in French. Advancement to Candidacy (ATC) and Proposal for Culminating Experience Requirement forms must be approved by the Graduate Division before registration. (CR/NC grading only) Prerequisite: Consent of the graduate major adviser and supervising faculty member. Enrollment by petition. Study is planned, developed, and completed under the direction of a member of the department faculty. Open only to graduate students who have demonstrated the ability to do independent work. May be repeated for a total of 6 units.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line62
__label__cc	0.607618	0.392382	Alpha Gam History Alpha Gam Symbols International Philanthropy Chapter Philanthropy & Service Why Alpha Gam? Parents FAQs For Alumnae Join an Alumnae Chapter or Club Our Chapter Q: Why should my daughter join Alpha Gamma Delta? Women join Greek organizations for different reasons, but all of us are bound by common values and ideals—friendship, service, scholarship, personal development and leadership. Being a Greek woman is a special experience that offers college students opportunities to develop and grow personally while meeting a group of lifelong friends. In addition, sorority membership offers a network support that can be beneficial when living far from home or in a large university environment. The benefits of being a member of a Greek organization extend well beyond the collegiate years. When moving to a new city, you can instantly form friendships with sorority alumnae in the area. When you're trying to enhance your career, the network of sorority women can help you achieve your next professional goal. Overall, being in a sorority offers a values-based learning environment for women to thrive in their collegiate years. To learn more about being a sorority woman, visit the National Panhellenic Conference website at www.npcwomen.org. Q: Does Alpha Gamma Delta haze? Alpha Gamma Delta cares about each and every one of our members. That is why Alpha Gamma Delta has a zero tolerance policy towards hazing of any kind. Alpha Gamma Delta's official hazing policy is as follows: "Hazing is defined as any action taken or situation created intentionally, whether on or off Fraternity premises, to produce mental or physical discomfort, embarrassment, harassment or ridicule. Such activities and situations include creation of excessive fatigue, physical or psychological shocks; wearing apparel publicly which is conspicuous and not normally in good taste; engaging in public stunts and jokes; morally degrading or humiliating games and activities; late night sessions which interfere with scholastic activities; and any other activities which are not consistent with the Alpha Gamma Delta Constitution and Standing Rules, The Ritual or Fraternity policy, or the regulations and policies of the educational institution, state or province. Hazing by individual members, new members or chapters of Alpha Gamma Delta is prohibited. For chapters, failure to comply with this Standing Rule shall result in disciplinary action. For individual members and new members, failure to comply with this Standing Rule shall be deemed non-support of the standards of the Fraternity and shall result in disciplinary action." Q: How much will it cost my daughter to join Alpha Gamma Delta? We establish our dues and fees structure in a way that will align with our campus community’s norms. Typically, we aim to have our total membership costs fall in the middle, or the average, of the Panhellenic chapters. For more detailed cost information, please contact our Vice President Finance, listed under Chapter Officers. Q: How much time will my daughter have to commit to Alpha Gamma Delta? Our chapters are asked to have meetings at the same time every week, alternating between business and programming. We encourage our chapters to make the most of their time together and combine activities where possible, rather than adding to the calendar. In addition to chapter meetings, your daughter can expect to participate in other campus activities such as other organizations’ philanthropy events and community service projects. We want to respect our members’ time and help them work smarter, not harder. Alpha Iota Chapter \| Baldwin Wallace University 275 Eastland Road Berea, Ohio 44017 OmegaOne Log in Login to OmegaOne ©2019 Copyright OmegaOne \| Alpha Gamma Delta Last Updated: 08-31-2015 4:01PM EDT \|\| Parent Organization Last Updated : 10-13-2015 5:19PM EDT	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line67
__label__wiki	0.62376	0.62376	\| April 17, 2015, 1:37 pm Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children surgeon earns national honor for less invasive surgery By Electa Draper This 2012 file photo of a cesarean birth offers some perspective of the daunting challenges of operating on newborns and other tiny patients. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) Dr. Steven Rothenberg, pediatric surgeon and chair of surgery at Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children in Denver has received a national award given to physicians whose work has significantly transformed the field of endoscopy and minimally invasive surgery. The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons honored Rothenberg as the 2015 “SAGES Pioneer in Surgical Endoscopy” on April 15 in Nashville. Recipients are recognized as “pioneering surgeons who developed new surgical techniques, created innovative instruments or have fostered the growth of minimally invasive surgery through mentoring and clinical education,” hospital officials said. Rothenberg has performed many of the first pediatric surgeries in the world using endoscopic or minimally-invasive techniques involving thin tubes attached to cameras and other instruments. The techniques require much smaller incisions and inflict much less trauma to the body. Although SAGES primarily focuses on advancing and developing less-invasive surgical techniques in adults, Rothenberg joined SAGES 20 years ago while working with a group of pediatric surgeons to develop the International Pediatric Surgery Group. He has helped bring the two groups together to collaborate on surgical advancements. He performed the first thoracoscopic repair of a tracheo-esophageal atresia in a newborn. It’s a congenital defect in which, in most cases, the upper esophagus ends without connecting with the lower esophagus and stomach — the top end of the lower esophagus connects instead to the windpipe. Rothenberg performed the first thoracoscopic lobectomy in a child in the world — using a specially outfitted tube to remove a portion of lung. And he performed the first repair in a U.S. infant of duodenal atresia — a common intestinal anomaly. Rothenberg, a professor of surgery at Columbia University in New York, trains other surgeons throughout the country and also teaches extensively internationally. Rothenberg has worked with National Jewish Health in Denver to study the relationship between gastric reflux (GERD) and reactive airway disease in children. Categories: Children's Health, General Medicine \| April 17, 2015, 12:33 pm Connect for Health Colorado’s oversight committee gears up to provide greater legislative scrutiny In this March 31, 2014 file photo, Michelle Decker, left, an employee of Connect For Health Colorado, the state’s health insurance exchange, explains options and procedures to a walk in client signing up for insurance on the last day before fines were imposed, in Denver. IT and online enrollment glitches plagued thousands of consumers during 2015 open enrollment. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley) The legislative oversight committee for the state health insurance exchange heard Wednesday from brokers, agents and consumers about the good, the bad and the ugly aspects of the two-year-old marketplace. Even as the oversight committee heard testimony from some of those directly affected by operational problems and successes at the exchange, the Senate passed a bill allowing the committee to change its name and to meet 10 times after the legislative session ends. The new name will be the Colorado Health Insurance Exchange Oversight Committee – only slightly less of a mouthful than the current Legislative Health Benefit Exchange Implementation Review Committee. “We’re seeking the unvarnished truth,” said the committee, chair Sen. Ellen Roberts, R-Durango. Roberts has promised greater scrutiny of the exchange by the committee. Ben Price, director of the Colorado Association of Health Plans, opened by saying the exchange was very important to carriers, who wanted a marketplace where consumers could really compare what was available to them. “We’re two years in, and it’s been a success, but it hasn’t always been a pretty success,” Price said. “There are still many, many technical challenges. From a carrier’s perspective, we’re at a critical juncture.” More than 140,000 Coloradans have been insured, he said, and the marketplace here is very competitive – with 12 major carriers while states with comparable populations have only two or three. Fixes to the exchanges online enrollment system – its Shared Eligibility System with Medicaid – must be done quickly and right to avoid the bottleneck created during the most recent enrollment, Price said. “It has delayed people’s coverage for months,” he said. Tammy Niederman with the Colorado State Association of Health Underwriters said brokers provided the exchange with about 40 percent of the business done. Niederman said that simple changes to people’s policies – such as adding a new baby, changing an address – that were once readily effected are now difficult. And many people were inadvertently terminated. “The carrier is not getting feeds in a timely manner,” she said. “These are very simple things, right? Things that were once easy to accomplish have now turned into extremely stressful situations (for clients).” Debra Judy with the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative said the ranks of the uninsured have shrunk, and they have heard many success stories of consumers getting critical coverage at reasonable rates. Yet, she said, the enrollment process must get simpler to use and correct. All three groups praised hard-working staff at Connect for Health Colorado, but commented that staff size was too small to get the job done. Categories: Affordable Care Act, Consumer Health, State health insurance exchange Colorado again the leanest state in the U.S. — but it’s not all good news Women who abuse stimulants lose gray matter, men don’t HHS secretary, Colorado governor build arsenal to battle opioid, heroin abuse Obese moms program offspring for obesity and metabolic disease Drug targets overzealous immune response in brain to treat Parkinson’s disease Dental X-ray tumor study seriously flawed -- or at least the coverage of it was — 522 comments New Colorado Medicaid dental benefit for adults to begin April 2014 — 43 comments 'Obamacare' brilliantly explained — 35 comments Colored contact lenses are a scary Halloween danger, FDA says — 34 comments Obamacare opens to mixed consumer reviews; here's our guide to information — 33 comments Electa Draper Health Care Writer & Blog Editor Follow @ElectaDraper Electa Draper is the health writer for The Denver Post and has covered every news beat in a 22-year journalism career at three newspapers. She has a bachelor's degree in biology and a master's in journalism. Follow @JBrownDPost Jennifer Brown has worked at The Denver Post since 2005, covering education, the state legislature and health care. Health/Features Writer Follow @ByClaireMartin Claire Martin has been with the Denver Post for more than 20 years, serving mainly as a feature writer, and also spent several years writing obituaries. “an arsenal (tax $$$$$) to battle a personal responsibility … nice … its no wonder i stopped paying taxes 27 years ago” — bgf On HHS secretary, Colorado governor build arsenal to battle opioid, heroin abuse “How could this happen? I thought Obama said each family was going to save $2,400 / year. Could he have lied?” — GenePH On Taxman forgiveth: Coloradans struggle with many delayed returns “Welcome to the best music downloader: http://www.joydownload.com/how -to/use-mp3-rocket –...” — Тетяна Дубина On Colorado’s health insurance exchange explores doubling, tripling fees for insurance carriers May 6, 2015, 5:35 am CDC (46) Connect for Health Colorado (3) Consumer Health (263) General Medicine (228) Health Care Policies (128) Medical research (83) Senior issues (5) Smoking and Tobacco Issues (16) State health insurance exchange (1) Veterans health care (2) Daily Dose Archives Daily Dose Archives Select Month September 2015 (1) July 2015 (2) June 2015 (2) May 2015 (3) April 2015 (5) March 2015 (6) February 2015 (2) January 2015 (7) December 2014 (4) November 2014 (5) October 2014 (4) September 2014 (5) August 2014 (6) July 2014 (9) June 2014 (5) May 2014 (3) April 2014 (5) March 2014 (6) February 2014 (5) January 2014 (1) December 2013 (6) November 2013 (11) October 2013 (16) September 2013 (14) August 2013 (11) July 2013 (11) June 2013 (17) May 2013 (17) April 2013 (16) March 2013 (15) February 2013 (19) January 2013 (18) December 2012 (13) November 2012 (19) October 2012 (23) September 2012 (18) August 2012 (18) July 2012 (16) June 2012 (24) May 2012 (23) April 2012 (23) March 2012 (15) 0 (150) About The Daily Dose Latest Colorado and Denver health care news and information, new government policies, insurance and fitness tips. 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__label__cc	0.607731	0.392269	Posts by Topic: presidential caucus RSS feed Bill Clinton makes secretive campaign visit to Denver for Hillary Clinton By John Frank Former President Bill Clinton greets Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, right, during the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI America) meeting in Denver in 2015. (Kathryn Scott Osler, The Denver Post) Former President Bill Clinton made an unannounced trip to Denver on Thursday to rally volunteers for his wife’s campaign ahead of Colorado’s March 1 caucus. The Hillary Clinton campaign kept news of the trip limited to campaign volunteers and top-level supporters, and his visit only became apparent after social media posts from the afternoon event. The secrecy surrounding the trip is abnormal for a campaign seeking as much attention as possible as it tries to build energy ahead of the state’s vote. Thank you @billclinton for firing up our @HillaryClinton for Colorado volunteers & getting us ready for caucus! pic.twitter.com/OscK5yqBoX — Marguerita (@mtenhout) January 21, 2016 Categories: 2016 Election, 2016 Presidential Race, Colorado Politics, Elections, Uncategorized, White House Senate Republicans kill party’s own push for 2016 presidential primary A bill to create a presidential primary died amid questions about GOP chairman Steve House’s position on the measure. (The Denver Post) An apparent disagreement among Republicans led a Senate panel Monday to reject the party’s own push to create a presidential primary in 2016. The surprising move, in the final three days of the Colorado legislative session, left a cloud of confusion and hurts the state’s ability to draw a bigger spotlight in the much-watched contest for the White House. Sen. Jesse Ulibarri, one of the Democratic sponsors, said he had “no clue” what happened. “This is one of those where I walked away scratching my head,” the Westminster lawmaker said. Categories: 2015 Legislative Session, 2016 Election, 2016 Presidential Race, Colorado Legislature, Colorado Politics, Elections, Uncategorized Colorado considering switch to presidential primary in 2016 President Barack Obama held a campaign rally in Colorado in the 2012 campaign. (Getty Images) UPDATE: An apparent disagreement among Republicans led a Senate panel to reject the party’s own push to create a presidential primary in 2016. Read more here. Colorado lawmakers want a bigger piece of the 2016 presidential campaign spotlight. Democratic and Republican legislators are drafting a measure to create a presidential primary in Colorado, The Denver Post has learned, a significant shift in one of the last dozen or so states that operates on a caucus system. Most of the legislation’s details are still being negotiated, but the tentative plan would put the primary in a prominent spot on the 2016 calendar and make the swing state a top prize in the nominating process. “The main point is that we bring more attention to Colorado,” said Rep. Dominick Moreno, a Commerce City Democrat who plans to sponsor the bill. “Right now, Colorado is just so completely overlooked because our caucus comes too late in the process. And Colorado should be more at the forefront because we are a bellwether state.” As anticipated, the legislation would maintain the state’s complicated caucus system and keep the June primary election for state-level contests, such as U.S. Senate and governor. But it would add the presidential primary. Categories: 2016 Election, 2016 Presidential Race, Colorado Legislature, Colorado Politics, Colorado Secretary of State, Elections, Gov. John Hickenlooper, National Politics, Past Elections	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line77
__label__wiki	0.843592	0.843592	Trailer for "It" Arrives, Clowns still Scary By Andy on March 29th, 2017 It wasn't until I was well ensconced in my horror loving fandom that I saw the original TV mini-series adaptation of Stephen King’s It. I do remember though hearing family members and older classmates recounting the horrifying story of the Losers Club and the fortune cookie encased embryo loving Pennywise the clown. The worst part was having to wait until the second part aired before I stop pretending to be interested in something that terrified me. But after finally watching it year’s later thanks to the siren call of VHS box art Tommy Lee Wallace’s series shot its way into one of my favorite King adaptations. Listening to the audiobook later endeared the story to me all the more completely. Just set aside 45 hours and let Steven Weber’s voice take you to another place including a 17th Century French Canadian logging settlement. Yea, it goes places. The process of adapting any Stephen King work brings with it all the snares and obligations a large, invested fan base can throw in the works. Exacerbated, or at least amplified by the miracle of internet anonymity, every casting decision or promotional still is picked over with the scrutiny that won’t be argued with. Add to this a great deal of personal nostalgia and King’s own storied relationship with the adaptation of his work and it’s almost as though you’re walking into a sewer system full of pancake painted murderous clowns. Now after years (and years) we’re finally seeing the latest cinematic version of It. Following Cary Fukunaga’s departure from the project my excitement for the film waned severely. I couldn’t wait to see where the True Detective helmer would take the novel’s blend of hallucinatory and fantastical elements. But now with the film’s first trailer director Andrés Muschietti is taking the bittersweet sense of past and the deliberate pacing of King’s work seriously. There’s even a taste of that gangly monster running at the camera stuff that worked for many in Muschietti's previous film Mama. What’s most captivating though is the trailer’s pacing and slow build into the narrative’s most iconic sequence. Here’s to hoping the filmmakers find a way to include King’s original prologue, an equally haunting and disturbing sequence that expands the social criticism of the narrative. It comes to theaters on September 8th, 2017 via New Line Cinema presenting a Vertigo Entertainment/Lin Pictures/Katzsmith Production and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. book adaptations Staff Writer/Podcast-CoHost Andy is a contributing writer, occasional interviewer, surrogate Schnaars, and co-host of the Sophisticult podcast. He might not be as funny as Joe, rich as Jon, strong as Casey, adorable as Mark, or surly as Eric, but damn does he give great hugs. Andy's Profile Get Your BGH Fix Recurring Feature In-Extremis: Legal Analysis of Horror Are you interested in the legal implications of your favorite horror films for strictly educational purposes? Have you met our friend Adam? List Feature Play Along With Our Horror Movie Drinking Games! One Thursday a month, Sophie lays out the rules for a horror film drinking game! Browse our past entires and be on the look out for new ones.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line82
__label__wiki	0.754703	0.754703	Maity, Tuhin and Goswami, Sudipta and Bhattacharya, Dipten and Roy, Saibal (2013) Superspin glass mediated giant spontaneous exchange bias in a nanocomposite of BiFeO3-Bi2Fe4O9. Physical Review Letters, 110 (10). Article No-107201. ISSN 0031-9007 We observe an enormous spontaneous exchange bias (similar to 300-600 Oe)-measured in an unmagnetized state following zero-field cooling-in a nanocomposite of BiFeO3 (similar to 94%)-Bi2Fe4O9 (similar to 6%) over a temperature range 5-300 K. Depending on the path followed in tracing the hysteresis loop-positive (p) or negative (n)-as well as the maximum field applied, the exchange bias (H-E) varies significantly with vertical bar - H-Ep vertical bar > vertical bar H-En vertical bar. The temperature dependence of H-E is nonmonotonic. It increases, initially, till similar to 150 K and then decreases as the blocking temperature T-B is approached. All these rich features appear to be originating from the spontaneous symmetry breaking and consequent onset of unidirectional anisotropy driven by ``superinteraction bias coupling'' between the ferromagnetic core of Bi2Fe4O9 (of average size similar to 19 nm) and the canted antiferromagnetic structure of BiFeO3 (of average size similar to 112 nm) via superspin glass moments at the shell. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.107201 Nano-Structured Materials	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line90
__label__wiki	0.823158	0.823158	Race: The WTCC Game The Official WTCC Game \| RACE is the first ever game to be focused on the hard hitting, intense action of the exciting WTCC championship which is exploding in popularity all over the world. Based on WTCC, one of only three official FIA world championships next to Formula 1 and WRC, RACE features the complete WTCC championship season of 2006, all the cars, drivers and locations, including several official tracks and cars brand new to the racing game genre. The game recreates the championship as close to real life as possible and simulates the cars and the driving style in a ultra realistic fashion. RACE features various difficulty levels to attract everyone, from hardcore simulation gamers to beginners level still featuring the same elements and a highly realistic driving experience.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line97
__label__wiki	0.65685	0.65685	PPP, Political Scientist, Ramon Gaskin lambaste President Granger for rejecting Chief Justice’s ruling on GECOM Chairman The opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Political Science Professor David Hinds and outspoken political commentator, Ramon Gaskin on Wednesday slammed President David Granger for virtually dismissing a High Court ruling on how the Constitution should be interpreted for the appointment of a Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). Gaskin was particularly angered at the fact that Granger earlier Wednesday ... Transaction fee for gold sold directly to Guyana Gold Board The Guyana Gold Board will begin charging a GYD$2,500 per ounce transaction fee on all gold sold directly to that entity to help finance the running of its affairs, following consultations with the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA), the agency announced Wednesday. “The processing fee will enable the GGB to embark upon a structured and targeted program to ... US$17.5 million India credit line to upgrade Guyana’s health facilities Health care delivery in Guyana is expected to benefit from a multi-million-dollar line of credit from India. Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan Wednesday signed a US $17.5M line of credit with the Export/Import (EXIM) Bank of India to upgrade primary health care facilities. Minister Jordan explained that the funds will be used to refurbish existing facilities and construct new buildings ... GDF Coast Guard intercepts boat with cocaine, two men arrested The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard has intercepted a speedboat and two men who allegedly had more than 95 kilogrammes of cocaine in their possession, the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) said Wednesday. The anti-drug agency said the bust was made on Monday, July 19, 2017. The two, ages 34 and 41 years, reside on the Essequibo Coast. GDF sources ... WPA supports Roopnarine’s resignation from government; party expects another ministerial appointment The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) on Wednesday said Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine resigned in consultation with that party’s executives and cautioned that if another party member is not appointed a minister, it would be unable to influence policy-making inside government. “If it is not given space, it cannot influence policy-making from the inside. It will then have to influence policy making ... President Granger shuns High Court ruling on GECOM Chairman appointment President David Granger on Wednesday appeared to have shunned a High Court interpretation of the Constitution on the appointment of a chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission. “The Chief Justice gave an interpretation based on her perception of the Law and I will continue to act in accordance with my perception of the Constitution; that is to say I will ... Breaking: Rupert Roopnaraine resigns; Granger yet to accept About one month after Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine was removed from the post of Minister of Education, he has resigned from ministerial office, but Presiodent David Granger said Wednesday he is yet to accept it. “I received a letter from Dr. Roopnaraine, the contents of which I will not disclose but he cannot resign until I have accepted a resignation and ... Prison escapee probably shot in Port Mourant Heavily armed police were Thursday morning on the manhunt for one of the remaining four prison escapees, Stafrei Hopkinson Alexander, aback Port Mourant/ Ankerville, Corentyne, Divisional Police Commander, Ian Alexander said. The Commander said there was exchange of gunfire with the wanted man. Other sources believed that Hopkinson Alexander might have been injured because a hammock that he was resting ...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line103
__label__wiki	0.628445	0.628445	New GPL submarine cable boosts supply in East Demerara; West Demerara residents may experience interruptions The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) says it successfully energized a new 13.8 kV submarine cable across the Demerara River linking the Vreed-en-Hoop and Kingston power plants on Tuesday. On June 2, GPL’s 69 kV cable sustained damages which resulted in the unavailability of 14 MW of generation to the eastern half of the Demerara-Berbice Interconnected System (DBIS). GPL ... Ghana to help Guyana’s energy sector Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo has agreed that his country would help Guyana’s energy sector, Director-General of the Ministry of the Presidency, Joseph Harmon said. Briefing the media after Akufo Addo was conferred with Guyana’s national award, the Order of Excellence by President David Granger, Harmon said the technical assistance cooperation would be provided free of cost. “This is very important ... ‘No oil blocks investigator contacted me’; probe will prove deals above board – Former Natural Resources Minister Former Minister of Natural Resources, Robert Persaud on Sunday said no government investigator has questioned him concerning the issuance of oil concessions and he and members of the then People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) administration were not worried about an independent probe. Officials of the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) less than one month ago caused quite a stir locally ... Occupational safety visits to Guyana offshore drill-ships too costly for Labour Department to conduct The Labour Department cannot afford the money to inspect oil exploration vessels offshore Guyana to ensure they are complying with the country’s occupational safety and health laws, Labour Department Consultant Francis Carryl said Friday. “When we can afford to go out there, we will go to see exactly what is happening and I doubt whether we can go more than ... GPL rolls out emergency plan to reduce blackouts Guyana Power and Light Inc. on Wednesday said fixing the damaged submarine cable-link between Kingston and Vreed-en-Hoop power stations will take several weeks, and so efforts are being made to boost generation capacity. Chief Executive Officer, Albert Gordon told a news conference that as part of its emergency response, the power company is hoping to seal power purchase agreements with ... Natural gas eruption in northwestern Guyana Natural gas was Tuesday continuing to spew in northwestern Guyana from what was expected to be a potable water well being drilled by a Brazilian company for a private businessman, official said. Region 1 (Barima-Waini) Chairman, Brentnol Archer told Demerara Waves Online News that as far as his regional council was aware, no information or request was submitted. “Our concern ... Submarine cable fault causes blackout in several Berbice, Georgetown, East Bank Demerara areas The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) said numerous areas in Berbice, Georgetown and East Bank Demerara would Monday night have no electricity due to a fault along sections of its submarine cable that links the Vreed-en-Hoop to Kingston power stations. “On Sunday night, June 2, the submarine cable which links our Kingston and Vreed-en-Hoop Stations developed a suspected fault along ... Ghana President to visit Guyana next month Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is expected to visit Guyana next month and he and his Guyanese counterpart, David Granger, are due to discuss energy cooperation, among several other areas. Granger announced, in a speech at the accreditation of Ghana’s non-resident High Commissioner, Professor Abena Pokua Adompim Busia, that Akufo-Addo would visit Guyana from June 11th to 12th. “We ... Power restored after trips in Demerara-Berbice system The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) on Tuesday said an almost-three-hour-blackout in Demerara and Berbice was initially triggered by an “abrupt” loss of a total of 16.5 megawatts (MWs) of generation capacity at the Kingston and Vreed-en-Hoop power plants. “Remedial system restoration commenced within minutes of the shutdown which resulted in power restoration in both Counties. Our Company remains ... Guyana seeks Islamic bank funding for technical-vocational training for oil sector jobs Guyana has asked the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to finance the training of local persons for the emerging oil and gas sector, even as top officials said foreigners would have to be employed if there are insufficient Guyanese to fill vacancies. “A reverse linkage programme in technical and vocational training with emphasis on addressing the critical needs of our emerging ...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line105
__label__cc	0.724543	0.275457	Studying medicine - a cross-sectional questionnaire-based analysis of the motivational factors which influence graduate and undergraduate entrants in Ireland Sulong, S. and McGrath, D. and Finucane, P. and Horgan, M. and O'Flynn, S. and O'Tuathaigh, T. (2014) Studying medicine - a cross-sectional questionnaire-based analysis of the motivational factors which influence graduate and undergraduate entrants in Ireland. JRSM Open, 5 (4). ISSN - Sulong et al 2014 JRSM Open-2014-Sulong-.pdf Official URL: http://shr.sagepub.com/lookup/doi/10.1177/20425333... Objectives The number of places available in Ireland for graduate entry to medical school has steadily increased since 2006. Few studies have, however, characterized the motivational factors underlying decision to study medicine via this route. We compared the factors motivating graduate entrants versus undergraduate entry (UGE) students to choose medicine as a course of study. Design The present study was a quantitative cross-sectional questionnaire-based investigation. Setting The study was conducted in University College Cork and University of Limerick, Ireland. Participants It involved 185 graduate entry (GE) and 120 UGE students. Outcome measures Questionnaires were distributed to students addressing the following areas: demographic/academic characteristics; factors influencing the selection of academic institution and motivation to study medicine; and the role of career guidance in choice of study. Results When asked to list reasons for selecting medicine, both groups listed a wish to help and work with people, and a desire to prevent and cure disease. UGE students were significantly more motivated by intellectual satisfaction, encouragement by family/friends, financial reasons, and professional independence. Approximately half of GE students selected their first degree with a view to potentially studying medicine in the future. GE and UGE students differed significantly with respect to sources consulted for career guidance and source of Studying medicine – a cross-sectional questionnaire-based analysis of the motivational factors which influence graduate and undergraduate entrants in Ireland - ResearchGate. Available from: http://www.researchgate.net/publication/264201588_Studying_medicine__a_cross-sectional_questionnaire-based_analysis_of_the_motivational_factors_which_influence_graduate_and_undergraduate_entrants_in_Ireland [accessed May 7, 2015].	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line113
__label__wiki	0.980739	0.980739	Atletico Madrid and AS Monaco reached an agreement for the transfer of Falcao The striker joined Atletico from FC Porto two seasons ago and won the titles in the UEFA Europa League, UEFA Super Cup and Copa del Rey. Koke and Falcao returned to the group The last meters of season for Atletico Madrid before a well deserved holiday this Sunday. The first team trained in Majadahonda Sports City with the intention of preparing well for Saturday's match against Zaragoza. Saul had to leave the session with a mild sprain in his right knee. Simeone: "We continue to generate enthusiasm for the upcoming season" Diego Pablo Simeone presented his book 'The effect Simeone' IN the VIP Lounge of the Vicente CalderoN and spoke to the Media ahead of the last league match against Zaragoza. Thibaut Courtois the Atletico Wall Courtois completed a dream season at Atletico Madrid. Winning the King's Cup and the European Super Cup, the goalkeeper will collect the Zamora trophy after keeping a clean sheet in 29 matches in League and Cup. Back to the grind after the break Atletico returned to training in Majadahonda Sports City after two days of rest given to them by Simeone after the match against Mallorca on Sunday at the Vicente Calderon. Insua: "We are proud to belong to this club and this squad" Emiliano Insua, left fullback of Atletico Madrid, was asked to appear before the media in the press room of the Majadahonda Sports City. Ten years, ten moments Tuesday May 28th is a special day for the President of Atletico Madrid, he celebrates 10 years in office. Atletico offered the cup to all their fans Gabi, as captain of Atletico Madrid along with some of the rojiblanco legends, gave the Spanish Cup to all the fans who gathered at the Vicente Calderon before the game against Mallorca. Simeone: "The team looked to win the game" The Argentine believes his team had the right attitude on the field to have taken all three points but not the wisdom necessary have to settle for a draw against a team in need of points. Juanfran: "Our fans deserve it, they the best" Juanfran Torres went through the mixed zone after the match against Mallorca. The player spoke of the great season that the team has had and the great fans and support that is with them at all times.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line118
__label__wiki	0.855219	0.855219	Babol Noshirvani University & University of Bari Ink MoU Tuesday, November 13, 2018 - 14:21 Babol Noshirvani University of Technology and University of Bari Aldo Moro in Italy have signed a cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in order to boost their academic relations. According to an ISCA report, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology and University of Bari Aldo Moro signed MoU to share experience, carry out research projects and exchange students. Based on the MoU both sides have been committed to make an effort in developing and expanding research and academic cooperation within a systematic framework. The University of Bari Aldo Moro (UBAM) is a young public university located in Southern Italy’s historic capital Bari, on the Adriatic Sea. With more than 12 departments focusing on multidisciplinary research in a wide range of subjects from agricultural science, foreign languages and literature, law to political science, communication studies and economics, the higher education institution has proved to be an attractive educational destination for not only Italian, but also international students. Known for its spectacular scenery, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology is a co-educational public research university in Babol, 20km from the Mazandaran Sea (Caspian Sea). It is the only technological university in northern Iran. The major faculties of the university include Basic Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. Babol Noshirvani University University of Bari MoU Memorandum of Understanding BNUT, UKM Ink Co-op MoU Iran, Philippines Ink Co-op MoU IAU, Astan Quds Razavi, Qom Seminary Ink MoU IAU, Iraqi Education Ministry Ink MoU IAU, Al-Mustafa Int’l University Sign MoU Iran, Austria Ink MoU to Cooperate in Brain Mapping University of Gilan to Host Iran, Sweden Science Day Aliabad-e Katul SAMA IAU Mountaineer Conquers Mount Kazbek Qazvin IAU Known As a Robotic Genius in World Ayatollah Amoli IAU Student Conquers Mount Damavand UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves Adds Iran’s Kopet Dag to Its List AUT, Varna University Sign Co-op MoU National Brain-mapping Laboratory, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Ink MoU Iran, Malaysia Ink Academic MoU Iran, Austria to Develop Academic Cooperation Iran, Austria Ink Co-op MoU on Medical Sciences Iran, Poland Science Parks to Expand Cooperation Iran, Austria to Co-op on Renewable Energy IAU to Cooperate with Damascus University S & R IAU, University of Warsaw Sign Co-op MoU French universities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad to Develop Academic Co-op Iran, Korea, Taiwan to Co-op on Book Fair Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, University of Clermont Auvergne Ink MoU UT, Jiangsu University Ink Co-op MoU S & R IAU, UNIDROIT Sign Co-op MoU	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line121
__label__cc	0.626426	0.373574	14 terrorists who attacked al-Arish checkpoint killed President Sisi spends feast day with children of martyred and injured fathers Terror attack against security checkpoint leaves eight police personnel and five terrorists dead Egypt’s newest fun venue: the Guinness World Record Nile overpass Cabinet issues statement on churches in Egypt As Copts in Egypt celebrated the Feast of the Resurrection on Sunday 28 April, the Cabinet’s media centre issued a... On Women’s Day: Pleasant surprise for Egypt In Egypt, the month of March marks an extended, joyous celebration of women. First comes 8 March, International Women’s Day;... Anba Hedra, Metropolitan of Aswan, receives Egypt’s Speaker of parliament Anba Hedra, Coptic Orthodox Metropolitan of Aswan has today received Ali Abdel-Aal. Speaker of Egypt’s House of Representatives.... Promenade for Egypt’s People The Promenade of Egypt’s People is among the promising national projects currently under implementation. It involves developing the Nile’s east... Port Said home to first church for which Pope and Governor lay foundation stone Port Said, the city on the northern tip of the Suez Canal, has witnessed a first in Egypt: Governor Adel... In Tanta, Assiut and Luxor, governors lay foundation stones for churches Monday 4 March saw Hisham al-Said, Governor of the mid-Delta governorate of Gharbiya, and Anba Pola, Bishop of Tanta join... Blessed are the peacemakers Salemo: an initiative to promote peace among Egypt’s Muslims and Copts The peace greeting: “Peace be upon you”, “Peace to... Egypt’s Christmas gift “This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it,” (Psalm 118:24). Coptic... Police officer dies in explosion of bomb intended for church A mosque imam in the Cairo eastern suburb of Nasr City saved his mosque and a church adjacent to it... “I’ll start with myself”: Minya Muslim schoolgirls clean church Under the slogan “I’ll start with myself” Heba Saad, Principle of the Secondary School for Girls in Mallawi, Minya, took... First defence and military exhibition in Egypt For the first time in Egypt, and under the auspices of the President and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces... Azhari schoolgirls in Qena visit Coptic Church The Coptic Orthodox Diocese in Qena, some 580km south of Cairo, recently opened its doors for a visit by a... Every drop counts A national campaign to save water has been launched by Mustafa Madbouli, Prime Minister and Minister of Housing, Utilities, and... Pope visits al-Azhar Grand Imam to wish happy feast Pope Tawadros II, accompanied by a number of bishops, has paid a visit to the Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Sheikh... Pope in Armed Forces’ Ramadan iftar On 10 Ramadan, 26 May, Pope Tawadros II attended a Ramadan iftar banquet n invitation by the Armed Forces which... Page 1 of 5 1 2 … 5 Next	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line122
__label__cc	0.595686	0.404314	Home#LifeatHPGet To Know The HP Way Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard didn’t just create an audio oscillator in that Palo Alto garage more than 80 years ago. They built a way of doing business—the HP Way—which has guided us as we graduated from the garage to the globe. The HP Way fuels how we engineer experiences that amaze, inspires us to keep reinventing, and comes to life in all the remarkable ways we work together to imagine the future and make it happen. The HP Way continues to shape how we create technology to make life better for everyone, everywhere. Meet some of our employees who have reinvented what matters most in their careers, across the company, and for people around the world. How did I qualify for the 2020 Olympic Trials? By being part of an extraordinary team. With the enthusiastic backing of my office team, I’ve been able to balance the demands of my job with my rigorous training schedule. Now, I’ve earned a spot in the 2020 Olympic Trials—and my coworkers helped make that victory possible. We give each other the flexibility and support to thrive in our jobs as well as our personal lives. Lyndy, US How did a jeweler get to the forefront of technology? By seeing new opportunities—and pushing the limits. Most tech companies wouldn’t let a jeweler do hands-on research. But I don’t work for most companies. I’m using my fine arts expertise to develop paint and color finishes for 3D printing. Together with my team, I’m creating capabilities that didn’t exist before. Alex, US. What happens when I approach a boundary? I find new ways to get things done. My managers have always encouraged me to seek out experiences that stretch my skills and broaden my knowledge—and it’s made for a rewarding life journey. Whether it’s helping colleagues navigate the world of intellectual property or searching for a lost hiker deep in the wilderness, I find devoting my service to others the most gratifying role I can have. Bill, US What am I doing as a managing director? Championing positive contributions. We’ve created a culture where everyone feels comfortable bringing their whole self to work. It’s allowed me to focus and advance from sales representative to managing director without the fear of being judged or stereotyped. Ifeyinwa, Nigeria What happens when I’m confronted with risk? I push harder. Diving is all about taking risks with self-assuredness and discipline. The confidence I’ve gained in the ocean gives me the confidence to take risks in the office, too. Now, I’m anticipating and driving change—and I’m helping my coworkers do the same as they find their own paths to personal growth. Sheena, India That’s what it’s like to be part of HP. The journey to reinvention starts with a single step. Find more articles like this: A Sneak Peek Into Our Internship Program! \| Creating The Ripple Effect As An Intern Alex Ju: the research engineer wit... The HP Business Academy Program is... The HP Business Academy Progra... What Black History Month means...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line129
__label__wiki	0.756718	0.756718	How to Find Your Microsoft Office 2010 or 2007 Product Key How To Windows No longer have your Office 2007 or 2010 product key? Here's what to do by Tim Fisher Tim Fisher has 30+ years' professional technology support experience. He writes troubleshooting content and is the General Manager of Lifewire. As you probably know (because you've found yourself here), you must have a valid product key to reinstall Microsoft Office 2010 or Office 2007. If you haven't already looked, you can avoid the process below by checking for the product key on the disc sleeve, manual, or email receipt that came with your purchase of Office 2010 or 2007. Beyond that, assuming Microsoft Office is still or was recently installed, the valid product key you need to reinstall Office is stored in the Windows Registry. Unfortunately, digging it up from there won't be much help because it's encrypted. Fortunately, several free software programs called key finder tools are more than capable of finding, and decrypting, that super important Office 2007 or 2010 product key. Follow the steps below to use the free LicenseCrawler program to find and then show you your valid Microsoft Office 2007 or Office 2010 product key: How to Find Your Microsoft Office 2010 or 2007 Key Code The following procedure works equally well to find the product key for any Microsoft Office 2010 or 2007 suite, like Office Professional 2010, Office Professional Plus 2010, Office Ultimate 2007, etc. These steps will also work even if you just have one member of the suite installed. For example, 2010 or 2007 versions of Word, Excel, Outlook, etc. Download LicenseCrawler. This is a free, and portable (no installation required) program, as well as one that I've tested for valid product key extraction for both Office 2010 and Office 2007. Learn More About LicenseCrawler You're welcome to try a different free key finder program but we like LicenseCrawler for Office 2010/2007 product keys the best, plus we love that it's portable and leaves nothing behind on your computer. It's not like you're going to use this program twice... hopefully not, anyway. After downloading, extract to a folder the contents of the ZIP file, and run LicenseCrawler.exe. Read through the screen prompt you see now, and press the button that it tells you to press. There might also be an advertisement or some other initial setup screen (like a language selection or license agreement) that you have to wait for, close, or click through to continue. Just follow any on-screen instructions to open LicenseCrawler. Select Search when the program opens. You might see another window open that's unrelated to LicenseCrawler, but it should close down on its own and not interfere with the product key scanning procedure. Wait for LicenseCrawler to scan your entire registry, looking for registry keys that contain product key information. Since you probably have many more programs than Microsoft Office 2010 or 2007 installed, you'll probably see lots of entries. Once LicenseCrawler is done scanning the registry, scroll down through the list and look for the entry that starts like one of these: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\... HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Office\14.0... Here's what you need to know about these entries: 14.0 refers to Office 2010 You'll only see one unless you happen to have both versions of Microsoft Office installed, but that's not common. Under that entry, note the two rows, one labeled Product ID, another labeled Serial Number. The Office 2010 or 2007 product key is the alphanumeric series listed after Serial Number. The Office product key will be formatted like xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx. It'll be 25 characters long — five sets of five letters and numbers. The term serial number probably isn't the best way to describe what this number is, but you'll often see the terms serial number and product key used interchangeably. Write this product key code down exactly as LicenseCrawler shows it — you can either do this manually or copy it right out of the program. If you're off by even one character, it won't work. Another way to save the product key is to go to File > Save to make a text file that contains all of the results. You'll have to sift through them again to find the MS Office product key, but at least you'll know it's forever saved. You can now reinstall Microsoft Office 2010 or 2007, using the product key that LicenseCrawler showed you. Unless your edition of Microsoft Office allows for simultaneous installations on more than one computer, please know that most of the time this is not allowed. Just one computer at a time. 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__label__wiki	0.88781	0.88781	Dog Brothers Public Forum Welcome to the Dog Brothers Public Forum. INSTRUCTORS FORUM Dog Brothers Public Forum » Politics, Religion, Science, Culture and Humanities » Politics & Religion » The electoral process, vote fraud, SEIU/ACORN et al, etc. Pages: 1 2 3 [4] 5 6 ... 21 Author Topic: The electoral process, vote fraud, SEIU/ACORN et al, etc. (Read 281674 times) Crafty_Dog The electoral process "Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote that he is not making a present or a compliment to please an individual -- or at least that he ought not so to do; but that he is executing one of the most solemn trusts in human society for which he is accountable to God and his country." --Samuel Adams, in the Boston Gazette, 1781 Body-by-Guinness Walpin Languishes Much as I hate to cite the Washington/Mooney Times, they are the only ones keeping this in the public eye. EDITORIAL: Walpin-gate gets rusty Lawyers learn early that if they are in danger of losing a case, their best strategy is to delay it. With the help of a friendly judge, that seems to be the Obama administration's strategy in the case of fired AmeriCorps Inspector General Gerald Walpin. It is past time for the case to move forward. Mr. Walpin was fired in June after releasing two reports critical of close allies of President Obama's. As a senator, Mr. Obama was a leading co-sponsor of a 2008 law requiring that inspectors general receive 30 days' notice before being fired and that Congress receive a formal justification for any dismissal. As president, Mr. Obama gave Mr. Walpin no notice and offered Congress no reason for the firing other than a vague claim that he didn't have "the fullest confidence" in Mr. Walpin. Mr. Walpin originally filed suit in July demanding reinstatement to his job. The suit still languishes, seven months later, without the benefit of a single preliminary hearing. First the Obama administration asked for an extension of the ordinary time period to respond to the suit. Then, rather than addressing the merits of the case, the administration made a motion to dismiss without a hearing or trial. Mr. Walpin countermoved on Dec. 16 for summary judgment in his favor. One week later, the administration filed another motion to delay. Briefs went back and forth on that motion for another month, but Federal District Judge Richard W. Roberts has ruled on nothing. Finally, noting that a scheduling hearing should by law be held no later than 90 days after the defense's first "notice of appearance" and that 90 days expired on Dec. 15, Mr. Walpin on Feb. 3 filed a motion demanding a scheduling conference. Still no answer from the judge. However, on Friday, the administration moved to block all legal discovery on the numerous outstanding motions. Through all these delays, the Obama administration wards off the day when Mr. Walpin can use the legal discovery process to unearth documents or other evidence that might embarrass the White House. Everything thus far calls attention to dirty tricks by the Obama team. The administration cited an ethical complaint against Mr. Walpin of which he was fully exonerated and suggested that the fired IG was losing mental capacity, which he quite clearly is not. Meanwhile, several of Mr. Walpin's major contentions against Obama allies have been shown to have real substance. This scandal is about the role of inspectors general to be independent watchdogs on behalf of the public. By firing Mr. Walpin without cause, Mr. Obama undermined the whole system of inspectors general and thus the ideal of honest governance. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/feb/16/walpin-gate-gets-rusty/ Re: The electoral process, vote fraud (ACORN et al), corruption etc. Thanks for spotting this. The Pravda lap dogs continue to not bark c.f. AC Doyle "Hound of the Baskervilles" As predicted by Glenn Beck, ACORN has changed its names so that we cannot track it without considerable effort. Oversight Committee Walpin Report Issa-Grassley Release New Documents Exposing Politicization of Inspector General Firing WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released an updated supplement to a report released last November investigating the firing of Gerald Walpin, the Inspector General (IG) for the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). Walpin’s investigation found significant wrongdoing and allegations of sexual misconduct by President Obama’s good friend and Sacramento Mayor, Kevin Johnson. “Rather than diminishing the appearance that politics played a role in the removal of Gerald Walpin, these new documents reinforce that appearance,” the updated report says. “The new documents make the President’s initial explanation that he merely ‘lost confidence’ in the Inspector General seems even less credible.” Specifically, new documents obtained by Issa-Grassley demonstrate that: 1. Lawrence Brown was actively seeking a Presidential appointment as the U.S. Attorney at the same time he was negotiating a lenient settlement agreement with Kevin Johnson, excluding the Inspector General from the negotiations, and filing a complaint against Walpin with the Integrity Committee; and 2. Lawrence Brown and Matthew Jacobs, Kevin Johnson’s attorney, frequently exchanged informal emails about Walpin, which do not suggest an appropriately arm’s length negotiating relationship. 3. An internal memo that reveals that the White House considered issues in deciding to remove Walpin that it did not disclose in the official notice to Congress. “Throughout our investigation of Mr. Walpin’s removal, the White House has repeatedly communicated that the President was not motivated by inappropriate political reasons,” Issa said. “The fact is Gerald Walpin led an aggressive investigation of a political ally of President Obama that successfully recovered taxpayer dollars. While firing an investigator who uncovered the abuse of funds by a political ally might be considered an act of ‘political courage’ in Chicago politics, for most Americans it raises troubling questions.” The 62 page report released last year by Issa and Grassley detailed how prominent allies of the President were able to effectuate Walpin’s removal absent a thorough White House review. The report further described how the White House Counsel’s Office withheld information from Congress and misled investigators after Rep. Issa and Sen. Grassley questioned the President’s methods and motives for removing Walpin. This controversy has also raised questions surrounding the role of former Michelle Obama Chief of Staff and current CNCS Senior Advisor Jackie Norris and her previously undisclosed meeting then CNCS Board Chairman Alan Solomont, now the President’s Ambassador to Spain. CLICK HERE to Read the Updated Supplement to the Initial Report CLICK HERE to View the Exhibits CLICK HERE to View Appendix 1 CLICK HERE to View Section 1 - Appendix 4 http://republicans.oversight.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=578:issa-grassley-release-new-documents-exposing-politicization-of-inspector-general-firing&catid=27:latest-news A piece of good news Good follow through on that BBG. No doubt the MSM will be all over this Speaking of corruption, , , Representative Charles B. Rangel Says He Is Stepping Down Temporarily as House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Caught in a swirl of ethics inquiries, Representative Charles B. Rangel said on Wednesday that he would temporarily step aside as leader of the House Ways and Means Committee. http://www.nytimes.com?emc=na IOUs for SEIU's http://reason.com/blog/2010/03/11/ten-years-of-union-ugly-in-cal Ten Years of Union "Ugly" in California Matt Welch \| March 11, 2010 So, who have been the top two political donors in California over the past decade, accounting for around one-third of all political donations during the period when the Golden State went from the envy of the world to the laughingstock of the nation? According to the L.A. Times, --The California Teachers Assoc., which spent $211.8 million. --The California State Council of Service Employees, $107.4 million. We've seen what the teachers unions have done to public education out west. But what is the California State Council of Service Employees? It's the state version of the national Services Employee International Union, the labor juggernaut headed up by the Obama White House's most frequent visitor, Andy Stern. More than 350,000 of its members are California state employees. Which may help explain why Obama put Stern on a conference call with the Schwarzenegger administration to discuss how the state wouldn't get stimulus money if it followed through on the governor's meek threats to maybe fire a couple of state employees. Gee, I wonder what Stern is going to recommend in his new role as a member of the administration's fancy new deficit-reduction panel? Never forget: When confronted last year with his wretched impact on California governance, Stern said: "Democracy is an ugly thing at times." Now he's poised to inflict that ugly on the rest of the country as well. Good thing that President Obama, in the words of spokesman Robert Gibbs yesterday, has been so busy "reducing the undue influence of special interests and their lobbyists over government." Patriot Post Income Redistribution: You Paid for It Executive salaries reach $500,000, hourly fees top $600, and millions of your dollars are propping it all up. Welcome to the underworld of the environmental industry. According to Richard Pollock of Pajamas Media, "environmental activist groups have surreptitiously received at least $37 million from the federal government for questionable 'attorney fees'" related to lawsuits that "had nothing to do with environmental protection or improvement." Since 2000, nine national environmental groups have filed the astounding number of 3,300 lawsuits, most based on "alleged procedural failings of federal agencies" rather than "substance or science." Not only has Uncle Sam doled out the millions, but Washington has "neither tracked nor accounted for" any of the outgo. Wyoming attorney Karen Budd-Falen, who helped uncover the fraud, says the $37 million is just the "tip of the iceberg," estimating the actual number is in the hundreds of millions. Interestingly, according to the Washington Examiner, compensation for the top 10 paid environmental executives ranges from $308,000 to $496,000. Pajamas Media notes that of the $3.4 million that environmental PACs have given in federal campaign contributions since 2000, approximately 87 percent was to Democrats. Coincidence? We think not. Eco-activists aren't the only ones greening themselves with your money. It seems Wake Forest University is using a $71,623 federal "we must rescue the economy now" stimu-less grant to study the effects of cocaine on a specific neurotransmitter in addicted monkeys. The economic benefit? Apparently a job "saved." For the record, we believe taxpayer dollars already fund too much monkey business in Washington; there's certainly no need to fund it anywhere else. Smelt Unendangered Obama's hypocrisy on the environment exposed Andrew Thomas Is the Obama administration sacrificing America's ecosystem for two Congressional votes? Something's fishy in the state of California, and it stinks of political corruption most foul. The water supply to the San Joaquin valley was shut off on December 2008 and remains off today, destroying thousands of lives and livelihoods of the farmers, small business owners and their employees who live and work in the valley. Additionally, it has crippled our domestic crop production, of which about 12% was grown in this area. This tremendous sacrifice was absolutely necessary, at least according to the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Obama administration. A valuable endangered species, the Delta Smelt, was being threatened by the diversion of water into the valley. Local salmon and steelhead were threatened, as well. The overwhelming menace to the Pacific ecosystem was so extreme that no amount of pleading from California politicians such as Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger or Senator Dianne Feinstein could persuade Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, or President Obama to turn the water back on. On this, they had to take a principled stand. What courage these brave men possessed to steadfastly defend such a sensitive moral and ethical issue. Our natural resources and environmental sanctity must rightly outweigh the lives of 40,000 citizens and 12% of the nation's food supply. Uh well, not quite. Apparently, the Obama administration values something even more than all the endangered species, American lives, and food shortages combined. That would be the two ObamaCare "yes" votes miraculously garnered from two previously undecided Democrat congressmen, Reps. Costa and Cardoza, whose districts are coincidentally affected by the government-imposed drought. This announcement on March 16 coincided (again, coincidentally) with the US Department of Interior's announcement that they have had a change of heart, and now will turn the water back on. I guess the environment is not that important an issue in Obama's agenda, after all. Not today, anyway. At least not until there is a need to use it as a weapon to forcibly extract more of our freedoms. Maybe tomorrow. darkangelpolitics.com Page Printed from: http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2010/03/obamas_hypocrisy_on_the_enviro.html at March 18, 2010 - 08:18:47 AM CDT Invoke or Revoke Immunity Panel: Justice stonewalling on Panthers Jerry Seper President Obama or Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. should declare publicly whether executive privilege has been invoked in the Justice Department's refusal to release documents showing why voter-intimidation charges against the New Black Panther Party were dismissed, says the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Declaring an impasse in negotiations between the commission and the department, Commission Chairman Gerald A. Reynolds said the Justice Department has "repeatedly refused" to provide any basic information regarding the case, instead asserting "vague and generalized privileges" that do not apply. "The actual basis for the department's continued refusal to cooperate with the commission remains unclear," Mr. Reynolds said in a letter last week to Mr. Holder. "For example, has the president invoked executive privilege over the materials that the commission is seeking? If that is the case, the president or the attorney general must so state. "The department's continued refusal to provide the requested information will lead to a conflict of interest, whereby the target of the subpoena — the department — can evade its statutory obligation to the commission by refusing to respond to or enforce the commission's subpoena," he said. Mr. Reynolds asked Mr. Holder to respond by April 12 on whether he intends to cooperate in the inquiry "as is required by law," whether he would direct his subordinates to do so, and if he intends to allow Justice Department employees to respond to the commission's subpoenas to testify. He said the department had "rebuffed each offer made by the commission" to meet to discuss and resolve the issues. Justice Department officials did not respond to e-mails from The Washington Times seeking comment on the commission's letter. In January, the department refused to turn over documents sought by the commission to explain why a civil complaint was dismissed against members of the New Black Panther Party who disrupted a Philadelphia polling place in the November 2008 elections. In a 38-page response, the department objected to "each and every" question and document request submitted by the commission, saying the subpoenas violated privacy and privilege concerns, and were burdensome, vague and ambiguous. The department also said the requested information was protected by the attorney-client privilege or were not subject to disclosure because they included attorney or law-enforcement work products. It also refused to release any information about an investigation of the New Black Panther Party case by its Office of Professional Responsibility, saying the review was privileged information or was covered by the Privacy Act. In an accompanying letter, Joseph H. Hunt, director of the Justice Department's Federal Programs Branch, which oversees litigation matters, said the department was "constrained by the need to protect against disclosures that would harm its deliberative processes or that otherwise would undermine its ability to carry out its mission." Also in January, the Justice Department refused to release e-mails and other documents sought under an open-records request by The Times in the New Black Panther Party case, despite acknowledging that 69 documents, totaling 135 pages, were responsive to the request. The Times had sought copies of e-mails between officials in the Civil Rights Division and the Office of the Associate Attorney General regarding the litigation strategy, drafts of court filings and briefing materials related to the case. The commission issued subpoenas on Dec. 9 demanding records showing why a civil complaint against the New Black Panther Party and three of its members was dismissed after a federal judge in Philadelphia ordered default judgments in the case. The New Black Panther Party members had refused to respond to the charges or to appear in court. The Justice Department's Voting Rights Section was in the final stages of seeking the judgments when Loretta King, serving as acting assistant attorney general, ordered a delay. The delay came after she met with Associate Attorney General Thomas J. Perrelli, the department's No. 3 political appointee, who approved the dismissal, according to interviews with department officials who sought anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the case. A civil complaint was filed by the Voting Rights Section in January 2009 in Philadelphia against the party after two of its members in black berets, black combat boots, black shirts and black jackets purportedly intimidated voters with racial insults, slurs and a nightstick. A third party member was accused of managing, directing and endorsing their behavior. The incident was captured on videotape. Four months later, the Justice Department dropped the charges, saying "the facts and the law did not support pursuing" them. Among the documents being sought by the commission are those regarding any communications between Mrs. King, Mr. Perrelli and Mr. Holder about the case. The civil complaint accused Minister King Samir Shabazz, head of the Philadelphia chapter, and Jerry Jackson, a Philadelphia party member, of intimidating voters at the polling place. A third party member, Chairman Malik Zulu Shabazz, a lawyer and D.C. resident, was accused of directing and endorsing their behavior. The party members have not been available for comment. The department obtained an injunction against Mr. Samir Shabazz that prohibits him from brandishing a weapon outside a polling place until 2012. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/apr/05/rights-panel-justice-stonewalling-on-panthers/ DOJ Atty Resigns Over Black Panther Case DOJ Voting Rights attorney resigns over Black Panthers stonewalling By: J.P. Freire Associate Commentary Editor 05/18/10 6:40 PM EDT A trial attorney with the Department of Justice’s Voting Rights Section has resigned, citing concerns about the government’s refusal to prosecute a case involving voter intimidation by the New Black Panther Party. A letter of resignation obtained by The Washington Examiner from a former Justice Department employee makes clear DOJ has refused to allow attorneys in the Voting Rights Section to testify before the congressionally-chartered bipartisan U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, despite subpoenas that could result in their being held in contempt. In his letter of resignation, J. Christian Adams said: On the other hand, the events surrounding the dismissal of United States v. New Black Panther Party, et al., after the trial team sought and obtained an entry of default, has subjected me, Mr. Christopher Coates, and potentially at some point, all members of the team, to a subpoena from the United States Commission on Civil Rights. The subpoena is based on an explicit federal statute and seeks answers about why the case was dismissed. I have incurred significant personal expense in retaining a number of separate attorneys and firms regarding this subpoena in order to protect my interests and advise me about my personal legal obligation to comply with the subpoena. Over the last few months, one of my attorneys has had multiple communications with Federal Programs regarding the subpoena. My attorney suggested to them that the Department should file a motion in district court to quash the subpoena and thereby resolve conclusively any question about my obligation to comply. Months ago, my attorney advised the Department that a motion to quash would be welcome, and that I would assert no objection to the motion. Further, my attorney has explicitly sought to ascertain whether Executive Privilege has been invoked regarding the decisions of individuals not in the Voting Section to order the dismissal of the case. If Executive Privilege has been asserted, or will be, obviously I would not comply with the subpoena. These options would provide some conclusive legal certainly about the extent of my obligation to comply with a subpoena issued pursuant to a federal statute. Instead, we have been ordered not to comply with the subpoena, citing a federal regulation (emphasis mine). Adams also cites his knowledge of the criminal character and “violent tendencies of” members of the New Black Panther Party, saying: As you also know, the defendants in the New Black Panther lawsuit have become increasingly belligerent in their rhetoric toward the attorneys who brought the case. (See eg., April 23, 2010 statement of Malik Zulu Shabazz,http://www.newblackpanther.com/usccrphony case statement.pdf, describing the “phony case” brought by “the modern day racist lynch mob seeking to hang what [we] think .are [our] modern slaves.”) Their grievances toward us generally echo the assertions that the facts and law did not support the lawsuit against them, ab initio. Knowing intimately the criminal character and violent tendencies of the members of New Black Panther Party, it is my profound hope that these assertions are tempered. This follows the departure of another attorney, who before transferring to South Carolina, read a statement to a surprised “goodbye luncheon” about his opposition to the way the case is handled (see here). More updates to follow. The document is below: J. Christian Adams resignation letter 051910 Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/doj-voting-rights-attorney-resigns-over-black-panthers-stonewalling-94202249.html#ixzz0oQBkBny2 http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/doj-voting-rights-attorney-resigns-over-black-panthers-stonewalling-94202249.html G M Good to see progress here. Excellent follow up on this BBG. Thank you. morris making sense of elections By Dick Morris 05.19.2010 The message of the May 18th primaries is that it is open season on incumbents. In Pennsylvania, Senator Arlen Specter (D-Pa) lost decisively to Congressman Joe Sestak (D-Pa)in his primary contest while Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark) limped into the runoff in the Democratic primary by 44-42 over Lt. Gov. Bill Halter. There can be little doubt that Lincoln will lose the runoff having scored so far under 50% of the vote. The fact is that 56% of the Democrats in Arkansas decided to vote against Lincoln. Both Specter and Lincoln are now reaping the harvest of their votes for health care, a fate soon to be shared by Senators Harry Reid (D-NV), Barbara Boxer (D-Cal.), Michael Bennet (D Col.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). And the liability of incumbency was also vividly on display a week ago when long time Democratic incumbent Congressman Alan Mollohan (D-W Va.) was upended in his primary contest. Lest the Democrats take comfort in their new standard bearers in Pennsylvania and Arkansas, it is obvious that Sestak and Halter will be easier to defeat than their far better known incumbent rivals would have been. The new Senator from Pennsylvania will be Republican nominee Pat Toomey and from Arkansas it will be Congressman John Boozman (R-Ark.). With the defeat of Specter, the likely demise of Lincoln, and the recent loss of Senator Bob Bennett (R-Utah), the new Senate class of 2011 will have at least 14 new members…with more to come. Democrats are taking satisfaction from their victory in Pennsylvania 12 where they held onto the seat of deceased Congressman John Murtha. But the obvious reason for their success is that Democratic turnout was boosted by a ferocious statewide Senate primary which drew out 1,050,000 voters while the Republican contest — never seriously contested 00 brought a paltry 800,000 to the polls. With no statewide reason to vote, local PA-12 Republicans stayed home while their Democratic neighbors flocked to the polls to vote against Specter (a joy not to be missed). The Democratic victory in PA-12 also underscores a more fundamental point which is that incumbency is a huge liability in 2010. It is simply better to come from nowhere to run this year than to seek to keep a seat in this totally discredited Congress. Rand Paul´s success in Kentucky in toppling establishment Senate candidate Trey Grayson in the Republican primary — along with the Bennett defeat in Utah — shows that this anti-politician sentiment cuts across party lines. The harsh verdict on incumbents stems not so much from party preferences as from revulsion at the legislative process itself. The by-product of violating Bismark´s maxim that the public should never see sausage being made or a law being passed is that those who do the latter in full public view are doomed to end their legislative careers in defeat. The unseemly bargaining, machinations, and overt buying and selling of votes that characterized the health care debate of 2009-2010 has left so sour a taste in voter mouths that they understandably dismiss those incumbents from office whenever they can. The fact that President Obama let the Congress write the two thousand page bill in public and that Reid and Pelosi negotiated for votes in front of the media, has amplified voter anger at Congress. Watching the deals being hatched and votes switching proved too much for the electorate to stomach. Now it is expressing its discontent with the legislative shenanigans it has had to watch. This year is not just an anti-Democrat year. It is an anti-incumbent year. SEIU Thugs Bussed In Perhaps it's time to add "SEIU" to this forums' header. Not mentioned herein is that DC police escorted this mob to the house in question, while the Montgomery County police that held jurisdiction refused to respond to the reports of the 14 year old boy cowering inside because the "didn't want to escalate things." Profiles in cowardice all the way around. What's really behind SEIU's Bank of America protests? By Nina EastonMay 19, 2010: 6:15 AM ET (FORTUNE) -- Every journalist loves a peaceful protest-whether it makes news, shakes up a political season, or holds out the possibility of altering history. Then there are the ones that show up on your curb--literally. Last Sunday, on a peaceful, sun-crisp afternoon, our toddler finally napping upstairs, my front yard exploded with 500 screaming, placard-waving strangers on a mission to intimidate my neighbor, Greg Baer. Baer is deputy general counsel for corporate law at Bank of America (BAC, Fortune 500), a senior executive based in Washington, D.C. And that -- in the minds of the organizers at the politically influential Service Employees International Union and a Chicago outfit called National Political Action -- makes his family fair game. Waving signs denouncing bank "greed," hordes of invaders poured out of 14 school buses, up Baer's steps, and onto his front porch. As bullhorns rattled with stories of debtor calls and foreclosed homes, Baer's teenage son Jack -- alone in the house -- locked himself in the bathroom. "When are they going to leave?" Jack pleaded when I called to check on him. Baer, on his way home from a Little League game, parked his car around the corner, called the police, and made a quick calculation to leave his younger son behind while he tried to rescue his increasingly distressed teen. He made his way through a din of barked demands and insults from the activists who proudly "outed" him, and slipped through his front door. "Excuse me," Baer told his accusers, "I need to get into the house. I have a child who is alone in there and frightened." When is a protest not a protest? Now this event would accurately be called a "protest" if it were taking place at, say, a bank or the U.S. Capitol. But when hundreds of loud and angry strangers are descending on your family, your children, and your home, a more apt description of this assemblage would be "mob." Intimidation was the whole point of this exercise, and it worked-even on the police. A trio of officers who belatedly answered our calls confessed a fear that arrests might "incite" these trespassers. What's interesting is that SEIU, the nation's second largest union, craves respectability. Just-retired president Andy Stern is an Obama friend and regular White House visitor. He sits on the President's Fiscal Responsibility Commission. He hobnobs with those greedy Wall Street CEOs -- executives much higher-ranking than my neighbor Baer -- at Davos. His union spent $70 million getting Democrats elected in 2008. In the business community, though, SEIU has a reputation for strong-arm tactics against management, prompting some companies to file suit. Now those strong-arm tactics, stirred by supposedly free-floating (as opposed to organized) populist rage, have come to the neighborhood curb. Last year it was AIG executives -- with protestors met by security guard outside. Now it's any executive -- and they're on the front stoop. After Baer's house, the 14 buses left to descend on the nearby residence of Peter Scher, a government relations executive at JPMorgan Chase (JPM, Fortune 500). Targeting homes and families seems to put SEIU in the ranks of (now jailed) radical animal-rights activists and the Kansas anti-gay fundamentalists harassing the grieving parents of a dead 20-year-old soldier at his funeral (the Supreme Court has agreed to weigh in on the latter). But that's not a conversation that SEIU officials want to have. When I asked Stephen Lerner, SEIU's point-person on Wall Street reform, about these tactics, he accused me of getting "emotional." Lerner was more comfortable sticking to his talking points: "Millions of people are losing their homes, and they have gone to the banks, which are turning a deaf ear." Okay, fine, then why not continue SEIU protests at bank offices and shareholder meetings-as the union has been doing for more than a year? Lerner insists, "People in powerful corporations seem to think they can insulate themselves from the damage they are doing." Other reasons why SEIU might protest Bank of America officials dispute Lerner's assertion about the "damage they are doing," citing the success of workout programs to help distressed homeowners, praise received from community groups, the bank's support of financial reform legislation, and the little-noticed fact that Bank of America exited the subprime lending business in 2001. SEIU has said it wants to organize bank tellers and call centers -- and its critics point out that a great way to worsen employee morale, thereby making workers more susceptible to union calls, is to batter a bank's image through protest. (SEIU officials say their anti-Wall Street campaign has nothing to do with their organizing efforts.) Complicating this picture is the fact that BofA is the union's lender of choice -- and SEIU, suffering financially, owes the bank nearly $4 million in interest and fees. Bank of America declined comment on the loans. But SEIU's intentions, and BofA's lender record, are ripe subjects to debate in Congress, on air, at shareholder hearings. Not in Greg Baer's front yard. Why the media wasn't invited Sunday's onslaught wasn't designed for mainstream media consumption. There were no reporters from organizations like the Washington Post, no local camera crews who might have aired criticism of this private-home invasion. With the media covering the conservative Tea Party protesters, the behavior of individual activists has drawn withering scrutiny. Instead, a friendly Huffington Post blogger showed up, narrowcasting coverage to the union's leftist base. The rest of the message these protesters brought was personal-aimed at frightening Baer and his family, not influencing a broader public. Of course, HuffPost readers responding to the coverage assumed that Baer was an evil former Bush official. He's not. A lifelong Democrat, Baer worked for the Clinton Treasury Department, and his wife, Shirley Sagawa, author of the book The American Way to Change and a former adviser to Hillary Clinton, is a prominent national service advocate. In the 1990s, the Baers' former bosses, Bill and Hillary Clinton, denounced the "politics of personal destruction." Today politicians and their voters of all stripes grieve the ugly bitterness that permeates our policy debates. Now, with populist rage providing a useful cover, it appears we've crossed into a new era: The politics of personal intimidation. http://money.cnn.com/2010/05/19/news/companies/SEIU_Bank_of_America_protest.fortune/index.htm Saint Consulting Group I've long thought about founding a company I'd call "Counterpro" that could be hired out to counter protest the events the far left often stages. Sounds like this company has taken that concept several steps further, utilizing union henchmen along the way. Rival Chains Secretly Fund Opposition to Wal-Mart By ANN ZIMMERMAN MUNDELEIN, Ill.—Robert Brownson long believed that his proposed development here, with its 200,000-square-foot Wal-Mart Supercenter, was being held hostage by nearby homeowners. He had seen them protesting at city hall, and they had filed a lawsuit to stop the project. What he didn't know was that the locals were getting a lot of help. A grocery chain with nine stores in the area had hired Saint Consulting Group to secretly run the antidevelopment campaign. Saint is a specialist at fighting proposed Wal-Marts, and it uses tactics it describes as "black arts." As Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has grown into the largest grocery seller in the U.S., similar battles have played out in hundreds of towns like Mundelein. Local activists and union groups have been the public face of much of the resistance. But in scores of cases, large supermarket chains including Supervalu Inc., Safeway Inc. and Ahold NV have retained Saint Consulting to block Wal-Mart, according to hundreds of pages of Saint documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal and interviews with former employees. Saint has jokingly called its staff the "Wal-Mart killers." P. Michael Saint, the company's founder, declines to discuss specific clients or campaigns. When read a partial list of the company's supermarket clients, he responds that "if those names are true, I would say I was proud that some of the largest, most sophisticated companies were so pleased with our success and discretion that they hired us over the years." Supermarkets that have funded campaigns to stop Wal-Mart are concerned about having to match the retailing giant's low prices lest they lose market share. Although they have managed to stop some projects, they haven't put much of a dent in Wal-Mart's growth in the U.S., where it has more than 2,700 supercenters—large stores that sell groceries and general merchandise. Last year, 51% of Wal-Mart's $258 billion in U.S. revenue came from grocery sales. In many cases, the pitched battles have more than doubled the amount of time it takes Wal-Mart to open a store, says a person close to the company. And the fights generate negative publicity for the retailer. A Wal-Mart spokesman declined to comment on activities Saint has undertaken on behalf of its competitors. In Mundelein, a town of 35,000 about 20 miles northwest of Chicago, it was Supervalu, a national grocer based in Eden Prairie, Minn., that hired Saint to work behind the scenes, according to Saint documents. Supervalu's objective was to block Wal-Mart from competing with its nine Jewel-Osco supermarkets located within three to ten miles of the proposed shopping center, the documents indicate. City officials say the effort stalled the development for three years and cost Mundelein millions in lost property and sales taxes. Mr. Brownson, who has developed shopping centers in 15 states over 25 years, says he learned about Saint's involvement only recently when someone phoned him and spilled the news. "A huge national company conducts a dirty tricks campaign for its own goals, and a city and a developer become collateral damage," he complains. Supervalu didn't return calls for comment. Mr. Saint declines to discuss the situation in Mundelein. In general, he says, "developers always say the world is coming to an end because the project that would have made them millions wasn't approved." Mr. Saint, a former newspaper reporter and political press secretary, founded his firm 26 years ago. It specializes in using political-campaign tactics—petition drives, phone banks, websites—to build support for or against controversial projects, from oil refineries and shopping centers to quarries and landfills. Over the years, it has conducted about 1,500 campaigns in 44 states. Mr. Saint says about 500 have involved trying to block a development, and most of those have been clandestine. For the typical anti-Wal-Mart assignment, a Saint manager will drop into town using an assumed name to create or take control of local opposition, according to former Saint employees. They flood local politicians with calls, using multiple phones to make it appear that the calls are coming from different people, the former employees say. They hire lawyers and traffic experts to help derail the project or stall it as long as possible, in hopes that the developer will pull the plug or Wal-Mart will find another location. "Usually, clients in defense campaigns do not want their identities disclosed because it opens them up to adverse publicity and the potential for lawsuits," Mr. Saint wrote in a book published by his firm. Mr. Saint says he "encouraged" his employees not to use their real names in campaigns in order to protect the client's identity and "to protect our employees, who have been followed, threatened and harassed by the opposition." Safeway, a national chain based in Pleasanton, Calif., retained Saint to thwart Wal-Mart Supercenters in more than 30 towns in California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii in recent years, according to a Saint project list and interviews with former employees. Former Saint employees say much of the work consisted of training Safeway's unionized workers to fight land-use battles, including how to speak at public hearings. Former Saint workers say the union sometimes pays a portion of Saint's fees. "The work we've funded Saint to do to preserve our market share and our jobs is within our First Amendment rights," says Jill Cashen, spokeswoman for the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. Safeway declined to comment. In Pennsylvania, Saint's work roster in August 2007 listed 53 projects, almost all directed at stopping Wal-Mart on behalf of client Giant Food Stores, owned by Amsterdam-based supermarket company Ahold. Saint documents from 2007 say it had lost one battle in Pennsylvania, defeated 13 projects and delayed the remaining ones from four months to four years. In 2005, Giant Foods hired Saint to stop a proposed Wal-Mart in North Cornwall, Pa., a town of 6,000, a Saint report indicates. Saint planned to charge Giant $7,500 to $10,000 a month for legal services, mailings, phone banks and 60 hours a month of Saint staff time, according to a preliminary budget. Locally, there was strong opposition from a citizens group that wanted to preserve the proposed site as farmland and was concerned about traffic. Nevertheless, Wal-Mart received conditional approval. Before construction began, with support from Saint, the opponents filed suit, claiming that when the land was rezoned for commercial use three years earlier, neighbors had not been properly notified. One member of the citizens group, Kip Kelly, says a woman he assumed was from a labor group or anti-Wal-Mart coalition had offered to fund the effort. Former Saint employees say the woman was a Saint operative and that Giant was paying the group's legal bills through Saint. Tracy Cadzow, the lawyer who represented the group, says she had no idea that the grocer was behind the effort. "This is new information to me," she says. As the suit dragged on, Giant abruptly changed its game plan, according to two former Saint employees. Giant had decided it wanted to erect a supermarket directly across from the Wal-Mart location, according to former Saint workers and Saint documents. Giant needed Saint to switch sides in the political battle over commercial zoning, the former employees say. Saint workers were directed to withdraw support for the anti-Wal-Mart group, called Citizens for Responsible Growth, according to the former Saint workers. "We had to kill a community group we started, and I was told to stop paying the attorney," says a former Saint employee. Town officials reapproved commercial zoning for the land, this time giving proper notification to homeowners, which rendered the lawsuit moot. Giant and its parent company, Ahold, did not return calls seeking comment. Asked about the situation, Mr. Saint said his company is an advocate for its clients but doesn't determine overall strategy. "If it's legal to perform a service, we'll do it," he said. Mr. Saint says there is nothing illegal about a company trying to derail a competitor's project. Companies have legal protection under the First Amendment for using a government or legal process to thwart competition, even if they do so secretly, he says. The protection is known as the Noerr-Pennington doctrine, which grew out of several U.S. Supreme Court cases. Some legal experts say that, under the doctrine, a company has to reasonably expect it can win a lawsuit or a zoning battle—it cannot just use the process to interfere with a competitor's business. "If a company routinely files suits and does it to delay a competitor, there is a pattern exception to the Supreme Court decisions," says Timothy Muris, former chairman of the Federal Trade Commission and a law professor at George Mason University. "If a competitor in this instance is spending millions [of dollars] to repeatedly sue, it is hard to believe they are doing so because they care about zoning." Former Saint employees say that the goal of many legal or political challenges was merely to delay projects. "That may be the result," responds Mr. Saint. "But our goal is always to kill Wal-Mart." In Mundelein, where Supervalu wanted to protect its Jewel-Osco stores from Wal-Mart, Saint first focused on a vote on the 100-acre development by the city's Plan Commission, scheduled for May 2007, Saint documents indicate. Saint's Chicago-based regional director, Jay Vincent, who drives a Honda CRV with the license plates BLKOPS 1, assigned the job to a project manager, Saint documents indicate. That manager, who is a baseball fan, borrowed an alias for each of his assignments from a major leaguer. For the Mundelein job, he took the name of a former catcher for the Minnesota Twins, Greg Olson. "For this project, delay is a substantial weapon," the project manager wrote in a report. He sent a flyer to neighbors of the proposed development that outlined purported evils of a neighborhood Wal-Mart, including increased police calls and more traffic. The flyer listed his alias and an email address, according to several residents. Tom Budwick, a retired crane operator in Mundelein, responded. The project manager told him that a Wal-Mart built behind his own parents' home had prevented them from selling it and having a comfortable retirement, Mr. Budwick recalls. Several former colleagues of the baseball-loving project manager say he frequently told that story, which is false, in connection with Wal-Mart projects. Mr. Budwick says the project manager told him that the fight in Mundelein would be lengthy and expensive, but it would cost the residents nothing because he was involved in politics and had sympathetic donors willing to fund their campaign. "I didn't know where the money was coming from, and I didn't want to know," says John Abraham, a landscape-company owner whose large home abuts the development site. The project manager arranged for a lawyer, William Graft, who had experience fighting land-use battles, to represent neighbors who opposed the development, according to Saint documents. Although the public hearing on the development was packed with opponents, according to city trustee Ed Sullivan, the city's board of trustees approved the project in July 2007. Mr. Graft filed suit on behalf of four local residents with properties adjacent to the proposed development, appealing the board's decision and claiming their rights had been violated. He sent monthly bills ranging from $20,000 to $55,000 to the project manager, who forwarded them to Saint, according to copies of the bills viewed by the Journal. Mr. Graft confirms that Saint paid those bills. The suit remained in court for two and a half years—until March 26 of this year, when a judge ruled in favor of the city, saying its decision to approve the development was not "capricious, irrational or arbitrary." The development is still in limbo. The plaintiffs have asked the judge to reconsider his decision. The developer, Mr. Brownson, says he and his partners have spent more than $3 million on legal fees, expert testimony and other expenses. He lost almost all the tenants he had lined up three years ago, including Kohl's and Petsmart, according to documents he provided the city. All except Wal-Mart. City Administrator John Labaido says the village and school district have lost an estimated $6 million a year in sales and property-tax revenue. "It is disheartening to hear that a corporate competitor was behind this whole thing," he says. —Dionne Searcey contributed to this article. Write to Ann Zimmerman at ann.zimmerman@wsj.com DougMacG Re: The electoral process, vote fraud, SEIU/ACORN et al, corruption etc. BBG:"I've long thought about founding a company...to counter protest the events the far left often stages. This could go under grateful but I'll go with 'electoral process' - inspired by your protest company, Crafty's story of this mother's activism and JDN's post of the less than perfect conservatism of the Reagan administration. My mom also took an activism in politics. A few memories come to mind. She and a stationwagon full of activists drove MSP to DC to protest the Reagan's selection of Sanda Day O'Connor for the Supreme Court. They thought Reagan wanted to appoint a woman so badly that he forgot to appoint a conservative. (They were right.) It wasn't successful but maybe helped set the stage for others to derail the Harriet Meirs mistake two decades later. They joined forces previously with Phyllis Schlaffley to help stop the equal rights amendment. Her view was that women already had special rights and that equal rights - being treated the same as a man - was a step down. While people were trying to open doors for more women into more fields my mom had earned her degree in aeronautical engineering from the institute of technology in the 1940s. Asked why there were no other women in her class picture she said no others applied. My daughter completed her Catholic confirmation this spring with a ceremony at the great Cathedral in St. Paul. As we left I commented that I had never been to the cathedral before. I asked what family members had been there before and my mom said 'only to picket'. Apparently the Catholic Church was a big proponent of unilateral disarmament (sound familiar). She and her cronies printed up 'peace through strength' signs and tried to get their smiling faces with a different viewpoint on the news. These were volunteers, BBG, but hired protesters were always one of ACORN's trademarks. Not taxpayer money, because they have the "firewall" lol.They had plenty of throw around money. In liberal parts of Minneapolis they always had activists with signs on all the major street corners for the elections. Turns out they were paid people from elsewhere but projected an enthused electorate. Am I Not my Landlords Keeper? Well here's a string of coincidences that would likely generate a lot more ink were a Republican involved. The ties that bind. Remember Rahm Emanuel's rent-free D.C. apartment? The owner: A BP adviser In case you were tempted to buy the faux Washington outrage at BP and its gulf oil spill in recent days, here's a story that reveals a little-known corporate political connection and the quiet way the inner political circles intersect, protect and care for one another in the nation's capital. And Chicago. We already knew that BP and its folks were significant contributors to the record $750-million war chest of Barack Obama's 2007-08 campaign. Now, we learn the details of a connection of Rahm Emanuel, the Chicago mayoral wannabe, current Obama chief of staff, ex-representative, ex-Clinton money man and ex-Windy City political machine go-fer. Shortly after Obama's happy inaugural, eyebrows rose slightly upon word that, as a House member, Emanuel had lived the last five years rent-free in a D.C. apartment of Democratic colleague Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut and her husband, Stanley Greenberg. For an ordinary American, that would likely raise some obvious tax liability questions. But like Emanuel, the guy overseeing the Internal Revenue Service now is another Obama insider, Tim Geithner, who had his own outstanding tax problems but skated through confirmation anyway by the Democratic-controlled Congress. Remember this was all before the letters BP stood for Huge Mess. Even before the Obama administration gave BP a safety award. Now follow these standard Washington links if you can: Greenberg's consulting firm was a prime architect of BP's recent rebranding drive as a green petroleum company, down to green signs and the slogan "Beyond Petroleum." Greenberg's company is also closely tied to a sister Democratic outfit -- GCS, named for the last initials of Greenberg, James Carville, another Clinton advisor, and Bob Shrum, John Kerry's 2004 campaign manager. According to published reports, GCS received hundreds of thousands of dollars in political polling contracts in recent years from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Probably just a crazy coincidence. But you'll never guess who was the chairman of that Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee dispensing those huge polling contracts to his kindly rent-free landlord. -- Andrew Malcolm http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2010/06/rahm-emanuel-bp-gul-oil-spill.html Senator From Stir Posted 07:04 PM ET Elections: A new study says Minnesota's freshman senator squeaked out a recount victory with illegal votes cast by convicted felons. Is this why Democrats are trying so hard to have all felons vote? An 18-month study conducted by Minnesota Majority, a conservative watchdog group, has found that at least 341 felons in largely Democratic Minneapolis-St. Paul voted illegally in the 2008 Minnesota Senate race. This was the campaign that culminated with a six-month recount that gave the victory to former "Saturday Night Live" comedian Al Franken over incumbent Republican Norm Coleman. The final recount vote in the race showed Franken beating Coleman by a scant 312 votes, with the illegal votes cast by felons possibly being Franken's margin of victory. Critics are already saying this is a partisan attempt to rewrite history. Dan McGrath, Minnesota Majority's executive director, says the evidence is irrefutable. "We took the voting lists and matched them with conviction lists and then went back to the records and found the roster lists," McGrath said, "where voters sign in before walking to the voting booth, and matched them by hand." The Minnesota recount was conducted under the auspices of Secretary of State Mark Ritchie, who has extensive ties to the Acorn organization that's been under repeated investigation for vote fraud and was endorsed by the community activist group in 2006. In the legendary Florida 2000 vote, around 5,000 convicts voted illegally, about 80% of whom were registered Democrats. If the more than 600,000 felons in Florida had been able to vote legally, it's likely Al Gore would have been elected president. In the 2004 gubernatorial race in Washington, the Seattle Times identified 129 felons in King and Pierce counties alone who were recorded as having voted in the Nov. 2 election. In that election, Democrat Christine Gregoire was found, after three recounts, to have beaten Republican Dino Rossi by a margin of 129 votes. Democrats want and have pushed for convicted felons to vote. As then-Sen. Hillary Clinton put it a few years back in joining Sen. John Kerry and the usual suspects in introducing the Count Every Vote Act: "Felons who have repaid their debt to society" need not and should not be further punished. A bill, H.R. 3335, introduced by Rep. John Conyers, Michigan Democrat, would allow convicted felons not now in jail, including those in "residential community treatment centers" as well as those on probation or parole, to vote. The bill would let Conyers' wife, a former Detroit City Council member who pleaded guilty to felony charges of bribery, vote after she completes her sentence. The bill is co-sponsored by Rep. Alcee Hastings, a disgraced former federal judge who was removed for corruption and perjury. Other co-sponsors include the ethically challenged Charlie Rangel, who's been accused of tax fraud, and Barney Frank, whose partner was alleged to have run a prostitution ring out of his apartment. If we are serious about the adage that crime does not pay, it shouldn't pay at the ballot box either. The thought that a sitting U.S. senator might owe his seat to the fraudulent voting of convicted felons should give everyone pause. Electoral process, voter fraud: Al Franken's election count BBG, Thanks for a great followup on that story. People may forget that Norm Coleman won that contest prior to the false and uneven recount and some may not realize that the tampered result changed the governing power in Washington, not just changed the occupant of that seat. Bringing forward a link from a previous page, I think this documentary by the Twin Cities ABC affiliate was the definitive record of that re-count, especially the part where the ACORN and Move-on-dot-org endorsed secretary of state said he couldn't comment on their findings because he didn't bring his reading glasses to the interview! This story was buried even by that station after it aired. http://kstp.com/article/stories/S1222327.shtml?cat=5 Back to BBG's post, how is it that we can find known fraud greater than the margin of so-called victory and, if not overturn the result, at least PROSECUTE THE CRIMES. Knowingly tampering with our electoral process at the ballot box seems to me to be a form of treason. How to Steal Elections A little more detail for you, Doug: Democrat Voter Fraud is Far More Widespread Than You Think By Fred Dardick Wednesday, July 14, 2010 Last week I wrote an article titled How Obama Used an Army of Thugs to Steal the 2008 Democratic Primary that introduced the conservative community to the movie “We Will Not Be Silenced”, made by Democrat activist Gigi Gaston two years ago. Her video documented widespread voter fraud committed by Obama supporters during the 2008 Democratic primary election to secure the nomination for Obama over the popular vote winner Hillary Clinton. The story went viral and 24 hours later Fox News asked Gaston to appear on the Sunday morning program Fox and Friends. For the first time many Americans saw for themselves first hand accounts from Democrats who personally witnessed “the disenfranchising of American citizens by the Democratic Party and the Obama Campaign.” As explained on the We Will Not Be Silenced website, “‘Change’ from Chicago encouraged and created an army to steal caucus packets, falsify documents, change results, allow unregistered people to vote, scare and intimidate Hillary supporters, stalk them, threaten them, lock them out of their polling places, silence their voices and stop their right to vote.” Because of the program and other recent events concerning voter intimidation, including the Black Panther incident in Philadelphia and testimony from J. Christian Adams on the Department of Justice’s unwillingness to pursue voter related crimes committed by African Americans, people around the country are finally waking up to the fact that Democrat voter fraud is a far, far bigger problem than anyone had ever realized. Some conservatives have mistakenly interpreted these events as only affecting Democratic primaries and aren’t concerned about the possibility of vote theft in a general election. But they would be wrong. While the voter fraud documented in Gaston’s film primarily involves Democratic caucuses, the bigger story here isn’t a single primary, but the bag of tricks that Democrats use to influence elections of all kinds. Earlier in the week Fox News ran a story showing how illegal votes by felons in Minnesota were enough for Democrat Al Franken to beat Republican candidate Norm Coleman and claim the Senate seat. Millions had voted in the Minnesota election, but at the end of the day all it took was 341 criminals to disenfranchise an entire state. How to Steal an Election What we are seeing is the transplantation of Chicago politics to communities throughout the nation that are completely unprepared for the level of fraud and intimidation that can be generated by thousands of unethical Democrats, including private citizens, local, state, and federal officials, and politicians, convinced that breaking the law is okay as long as the “right” candidate wins. On July 6, American Thinker published an article by Lee Cary about an interview with a Chicago political machine insider. It contained the following warning: “In Chicago, the Precinct Captains watch to see who votes and who doesn’t. Then, at the end of the day, others will cast votes for those who haven’t shown up to vote, all under the direction of the Precinct Captain. If the actual voter shows up later, they’re given someone else’s card. The Republican poll watchers don’t stop this. Hell, most of them are actually Democrats.” The Democrat Voter Fraud Playbook is as follows: ACORN registers the names, legitimate or not. Black Panther, SEIU and other “community organizer” groups intimidate people, especially minorities, from voting Republican. Voter lists remain unscrubbed of felons, dead people, and illegal immigrants. On Election Day, precinct workers submit any unused ballots for Democrat candidates. Democrat officials and politicians pretend like nothing happened. It’s as easy as that to steal an election. An Army of Republican Poll Watchers Will Be Needed this November The voter fraud stories so far are just the tip of a very large iceberg. No one really knows the full extent of the problem and the Democratic Party is counting on Americans to shrug it off as just another conservative conspiracy theory. But take it from a lifelong Chicagoan, it’s not just Bosnia that needs election observers to keep voter fraud in check. The dropping of voter intimidation charges by Department of Justice political appointees against billy club wielding Black Panthers sends the message to the Democrat community that mass voter fraud can continue without fear of legal reprisal. Justice officials know full well that if they were to start digging around this Pandora’s Box of fraud, many influential Democratic organizations (especially ACORN) and politicians will be implicated. So they go straight to Step #5 from above and pretend like there’s nothing to see. While the problem may be substantial, there is one way Republicans can fight back: Keep a close eye on voting locations. Election fraud only works if citizens remain ignorant to the problem and unwilling to become involved in the voting process. Considering the importance of the upcoming November elections, an army of Republican poll watchers, especially in minority neighborhoods which are often treated like never ending vote generating machines by unscrupulous Democrat politicians, will be needed to prevent liberals from once again stuffing ballot boxes and gaming the system. http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/25349 All this fight needs is the mud , , , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsErSzAoHA8 WhisleBlower Files FEC Complaint: ACORN-Obama Campaign Illegal Coordination Candidate Obama lied in a Presidential debate about his (illegal) relationship with ACORN. Anita Monchief released ACORN's version of the Obama Donor list that is more complete than anything the FEC or public had: http://emergingcorruption.com/ Obama has denied this is the list. She has put it out now for the public to judge. The purpose of Obama giving the secret list to ACORN was for them to work the list again and get around the laws regarding maxed-out presidential donors for additional contributions. She went to the New York Times MONTHS before the election with the list. They wouldn't report anything they found to be "game changing" so close to the election. Now she is filling a formal FEC complaint: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkupQ-otwyg[/youtube] http://hotair.com/archives/2010/07/24/revealed-the-obama-donor-list/ "As a confidential source for the New York Times, I turned this document over to reporter Stephanie Strom months before the 2008 presidential elections and though the list includes information more complete than what the Obama campaign turned over to the Federal Election Commission, the NYT decided to bury the story." "Strom and I used pseudonymous e-mail addresses while communicating and in 2008, Strom wrote:" “I’m calling a halt to my efforts. I just had two unpleasant calls with the Obama campaign, wherein the spokesman was screaming and yelling and cursing me, calling me a rightwing nut and a conspiracy theorist and everything else…” After this weeks revelations about the efforts of the liberal media to cover-up or spike stories damaging to Obama, Strom’s next words are even more telling: “What’s happened is that the campaign has answered some of my questions on the record — but when I sought on-the-record answers to my questions about the meeting and about the list, the campaign insisted on speaking only on background. When I asked why, I got the barrage I described earlier. Clearly, I’ve hit a nerve with what you’ve told me. The campaign knows that having the allegations of meeting attributed to ‘former employees’ — and there are more than one of you talking — and having an anonymous denial of the meeting makes it harder for me to get it into the paper.” In 2008 the liberal media provided the cover needed for Obama to get elected, but two years later, questions remain about his relationship with ACORN and it has been clear that Obama has lied repeatedly to the American people. Its time to get Obama and ACORN on the record about what really happened with the donor lists in 2007 and 2008. The release of the Obama donor list to the public will be followed by a formal complaint to the FEC, which both Obama and ACORN will have to respond to – on-the-record. In 2009, the Democrat controlled Judiciary Committee heard testimony from attorney Heather Heidelbaugh, who read my 2008 testimony against ACORN into Congressional record. Evidence, and sworn testimony were among the facts ignored by the members of the committee: “Based on the testimony, Project Vote, ACORN and other ACORN affiliated entities illegally coordinated activities with the Obama presidential campaign, converting the expenditures by Project Vote, ACORN and ACORN affiliated entities to illegal, excessive corporate contributions to the Obama presidential campaign, in violation of federal law.” Video from the final 2008 debate, ACORN answer at the 2 minute mark, but watch it all for context and see: Lie, lie, lie. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mTx-9FmgRM[/youtube] This lady has some courage. Being a whistleblower against a President, especially this one, is sure to bring heat on her life. The left will make her pay for this, personally, financially, emotionally, and in every possible to make her suffer. Many criticize whistleblowers for doing it for money. I don't know the circumstances of why this person is doing it. But as long as they are telling the truth they deserve to make money. Otherwise no one will come forward and have their life ruined for ideology alone. (or very rare). CCP, I don't know anything about her either but I also suspect she will be known (and attacked) soon. I know that on Obama's statements he is more false than true on every point. This will spill over to media issues quickly because so far nine out of nine hits searching 'Google News' with her name point to blog or opinion sites, not network, wire or newspaper coverage. I am on my mom's apple computer and don't know how to do cut and paste on it, but in today's WSJ's Political Diary it says it looks like absentee ballots were used in the city of Bell CA's very lightly voted election to push through the changes necessary for the mayor to make $800k and the police chief to make nearly $500k. prentice crawford Woof, Since there's nothing here that mentions Bush or Cheney, I'm guessing the Press and News Media can't find anything news worthy to investigate or to uncover like connections to corruption at the highest levels of government. But I place it here in the raw just in case. www.discoverthenetworks.org/funderProfile.asp?fndid=5184 www.muckety.com/George-Soros/4166.muckety www.libertychick.com/2009/05/08/rathke-acorn-seiu-the-tides-foundation-oh-my/ www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/6072661-barack-obama-george-soros « Last Edit: August 10, 2010, 01:49:09 AM by prentice crawford » http://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2010/08/16/facts-obama-doesnt-want-you-to-connect/ Very good work here. Citizen Fraud Investigators Citizen groups unmasking Dem voter fraud We do the job because the government and media lackeys will not. Massive alleged voter fraud is uncovered by a group of concerned citizens down in Texas. The culprit? The Democrats and Barack Obama's favorite "union" - the thugs at the Service Employees International Union. A group of people took it upon themselves to work at polling places in 2008 and observed - and were shocked - by what they perceived to be voter fraud. Their next step was to create a citizen-based grassroots group to collect publicly available voting data and analyze what they found (with the help of donated computers and volunteer helpers). They admit they did not know what they were doing at first but where there is a will there is a way. Reports Fox News (the unlackey network): "The first thing we started to do was look at houses with more than six voters in them" Engelbrecht said, because those houses were the most likely to have fraudulent registrations attached to them. "Most voting districts had 1,800 if they were Republican and 2,400 of these houses if they were Democratic . . . "But we came across one with 24,000, and that was where we started looking." "Vacant lots had several voters registered on them. An eight-bed halfway house had more than 40 voters registered at its address," Engelbrecht said. "We then decided to look at who was registering the voters." Their work paid off. Two weeks ago the Harris County voter registrar took their work and the findings of his own investigation and handed them over to both the Texas secretary of state's office and the Harris County district attorney. Most of the findings focused on a group called Houston Votes, a voter registration group headed by Steve Caddle, who also works for the Service Employees International Union. Among the findings were that only 1,793 of the 25,000 registrations the group submitted appeared to be valid. The other registrations included one of a woman who registered six times in the same day; registrations of non-citizens; so many applications from one Houston Voters collector in one day that it was deemed to be beyond human capability; and 1,597 registrations that named the same person multiple times, often with different signatures. Minnesota also has a citizens group that had enough of being abused and took matters in their own hands to reveal that the Minnesota Senate race that gave us the hapless fool Al Franken was also rent with voter fraud that powered his victory over Norm Coleman. Secretary of States are supposed to monitor elections to ensure honesty in voting. But with George Soros and the shadowy Democracy Alliance working to elect friendly to fraud Secretary of States across the nation, how likely are we to have truly honest elections? Thankfully, in the freshest expression of democracy in many years, we have citizens stepping up to the plate and hitting some homers. Page Printed from: http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2010/09/citizen_groups_unmasking_dem_v.html at September 26, 2010 - 09:02:03 AM CDT From where's the money? http://www.daybydaycartoon.com/2010/10/11/ http://michellemalkin.com/2010/10/11/dems-and-foreign-funny-money/ The Obama White House has been an echo chamber for the Soros-funded Center for American Progress from Day One — from bashing Fox News, attacking talk radio, and pimping “media justice” and the Orwellian Fairness Doctrine, to crusading for the government health care takeover using Astroturfed doctors and taxpayer-funded operatives installed in the health care bureaucracy. Team Obama has gotten away with its left-wing myna bird routine. Until now. Mimicking the Center for American Progress attacks on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Soros suck-up-in-chief himself accused Republicans last week of benefiting from “money from foreign corporations” — which liberals claim the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is funneling into political ads. Democrat clown prince Al Franken is leading a Senate inquisition against the Chamber. Endangered Democrat candidates across the country are dutifully parroting the line. From here in my home state of Colorado: Democrats are swinging hard at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for potentially spending foreign money to support Republican campaigns across the country, including Ken Buck in Colorado’s U.S. Senate race. The chamber has spent more than $400,000 in Colorado on ads attacking Sen. Michael Bennet, according to campaign-finance records. Bennet spokesman Trevor Kincaid called on Buck’s campaign to reject the chamber’s help and disavow the ads allegedly made with “tainted foreign money.” “Why won’t Ken Buck stand up against the practices of these shady special interests orchestrating attacks on his behalf?” Kincaid said. It’s triple-snort-worthy to see the party that cries “RAAACISM” whenever conservatives question their shady foreign funny money suddenly sounding the alarm over non-U.S. campaign cash. Guess we are all “nativists” now, eh, President Obama? BO was given a free pass on massive amounts of foreign donations entering his campaign, yet the claims here are so vacuous that even Pravda on the Hudson (POTH=NY Times) is saying there is no basis in fact here. Yeah, WaPo had an editorial today to the same effect. Mail Union's Ballot in the Mail Add "incompetence" to the thread head: Postal Union Election Delayed After Ballots Lost in the Mail Published October 07, 2010 \| FoxNews.com Irony alert. The American Postal Workers Union has extended its internal election after thousands of ballots appeared to have gotten lost . . . in the mail. The union's election committee was supposed to be counting those ballots this week in downtown Washington, D.C., following a tradition mail-in election. But the union announced that only about 39,000 ballots were turned in -- and that "a large number of union members had not received their ballots." As Federal News Radio first reported, the union has responded by extending the deadline to Oct. 14. Workers now have until close of business Thursday to ask for a new ballot. It's unclear whether the mail mix-up will become an eleventh-hour campaign issue. The union of postal clerks is separate from the National Association of Letter Carriers, which comprises postal workers who deliver the mail. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/10/07/postal-union-election-delayed-ballots-lost-mail/ BO's foreign money can of worms Return to the Article Obama's foreign money can of worms The Democrats, including President Obama, have embarked on a disastrous campaign impugning the US Chamber of Commerce as a source of nefarious foreign money corrupting our campaigns. Not only has the accusation failed to resonate, it has opened a door that Democrats would prefer remain closed. And because Washington Post writer Marc A. Thiessen has taken up the question, it will be impossible to contain the very valid questions raised: ...one of the largest labor unions in America, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), ... is spending lavishly to elect Democrats. The SEIU claims 100,000 members in Canada <http://www.seiu.ca/2010/05/leader-in-us-healthcare-reform-applauds.php> . According to SEIU's 2008 constitution <http://www.seiu.org/images/pdfs/Con.BylawsFinal3.4.9.pdf> , dues include $7.65 per month per member that must be sent to the SEIU International in the United States. This means that the SEIU takes in nearly $9.2 million per year from foreign nationals -- almost 10 times the amount the Chamber receives from its affiliates abroad. Is any foreign money being used to fund the SEIU's anti-Republican campaign efforts? According to the Wall Street Journal, "The Service Employees International Union, one of the nation's fastest-growing labor unions, acknowledges that it can't be certain that foreign nationals haven't contributed <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240527487033585045755445830241808 88.html> to its $44 million political budget to support pro-labor Democrats." The SEIU is not the only union that takes in money from foreign members. According to the Canadian Department of Human Resources and Skills Development <http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/labour/labour_relations/info_analysis/union_ membership/index2009.shtml> , the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers has 280,000 Canadian members; the United Food and Commercial Workers has more than 245,000; the Teamsters has more than 108,000; the Laborers' International Union of North America has more than 68,000; and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers has more than 57,000. How much do these foreign union members send to the United States? If the constitutions of their unions are anything like SEIU's, it could be tens of millions of dollars. Is any of that money being used to help elect Democrats this November? Unions have another source of foreign cash: dues from illegal immigrants. In an April 2007 speech, uncovered by the conservative Web site RedState, SEIU Executive Vice President Eliseo Medina boasts how his union's rolls are loaded with illegal immigrants <http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZlsScws6xUc> . Medina declares proudly: "SEIU is the largest union of immigrant workers in the country, and a number of them are undocumented." 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Barack Obama <http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/o000167/> 's presidential campaign is allowing donors to use largely untraceable prepaid credit cards that could potentially be used to evade limits on how much an individual is legally allowed to give or to mask a contributor's identity, campaign officials confirmed. Faced with a huge influx of donations over the Internet, the campaign has also chosen not to use basic security measures to prevent potentially illegal or anonymous contributions from flowing into its accounts, aides acknowledged. Instead, the campaign is scrutinizing its books for improper donations after the money has been deposited. The Obama organization said its extensive review has ensured that the campaign has refunded any improper contributions, and noted that Federal Election Commission rules do not require front-end screening of donations. (READ MORE: Murkowski embraces outsider status with write-in campaign) <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/10/AR20101 01002759.html> In recent weeks, questionable contributions have created headaches for Obama's accounting team as it has tried to explain why campaign finance filings have included itemized donations from individuals using fake names, such as Es Esh or Doodad Pro. Those revelations prompted conservative bloggers to further test Obama's finance vetting by giving money using the kind of prepaid cards that can be bought at a drugstore and cannot be traced to a donor. Election Fraud Uncovered by Patriotic Citizens … Who Promptly Get Sued http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/election-fraud-uncovered-by-patriotic-citizens-who-promptly-get-sued/?singlepage=true Election watchers True the Vote have found disturbing amounts of fraud in Harris County, Texas. Rather than support their important work, the Texas Democratic Party (among others) is suing them. (And don't forget to join PJM's voter-fraud watch!) October 23, 2010 - by Hans A. von Spakovsky Talk about denial! A group of liberal activists is making the media rounds, assuring reporters and editors that election fraud is a fairy tale. Nothing serious, they assert, nothing to see here. Too bad for them that citizens in Houston, energized by the Tea Party movement, have formed a group called True the Vote. Their hard work has demonstrated that, in some parts of the country at least, our election system is still infested with problems. True the Vote is composed entirely of volunteers — hundreds of them. They have pored over election records in Harris County, Texas, looking for signs of fraud. And they have found plenty. Indeed, their initial research into only a very small portion of the voter registration records has led them to ask the U.S. Justice Department’s Voting Section to conduct a federal investigation. In a letter asking for an official inquiry, True the Vote discusses potential widespread forgery in voter application forms. For instance, it seems from the applications that someone suspiciously signs the letter “J” with a quirky “3” inside the loop. The “3” shows up in multiple signatures for different voters with the names Jenard, Jamark, Jamarcus, and Jones. True the Vote reports that at least four noncitizens have been registered to vote in Harris County. The group provided Justice with the actual voter registration forms where applicants marked “NO” to the question: “Are you a U.S. Citizen?” The group also provided the voter registration numbers of these confessed noncitizens. Yes, astonishingly, Harris County registered them to vote anyway. They are now on the rolls and able to participate in the upcoming midterm elections. The Help America Vote Act of 2002 was supposed to stop this from happening. But this federal legislation is only as good as the Justice Department’s willingness to enforce it. If Harris County is registering noncitizens, then it is violating numerous provisions of federal law, including those that prohibit the registration of foreigners to vote in federal elections. True the Vote uncovered other types of fraud as well. The group forwarded to DOJ seven voter registration forms with applicant names different from the signature name. For example: Ta’mackayn Harrison’s application was signed by “Bra Kelly.” Jason King’s was signed by “Jemma Noel.” Yet Harris County inexplicably approved all of these applications. Jason King, aka Jemma Noel, is now on the voter rolls in Houston. The citizens group also found multiple registrations for individual voters. For example, True the Vote provided the Justice Department government documents showing that at least four persons, including Jose Gomez and Victor Nickerson, had registered to vote multiple times successfully. These problems were found by True the Vote in just a small sampling of the county’s voter registration list. How many other, similar problems would turn up in a comprehensive review? Don’t forget: every vote counts. Which also means that every legitimate vote cancelled out by a fraudulent vote should be a concern to anyone interested in fair elections and protecting the right to vote. This sort of thing can happen only when election officials flout Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act, which requires them to clean up their voter registration lists. But this Department of Justice seems to have no interest in enforcing these laws. In testimony before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, DOJ whistleblowers Christopher Coates and J. Christian Adams revealed that Obama Justice Department political appointee Julie Fernandes instructed the Voting Section that no such cases were to be brought. That directive gives free rein to voter registration fraud. Bogus registrants can now cast a fraudulent vote with confidence that the election police are asleep. For years, the far left has insisted that voter fraud really doesn’t exist, or at least that claims about it are overblown. In so doing, the left has willfully blinded itself to the truth. But the arrival of True the Vote is helping expose the lies of these election fraud deniers. Its “Army of Davids” approach brings to bear hundreds of volunteers to spend hundreds of hours examining documents and searching for patterns, like the mysterious “3” that afflicts so many letter “J’s” in Houston, or finding vacant lots at the registered addresses of multiple voters. Moreover, it means hundreds will serve as election judges and poll watchers on election day. True the Vote is the election fraud denier’s worst nightmare, because the group is helping prove definitively that fraud is real and too often overlooked by election officials. Houston has an ACORN-like group, Houston Votes, that harvests thousands of suspect voter registration forms. If some of the fraud uncovered by True the Vote was done by deputy registers working for Houston Votes, they should be prosecuted. And it won’t be too hard to figure out — every deputy registrar that roams the community must be approved by the clerk in Harris County and is issued an identification number. Bogus applications can, and will, be traced back to the particular registrars. Of course, this may explain why True the Vote has been hit with a lawsuit by the Texas Democratic Party, an ethics complaint by Texans for Public Justice, and another lawsuit (for defamation) by Houston Votes and the Houston lawyer behind the voter registration drive that turned in multiple problematic registration forms (Harris County estimated over 7,000). That same organization has also sued Harris County — claiming the county is barred from correcting the voter registration problems! So has the Eric Holder-run Justice Department acted on the evidence of electoral fraud gift-wrapped, tied in a bow, and delivered to them? No. He and his partisan retinue in the Civil Rights Division have instead reportedly opened up an investigation of True the Vote! When early voting started in Texas, liberal blogs ran scandalous headlines that True the Vote had been targeted by the Department of Justice, and related that Justice officials have started interviewing voters about the behavior of poll watchers — something confirmed by a Justice spokesman. This is curious because it seems, through leaks, to inject the DOJ into the election directly. It is all the more curious given internal DOJ limits on election-eve actions. The DOJ’s own election crimes manual, Federal Prosecution of Election Offenses, states: Another limitation [on election investigations] affects voter interviews. Election fraud cases often depend on the testimony of individual voters whose votes were co-opted in one way or another. But in most cases voters should not be interviewed or other voter-related investigation done, until after the election is over. Such overt investigative steps may chill legitimate voting activities. They are also likely to be perceived by voters and candidates as an intrusion into the election. The leaking of the information about DOJ’s investigation to a friendly liberal blog was even stranger, and more ethically suspect. And what a contrast between how quickly Justice announced it was investigating complaints made by the Texas Democratic Party about poll watchers, and DOJ’s complete silence about True the Vote’s request for an investigation of the voter registration fraud discovered in Harris County. Hopefully, True the Vote will not be deterred from its investigation of registration fraud by the seemingly coordinated attempts to intimidate it by the Justice Department, the Texas Democratic Party, and Houston Votes. Fortunately, the Liberty Institute has agreed to defend True the Vote from the specious claims being made against it. Voter fraud practitioners should have something to worry about. True the Vote may be coming to a town near you soon. Though it is focused on Harris County for 2010, it plans to go national in 2011. The model it has developed is robust, effective — and to the chagrin of the wrongdoers — completely legal. After the congressional midterms, it will hold a nationwide summit of other citizens ready to start election integrity operations in the rest of the nation. The country could use such dedication in 2012. The Obama Justice Department has demonstrated a shocking willingness to ignore laws protecting the security and integrity of elections. That should comes as no surprise given both the increasingly partisan approach to law enforcement undertaken by this Department under Eric Holder’s leadership, and the dogged determination of Holder’s ideological comrades who deny that voter fraud occurs, or that common sense measures like voter ID are needed. In the great American tradition of self-reliance, citizen watchdogs across the country may stand watch in 2012. If the government proves incapable of protecting electoral integrity, the people can. Hans A. von Spakovsky is a Senior Legal Fellow at the Heritage Foundation (www.heritage.org) and a former commissioner on the Federal Election Commission. POTH on vote fraud Fraudulent Voting Re-emerges as a Partisan IssueBy IAN URBINA WASHINGTON — In 2006, conservative activists repeatedly claimed that the problem of people casting fraudulent votes was so widespread that it was corrupting the political process and possibly costing their candidates victories. This Milwaukee sign was criticized as intended intimidation. The accusations turned out to be largely false, but they led to a heated debate, with voting rights groups claiming that the accusations were crippling voter registration drives and reducing turnout. That debate is flaring anew. Tea Party members have started challenging voter registration applications and have announced plans to question individual voters at the polls whom they suspect of being ineligible. In response, liberal groups and voting rights advocates are sounding an alarm, claiming that such strategies are scare tactics intended to suppress minority and poor voters. In St. Paul, organizers from the Tea Party and related groups announced this week that they were offering a $500 reward for anyone who turned in someone who was successfully prosecuted for voter fraud. The group is also organizing volunteer “surveillance squads” to photograph and videotape what it suspects are irregularities, and in some cases to follow buses that take voters to the polls. In Milwaukee last week, several community groups protested the posting of large billboards throughout the city that show pictures of people behind jail bars under the words “We Voted Illegally.” The protesters said the posters — it was not clear who paid for them — were intended to intimidate people from voting. In Houston, a Tea Party group called the King Street Patriots recently accused a voter registration group, Houston Votes, of turning in voter registration applications with incorrect information. Voting rights advocates say they are worried. “Private efforts to police the polls create a real risk of vote suppression, regardless of their intent,” said Wendy R. Weiser, director of the Voting Rights and Elections Project at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University. “People need to know that any form of discrimination, intimidation or challenge to voters without adequate basis is illegal or improper.” Voter fraud and voter-registration fraud are, of course, different. While many states have voter registration records riddled with names of dead people, out-of-date addresses and other erroneous information, there is little evidence that such errors lead to fraudulent votes, many experts note. A report by the public-integrity section of the Justice Department found that from October 2002 to September 2005, the department charged 95 people with “election fraud”; 55 were convicted. Among those, fewer than 20 people were convicted of casting fraudulent ballots, and only 5 were convicted of registration fraud. Most of the rest were charged with other voting violations, including a scheme meant to help Republicans by blocking the phone lines used by two voting groups that were arranging rides to get voters to the polls. Even so, the fear of stolen votes remains, as does the fear of missing votes — particularly in light of a decrease, compared with 2006, in voter-registration applications in swing states. About 43 percent fewer new voters have registered in Wisconsin this year than in 2006, while in Indiana, the decrease has been about 35 percent. Significant drops have also been seen in Ohio (25 percent), North Carolina (28 percent), Florida (27 percent) and Maryland (21 percent), according to state election data collected by the Brennan Center. Voting experts say several factors explain the trend. Voter enthusiasm is low now, and fewer groups like the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or Acorn, are engaged in drives to sign people up. Acorn collected about 550,000 voter-registration applications across the country in 2006, mostly from low-income and minority Americans, and 1.3 million in 2008. But in March, the organization closed down after accusations by two conservative activists that low-level Acorn employees had advised them on how to hide prostitution activities and avoid taxes. The group was also battered by conservatives for having submitted some voter registration cards with incorrect, duplicate or false information. Page 2 of 2) The housing crisis may also have dampened voter registration. More than three million properties were foreclosed this year, a 30 percent increase from 2008, and people who have been forced out of their homes may be not be able establish residency to vote. Many states have also enacted laws in recent years that make registration drives more difficult, with stricter reporting and filing deadlines for voter registration groups. “It has been an uphill fight in a lot of states to register people this year,” said Elisabeth MacNamara, national president of the League of Women Voters. Ms. MacNamara said the group’s Georgia chapter faced an additional burden because of a new state law requiring voters to prove citizenship. The chapter does not have a copier machine, so the expense of duplicating documents like birth certificates or driver’s licenses falls to unpaid volunteers. Most of the new barriers to registration are likely to hurt Democrats more than Republicans. Historically, these registration drives have focused on voters in poorer areas and minority communities, which tend to vote Democratic. The Obama administration has tried to take steps to lessen the dependence on independent voter registration groups, while also broadening voter participation among poorer and minority voters. In June, the Justice Department released new guidelines for the “motor voter” law, emphasizing that all public-assistance applicants must be given the opportunity to register to vote, and that state employees must offer to help them. Still, independent voter registration groups say that they still play an important role, and that scare tactics are making their work harder. “There is an intentional effort here to suppress participation,” said Jim George, a lawyer for the Texans Together Education Fund, the parent organization of Houston Votes. Houston Votes, whose registration drive has mostly focused on Latino neighborhoods, did find at least one paid canvasser submitting fraudulent applications, Mr. George said, and that person was immediately fired. He added that the groups’ financing for voter registration work had dried up because of insinuations by the King Street Patriots that Houston Votes was tied to the New Black Panther Party. “Houston Votes has nothing whatsoever to do with the Black Panthers,” Mr. George said. “But you make a claim like that, and funding dries up, even if the claim isn’t true.” Mr. George explained that during a meeting, the King Street Patriots had shown a picture of the Houston Votes office and stated its address before adding that this was the new location of the Black Panthers. Hiram Sasser, a lawyer for the Liberty Institute who represents the King Street Patriots, denied the claim but when presented a video of the incident, he said that his client had actually made a mistake and did not realize the office was tied to Houston Votes. Leo Vasquez, the Republican tax assessor-collector and voter registrar in Harris County, Tex., which includes Houston, said that of about 25,640 registration applications submitted by Houston Votes, about 5,500 had problems. The Texas Democratic Party has filed a lawsuit against Mr. Vasquez, accusing him and the voter registration office of illegally rejecting voter applications. The fight occurs against the backdrop of a contest for governor in which a large turnout in Harris County would be vital to the effort by the Democratic candidate, Bill White, to defeat Gov. Rick Perry, a Republican. Stacked Deck? Nevada voting machines automatically checking Harry Reid's name; voting machine technicians are SEIU members By: Mark Hemingway Commentary Staff Writer Clark County is where three quarters of Nevada's residents and live and where Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's son Rory is a county commissioner. Rory is also a Democratic candidate for governor. Since early voting started, there have been credible reports that voting machines in Clark County, Nevada are automatically checking Harry Reid's name on the ballot: Voter Joyce Ferrara said when they went to vote for Republican Sharron Angle, her Democratic opponent, Sen. Harry Reid's name was already checked. Ferrara said she wasn't alone in her voting experience. She said her husband and several others voting at the same time all had the same thing happen. "Something's not right," Ferrara said. "One person that's a fluke. Two, that's strange. But several within a five minute period of time -- that's wrong." Clark County Registrar of Voters Larry Lomax said there is no voter fraud, although the issues do come up because the touch-screens are sensitive. For that reason, a person may not want to have their fingers linger too long on the screen after they make a selection at any time. Now there's absolutely no independently verified evidence of chicanery with the voting machines (yet), but it is worth noting that the voting machine technicians in Clark County are members of the Service Employees International Union. The SEIU spent $63 million in elections in 2008 and is planning on spending $44 million more this election cycle -- nearly all of that on Democrats. White House political director Patrick Gaspard is formerly the SEIU's top lobbyist, and former SEIU president Andy Stern was the most frequent visitor to the White House last year. Just in Nevada, the SEIU has given a lot to groups that are heavily vested in the state -- in just one prominent example, the SEIU gave $500,000 to the Patriot Majority PAC, which has spent $1.3 million against Reid's opponent Sharron Angle. They've and have dropped large sums directly on candidates: NV-3 Joe Heck (R) Dina Titus (D) NV-Senate Sharron E. Angle (R) Now the county voting technicians aren't unique here -- many of Clark County's employees are also represented by the SEIU. But it is worth mentioning, the SEIU is hyperpoliticized and has seen its fair share of corruption. (It certainly seems more questionable than Diebold, the voting machine manufacturer with Republican ties that was at the center of many conspiracy theories on the left during the Bush administration.) Unions increasingly have a major financial stake in election outcomes, both as a matter of their own election expenditures, and as a function of what they stand to gain if their legislative agenda is enacted. Should they really be responsible for tabulating the votes? That's certainly something voters ought to think long and hard about. Below is Clark County's SEIU contract -- On Page 75, in Appendix A, voting machine technicians are listed as positions represented by SEIU. Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Voting-machines-in-Clark-County-Nevada-automatically-checking-Harry-Reids-name-Voting-machine-technicians-are-members-of-SEIU-105815608.html#ixzz13cGL7vA2 SEIU contract: http://www.scribd.com/doc/40191899/Contract-SEIU "In St. Paul, organizers from the Tea Party and related groups announced this week that they were offering a $500 reward for anyone who turned in someone who was successfully prosecuted for voter fraud. The group is also organizing volunteer “surveillance squads” to photograph and videotape what it suspects are irregularities, and in some cases to follow buses that take voters to the polls." For one thing it is a slap in the face to the elected MN Sec of State from moveon.org that private groups need to advertise that vote fraud is a felony, and a call to action for citizens that the camcorder capability in your cell phone is strong weapon for law enforcement and deterrence - be ready to use it. Volunteer to be an election judge and everyone be as aware as you can of everything happening around you when you go to vote. For years they have been saying, what could be wrong with making it easier to vote. Numbers of prosecuted cases may be low, but numbers of false votes cast all too often exceed the margin of victory. Jimmy Carter to the rescue- don't hold your breath Oh where oh where is our beloved Jimmy Carter the savior from and investigator from and of voter fraud of the century? In NJ it is so easy to vote. Apply on line get ballot in mail and send in. Does it get to where it is supposed to go and get counted. Nobody knows. Who in there right mind doesn't think voter fraud isn't rampant especially in a union goon/organized crime state like Jersey? POTH: Nudge Over the past few days, thousands of Democratic-leaning voters nationwide — including the young people, minorities and unmarried women who were a crucial part of Barack Obama’s 2008 coalition and whom the party is desperate to rouse again on Tuesday — received a message in their mailboxes that effectively said: we’re keeping an eye on you. The mailers are the handiwork of Hal Malchow, a political consultant who is acting on a theory that first intrigued him four years ago. Before the 2006 Michigan gubernatorial primary, three political scientists isolated a group of voters and mailed them copies of their voting histories, listing the elections in which they participated and those they missed. Included were their neighbors’ voting histories, too, along with a warning: after the polls closed, everyone would get an updated set. After the primary, the academics examined the voter rolls and were startled by the potency of peer pressure as a motivational tool. The mailer was 10 times better at turning nonvoters into voters than the typical piece of pre-election mail whose effectiveness has ever been measured. Malchow, a 58-year-old former Mississippi securities lawyer who managed Al Gore’s first Senate campaign and went on to start a direct-mail firm, read the academics’ study and wanted to put the device to work. But he had trouble persuading his firm’s clients — which over the years have included the Democratic National Committee and the A.F.L.-C.I.O. — to incorporate such a tactic into their get-out-the-vote programs. All feared a backlash from citizens who might regard the mailer as a threat from someone seeking their vote. Then, as New Jersey prepared to elect its governor last fall, Malchow experimented with less ominous language, an idea he adopted from the Fordham political scientist Costas Panagopoulos. He removed all mention of neighbors and offered instead an expression of gratitude for having voted in the past — while still making it clear that recipients’ voting habits would continue to be monitored. “We hope to be able to thank you in the future for being the kind of citizen who makes our democracy work,” read the letter to more than 11,000 New Jerseyites. Malchow found that the softer tone, while less effective than the original mailer,increased turnout among recipients by 2.5 percentage points. The D.N.C. ran a similar experiment during the special election in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District this spring, with a letter from Senator Bob Casey telling voters that “our records indicate that you voted in the 2008 election” and thanking them for their “good citizenship.” By employing the device on a larger scale, for dozens of candidates and independent groups this fall, Malchow aims to deliver votesthat would otherwise be lost to Democrats. An increasingly influential cadre of Democratic strategists is finding new ideas in the same place Malchow did: behavioral-science experiments that treat campaigns as their laboratories and voters as unwitting guinea pigs. The growing use of experimental methods — Heather Smith, president of Rock the Vote, calls them “prescription drug trials for democracy” — is convulsing a profession where hunches and instinct have long ruled. Already, experimental findings have upended a lot of folk wisdom about how votes are won. The most effective direct mail might not be the most eye-catching in the mailbox but the least conspicuous. It is better to have an anonymous, chatty volunteer remind voters it’s Election Day than a recorded message from Bill Clinton or Jay-Z. The most winnable voters may be soft supporters of the opposition, not the voters who polls say are undecided. (“Undecided” may just be another word for “unlikely to vote.”) Most of the activity on the left revolves around the Analyst Institute, a firm quietly founded in 2007 by A.F.L.-C.I.O. officials and liberal allies, whichseeks to establish a set of empirically proven “best practices” for interacting with voters. The group’s executive director, a behavioral scientist named Todd Rogers, has managed dozens of experiments around the country this year. Their lessons have shaped how Democrats are approaching and cajoling the voters they think are on their side but who haven’t yet shown that they will act on their beliefs on Election Day. Nearly all of the Analyst Institute’s research is private, shared only among the participating groups. The institute’s Web site is almost comically empty, and the group’s name — two abstract nouns, cryptically conjoined — evokes a C.I.A. front. There seem to be two types of political operatives in Washington: those who think Rogers is a genius transforming their field and those who have never heard of him. The experimental movement in politics began a decade ago, when the Yale political scientists Alan Gerber and Donald Green conducted a study testing the relative effectiveness of basic political tools. As the 1998 elections approached, Gerber and Green partnered with the League of Women Voters to split 30,000 New Haven voters into four groups. Some received an oversize postcard encouraging them to vote, others the same message via a phone call or in-person visit. One control group received no contact whatsoever. After the election, Gerber and Green examined Connecticut records to see who actually voted. The in-person canvass yielded turnout 9.8 percent higher than for voters who were not contacted. Each piece of mail led to a turnout increase of only 0.6 percent. Telephone calls, Gerber and Green concluded, had no effect at all. The findings were published in 2000 and quickly circulated among campaign operatives, who saw academics assailing many of their business models. A turf battle began within the political-consulting community: direct-mail vendors happily cited the Gerber-Green findings to argue candidates would waste money on phone calls. Hal Malchow — who had previously approached the Democratic National Committee to propose using experimental controls to measure mail to voters but was repeatedly rebuffed — thought the Gerber-Green study was “the most important event in politics for a long time,” he says. “Eighty percent of what we’ve done in the past doesn’t work.” As the mail vendor for the A.F.L.-C.I.O., Malchow found a natural partner for his ideas in Mike Podhorzer, the organization’s deputy political director. Podhorzer saw Gerber and Green, who see themselves as researchers and not partisan advocates, as kindred spirits in a worldwide battle for knowledge between two camps he thought of as “gurus” versus “data.” As he says, “Until you get into a more rigorous approach, you are essentially left with what we had, which is that everything you did in a winning campaign was a good idea and everything that you did in a losing campaign was a bad idea.” Podhorzer and Malchow began trying to adapt the Gerber-Green methods to the particular challenges faced by the A.F.L.-C.I.O., which regularly runs one of the largest independent campaign operations, almost always on behalf of Democrats. “Finding out the day after the election that Treatment A was the best is of limited value to an organization like ours,” Podhorzer says. “We’re actually trying to win the election.” During the 2004 campaign, Podhorzer wanted to gauge voter reactions to his organization’s election messages in near-real time. A good poll shows how the electorate has moved over time, but it cannot isolate the effect of any individual appeal — and certainly not that of a single mailed leaflet, one of labor’s favorite tools for reaching member households. Focus groups offer a rich impression of how certain voters respond to that leaflet, but only the instant reaction of someone being paid $100 to have one. A focus group cannot say anything about whether a typical voter will even notice the brochure if it shows up in the mail wedged between a birthday card and a water bill. Experiments provided a solution. The A.F.L.-C.I.O. planned to mail members monthly in 2004, and Podhorzer set out to design a “continuous feedback loop” testing different messages with small samples and then sending the most influential ones to a much larger target audience. As he examined the results, Podhorzer became even more frustrated with conventional polling. Asked if they would be more or less likely to vote for a candidate who favored shipping jobs overseas — a typical way of auditioning a promising line — voters across the board would tell pollsters that it made them “less likely.” But a draft leaflet about Bush’s policies had little impact on autoworkers who received it; they already knew what the union wanted them to think about the subject. Construction workers, however, didn’t know as much, and their minds changed. Experiments allowed Podhorzer to see which voters actually moved, not just count those who said they might. Democrats have not been alone in experimenting with data-driven politics. As Dave Carney, once George H. W. Bush’s White House political director, prepared to guide the 2006 re-election campaign of Gov. Rick Perry of Texas, he invited Gerber and Green to conduct their experiments from within the campaign’s war room. Perry had spent more than $25 million to win a full term in 2002, much of it on broadcast advertising, and Carney thought a rigorous experimental regime could help “assure donors that we’re using their money as best as possible — spend it different, spend less of it.” Gerber and Green asked two political scientists who had informally advised George W. Bush’s 2004 re-election, James Gimpel and Daron Shaw, to collaborate on the project. Carney invited the quartet he called “our four eggheads” to impose experimental controls on nearly every aspect of campaign operations. Perry won easy re-election in 2006, and their findings profoundly altered his 2010 tactics. Perry’s primary campaign this year sent out no direct voter-contact mail, made no paid phone calls, printed no lawn signs, visited no editorial boards and purchased no newspaper ads. His broadcast advertising strategy was informed by a 2006 experiment that isolated 18 TV media markets and 80 radio stations and randomly assigned each a different start date and volume for ad buys from a $2 million budget earmarked for the experiment. Public-opinion changes from the ads were then monitored with tracking polls. Carney estimates that the research saved Perry $3 million in this year’s primary campaign, and he still beat Kay Bailey Hutchison by 20 points. On Tuesday, the value of Perry’s unusually empirical approach to electioneering will be tested again, this time in a tough race against the Democratic nominee, Bill White, the former mayor of Houston. After Bush’s 2004 re-election, Podhorzer invited other scientific-minded progressive operatives to A.F.L.-C.I.O. headquarters to share their research.Very few members would be recognizable to cable-news viewers; the group almost entirely bypassed the brand-name consultants whom campaigns like to unveil in press releases. “It’s not the big names on the door,” says Maren Hesla, who directed Emily’s List’s Women Vote! campaign. “It’s all the — God love them — geeky guys who don’t talk to clients but do the work and write the programs.” The unofficial society called itself the Analyst Group, and it grew by word of mouth. By the time Democrats reclaimed Congress in 2006, as many as 60 people showed up for the regular lunches. In 2007, Podhorzer and his Analyst Group circle established the Analyst Institute, designed to operate with a scholarly sensibility but with the privacy of a for-profit consulting firm. Podhorzer became chairman and looked for an executive director. Gerber suggested Todd Rogers, on whose dissertation committee he had served. Rogers, who had just turned 30, was a former college-lacrosse player from the Philadelphia suburbs who earned a joint degree in organizational behavior and psychology in connection with Harvard Business School after performing studies that examined the way individuals managed their queues on services like Netflix. Rogers argued that this type of research — on how time delays alter preferences — could help policy makers shape policy design on issues like carbon taxes, which involve balancing your ideal preferences (watching documentaries, having a smaller carbon footprint) with your actual choices (watching action movies, buying an S.U.V.). Shortly before Pennsylvania’s April 2008 presidential primary, Rogers scripted a phone call that went out to 19,411 Democratic households in the state. The disembodied call-center voice said it had three questions. Around what time do you expect you will head to the polls on Tuesday? Where do you expect you will be coming from when you head to the polls on Tuesday? What do you think you will be doing before you head out to the polls? Rogers did not care what voters’ answers were to the questions, only whether they had any. He was testing a psychological concept known as “implementation intentions,” which suggests that people are more likely to perform an action if they have already visualized doing it. The subject was on a long list of psychology concepts that Rogers took to Washington. Many had been demonstrated only in situations outside politics or examined by psychologists only in laboratory settings. Enamored of the psychologist Robert Cialdini and the behavioral economist Richard Thaler, Rogers thought their research methods could be applied to elections. And Rogers saw the advantages of doing academic-style work outside the academy: he faced no financing restrictions or the need to navigate a university’s human-subjects review board. This June, two years after the Pennsylvania experiment, Rogers traveled to Pittsburgh to pre–sent the findings at a Carnegie Mellon behavioral-science conference. Before a room of professors and graduate students, Rogers explained that asking people about their voting plans increased turnout by 4 percentage points. A closer look, however, showed the effects were unevenly distributed. The self-predictive phone calls had little impact on multiple-voter households. But for those living alone, the effect was tremendous: turnout jumped by nearly 10 percentage points. The reason, Rogers surmised, was that making plans is a collaborative activity; spouses and roommates already talk through issues like child care as a condition of voting. For those who live alone, rehearsing their Election Day routine with a stranger helped them make a plan. Once done, Rogers took a seat next to Richard Thaler, who draped a paternal arm across his back. In 2006, Thaler welcomed Rogers into the Consortium of Behavioral Scientists, a secretive group that helped Democrats apply academic research to policy making and advised party leaders, including Hillary Clinton and Harry Reid, on election-year tactics. Two years later, Thaler — a University of Chicago colleague of Obama’s — helped to bring many consortium members together, including Rogers, to informally advise Obama’s presidential campaign. By that fall, Rogers’s implementation-intention device had become a standard campaign tool for many left-leaning groups, along with scripts declaring things like “turnout is going to be high today.” Rogers’s experiments have shown that voters respond better to everyone-is-doing-it messages emphasizing high turnout than don’t-be-part-of-the-problem appeals describing how few Americans vote. Rogers spends a lot of time trying to convince activists that the central premise of randomized experiments — deciding not to contact a control group of voters — will not torpedo their short-term priority of winning elections. Meanwhile, a new Democratic establishment has brought the data-driven crowd in from the outside. Since Obama’s election, operatives with Analyst Group ties have moved into key party jobs and now attend meetings as representatives of the Democratic National Committee, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. While political experiments have proved successful at isolating what gets people to vote, they have been less useful at finding out how voters decide among candidates. Partly for that reason, while the Analyst Institute’s findings and sensibility inform how permanent institutions like unions operate, they have yet to transform candidate’s campaigns, where most money is spent in the least targetable way possible: on broadcast TV time. Rogers has been designing experiments to assess Internet advertising, whose effectiveness has been traditionally gauged by click-throughs and sign-ups that do little to measure the ads’ impact on more-passive viewers. For a study Rogers oversaw during Minnesota’s 2008 Senate campaign, an independent group bought Yahoo! banner ads introducing an issue invisible from the campaign dialogue elsewhere: an obscure vote by the Republican Norm Coleman against financing a rural antidrug program. Through polling, Rogers discovered that those who saw the ads were more likely than others to believe that Coleman could have done “more to stop meth use.” But experimental politicking is not always so provocative. Indeed, groups following Analyst Institute findings often end up abandoning their flashiest tools for more staid ones. The America Votes coalition has dropped get-out-the-vote robocalls. Rock the Vote has found e-mail and text messages arriving from unexciting senders like “Election Center” often do better than those with livelier “from” lines. Malchow has discovered that voters pay less attention to the glossy four-color brochures designed to “cut through” mailbox clutter than they do to spare envelopes evoking a letter from the tax man or a jury-duty summons. “People want information, they don’t want advertising,” Malchow says. “When they see our fingerprints on this stuff, they believe it less.” Freki http://www.physorg.com/news/2010-11-dc-hacking-future-online-voting.html D.C. hacking raises questions about future of online voting November 1, 2010 By Sean Greene For the upcoming election, Washington, D.C., was preparing to allow some voters to send their ballots in over the Internet. It's a good thing election officials tested the system first. Just two days after the District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics opened the application for the public to experiment with this fall, the system was hacked. Unbeknownst to D.C. officials, a team of computer scientists from the University of Michigan took control of the website and changed the code to make it play the school's fight song. The fight-song gag was the part of the hacking that elections officials discovered themselves. More troubling is what they didn't notice. That was revealed at a recent D.C. Council committee hearing, where J. Alex Halderman, a University of Michigan professor who led the hacking effort in order to demonstrate the system's security flaws, testified that his team had in fact wrested complete control over the elections board's server. Halderman produced 937 pages of names, addresses and PIN numbers of test voters who had signed up to try out the system. Had it been a real election, Halderman said, he could have changed the votes on ballots or revealed voters' supposedly secret choices on the Internet. Additionally, Halderman's crew wasn't the only one rooting around in the D.C. system. They noticed other attacks occurring, originating in China and Iran. In response, the elections board decided to shelve the idea of having voters submit ballots online. Eligible voters in the military and others living overseas can still use the system to receive blank ballots, rather than waiting for them in the mail. But they'll have to print the ballots out and mail them back to Washington. While the D.C. episode was a setback for voting over the Internet, elections experts disagree on what it means for the future. Some say the District's experience demonstrates what computer scientists have been saying for years -- that the Internet in its current state cannot allow for secure online voting. Others, including D.C.'s top elections official, still see potential in online voting. In fact, the state of Arizona and eight counties in West Virginia aren't giving up plans to go ahead with their own online voting experiments on November 2. But think of the time and energy the dems could save by letting China and Iran hack the vote. No more need for the unions and Acorn. Nice find Freki. I wonder why I haven't read about it in the POTH? New BPs in TX Pasting here GM's post from the 2010 election thread: http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/breaking-video-soon-new-black-panthers-commit-outrageous-violations-of-texas-voting-law/ BREAKING VIDEO: New Black Panthers Commit Outrageous Violations of Texas Voting Law They spoke with election officials inside polling places. After these discussions, white poll watchers were either denied admittance or ejected. White election judges were also removed, under threat of calling the police for trumped-up complaints. "I do believe the decisions made need to be reexamined and maybe some arrests made" Do you believe there is the slightest chance of that actually happening? The BO DOJ actually undid a successful prosecution brought by the Bush DOJ against the New Black Panthers in Philadelphia wherein the acts in question were fully caught on video (go back in this thread to find all this) As has already been covered, the current DOJ believes that the voting rights laws are not for the benefit of white people-- but the larger point is that the very legitimacy of the electoral process in many parts of America is under serious attack. The electoral process, 380,000 vote double count in Minneapolis "Doug: Keep us posted on that please!" No worries. The error that allowed Hennepin County (Mpls and S and W suburbs), a county larger than 8 states, to be counted twice and not noticed was due to a computer glitch. The R candidate for Gov was down 12 points while this was discovered, now losing by less than 1/2% going into automatic recount - to be overseen by re-elected MN Sec State Mark Ritchie of moveon.org roots. An overcount of 380,000 went unnoticed, but everything else is fine, we are assured. http://kstp.com/article/stories/s1820929.shtml Prior to this election, Dems had super-majorities in both houses held in check by a somewhat moderate R Governor (Tim Pawlenty). Interestingly, all the statewide races were won by Dems, but the precincts outside of ACORN and Urban League vote count control swung so far the other way the R's took both the state House and State Senate for the first time since party designations were put on the ballot. Ignorant, Unprincipled, or Incompetent? I Not much of a fan of the American Spectator--listening to Emmett Tyrrell warble makes me bilious--but this piece is a comprehensive indictment of Eric Holder and his DOJ. Justice, Denied By Quin Hillyer from the November 2010 issue Under attorney general Eric Holder, the Obama Department of Justice (DOJ) is dangerously politicized, radically leftist, racialist, lawless, and at times corrupt. The good news is that it's also often incompetent. This means the Holderites can bungle their leftist lawlessness so badly that even the most reticent of judges are obliged to smack them down. The abuses by the Holderites are legion. They range from DOJ's infamous abandonment of the already-won voter-intimidation case against several New Black Panthers to multi-faceted assaults on traditional standards of voting rights and obligations; from a growing list of lawsuits deliberately destructive of border security and citizenship laws to outrageously race-based bullying tactics; from efforts to undermine military discipline and state sovereignty on homosexual-related issues to the dangerous obsession with terrorists' "rights" to the detriment of national security; and, finally, to the selection of judges openly contemptuous of the existing law-all while dedicated to a vision of judge-imposed "universal justice" based not on the text of American statutes but instead on the reigning cultural standards of coastal and international elites. While doing all this, the Holderites operate the least transparent DOJ in decades, treat congressmen and independent agencies with contempt, and claim breathtakingly spurious "privileges" against disclosure of public information. This isn't law enforcement and it isn't justice, but instead is subversive of both. The politically moderate blogger and law professor Ann Althouse, who voted for Barack Obama, wrote a reaction to a November 2009 Holder testimony before the Senate that could stand as a far broader condemnation of his qualities. Holder, she wrote, "is utterly pathetic here. Either he knows damned well what he's doing and he's lying or he's outrageously unqualified for his job." The New Black Panther case, which concerns the attempts of two club-wielding gang members to intimidate voters outside voting stations in Philadelphia in the 2008 election, provides a perfect window into the modus operandi of the Holder Justice Department, one which has far wider implications than just the question of whether two crackpot thugs deserved to receive stiff sanctions for clear, unambiguous attempts at voter intimidation. How clear? Consider the words of Laughlin McDonald, director of the ACLU Voting Rights Project. He told me on September 17 that he had not delved deeply into the case, but had seen the videos and was generally aware of the controversy: "I thought that that definitely raised very serious questions about what was going on. I think that if people were doing the same things while wearing white robes and hoods, most other people would be outraged by it -- certainly very concerned about the propriety of it." Well, of course. Yet all along, the question asked by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, which conducted an in-depth study of the matter, was a bigger one: whether case was indicative of a broad policy change at DOJ. Whistle-blowing attorney J. Christian Adams told the commission it was, and he was backed to the hilt on September 24 by his former Justice Department colleague (and onetime ACLU stalwart) Christopher Coates in riveting testimony to the commission -- and, long before that, backed in general terms by at least three other former DOJ officials. What Adams, Coates, and the others say, and back up with a fair amount of strong circumstantial evidence combined with firsthand experience, is twofold. Their first charge is that the Holderites have consciously adopted a practice of refusing to enforce civil rights laws when the perpetrators are black (or maybe Latino) and the victims are white (or Asian). It's a charge certainly in keeping with Holder's own words to the Washington Post in 1996 that a black man's "race defines him more particularly than anything else. Black people have a common cause that requires attending to." Mr. Holder elaborated: "It really says that…I am not the tall U.S. Attorney, I am not the thin U.S. Attorney. I am the black U.S. Attorney.… There's a common cause that bonds the black U.S. Attorney with the black criminal or the black doctor with the black homeless person." No wonder the Obama administration rushed, just a month after taking office, to file a brief effectively on behalf of the city of New Haven, Connecticut, to defend its refusal to promote, on purely racial grounds, white firefighters who had by objective standards earned the higher positions. On the same day, the Holder Justice Department ordered Dayton, Ohio, to hire a specific number of black policemen and firemen-a racial quota, pure and simple. In an Alabama-based case in September, meanwhile, a federal judge ridiculed DOJ's clumsy attempt to dismiss a challenge to the controversial Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act -- which requires certain jurisdictions, and only those jurisdictions, to secure "pre-clearance" from the department for any change in voting procedures, even as small as moving a polling place from a school gym to the same school's cafeteria. Federal district judge John Bates wrote that the Holderites were "unable to articulate any reason" for one of its positions, and that they could "point to no authority" for another contention. He blasted them for "fishing expeditions," and wrote that a conclusion in their favor "would be absurd." Nothing, though, was more absurd than the Section 5 ruling by Loretta King-one of the chief racialists at DOJ and one of the major crusaders in favor of dropping the Black Panther case -- that a black-majority town in North Carolina would not be allowed to hold nonpartisan municipal elections. Even though the majority of black precincts in this majority-black town wanted no party affiliations on the label, Ms. King decided, in effect, that the black townies in Kinston, N.C., were too stupid to know their own interests. If voters don't know which candidates are Democrats, she ruled, black voters would be unable to elect their "candidates of choice" -- who, by her definition, could only be Democrats. Sixth Sense: Seeing Dead People…Voting THE SECOND CHARGE made by Adams, Coates, and others is that DOJ voting rights official Julie Fernandes said in a section-wide meeting that the department would not enforce laws requiring removal of dead people and felons from voting rolls because those laws do nothing to help (Democratic) turnout. Sure enough, the department dropped a long-running case against Missouri for the state's failure to do just that. Not only that, but Adams-after resigning in protest from DOJ-took private action in September to sue (or threaten suits against) 16 states when DOJ itself would not do its job on this front. Adams explained at Pajamas Media: South Dakota, Texas, Mississippi, Kentucky and Indiana report in excess of a dozen counties with more registered voters than living people old enough to vote. Having more voters than living humans tells you something is wrong. In West Virginia, one county reported 113% of the voting age population was registered to vote....Ponce de Leon wasted his time looking for the fountain of youth in Florida-he should have gone to Maryland, Arkansas, Massachusetts, Oregon, or Tennessee. These states report that they didn' t remove a single dead voter from 2006 to 2008. Some of the dead registered voters were resurrected on election day and cast ballots. These are obvious signs of major violations, yet DOJ -- completely in line with the alleged statements from Fernandes -- refused to do its duty to enforce the law. It also coincides with other indications that DOJ is bizarrely eager to help felons, a notoriously Democratic constituency, vote, while showing an extreme lack of enthusiasm for assuring the votes of military personnel, who, polls show, more often vote for Republicans. As the Washington Times editorialized on July 28 and several times thereafter, the department failed in numerous ways to ensure full implementation of a 2009 law mandating that states mail overseas military ballots at least 45 days before Election Day -- in order to ensure time for delivery both ways, to and from often extremely remote locales. Eric Eversole, director of the Military Voter Protection Project and a former DOJ Voting Section attorney, warned of the problem in September, telling me: "Some of the attorneys in the section are openly hostile to the military and, at the very least, are unsympathetic to the sacrifices of our service members." So angry about all this is Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, the military voting law's co-author, that he called for congressional hearings on the matter, placed a lasting "hold" on the nomination of close Holder friend James Cole to be deputy attorney general, and wrote Holder a scathing September 16 letter that accused Holder and company of "a shameful failure to honor the heroic service of those who defend America." Indeed, the department failed for more than a year to update its website to reflect the new law protecting military voters -- but it spent what must have been an immense amount of taxpayer-supported staff time building a 2,314-word web page telling felons how to recover their voting privileges. Yet the department enjoys no statutory authority to deal with felon voting at all. Who needs the law when you can bolster the numbers of a key Democratic constituency? Undermining National Security OF COURSE, this Justice Department has shown its disdain for military and security considerations in numerous other ways as well. The first came on the Don't Ask/Don't Tell (DADT) rule on homosexuals in the military. Whatever one's views of the wisdom of the policy, it remains the law of the land and DOJ is obliged to defend it. But Edward Whelan of the Ethics and Public Policy Center has written at great length explaining how the Holderites were derelict on this. "It [DOJ] failed to seek Supreme Court review of a rogue Ninth Circuit ruling that subjected DADT to heightened scrutiny," he told me. "And when trial on DADT took place, DOJ called no witnesses and failed to offer any serious defense of DADT. The district judge's ruling against DADT relied heavily on DOJ's failings." Those failings perhaps pale in comparison to the outright defiance of security concerns with regard to the trials of terrorist detainees. Holder's decidedly premature announcement that the 9/11 conspirators detained in Guantanamo Bay, including the mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, would be tried in New York City has actually slowed the course of justice. Former terrorist prosecutor Andrew McCarthy quite arguably has been the most eloquent expositor of this thesis. "From a legal standpoint, it makes no sense to try the al Qaeda quintet in civilian court," he wrote in the November 22, 2009, New York Daily News. "Eleven months ago, these men were prepared to plead guilty in their military commission and proceed to execution. Yet the Obama administration pulled the plug on that commission. This was a transparent sop to the left, which wants to judicialize war-fighting and is repulsed by the intelligence-centric, prevention-first counterterrorism strategy that has protected us for eight years from a reprise of the 9/11 atrocities. Now, our enemies will be given a full-blown civilian trial with all the rights of the American citizens they are sworn to kill. They will get a year or more to sift through our national defense secrets." Ignorant, Unprincipled, or Incompetent? II All of this was made more problematic when the Justice Department was forced, after much stonewalling, to acknowledge just how many of the new Holder team had done legal work for the detainees. At least nine had done so, and at least another five worked for firms that did significant detainee defense work. They include Jennifer Daskal, who was known as a particularly fervid defender of those detainees. They include Eric Columbus, who worked for the detainee in the landmark case of Boumediene v. Bush and who now is senior counsel for the deputy attorney general. This gives him at least some supervisory authority over both the Criminal and National Security divisions at DOJ-the very divisions involved with deciding how to handle the convincingly accused terrorists. Moreover, as first reported by the Washington Times on November 22, 2009, "Associate Attorney General Thomas J. Perrelli, No. 3 official in the Justice Department, had to recuse himself on at least 13 active detainee cases and at least 26 cases listed as either closed or mooted," presumably because of his former law firm's efforts on their behalf. To further quote the Washington Times: The extent of the recusals raises questions about whether the attorney general has enough unbiased advisers around him to have made good judgments about how to try Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and other detainees. He certainly did seem terribly ill-informed when asked basic questions at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday about how Miranda rights for detainees would be treated in civil courts and if any enemy combatant from a foreign battlefield had ever been tried in American civil courts. Columnist Charles Krauthammer justly called Mr. Holder's responses "utterly incoherent." If the incoherence stems from an inherent bias among President Obama's appointees at the Justice Department, senators and the American public have the right to know it. Illegal Alien Nation MANY PEOPLE SEE illegal immigration as a national security issue, too. As with DADT and with an even worse sabotage of the Defense of Marriage Act by declaring that the act is not "rationally related to any legitimate government interests in procreation and child-rearing," the Obama administration on immigration has gone far beyond its obvious right to pursue its favored policy objectives through the legislative process; instead, it has used the power of the Justice Department to make a mockery of legitimate legislative enactments. "It is one thing, and totally appropriate, to pick policy priorities that are in line with the administration you serve," said Robert Driscoll, another former DOJ attorney, who has represented famed Maricopa County sheriff Joe Arpaio against Obama administration harassment. "Are particular investigations or prosecutions being undertaken or avoided to advance the president's political allies? Unfortunately, there are too many examples even beyond Black Panthers that raise questions.… All of these cases raise concern that the ‘political' influence at DOJ, which has always been reflected in the priorities and policy choices of any attorney general, has begun to influence the front-line decision-making regarding individual cases and investigations." So it was that the Holder DOJ has taken the position that (to quote a Washington Times editorial) "Sheriff Arpaio should not set up a phone tip line to search for immigration violators, and he is not allowed to tell the public about federal immigration enforcement policies even if he is merely disputing demonstrable falsehoods told about him; yet the Justice Department can set up an anonymous tip line to gather evidence against the sheriff." Even though a 2008 investigation by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency found that the sheriff and ICE officials had an "excellent" working relationship, DOJ is now suing Arpaio for supposedly discriminating against Hispanic inmates. The DOJ lawsuit looked even more absurd when, in late September, an audit from the U.S. Marshals Service gave Arpaio's treatment of inmates the highest grades possible in every single category-including for prevention of, yes, discrimination against detainees. So it was that DOJ also has sued Maricopa County Community Colleges for requiring that non-citizens produce "green cards" to prove they are here legally. Since such visiting workers are by law supposed to carry the cards with them at all times anyway, it defies belief to think it's illegal for an employer to ask to see it. And so it was, most infamously, that DOJ sued the state of Arizona to block its law that merely provides for the state's police officers to apply and enforce already existing federal law. Kris Kobach, yet another former DOJ official, actually drafted the law in question. He argues, quite convincingly, that "lawsuits are being used to stop those who stand in the way of President Obama's political agenda, which is to allow illegal aliens who have not violated other criminal law (other than their immigration crimes) to remain unlawfully present in the United States." Abuses of Power WHAT KOBACH DESCRIBES, and what ample evidence attests to, is a serious misuse of power under the false color of law. The New Black Panther case is almost a perfect microcosm of this Holderite habit -- in multiple ways. It featured political interference in a case already won. It featured officials dropping a case without even reading the briefs. The two lawyers acting in political-appointee capacity who were most directly involved in dropping the case have both been sanctioned by courts for ethical breaches. Both have been believably accused, under sworn testimony by a highly respected witness, of consciously refusing to enforce civil rights laws to benefit white people. The department's press secretary told lies about the case, saying no political appointees were involved even as she e-mailed back and forth with a key political appointee as the case's point person. The department's head gave false testimony under oath at least twice, flagrantly misleadingly telling Congress that the maximum allowable penalty was imposed on the Panthers and falsely telling the U.S. Civil Rights Commission that no political appointees contributed to the decisions. The Holderites stonewalled to the press by denying Freedom of Information Act requests; DOJ claimed "privileges" from disclosing public information without naming some of the privileges and without coming close to justifying others; and DOJ ignored lawful subpoenas by the Civil Rights Commission that by law it was bound to honor. When leading congressmen of impeccable reputation again and again wrote Holder for answers, he arrogantly shunted their letters to underlings to answer -- and the underlings told howling falsehoods in their replies. Worst of all, Holder's team directly and knowingly abused at least two award-winning career DOJ attorneys by transferring one three states away and forcing the other to bear personal legal expenses because the Holderites would neither allow him to respond to a lawful subpoena nor provide legal defense for him to avoid it. And those are just the highlights, or rather lowlights, of a massive abuse of justice, all on behalf of an otherwise limited-location example of voter intimidation by two convicted violent felons who liked to pose with dangerous weapons and talk hateful, racist tommyrot about "killing crackas" and needing to "kill they babies." By February 15 of this year, even Martin Peretz, editor in chief of the liberal New Republic and staunch Al Gore supporter, had seen enough of Eric Holder's embarrassing and abusive tenure, for multiple reasons. "Poor Eric Holder," Peretz wrote as the lead sentence of his blog, The Spine, that day. "The fact is that he is none too smart…and none too versed in constitutional issues." And none too honest, either. But profoundly dangerous to the cause of equal justice. Quin Hillyer is a senior editorial writer at the Washington Times and senior editor of The American Spectator. http://spectator.org/archives/2010/11/02/justice-denied The Unresolved House Races, Part Three Posted on November 10, 2010 3:11 PM As optimistic as the Ellmers and Buerkle campaigns seem, the developments described by the campaign of Republican Joe Walsh in Illinois’s 8th district are pretty alarming, as they try to hold on to a lead over incumbent Democrat Melissa Bean. “We are in the fight of our lives as we count ballots in Cook County,” says Nick Provenzano, the campaign manager for Walsh who is now signing his messages, “Spokesman for Congressman-elect Joe Walsh, Illinois’ 8th District.” Provenzano offers a description of an exceptionally odd ballot-counting process: “On Election Night, there were six precincts that were still not counted at 1 a.m. We discovered that they had problems in the polling place and were moved to nearby Elgin, Illinois to count the ballots. At some point in the middle of the night all six precincts – representing thousands of votes — had been moved to Cicero, Illinois for ‘safe keeping’ . . . . We immediately dispatched legal counsel to ensure the chain of custody was not compromised and we have been chasing ballots ever since. On Friday evening, the Bean campaign approached the Cook County Clerk’s Office, requested and received a list of all outstanding absentee ballots with name, address, and phone numbers. As alarming as that was, they also asked for and were provided an exact image of a blank absentee ballot.” “Identifying potential mischief, the Illinois GOP dispatched volunteers to track down these voters to ensure no foul play was occurring with these outstanding ballots,” Provenzano continues. “What they found was alarming. They documented their findings on affidavits and they were submitted to law enforcement for review.” The affidavits describe one voter who had not lived at the listed address in the past 15 years; a voter who a caregiver said “could not respond to questions because of dementia,” and a group of ballots sent to a Clearbrook home for the mentally disabled in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. “We continue to have a lead over Rep. Bean as the Cook County absentee ballots continue to trickle in,” Provenzano says. “The deadline/postmark date for ballots to be valid was November 1st. Therefore, it would be alarming to have large amounts of ballots arrive in the mail over the next few days. How long should it take the U.S. Postal Service to deliver a ballot from suburban Schaumburg to Chicago? It has been nine days since the deadline has come and gone. 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__label__cc	0.718254	0.281746	BMCC Killer? Rudy Satria Will 5D Mark III with Magic Lantern could beat dynamic range of BMCC ? Please let me know what you think about this video This is not a debate or arguing whos the winner between BMCC and 5D. Everyone has different thoughts so please respect to every opinion that comes up in this topic -Rudy Last edited by Rudy Satria on Wed May 08, 2013 11:37 am, edited 1 time in total. Rudy Iskandar Re: BMCC Killer? No, for the following reasons: 1: Dynamic Range is better on the BMCC by a significant amount. 2: This is not true raw, these are 4:2:2 14 bit dng's - not Bayer pattern Uncompressed raw like on the bmcc. 3: Even if they get it to HD resolution at good frame rates - there is no avoiding the limited buffer issue. Even the head ML dev has stated that recording for more than a few seconds is not likely to ever be possible. Hence it is great for burst shooting and silent shutter, but not really ever feasible for proper video. 4: Lower Resolution than BMCC at proper frame rates. 5: Different colour science (I would argue inferior, but its down to taste I suppose) Tom Majerski http://tetragrade.com/ BMD are killing the BMCC all by themselves! BMD products: - ATEM 1 M/E Teranex 2D GPI/Tally SDI distribution HDMI to SDI converter Sync Gen Smartview HD Smartview Duo Ultrastudio Mini Recorder Tom wrote: No, for the following reasons: I can see the point. I hope BMD could see this and always steps ahead. Thanks for your quick response, Tom. spike wrote: BMD are killing the BMCC all by themselves! Hi Spike, do you think BMD forced us to buy their side products? could you make it clear for me? Thanks Spike rudysatria wrote: If I understood what on earth you were talking about I would certainly try. Trevor Zuck Location: the 515 I have a qualm with #2, there is "raw" and then there is "RAW" "raw" the word can mean footage straight from the camera, unedited, uncorrected footage "RAW" signifying a camera/image RAW codec or file, like RED RAW, ARRI RAW, or DNG. all DNGs are an image RAW file, and most RAW formats can utilize compression. Also really and truly if you want "true" raw you would be looking at a bayered image. and 14-bit color depth is 4 times better than 12-bit, because math. (for those that don't know color bit depth is calculated as 2^n colors where n = bit depth. so 2^12=4096, 2^14=16,384) - TZ Visual FX and Post Production Artist Screenscape Studios Aaron Scheiner Location: Cape Town, South Africa Bit depth is one thing, whether or not you have the dynamic range to utilise that depth is another. Also, DSLRs suffer from nasty aliasing due to the way the image is downscaled before being recorded, BMCCs don't suffer anywhere nearly as badly from this as the recorded resolution is the native sensor resolution (no rescaling takes place{cropping does}). Yes, they are, sadly. Aaron Scheiner wrote: Bit depth is one thing, whether or not you have the dynamic range to utilise that depth is another. the depth helps when stretching those fewer stops of DR though, and at 3.5K resolution its not nearly as bad aliasing, and the low light performance is going to be better with that 5Dmkiii... I personally think the 5D is way over rated and by no means a threat to the BM cams, but lets make sure our points are correct before bashing the competition, you know, to keep it classy. TZuck wrote: Couple of things. The bmcc sensor is more than 16 bit. The RAW sensor data is encoded into a 16bit LIN file which is then encoded into a 12 bit LOG file before becoming a DNG. You'll notice the DNG file unpacks as a 16 bit file in ACR and Resolve. I'm not sure the distinction between raw and RAW is ratified anywhere. In my books, RAW means WB and ISO aren't encoded. 422 ProRes HQ is an encoded colourspace even if it's LOG. 4:2:2 ProRes is most certainly NOT a RAW format. Compression is another issue as well that is not really tied to RAW. lol @ keep it classy Another interesting observation in DR was that the 5D MK III changed very little from its 3.5-year-old predecessor, the 5D MK II. Our measurements actually revealed a regression by two-tenths of a point... from DXOMark's 5D Mark III review/sensor comparison. And from the same page : The 5D MK III scored 11.7 EVs (exposure value) compared to the D800 score of 14.4 EVs. Both reached their maximum EV score under low ISO settings of between 50 and 100 ISO. It was interesting to note that Nikon’s dynamic range continued to improve between ISOs 50 and 1000, while the 5D MK III’s performance began to stagnate. Needless to say, 11.7 isn't the BMCC's 13. The SNR on the camera appears to be even worse than a Sony PMW-EX3 (rated at 54dB) : A blog claims that : …the (EX3) S/N Ratio 54 dB (Y-typical) … is about 9-bit precision. don't know how true it is . So if 54dB is worth 9 bits of precision, the 5D MKIII has ? how many useful bits (when considering the SNR) ? Compared to both of these cameras the BMCC does 88dB SNR ? And then there's still the aliasing... and the fact that you have to hack it* to get this functionality. I have nothing against hacking, in fact I love pulling things apart and have written code for my DSLRs, but I consider hacked firmware to be a nice to have... it's better to have sexy functionality out of the box rather than having to add it yourself. Aliasing; Even at 3.5k you still have to get that data out of a 5.76k image... you can't downsample it properly... so you'll either have to crop or line-skip. And after all that it's more expensive than a BMCC . Also, it's logical that it's SNR/DR should be worse than a BMCC because the BMCC's sensor is actively cooled (that's how they get that amazing noise floor). It's a complex subject. DXO are honestly a waste of time. This is the same company that rated the Leica M9 the worst full frame camera they ever tested. If you've had the pleasure of shooting with an M9 you'll know that it's specs over-ruling your eyes. http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2013/03/1 ... ults-ever/ http://petapixel.com/2013/03/08/dxomark ... befuddled/ I believe the results you've quoted are also for stills. Which are nothing to do with what kind of DR theses cameras do when shooting video. So, DXO produce questionably useful test results in my opinion anyway, and the results you're quoting are with shooting stills, not video. After read all your comments, i assume that BMCC still has better RAW quality rather than DSLR. Correct me if i'm wrong. In conclusion, do you think DSLR could achieve better image result rather than BMCC? or its just a matter of taste? spike wrote: John Brawley wrote: DXO are honestly a waste of time. Wow Mr. Brawley you sure are an opinionated person, aren't you now. As we have apparently lowered this forums tone with flinging insults to people that are not even here to defend themselves, can I now please throw an insult at someone that IS here? Sorry I can't do as you have done as I think it's despicable... so here it is! Mr JB, you are not a good cinematographer and randomly speak utter rubbish on a daily basis about BM. Do you remember when people were saying BMD were always late to market and you were backing them up saying they were not? Yeah, rubbish. Do you remember when you said BMD are trying their hardest? Yeah, rubbish. Do you remember when you said the BMCC was delayed due to thunderbolt certification? Yeah, rubbish as it was always a manufacturing issue wasn't it now? Anyways, it's not nice to fling insults at people. Is it? Now DXO may well be what you say, but is it really worth someone in your position outright saying what you said? No. Maybe get them over here to have a discussion before bad mouthing them. Actually I expressed an opinion* about a company that provides a service that tests and measures sensors, not a person. I backed up my opinion with my reasoning and links to others that feel the same. I also pointed out why i thought it wasn't even relevant to the discussion. I'd suggest you're the one flinging insults. JB. JB wrote Unfortunately no one seems to have actually done tests on the SNR with this camera in video mode (because it's primarily a stills camera)... and even if they had it would show tainted results because you're talking about uncompressed YUV output from the video buffer which would potentially show wider DR than H.264 output. And JB, why do areas with 100% zebra on the them on the BMCC expand when the ISO setting is switched from 200 to 1600 ? It implies that sensor clipping has increased due to a change in ISO. -edit- It appears that no one else has actually done DR/SNR tests on the 5D MKIII, in video or stills. Tom Sefton rudysatria wrote: Will 5D Mark III with Magic Lantern could beat dynamic range of BMCC ? The Magic Lantern plugin for this feature at present only works for 48 frames. That's 2 seconds. The storage media and processor in the camera won't be capable of creating RAW footage for a period of time that makes it useful. Pollen Studio www.pollenstudio.co.uk Hi Spike, please don't get me wrong. We are here to discuss and share what is in our mind related to the topic. I'm just a new cinematographer and very stupid, thats why i came here. So if you think that you are smarter, please come with the lights. Just take it easy and stay focus at the topic. - Rudy Christian Schmeer Aaron Scheiner wrote: Needless to say, 11.7 isn't the BMCC's 13. Comes close to the "Production" camera's 12 stops though Christian Schmeer - DP / Colourist www.christianschmeer.com www.vimeo.com/christianschmeer spike wrote: What ARE you talking about? Where did I say I was smarter? I was simply implying that anyone can insult people that are not here. It's not polite to do that... I have not the first clue about being a DoP as I direct mostly. I do know what IS and IS NOT rude and I think jb was being rude to a company/site/person that was not here to defend themselves and by the sature he has here, that is unacceptable behaviour. Savvy? You were the only one to make a personal attack. The OP has asked nicely to bring it back on track so you attack and insult them. Christian Schmeer wrote: Comes close to the "Production" camera's 12 stops though To each his own. Michael Coviello Spike, I think you're overreacting to JB's comment. I know it's easy to take things out of context on the internet but you're equating JB calling DXO a "waste of time" to "flinging insults to people" and that's not right. No where in JB's post did I ever get the feeling he was being aggressive, mean-spirited, or insulting. He was simply expressing his opinion about a company. A LOT OF PEOPLE DO THIS. Also, he actually gave supporting information for his claim (NOT MANY PEOPLE DO THIS). We're all opinionated people. I think you're nitpicking in trying to call out JB for something he clearly hasn't done. I'm sorry I even took this much time out of my day to respond to something so minute on the internet, but I feel you are doing JB wrong, when he hasn't even done anything. Aaron Scheiner wrote: Unfortunately no one seems to have actually done tests on the SNR with this camera in video mode (because it's primarily a stills camera)... and even if they had it would show tainted results because you're talking about uncompressed YUV output from the video buffer which would potentially show wider DR than H.264 output. DR tests are really tricky because it's actually very subjective. At what point is detail in the blacks actual detail or noise ? What some people find acceptable noise, others wont. Hence I've never felt comfortable quoting DR in terms of stops. And why you get such wild disagreement and weird terms like "useable stops" whatever that means. I have a way of doing DR tests that works for me and means I can understand what kind of range I can work with. Everyone has to find their own way. I find pointing cameras at the same subjects is a really good start. A little old now but you get the idea.... http://johnbrawley.wordpress.com/2011/0 ... nge-tests/ http://johnbrawley.wordpress.com/2011/0 ... ly-online/ With regards to Zebras changing.... What I know is that the zebra is always showing you at the sensor level what is happening, independent of ISO....except.... BMD decided to make a slight difference in ISO1600. They actually allocate the bits differently to favour more information in the shadow detail so you'll find that there is a very slight difference between ISO1600 and all the other ISO's. I never noticed it initially and the difference is small. Let me know if you find the zebra behaves differently at ISO800 and ISO200 wow did not know the bmcc sensor was more than 16-bit. good to know. still would like the control ACR gives you with that RAW image, but in Resolve, though i'm sure I'm missing something somewhere. there hasn't been an official distinction, thus can make it confusing as to what people are really talking about. I've always seen RAW as that super controllable-in-post image file, and raw as just ungraded unconverted footage straight off the camera. Client: "Why does that image look so flat" Pro: "O its just the raw footage. tech/post guy: confused "but we shot in ProRes right?..." yes I would agree 4:2:2 ProRes is not a RAW format, but when it comes to 4:2:2 14-bit DNG I would say it's just as RAW as the other RAWs whether it opens up to 16-bit or 14-bit. Now if you want to see the tested Dynamic Range of the Canon's in Video mode, watch this series: http://www.zacuto.com/the-great-camera-shootout-2011 episode one goes over DR, episode 2 goes over sensor sensitivity. (11 stops, favoring shadows) there's also a 2012 one but cant remember if they went over DR or not. and JB is right DR can be subjective as far as usability goes, and when you have to deal with compression artifacts it can really shorten usability (looking at you H.264) TZuck wrote: I have a qualm with #2, there is "raw" and then there is "RAW" For me, when a professional describes a camera being capable of raw video capture or raw stills capture - I take it to mean bayer pattern data - straight from the sensor, no information being thrown away, no chroma sub-sampling, no lossy compression. Otherwise its easy to call almost anything raw - I could say my 5d Mkii already does raw video - in that the footage straight from the CF card is raw 5d footage. In the end it is down to semantics (cue Mhood's quote). What this Magic lantern hack is doing, is not providing raw sensor data, or bayer data, but 14 bit images with chroma sub-sampling - a far cry from the flavour of raw being provided by the bmcc. Which is why my original point of this "raw video" not being the same as BMCC raw video and thus not a point on which the magic lantern hack creates a "bmcc killer". Tom wrote: For me, when a professional describes a camera being capable of raw video capture or raw stills capture - I take it to mean bayer pattern data - straight from the sensor, no information being thrown away, no chroma sub-sampling, no lossy compression. That's what RAW means. Capitalizing it really just allows you to be clear that you mean raw sensor data, avoiding confusion that could result from contexts such as telling a client that, "It's just raw footage from the camera, not the final product." Tamerlin wrote: English can be an infuriating language in which the meaning of words changes significantly depending upon the context. Your example is perfectly correct in the context it is given: raw milk, raw footage; meaning non-pasteurized milk or unprocessed video, etc. However when we see words using all uppercase, it is generally accepted that the word is an acronym taking its spelling from the first letter of each word. IBM means International Business Machines, ACR means Adobe Camera Raw. RAW is not an acronym and should be written in lower case within a sentence such as the BMCC shoots uncompressed raw. I used to capitalize 'raw' too in order to make it clear, but it is not proper English. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD rick.lang wrote: English can be an infuriating language in which the meaning of words changes significantly depending upon the context. Your example is perfectly correct in the context it is given: raw milk, raw footage; meaning non-pasteurized or unprocessed. However when we see words using all uppercase, it is generally accepted that the word is an acronym taking its spelling from the first letter of each word. IBM means International Business Machines, ACR means Adobe Camera Raw. RAW is not an acronym and should be written in lower case within a sentence such as the BMCC shoots uncompressed raw. I used to capitalize 'raw' too in order to make it clear, but it is not proper English. Agreed. Except for the IBM part; that means Itty Bitty Morons. You are correct, however; even though we do use "raw" in caps as if its an acronym, doing so is a compromise to avoid confusion. I'm pretty sure you can "all caps a word" to show emphasis as to differentiate meanings and it still be "proper" English. or you know RAW could be an abbreviation for "Camera Raw Imaging Format" because if Digital Negative can be DNG, then why not? and to bring this back to the original intent of this thread, if it's more difficult to make a case about how to type RAW and be unanimously "correct" than it is to make a case for the hacked 5D MkIII limited DNG video mode being a BMCC killer then I think you have a pretty clear answer... that being said the 5D has some advantages and it's "look" may be appealing to some. Tamerlin wrote: Except for the IBM part; that means Itty Bitty Morons. Yea...a real pack of Itty Bitty Morons, huh? mhood wrote: Did you miss the smiley? IBM earned that monnicker (along with I've Been Moved) because of how they treated their employees, and how resistant IBM's management have been to things like innovation. I have lots of amusing stories about them... but that's because I grew up in an IBM family. Being a child of two IBM employees, it's hard to be fan of the company. That's really, really cool. (Previously Community Relations Manager for Blackmagic Design) Tamerlin wrote: how resistant IBM's management have been to things like innovation. Yea...nothing innovative about making movies at the atomic level, huh? JerryBruck Grow up, Marc. JerryBruck wrote: Grow up, Marc. Check my avatar Jerry...I'm as grown up as I'm going to get. Christine Peterson wrote: That's really, really cool. Amazing isn't it Christine? What a zoom lens! O yeah? Just so happens that since this thing started I've grown old as the hills, shot right past you if I ever was behind, so I can talk. My hair's fallen out, or the rest of it; teeth wobble back and forth at the touch of a tongue (anybody's); eyesight tobogganing & one lid starting to droop plus something has washed the recall of a long list of proper names right out of my head. That's just some of the things, ones I can remember at the moment. Improper-type words now starting to go. Thought a dictionary would help but how do you look up words you've completely forgotten?! Unless maybe there's one where the definitions come first, bet there isn't one though. Do I blame anyone or anything for catalyzing this decline? Nope, not me. Latest developments have finally made it really too hard though, is my problem. I could grasp it when there was just one camera that never managed to appear. Now we have three cameras, which we also don't have. Will the new ones appear? Some say Yes, some No. Will the old one show up? Same thing! There's more: once, for example, the promise of Metabones' SpeedBooster made the teeny-cam at least worth thinking about (for choosy persons) but now the MFT versions have been delayed, maybe by a lot, and the EF-EF by much more than a lot, maybe even like forever, nobody seems to know. Recurring vision: it is all sinking back into the ooze, these glittering mesmerizing gizmos, the wires into Chile's copper pits, the sensor & processor back to a wave-pulverized chaos of seaweed-choked beach, the artfully molded plastic devolved into stinking crude oil. In their stead the angry fragmented rabble we've come to be -- I'm remembering the shipping thread here -- seasoned pros vs amateur Artists; company butt-kissers against the Commies; grown-ups/whiners & crybabies; Scandinavia/EU Europe; Europe vs USA; heartland vs The Cities, everyone against the gnomes of B & H and not least, surely the greatest victims of all, the MFT crowd who gave up early positions in the EF line to pursue the impossible dream, their cries rend an indifferent sky. Rude against polite. The stoopid against everyone. Why no t-bolt in better PC chipsets? I'll b alright Marc thank u & goodnite. PS: What's this Marc-with-a-"c" thing? Are there French people in Texas? JerryBruck wrote: PS: What's this Marc-with-a-"c" thing? Are there French people in Texas? My Mother wanted to name me Marcquis but my Dad insisted on something more macho...Marcus. I am told Marc-with-a-"c" was a compromise. About the w8: At least the older you get, the quicker time passes. Just wanted to post this - they have finally managed to get up to 24fps continuous RAW recording on the 5D Mark III: http://www.eoshd.com/content/10324/big- ... d-mark-iii Yes the world just turned on its head and I have no idea what the implications for the market are going to be yet, other than that now Canon’s DSLRs, through no action at all from Canon themselves just became a whole lot more serious as cinema cameras. There’s no doubt the raw images from the 5D Mark III exceed the quality you get from Canon’s much more expensive cameras, like the C300. The 1D C now also has some serious competition from much cheaper DSLRs. I feel Blackmagic could lose most from this though, and will be a shame if that happens. I’ve not yet tested them head to head but the sensor in the 5D Mark III is far more capable than the one in the Blackmagic Cinema Camera in many ways – generating clean moire free images especially in 1:1 crop mode and cleaner high ISO images from a much larger sensor. The BMCC is no longer as attractive to me. The 5D Mark III is now top dog for video quality, far surpassing the GH2 and GH3. All this is rather tragic, because quite simply, Canon don’t deserve this success. It is entirely of Magic Lantern’s making, and they did it for us free. Formats: RAW (currently regular DNG not Cinema DNG) and MJPEG Full frame mode - 1920 x 1280 (3:2) – great for anamorphic 1280 x 1280 (16:9) 1280 x 720 (16:9) 1:1 crop modes - 3592 x 1320 – I get some drop frames at this res 1920 x 1080 (full HD crop mode like GH2) 1280 x 720 (the lower the resolution the more telephoto the crop) Last edited by Christian Schmeer on Mon May 13, 2013 2:30 am, edited 1 time in total. Christian Schmeer wrote: Just wanted to post this - they have finally managed to get up to 24fps continuous RAW recording on the 5D Mark III: http://www.eoshd.com/content/10324/big- ... d-mark-iii Is it RAW though ? Isn't it still line skipped ? I am guessing it would be line skipped in Full Frame mode, but not in 1:1 crop mode (?), though I don't know much about sensors. Christian Schmeer wrote: I am guessing it would be line skipped in Full Frame mode, but not in 1:1 crop mode? It's probably doing line skipping for all of its video modes. And is it actually RAW ?? I am not sure, but if I've understood correctly, they're still getting the images out of the camera's live view buffer. I guess it's not RAW, but "raw". The raw format is 14bit YUV 422 uncompressed. The results look incredible though. Will be great for low light stuff... Well that's not RAW or raw is it. (what's the difference ?) If that's what it is then it's encoded video. It's not sensor data. Not knocking what they're doing, but I don't see how it you can call this raw or RAW. It's more like LOG isn't it ? Csaba Nagy If they have been able to enable what was once thought to be a virtually impossible feature on the Mark III ( and even potentially other cameras like the cheap 600D! ) BMD should to do the same in regards to features we have been demanding. ( higher frame rates, 2.5k Pro Res, etc. ) Yes, I have read into the details and for now its far from a reliable release ( could even raise some issues that we don't know about ATM ). At the same time from what we know now, it has the some features even the BMCC doesn't. Allowing the use of what I would think is a better "hardware" camera ( larger sensor, Superior low light sensitivity, smaller body, etc..) This hack could have the potential to change a lot of peoples opinions about the BMCC and the Pocket cinema camera. Besides Grant even said in an early interview that the BMCC is really targeted at those who used and worked with DSLRs like the MARK III. There is no way to confirm this hack will ever leave a "alpha" or even "beta" stage before it crashes. I'm not trying to side with this new development, I'm a grateful owner of a BMCC. But I like to use this as an example of how hackers ( not canon engineers ) have been able to unlock a capability many people doubted could ever happen. This should be used to leverage BMD to officially give us more features on the new line of cameras, that to this day are said to be not possible. ( features that are still within reason) Schoolpost, I still think an SDK would be a great thing for the BMCC/BMPC/BMPCC. Steve Lee Jean They're taking sequences of DNG stills aren't they? I'm assuming they're RAW. Even then I'm happy for what the ML guys are doing, as competition is good. The 5d has HUGE pluses over the BMCC, but bottom line for me is, it's still more expensive, doesn't give Resolve/Scopes, and has that utterly annoying 135 sensor. It's a wonderful stills camera though. Director/Writer Busan, South Korea + Los Angeles, CA innerspark wrote: They're taking sequences of DNG stills aren't they? I'm assuming they're RAW. Even then I'm happy for what the ML guys are doing, as competition is good. The 5d has HUGE pluses over the BMCC, but bottom line for me is, it's still more expensive, doesn't give Resolve/Scopes, and has that utterly annoying 135 sensor. DNG doesn't necessarily mean raw sensor data, which is what raW (rAw? ) means. If the sensor is using line skipping in order to keep up with the demands of video production in contrast to stills, then it's not capturing raw video like the various Black Magic cameras do, or like the still cameras do when capturing stills, for that matter. Some new demo videos were posted: "14-bit RAW" (which may not be RAW?) 1080P at 24fps http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... 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__label__wiki	0.88315	0.88315	Tag: Hugh Jackman Logan DVD Review By Jan Gilbert On Jul 8, 2017 What’s It About? In the near future, a weary Logan (Hugh Jackman) cares for an ailing Professor X (Patrick Stewart)... Read More Logan Deleted Scenes & Rejected Concepts By Jan Gilbert On Mar 11, 2017 Logan is a masterful piece of cinema and a beautiful send-off for Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine. Still, some interesting scenes and ideas... Read More Logan Easter Eggs & X-Men Connections By Jan Gilbert On Mar 3, 2017 Logan is a self-contained entry in the X-Men franchise, with director James Mangold saying that he set it in 2029,... Read More Logan – Video Review By Jan Gilbert On Feb 18, 2017 The R-rated Logan rips, wrenches, and roars its way through its 137-minute run-time. Thanks to the success of Ryan Reynolds’ brilliant... Read More Eddie The Eagle Trailer & Poster Released By Flicks And The City On Dec 16, 2015 We’re very excited to see Taron Egerton who starred in one of our favourite films of 2015 Kingsman: The Secret Service... Read More Pan – Video Review By Jan Gilbert On Oct 6, 2015 Directed by Joe Wright (Atonement), Pan follows 12-year-old Peter (Levi Miller) from the London orphanage where he’s spent all his... Read More Experience Unique PAN Minecraft Experience By Flicks And The City On Oct 5, 2015 To celebrate the release of PAN (in cinemas Friday 16th October) Warner Bros. Pictures has teamed up with BlockWorks to... Read More Pan UK Press Conference with Hugh Jackman, Levi Miller, Rooney Mara, Garrett Hedlund, & Joe Wright By Flicks And The City On Sep 22, 2015 The stars of director Joe Wright’s latest movie, Pan, gathered in London today to tell us all about their fantasy... Read More Chappie – Video Review Starring Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman and Sigourney Weaver, Chappie is set in a near-future Johannesburg patrolled by a... Read More 8 Things You Didn’t Know About Chappie With Chappie hitting the big-screen on 6 March, we thought we’d share some fun facts about writer-director Neill Blomkamp’s latest... Read More Scoop DVD Review By Pauline Chabanis On Feb 13, 2015 Woody Allen’s Scoop was released on DVD this week and there are two reasons why the title might not sound familiar.... Read More 9 Things We’d Love To See In Chappie By Trevor Price On Feb 12, 2015 District 9 director Neill Blomkamp’s latest sci-fi movie Chappie is out in cinemas on 6 March. The movie’s set in a... Read More Competition: Win Scoop starring Scarlett Johansson, Hugh Jackman & Woody Allen on DVD By Flicks And The City On Jan 29, 2015 To celebrate the arrival of 2006 Woody Allen comedy Scoop on DVD next Monday we’ve got three copies to giveaway! Enter via our... Read More Chappie UK Trailer Released The UK trailer for Chappie has just released and it’s a great reminder for why Chappie is one of our top 25 most... Read More X-Men: Days of Future Past Deleted Scene By Flicks And The City On Nov 13, 2014 With the release of X-Men: Days of Future Past this week on Blu-ray and DVD we wanted to give you an exclusive... Read More	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line156
__label__wiki	0.604706	0.604706	Page: 123456789101112 The Truth of Masks – A Note On Illusion In many of the somewhat violent attacks that have recently been made on that splendour of mounting which now characterises our Shakespearian revivals in England, it seems to have been tacitly assumed by the critics that Shakespeare himself was more or less indifferent to the costumes of his actors, and that, could he see Mrs. Langtry’s production of Antony and Cleopatra, he would probably say that the play, and the play only, is the thing, and that everything else is leather and prunella. While, as regards any historical accuracy in dress, Lord Lytton, in an article in the Nineteenth Century, has laid it down as a dogma of art that archaeology is entirely out of place in the presentation of any of Shakespeare’s plays, and the attempt to introduce it one of the stupidest pedantries of an age of prigs. Lord Lytton’s position I shall examine later on; but, as regards the theory that Shakespeare did not busy himself much about the costume-wardrobe of his theatre, anybody who cares to study Shakespeare’s method will see that there is absolutely no dramatist of the French, English, or Athenian stage who relies so much for his illusionist effects on the dress of his actors as Shakespeare does himself. Knowing how the artistic temperament is always fascinated by beauty of costume, he constantly introduces into his plays masques and dances, purely for the sake of the pleasure which they give the eye; and we have still his stage-directions for the three great processions in Henry the Eighth, directions which are characterised by the most extraordinary elaborateness of detail down to the collars of S.S. and the pearls in Anne Boleyn’s hair. Indeed it would be quite easy for a modern manager to reproduce these pageants absolutely as Shakespeare had them designed; and so accurate were they that one of the court officials of the time, writing an account of the last performance of the play at the Globe Theatre to a friend, actually complains of their realistic character, notably of the production on the stage of the Knights of the Garter in the robes and insignia of the order as being calculated to bring ridicule on the real ceremonies; much in the same spirit in which the French Government, some time ago, prohibited that delightful actor, M. Christian, from appearing in uniform, on the plea that it was prejudicial to the glory of the army that a colonel should be caricatured. And elsewhere the gorgeousness of apparel which distinguished the English stage under Shakespeare’s influence was attacked by the contemporary critics, not as a rule, however, on the grounds of the democratic tendencies of realism, but usually on those moral grounds which are always the last refuge of people who have no sense of beauty. The point, however, which I wish to emphasise is, not that Shakespeare appreciated the value of lovely costumes in adding picturesqueness to poetry, but that he saw how important costume is as a means of producing certain dramatic effects. Many of his plays, such as Measure for Measure, Twelfth Night, The Two Gentleman of Verona, All’s Well that Ends Well, Cymbeline, and others, depend for their illusion on the character of the various dresses worn by the hero or the heroine; the delightful scene in Henry the Sixth, on the modern miracles of healing by faith, loses all its point unless Gloster is in black and scarlet; and the denoument of the Merry Wives of Windsor hinges on the colour of Anne Page’s gown. As for the uses Shakespeare makes of disguises the instances are almost numberless. Posthumus hides his passion under a peasant’s garb, and Edgar his pride beneath an idiot’s rags; Portia wears the apparel of a lawyer, and Rosalind is attired in ‘all points as a man’; the cloak-bag of Pisanio changes Imogen to the Youth Fidele; Jessica flees from her father’s house in boy’s dress, and Julia ties up her yellow hair in fantastic love-knots, and dons hose and doublet; Henry the Eighth woos his lady as a shepherd, and Romeo his as a pilgrim; Prince Hal and Poins appear first as footpads in buckram suits, and then in white aprons and leather jerkins as the waiters in a tavern: and as for Falstaff, does he not come on as a highwayman, as an old woman, as Herne the Hunter, and as the clothes going to the laundry?	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line164
__label__cc	0.502521	0.497479	G98.7FM > G-BLOG > Essence Magazine to Honour Jill Scott! Essence Magazine to Honour Jill Scott! Jill Scott, will be honoured by Essence Magazine at its annual “Black Women In Music” event next year! The invitation only affair salutes the achievements of emerging and established artist and influencers and takes place on February 5th during the week of Grammy Awards. In a statement, Editor in Chief Vanessa Deluca says “ Like many of the female artists who inspired her, Jill Scott has touched the collective soul of women across generations. Scott is thrilled saying “It will be 15 years in July that my first album came out and Essence has been there the entire time, I’m truly honored.” The songstress will join the ranks of some fierce women in music, namely Mary J Blige, Kelly Rowland, Janelle Monae and music industry executive Sylvia Rhone to name a few. The Black Women in Music celebration will also be the official launch of Essence magazines 45the anniversary year-long celebration. Source: billboard.com/Image: irockjazz.com @CharleneCMC	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line166
__label__cc	0.618262	0.381738	Back to WZZM13.com More WZZM13 Sites Ada - Cascade - Forest Hills Comstock Park - Alpine Township Coopersville - Marne East Grand Rapids Grand Haven - Spring Lake Grand Rapids Central Grand Rapids North Grand Rapids South Grand Rapids West Grandville - Hudsonville - Jenison Greenville - Belding Holland - Zeeland Plainfield - Northview Rockford - Cannon Township Whitehall - Montague Reminder: Saint Mary’s Church White Elephant Sale and Festival this weekend Submitted by Anonymous on Friday, July 8th, 2:50 pm Saint Mary’s Church’s largest public fundraising event of the year―the annual White Elephant Sale and Festival―will be held July 8 and 9 at the church, 406 East Savidge Street in Spring Lake. A raffle drawing for $11,500 will highlight the event. The general public is encouraged and welcome to attend. New this year will be a public fish boil, plus two children’s games called “The Berry-Go-Round” and “The Tumbler.” The Berry-Go-Round is a giant strawberry that twirls kids around and they control how fast the rides turn. The Tumbler looks like a hamster wheel, whereby, kids are strapped in and go in circles plus upside down. Also new will be the headline entertainment in the evening beer tent, featuring local performer Brian Fedewa. He has performed professionally in Chicago and is a career musician. In addition, Luke Perfect will perform as a disc jockey in the afternoon to provide musical entertainment. First Reformed Church Selects Faith in Action International To Help With Feeding Program Submitted by Pam Mettler, Writer, Book Reviewer and Marketing Consultant Friday, July 1st, 2011, 3:15pm GRAND HAVEN, Mich., July 2, 2011 – The plight of the world’s poorest has been increasingly on the heart of First Reformed Church. Many of the teachings in the past year have focused on God’s clear and uncompromising call for His Church to come to the aid of those in need. Members of First Reformed Church also recently read the book, The Hole In Our Gospel as a congregation which deeply impacted many about how they could make a difference in the world. The church responded with a special challenge to work for free for one day and give that days’ wages toward building two schools in Africa through Samaritan’s Purse. The whole church responded and enough money was given to build the schools as well as a church in Bolivia. Now they are tackling the hunger crisis in Haiti. Saint Mary’s to kick off “White Elephant” event and festival with thousands of items SPRING LAKE, Mich., July 1, 2011 – Lori Dinneweth, co-chair of this year’s “White Elephant” event that kicks off the annual Saint Mary’s Festival on Friday, July 8 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. announced today that thousands of items have already been donated by the general public and hundreds more are coming in each day. “Literally, there are hundreds of books, alone, that have been donated, along with small appliances, Christmas ornaments, holiday decorations, children’s toys, clothing, men’s items, sporting goods, baskets, and an array of glassware and some of the items are brand, spanking new,” said Dinneweth, adding, “We even have a youth diving suit and pair of flippers available that look like they have never been worn.” This year’s “White Elephant” event continues on Saturday, July 9, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. as the Festival gets into gear, as well. Dinneweth and Mary Eplett are serving as co-chairwomen for this year’s White Elephant event. Reminder: Beach clean-up scheduled for 6:00 pm Submitted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 30th, 8:23 am From: http://www.grandhaven.org The City's Environment and Natural Resources Committee has organized a beach clean-up at the Grand Haven City Beach for Thursday, June 30, at 6:00 p.m. Clean-up volunteers will meet at the city beach parking lot by the picnic table. Help keep beaches in Grand Haven beautiful! Anyone interested in volunteering is welcome. If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact Joe VanderStel at the Water Treatment Plant at (616) 847-3487. What restaurant serves the best hamburger in Grand Haven / Spring Lake? Submitted by Anonymous on Monday, June 27th, 12:02 am Hey Grand Haven / Spring Lake! WZZM13 wants to know what restaurant serves the best hamburger in your community. Please voice your opinion by completing the poll below. If your favorite isn’t on the list, choose other and enter it into the comment section below. Then, the week of July 5th, we’ll have a poll on our WZZM13 Facebook page that consists of the top hamburger places from each of our 21 My Town communities. Throughout the week of July 11th, our very own Lee Van Ameyde will visit each of the top five restaurants to sample their hamburgers for a segment that will air on WZZM13. Finally, on Friday, July 15, we’ll reveal the restaurant that serves the best hamburger among our My Town communities. Support your community by placing your vote below! 'Post the Most' to My Town and win tickets to the Muskegon Summer Celebration! WZZM13 is proud to present our second 'Post the Most' contest ... post the most stories to our My Town community websites over the next five days and win a fabulous prize! The Community Content Provider (CCP) who posts the most stories to My Town over the next week, wins a prize. It's that simple. This offer applies to all existing CCPs, and to all the new CCPs we're hoping to sign up. If you'd like to become a My Town CCP, just send your name and brief explanation of why you think you should be a CCP in an email to cmorse@wzzm13.com and we'll get back to you as soon as possible. For more information on becoming a CCP visit www.wzzm13.com/mytown. The contest starts on Monday, June 27, 2011. Winners will be selected based on the number of stories approved and published by the end of the day on Sunday, July 3, 2011. There will be two winners: Rep. Bill Huizenga to read Declaration of Independence during Grand Haven’s 4th of July Celebration Submitted by Larry Halverson, Contributing Writer Friday, June 24th, 2011, 3:47pm GRAND HAVEN -- Representative Bill Huizenga will be the guest reader of the Declaration of Independence, Monday, July 4 at 9:30 p.m. in Grand Haven’s Waterfront Stadium orgainized the Loutit District Library (LDL). Library officials invite everyone to listen and experience the reading of this document as if it were 1776. At 9:00 p.m., colonial re-enactors from the Brethren of the Great Lakes will escort the Rep. Huizena from the library down Washington Avenue to the stadium. The crowd is asked to follow the colonial townspeople around the speakers’ crates and boxes used as a colonial platform for the reading. Seating is also available in the stadium seating area. At the conclusion of the reading, the Grand Haven Musical Fountain and Jaycees Fireworks present a patriot tribute to our nation. The reading is part of 14 events that complement the John Adams Unbound exhibit on display in the library through August 5. Amigo the Devil Jul 21, 8:00PM A Dope Ass Lineup feat. Vee Tha Rula + Earth Radio + Rick Chyme +... 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__label__cc	0.576499	0.423501	1 Reflexivity 2 Great Mindshift 3 Repurpose 4 Iron Cage Economics 5 Radical Incrementalism 6 Transformative Literacy 7 Recoupling Zusammenfassung (de) 2 Great Mindshift – The Transformative Power of Ideas “The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping from the old ones, which ramify, for those brought up as most of us have been, into every corner of our minds.” (John Maynard Keynes, The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, 2007) Transformation research occupies itself with the question of how large-scale system change happens. Chapter 2 discusses different approaches in this field and amends one widely used model, the Multi-Level Perspective (MLP) by Frank Geels, with insights from the perspective of a political economist. The MLP draws on structuration theory in sociology and distinguishes three different levels at which societies are organized according to their degrees of changeability. At the niche level experiments or pioneering innovations are undertaken by small units or ’situated groups’. They can rapidly change and deviate from the prevailing context, because they are less dependent on other levels of the system. The overarching level is that of the regime and is composed of well-established practices, rules, institutions, and technologies that govern social interaction at the societal level. Changes in one of these institutions will impact many people and processes at the same time, which makes the task more challenging. On the landscape level we find slowly changing, rather exogenous development trajectories like environmental conditions, major infrastructure, deeply embedded economic institutions like the market system, and worldviews or social values. Landscape developments form the backdrop for developments at the lower levels. The model (seen below) depicts the dynamic developments at all these levels as resulting from simultaneous processes in diverse subsystems that influence each other and react to changes or shocks in connected or overarching systems. The landscape level is impossible to change purposefully in the short term, but it can bring about and be subject to shocks (such as natural disasters) that lead to rapid change at regime or niche levels. Changing configurations create different drivers and scope for transformations so that many changes at lower levels also trigger reactions at overarching ones. From this point of view, transitions to sustainable development are conceptualized as long-term, multi-actor processes involving interactions among citizens and consumers, businesses and markets, policy and infrastructures, technology and cultural meaning. Actors or groups with different interests or views might resist via direct intervention, but resistance also comes in the form of various types of path dependencies. These range from the big infrastructures that are difficult or take a long time to change to the higher transaction costs of reorganizing production processes; from technological breakthroughs or fear of loss through social roles to mental barriers in seeing possible different solutions. All of these stabilize the status quo. Given the pervasiveness of such path dependencies system scholars argue for radical incremental change strategies: too much change in too short a period of time is likely to cause a lot of resistance or might risk the system’s functioning all together. When looking for drivers of transformation most transition studies focus on more visible and tangible types of path dependencies to identify possible levers for change. The list of ‘main ingredients’ for successful transformation by system innovation practitioner Charlie Leadbeater does, however, shows that the origin of intentional change strategies is how actors interpret the situation: Failures and frustrations with the current system multiply as negative consequences become increasingly visible. The landscape in which the regime operates shifts as new long-term trends emerge or sudden events drastically impact availability or persuasiveness of particular solutions. Niche alternatives start to develop and gain momentum; coalitions start forming which coalesce around the principles of a new approach. New technologies energize alternative solutions, either in the form of alternative products or as new possibilities for communication and connection. For far-reaching regime change (rather than small adaptations and co-optation by the old regime), dissents and therefore fissures within the regime itself are key. In joining coalitions for change, they will help bring the system down or at least significantly change its current set-up and development dynamic. The loss of persuasiveness in step 2 and also expressing a new approach and principles to coalesce around (step 3) are crucial factors of purposeful and collective activity. Individual mindsets and social paradigms are a society’s ‘software’: the reservoir of ideas, norms, values and principles actors draw on when creating technologies, institutions, laws, business models and individual identities. Thus, a transformational sustainable development agenda needs a new ‘software’ to open up the imaginary and thus political space for radically different new approaches . Given the transformative, if often overlooked power of ideas, I added two levels to the original MLP: the mini-level of individuals that make up any institutional setup plus the meta-level of mindsets that cuts across and mediates between the individual, niche and regime levels. The purple and blue arrows illustrate how ideas function as the software that hold societies together. Critical political economist Antonio Gramsci in his Selections from the Prison Notebooks (1971) spoke of hegemony when he pointed out how such a reservoir of ideas, norms, values and principles lend structural power to solutions or interests that present themselves as in line with the prevailing software. He further emphasized the need for a counter-hegemonic common conception of the world, an alternative imaginary of a desirable future. Gramsci saw this as critical if ‘dispersed and shattered people’ were to organize into a collective will for political change. This is why the purple arrows stand for the hegemonic paradigm or software that is well embedded in regime structures as well as in niche projects. At the same time, individual mindsets (the light blue arrows) might carry alternative imaginaries or paradigms that inform their pioneering strategies. In addition to experimenting with or showcasing practical solutions in line with the new paradigm, individuals can engage in counter-hegemony work and widen the acceptance and support for repurpose strategies: highlight the faltering persuasiveness of an outdated software and put forward alternative sense-making or meaning. In the decades to come, the old iron cage economics paradigm and alternative paradigms will be struggling to fit the shape taken by what could become a Second Enlightenment. Our task is to develop the transformative literacy that can support a radical incremental transformation around the goal to recouple our economic processes with planetary and human wellbeing. This is what The Great Mindshift stands for. Download Chapter 2 of the book © 2017 Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie gGmbH Contact Author Maja Göpel Email maja.goepel at posteo.de Twitter @beyond_ideology The Great Mindshift How a New Economic Paradigm and Sustainability Transformations Go Hand in Hand Springer International Publishing, Berlin, 2016 (The Anthropocene: Politik – Economics – Society – Science; Band 2) 184 Seiten, 53,49 Euro (D) Open Access @ Springerlink	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line174
__label__cc	0.594211	0.405789	Home / Artist / Salvador Dali 1904 – Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech is born in Figueras, Spain on May 11th; first painting, a landscape, is dated 1910. 1914 – Begins secondary education at the Marist Brothers’ school in Figueras where he becomes interested in painting and is influenced particularly by Ramon Pixtox (1872-1925). Most of Dalí’s early work is of landscapes and scenes of peasants and fishermen. 1918 – Interest and experimentation in Impressionism; first canvases are exhibited for local artists held at the Teatre Municipal in Figueras. 1921 – Enrolls in the San Fernando School of Fine Arts in Madrid; he meets the poet Garcia Lorca, and film maker Luis Buñel, with whom he will later make the film Un Chien Andalou (A Dog from Andalucia) in the 1929. He is expelled for one year for rebel behaviour. His mother dies. 1922 – Exhibits at the Galeries Dalmau in Barcelona. In Paris André Breton forms the first Surrealist group together with Picasso, Max Ernst and Man Ray. 1923 – Arrested for anarchist tendencies and imprisoned for 35 days; interest grows in Cubism and Italian Metaphysical School (Carrà and de Chirico). 1925 – First one-man show in Barcelona; Picasso and Mirò show interest in his work; Begins a collaboration with Barcelona review L’Amis de les Arts which lasts until 1929. 1926 – Visits Paris and meets Picasso; is expelled permanently from Fine Art School; Mirò visits Dalí in Cadaqués; second one-man show at the Galeries Dalmau; interest grows among critics and public. 1927 – Does military service; spends summer with Lorca and Regino Sàinz de la Maza; writes poem Saint Sebastian which is published in L’Amis de les Arts. 1928 – Lluis Montanyà, Sevastià Gasch and Dalí issue the revolutionary Yellow Manifesto; his work is influenced by Mirò, Arp, Ernst, and Tanguy; three of his paintings are shown at the 27th painting exhibition of the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, U.S.A. 1929 – Works with Buñuel on his film Un Chien Andalou which causes a sensation; Mirò introduces Dalí to Surrealist group and to Magritte, Paul Eluard and his wife Helena, who will eventually become Dali’s wife and lifetime muse, Gala; Dalí’s first exhibition, presented by Breton, at the Galerie Goemans in Paris. 1930 – Le Surréalisme au service de la révolution publishes Reverie one of Dalí’s most important texts; 10 paintings are shown in what should be regarded as the first Surrealist exhibition in the United States; Dalí publishes the text L’Ane Pourri where he lays down the foundation of his paranoiac-critical method. 1931 – Paints his most famous painting The Persistence of Memory where the melting clocks appear for the first time. It arouses enormous curiosity in a group exhibition at the Julien Levy Gallery in New York. 1933 – Signs contract with Albert Skira, undertaking to do forty sketches for Lautréamont’s Les Chants de Maldoror; first one-man show at the Julien Levy Gallery in New York; in December Dalí exhibits at the Galeria d’Art Catalònia, Barcelona. 1934 – Exhibitions held at the Salon des Indépendants, Julien Levy Gallery, Galerie Jacques Bonjean, Carnegie Institute and Zwemmer Gallery in London – his frist one-man show in Britain; Gala and Dalí arrive in N.Y. for the first time. Dali is expelled from the surrealist group, accused of being an avida dollar man and apolitical. 1936 – The Surrealist exhibition of objects at the Galerie C. Ratton in which Dalí participates marks the “officialization” of a new expression of Surrealism; his photo appears on front cover of Time magazine; creates 2 popular objects of the Surrealist movement Lobster Telephone and Mae West Lips Sofa. 1937 – The poet Garcia Lorca is assassinated. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, Dalí flees to Italy and is influenced by Renaissance and the Baroque art. 1938 – Meets Sigmund Freud in London and is heavily influenced by his psychoanalytic theories; participates in an international surrealist exhibition at the Galerie des Beaux Arts in Paris with his Rainy Taxi; collaborates with fashion designer Coco Chanel on several ballet designs for the Ballets de Montecarlo. 1939 – Creates pavilion The Dream of Venus for N.Y.’s World Fair but encounters differences with its sponsors over his ideas, later when his plan to put a fish’s head on Botticelli’s Venus is prohibited, he publishes his “Declaration of the independence of imagination and of man’s right to his own madness”; Dalí designs scenery for first paranoiac ballet Bacchanal which is performed at the Metropolitan Opera House; breaks with the Surrealist group famously declaring “Surrealism is me”. 1940 – With the onset of World War II, Dalí flees to America and remains there until 1948. 1941 – Dalí is very successful in America; begins prolific collaboration with photographer Philippe Halsman, which ends with the latter’s death in 1979; 1942 – His autobiography The Secret Life of Salvador Dali is published. 1943 – Becomes accepted member of New York society; paints portraits of rich Americans for Knoedler Gallery and constructs his famous Mae West’s face. 1944 – Theatrical activities intensify and begins working on illustrations for many books. 1945 – The explosion of the atomic bomb at Hiroshima inspires Dalí to begin his “nuclear” or “atomic” period; collaborates with Alfred Hitchcock and paints the dream sequence for film Spellbound. 1948 – Settles for good in Port Lligat, Spain; exhibits at the Galleria l’Obelisco in Rome; enters into a new phase, in which he focuses on the great themes of Western tradition. 1949 – Designs scenery for Strauss’ Salome at Covent Garden in London; his interest in harmonic and geometric theory grows; paints the Madonna of Port Lligat. 1950 – enters his period of Nuclear Mysticism where many of his drawings are influenced by religion and mythology. 1952 – Explains the elements of nuclear mystique in a seven city tour in the U.S.; is commissioned to illustrate La Divina Commedia for the anniversary of Dante, creates 102 watercolors. 1954 – Major retrospective of Dalí’s work in Rome (Palazzo Pallavicini), Venice and Milan successively. 1958 Gala and Dalí are married at the ‘Chapel of Angels’ in Girona on August 8th; Dalí is presented by the Cuban Ambassador in Paris with the Médaille à la Qualité Francaise for his series of illustrations of Don Quixote (1957); initiates ‘optical art’, seeking optical effects and illusions. 1959 – Dalí meets Pope John XXIII. 1960 – The Surrealists write the article “We don’t hear it that way“, an article against Dalí’s participation in an international exhibition of Surrealism in New York; begins work on The World of Salvador Dalí with Mr. Robert Descharnes. 1962 – Dalí concentrates increasingly on the main themes of his past career, which he examines and works again and again; Descharnes publishes Dalí de Gala: le monde de Salvador Dali 1963 – Exhibition of most recent works at Knoedler Gallery, New York; publication of book The Tragic Myth of Millet’s Angelus written in 1933. 1964 – Dalí is decorated with the Grand Cross of Isabel la Catòlica; publication of Dairy of a Genius; major retrospective in Tokyo, Japan organized by Mainichi Newspaper. 1965 – The Gallery of Modern Art in New York shows never seen paintings from Reynolds Morse’s private collection; Dalí illustrates the Bible with 100 watercolors; develops interest in holography and three-dimensional art. 1969 – Publication of Las Metamorfosis Eròticas, one of the high points of his paranoiac-critical method; exhibition at Knoedler Gallery arouses great interest in American press; Dalí announces the creation of the Dalí museum in Figueras; works on commercial poster for such companies as Perrier, Lanvin chocolates, and the French Railways; designed the famous Chupa Chups logo. 1971 – Formal opening of the Dalí museum in Cleveland consisting largely of the Morse Collection. 1973 – ‘Dalínian Holographic Room’ is exhibited; Dalí illustrates Dix Recettes D’Immortalité and Roi Je t’attends à Babylone. 1974 – Opening of the Dalí Museum-Theatre in Figueras, Spain. Finishes the illustrated book Mosesand Monotheism. 1978 – Guggenheim Museum, New York presents Dalí’s first hyper-stereoscopic works; Dalí is elected a foreign associate member of the Académie Francaise des Beaux-Arts. 1980 – Major retrospective at Tate Gallery, London; Dalí delivers portrait of the King of Spain to the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid. 1981 – Recovers slowly from an illness contracted in New York; concerned for his health, Dalí is visited at his house in Portlligat by King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain. 1982 – Attends formal opening of the Dalí Museum of St. Petersburg, Florida, founded by Morse; the Honourable Jordi Pujol, President of the Autonomous Government of Catalonia presents Dalí with the Governmental Gold Metal; Dalí’s last paintings are made; Dalí’s wife Gala dies on June 10th after over fifty years of companionship and is buried on the grounds of the Castle of Pubol. After losing his wife, Dalí abandons public life and closes himself off in his Castle of Pubol. 1984: Following the fire of his house, his health worsens. 1989 – Salvador Dalí dies at the age of 85 on January 23rd. He is buried in the Dalí Museum-Theatre in Figueras where he was born. Salvador Dali – The Sculpture Collection Exhibition dates: Dec 10 to Dec 24, 2014 During Salvador Dalí’s lifetime, Dalí himself originated the idea for a series of sculptures, created individual maquette’s and approved a collection of sculptural editions that he intended to survive beyond … read more → Profile of Time POA Available Horse Saddled with Time Homage to Newton Surrealist Piano Dance of Time II View more Artworks from Dali, Salvador Bernard Ollis BORN Bath, England 1951 SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITION 2016 Trevor Victor Harvey Galleries, Sydney, Australia 2015 Mitchell Galleries, Brisbane, Australia 2015 Penny Contemporary, Hobart, Australia 2015 Observations of … read more → George Barris was born in Manhattan, New York City, in 1922. 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__label__cc	0.568539	0.431461	Citydog By Sapna Bhavnani In a big town just five miles from a little town, there lived three best friends. One (Maya) was on her way to becoming a doctor (yup, she the typical girl who did everything her parents wanted her to do), the other (Lola) was an urban hippie who believed she was put on this earth for a reason (the reason, of course, being unknown), and the third (Chahat) just wanted to get married and procreate at the drop of a hat (fair enough). The three girls lived very sheltered lives and had never learnt of life outside their 0.5 k.m. radius. They were content in that world they called “the big city”. Oh, the big city. Chahat got her wish and her parents set up a groom for her at the age of 20. She was ecstatic. Her friends were happy for her. They decided it was time to bond for the last time by taking a small road trip outside ‘the big city’ and experience a slice of life before they settled down. So they did. They hopped into Lola’s Ambassador and traveled five miles out to the small town. This was as adventurous as they could get. They were surprised not to find any hotels, motels, or guesthouses, so they knocked upon the first house they liked. This one was small and sweet, had a paddy field, and a white picket fence. What is it about white picket fences that gives us a false sense of security? Should we do something? Photograph by Shalini Rao. Anyhow, they were welcomed by the lady of the house, and her husband, and their 25 kids. The house had only two rooms, so they settled in the big room where the kids slept. That night as they dreamt of adventures coming their way, they were awoken by loud screams from the other room. They knew the sound was of a woman screaming in pain but they didn’t know what to do. They peeped in the other room and saw the man of the house beating the woman silly. “Should we do something?” asked Maya. “I knew there was a reason we were here. We have to do something—this is our purpose,” said Lola. “I don’t think we should interfere in their business,” said Chahat. So they did nothing and ignored the whole situation. The next morning they found their way to the centre of the town where all the women hung out. It was by the well. They sat on the wall and watched them (just like we city people like to do). They noticed that 90% of the women looked battered. They had more scars than most generals could brag about. “I told you we were here for a reason. We have to let these women know that they cannot let men beat them up like this. Come on, guys, look at them,” nagged Lola. Yes, I think she had finally found the reason that she was put on earth. So they did. They walked up to the well and started making small talk with the ladies that eventually turned into big talk. They bragged of their big city and their big city lives. They bragged of feminism and women’s rights. “We should not take male abuse at any cost. I think you women need to stand up for yourself and walk out on your husbands,” started Lola. The women seemed irritated. I don’t think they appreciated the lecture. It took them ten minutes to gather and retaliate. “We are a bit tired of you big city girls coming to our small towns and trying to fix our lives. First it was only the white women who thought we were unfortunate and now Indian women have joined the brigade. The fact is, yes, we get hit once in a while. Yes, we get battered once in a while, but we are happy. We are content. Life goes on and so do we. You big city liberated women have travelled the world, but have no place to call home. You might have a bank account but no wealth. Look at you! Just look at you. You look haggard. Now get out of here and find a reason to live someplace else.” The three friends got into the car and went back to the big city. I think something inside them had been stirred if not shaken! “My idea of feminism is self-determination, and it’s very open-ended: every woman has the right to become herself, and do whatever she needs to do.”—Ani Difranco. Sapna Bhavnani cuts hair at her salon, Mad o Wot, in Bandra and now also in Andheri. She also writes columns, goes on road trips, listens to life stories, gets tattoos, raises goldfish, rides a pink and black motorcycle, plays Scrabble, worships Elvis, waters plants, designs pop-up books, acts, drinks no water, takes over talk shows, makes time capsules, performs at poetry readings, is worth millions on Facebook and owns enough Pez dispensers to build a bridge to the moon. Her current pseudonyms are Tiger, Tiger and MC Polar Bear. Filed Under: columns, feminism, india, rights, women By Priyanka Blah · A new column that aims to inform you about the best in electronic music from around the country. The Problem with Indie Movies Today By Sabitha Sudarshan · A quick look at the state of independent cinema in India and the West. Einstein and Faith By Siddhartha Lal · Einstein maintained that underneath the discernible laws of physics, there is a mysterious force that is responsible for the harmony that we see around us. Vaishalisvp Adityakripalani fuck! what a lovely short story! :) just as i was cheering for Lola…. the unexpected happened…well, not what the village women said- that is expected. but that the author used the word ‘brag’ about feminisms.. Then of course I knew what would happen..Sapna, you have a style. This is a good read, but am afraid, that I cannpt agree with the narrator’s view here. Especially since it’s awoman writer. “become herself and do what she needs to do” never never means accepting violence. I would have acted like lola, and self determination does not include getting beaten up. was this in favour of abuse!? 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__label__wiki	0.699567	0.699567	Minis: Alternative Comics #4, Henry and Glenn Forever and Ever #3, Abyss, Reich #10 Alternative Comics #4, edited by Marc Arsenault. In addition to reviving Alternative as a publisher, Marc Arsenault has also revived its flagship comic book anthology. This is a solid entry featuring established and promising cartoonists alike. The Mike Bertino cover is hilarious and weird, giving the book a slightly more underground feel than past issues, while the back cover's collaboration between Craig Thompson and Theo Ellsworth brought the best out of both cartoonists. Even in a relatively short comic, Arsenault's sequencing is carefully considered, as a series of one-pagers by Grant Snider act as detailed palate cleansers at regular intervals. He keeps the reader occupied in these thematically (but not narratively) related strips with multiple panels that lead the eye around the page in interesting ways, be it a meeting of frustrated artists, a checklist for summer or a series of directions on how to make a time machine. The simplicity of his line makes it easy to follow the pages and adds a further palate-cleansing quality to them. Noah Van Sciver's "It Can Only Get Better" is my vote for best strip in the anthology, as he uses the sort of period detail he became known for in The Hypo and creates a hilarious and vicious send-up of cartoonists and cartooning. It reminded me a bit of the old B.Kliban strip where the caption is "Out of the way, swine-- a cartoonist is coming!", only taken to the next level, as an early 19th century political cartoonist enjoys his life and his ability to kill or fuck with relative impunity--and imagines their status in society will only continue to rise. Other highlights include brief pieces from Sam Alden (still in his drawing phase where his figures look not unlike Nate Powell's), the usual silliness by Sam Henderson (the "Grapes Hawthorne" typically creating an over-the-top version of a typical encounter with a certain kind of annoying person) and a Blobby Boys story by Alex Schubert that cleverly has most of its action take place off-panel. I was happy to see new work by Allison Cole and Andy Ristaino, with the former's thick, blobby figures still packing an emotional punch and the latter's exaggerated satire going to some amusingly dark places. The James Kochalka stories left me cold; his autobio attempts being poetic but feels self-indulgent, and his kids' story is unrelentingly twee. I did enjoy the focus on David Lasky, including a couple of strips and an interview that stripped the questions away and was reformatted to appear as more of an artist's statement. Lasky certainly deserves this kind of exposure as an artist whose mix of formalism and humanism in his drawing style make him a potent storyteller. I hope that Arsenault continues to make the appearance of the anthology an annual event, as there aren't very many anthologies of any quality that have open submission policies. Henry and Glenn Forever and Ever #3, edited by Tom Neely. This may be my favorite series in all of comics right now, thanks to Neely finding new ways to go to the well in telling jokes about Henry Rollins and Glenn Danzig as cohabitating lovers. There are three reasons why the anthology is so consistently entertaining. First, the stories avoid homophobic jokes by design. Indeed, many of the cartoonists involved in the anthology self-identify as being queer, which makes their presence in an alt-comics anthology (unfortunately) a bit of a rarity. Second, the gags, which tend to focus on Henry & Glenn, all come from a place of fandom, as they're very much insider jokes that poke fun at punk and metal from a devotee's perspective. Third, Neely is careful to rotate the roster of guest artists from issue to issue so as to provide as wide a range of styles as possible. This issue features the continuing saga of Henry and Glenn squabbling because of the presence of Glenn's mother, a sweetness and light type who drives everyone crazy with the insistence of her niceness. Neely clearly has a ball drawing Dan DeCarlo-style caricatures of various rock and comics personalities, the best being his send-up of death metal icon Gaahl. Mari Naomi's story about Henry & Glenn's more quotidian visit to the pharmacist was a nice palate cleanser after Neely's craziness and the in-your-face craziness of Justin Hall's epic of Glenn descending into "Gaydes" in order to search for Henry's soul after he dies. Hall goes after every gay stereotype imaginable in hilarious fashion, from the Cavern of the Catty Drag Queens to the Dungeon of the Leather Daddies ("where there is no safe word!"). The usual array of pin-ups and Michael DeForge's funny take on the relationship problems that might occur if the two tried to collaborate musically, drawn in his uniquely deformed style, makes for a memorable capper. Neely will publish one more issue before trying to collect the material, which I think is wise, since while what started as a cocktail napkin doodle has taken on a life of its own, it will hit the diminishing returns stage at some point. Abyss, by Saman Bemel-Benrud. This is an interesting little comic published by 2D Cloud. It's reminiscent of the sort of comics that Tom Kaczynski does, wherein critiques of capitalism and the architecture that emerges as a result are engaged. Bemel-Benrud's approach is a whimsical one, wherein "augmented reality ghosts" are included as a feature for a new condo development. The ghost encourages a woman to jump down and visit it after she takes a photo of its image on her phone. Pixellation and fractalization are two running visual themes in this comic, as both ghost and woman cross over into a space that makes them aware of their intersecting with three and four dimensional reality. There's also a sense where technology takes on a new, comforting role, one where the digital becomes visceral. There's an almost cheery openness regarding the woman's attitude toward this kind of neat, compartmentalized side-effect of capitalism, one that focuses on its aesthetic qualities. Her boyfriend is the opposite, decrying the lack of authenticity of such spaces as he is unable to interface with the ghost and the ideas it represents in the same way. Bemel-Benrud is cagey as far as what side he's arguing for as both characters land solid points, but the optimism of the woman is quite persuasive, even as she keeps the details of her ghost encounter to herself. The visuals in this comic are simple, bordering on crude, but Bemel-Benrud is able to make that work by using a pleasing blue color wash and as many iconic images against a blank background as possible.This comic is less interesting to look at than it is to think about, because one wonders if the woman was enlightened or infected by her contact with the digital specter--or perhaps both. Reich #10, by Elijah Brubaker.The tone that Brubaker set in this biography of psychologist Wilhelm Reich has always been even-handed and fair. Reich is treated neither as a dangerous madman nor a visionary; instead, he's presented as brilliant, innovative, fallible, arrogant and hypocritical. That treatment continues even as Reich's theories grow all the more bizarre and show the limitations of his knowledge of science beyond psychology. He made the leap to consider that radioactive materials like radium react badly to his orgone energy generators without understanding the effects of radioactive materials, for example. In this issue, his theories take another leap into observing what appear to be UFOs (what he called EAs) that appeared to run on orgone energy. He saw them as a threat to the earth, one that could be defeated by his of his cloudbuster gun that acted as a sort of lightning rod for that energy. Brubaker cleverly parallels Reich's own narrative of being a sort of scientist-soldier needing to find and fight energies with his corrosive paranoia regarding his wife and a colleague having an affair, demanding written confessions and pushing away loyal colleagues. This is despite the fact that Reich himself had affairs with dozens of women in the interest of sexual openness and resisting self-oppression. At the same time, Brubaker injects a running note of sadness, as the deluded Reich thinks the president is supporting his research covertly even while the FBI and FDA view him as a dangerous crackpot. This paranoid had real enemies, but he simply wasn't savvy enough to understand how to fend off his real enemies while pushing away his true allies. Brubaker's scratchy but simple line perfectly captures Reich's many emotional states. In one panel, when Reich is furious, Brubaker drops the lines that form his face and just leaves in the eyes and other facial figures that are given weight by densely hatched lines representing his rage. It's an eye-catching panel, one of many in this issue.The way that Brubaker distorts anatomy gives his work a powerfully expressive quality without betraying the verisimilitude of his use of body language and especially gesture. Labels: elijah brubaker, marc arsenault, saman bemel-benrud, tom neely Minis: Alternative Comics #4, Henry and Glenn Fore... Hiding In Plain Sight: Wake Up, Percy Gloom! Notes on the Cycle: A Matter of Life Adventure Comics: Lindner, Cartozia Tales, Von Gie... J.T. Dockery and the Coal Mine School Minicomics: Nichols, Cantirino, Remnant, Gfrorer, ... Minicomics: Barnett, Henderson, Brunton, Tablegedd... The Pursuit of Folly: Today Is The Last Day Of The... Minicomics: Seitchik, Farrell, Skelly, Dinski, Tay... Fantasy Is Reality: Dear Beloved Stranger At The Zoo: Tune Book 2: Still Life Baited Expectations: The Cute Girl Network Minicomics: Burkert/Rhodes, Paine, Bongiovanni, R.... 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__label__wiki	0.649111	0.649111	Read Questions 2019 Online What do you make of America getting less Christian and less religious? Topic: New america research July 18, 2019 / By Aeron Question: Even though some politicians claim America is a "Christian nation," the share of the population that identifies as Christian has declined significantly in recent years. New statistics from the Pew Research Center show that between 2007 and 2014, the number of Americans who identify as Christian dropped by nearly eight percentage points, from 78.4 percent to 70.6 percent. At the same time, Pew’s 2014 U.S. Religious Landscape Study found that the number of people who are religiously unaffiliated -- either atheist, agnostic or simply “nothing in particular” -- has grown by more than six percentage points, from 16.1 percent in 2007 to 22.8 percent in 2014. See http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/12... Benfey New Essays On The Psychology Best Answers: What do you make of America getting less Christian and less religious? Thane \| 6 days ago People are better educated than they used to be and less likely to sheepishly follow someone else's teachings without carefully examining them. It's really a positive sign. Did you like the answer? What do you make of America getting less Christian and less religious? Share with your friends We found more questions related to the topic: New america research Originally Answered: I'm a christian and over the past couple years I've wondered why they still call America a christian nation? The United States has never been a "christian nation. The founders created a secular, constitutional republic, with separation of church and state, and freedom of (and from) religion. It's values were derived not from some "holy" book, but from British Common Law, which predated the "introduction" of christianity to Britain. I challenge you to read the U.S. Constitution, and find anything in it about creating a "christian nation." Hint: don't get "facts" about history, American or otherwise, from christian Websites. The U.S. Constitution mentions religion only in the negative: no religious test for government employees, no government-imposed religion. The founders understood that the imposition of religion is antithetical to individual liberty and freedom. There can be no freedom of religion if anyone is allowed to impose their religious beliefs on others. The Declaration of Independence is often mentioned by those claiming the U.S. is a "christian nation," however, the Declaration is not the founding document, or even a founding document. The U.S did not exist at the time of the writing of the Declaration. The United States was created when the U.S. Constitution was ratified, and it is the only document that counts. - - - http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_... [Excerpt] "We continually hear how this nation was founded as a 'Christian' nation and that our forefathers certainly intended that the Judeo-Christian heritage of the United States be enshrined. Nothing could be further from the truth. This argument is not new, Jefferson and the other founders wrestled at length with this question. And luckily they were literate men and wrote down their thoughts and discussions." * * * http://www.exmormon.org/mormon/mormon179... [Excerpt] "Among the Founders were Deists, Unitarians and those who merely hoped for a life after death, the latter admitting that no physical evidence existed to prove eternal perpetuity. "Many of the Founders were religiously unorthodox. Some had religious views that were doubtful or ambiguous. Others detested organized religion. "Some hated Christianity." * * * http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/summe... [Excerpt] "A few Christian fundamentalists attempt to convince us to return to the Christianity of early America, yet according to the historian, Robert T. Handy, 'No more than 10 percent-- probably less-- of Americans in 1800 were members of congregations.' "The Founding Fathers, also, rarely practiced Christian orthodoxy. Although they supported the free exercise of any religion, they understood the dangers of religion. Most of them believed in deism and attended Freemasonry lodges. According to John J. Robinson, 'Freemasonry had been a powerful force for religious freedom.' Freemasons took seriously the principle that men should worship according to their own conscious. Masonry welcomed anyone from any religion or non-religion, as long as they believed in a Supreme Being. Washington, Franklin, Hancock, Hamilton, Lafayette, and many others accepted Freemasonry." * * * http://www.nobeliefs.com/Tripoli.htm [Excerpt] "The United States Constitution serves as the law of the land for America and indicates the intent of our Founding Fathers. The Constitution forms a secular document, and nowhere does it appeal to God, Christianity, Jesus, or any supreme being. (For those who think the date of the Constitution contradicts the last sentence, see note 1 at the end.) The U.S. government derives from people (not God), as it clearly states in the preamble: 'We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union....' The omission of God in the Constitution did not come out of forgetfulness, but rather out of the Founding Fathers purposeful intentions to keep government separate from religion." * * * http://www.goatstar.org/were-the-founding-fathers-christian/ [Excerpt] "The primary leaders of the founding fathers of our nation were not Bible-believing Christians; they were deists including: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Thomas Paine, Ethan Allen, James Monroe" * * * http://www.stephenjaygould.org/ctrl/quotes_founders.html [Excerpt] "Thirteen governments [of the original states] thus founded on the natural authority of the people alone, without a pretence of miracle or mystery, and which are destined to spread over the northern part of that whole quarter of the globe, are a great point gained in favor of the rights of mankind." - John Adams' * * * What Do You Know About The Separation of State and Church? [Quiz] http://www.ffrf.org/quiz/ffrfquiz.php . Conflict Management Plan Essay Writing The difference between 76 and 70 % is almost undetectable. Yeah, technically the country is less religious, but the reality says otherwise. It seems merely to give the Christians a chance to argue persecution. It doesn't seem to have don much to change the lives of the people, nor to do anything to restore the reputation of a country known by many throughout the world as a nation of gun toting fundamentalists. Keeping crazy cousin Earl out in the woodshed would do the best to repair that reputation. Instead, more and more the US is parading the religious right as something to be proud of, rather than rightfully ashamed that 40 % don't even accept such basic science as evolution. Malachai 1) I think it might have been unavoidable. 2) I do not think it's common for Christians in America to have a healthy sense of what Christian living is really supposed to be about. I cannot overstate that reality. 3) Christians have adopted a moralistic attitude when it comes to doing God's will. Their focus is on morality, as though that was something to impress God with. It's become the most important thing a Christian is to show as far as "fruit of the Spirit" goes. So they miss out on the fruit they could otherwise grow. The "weeds" have grown thick, and they are unaware of it. They think they are right on. Right now the worst enemy of christianity is the christians. There are too many loud, bigoted, and hateful ones running around. Those are the ones doing the harm. People are seeing these guys and saying they do not want to be a part of a group that allows them to operate. It is about time that America became less Christian and less religious - religion causes far, far more problems than it does any good. Psychology Photo Essay About Nature Originally Answered: How can a Christian be against homosexuality on religious grounds? Christians who are abiding in Christ, who have been washed clean by the blood of the Lamb... aren't religious; But they also have been washed clean from those sinful past actions, so wouldn't be a homosexual anymore. Wren, No one is in the lake of fire yet. The first ones in are the beast & false prophet. But those who choose to be the devils messengers after rejecting Jesus Christ shed blood for their redemption, go to a hell. And that isn't the lake of fire. So Kathrine is bogus. I write this because I started reading her book but started feeling a spirit associated with the book that was a different spirit. After prayer, the Lord told me her lord wasn't the Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth who died on the cross of Calvary. And told me not to read it anymore. So I prayed about the book with sisters in the Lord. In the unity of the Spirit, the Lord confirmed that her book is bogus. She has a different Jesus. Because of certain things in the book brought to our mind Just to let you know. New America Research If you have your own answer to the question new america research, then you can write your own version, using the form below for an extended answer. Help with a religious debate regarding the founding of America? Any non religious people or non christian muslim jew hindu budhist what do you thinkn of gideons bibles? Declaration of Independence, were they wrong to begin definition of America with religious document? Who represents America? Who speaks for America? Whose voices are powerful in America? Do you think that the illegal immigrant Mexicans that are taking over our country, will make America a? Christians: If I were to produce Christian cartoons and/or comics, and contacted any Christian TV networks about them,.? How/why are some peple Catholic Christian,some baptist Christian,some Evangelical,some JW etc? Am I a bad Christian for not wanting to tell people that I am a good Christian? What are some of the reasons why a non-Christian would read the Christian Bible? Does anyone know of any news that has been happening in Africa,Asia,Australia,North America,or South America? VOTERS: Who is REALLY in charge of America? Keep in mind this video takes place in America? The America's settled a "virgin land" when they came to america. do you agree or disagree? Non christian listens to christian band? Is Christmas ,a Christian or Non-Christian Holiday? Why are you not religious? Religious Help Anyone Please? Why are people becoming less religious? What is the name of this religious doctrine? Religious freedom? Religious experience? Religious Studies Help? Religious Converts? Why do religious people? How do i contradict a "religious" person? How do you find out if a person is religious? How to get help with overly religious mom blocking the way? "Religious" question for parents? Can you be religious and believe in fate/Destiny? Religious Fanatics: Ever thought about this? What is the term for this religious statement? I need religious help. I'm having trouble believing in God? What was the last religious book you read? What is your opinion about this religious quote? Is sterilizing religious fanatics really that bad? What are your favorite religious stories? Does anybody really respect others religious beliefs? Religious people: Did you know god is all in your mind? Does anyone else enjoy studying religious artwork? Are most religious people victims of this quote? Is it just me or do Americans seem more vulnerable to religious conmen? Did the religious skip psychology in college? Majoring in philosophy/religious studies? Help, mom forcing down religious path I DONT WANT? Leading a Non-Religious Advocacy group? Do you consider Alcoholics Anonymous to be a religious cult? Christians, Catholics.um.all of you religious people? Are religious people of lower intelligence? Theists who follow a religious text:.? Copyright 2019. 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__label__cc	0.538271	0.461729	Against Me! Recruits Former (International) Noise Conspiracy Bassist August 29, 2013 Joel Pytynia Against Me!, atom willard, bassist, concert tickets, drummer, infectious magazine, inge johansson, laura jane, laura jane grace, noise conspiracy, recruit, the international noise conspiracy, twitter0 comment Laura Jane Grace, founder of Against Me!, announced they have added Inge Johansson (left), former bassist for The (International) Noise Conspiracy, via Twitter. Johansson joins Atom Willard in completing the band’s lineup. Willard, the band’s drummer, joined earlier this month. Buy concert tickets here. Purchase a CD here. Please follow and like us: Against Me! Reveal ‘True Trans’ Cover Art July 12, 2013 Aidan Keefer 7 inch, Against Me!, anticipation, august, concert tickets, cover art, inch vinyl, infectious magazine, laura jane, laura jane grace, music, solo tour, transgender dysphoria blue, true trans, vinyl0 comment Against Me! revealed the cover art for their new 7-inch vinyl True Trans earlier today. It can be seen here via frontwoman Laura Jane Grace’s Instagram. This short EP coincides with Grace’s solo tour, building anticipation for the band’s upcoming album Transgender Dysphoria Blues. The physical vinyl will not be available until August, but a digital copy comes with purchase of tickets to Grace’s new tour, which went on sale today. Buy concert tickets and purchase a CD, vinyl, or digital copy of the vinyl here. Please follow and like… Against Me! Releasing Two New Acoustic Songs July 12, 2013 Lauren Ciuba acoustic songs, Against Me!, colored vinyl, concert tickets, infectious magazine, laura jane, laura jane grace, limited edition, music, new music, new songs, soul rebel, tomorrow night0 comment Against Me! are releasing two new acoustic songs for fans who bought pre-sale tickets to Laura Jane Grace’s August solo shows. You can purchase a CD and buy concert tickets here. Check out some tweets from Laura Jane Grace below. Please follow and like us: Laura Jane Grace (Against Me!) Announces Solo Tour July 2, 2013 Aidan Keefer Against Me!, august, august 10, bowery ballroom, Brighton Music Hall, brooklyn, fete lounge, florida, infectious magazine, knitting factory, laura grace james, laura jane, milkboy, month of august, music, music hall, punk, rock and roll, roll hotel, solo tour, Transgender Dysphoria Blues0 comment Laura Jane Grace, lead singer of Florida punk band Against Me!, has announced her own short solo tour for the month of August. The tour, named after the band/singer’s upcoming concept album Transgender Dysphoria Blues, begins Aug. 10 in Philadelphia. The rest of the dates can be found after the jump, and you can buy concert tickets here. You can purchase a CD here. Please follow and like us: Against Me! Finish Tracking New Album June 25, 2013 June 25, 2013 Lexi Giannandrea Against Me!, concert tickets, dysphoria, guitarist, infectious magazine, laura jane, laura jane grace, lead singer, music, new album0 comment After three years without a new album, Against Me! has finally finished tracking their highly anticipated album, Transgender Dysphoria Blues. Earlier, lead singer and guitarist, Laura Jane Grace, announced via tweet the completion of the album, expected out later this year. Check it out after the jump, and purchase a CD or buy concert tickets here. Please follow and like us: Fat Mike And Atom Willard Join Against Me! Temporarily June 1, 2013 Josh Morton Against Me!, atom willard, couple days, infectious magazine, joining the band, laura jane, music, nofx, offspring, recording session, Rocket From The Crypt, san francisco, tweet, tweets0 comment Frontwoman for Against Me!, Laura Jane Grace, has announced that Fat Mike (NOFX) and Atom Willard (Angels & Airwaves, Offspring, Rocket from the Crypt) will be filling open Against Me! positions for at least the next week of tour as well as joining the band for an upcoming recording session in San Francisco. Check out a series of tweets from Laura after the jump, and buy concert tickets here. Please follow and like us: Laura Jane Grace Writes & Performs With Joan Jett April 14, 2013 Angela Mastrogiacomo Against Me!, infectious magazine, joan jett, laura jane, laura jane grace, music, tom gabel0 comment Laura Jane Grace recently wrote a new song and performed it with Joan Jett called “Soulmates To Strangers.” Check it out after the jump. 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__label__cc	0.696215	0.303785	Tag: tech Lifehacks, Tech There are many reasons why Google Chrome is so popular among regular and experienced users. We can count the advantages for a long time. Developers tried their best, and now, July 8, 2019 July 8, 2019 0 1 Like Like 173 Apps, Code, Tech Release With Confidence: Everything You Need to Know About Jira Software’s Flagging Feature Jira is enabling more developers to take greater control over their releases with the introduction of feature flagging. It’s also allowing coders to launch new features at faster speeds, without Gaming, Geek, Lifehacks If you’re in a relationship with someone who is gaming, you might feel as if they’re ignoring you, but they may not be doing that. They’re involved in a hobby Business, Tech 5 Key Reasons Why Email Marketing is Important for Your Business Your business should have email marketing if you want to see growth. Keep reading for 5 key reasons why email marketing is important for your business. A Pew Internet survey The Big Migration: Costs Involved in Moving to the Cloud It’s the word on the tip of everyone’s tongue these days, but turning to the cloud can become a big dilemma for businesses around the world. For some companies, the Business, STEM, Tech Who Are the Top Female Tech Figures in Today’s Business World? There is no doubt that great strides have been made over the years in terms of gender equality within the workplace. While there are still issues to resolve in certain Live Dealer Roulette Providers are Catering to a Wider Gaming Audience Gaming is huge all over the world. Whether it’s playing on a PlayStation 4, an iPhone, or at an online casino, the individual gaming platforms continue to grow in popularity	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line196
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__label__cc	0.57734	0.42266	Orrette Fisher calls ECJ "disingenuous" over dismissal of claims about political influence Published:Monday \| May 14, 2018 \| 2:04 PMJerome Reynolds Former Director of Elections, Orrette Fisher - File photo Former Director of Elections Orrette Fisher is maintaining that political influence continues to be an ongoing problem at the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ). In a letter to the editor, Fisher said he raised the matter during his time at the agency and most recently around the time of his departure from the electoral body in March. READ: Why Orrette Fisher Has Resigned As Director Of Elections Fisher resigned from the agency amid a court battle over his job. READ: Court reserves ruling in Orrette Fisher termination case He says a meeting was scheduled with the independent commissioners of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) to discuss his resignation but the meeting was cancelled and never rescheduled. The former elections boss was responding to an advisement in the Sunday Gleaner on May 13, 2018 by the ECJ which stated that it is not aware of any incidents of political interference into the operations of the Commission or the EOJ. It further states that on March 26, 2018 select members of the ECJ met with the team of senior staff members at the EOJ and according to the agency, all of whom confirmed that they were not aware any political interference affecting the functions of the EOJ nor the execution into the operations of the EOJ. But, Fisher is claiming that he did make EOJ staff, by way of a letter, as well as independent members of the commission aware of his concerns about growing political influence at the EOJ. He has labelled the ECJ as being disingenuous. Here's Orrette Fisher's Full Response to the ECJ I write in response to an advertisement entitled ‘Statement by The Electoral Commission of Jamaica’ which appeared in your Sunday publication. The public is aware of the court proceedings which I had filed, seeking judicial review of the legality of a one-year appointment to the post of Director Elections, contrary to the statute which mandates a seven-year appointment. After further consideration, I chose to resign from the post before judgement was handed down. In addition to the fact that I did not wish to be in the post based on a court order (if the court ruled in my favour), I outlined the reasons for my decision in my resignation letter sent to the chairman on March 12, 2018. The court proceedings were subsequently withdrawn and that, to my mind had ended the matter. The ECJ, in its statement, is alleging that I made unsubstantiated statements in relation to political interference at the EOJ. This I find disingenuous as after the court proceedings were withdrawn, I spoke to three independent members of the commission during which I pointed out that my email to staff on March 14 2018 (see copy attached) spoke of growing POLITICAL INFLUENCE and NOT political interference. This is attributable to the media which misquoted the email. Attempts at growing political influence are something which I continuously brought to the attention of the commission. A meeting was scheduled with the independent commissioners to discuss my resignation but the meeting was cancelled and never rescheduled. Based on the contents of the advertisement, I am authorising and requesting that the contents of my letter of resignation which outlined my concerns, be made public by the ECJ so the media and the general public can be made aware of the basis for my resignation. The ECJ is being very selective in what it releases but I am of the view that the time has come to state all and to clear the air. «Illegal guns seized in Portmore McNeill calls for help for Westmoreland residents affected by flooding»	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line201
__label__cc	0.67699	0.32301	Home » Best Hike » Jonas Ridge and Shortoff Trails, Linville Gorge Wilderness Jonas Ridge and Shortoff Trails, Linville Gorge Wilderness Posted by Jeff on Apr 1, 2011 @ 12:40 am in Best Hike, Hiking, Hiking Blog, Linville Gorge Wilderness, North Carolina, Rated Moderate Hikes, Vista Hikes \| 1 comment \| Last modified: January 8, 2015 Formal protection of the Linville Gorge began in 1952, when the land was purchased with funds donated by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. When the Wilderness Act was approved by Congress and signed into law by President Johnson in 1964, the Linville Gorge Wilderness became one of the first formally designated Wilderness areas of the new National Wilderness Preservation System. Wonderful news for future generations, as this wilderness that covers more than 12,000 acres will remain in the same pristine condition for centuries to come. The area is filled with trails that wind through thickets of mountain laurel and descend into Linville Gorge, one of the most rugged and scenic gorges in the east. It is fully 2,000 feet from the gorge’s rim to the Linville River below. This hike occurred on October 21, 2010 beginning at 8:30AM and ending about 2:00PM. The plan was to climb Sitting Bear Mountain on the east rim in the north gorge, then drive south on FR 210 to the Tablerock area and take the Shortoff Trail through The Chimneys and on to the North Carolina Wall and The Amphitheater. Hike Length: 5 miles Hike Duration: 5.5 hours Hike Rating: Moderate Blaze: No blaze, wilderness Elevation Gain: 800 feet Hike Configuration: Up and back, Out and back Trail Condition: Scrambing rock Starting Point: Sitting Bear Trailhead Trail Traffic: We saw two other hikers on the trail to Sitting Bear Mountain. The Chimneys hike is very popular. I would estimate there were two dozen other hikers out on this day. How to Get There: This hike is on the east rim. From Marion, NC take US 221 north to the intersection of NC 183 at Linville Falls. Turn right on NC 183 and continue to NC 181. Turn right and go south on NC 181 and continue three miles to Forest Service Road 210 (Gingercake Road). Turn right on FR 210. At the first fork, turn left and continue through the Gingercake Acres subdivision. Go two miles to the first parking area, for Sitting Bear and Devil’s Hole. The west rim has a separate and different access. View Sitting Bear Mountain and Shortoff Trail, Linville Gorge Wilderness in a larger map It’s nearly a 2 1/2 hour drive from our homes to the Linville Gorge, so we got a very early start on this day. We arrived at the Sitting Bear Mountain trailhead at about 8:30AM. The trail to the summit is not long, it’s only about a mile round trip, but the last half of the climb is some of the steepest terrain I have ever hiked on. Hands were required on this dirt trail. On this particular day we were also faced with a steady 25 mph wind with gusts at 40. The summit of Sitting Bear is a very exposed rock outcrop with a several hundred foot drop on the gorge side, so that wind definitely got our attention. But the view south down gorge is stupendous. You can see each of the mountains on the east rim lined up; Hawksbill, Table Rock, and Shortoff, with the Chimneys in between. There is also a beautiful view north of Pisgah National Forest, and the west rim across the gorge. On the way back down, we took a little diversion on the Devil’s Hole Trail. It heads down into the gorge and we wanted to see how steep is was for a potential future hike. We went about 1/4 mile down, then came back up. It is approximately three miles on FR 210 south to the connecting road to Table Rock, then another 0.7 mile up the very steep, but partially paved, Tablerock Road. There is a nice picnic and parking area at the top of the road, and trailheads to Table Rock Mountain (another very nice hike in itself) and down gorge on the Shortoff Trail (also part of the Mountains to the Sea Trail). The first thing I noticed on the Shortoff Trail is that it is a very narrow ridge with steep drops on both sides, and boy was it windy. It’s about 15-20 minutes to a series of bluffs where we could get right on the edge, like Polaroid Point, and see the Linville River way below, and view the two Tablerock Mountains behind us. There is a deep drop in the trail, then scrambling up and over rock, and squeezing through slots to get to the area known as The Chimneys. This is an extremely popular area with experienced rock and rope climbers. On the day we were there, they were conducting a climbing school for college students. The wind was making just about everyone balk at scaling 40′ to the top. I couldn’t blame them. It had been recommended to us, by someone who had been on this trail before, that we look for the side-trail to the North Carolina Wall and The Amphitheater. Supposedly there was a cairn of white quartz setup on the right side of the trail about 10 minutes past The Chimneys that marked access to these features. We were told if the Shortoff Trail starts descending steeply into Chimney Gap that we have gone too far. Well, we found the cairn and started down the side of the gorge. This trail descended quite steeply too. The recommendation we received was spot on. It was very much worth it to hike down to the NC Wall and Amphitheater. The rock is sheer and there are great views into the gorge, as well as long distance views of the south and north gorge. The photo at the top of this post of Linville River and Shortoff Mountain was take from here. We stopped for lunch at this spot and stayed for probably 45 minutes because it was quite magnificent. Too bad it was so windy. We really had to be careful when we got near cliff edges. The trail down to the Wall and Amphitheater was not real well trodden, so we had a short bit of trouble getting back up the right way, but eventually we made our way back to the Shortoff Trail. We hiked a little bit further south, just to the edge when the trail begins plunging into Chimney Gap, then turned around for our return. When we went back by The Chimneys, those cautious, inexperienced college rope climbers were still doing more talking than climbing. Best HikeIt took us 5 1/2 hours on this day, but we stopped a lot to take in the scenery, and enjoy the day. Linville Gorge is a fabulous place. I’ve been on hikes from the west rim down into the gorge on the Babel Tower Trail, and to the summits of Hawksbill and Tablerock Mountains, where there are stunning views of the river a couple thousand feet below. If I didn’t live so far away, I am positive I would hike in the gorge a lot more frequently that I do. There are two dozen maintained trails in the Wilderness area, some with very strenuous hiking. Because the area is designated wilderness, there are only trailhead markers, no other signs or blazes inside the wilderness. So topo maps and a compass will be handy. Linville Gorge also is a haven for kayakers and fishing enthusiasts. I rate Linville Gorge Wilderness as a best hike. From Sitting Bear Mountain Granite tower East from Jonas Ridge Linville River Narrow ridge Tablerock Mountain The Chimneys North up gorge Outcropping Sumac lights the trail At North Carolina Wall For additional tips, information, and useful links, please visit the following: Tips on Linville Gorge This post was created by Jeff Clark. Please feel free to use the sharing icons below, or add your thoughts to the comments. Pack it in, pack it out. Preserve the past. Respect other hikers. Let nature prevail. Leave no trace. 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__label__cc	0.655212	0.344788	EU-India Intellectual Property Cooperation About IPC-EUI IPC-EUI Project Steering Committee India National Coordinators EUIPO’s Project Management Team Experts Involved Programme Activities IP Admin Exchange of best practices on Trademark and Designs Examination Trade mark classification tool Capacity building for trademarks and designs examiners Madrid System Trademark Information tools (Information Tools for IP Users) Brand Development and SME Training Promoting Geographical Indications IP Resources All stakeholders European Union IP Links of Interest India IP Portal Madrid System Procedures Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Intellectual Property Management WIPO-India Country Profile India IP Laws and Treaties EUIPO Tools India IP data Suresh Prabhu launches Intellectual Property mascot – IP Nani The Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Suresh Prabhu launched the Intellectual Property (IP) mascot – IP Nani – at the conference on National Intellectual Property Rights Policy in New Delhi on 16 May 2018. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister stressed the need for awareness raising against the Intellectual Property Rights infringement and underlined the importance of engaging the entire society in this effort. Mascot IP Nani is a tech-savvy grandmother who helps the government and enforcement agencies in combating IP crimes with the help of her grandson “Chotu” - aka “Aditya”-. The IP mascot will raise awareness about the importance of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) among general public but, focusing especially on children, in a friendly way. This character comes also to complement the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) campaign around the World IP Day, which celebrated the brilliance, ingenuity, curiosity and courage of the women who are driving change in our world and shaping our common future. One of the key objectives of the National IPR Policy of India is “IPR Awareness: Outreach and Promotion” targeting especially children. Educating children about intellectual property and its value from an early age will nurture their creativity and ability to innovate. To reach out to children the Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM), a professional body under the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), in collaboration with the European Union via the European Union Intellectual Property Office, produced a series of animated videos on IPRs for children with IP Nani as their central character. All these videos are available on CIPAM’s official YouTube channel (CIPAM India), Twitter handle @CIPAM_India and Facebook Page @CIPAMIndia. EP 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rEpNpO0iqU EP 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap-UejP8oYc EP 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRpmiMkcRk0 EP 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e22mTmznSA8 This project is funded by the European Union and implemented by the CGPDTM and EUIPO	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line210
__label__cc	0.585173	0.414827	Meet Jordan The Witch, The Weeds, The Were ~ Spaghetti Romances \| BOOK 1 ~ Books 2 Read After twelve years of running from her life, Jackie Tortellani finds herself sent back home by order of Baba Yagadagiveagirlabreak, aka, Cousin Carol. Ordered to help Daniel Ridgeback do Goddess only knows what, Jackie comes face-to-face with the man she hoped never to see again, the man whose mere presence makes her hips wiggle uncontrollably, the very same man she once loved enough to give up all her magic. Forsaking her magical gifts did not make Jackie more powerful. Oh, contraire. A dozen years of avoiding the stuff makes a witch somewhat incompetent and horticulturally dangerous. Throw in a guilt-inducing mom, an overly-demonstratively loving dad, two Italian grandmothers, and a set of in-laws who didn’t exactly love her twelve years ago, and you can bet Jackie has no intention of coming home for another twelve years. Can she possibly survive a weekend with the family? “That’s it? That’s all you got? Remind me not to invite you over to help with my window boxes.” Zelda rested a hand on her hip and narrowed one lovely green eye at the pathetic stream of magic wafting from Jackie’s finger. “You’re kidding me. Are you sure you’re a witch?” In Assjacket, West Virginia, standing in the perfectly manicured front yard of the up and coming Baba Yaga was not where Jackie Tortellani had planned to be today, or any day for that matter. “Try again, but say the words with a little more pizzazz, more gusto, or something.” Zelda bit into a cupcake. “Hmm. Dad, these are to die for.” “I’m glad you like them, sweetie.” Fabio, Zelda’s father, and obviously the originator of her red hair and green eyes, held a three-tiered tray of pink and blue cupcakes clearly decorated to celebrate the recent arrival of Zelda’s twin babies. Grabbing another of the chocolate mini cakes, Zelda waved at the terra cotta pot filled with soil. “What are you waiting for? Let’s get this show on the road. Make a flower appear.” “I can’t just make a flower appear,” Jackie said. “What should I say? Hocus Pocus. Alakazam. Make me a flower as fast as you can?” She yanked about forty black rubber bracelets from her wrist and the foolish giant bow holding back long dark curly hair. This day could not get any worse. Waking up to find the most powerful witch in all the world standing in your bedroom never boded well. Having her magically dress you in a Desperately Seeking Susan costume was a clear indicator your life was shit. Much to Jackie’s distress her day took one more bad turn when a brownish, reddish, grayish, toad-green streamer of magic wafted from the tip of her pinkie and slowly, very, very slowly wandered toward the pot. Zelda ate another cupcake. “At this rate we may be able to have dinner and dessert, go to the movies, come back, have a snack and still not miss the finale of that spell.” She licked a glob of chocolate off her lip. Jackie could feel her disappointment. Well, maybe Zelda wasn’t disappointed, but clearly the current Baba Yaga, chosen leader of all witches, was not pleased. And, if Baba Yaga wasn’t pleased, no one was pleased. “That is not all she’s got,” Baba Yaga said, glancing down at her uneven neon pink leg warmers that matched her leotard and coordinating teal and pink polka-dotted tights. With a flick of her finger the most powerful witch in existence adjusted the leg warmers, bringing one up and one down just enough to make them bunch, then rest at mid-calf. “She, Jackie, you…” Baba Yaga leveled a stern look at the impotent witch to her left. “I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. You are not trying. You’ve always denied your magic. You’re doing it now.” A 1980s nightmare in the flesh, Baba Yagadabekiddingme lived in a terrible fashion time warp that somehow tweaked Jackie’s gag reflex. Jackie could never be sure if it was the platinum blonde ponytail that sometimes sat atop her head, though today shot out from the side like a bale of hay exploded beside her and lodged several loose blades into her scalp, or if it was every single outfit the woman wore. Jackie stared at the pot, wishing something, anything would come out of it. Even a weed would be better than nothing. Actually, she didn’t simply wish for some sign of life from the pot. She wished her magic moved a bit faster and that it wasn’t the color of shit. Maybe wishing for too many things at the same time was the problem. Baba Yaga folded her arms over her chest and drummed garish red fingernails against her skin. “Young lady, if you do not move that magic along, you are going to be very, very sorry.” “How am I supposed to move it any faster? It’s not like I’m trying to make it move in slow motion.” Jackie bent over and blew at the stream, hoping maybe a puff or two would set the action in motion. But just as she bent over a movement above the pot caught her eye. It darted left, then right, then up and down, finally shooting straight toward her. Jackie leapt to the right, bumping into Baba, who tumbled into Fabio, who tossed the cupcakes into the air and caught his beloved lover. Zelda caught the cupcakes, losing one to a fat cat that ate it before she could stop him. In the tumult Jackie got caught up in her own stream of barely flowing magic, and when she gasped from the shock of seeing the stupid little hummingbird that had been following her around for years, she choked and sucked the stream of magic into her lungs. “I thought you were dead,” she squeaked, her voice sounding as if she’d taken a hit from a helium balloon. “Dead?” Baba Yaga’s voice boomed. “Why would you think Cricket was dead?” “Easy Carol. She is your eighth cousin, twice removed on your father’s side,” Fabio said, thankfully not releasing the now wiggling Baba Yaga. “Cousin or not I’m curious as to why she would think her familiar was dead.” She glared at Jackie. “What would your mother think if she knew about Vegas?” Jackie tried not to flinch, but it was virtually impossible not to wince. “Well, you know what they say. What happens in Vegas—” she started but was cut off by a brutal threat. “Maybe she should be here. Maybe, if your mother were here, you could explain to her exactly why you thought your familiar was dead.” Baba Yagotnochanceinhellofavoidingmyquestion said. It was not easy being a distant relation of any Baba Yaga. Not easy at all. There was no escaping her. She knew everything. Every time Jackie turned around it seemed like the woman was lurking in a corner. Okay, that may have been an exaggeration, but the fact was when Baba Yaga asked a question, it was quite difficult to mislead her, especially when she had access to information a girl did not want her mother to know. “Jackie, I want to know why you thought your familiar was dead?” Baba demanded. “I’d like to know why she named a hummingbird after an insect.” Zelda burped. “Ooh, excuse me. That one came up by surprise.” “A witch always knows when something tragic and horrific has happened to her familiar. Why would you thinkyour familiar was dead? And, why wouldn’t you mention it sooner?” Cousin Carol slid from Fabio’s arms, turning briefly to plant a kiss on his lips. This unfortunately gave a glimpse of her backside, which appeared to be eating her leotard. Jackie gagged. A cloud of shitty-colored magic puffed from her lungs. “Well, it appears to move faster if you throw it up. You might try projectile vomiting your spells.” Zelda plopped into a cushion-filled wicker chair and propped her feet on the opposite seat, then sat forward so quickly she nearly fell out of the seat. “Oh, quiet.” She held up a hand to signal for silence, and everyone stopped moving. “Did you hear something?” Fabio leaned his ear toward the house and shook his head. “No. I think the twins are fine.” Cousin Carol leaned the same way. “I don’t hear them either.” “I’m sure you’re right, but I’ll just go check on them. Maybe someone wants to cuddle with Mommy.” Zelda grinned a grin that made Jackie forget about her stupid familiar. “Nice to meet you, Jackie, and good luck,” Zelda called as she vanished through the front door. “Here comes Mommy.” Her happy voice trailed off as she moved further into the house. “Here’s your punishment.” Cousin Carol, clearly having tossed aside the Cousin Carol hat for her Baba Yaga hat, spun to face Jackie. Super witch’s attention landed on Jackie in the same way a leopard set its sights on a gazelle. Jackie took a step back and tripped over the planter, landing on her ass. “You’re going home to Rhode Island. No more running. Back to town to help Daniel Ridgeback.” “What?” Jackie jumped to her feet. “You can’t do that. You can’t send me back. And you can’t make me help him!” Clouds of shitty brown smoke puffed from her ears and nose and mouth, and all the shitty puffing made her cough. Baba Yaga grinned. “Oh, but I can, and I am.” “Wait! No! Baba Yaga, Cousin Carol, don’t!” But before the words even made it past her lips Jackie found herself standing at the end of a long driveway in Wolf Rock, Rhode Island, with a damn hummingbird buzzing at her ear. The tone of the voice coming from the woods sent a blazing chill down her spine. © 2016, Jordan K. Rose. All rights reserved. All information submitted private. Some affiliate links in use.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line212
__label__cc	0.726409	0.273591	dass, amrita (3) allen, gail (1) allen, lizmiriam (1) amir-tazli, carol (1) arnold, barbara e. (1) arnold, doris mitchell (1) artes del valle (center, colo.) (1) chicago (ill.) (15) new york (state) (10) portrait photographs (7) clothing & dress (5) gelatin silver printing-out paper prints (1) Description: embroidery Josephine Christie Jardine/Hoddesdon/England. Jardine, Josephine Christie, 1899- One of these students [of Josephine Jardine] was Marjorie L. Biggs who joined Josephine's classes in 1957 and who subsequently took over the teaching of the Ecclesiastical Embroidery work for the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles when Mrs Jardine... Women Tent City - Miriam Sharon/Israel [...]/Middle-East Peace Project. Women's Tent City - 80 MIRIAM SHARON, CREATOR OF PROJECTS; born 1944, Israeli, feminist artist, started the feminist art movement; Art paper page, projects circulating as art per post; films, video as well as all hand made and prepared techniques of tents structures... Ethel Swain/Norton Ohio/U.S.A. Swain, Ethel, 1892-1980 I am a nationally accredited flower show Judge and lecture on horticulture and conservation subjects and have taught flower arranging specializing in the Oriental style. Presently I am teaching Brazilian Embroidery and Needlepoint at my friend's... Artes Del Valle/San Juan Art Center/Center, Colorado/United States of America. Artes del Valle (Center, Colo.); San Juan Art Center (Center, Colo.) Those ladies working on this piece were: weaving, Cordy Duran; embroidery, Ora Jaramillo, Lucy Esponosa, Lydia Martinez and Sister Margaret Pawlowicz. It was designed by Sister Gabriella Rogenski, CDP. Group Reunion/Rockford, Ill./U.S.A. Group Reunion (Rockford, Ill.) Although we all four designed the quilt, Jane did the sewing and embroidery with some assistance from Nancy. To Those Who Love/Themselves First. NSE Honor Quilt (Chicago North Suburban Embroiderers' Guild). North Suburban Embroiderer's Guild (Ill.) Creators of NSE Honor Quilt are: / d.j. Bennett - Chairman - Teacher and author in machine embroidery / Barbara Hill - President - NSE and needle artist / Frances Knight / Free lance artist and teacher of quilting and applique / Victoria Lewis /... Julia Tuttle/Miami Florida/USA. Tuttle, Julia, 1849-1898 ANNA CORDELIA LOCHMAN PARKIN (Mrs. Robert W. Parkin) / Born Springfield, Illinois, August 14, 1909 / B.F.A. The Art Institute of Chicago, Academic work at the University of Chicago and The University of Wisconsin. / Occupational Therapy work at... [Queen Elizabeth II of England] Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926- Student / Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School / Calgary, Canada. For Inger and Christine My Immigrant Norwegian Grandmothers. Thompson, Inger Bergstad, 1876-1966; Gilbertson, Christine Hoverud, 1876-1950 Made by Peggy Thompson Heddleson, [...], Oak Ridge, Tenn. 37830. I am an artist, exhibits designer and banner maker, and wife and mother. Girls embroidering at St. Francis of Rome School, Louisville, Kentucky, 1943. Welfare facilities; Orphanages; Orphans; Embroidery; Needlework A group of girls sit outside in front of the St. Francis of Rome School located at 2105-2117 Payne St. in Louisville, Ky. The majority of the teenage girls are sitting on wooden benches and four other girls sit on the ground. They are embroidering... Waverly Hills Sanatorium exhibit at the Kentucky State Fair, Louisville, Kentucky, 1950. Fairs; Exhibit booths; Exhibitions; Merchandise displays; Aprons; Sewing; Arts & crafts; Handicraft; Needlework; Embroidery An exhibit table showcasing sewing, embroidery, and other crafts from the Waverly Hills Sanatorium. Four tables are connected forming a square. Each table is decorated with crafts that are for sale, most of which are napkins, handkerchiefs, aprons,... Woman modeling coat, 1930. Women; Portraits; Portrait photographs; Clothing & dress; Coats; Fashion models A white woman is standing with her back to the camera and her arm outstretched, modeling a coat. The coat is mid calf length and has a scalloped hem and ornate floral embroidery. The sleeves billow out at the end and also have embroidery. Pearl Chase/Santa Barbara/U.S.A. Chase, Pearl, 1888-1979 Contributing artists: PATRICIA HESSENFLOW...[Concept, design, needlework] / JACKIE DI FRANCIS ... Lettering / LEAH V. SMITH ... Design consultation and inspiration Angel on Snowshoes Dr. Kate Newcomb/Wisconsin/United States. Newcomb, Kate Pelham, 1886-1956 Eve/Garden of Eden/HolyLand. Eve (Biblical figure) I was born in Chicago on the last day of the year 1904. To begin with I do many crafts, including crocheting, knitting, tatting, macrame, dress making, needlepoint, needle-made lace, embroidery - silk and 'pulled thread' ceramics, etching, etc. I... Women's American ORT/Cleveland Region/Cleveland Ohio. Women's American ORT. Cleveland Region; Women's American ORT; World ORT Union Emblem made by Debbi MacRaild / Embroidery by Reena Kanner. W.I.C.C.A.(Women In Crisis Can Act)/Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A./(312) 528-3303. Women In Crisis Can Act (W.I.C.C.A.) (Chicago, Ill.) Deborah K. Rogers is a woman dedicated to women who lives & works in Chicago. Her hobbies include: Singing at L-stops, contemplating vegetarianism, playing shortstop and writing sappy, sentimental poetry. She is also a member of W.I.C.C.A. Charlotte Anderson/Melbourne/Australia. Anderson, Charlotte Eliza, 1838-1906 The Quilt was executed by a small group of Year 11 Craft students at Ruyton. The design, dyeing and most of the embroidery was done by Andrea Fyfe, who was assisted by Fiona Buchanan, Daniela Igini, Olivia Harris and Simone Ekberg. Ms. Janet...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line216
__label__wiki	0.73354	0.73354	Home State Publications II Page 106 Mining industry in North Carolina during 1908, 1909 and 1910 104 MINING INDUSTRY. one of interest to this State. In Economic Paper No. 15 there was given a preliminary report on the peat deposits of North Carolina, pre-pared by Mr. Chas. A. Davis of the U. S. Geological Survey. "While nothing new has developed in regard to the peat industry in North Carolina since the publication was issued, it will probably be of value to those interested in the development of peat to have Mr. Davis' report recently published by the IT. S. Geological Survey in regard to the development of the peat industry, which is given below. NOTES ON PEAT INDUSTRY.* By Charles A. Davis. Noteworthy progress was made in 1910 in the production of peat fuel in other countries than the United States, not only in the quantity actually marketed but also in methods of production and utilization. In the United States, although it is generally known that there are large quantities of ma-terial good for fuel in the peat bogs and swamps of the northern and eastern parts of the country, but little progress has been made in developing this re-source on a commercial scale. Earnest efforts to do this have been made in many places through a long series of years, however, and as failure to get satisfactory returns may be at-tributed more to ignorance of European progress and methods than to any other one cause, it is thought that a brief summary of the progress already noted may be of value to the owners of peat lands and to others interested in peat utilization in the United States. Peat must be dried.—Peat must be dried to be successfully used as fueh because the raw material in undrained deposits has a water content of 85 to 95 per cent or more so closely associated with it that the moisture can only be reduced to a usable degree by evaporation. This larger percentage of wa-ter must be dug and be manipulated with the peat to separate from it the rel-atively small quantity of finished product obtainable, for which only a low price can be expected, because coal and other satisfactory fuels already sup-ply the fuel markets. Peat must be reduced in bulk and increased in density.—If it is to be used as fuel in furnaces of the ordinary patterns, peat must not only be dried, but it must also be reduced in bulk and increased in density. This is most quickly and cheaply done by grinding to a pulp the wet raw material in machines designed for the purpose. This treatment destroys the fibers and other plant remains in the peat, compacts it, hastens drying, and makes it less friable and brittle when dry. Drying is most certainly and cheaply done by exposing the peat pulp in the form of bricks to the air without appli-cation of artificial heat. Storing.—After thorough drying peat fuel that has been treated as de-scribed may at moderate cost be transported, stored, and used at places rea-sonably remote from points of production. Erroneous Methods.—This brief statement serves to epitomize the essen-tials of the production of peat fuel for domestic use and for the usual forms of power generators. It may be added, however, that millions of dollars in the aggregate have been spent in trying to devise ways to take the wet raw material as it lies in the bog and, by mechanical plants and artificially gen-erated heat, to dry and compact it in a series of operations lasting but a few minutes. These devices have included machinery for de-watering the peat by great direct pressure, by filter presses, by centrifugal machines, by electrical treatment, and by combinations of two or more of these methods. Numerous forms of driers using direct heat or steam heat, either specially 1 L Advance chapter from Mineral Resources of the United States, U. S. Geol. Survey, 1910. Title Mining industry in North Carolina during 1908, 1909 and 1910 Subjects Mineral industries--North Carolina Mines and mineral resources--North Carolina Publisher Edwards & Broughton, State Printers and Binders Physical Characteristics 134 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm Digital Characteristics-A 10.2 MB; 136 p. Full Text 104 MINING INDUSTRY. one of interest to this State. In Economic Paper No. 15 there was given a preliminary report on the peat deposits of North Carolina, pre-pared by Mr. Chas. A. Davis of the U. S. Geological Survey. "While nothing new has developed in regard to the peat industry in North Carolina since the publication was issued, it will probably be of value to those interested in the development of peat to have Mr. Davis' report recently published by the IT. S. Geological Survey in regard to the development of the peat industry, which is given below. NOTES ON PEAT INDUSTRY. By Charles A. Davis. Noteworthy progress was made in 1910 in the production of peat fuel in other countries than the United States, not only in the quantity actually marketed but also in methods of production and utilization. In the United States, although it is generally known that there are large quantities of ma-terial good for fuel in the peat bogs and swamps of the northern and eastern parts of the country, but little progress has been made in developing this re-source on a commercial scale. Earnest efforts to do this have been made in many places through a long series of years, however, and as failure to get satisfactory returns may be at-tributed more to ignorance of European progress and methods than to any other one cause, it is thought that a brief summary of the progress already noted may be of value to the owners of peat lands and to others interested in peat utilization in the United States. Peat must be dried.—Peat must be dried to be successfully used as fueh because the raw material in undrained deposits has a water content of 85 to 95 per cent or more so closely associated with it that the moisture can only be reduced to a usable degree by evaporation. This larger percentage of wa-ter must be dug and be manipulated with the peat to separate from it the rel-atively small quantity of finished product obtainable, for which only a low price can be expected, because coal and other satisfactory fuels already sup-ply the fuel markets. Peat must be reduced in bulk and increased in density.—If it is to be used as fuel in furnaces of the ordinary patterns, peat must not only be dried, but it must also be reduced in bulk and increased in density. This is most quickly and cheaply done by grinding to a pulp the wet raw material in machines designed for the purpose. This treatment destroys the fibers and other plant remains in the peat, compacts it, hastens drying, and makes it less friable and brittle when dry. Drying is most certainly and cheaply done by exposing the peat pulp in the form of bricks to the air without appli-cation of artificial heat. Storing.—After thorough drying peat fuel that has been treated as de-scribed may at moderate cost be transported, stored, and used at places rea-sonably remote from points of production. Erroneous Methods.—This brief statement serves to epitomize the essen-tials of the production of peat fuel for domestic use and for the usual forms of power generators. It may be added, however, that millions of dollars in the aggregate have been spent in trying to devise ways to take the wet raw material as it lies in the bog and, by mechanical plants and artificially gen-erated heat, to dry and compact it in a series of operations lasting but a few minutes. These devices have included machinery for de-watering the peat by great direct pressure, by filter presses, by centrifugal machines, by electrical treatment, and by combinations of two or more of these methods. Numerous forms of driers using direct heat or steam heat, either specially 1 L *Advance chapter from Mineral Resources of the United States, U. S. Geol. Survey, 1910. Mining industry in North Carolina during 1908, 1909 and...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line217
__label__cc	0.676479	0.323521	Proceedings of Seventh Annual Drainage Convention of the North Carolina Drainage Association held at Wilson, North Carolina, November 18 and 19, 1914 SEVENTH ANNUAL DRAINAGE CONVENTION 7:5 15. The Mining Industry in North Carolina During 1907, by Joseph Hyde Pratt, 1908. 8°, 176 pp., 13 pi., and 4 figs. Postage 15 cents. Takes up in detail the Copper of the Gold Hill Copper District; a description of the Uses of Monazite and its Associated Minerals; descriptions of Ruby, Emerald, Beryl, Hiddenite, and Amethyst Localities; a detailed description with Analyses of the Principal Mineral Springs of North Carolina; a description of the Peat Formations in North Carolina, to-cthcr with a de-tailed account of the Uses of Peat and the Results of an Experiment Conducted by the United States Geological Survey on Peat from Elizabeth City, North Carolina. 16. Report of Convention called by Governor R. B. Glenn to Investigate the Fishing Industries in North Carolina, compiled by Joseph Hyde Pratt, State Geologist, 1908. 8°, 45 pp. Out of print. 17. Proceedings of Drainage Convention held at New Bern, North Carolina, September 9, 1908. Compiled by Joseph Hyde Pratt, 1908. 8°, 94 pp. Out of 18. Proceedings of Second Annual Drainage Convention held at New Bern, North Carolina, November 11 and 12, 1909, compiled by Joseph Hyde Pratt, and containing North Carolina Drainage Law, 1909. 8°, 50 pp. Out of print. 19. Forest Fires in North Carolina During 1909, by J. S. Holmes, Forester, 1910. 8°, 52 pp., 9 pi. Out of print. 20. Wood-using Industries of North Carolina, by Roger E. Simmons, under the direction of J. S. Holmes and H. S. Sackett, 1910. 8°, 74 pp., 6 pi. Postage 7 cents. 21. Proceedings of the Third Annual Drainage Convention, held under Auspices of the North Carolina Drainage Association; and the North Carolina Drainage Law (codified). Compiled by Joseph Hyde Pratt, 1911. 8°, 67 pp., 3 pi. Out of print. 1911. 8°, 48 pp. Out of print. 23. Mining Industry in North Carolina During 1908, '09, and '10, by Joseph Hyde Pratt and Miss H. M. Berry, 1911. 8°, 134 pp., 1 pi., 27 figs. Postage Gives report on Virgilina Copper District of North Carolina and Virginia, by F. B. Laney; Detailed report on Mica Deposits of North Carolina, by Douglas B. Sterrett; Detailed report on Monazite, by Douglas B. Sterrett; Reports on various Gem Minerals, by Douglas B. Ster-rett; Information and Analyses concerning certain Mineral Springs; Extracts from Chance Report of the Dan River and Deep River Coal Fields; Some notes on the Peat Industry, by Professor Charles A. Davis; Extract from report of Arthur Keith on the Nantahala Marble; Description of the manufacture of Sand-lime Brick. 24. Fishing Industry of North Carolina, by Joseph Hyde Pratt, 1911. 8°, 44 pp. Out of print. 25. Proceedings of Second Annual Convention of the North Carolina For-estry Association, held at Raleigh, North Carolina, February 21, 1912. Forest Fires in North Carolina During 1911. Suggested Forestry Legislation. Com-piled by J. S. Holmes, Forester, 1912. 8°, 71 pp. Postage 5 cents. 26. Proceedings of Fourth Annual Drainage Convention, held at Elizabeth City, North Carolina, November 15 and 16, 1911, compiled by Joseph Hyde Pratt, State Geologist, 1912. 8°, 45 pp. Postage 3 cents. 27. Highway Work in North Carolina, containing a Statistical Report of Road Work during 1911 by Joseph Hyde Pratt, State Geologist, and Miss H. M. Berry, Secretary, 1912. 8°, 145 pp., 11 figs. Postage 10 cents. 28. Culverts and Small Bridges for Country Roads in North Carolina, by C. R. Thomas and T. F. Hickerson, 1912. 8°, 56 pp., 14 figs., 20 pi. Postage 29. Report of the Fisheries Convention held at New Bern, N. C, December 13, 1911, compiled by Joseph Hyde Pratt, State Geologist, together with a Compendium of the Stenographic Notes of the Meetings Held on the Two trips taken by the Legislative Fish Committee Appointed by the General As-sembly of 1909, and the Legislation Recommended by this Committee, 1912. 8°, 302 pp. Postage 15 cents. 30. Proceedings of the Annual Convention of the North Carolina Good Roads Association held at Charlotte, N. C, August 1 and 2, 1912, in Coopera-tion with the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey. Compiled by Joseph Hyde Pratt, State Geologist, and Miss H. M. Berry, Secretary, 1912. 8°, 109 pp. Postage 10 cents. Title Proceedings of Seventh Annual Drainage Convention of the North Carolina Drainage Association held at Wilson, North Carolina, November 18 and 19, 1914 Other Title Seventh Annual Drainage Convention North Carolina Drainage Association. Subjects Drainage--North Carolina--Congresses Publisher Edwards & Broughton Printing Co., State printers Physical Characteristics 76 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm Full Text SEVENTH ANNUAL DRAINAGE CONVENTION 7:5 15. The Mining Industry in North Carolina During 1907, by Joseph Hyde Pratt, 1908. 8°, 176 pp., 13 pi., and 4 figs. Postage 15 cents. Takes up in detail the Copper of the Gold Hill Copper District; a description of the Uses of Monazite and its Associated Minerals; descriptions of Ruby, Emerald, Beryl, Hiddenite, and Amethyst Localities; a detailed description with Analyses of the Principal Mineral Springs of North Carolina; a description of the Peat Formations in North Carolina, to-cthcr with a de-tailed account of the Uses of Peat and the Results of an Experiment Conducted by the United States Geological Survey on Peat from Elizabeth City, North Carolina. 16. Report of Convention called by Governor R. B. Glenn to Investigate the Fishing Industries in North Carolina, compiled by Joseph Hyde Pratt, State Geologist, 1908. 8°, 45 pp. Out of print. 17. Proceedings of Drainage Convention held at New Bern, North Carolina, September 9, 1908. Compiled by Joseph Hyde Pratt, 1908. 8°, 94 pp. Out of print. 18. Proceedings of Second Annual Drainage Convention held at New Bern, North Carolina, November 11 and 12, 1909, compiled by Joseph Hyde Pratt, and containing North Carolina Drainage Law, 1909. 8°, 50 pp. Out of print. 19. Forest Fires in North Carolina During 1909, by J. S. Holmes, Forester, 1910. 8°, 52 pp., 9 pi. Out of print. 20. Wood-using Industries of North Carolina, by Roger E. Simmons, under the direction of J. S. Holmes and H. S. Sackett, 1910. 8°, 74 pp., 6 pi. Postage 7 cents. 21. Proceedings of the Third Annual Drainage Convention, held under Auspices of the North Carolina Drainage Association; and the North Carolina Drainage Law (codified). Compiled by Joseph Hyde Pratt, 1911. 8°, 67 pp., 3 pi. Out of print. 22. Forest Fires in North Carolina During 1910, by J. S. Holmes, Forester, 1911. 8°, 48 pp. Out of print. 23. Mining Industry in North Carolina During 1908, '09, and '10, by Joseph Hyde Pratt and Miss H. M. Berry, 1911. 8°, 134 pp., 1 pi., 27 figs. Postage 10 cents. Gives report on Virgilina Copper District of North Carolina and Virginia, by F. B. Laney; Detailed report on Mica Deposits of North Carolina, by Douglas B. Sterrett; Detailed report on Monazite, by Douglas B. Sterrett; Reports on various Gem Minerals, by Douglas B. Ster-rett; Information and Analyses concerning certain Mineral Springs; Extracts from Chance Report of the Dan River and Deep River Coal Fields; Some notes on the Peat Industry, by Professor Charles A. Davis; Extract from report of Arthur Keith on the Nantahala Marble; Description of the manufacture of Sand-lime Brick. 24. Fishing Industry of North Carolina, by Joseph Hyde Pratt, 1911. 8°, 44 pp. Out of print. 25. Proceedings of Second Annual Convention of the North Carolina For-estry Association, held at Raleigh, North Carolina, February 21, 1912. Forest Fires in North Carolina During 1911. Suggested Forestry Legislation. Com-piled by J. S. Holmes, Forester, 1912. 8°, 71 pp. Postage 5 cents. 26. Proceedings of Fourth Annual Drainage Convention, held at Elizabeth City, North Carolina, November 15 and 16, 1911, compiled by Joseph Hyde Pratt, State Geologist, 1912. 8°, 45 pp. Postage 3 cents. 27. Highway Work in North Carolina, containing a Statistical Report of Road Work during 1911 by Joseph Hyde Pratt, State Geologist, and Miss H. M. Berry, Secretary, 1912. 8°, 145 pp., 11 figs. Postage 10 cents. 28. Culverts and Small Bridges for Country Roads in North Carolina, by C. R. Thomas and T. F. Hickerson, 1912. 8°, 56 pp., 14 figs., 20 pi. Postage 10 cents. 29. Report of the Fisheries Convention held at New Bern, N. C, December 13, 1911, compiled by Joseph Hyde Pratt, State Geologist, together with a Compendium of the Stenographic Notes of the Meetings Held on the Two trips taken by the Legislative Fish Committee Appointed by the General As-sembly of 1909, and the Legislation Recommended by this Committee, 1912. 8°, 302 pp. Postage 15 cents. 30. Proceedings of the Annual Convention of the North Carolina Good Roads Association held at Charlotte, N. C, August 1 and 2, 1912, in Coopera-tion with the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey. Compiled by Joseph Hyde Pratt, State Geologist, and Miss H. M. Berry, Secretary, 1912. 8°, 109 pp. Postage 10 cents. Proceedings of Seventh Annual Drainage Convention of the...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line218
__label__wiki	0.523141	0.523141	Proceedings of the Good Roads Institute held at the University of North Carolina March 17-19, 1914 : held under the auspices of the departments of civil and highway engineering of the University of North Carolina and the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey 84 PKOCEEDINGS OF Concrete shall be mixed in a batch mixer of approved design, or if in small quantity may be mixed by hand in a manner to be decided by the engineer. At all times the mixing and placing of concrete shall be under the direction of a competent inspector and shall be placed in a careful and workmanlike The necessary forms for concrete shall be furnished by the contractor, prices for concrete to include cost of same, and where surfaces are exposed the lumber to be used shall be dressed and jointed and the surface of the concrete shall present a neat and smooth surface when forms are removed, no forms to be removed from concrete until, in the opinion of the engineer, it has become sufficiently hardened. Reinforcement of iron shall be used where required by the engineer, in such manner as he may direct. Location of Drains.—In locations where but a small quantity of water passes, drain pipe may be substituted for culverts as may be directed by the engineer. Specifications for Macadamizing.—The work to be done under this specifi-cation will consist in laying a finished roadway in accordance with plans and specifications. The width of the macadam on all roads shall hereafter be determined by the Pike Commissioners or the engineer, and they shall have the right to change the width and depth at their option. Where bids are called for, macadam or gravel by the cubic yard, it is under-stood that the broken stone or gravel shall be delivered in carts or wagons holding one (1) cubic yard or multiples thereof, measurements and account-ing for same shall be at the point of spreading, the price to include, preparing the subgrade, shouldering same, quarrying stone, crushing, loading, hauling, spreading, watering and rolling same. Sub-Foundation.—When the excavation and embankments have been brought to a proper depth below the intended surface of the roadway, the cross section thereof conforming in every respect to the cross section of the road when finished, the same shall be rolled with a ten ton roller until the surface is thoroughly compacted. If any depressions form under such roll-ing, owing to improper material or vegetable matter, the same shall be re-moved and good earth substituted, and the whole re-rolled until thoroughly solid and to grade. Whenever, in the opinion of the engineer, the sub-grade is in proper shape to receive the macadam, the contractor will be required to maintain at his own expense until the macadam is put on; on all roads which have been graded by former commissioners the contractor will be paid for dressing and re-surfacing as directed by the commissioners and engineer. Banking.—Contractors shall procure dirt for banking from ditches and cuts, but not from embankment, and place same outside and against boards flush with top of loose stone and gradually sloping towards ditches as directed by engineer. , First Course of Broken Stone.—After the road bed has been formed and rolled, as above specified, and has passed the inspection of the engineer, the first layer of broken stone, consisting of stone ranging from three (3) inches to one and one-half (l 1/^) inches in size, shall be deposited in a uniform layer and rolled repeatedly with ten ton roller until compacted to the satis-faction of the engineer, beginning at the edges and working towards the center. The depth of loose stone in this and all other courses should be measured t>y blocks the required thickness of the said loose stones. Title Proceedings of the Good Roads Institute held at the University of North Carolina March 17-19, 1914 : held under the auspices of the departments of civil and highway engineering of the University of North Carolina and the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey Subjects Roads--North Carolina Publisher Edwards & Broughton, State printers Physical Characteristics 117 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm Digital Characteristics-A 8.7 MB; 125 p. Full Text 84 PKOCEEDINGS OF Concrete shall be mixed in a batch mixer of approved design, or if in small quantity may be mixed by hand in a manner to be decided by the engineer. At all times the mixing and placing of concrete shall be under the direction of a competent inspector and shall be placed in a careful and workmanlike manner. The necessary forms for concrete shall be furnished by the contractor, prices for concrete to include cost of same, and where surfaces are exposed the lumber to be used shall be dressed and jointed and the surface of the concrete shall present a neat and smooth surface when forms are removed, no forms to be removed from concrete until, in the opinion of the engineer, it has become sufficiently hardened. Reinforcement of iron shall be used where required by the engineer, in such manner as he may direct. Location of Drains.—In locations where but a small quantity of water passes, drain pipe may be substituted for culverts as may be directed by the engineer. Specifications for Macadamizing.—The work to be done under this specifi-cation will consist in laying a finished roadway in accordance with plans and specifications. The width of the macadam on all roads shall hereafter be determined by the Pike Commissioners or the engineer, and they shall have the right to change the width and depth at their option. Where bids are called for, macadam or gravel by the cubic yard, it is under-stood that the broken stone or gravel shall be delivered in carts or wagons holding one (1) cubic yard or multiples thereof, measurements and account-ing for same shall be at the point of spreading, the price to include, preparing the subgrade, shouldering same, quarrying stone, crushing, loading, hauling, spreading, watering and rolling same. Sub-Foundation.—When the excavation and embankments have been brought to a proper depth below the intended surface of the roadway, the cross section thereof conforming in every respect to the cross section of the road when finished, the same shall be rolled with a ten ton roller until the surface is thoroughly compacted. If any depressions form under such roll-ing, owing to improper material or vegetable matter, the same shall be re-moved and good earth substituted, and the whole re-rolled until thoroughly solid and to grade. Whenever, in the opinion of the engineer, the sub-grade is in proper shape to receive the macadam, the contractor will be required to maintain at his own expense until the macadam is put on; on all roads which have been graded by former commissioners the contractor will be paid for dressing and re-surfacing as directed by the commissioners and engineer. Banking.—Contractors shall procure dirt for banking from ditches and cuts, but not from embankment, and place same outside and against boards flush with top of loose stone and gradually sloping towards ditches as directed by engineer. , First Course of Broken Stone.—After the road bed has been formed and rolled, as above specified, and has passed the inspection of the engineer, the first layer of broken stone, consisting of stone ranging from three (3) inches to one and one-half (l 1/^) inches in size, shall be deposited in a uniform layer and rolled repeatedly with ten ton roller until compacted to the satis-faction of the engineer, beginning at the edges and working towards the center. The depth of loose stone in this and all other courses should be measured t>y blocks the required thickness of the said loose stones. Proceedings of the Good Roads Institute held at the...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line219
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__label__cc	0.74949	0.25051	Part makers News ID : 3634 Publish Date : 17 May 2019 - 10:33 Home >> All News The plan of organizing Auto market in parliament/ will parliament organize the Auto industry? Next week the parliament of Iran will work on the plan of organizing auto market again. However this plan which was talked before several times never had a result. Khodrocar_MPs are reminded every time that the turmoil market is over. Accordingly, the Industry Commission has been unveiled for several times this year, as has been the case last year, and has uncovered a steady increase in car prices. Last month, Valery Maleki, spokesman for the House Industries Committee, told the Automotive Reporter to outline the plans of the Industry Commission for the automotive industry in the year of the boom of the production of the return of the Automobile Industry Reconstruction Initiative to the Majlis. He stated that it was scheduled to review the market design and send it to the public court within a week. But after about May 16, Ordibehesht Yadollah Razian, member of the board of directors of the Majles Industries and Mines Commission, said the car repair plan was completed at the Majles Industries and Mines Commission. He added that two articles of the car design plan were approved in the open year last year and eight other articles were approved today at the Commission for Industry and Mines, which is due to be submitted to the courtroom. Accordingly, according to a plan announced by the parliament, an urgent plan for organizing the car market will be on the agenda of public meetings next week. But how much can it help to organize the car market, which many details have not been announced. In this regard, Ali Dahmardi, an economics expert, told Automotive News Correspondent: "The price of some commodities also affects the price of other goods. Automobile is also a commodity of this kind. The car's longevity also causes other goods to rise in price. As a result, if this market is not organized and the necessary regulations are not followed, the prices will rise and the market will increase as a result of the market. " He added: "It is suggested by parliamentarians that the car market plan is planned to be held in Parliament to contain useful materials on the management of car imports and how to sell the car, but each time the parliament plans to organize the automotive industry with subjects and The problems of the day are going ahead with the industry and less than the adoption and implementation of this plan will be heard. " The economist adds: "In two materials adopted last year at the Industrial Commission, the decision to remove the state-owned enterprise in the automotive industry came about within three months, but how much did these issues be addressed in the House's public scene? Legitimate and approved, I think it can not be hoped for. " Visit Home Send to friends Print The negative effect of production decrease on insurance/ insurance companies losses due to production decrease Continued decline in prices in the car market/The profiteers were disappointed Interesting localization of Peugeot 301/ will it replace the national car? Importers waiting for clearance deadline extending Increase in car production depends on liquidity The necessity of stepping privatization in auto industry/ fake reasons to buy the industry cheap Restoring fuel card to counter smuggling Market in coma of waiting for price decrease/ 3 reason for decreasing price in auto market All Rights Reserved by KHODROCAR. Powered by: " Iransamaneh "	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line226
__label__cc	0.680177	0.319823	Fashion & Beauty Awards: WINNER - Direct-to-Consumer Custom Content by the Los Angeles Business Journal STACY PANAGAKIS Lime Crime is an innovative cult-status cosmetics and hair color brand that has been revolutionizing makeup since 2008. One of the first digitally native, direct-to-consumer beauty brands, Lime Crime is now a top digital leader thanks to its huge social influence (3.4 million Instagram followers and 1.1 million Facebook). Lime Crime does beauty differently – designing trend-setting products, whimsical packaging and experiences to make people feel magical. The Lime Crime brand is a one-of-a-kind world where you can express yourself unapologetically, experiment with all the colors of the rainbow. The company designs, manufactures and assembles its quality products right here in Los Angeles, using globally-sourced ingredients for high performance wear and high color pay-off. Lime Crime is a certified vegan and cruelty-free brand by both PETA and Leaping Bunny, its makeup and all of its ingredients are never tested on animals. After all, the brand likes to say that it is the makeup for unicorns. Lime Crime’s products can be found at Bloomingdale’s, Riley Rose, Ulta.com, ASOS, Revolve, limecrime.com, and globally across the USA, Europe, Middle East, Russia and Australia. Lime Crime has always been centered on empowerment, a trend today but a heritage for the brand from the beginning, empowering consumers to rebel in color and always be unapologetically themselves. Lime Crime has been able to continuously grow the business year over year. Despite the emergence of 20+ new brands entering the market, even over the past two years, Lime Crime has successfully maintained an 80% direct to consumer business enabling the genuine proximity to the consumer and speed to market many brands envy. Vintage Makeup Finds New Life in Distribution Cosmetics Maker Faces the Future With New Lines Fashion & Beauty Awards: Building the Next Big Beauty Care Brand... Fast Healthy Compact Fashion & Beauty Awards: WINNER - Brand of the Year Fashion & Beauty Awards: The Digital Beauty Revolution - Three Key Implications for Recruiting Across Consumer Industries Fashion & Beauty Awards: Three Skincare Trends to Watch	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line232
__label__cc	0.603252	0.396748	Biz Block Hispanic Business Directory Life Style & Entertainment Automobile News……. THE HOLY PLACE Music Para the SOUL Latin Restaurants Cuban Sandwich Festival January 20, 2019 in Uncategorized: Bilingual Customer Service Representative November 13, 2018 in #iLOVECubanSandwiches: CIGAR CITY HERITAGE FESTIVAL September 23, 2018 in Actor: Latin Times Interview with Jerusalem’s Puerto Rican Jew Luden Centeno August 29, 2018 in #iLOVECubanSandwiches: YBOR CITY CIGAR HERITAGE FESTIVAL August 2, 2018 in Broadcasting System: Chicago’s Spanish Broadcasting System Station WLEY (FM) La Ley 107.9FM Improves PPM and Audience Reach in Key Neighborhoods with MaxxCasting™ System Home » Health » Avon Foundation For Women Funds Comprehensive Breast Cancer Study Uncovering Prevalence And Mortality Among U.S. Hispanics And Hispanic Subgroups Avon Foundation For Women Funds Comprehensive Breast Cancer Study Uncovering Prevalence And Mortality Among U.S. Hispanics And Hispanic Subgroups Posted on October 8, 2016 by LatinTimesMedia in Health // 0 Comments (PRNewsFoto/Avon Foundation for Women) Today, at the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade‘s biennial Breast Cancer Forum, healthcare providers, breast cancer survivors, and leading care advocates from across the nation gathered for the release of the new Avon Foundation funded study: Breast Cancer Among Hispanic Subgroups in the U.S., which was conducted by Sinai Urban Health Institute. The study is the first and most comprehensive study of its kind to explore breast cancer prevalence and mortality rates among U.S. Hispanics and Hispanic subgroups. The study revealed that breast cancer mortality rates differ for Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Central and South American women with breast cancer in the U.S. Puerto Rican women (19.04 per 100,000 women) and Mexican women (18.78) have the highest breast cancer mortality rates of all Hispanic women with breast cancer in the U.S. Central and South American women in the U.S. were found to be significantly less likely to die from breast cancer than other Hispanic subgroups observed (10.15 per 100,000 women). “Understanding where the greatest needs are in improving the lives of women with breast cancer is a fundamental first step to bringing about change in how this disease is addressed, particularly in the Hispanic community,” said Cheryl Heinonen, President of the Avon Foundation for Women. “As the company for women, Avon is committed to taking actions that matter most to women and that is why the Avon Foundation is passionate about funding studies like this. We want to identify where the disparities lie so we can effectively shape and support programs that will have the greatest impact.” At the briefing, remarks from a diverse panel of guests were featured, including: Cheryl Heinonen, Bijou R. Hunt, the author of the Avon Foundation funded study from the Sinai Urban Health Institute at Sinai Health System, Jenny Saldaña, who serves as an Avon Breast Cancer Crusade Patient Navigator at New-York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, and Paola Giorello, a breast cancer survivor who benefited from the Avon Foundation-funded Patient Navigator program at Nueva Vida Inc. in Alexandria, Va. “What this research has uncovered has the potential to greatly improve individualization of care for Hispanic women with breast cancer,” said Bijou R. Hunt of the Sinai Urban Health Institute. “When healthcare providers begin to view the highly diverse population of Hispanic women as many unique groups – taking into account the ethnic identities, beliefs and cultures that could impact how they experience this disease – providers can better tailor their interventions and be even more culturally sensitive.” Through the use of multiple national data sources and multiple years of data, the analysis in the Avon Foundation funded study: Breast Cancer Among Hispanic Subgroups in the U.S., presents data on Hispanic subgroups that are not often accessible. More research is needed to understand why the disparities in mortality rates for various Hispanic subgroups exist. A wide number of factors including genetic traits, and differences in diet and lifestyle that may vary by culture could have a role to play in these variances; but more exploration is needed for these to be determined. There are 56.6 million people of Hispanic origin in the U.S., making them the largest racial/ethnic minority in the country1. Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Hispanic women, as well as the leading cause of cancer death for this group2. This research is a promising step toward better understanding and addressing this group’s diverse health needs. The Avon Breast Cancer Crusade which launched in 1992, has placed Avon and the Avon Foundation for Women at the forefront of the fight against breast cancer. Today, Avon is the leading corporate supporter of the cause globally, donating more than $800 million to breast cancer programs for research and advancing access to care, regardless of a person’s ability to pay. 1U.S. Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population by Sex, Age, Race, and Hispanic Origin for the United States and States: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015. 2Society. AC. Center Facts & Figures for Hispanics/Latinos 2015-2017. In. Atlanta: 2015. About the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade Since 1992, the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade has been working to improve breast cancer outcomes and reduce disparities in survival rates. The Crusade’s strategic grant making reflects: a holistic and place-based approach in high-need areas throughout the United States; a commitment to enabling access to medical advances and support services for breast cancer patients, particularly those from vulnerable populations; and a commitment to investing in research on the prevention, diagnostics, and treatment of breast cancer. In the U.S., Avon Breast Cancer Crusade manages the Avon Foundation for Women’s breast cancer programs. The Avon Foundation for Women partners with affiliate Avon Foundations and Avon markets around the world for additional programming. In total, Avon and the Foundation have contributed more than $800 million to breast cancer programs around the world through 2015. To learn more, visit: www.avonfoundation.org. About Avon and the Avon Foundation for Women Avon is a global corporate leader in philanthropy focused on causes that matter most to women. Through 2015, Avon and the Avon Foundation for Women have contributed over $1 billion in over 50 countries. Avon’s funding is focused on breast cancer research and advancing access to quality care through the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade, and efforts to reduce domestic and gender violence through its Speak Out Against Domestic Violence program. The company’s global markets sell special products to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer and domestic violence, conduct hundreds of events for these causes, and educate women around the world through its global network of nearly six million Avon Representatives. 2019/2020 Calendar of Events! Featured Events! Tampa, FL; Sunday, October 20th, 2019. Taste of Latino: Food, Wine, Art & Music Festival @ Centennial Park in Ybor City. 1800 E. 8th Avenue in Ybor [Read More...] New Edition of Latin Times Magazine featuring the TOP 25 Latinas in Florida! Actress and Comedian Aniria Medrano Turney is a 2019 Latina Mover N Shaker, receives Leadership award from Latin Times Magazine! Latin Times magazine recognizes Tampa’s Mayor Jane Castor with the Amiga award! Community leader Marucci Guzman is a 2019 Latina Mover N Shaker, receives Leadership award from Latin Times Magazine! Taste of Latino: Food, Wine, Art & Music Festival! 9th Annual Intl Cuban Sandwich Festival Thank you to FORD for being the PRESENTING SPONSOR of 8th annual Intl Cuban Sandwich Festival FREEDOM TO WALK FOUNDATION HOSTS SEVENTH ANNUAL CARNIVAL GALA 8th Annual Intl Cuban Sandwich Festival, Presented by: FORD is Sunday, March 31st @ Centennial Park in Ybor City! Kids Cuban Sandwich SHOWDOWN Elect Cissy Boza Sevelin for Circuit Court Judge: Group 25. 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__label__wiki	0.557235	0.557235	The Awkward New Member: Poland's Changing European Identity Author: Paul Lewis Like those in other post-communist Central and East European countries, successive Polish governments were consistently eager to join the European Union although popular enthusiasm for membership took a notable dip in the late 1990s and two vociferous 'Eurosceptic' parties were elected to parliament in 2001. Since joining, however, public opinion has been very much in favour of the country's new European status and the considerable economic benefits it has brought. It seemed rather strange, then, that in September 2005 a parliament was elected distinguished by the nationalist sentiments of several major parties which fed into the adoption of what was seen as a strongly Eurosceptic stance on the part of Polish representatives in the European arena. Polish interests were pursued aggressively and in a manner that many thought was fundamentally un-European throughout much of 2007 at the several summits critically concerned with relaunching the constitutional project and formulating what has become the Reform Treaty. This behaviour played a significant part in the defeat of the incumbent government in the October 2007 and the subsequent installation of a new leadership generally perceived to be significantly more EU-friendly. Ironically for a government that promulgated the principle of 'Nice or death', it secured an agreement for the Nice provisions to stay in force until 2014 but then itself expired at the polls. It should not be assumed, however, that the new Civic Platform/Peasant Party coalition will not be an equally energetic proponent of the Polish national interest. 'Poland' has therefore had several identities in recent years, and seen considerable variation both among and between the different areas of public opinion, political parties and government policy. It will probably see several more in coming years ... Image-Dependent Spatial Shape-Error Concealment - Ferdous Sohel, Gour Karmakar and Laurence S. Dooley Mass spectrometric analysis of small negative ions e-m < 100 produced by Trichel pulse negative corona discharge fed by ozonised air - J.D. Skalny, G. Horvath and N. Mason Higher Education Looking Forward: an agenda for future research - John Brennan, Jurgen Enders, Jussi Valimaa, Christine Musselin and Ulrich Teichler Compulsory loyalty Accountability, citizenship and the BBC - Richard Collins Intellectual Property Topics in Open University Distance-Taught Courses - P. R. Lewis and M. E. Fitzpatrick A Review of Work Based Learning in Higher Education - Brenda Little and John Brennan	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line241
__label__cc	0.686665	0.313335	U-23 Reggae Boyz held to 1-1 draw by Dominica 9:03 pm Forex: J$137.31 to one US dollar 3:29 pm Gas prices up $3.00; diesel up $3.03 5:11 pm Tyres to be removed from Riverton City dump, says Vaz 4:47 pm Works to ease traffic snarl at Mandela Highway intersection starts tomorrow 4:39 pm Making a case for a national e-commerce policy BY Mazie-Grace Smith The significance of economic activities in the digital space has grown substantially globally. Digital content now crosses borders in vast volumes. The digital economy is growing about 32 per cent faster than the wider economy and creating jobs three times more quickly. Digitisation is opening new sectors, promoting new markets, boosting innovation, and generating the productivity gains needed to lift living standards in countries. Nevertheless, despite this global trend, the growth in the digitalisation of products has not been evenly distributed, and this can have severe implications for the future trade competitiveness of small countries like Jamaica. The increasing digitalisation of the global manufacturing industry is fast raising the trade competitiveness of advanced economies. Three-dimensional (3D) printing, big data analytics, artificial intelligence, remote additive manufacturing will all make it difficult for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and other 'big' firms in Jamaica to preserve their trade competitiveness in this fast-digitalising world. In order for our local players not to be left behind and for them to fully benefit from the opportunities presented by the digital age, there is an urgent need for a holistic national e-commerce policy. So what are some of the elements such a policy should entail? The national e-commerce policy should not only provide the regulatory, administrative and legal mechanisms to promote Jamaica's e-commerce sector, but it must also address the challenges and gaps which exist. The national policy must address the issue of broadband connectivity and Internet penetration to create the digital infrastructure needed. It must provide a strategy to leverage data, which is a critical element in achieving growth in this digital age. Data considered the 'new oil' and digital capital must be protected and processed to Jamaica's advantage. The policy must also address the needs of our MSMEs to compete globally. Many MSMEs face challenges in tapping into the potential of e-commerce. The policy should, therefore, provide strategies to address the lack of technical and business skills in setting up online businesses as well as how to navigate the complex performance standards requirements on international e-commerce platforms. It must also provide marketing strategies to attract customers. The policy must get our MSMEs e-commerce ready! The e-commerce policy must provide institutional support through upgrading qualifications and capacities as well as reskilling segments of the economy that have limited access to the digital ecosystems. According to United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, in 2020, over one-third of the basic skills needed in most jobs will consist of those that are not yet considered crucial for today's work. A strategy to promote research and development in digital innovation is also critical to the national e-commerce policy's success. This is where Jamaica's key bilateral partners can play a role. The current negotiations of the Post-Cotonou Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States (of which Jamaica is a member) and the European Union provides an opportunity for Jamaica to push for technical assistance and capacity building in the area of digital cooperation. Bilateral partnerships must be contemporaneous and fit for purpose. Most importantly, in designing the policy, it will be imperative to preserve policy and regulatory space in the international rule-making platforms like the World Trade Organization. Technology is advancing at a rapid rate and Jamaica must keep apace. Without a strategic and targeted national e-commerce policy, Jamaica does not stand to gain much from the digital economy. Millennial onboard with #NewJamaica Mazie-Grace Smith is a trade policy specialist with over a decade experience in providing advice on emerging issues in the multilateral trade system. Send comments to the Observer or maziegrace.smith@gmail.com. Equity and justice: The elusive crime factor The existence of God Nature's evidence — An Introduction Crime and corruption the twin threats to a JLP second term Sargassum — Another 'weed' problem? The Caribbean and the Commonwealth at 70 Beware the actions of our leaders! It's getting hotter still Domestic workers entitled to protection under the law The homicide epidemic in the Western Hemisphere The shame of our silence Use what works! Get past mere talk on dons, garrisons We want water justice! The (messy) changing civil service	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line246
__label__wiki	0.744184	0.744184	IFL RECORDS The IFL is a 30 team league that uses the Action! PC football game by Dave Koch Sports. If you would like more information about the IFL please contact Commissioner John Storer at jstorer715@gmail.com 2019 IFL PRESEASON RAVENS HOPE BAKER CAN COOK The Baltimore Ravens traded a package that included defensive stars Joey Bosa and Leonard Williams for the opportunity to select what they hope is a franchise quarterback in Baker Mayfield with the first overall selection of the 2019 IFL draft. Detroit, who also traded up, selected another potential franchise quarterback in Sam Darnold with the number two overall pick. The Cardinals then used their third overall pick to draft running back Saquon Barkley. San Francisco took the first defensive player off the board by selecting linebacker Darius Leonard with the number four overall selection. The Jaguars finished off the top five by selecting another quarterback in Josh Allen. Daniel Jeremiah's 2019 IFL Mock Draft Daniel Jeremiah is an analyst for the NFL Network, and a writer with NFL.com. He also serves as a color commentator for Los Angeles Chargers games on KFI radio. Jeremiah was a starting quarterback at Northeastern Louisiana in 1997 and Appalachian State from 1998 to 2000. Wikipedia It's quite the privilege to share my analysis on the 2019 IFL Draft and to follow in the footsteps of some of the greats like Mel Kiper Jr., Todd McShay, and Mike Mayock. This should be an exciting draft. 1. RAVENS - Baltimore went out and did what they have needed to do for a few years, trade up to draft a franchise quarterback. Of course that franchise quarterback will be Baker Mayfield. 2. LIONS - Another franchise that finally bit the bullet and traded up to draft their potential quarterback. Their decision isn't as easy as Baltimore's. I think Sam Darnold is the odd's on favorite but Josh Allen is rising. 3. CARDINALS - There are "leaks" from the Arizona draft room that some front office officials are dismayed with CEO Jim Heaton's insistence that the Cardinals select guard Quenton Nelson. Nelson is a great prospect but I think this is another one of Heaton's smoke screens. No one takes a guard third overall when they have an opportunity to take a complete running back like Saquon Barkley. 4. 49ERS - I think San Francisco will focus on the defensive side of the ball with this pick and there are a couple players I really like. Derwin James looks to be an all-world safety and the 49ers need another quality defensive back. On the other hand Darius Leonard would be a very nice book-end to Clowney. I'll go with James but you can't go wrong with either pick. 5. JAGUARS - Another team that has been looking for a quarterback. I like Josh Allen here with some consideration for Lamar Jackson. 6. PATRIOTS - After two straight IFL Championships, New England struggled last season. My sources indicate the Patriots aren't sold on taking Jackson sixth overall even though they could use some youth in the QB room. The Patriots usually take the highest player on the board and from my board that is Quenton Nelson. 7. BEARS - Chicago will give some thought to upgrading their receiving corps with maybe Calvin Ridley but I think linebacker Darius Leonard fits like a glove. It would be "Monster's of the Midway" all over again with Leonard joining Kerrigan and Wagner. 8. CHARGERS - I think the Chargers will debate the merit of taking one of the Chubbs but Denzel Ward would significantly upgrade the secondary. 10. TEXANS - Houston needs help on the offensive line and tackle Mike McGlinchey should be there. However, they need to find more weapons for Cousins so let's go with the top receiver on my board Calvin Ridley here. 11. REDSKINS - With the first of three first round picks Washington will take the best pass rusher in the draft Bradley Chubb. 12. BILLS - Buffalo's linebacking group looks like a ghost town. Leighton Vander Esch will help rectify that. 13. RAMS - The Rams could go in a couple different directions but I think Mike McGlinchey offers the biggest upgrade. 14. PATRIOTS - With their second of two first round picks New England could go linebacker here but I think now is a good time to gamble on Lamar Jackson. 15. CHIEFS - For years the Chiefs have used LeGarrette Blount as a battering ram against opposing IFL defenses. With Blount starting to slow down I could see Kansas City investing in a new weapon, running back Nick Chubb. 16. REDSKINS - I think Washington goes the hometown route and zeros in on versatile defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick with their second of three first round picks. 17. BILLS - I was just notified by my producer that Buffalo also owns three first round selections in this draft. My apologies to the fine folks in Buffalo for my oversight. Anyway, with their second of THREE first round picks the Bills will gamble on wayward signal caller Josh Rosen here. 18. STEELERS - The Sam Alberry era begins in Pittsburgh. Left with little in the cupboard, receiver D.J. Moore fills a need and gives Brady someone to throw to besides Gronk. 19. COWBOYS - Dallas fills a need and gets a heck of a football player at this point in the draft in linebacker Roquan Smith. 20. TITANS - Lots of options available here for Tennessee. They could go with one of the promising young running backs, linebacker Tremaine Edmunds, or cornerback Jaire Alexander. I lean toward Alexander here. 21. FALCONS - I could see Atlanta trading down from this spot. They really have no need for Edmunds or a running back otherwise I could see the Falcons having interest in Marcus Davenport here. 22. JAGUARS - The Tremaine Edmunds fall stops here. A nice pick-up for the Jags with their second of three first round selections. 23. RAIDERS - Oakland could use another receiver and Courtland Sutton should be there for the taking. 24. EAGLES - The Eagles have a need at running back and any of the three of Lindsay, Michel, or Kerryon Johnson would fill the bill. For the sake of dropping a name let's go with Phillip Lindsay. 25. REDSKINS - Washington could use a guard and after Nelson, Will Hernandez is the best on the board. 26. BENGALS - Cincinnati is another team that could go in a lot of different directions. One of the remaining running backs or receiver Christian Kirk would fill needs on the offensive end. But if hometown safety Jesse Bates is available I think that is the direction the Bengals will go. 27. JAGUARS - Jacksonville wrap up a very productive first round with the selection of receiver Christian Kirk. 28. BRONCOS - Sony Michel is a nice value pick here for Denver and will help ease losing Kareem Hunt for half a season. 29. PACKERS - Green Bay is another club happy to boast their rushing attack with the additions of Kerryon Johnson. 30. BILLS - Buffalo finishes off the first round with the selection of defensive lineman Da'Ron Payne. IFL SUPER BOWL XVIII MIAMI 26 GREEN BAY 23 Miami's Jared Goff rallies the Dolphins with two fourth quarter touchdown passes. The Packers and the Dolphins meet at the Superdome to finish the 2018 IFL season. The Dolphins hoping to finish a storybook season and going undefeated and capturing the Crown and the Packers looking to finish their unexpected ( at least by some, certainly not by the Packers) post season run and win the Championship. Both Teams would enter the game healthy which is somewhat of a rarity this time of year, and although the point spread was double digits, the match ups looked pretty even for both sides of the ball for each Team. Both Teams were looking for an exciting game and this one would not disappoint. The Dolphins would win the toss and defer to the 2nd half. Green Bay gets the ball at their own 32 and look to go deep on the 1st play from scrimmage but with no one open Big Ben checks down to Ajayi for a quick 34 yard pickup and just like that the Packers are at the Dolphins 34 yard line. Through a series of passes and runs the Packers would push the ball down to the Miami 13 but fail to convert on the 3rd and 5 and settle for the FG to open the scoring and lead 3-0. The Dolphins would answer with an 11 play, 63 yard drive but would also stall at the Green Bay 17 yard line and kick the FG to tie the game at 3 with 5:33 remaining in the 1st quarter. On their 2nd possession Green Bay would march 91 yards on 8 plays aided by two big Ajayi runs, but this time no settling and the Packers push it into the end zone for the TD and take the 10-3 lead with 1:57 left in the 1st quarter. Miami would go 3 and out to finish the quarter and give Green Bay the ball back and put the Miami defense back on the field. Starting at their own 14 the Pack would once again mix it up keeping the Miami defense off balance, and boosted by a Big Ben to Terrance Williams 61 yard bomb fly to the Dolphin 19 yard line, but thanks to a Timmy Jernigan sack on 3rd and 6 from the 15, the Pack has to again kick the FG to take a 10 point lead at 13-3 with 10:35 left in the half. Miami would get the ball back and only able to convert one 1st down punts the ball right back to Green Bay, pinning them at their own 13 with 8:29 to go in the half. The Packers take the ball to the Miami 36 but the drive stalls and Parkey attempts the 54 yard FG but hooks it. That sets the Dolphins up in excellent field position at their own 44 with 5:01 left in the half, but on 3rd and 5 from the Miami 49, Brent Grimes steps in front of a Jared Goff pass and makes the pick and returns it to the Miami 25 and the Packers are in business. They push it down to the Miami 7 yard line but the defense holds and they again kick the FG to push the lead to 16-3 with 2:41 left in the half. Miami gets the ball at the 25 and quickly covers the field and moves it to the Packer 9 yard line but with only 1 timeout and 11 seconds until halftime Miami chooses to run the clock down to 3 seconds and kick the FG and go into the half trailing 16-6. Miami gets the ball to open the 2nd half and promptly marches down field with a series of runs and 2 passes one of which was a 33 yarder to Cooks, but once again on a 3rd and 6 from the Green Bay 11 yard line, the Dolphins can't convert or get it into the end zone and kick the FG to close it to 16-9 Packers but it has become a one score game with 9:17 left in the 3rd. Green Bay manages one 1st down but aided by a Connor Barwin sack have to punt the ball back to the Dolphins at their own 9 with 6:59 left in the 3rd quarter. Goff seems to be shaking off his slow start and takes the Dolphins on a 17 play, 91 yard drive and on the 1st play of the 4th quarter, Goff hits Chris Thompson on a 9 yard fly for the TD and with 14:54 left in game, it's a whole new, a one Quarter game for the Championship. Miami did take a big risk on the 6th play of this drive from their own 30 on a 4th and inches, Mark Ingram goes over the top to get the 1st down and continue the game tying drive (Whew). Green Bay is a little stunned but undaunted by the 10 unanswered points, and get the ball with 14:49 in the game and run 7 plays to the Miami 48, but Ben tries to go long and it's picked off by Marcus Peters who promptly pitches it to Adrian Amos before going down, Amos returns it 40 yards to the Green Bay 36 with 10:04 left in the game. On the 1st play from the Packer 36, Goff goes deep to Brandin Cooks and with the Packers looking run, he hits Cooks in stride for the TD to take the 23-16 lead. Miami's 1st lead of the day comes with 9:52 left in the game. But there is absolutely no quit in Green Bay. Starting from their own 20, Green Bay, having given up 20 unanswered points to the Dolphins and not scoring since late in the 2nd quarter, they put together a drive of mixing the run with the pass, gets a big play from Ben Watson who turns a short hitch into a 40 yard gain, aided by a Eric Weddle missed tackle down to the Miami 19 yard line and the Packers are in business and 4 plays later Ajayi catches a 2 yd Touchdown, the XP is good and with 5:36 left in regulation, Green Bay has answered and knotted the score at 23. Miami gets the ball at their own 19 and get nothing on 3 plays, but on the 3rd play a flag comes out and Linval Joseph is called for a facemask giving new life to the Dolphin offense. They run 6 more plays and get the ball to the Packer 30, and with 1:44 left in the game, Matt Prater hits the 48 yard FG to give the Dolphins the lead at 26-23. Green Bay gets the ball on their own 26 and move quickly to the Dolphin 37 yard line with 29 seconds left and one timeout after a Roethlisberger spike. Big Ben throws a quick 5 yarder to Jeremy Kerley but he's hit and fumbles and the Dolphins Kareem Jackson recovers to secure the Dream for one Team and dash it for another. After a kneel down the game ends with a 26-23 Miami Dolphin Superbowl win to complete the unbeaten season from start to finish. Congratulations to John and a excellent Green Bay Team. his play calling on both sides of the ball, kept the Dolphins off balance all day. The Packers out gained the Dolphins 445 yards to 382, forced 7 bad Goff passes by the defense, but in the end it was the 2nd of 2 turnovers that sealed the win for Miami. So ends the 2018 IFL Year with a exciting, start to finish nail biter, in this type of game it's a shame one team has to lose, Green Bay played all out, but the Dolphins caught a couple of breaks late to get the win. Everybody can now turn their attention to the 2019 draft, the ratings should be out in a couple of months and the dream starts all over, thanks to everybody that made my dream season possible. IFL SUPER BOWL WEEK IFL Super Bowl XVIII features what many are calling a David versus Goliath match up. After all, Miami ended the 2018 IFL regular season with a perfect 16-0 mark including a 42-23 week nine win over their Super Bowl opponent. The Dolphins then cruised to a 39-19 win over Oakland in the divisional round and distinguished a hot Denver squad 41-17 in the conference final. The Dolphins feature the number one offense in the IFL led by quarterback Jared Goff and his league leading 132.1 Passer rating. Doug Baldwin is Goff's favorite target finishing the IFL regular season with 88 receptions for 1,253 yards AND 23 touchdown receptions. If you focus too much on Baldwin, Brandin Cooks is a dangerous secondary receiver as the Broncos found out in the AFC Championship game. Cooks hauled in four touchdown passes. Ted Ginn Jr. provides a capable third receiver and running back Chris Thompson is about as good as it gets as a third down back and a perfect compliment for bruising running back Mark Ingram. Ingram rushed for 1,323 yards, averaging just under six yards a carry to balance the offensive attack. And, oh yeah, Miami features three "9" rated players on their offensive line. Defensively the Dolphins ranked "only" third overall in the IFL. If Miami has a weakness, it could be getting to the quarterback as Everson Griffin led the Dolphins with nine sacks. Besides Navarro Bowman the linebacker corps is pedestrian. However, Miami makes up for it with a lockdown secondary featuring one '9" rated defensive back and three "8's". Miami has a chance to become the third IFL team to go 19-0. Considering this is their first season the team experienced a winning season since 2014, that is amazing! After a disappointing 7-9 finish in 2017, the Green Bay front office landed quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to turn around their fortunes. Big Ben mirrored his 2017 NFL performance, tossing 28 touchdown passes with a 94.0 passer rating. Veteran Ben Watson led the team with 61 receptions but when the chips are down Roethlisberger turns to Josh Gordon if he is available. Emmanuel Sanders is another potential game breaker with his 15.5 yards per reception. Green Bay uses an array of running backs featuring Jay Ajayi, who led the team with 956 rushing yards. Veterans Jamaal Charles and Danny Woodhead will spell Ajayi when he needs a breather and for certain third down packages. The Packer offensive line features road-grading guard Brandon Brooks but overall is a little over league average. Green Bay's 46 sacks were nine more than their opponent. The Pack needs a good game from Calais Campbell, who tied for second overall in the league with 13 sacks. Defensive tackle Chris Jones and veteran edge rusher Brian Orakpo added seven sacks each. Besides Orakpo, Clay Matthews has the potential to get to Goff. Middle linebacker Ryan Shazier, one of the best in the IFL, rounds out a solid Green Bay linebacker trio. The Packer secondary is solid with two "8" rated players plus a couple "7's" and a "6" for a solid nickel package. Bobby Rainey is a dangerous returner. He returned two kickoffs for scores in the regular season and averaged 45 yards per return in the NFC Conference final. There is no denying Green Bay is battle tested, winning the toughest division in the IFL. Then escaping with a win against a very good Eagles team in Philadelphia in the Divisional round and dominating a division rival in the conference championship game. It's been an impressive run by a team viewed as a prohibitive underdog in the Super Bowl. Perhaps, they have one more magical "blue" collar game in them. Vegas list the Dolphins as an 11 point favorite. Some believe this is conservative. Green Bay does have a puncher's chance. What do they have to do to win? One, hope Goff has a "off" day. The Miami quarterback has played a little over his head this season, 132.1 passing rating compared to 100.5 rating during the NFL season. Two, keep the Miami offense off the field as much as possible. The Packers ability to run the ball will determine their success. The most points the Dolphin defense allowed during the regular season was the 23 points by the Packer offense. But the Green Bay defense will have to do much better than the 42 points allowed in week nine. IFL CONFERENCE FINALS Denver 17 at Miami 41 Miami receiver Brandin Cooks hauls in four touchdowns as the Dolphins defeat Denver to advance to the Super Bowl! Denver comes to Miami with a berth to the IFL Superbowl on the line. These 2 Teams did not meet in the regular season, but Denver came in hot off a win at Cincinnati and looking to advance. Miami won the toss and deferred. Denver goes 3 and out on it's 1st possession and punts to Miami. Miami promptly goes on a 9 play 73 yard drive, culminating in the TD for a 7-0 lead halfway through the 1st quarter. With their 2nd possession the Broncos go on a 10 play drive that stalls at the Dolphins 6 yard line and have to settle for the FG to make the score 7-3 with 2:28 left in the first quarter. After a 3 and out for the Dolphins, the Broncos get it back. On the 2nd play of the drive, the 1st of 3 Denver turnovers, a fumble gives the Dolphins the ball with a short field and 3 plays later on the 1st play of the 2nd quarter the Dolphins score to push the lead to 14-3 Miami with 14:50 left in the half. The Broncos get the ball and convert 2 quick 1st downs, but Bortles throws the INT, returned 19 yards to the Broncos 32 and 4 plays later the Dolphins take it in for the 21-3 lead with 10:23 left in the half. Denver fails to move the ball on it's next 2 possessions, Miami gets the ball back with 2:59 in the half and travels 54 yards in 2:40 and kick the FG with .19 seconds left to take the 24-3 lead to halftime. Miami gets the ball to start the 2nd half, and moves 75 yards in 5 plays and scores the TD, to push the lead to 31-3. Denver gets the ball back but on the 2nd play of the drive, Bortles throws his 2 pick of the day and 6 plays later the Dolphins score the TD to take a commanding 38-3 lead with 9:34 left in the 3rd quarter. After an exchange of punts Denver goes 61 yards in 10 plays and get the TD to cut it to 38-10 with 2:53 left in the 3rd. Miami looking for the on sides, recovers at their own 45 and travel 50 yards and kick the FG to take the 41-10 lead with 12:23 to go in the game. There is no quit in the Broncos and aided by a 78 yard check down pass to Hunt, the Broncos get the quick TD to cut the lead to 41-17 with 10:37 left in the game. Sadly, for Denver, this is how the game would end. Denver had a exceptional season, making it to the Conference Championship game, Doug called a great game, but Miami scored 3 TD's on all 3 Denver turnovers and it was too much for the Broncos to overcome. Miami advances to the Superbowl to face the winner of the Green Bay/Tampa Bay winner with a perfect season and the Superbowl championship on the line for the Dolphins. Tampa Bay 13 at Green Bay 37 Big Ben throws three touchdown passes to help the Packers advance to their first IFL Super Bowl. It was an all NFC Central showdown for a trip to the Super Bowl. The upstart Bucs (5 seed) traveled to Lambeau to face the equally surprising 3rd seeded Packers. Things started off on a bad note for the Pack after K Cody Parkey's opening kickoff went out of bounds giving Tampa Bay the ball at their own 40. The Bucs moved quickly into Packer territory using a pair of Todd Gurley runs and a TE Hunter Henry reception. On first and 10 from the Green Bay 37, ILB Ryan Shazier stepped in front of a Derek Carr pass to end the drive. On the Packers first play from scrimmage, Ben Roethlisberger checked down to RB Jay Ajayi. He was hammered by LB Kyle VanNoy and coughed up the football. Two plays later, Carr hit WR Davonte Adams for a 24 yard TD. 7-0 Bucs less than 5 minutes in. The early score seemed to rattle the Packers as they struggled to get anything going offensively. Bucs would tack on a Chris Boswell 24 yard FG goal with just over 3 minutes left in the 1st to go up 10-0 On the next Green Bay possession the hosts got the spark they needed after WR Josh Gordon got behind the defense for a 65 yard catch and run TD. The convert was missed 10-6 Bucs after the 1st. Tampa looked a little rattled after Gordon's big play and proceeded to go 3 and out. The Packers then put together their first long drive of the day. Roethlisberger used Ajayi's running and multiple RB check downs to move 65 yards in 12 plays. TE Ben Watson's 5 yard TD reception finished it off. Pack had their first lead of the day 13-10 at the half. Green Bay got a big play to start the second half when returner Bobby Rainey took the opening kickoff back 52 yards to the Tampa 45. After two Ajayi runs went nowhere the Pack faced a 3 and 11. TE Ben Watson caught a seam pass but was held 3 yards short of the first down. Coach Conners took a gamble and brought in long FG ace Cody Parkey to try a 56 yarder in the 31 degree conditions. He nailed the kick to put the hosts up 16-10 early in the 3rd On the Bucs next possession, Shazier got his second pick of the day as Carr overshot TE Richard Rodgers. Big Ben went to work and found Gordon for another big play (39 yard reception) setting up a Robbie Gould chip shot 22 yard FG. Pack had a 2 score lead. 19-10 Green Bay. Tampa Bay responded with a nice drive of their own but it stalled out at the Packers 21. Boswell hit from 39 to bring the visitors back to within a touchdown. 19-13 Packers with 4:21 left in the third. After another good Rainey return, Big Ben started to dial it in. He found WR Emmanuel Sanders for a 13 yard gain (strangely that would be his only reception of the day). Gordon and RB Danny Woodhead added long receptions to take it all the way down to the Bucs 17. Ajayi did the rest on the ground capping it off with a 1 yard TD run. Woodhead would convert the 2pt convert attempt. 27-13 Green Bay after the 3rd. Early in the 4th Carr threw his 3rd pick of the day. This time CB Brent Grimes made the play and brought it all the way back to the Tampa 15. The Packers went for the jugular on first down. Roethlisberger checked down to Ajayi who took it to house. 34-13 Green Bay From there on in the hosts would just try to not give up the big play and it worked. Bucs moved the ball well, but, desperate for TD's, turned the ball over on downs on their next 2 drives. Before it was all over Green Bay tacked on a FG and Carr threw his 4th int. Final score 37-13 Packers Mike coached a great game (and had an impressive playoff run) but Carr's 4 interceptions were just too much to overcome on this day. The final score was not indicative of how tight most of this game actually was. Carr finished with a 24.3 rating. 19 of 45, 180 yard, 1 Td, 4ints Gurley had another strong outing 113 yards rushing and 34 yards receiving. Davonte Adams led the Bucs with 70 yards on 4 rec. Hunter Henry took a hit to the head and missed a good part of this contest. Big Ben was efficient: 17 of 25, 219 yards 3TDs 134.8 rating Ajayi rushed 25 times for 84 yards Gordon had 117 yards and a TD on 4 receptions. Packers head to their first ever IFL Super Bowl and take on the undefeated Dolphins Miami will go into the game as 11 point Action PC favorites IFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF ROUND Oakland 19 at Miami 39 Dolphins quarterback Jarrod Goff throws four touchdown passes as Miami advances to AFC Championship. Oakland came to Miami off a sound win over Indianapolis in the wild card game, a team the Dolphins struggled with in the next to last game of the regular season. The Oakland Fans would not be disappointed early. Oakland takes the opening KO and drives 75 yards and gets the TD but can't get the extra point, but start the day with a 6-0 lead over the Dolphins. The Dolphins get the same 75 yards on their opening drive and take it down field and get the TD and convert the PAT to take a 7-6 lead with 3:36 left in the 1st.Oakland fails to score on it's next 2 drives, but with the Dolphins 3rd possession they travel 78 yards and score the TD to take a 14-6 lead with 7:10 left in the half. After an exchange of punts the Raiders get the ball on a Goff INT with 4:46 left in the 2nd quarter. Oakland would take it down the field and get the TD with 1:25 left in the half, the 2 pt try failed and the score was 14-12 Miami and that's the way the half would end. The Dolphins would get the ball to open the 2nd half, and would drive into Raider territory but stall and settle for the FG to make it a 17-12 Miami lead. Oakland's 1st possession would be a 3 and out and Miami would get the ball on it's own 30, but own the 2nd play of the drive Ingram would take a screen 70 yards to the house for the TD and a Dolphin 24-12 lead. The Raiders aren't finished and on their next drive they cover 75 yards in 15 plays and get the TD to cut the lead to 24-19. Miami goes nowhere on it's next possession but pins the Raiders at their own 2. On the 3rd play Stafford gets sacked in the end zone for a safety and a 26-19 Dolphin lead. Miami takes the kick after the safety and marches 71 yards and gets the TD to go up 33-19 with 10 minutes left in the game. Oakland gets the ball back and goes on a 15 play drive but a sack creates a Stafford fumble and it's picked up and returned for a Miami TD, although the PAT is blocked it puts the game on ice at 39-19 with only 3:41 to play. That's the way it would end, but a hard fought game and effort by the Raiders. Miami advances to face the winner of the Denver / Cincinnati game for the right to move on to the IFL Superbowl. Denver 20 at Cincinnati 8 Broncos quarterback Blake Bortles ran for one score and threw for another as Denver upset Cincinnati to advance to the AFC Title game. The Broncos came into Paul brown Stadium in Cincy and came away with a 20-8 victory over the Bengals. The Broncos defense held the Cincy offense at bay for most of the game and the Denver Offense did just enough to get the Win. Denver got on the board first with a 57 yard FG from Justin Tucker and then Cincy kicker Fairbairn tied it with a 31 yarder to end the scoring in the first quarter. In the 2nd quarter Denver had a nice drive of 75 yards before Bortles hit WR Murphy from 14 yards out for a 10-3 lead. Cincinnati would then sack Bortles in the endzone for a safety and then tack on another FG before halftime to make it 10-8 at the intermission. The Denver defense came to play today and forced a 3 and out on the Bengals first possession of the 2nd half. However, Bortles would throw a pick on the next series and as Cincy had some life. But, after a 9 yard run from Gordan left the Bengals with 2nd a 1 from the Denver 39, a Cincy penalty and two incompletions ended the drive with another punt. Starting another drive back up to the end zone the Broncos offense moved the ball mixing in runs and passes as they went 80 yards in 16 plays taking just over 8:00 of playing time before Tucker hit another FG to get the lead back to 13-8. The Bengals drove down close enough to try a FG but the 52 yard attempt sailed right and the Broncos had the ball again. Denver once again moved the ball slowly as they ran 10 plays and gained 58 yards before QB Bortles would take a bootleg around the right end for a 3 yard TD and a 20-8 lead with 8:16 remaining to play. The Bengals would throw an interception and then turn the ball over on downs on their next two possessions and the Broncos were able to run out the clock for the win. It was a great game and season by John and the Cincinnati team. The Broncos will now travel to Miami to take on the undefeated Dolphins for a trip to the Super Bowl. Tampa Bay 35 at New Orleans 31 Buccaneers running back Todd Gurley scores the go-ahead touchdown as Tampa Bay to advance to NFC championship game. Tampa Bay travels to New Orleans for the second time this season. However, this game is for a spot in the NFC championship game. The previous match up was a tight game with New Orleans coming out on top 14 to 7. New Orleans took the first possession for an eight minute drive. The combination of Jonathan Stewart and Jamaal Williams were effective running the ball. Add in a 18 yard Joe Flacco to Dez Bryant long cross and New Orleans was near pay dirt 2nd down and 2 yards to go. Twice Williams was judged to be into the end zone and twice the calls were reversed. New Orleans goes for it on 4th and inches... Williams over the top puts the Saints ahead by 7! After exchanging punts, the Buccaneers tie the game up early in the second quarter. The drive included a Hunter Henry lateral to Tyler Lockett on 3rd and 8 yards to go for a 15 yard first down play. (That was the courtesy of Mr. Koch. Nothing to do with the coach Chase’s play call.) With 5:44 left in the half, coach Rice catches the Buccaneers playing the run and dials up Joe Flacco to Dez Bryant on a bomb fly to put the Saints back ahead by a score of 14 – 7. The next time with the ball Tampa’s coach Chase feels the pressure of the consistently strong New Orleans offense and decides to go for it on 4th and 2 at the New Orleans 43 yard line. A Derek Carr check down to Todd Gurley falls to the turf and New Orleans makes good use of the short field to go-ahead 21 to 7 just before the teams’ head to the locker room. Tampa Bay gets a break they sorely needed after punting their initial second half possession away and seeing the Saints score 14 unanswered first half points. On the first Saint play after the punt, Joe Flacco finds Stewart short over the middle, but he fumbles the ball away after a Demario Davis hit! Bucs ball at the Saint 28 yard line. Three plays later a medium out to Gurley goes for 26 yards to the end zone. Saints ahead 21 to 14. The teams exchanged three punts and then Tampa Bay was able to tie the game up. The two big plays in the game tying drive were Derek Carr to DeSean Jackson via a 38 yard bomb post and then a Carr to Jackson check down that went 15 yards for the touchdown. Tie game at 21. The Saints reinvigorated their mojo on the ensuing possession. The drive was started with a 30 yard scamper by Stuart. New Orleans moves the ball down to the Buccaneer 17 yard line. On 3rd and 10 Flacco checks down from a long cross to Dez Bryant and finds Williams for 8 yards. On 4th and 2, New Orleans boots the ball through the uprights to take the lead 24 - 21 with 11 minutes left in the game. The New Orleans defense does their job and forces a Tampa Bay punt. Two plays later Mathieu steps in front of a short cross and gives the Bucs life with a possession starting at the Saint 30. For the second time in the game the Buccaneers turn a turnover in the seven points. And for the second time, the touchdown comes via a check down, this time to Gurley from 9 yards away. Suddenly Tampa Bay is ahead 28 – 24 with 5:48 left in the game! Next up…. The Saints and coach Rice turn in a humongous clutch drive. The possession consisted of seven plays. Six of them were rushing plays to Stewart, (no panic in the play calling,) one of which was a 3 yard scoring play on 4th and goal from the 2! In the middle of these runs was a 46 yard bomb post to Sterling Shepard. New Orleans is back in the lead 31 – 28 with 2:10 left! One of several successful New Orleans squib kicks leaves Tampa Bay starting with the ball at their own 16 yard line with 2:06 left and a single time out. Gurley gets the corner on the first play for 18 yards and sets up Tampa at their own 34. Derek Carr goes 3 for 3 and moves the Buccaneers to the 13 yard line with 13 seconds left and still holding that one time out. Tampa was also helped by a 17 yard PI on Jordan Hicks along the way. For the third time in the game, the dice roll in Tampa Bay’s favor big time on a check down. Carr comes off a medium slant called for Tyler Lockett and finds Gurley in the flat with nobody in front of him. Final score Tampa 35 - New Orleans 31. Jim called a great game and had Tampa on their heals using 36 rushes for 175 yards in combination with long passing. Tampa managed to come out ahead due to two turnovers that set them up with a short field and the benefit of big play makers Todd Gurley and DeSean Jackson on check down passes for three combined touchdowns. I think straight up New Orleans has a better roster, but lady luck was dressed as a Buccaneer today. Tampa Bay awaits the winner of the Green Bay - Philadelphia game to play for an opportunity to be part of an IFL Super Bowl. Green Bay 18 at Philadelphia 13 Packer D-Lineman Chris Jones has two sacks and forces a fumble as Green Bay edges Philly to advance to the NFC title game. Packers and Eagles would face off at Lincoln Financial. The winner would get to host the upstart Buccaneers next week in the conference final. Wet, windy and cold conditions, turned this contest into a defensive struggle. On the first play from scrimmage Packers starting corner Brent Grimes was lost for the entire game with a knee injury. After the Green Bay defense forced a three and out, WR Josh Gordon went down the on first offensive series. Things did not look good for the visitors. The Eagles snatched the early momentum on the next series. They went 87 in yards 12 plays using a mix of RB Demarco Murray and WR Mohammad Sanu. QB Jamis Winston finished off the drive tossing a 10 yard TD strike to Sanu.. 7-0 Eagles early. Green Bay responded with a 10 play, 39 yard drive but it stalled out at the Philly 32. Packers settled for a 49 yard Robbie Gould FG...7-3 Eagles. After another Eagles three and out, the Packers got the ball on their own 23 to start the second quarter. They would put together an 8 play, 77 yard touchdown drive that was highlighted by TE Ben Watson's 40 yard reception. QB Ben Roethlisberger would find WR Emmanuel Sanders for an 11 yard TD pass to give the Packers their first lead 10-7. (this would turn out to be Green Bay's only TD drive of the game). The hosts looked like they would answer right back but on 4th and 1 from the Green Bay 30 a Jamis Winston sneak was stuffed at the line for no gain. Packers would dodge a bullet and go to the half up 3. The 3rd quarter was all defense. 4 straight punts until the Packers got some good field position thanks to Philadelphia having to kick it away from deep in their own end into the wind. One first down was all it took to get Robbie "Solid" Gould into field goal position. He nailed a 48 yarder to make it 13-7 Packers heading into the 4th. Early in the final frame the Green Bay defense would come up huge. Veteran punter Shayne Lechler had pinned the Eagles in at their own 3 yard line. After Murray went nowhere on first down, Winston was taken down for a safety by big DT Linval Joseph. 15-7 Green Bay Packers took the ensuing free kick and put together a time consuming 11 play, 60 yard drive that featured a heavy dose of RB Jay Ajayi. Gould hit a short 24 yard FG to make it a 2 score game with just 5:42 left. 18-7 Packers. Coach Mason did not panic in his play calling. He stayed patient against the loose coverage of the visitors and watched his team move 76 yards in 15 plays during a drive that took 4:16, but more importantly, burned no timeouts. Winston hit Sanu from 15 yards for the touchdown 18-13 with the 2 point try to come. Winston looked into the end zone but his receiver could not come up with the ball against tight coverage, the convert would fail as it stayed 18-13 with 1:19 left. Packers were looking for the onside kick but the Eagles elected to kick deep and hope for a stop. Three Ajayi runs went nowhere but forced Philadelphia to use all of their timeouts. Lecher booted it away. Bernard Reddy got a great return of 15 yards setting the Eagles up at their own 39 with :42 seconds left and no timeouts. Packer played the sidelines so Winston found little used WR John Brown over the middle for 17 yards. Winston spiked it at Packers 44 with :28 seconds left. Pack used the same strategy so Winston did the exact same thing. This time Brown gained 16 yards to the Green Bay 28. After the quick spike just :02 seconds remained. Winston looked to the end zone for Brown but the pass was batted away at the last second preventing the astounding comeback. Packers advance 18-13. Great game (and season) by Coach Mason Winston was solid 31-47, 249, 2TD's but was sacked 5 times RB's Powell (12-57) and Murray (12-34) were kept in check for the most part WR Sanu had 8 receptions for 85 yards and 2TD's For Green Bay it was the defense who got it done. Big Ben threw for just 166 yards as the offense could only muster 12 first downs and went 2-12 on third down. Ajayi had only 54 yards on 18 carries Packers move on to host the upstart #6 seeded Buccaneers next week in an all NFC Central showdown. A trip to the IFL Super Bowl will be on the line. The forecast for Lambeau is 20 degrees with a nasty wind chill Hope the Floridians bring some long underwear. IFL WILD CARD WEEKEND Tennessee 17 at Denver 38 Blake Bortles throws three touchdown passes as the Broncos cruise past Tennessee. The Titans came to Mile High to take on the Broncos in the Wildcard round of the playoffs. The game started off like it would be a high-scoring shootout as both teams got TD's on their first possession going 75 yards in just 4 plays. From there it slowed down as Tennessee would miss a FG, both teams would exchange punts and then Denver QB Bortles would throw a pick. Titans QB Matt Ryan would quickly find WR Hopkins for a 35 yard TD strike and then Denver would drive 75 yards in 8 plays before Kareem Hunt caught a pass in the flats from Bortles for a TD and a 14-14 tie to end the first quarter. Titans Kicker Bailey would nail a FG to start the 2nd quarter but then Denver would go on their 3rd drive of 75 yards as Bortles hit Eckler in the flats for a TD and a 21-17 lead. After forcing a punt the Broncos would go get a FG to end the half with a 24-17 lead. The Titans forced a 3 and out on the Broncos opening possession of the 2nd half but the punt would be muffed and the Broncos pounced on it at the Titans 16 yard line. Kareem Hunt ran the final two yards for the TD and a 31-17 lead early in the 3rd quarter. Tennessee's offense would not be able to muster a 1st down on their next possession and would be forced to punt. Denver's offense once again went on a long drive, this one covered 68 yards in 11 plays before Bortles leaped over the line for a TD and a 38-17 lead with 3:12 left in the 3rd. After both teams exchanged punts, the Titans drove 81 yards in 8 plays but the drive ended when Matt Ryan would throw a pick in the end zone. From this point the Titans turned the ball over on downs and the Broncos just ran out the clock and moved onto the next round pf the playoffs. It was a great game from Rick. Indianapolis 0 at Oakland 31 Alvin Kamara got Raiders off to a quick start returning the opening kickoff to the house. The Indianapolis Colts traveled to Oakland to face the Oakland Raiders in the Wild Card round of the playoffs. The much anticipated matchup was a dud as the Raiders dominated from the start as rookie Alvin Kamara put his stamp on the game instantly by taking the opening kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown. From that point, the Raiders never looked back as the defense sacked and intercepted Colts' quarterback Case Keenum twice (returning one for a touchdown) and coasted to a 31-0 victory. Special thanks to Ken for waiting an extra week for me to play as I dealt with an unexpected personal issue. He has a very good team and coached a great game, but the Raiders got every break. Atlanta 25 at Green Bay 34 Brent Grimes end zone interception helps Packers turn back Atlanta. Falcons came into Green Bay as a most dangerous 6 seed. Packers Coach Conners was worried about this matchup and rightfully so. The visitors have been an NFC powerhouse for several seasons now and this year's version was no different. Atlanta's Dion Lewis would set the tone on the opening kickoff taking it back 79 yards all the way down to the Packers 15. Four plays later QB Phillip Rivers found RB Lamar Miller on a 4 yard check down in the end zone. Atlanta 7 Green Bay 0. After Green Bay could only generate one first down on their next drive, they were forced to punt it away. The visitors took over near midfield looking to take control of this one. Rivers found 4 different receivers on a drive that moved them all the way down to the Packers 13. Veteran CB Brent Grimes then made, what might of been the most important play of Green Bay's season, when he stepped in front of a pass intended for WR Nelson Agholor and picked off Rivers in the end zone. The NFC North champs had new life. After a 6 yard run by Jay Ajayi, Ben Roethlisberger found a streaking Josh Gordon for a 40 yard gain. Ajayi then took a draw play 34 yards to the house. Green Bay 7 Atlanta 7 Both teams then went on long drives that stalled in the red zone ending in FG's. 10-10 early in the 2nd Falcons then went three and out on a trio of Lamar Miller runs (he was held in check for the most part part in this one) and were forced to punt. Green Bay would put together a 7 play, 75 yard drive led by a pair of Emmanuel Sanders grabs. The second one went for a 24 yard score. Green Bay 17 Atlanta 10 Atlanta would come right back. Rivers was firing bullet strikes to Larry Fitzgerald and Agholor as he moved them to all the way down to the Packers 5, first and goal. TE Zac Ertz caught a short slant on first down but was wrestled down at the 2. Rivers looked to Ertz again but the pass was knocked down. On 3rd and goal the Green Bay defense stuffed RB Telvin Coleman on a dive. Falcons would settle for a short Kai Forbath FG. Green Bay 17 Atlanta 13 at halftime Coach Golden would roll the dice to the start the 3rd and go with the onside kick. Packers Laremy Tunsil got his large mitts on it as the hosts took over with good field position. WR Josh Gordon got in on the action again pulling in a 23 yard cross, which set up a Roethlisberger to TE Ben Watson 12 yard score. Green Bay 24 Atlanta 13. Falcons responded with drive that stalled out at the Packers 34. Forbath stepped up and nailed a 52 yarder to make it a one score game midway through the 3rd Both teams exchanges FG's before the end of the quarter Green Bay 27 Atlanta 19 after 3. Packers next drive stalled after just one first down but on Atlanta's ensuing drive back to back sacks by Brian Orakpo and Calais Campbell forced the visitors to punt from way back at their own 6. Green Bay took the short field and worked the running combo of Ajayi and Woodhead into the red zone. Big Ben found Sanders from 10 yards out for a huge insurance TD Green Bay 34 Atlanta 19 with 4:25 left. Atlanta moved back down the field against the Packers but time was their enemy. Rivers found Agholor for an 18 yard TD but the 2 point convert would fail Green Bay 34 Atlanta 25 with just 1:48 remaining Falcons tried the onside but it failed and the Pack were able to hold on for the win Final score Green Bay 34 Atlanta 25 Great game called by Marty, an enjoyable chess game throughout Almost 900 yards of total offense in this one Rivers was 28 of 51 for 299 and 2 Td's but was sacked 4 times and uncharacteristically threw 7 bad passes Fitz had 9 catches for 93 yards Atlanta rushed 17 times for just 42 yards Packers got a great game from Roethlisberger 21-34, 324 yards 3 TD's, 0 ints 122.7 rating Ajayi 20 for 107 on the ground Sanders and Gordon combined for over 200 yards receiving. Packers now head to Philly to face the well rested Eagles. Tampa Bay 16 at Dallas 3 Buccaneers' Chris Boswell converted three field goals as Tampa Bay upsets Dallas. Because Dallas' secondary was decimated by injuries (three), Tampa Bay was the heavy favorite in this matchup of 10-6 teams. But Dallas' defense played the Bucs tough. In the end, Tampa Bay would prevail as Dallas' special teams didn't do their part. Dallas' long snapper hiked the ball poorly during a FG attempt in the first half. Later in the half, Dallas had a FG attempt blocked. With the second half kickoff, Dallas' kickoff team allowed Lockett tor return the kick for 76 yards. Dallas' offense disappointed as well, only coming away with a single FG in five trips to the red zone. Tampa Bay would prevail in this defensive struggle 16-3. The Bucs were led by Todd Gurley who rushed for 104 yards and a score. Gurley also caught six balls for 57 yards. WEEK 16 RECAP Titans DeAndre Hopkins caught three touchdowns as Tennessee punches their playoff ticket. Tennessee 37 Indianapolis 10 69 The Tennessee Titans came to Lucas Oil Field and beat the crap out of the Colts 37-10. Tennessee QB Matt Ryan toss 4 touchdowns, Latavius Murray ran for 114 yards with 1 score, DeAndre Hopkins caught 3 TDs with 115 receiving yards on 7 catches. The Colts Case Keenum attempted 40 passes throwing 3 interceptions with 156 passing yards. Indianapolis came into the game knowing they had already secured a playoff berth, and played like it. Arizona 0 Kansas City 16 34 5-15 Gostkowski kicks three field goals and Dalton throws a TD pass as Kansas City shuts out the Cardinals. New York (N) 0 Houston 30 70 Giants are held to 2 for 16 on third down as Texans defense tosses the shutout. New England 10 Cincinnati 30 38 0-5 The Bengals hosted the two time defending IFL champions to close out the season. Brian Hoyer threw two touchdown passes and Melvin Gordon ran for 147 yards and a score as Cincinnati cruises to the 30-10 win. Patriots QB DeShone Kizer continued to suffer through rookie growing pains completing only 10 of 25 attempts for 134 yards and an interception. Christian McCaffrey showed promise with 68 rushing yards on 11 carries. Another rookie, Zay Jones caught 3 passes for 73 yards. New England finishes the regular season with unaccustomed 3-12-1 record. While Cincinnati finishes 14-2 and looks forward to a first round bye. Tampa Bay 24 Los Angeles (N) 10 50 Calm The Rams hosted the Buccaneers in Los Angeles to close out the season. The Buccs needed a win to stay in playoff contention, the Rams had little to play for, so little in fact many players decided to stop playing throughout the game. The game was tight going into the half, 10-3 Buccs. Both defenses gave the offenses a hard time in the first half. The Buccs though had Todd Gurley to lean on and he came through with a big game. On a key 4th quarter drive Gurley would account for 41 yards of the Buccs offense on the drive including an 11 yard TD run pushing the lead to 17-3. The Rams hung in and managed their only TD on the subsequent drive a Luck strike to TY Hilton, 17-10. The Buccs immediately answered, with the Rams having to sell out to stop the run, Buccs QB Derek Carr found Davante Adams for a 28 yard gain. Gurley would eventually get into the endzone again, this time via the pass, 24-10. That score put the game away for the Buccs. Buccs Stars: Todd Gurley 23 carries for 144 yards 2 TDs Rams Stars: Next week the Rams 7-9 make plane and hotel reservations for the scouting combine. Based on a prior email it appears the Buccs 10-6 have clinched a playoff spot and will face a yet to be named opponent. Baltimore 24 New York (A) 6 43 5-15 Baltimore grounded the Jets, 24-6, and are now waiting on the tarmac to see if a playoff spot opens up for them. Ravens players were seen anxiously watching the arrivals/departures board to see the status of the Denver/Dallas and Indy/Tennessee flights. As for the game, Baltimore played without Le'Veon Bell, who was more concerned with his plans for next year and missed the train to NY. Alex Collins filled in admirably, carrying the rock 26 times for a Ravens' season-high 119 yards. Eli Manning was named the game's MVP on the strength of a Peyton-like 19-for-22 game for 225 yards, 3 TDs and an astronomical 148.5 QB rating. Defensively, DT Aaron Donald registered 3 sacks and 2 forced fumbles, CB Anthony Brown intercepted two, Kendall Fuller added one, two passes defended and 8 tackles. Joey Bosa matched those 8 tackles and added a sack and a hurry. For the J-E-T-S, WR Robert Woods caught 8 for 83 yards and RB Jerick McKinnon ran for 79 on just 16 carries. QB Deshaun Watson had a nightmare game - 15-for-32 for 167 yards, 3 INTS, 0 TDs and 2 fumbles (1 lost). The Jets are looking forward to the draft, while the Ravens are waiting to see if their season continues. Carolina 9 Detroit 19 70 Both teams coming in thought if the stars are aligned right a playoff birth might, just could, maybe happen. Both teams struggled on offense. Then late in the 3rd, the Lions intercepted & drove 26 yards in 8 plays. That made the score 10-9 Lions. Next play, intercepted followed by a 4 yard TD to Thomas, extra point missed 16-9 Detroit, followed up by a 4th down stop & the game bleed it's self out. Detroit 19. Carolina 9. Fournette was MVP on 94 yards & a TD. I liked DE Westbrooks who came up big with 2 sacks & Trumaine Johnson who had 11 tackles, over a 100 for the season & a deflection. The Panthers seemed ready to strike at any time, but the O just couldn't manage many plays together in a row. 9-7 is how they both end the year. Pittsburgh 26 Buffalo 13 28 Calm The Steelers come into Buffalo and intercept Alex Smith 3 times as Tom Brady was solid with a 95.2 rating throwing for 188 yards and 1 TD...CJ Anderson ran 18 times for 65 and a TD, Frank Gore also punched one in. Kendall Wight caught 7 for 66 and a TD, Gronk caught 6 for 79. Antonio Brown finished off a great season catching 25 for 184 and a TD as he was targeted 31 times by Alex Smith... The Steelers come away with a 26-13 win as they finish the season at 6-10 while the Bills continued their late season swoon to finish off a once promising season at 9-7. Oakland 28 Philadelphia 35 34 0-10 It was a cold, windy day in the city of brotherly love, but the stands were filled with fiery excitement as a capacity crowd of 69,176 came to cheer on their beloved Eagles as they took on the AFC West division leading Oakland Raiders. There was a lot on the line in the game as both teams were looking for wins to clinch their respective divisions. This would be an IFL classic. The Raiders won the toss and deferred. The Eagles would go 3 and out on their first possession as an early holding penalty put them in a hole. The Raiders would take advantage of good field position and move into Eagles territory where the offense would stall at the Eagle 36. K Zane Gonzalez would be called on to kick a long 54 yard FG into a slight wind. The kick was long enough but missed far right. The Eagles would take advantage of their good field position and methodically move down the field. After loosing up the defense with a series of passes, RB Demarco Murray would run for gains for 5 and 21 yards, the last of which would reach paydirt. Eagles go up 7-0. The Raiders would stall again in Eagle territory and the Eagle offense would again get on the move. Mixing up the plays with passes and runs, the Eagles would go 53 yards in 11 plays. The TD would come on a 13 yard out pattern from QB Jameis Winston to TE Evan Engram. Eagles up 14-0 early in the 2nd quarter. At this point, Raider coach Keith Jackson would change his offensive approach. Realizing that he was playing against a somewhat depleted Eagle secondary, he went to a spread offense with RB Alvin Kamara as a receiving threat along with 3 wideouts and dangerous TE Travis Kelce. It wouldn't take long for the Raiders to put up 6. Starting from their own 25, they would go 75 yards in just 7 plays with QB Matt Stafford hitting WR Javon Kearse on a 23 yard out pattern. Raiders cut the lead to 14-7 The Eagle offense would go 3 and out on its next possession. The Raiders would crank up their offense again, but this time would stall out at the Eagle 13. A Gonzalez FG would be good this time and the lead would be down to 14-10. Just before the half, the Eagles offense would get back on track. Starting from their own 4, they would begin moving the ball hurriedly trying to get into FG range. However, Winston would make a grave error by fumbling the ball on a scramble which gave the Raiders the ball in Eagle territory with 13 seconds left. A Stafford to WR JJ Nelson pass would set up Gonzalez for a 44 yard FG which would be good. The Raiders closed the half on a 13-0 run to make the halftime score 14-13 The 2nd half would open with both defenses stiffening after halftime adjustments. On their second possession of the 3rd quarter, the Eagles offense would get rolling again. Keeping the Raiders off balance, the Eagles would move 71 yards in 5 plays with RB Bilal Powell scoring from 12 yards out. 21-13 Eagles. Not to be outdone, the Raiders would take the ensuing kickoff and have a drive of their own. After 1 Kamara run, Stafford would go to his passing game and slice and dice the Eagle defense. It would end with an 8-yard pass to Kelce as he crossed through the end zone. The Raiders would go for 2, which would be successful and, gang, we have a tie game at 21 entering the 4th quarter. The 4th quarter would be one of the most exciting quarters of the season. The Raiders would stop the Eagles on a 4th and 2 at the Raider 36. They wouldn't waste any time. After an Eagle penalty on 1st down, Stafford would find WR Kelvin Benjamin on a deep out pattern to quickly get into Eagle territory. A short pass to Kearce and 2 Kamara runs would get the Raiders into the end zone to take a 28-21 lead. The Eagles knew they had to score, but there was no panic at this point. They were looking for the big play and got it! On 2nd and 9 from the Eagle 26, Winston handed the ball to RB Bilal Powell on a stretch play to the left. With the Raider defense playing pass defense, Powell was able to get into the secondary and, 74 yards later, paydirt! The Eagles had quickly tied the game at 28! Oakland would take their next possession and do what they had been doing since they went to the spread attack, move the ball against the Eagle secondary like a hot knife through butter. Assisted by a couple of big Eagle penalties the Raiders would move to the Eagle 27, where the Eagle defense would finally stand up and stop the Stafford & Co. The Raiders would bring on Gonzalez for a 45 yard FG to give them the lead. However, Gonzalez would miss his 2nd FG of the game and it would remain tied at 28. Inspired by the Eagle defense and the missed Gonzalez FG, the Eagles were determined to get the lead and try to hold off the Raiders. The coaching staff realized that they had a tired WR corp so that went with the RB committee of Murray, Powell and Burkhead and Te Engram to move the ball. Mixing the run with the pass to those 4, the Eagles would move swiftly down the field. The culmination would be a 16 yard Winston to Burkhead connection the Eagles would take the lead 35-28 with just under 5 minutes remaining. The 2 teams would exchange punts and with just under 3 minutes remaining the Raiders would mount what they would hope to be a game-tying TD and overtime. Methodically moving down the field, to the Eagle 12 yard line with 43 seconds remaining. The Eagle fans rose to their feet to inspire the defense to make a final stand. On 1st and 10, Stafford would go to Kearse on a short out, incomplete. On 2nd and 10, Stafford would try for TE Kelce, but he was double teamed and the ball was knocked down. Sensing that the Eagles would continue to double team Kelce, Stafford went back to Kearce on 3rd down, but the Eagle secondary made the play. So, it would all come down to 4th and 10 with 25 seconds remaining. The Eagles would take off the double teams and play zone. That strategy would work as Stafford's pass to WR Mike Wallace would fall aimlessly into the ground. The Eagle defense had made the stand of the season! Winston would come out with the offense and take a couple of knees for the Eagle victory and the crowd would go wild celebrating the NFC East Division crown! The stars of the game were the RB trio of Demarco Murray (8-44 rushing 1 TD, 5-55 receiving), Bilal Powell ( 8-125 rushing 2 TD's) and Rex Burkhead (5-50 receiving 1 TD). The Raiders fought hard and now await the results of the Denver-Dallas. Congratulations to Keith and good luck in the playoffs. The #2 seed Eagles get a much-needed bye week to rest up before hosting their divisional playoff game in 2 weeks. Washington 10 Los Angeles (A) 9 84 Calm In a game that meant very little Washington escapes with a victory even if they didn't earn it. Nick Rose was the goat of the week with a missed 35 yard FG in the 2nd half and a missed 35 yard FG with 3:30 left in the game. The final nail in the coffin came when Washington was forced to punt on a 4th and 4 with 1:47 left in the game Derek Wolfe was flagged for offsides giving Washington a 1st down. Washington was then able to milk the clock down to 30 seconds giving the Chargers no hope. Jerry called a good game unfortunately Koch didn't care and handed him the loss. Washington finishes the season 7-9 which I believe the Redskins worst finish in a long time while The Chargers fall to 5-11. Jacksonville 10 Miami 38 70 Calm The Jags started the game with 4 straight passes covering 75 yards and getting the TD in only 2:32 to take a 7-0 lead over the undefeated Dolphins. Unfortunately that would be the highlight of the Jags day as Miami would score the next 5 TD's. Although the Jags would move the ball throughout the game they would only muster another 3 points. Dolphins get the win 38-10 to close out the regular season Miami finishes at 16-0 and had a great season, but unless they win it all, it will lose a lot of it's luster. So let the playoffs begin, and Good Luck to all postseason Teams. New Orleans 20 Chicago 13 32 0-10 New Orleans, a 6 point favorite, closed the season at Chicago. Neither offense was outstanding (New Orleans had 274 net yards to Chicago’s 273), but both defenses came to play. The Saints forced 4 turnovers, 3 on interceptions of Jimmy G subbing for the injured Mariota. The Bears had the ball late with a chance to tie, but it in the end it was the Saints on top. Atlanta 16 Green Bay 0 27 0-10 First round playoff preview wasn't really a preview at all. Both teams rest starters in anticipation our tough first round rematch next Thursday at 8:30 est What we learned from this one: Phillip Rivers is way better that Matt Cassell Lamar Miller is way better than stat pack RB Bobby Rainey Great game called by Marty. A one sided result for the visitors Dallas 30 Denver 34 40 0-5 The final game of the regular season had huge ramifications on the playoffs and both teams came into the game with identical 10-5 records. Denver started the scoring with a FG on their first possession but Dallas answered that with one of their own for a 3-3 tie. The Broncos would score a TD on a 4 yard run from Kareem Hunt as the 1st quarter ended making it 10-3 after one quarter. Dallas would come back and get another FG and then force Denver to punt. The Cowboys then went 70 yards in 7 plays scoring aTD Cam newton hit TE Lewis from 37 yards out for the score. 13-10 Dallas. The Broncos answered that big play with one of their own as Blake Bortles hit Tyreek Hill in stride for a 64 yard bomb regaining the lead for the Broncos 17-13 to end the half. To start the 2nd half Bortles would throw his first interception of the night giving the Cowboys great field position at their own 45. The Broncos defense forced a 3 and out and a punt but Denver PR Tyreek Hill muffed the catch and the Cowboys had another great break covering the fumbled punt at the Denver 15 yard line. The Broncos defense once again was up to the task forcing Dallas to kick a FG after they lost 8 yards on the series but they did cut the score to 17-16. The Broncos offense could not even musted a first down on their next series and Dallas got the ball back. With the Denver defense starting to tire and leading tackler LB Luke Keuchly going out for the game with an injury the Cowboys offense started to gain some ,momentum. Cam Newton moved the team 79 yards in 8 plays, hitting Kenny Stills from 16 yards out for the TD and after the McCoy run for PAT Dallas had taken the lead 24-17. Denver's KR Desmond King took the ensuing kickoff 99 yards for the score and the game was tied again at 24 but the tired Denver defense had to head back on the field. The Broncos defense was tired and the injuries were mounting as Dallas moved the ball into FG range and hit the FG to end the 3rd quarter with a 27-24 lead. The Broncos were moving the ball a bit when Borltes threw his 2nd interception of the game, and their 3rd turnover of the game. The Broncos would hold them to a FG and the Cowboys had a 30-24 lead with 12 minutes to go. Denver's offense started to get going, aided by some Cowboys injuries on the defense. Bortles moved the team close enough for a FG to cut the lead to 3 points at 30-27 with 7:53 left to go. Dallas gained a first down on their next possession but then had to punt the ball back to Denver with 3:00 minutes left to play. On a 3rd down and 10 from their own 17 Bortles found McBride open down the sideline for a 20 yard gain and a first down. After a short gain and a Denver holding penalty, Bortles hit WR Murphy for a 27 yard gain on 3rd and 17 and the Broncos had some life at the 2:00 warning. After a personal foul on Dallas moved the ball to the Cowboys 30 yard line, Bortles hit RB Kareem Hunt for 11 yards and a first down at the Dallas 19 with 36 ticks left on the clock. Bortles connected with WR Wheaton for 9 yards on an out pattern and then on 2nd and 1 hit hit him again for another 10 yards as he was knocked out just short of the goal line with 28 seconds left. On first and goal from the 1 foot line, QB Blake Bortles would take in into the endzone himself on a sneak and after the PAT the Broncos had a 34-30 lead with 16 seconds left. After a short kickoff return Newton scrambled for 5 and then his long desperation pass with 5 seconds remaining fell incomplete and the Broncos came away with the win. It was a tough game, overcoming three turnovers and all the injuries and fatigue but we pulled together to get it done, said an excited Denver QB Blake Bortles. Bortles threw for a season-high 357 yards with Hill receiving 172 of those yards. The win gives the Broncos a home game next week in the playoffs. San Francisco 20 Minnesota 34 68 The 49ers came to play in their final game against the Vikings, as running back Jordan Howard rushed for over 100 yards in the first half alone to power the Niners to a 13-10 lead at the half. The second half, however, was all Drew Brees and the Vikings, who outscored San Francisco 24-7 to make the final score 34-20 Vikes. Brees got sentimental at the end, looking to send Jason Witten into a happy retirement. He did, hitting Witten for the last 2 of 3 touchdown passes. Witten led all receivers with 8 catches, netting 88 yards, and Rishard Matthews caught 7 passes for 105 yards. Brees ended his season completing 25 of 34 passes for 285 yards. Howard led the 49ers with 135 yards on 17 carries. Marshawn Lynch and Ezekiel Elliott combined for 140 yards on 32 carries. The Niners finished at 3-13, while the Vikings finished 7-9. Gordon,M(Cin) 26-147 1 TD Gurley II(TB) 23-144 1 TD Miller,L(Atl) 19-143 Howard,J(SF) 17-135 Powell,B(Phi) 8-125 2 TD Collins,A(Bal) 26-119 Murray,L(Ten) 13-114 1 TD Darkwa(Jax) 21-102 Brown,A(Buf) 25-184 1 TD Hill,T(Den) 9-172 1 TD Cooks(Mia) 4-152 2 TD Hopkins,D(Ten) 7-115 3 TD – IFL Offensive Player of the Week Thomas,De(Chi) 12-102 Stafford(Oak) 56-33-368 2 TD Goff(Mia) 28-23-365 5 TD Bortles(Den) 45-29-357 1 TD 2 Int Wilson,R(Car) 39-24-318 2 Int Ryan,M(Ten) 34-24-284 4 TD 1 Int Smith,A(Buf) 51-39-271 2 TD 3 Int Defensive Standouts Love(KC) 3 Sk 7 Tk Sherman,R(KC) 2 Int 6 Tk Sendejo(Hou) 2 Int 4 Tk Brown,A(Bal) 2 Int 2 Tk Donald(Bal) 3 Sk 4 Tk Johnson,D(Pit) 1 Int 23 Tk Bouye(NO) 2 Int 4 Tk Wise Jr.(Atl) 3 Sk 3 Tk – IFL Defensive Player of the Week Dawson(Dal) 5-6 FG King,D(Den) 5-222 Kick Ret 1 TD – IFL Special Teams Player of the Week FINAL 2018 IFL STANDINGS FINAL 2018 IFL LEAGUE LEADERS RAVEN SCOTT'S PLAYOFF SCENARIOS FOR AFC HEADING INTO WEEK 16 Here's where the AFC teams stand now and what they'd need to make the playoffs (please correct me if you see any mistakes): #1WC - Indy: beat Tennessee, they'd remain the #1WC · If Indy loses to Tennessee, they could still earn the #1WC with a Denver loss. · If Indy loses to Tennessee, they would finish with the #2WC if Denver beats Dallas. #2WC - Denver: beat Dallas and they could finish as the #1WC with an Indy loss. · If Indy beats Tennessee, they'd remain the #2WC. · If Denver loses to Dallas, Denver could still make the playoffs if: · Indy beats Tennessee and · the Jets beat Baltimore · Buffalo would lose out if they beat Pittsburgh due to Denver having a better in-conference record (8-4 vs 7-5). #3WC - Tennessee: beat Indy and they're in. · If Tennessee beats Indy and Denver wins, Tennessee would be the #3. · If Tennessee beats Indy and Denver loses, Tennessee would be the #2, due to a better in-conference record (9-3 vs 8-4). · If Tennessee loses, they could still be the #3 seed with a Jets victory over Baltimore and a Steelers win over Buffalo. #4WC - Baltimore: beat the Jets and... · If Dallas beats Denver and Indy beats Tennessee, they'd be the #2 · If Dallas beats Denver and Tennessee beats Indy, they'd be the #3, regardless of what Buffalo does due to a better in-conference record (8-4 vs 7-5 (if Buffalo beats Pittsburgh)). · If Denver beats Dallas and Indy beats Tennessee, they'd be the #3, ditto what I said about Buffalo above · If Denver beats Dallas and Tennessee beats Indy, the Ravens are out. So is Buffalo, even if they beat Pittsburgh - again due to Tennessee having a better in-conference record (9-3 vs 7-5). #5WC - Buffalo: beat the Steelers and... · have the Jets beat Baltimore, the Colts beat Tennessee · If those two things happen, Indy would be the #1WC, Denver would be the #2 whether they win (11-5) or lose (10-6, but a better in-conference record than Buffalo - 8-4 vs 7-5) and Buffalo would slip in as the #3WC. PACKER JOHN'S PLAYOFF SCENARIOS FOR NFC HEADING INTO WEEK 16 Saints-#1 seed home field throughout Eagles- clinched playoff berth, wins NFC East with win versus Oakland OR Dallas loss to Denver Dallas-clinched playoff berth, wins NFC East with win versus Denver and Eagles loss to Oakland Green Bay- clinched NFC central and playoff berth Tampa Bay- clinches wildcard berth with win versus Rams OR loss by Atlanta to Packers (would win tiebreaker over ATL by virtue of better record in common games) Atlanta- clinches wildcard berth with win over Packers OR loss by Carolina to Lions (would win tiebreaker over CAR by better division record) Carolina-clinches wildcard berth with win over Lions AND a loss by either Atlanta or Tampa Bay OR loss to Lions AND win by Atlanta AND loss by Tampa Bay (would win tiebreaker over Bucs by virtue of better record in common games, Atlanta wins tiebreaker over Carolina based on better division record) Detroit-eliminated (would lose tiebreaker to Bucs by virtue of inferior division record) WEEK 15 RECAP Ravens keep playoff hopes alive with the win over Cincinnati. Game Scores Cincinnati 7 Baltimore 20 49 Calm Like a haunting Edgar Allan Poe short story, Coach Storer's Bengals cast a spell over the Ravens that tormented Coach Master's Ravens for more than seven long years. Playing the Orange-and-Black striped helmets was getting to be like going for that exam guys get after they turn 50...twice a year! Sometimes the games were close - Cincinnati won by just 1 point in 2011 and 2014 and just 3 in 2012 - but most years the games were rather lopsided. Earlier this year, the Bengals embarrassed the Ravens, 42-17, the Ravens worst loss since well...we've had a lot of bad losses since I joined the league. But ever optimistic, Coach Master thought "this...is the time. This is...our time. This time...is the RAVENS time!" And well...it was, but I'm not sure how it happened. I'll try to explain. The Ravens won the toss and elected to put their now-healthy defense on the field against a Bengals offense that would be resting Aaron Rodgers. The strategy worked as Baltimore forced a 4-and-out (they gained 11 on their first play, but then went 3-and-out). Michael Campanero returned the punt 16 yards to give the Ravens good field position at their own 40. Le'Veon Bell ran for 14 on their first play from scrimmage despite being keyed...but then limped off the field to return again nevermore, nevermore. The foggy pall from that EAP story was nestling around the Ravens neck after they were hit with a delay of game penalty when they couldn't find their handkerchief to wipe away the moisture from their eyes. Alex Collins was dropped for a 1 yard loss on the next play, but did carry for 7 on 2nd down. Faced with a 3rd-and-9, Coach Master gave Eli the wink to throw downfield, but Dante Fowler Junior said "not so fast" and sacked Eli for -13. Ugh. It was looking like that same sad story again. Baltimore pinned the Bengals to their own 4 on the punt, but Carson Palmer and Melvin Gordon led them out to midfield in eight plays. From there though, the zebras said "enough is enough. you can keep abusing the Ravens like this" and called consecutive holding penalties and iced those with a delay penalty as Coach Storer pleaded with the refs for fairness. A field boom mic caught him saying "I'm am the Commissioner you know". Pushed back to their own 25 and facing a 4th-and-27, Cincinnati punted, where Campanero fielded the ball at his own 22...and it wasn't even close...after a "he's got room" it was "he's gone...30...20...10...TD". Matt Bryant's PAT made it 7-0 Baltimore. After four punts (two by each team), Baltimore's Rigoberto Sanchez again pinned the Bengals to their own 4. A 12-yard Melvin Gordon run gave them some breathing room, but a Barksdale penalty (his 4th just a quarter-and-a-half into the game!) set them back to their 8. Brett Hundley, substituting for Palmer, dropped back to pass on first down, but DT Leonard Williams flushed him out of the pocket. Trying to dump the ball to Gordon, S Keanu Neal jumped in front a snared it, returning the ball to the 1 yard line. Manning took it in himself. 14-0 Baltimore. The teams again exchanged 4 punts before Palmer led the Bengals down to the Raven 34 (their first foray into Raven territory) with 1:17 left in the half. Palmer hit Delaney Walker on a check-down and Earl Thomas smacked him so hard he dropped the ball...and the Ravens' Matt Judon recovered. End of threat. Start of third quarter. Baltimore, sensing they had to shorten the game so that Cincinnati would have limited chances (and time) to mount a comeback, came out of the locker room in slo-motion. Besides taking 10 minutes just to get to the sidelines, they also took 10:11 off the clock as they methodically marched to the Bengals 24 and watched Matt Bryant boot a 42-yard FG. 17-0 Baltimore. Cincinnati countered with a drive the used the remaining 3rd quarter time and Palmer hit Devin Funchess from 12-yards out on the first play of the 4th quarter to pull Cincinnati closer. 17-7 Baltimore. The Ravens went 3-and-out on the ensuing possession, then punted to the Bengals, who started at their own 21...and went backwards thanks to a -10 yard sack by Joey Bosa, a fumbled snap by Brian Hoyer and a -7 yard sack by Matt Judon. If you weren't counting, that's -20 yards, which put the Bengals on their own 1 yard line, where they punted. The Ravens started at mid-field and only gained 22 yards, but that was close enough for Matt Bryant to kick a 47-yard FG. Baltimore 20-7. Two penalties throttled the Bengals next possession and they punted again. Still in slow-down mode, Baltimore was finding it difficult to get anywhere so on 3rd-and-4 decided to give it a shot downfield. With three blockers providing maximum protection, Manning found Adam Thielen streaking down the sideline for a 42-yard gain. Three run plays gained just 8 yards, but more importantly, took another 90 seconds off the clock. Matt Bryant lined up for a 36-yard FG that would put the Ravens up by 16...and he missed. With just 5:29 left, the Bengals had a chance. Led by Hoyer, they swiftly moved down to the Ravens 7. A poor snap lost 4 yards and two incomplete passes put Cincinnati on the brink - 4th down from the 11 with 2:03 left. Hoyer drops back...finds Funchess at the goal line...but Anthony Brown pulls him down before he could stretch the ball across the goal line. Ravens take over at the one. The Bengals would get the ball back one more time, but needing two scores and starting on their own 32 with just 1:19 on the clock, the writing was on the wall. The Ravens had broken the spell. FINAL SCORE: BALTIMORE 20, CINCINNATI 7. Looking at the numbers, you'd think this one was a Bengal win. Three Bengal QBs totaled 253 yards passing. Melvin Gordon rushed for 105 yards. Funchess (7/68) and Alshon Jeffrey (5/68) caught more passes than Eli Manning completed (10). The Bengals outgained the Ravens (333 to 217) and earned nearly twice as many first downs (20 to 11). Somehow, the Ravens came out on top. Going into the final week of the season, Cincinnati (13-2) looks like a solid #2 seed. They'll host a rebuilding New England squad (2-11-1). The Ravens (9-6) might be on the outside of the playoff picture, looking in at everyone else having fun. Even taking on the hapless Jets (1-13) on the road, it'll be difficult to get a ticket to the party. Though Buffalo's loss to the Buccaneers briefly put the Ravens in the #3 Wild Card slot, the Titans win over Jacksonville nudges Tennessee back in. Baltimore fans will certainly be pulling for the blue-and-white horseshoe next week and maybe even the black-and-gold worn by their arch rival. Buffalo 6 Tampa Bay 29 74 0-10 The 9 and 5 Buffalo Bills traveled to Tampa Bay to take on the 8 and 6 Buccaneers. Buffalo started the game with the ball. Both teams completed 11 play drives on their first possessions, however, the results were two successful field goals. The Bills second possession had the Buc defense wearing out early in the game. Alex Smith lead his team down the field with a mix of short passes and runs by Devonte Freeman and Stevan Ridley. Buffalo maintained the ball for a whopping 17 plays and 10:57 of clock. In the end though, the Tampa defense bent but didn’t break. A second Graham Gano FG put the Bills up 6 – 3. On the next possession, Tampa’s Derek Carr gets going and did so deep. Three consecutive pass completions of 20 plus yards ends with a Buc TD on a 25 yard hook up with Tyler Lockett. Chris Boswell hooks the extra point to leave the score at Tampa 9 and Buffalo 6. Once again Buffalo begins slowly marching down the field Alex Smith style, but disaster strikes when Freeman is stripped of the ball by Tyrann Mathieu and Antoine Bethea scoops and scores from 77 yards out to change the score to 16 to 6 Tampa’s lead. At this point the Bills had run 37 plays to Tampa’s 19. Before the half Tampa tacked on a FG to send the teams to the locker room with a 19 to 6 score. Four different Buc defensive down linemen were able to get to Smith for 5 sacks during the first 4 Buffalo possessions of the second half. Each time Bills punter Matt Haack was needed. The Bucs were not fairing much better during this stretch, but did manage a FG to stretch the lead to 22 – 6. The many relocated Bills fans in attendance get back into the game with 7:20 left when Nigel Bradham deflected a pass intended for Todd Gurley into the air and, after a challenge, it is confirmed Sean Lee got his hands under the ball to secure the interception at mid-field. The possession ended too soon for Buffalo who came up short on 4th and 3 yards to go when Adrian Clayborn dragged down Smith for a 2 yard loss on a QB keeper off a RPO. Tampa adds a Gurley TD to wrap up the scoring at 29 – 6. Individual stars of the game were Buffalo’s Brandon LaFell with 10 catches, albeit for 69 yards. Tampa’s Devante Adams hauled in 7 passes for 118 yards. Buc Mathieu was a defensive star credited with 13 tackles and the forced fumble leading to a game changing TD. Next week Tampa travels to Los Angeles to play the Rams and Buffalo hosts Pittsburgh. Playoff implications abound for both contests. Indianapolis 17 Miami 24 66 Calm Indy came to town hoping to avenge a 52-14 loss in week 6, and they came ready to play. After Miami fizzled with their opening drive, Indy took their opening drive straight down the field for the TD and the 7-0 lead. Miami answered with their 2nd possession to tie the score at 7. Indy's next drive stalled and Miami drove down to the Indy 10 but stalled and had to settle for the FG and a 10-7 lead. After a exchange of punts the Colts got it going again but their drive also stalled at the Dolphin 14 and they kick the FG to tie it at 10, and that's the way it would go into halftime. The Colts opening drive of quarter 3 goes nowhere and the Dolphins waste little time in scoring the go ahead TD to take the 17-10 lead. Indy was undeterred, they take their next possession straight down the field and tie the score at 17 all. It goes to the 4th quarter tied at 17. Miami takes its 1st possession of the 4th quarter and pushes it down the field and scores the go ahead TD with 7:34 left to take the 24-17 lead. The Colts would get the ball with 7:29 left in the game and drive it down to the Dolphin 11 yard line before a penalty would push them back to the 21 with 56 seconds to go, but they would get no closer than the 14 yard line and turn the ball over on downs and Miami would run off the remaining seconds and secure the win. GM and Coach Ken was very focused and called a great game on both sides of the ball and could have easily come out of Miami with the win, but for now, Miami's magic continues to hold with the hopes of a undefeated Season. It all comes down to next week. Miami finishes at home against Jacksonville and the Colts host the Titans New York (N) 17 Arizona 24 79 Calm The Arizona Cardinals have a new name. Fans now call them the Giant Slayers after their second win over the New York Giants. Arizona would stage an amazing come from behind victory to snub the Giants 24 to 17. The Giant defense certainly played like Giants, slow and lumbering. In the end they were no match for the Breida-Johnson tandem. Zona would take the lead on the opening kick off as they drove the length of the field but came up short on a 3rd and 14 and were forced to settle for FG to lead 3-0. The Giant defensive coordinator seemed half asleep as he failed to adjust to situational defense as he relied on his Giants. With Wentz banged up for the game, the Giants appeared inept in their first series. However, during their second series they found some life. Starting with excellent field position and aided by a key Zona penalty which resulted in a Giants first down, they were able to connect on a couple of pass plays to take the lead 7-3. After failed series by both teams, McCarron put his best foot forward to lose the game as he has done all season long. On a second and 14 McCarron dropped back the pass and then appeared to hand the ball off to Davison of the Giants. Some suspect McCarron had money on the Giants but most just think he is a moron. In any event, even the lead footed Giants can make it to the end zone when they have an 11 yard head start to the goal line. The Giants took the lead 14-3 and the home town crowd began to feel hopeless. Late in the third quarter with Wentz out, the Giants went to the run. They pounded the Zona line as the Cards called their best run defenses. Somehow, the Giants scrapped enough for a few first downs and were able to add another 3 points to go up 17-3. It was feeling hopeless for Zona. However, Zona found the light. With 2:32 left in the half Zona would get the ball on their 25 yard line. McCarron put Duke Johnson to work in the hurry up. Play after play Johnson was target and showed up for big plays. Zona move to their 38 yard line on a Johnson catch. Rinse and repeat, Zona moved to the Giants 43 yard line on another key reception. With 31 seconds left McCarron found Brown on an out pattern to save a time out. Then he hit Johnson for 5 yards and then Johnson again for 17 yards and TD with 11 seconds left to play. The Giants were dumbfounded as the defensive coordinator had no idea how to defend Johnson. Truth be told, the real Giants never returned to the field. They were dazed, confused and played with a lack of motivation in the second half. The Giants would fail to achieve a first down after three failed running attempts. Arizona called upon their second star of the game Matt Breida. Breida dodged the slow motion lead footed Giants just like the old Frogger Game. He slashed right and then left to add yards and move the chains. Shula always took what the defense would give him and so did Arizona. The Giants defense simply had no idea how to stop a running play. Breida took a pitch right and literally side step two Mountain Men and then hurdled the safety to launch himself into the end zone to tie the game. Breida is a star being born. However, it was Jaron Brown who would finally put the Giants out of their misery. Brown took a pass over the middle and showed he could also dodge and slash the lead footed Giants. He took the pass 85 yards for the go ahead score and Zona would own the Giants. The Zona Giant Slayers win their second game 24 to 17. Dallas 14 Philadelphia 31 42 0-5 A standing room only crowd would gather in Philadelphia in anticipation of the battle between the 2 teams atop the NFC East, the 10-4 Dallas Cowboys and the 10-4 Philadelphia Eagles. The Cowboys had taken the first game in Dallas by throttling the Eagles 23-7 so the sellout crowd was hopeful that the hometown Eagles could exact some revenge, even the series and take a one-game lead in the division. The first quarter would be a see-saw battle with both teams moving the ball. The Eagles would score first late in the quarter on an 80 yard 8 play drive culminated by a 26 yard TD pass from QB Jameis Winston to WR Mohamed Sanu. Eagles up 7-0 after the first. The beginning of the 2nd quarter would see the Cowboys mount a drive of their own. They would take 6:15 off the clock by going 67 yards on 15 plays with QB Ryan Fitzpatrick taking it in from the 6-yard line. Tied at 7. On the ensuing kickoff and drive, the Eagles would begin driving again. However, Winston would make a critical mistake. On 2nd and 10 from their own 40, he would attempt to hit WR Deonte Thompson on a fly pattern. Cowboy CB Robert McClain was sitting on the route, jumped it and took the ball 56 yards for a pick 6! Cowboys up 14-7. The teams would trade punts before the Cowboys would get it back late in the quarter. They would move the ball into Eagle territory and with just over 4 minutes left in the half, they would take a gamble by going for it on 4th and 2. The Eagle defense would rise to the occasion and drop RB J.D. McKissic for a 1-yard loss. The Eagle offense would not waste the opportunity. They would drive 53 yards on 8 plays with Winston once again hitting Sanu for a game-tying TD. 14-14 at the half The 2nd half would belong to the Eagles. They would take the opening kickoff and get a Harrison Butker 52 yard FG to take a 17-14 lead. On the ensuing drive, the Cowboys would drive all the way to the Eagles 5 yard line. On 4th and 2 from the 5, Cowboy coach Steve Hart would gamble by going for the TD instead of the game-tying FG. The Eagle defense would rise to the occasion again as they would knock down a Fitzpatrick pass. The Eagle offense would take over the game. They would take 7 minutes off the clock by driving 95 yards on 12 plays. Winston would sneak it in from the 1-foot line and the Eagles would go up by 10, 24-14. After the Cowboys punted on the following possession, the Eagles would mount another long drive. This time it was 12 plays covering 92 yards with RB Bilal Powell (20 att 134 yards) scoring the final TD of the day. Final score: Eagles 31 Cowboys 14 The Eagles now take a 1 game lead into the final week. An Eagle win against the AFC West-leading Raiders will give the Eagles the NFC East title. If the Eagles stumble and the Cowboys are able to defeat the Denver Broncos, the Cowboys will take the East by virtue of a better division record. Los Angeles (A) 13 Houston 21 70 Texan quarterback Kirk Cousins throws two second half touchdowns to Jimmy Graham to defeat the Chargers. New England 10 New York (A) 0 33 10-20 New England throws a shutout at the Jets. Tennessee 20 Jacksonville 13 72 10-20 The resurgent Titans come to Jacksonville looking to extend it`s play-off hopes while Jags look to play spoiler. The result was somewhat predictable as Matty Ryan shredded a depleted Jacksonville secondary for 370 yards and 2tds. The main benefactor to Ryan`s largess was Odell Beckham who torched Tre`Davious White for 9 catches and 155 yards. While Cutler played well, some of the Jacksonville ``skilled`` players looked awfully fatigued throughout the game thus slowing offensive progress. Allan Hurns continued his strong play with 7 receptions for 115 yards. Darkwa played well in the loss with 103 yards and 1 td. The Titans play-off hopes are on the line next week vs a strong Indy team while the Jags look to ruin Miami`s prefect season......I don`t like the Jags chances but that is why we play the games! Minnesota 10 Detroit 37 70 In week 12 the Vikings had their way with the Lions 33-7, now just a few weeks later the Lions had their way with the Vikes. The game was tied early in the 2nd at 10 when Detroits All-Pro left tackle Bakhtiari & half back Fournette go down for the game. Things were not looking well for the home squad. After that point on, Minnesota began getting caught holding many a time and began turning the ball over. Their kicking gave also got involved with a nice 9 yard punt. The kickoff team not to be out done, when Smith-Schuster returned a KO from the 1 for 2 yards to the 3. This stuff just kept happening. Kessler threw for & 3 TD's, all to game MVP Michael Thomas & I believe he was double covered for all 3. Terrance West came in for Fournette & went off for 77 yards on 10 carries. Lion CB Trumaine Johnson had his 7th int for the season & takes it to the house for the 2nd time this season. He added 6 tackles. Brees had a bit of an off game throwing 2 ints with a 78 rating. The Minny running game was just a half step slow in this one. Next week the Vikings finish out the year hosting SF. Lions will host the Panthers. Kansas City 17 Washington 13 51 5-15 Washington's comeback attempt falls short as the Chiefs outlast the Redskins in a close game. New Orleans 20 Atlanta 22 68 Atlanta hosted New Orleans with their season on the line. It didn't start out well for the Falcons as the Saints jumped out to a 14-3 lead on 2 Flacco TD passes to Cole Beasley and Dez Bryant. Atlanta started their comeback with a drive at the end of third and completed it with a 14 yard TD pass from Josh McCown to Larry Fitzgerald. After a failed 2 point attempt, the Saints still led 14-9 early in the 4th. On the ensuing kickoff, the Falcons tried an onside kick. There was a scramble for the ball and Demonte Kazee recovered it for the Falcons. Then Josh McCown hit Nelson Agholor on a 41 yard TD to give the Falcons their first lead of the game at 16-14. After a 3 and out by the Saints, the Falcons extended their lead to 19-14 with Kai Forbath 50 yard FG with 6:43 left in the game. The Falcons were hoping to protect the 5 point lead but it wasn't to be. After a bomb for 42 yards to Dez Bryant, Flacco found Cole Beasley in the end zone for a 19 yard TD pass to give the Saints a 20-19 lead, after missing the 2 point conversion, with 3:52 left in the game. Bray returned the kickoff to the 33 yard line to set up the Falcons. With the a mix of run and pass, the Falcons drove down to the 27 yard line to set up a possible 44 yard FG attempt. Expecting the Saints to look for a run on 3rd and 3, the Falcons went with a play action pass. McCown went through his reads, saw Zach Ertz open over the middle but, just as he was about to throw the pass, Jelani Jenkins sacked him for a 6 yard loss with 1:04 left and the clock running. The Falcons ran down the clock to 0:25 left and then put their season on the right leg of Kai Forbath and his 51 yard FG attempt. Snap...hold...spin the laces away and the kick was up. It was long enough and good to give the Falcons a 22-20 lead with 0:18 left in the game. The Saints downed the ensuing kickoff in the end zone and took over at the 20 with 0:09 left. Flacco attempted a bomb to Dez Bryant but Dominique Rogers Cromartie knocked it away. The Falcons held on for the 22-20 to keep their playoff hopes alive. Despite taking some big sacks, Josh McCown made enough big plays to lead the Falcons to victory and was named game MVP with 278 yards passing, 2 TDs and no INTs. With the win, the Falcons go to 9-6 and will likely have their playoff chances in their own hands. The Saints fall to 13-2 but have everything clinched...best record in the NFC, the bye and HFA throughout the NFC playoffs. Pittsburgh 14 Los Angeles (N) 23 66 Calm Rams notch their 7th win of the season in Los Angeles. In a bizarre bit of gamesmanship by the Rams, the game kicked off roughly 1 hour late. The Steelers were on time the fans were on time, but the Rams did not show up to the game. Rams ultimately did get to the stadium. Their tactics may have led to a win in the short term, but there could be long term consequences for the Rams including a fine by the league. Some of the Steelers players in post game interviews speculated they were fatigued from waiting around and having the extra warm up time. Nonetheless the Steelers put up a tough fight, particularly Rob Gronkowski who got revenge on his old team to the tune of 129 receiving yards and a touchdown. At halftime the game was tight, Pittsburgh had managed to hold LA out of the end zone leaving the halftime score 9-7, Rams in the lead. Pittsburgh's 1st drive of the second half had an excellent mix of run/pass ending in a Brady to Gronkowski touchdown from 20 yards out. The Rams managed to answer with a 12 play drive. On a 2nd and 10 Pittsburgh guessed right with a double team of Rams WR TY Hilton, but Hilton, not known for his size, still managed to come down with the ball for a 20 yard TD. Rams convert a 2 point conversion, 17-14 Rams. In the 4th quarter fatigue really set in, Steelers WRs could not raise their hands to catch passes. Brady was frustrated. Gronk persevered, but his gains were significantly reduced. Ultimately the Rams would add two more field goals to put the game out of reach. Steelers Stars: Rob Gronkowski 11 catches 129 yards 1 Touchdown Lady luck, Rams fumbled 3 times, recovered each one. Refs, timely PI calls continued two Rams scoring drives Next week the Rams host the Buccaneers while the Steelers close out their season in Buffalo. Green Bay 37 Chicago 3 25 15-25 Green Bay traveled to Chicago looking to avenge a 23-20 home loss to the Bears in week 12. The Packers defense dominated this one, with 5 turnovers ending any Bears hope of another upset. Two of the Chicago turnovers were fumbles late in the 4th quarter returned for touchdowns. Green Bay 37 Chicago 3 Roethlisberger was solid for the Packers – 19/28/165 and 2 TD (both to Watson). Marvin Jones was the lone bright spot for the Bears, catching 7 passes for 131. Denver 19 Oakland 15 56 0-5 Justin Tucker kicked two fourth quarter field goals as the Broncos rally to beat the Raiders. Carolina 39 San Francisco 14 42 20-30 It was only a game in the first quarter but when 49ers Trubiskey went done for the game and Russell Wilson got hot, it was all over. Ingram,M(Mia) 14-138 Powell,B(Phi) 20-134 1 TD Crowell(Ind) 18-107 Gordon,M(Cin) 18-105 Darkwa(Jax) 17-103 1 TD Breida(Ari) 20-102 1 TD Beckham Jr(Ten) 9-155 Goodwin,M(Car) 7-154 2 TD – IFL Offensive Player of the Week Diggs,S(SF) 7-152 1 TD Brown,Ja(Ari) 8-150 1 TD Jones,J(LAC) 12-148 2 TD Gronkowski(Pit) 11-129 2 TD Kamara(Oak) 11- 83 LaFell(Buf) 10- 69 Thomas,M(Det) 4- 54 3 TD Winston,J(Phi) 34-24-325 2 TD 1 Int Jones,D(NYJ) 15 Tk Barron(Bal) 8 Tk, 1 Sk, 3 Def – IFL Defensive Player of the Week Campanaro(Bal) 4-127 Punt Ret 1 TD Succop(LAR) 5-5 FG – IFL Special Teams Player of the Week Tucker,J(Den) 4-4 FG WEEK 15 IFL STANDINGS WEEK 15 IFL LEAGUE LEADERS With the number one defense in the IFL, the Saints claim the number one seed in the NFC. Game Scores Tampa Bay 7 New Orleans 14 70 A low scoring affair in New Orleans as the Saints would muster together a 14-0 lead going into halftime. The first TD was a Flacco dump off to the FB Adams from 6 yards out and the 2nd TD was a 2 yard Jonathan Stewart plunge. Todd Gurley would score from 5 yards out for the only Tampa score of the day. The Saints were again led by their #1 defense holding Tampa to 246 yards on the day. Tampa's D was also stingy holding the Saints to 260 yards. Detroit 23 San Francisco 13 54 0-10 In a game dominated by errors, Detroit topped SF 23-13. Detroit's Kessler had 3 intercepted passes in his side of the fileld, but 2 resulted in missed FGs. The most killing break happened when the SF KR Cunningham fumbled on his on 3 yard line in the 4th qtr and resulted in the TD that put Detroit in front for good. Detroit's Fournette rushed for over 125 yards. Congrats to Steve as he brings his team back to .500 at 7-7. 49ers fell to 3-11. Houston 17 Arizona 15 73 Calm Oddly, Arizona fans were somewhat optimistic with Houston coming to town. While has been an embarrassing season for the Cardinal there were a number of very close games. Zona had lost twice to division leading Dallas, only by one point each time. Then the Cards had risen to the occasion to defeat the Giants. And perhaps even more surprisingly, Zona challenged New Orleans and an upset was nearly in their grasp. So with mediocre Houston playing in the desert, there seemed to be hope to finish strong and get a head start on next season. With the newly acquired Duke Johnson and the diamond in the rough running back Matt Breida, there was new found light amidst an unusually dark season for Arizona. The game began as many games had played out this season for the Cards. McCarron was ineffective and Duke could not find the holes in the Houston D. Nevertheless, the Zona D was giving as much as the Zona offense was receiving. Neither team could move the ball and field position ebbed and flowed with each punt. Then as regular as spring rains, McCarron tossed a standard wounded duck pigskin in the hands of Hilton who retuned it 40 yards for a pick six. The Cardinal D would continue to stand tall stopping Houston at ever turn but the offense could only generate two field goals. Yet, the Red D kept Arizona in the game as they entered the second half down by only one. The Zona D would prove ineffective in preventing the offense from self destructing. Early in the 3rd quarter, McCarron would find another Houston defender to throw the pigskin too. And two plays later, it was 14-6 Houston. The Cardinal coaching staff fearful of McCarron turned the game plan over to Matt Breida. And Breida rose to the occasion. Cutting and slashing, he earned 3 first downs and moved the Cardinals into Houston territory. Breida needed some oxygen and Duke took over but was stopped. However the drive ultimately failed. Houston would take over and capped their first long drive with a FG which was the first points they actually earned in the game making it 17-6. Zona would add another field goal before showing new life. Arizona would march 80 yards to score a TD and close within 2 points. The Cards would immediately line up for the two point conversion, but Duke would be stopped short. With only 13 seconds left, the game would be won by Houston. New York (N) 0 Los Angeles (A) 23 78 Calm Julio Jones catches two TD passes as Chargers shutout the “G” Men. Buffalo 7 Cincinnati 31 40 0-10 The Bills visited the Bengals but before the game received bad news. Devonta Freeman, listed as questionable all week, was ruled a no-go just before game time. The news got worse for the Bills as T.J. Yeldon was knocked out of the game and possibly all of the postseason on his first carry. After forcing a Buffalo punt, Delanie Walker fumbled giving Buffalo the ball at the Cincinnati 35. The Bengals forced a Bills field goal which Gano converted, 3-0 Buffalo. BUT WAIT, Cincinnati was offside and the Bills decided to take the points off the board and continue the drive. Well, the drive lasted one play as Bengal safety Hyde intercepted on the very next play. This time Cincinnati was able to complete the 13 play drive as Rodgers connected with Funchess from 11 yards out for a 7-0 lead. In the second quarter Buffalo gambled at their own 38 on fourth and one but Ridley was stuffed and the Bengals took over. After a couple explosive runs by Gordon, Rodgers found Walker for the two yard score and the Bengals led 14-0. The Bills offense finally got rolling as Ridley gained positive yards on the ground and Buffalo QB Alex Smith scampered for 21 yards. Once again the Bills were facing fourth down and goal from the Cincinnati four. This time Smith hit Brown and cut the Cincinnati lead to 14-7. With about 1:45 remaining in the half, Cincinnati moved into long field goal position and Fairbairn drilled it through from 54 yards out, 17-7 Cincinnati. The Bengal defense forced a Buffalo punt with 1:15 remaining. Returner Clay took it to the house from 68 yards out and a 24-7 Bengal lead at the half. The Bengals closed out the scoring in the third quarter as Walker caught another touchdown pass; this time from Palmer for the 31-7 final. Smith finished 16 of 28 for 119 yards with a TD and 2 INTs. Ridley rushed for 48 yards on 11 carries. A.B. was held to four receptions for 24 yards but did have a score. Rodgers completed 16 of 18 for 118 yards and 2 TDs. Gordon rushed for 93 yards on 15 attempts. The Cincinnati defense collected two sacks and two interceptions. Next week, Buffalo has another tough road game at Tampa Bay while Cincinnati faces a young and talented Baltimore squad with visions of postseason hopes. Miami 40 Baltimore 20 31 Calm The Ravens gave it the best they had, but it wasn't half good enough and the visiting Dolphins rolled into town as 9 point favorites and just churned up and spit out a couple Raven legs on their way to a 40-20 victory that keeps their hopes for an undefeated season alive. Jared Goff was basically unstoppable, throwing two TD passes to Ted Ginn Jr (32 and 53 yards) and one each to Doug Baldwin (7 yards) and Andre Ellington (9 yards). Goff completed 24-of-34 pass attempts for 350 yards - which easily could have been 500 had Coach Tony not leaned heavily on the run game in the 3rd and 4th quarters. After the Ravens won the toss and deferred, the Baltimore D held the Dolphins to a 3-and-out, that amazingly included two Goff incomplete passes. The Ravens took eight plays to march into Dolphins territory, but the drive stalled at the 48. A reasonably successful (for the Ravens) first trade of punches. Unfortunately, they were about to get a taste of how quickly the Dolphins offense can move. Starting at their own 14, Goff hit Baldwin for 15, Ingram ran for 4 and 3, before Goff hit Ginn for 10, Cooks for 22 and Ginn again for 32 and 6 points. Miami 7-0. Hindered by two penalties, Baltimore had to punt and Miami started at their own 28. After an incomplete pass to Keelan Cole, Goff went back to Cole for 17. Aaron Donald sacked Goff for -10, but undeterred, Goff hit Ingram for 11, Baldwin for 14 and Miller for 22 before the quarter ran out. The Dolphins started the 2nd with two Ingram runs (9 and 2 yards) and Goff hit Baldwin from 7 out for a 14-0 Miami lead. In case you weren't counting, Goff went 7-for-9 for 150 yards in the two series. Baltimore responded with a 14-play, 90 yard drive that saw Alex Collins punch it in from the inch-line and Baltimore was within a single score with just 5 minutes left in the half. Miami 14-7. In probably the most amazing sequence of plays in the game, Goff threw THREE INCOMPLETE PASSES IN A ROW on the Dolphins next possession. Feeling good, the Ravens thought they might be able to tie the game up before half-time and the receive the 2nd half kick, but those hopes were quickly dashed as Miami forced a 3-and-out and Goff started working his magic. The drive started innocently enough with two Ingram rushes for 9.99 yards. On third-and-inches Goff plunged ahead for the first down then threw strike after strike after strike after strike after strike after strike (yeah...6 strikes) for 16, 11, 19, 8, 13 and 9 yards (72 total yards). That last one being a scoring toss to Ellington just before the half. Kicker Matt Prater was so stunned by the Goff efficiency he forgot to put on his kicking shoe and attempted the PAT barefooted, only to miss by inches. Miami 20-7 at the half. Upon receiving the 2nd half kick, the Dolphins generously gave the Ravens 5 yards on an encroachment penalty and Le'Veon Bell carried for 4. Given a 2nd-and-1 Coach Master thought this might be a good time to take a shot downfield and Eli Manning hooked up with AJ Green for 35. Figuring "what have we got to lose", Coach Master called for another bomb and Manning hit Adam Thielen streaking down the sideline for 28-yard score. Miami 20-14. A glimmer of hope for the Raven faithful? With the Dolphins lead cut to 6 just 2 minutes into the 3rd quarter, Miami turned to their ground game to pound the Ravens into submission. Ingram ran for 3 before Goff hit Baldwin for 8 and a 1st down. Ingram then ran for 4, 3 and 2.99, leaving the ball inches short of another 1st down at their own 46. Coach Tony "gambled' and facing a 6-3 stacked defense nosing in and keying on Ingram, Ingram casually went over the top, earning enough for the 1st down. Goff then threw two incompletions in a row (gasp!) and the Ravens were eager to get the ball back. Goff had other plans and hit Ginn on a medium cross, then shook off three defenders on his way to the endzone and a 27-14 Miami lead. That glimmer just dimmed considerably. Baltimore would go 3-and-out on their next possession and Miami would score again on an 9-play, 75-yard drive. Miami 34-14. The glimmer was just about extinguished. With the hopes of the Ravens resting on Eli Manning's slouching shoulders, he would lead his teammates into Miami territory...then inevitably thrown an INT. Eric Weddle returned it 32 yards and three plays later, Matt Prater would extend the Dolphins lead, 37-14 with a 43-yard FG. The whiff of smoke was all hope disappearing. The teams traded punts and the Ravens started at their own 12 yard line, down by 23 with 7:22 left. Manning missed on his first pass and Bell ran for 14 before Manning hit 5 straight passes (!), the last one being a 38-yarder to Thielen, cutting the Dolphin lead to 37-20 after the two-point conversion failed. After recovering the onside kick, Miami didn't have to go far to give Prater another chance. Six plays and 29 yards later, Prater kicked a 36-yard FG to complete the scoring. Miami 40, Baltimore 20. The Purple-and-Black gave it a valiant effort, but the Teal-and-Orange Machine was just too much. Next week, Miami looks to keep its record unblemished with a home game against the playoff hopeful Indianapolis Colts (9-3-1 at the time of this writing). Baltimore somehow drew the #1 and #2 best teams in the AFC (in the IFL maybe?) in weeks 14 and 15 and hopes to keep their playoff hopes alive against 12-1 Cincinnati. Chicago 17 Carolina 20 72 Calm Carolina host Chicago and hopes to keep their playoff hopes alive. Chicago opens the scoring mid way into the 2nd as Garoppolo, filling in for Mariotta who was injured earlier in the game, finds Jones Jr. with a 24 yards pass for the TD. Carolina answers shortly afterwards with a one yard run by Russell Wilson to knot the score at 7 all. Chicago would add a field goal at the end of the quarter to take the 10-7 lead into half time. Chicago's defense holds Carolina down in the 3rd as they try to make up for multiple key injuries occurring on Chicago's offense in the game. With 9:33 left in the game, Chicago's D looks to have accomplished it's mission as Bobby Wagner scoops up a fumble and runs it into the end zone giving the Bears a 17-7 lead. Lambo is able to draw the Panther a little closer with a 39 yard field goal with 5:37 remaining. Russell Wilson then hit Mike Evans on a 20 yard pass for the score to knot the game up at 17 with 1:43 remaining. Jimmy Garoppolo tries to drive the Bears down the field to secure the win, but throws an interception deep in their own half. Carolina runs a couple of dives and kicks a field goal to take the 20-17 lead with 31 seconds remaining. Chicago fumbles the ensuing kick off and Carolina recovers to ice the game. Chicago deserved better and controlled the game for large stretches. A furious final 5 minutes allow Carolina to steal the win. Philadelphia 27 Kansas City 16 39 15-25 Eagles convert two fourth quarter field goals to down the Chiefs. New York (A) 13 Pittsburgh 19 35 0-10 Rain The 1-12 Jets come to town and New Steelers boss Coach Alberry is hoping for his first win in his new gig after losing 2 on the road quite handily. With 35 degree weather and Rain coming down Pittsburgh Faithful come to see the new coach for the only time this year. Steelers open the game as a 6 point favorite. The Jets come into Pittsburgh having played a good Buc squad down in Tampa last week and only lost on a last minute field goal so they were feeling good about there chances. The Jets win the toss and elect to receive. Rookie Deshaun Watson leads them down the field but the drive Stalls at the Pittsburgh 12 yard line so they settle for a 30 yard Hopkins Field Goal. Jets 3 Steelers 0 11:24. After the Steelers punt the ball Watson Gets picked By Adam Jones who takes it down to the Jets 9 yard line. Inexplicably Brady and Coach Alberry could not get a play off in time and take a 5 yard penalty. The Crowd is not impressed . It gets worse after 2 plays that net 0 yards Brady gets picked on the 3rd play by the Jets Deion Jones LB and he makes like Deion Sanders and takes off for a 25 yard pick return. As we are not even out of the 1st quarter and the boo birds are out. The Jets do take advantage sorta. 16 plays 54 yards 8:36 off the clock the Jets get another field Goal this time 33 yards out . The key play was a 4th and 6 encroachment penalty making it 4th and 1 on the Steelers 31 . The Jets go for it and make it but the drive still stalls on the 15. Jets 6 Steelers 0 Time 11:03 Brady finally heats up late in the 2nd and connects with Wright on a 12 yard pass and the Steelers take the lead on a 7 play 71 yard drive. Steelers 7 Jets 6 time 3:39 Steelers again stop NY And take over with 2:05 to go . With the prospects of taking control of the game as they get the ball to start the second half. Brady Marches them down the field. With a 1st and 10 on there own 46 and Brady in the shotgun 35 seconds to go disaster strikes the home team as the rain causes the snap to get past Brady and is picked up By Jets CB James Bradberry he Returns it 46 yards for the score and a stunned Steelers crowd can only looked on as the 1-12 Jets have a lead going into the half. Jets 13 Steelers 6 Half A for effort by coach Durfee as he calls for a surprise onside kick to open the half but the Steelers get lucky and pounce on it to give Brady and company the short field. 8 plays later Brady to Gronk from 13 yards out gets us to a tie score as the Goat Vinatieri misses a extra point and it just doesn't seem to be the home teams day. Steelers 13 Jets 13 time 11:24 On the Jets next possession they are hit with a 10 yard holding penalty . Then on 4th and 12 from there own 25 they try a fake Punt (hey there 1-12 what the heck pull out all the stops) they do not succeed as the pass is caught but only for 3 yards . Again blessed with good field position the Steelers Brady to Gronk gets them a 1st and goal from the 9 but a pass on 3rd and goal from the 2 to Gronk falls incomplete and the home team settles for a go ahead Field goal of 20 yards. Steelers 16 Jets 13 Time 7:21 With 4 minutes left the Jets get down to Pittsburgh's 31 but face a 4th and 4 and go for it once again and fail as Watson designed run gets only 3 yards . The Steelers take the ball over on downs and drive down the field with and 11 play 62 yard drive that stalls on the Jets 10 yard line . Vinatieri connects from 28 yards out . Steelers 19 Jets 13 Time 13:23 Key Play 3rd and 3 from the Jets 44 they stopped Decker cold for no gain but were flagged for a 15 yard face mask penalty. After Grant gives the Jets great field Position with a 65 yard kick return that puts them on the Steelers 34 . Watson is picked off on the 1st play by Rashard Robinson. Steelers do nothing with the Ball and the Jets take over on there 16 yard line with 10:30 to go. Watson gets them down to the 14 where again they face a 4th and 7. This time Coach Durfee elects to kick the field goal with 3:19 remaining the only problem was his Kicker Hopkins misses the 32 yard fg . Pittsburgh runs out the clock to end a wild game in Heinz field Steelers 19 Jets 13 its is a draw if your a betting man . Each team has 2 turnovers a big difference was Pittsburgh ability to convert 3rd downs 8-15 while the visitors were 2-11. Gronkowski is the games MVP with 11 catches 150 yards and 1TD Steelers (5-9) travel to LA to play the (6-7) Rams While the Jets (1-13) host New England (2-10-1) New England 9 Tennessee 10 50 0-5 In a remarkably ugly game Tennessee squeaked out a 10-9 win. New England scored all its points in the first quarter on a Deshone Kizer 4 yard TD run (missed convert) and a Jake Elliott field goal. Tennessee did squat in the first half with their one meaningful drive ended by a Ha Ha Clinton-Dix interception. The Titans put together two good drives in the 3rd and came away with 10 points thanks to a Dan Bailey field goal and a 14 yard TD pass Matt Ryan to DeAndre Hopkins. The convert was successful and that proved to be the difference in the game. It looked like the Patriots might pull it out with a 60 yard drive late in the 4th but a key holding call on Greg Robinson pushed them back and then Elliott missed the potential winning 36 yard field goal. New England visits the New York Jets in the Mayfield Bowl while Tennessee visits Jacksonville. The Jags might be favored in this one since DKS has decided to make both Hopkiins and Landon Collins miss their one game of the season. Green Bay 38 Los Angeles (N) 10 63 Calm Packers dominate the Rams in Los Angeles as the Pack continue their quest to win the NFC South. After an auspicious start for Rams who led 7-0 after the first drive, the Packers would seize control of the game and never look back. Packer QB Ben Rothlisberger completed 18 of 23 passes, two for touchdowns, while Green Bay RB Jay Ajayi rushed for over 100 yards on just 14 carries. Packers Defense lineman Calais Campbell feasted on the Rams offensive line collecting 3 of Green Bay's 5 sacks. Green Bay out-gained Los Angeles 396 yards to 184. The game was never really in doubt, at the end of the first half it was 24-7. Green Bay would add two more touchdowns to take the win comfortably. Packers Stars were: QB Big Ben Rothlisberger who finished with a qb rating of 140 and 2 TD passes And as mentioned above Ajayi averaged 7.8 yards a carry with a TD Rams Punter Brad Nortman averaged 45 yards per punt and had a lot of opportunities. Next week the Rams take on the Pittsburgh Steelers while Green Bay faces a tough Atlanta team. Denver 26 Washington 9 44 5-15 The Broncos and Kareem Hunt came to Washington looking for a fight and they found one. Hunt was physical and abused the Redskins all game long. He was in their face trash talking and pushed them around to a tune of 149 yards on 32 rushes and 1 TD. He then proceeded to kick them when they were down with a late receiving TD to ice the game. There are currently no highlights available for the game as all footage is in the possession of the DC Police department. Washington has logged a complain with the commissioners office regarding Hunts play. Washington will now finish no better than .500 While a Denver is still in the fight for a wildcard spot and a slim shot at the division. Minnesota 24 Atlanta 31 68 Falcons score 17 unanswered fourth quarter points to rally from a 10 point deficit. Dallas 3 Oakland 37 47 Calm Oakland jumped out to a quick lead and never looked back as the defense held Lesean McCoy and Cam Newton to only 3 points. Indianapolis 24 Jacksonville 23 77 0-10 The Jags were hoping to make it two wins in a row against play-off contenders, alas it was not to be. Despite playing well throughout the Jags couldn't stop veteran Vernon Davis who amassed 1 TD and 124 yards on just six catches. Allan Hurns played well in the loss (9 catches 116 yards). This week the Jags host the Titans while the Colts face-off against unbeaten Miami. Hunt,K(Den) 32-149 1 TD Hyde,C(Oak) 24-139 Fournette(Det) 25-114 2 TD Breida(Ari) 21-111 Ajayi(GB) 14-109 1 TD Coleman,T(Atl) 9-24 3 TD Goff(Mia) 34-24-350 4 TD – IFL Offensive Player of the Week Brees(Min) 42-28-309 3 TD 1 Int Campbell,C(GB) 3 Sk 6 Tk – IFL Defensive Player of the Week Tucker,J(Den) 4-4 FG – IFL Special Teams Player of the Week Its been a long season for the two time defending champs but the Pats have a blast from the past upsetting Green Bay. Green Bay 10 New England 24 40 5-15 Big Ben brings his Packer squad to town looking to extend their record to 9-4 and maintain their division lead over Tampa Bay. However, without RB Jay Ajayi, would the Patriots be able to spring the upset? Sam Bradford made his first appearance of the season, and wasted no time in hooking up with old friend Jordy Nelson on an 18-yard TD to give New England a 7-0 lead. A Charles Sims fumble gave New England the ball on the Packer side of midfield, and Bradford once again found Jordy Nelson - this time from 20 yards out - and New England had a surprising 14-0 lead after 1 quarter. Unfortunately for NE, Bradford's injury-marred season continued as he was knocked from the game midway through the 2nd quarter. The teams would trade field goals in the 2nd quarter, and the Patriots led 17-3 heading to halftime. Malik Hooker picked Rothliesberger on the Packers first drive of the 2nd half, setting up a Kizer to Zay Jones TD and the Pats were up 24-3. Green Bay just couldn't get anything going as NE played the pass most of the game and the Packer running game was lacking without Ajayi. The Pack finally got into the end zone in the game's final minute - but New England had sprung the upset: 24-10. Rothliesberger threw for a season high 319 yards, and Emmanuel Sanders also had a season high with 131 receiving yards. Sam Bradford completed 8 of 10 passes for 95 yards and 2 TDs to jump start New England to a lead they would not relinquish. Patriots finish the year with 3 straight road games, starting with the Titans next week. Green Bay travels to LA to visit the Rams. Chicago 7 Buffalo 34 35 15-25 Rain Da Bears come into Buffalo hamstrung with injuries at RB putting all the emphasis on Mariotta who played well going 20-30 for 181 and a TD pass.. With virtually no running game drives stagnated and the Bears only had the ball for 17:10 which was a killer... With the Bills controlling the ball for 42:50 they wore down the Bear defense as the ran for 155 and Smith passed for 330...Antonio Brown caught 7 for 96 while Adam Humphries hauled in 6 for 100 with a 50 yard reception... The Bills move to 9-4 and head to Cincinnati next week while the Bears fall to 4-9 and head to Carolina next week. New York (A) 13 Tampa Bay 16 78 0-5 Tampa Bay, FL (IFL.com) The Bucs notch their 8th win of the season with a 16-13 triumph over the visiting New York Jets (1-12). The win keeps Tampa a ½ behind division leader Green Bay Packers and squarely in the middle of the playoff hunt. If the season ended today the Buccaneers would have the 5th seed in the NFC playoffs. Temp 78 wind 0-5 mph 1 Quarter 12:27 Tampa Bay Bucs TD Todd Gurley (RB) 68 run (kick good) -2 plays 72 Yds 1:00 Score; Jets 0 Bucs 7 6:35 New York Jets FG Chris Hopkins (K) 46 FG – 11 plays 47 Yds 5:48 2:15 Tampa Bay Bucs TD David Carr (QB) 13 Yds pass to Jackson (kick no good) – 7 plays 75 Yds 4:20 Score; Jets 3 Bucs 13 11:09 New York Jets FG Chris Hopkins (K) 37 FG – 12 plays 56 yards 6:01 0:20 New York Jets TD Deshaun Watson (QB) 12 Yd run (kick good) – 9 plays 74 Yds 2:45 Score; Jets 13 Bucs 13 1:30 Tampa Bay Bucs FG Boswell (K) 24 FG – 7 plays 8 Yds Watson (QB) 42-29, 259 Yds, TD 0 INT 1, 8 rushes 48 Yds TD 1 Coby Fleener (TE) 6 rec 82 Yds Michael Clark (WR) 6 rec 65 Yds Carr 19-15, 189 Yds TD 1 INT 1 Gurley (Game MVP) 18 rushes 125 Yds TD 1 DeShean Jackson 4 rec 54 Yds TD 1 New York Jets (1-12) at Pittsburgh Steelers (4-8) Tampa Bay Bucs (8-5) at New Orleans Saints (11-1) Tennessee 17 Los Angeles (A) 34 87 Calm Tyrod Taylor tosses two touchdown passes to Amari Cooper as the Chargers put a dent in Tennessee’s playoff hopes. Indianapolis 23 Detroit 17 70 Indy came into the game as the #2 Wild card team in the AFC, while Detroit came in riding a three game losing streak. Coach Griffin seeing the Lions were struggling, was able to pull off a narrow victory while being able to rest his two star wide outs most of the game. Limiting Keenan Allen & Golden Tate's playing time. It almost cost Indy as the Lions had a couple opportunities with the ball in the 4th having a chance at the lead, but to no avail. It seemed as if over half the big plays in this game were called back. The refs did every thing they could do to screw the Lions in the 1st half. The 2nd half was the very opposite, they tried to ruin the Colts hopes. The game saw both teams getting poor field position pretty much the whole time as both punters kicked well. The Colts missed 6 tackles & Keenan Allen of all people dropped 3 passes. The Lions had 4 to's to 1, suffered 4 sacks & didn't get a single sack themselves. It was within a TD most of the way. Telvin Smith-Ind was player of the game registering 8 tk, 1 sk, a stuff & 1 int. K.J. Wright added 12 tk, 1 sk, 1 deflection, 1 hurry & 1 int.. Keenum passed for 158 & 3 TD's with a 90.7 rating. Fournette had holes to run through early in the game but I guess forgot his glasses, cuz he was missing the hole & lucky to get back to the line. He was better in the 2nd half, ending with 68 yrds. Indy 9-3-1 visits 2-10 Jags, while Detroit 6-7 travels to 3-9 SF. The Lions continue to suffer a rash of injuries. In SF we'll have 6 guys who either start or get a lot of playing time in street clothes. Don't know if that's a lot, but it's a big number for this squad. Baltimore 20 Kansas City 16 38 15-25 Eli Manning throws two TD passes as the Ravens go into Arrowhead and edge the Chiefs. New Orleans 28 Arizona 20 69 Calm Arizona returned home after their victory over the Giants with feelings of euphoria. After numerous close games the team was finally able to finish for a win. Now enter the Giant. New Orleans only lost once and Zona had but one single victory on the season. Vegas had actually suspended betting on New Orleans since no one would put money on Arizona. However, just maybe, New Orleans would be just a little bit too over confident. New Orleans would opt to rest many of their starters assuming a day off in the sun in Arizona. The Cardinals had their own ideas. In a surprise move, Zona benched McCarron and handed the ball off to their future star quaterback Patrick Mahomes. The crowd was deafening when Mahomes walked on to the field. There was blood in the air. Like two fighters early in the match, the teams simply sparred with one another for the first couple of series. Zona attempted to lean on the Duke who lead the team to victory in New York. However, Johnson proved to be ineffective. New Orleans attempted to play smash mouth football riding on the back of Jamal Williams. However, he appeared to have put on lead shoes. He was so slow getting to the hole, a high school team could have shut him down. Mid way through the first quarter Heaton benched Duke Johnson and handed the carries to Matt Breida. Breida and Mahomes found their strides alternating with big gains. Mahomes cannon arm would connect perfectly with Brown and slant for 53 yards. One play later Mahomes would throw his first TD pass of his IFL career. New Orleans was not phased as they continued to hand off the ball to flatfooted Williams. Williams continued to run in slow motion, just to give Zona a chance. Williams is a punters best friend, and punt they did. Zona and Mahomes lost no time. After another positive by Breida, Mahomes would fire another strike, this time to Miller. Mahomes to Miller looked easy as the play netted 42 yards. Mahomes would find Breida standing in the end zone begging for the ball. Mahomes obliged and it was Arizona 14 and New Orleans zip. The game began to feel like a second trip to the Meadowlands. The next series for New Orleans began as another rinse and repeat with Williams plodding again into the line. However, this time he found success as Zona was selling out for the pass which seemed certain to be coming. Zona made their first big mistake of the game. Wanting to stop the Williams train, Zona keyed him at the wrong time. Flacco was going deep and he hit Bryant for a 44 yard TD. The Red Birds were not done however, they were energized. Mahomes would convert for a first down and then Matt Breida would scamper 25 into Saints territory. A sack would force the Hero of Meadowlands to attempt a FG but movement on the line would push the team out of range. The Saints got the ball back with ample time and put together the best drive of the game. With 27 seconds left in the half, it would be 14 to 14 and a new game. Flacco had the hot hand and moved the entire his team down the field to go ahead 21-14. Zona could not find their rhythm and New Orleans would add yet another TD with no other than Flat Foot Williams running it into the end zone. The Cardinals were not beat yet. Breida would enter his own beast mode running for 15 yards and a few plays later for 19 yards while keyed. Mahomes would overcome two penalties and find Taylor in the end zone for their third TD. The energy of the crowd lapsed as the Hero of the Meadowlands missed the extra point. Zona was now down by only 8 points with plenty of time. Arizona would hold on the next series for New Orleans and were rewarded with a punt going out of bonds at their own 3 yard line. Heaton would switch running backs again to find fresh legs. Elijah McGuire would show off his version of the beast mode. While continuously keyed McGuire would fight for extra yards after contact moving the ball from the 3 yard line to about the 30. Needing a breather, Breida would come back into the game and pick up where McGuire left off. Running on pure will, yards were being accumulated and downs converted to firsts. However, the fairy tale comeback would grind to a halt on New Orleans 42 yard line as Zona failed to convert. A perfect punt would force NO to start on their 4 yard line. Zona would hold and at least get another shot. Mahomes would strike out and the game was New Orleans, but what a game it was. While there may be little hope for this season, fans are beginning to sense something special for 2019! Cincinnati 28 Houston 6 70 The Bengals travelled to Houston for the CBS Thanksgiving special game. The Texans gamble on fourth down their first series but came up short. Cincinnati took over on their own 46 and converted it into a Rodgers to Funchess 5 yard scoring pass for a 7-0 lead. With nothing to lose Houston gambled again on fourth down and again came up short. Again Rodgers connected again with Funchess from 13 yards out and a 14-0 lead. The teams exchanged punts for the majority of the second quarter until the Texans put together a nice 13 play drive but had to settle on a Murray 23 yard field goal to make it 14-3 at the half. The second half was similar to the first as Cincinnati scored two more touchdowns as Carson Palmer got some work in. Palmer connected with Walker from 10 yards out and Richardson caught a quick pass for the 22 yard score. Houston's Murray closed out the scoring with a 31 yard field goal. Cousins finished 10 of 23 for 105 yards for the Texans. Houston struggled running the football with 30 attempts for only 57 yards. Bengal quarterbacks (Rodgers, Palmer and Hoyer) combined to finish 26 of 35 for 262 yards and 4 touchdown. Walker caught 7 passes for 94 yards and a score. With the win Cincinnati clinched the AFC Central. Next week Houston travels to Arizona while Cincinnati host a hot Buffalo team. Jacksonville 24 Denver 9 43 0-5 Light Rain The Jacksonville Jaguars came into Denver with a 2-10 record and nothing to lose and Came away with a decisive 24-9 victory over the Broncos. Jags RB Darkwa started it off with a 69 yard TD run one minute into the game and after a Denver 3 and out the jags got a long FG. Broncos QB Blake Bortles was horrific on the day as he tossed a pick-6 on the next possession and the Jags had a 17-0 lead in the 1st quarter. The Broncos couldn't get much going and when they did it led to just a FG or another turnover and the Jaguars snatched their 3rd victory of the season and set the Broncos division title hopes up in flames. Los Angeles (N) 13 Philadelphia 20 45 0-10 Philly came into the game riding it's first 2 game losing streak of the season and fresh off losing the division lead to the rival Cowboys. QB Jameis Winston was off the injured reserved list and was hopeful to get the Eagles back on the winning track. The Rams were trying to keep pace for a WC berth and needed a win to do so. Both teams would exchange punts before the Rams would get in going on their second possession. Playing ball control offense, the Rams would drive down the field and get the first TD of the game as Ram QB Andrew Luck would connect with RB Tarik Cohen on a 36-yard screen pass to put the Rams up 7-0. Meanwhile, the Eagle offense would struggle mightily as Winston attempted to shake off the rust from his 2 game absence. The Rams would tack on 2 FG's in the 2nd quarter to go up 13-0. On their last possession of the half, the Eagle offense would come to life. Starting from its own 10, they would move down the field to kick a FG just before the half to cut the lead to 13-3. The 2nd half would be a completely different story. While the Eagle defense would stiffen and give the Rams very little, the offense would begin humming by scoring on its first 3 possessions. A Harrison Butker FG, followed by a 40 yard TD throw from Winston to TE Evan Engram and an 11-yard toss to WR Cooper Kupp would stake the Eagles to a 20-13 lead going into the 4th quarter. The struggling Ram offense would mount a late drive that would end at the Eagle 3 yard line. The Ram's had saved all of its timeouts and got the ball back for one last attempt before Eagle CB Ahkello Witherspoon would intercept Luck to end the game. The star of the game was Winston who shook off the early rust to go 17-27 for 199 yards and 2 TDs. The 9-4 Eagles will next play the KC Chiefs while the 6-7 Rams get the NFC Central Division-leading Packers. Atlanta 29 Washington 20 44 0-10 For years the Falcons/Redskins regular season match up had big time playoff implications. Usually the winner would walk away with HFA in the playoffs while the loser would attempt to hold on to the second bye week. This year? It surely has playoff implications but instead of fighting for seeding both teams are merely fighting to make it. In the first half Washington would play solid complimentary football and end the half on a 27 yard fumble return TD by Hayward. However, the good times would not last much longer. In the second half the run game killed the Redskins on both ends. The Falcons would run 32 times for 228 yards averaging 7.1 ypc while the Redskins ran 21 times for 70 yards which was the difference in the game. The Redskins playoff hopes are quickly slipping away at 6-7 with a match up against Denver next week while the Falcons remain in the hunt and will face off against the Vikings. Minnesota 21 Miami 28 71 0-10 The Vikings come to Miami hoping to pull the upset, and with Drew Brees anything is possible. Brees was solid with only one int on a tipped ball, but the Viking stars were Lynch with 24 carries with a 5.4 avg. and WR's Juju and Mathews with 17.8 and 17.0 avg's respectively, and each with a TD. Brees had the long ball going tonight. Although the stats may not reflect it, the Viking defense played the bend but don't break and was very effective at stalling some Dolphin drives. In the end though, the Dolphins were again solid but not stellar and pulled it out by taking the lead in the 3rd qtr after the Vikings had tied the score in the 3rd at 21 and holding the Vikings scoreless the rest of the way. The Dolphins were able to run out the clock after holding the Vikings on 4th and 20 with 2:51 left in the game. It was a real nail biter as coach Rich called a excellent game and had the hometown fans on the edge of their seats the entire game. Next week Miami travels to Baltimore and Minnesota stays on the road going to Atlanta San Francisco 12 Dallas 26 70 After finding itself down 12-0 early to the SF 49ers, the Dallas Cowboys benched QB Cam Newton and called upon Ryan Fitzpatrick to bail them out again. Fitz was up to the task as the Cowboys scored 26 unanswered points enroute to a 26-12 victory Sunday night. Chicago went 90 yards to take a 7-0 lead after the opening kickoff and upped their lead to 9-0 later in the quarter on a safety. A FG upped their lead to 12-0 to the shell-shocked Cowboy faithful. Dallas answered with a run-oriented drive of 75 yards on 12 plays that ended with Jacquizz Rodgers taking it in from the five. A 55-yard FG by Phil Dawson drew the Cowboys to 12-10. Bob's team drove deep into Cowboy territory before the half before his kicker missed a FG with five seconds before halftime. Fitzpatrick put the Cowboys in front in the third quarter on an 8-yard pass to TE Marcedes Lewis. Dawson missed the PAT (his eighth miss of the year!!!) to put the score at 16-12. Fitz checked down to FB Charles Clay who took the pass for 50 yards. Dallas would score on a LeSean McCoy run from the two. Things went south for SF when Geno Atkins blocked a SF punt from deep in SF territory. A Dallas FG made the score 26-12 with 2:49 left to play. With seven linebackers injured, Dallashad to play with just one healthy linebacker. Jordan Howard led the SF offense with 108 yards rushing, including a TD run of 56 yards. Pittsburgh 7 Oakland 27 68 Calm Raiders score 17 unanswered points in the second quarter to down the Steelers. Matt Stafford throws two TD passes. Carolina 14 New York (N) 6 37 0-10 Light Rain Russell Wilson connects with Michael Evans for two touchdown passes as the Panthers edge the Giants. Darkwa(Jax) 16-130 1 TD – IFL Offensive Player of the Week Lynch,M(Min) 24-129 1 TD Howard,J(SF) 18-108 1 TD Kittle(KC) 6-156 Bryant,D(NO) 5-152 2 TD Roethlisbe(GB) 53-36-319 1 TD 1 Int Trubisky(SF) 40-31-180 Hughes(Cin) 1 Sk 5 Tk 1 FF - IFL Defensive Player of the Week Kerrigan(Chi) 2 Sk 15 Tk Coyle(SF) 16 Tk Bryant(Bal) 2 FGs 8 Pts – IFL Special Team Player of the Week In a week full of upsets, Houston linebacker Karlos Dansby intercepts 2 passes as the Texans ambush Washington. Game Scores Washington 10 Houston 16 70 Washington traveled to Houston after a close loss to the Rams and things did not get better for the Redskins. Houston would take a 13-0 lead in the first half aided by the loss of Ingram and Bucannon. In the second half Washington was finally able to move the ball and put some points on the board but the Skins couldn't overcome 3 2nd half Prescott INTs including one on the Texans 24 yard line with 24 seconds left in the game. Houston played a balanced game on offense and put enough points on the board to pull out the W. The Redskins rushing offense was non-existent outside of Prescott. Washington will host Atlanta next week while the Bungles travel to Houston. Buffalo 27 New York (A) 17 40 5-15 Rain Buffalo heads into New York to play the Jets and the Jets play the BIlls tough in this divisional game, Watson made some big plays for the Jets despite throwing 2 picks as his play-making ability kept the Bills defense on their toes keeping a spy on him most of the game. Watson threw 2 TD passes while rushing for 29 yards as the spy kept him in check as one 19 yard scamper was his only big run on 9 runs. McKinnon caught 9 for 80 and a TD while Fleener caught 6 for 60...Jets never got their running game going... Alex Smith threw 2 TDs while being picked twice for 247 yards. Antonio Brown for the most part was kept in check as he only caught 5 for 72 and a TD. LaFell led with 7 catches for 58 yards and a TD.Freeman was the leading rusher on only 9 carries and 42 yards...Sean Lee was the STAR on defense as he picked Watson and took it to the HOUSE on 37 yard scamper while leading the way with 10 tackles a stuff and pass defended... With the 27-17 victory the Bills move to 8-4 while the Jets fall to 1-11...The Bills head home to host the Bears next week while the Jets head to Tampa Bay. Philadelphia 7 Dallas 23 70 This one featured the two teams tied for the lead in the NFC East with identical 8-3 records. However, both teams have sustained lots of injuries to get there. Both had nine players unable to dress due to injuries. Philly would have to rely on their backup QB, Nick Foles. Dallas would have to play with only two linebackers healthy (and one of them would go down in the contest). Dallas received the opening kickoff and marched down the field behind Cam Newton's passing completing a 75-yard drive with Cam finding Charles Clay in the end zone from 7 yards out. But Dallas' Phil Dawson would miss the PAT (for the sixth time this season). After Dallas held the Eagles to a three and out. On Dallas' possession, Philly CB, Patrick Robinson picked Cam Newton off for his (Robinson's) foruth pick of the year. Nick Foles would tie the contest on a 5-yard hitch to Sanu. The kick put the Eagles up 7-6. Neither team could sustain any offense until the third quarter. Dallas benched Cam Newton for Ryan Fitzpatrick. Fitz put Dallas ahead on a pass to Charles Clay from 6 yards out. LeSean McCoy's run off tackle for the PAT put Dallas up 14-7 at the 10 minute mark of the third quarter. Nick Foles than unraveled. Backup ILB pressed into service managed to do something he hadn't done in the NFL season - pick off a pass. He jumped the route on a short pass to a RB for the pick. A Cam Newton scampler of 25 yards to paydirt advanced Dallas' lead to 20-7. I should have been 21-7 …. but … you guessed it …. Phil Dawson missed his seventh PAT of the year. Newton ran five times for 61 yards in the game. In addition to the 25 yard TD run, he had a 26-yard run. These were vital in this defensive contest - especially with LeSean McCoy unable to run the ball with the Cowboys patchwork offensive line. Foles threw a second INT in the fourth quarter to doom Philly's chances. But Dallas couldn't score and had to punt. But the Eagles punt returner fumbled the punt and Dallas recovered with 3:59 on the clock. Dallas would run the ball up the gut to kill the clock. Dawson's FG made it 23-7 and clinched the Dallas win. Miami 51 New England 14 36 0-10 Dolphins come to Foxboro as 17 point favorites. In the first quarter, Kizer throws a pick-6 to Marcus Peters to give the Phins an early 7-0 lead. A Clinton-Dix interception of Jared Goff positioned NE for a short McCaffery TD run to tie the game at 7 after one quarter. Miami proceeded to eviscerate the Patriot defense in the 2nd quarter, to the tune of 28 points. Goff hit Baldwin and Cooks TWICE each for TDs and Miami led 35-7 at halftime. Miami elected to take the foot off the gas otherwise they'd have scored 100. Final score: Miami 51, NE 14 Mark Ingram rushed for 126 yards and a TD, while Goff threw for 196 yards and 5 TDs. Tampa Bay 28 Indianapolis 30 69 Indianapolis IND (IFL.com) – The Indianapolis Colts (8-3-1) beat the visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-5) in the most thrilling game of the year for both teams. Todd Gurley the 5th leading rusher in the IFL scored 3 of the 4 Tampa touchdowns. Indianapolis’s Isaiah Crowell (RB) ran for 152 Yds, on 24 carries, 1 TD and was named game MVP. Prior to the game Crowell told several members of the media he was looking forward to the running back matchup. It was a true nail biter as the Colts held on to win 30-28. This game had it all; big plays, 4th down tries, key injuries and back breaking turnovers. Stephen Hauschka (K) kicks a 53 FG to give the Colts a 3-0 first quarter lead. Following the kickoff Tampa’s Tyler Lockett (WR) would return the kick 96 yards to Colts 2, where Gurley would punch it over for the score, 7-3 Bucs. Crowell, the Colts much over looked featured back took a trap off the right-side and scooted the sideline for a 61 yard TD. First Quarter ends 10-7 Colts. Tampa would regain the lead when David Carr (25-15, 222 yards 3 TD 2 INT) passes to Lockett on a 14 yard TD, 14-10 Bucs. Indianapolis would score the final 10 points of the half to retake the lead with a 49 yard FG and a Case Keenum to Keenan Allen (WR) 29 yard hookup for the score, 20-14 Colts. The Colts would score the only points in the third quarter on a Carr pick-6. Linebacker K.J. Wright under cut a sideline pass to Lockett and return the interception 17-yards for the TD, 27-14 Colts. Now this was the gutsiest play call I’ve ever seen by an opponent this season. Early in the fourth quarter (14:11) with the Colts holding a comfortable 13 point lead, the Bucs facing a 4th and 1 from their own 29, Head Coach Mike Chase decides to go for the first down, and why not?, he has Gurley the 3rd leading TD rusher in the IFL. If they convert they stay alive, if they fail, the Colts would surely add at least a FG, and the %#$ gets deeper for the visitors. Tampa comes out in a 2 RB 2 WR set, Indy is in their traditional 4-3, linebackers keying Gurley licking their chokes, safety in the box, D-line slanting in. Buccaneers break the huddle, Carr looks over the defense, Gurley in the I, Carr barking out signals, they snap the ball, he hands it to Gurley, linebackers crashing the line, WAIT CARR STILL HAS IT, GREAT PLAY ACTION he throws it deep downfield! Caught by DeSean Jackson (WR) at the Colts 28! Rasul Douglas (DB) with the tackle at the 22 a gain of 49. They threw a POST BOMB, a POST BOMB on a 4th and 1 from their own 29 down by 13 in the fourth quarter! No guts, no glory,.. Coach Chase, you are the man. The Bucs would eventually score on that drive on a 9-yard pass from Carr to Gurley, closing the scoring gap to 21-27. Colts kicker Stephen Hauschka would add a 42 FG extending their lead to 30-21, following a 11 play 53 yard drive that chewed up 6:35 of the fourth quarter. The Bucs wouldn’t go away; behind a 42-yard kick return by Cordarrell Patterson, Tampa would score their second touchdown of the final quarter on 3 plays covering 53 yards. The drive started on their own 47, the first play Carr hit Jackson for 16, then Patterson for 26, and scored on a 11-yard screen to Gurley, his 5th receiving TD of the season which gave him a combine total of 11 touchdowns, score 28 -30 Colts. Indianapolis sent out the hands team, preparing for an onside kick however, with 5:10 left in the game and three timeouts only down by 2, Tampa elected to kick off. The Bucs never saw the ball again. Indianapolis downed the kickoff in the endzone and went on a game ending 12 play 47 yard drive that ended with a Keenum kneel down at the Tampa 27 yard-line, final score 28 -30 Colts. Game Notes; Gurley (RB) 15 rush 65 yard 1 TD, 6 rec 52 2 TD Jackson (WR) 5 rec 109 yard Fourth Down 1-2 Keenum (QB) 41 att 29 comp 251 yards 1 TD 1 Int Allen (WR) 9 rec 100 yards 1 TD New York Jets (1-10) @ Tampa Bay (7-5) Indianapolis Colts (8-3-1) @ Detroit Lions (6-5) Arizona 24 New York (N) 21 53 5-15 With haunting memories of an earlier 51-yard miss, Caleb Sturgis redeemed himself from 48 yards out with 2 seconds on the clock to lift Arizona to it's first W of the season, a 24-21 road shocker against the vaunted Giants of the City That Never Sleeps, in that very city (actually, a few exits down the NJT, but let's not pick nits). Overshadowed in the AZ victory was the play of New York backup QB Nate Sudfeld. With Carson Wentz crumbling to the ground at the 6:47 mark of the 4th quarter, down 21-7, the Giant faithful had pretty much lost hope of notching their third straight win (they really lost last week to San Fran, but the game was so close that we consider it a moral victory). In comes N.S. - the Don Strock of his era - 4th and 6 at his own 43, < 7 minutes on the clock...right where he wanted to be. Sudfeld takes the snap and fires a laser to a slanting Robby Anderson for a "by inches" 1st down. 3 plays later, facing 4th and 8, the newest incarnation of Pisarcik to Moorehead connects again for a 17 yarder,,,1st down at the 'Zona 32. More passes, more excitement, and with a 4th and 4 on the Cardinal 13, Sudfeld finds T-Dog, Theo Riddick for TD, it's 21-14 Big Red with 4:15 to go. Arizona recovers the ensuing onsides kick. AJ McCarron can only lead his team to 16 yards and one first down, staring at a 4th and 7 on the NY 33. Out comes Caleb Sturgis to ice the game. The snap...the kick...and it's NO GOOD. Sturgis is distraught. Coach Heaton stands stone-faced on the sideline, pauses for a moment then waves the D onto the field to finish this one out. But the newest gun slinger in town, the Sudster, had other ideas. With 59 yards to go for the tying score, Sudfeld went to work. 33 yards to Kroft, a few other dinks and dunks thrown in for good measure, it's 1st and goal at the Cardinal 1. Arizona digs in. Out of time outs, the star QB goes to the air. 1st down - incomplete. 2nd down - incomplete. 3rd and 1, 2TE big beef offense to try to punch this in, Sudsy drops back against the run D, and in comes Reggie Ragland to introduce the QB to the nutrient rich dirt of Giants Stadium. 4th and 5...Giants line up...and Jordan Taylor with an illegal use of his brain penalty sets NY further back. 4th and 10, with a fatigued squad, what's a superhero to do? That's right, he goes to the well one more time. Robby Anderson pulls a Clarence Davis, crashing through defenders to snag the 4th down desperation heave for the TD!!! 21-20. In comes Cairo Santos for the PAT. Can he do it? YES HE CAN. It's 21-21...the crowd of 13,206 ushers and beer salesmen goes wild!! For an encore, Santos BOOMS the kickoff 9 yards deep, Cards forced to start at their own 25. In what can only be described as the most mentally deficient defensive stand of the season, NY commits five penalties - by1st round future star Myles Garrett (3) and slick sackster Robert Quinn (2) - three of which occurred consecutively with 16 seconds to go and the ball on the 45 yard line. Overtime you say? Caleb Sturgis will have none of that. With the ball now on the 30 of Big Blue, Coach Heat-on turns on the heat (see what I did there?) and sends out his strong legged kicker to attempt a 48 yarder into the wind. Here's the call from Arizona TV color man Roger Wehrli: 48 yard attempt by Sturgis he'll try for a game winner clean snap he lets it fly HE MADE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Heaton exalts, players celebrate, Big Red gets off the schneid with a thriller, 24-21 in New York. Boys in blue circle week 15 on their calendars, and go back to the film room to see what the $%(& happened??? Congrats to Jim on a well coached W!!! Jacksonville 10 Cincinnati 43 26 10-20 The beat-up Jags travelled to Cincinnati. The Bengals jumped out to a 23-0 lead and cruised to the 43-10 win. Rodgers was in top form throwing three TD passes before being relieved by Hoyer. Mel Gordon did not do much on the ground, 10 carries for 19 yards, but caught 4 passes for 108 yards. Ten different receivers caught a pass for Cincinnati, probably a team record. With Cutler out, Chad Henne did the best he could but managed only 8 completions from 18 attempts for 90 yards. He did throw one TD pass but also a pick. Workhorse Orleans Darkwa rushed for 101 yards on only 15 carries. Next week the Jaguars travel to Denver while the Bengals visit Houston. Pittsburgh 14 Baltimore 23 40 10-20 Rain Turned out the visiting Steelers were in more of a giving mood than the hometown Ravens. A week prior to Thanksgiving it was Pittsburgh that was handing out turkeys left and right on a cold (40 degrees), windy (10-20 mph) and rainy M&T Stadium field. The black-and-gold fumbled four times in the first half, losing two, en route to a 23-14 loss in Coach Sam Alberry's IFL debut. Pittsburgh won the coin toss and deferred, so the Ravens got first crack. They moved the ball just 26 yards in 5 plays, but got close enough that Coach Master was willing to let gray beard Matt Bryant try from 57 yards out, given the wind was at his back. Grizzled vet that he is, Bryant waited until the wind was just right and booted it through the middle, just inches above the cross bar. Baltimore, 3-0. Letting Bryant rest up after that long kick, Rigoberto Sanchez kicked off for the Ravens and Matthew Dayes received the ball 1-yard deep in the end zone. Young buck that he is, he brought the ball out, returning it to the 20 where he was met by the Ravens young buck, Justin Evans, who dislodged the ball from Dayes' grasp and Matt Judon pounced on it for the Ravens at the Steeler 21. Looking to hit a short out, Eli Manning found all his receivers covered with the Steelers defending the sidelines, so he checked down to RB Alex Collins, who scampered through the middle of the field for a 21-yard TD. Baltimore, 10-0 after just 4 1/2 minutes had elapsed. On the Steelers first real possession of the game, new Coach Alberry mixed CJ Anderson runs with Tom Brady passes to TE Rob Gronkowski and WR Eric Decker for a 9-play, 81-yard drive, culminated by a 2-yard Anderson TD run. Baltimore, 10-7. Baltimore responded with a 13-play, 48-yard drive, then called Bryant's number again, this time, for a 37-yard FG attempt. The kick was good and Baltimore increased their lead to 13-7. While Ravens were seemingly enjoying the rain, the Steelers thought the field was a sty. On the first play after the kick-off, Raven DL Aaron Donald forced CJ Anderson to cough up the slippery pig-skin and fellow Raven DL Leonard Williams landed on it belly first in the mud at the Steeler 28. Eight plays later, Manning found TE Jared Cook in the end zone for a 20-7 Raven lead. Pittsburgh got good field position when Sanchez's kick went out of bounds, but a Donald sack backed the Steelers up and they couldn't recover. After the punt, Baltimore set about on a 16-play, 67-yard march that ate up nearly 7 minutes of the 2nd quarter. With the drive stalled at the Steeler 9, the Ravens called on ol' gray beard again, this time booting a 27-yard FG that gave Baltimore a 23-7 lead. With 2:00 left in the half, Steeler QB Tom Brady couldn't find the keys to the offense and the black-and-gold had to punt back to the Ravens. Two quick passes from Manning put the purple team in Steeler territory, but Eli being Eli, he tossed an INT just before the half. Thankfully, the Ravens D bailed him out with sacks on consecutive plays to end a miserable first half for the new Steeler regime. As the rain clouds parted slightly during the halftime break, things started to look better for the Steelers as they rolled 44-yards in 11 plays to set up a FG attempt from the even grayer bearded Adam Vinateri. With the field a sopping mess, Vinateri planted his left foot in a oozing puddle of muck and lost his footing, sending the ball straight into the facemask of LB AJ Klein. It was not meant to be for Pittsburgh. The teams traded field possession the rest of the way, with Baltimore trying to eat up as much time as they could and Brady being harassed by Donald (another sack) and Joey Bosa (one sack). Brady did connect with Gronk on a 34-yard TD pass with 6:15 left on the clock, but oddly, chose to kick the PAT rather than go for two and try to make it a one-score game. Regardless, Pittsburgh cut into the Raven lead, 24-13. Pittsburgh would have one more possession but couldn't get past their own 20 and turned the ball over on downs. Manning knelt his way to 0:00 and the Ravens had another win under their belt. Baltimore played the game without RB Le'Veon Bell, just so we could see what it's going to be like next year. Without Bell, Javorious "Buck" Allen led the Ravens with 43 yards rushing on 13 carries. Collins had 42 yards on 16 carries. Manning had an efficient 23/28/177/2/0 line, finding Allen 7 times, though for just 26 yards, and four other receivers 3 times each. Donald led the defense with 6 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 forced fumbles and a hurry. Pittsburgh didn't record a sack all game, though LBs Michael Wilhoite and Thomas Davis each tallied 10 tackles. Offensively, the Steelers were led by Gronk (6/98/1) and Decker (6/71) as Brady completed 21 of 29 passes for 226 yards and 1 TD. Anderson led the ground game with just 32 yards on 10 carries. In Week 13, things don't get any easier for the Steelers (4-8), who travel to Oakland (8-3), while the Ravens (7-5, two games over .500 for the first time in about 7 years, I think) travel to KC (6-5) in hopes of finding a good place to get BBQ ribs. Chicago 23 Green Bay 20 30 5-15 Both teams came in to the game with offensive challenges. Bears effectively had zero run game while the Packers were without WR's Emmanuel Sanders and Josh Gordon plus RB Jay Ajayi. The story in this one was the play of QB Marcus Mariota. He wasn't spectacular, but did convert some big 3rd downs when needed. Ben Roethlisberger, on the other hand, had one of his worst games of the year versus a very good Bears defense. His first quarter pick 6 to CB Jimmy Smith put us behind the proverbial 8-ball all game long. Packers got within 3 points at the end of the 2nd and 3rd quarters but the Bears answered with TD's each time to hold off the division leaders. Final was 23-20 Game stars: Mariota 25 of 37 2 Td's, 2 Int's and 55 yards rushing ILB Bobby Wagner 13 tackles Costly loss for the Packers who missed a golden opportunity to take full control of the NFC Central. Green Bay (8-4) at New England (1-10-1) Chicago (4-8) at Buffalo (8-4) Atlanta 12 New Orleans 14 70 Atlanta rolls into New Orleans and the Falcons and Marty Golden are always tough to beat. The Saints would dominate the 1st quarter forcing 2 3 and outs for Atlanta while the offense would sustain 2 TD drives resulting in a TD pass from Flacco to Sheppard for 32 yards and a Stewart 3 yard TD plunge. 14-0 Saints at the end of 1. That score would end that way at the half as the Saints would live up to their #1 D status. But Atlanta had also brought in the old timer Josh McCown and he would get them back in this one. Atlanta's first drive of the second half would result in a 40 yard FG by Forbath. 14-3 New Orleans. The teams would exchange punts and we would move into the 4th quarter. The Saints would take their first drive in the 4th down to the Falcons 20 and McManus' kick would go wide left. Atlanta would then put together a 6 minute drive but the Saints D would stiffen up at the 8 yard line and Forbath would make it a one score game with the chip shot. 14-6 Saints 5:34 to play. Atlanta expected the Saints to be conservative but New Orleans would stay to the air and take it the whole way down to the Falcons 16 and prepare to kick the game winner with 2:27 left. And McManus' kick...….he bricked another one. McCown would take full advantage, and after a key strike to Fitz for 44 yards , would hit Dion Lewis for an 11 yard TD with 46 seconds left. 14-12 and the all important 2 point conversion. McCown would attempt a pass to Ertz but it was knocked away. The onside kick would fail and the Saints move to 11-1. Final score 14-12. Great chess game as usual against Marty. Kansas City 10 Denver 3 41 Calm KC comes to Denver and gets a great win 10-3. Both offenses were strapped with injuries but the Chiefs offense was better prepared and Denver turned the ball over 3 times leading to their demise. San Francisco 24 Carolina 31 59 Calm Carolina comes roaring out of the gates at home versus San Francisco and take a 17-0 lead at the start of the 2nd quarter. But what looked like an easy day for the Panthers turns into a dog fight that came down to the very end. San Fran answers with a Trubisky 16 yard TD pass to Diggs to draw within 10 with under a minute to play before half.Right off the bat in the 3rd the 49'ers draw within a field goal as McCourty returns a Russell Wilson pass back for a TD. Carolina looked they gained their second wind by scoring to quick TD's including a 11 yard TD run from Drake in what was a career day for him. With the lead back to 17 the Panthers assumed they could cruise for the win the rest of the day. San Fran was having none of that Trubisky throws another TD pass to Diggs and Crosby adds a FG with 1:23 remaining in the game to pull within a TD. The 49'ers defense holds and gave their offense one last shot to draw even. Unfortunately, with only 30 seconds left they were not able to tally the score and Carolina holds on for the victory. Trubisky gave a preview of what is to come for him in the future throwing for 207 yard with two TD's. He also added 94 yards on the ground while averaging 8.5 yards per carry! For Carolina, Kenyan Drake had his best game yet with 125 yards on the ground and 2 TD's. Detroit 7 Minnesota 33 68 Two banged up teams, Detroit noting that it had no quarterback and no carries available and Minnesota pointing out that its main running back and its leading receiver were out. Detroit showed it brought its A game, scoring a touchdown midway through the first quarter, with Cody Kessler first hitting Michael Thomas on a 42-yard pass, then following up with a 14-yard TD strike to Taylor Gabriel. The Lions shut out the high-scoring Vikings in the first period, leading 7-0. In the second quarter, the Vikings started to move the ball, but kept getting stuck around the 35 yard line, due to penalties or sacks. They had to settle for three field goals in the second quarter to take a 9-7 lead at halftime. In the 3rd quarter, the Vikings again got stuck around the 35 yard line, but Greg Zuerlein nailed a fourth field goal to increase the lead to 12-7. Drew Brees then took over, throwing two TD passes to open up a 26-7 lead, then backup David Fales threw another TD pass to make the score 33-7. The Lions were blanked the last 3 quarters. Final score: 33-7 VIkings. The Lions managed only 9 first downs compared to 29 by the Vikings. Marshawn Lynch racked up 153 yards on 26 carries, and Brees had 242 yards on 23/29 passing. Brees QB rating was 124.4, compared to 72.2 by Kessler. Rishard Matthews, listed as questionable before the game, showed up ready to play, and finished with 8 catches and 2 TDs for 102 yards total. The Vikings are now 0-4 against their two main division rivals (Green Bay and Tampa Bay), but 6-2 against the rest of the league. In week 13, Minnesota (6-6) visits unbeaten Miami and Detroit hosts Indianapolis. Los Angeles (N) 10 Tennessee 16 49 0-5 Two above average defenses stifled two inept offenses for most of this game. The only effective LA Ram drive in the first half was stopped by a DJ Swearinger interception of an Andrew Luck pass. The Titans only meaningful first half drive was finished off by a 27 yard TD pass from Matt Ryan to DeAndre Hopkins. Along with an earlier field goal courtesy of a Tarik Cohen fumble Tennessee led at the half 10-0. The Titans started the second half with a nice drive that stalled at the Ram 20 yard line. However Dan Bailey missed the field goal (what else is new) and this breathed life into the LA offense. A nice 7 play 72 yard drive was capped off with a 30 yard long slant TD pass from Luck to Cody Latimer. The Titans downed the kickoff and Doug Martin gained 3 yards on the next play. DKS stepped in at this point and a short hitch to DeAndre Hopkins was completed, Xavier Rhodes missed the tackle and Hopkins sped 72 yards for the TD. Of course Bailey missed the extra point so it was 16-7 Titans. Late in the third Andre Roberts fumbled a punt return and the Rams had the ball at the Titan 14 yard line. They couldn't push it in and settled for a Ryan Succop field goal. Tennessee 16 - Los Angeles 10 early in the 4th. A key injury hit LA early in the fourth when LT Riley Reiff went down and the Rams had to operate with two 4 rated OT's. They had three possessions in the quarter but couldn't move the ball at all due to the Tennessee pass rush and some untimely penalties. Tennessee wins 16-10. Stat back Kenneth Dixon had the best numbers for the Rams with 14 carries for 94 yards. The Titans DeAndre Hopkins had 5 catches for 112 yards and two TDs. Oakland 23 Los Angeles (A) 7 83 Calm Carlos Hyde runs for 135 yards and a score as the Raiders score 13 unanswered second half points to defeat the Chargers. Lynch,M(Min) 26-153 Crowell(Ind) 24-152 1 TD Hyde,C(Oak) 22-135 1 TD Ingram,M(Mia) 24-126 1 TD Drake(Car) 25-125 2 TD – IFL Offensive Player of the Week Hunt,K(Den) 22-122 Baldwin,D(Mia) 8-124 3 TD Parker,D(Was) 10-101 Anderson,R(NYG) 12- 95 1 TD Goff(Mia) 21-11-196 5 TD 2 Int Smith,P(NYG) 1 Int 1 Sk 15 Tk Dansby(Hou) 2 Int 5 Tk – IFL Defensive Player of the Week Davis,T(NE) 8-203 Kick Ret 1 TD 1-9 Punt Ret – IFL Special Teams Player of the Week Barth(Cin) 5-6 FG Zuerlein(Min) 4-4 FG WEEK 12 IFL LEADERS Linval Joseph earns IFL Defensive honors with 2 sacks and 2 forced fumbles as the Packers shut out the Jets. Green Bay 23 New York (A) 0 51 10-20 The NY Jets hosted the Green Bay Packers, and were they ever hospitable! The HOME team, did not get the home field advantage, the Jets fumbled 5 times, and threw one interception. What a great group of guys. Big Ben was 17-29 for 178 yards and 2 TDs. Ben Watson caught 5 passes, 2 of which were TDs. For the Jets Mike Parlady punted 6 times putting 3 inside the 20, and averaged 50.3 yards per kick. He continues to be the Jet's MVP!! Next week Green Bay hosts Chicago, and the Jets visit Tampa Bay. My guess is the Jet players will have their golf clubs with them, making it a business trip. Detroit 20 Buffalo 28 42 10-20 After three the Bills led 28-7 when Cody Kessler and Michael Thomas got hot to make a comeback only to fall short 28-20 in Buffalo. Thomas caught 12 balls for 169 yards and 2 TDS while Kessler had his best game of the year passing for 233 yards 3 TDS. The Bills once again were led by Antonio Brown catching 12 for 195 and 2 TDS. Alex Smithpassed for 334 and 3 TDS along with 1 pick. The BiIlls move to 7-4 while the Lions fall to 6-5. Detroit heads to Minneaplois next while Buffalo heads to New York to play the Jets. Cincinnati 38 Oakland 16 65 5-15 Melvin Gordon ran for 110 yards and a score as the Bengals down the Raiders 38-16. But the big story was the return of Aaron Rodgers to the Cincinnati huddle. Rodgers was a little rusty but finished 15 of 24 for 141 yards, 2 TDs, and an INT. He also rushed for 54 yards and a score. The Bengals rushed for 218 yards, good for a 5.1 average. Oakland suffered a bad break when rookie star running back Alvin Kamara was knocked out of the game early in the third quarter. The Raiders were forced to pass more with the Bengals playing the pass more as Matt Stafford completed 17 of 31 passes for 216 yards with a TD and an INT. Jermaine Kearse was his top target hauling in 7 passes for 91 yards. Next week Cincinnati host Jacksonville in a AFC Central match-up while the Raiders travel to Los Angeles to take on the Chargers in an AFC West contest. Houston 17 Tennessee 24 59 0-10 Tennessee builds a 10-0 lead in the first 25 minutes of the game. Houston's offense finally comes alive as Kirk Cousins puts together a 14 play 75 yard drive finished off by a 19 yard TD pass to Chris Godwin in the last minute of the half. Tennessee 10 - Houston 7. The Titans own the 3rd quarter with two drives finished off by Matt Ryan TD passes to DeAndre Hopkins and Kyle Rudolph. Houston's offense is in neutral until with 9 minutes left in the game. Then they take over on their 4 yard line and march 96 yards scoring on an 8 yard run by Cousins. However the drive consumed 8:13 of the clock so there were only 24 seconds left in the game. The onside kick is successful and Houston kicks a field goal with 4 seconds left in the game. Final score is Tennessee 24 - Houston 17. An odd stat is that Houston outgained Tennessee 282 to 261 yards. The only problem was that the Texans accumulated 171 of those yards on the two drives at the end of the half and the end of the game. Matt Ryan finished with a 116 QB rating thanks to 3 TD passes. Arizona 7 Carolina 38 65 0-5 Two teams looking for answers clash in Carolina. Arizona unfortunately comes up on the short end of the sticks as AJ McCarron throws 3 interceptions and is sacked 6 times. Carolina lead 21-7 at the half behind a solid run game. Breida did give Arizona hope with a 97 yard kick return for a TD which made the score 14 -7 Carolina. Arizona was unable to stop the Carolina rushing game though as the Panthers finish with a season high 283 yards on the ground lead by Abdullah with 101 yard performance. Johnson was solid in limited caries for Arizona averaging 5.3 yard per tote. Los Angeles (A) 25 Jacksonville 14 75 10-20 Rain Trailing 14-7 at the half, the Chargers score the final 18 points for the comeback win. Tyrod Taylor throws for 224 yards and 2 touchdowns for Los Angeles. Tampa Bay 3 Miami 52 87 0-5 Light Rain Tampa Bay rested key players and Miami just keeps rolling as the Fins roll up 505 yards to 151 for the Bucs.Final was 52-3 Fins. Goff throws for 251 and 4 TDS with Baldwin catching 11 for 115 and 3 TDS, Ingram ran for 155 and a TD and the Fins D kept the Bucs in check. Dolphins move to 11-0 while Bucs fall to 7-4. Tampa Bay heads to Indy next week while the Dolphins will head to Foxboro to play the Pats. Denver 6 Baltimore 27 45 10-20 Baltimore grounded the high scoring Broncos offense with a swarming defense and a ball-control offense en route to a solid 27-6 victory at home, despite the Broncos being 4 point favorites on the road. Thanks to Patriot Kevin for filling in for Doug. He beat Ken by just 12 minutes. Le'Veon Bell was named the game's MVP with 153 total yards - 99 on 20 carries and another 54 on 4 catches. Buck Allen (5/33) and Alex Collins (7/25) helped the Ravens rushing attack amass 157 yards on 37 attempts. Eli Manning was about as good as Eli will ever be - 20/31/178/2 TDs and no INTs. Adam Thielen caught a 17-yard TD pass (his fourth) to culminate the opening drive of the game for the Ravens. TE Jared Cook caught a 12-yard TD strike early in the 4th to give the Ravens some breathing room, 20-6. RB Alex Collins capped a 16-play (12 runs), 79-yard drive with a 4-yard TD plunge that took 8:30 off the clock in the 4th quarter and sucked the life right out of the Broncos. Denver, who came into the game having scored 30+ points in 5 of their 10 games, couldn't cross the goal line versus the stingy Raven D. All their scoring came from the leg of Justin Tucker - FGs of 37 and 30 yards, both in the 2nd quarter. Blake Bortles wasn't bad...well, maybe he was...12-for-22, 136 yards with just 1 INT (S Keanu Neal notched his first pick). Break-away threats Kareem Hunt (16/59 on the ground and 2/25 through the air) and WR Tyreek Hill (4/84) just couldn't get on track and didn't have much of a supporting cast. Denver's Luke Kuechly (12 tackles) and Carlos Dunlap (7 tackles, 1 hurry) did everything they could to keep it close, but in the end, the Ravens just wore them down. Oddly, there were no sacks for either team in this game. Denver (8-3) remains tied atop the AFC West with Oakland (8-3), who lost to AFC Central leading Cincinnati (10-1), while the Ravens (6-5) remain tied with Tennessee (6-5) as both hunt for a WC spot. Next week, Denver hosts 6-4 Kansas City and Baltimore hosts 3-7 Pittsburgh. Los Angeles (N) 19 Washington 13 42 0-10 The Rams win a rematch of last years NFC Championship game 19-13. Too call it a defensive struggle would be an understatement. The two teams combined for 4 interceptions and 13 punts. Just a little preview of the exciting first half: Washington will travel to Houston next week while the Rams will head to Tennessee. Philadelphia 3 New Orleans 20 70 Philly would march into town with their 8-2 record to face the 9-1 Saints and their #1 ranked defense. The Saints would take the opening kickoff and efficiently take the ball right down the field which ended with a Flacco to Sheppard 14 yard TD strike. 7-0 New Orleans. Philly would then get the ball and after a great kick return would start from their own 41. They would then drive to the Saints 34 where Butker would hammer a 52 yard FG- 7-3 Saints. Both teams defenses would step up as they exchanged punts the rest of the quarter. The 2nd quarter was more of the same until about the half way mark. The Saints would face a 3rd and 1 from their own 30. Coach Rice anticipated a full out run defense and threw the bomb. Flacco completed a 70 yard TD to Dez Bryant for his 11th TD of the season(he better catch them all this season). Saints 14-3. The teams would exchange punts to finish the half. Philly would start the 2nd half deep in their own territory and be forced to punt. New Orleans would start at their own 46 and drive to the Eagles 26 befor McManus would nail a FG. Saints 17-3. Philly would get the ball but be forced to punt again. This time they pinned the Saints deep. The Saints not wanting to get conservative would throw and pay for it. Flacco threw a pick to McLeod. But the Saints D would come up with the stop and force another Butker FG. Butker's kick would sail wide left and that seemed to take the air out of the Eagles sail. The rest of the game was a lot of ball control by the Saints and would add one more FG for the 20-3 win. The Saints D was the MVP of the game holding the Eagles to 140 yards total offense. Flacco had 216 yards passing and 2 TD's with Dez catching for 129 yards and a touch. The Eagles had to start Nick Foles for the injured Winston and will face the 7-3 Cowboys next week. The Saints take a 2 game lead for #1 seed and will take on the 6-4 Falcons at home. Kansas City 24 Pittsburgh 27 48 0-10 Tom Brady throws three TD passes, two of which were to Gronk as the Steelers hold off a Chief fourth quarter rally. New England 3 Chicago 30 34 0-10 The Patriots were unable to move the ball effectively against the Chicago defense, while the Bears offense was efficient. Chicago outgained New England 371-96 and produced 20 first downs vs. 4 for the visitors. Mariota was 23/30/282 and 3 TDs, all to Demaryius Thomas. Chicago 30 New England 3 Next week New England hosts Miami and Chicago travels to Green Bay. New York (N) 35 San Francisco 38 67 0-10 With the Giants and the Niners meeting in week 11 with 1 and 2 wins respectively, no one could guess that this would be a shootout between two young QBs. Giants Carson Wentz threw for 402 yards and 3 TDs while SF's Mitch Trubiskey scored all five 49er TDs, throwing for 3 TDs and running for 2 others, gaining over 80 yards on 5 carries. Juwan Howard broke out of a season long slump with 26 carries for 141 yards. Dallas 33 Atlanta 31 68 Cam Newton was having a good game, with 217 yards and 3 TDs (1 rushing) but coach Steve still pulled him at half time with a 19-14 lead. Ryan Fitzpatrick hit Tyrell Williams on a 67 yard TD pass on his 3rd play to extend the lead to 26-14. Rivers quickly got the lead for Falcons with 2 TD passes, separated by a successful onside kick. Chandler Catanzaro extended the lead to 31-26 with a 34 yard FG with 3:07 left. On the Cowboys next drive, they turned it over on downs on their own 30 yard line with 1:38 left. Rivers then kneeled down 3 times, with the Cowboys calling their last two timeouts after the first two and the Falcons after the 3rd. That set up a wind aided 50 yard FG attempt for Catanzaro. With 0:47 left, DePaola snapped the ball, Donnie Jones caught the ball, spinned it and set it up perfectly for Catanzaro's attempt. He kicked it long enough but the wind blew it just wide. After the missed FG, Dallas took over at their own 40, down 31-26, with 0:44 left, no timeouts and needing a TD to win. After an incomplete pass, Fitzpatrick hit LeSean McCoy on a button and go and he broke free for 44 yards down to the Falcons 11 yard line with 0:26 seconds left. After a Fitzpatrick spike, the Cowboys had 0:10 and most likely one play left to win. Fitzpatrick drops back and goes through one read then another and another, while dodging the Falcons pass rush. On his 4th read, he found Lewis open over the middle and hit him in the end zone for the game winning TD, as the clock hit 0:00. With the win, the Cowboys go to 8-3 while the Falcons fall to 6-5. Minnesota 22 Indianapolis 30 69 Indianapolis, IND (IFL.com) – High price free agent Case Keenum threw for 279 yards and 1 TD on 34-25 passes to help improve the Colts record to 7-3-1 over the Minnesota Vikings 5-6. Minnesota came into the game with the number 2 scoring offense (29.3 per game) in IFL which was a major concern of Head Coach Ken Griffith, “after the butt beating we got last week, a 45-21 thrashing by Buffalo, we knew this was going to be tough, Drew Brees and Marshawn Lynch,…concern, a major concern.” Brees threw 5 touchdowns last week in a win over New England and Lynch ran for 116. Both stars were held in check by the Colts D. Lynch managed only 57 yards on 16 carries and Brees had a better day, tossing 2 TD and finishing with 256 yards, however the Colts were able to sack him 3 times. The defense was the star of today’s game forcing 2 key fumbles, one of which was a 13 yard “scoop and score” of a Brees sack and fumble early in the first quarter which put the Colts ahead 14-0, and they never looked back. On the play Brees faded back to pass from his own 17 when he was HIT and stripped by Cameron Wake (DE) his 7th sack of the year, and linebacker Telvin Smith scoops it up and scores. Early in the 4th quarter Minnesota would close the scoring gap to 22-27 on an 11 play 78 yard drive that finish with a Brees to wideout Dontrelle Inman 3 yard TD pass, his 2nd of the day and 5th in the last 3 games, he finished with 6 catches for 73 yards and 2 TD. Indianapolis would answer that score with a 6:34 minute 14 play 73 yard drive which ended with a Stephen Hauschka 22 yard FG. With 1:39 left in the game Colts leading 30-22, starting from their own 25 Minnesota had one more chance to tie the score but would turn the ball over on downs, final 30-22 Colts. Tampa Bay Bucs 7-3 @ Indianapolis Colts (7-3-1) Detroit Lions (6-4) @ Minnesota Viking (5-6) Howard,J(SF) 26-141 – IFL Offensive Player of the Week Anderson,C(Pit) 24-119 Abdullah(Car) 19-101 1 TD Thomas,M(Det) 12-169 2 TD Baldwin,D(Mia) 11-115 3 TD Thomas,De(Chi) 8- 88 3 TD Wentz(NYG) 34-26-407 3 TD 1 Int Joseph(GB) 5 Tck, 2 Sacks, 2 FF – IFL Defensive Player of the Week Succop(LAR) 4-4 FG Cooper,P(Chi) 1-1 Kick Ret 9-136 Punt Ret – IFL Special Teams Player of the Week Bills receiver Antonio Brown after scoring one of his three touchdowns as Bills take a step forward in playoff bid. Indianapolis 21 Buffalo 45 47 10-20 The Bills looked to get revenge on the Colts after losing in OT at Indy and the Bills did just that as Alex Smith threw for 379 yards and 5 TD's, Antonio Brown caught 12 for 211 and 3 TD's, Adam Humphries caught 6 for 121 as he broke loose for a 68 yarder. Freeman rushed for 107 on 15 carries. Case Keenum was solid for Indy as he was 23 for 34 211 yards and 3 TD's but for the most part the Bills kept the big plays to a minimum... The final score was 45-21 Bills as they improve to 6-4 and Indy falls to 6-3-1.The Bills host Detroit next while Indy host Minnesota. Denver 21 Los Angeles (A) 10 76 Calm Blake Bortles throws two touchdown passes and runs for another as Broncos rally for come-from-behind win. New York (A) 6 Miami 45 81 0-10 Light Rain Miami scores 21 unanswered second quarter points to cruise to the win. Jared Goff throws four TD passes. Cincinnati 27 San Francisco 14 57 0-10 49ers strike first thanks to good field position as a Huber punt only netted 27 yards after the Agnew return. A 26 yard strike from Trubisky to Boyd set up a Trubisky 3 yard run for the score, 7-0 San Fran at the 8:12 mark of the opening quarter. Cincinnati took advantage of a 49er turnover and converted into a Ty Montgomery 9 yard touchdown run to tie it at 7 with 3:26 remaining in the quarter. At the 9:09 mark of quarter 2, substitute kicker Conner Barth gave the Bengals their first lead booming a 50 yard field goal, 10-7. After forcing a San Francisco punt, Hundley connected with Walker for the 24 yard score to give Cincinnati a 17-7 lead. After another San Francisco punt, Hundley engineered a nine play, 52 yard drive that led to a 39 yard field goal and a 20-7 Bengals lead at the half. The Bengals extended their lead to 27-7 as Gordon went in from a yard out. The Niners closed out the scoring with a Howard four yard run that was set up by a Diggs 75 yard catch and run for the 27-14 final. Hundley finished 11 of 21 for 118 yards and a TD. Gordon rushed for 102 yards on 21 carries and a score. Walker led the receivers with 8 catches for 94 yards and a TD. For San Francisco, Trubisky was 12 of 20 for 150 yards. Howard had 22 carries for 66 yards and a score. Next week the 49ers host the Giants while Cincinnati is at Oakland. Detroit 14 Green Bay 19 46 5-15 First place was on the line as the upstart Lions visited Lambeau. Lions had things going their way early. Packers gamble on 4th and 2 from the Detroit 44 and fail. Steve Nordberg's surprise Kittens take the gift and move quickly downfield getting big plays from WR Micheal Thomas and RB Leonard Fournette. Lenny powers it onto the end zone from 1 yard out...7-0 Lions On the next series Green Bay lost OC Eric Wood for part of a big portion of the game (and it seemed like forever considering our backup Matt Slauson wasn't even dressed) After a Packers punt, the hosts looked like they got a break when QB Cody Kessler is picked off deep in his own end, but a roughing the passes penalty on Calais Campbell would negate the INT. Two plays later Fournette coughed the ball up after being hammered by ILB Ryan Shazier. Green Bay was in business at the Lions 44. After a pair of Jay Ajayi runs went for short gains QB Ben Roethlisberger found WR Emmanueal Sanders for a first down. Nordberg challenged the reception whining that the ball had hit the turf. The suits in New York agreed and the visitors dodged a bullet. The game took a huge turn early in the second quarter when Fournette went down with a serious ankle injury. On the next series, down 7-3, Green Bay put together a masterful drive that left the Lions scratching their proverbial 5-heads. Mixing Ayaji and Jamal Charles on the ground and using 4 different receivers, the hosts went 96 yards on 15 plays, culminating with a Roethlisberger to Sanders one yard TD toss 10-7 Packers at the half. Without Fournette to keep the defense honest, the Lions went back to back three and outs to start the 3rd. Meanwhile, the Green Bay offense tacked on a Robbie Gould FG and an uncoverted Sanders 13 yard TD reception to go up 19-7. The Lions would stay in the game after some no name RB named Artis-Payne or Artis-Gilmour or something, ripped off a 43 yard TD run to make it 19-14 to end the 3rd. The 4th was tension filled as the Pack couldn't get anything going offensively. Luckily, the Lions never got over midfield on their 3 final three possessions allowing the home team to escape with a hard fought 19-14 victory. Always enjoy playing the Lions. Steve called a great game. Even without Fournette he had us sweating right up until the end. Kessler 15-32 126, 1 int, 44.5 rating Atris-Gilmour 9 rush-81yards, 43 yard TD M. Thomas 7 rec-75 yards 17 targets! Roethlisbeger 23-36 198, 2TDs 96.8 rating J. Charles 9 rush-75 yards Sanders 5 rec-56 yards 2TDs Detroit (6-4) travels to Buffalo (6-4) Green Bay (7-3) visits New York Jets (1-9) Houston 3 Kansas City 23 44 20-30 Andy Dalton throws 2 TD passes to Jarvis Landry and Steven Gostkowski kicks 3 field goals as the Chiefs dominate the Texans. New England 10 Minnesota 35 68 New England, 1-7-1, came into the frozen wild of Minnesota to take on the slumping Vikings (4-5, losers of 4 of their last 5). On the first play of the game from scrimmage, Drew Brees threw an interception, and two plays later the Patriots were in the end zone on a 1-yard DeShone Kizer run, 7-0, after just a minute of play. The next possession, New England forced Minnesota to punt, then marched 73 yards down the field in 11 plays, finally settling on a 25-yard field goal by Jake Elliott to up their lead to 10-0. In the first 10 minutes of the game, the Patriots had scored 10 points, which was only one point short of their game average entering the contest. And Brees had yet to complete a pass. The Vikings came alive at that point, however, and then there was no stopping them. Brees completed 21 of his next 23 passes, throwing for 5 touchdowns, Marshawn Lynch gobbled up 116 yards on 24 carries, and Chris Ivory came off the bench to add 142 total yards from scrimmage (83 running, 59 receiving) as Minnesota rebounded big time for a 35-10 win. Stars on the ground for New England were Christian McCaffrey and Kizer, who combined for 111 yards rushing. Kizer netted only 68 yards through the air, for a 43.1 passing rating, whereas Brees, almost twice as old as Kizer, had 259 yards and a 132.8 rating. The Vikings are now 5-5 (0-4 vs. division rivals Green Bay and Tampa Bay, 5-1 versus the rest of the league) (the Vikings have scored over 30 points in all 6 games versus the rest of the league, but are averaging only 20 vs. division rivals). New England drops to 1-8-1. In week 11, Minnesota visits powerful Indianapolis, while New England visits struggling Chicago. Tennessee 19 Pittsburgh 14 42 0-5 Light Rain This game was played with the temperature at 42 degrees (farenheit) in light rain. Pittsburgh started off the game with a 75 yard drive capped by a Brady to Gronkowski TD pass. Tennessee then dominated most of the second quarter with a TD on a Ryan to Hopkins 41 yarder along with two field goals. However with only 3:14 left on the clock Brady moved the Steelers 75 yards and scored on a 1 yard QB sneak. At the half it was Pittsburgh 14 - Tennessee 13. The Titans dominated most of the second half with three substantial drives but these only resulted in two field goals and a failed 4th and 1 gamble on the Steeler 16 yard line. With 3:40 to go in the game the Steelers took over on their 25. Brady mixed runs and passes to move Pittsburgh all the way down to the Titan 7 yard line but only 2 seconds were left on the clock. Brady looked for his favourite target Gronkowski but it got batted away. Final score Tennessee 19 - Pittsburgh 14. Eric Decker had 8 receptions for 98 yards for the Steelers. Ryan was the game MVP going 24 for 32 for 241 yards and 1 TD. Many thanks to Ken from Indianapolis for subbing for Vince. Chicago 9 Tampa Bay 13 78 0-5 Rain The Bears, winners of 2 games and 9 point underdogs, paid a visit to the Buccaneers. Tampa is in the middle of a dogfight in the NFC Central along with Green Bay and Detroit, all at six wins. Tampa suffered a 29 to 10 drubbing in Chicago earlier in the season. The game was played in a light rain. Defense dominated the day. The Bears outstanding defensive lineup held Derek Carr and Todd Gurley in check. The lack of a consistent Chicago running attack allowed Tampa Bay to play an extra DB making it difficult on the young Marcus Mariota. First quarter action included a 13 play drive by each team, however, two field goals were the result of both efforts. 3 – 3 after one quarter. The only touchdown and the only truly big offensive play came midway through the second quarter. On fourth down and with mere inches to go, Carr audibles at the line to a play action bomb to Devante Adams for a 54 yard touchdown pass. Rojas adds a field goal late in the quarter for a halftime score of 10 – 6, Tampa with the lead. Deep in the third quarter Tampa is able to work to the Chicago 11 yard line with the score still 10 to 6. On second down and six to go, Ryan Kerrigan and Bobby Wagner come on one of the many Bear blitzes on the day. Kerrigan strips the ball from Carr and Wagner recovers the fumble to the stop the drive! After a Chicago three and out the Buccaneers added a field goal to their slim lead. The score after three quarters was 13 – 6 Bucs. In a sluggish fourth quarter the two teams exchange field goals. Tampa plays conservatively, and Chicago gets a couple of drives going. On fourth down from the Tampa 40 yard line with 1:18 left in the game, Tyrann Mathieu picks off Mariota effectively ending the game. The two offenses only possessed the ball twice in the red zone. These possessions culminated in a total of 3 points. Chicago managed 250 yards of offense - 116 of that came from Demaryius Thomas. A dominant Bear defense held Todd Gurley to 30 yards rushing on 24 attempts. Ryan Kerrigan led the way on defense for Chicago with 8 tackles, 2 of them sacks, and the forced fumble. The difference in the game was the one long TD pass to Devante Adams. Next week Tampa travels east to try and trip up undefeated Miami while Chicago hosts New England. Dallas 22 Arizona 21 68 Calm Where has the Mighty Red Bird gone? It seems like only yesterday Arizona lost to Oakland in the Super Bowl. Like the Dan Marino years with the Dolphins everyone waited for Big Ben’s return for his ring. However, the team seemed to crumble around their star QB and began to slip each year. It became obvious in 2018 the Cardinals would not be able to rebuild before the setting sun of Big Ben. The Cardinals GM decided it was time to rebuild, but unfortunately at the cost of the 2018 season. Young players are gaining valuable experience, but also making too many mistakes. For the second time in the same season Zona loses to Dallas by 1 point. The young Red Birds played a strong game. On Dallas’ first series Thompson intercepted a Newton pass deep in Dallas territory and it only took one play to turn it into 7 points for Zona. The Arizona defense returned to the field energized and held Dallas to three and out. On Arizona’s second possession they would drive the length of the field to put Zona ahead by 14 points. Dallas appeared to be the deer in the headlights as Zona continually shut down their offense. Dallas would throw a second interception and it looked promising for Zona. However, for those who could read the tea leaves, it was more of the same. Zona simply could not consistently move the ball. Early in the second quarter, Newton would hit Stills for a 71 yard TD to close within 7 points. With just over 4 minutes left Dallas would drive from their own 8 yard line to potentially tie the game. However, a missed extra point by Dallas would leave them behind by 1. Zona would end their chances in the first half with a McCarron interception. After yet another failed Arizona series on their first possession of the second half, Dallas would drive for a FG to put them up by 2 points. Finally, Arizona would breath again. While Dallas concentrated on stopping Duke Johnson, Zona traversed the field on McCarron’s arm to score their third TD. Now up by 4, Zona only needed to keep Dallas out of the end zone. On Dallas’ next series Zona shut them out. However, on the very next series McCoy was able to break a short pass into a 46 yard gain. Dallas would take the FG to move ahead by one point. Arizona was not done however. With 15 minutes left Zona would drive from their own 25 yard line to the Dallas 34 yard line while burning 7 minutes off the clock. On a 3rd and 3, Breida would attempt to pick up a first down only to be thrown for a 1 yard loss. Down by 1 point, Zona attempted a long FG without success. Dallas came close to costing themselves the game with a controversial call on Zona’s one yard line. After failing on a 3rd and 1 with goal to go, Dallas would attempt to score the TD on 4th and 1 rather than taking the chip shot FG. Zona managed a brilliant goal line stand and took over on downs at the one yard line. Zona would move the ball to their 25 yard line before negative plays stopped their final possession. Philadelphia 24 Washington 28 50 Calm Washington scores 14 points in the final 5 minutes to beat Philly 28-24. The Redskins have gone from losing to the winless Giants to knocking off the 8-1 Eagles. Philly fans will be spending the rest of the week talking about the aggressive decision to go for a 4th and 1 with j2 minutes left to play at the Washington 42 yard line up by 3. Philly would fail and give the Redskins great field position on their game winning drive. It was also a physically painful game for Philly as they lost Hitchens for 3 weeks, Winstons for 2 weeks, Rowe for 7 weeks and Witherspoon for 3 weeks. Carolina 26 Atlanta 31 68 Josh McCown had a Josh McCown game. He completed a lot of passes but a couple of them were to the other side. Ultimately, though, down 26-17 with 6:02 left, he came up big. He led the Falcons offense on a 10 play 75 yard drive, ending in a Larry Fitzgerald TD to close the gap to 26-24. The Falcons then kicked deep with 1:56 left in the game and all their timeouts. Wilson completed a pass to Mike Evans but it's called back on a DJ Fluker penalty. The Panthers then run 3 times, with a Falcons timeout after each and then punt the ball away. On the punt, Jakeem Grant returned it 15 yards to the Panthers 43 and fumbled it and fortunately TJ Watt recovered it. Lamar Miller then sets up the Falcons with a 21 yard run at the 14 yard line with 24 seconds left and down by 2, 26-24. Without timeouts, the Falcons decide to try once for the end zone and hit Larry Fitzgerald for a TD to take the lead 31-24. The Panthers take over with 18 seconds left but simply not enough time left against the Falcons prevent defense. Falcons made the big plays and the ball bounced the Falcon's way at the end which helped the Falcons come away with a 31-26 victory over the Panthers. With the home win, the Falcons go to 6-4 while the Panthers fall to 4-6. Russell Wilson was excellent for the Panthers with 245 yards, 2 TDs and no picks. Both his TD passes were to Mike Evans who had 7 catches for 107 yards and the two TDs. Josh McCown had 311 yards with 3 TDs and 2 INTs. He also had 4 scrambles for 31 yards and a TD rushing. Larry Fitzgerald had 9 catches for 120 yards and 2 TDs. Lamar Miller had 19 rushes for 122 yards to balance the offense. Los Angeles (N) 7 New Orleans 19 70 Saints dominate Rams in New Orleans. Flacco doesn't throw an incomplete pass and Dez Bryant scores a long late touchdown to put the game out of reach. Baltimore 30 Jacksonville 10 62 5-15 The Ravens came to Jacksonville and laid a severe beating on the hosts en-route to a 30-10 victory. The pain was swift and decisive as a porous Jags defence was eviscerated for 27 first half points. The Jags on the other hand were a comedy of errors throughout. Arron Donald was the game MVP with 8 tackles, 2 sacks and one forced fumble. Oakland 30 New York (N) 0 45 Calm The Raiders defense turned this matchup into a rout quickly as the vaunted Silver and Black returned two interceptions for touchdowns and sacked opposing quarterback Carson Wentz for a safety on its way to a 30-0 victory. The Raiders jumped out to a 21-0 first quarter lead and went into safe mode, content with letting its defense run out the string. Matthew Stafford was 9 of 14 for two touchdowns and the Raiders' running backs combined for over 35 carries. Freeman,D(Buf) 15-107 McCoy,L(Dal) 19-102 1 TD Morris,A(Mia) 12-100 Brown,A(Buf) 12-211 3 TD – IFL Offensive Player of the Week Woods,R(NYJ) 10-110 Smith,A(Buf) 28-24-379 5 TD McCown(Atl) 36-26-311 3 TD 2 Int Donald (Bal) 8Tk, 2 Sacks, 1 FF – IFL Defensive Player of the Week Bailey,D(Ten) 4-4 FG - IFL Special Teams Player of the Week Lambo(Car) 4-4 FG McManus(NO) 4-5 FG WEEK 9 RECAP Giants linebacker Preston Smith enjoys the final seconds before New York's first win of the season. Washington 14 New York (N) 15 45 0-5 Behind a game-for-the-ages performance by D Mays (22-74-3.4) and despite my kicker missing 2 PATs and Wentz's pick-six, the Giants pull off a stunning 15-14 upset of the heavily favored Washington un-PC's. New York linebacker Preston Smith contributed 2 interceptions, a sack, and 10 tackles. Arizona 15 Philadelphia 17 49 Calm Rain On a cold rainy day in Philadelphia, the 0-8 Cardinals would come in looking for their 1st win of the season against the division-leading Eagles. The Eagle brass decided before game time to sit starting QB Jameis Winston and RB Demarco Murray in order to save them for the rest of the season. Nick Foles would replace Winston in hopes of continuing the Eagles winning ways. Arizona would draw first blood against a reinforced Eagle defense by driving 57 yards on 11 plays ending in a Caleb Sturgis FG. Cards up 3-0. The Eagles would take the ensuing kickoff and drive 75 yards on 11 plays. The Eagles had a 4th and 1 at the goal line and decided to go for it and newly acquired RB Rex Burkhead would leap over the top to put the Eagles in front 7-3. At this point, the Eagle coaching staff was feeling pretty good about the decision to rest some starters. On their next possession, the Cards would turn in over when QB AJ McCarron would throw it to Eagle LB Sam Acho who would put the Eagles in scoring position at the Cards 30. However, on 2nd down from the Cards 30, Foles would drop back to pass and be sacked and stripped of the ball by Cards DE Tak McKinley. Cards LB Tyus Bowser would pick up the ball and ramble 63 yards for a TD and a 9-7 Cardinal lead after the extra point was missed. The Eagles would come right back behind the passing of Foles and drive down the field speedily and put the Eagles back in front when Foles hit TE Evan Engram on a 26 yard TD. Eagles up 14-9 This was the point in the game where the offenses fell asleep and the defenses dominated. There were 12 punts between the 2 teams as the field position game was being played. The Eagles were finally able to mount a short drive midway through the 3rd quarter and K Harrison Butker would nail a 51 yard FG to make it 17-9. The 2 teams continued to exchange punts into the 4th quarter. The Eagle defense had done its job all game holding down a depleted Card offense. However, on their 1st possession of the 4th quarter, McCarron would hit TE OJ Howard on a screen and he would ramble 96 yards to pull the Cards within striking distance at 17-15. The Eagle crowd became anxious at this point. With just over 11 minutes left in the game, the Cards would get it back with a chance to drive down the field and take the lead. They would take 8 minutes off the clock and go all the way to the Eagle 18. It looked like the Cards would take the lead and possibly win their 1st game of the year. However, consecutive holding penalties would push the Cards back to their 38 and out of FG range. Philadelphia would run the clock under 2 minutes, punt the Cards deep into their own territory and hold on for the victory. It was a nailbiter all the way. Cards GM and Coach Jim Heaton did a great job hanging in and, if not for those holding penalties, may have pulled off the upset. Next week, the Eagles will play an important divisional game against the Redskins while the Cards will attempt to win their first game against the tough Cowboys. Buffalo 31 New England 3 48 5-15 In Week 3, Antonio Brown was not shy about sharing his displeasure over the off-season trade which jettisoned him from New England to Buffalo. Brown caught 7 passes for 112 yards and 3 TDS in the Bills 37-20 win. So what would A.B do for an encore in his return to Foxboro? Try 10 catches, 121 yards and 3 more touchdowns. Alex Smith was outstanding as well, completing 24 of 33 attempts for 241 yards, 3 passing TDs and a rushing TD. Buffalo's defense stifled the inept Patriot offense all day. New England had less yards passing in the first half (10) than they did penalty yards (25). Buffalo raced to a 24-0 lead at halftime, and could have won this game by 50 had they not taken the foot off the gas. Bills had 25 first downs on the day, to New England's 7. Buffalo's only complaint would be the 10 penalties whistled against them, but even 30 penalties against wouldn't have changed the outcome here. Bills win in a rout: 31-3. Chicago 7 Detroit 17 70 This was reminiscent of an early '70's Black & Blue match up. Too bad it was in a dome. First half was a lot of punting, seeing the Bears leading 7-3 at the half. Some more punting then the Lions are able to put together a 8 play 80 yard drive to take the lead 10-7. Prior to that a Detroit interception was called back due to roughing the passer, which we did. Shook 'ol Mariota up a bit. Mariota then thew an interception early in the 4th, on a reviewed play & the Lions went on to win 17-7 Mariota had a bad afternoon with a 57.4 rating, Cody "the Cobra" Kessler ended up with 181 yards and a 95.2 rating Fournette netted 108 on the ground including a nice 28 yard scamper. Most of all Michael Thomas caught a 51 yard pass to account for 20% of the Lions offense. Next week Chicago travels to Tampa, while Detroit goes to Wisconsin. Baltimore 13 Tennessee 30 66 5-15 The Titans were favoured by 4 in this contest between two teams mired in the middle of the pack quagmire. The first 20 minutes was a field goal kicking contest with Tennessee kicking 2 and the Ravens 1. In the second quarter each team put together a TD drive so at the half it was Tennessee 13 - Baltimore 10. BTW the sack of the year took place with Baltimore having a second and 4 at the Titan 37. Yannick Ngakoue beat his man and started chasing Eli Manning all over the field. Manning finally fell down whimpering 27 yards behind the line of scrimmage. The second half belonged to the Titans as a rash of penalties and two 3rd quarter turnovers doomed the Ravens. Two Matt Ryan TD passes and another field goal ensured the win as Baltimore could only manage a field goal in the half. Tennessee 30 - Baltimore 13. Baltimore really missed Aaron Donald as well as Marcus Cannon, Chris Hogan and Joe Thomas. AJ Green was their stat leader with 5 catches of 63 yards. For Tennessee Matt Ryan was 22 for 27, 206 yards and 2 TDs. DeAndre Hopkins caught 7 passes for 113 yards and a TD. In week 10 it's Baltimore at Jacksonville and Tennessee at Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh 17 Cincinnati 27 41 5-15 In AFC Central action, the Bengals hosted the Steelers. Pittsburgh struck first at the 6:16 mark of the opening quarter as Vinatieri connected on a 41 yard field goal. The score remained 3-0 Steelers at the end of the quarter. The Bengals finally started to matriculate down the field. Enough for Fairbairn to tie the game with a 31 yard kick. After an exchange of punts, Cincinnati got the first break of the game. Hyde intercepted Brady. After a 34 yard run by Gordon, Hundley found Funchess for the eight yard score, 10-3 Bengals with less than a minute remaining in the half. Nothing is ever safe when going against Brady. He connected with Gronk for a 47 yard catch and run and with eight seconds remaining found Holton for the 11 yard score, 10 all at the half. The Steelers were able to set up Vinatieri for a 50 yard attempt to open the second half but it was wide. The Bengals took advantage of the good field position. Mel Gordon continued his hot running with a 22 yard run. Hundley then hit Jeffery for 12 and Richardson for the 18 yard score, 17-10 Cincinnati with about 8:30 left in the quarter. The Steelers went three and out on their next possession. Hundley stayed hot hitting Jeffrey for 29 yards and Richardson for 14. Capping the drive off with another touchdown to Funchess, 24-10 Bengals. The Steelers gambled and failed on fourth and three giving Cincinnati the ball at 50 as the quarter was closing. Pittsburgh held the line thanks to a sack by Wilhoite, forcing a Cincinnati punt. After forcing another Steelers three and out Ty Montgomery broke free for a 30 yard gain. This set up Fairbairn's 53 yard field goal to give the Bengals a 27-10 lead. Pittsburgh closed out the scoring as Brady found Lewis from 10 yards out for the 27-17 final. Brady finished 24 of 37 for 290 yards and two TDS and an INT. Gronk had seven receptions for 109 yards. For Cincinnati, Hundley played his best game of his career (wouldn't take much) going 19 of 26 for 190 yards and three TD passes. Gordon rushed 14 times for 113 yards. Next week the Steelers host Tennessee while the Bengals travel to San Francisco. Miami 42 Green Bay 23 30 0-5 Undefeated Miami comes into Green Bay and puts the hurt down Packers newcomer Jamal Charles fumbles on the opening drive setting up the first Dolphins TD. Jared Goff hit Brandon Cooks from 5 yard out to make it 7-0. After 3 consecutive punts, Miami got a huge play. Packers expecting a run to Mark Ingram deep in Dolphins territory but instead Goff hits a streaking Doug Baldwin for an 86 yard TD. Brent Grimes was burned badly on the play. 14-0 On the next Packers possession penalties and a Roethlisberger sack backed up the hosts. Goff moved down the short field smartly. Ingram punched it in from 2 yards....21-0 Just like last week the Packers would come back however On the ensuing kickoff Bobby Rainey took it back 53 yards to give the home team some life. 5 plays later Big Ben hit Emmanuel Sanders from 15 yards out.....21-7 After an exchange of punts the Pack got a huge play from the defense. Miami was driving deep into Green Bay territory when Clay Matthews hammered Goff from behind, Brian Orakpo scooped it up and went 72 yards to paydirt 21-13 (extra point was missed). Team exchanged late TD's. 28-20 at the end of an entertaining first half Story of the second half was the Miami defense coming up big on multiple occasions. Packers had the ball first and goal on the Dolphins 1, not once, but TWICE and came up with only 3 points. Huge first down stops and holding penalties on 2nd down killed both scoring chances. Miami made the most of their 2 second half red zone opportunities scoring TD's both times. Final score was 42-23 Miami Goff 23-34 397 5TDs Baldwin 8-170 2TDs Ingram 15-65 1TD despite being knocked out early in the 3rd Roethlisberger 17-32 184 1td Ajayi 19-100 1Td Sanders 6-83 1TD Miami (9-0) host the J-E-T-S Jets (1-7) and are favored by 18 Green Bay (6-3) takes on the smoke and mirrors Detroit Lions (5-3). San Francisco 23 Los Angeles (N) 21 56 Calm 49ers hold on in an exciting finish to get their second win of the season. 49er QB Mitchell Trubisky was the hero of the day, finding some footing in the second half converting third downs and then making a huge play on a two minute drive to put the Niners in position for the winning score. Rams got off to a fast start scoring 14 points in the first quarter. Rams QB Andrew Luck found Trey Burton for a short score on the opening drive and then a few possessions later Rams punt returner Tarik Cohen returned a Niners punt for a Touchdown. The 49ers regrouped in the 2nd quarter, Trubisky found Seth Roberts on a 3rd 8 in the Rams end to cut the lead in half. On the next Rams possession, Luck threw an interception that was returned for a touchdown by 49ers CB Jason McCourty, tie game 14-14 at the half. The momentum had shifted, the Niners were able to muster two long drives that resulted in field goals giving them a 20-14 lead. The Rams finally answered late in the 4th quarter. After a key penalty on 3rd and 12 in the Niners end which gave the Rams a new set of downs, Luck found Burton again for his second touchdown, Rams lead 21-20. On the next 49ers possession the Rams forced a couple incompletions making the down and distance 3rd & 10. Trubisky went back to pass, didn't see what he liked and took off, for 50 yards. The Niners ran off some time and kicked a field goal, giving them the lead 23-21. The Rams received the ball with 1:33 left. Luck found TY Hilton for a big 18 yard completion getting the Rams into the Niners end. The Rams edged closer with another couple successful plays. Rams decided to attempt the game winning field goal from 36 yards out, but missed. Rams kicker Ryan Succop, having a terrible season, missed his 8th kick of the year counting both field goals and xps on only 29 attempts. This one was costly, the Niners take the win. 49ers QB Trubisky, did not have eye popping numbers, but running and passing he totaled 252 yards, 100 on the ground. He moved the ball enough in the second half to get the 49ers the win. Rams defensive end Trey Flowers did his best to keep the 49ers in check, finishing with 13 tackles and 2 sacks, but it was not enough. Next week the 49ers host the Bengals, while the Rams travel to take on the Saints. New York (A) 3 Indianapolis 24 69 Indianapolis, Indiana (IFL.com) – The Indianapolis Colts improve their record to 6-2-1 with a 24-3 win over the visiting New York Jets (1-8). Game MVP Case Keenum threw 2 touchdown passes and Isaiah Crowell ran for 92 yards on 15 carries in the win. Indianapolis came into the game has an 8 point favorite and finally, the boys in the desert got this one right. The Colts scored the first 10 points of the game on a Malcolm Brown (RB) 7 yard TD run and a Steven Hauschka 43 yard field goal. Following an 11 play 71 yard drive the Jet’s Dustin Hopkins would kick a 38 FG for the first and only score for the boys from Gotham, Jets 3 Colts 10. With 14 seconds left in the first-half Keenum would hit Michael Crabtree (WR) for a 7 yard touchdown, 17-3 Colts at intermission. Early in the third quarter Keenum would toss his second touchdown pass of the game on a short 7-yard slant to Golden Tate, which would provide the final score of the game 24-3 Colts. The win keeps the 2nd place Colts 2 games ahead of the Buffalo Bills (4-4) in the AFC East and 2 games in back of the first place and undefeated Miami Dolphins (8-0). In week 10 Indianapolis travel to Buffalo and the Jets go to the sunshine state to play the Miami Dolphins the number one ranked team in the IFL power rankings. Ryan Mallet (QB) 27-21, 205 Yards Jerick McKinnon (RB) 15- 47 Yards Robert Woods (WR) 9 – 94 Yards Sammy Watkins (WR) 7- 65 Malcolm Brown 10-52 Yards 1 TD Vernon Davis (TE) 6-54 Yards Golden Tate (WR) 4-48 1 TD Telvin Smith (LB) ejected for fighting Los Angeles (A) 22 Dallas 7 70 Chargers come up with their best effort of the season. Amari Cooper catches 6 passes for 110 yards and a score for Los Angeles. Jacksonville 17 Atlanta 19 68 Philips Rivers was named MVP as he led the Falcons to a 19-17 victory over the Jags. The Falcons jumped out to a 16-0 lead going into the 4th quarter on a TD pass from Rivers to Tevin Coleman. In the 4th, the Jags started their comeback. It started with an 11 play drive for 65 yards, ending in an 11 yard Elijah Hood TD to get the Jags on the board at 16-7. After a swap of FGs, Jay Cutler got red hot hitting Jack Doyle for 18 yards, Rashad Higgins for 16 yards and then Torrey Smith twice, including a 25 yard pass for a TD to close the gap to 19-17 with 0:41 left in the game. Jags then tried an onside kick and recovered it on their on 46 yard line with 31 seconds left. After 3 incompletions, Mackensie Alexander picked off Jay Cutler on 4th down to end the game. For the Jags, Elijah Hood had a breakout game with 27 carries for 120 yards and a TD while Philip Rivers had 265 yards and a TD pass for the Falcons. With the win, the Falcons go to 5-4 while the Jags fall to 2-7. Denver 21 Houston 16 70 The Broncos get a hard fought win in Houston as the Texans nearly pulled off the upset. Pete called a great game. Kansas City 17 Oakland 45 65 10-20 Oakland wins in a rout despite Kamara going down in the first quarter. Stafford was unstoppable and Carlos Hyde rushed for 129 yards in the 45-17 victory. New Orleans 24 Carolina 20 74 Calm The first place Saints roll into Carolina in a divisional match up. The first quarter was a slog as neither team was able to score. Early in the second Flacco hit Bryant on a 83 yard pass and the Saints punched it in a few plays later for the 7-0 lead. The teams then exchanged field goals before Carolina threw a TD pass to tie the game at 10-10 and that is where it would stay going into the half. In the third the Saints strike first with a one yard run from Stewart but the Panthers answer quickly with a 6 yard run from Drake.The saints then drive down the field as Flacco punches it in from the one to take the 24-17 lead. Carolina is able to get a field goal with 3 minutes left to draw within 4. The Saints however are able to run the clock out as the largest issue for Carolina rears its head again. No matter what defense is called or who is running the ball behind whatever quality of O-line the Carolina D repeatedly gets gashed by the opponents run game. The Saints look to have a commanding lead in the West and Carolina is looking for answers. Tampa Bay 31 Minnesota 21 68 Tampa Bay's A team showed up, not the scrub team that lost to a winless team, and it thumped the discouraged Vikings. The Vikes started off the game moving the ball, driving deep into Buc territory in the 1st period, but they went for a 4th-and-1 -- and were stymied. They were lifeless after that, and the Bucs opened up a 28-7 lead. Two Vikings touchdowns made the game 28-21, but Tampa Bay kicked a late field goal, 31-21, and that was that. Great game called by Sir Smog, whose mighty team somehow had been outscored this season going into the game. Hard to figure!! Hood,E(Jax) 27-120 1 TD Stewart,J(NO) 20-108 1 TD Fournette(Det) 24-108 Trubisky(SF) 5-101 Cousins(Hou) 47-31-253 1 TD 1 Int Smith,P(NYG) 2 Int 1 Sk 10 Tk – IFL Defensive Player of the Week Rainey(GB) 6-151 Kick Ret Switzer(Jax) 5-168 Kick Ret Forbath(Atl) 4-4 FG – IFL Special Teams Player of the Week Mickens(Oak) 7-135 Punt Ret 1 TD WEEK 9 IFL STANDINGS WEEK 9 IFL LEAGUE LEADERS Leonard Fournette rushes for 152 yards and 2 scores as the Lions roll Tampa Bay 36-14. Detroit 36 Tampa Bay 14 85 0-10 10 point underdog Lions come out of FLA with a win. TB jumped of early taking the opening KO dive for a TD. Then as the game progressed as predicted, but alas, Detroit managed an a stop on 3 & inches at mid field when Gurley fumbled leading to a Det FG. Once again the Bucs went on the move, but Carr was intercepted as he went for the TD from the 35, leading to a Kessler-Thomas 44 yrd TD. Holly smolly, it's 10-7 Lions. Then it was 17-7, 24-7, 27-7 and finished 36-14. Bucs: Carr started on fire but went cold in the middle of the game. 22/37 for 211 1 int 2 tds, but 3 sacks Gurley got 93 on the ground. Lions: Kessler started very slow, then looked his all pro self going 14/19 205 yrds 2 tds Fournette had 152 yrds with 2 tds The Lions have now scored 66 of their points in two games, & scoring 58 in the other 6. In week 9, TB travels to division rival Minny, while Det hosts Chi in another divisional game. New York (N) 10 Dallas 31 70 The Cowboys' Tyrell Williams put on a show for the hometown fans catching scoring passes of 39, 43 and 65 yards from Cam Newton as he and the Cowboys defense prevailed 31-10 Wednesday night. Cam Newton had his best game of the year, throwing for 285 yards. The Dallas defense forced three turnovers, including a 29 yard pick six by Dime Back Borbert McClain. The win was costly for the overachieving Cowboys as three more players went down with multiple game injuries. Los Angeles (A) 14 Kansas City 16 41 5-15 Charger kicker Nick Rose misses on a 53 yard go-ahead field goal attempt with only 1:38 remaining as the Chiefs dodge a bullet. Indianapolis 27 New England 27 45 5-15 Case Keenum connected with Vernon Davis on a 30 yard TD pass in the first quarter to give Indy a 7-0. Pats put a field goal on the board to cut it to 7-3 heading to the 2nd quarter. A Keenum to Keenan Allen 5 yard TD pass made it 14-3 early in quarter number 2. After an exchange of punts, Marlon Mack ripped off a 29 yard run to get the Patriots into Colt territory. A few plays later, Kizer found Mack from 11 yards to cut the lead to 14-10 heading to the half. Patriots received the ball out of the halftime break and put together an 11 play drive covering 79 yards. A Kizer 22 yard scramble gave the Patriots first and goal from the 1 - and Kizer punched it in on the next play to give the home team a 17-14 lead midway thru Q3. Neither team would score in the third quarter, but New England was putting together another impressive drive towards the end of the quarter - sparked by a 19 yard reception by Jordy Nelson and an 18 yard run by Marlon Mack. Kizer scored his 2nd TD on the ground, this one from 5 yards out, and NE had a 24-14 lead with just over 12 minutes to play in the game. A Keenum to Crabtree 35 yard TD pass brought Indy to within 3 points with just under 10 minutes to play. Pats couldn't get any offense going on their next drive, allowing Keenum to march the Colts down the field (5 straight completions) and into FG territory, where Hauschka tied it with a 29 yard FG. The game would go into overtime, and NE would score on their initial drive - a 26 yard field goal by Elliott - while leaving Indy just under 3 minutes left to tie it up or win it. Keenum would complete 7 of 10 passes however, setting up a game tying 33 yard FG on the final play of the game. Final Score 27-27 Keenum completed 40 of 52 passes for 436 yards and 3 TDs. Deshone Kizer added 2 rushing TDs himself along with a passing TD to lead New England. New England's Jordy Nelson caught 6 passes for 105 yards, while Golden Tate snared 12 balls for 129 yards for the Colts. New Orleans 21 Baltimore 10 63 0-10 In a tight defensive battle, it was the Saints winning the turnover game, 5-2, and knocking off the Ravens in Baltimore, 21-10. With three Jenkins on defense, the Ravens weren't sure who was rushing the passer or covering the WRs, but Janoris was singled out by the writers as the game's MVP on the strength of 8 tackles, 1 hurry and 1 INT (returned for 22 yards that sealed the game). The tell-tale dagger, however, was driven into the Ravens heart earlier in the 4th. That, though, we'll get to in a minute. The game started with 3 punts and fumbles by each team. Baltimore took advantage of their recovered fumble and went on a 10-play, 36-yard drive that resulted in a 41-yard Matt Bryant FG. Baltimore 3-0 with just under a minute left in the 1st quarter. New Orleans answered with a Joe Flacco-to-Dez Bryant TD strike from 43-yards out. New Orleans 7-3. The teams exchanged punts before Baltimore went on a 10-play, 59-yard drive that Le'Veon Bell finished with a 7-yard jaunt into the end zone. Baltimore 10-7. After the Ravens' kick-off went out of bounds, the Saints set up shop at their own 40 and moved quickly downfield, aided by a roughing-the-passer penalty on Joey Bosa. Three plays later, Flacco found Sterling Shepard, for the second time in three plays, for a 14-yard TD toss. New Orleans 14-10. With 2:10 on the clock before the half, Baltimore had visions of regaining the lead before going into the locker room, but those visions were quickly dashed when Reggie Nelson came up with his first INT of the season. Baltimore's D held and the Saints were happy to lead by 4 as the marching band took to the field. The second half started with 6 punts. Though neither team really gained any benefit, the Ravens generally held the higher ground, starting their three possessions on their own 31, 30 and 28, while the Saints started their possessions on their own 21, 7 and 20. The teeter-totter quickly teetered toward the Saints when Michael Campanero fielded a punt at his own 12 and tired to make a run of it. DT Andrew Billings lumbered downfield on the punt coverage team and blasted the 150 pound Campanero, who fumbled. Campanero is actually listed at 192, but compared to the 311 pound DT with a head of steam, its no wonder the fumbled. Another Saint water buffalo, G Earl Watford recovered at the Ravens 12. Trying to strike while the Ravens were stunned, Flacco instead found the purple jersey of CB Desmond Trufant, who made his 4th pick of the season. Disaster averted. Baltimore marched out to mid-field where their drive stalled, due primarily to a Michael Bennett sack, but Rigoberto Sanchez's punt pinned the Saints at their own 4. After a quick three-and-out, Baltimore got the ball back at mid-field and moved down to the Saints 35 with 8:55 left...and here's where the Saints pulled the dagger from their cloak. As the Ravens tried to pound the ball toward the goal lline with Alex Collins, Saint ILB Jon Bostic stripped the ball from Collins' grasp and the ball popped into the air where OLB De'Vondre Campbell caught it in stride and romped 65-yards for a TD. New Orleans 21-10. The Ravens moved to the 50 with 5:30 left, but chose to punt with 3 timeouts in the cupboard. The kick again pinned the Saints deep into their own territory (at the 9) and a three-and-out returned possession to the Ravens at their own 47, but now with just 3:17 left. After moving to the Saints 33, three straight incomplete passes gave the ball back to the Saints and the Ravens used their timeouts to delay the inevitable. Upon regaining possession, Eli Manning threw his 2nd INT of the game and the Ravens' fate was sealed. Tennessee 12 Cincinnati 9 45 15-25 Rain On a rainy, windy Cincinnati afternoon the Tennessee Titans traveled to Cincinnati in an AFC Central match-up. Neither team threatened through the first quarter as the punters were the stars. Tennessee finally put together a 12 play, 47 drive that ended with a Bailey 47 yard field goal and took a 3-0 lead into the half. Cincinnati finally got on the board as backup running back Montgomery ran for gains of 17 and 11 yards to allow Fairbairn to convert a 28 yard field goal. The Titans took advantage of the first turnover of the game as Swearinger intercepted a Hundley pass that resulted in a Bailey 26 yard field goal. The Bengals put together another drive that went into the fourth quarter. The key play was a 23 yard reception to Montgomery on third and 15. Cincinnati wound up with another Fairbairn field goal from 50 yards out to tie the game at 6. The Bengals had a chance to take their first lead after forcing a Titan punt. However, Fairbairn missed from 49 yards out. This set up Tennessee with good field position and on third and 10, Ryan found Rudolph for 41 yards to set up a Bailey 24 yard attempt to give Tennessee a 9-6 lead with only 1:29 remaining. Cincinnati's next drive did not start out promising as Philon sacked Hundley for an eight yard loss. On third and 18, Hundley dumped it off to Gordon who ran 59 yards to set up a Fairbairn 35 yard field goal to send the game into overtime. After multiple exchanges of punts in the overtime, the Titans pinned Cincinnati deep in their own territory that resulted in good field position for Tennessee after the Cincinnati punt at the Titans 47. Ryan connected with Hopkins for an 11 yard gain. After consecutive incompletions, Ryan connected with Hopkins again for 10 but fumbled. After the pile was uncovered, Tennessee had recovered. The Titans wasted no time and ran the field goal unit onto the field. Bailey ended the game and Cincinnati's undefeated record with the game winning 48 yarder with a little over two minutes remaining. Ryan finished 22 of 41 for 151 yards. Rudolph caught 7 passes for 82 yards. Swearinger led the defense with the interception for 27 yards. And of course Bailey was the special team hero connecting on all four of his field goal attempts. For the Bengals, Hundley finished 18 of 31 for 176 yards, one INT, and he was sacked four times. Gordon only averaged 3.2 yards per carry but caught 6 passes for 83 yards. Next week, the Titans host Baltimore while the Bengals welcome the Steelers. Miami 41 Buffalo 20 49 0-10 The powerhouse Dolphins come to New Era Stadium in Buffalo looking to go 8-0 and they did just that, leading 27-3 the Bills make a furious comeback to cut it to 27-20 in third but Miami showed their superiority as they stiffen and put it away 41-20 as they pick Alex Smith 3 times and Jared Goff was outstanding throwing 5 TD's and 336 yards, Cooks scored 3 TD's and caught 6 for 138, Ginn jr. caught 5 for 106 and a TD..Everson Griffen sacked Smith twice and Marcus Peters chipped in with 13 tackles for the Dolphins.Antonio Brown despite being double covered caught 11 for 108 and a TD catch...Freeman ran for 84 on 13 carries and a TD for the Bills...Miami improves to 8-0 while the Bills fall to 4-4... Miami heads to Lambeau next while Buffalo heads to Foxboro... I'll make a bold prediction that Miami will win it all, the moves he has made this year should make him GM of the year as he has built a heck of a squad!!! Philadelphia 27 Denver 19 53 0-5 Two division leaders would hook horns at the midseason point looking to continue to lead their divisions as well as hold off the teams chasing them. Denver GM and Coach Doug Crandall was unable to coach his Broncos, so League Commish John Storer stepped into coach the Broncos. The game would be highlighted by both offenses as they moved up and down the field at will. The Eagles would score TD's on its first 2 possessions, and miss a FG on their 3rd while the Broncos would score a TD and 2 FG's on their 1st 3 possessions. 14-13 Eagles at the half. In the 3rd quarter, the Broncos would continue moving the ball, but the Eagle defense would only allow 2 FG's. The Eagle offense could not muster much offense and the Eagles would trail 19-14 going into the final quarter. At the beginning of the 4th quarter, the Eagles would punt to the Broncos and put them deep in their own territory. ON 3rd and 1 from their own 27, QB Blake Bortles would try to get the yard with a sneak. Instead, he was stripped of the ball by Eagle LB Anthony Hitchens who would take it to the house to give the Eagles a 20-19 lead! After a 3 and out by the Broncos, the Eagles would put the game away when QB Jameis Winston, on a 4th and 1 play, would fake the handoff against the Bronco goalline defense and hit a streaking Mohamed Sanu across the middle for a 36 yard TD. The Broncos would mount one last drive, but it would stall at midfield and the Eagles would run out the clock. Minnesota 24 Green Bay 34 32 5-15 Huge NFC Central showdown as the 4-3 Vikes visited Lambeau to take on the 5-2 Packers. This one was all Minnesota early. Visitors got a big play right off the top as Drew Brees hit JuJu Shuster-Smith for a 53 yard pass and run TD on the opening drive, 7-0. Green Bay could only manage one first down on their first possession and were forced to punt. On the next drive Coach Robb was masterful, engineering a 14 play 80 yard drive that was capped off by an 8 yard Ezekiel Elliot TD run...14-0 Vikings. Early in the drive Shuster-Smith was knocked out of the game, which would ultimately be a huge loss for Minnesota. The Pack went 3 and out on their next opportunity giving the visitors a chance to take total control. Brees and Co. would not disappoint. They went right back down the field on an 18 play 91 yard rive that ate up over 8 minutes. Brees to Jason Witten from 3 yards out for the TD. It was 21-0 nothing early in the 2nd quarter! The Vikings had dominated time of possession 16:46 to 3:46 and outgained Green Bay 228-27. After an exchange of punts the hosts got one last chance to close the gap with just over 2 minutes left before halftime. Ben Roethlisberger had been awful up to that point but found amatchup he liked with Danny Woodhead being covered by a LB. He connected with the veteran RB 3 times on the drive before spotting Emmanuel Sanders for a 24 yard slant and go TD. 21-7 at the half. The building finally had some energy after a humiliating early stretch that saw the Vikings put the boots to the division leaders. Green Bay got the ball to start the 3rd and drove down the field. TE Ben Watson had a couple of big grabs to set up Sanders second TD catch of the game from 6 yards out. 21-14 with over 9 minutes left in the 3rd. We had a game. Minnesota got a holding penalty that stalled their next drive giving the Packers back the ball with a chance to tie it. A couple of Jay Ajayi runs got the ball down to the Minnesota 36 but the drive stalled out there. Robbie Gould connected from 53 yards out aided by a decent tail wind. 21-17 Minnesota. After an exchange of punts, the Vikings received a big boost from their kicker when the Minnesota drive stalled at the Packers 38. Greg "the leg" Zuerlien lined up for what appeared to be an ill advised 56 yard attempt into the wind. He stepped up and nailed it to restore a 7 point lead...24-7 at the end of the 3rd. Early in the 4th Minnesota got a big play from their defense as Ben was picked off by safety Jason Poyer who brought it back to the Packer 38. Vikes were in business to go up by 2 scores. Luckily for the hosts Ryan Shazier picked off Bress on 3rd and 5 and took it back to midfield. After an Ajayi 11 yard run and a pair of Woodhead receptions (he was knocked out of the game during the second grab after he took a vicious hit), the Pack moved the ball all the way down to the Minnesota 12. On 4th and 4 coach Conners thought about going for it but with over 11 minutes opted for the short Gould FG....24-20. Another holding penalty stalled the next Viking drive and the hosts got the ball back with just over 7 minutes left. Roethlisberger spread the ball around effectively finding TE Ben Watson and RB Charles Sims on a drive that covered 80 yards in 13 plays. Sanders caught his 3rd TD of the game from 22 yards out to give Green Bay their first lead...27-24. Then the Packer defense came up big. CB Steve Smith hammered WR Kelvin Benjamin on a short slant. The ball was jarred loose and S Rashad Jones scooped it up and took it to the house......34-24 Packers would be the improbable final. Rich called a great game and had us on the ropes all game long. Losing Shuster-Smith early was key. Both games versus Minnesota this season were nail-biters and could have easily gone the other way. Brees 23-37 239 2TD 1 int Elliot 18-77 1TD Matthews 5-76 Roethisberger 25-42 295 3TD, 2int Woodhead 8-82 Sanders 7-123 3TDS (player of the game) Next week: Minnesota 4-4 hosts Tampa Bay 5-2 Green Bay 6-2 welcomes unbeaten Miami 8-0 Chicago 21 New York (A) 17 65 Calm Two 1-6 teams faced off when the Chicago Bears came to the Big Apple to play the Jets. This game turned out to be a “what have you done for me lately” for one Jets player. It started just as one would think a game between two 1-6 teams would, 3 consecutive punts, 2 by Chicago, and one by the Jets. Then the game got interesting, 3 scoring drives in a row. The Jets started it with an 80 yard drive which culminated in a 34 yard TD pass from Mallett to McKinnon. Remember those 2 names. Next the Bears drove 75 yards in 10 plays, and scored on a 19 yard pass from Mariota to Crowder. 7-7.... The Jets then went 75 yards in 11 plays and finished it with a Mallett( yes the stat pack star) 8 yard pass to Watkins, 14-7 Jets. That was the score at the half. The second half opened with the Jets kicking a 29 yard field goal to go up 17-7. Late in the 3rd the Bears put together an 11 play 75 yard drive which led to a Blue TD run that cut the Jet’s lead to 3. New York started the 4th with the ball, and took 5 minutes off the clock, but ended up having to punt from the Bears 43. The Bears then used up 4 minutes on a drive that ended in an interception by Robey. Mallett hoped to run clock, and the ball, but couldn’t get a first down. So, with 4 minutes to play the Bears, after fielding the Jet’s punt, had to go 83 yards to pull out a win. Mariota drove his team 51 yards to the Jet’s 32 yard line. On 4th and 4, with 46 seconds to play, Coach Agosta decided not to attempt a 49 yard FG, and the Bears went for it!! The Jets hold the Bears!! The crowd goes crazy.... 38 seconds to go, and the Jets get their 2nd win. A run by Oliver, a time-out by the Bears. 31 seconds to go, setting the stage for.....On the next play Star Lotulelei strips Mallett, and Wagner picks it up, and rumbles 26 yards for a TD....what had only moments before looked like a Jets win, was now just another lose!! For the game Mallett went 16-19 for 194 yards, and 2 TD passes. But, he’ll be remembered for coughing up the ball, and the win. McKinnon had 159 yards of total offense, but it was wasted. Mariota was 36-47 for 304 yards, and Crowder, along with Thomas, had 11 receptions each. The Jets did get some good news in that their rookie QB, Watson, is getting heathy, and could be back for their final 6 games. Next week Chicago travels to Detroit, and the Jets fly to Indianapolis. Atlanta 30 San Francisco 16 64 0-10 Atlanta jumped out to a 24-7 lead in the first half and held on to overcome SF 30-16 at games end. The 49ers had closed the lead to 24-16 in the third quarter, but couldn’t get over the hump. Each team kicked 3 FGs and Lamar Miller rushed for 92 yards for the winners. Philip Rivers was very efficient at 15-20 for 225 yards and 1 TD. Louis Agholor caught 6 passes for 111 yards. SF QBs Gabbert and Geno Smith completed 26-38 throws but only for an aggregate 177 yards. Atlanta improves to 4-4 while SF drops to 1-7 Arizona 6 Washington 14 62 0-10 Washington struggles to put points on the board but thankfully it doesn't take many to beat the Cardinals. The Redskins move on to 5-3 and will face off against the Giants next week while the Cardinals fall to 0-8 and play the division leading Eagles. Carolina 3 Los Angeles (N) 27 66 Calm Rams prevail at home 27-3 mostly behind an impressive defensive effort that frustrated the Panthers QB Russell Wilson all game. Since the end of the game a major controversy emerged on social media based on reporting from an intrepid Carolina reporter. According to a source in the article, the Rams, knowing they likely would be at a disadvantage with Andrew Luck playing the season throwing with his left-hand, contracted with local resident and Tesla/Space-X resident Elon Musk to make modifications to their field. Specifically the Rams asked Musk to design a field that would slightly tilt allowing the Rams to play "downhill", while the opposing team would have to play "uphill". The Rams wanted this ability to be adjustable due to the changes on the sides of the field between quarters. It was unclear after the game if Panthers Coach Sean Britt was aware of the controversial report, but he did make many references to the game feeling like climbing up a mountain or fighting an uphill battle. The Panthers could only muster 190 yards on offense, were 2-12 on 3rd down and, had three turnovers, one of which was returned over 60 yards for Touchdown. On Defense the Panthers had trouble getting off the field early, but eventually found some footing and kept the Rams offense from scoring in the second half. It's unclear what ramifications from the league the Rams may face if in fact they built a tilting field. It was difficult to identify a Panthers player who stood out, but based on the potentially slanted conditions they played under it is hard to blame them. Rams running back Ken Dixon managed 102 yards and a Touchdown to lead the Rams ground game. Next week the Rams host the San Francisco 49ers while the Panthers host the New Orleans Saints. Houston 10 Oakland 27 63 5-15 Raiders score 13 unanswered second half points to defeat the Texans. Travis Kelce catches 6 passes for 124 yards and a score. Jacksonville 31 Pittsburgh 21 48 0-5 Jaguars score ten fourth quarter points to escape Pittsburgh with the win. Jay Cutler throws for 321 yards and two scores to lead Jacksonville. Fournette(Det) 28-152 2 TD – IFL Offensive Player of the Week Johnson Jr(Ari) 22-124 Dixon(LAR) 21-102 William,Ty(Dal) 6-185 3 TD Tate,G(Ind) 12-129 Sanders,E(GB) 7-123 3 TD Thomas,De(Chi) 11- 99 Crowder(Chi) 11- 86 1 TD Allen,K(Ind) 10- 77 1 TD Keenum(Ind) 52-40-436 3 TD Stafford(Oak) 40-29-380 2 TD 1 Int Cutler(Jax) 44-30-321 2 TD 1 Int Winston,J(Phi) 38-25-309 3 TD Mariota(Chi) 47-36-304 1 TD 1 Int White,T(Jax) 2 Int 6 Tk – IFL Defensive Player of the Week Bailey,D(Ten) 4-4 FG – IFL Special Teams Player of the Week WEEK 8 IFL LEAGUE LEADERS Miami receiver Doug Baldwin catches three TD receptions as the Dolphins stay perfect in week 7. Miami 45 Los Angeles (A) 14 80 Calm Dolphins score 21 unanswered second quarter points to cruise past the Chargers. Miami receiver Doug Baldwin catches three of quarterback Jared Goff’s four touchdown passes. Atlanta 10 Baltimore 13 77 0-5 If you were listening to this game on the radio, you'd have thought it was being played during the approach of Hurricane Michael or maybe on the frozen tundra of Wisconsin or the shores of Lake Michigan, but no, it was a sunny 77 with a light breeze blowing across the jade green grass of M&T Stadium in Baltimore. Regardless, it was a throw-back, ugly, defensive battle where the winning team threw for just 120 yards and the losing team racked up 184 yards on the ground. In the end, it was Baltimore who made a goal-line stand that would have made Ray Lewis proud (SB 47 anyone?) and the Ravens escaped with a 13-10 victory. The game started ugly, with the Ravens' Desmond Trufant picking off Phillip Rivers on the first play from scrimmage, but Baltimore gained only 7 and kicked a FG for a 3-0 lead. On the ensuing kick-off Jakeem Grant was blown up by Javorious Allen and Mark Barron recovered the fumble on the Falcons 31. The Ravens would gain a first down, but a Von Miller sack pushed the Ravens back and they had to settle for a FG...attempt. I think a butterfly landed on the nose of the ball as Rigoberto Sanchez placed it for Matt Bryant and as he tried to swat the butterfly away, he inadvertently swatted the ball away from Bryant's swinging leg, a la Charlie Brown. So it remained Baltimore 3-0. When Atlanta finally got to run some plays, they did well, putting together an 11-play, 52-yard drive, but the Ravens' D stiffened and the Falcons had to settle for a 50-yard Kai Forbath FG. Tie game, 3-3. After 7 punts, the score remained 3-3 going into the locker rooms at the half. Baltimore received the second half kick-off and proceeded to punt again. With Rivers suffering through a 1-for-7 half, good for a whole 17 yards passing, 1 INT and a sack, Coach Golden turned to Josh McGown to generate some offense for the black-and-red to start the second half. A penalty on Joey Bosa gave the Falcons a first down, but on the next play CB Kendall Fuller picked McGown and the Ravens again had a short field at the Falcon 43. Determined to pound the stone, the Ravens gained 24 yards on 4 consecutive running plays, but two incomplete passes left them with a 4th-and-1 on the Atlanta 21. Not confident that a 3-point lead would hold up with nearly 20 minutes of football left, Coach Master decided to go for it, opting for a play-action, roll-out to Le'Veon Bell on the sideline. It worked, but the drive stalled three plays later anyway and the Ravens kicked the FG for the lead - Baltimore 6-3 with 4:45 left in the 3rd quarter. Atlanta went 3-and-out and the Ravens took control on their own 34 after the punt. Like that little sunbeam of light that shines through the dark storm clouds, Baltimore saw a glimmer of their real offense as they mixed runs and runners and passes and pass catchers as they marched efficiently downfield in 10 plays, the last of which was a 9-yard Manning-to-Theilen TD strike. The extra point made it 13-3 Baltimore.with 12:39 left in the game. The Falcons gained a first down on their possession after the kick, but a 5-yard penalty and a Mark Barron sack put them in a hole they almost, but couldn't get out of. Faced with a 4th-and-5 from their own 35, Atlanta chose to return the ball to the Ravens via a punt. Three plays later, the Ravens returned the favor and did so quickly, to give the Falcons plenty of time to make a comeback. Starting at their own 42, McGown led the Falcons on a 10-play drive, aided by a Trufant facemask penalty, that resulted in a Tevin Coleman TD run from 9 yards out. The PAT cut Batimore's lead to 13-10, but while the drive put 7 points on the Falcons side of the scoreboard, it also took away 4 1/2 minutes from the clock. With just 2:09 left on the clock, everyone in the stadium knew the onside kick was coming, but somehow, someone forgot to tell the Ravens receiving team to catch the kick. Go figure...Atlanta recovered and visions of the Steelers last-play victory over the Ravens just two weeks before flashed on the backs of Coach Master's closed eyelids. First play after the successful onside kick...16 yards to Zack Ertz. Already in FG position with the wind at their back. A false start penalty set them back 5 yards and a stuff of Lamar Miller put the Falcons in a dire 2nd-and-15 with 1:42 left, but an 8-yard bullet to Grant and a 14-yard jaunt by Coleman gave Atlanta a first down on the 20 with :49 on the clock. McGown then hit Nelson Agholor for his only catch of the game, an 11-yarder to the Raven 9 with just 24 seconds left. An incomplete pass stopped the clock with 17 seconds left. With two timeouts in his back pocket, Coach Golden decided he wasn't going to sit on the FG and daringly called for a dive play to Coleman. The Ravens stopped Coleman at the 4 with 9 seconds on the clock after the Falcons timeout. Coleman then tried to squeeze through a slim gap in the O-line, but was stonewalled by Stacey McGee at the 1 with 2 seconds on the clock. Go for the W or kick the tying FG? Pretty easy decision for Coach Golden. Go for the win! After pummeling the Ravens D to the tune of 185 yards on 32 carries, it was up to Dion Lewis to punch it in. Lewis saw a crease and tried to dart through, but there was Matt Judon, gold teeth and all, grinning as he met Lewis head-on and drove him back for a game-saving, 1-yard loss on the last play of the game. Somewhere, Ray Lewis was doing the Squirrel Dance! Baltimore 13, Atlanta 10. In a game dominated by defense, it should be noted that Baltimore played without Aaron Donald who left the game with just under 9 minutes left in the 1st quarter and got lost in the catacombs of M&T Stadium, never to make it back on the field. Though Donald has a 10+ durability rating, his direction finding rating must be a 2! Regardless, it was fitting that Mark Barron (9 tackles, 1 fumble recovery, 1 sack, 1 stuff) was named the game's MVP. Next week, the Falcons (3-4) take on the winless 49ers (0-6), while the Ravens (4-3) look to stay relevant in the playoff race against powerhouse New Orleans (6-0). Dallas 20 Tampa Bay 28 92 0-5 Derick Carr throws three TD passes and Todd Gurley runs for 102 yards and a score as the Bucs hold off the Cowboys. New York (N) 10 Green Bay 20 65 0-10 Rain The Giants, led by sub coach Ken, looked poised to pull the much talked about upset in Green Bay. New York came in and absolutely dominated the first quarter and could have been up by more than just 7-0 after 15 minutes. Coach Conners was seen on the sidelines visibly annoyed, his face sporting various shades of red and purple. The hosts finally got it together early in the 2nd and knotted things up at 7-7 when Ben Roethlisberger found WR Emmanuel Sanders from 11 yards out. On the next possession Carson Wentz was picked off by CB Brent Grimes (Grimes 4th int of the season). Green Bay then put together an impressive 14 play, 66 yard drive capped off by a Roethlisberger to Nick O'Leary 1 yard toss. 14-7 at the half. The second half was a tight the whole way. New York hung in there with solid defense and kept it aone score game until late in the 3rd when the Pack added a 35 yard Robbie Gould FG. 17-7. Giants wouldn't go away and drove all the way to the Packers 11 yard line midway through the 4th. The Green Bay defense dug in and forced a short Cairo Santos FG. 17-10. The hosts then put together a clutch 10 play, 54 yard drive that put them in FG range. Gould would put it away with a 39 yarder. Lambeau faithful exhale. Final 20-10 Green Bay. Ben 22-34 282 2 TDs, 1 int Sanders 4 recs. 70 yards and 1 TD Ajayi was quiet 20 rushes for just 54 yards Wentz 15 of 29 127 1 int Robby Anderson 6 rec 48 yards Packers (5-2) host Vikings (4-3) in a key division game Giants (0-7) have another tough one at Dallas (5-2) Buffalo 17 Kansas City 27 52 5-15 Andy Dalton’s fourth quarter 11 yard touchdown pass to Jarvis Landry just before the two minute warning puts away the Bills. San Francisco 31 Tennessee 28 71 5-15 A normal IFL game was taking place with SF up 17-14 at the start of the second half. Then DKS kicked into its weird mode! Tennessee's drive was helped by 3 SF penalties in a row totalling 57 yards. However DKS got its revenge by having a bad snap on the Titan's field goal attempt from 36 yards. The 49ers marched downfield and their drive was salvaged by a crucial penalty on Patrick Robinson on a 3rd and 10 play. SF scored on the next play via a Blane Gabbert 10 yard toss to Julius Thomas. SF 24 - Tennessee 14. The 49ers tried a squib kick on their kickoff. Tyler Matakevitch helped them out by fumbling the kick and the 49ers recovered at the Titan 25. Next play Gabbert (aka Johnny Unitas) hit Seth Roberts for the TD. Halfway through the 3rd quarter it was SF 31-14. Early in the 4th Tennessee put together a long drive but opted to gamble on 4th and goal at the 49er 3 yard line. The pass to Hopkins fell incomplete and the Titans would come to regret not taking the guaranteed 3 points. The 49ers had a 3 and out and then the Titans went 68 yards in 1:24, scoring on a Matt Ryan 12 yarder to Kyle Rudolph. With 9 minutes left SF 31 - Ten 21. San Fran's next drive consumed 5 minutes but fell apart when Gabbert was sacked on two consecutive plays. He fumbled on the second sack and the Titans recovered on their own 48 with 4 minutes left. Matt Ryan then completed 7 of 10 short passes, culminated by a 7 yard TD pass to DeAndre Hopkins on 4th and 4. With 2:15 left it was SF 31 -Ten 28. SF could not move the ball and was forced to punt with 1:14 left. From the Titan 19 yard line Ryan found Rudolph on a medium hitch. Someone missed a tackle and Rudolph went 40 yards to the San Francisco 41. A short out to Delanie Walker put the ball at the 36 with 18 seconds remaining. SF went into a 3-1 deep zone prevent and somehow 3-rated DE/OLB Lerentee McCray sacked Ryan for a 12 yard loss ending the game. SF 31- Ten 28. Blaine Gabbert 21/26 301 yards 4 TDS 154.5 rating! DeAndre Hopkins 11 receptions for 28 yards and 2 TDs. Congrats to Bob for nabbing his first win of the season. Patrick Robinson and Delanie Walker both demanded a trade following the game. Washington 21 Chicago 14 66 10-20 Washington (-1) vs. Chicago in week 7. Things looked promising for the Bears as Pharoh Copper took the opening kickoff 99 yards and an early 7-0 lead. The Redskins answered after intercepting Mariota and driving the short field in 3 plays, Bryant 30 yards from Prescott. The game then settled into a defensive struggle. Mariota threw a second interception late in the 2nd period, giving Washington a first and goal from the 7. Jones takes it in on the first play and the half ends Washington 14 Chicago 7. The defenses were strong in the second half. Chicago tied the game at 14 (Blue 10 yard run) in the 3rd, but Washington put together a strong drive late and Prescott found Parker from 11 yards out with 14 seconds left on the clock. Washington 21 Chicago 14 For Washington, Prescott 23/34/229 2 TD, 1 Int; Parker caught 7 passes for 93 yards and a TD. For Chicago, Mariota 23/37/180 2 Int. Washington outgained Chicago 289 to 245 in net offense. Next week Washington hosts Arizona and Chicago travels to the New York Jets. Philadelphia 24 Detroit 0 70 Eagles rebound from their first loss of the season by shutting out the Lions 24-0. The Eagle defense was stout this day against a Lion offense that was led by stat pack QB Cody Kessler. Kessler and company were held to 244 yards of offense and was 0-3 in the red zone. The Eagle offense was balanced and efficient despite 2 ints by QB Jameis Winston. They build a 21-0 lead by halftime and never looked back. The offensive highlight of the game was a 42-yard touchdown jaunt by Eagle RB Demarco Murray, who was supposed to be resting due to overuse but was called into action when RB Bilal Powell was injured. In addition, the WR tandem of Muhammed Sanu and Cooper Kupp caught touchdown passes. The Eagles, now 6-1, visit the AFC West division leading Broncos next week while the Lions attempt to bounce back against Tampa Bay in a key interdivisional game. Arizona 19 Minnesota 30 68 Arizona, losers of all 6 games this season, but lost the last one by only one point. McCarron had a passing rating of over 100 and started to show promise. Minnesota, losers of 2 straight and now in 4th place in their division. Can't stop anybody. The Vikings, playing back to back after being outgunned by Buffalo last night, came out strong, intercepting the ball in Arizona territory less than 2 minutes into the game and scoring a touchdown on a Brees to Matthews 6 yard pass shortly thereafter. 7-0 Minnesota. Their next possession, the Vikings took 10 plays to drive deep into Arizona territory, where they settled for a 27-yard field goal by Zuerlein to take a 10-0 lead. In the 2nd Q, Arizona picked off Brees in Viking territory and had a golden opportunity with first down on the Viking 12. Their offense stalled, however, and Arizona had to settle for a Sturgis 22-yard field goal that made it 10-3 Vikings. Minnesota then drove methodically for a touchdown, capped by a 2-yard Lynch run, that brought the score to 16-3 Vikings. Sturgis ended the half for Arizona with a 46-yard FG that made the halftime score 16-6 Vikings. The rest of the game was all touchdowns, two for Minnesota (15-yard pass Brees to Witten and a 17-yard pass Brees to Smith-Schuster) and two for Arizona (McCarron 27-yard pass to Brown and McCarron 8-yard pass to James), as the Vikings closed out the Cardinals 30-19. Minnesota had the ball for 36 minutes to only 24 for Arizona, as the normally pass-happy Vikings actually had more rushing plays than passing plays. Lynch led the way, running for 136 yards and 8 first downs in 31 carries. Brees hit 21 of 29 passes, 3 TDs and 3 interceptions. For the Cardinals, McCarron only had 161 yards on 29 attempts (62.6 passing rating). Arizona generated only 175 yards of net offense, compared to 359 by Minnesota. Arizona goes to 0-7, but they already have Mahomes in waiting for next year as well as a top pick in this year's draft. Next week they go to Washington. Minnesota is now 4-3, and next week they host Green Bay. Indianapolis 34 Houston 14 70 Colts score 20 unanswered second half points to pull away. Los Angeles (N) 30 Jacksonville 27 92 0-5 The Rams came to Jacksonville looking stay in the play-off race while the hosting Jags we hoping to garner their second win of the the season. Sadly for the Jags Andrew Luck and TY Hilton were not obliging as they shredded Jacksonville secondary for 3 TDs en-route to a 30-27 road victory. While the game was close throughout, the Jags inability stop Hilton (7 catches 145 yards, 1 TD) and an anemic passing game (Cutler 45 QB rating) ensured the Rams would be coming home with a victory. Orleans Darkwa was the Jags only bright spot with 103 yards rushing and 1 TD. Hats off to coach Heaton whose timely play calling kept coach Hood off balance all day. New York (A) 13 Denver 34 70 Calm The Denver Broncos moved to 6-1 on the season with a 34-13 victory over the 1-6 Jets. The Jets got on the scoreboard first as they drove 71 yards in 11 plays capped by a Mallet to Sammy Watkins pass from 10 yards out to take a 7-0 lead. The Broncos would then score the next 34 points, led by QB Blake Bortles who threw for 269 yards and 2 TD's as well as rushing for another TD. The TOP and stats were pretty equal except for the 3 Jet turnovers that proved to be the difference. The Jets Oliver rushed for 103 yards on the day The Broncos WR Tyreek Hill snagged 7 balls for 118 yards and a score in the Bronco victory. It was a great game Bob The Jets will host the Bears next week while the Broncos will host the Eagles. Carolina 25 Pittsburgh 20 64 0-10 Pittsburgh jumps out of the gate to a 14-0 lead with Brady throwing two TD's to take the early lead with 6:14 left in the first quarter. Carolina responds with 22 unanswered point including 3 TD passes by Russell Wilson and a field goal. Due to a missed extra point and two point conversion, Carolina only holds an 8 point lead 10 minutes left in the game. With the game on the line, Brady drives Pitt down the field and punches it in with 1:21 left in the game, drawing the Steelers to within 2 point. Pittsburgh comes out in a 4 wide for the two point conversion and Carolina responds with dropping into a dime formation. With the game on the line, the Panthers are able to stop the pass from Brady and maintain the lead. Pittsburgh fails to convert and onside kick and a play later Ameer Abdullah breaks a 35 yard run that leads to a field goal and salts the game for the Panthers. Thanks to Ken for subbing for Pittsburgh and calling a great game. Tom Brady finishes with 3 TD passes and 229 yards for Pittsburgh, and Wilson throws 3 TD passes and 209 yards for the Panthers. Cincinnati 16 New Orleans 13 70 The Bengals traveled to the bayou for a battle of two 6-0 teams. After a scoreless first quarter, the Saints took a 7-0 lead thanks to a 19 play 93 yard drive that took over eight minutes as Jamaal Williams plowed in from two yards out. Cincinnati answered as Brian Hoyer connected with Paul Richardson from 16 yards out. New Orleans created a turnover late in the quarter as Jarvis Jenkins stripped Hoyer. The Saints could not capitalize as Brandon McManus missed from 39 yards out. The Bengals forced New Orleans to punt on their first possession of the third quarter and Jurrell Casey blocked it. Cincinnati had to settle on a Ka’imi Fairbairn 30 yard field goal against the tough Saints "D" for a 10-7 lead. The Bengals had a chance to extend their lead after forcing another New Orleans punt but this time Fairbairn missed from 43 yards. Cincinnati was down to one quarterback as Hoyer was knocked out of the game. McManus made up for his previous miscue by blasting a 55 yards field goal to tie the game at 10. The Bengals answered thanks to a nice kick return by Brendan Langley and a couple Melvin Gordon runs of 17 and 27 yards. Fairbairn connected from 27 as Cincinnati regained the lead 13-10 with a little over 12 minutes left in the game. After an exchange of punts, the New Orleans offense started to get on track. Williams went for 33 yards on a short pass from Joe Flacco. Then Dez Bryant finally got open for a 38 yard gain. The Bengals defense bent but did not break as the Saints settled on another McManus field goal to tie the game at 13 with a little over three minutes remaining. The Bengals got another nice return from Langley and set up shop at their 47. After Gordon was stuffed for no gain, Brett Hundley connected with Jermaine Gresham for 15 yards. Rookie Fairbairn was called on and connected from 54 yards out to give Cincinnati a 16-13 lead with 1:42 remaining. Flacco was intercepted by Hyde and the Bengals escape with a nice win on their resume. Flacco struggled finishing 8 of 18 for 119 yards and an INT. Rookie Jamaal Williams rushed 15 times for 61 yards and a score. He also caught 3 passes for 51 yards. Dez finished with 3 catches for 52 yards. Gordon rushed for 97 yards on a workhorse like 22 carries. Hoyer and Hundley combined to go 11 of 21 for 110 yards with a Hoyer TD pass. Key to the win was Cincinnati converting 8 of 17 on third downs while the Saints converted just 2 of 11. Overall a great game. Jim called a fantastic game. Next week, the Saints are at Baltimore while the Bengals host the Titans as they witness Delanie in strips for the first time. Oakland 23 New England 0 60 20-30 Matt Stafford throws three touchdowns and the Raider defense pitches a shutout. Oliver(NYJ) 21-103 Hopkins,D(Ten) 11-138 2 TD Baldwin,D(Mia) 6- 55 3 TD – IFL Offensive Player of the Week Ryan,M(Ten) 50-33-355 3 TD Gabbert(SF) 26-21-301 4 TD Glanton(Ari) 17 Tk Lawrence(Oak) 9 TK, 2 sacks Barron(Bal) 9, TK sack - IFL Defensive Player of the Week Ka’imi Fairbairn(Cin) 3 of 4 FG, 54 Long – IFL Special Teams Player of the Week Bears kicker Aldrick Rosas 5 field goals helps Chicago upset Tampa Bay in week 6 IFL action. Tampa Bay 10 Chicago 29 70 0-5 Light Rain 4-1 Tampa Bay came to 0-5 Chicago as a 10 point favorite. The Bears defense finally showed up, stopping the Bucs offense on drive after drive. Mariota to Thomas from 18 out opened the scoring, and 3 FG and a Cox 2 yard fumble recovery for a TD gave the Bears a 23-0 halftime lead. The Bears outgained the Bucs 212 yards to 20 net offense in the first half. Things looked like they were starting to turn around when Lockett ran back the opening kickoff of the second half 102 yards, then Burfict intercepted Mariota on the Bears first play resulting in a TB field goal cutting the lead to 13. The Bears defense took over after that, Chicago eked out two more field goals and the game ended Chicago 29 Tampa Bay 10. Tampa Bay held the ball for only 17:03 and managed only 45 yards of net offense for the game. The Chicago D came up with 7 sacks and forced 2 turnovers. Next week Tampa Bay is home to Dallas and Chicago hosts Washington. Houston 20 Los Angeles (A) 14 71 Calm Matt Forte rushes for 79 yards and a score as the Texans hold off the Chargers. Baltimore 17 Cincinnati 42 41 10-20 The Ravens took an early 7-0 lead after an impressive 19 play 75 yard drive with Alex Collins completing it with a 2 yard run. After an exchange of punts, the Bengals finally tied the score at seven with a Gordon 5 yard run at the 11:46 mark of the second quarter. The Bengals took their first lead 14-7 just before the two minute warning as Hoyer connected with Gordon for the 12 yard score. After forcing a Baltimore punt, Cincinnati set up shop at their own 49 and hoped to increase their lead. However, Mark Barron intercepted a Hoyer pass and one play later Manning connected with Fuller for a 44 yard gain. This set up a Bryant field goal to make the score 14-10 Cincinnati at the half. The Bengals were forced to punt on their opening drive of the half and Michael Campanaro returned it 82 yards for the score and a 17-14 lead. That was probably the last highlight for the Ravens as the Bengals scored 29 unanswered points and go on to win 42-17. Baltimore suffered some bad breaks and deserved a better fate. Manning struggled completing just 20 of 35 for 159 yards and 2 INTs. Bell and Collins were held in check averaging only 2.8 yards per rush. Hoyer finished 20 of 34 for 201 yards and 2 TDs with an INT. Funchess caught seven passes for 82 yards and a score. The Cincinnati pass rush finally showed up with six sacks, 2 each by Hughes and Casey. Trevathan had a 15 yard pick six. Next week in another battle of the birds, the Ravens host the Falcons while the Bengals travel to New Orleans to take on the NFC West leading Saints. Miami 52 Indianapolis 14 69 Indianapolis, IND (IFL.COM) - The Colts (4-2) scored a TD on its first possession of the game and the Dolphins (6-0) scored touchdowns on its first six (6) possessions of the game. The score was 42-14 at the half and Miami was well on the way to a embarrassing beat down of the Colts. Miami finished with 560 yards of offense, 226 on the ground on 33 carries, Jared Goff threw for 332 yards, and 6 TDs, final score 52-14. A check of the IFL record books would show this was the worst showing by a Ken Griffith coached team during his 15-year head coaching career. He had no comment after the game and didn't show for the IFL mandatory press conference following the contest. Arizona 19 Dallas 20 70 The winless Arizona Cardinals gave the 4-1 Dallas Cowboys all they could handle in a 20-19 loss Thursday night in Dallas. The take-away is Dallas is not as good as their record and Zona is not as bad as theirs. The Cardinals took the opening kickoff and cashed in their drive for three poinst on a 45-yard FG. On the first play from scrimmage for Dallas, Tyrell Williams got behind his defender and Cam Newton hit him for a 75-yard score. Dalls scored again in the second quarter when backuip QB Ryan Fitzpatrick connected with TE Mercedes Lewis for a 14-yard scoring pass. The Dallas crowd, most wearing beards, cheered voraciously. But Arizona scored on McCarron passes to Brandon Marshall and Duke Johnson to go ahead 19-17. It should have been 20-17, but the PAT was missed. Dallas kicked a FG to go ahead 20-19 to retake the lead. Arizona mounted a drive but on third and four, their run was good enough for a first down. But, at the request of the Dallas coaching staff (we challenged) the booth reversed the call. Arizona punted the ball to Dallas and the Cowboys held onto the ball for the final four minutes of the contest to preserve the win. Cam Newton and Ryan Fitzpatrick threw for 323 yards. Duke Johnson led Arizona's effort with 10 rushes for 54 yards and eight receptions for 81 yards. Dallas outgained Arizona 438 to 286 in the game. Washington 31 Philadelphia 10 65 0-10 The Eagles were riding high for the first 5 games of the season as they took on a very dangerous 2-3 Redskin team under the direction of sub coach Ryan Heaton. On the first drive, it looked like all of the other Eagle games this year as QB Jameis Winston drove the Philly offense down the field for a TD by throwing to TE Evan Engram. However, the Redskins would show this day that they would be a force to be reckoned with. Redskin QB Dak Prescott would take the ensuing drive and march the Skins down the field to tie it. The big play was a booth reversal of an Eagle int. That was a sign of things to come. The Eagles would get an interception late in the 1st quarter and convert that to a FG for a 10-7 lead. The Redskins would again fight back and on the ensuing drive ( a common theme) would drive the ball 75 yards on 10 plays to take a 14-10 lead. This is when things would fall apart for the undefeated Eagles. Just before halftime, the Eagles would have a FG blocked on their next to last drive of the half and Winston would throw an interception on the last drive that would lead to a Washington TD for a 21-10 halftime lead. The second half was about ball control offense for the Redskins and the Eagles inability to move the football. The Skins would tack on 10 more points for a 31-10 win and the Eagles undefeated season comes crashing down. Pittsburgh 20 San Francisco 17 60 5-15 Pittsburgh holds on for a 20-17 win as SF’s Mason Crosby misses a 47 yard FG with 5 seconds left. Pittsburgh opened up with a 4 play 75 yard drive and didn’t do much after that as SF defense toughened up. The only other TD they scored came after an interception on the SF 15 and an ensuing 4 yard pass to by Brady to Gronk. It was Brady’s second TD pass of the game. SF showed some ball movement (28 first downs) for the 1st time this year but couldn’t close the deal for more than Howard 3 yd run and a Trubiskey pass to Diggs. Pitts came up wih big plays (5 sacks) to end drives. Green Bay 24 Detroit 0 70 Lions racked up 5 first downs & 120 yards of offense. The game was very close until the very end of the 3rd. Both teams struggled on O. Big Ben showed a 69 QB rating blowing away "Wild" Cody Kessler who was 17 / 45 for 83 yards, 3 int, 18.3 QB rating. GB hosts the Giants & Detroit welcomes the Eagles to town. Jacksonville 6 Tennessee 10 66 5-15 Two 1-4 teams contested last place in the AFC Central. The game showed both teams deficiencies. Jacksonville was able to pound the ball behind their excellent O-line for 194 yards but their passing game mainly consisted of 5 yard tosses to tight end Jack Doyle. They were never able to get the ball into the end zone, instead settling for 5 field goal attempts. The problem with that was Randy Bullock had a career worst game missing 3 of the 5. Jacksonville 6 points. Tennessee meanwhile struggled all game moving the ball. However early in the 2nd quarter Matt Ryan found DeAndre Hopkins with a 47 yard bomb for the TD. The only other effective Titan drive in the game came early in the 4th as they drove 71 yards before settling for a Dan Bailey field goal. Jacksonville was unable to mount an effective drive in the closing minutes. Tennessee 10 points. Doyle caught 14 passes for 82 yards for the Jaguars. Hopkins caught 5 for 122 yards and the game's only TD. Jacksonville (1-5) hosts the Los Angeles Rams (3-2) next week while Tennessee (2-4) hosts San Francisco (0-5). Atlanta 7 Carolina 42 69 0-10 Atlanta rolls in to Carolina looking to keep pace in NFC West but a serious of unlucky bounces dooms their attempt. Carolina opens the scoring with a 5 yard TD pass from Wilson to Drake with 4:20 left in the first. Atlanta quickly evens the score less than a minute later as Rivers hits Ertz with a 3 yard pass for the TD. Unfortunately the wheels fell off for Atlanta after this with Carolina scoring the next 35 points. Turnovers where the issue as Carolina returns a fumble for a TD and converts an interception deep in Atlanta's territory which led to an immediate TD. Rivers passed for 240 yards and a TD and Agholor 94 yards receiving as the top players for Atlanta. For Carolina, Wilson passed for 199 and a TD and Mike Evans caught 8 passes for 101 yard. New Orleans 17 Los Angeles (N) 0 74 Calm The Saints keep rolling as their defense dominated the Rams in Los Angeles. So dominant was their effort the Saints were able to employ an extremely conservative game-plan, choosing never to gamble when down and distance was not in their favor. The Saints correctly predicted the Rams only chance of scoring in the game would have been a turnover in the Saints own end of the field. Even though the Saints played conservatively they still moved the ball effectively, particularly on the ground the Saints running backs combined for over 200 yards. It was not a pretty game to watch both team's quarterbacks combined for a little over 150 yards. Rams QB Andrew Luck completed less then 10 passes and threw two interceptions. The game was never really in doubt, the Rams never made it to field goal range and only converted one third down. The MVP of the game was the Saints defense, hard to single out a particular defender that stood out, it was more a complete effort, the Rams only managed 116 total yards. Rams had no standout players, they got steamrolled. Next week the Saints host the undefeated Cincinnati Bengals, while the Rams travel to 1-4 Jacksonville. New York (A) 17 New England 9 64 5-15 Light Rain JETS GET FIRST WIN WITH A 17-9 VICTORY OVER PATS Foxboro, MA. (IFL.COM) – The defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots (1-5), off to its worst start in five seasons was hosting the winless New York Jets. The division rival was the cure for whatever ills bothering the visiting Jets (1-5), as they would walk out of Gillette Stadium with a 17-9 victory, it’s first of the season. The Patriots out gained the Jets in total yards 378-309, however 3 turnovers and none by New York would be their undoing. Pats running back C.J. Prosise had 2 critical fumbles, the first coming early in the 1st quarter at the Jets 5-yard line. After a brief injury to Jets starter Ryan Mallett (36-23, 217 yards, 0 TD 0 INT), backup Scott Tolzien (2-1, 13 yards, 1 TD) came into the game and completed 1 pass, a 13 yard TD to game MVP running back Corey Grant (7-49 yards, 1 TD, 2 catches 18 yards, 1 TD). Down 7-0 the Patriots would drive deep into Jets territory when Prosise (15 carries -77 yards, 2 catches - 27 yards, 1 TD) committed the first of two misuses, FUMBLE at the 5 yard-line, and the Pats never recovered. New England would add an Jake Elliott 47 FG as the first quarter ended with the Jets holding a 7-3 lead. With 1:09 left in the first-half Grant would score his 2nd TD of the game on a 1-yard plunge, giving the Jets a 14-3 half time advantage. Early the 3rd quarter with the Pats at the Jets 30, DeShone Kizer (QB) would hit Prosise on a screen pass and he would take it to the house for the TD, closing the gap to 14-9 (2 – failed). Following a 9 play 51 yard drive Jets kicker Dustin Hopkins would push the lead to 8 with a 44 yard FG, 17-9. At midfield with 0:19 seconds left on the clock, New England will have one more shot at tying the game and forcing overtime when Kizer (33-26, 279 yards, 1 TD 1 INT) turned back into Kizer and he committed the 3rd and final turnover of the game when Kavon Frazier (S) intercepted him at the Jets 15 yard-line and closing the door on the comeback attempt. In week 7 the Patriots host the 4-1 Oakland Raiders, and the Jets will travel to Mile High to play the Denver Broncos (4-1). Oakland 22 Denver 23 73 0-5 In a game with the division lead on the line the Broncos defense scored two pick-6 int's to escape with a 23-22 victory over the rival Raiders. Raider QB Matthew Stafford threw for 355 yards and 2 TD's but he also threw 3 picks with 2 of them returned for scores. The Raider offense took a big hit when RB Alvin Kamara went down with an injury in the 3rd quarter and then the Bronco defense was able to contain the Oakland offense much easier. Kansas City 30 New York (N) 23 61 5-15 Chiefs jump out to a 30-7 lead and the Giants rally falls short. Andy Dalton tosses 3 TD passes for KC. Buffalo 37 Minnesota 31 68 Two high-scoring teams with weak defenses met up in week 6, with Minny a 1-point favorite because of home field advantage. Buffalo jumped out to a quick 14-0 lead, as Alex Smith teamed up with the double-teamed Antonio Brown on a 37-yard pass for the 1st TD, then found Brandon LaFell from 25 yards out for a 2nd TD. Minnesota, however, got right back in the game as Drew Brees hit Jason Witten for a 9-yard TD strike later in the 1st Q. Buffalo 14-7 after one. In the 2nd Q, Smith kept on rolling, pushing the lead back to 14 with a 9-yard pass to the (still) double-teamed Brown for another touchdown. Not to be outdone, Brees then threw to JuJu Smith-Schuster for an 18-yard TD pass that made the score Buffalo 21 Minny 14. With 26 seconds left in the half, Graham Gano kicked a 30-yard chip shot to seemingly give the Bills a 10-point cushion. But JuJu took the kickoff and raced 106 yards for a touchdown (in only 5 seconds!) that cut the Bills' lead to only 3 at the half. After a high-scoring first half, the two teams settled down to play some defense after intermission. The Vikings got a 35-yard field goal from Zuerlein to knot up the game at 24-24 with about 6 minutes left in the 3rd Q. Buffalo answered a minute thirty later on a 39-yard gem of a pass from Smith to the (still) double-teamed Brown for their lone touchdown of the 2nd half.It put the Bills back in front 31-24. Late in the 3rd, Buffalo opened its lead to 10 on a 38-yard field goal by Gano. In the 4th, though, the Vikings took 3 minutes to go 75 yards for another touchdown, this time Brees to JuJu from 25 yards out, to make it 34-31 with 9 minutes left. Buffalo, however, chewed up over 7 minutes of clock time, getting another FG (this time from 36 yards out) by Gano to lead by 6. Brees had only 1:52 to work with, and it did not help when Buffalo kicked away from JuJu and the stat pack returner caught the kick and slipped on the 3 yard line, where he was touched down by a Viking teammate (??). The Vikes got off 7 plays but could not go 97 yards, as Buffalo held on for a 37-31 victory. Smith and Brees both stood out, Smith hitting 25 of 41 passes for 305 yards and 4 TDs for a 116.4 passing rating and Brees completing 23 of 34 passes for 270 yards and a 121.0 rating. Devonta Freeman was an unsung hero, amassing 112 yards on 15 attempts, and even rushing for a first down when Buffalo gambled on a 4th and 4 in their own territory late in the game! Brown was DT'd virtually the entire game, yet still caught 9 passes for 166 yards and 3 TDs. JuJu Smith-Schuster caught 6 for 93 yards and finished with 3 TDs, including his KO return. It was a fun game. Greg made some gutsy, momentum-changing calls, particularly successfully going for it on 4th and 4 in his own territory late in the game, that kept Buffalo in front, and we salute him for that. He also masterfully ran out the clock in the 4th Q when Brees just wanted the ball back with a little time and less than 97 yards to go. Buffalo goes to 4-2 with the win and Minnesota slips to 3-3. In week 7, the Bills go to Kansas City, and the Vikings host Arizona. Jones,J(LAC) 9-207 1 TD Brown,A(Buf) 9-166 3 TD Landry(KC) 10-165 2 TD Baldwin,D(Mia) 6- 85 3 TD Bell,L(Bal) 11- 54 Grimes(GB) 2 Int 2 Tk – IFL Defensive Player of the Week Cunningham(LAR) 15 Tk Lockett(TB) 4-245 Kick Ret 1 TD Rosas(Chi) 5-5 FG – IFL Special Teams Player of the Week Smith-Schu(Min)4-184 Kick Ret 1 TD In a battle of the birds, the Eagles led by Bilal Powell's 107 yards and two TDs, win this one over the Cardinals. Philadelphia 27 Arizona 7 90 Calm Once upon a time the Tampa Bay Bucs were referred to as the Tampa Bay Yucks. The mood of the fans is similar, except the Yucks were probably better than the Red Birds. What can you say about an offense which cannot score ANY offensive points? McCarron has been given his shot to start and cannot even provide a first down. The offense generated less than 200 yards of offense and zero points. The defense gave up big play after big play on the afternoon. The team could only generate 3 first downs of 17 third down attempts. The ONLY positive was McCarron did not throw an interception. Philadelphia on the other hand benefited from big plays. After two stalled drives in the first quarter, it took only one play on the third possession for Winston to connect with Kupp for a 43 yard touchdown. The only misfire by the Eagles was when Winston connected with Zona CB Randall for a pick six. However, the tied game was short lived. On the next possession Blial Powell would break away for a 51 yard touchdown. The Eagles continued to add additional scores while Arizona rarely was able to cross the 50 yard line into Eagle territory. The fans continue to scream for first round pick Patrick Mahomes to assume control of the offense. However, the coaching staff is remaining stubborn and refuse to step away from McCarron. However, look for changes next year if McCarron does not step up to the call. Detroit 21 Chicago 16 50 15-25 The 3-1 Detroit Lions (a 5 point favorite) visited the 0-4 Chicago Bears in week 5. Things got off to a promising start for the Bears when Pharoh Cooper took the opening kickoff on his own goal line and ran 100 yards for a TD, 6-0 Bears after the missed extra point. After a Detroit 3 and out, Mariota led Chicago on a 10 play, 80 yard drive, ending in a 17 yard TD reception by Crowder. Detroit owned the second quarter, scoring on a 6 yd pass, Kessler to Thomas, and a 66 yard pick 6 of Mariota to lead 14-13 at the half. Both offenses struggled in the second half. The Bears managed a field goal midway through the 4th quarter to take a 16-14 lead, but Kessler’s 23 yard TD strike to McDonald gave Detroit a 21-16 lead with 4:25 left on the clock. Mariota led the Bears on a long drive, converting 4th and 10 twice. With 42 seconds left on the clock, the Bears had a 1st and goal from the Detroit 8. Mariota dropped back to pass and was intercepted by Mosely in the end zone, sealing the Detroit victory and keeping Chicago winless. Detroit 21 Chicago 16 Chicago outgained Detroit 332 to 264, but two key turnovers made the difference, Next week Detroit hosts Green Bay and Chicago is home to Tampa Bay. New York (A) 21 Buffalo 27 47 15-25 With Watson out at QB and also Mallet the Bills deactivated Antonio Brown, Devonte Freeman along with Dre Kirkpatrick and it almost blew up in the Bills face! Game time temperature was 47 degrees with winds 15-25 mph, the Bills win the toss and received kick only to punt after 7 plays. The Jets backed up at their own 9 went 3 and out losing 1 yard, each team then threw interceptions before the Bills opened the scoring by marching 80 yards on 7 plays capped off by a Smith to Humphries 9 yard reception, 7-0... The Jets strike back going on 7 play 64 yard drive ending with Grant plunging in from 1 yard to tie it at 7-7. Buffalo goes 3 and out with the Jets going on a 7 play 64 yard drive with Grant again plunging in from the 1, WOW! 14-7 Jets. With second half winding down the Bills march 75 yards on 7 plays with Yelson running it from 4 yards out to end the half at 14-14... The Jets receive the second half kick and go 3 and out and then the Bills go on a 10 play 77 yard drive capped off by a Smith to Boyle 10 yard TD to give the Bills a 21-14 lead. Both teams are forced to punt on their next possessions and then the Jets tie the game by by driving 60 yards on 9 plays with Oliver running it in from the 2, 21-21. On the last possession of the third quarter the Bills drive is stymied after 9 plays and 42 yards as they are forced to punt. The Jets then open up the 4th with a costly int by Tolzien as Colvin jumps the route to put the Bills at the Jet 33. The Jets defense stiffens as the Bills drive ends at the five and Gano kicks the FG to put the BIlls up 24-21. The Jets start the next drive from the 25 and the Jets are moving into Buffalo territory for the tie or lead when on a 3rd and 13 the Bills blitzs Bradham who strip-sacks Tolzien and Colvin recovers at the Jet 39. Facing a 4th and 1 the Bills bring on Gano with 55 seconds left and he drills a 48 yarder to extend the Bills lead to 27-21... The Jets start at their 25 and Webster picks it to end the game and the Bills survive a big scare from the Jets, Webster was elated as he was picked off the waiver wire this past week. The Jets fall to 0-5 while the Bills move to 3-2, the Jets head to New England while the Bills travel to Minnesota. Los Angeles (A) 23 Oakland 29 63 10-20 Matt Stafford throws for 309 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Raiders get by the Chargers. Houston 14 Dallas 3 70 Cam Newton was overdue to have a rotten game and it happened tonight. He was no match for Cousins as Houston prevails 14-3. To give credit where credit is due, Pete the Greek called a good game - especially on defense. Minnesota 14 Tampa Bay 34 80 5-15 Light Rain This game was a match-up of division rivals and co-division leaders, both with three wins in their first four games. The Minnesota Vikings traveled to Florida to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Minnesota brings the top scoring offense in the league behind Drew Brees and other stars such as JuJu Smith-Schuster, Jason Witten and Ezekiel Elliott. After dropping the season opener, Tampa Bay has one three games in the row. The pundits are wondering if the light rain and 5 to 15 miles an hour winds might slow down these offenses. That would not be the case through the first quarter and deep the second. The first six possessions resulted four in touchdowns. Long drives were the norm. There were no plays over 20 yards. The last of the four drives, which tied the game up at 14, was a 15 play 91-yard Tampa Bay drive consuming 7:21 of game clock. The defenses showed up in the latter part of the second quarter. The Buccaneers added a field goal to go into the locker room ahead 17-14. The first (and only) big momentum switch arrived up with nine minutes left in the third as Minnesota had driven to the Tampa Bay 19. On first and five, Buc Safety Antoine Bethea tips a Brees pass and former Viking George Iloka makes the interception to halt the drive. Tampa is able to move the ball from their own 11 down the field and into the end zone on a Todd Gurley dive to go-ahead 24-14. One of the few big plays of the game made the drive possible. On third and 15 at their own 6 yard line, Todd Gurley took a screen pass 49 yards for the first down. Tampa Bay is now up 24-14 with four minutes left in the third. Of course, plenty of time for the Viking offense. On the ensuing drive, Brees and Company have the ball for five minutes, but things are not running smoothly. Eight pass attempts result in only two completions and the drive stalls at the Tampa 41. With the wind at his back, “The Leg” tries one from 59 yards, but it falls short. Tampa Bay is still up by ten, 24 – 14, with the ball at midfield. Leaning heavily on the dog tired Todd Gurley, Tampa Bay takes full advantage of the short field when Gurley scampers in from six to widen the lead to 31-14 with 10 ½ minutes left in the game. A big comeback was not in the cards for Minnesota. Tampa Bay added a field goal for a final of 34-14. Team and individual stats show a solid Tampa advantage. The Buccaneers outgained the Vikings 401 yards to 195. Bucs were 11 for 14 on third down. Todd Gurley accounted for 193 yards on 121 yards rushing and 72 yards receiving. Next week Tampa Bay plays at Chicago wall Minnesota hosts Buffalo. Tennessee 20 Atlanta 23 68 After trading FGs, Matt Ryan hit Andre Hopkins for a 27 yard TD pass to give the Titans a 10-3 lead at the end of the first quarter. Rivers tied it up early in the second, leading a 7 play for 75 yard drive which culminated in a 32 yard TD pass to Nelson Agholor to tie the game at 10-10. The two teams would then trade FGs again and go into the half tied at 13. Atlanta took the lead on FG mid way through the 3rd and then extended the lead on a 4 yard TD pass from Rivers to Doctson to extend the lead to 23-13 early in the 4th quarter. The Falcons would then do their best to hold off the charge of the Titans. Matt Ryan would manage a 13 yard TD pass to Kyle Rudolph through a double team with 8:08 left in the game. After a couple of changes of possession, including a big stop by the Titans after punting with less than 2 minutes left to get the ball back and a shot to tie the game. Tennessee managed to drive down to the Falcons 46 yard line, looking for the game tying FG, but an ill timed penalty would set them back 10 yards and essentially kill the drive. On 3rd and 20 at their own 44, Matt Ryan hit Hopkins for a 15 yard pass to get it to 4th and 5 with 0:22 left. Ryan would then try to convert the first on a short button hook to Kyle Rudolph but it was knocked down by Vonn Bell. With the Titans turning it over on downs, Rivers spiked the ball and ran out the last 0:05 on the clock and the Falcons hold on to win 23-20. There were no real offensive standouts on the Falcons but Nelson Agholor did have 4 catches for 70 yards and a TD. Matt Ryan led the way for the Titans with 233 yards, 2 TDs and no INTs. With the win the Falcons go to 3-2 while the Titans fall to 1-4. New England 10 Miami 41 82 0-5 New England takes the opening KO and moves downs the field but has to settle for the FG to take the early 3-0 lead, but other than a late TD that's most of the highlights for the Patriots. New England going through the pains of a rebuild, doesn't have a lot of weapons but always calls a good game. Next week New England host the Jets and Miami travels to Indianapolis Indianapolis 16 Green Bay 28 49 0-10 Unbeaten Colts came in to Green Bay looking to improve to 5-0 and knock the Packers out of the NFC Central division race. The hosts had other plans. Return ace Bobby Rainey took the opening kickoff back to his own 45 and the Packers started the game with excellent field position. QB Ben Roethlisberger led his team 55 yards in just 6 plays, capped off by a Jay Ajayi 1 yard TD plunge. 7-0 early. Big play of the drive was a Ben to WR Josh Gordon 31 yard hookup. The next 3 possessions end in punts. Green Bay put together another nice drive to end the quarter,. Ajayi scores on a 7 yard pass and run. 14-0 Pack after the first. The unbeaten Colts were reeling. Early in the 2nd the Indy offense finally got going. QB Case Keenum led a brilliant 6 play 76 yard drive. He found WR Micheal Crabtree on an 11 yard fly. The lead was cut in half 14-7. Packers respond in a big way. Roethlisberger fires a long out to Gordon who shakes off a tackle and takes it 75 yards to the house. The lead was back up to 14. Keenum and the Colts offense then strung together a lengthy 16 play, 87 yard drive but it stalled deep in Green Bay territory. A short Steven Hauschka 24 yard FG made it 21-10 at halftime. The defenses ruled a scoreless 3rd quarter. Early in the 4th the Packers increased the lead as Big Ben found little used backup TE Nick O'Learly for 2 yard TD pass. 28-10 Green Bay. Indy had a chance to get back in it midway through the 4th quarter but on 4th and 1 from the Packers 18, Keenum's pass to WR Chad Hansen was knocked away. Colts get a late TD but the hosts hold on for a 28-16 victory. Indy had more total yards and time of possession but the Packers made the most of their red zone opportunities scoring touchdowns on all 3 trips. Both QB's played well. Keenum 31/46 336 yards 2 TDs Roethlisberger 19/25 224 yards 3 TDs Golden Tate and Keenan Allen combined for 28 catches but no touchdowns Josh Gordon had 6 receptions for 135 yards and a TD. After the game it was reported commissioner John Storer plans to ban Gordon for the remainder of the regular season for violation of the leagues substance abuse policy. In his post game press conference Packers Coach Conners had this to say: "Considering what went on at last year's unsanctioned coaches clinic in Vancouver, suspending a player for drug use seems highly hypocritical" Indianapolis 4-1 travels to 5-0 Miami next week in a HUGE divisional game Packer 3-2 head to surprising Detroit 4-1 to face the coaching mastermind. Denver 31 Kansas City 3 67 10-20 Light Rain Blake Bortles throws for two touchdowns and Luke Kuechly collects three sacks and 14 tackles as the Broncos maul the Chiefs. Los Angeles (N) 29 San Francisco 24 67 5-15 Rams entered the game a 5 pt favorite but at half time, they had built a 29-10 lead on the strength of 3 Andrew Luck passes to Hilton (34 yds, 8 yds) and Green (8 yards) and a Turbin 1 yard run. Succop kicked a FG from 29 but oddly, Succop missed 2 of 4 EPAs. The 49ers had countered with a 47 yard FG by Crosby and an 84 yard drive ending with a 2 yard run by Barber but had punted 6 times on shorts and outs. The 2nd half was a different story. As the 49ers woke up for at least one half this year! A blocked punt lead to a Dupree (SF) TD and a drive lead to a Howard 1 yard rush. Howard had his best day so far with 118 yards on 23 carries. The 49er defense held the Rams scoreless in the second half. Trubiskey was 20-37 for only 140 yards and 5 sacks. SF missed 2 field goals n the 2nd half and had they made them, might have had have had their first win of the year. And BTW, Las Vegas nailed it as the Rams win by 5 points (courtesy of 2 missed EPs!) LA (3-2) vs Jacksonville (1-3) next week and SF (0-5) meets Atlanta (2-2) Cincinnati 17 Jacksonville 10 89 0-10 Week 5 sees the highly favored Bengals travel to Jacksonville to take on the slumping Jacksonville Jaguars. While the result was predictable, the game was a close fought affair that saw both offences struggle throughout. The difference boiled down to the steady but unspectacular play of Bengals pivot Hundley who outplayed the turnover plagued Jay Cutler en-route to a well coached 17-10 Cinci victory. The Bengals D bottled up Orlenes Darkwa with Micah Hyde's two interceptions leading the way. The Bengals assail to 5-0 while the Jags drop to 1-4 New York (N) 7 Washington 30 70 0-10 6 Giants turnovers help the Redskins to victory in Washington DC. MVP Dak Prescott 3 TD Passes. Baltimore 17 Pittsburgh 21 56 10-20 Regardless of their respective records, you could expect a Ravens-Steelers game to be tight and this one didn't disappoint. The 1-3 Steelers were considered 3 point favorites playing at home against the 3-1 Ravens. With the Steeler owner/coach under the weather, Patriot Kevin filled in at the last minute and led the Steelers to a 21-17 "upset". Pittsburgh scored first on a long 12-play, 55-yard drive with Frank Gore rushing in from 2 yards out. Pittsburgh 7-0. Baltimore responded with a 14-play, 94-yard drive capped-off by a Le'Veon Bell 4 yard run as the 1st quarter ended. Tie 7-7. Pittsburgh started quickly with consecutive first down plays, but the drive fizzled and the Steelers had to punt. Pinned at their own 10, Baltimore's first play was a 5 yard penalty. So started a 15-play, 95 yard drive that culminated with a 4-yard Manning-to-Thielen pass. Baltimore 14-7. Pittsburgh again started quickly with a 21-yard gain on their first play, but the Baltimore D again forced a punt and with 1:50 left before the half, they decided to make a go of it and try to score despite being pinned deep into their own territory for the third time. Thomas Davis had a different idea and thought it should be the Steelers who should be trying to score. He strip-sacked Manning and recovered the ball at the Raven 3. Gore plunged in for the tying score one play later. 14-14. The Steelers couldn't get much started on their first possession and punted to the Ravens. Baltimore drove down to the Steeler 27 and Davis forced another fumble that the Steelers recovered. The teams exchanged punts before Pittsburgh started on a 14-play, 75 yard drive that stretched into the 4th quarter. Feeling a FG wouldn't stand up with nearly 12 minutes still on the clock, stand-in coach Kevin decided to go-for-it in true Vince-style on 4th-and-1 from the Raven 12. Brady connected with back-up RB Lawrence Thomas who raced to the 4 yard line before losing the ball when Shaquille Barrett dislodged the ball from Thomas, where another Thomas (Earl of Baltimore) recovered. Baltimore marched out to mid-field where they had to punt, but on the first play from scrimmage, Kendall Fuller picked Tom Brady and the Ravens were in charge with just over 6 minutes remaining. Confident they could run down the clock and win with a FG kicked with the win, Baltimore plodded to the Steeler 7 where Matt Bryant booted a 25-yard FG, giving the Ravens a 3 point lead. Baltimore 17-14. Playing a conservative, prevent defense, it worked to perfection - and prevented Baltimore from winning. With Coach Kevin calling the plays and Brady spinning his magic, the Steelers jetted down the field, overcoming a 4th-and-7 with an 11-yard gain to WR Roger Lewis. Brady then hit WR Kendall Wright for 9 and back to Lewis for 19 before calling their last timeout with 20 second left and the ball on the 22 yard line. With the Ravens doubling Gronk, Brady went back to Lewis who found a crease through the middle and stuck the dagger right into the heart of the Ravens as the home fans went bonkers! Pittsburgh 21-17. Brady was named the game's MVP with a 29-for-41 game good for 284 yards, 2 TDs and 1 INT. Baltimore (3-2) travels to Cincinnati (5-0) hoping to stay relevant in the AFC Central. Pittsburgh (2-3) takes on winless San Francisco. Carolina 7 New Orleans 33 70 2-2 Carolina would roll into New Orleans to try and knock off the unlikely undefeated Saints as they almost went into rebuild mode. The Saints D would step up to the plate holding the Panthers to 140 yards of total offense. Joe Flacco would lead the Saints throwing for 2TD's and no picks. Time of possession was key as the Saints held the ball for over 35 minutes. The big question for New Orleans is whether or not the injuries are going to catch up with them. So far not yet. New Orleans travels to division foe LA and Carolina hosts the Falcons. Powell,B(Phi) 15-107 2 TD – IFL Offensive Player of the Week Bell,L(Bal) 17-102 1 TD Alonso(LAC) 17 Tk Kuechly(Den) 3 Sk 14 Tk – IFL Defensive Player of the Week Hyde,M(Cin) 2 Int 7 Tk Jenkins,M(Was) 2 Int 5 Tk Jackson,A(LAC) 5-151 Kick Ret 2-9 Punt Ret McManus(NO) 4-4 FG – IFL Special Teams Player of the Week Keenan Allen scores two touchdowns as the Colts edge Buffalo 34-28 to remain undefeated. Buffalo 28 Indianapolis 34 69 Indianapolis, IND (IFL.COM) - The Indianapolis Colts (4-0) wins an OVERTIME thriller 34-28 against division rival Buffalo Bills (2-2). With only 2:00 left of the clock in the final period and Buffalo leading 28-21 the hometown Colts would score with :04 left in regulation when Case Keenum (QB) hit Golden Tate (WR) with an 8-yard TD pass to tie the game at 28-28. In overtime the very game and well coached Bills would never see the ball as the Colts received the kickoff and went on a 9 play 75 yard drive that concluded with Keenum hitting a double-covered Tate for a 7-yard TD for the game winner. In week 5 the Colts travel to Green Bay to take on the 2-1 Packers while the Bills host division rival New York Jets (1-2). Los Angeles (A) 21 Denver 30 64 0-5 The Chargers came to Mile high stadium for a divisional game vs. the Broncos and the home team held on for a 30-21 victory. Denver was led by Rookie RB Kareen Hunt who rushed for 136 yards on 26 carries with 2 TD's. Tyreek Hill caught 5 passes for 92 yards while QB Blake Bortles threw for 177 yards on a 14 of 19 passing day, Tyrod Taylor had a nice game for the Chargers as he threw for 284 yards and 2 scores. Julio Jones caught 8 passes for 111 yards and a TD to lead the SD club. The Bolts were flagged 11 times for 84 yards of penalties while the Broncos only had 1 for 5 yards. The win moves Denver to 3-1 as the Chargers fall to 1-3. Next week both teams remain in division as the Chargers travel to Oakland and the Broncos head to Kansas City. Kansas City 27 Houston 24 70 Gostkowski connects on a 41 yard field goal as time expires and the Chiefs rally after being down 14-0 after the first quarter. Miami 49 New York (A) 3 56 Calm Easy story here. The Jets are playing with Ryan Mallett, a stat pack QB, and he threw a pick on the 3rd play of the game. That lead to a 42 yard TD drive for the Fins. The Jets went on to turn the ball over 4 times in their first 5 possessions. Oh, Mallett was injured and replaced by our 3rd string QB. All told the Jets turned it over SIX times....leading to SIX TD's for the Fins. In between turnovers the Jets did manage 237 yards, and 15 first downs in 29 minutes when they held onto the ball. Next week the Jets visit the Bills, who are already licking their chops, and Miami host the Pats. Pittsburgh 14 Tennessee 27 80 Calm Pittsburgh owned the first half with two nice drives resulting in touchdowns for Gronkowski and Gore. Tennessee responded with one TD drive finished by a 9 yard Ryan to Rudolph pass. 14-7 Steelers at the half. The Titans dominated the second half with four substantial drives leading to two touchdowns and two field goals. The Steelers' offence was repeatedly stymied by untimely penalties, three sacks and two fourth quarter interceptions within two minutes. Penalties in the game ended up 12 against Pittsburgh versus only 2 against Tennessee. The Titans win 27-14. Frank Gore had a solid 77 yards on 16 carries for Pittsburgh. Matt Ryan finally had a decent game with 3 TD passes and a 109.1 passer rating. Both teams are now 1-3 with dim playoff prospects. Pittsburgh hosts the powerful Ravens next week while Tennessee visits Atlanta. Carolina 13 Cincinnati 27 49 20-30 Light Rain On a rainy Cincinnati afternoon, the Bengals hosted the Panthers. Carolina won the toss and elected to defer. The Bengals were forced to punt on their first possession. With the Panthers facing third and five, Jalen Ramsey jumped in front of a Russell Wilson pass and went 35 yards for the score. Carolina put together a nine play 75 yard drive on their next series capped off by a 16 yard screen pass to Abdullah for the tying score. Carson Palmer completed a 33 yard completion to Paul Richardson on their next possession setting up a three yard score to Jeffery as the Bengals regained the lead 14-7. After forcing a Panther punt, Cincinnati put together a 13 play 91 yard drive that ended with a Hoyer to Funchess 11 yard score. The extra point was no good as the Bengals extended their lead to 20-7. Carolina was able to cut the lead to 20-10 before the half thanks to a Lambo 44 yard field goal. Carolina cut the lead to 20-13 with their first possession of the third quarter as Lambo blasted a 54 yard field goal with the help of the strong wind. That would be as close as the Panthers would get. As Hoyer connected with Paul Richardson from 8 yards out in the fourth quarter for 27-13 final. Wilson struggled with the wind and the Bengals pass rush finishing 14 of 23 for 158 yards with one TD and one INT. Rookie standout Carl Lawson had two sacks for Carolina. Hoyer finished 15 of 22 for 116 yards and 3 TDs. The Bengals suffered another serious injury at quarterback as Palmer went down and will miss the next seven weeks. The Cincinnati defense played well with the Ramsey interception return for a touchdown and Bruce Irvin two sacks. Next week the Panthers have a tough road divisional game facing the undefeated Saints. Cincinnati travels to Jacksonville for a tough divisional road game of their own. Jacksonville 24 Baltimore 27 58 0-10 For the second straight week, the Ravens were out-played in nearly every aspect of the game and still managed to win the game, 27-24, over a talented Jags team. Jacksonville controlled the game with 20 first downs (vs 7 for the Ravens), picking up 241 yards on the ground (vs 113 for the Ravens), led by RB Orleans Darkwa's 157 on 22 carries (vs Le'Veon Bell's 62 on 21); and 137 through the air on the strength of Jay Cutler's 18-for-25 (vs Eli Manning's 10-for-20-for-110). Unfortunately for Jag's fans, Cutler threw three INTs. The first came after an impressive opening drive that carried the ball down to the Ravens 37. The eight play 38 yard drive turned on Desmond Trufant's INT returned 47 yards to the Jags' 31. Four plays later, with the ball on the Jags 9 yard line, Eli Manning returned the favor, getting picked by CB Stephon Gilmore. The Jags again trudged down the field before stalling at the Ravens 18 where Randy Bullock booted a 36 yard FG. Jax 3-0. Baltimore responded with a 3-and-out and Jacksonville lumbered downfield again, stalling at the Ravens 34, where Bullock missed, wide left. Le'Veon Bell got the crowd riled up with a 21 yard jaunt to the Jags 37, but the Raven "drive" stalled 3 plays later, where Matt Bryant kicked a 47 yard FG to tie the game at 3-3. After the teams exchanged punts and field position, Cutler threw his second INT, though this one took a Raven challenge and a video reply to confirm that Mark Barron actually secured the ball. On the first play after the TO, Alex Collins took it to the house, 45 yards away on a sweep. Baltimore 10-3. After another exchange of punts, the Jags rumbled downfield with Darkwa toting the ball 4 times for 37 yards, the last time 11 yards into the end zone. Tie game, 10-10 at the half. After the kick to open the second half, the Ravens moved the ball into Jags territory only to have two holding penalties and a sack put them in a 4th-and-44 situation. A punt to the first down marker pushed Jacksonville back to their own 23 and Jay Cutler loosened up the Ravens D with two 15-yard gains to Allen Hurns. After a short Darkwa run and a Jag penalty, Darkwa burst through the center of the line on a dive play and didn't stop until he reached the goal line, 55 yards away. Jacksonville, 17-10. Jacksonville's D forced another 3-and-out from the Ravens and Rigoberto Sanchez's punt put the Jags on their own 23. Again, Cutler threw to the wrong color jersey and CB Kendall Fuller returned it to the 8. Three plays later, Bell carried it in for the Ravens. Tie game, 17-17. The next three possession results in punts. With :41 left in the 3rd quarter and the ball on the Raven 26, Coach Master took a chance on first down and called for a long cross to Adam Thielen. Manning complied and hit the streaking Thielen for 54 yards. Sadly, in what has become a regular thing, the Ravens didn't go any further. Fortunately, they didn't have to and Bryant knocked a 42 yard FG through the uprights. Baltimore 20-17. On the ensuing possession, Jacksonville got a nice return and moved into Raven territory after a personal foul penalty against the purple defense. The drive stalled, however, and Bullock lined up to attempt a 57 yard FG. Kicking with the wind, the Ravens figured there was a good chance he'd make it, but still put Chris Moore deep, just in case. Good move, because the kick landed in the arms of Moore WHO RETURNED IT 109 YARDS FOR A TD! Surely, there would be a flag...but NO. It stood. Baltimore 27-17 with 11 1/2 minutes remaining. Needing two scores, Coach Hood felt the need to go for it on 4th-and-5 from his own 36. He made the right call, a draw against a pass defense, but Elijah Hood was stopped short. No worries. Baltimore's offense was putrid and could only gain 3 yards before giving the ball back to the Jags. Jacksonville marched downfield, eating up yards...and time. Their drive resulted in a Cutler-to-Hurns TD, but just 2:22 remained on the clock. Baltimore 27-24. Baltimore recovered the onside attempt and forced the Jags to burn their timeouts after gaining one of their seven first downs at a most opportune time. Though the Jags would get the ball back with :10 on the clock, Matt Judon ended all hope with a sack of Cutler to end the game. For Week 5, Baltimore (3-1) travels to division rival Pittsburgh (1-3), while Jacksonville (1-3) hosts division leader Cincinnati (4-0). New Orleans 21 San Francisco 17 70 0-10 The Saints (3-0) visit the 49ers (0-3) at SF as a 15 point favorite. As expected, the game featured total domination by the Saints who rushed for over 280 yards. Had 28 first downs (to 13 for SF), controlled the football for almost 40 minutes, gained 411 yards to 240 and basically beat the living daylights out of the SF Defense. But not expected, the 49ers hung tough, and with a couple of breaks and came close to pulling a major upset. The SF D really “bent” but did not break and SF and only allowed 3 TDs. The Saints missed 2 FGs. SF received major breaks with a 33 yard fumble recovery return TD by Coyle and a 59 yard pass to Boyd from Trubiskey that resulted in a FG. Despite overall New Orleans domination, the game ended on the Saint 14 yard with a 1st down with the 49ers having a real chance to win. However, Trubiskey threw 4 incomplete passes and that was that. Chicago 7 Minnesota 31 68 The two teams had a slugfest in their first match-up, with Minnesota coming back to beat Chicago in the last minute 41-40. What would happen in the rematch? Let's put it this way. The Bears seemingly dominated the game, but the Vikings came out on top, 31-7. The Vikes, on their second play of the game, scored a 66-yard touchdown on a Brees to Smith-Schuster pass to take a 7-0 lead. After an interception, the Vikes scored again two plays later on a Marshawn Lynch 3-yard run. 14-0 Vikes two minutes into the game. Afterwards, the Bears controlled play, except they failed to execute when they had to. Midway through the 1st Q, Rosas had his field goal from 48 yards out blocked. Starting off the 2nd Q, the Bears drove to the Viking 3, but Mariota was picked off. The Bears finally got on the scoreboard late in the 2nd Q with a 14-yard TD run by Alfred Blue. This awakened the Vikings out of their slumber, as they drove 74 yards in 2:17 to score an answering TD on a 4-yard pass from Brees to Witten. Vikes 21-7 at the half. In the 3rd Q, the Bears dominated the first 7 minutes of the quarter, driving to the Vikings' 8 yard line before a sack drove them back to the 16. From there they tried another field goal, only to have it blocked again. The Vikings then took virtually the rest of the 3rd Q marching down the field, settling for a 48-yard FG by Zuerlein. That made it 24-7 through three quarters. Early in the 4th, the Vikes, getting the ball in Bear territory after an interception, wasted little time in scoring another TD, Brees to Smith-Schuster for 14 yards, that made it 31-7, which was the final. At one time in the the Bears had 100 more net yards than the Vikes, but were down big-time. They finished with 327 net yards to only 281 by the Vikes. They had 20 first downs, compared to only 14 by the Vikes. They had possession of the ball for about 35 minutes compared to only 25 by the Vikes. The difference was efficiency. Mariota completed only slightly more than half of his passes (18/33) but was picked off 3 times and sacked 3 times for a passing rating of only 33.9. Brees, on the other hand, had a passing rating of 156.3. He had only 240 yards this time, but was 17 for 20 and passed for 3 TDs, with 0 interceptions. Smith-Schuster had 109 yards receiving on only 5 catches, while Marvin Jones had 95 yards on 6 catches. Minnesota goes to a surprising 3-1 while Chicago drops to an equally surprising 0-4. In week 5, the Vikings travel to Tampa Bay to take on the division rival Bucs, and Chicago will host Detroit. Atlanta 10 Los Angeles (N) 16 72 Calm Atlanta traveled to Los Angeles to face the Rams to close out their season series. In the first game the teams combined for 59 points. Regression hit hard as they only combined for two offensive touchdowns in this one. With so little offense the game came down to three key plays: 1)In the second half the Rams clung to a 9-3 lead. Atlanta was trying to work the ball out of their end. Falcons QB Phillip Rivers, on 2nd down, heaved a long pass attempt downfield, Rams Safety Justin Simmons jumped in front of the pass for an interception. He wasn't done; dodging multiple tacklers Simmons returned the interception 50 yards for a touchdown, Rams extend the lead to 16-3. 2)The very next drive the Falcons immediately marched down the field to the Rams 9 yard line. A score looked imminent, but on 1st down Rivers fumbled the snap, Rams recovered to end the 3rd quarter. 3) The Falcons would eventually get their touchdown to make it 16-10 and then recover an onside kick. Their subsequent time consuming drive ran the clock down to 1:27, but they faced a 4th and 11 from the Rams 15, Rivers threw a slant to WR Ryan Grant, but it was off the mark. Falcons were able to get the ball again with just under a minute, but did not really threaten and were forced to try hail-mary attempts. Falcons had nearly 400 yards of offense, but little to show for it thanks to the turnovers and some penalties. Their ground attack was very effective: Dion Lewis, Lamar Miller and Tevin Coleman combined for 179 yards on 30 attempts. The Rams standout was Safety Justin Simmons who managed 4 pass defenses including the biggest play of the game for the Rams. Next week Los Angeles travels to another division rival, San Francisco. Atlanta hosts Tennessee. Green Bay 41 Tampa Bay 45 84 Calm Green Bay rolled in to Tampa Bay for the battle of the Bays and an important divisional game with both teams holding 2 – 1 records. The Packers demolished the Buccaneers 31 to 3 the opening game of the season. Game summary notes include 86 points scored; 9 lead changes; 2 kickoff returns for touchdowns; 803 yards total offense; each QB averaging over 14 yards per completion and a half time score of 31 to 28. Individual highlights show Packers Bobby Rainey with 5 kickoff returns for 290 yards and 2 touchdowns and Josh Gordon credited with 5 catches for 149 yards (30 yards per) and 1 TD. Buccaneer players Todd Gurley with 79 rushing yards and 126 receiving yards for 205 total yards and Derek Carr tossing for 387 yards and 5 touchdowns. When it came to crunch time the game was tied at 38 with 6 minutes left. A game changing play took place on third and six with Green Bay driving on the Tampa Bay 22 yard line. Roethlisberger hit Charles Sims for an apparent first down, but Tampa wins a challenge leaving Green Bay little choice but to kick the short field goal for the lead. On the ensuing possession, Tampa is faced with 4th and 3 at midfield with 3:30 left. Not wanting to give the ball back to Ben Roethlisberger and his explosive offense, the Buccaneers go for it and catch the Packers playing the pass which allows Todd Gurley to scoot around the right side for 5 yards to keep the drive alive. Just before the two minute warning, Derek Carr finds DeShawn Jackson streaking down the right sideline for a 30 yard go-ahead touchdown pass. Score is now 45-41 Tampa Bay. Bobby Rainey does his thing again bringing the kickoff out to the 35 yard line, however, a holding penalty leaves the Steelers at their own 20 to start the drive. After a quick Roethlisberger strike to Danny Woodhead out to the 32, Terrance Williams hauls in a down and out to the Pittsburgh 46 with 1:40 left. But wait … Steeler Austin Howard is called for holding! On the next play (1st and 20,) Vontaze Burfict drops Roethlisberger for a huge 15 yard sack essentially ending the game. Final TB 45 – GB 41. Next week the Packers host a strong Colts team while the Bucs welcome another division rival to Florida in the Vikings. Washington 7 Dallas 17 70 In a remach of week one opponents, Dallas used a stifling defense and effective running game to defeat Washington 17-7 Saturday afternoon. The Cowboy defense help Kris Heaton's team to 217 net yards. To make matters worse, Kris' club lost a few first downs on penalties. The Redskins were called for nine penalties for 83 negative yards in the contest. Lesean McCoy rushed 28 times for 152 yards and two scores to lead the Cowboy offense. Cam Newton had a run of 26 yards on third and long in the fourth quarter that was heart-breaking for the Skins. The defensive game was 7-0 Dallas until late in the fourth quarter. To the surprise of many, Dallas and its humble roster improves to 4-0. The loss drops Washington to 1-3. Arizona 5 Oakland 35 71 5-15 Raider quarterback Matt Stafford throws for 290 yards and 3 touchdowns as Oakland cruises past Arizona. Detroit 13 New England 6 47 0-10 Michael Thomas hauled in 8 passes for 116 and a TD, and QB Cody Kessler completed 15 of 24 for 175 yards as visiting Detroit came away with a rather sluggish 13-6 win at New England. Patriot QB Deshone Kizer threw 2 interceptions while the Patriots were in Lion territory, effectively torching two of New England's better scoring chances on the day. Philadelphia 34 New York (N) 13 65 0-5 In a rematch of division rivals, the Philadelphia Eagles go on the road and sweep the season series from the New York Giants. It was pretty much the same story as it has been all year for the Eagles. A balanced running attack with Demarco Murray and Bilal Powell coupled with the passing attack of QB Jameis Winston, who continues to spread the ball around to WR Mohammed Sanu, WR Cooper Kupp and TE Evan Engram. The Giants were hampered in their running game due to the trade of CJ Anderson as Coach Jude Law was forced to sit him as to not get him injured. QB Carson Wentz did some good things, but it was not enough against the bend not break Eagle defense. The Eagles stay undefeated at 4-0 and go to the desert next week to play division foe Arizona, while the Giants, 0-4, will travel to the Nations capital to take on a division foe of their own, Washington. Stewart,J(NO) 22-162 Peterson,A(Mia) 17-61 3 TD Allen,K(Ind) 11-124 2 TD – IFL Offensive Player of the Week Kupp(Phi) 6- 74 3 TD Carr,D(TB) 39-27-387 5 TD Eddie Goldman(Det) 1 sack, 3 hur – IFL Defensive Player of the Week Moore,C(Bal) 4-220 Kick Ret 1 TD – IFL Special Teams Player of the Week Rainey(GB) 5-290 Kick Ret 2 TD Cowboys Running Back Jacquizz Rodgers rushes for 109 yards with 2 TDs as Dallas gets by New York. Dallas 26 New York (N) 18 80 0-10 Cowboys rally from a 9-0 first quarter deficit to defeat the Giants. Jacquizz Rodgers rushes for 109 yards and two scores on only 16 carries to lead the Dallas offense. Indianapolis 24 New York (A) 20 70 0-10 The undefeated Colts came in to the Big Apple knowing they were facing Ryan Mallett, and that certainly didn't scare them. Well, Mallett gave them more than they expected, but also some of what they expected. He kept the Jets in the game, but also kept the Colts in the game. The game was 7-7 when Mallett threw back to back interceptions. His first gave the Colts the ball at the Jet's 29 yard line....5 plays later it was 14-7, Colts. Next Jet's play was another pick, leaving the Colts at the 2 yard line....one play, and it was 21-7, Colts.... But, Mallett wasn't done giving....with the Jets trailing 24-20(after a missed extra point). Knowing they needed a TD because of the missed extra point, the Jets tried to run clock and went on a 73 yard drive, that took over 5 minutes. The Jets got to the Colts 23 yard line when Mallett threw his 3rd pick of the day....game over. The Jets turned the ball over 4 times total, and couldn't pull out a win. For the Colts Keenum was 25-34 with 2 TDs. Allen had 8 receptions for 109 yards and 2 TDs. For the Jets Jones had 12 tackles, and Woods had 8 receptions for 80 yards and a TD. Next week the Jets host the Dolphins, who are eagerly waiting to face Mallett....and the Colts host the Bills. Los Angeles (A) 14 Philadelphia 23 82 5-15 One yard plunges by Powell and Murray along with three Butker field goals lead Eagles to nine point win. New England 20 Buffalo 37 55 15-25 With New England in rebuild mode after dominating the last few seasons the Bills saw an opportunity to up their record to 2-1 and they did just that as Alex Smith was the MVP of the game throwing 5 TD passes on 26-36 for 278 yards and rushing for 92 yards on 7 carries...DeShone Kizer played very well in his rookie season throwing for 227 yards and 1 TD finishing with a 97.1 rating, McCaffrey caught 8 balls for only 50 yards and rushed for 34 on 10 carries as the Bills kept him contained for the most part..Despite being double teamed most of the game former Patriot caught 7 balls for 112 yards and 3 TD's for the Bills...The BIlls out-gained the Patriots 422-344 as the Bills pull away in the second after leading 13-3 to take it 37-20. Tennessee 22 Baltimore 34 69 0-5 The Titans thoroughly dominated the Ravens: out-gaining them 448 yards to 181, earning more first downs (21 to 9) and held a 7 minute time of possession advantage. Of course, the Ravens won the game by 12, 33-21. Tennessee set the tone early with a 12-play, 67 yard drive to start the game, but the drive stalled after two incomplete passes by Ryan Ryan and the Titans had to settle for a Dan Bailey 26-yard FG. Tennessee 3-0. Baltimore responded with a 13-yard TD strike from Eli Manning to AJ Green after Manning found Chris Hogan on a 58-yard streak on 3rd and 6. Matt Bryant's PAT made it, 7-3 Ravens. The Ravens D forced a 3-and-out but Colton Schmidt's punt pinned the Ravens inside their own 10. The Titans D rose up and stuffed Le'Veon Bell for on consecutive plays (-5 and 0) and that's when the weird stuff started. On 3rd-and-14, Manning saw the D-line jump and thought he had a free play. The O-Line thought so too and allowed Frank Clark straight thru unabated. Clark took advantage of the confusion and plowed Manning into the end zone paint for a safety. Ravens still led, 7-5. Tennessee took the punt-off and started on another punishing drive, but after gaining 43 yards on 6 plays to push the ball down to the Ravens 17, Aaron Donald sacked Matt Ryan and forced a fumble...that Mark Barron scooped up and returned about 75 yards for a TD. Ravens, 14-5. Tennessee put together another grinding drive on their next possession - 14 plays and 62 yards - all the way down to the Raven 13 yard line, but Mark Barron picked off Matt Ryan at the 8 and returned it 36 yards. The Titans D tightened (sorry about the pun) and the Ravens were forced to punt....but!...an offside penalty on Tennessee gave the Ravens 5 yards and Coach Master decided to bring out ageless Matt Bryant to try a 55 yard FG with a slight wind at his back. Bryant prevailed. Ravens 17-5, but they didn't even have 100 yards of offense. The next Titans possession churned out 25 yards in 5 plays, but Shaquill Barrett strip-sacked Matt Ryan...and who picked up the fumble? Mark Barron was the man on the spot and recovered the ball for the Ravens. Tampa Bay 23 Detroit 10 70 The game was a close TB 10-Det-0 with about a minute left in the half & the Lions fumbled inside the Buc 10 & ILB Davis returned it 75 yards before he was finally dragged down & Tampa had to settle for 3. Lions scored on their opening 3rd quarter drive to cut the lead to 7-13. After that Tampa responded with a TD & then by the time it was 23-7 early in the 4th the game was clearly over. Carr 101 and Lynch 91 ratings both played well. Gurley & Fournette each had approx 140 yard offense. Next week TB hosts division rial GB, while Det travels to Boston to meet NE. Jacksonville 13 New Orleans 16 70 Bouye intercepts Cutler in overtime setting up the McManus 20 yard chip shot for the Saints win. Miami 24 Chicago 6 75 5-15 The 2-0 Dolphins came to Chicago to play the 0-2 Bears. Vegas had Miami as a 16 point favorite. The Bears defense finally showed up in the first half, intercepting Goff twice and holding Miami to 3 points. The Bears offense was inefficient though and the half ended Chicago 6 Miami 3. The Bears intercepted Goff again on the Dolphins first drive of the second half and the hopes of an upset started to grow. Miami finally got things rolling midway through the 3rd on a Goff 43 yard TD pass to Cooks and the Dolphins rolled from there. Miami scored twice more, held the Bears scoreless and won the game 24-6. Miami: Goff 23/38/359, 2 TD 3 Int; Baldwin caught 7 passes for 126 and a TD. Chicago: Mariota 18/34/182 Int; Cooks gained 91 on 16 carries before being carted off the field. Next week Miami travels to the NY Jets and Chicago is in Minnesota. Los Angeles (N) 3 Carolina 32 94 0-10 Light Rain With Luck out with injury, the Rams put up a brave effort but are severely handicap on offense against the Panthers. The Panthers jump out to a 20-0 lead in the first half and never look back. Game standouts include Russel Wilson passing for 270 yards and 3 TD's. Mike Evans goes for 101 yards receiving and 2 TD's. For the Rams, Landry Jones starts the game 9 for 9 passing and finishes with 134 yards. Houston 3 Denver 31 73 0-10 Denver was home to the Texans for a week 3 divisional clash. The broncos jumped out early and then the offense clicked opening up a 28-0 halftime lead The 2nd half saw both offenses struggle to get much going and the Denver defense sealed the game Thanks to Pete for a quick and fun game. San Francisco 7 Atlanta 25 68 The Falcons beat division rival 49ers 25-7. Larry Fitzgerald was named MVP as he caught 7 passes for 112 yards and a TD. Trubisky was running for his life as he was hurried 6 times, sacked 5 times and was forced to scramble twice for 26 yards. With the win, the Falcons go to 2-1 while the 49ers fall to 0-3. Cincinnati 49 Pittsburgh 7 79 0-5 Leading 14-7 at the half, the Bengals scored 28 unanswered third quarter points to down division rival Pittsburgh 49-7. Penalties and turnovers did in the Steelers. Pittsburgh was called for 11 penalties for 76 yards and they also suffered three turnovers including a pick six from Cincinnati's first round draft pick William Jackson. Surprisingly Tom Brady struggled completing only 11 of his 30 pass attempts for 66 yards, 1 TD with 2 INTs. Brady was also sacked 4 times. Frank Gore may have been the lone bright spot for Pittsburgh with 88 rushing yards on 14 carries. For Cincinnati, Brian Hoyer finished 18 of 24 for 196 yards and 3 TDs. Jeffery caught 2 of the TD passes. Next week, the Steelers are at Tennessee while the Bengals host the Carolina Panthers. Green Bay 23 Minnesota 20 68 A match-up between the highest scoring team in the young season (Minn 46.5) and the third stingiest defense in the league (Green Bay 9.5 pts allowed). A match-up between the two-time reigning IFL Offensive Player of the Week (Drew Brees, 400+ yards each game) and Old Ben Roethlisberger, rumored to be a few more interceptions away from retirement. On the other hand, a match-up between a coach who has never won anything in football (Rich Robb) and an old fox of a coach of a perennial division champion (John Conners). Green Bay established its mastery early, holding the Vikings to a 3-and-out on their first possession, then scoring a TD to cap a 71-yard drive, Roethlisberger to Woodhead on a 9-yard pass. GB 7-0. On their next possession, Minnesota mounted a long drive to the Green Bay 6, only to be stymied by a penalty that made them settle for a Zuerlein field goal. GB 7-3. Green Bay, on their next possession, marched again to the 28 in Minnesota territory, where Gould kicked a field goal. GB 10-3. Minnesota then sustained a long drive for over 6 minutes despite suffering 3 sacks and 2 penalties, as Brees fought through the setbacks to get a series of first downs on four completions over 10 yards. With the half about to end, Zuerlein nailed a 36-yard field goal. GB 10-6. The second half saw Minnesota gear up its offense and shut down the Packers. Brees hit Smith-Schuster on a 19-yard pass, then Marshawn Lynch churned in from 8 yards out to give the Vikings their first lead. Minn 13-10. Minnesota opened the 4th quarter strong, too, as Brees found Smith-Schuster in the end zone on a 21-yard pass to push the Vikes lead to 20-10. Old Ben, despite his good start, was below 100 yards for the game at this point. With their backs to the wall, the Packers started to roll. A 13-play drive, featuring six completions by Old Ben, took only about 3 minutes, but ended in a 27-yard Gould FG. Vikings lead cut to 20-13. With 11 minutes to go, Green Bay had a real shot at a win again. The Vikes got two first downs to eat up some clock, but on a 3rd and 1 Brees fumbled, and the Vikes were forced to punt. Starting with 7:42 left in the game, Roethlisberger led the Pack on their most impressive drive of the game, going 90 yards for a game-tying touchdown. Old Ben completed 7 out of 7 passes during the drive, capping it off with a 4-yard pass to Watson in the end zone. Minn 20 GB 20. Getting the ball with 2:26 left, Brees had only to get in field goal range for the win. In truth, he got only 3 plays off, 2 of them completions. After a first down, the drive was killed by a Minnesota penalty and by two sacks. Roethlisberger had only 1:12 left in the game to win it. Starting at mid-field, he hit Ayaji on a 13-yard pass to set up a field goal. A couple of runs killed the clock and left 3 seconds for a game-winning field goal. Gould was dead-on from 38 yards out, and the Pack pulled off a great 4th quarter comeback to win, 23-20. Roethlisberger quieted the Old Ben comments by completing 9 straight passes to finish the game. He sure is no Jay Cutler. He ended the game with 271 yards and 2 TDs. Brees finished with 294 yards and 1 TD, but was sacked 7 times. Smith-Schuster caught 7 passes for 123 yards. There were two keys to the game. One, Green Bay's ferocious pass rush, which sacked Brees 7 times. Two, Green Bay's ability to avoid flags. They went the last 20 minutes of the game with zero penalties. They had only 5 penalties the entire game, compared to 11 by the Vikings. John called a marvelous game, the game would not have been won by a lesser coach. Still, the Vikings take heart from the fact that they held the Packers to only 10 points through the first 3 quarters, and they feel they could have won the game if the penalties had been more even. Despite 7 sacks and over twice as many penalties, it took a field goal with 3 seconds left to beat them. The Packers did what champions do, though: They get an opportunity, and they capitalize on it. Both teams are now 2-1. In week 4, the Vikings get a rematch with Chicago (the Vikes won the 1st game 52-27) and the Packers get a rematch with Tampa Bay (the Pack won the 1st game 31-3). Oakland 34 Kansas City 14 75 5-15 Travis Kelce catches 3 TD passes as Oakland downs KC. Washington 19 Arizona 6 87 Calm With only three games played, the Arizona Cardinals fans cannot wait for the season to be over. The Cardinals have yet to notch their first win and it does not look as if any will be coming soon. On the bright side, beer sales at the stadium are at a record high. Seems most fans prefer sitting at the stadium watering hole and watching the Red Zone to keep up with their fantasy teams than watching the Red Birds. The boo birds were out in force early in the game. For just about 5 minutes in the first quarter it looked like the Birds were ready to play. They took the opening kick off and started with some positive plays. They began at the 25 and moved nearly to mid field ( a game highlight for Zona) before McCarron was rudely sacked. The next play McCarron threw his 6th interception in the very young season. It was pretty much down hill the rest of the way. Washington would take the gift interception and march 66 yards for the TD. The Skins never looked back or lost the lead. In fairness, both teams looked bad. Washington could only manage a FG before the end of the first half. This was while Zona practiced their punting. Anytime Zona did anything good, they followed it up with a penalty or turnover. Early in the 4th quarter, Zona got a break. Washington turned the ball over and Zona moved to the 5 yard line. Zona planned to take the three and attempt and onside kick. However, the FG was blocked and Zona still had no points. Zona would get a late garbage TD but most of the fans had already left the building. Rodgers,J(Dal) 16-109 2 TD – IFL Offensive Player of the Week Hopkins,D(Ten) 6-211 2 TD Kelce,T(Oak) 7- 95 3 TD Byard(Ind) 2 Int 3 Tk – IFL Defensive Player of the Week Wagner,B(Chi) 2 Int 8 Tk Hill,T(Den) 5-130 Punt Ret 1 TD – IFL Special Team Player of the Week Dayes(Pit) 5-165 Kick Ret Jags Ryan Switzer 90 yard punt return helps Jacksonville defeat San Francisco. San Francisco 13 Jacksonville 30 92 10-20 A close game that saw both offences struggle until half way through the 4th quarter when the Jags blew it open with two big plays en route to a 30-13 victory over a game 49er squad. Down 17-13 with eight minutes to go the 49'ers attempted to pin the struggling Jags O deep in their own end only to have Ryan Switzer return the punt 90 yards for paydirt. Jags lead 24-13. On the ensuing drive the 49'ers turned it over on downs on the Jacksonville 40. Three carries later Orleans Darkwa raced 58 yards to the house ensuring a Jags win. Coach Beardsley coached a great game but his hands were tied following WR Steffon Diggs getting knocked out early in the second half. Darkwa (JAX) 21 carries, 128 yards, 3TDS Howard (49rs) 23 carries, 94 yards Reed (49rs) 8 catches for 42 yards Doyle (JAX) 5 catches for 58 yards Next week the 49ers are in Atlanta while the Jags travel to the "Big Easy" Detroit 30 Arizona 21 87 Calm For a few minutes in the first half, Arizona fans thought their team was on track for its first win of the season. Arizona marched down the field after taking the opening kick off and scored a touch down to take the lead 7 to zip. Detroit lost their starting QB early and Manion was rushed into duty. He quickly moved the ball into zona territory before the drive stalled after a holding penalty. Detroit was forced to settle for a FG. Arizona made it a quick possession as McGuire scampered 75 yards for a touch down on the first play after kickoff. Zona was on fire. The D was motivated and the Detroit offensive line was forced to commit another holding penalty to protect their young QB. Detroit was forced to punt. That was about the end of the good news for Zona. ON the next series, McCarron would throw his first of three interceptions in the game. Detroit continued to shoot themselves in the foot as they committed yet another holding penalty and were forced to settle for another FG. Zona could not move with the offense and the momentum shifted to Detroit. Detroit mixed the run and pass to move down the field from their own 5 yard line. On the Zona 16 yard line the Lions committed their 3rd holding penalty of the half. Again, Detroit had to settle for three to make the score 9-14. McCarron looked like he was about to sync with his WR. After hitting Marshall for 18 he threw his second pick of the day. With time running out, Detroit picked up a key first down. Then three plays later Mannion hit double teamed Thomas with a perfect pass for 36 yards. With 11 seconds left in the half Fournette would ram the ball down Zona’s throat for a score. Detroit then led 16-14. Zona would get an early chance in the 3rd quarter as Fournette fumbled the ball on a screen pass but it did not matter. Zona could not find the rhythm. Kessler returned to the game on the next series and promptly turned threw and interception. However, Zona could not move it yet again. Back and forth it went as neither team could get out of their own way. Neither team would score in the third quarter. Early in the fourth, Kessler found his TE in the end zone for 7 to increase the lead to 23-14. Zona found some life and made it look like a real game. On their next possession they would move 75 yards down the field and score. Make it 23-21 Detroit. The next highlight of the game was the fourth holding penalty committed by Detroit. The Lions OL coach was so irate he stormed onto the field throwing his own offensive lineman to the ground. The officials ejected him from the game, but it was entertaining. With the game in the balance, McCarron would turn out to be the chump as he threw his 3rd and last interception of the game. Detroit would add another 7 and it was history. Houston 21 Miami 33 82 Calm The Texans come to town off a closer than expected week 1 loss to Oakland and were determined to have a better outing. Houston took the opening kickoff straight down the field to score in 4 plays and go up 7-0. Miami would score on their next 3 possessions, 2 TD's and a FG to go up 17-7 with 6:37 left in the half. The Texans weren't finished and would mount a drive and score the TD with .30 seconds left in the half to cut the lead to 17-14. After a scoreless 3rd QTR, Miami would score early in the 4th to go up 24-14 with 14:25 left in the game. Once again Houston would drive the ball right down the field and get the TD with 7:05 left to cut the lead to 24-21. The Dolphins would mount a drive but it stalled, they kick the FG to go up by 6 at 27-21 with 2:47 left. Houston takes the ball, but goes nowhere and has to punt from their own 7 with 2 minutes left. Miami scores a quick TD to go up 33-21 and that's how it ends, but a hard fought battle by Houston. Many thanks to Pete for getting the game in so quickly. next week Houston 0-2 is again on the road at Denver and Miami 2-0 takes to the road for the 1st time this year at Chicago. Kansas City 10 New England 24 62 5-15 Chiefs come to Foxboro looking to move to 2-0, while the Patriots look for their first win after a poor showing at Indy in week 1. Rookie Deshone Kizer gets New England going early with a 9 yard completion to CJ Prosise and a 10 yarder to Jordy Nelson, sandwiched around a 16 yard Kizer scramble. Fellow rookie Marlon Mack ran it in from 8 yards out and the Patriots had their first TD of the season. A KC three and out was followed by another impressive New England drive, highlighted by a 36 yard Kizer to Nelson pass play. Kizer finished the drive with a 1 yard TD dive, and it was 14-0 Patriots with less than twelve minutes gone in the 1st quarter. The two teams traded punts midway into the 2nd quarter before Kizer got things going again. After a 6 yard McCaffrey rush followed by a 10 yard pass play to Christian, Kizer connected on 3 consecutive pass plays to Jordy for 11, 16 and 11 yards - the final for a TD to give NE a 21-0 lead. A 56 yard field goal by Gostkowski into the wind got KC on the board, but there was still much work to be done heading into the second half. A 52 yard Elliott FG got the Patriots on the board early in the 2nd half, opening up the lead to 21 once again. In response, Andy Dalton finally put together a strong drive for the Chiefs, capped by a 13 yard TD to Jarvis Landry, to make it 24-10. But KCs next three drives resulted in a turnover followed by consecutive turnover on downs, and the Patriots would ultimately come away with the 24-10 win. Kizer completed 19 of 24 passes for 212 yards and a passing TD (plus an INT) and a rushing TD. Jordy Nelson caught 8 balls for 106 and a TD. For KC, Andy Dalton (19-36-0-163 with a TD) was mediocre on the day, with several poorly thrown balls as well as a lost fumble. RB LaGarrette Blount ran for 54 yards on 10 carries. New England's Erik Walden had 2 sacks, bringing his season total to 3. Thanks to Bob for a good game and for his good sportsmanship. Oakland 15 Indianapolis 16 69 Indianapolis, Indiana (IFL.com) – The Indianapolis Colts a 6 point favorite, improve their record to 2-0 in this young season with a 16 to 15 victory over the visiting Oakland Raiders (1–1), a wildcard rematch from 2017. The Raiders won that playoff game 26-17, a game that forced Indy QB Carson Palmer into retirement. Newly acquired quarterback Case Keenum was the toast of the town after a week one victory over the New England Patriots, however today he threw an astonishing 4 interceptions, 3 in the first half, and the Colts still found a way to victory lane. The much publicize showdown between Keenum and Oakland QB Matthew Stafford didn’t materialize as Stafford was a serviceable, 239 yards and 2 touchdowns while Keenum was a pathetic 19 of 34 for 135 yards 1 touchdown and 4 INT‘s, resulting in to a 35.4 QB rating. This was a back-and-forth contest and a ugly win by indianapolis. The scoring got under way in the first quarter when Indianapolis running back Isaiah Crowell (24-97 Yards 1 TD) scored on a 4-yard run that was initially called short of the goal however, the call was challenged and the Colts was awarded the touchdown, 7-0 Indianapolis. The Raiders will close the gap to 7-3 on a Jason Myers 29 yard FG which was set up by the first of four interceptions thrown by Keenum. Oakland would take the lead late in the second quarter on a Stafford 14-yard pass to Alvin Kamara (RB), the PAT was no good, 9-7 Raiders and that’s how the first half would ended. Indianapolis would come back and take the lead 10-9 on a 20 yard Stephen Hauschka FG following a 17 play 84 yard drive that eats up 8:49 of the third-quarter. The Raiders would counter with their own time consuming drive (11-75 yards, 5:28) that concluded with a Stafford 4th quarter 13 yard touchdown pass to wideout Jermaine Kearse (2-point failed), 15-10 Raiders. The Colts didn’t panic with plenty of time left on the clock (11:45) you can see the coaches and players on the sidelines calmly discussing late game strategy as the Fox telecast picked up the audio of Colts DB Kevin Byard saying “I got this.” And like a made for TV movie with 8:O7 left in the fourth quarter, Oakland leading by 5 on the Colts 45, 2nd and 2 Stafford phase back to pass a medium hitch to Travis Kelce (TE), Byard got a finger on it, Kelce bobbles it, the ball is batted up in the air, Byard snatches the loose ball for the interception at the 35 and returns it 56 yards to the Raiders 9 yard line. Two plays later Keenum will hit a medium-slant to Golden Tate (WR) for a 10 yard touchdown (2-point failed), 16-15 Colts. Oakland would get the ball one more time and go on a 10 play drive to the Colts 29-yard line. With 3:44 left in the fourth quarter Myers has a 47 yard FG try to give the Raiders the lead. Myers is waiting for the snap, it’s low but holder Andy Lee (P) got it down, the kick is up,… he hooked it. Final score Raiders 15 Colts 16, great game by Keith and thanks for getting it in. Next up for Indianapolis, they travel to the Big Apple to take on the New York Jets (0-1) and the Raiders travel to Kansas City (1-0) for a divisional game against the Chiefs. Notable player stats; Kamara (RB) 8 catches 83 yards, 1 TD Kearse (WR) 5 catches 59 yards, 1 TD Myers (K) 1-3 (29 FG), 0-1 XP Tate (WR) 7 catches 61 yards, 1 TD K.J. Wright (LB) 11 tackles Washington 7 Tampa Bay 24 85 0-10 Washington traveled to Tampa Bay with both teams looking for their first victory of the year. As would be true too often for Redskin fans, their team drew two penalties in the first possession and had to punt the ball away. After two more punts, Tampa is able to get on the board when Derek Carr finds Richard Rogers in the end zone from 7 yards out. The Redskins answer right back as Dak Prescott gets hot throwing for 49 yards during the drive including a 2 yard score to Pierre Garcon to tie the game at 7. Aaron Jones played a big role ripping off runs and 18 and 13 yards. Tampa Bay consumes seven minutes on the next drive and goes ahead 14 to 7 on a Todd Gurley 10 yard scamper. The Redskins hold the ball until less than a minute left in the first half but lose some momentum when Blair Walsh hooks a 29 yard field goal attempt just before halftime. Tampa extends the lead to 24 to 7 in the third quarter after a field goal and then a Ross Cockrell interception of Prescott which the Buccaneers offense turned into a touchdown. That was the end of the scoring for the day. The lone offensive bright spot for the Redskins was Aaron Jones gaining 60 yards on just 5 carries. Any chance the Redskins had to gain some momentum was quickly squashed by the referees who called 10 penalties for 52 yards. Derek Carr had and efficient day going 17 of 23 for 151 yards with two TDs. Todd Gurley ran the ball 20 times for 105 yards and added three catches for 26 yards. Next week the Redskins travel to the desert to face the Cardinals while the Buccaneers head to the Motor City for a fierce face-off with their undefeated division rival Lions. New Orleans 24 Pittsburgh 23 65 0-10 Trailing 23-21, Saints quarterback Joe Flacco engineers a 16 play 69 yard drive that sets up a McManus 42 yard game winning field goal as time expires. Two encroachment penalties by the Pittsburgh defense aided the New Orleans drive. Flacco threw for 274 yards and 3 TDs with an INT. The Steelers Brady struggled all afternoon against the Saints pass rush being sacked four times. Denver 26 Buffalo 30 65 40+ The Denver Broncos came to Buffalo in week two with gale force winds blowing over 40 mph and the Bills came out with a 30-26 victory. Alex Smith threw for 286 yards and 3 TD's with Brown catching 12 of those passes for 127 yards and 2 TD's. For Denver, Bortles threw for 302 yards and a score with one pick. Tyreek Hill snared 6 balls for 148 yards and RB Kareem Hunt rushed for 100 yards on 15 carries for the losing team. It was a great game. Los Angeles (A) 21 New York (A) 3 77 Calm Not much to say other than Watson is injured, and Mallett had to start. Chargers dominate the Jets 21-3....The Chargers ran for 206 yards and held the ball for 38 minutes( they were slowing it down, but....) Eddie Lacy rolled, literally rolled because he can't run, for 60 yards on 12 carries. For the Chargers Taylor was 13-22 with1 TD. For the Jets Parlardy punted 6 times and averaged 48.5 yards. Next week the Jets host the Colts and the Chargers visit Philadelphia. Chicago 10 Philadelphia 34 81 5-15 The Philadelphia Eagles scored on 4 of their first 5 possessions in the 1st half to take a 28-0 halftime lead and coast to a final of 34-10. The Eagle offense was clicking on all cylinders as QB Jameis Winston was an efficient 13-16 for 170 yards and 3 TDs. The RB tandem of Demarco Murray and Bilal Powell would grind out 156 yards on 27 carries and a Powell TD. On defense, the Eagles were able to disrupt Bear QB Marcus Mariota, sacking him 3 times and intercepting him twice while, also, creating a fumble that the Eagle offense would turn into a TD. The Bears were led by the dangerous receiving tandem of Demaryius Thomas (9 for 92) and Jamison Crowder (8 for 89), but turnovers, penalties, and a bend but don't break Eagle defense would hold down the Bears on this day. Next up for the 2-0 Eagles will be the LA Chargers, while the Bears will try to get their first win of the year against the Miami Dolphins. Atlanta 19 Cincinnati 31 81 0-10 The IFL Bengals hosted the Atlanta Falcons in their 2018 home opener. The Falcons are one of the more stable and competitive franchises in the IFL as Marty is one of two original members. Chargers coach Jerry Banko is the other. I don't recall ever playing Marty. I played his brother Lorne plenty of times as he is the former Jaguars coach. The Falcons first play from scrimmage went for 35 yards as Rivers connected with Fitzgerald. The Bengals defense eventually stiffened and held Atlanta to a Forbath 31 yard field goal and a 3-0 Falcon lead. Cincinnati would move down the field as Rodgers connected with Funchess for 11 and Jeffery for 13. However, Rodgers laid motionless on the field after the second completion and IFL Bengal fans worst fears were confirmed. The Bengals franchise quarterback broke his collarbone and will be out for a prolonged period. I am sure I will receive pity emails from my IFL counterparts. Cincinnati was lucky to have veteran QB Carson Palmer ready for such emergencies and he finished the drive as Montgomery went in from 3 yards out giving Cincinnati a 7-3 lead. The Falcons answered with a drive that finished with 3 straight completions to Agholor with the last being from 22 yards out and a 9-7 lead (XP was no good). The Atlanta defense forced a 3 and out on the Bengals next possession but Forbath missed a 45 yard field goal attempt to begin the second quarter. Palmer connected with Funchess for 34 yards, Jeffery's for 16, and again to Funchess for 15 and the score, 14-9 Bengals. The Cincinnati defense stepped up on the Falcons next series as Vinny Rey intercepted Rivers. On 3rd and 9, Palmer found Jeffery in the end zone as the Bengals increased their lead to 21-9. The Falcons cut the lead to 21-16 as Lewis goes over the top on fourth and inches. The second half began with the teams exchanging punts. A horse collar tackle penalty helped Cincinnati move into field goal range as Fairbairn hit from 42 yards out increasing the Bengals lead to 24-16. Atlanta cut the deficit to 24-19 at the end of the third quarter. The Bengals would add another score as Gordon went in from 9 yards out for the 31-19 final. Rivers finished 19 of 32 for 272 yards with 1 TD and 1 INT Agholor caught 5 passes for 93 yards and a score. Nose tackle Poe was credited with 2 sacks. For the Bengals Palmer finished 21 of 27 for 265 yards and 2 TDs. Funchess caught all 8 of his targets for 121 yards and a TD. Rey had the interception and Casey a sack. Next week the Bengals travel to Pittsburgh for a key AFC Central match-up while the Falcons host San Francisco. Green Bay 15 Dallas 16 70 This contest was a defensive struggle as evidenced by the game featuring 14 punts, 9 sacks and five turnovers. Dallas marched to the Green Bay four-yard-line on the games opening possession onto to see LeSean McCoy fumble the ball away. From there, neither offense could mount a drive and Dallas was the first to blink when a Cam Newton pass was picked off by the Packer's Patrick Peterson deep in Dallas territory. The Pack would capitalize when Big Ben hit Emmanuel Sanders for a slant from the six to put Green Bay up 7-0 early in the second quarter. On Dallas' next possession, Cam Newton hit Kenny Stills. While trying to make a big play, Stills was careless and Patrick Peterson stripped the ball from Stills' grasp. Green Bay ball. But Dallas' defense would hold. Later in the quarter, Roethlisberger connected with Josh Gordon on a 47-yard pass play for the Pack's second score. However, the kicker missed the XP. This would prove decisive. Just before halftime, Roethlisberger attemped a screen pass. But the Cowboy's DE Dean Lowry anticipated it and intercepted the ball. Dallas would score with six seconds on the clock before halftime on at Newton pass to Tyrell Williams for a 10-yard TD. Earlier in the drive, Cam tucked a ball under for a key 24-yard scamper. The score was 13-7 at the half. Dallas made another costly error in the third quarter when Cam Newton was sacked in Dallas' end zone to put Green Bay up 15-7. In the fourth quarter, Cam Newton dumped a pass to H Back Charles Clay. Clay would put on the jets and take the short pass 53 yards. Two plays later it was 3rd and 1. Dallas called a medium slant to Stills off a play action. it worked. Stills took it 15 yards to paydirt. Down two points, Dallas went for two. But McCoy's end run was stopped short of the goal. Dallas got a break when Green Bay drove to the Dallas 32 where the drive stalled. But Gould connected on a 49-yard FG. But wait …. offensive holding. John had to punt the ball. After the touchback, Dallas got the ball on its 20 with just 3:10 left on the clock. Three McCoy running plays got Dallas a first down. Then McCoy broke a long run for 54 yards … to the Green Bay 14. After two running plays and a "try to trip him up" screen that went incomplete, Dawson kicked a 31-yard FG to put Dallas up for the first time in the game 16-15. Green Bay went four and out and Dallas ran out the clock to move to a very unexpected 2-0. Green Bay falls to 1-1 with the loss. McCoy rushed for 108 yards and Newton for 85 to lead Dallas' humble offense. Tennessee 25 Carolina 26 76 0-5 Two teams who lost close games in week one do battle in Carolina. The first half saw plenty of offense with Tennessee going in to the half with a 19-17 advantage. The highlight of the half was a 45 yard TD run by DeMarco Murray. Tennessee's Dan Bailey missed two extra point which would be the difference in the game. The second half saw both defenses pick up the pace as both sides denied each other a touchdown. Carolina hits a field goal with 5:28 remaining to take the lead which they would hold on to to win the game. Tennessee out gained and generally out played Carolina but Bailey's two missed extra points would be the difference. Tennessee 25 Standouts for Tennessee include Murray rushing for 100 yards and a TD and Hopkins with 140 yards receiving and a TD. For Carolina, Goodwin and Evans had 100 and 98 yards receiving respectively. Wilson also tossed 3 TD's. Baltimore 3 Los Angeles (N) 17 73 Calm The Los Angeles Rams and Baltimore Ravens played a sluggish game that no fan could be happy they paid to see. Rams started Andrew Luck at Quarterback, who's throwing arm was injured during the past season. The Rams made the controversial decision to train Andrew Luck to throw with his left arm in the off-season. The results have been mixed thus far. Ravens made several trades in the off-season including adding several former Rams (AJ Green, Josh Sitton, Bernardrick McKinney) hoping to make a run to the Superbowl. Neither team's off-season plans paid dividends in this game. The first half ended 0-0 with neither team able breach the other's 35 yard line. Lots of punts, lots of poor field position. In the second half Ravens fans had to ask themselves if their defense became their own worst enemy. After dominating Lefty Luck in the first half, the Ravens dynamic pass rush knocked Luck out for the game. In comes Landry Jones for the Rams, able to throw with his strong arm, but easily tires. Jones converted some first downs and at the end of the drive scrambled out of trouble to find TE Trey Burton for a TD, 7-0 Rams. Ravens QB Eli Manning had a good completion percentage, but was unable to pick up chunks of yards or convert key third downs. Ravens line up to punt after another stalled drive, but it's blocked. Second Rams blocked punt in as many weeks. Huge play that gave the Rams a FG, 10-0 Rams. Ravens were not out of it. Still struggling on offense the defense stepped up and forced a fumble from Rams RB Ken Dixon. Ravens in business, but unable to punch it in for a TD, 10-3 Rams still lead. Landry Jones with some help from the refs would answer the score. Up to this point penalties were equal, but then a flag parade began against the Ravens. Including a long pass interference call that put the Rams on the Ravens, 14 yard line. Landry Jones fired a slant to TY Hilton to make it 17-3 and put the game out of reach for the Ravens. The net offense of the game pretty much told the story, each team had a total of 259 yards, one key caveat, Rams penalties 8-60, Ravens penalties 14-127(including a punt returned for TD called back for an illegal block). The penalties plus the blocked punt played the difference. Not a lot of exciting performances by individual players Alex Collins managed 41 yards on just 5 carries for the Ravens and Leveon Bell ran 11 times for 49 yards. Rams Punter Alex Nortman landed 5 punts inside the 20, but the MVP was Landry Jones who came off the bench to throw for 2 TDs. Next week the Rams travel to Carolina while the Ravens host the Titans. Minnesota 52 New York (N) 27 75 0-5 Light Rain The game was strange from the start. First, after multiple failed attempts to get connected, we finally got it going after over an hour's delay. It was shaping up to be a nailbiter, as Minnesota was up 17-14 midway through the 2nd quarter but was hanging on for dear life as New York was moving the ball well and was deep in Minny territory. Then Wentz went down for the game! But, in an IFL first, the game was interrupted by a wild incident where an irate fan cornered one of the coaches and the police had to be called. The game had to be suspended. When the game resumed a few nights later, we had more connection problems that lasted again over an hour, with Hamachi refusing to let the Viking coach play unless he coughed up over $350. Suddenly, out of the blue, we received a message from Hamachi, and they announced the Viking coach was now approved to use the program. Whoa, a corporation with a conscience! When the game resumed, the score was still 17-14, but the Giants were in their own territory and -- miracle of miracle -- Wentz was again healthy. The 2nd quarter saw Minnesota erupt for 17 points to take a 31-21 lead at the half. In the 3rd quarter, the Giants fought back to cut the deficit to only 3, 31-28, entering the 4th quarter. They blanked the Vikings in the quarter. Confusion reigned, however, as the Vikings coach thought the game was over. He kneeled out what he could swear was the game, but the scoreboard said only 3 quarters had been completed. Apparently the sluggish pace of the game, which neither coach could figure out how to fix, deceived him. The 4th quarter turned out to be all Vikings, however, as they blanked the Giants 21-0 to win the game, 52-27. The 52 points was an all-time high for the Vikings and moved their record to 2-0. The Giants fell to 0-2. Drew Brees had his second straight 400+ passing game, hitting 30 of 36 passes for 421 yards, 6 TD's and 0 interceptions. Rookie Wentz was 14/23 for 289 yards. Wentz passed for 3 TDs and ran for 1. Ezekiel Elliott rushed for 98 yards and caught 5 passes for 71 yards, making 169 yards total for him. Rishard Matthews and Juju Smith-Schuster also stood out with 101 and 82 yards, respectively. Theo Riddick led the Giants with 162 yards received, including a 70 yarder. Robby Anderson caught only 2 passes, but both were touchdowns, including a 64-yarder. The Vikings had 545 yards net offense and the Giants had 386. Next week Minnesota hosts Green Bay and the Giants host Dallas. Thanks, Jude, for sticking with this game. Hopefully our connection problems are now solved and there will be smooth going in future games. McCoy,L(Dal) 21-108 McGuire(Ari) 7-103 1 TD Riddick(NYG) 5-162 Brees(Min) 36-30-421 6 TD – IFL Offensive Player of the Week Slay(Oak) 2 Int 6 Tk Walden(NE) 2 sacks 5 TK – IFL Defensive Player of the Week Switzer(Jax) 2-59 Kick Ret 4-110 Punt Ret 1 TD – IFL Special Teams Player of the Week Vikings Drew Brees throws 4 TD passes including the game winner with 25 seconds left in the game. Minnesota 41 Chicago 40 65 0-5 The Vikings opened their IFL season by traveling to Chicago. Minnesota’s opening drive produced 7 points on a 26 yard run by Marshawn Lynch, but the Bears answered in their opening drive, Mariota to Crowder from 11 yards out. Brees led the Vikings back to the lead on their next possession, Brees 12 yards to Witten. The Bears bounced right back, Mariota to Crowder again getting in from 27 yards out. Rosas missed the extra point. The Bear’s defense finally forced a punt but Minnesota pinned Chicago on their own 4 after the punt. Viking 14 Bears 13 after 4 drives after one. The Bears continued to move the ball, and a 96 yard drive ended with Mariota’s 3rd TD pass, this time 20 yards to Jones Jr. Chicago forced another punt, drove down the field again, Mariota to Jones Jr. for 6 from 33 yards out. Minnesota stayed in the game when Brees hit Smith-Schuster for a 44 yard TD pass late in the second. Chicago 27 Minnesota 21 at the half. Things settled down a bit in the 3rd quarter. A field goal by Rosas and two by Zuerlein made it Chicago 30 Minnesota 27 after 3. Rosas extended the Chicago lead early in the 4th to 33-27, but Brees led Minnesota back with a long drive to put the Vikings up 34-33 (Brees 12 yards to Matthews). (The Bear’s D forced a punt on this drive, but an encroachment penalty kept the ball with Minnesota). Mariota was not done – 8 playes, 75 yards, Mariota to Thomas from 30 yards away, Chicago 40 Minnesota 34. With 1:18 left in the game, Brees led Minnesota back from the 24. With 25 seconds left to go, Brees found Ivory in the end zone from 1 yard out for the game winner. Minnesota 41 Chicago 40 Minnesota: Brees 31/40/420 4 TD; Matthews 7 receptions for 149 and 1 TD; Smith-Schuster 8 for 141 and 1 TD. Chicago: Mariota 31/42/426 5 TD; D Thomas 11/151 1 TD; Jones Jr. 8/141 2 TD Chicago had 553 yards of offense and punted once. Minnesota had 464 yards and punted twice. Buffalo 17 Miami 34 87 0-5 Two old rivals open the season with a divisional game in a division that for the 1st time in a while is up for grabs. Although Buffalo was active in the FA market pre-draft, Miami was very active in accumulating some Veteran talent to field what they hope is finally a playoff run this post season. Although the score might indicate otherwise, this game never had the feel of being one you could put away until late in the 4th quarter. Buffalo actually out gained the Miami offense 382 yards to 359, dominated in time of possession, and had more 1st downs and a very good game in converting on 3rd down, but a key for the Dolphins was some very untimely penalties on the Bills and Miami was able to capitalize on the 1st Bills turnover which kinda set the tone early, although the Bills would score on their next possession to tie the score, Miami never trailed in the game. Alex Smith started hot and had 2 big scrambles in the 1st half but tailed off in the 2nd half which was a relief to the Dolphin secondary. Both Teams showed flashes of big play offenses, but today the Dolphins come away with a 34-17 win at home to get the season underway. Next week Buffalo will host Denver and Miami will host Houston. Thanks to Greg in getting the game in quickly and the season underway. Denver 34 Arizona 13 85 Calm The Broncos traveled to Arizona for a week one match up with the Cardinals with Denver coming out on top 34-13. Broncos QB Blake Bortles threw for 319 yards and 3 TD's and Rookie RB Kareem Hunt rushed for 122 yards and one score as the Broncos opened the season with the win. Cardinals QB AJ McCarron threw for 260 yards and a TD with 2 picks on the evening. Cardinals WR Corey Coleman had a big night catching 7 balls for 138 yards. New York (A) 10 Detroit 14 70 NYJ QB Watson goes down early in the 3rd & it didn't look good. I'd like to say this was a defensive battle, but the truth is it was two inept offenses Player of the game was Det wr Thomas who scored 2 TD's. NYJ wr Woods had a nice game with 9 catches & 102 yrds. Lions QB Kessler ended with a 90 QB rating but only 177 yrds. Watson was 97 rating with 149 yrds in basically a half.. Overall it was two evenly matched teams & Detroit happened to win. Cincinnati 27 Tennessee 24 74 0-5 On paper Cincinnati and Tennessee have very good defensive teams. That was not in evidence in the first half as the teams took turns marching up and down the field. By halftime it was 24-21 for the Titans who were greatly assisted by the refs who called 7 accepted penalties against the Bengals in the first quarter alone. The second half was a different story as both teams struggled to move the ball. The only score in the 3rd quarter was a 41 yard field goal by the Bengals Ka’imi Fairbairn. Tied at 24-24 with 9 minutes to go in the game the Titans put together a nice 5 minute 55 yard drive that stalled at the Bengal 32 yard line. The usually reliable Dan Bailey missed the 50 yard field goal (his second miss of the game). That was doubly punitive as Aaron Rodgers and company took over at their own 40 with 4 minutes left. He moved the team down to the Titan 28 yard line and Fairbairn kicked the winning field goal with 45 seconds on the clock. The Bengals dynamic secondary (Jalen Ramsey 10, Micah Hyde 9) was the difference in the game as DeAndre Hopkins was limited to 3 receptions on 11 attempts and Odell Beckham got injured early in the 3rd quarter. Rodgers deep passing was very effective with 3 pass completions over 30 yards and Melvin Gordon added 104 yards rushing. Blake Martinez had the best stat line for the Titans with 12 tackles, an interception and a forced fumble. New York (N) 7 Philadelphia 37 83 5-15 Division rivals opened the Week 1 season with visions of grandeur. Optimism always starts the opening week of every IFL season, but only a few of those teams remain by mid-season. With that as the background, the Giants and Eagles kicked off. After a 3 and out by the Giants to open things, the Eagles would use their combo backfield of Demarco Murray and Bilal Powell to control the ground in the 1st quarter and not give the Giant offense many opportunities. This would lead to 2 touchdowns and an early 14-0 lead. As the 2nd quarter began, the Giants passing attack under the direction of new QB Carson Wentz would kick into high gear. A long pass to WR Robby Anderson followed immediately by a crossing pass to TE Tyler Kroft would close the gap to 14-7 and that would be the score at halftime. The 2nd half would begin with the Eagles getting great field position at midfield. Deciding that the run game had loosened things up, the Eagles OC would decide to let QB Jameis Winston go deep to rookie WR Cooper Kupp. The move would pay off with a 50 yard TD bomb. 21-7 Eagles. After another 3 and out from the Giants, the Eagles would go back to their formula of controlling things on the ground. A 10 play 70-yard drive would ensue and culminate with a Murray 2 yard burst taking over 6 minutes off the clock. 28-7 Eagles. The rest of the half was a series of mistakes from the Giant offense that would lead to 3 Eagle FG's and a final score of 37-7. The entire Eagle offense was the story on this day as they controlled the ball 40 to 20 minutes and scored almost at will. The Eagle defense did its job of getting the Giants off the field in a timely manner. Thanks to Indy Ken for subbing due to technical difficulties for Giants owner Jude Plante. Next week the Eagles play host to the Chicago Bears while the Giants will have their home opener against the Minnesota Vikings. Kansas City 17 Los Angeles (A) 3 89 Calm Chiefs quarterback Andy Dalton throws to first half touchdown passes and the KC defense does the rest. New England 3 Indianapolis 24 69 Indianapolis, Indiana (IFL.com) – The defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots (0-1) came into Indianapolis (1-0) looking for their first win of the season and and left with a shocking 24-6 defeat. The Patriots dominated the time of possession (33:11) with a punishing ground attack, running for 131 yards on 31 carries however they committed 2 turnovers and were a dreadful 4/0/1 in the red-zone. Indianapolis newly acquired QB Case Keenum had a fantastic debut completing 22 passes on 28 attempts for 206 yards with 3 touchdowns. Head coach and general manager Kenneth Griffith said he wasn’t surprised by the performance “hey we gave up a lot to get him, we gave up a first, second, third, and a fourth round selection to get this kid,.. we’re here to win and that’s why we brought him here”. Other notable players: New England Patriots- DeShone Kiser QB 24-14, 138 Yards, 1 Int Christian McCaffrey RB 10-44, 4.4 avg. 4 rec 17 Yards Jordy Nelson WR 5 rec 55 Yards Indianapolis Colts- Isaiah Crowell 10-49, 4.9 avg. Keenan Allen 5 rec 44 Yards 2 TD Golden Tate 6 rec 61 Yards 1 TD In week 2 the Patriots host the Kansas City Chiefs and the Colts welcome in the Oakland Raiders. Pittsburgh 33 Jacksonville 26 84 0-5 Tom Brady shredded an anemic Jacksonville defence for 332 yards and 3TDs en route to a well deserved 33-26 victory. Jacksonville's "88" corners were diced and sliced on a regular basis. Coach Diiorio and Tom Brady eviscerated the hapless Jag's secondary with the skill of a vivisectionist, and it wasn't pretty... The score was close in the second half, but the 27-13 halftime deficit was too much too overcome. For the Jags....Well, Cutler sucked. He tossed up four picks, and starting running back.Darkwa was knocked out of all but three plays. Some dude named Hood ran for 112 yards on 24 carries following Darkwa's hangnail. Props on Vince for a well coached game. San Francisco 3 New Orleans 24 70 The Saints would open at home and not disappoint. The Saints would control the ball and gain 143 yards on the ground. Joe Flacco threw 3 TD's for 243 yards. Unsigned Dez Bryant caught 4 balls for 126 yards and 2 TD's. The 49ers offense would struggle most of the day as rookie Trubisky threw for 148 yards but was sacked 4 times. New Orleans was on the borderline of rebuilding but the Saints fanbase know that is rarely in Owner/Coach Rice's vocabulary. Saints win 24-3. Tampa Bay 3 Green Bay 31 68 0-5 Battle of the Bays had some extra steam this season as it was the Bucs who ended Green Bay's 4 year reign as NFC North Champions last season. Lambeau was rocking for this one. Packers took the opening kickoff and made it look easy. They went 75 yard in just 5 plays, capped off by Jay Ajayi's 18 yard touchdown run. 7-0 GB Tampa Bay went three and out on their first possession and were forced to punt. Packer couldn't get much going on their second drive as things stalled out near midfield. This is when things got crazy. Derek Carr would throw back to back INT's that led to 10 more Green Bay points. 17-0 after the first. Coach Chase would get his team settled down early in the 2nd as Chris Boswell nailed a 53 yarder to cut the lead to 17-3. Packers responded with a clutch 7 play, 60 yard drive. The Ben to Ben combo of Roethlisberger/Watson hooked up for a 26 yard TD to cap it off, 24-3 Pack. Tampa Bay then put together their best drive of the game moving all the way down to the Green Bay 11. On the next play Carr would throw his 3rd pick of the half as Patrick Peterson jumped an out route intended for Davante Adams. Green Bay's drive stalled in their own end and the Bucs got the ball back in good field position with a chance to get back into the game with just over a minute left before halftime After a first down got it close to midfield, Carr fumble the snap from center. Ryan Shazier scooped it up and went 46 yards to paydirt. The shell shocked Bucs trailed 31-3 at the half. Tampa couldn't much going in the 3rd and pulled the starters just before the end of the quarter 31-3 would be the final Big Ben didn't have to do much. He finished 13 of 20 for 143 yards and 2TD's Ajayi was solid 17 for 93 and a TD Josh Gordon added 3 rec. for 74 yards and a TD Carr had a miserable day: 12-24 for just 131 yards, 3 ints and a lost fumble (26.9 rating) Todd Gurley was held in check: 13 carries for 51 yards along with 3 rec for 31 Thanks to Mike for being a good sport despite poor treatment from the Action PC gods Green Bay visits Dallas in week 2 Bucs host Washington Los Angeles (N) 28 Atlanta 31 68 Falcons have a 21-7 lead go into the half after a TD pass from Rivers to Jalen Richard with 0:02 left in the first half. Falcons extend their lead to 31-14 going into the 4th quarter. The Rams stop the first Falcons drive of the 4th and then block the punt. Ziggy Ansah scoops it up and runs it in for the TD to close the gap to 31-21. Rams weren't done as Luck hits Hilton for a 57 yard TD pass with 6:42 left in the game to reduce the Falcons lead to a FG. After a blocked punt, the Rams blocked the FG on the Falcons next attempt. On the Rams next drive, they managed to drive it down to the Falcons 46 yard line with 0:19 left. Unfortunately, it was out of even long FG range so the Rams attempt a last ditch attempt to get into FG range. Luck puts up the pass deep but it's knocked down and the Rams turn it over on downs. The Falcons run out the clock and win 31-28 to go to 1-0 while the Rams fall to 0-1. Rivers is named game MVP as he passes for 270 yards and 4 TDs. Dallas 24 Washington 19 72 5-15 Cowboys jump out to a 21-0 lead at the half thanks to two Newton runs. Washington rallies with two Prescot touchdown passes but Dallas hangs on. Oakland 17 Houston 10 70 Matt Stafford throws two touchdown passes as the Raiders pick up a road win to open the season. Baltimore 21 Carolina 20 82 0-5 Thanks to Ram Ryan for subbing. He called a great game and nearly knocked off the Ravens. Carolina held a 17-6 lead mid-way through the 3rd quarter and recovered a Raven fumble near midfield. Baltimore's defense decided enough was enough and forced a three-and-out that included an offensive penalty and a sack by CB Anthony Brown. Michael Campanaro returned the punt 66 yards and three plays later Le'Veon Bell ran it in from the 10. Eli Manning hit Adam Thielen on a short slant for a two-point conversion that cut the Panther lead to 3. The Raven D held the Panthers to another 3-and-out just before the quarter flipped over. Carolina stymied the Ravens on the first two plays, but Manning hit Thielen on a medium slant for 43 yards that set up a 24-yard TD strike to AJ Green three plays later. Baltimore took their first lead since the first quarter, 21-17. Carolina marched 51 yards on 11 plays, but the Raven D tightened in the red zone and held the Panthers to a FG. The Panthers had two more chances, but really never threatened as Baltimore milked the clock. Ram Ryan got a sneak-peak at his next opponent as the Ravens travel to Los Angeles. Carolina takes on its second AFC Central opponent, Tennessee in Week 2. Hood,E(Jax) 24-112 Forte(Hou) 22-102 1 TD Murray,D(Phi) 17-85 3 TD Thomas,De(Chi) 11-151 1 TD Mariota(Chi) 42-31-426 5 TD Brady(Pit) 33-22-332 3 TD 1 Int Prescott(Was) 44-30-328 3 TD 1 Int Bortles(Den) 30-21-319 3 TD Rivers,P(Atl) 35-23-270 4 TD Alexander(NYG) 15 Tk Vinatieri(Pit) 4-5 FG Bullock(Jax) 4-4 FG Campanaro(Bal) 3-113 Punt Ret – IFL Special Teams Player of the Week 2018 IFL PRESEASON SPORTS WRITER PETER KING MOCKS THE IFL DRAFT The former writer for Sports Illustrated and author of five books, Peter King has agreed to attempt to mock the 2018 IFL draft. It is quite the honor to follow in the foot steps of some of the great sports media people in the world stated King. I have done a lot of digging and believe this could be one of the more interesting and surprising drafts in IFL history. So, let's get going! 1 - JETS: When Ryan Mallett is the only QB on your roster it is easy to select a quarterback. I like Mitch Trubiskey but love Deshaun Watson playmaking skills. Watson to the Jets. 2 - GIANTS: Quarterback is not an issue for the football Giants. They could use a pass rusher and Myles Garrett shows plenty of potential in this area. 3 – 49ERS: I don't like the looks of the current 49er quarterback room. Mitch Tribiskey to San Francisco. 4 - RAMS: This is a tough one. Rams need help at running back but with Luck out for the season I could see them taking the highest rated player on the board. That would be cornerback Marshon Lattimore. 5 – BRONCOS: Denver has only one running back currently on their roster. I like Kareem Hunt to go here. 6 – PANTHERS: Running Back is clearly a spot where teams would continue to look at. However, Carolina has a nice committee already in place. However, even with that said, I don’t see the Panthers passing up on Alvin Kamara. 7 – CARDINALS: Arizona is starting over. Quarterback is probably the best place to start. Patrick Mahomes to the Cardinals. 8 – DOLPHINS: Miami is thinking playoffs this year. Even though they just acquired Mark Ingram, running back Leonard Fournette is easily the best player on the board. Otherwise look for a trade at this spot. 9 – JAGUARS: With no quarterbacks worthy of being selected at this spot, Jacksonville will upgrade receiver with JuJu Smith-Schuster. 10 – VIKINGS: Christian McCaffrey is hanging out there but I don’t believe Minnesota would use two consecutive top ten picks on a running back. The best defensive player remaining is Corner TreDavious White. He would be a huge upgrade for the Vikings. 11 – PATRIOTS: The back-to-back champions have decided to throw in the towel and rebuild. While McCaffrey will be considered I think New England goes O-Line with tackle Ryan Ramczyk at eleven. 12 – LIONS: This is a good landing spot for Christian McCaffrey as Detroit continues to collect talent. 13 – CARDINALS: A lot of talent to consider at this spot; T.J. Watt, Cooper Kupp, and Evan Engram. However, I look for Arizona to go with corner Adoree’ Jackson at 13. 14 – CHARGERS: Safety Jamal Adams would be a nice addition to the Los Angeles secondary. 15 – TEXANS: Houston suffered some injuries to their receiver corps. Cooper Kupp would help offset that. 16 – CHIEFS: Evan Engram would be a solid addition to the Chiefs offense and a nice compliment to Jarvis Landry. 17 – COWBOYS: If Jamal Adams slides he would be a nice addition to the Dallas secondary. However, Marcus Williams may have had a better rookie year and is an even better addition to the Cowboys defensive backfield. 18 – BEARS: The Bears needed a running back this time last year and need one this season as well. I think they will have better luck solving this issue by selecting Joe Mixon this time. 19 – EAGLES: While not a pressing need, pass rusher T.J. Watt is the highest rated player still available. 20 – RAMS: The Rams can afford to gamble and hope for a healthy Dalvin Cook to lead their ground game for years to come. 21 – EAGLES: The Eagles probably wish Cook would have fell to this spot but Watt probably would have been scooped up by the Rams. However, receiver Cory Davis is a nice investment at 21. 22 – FALCONS: With Dumervil getting a little long in the tooth, Solomon Thomas makes sense here. 23 – CARDINAL: Arizona has a lot of needs, I like Marlon Humphrey here. 24 – PATRIOTS: O.J. Howard makes sense here as a long term replacement for Olsen. 25 – SAINTS: Center Pat Elflein would add some youth along an aging offensive line. 26 – RAIDERS: Reuben Foster would be an interesting selection here but I think Oakland plays it safe and fills a need with center Nick Martin. 27 – RAMS: Los Angeles snags Linebacker Jarrad Davis and breaks the Bengals heart. 28 – BENGALS: Once thought to be a position of strength, injuries and performance have made Tight End a priority. Cincinnati likes David Njoku’s ceiling. 29 – REDSKINS: Tackle is an issue in Washington and of course Dion Dawkins falls in their lap. 30 – PATRIOTS: I think the Pats jump all over Malik Hooker here to end round one. IFL SUPER BOWL PATRIOTS 23 REDSKINS 16 Patriots quarterback Sam Bradford earned Super Bowl MVP honors for the second straight season as New England edges Washington. The Washington Redskins, led by rookie QB Dak Prescott and winners of 10 consecutive games (including two impressive playoff wins against the Rams and Saints), were looking to cap an outstanding season with a win in the 2018 IFL Super Bowl. Their opponents, the New England Patriots, were looking to defend their IFL title behind MVP candidate Sam Bradford and their dynamic WR duo of Antonio Brown and Jordy Nelson. Washington entered the game as the 3 point betting favorite. New England won the coin toss and deferred. Marqise Lee ran the opening kick back to the Washington 29 yard line. On the first play from scrimmage and the Patriot line cheating left, Redskin back Jeremy Hill took a handoff right and sprinted FIFTY yards down to the Patriot 22 yard line! That fantastic start was followed by two more Hill runs before, on 3rd and 2, Prescott found DeVante Parker for a 14 yard TD pass. The PAT failed, but with not even two minutes off the clock, Washington led 6-0. One bit of bad news on the drive however, as primary blocking back Jerome Felton was lost for the game to injury. Bradford started hot for New England also, hitting Latavius Murray for a quick 7 yard completion, and then Greg Olsen for 12 yards to secure a quick Patriot first down. But all eyes quickly were diverted to Patriot WR Jordy Nelson, who appeared to turn an ankle on the play and was down on the field. It quickly became apparent when two assistant coaches had to help him off the field, that Jordy's day was over after only two offensive plays. A devastating blow to New England's offense, as Jordy had scored 5 touchdowns and hauled in 17 passes for nearly 400 yards in the first two NE playoff games. With a huge part of the offense now in the locker room, New England looked to Lat Murray to spark them. Trap right for 9 yards - then an off tackle left for the first down. Consecutive completions to Brown, Olsen and Prosise brought the Pats inside the Washington 30 yard line, but the drive would stall and NE would settle for a Sturgis field goal. 6-3 Redskins. Redskins would control the clock for over 5 minutes on the ensuing drive, taking the ball into Patriot territory thanks to completions to Marqise Lee, Parker and Ebron. At the Patriot 40 yard line, Washington looked to convert on a 4th and 4, but a short out to Hill from Prescott was incomplete and the Patriots would take over with 1:57 to go in the 1st quarter. Bradford went to work, quickly hitting Greg Olsen for 11 yards. Gerald McCoy sacked Bradford on the next play however, burying New England with a 2nd and 19. A trap play by Prosise into a blitzing defense gained 15 yards back, and a huge facemask penalty on the D provided an additional 15 yards. A 2 yard rush by Murray to the Redskin 26 followed, but on the play Redskin DE Jason Pierre Paul was slow to get up. He would leave the field and not return. Murray for 2 more yards brought on 3rd and 6, and Bradford then hit Prosise for 6 yards. A measurement showed he was brought down just short of the first down marker. From the Redskin 18, New England passed on the field goal and handed off to Murray who got the necessary yardage for the first down. Another facemask penalty, this one on Sharrif Floyd, gave NE first and goal from the 8 yard line. Washington's D stiffened however, and Sturgis hit the short FG to tie the game at 6-6 with 11:31 to play in the first half. The two teams would exchange three and outs before Washington would take over with 8:50 in the half. Runs of 9 and 2 yards carried the Skins across midfield, and then Prescott would find Parker on a short slant - AND PARKER BROKE LOOSE - racing 48 yards for the TD to give the Redskins a 13-6 lead!!! Even with Washington paying extra attention to Antonio Brown, the Patriots were able to string together a nifty 13-play drive in response, with Bradford hitting 5 of 6 pass attempts to the likes of Olsen, Prosise, and Dorial Green-Beckham. The drive stalled in the red zone, and Sturgis would hit his 3rd FG of the game, cutting the Redskin lead to 13-9 heading to the half. New England would come roaring out of the locker room and move 75 yards in 7 plays to take a 16-13 lead, thanks in part to Latavius Murray who carried 3 times for 28 yards. Patriot starting guard Josh Kline was lost for the game due to injury on the drive, and rookie Christian Westerman had to enter the game. Even so, a Bradford to Olsen 7 yard TD (Bradford's 18th completion in his first 21 attempts) capped the drive and early in the second half, the Patriots had their first lead. Against their better judgment, New England kicked deep to Marqise Lee. BIG mistake. Lee raced 60 yards on the return, handing the Skins great field position at the Patriot 44 yard line. Washington would get as far as the 22, but on 4th and 1, the Redskins took the 3 points. Game tied 16-16 midway through the 3rd quarter. Starting their next drive at the 25 yard line, Bradford quickly hit Green-Beckham for 7 yards, followed by a Prosise 8 yard rush. An 8 yard completion to Olsen gave NE 2nd and 2 near midfield. Bradford misfired on a short pass to Murray before Prosise ripped off another 8 yard carry to the Washington 44. But, continuing the theme of the day, Patriot RB Lat Murray, blocking on the previous play, was down and out. Another key injury, and the Patriots were left with a near-fatigued CJ Prosise and reserve RB James Starks in the backfield. Amazingly, 4 plays later, Patriot guard Ruben Foster went down for the game, leaving NE with TWO (3 rated) rookie guards to finish out the final 17 minutes of the Super Bowl. Bradford hit Starks, Prosise and Green-Beckham on consecutive short passing plays for 22 total yards. Another short gain to Olsen set NE up inside the Redskin 10 yard line, where Bradford hooked up with Antonio Brown for a 7 yard TD. With 1:33 to play in the 3rd quarter, even with key players dropping like flies, NE had the lead 23-16. Washington's first play from scrimmage saw Jeremy Hill rush for a 4 yard gain. Wouldn't you know it, another Patriot starter was slow to get up!! This time it was starting DE William Gholston limping off. He would not return. Another short rush by Hill was followed by a Washington penalty. On 3rd and 10, Prescott faded back to pass and hit Parker for a short gain, but was leveled by Patriot DT Ndamukong Suh!! No flag was thrown, but Dak Prescott was hurt!! Needing assistance off the field, it was apparent that Washington would have to mount a comeback with their starting QB on the sidelines. Dak was done for the day!! After a loss of 1 yard on a Prosise carry, a holding penalty on one of New England's few surviving offensive linemen (Zach Streif) put NE in a 2nd and 21 hole. A screen to Prosise netted 17 yards however, giving NE an achievable 3rd down opportunity. Then, an 8 yard hookup from Bradford to Green-Beckham gave NE a fresh set of downs. After another Patriot first down, Washington managed to stop the Patriot offense and force a punt. Enter Tom Savage, with 9:38 to play, from his own 12 yard line. Completions to Garcon and Cook gave the Skins a quick 1st down. Then Jeremy Hill ran for 4 yards, giving him 100 yards on the day. Washington would likely need to lean on their star RB down the stretch to take some of the heat off of Savage. On 3rd and 6 and NE with 6 DBs on the field, Hill took a pitch left............but was stuffed by CB Logan Ryan after a 2 yard gain. Now it was Hill who was down on the turf. Washington had now lost their starting QB and RB on consecutive drives. A punt to NE followed, and they looked to salt the game away with 7:21 to play. NE, not wanting to get too conservative however in a one-score game, caught the Redskin DB's looking into the backfield on 1st down. Bradford hit Brown for 16 yards and the first down. Working slowly, the Pats conservatively ran the clock down to 4:27 before punting back to Washington. With 4:13 to play and starting at their own 20 yard line - this could be the ball game for Washington. Rushes of 4 and 11 yards by Paul Perkins were essentially offset by a Kilgore holding penalty. On 4th and 7 from their own 23, Savage hit Garcon for a KEY first down! Then, two consecutive incompletions and a short Savage rush gave Washington another tough 4th down to convert, but NE bailed them out this time, as a pass interference on Clinton-Dix gave Savage and the Skins a fresh set of downs. First and ten from their own 40 yard line, with 1:27 to play. Three consecutive incomplete passes to Garcon brought on another 4th down. And again, for the THIRD time on the drive, Savage converted hitting Lee for 11 yards and into Patriot territory. First and 10 with 1:05 from the NE 49 yard line. A penalty on G David DeCastro made it 1st and 15. Two incomplete passes and a short hook-up to Garcon brought on a 4th and 11 with 46 seconds to play. This time there would be no 4th down magic however, as Savage was flushed from the pocket and tackled after a 5 yard run. Turnover on downs, and NE would run the clock out. Final Score - Patriots 23, Redskins 16 Sam Bradford was the MVP of the Super Bowl for the second consecutive year. After tossing 3 TDs in last year's win over Atlanta, Bradford completed 31 of 38 passes on the day for 252 yards and 2 TDs. In the absence of Jordy Nelson and with Washington's concerted effort to minimize Antonio Brown (5 receptions for 55 yards and a TD), Bradford looked to his secondary receivers often in this one. Tight end Greg Olsen caught 9 balls for 79 yards and a TD. CJ Prosise caught 7 for 53 yards, and Dorial Green-Beckham caught 5 big passes for 37 yards. On the ground, NE was led by Murray's 13 carries for 55 yards. Prosise kicked in 40 rushing yards on 9 carries. Jeremy Hill led the Skins offense with 102 yards rushing on 13 carries (50 on the game's initial play from scrimmage). Dak Prescott completed 12 of 16 passes for 136 yards and 2 TDs before he would leave the game late in the 3rd quarter. DeVante Parker led Washington receivers with 5 grabs for 87 yards and 2 TDs. There were no turnovers in the game. Washington however, was penalized 10 times for 85 yards, while New England was flagged only 3 times for 20 yards. Big advantage for New England on that front. New England doubled the Redskins with 26 first downs to only 13 for Washington. New England also controlled the ball for over 38 minutes on the day, thus minimizing the damage Prescott was able to do. Congratulations to Kris on a great IFL season. This was a somewhat disappointing game in that neither team was able to put its best foot forward due to injuries. NINE starting players were lost during the course of the game (5 for NE, 4 for Wash) but Washington's loss of their starting QB and RB in a one-score game was especially devastating.however. Good luck to everyone in the upcoming off-season! For New England, it will likely be the beginning of a rebuilding effort and stars such as Brown, Suh, Atkins etc may well find themselves elsewhere in training camp 2018! PATRIOTS 27 BENGALS 18 Sam Bradford throws for 330 yards and 3 touchdowns to lead the Patriots back to the Super Bowl. Bengals, winners of 12 of their last 13 games, make the trip to New England looking to advance to the Super Bowl. New England, without all-pro WR Antonio Brown and star LB Jamie Collins, were still installed as 5 point favorites by the sharps in Vegas. Foxboro doesn't often see 70 degrees in the middle of January - but it was the case on this day. What other strange occurrences would this day bring? Bengals took the opening kickoff and faced an early 3rd an 8. Aaron Rodgers dropped back to pass and was sacked by a blitzing Erik Walden, forcing a fumble which was recovered by New England. With barely a minute off the clock, NE had the ball at the Bengal 27 yard line. Coming off a 4-TD game in the Divisional round against the Titans, Jordy Nelson once again was active early. Bradford hit him for 11 yards on the first play from scrimmage. A Bengal penalty and it was 1st and 5 from the 11 yard line. A short Lat Murray run was followed by two Bradford misfires however, and the Patriots were forced to settle for a short FG. 3-0 New England. A Bengal 3 and out gave NE the ball again, this time starting at their own 39 yard line. On first down, Latavius Murray took the pitch but was blasted by the Bengal D for no gain. The crowd quickly went silent as Murray lay flat on the Foxboro turf. He would soon walk off under his own power, but would be escorted immediately to the tent with a suspected concussion. Just like that, Murray was done for the day. The injury to Murray sucked quite a bit of air out of the stadium, with the Patriots already missing their top WR and now their top RB. Bradford tried to rally the troops, but misfired on a pass to Rod Streater. Then on 3rd down, Bradford looked to connect with spare WR Wendall Williams but was PICKED OFF by Micah Hyde...................who returned it all the way to the NE 16 yard line!!!! Like the Patriots had done to the Bengals earlier in the quarter, the Bengals had now turned NE over in their own territory. A quick 10 yard pass from Rodgers to Heuerman was followed by a 6 yard Melvin Gordon scamper for the TD!! The PAT was missed, but Cinci had the lead 6-3. CJ Prosise started the next Patriot drive with a nifty 13 yard sweep. However, Bradford was sacked by Jurrell Casey on the next play, FORCING THE F-U-M-B-L-E!!! Bengals recovered and had the ball at the NE 39 yard line. Rodgers and company could not get a first down, and Robbie Gould came on to hit a 45 yard field goal. 9-3 Bengals. The Patriots looked to answer and on the 2nd play of the next drive, Prosise took a screen pass 52 yards to the 23 yard line of Cincinnati. A Bradford to Nelson (double teamed) 9 yard pass gave NE a 2nd and 1 from the 14. However, after Prosise was stuffed on 2nd down, Bradford missed Nelson on a crossing pattern. 4th and 1 - and the Patriots decided to go for it. Prosise rambled for 7 yards to give NE another first down at the Cinci 7 yard line. Bradford to Greg Olsen was stuffed for a loss of 1. Prosise ran for another 7 yards down to the 1 yard line. Rather than running it in, Bradford tried Nelson on a short slant but it was broken up. Having converted on 4th and 1 just a minute earlier, the Patriots tried again, this time handing it to Prosise............who was STUFFED for no gain!!! Bengals take over and the quarter would end with the Bengals up 9-3. Rodgers responded like the champ that he is, methodically leading the Bengals from the shadow of their own goal line across midfield, thanks to completions to Eifert, Jeffery and Heuerman. The drive would stall at the 24 yard line however and Cinci would get another 3 points on a Gould FG. 12-3 Bengals. The two teams would exchange punts on their next drives, though NE had tilted the field in their favor. With 3 minutes remaining in the half, NE would take over at their own 44. Bradford to Olsen for 13, followed by a Bradford to Prosise for 7 yards. Out of the two minute warning, Prosise then swept right for 15 yards down to the Bengal 9 yard line. Then on the next play, Bradford to Prosise from 9 yards out and it was 12-10 Bengals heading to the half. The third quarter saw the defenses take over. Both teams had their first two drives of the quarter end in punts, eating up nearly 13 minutes of game time. With under two minutes left in the quarter and NE at their own 15 yard line, Bradford looked to make something happen with the wind at his back before the end of the quarter. A quick strike to Olsen for 6 yards started things off. Then on 2nd and 4 from their own 21, he found Jordy on a quick out. Rookie CB Jalen Ramsey failed to wrap him up however and JORDY WAS GONE!!! 79 yards later and NE had the lead just like that! 17-12. Enter Ty Montgomery, who quickly broke off runs of 5 and 8 yards to get Cinci off to a nice start as the 3rd quarter would end. Completions to Royal (8 yds) and Jeffery (13 yards) book-ended another nifty 12 yard Montgomery run, and it was first and 10 from the NE 29 yard line with 12 minutes to play. Montgomery was stuffed on his next attempt and the drive stalled. A 44 yard Gould FG cut the lead to just 2 points however. 17-15 Pats With 11 minutes to play, the Patriots knew they couldn't get complacent. Three consecutive completions to Green-Beckham, Olsen and Nelson moved the Pats from their own 25 out to midfield. Then on 2nd and 3, Prosise busted off a 27 yard run down to the Bengal 24. Two plays later Prosise ran for another 17 yards. Then after a misfire to Jordy, Bradford connected with Prosise for their 2nd TD hookup of the day, this one from 7 yards and it was 24-15 NE! Things looked bleak for the Bengals as they went 3 and out on their next drive. However Trevor Davis muffed the punt giving Cinci new life!! With 6:27 to go, the Bengals had it at the NE 34 yard line. A sack by Stefon Tuitt made it 2nd and 15, but Rodgers found Royal and Gordon on consecutive pass plays for a Bengal first down. A sack by Erik Walden derailed the Bengal TD hopes, but Gould hit on his 4th FG of the day - this from 35 yards - and it was 24-18 with 3:07 to play. Bengals chose to kick deep, and the Pats had it from their own 25 yard line. With Prosise showing signs of fatigue, Bradford threw caution to the wind. With the defense keying on CJ, Bradford hit Nelson on another quick out - and Nelson did all the work again - this time racing 43 yards to the Bengal 32! Another 10 yard pass to Nelson before the 2 minute warning gave NE 3rd and inches. Fullback Zach Line would dive for the first down, and the game was essentially over. Bradford would take 3 knees before Sturgis kicked the game clinching FG - Patriots win it 27-18. CJ Prosise was the star of the game, rushing for 87 yards on 10 carries while also catching 6 passes for another 87 yards and two touchdowns. Jordy Nelson followed up his 4 TD effort in the Divisional round with another fantastic day, hauling in 7 passes for 170 and a TD. Erik Walden had two QB sacks, following up his 3 sack effort from a week earlier. For the Bengals, Aaron Rodgers completed 21 of 36 passes for 197 yards. He did not throw a TD nor did he turn the ball over. Melvin Gordon carried the ball 21 times but managed only 56 yards against the Patriot D. New England managed to overcome 3 turnovers and injuries to two more starters as both Lat Murray and William Gholston left the game in the first quarter. With 5 starters on the sidelines, NE still somehow managed to overcome a gritty and tough Bengal squad. Congratulations to John on a truly great season. The Bengals ripped off 11 consecutive wins after starting the season 2-2. Winning 14 of the 18 games they played, the Bengals were truly among the elite squads in the IFL in 2017. New England moves on to their 2nd consecutive Super Bowl, in what should be a great game against the NFC's best - the Washington Redskins. NFC REDSKINS 27 RAMS 23 Redskins Eric Ebron scores the deciding touchdown as Washington wins NFC title game. Los Angeles would head to Washington for a little family feud with the winner heading to the Super Bowl. LA would get the kickoff first and would take advantage of an aggressive Washington defense mixing and matching personnel. A 3rd and 13 would be picked up by the dynamic White on a screen while Dixon would punch it in from 7 yards out to go up 7-0. While the Rams fans were thrilled to see them get into the end zone the cheers quickly turned to fear as it was announced star RB Mark Ingram would be lost for this game and the following week should they win. Fearing Lee as a return man LA would squib the kickoff but a short kick still resulted in the Redskins starting at the 42 yard line. 3 Plays later Prescot would hit Parker for 47 yards and Hill would finish off the drive with a 6 yard run to tie it up 7-7. LA would follow up with a 3 and out and the Redskins would get it back and be aided by a 24 yard PI call. They would dink and dunk it the rest of the way and Prescott would sneak it in from the goal line. LA and Washington would exchange a few 3 and outs however the special teams play would provide Washington with the advantage. Good returns and punting during the exchange would lead to LA having to punt from their 5 yard line giving Washington great field position and allow Janikowski to bang through a 55 yard field goal despite a 3 and out to give them a 17-7 lead. Following the score the Rams would go to the ground and run the ball 7 out of 8 highlighted by a 24 yard Luck scramble. Dixon would again find paydirt from 1 yard out. However the LA kicker would shank the XP leaving the score 13-17. With only 2 minutes remaining neither team was able to get anything going before the half. Washington would get the ball at the half and were looking to put some distance between them. However Prescott would throw a pick on 3rd and 8 giving the Rams amazing field position on the 36 yard line. 2 plays later the Rams would be looking at a 3rd and 12 from the 26 yard line. The Redskins gambled and expected the Rams to go for the score and brought a lot of pressure. The Rams had called a play action pass hoping to catch the Redskins keying on the run and Luck would go down for a 12 yard loss. Now looking at a 4th and 12 in no-mans land and with little confidence in their kicker they would go for it. The gamble would pay off big as Luck would hit the Gronk and he would steamroll the Redskins D on his way to the end zone and a 20-17 lead. Washington would put together a decent drive in response but it would stall out on their own 42. Washington would elect to punt on the 4th and 1 and Martin would deliver pinning LA on its own 2 yard line for the second time in the game. LA would punt a few plays later and set Washington up on the Rams 47 yard line. Prescot would lead them to the 10 yard line but the drive would stall and they would have to settle for the tying FG. The Rams would answer back with a nice drive of their own sucking up some clock using just about every offensive weapon they have. They would get the ball to the Washington 2 yard line and face a big decision. 4th and 2 tie game on the road. While it appeared as though the initially thought going for it the Rams ultimately made the decision to take the points and put the game on their defense. The FG would be good and the Rams would lead with 10 minutes left in the game. Washington would be bailed out early on their next drive with a 3rd and 6 holding call against Rhodes. Later in the drive Prescot would pick up a big 3rd and 10 by hitting Marqise Lee for 11 yards to put hte ball on the 38. A few runs later and a Rams challenge would put the ball at 3rd and inches from the 11 yard line. They would call a play action pass looking for Ebron in the middle of the field while the Rams were expecting another QB sneak from Prescot. Ebron would be open and take it in for 6 to give the Redskins a 23-27 lead. The Rams would try to answer and with just under 6 minutes left they would still be able to use the ground game. Some heavy running by Dixon and Jones would get them to the Washington 34 yard line but a 4th and 3 Jones would come up 2 yards short. With only a minute left the Redskins would force LA to burn its timeouts and put the game on their D. With 40 seconds left with the ball on their own 20 Luck wasn't able to get anything going and Washington would head to the Super Bowl. IFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS PATRIOTS 45 TITANS 21 Patriots Nelson scores 4 touchdowns New England jumped out to a 35-7 halftime lead thanks to three Bradford to Jordy Nelson TD passes in route to a 45-21 win over Tennessee. Sam Bradford threw for 347 yards and 5 TD passes, while Jordy Nelson caught 10 balls for 197 yards and 4 TDs. Beckham Jr caught 8 for 154 and scored all three Titan TDs. New England was hit hard by injuries in this one, losing 4 starters along the way. Star WR Antonio Brown (D) and LB Jamie Collins (Q) are both uncertain to play in the AFC Championship game against the Bengals. Starting G Josh Kline was also injured and will miss time. Congrats to Rick on another strong season. BENGALS 17 RAIDERS 16 Gould's last second field goal lifts Bengals over Raiders. The AFC West champion Oakland Raiders traveled to Cincinnati to take on the AFC Central champion Bengals in the divisional round of the IFL playoffs. The Raiders held off the Colts 26-17 in the wild card round last week. The Bengals looked like a well oiled machine on their opening drive, going 68 yards on 13 plays and using over seven minutes as Rodgers scrambled in from six yards out to give Cincinnati the early 7-0 lead. The teams would exchange punts until Oakland put together a five play 90 yard drive with Bernard going in to tie the game from four yards out with about six and a half minutes left in the half. Travis Kelce's 46 yard reception was the key play of the drive. The Bengals offense continued to sputter going three and out. The Raiders struggled as well until their final possession of the half as Stafford found Benjamin for a couple first downs setting up a Myers 29 yard field goal to end the half giving Oakland a 10-7 lead. The Raider offense continued to march down the field to begin the second half. Stafford hit Wallace for 18 and Moncrief for 23. But the Cincinnati defense stiffened and Oakland had to settle on another Myers field goal to extend their lead to 13-7. The Bengals finally got a big play as Rodgers connected with Jeffery for a 50 yard score as Cincinnati regained the lead 14-13 with about nine minutes remaining in the third. Oakland begin their march to regain the lead eating up all but one minute remaining in the third quarter. The Raiders recovered two of their own fumbles on the drive but at the Cincinnati 13 Stafford was intercepted by Rey to end the threat. The Bengals moved to their own 40 before Hicks sacked Rodgers resulting in a fumble and an Oakland recovery. The Cincinnati defense held once more as Myers missed the 47 yard field goal attempt. Cincinnati took over at their own 37 and Gordon burst for 10 yards on the first play. However, after another run for one yard, Rodgers was intercepted by Slay. The Raiders drove to the Cincinnati seven but a offensive pass interference penalty moved Oakland back ten yards and they had to settle on another Myers field goal attempt. This time the Raider kicker was true from 27 yards out giving the Raiders a 16-14 lead with four minutes remaining in the game. The Bengals methodically marched up the field. Montgomery ran for seven, Jeffery's caught a pass for 13 yards, Eifert for 10 yards, a Gordon screen pass went for 11 more. Cincinnati was in the 90% success range for a field goal. Meanwhile Oakland started using their time outs. On third and seven with 1:34 remaining Gordon ran for eight to pick up the first. After a couple Gordon dives to center the ball in the middle of the field, Cincinnati called time out with three seconds remaining.. Gould made the 29 yard attempt and the Bengals advance to the AFC Championship game 17-16. Congrats to Keith on a fine season. His Raiders will be tough again next season. Stafford finished 25 of 49 for 305 yards and an INT. Kelce caught four passes for 82 yards. Rodgers went 15 of 26 for 214 yards with a TD and an INT. Jeffery caught six passes for 107 yards and the TD. Gordon rushed 19 times for 69 yards.. He also caught three passes for 58. Next week the Bengals await the winner of the Tennessee at New England game for the right to represent the AFC in the IFL Super Bowl. RAMS 33 BUCCANEERS 13 Mark Ingram's 2 touchdowns help the Rams down Tampa Bay On a hot 84 degree day in Los Angeles the Central Division Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers battled the Los Angeles Rams. The local Angelinos appeared to still be getting used to football's return to Southern California. An unofficial count by a reporter at the game suggested there were more people participating in a Global Warming demonstration at the stadium, citing the unseasonably hot weather, than actual Rams fans. Luckily both teams were well equipped to take advantage of the weather, great QBs with explosive wide receivers. The Bucs, combo of Derek Carr, Davante Adams and Desean Jackson can shorten a defensive coordinators' life-span. The Rams were a team though that could keep pace, with Andrew Luck AJ Green and TY Hilton. As it turned out the deep passing game played an important role in the outcome of the game, but instead of the number of completed deep passes determining the outcome it was the timing of the deep passes (complete or incomplete) that turned out to be important. Rams won the toss and deferred. Unfortunately that meant the Rams had to start the game by kicking to Cordarelle Patterson, he of a 33 yards per return average. He caught the first kick 5 yards deep and nearly broke free. He only made it to the 29, but the Rams coach was clearly shaken by the decision to kick deep to Patterson. He immediately fired the Special Teams coach during the game, the Rams from then on squibbed kickoffs, without much better results. When asked about Patterson after the game coach Heaton simply stated "He sucks to play against, sucks big time." The Buccaneers first drive would fizzle after a key holding penalty. The Rams took over at their 20 yard line. The Bucs defense to start was dialed in to the Rams game plan. Whether it was home-field advantage or a soft spot Koch has for Los Angeles, two key third down conversions by penalty and a Luck scramble kept the drive alive. Still the Rams went immediately into another 3rd down. The next play was a key one, a deep fly to AJ Green went for 36 yards. Rams offense was in business and eventually a 12 yard Mark Ingram run put the Rams up, 7-0. The Bucs second drive turned into a 3 and out in what would be a theme for their offense in the 1st half, an incomplete check down on a deep pass attempt on 3rd and 1. Rams next possession leads to a Field Goal, 10-0 Rams. After a couple punts the Bucs found some footing, a short drive leads to a Field Goal 10-3 Rams. Bucs force another Rams punt, the next drive was an important turning point in the game. The Bucs sat 3rd and 3 at the Rams 22. Bucs coach Mike Chase staying aggressive calls another deep pass and catches the Rams in a short zone pass defense, but again it was incomplete. Bucs settle for a field goal, 10-6 Rams. The Rams put together a drive to end the half adding another field goal despite some questionable clock management, 13-6 Rams. Rams get the ball in the situation they hoped for after ending the half with a score a chance to really extend the lead. But the Bucs pass defense stifled the drive and once again Rams settle for a Field Goal, 16-6 Rams. Bucs trying to stay within striking distance needed points on the next drive. They pushed the ball to the Rams 42 and faced a 3rd and 2. The Bucs, with a game plan you had to love, were just going for it. Again another deep pass attempt, but still Carr couldn't connect. Now 4th and 2, what would the Bucs do, Go Deep! But the Bomb wasn't there so Carr scrambled, but was stripped and the Rams recovered. Rams methodically drive the ball to the 32 yard line when Luck hit RB James White on a short pass. White broke a tackle and took it to the house, 23-6 Rams. The Bucs, time running out, got to the Rams 33 and faced a 4th down. This time a Gurley dive was stuffed. The Rams again capitalized, scoring another touchdown, 30-6 Rams. The Bucs fought all the way to the end even as it looked bleak. They scored a touchdown and recovered an onside kick, but that drive fizzled out after the Bucs did not convert a 4th down essentially ending the game. It was not as explosive an offensive game as initially expected, the Rams offense was fairly efficient boosted by some key Andrew Luck scrambles. The Bucs had success running the ball, but hard trouble finding the range on those deep passes sometimes even against favorable coverages. The Bucs end the season 11-7, Division Winners, winning a playoff game with impressive seasons by QB Derek Carr and their Wide Receives. Congrats to Mike on a great season and a great game plan. The Rams await the outcome of the Saints and Redskins two teams the Rams know well for different reasons. Bucs playoff game Stars: Spencer Ware 18 Carries 81 yards Desean Jackson 6 catches 86 yards Cordarelle Patterson (mainly just pure fear factor) Rams playoff game Stars: Andrew Luck 20-29 265 yards and 1 Touchdown T Y Hilton 9 catches 93 yards Ryan Succop 4-4 Field Goals REDSKINS 17 SAINTS 14 Redskins kicker Janikowski field goal wins it in double overtime. This would be a rematch of a regular season game where Dak Prescott would lead a monster time consuming drive for a game winning FG over the Saints. This one would not disappoint and would be played in a cool Washington with heavy 10-20 mph winds playing a big role in the game. Nola would get the ball first with the wind at their back and get it to midfield but be forced to punt. Washington would go 3 and out and punting in the wind would give the ball right back to Nola at midfield. The Saints would play a little aggressive and go for it on 4th down turning it over to the Redskins in good field position. The Skins would punt it back to the Saints just as quickly and this song and dance would go on for the rest of the 1st quarter. At the very end of the 1st on their own 27 Colquitt would launch the final play of the 1st with the wind at his back and hit a 73 yard punt that would go out the back of the endzone. With the wind finally at their back Washington had some hope to move the ball through the air but Prescott would throw a pick and Nola would take over at the Redskin 30. Faced with a 3rd and 7 a 11 yard screen pass to Asiata would keep it going and Stewart would punch it in from 3 yards out for the first score of the game. The Redskins would respond with a nice drive themselves as Prescott would finally settle in but instead of 7 they would have to settle for a FG. Nola would go 3 and out and the Skins would get the ball again. They would push the ball to the 50 with 46 seconds left and a 4th and 3 coming up. With the wind in their favor and realizing Nola would have to move the ball pretty far into the wind for a FG chance the Skins went for it. Unfortunately they would not succeed as Perkins would be stopped for no gain. Nola would fail to capitalize so they would go into halftime up 7-3. In the 2nd half Washington would again take advantage of the weather and move the ball on a long time consuming drive to move the ball into FG range. Again they would have to settle for 3 but would close the gap to 7-6. THe saints would again go 3 and out giving the ball back to the Redskins on the 26 yardline. On 3rd and 2 Prescott would hit Marqise Lee on a short slant that he would take 58 yards. One play later Hill would punch it in from 8 yards out. Up 12-7 with 4 minuets left in the 3rd the Redskins knew they were about to lose the wind in a defensive struggle so they rolled the dice and went for 2. Prescott would take the bootleg and convert giving them a 14-14 lead. The Saints would finally wake up on offense and put together their own time consuming drive and hit Dez Bryant for a 30 yard TD to tie it up. Washington and the Saints would trade long drives but neither could put any points on the board. The 4th would end on a Prescott fumble in Saints territory but time was on nobodies side as that would end regulation. In overtime the Redskins would get the ball first but have to go into the wind. a few plays and a penalty would have them at the 25 yard line but then on 1st down Paul Perkins would fumble and the Saints would recover. We would now be entering sudden death. The Saints starting from the 25 would put together a promising drive but at midfield the yellow flags started to fly stalling the drive and forcing a punt. The Skins would be forced to punt it to the Saints who would then be backed up at the 1 yard line. They would move the ball some but then be forced the punt. The Redskins would then mount another drive and get into comfortable field goal range to win 17-14. IFL WILDCARD WEEKEND AFC TITANS 19 STEELERS 17 Dan Bailey hits the game winning field goal with 13 seconds remaining in the game. This game was essentially a push as DK favored Tennessee by 3 which is the normal home field advantage. Weather was 53 degrees with virtually no wind. FIRST QTR This looked like a blowout as 3 plays into their opening drive Pitt's Tom Brady hit Steve Smith Jr. on a long fly for a 48 yard TD. 7-0 Pittsburgh. The Titans could do nothing on their first possession and the Steelers took over at their own 34. Brady completed an 8 yarder to Edelman. Then, as predicted by Nostradamos (aka John Conners), Brady got injured and was out for the balance of the game and the next one. Stat pac QB TJ Yates came on to lead the offense. Two plays later Pittsburgh was punting. Again the Titans could do nothing. From their 27 Pittsburgh drove the ball 54 yards highlighted by a short out to Anquan Boldin that turned into a 41 yard gain. However, another short out attempt was intercepted by David Amerson who returned it to the Titan 43. The Titan offense finally got in gear and moved it to the Steeler 28. Matt Ryan completed a 10 yarder to Delanie Walker but Eric Berry knocked the ball loose and Thomas Davis recovered for Pitt. Yates then took Pittsburgh on an 8 play 80 yard drive. With a first and goal from the Tennessee 2 yard line Darren Sproles was stymied three times by the Titan defense. Adam Vinatieri kicked the 20 yarder to make it 10-0 Pittsburgh. The next three possessions were dominated by the defenses and Pittsburgh had the ball at the Titan 49 with 6 minutes to go in the half. With 4th and 3 at the Titan 42 coach Diiorio elected to go for it. Frank Gore tried a sweep right but came up a yard short. The Tennesse offense finally got something going and advanced down to the Steeler 29. Dan Bailey kicked a 47 yard FG from there with 52 seconds left in the half. 10-3 Pittsburgh. An incompletion followed by two Frank Gore runs along with two Titan timeouts forced the Steelers to punt. From his own 37 Matt Ryan screened to Delanie Walker who took it 23 yards to the Steeler 40. With two seconds left in the half Dan Bailey nailed the 58 yard FG. 10-6 Pittsburgh. The first four possessions of the 3rd quarter featured little offense. However Pittsburgh was twice penned inside its 5 yard line and unable to move the ball. After their second punt the Titans took over at mid-field. A mixture of runs and short passes moved the ball to the Steeler 7 yard line. On first down Ryan hit Odell Beckham with a short hitch for the TD. 13-10 Tennessee. The kickoff was downed and Pittsburgh took over at their 25. Two short passes to Edelman left them with a 3rd and inches. A medium fly to Edelman fell incomplete. Coach Diiorio decided to go for it. However, the quarterback draw didn't fool the Titans and Yates was brought down behind the line. Tennessee ball at the Steeler 31. The Titans couldn't advance from there and Dan Bailey came through with the 42 yard field goal. 16-10 Tennessee. Pittsburgh started the next drive from its 21. Yates went deep for Edelman and it fell incomplete. However a VERY late penalty flag was thrown and Josh Norman was called for a 34 yard interference penalty. Another 15 yard penalty against the Titans (Yannick Ngakoue - pronounced Egg Nog Way) and three completions to Edelman got the Steelers into the end zone. 17-16 Pittsburgh. With 11 minutes to go in the game Tennessee was trapped inside its 10 yard line and its subsequent punt put Pittsburgh at mid-field. With a 4th and 2 at the Titan 42 coach Diiorio again went for it. QB Kevin Hogan snuck into the game and tried for the first down around right end. He was stopped for a 3 yard loss and Tennessee had the ball. Again the Titans couldn't move but figured that a punt from the 50 would hem the Steelers deep in their own end. Colton Schmidt responded with his worst punt of the year - 17 yards! Tennessee's defense had to come up big and they did despite giving up one first down. Pittsburgh's punt went into the end zone and so the Titans had the ball at their own 20 with 3 and a half minutes left. Matt Ryan burnished his MVP credentials going 6 for 6 on a 66 yard drive that brought the ball to Pittsburgh's 14 with 13 seconds left in the game. Dan Bailey came on and calmly made the 32 yarder. Tennessee 19-17. Game over. Thanks to Vince for a very competitive game. RAIDERS 26 COLTS 17 Giovani Bernard scores two touchdowns as Raiders advance. Injuries, injuries, injuries dictated the matchup between the Indianapolis Colts and Oakland Raiders. In a game marred by early injuries to both team's starting running backs as well as key members of their defenses, both teams had to change their game plans midstream to account for the losses. For the Raiders, that meant switching to a pass heavy offense that featured a lot of Giovani Bernard in the screen game offensively and a blitz happy defense to keep pressure on the Colts' Carson Palmer. The Raiders jumped out to a quick 14-0 lead, but the Colts cut it to 14-7 before the half with a balanced offensive attack that kept the Raiders on their heels. In the second half, the Raiders switched from single coverage on the Colts' two star receivers to double coverage to limit the number of big plays and turn the game into a grind it out affair. Coupled with RB Bernard's decent running in the second half, the Raiders were able to limit the Colts' chances and grind out a 26-17 victory. EAGLES 20 BUCCANEERS 37 Tampa Bay's Desean Jackson hauls in three touchdown passes as the Bucs advance past Philadelphia. On a beautiful clear winter afternoon in Florida, coach Greg Mason led his 10 win Philadelphia Eagles into Raymond James Stadium to face Mike Chase’s 10 win Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Eagles win the toss and elect to defer. Starting from their own 35 Tampa looked to establish the run with Spencer Ware. Ware would carry the ball seven times during the Tampa 15 play drive that would end with a Chris Boswell 31 yard field goal. On the 10th play of the game Eagle starting number two cornerback Darrell Worley would limp off the field not to return. Derek Carr went to work on the new match up of DeSean Jackson verses Eric Rowe. Rowe was targeted four times during the drive, but held his own as Jackson only hauled in one catch, albeit for 20 yards. Jameis Winston came out ready to play. In his first possession, he drove his team the length of the field for a 11 play 79 yard scoring drive. The Eagles also turned to the run early and often. A nice mixture of Winston passes and DeMarco Murray runs was capped off by a TD strike to Kenny Britt off play action. Philly 7 - Tampa 3. The ensuing kickoff is returned by Cordarrell Patterson to midfield. Coach Chase leaves the run and tries to work some more on the Jackson – Rowe match up, but the Eagles were waiting and a long ball is picked off by Darius Butler. Philadelphia ball at their own 40. After giving up one first down, the Tampa defense stiffens which leads to a forth and one at the Tampa 41 yard line. Coach Mason rolls the dice and leaves his offense on the field. Winston is denied the first down on the quarterback sneak. Tampa Bay takes over at their own 41. On the second play of the possession once again Carr takes a shot downfield to DeSean Jackson. This time it pays off with a 52 yard hook up for touchdown. Tampa 10 – Philly 7. Philadelphia once again controls the clock and starts to wear out the Tampa defense. They assemble a 10 play drive, highlighted by a 39 yard Murray run in a 17 yard Winston to Britt hook up, but the drive stalls at the Tampa Bay 5 yard line. Nick Folk booted a 23 yard field goal to tie the game up at 10. Tampa would get another big play on the third play of the next possession. On third and six, Carr looks to Davante Adams running a long hitch. Darius Butler is not able to make the tackle and Adams takes it to the house. The 65 yard scoring play makes the score Tampa 17 Philadelphia 10. Both teams are scoring on nearly every drive. Philadelphia would answer back once again. The first two plays of this drive were a 19 yard run for Murray in a 47 yard bomb post completion from Winston to Britt leading to a first and 10 at the Tampa 11 yard line. Another Philadelphia drive stalls when on third and seven Trent Murphy corrals Winston for a sack. The Philly field goal makes a score Tampa 17 Philadelphia 13. Tampa is not able to build their lead turning the ball over on downs when Carr misses Brian Quick on fourth and seven from the Philadelphia 36. Inside the two minute warning Philadelphia moves to the Tampa 37, but heading in to a light wind coach Mason leaves the offense on the field once again for a fourth down play. Winston is picked off by Bradley McDougal , who runs the ball back to the Philly 43 yard line. Tampa has another opportunity to increase their lead with 35 seconds left on the clock. Carr moves his team to the Philly 13 yard line with 12 seconds left, however Jamize Olawale is tackled inbounds at the 4 yard line as the clock expires. Halftime score. Tampa Bay 17 Philadelphia 13. The next big play the game takes place while many fans are still waiting in line for one thing or another. Philadelphia’s Deonte Thompson fumbles the second half kickoff at his own 28 yard line. Once again, Carr goes to the Jackson v Rowe match up on a first play, 28 yard touchdown pass. Tampa Bay 24 Philadelphia 13. There is no panic with coach Mason. He sticks with the run and moves the ball to midfield, but that is where the possession ends. For the first time in the game a punt team kicks the ball away. The Buccaneers are able to open up the game gaining yards in chunks once again. They make the score Buccaneers 31 Eagles 13 via consecutive plays of 16 yards, 34 yards, 18 yards, and a third long DeSean Jackson touchdown reception. This time for 32 yards. Things unraveled for the Eagles. They fumble away the next possession which leads to a Tampa Bay field goal.. Tampa 34 Philadelphia 13. However, there’s no quit in Mason. Early in the fourth quarter they cut the lead to 14 with a DeMarco Murray 36 yard touchdown jaunt. Tampa 34 Philadelphia 20. That would be Philadelphia’s last score the day. As the threat of the run started to dissipate, Winston is not able to consistently move the Eagles with the pass. The Buccaneers would tack on a field goal to make the final Tampa 37 Philadelphia 20. It was a huge day for the offenses. Philadelphia put up 424 yards. They tallied 231 yards on the ground and 210 in the air. DeMarco Murray ran for 170 yards on 29 attempts good for a 6 yard average. Kenny Britt caught six balls for 102 yards. Tampa Bay netted 469 yards of offense. Carr threw for 363 yards on 19 completions for a 19 yard average and four touchdowns. Spencer Ware ran for 106 yards on 21 carries. Davonte Adams hauled in 7 balls for 156 yards, a 22 yard average. DeSean Jackson caught five for 138 yards, a 28 yard average. Coach Mason called a great game. He has a lot to look forward to next year with both Jameis Winston and Case Keenum on the roster. The rumor mill has it that his GM is already working the phones looking for a possible trade. SAINTS 28 FALCONS 19 Saints running back Jonathan Stewart's second TD of the game with 2:13 remaining ends Atlanta's season. Atlanta would roll into New Orleans in a battle of division rivals. The Falcons would win the toss and elect to receive. They would start their first possession at their own 25 and take the ball to the Saints 49. On the next play Quinten Demps would step in front of a Philip Rivers pass for the pick and take it back to the Falcons 25. 3 plays later Joe Flacco would hit Dennis Pitta across the middle for a 13 yard TD strike. 7-0 Saints. The 2 teams would exchange punts and then the Falcons would get the ball midway thru quarter 1 at their own 37. Rivers would go 3 of 4 on the drive ending in a long slant to Victor Cruz for 29 yards against the leagues #1 defense. The extra point was missed and it was 7-6 Saints. The teams would then continue to exchange punts the whole way until around 10 minutes left in the half. New Orleans would start at their own 20 and drive the whole way to the Atlanta 42 and then Flacco would strike long to Dez Bryant for the TD. 14-6 Saints with 7:03 left in the half. As Atlanta did all day, they would not quit and then put together a solid 5 and a half minute drive ending in a Forbath 39 yard FG. 14-9 New Orleans at the half as the team exchanged punts to end the half. The Saints would get the ball in the 2nd half and would start at their own 25. The Saints would drive down the field anchored by Jonathan Stewart and Tim Hightower. Faced with a 3rd and 4 the Saints would run again against a tired Atlanta defense and Stewart would break the run for an 18 yard TD. Saints 21-9. Atlanta would then get the ball and after 5 run attempts would go to the air against the top notch secondary of the Saints and pay for it. Jordan Hicks would intercept the pass of Rivers at the Falcons 28 yard line. A holding call would stall the Saints and McManus would kick a 39 yard FG to extend the lead. Wrong!!! Wide left as he shanked it. Still Saints 21-9 with 5:31 left in the 3rd quarter. The Falcons would then take the ball to the Saints 34 before Forbath would crush a 52 yard FG cutting the lead to 21-12. The teams would then exchange punts to take us into the 4th quarter. New Orleans would pin the Falcons at their own 9 on a terrific punt by Colquitt with 13:18 left in regulation. Atlanta would then put together a 14 play drive of 91 yards ending in a 2 yard TD plunge from Dion Lewis. The crowd was stunned as no one has really done that to this defense. The score was 21-19 New Orleans with 7:18 left. The Saints would start at their own 38 and would come out firing expecting the D to key the run. The Saints would put together a methodical drive with Flacco completing 5 of 8 balls and Hightower carrying the ball 4 times for 20 yards. All this would lead to the play of the game. The Saints would face a 4th and 1 at the 2 of the Falcons with 2:13 left and the Falcons out of timeouts. A FG gives the Saints a 24-19 lead but leaves the Falcons over 2 minutes. A TD would basically seal the victory. This decision also had to be made after the Falcons D just stuffed Hightower on 3rd and 1. Coach Rice would roll the dice and go for it. The play was a trap to Stewart and he would plunge in the endzone for the score. 28-19 Saints. The Falcons would get the ball and take it to the Saints 41 yard line before fumbling the ball away. Flacco would take a few knees and the Saints advance to the next round. Great game called by Marty and never gave up despite some key injuries. This felt like a chess match the whole way thru. Key stats: Atlanta: Rivers 277 yards, 2 picks and 1 TD....Fitzgerald 6 catches and 96 yards New Orleans: Flacco 196 yards and 2 TD's...Stewart 15 carries for 78 yards and 2 TD's...Bryant 6 catches for 93 yards and a TD Falcons and Bears fight for their playoff lives in their week 16 IFL match-up. Chicago 13 Atlanta 22 70 Chicago and Atlanta faced off in a big game that has serious playoff implications. Chicago wins and they were in. Atlanta lose and they likely go home. That would be the "cleanest" scenario. The alternative, with Atlanta winning, brings everything closer and could bring a lot of tiebreakers into play, depending on results from other games. Philip Rivers did a good job leading the Falcons to a 22-13 and Von Miller had a big game on defense. He had two game changing sacks and was always in the backfield putting pressure on the Bear's Mariota, contributing to two interceptions. One of the sacks came with the Falcons up 10-3 on 3rd and 6 with Bears on the Falcons 6 early in the second quarter. That forced the Bears to kick a FG to allow the Falcons to maintain the lead at 10-6. The sack became bigger as the Bears scored a TD on their next drive on an 8 play 93 yard drive, ending in a 27 yard TD pass to Jamison Crowder to give the Bears a 13-10 lead with 3:03 left in the first half. After a Falcon's 3 and out, Miller got his second sack on 1st and 10 with the Bears on their own 14, killing the Bears next drive and giving the Falcons another drive with 1:09 left in the first half with good field position. The Falcons took over at their own 36. Rivers went 4-5 for 37 yards with passes to Cruz, Ertz and Fitzgerald to set up a Kai Forbath FG with 0:03 left to tie up the game at 13-13 going into the half. After deferring to start the game, the Falcons started with the ball in the second half. The Falcons started quickly with an 11 yard run by Jalen Richard, With a fresh set of downs, Dion Lewis catches a 6 yard pass which set up a big turning point in the game. The Falcons got two penalties to make a 3rd and 4 a 3rd and 14. Philip Rivers drops back and hits Agholor streaking up the seam. He catches it, cross the first down marker but then Jonathan Cyprien forced Agholor to fumble. There's a scrum and a mad scramble for the ball. The refs break it up, peel the players off the pile and find Agholor on the bottom with the recovery of his own fumble at the Falcons' 46 yard line. Rivers then hit Fitzgerald for a 12 yard gain for another first. After an incomplete pass, Richard rushes for 8 yards but the drive but the Bears D comes up big on 3rd and 2, forcing a 37 yard FG by Kai Forbath. This gave the Falcons what turned out to be the game winning score as the Falcons take the lead 16-13. Defense dominates the rest of the way with the ball bouncing the Falcons way. Cruz fumbled but it was recovered by Jake Matthews. Mariota then looks for Brate but it's tipped up and picked by Derrick Johnson. Each time, the Falcons respond with a FG to get the end score of 22-13 which keeps it close. Down two scores, the Bears get to their own 46 on the next drive but it's picked by William Gay. After a Falcons 3 and out, Mariota hits deep passes to Marvin Jones Jr. twice for 43 yards and Eli Rogers for 15 yards. Down 22-13, it set up the Bears with a 4th and 5 at the 11 yard line and a big decision for Coach Agosta on a couple of levels. Needing two scores with 1:23 left, do you take the FG and then go for the onside kick to get the TD or vice versa. If coach Agosta decides to go for the TD then do you go for the endzone from the 11 or the first down (with still two TOs left). Falcons D plays conservatively, going all ot pass to stop the TD. Bears, thinking along with the Coach Golden, call the Mariota QB draw, seemingly a perfect call for the first down with a chance to get the TD. However, the thin Falcons front seven comes up big, stuffing Mariota for no gain and forcing the turnover on downs. From there the Falcons are basically able to run out the clock. Rivers kneels 3 times with the Bears using their timeouts on first and second. On third, Rivers kneels then lets the play clock run down to 0:01 before calling a timeout with 0:38 left. The Falcons punt and then "prevent" the Bears from completing bombs to Demaryius Thomas and Marvin Jones. The clock runs out and the Falcons win 22-13. With the win, the Falcons go to 11-5 and lock up a wild card spot while the Bears fall to 10-6 and a tie with the Bucs in the division, Cowboys and Eagles and face the tiebreakers (which I don't have time to look into to right now) for both the central division and the wild card where 2 out of the 4 teams will make the playoffs. Thanks to Dennis for accommodating my busy schedule and good luck to him with the tiebreakers. Houston 23 Miami 9 75 0-5 The Dolphins give up 7 sacks, 11 penalties, and 3 turnovers, in addition to getting to the red zone 5 times and come away with only 3 FG's to end the year on a losing note 23-9. Houston moves the ball, pretty much at will, despite constantly throwing into double coverage and completing passes and moving the chains. The running game was also in good form as Forte carries the rock 32 times for 143 yards. Kudos to the Texans to finish the regular season at 8-8 while the Dolphins finish at 5-11 and look forward to next year. Good Luck to all the Teams that make the post season and as they continue their Quest to the Title...see ya next year. Detroit 3 Los Angeles 30 57 Calm The Lions and Rams met in Los Angeles to close out the season. The Lions looked to even their record to 8-8 and get the momentum for next season going in the right direction. The Rams with a win could clinch a 1st round bye. Prior to the start of the game TMZ sports tweeted a video of some Lions players walking out of a club on the Sunset Strip, Kardashians and Jenners in tow the morning before the game. While the Lions did not appear to take any steps to suspend the players, the "fatigue" of being awake for over 24 hours showed up right away. Lions Coach Nordberg did his best to lead his team to victory, but 3 Lions turnovers on the first three drives helped stake the Rams to a 20-0 lead. In the second half the Lions called on Paxton Lynch to provide a spark; he led a long scoring drive to make it 30-3. But the remainder of the game his arm didn't have the same juice. Rams have a week off to rest for their playoff opponent. The Lions closeout the season 7-9 with impressive seasons turned in by WR Allen Robinson and RB Terrence West, both going over 1,000 yards. With a young WR core and a solid offensive line the Lions likely will be looking for a QB to take their team to the next level. COLTS PLAYOFF BOUND Indianapolis, IND (IFL.COM) – The Indianapolis Colts (10-6) hosted the Oakland Raiders (12-4) before a sold out Lucas Oil Stadium in a season finale in which both teams had already secured playoffs berths in the IFL postseason. Both teams rested key starters throughout the game. Despite the lack of starters playing on the Oakland defense the Colts struggled to a 27-17 victory. Head Coach Ken Griffith told IFL.COM the purpose and main focus of both teams was to come out healthy, “when our starter Trevone Boykin (QB) went down in the 1st quarter we went with Kellen (Clemens), however he played so poorly I couldn’t take it any longer and inserted Carlson (Palmer). Then he went down for a couple plays and I bout lost it,.. he’s okay now and should be ready next week.” The only key injury for Indianapolis is starting safety Tyvon Branch, he should miss the entire playoffs with a 2nd degree shoulder separation. Several players are listed on the injury report for the Raiders, however the only players that will miss the wildcard round is Trent Williams (T), out 2 weeks with a slight groin pull, Mike Person (G/T) out 4 weeks, kick returner Lance Dunbar 2 weeks, and Rob Ninkovich (DE/OLB) 2 weeks with an undisclosed back injury. Philadelphia 26 Cincinnati 21 31 20-30 The Eagles invaded PBS with playoff hopes still alive. Meanwhile the Bengals had dreams of the number one seed in the AFC. Philly drove down the field during their opening possession but had to settle on a Folk 33 yard field goal. The Bengals, facing a strong wind, reached the Eagles 28, but had to settle on a Barth field goal attempt. Barth was no match for the wind and missed. After an incompletion, Winston hooked up with Kenny Britt for 22 yards and then for 42 yards and a quick score to extend the Philly lead to 9-0 as the point after was blocked. On the Bengals next possession Eddie Royal fumbled after a 10 yard reception and the Eagles recovered. One play later Winston fired a strike to Sanu for a 37 yard score and a 16-0 lead with seconds remaining in the opening quarter. The Bengals finally got something going in the second quarter thanks to a Rodgers 50 yard scamper. One play later Montgomery dove in from a yard out to cut the Philly lead to 16-7. The Eagles again put together a long drive but once again settled on a Folk 29 yard field goal to extend the lead to 19-7 to end the scoring in the half. The Bengals came out guns-a-blazing in the second half. Rodgers connected with Funchess for a 58 yard gain. Rodgers then took it in himself from 17 yards out to cut the Eagles lead to 19-14. After an exchange of punts, Philly went with an old school pro set offense with Powell joining Murray. Powell ran for 17 one play and 40 another to set up another Winston to Britt touchdown pass from 12 yards out to extend the Eagles lead to 26-14. After exchanges of punts, a missed field goal by Folk, and a turnover on downs by Cincinnati, Montgomery ran for 24 yards to set up a Rodgers to Wright 16 yard touchdown pass to cut the Eagles lead to 26-21. However, only a little over two minutes remained in the game. The Bengals decided to forego the onside kick with all three timeouts remaining. It almost worked but Fowler Jr. jumped offside on third and five. Philly was able to run out the remainder of the time for the win. Winston finished 18 of 23 for 240 yards and 3 TDs. Powell ran for 97 yards on only 11 carries and Britt had five receptions for 100 yards and two TDs. Rodgers finished 25 of 38 for 268 yards and a TD. He also ran for 86 yards on six carries with a TD. Funchess exploded for 120 yards on five receptions. The Bengals have a week to heal their injuries while the Eagles must wait for the Dallas at Pittsburgh results among others. I heard Coach Mason is having the team over to watch the game in his living room! New Orleans 30 Green Bay 14 28 5-15 Playoff bound Saints came into Green Bay as big favorites. Packers played pretty well in the early going. Hosts took the opening drive and moved 79 yards in 12 plays capped off by a Brian Hoyer to Christine Micheal 6 yard TD pass. New Orleans came right back and put together a nice drive of their own. They took it all the way down Packers 11 until three Joe Flacco incompletions forced them to settle for a short FG to make it 7-3 Packers. The score would stay that way until early in the second when Hoyer was picked off by ILB Jordan Hicks at his own 26. On the very next play Flacco would find Dez Bryant for a long catch and run TD. 10-7 Saints Undaunted, Green Bay put together a 75 yard drive versus the powerful Saints defense. CJ Spiller ran it in from 3 yards out and Green Bay retook the lead 14-10 With just over 6 minutes left in the half Flacco got hot, completing three straight passes including a 37 yard bomb to Dez Bryant. Jonathan Stewart finished off the drive from 2 yards out. 17-14 Saints at the half I wish I could say the second half was as close and entertaining as the first but that was not the case. New Orleans dominated the rest of the way and won going away, 30-14 Final. Joe Flacco (20-30, 314 yards, 2TDs) and Dez Bryant (5 rec. for 141 and 2 TD's) were standouts Hoyer (59.1 rating) and the rest of the Packers offense struggled mightily after a hot start versus a very good Saints defense Jim called a great game as usual, his team will be tough to defeat in the playoffs. Packers finish at 7-9 and look to be trending downward for 2018 Dallas 21 Pittsburgh 35 34 0-10 Brady throws three first quarter touchdown passes and Frank Gore goes in from 18 yards out just before the half as the Steelers take a 28-10 lead into intermission. Pittsburgh adds icing to the cake with a 53 yard interception return for a score by Eric Berry. Minnesota 17 San Francisco 14 62 10-20 Minnesota on an 6 game losing streak visited the 49ers who were on an 8 game losing streak. And the game developed as one expected. 6 fumbles, 2 INTs, 15 punts and untimely penalties highlighted the play. If you can call them highlights. SF scored first on a Crosby 25 yd FG after a fumble by Minny on their own 12 yd line. The second quarter belonged to Minnesota as they scored 3 times, twice from Brees TD throws to Mitchell (14 yards) and Hard Hittin’ Witten (10 yards) to take a 17=3 lead into the second half. That would be all the offense they could muster but it was enough. In the 4th quarter, the 49ers briefly came alive with a 53 yd FG by Crosby and a 12 yard pass from Fitzgerald to Jordan Howard. With the 2 point conversion, the score was now 17-14. SF harkened back to earlier in the quarter when Crosby missed a FG – had he made it would have been a tie game in regulation. Minnesota’s Brees was star of the game hitting 23-39 for 220 yards2 TD and 1 INT. Fitzpatrick was 18-33, 120, 1 TD and 1 INT. Jordan Howard had 80 yards on 22 attempts. Minny’s Chris Ivory only ran of 35 yards, but caught 7 balls for 77 yards, Diggs caught 7 for 65 yards. Minnesota breaks its 6 game losing streak and ends up 6-10. SF ends up 3-13 with what looks like a lock on the 4th pick in next years draft. Minnesota looks to pick 8th or 9th and did not worsen their draft position with the win. Offensive Player of the Year for SF: Jordan Howard ends the season with 1323 yards and caught 29 passes for 130 more. Offensive Player of the Year for Minnesota: Drew Brees, 4040 yards, 31 TDs, com[letting 62% of his passes. Arizona 0 Baltimore 20 31 0-5 Light Snow Baltimore tossed their first shutout since Week 8 of the 2013 season, beating a tired Arizona Cardinals team, 20-0, in a light snow at M&T Bank Stadium. Eli Manning was named the game MVP, completing 15 of 20 attempts for 253 yards, a TD and no INTs. His 133.3 Passer Rating was his best since Week 16 of the 2015 season when he scored a 142.8 against Buffalo. Le'Veon Bell added another 100 yard game to his resume, his 9th this year and 17th of his career, gaining 102 yards on 28 carries and scoring on a 3-yard run in the second quarter. As Arizona considers a rebuild (next year's squad is already severely depleted by injury), Ben Rothlisberger's potentially last game in a Cardinal uniform wasn't pretty - 3 INTs and 4 sacks to go with a 23-for-44 game with 232 yards. An exhausted Jay Ajayi ran for 78 yards on 26 carries, giving him 1,438 yards on the season, good for 3rd best in the league. Bell will likely finish 6th, 1 yard behind Jordan Howard and 48 behind Ezekiel Elliott. As for the game itself, Arizona controlled the clock (33:33 vs 26:27 and 18 vs 14 first downs), but continually turned the ball over. Baltimore wasn't much better at handling the slick, frozen ball, but fortunately, they recovered two of their three fumbles. In the end, it was really two big plays that made the difference. Scoreless well into the 2nd quarter, Baltimore forced Arizona to punt and took possession on their own 27 yard line. Manning threw a short hitch to Adam Thielen (3/85 + 1TD) as the Cardinal D focused on Bell, and Thielen turned it into a 58-yard completion, getting pulled down at the 3. Bell then skated his way into the end zone for the game's first score. Matt Bryant's PAT made it 7-0 Baltimore and it stayed that way until the 3rd quarter. Receiving the kick after the half, Baltimore was faced with a 3rd-and-5 from their own 30. Manning again connected on a short hitch for a big gain, this time with Ryan Griffin for 53-yards that put the ball on the Cardinal 17. Two plays later, Manning found Thielen in the paint for a 14-0 Baltimore lead. Bryant would add two more FGs and Arizona threatened to score late, but with a 1st-and-goal on the Raven 9 and 3:14 on the clock, sacks on consecutive plays (Bosa for -11 and Donald for -7) made for a tall order. Big Ben completed a 14-yard pass to Jaron Brown, but Desmond Trufant swatted away their last gasp from the 13. Arizona (4-12) suffers their first losing season since 2010, when they went 7-9. In the 6 seasons in between, they compiled an impressive 70-26 record. Surely, one of the best in the league over that period. Baltimore (3-13) hopes that next year is the year the Ravens start a Cardinal-like streak and breaks .500 for the first time since 2009, when they went 12-4. The Ravens are licking their lips (do Ravens have lips?) at another top draft pick to be the last piece of the puzzle to start their run. New England 0 San Diego 14 70 0-5 San Diego takes advantage of injuries to key NE offensive stars, Bradford, Brown and Murray to upset playoff bound Patriots 14-0. Tampa Bay 31 Carolina 3 55 0-5 The Panthers went over a 100 yard total offense with a 1:30 left in the game. Tampa had 200 yard in the first quarter. Worst performance I have seen from Carolina in my many years running the franchise. Tampa moved the ball at will as the Panther's Defense offered no resistance. On Offense Carolina's RB's averaged 2 yards per carry. Spencer Ware had 139 yards rushing for Tampa. DeSean Jackson had 146 yard receiving including a 52 yards TD on 3rd and 25. Carr for Tampa had 335 yard passing and 3 TD's. Carolina players were obviously ready to end the season as not one single player did anything of note. Final total yards: Carolina 120 Carolina is cleaning house after this. Kansas City 34 Buffalo 15 39 5-15 The Chiefs come into Buffalo a three point underdog and fall behind early as the Bills take the opening kick and march 75 yards on 11 plays capped off by a 7 yard TD reception by Lafell from Smith and Gano misses the XPT.. Both teams go three and out on their next possessions before the Chiefs go on a 11 play 79 yard drive ending in a 12 yard romp by Blount and Gostkoski converts XPT.. Next two possessions are two and out before Spaight picks up a fumble by Ryan Mathews and scampers 32 yards for the score, XPT good to make it 14-6 Chiefs... With the Chiefs backed up Dalton takes a deep drop in the end zone and is sacked by Beasley jr. to make it 14-8. The Bills take the next possession 69 yards on 9 plays with Freeman capping it off with a 14 yard run and Gano splits the uprights to close out first half with Bills up 15-14. The Chiefs take the opening kick in the third and march 83 yards in only 6 plays as Landry TD reception from Dalton make 21-15 after XPT... The Bills couldn't move the ball in second half as all their drives end in punts with one fumble turnover, the Chiefs add one more TD on a Williams run two FG's to close it out 34-15 and even their season at 8-8 while the Bills fall to 6-10. Good luck to all playoff teams and wish everyone a great Holiday season and look forward to next year! Denver 3 New York(A) 9 41 0-10 Well, the New York Jets ended the season the way they started it, with a win!! Too bad they lost all their games in between. Here's hoping they didn't lose the 1st pick in the draft by getting the win!! The highlight of the game for the Jets looked like it was going to be Pat McAfee's 76 yard punt. But, Ryan Mallett's bootleg for the winning TD was. Doug and I agreed that it was a game between two very weak teams. Tennessee 7 Washington 21 53 0-5 With not much to play for both teams rested some key players. Brock Osweiler would get the start for the Redskins with a little situational help from Dak Prescott. Matt Ryan would struggle for Tennessee. Washington go on and eat the W 21-7. New York(N) 3 Jacksonville 30 65 0-10 Colin Kaepernick throws two touchdown passes and David Johnson rushes for 128 yards and a touchdown as Jags close out 2017 with a bang. Ware,S(TB) 21-139 Freeman,D(Buf) 22-136 1 TD Gore(Pit) 26-132 1 TD Johnson,D(Jax) 21-128 1 TD Jones,M(LAR) 25-113 1 TD Washington(Ind) 17-112 Marshall.B(Ari) 12-111 Watkins,S(NYJ) 10- 99 Carr,D(TB) 49-25-335 3 TD – IFL Offensive Player of the Week Flacco(NO) 30-20-314 2 TD Alexander(Hou) 4 Sk 9 Tk – IFL Defensive Player of the Week Bowman,N(Mia) 1 Sk 17 Tk Mercilus(Ari) 3 Sk 8 Tk Wagner,B(Chi) 15 Tk Erickson(Dal) 5-162 Kick Ret 3-26 Punt Ret – IFL Special Teams Player of the Week FINAL 2017 IFL LEAGUE LEADERS Eagles edge the Steelers to keep their playoff hopes alive in the battle of Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh 13 Philadelphia 17 39 10-20 The Steelers and Eagles hooked up in the battle of Pennsylvania with both teams holding on to playoff chances. The Steelers came into the game without QB Tom Brady, who was sitting out due to suspension for calling Commissioner John Storer a high paid self serving good for nothing leader. Ugh! Both teams struggled in the 1st quarter, but the Steelers managed to get it going late and carried that momentum into the 2nd quarter. That's when strange things started to happen. As the Steelers were driving, Backup QB TJ Yates decided to throw a long pass into the end zone. Eagles CB Darius Butler would step in front of the intended receiver and return in out of the end zone. As Butler made his way out, he would take a ferocious hit and fumble the ball. The Steelers would recover and, 2 plays later, RB Chris Johnson would score to give the visitors a 7-0 lead. The Eagles would move the ball into Steeler territory on their next possession, but K Nick Folk would miss a 52 yard FG. This time, it was the Steelers who would turn in over on a fumble by WR Julian Edleman. The Eagles would take advantage and score on a Demarco Murray 2 yard run. The Steelers would add a FG before halftime to go into the locker room with a 10-7 lead. The Eagles came out for the 2nd half ready to overcome the mistakes of the 1st. On their 1st possession, they would drive down the field and score on a 10 yard pass from Jameis Winston to Murray. Eagles up 14-10. The Steelers would add a FG at the end of the 3rd and close the gap to 14-13. In the decisive 4th quarter, the Eagle defense would rise to the occasion and keep the Steelers from mounting a comeback. The Eagle offense used their ground game to run clock and add their only FG to make the final 17-13. This concluded an ugly game as both teams suffered multiple sacks and had 2 turnovers each. In addition, the Eagles were flagged 16 times for 149 yards. The Steelers were hurt by missing 13 tackles. The Eagles go to Cincinnati next week to try to keep their slim playoff hopes alive, while the Steelers play host to the Cowboys with Tom Brady back off suspension. Indianapolis 30 New York(A) 16 28 0-10 East Rutherford, NJ (IFL.COM) – The Indianapolis Colts (9-6) broke a 2 game losing with a 30-16 triumph over the struggling New York Jets (1-14). The final score is not a true reflection of the game that was played here today at Met Life Stadium. The game wasn’t decided until late in the 4th quarter with 2:10 left on the clock, Colts holding onto a 24-16 lead, when game MVP Carson Palmer threw a short quick pass to Golden Tate (WR) who was double teamed at the Jets 35 yard-line, one quick move down the sideline for the score, Colts 30-16 victory. This was Carson’s first game back from and injury he suffered 3 weeks ago in a 16-13 lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers (9-5). The Colts will close out the regular season at home against the AFC West Division leader Oakland Raiders (11-3), and the Jets play host to 4-10 Denver Broncos. C. Palmer (QB) 38-25, 243 Yards, 2 TD 101.1 Rating Golden Tate (WR) 10-123 Yards 2 TD Ryan Mallett (QB) 37-24, 280 Yards, 1 TD 1 INT 85.4 Rating Sammy Watkins (WR) 11-197 Yards, 17.9 Avg. 1 TD Cincinnati 30 Baltimore 13 40 Calm Baltimore (2-12) hosted Cincinnati (12-2) earlier this week and graciously let the visitors win. Actually, it was the Bengals who were in a giving mood (Thanksgiving hang-over?) with 4 fumbles (2 lost) and a Rodgers INT. The Ravens returned the favor with 3 TOs of their own and the Bengals cruised to a 30-13 win, though the Ravens hung close enough to make it interesting. Cincinnati motored down the field on their first possession on two Aaron Rodgers-to-Tyler Eifert tosses, aided by a personal foul penalty, but Raven CB Anthony Brown intercepted Rogers at the Raven 18 to stop the drive, though the call had to be reviewed. Baltimore had to punt after 6 plays and the Ravens' D forced a 3-and-punt on Cincinnati's second possession. Gaining possession near mid-field, Baltimore earned a first down, but the drive stalled and Matt Bryant was faced with a 47-yard FG with the wind at his back. For the 3rd time in 4 attempts (going back to last with against Dallas), he MISSED. Cincinnati took advantage of the short field, but three straight incomplete passes from the Raven 14 brought in Robbie Gould for a 32-yard FG. It was good and the Bengals took the lead, 3-0. Baltimore couldn't move the ball on their next possession and punted to Cinicinnati, who fumbled the ball on their second play from scrimmage. Again, the Ravens couldn't move, but this time Bryant successfully converted a 38-yard FG. Game tied at 3. The teams exchanged punts and Cincinnati drove to the Ravens 16, where Gould kicked another FG to give the Bengals a 6-3 lead, with 3 minutes left before the half. Punt. Punt. Punt. With :41 on the clock Rodgers hit Devin Funchess on the first play after gaining possession with a 57-yard strike, putting the ball on the Ravens 3. Two plays later, Rodgers took it in for a 13-3 Bengal lead at the half. Baltimore received the kick to start the second half and marched down the field for another Bryant FG to cut the Bengals lead to 13-6. Rodgers again led his team down the field on their next possession, with another big personal foul penalty aiding the effort. Rodgers capped that drive with another scamper for a 20-6 Bengal lead. Baltimore's Le'Veon Bell fumbled on the Ravens' next possession and Cincinnati's Darrelle Revis recovered. Cincinnati was forced to punt, but pinned the Ravens at their own 9. Eli Manning went to work and drove his team the length of the field, completing just 6 of 11 passes, but the Ravens got the big plays when they needed them. Bell took it in from 2-yards out to cut the Bengal lead to 20-13 with just over 14 minutes remaining. After a huge, 47-yard romp by RB Ty Montgomery put the ball on the Ravens' 15, Cincinnati was poised to put this one away. Unfortunately, Jermaine Gresham fumbled, giving the ball back to the Ravens. Baltimore, wanting to return the favor, gave it right back three plays later when Manning was intercepted by Jalen Ramsey. Three plays after that, Gould would add his third FG of the game for a 23-13 lead with 9:12 left. Baltimore responded with a 13-play drive that stalled at the Bengal 24. Rather than risk missing a 4th-and-1 and getting no points, Coach Master opted to go the conservative route and get back to a 10-point deficit with a "short" FG. Sadly, usually reliable Matt Bryant missed ANOTHER FG attempt from 42-yard out. Cincinnati took two minutes off the clock and punted. After a 4th-and-6 pass to Le'Veon Bell netted 38 and put the ball on the Bengal 17, Eli put the ice cream on the Thanksgiving pumpkin pie by tossing his 2nd INT, which Kenny Vaccaro returned 82 yards to the Ravens 1 with 1:45 left. Aaron Rodgers' 3rd rushing TD capped the scoring and put the nail in the Ravens' coffin. Final score: Cincinnati 30, Baltimore 13. Rodgers was named the game's MVP on the strength of the 3 rushing TDs. Otherwise, his 22-for-37 game for 237 yards, no passing TDs and one INT was rather ho-hum. In a losing effort, Baltimore's Le'Veon Bell was a monster - gaining 125 yards on the ground, despite being keyed on all game, and adding another 129 yards on 11 receptions with 1 TD. That's 254 yards from scrimmage on 35 touches (a 7.3 yards-per-touch average). I guess getting into the end zone is more important to the MVP voters, though Rodgers' commercials with the Australian Cattle Dog gives him bonus points in my book. Cincinnati (now 13-2) hosts 9-6 Philadelphia in Week 16. The Eagles need a W to keep their playoff hopes alive. Baltimore (2-13) appears to have sewn up another Top 4 draft pick with neither a W or a L next week against 4-11 Arizona meaning much. On a cold day in Buffalo the Bills and Dolphins were both banged up a bit as Miami had Goff at QB who has much promise but has stumbled a bit in his rookie season and the Bills were happy to have Smith back running the offense but with LaFell was out, essentially down to two wide-outs and come out running the wishbone on a number of plays which had the Dolphins making adjustments. Tony Cox was frustrated as he double Adam Humphries with Marcus Peters going solo on Jordan Mathews figuring it would shut down the passing game but despite the double coverage Humphries goes deep over and over and catches 10 balls for 149 and 1 TD and even pull off a hook and ladder with Bostick taking it to the house the final 37 yards! Peters did pick Smith twice and Mitchell also picked one as Smith was careless at times. The Fins were effective running the ball with limited attempts, 18-92 for 5.1 average. Goff threw 2 TD's and 246 yards with 1 pick. Buffalo out gains the Dolphins by one yard 327-326 as the Bill sweep the Dolphins this year but the future looks bright in Miami with rookie Jared Goff. The 49ers would have to travel into New Orleans against the Saints who are not only battling for a playoff spot but also battling for the division. The 49ers would take the opening kick and control the ball taking it to the Saints 17 before kicking a FG. 3-0 Niners. The Saints would then get the ball and waste no time driving the length of the field which ended in a 10 yard TD strike from Flacco to Dez Bryant (his 12th). Saints 7-3. The team would exchange possessions until a key Fitzpatrick pass was picked for 6 by Jordan Hicks. 14-4 Saints. The teams would then exchange possessions until the 7:22 mark of the 2nd quarter. San Fran had a big stop during these exchanges as they stopped Jonathan Stewart on 4th and 1 from the 10. At the 7:22 mark New Orleans would take over at their own 20 and drive the field ending in a 10 yard TD run from Stewart. The drive was keyed by a 42 yard pass to Dez. 21-3 Saints. That is how the half would end. In the second half the Saints would use ball control and their defense continued to be solid and the game would end with that 21-3 score. The Saints move to 11-4 with the win and the 49ers drop to 3-12. The Saints D would force 4 turnovers with 3 sacks. Stewart rushed for 92 yards a TD for the Saints and Jordan Howard rushed for 73 yards on 23 carries for the 49ers. Tennessee 21 Jacksonville 15 74 0-10 Tennessee came to Jacksonville looking for the easy win and while the Jags were no pushover, the Titan prevailed 21-15. While Jacksonville dominated statistically (335 total yards to 203) in the end it was the big play ability of the Titans (100 yard KR for a TD) and their stout D inside their 20 that did in the Jags. The playoff bound Titans climb to 10-5 while the hapless Jags fall to 4-11. A well earned victory for coach Brunskill and the Titans. The Cardinals gave Dallas Cowboys coach Steve Hart the biggest scare since he broke the armrest of a theater seat when the big shark came out of the water in Jaws a few decades ago. The Cowboys rode Cam Newton's hot hand to take a seemingly comfortable lead at 27-10 early in the fourth quarter. However, Ben Roethesleberger connected on 7 of 10 passes on the ensuring drive before a Markus Golden sack (his 13th of the year) stalled the Cardinals drive. The Cards had to settle for a FG. "Whew," I thought. "He burned the clock and only scored three. I'm still up 27-13." But Jim recovered onside kick (despite my watching for the onsides kick). .Ajayi took advantage of Dallas overplaying the pass for an 18-yard run. Later in the drive, Roethesleberger connected with Jaron Brown (a REC-2) from the 10 to draw his team to within seven at 27-20 with a little over two minutes on the clock. I expected the onside kick. Jim didn't disappoint. What I didn't expect was Arizona recovering it again!! Dallas' DT Glenn Dorsey proceded to sack Big Ben on the Zona's first play … for 12 yards. But then Ben connected with Brandon Marshall for a medium pass that went for 32 yards. On third and nine, Big Ben connected on a pass with somebody named Jeff Janis (who caught just two balls in the NFL last year) for 11 yards and a first down. Then on third and six from my 18, Roetlesburger avoided the rush and ran for seven yards. Ugh! Jim tried to trip me up by rushing Ajayi. He went for four yards. Then Ben threw two straight incompletions from the 11. On fourth down, his ball was intercepted. I ran out the clock to end the game. Dallas hangs on for a 27-20 win. Cam Newton was an impressive 27/38 for 367 yards and three TD's. Los Angeles 28 Atlanta 7 70 Rams come in with the right game plan. Run the ball and wear down the Falcon's D. It works and gets compounded as Jones and Jones get injured and the Falcons are down to 2 DLs from early on. From then on, the Rams offense becomes progressively more unstoppable as the Falcons D wears down and it becomes a blowout. Rams go to 11-4 and the Falcons fall to 10-5. Detroit 3 Chicago 26 30 20-30 7-7 Detroit traveled to Soldier Field to play the 9-5 Bears. Chicago needed a win to stay in the playoff hunt. After an exchange of punts, the Bears put together a short drive and converted the FG to take the early lead. Mumphery fumbles away the kickoff and Mariota needed only one play to find Crowder in the end zone from 16 yards out. Bears 9-0 after the missed extra point. The Lions put together a drive to the Chicago 17, put missed the FG attempt. After a punt early in the 2nd quarter, the Lions again drove deep into Bears territory, this time converting the field goal to pull within 6. After another exchange of punts, the Bears put together a drive, ending with Mariota to Brate from 1 yard out. The half ends Chicago 16 Detroit 3. Detroit takes the second half kickoff and quickly down the field, stalling at the Bears 15. The kick is good, but the officials throw a flag – holding Detroit. The snap is bad on the second attempt, and the Bears get the ball. Chicago eats up yards on the next drive and DeAngelo Williams runs it in from 15 yards out. Chicago 23 Detroit 3. Detroit fumbles the ball away on the next drive, and can’t mount any real threat after that. Chicago adds a 4th quarter field goal to close out the scoring. Cousins throws two touchdown passes and Forte runs for another as the Texans hold off the Chiefs. Washington 44 New York(N) 0 47 5-15 Redskins build up a 31-0 half time lead and cruise to the shutout win. Prescott throws for 368 yards and two touchdowns. Minnesota 11 Green Bay 24 19 0-5 Light Snow Division rival Minnesota came into Green Bay all fired up for the upset. When asked earlier in the week about his coaching opponent, Packers boss John Conners chuckled and channeled his inner Jay Z "I got 99 problems but Rich ain't one". The weather was a bone chilling 19 degrees (-7 celcius) at Lambeau. Light snow blanketed the playing surface. Both offenses started slowly with the only first quarter points coming off the foot of Vikings kicker Greg Zuerlein from 28 yards out. 3-0 Vikings Midway through the 2nd Green Bay's offense finally came up with a big play. QB Brian Hoyer hit WR Terrance Williams in full stride for a 54 yard catch and run TD. 7-3 Packers. Minnesota QB Drew Brees just couldn't get anything going in the first half as his team managed just 79 yards through two quarters. Packers took the second half kickoff and went 75 yards in 10 plays. QB Brian Hoyer checked down to RB Christine Micheal for a 3 yard score to finish it. 14-3 Packers. On Minnesota's next play Brees was picked off by ILB Ryan Shazier at his own 29. Five plays later Micheal would run it in from 14 yards out for his second TD. 21-3 Green Bay Any chance the Vikings had for a comeback fizzled when RB Ezekiel Elliott put it on the carpet twice to end the 3rd. A late 4th quarter Brees to Travis Benjamin 48 yard TD would make it interesting at 21-11, but the Pack would add a FG to ice it. Christine Micheal was the star of this one: 29 carries for 114 yards and a pair of scores. Hoyer threw for 198 and two TD's Brees (182 yards, 1 TD/ 1 int.) and Elliott (69 yards rushing) were held in check. WR Benjamin played well, 7 receptions for 141 yards and a TD. Vikings (5-10) will finish off the year in San Francisco (3-12) Green Bay (7-8) ends a disappointing campaign at home versus the playoff bound Saints (11-4). San Diego 17 Tampa Bay 30 79 10-20 Carr throws two touchdown passes and Ware rushes for 125 yards, including a 36 yard run to the house as the Bucs down the Chargers. Denver 17 Oakland 31 56 0-10 The Raiders thought they could just stroll into this game and sit everyone and walk out with no injuries. So of course Geno Smith went down in the first quarter and Matthew Stafford had to play the entire game. That said, Stafford much like Keanu Reeves before him, led a bunch of scrubs to a shocking 31-17 victory. New England 20 Carolina 10 58 0-5 New England cruises to an easy victory over the Panthers. The Panthers never really threatened as the Patriot rested some players to get ready for the playoff run. The Patriot defense stifled Carolina the majority of the game. New England went in at half leading 10-0 and close it out with a 20-10 victory. CJ. Prosise ran for 72 yard with a 6.0 average. The only standout on the Panthers was Mike Evans with 11 catches for 84 yards and a TD. Johnson,D(Jax) 36-171 Murray,D(Phi) 23-159 1 TD Bell,L(Bal) 24-125 Ware,S(TB) 19-125 1 TD Montgomery(Cin) 7-118 Michael(GB) 29-114 1 TD Rodgers,A(Cin) 4-17 3 TD Watkins,S(NYJ) 11-197 1 TD Parker,D(Was) 6-150 Humphries(Buf) 10-149 1 TD Tate,G(Ind) 10-123 2 TD – IFL Offensive Player of the Week Prescott(Was) 26-21-368 2 TD Newton,C(Dal) 38-27-367 3 TD 1 Int Peters,M(Mia) 2 Int 6 Tk Martinez(Ten) 1 Sk 16 Tk Clinton-Di(NE) 2 Int 10 Tk – IFL Defensive Player of the Week Franks(Jax) 5-5 FG – IFL Special Teams Player of the Week WEEK 15 IFL LEAGUE LEADERS Andrew Luck throws for 274 yards and three TDs to lead the Rams past Chicago. Los Angeles 41 Chicago 24 40 5-15 The 9-4 Rams played the 9-4 Bears in week 14 – both teams hoping to strengthen their bid to make the playoffs. The Rams drove the ball well on their opening drive, but stalled on the Chicago 37. The FG was good, but negated by a holding penalty, forcing a punt. Jimmy Garoppolo, subbing for the injured Mariota, moved the ball well and the Bears opened the scoring, Thomas an 8 yd TD reception. The first quarter ended 7-0 Chicago. The teams traded field goals early in the 2nd , then the Rams drove for another FG to make it 10-6 Chicago at the half. Chicago opened the second half with a 4 play, 75 yd drive, Garoppolo to Crowder, 63 yards for the score. LA answered in 6 plays, 62 yards, Luck to Hilton from 11 yards out. Chicago 17 Los Angeles 13. The Bears follow with a 3 and out, but on LA’s first play Wagner intercepts Luck setting up Chicago 1st and 10 from the LA 15. 4 plays later, Garoppolo to Crowder from 4 yards out, Chi 24 LA 13. The Rams came back, moving the ball easily and scored, Luck 11 yds to Hilton – 24-20. The Bears were unable to move the ball and the 4th quarter opened with a Chicago punt. The Rams wasted no time – 3 plays, 65 yards, Luck to Gronkowski for a 38 yard score and a Rams lead 27-24. 3 and out for the Bears, punt, Sherels from the 22, 74 yards later it’s LA 34 Chicago 24. The Bears moved the ball on their next drive, but Ward picks off Garoppolo to end the threat. The Rams make them pay with a 5 play drive, Ingram running it in from 5 yards out. The Bears could not recover. Ryan called a great game and the Rams playoff bid looks good. The Bears are fighting to stay in it. Luck was 21/29/274 and 3 TD 1 Int. Ingram 100 yards on 15 carries. Hilton 8 receptions for 109 yards and 2 TD. Garoppolo 22/41/256, 3 TD 1 Int. Crowder 8 receptions for 129 and 2 TD. New York(A) 10 San Diego 33 72 10-20 Chargers jump out to a 20-3 halftime lead and cruise to the win. Taylor throws for 252 yards and two touchdowns. Atlanta 13 Green Bay 10 23 0-10 Division leading Falcons (9-4) come into Lambeau looking to add to the Packers season long misery (6-7). Surprisingly, the home team came to play on this day. Packers put on one of their best defensive first half performances of the season and lead 10-0 at the break. Atlanta was held to just 117 yards over the first 2 quarters as the Green Bay front seven was all over the field. Packers didn't exactly light it up on offense either, except for one 12 play- 95 yard drive midway through the 2nd that was finished off with QB Brian Hoyer finding WR Manny Sanders from 7 yards out. Both defenses continued to dominate this one in the 3rd with the only points coming from the foot of Kai Forbath as Atlanta cut into the lead. 10-3 Packers heading onto the final frame. After K Cody Parkey missed a relatively easy 45 yarder early in the 4th that would have made it a two score game, Atlanta's offense finally came to life. Phillip River found 4 different receivers during an 11 play-65 yard drive. Telvin Coleman capped it off with a 3-yard run. We were knotted up at 10-10 with 5:45 left. Packers then went 3 and out, Falcons also went 3 and out. Green Bay took at their own 28 with 4:51 left with a chance to complete the upset. Atlanta's defense came up big yet again and forced another 3 and out. They got the ball back with 2:40 remaining and turned things over to Telvin Coleman. After Rivers hit Coleman for a 10 yard gain, the 3rd year back broke free for a 13 yard scamper on the very next play to take it into Packers territory. After Rivers mishandled a snap on first down, Jalen Richard tore off a 10 yard run to bring up a crucial 3rd and 2 from the Green Bay 39 with under a minute left. Packers switched into a 5-3 and stunted inside anticipating the run. Rivers handed it to Coleman on a dive. Somehow he found a small opening a broke free for a 16 yard gain all the way down to the Green Bay 23 with :46 seconds left. Falcons wisely knelt three times to force the Packers to burn their remaining 2 timeouts and milk the clock down to 3 seconds, before they used a timeout of their own. Forbath made no mistake from 43 yards as time expired. Heartbreak at Lambeau...13-10 Atlanta Final Marty made some great calls down the stretch and fully deserved the win. It was a great back and forth battle of two very good defensive teams. Telvin Coleman was the star of this one with 104 combined yards (74 rushing, 30 receiving) No offensive standouts for the Pack as we could only produce 233 total yards (just a 2.8 yard per carry rushing average) Falcons (10-4) host Los Angeles (9-4 at press time) next week in a HUGE NFC West showdown. With the loss, Green Bay's 4 year reign as NFC Central Champion officially comes to an end. Packers (6-8) will try to avoid matching their worst record during the Conners regime (6-10) as they host IFL bottom feeder Minnesota next week. The game is being advertised as "Guaranteed Win Night" with the team is promising a full ticket refund if the Packers aren't victorious. Pabst Blue Ribbon will also be on sale for just $1 at all Lambeau concession stands. Philadelphia 24 Tennessee 27 61 10-20 Two 8-5 teams with playoff aspirations met in what was the first Phil-Ten game in my memory. It turned into a back and forth game as the teams each scored one touchdown in both the first and second quarters. The defenses tightened up in the third period as the only score was a Dan Bailey 53 yard field goal which gave Tennessee a 17-14 lead. Things heated up early in the 4th as Philly was able to tie the game with a 37 yard Nick Folk field goal. Tennessee's ensuing drive stalled but Colton Schmidt's punt pinned the Eagles at their own 6 yard line. Jameis Winston then risked a medium fly throw and seldom used Titan LB Mike Morgan picked it off and took it 19 yards for the go ahead score (24-17). Philly wasn't done and it took them only 6 plays and 2 and a half minutes to march 75 yards and even the score on a 2 yard DeMarco Murray run. A 42 yard pass interference penalty on Josh Norman was the big play. With 8 minutes left Tennessee was able to finally run the ball a bit and the Titans worked the ball down the field to the Eagle's 14 yard line. The drive stalled and a Bailey field goal made it 27-24 Tennessee. Philly had the ball on their own 26 yard line with 3:47 to go. However a 5 yard penalty, two incompletions and a 3 yard Murray run forced a punt with 2:48 to go. From their own 20 the Titans managed one first down and were able to effectively run out the clock. Titans win 27-24. Demarco Murray gained 97 yards on 24 carries but Winston could only complete 12 of 26 for 123 yards. Matt Ryan was 21 of 38 for 257 yards and 2 TD's. Thanks to Greg for a very competitive gain. Eagles (8-6) probably are out of the playoff picture now while the Titans (9-5) are in the hunt for a wild card spot. Cincinnati 37 Arizona 14 75 Calm The Bengals go to the air to down the Cardinals. Rodgers throws for 398 yards and two touchdowns. Jeffery finishes with four receptions for 94 yards and the two scores. Ajayi runs for 100 yards on 20 carries and a touchdown for Arizona. Next week Arizona is at Dallas while Cincinnati travels to Baltimore. Matt Forte rushes for 91 yards and a touchdown as the Texans grind out a win over Indy. Miami 23 Kansas City 6 43 10-20 The Miami Dolphins rolled into KC fresh off a win over Jacksonville and rolled out of KC on a 2 game winning streak, thumping the Chiefs 23-6. Miami controlled the game from the start, taking a 16-3 lead by the end of the 1st quarter and had put up 300 yards of offense by halftime. The Dolphins were lifted by the performance of sub QB Jared Goff, who entered the game in the 1st qtr. when Tanneyhill went down with an injury. Goff only proceeded to go 16-12-180 with 3 td passes, Brandon Cooks was the beneficiary of his throws, evidently using his super power of invisibility to get open enough to haul in 6 passes for 141 yards and all 3 td passes. The Miami defense held the Chiefs in check for the entire game, allowing only 263 yards of total offense as KC continues to run on fumes late in the season. With the win Miami improves to 5-9 while KC falls to 7-7. Buffalo 14 Denver 30 50 0-5 Buffalo headed into Denver with Bryce Petty at the helm in place of the injured Alex Smith and looked good at times but still managed to throw 3 picks while the combo of Bortles and Barkley threw 2 td's(1 each) and no turnovers to get the "W" to improve to 4-10 while Buffalo falls to 5-9 but will get Smith back next week for their rivalry game against Tony Cox and the Fins in a game that will be nasty with plenty of cheap shots and ejections a strong possibilty! Final score 30-14 Broncos!!! Washington 23 Jacksonville 7 57 Calm Two teams headed in different directions showed up for this week 14 match-up with a predictable result. For the second straight week the anemic Jags offence could only garner a mere 78 yards passing vs a stacked and talented Redskins secondary. The Jacksonville defence played well but in the end they were worn down in the second half by deft play calling by coach Heaton and the poor Jags passing game. Full props to coach Heaton for a well coached win. David Johnson was the lone Jags bright spot 197 yards in offence and 1 TD. Pierre Garcon was a pain in the a* all game long! Next year we will suffer..... New Orleans 24 Tampa Bay 14 71 0-10 Light Rain The 8 and 5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers welcomed the 9 and 4 New Orleans Saints to Tampa for match up of two teams in the upper third of the IFL power rankings. The Saints are in a three-way tie for first place in their division with Atlanta and Los Angeles. The Buccaneers need a win to be assured of staying within one game of the Chicago Bears. In the first quarter, Tampa Bay would run 23 plays to 11 for New Orleans, however, the score after one would be tied at seven each. The Saints started their second possession at their own 46 yard line after forcing a Tampa three and out deep in their own in their own end. On the first play Joe Flacco found Dez Bryant on a 54 yard bomb post to put their team up by seven. Tampa responded with a 13 play 75 yard drive that was capped off by a Spencer Ward 1 yard plunge into the end zone on fourth and one. A big play in the second quarter came when Tampa Bay’s Derek Carr could not handle the snap on 3rd and 1 at the New Orleans 43. New Orleans cornerback Janoris Jenkins fell on the fumble to once again give the Saints great field position. Flacco would use a nice mix of runs and passes with primarily Tim Hightower and Cole Beasley and to earn his team a seven point lead with about five minutes left before halftime. New Orleans started to power away from the Buccaneers as the second quarter wound down. The next time they got the ball the Saints went 75 yards in just 6 plays to score on a 20 yard Flacco to Beasley crossing pattern. Score at the half, 21 for New Orleans 7 for Tampa Bay. With their first possession of the third quarter. New Orleans would make it three scoring drives in a row with a time-consuming 14 play drive that ended in a 44 yard field goal and a 24 to 7 score. Tampa Bay would get within 10 halfway through the fourth quarter, but the game did not feel in doubt. Final score Saints 24, Bucs 14. Stars of the game include the entire Saints offensive line; Joe Flacco with a 138.8 quarterback rating; Jonathan Stewart and Tim Hightower combined for 113 yards rushing on 28 attempts; Cole Beasley caught six balls for 70 yards, 4 first downs and a touchdown. Next week New Orleans plays at home and will look to add to their win total versus their division rival the San Francisco 49ers while the Buccaneers will host the San Diego Chargers in hopes of staying in the wild card race. Dallas 38 Baltimore 28 38 0-10 Dallas (8-5 coming in) was in a generous mood traveling to Baltimore (2-11 entering the game) this Thanksgiving, but the Ravens weren't able to cash in on 3 turnovers as Cowboy QB Matt Moore led the Blue-and-Silver to a 38-28 win that wasn't really that close. Moore missed on just 5 passes all day (23-for-28 for 312 yards and 4 TDs) and chewed up the Baltimore secondary, completing 21 passes for 10 or more yards, resulting in a 137 QB rating. Moore took home the Golden Turducken (game's MVP) for his efforts. WR Willie Snead benefited most, catching 7 passes for 106 yards and 2 TDs. RB Jacquizz Rodgers chipped in 77 yards on 20 carries. Eli Manning tried to keep up, throwing for 302 yards (26-for-37, 1 TD, 1 INT)) and Le'Veon Bell, back from the Raven hospital ward, contributed 22 carries for 68 yards + 8 receptions for 35 yards, but in the end, the Ravens didn't have enough to compete. Dallas improves to 9-and-5 and hosts Arizona (4-9), then finishes the regular season at Pittsburgh (8-5) in a game that will likely have big playoff implications. Baltimore falls to 2-12 and is happy to have Le'Veon Bell and Joey Bosa back when they face the Bengals (11-2) next week. Unfortunately, as Bell and Bosa returned, S Earl Thomas, WR Will Fuller and OT Marcus Cannon all went down with injuries against Dallas and are expected to miss the big "rivalry game". San Francisco 9 Detroit 14 70 49ers & Lions played a close game that saw very few highlights. Detroit scored two TDs on a 1 play 6 yd drive & a 8 play 59 yrd drive. Frisco could only manage 3 FGs. Fitzpatrick was 10/29 106 yrds 1 int 0 TD sporting a 31.7 QB rating Mannion for the Lions managed to pass for 154 yrds with 1 int 2 TD and a 76 QB rating. Detroit ran for 201 yards including a 49 yard scamper by Terrance West with :31 seconds left vs a run D. That run iced a close hard fought brawl of a game in which the Computer Gods were smiling on the home squad. 49ers had 10 FD's, 199 yards, 7 bad passes & 8 missed tackles. Many a time Bob had his team ready with a nice call, only to misfire. (3-11) SF travels to New Orleans. Detroit (7-7) is off to Chicago next week. Pittsburgh 20 New York(N) 16 39 0-10 Steelers rally for ten points in the final quarter to avoid the upset. A T.J. Yates pass to Boldin just before the two minute warning proves to be the game winner. Carolina 23 Minnesota 7 18 0-5 Receiving the kickoff, the Vikings went 75 yards by Drew Brees and his marksmanship, capped off by a 9-yard pass to Chris Ivory for an opening touchdown. Vikes led 7-0 after the first 4:48, but that was it for them: they then acted drugged out and stumbled through a 23-7 loss to 3-9 Carolina. The absence of Zeke Elliott was sorely felt by the Vikes, who at first mounted drives that were killed by fumbles, interceptions or penalties, and then quietly settled into a 3 and out routine. The Panthers moved the ball freely most of the game, but sputtered several times in goal line situations and had to settle for chipshot field goals. The loss was the 5th in a row by Minnesota. The win was the second in three games by Carolina. In week 15, Minnesota gets the pleasure of playing the Pack in Lambeau. Carolina, alas, has to play host to almost unbeatable New England. New England 20 Oakland 17 50 10-20 Rain Pats score 20 unanswered in the second half to win it 20-17. Riddick(NYG) 21-139 1 TD West,T(Det) 19-122 Murray,L(NE) 21-118 1 TD Ingram,M(LAR) 15-100 1 TD Ajayi(Ari) 20-100 1 TD Cooks(Mia) 6-141 3 TD – IFL Offensive Player of the Week Humphries(Buf) 10-116 Rodgers,A(Cin) 43-28-398 2 TD Moore,M(Dal) 28-23-312 4 TD 1 Int Manning(Bal) 37-26-302 1 TD 1 Int Waynes(Den) 1 int 7Tk – IFL Defensive Player of the Week Santos(SD) 4-4 FG Erickson(Dal) 6-184 Kick Ret 2-7 Punt Ret – IFL Special Team Player of the Week Matt Ryan throws for 333 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Titans take down previously undefeated New England. Tennessee 44 New England 28 31 Calm Titans come to New England looking to extend their winning streak to three games. New England, riding a 21-game win streak dating back to last year (including the playoffs), hope to cap a perfect home schedule before finishing up its final three regular season games on the road. Patriots took the opening kick but weren't able to crack their own 30 yard line. On their first drive, Matt Ryan served notice that this was going to be a battle. 10 plays and 71 yards later, Tennessee had a 7-0 lead. That's how quarter #1 would end. On the first play of the 2nd quarter, Sam Bradford looked to convert on a 3rd and 11 but was PICKED OFF by linebacker Malcolm Smith (his 4th of the season) giving Tennessee the ball just inside Patriot territory. A sack by Stefon Tuitt helped to hinder the drive, but Dan Bailey nailed a 52 yard field goal to give the Titans a 10-0 lead. An 11 play 75 yard drive followed as the Patriots stormed back to within 3 points thanks to a 22 yard TD reception by Antonio Brown. 10-7 Titans with 7 minutes to play in the half. After back to back punts, Titans took over at their 21 with four minutes before the half. On 2nd and 20 from their own 45, Ryan connected with TE Rudolph for a HUGE 53 yard completion, down to the NE 2 yard line. Doug Martin capped the drive with a 2 yard plunge, and it was 17-7 with just over a minute to play. An incomplete pass and a sack by Frank Clark appeared to kill any chance that NE could draw closer before the half. With 43 seconds to play, the Titans had the ball at their own 39. Instead of going to the half with the 10 point lead, they looked to stretch the lead a bit further. And for the 2nd time in the half, the Titans connected on a HUGE pass play. A short slant on first down to Andre Roberts went for 47 yards down to the Pats 14. A couple short passes to Doug Martin were incomplete. On 3rd and 10 with 13 seconds before the half, Ryan hit Rudolph for the 14 yard TD to make it 24-7 at the half. Titans received the ball coming out of the half, but after 3 consecutive incomplete passes, the Patriots got their first break thanks to a bad snap which resulted in a first down for NE at the Titan 38. Four plays later, Bradford hit Nelson for a 14 yard TD and it was 24-14. 11 plays 45 yards later, Dan Bailey hit a 48 yard field goal to extend the Titan lead to 27-14 with 5:22 to play in Q3. New England struck back with their own long drive (9 plays 75 yards) including 3 completions to Nelson for 11, 13 and 17 yards. Latavius Murray capped the drive with a 7 yard TD and New England was within 6 points, 27-21. On their next drive, the Titans faced a 2nd an 9 from their own 39 yard line. Ryan looked for Hopkins on a short out...........and wouldn't you know it..................Nuke took it 61 yards for the TD and just like that it was 34-21!! After back to back punts, Bradford looked to rally the troops as there was still over 10 minutes to play. After a 5 yard penalty however things looked bleak with NE at their own 5 yard line. Bradford dropped back to pass and looked for James Starks on the screen...........only to have DL Mike Daniels step in front and take it back for the pick 6. The Titans were all over NE, stretching the lead to 41-21. A garbage time TD by Greg Olsen made it closer than the game really was. Final score, Titans 44 Patriots 28. A 10 point underdog, Tennessee completely out-classed NE in Foxboro with strong defense and some big plays on offense en route to the convincing 16 point win. Matt Ryan completed 20 of 35 for 333 yards and 3 TDs (zero interceptions). Meanwhile, Sam Bradford threw for 250 yards and 3 TDS, but was also intercepted 3 times, directly resulting in 13 Titan points. The Titans outstanding duo of tight ends Kyle Rudolph and Delanie Walker combined for 10 catches, 133 yards and a TD. With the 1972 Dolphins (and IFL Commissioner Storer) sipping from their bottles of champagne, New England now packs their bags to head out to Oakland, hoping to avoid back to back losses. Meanwhile, Tennessee moves to 8-5 and heads home for a tough matchup with the Eagles. Thanks to Rick for ruining our perfect season. ;) New York(N) 6 Los Angeles 34 60 Calm The New York Giants and promising rookie QB Carson Wentz traveled to Los Angeles hoping to play spoiler to the Rams playoff hopes. It was not to be, as the rebuilding Giants left thinking about possible weapons they can add to their young solid foundation and get back to the playoffs. The Giants defense hung tough most of the game, but a turnover right at the start of the game put the Giants on their heels. Wentz threw an interception to Rams CB Jalen Collins. Three plays later the Rams get a touchdown, 7-0. The Giants mount an answer with a 10 play drive that leads to a Wentz to Tevaun Smith TD hookup, a missed x PAT makes it 7-6. Rams would get their running game going with Matt Jones(137 yards) and don't look back scoring 17 more points in the half, making it 24-6. Giants, due to some player fatigue, were forced to gamble on 4th downs and combined with some more turnovers left the Rams some short fields. Rams add a couple second half scores for the final of 34-6. Next week the Rams travel to Chicago for a critical playoff battle while the Giants look to spoil the Pittsburgh Steelers playoff chances in New York. Detroit 23 Houston 20 70 Statistically Houston looked to have the edge 422 net yards to the Lions 201. But somehow Coach Nordberg and the Lions rise above the stats for the win. Tampa Bay 10 Denver 22 49 0-5 The Broncos are starting to get healthy and are starting to get their season turned around. For the 2nd week in a row they have won, this time defeating the Bucs 22-10 in Denver. The Broncos rushed for a season-high 184 yards, led by Jamaal Charles with 95 and QB Blake Bortles had his highest rated game of the season completing 18 of 24 passes for 210 yards and a passer rating of 101.0 The Bucs rushed only 12 times for 23 yards but Carr threw 56 passes, completing 28 of them for 327 yards with a TD and a pick. The return of LB Justin Houston and Luke Keuchly were huge as they accounted for 11 tackles, 4 sacks, and a forced fumble. It was a great game and Mike called a great game. Baltimore 13 Buffalo 9 15 15-25 The Baltimore Ravens invade Buffalo in cold windy conditions and knock out Alex Smith and Bryce Petty stinks it up as the Baltimore defense overwhelms him sacking him twice while picking him twice as the Bills offense stagnated! The Ravens do enough to get their second win of the season 13-9 and the Bills will play next weeks game without Smith as he has been ruled out. Arizona 3 New Orleans 34 70 Joe Flacco throws three touchdown passes in the first half as the Saints roll. Pittsburgh 16 Indianapolis 13 69 Battle of Backups Yates vs Boykins Indianapolis, IND (IFL.COM) – Positioning for the AFC wildcard birth began to take shape on Sunday when the Pittsburgh Steelers (8-5) came to Indianapolis (8-5) and snap the Colts 6 game winning streak with a 16 - 13 victory before a sellout crowd at Lucas Oil stadium. The Colts not only lost their 5th game of the season, but they also lost starting QB Carlson Palmer who went down early in the second quarter with a grade 2 hamstring sprain. Palmer and the 63,000 fans watched in horror as back up quarterback Trevone Boykin (18-14, 84 Yards 0 TD 2 INT, 46.5 QB rating) turned the ball over three times, 2 Int and 1 lost fumble in the three point loss. “He (Palmer) will definitely miss next weeks game at the Houston Texans (5-7) then he’ll be reevaluated, hopefully we’ ll have him back for our road matchup with the Jets in week 15” Head Coach Kenneth Griffith told reporters at the post game press conference. The game started with Pittsburgh taking the opening kickoff and driving down to the Colts 39 where they failed to convert a 4th and 7 when TJ Yates (QB) fired into a tight window to TE Antonio Gates, the pass was swatted away by Colts DB Alterraun Verner. Four plays after the turnover on downs the Colts would return the favor when punter Marquette King was unable to corral a bad snap from long snapper Don Barclay. The bad snap would be recovered by Terrell Suggs (DE/LB) and the Steelers were set up in business at the Indianapolis 31 yard-line. They were unable to capitalize on the miscue and eventually punted. After a 15 play 59 yard, 7:11 minute drive the Colts would settle for a Steven Hauschka 34 yard FG. Hauschka would add a 45 yard field goal with 3:41 left in the first half following a 13 play 49 yard drive, Indianapolis 6 Steelers 0. The Steelers Adam Vinatieri close out the half with a 43 FG, after going on a 10 play 50 yard drive using only 2:03 to put the 20 year vet into position for the kick, Colts up 6-3 at the half. The third-quarter was all Pittsburgh as they scored 10 points when the Steelers intercepted Boykin twice in the quarter, Safety Eric Berry’s 2nd INT of the season and Eric Weddle’s grabs his 1st. The 2 turnovers led to a Yates to Julian Edelman (6-84 yards, 1 TD) 6 yard touchdown pass and a Vinatieri 47 yard field goal. The third-quarter would end with the Steelers leading 13 - 6 and Indianapolis looking like the game was pretty much over due to the Palmer injury, however with 7:59 left in the fourth quarter, and the Steelers leading 13-6, Pittsburgh punter Jon Ryan goes back to punt when the snap from Phillip Supernaw goes way over the head of Ryan and is recovered by Pittsburgh’s John Greco (OL) at their own 9 yard-line. Three plays later Isaiah Crowell (RB) would score his 11th rushing touchdown of the year on a 4 yard run off right tackle to tie the score at 13-13. As the hometown crowd begins to return into the stadium from the parking lot, just in time to see TJ Yates (29-12, 149 yards, 1 TD 1 INT) lead the Steelers on a 13 play 58 yard 4:42 drive that finished with Vinatieri converting a 35 yard field goal that put the Steelers up 16-13 with 1:47 left in the game. After receiving the ensuing kickoff the Colts start from their 23 yard-line and 1:40 left on the clock, Indianapolis trailing by 3, the crowd began to turn up the volume, everyone was on their feet, Boykin breaks the huddle, shotgun formation, 4 wide receivers, Boykin is calling an audible, the ball is snap, heavy rush Boykin is leaving the pocket, he scrambles looking and looking, tucks it and runs, Pittsburg DE Cliff Avril pops him at the 21, rips the ball out, RECOVERED by Pittsburgh’s Brian Robison (DL), GAME OVER, Steelers win 16-13. Next week the Colts travel to Houston (5-7) and the Steelers play the New York Jets in the Little Big Apple, better known as New Jersey. Cincinnati 23 New York(A) 0 39 0-5 Bengals defense throws a shutout as Cincinnati downs the Jets 23-0. After a scoreless first quarter substitute kicker Robbie Gould kicks his first of three field goals to give Cincinnati a 3-0 lead. Ten seconds later it was 10-0 as Ramsey returns a Mallett pass to the house. Gould kicks another field goal to make it 13-0 at the half. After another Gould field goal in the third quarter, Rodgers hit Royal for a 16 yard score to close out the scoring. It was a costly win for the Bengals as it looks like Melvin Gordon will miss the next few weeks. Cincinnati hopes he is available for the playoffs. Mallett finished 14 of 29 for 142 yards with the INT. Watkins had seven receptions for 85 yards. The Jets defense collected three sacks. Rodgers completed 27 of 37 for 219 yards and a TD. As a team the Bengals rushed for 151 yards for a 6.9 average. Next week the Jets travel to San Diego while the Bengals visit Arizona. Philadelphia 28 San Francisco 15 52 0-10 Philadelphia (7-5) visited San Francisco (3-9) hoping to increase its chances for a playoff spot while the 49ers were playing out the season. Plus to make the situation worse for SF, they were without their three best offensive players, Stefan Diggs, Jordan Reed and Jordan Howard with a 1st qtr injury. Philadelphia grabbed a 14-0 lead in the first quarter with passes by Winston to John Brown (18 yards, 20 Yards). SF had trouble moving the ball, as normal, and it looked like it was all she wrote. However, the 49ers turned a Eagle fumble into a short FG and later in the second quarter, scored a 55 yd FG by Crosby. Meanwhile, the Eagles failed to convert even a 1st down in the second quarter as the 9ers defense held them in check. The Eagles woke up on their first drive in the 3rd quarter going 65 yards and Jameis Winston throwing a 10 yard pass to Thomspon. This extend their lead to 21-6. To the SF’s credit, they did not give up and when the defense forced a fumble by punter Way on their own 9 yard line, Fitzpatrick threw a 9 yard TD to Boyd. A 2 pt conversion failed. The score was now 21-12, 9 of those points were self inflicted wounds by Philly fumbles. The Eagles apparently nailed the win down with another Winston pass (his 4th) to Swaim (8 yards). The 49ers were not through. They drove 65yards and settled for a FG with 3:56 remaining and failed in an onside kick. Their defense held and SF took over on their 11. Fitzpatrick moved the ball 88 yards in 1:15 to the Eagle 1. It was the Eagles defense turn to get tough and they stopped the 49ers on 4 straight attempts to score from the 1. Final score Eagles 28, SF 15. Stars of the game for Philly: Jameis Winston, 21-29, TDs. Murray 18 carries for 81 yards. For the Niners, Ryan Fitzpatrick had his grittiest game of the year (20-39, 1 TD, no INTS and no Sacks or fumbles). Of note, the SF D sacked Winston 6 times. Philly keeps playoff hopes alive (8-5) Eagles and SF sank to 3-10. SF each had 21 first downs and 303 vs 338 in yards gained respectively. Good game called by Greg Mason. Kansas City 13 Chicago 36 34 10-20 Turnovers decided the outcome of this game. Kansas City took the opening kickoff and moved the ball into the red zone, but on 1st and 10 from the Chicago 15, Lotulelei intercepts Dalton. After an exchange of punts, the Bears opened the scoring on a 30 yard strike, Mariota to Crowder. KC answered with a long drive and tied the game at 7 early in the 2nd quarter – Dalton 8 yds to Harris. The Bears then put together a long drive of their own and added a FG. Ervin fumbles the kickoff, the Bears recover and the drive is finished with Mariota finding Thomas in the end zone from 12 yards out. KC’s next drive stalled and the half came to an end. Chicago 17 Kansas City 7. Neither team could move the ball early in the 3rd. On the Bears second drive of the half Sherman picks off Mariota and the Chiefs had a 1st and 10 from the Bears 11. Three incomplete passes forced the Chiefs to settle for a FG. On the Bears next drive, Mariota takes a big hit on a pass to Kelly and has to be replaced by Garoppolo. The offense didn’t suffer from the change and the Bears extended the lead to 24-10 – Garoppolo 11 yards to Brate. On the 3rd play of KC’s next drive, Chancellor intercepts Dalton, Bears 1st and 10 from the KC 30. Garoppolo takes them to the 5, but the Bears have to settle for the FG, Chicago 27 KC 10 early in the 4th. On the 1st play of Kansas City’s next drive it’s Chancellor again picking off Dalton, and the Bears start at their opponents 14. Garoppolo finds Rainey out of the backfield from 12 yards out, 33-10. Déjà vu all over again! Harris fumbles away the kickoff and the Bears add another FG. KC manages another FG, but the clock is against them. Washington 20 Carolina 17 61 0-10 The first place Redskins march into Carolina looking to continue drive to the playoffs. Carolina would open the scoring in the first quarter with a rushing touchdown from Derrick Henry. They would also close out the second with another rushing touchdown, this time from Gillislee. With Janikowski missing two field goals for Washington, Carolina had the surprising 14-0 lead at the half. Carolina opened the second moving the ball again as Wilson lead the Panthers down the field for a field goal to go up 17-0. Wilson at this point had completed his first 17 passes. It was all down hill for the Panthers after this. The old Carolina Swiss cheese defense emerged as Dak Prescott torched a wounded secondary starting with a 3 yard TD pass to Cook late in the third. Midway through the fourth, Jeremy Hill finds the endzone to make the score 13-17. Janikowski continues his nightmare day by missing the extra point meaning Washington would need a TD to win. No worries against a horrible Carolina D as Dak leads the team down the field and tosses a TD pass to Ebron with 21 seconds remaining to close out the win for the Redskins. Wilson finishes the game 19 of 22 for 211 but zero TD's. He was also sacked 6 times. Mike Evans had 133 yards receiving. For Washington, Dak Prescott had 285 yards passing with 2 TD's. Garcon had 109 yards receiving with Lee chipping in 92. Melvin Ingram had 3 sacks to bring his season total to a crazy 27. Cam Newton hits Charles Clay for a TD to give Dallas a 7-3 at the end of the first but it went down hill from there. Rivers hits Fitzgerald on a short TD pass then Cooper picked Newton for a TD to give the Falcons a 17-7 lead. A Rivers TD on a sneak gave the Falcons a lead that they would not give up. Injuries to Cam Newton and Lesean McCoy ruined any chance Dallas may have to come back. With the 30-14 win, Atlanta goes to 9-4 while the Cowboys fall to 8-5. Jacksonville 24 Miami 27 79 0-10 Two Teams with a eye toward the future take the field for a week 13 Battle. Miami scores on their 1st three drives to take a 17-0 lead with 6:05 left in the half and it looks like a long afternoon for the Jags, but a steady dose of David Johnson, enhanced by a 71 yard gain and a 3 yard TD run on 4th and goal cuts the lead to 17-7 at the half. Miami kicks off to Jacksonville and it is promptly returned for a 100 yard TD by Jordan Todman in a blazing 6 seconds (man that guy is fast) to cut the lead to 17-14 Miami with 14:54 left in the 3rd. The Jags continue the turnaround and score on their next 2 drives to total 24 unanswered points and lead 24-17. The Dolphins go on a 16 play drive but only net 35 yards and turn it over on downs, but on the Jags 1st play DJ fumbles in what was the only turnover of the game and the Dolphins capitalize and go 40 yards for the tying score to knot it up at 24 with 2:40 left in the game. Jacksonville can't move it and Miami uses their time outs and get the ball back with 1:35 left at their own 24 yard line. Miami moves it quickly to the Jacksonville 35 but can't get to the line in time to spike it, and the game goes to OT Jacksonville gets the overtime KO but go 3 and out and Miami moves it down to the Jacksonville 36 and Prater kicks the game winning 54 yarder to give the Dolphins the 27-24 win. Both Teams now stand at 4-9 with 3 weeks to go in this disappointing season for both squads. San Diego 30 Minnesota 24 20 0-10 The Vikes knew they were in trouble when Drew Brees started the game 10 for 10 while rival quarterback Tyrod Tayler of the Chargers was only 1 for 8, yet the game was tied 7-7. Minnesota kept on putting points on the board in the first half, getting out to a 17-7 lead and missing opportunities to push the lead higher. The Chargers, though, eventually got untracked to score 17 straight points and take a 24-17 lead deep into the 4th quarter. With 1:03 left in the 4th quarter and the closing Viking drive stalling, Dontrelle Inman broke loose to haul in his 3rd touchdown pass of the game, scoring on a 41-yarder from Brees to tie the game. In overtime, the Vikes had to punt after running 7 plays, but the Chargers wasted little time, Taylor running 44 yards for a touchdown to win the game for San Diego, 30-24. Missed opportunities for the Vikings included a missed 46-yard field goal, a pass in the red zone that was intercepted, and an 18-play drive that yielded zero points. An injury to Zeke Elliott midway through the game crippled the Vikes offense, while the Chargers seemed to grow stronger as the game progressed. Taylor and DeAndre Washington rushed for 90 and 83 yards, respectively, for the Chargers, with Taylor getting two rushing TDs and passing for one TD. Brees led the Vikings with 338 yards in the air and 3 TD passes, all of them to Inman, who finished with 133 yards on 9 catches. Austin and Cooper were the leading receivers for San Diego with 96 and 81 yards, respectively. Both teams netted over 400 yards, Minnesota had more first downs 29-24 and a greater time of possession 41 minutes to 27. But San Diego, which started the season 0-5, won its 6th of the last 8 games. Minnesota, meanwhile, dropped its 4th straight contest. Special thanks to John Storer who was able to connect with the Vikings and coached SD to victory. Connection problems prevented Jerry Banko from coaching his team and Ken Griffith from subbing. In Week 14, the Chargers host the Jets and Minnesota (sans Zeke Elliott) hosts Carolina. Green Bay 13 Oakland 17 63 0-10 Despite losing QB Matthew Stafford early in the game, the Oakland Raiders were able to withstand backup QB Geno Smith's shaky play to barely win 17-13. Stewart(NO) 12-137 Pryor Sr.(Hou) 12-137 1 TD Inman(Min) 9-133 3 TD Baldwin(Mia) 11- 91 2 TD Ryan,M(Ten) 35-20-333 3 TD – IFL Offensive Player of the Week Carr,D(TB) 56-28-327 1 TD 1 Int Tannehill(Mia) 56-37-313 3 TD Houston,J(Den) 3 Sk 5 Tk Chancellor(Chi) 2 Int 2 Tk Ingram,M(Was) 3 Sk 10 Tk – IFL Defensive Player of the Week Tucker(Den) 5-5 FG – IFL Special Teams Player of the Week Dante Freeman rushes for 116 yards and a score as the Bills take the Battle of Brentwood. Buffalo 34 Miami 13 67 0-5 Light Rain Long time rivals wait until week 12 to Battle in the 1st of 2 meetings in the next 4 weeks with little on the line other than pride. The Bills score 10 points in 10 seconds fueled by a pick 6 to take a 10-0 lead 5 1/2 minutes into the game, but the Dolphins answer with 10 points of their own to tie the game at 10 with 11 1/2 minutes to go in the 2nd quarter, but other than another FG, Miami's scoring was done for the day as the Bills out score them 24-3 after the Dolphins tied the score at 10. Buffalo's scoring was aided by 3 additional Tannehill picks giving him a grand total of 4 on the day, accounting for 20 of the Bills total points, as the Bills beat the Dolphins 34-13. Chicago 35 San Diego 28 77 0-10 Bears score 21 fourth quarter points to edge the Chargers. Houston 30 Kansas City 14 38 10-20 After not allowing their previous 5 opponents to score over 16 points in a game, the inevitable came home to roost and the Kansas City Chiefs were routed by the Houston Texans 30-14 in a game that was not remotely that close. The Texans ran and passed over the Chiefs like it was a no contact 7 on 7 drill and raced out to a 23-0 halftime lead and a 30-0 advantage into the 3rd quarter. Houston forced Andy Dalton into 3 interceptions and had a 9 minute ball control advantage, and KC missed 6 tackles in the game to add to their misery. Houston came in with a solid game plan behind Kirk Cousins and cruised to the victory. KC scored twice late but it was only window dressing as they suffered a thorough beat down. With the win Houston improves to 5-7 while the Chiefs fall to 7-5 while wondering if this is the beginning of the end of their surprise season. Baltimore 9 Cincinnati 27 38 0-5 The Ravens come into Cincinnati banged up, missing star running back Le'Veon Bell among others. The defenses dug in until Cincinnati managed a field goal with about five minutes remaining in the opening quarter. After forcing a Baltimore punt, Rodgers connected with Eifert on a short out and the Cincinnati Tight End turned it into a 40 yard score with less than a minute remaining in the quarter. Baltimore got a couple nice runs from Alex Collins and a couple nice completions allowing Bryant to connect on a 54 yard field goal to cut the lead to 10-3. The next Cincinnati drive benefitted from four Baltimore penalties including two pass interference calls. After a 15 yard completions to Funchess, one play later Montgomery scored from six yards out to extend the Bengal lead to 17-3 with about five and a half minutes remaining in the half. The Bengals were able to blow it open as Vaccaro intercepted Manning and shortly after Rodgers found Royal for the nine yard score and a 24-3 lead. Manning threw another interception on the Ravens opening drive of the second half and the Bengals converted that into another field goal. Baltimore got a fourth quarter score as Manning found Fuller from nine yards out to close out the scoring. Manning had a tough go, going 32 of 51 for 245 yards with a TD and 3 INTs. Collins rushed 12 times for 58 yards. Rodgers finished 23 of 31 for 171 yards and 2 TDs. Rookies Ramsey and Gotsis along with Vaccaro intercepted passes. Next week the Ravens are at Buffalo and Cincinnati travels to New York to take on the J-E-T-S. This started out as a competitive game as Jacksonville took the opening kickoff and marched 40 yards before eventually settling for an Andrew Franks field goal. However on the Titans first play from scrimmage Matt Ryan aired it out to Odell Beckham who took it to the house for a 75 yard TD. From that point onward it was downhill for the Jaguars as stat pack QB Chad Henne targeted Titan players as often as Jacksonville ones. Meanwhile the Tennessee offense was cooking and finished the half up 24-3. The Titans added 3 field goals in the second half so Tennessee won 33-3. Matt Ryan was 20 for 24 for 290 yards and 3 TD's. David Johnson ran for 82 yards on 16 carries for Jax. The Titan D had 5 turnovers (4 picks), 6 sacks and 15 passes defensed. The rematch in 3 weeks time should be more competitive as Jacksonville will have starting QB Colin Kaeperick back from injury. Tennessee (7-5) gets to get hammered next week in New England. Jacksonville (4-8) visits the Dolphins who have struggled this season. Atlanta 0 New England 30 27 0-10 Light Snow Sam Bradford (28 of 31 for 315 yards) completed 16 consecutive passes to start the game, including 3 first half touchdowns (2 to Jordy Nelson), as the Patriots moved to 12-0 with a surprising 30-0 victory over the visiting Atlanta Falcons. Tight end Greg Olsen had his best game of the season, hauling in 13 passes for 159 yards and a TD. Patriots had the ball for over 37 minutes in this one. Neither team turned the ball over in a game which saw 8 players depart due to injury. Patriots host Titans next week while Atlanta looks to regroup at home against the Cowboys. New Orleans 20 Los Angeles 28 63 Calm The two division rivals met for another knock down drag out battle in Los Angeles. Remember in Week 5 the Saints won a 16-13 game that went to overtime. Coach Rice's 4th quarter play calling and the Saints pass defense really tipped the balance in that game. The rematch was similar with both teams showing improvement on offense leading to a higher scoring game then anticipated. But once again the game would come down to the final drive. Rams made a controversial decision to bench Andrew Luck based on his performance against the Saints in their first game. Landry Jones was charged with leading the Rams offense 1st Half: The game started like an old fashioned staring match. Saints defense doing what they did all season, sacked the qb, forced incompletions, and did not give an inch. Rams defense with the crowd behind them answered, forcing 3 Saints three and outs. Early in the 2nd quarter the Rams break through, with field position in their favor. Four modest runs get them into field goal range, 3-0 Rams. Coach Rice, sensing his team needed a spark, decided to roll the dice on a 4th and 1 on the Rams 36. A holding penalty on the dive play pushes the Saints back.Coach Rice feeling like he was now in "no-mans land", gambles on 4th-11. Flacco's pass is picked by Safety Ricardo Allen and returned to the Saints 33. Two plays later Rams score on a Jones dump off to a back up TE, 10-0 Rams. Saints were undaunted by this string of bad luck, Coach Rice regrouped. A clever mix of run and pass leads to a beautiful 30 yard strike from Flacco to Sterling Shepard, 10-7 Rams. 2nd Half: Saints start with the ball, but again are thwarted. The next Rams drive has two chunk plays that get them to field goal range, 13-7 Rams. Saints remain aggressive, consistently challenging the Rams defense on deep passes. Late in the third Saints find pay-dirt, a 44 yard Deep Cross to Dez Bryant goes to the house, Saints first lead 14-13. Saints defense stifles the next Rams possession giving them a chance to take control. Coach Rice knowing that a second score would likely put the game out of reach for the Rams Landry Jones led offense remained aggressive. Flacco looked for a deep fly, but checked down. Interception! Rams DE Khalil Mack jumps in front of the pass, Rams ball on the Saints 32. A Mark Ingram sweep gets LA the lead back in the 4th quarter, 19-14 Rams. Saints are too good to stay down. A 15 play drive capped by a Jonathan Stewart 22 yard run, Saints re-take the lead! It's 20-19 Saints 7:44 left. Each team got the ball 2 times and did nothing. 1:41 left, Rams ball on their 31 yard line. Two modest passes and penalty get the ball to the Saints 46 yard line. Rams only need a FG, Saints trying to hold the line. Landry Jones drops back for a screen pass, Saints blitz. LB Justin Durant had Jones in his grasp, but Jones escaped. Jones shoveled the ball to James White. White with space to operate evades defenders and goes 46 yards for a touchdown to give the Rams the lead! 26-20 Rams. Rams add a safety with the Saints trying to hit bombs, 28-20 Rams. Two turnovers and timely penalties helped tip the balance for the Rams. Saints Studs: WR Dez Bryant 4 catches 95 yards 1 TD S Quinton Demps 3 passes defensed Rams Studs: DE Khalil Mack 2 sacks 1 Int RB James White just two catches, but the 2nd catch won the game Next week the Saints host the Arizona Cardinals while the Rams host the New York Giants. San Francisco 14 Carolina 31 64 0-10 Two teams looking forward to better days clash in a Charlotte. Carolina opens the scoring as Wilson tosses a 10 yard TD to Evans. San Fran responds early in the 2nd with Fitzpatrick tossing a 10 yard TD to Diggs. Wilson tosses 2 more TD's before half to open up the scoring at 21-7. The second half sees San Fran pull close with a 1 yard TD run to pull within 7. That would be if for them however, as Carolina would add another TD and field goal to closeout the win. Wilson has his best game of the year passing for 288 with three TD's. Henry runs for over 100 yards with Evans and Goodwin both going over 100 yards receiving. For San Fran, Howard breaks the 100 yard mark while averaging 6.7 yards per tote. Arizona 3 Pittsburgh 13 41 10-20 The Steelers gambled resting Tom Brady and relying on their defense. Known for their explosive offense, the Steel Curtain was up to the task holding Arizona to a first quarter field goal. A second quarter Vinatieri field goal tied it and a third quarter Gore 1 yard dive gave Pittsburgh the lead. Edelman kept the chains moving with nine receptions for 126 yards. Cliff Avril led the defense with two sacks. Dallas 6 Washington 28 36 5-15 Washington gets its revenge with a 28-3 win over the Cowboys. Prescott and the Redskin offense was firing on all cylinders in this one bursting out to a 21-3 lead in the first half and then adding another TD in the opening possession of the 2nd half. A late Prescott fumble would lead to another Cowboys FG but down so much they could not rely on their run game to bring them back. Washington now holds a 3 game lead in the NFC east and will head to Carolina. Dallas will lick its wounds and head to Atlanta for an important game against a potential wild card/maybe division winner in the convoluted NFC West. New York(A) 19 Indianapolis 35 69 Indianapolis, IND (IFL.COM) – Following a 24-7 home lost to the Buffalo Bills in week 6 of the IFL season, and a 2-4 start, the Indianapolis Colts have gone on a 6 game win streak after beating the visiting New York Jets (1-11) 35-19. The victory improved their record to 8-4, squarely in position to make a playoff run for the first time since 2014 when the Colts finished the season with a 10-6 Wildcard berth. The scoring got underway in the first quarter when Carson Palmer (21-12, 185 yards, 2 TD) hit game MVP Michael Crabtree (4-110 yards, 2 TD) on a medium slant over the middle that he took to the house resulting in a 46 yard TD, and later in the half he caught a 7 yard TD, which sandwiched a New York 50 yard FG by Dustin Hopkins (4-4 FG, 1-1 XP 13 points), Colts 14-3 at the half. The Jets came into Lucas Oil Stadium with an excellent game plan by shorten the game, Jets time 37:31 Colts 22:29, with a punishing ground attack (33 rushes 180 yards) and converting two onside kicks to start the second half. However, 3 turnovers and poor quarterback play were their undoing. Indianapolis had won the opening toss and had elected to defer until the second half, with a 14-3 lead the Colts were ready to pounce, but the wind was taken from their sail when the Jets stole the second half kickoff by converting a surprising onside kick. The onside trickery resulted in a Ryan Mallet (29-15, 145 yards, 1 TD 3 INT, 37.9 rate) 14 yard TD pass to wideout Robert Woods (5-61 yards, 1 TD), and they followed that score up with a second most shocking onside kick, which closed the scoring gap to 14-13, on a 47 yard Hopkins FG with 9:04 left in the third quarter, silencing the hometown faithful. Following the second successful onside kick the Colts special teams coach was seen on the sideline going under the tent for the leagues concussion protocol, which was order by the league doctors observing the game. The Colts would rebound and put the game away by scoring 21 points on a 7 yard rushing touchdown by Dwayne Washington (17-49 yards, 1 TD) a 24 yard interception return for a TD by cornerback Tavon Young, and a 2 yard plunge by Charcandrick West, his only carry of the game. New York would add 2 Hopkins FGs to complete the scoring and the Colts win its 8th game of the 2017 season 35-19. The next game for the Colts will be the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers (6-5), an important game for both teams in the hunt for a playoff berth, and the Jets will host the Central division leading Cincinnati Bengals (9-2). Rival coaches met prior to the game. GB coach Conners noticed right off that coach Nordberg seemed way off balance with reality, much more so than normal. It became clear when the Lions leader began to cry once it was explained to him having and running a successful 3-4 defense doesn't mean you want your D line to be 3's and your linebackers to be 4's. Needless to say the lions, no longer an overconfident hosting team looked listless & defeated. GB opened the game mixing the run & pass, then Derek Andserson threw a pick that Detroit turned into 3 points. A low lite in this drive was a wide open Lions TE McDonald dropping a 8 yard TD pass. The Packers responded moving the ball down the field with relative ease to go ahead 7-3 on a TD pass to a wide open O'Leary. Lions then can't move & punt. 2 plays later GB fumbles, Det ball, again Lions can't move & the drive ends with a blocked FG. Packers waste no time completely faking the D out & hitting Sanders on a 63 yard bomb for a TD. Lions proceed to go on a long drive that was stopped at the two, once again it's FG time. 14-6 GB. & that's the end of the scoring for the game at the 5:41 mark of the 2nd. Det rookie CB Hargreaves III had a controversial interception early in the 4th when the Packers were thinking of putting the game away. In all reality Conners should have been ejected for extreme temper tantrum. It was embarrassing, seeing a grown man throw a temper tantrum like a non-potty trained 2 year old. He was madder than an albino hitch hiker in a snow storm. These two squads end up playing yet another close game. Lions managed to get the ball on a long 8 min drive to the GB18 yard line late in the game, but couldn't get a TD. Detroits sideline was out of control, complete chaos & discombobulated all gamre long. Being in the red zone on four other drives and yet to score a TD, delay of game flags were flying like crazy. At least I was able to go to bed knowing I was safe at the clinic. Other than the red zone, the stats were pretty even. Coach Conners showed some more of his incredible defensive play calling, and was very pleased to see Derek Anderson get a 96 QB rating. GB finally gets his 1st & 2nd string QB's back. Cutler & Hoyer. The game was billed as "Kesslers Last Stand" and it looks to be true. The QB job is now stat pac'r Sean Mannion's for the remainder of the season. 6-6 GB travels to Oak, while (5-7) Det heads to Houston The Broncos played a tight game vs the division leading Raiders but Oakland was able to pull out the win 21-17. The Broncos were into Raider territory but on 4th and 18 Bortles pass to Matthews netted just 17 and the Raiders had the win. Thanks to Kenneth for subbing today. New York(N) 10 Philadelphia 23 41 0-5 Giants start out hot scoring first ten points and taking a 10-3 lead into the half. Eagles make halftime adjustments and score 23 unanswered points for the win. Minnesota 11 Tampa Bay 34 73 5-15 The five and seven Minnesota Vikings led by coach Robb traveled south to take on their longtime rival seven and four Tampa Bay Buccaneers and coach Chase. Minnesota would win the toss and elect to receive. The decision paid off nicely as they moved the ball well, however, the drive stalled at the 16 after 2 Drew Brees incompletions. Greg Zuerlein booted it thru from 33 yards away for a 3 point Viking lead. Helped by a Viking personal foul, the Derek Carr led Bucs moved down the field quickly with their first possession as well. Carr completed six in a row after missing his first pass. He found Todd Gurley open for a 10 yard touchdown to put his team ahead 7 to 3. The defensive coordinators started making their adjustments. Five consecutive punts saw the game move on from mid-first quarter into mid-second quarter. Taking over at his own 39 yard line Carr took matters into his own hands. Going 4 for 4 on the drive passing as well as two scrambles for 9 yards, he put his squad ahead 14 to 3. The scoring pass, a 14 yard strike to Todd Gurley, was their second TD hook up on the day. Fermenting negative Viking mojo is compounded when after Brees completes a 31 yard hitch to Malcolm Mitchell, he tries a second long pass which is too slow to develop. Playing in his first game this season, Tampa Bay linebacker Jalani Jenkins scoops up a Brees fumble caused by a Richard Hayes sack and dashes 72 yards for the score. Minnesota is now behind by a score of 21 to 3. Tampa adds a field goal before the half to go into the locker room ahead 24 to 3. In the second half, the Vikings are just not able to move the ball quickly enough to mount a serious challenge. Final score of the contest is Tampa Bay 34 Minnesota 11. It was just an awful day for Drew Brees. He managed 125 yards passing on 11 for 22. Brees’ arm was outgained by Ezekiel Elliott’s legs with 135 yards rushing on 22 attempts. (Granted, mostly verses pass defense.) Derek Carr completed 25 passes on 37 attempts for 260 yards. He spread the ball around to 10 different receivers. Todd Gurley accounted for 122 yards from scrimmage and all three Tampa Bay offensive touchdowns. Next week Tampa Bay travels to Denver while Minnesota plays host to San Diego. Elliott,E(Min) 22-135 Murray,D(Phi) 20-120 Henry,D(Car) 17-118 1 TD Freeman,D(Buf) 22-116 1 TD – IFL Offensive Player of the Week Hill,J(Was) 15-109 1 TD Ajayi(Ari) 19-100 Olsen(NE) 13-159 1 TD Thomas,D(Chi) 10-158 1 TD Riddick(NYG) 10- 58 Bradford(NE) 31-28-315 3 TD Jones,C(Chi) 3 Sk 8 Tk – IFL Defensive Player of the Week Bradham(Buf) 2 Int 4 Tk Smith,M(Ten) 2 Int 2 Tk Ingram,M(Was) 3 Sk 5 Tk Hopkins,D(NYJ) 4-4 FG In a game that lived up to the hype, Washington edges New Orleans on a last second field goal. Washington 17 New Orleans 16 70 In game of the week the Redskins and Saints would not disappoint. The Saints would get the ball first and disaster would strike 3 plays into the game as Flacco would throw a screen right into the hands of Pierre Paul. Skins ball at the Saints 26. 2 plays later Precot hits Ebron for a 26 yard TD strike. 7-0 Skins. The teams would then exchange punts for the next 4 drives then the Saints would strike with a bomb from Flacco to Dez Bryant for 48 yards. 7-7. Washington would respond the very next drive. Set up by a 49 yard pass to Lee on a fly pattern the Skins would punch it in with a 7 yard run by Hill. 14-7 Skins. After the teams exchanged punts the next 3 drives the Saints would then start at their own 8 and put together a solid drive that was stopped at the Redskins 4. McManus kicks a gimme FG and we are at 14-10 Skins. Washington would punt its next possession and then the Saints would start another nice drive which started at their own 20. They would run out of time in the first half and be forced to kick a 38 yard FG as time expired. 14-13 Redskins at the half. Both teams offenses were held in check as both teams were scoreless for the 3rd quarter. The Saints had the ball at mid field when the quarter ended though and 2 plays later McManus would drill a 54 yard FG. Saints 16-14. After the 2 teams exchanged punts the Redskins would get the ball at their own 6 and put together the drive of the year. They would hold the ball for 20 plays and almost 11 minutes against the leagues #1 defense. With 13 seconds left Janikowski would drill the 30 yard FG for the win. Great game!!!! Carolina 33 Philadelphia 45 53 5-15 Panthers come into Lincoln Field and hit the Eagles in the mouth quickly and frequently and take a 21-7 lead early in the 2nd quarter. Not panicking, the Eagles make the necessary adjustments and score 38 unanswered points to make it 45-21 early in the 4th quarter. Not giving up behind sub coach Ken Griffith, the Panthers tried to claw their way back by scoring 2 more TD's but time ran out to make the final 45-33. Demarco Murray took the MVP honors by rushing 25 times for 121 yards and 3 TD's. Carolina goes to 2-9 and faces SF next week in a battle for a top draft position while the Eagles go to 6-5 and meet the New York "football" Giants with their slim playoff hopes still alive. Tampa Bay 13 Kansas City 16 46 15-25 Rain On a weather day fit for neither man nor beast, the ancient gods decreed "There shall be football", and so Tampa Bay and Kansas City played their scheduled game. And just so the gods showed they had a sense of humor, they decreed "Let there be overtime football". And so it was.......With rain and 46 degree temperatures and winds consistently in the 15-25 MPH range, the Kansas City Chiefs held on by the skin of their teeth to defeat the Tampa Bay Buccaneeers 16-13 on an OT field goal by Steven Gostowski, without doubt aided by the strong wind at his back. Tampa took the opening kickoff with the wind and quickly drove down to the KC 8, but on 3rd down David Carr threw his only pick of the day to Richard Sherman, ending the threat. Given the ease with which the Bucs moved down the field against the ragtag KC defense it looked to be as miserable a day for the Chiefs as the weather was. Not so fast my friend. After that opening drive, Tampa would only venture once into KC territory until late in the 3rd quarter. Not surprisingly, the Chiefs were worse. The two teams combined for 19 punts in the game, with KC punter Drew Kaser averaging over 50 yards a punt on 10 punts. After Tampa failed on a 4th and 3 late in the 1st quarter, KC moved the ball 55 yards with Dalton hitting a double covered Jarvis Landry in the end zone and a 7-0 lead. After a long period of ineffectiveness by both offenses, Tampa was forced to punt into the wind from their own 9 yard line with 3:53 left in the half. After a net punt of 32 yards, the Chiefs ran the ball 4 times for 18 yards, and when a 3rd down screen pass to Blount fell incomplete, Gostowski nailed one from 37 yards out and a 10-0 half time lead. After 4 series ending in a punt to start the 3rd quarter, the Chiefs caught a break when Landry hauled in an out pass, broke a tackle, and rumbled 38 yards to the Buc 10. They bogged down there, however, and Gostowski kicked a 24 yard FG which, given the conditions, seemed to be about 453 points. At that point Tampa said 'curse you gods' and started moving the football with deliberate but relative ease. They first marched 62 yards in 11 plays, Carr hitting Patterson from 7 yards out to cut the lead to 13-10 with 4:19 left. KC was able to run 9 plays and take 2:38 off the clock, but the Bucs held and facing a 4th a 1 from the Tampa 38 and facing into the wind, the Chiefs decided to punt. The ball bounced into the end zone, however, and Tampa had it at their own 20 yard line, down 3 with 1:34 to go and no time outs. Not counting spikes, Carr was 4 for 6 on the drive and had the visitors knocking on the KC 14 with 9 seconds left and no time outs. Boswell calmly knocked thru the 32 yard FG with 4 seconds left and the game was tied. Tampa 'won' the OT coin toss and were destined to receive, although they had no choice in the matter as per the game engine. Starting the OT going into the wind is tough. To have a holding penalty on the return is even tougher. The Bucs started OT from their own 7 yard line. After getting a first down on the first play of OT, Tampa stalled and had to punt from their own 20. A good punt with a fair catch had KC starting from their own 39, but successive passes to Maclin for 10 and Kendriks for 18 put the ball at the Tampa 33. On a critical 3rd and 10, Dalton hit Landry for 12 down to the Tampa 21. After a stuffed run, Gostowski stolled onto the field and nailed a 37 yarder for the win. Neither QB could ever find a rhythm in the cold, wind and rain, Carr going 23-47-254 while Dalton went 18-35-188, and Todd Gurley did go over 100 yards for the day, with 103 on 29 carries, but it was more like a tooth pull than anything else. With the win KC improves to 7-4 with division rival Houston coming to town, while Tampa Bay falls to 7-4 and hosts Minnesota next week. Miami 34 Baltimore 14 55 5-15 When your team comes into the game with a 1-9 record and missing RB Le'Veon Bell, DE Joey Bosa, S Earl Thomas, G T.J. Lang, OT Marcus Cannon and their starting C Ryan Jensen, you can't be feeling good about how things are going to turn out. Miami was just 2-8 and missing their fair share of players, so maybe, just maybe, there was a chance. Sadly for the home Ravens fans, it was false hope. Miami scored on their second possession, held Baltimore to just a FG after a Ryan Tannehill INT in their own territory, scored again on a 12-play, 75 yard drive and again held Baltimore to a FG after a fumble gave the Ravens the ball on the Dolphin 21. With 19 seconds left in the half, the Ravens trailed 14-6 and hadn't even earned a FD and had only 3, yes THREE, total yards passing. Then, somehow, Eli Manning found Chris Hogan and a long hitch, and the defenders knocked each other down and Hogan raced into the endzone, completing a 63 yard TD pass. With nothing to lose, the Ravens went for two...and Eli found Hogan again! Game tied at the half, 14-14, even though the Dolphins dominated in every sense of the word. Though the Ravens had the first possession of the second half, it was more of the same. They didn't get their first (non-TD) first-down until mid-way through the 3rd when RB Alex Collins "romped" 16 yards, then sprinted 14 for their second first down on the next play. That drive ended two plays thereafter though on a sack/fumble and Tannehill hooked up with Brandon Cooks for a 21-14 lead. On the Dolphins next possession Tannehill found Doug Baldwin in the end zone for a 28-14 lead. Manning threw an INT and the Dolphins turned that into 3 points and a 31-14 lead as the 4th quarter was starting. Baltimore got a first down on their next possession (YAY!)...then fumbled it away. Miami added a FG late for the final margin of 34-14 Dolphins. Coach Tony called a great game on both sides of the ball. When he gets some horses, he'll be tough to beat. Tannehill was the game's MVP with 3 passing TDs on a 25-for-37 game, totaling 252 yards, but Baltimore's Aaron Donald made a strong case in a losing effort - 9 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 pass defended, 3 stuffs, 3 hurries and 2 force fumbles...oh, and he made a mean chicken tarraggon for the team lunch. Pittsburgh 24 New England 47 38 5-15 An upgraded Pittsburgh squad led by Tom Brady traveled to Foxboro looking to pin an "L" on the undefeated Patriots. An 8 point underdog, the Steelers drew first blood. After an exchange of punts, Pittsburgh failed to convert on a 3rd and 2 from the Patriot 32 yard line. New England had the chance to move them back 10 yards after a penalty, but declined for fear of giving Brady an extra down. Vinatieri nailed the 49 yard field goal and the Steelers were up 3-0. The Patriots began their next drive with a couple short completions to Lat Murray and Jordy Nelson. A pass interference penalty gave New England 19 yards and a first down. Six plays later, Bradford hit Brown from 28 yards out to give NE the 7-3 lead. Brady couldn't get the Steelers offense going on their next two possessions, while NE's Caleb Sturgis nailed a pair of field goals on successive drives, and NE was up 13-3 midway through Q2. Pittsburgh rolled the dice on their next drive. Choosing to go for it on 4th and 14 from midfield, Brady was sacked by Eric Walden and the Patriots had the ball inside Pittsburgh territory. While the Steelers defense held, the Patriots were able to pin them deep in their own territory. Darren Sproles rushed for one first down, but that was all they could muster and NE took over again at their own 38 with 1:13 to play in the half. Bradford hit 5 consecutive passes including a 20 yard screen to Lat Murray. With 11 seconds left from the Pitt 3 - and no time outs - Bradford rolled out and found nobody open..........so he ran it in himself giving the Pats the 19-3 halftime lead (conversion failed). Pittsburgh attempted an onside kick coming out of the break, but NE recovered and quickly made them pay. A 6 play drive was capped by a 23 yard TD from Bradford to Brown, and it was 26-3 Pats. Pittsburgh didn't pack it in however. A 64 yard bomb from Brady to Edelman cut the lead to 26-10. Then after a NE punt, Brady engineered a 10 play 76 yard drive, highlighted by a Brady to Gates 21 yard TD to make it 26-17 with 2:35 to play in Q3. Rather than get conservative, Bradford kept slinging it around the field. 4 consecutive completions moved the Pats 72 yards, the last being a 35 yard TD strike to Brown, his 3rd on the day. 33-17. Pittsburgh couldn't get anything going on their next drive, and Bradford continued to shine, connecting with Jordy Nelson on a short slant which Nelson took 64 yards to the house. 40-17. A pick six by Logan Ryan on the Steelers' ensuing drive gave NE their 3rd touchdown in 2:15 of game play. Patriots win this one 47-24. Sam Bradford continued his magical season, completing 29 of 35 for 376 yards and 4 TDs. 3 of those TDs went to Antonio Brown, who hauled in 13 passes for 184 yards. Jordy Nelson caught 7 for 129 and a TD. For the Steelers, Tom Brady threw for 336 yards and 3 TDs. Frank Gore rushed for 68 yards on only 10 carries, but the Steelers were forced to abandoned the run game after falling behind by multiple scores in the first half. Edelman went 6 for 114 and 2TDS. Pittsburgh was penalized 7 times for 75 yards. New England, somehow, played penalty free football. New England has another tough one next week when Atlanta comes to town in a rematch of last year's Super Bowl. Pittsburgh goes home to face Arizona. Detroit 14 San Diego 26 69 0-10 Tyrod Taylor throws two first half touchdowns and runs for another as the Chargers get past the Lions. Denver 16 Green Bay 6 42 0-10 Packers welcomed Brian Hoyer back with the 1-9 Broncos in town. Coach Crandall had his squad ready. He called a great game and basically took it to us The Broncos won the war of attrition as both inept offenses struggled throughout. Denver got the game's only big play late in the 2nd as Rishard Matthews took a Blake Bortles pass 38 yards to the end zone to make it 10-0 at half. Early in the 3rd Brian Hoyer, who had been held in check anyways, got reinjured forcing Derek Anderson into action. Anderson did what he does, throwing 3 int's on his first 3 drives to kill off any chance the Packers had in this one. Green Bay did get a Terrance Williams touchdown late in the 3rd to cut the lead to 16-6 Denver. Broncos defense did the job in the 4th stopping Green Bay on 4 separate drives to preserve the lead. Final 16-6 Denver Bortles 15/30 165 1td Yeldon 11 rush for 50, 4 rec 39 yards Matthews 3 for 69 1td Anderson 10-23 155 1 td, 3ints Micheal 16 rush 63 yards Sanders 7 rec for 101 yards Broncos move to 2-9 and host Oakland 8-2 next week. Packers 5-6 head to Rock City to take on the Lions 5-6 With Hoyer out again, the great Derek Anderson is back under center Buffalo 14 Cincinnati 23 39 0-10 Conner Barth kicked three second half field goals as the Bengals got by the Bills 23-14. Cincinnati struck first early in the second quarter as Melvin Gordon plunged in from two yards out. Buffalo answered with about five minutes remaining in the half as Donte Freeman scampered in from 19 yards out. The Bengals answered right back as Rodgers connected with Royal for 22 then Gordon broke free for 27 yards. The drive was capped off with a Rodgers to third string Tight End Crockett Gilmore nine yard touchdown pass just before the two minute warning. The Bengals forced the Bills to punt on their first series of the third quarter. But Buffalo Corner Dre Kirkpatrick intercepted a Rodgers pass and took it 21 yards for the score to tie the game at 14. Cincinnati quickly regained the lead with Barth's first field goal from 50 yards out. The teams exchanged punts to close out the quarter. The Bengals put together a 13 play 55 yard drive early in the fourth but had to settle on another field goal to extend their lead to 20-14. Buffalo would drive the ball down to the Cincinnati nine with about six minutes remaining in the game. The Bills decided to go for it on fourth and one but Alex Smith was stopped cold and the Bengals dodged the threat. After forcing Cincinnati to punt, Buffalo again gambled on fourth down and five at their own 25 with three minutes remaining. Smith could not connect with Brandon LaFell. The Bengals added another field goal to put the game on ice. Smith finished 18 of 29 for 137 yards. Freeman rushed for 92 yards on 17 attempts with a touchdown. Rodgers, struggled without Jeffery, going 18 for 31 for 155 yards with a touchdown and an INT. Melvin Gordon enjoyed another strong game as his breakout continues. The Cincinnati tailback rushed for 110 yards on 21 attempts with a score. Penalties were the Bills achilles heal suffering 10 for 77 yards while the Bengals were only called for three for 15 yards. Next week the Bills are at division rival Miami while the Bengals welcome one win Baltimore to PBS. Atlanta 27 Arizona 6 86 Calm The Arizona Cardinals owner made NFL history Monday morning after announcing he would refund half the ticket price to the fans. During a press conference the owner of the team said if his team was only going to play half a game, then the fans should only pay for half a ticket. Some journalist suggested the season ticket holders deserve a total refund for their ticket costs given the way the team has performed. During the first half the game was up in the air. Zona went to the locker room down only 7 points and those points were both the result of Big Ben interceptions. Big Ben would return in the second half to throw two more picks for a total of 4 in the game. Rumors have already begun that this may be the last year in Arizona for the all star QB. Arizona could only manage two field goals during the game. Their once deadly offense is only a shadow of what it once was. Injuries have taken a toll, but it is no excuse. Sounds like the team, the fans and staff are focusing more on next year. Los Angeles 23 Dallas 26 70 Phil Dawson has made some big kicks for the Dallas Cowboys this IFL season. But none were more important than the four he made in this week's game vs the LA Rams. The Cowboys (8-3) took an early lead in the game but had to fight for its life as the Rams came back to draw within three in the fourth quarter. I told Phil I would get us in scoring position and that his leg would likely be decisive for us to win," said Cowboy quarterback Cam Newton. "The kid is a heckuva kicker," sad Cowboy coach Steve Hart. We found ourselves in a bind after all five of our fullbacks and tight ends were nursing injuries. "It made it is hard to sustain drives …. but we got enough field goals to prevail in this one. New York(A) 13 Tennessee 16 60 Calm Dan Bailey’s 34 yard field goal with six seconds remaining in the game allows the Titans to squeak past the Jets. Chicago 34 Houston 30 70 Trailing 27-14 at the end of three quarters, Mariota runs for one score and throw two touchdowns to Thomas. The last with only 33 seconds remaining in the game to give the Bears the exciting come from behind win. This match up saw the sinking Jags, losers of their last two, hosting the surging Colts looking for their third win in a row. Difference in this one was the Quarterback play of Carson Palmer who shredded the Jags for 303 yards compared to Henne's paltry 118 yards on 28 attempts on route to a 27-21 Colt victory. David Johnson was heroic in the loss with 170 yards+ in offence and 2 TDs but Colt Issah Crowell kept pace with 2tds and almost 100 yards on the ground. A particularly well called offensive effort by coach Griffith. The Colts rise to 7-4, the Jags fall to 4-7 Minnesota 17 Oakland 38 70 0-10 Matt Stafford throws five touchdown passes as the Raiders cruise past Minnesota. San Francisco 22 New York(N) 30 54 5-15 In an homage to G.O.T., two forsaken squads took the field in NY this week. Wentz and Co. put up their best numbers of the year, score 5 times in the Red Zone, and give the home crowd a wondrous 30-22 win against the San Francisco 49ers. Joe Banyard (don't bother remembering that name, he's a one-and-done) was awarded the game ball with a 147 yard effort. Wentz threw more TDs than picks for the first time this season (harbinger of things to come?) and withstood a Jordan Howard 7.7ypc 100-yard+ game to pull this one out. Ryan Fitzpatrick was Ryan Fitzpatrick. Nuf said. Banyard(NYG) 25-147 1 TD Gurley(TB) 29-103 Brown,A(NE) 13-182 3 TD Benjamin,K(Oak) 7-164 2 TD Meredith(Hou) 10-115 2 TD Cobb(Car) 9-106 3 TD Gates(Pit) 10- 91 1 TD Cousins(Hou) 53-36-369 4 TD Brady,T(Pit) 53-32-336 3 TD 1 Int Palmer,C(Ind) 32-23-303 1 TD Stafford(Oak) 32-20-289 5 TD 1 Int – IFL Offensive Player of the Week Wilson,R(Car) 44-27-287 4 TD 1 Int Johnson,C(Den) 3 Sk 10 Tk – IFL Defensive Player of the Week Williamson(Atl) 2 Int 2 Tk Jones,C(Chi) 3 Sk 9 Tk Dawson(Dal) 4-4 FG – IFL Special Teams Player of the Week IFL WEEK 11 LEAGUE LEADERS Despite a slow start, Tyrod Taylor has the Chargers thinking playoffs. San Diego 20 Denver 18 51 0-5 The Broncos continue to turn the ball over and the losses keep coming as the Chargers come into Milehigh Stadium and escape with a 20-18 victory. On the Broncos first possession QB Bortles completes a short pass to Jamaal Charles but Charles coughed up the ball and the Chargers ha the ball at the Denver 23. QB Taylor ran a sneak on 3rd and goal from the 1 and scored the first TD to make it 7-0 Chargers. Denver started to come back when Taylor was flagged for intentional grounding in his end zone for a safety followed by 2 FG's and the Broncos had an 8-7 lead midway through the 2nd quarter. With 23 ticks left in the first half Taylor called his own number again as he swept around right end for a 7 yard score and a 14-8 halftime lead. Chargers kicker Santos tacked on another FG halfway through the 3rd to increase the lead 70-17-8. The Broncos next drive ended at the 1 yard line before they had to settle for a FG but the Chargers answered that one with a FG of their own to get the lead back to 9 points at 20-11 with 4:00 minutes left. Bortles moved the ball and with 1:30 left in the game threw a TD strike to Tyreek Hill to cut the lead to 20-18. The Chargers recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock. It was a great game by Jerry, as usual. Philadelphia 31 Arizona 14 86 Calm Well, it was not much of a "win streak". The Cardinals possess a strong running game married to a less than scary passing game. Their receiving corp is less than mediocre. When Zona plays like teams as in last week, the game comes down to big plays, RNG and the Zebras. The Giants game was a great example and would put the normal fan asleep. Think the 2017 Miami Dolphins or any Miami Dolphin team in the last 10 years or so. This week Zona faced a real team and it was no contest. It would not be surprising if the opposing coach was actually entering numbers randomly to call his plays while reading a good novel or the sports page. Providing play by play would only bore the reader and no one would even bother to read the recap. In the end, the game came down to Zone being 3 for 10 in third down conversions and 0-2 for fourth down conversions. Zona did not put up any points until the game was a done deal. Zona scored two garbage time TD in the 4th quarter. It was another ho hum game for the red birds and a glimpse into the future. Indianapolis 26 Buffalo 17 43 5-15 Indy comes into Buffalo to score 10 unanswered points in the fourth to overtake the Bills as they avenge the earlier loss. Carson Palmer, Michael Crabtree and Isiah Crowell were the three stars of the game for Indy and despite giving up 441 yards to the Bills the defense stiffened when they needed to improve the Colts to 6-4 while the Bills fall to 4-6. Miami 13 New Orleans 24 70 Miami would come into New Orleans and look for the upset against the 7-2 Saints. The Saints came in losing 2 in a row and would start slow here also. Miami would take the opening kickoff and drive right down the field keyed with a 39 yard screen to Zach Zenner. The drive would end in a 26 yard slant over the middle to Brandin Cooks from Tannehill. 7-0 Miami and the Saints crowd is wondering what has happened to this team. The Saints would then take the ball down to the Dolphins 39 and be faced with a 4th and 2. Coach Rice would go for it to try and get a spark going and fail on an incomplete from Flacco. The teams would exchange punts and then Miami would take the ball from their own 13. Sparked by a 44 yard bomb to Chris Thompson, Matt Prater would kick a 47 yard FG. 10-0 Miami near the end of the 1st quarter. The teams would then exchange punts and then the Saints would start with the ball at their own 15. After a nice drive Coach Rice would gamble again going for it at the Miami 43 on a 4th and 3 and fail again. The crowd was dead silent. Miami would take over and face a 4th and 7 of their own at the Saints 39 and Tannehills pass would fall incomplete. The crowd went nuts and it seemed to create a spark. The Saints would then drive right down the field keyed by a Tim Hightower run of 23 yards and then score a TD on a long pass of 26 yards from Flacco to Dez. 10-7 Miami with 1:50 left in the half. That's how the half would end. Beginning of the second half the Saints would start at their own 25 and put together a 15 play 8 minute drive which ended in a 6 yard slant to Dez. 14-10 Saints. Miami would get the ball and after 6 plays would punt back to the Saints. New Orleans would drive right down the field and end with Dez Bryant's 3rd TD of the day on a 25 yard TD. 21-10 Saints and to throw an even bigger wrench into Miami's plans Tannehill was knocked out the drive before and in enters Goff. The Saints seemed to have the game under control when on a Miami punt Walters would fumble at the Saints 41 and the Dolphins would take over. This led to a 37 yard FG by Prater and we were at 21-13 Saints. The Saints would then start at their own 31 and with a tired Miami D would turn to the ground and pound offense. New Orleans would consume 8 minutes of the clock running the ball 8 out of 10 plays and the kick a FG to make it 24-13 and a 2 score game. This is how the game would end up. The Saints move to 8-2 and a huge conference matchup against the Redskins. The dolphins fall to 2-8 but have a nice young team will travel to Baltimore. New York(A) 20 New England 35 38 Calm Logan Ryan picked off Ryan Mallett and returned it 23 yards for a TD just over a minute into the game. Jets responded with a nice drive of their own and shaved the lead to 7-3. Patriots needed only one play to extend the lead when Antonio Brown took a pass from Sam Bradford and raced 75 yards down the sideline to make it 14-3. A James Starks 3 yard TD run late in Q1 extended the lead to 21-3. Latavius Murray ran it in from 6 yards on the Patriots next drive to make it 28-3. A Jets field goal and a Mallett to J McKinnon 9 yard TD toss (after a successful onside kick) cut the lead to 28-13 at the half. Bradford hit Brown for a 2nd TD early in the 3rd quarter to extend the lead to 35-13, and the Pats held on for the 35-20 win. Ryan Mallett had a nice game for the Jets, completing 18 of 33 for 204 yards and 2 TDs. Fozzy Whitaker rushed for 95 yards on only 11 carries as the Jets out-rushed the Pats 120-88 on the day. Sam Bradford enjoyed another nice day, completing 23 of 29 for 242 yards and 2 TDs. James Starks had 111 yards from scrimmage on the day. Thanks to Bob for an enjoyable game. Dallas 36 New York(N) 7 43 Calm Dallas rolls as Newton throws two touchdown passes and runs for another. Three turnovers did not help the G-Men’s cause. Pittsburgh 27 Tennessee 16 57 0-10 An elite masters league team showed up in Tennessee and taught the Titan youngsters a lesson in humility. Pittsburgh rolled to a 17-0 lead halfway through the second quarter, yielded a late field goal to the Titans to make it 17-3 at the break. A three play 59 yard drive early in the third basically ended the game. Frank Gore somehow ran 46 yards to get the TD. Tennessee got 13 points once the issue was decided but a Vinatieri field goal made the final score Pittsburgh 27-Tennessee 16. Frank Gore's 139 rushing yards and Julian Edelman's 10 receptions were the statistical highlights. BTW the key to winning DK football is getting fewer penalties than your opponent. This has happened in all 5 Titan wins while in all 5 losses the Titans had more penalties than the victors. Tampa Bay 20 Chicago 7 47 20-30 Derek Carr throws two first quarter touchdowns as Bucs pick up the big road win. The Bears struggled with third down converting only one of 11 attempts. Detroit 31 Minnesota 21 35 10-20 Minnesota clicked on all cylinders in the first half against Detroit, running up a 21-7 lead until a bonehead decision to go for a long field goal into the wind failed, which left just enough seconds for Detroit to kick a 50+ field goal with the wind behind them. Duh! What is into your face is a good wind for your opponent. Next time, don't get greedy, fool! But the Vikings still led comfortably 21-10 entering the 2nd half. Little did we realize that Koch would kill us so soon, starting at the half and no doubt lasting for the remaining 5 games. Drew Brees suddenly could not hit any of his usual targets, because they were "tired". Never mind they were NFL athletes and had put up mediocre numbers all season: they were "tired". Never mind they would catch more balls if Brees had been their QB in real life. Brees is still far below his real life pace for completions. But those poor receivers can't catch anything now.The Vikes were shut out in the 2nd half as Detroit won going away, 31-21, scoring 24 straight points. Brees finished with a passer rating of 69. Sensing blood, Lion coach Nordberg brilliantly stifled the Vikings in the second half and seemingly scored at will. Kessler (who?) outdueled Brees with a 121 passer rating, 231 yards and 3 TDs. West rushed for 93 yards and a TD. For the Vikes, Elliott had 83 yards on the ground, and that was about it. Detroit, Minnesota and Green Bay are now all tied at 5-5 in the Central Division. Detroit is at San Diego and Minnesota at Oakland in week 11. Houston 23 Green Bay 30 34 5-15 A battle of 4-5 teams, both struggling of late. Packers came in losers of 3 in a row and had been outscored 57-3 over the last two, thanks to the poor play of QB Derek Anderson. Houston was also reeling, dropping 4 straight, after a promising 4-1 start. Coach Conners thought it was going to be another long night after his team drove deep in Texans territory only to see Anderson throw a bad pick at the Houston 2 midway through the 1st. The Texans went 3 and out, and Green Bay moved the ball back into Houston territory. They would settle for a Cody Parkey FG..3-0 hosts On the visitors next possession QB Kirk Cousins found WR Cameron Meridith on a short slant. He broke several tackles and took it 75 yards to the house...7-3 Houston. Momentum kept going the Texans way after Anderson threw a pick 6 to Kurt Coleman to open the lead to 14-3 early in the 2nd. Boos rained down from the disenchanted fans at Lambeau. Packers would get a huge break later in the quarter however, as ILB Ryan Shazier picked off Cousins at the Texans 27. Two plays later newcomer RB Christine Michael ran it in from 6 yards out...14-10 with 3:21 left in the half Green Bay got a stop. With under a minute left WR Emmanuel Sanders took a crossing pattern 44 yards to paydirt. The hosts had a stunning 17-14 lead at the half. Packers got the ball to start the 3rd. On the second play from scrimmage Derek Anderson struck again. He threw his 3rd pick of the day, this time to S Andrew Sendejo. Coach Conners luckily had his blood pressure medicine close at hand or this write up might have had some much darker overtones. The Packers defense held Houston to just a FG...17-17. Undeterred, two plays later. Anderson hit a streaking WR Breshard Perriman for a 75 yard catch and run TD....24-17 Pack. The teams would exchange punts, and then the Texans put together a nice 15 play, 83 yard drive that stalled on the Green Bay 7. Houston took the chip shot FG, 24-20 at the end of 3. After the Packesr were forced to punt again, Houston put together another time consuming drive moving 63 yards in 14 plays. Facing a 2nd and 8 from the Packers 16, Cousins didn't see CB Buster Skrine. who jumped the out route and took it all the way back to the GB 47. 3 plays later Anderson hooked up with Perriman again for a 50 yard score...30-20 as the Lambeau faithful were in a full lather despite the frigid 34 degree temperature. Houston would hit a late FG to make it a one score game but couldn't recover the on side kick. Final 30-23 Green Bay Perriman the games star: 3 rec for 124 yards and 2 tds Derek Anderson was all over the map: 11-26 for 276 yards, 3 td's of 44, 50 and 75 yards to go along with 3 ints Cousins was 31 of 52 for 359 and a TD but both of his INT's were costly Meredith: 9 for 154 and 1 TD Forte went down early in the 2nd, which limited Houston's running game Great game by Pete. We've been in leagues together for years but never in the same conference. It was enjoyable to get a chance to face him again. Texans (4-6) host Chicago (6-4) next week For the Packers (5-5), it's more of the AFC West as Denver (1-9) pays a visit Coach Conners will likely party late into the night with the news that QB Brian Hoyer has a probable designation for week 11, meaning we have likely seen the last of stat pack flop Derek Anderson and his 52.0 Quarterback rating! Los Angeles 34 San Francisco 10 56 0-5 LA squelches SF 34-10. The highlight of the game for SF was on the first play from scrimmage as Fitzgerald hit Ginn on a short pass and Ginn ran it 78 yards for the TD. After that, it was all LA. They posted 27 first downs to 7 total for SF. The offense led by Luck (24-35, 2 TDs, 241 yds) and Ingram (11 for 84 yards) posted drives of 92, 95 and 79 yards for TDs. In addition LA got a pick six by Rhodes and a 69 yd Punt Return by Sherrels. Baltimore 0 Washington 23 49 0-10 Baltimore would get the ball first and quickly throw an INT giving the ball to the Redskins at the 4 yard line. After a Redskins TD the Ravens would go 3 and out and the Redskins would kick a FG. A second 3 and out which ended with Offensive workhorse Bell being injured for 4 games followed quickly by another Washington TD ended any hope for the Ravens. KC quarterback Andy Dalton passed for 287 yards and ran for 40 more, accounting for 3 td's as the Kansas City Chiefs upset the Oakland Raiders 21-10. It was a tight slug fest through most of the game, with a scoreless first half. Oakland struck first in the 3rd quarter with a Myers 42 yard FG when their drive stalled, but KC responded with a 12 play 75 yard drive culminating with Dalton scoring on a 4 yard bootleg to give the Chiefs a 7-3 lead. After 3 punts KC took over at their own 16 with 8:03 to go in the game. Dalton hit Landry for 19 yards and then 15 more was tacked on for roughing the passer to put the ball at midfield. Another Dalton scramble put the ball on the OAK 34 facing a 3rd and 6. Dalton then beat an all out blitz by rolling out and hitting Lance Kendriks in stride for a killer 34 yard td pass and a 14-3 lead with 6:02 left. Dunbar then fumbled the kickoff which KC recovered at OAK 13, and on the next play Dalton hit Landry for a TD and a 21-3 lead. Oakland rallied to cut the score to 21-10 on a 65 yard drive with Stafford scrambling in from the 3 on 4th down, but KC recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock. Dalton was 20-37-287 with 2 TD's and Landry had 8 catches for 187 yards. Carlos Hyder picked up an even 100 yards on the ground for the visitors, Stafford went 21-36-226-0-0. With the win the Chiefs improve to 6-4 while Oakland falls to 8-2. Cincinnati 20 Jacksonville 10 70 0-10 Light Rain A close defensive battle that saw Cincinnati break it open in the 2nd quarter on two big plays leading to a 20-10 Bengals win. The Jags struggled to move the ball while Rogers made the plays he had to. Dominique Rodgers Cromartie is named game MVP as he picks off Russell Wilson 3 times. Wilson had a bad game overall with 4 total picks, only 128 yards passing and a 30.8 rating. Atlanta's run game was also dominant with 51 carries for 301 yards and 2 TDs. With the 26-10 win, Atlanta goes to 7-3 while Carolina falls to 2-8. Landry(KC) 8-187 1 TD Meredith(Hou) 9-154 1 TD Edelman(Pit) 10- 93 1 TD Bryant,D(NO) 6- 90 3 TD – IFL Offensive Player of the Week Rhodes,X(LAR) 2 Int 3 Tk Rodgers-Cr(Atl) 3 Int 1 Tk – IFL Defensive Player of the Week Roberts,A(Ten) 1-35 Kick Ret 3-104 Punt Ret 1 TD – IFL Special Teams Player of the Week Ageless Drew Brees throw five touchdown passes as the Vikings win a shootout over the Bears. Chicago 35 Minnesota 42 33 0-10 Chicago: 1st place in the Central Division with a 6-2 record, the Bears' defense with two shutouts in its last 3 games. Minnesota: Offense humming, scoring 35 and 31 points in two straight wins, record up to 4-4. Which would dominate the game: Chicago's stingy defense, or Minnesota's suddenly potent offense? In an exciting game, which saw only three punts, Minnesota scored a touchdown on almost every possession (one punt), but Chicago answered with a touchdown on all but two possessions (two punts) as both offenses moved the ball at will. However, after Chicago's two punts midway in the game, the Vikings scored a pair of touchdowns, enabling them to open up a 14-point lead. The Vikings then controlled the ball for 14 of the last 18 minutes of the game as Zeke Elliott churned out first down after first down, enabling the Vikes to hold off the Bears, 42-35. Elliott finished with 148 yards on 28 carries, but most important he got 11 first downs. Drew Brees, however, received game MVP honors, racking up 349 yards (26/35) and 5 touchdown passes for a 145.1 passing rating. Marcus Mariota starred for the Bears with 302 yards (27/37) and a 123.9 passing rating. As for receivers, the Vikes' Dontrelle Inman had 149 yards and 2 touchdowns and Jason Witten had 113 yards and 2 touchdowns. The Bears's Demaryius Thomas caught 10 passes for 134 yards and 2 touchdowns. Minnesota finished with 480 net yards and Chicago had 410. Chicago is now tied with Tampa Bay for first place in the Central Division with 6-3 records. The two square off in week 10 in Chicago. Minnesota hosts Detroit as the two teams battle for third place in the division. Baltimore 6 Pittsburgh 38 39 10-20 Steelers overwhelm the Ravens as Tom Brady throws five touchdown passes in the first half. Brady finished 29 of 33 for 353 yards and the five TD passes. Julian Edelman had a day with 12 receptions for 202 yards and caught all five of the touchdown passes, tying the IFL single game mark. Veteran Brian Robison led the Steel Curtain with two sacks. Indianapolis 29 Los Angeles 28 67 Calm The best analogy for how this game played out is to think about the opening scene of Indiana Jones Raiders of the lost Ark, where Dr. Jones escaped the temple with the giant rolling stone chasing him. The Colts offense in this game was the giant stone and unfortunately for the Rams(Jones), they did not escape. It came down to the end, but Carson Palmer was clutch all game. Colts converted 13 of 19 third downs and held the ball for 40 minutes. Ball control doesn't do justice to what the Colts did to the Rams defense. Rams received the ball first and did nothing with it. Colts as would be a trend for most of the game methodically went down the field and scored on a Palmer QB sneak, 7-0 Colts. Rams answered on a long pass to TY Hilton to tie, 7-7. Colts responded quickly with Palmer to Michael Crabtree strike, 14-7 Colts. Rams tie the game again at 14 on another long pass to Hilton. Colts add a couple field goals, one after a fumbled kick by the Rams kick returner. Rams managed to take the lead before the half on a strike to Michael Floyd, 21-20. At this point in the game both teams had suffered critical injuries. Colts lost their starting ILB, CB and Crabtree for the rest of the game. The Rams lost AJ Green and shortly later their starting right tackle. Lots of criticism for the Rams field crew due to the the injuries suffered in this one. Second half: Injuries really curtailed the scoring, but not the drama. No scores in the third quarter, but in the 4th quarter Luck broke through with a 15 yard scramble into the end zone giving the Rams a 28-20 lead with 11 Minutes left. Colts pull together an 18 play drive that ends with another Palmer plunge into the end zone. Colts go for 2 to tie the game, but are denied. Rams clinging to a 2 point lead, 3 minutes left. The Rams run the ball twice without much success and a third down pass falls incomplete. Colts get the ball with 2 Minutes to go, down 2. Colts go on another long drive, much of it 5 yards at a time until the last few critical plays where the Rams were gassed. Two ten yard passes to Barnidge got the Colts into very comfortable field goal range for Hauschka, 29-28 Colts. (Due to a game fluke Hauschka actually had to make this kick twice since the game did not seem to save the result on the first attempt). Colts Primetime Players: Carson Palmer 33-47 291 Yards 1 Passing TD Two Rushing Golden Tate 13 Catches 113 Yards Rams Primetime Players: Mark Ingram 13 Carries 97 yards TY Hilton 3 catches 86 Yards 2 TDs Colts ran 80 offensive plays in the game, the Rams ran 43. That pretty much sums up the Colts offensive domination. Next week the Colts take on the Buffalo Bills while the Rams travel to San Francisco. Tennessee 16 Cincinnati 24 47 0-10 The Titans come to town in a key AFC Central battle. The first quarter featured multiple exchanges of punts. Tennessee finally got on the board thanks to a Bailey 25 yard field goal. Cincinnati answered early in quarter two with a Barth field goal of his own from 23 yards out for a 3-3 deadlock. Bailey added his second field goal on the Titans next possession as Tennessee regained the lead 6-3. Cincinnati put together a long 17 play 75 yard drive with Gordon scoring from six yards out to give the Bengals a 10-6 lead at the half. Despite starting from their own four, the Titans drove 94 yards but once again had to settle on a Bailey chip shot to cut the Cincinnati lead to 10-9. The Bengals rubber band defense was bending to its limit but somehow not breaking. With about a minute remaining in the quarter the Bengals offense came up with a big play as Rodgers hit Jeffery in stride for a 74 yard score to extend the Cincinnati lead to 17-9. Early in the third quarter the Bengals made another big play, this time by the defense. Vinny Rey intercepted a Ryan pass and took it 48 yards to the house to extend the Cincinnati lead to 24-9 with 14 minutes remaining in the game. Penalties and a timely Fowler Jr. sack stalled the Titan offense. Tennessee finally got a couple big plays as Ryan hit Hopkins for 43 and then Beckham for a 28 yard score. However, only 1:22 remained. Using all of their timeouts, the Titans got the ball back and Ryan hit Hopkins again for 41 but that was as close as they could get as the Bengals pull out the win. Ryan had a big day going 25 of 39 for 380 yards with a TD and an INT. Despite being 2-teamed most of the game Beckham Jr. finished with 8 receptions for 144 yards and a score. Hopkins added 9 catches for 137 yards. Rodgers finished (a 1960's like) 7 of 13 for 126 yards and a TD as he was more of a field general this game. Gordon had another nice game with 94 yards on 21 carries and a score. Vinny Ray was the defense star with the pick 6. Each team has a big divisional contest next week. The Bengals travel to Jacksonville while the Titans host Pittsburgh. Houston 13 San Diego 20 78 Calm Tyrod Taylor throws for 284 yards and two touchdowns as the Chargers down the Texans. Kansas City 28 Denver 10 55 0-5 The Kansas City Chiefs came into Mile High stadium and jumped all over the Broncos in a 28-10 victory. KC got out to a 28-0 lead at the half and then just coasted in the 2nd half as the broncos fumbled and bumpled as they turned the ball over 4 times. KC QB Andy Dalton had a nice game throwing for 153 yards and a TD on a 14 of 19 evening. Bronco QB Blake Bortles threw for 301 yards and a TD but was picked twice and fumbled two other times. The win improves KC to 5-4 on the season while the Broncos drop to 1-8. It was a great game with fast play from Bob. Oakland 16 Detroit 13 70 Oakland completely dominated the 1st half, ending the 2nd quarter with an 81 yard pass from Stafford to Wallace to go up 13-0 & getting the ball to begin the 3rd. The Lions followed that up with 13 straight points to tie the game with 7 min to go. The Raiders then moved down the field with little resistance to take the lead & win 16-13. Stafford ended up passing for 308 yards, half of those coming on two receptions. As mentioned Wallaces big TD and Benjiman added another long one. His passer rating was 80 as was Kessler, who passed for 163 yards. Oak ran for 101 yards behind Hyde & Duke Johnson Jr. Terrance West picked up 93 yards for Det. Oak's having to settle for two field goals in the red zone in the first quarter almost cost them an upset loss in this one. Thank goodness this was the case cuz a couple TD's then & it may have turned into a blowout quickly. It was a fun game that ended up coming right down to the end. Next week Oakland goes to KC & Detroit travels to Minnesota in hopes of avenging week four loss to the Vikings. Arizona 15 New York(N) 11 63 5-15 This game was so boring it enabled the try outs for the puppy bowl to end up with better ratings since most fans preferred watching the puppies. It med both teams left their offense at home. It really was not the case that both teams had dominating defenses as it was that neither team could execute on offense. The Arizona offensive line decided to take the day off. After a solid performance against Washington, Ajayi was mugged by the Giants. He was consistently hit on his side of the line of scrimmage and was ineffective throughout the game. Fortunately for Arizona, Wentz was equally bad. He could hardly complete a pass. When he was able to throw a spiral occasionally, you could count on the receiver dropping the ball. However, both teams played so badly, it kept the game close. If you want to know how bad the game was, think about this. How the hell does a football game end with a score of 15 to 11? I vote for the puppy bowl try outs. Jacksonville 3 Dallas 20 70 This contest featured the 4-4 Jaguars at the 5-3 Cowboys. A back-story in this one is Jacksonville starting the controversial Colin Kaepernick against a team coached by a retired Army Colonel. The Jags won the toss and elected to receive. They went three and out. The Cowboys sustained a 61 yard, ten play drive before petering out. They settled for a FG to go up 3-0. On Jacksonville's next possession, they again couldn't earn a first down and had to punt. The Cowboys controlled the ball and scored on their 11th play on a one yard plunge by Turbin to go up 10-0. On its third possession, the Cowboys' forced a third three and out. This would be a theme as Jacksonville had to punt seven times in the contest. The Cowboys would prevail, 20-3. Meanwhile, DeSean Jackson (146 yards) and Jacquizz Rogers (56 yards) led a Cowboys ground game that amassed 217 yards. McCoy's performance put him over the century mark (1,035 for the season). Dallas held Jacksonville to 219 total yards. 66 came on a pass play to sensational RB David Johnson, who was double covered. The Jags' ability to stop the run was hurt by Damon Harrison (DT-10) sustaining an injury in the first half and not returning to the game. Buffalo 31 New York(A) 0 55 5-15 Nothing much to say about this one.... Jets received the opening kickoff, and on their 3rd play threw a pick. Moments later it was 7-0....and that was the game.... Atlanta 16 San Francisco 10 64 20-30 The 49ers second possession of the game resulted in a 93 yard drive capped by a 3 yard TD run by Jordan Howard. The fans were ecstatic. The Falcons were held to punts on their first 3 possessions. On the next 49er possession, they moved the ball smartly before Ryan Fitzpatrick morphed into Mr Hyde, getting picked on the 16 yard line that ended the 74 yd drive. Before the pick, he had hit 11 of 11. Atlanta got untracked late in the 2nd quarter on the arm of Rivers and runs of Miller and Richard, resulting in 88 yards in 7 plays and a 13 yd TD run by Richards. Yet another interception of a Fitz pass late in the 1st half afforded Cantanzaro a 34 yd FG with 13 seconds left. End of half: Atlanta 10, SF 7. Fitzgerald would be benched in the second half for Gabbert. Late in the 3rd quarter, SF put together another 80 yard drive, this time based on 13 runs (mostly Howard) that stalled on the Atlanta 4 yard line and finished with a Crosby 13 yd FG to tie the game. Later in the 4th quarter, Forbath kicked a 56 yd FG after a short drive and then fashioned a 69 yard drive resulting in a 32 yd FG to finish the scoring. SF moved the ball well (22 FD vs 13 FD for Atlanta) but couldn’t take advantage of the tough Falcon defense when it mattered. Falcon offense did just enough (Rivers 12-22, 127 yards, 24 rushes for 139 yards) to win. 49er Howard had another good game --22-123 yards but the SF QBs sabotaged the offense. Thanks for Marty for a good game. He patiently witnessed the 49ers theatrics on the filed and made the most of his opportunities. Green Bay 3 Tampa Bay 34 84 0-10 The 4 and 4 Green Bay Packers rolled into Tampa Bay for game two of their division series. Tampa’s coach Chase, his team’s record at 5 and 3, was seeking his first ever season sweep of the John Conners lead Packers after taking game one on the road 20 – 13. Personnel wise things were in Chase’s favor with two Packer QBs, Brian Hoyer and Jay Cutler, out of action. Formally third string Derek Anderson was the starting Green Bay QB. That combined with the return of QB Derek Carr for the Buccaneers had the odds makers heavily favoring the Bucs. The result of the game was as many expected, a Tampa victory. The difference between the two rivals on this day was more than was commonly held. Green Bay could only muster 8 first downs to Tampa Bay’s 21. GB 136 yards of net offense; TB 392. The Anderson version of Derek threw for 56 yards; the Carr version 283. Tampa won the turnover battle 5 to 2. The final score tallied 34 Tampa points to only 3 for Green Bay. Neither Hoyer or Cutler are expected back for next week’s Packer match up with the Houston Texans at Lambeau Field. Coach Conners will search hard for a way to get Anderson to sharply increase his productivity. After working to a 4 and 2 record, the Pack has dropped 3 in a row to fall to 4 wins against 5 losses. A sixth loss, with only one team left on the schedule with a losing record, could mark the end of the Packer’s hope for the season’s playoffs. Chase has his team at 6 and 3 heading into a huge divisional game on the road verses the 7 and 2 Chicago Bears. A win will mean a season split in the series and pull the Bucs to all even with the Bears. A loss will likely leave Tampa relegated to a wild card playoff spot at best. New Orleans 19 Carolina 22 64 0-5 The division leading Saints roll into Carolina to take on the last place Panthers. Carolina is surprisingly game and leads at half time 16 to 13. Carolina fully expecting the dam to break in the second half. To everyone's surprise there is no scoring in the second half until the Saints drive the length of the field, including converting a 3rd and 19, to tie the game at 16-16 with a field goal as time expires. In overtime the Saints win the toss and drive the length of the field in a workmanlike manner. Carolina is able to hold on a 3rd and 2 but still give up the go ahead field goal. After the kick off for Carolina's possession, things don't look good as the Panthers start at their own 10. facing 4th and 19, the Panthers shockingly convert and proceed to drive the length of the field culminating with Wilson tossing a 9 yard TD to Cobb for the win. New England 31 Miami 24 77 Calm The Patriots visit the Dolphins as the last unbeaten team this year, but the Dolphins, inspired by a earlier upset score announcement were out to change that. Solid performances by both Teams on both sides of the ball, this game had 5 lead changes and was close until the end, but alas, New England would leave Miami as still the only unbeaten team in the IFL, the Pats escape with a 31-24 win in a hard fought affair. Rookie Dak Prescott makes a splash in his debut in the City of Brotherly Love, tossing three touchdown passes in a contest tighter than the final score indicates. The Redskins put up 17 unanswered points in the final quarter to secure the win. Elliott,E(Min) 28-148 1 TD Blount(KC) 19-103 2 TD Edelman(Pit) 12-202 5 TD Austin,T(SD) 11-112 1 TD Flacco(NO) 49-31-365 1 TD 1 Int Brady,T(Pit) 33-29-353 5 TD Wilson,R(Car) 37-25-309 2 TD Beasley Jr(Buf) 3 Sk 4 Tk – IFL Defensive Player of the Week Shazier(GB) 2 Int 5 Tk Van Noy(TB) 2 Int 4 Tk IFL WEEK 9 LEAGUE LEADERS Anthony Brown's 3 TDs help New England remain undefeated as they escape Buffalo in O.T. New England 27 Buffalo 21 43 5-15 One heck of a battle as the Patriots take the ball on their last drive to tie the game and send it to OT where they score a TD on the first possession to seal the game and keep the Pats undefeated! Philadelphia 27 Dallas 13 70 Dallas' game plan was to overplay the run, given Nick Foles' limited pass attempt allocation. I got burned. Foles completed 17/21 passes for 184 yards and two TD's. Meanwhile, Cam Newton's hot or cold (and no in between) season continues. He was cold: 14/31 for a paltry 137 yards. His lousy game combined with 100 yards in penalties gave Dallas no chance in this one. This was a hard fought close game. The box scores are very even. The Bucs got hurt going for 4 & 6 twice and not making it around the Lions 38 or so. All in all TB was 2/5 on 4th down. In the end, I guess the difference was a couple nice Terrence West runs & Kessler hitting some key timely passes. The Lions had 2 red zone TDs to go along with 2 red zone FGs, while the Bucs had to settle for 2 FGs on their 2 trips to the red zone. Kessler threw for 207 yrds with a 86 rating. Terrence West ran 18 times for 122, but over half those yards came on 2 carries. He also had 2 TD's Alan Robinson halled in 9 passes for 105 yrds Bucs Derrick Carr was 0-0 with zero yards. Leaving the QB'n chores to Sieman who seemed to go down hill as the game went on. Ware ran nice for 114. Det (4-4) will host the 6-1 Raiders, while TB(5-3) hosts division rival GB (4-3) New York(N) 7 Tennessee 52 56 5-15 This one was over early as the Titans took the opening kickoff and went 72 yards in 5 plays, scoring on a 7 yard Matt Ryan pass to Kyle Rudolph. The Tennessee kickoff was 9 yards deep but Tommylee Lewis elected to run it out. Unfortunately, he fumbled at the 9 yard line and the Titans recovered. Next play the Giants expected a pass but Bralon Addison took the handoff and scooted into the end zone. It was 14-0 Titans three minutes into the game. The rest of the game was DK doing everything to help Tennessee win. Three turnovers by the Giants plus 7 untimely penalties doomed New York to a bad loss. The final score was 52-7. Matt Ryan was the game MVP with 11 for 16, 170 yards and 4 TD's. Robby Anderson caught 5 passes for the Giants. Tennessee visits Cincinnati next week in an important Central Division matchup. The Giants host Arizona in their bid to win the Kareem Hunt derby. San Diego 10 Kansas City 30 43 0-5 Behind an efficient effort from Andy Dalton and taking advantage of 9 San Diego penalties, the Chiefs defeated the visiting Chargers by a score of 30-10. Dalton was 24-19-192 with a TD and a QB rating of 113.9, and combined with LaGarrett Blount's 88 yards on 20 carries, the Chiefs controlled the ball for over 35 minutes to come away with the win. Tyrod Taylor was bothered all day by the KC secondary, as he completed only 15 passes in 33 attempts for 150 yards. San Diego was effective on the ground, piling up 125 yards at 5.2 yard per carry, but the Chargers never led and because of the penalties could not sustain many long drives. With the win KC improves to 4-4 with a visit to Denver while San Diego falls to 2-6 and hosts Houston next week. Pittsburgh 25 Cincinnati 33 49 Calm Week 8 IFL action saw a key AFC Central match-up as the Pittsburgh Steelers traveled to Cincinnati. The Bengals with a three game winning streak hoped to continue their hot play while the Steelers, who have been very active trying to beef up their squad with trades hopes reality hits Cincinnati right in the mouth. The Bengals got the first break of the game as safety Shawn Williams picked off Brady after Cincinnati challenged the call of an incomplete pass. The Bengals could not take advantage of their good fortune thanks to a couple penalties as Barth missed the 54 yard attempt. The Cincinnati defense known as the Baby Bengal "D" with rookies Jalen Ramsey, Donte Flower Jr., and Sheldon Rankins as major contributors forced Pittsburgh to punt despite starting off at their own 44. This seemed to spark the Bengal offense as Mel Gordon rushed for 12 yards two straight times. Eventually Rodgers connected with Jeffery for the 19 yard score. The point-after attempt was blocked however. Before IFL Bengal fans could toast the score the Steelers Josh Huff returned the kick 105 yards to give Pittsburgh a 7-6 lead. After exchanges of punts, Cincinnati put together an 11 play 74 yard drive that saw Gordon fly over from less than a yard out as the Bengals regained the lead at 13-7. After forcing another Steeler punt, Cincinnati put together another 10 play drive with Ty Montgomery finishing it off from two yards out extending the Bengals lead to 20-7 with a little over two minutes remaining in the half. However, after Pittsburgh downed the kickoff, Brady hits Sproles on a little out and he goes 75 yards to cut the lead to 20-14 at the half. The Bengals opened the third quarter with another long drive but had to settle on a Barth field goal to extend the lead to 23-14. The Steelers gambled on fourth down from their own 48 but Ferguson could not haul in Brady's flip and Cincinnati took over. The next series emphasized Pittsburgh's frustration and the Bengals good fortune as Cincinnati recovered two of their own fumbles to keep the series alive. Gordon would go in from three yards out adding to the Bengal lead 30-14 on the first play of the final quarter. Pittsburgh once again gambled from their own 41 on fourth down and once again were denied. However, Vereen fumbled and this time the Steelers recovered. The Steelers drove to the Cincinnati 10 but decided on a Vinatieri field goal to cut the lead to 30-17 with about seven and a half minutes remaining. After forcing a Cincinnati punt, the Steelers failed again on their fourth down gamble from their own 25. The Bengals converted this into another Barth field goal and a 33-17 lead with 1:40 remaining. However, facing first and 22 from their own 12 after an Edelman personal foul, the Pittsburgh receiver made up for the miscue by catching an 88 yard bomb. The Steelers converted the two-point attempt cutting the lead to eight at 33-25. However, the Bengals were able to recover the onside kick and hold on for the win. Brady finished 18 of 39 for 285 yards with two TDs and an INT. Edelman caught six passes for 136 yards and a score while Sproles added six catches for 107 yards and a score. The big story for Cincinnati was Melvin Gordon's best game of his IFL career. The Bengal tailback rushed for 127 yards on 31 attempts with two touchdowns. Rodgers went 19 of 25 for 190 yards and a TD. Brooks Reed led the Cincinnati defense with two sacks. Next week the Steelers welcome Baltimore while the Bengals host Tennessee in another big AFC Central game. San Francisco 17 New York(A) 16 61 0-10 A close game between two teams looking forward to next April. The 49er's get the win 17-16, despite Fitz throwing 3 picks. The Jets didn't have an answer for Jordan Howard, he had 143 yards on 31 carries. And, for the Jets, the beat goes on! Next week the Jets host the Bills, and the 49er's host the Falcons. Jacksonville 30 Baltimore 21 50 Calm Jacksonville (3-4) and Baltimore (1-6) met for an always tough AFC Central battle with the odds makers calling this an even game at M&T Bank Stadium. Be sure to read the full write-up if you want to be entertained by the wacky happenings. Here's the short version: Baltimore loses again. Jacksonville wins, 30-21. The Jags started on their own 35 and put together an 11-play, 38-yard drive that resulted in a 54-yard FG from Andrew Franks. Jags up, 3-0 after their first possession. The Ravens went 3-and-out, but Jeff Locke's 49-yard punt went out at the Jacksonville 18, leaving the Jags with a long field to cover. Cover they did, going 82 yards in 8 plays with Colin Kaepernick hitting TE Jack Doyle for 24 and WR Jeremy "Formerly a Raven" Kerley for 23 and a TD. Jags up, 10-0. Baltimore stuck back quickly though, with Eli Manning hitting WR Chris Hogan for a 54-yard TD. Matt Bryant's PAT cut the Jags lead to 10-7. Jacksonville got a first down in their next possession, but had to punt. Manning led the Ravens downfield, hitting Hogan for 17 and a first down on the Jags' 12. On the next play, Eli returned to his old self, getting picked-off by LB Zach Brown at the 1. Jacksonville managed to dig out of that hole and climb to mid-field, but the 11-play drive stalled there. Johnny Hekker's punt rolled out at the Baltimore 5 to pin the Ravens deep in their own territory. Manning led the purple jerseys out to mid-field with 1:40 left in the half, but on 2nd-and-10, T.J. McDonald picked-off Manning's pass and set up another long FG (55 yards) by Franks as the clock expired for the half. Jacksonville, 13-7. Baltimore received the kick to start the second half, but couldn't move the ball. Jacksonville responded with a 3-and-out of their own. Baltimore struck swiftly and moved down the field like a bobsled on ice. The drive included a 24-yard Manning-to-Will Fuller gain, then a 12-yarder to Hogan for a 14-13 Baltimore lead. The Jags crawled out from the shadow of their goal posts on the next possession, but had to punt after 7 plays and Baltimore took possession on their own 38. Just as sudden as Usain Bolt running the 100 meters, Manning hit Fuller on a short hitch, and 62 yards later, it was Baltimore 21-13. Things were looking good in Baltimore with about 20 minutes to play. Then the fourth quarter happened. Jacksonville went 69 yards in 12 plays, with a Franks FG cutting the deficit to 21-16 Baltimore. The Jags then caught Baltimore with their pants down and successfully recovered an onside kick as the 4th quarter was just begining! Guess this was a sign of the weird stuff that was about to happen. The Jags drove to the Raven 14 and had a 2nd-and-3. They gained 7 on their next play, but OT Donald Penn was called for holding. 2nd-and-13 from the 24. On the next play, the Jags again fooled the Ravens and called a draw play where RB David Johnson darted and dashed his way to a 17 yard gain and a first down...expect Penn was AGAIN called for a holding penalty. Faced with a 2nd-and-23 from the 34, Coach Hood was realistically look a kicking another FG to cut Baltimore's lead to 21-19. David Johnson ran for 6, 5 and 5 yards - yes, that's right. With all the penalties, Coach Hood forgot that after two runs, and 11 yards, it was 4th-and-12 on the Ravens 23 and he called another run play to get into even better FG position. Baltimore took over on downs and attempted a run play, but TE Jace Amaro was flagged for a penalty (probably because he hadn't played in so long) that set the Ravens back to their 9 yard line. Feeling guilty (about the 4th down play, not the penalty), Coach Master asked Dave Hood if he wanted to try a restart at that 4th down play. Seemed like the fair thing to do since it was an honest mistake. He surely should have had 3 points out of that drive. Try as we might, we couldn't get the game to restart from two plays back (remember, the run/penalty play after the failed 4th-down attempt?). So we decided to just continue on and chalk it up to "coaching error". Of course, as we discussed it, the play-clock ran out and Baltimore was backed up another 5 yards. Karma, I guess. Well, karma wasn't done and after Baltimore couldn't gain a first down, the Ravens punted and Jacksonville had the ball near mid-field. Two runs and four Kaepernick passes later, Johnson sprinted across the goal line and the Jags led again, 23-21. Two plays after an ill-advised return out of the end zone, Manning was sacked by Damon Harrison and Lawrence Timmons recovered the loose ball on the Ravens 5. Three plays later, Johnson ran it in from the one-yard line. Jacksonville, 30-21. The snake-bitten Ravens were stunned and couldn't move the ball. Manning's 4th-and-19 pass fluttered to the ground and Jacksonville, mercifully, ran out the clock. Jacksonville's RB David Johnson was named the game's MVP with 208 total yards - 129 on the ground in 28 carries and 79 through the air on 10 receptions. Kaepernick completed 26 of 36 passes for 241 yards and 2 TDs. Baltimore's Le'Veon Bell failed to reach 100 yards for the first time this year - gaining 97 on 14 carries and added another 18 on 3 receptions. Chris Hogan (3 rec/83 yards/2 TDs) and Will Fuller (3 rec/107 yards/1 TD) had big games, but they weren't enough for the Ravens. Jacksonville (4-4) stays on the road (5th road game of last six) to take on Dallas (5-3). Baltimore (1-7) is looking forward to the draft, but has to travel to Pittsburgh (4-4) first and play the other games on the schedule first. Indianapolis, IND (IFL.COM) – The visiting Miami Dolphins (2-6) turned the ball over four (4) times and the Indianapolis Colts converted 3 of those miscues into 13 points as they went on to win their fourth game of the season 23-17, evening their record at 4-4. The Dolphins scored the first points of the game on their opening drive, going 75 Yards in 9 plays when Ryan Tannehill (40-23, 268 Yards 1 TD 3 INT) hit wide receiver Travis Benjami (3-52 Yards 1 TD) with a 10 yard scoring pass. Following the touchdown toss both teams exchange a total of 5 punts, when from its own 15 Tannehill through his first interception of the game to Tavon Young (CB) no return. The Colts converted the turnover into a 53 yard Stephen Hauschka FG, 7-3 Miami. Indianapolis will follow that score with 2 touchdowns in the final 1:28 of the first half, when the Colts scored its first touchdown of the game going 14 plays in 91 yards on a 3 yard touchdown run by Isaiah Crowell (19-80, 2 TD). Following the kickoff the Dolphins take over with 1:05 left in the first half when Tannehill threw his second interception of the game to cornerback Jamar Taylor and returned 37 yards to the Miami 6. Crowell would score his second touchdown on the game, taking it to paydirt on one play from the 6 yard-line, 17-7 Indianapolis. The Colts would score the only points of the third-quarter with a 20 yard field-goal by Hauschka, extending their lead to 20-7. Early in the fourth quarter following a 15 play 67 yard drive Miami will close the gap to 20–10 with a 26 yard Matt Prater FG. With 4:59 left in the fourth quarter Hauschka kicked his 3rd field-goal of the game when he drilled a 50 yarder, Colts 23-10. With time running out Miami’s next possession saw them drive 75 yards on 7 plays and score a touchdown on a 5 yard run by Zack Zenner (RB) 23-17 Indianapolis. Miami will get one more shot to win the game as time expired, final score Indianapolis Colts 23 Miami Dolphins 17. Next up for Indianapolis is the Los Angeles Rams (5-2) in the LA Coliseum, and the Miami Dolphins host division leading and undefeated New England Patriots (7-0). Sam "no spell check" Willie NFL Insider Green Bay 0 Chicago 23 42 15-25 Green Bay traveled to Chicago in week 8. The teams met in week 1 with the Packers defeating the Bears 13-7. The anticipated close game wasn’t in the cards this time. The stats say it all. The Bears managed to put up 20 points in the first half while holding the Packers to 24 yards of total offense (-1 on the ground). Neither team did much on offense in the second half, the only scoring a Bears field goal. Chicago 23 Green Bay 0 The Bears defense forced 3 turnovers, Green Bay one. Packers QB Anderson was sacked 5 times, Mariota 3. There were no offensive standouts on either team. Next week Green Bay travels to Tampa Bay while Chicago travels to Minnesota. Washington 17 Arizona 23 88 Calm The Redskins came to visit the Cardinals expecting a romp. However, it was damn hot in Arizona and the Cardinals like it hot. The game did not go as expected for the high powered skins. Washington had trouble containing the Zona running game and Big Ben was on target for most of the outing. The Zona team slowed their offense down not wanting to give the Skins any more opportunity against their weak defense. However, in the end the tide of the game turned on one interception by Zona to prevent a Skins score and penalties. Penalties continually gave the Skins headaches and the long road for first downs. Zona avenges their prior defeat in the season opener with a shaky win 23 to 17. The Saint's dream of a perfect season turned into a nightmare as a a fumble on a "lineman's dream", also turned nightmare, decided the game. This was a hard fought defensive battle that came down to a deflected pass caught by Jahri Evans but forced to fumble by game MVP Avery Williamson. Cre'von Leblance, playing out of position at S after Rashad Johnson got injured leaving the Falcons without another option at S, recovered the fumble on the Saints 35. After 2 rushes by Lamar Miller, Kai Forbath hit the game winning 49 yard FG with no time left on the clock, breaking a 10-10 tie. With the 13-10 win, the Falcons improve their record to 5-3 while the Saints fall to 7-1. Minnesota 31 Denver 28 40 Calm In a game where neither defense played very well, the Vikings came up with a 31-28 victory over the Broncos at Milehigh. Both QB's had great days. The Vikes Brees threw for 350 yards and 2 TD's and the Broncos Bortles threw for 251 yards and 3 scores. The Broncos had no defense for the Vikes TE Witten and Wideout Inman as they amassed 158 and 119 yards respectively and each of them had a TD. For Denver Matthews had 103 yards and a score. Carolina 13 Los Angeles 27 54 Calm Rams and Panthers got together for a rematch of their week 1 tilt. The 1st half went very similar to first match between these teams. Panthers had a lot of success mixing the run and pass. Wilson was sharp early. Panthers managed a 10-3 lead going into the two minute warning. Rams QB Andrew Luck completed got on track stringing together some passes and then capped the drive with a 3 yard scramble to tie it 10-10. Rams offense stayed efficient. Big runs by Mark Ingram helped lead to the next Rams TD, 17-10 Rams. Panthers continued to move the ball but their FG kicker let them down and missed a 48 yarder. That would be a key play in the game, in three plays the Rams score another TD, 24-10 Rams. Going up by two scores allowed the Rams to focus on the pass. Carolina would manage another field goal, but with the defense struggling there wasn't enough time for the Panthers to muster a comeback. Khalil Mack finally solved the mystery and managed 3 sacks after having 0 going into the game. Final 27-13 Rams. Panthers Best: Mike Gillislee 13 carries 85 yards 1 TD Paul Posluszny 10 Tackles 1 sack 3 Stuffs Rams Best: Mark Ingram 13 Carries 87 Yards 1 TD Khalil Mack 3 sacks 9 Tackles Next week the Rams host the Colts while the Panthers host the Saints. Oakland 23 Houston 10 70 Calm Dome Hill,J(Was) 23-146 West,T(Det) 18-122 2 TD Addison(Ten) 26-112 2 TD Witten(Min) 9-158 1 TD Brown,A(NE) 13-137 3 TD – IFL Offensive Player of the Week Johnson,D(Jax) 10- 79 1 TD Wentz(NYG) 48-33-189 1 Int Bradberry(NYJ) 2 Int 3 Tk Chancellor(Chi) 2 Int Campbell,D(NO) 16 Tk Slay(Oak) 2 Int 1 Sk 5 Tk Mack(LAR) 3 Sk 9 Tk – IFL Defensive Player of the Week Huff(Pit) 6-198 Kick Ret 1 TD – IFL Special Team Player of the Week IFL TEAM STATISTICS THROUGH WEEK 8 Demarco Murray and the Eagles ambush NFC Central leader Tampa Bay in Week 7 IFL action. Philadelphia 41 Tampa Bay 13 89 0-10 The 2 - 4 Eagles travel south to Tampa to take on the 5 - 1 Buccaneers. Philly's first possession results in minus 6 yards after a William Hayes sack. The Tampa faithful are pumped up. Tampa's first time with the ball goes well. Derek Carr is accurate and Ware rips off a 13 yard run as they drive down the field, but the drive stalls and they settle for 3. The Eagles make a much better showing of it with the ball and DeMarco Murray. Three Murray carries brings about 6 quick points. The third run was a 52-yard sweep left verses the Bucs heavy run defense. After a missed extra point the score is 6 - 3 Eagles. After one first down Tampa boots it back to Philly. Philly in turn mixes in the run and pass nicely and hits another big play with a Jameis Winston to Kenny Britt 35-yard TD pass. 13 - 3 Philly. The crowd is less boisterous, but still behind Carr and his guys. That is until Carr limps off the field after DeForest Bucker is blocked into the QB's leg. He would not return. It would be up to Trevor Siemian to take the controls the rest of the way. Coach Chase shows a lot of confidence in the young man going for it on 4th and 1 at the Philly 47 and calling a play action pass. Over confidence abounds. Philly ball with a short field and up 10 early in the 2nd quarter. Coach Mason calls 7 runs in a row. Murray carries the load. Then with the defense drawn in, Winston hits Britt for a second TD on a 13-yard hook up. Things are slipping away for the home team. Eagles up 20 -3. In what would prove to be their last gasp, Tampa drives for 7 to cut the lead to 10 points at 20 - 10. Thereafter Murray goes untouched for his second long TD run. This time 53 yards. Now it's 27 - 10. Siemian gets picked off making for a short field for the birds. Quickly its 34 - 10. At the half the score is 34 - 13. The second half was just a going thru the motions process. The final was a somewhat shocking 41 - 13 Eagle crushing of the pirates. Player stats include Jameis Winston QB rating of 149.9. DeMarco Murray 13 carries/152 yards/13.8 average and 2 TDs over 50 yards! Kenny Britt 6 grabs/101 yards and 2 TDs. Next week Tampa takes on division rival Detroit at Ford Field with Carr questionable. Philadelphia flys out to the Big D to take on the Cowboys. Atlanta 39 Miami 36 92 0-5 Miami gains 566 yards to 431 and Tannehill has a 104.8 rating to 33.6 for Phillip Rivers who threw 4 picks but the Dolphins lose to the Falcons in overtime after throwing a pick at the falcons 1 yard line in overtime and the Falcons march the field and kick the game winning FG with 4:20 left in overtime to win it 39-36. The Falcons were aided by 2 special teams TD's, a punt return to open their scoring and a KO return (with 1:29 remaining in regulation and converting the 2 pt conversion to tie the score) to force overtime. the win moves Atlanta to 4-3 while dropping the Dolphins to 2-5. The win keeps the Falcons in contention while once again moving the Dolphins to the lower end of the Division with only hopes of playing spoiler somewhere down the road. Dallas 42 Detroit 30 70 Cowboys jump out to a 17-0 lead before the Lions even get a 1st down. But Detroit's offense comes alive and the Lions take the lead 30-29 with 4:09 left. That was time enough for super sub QB Matt Moore to lead the Dallas squad 75 yards for the winning TD. Dallas tacked on a meaningless TD cuz the Lions kept calling timeout in hopes of a million to one chance of a fumble recovery for a TD. Cam Newton began the game 9 for 9 & Matt Moore finished the game going 9 for 9. They had QB ratings of 123 & 156 respectively. LeSean McCoy ran for 146 YARDS. 6.3 avg & 2 tds, While Jacquezz Rodgers added 45 more yards averaging 5.6. For Detroit, Kessler passed for 324 yards with 3 TD's & West ran for 68 yards. It was a fun game that came right down to the end. Next week Detroit hosts division leading Tampa Bay, while Dallas hosts rival Philadelphia. Oakland 21 Baltimore 3 65 Calm Oakland traveled to Baltimore with the swagger* of a 5-1 team being a 13 point favorite to take on the 1-5 Ravens. For most of the first quarter, it looked like the Ravens would make Commissioner John look like Jimmy the Greek (OK...maybe that's not a good look...sorry...don't know any other famous prognosticators). Note: it was the players who swaggered around, not Coach Keith. The Raiders' first three possessions looked like this: Start on their own 8, penalty on their first play, two incomplete passes and a 14 yard pass left them short of a first down, punt. Start on their own 7, penalty on their first play, 5 yard run and three incomplete passes, punt Start on their own 8, 3 incomplete passes, punt After that second series, Baltimore was able to move downfield to the Raider 12 before the drive stalled. Matt Bryant kicked a 30-yard FG for a 3-0 Baltimore lead. Winning the field-position game, Baltimore pinned the Raiders at their own 4 where Oakland started their 4th possession as the 1st quarter ended. This is when Raider QB Matthew Stafford started to warm up. Stafford hit 5 straight short passes for 2 first downs, pushing the ball out to their own 37. Then lightning struck in the form of a short out to Kelvin Benjamin and he scampered 63 yards down the sideline to give the Raiders a 7-3 lead. Baltimore went 3-and-out on their next possession (4-and-out if you include the offensive penalty) and the Raiders got good field position near midfield. Ten plays later, Carlos Hyde dove in from the 2 for a 14-3 Raider lead with just under 6 minutes left in the half. Neither team could mount a threat before the half, but Baltimore was encouraged by the their first half showing. Receiving the kickoff to start the second half, Baltimore was confident they could beat that 13 point spread the odds makers had set. Unfortunately, Jordan Norwood was in a giving mood and after returning the kickoff, 32 yards decided to give it to the Raiders. Eight plays later, Stafford hit Benjamin for a 2-yard TD. Oakland 21-3. The closest Baltimore would get after that was to their Raider 8 with about 10 minutes left. Rather than kick the FG to make it a 15-point, two-TD game, Ravens' Coach Master stupidly opted to go for it...and failed. Baltimore's last two possessions resulted in Raider INTs and the game was over. Benjamin was named the game's MVP with 2 TDs on 5 catches for 101 yards. Stafford totaled just 167 through the air on 16 completions in 32 attempts. Raven Le'Veon Bell again topped the 100-yard mark with 103 on 23 carries. Manning's two INTs late dropped his QB rating to 31.4, but otherwise had a reasonable game against Oakland super-tough secondary. Eli connected for 174 yards on 15 completions, though it took him 39 attempts to get there. Oakland (6-1) takes on Houston (4-2) in Week 8 for a big showdown in the AL West. Baltimore (1-6) starts looking towards the draft...again...and takes on Jacksonville (3-3). New York(A) 13 New Orleans 20 70 The #1 ranked D would step up again limiting the Jets to only 106 yards. The Jets would make things interesting with a fumble recovery for a TD and a blocked punt that led to a FG. Byron Maxwell had 2 picks for the Saints and Flacco had 2 TD passes. The undefeated Saints travel to Atlanta next week and the 1-6 Jets host the 49ers. Arizona 13 Chicago 33 51 5-15 2-4 Arizona visited 4-2 Chicago as a 7 point underdog. After Arizona won the toss and deferred, the Bears mounted a 13 play, 76 yard drive to take an early 7-0 lead (Mariota 3 yds to Crowder). After quickly stopping the Cardinals first drive, the Bears went 61 yards in 11 plays to make it Chicago 14 Arizona 0 (Mariota 18 yards to Marvin Jones). The Arizona defense stiffened and held the Bears scoreless the rest of the half, but their offense couldn’t move the ball. Arizona managed one decnt drive at the end of the half, moving 53 yards on 13 plays, Walsh hitting a 45 yd FG as time expired. 14-3 Bears at the half. The Cardinals opened the second half with a short drive from their own 39, Walsh again putting points on the board from 54 yds out, making it a one score game at 14-6. The Bears answered on their next possession as Mariota hit Rogers from 34 yards out and a 21-6 lead. Arizona showed were still in the game as as Ajayi ran 76 yards for the score on the Cardinal’s first play from scrimmage, Chicago 21 Arizona 13. The Bears showed they could make big plays from scrimmage themselves on the next drive. After a 6 yard run by Kelly, Mariota found Crowder on a short 8 yd out, who was able to turn upfield and find running room, getting pushed out at the Arizona 8 and a 61 yard gain. Two plays later Mariota hit Thomas in the end zone, Novak missing the extra point, Chicago 27 Arizona 13. The Bears stopped the Cardinal’s offense and the quarter ended with the Bears controlling the ball and a 14 point lead. The Bears drive continued to open the 4th and Mariota extended the lead to 33-13, hitting Thomas again, this time on a 37 yard fly pattern. Novak again missed the extra point. Arizona gamely fought back, but was stopped on 4th and goal from the 3. Neither team could move the ball much with 6 minutes remaining and Chicago eventually ran out the clock. Chicago 33 Arizona 13 Thank you to Bob Beardsley (SF) for subbing for Arizona. For Arizona, Ajayi gained 106 yards on 14 carries. Roethlisberger 24/38/205. For Chicago, Mariota 27/32/377 and 5 TD. He also ran for 28 yards on 5 carries, keeping several drives alive. Marvin Jones caught 8 balls for 102 yards and a touchdown. In week 8, Arizona (2-5) hosts Washington (5-1), Green Bay (4-2) travels to Chicago (5-2). Los Angeles 14 New England 24 57 10-20 Rain With only one loss between these two teams after 6 weeks, this looked to be a prime matchup. AJ Green, TY Hilton and Andrew Luck matched up against Jordy Nelson, Antonio Brown and Sam Bradford. The stars were out in Foxboro. New England jumped out to a 3-0 lead early in the first quarter, thanks in large part to a Logan Ryan interception, giving NE the ball at the Rams 17 yard line. NE bogged down at the LA 9 yard line and Sturgis nailed the 27 yarder. The next two Ram drives ended with punts, and toward the end of the 1st quarter, Bradford went back to work. Three completions to Jordy for a total of 45 yards set the Patriots up in the red zone, and Latavius Murray capped the drive with a 9 yard TD run. 10-0 New England early in Q2 Rams stormed back with a 12 play 71 yard drive spanning over 6 minutes to cut the lead to 10-7. Two key 3rd and long conversions by Luck, to Hilton and Green respectively, keyed the drive. Mark Ingram scored from 3 yards out to draw the Rams within 3. Not wanting to be outdone, Sam Bradford responded by engineering a 15 play 75 yard drive which ended with a 14-yard TD pass to Nelson. 17-7 heading to the half. The defenses took over in the 3rd quarter and neither team could dent the scoreboard. The first play of the 4th quarter was a Rams punt, which should have given New England the ball, with the wind, and a 10 point lead. Rather than having the chance to work some clock, punt returner Trevor Davis coughed it up during the return, and the Rams were in business at the NE 35 yard line! Naturally, when you give a good team a break like that, they are prone to cash in. And the Rams did. Luck hit Hilton for a 12 yard TD, after an early 17 yard completion, and the Rams were within 3 points with most of the 4th quarter still to play. The Patriots worked some clock, eating nearly 6 minutes on the ensuing drive. Facing a critical 4th and 1 at the Rams 30 yard line the Patriots eschewed the 47 yard field goal attempt (with a strong wind behind them), instead giving the ball to Lat Murray. The Rams were waiting for him however, and he was stuffed! Rams take over, down 3 points, with 6 minutes to play. A penalty by Rob Gronkowski set the Rams back however, and they were forced to punt without even gaining a first down. An Antonio Brown reception gave the Pats a quick first down, but the Ram defense stiffened and forced a NE punt from near midfield. Lethal Rams punt returner Marcus Sherels was back and waiting........... Punting near the sidelines, Sherels let it roll out of bounds at the 9 yard line. But there was a penalty on NE, and the Rams forced NE to punt it again from 5 yards deeper. Sherels fielded the ensuing punt...............but then fumbled it away...........right into the arms of a Patriot special teamer. A backbreaking turnover, New England had the ball at the 1 yard line. Sam Bradford ultimately dove over the goal line after a couple attempts were thwarted.............New England had a 10 point lead with just over 2 minutes to play. Luck attempted to rally the troops, but after leading the team out near midfield, the Ram QB tossed his 3rd interception of the day....this one to Sean Smith. Game over. Luck had a rough day to say the least, completing only 8 of 26 passes for 92 yards, 3 INTs and a TD. Mark Ingram carried 15 times for 79 yards and a rushing TD. For New England, Sam Bradford completed 24 of 36 passes for 218 and a TD. Jordy Nelson was the offensive star for the home team, grabbing 10 passes for 112 and a score. 4 Ram turnovers resulted in 10 Patriot points - which was the difference in the final score. Rams host Carolina next week. Pats travel to Buffalo. San Francisco 13 Indianapolis 26 69 Indianapolis, IND (IFL.COM) – The Indianapolis Colts (3-4) continued their up-and-down season with a 26-13 victory over the visiting San Francisco 49ers (2-5). The scoring got underway when Carson Palmer (25-16, 168 Yards 2 TD) hit Michael Crabtree (6-59, 1 TD) with a 3 yard touchdown pass following an incredible 17 play 75 yard drive that eat up 8:32 of the first-quarter, Colts 7 San Francisco 0. The 49ers responded with a pair of 50 and 44 yard field goals by Mason Crosby. Following a Indianapolis 50 yard field goal by Steven Hauschka, the 49ers had driven deep into Indianapolis territory when quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick (28-15, 212 Yards 1 TD 1 INT) was intercepted at the Colts 27 by Jamar Taylor (CB) and return 49 Yards to the San Francisco 41. With 34 seconds left on the clock Palmer threw his second touchdown of the first half when he hit wide receiver Brandon Tate (5-44, 1 TD) for a 28 yard score, extra point was no good and the half ends with Indianapolis 16 San Francisco 6. The Colts would extend their lead to in the 3rd quarter to 23-6 on a 13 yard run by Charcandrick West following an 8 play 72 drive. San Francisco would get its only score of the second half midway through the fourth quarter on a Fitzpatrick 5 yard touchdown toss to tight-end Jordan Reed, 23-13. With 7:51 left in the fourth quarter the Colts preceded to chew up 5:59 of the final quarter with an 11 play 33 yard drive, completing the scoring with a Hauschka 43 Yards FG, 26-13 Colts. Next up for the 49ers is another travel to the East Coast where they play the struggling New York Jets (1-5). The Colts are hoping to even up their record at 4-4 when they host divisional rival Miami Dolphins (2-4) at Lucas Oil for 1 o’clock Sunday matchup. Houston 17 Cincinnati 20 56 5-15 The IFL Bengals welcomed the Texans to Paul Brown Stadium. After forcing Houston to punt Cincinnati had a chance to take an early lead but Connor Barth's 47 yard FG attempt was wide. The Texans were able to put together a 12 play 63 yard drive that saw Cousins scramble in with only a couple ticks remaining in the opening quarter, 7-0 Houston. After forcing a Bengals punt, Houston put together another long 20 play, 83 yard drive but had to settle on a 26 field goal by Murray and took a 10-0 lead into the half. After Houston kicked the ball out of bounds to start the third quarter the Bengals put together enough offense for a Barth 46 yard field goal to cut the Texan lead to 10-3. Houston missed a 43 yard attempt on their next series. Cincinnati cut the lead to 10-6 as Barth connected on a 38 field goal to close out the scoring in the third quarter. On the Texans next drive Cousins was intercepted by Revis as the Bengals took over at the Houston 47. Nine plays and 47 yards later the Bengals took their first lead as Rodgers found Richardson for the eight yard score and a 13-10 lead. The Texans answered as Cousins connected with former IFL Bengal great Justin Forsett for the go-ahead score just before the two minute warning. With Houston leading 17-13, the Bengals started on their own 25. Cincinnati converted a big third and six as Montgomery rushed for 15. Rodgers would later convert a fourth and eight with a 16 yard scamper as Jeffery luckily recovered the fumble at the end of the play. At this point only 27 seconds remained on the clock. After a failed pass attempt, Houston was called for a P.I. which placed the ball on the Texans 11. However, only 12 seconds remained. After another failed attempt to Jeffery's the Bengals were down to one play. Somehow Jeffery's was able to work himself free in the corner of the end zone and Rodgers placed the ball perfectly and Cincinnati steals one on the last play of the game, 20-17. Cousins struggled completing only 21 of 41 passes for 247 yards with a TD and an INT. Forte rushed for 76 yards on 17 carries. Pryor Sr caught six passes for 87 yards. Rodgers finished 18 of 28 for 164 yards and two TDs. The make-shift OL did a good job allowing only two sacks. Casey collected both of the Cincinnati sacks from a defensive perspective. Next week, the Bengals host a beefed up Pittsburgh squad while Houston host Oakland in as close to a must win game for the Texans as there can be at this point. New York(N) 21 Minnesota 35 64 5-15 Two sad teams, the Giants and the Vikings, squared off in week 7. Each got a taste of how their usual opponents feel, as both were able to go up and down the field with little defense in the way. Potent offense? Ha, we both know better. The Vikings struck first, receiving the opening kickoff and going 75 yards in only 7 plays to finish with a 19-yard Drew Brees to Jason Witten TD. 7-0 Vikings in only 3 1/2 minutes. Their next possession, the Vikings took 17 plays to reach the Giants 5, but an interception in the end zone finally killed the drive. The Giants then got untracked, marching down the field to tie the score on a 31-yard pass from Carson Wentz to Robby Anderson. 7-7. Game on! The Vikings, however, scored three straight touchdowns -- a 19-yard pass from Brees to Andrew Hawkins, a 4-yard run by Zeke Elliott, and a 12-yard pass from Brees to Dontrelle Inman -- to open up a 28-7 lead entering the 4th quarter. New York did not lay down, however, notching another TD on a 12-yard Wentz-to-Tanner McEvoy pass, making the score 28-14. The Vikes put the game away 2 minutes 28 seconds later on Elliott's 2nd TD run, this time a 5-yarder. 35-14. The Giants' Jeremy Langford closed out the scoring with 3-yard run for a final TD with under 2 minutes to go. Final: Vikings 35, Giants 21. The Vikings moved to 3-4 and the Giants fell to 1-6. The 35 points was a season high for the Vikes. The 21 points by the Giants, who had averaged only 9.3 points entering the game, was their second highest total of the season. Brees finished with 265 yards (22-33) and 2 TDs, and Wentz had 218 yards (21-30) and 2 TDs. Elliott rushed for 111 yards on 27 carries, including 2 TDs. Witten had 8 catches for 107 yards and 1 TD. In week 8, the Vikings visit Denver and the Giants travel to Tennessee. Kansas City 10 Tennessee 16 64 0-10 A defensive dominated (i.e. boring) game where each team put together one meaningful drive in each half. The first quarter was pathetic and then Tennessee had a 14 play drive culminated by a 20 yard TD pass from Ryan to Beckham. KC responded with a 68 yard drive but stalled in the red zone and had to settle for a Gostkowski field goal. At the half it was Tennessee 7 - Kansas City 3. The third quarter was a repeat of the first quarter with both offenses doing zip. Finally with 7 minutes gone in the 4th Andy Dalton engineered a nice drive capped off by a 16 yard TD pass to Landry. KC was up 10-7. Five minutes were left in the game and the Titans were helped by Gostkowski angling the kickoff out of bounds. Matt Ryan finally woke up and directed a drive that had Tennessee with a first down on the Chief 11 yard line with 1:30 to go. However a Pernell McPhee sack stymied them there and Dan Bailey kicked the tying field goal with 24 seconds left in regulation. Tennessee 10 - Kansas City 10. Normally you play the overtime right away but we encountered a bug that froze the game just as overtime was starting. Bob and I can take joint credit for the October 5th Service Update that fixes the bug. The game resumed two days later with KC kicking off to start the OT. Matt Ryan finally flashed his NFL MVP form as he completed 5 straight passes to go along with two Bralon Addison runs. The last pass was a 12 yarder to Delanie Walker for the game winning TD. Tennessee 16 - Kansas City 10. There was nothing special in the stat sheet other than Tennessee possibly setting an IFL record with 15 penalties for 125 yards. Next week KC (3-4) hosts San Diego while Tennessee (4-3) hosts the New York Giants. Denver 9 Pittsburgh 45 59 5-15 Steelers quarterback Tom Brady throws four touchdown passes as Pittsburgh routes the Broncos. Former Jag, Julian Edelman catches three of the touchdowns from Brady. San Diego 17 Jacksonville 13 85 0-10 A game where both team's D's played well but in the end, one failed badly at the worst time. After an uneventful first three quarters the game got interesting after a Jacksonville FG mid way through the 4th to make it 13-10. Alas, for Jacksonville it was not to be, as Tyrod Taylor behind the masterful coaching of Coach Banko put together a 7 play 91 yard drive for the TD to win it late for the Chargers 17 - 13. San Diego's ability to keep David Johnson out of the end zone won this game for the Chargers. Buf- Taylor 170yrds, 1 Td 0 Int Jax- Kaepernick 213yrds, 1 Td 0 Int Buf- 9 for 45yrds, 0Td Jax-Johnson 24 for 88, 0 Td Buf- Jones 7 for 93, 1 Td Jax- Johnson 8 for 136, 0 Td A well coached win. Green Bay 24 Washington 27 63 0-10 Washington scores 11 unanswered points in the final quarter for the come-from-behinid win. Carolina 17 Buffalo 21 50 20-30 Buffalo holds off Carolina as they make a strong bid to make a huge comeback only to fall short as Buffalo wins their third straight to go to 3-4 on the year while Carolina falls to 1-6. Murray,D(Phi) 11-152 2 TD – IFL Offensive Player of the Week Spiller(GB) 21-100 Baldwin(Mia) 11-146 2 TD Edelman(Pit) 9-125 3 TD Nelson,J(NE) 10-112 1 TD Britt,K(Phi) 6-101 3 TD Tannehill(Mia) 51-30-455 5 TD 2 Int Anderson,D(GB) 29-16-330 3 TD 2 Int Kessler(Det) 30-22-324 3 TD 1 Int Maxwell,B(NO) 2 Int 4 Tk Graham,B(Chi) 3 Sk 4 Tk Wake(Ind) 3 Sk 4 Tk – IFL Defensive Player of the Week Posluszny(Car) 18 Tk Richard(Atl) 3-163 Kick Ret 1 TD Grant,J(Atl) 1-35 Kick Ret 3-105 Punt Ret 1 TD – IFL Special Team Player of the Week. Tampa Bay Kicker Chris Boswell earns IFL Special Team honors as he boots 4 FGs in Bucs win over Texans. Houston 19 Tampa Bay 33 92 0-5 In a match up of 4 and 1 teams, Houston traveled to Tampa Bay for a game played at 92 degrees in October. Everything on offense was hot. The teams combined for 2 punts and 799 yards of offense. Houston took the opening kick off right down the field in 15 plays and 8:36. The drive included Pete the Greek going for it on 4th and inches from his own 34. Downside was Patrick Murray missed the extra point. Tampa answers back with an 11-play drive, but they settle for a FG. 6 – 3 Houston. Kurt Cousins is on his way down the field again when he is picked off by nickel back B.W. Webb. May be the only way to stop the Texan juggernaut! Tampa doesn’t move far and Pat Anger sees his only action of the day. Again, the Texans move the ball and get to 4th and 2 at the Bucs 29. Pete the Gambler goes for it again, but a screen pass top Forte falls to the ground. Soon thereafter Tampa gets a big play from DeSean Jackson who grabs a short slant from Derek Carr and takes it to the House. Tampa leads 10 – 6. Here we go again. Cousins gets to Tampa’s side of the field, but faces 4th and 2 at the 44. The slant to Terrelle Pryor is knocked down by B.W. Webb. Tampa moves into Houston territory as the half is coming to a close, but needs Chris Boswell to get points. His 51-yard kick makes it 13 – 6 Tampa. The Bucs get the second half kickoff and are able to add another FG. 16 – 6 Tampa, but they are unable to pull away from the Cousins machine. Tampa’s defense steps up and forces a Houston punt that Tyler Lockett takes back 49 yards to the Houston 25-yard line. However once again, Boswell adds 3. 19 – 6 Tampa. Houston’s offense gets it going with the run gobbling up 64 yards on the ground and puts up 6 when Forte scampers in from 6 yards out. BUT again, Patrick Murray missed the extra point! 19 – 12 Tampa. On the second huge Tampa special teams play, Cordarrell Patterson runs the ensuing kickoff back 60 yards to the Houston 44. Carr is sacked by Lorenzo Alexander on the first play and has to leave the game. In steps Trevor Siemian who would throw one pass on the day. It went to DeSean Jackson for his second long TD of the game on the 52-yard long slant. 26 – 12 Tampa. No time for Bucs fans to rest. Cousin’s passing and Forte’s running produce a TD and an extra point. 26 – 19 Tampa with 9 minutes left in the game. The drive of the day for the Bucs was able to finally create some space. Along the way three 3rd downs were converted before the Todd Gurley TD. 33 – 19 Tampa with 1:47 left. That would be the final score. Player stats included 321 yards on 34 of 48 for Cousins. Forte 98 yards on 18 attempts. Cameron Meredith and Terrelle Pryor each got 107 yards receiving. DeSean Jackson was gaudy with 4 catches for 126 yards. Next week Tampa hosts Philly while Houston is on the road at Cincy. Denver 14 San Diego 35 84 0-10 San Diego picked up its first win of the season with a 35-14 victory over Denver. Charger QB Tyrod Taylor passed for 217 yards connecting on 13 of 21 passes and a TD. The Charger defense forced 2 Bronco turnovers and the Broncos also committed 14 penalties to aid in the Chargers victory. Jacksonville 13 Cincinnati 30 46 0-5 Aaron Rodgers throws three touchdown passes as the Bengals pick up another big AFC Central win over Jacksonville 30-13. Jeffery enjoyed another big game with 11 catches for 158 yards and a score. Rookie Donte Fowler Jr. added two of the four Cincinnati sacks. The Jags fought hard and were only trailing 10-6 just before the half when Huber punted and Cincinnati recovered with 27 seconds remaining. After a Rodgers 10 yard run and a spike in hurry-up mode, Barth converted the 48 yard field goal as time expired for a 13-6 Cincinnati lead. Rodgers connected with Funchess from 24 yards out to extend the Bengals lead to 20-6. Jags answered to cut the lead to 20-13 in the third quarter as Kaepernick ran it in from seven yards out. The Bengals were able to extend their lead to 27-13 in the fourth and added another field goal to close out the contest. Four turnovers were too much for Jacksonville to overcome. Next week the Bengals welcome the much improved Texans while the Jags host the Chargers. Tennessee 44 Pittsburgh 28 58 0-10 Tied at 14 with about six minutes remaining in the half, Titans score 30 unanswered points and cruise to the win. Ryan throws three touchdown passes and runs for another to lead Tennessee. Buffalo 24 Indianapolis 7 69 SEASON TICKET CUSTOMERS CALLING FOR CHANGE IN INDY Indianapolis, IND (IFL.COM) – The heavily favored Indianapolis Colts (2-4) once again disappointed the hometown crowd with a 24-7 defeat at the hands of the Buffalo Bills (2-4). Lucas Oil Stadium saw the stands emptying late in the 3rd quarter as the Colts failed to score a signal point in the 2nd half, with Colt fans calling for change at the top. The folks at Westgate Sportsbook, the largest gaming handicapper in Las Vegas had installed the Colts as a 9 point favorite and a +475 money line favorite. Vice President of gaming operations Pete “Charlie Hustle” Rose tells us that the company’s handicappers were looking at the Colts trending up. “This game would’ve put them at 3-3 and in position to make a run at a playoff spot.” Rose added “ The running game never got on track, they just never showed up, I think we put too much stock in the surprising 13- 9 Atlanta victory last week on the road, it looked like they (Colts) had figured it out, wrong again when it comes to the Colts, we here at Westgate lost a ton on this one.” The game was never in doubt as the Bills took the opening drive 75 yards in 8 plays scoring on an Alex Smith 26 yard pass to Brandon LaFell, 7-0 Buffalo. After an Indianapolis punt Smith again hooked up with LaFell on an 8 yard slant in the end zone putting the Bills up 14-0. Early in the second quarter Carson Palmer scored the only Colts points of the game with a 14 yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Joshua Bellamy (3-38 yards, 1 TD). Buffalo closed out the 1st half with a 14 play 75 yard drive eating up 6 minutes 24 seconds of the clock that ended with Ryan Mathews taking a handoff off right tackle for 1 yard TD, 21-7 Buffalo. The Bills would add a 39 yard Gram Gano FG late in the fourth quarter to complete the scoring, a 24-7 Bills win in front of a half empty Lucas Oil Stadium. 24-18, 252 Sacked Missed Tackles Bad Passes Third Down Fourth Down Red Att/TD/FG Net Offense Alex Smith (QB) 24-18, 252 Yards 2 TD Ryan Mathews (RB) 17-105 1 TD Brandon LaFell (WR) 5-116, 2 TD Carson Palmer 35-20, 191 Yards 1 TD Isaiah Crowell 12-41 Yards Jerrell Freeman (ILB) 10 tackles Green Bay 23 Minnesota 17 63 0-5 After watching Green Bay's stat pack QB Derek Anderson put up a passing rating of 14.6 the previous week, Minnesota was looking forward to this matchup. Key on aging running back Frank Gore and dare Anderson to beat you. On the other hand, the Pack might bottle up the Vikes' mediocre receivers with an all-pro quality secondary led by Eric Berry (rated 10) and Patrick Peterson (rated 9), but not to worry: the Vikes could turn to NFL leading rusher Zeke Elliott and pound them on the ground. Those plans went out the window as soon as the game started. In the Vikes' first possession, two starting offensive linemen (both 9 durability) were knocked out by crafty (dirty?) Green Bay and carried off the field. As the Vikings were already missing their starting center with an injury, that meant their O-line was missing three regulars -- and there went Elliott's running game. Essentially, the two teams would be evenly crippled -- and the winner would be determined by coaching. Packer coach Conners had held his famous coaching clinic just a couple of weeks earlier, and Viking coach Robb didn't attend, scoffing at what could be learned at a Conners clinic. It cost him: Coach Conners put on a free coaching clinic during the game and left coach Robb buried in shame. Example: By midway through the 2nd quarter, the Vikings had gained 123 yards, the Packers had only 7 yards. 7 yards -- but 7 points. And the game was tied. The Vikes opened the scoring on their second possession, taking 12 plays to go 62 yards, capped off by an Elliott one-yard run to take a 7-0 lead. After two three-and-outs by Green Bay, the Vikes fumbled deep in their own territory, and the Pack recovered on the Vikes' one. It took one play for Anderson to find Sanders in the end zone and tie the game 7-7. Minnesota bounced back, putting together a 20 (yes, 20) play drive to the Green Bay 1, but a penalty threw them back and they had to settle for a field goal. The drive took 10 1/2 minutes off the clock, but netted only 3 points. 10-7 Vikes. In the 3rd quarter, the Packers mounted a 6-play, 75-yard drive ending in a 15-yard Anderson-to-Perriman TD pass. Pack now up 14-10. A few minutes later in the 3rd, the Vikes struck back, going 59 yards in 11 plays for a TD that put them back in frontf 17-14. Brees found Inman in the end zone from 6 yards out. The Pack offense was in gear by this time, though, as ex-Viking Josh Brown kicked a 52-yard field goal to tie it up again, 17-17, near the end of the 3rd. The 4th quarter was scoreless, as GB moved the ball, gaining 101 yards, only to have Brown miss two field goals (thanks, Josh), while Minnesota failed to get a first down. Minnesota got a first down -- wow! -- but then had to punt. Green Bay got a first down, then Anderson hit Terrance Williams on a fly pass for 50 yards and the game-winning touchdown. Final: Green Bay 23-17 in overtime. Coaching lessons from Mr. Conners:1) When your opponent has a ramshackle line, blitz and get 5 sacks. 2) Don't bad mouth a stat pack QB, or he'll go off for 3 touchdowns and a 95.2 passing rating. 3) And don't plan to take away the running game by keying on Gore, then play nickel defenses that prevent keying on Gore. And Gore burned us for 138 yards on the ground. Lessons learned, baby! Nice job by Johnny, hate to say it, but his coaching is worth every cent he makes in the IFL. And you guys who have ever lost to the stumbling Vikings coach, you should be ashamed! Baltimore 23 Philadelphia 20 54 0-5 Baltimore looked like Super Bowl contenders for 3 quarters, then like their usual 0-and-whatever team, but in the end they squeaked out the win for their 1st of the year, 23-20, on a 45-yard, into the wind, Matt Bryant FG with just :02 on the clock. Philadelphia came in 2-3, after a dominating 41-3 win against division rival New York Giants. Baltimore came in winless, continuing an early season trend that's been going on for 3+ years now (or more). Of course, few things came out the way you'd expect them in this game. The Ravens elected to defer to the second half and the first half possessions looked like this: PHL - punt BAL - punt PHL - fumble BAL - missed FG BAL - TD on 55-yard Manning-to-Theilen short slant, Bryant PAT, Ravens 7-0 PHL - Winston INT (Ravens won challenge) BAL - Bryant 38-yard FG, Ravens 10-0 PHL - TD on 1-yard run by Powell, 13 play, 68 yard drive, Ravens 10-7 BAL - Bryant 41-yard FG with :21 left in half, Ravens 13-7 Baltimore opened the Q3 with a 9 play, 62 yard drive that culminated with a 15-yard Manning-to-Thielen TD pass, Bryant PAT, Ravens 20-7. Things were looking good for the Ravens. 20-7 lead, D finally showed up, holding Jameis Winston in check, sacking him 4 times, Manning hadn't been intercepted... OK, Manning didn't throw any INTs, but just when we were feeling confident, we gave Le'Veon Bell a breather to start Q4 and told Javorious "Buck" Allen to "hold onto the ball!" What do you think he promptly did? If you guessed "coughed up a fumble that Shaq Thompson scooped up and scampered 49-yards for a TD" then you guessed right. Eagles back in the game just like that (snap of the fingers). 20-14. Baltimore tried to burn time in their next possession, but a penalty backed them up. They couldn't recover and were forced to punt. The Eagles then rode DeMarco Murray (5 carries for 32 yards) and Nick Foles (4-for-4, 49 yards) downfield for the game tying TD with 3:10 left. All Nick Folk had to do was boot the PAT. But, as you might have guessed...he missed it. Game tied, 20-20, with 3:10 left. A holding penalty nullified a Baltimore FD and they had to punt with 2:31 left, but Nick Foles couldn't connect on three straight passes and the Eagles returned the ball to the Ravens, having run just 24 seconds off the clock. Baltimore took possession on their own 20 and, with three time outs still in their back pocket, decided to run Le'Veon Bell to the house. He carried for 13, 4 and 7 yards, before Manning hit Thielen for 9. After an incompletion, everyone in the house knew Bell was getting the ball on 3rd-and-1. The Eagles stopped him inches short of the first down. With the wind blowing in the Ravens' face and the ball sitting at the Eagles 47, they decided to go for it. Seeing the stacked D slanting in, Manning audibled a sweep around All-Pro OT Tyron Smith and Bell gained 2 for the FD. A PI penalty on the next play made the next few play calls easy...give to Bell for 4 and 6 yards and kick the FG. They did and the Ravens won. 23-20. It was an entertaining game, at least the last quarter. Coach Greg just couldn't get anything out of Winston (10-for-22 for 79 yards and just 5 yards on 3 rushes, while being sacked 4 times for 38 yards lost). DeMarco Murray hit the century mark for the Eagles with 100 yards on 18 carries, but Le'Veon Bell stretched his league rushing lead with 123 yards on 29 carries. Nobody crossed the century mark for receiving, though Adam Thielen came close with 96 yards on a 5-receptions-in-5-targets game. Manning was named the game's MVP with a 22-for-38 game, good for 257 yards, 2 TDs and NO INTS(!), but the game ball could have easily gone to the Ravens D, who finally showed a little of what they can do. Aaron Donald led the team with 6 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 hurries and a forced fumble. #3 overall pick, Joey Bosa, added a sack, two tackles and a hurry. Tyson Jackson also recorded a sack. Mark Barron had an INT, 2 passes defended and 5 tackles. A real solid game from the D...finally. Philadelphia (2-4) travels to Tampa Bay (4-1) next week, while Baltimore (1-5) hosts AL West power, Oakland (4-1). Atlanta 10 Los Angeles 27 75 Calm Rams and Falcons met for an important divisional match-up that could have playoff implications down the road. Despite perfect weather, both QBs struggled. In the end it was the Rams ability to run the ball that ended up being the difference in the game. Rams put together two touchdown drives, 1 a long time consuming drive and the other a quick strike attack. Falcons were able to answer with a field goal. Falcons pass defense foiled the Rams QB, Andrew Luck, several times including an interception. At the half it was 14-3, Rams. On the opening drive the Rams push the score to 17-3. Falcons QB Philip Rivers struggled all day, suffered another 3 and out series. But the Falcons would find other ways to score. On the next Rams possession Marcus Cooper jumped in front of a quick slant for TY Hilton, Interception! Cooper sprinted into the end zone, a 52 yard return, 17-10 Falcons. The Rams defense would sink in and force a couple more three outs.That allowed the Rams offense to get the final ten points of the game, a Ryan Succop FG and a Mark Ingram 5 yard run. Falcons Top Performer: OLB Von Miller 1 Sack 1 Stuff 5 tackles Rams Top Performer: RB Mark Ingram 19 Carries 115 yards 2 TDs Next week Atlanta travels to Miami and Los Angeles travels to New England New England 21 New York(A) 10 74 Calm Rain One team is headed to the playoffs, the other to the upper end of the draft. All you need to do is click on Play...go to NE @ NYJ...21-10...Rushing Starks 14-39...Receiving... Brown 9-141-1TD....Bradford 36-23 269 yards 2 TD 1 Int....Misc...Seumalo out 7 games. That sums it up. Chicago 24 Detroit 0 70 Lions host division contender Chicago Bears. Bears win toss, Lions go nowhere & punt. A few plays into the Chi drive, they fumble & Det CB Trumane Johnson picks it up and scores a TD....but wait, the refs had blown the play dead. Da Bears proceed to march down & score. 7-0 Chicago. From there on out it was all Bears winning 24-0. Marcus Mariotta was the difference. He passed very accurate, overcame 4 drops & scrambled 5 times(4 of them for over 20 yrds) for 118 yards and a TD. Besides him, tail back Blue ran well out of the 3 wide set & the Bears effective blitzing kept Cassel in trouble all evening. Cassel was so bad, he looked like, well, Matt Cassel. Lions lost both starting ILB's during the game. Mosley & Kendricks. Kessler had a 75% chance of playing but the idea of running from Wagner, Kerrigan & Jones made him decide to sit this one out. Detroit dealing with poor field position, costly penalties, an inability to blitz cuz Mariotta was running like a deer & a nonexistent offense were so sad my mom wouldn't even let me come home after the game. Next week the Lions host a tough Dallas squad. Good news is Kessler is back. Bad news will prob be home dogs again. Da Bears host AZ. Well it looked like a battle of Titans to the fans. Both teams shredded each others defense and moved up and down the field running and passing. Both teams gained over 100 yards on the ground and passed for more than 300 yards. Zona won the game but Dallas won the penalty battle constantly called for pass interference. During the 4th quarter it looked like a repeat of the past several games for Zona fans. Zona would score key points on a safety during the third quarter. After taking a 23-14 lead by adding another TD, the Giants stormed back adding by scoring a touch down in the third quarter leaving them down by two. After both teams missed FGs early in the 4th quarter, Dallas was able to add FG with just under 8 minutes left. It began to look like Zona would lose yet their 3rd close game in a row. With just over two minutes left, Ajayi would find his stride as he peeled off yards on the ground on his way to the century mark. This opened the passing lanes and Big Ben would find his TE standing alone in the end zone for the capping TD. Miami 41 Carolina 10 74 Calm The battle of one win teams ends with Miami proving undoubtedly who the better of the two are. Miami took a 6-0 lead with a couple of first quarter field goals. Carolina looked like a game opponent as they took the lead late in the first with Wilson tossing a touchdown pass to Amendola to take the 7-6. It was all downhill for Carolina after that. Miami proceeds to score 21 unanswered point in route a 41-10 blowout. Carolina was out gained 370 to 227 and lost 4 turnovers to none for Miami. For Miami, Tannehill set the pace with 40 pass attempts for 258 with 3 TD's. Cooks and Baldwin lead the way receiving with 108 and 95 respectively. For Carolina, Gillislee was effective when he was not on the bench from fatigue, averaging 6.1 per carry. Congrats to Tony on the solid win. Kansas City 7 Oakland 31 67 Calm Up 31-0 at the half, thanks to some timely turnovers, the Raiders shut it down in the second half and just run the ball and take a 31-7 victory. New York(N) 0 Washington 24 56 0-10 Redskins jump out to a 21-0 halftime lead and cruise to the 24-0 win. Rashard Jennings rushes for 101 yards and a score to lead the Washington offense. New Orleans 23 San Francisco 0 69 15-25 McManus hits three field goals as Saints take 9-0 lead at the half. Flacco adds two touchdown passes in the third quarter as New Orleans remains undefeated. Gore(GB) 29-138 Mariota(Chi) 5-118 1 TD Mathews,R(Buf) 17-105 1 TD Ajayi(Ari) 26-105 2 TD - IFL Offensive Player of the Week Jennings,R(Was) 19-101 1 TD Jeffery(Cin) 11-158 1 TD Baldwin(Mia) 8- 95 3 TD Roethlisberger (Ari) 29-21-342 2 TD Brees(Min) 45-30-237 1 TD Ingram,M(Was) 4 Sk 4 Tk – IFL Defensive Player of the Week Whitehead(Pit) 7-178 Kick Ret 1-3 Punt Ret Boswell(TB) 4-4 FG – IFL Special Team Player of the Week Jamison Crowder's 88 yard punt return leads Bears to a win over Oakland. Oakland 31 Chicago 45 57 20-30 For the second straight week the Bears faced an undefeated team. Oakland came to Soldier Field with the top ranked offense and 5th overall defense. The Raiders won the toss and deferred. The Bears’ first drive went 68 yards in 5 plays, ending in a 2 yd TD pass from Mariota to Thomas. After forcing a 3 and out on the Raiders first drive, the Bears scored again, Mariota 11 yards to Marvin Jones. Oakland then mounted a long drive of their own, 10 plays, 85 yards, Stafford 14 yards to Kelce. Chicago answered, 74 yards in 13 plays, Mariota again finding Thomas from 12 yards out, 21-7 Bears after one. The Raiders stalled again opening the second period and for the fourth straight drive the Chicago offense chewed up yards and clock, 86 yards, Mariota finding Sherman out of the backfield and a 28-7 lead. Oakland started to shift the momentum after that, scoring a TD (Stafford 12 yds to Wallace) with 41 seconds left in the half, shutting down the Bears, then driving for a field goal with 1 second left on the clock. The half ends Chicago 28 Oakland 17. After both teams went 3 and out to open the second half, the Oakland comeback started to gain steam. Stafford again found Kelce from 3 yards out after a 10 play, 55 yard drive, cutting the Bears lead to 4. After forcing a Bears punt, the Raiders started on their own 12. Stafford was unstoppable, hitting Benjamin from 59 yards out and giving Oakland the lead 31-28 late in the 3rd quarter. The Bears offense continued to stall and the Raiders had the ball and the lead to open the 4th. The Bears defense held and Crowder fielded the punt on his own 12, found an opening in the coverage, and raced 88 yards to put the Bears back on top 35-31. O’Donnell kicks off, McCourty fields it at the 5, gets nailed by Thomas at the 18, fumbles and Amakamura recovers for the Bears. Six plays later Thomas hauls in his 3rd TD of the game, 15 yards from Mariota. Bears 42 Raiders 31. The defenses took over the rest of the way. Oakland managed another long drive but missed the field goal. The Bears took time off the clock and added a field goal and Oakland ran out of time. Final score: Chicago 45 Oakland 31 Oakland outgained Chicago 411 to 383, and had a 4+ minute edge in time of possession, but two late breaks for the Bears decided the outcome. Stafford was 32/56, 391 and 4 TD. Mariota 16/25, 251 and 5 TD. For Oakland, Kelce 9 receptions, 73 yards, 2 TD; Benjamin 8/163/1; Wallace 7/100/1. For Chicago, Kelly 128 yards on 19 carries; Thomas 7/106/3. Keith called a great game and deserved better. New York(A) 3 Buffalo 32 62 15-25 The Jets come into Buffalo and are held to 40 yards in the first half as the Bills get their first win of the year 32-3 as the Jets couldn't muster much all game. Los Angeles 13 New Orleans 16 70 The Rams and the Saints would square off in a big division game of 2 4-0 teams. This game had all the makings of a great game and wouldn't disappoint. The Rams would take the opening kickoff and start at their own 25. They showed they meant business by driving the whole way down the field on the leagues top defense, but the drive would stall at the 9 and Succop would drill a 27 yard FG. Rams 3-0. After a couple first downs the Saints would punt it back to LA. The Rams would then hold the ball for over 7 minutes which took us into the 4th quarter. Succop would come in for his 2nd FG and kick it wide left from 38 yards out. New Orleans would then hold the ball for 7 minutes, which was well needed for their defense as they had been on the field most of the first half. The drive would stall at the 25 and McManus would trot out to tie it. No dice as he missed wide right from 43 yards. 3-0 Rams still. The Rams would take over at their own 33 and after a personal foul on Gronk would face a 3rd and 22. This would be a key play as the Saints would play deep zone and the Rams would screen it off to White who would rumble 26 yards for a first down. After a few plays the Rams would have a first down at the Saints 28 and throw right into the strength of the defense on a strike from Luck to Gronk over the middle for a TD. 10-0 Rams. The teams would exchange possessions and we would go to the half 10-0 Rams. New Orleans would open with the ball in the 2nd half and waste no time as Flacco would hit Dez for strikes of 16 and 38 yards. This would lead to a McManus 31 yard FG. 10-3 LA. The teams would exchange punts and then the Rams would commit the games first major mistake as Luck would throw a pick to CB Janoris Jenkins at the 42 of LA. McManus would then kick a 49 yarder to cut the lead to 10-6. The Rams would once again put together a nice drive but once again the Saints D would make a stop in the redzone at the 11. Succop would nail the FG and the Rams led 13-6. The Saints would start with the ball at their 35 and Jonathan Stewart would bust out a 31 yard run to the Rams 41. Flacco would then complete 5 straight passes with the last being a 6 yard strike to Cole Beasley. 13-13. The Rams would then stick to their script and put together another long drive over 7 minutes but penalties and a strong defense would force them out of FG range and force a punt. The punt would put the Saints at their own 8. A 3 and out would force a punt and the Rams would take over at the Saints 48 yard line with 3:17 left. The league's #1 defense would stand up once again and force a 3 and out. This time the Rams would punt them to the 3 yard line with 2:13 left. The offense would manage to get the ball out to the 32 killing a lot of clock taking it down to 28 seconds. The punt to the Rams 27 would take us to 22 seconds. Luck would then hit a strike to Gronk for 24 yards down to the 49 of the Saints. 13 seconds left as Succop would be warming up on the sideline. Cameron Jordan would then come up with a huge 12 yard sack and were going to OT. 13-13. The Rams would get the ball in OT and then a corner kick pinned the Rams at their own 10. The Saints D who only gave up 3 points the whole second half would step up again and force a 3 and out. A 48 yard punt was returned by Tate for 20 yards giving the Saints great starting field position at the LA 48. Coach rice expected a run key and came out throwing as Flacco would hit Dez Bryant over the middle for a 21 yard gain down to the Rams 25 and into FG range. After 3 straight runs to get closer McManus would come in to attempt a game winner from 36 yards out. He would put it right down the middle and the Saints win a thriller 16-13 in OT. Great game that both teams deserved to win. The Saints travel to San Fran next week and the Rams host Atlanta. Pittsburgh 34 Baltimore 26 70 5-15 Anquan Boldin caught all 12 passes thrown his way for 155 yards and 3 TDs to lead Pittsburgh (3-2) over Baltimore (0-5), 34-26. With the Ravens focusing on containing Julian Edleman (3 rec on 16 targets for just 34 yards...job accomplished), Tom Brady (24-for-43 for 290 yards and 4 TDs) found a different target in Boldin, who caught TDs of 7-, 20- and 8-yards while scorching the Ravens supposedly "improved D". Le'Veon Bell led the Ravens with 230 yards from scrimmage (163 on 21 carries and another 67 on 10 receptions). The refs did their best to give Baltimore a chance, flagging Pittsburgh 16 times for 115 yards in penalties, but the Ravens regularly (3 times!) returned the favor with PI or defensive holding penalties that gave the Steelers new life. Pittsburgh hosts division rival Tennessee in Week 6. Baltimore seeks its first win with a short trip up I-95 to Philly next week. Philadelphia 41 New York(N) 3 72 5-15 The Giants kept pace with the Eagles, staying within 38 points and holding the green birds to only 550 yards of offense in the briskly played (48 minute) 41-3 contest at the Meadowlands. DeMarco Murray was a rather pedestrian 19-140 and a TD, averaging a paltry 7.4 ypc. Blial Powell was benched late for scoring only 2 TDs to go along with his 77 yards. Theo Riddick led the G-Men with a blistering 5 catch-for-7 yard day before being carted off due to a hangnail that will sideline him for the next 6 weeks. Kudos to G.M. for a thorough thrashing. Cincinnati 36 Tennessee 31 67 0-10 Aaron Rodgers vs. Matt Ryan played out as advertised with the defenses almost nowhere to be seen. There were 3 punts in the game with one of them coming after a safety against the Titans. That safety and a Jalen Ramsey interception off Ryan gave the Bengals two extra possessions which they used to build a 23-10 halftime lead. Tennessee used a very methodical offense to put together three long drives in the second half leading to three touchdowns. The last of these gave the Titans a 31-30 lead with 5 minutes left in the game. On the first play after the kickoff Rodgers hit Alshon Jeffery on a medium fly route. A couple of missed tackles and it turned into a 45 yard gain with the ball on the Titan 30. Coach Storer called 5 straight run plays and the last of these was a Melvin Gordon dive for the touchdown. The 2 point convert failed and Tennessee had a minute ten to try and engineer a winning drive. Three short passes moved the ball to the Titan 42 but then Shawn Williams picked off Ryan and the game was over. Cincinnati wins 36-31. Statistics for the game were bizarre as Tennessee had possession for nearly 40 minutes of the game and had 441 yards of total offense. The Bengals were no slouch with 342 net yards. The two turnovers and the safety turned out to be the decisive factors in the game. Bralon Addison (Titan's stat pac RB) shocked everyone by gaining 142 yards on 21 carries. Aaron Rodgers was stellar for Cincinnati with a 140 pass rating (18/26, 263 yards, 3 TDs). Alshon Jeffery caught 8 of 9 throws for 172 yards and 2 TDs. Tennessee (2-3) visits Pittsburgh next week while Cincinnati (3-2) hosts Jacksonville. Miami comes to Foxboro and strikes first with a 5 yard TD pass from Tannehill to fullback DiMarco. After the Patriots tied it on a 30 yard TD from Bradford to Jordy Nelson, RB Chris Thompson took the ensuing kick back 100 yards to give Miami a 14-7 lead to end the first quarter. A 50-yard bomb from Bradford to Nelson quickly tied it at 14-14 early in the 2nd quarter, and from that point on the home team would take over. New England scored 31 unanswered points in the 2nd quarter, including 3 TD passes from Bradford and an 8 yard Lat Murray run (15-133-1 on the day). Final score: New England 45, Miami 14. For the Patriots, Sam Bradford completed 28 of 36 passes for 339 yards and 5 TDs (three to Jordy Nelson). Defensively, OLB Erik Walden continues his torrid start to the season with 4 more sacks, bringing his total to 15 after 5 games. Thanks to Tony for being a good sport in a game that proved to be one sided. Detroit 16 Green Bay 14 51 10-20 Always a good game when the Lions come to town. Packers would lose their 3rd starting QB to long term injury in just the first 5 weeks when RG3 went down on the second play from scrimmage. Undeterred, Stat pack sensation Derek Anderson came in and led the hosts on a 75 yard dive the was capped off by a Nick O'Leary 13 yard td snag....7-0 Pack Detroit responded with a 75 yard TD drive of their own keyed by a Taylor Gabriel 47 yard reverse. Terrance West finished it off with a 4 yard scamper....7-7 This one was shaping up like a shootout but based on the QB match-up of Cassell-Anderson that was not to be. The next 2 1/2 quarters were ground and pound with no TD's at all. Detroit slowly but surely added three FG's to take a 9 point lead based mainly on a superior running game and three interceptions off a struggling Derek Anderson. With a 16-7 lead and just 4:21 left the Lions looked in full control. Enter WR Darrius Hayward-Bey. He took a reverse 71 yards to the house to make it 16-14. Detroit wanted to kill the clock but could only mange one first down before they had to punt it away. Packers took over at their own 27 with 1:50 left and no timeouts. Anderson found WR Terrance Williams for 16 yard gain out to the Green Bay 42, 1:15 left. With a strong wind behind them the Pack needed just few more yards to be in Josh Brown FG range. After a short gain on a Frank Gore draw, three straight incompletions would end any hopes of a dramatic comeback. 16-14 Detroit was the final. Steve called a great game. His defense shut us down all game long keying on Gore or doubling Sanders at precisely the right time. Both teams put up under 300 yards total offense but those 3 Anderson int's were costly Lions: Cassell 15-22, 85 yards West 22-69 , 1 TD Packers: Anderson 11-33, 1 TD, 3 int, 14.6 rating Gore 16-83 Green Bay 3-2 at Minnesota Detroit 3-2 vs Chicago Indianapolis 13 Atlanta 9 70 Sometimes the game MVP is a no brainer. IE a QB with 400 yards and 4 TDs and the game gets it right (ie agrees with me). Other times, they seem to just default it to the QB like the NFL often does. This time, to my surprise, Terrance West, was named MVP with 14 carries for 83 yards whenhe was the guy I was going to name MVP if the game had someone else. He had 3 rushes for more than 10 yards and 5 first downs, of which most were important ones. Before Indi started running out the clock, West had 10 carries for 76 yards and felt unstoppable. Lamar Miller had virtually the same stat line with 14 carries for 78 yards but only 2 first downs and simply didn't have the impact West did. Cruz had the best night for the Falcons with 6 catches for 108 yards. Ken called the perfect road game and led his Colts to a 13-9 victory to improve his record to 2-3. Falcons fall to 3-2. Washington 23 Dallas 41 70 This one featured 4-0 Washington playing 3-1 Dallas in Dallas. Dalla got the ball first and marched down the field and Cam Newton ran the pall to paydirt to complete a nine play, 75 yard drive. Following a Washington punt, Cam Newton hit wide receiver Tyrell Williams on a short pas and he took it to a house for an early 14-0 lead. Dallas would never look back in this one. Dallas' defense harrassed Dak Prescott all afternoon. Prescott, who completed 68% of his passes in the NFL, could only find his receivers 16 times in 33 tries. A strong Dallas pass rush was the reason. The Cowboys sacked Prescott five times. Washington was a woeful 1-11 on third downs. Meanwhile, the LeSean McCoy led a strong Dallas running game that amassed 191 yards on the ground. Cam Newton was efficient passing, completing 11/18 for 203 yards and two TD's. Newton also ran for a score. Washington did sack Newton eight times in the contest. Denver 24 Kansas City 27 57 10-20 Looking to erase the offensive ineptitude of the previous week, the Kansas City Chiefs displayed a resurgent offense and did just enough to hang on and defeat the visiting Denver Broncos 27-24. A week after being shut out by Green Bay and held to 147 yards of total offense, the Chiefs piled up 367 yards with the ball, controlled the clock for over 35 minutes and ran off 77 plays without a turnover in the victory. Andy Dalton threw for 279 yards and 2 td while LaGarrett Blount carried the ball 25 times for 81 yards. Jarvis Landry chipped in with 8 catches for 118 yards and both of Dalton's td throws. The one thing the Chiefs could not do is control Tyreke Hill in the return game, as the Broncos rookie had 88 yards on 3 punt returns and a touchdown as well as a 48 yard kick off return. Denver also managed 5.5 yards per carry in the game, but QB Blake Bortles was unspectacular with only 128 yards passing in 28 attempts. A Matt Barkley 40 yard TD pass on his second throw of the game made things interesting with 1:48 left, but KC recovered the onside kick and knelt to victory. With the win the Chiefs improve to 3-2 with a road trip to division rival Oakland on the agenda, while Denver falls to 1-4 with a trip to San Diego next week. Carolina 26 San Francisco 27 62 5-15 Clash of two 1-3 teams in San Francisco. Woo hoo! They played a boring first half with the Panthers leading 9-6 at the end of 30 minutes. Both teams moved the ball but scoring was scarce. SF got on the board first with a 34 yard FG after an 11 play 43 yard (drive) stalled on the Carolina 13. The Panthers opened the 2nd quarter putting together a 12 play 56 yard drive that was stopped on the 12. Lambo kicks a FG for a 3-3 tie. Now the action picked up as Carolina’s Mike Glennon-- in for Russell Wilson temporarily-- put together an 80 yard drive resulting in a 21 yd TD pass to Goodwin. Lambo missed the extra point and that play would haunt them for the rest of the game. Panthers 9 49ers 3. The half concludes with SF going 63 yards but again getting stopped in the red zone. They settle for a 30 yard FG – half ends Carolina 9 San Fran 6. The 3rd quarter, after Carolina goes 3 and out, the scoring was opened up by the 49ers who drove 72 yards consuming almost 8 minutes. Fitzpatrick threw a TD to Reed and the score stands SF 13, Carolina 9 . The extra point miss starts to weigh heavy on the Panthers. With a little over 4 minutes left in the third quarter, could the Niners defense get tough and hold Carolina? No. The answer was quickly provided as on the next serie,s the Panthers offense woke up and responded when Wilson hit Amendola for a 12 yard score. 49ers fans slumped in their seats. Panthers 16, SF 13. 4th quarter: 4 9ers starting on their own 9 yard line, Crosby finishes off a 59 yard drive with a tying FG of 52 yards. Next series. Wilson gets hot and throws 4 passes for 75 yards in lickity-split finishes with a 10 yard strike to Evans. Panthers 23, 49ers 16. Only 4:23 left! Game over? NO! SF takes over on its 5 YARD LINE and little hope left. Hope aside, this doesn’t stop them from going 95 yards with Fitzpatrick hitting Diggs for a 40 yard strike. Panthers 23, 9ers 22. SF, eschewing the possible tie, rides the back of Howard (27 rushes 140 yards) for a 2 point conversion. The fans go wild! Niners lead 24-23 with ONLY 3:07 remaining. GAME OVER? NO!!! Panthers then drive 69 yards to the 11 of the 49ers and kick a 29 yd FG for the lead. Panthers back on top, 26-24 with 1:57 remaining. Game OVER NOW? NOO! Taking over with 59 seconds left on their own 25 yd line, Fitzpatrick hits 3 straight long outs with no time outs left and clocke stopped with 2 seconds left. Crosby hits a 54 yarder as time expires! Niners win 27-26 (remember that blown XP?). It would have been fitting for both teams to walk away with something from this game but only one can win and this time it is SF. There were no less than 10 drives of 43 yards or more and defenses only stopped one series in the 2nd half. Coach Sean Britt called a brilliant game and promised to castigate Lambo for the missed XP. Carolina’s Gillisee 10 rushes for 98 yards, Russell Wilson 18-26 and 2 TDs for a 116 QB rating. Evans caught 7 balls for 106 yards. Niners: Fitzpatrick 20-34 for 217 yards and 2 TDs. Howard 27 rushes for 140 yards , Diggs 7 catches for 11 yards. Crosby 4 FGs with two being 50+ yards. San Diego 9 Houston 16 70 Kirk Cousins throws two first half touchdown passes to Terrelle Pryor as the Texans get by San Diego. Jacksonville 21 Arizona 13 92 Calm David Johnson scores one rushing touchdown and one receiving touchdown as the Jaguars down the Cardinals. Tampa Bay 31 Minnesota 17 60 0-5 Light Rain The stats showed this as an even game: Tampa Bay 284 yards, Minnesota 275. The Bucs 85 on the ground, the Vikes 76. In the air, the Vikes 248 yards, the Bucs 205. Time of possession: Bucs 31:34, Vikes 28:26. How misleading stats are! The game was dominated by Tampa Bay, which led 10-0 in no time. The Vikes had a total yardage of minus-1 through the first 10 1/2 minutes of the game! Boswell made a 32 yard FG to put Tampa Bay up 3-0 at the 5:35 mark of the first quarter, then Burfict picked off Brees and returned it to the Vikings 8. Carr promptly found Henry with a laser pass in the end zone for a TD on the next play to make it 10-0. Brees then found his stride, hitting 5 passes for gains of 51 yards total as the Vikes drove down the field, capping the drive with a 10-yard TD pass to Witten. Tampa Bay's lead was down to 10-7 early in the 2nd quarter. The Bucs then took 8 minutes off the clock to score an answering touchdown on a lengthy drive, Carr himself sprinting in from 7 yards out to make the score 17-7. Less than 2 minutes later, the Vikes struck back on a third and long pass from Brees that Inman took 73 yards for a touchdown. 17-14 Tampa Bay at the half. In the second half, Carr threw two more TD passes, a 4-yarder to Adams followed by a 28-yarder to DeSean Jackson, to boost Tampa Bay's lead to 31-14, and a series of sacks effectively shut down Minnesota's offense. The Vikes took over 10 minutes on a closing drive that ended with only a field goal, making the final score 31-17. Carr finished 20/31 for 205 yards, 3 TDs and 1 sack; Brees was 21/32 for 248 yards, 2 TD's but 5 sacks. Ware and Gurley gained 83 yards on 22 carries, while Elliott had 76 yards on 15 carries. Inman totaled 102 yards on 4 catches. Mike called an excellent game, but the bottom line is he has built a powerful team in short order. It was a pleasure to see his team in action, even though it was kicking our butt. In week 6, Tampa Bay hosts Houston, while Minnesota hosts Green Bay. Addison(Ten) 21-142 Kelley(Chi) 19-128 Freeman,D(Buf) 14-75 3 TD Jeffery(Cin) 8-172 2 TD Boldin(Pit) 12-155 3 TD Nelson,J(NE) 5-147 3 TD Thomas,D(Chi) 7-106 3 TD Bell,L(Bal) 10- 67 1 TD Mariota(Chi) 25-16-210 5 TD – IFL Offensive Player of the Week Beasley Jr(Buf) 3 Sk 4 Tk Walden(NE) 4 Sk 4 Tk – IFL Defensive Player of the Week Kuechly(Den) 16 Tk Bryant,M(Bal) 4-4 FG Crowder(Chi) 2-107 Punt Ret 1 TD – IFL Special Teams Player of the Week Lee,M(Was) 6-185 Kick Ret Crosby(SF) 4-4 FG WEEK 5 IFL STANDINGS Rookie Carson Wentz leads the Giants to an upset win over previously undefeated Dallas. New York(N) 24 Dallas 10 70 Carson Wentz had a sensational day: 28/40 289 yards and two TDs to lead the NY Giants to their first victory over previously undefeated Dallas 24-10. Cam Newton was due for a stat correction as he played waaaaay over his head in games one, two and three. Cam was a rather horrible 10/27 in this one and Dallas was 1-11 on third downs. Theo Riddick caught 10 balls for Jude and somebody named Robby Anderson burned me for five catches and 136 yards. So let's review my week: I pay for eight days at the Hard Rock Resort in Cancun but come back after five to get my house ready for the approaching hurricane and then evacuate my wife and pets … and now I lose a game in the IFL. That's all from Dallas (Savannah). A bummed Steve Hart Vikings visit Detroit coming in a 6 point underdog. Both coaches agreed it was a strange game. Lions rookie kicker missed an extra point & also missed a 38 yard FG with 6:24 left in the game which would have put the Lions up by 9. Brees then took advantage on the miscue and lead the Vikes to their winning score putting Minny up 17-16 with 2 minutes left. A TD interception on a desperation heave finished the scoring. Both teams had some good moments, but both were very inconsistent. Good game by Rich, he kept us guessing all game long. Detroit travels to GB, Minny hosts TB. Miami 30 New York(A) 20 63 0-5 Miami came into New York with an 0-3 record, while the Jets were at 1-2. Well, both teams played like their records. They combined for 6 fumbles and 4 interceptions, and 138 yards in penalties. Marcus Peters was the MVP with 2 picks, and a fumble recovery returned for a TD. Mallett was the goat with 3 interceptions. Next week the Jets visit the Bills, while the Fish visit the Pats. The Jets, Bills, and Dolphins are in a race to the cellar in the Patriots division. Houston 38 Denver 23 69 0-5 With just a little over 2 minutes left in the first half the Broncos and Texans were tied. It was all downhill after that as Houston would go on a 22 point streak to pull away for the easy win. Texans QB Kirk Cousins threw for 382 yards and 4 scores in the victory. The Broncos Luke Keuchly was in on 17 more tackles this week. San Francisco 10 Los Angeles 29 65 Calm 49ers have had a tough travel schedule since the formation of the IFL. Placed in the NFC West Division with fellow division-mates located in New Orleans, Atlanta, Carolina and previously St. Louis, one could understand why the word West may not mean the same thing to a SF player.. Every time they had an away game they were flying east, well east. So when the Rams met the 49ers in Los Angeles for the first time, the Niners appeared to play the role of the good neighbor, welcoming the Rams with open arms to the West Coast. Unfortunately the welcoming and football don't mix well. Lots of scoring in the first half. Rams behind a quick strike passing game orchestrated by Andrew Luck scored 23 points in the first half. 49ers stayed within striking distance behind the powerful running of Jordan Howard, including an impressive 36 yard TD run. At the half the score was 23-7 Rams. Rams managed two additional field goals. Niners tried several thing to change the flow of the game, including benching QB Ryan Fitzpatrick for Blaine Gabbert. Gabbert managed to drive the Niners for a field goal. 49ers just could not convert 3rd downs, ending the game 2-12. 49ers Beasts: Jordan Howard 14 carries 102 yards Jadeveon Clowney 8 tackles 1 sack 3 stuffs 4 hurries Rams Beasts: Andrew Luck 20-29 386 yards 3 TDs TY Hilton 4 catches 125 yards 1 TD Rams lost RB Matt Jones for 6 weeks Next week San Francisco hosts Carolina while Los Angeles travels to New Orleans New Orleans 24 Buffalo 17 47 30-40 The Saints come into Buffalo riding high with a 3-0 record while the Bills opened the season with three road losses, the Saints are 17 point favorites and with a wind of 30-40 mph and a temp of 47 degrees at kickoff as the elements could play a part in this game. Both teams first drives stall and are forced to punt, then the Bills go on a 8 play 61 yard drive capped off by a Alex Smith to Brandon LaFell 15 yard reception to make it 7-0 after Gano hits PAT, that's how the first quarter ends. New Orleans responds in the second quarter as Flacco leads the Saints on a 10 play 75 yard drive as Flacco hits Dennis Pitta on a 6 yard TD connection and with the PAT in knots it at 7. Buffalo closes out the scoring in the first half as Gano connects on a 38 yard FG capping a 14 play 55 yard drive which consumed 8 minutes, 10-7 Bills headed to halftime. The Saints take the second half kickoff and drive to setup a 32 yard FG by McManus to tie it 10. The Bills gamble on their next possession and go for it on 4th and 2 from their own 38 which backfired as Smith was incomplete to LaFell and the Saints take over at the 38. Three plays later Flacco hits Bryant on a 34 yard TD bomb to give the Saints a 17-10 lead after the PAT. Cameron Jordan strip-sacks Smith and the Saints have it in scoring position at the Bills 14, after a holding penalty by Whitworth backs up the Saints, Flacco scrambles 19 yards and Hightower runs it in from 5 yards and after the PAT the Saints have commanding lead of 24-10 heading to the 4th. The Bills make it interesting as Smith hits Humphries for 6 with only 49 ticks left to make 24-17 with the PAT, the onside kick is recovered by the Saints and Flacco takes a couple of knees to close out the victory and the Saints go to 4-0 while the losing continues in Buffalo as they fall to 0-4. The Saints host division rival L.A. in what should be a great game while Buffalo looks to get their first win hosting the Jets. DK said the winds were 5-15 MPH in Tennessee but they really affected this game. The Titans had the wind in the first quarter and put together two long drives. Both were finished off with TD passes from Matt Ryan to Odell Beckham. Tennessee lead 14-0 at the end of the first. Baltimore finally was able to move the ball in the second but David Amerson picked off an Eli Manning medium slant on the Titans 32. Tennessee concocted a 61 yard drive but had to settle for a Dan Bailey field goal. As the half drew to a close Baltimore managed a nice drive. However they were at the Titan 26 with 10 seconds left in the half and Scott elected to try a long out to Chris Hogan. It was complete but Tamba Hali stopped Hogan at the seven and time expired before the FG team could get set. 17-0 Titans at the half. The Ravens had the wind for the 3rd quarter and they outscored Tennessee 13-0 in the period. A 41 yard Leveon Bell TD run was sandwiched between two Matt Bryant field goals. BTW Dan Bailey missed a 35 yard FG in this quarter to go along with the 31 yarder he missed in the second. Titans were up 17-13 after three. Tennessee seemed reinvigorated with the wind at their back and put together a 60 yard drive culminated once again by a Ryan-Beckham TD pass. Baltimore had three more possessions through the 4th but were unable to generate much offense playing against the wind and a tight Titan secondary. The clock expired to finalize a 24-13 Tennessee victory. Matt Ryan was 27 for 42 for 346 yards and 3 TD's. Beckham and Kyle Rudolph each had 8 receptions. The Titan defense had 14 passes defensed which might be a record. For the Ravens Leveon Bell ran for 123 yards on 17 carries. Leonard Williams had a stellar game on the Ravens defensive line. Ten tackles, two sacks, 3 stuffs, 3 hurries and a forced fumble. Baltimore (0-4) hosts Pittsburgh next week while Cincinnati visits Tennessee (2-2). Washington 18 Cincinnati 13 56 10-20 Rain In week 4, Cincinnati hosted Washington. The Bengals and Redskins have history. You could call it a rivalry except the Bengals have never beaten the Redskins including in two of the biggest games. Washington got the first big play as Jeremy Hill (?) ran for 66 yards on second and eight. The Skins would have to settle on a Janikowski 22 yard field goal, 3-0 Washington. The Bengals went three and out as McCoy sacked Rodgers on third and six. The teams exchanged punts, Cincinnati did manage a first down but an Ingram sack on third and 15 ended the series. The Redskins took advantage of good field position and a five yard encroachment penalty to set up another Janikowski field goal and a 6-0 lead with 3:17 remaining in the first quarter. On the Bengals next series, Gordon picked up four yards but Pierre-Paul sacked Rodgers to make it third and 12. Rodgers was picked off by Jenkins on the next play as the Washington challenge was successful. The Skins still could not move the ball and settled on another field goal from 51 yards out to make it 9-0. JPP picked up another sack for Washington to end quarter one. The teams exchanged multiple punts in the second quarter until Fiedorowicz caught a 20 pass from Prescott for a first down. The Redskins picked up another first down thanks to two Hill runs but the drive stalled and Washington kicked another field goal for a 12-0 lead at the half. The Bengals picked up a first down on their opening drive of the second half but once again went backward thanks to a penalty and another sack. The Skins took over at their own 22. After a first down completion to Garcon, Washington faced third and two and Cincinnati got their first big break of the game. Rey intercepted a Prescot pass setting the Bengals up at the Washington 26. Cincinnati some how avoided a sack and thanks to a couple Gordon runs Cincinnati had first and goal at the Washington six. Rodgers connected with Funchess for the score. However, the extra point was blocked and Cincinnati trailed 12-6 at the 6:33 mark of the quarter. The fired up Bengal defense forced a three and out. The Bengals took over at their own 24 as Rodgers scrambled for 14. After a five yard penalty on Cincinnati, Gordon picked up 9 on a screen. Gordon rushed for four more as the Bengals faced third and two. Rodgers rolled out and connected with Jeffery for 10 to convert on third down. Gordon converted a third and one at the Washington 33. After a Rodgers to Montgomery pass for 10 yards and an eight yard completion to Jeffery, Rodgers found Jeffery for 15 and a 13-12 lead early in the final quarter. The teams exchanged punts the next two series. The Redskins took over at their own 40. After an incompletion, Prescot heated up with a 15 yard completion to Ebron and a 18 yard completion to Lee. After a couple short passes set up third and inches, Prescot managed to convert to set up a first down at the Cincinnati 16 with a little less than eight minutes remaining. Prescot connected with Garcon on the next play for the 16 yard score and a Washington 18-13 lead. The two point attempt was no good. The Bengals had a couple opportunities but three more sacks did them in. It would have been nice to have stolen this one as Washington dominated for the most part. The big story of the game was the Washington pass rush sacking Rodgers ten times for 78 yards. Ingram and JPP each collected three while McCoy added two. Jeremy Hill rushed 20 times for 119 yards. Prescot struggled until it meant something, going 13 of 27 for 147 yards with one TD and one INT. Washington converted only 2 of 14 third downs. For Cincinnati, Rodgers made the best of a bad situation, going 19 of 33 for 152 yards with 2 TDs and one INT. Gordon rushed for 67 hard earned yards on 20 carries and Jeffery caught 7 passes for 80 yards and a score. Cincinnati's experiment of trying to beef up their O-line with 5 rated one dur Dallas Thomas was a miserable failure as Thomas went down for the season at the 11:41 mark of the first quarter. Next week Washington is at Dallas for a big match-up in the NFC East while the Bengals are at AFC Central rival Tennessee. Jags rally from 14 down as David Johnson scores three second half touchdowns. This included the game winning score with only 1:15 left in the game. Johnson finished with 162 rushing yards on 26 carries. This game may have been won on fourth down as Jacksonville finished 2 for 4 while the Steelers could not convert any of their three attempts. Green Bay 23 Kansas City 0 61 0-10 The Chiefs came into their game with KC riding an offense that was averaging 27 points a game, but that balloon was burst in a big time fashion as the Packers defeated the Chiefs 23-0. A game that looked like it might end up in a scoreless tie had no score at the 2 minute warning of the first half, but Green Bay was able to kick two FG's in that time span to take a 6-0 halftime lead. The second half was men against boys as the Packers controlled the game with a rushing attack that produce 199 yards on the ground led by Frank Gore's 89 yards on 24 carries. The Packer defense contributed mightily to the win, sacking Andy Dalton 5 times and holding KC to 147 total yards. 3 Chief turnovers also contributed to the paltry offensive output, and the second half was total domination by a well coached Packer squad. With the win Green Bay improves to 3-1 and their 3rd game this year of holding an opponent under 10 points and will host Detroit next week. The Chiefs fall to 2-2 and host Denver next week. Atlanta 27 Carolina 13 64 0-10 A back and forth game in the first half with Carolina tying the game 10-10 right before half time by taking advantage of a Falcon turn over at mid field. Atlanta established their dominance in the second half, outscoring Carolina 17-3. Atlanta's ground game pulverizes the Panthers D led by Lamar Millers 126 yards. Chicago 24 Tampa Bay 17 87 10-20 Ken Griffith stepped in to play the Buccaneers. Bears in control until mid 4th - Bucs drive to tie stalls at the 15. New England 28 Indianapolis 13 69 Indianapolis, IND (IFL.COM) – The new England Patriots (4-0) beat division rival Indianapolis Colts (1-3) for the second time in four weeks with a 28-13 victory. The Patriots came into Indianapolis with the fifth ranked scoring offense and didn’t disappoint, scoring 28 points on three Sam Bradford touchdown throws and a 19 yard Draw by James Starks (13-74 Yards, 1 TD) which accounted for all the scoring. The one bright spot for the Colts was quarterback Carson Palmer who attempted 47 passes completing 26 with 236 yards and one TD, however he was sacked five times by the Patriots defense. In week 5 the Colts travel to Atlanta, Georgia to take on the Falcons (3-0) and the Patriots travel to South Florida to play the Miami Dolphins (0-3). Arizona 19 Philadelphia 20 68 0-5 Eagles get first win of the season by driving 71 yards on their final drive of the game, scoring with 9 seconds remaining in the game. Super sub QB Nick Foles was instrumental in driving the Eagles down the field for the game winning TD, scored by RB Demarco Murray. San Diego 21 Oakland 34 83 5-15 Matt Stafford throws four touchdown passes as the Raiders continue to roll. Hyde adds 101 yards on the ground. Johnson,D(Jax) 26-162 3 TD – IFL Offensive Player of the Week Miller,L(Atl) 19-126 1 TD Kaepernick(Jax) 19-112 1 TD Kelce,T(Oak) 13-136 2 TD Beckham Jr(Ten) 8-135 3 TD Pryor Sr.(Hou) 6- 77 3 TD Riddick(NYG) 10- 67 1 TD Luck(LAR) 29-20-386 3 TD Tannehill(Mia) 47-29-306 1 Int Peters,M(Mia) 2 Int 5 Tk – IFL Defensive Player of the Week Mathis,R(NYJ) 3 Sk 5 Tk Kuechly(Den) 1 Sk 17 Tk Pierre-Pau(Was) 3 Sk 4 Tk Walden(NE) 4 Sk 7 Tk Janikowski(Was)4-5 FG – IFL Special Teams Player of the Week Patterson(TB) 5-157 Kick Ret WEEK FOUR IFL STANDINGS WEEK FOUR IFL LEAGUE LEADERS Cowboys improve to 3-0 as Markus Golden collects 3 of Dallas' 6 sacks to hold off the Titans. Tennessee 24 Dallas 35 70 The game was played in another stadium (family room) as Dallas was forced to evacuate (Savannah) due to Hurricane Irma. The displaced Cowboys overcame a 34/44, 335 yard game by the Titans Matt Ryan to comeback in the second half in a 35-24 victory to improve to (a highly improbable) 3-0. The keys to Dallas' win were: Our defense sacking Ryan six times. * Tennessee's nine penalties * Our rushing for 175 yards and a competent enough QB play from Cam Newton (2 TDs) and Matt Moore (1 TD) * A fourth quarter stop that resulted in a Tennessee turnover on downs when a score would have put the Titants on top Denver 17 Detroit 24 70 Denver got out to a 14-0 lead. It took a full quarter for the home squad to be able to move the ball at all. Then Detroit rookie QB Lynch got past his 1st quarter jitters and began to throw the ball nicely. West sprinkled in a few nice runs, and even though Detroit had 9 penalties for 60 yards to 4 for 40, it was some very timely calls against visitors that must have had coach Crandall shaking his head. I suppose their 2 turnovers to 0 wasn't a real big highlight for him either. All in all it was a hard fought close game with both teams running balanced offenses. The play that won the game was a 60 yard Lynch to Gabriel TD with 6:45 to go. It was then 24-17. Denver got the ball, but had to punt, then Detroit got a nice 15 yard penalty call & a couple timely passes & ran out the last 4:26. Both Bortles & Lynch had over 100 ratings. Kuechly had 17 tackles, 2 stuffs Detroits big NT-Goldman went down and miss the next 10 games. That leaves the Lions with only 4's & 5's on the DL, O'boy. At least rookie 1st rounder WR-Michael Thomas will be back. Lynch will hold the starting spot for the upcoming home game vs Minnesota. Denver hosts rival Houston for their second meeting this season. Indianapolis 36 Miami 10 86 0-10 Indianapolis comes to Miami and proceeds to continue Miami's slide into the abyss with a 36-10 thrashing of the Dolphins. Indy rolls up 485 yards of offense, add in 3 Tannehill picks and the Colts get into the win column. Indy did fumble twice but recovered both. Indy host New England next week and after losing their 1st 3 at home, Miami hits the road to play the Jets. Baltimore 24 Jacksonville 31 84 0-5 Colin Kaepernick turned in his best performance of the young year and was named the game's MVP with 262 yards of offense (188 yards through the air (12-for-18 with a TD) and another 74 on the ground) to lead Jacksonville to a 31-24 win over Baltimore. Though Jacksonville led comfortably throughout, Baltimore started mounting a comeback early in the 4th quarter. With 13:55 left, Le'Veon Bell (29 carries for 121 yards) carried the Ravens down to the Jags 26. Eli Manning dropped back to pass on a 2nd-and-3, was blind-sided by Brian Robison and lost control of the ball. LB Zach Brown caught the fumble mid-air and sprinted (as best as LBs can) 61-yards for a game-changing score. Instead of Baltimore tying the game at 24, Jacksonville extended it's lead, 31-17. Baltimore roared back with a Manning-to-Chris Hogan 61-yard scamper on a medium slant and scored on a Manning-to-Will Fuller 10-yard TD to make it 31-24 Jacksonville, but the Jags D stiffened and held Baltimore to a 3-and-punt, a 5-play drive that resulted in another punt and a failed 4th-and-12 attempt from the Jags 37 with 2:22 left. After the Ravens D forced a 3-and-punt, Manning again hit Hogan with a long-gainer (48 yards) that put them in Jacksonville territory with 1:06 left. Seven plays later, the Ravens found themselves on the Jags doorstep (12 yard line) with :04 on the clock. Manning tried a corner fade to Adam Theilen, but the ball sailed right past and the Jags had their first win of the year. Well coached game by Dave. While the numbers lean heavily toward Baltimore, Jacksonville was in control the entire way (save that little scare at the end). The biggest disappointment for the Ravens were 11 missed tackles as Kaepernick and David Johnson (75 yards on 20 carries), shucked and jittered their way through the porous Ravens D. Jacksonville (1-2) heads to Pittsburgh in Week 4, while Baltimore (0-3) heads to Tennessee for a rematch of their Wk1 game (a 23-16 Titan win). Looking like another long season for the Purple-and-Black after a promising draft. New York(N) 11 Arizona 32 95 Calm Once upon a time, teams traveling to the Eastern Division left black and blue and usually with a loss. The trio of Zona, Redskins and Giants were wrecking balls. The Cardinals and Giants are now just shadows of their former selves. Both teams 0 and 2 met in Arizona for bragging rights of a first win. All and all, it was a pitiful day for both teams. Zona would walk away winning 32 to 11, but it was less lopsided than it appeared. Wentz was pathetic for the Giants completing less than 50% of his attempts. Poor wide receivers were the root cause. Once Zona had a solid lead, they put things on cruise control forcing the Giants to run and eat the clock. The score disparity was the result of turnovers. The Giants failed to protect the ball and the Cardinals took it from them three times. Ajayi struggled finding running lanes forcing Big Ben to rely on his unexceptional wide receivers. Neither team was happy with the performance, the Zona got the win. Minnesota 13 Chicago 20 63 0-10 The first quarter saw the Bears take a 7-0 lead on a Mariota to Marvin Jones 28 TD strike, but 4 plays later Brees hit Inman from 48 yards out to tie the game at 7. After pinning the Vikings deep in their own end on the following drive to open the 2nd quarter, Hall intercepted Brees and ran it in 14 yards to give the Bears a 14-7 lead. The Vikings managed a field goal to close the half 14-10 Chicago. In the 3rd, Mariota found Jones again from 16 yards out, but Novak missed the extra point. On the following drive, the Vikings drove 81 yards on 14 plays, to setup 1st and goal from the Chicago 6, with about 8 minutes left in the game. Four incompletions followed and the Bears took over on downs. The Vikings got a late FG to make it 20-13, the Bears missed a late FG to put it out of reach, and the Vikings last drive ran out of time. Chicago 20 Minnesota 13 Inman had 6 receptions for 104 and a TD for Minnesota. Thomas was 8/114 and Jones 5/81 and 2 TD. Minnesota travels to Detroit and Chicago is in Tampa Bay for week 4. San Francisco 25 Atlanta 28 70 It's never easy. Atlanta jumped out to a 14-0 lead early in the second and had a 17-3 lead with 1:56 left in the first half. Then Fitzpatrick, playing like you would think Fitzpatrick would play, led the 49ers back. He scrambled for first downs, got sacked, got picked but still relentlessly led the 49ers back. With 0:10 left in the first half, he hit Jordan Reed for a 5 yard TD pass to make the score 17-9, after a missed PAT by Mason Crosby. Atlanta had a good drive going to start the second half but it eventually bogged down after an Erik Fisher holding penalty. Falcons settle for a 42 yard FG to extend the lead to 20-9. Fitzpatrick and the 4pers would not be denied on their next drive. Fitzpatrick got sacked leading to a 3rd and 19 but he hits Tyler Boyd for 23 yards and a first down. A few plays later, Fitzpatrick is picked by William Gay but the 49ers challenge the call and it's reversed as the ball hit the ground. Drive ends with a FG and the Niners close the gap to 20-12. After a 3 and out by the Falcons, the 49ers go at it again. Diggs beats the double team for a 23 yard gain then Jordan Howard pretty mcuh took it the rest of the way with 6 carries for 31 yards and finished the drive with a TD to bring the Niners within 2 at 20-18. Clowney stopped the Falcons next drive with sack / FF on 3rd forcing the Falcons to punt. On the 49ers next drive, Fitzpatrick scrambled for a first down on 3rd and 2, hit Tajae Sharpe for a 40 yard quick out and break away and closed the drive with a 5 yard TD pass to Stephon Diggs to give the 49ers their first lead at 25-20 with 4:27 left in the 4th. After being inept for most of the second half, the Falcon's offense finally responded, after losing the lead. With a mix of Rivers passing and various runners, Rivers ends the drive by hitting Fitzgerald for a 2 yard TD pass to give the Falcons a 26-25 lead. The Falcons then convert on the 2pt attempt to extend the lead to 28-25 on a Tevin Coleman run. Needing a FG with 0:39 left, SF really hurt their opportunity after a good return by Benny Cunningham was called back by a penalty. The 49ers had to start at their own 7 yard line but couldn't get anything done against the Falcons prevent defense. They would get to their own 23 yard line but no further as time runs out and the Falcons hold on for a pretty wild 28-25 divisional win. Rivers was named game MVP as he passed for 220 yards and 3 TDs. Zach Ertz, Larry Fitzgerald and Dwayne Allen caught the TD passes. With Lamar Miller injured, 4 Falcons RBs combined for 22 carries for 125 yards. Jordan Howard rushed 21 times for 97 yards and a TD. Stephon Diggs had 7 catches for 71 yards and a TD. Fitzpatrick had 254 yards passing, 2 TDs, a pick, recovered his own fumble and got lucky when a pick was overturned. He also scrambled for 3 first downs to keep drives going. With the win, the Falcons go to 2-1 while the 49ers fall to a 1-2. Definitely a a fun game to play. New York(A) 13 Los Angeles 29 79 Calm The Los Angeles Rams played their first ever home game in their new city. Before the game Rams Coach Ryan Heaton talked about how he grew up a Dolphins fan and that he did not think it was coincidence the Rams first ever home game was against the New York Jets. Coach Heaton used air quotes when he discussed his understanding of how the schedule maker "randomly" generates the schedule. He recounted the numerous times the Jets dashed the Dolphins hopes over the past 3 decades, and had to admit he thought that curse could follow him all the way to the West Coast. Even though the Rams were favored against a rebuilding Jets team, it did not look like the Rams' coach slept a wink before the game. Jets do nothing with the opening kickoff. Rams offense looked good at the start, a mix of run and pass led to a TY Hilton 15 yard touchdown, 7-0 Rams. The rest of the half played as a defensive struggle, Jets defense bottled up the Rams running game. They also hurried Rams QB Andrew Luck several times and effectively doubled Hilton for much of the half. A crazy 21 yard Rams WR catch/fumble/9 yard recovery by a Rams player/plus a 15 yard face mask by the Jets (Homefield Advantage+City of Angels?) was key for the Rams second score in the half. A 16 yard TD scramble by Luck, 13-0 Rams. Jets, hanging around, put together a drive that leads to a FG, 13-3 at the half. Rams start fast again, Luck completes 4 passes on the drive, the last a 31 yard TD pass to Hilton, 19-3 Rams. Jets coach Durfee rallied the Jets, with some great play calls Jets overcome a 3rd and 14 and a 1st and 25 to get the Jets their first TD,Sammy Watkins from 20 yards out 19-10 Rams. Jets decide to test whether the Football Gods favor the Jets against all Dolphins fans. Onside kick by the Jets! Only a Dolphins fan could truly appreciate how unprepared the Rams were for this moment. Rams completely caught flat footed had a normal return on. Rams rookie LB BJ Goodson, saved the day and recovered the kick for the Rams! With only half the field to go Rams collect themselves and get another touchdown, 26-10 Rams. Jets did not give up, but did not get any breaks they needed to beat the Rams. Both teams traded field goals and the game ended, 29-13. Coach Heaton declared BJ Goodson MVP and Goodson was carried off the field on the shoulders of the other Rams players. Jets Hero: Robert Mathis 2 sacks 1 hurry Rams Hero: BJ Goodson 1 onside kick recovery Jets lost safety Maurice Alexander for 2 weeks Next week the Jets (ironically) host the Miami Dolphins(Good luck you will need it). The Rams host division rival, SF 49ers. Philadelphia 26 Washington 28 73 0-10 Washington's offense operates like a well oiled machine and gives the punter a day off scoring on every drive except the one right before the half where a costly false start pushed them to the edge of Janikowski's range. Philadelphia tried to keep up but one punt and 2 FGs and a late missed extra point cost them. Their special teams did recover an onside kick late to give them a chance. Washington heads to Cincinnati for a rematch of the 2010 and 2012 Super Bowl participants. For those who forgot Washington won both of those. Philadelphia will lick its wounds and head to Arizona still looking for that elusive first win. Cincinnati 17 Pittsburgh 13 61 5-15 The Bengals traveled to Pittsburgh in week 3 IFL action. Cincinnati won the toss and decided to receive the kickoff. Usually Cincinnati defers but with the Steelers powerful offense the Bengals did not want to risk falling behind early. While Cincinnati did pick up a first down on their opening drive, the Steelers forced a punt. After multiple exchanges of punts, Cincinnati safety Shawn Williams intercepted Brady setting up the Bengals at their own 45 just before closing out the first quarter with no score. The Pittsburgh Coach is known for his gambling on fourth down. However, this time it was Cincinnati going for it on fourth and four at the Steelers 34. The play saw Rodgers scramble for 23 yards and a Bengals first down at the Pittsburgh 11. The very next play Rodgers found Gresham open for the 11 yard score and a 7-0 Cincinnati lead with about 12 and a half minutes remaining in the half. On Pittsburgh's next series the Bengals defense denied Tom Brady on fourth and inches stuffing the Steelers quarterback short of the marker. However, the Cincinnati offense could not take advantage going three and out. After forcing Pittsburgh to punt, the Bengals moved the ball to the Steelers 28 but Rodgers was intercepted by Grimes giving Pittsburgh the ball at their own 38. The Steelers started to move the ball showing great patience with no gain going for more than 12 yards. After a Lucky Whitehead End-Around for 10, Sproles went in from one yard out to tie it at seven with a little over one minute remaining in the half. Cincinnati managed a first down on their final drive of the half but went into the locker room tied at seven. The Steelers opened the second half with a 10 play drive that resulted in a Vinatieri 38 yard field goal for their first lead of the day 10-7. The Bengals answered with their own 10 play drive and a 36 field goal by Barth to tie it at 10 with 3:50 remaining in the quarter. After forcing Pittsburgh to punt, Cincinnati moved the ball to almost midfield early in the fourth quarter before Gresham fumbled after a catch with the Steelers recovering. The Steelers drove to the Cincinnati one but could not punch it in and settled for another Vinatieri field goal and a 13-10 lead. The next series Ty Montgomery broke loose for a 47 yard run setting up the Bengals at the Steelers seven. Two plays later Rodgers connected with Paul Richardson for the seven yard score and a 17-13 lead with eight minutes remaining. After exchanges of punts, Pittsburgh had one last chance with a little over two minutes remaining. After two Brady short completions for a first down, Bruce Irvin sacked Brady for a nine yard loss and two plays later Brooks Reed added another sack to seal the upset win for Cincinnati 17-13 giving the Bengals a share of first place in the AFC Central. Brady finished 29 of 45 for 236 yards, NO touchdowns and one interception. Sproles rushed nine times for 55 yards and a score. Rodgers finished 21 of 33 for 180 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Late game hero Montgomery rushed four times for 53 yards. The Bengals defensive collected five sacks. Next week hated Washington travels to Cincinnati while the Steelers host Jacksonville. The 2-0 Saints would host the 1-1 Panthers in a big divisional game. New Orleans would bring in the #1 ranked defense and would not disappoint again. To start the game the teams would exchange punts and then Carolina would take the ball at their own 17. They would put together a very solid drive taking it down to the Saints 13 before settling for a FG. The drive consumed almost 6 minutes. The Saints would then start at their own 25 and put together their own 6 minute drive ending in a 2 yard plunge for a TD for Jonathan Stewart. 7-3 Saints. The Panthers would stick to their game plan on the next drive with short runs and passes and running clock. This drive would take up 7:30 minutes but the Saints D would tighten up at the end and force another FG from Lambo. Saints 7-6. The Saints would then waste no time moving right down the field and ending with a short 6 yard pass from Flacco to Pitta. 14-6 New Orleans at the half. The 3rd quarter was led by the defenses as Carolina would score the only FG. Saints 14-9 at the beginning of the 4th. The Saints would open the quarter with a nice drive resulting in a 1 yard TD run from Hightower. 21-9 Saints. The rest of the quarter was filled with punts with one being blocked by the Saints and returned for a TD. Final score 28-9 Saints. The Saints defense once again stands out and holds their third straight opponent to 10 points or less. The 3-0 Saints travel to 0-2 Buffalo next week and the 1-2 Panthers host the 2-1 Falcons. Tampa Bay 20 Green Bay 13 69 0-5 Beaming with confidence after taking in the Conners Coaching/GM clinic Tampa Bay coach Mike Chase headed across English Bay to the home of Jaguars coach Dave Hood to get set up for an internet showdown with the Packers. Coach Hood was still buzzing from the Conners Clinic, so much so that he was up well before noon in anticipation of this first place showdown. Back in the heart of Vancouver, Packers coach Conners had an eager Lions boss Steve Nordberg by his side. Nordberg, as you may remember, was a little but overwhelmed by the depth of knowledge the previous evening and was still This one did not start well for the Packers. After surprise starter Derek Anderson (who lobbied for playing time all game long) went three and out on the first series, Tampa Bay moved the ball quickly downfield. QB Derek Carr used 3 different receivers before Spencer Ware ran it in from 16 yards out. 7-0 Bucs Recent acquisition Robert Griffin got the call for Green Bay on the second series but he wouldn't fare much better thanks to a pair of untimely false starts on the offensive line. The teams traded defensive stops for the rest of the quarter but the visitors had the Pack offense penned in deep in their own Early in the second RG3 made his first mistake. Looking to WR Terrance Williams, Griffin was picked off my Tyrun Mathieu at his own 21. The Pack defense held strong however and held Tampa to just 3....10-0 Bucs Faced with this one getting away from him, Griffin began to heat up. He found WR Emmanuel Sanders for a couple of nice gains mixed in with a couple of effective runs from Danny Woodhead and Frank Gore. The drive stalled at the 18, so Green Bay had to settle for a Josh Brown FG...10-3 Tampa Bay The Bucs responded with a nice drive to end the half, set up by a big gain to WR Devonte Adams (24 yards). Tampa Bay added a late FG, 13-3 at halftime. Coach Nordberg was getting a second wind and tried to fire up the host coach. Meanwhile, back in Kitsilano, coach Chase was feeling pretty confident as his team looked to be in control. Early in the 3rd Green Bay caught a huge break. Carr mishandled a snap at his own 43 and ILB Cory James jumped on it. Packers were in business. After a couple of short gains the hosts faced a 4th and 3 from the 29. Conners rolled the dice and tried a bootleg with Griffin. It didn't fool anybody and Tampa Bay took over. You could feel the air leave the building after that one. Chase sensed the letdown and went the for the jugular. Instead of playing it conservative, the Bucs went to the air. Completions to Ware, Adams and DeSean Jackson got it all the way down to the Packers 1. Green Bay was expecting a run but Carr faked it and found Adams, 20-3 with 3:29 left in the 3rd. Packers needed a response. Aided by a couple of Tampa Bay penalties RG3 moved them into FG range and Josh Brown nailed a 47-yarder. 20-6 early 4th On the next series the dynamics of this game would change. Tampa Bay set up a screen that DL Kyle Williams sniffed out and picked off. Packers were in business at the Bucs 38. After a 7 yard run by Gore, Green Bay got nothing from their next two plays and faced another 4th and 3. They looked back to Sanders but he was covered, with the pocket collapsing RG3 found a seam and took off with it and scampered 21 yards to the Tampa 10. Two plays later Terrance Williams took a screen to the house. 20-13 with 12 minutes left. Green Bay's defense got a stop on the next series thanks in part to a Robert Ayers Jr sack. The Packer offense got it back but their next drive stalled after one first down, time was becoming a factor with just over 7 minutes left. Tampa's next possession looked promising but a big play to Jackson got erased by a Brian Bulaga holding penalty. Green Bay got it back at their own 28 and need a big drive. On 3rd and 3 from the 35, Tampa Bay keyed on Gore but Griffin faked the hand off and found a streaking Sanders for 18 yard gain down to the Bucs 47. Packers went to Gore on three straight runs but came up short. On 4th and 2 with just 2:20 left Green Bay went for it. Griffin looked for Gore i the flat but his pass sailed over the head of his intended target. Turnover on downs. Tampa Bay converted a 3rd and 12 and this one was in the books. 20-13 was the final for the Bucs Great game called by Mike in this one as it could have been a lot worse for the Pack if not for some fumbles and untimely penalties by the visitors. Carr 21-33 for 233 1/1 Griffin 15/27 121 1/1 Ware 18-56 1 td Woodhead 18-52 Adams 7-89 1 td Sanders 7-77 (game star) Buffalo 24 New England 34 64 20-30 Light Rain Patriots move to 3-0 with a 34-24 win over Alex Smith and the Buffalo Bills. Antonio Brown caught 9 passes for 160 yards and 3 TDs, as the Patriots built a 34-10 lead early into the 4th quarter. QB Sam Bradford threw 4 TDs on the day without suffering an interception, while Buffalo QB Alex Smith was nearly as good, completing 30 of 41 passes for 354 yards and 3 TDS in the losing effort. Bills receiver Jordan Matthews was the player of the day though, grabbing 12 passes for 200 yards and 2 TDs. Buffalo host the Saints in Week 4, while the Patriots travel to Indy for a rematch of Week 1. Kansas City 36 San Diego 31 88 0-10 Despite being out gained 433 to 257, the Kansas City Chiefs turned 3 San Diego 2nd half turnovers into 17 points and held on to defeat the host Chargers 36-31. Tyrod Taylor threw for 269 yards and 2 td's, but his two interceptions, one a pick 6 by Richard Sherman, doomed the Chargers. Julio Jones had 116 yards receiving and San Diego pounded out 164 yards on the ground, but the Chiefs were able to stay even in time of possession, and with LaGarret Bount gaining 108 yards, took the lead with 17 seconds left in the 3rd quarter and never looked back. With the win the Chiefs move to 2-1 with a home date against Green Bay, while San Diego fell to 0-3 and travels to Oakland. Matthews,J(Buf) 12-200 2 TD Brown,A(NE) 9-160 3 TD – IFL Offense Player of the Week Manning(Bal) 49-22-362 2 TD Golden,M(Dal) 3 Sk 8 Tk – IFL Defensive Player of the Week Sherman,R(KC) 2 Int 10 Tk Hauschka(Ind) 4-4 FG – co-IFL Special Teams Player of the Week Myers,J(Oak) 4-4 FG – co-IFL Special Teams Player of the Week WEEK THREE IFL STANDINGS WEEK THREE IFL LEAGUE LEADERS IFL Coaching/GM Clinic Satisfied customers from the Conners Coaching Clinic Left to Right: Mike Chase (Bucs) Ken Fukuyama (Titans) Steve Hodson (Titans) Rick Brunskill (Titans) Dave Hood (Jags) Steve Nordberg (Lions-head so full of knowledge he could barely keep his head upright), John Conners (host/clinician) VANCOUVER, B.C..- IFL General Managers are jetting their way into the British Columbia metropolis for the inaugural Coach Conners IFL Coaching/GM clinic on Friday evening. This once in a lifetime event should provide those in attendance with a huge leg up at this stage in the young season. Lions coach Steve Nordberg, whose team sports a surprising 2-1 record, called it "a likely life changing experience". His entourage is slated to arrive at YVR just after 7:30 local time on Thursday. Tampa Bay coach Mike Chase touches down shortly after his Detroit rival and was quoted as saying "my thoughts are with those in my home state of Florida with the impending arrival of Hurricane Irma but when you have a chance to learn from a living legend, it's just something you can't pass up". The entire Tennessee front office staff is already in town with Titans head coach Rick Brunskill admitting the $380 CDN ($308 US) per person entry fee is vastly under priced. "You can't quantify the value of just sitting in the same room as Mr.Conners. I'm going to get better just by the process of osmosis" Jacksonville head coach Dave Hood became emotional when asked about Conners impact on his coaching career. With his voice cracking and barely audible, he spoke to the media yesterday. "I had the pleasure of spending one season as offensive coordinator for the Packers. John's impact in my career is something I cannot articulate to you." The Conners Coaching/GM clinic kicks off at 4:30 PST on Friday, just outside of BC Place stadium in Vancouver Melvin Ingram collects 4 sacks as Washington holds off the Bears in Week 2 IFL action. Chicago 24 Washington 29 72 0-10 It's only week 2 but fans were in for a treat as two Vegas betting favorites were set to meet in Washington. Chicago had been getting a lot of hype behind a stout defense led by dynamic sophomore QB Marcus Mariota while Washington had quickly overcome a devastating loss to their starting QB by trading a truckload of players for Dak Prescott. On paper they seemed pretty evenly matched but betting on Washington was heavy as they were 15 point favorites heading into the game and early on it looked like Washington bettors might be please. While on paper they were pretty evenly matched there was one area where Washington did hold an advantage and that was special teams. That would become clear from the very first play of the game. Shepherd would catch the ball 4 yards deep in his own end zone and decide to take it out. 8 yards later he was tackled at the 4 yard line. While they would pick up a first down a sack on 3rd and 10 would drive them right back to the 4 yard line. Washington would get the ball on the Bears 48 and it wouldn't take Prescott long to get started. First pass of the game 48 yards to Lee for a touchdown. Another 3 and out by Chicago and Washington would be right back at it. Prescott would take his time on this one and lead a surgical drive completing 8/9 passes ending in a 2 yard pass to Ebron for 6. Chicago would finally get its offense in gear and with the aid of a 19 yard PI penalty on 1st and 20 against Hayward move the ball to the Washington 20 yard line. Hayward would then makeup for the miscue earlier in the drive and pick off Mariota and return it to the Washington 40. Despite the turnover Washington wasn't able to do much with it and was forced to punt it away. Chicago would begin to have some success again and get it to the Bears 45. Mariota would find an open Demariyus Thomas on a short slant and he took off down the sideline fighting for every yard he could get for 21. Unfortunately, in attempt to break a tackle he coughed up the football putting an end to another scoring opportunity. Washington was unable to do much with it but they were able to pin the Bears down on their 5 yard line. Mariota would lead them out and on 3rd and 6 would take off for a 44 yard TD to get the bears on the board. The excitement was short lived though as Marqise Lee would take the kickoff 93 yards for a TD. However Janikowski would miss the extra point putting Washington back up 2 scores 20-7. Both teams would trade unsuccessful drives and the Skins would head into the half up 20-7. Washington would get the ball to start the half and Lee was right back to work with a 43 yard KO return. A few Prescott strikes and they were already in FG position. However a sack on 2nd down stalled the drive out putting the skins up 23-7. Chicago would go 3 and out giving the Skins another shot and he would again march the skins down the field to the 2 yard line but the Bears stout defense would keep them out of the end zone forcing another field goal with 4 minutes left and would leave the Redskins feeling in control of the game up 26-7. It was at this point that Mariota would finally start to find his rhythm completing his first 5 passes of the drive bringing the Bears to the 31. Rob Kelly would finish it up with a TD to put Chicago back in the game with 14 to go in the 4th down 26-14. The Redskins would be caught flatfooted expecting an onside kick which resulted in a poor return to their own 12. On the next play Prescot would throw a pick 6 to make it 21-26 and putting the pressure on the Skins to close out the game. The Washington drive would stall but a beautiful punt from Martin would pin them at the 1 yardline and the Bears would be given their first chance to take the lead since they got the opening kickoff. Mariota would make quick work and Thomas would make up for his previous fumble taking a slant 73 yards to the 13 yard line. Washington's defense would hold and leave the Bears with a 4th and 1 from the 4 yard line. With 8:00 left down 5 they would elect to kick the FG. Up only 2 and limited success on the ground the Redskins would leave it in the hands of Prescott and he finally snapped out of it. He would complete his first 6 passes but on a 2nd and 2 Fletcher Cox forced a fumble but RT Ogbeuhi quickly pounced on it. On 3rd and 9 outside of FG range Prescott saw something he liked and called an audible and would hit Lee for 20 yards down the field. Washington would settle for a FG but up 5 Chicago would be forced to score a Touchdown to win. Unfortunately for the Bears there would be no Mariota Magic as Hayward would secure his 2nd INT of the game on 3rd and 7 ending the game. Dennis called a great game and fought hard and came back in a game that looked all but over. The Redskins will host Philadelphia next week while the Vikings will come to Chicago. New Orleans 31 Indianapolis 6 69 Indianapolis, IND (IFL.com) The New Orleans Saints (2-0) marched into Indianapolis (0-2) and smack the Colts defensive front seven around to the tune of 149 rushing yards on 38 carries. The game was very tight and the Colts really thought they had a shot at knocking off the heavy 12 point favorite, when midway through the third quarter with New Orleans leading 7-6, Saints defensive back Byron Maxwell intercepted a Carson Palmer (43-23, 215 yards, 1 INT) pass and returned it 30 yards for a Saints touchdown and the floodgates came crashing down as New Orleans offense scored 24 unanswered points and the defense shut out the Colts the rest of the way, which resulted in a New Orleans 31-6 victory. The Saints had five running back’s tote the rock with game MVP Jonathan Stewart (15-74, 2 TD) getting the bulk of the workload. Joe Flacco had a pretty pedestrian day going 17 of 24 for 190 yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 pick. Palmer and the Colts struggled the entire day, managing only 246 yards of total offense for the 60 minutes of work, and rumors swirling around about the abilities of Head Coach/OC Kenneth Griffith to put together a game plan when facing some of the top teams in the league. Next week the New Orleans Saints host Russell Wilson and division rival Carolina Panthers (0-1), while the Indianapolis Colts travel to South Florida to take on the Miami Dolphins (0-1) who lost their home opener at Sun Life Stadium to the New York Jets 20-17. Baltimore 17 Houston 35 70 In a thoroughly dominating performance right from the get-go, Houston rolls the Ravens, 35-17. An 18-point favorite going into the game, the odds-makers proved prophetic. Congrats to Coach Pete for grinding it out. Starting on their own 12 yard line, Houston put together a drive that would be a sign of things to come - a 19 play, 88 yard march, culminating in an 8-yard Cousins-to-Forsett TD toss. Patrick Murray booted the PAT for a 7-0 Texan lead. Baltimore's first drive was aided by a PI pen, but ended with a missed 49-yard FG by Matt Bryant. Houston again marched down the field in an 8 play, 61 yard drive that culminated in a 7-yard Cousins-to-Pryor score. Murray's PAT made it 14-0 Texans. After a Raven 3-and-punt, Houston marched downfield again - this time for 86 yards in 13 plays, culminating in a 4-yard Cousins-to-Graham TD. Murray's PAT made it 21-0 Texans. At this point, I think Houston had 17 first downs to Baltimore's 1 and something like 250 total yards to 16. Baltimore did rally to score just before the half, then mid-way through the 3rd to pull close at 21-14 Texans, but Houston flexed their muscles again, marching 72 yards in 8 plays with Cousins hitting Prior on a 5 yard TD. Murray's PAT made it 28-14 Texans. A Matt Bryant field goal opened the 4th quarter scoring and gave Ravens fans a glimmer of hope, but on the ensuing possession, Houston had a 3rd-and-6 from the Ravens' 47 and Baltimore sent 3 to blitz Cousins. Terrell Prior burned them with a 47 yard scamper on a screen pass. 35-17 Texans. With 9 minutes left, it was apparent, Houston was the better team. Cousins was deservedly named the game's MVP with a 5 TD, 277-yard, 29-for-34 performance and a 140 QB rating. Cameron Meredith caught 9 for 89 yards. Pryor caught 8 for 112 yards. Matt Forte rushed for 80 yards on 23 carries. Carlos Dansby led the D with 6 tackles. For the Ravens, Eli Manning completed 14-of-23 passes for just 90 yards and a 98 QB rating. Le'Veon Bell rushed for 113 yards on just 15 carries and also led the team in receptions with 5, but only for 24 yards. Mark Barron had 10 tackles, 2 passed defended, 2 stuffs and 1 hurry. Houston (2-0) travels to Oakland (1-0) in Week 13, while Baltimore (0-2) heads to northern Florida to take on division rival Jacksonville (0-1). Los Angeles 35 Miami 7 78 0-5 The Dolphins had several key players unavailable(Tannehill, Peters, Z Miller, J Brown) when they took on a full strength Los Angeles Rams team in Miami. With Tannehill sitting out, Jared Goff took the reigns for the Miami offense. Goff, in his first IFL season, looks like he is still getting adjusted to the speed of IFL defenses. Some clever play calling by Miami Coach Tony Cox on defense kept the game scoreless in the first quarter. In the 2nd quarter Rams would find pay dirt with a Mark Ingram plunge into the end zone, 7-0 Rams. On the ensuing drive Rams DB Xavier Rhodes picked off a Goff pass and returned it for a TD, 14-0 Rams. A third Rams possession in the quarter lead to another Ingram plunge, 21-0 Rams. The Dolphins were not ready to go away, they received the kick with 17 seconds left in the half. Dolphins got the ball to their 42 yard line. Goff, showing his arm strength, threw a TD bomb to Brandin Cooks, 21-7 Rams to end the half. Rams controlled the second half getting two more touchdowns, 1 each to TY Hilton and AJ Green, 35-7 Rams. The rest of the game was played with backups running out the clock. Goff only converted 1 third down in the first half, putting the Dolphins defense on the field a lot and was a big factor in the game. Dolphins Stars: Brandin Cooks 4 catches 98 yards 1 TD Mark Ingram 96 rushing yards 2 TDs Next week the Dolphins host the Colts (It would be surprising not to see Tannehill suit up for this one) and the Rams host the Jets. San Diego 20 Pittsburgh 31 75 0-10 Washington scores from one yard out with about a minute remaining in the first quarter to give San Diego a 7-0 lead. The Steelers tie it with 10:25 remaining in the second quarter as Brady connects with Gates for a six yard score. The Chargers regain the lead thanks to a Santos 24 yard field goal just before the two minute warning. However, Pittsburgh marches down the field as Brady finds Kerley from 13 yards out with 12 seconds remaining in the half, 14-10 Steelers. The teams exchange touchdowns in the third quarter but Brady finds Kerley again, this time from 25 yards out early in the fourth quarter and that proved to be the difference. Brady finished four touchdown passes. Next week the Steelers host the Bengals while the Chargers welcome the Chiefs. Cincinnati 7 Kansas City 31 74 10-20 In week two IFL action Cincinnati travelled to Kansas City. The Bengals thought they had a shot with the Chiefs pretty beat-up. Instead Kansas City took the Bengals to the wood shed. It started innocently enough with the Chiefs winning the coin toss. 12 plays and 68 yards later KC was up 7-0 as Blount plows in from one yard out. The Cincinnati opening drive started promising as they marched from their own 20 past midfield before Gordon coughed up the pill and the Chiefs recovered. Three plays later Dalton connected with Maclin for a 52 yard score, 14-0 Kansas City. The first quarter ended with an exchange of punts. Neither offense was able to dent the scoreboard in the second quarter until the Chiefs put together a 10 play 86 yard drive with Blount scoring from 10 yards out with a little over a minute left in the half to make it 21-0 KC. The Chiefs put ten more points on the board in the third quarter for a 31-0 lead. The Bengals finally scored thanks to a Gordon seven yard run for the 31-7 final. Dalton finished 18 of 26 for 260 yards and two TDs. Landry caught seven passes for 101 yards and a score while Maclin grabbed five for 95 yards and the other score. Blount rushed 22 times for 78 yards and two TDs. Rodgers went 15 of 32 for 138 yards and was sacked five times. Gordon rushed 16 times for 70 yards and a score. The Bengals were hit hard by injuries with Cooper out 12 weeks, Eifert eight, and Vaccaro out five weeks. Next week Cincinnati travels to Pittsburgh while the Chiefs are at San Diego. Minnesota 27 Dallas 42 70 After winning the season opener, Dallas coach Steve Hart was anxious to see if Cam Newton, who had a poor NFL season, could put consecutive quality games together during its matchup in week two with the 1-0 Minnesota Vikings. Superman didn't disappoint as he threw for three scores and scored a fouth TD on the ground. LeSean McCoy let a powerful ground attack by rushing for 141 of the Cowboys' 220 yards. First round draft pick, WR Tyrell Williams, caught six balls for 94 yards. Three of his six catches resulted in scores. Dallas' defense sacked the Vikings' Drew Brees five times, preventing him from doing even more damage than he did: 27/40 306 with 3 TD's. Savannah's game plan to not let Ezekial Elliott take over the game worked. Zeke managed just 47 yeards on 14 carries. Tennessee 20 Denver 24 75 0-10 After trailing 20-3 in the 4th quarter the Broncos comeback to stun the Titans 24-20 with 3 4th quarter TD's. After being shut down for the first three quarters of the game, the Broncos saw a little life on offense as Bortles hit Matthews for a 42 yard bomb with 10:30 left in the game. After some big Titan penalties forced them to punt, Tyreek Hill returned a punt for a nice return and Bortles hit on passes of 7 and 22 yards and then connected with Matthews on another bomb for a 30 yard TD and suddenly it is a 3 point game with 5:50 left to go. QB Matt Ryan moved his team down into bronco territory before more untimely penalties on the Titans setup a 3rd and 19 from their own 42. Martin took a handoff on a draw play with the Broncos in a blitz and as he busted through the line CB Terrance Mitchell stripped him of the ball and took off down the sideline for a 52 yard TD and the Broncos led 24-20 with just under 2 minutes left in the game. It wasn't over however, as Ryan moved the Titans down inside the red zone but with just 14 seconds remaining he had time for 2 plays but the Bronco defense swatted away both passes and the Broncos had their first win of the season in a dramatic come-from-behind fashion. Rick called a great game but luck was not on his side in this one. Detroit and Arizona both lost their opening games and the reasons were obvious as both teams for the second game of the season. Both teams played sloppy games with both teams penalized 7 times. However, Zona got the worst of it with 70+ yards of penalties and 22 negative yards from sacks. All total, Zona had nearly 100 yards of negative offense. Zona would post 395 yards of total offense, more than enough to win most games to only 271 yards from Detroit. Detroit struggle at QB only completing 9 passes on the day for 88 yards. Losing their starting QB half way through game did not help. However, the Lions consistently chipped away running the ball. It was enough to overcome Arizona's inept offense and defense. Arizona hosts the Giant next week seeking their first W of the season. Although there is not a lot of confidence in the bad lands this season. Buffalo 14 Atlanta 31 70 Rivers leads the Falcons to the their first win of the year, 31-14 against the Bills. Rivers got off to a bumpy start with 2 early picks but came back with 350 yards and 3 TDs. Larry Fitzgerald also had a big game with 11 catches for 204 yards and a TD. For the Bills, Devonta Freeman had a big game with 23 carries for 131 yards and 2 TDs. Alex Smith couldn't get anything going as we sacked 3 times by Von Miller and ended up with only 158 yards passing. Next week, the Falcons (1-1) host division rival 49ers while the Bills (0-2) travel to New England. Green Bay 16 Philadelphia 6 75 10-20 The Pack visited the Eagles at Lincoln Financial sporting one of the best defenses in the league. That defense did not disappoint as the Pack was able to hold the Eagles offense to 6 points in a 16-6 victory. It was a game of FG's for 3 quarters as both teams were unable to muster any red zone offense. It was especially painful for the home team Eagles as they had 4 attempts in the red zone and came up empty twice. The turning point of the game came with just over 2 minutes remaining. Down 9-6 and at the Packers 4 yard line, the Eagles decided to kick a FG on 4th down and 3 to go. The kick was good, however, the Pack was offside which would move the ball to the 2 and make it 4th and 1. Instead of taking the sure thing and a tie, Coach Mason decided to go for the throat with a TD. Calling a Jameis Winston sneak, the Eagles QB was able to get a push. It was close, very close, so the referees called the chain gang in from the sideline. Short by inches, the Pack takes over at the 1! The Eagle staff was livid and wanted a replay, but it was not to be. The Pack took over, but with 3 timeouts, the Eagles were able to get the ball back with 1:33 left on the clock. Starting from their own 23, the Eagles knew that young QB Winston would have to throw the ball in order to get them in FG range for the tie. After a 5 yard penalty pushed the Eagle defense back to the 18, Winston went back to pass, didn't see any open receivers, and took off running. 5, 10 yards and, just as Winston is about to slide, he is hit by Brian Orakpo, who forces the ball out. The ball gets scooped up by little used S Chris Maragos, who takes in into the end zone! 16-6 Pack with 1:07 left on the clock. Down 10, the Eagles called in a day and took a knee. Coach Connors called a great game and had a great game plan. The star of the game for the Pack was their defense and the running of Frank Gore who had 29 carries for 135 yards. The Eagles wasted a great performance by RB Demarco Murray who had 160 yards on 21 carries. New England 26 San Francisco 0 67 20-30 The Pats man handled the Niners in the Week 2 contest. The final was 26-0. Despite the lopsided score, SF registered more first downs than New England 16-15 but that doesn’t count in the standings. Furthermore, SF only got into the red zone once in the game. The first half looked to end with only a 3-0 Patriot advantage until, with 29 seconds left, New England’s Ryan picked up a fumble and ran 59 yards for the score. The second half was all Patriots featuring 7 sacks and 2 INTs of SF Ryan Fitzgerald. Sam Bradford was efficient for the Pats going 20-31 and a TD. Kevin deserves a lot of credit for a well called game. Tampa Bay 31 New York(N) 13 67 0-10 Tampa gets a road win in New York verses the Giants. Sub coach Heaton did a great job keeping his team close. Eventually Tampa’s Derek Carr, with more tools to choose from at WR, was able to outpace Carson Wentz. Individually both QBs had 100 plus ratings. Running backs were just average. New York’s Robbie Anderson pulled in 5 balls for 104 yards and a TD. DeSean Jackson caught 4 for 94 yards and a TD. Next week for Tampa it’s the battle of the Bays up in Wisconsin. The Giants have a tough one in Arizona. Carolina 19 New York(A) 17 77 5-15 Great game that comes down to the last play. The jets take the lead 17-13 with 2:45 remaining as Mallet found Sammy Watkins on the 5 yard pass. Russell Wilson leads the Panthers back down field and hits Randall Cobb with a 19 yard TD pass with 31 seconds remaining to take a 19-17 lead. The Jests blocked the XP but surely there was now enough time remaining to capitalize? Well, they almost did, driving all the way down to the 25 before time ran out. Thanks to Dennis for subbing and Bob for patience with my connection issue. Thanks also to everyone else who offered to sub. Jacksonville 10 Oakland 37 62 0-5 Matt Stafford throws three touchdown passes as the Raiders down the Jaguars. McKinnon(NYJ) 14-100 Fitzgerald(Atl) 11-204 1 TD Thomas,D(Chi) 9-160 Smith Sr.(Pit) 10-136 Pryor Sr.(Hou) 8-112 3 TD Hopkins,D(Ten) 11- 98 William,Ty(Dal) 6- 94 3 TD Brady,T(Pit) 50-31-380 4 TD - IFL Offensive Player of the Week Rivers(Atl) 36-26-350 3 TD 2 Int Roethlisbe(Ari) 43-24-329 1 TD Ryan,M(Ten) 48-31-292 Fairley(KC) 3 Sk 8 Tk Golden,M(Dal) 3 Sk 12 Tk Miller,V(Atl) 3 Sk 10 Tk Hayward(Was) 2 Int 5 Tk Ingram,M(Was) 4 Sk 7 Tk - IFL Defensive Player of the Week Lee,M(Was) 4-197 Kick Ret 1 TD - IFL Special Teams Player of the Week WEEK TWO IFL STANDINGS WEEK TWO IFL LEAGUE LEADERS Jimmy Graham's three TD receptions led the Texans past Denver to open up the 2017 IFL season. Houston defense forces 6 Bronco turnovers and the Texans open the season with a 36-16 victory at home. The Broncos QB's passer rating for the game was a woeful 14.9 and Texans QB Kirk Cousins carved up the juicy Broncs secondary for 260 yards a 3 scores. Matt Forte chipped in 83 yards on the ground for the opening week winners. Chicago 7 Green Bay 13 70 0-10 The IFL regular season is upon us! Chicago came to Green Bay to renew our old rivalry. This game turned out to be a real "black and blue" division slugfest. Nobody could get things going on offense in the first quarter. The Packers, winners of three straight division titles, got the games first break as RB Alfred Blue would have the ball stripped out at his own 14. Green Bay came away with nothing however when Coach Conners went for it on 4th and 1 from the 4. QB Brian Hoyer's short hitch to WR Emmanuel Sanders got batted away. No score after the 1st. The Bears put together a nice 15 play, 55 yard drive midway through the second but Nick Novak missed a long FG to keep the game scoreless. Green Bay took the next possession and moved all the way down to the Bears 14 thanks to a couple of Hoyer to Sanders hookups. The drive stalled there and the hosts had to settle for a Josh Brown 32 yard FG to open the scoring...3-0 Packers at the half. Chicago got a break early in the 3rd as S Cam Chancellor picked off Hoyer inside Packers territory. The Green Bay defense dug in and forced another Novak FG try, this time from just 42 yards out. Much to the delight of the Lambeau faithful, he shanked another one...still 3-0 As was the case after the first Novak miss, Green Bay's offense seemed to come to life on the next possession. RB Frank Gore tore off three decent runs and Hoyer found WR's Terrance Williams and Breshard Perriman for big gains. On 1st and 10 from the Bears 17 Hoyer dropped in a perfect strike to Sanders...TD Packers...10-0 Green Bay would tack on another FG to lead 13-0 after 3 quarters. The hosts seemed to have things under control until midway through the 4th until Bears QB Marcus Mariota found WR Jamison Crowder for a huge 39 yard gain. RB Blue then tore off a 10 yard run to take it down to the Packers 31. Mariota went back to Crowder on a short out. He broke the tackle of CB Bryce Callahan and sprinted down the sideline for a TD. Suddenly it was a one score game 13-7 with 6:19 remaining. On the next possession Hoyer completed a huge 2nd and 10 check down to Gore to move the ball out to the near midfield to burn some clock. Hoyer' 3rd and 6 pass would fall incomplete. On the play, the Packers pivot was hammered to the turf with no call and lay motionless for several minutes before being taken off on a stretcher. After a Shayne Lechler punt, Chicago would get the ball back at their own 14. The Packers forced a 3 and out thanks to a Bears holding penalty. Green Bay got the ball back at their own 38. With stat pack QB Derek Anderson under center Coach Conners decided to play it safe and keep it on the ground. Chicago would hold and after using 2 timeouts and the 2 minute warning, got the ball back at the Bears 20 with 1:31 and a timeout. Mariota quickly moved them out to the Green Bay 48 with completions to WR's Crowder and Demarious Thomas. With just 33 seconds left Crowder caught a short hitch but LB Brian Orakpo came across and jarred the ball loose. Callahan would jump on it to secure the win...13-7 the final It was a costly win for the Packers as we lost Hoyer for 10 weeks. Frank Gore was named MVP (24 carries for 104, 8 rec for 32) Crowder played well (8 rec. for 106 and a TD) but had the costly fumble late ILB Bobby Wagner was his usual dominant self with 15 tackles and a sack Great game called by Dennis. His Bears are a solid squad and our only real rival in the division. The other 3 teams are, quite frankly, lackluster. I do give credit however to TB Mike and Detroit Steve who, unlike Minnesota Rich, are trying to improve their abilities. Both have signed up for my September 8th coaching/gm clinic in Vancouver, Canada. Jacksonville Dave along with the entire Tennessee staff will also be on hand. Admission is just $380 CDN per person with a limited amount of spots still available. Dallas 34 Philadelphia 24 77 0-10 This Dallas Cowboys broke out to 17-0 and 24-7 leads in the first half but had to hold on for a 34-24 win over the Philadelphia Eagles in the season opener for both teams. Dallas' LeSean McCoy was named the game MVP following a three touchdown game; two on the ground and one via a pass. Dallas took the opening kickoff and went 64 yards in eight plays for a quick 7-0 lead. Cam Newton completed 3/4 passes on the drive, including a 26-yard pass to Williams and a 20-yard scree to McCoy. Following a Philly punt, Dallas went 51 yards to the Philly 20 but had to settle for a FG. McCoy had runs of 24 and 13 yards in the drive. On the second play from scrimmage, Murray fumbled and Dallas pounced on it at the Philly 41. It too Cam Newton just two plays to gind the end zone: a 29-yard pass to Williams and a 21-yard TD throw to Snead. Dallas goes up 17-0 while the fans were drinking their first beer. Philly got a big play from Sanu, who took a medium out from Winston to the house for 79-yards. Dallas answered the score with one of its own. Newton engineered an 11 play, 75-yard drive that ended with a McCoy TD run from the four. The big play was Newton hitting TE Clay for 20 yards on 3rd and five. With time running out in the half, Winston completed seven of eight passes in a long drive that ended with Winston hitting Murray from out of the backfield form a 13-yard score with 29 seconds on the clock. Sore was 24-14 at the half. To open the second half, Dallas hit a FG. However, a holding penalty negated the kick. Dawson then missed from 50 yards out. Philly closed to 24-21 with 31 seconds left in the quarter when Winston hit Brown Philly's kickoff went out of bounds, giving the Cowboys excellent field position. Cam Newton hit passes of six, 14 and 18 yards to bring me to the Philly 27. Dawson's FG advanced my lead to 27-21. Both teams exchanged punts as the defenses stepped up. Dallas brought in backup QB Moore, who completed both his throws, including an 18-yard play to Stills on third and 11. McCoy then ran for seven yards for a score making the final score 34-24. A key to the win was Philly committing two turnovers to none by Dallas. Also, Dallas was 8/13 on third down, whereas Philly was 4/11. Buffalo 7 San Francisco 20 73 10-20 Rookie Jordan Howard ignited the 49er offense rushing for 88 yards and two scores as the Niners defeat the Bills. Atlanta 3 New Orleans 35 70 The Saints come out firing against the defending NFC champs winning their home opener 35-3. The Saints defense is for real, holding Atlanta to 5 first downs and forcing 4 interceptions. The Falcons will for sure strike back as they are led by a great coaching Marty. Dez Bryant hauls in 2 TD's in the win. Pittsburgh 17 Jacksonville 16 97 0-10 The Jags open the season hosting divisional rivals Pittsburgh featuring The Steel Curtain 2.0 and as predicted it was an ugly affair. The Steelers D allowed only 49 yards passing on route to a 17-16 win over the aerially challenged Jags. The Jags D had success early on against Brady but in the end they were a worn out group by the 4th quarter. Linval Joseph was a complete stud for the Steelers with 9 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 FFs Jordan Todman had the Jags lone TD on a 104 yard KR. Vince made some balsy 4th down calls that in the end won him the game. Los Angeles 34 Carolina 19 82 0-5 Rams pull out a win against a game Panthers team in Carolina, coached by Kevin Kolb from the Pats. The game came down to an offensive explosion in the third quarter, with two plays tipping the balance. Carolina controlled most of the first half with an impressive mix of run and pass. Carolina QB Russell Wilson had a lot of success only missing on two or three passes in the first half, staking Carolina to a 13-10 lead. Carolina's first drive in the 2nd half stalled, which led to the first big play. A 98 yard punt return by Marcus Sherels, giving the Rams a 17-13 lead against the run of play to that point. Both teams traded touchdowns making the score 24-19 Rams after a failed Carolina 2 pt conversion. Rams next possession led to the 2nd big play, an innocuous short out pass to a double covered TY Hilton turned into a 67 yard gain for the Rams.That led to a third TD in the quarter for the Rams, 31-19. Wilson could not quite recapture the first half magic, he would end with two interceptions after the Rams no longer had to worry about the run. Panthers Studs: Randall Cobb 9 catches 104 yards 2 TDs TY Hilton 7 Catches 161 yards 2 TDs Carolina suffered two injuries to DBS Lamarcus Joyner and Andrew Adams, both set to miss 2 weeks. Next week Carolina takes on the Jets and the Rams travel to Miami. Thanks to Kevin from the Pats for playing, Sean I hope to see you in the rematch. Computer called this game a push and it turned into a nail biter. Baltimore opened the scoring 5 minutes into the game with a one yard sneak by Eli Manning. From that point until near the end of the third quarter both teams would put together several drives that would always end in successful field goals. The Titans had three of those to the Ravens' two so the score after 3 quarters was 13-9 Ravens. With a minute to go in the third the Titans took over the ball on their own 21. Coach Scott anticipated a pass to Beckham and had him doubled. Despite that Ryan connected with him on a fly pattern for 48 yards. A 12 yard completion to Kyle Rudolph moved the ball to the Raven 19. On the first play of the 4th quarter Ryan hit DeAndre Hopkins with a 19 yard fade for the TD. The convert made it 16-13 Titans. Baltimore responded with a nice 49 yard drive with Leveon Bell and Adam Thielen leading the way. However it stalled and they had to settle for a 44 yard field goal by Bryant. Tied at 16-16. Tennessee took the kickoff and moved the ball to their own 41. The Ravens anticipated a run and keyed on RB Wendell Smallwood. The playcall was a short quick to Hopkins. He caught the ball, broke a tackle and scampered 59 yards for the TD. 23-16 for the Titans half way through the 4th. Baltimore's next possession was basically stymied by a 9 yard Landon Collins sack. Tennessee couldn't do anything either and Baltimore took over the ball on their own 25. Bell had two nice runs that left the Ravens with a second and two at their own 49. Then however Bell took the ball three times (one pass, two runs) and could only gain one yard. Tennessee took possession and the game was essentially over. Titans win 23-16. Stat stars for Baltimore were Bell with 120 yards rushing and Joey Bosa with two sacks. Hopkins caught 8 for 153 yards and Matt Ryan ended with nearly 300 yards passing courtesy of the long gainers by Beckham and Hopkins. Looks like the AFC Central will be a dogfight all season long. New York(A) 20 Miami 17 75 0-5 In a stunner the Jets come into Miami and defeat the Dolphins 20-17, 4 turnovers to 2 was the big story but untimely penalties also played a part. A very shaky opening for the Dolphins and a solid start for the Jets. These 2 Teams meet again in week 4. Detroit 12 Tampa Bay 27 91 10-20 Derek Carr throws two touchdown passes and Cordarrell Patterson returns a kickoff 101 yards for another score as Tampa Bay gets by Detroit. Second overall pick Dak Prescott throws three touchdown passes in his debut as the Redskins defeat the Cardinals to open the 2017 IFL season. Indianapolis 27 New England 35 70 10-20 Light Rain New England holds off a determined Indy team in a tough, physical battle which saw 20 total penalties and plenty of injuries, including New England's top two RBs for a good portion of the game, as well as their 1st and 2nd string middle linebackers. The game was back and forth much of the way, but New England took a 15 point lead with under two minutes to go to seemingly cinch it. A 5 play 65 yard drive pulled Indy within 8 points with 40 seconds left. The Colts recovered the onside kick and were driving for the tie before the clock ran out on them. Sam Bradford picked up where he left off a year ago for NE, tossing 4 TD passes to go along with his 356 yards passing. James Starks picked up the slack after L Murray and CJ Procise (out 10 weeks after getting injured on his one and only snap of the game) were knocked from the contest, rushing for 72 yards on 15 carries. For Indy, Carson Palmer and Co. kept the Patriot D on their heels much of the game. Palmer finished with 20 of 39 passes completed for 263 yards and 2 TDs (zero INT). Nice game, Ken. Oakland 33 San Diego 13 83 Calm Matt Stafford throws four touchdown passes to lead the Raiders past the Chargers. Tight End Travis Kelce was a top target for Stafford hauling in eight receptions for 116 yards and a score. Cincinnati 17 New York(N) 5 79 0-5 Heavy Rain Tyler Eifert caught two passes for 94 yards and two touchdowns as the Bengals downed the host Giants 17-5. After forcing a New York punt Rodgers hit Eifert for a 85 yard score. The Giants got on the board late in the first quarter as Cincinnati was called for holding in the end zone resulting in a safety for New York. Barth extended the Bengal lead to 10-2 with a 27 yard field goal. Cincinnati opened the third quarter with a 10 play 81 yard drive capped off by a Rodgers to Eifert 9 yard scoring pass. The Giants closed out the scoring with a Carpenter 20 yard field goal with about two minutes remaining in the third quarter. While the game was played in a steady rain, Rodgers enjoyed a solid day going 24 of 33 for 271 yards and the two TDs. Gordon grinded out 46 yards on 20 carries. Giants rookie phenom Carson Wentz finished 14 of 28 for 95 yards with one INT. Joe Banyard provided some late game heroics rushing for 69 yards on only seven attempts. Next week the Giants host Tampa Bay while the Bengals travel to Kansas City. Kansas City 14 Minnesota 20 66 Calm Drew Brees amassed 328 yards in the air, including passes of 66 yards and 51 yards, and rookie Zeke Elliott ran for 95 yards, including 7 first downs, as Minnesota showed some offensive power in its home opener. In the end, though, they had to hold on to beat valiant Kansas City, 20-14, mostly because of the help of friendly referees, who killed drive after drive of the Chiefs with penalties. 13 penalties against the Chiefs? 1 against the home team Vikings? Hmmm. The Chiefs entered the red zone 6 times, but came away with only 1 score -- thanks largely to penalties. The Vikings invite the same crew to work their game next week. LaGarrette Blount was a wrecking ball for Kansas City, rushing for 100 yards on only 18 carries. Andy Dalton struggled, throwing for only 174 yards on only 16 of 32 passes (compared to Brees's 28 of 36). The Vikings totaled 412 yards, compared to the Chiefs' 287, The Vikes took a 13-7 lead into the 4th period, and scored a TD to move the lead to 20-7 with about 6 minutes left. But the Chiefs answered with a quick touchdown of their own to make it 20-14 with about 4 minutes to go. Eight plays by the Chiefs netted them only 22 yards, though, and the Vikings held on. The Chiefs also suffered some huge injuries: Shields to miss 15 games, ,Edwards to miss 14 games, and Johnson to miss 10 games. In Week 2, the Chiefs host the Bengals and the Vikings visit the Cowboys. Blount(KC) 18-100 Hilton(LAR) 7-161 2 TD LaFell(Buf) 11-113 Graham,J(Hou) 6- 71 3 TD - IFL Offensive Player of the Week Bradford(NE) 40-31-356 4 TD 1 Int Wagner,B(Chi) 1 Sk 15 Tk Campbell,D(NO) 2 Int 5 Tk - IFL Defensive Player of the Week Thompson,D(Phi)7-187 Kick Ret Todman(Jax) 3-174 Kick Ret 1 TD Sherels(LAR) 2-105 Punt Ret 1 TD - IFL Special Teams Player of the Week Patterson(TB) 2-152 Kick Ret 1 TD WEEK ONE 2017 IFL STANDINGS WEEK ONE 2017 IFL LEAGUE LEADERS DINNER WITH THE COMMISH Patriots Coach and defending IFL Champion Kevin Kolb took advantage of being in the Greater Cincinnati area to have dinner with the Commissioner. IFL War Rooms With the draft less than 24 hours from starting, IFL DOT COM was able to get a sneak peak into the Bengals War Room. Giants GM Jude enjoys a snack after announcing the club has reached agreement in principal with Carson Wentz to make him the first overall selection. Packers management prepare for Saturday in our state of the art gym. Buc Mike displaying the scientific technique he uses to determine a potential first round selection. Mike Mayock's 2017 IFL Mock Draft Former professional football player and now draft analysis Mike Mayock will provide his expert opinion on the 2017 IFL draft. Mayock agreed to be our guest on IFL dot com as long as no orangutans were used as a prop to announce IFL draft selections. 1. Giants (from Baltimore) - Last year the Giants traded Drew Brees for Colin Kaepernick and a package of draft picks. To New York's credit they realized Kaepernick was not a long term answer at the quarterback position. This resulted in the Giants trading up to the top spot. Just like last year when the Bears had to decide between Mariota and Winston, I see Big Blue choosing between Dak Prescott and Carson Wentz. I lean toward Prescott because of the better performance and situation in the NFL last year. 2. Redskins (from Houston) - This is like deja vu as Washington traded up prior to the 2015 IFL draft to select Teddy Bridgewater with the number one overall pick. Unfortunately, Bridgewater suffered a horrific injury and will miss all of the 2017 IFL season requiring the Redskins to go quarterback hunting again. It's really a credit to the Washington scouting department that they can once again accumulate the depth to be able to trade up into a position to select another promising young quarterback. More than likely, it will be Wentz. 3. Ravens (from Giants) - Baltimore dropped back a couple spots to pick up the second overall pick in round two. I believe there are two players who justify selection at this spot. One of the players, Baltimore already has one of the best in the IFL in Le'Veon Bell. The other will give the Ravens one of the best defensive fronts in the IFL for year's to come. Joey Bosa to Baltimore. 4. Vikings - Minnesota is a team with a lot of needs. They do have Drew Brees, an aging Jason Witten, and a beat-up Chris Ivory. I think the Vikings would be best served to trade down and accumulate additional picks. The Jets could certainly provide the bounty to trade up to this position but they are in a rebuilding phase of their own. Green Bay might be able to tempt them with 9 and 26. Detroit could possibly be a willing partner with the 8, 37, and possibly Terrance West but probably not enough. So, Ezekiel Elliott to Minnesota. 5. 49ers - San Francisco could use an anchor on their offensive line. Donald Stephenson is a journeyman and thus far Donovan Smith has been a disappointment. Jack Conklin would provide quite the upgrade. 6. Jets (from Dallas) - Gang Green could go in so many directions, its dizzying! Jared Goff has to be in consideration although I would have kept Dalton and taken either Michael Thomas or Deforest Buckner. Goff goes to New York. 7. Dolphins - Miami is another team that might be interested in moving up to the number four positions. Otherwise they have an opportunity to upgrade a defensive line that needs help. Buckner to the Fish. 8. Lions - The bad news is Detroit does not have an opportunity to upgrade their quarterback position. The good news is that the best wide receiver in the draft drops to them in Michael Thomas. Teamed up with Alan Robinson suddenly the Lions have one of the best receiving tandems in the league. Its a shame they won't have anyone to get them the football. 9. Packers (from Philadelphia) - Insiders think the Packers traded up to nine to have a shot at Goff. I think that is a pipe dream as Detroit would have taken him if the Jets didn't. Logic seems to dictate that Green Bay will take Jalen Ramsey or Ronnie Stanley with this selection. However, I could see Tyreek Hill as a sleeper pick at this spot. The Packers need to stop ignoring the O-line early in the draft and solidify that position. Ronnie Stanley to Green Bay. 10. Bengals - There was a time Cincinnati had the best cornerback duo in the IFL with Revis and Joseph. However, time waits for no one. While offensive tackle is a concern, look for the Bengals to select Jalen Ramsey here. 11. Eagles (from Green Bay via Jacksonville) - The Eagles are desperate for help on the defensive line. However, I don't think anyone available justifies selection at this spot. Philly does have a promising young quarterback and it never hurts to give him another weapon. I like wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin at 11. 12. Bills - Its time for Laremy Tunsil's slide to stop. This is a huge upgrade for Buffalo in an area they need the help. 13. Giants (from Pittsburgh) - I would have given Taylor Decker a lot of consideration here before his injury. Keanu Neal is tempting but I could see the Giants reaching just a tad and taking the best Tight End in the draft in Hunter Henry. 14. Cowboys (from the Jets via Kanas City) - Dallas could use an upgrade at offensive tackle and Taylor Decker fits that description even with his injury. 15. Jets (from Indianapolis) - The Jets need to think about best player available at this point. Safety Keanu Neal tops my list of available players and fills a need as well. 16. Rams - This is a historic pick as it will be the IFL's first selection from a franchise located in Los Angeles. Neal would have been a good fit for the Rams but Cody Whitehair allows Los Angeles to move Spencer Long to guard and upgrade the offensive line. 17. Panthers - Carolina needs safety help. But I think they hope to boast that position in a later round. Tyreek Hill adds an interesting weapon to the Panther offense. 18. Buccaneers - One of the most improved teams in the IFL last year, James Bradberry would boast the secondary allowing Mathieu to play safety. 19. Raiders - Oakland could use help at running back. Carlos Hyde's durability is a concern. Jordan Howard has to be a consideration but I like Derrick Henry's upside. 20. Jets - I think the Jets were considering inside linebacker Deion Jones at 15 and have to be delighted he is available at 20. 21. Cardinals - Arizona has to give thought to the defensive backfield but Will Fuller has potential as a game breaker. Marshall is getting old and Decker is broken down. 22. Saints - Saint management likes instant gratification and there is no more of an immediate contributor than veteran pass rusher Lorenzo Alexander. 23. Broncos - Denver has to be shocked promising and productive Jordan Howard is available to boast the rushing attack. 24. Chargers - Another IFL team that made a big jump last season. In my opinion Coach Banko should have received more consideration for IFL Coach of the Year. The secondary needs help but so does linebacker. Leonard Floyd is a good fit for San Diego. 25. Bears - Chicago finally turned the corner last year and had a big opening round playoff win over Arizo	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line251
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Marcos repeated his call to the public to be vigilant and take extra efforts to guard their votes. “We cannot overemphasize this to our voters. We all need to be involved in this endeavor because our future is at stake here,” he said. “We need to guard our votes. It is the only way to make sure that our true collective sentiments will be reflected in the final results,” Marcos said. Marcos has asked the Commission on Elections and the PPCRV to terminate the unofficial count of votes for vice president, which showed Robredo ahead. “It is unfortunate that while the whole country was asleep the glitch in the canvassing occurred and from then on we saw a progression of so-called updates that showed an alarming and suspicious trend reducing our lead, contrary to the results of independent exit polls and our own internal surveys,” Dela Cruz said. “As we speak we are sending an urgent request to the Comelec and the PPCRV to terminate the unofficial count, which now stands at 90.99 percent,” he added. “In the past, the unofficial count was designed not to be completed to avoid the possibility of confusion and conflict with the official one. There is no reason for this not to be the norm this time around,” he said. “Thus, although we are certain that if the unofficial count continues we will emerge victorious, we do not want the official canvass to be conducted by the National Board of Canvassers [NBOC] preempted by the unofficial count.” Dela Cruz pointed out that many votes from Marcos bailiwicks have not been transmitted, including Ilocos Sur, with only 11 percent; Nueva Vizcaya, 12 percent; Apayao, 18 percent; Abra, 11 percent; Lanao del Norte, 12 percent; Zamboanga del Sur, 9 percent; and Sultan Kudarat, 22 percent as of 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. As of press time, Robredo garnered 13,364,461 votes to Marcos’ 13,194,150 votes. Senator Alan Peter Cayetano came in third with 5,469,894 votes followed by Senator Francis Escudero with 4,599,961 votes, while Senators Antonio Trillanes IV and Gregorio Honasan got 799,922 and 719, 266 votes, respectively. Both Escudero and Trillanes have already conceded. Amor Amorado, head of Marcos’ quick count center, said their internal count was based on a copy of the certificates of canvass that their people on the ground have gathered. Meanwhile, former Biliran congressman Glenn Chong also said the Comelec and the Smartmatic must explain the reduction in the votes of Escudero and the apparent addition of an almost similar amount of votes to Robredo. He noted that at 5:30 a.m. this morning, votes for Senator Escudero went down from 4,486,335 as of 4:59 a.m. to 4,449,913 votes or a deduction of 36,442 votes while votes for Robredo rose from 13,014,447 to 13,050,113 votes. He said the reduction in Escudero’s vote of 36,422 votes is almost identical to the addition of 35,668 votes for Robredo. Since there cannot be any transmission of a negative vote, Chong said it was not possible for the vote of one candidate to go down. He pointed out that the results came out in two major TV networks, but have since been removed. Chong, who claimed to be a victim of poll cheating in the 2010 elections, is now one of the leading transparency advocates in the automated elections. He urged the camp of Marcos and other candidates who suspect poll irregularities to get audit logs of the votes from the precincts and the municipal board of canvassers as well as the statistical reports and transmission reports so investigators can cross-match the figures. Comelec spokesman James Jimenez, meanwhile, said the tight race between Marcos and Robredo highlighted the importance of overseas Filipinos in the electoral process. “I think the clear message there is, gone are the times when the votes of the overseas voters are ignored,” Jimenez said. Jimenez said the 400,000 votes from overseas would be crucial in a race where margins are so narrow. So far, the Comelec has received results from Malaysia, Agaña in Guam, Yangon in Myanmar, Prague in Czech Republic, and the Vatican. Earlier, Marcos cited irregularities in overseas absentee voting, where votes cast for him ended up with other vice presidential candidates. With Sandy Araneta Topics: BongBong Marcos , sinister plot , Palace hand seen in plan to oust Rody , impeachment , eleksyon 2016 , election results INC: Where did our votes for Marcos go? Evidence shows breach in transparency server to 'rig' results ‘Secret’ fourth server revealed by Marcos	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line267
__label__wiki	0.940939	0.940939	MILF wracked by defections posted October 28, 2012 at 12:01 am by Francisco Tuyay Misuari claims to have won over 4 commanders to his side The Moro Islamic Liberation Front is being riddled with defections and its leader Ebrahim Murad is purportedly offering to pay the leaders of the defection P5 million each to stay with his group and stop obstructing the Framework Agreement it forged with the government. Gapul Hadjirul, political director of the Moro National Liberation Front central committee, said at least four MILF commanders have defected to the MNLF because they supposedly feel betrayed by Murad. “He betrayed his supporters when he conspired with the Malaysians in entering into a Framework Agreement that is a deception by the government and a conspiracy with the Americans to attain their secret objective in Mindanao,” Hadjirul told MST Sunday in a telephone interview. Hadjirul identified the four commanders as Samer Samsudin Lungkatay, Samer Salamat, Abdulwahid Jainalan and a certain Saidale. Samsudin is the former chairman of the MILF Council of Ulamas while Salamat is the brother of deceased MILF founder Hashim Salamat and allegedly commands some 8,000 MILF troops. Jianalan, on the other hand, is supposedly Murad’s former security chief who commands about 6,500 fighters. Saidale is allegedly a new commander who is the leader of 1,500 armed men. “Murad is very upset at the defection of Samsudin,” Hadjirul said, adding that Samsuddin had already met with MNLF leader Nur Misuari in Zamboanga City where they swore allegiance to the MNLF. Hadjirul said Misuari appointed chairman of the MNLF Council of Ulamas and member of the MNLF central committee. Murad was so upset with the defection that he offered pay Samsudin P5 million so he would settle differences with the MILF leadership. “Murad through an emissary asked Samsudin and [renegade MILF commander Ameril Umbra] Kato to return to the MILF in exchange for P10 million,” Hadjirul said, quoting a source from within Murad’s inner circle. “The money that was to be used was the money given by Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak,” Hadjirul added, but “95 percent of the MILF that defected to the MNLF rejected the offer outright.” Asked about the alleged payoff, presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda refused to comment on Hadjirul’s allegations. “I think we are the wrong person to react,” Lacierda said in a text message. “Let the MILF respond to that first... Peace is its own dividend.” But Hadjirul maintained that “Murad is trying his best to convince his former elite commanders to reunify with him in a bid to pursue the peace treaty and demonstrate to the entire country that they are united in the aspiration of the Mindanao people.” “We want the truth about the Mindanao problem to surface, but the problem is the government is covering up the matter. We don’t know what real agenda and motives are, but it seems to us that their primary intention is to divide Bangasa Moro people. Instead of promoting peace, they are creating a semblance of war,” Hadjirul added. Harm reduction seen to stem Asia’s smoking epidemic The Voice Kids in concert plus album	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line268
__label__wiki	0.779953	0.779953	Olympus Beats Bingham High school basketball in Utah is in full swing and, on Dec. 15, I attended a game between top-ranked Bingham and Olympus. I was considering the West Jordan at Brighton contest, but I received word that the Deseret News would be there. Since part of my goal is to cover games the other media doesn't, I chose Oly-Bingham because I thought it would be a great matchup. It was. Nicholas Paulos scored 22 points, and Paulos, Ben Sonntag and Joe Bourne hit some key free throws down the stretch as the Titans held off Bingham 68-63 in a non-region game. It was Bingham's first loss. The game had a great high-school atmosphere. Oly led for most of it, but Bingham made a nice rally to make it close at the end. Certainly Bingham wasn't happy to lose, but the Miners played hard and showed a lot of grit. To read my game story, click here, and then scroll to the game. Afterward, I found Bingham coach Mark Dubach and asked to interview him. Dubach is a volatile coach during the game, but was very nice afterward. However, he declined to be interviwed. He said, "I only talk after wins." I guess we can add that little eccentricity to our knowledge of Dubach. I had spoken to him earlier in the day, and he seemed like a nice guy. There's a lot more to learn about him, so now I know. I found Olympus coach Matt Barnes, and he always likes to talk to the media. Barnes said he and Dubach attended Olympus High together back in the mid-1980s. Barnes was the school's basketball star (judging from all the school records he owns) and he said Dubach was the school's baseball phenom. Barnes talked about his team. He said Paulos is still recovering from mononucleosis, but is getting into form on the basketball court. Paulos had a great game, nailing 6-6 free throws (the fans call him "automatic") and a couple of three-pointers. He's a good guy to have the ball near the end of the game. Will Watkins sported a cut near is right eye in practice Monday. The cut was covered with a bandage during the game, but reopened when he got hit while battle Shad Sommerville for a rebound. He had to leave the game with a trainer, but returned shortly afterward. What makes Olympus so impressive is they four players who are 6-6, one 6-5 and three 6-4 guys. And they can all play. If Oly could get Bourne to shoot a little better (2-6 on free throws tonight), they would be a state title contender. Here are a few other things I noticed: * - Bingham's MVP was Sommerville. The guy is dynamite. He had 23 points, and seemed to score whenever Bingham needed it. If I had to pick one guy from Bingham's lineup for my team, he would be my choice. * - Ben Clifford is good, too. He's 6-8, and had a nice game with 19 points and seven rebounds, even though he was in foul trouble. He also seems to be a man of many talents. Late in the game, Bingham set up a play for Clifford to shoot a three-pointer. It was a nice shot, but missed. Still, the fact that the play was set up for him says something. * - Late in the game, when Clifford had four fouls, Oly tried to get him to commit another. Several Bingham players came to his aid, and that was impressive, even to Oly fans. * - I was also impressed with Oly's Andrew Pellatt. He's the 6-5 guy who was often matchup against Clifford. Pellatt didn't show me much against Box Elder, but he was awesome against Bingham. He had six points and six rebounds, and made several big plays. He's also another example of how deep Olympus seems to be. * - Lastly, Bingham's three top players (Sommerville, Nate Girsberger and Clifford) accounted for 58 of Bingham's 63 points. The Miners need more help from guys like Ty Hannay, Michael Arnell, Spencer Brown, Logan Parker, etc... If Bingham is going to win the 5A state title, at least one other guy has to step up. Posted by Bruce at 7:57 AM No comments: Covering Olympus-Box Elder Today was a fun day. I was getting ready to attend a local high school basketball game when James Edward, the prep editor of the Deseret News, called and asked me to cover a game. He suggested the Olympus-Box Elder matchup, so I headed over there tonight. There wasn’t a big crowd, but it was an entertaining game. Olympus won 50-36, but only pulled it out at the end, scoring the game's final 16 points. Afterward, I thought Box Elder coach Keith Mecham might be bent out of shape, but he was a class act. I also debuted my new stat sheet, and it worked beautifully. There is a box score at the bottom of this blog (below). Now I'm able to keep multiple stats faster. I'm excited to cover future games. As for this game, here are a few things I noticed: * - Oly can't shoot. At least not yet. They hit just 35 percent of their shots (3-16 from three-point land). Point guard Joe Bourne threw up several bricks. He was 0-4 from the field and 2-5 from the free-throw line. Oly really doesn't have a true point guard. Bourne is the closest thing. He does other things well, but hit shot is off. * - Box Elder guard Brant Mecham hit 0-12 shots, but at least he kept shooting. That's what a shooter does. Eventually those shots will fall. I know he was disappointed tonight, but he'll have great games, too. Coach Mecham wasn't worried. * - Guard Nicholas Paulos didn't score. I kept waiting for him to make a difference in this game, but he never did. Coach Barnes said he has mononucleosis. Well, now I understand. I hope he gets better soon. He makes Oly a lot better team. * - I got to the game early and spoke to a lot of Oly people, including coach Barnes, football coach Mike Smith, counselor (and amateur photographer) Julie Fairbourne and a few others. I like Olympus, and I also met some new people. It's also worth it to arrive early and get "in" to the game before tipoff. Below is my game story, which I submitted to the Deseret News. There's also a detailed box score at the bottom. It appears I may also get to submit game stories to the Utahsportsaction.com website soon. I spoke to them today. That should be fun. By Bruce Smith For The Deseret News Imagine the Olympus Titans as a light switch. For three and one-half quarters Friday night, it’s questionable whether or not it was working. But for the last four minutes, there was no doubt. Will Watkins scored 16 points, including the go-ahead three-point basket, as Olympus scored the game’s final 16 points and beat Box Elder 50-36 in a non-region game. Obviously, the game was closer than the score indicated. Olympus led most of the way, but the Bees rallied behind the inspired play of guard Cody Eyre to take a 44-39 lead going into the final quarter. “We played a good game. We limited them, and they’re a legitimate 70-point run-and-shoot team,” said Box Elder coach Keith Mecham. That was true. Olympus was as a hot-shooting team last season, but this year’s team hasn’t looked so promising yet. Sharpshooter Nicholas Paulos has been hampered by an illness, and the team has yet to show the same marksmanship. But the Titans scored the first four points of the fourth quarter and regained the momentum, forcing Mecham to quickly call a timeout. Unfortunately, it didn’t help. “It is a gutty win,” said Olympus coach Matt Barnes, whose Titans improved to 3-0. Barnes, of course, was more concerned with Oly’s third-quarter problem, an eight-minute time frame when Box Elder outscored the Titans 14-7. He noted that his team has had trouble immediately after halftime in each game this season, although that was only evident the last two games. The Titans erased Box Elder’s lead quickly, forcing five fourth-quarter turnovers. Watkins, Connor Brady, Manny Riak, Joe Bourne and Spencer Harris scored to put the game away. Box Elder didn’t score the last four minutes of the game. Eyre, who led the Bees with 13 points, hit some amazing shots early, but ended up 6-14 from the field because he always seemed to have a hand in his face in the fourth period. The Bees’ leading scorer, Brant Mecham, also was handcuffed, but for the entire game. Mecham, the team’s leading scorer last year, whiffed on all 12 of his shots Friday. His only points came on 3-4 free throws. “We did a nice job on him. He lit us up last year,” noted Barnes. “We really did turn up the defense in the last quarter.” Keith Mecham noted that, too. He said once Watkins’ big trey gave Oly a 39-36 lead, his team also played differently. “We were trying to put them away too early,” he said. “Once Watkins hit that shot, we kind of panicked.” Box Elder was also forced to foul and Olympus, which hit just 13-22 charity shots for the game, hit most of them down the stretch. Brady backed up Watkins with 15 points and Riak, who started in place of Paulos, had 10. Justus Brown and Chad Talbot had six points each for Box Elder. Talbot also had a game-high nine rebounds. Box Elder 10 10 14 2 - 36 Olympus 13 9 7 21 - 50 BOX ELDER (36) – Munns 2-5 0-1 4, Eyre 6-14 0-1 13, Brown 3-7 0-0 6, Talbot 3-8, 0-0 6, Mecham 0-12 3-4 3, Barlow 1-2 2-3 4, Clawson 0-1 0-0 0, Mund 0-0 0-0 0, Jensen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 15-49 5-9 36. OLYMPUS (50) – Riak 4-10 1-2 10, Bourne 0-4 2-5 2, Watkins 5-10 5-6 16, Brady 6-11 2-3 15, Sonntag 2-5 0-2 4, Pellatt 0-1 0-0 0, Paulos 0-2 0-0 0, Harris 0-3 3-4 3, Reynolds 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 17-47 13-22 50. Total fouls: Box Elder 20, Olympus 13. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None. Three-point goals: Box Elder 1-15 (Eyre 1), Olympus 3-16 (Riak, Watkins, Brady). Rebounds: Box Elder 31 (Talbot 9), Olympus 35 (Bourne, Brady 7). Turnovers: Box Elder 17, Olympus 9. Blocked shots: Box Elder 4 (Brown, Talbot, Mecham, Clawson), Olympus 1 (Bourne). Posted by Bruce at 10:04 PM No comments: Labels: Be Basketball season begins The Utah high school basketball season has started and, on opening night, I decided to check out the Cottonwood at Taylorsville game. Why that game? It was convenient. I will try to see each team in the area at least once this season, choosing the best games of the night. I also want to make sure I don't go to the same games the local media is covering. There was a decent crowd at Taylorsville, and it was a good game. Afterward, I visited with both coaches and learned a lot more about their teams. I also used a new scoresheet, which helped me compile game stats. Here is a game story I wrote, as well as statistics. I hope to cover 1-2 games a week from now on. MatchupUT.com TAYLORSVILLE – In the season opener for both teams, the Cottonwood Colts left the gym with a good feeling, while the Taylorsville Warriors wondered what might have been. The Colts got 17 points from senior Raymond Chavez, and blitzed the Warriors with steady three-point shooting, to earn a 56-53 victory in a non-region game. Afterward, however, Taylorsville coach Ron Burnside was upset that this one got away. He felt Taylorsville had a lot more it could have shown the home crowd. “We had our big guy out and that hurt us,” said Burnside, referring to 6-foot-7 senior Yai Ajak, who reportedly had a death in his family. “We didn’t rebound. We needed to have that big guy.” Ajak’s departure basically meant this was a battle between two evenly matched, perimeter-oriented teams, and Cottonwood came away with the win for two reasons. * - The Colts were able to bury three-pointers. As a team, they connected on 9-16 shots from beyond the arc, led by Chavez and Parker Vassau, who had three apiece. * - The Colts hit a big basket, and prevented Taylorsville from doing the same. Holding a three-point lead with two minutes left, Cottonwood held the ball for a minute before Chavez found Tim Glenn on a backdoor cut, and Glenn responded with a layup. Taylorsville had a chance to tie the game in the final seconds, but never got a good look on a three-point shot. Cottonwood coach Dave McConnell was happy how his team responded in key times, especially near the end. “We wanted to put them to sleep and make them think we were going to stall,” he said. McConnell said Glenn, a senior who had four points and four rebounds, was his team’s player of the game. “He did a lot of things tonight without the ball, so he gets the game ball,” he said. “We couldn’t have done it without him.” Besides the Colts’ late-game basket, there were two other times that Cottonwood responded well. Trailing 12-7, Cottonwood opened the second quarter with eight straight points, including a pair of threes by Chavez, and never trailed again. Then, after a scoreboard snafu caused caused a brief delay in the third period, the Colts came out and put in a pair of treys. Taylorsville was able to stay close, thanks primarily to the play of Andrew Togiai, who led the Warriors with 15 points, and the shooting of the Wright brothers – Wesley and Brady – who added 14 and 13. “We competed well as a team,” said Burnside. “We have two slashers and two shooters, and that showed tonight. But I sure would like to see how we would do if we were at full strength.” Cottonwood 7 17 23 9 - 56 Taylorsville 12 8 19 14 - 53 COTTONWOOD (56) – Chavez 4-7 6-8 17, Carter 0-2 1-2 1, Glenn 2-2 0-1 4, Kristensen 1-3 3-3 5, Dooley 1-4 0-0 2, Smith 3-6 2-4 10, Lundquist 2-4 0-1 5, Vassau 3-3 1-1 10, Malugin 1-2 0-2 2. Totals 17-35 13-22 56. TAYLORSVILLE (53) – Togiai 5-9 3-3 15, Meters 1-3 2-2 4, W. Wright 6-10 0-0 14, McCloyn 2-7 3-4 7, Roper 0-1 0-0 0, Saelim 0-1 0-0 0, B. Wright 4-7 3-4 13. Totals 18-40 11-15 53. Total fouls: Cottonwood 12, Taylorsville 17. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: McCloyn. Three-point goals: Cottonwood 9-16 (Chavez 3, Vassau 3, Smith 2, Glenn). Taylorsville 6-19 (Togiai 2, W. Wright 2, B. Wright 2). Rebounds: Cottonwood 22 (Glenn 4), Taylorsville 24 (Togiai 4). Turnovers: Cottonwood 17, Taylorsville 17. Alta does it again For the second consecutive week, I had the chance to cover the Alta High School football team. The Hawks defeated Cottonwood 37-13 in a 5A quarterfinal contest at Alta. It was a beautiful day for football. Sunny skies, only a little bit of wind, with temperatures in the upper 50s. I wore a coat, but didn't need it until late in the game. Alta is a great team. The Hawks don't beat themselves. They make you beat them. Cottonwood and Alta faced off in the first game of the regular season, and the Hawks dominated, 59-20. QB Jordan Brown is the offensive leader, and had a great game. But to beat Alta, you have to hold down their receivers. Zach Liston, Skyler Mayne and Tyron Morris each had great games, and they made Brown look good. Alta's offensive line usually gave Brown time to throw, and Cottonwood couldn't keep up. With the win, Alta advanced to play Bingham in one 5A semifinal game at Rice-Eccles Stadium. In the other game, Hunter will play Davis. I'm trying to avoid disrespecting Hunter and Davis, but you have to figure the Alta-Bingham winner will be favored in the 5A championship game. Alta is the two-time defending 5A champion, but Bingham should be favored to win next week's game because the Miners edged Alta earlier this year. Cottonwood looked good in the first quarter of this game. QB Crosby Jensen hit Tim Glenn a few times and RB Nadan Hosea earned the majority of his yardage. The defense also stopped Alta on its first two drives. The Colts hurt themselves, though, when Jensen threw an interception that led to Alta's points. Cottonwood also settled for field goals, instead of touchdowns, and couldn't gain a lot of momentum. This is Cottonwood's first year back in 5A, and the Colts were respectable, although they believe they should win it all. They simply don't have the depth and talent like Alta and Bingham ... not yet at least. Cottonwood finished with an 8-4 record, and lost to teams that are still playing. Cheers for Cottonwood for playing a tough schedule, and for challenging itself to be the best team possible. Cheers also for both teams in that they played with class. In the first game they played, there was some on-field talk between the teams, and it may have lacked sportsmanship. This game was different. So, what do I remember most from this game? * - Realistically, it wasn't that memorable, except I believe I learned more about Alta's football team. That may come in handy next week when I watch the big semifinal contest. Steve Luhm was there, representing the Salt Lake Tribune. I used to work with Steve when were both at the Tribune, and he is a good guy. He's a big asset to the Trib's sports department, and it was a pleasure to hang out with them at this game. * - Alta's receivers aren't that fast, but they're quick. They also broke a lot of tackles that led to big plays. Alta had four pass plays over 40 yards. What's sad is they are in the same region as Jordan's great receivers, so it's possible some of those guys won't make first team all-region, even though they might deserve it. * - Cottonwood's uniforms. The Colts' colors are yellow, black and white, and they sometimes differentiate their uniforms for each game. I like that. Alta wears all black at home, with grey numbers. The numbers are somewhat difficult to read from a distance, but I've noticed a number of teams are going with that kind of design. * - The homes that overlook Alta's field. They are above the stadium, on a small hill, and it gives the homeowners great views of the games. There are some disadvantages to east-facing homes, but if I lived there, I would host parties every night Alta plays at home. * - The game started at 4 p.m., and it was a bright afternoon. Alta was on the west side of the field, and in the shade. Cottonwood was in the sun for most of the first half, and it couldn't have been comfortable. I noticed a lot of people there trying to shield their eyes from the sun. Steve and I stayed on Alta's sideline in the first half, then moved to the Cottonwood side after the sunset. * - Parking. Last week, I found a nice parking spot. This time, I had to park in a nearby neighborhood. Still, the stadium wasn't full. It helps to arrive early, it seems, to get the best parking spot. I got to the game late, so my statistics weren't as good as usual. However, the Cottonwood statisticians provided me with some info, so I was able to catch up. Here they are: Cottonwood 3 3 0 7 - 13 Alta 3 13 21 0 - 37 A – FG Vance Bingham 41 C – FG Riley Harper 27 C – FG Harper 28 A – Tyron Morris 67 pass from Jordan Brown (Bingham kick) A – FG Bingham 23 A – Morris 70 pass from Brown (Bingham kick) A – Skyler Mayne 3 run (Bingham kick) A – Mayne 21 pass from Brown (Bingham kick) C – Jason Lundquist 10 pass from Crosby Jensen (Harper kick) First downs: Alta 20, Cottonwood 17 Rushes-yards: Alta 26-74, Cottonwood 28-116 Passing yards: Alta 432, Cottonwood 188 Passes: Alta 20-25-0, Cottonwood 17-45-1 Fumbles: Alta 0-0, Cottonwood 2-2 Penalties: Alta 8-77, Cottonwood 7-45 Punts: Alta 3-38.3, Cottonwood 4-50.2 RUSHING: Alta – Eyring 10-34, Finnerty 7-33, Mayne 5-22, Jefferson 1-7, Brown 3 -(-14). Cottonwood – N. Hosea 25-98, K. Hosea 2-13, Carter 1-5. PASSING: Alta – Brown 19-24-0-424, Handley 1-1-0-8. Cottonwood – Jensen 16-38-1-188. RECEIVING: Alta – Liston 8-173, Mayne 8-86, Morris 3-166, Eyring 1-7. Cottonwood – Glenn 8-103, Lundquist 5-55, Roberts 2-16, N. Hosea 2-10, Beveridge 1-9, Jensen 1-(-1). Posted by Bruce at 11:05 AM No comments: Alta opens playoffs with narrow win The Utah high school state football playoffs started tonight and, unfortunately, there were no real upsets. I was at the Fremont at Alta game and, while Fremont put up a good fight, it was all Alta in the second half. The Hawks won 38-14 to advance toward what could be their third straight 5A state championship. There were a couple of games that surprised me. Syracuse beat Skyline 31-7 and Delta whipped Judge Memorial 41-7. Those would have been my upset picks. I found later, however, that Skyline's RB - Algernon Brown - was injured in the first quarter and didn't play after that. Judge? Well, Judge hasn't played to its potential all year. The game I was at was played Alta. It was a cold afternoon, thanks to a southerly wind that finally died down at halftime. You can read my game story in the Deseret News, but here are the highlights. Fremont played well. For being the fifth seed from Region 1, the Silverwolves had Alta worried. Fremont's QB, Brody Garr, played a great game. Fremont scored its first touchdown on a fake field goal, where Garr took a pitch and hit 6-foot-6 Tate Lewis wide open for a touchdown. That gave Fremont some momentum. They lost it a while later when Alta when a big QB sack turned into a safety a couple of plays later. Garr was at his best when he got rid of the ball quickly. But he was sacked for a 17-yard loss. Then, under heavy pressure, he threw the ball away from the end zone. There were no receivers in the area so the referees awarded Alta two points. It was a legitimate call. To make a long story short, Fremont scored on a nice screen pass to take a 14-12 lead, but there was still over a minute left. Alta doesn't need much time, and QB Jordan Brown led a nice drive that culminated with a 9-yard TD pass to Tyron Morris. The score was 20-14 at halftime, and the second half was dull. Alta dominated, on both offense and defense. The Hawks scored on their first possession and, the way their defense was playing, the game was never in doubt. I have to admit ... I like upsets. I also like close games. So, maybe I'm a bit one-sided on this subject. I appreciate Fremont giving Alta a decent game. That's the fan in me. I like the NCAA basketball tournament for that reason. But Alta was obviously the better team. The Hawks had too many penalties, but it didn't make a difference in the game. Here are a few things I noticed: * - Alta's offensive and defensive lines dominated. They held Fremont to minus-41 yards rushing, thanks to six sacks. On offense, Alta rushed for 243 yards. If that's not a season high, I'll be surprised. * - Alta has great receivers, but my favorite is No. 10 - Tyron Morris. It was no surprise that's who Brown often threw to when he needed to make a play. Morris caught a 9-yard TD pass late in the second quarter that was one of the big plays of the game. * - Late in the game, a funny thing occurred. Brown got the snap, faked to a running back, and then went sprinting to the right. Most of the Fremont players (and the fans) followed the running back and ... well .. so did most of the officials. When he was tackled, a referee blew his whistle. At the same time, Brown was running with the ball and was eventually tackled near the sideline after a short gain. Then an official threw a flag as they tried to figure out what happened. Turns out it was a great fake. The officials didn't know what to do, so they called a "do over." I've never seen that happen before. Great fake, Jordy. * - Fremont should be congratulated. The Silverwolves were obviously outclassed. Alta has too many talented players. But Fremont played within itself and didn't make many mistakes, so it stayed close. Alta coach Les Hamilton told me later that coach Bosgieter was a great coach who won a state championship at Weber back in 1998. I never confirmed that, but it makes sense. Alta knew it was in a game. I kept statistics during the game, and here they are: Fremont 7 7 0 0 - 14 Alta 7 13 8 10 - 38 A – Jordan Brown 1 run (Vance Bingham kick) F – Tate Lewis 20 pass from Brody Garr (Corey Craynor kick) A – Safety, intentional grounding penalty in end zone F – Nick Vigil 17 pass from Garr (Craynor kick) A – Tyron Morris 9 pass from Brown (Brown run) A – Brown 5 run (Morris pass from Brown) A – Bryan Finnerty 2 run (Bingham kick) First downs: Alta 28, Fremont 12 Rushes-yards: Alta 47-243, Fremont 15(-41) Passing yards: Alta 213, Fremont 216 Passes: Alta 17-24-1, Fremont 21-35-2 Fumbles lost: Alta 0-0, Fremont 0-0 Penalties: Alta 12-143, Fremont 5-39 Punts: Alta 1-45.0, Fremont 5-34.8 RUSHING: Alta – Eyring 18-99, Finnerty 16-71, Brown 9-49, Liston 1-13, Jefferson 3-11. Fremont – Vigil 5-8, Wilson 1-1, Bitton 1-(-1), Stucki 1-(-6), Garr 7-(-43). PASSING: Alta – Brown 17-24-1-213. Fremont Garr 21-35-2-216. RECEIVING: Alta- Mayne 5-87, Morris 4-61, Liston 4-40, Sylvester 2-14, Eyring 1-8, Brady 1-6. Fremont – Lewis 5-62, Bitton 5-44, Vigil 4-54, Craner 4-30, Willie 3-25. Posted by Bruce at 7:58 PM No comments: Jordan advances to playoffs On a cold, wintry evening in October, the Jordan Beetdiggers qualified for the 5A playoffs, and they proved they deserved to be there by advancing the hard way. The Beetdiggers defeated Brighton 35-30 in a 5A play-in game played at Hillcrest High School. It may have been the best game I have seen all season. There were heroes on both sides of the ball. I like games like that. In reality, one play didn't win it or lose it for either team. It was a combined effort. A game both teams will remember the rest of their lives. Despite the excitement that lasted throughout the game, it ended sadly. Jordan deserved to win. The Diggers played better than Brighton in two straight games. I don't believe they will match up well against their next opponent - top-ranked Bingham - but that doesn't matter. Why do I feel this way? Simple. Brighton has a lot of talent, and the Bengals made a name for themselves this season with their defense. If Brighton is to win, it has to do it with defense. In this game, Jordan's defense outplayed them. Brighton cannot give up 35 points and expect to win. As the game was winding down, Brighton QB Derek Newell appeared to score on a 16-yard run through the blowing snow. It was nullified by an illegal block penalty. I never saw the infraction. After the game, I spoke to Bingham coach Dave Peck, who was watching the game from the concourse level. He said he saw it. The block likely sprung Newell for the score. He said without the block, Newell probably would not have reached the end zone, but Brighton would be very close. Newell threw an interception on the next play, which happens so often in sports. Jordan then ran out the clock. As the players congratulated each other, the referees had to walk (run) past the Brighton fans, and they were booed as they left the field. If there was a sad point to this game, it was that an official's call decided the outcome. Sure, there probably was a penalty on that play. Too bad it couldn't have happened with five minutes left in the game, instead of the final minute. Now, Brighton's season is over. The Bengals finished 6-4 and may have won the title in another region. But this is Region 4. Don't be surprised if Region 4 has at least three teams in the 5A semifinals. Will Jordan be one of them? Hard to say, but the Diggers showed something on this night. The game was played in cold temperatures, and it snowed frequently. Midway through the game, the Brighton Booster Club arranged for gas-powered heating units to be placed on each team's sidelines. That was a class act on their part. Hart never took advantage of it. He was too involved in the game. He completed 22 of 32 passes for 327 yards and was in great form. He combined short passes over the middle, with occasional lobs down the sidelines that were on target. His favorite receiver was Braden Hammond, who set a Utah state record this season for most receptions. Hammond caught all four of Hart's touchdown passes, including a 58-yarder when be broke several tackles. Jordan's offense has earned the headlines all season, but the defense was the difference. Even with Heimuli starting at center, Jordan held its own. Plus, the Diggers made big plays. They forced a fumble that Grant Gary returned 16 yards for a touchdown. Earlier, the Diggers also blocked a punt that Bill Vavau returned that set up a score. Brighton had its share of big plays, but all by the offense and special teams. Stephen Robinson, who botched a punt that helped Jordan win the previous game, returned the opening kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown. Robinson also caught a 68-yard pass from Newell for another score just before halftime. Jace Felix, who was the team's QB for much of last season, completed a 65-yard scoring pass to Zane Smith with about five minutes left that set up the pivotal ending. * - Taylor Loomis. Anyone see this kid? He was No. 7 in Jordan's defense. He also punted and kicked off. Loomis played a huge role in this game that few fans may have noticed. Loomis also played at Brighton last year (as a freshman), but transferred to Jordan, which drew the ire of many Brighton players and parents. Anyway, Loomis made several big tackles, including at least two on kickoff returns that might have saved scores. He also had a nice night punting under difficult conditions. * - Anyone notice Big Budha? Channel 13's morning show personality was on Jordan's sideline during the game. He has a son that plays on the team, he said. Before I could ask his son's name, I was shooed away. Still, it was cool to see him there. If his kid's even half his size, he's probably pretty good. * - Brighton's exuberance. In last week's game, Brighton coach Ryan Bullet said his team didn't show enough emotion. They were better this time, but very vocal in the final quarter. That's how Brighton MUST play to win. When they do, they're very tough to beat. * - Heimuli played in his final high-school game. It was a great season, and he will advance to play college ball somewhere. He made a huge difference on defense. Jordan still threw for over 300 yards, but their rushing yards were way down. * - Media coverage of this game was pretty good. I roamed the sidelines on both sides of the field and saw plenty of TV cameras, and a Deseret News reporter (John Coon). Apparently, Tony Jones of the Salt Lake Tribune was there, but I didn't see him. He's from Florida, though, and probably sat in the press box. In his game story, he wrote that the game was played in blizzard-like conditions. He needs to live here longer. It was snowy, but I only wore a light jacket. I did need two glasses of hot chocolate, though. It was very good. Since I didn't cover this game, I didn't keep statistics. I wish I had. That would have been interesting.\ Next up? I'll be at the Fremont at Alta game Friday night. Let's hope it's a little warmer. Jordan upends Brighton It's Friday night in the fall, and that means I'm at another football game. And what a great game it was. This time, I was at the Brighton vs. Jordan football contest. It had a lot of buildup. It was "senior night" at Brighton, meaning it was the final home game of the season. It also was a big game because it could decide the fourth - and final - playoff berth in Region 4. Brighton had a 3-2 region record, while Jordan was 2-3. Thus, Brighton had the advantage. But Jordan won the game, 28-20. It was a great game, but it was missing something. I couldn't figure out what it was until afterward. The atmosphere once the game ended was a mess. Since it was "senior night," Brighton was acknowledging all of its senior players. Of course, they were disappointed, but the show must go on. I spoke to Brighton coach Ryan Bullett, and he finally informed me what it was. Brighton wasn't inspired. When I was on the sidelines for the Brighton-Alta game, their whole sideline was involved. It was exciting. But not this time. Brighton's star player, Ricky Heimuli, didn't play. He was hurt. I noticed that immediately, and asked him what was wrong. Heimuli was brooding. He told me about his injury, and he appeared meek. This guy is 6-4, 295 pounds, but he was a head case. I told him - and I probably should not have done this as an independent bystander covering the game - that he needed to be his team's biggest cheerleader. He didn't take my advice (why should he?). Coach Bullett said his team wasn't inspired, and I believe it. Brighton is a good team, with a great defense. But it has to be inspired to show it. If not, they may not even make the playoffs. Jordan deserved to win the game. I spent the second half on the Jordan sideline, and it was impressive to watch. Everyone on that sideline was involved, and so were the Jordan fans. I got a chance to interview Jordan QB Alex Hart after the game. He was a class act. He's going to Utah State next year, and he may end up starting for them someday. I hope he does because he threw some great passes and has great knowledge of Jordan's playbook. In the interview, he showed me that he knew when he made great plays, and he knew when he screwed up. He accepted both. That's the sign of a great player. I became a fan of Alex Hart right there. Jordan runs the spread offense, but its receivers aren't that fast. The thing about the spread is that it's the QBs job to get the ball into the hands of the receivers, using short, pinpoint passes, and then the receivers make the yards. Jordan doesn't seem to have that game-breaking receiver, but Hart does a nice job of getting the ball to them anyway. He passed for 328 yards, which is an off-night for him. Brighton's offense wasn't impressive. It took a while for Brighton to get going. The Bengals benefited from a 90-yard kickoff return on a reserve by Sosiah TaKai, but the offense had just two first downs at halftime. TaKai ended up with 96 yards, and became a force in the second half. QB Derek Newell couldn't hit the long ball (and he tried several times), but had good luck throwing short and letting his receivers do the work. Stephen Robinson, who fumbled a punt late in the game that made a big difference, also showed that he has the potential to do a lot of good things. Robinson was the hero in Brighton's win over American Fork last week, and he will be a hero again, I'm sure. He caught a 77-yard TD pass from Newell. Jordan and Brighton meet again Tuesday night. Here's a thought: Get the ball to Robinson more. While Jordan played consistently on this night, Brighton has the game-breakers, and Robinson is one of them. OK. Enough of that. Here are a few other things I noticed from Friday's game: * - It was "senior night" and Brighton traditonally shoots off fireworks afterward. It was a great show, and it kept the fans there after the game. That was great. Keep it up. * - Brighton and Jordan have to play their playoff game on a neutral site. Brighton chose Hillcrest; Jordan chose Alta. Why? Brighton wanted to play on grass; Jordan on turf. Does it really matter? Yes. Because Brighton can't practice on turf. They viewed that as an advantage for Jordan. I asked Brighton principal Charisse Hilton (in a jokingly matter) if she had an extra $500,000 to put turf in the stadium. She answered very nicely, "No. We like playing on grass." She's right. So do I. * - The other day, I discovered this website called utahsportsaction.com. It has a lot of potential. It's a website dedicated to the coverage of Utah sports, especially high-school athletics. Their Facebook site is great. I liked it because that's where they place game photos. They had a photographer at the Brighton-Jordan game, too. I spoke to their leaders Friday, and they were at this game. I want to learn more about them, and see if we can help each other. There's big potential there. * - I got to know Jordan coach Eric Kjar and I met athletic director Mark Hunter after the game. They were classy guys. I was impressed with Jordan's professionalism. Their fans, though, are another story. They were bad-mouthing the referees the entire time. I don't know what to say about that. It was ... disappointing. * - One last thing. I met a woman on the Jordan sidelines. I didn't get her name. But her last name was Babka, and her son is No. 52. Wow. She was wearing Jordan athletic gear, and she looked impressive wearing it. She was taking photos of the game. I spoke to her briefly. I wonder if No. 52 knows her mother is hot? I don't know how old she is, but she still has "it." Her husband is some big muckety-muck named Beau Babka. I remember his name because he used to be associated with the police. Beau, if you ever read this, I hope you realize how fortunate you are. Ok. That's enough of that. I kept statistics from the game, of course. Here they are. Jordan 7 14 0 7 - 28 Brighton 7 7 0 6 - 20 J - Bill Vavau recovered fumble in end zone (Cory Rodgers kick) B - Sosiah Takai 90 kickoff return (Anthony Mares kick) J - Steve Morgan 8 pass from Alex Hart (Rodgers kick) J - Morgan 17 pass from Hart (Rodgers kick) B - Stephen Robinson 77 pass from Derek Newell (Mares kick) J - Hart 1 run (Rodgers kick) B - TaKai 7 run (kick blocked) First downs: Jordan 24, Brighton 10 Rushes-Yards: Jordan 30-56, Brighton 29-80 Passing yards: Jordan 328, Brighton 148 Passes: Jordan 30-50-1, Brighton 9-20-0 Fumbles-lost: Jordan 3-0, Brighton 2-1 Penalties: Jordan 5-37, Brighton 2-16 Punts: Jordan 6-37.2, Brighton 7-32.1 Rushing: Jordan - Hart 15-10, Spillman 9-23, Malaga 4-12, Hill 2-1. Brighton - TaKai 18-96, Newell 8-(-6), Lotulelei 1-3, Woodland 1-2, Felix 1-(-5) Passing: Jordan - Hart 30-50-1-328. Brighton - Newell 9-20-0-128. Receiving: Jordan - Hammond 8-107, Morgan 7-67, Hill 5-37, Hunt 3-47, Spillman 3-20, Malaga 2-15, Demis 1-6. Brighton - Robinson 3-104, Smith 2-18, Lotulelei 2-16, hansen 1-5. Missed field goals: None Skyline blows past Murray The nice thing about this week is that we have prep football on Thursday and Friday nights. The Deseret News asked me to cover the Jordan at Brighton game Friday night, but I wanted to go out early. So, on Thursday night, I went out and watched the Skyline at Murray game. I'm very familiar with Skyline, having helped the school's booster club publish its preseason program. I wanted to see Murray, though. The Spartans have had a breakout season, and I wanted to be part of it. Skyline won the game, 59-35. The Eagles' offense was impressive. QB Chase Dunford had a great game and RB Algernon Brown was unstoppable. Skyline reached the playoffs for the 24th consecutive season, and that's impressive. The Eagles will play Syracuse next week, and they have a chance to pull off the upset. This was my first time attending a game at Murray since I used to work for the Salt Lake Tribune in the early 1990s. I was disappointed in the crowd. The Murray crowd was rather small, and Skyline also didn't travel well. Later, I found out I might have been mistaken. Football games, as most people know, is a social occasion. A lot of the Murray fans weren't sitting in the stands. They were congregating at the south end of the stadium. Unlike me, they weren't interested in the game. So, I learned something. So, what made this game stand out? I don't know. I suppose, at the start of the season, when Skyline was looking at its schedule, this was written as an automatic victory. Skyline did blow Murray out in the first half. But the second half, when Skyline was playing its reserves, the Spartans did come back. Coach Dan Aragon should be proud because his team did not give up. The Spartans put up 35 points on Skyline. I look forward to Murray competing even more in the future. It appears he's on the right track. Skyline, of course, has been on track for some time. After the game, I interviewed coach Roger Dupaix. He and I know each other. I've interviewed him a number of times. He's such a class act. I hope that when he finally retires, they rename their stadium after him. Here are a few other tidbits: * - Dunford throws a nice ball. He only passed the ball (officially) three times, and completed two for 70 yards. But his throws were on target. Ironically, he had one pass that resembled a "wounded duck" and Murray had a chance to intercept it. They missed it, but the play was wiped out by a penalty anyway. * - Brown is a monster. He can outrun opponents, and run right through them. Syracuse will have its hands full. In the playoffs, Brown will get the ball more, I'm sure. Skyline even has him returning punts. Not a bad idea. * - No Brian Orr tonight. Turns out Skyline's star receiver was injured last week in an off-the-field incident. He's out for the season, and may not be able to play basketball until the region season. Skyline missed him. He has a chance to make all-state. * - Murray QB Dee Hamala isn't what I expected. He's a lot smaller, but he makes good decisions. Besides playing QB, Murray has him returning kicks and he had a couple of nice returns tonight. I'll be curious to see if he plays college ball. Of course, I kept statistics during the game. Here they are: Skyline 14 28 7 10 - 59 Murray 7 0 14 14 - 35 S – Algernon Brown 2 run (Izak Yapius kick) S – Matt hew Newman 10 run (Andrus Jones kick) M – Kamron Sanders 26 pass from Dee Hamala (Zack Battenfield kick) S – Brown 46 run (Yapius kick) S – Brown 37 pass from Chase Dunford (Jones kick) S – Andy Rounds 23 run (Yapius kick) S – Dunford 1 run (Jones kick) M – Bronson Gray 9 pass from Hamala (Battenfield kick) S – Taylor Lithgow 65 run (Yapius kick) M – Hamala 24 run (Battenfield kick) S – FG Jones 18 M – Kamron Sanders 25 pass from Drew Rindlisbacher (Battenfield kick) S – Mike Pell 58 run (Yapius kick) S – Sanders 58 pass from Rindlisbacher (Battenfield kick) First downs – Skyline 17, Murray 17 Rushes-yards – Skyline 37-388, Murray 33-73. Passing yards – Skyline 70, Murray 316 Passes – Skyline 2-3-0, Murray 20-41-0 Fumbles lost – Skyline 1-0, Murray 3-2 Penalties – Skyline 6-58, Murray 5-54 Punts – Skyline 1-40.0, Murray 3-29.3 Rushing – Skyline – Dunford 9-87, Pell 5-78, Brown 4-65, Rounds 5-45, Newman 7-36, Lithgow 1-65, Ubani 1-9, Johansen 5-3. Murray – Hamala 18-67, Prestwich 5-18, Jensen 3-8, Fisihetau 3-5, Rindlisbacher 2-(-10), Sanders 1-(-1). Passing – Skyline – Dunford 2-3-0-70. Murray – Hamala 15-31-0-189, Rindlisbacher 5-5-0- 127. Receiving – Skyline – Brown 1-44, Hultquist 1-33. Murray – Sanders 7-146, Flitton 5-79, Miller 4-35, Moore 2-30, Gray 2-25. Bingham wins Region 3 It’s mid-October and, surprisingly, the weather isn’t too cold tonight. It’s also nice to be at Bingham High School because it plays on artificial surface, which isn’t as cold as the grass was last week at West Jordan. Tonight’s game was between Riverton and Bingham. It’s also Bingham’s homecoming. I’ve grown tired of watching homecoming activities at halftime, so I made sure to duck out during that time. This was my first time at Bingham’s stadium, although I feel like I know it so well. I published Bingham’s preseason football guide, so I know more about Bingham’s football program than most. I’m glad the Deseret News asked me to cover this game, though, because I was anxious to see Riverton play, and I wanted to see what the atmosphere was like at this stadium. First, the atmosphere. The stadium was packed. Perhaps it was just homecoming, but Bingham fans were involved. At halftime, I left the field and grabbed something to eat. There were plenty of different options (hamburgers, hot dogs, popcorn, even carmel apples). I was impressed. I could smell the barbecue all night from the field. Parking wasn’t bad, even though the place was packed. The stadium has a nice setting, with the mountains providing a nice backdrop and the nearby temple looked nice. This time of year, it gets dark at about 7 p.m. I was told by a local photographer that Bingham’s stadium lighting is better than most. On the sidelines, I didn’t see any other reporters. Afterward, I saw a lady from Channel 5 (I forget her name, but she’s very attractive), and Comcast was there. I don’t understand Comcast. It’s a cable TV company, and they have a representative there interviewing coaches and players after the game. As for the game, Bingham won 35-7. The outcome was never in doubt. Bingham is so much better than any other team in Region 3 that it’s not even funny. Riverton’s offense had trouble moving the football. The Silverwolves will earn a playoff berth, and even a first-round home game. But they’ve never won a playoff contest, and it’s unlikely it will happen this year. This was the only time I’ve seen them play, and they lost, so it’s likely that I didn’t see them at their best. I would like to see Riverton win, but they’re going to open the post-season against the third-place team from Region 4 (Lone Peak, Pleasant Grove or Alta) and will probably get crunched again. This wasn’t one of Bingham’s best games. RB Harvey Langi had 122 yards rushing and two touchdowns, including a nice one with just a few minutes left in the game. Still, I was impressed with Bingham’s defense. Riverton only moved the football once. Bingham led 21-0 at halftime, but the third quarter belonged to Riverton. There were so many personal foul penalties in that quarter that it was tough to keep track of them all. Riverton scored in the third quarter and – briefly – it was a game again. But it didn’t last long. Bingham’s Braden Anderson was on the bench. He injured his hamstring the week before against West Jordan, and won’t play until the post-season. That kid’s a stud and worth at least seven points each game. What do I remember most of this game? Afterward, I interviewed Bingham coach Dave Peck, but Riverton left the stadium quickly, so I never got a chance to talk to Riverton coach Mike Miller. That disappointed me. It’s not his fault; it’s mine. I blew it, and it affected my game story. I did keep statistics from the game. Here they are: Riverton 0 0 7 0 – 7 Bingham 14 7 0 14 – 35 B - Baker Pritchard 7 pass from Ty Hannay (Derek Loveless kick) B – Kamron Coon 26 interception return (Loveless kick) B – Josh Smith 10 pass from Hannay (Loveless kick) R – Dillon Draper 1 run (Matt Sullivan kick) B – Harvey Langi 2 run (Loveless kick) B – Langi 40 run (Loveless kick) First downs – Bingham 20, Riverton 9 Rushes-yards – Bingham 35-198, Riverton 25-58 Passing yards – Bingham 133, Riverton 77 Passes – Bingham 10-14-0, Riverton 8-14-2 Fumbles lost – Bingham 0-0, Riverton 4-0 Penalties – Bingham 7-89, Riverton 4-37 Punts – Bingham 2-31.0, Riverton 6-29.5 RUSHING – Riverton Luau 8-50, Draper 8-6, Zymola 3-3, Evans 4-17, Thoreson 2-(-18). Bingham – Langi 18-122, Vakapuna 4-33, Hannay 6-20, Cantwell 6-16, Stephens 1-7. PASSING – Riverton, Thoreson 8-14-2-77, Bingham, Hannay 9-13-0-112, Peck 1-1-0-21. RECEIVING – Riverton, Bowman 4-52, Draper 3-10, Hansen 1-15. Bingham, Copier 2-49, Smith 2-22, Afalava 1-21, Vakapuna 1-16, Fackrell 1-13, Pritchard 1-7, Langi 1-3, Cantwell 1-1. MISSED FIELD GOALS: Bingham (2) – Loveless (46, 45) Bingham dominates its rival I love rivalry games. It brings out the best in both teams ... usually. Fans turn out in record numbers, there is passion on the field. It's high school sports at its best. Bingham vs. West Jordan used to be a great rivalry, but it has gone south. Years ago, when West Jordan High School opened, it took a lot of its students from Bingham. The kids are neighbors, they've played each other in Little League, and they know each other well. In football, Bingham has built a tradition. West Jordan hasn't yet. This game showed it, as Bingham won 41-7. The game wasn't close, but I can see that the Jaguars are making progress. Last season, I covered a West Jordan game (at Olympus) and was very impressed with the team. The Jaguars won all their non-region games, but then collapsed in region. During the offseason, Oly's coach joined West Jordan as an assistant and he brought his "spread" offense with him. This year, the Jaguars are scoring a lot of points. A week or two ago, though, they lost their starting quarterback, Adam Boelter, to injury. Tonight, they started freshman Michael Moorehead. The offense isn't the same, and that showed. Moorehead has a lot of potential, but he is still a freshman. Boelter is a junior, and was on a record pace when he was hurt (against Riverton). West Jordan lost the Riverton game, 14-6. After the Bingham loss, I interviewed coach Mike Morgan and he Boelter got a concussion. "We couldn't understand his reads in that game," Morgan said. Turns out he had a concussion. That's why. That's probably why West Jordan only scored six points. Anyway, Bingham dominated this game. West Jordan's only hope was to match Bingham's scoring, and never could. Bingham RB Harvey Langi had two touchdowns in the first quarter, and finished with 127 rushing yards. He could have had a lot more, but Bingham coach Dave Peck recognized that this game was not going to be competitive, so he instructed his QBs to try to work on their passing attack, which they will need later. Bingham didn't scored in the second quarter, so it was still a game at halftime. But the Miners put up 20 points in the third period, including a 52-yard interception return by Manoa Pikula. That made the clock run faster (due to the 35-point "mercy rule). I found out later that Pikula's INT return marked the third straight game Bingham had returned a pick for a touchdown. The passing attack wasn't great, but had its moments. QB Ty Hannay completed 6 of 18 passes for 165 yards. The other QB - Stefan Cantwell - didn't play as much. He was just 1 of 3 for 7 yards. DB Braden Anderson had a nice night with two interceptions, and a TD reception on offense. He also had a couple of nice punt returns. Anderson was injured late in the game (hamstring) and his status is uncertain. That hurt, but Bingham is so deep that it should be able to wrap up the Region 3 title without him. Bingham just doesn't have a weak spot. If I had to find one, I'd say quarterback. That's because they play with two QBs, and that's usually not a good thing. Hannay didn't have a good game at Trinity, but he has been just fine against Utah schools. Bingham doesn't need him to win games; just don't lose them. As long as Hannay understands that concept (Bingham has plenty of guys who can win games), the team will be fine. By comparison, look at Alta. The Hawks need their QBs to win games. Same could be said for West Jordan. So, what were the highlights of this game: * - First, I froze. It was a clear, cold night. I'm wearing tennis shoes next time. I wore my nice shoes on this night, and my feet got cold. I won't make that mistake again. I noticed coach Peck wasn't even wearing a jacket, and he was fine. He probably had a lot of adrenaline running through him. * - Second, I looked for my high-school friend, Jeff Nicol, but didn't find him. His stepson, Dalton Fackrell, plays for Bingham. Fackrell wasn't suited up on this night (injury). He's a big kid who might be able to play college football. Like I said, Bingham is loaded. * - Third, credit West Jordan's fans. Bingham led 21-0 by the end of the first quarter, and they stuck it out. When the Jaguars finally scored - on an 18-yard pass from Moorehead to Deshawn Perkins - they cheered loudly. * - After the game, I interviewed coach Peck and then looked for West Jordan's coach - Morgan. He and the team had already vacated the field and were in the locker room. Since the game ended early, I waited for him. I'm glad I did. It was a rough interview at the start, but he and I got to know each other. He's a class guy. That was one of the best interviews I've had with a coach this season. I kept statistics from this game, too. Here they are: Bingham 21 0 20 0 - 41 West Jordan 0 0 0 7 - 7 B - Harvey Langi 12 run (Braden Loveless kick) B - Langi 22 run (Loveless kick) B - Braden Anderson 20 pass from Ty Hannay (Loveless kick) B - Langi 62 pass from Hannay (Loveless kick) B - Josh Smith 23 pass from Hannay (Loveless kick) B - Manoa Pikula 52 interception return (Loveless kick) WJ - Deshawn Perkins 18 pass from Michael Moorehead (Alex Giordani kick) First downs - Bingham 13, West Jordan 7 Rushes-yards - Bingham 27-119, West Jordan 16-86 Passing yards - Bingham 172, West Jordan 120 Passes - Bingham 7-21-0, West Jordan 11-30-4 Fumbles-lost - Bingham 1-0, West Jordan 1-1 Penalties - Bingham 7-51, West Jordan 3-20 Punts - Bingham 5-34.0, West Jordan 4-29.8 RUSHING - Bingham, Langi 9-127, Cantwell 5-(-4), Hannay 4-(-7), Vakapuna 2-4, Housel 1-2, Tausinga 1-(-1). West Jordan, Moorehead 10-62, Maestes 3-10, Peacock 2-11, O'Neal 1-3. PASSING - Bingham, Hannay 6-18-0-165, Cantwell 1-3-0-7. West Jordan, Moorehead 11-30-4-120. RECEIVING - Bingham, Smith 3-59, Langi 1-62, Copier 1-32, Anderson 1-20. West Jordan, Perkins 6-81, Redmond 1-7, Collins 1-3, O'Neal 1-(-8). MISSED FIELD GOALS - None Juan Diego's trip to Idaho It was another Fall trip to Eastern Idaho, and this time the weather wasn't so good. A cold front recently blew it and, when it's cool in Salt Lake, that means it's cold in Pocatello. The Deseret News sent me to Poky to cover the Juan Diego at Highland (Idaho) game. Actually, I volunteered to do it. I enjoy Pocatello and, this time, I was able to bring my kids. I have two daughters. They don't enjoy football much, but they did enjoy staying in a hotel, walking around the Minidome (Holt Arena). Plus, since this game was played on a Thursday night, we incorporated it with a visit to Boise to celebrate my birthday and see relatives. We drove up the day of the game, with an hour stop at Smith & Edwards in North Ogden. I hadn't been there in years, and the kids loved browsing. We also found a bunch of old things (candy mostly) that you can't find these days. It brought back a lot of memories. Once we arrived in Pocatello, we checked in at the Holiday Inn and spent an hour in their indoor swimming pool. I wanted to go to my favorite restaurant - Buddy's - but we didn't have time. We saved it until after the game. The game didn't go well ... at least for Juan Diego. Highland won 28-3, and looked good doing it. More bad news for the Soaring Eagle. They had three players who seemed to be hurt seriously (DL Dan Jimenez, RB Lars Gunderson and LB Bryson Pitcher). Afterward, JD coach John Colosimo said they could be out for the season. Playing this game could hurt the team's post-season chances in Utah. Highland dominated the line of scrimmage, especially on defense. JD never got its running game going. The Soaring Eagle's biggest plays came when QB Cody Stevenson connected with Keegan Anderson on a flare pass out of the backfield. Anderson would go in motion, then Stevenson would hit him immediately on a laser throw as he turned upfield. Highland never stopped that play, but JD only ran it twice. Stephenson also seemed to have trouble on snaps. JD only had a one or two fumbled snaps, but the snaps just didn't seem crisp, and Stephenson sometimes didn't get the ball cleanly. Perhaps they should snapped the ball from the shotgun formation? I don't know. I'm not a coach. Highland's QB, Tanner Nielson, had a decent night throwing the football. The Rams use a ball control passing offense and JD had trouble stopping it. Thus, Highland controlled the time of possession and, in a 48-minute game, that also limited JD's possessions. There were some highlights for the visiting team. Here's what I noticed: * - The team traveled well. That is, there were a lot of JD fans, almost as many as the home team. I know it wasn't a pleasant trip back to SLC but they do support their team. * - Lighting in domed stadiums is often not too good. I spoke to a JD photographer, and she pointed out that the lighting was great. Judging from her photos, which you can find at www.shootingstar.photoreflect.com, that was true. The people who operate this site shoot photos for Judge Memorial, Juan Diego, Westminster and more. It's awesome. * - Juan Diego kicker Jaron Bentrude scored the team's only points - a 46-yard field goal. He boomed it, and it cleared the crossbar with plenty of room to spare. Afterward, I spoke to Bentrude on the sideline and he said, "I didn't hit it well." There were others on the sideline that said ISU (Idaho State) kickers can't do what Bentrude did. I hope that made him feel better. * - I interviewed both coaches after the game. As you can guess, JD coach Colosimo was rather solemn. The loss didn't both him much, but the injuries did. And I don't think you can blame the artificial surface. Highland just beat up JD. The busiest person on JD's sideline were the trainers. There were a lot of delays because of the injuries. I don't recall Highland having too many injuries, though. * - Highland coach Gino Mariana said his team went 3-1 against Utah schools this year, and wants to play more Utah teams next year. I guess his league will lose a team next season, which will mean he will need another non-league opponent. He would like to play Highland (Utah) again, Mountain Crest or Sky View. He figures Judge Memorial and Juan Diego won't want a rematch because Highland dominated them this year. I'm very familiar with Highland football. They have good talent, but playing here in the dome is a big home-field advantage for them. * - Highland publishes its own game program. It's about 20 pages, black-and-white. It sells for $1. It's not a beautiful publication by any means, but it is put together by school's Advanced Journalism class. I found that interesting. It's the only school that I know that does that. Good for them. Overall, I felt badly for Juan Diego. Nobody likes to see injuries, especially so many of them. It was a good experience for the team, though. When I played, road trips often brought the team closer together. This could hurt them (due to the injuries), or it could help. Only time will tell. Juan Diego 0 0 0 3 - 3 Highland 7 7 14 0 - 28 H - Kai Campbell 3 pass from Tanner Nielson (Paul Muzzo kick) H - Tanner Nielson 1 run (Muzzo kick) H - Kai Campbell 14 pass from Tanner Nielson (Muzzo kick) H - Ean Filiaga 15 run (Muzzo kick) JD - FG Jaron Bentrude 46 First downs - Juan Diego 11, Highland 20 Rushes-Yards - Juan Diego 30-80, Highland 30-100 Passing yards - Juan Diego 78, Highland 197 Passes - Juan Diego 5-11-2, Highland 20-29-0 Fumbles - Juan Diego 3-2, Highland 1-0 Penalties - Juan Diego 8-45, Highland 7-69 Punts - Juan Diego 2-34.0, Highland 2-42.0 RUSHING - Juan Diego, Vea 13-73, Gunderson 6-13, Garn 3-9, Stevenson 8-(-15). Highland - Filiaga 6-34, Campbell 6-24, Gonzales 6-22, Castillo 3-9, Nielson 5-3, Rasmussen 1-(-4). PASSING: Juan Diego, Stevenson 5-11-2-78. Highland, Nielson 20-29-0-197. RECEIVING: Juan Diego, Bentrude 2-29, Anderson 2-25, Gunderson 1-24. Highland, Rasmussen 6-79, Castillo 5-49, Filiaga 3-24, Campbell 3-14, Schiess 2-27, Evans 1-4. Brighton Upsets Alta The weather has started to change ... finally. Temperatures in the 90s are fine, but it's just not right for football season. Here in mid-September, the first real cold front is coming and, while it was still warm on Friday evening, the rain has hit the mountains. It's just windy in the valley, but it won't be long before the rain hits here, too, and then the cooler weather arrives. Rain is a sports writer's worst enemy. It means you can't take notes during the game, as long as you're on the football field. I spent the first half in the press box. In the second half, it was just windy. That's a sports writer's second-worst enemy because it blows your notebook pages. But at least it's better than rain. Snow is OK. It adds to your story. Actually, though, a sports writer's worst enemy is deadline. But I've been in this business a long time, and can handle most deadline pressures. Tonight's game is Alta at Brighton. The Bengals have a great home field, with the mountain in clear view. It's also homecoming here, and the stadium is packed. Alta brought a nice crowd to its sideline, but Brighton's side is overflowing. And everyone is dressed in orange or dark blue. On a sunny day, it makes for pretty pictures. Speaking of pictures, I met a good friend on the sidelines. His name is Ted Cordingly. He is a professional photographer, and Brighton has hired him to shoot their games. His photos are great. I used a few of them in last year's Brighton football yearbook. He and I talked briefly during the game. He showed me a few of his shots from this game. As usual, they were great. My good friend, Marty Renzhofer, was also there. Marty is a sportswriter for the Salt Lake Tribune. He and I go way back, when he was a sports writer in Pocatello, and I worked in Nampa. I used to enjoy covering sports events with Marty. He's an opinionated guy, and often gives too much opinion during games. Still, it's always a pleasure to cover a game with him. Marty's one of the best. This was also a great game. Brighton won 21-10, handing Alta its first Region 4 loss. It also means Brighton is back. Bengals coach Ryan Bullett needed a "signature" win and he got it. This was probably the biggest victory in his coaching career. Coach Bullett is a good guy. I don't know if he's a great coach. I'm not a good judge of that. But I'm glad to see him have success. Brighton has a good football tradition, and it's nice to see them win again. I covered last year's Brighton-Alta game at Alta, where the Hawks won 45-0. Ricky Heimuli had a good game. He's a 6-4, 295-pound lineman and he was all over the field. The Brighton defense was awesome. Alta still moved the ball at times, but Brighton's defense made plays, and forced three turnovers. That was the killer. On offense, Brighton has a little running back who moved in from Cedar City. His name is Sosake Takai. He rushed for over 100 yards, including along TD run that broke the game open. QB Derek Newell can run, too. Newell is not a great passer, but when the running game is working, it makes him better. Newell is a junior, and he is only going to get better. He plays basketball, too. He has scholarship potential somewhere. Alta was all about QB Jordan Brown. He threw it, he ran it. He was a one-man show. Alta also has great receivers, but I felt they were too one-dimensional. Alta needs to find someone who can break a game open ... besides Brown. The Hawks have a RB named Bryant Finnerty. He ran for 28 yards, but he has potential. He just didn't handle the ball enough. Alta was behind the whole game, so Brown had to throw it. He threw 30 times. Alta lost the game because of turnovers and that it couldn't handle Brighton's physical play. Overall, this was probably the best game I've seen this season. It was broadcast locally on the radio. I liked it because it was an upset, which doesn't happen much in Utah high school football. I was also glad to see Brighton get that win for coach Bullett. Now there are four good teams in Region 4. Brighton still has to prove itself some more to make the 5A playoffs. Alta is still a "lock," but the Hawks have to show up to win. Here are my game statistics: Alta 0 10 0 0 - 10 Brighton 0 14 7 0 - 21 B - Sosaki Taki 45 run (Anthony Mares kick) A - FG Vance Bingham 24 A - Zach Liston 35 pass from Jordan Brown (Bingham kick) B - Andy Jones 8 run (Mares kick) First downs - Alta 16, Brighton 16 Rushes-Yards - Alta 26-80, Brighton 40-198 Passing Yards - Alta 317, Brighton 114 Passes - Alta 20-30-1, Brighton 5-13-0 Fumbles-Lost - Alta 2-2, Brighton 0-0 Penalties - Alta 9-95, Brighton 4-25 Punts - Alta 1-41, Brighton 40-30.8 RUSHING - Alta, Finnerty 8-28, Brown 12-25, Eyring 3-18, Jefferson 2-2, Liston 1-7. Brighton, Takai 29-160, Newell 10-30, Jones 1-8. PASSING - Alta, Brown 20-30-1-317. Brighton, Newell 5-12-0-114, Jones 0-1-0. RECEIVING - Alta, Morris 6-123, Mayne 5-78, Liston 4-58, Finnerty 2-17, Jefferson 1-13, Brady 1-11, Richards 1-4. Brighton, Robinson 1-64, Felix 3-43, Chaus 1-7. Greetings from Pocatello It's early September and the weather is still pretty nice in Pocatello. I kind of "volunteered" to cover the Rocky Mountain Rumble here at Holt Arena because I enjoy coming here. Why? For the football, of course. Hardly. Pocatello is the home of Idaho State University, and the Bengals have been pathetic since my freshman year in college. That was a long time ago, although I do remember that vividly. Anyway, a couple of weeks ago I noticed that four Utah teams would be playing four Idaho teams here in the Rocky Mountain Rumble. Since I am from Idaho, and know the Idhao teams, too, I thought it was a good idea. It also gave me a chance to get out of town and hit Buddy's, a local Italian restaurant in Pocatello and well worth the visit. First, let me hit on Buddy's. This restaurant is known for its salads. It has a garlic viniagrette dressing that is amazing. It keeps me coming back. I left Salt Lake early Saturday morning and made it plenty of time for the 11 a.m. kickoff for the first game (Sky View vs. Lake City, which is from Coeur d'Alene). I suppose they scheduled this game so Lake City could hop on its bus and have plenty of time to head home afterward. Sky View buried Lake City, 41-7. The game was close early, but then Sky View was the dominant team. QB Kyler Carlson had a decent game passing the football, completing 18 of 29 passes for 205 yards and three TDs. Frankly, I was most impressed with Sky View's ability to rally. Since this game was Saturday, I was supposed to send text messages to James Edward, the prep sports editor for the Deseret News, to keep him informed. He was doing a radio show that morning. That way, he could provide the listeners with score updates. It was 7-0 Lake City after the first quarter. But Sky View came back with 20 points in the second period. When it was time to send him a text, his radio show was over. So, most people, I figured, thought Lake City was rolling to a victory. It didn't happen. The big play was when Sky View blocked a punt and then Jamison Carroll recovered it in the end zone for a touchdown. That gave Sky View a 20-7 lead and Lake City never recovered. They should have just got on the bus after that. I wrote my game story, and then it was lunchtime. I skipped the first half of the Bear River-Minico game and went to my hotel, and then over to Buddy's, where I put down one of their amazing salads. Ahhhhh. I got back at halftime. Minico, which is from Rupert, Idaho, had this one in hand. The Spartans led 15-7 and Bear River fans thought they were in trouble. The Bears rallied in the second half, though, and won 31-21. The Rocky Mountain Rumble people in the press box were having trouble with their computerized statistics program, so they couldn't help me. Hey, I missed the first half. So, after I interviewed the coaches and players, I interviewed a few others to get first-half info. I spoke to some great Bear River fans, and I also found the Bear River radio announcer. Apparently, the game was broadcast on the radio back to Tremonton. Sweeet. I got lucky. I met a lot of neat Bear River fans. They were class acts and, when I told them I was representing the Deseret News, they were more than happy to help me. In return, I told them about the best restuarant in Pocatello. I hope many of them went to Buddy's before they left town. There were two late games. Mountain Crest played Pocatello, and then the two Highlands met. I was anxious to see Mountain Crest, especially QB Alex Kuresa. He wasn't that impressive, though, because Pocatello blitzed him to death. He was running for his life on almost every play. Speaking of that, the first play was great. Mountain Crest kicked off, and its kicker hit a line drive that nailed the Poky player right in the helmet at the 20-yard line. The ball bounced straight ahead and Mountain Crest recovered. The Mustangs scored within the first minute of the game. Soon afterward, it was 12-0. After that, Poky started blitzing and Kuresa was in trouble. Keep in mind, too, that the Indians had thousands of fans and soon gained the momentum. Mountain Crest didn't recover until the fourth quarter, and then put together a couple of drives to beat Pocatello. It wasn't the Mustangs best game, but it was good enough to grab the win. I wouldn't give Kuresa the game ball, but he did show a lot of agility while trying to evade the Poky pass rush. Afterward, I interviewed the Pocatello coach. He was a great guy, and he told me that they had put a lot of thought in how to beat Mountain Crest. Poky had a detailed game plan, and it wasn't good enough. The last game was the Highland (Idaho) vs. Highland (Utah). I didn't know it at the time, but I guess these teams played back in 1976. I'll have to check on that. I was somewhat worried about this game. Why? Well, it was supposed to start at 8 p.m., but it was later. It was also a game between two schools named Highland, both named Rams and they had the same school colors. Just so you know, Highland, of Salt Lake, opened six years before Highland of Pocatello. So, if you want to know who copied who? Now you know. This was a great game. Highland of Idaho won 19-17. I know that's important, but I was more impressed with how both teams handled themselves during the game - and afterward. This was an intense contest that wasn't decided until Highland (Idaho) kicker Paul Muzzo nailed a short (21-yard) field goal with four seconds left. When it was over, I went onto the field of the ISU Minidome, which is now called Holt Arena. I walked right near both teams, and they were class acts. After such an emotional game, they both had respect for each other, and it showed. Frankly, these teams should play each other EVERY year. Why not? Highland vs. Highland? What a great rivalry. Highland, of Idaho, had an impressive passing game led by QB Tanner Nielson and RB Kai Campbell. Highland, of Utah, showed a strong running game led by RB Toi Taufa. He's a big 225-pounder who carried a bunch of guys on his back. Taufa finished with 139 yards on 20 carries. This guy was a stud. Highland, of Utah, turned the ball over too many times early, which caused it to fall behind. However, they came back to even took the lead 17-16 late in the game. Everyone was on their feet in the final minutes until the game was decided. But nobody left. After the game, the Rocky Mountain Rumble people handed out trophies and everyone cheered. It was an amazing event. I could post statistics from each game, but it's not important. I stayed overnight at the Holiday Inn and had a great time. Yes, the games were indoors, and on astroturf, but I didn't see any bad injuries. Highland, of Utah, coach Brody Benson told me afterward that his team had made "turned a corner" in that game. He believed it, and so did I. It was a pleasure to be there. Olympus Whips Copper Hills It was a warm Friday night on Labor Day weekend when I covered the Olympus vs. Copper Hills football game. Olympus won the game, 24-7. It was a pretty decisive victory for the Titans, whom I had seen play earlier this season against Hillcrest. It was a pleasure watching them again, and I was also happy to get to know their new coach, Mike Smith, a little bit better. He was a classy guy in the post-game interview. This was also my first time covering Copper Hills. I had been to the school many times, but never for an actual sports event. Their football stadium is very nice. They have apparently set up a deal with the Sonic Drive-Inn to provide food at the stadium. Smart idea. The athletic director at Copper Hills is Brad Tingey, whom I had met when he was at Hillcrest. Brad's a decent guy. I met his parents when I was a travel agent, so it means something special to me to deal with him. Brad showed me the Copper Hills preseason football guide and it was very impressive. The photography was very nice. It's a classy production. I'm hoping I might be able to help them with it in the future, but that's another story. I also met the photographer who provided most of the photos. His name is Terry Cullop, and he is one of the best I've seen. He gave me his website address while we talked, and I was impressed. The guy can shoot. Now, back to the game. Olympus pretty much dominated. Titans' running back Terry Isaia had a big night, including a long touchdown run. Isaia is one of those few backs who can run between the tackles, and outrun the secondary, too. He has a chance to play college ball. Isaia finished with 154 yards rushing, but because Copper Hills had to focus on him, it also allowed QB Spencer Harris to make some big plays. Harris only threw for 121 yards, but he ran for 50 more and had a big impact on the game, just like he did against Hillcrest. Copper Hills' QB, Quin Wright, threw some nice passes when he had time to throw the football. He tends to hang on to it too long, though, and that allowed Oly to get some sacks. When he threw quick passes, that's when Copper Hills moved the football. The Grizzlies have a running back, Colton Fogarty, who had a good night, rushing for 133 yards on 24 carries, but the star of this team is Chandler Johnson. He plays WR, and he is quick and fast. When Johnson got the ball, he could score at any time. So, what do I remember most about this game? Copper Hills tried several times on fourth down, and failed pretty much every time. Oly had that happen to it at the Hillcrest game a couple of weeks ago. Ironic, isn't it? Here are some stats from this game: Olympus 7 10 0 7 - 24 Copper Hills 0 0 0 7 - 7 O - Isaia 1 run (Hendriks kick) O - FG Hendriks 26 O - Lindsley 34 pass from Harris (Hendriks kick) CH - Fogarty 1 run (Newbold kick) O - Isaia 52 run (Hendriks kick) First downs: Olympus 13, Copper Hills 13 Rushes-yards: Olympus 35-205, Copper Hills 35-183 Passing yards: Olympus 121, Copper Hills 122 Passes: Olympus 12-17-0, Copper Hills 9-22-2. Fumbles-Lost: Olympus 2-1, Copper Hills 1-1. Penalties: Olympus 1-5, Copper Hills 4-36 Punts: Olympus 1-35, Copper Hills 1-31. Highland vs. Hunter I covered the Highland vs. Hunter prep football game tonight at Highland. The Rams won 27-3 and looked good doing it. Hunter didn't impress me at all. To read my game story in the Aug. 29 edition of the Deseret News, click here. I thought this game would be more competitive, but Highland dominated the line of scrimmage and spent a lot of time in Hunter's backfield. The Wolverines never put together a serious drive. Highland led 14-0 at halftime. The Rams got the second-half kickoff and, on their first play from scrimmage, fumbled the ball. Hunter recovered and, if they could have moved the ball into the end zone, it might have changed the game. Hunter didn't. It took the Wolverines eight plays to go 15 yards - and they got five of those via penalty. That's pathetic. They kicked a field goal. Highland got the kickoff and scored a touchdown in five plays. Game over. So, what will I remember from this game? * - Highland needed this win. The Rams were demolished 49-28 last week by Mountain Crest, but their defense showed up. How a team goes from giving up 49 points to 3 is ... well ... amazing. High school kids are so impressionable. I hope coaches understand how impressionable they are. That's why it's so important to have a good coach. A bad coach can screw up a kid and affect their future. * - Hunter beat Kearns 13-0 last week, and that's saying something. Hunter is also known for being a physical team. I didn't see that tonight. You know, when the Jazz don't show up to play a game sometimes, I attribute that to the fact they're all making $6 million a year and they're playing 82 games. In high school, you're playing for pride. I didn't see that tonight from Hunter, and that was disappointing. * - Highland has a running back named Christopher Lloyd. He's a good running back. He carried the ball just four times tonight, and got nailed for losses twice. The other times, he ran for touchdowns. This seems to be a special kid. I say give him the ball, and let him make plays. Judging from just two games so far this season, that's what he will do. * - During the game, I met some people while walking the sidelines. I'm not always gawking at the cheerleaders. I met the Highland team photographer (and arranged for him to send me a few photos), the head of the Highland booster club and the school principal. They were talkative. While I was on the Hunter sidelines, nobody said anything. I attribute that to game's outcome. * - Highland's principal, Paul Schulte, is a man of interest. That's because I know his brother, Chris Schulte. I worked with him years ago at the Salt Lake Tribune. I liked Chris, but he didn't like me. I learned that Chris is the sports editor for the newspaper in Wausau, Wis. He's been divorced twice and is now with his third wife. His kids, whom he loves a lot, I'm sure, live with one of his previous wives in Montana. That has to hurt. Nobody deserves that. I wouldn't trade places with him. * - Lastly, I stopped at Arby's (across the street from Highland) and they had a deal $5 for 5 Arby's roast-beef sandwiches. I didn't want five sandwiches, but it costs $2.69 for one. So, why not? I bought five. I thought about trying to eat them all, but ... didn't. I have two left in the fridge. Perhaps this means food is more important than football? LOL. I kept detailed statistics from this game that the media will never print. So, I'll show them here. Here you go: Hunter 0 0 3 0 - 3 Highland 0 14 7 6 - 27 Highland - Lloyd 3 run (Hicken kick) Highland - Fakahafua 7 pass from Keller (Hicken kick) Hunter - FG Jex 23 Highland - Lloyd 58 run (Hicken kick) Highland - Keller 5 run (kick failed) First downs: Hunter 8, Highland 17 Rushes-Yards: Hunter 32-83, Highland 38-287 Passing Yards: Hunter 20, Highland 2 Passes: Hunter 4-12-2, Highland 1-7-0 Fumbles-Lost: Hunter 1-1, Highland 2-1 Penalties: Hunter 5-42, Highland 9-105 Punts: Hunter 4-29.8, Highland 3-30.3 RUSHING: Hunter - Bloomfield 21-79, Tavo 2-13, L. Tanuvasa 3-4, Lunceford6-(-11). Highland - Taufa 12-93, Keller 12-75, Lloyd 4-48, Payne 4-38, Lauti 2-25, Fakahafua 1-12, Coleman 2-(-4). PASSING: Hunter - Lunceford 4-12-2-20. Highland - Keller 1-7-0-2. RECEIVING: Hunter - Pulu 1-8, Davidson 1-7, L. Tanuvasa 1-4, Tavo 1-1. Highland - Fakahafua 1-2. Game 1 - Hillcrest vs. Olympus The high school football season started in Utah today, even though temperatures were near 100 degrees at kickoff. I was given the opportunity to cover the Hillcrest-Olympus game, and I was happy to get it. I figured this would be a close game between two rebuilding schools. Hillcrest, of course, is always rebuilding. Olympus has a new coach and not much was known about how much different the Titans would be from previous years. I got a chance to meet Oly's new coach - Mike Smith. I've talked to him on the telephone before regarding other matters (he teaches a sports marketing class at Olympus). I also heard he had a hot-shot running back as an adoped son - Terry Isaia. It was a great game, and Olympus ended up winning 10-7. The game went right down to the wire. Both teams could have pulled it out, although Olympus probably deserved it more, based on the fact that its offense could move the ball more easily and that Hillcrest turned the ball over three times. However, Olympus failed three times on fourth downs. The biggest one came with less than two minutes left, when the Titans tried tried a fake punt on its own 29 yard-line, and Hillcrest stuffed it. Personally, I thought it was a great call because it was one play where Olympus had a chance to win the game. Hillcrest coach Kirk Merhish said it should have cost Oly the game. Turns out, both guys are right. Oly won the game, but it could have gone either way. I was at the game, and you can read my game story by clicking here. I thought this was a good article. It was a lot better than the season-opening story I wrote last year. The Salt Lake Tribune reporter was there, too, and I read his article. He looked like a decent guy, but it's funny how are statistics were different. I've learned that, with my background, I trust my stats more than anyone else. Anyone who knows me recalls the time I started keeping statistics for KBOI Radio (the Voice of the BSU Broncos) starting in seventh grade, and then I was BSU's official statistician for football and basketball through high school. I also worked in the University of Idaho's sports information office for over four years. Lastly, I've covered prep sports for ... good God ... it's been a long time. Anyway, it was great to be on the field again. If you want to see my game stats, they're lower on this blog. But here are a few things I noticed at the game: * - Olympus QB was Spencer Harris, who started all season last year and did a great job. But coach Smith brought in a sophomore - Scott Porter - in the first quarter and he did well until he was injured in a jarring tackle. Porter should be OK. Coach Smith said he didn't bring him back into the game as a "precautionary measure." We really didn't see all Porter's talents, but they have to be there. There's no way coach Smith would have put him in otherwise. I mean, why would you replace your senior starter for a sophomore? Coach Smith knows more than we do. * - Hillcrest has a good home-field advantage. The Huskies were on the west side of the field and in the shade, while Oly was baking in the sun. Temperature at game time had to be in the mid-90s or more. * - Hillcrest may never develop into a winning program, simply because it doesn't have enough players. They're gamers, though, and put up a tough fight. They just need a few more quality kids. The Huskies had a chance to win this one, but their top players need to make the plays. Bridger Dallimore is a gutsy kid, but he couldn't come up with a TD pass and then the pass intended for him late in the game was intercepted by Oly sophomore Cole Benson. Guys like Dallimore have to make those plays. * - Terry Isaia is a tough runner for Olympus, and I'm sure Skyline will look at the tape of this game and the coaches will scratch their heads. He's a good-sized kid and a bruising runner. He also has game-breaking speed. He ran for 124 yards in this game, but didn't really have a long run. Hillcrest also frustrated him at times, and he showed he might have a temper. Oly can't afford to have him booted from a game. * - I'd say the difference-maker in this game, though, was Spencer Harris. In the second half, he carried the ball 18 times and allowed Oly to dominate the time of possession. Last year, he threw the ball a lot, but this year's team is different and he won it with his running. * - Hillcrest didn't show much on offense. Its quarterback - Tanner Kemp - is decent, but he does not have a fluid throwing motion. He takes too long to throw it. He had a nice game against Oly, though, and his only interception was a nicely thrown pass that the Oly kid made a nice play. Hillcrest just couldn't run it. * - Oly didn't turn the ball over, while Hillcrest lost it three times (two fumbles, and an interception). Dallimore also caught a pass in the third quarter and was tackled at his own 10 yard-line. While struggling for more yardage, he coughed it up but the referee ruled he was down. I was right there, and the official could have ruled it either way. From the way he acted, I think Dallimore thought he fumbled. A turnover there would have given the ball to Oly in the "red zone." Hmmm, based on my comments I don't want to be too tough on Dallimore. He's a talented player, and will have better games. * - Coach Merhish's son is Nick (Merhish). He's a strong kid and a great linebacker. I wish I could have seen the defensive stats because he was all over the field. He played running back a couple of times, too. He has the potential to earn a college scholarship, perhaps at a JC or small school. I think Hillcrest's eventual record may limit him, but he can play. Olympus 7 0 0 3 - 10 Hillcrest 7 0 0 0 - 7 First downs - Olympus 17, Hillcrest 8 Rushes-yards - Olympus 52-301, Hillcrest 21-31. Passing yards - Olympus 59, Hillcrest 155 Passes - Olympus 7-14-0, Hillcrest 11-17-1 Total offense - Olympus 66 plays, 360 yards; Hillcrest 38 plays, 186 yards Fumbles-lost - Olympus 2-0, Hillcrest 4-2 Penalties - Olympus 7-62, Hillcrest 4-25 Punts - Olympus 2-39.0 avg., Hillcrest 4-26.8 avg. RUSHING: Olympus, Isiah 22-124, Harris 20-99, Lignell 3-59, Porter 3-8, Sonntag 1-8, Hendriks 1-6, Kacinski 1-0, Young 1-(-3). Hillcrest, Pecht 4-12, Merhish 4-7, Kranz 2-6, Li 3-5, Thompson 2-3, Kemp 2-0. PASSING: Olympus, Harris 6-13-0-49 yds, Porter 1-1-0-10 yds. Hillcrest, Kemp 10-17-1-155 yds. RECEIVING: Olympus, Johnson 3-27, Young 2-27, Isaia 2-5. Hillcrest, D. Thompson 1-61, Dallimore 4-49, Li 3-26, A. Thompson 2-19. -END OF TRANSMISSION- Brighton Does It Again It has been a month since I last updated my blog. I've been busy, putting out programs, dealing with difficult printers, trying to keep my website up to date, publishing game programs and trying to see where this business is going. It is going. That's for sure. This is a great time of the year, and I need to spend more time at games because that's the exciting place to be. Tonight, I was at Brighton High School, watching the Bengals take on Skyline in a boys basketball game. I've wanted to see Skyline play for a long time, and this was a great opportunity. I also figured Rick Osterloh would be there. Skyline's top player is Ryan Osterloh and Rick is his dad. I have talked to him on the phone several times, and he has helped me in a few situations. I delivered game programs to Brighton during the mid-afternoon and, while stopping by, I saw that someone had decorated this window in one of the entry doors to the gym. Ironically, Brighton's maintenance crew had cleaned the window by game time. Brighton won 59-53. I expected Skyline to win this game because Brighton is playing without its leading scorer - Corbin Miller - who is likely out for the season due to an injury. Turns out the Bengals are playing better than ever. Skyline started quickly, jumping to a 16-4 first-quarter lead. The Eagles had plenty of fans and they got into it with the Brighton cheering section, and it added to the atmosphere. Both teams were class acts. There was one time where the Skyline cheering section over-applauded the Brighton drill team. I also noticed that, while Brighton's head coach is Lyndon Johnson, he has plenty of help. Sometimes, it was difficult to tell who was the head coach and who were the assistants. I guess coach Johnson understands he had good help around him. I doubt if Brighton gets outcoached too often by its opponents. So, here were some other highlights (from my perspective): * - I didn't see a state championship team. I was more impressed with Brighton because the Bengals got more output from several different players than Skyline. * - Brighton forward Sam Wanderli has an uncanny ability to get rebounds. He had 11 tonight. Wunderli is 6-4, but he can leap and he is often in the right place at the right time. * - Skyline's Kevin Wagstaff is fun to watch. He was the QB on the football team. On the basketball court, he never sits still. I'll bet the guy covered 20 miles, and he never showed signs of being tired. He led the team with 23 points, too. I'd hate to see where Skyline would be without him. * - The player of the game was Austin Hudson. Brighton's 6-6 forward is only a sophomore, but he had 13 points and six rebounds, and he hit some big shots. Brighton needed a guy to step up and Hudson did that. * - Fouls played a big role in the game. Brighton's Will Cannon played maybe 10 minutes and picked up five fouls. I almost felt sorry for the guy. Some nights are like that. Cannon could have sulked, but he came back in the fourth quarter and scored five points, including a three-pointer. * - Ryan Osterloh only had six points. He is apparently not a "take charge" guy on the court. He lets the game come to him, and it didn't reach him much this time. He had foul trouble, too. He hit just one three-pointer, but it's apparent he has a sweet shot. I'd love to watch him when he gets hot. * - What was the difference in this game? Brighton couldn't shoot, but the Bengals could rebound. The outrebounded Skyline 33-23, and also made it to the free-throw line a lot more. I kept detailed statistics at the game. Here is my box score: Skyline 16 15 13 9 - 53 Brighton 6 21 11 21 - 59 SKYLINE (53) - Wagstaff 9-18 1-2 23, R. Osterloh 2-7 1-2 6, Taylor 5-7 2-2 14, Judkins 0-2 2-2 2, J. Osterloh 0-1 1-2 1, Orr 1-1 0-0 3, Weixler 2-5 0-2 4. Totals: 19-42 7-12 53. BRIGHTON (59) - Richards 1-3 4-4 7, Newell 0-5 1-2 1, Cannon 1-4 2-2 5, Felix 0-2 0-0 0, Masina 0-0 2-2 2, Wertz 0-3 0-0 0, Wunderli 2-8 7-8 12, Lotulelei 4-8 3-4 13, Ricketts 1-2 0-0 2, Hudson 3-4 5-8 11, Barker 3-7 0-0 6. Totals: 15-46 24-30 59. Total fouls: Skyline 22, Brighton 17. Fouled out: Judkins (Skyline), Cannon, Ricketts (Brighton). Rebounds: Brighton 33 (Wunderli 11), Skyline 23 (Weixler 8). Turnovers: Skyline 11, Brighton 9. Three-point goals: Skyline 8-18 (Wagstaff 4, Taylor 2, R. Osterloh, Orr). Brighton 5-18 (Lotulelei 2, Wunderli, Cannon, Richards). Olympus Buries Highland With Threes We're in the middle of the Utah prep basketball season now, and watching hoops is a great way to escape the doldrums of January. I'm not a skier anymore, so prep sports has become my passion at this time of year. I like to follow - in particular - the schools in Region 6 because they are often so competitive. Tonight I watched the Olympus at Highland game. I went there for a couple of reasons: * - Recently, I met Tony Parks, who is the best PA announcer in the valley, and I wanted to see him in action. * - I wanted to meet with Highland football coach Brody Benson on a particular matter. * - I had heard that Highland had one of the best home-court advantages in the valley, mostly because their fans really get into it. I found that to be true. It's the students ... really. Highland has good student involvement at its football games. It also has a band - at least it did for a portion of the first quarter. Those kinds of things really help a basketball team get wins on its home court. Olympus won the game 51-35. Will Watkins and Corbin Green scored 13 points apiece as the Titans built a lead in the second quarter and never let Highland within six points. Highland's problem was that it couldn't shoot. The Rams were 14-50 from the field (28%), and were particularly bad from three-point range (2-18). Highland's coach is Keith West, and I like him. He preaches defense. The Rams are among the state's best in that category, and they force opponents to change their game. The Rams also had a 35-23 rebound advantage, so they got second chances on some of their missed shots. For Olympus, the Titans couldn't find an inside scoring threat, but they have at least a half a dozen players who are comfortable shooting the three-pointer. Watkins was 3-3 from three-point land. Green, Connor Brady, Nick Paulos and Spencer Harris also canned long shots. Last year, Spencer Hille was the top scorer but he is not the main player in this year's offense. Hille also seems to have a temper that he needs to control. I don't think he has found his niche on this year's team. When he does, this team will be tough to beat. Green was funny. He's a big kid who can score inside and shoot the three-pointer. He didn't get a break on this night. He had foul troubles, although it wasn't his fault. When he got nailed with his second foul, the referees made a mistake and called it on him when the foul should have gone to another player. He sat out most of the second quarter. Still, he came back to nail a bunch of free throws in the second half and he played a decisive role in the outcome. I figure Oly will challenge West for the Region 6 title. Highland might be lucky to earn a post-season berth. It needs to find someone who can score. Spenser Bowen, Taylor Brightwell or Jordan Crayton would be good candidates. We'll see what happens. The next morning, I discovered there was a Deseret News reporter at the game - John Coon. I read his story, and he did a nice job. The mark of a good reporter is one who tells you things you didn't know, even if you were at the game. John did that here. I should have introduced myself to him. Oh well. Maybe next time. While at the game, I kept detailed statistics. Here they are: Olympus 14 12 8 17 - 51 Highland 12 4 8 11 - 35 OLYMPUS (51) - Hille 1-3 1-3 3, Bourne 0-3 2-4 2, Watkins 4-6 2-2 13, Green 1-5 10-13 13, Brady 2-5 0-0 6, Paulos 2-4 1-2 7, Harris 2-2 0-0 5, Spafford 0-0 2-2 2. Totals: 12-28 18-26 51. HIGHLAND (35) - Bowen 1-7 0-0 3, Brightwell 3-9 0-0 7, Orchard 1-7 2-2 4, Crayton 1-4 0-0 2, Heimuli 4-6 1-2 9, Angstman 0-1 0-0 0, Jensen 3-7 0-0 6, Fakahafua 1-8 2-2 4. Totals 14-50 5-6 35. Total fouls: Highland 17, Olympus 10. Fouled out: none. 3-point goals: Olympus 9-16 (Watkins 3, Brady 2, Paulos 2, Harris, Green). Highland 2-18 (Bowen, Brightwell). Rebounds: Olympus 23 (Green, Brady 4), Highland 35 (Heimuli 13). Turnovers: Olympus 11, Highland 12. I am the author of Matchup, which provides yearbooks to high school sports teams, commemorating their seasons. 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__label__wiki	0.637875	0.637875	Blue Raider FootballSports The Monday After Report: Blue Raiders prepare for short turnaround against Marshall Rusty Ellis \| Sports Editor 2 years ago Photo by Devin P. Grimes / MTSU Sidelines The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (3-4, 1-2) have a short time to prepare for their next game, as the Marshall Thundering Herd will come into town for a primetime match-up on ESPN. The Blue Raiders are coming off of a tough loss to the University of Alabama-Birmingham … Best Upset: Blue Raiders nominated for ESPY Award Connor Ulrey \| Sports Reporter 3 years ago Photo by Sarah Grace Taylor/Editor-in-Chief The Blue Raiders continue to shine, even months after their upset win in the opening round of the NCAA tournament over No. 2 seed Michigan State. Middle Tennessee has been nominated for Best Upset at the annual ESPN awards ceremony, airing on ABC. The show hosted this year by John … Stephen A. Smith packs the ballroom at MTSU Photo by Sarah Grace Taylor \| Managing Editor Stephen A. Smith, a sports journalist, radio host and TV personality, traveled to Murfreesboro for the first time to deliver the Black History Month keynote to nearly 800 people in MTSU’s Student Ballroom Wednesday night. Smith and Skip Bayless (Dallas Times Herald) go toe-to-toe daily on ESPN2, … Fox Sports 1 radio host Colin Cowherd calls out MTSU football Colin Cowherd has been known to be more opinionated than anyone when it comes to his viewpoints, but the former ESPN radio host now Fox Sports 1 host took a simple question Wednesday and turned it into a three-minute rant. Cowherd was an ESPN radio host for a few years but was let go last …	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line277
__label__wiki	0.891762	0.891762	Design: RNLI’s Shannon Class Lifeboat Tom Mulligan The latest lifeboat to join the fleet of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, the main sea rescue service in the UK and Ireland, is the waterjet-propelled Shannon class, which the organization says is its most agile and maneuverable all-weather lifeboat yet to be deployed. Designed entirely in-house by RNLI engineers, cutting-edge technology has been used in this new boat to meet modern-day rescue service demands following the lead taken with the RNLI’s introduction of the Shannon’s sister lifeboat class, the Tamar, in 2005. In 2013, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution introduced the Shannon class lifeboat to meet the modern-day demands facing a sea rescue service. At 13 meters long and weighing 18 tonnes, the Shannon is the smallest of the RNLI’s all-weather lifeboats and, with an operational lifetime of 25 years, is expected to provide lifesaving cover around the coasts of the UK and Ireland for the foreseeable future: its hull and wheelhouse have a life expectancy of 50 years, thereby enabling the boat’s lifetime to be extended beyond 25 years by having it undergo a refit. The Shannon is self-righting and can stay at sea for up to 10 hours in extreme conditions. The boat’s hull shape was designed specifically to reduce the vertical and transverse slamming forces that affect boats in high seas, with a narrow bow that cuts through water and a wide aft to provide stability. Its hull, deck and wheelhouse are constructed of composite materials, predominantly an epoxy resin film infusion glass sandwich construction, carbon fiber being employed in areas of the boat that are under high load. Integrated systems management Both the Shannon and its larger sister, the Tamar, are fitted with a Systems and Information Management System, an electronic integrated bridge system that allows the crew to monitor, operate and control many of the lifeboat’s functions such as the navigation of the lifeboat, including direction finding, radar and charting; radio communications and CCTV; and the boat’s mechanics, including the engines, bilge and electrical systems, directly. Crews can perform these functions while seated in shock-absorbing seats, thus improving crew safety, and SIMS also promotes better task-sharing between crew members. The SIMS now used in the Shannon class boat was developed jointly by the RNLI and software and solutions provider SCISYS and communication solutions specialist Savox. The six SIMS workstations on board the Tamar and Shannon boats are located at the Coxswain, Helm, Navigator 1, Navigator 2, Mechanic, and Upper Steering Position (USP) crew positions: the first five of these positions are located within the wheelhouse: the USP is up on deck. The RNLI has also introduced a new launch and recovery tractor, designed in conjunction with high-mobility-vehicles specialist Supacat Ltd, specifically for use with the Shannon. It acts as a mobile slipway. Pictured is the Hoylake, UK Shannon class lifeboat being recovered from the sea. (Photo: RNLI/Dave James) Launch and recovery system A special feature of the Shannon lifeboat is that it was designed to be launched and recovered from a beach via a new faster and safer launch and recovery system: the vessel can also be launched from a slipway or it can lie afloat. The RNLI has also introduced a new launch and recovery tractor, designed in conjunction with high-mobility-vehicles specialist Supacat Ltd, specifically for use with the Shannon. It acts as a mobile slipway: it can be driven directly onto the beach for recovery, a major advantage for lifeboat stations without harbors, slipways or davit systems. Powered by a 450 hp engine, the 37-tonne tractor is able to carry an 18-tonne Shannon over rough beach terrain, including steep shelving shingle or wet, sticky sand, and can safely launch the lifeboat in up to 2.4 meters of water. In addition, the tractor is watertight and can be completely submerged in high-tide water up to 9 meters deep before being retrieved at low tide. Speed and maneuverability Two Scania D13 650 hp engines give the Shannon a top speedof 25 knots, making it almost 50 percent faster than the RNLI’s older Mersey class vessels. The engines each have a 1,370-liter fuel tank, and refuelling can take place at rates of 200 liters per minute. Its twin Hamilton HJ 364 waterjets provide propulsion that makes the Shannon the most agile and maneuverable all-weather lifeboat in the RNLI fleet and give the boat its ability to operate in shallow waters and be intentionally beached, thus providing broad operational versatility. The Shannon will gradually replace the RNLI’s Mersey and Tyne class lifeboats. Once rolled out, the whole all-weather lifeboat fleet will be capable of 25 knots. The Shannon is not only fast but also highly maneuverable: “The maneuvrability of a jet-driven boat is phenomenal – it really has to be seen to be believed. The launch and recovery equipment helps us get safely back to shore, no matter what the conditions,” said Trevor Bunney, Mechanic at RNLI Dungeness Lifeboat Station. Rodney Burge, the RNLI’s Lifeboat Operations Manager, commented: “We have all been very impressed with the Shannon – it’s a completely new concept in life boating. When I started volunteering with the RNLI 45 years ago, we had a Watson class lifeboat that had a top speed of around 7 knots and no radar. This boat is more than three times as fast but still feels incredibly smooth in the water, even at top speed.” Dungeness RNLI mechanic Trevor Bunney: “The maneuverability of a jet-driven boat is phenomenal.” (Photo: RNLI/Nigel Millard)All-weather Lifeboat Center The first Shannon class lifeboat was named Jock and Annie Slater, after a former RNLI Chairman, Sir Jock Slater, and his wife, Lady Annie Slater, and entered service at Dungeness Lifeboat Station in the south-east of England in 2013. The Jock and Annie Slater was the first lifeboat to be built at the RNLI’s All-weather Lifeboat Centre in Poole, Dorset, UK, which opened in 2015. The Center carries out the whole boatbuilding process under one roof and aims to build at least six Shannon class lifeboats per year to produce a fleet of at least 50 such vessels. The RNLI said its All-weather Lifeboat Center allows the organization to govern its own destiny and that because in the future there will be fewer specialist suppliers that will be able to meet its particular needs, the Centre will mitigate the risks to its lifeboat-building supply chain, give it greater control over quality, and make cost reductions of at least $4 million per year. Facilities at the Center include two boat halls with flexible bays for manufacturing and maintaining lifeboats; a component manufacturing area; a launch, recovery and boat storage area; a paint preparation area with built-in extraction system and heat curing facility; a workshop for supporting the RNLI’s inshore training fleet; office facilities; tools and equipment storage facilities; and a visitors’ viewing area. The UK stations of Dungeness in south-east England and Exmouth in the south-west of the country were the first to receive Shannon class lifeboats: the new class is now gradually being introduced across the UK and Ireland: at present, ten RNLI stations have a Shannon class lifeboat and there are four Shannon class boats in the organization’s relief fleet. The Shannon Class lifeboat is being gradually introduced into the RNLI fleet to replace older vessels such as the Mersey and Tyne class boats which are becoming obsolete. (Graphic: RNLI) Read Design: RNLI’s Shannon Class Lifeboat in Pdf, Flash or Html5 edition of April 2019 Maritime Reporter Other stories from April 2019 issue Maritime Fatigue: Just another band aid? page: 10 OSVs: Restarting that Idled Vessel page: 12 OSV Market: Which Way is Up? page: 14 A New York State of Mind page: 20 Interview: Astrid Skarheim Onsum, SVP, Head of Wind, Aker Solutions page: 24 Maritime Autonomy: The Reality page: 28 World Navy Report: Peru page: 38 World Navies Report: Denmark page: 39 World Navies Report: Belgium page: 39 World Navies: Taiwan develops indigenous combat capabilities page: 40 World Navies Report: Malaysia page: 41 World Navies: Brazil´s Riachuelo Submarine page: 42 Design: RNLI’s Shannon Class Lifeboat page: 44 e-Navigation Passage Planning transformation page: 52	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line294
__label__cc	0.718533	0.281467	It turns out The Division 2 actually does have a flashlight (sort of) On Mar 16, 2019 7:07 pm, by Asylum If you’re playing The Division 2, chances are you’ve noticed that it gets extremely dark in places – and we’re not just talking about the whole “piles of body bags” theme, either. At night, in abandoned buildings or the sewers, light levels can get low enough that it’s very hard – or downright impossible – to see what, if anything, you’re looking at. Since the first Division 2 beta, players have been clamoring for a flashlight on the game’s various forums. And finally, someone on Reddit has found one – a working flashlight in The Division 2. Unfortunately, it’s not particularly helpful. The flashlight is, sadly, not a piece of equipment you can unlock and use, but rather an environmental prop lying on the floor below what appears to be a bank of mailboxes in an abandoned apartment complex somewhere in downtown DC. It’s the kind you used to see around in the ‘80s a lot – flimsy plastic, with a dim little incandescent bulb, a black power switch, and probably room for two D-cell batteries inside. A cheeky redditor called Marine_Biol0gist took a screenshot of the flashlight and posted it to The Division’s subreddit, announcing, “Agents, I found the flashlight.” Here’s the image: Of course, the flashlight in the photo looks more cut out for grade-school slumber parties and pillow forts than for navigating The Division 2’s Dark Zones, but if you need some help in that area, check out our guide to The Division 2 Dark Zone perks, which will show you how to unlock the special DZ perk tree. Read more: Our guide to exotic weapons in The Division 2 Considering all the different kinds of gear and weapon attachments you can find in The Division 2, it is a bit strange that Massive didn’t include one in either game. For now, you’ll just have to eat all the carrots you can find in some of those rooftop vegetable gardens. Ubisoft Releases Two New Trailers for The Division 2, Showcases Dark Zones and PVP See The Division 2’s Dark Zones up close in this 15 minute gameplay video Your Division 2 PvP build will “absolutely” matter despite normalised Dark Zones This Division 2 easter egg pays homage to Parks and Recreation The Division 2 raid has been beaten on PC, but console players still can’t finish it	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line299
__label__wiki	0.668224	0.668224	Ocean City Nor'easters Did It Nor'easters into 3rd round of US Open Cup Ocean City Nor’easters just had one of the most memorable evenings in their history as they defeated the USL Pro Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1-0 in the 2nd round of the US Open Cup. The Nor’easters goal came in the second half courtesy of a thunderbolt from new boy Ken Tribbett who smashed the ball home after it was bouncing around inside the 18 yard area. This win is the 5th professional side that Ocean City have beaten in their Lamar Hunt US Open Cup history and sets them up for a 3rd round match up with MLS side Philadeliphia Union The game started in the favor of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds as the Nor’easters defended deep and showed the professional side too much respect. It was a good 15 minutes into the game before the likes of Frank Tweneboa, Abe Keller and Markhus Lacroix began to show what they could do. The Nor’easters began to control the game around the 28 minutes mark as they pushed forward in waves making some good chances. As the clock ticked over 30 minutes it was clear that the Nor’easters were in charge but were lacking that quality final ball to create a really good chance or to work the Riverhounds goalkeeper. The game was even towards the half as little mistakes and errors from both sides hindered their attacking quality. The half finished scoreless with Nor’easters having the last attempt from a wide free kick headed just wide. At half time the Nor’easters welcomed players from their youth affiliate Jersey Premier Soccer to take part in a half time shoot out on the field to give them a glimpse of playing in front of a big crowd here at Carey Stadium. With some hard work we hope to see them in a Nor’easters jersey in a few years. The second half began with a flurry of chances for the Nor’easters and it was the home team that was dangerous on the offensive. The Nor’easters got their goal to break the duct through Ken Tribbett on 68 minutes who smashed it in from close range after it was bouncing around in the penalty area. The remaining 20 or so minutes were some of the most stressful and traumatic in the Nor’easters history. The roar from the crowd could be heard all the way down the famous Boardwalk as they will the team onto victory. When the final whistle blew the sense of relief, excitement and a thousand other feelings were released as fans rushed onto the field to congratulate their new heroes. Coach Tim Oswald was over the moon with the result, "The boys did themselves proud tonight. We started shaky because we gave them too much respect. Once we started pressing and attacking with more pace, playing our way, we got into them and made them realize we were here to win". Philadelphia Union will be the next opponent for the Ocean City Nor’easters who will be looking to slay Goliath and progress onto an unprecedented 4th round game in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. Nor’easters Starters: Brian Billings (GK), Kevin Curran (C), Tyler Hilliard, Tapiwa Machingauta, Shawn McLaws; Abe Keller, Nick Perea, Ken Tribbett; Anthony Asante, Markhus Lacroix, Frank Tweneboa Nor’easters Subs: Keasal Broome (GK), Jason Gaylord, Jhamie Hyde, Jordan Murrell, JP Correa, Dennis Zoncher, Emmanuel Kollie Riverhounds Starters: Greg Blum (GK), Sterling Flunder, Rich Costanzo (C), Andrew Naismith, Mike Seamon; Rob Vincent, Kevin Kerr, Alfonso Mothevalvan, Matt Dallman; Jhonny Artegeaga, Jose Angulo Riverhounds Subs: Hunter Gilstrap (GK), Niko Katic, Mike Green, Mike Seth, Seth C’DeBaca, Ryan Kinne MVP: Ken Tribbett © Ocean City Football Club. All rights reserved.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line300
__label__wiki	0.666185	0.666185	Home / Entertainment / “Who is America” puts a new spin on political satire “Who is America” puts a new spin on political satire By Daria Azizad and Nidhi Satyagal on September 14, 2018 Have you recently been approached by Anti-Terror Expert Erran Morad? Or perhaps former convict Rick Sherman? What about any other suspicious people that seemed too outrageous to be real? No? Then you are probably in the clear from Sacha Baron Cohen’s slew of pranks on his hit TV show “Who is America?” Cohen’s show, which aired July 15, 2018, on Showtime, takes aim at various aspects of the social and political makeup of modern-day America. When you really look at it, Cohen’s comedy is not that comedic at all– it is scary. His interviews with politicians like Roy Moore, Dick Cheney, Sarah Palin and Bernie Sanders, and other controversial Americans like OJ Simpson and reality star Corinne Olympios, unveil some truth about prominent Americans. Political comedy takes on many forms from “Saturday Night Live” to other programs, like Stephen Colbert’s “The Late Show” and Trevor Noah’s “The Daily Show” to something more revelatory like “Who is America?” These other shows often use comedy to lighten the political situation, but Sacha Baron Cohen’s goal is different. His brand of comedy uses shock value to cause discomfort and humiliate his guests. Cohen is clear with his intention: he wants viewers to know that these people are America because we give them a platform, whether it is through representing their constituents or entertaining the masses through “The Bachelor.” However comedic the results may be, the show has had very real consequences. Georgia state representative Jason Spencer was resigned in shame after using racial slurs in a mock terrorist protection video. Former Alabama senate candidate Roy Moore was tested for pedophelia using what Cohen’s character, Morad, presented as a new piece of “Israeli technology.” When the detector repeatedly went off when waved near Moore, Morad offered that it may be a malfunction. Moore is now suing Cohen and the show for $95 million for allegations of intentional infliction of emotional distress and fraud. Conservative commentator Joe Walsh, former senate majority leader Trent Lott and California congressman Dana Rohrabacher all voiced their support for arming kindergarteners, in a segment called “Kinderguardians.” Former vice president Dick Cheney signed a waterboard kit. Cohen disguised as an Italian photographer attempted to get OJ Simpson to admit to murder. The comedy juxtaposed with the outrageous reality reveal just how twisted our country’s social and political landscape really is. And whether you like the answer or not, it forces us to ask the question: “Who is America?” Related Itemscomedypoliticssacha baron cohensatirewho is america ← Previous Story PTV revamps sports program Next Story → Film finds a new face Even the best male feminist still sucks Let’s cancel the cancel culture Government Shutdown has lasting effects	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line306
__label__cc	0.604446	0.395554	Don’t like gangs? Then legalise cannabis. Ever the populist, Police Minister Judith Collins has announced what she calls “a multi pronged attack on gangs” and a plan to “tackle drugs, illegal gains and firearms.” But you can’t talk sensibly about a War on Gangs without also talking about the government’s War on Drugs. Not properly. As the prohibition of alcohol proved so conclusively in America—coinciding as that sorry period did with the birth of big criminal gangs there – where you have prohibition, you have a ready income stream for criminal organisations. (It was prohibition, if you like, that caused the Greatness of Gatsby.) You might have thought then that ripping away their secure income stream would have been the obvious “prong” with which a police minister might begin attacking gangs. Even the most obvious. Challenged on this point on Morning Report this morning however, Collins airily dismissed the notion. Accepting that gangs’ "primary income is from selling drugs," she was Asked by Espiner what would happen to gangs’ finances if marijuana were legalised, Collins rather bizarelly insisted that they would then get into legalised prostitution and harder drugs like methamphetamine. But this is nonsensical. A Justice Ministry study that Collins could easily have read in her previous post found that during the in-depth interviews of 656 sex workers “there was no mention of gang involvement or coercion.” Overseeing the research, the Ministry’s Prostitution Law Reform Committee considered “that the links between crime and prostitution are tenuous. The Committee could not find any evidence of a specific link between crime and prostitution.” The notion is as bizarre as her claim that legalising marijuana, for example, would see an explosion of methamphetamine being sold on the street. As thousands of current and former members of law enforcement who support drug regulation rather than prohibition argue—including Scotland Yard’s former head of drug policing—prohibition doesn’t mean people stop consuming drugs, they just change the drugs they're consuming. Here, Collins could benefit from getting to grips with what Milton Friedman called The Iron Law of Prohibition: which says that the more you actively prohibit drugs, then it is the more virulent drugs you actively encourage. Friedman proved, for example, that prohibition changes the way people use drugs, making many people use stronger, more dangerous variants than they would in a legal market. During alcohol prohibition, moonshine eclipsed beer; during drug prohibition, crack is eclipsing coke. He called his rule explaining this curious historical fact “the Iron Law of Prohibition”: the harder the police crack down on a substance, the more concentrated the substance will become. Why? If you run a bootleg bar in Prohibition-era Chicago and you are going to make a gallon of alcoholic drink, you could make a gallon of beer, which one person can drink and constitutes one sale – or you can make a gallon of pucheen, which is so strong it takes thirty people to drink it and constitutes thirty sales. Prohibition encourages you produce and provide the stronger, more harmful drink. If you are a drug dealer in Hackney, you can use the kilo of cocaine you own to sell to casual coke users who will snort it and come back a month later – or you can microwave it into crack, which is far more addictive, and you will have your customer coming back for more in a few hours. Prohibition encourages you to produce and provide the more harmful drug. For Friedman, the solution was stark: take drugs back from criminals and hand them to doctors, pharmacists, and off-licenses. Legalise. Chronic drug use will be a problem whatever we do, but adding a vast layer of criminality, making the drugs more toxic, and squandering £20bn on enforcing prohibition that could be spent on prescription and rehab, only exacerbates the problem [and helps raise the profits for gangs]. Collins talks about offering “a path out of gangs.” If she’s serious, then most obvious is to make them unprofitable. After all, it’s working exactly that way in Mexico, where legalising American weed has been off killing drug cartels. In fact, as both Ethan Nadelmann of the N.Y.C.-based Drug Policy Alliance and Richard Branson, the chairman of Virgin Group point out: drug legalisation is pretty much the worst thing that could happen to organized crime.* Are you listening, Judith? Don’t like drugs? Then legalise cannabis. – NOT PC "Stop arresting people for drugs and start offering help" – NEWSHUB Legal US Weed Is Killing Drug Cartels – Jonah Bennett, DAILY CALLER The Only Thing Drug Gangs and Cartels Fear Is Legalisation – Johann Hari, THE WORLD POST Prohibition Caused the Greatness of Gatsby – NOT PC Friedman's "Iron Law of Prohibition" – Clark & Watkins, SUN LIVE Portugal’s Experiment in Drug Decriminalisation Has Been a Success – Mark Thornton, MISES INSTITUTE The Economist explains: The difference between legalisation and decriminalisation- THE ECONOMIST * Note that they say legalisation, not merely decriminalisation. Decriminalisation can mean that it’s legal to enjoy drugs but still illegal to sell them. Portugal, for example decriminalised every imaginable drug, from marijuana, to cocaine, to heroin in 2001, to discover that to discover that drug use went down rather than up, that the drugs being consumed were far safer than they were before, and most importantly Portugal now enjoys the second-lowest death rate from recreational drugs in all of Europe (after experiencing one of the worst rates with prohibition) But because the selling of those drugs in Portugal is stil illegal, it is still largely in the hands of gangs – who are certainly being nicer than they were, but are still at heart just gangsters. “Decriminalisation’s flaw,” notes the Economist, “is that it does nothing to undermine the criminal monopoly on the multi-billion-dollar drugs industry. The decriminalised cocaine consumed without criminal consequences in Portugal is still supplied by the gangs who cut off heads in Colombia. Washington, DC’s version of legalisation is similarly flawed: although possession has been legalised, Congress has prevented the city from legalising the buying and selling of the drug. The capital’s pot business will therefore remain a criminal monopoly. The new law is good news for the people who harmlessly get high. But unless it is followed up eventually by legalisation of the supply-side of the business, it is [still] good news for the crooks who sell it.” Labels: Judith Collins, Prohibition, Victimless Crimes, War on Drugs Don Walker 2 Mar 2016, 22:25:00 I think we know who the biggest and most most ruthless gangs are, those that are democratically elected. Mr Lineberry 3 Mar 2016, 09:52:00 Or she could just enforce section 98A of the Crimes Act and eliminate gangs by lunchtime.... 98A Participation in organised criminal group Every person commits an offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years who participates in an organised criminal group— knowing that 3 or more people share any 1 or more of the objectives (the particular objective or particular objectives) described in paragraphs (a) to (d) of subsection (2) (whether or not the person himself or herself shares the particular objective or particular objectives); and either knowing that his or her conduct contributes, or being reckless as to whether his or her conduct may contribute, to the occurrence of any criminal activity; and either knowing that the criminal activity contributes, or being reckless as to whether the criminal activity may contribute, to achieving the particular objective or particular objectives of the organised criminal group. For the purposes of this Act, a group is an organised criminal group if it is a group of 3 or more people who have as their objective or one of their objectives— obtaining material benefits from the commission of offences that are punishable by imprisonment for a term of 4 years or more; or obtaining material benefits from conduct outside New Zealand that, if it occurred in New Zealand, would constitute the commission of offences that are punishable by imprisonment for a term of 4 years or more; or the commission of serious violent offences; or conduct outside New Zealand that, if it occurred in New Zealand, would constitute the commission of serious violent offences. A group of people is capable of being an organised criminal group for the purposes of this Act whether or not— some of them are subordinates or employees of others; or only some of the people involved in it at a particular time are involved in the planning, arrangement, or execution at that time of any particular action, activity, or transaction; or its membership changes from time to time. 1. Comments are welcome and encouraged. 2. Comments are moderated. Gibberish, spam & off-topic grandstanding will be removed. Tu quoque will be moderated. Links to bogus news sites (and worse) will be deleted. 3. Read the post before you comment. Challenge facts, but don't simply ignore them. 4. Use a name. If it's important enough to say it, it's important enough to put a name to it. 5. Above all: Act with honour. Say what you mean, and mean what you say. Ilhan Omar about to introduce pro-boycott (read: pro-BDS) resolution in Congress - If you had any doubts about Ilhan Omar’s Islamist and anti-Israel agenda in Congress, have a look at her latest attempt at legislation: House Resolution 49... Adam Goodes: His Legacy - This article was published in July 2015 at the time covered in Ian Darling's documentary 'The Final Quarter': Braham Dabscheck argues that Adam Goodes has ... British MP Demands an End to Affordable Food, to Combat Obesity and Climate Change - Guest essay by Eric Worrall h/t Dr. Willie Soon – According to British MP Michael Gove, cheap food damages the environment and encourages poor people to ov... Obsessed with utopias? Read the books that inspired ‘Nice Try!’ - 29 titles that informed Curbed’s podcast on creating utopia The first season of Nice Try! explores past attempts at creating utopias. With host Avery ...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line311
__label__wiki	0.782692	0.782692	How To Tell If Plant Is Male Or Female Are bananas male/female and which ones will contain seed Fortunately, it is quite easy to spot a male plant from a female plant, but as explained above, hermaphrodites can be more of a challenge. Since all seeds look alike, especially to non-experts, it is hard to determine which ones to plant.... Along the sides of the plant stock, you're going to see stipules (above) forming those are long obvious and form very quickly, you can see them right there, but then right between the stock and the branches. something new will pop out, the pre-flowers, male pre-flowers look like little balls, female pre-flowers start out as little balls, but quickly start getting too long. Diagram Showing What Pre-Flowers Look Like Male pre-flowers on left – Female pre-flowers on right. emale Marijuana Plant Pictures. Female marijuana plants take a bit longer than males to show their first signs after being changed over to flowering.... Male bell peppers, according to the theory, have only three lobes while female bell peppers have four. These genders point to their best use case: Male bell peppers, the theory states, are better for cooking while female bell peppers are sweeter, contain more seeds, and better eaten raw. You can tell a male from a female because the male plant will have the absence of flowers (buds); it only has pollen sacs. More on Male Cannabis Plant Many cannabis growers are inclined to cull (get rid of) male plants because much of the value of marijuana is found with the female plants and their unfertilized buds. how to work out 2 3 5 12 Banana trees have male and female flowers, on the same plant. Many vegetables and fruits plants are polyploid: this is a "genetic defect" which produces additional copies of chromosomes. More copies means more proteins which means larger plant/larger fruits. Dioecious Plants Dioecious plants male and female Kiwi Plant Gender Identification By Michelle Z. Donahue; Updated September 21, 2017 The kiwi is a member of an unusual group in the plant world in that its male and female flowers are on separate plants; to ensure successful pollination and fruiting, one male plant should be planted for every six to eight female plants. how to tell how old a baby chipmunk is 5/12/2008 · Tomato plants are all both male and female. Each blossom has both male and female parts and they are capable of self-pollinating. There is no such thing as a male tomato plant or a female tomato plant. Fortunately, it is quite easy to spot a male plant from a female plant, but as explained above, hermaphrodites can be more of a challenge. Since all seeds look alike, especially to non-experts, it is hard to determine which ones to plant. 5/12/2008 · Tomato plants are all both male and female. Each blossom has both male and female parts and they are capable of self-pollinating. There is no such thing as a male tomato plant or a female tomato plant. Along the sides of the plant stock, you're going to see stipules (above) forming those are long obvious and form very quickly, you can see them right there, but then right between the stock and the branches. something new will pop out, the pre-flowers, male pre-flowers look like little balls, female pre-flowers start out as little balls, but quickly start getting too long. Banana trees have male and female flowers, on the same plant. Many vegetables and fruits plants are polyploid: this is a "genetic defect" which produces additional copies of chromosomes. More copies means more proteins which means larger plant/larger fruits. 31/12/2014 · Take a look at the belly buttons on these two eggplants. The female has a slit and the male has a circle. How To Change Default Search Engine To Google In Safari How To Use Vigora 100 How To Switch On Your Brain Before Study How To Use Emoji On Instagram Samsung How To Write A Screenplay How To Set Up Gopro App How To Turn On Novation Impulse How To Train My Dog To Attack Intruders How To Use D20 Binding Guide How To Write Refort About Psaychology How To Turn Off Full Screen Windows 10 Dicord How To Turn A Sportbike Into A Streetfighter How To Use Foam Hair Rollers On Short Hair How To Stop Task Bar Disapearing Avast Password How To Use On Iso John on How To Write An Injunction Pablo on How To See Long Is My Playlist Google Play Bruce G. Li on How To Tell If Your Jewelry Has Lead In It Marlin on How To Use Turban Hair Towel Samanta Cruze on How To Study For A Reading Placement Test	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line313
__label__wiki	0.536864	0.536864	5 Things We Learned During Switched at Birth 5×08 Mar 30, 2017 \| Posted by Nicola \| Recap, Television \| 0 comments \| Credit: Freeform/Kelsey McNeal This week on Switched at Birth, Bay and Regina both got carried away, while another Ghost of Switchmas Past showed up. Read on for five things we learned during Switched at Birth 5×08, “Left in Charge.” 1. Simone’s back. Remember Simone from season 1? She’s Toby’s ex-girlfriend and the other half of the one night stand that led to Emmett and Bay’s breakup – and now she’s a pharma sales rep with designer clothes and a BMW. An insecure Bay feels intimidated by her seemingly perfect life, but Simone eventually admits her life isn’t as great as it seems. Yes, she’s making a lot of money, but she’s miserable. Specifically, she doesn’t have time for friends or relationships, she’s struggling to stay sober, and she’s jealous Bay turned her passion for art into a career. 2. Bay’s facing the realities of adulthood. The Kennishes won’t help Bay pay her electric bill and neither will Regina, so she needs to get creative. Ally suggests hosting a turn-on-the-lights party and charging admission, which seems like a great idea. Well, until Bay lets guests party downstairs at The Cracked Mug in an attempt to impress Simone, which leads to a mug edition of beer pong. When the Leaning Tower of Teas-a (sorry) inevitably comes crashing down, a furious Regina demands that Bay cover the damage, and a reluctant Bay ends up having to sell her car. Bay: “I’m the funky artist with the cool car – if I let her go, what does that make me?” John: “The funky artist who can pay her bills.” 3. Toby gets paternal. When a turn-the-lights-on party guest starts throwing around words like “short bus” and “retarded,” Toby calls him out – then Travis punches him out. Toby admits to Bay that he was already on edge after an awkward conversation with Simone during which she expressed her condolence about Carlton having Down syndrome. …Not the reaction Toby was looking for. Later in Switched at Birth 5×08, he meets up with Simone, she apologizes, and Toby properly introduces her to Carlton. 4. Chris has major aspirations. Major League aspirations, to be specific. And while he’s preparing to try out for the Royals, he’s attempting to woo Daphne as well. They’re enjoying each other’s company until Chris gets a nosebleed and Daphne notices suspicious bruising on his arm. Is he taking steroids? After she goes to talk to Kathryn about her suspicions (without naming Chris specifically), Kathryn orders a mandatory drug test for the whole team. A furious Chris admits to Daphne that he was using steroids – to compensate for the rotator cuff strain a campus cop gave him during Switched at Birth 5×05. 5. Regina’s playing detective. It’s been a couple of weeks since Luca’s father told Regina she was standing in the way of Luca having kids, but Regina’s still dwelling on his words. That combined with a bad Economic Strategies grade and a suspicious late-night text from class TA Lauren on Luca’s phone leads Regina to suspect he may be cheating. She and Kathryn do some online sleuthing and find out Luca and Lauren used to date, but after they accidentally “like” a couple of photos, Kathryn decides a stakeout is a better approach. After Lauren busts them, Luca reassures Regina that he only wants to be with her. Awwww. What did you think of Switched at Birth 5×08? Tags: bay kennishDaphne VasquezFreeformSwitched at Birth A Pop City Life contributor since 2014, Nicola holds a degree in print and multimedia journalism from Emerson College. Raised in the U.K., she has since lived in Philadelphia and Manhattan, and currently resides in Boston. She's a big fan of the Cheshire Cat.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line317
__label__wiki	0.584032	0.584032	Fresh! Plays From Twenty-Somethings To The Rest Of The World Deemed as a celebration of the creative spirit as well as giving voice to the new generation of theatre makers in Singapore, The Twenty-Something Theatre Festival launches its debut this week. Held over two consecutive weekends at the Goodman Arts Centre, a total of eight plays will be staged. Along with the Festival InstaGala that has a flea market and concerts, this is one event that hopes to appeal to all the young and young at heart. For the first weekend, three brand new plays are being featured back-to-back, and are all written by shortlisted Fresh! playwrights. Each play was selected after going through the panel of veteran theatre makers in Singapore, before going through the process of sourcing for crew members, cast and designers. Popspoken caught all three over the past two days, and here’s what we think: Credit: Kenneth Chia “There are friends, and then there are Friends.” Written by Kenneth Chia and directed by Mitchell Fang, this play captures the boldness and intimacy of relationships and their layered complexities. Faced with the death of a close friend Keith, Han Lin struggles with grief and is at a loss. Keith’s ghost comes by for a visit and an unavoidable confrontation occurs through a trip down memory lane. Long Weekend embraced the multi-layered nature of the text through stylistic as well as realistic staging of events. With their see-through costumes and a penis for a pet dog, the play challenges the audience and forces them to listen to what the characters have to say. Feeling uncomfortable? Then the show has succeeded in pushing the boundaries that we tend to put ourselves in. Even though it may sound like the typical campy stage plays we get in Singapore every now and then, we can assure you that this piece of work begs to differ. Appealing to the depths of the heart while distilling humour, Chia’s writing goes beyond mere appearances and dramatised expressions. Kudos to the cast for embodying the text well and doing the balancing act of playing things up, and letting them settle with the audience. Credit: Twenty-Something Theatre Festival National Memory Project is an initiative put in place in the hopes of collecting cultural and intellectual memories for archival purposes. In the hopes of capturing the essence of a country and share them with the generations to come, every citizen should contribute. So what is to happen when an officer of the memory corps tries to retrieve a memory from a convicted murderer awaiting the death row? Written by Johnny Jon Jon and co-directed together with Nadia Cheriyan, most aspects of the show are simple and straightforward. They bring story-telling back to the acting and the characters themselves instead of fancy props and big sets. This play makes it easy to empathise for the characters that you see, or hear; it was all about the heart. Also, it is always lovely to sit through shows that use multiple languages, and in this case Malay, English and dialect, to capture what Singapore is like. Multimedia is also used to further illustrate the story, and that gives aid to spurring the audience members’ imagination forward. However, voices that are recorded and played may not be clear all the time. It was a pity that some of the things said are missed. And we would also like to say that the thought put in to enable our Muslim friends to break fast during the show with a cue is a very sweet gesture. It got us thinking if other shows that happen to be staged during this time of the year can learn a thing or two? To end the night, The Cave written by Annabel Tan is a monologue piece exploring the female body. From the perspective of a heterosexual female, audience members get a glimpse of her thoughts as she navigates life in different spaces and issues. This piece of work was inspired by actual comments from people that are too guarded to air their thoughts themselves. Co-directed with Benjamin Chow, the play attempts at whimsical in a surrealistic space. The entire set as well as most of the props are made of alphabetical play mats. Indulging in the playful while dwelling on the serious matters of gender stereotyping that we are still burdened with today, it is a cheeky juxtaposition. Even though the messages hidden within the text are lost occasionally, be it due to the space itself or too much movement on stage, it is still a work that leaves you with something to think about. These three plays are running only until this Sunday, 12th June 2016. If you would like to purchase tickets, get them here: Saturday and Sunday. Don’t say you are not invited to join in on the festivities! Prev post Get Your Fill of Dark Humour At Joan Cornellà: A Solo Exhibition Next post English Crooner And YouTube Star Birdy To Perform Here In Singapore Teo Dawn @Dawn_ZT Thespian. Aspiring writer. Artist-blood. Lives for thrills and the unknown. More by Teo Dawn The Phantom of The Opera: Haunting in Good Ways and Bad	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line318
__label__wiki	0.65416	0.65416	Posted on May 11, 2015 May 11, 2015 by Danny Little Women (1933) Review, with Katharine Hepburn Jo March Katharine Hepburn Amy March Joan Bennett Meg March Frances Dee Beth March Jean Parker Marmee Spring Byington Aunt March Edna May Oliver Douglass Montgomery Mr. Lawrence Henry Stephenson Professor Bhaer Paul Lukas Released by RKO \| Directed By George Cukor Proof That It’s Pre-Code Look, the naughtiest thing that happens in this movie is that Jo (Hepburn) likes to swear loudly: “Christopher Columbus!” This one is for the whole family, even the kiddos. Little Women: Bringing Up Katharine “I like good strong words that mean something.” It’s hard to believe that Little Women was only Katharine Hepburn’s fourth movie, and it’s almost impossible to believe that it was produced less than six years into the ‘talkie’ revolution. It’s a film built with supreme skill and confidence focused on a singular actress. Owing as much to David O. Selznick’s painstaking efforts to faithfully adapt Louisa May Alcott’s book as to George Cukor’s direction and art designer Hobe Erwin’s exquisite sets, Little Women is one of the lushest looking films of the early 30s. Few movies up to this point had had so much energy devoted to develop its own singular world and the lavish result remains stunning to behold. A rundown of the film’s plot: the March family has hit a patch of hard times. Bad investments have downgraded their status in society, further complicated by Mr. March’s departure to fight in the Civil War. This leaves his wife, Marmee (roll the ‘r’ to an ‘h’) tending to her stead of girls: Jo is forthright writer, determined to make her own way in the world. Amy is an artist, a bit spoiled and snobby. Meg is domestic. And Beth is a shy musical prodigy. Frankly, if I ever saw Katharine Hepburn coming towards me like this, I’d crap my pants. The movie follows the girls as they grow and learn, first by befriending a sick boy next door and then by grappling with their family’s misfortunes before each finds love and marries. It’s all very innocent, tender stuff. It’s a movie where you assume the babies come from the characters holding their loving gazes just a little too long rather than by any physical interaction. The Civil War and its aftermath were still in living memory in 1933, with most of the audience still having parents or grandparents who served, if not still seeing some of the longer lived veterans still attending parades and commemorations. It’s interesting to view this movie as seeking to connect the audience to its immediate past, not with a rousing Civil War story, but a fondness for an era that seemed both more heroic and yet more simple. We see a performance early on that Jo puts on with her sisters which, interestingly, evokes not just a childish play, but short silent melodramas that had been popular at the birth of the medium. While no one gets tied to the railroad tracks (I’m just kidding, Fritzi, don’t kill me), the dramatic organ and violin music, opening scrawl, and exaggerated affectations are all hallmarks of the early flickers, a sneaky way to remind viewers of times past even without explicitly making note of it. This again speaks to the yearning to return to pre-Great War simplicity that crops up often in the films of the time. “Dear my little women, what up? General McClellan is really nice, Love, Dad.” The last third of the movie, which has Jo leave her home and head to the city to make her fortune as a writer and a teacher, has received some criticism because it breaks up the family dynamic from the first 2/3rds of the film, and I will admit I found that a bit bumpy at first as well. However, it’s just as important as demonstrating that next level of maturity past adolescence and on the full path to maturity. The March girls have already learned to be selfless and to be humble, but Jo had to learn to think for herself– not just by being louder and brasher than the other girls in town, but by forging her own path in life. It would be a vastly different film if she just ended up with Laurie, a settling for the plain and easy that her character simply couldn’t abide. The story isn’t a sprawling narrative, but rather an intimate family study on a broad canvas. What Alcott’s original tale so brilliantly does is measure the quiet moments against the big ones. The group against the individual. She defines her characters not just as the shallow stereotypes they read as on paper, but as breathing humans in their quieter moments, allowing a decent amount of understanding and patience with these women as they fumble towards understanding the pain of growing up. “Your prescription is two babies intravenously two times a day. I’ll get you a glass of water.” And it’s Hepburn that captures this. We see Jo not just as a young, impulsive girl, or just as the struggling nascent adult, but as the woman she’ll be and was always meant to be. Hepburn herself can be many things– cagey, witty, even silly– but it’s remarkable to see her scratch below the surface to find Jo, someone who remains both aggressive and smart but also naive and playful. There isn’t a hint of cynicism in her performance, but instead a sense of youthful joie de vivre sometimes matched by wistful longing. Jo is the only character who exists both inside the story and outside it, able to reflect on the passage of time and mourn it. As the emotional center of this film, it’s in her ability to understand and express the pain of time going by that Hepburn is illuminating. There are few movies that capture this feeling with such warmth and enthusiasm, and Little Women is one of the earliest, most magical attempts to orchestrate this on film. The second half of the 1930s would see major studios gleefully follow Selznick’s example (including Selznick himself) with varied success, from the dreadfully respectable Romeo and Juliet (1937) to, well, you know, Gone With the Wind (1939). And while there are some great movies there, the small, tender scale of Little Women leaves it in a world apart. Hover over for controls. Trivia & Links This review is part of Margaret Perry’s 2nd Annual Great Katharine Hepburn Blogathon. If you like Katharine Hepburn or even just good writing, you should be hopping, skipping, and knocking over dinosaur skeletons to get to the rest of the entries. Third adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women following two silent versions released in 1917 and 1918 respectively. (Unsurprising, since I’m sure the book’s themes of survival during war and success thereafter resonated post-World War I.) It has been fashioned for the screen, both big and small, many times since, with the other most fondly recalled being a 1949 version with June Allyson and Elizabeth Taylor and a 1994 version with Winona Ryder and Claire Danes. TCMDB labels Little Women ‘an essential’, and has pretty much every detail about the movie: its history, George Cukor and Katharine Hepburn’s relationship, how it was made, how the movie looks and more than you could ever want to know. I’ll leave them to take care of the trivia for this round. An excerpt: Katharine Hepburn modeled her performance on stories she had been told of her maternal grandmother, who actually lived during the Civil War era. Although Grandmother Houghton had died before the actress was born, Hepburn’s mother had painted a vivid picture of her in family stories. The dress Hepburn wore for Jo’s first trip to the opera was modeled on one of her grandmother’s gowns. Decent Films (“Film appreciation and criticism informed by Christian faith” and thus not a website I visit often) makes a good point about the film’s aims: Thus, while Little Women is far from hostile to its male characters, it has a positive feminine character and defines its protagonists not by relationships with men but by moral choices, experiences, and relationships with one another, their mother, and their community. Part comedy of manners, part morality tale, it’s more interested in its heroines “conquering themselves” than in a man conquering their hearts. Awards, Accolades & Availability This film was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director, and won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. One of the highest grossing films of the year it was released. This film is available on Amazon on DVD as well as being available for streaming. Comment below or join our email subscription list on the sidebar! Categories1933, Academy Awards, All Reviews, Comedy, Drama, Like, Romance 13 Replies to “Little Women (1933) Review, with Katharine Hepburn” jameswharris says: To really get into Little Women it helps to know about Louisa May Alcott. Little Women is somewhat autobiographical. I highly recommend the biography, Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Woman by Harriet Reisen. Alcott had a tremendous life, and her book Little Woman has an amazing history. There’s a reason why it’s been filmed so many times. I will add that to my (very long) reading list. Thanks! nitrateglow says: I have been meaning to watch this one but never got around to it. Now I absolutely must see it! Le says: I’ve only seen the 1949 version on TV, but I intend to watch this one as soon as possible! Your review is great, as always. And I visited Decent Films as a matter of curiosity. It’s far better than I expected. But I still don’t know how The Birth of a Nation could pass with a B grade! Don’t forget to read my contribution to the blogathon! 🙂 http://criticaretro.blogspot.com.br/2015/05/sem-amor-without-love-1945.html Ha! I can’t say I investigated too deep on Decent Films, but the thought that Birth of a Nation ranks that high probably indicates that I should give it a look. You’re note to Fritzi about the railroad tracks made me LOL! This is a great post – thanks for participating. Thank you for hosting! Hopefully there’ll be a round three! Ha ha – I also had to laugh at your aside to Fritzi. Like you, I’m always surprised at how old this film is and how early it was filmed in the sound era. It seems much more advanced than its contemporaries. It’s remarkably sophisticated, which I have to admire. Selznick really helped craft that ‘warm New Englandy’ period movie that thousands of other films would imitate. Marsha Collock says: Excellent post, as always, Danny. While Kate is much admired in this film (and justifiably so), I think I like my Kate as a modern woman. Yeah, she’s good here, but I’d have to say that I feel it’s mostly for kids and grandparents. Vivien Leigh says: What a great post about one of my favorite movies! I love Kate as Jo. I’d no idea that it was only her 4th movie. David Selznick was a such a stickler for details, which is why (IMO) his adaptations turned out so well. Visiting via the Great Katharine Hepburn Blogathon! Thanks for coming by and for the nice words! 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__label__cc	0.650486	0.349514	Insomnia, Nostalgia: Notes on Becoming a Food Writer A sleepless night recently led to reminiscing about becoming a food writer. That story is now in The Faster Times. It recalls my early proposal for an article on a Phnom Penh coffee shop. Gourmet eventually bought that story, but ran only a fraction of the piece as commissioned—all writers understand the constraints of space. The original version of that story is posted here. Click here for a full gallery of Jerry’s photos from the coffee shop. Ta Rey, a young man with chocolate-brown eyes and a winsome smile, doesn’t just pour coffee each morning — he performs it. He’s perfected a rhythm with kettle and cups, milk and sugar, ice and fire. In an elegant waltz, he streams boiling water through a cloth bag full of fine grind, into an old Chinese pot. Then again and again, with arm raised high, he pours that brew through the bag, building its strength each time. When it’s thick, nearly black, he swirls the coffee over sweetened condensed milk. With a swing of his hips and pinkie finger extended, he sashays the cup to a customer. Then back to his stove to make another round. Ta Rey caters to a clientele of motorcycle taxi drivers and pedicab cyclists, farmers and veterans, and a fair number of unemployed Cambodian men. They hunch over tiny tables on plastic stools near an old Buddhist wat flanked by tamarind trees. Their wives are at home, or peddling foods in the market, or simply not here. Such is a Southeast Asian morning. This place has no name; it is one of hundreds typical of the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh. Men sip their drinks of choice — coffee with milk, steamed milk with sugar, ice with either — chased by strong green tea. They smoke and chat over working-man’s fare: packaged ramen seasoned with sharp chile and wedges of lime, topped with shaved beef plunked raw into the simmering broth. Morning-fresh bread, a French colonial leftover, is dunked into shot glasses of milk or tea. The bill at this shop never amounts to a dollar; a cup of coffee, just 12 ½ cents. A block away, Army generals, politicians and tycoons hobnob on the patio of a fancy new restaurant, their Land Cruisers parked out front, bodyguards standing watch. But here: here is the picture of average life, of average Cambodian men starting their days. Customers drink casually, reading the morning paper — if they can; many cannot — and talking of politics or the minutiae of life. They nod toward foreign restaurants lining the riverfront nearby and mention an astronomical price, $1 a cup, for a mediocre brew. But the coffee here on the street is robust and zippy, grown in the highlands. It’s much better, they insist. And they’re right. Street coffee is ritual, a social imperative, in Southeast Asia. Everywhere — Hanoi, Vientiane, Kota Bharu — sidewalk tables beckon early risers. It’s the interlude between work and home, home and school; or simply, morning and the rest of the day. My husband, Jerry, and I have frequented this little spot, on and off, for a couple of years. We are the only foreigners; I, the only woman except for Ta Rey’s sister and mother, who work here too. But we’re always welcome. “The Buddha invites you here every day,” a wrinkled old pedicab driver tells us. We oblige, for the conversation, and the spectacular coffee – oily, rich, too bitter without condensed milk, perfect with it. Just a thimble-full could jump-start a car. We always drink two cups each. Ta Rey’s father, Sam Piseth, started this shop several years ago. He brought his family to Phnom Penh in 1993 from an area of southern Vietnam called Kampuchea Krom. They are not Vietnamese. “I am Cambodian in my mind,” he says. Three hundred years ago, Saigon was a Khmer fishing village and all the land around it belonged to Cambodia. Khmer people today think it should be so again. Sam Piseth came here, escaping Vietnam “because socialism is very difficult to live under.” This shop offers a meager but sustainable living. He serves no highbrow food, and ambiance is lacking here on an unpaved street with beggars and garbage and sewage back-ups. That’s life for all but the Cambodian elite. Sam Piseth started his business on the sidewalk beneath trees and umbrellas. Every day a cop would stop by, demanding a 75-cent tithe — typical in a country where a policeman’s monthly salary runs $10 or $20. When Sam Piseth eventually saved enough, he moved across the street, renting a sheet-metal shack with three walls for $80 a month. He bought a TV. And now, an ongoing run of pirated Chinese chop-sockey videos keeps customers coming all day. Most everyone can afford a cup of coffee or bowl of soup. And the tea is free. “People are very poor,” says a 65-year-old man named Ma Roeun, through a hodgepodge of gold and rotting teeth. “But the government is very rich,” and he pantomimes, stuffing his fingers in his shirt pocket. It’s a common lament: a government corrupt and negligent. Education, justice, health care, infrastructure — all in tatters, still, since the Khmer Rouge war ended in 1998. And so, it is not surprising to find this morning rendezvous infested with rancorous talk: bad roads, poor harvests, no money, the 2003 election and subsequent political stalemate. And little hope for the future. Case in point: Ma Roeun is past retirement age, driving a motorcycle taxi for about $2 a day. He wants to invite us home, but says his house embarrasses him. Before war, in the late 1950s, the United States Embassy certified him in mechanics, a good job. He lost everything in the 1970s, including the certificate. “Oh, Pol Pot time, very bad, very bad. Just a handful of rice,” he says. “I got very sick.” It’s the scourge of Cambodian memory, and everyone who lived through it remembers well. Some here even fought as Khmer Rouge soldiers — but the past is past, and everyone sits at the same table these days. “Now we have the peace,” Ma Roeun says. Peace, born of scars: missing legs, gouges in arms, chests dotted with blurry-blue soldier tattoos thought to ward off bullets and bad luck. Invisible wounds, too. “On the inside, I suffer because I don’t have enough money to feed my family,” says a man named Nat. He supports a wife and five kids on $1.25 a day. This cafe is Nat’s morning routine. Nothing remarkable, just life, as it is all over Phnom Penh. The TV blares, the kettle steams, the early sun cooks the city. Young women walk rickety bikes through the street’s messy maze, selling hot bread from rattan baskets. Corner stalls offer grilled chicken over rice, or rice-noodle soup with cilantro and chile sauce. Sidewalk cauldrons bubble with rice porridge, thick with chicken and roasted shallots. And everywhere, men relish their coffee, fingers gripping little cups with pinkies extended in a fashionably Asian way. Tagged as: Cambodia, coffee, coffee shop talk, food writing, Phnom Penh, street coffee, strong coffee, The Faster Times, the Khmer Rouge Categorized in: Drinks, Eating out, Food & politics, Food & talk, Poverty, Stories, Street food, Travel February 1, 2012 Karen7 Comments Pretty in Purple Funkytown 7 thoughts on “Insomnia, Nostalgia: Notes on Becoming a Food Writer” michael Lee-Richards says: this is so inspiring and lovely to read about another nationality. I long to go to cambodia! I am a cook who cooks from the heart! not trained at all have worked with Michel roux and Julia child, loved it and did starge for two years! work for no money but get free accomodation! A lovely post, very evocative with superb photographs to match. I love the way Asians go about their daily coffee and tea, the ritual of it all. Must get myself over there at some point.. kitchenvoyage says: Fantastic reading, thank you Neil \| Butterfield says: It is always interesting to find out how other cultures live, thanks for sharing this post. Michael, thank you. I hope you get to Cambodia someday! Thanks, Miles. Yes, you must 🙂 Thanks for reading, Kitchenvoyage! Neil, you’re welcome. Thank you for visiting. Lovely post to read :). Photos are incredible, the type where you can really get the sense of a place.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line342
__label__cc	0.747117	0.252883	Home Research Publications (Joined) Jane Taylor Legislation, policies and guidelines related to breastfeeding and the Baby Friendly Health Initiative in Australia: a document analysis Legislation, policies and guidelines related to breastfeeding and the Baby Friendly Health Initiative in Australia: a document analysis Esbati, Anahita \| Barnes, M \| Henderson, Amanda J \| Taylor, J A Objectives The aim of the present study was to assess the extent to which publicly available legislation, policy and guidelines related to breastfeeding and the Baby Friendly Health Initiative (BFHI) underpin and support the uptake and implementation of the BFHI in Australia. Methods Altheide’s document analysis model (sample, data collection, data organisation, data analysis and report) was used to source and analyse publicly available legislation, policies and guidelines in Australia that were related to breastfeeding and the BFHI at national, state and professional organisational levels. Results Legislation documents contained no direct references to the BFHI or Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes, despite the documents being supportive of breastfeeding. There is little reference to the Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes or to monitoring of the Marketing in Australia of Infant Formulae (MAIF) Agreement at national and state levels. A gap exists in documents that provide up-to-date records regarding monitoring of breastfeeding rates at the national level. Conclusions National and state guidelines are supportive of breastfeeding and the BFHI. However, the BFHI and Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes are not legislated in Australia and information related to breastfeeding rates is not up to date. A legislative establishment supporting the Code and establishing plans to monitor the MAIF Agreement and breastfeeding outcomes may influence uptake and implementation of the BFHI. Australian Health Review / Vol. 42, No. 1, pp.72-81 http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AH16067 C S I R O Publishing FoR 1117 (Public Health and Health Services) \| FoR 1605 (Policy and Administration) \| FoR 1110 (Nursing)	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line344
__label__cc	0.717269	0.282731	Albion Online is a fascinating blend of sandbox elements. It is similar to Runescape and Ultima Online games got together and bio-built a super outcome. While the diversion isn't exactly as in-your-face as Ultima was in its "best" state, it absolutely has its minutes. Graphics is not the best as what you expected but it was made that way so you can play it to most devices. Furthermore it has the rewards of being a "cutting edge" diversion to help sweeten the arrangement. In case you're a fanatic of sandbox recreations that oblige exertion, Albion Online is certainly an amusement you have to watch. The cross-stage accessibility ought to make things very intriguing too. Albion Online is a sandbox, isometric MMORPG. It’s been an interesting game for most of sandbox gamers for as long as year or something like that, and our site even had an opportunity to give it a gone through in the beginning of the alpha. The game developers have been putting a few genuine work in the course of recent months, and chosen to overhaul our scope in the course of recent days. The reason Albion Online game has been so anticipated is the gigantic accentuation on creating, the bad-to-the-bone style of play where you lose all your rigging when you pass on, and its cross-stage nature which will take into consideration individuals on cell phones to play with those on the PC crosswise over different working frameworks. So you can see why this diversion has been the focal point of consideration for a ton of in-your-face gamers and sandbox gamers alike. Character Customization The game graphic design in Albion Online are not the most noteworthy of characteristics. In the event that you have played Runescape in the previous years, you’ll most likely be comfortable. Yet, regardless of the general low determination, the diversion still figures out how to look good. Furthermore, there’s a purpose behind it, as well. The representation can’t be excessively exceptional so that cell phones can play them without exploding or depleting your battery in a moment. Indeed, even on the windows customer, you can tell the diversion was outlined on account of versatile with the straightforward gaming design, isometric point of view, and vast catches on the game UI. You can undoubtedly envision the same interface on a tablet. Be that as it may, the UI likewise looks to a great degree massive when playing on your PC. Albion Online surmise that this will be a noteworthy turn-off for a few, however will presumably be effectively looked over by most gamers. Albion Online is all that much a point-and-snap diversion. Some would have favored WASD development, as its a considerable measure less demanding on the wrist. The biggest issue with the amusement is not having the capacity to pivot the camera. There were a few circumstances where you would have preferred the capacity to change the camera point, normally when attempting to tap on specific assets that are firmly assembled together. Yet, generally, the controls are genuinely smooth for an alpha diversion. As you may anticipate from a sandbox diversion, the customization is genuinely broad, at any rate in the later bits of the amusement. When you are making your character, however, the choices are right now few. You will get a predetermined number of alternatives for stuff like your hair, facial hair, and clothing shading. Later on, there are clearly gets ready for up to six races, yet at this moment human is the main alternative. The gameplay in Albion Online most likely strays a long way from the current equation of MMORPGs. It’s a long way from a themepark, yet at the same time has odds and ends of that kind that assist it. One key illustrations incorporate prisons and swarm camps that can be cultivated for silver. General the elements drift much more towards sandbox however. Each bit of rigging in the diversion is made by players. Other than the beginning ranges, the majority of the “urban areas” are player made also. This, obviously, implies the diversion keeps running on a player economy with player association being incomparable. Something a larger part of MMOs appear to disregard or by and large offer courses around nowadays. In Albion Online game everything is created. Rather than levels, things are organized into levels. Level One devices can be made with the essential and least demanding to-get Tier One assets. To get Tier Two assets, you’re going to need to utilize the instruments you made with the Tier One assets, and it will take a smidgen additionally looking to discover them. In the end, as you get to the higher levels, you will have to get further and further from the “sheltered” zones to get them, which puts you at danger of PVP, which as beforehand expressed puts significantly more at stake than your commonplace MMO. Which is a decent motivator to sign up with an in number organization who can ensure you while you’re getting the higher level assets to make the best apparatus. When you create things like protective armors and weapons, you get the chance to pick what capacities accompany the rigging. The truth is out, as opposed to classes or aptitude trees, your capacities are characterized by the rigging you’re wearing. So you may have an arrangement of “social affair” calfskin rigging intended to help you travel quick and an arrangement of plate reinforcement that is intended to give you a chance to tank harm. While in the meantime you may have another arrangement of plate that is more intended for managing harm by picking aptitudes that build assault speed and bring down your adversaries’ safeguard. You are what you wear as armor, as it were. The level framework is both fascinating and sort of baffling. In the event that you’ve neglected to stock up on devices before passing on, you’ll rapidly discover yourself back at the starting point and needing to develop everything sans preparation. You do can possibly run and get your stuff, and you’re even given an interim shield that makes you safe to harm, however the probability of you really getting to it without kicking the bucket a second time is genuinely low in the event that you don’t take the time to re-outfit already. So you’ll have to stock up on both apparatus and instruments before you take off. Furthermore, you’ll more than likely need to stock up in more than once put, as banks are not general – the bank you have in one town won’t be the same as the one you have in another. One illness that a great deal of sandbox amusements appear to have is absence of bearing. Albion Online has decided to battle this by utilization of the Destiny Board. This is a gigantic spider meshing of accomplishments that can help point you in the right course and go about as a kind of element errand framework. When you first look at the Destiny Board, you’ll be somewhat astonished – it gives a comparable impression as Path of Exile’s huge forte tree. It’s not exactly on the same scale, but rather is still great. The PVE component is a considerable measure more grounded than ever suspected it would be. In a ton of sandbox recreations, as though the PVE battle is attached on as an after-thought. On the other hand, in Albion Online game you can tell it’ll be a basic piece of the diversion from the begin. There are both creatures to battle and skin, and humanoid adversaries to murder for silver. Prisons are available too, however not instanced as you may expect – you can keep running into different players in them and, in the event that they’re in a PVP zone, we envision fights for plunder will follow. On the flip side of the range is the capacity to claim land and fabricate houses (or different structures) on it. One of the principle advantages of building a house is additional capacity. Access to creating stations is another reward. You will additionally have the capacity to show trophies, which will serve to give you buffs. For the most part, everything in the home will give you an advantage to urge you to have it. When you make a bit of rigging you’re ready to pick what capacities will accompany it. Actually, higher level apparatus has admittance to more and better alternatives. Every sort of rigging – fabric, calfskin, plate – appears to take after a kind of topic – plate is more suited to tanking, for instance. Be that as it may, they aren’t confined exclusively to that subject – you could run with capacities that emphasis all the more on harm managing plate, or you could simply blend and match pieces from diverse sets for a more extensive mixture. This makes for some fascinating battle. Talking about the battle, its reasonably a good time for a point-and-snap. It’s suitably troublesome so that you can’t simply keep running into a battle and catch pound and hope to win. Be that as it may, in the meantime, it is still very open. Like most recreations, we feel that extended battle is a bit OP. Nonetheless, there are capacities for skirmish intended to make extended battle more troublesome – like dash or different moderates. Be that as it may, that becomes possibly the most important factor more in PVP than PVE. With everything taken into account, You will discovered the battle a wonderful shock when contrasted with what my desires initially were. Which is great, in light of the fact that battle assumes a major part in the amusement (however not by any means the only part, without a doubt). A tremendous piece of the diversion is PVP. Not just is it an incredible game approach to stock up on assets (not at all like a bloated gatherer to finish off your asset saves), yet the battle in the amusement is decently fun, particularly gathering battle. PVP additionally becomes an integral factor with the player urban communities and domain control. The way the stock framework works makes demise significant, too. When somebody murders you, they’re not simply making you take a fast outing to the respawn statue – you drop everything that is on you and that makes you think before you go into a battle. The region control framework ought to be very fascinating once the amusement is completely discharged. Indeed, even in the alpha, you could get a thought of the excellent plan of things by taking a gander at the world guide. It depicts substantial varieties of area controlled by societies. You can visit the official website of Albion Online to understand the game more. Need more Albion Online? Download it now on Albion Online Official Website DeveloperSandbox Interactive GenreAction, Adventure, RPG Android Games, iOS Games, New Released Games, PC Games, Top Rating Games Albion Game reviewAlbion Game reviewsalbion OnlineAlbion Online articleAlbion Online CharacterAlbion Online gameplayAlbion Online guideAlbion Online keyAlbion Online ReviewAlbion Online Reviews	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line348
__label__cc	0.5765	0.4235	Home > Inside RIDE > Additional Information > News > View Article Lottery Now Open for State Pre-K Program Free, High-Quality for Early Education Available for 1,080 Students PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE), in partnership with Governor Gina M. Raimondo and the Department of Human Services, announced today that the lottery for the Rhode Island Pre-Kindergarten Program is now open for the 2019-2020 school year. There are 60 State-Funded Pre-K classrooms in 11 communities, and parents and families must submit their applications by July 7, 2019, in order to be considered for one of the free, available seats. “Pre-K is one of the most important investments we can make,” said Governor Gina M. Raimondo. “Kids who attend Pre-K are more likely to read at grade level, more likely to graduate high school, and more likely to get a good job. I’m proud that Rhode Island is a national leader in early childhood education, and I’m committed to ensuring that every family, regardless of zip code or income, has access to a high-quality Pre-K program.” Funding for these 60 classrooms is dependent on budget approval from the General Assembly. “In joining the team at RIDE, one of the things that really excited me about our portfolio is the national reputation for excellence that early learning programs in Rhode Island have established,” said Angélica Infante-Green, Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education. “A strong foundation is so important for our students, and that begins from birth and into quality Pre-K. Maintaining quality, with an eye towards increasing access for more Rhode Island children and families, must be a priority for our state if we want to improve student outcomes down the line.” Adds Courtney E. Hawkins, Department of Human Services Director, “You shouldn’t have to be rich or lucky to get your child into high quality Pre-K. Every child deserves a shot at a bright future, and nothing prepares a child for their future better than high-quality education.” In Governor Raimondo’s proposed budget, she requested additional funding to begin scaling up to universal Pre-K in Rhode Island. Her original proposal is to add 540 seats in the 2019-2020 school year. If that budget request is approved and RIDE can move forward in adding new seats, RIDE would open up another round of applications and conduct a second lottery in July. Currently, State-Funded Pre-K is available in Central Falls, Cranston, East Providence, Johnston, Newport, North Providence, Pawtucket, Providence, Warwick, West Warwick, and Woonsocket. The 60 Pre-kindergarten Program sites for the 2019-2020 school year are: Central Falls: Central Falls School District, Capt. Hunt Early Learning Center (12 Kendall Street) – 4 classrooms Central Falls School District, Margaret I. Robertson Elementary (135 Hunt Street) – 1 classroom Cranston: The Children’s Workshop (546 Budlong Road) – 1 classroom Comprehensive Community Action Program (848 Atwood Avenue) – 2 classrooms Cranston Public Schools- Arlington Elementary School (155 Princess Avenue) – 1 classroom/li> East Providence: East Bay Community Action Program (70 Turner Avenue) – 1 classroom Martin Middle School (111 Brown Street) – 5 classrooms Oldham School (60 Bart Drive) – 2 classrooms (Note: Applications for the Martin and Oldham sites are available at the East Providence Administration Offices, 145 Taunton Ave.) Johnston: Graniteville School (6 Collins Avenue) – 1 classroom (Note: Applications for the Graniteville site are available at Graniteville School until June 17 and at the Johnston Central Office, 10 Memorial Dr., throughout the application period.) Newport: East Bay Community Action Program Head Start (8 John Chafee Boulevard) – 2 classrooms North Providence: Tri-Town Community Action Agency (79 Waterman Avenue) – 1 classroom Pawtucket: Children’s Friend and Service (13 Legion Drive) – 1 classroom Pawtucket School Department, Fallon Memorial School (62 Lincoln Avenue) – 3 classrooms (Note: Applications for the Fallon site are available at the Pawtucket Central Office, 286 Main St.) Ready to Learn Providence @ Heritage Park YMCA Early Learning Center (333 Roosevelt Avenue) – 2 classrooms Providence: Beautiful Beginnings (700 Elmwood Avenue) – 2 classrooms Children’s Friend and Service (350 Point Street) – 3 classrooms Children’s Friend and Service (99 Berkshire Street) – 2 classrooms Children’s Friend and Service (550 Hartford Avenue) – 1 classroom Genesis Center (620 Potters Avenue, Providence) – 1 classroom Imagine Preschool (520 Hope Street) – 3 classrooms Meeting Street (1000 Eddy Street) – 2 classrooms Ready to Learn Providence @ RWU (One Empire Street) – 1 classroom (Note: Applications for the CCRI site are available at 945 Westminster St., Providence) Smith Hill Early Childhood Learning Center (25 Danforth Street) – 5 classrooms Warwick: CHILD, Inc. (849 Centerville Road) - 1 classroom CHILD, Inc. (160 Draper Avenue) – 2 classrooms West Warwick: Academy for Little Children (10 James P Murphy Industrial Highway) – 1 classroom CHILD, Inc. (28 Payan Street) – 2 classrooms Woonsocket: Connecting for Children and Families (46 Hope Street) – 2 classrooms Woonsocket Head Start Child Development Association (204 Warwick Street) – 4 classrooms YWCA Rhode Island (514 Blackstone Street), 1 classroom To be eligible, children must be 4 years old by September 1, 2019, and must reside within a community that hosts a Pre-K program. The State-Funded Pre-K is fully inclusive, supporting the learning and development needs of all children. Parents of English learners and students with disabilities are encouraged to enter the lottery. State-Funded Pre-K programs were identified through a competitive process that evaluates the organization’s ability to provide a high-quality program. Earlier this year, Rhode Island was once again recognized as a national leader in quality pre-K by the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER). Families can apply for the 2019-20 Pre-Kindergarten Program online or can pick up an application at a program location. Completed applications should be returned to the program of choice. Families may apply for more than one site if multiple sites exist in their community of residence, but only one application per site will be accepted. Applications will be accepted through July 7.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line350
__label__wiki	0.728724	0.728724	Shakespeare-Stiftung Martin-Lehnert-Preis Shakespeare Seminar Online Über das SSO Hinweise für Beiträge Ausgabe 15 (2017) Ausgabe 9 (2011) Rupp / Döring (Vorwort) Jancsó Mieszkowski Studienausgabe Boydell-Katalog Shakespeare Jahrbuch Sie befinden sich: Start > Publikationen > Shakespeare Seminar Online > Ausgabe 1 (2003) > Maassen Theatre of Passion: Othello and The Two Noble Kinsmen The Theatricality of the Emotions, the Deceived Eye and the Emergence of Modern Love by Irmgard Maassen At parting in Venice, Desdemona’s father issues an ominous warning to his unwelcome son-in-law: “Look to her, Moor, if thou hast eyes to see: / She has deceived her father, and may thee.”[1] Connecting eyes and the activity of looking with the latent deceptiveness of shows of love, Brabantio’s lines point to a complex interrelation of manifestations of feeling with conventions of seeing, an interrelation that informs not just Othello but also The Two Noble Kinsmen. This is my subject today. By contrast to the other papers, I particularly focus on the first term in our workshop’s topic, namely on the ‘performance’ of the passions, on their theatricality. I am adopting a historicising approach to look at the function of emotions, or passions, in the context of a culture where identity and authority were intricately bound up with public visibility and ritualised spectacle. My argument is based on the assumption that the popular theatre of Shakespeare’s time did not just passively reflect the early modern culture of feeling. Rather, by deploying the affective, and affecting, power of theatrical performance, it actively participated in the formation of emotional codes and economies. As Thomas Heywood wrote in his Apology for Actors (c.1608), “lively and well spirited action [...] hath power to new mold the hearts of the spectators and fashion them to the shape of any noble and notable attempt.”[2] Theatrical representation, with its mutually reinforcing interplay of a highly literary rhetoric with embodied performance, served both to display, instigate, and literally infect with emotions, as well as to discursively shape them.[3] Simultaneously, it self-reflexively drew attention to the inevitable artificiality of its own emotional performances. The theatre thus played a central part in modelling the emerging early modern subjectivity, to the extent that this subjectivity, with its new licence to individual self-fashioning but also its heightened awareness of the political dangers inherent in the new individualism, was constructed around the tension between interiority and appearance. This dichotomy between what an older criticism liked to refer to, unhistorically, as the universal human conflict between ‘being’ and ‘seeming’ emerges as the organising structural and thematic principle in genres as diverse as the revenge tragedy, the comedy of manners, moral satire, and especially in courtesy and conduct literature where it manifests itself in the friction between an inward morality and external manners.[4] It is in the specific representational mode of the theatre itself, however, that the contradiction, but also the close interdependency, of ‘genuine’ and ‘staged’ feeling becomes embodied and self-reflexively performed. The representation of emotions in Shakespeare’s theatre, I contend, collapses our neat late modern distinction between authenticity, on the one hand side, and performance, on the other, in favour of a historically more appropriate concept of the ‘performativity of emotion’.[5] Both plays, I would argue, are centrally concerned with the potential deceptiveness, or inadequacy, of performed feeling, but both significantly fail to envisage a viable alternative to the need to perform “that within which passeth show”.[6] The pervasive suspicion that a display of emotion may be feigned manifests itself in a preoccupation with ‘seeing’ and the relation of the visual sense to truth and dissimulation. Each play addresses, and critiques, a specific order of seeing that entails a different conceptualisation of the nature and the function of passionate love.[7] Take The Two Noble Kinsmen. The reason, I believe, for which it appears such an alien and uncomfortable play today lies in its exploration of a world utterly ruled by formal ceremony and highly ritualised communication, a world which strikes us today as pre-modern. The play presents us with a superabundance of processions staging weddings, funerals, or military victories, of folk dance and ballads, hunting, games and ritual combat, of rigidly choreographed supplications and prayers in temples. The fact that it is Theseus, above all, who keeps insisting on the necessity to perform rites properly down to the minutest detail – “omit not anything / In the pretended celebrations” he repeatedly urges (1.1.209-10)[8] - highlights the function of ceremony: princely power, noble honour, and courtly hierarchy are all invested in spectacle and ritual. Identity, in this world, is constituted by the public display of noble qualities to an expert audience, whose appreciation or disparagement can make or unmake the performer. Thus Arcite, released by a princely pardon from prison but unwilling to comply with the condition of his banishment, acquires a place of service which affords him a new identity - conferred on him by the exterior markers of a livery and a horse - by performing, incognito, in a running and wrestling competition. He gains recognition by exhibiting himself to the view of courtly spectators, who frankly discuss the virtues of this unknown performer, going over his abilities, his face, his body, his garments, and his speech in a formal catalogue of praise reminiscent of the literary blazon of female beauty. (2.5.10-29) We encounter here an order of seeing which derives, theoretically, from platonic philosophy, and was shaped socially by the courtly culture of the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance.[9] Seeing here is still ‘allegorical’, in the sense that it is bound up in the traditional analogy between macrocosm and microcosm and confirms the homology between physical and spiritual beauty. External appearance, in this view, is indicative of internal truth - the body, like a heraldic shield or coat of arms, bears the infallible signs of someone’s true being. Bembo in Castiglione’s Cortegiano expresses the classical neoplatonic view of the convergence of external beauty and inner goodness thus: “[...] outward beauty is a true sign of inner goodness. This loveliness, indeed, is impressed upon the body in varying degrees as a token by which the soul can be recognized for what it is [...]”[10] In this context the appraising gaze functions as an instrument not only of aesthetic evaluation but of moral approval as well. Looking is a performative activity in that it re-enacts and confirms the normative and social order of courtly society; it not merely discovers but constructs and confers value and identity. The performative power of looking is further underlined by its function in establishing legality. Palamon stakes his right to possession of Emilia on the fact that he saw her first, before Arcite did.[11] It is significant to find that the outcome of the play corroborates his claim, a ‘right of first sight’. Similarly, the trial by combat depends for its legitimacy on the validating presence of eye witnesses, in particular of Emilia for whose favour the two men are fighting, as Theseus points out when he urges Emilia to attend the tournament: “The knights must kindle / Their valour at your eye.” (5.3.29-30)[12] Whether sending or receiving rays of light, the eye in this philosophy serves as the gateway to the heart. Looking and loving are closely intertwined activities, both playing their part in the construction of social value. Love, like other incorporated dispositions, to paraphrase Bourdieu, acts as a shortcut in the complex social negotiations of norms and ideals.[13] As Niklas Luhmann has pointed out, however, love in the early modern period does not yet underwrite the uniqueness of the individual person, as does modern love encoded as passion which evolved in the course of the 18th century.[14] Instead, love within the old allegorical order of seeing valorises generic qualities, seeking representational perfection rather than the singular qualities of an individual. As Bembo explains in the Cortegiano: “[...] from the particular beauty of a single body [love] guides the soul to the universal beauty of all bodies [...]”.[15] Within the medieval code of love as idealisation that is explored in The Two Noble Kinsmen love derives its legitimation and irresistible force from the ideal perfection ascribed to, or perceived in, the beloved object.[16] Historicising love in this manner, I’d like to argue, can help us clarify some of the critical cruxes of the play. First, it may serve to redeem Emilia from critical opprobrium. Her inability to choose between the two kinsmen has provoked the harsh, if utterly anachronistic, comment that in matters of love she behaves like a silly dithering shopgirl who does not know what she wants. But the normative framework of courtly culture makes it impossible for her to choose between two lovers who are presented as emblems of perfect equality in noble blood and chivalrous virtue. Emilia’s perusal of her suitors’ pictures in 4.3. may reveal to her differences of colour and character but can only confirm, as indeed it does, sameness of merit. A love that is governed by the order of allegorical seeing must necessarily fail to distinguish between two who are by definition equal in worth, no matter if one appears merry and the other sad. By contrast to modern love, courtly love as presented in the play is not a distinguishing faculty that appreciates individual singularity and validates the uniqueness of the beloved, but is a normative faculty that acknowledges ideal perfection, seeing the type of the honourable knight in the individual aspect of face and expression. This is why the two kinsmen are by necessity fully interchangeable in the eyes and the love of the lady. Conversely, one glimpse of the lady from the prison window is sufficient to inspire undying love in Palamon and Arcite, as her appearance does indeed convey all a lover will ever need to know about her.[17] Secondly, historicising ‘love’ can shed a new light on the much discussed conflict between homo- and heterosexual passion in the play. The Amazon Emilia’s reluctance to prefer one kinsman to the other, which smacks of a general indifference to men, has been greeted, citing her childhood love to Flavina, as a sign of an invincible homoerotic orientation. The unbreakable “knot of love” (1.3.41) between Theseus and Pirithous has been similarly interpreted, as has, of course, the love that unites Palamon and Arcite: two souls growing together so that they are each father, friend, acquaintance, family, and heir, and, most significantly, even “wife” to one another. (2.2.80-84) It makes sense to read the play as discussing the competing claims of homosexual, or rather homosocial, love and normative heterosexuality. It grows out of a historical moment when the blatant misogyny and homosocial court culture of James I clashed with the Protestant doctrine of holy marriage which had prevailed after the Reformation and was, as Catherine Belsey has argued, increasingly forcing unruly passions into the domestic mould of patriarchal marriage.[18] However, I would like to complicate the smooth and, I believe, unhistorical conflation in these readings of homosexual and homosocial bonding.[19] To regard the desire, the ‘love’, which is fuelled by the courtly code of honour as primarily sexual is an anachronistic fallacy. Next to love as sexual passion, standing under the aegis of Venus, the play explores the power of a desire, also figured as ‘love’, which is directed at the gratification honour can provide. Instead of leading to conquest and possession, this love is enacted in competition and emulation.[20] Rather than be content to uncouple sexuality from gender difference, as is customarily done in those readings of early modern plays that tease out covert homosexual meanings, I suggest we need to uncouple desire itself from sexuality. This will enable us to acknowledge the presence in these plays of an attraction emanating not from difference of gender but from sameness of rank and honour. What draws Palamon and Arcite to each other can then be seen to be their outstanding knightly valour — each loves in the other the ideal type he himself represents. In the early modern period romantic love tends to confirm the naturalness of the aristocratic hierarchy of rank, manifest in the visibility, often through all disguises, of virtue and honour[21], rather than the naturalness of the heterosexual order as in today’s Mills and Boone romance, which celebrates the triumph of eroticised gender difference over class difference. The Two Noble Kinsmen teaches us to be alert to the plural intersections and overwritings of sexual difference with rank difference in the early modern construction of desire. The subplot mirrors the Amazon Emilia’s predicament in telling ways. Contrary to Emilia, the Jailer’s Daughter initially has no difficulty distinguishing Palamon from Arcite. While this might be read as gesturing towards the more modern concept of love as a passion that individualises, the fate of her love contradicts this interpretation. By contrast to Ophelia, an analogy which is often drawn, her love sickness, which grows into melancholy, is not elevated into an ennobling passion. While in Hamlet madness and melancholy become the mood/mode in which an interiority asserts itself that exceeds the preordained forms of social ritual and convention, The Two Noble Kinsmen allows no space for such interiority to the Jailer’s Daughter. Instead, she is recruited in to act the madwoman in the morris dance, a popular entertainment that neatly contains her excessive passion in the mould of an approved ritual, effectively de-individualizing the emotion. In making her perform what she is - mad - the morris dance precludes any opening of a gap between being and seeming. Furthermore, the madness of the Jailer’s Daughter is cured by recourse to traditional Galenic medicine. She has the balance of her humours restored through coitus, in a plot that takes advantage of her mad delusions in which she confuses her real and her imagined lover - just like Emilia, she cannot, after all, differentiate between individuals. An excess of looking has created excessive passion: “That intemperate surfeit of her eye hath distempered the other senses,” the Doctor notes. (4.3.69-70). In turn, excessive passion hampers vision: the cure thus works as a comic figuration of the old commonplace that love is blind - blind to individual difference, that is, which is, of course, the flip side of the ideology of love as idealisation.[22] The deceptiveness of appearances plays a crucial part in Othello as well. Iago, famously, is not what he seems. On all levels the play is informed by a deep anxiety about the possible discontinuity between external manners and internal virtue, or between performed emotions and inner feelings. ‘Ocular proof’, knowing by looking, is in high demand, but fails; Othello cannot prove Desdemona’s adultery by physical observation, so Iago has to create a vivid mental image of the act. When Othello does observe Iago interviewing Cassio, his eye is deceived: he mistakes banter about Bianca for boasting about Desdemona. In the mercantile world of Venice, the platonic bond between inner essence and outer appearance that propped up courtly love has been severed; the locus of truth has shifted into the realm of the unobservable interior. This is most strikingly embodied by the paradox of Othello himself, whose black countenance is emphatically not indicative of his inner merit. When Desdemona claims that she “saw Othello’s visage in his mind” (1.3.253) she inverts the allegorical order of seeing, and professes a love that has liberated itself from the compulsive equation of outer and inner. This love takes on the form of a ‘passion’ aspiring, in Luhmann’s terms, to perfection of itself rather than to the perfection of its object, as is poignantly illustrated by Othello’s declarations of love. But the modern affectionate marriage that is thus made possible produces its own tragic dilemma: “O curse of marriage! / That we can call these delicate creatures ours / And not their appetites!” (3.3.272-274) Othello exclaims, revealing the fear that arises from the ultimate invisibility of interior feelings, feelings that, as the contemporary conduct advice keeps warning, can so easily escape control and patriarchal government. Othello’s jealousy is thus a symptom of the derangement of feeling caused by the modern disjunction between seeing and knowing.[23] It grows to tragic dimensions as he makes a last fatal mistake, mis-interpreting what he sees: When Desdemona is lying on her bed, “that whiter skin of hers than snow / And smooth as monumental alabaster” (5.2.4-5) should have told him that she is what she seems - an emblem of innocence. Instead, schooled by Iago in the deceptiveness of appearances, he takes her unspotted beauty for the epitome of her falsity, and kills her. In the depiction of Desdemona, as generally of female virtue in the comedies, Shakespeare falls back on the old platonic epistemology, holding out the promise that the confusion caused by the disassociation of seeing and loving is only temporary, the reversible effect of some evil interference. As we now know, reversible it wasn’t - neither for Desdemona nor for modern love. [1] William Shakespeare, Othello, ed. by E. A. J. Honigmann. The Arden Shakespeare 3rd Series (Walton-on-Thames: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1997), 1.3.293-4. All subsequent references are to this edition. [2] Thomas Heywood, An Apologie for Actors (1608?), B4r. Quoted from Katharine Eisaman Maus, “Horns of Dilemma: Jealousy, Gender, And Spectatorship in English Renaissance Drama”, English Literary History 54 (1987), 561-583, here 566. Note that in Heywood’s view theatrical representation stimulates emulation of an ideal, which highlights the theatre’s affinity to public spectacles such as tournaments and other feats of competitive emulation characteristic of the homosocial court culture. [3] See Steven Mullaney, “Mourning and Misogyny: Hamlet, The Revenger’s Tragedy, and the Final Progress of Elizabeth I, 1600-1607”, Shakespeare Quarterly 45,2 (1994), pp. 139-162, here 144: “As a forum for the representation, solicitation, shaping, and enacting of affect in various forms, for both the reflection and [...] the reformation of emotions and their economies, the popular stage of early modern England was a unique contemporaneous force. [I]t certainly served as a prominent affective arena in which significant cultural traumas and highly ambivalent events [...] could be directly or indirectly addressed, symbolically enacted, and brought to partial and imaginary resolution.” [4] For the ideology of female conduct as predicated on the opposition of external manners and internal morals, see the “General Introduction” to William St Clair and Irmgard Maassen eds., Conduct Literature for Women 1500-1640 (London: Pickering & Chatto, 2000), vol. 1, pp. ix-xli. [5] See Irmgard Maassen, “Formal Ostentation, Maimed Rites, and Madness: The Theatrical Spectacle of Mourning in Shakespeare’s Hamlet”, in Stephen C. Jaeger and Ingrid Kasten eds., Codierungen von Emotionen im Mittelalter / Emotions and Sensibilities in the Middle Ages (de Gruyter: Berlin and New York, 2003), forthcoming. [6] William Shakespeare, Hamlet. ed. by G. R. Hibbard. The Oxford Shakespeare (Oxford: Oxford University Press 1998, 11987), 1.2.85. - See the predominance of scenes of observation, spying and eavesdropping in Shakespeare’s plays. [7] I’m not concerned here with the theorisation of the ‘gaze’ as done by Laura Mulvey. As Mulvey herself has warned, see discussion in fn. 31 in Edward Pechter, “‘Have you not read of some such thing?’ Sex and sexual stories in Othello”, Shakespeare Survey 49 (1996), pp. 201-216, the notion of a masculine, reifying and colonialising gaze is an anachronism in the period under discussion. Looking and being looked at, under conditions of a courtly culture where identity and status were dependent on public display and visibility, were enabling as much as repressive activities. The division between subject and object of the gaze with its modern, scientific and centrally perspectived regime of seeing was at that time still competing with alternative orders and theories of seeing. [8] All quotations from John Fletcher and William Shakespeare, The Two Noble Kinsmen. ed. by Lois Potter. The Arden Shakespeare 3rd Series (London: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 2002). [9] For an exploration of different orders of seeing in Shakespeare’s sonnets, see Gisela Ecker, “Das Drama der Blicke und die Krise des Gesichtssinns in Shakespeares Sonnets”, Shakespeare-Jahrbuch 131 (1995), pp. 140-153. [10] Baldesar Castiglione, The Courtier, transl. by George Bull (Harmondworth: Penguin 1976), p. 330. [11] See Palamon: “I, that first saw her; I that took possession / First with mine eye of all those beauties in her / Reveal’d to mankind.” (2.2.167-69) The pun on I and eye underlines the interdependency of being and looking. [12] See also 3.6.134, where the kinsmen’s offence is said to lie not so much in the fact of their duelling but in the secrecy of their duel, without witnesses and officers of arms. [13] See Pierre Bourdieu, Sozialer Sinn. Kritik der theoretischen Vernunft. Stw 1066 (Frankfurt/M.: Suhrkamp 1993), chap. 1.4. “Glaube und Leib”, pp. 122-147. [14] Niklas Luhmann, Liebe als Passion, Frankfurt/M.: Suhrkamp 1984. [15] Castiglione, p. 340. [16] Luhmann, pp. 57ff. and passim. [17] See, for example, the anachronistic criticism of Madelon Lief and Nicholas F. Radel, “Linguistic Subversion and the Artifice of Rhetoric in The Two Noble Kinsmen”, Shakespeare Quarterly 38 (1987), p. 412, that the knights do not know her at all when they profess their love. [18] See Catherine Belsey, Shakespeare and the Loss of Eden. The Construction of Family Values in Early Modern Culture (London: Basingstoke 1999). - There is no doubt that in the overall conception of the play fruitful wedded love is supposed to triumph over sterile, ‘narcissistic’ (see 2.2., Emilia in the prison’s garden) homoeroticism - but the dark mood of tragedy infusing the comedy and the disturbing lack of romantic idealisation of heterosexual love, usually a feature of comedy, point to a less than wholehearted rejoicing in this triumph. [19] For a discussion of these terms see Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, Between Men. English Literature and Male Homosocial Desire (New York: Columbia University Press, 1985). I am indebted to Judith Klinger’s revisionary reading of desire and sexuality in the Middle Ages, see her “Gender-Theorien: Ältere deutsche Literatur”, in Claudia Benthien and Hans Rudolf Velten eds., Germanistik als Kulturwissenschaft. Eine Einführung in neue Theoriekonzepte (Reinbek: Rowohlt 2002), pp. 267-297, and to illuminating discussions with Jutta Eming and the gender workshop of the Sfb Kulturen des Performativen in Berlin. [20] Imitation is the mode of Emilia’s and Flavina’s love, see 1.3.64-78. For masculine rivalry, see Donald K. Hedrick, ”’Be Rough With Me’: The Collaborative Arenas of The Two Noble Kinsmen”, in Charles H. Fry ed., Shakespeare, Fletcher and The Two Noble Kinsmen (Columbia: University of Missouri Press 1989), pp. 45-77. [21] As when prince Florizel’s love of the shepherdess Perdita in The Winter’s Tale correctly signals that she is a lost princess. [22] This love, conceptualised as an imbalance of the body’s humoral fluids, assumes the porous body of Galenic medicine, which intersects with the world in a constant exchange not just of fluids and vapours, but of looks as well. The closing-off of a an autonomous body that is required by the subject-object split which marks modern subjectivity, a split which brings forth interiority and enables individualisation, has not yet left a mark here. [23] Katherine Eisaman Maus (1987) sees the jealous male in Renaissance drama as representative of the paying spectator in the theatre who is most agonizingly involved and at the same time most marginalised and out of control, thrown back on his powers of interpretation. See her “Horns of Dilemma”, p. 578. Die frühneuzeitliche Subjektivität, mit ihrem hohen Bewußtsein für die individuellen Chancen, aber auch die politischen Risiken des self-fashioning, entfaltete sich im Spannungsfeld von Innerlichkeit und Performanz, von ‘Sein’ und ‘Schein’. Das Theater der Shakespearezeit stellt diesen Konflikt zwischen Authentizität und Simulation nicht nur in der Thematik seiner Stücke, sondern auch durch selbstreflexive Verweise auf den eigenen performativen Repräsentationsmodus aus. Mein Beitrag liest Othello und The Two Noble Kinsmen in diesem Kontext als Auseinandersetzungen mit dem latenten Täuschungsverdacht, der der Vorführung von Gefühl anhaftete. In der Betonung der Bedeutung des Augensinns und der Ungewißheit, ob der Augenschein Wahrheit oder Täuschung vorspiegelt, verhandeln die Stücke eine sich wandelnde Ordnung des Sehens, die auf das engste mit der Emergenz einer neuen Ordnung des Fühlens, mit ‘Liebe als Passion’ (Luhmann), assoziiert ist. In The Two Noble Kinsmen generiert die traditionelle neoplatonische Gleichsetzung von innerem Wesen und äußerer Erscheinung Gefühlsperformanzen, die heute ritualisiert und überaus artifiziell anmuten, die jedoch in der die öffentliche Tugendausstellung fordernden Kultur des Hofes verankert sind. Othello dagegen ist im kommerzialisierten Milieu Venedigs angesiedelt und verhandelt, indem es die Beweiskraft des Sehens - ocular proof - problematisiert, den neuzeitlichen Bruch zwischen innerer Tugend und äußeren Manieren, zwischen echtem und vorgespieltem Gefühl. Othellos Eifersucht ist als Reaktion auf die zunehmende Unmöglichkeit zu lesen, den Glauben an die Eindeutigkeit der die Gefühle signalisierenden Körperzeichen aufrechtzuhalten. Während Liebeswahnsinn und Eifersucht in The Two Noble Kinsmen in ritualisiertem Spiel und Duell aufgefangen und entschärft werden, brechen diese Leidenschaften in Othello alle zeremoniellen Ausdruckskonventionen und werden zum - tragisch besetzten - Modus, in dem das frühmoderne Subjekt sich individualisiert. ^Zum Seitenanfang To TopDrucken ImpressumSitemap	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line356
__label__wiki	0.689205	0.689205	Ice Cool School Launched at UK Games Expo 2016, Ice Cool proved to be one of the hits of the convention. Indeed it won the UK Games Expo Award for Best Children’s Game bringing as it did two major additions to the flicking game. Flicking games, such as Crokinole and the recent Push It, have long been popular, but more recently game designers have been adding theme to the flicking. Rampage or Terror in Meeple City added Kaijū attacking a big city, whilst Flick ‘em Up! takes the flicking game to the wild west. What Ice Cool does is take the flicking game back to school, all the way down to the South Pole, and lets the players—or penguins—run round and jump about it! Published by Brain Games, whose game the Game of Trains won the UK Games Expo Award for Best Card Game, Ice Cool is designed for two to four players, aged six and above. The story is simple. It is almost lunchtime and the penguin pupils have been promised fish. Greedy to gobble down their lunch, they have decided to race round the school grabbing fish, but the Hall Monitor must adhere to his duty and catch the miscreants before the fish is gone, confiscating their Hall Passes when he does. Played over multiple lunchtimes, the penguin player who gets the most fish and the most Hall Passes is the winner. Two things stand out about Ice Cool. One is the ‘Box-In-A-Box’ set-up. Open up the box and nested inside are several smaller box lids. These together with the box base that Ice Cool comes are laid out and clipped together—using the tan wooden fish—to form the school and its rooms. Between each of the rooms there are doors and over some of these doors are clipped the fish that the penguin pupils are after. The stars of Ice Cool are the penguins themselves. Made of plastic, each has a round bottom with a ball bearing weight inside it. A bit like a Weeble. What this means is that when flicked, a penguin will roll. Of course a penguin can roll straight, but flick it from behind on the righthand side and a penguin will curve to the right and flick it from behind on the lefthand side and a penguin will curve to the left. Which means that it can go round corners! Yet if you flick a penguin in the head, you can get him to jump, even jump over the walls of the school! You can see a quick demonstration here. Ice Cool is played in rounds, one round per penguin. In each each round one penguin is the Hall Monitor. His job is to catch the other penguins who are trying to get through the doors with the fish and so claim the fish. When a penguin goes through a door with a fish of his colour, he grabs that fish and a Victory Point card. If the Hall Monitor touches another penguin, then he confiscates that penguin’s I.D. Card. Everyone continues flicking their penguins around the school until either one penguin has grabbed all of his fish from over the appropriate doors or the Hall Monitor has confiscated all of the other penguins’ I.D. Cards. At the end of the round, the Hall Monitor receives a Victory Card for each I.D. Card he confiscated. Then the I.D. Cards are handed back and another round begins with play continuing until everyone has been the Hall Monitor and the game ends. The penguin with the most Victory Points wins the game. The Victory Point cards are worth one, two, or three points. A penguin—but not the Hall Monitor—can use a pair of Victory Cards with a value of one can use them to have another go at the end of his turn. These cards are marked with skates as well as one Victory point. If a penguin uses them like this, he does not lose the Victory Points. Ice Cool is an attractive game with physical presence. It looks great on the table and it really is simple to play. The rules themselves are easy to grasp, but they are not written for the young audience that the game is aimed at. So an adult will need to read through them and teach them to younger players, but they are simple enough to both teach and play. Having done, what players young and old will find is that Ice Cool is fun. The design of the penguins means that skill and trick shots can be taken to get the rolling fish fiends to curve and jump to grab the fish and avoid the Hall Monitor. This physical element means that young and old can play on a level ice field and younger players have a good chance of beating adults. Both of course can get better and better with practice. In fact, adults will enjoy Ice Cool as much as children, despite it being a children’s game. At Afternoon Play it proved to be a hit, despite it not being the type of game normally played at the regular meet-ups. Two games were played, one with just four players and another with eight, with two players per penguin. The team game proved to be a lot of fun. If there is an issue with Ice Cool, it is that there is just the one layout that can be created using its ‘Box-In-A-Box’ set-up. It would have fun if the game allowed for a variety of school layouts to be created. That aside, the design of Ice Cool is clever in its simplicity and the design of the penguins means that tricks can be flicked around and over the walls of the school. Overall, Ice Cool is heaps of fun, a game that can be enjoyed by young and old, making it a terrific family game. Posted by pookie at 09:25 No comments: Labels: Brain Games, Children's game, Family Game, Flicking Game, UK Games Expo Scant Treatment For a great many, Dungeons & Dragons was their first RPG, but as popular as the game proved to be, this did not stop publisher, TSR, Inc., from diversifying and looking for potential success with other genres. This resulted in games such as Top Secret, Star Frontiers, Marvel Super Heroes, and GANGBUSTERS, which in the case of the latter three, were designed as much to be introductions to the hobby as much as they were to new genres. The Old School Renaissance has plundered many of these titles, sometimes over and over, so that there are innumerable interpretations of Dungeons & Dragons, as well as versions of Marvel Super Heroes in the form of FASERIP and continued support for Star Frontiers. With continued support for these three RPGs, it would seem that GANGBUSTERS continues to be TSR’s unloved title, but in 2015, after twenty-five years since the last release for it, GANGBUSTERS is getting some love and support again. Originally published in 1982, GANGBUSTERS: 1920’s Role-Playing Adventure Game is an RPG set during Prohibition Era America in Lakefront City, a setting roughly based on the Chicago of the period. It has the players take the roles of crooks, gangsters, reporters, cops, private eyes, and FBI agents and depending upon the scenario and campaign, fighting crime, taking a piece of the action, getting the big scoop—and earning Experience Points for it. Beyond the core boxed set, the RPG was supported by six releases, five of them scenarios and then the misnamed third edition in 1990. Then in 2015, Mark Hunt revisited the setting and the system with a brand new release, GBM-1 Joe’s Diner and has since led to the release of GangBusters-The Blue Book Detective Agency Beginner Game, a new and introductory edition of the game that focuses on playing private investigators. This, together with a new and expanded edition of GBM-1 Joe’s Diner and Welcome to Rock Junction, formed the basis for the Gangbusters Limited Edition Box BEGINNER GAME. Of course, for professional reasons, Reviews from R’lyeh cannot review any of the aforementioned books or indeed the boxed set, but it can review other releases from Mark Hunt for GANGBUSTERS and his Rock Junction setting, beginning with GBE-2 Man’s Best Friend. He has since followed it up with several supplements, of which GBE-1 Doctors' Orders is the second. This supplement describes a location, that of The Men’s Doctor, a clinic in Lakefront City run by Doctor Moses Levon. The obvious use of such a location in a game like GANGBUSTERS is somewhere where the player characters can go to get fixed, typically after a fight, and this is a service that Doctor Levon offers. He charges of course—$20 per gunshot wound, but he also provides another important and legitimate service. He sells alcohol. For during Prohibition, the U.S. Treasury Department authorised physicians to write prescriptions for medicinal alcohol, typically a pint per prescription. Which meant that you could get alcohol whilst avoiding both having to associate with crooks or the chance that the alcohol you just bought was ‘bathtub gin’, notorious for its ability to poison or even kill you. Prescriptions for alcohol are not cheap, but it was an easy method of acquiring booze if you had ailment that the doctor thought could be treated with it, such as cancer, indigestion and depression. Of course, it was also a regular source of income for any doctor willing to write out the prescriptions—and in the case of GBE-1 Doctors' Orders, Doctor Levon certainly is. GBE-1 Doctors' Orders details the owner and staff of The Men’s Doctor, although only two of the four receive any real attention. Even so, both feel underwritten and there are implications and questions left unaddressed with both. For example, Doctor Levon is described as being “ a German in his heart and left after the war with one purpose to get rich in America.” With a first name like Moses and you left wondering at the exact meaning here. Neither the clinic’s nurse nor secretary are detailed beyond their mere stats and that is a shame, since there is certainly room for it. In addition—and unlike GBM-1 Joe’s Diner—GBM-1 Doctors’ Orders is light on ideas. There are a couple of hooks, but no scenario seeds. Available as a 1.6 MB, six-page PDF, GBE-1 Doctors’ Orders physically feels as rough and unedited as the earlier GBM-1 Joe’s Diner. There is also the matter of the supplement’s title, should it refer to one doctor rather than multiple? The use of period photographs is now more or less a trademark for the line and adds a nice sense of the era. Similarly, the addition of a blank prescription adds a degree of verisimilitude to the affair. Again, as with GBM-1 Joe’s Diner, it is easy to drop GBE-1 Doctors’ Orders into a GANGBUSTERS campaign or indeed any campaign set within the Prohibition Era. Yet unlike GBM-1 Joe’s Diner, this supplement lacks charm and a sense of engagement, both of which did a great deal to assuage its rough and ready production values. Without either, the production values of GBE-1 Doctors’ Orders are more obvious and thus much more of a distraction. Underdeveloped and underwritten, GBE-1 Doctors’ Orders is a disappointment after the engaging pleasure of GBM-1 Joe’s Diner. Labels: 1920s, 1930s, Call of Cthulhu, Crime, GANGBUSTERS, Historical, Mark Hunt, Old School Renaissance, Prohibition An Appendix N Short #2 For the most part, books and games released under the Old School Renaissance have been put by the small press, whether that is Labyrinth Lord from Goblinoid Games or Swords & Wizardry from published by Mythmere Games. To date, the only larger publisher to offer an Old School Renaissance RPG is Goodman Games with its Dungeon Crawl Classics Role Playing Game. What set this RPG apart from just about every other RPG and every other fantasy RPG is that every player begins the game playing Zero Level characters—and lots of them! In going through their first adventure, there will perhaps, be survivors who will survive to achieve First Level and acquire an actual Class. The Dungeon Crawl Classics Role Playing Game, is though, published under the same Open Gaming Licence as other titles for the Old School Renaissance, which means that other publishers can release support for it. One such publisher is Brave Halfling Publishing, a small press outlet best known for its ‘White Box’ iterations of classic Dungeons & Dragons-style RPGs such as X-Plorers and Delving Deeper. Now, after a successful Kickstarter campaign, the publisher has released a small selection of adventures under the Appendix N imprint. The first of these is Appendix N Adventure Toolkit #1: The Ruins of Ramat, a Zero-Level, ‘Character Creation Funnel’ designed to be played in a single evening or session. The second is Appendix N Adventure Toolkit #2: The Vile Worm. Like The Ruins of Ramat this second scenario is designed to be played by between eight and twelve characters and like The Ruins of Ramat, this scenario has appeared for previous rule sets, as The Vile Worm of the Eldritch Oak for Swords & Wizardry in Brave Halfling Publishing’s Swords & Wizardry White Box, as The Vile Worm from Arcana Creations—again for Swords & Wizardry, and then again as The Vile Worm of the Eldritch Oak from Lord Zsezse Works for use with Paizo Publishing’s Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. Which means that it has a bit of a publishing history and so must be worth reprinting. In The Vile Worm, the adventurers are travelling in a forest when they encounter a hermit, a priest of nature, who offers them a chance to rest and partake of a meal. He is of course, nothing of the sort, being a crazed berserker who discovered the sacrificial site of an ancient cult and now sees it as his duty to capture and give up victims to the vile worm that the cult worshipped. Whether or not the adventurers accept his invitation, they will find themselves ambushed and wondering at the truth of this madman. This truth is revealed over the course of three rooms, each quite detailed, and two or three combat encounters. In the process, the adventurers will hopefully rescue the berserker’s current victims and thus save a family. The worm itself is a nasty oozing creature bent on turning the adventurers into hosts for its eggs. As atmospheric and as detailed as the scenario is, this is all that is—an extended encounter. Unlike The Ruins of Ramat, there is not material here to take it much further into an on-going campaign. Like The Ruins of Ramat, this scenario comes with a pair of hand outs that the Judge can use to illustrate certain locations and these are nicely done. Similarly, the cartography is excellent. Unfortunately, Appendix N Adventure Toolkit #2: The Vile Worm has a couple of problems. The first is the one that beset Appendix N Adventure Toolkit #1: The Ruins of Ramat. The ‘Appendix N’ element of the scenario’s title—Appendix N Adventure Toolkit #2: The Vile Worm—denotes the fact that it is inspired by ‘Appendix N’, the list of inspirational fiction found at the back of the original Dungeon Master’s Guide that so influenced Dungeons & Dragons and then Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. This designation leads to expectations that these fictional inspirations, whether it is Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings or Jack Vance’s The Dying Earth, will be discussed or at least made clear. Sadly, this is not the case, but perhaps in future releases such a discussion would be a worthy inclusion…? The second issue that that Appendix N Adventure Toolkit #2: The Vile Worm is short. It is an extended encounter, but little more, and lacking the extra material that can be added to a campaign, The Vile Worm feels all too brief… Nevertheless, Appendix N Adventure Toolkit #2: The Vile Worm is a solid, if short, adventure that works for the Dungeon Crawl Classics Role Playing Game as much as it does for other RPGs for the Old School Renaissance. Labels: Brave Halfling Publishing, Fantasy, Goodman Games, Horror, Low Fantasy, Old School Renaissance Not Quite Out of the Gate For a great many, Dungeons & Dragons was their first RPG, but as popular as the game proved to be, this did not stop publisher, TSR, Inc., from diversifying and looking for potential success with other genres. This resulted in games such as Top Secret, Star Frontiers, Marvel Super Heroes, and GANGBUSTERS, which in the case of the latter three, were designed as much to be introductions to the hobby as much as they were to new genres. The Old School Renaissance has plundered many of these titles, sometimes over and over, so that there are innumerable interpretations of Dungeons & Dragons, as well as versions of Marvel Super Heroes in the form of FASERIP and continued support for Star Frontiers. With continued support for these three RPGs, it would seem that GANGBUSTERS and Top Secret continus to be TSR’s unloved title, but in 2015, after twenty-five years since the last release for it, GANGBUSTERS is getting some love and support again. Originally published in 1982, GANGBUSTERS: 1920’s Role-Playing Adventure Game is an RPG set during Prohibition Era America in Lakefront City, a setting roughly based on the Chicago of the period. It has the players take the roles of crooks, gangsters, reporters, cops, private eyes, and FBI agents and depending upon the scenario and campaign, fighting crime, taking a piece of the action, getting the big scoop—and earning Experience Points for it. Beyond the core boxed set, the RPG was supported by six releases, five of them scenarios and then the misnamed third edition in 1990. Then in 2015, Mark Huntrevisited the setting and the system with a brand new release, GBM-1 Joe’s Diner and has since led to the release of GangBusters: The Blue Book Detective Agency Beginner Game, a new and introductory edition of the game that focuses on playing private investigators. This, together with a new and expanded edition of GBM-1 Joe’s Diner and Welcome to Rock Junction, formed the basis for the Gangbusters Limited Edition Box BEGINNER GAME. Of course, for professional reasons, Reviews from R’lyeh cannot review any of the aforementioned books or indeed the boxed set, but it can review other releases from Mark Hunt for GANGBUSTERS and his Rock Junction setting, beginning with GBE-2 Man’s Best Friend. Written for use with Second Level characters, GBE-2 Man’s Best Friend describes a location and its staff, that of Vickers’ Race Track, a dog track owned and run by dog enthusiast, Margaret Vickers. Other notable characters include a rich young investor with a penchant for putting money on the dogs, plus his staff; a rich old lady whose dog—and the key to her lockbox on his collar—have gone missing, plus the private eye hired to find the animal; and a vet and his faithful companion. A number of punters that might be found at the Vickers Dog Track are also listed, though they are little more than stats. One NPC, the reporter Kit Baker, reappears from GBM-1 Joe’s Diner. Unfortunately, neither the dog track or its operation are described beyond cursory details. Nor is there a map of the dog track and its facilities. All of which will be a problem from anyone who is unfamiliar with such places in the here and now, let alone in the Prohibition Era. What this means is that the Judge—as the Game Master in GANGBUSTERS is known—will have to do a fair amount of research of his own if he wants to get the most out of GBE-2 Man’s Best Friend. Further, there is not the wealth of detail and scenario ideas and hooks to be found in GBE-2 Man’s Best Friend as there was in GBM-1 Joe’s Diner—both the original version and the new version, again leaving the Judge with more to do. What GBE-2 Man’s Best Friend does do is add rules for dogs in GANGBUSTERS. Whatever the size of dog—small, medium, or large—they all share the same stats as humans do in the game, but with Driving being replaced with the new Loyalty stat. This is a measure of a canine’s devotion to its master and how well it will obey his orders, whether that is running away or staying with him, or simply learning tricks. This enables a Judge to create dog companion for his NPCs as much as the players create them for their characters. They can also spend Experience Points to increase a dog’s Loyalty. These rules are supported by the inclusion of the Veterinary Medicine skill. In terms of presentation, GBE-2 Man’s Best Friend is disappointing. It does not feel as it has been edited at all and this detracts greatly from the supplement as does the inconsistent layout. As with other supplements for GANGBUSTERS from Mark Hunt, GBE-2 Man’s Best Friend does benefit from the use of period photographs, but this cannot wholly address its presentation problems. There is plenty of potential in GBE-2 Man’s Best Friend. After all, a dog track should be rife with dramatic tension—gambling, fixing races, stick ups and punch ups, money laundering, and much, much more, but none of this is brought out in the supplement. It should tell us what goes on at the track and what should go on at the track, but it never does. Whilst a better, cleaner layout would do much to make this a more professional supplement, it would not be enough to bring out the full potential of the underdeveloped and underwhelming location. Simply, GBE-2 Man’s Best Friend should be brimming with potential and possibilities, but sadly it falters long before it reaches the finishing line. Devilish Cards & Dice Imps: Devilish Duels – A Dice & Card Battle Game is the latest game from Triple Ace Games, following on from designs such as Rocket Race: A Steampunk Rocket Building Card Game, Halfling Feast: a card game of competitive eating for 2-4 players, and Cadaver: A Game of Lighthearted Necromancy. Launched at UK Games Expo 2016, it is described as a ‘hybrid dice and card battle game’ for two players in which each player sends a team of four mischievous Imps to fight a number of elemental trials and determine who is top Imp wrangler and thus top wizard! Now it should be made clear that this review is of a press preview version of Imps: Devilish Duels which like the preview print and play version contains just twelve Imp cards. The full version will come with a total of twenty-six Imp cards. This press preview version also comes with a plastic battle tray, whilst some Kickstarter versions of the game will have a wooden one. Both versions include a six-page rules booklet and sixteen six-sided dice. The colours of the Imp cards and the dice match according to their element: Air (white Imp cards and clear dice), Earth (green), Fire (red), and Water (blue). At the beginning of the game each player selects the four Imps that he will send into the trials and receives eight dice, two of each colour. On each round both players select four of their dice of any colour and one or two of their Imps to send into the trial. Then both players take in turn to roll their dice and compared with each other in a set order, so the green dice for the Earth Trial, the red dice for the Fire Trial, the blue dice for the Water Trial, and the clear dice for the Air Trial. Then the players can each roll and add two dice of their choice or reroll dice dice already in play. Then the final totals for each trial are compared, the higher total winning that player the trial and a bonus for the or a double bonus if the winning total is double or more than the other player’s total. So if a player wins the Earth Trial, then he can increase one of his dice by one of the subsequent trials, that is Fire, Water, or Air. If his total is double or more than his opponent, then he gets to increase two of his dice by two each. Note that no die can be increased beyond six. Winning subsequent trials force dice rerolls on an opponent, removal of his dice, and so on until one player wins wins the Air Trial and can banish one of his opponent’s Imps. Play proceeds like this until one player has managed to banish all of his opponent’s Imps and wins the game. There is a cascade effect to winning trials, so that winning one trial gives an advantage to the next and so on and so on, but this is no guarantee that a player will win the final Air Trial and banish his opponent’s Imp. Good dice rolls will nearly always beat bad but modified dice rolls. Then there are the Imps. Every Imp has an ability that can aid a player with its Mischief. So the Earth Imp Puck allows the players to conduct an extra Earth Trial after the Fire Trial; the Fire Imp Soot deducts one from all of an opponent's Fire dice or forces him to reroll one of his Fire dice; the Water Imp Squirt adds one to each of a player’s Water dice or allows any of them to be rerolled; and the Air Imp Nimbus enables both players to combine their Water and their Air dice in the Air Trial. In initial games, it makes sense for both players to bring one dice of each elemental colour to their initial rolls. In later games players can pick and choose which dice they roll as well as which Imps they bring into play. To an extent, the player who goes second does have a very slight advantage over the other since he can react to whatever the first player rolled and can assign his dice to where he might be able to beat his opponent. Choice of Imp plays an important role too as their Mischief can greatly influence the outcome of a trial which if won affects the next trial and so on and so on… Physically Imps: Devilish Duels – A Dice & Card Battle Game is up to standards of other games from Triple Ace Games. The rules are clearly written and although the game might be slightly easier if the Elemental Trials outcome table might have been on the back page of the rulebook, this is basically picking a nit… The artwork on the cards though is really very nice and each captures the character of each Imp. Although it initially looks complex, Imps: Devilish Duels turns out to be straightforward to play and easy to teach. It also offers a pleasing tactical experience as each player brings their best Imps and their mischief into play. The twelve cards in the press preview version of Imps: Devilish Duels offer more than enough options to replay the game over and over, but the full game will offer even more. For a two-player game, Imps: Devilish Duels – A Dice & Card Battle Game packs a lot of tactical punch into both its box and its twenty-minute play time. Imps Devilish Duels: A Dice & Card Battle Game is currently available to fund on Kickstarter. Labels: Card Game, Dice Game, Fantasy, Triple Ace Games, two player game, UK Games Expo Symbaroum's Promise Delivered As strong as the tone and atmosphere are in the Symbaroum Core Rulebook, it did not explore or deliver on the raison d'être at the heart of this Swedish RPG. That is, having the player characters set out from Thistle Hold in the newly founded kingdom of Ambria to venture into the Davokar Forest where they might hunt for treasures and search for the secrets of the lost empire of Symbaroum that the forest now covers. This was disappointing, but it did mean that future supplements would have to deliver on the hints and mysteries that at the outset, Symbaroum promised. The good news is that The Copper Crown, the first supplement for Symbaroum to see print, delivers on said hints and secrets, and further, fulfills the promises of both the setting and the set-up in Symbaroum. Published by Järnringen and distributed by Modiphius Entertainment, The Copper Crown contains not one scenario, but two—‘The Mark of the Beast’ and ‘Tomb of Dying Dreams’. Whilst both scenarios can be run separately, they are really designed to be run in sequence as sequels to ‘The Promised Land’, the scenario in the Symbaroum Core Rulebook, thus together forming the trilogy, ‘The Chronicle of the Copper Crown’. Since they are designed to be run in sequence, what this means if they are run independently is that the GM will need to have one or more other scenarios beforehand as they do grow progressively more challenging. If the GM has run ‘The Promised Land’ prior to running The Copper Crown then they will have some experience, but it may not be quite enough… ‘The Mark of the Beast’, the first and shorter of the two scenarios, is a murder mystery set in Thistle Hold. A serial killer is on the loose in the frontier town—though the authorities would prefer not to acknowledge—but the flurry of flayed and mutilated bodies that have appeared in the town’s alleys is hard to ignore. The player characters will be drawn into this plot when a contact of theirs gets involved. This quickly puts them on the track of some treasure hunters that might be connected with the men who were being hunted by the Elves as they travelled through the Titans. If they brought some bad back from the Davokar Forest, then what of their compatriots in Thistle Hold? Essentially, if ‘The Promised Land’ prefigures the events of ‘The Mark of the Beast’, then ‘The Mark of the Beast’ is a bloody, gruesome piece of Grand Guignol that sets up everything for ‘Tomb of Dying Dreams’. This takes the player characters into the Davokar Forest, ostensibly to determine the fate of an Ordo Magica expedition sent to excavate an ancient tomb, but in actuality, following up on the consequences of a previous treasure hunting expedition that they encountered in ‘The Promised Land’ and ‘The Mark of the Beast’. The denouement comes in the focal point for any treasure hunting expedition—and as the title suggests—a tomb. It is a nasty little affair, complete with a number of deadly traps, but it is not what is really interesting about ‘Tomb of Dying Dreams’. Instead what is interesting about the scenario are the factions and entities interested in the tomb and its content, the entities in particular. All three are ancient creatures or things, some inimicable to mortal life, some willing to deal with mortals if only to have them as their agents—at least temporarily. One of those entities should be of particular interest to certain of the barbarian tribes in Ambria, though this is not mentioned in the scenario itself. Besides the two scenarios, The Copper Crown comes with an appendix of new rules and a septet of new artefacts. The new rules mostly consist of new traits, but the new artifacts are quite singular items. Together with the events of ‘The Chronicle of the Copper Crown’, they highlight how nasty some of the artefacts from the past really are. That said, there are objects here that the player characters will appreciate possessing. Rounding out The Copper Crown is a set of handouts for the two scenarios, all done in vibrant colour. Amongst the artefacts is mention of the Dwarves. This is the first mention of them, at least in the English language version of Symbaroum, though they are detailed in the original Swedish RPG. So technically, discussion about the Dwarves is not a secret, but The Copper Crown does actually begin to explore the secrets of the setting for Symbaroum. So we learn something of the region’s history prior to Symbaroum, its geography, and one of the reasons behind the Iron Pact. Not in any great detail, no more than a sentence or two, but certainly more information than was given in the Symbaroum Core Rulebook and it lays the groundwork for supplements to come. There are some oddities. Notably in the choice and range of measurements used, which veer between Metric and Imperial and back again whilst also stopping off at the use of ‘fathoms’ as an indication of height. Putting aside the fact that this is actually a nautical measure of depth, surely this inconsistency should have been picked up during proofreading? Now normally, Reviews from R’lyeh would simply mention that a book needs further editing or proofreading, but in this instance, the use of multiple, often inconsistent terms is confusing and warrants the specific highlighting of the problem. Which is essentially, poor localisation. The other oddity is that The Copper Crown does call for quite a range and depth of Abilities—the Loremaster Ability in particular, and that at Adept and Master on several occasions. For a first campaign and what may be the second and third scenario they are playing, this is quite a high demand for the player characters. Now in ‘The Mark of the Beast’ a solution is offered, that of getting an NPC to step in and help with getting a particular clue or piece of information. If they do that, the player characters automatically get the clue, but in return they owe a favour to the NPC that helped them. So far so good, so standard storytelling and roleplaying interaction between the player characters and the NPCs, but the scenario, and thus Symbaroum, go one step further in cementing this relationship. Whilst the player characters may have gained the clue, they will not benefit from any experience gained in doing had they otherwise learned the information themselves until they fulfill the favour for the NPC. This is an interesting storytelling mechanic that will build and cement relationships between the player characters and the NPCs and the setting itself. Unfortunately there are no suggestions as to what the NPCs that give their help in ‘The Mark of the Beast’ might want and that is a missed opportunity. Physically, The Copper Crown is well presented with the same clean layout as the Symbaroum Core Rulebook. Aside from the oddity of the mixed measurements, the editing is better than in the Symbaroum Core Rulebook. As with the Symbaroum Core Rulebook, the artwork in The Copper Crown is excellent, some of it old, some of it new, and at its best, giving a sense of ominous grandeur. Although the two scenarios in The Copper Crown could be played separately, doing so would miss the plot, the scope, and the underlying theme of the trilogy formed together by ‘The Promised Land’, ‘The Mark of the Beast’, and ‘Tomb of Dying Dreams’. All three can be summed up in the dangers inherent in exploring the Davokar Forest, in hunting for treasure, and in dealing with beasts and forces beyond the understanding of mankind. When coupled with the brutalism of the setting and the challenges this presents, The Copper Crown is a solid scenario that serves as an effective showcase for both the setting of Symbaroum and and its set-up. Labels: Dark Ages, Dark Fantasy, Järnringen, Modiphius Entertainment, Swedish RPG, Symbaroum Ideas and Happiness The first thing that you need to know is that despite its name, CVlizations is not a game in which you take a tribe and guide it through the ages exploring the world, expanding territories, conquering allies, developing technologies, and building wonders, the aim being to develop the greatest civilisation. So it is not a game in the mode of the classic Civilisation, the Civilisation from Fantasy Flight Games, any of the computer game versions, or indeed, 7 Wonders from Asmodee. So there is no map and there is no conflict. The second thing that you need to know is that CVlizations is a civilisation-themed card game in which you take a tribe and guide it through the ages, collecting resources, and developing ideas that will make the tribe happy. The third thing that you need to know is that CVlizations won the award for Best Family Game at UK Games Expo, which is the United Kingdom’s biggest hobby gaming convention and the second biggest in Europe after Essen in Germany. Released by Polish publisher, Granna, but available in English through Coiledspring Games, CVlizations is based upon an earlier game, C.V., in which you guide a character through their entire making many important decisions about their professional career, relationships, interests, and life goals. In CVlizations though, you guide a whole tribe through its history, but where C.V. uses dice to generate and direct your actions, CVlizations uses just a single set of cards per player from which a player selects his actions. What this means is that CVlizations is not as random as C.V. and that each player has more choice in what he can do. This also means that CVlizations is a slightly more complex and more thoughtful game. This means that it is not quite a ‘gateway’ game like Ticket to Ride or Carcassonne, but it is still a family game and so relatively easy to teach and play. Adults will pick up it with ease and anyone who has played a gateway game like Ticket to Ride or Carcassonne will have no problems learning the game. Designed for two to five players, aged ten plus, CVlizations can be played in roughly forty-five minutes (though longer on the first game and quicker with practice). It consists of five sets of Order cards (eight cards each); thirty-two Idea cards for Ages I and II; sixteen Idea cards for Age III; twenty food, twenty stone, and twenty wood tokens—these are the game’s resources; thirty-six Happiness point tokens; one wooden Leader Helm token to track player order and one wooden Crown token to track the Ages; two player aid cards and an eight-page rulebook; and a board where the resource tokens are stored, the Ages are tracked, and the Idea cards are stored and displayed. CVlizations is a played over three Ages, each Age consisting of three rounds. During a round, each player selects, plays, and discards two of his Action cards; all Action cards played are resolved; and each player has an opportunity to buy an Idea card. At the end of each round, the Leader Helm token is passed onto the next player and then a new round begins. During an Age each player will play a total of six Action cards, so he will need to be careful in the cards he chooses to play. Once three rounds have been played, a new Age begins and the players receive all of their Action cards back. During Age III, Idea cards are drawn from the Age III deck. At game’s end, the players count up their Happiness Points and the player with the most wins. The Idea cards are what each player is trying to buy. Each Idea card is unique and comes packed with a lot of information. This includes its name, its type (Building, Tool, Invention, or Ideology), a cost, a special rule or power, and the number of Happiness Points it grants at game’s end. For example, the ‘Gunpowder’ Idea card is a Tool card, costs one Food and two Wood tokens to purchase, and grants one extra Food when the Hunting action is taken and one Happiness Point at the end of the game. Whereas, the ‘Law’ Idea card is an Invention card, costs two Food and two Stone tokens to purchase, limits the number of resources that can be stolen from you to one per turn, and grants two Happiness Points at the end of the game. Most of the Idea cards grant powers, although some of the Ideas from Age III do not, merely granting Happiness Points. In general, Idea cards Ideas from Age III are more expensive than those from Ages I and II, but grant more Happiness Points. At the core of CVlizations are the Action cards and how they are played. Each player has an identical set of eight Action cards. They consist of—in the order that they are numbered and resolved—Thieving, Logging, Hunting, Quarrying, Cunning, Slacking, and Trading, plus Doubling. Thieving allows you to steal from other tribes; Logging, Hunting, and Quarrying allow you to gather Wood, Food, and Stone respectively; Cunning lets you gather any resources; Slacking allows you to gather Happiness Points; and Trading allows you to swap resources. The Doubling card is not numbered because when played it doubles the effect of the card it is played with. Action cards are always played in pairs, one face up so that everyone can see it, the other face down so that no one can. This is because the number of players who play an Action card determine its effectiveness. If only one player plays an Action card, it has a minor effect for that player; if two players play an Action card, it has a greater effect for both players; and if three or more players play an Action card, it either has a minor effect or no effect at all. So the Thieving card allows a player to steal one resource if one player plays it, two resources if two players play it, and nothing if more than three players play it. Both the Cunning and Slacking cards work the same way. The Logging, Hunting, and Quarrying cards gain a player two (one player), three (two players), or one (three plus players) resources of the respective types. The Trading card works in reverse, so it lets a player turn one resource into three of another kind (one player), two of another kind (two players), or one of another kind (three plus players). Lastly the Doubling card allows a player to do the action on the other card played again if one or two players play it. The effectiveness of each Action by player number is clearly marked on each card. Since one Action card is played face up and one face down—though some Idea cards change this—CVlizations involves a certain amount of card counting as the players keep an eye on what each has and has not played. Only a certain amount because only one card of a pair can be seen and because in most cases, as soon two Action cards of one type have been played, there is limited benefit to gain from playing another of that Action card. (Alternatively, a player might play an extra Action card of the same kind to effectively block the other players.) Players higher up the player order of course have more choice in what they can play, but for all players as an Age progresses, the number of Action cards they can play and thus their choices diminishes. Further the card counting becomes easier as an Age progresses because everyone has fewer Action cards to play. Overall, this is a simple, but clever mechanic. Physically, CVlizations is a lovely game and very well presented. The rules themselves do feel slightly underwritten, but they are easy to understand. In terms of presentation, the artwork on the back of both the Idea and the Action is not bad, being perhaps a bit scraggly and scruffy, but it actually looks bad in comparison to the artwork on the front of both cards. This is because the artwork on the front of card is utterly charming, Piotr Socha’s paintings neatly encapsulating the idea or concept on the card in a style reminiscent of children’s picturebooks. These illustrations are not without a sense of humour and they are worth taking a closer look at. CVlizations is an easy game to learn and play. I read through the rules twice in ten minutes and brought it to the table at my regular gaming group meetup without any issue. Everyone grasped the rules quickly and enjoyed playing the game, saying that they would happily play it again. We did find that more reference cards—two are included in the game—would have been useful, but this did not greatly hamper play. CVlizations is a light Civilisation-themed card game that is suitable for family play while still offering thoughtful play for experienced players. Certainly experienced players will appreciate the clever Action selection mechanic and for them CVlizations is a light-to-medium filler. For family play, CVlizations is probably a step up—perhaps two—from a gateway game, but without undue complexity. For either group, CVlizations is an engaging design with delightful artwork. Labels: Card Game, Civilisation, Coiledspring Games, Family Game, Grana, Polish game, UK Games Expo Consumptively Consumptive Although there is no scenario in the rulebook for Shadow of the Demon Lord, the first RPG released by Schwalb Entertainment following a successful Kickstarter campaign, one of the excellent decisions upon the part of the designer has been to release support—and release it early—in the form of scenarios for the game. This way a gaming group can get playing quickly, even if they are just using the core rules presented in Victims of the Demon Lord: Starter Guide plus the adventure. In addition, the publisher has also released Tales of the Demon Lord, a complete mini-campaign that takes a party of characters from Zero Level up to Eleventh Level. In the meantime, the twentieth adventure is A Case of Consumption. A Case of Consumption is written by David Noonan, best known as a co-author of titles such as Urban Arcana for d20 Modern and more recently of the Ultima Thule campaign setting from Sasquatch Game Studio. It is the seventh adventure written for characters who have entered the Expert Path, that is of Third Level or higher, and comes as six page, 12.75 MB PDF and presents a missing persons case that turns into an alimentary dungeon delve. It takes place in the town of Thorpe, just east of Crossings in the Northern Reach and although this location gives the adventure a passing link to the ‘Off the Rails’ adventure to be found in the campaign, Tales of the Demon Lord, the link is minor at best and A Case of Consumption could easily be located elsewhere. The scenario begins when the player characters are summoned—though this may be at the point of a sword or two—to Castle Garnach, which overlooks the town. Lord Garnach has discovered that his three children are missing and he wants them found, which for the player characters means a job—and if successful—a sizable reward. Worse though, all three are all suffering from Consumption, so not only is time of the essence, there is the possibility that whoever has the children might also have caught it, and worse, in effecting a rescue, the player characters might come down with it themselves! There is some investigation involved in determining where the children have gone and who took them there, but the bulk of the scenario is an exploration of their destination. Their destination then is a nearby cave complex on the shores of Mirror Lake. It is relatively short complex at just five locations, with each location being of a singular nature, all of it very much concerned with the themes suggested by the scenario’s title. To say more would give way the conceit at the heart of the scenario—and that is all too easy given the brevity of A Case of Consumption. This brevity also means that the success of the scenario will mostly depend upon what the players and their player characters bring to it rather than its plot. Overall, A Case of Consumption feels somewhat thin, even consumptive in the true meaning of the word. Labels: Dark Fantasy, Dungeons and Dragons, Fantasy, Horror, Schwalb Entertainment, Shadow of the Demon Lord The 13th Age Starts Here II The Strangling Sea is for 13th Age, the dramatic Dungeons & Dragons-style RPG published by Pelgrane Publishing. Written by Robin D. Laws—better known for Pelgrane Press’ GUMSHOE System series of RPGs like The Esoterrorists, Ashen Stars, Mutant City Blues et al—it is designed for a party of First Level heroes and takes them to a strange environment on what is essentially a McGuffin hunt. It is about as straightforward an adventure as you would want and is easy to set up and run. The McGuffin in question is Inigo Sharpe, famed architect, inventor, magician, and seer. He has been missing for several years now after having annoyed one Icon—one of the beings or personalities that drive and direct the events of the world—and then having done a runner, is currently thought dead! Now one of those Icons has heard that Sharpe is still alive and wants him found, whether that is to have him finish one of his fabulous devices, build one of them, or repair one of them. Or indeed destroy one of them. It all depends on the Icon and on the device—and that depends upon the relationships that the player characters have with the Icons. The Strangling Sea begins with linking the McGuffin to the player characters’ relationships with the Icons to establish both an antagonist and a patron. Nine of these relationships are offered as a potential patron. Each explains what Sharpe was doing for that patron/Icon, gives an alternative, how the fact that Sharpe is now alive was discovered, and what one of the player characters will receive as a reward/incentive from the outset. Each of the magic items is something that a player character would want. Alternatively the Book of Loot is a ready source of substitutes. Now each of these set-ups is good—good enough that it is shame that just the one of the several given will be used in the scenario. Oh and the patron also provides the player characters with the initial lead. One lead and one battle later and the heroes are on their way to a quite singular location. This is the Stranglesea, a seaweed mat that forms a sargasso in the midst of the ocean that has long imprisoned ships and stranded their crews, the latter falling prey to previous inhabitants, the sea life above and below the seaweed mat, and the strange lassitude that falls upon its inhabitants. As the player characters arrive, the Stranglesea is home to three ships and crews. They include a crew of desperate Dwarves and their blocky steamship, motley sailors with neither ship nor hope, and a tribe of sea goblins trying to make the Stranglesea its home. Naturally they hate each other—and it is this hatred that drives the main section of the scenario. In addition to navigating the dangerous flora and fauna—on and under the Stranglesea—the player characters will have negotiate back and forth between the three factions if they are to locate Sharpe. Which given that this is 13th Age means a fight—or three. This does not mean of course, that the players cannot negotiate their way out of one fight or another, but everything in The Strangling Sea is set up for a fight… Just in case. The factions themselves are nicely drawn with clearly defined motives, but the GM is free to change these as he likes. It helps that the exact location for Sharpe is not set in stone, but rather can be decided upon by the GM or defined by the actions of the player characters. Once the player characters have found Inigo Sharpe—and then had to deal with him because he is a ‘character’, one whom the GM will enjoy getting into his teeth into—there is the matter of getting him to the player characters’ patron. This ideally should involve another battle and with any luck, one that should should descend into farce as everyone makes a grab for Sharpe. And with that, Inigo Sharpe should be out of the characters’ hair, but being an awkward sod, the likelihood is that he will abscond from his next employer and either want the player characters’ help in getting away or said employer will want help in bringing him back to finish whatever job he was hired to do. This though, is for another scenario. In the meantime, The Strangling Sea will be enough of an adventure to raise the player characters from First Level to Second Level. The Strangling Sea is clearly laid out and well organised to provide the means for the GM to create a decent first adventure for his player characters. It is also a good adventure for a starting adventure for beginning GM as it is very easy to set up and get playing and the adventure itself is very straightforward. In fact it is probably too straightforward an adventure for an experienced playing group. What it does do though is nicely take the GM through the set-up process of linking the plot and events of the scenario to the relationships that the player characters have with Icons. Indeed, this is probably more interesting than the scenario itself and thus of course, such a shame that so much of it will go unused. Labels: 13th Age, d20 System, Dungeons and Dragons, Fantasy, Pelgrane Press Pushing the Simplicity Once upon a time you could step into a public house—the pub, if you will—and play a game. From Dominos and Skittles to Shove ha'penny and Nine Men’s Morris, these were games that were enjoyed up and down the country, but with the coming of cable and satellite television and being able to watch sport with a pint in hand, the popularity of such games diminished. Such games though have always had a poor reputation, often seen as a means to encourage the consumption of alcohol and gambling, and in some cases outright banned by kings as distractions for men who should be otherwise engaged in archery practice. Now the tradition of pub games has not gone away, as evidenced in Dave Gorman vs. The Rest Of The World, but in the 21st century times have changed with the playing board games being an acceptable pastime, one that can be played openly in public, whether that is in the pub or elsewhere. Which is where Push It: Ultimate Skill, Infinite Locations comes in. Published by Push It Games following a successful Kickstarter campaign, Push It: Ultimate Skill, Infinite Locations is a very simple game that can be played anywhere that has a flat, smooth surface. A table, a floor, a newspaper laid on the ground—anywhere. Designed for two to four players, it comes with eight Pucks in four colours, a Jack, a cloth carrying bag, and an eight-page rules booklet. To be fair, Push It is so simple that it does not need a rules booklet, but it includes examples, explanations, and variations, so that it can played as a team game, with two players, and so on. Push It starts with the Jack being placed in the centre of the table. Then everyone takes their Pucks and whilst sat round the table, take it turns to push, chop, or flick one of their Pucks at the Jack. They get to do this once, from the edge of the table, for each Puck. There is no second attempt at getting Pucks closer to the Jack. Once everyone has launched their Pucks at the Jack, scoring takes place. The player with the closest Puck to the Jack scores a point. If he has both Pucks closest to the Jack, he scores two points. Knocking both another player’s Pucks and the Jack is perfectly legal, but knocking the Jack of the table loses a player two points. Then another round starts and play continues until somebody has scored a total of seven points and wins. And that is it. To test it out, Reviews from R'lyeh took it along to Afternoon Play where it proved to be popular as both a game for four players and a team game for eight prior to a longer game. It should also be pointed out that Push It has perhaps the most singular rule in any game in any of the games in the Reviews from R'lyeh ludography. This is the 'Bum Shuffling' rule. Essentially a player can lean and in the process, lift one buttock from his seat in order to push, flick, or chop one of his Pucks. He cannot though move his chair or shuffle said buttocks... Push It: Ultimate Skill, Infinite Locations is a nice simple game. Even better, it is a nice, simple, and well-produced game. Both the Pucks and the Jack are beautifully polished pieces of wood that feel good in the hand and nicely slide across the playing surface of your choice. Whilst it might be reminiscent of pub games of old, Push It is the pub game that does not need the pub whose simplicity makes it the perfect filler game wherever and whenever. Labels: Casual Game, Children's game, Dexterity Games, Family Game, Push It Games Symbaroum's Promise Ambria is a young kingdom. Barely two decades old, it was founded on the ruins of the ancient and long-lost empire of Symbaroum as the refuge for the survivors fleeing north over the mountains from the Kingdom of Alberetor as it fell to an onslaught from the necromantic Dark Lords. Ruled by its young queen, Korinthia, Ambria sees itself as the last bastion of civilisation and its duty as to drive back the darkness that pervades the Davokar Forest that dominates the land to the north and which has no end. Already, the capital, Yndaros, is a shining beacon of culture and civilisation, but towns have been established closer to the eaves of the forest, such as Thistle Hold. From Thistle Hold and these other towns, treasure hunters, theurgs of the Sun God, Prios, mystics of the Ordo Magica, and others set out to explore the dark under the forest canopy, hoping to learn its secrets, locate long lost ruins of Symbaroum, and perhaps return with treasures of the past that will make them rich. In conquering the verdant lands that have become Ambria, the kingdom has also subdued barbarian clans and goblin tribes, whilst pushing to explore and exploit the Davokar Forest, it may have done worse. It may have broken the Iron Pact. This is an agreement between mankind and the elves, the ancient and mysterious folk of the forest, that the forest would remain untouched. Now as mankind probes ever deeper under its shadowed canopy, elves strike at the interlopers and more—they besiege villages and they swap human babies for changelings… Many of the barbarian clans and the witches that advise their chieftains still hold to the Iron Pact, but there are worse dangers than barbarians and witches and elves in the forest. There are creatures and plants and places that blight explorers, corrupting their souls, perhaps unto darkness. This is in addition to the dangers that many bring into the forest themselves. In particular, magic. Casting any spell or ritual may also corrupt the soul as much as it aids the caster and his allies. The disciplines of theurgy, witchcraft, and wizardry are means to use both magic and withstand its corruptive influences, but there are Sorcerers who practise magic unheedful of the corruption. There are even others who embrace it... This is the set up for Symbaroum, a Swedish RPG published by Järnringen that was released in English following a successful Indiegogo campaign. Now distributed by Modiphius Entertainment, it is surprising how quickly Symbaroum has made it to the English-speaking market. It was originally published in 2014 and then published in 2015 in English; foreign language RPGs usually take much longer—in some cases, decades—to appear in English. What Symbaroum presents is a dark, earthy fantasy RPG, in effect set in a limited region, on the edge of civilisation, with a strong sense of the foreboding. From this set up, certain parallels can be drawn between Symbaroum and other RPGs. The first is Dragon Age RPG Core Rulebook from Green Ronin Publishing, primarily for its tone with the threat of impending demonic invasion, but also for its three character Class (plus options) structure. The second is Monte Cook Games’ Numenera, with which Symbaroum also shares a three character Class (plus options) structure as well as having player facing mechanics. Yet perhaps the RPG that Symbaroum has the most common in with, is the French RPG, Les Ombres d'Esteren or Shadows of Esteren, in particular in its tone and presentation. It also shares the same sense of isolation, but Symbaroum is much more focused RPG with a smaller playing area than Shadows of Esteren and where the horror in Shadows of Esteren verges upon the Lovecraftian sense of a greater unknown, that of Symbaroum is earthier and more primal in its feel. Essentially the setting for Symbaroum amounts to a pair of regions. The first being Ambria, the newly founded kingdom, the other being Davokar Forest. Both regions are detailed in the opening quarter of the Symbaroum Core Rulebook. In particular, it details the capital of Ambria, Yndaros; Thistle Hold, the northernmost outpost from where a great many expeditions set out into the Davokar Forest just a few hundred yards from its palisades and which has grown rich on the finds that some survivors bring back; and Karvosti, the great cliff that rises from the forest that is home to home to the High Chieftain of all of the barbarian clans and chief witch or Huldra, the site of the twice-a-year market or Thingstead, and which worryingly for both the High Chieftain and the Huldra, has more recently become an important site for the Church of Prios. Although there are many gods—and each barbarian clan has its own as well as respecting nature, in Ambria, Prios has become all but the only faith because it the light of the Sun that guided Queen Korinthia to safety and will bring light beneath Davokar’s canopy. All three locations are described in some detail, including notable places and peoples, but of the three, it is Thistle Hold that is given the most attention, since in the default set-up for Symbaroum, it is from here that the player characters will set out into the forest, having already purchased their Explorer’s Licenses. In comparison though, the description of Davokar Forest feels all too brief, and whilst this is at the front of the book in a section intended to be read by player and GM alike, it does have an effect on the game as a whole—as will be seen in the GM’s section. Each character in Symbaroum is defined by his Archetype, Attributes, Race, and Abilities. Symbaroum gives three Archetypes—Warrior, Mystic, and Rogue—which can be defined by an Occupation. There are five of these for each Archetype, each one suggesting important Attributes and Abilities as well as an appropriate Race in order to create that Occupation. This means that a Warrior might be a duellist, knight, or sellsword; a Mystic a witch, wizard, or Theurg; and a Rogue a witch hunter, treasure-hunter, or ranger. This gives quite a good mix of character options, but of course, a player is also free to design his character as he wants. Each character has eight attributes—Accurate, Cunning, Discreet, Persuasive, Quick, Resolute, Strong, and Vigilant—that range between one and twenty. There are five choices when it comes to Race—Ambrian (Human), Barbarian (Human), Changeling, Goblin, and Ogre. Changelings are the replacements left behind after the Elves have stolen a Human child. They look Human when babies, but grow more Elf-like as they age and their very strangeness usually means that they are rejected by their human families and forced to fend for themselves. The short-lived Goblins are little tolerated, but used as labour in many towns. They are also short-tempered and have a tendency to survive their knockabout existence. Ogres are also little tolerated, but they are long-lived and tough. They lumber out of the forest with no idea of who they are and goblins or humans typically take them in and teach them. Each of the Races has its own Traits, for example Ambrians have Contacts or Privileged, Ogres tend to have Robust, and Changelings have Shapeshifter. Where each Race has its own Traits, all characters have access to Abilities, each of which represents a skill or knowledge. There are over thirty of them listed in the game, ranging from Acrobatics, Alchemy, and Backstab to Witchcraft, Witchsight, and Wizardry via Berserker, Loremaster, Shield Fighter, Strangler, and Twin Attack. Each has three Ranks—Novice, Adept, and Master—as do some Traits. So for example, at Novice Rank, a character with the Men-at-Arms Trait knows how to use his armour for maximum effect and increase its protection value by one die step—for example, from a six-sided to an eight-sided die; at Adept Rank, armour no longer impedes actions based on the Quick Attribute, including Defense; and at Master Rank, he can use his armour to stop the armour-piercing effect of armour-piercing arrows or bolts. Character creation itself consists of a player selecting an Archetype and an Occupation followed by a Race. Either eighty points are divided amongst the eight attributes or a package of set points assigned to the eight. Whichever method used, a player character can have no Attribute higher than fifteen or lower than five. Then he has five points to spend on Abilities (and some Traits), with no Ability Rank being higher than Adept. This can either be two abilities at Novice level and one at Adept level or with five abilities at Novice level. Lastly each player should define two further aspects about his character. One is his character’s goal, but the other is his Shadow, an expression of his spiritual essence and alliance. For example, characters allied to nature have a Shadow expressed in natural colours, whilst that of those allied to civilisation, have a Shadow of metallic tones. A corrupted or blighted Shadow may appear aged or chipped, blackened or spotted, and so on. The nature of a character’s Shadow can be discerned by certain magics, such as Witchsight. Edogai is the son of Ambrian nobility, disowned for his dissolute ways even in the face of the onslaught of the Dark Lords. He fled north over the Titans to the new land of Ambria, hoping to find a place for himself, but he became no more than a sellsword and a drunk one at that. Family ties remain strong though and with each refugee caravan that passes over the Titans he yearns for news of survivors, if not to learn of what happened to them. He does not fight to kill, but to show off his skills and sometimes he is too proud of his sword arm. Edogai Race Human (Ambrian) Archetype Warrior Occupation Duellist Traits Privileged Accurate 13 Cunning 10 Discreet 05 Persuasive 15 Quick 11 Resolute 10 Strong 09 Vigilant 07 Abilities Acrobatics (Novice), Dominate (Novice), Man-at-Arms (Novice), Quick Draw (Novice), Twin Attack (Novice) Weapons Fencing Sword (1d8), Parrying Dagger (1d6) Armour Lacquered Silk Cuirass (1d8) Toughness 10 Pain Threshold 05 Corruption Threshold 05 Shadow Rippling Quicksilver Goal To learn of his family’s fate Symbaroum uses a straightforward set of mechanics. At their core is a roll against an appropriate attribute on a twenty-sided die. All rolls are made by the player—the GM never has to roll the die. So a player character might roll his Vigilance to spot a guard, but the same guard would not roll to spot the player character, but rather the character would roll his Discreet to avoid being spotted. Modifiers tend to be static or opposed. Both type range between -5 and +5, but the former are simple modifiers typically based on the circumstances, for example, how complex a lock might be to pick or the icy conditions under hand and foot when climbing a wall. The latter are determined by the opposing character’s Attributes, whether a player character or an NPC. So if the NPC opposing the character has a low attribute, the character receives a higher bonus, if the NPC has a high attribute, the modifier is low. For example, Eodogai has fallen out with the landlord of the Lothar’s Lodgings over an unpaid bill and the landlord has kept some of Edogai’s belongings. The young duellist has sneaked into the landlord’s room and is searching for them. The GM calls for Edogai to make a Vigilant [-2] to hear the maid coming down the corridor. With a Vigilant of 7, Edogai needs to roll a 5, but rolls an 11 and is surprised by the maid entering the room. Fortunately, Edogai is quick thinking and when the maid asks him what he is doing in her boss’ room, he turns on the charm and attempts to seduce her. The GM asks for a [Persuasive←Resolute] roll. This means that Edogai’s roll will be modified by the maid’s Resolute Attribute, which is 9 and gives him a +1 modifier. So his target is 16 and Edogai rolls a 7 and succeeds… Combat uses the same key mechanic. Accurate is rolled to make attacks and Defence is rolled to avoid them, but both Damage and Armour—called effect dice—are rolled. What is interesting is that there is no initiative roll. Instead Initiative is conditional. So a character with a spear or polearm might attack first because his weapon has reach, but only on the opening attack as after the first round his opponent has stepped inside the weapon’s reach. Other Attributes also have an effect on initiative, such as Quick Draw. Once in combat, a character typically receive one movement action and one combat action per round. Any damage suffered by a character is deducted from the character’s Toughness. Notably, should a character suffer damage in one blow equal to his Pain Threshold, he is knocked down and can suffer further attacks. Most monsters and NPCs will die when they lose all of their Toughness, but player characters are merely dying and make a Death Test until they get better, die, or someone stabilises then. For example, after his tryst in the landlord’s bed of Lothar’s Lodgings with the maid, Edogai has slipped out of the building into the dark streets of Thistle Hold. Making his way to his new lodgings, the duellist hears a sound from a nearby alley—that of fist upon flesh. It is followed by a man saying, “That was for the last Elf attack you Changeling bitch!” Stepping into the alley Edogai can see three burly thugs standing over a slim, female Changeling who is on all fours in the dirt of the alley floor. The young duellist clears his throat and when the two thugs turn towards him he says, “I don’t think that two on one is fair fight, do you?” The thugs look at each other unsure how as to answer, which gives Edogai the chance to taunt them with, “I think that the three of you against me is much fairer fight.” With that the thugs heft their clubs and charge towards the duellist. As yet, Edogai does not have his weapons drawn, so he uses his Quick Draw Ability to draw his weapons as a Free Action. This requires a Quick Test. Edogai’s Quick is 11 and his rolls a 9—the duellist has both fencing sword and parrying dagger in his hands as the thugs lumber towards him. For his first attack Edogai is not going to use his Accurate Attribute, but instead use his already taunt together with Dominate Ability. This allows him to test his Persuade rather than his Accurate. The thugs each have a Defence of +4, so this is added to Edogai’s Persaude to give him a target of 19! Edogai also gets a +1 to this attack because his fencing sword has the Precise quality, but since a roll of 20 is always a failure, the attack is as high as it can be. Edogai rolls a 5 to hit with his fencing sword and then 1d8 for a result of 8 for the damage. Now where a player character would roll to determine how much protection his armour would give him, an NPC has a set value for his armour (as well as how damage his weapons do). In this case, the thugs are wearing hardened armour and this gives each thug two points of protection. These two points are deducted from the damage, so the first thug suffers 6 points of damage. Not only is this deducted from the thug’s Toughness of 10, but it beats the thug’s Toughness Threshold and causes him great agony, causing him to fall to the floor with a very nasty slice to his forearm. This also allows Edogai a Free Attack in addition to the second attack he gains with the Twin Attack Ability. The GM rules that the Free Attack is a standard attack rather than one using Edogai’s Dominate Ability. So the attack is equal to his Accurate (13) plus the Precise Quality (+1) of his sword and the modifier for the thug’s Defence (+3). So still 17 and with a roll of 10 to hit and 4 for damage, this enough to leave the thug with a Toughness of 2 and seriously rethinking his decision. Meanwhile Edogai has a second attack with the parrying dagger. The target is just 16 (Accurate 13 plus thug’s Defence of +3) and with a roll of 9 to hit, followed by 5 on the damage die, Eodgai flicks the short blade to nick a second thug with 3 damage as he moves into flank the duellist. Now Edogai has to roll to avoid the thug’s attacks. These are against his Defence (11), modified by the Balanced Quality of the parrying dagger (+1) and the Twin Attack Ability (+1), for a total of 13. The two thugs remaining crowd in on him, in the process gaining an Advantage by Flanking him. This gives the thugs -2 to Edogai’s Defence rolls and an extra two points of damage in addition to the standard four they would inflict if Edogai cannot defend himself with his re-adjusted Defence of 11. Edogai rolls 7 for the first attack and successfully parries, but with a roll of 12, cannot stop the second attack. For his Lacquered Silk Cuirass armour Edogai only rolls a 2, so he takes a 4 point bash to the shoulder. With a Toughness left of 6, Edogai needs to deal with the thugs fast… Magic in Symbaroum is divided into four Traditions—Sorcery, Theurgy, Witchcraft, and Wizardry, and each tradition has its own set of spells and rituals as well as there being spells and rituals shared between them. Sorcerers believe that the world is already corrupt and dying and embrace Corruption, and have spells and rituals like Unholy Aura and Enslave. Theurgs are devoted to Prios, the Sun God, and preach their faith as well as having spells and rituals like Holy Aura and Command Confession. Witches embrace nature, their primitive nature consisting of spells and rituals such as Entangling Vines and Turn Weather. Wizards study magic and thus approach it in a more logical fashion. In Ambria they are members of the Ordo Magica and know spells and rituals like Brimstone Cascade and Clairvoyance. Of course anyone can learn magic in Symbaroum, but learning a spell or ritual also gains the practitioner permanent Corruption—and this in addition to the temporary Corruption gained for casting a spell or ritual. Typically, the amatuer practioneer will gain too much Corruption and be blighted, if not burnt up, by it, that is if he is not hunted down and killed by a witch hunter. Yet this is where the benefits of belonging to a tradition come to the fore, since a Mystic will not gain the permanent Corruption that he would if he were not a member of a Tradition. This does not stop a Mystic gaining temporary Corruption and should he gain as much as his Resolute attribute, then he will become a creature of the blight and an NPC, though he will have gained possibly noticeable blight marks in the meantime (this also applies to Corruption gained whilst exploring the Davokar Forest). Essentially this mechanic counters a Mystic’s overuse of his spells and rituals though he can otherwise cast as freely as he wants or needs to. Mechanically, each Tradition, each spell, and each ritual is treated as an Ability with the same three ranks as other Abilities. With just five points to assign to his Abilities during character creation, a Mystic is going to know just a Tradition and a few spells or rituals at most. Symbaroum does not present a wide diversity of spells or rituals, but then a Mystic is never going to know a huge selection anyway and the limited choice available is matched by the limited number of points with which to purchase them. The individual spells are nicely themed to the Traditions and are in general more grounded in practicality than they are flashy or showy. Riamata had a happy childhood until at puberty she began to change and express elf-like features. Her family rejected her and she was forced to fend for herself until Adela, a local witch took her in. Riamata has trained with the witch for over a decade until an attack upon their village scattered the inhabitants and Adela disappeared. All that was left was Adela’s familiar which bonded with Riamata and now the Changeling searches for his missing mistress. Riamata Race Changeling Traits Shapeshifter (Novice) Archetype Mystic Occupation Witch Abilities Larvae Boils (Novice), Ritual—Familiar (Novice), Witchcraft (Novice), Witchsight (Novice) Weapons Stiletto (1d6+1) Armour Witch Gown (1d4) Shadow Leaves on the turn Goal To find out why the Elves leave Changelings Meanwhile back in the alley, the Changeling who was attacked by the thugs, Riamata, has roused herself after being assaulted and knocked to the ground. She looks to the end of the alley where she sees two of the thugs that attacked her have turned their attention to someone else, whilst one of them lies on the ground. The two remaining thugs are in danger of flanking this other person, so to even things up, Riamata decides to cast Larvae Boils. This causes larvae to burrow their way out of the spell’s victim. Casting the spell requires her to make a [Resolute←Resolute] test to overcome the thug’s will. The modifier is +3, but the GM rules that the beating she has taken makes Riamata’s task more difficult and levies a -2 penalty. So with new target of 16 (her Resolute plus the thug’s modified Resolute), she rolls 11 and causes the larvae to grow and feed in the thug. This causes him 1d4 damage for as long as Riamata can maintain the spell… It also gains Riamata 1d4 points’ worth of Temporary Corruption. For the GM there is decent advice for running the game and some optional rules that cover critical attacks, fumbles, instant kills, and even playing as an Abomination should a player character fall prey to Corruption. Advice though for handling and applying the rules feels underwritten as do the rules for handling social situations. The monsters though are nicely handled, being categorised according to the degree of Resistance they offer—Weak, Ordinary, Challenging, and Powerful—and enable the GM to pitch monsters of the right threat level at his player characters. The monsters themselves are creatures and things—things of horror and primeval nature—that would persuade you from entering the woods. The nature of the creatures, such as the spiders, has the feel of The One Ring and the creatures of Mirkwood, but rather more with the feel of the Dark Ages and something more primal. In particular, Symbaroum’s treatment of Elves stands out, their being creatures utterly alien to mankind, even inimicable, but nevertheless are creatures of nature. Symbaroum includes a starting scenario that raises its own issues. The problem is that ‘The Promised Land’ does not take place in Ambria, but in the Titans, the mountains between Ambria and Alberetor. The player characters—there are nine sample characters provided—are making their way over the Titans, fleeing Alberetor to Ambria. Given that it takes places in a mountain pass, it will surprise no-one that it is rather linear. Broken down into three acts with a strong narrative across the three, it does a decent job of introducing the system and some of the themes, but what it does not do is introduce Ambria or indeed, Davokar Forest and treasure hunting. This only contributes further to the core problem with Symbaroum. Mechanically, Symbaroum presents a solid set of rules whose primary focus is the player characters. In places though, they do feel underwritten, especially when dealing with social situations and in terms of advice for applying the player facing rules. Which does undermine their objective of leaving the GM to get on with running the game instead of trying to apply those mechanics. Further, whilst the advice for the GM on running and creating scenarios is good, the overall effect is to make Symbaroum an RPG unsuitable for the beginning GM and a challenge even for a more experienced GM who has no experience with as player facing mechanics as those presented here. A GM who has run Numenera or similar RPGs will have less of an issue with this. Physically, Symbaroum is an impressive looking book, clean and tidy with an unfussy layout. The writing in general is also good, but it is clear in places that English is not the designers’ primary language with odd turns of phrase and choice of words. In each instance, it is generally obvious what the authors mean, but another round of English language localisation would not have gone amiss. What really makes the Symbaroum Core Rulebook really stand out is its art which is superb, in turns, dark and brooding, dangerous and foreboding, majestic and mysterious, brutal and bloody… So much of the art captures the sense of what Davokar Forest is like and as good as the artwork is, it only exacerbates the problem at the heart of Symboroum. Ultimately that problem with Symbaroum is that it does not explore or showcase its primary set-up, that of the player characters going into Davokar Forest in search of secrets. Certainly in terms of the setting it has a good starting point with the description of Thistle Hold, as this is where the player characters will set out from to go into the Davokar Forest, and it gives solid means for a GM to take his players and their characters under its canopy. In particular this means the monsters, which are often nasty, earthy creatures that really feel at home in the forest. The Elves stand out here. Yet for an RPG which is about treasure hunting in a mysterious forest, it does not take the players and their characters treasure hunting, it does not show what treasure hunting is like, and it does not begin to explore the secrets under the eaves of the forest. It is so disappointing—and yet… The hints and the artwork in Symbaroum are so enticing! Even if the RPG does not explore its raison d'être, it provides more than enough information in pages to get a game going. This is because the small scale of the setting means that more attention can be paid to the three core places—Karvosti, Thistle Hold, and Yndaros—Thistle Hold in particular. So each location contains details aplenty that can be worked up into scenarios and adventures and thus the basis for multiple sessions, but there is still Davokar Forest… The Symbaroum Core Rulebook presents an atmospheric, dark and foreboding setting on the edge of a new world—though built on the long lost ruins of the old—and combines them with solid mechanics that match the brutality that the setting hints at. It may be disappointing that the RPG never delivers on the unknown of the Davokar Forest it hints so much at, but hopefully the publishers will reveal more soon with future releases. Note that more information about the Davokar Forest and treasure hunting is available in supplements Adventure Pack 1 and Tomb of Dying Dreams as well as the forthcoming SYMBAROUM: Thistle Hold - Wrath of the Warden. This is the first part of the campaign, Chronicle of the Throne of Thorns, and is on Kickstarter now. Reviews from R'lyeh plans to review these in the very near future. Hacking the Big One	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line361
__label__wiki	0.615758	0.615758	Home / Culture / 10 artists who played at King’s before they were famous 10 artists who played at King’s before they were famous By Rosie Mitton on October 1, 2014 SPENDING at least one night under the omnipresent gaze of the giant Desmond Tutu head on the fourth floor of the Macadam building was almost a rite of passage back when Tutu’s was our very own student nightclub. Its closure as a live music and club venue in the summer of 2013 not only saw the end of Des’ dance floor reign, but the end of a long tradition of live music at King’s. In fact, Taylor Swift, Arcade Fire and the Foo Fighters all played their first ever UK gigs at the now closed Tutu’s nightclub in the Macadam building at Strand. Oh, and The Smiths played King’s and tickets were £2.50 but I’ll try not to get too upset about the fact that I wasn’t born yet. Here are some of the best: 1. Taylor Swift, 2008 Via theperksoftaylorswift.tumblr.com Before her lyrics about ex-boyfriends became a who’s who of Hollywood leading men, Taylor Swift brought her brand of country-pop to Surrey Street. Now she’s a Grammy award-winning, four-time multiplatinum-album-maker who can break the internet just by wearing a t-shirt that says ‘no its becky’. 2. Arcade Fire, 2005 Three words: BJORK WAS HERE. ICYMI they just headlined Glastonbury. 3. Macklemore, 2012 Via bitchesiamdifferent.tumblr.com I’ma take your grandpa’s style, I’MA TAKE YOUR GRANDPA’S STYLE. Macklemore no doubt proved his lyrical prowess by showing that “broken keyboard” does in fact rhyme with “broken keyboard”. 4. Vampire Weekend, 2009 Via www.xlrecordings.com Before the release of their second album, Contra, the New Yorkers came to Tutu’s to sing their songs about ‘post-hippie domesticity and the tenuous connection between preppiness and colonialism.’ Now they’re popping bottles of champagne on New York rooftops, torching Saabs and holding debauched dystopian Last Supper-esque parties in their music videos. Oh and they won a Grammy this year too. 5. Foals, 2007 Via tumblr.com This was back when the Oxford quintet were still ‘math-rock’ and had just done that cameo in Skins, but hadn’t yet released their debut album and become the perennial soundtrack to student discos everywhere. Oh and Bombay Bicycle Club supported them! Indie kudos! Fast forward seven years and they’re selling out two nights at Ally Pally. 6. The Vaccines, 2011 Via ihatealexturner.tumblr.com The Vaccines brought their back-to-basics rock’n’roll to a sold out Tutu’s barely six months after singer Justin Young graduated from King’s with a degree in History. Food for thought for any budding musicians out there. Although I don’t know how good his dissertation was. Two years later they sold out the O2 Arena. 7. HAIM, 2012 For those who came to see the California sister group expecting to hear the ‘80’s-pop sweetness of their recordings, their ability to put on a raucous live show filled with hell-fuzz guitar solos, hypnotic facial gurning, crude stage banter and a climax of flailing hair and limbs as they pounded their drums in thunderous unison came as quite a surprise. Less than a year later their album went to number one in the UK. On a related note: MmmBoppers Hanson played a five-night residency here in 2011. I’ve no idea why 8. Foo Fighters, 1995 In their first show outside of North America, frontman Dave Grohl allegedly paused the gig after two songs to address the rumours that his lyrics were about Kurt Cobain. They weren’t, apparently. Now, they’ve sold over 30 million records. 9. The Smiths, 1983 Via favim.com Yup, this happened. They played their ‘new record’ This Charming Man. And, allegedly, the gig ended with a stage invasion. 10. All the bands your dad likes (and you probably secretly like too) Other bands who played the illustriously titled ‘multi-purpose hall’ at King’s before Tutu’s was a ‘thing’ include The Stranglers, The Fall, Status Quo and The Police. ← Previous Story Bestival’s Desert Island Disco: the only way to end your summer Next Story → Make your own movie about social justice with Campus MovieFest	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line362
__label__cc	0.667	0.333	INTRODUCING VILLA RIVIERA TO OUR COLLECTION January 11, 2018 Sophie Jenkins July 17, 2017 Sophie Jenkins Read a recent article in the Australian Financial Review about the growing trend of Provence Rosé, including our very own - Château de Pampelonne Légend. Provence Rosé: the wine we just can't get enough of Read more: http://www.afr.com/lifestyle/x-20170705-gx57qs#ixzz4n4X86iUv The surge of global interest in Provence rosé has been a boon for the region's producers. But regulations in France limit the amount of land available for planting grapes. The figures are astonishing. Last year, global exports of Provence rosé increased by a whopping 23 per cent by volume and 28 per cent by value. The previous five years had seen similar huge leaps: a decade ago, annual exports of Provence rosé were about 5 million litres; today they're pushing 30 million. Such is the demand for this pale pink fashionable drink that no less than 89 per cent of Provence's wine production – 176 million bottles in total – is rosé. One particularly influential Provence brand, Whispering Angel from Château d'Esclans, claims to be the biggest-selling rosé in the world, with an annual production of 360,000 cases – not bad, considering the brand launched only a decade ago and is far from being the kind of cheap plonk that normally notches up such numbers. In the US, Whispering Angel is ranked by Nielsen as the No.1 selling imported French wine, and the average price per bottle is $US27, placing it firmly in the premium category. This combination of premium pricing and ubiquity has earned it the nickname "Hamptons water". Global exports of Provence rosé soared 23 per cent in volume last year. AFR Whispering Angel sells in Australia for between $35 and $45 a bottle – which is a lot for a rosé – but retailers tell me that when the weather's warm, they struggle to stack the fridges fast enough to keep up with demand. What's more, Whispering Angel in large format – magnums and double magnums at $125 and $300 respectively – has been a hit at parties and in restaurants, where sommeliers enjoy the theatre of pouring from the big bottles. Demand is growing The Provence rosé boom shows no sign of slowing down. There's still room for growth, especially in Australia. We account for just 3 per cent of all Provence rosé exports but we're catching up fast: shipments to Australia increased by 127 per cent last year. Which is why a group of vignerons travelled all the way from their homes in St Tropez, Toulon and Marseille earlier this month to conduct a series of trade tastings Down Under, swapping their sparkling mid-summer for our chilly mid-winter. Provence rosé is as delectable as the locations it comes from. Some brands, such as Whispering Angel, are already represented here, while others are looking for importers. Alain Baccino, a fifth-generation vigneron and president of the Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins de Provence, travelled with the group. When I asked him for how much longer the Provence rosé boom might continue, he shrugged the obligatory Gallic shrug: "You tell us. The fact we are all here today means we think the Australian market could be very good for us." There are some parallels between Provence rosé and Marlborough sauvignon blanc. Just as the fresh, fruity, summery white wine style captured the zeitgeist of the 1990s and 2000s in a way few had predicted, so pink wine has taken hold since 2010. But unlike Marlborough, where there was plenty of land available for vineyards to meet the explosive demand and no effective limits on yield (Marlborough growers can harvest 20 tonnes of grapes a hectare if they really push their vines), Provence is covered by France's strict appellation laws. These define and limit the amount of plantable land and maximum grape yield, which is about a third of what the winegrowers' Kiwi counterparts can achieve. Santé! Sales for Provence rosé are booming, including in Australia. "Each year we ask the authorities for more area to augment our terroir," says Baccino. "And each year they send a commission to explore, but if they think the terroir is no good, they refuse our request." From Provence to Australia The surge of global interest in Provence rosé has been a boon for the 600 or so producers in the region. Many of the vignerons who travelled to Australia for the trade roadshow couldn't have imagined 10 years ago that they would one day be selling their rosé in this country and that consumers would be clamouring for it. I asked Baccino how his colleagues have handled their success. Do the winegrowers who were once content selling to tourists and now have lucrative export deals all have brand-new luxury cars in their garages? Another smile and a shrug, this time imbued with the wisdom that comes from being a fifth-generation winemaker whose family has seen many fashions come and go. "I tell my vigneron friends it is important to keep humility. It is important for us to keep our heads." Rosé in winter: a taste of Provence 2016 Château de Pampelonne Légende (Côtes de Provence) Made from century-old grenache and cinsault vines, this is a very good example of how refined and elegant Provence rosé can be. Delicate floral perfume, a fine, creamy texture in the mouth, refreshing but with lovely savoury persistence. The wine has only recently arrived in Australia, so is not yet widely available. $55, imported by roseimports.com.au 2016 Domaine Tempier Rosé (Bandol) This is benchmark Provence rosé, from one of the best producers in the small coastal appellation of Bandol. There's lots of beautiful fresh summery fruit and a typical balance of richness and freshness, but what sets this wine apart is the taste of terroir: the subtle aromas of garrigue herb, the traces of mineral laced across the tongue. $89, imported by worldwineestates.com.au 2015 Château d'Esclans Garrus (Côtes de Provence) This is what happens when a Provence rosé is given the same winemaking treatment as the best white Burgundy: old, low-yielding grenache and rolle (vermentino) vines, fermentation in older barrels, lots of lees-stirring. The resulting wine is gorgeous: ethereal and fine, gossamer-like, but with great depth and persistence. $195, imported by woodswines.com.au AFR Contributor - Max Allen INTRODUCING CHÂTEAU DE PAMPELONNE May 16, 2017 Sophie Jenkins We are proud to introduce Château de Pampelonne to Australian shores. We are the sole distributor in Australia and know the brand will not disappoint our Rosé wine lovers. The magnificent 17th century Château de Pampelonne borders the famous French Riviera beach of the same name in the commune of Ramatuelle, near Saint Tropez. Château de Pampelonne produces an excellent red wine and a modest amount of white wine, but it is the Côtes de Provence Rosé for which the estate is best known. In addition to the classic rosé cépages of Grenache, Cinsault and Syrah, Pampelonne also uses Tibouren in the blend. This ancient Greek variety, now unique to this area of France, is valued for the aromatic intensity it lends to some of Provence’s finest rosés. For more information on the Château de Pampelonne brand please contact us here. INTRODUCING BODVÁR We are proud to introduce the Bodvár brand to Australian shores. We are the sole distributor in Australia and know the brand will not disappoint our Rosé wine lovers. "In my family it has always been the tradition to explore the world to discover unique, high-quality alcoholic beverages and other luxury products. My great-great-grandfather started one of the largest cigar brands in Sweden, the Hafströms. On my mother’s side, the family founded the legendary Grönstedts Cognac in 1846, and it is still one of the top brands in the world. Johan Daniel Grönstedt made the family business to be one of the most premium importers of wine and other beverages in Sweden. He had a specific weakness for french beverages. As a tribute, and to revive his passion, Grönstedts has released a Classic Champagne with the family’s name. We have more than 160 years of tradition in providing the connoisseurs of the world with the best the world has to offer. It is with great pleasure that I present to you our Boutique Wine Company: Bodvár – House of Rosés. We are the world’s only truly specialised Rosé House. Enjoy!" Bodvár Hafström Bodvár – House of Rosés For more information on the Bodvár brand please contact us here. LES AMIS IN IBIZA August 12, 2016 Sophie Jenkins We recently spent the weekend shooting and meeting potential suppliers for our Flagship wine 'Les Amis'. The weekend consisted of wining and dining at some of Ibiza's chicest destinations such as Cotton Beach Club, and a day aboard a beautiful yacht which took us to Beso Beach on Fomentera Island - the true Rosé way of life! August 4, 2016 Sophie Jenkins Follow our travels around the Côte d'Azure with one of our favorite bottles of Rosé, Château Maylandie 'Les Amis'. A DAY AT CHÂTEAU MAYLANDIE Château Maylandie is situated in the heart of the region Corbières (the area of the Cathars religion & the crusades). It has belonged to the family Maymil for more than half a century. In the last twenty years, the planted grape varieties have been improved and the winery and aging-cellar have been modernised while respecting the wine-making tradition. The flagship brand of Rosé Imports 'Les Amis' is produced by Château Maylandie. Jonathon, one of our founding members, lives a short drive from the vineyard and has developed a close relationship with the the winery.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line364
__label__wiki	0.808147	0.808147	Seattle Sounders FC: How Swede it is, Erik Friberg is back! Posted on : June 29, 2015 By Abraham DeWeese 2015 Abraham DeWeese News Sounders Team Lockers Views Well, well, well, isnt that something? Beloved former Sounder infielder Erik Friberg is back! Expect the chants of “Play Friberg!” to echo throughout the pitch this Friday by the Rave Green faithful. Injuries and red cards have decimated the Sounder squad. Losing to the cellar dwelling Philadelphia Union and suffering a second humiliation to Portland in the span of 2 weeks have been unacceptable. The Sounders have had been playing practically a reserve squad during this span. Friberg is expected to join Sounders FC after the transfer window opens on July 8th. He also may be delayed by a U.S. State Department glitch that has snarled the processing of visas for all foreigners. “We’re excited to add a versatile midfielder in Erik to our roster,” said Sounders FC General Manager & President of Soccer Garth Lagerwey. “Erik is a player that is well-liked and respected within our organization, and we’re eager to welcome him back to Seattle.” Friberg played for Sounders FC in 2011, in 26 appearances he had one goal and two assists while showing hustle, range, and strong defense. A constant contributor to the top teams in Sweden and most recently playing for Bologna in Serie A, Friberg is but a visa away from joining the club. “Erik is a smart tactical player and has the ability to put players out of the game with his forward passing,” said Sounders FC Sporting Director Chris Henderson. “He won a U.S. Open Cup Championship with our organization, and after leaving Seattle he played in three strong European leagues. We are happy to add his leadership to the group.” SSU’s Take They say timing is everything. The timing of this move could not be more perfect. Friberg will eat tacos, please fans and most importantly contribute in the central midfield, where the Sounders have been outplayed of late. In Sunday’s terrible loss to Timbers FC, all of the Portland goals comes from the center of the pitch. Control the center control the board. This move will give Sigi Schmid and Sounders FC more depth, flexiblilty, and strength to cope with the long MLS season. Friberg is the right player with the right experience, in the right place in his career, playing the right position to have an immediate and material impact on the fortunes of Seattle Sounders FC. Abraham DeWeese News Reporter Abraham DeWeese is an avid local sports fan and a “Man-About-Town” in the Seattle sports scene. He's a lifelong resident of the Seattle area, living in the beautiful Greenlake neighborhood. Mariners Weekly Preview: Fathers and Moneyballers Mariners Series Recap: They may be named the Angels, but they’re not Angelic 1 thought on “Seattle Sounders FC: How Swede it is, Erik Friberg is back!” Pingback: Seattle Sounders: The other Washington United meet the Rave Green Depleted \| Seattle Side Up	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line368
__label__wiki	0.540835	0.540835	How Great Movies Made My Year Greater (and which ones were the very best) I just finished watching Days of Wine and Roses, a 1962 film starring Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick and directed by Blake Edwards, who passed away earlier this month. It is a movie about alcoholism, and while it started out a bit slow, it wound up riveting and absolutely worthwhile. It was, barring any errors in my recordkeeping, the 281st movie I watched in 2010. And presumably the last, unless the friends I will be visiting tonight have a video on the agenda. So I guess some might say that I am a movieholic. But while denial is usually part of the proof, I don't think watching so many movies has been detrimental in any way. In fact, I think it has been an invigorating, uplifting and enriching exercise during a year in which, like far too many Americans, I've been "stuck on the sofa" in terms of my career. I won't argue with anyone who suggests that the hours I devoted to watching movies might have been better spent; maybe so. And in fact, in 2011, I'm hoping to cut back a bit in the name of writing a movie of my own and doing a good bit more reading. But not only did I also devote a tremendous amount of time and effort to seeking new employment--including applying to jobs, putting together resumes, cover letters & promo pieces and attending networking events and the occasional interview--I also did a number of other fulfilling things throughout the year. I attended over 100 live events, including concerts, plays, musicals, operas and ballgames. Including this piece, I wrote 195 blog articles here (plus 26 for another blog), and have seen traffic escalate from under 100 visits per month to averaging over 1,300. I went to a number of museums, read 11 books--hence one of my resolutions--and saw every episode of at least 10 TV shows. And at a time when friendships are becoming increasingly virtual, I am proud that I got together specifically (and/or had at least one 1-hour phone conversation) with over 40 different friends, including some new ones. So I defy anyone, including myself, who thinks all I did was "watch movies." And far beyond all that I've gained and learned from the movies themselves, including a greater sense of culture, artistry, commentary and worldwide perspective--as I elaborated on here and here, my eyes were opened by more than 100 films from foreign lands, as well as those from a vast array of eras, genres and directors--my affinity for movies introduced me to several new friends, prompted dozens of great conversations and even brought more readers to this blog. (My piece about Citizen Kane vs. Casablanca, was the most read of all my articles, with over 1,200 unique pageviews.) Anyway, I don't know why this needed to be a rant, or a defense of sorts, but I really feel tremendously gratified to have seen so many films of so many different types in 2010. Over the last few days, I've been posting my picks for the Best Movies of 2010, including Documentaries, Foreign Films and English-language Feature Films. Below is simply a list of my picks for the Best Movies I Saw, of any era, vintage, country of origin, etc. I realize the silliness of this, as it feels weird to compare such vastly different movies, especially as it's quite likely I underappreciated some of the "better ones" from days of yore or more adventurous directors. Also, as this list may seem like a "Best Movies Ever" sort of thing, the fact that pictures like The Godfather (and II), On the Waterfront, Gone With the Wind and others are excluded, simply because I didn't watch them in the past 365 days, feels a bit arbitrary. But as I always say, "take it for what it's worth," and these and almost all the other movies I watched in 2010--and the residual benefits--were worth a whole lot to me. The 25 Best Movies I Saw in 2010 (of any ilk, age, genre, etc.) 1. Citizen Kane 2. La Dolce Vita 3. Casablanca 4. The Seven Samurai 5. Once Upon A Time in the West 6. Paths of Glory 7. The Maltese Falcon 8. 12 Angry Men 9. Sunset Blvd. 10. Pulp Fiction 11. The Burmese Harp 12. Dr. Strangelove 13. Breathless 14. Short Cuts 15. Once Upon a Time in America 17. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul 18. Ballad of A Soldier 19. A Hard Day's Night 20. Rififi 21. Pan's Labryrinth 22. It's A Wonderful Life 23. The Son (Le Fils) 24. Sin Nombre 25. Yesterday 50 More Great Ones (also see my 2010 lists) Bridge on the River Kwai The Diving Bell & the Butterfly The Lady From Shanghai The Wind That Shakes the Barley The Killers (1946) Fitzcarraldo Children of Heaven Requiem for a Dream Song for Sparrows The Counterfeiters The 400 Blows Y Tu Mama Tambien Throne of Blood Days of Wine and Roses Wendy & Lucy The Third Man The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeousie Born Yesterday Shoot the Piano Player The Postman Always Rings Twice Maria Full of Grace Young @ Heart Labels: best of 2010, Great Movies, Movies The Best Movies of 2010 (English-language Feature Films) Having separately ranked my choices for 2010's Best Documentaries and Best Foreign Language Films, today I offer my picks for the best English-language feature films of 2010. Like all my lists, this should be taken simply as a judging of the movies I enjoyed most, without any pretense that "best" references technical merit, depth of meaning or other specific criteria. To date, my pool for purposes of this list is 36 movies released in 2010 (27 seen in theaters; 9 at home). There are a number more I hope to see soon that I've heard or read good things about, and will cite some of these below my list. But in looking at my 2009 list, there are relatively few changes I would now make with the additional films seen after my blog post. I was originally going to post my Top 10 plus honorable mentions, but then decided to rank the Top 25 like I did last year. But in considering all the movies that I gave at least @@@@ out of 5 (or 8 of 10 on IMDB; you can see my Vote History here, though it's not quite comprehensive), I got stuck at just 22 films. So I'll leave 3 slots unaccounted for and hope that some of the movies not yet seen will deserve berths. The Best English-language Feature Films of 2010 1. The Social Network 2. Inception 3. The Fighter 4. The Town 5. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 7. Unstoppable 8. Mao’s Last Dancer 9. The King’s Speech 10. Salt 11. Easy A 12. 127 Hours 13. Nowhere Boy 14. Four Lions 15. True Grit 16. Toy Story 3 17. Greenberg 18. Winter’s Bone 19. The Kids Are All Right 20. Green Zone 21. Made in Dagenham 22. The Book of Eli Notable Among Those Not Yet Seen The Ghost Writer Others Loved These But I Didn't Outstanding Performances Jesse Eisenberg & Justin Timberlake, The Social Network; Christian Bale & Amy Adams, The Fighter; Naomi Watts, Fair Game; Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe & Cillian Murphy, Inception; Natalie Portman, Black Swan; James Franco, 127 Hours; Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone; Emma Stone, Easy A; Colin Firth & Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech; Kerr Gilchrist, It's Kind of a Funny Story Although this might seem to do it for "Best Of" movie rankings for 2010, I will soon post a list of the Best Films I Watched in 2010 (of any Vintage, Language, Country of Origin, etc.). I also hope to share the differing opinions of a friend or two on the list above. Posted by Seth Arkin at 11:28 PM 2 comments Labels: best of 2010, Films, Great Movies, Movie Reviews, Movies The Best Musicals I Saw On Stage in 2010 Over the course of 2010, I saw 23 musicals live on stage (plus one I saw twice). This seems pretty robust, even to me, but is a bit less than I've seen in several recent years. And as I mentioned in my Best Plays of 2010 piece, I saw more plays than musicals, which is really an anomaly. Due to fiscal constraints, I did not take any trips to New York or London, nor did I even splurge on any shows at Marriott Lincolnshire, which does great work but rarely shows up on HotTix. But I still saw several very enjoyable musicals--plus some operas and cabaret-type shows, which I'll also mention underneath--almost all of which were either included in my quite economical Broadway in Chicago "Balcony Club" Subscription or discounted through HotTix or Goldstar. Virtually all the musicals I saw cost less than $30 per ticket, with the majority under $20, so I encourage others to partake in this great art form, which doesn't have to be all that pricey. As I saw rather few World Premieres or relatively new musicals, the ranking below is as much about production quality as the musicals themselves, although the two aspects can't help but overlap. (For those who care, this is my more content-based ranking of My Favorite Musicals of the 00s, two of which show up here.) As the pool for my 2010 Best Of list covers all performance levels and venue sizes, I tried to be fair to smaller budget shows, but am mainly just ranking my enjoyment, regardless of what I paid, Equity vs. non-union casts, etc. Every show included below was seen in Chicago or its suburbs, unless otherwise noted. I didn't see recent returning tours of The Lion King or Wicked, but based on my past affinity and current reviews, I'd imagine they would have ranked high among my choices of: The Best Musicals of 2010 1. Billy Elliot - Broadway in Chicago, Ford Center/Oriental Theatre (my review) I saw 'Billy' twice in its Chicago run after having loved it in London. 2. Carousel - Light Opera Works, Cahn Auditorium (my review) A sublime production of an excellent musical I hadn't previously seen. 3. Ragtime - Drury Lane Oakbrook (my review) DRO has stepped up its game in recent years and does work on par with Marriott Lincolnshire, typically for a bit lower admission price. 4. Avenue Q - Broadway in Chicago, Bank of America Theatre (my review) A touring, non-Equity production of one of my favorite musicals that held up quite well. 5. Aftermath - Signal Theatre Ensemble (my review) Much more a play with live music (Rolling Stones songs from the mid-60s) than a narrative musical like the others here, but it was outstanding. 6. Daddy Long Legs - Northlight Theatre (my review) A delightful 2-person musical which prompted me to write my favorite review of the year. 7. Dreamgirls - Broadway in Chicago, Cadillac Palace (my review) An outstanding touring production that came to town in January. 8. Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble, Theatre Wit (my review) I was tremendously impressed with Roger Miller's 1985 Tony Award winning musical--which would have been even more unique when written--and the Bohemian cast members who played their own instruments. 9. Beauty and the Beast - Broadway in Chicago, Cadillac Palace (my review) The production values were a little lesser on the 2010 tour than when I saw it in 2001, but this Disney show aimed at families holds up as a first-rate stage musical for all ages. 10a. Hello, Dolly - Light Opera Works, Cahn Auditorium (my review) I just saw it and suggest you catch it. [tie] 10b. Annie Get Your Gun - Ravinia Festival (my review) Patti LuPone was typically great even if the musical itself isn't quite as good as its legacy. The Wedding Singer - Circle Theatre, The Performance Center of Oak Park (my review) Rock of Ages - Broadway in Chicago, Bank of America Theatre (my review) The Addams Family - Broadway in Chicago, Ford Center/Oriental Theatre (my review) I saw this in January for a second time in its pre-Broadway run; still wasn't fantastic, but much better than in November 2009. The Who's Tommy - Northwestern University, Josephine Louis Theater (my review) Little House on the Prairie - Touring Production, Overture Center, Madison, WI (my review) Shrek The Musical - Broadway in Chicago, Cadillac Palace (my review) Opera - I saw four productions I very much enjoyed (relatively speaking; I'm still far from an opera aficionado) at the Lyric Opera in Chicago. In order of preference--as best I can recall/discern--with links to my reviews: Macbeth, The Marriage of Figaro, Tosca and The Merry Widow. Cabaret, etc. - Although A Conversation With Stephen Sondheim was just what it sounded like, with no music performed, it was actually more fully rewarding than Ravinia's Sondheim 80th Birthday Celebration (which was sublime but ridiculously brief) or Patti LuPone & Mandy Patinkin in concert together doing a number of his songs and others'. The very best cabaret-style performance I saw in 2010 was An Evening with Sutton Foster, in which the Broadway star showcased tremendous range and charm. Circus - Broadway in Chicago included two modern circus-type shows in my subscription packages this year, Fuerza Bruta and Traces. I really didn't care too much for either--despite a number of impressive acts--but will give a slight nod to Traces. Labels: best of 2010, Musicals, Theater, Theatre Light Opera Works' 'Dolly' Had Me At "Hello," But... -- Theater Review: Hello, Dolly Hello, Dolly Music & Lyrics by Jerry Herman at Cahn Auditorium, Evanston Thru January 2, 2011 For a long time, Hello, Dolly has probably been the most popular, famous and best musical that I had never seen on stage. So back in August, when I saw a phenomenal production of Carousel by Light Opera Works and heard that they would be doing Hello, Dolly at year's end, I instantly marked it on my calendar. I didn't actually buy a ticket until last week when it showed up on HotTix, but was avid enough to get one for the opening Sunday matinee, meaning I would miss half of what turned out to be a damn good Bears game. So my expectations were quite high and while this production of Hello, Dolly didn't quite exceed them, the worst I can say is that it was excellent. As usual, Light Opera Works had tremendous production values, all the more notable since 'Dolly' was a typically-limited 8 show run at Northwestern's Cahn Auditorium, not a venue that LOW owns. Still, the frequently-changing scenery was impressive enough as it accompanied a 30-person cast and 22-member orchestra. Mary Robin Roth was very good as Dolly Gallagher Levi and Peter Verdico made for a suitably ornery Horace Vandergelder, although to me they felt a bit too much like 'close but not quite' duplications of Barbra Streisand and Walter Matthau from the 1969 film version. Jerry Herman's score (he also wrote the lyrics) has many great songs that translated into exuberant production numbers, often with superlative choreography (by Rudy Hogenmiller, who also directed), including "It Takes A Woman," "Put On Your Sunday Clothes," "Dancing," "Before The Parade Passes Me By," "Elegance," "Hello, Dolly" and "It Only Takes A Moment." Photos from LightOperaWorks.com With all these highlights, in sum the show couldn't help but be deliciously enjoyable, but the many peaks made some of the songs & scenes in between seem rather dull. Instead of keeping a smile on my face from beginning to end, the truly toes-a-tapping parts of Hello, Dolly were a bit too intermittent. This itself isn't the fault of Light Opera Works, but while many of the actors and their voices were quite good, very few were transcendent and a couple even lagged. So while both the source material and this production of Hello, Dolly are excellent, well worth your time and--especially via HotTix--your money, I wasn't quite as enthralled as I was hoping nor dazzled the way I was by Carousel. So though I mean it as a laudatory recommendation, I almost feel sheepish giving it just @@@@. Still, it's nice to have Dolly back where she belongs. And all-in-all, looking swell. Labels: Hello Dolly, Light Opera Works, Musicals, Theater, Theater Reviews, Theatre The Best Foreign Films of 2010 (from the small world of those Seth Seeith) As I wrote about at length back in September, 2010 has been a watershed year in terms of my exploration and enjoyment of world cinema. While I have long appreciated films made in other lands and languages, this year--stimulated and supported by a variety of factors and 'Facets,' including the Chicago Film Discussion Meetup group, Netflix and the Skokie Public Library,--I developed not only a passion for foreign films, but a vociferous appetite. With a few days still remaining in 2010, I have watched over 100 films made in 28 countries outside the U.S., including approximately 25 "new ones" (films, not countries; more on this in a moment). Although I have a great fondness for the unique, non-Hollywood sensibility of many films made in England, Ireland, Australia and Canada, for list-making purposes, any movie without subtitles will be lumped in with my still-to-come "Best Movies of 2010" list, which will focus on English-language feature films from any country of origin. Also beyond those listed below, I saw two excellent and one good foreign language documentaries; those were cited in my Best Documentaries of 2010 piece. (My favorite foreign language doc, Budrus, from Israel, will play a return engagement at Facets in Chicago this coming week; the other "excellent" one is Last Train Home, from China.) Finally, while such minutia might not matter to the few people kind enough to read this, I tried to keep "eligibility" to those movies that were first released (to theaters and/or DVD) in the United States in 2010. This isn't an exact science, as I saw two films at the Chicago International Film Festival and considered them eligible even though they might not get wider (or Netflix) release here until next year. Hence, some of my picks were already Oscar-nominees for Best Foreign Language Film while others might be next year. So in addition to my official list below, I'll also mention these five 2009-eligible films that I watched in 2010 and found to be excellent, in order of preference (with links to IMDB): Sin Nombre (Mexico), The Stoning of Soraya M. (U.S.-made but in Persian), Broken Embraces (Spain), Lorna's Silence (Belgium), Summer Hours (France). But now, if we've got all the disclaimers and preambles straight, here are my picks for: The Best Foreign Language Films of 2010 1. The Secret in Their Eyes (Argentina; IMDB) - This won the Oscar and may be the best newly released film of any origin I saw in 2010. 2. Mother (South Korea; IMDB) - An amazing piece of filmmaking from Joon-ho Bong, who also directed The Host. 3. The Matchmaker (Israel; IMDB) - A beautiful coming-of-age story enhanced by remarkable secondary characters, including a family of dwarfs who run a cinema. 4. Lebanon (Israel; IMDB) - Follows Israeli soldiers exclusively within a single tank without ever being less-than-compelling. 5. Welcome (France; IMDB) - About an Iraqi teenager who wants to meet up with his girlfriend in England, but must learn to swim the English Channel to avoid deportation back from France. 6. A Prophet (France; IMDB) - Along with Animal Kingdom and Mesrine (parts I & II), one of three new French gangster films that my cinephile friends Dave and Al highly recommend; I haven't seen the other two yet. 7. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Sweden; IMDB) - The first of the trilogy; I'm curious to see how David Fincher Americanizes it. The Girl Who Played With Fire was also an excellent adaptation; haven't seen #3. 8. The Concert (France; IMDB) - Combining French & Russian characters, this one gets a bit ragged but redeems itself; Melanie Laurent (from Inglorious Basterds) is transfixing. 9. Peepli Live (India; IMDB) - Avoids over-the-top Bollywood staples in telling a universal story about the media age. 10. Erratum (Poland; IMDB) - A man heads to his hometown for an errand and gets stuck there for multiple reasons. Others Seen All of these were worthwhile, but other than The Girl Who Played With Fire, I can't really bestow "Honorable Mention" on any. After being lukewarm about the much-lauded The White Ribbon the first-time I saw it, I watched it again last night and didn't like it any better. A fine piece of moviemaking, I guess, but it bored me. Ajami also didn't quite meet expectations. 35 Shots of Rum (France; IMDB) Sandcastle (Singapore; IMDB) Guzaarish (India; IMDB) Ajami (Israel; IMDB) Jaffa (Israel; IMDB) The Girl Who Played With Fire (Sweden; IMDB) The White Ribbon (Germany/Austria; IMDB) Labels: best of 2010, Foreign Films, Movies, World Cinema 'White Christmas' Flaky Fun, But Not Worth Dreaming Of -- Theater Review Irving Berlin's White Christmas: The Musical Bank of America Theatre, Chicago I have great affinity for many old movie musicals, including Singin' In the Rain, On The Town, An American In Paris, Funny Face, Gigi and Meet Me In St. Louis (and many others that came from stage musicals, like Guys and Dolls, My Fair Lady, Brigadoon and West Side Story). But I have never seen 1954's White Christmas, and except for the title song--actually written by Irving Berlin and made famous by Bing Crosby years before the movie--and "Happy Holiday," I haven't knowingly heard any of the songs that were contained within the film. So unlike a good portion of the full house at Tuesday night's performance of a Broadway-level production of the stage musical initially hatched in 2004, I didn't enter the Bank of America Theatre with any sense of nostalgia nor inherent affection. Although I couldn't help but have "dreaming of a White Christmas" rolling around my brain, truthfully I wasn't. I was simply there to see a show that was being presented as part of my Broadway in Chicago subscription series. And I enjoyed it, but cannot say I loved it nor recommend it to anyone similarly uninitiated. There was nothing tremendously wrong with 'White Christmas,' and much notably good. I don't know if it was a full Equity cast, but all of the leads had Broadway credits and throughout the ensemble, the singing and dancing was first-rate. Amy Bodnar as Betty Haynes and Ruth Williamson as Martha Watson were particularly fine and John Scherer handled the Bing Crosby role (Bob Wallace) with strong vocal chops. Photo credit: Tanner Photography Irving Berlin doesn't stand as one of history's most revered songsmiths for nothing; his handling of a tune like "Snow,"--in which passengers on a train rhapsodize about the weather--show why he was a master. I suspect if I had familiarized myself with the songs beforehand, many of them would have come off more resonant than simply sweet. But at the end of any musical--or even in the midst--there are some that you sense are exceptional or close to it, a few you know are terrible and then others that are, well, just the others. Though I can see where 'White Christmas' might have great appeal for many--and it was nice to see so many families at the show--with its saccharin story, '50s dialogue that was too silly to qualify as adorably quaint and nice songs that seemed largely inconsequential, for me, it was--as I define a @@@ rating--good but not great. Even if, to twist another Berlin lyric, "There's snow business like show business." Happy Holidays to all. Labels: Broadway in Chicago, Musicals, Theater, Theater Reviews, Theatre The Best Concerts I Saw in 2010 (of a rock and related ilk) On casual recall, 2010 didn't seem like a year where I saw that many rock concerts or remember too many as being truly exceptional. But upon flipping through my ticket stubs (my affection for which I expressed here), a database I keep of all the shows I see and a glance at the reviews I posted here, it turns out my year in live music has been surprisingly and sufficiently fertile. I attended 22 "rock" concerts--including those in blues, country, folk and classical piano (Christopher O'Riley, who plays Radiohead & Elliott Smith songs) veins. This is down from 28 in 2009 and didn't include as many huge shows, obvious favorites, travels beyond Milwaukee or multiple dates--last year, I saw Bruce Springsteen five times, Pearl Jam and U2 twice, Paul McCartney, Elton John/Billy Joel and Green Day--but covered a nice breadth of performers and venues, including several shows by longtime personal favorites in rather intimate settings. Although a few shows I saw were relatively disappointing--Muse's visual feast outweighed the depth of their material (review); an atrocious sound system at the shed in Tinley Park ruined any enjoyment of Aerosmith (review)--there were none I completely didn't like or wasn't glad I attended. As with all my "Best Of 2010" lists, this one is obviously limited by what I saw versus the hundreds of concerts I didn't. So I've asked an even more avid concertgoing friend to weigh in with his picks, which hopefully he or I will share in the comments in the coming days. But for what it's worth, these are my choices for: The Best Concerts of 2010 1. AC/DC - April 15 - Bradley Center, Milwaukee (my review) Sure, they're dinosaurs who have been playing the same three chords for 35 years. But nobody does low-brow arena rock on a higher plane than AC/DC. 2. Rush - July 3 - Marcus Amphitheatre, Milwaukee (my review) I've loved Rush from way back but have often been somewhat lukewarm about their live shows. But this year's Time Machine Tour, featuring a full play-through of the Moving Pictures album, was outstanding. 3. Buddy Guy - January 28 - Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago (my review) The Chicago blues legend was better than I'd ever seen him when I caught him during his January residency at his own club (which has now moved down the street). 4. Stone Temple Pilots - March 27 - Riviera, Chicago (my review) Relatively speaking, STP doesn't have that many songs that I love, but they played nearly all of them at a rip-roaring concert at the Riv, making the paint peel even more. 5. Ray Davies - March 13 - Riviera, Chicago (my review) On the flip side, the former head Kink could play for 5 hours without running out of songs I'd want to hear. His mostly acoustic show in March offered a great smattering of Kinks Klassics. 6. Jason & the Scorchers - October 13 - Double Door, Chicago (my review) Returning to the road after many years off, Jason et al. showed no rust in showcasing their unique mix of hard rock and country twang. Extra points for their playing one of my favorite songs (When The Angels Cry) at my request. 7. LCD Soundsystem - October 26 - Riviera, Chicago (my review) Sound and Vision. The rock/dance/electronica blend masterminded by James Murphy was even better live than on their three meticulously excellent studio albums. 8. The Ike Reilly Assassination - November 27 - Fitzgerald's, Berwyn, IL (my review) I was largely unfamiliar with Reilly and his material, but it didn't matter. A tremendously hard-driving rock show in a venue perfect for it. 9. John Prine - March 6 - Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago (my review) I was also far less familiar than I should have been with this longtime Chicago folk legend, but even with a voice ravaged by time and cancer, Prine's exquisite songwriting made me a fan. 10. Graham Parker - April 17 - Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago (my review) Similar to my above two comments, Parker's fine show won me over with obvious quality despite a lack of familiarity with much the material he played. Roger Waters - September 20 - United Center, Chicago (my review) Playing The Wall album in its entirety on its 30th anniversary, Waters' show featured exhilarating visuals to accompany much tremendous music. But it felt a bit too much like theater, a bit short on spontaneity and emotional heft. Alejandro Escovedo - October 12 - Lincoln Hall, Chicago (my review) A typically fine show by the outstanding Austin-based singer/songwriter supporting his great new album, Street Songs of Love. Teenage Fanclub - October 6 - Lincoln Hall, Chicago (my review) The veteran Scottish band were exceptionally amicable in a club show combining their fine new album Shadows with chestnuts from throughout their career. Cheap Trick and Squeeze - July 10 - Ravinia, Highland Park, IL (my review) A wonderfully comfortable evening out on the lawn featuring many hits from two great long running pop-rock bands. Bon Jovi - July 30 - Soldier Field, Chicago (my review) The Jersey boys have never been among my absolute favorites, but with tempered expectations, I couldn't deny their stadium show--with Kid Rock opening--made for a highly enjoyable evening. American English - August 1 - Proesel Park, Lincolnwood (my review) and August 29 in Skokie The best Beatles cover band I've ever seen kept a smile on my face for two entire shows within a month's time. ADDENDUM - Another Fan's Take As I referenced above, my friend Paolo--who saw more concerts in more locations than I did--put together his list of Top Concerts of 2010. Tonight he's heading to see his longtime #1 favorite Elvis Costello, so I hope I hear tomorrow that he has a revision to the rankings below. (And indeed he did, so his Top 10 now "goes to 11.") 1. Elvis Costello @ The Chicago Theater – Of the 30+ shows I’ve seen Elvis play—and I’ve seen him play acoustically at least a half dozen times—this show stands out as the 2nd best ever (only bested by the 1998 ‘Painted from Memories’ tour with Burt Bacharach). It is rare to see any artist stripped down and vulnerable; and these days there aren’t many artists willing to risk their ‘talent’ by showing their musicianship—in the age of the auto-tune and digitized music. Elvis is the best singer/songwriter of his generation. A singular poet and musician, he played a valentine to his legion of Chicago fans. Concert of the year! 2. Green Day @ Lollapalloza – Simply the most energetic show—by both band and crowd—of the year. I don’t care what Greg Kot said. Wanker! 3. U2 @Stade de France, Paris – Notable because I had seen the 360 Tour in Chicago in the fall of 2009, and the show—post Bono’s back surgery—had been completely revamped including new material not yet recorded. For a serious fan, it was an eye-opening experience, even though they dropped my favorite song ‘Unforgettable Fire’ from the set list. 4. Ben Folds @ The Riviera – One of four Ben shows I saw this year. He played 3 nights in a row at the Riv, and I cannot pick one night from that residency as the best; they were all superb. 5. The New Pornographers @ The Metro – A completely underappreciated band, that highlights Neko Case’s singing. Totally genius live… 6. Dr. Dog @ The Metro – One of my favorite indie bands, slowly playing to bigger and bigger houses, and developing a rabid following. Think Beatles meets XTC. 7. Stone Temple Pilots @ The Riviera – Probably my favorite college-era band. With Weiland momentarily quasi-sober, they can kick rock-and-roll ass with the best of them. And, boy did they! 8. Hole @ the Riviera – Let’s be honest. Courtney Love is a hot-mess…and as a broken rock-goddess idol it somehow works. Haven’t seen a more earnest show all year. Also, I happened to take the best concert picture all year at the gig. 9. Mumford and Sons @ The Riviera – Most times the hype for a rookie band does not live up to the live show…in this case it did and then some. Toughest ticket to score all year, and well worth it. 10. Supertramp @ Roman Amphitheater in Verona, Italy – A life-long fan, I had never seen them play (they haven’t toured the States in 20+ years). So when this show went on sale, I booked my tickets. Did not disappoint, even though it poured throughout most of the show. It was their 40th Anniversary tour. 11. DeadMaus @ O2 Arena, London, England – I know, I know, he’s a DJ. But, it is such an event, such a crazy jamming, dancing, throbbing…oh well , you get the idea. Good times. Lady Gaga @ Lollapalooza – Too weird a show--both uneven and wonderful--not to list. And absolutely the WILDEST crowd at a concert I’ve seen in many a moon. Like the guy next to me in head-to-toe silver body paint and butterfly wings (and little else) crying the entire show. Devo @ Lollapalloza – I’m a spud. Enough said. Cypress Hill @ Lollapalooza – When Snoop walked on stage the crowd went insane. These guys are much more than insane in the membrane. The Cult @ House of Blues – Ian Astbury still kicks serious ass, and “She Sells Sanctuary” is one of the all-time rock anthems. Super Diamond @ House of Blues – Make my list every year. Actually now, way BETTER than real Neil. B-52s @ House of Blues – Still awesome live…somehow not surprisingly so. Psychedelic Furs @ The Riviera - Completely on-point. They sound better than their recorded music. Widespread Panic @ Chicago Theater - I went for the very first time to see them wearing a suit (didn’t have time to change after work). After an initial stare-down by neo-hippie crowd, we bonded over ‘brownies’ and set lists. I get an invite a week to go see a show somewhere in the US from the people I met at the show…cool cool band, and even cooler people who go to their shows. Labels: best of 2010, Concert Reviews, Concerts, Rock The Best Documentaries of 2010 (of those I saw) I've seen hundreds of movies this year, of myriad types, from all eras, across numerous countries of origin. As such, my pontificating on The Best Movies of 2010 will be split between posts on Best Feature Films, Best Foreign Films and Best Documentaries, with perhaps also a ranking of the Best Films of any type and time period that I watched over the past 12 months. The great Roger Ebert takes a similar approach with his "Best Of" lists, but whereas he began today with The Best Feature Films of 2010, since that's the category in which I most expect to still see some good ones before year-end, I'll start with what I felt were the Best Documentaries that came out (or became available for viewing in the U.S.) in 2010. Or more accurately, these are the best new documentaries I got a chance to see. Overall, I watched 23 documentaries, including 15 new ones eligible for this list. So my scope isn't all that great, but I found 13 docs to be no less than excellent and the other 2 to be worthwhile. You may wish to refer to this article for the 15 documentaries that have been shortlisted for Oscar consideration; I have seen five of those selected and a few others that it and similar articles suggest were overlooked. I tried my best to base my ranking below primarily on artistic merit, but it's hard not to intertwine, even if subconsciously, appreciation based on the importance of a documentary's subject, my own affinity for such and/or how much I might agree with the message being conveyed. So like all my opinions, take it for what it's worth--and what you're paying to read it. Most of the movies should be or will be available through Netflix, you can learn more through the links to IMDB.com and in some cases, I had written a review or related article that you may also wish to see. The Best Documentaries of 2010 1. Inside Job - directed by Charles Ferguson. (IMDB) (my article) Regardless of political stripe or station in life, this is a movie all Americans should see to better understand why our economy is in the shape it's in, and that it goes far beyond bad fortune. 2. The Tillman Story - directed by Amir Bar-Lev (IMDB) (my review) A moving, even-keeled look at how the U.S. military stonewalled the family of Pat Tillman in trying to learn the truth (and reasons behind the initial cover-up) of his death by friendly fire in Afghanistan. 3. Budrus - directed by Julia Bacha; made in Israel (IMDB) Israel's government and military built a wall separating its land from the Palestinean-controlled West Bank. Objecting to the contours of the wall through the small village of Budrus, Palestineans--and activist Jewish Israelis--peacefully protested, and Bacha makes a poignant point without preaching. 4. Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage - directed by Sam Dunn & Scot McFadyen (IMDB) Not everyone may enjoy the erstwhile Canadian power trio as much as I do--they should be in the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame--but this documentary on them is outstanding. 5. Waiting For Superman - directed by Davis Guggenheim (IMDB) Davis Guggenheim, who directed An Inconvenient Truth, paints a distressing picture about the U.S. educational system while showing seemingly sensible ways to help fix it. 6. Restrepo - directed by Tim Hetherington & Sebastian Junger (IMDB) Filmed on-site with a platoon of American soldiers in Afghanistan, Restrepo--the surname of a fallen serviceman and an outpost named in his honor--provides an vivid vantage point into war, somewhat like a real "Hurt Locker." Certainly worth anyone's while, but the storytelling isn't quite as compelling as the subject itself. 7. Casino Jack and the United States of Money - directed by Alex Gibney (IMDB) An exquisitely composed film--devoid of Michael Moore-ish sarcastic rancor--that shows how the U.S. Congress often serves its members' self-interests (and those pushed by lobbyists like Jack Abramoff, who is the main focus) far more than that of the populace. 8. Last Train Home - directed by Lixin Fan; made in China (IMDB) A Mandarin-language film personalizing the mass migration from (and once-per-year, back to) small Chinese villages to large cities made by hundreds of millions of workers who often sacrifice family unity in the name of better wages. 9. Exit Through the Gift Shop - directed by Banksy (IMDB) A movie about street artists and a videographer who follows them; engaging throughout, it ultimately takes a rather interesting turn. 10. Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child - directed by Tamra Davis (IMDB) (my review) A very well-made biography of a young painter who rose to fame in NYC art circles--and beyond--in the 1980s before his untimely death at age 27. Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work - directed by Ricki Stern & Anne Sundberg (IMDB) A great documentary should reveal rather than fawn, but how Joan herself comes off made the film less enjoyable for me. Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) - directed by John Scheinfeld (IMDB) I've never known a whole lot about Nilsson, his music or his life. Without going too far beyond what one can learn through Wikipedia, this documentary serves as a good introductory overview. The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town - directed by Thom Zimny (IMDB) (my related article) A must-see for Springsteen fanatics like me, but probably not that crucial or interesting to everyone else. Also Worth Mentioning Do It Again - directed by Robert Patton-Spruill (IMDB) (my review) An extremely worthwhile premise about one man's quest to reunite The Kinks, with more than its share of great moments, but its primary appeal is probably for existing fans of the grossly underappreciated British Invasion band. Only When I Dance - directed by Beadie Finzi; made in Brazil (IMDB) The story of aspiring young ballet dancers rising above struggles in Rio de Janeiro wasn't bad, but felt a bit too contrived. You'd be better off exploring the 2010 reality-based feature film Mao's Last Dancer for a look into the world of big-time ballet; I found it superior to the fictional Black Swan. Agree? Disagree? Got recommendations of others I should see? Feel free to share your comments, but if in the Chicago area, consider coming to the Film Discussion Brunch Meetup this Sunday where we will be discussing our favorite films (of all types) of 2010. One of my Meetup compatriots has hailed Boxing Gym, a documentary by Frederick Wiseman, as one of his favorite movies of the last year and I look forward to seeing it once it hits Netflix. Labels: best of 2010, Documentaries, Film Criticism, Movies Role of a Lifetime: Heading Back to Africa, Chicago Actress Britni Tozzi Proves Activism is No Act It's ironic that the letter "I" is so prevalent in Britni Tozzi's name, for she has no real desire--in fact, nearly an aversion--to draw attention to herself. This despite being an actress who has starred in national commercials and an activist who who will soon be embarking, solo, on her second self-funded humanitarian mission to central Africa. Heck, even though she graciously agreed to meet me for an interview after an online inquiry about her altruistic pursuits--as cited in a theater program bio--she spent the first hour of our conversation asking about me. So I imagine it will make her blush (and/or cringe) for me to say that I've rarely spent time in the company of anyone so beautiful, and I'm not even referencing her dazzling good looks. But as someone who devotes an inordinate amount of time, effort and her own money to those in need--while being exhaustively deferential to those relative few who give even more--Britni Tozzi warrants plenty of admiration and appreciation, even if she's endearingly demure about meriting the spotlight. Thus, although despite her reticence Britni quite eloquently expounds on her impressive undertakings via her own blog--britnitozzi.blogspot.com, through which those inclined can contribute to her relief organization, Global Empathy Now; initial funding will help feed children at a school she worked at in Arusha, Tanzania--it is my pleasure to introduce you to this remarkable young woman. Serendipitously, I had discovered Britni when I saw a stage musical version of The Wedding Singer by Circle Theater in Oak Park, where she played Linda, a shallow, superficial minx who is basically her antithesis. While I certainly found her attractive, and well-sung, I took particular note of this line in her program bio: "Offstage, Britni is an active volunteer for schools in Africa. Visit www.BritniTozzi.com for more!" So I visited her website, which mainly bespeaks her acting resume but links to her blog, which is almost exclusively about her humanitarian work. Impressed, I reached out to see if perhaps I could learn more and write about her here, and upon doing so, I'm exponentially more impressed. "I always knew I wanted to 'do something.' My parents instilled me with a deep sense of gratitude and helping people who are facing great challenges makes me even more grateful." So revealed Britni when I asked why, at just 24 and already juggling a full-time job and a developing acting career, she is so devout in seeing far beyond her own self and taking action to improve lives halfway around the world. "I've long been intrigued by Africa, so instead of just thinking and talking about it, late last year I decided to go there," she explained. "I did some research, pooled some of my savings with generous support from family & friends and within a matter of weeks coordinated my own mission to Tanzania." There Britni connected with an organization called the International Volunteer HQ (IVHQ) and spent the bulk of her time teaching a variety of subjects to children at the CHETI school (an acronym formed by Children Health Education Team Inspiration). According to Britni, who in earning a Theater degree at Chicago's Columbia College was class valedictorian, her acting skills--honed under the esteemed tutelage of David Cromer, Sheldon Patinkin, Barbara Robertson and Sean Graney, among others--came in quite handy in teaching English to her young Swahili-speaking pupils. "Sometimes I had to pantomime objects--like a ball or a book--to help the kids better grasp translations from their native tongue." Using funds she had raised and contributed to, Britni was able to facilitate the construction of 20 new desks for the school and the purchase of numerous supplies, including books, notebooks, pencils and rulers. You can read her account here, which also conveys how she took it upon herself to develop a Porridge Program to feed kids at the school, many of whom she had found to be malnourished. The smiles on the faces in the photo at right express the significance of this far better than I can, and the program continues to this day (and again, anything you may wish to donate would be extraordinarily appreciated). As Britni wrote about here, she also befriended a man named Kaka, who was the security guard at the home where she and other volunteers stayed. In being invited to his home, she was astonished to learn that Kaka lived with his wife and four children in a single small room, as seen at left. So she subsequently solicited additional funds from 18 generous donors, with which Kaka's family was able to buy land to eventually build a new home. As one might imagine, Britni's initial excursion was not without trepidations and tribulations, including a case of shingles discovered upon her return home (as she recapped here). But steadfast that the considerable challenges are "entirely worth it," after Christmas with her family in Cleveland, she will once again be heading to Africa on December 26. "In weighing various ways to provide assistance, I decided I wanted to get involved with HIV/AIDS treatment, education and prevention programs in Kenya." This is how a girl who lists National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation among her favorite movies will be spending the three weeks following the holiday. (To be fair, she also lists Hotel Rwanda, Life Is Beautiful, The Pianist & Schindler's List and shared with me how looking at Holocaust photos as a child deeply affected her.) After a day's worth of flights (from Cleveland to Chicago to Amsterdam to Nairobi), she will arrive in Kenya and be met--assuming all goes smoothly--by individuals from Sub Saharan Volunteers & Adventures. Through this organization, she will work with HIV-infected children in an orphanage and also plans to venture into the slums of Nairobi to speak with Kenyans about preventative care. Similar to her first expedition, Britni will spend approximately three weeks in Africa and she is extremely grateful to the Chicago law firm where she works (as a Legal Assistant) for allowing her the flexibility to pursue both her acting and activist passions. (She is also effusive in her gratitude to the many family and friends who support and encourage her often daunting efforts.) Even more than she was able to on her last trip, when she is in Kenya and Tanzania Britni hopes "to learn more about the women. They're fascinating to me." As, with apologies for gushing, she is to me. And I just met her. Certainly, and admiringly, I already have several friends with big hearts who are doing great things to improve lives and better the world. But in one conversation Britni espoused a worldview I champion as well as anyone I've ever encountered. "Appreciate more, need less." As we head into the holidays, hopefully grateful for what we have even amidst the ravages of the economy, I can't think of a more beautifully selfless sentiment. So even if Britni earnestly stresses, "I'm no Mother Teresa," not only does she devote a bit of each day to her relief efforts--including working toward the launch of a website and marketing program for Global Empathy Now--but I can't help but have a little more faith in a future in which she plans "to do this for the rest of my life." Besides, as far as I know, Mother Teresa couldn't sing, dance and act. And she sure didn't look like a movie star. (All photos from BritniTozzi.com and britnitozzi.blogspot.com) Labels: Activism, African relief, Britni Tozzi, Heroes, Humanitarian, Personal Profiles, Theater The Best Plays I Saw in 2010 Dramatically speaking, 2010 was a good year. Although I generally prefer musicals to plays and have often found myself disappointed and/or confused by many dramatic works I've seen over the years, throughout the past 12 months I saw more plays--31--than musicals and the majority of them were excellent. Recollecting what I saw as best I can, below is my ranking of the plays--all presented in Chicago across a variety of levels and venues--and productions I thought were most superlative, with some credence given to resonance months down the road (hence, the ratings in my reviews may not precisely correspond to the order here). Please be aware that unlike the "Best of" list published yesterday by the Tribune's fine theater critic, Chris Jones, my list does not combine plays with musicals--I'll rank those separately--or other theatrical presentations (such as the modern circus, Traces, which won't be making any list of mine). Also, Chris obviously has seen many more productions than I, so omissions below may be a matter of what I didn't see rather than what I didn't like. Finally, as most of the works below were not brand new, my judgments and rankings are as much about the productions as the plays themselves. The Best Plays I Saw in 2010 (all in the Chicago area) 1. The Pillowman - Redtwist Theatre (my review) written by Martin McDonagh; directed by Kimberly Senior 2. Trust - Lookingglass Theatre (my review) A new work written by David Schwimmer & Andy Bellin; directed by David Schwimmer & Heidi Stillman 3. Frost/Nixon - Timeline Theatre (my review) written by Peter Morgan; directed by Louis Contey 4. Speed-the-Plow - American Theater Company (my review) written by David Mamet; directed by Rick Snyder 5. American Buffalo - Steppenwolf Theatre (my review) written by David Mamet; directed by Amy Morton 6. August: Osage County - Touring production at Cadillac Palace Theatre (my review) written by Tracy Letts; directed by Anna Shapiro 7. Harper Regan - Steep Theatre (my review) written by Simon Stephens; directed by Robin Witt 8. The Long Red Road - Goodman Theatre (my review) a new work written by Brett C. Leonard; directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman 9. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - Raven Theatre (my review; show still running) written by Tennessee Williams; directed by Michael Menendian 10. Detroit - Steppenwolf Theatre (my review) a new work written by Lisa D'Amour; directed by Austin Pendleton Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps - Touring production at Bank of America Theatre (my review) written by Patrick Barlow; directed by Maria Aitken After the Fall - Eclipse Theatre Co. (my review) written by Arthur Miller; directed by Steve Scott Awake and Sing - Northlight Theatre (my review) written by Clifford Odets; directed by Amy Morton Killer Joe - Profiles Theatre (my review) written by Tracy Letts; directed by Rick Snyder The Lonesome West - Gift Theatre (my review) written by Martin McDonagh; directed by Sheldon Patinkin Savage in Limbo - Village Players of Oak Park (my review) written by John Patrick Shanley; directed by Jacque Lueken Suicide, Incorporated - Gift Theatre (my review) written by Andrew Hinderaker; directed by Jonathan Berry Sweet Bird of Youth - The Artistic Home (my review, show still running) written by Tennessee Williams; directed by Dale Calandra War With the Newts: Mr. Povondra's Dream - Next Theatre (my review) written by Jason Loewith & Justin D.M. Palmer; directed by Jason Loewith One more I'd like to mention is Return to Haifa at Next Theatre. I enjoyed this work and would cite it among my Honorable Mentions, but its production led to charges of plagiarism and other improprieties that cost Next's Artistic Director his job (story here). Thus, it doesn't seem right to call it "Honorable" but the play that was presented was very good and any creators, crew and cast that didn't do anything wrong are deserving of kudos. Labels: best of 2010, Plays, Theater, Theatre 'Brick'-Solid Rendition of 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' Is Well-Worth Raven About -- Theater Review Photo from RavenTheatre.com a play by Tennessee Williams Raven Theatre, Chicago Thru January 15, 2011 Whenever I see, and subsequently review, almost any type of show--play, musical, rock concert, opera, classical or jazz concert, even movies--whether consciously or inherently I am really evaluating two components concurrently: the material and the performance. In seeing Tennessee Williams' classic play, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof on stage for the first time, last night at Chicago's Raven Theatre, I feel I saw an excellent rendition of an absolutely phenomenal play. According to my "Reviews Key" on the sidebar at right, I think this means I should give it @@@@. But just a few weeks ago, upon seeing Williams' play Sweet Bird of Youth at Chicago's Artistic Home theater, I gave it @@@@, for it was an excellent version of an excellent play. But 'Cat' is a considerably better play than 'Bird'--I think this is a pretty common opinion, even just based on their historical stature. So although the performances given by the fine actors in each company were probably about equal, and the production values--scenery, lighting, etc.--were first-rate at both, in terms of my rating as a recommendation, I have to give 'Cat' @@@@1/2. Both Williams plays are worth your while and running locally through mid-January, with tickets typically available for under $20 through HotTix, so take 'em both in if you can. But if you've never seen either, except for the movies--both starring Paul Newman--go with 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' at the Raven. Though I can imagine the interpretation being a bit more forceful with a top-tier Broadway cast--star power seems to lend itself well to Williams' scenarios, including A Streetcar Named Desire--the cast at Raven did a typically fine job. I loved Raven's take on Arthur Miller's 'Death of a Salesman' last year and Jason Huysman, who played Biff there, plays Brick here and does a great job. He's not quite Paul Newman, but then who is? And while Liz Fletcher likewise doesn't quite exude Liz Taylor's movie magnetism as Maggie, she too is excellent, as she was when I saw her in 'Streetcar' at the same venue some years back. Jon Steinhagen and Joann Montemurro also do very stellar work as Big Daddy and Big Mama. But truly the star--with due respect to the cast & crew--is Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning script. Unlike the movie version, which had to veil any references of homosexuality between Brick and an unseen friend named Skipper (if you know the play or movie, you know why Skipper is unseen), the play doesn't hold back. It's easy to imagine how daring, perhaps even scandalous 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' must have seemed back in 1955 and Act 2 (of 3), in which Brick opens up to Big Daddy, is one of the most riveting I've ever seen. Perhaps one day I might see an even better production of this iconic American work, but the Raven's rendition served as an excellent introduction and, especially for the price, is hard to beat. Even by another superb presentation of an excellent Tennessee Williams play. Labels: Tennessee Williams, Theater, Theater Reviews, Theatre The Best Albums of 2010 (or at least my favorites) Around this time of year, it's hard to find a website, newspaper or magazine that isn't presenting "Best of 2010" lists about this topic or that. So while devoid of any delusions of novelty, far be it from me to abstain, especially after the feedback I received on "My Favorite ____ of the '00s" series last December prompted me to continue blogging as much as I did throughout 2010. In the days and weeks ahead, I will present my "Best of 2010" selections regarding movies (including feature films, foreign films and documentaries), theater (including plays and musicals produced in Chicago), music and more. I start today with "The Best Albums of 2010" (or more accurately, my favorites), especially since, unlike with movies, I don't expect many more albums of note to be released in the remaining 3 weeks of this year. Although throughout the year and particularly within the last few weeks, I have acquired a nice selection of albums and sampled many more that were recommended by friends or in the press, my range of musical awareness is far from exhaustive. While I'm happy with my tastes, there isn't too much overlap between my top picks and those on undoubtedly wider-reaching lists by Rolling Stone, Amazon, Paste Magazine or the Chicago Tribune's Greg Kot. I am not too familiar with Janelle Monae or her album The ArchAndroid, which was the top pick by Kot and raved about elsewhere, and as I'm not too avid about rap or hip-hop, I haven't heard either Kanye West's much-lauded My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy nor Eminem's Recovery. Although I am not as wild about Mumford & Sons' Sigh No More as some friends are, I consider it ineligible here anyway, as it was released in 2009 (at least in England). Solid albums getting some attention this year by Metric and The XX were also 2009 releases. So take this for what it is; after all, the only Best Album list that really matters is yours. But following are, to my ears and awareness... The Best Albums of 2010 1. The Len Price 3 - Pictures The third album by the Len Price 3, which includes nobody named Len Price, came out in January, but I didn't learn about it until I heard Steve Van Zandt cite it in a mid-year interview. And though I was a bit skeptical, as the band is signed to Little Steven's record label--and not coincidentally played a bunch on his Underground Garage radio station on Sirius XM--I've been smitten since the first listen. With 13 songs clocking in at just 31 minutes, Pictures features a collections of pop-rock gems in the vein of early Kinks and Who. Nothing quite reaches the genius of those bands, but there was no album I enjoyed more in 2010 or expect to continue enjoying for years to come. 2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs The Montreal collective received a lot of attention for its stellar 3rd album, which opened at #1 on the Billboard album charts and is showing up on most "Best Album of 2010" lists. Although I don't think The Suburbs ranks as an all-time classic on the level of, say, U2's The Joshua Tree, and I don't love listening to it quite as much as Pictures (above), it is an extremely impressive artistic accomplishment. Also, and this was an important criteria for me, it is an album that holds up well from beginning to end. Certainly some songs are better than others and there are a few I might occasionally skip, but for the most part The Suburbs is an album in the true sense. It is meant to be heard in full and should have substantive shelf life. (This was my full review and commentary in August.) Before I get to the rest of the list, I will say that the top two albums are the only ones I consider truly remarkable. The next eight are very good, but in most cases, not even the best album to date by each artist. The above two are, and far beyond the rest, are the only albums that I can say really excited me this year. 3. Alejandro Escovedo - Street Songs of Love Another in a string of superlative albums from the introspective Austin-based singer-songwriter. It could even rank as his very best, but I think I still slightly prefer 1996's With These Hands and 2008's Real Animal. 4. Paul Weller - Wake Up The Nation Although I would still rather listen to any album by The Jam, Weller's original group--which I rank as the best ever of those overlooked in America--he has put together a damn impressive solo career over the last 20 years (following a stint with Style Council). While it takes a few listens for the brilliance of Wake Up The Nation to hook you, it ultimately reveals itself as yet another excellent work by an outstanding songwriter. 5. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening LCD is the brainchild of James Murphy, who has blended rock, dance grooves and electronica for three excellent albums. This Is Happening probably isn't the best of the three, but is the one of the best of the year, and in October I was tremendously impressed with how LCD Soundsystem translated live. Murphy has threatened to pull the plug, but we'll see what happens. 6. Johnny Cash - American IV: Ain't No Grave Yes, the Man in Black did die in 2003, but he and producer Rick Rubin had recorded a lot of music toward the end of Johnny's rich life. American V came out in 2006 and there was still enough material for this year's American IV: Ain't No Grave. While it might sound macabre to hear Cash ruminating on life, and particularly death, from beyond the grave, there's something oddly invigorating about it. A great collection of songs, with "Satisfied Mind" being one of my favorites. 7. Bruce Springsteen - The Promise If there was an official arbiteur of this list, other than myself, The Promise might be ruled ineligible. For it is not an album of newly written and recorded material but rather a compilation of unreleased songs Springsteen and The E Street Band created in 1976-78 while working toward the album that became Darkness on the Edge of Town. Plus, some of the best stuff on The Promise are alternate versions of Darkness songs and/or songs that have long been known to Boss fans through cover and concert versions (e.g. Fire, Because The Night, Rendezvous). But even in judging just the stuff that was truly new to me, The Promise is one of the best releases of 2010. It's not as good as Born to Run or Darkness and doesn't rank among the very best of Bruce's estimable canon, but stellar supplemental Springsteen is still better than most else that I heard in 2010. 8. The New Pornographers - Together The New Pornographers are a band I should have paid attention to a lot earlier. I'd heard of them for years and it seems they've been making strong albums since 2000, but I had never owned or heard any. But after my friend Paolo raved about their concert in October, I was able to borrow all five of their albums from my local library. I don't think 2010's Together is quite the best of the bunch, but it's the one I've listened to most so far, and I really like it. 9. Taylor Swift – Speak Now It might be easy for old folks, like me, to think of Taylor Swift in a similar vein to Britney Spears some years ago. But while Britney and other teen-targeted stars had some fun pop gloss, Swift is considerably more substantive, not in the least because she writes all her own songs. I felt Speak Now deserved my attention when it was released--and sold over 1 million copies in its first week--but hypothesized in my positive review that it may not hold my attention for all that long. That may be true, but in giving it a couple more recent listens, there is a resonance to Swift's impeccable pop songwriting sensibilities. 10. Jason & The Scorchers – Halcyon Times I have long loved this one-of-a-kind Nashville band that mixes rock and country without softening either, but they had been dormant for years before I saw they were coming to Chicago's Double Door in October. Not only did I get a ticket to see the show, which was excellent, but there I bought their latest album--which I hadn't known they'd released in April--and had it signed by band leader Jason Ringenberg. The best of it ranks with the very best work of their career and the rest of it ain't bad either. Except for the sheer fun of Len Price 3's Pictures, no album has made me happier this year. Wavves - King of the Beach - There were several albums by bands I didn't previously know that I explored because of reviews I read. This is the one that stuck with me the most. Hop On Pop – Chicken On A Bicycle - In May, I did a short-term copywriting assignment on-site at an unnamed company. On my first day there, I heard an employee telling another of the temps about a new album he had released. Upon poking my nose in, I learned from Todd Leiter-Weintraub that Hop On Pop was his band (though mostly just him) and Chicken on a Bicycle was his second album. So I bought a copy he brought for me and my enjoyment of it has lasted far longer than the work stint. (www.hoponpopmusic.com). The National – High Violet - A lot of people seem to like The National and their new album a lot more than I do. I can see the quality but can't say I'm motivated to listen a whole lot. Peter Wolf – Midnight Souvenirs - My friend Dave, with whom I talk about music more than anyone, has been raving about this album--from the lead singer of the J. Geils Band--for most of the year. I only got it rather recently but can see why Dave is so high on it. The first several songs are wonderful, but then the consistency subsides a bit; otherwise it could have made my Top 10. Honestly, I can't even cite a 5th fully deserving Honorable Mention but Teenage Fanclub - Shadows, Robert Plant - Band of Joy and Kid Rock - Born Free are albums I might continue to listen to on occasion. @@@@@ Reissues These three classic albums were newly remastered in 2010 and sound better than they ever have: The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street R.E.M. - Fables of the Reconstruction (my review) Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (currently only available as part of a box set) So what's on your list? 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__label__wiki	0.702831	0.702831	On 'The Holy Bible' 20th Anniversary Tour, Manic Street Preachers Testify to Their Enduring Power -- Chicago Concert Review with opening act The Kickback Metro, Chicago @@@@@ A variety of factors can play into one's enjoyment of any rock concert, beyond merely fondness for the artist, their songs and a quality performance. The venue, your personal comfort, companions, expectations and more can all have much to do with how you perceive the show. In deriving substantial delight in seeing the Manic Street Preachers for the first time, I have to thank not only the band, but Setlist.fm, Spotify, the Metro, my friend Paolo and all the citizens of greater Chicago who were not interested enough to sell out the show ahead of time. The Manics, as they're known in short, are a prime example of what I've dubbed a Hidden in the Isles band = one from the U.K. that has enjoyed exponentially greater success there than in the U.S. Some years after its release, I got into the Welsh band via their terrific 1996 album, Everything Must Go, which made them superstars in England. I also have a few of their more recent albums, and have generally enjoyed what I've heard, but wouldn't say I've devoured their entire output, which, dating back to 1992, is plentiful. Or even all too often revisited what I had once known. Although I now know that MSP have toured America--as lead singer James Dean Bradfield noted from the stage, this was their fourth time playing the Metro; most recently being in 2009--I never before had noted any Chicago area shows. So I took notice when I saw awhile back that they would be in town on Wednesday night (as would one of my all-time favorite bands, The Replacements, on the first of a two night stand at the Riviera). Because I knew Paolo would really want to see Manic Street Preachers, I was able to get us Replacements' tickets for Thursday night, but didn't initially buy myself a Manics ducat. Although the Metro is a storied, well-run venue that I've been to many times, it generally is standing room only...with fans usually packed onto the main floor like sardines. I'm too old and fat to enjoy this type of situation, and experience genuine discomfort standing through entire shows. My last experience at Metro, a 2012 sold-out show by Garbage, reiterated my aversion to attending shows there, at least per typical circumstances. But as the Manics' gig approached, and I had looked up some impressive concert clips on YouTube, I decided that I really did want to see them--and when else would I have the chance? So just two weeks ago, I bought a ticket for just $35 as a band that plays to huge crowds in England didn't sell out the Metro. Then I half-jokingly told Paolo to see if he could get us one of the few seats in the balcony, which seemingly are allotted only to Press/VIP/Disabled. To his credit, he reached out to someone at Metro, explaining both my desire to review the show and my discomfort in standing, and was graciously granted a table in the balcony for us. At that point, I also tuned into--per recent shows listed on Setlist.fm--the fact that Manic Street Preachers were continuing their 2014 tour celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the 1994 album, The Holy Bible, their last before guitarist Richey James Edwards disappeared forever. (He has never been found and is now officially presumed to be dead.) It was supposed to be a terrific album--as I now can corroborate--but I didn't know it at all. But also noting that in addition to playing the album in full, MSP were playing the same other songs at each American tour stop, I made a Spotify Playlist and listened repeatedly. I tell you all this because it would be one thing to convey that I saw a fantastic show at an intimate venue by a lesser-known (in America) band that I've long enjoyed. But that would miss the point that not only am I extremely grateful to have had the comfort of a prime balcony seat, but that of the 21 songs the Manic Street Preachers played--this is a Toronto setlist, but it's the same--I really only knew one of them just two weeks ago (the magnificent, show-closing "A Design for Life" off Everything Must Go). Thanks to my crash course, everything not only sounded phenomenal--the 3-piece band really has a thunderous sound and Bradfield is a terrific vocalist--but familiar. Sure, I've only delved into Edwards' notoriously dark and sometimes twisted lyrics for The Holy Bible a little bit after the show. So unlike many undoubtedly more devoted fans, I really didn't know or care what Bradfield was singing about, I just loved the way it all sounded. And yeah, I could wish they had played more songs I knew a bit better, and I always imagine it being preferable--even for the band itself--to change things up somewhat from show-to-show, but as a truly remarkable first live encounter with an extremely powerful, polished and professional band, I really can't bitch over the content they decided to deliver. I'm also really glad I was forced to get to know The Holy Bible pretty thoroughly. Almost all of the Manics' songs are dense enough to require some time to digest, but tunes like "Yes," "She is Suffering," "Revol," "Faster," "P.C.P." and others all sounded pretty tremendous. I also now feel silly for never knowing "Motorcycle Emptiness" until this past fortnight, as the song from 1992 debut album Generation Terrorists was perhaps the best of a show filled with high points. Yet "Walk Me to the Bridge," from 2014's Futurology--another album I must admit to not having explored--was also wonderful. I'm probably not doing a good job of explaining specifically why Manic Street Preachers were so good, but really only the music itself can do that. Certainly they have a fiery sound, a social consciousness and an energetic stage demeanor, and though Bradfield, bassist Nicky Wire and drummer Sean Moore are all original members dating back pre-'92--a touching moment came when Wire recalled the band, with Edwards, playing the Metro way back when--I didn't get any sense that I was seeing the Manics past their prime. Suffice it to say, I found the Manic Street Preachers' performance to be extremely good. And though it conceivably could have been a show where I hated standing, being smushed and listening to a bunch of songs I didn't recognize, thanks to Paolo, the Metro, Setlist.fm and Spotify, it was far, far better than that. Labels: Concert Reviews, Manic Street Metro Chicago, Manic Street Preachers Chicago Review, Manic Street Preachers Metro Review A Beautiful Evening Celebrating Jessie Mueller and Her Talented Family in Support of the Sarah Siddons Society -- Theater Recap Theater / Benefit Recap The Sarah Siddons Society Gala Tribute Honoring Jessie Mueller Featuring Heather Headley Saluting the Mueller Family Performances by Jessie, Abby, Matt & Andrew Mueller With Parents Roger Mueller & Jill Shellabarger Special Guest: Deanna Dunagan Special Musical Number by Stephanie Binetti & Jameson Cooper Hosted by Bill Zwecker Artistic Director: Dominic Missimi Music Direction by Doug Peck Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire, IL (This isn't really a review as much as a recap, but my pinnacle rating is nonetheless merited.) Yesterday morning, the 2015 Tony Award nominations were announced. In addition to having seen a handful of nominated shows--in New York or Chicago--it was fun for me to note that I've seen 15 of this year's nominated actors and actresses onstage, whether in their nominated roles or merely somewhere, sometime. Event photos by Seth Arkin / SethSaith.com; please provide attribution when reposting. This got me to counting up 75+ Tony-winning performers I've caught in action at some point. Including 2014 Best Leading Actress in a Musical Jessie Mueller, who I had the great pleasure of seeing Monday night at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, where she was bestowed the Sarah Siddons Society's 2015 Actor of the Year award. There were numerous wonderful aspects to the evening, including superlative performances by Jessie, her extremely talented siblings--two of whom have also "made it to Broadway"--and 2000 Tony and Sarah Siddons Award Winner, Heather Headley. But beyond the excellent entertainment value of the event--grandly put together by Sarah Siddons artistic director, Dominic Missimi, a longtime Northwestern professor and musical theater department chair, as well as director of numerous musicals at the host venue--what made the night special was the local-girl-made-good vibe in celebrating Mueller's accomplishments. This was amplified by Jessie's graciousness--and that of her parents, brothers and sister, who were also saluted--as well as the great cause that was being supported: the funding of scholarships for musical theater students at Northwestern, DePaul, Columbia College and other local institutions. So ahead of a rundown of what I saw and heard--and photographed, which was permitted--I'll just abet the local pride angle by noting that the Muellers are from Evanston, just one town over from my Skokie home. And as I told Jessie when she kindly signed my program after the gala, in May 2011 I had seen her--and her brother Andrew, as well as others who have enjoyed nice successes since--in a rather intimate production of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along by The Music Theater Company a venue in Highland Park I'd never been to before nor since. Less than half a year later, Jessie was starring on Broadway alongside Harry Connick, Jr. in a revival of On a Clear Day You Can See Forever. Following four more impressive New York credits, in January 2014 came her starring role as the subject of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, for which she picked up Broadway's most prestigious honor that June. And her star continues to rise meteorically, with the lead in a new musical adaptation of the movie Waitress seemingly up next on her Broadway conquest. So it's certainly understandable that the Sarah Siddons Society--which since 1952 has bestowed the same honor on such legends as Helen Hayes, Geraldine Page, Carol Channing, Bette Davis, Angela Landsbury, Lauren Bacall, Julie Andrews, Chita Rivera, Patti LuPone and many more--decided to recognize and fete Jessie Mueller, who in a brief acceptance speech admitted, "It still boggles my mind that somebody might know who I am." Adding to my fun in attending the benefit gala is that in my years of passionately patronizing Chicago area theaters, I've also come to know who some of the other theatrical Muellers are as well. I most recently saw father Roger Mueller just this January in a sensational West Side Story at Drury Lane Oakbrook and still fondly remember Andrew's stellar turn as Huckleberry Finn in a 2010 rendition of Big River, which his brother Matt cited Monday night as his all-time favorite musical before the Mueller gang--including Matt's twin Abby, who is in Kinky Boots on Broadway--delivered a medley from that show. (For the record, I now know I saw Jessie Mueller at least a couple other times in Chicagoland theaters--in Animal Crackers at Goodman and Curtains at Drury Lane Oakbrook, both in 2009--but her roles were too small to merit her inclusion in my Shows Seen database, and I can't say I acutely remember her performances.) Attending the gala with my mom, it was touching to hear Roger Mueller and Jill Shellabarger--who works with musical seniors in Skokie--speak proudly about their children. In fact, there were so many noteworthy moments Monday night, I think it best to run through them in bullet form. ● Bill Zwecker of the Sun-Times hosted the event after being introduced by Dominic Missimi. ● Heather Headley, who won her Tony for starring in the musical Aida, demonstrated the vocal exquisiteness of a Broadway leading lady--as did the night's honoree--albeit with a nice twist. She sang songs that she "wasn't allowed to sing on Broadway" as they are performed by men in the shows they're from: "Maria" (West Side Story), "Bring Him Home" (Les Miserables) and "Make Them Hear You" from Ragtime, in which she starred on Broadway. Headley, who now lives in Chicago, also noted that she got her first paycheck at the Marriott Theatre, and her Equity card. ● Michael Hendricks, the Production Stage Manager at Marriott Theatre for 30+ years, was given the honor of introducing the Mueller family. ● Roger Mueller saluted the Sarah Siddons Society for its "so crucial" work and thanked the audience--and all theatergoers--for the "investment you have made in our family." ● Matt and Andrew Mueller sang a wonderful version of "Agony," a song sung by two brothers in Into the Woods. And they also sang "Sisters" from White Christmas in one of the evening's most fun performances. ● In introducing her rendition of Patti Griffin's, "Up to the Mountain," Abby Mueller noted that it had been introduced to her by Bernie Yvon--a great local musical theater actor who died last year in a car accident and to whom Monday's event was dedicated. ● As with Headley and most of the performers, Abby was accompanied by music director Doug Peck on piano, whose playing impressed all night. ● Jessie was highly praised in nice speeches by two local directors who had worked with her locally, Matt Raftery and Charles Newell. ● From the Marriott's current production of Anything Goes, Stephanie Binetti and Jameson Cooper sang "You're the Top" with new lyrics penned by Kingsley Day to salute Jessie while slyly referencing the shows she's been in and her success. ● Missimi illuminated the crowd on Sarah Siddons having been an 18th century Shakespearean actress in England--the Society took its name from a reference to the actress (and acting excellence) in the 1950 film All About Eve--who, like Jessie Mueller, had a father named Roger, a sister and two brothers. ● Deanna Dunagan, a 2008 Tony Award winner for her remarkable performance in August: Osage County, and a Sarah Siddons Leading Lady Award recipient--I also recognized other such past honorees, Paula Scrofano and Heidi Kettenring, in the audience--read salutes to Jessie Mueller that Missimi had elicited from Michael Mayer, Harry Connick, Jr., Audra McDonald, Chita Rivera and Carole King. ● Among many great sentiments, I noted Connick having called Mueller "truly one of the great artists with whom I have ever worked" and King lavishing high praise in conveying that "you so deserve this award." ● In accepting her Sarah Siddons award with a short speech that she admitted fazed her much more than reciting lines written for her, Jessie Mueller noted that "some of my favorite professional moments were created here," presumably meaning both the Marriott Theatre specifically and throughout the Chicagol area. She also made a point of thanking the Sarah Siddons Society for "supporting the next generation of artists." ● Demonstrating her remarkable voice, Jessie Mueller first sang "Being Alive," a Sondheim song from Company; midway through she deviated from a traditional interpretation to rather interestingly twist it into something of a country hoe-down, accompanied by a fiddler and guitarist. ● Mueller then delivered a truly awesome version of Carole King's "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" from Beautiful. ● Sandwiched around the Big River medley by all the Mueller sibs, Jessie sang beautiful duets with sister Abby and with Heather Headley. ● Lasting about 2 hours, the entirely enjoyable show ended with a full cast finale of King's "I Feel the Earth Move" on which both Jessie Mueller and Heather Headley truly dazzled. ● Following the performance, I wandered over to where some official photos were being taken and snapped a few of my own, while also speaking briefly with Jessie in seeking her autograph. A few more of my pictures are below. Labels: Jessie Mueller, Jessie Mueller Marriott, Sarah Siddons Society, Siddons Benefit 2015, Siddons Gala, So Beautiful Sarah Siddons Wonderfully Enacted at Steppenwolf, 'The Herd' Has an Appealingly Multifaceted Mentality -- Chicago Theater Review a recent play by Rory Kinnear directed by Frank Galati Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago Thru June 7 The Herd is a wonderfully written play, all the more impressive for being the first penned--or at least produced--by noted British actor, Rory Kinnear. It premiered in London in September 2013, where reviews seem to have been middling. But at Steppenwolf, with a truly terrific cast under the direction of Frank Galati, it is a fast-moving and engrossing 105-minute one-act that touches effectively on numerous themes. "The herd" essentially references the gathering of a family, to celebrate the 21st birthday of severely disabled son, Andy, who is never seen as his impending arrival is part of the storyline. Author Kinnear has an adult sister with the mental age of a baby, and clearly understands the numerous challenges in caring for--and acutely worrying about--such a child. It is obvious how much effort, love and life Carol (Molly Regan) has devoted to her son, and though--at least per comments in the post-show discussion--her high-strung sense of martyrdom makes her a bit unsympathetic, I felt her affection not only for Andy, but adult daughter Claire (wonderfully played by Audrey Francis). The always fantastic, even legendary, Lois Smith and John Mahoney are terrific here as Carol's parents, smart, sassy, protective, often laughter-inducing and far from the caricatures witty seniors can often be relegated to onstage. Also routinely terrific, Francis Guinan plays Carol's ex-husband, estranged from daughter Claire in part because of acrimony over his diminished involvement in Andy's life. Rounding out the cast is Cliff Chamberlain as Mark, a poet and possible paramour of Claire's. Conducted with British accents, there is much scornful, acerbic, poignant and powerful dialogue in Kinnear's script, which despite not involving any scene changes, never drags a bit. Particularly artful is the way he maneuvers characters out of the family room scene so that a pair or trio of characters can have a private conversation. (The modern art-adorned set design by Walt Spangler of an suburban English house is striking if perhaps representing more comfort, affluence and worldly interests than Carol (the only one who truly lives there) seems to portray.) Yet while a piece of Steppenwolf marketing for The Herd plays up the wildness of dysfunctional families that often makes for spirited, audience-identifying theater--"Three generations, two surprise guests and one unexpected evening"--not only did I not find the family involved all that dysfunctional, beyond the squabbles and the cackles I most liked observing the wrought-but-caring dynamic among Carol, Claire and, though unseen, Andy. Carol's speech about constantly fearing Andy's death adds considerable dimension to the narrative, while as the sage if snarky center of the play, the tandem of Mahoney and Smith--as Brian and Patricia--provide much more than comic relief. So I highly recommend The Herd--which runs through June 7--and would like to think that anyone who sees it at any price, with any level of theatergoing regularity (or lack thereof) should like it plenty. A patron who I passed on Halsted after the post-show discussion couldn't help gushing, "Wasn't that wonderful." And I agreed. Due to Steppenwolf's extremely generous "Twenty for $20" day-of-show ticket discount promotion, I feel especially fortunate to have seen--from just the second row!--such a stellar piece of theater featuring longtime favorites such as Mahoney and Guinan, the delightful Smith, Chamberlain who I've seen onstage numerous times, the stellar Regan, and Francis, who I found to be outstanding. Yet while the Chicago Tribune's theater critic Chris Jones awarded The Herd 4-stars out of 4, I was just a bit less smitten in deducting 1/2@ from my pinnacle rating. There was nothing clearly wrong with Kinnear's excellent play, and neither he, the cast, Galati or Steppenwolf can truly be blamed for this, but The Herd just felt a bit too much like a flock of other shows I've seen. Though neither Mahoney or Guinan did anything to change their status as my favorite Chicago theater actors, the reality is that I've seen each 10+ times before--often at Steppenwolf--and their roles in The Herd seemed a tad too readily familiar. I was most directly reminded of a play called Tribes, by Nina Raine, which I saw at Steppenwolf early last year. It also featured a highly literate British family screaming numerous profanities at each other in a rather plush domicile, with Regan and Guinan playing the parents of a hearing-impaired son and an unsatisfied daughter. Obviously, many plays can be similar, and with all I see at Steppenwolf, Goodman, Northlight and elsewhere, that I come across the same actors in somewhat similar roles it actually rather understandable. In looking back at my ratings/reviews for recent shows that I may be unfairly lumping together in memory, it seems I liked The Herd as much or more than Tribes, The Birthday Party, Other Desert Cities, The Night Alive and other plays about combustible and/or affluent families I've seen in just the last few years, perhaps with Guinan and/or Mahoney in the cast. So I guess it would be fair to say that, along with much else it gets right, The Herd rises above familiar ground, even if doesn't quite separate itself from the pack all that distinctively. But this is a trifling criticism most fans of great drama--with considerable humor--should ignore. Especially if you find yourself with a free evening or weekend afternoon, and ideally discount tickets at the ready, I think you'll savor being roped into following The Herd. Labels: Herd Steppenwolf, Rory Kinnear Chicago, Steppenwolf, The Herd Play Review, The Herd Review, Theater Reviews Jazz, Classical and World Sounds Intersect Delightfully at Corner of Golf & Skokie Blvd. -- Chicago Jazz / Classical Review Jazz / Classical Review Four Corners of the World Orbert Davis' Chicago Jazz Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble featuring Trio Globo North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie, IL (Same program Sunday at Beverly Arts Center, Chicago) On Friday night, music from "four corners of the world" was heard within the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, located just two major corners from my home. And while I can't provide much in the way of scholarly analysis or expert assessment, I liked everything I heard. Attracted by the word "jazz" on the NSCPA calendar--a relative rarity--I was able to easily get a ticket at the door. While there was no "day-of-show" or "rush" pricing lowering the $32 minimum for entry, after buying a ticket for the last row of the balcony but before heading up the stairs, I was "comped up" to a seat on the main floor. (And I was even told that photography without flash was permissible during the performance.) I imagine I would have also enjoyed a more straightforward jazz performance, but though I was somewhat surprised by what I encountered--due to having done little reading about the slated program and perceiving it, in shorthand terms, as a "jazz show"--I was nonetheless quite pleased. Headed by trumpeter Orbert Davis, the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic (CJP) is a 55+ piece symphonic jazz orchestra that is celebrating its 10th anniversary. However, as this concert featured the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble, only seven members of the CJP joined Davis onstage and all but a drummer played stringed instruments. These included two violins, a viola, cello, acoustic guitar and standup bass. Though I presumed all the players were first-rate musicians--and had that well-corroborated--I was slightly chagrined at the outset to note no saxophone, by far my favorite jazz instrument. But not only was Davis terrific on trumpet, the breadth of the jazz-classical hybrid was further expanded by being accompanied all night by the Trio Globo. Comprised of noted harmonica player Howard Levy--who also showed himself to be an excellent pianist--cellist Eugene Friesen and percussionist Glen Velez, "founding father of the frame drum movement," Trio Globo seemingly took the CJP in new directions, and vice versa. Per the program's title, "Four Corners of the World," music was performed representing Africa, India, Venezuela, other Latin cultures, Bohemia by way of Iowa (i.e. Dvorak) and various other global soundscapes. Trio Globo opened the performance with just Levy, Friesen and Velez onstage for a Levy composition titled "Lumbriga," but were joined by Davis and members of the Jazz Philharmonic by the second number, also by Levy--"Stephanie's Dance"--and the full chamber ensemble for the third onward. It certainly seemed like a collaboration all were enjoying, onstage and in the audience. Davis was a rather amiable host, but as several pieces were written by members of Trio Globo, he graciously deferred to the composer to introduce their songs. Two of the works written by Velez were especially tasty, as on "Tuppim" he explained that the title refers to the hand-held frame drums that are his specialty--along with some great soloing by him, I noted Levy playing a flute/recorder-like instrument I can't name--and cited that "Miriam's Prophecy" blends sounds of the Middle East and South India. The unique and diverse instrumentation was certainly a pleasure to hear, including Davis dazzling on trumpet, Levy on harmonica, Friesen playing cello with a bow but also at times plucking as though it were a guitar, guitarist John Moulder having some really nice solos and the CJP string section adding lovely depth, even to more jazzy numbers. In introducing "Amadeus Had a Dream," which Davis noted that he composed based on Mozart's "String Quartet No. 13 in D Minor, K.173, 3rd Movement," the trumpeter suggested that Amadeus' dream (as least per his imagination) was that there be no separation of musical genres. I can cite several more pieces that I found particularly enjoyable--Friesen's "Maracaibo," Davis' "El Moreno," derived from Miles Davis' "Sketches of Spain," a new arrangement of Dvorak's New World Symphony by Davis & Levy, those two soloing back and forth on Charlie Parker's "Donna Lee," Levy's long solo (on harmonica) version of "Amazing Grace," the buoyant, show-closing La Cucarachaesque "Street Corner" written by Friesen--but unless you can get to the Beverly Arts Center for a 3pm performance today, this particularly program likely isn't something you'll be able to enjoy in exactitude. Yet while other great artists have intertwined musical styles, whether in terms of genres or worldwide influences, Trio Globo meeting Orbert Davis' Chicago Jazz Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble at the corner of Golf & Skokie Blvd. made for a rather unique, euphonic and even euphoric intersection. So if you can catch either, or both entities, or something similar somewhere down the road, I suggest you should, especially if it's just around the corner. Labels: Chicago Jazz North Shore Center, Jazz Classical Review, Orbert Davis Skokie, Trio Globo Jazz Philharmonic Recapping Another Ebertfest Expedition, Coinciding with Record Store Day in Champaign-Urbana Last weekend, as I have now for 5 of the past 6 years, I traveled down to Champaign-Urbana to attend Ebertfest. Developed and long-curated by the late film critic--who was born and raised in Urbana and graduated from the University of Illinois--Roger Ebert's Film Festival runs from Wednesday through Sunday at the historic Virginia Theater in Champaign, but as has typically been my wont, I ventured down I-57 to attend movies only on Saturday. (In recalling that last year, I went down on Wednesday to see Steve James' great documentary about Ebert--Life Itself--on opening night (as well as films on Thursday) I'm saddened to note today's passing of TIME magazine's renowned film critic, Richard Corliss, who was featured prominently in Life Itself.) I don't know why I didn't catch on to going to Ebertfest--originally officially dubbed Roger Ebert Overlooked Film Festival--years earlier, but I'm glad I saw Roger himself there in 2010 and 2011, even if he had already been robbed of speech by the cancer that took his jaw and eventually his life. Accompanied by longtime festival director Nate Kohn and a dedicated staff connected to the university, Roger's wife Chaz has done a remarkably admirable job in continuing the fest and serving as host, including in 2013 just 2 weeks after Roger's death. It is a testament to her, as well as her late husband, that not only movie lovers, but noted directors and actors, continue to make C-U an April destination. For me, along with the chance to soak in the spirit of a man I so admired, and see movies still largely congruent with the "overlooked" conceit Roger championed, going to Ebertbest also allows for a pleasant visit with Jordan, my best friend since kindergarten, and his wife Erin. Their hospitality not only adds to the fun of attending Ebertfest--this year abetted by seeing a couple bands featuring friends of Jordan playing for free on Record Store Day--but abets my logistics. Without having to worry about lodging availability or costs, I comfortably drove down on Friday afternoon and headed back north after brunch on Sunday. Although timewise I could have fit in seeing A Bronx Tale on Friday night, with Chazz Palminteri on hand as a special guest--and now know, via YouTube, that his Q&A was moderated by Richard Roeper and Leonard Maltin--I was happy to spend the evening with Jordan & Erin, watching a soccer game and then the Blackhawks. (Not only did I expect to be able to see Palminteri on YouTube, but I'd seen him in a stage-performance of A Bronx Tale as well as the movie. Most, if not all, Ebertfest Q&A's can be found on YouTube, including one from Thursday night with actor Jason Segal, who was there for The End of the Tour, a film about another late & legendary Urbananite, novelist David Foster Wallace.) The first movie I saw on Saturday was Wild Tales, an Argentinean black comedy by director Damián Szifrón. In Spanish with subtitles, the film is comprised of six separate vignettes, with different actors and no common thread except for a revenge theme and--per the title--visually exuberant storytelling. Struck by the common language of film, I was reminded of Roberto Rossellini's masterful Paisan, a 1946 Italian film that I'd only watched recently. It likewise features six distinct vignettes--as opposed to more linearly episodic films like La Dolce Vita and Holy Motors--albeit about war and far from the comedy that Wild Tales is. So even as he's no longer alive, Roger Ebert continues to be responsible for much of what I know about cinema. I think my favorite of the "wild tales" was one starring Ricardo Darin (of the great Argentinean film, The Secret in Their Eyes) as an explosives expert who becomes enraged at bureaucratic injustices such as being towed from an unmarked tow-zone and nevertheless having no option but to pay the fine. Without giving away any specifics, I think you might be able to imagine where this narrative might lead. Although Szifrón's fertile imagination leads to several LOL moments--and a few rather gross scenes--what makes Wild Tales really work is an underlying realism in the scenarios to which most audience members can likely relate. The director was not listed as a special guest alongside actress Julieta Zylberberg and casting director Javier Braier, but joined the Q&A via a Skype hookup that was occasionally technically troubled but still a nice touch. You can watch the full Wild Tales Q&A here. And if you have Netflix, you can actually watch the next two movies that were shown at Ebertfest on Saturday. I didn't attend the 2:00pm showing of Ida, in part because I wanted to hang out with Jordan & Erin and see Lonely Trailer perform for Record Store Day at Exile on Main Street (more on this below), but also because no special guests were cited as accompanying the Polish film that I have seen twice. I cited Ida as the best new movie I saw in 2014, and it's one of the best I've seen in recent years, so I highly recommend it, but didn't feel I needed to spend the time or $14 watching it again at Ebertfest. There was a Q&A with critics who contribute to RogerEbert.com, which you can watch on YouTube. Despite skipping the 2:00pm screening, I nonetheless had trouble staying awake for the 5:00 movie, The Motel Life. This isn't a condemnation of the film, directed by Chicago area brothers Alan and Gabe Polsky, which I was able to watch--it's only 85 minutes long--Sunday night on Netflix. Still, even while awake, I would say I more liked than loved The Motel Life, which revolves around two hardscrabble brothers, well-played by Emile Hirsch and Stephen Dorff. The brothers, who largely live together in motels, are forced to bond together even more so in refuge after a tragedy involving Dorff's character. I would say it's worth a watch on Netflix, and being a bit over-ambitious in my ability to take in 3 movies in a day at Ebertfest has become something of a tradition that I don't even mind. But while Alan Polsky participated in a Q&A (available here), Stephen Dorff was a no-show despite being listed in the program, which was only explained when an audience member queried the director. So like anything else, film festivals have their highs and lows, and this was a relatively minor low. Plus, being brief even with the Q&A, The Motel Life enabled me to easily catch another free Record Store Day, this time featuring Bookmobile!, before Jordan and Erin accompanied me to the 9:00pm film, 99 Homes. The movie is directed by Ramin Bahrani (Wikipedia), a terrific young director of Iranian descent who was born (and I believe raised) in North Carolina. Roger Ebert gave all four of Bahrani's feature films that he lived to see his pinnacle 4-star rating, and in this review of 2009's Goodbye Solo, called him "the great new American director." With Roger being a great champion of Ramin's, the two became friends; Bahrani has attended several Ebertfests--this was my first time seeing him--and got substantive screen time in Life Itself. Although I think I would give 99 Homes @@@@1/2 (out of 5)--as with Wild Tales, and perhaps @@@@ to The Motel Life--my guess is that Ebert would bestow his very highest rating. While taste is certainly subjective--Jordan wasn't wowed by 99 Homes--the director is one of few making socially commentative films reflective of the challenges and injustices faced by many Americans, something I've oft rued as being far too lacking. In 99 Homes, the always terrific Michael Shannon is again here as an arrogant real estate broker who has made a fortune by flipping homes that have been foreclosed upon. As the film opens, he accompanies two Florida sheriffs in evicting a construction worker played by Andrew Garfield from the house he shares with his mom (Laura Dern) and son (Noah Lomax, who was at Ebertfest along with Bahrani). With its cinematic release not coming until this fall--after a brief film festival circuit--I don't think I'm giving too much away to reveal that after understandable indignation, through a creative twist Garfield's character becomes an associate of Shannon's. Essentially, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. But this is where the story begins, not where it ends, and the film is poignant not only for Garfield's struggle with what he has become--while faced with few better options--but for its depiction of people being kicked out of their homes. (In some cases, Bahrani employs real people, not professional actors, to embody the homeowners.) I was reminded of Michael Moore's documentary, Capitalism: A Love Story, where similar scenes--and even a predator similar to Shannon's character--were depicted in a non-fictional way. Though I haven't revisited any of Bahrani's films after initially seeing them, I think I'm still most partial to the first two, Man Push Cart and Chop Shop, which have a strikingly unique tonality, different than most Hollywood films. Understandably, as Bahrani has gained acclaim, his subsequent Goodbye Solo and especially At Any Price and now 99 Homes have felt more like bigger budget--as opposed to Indie, but still relatively small--films with known stars. As such, they lack the glossless appeal of his first two movies, but as I believe Ebert would proclaim, the director is still doing things better than most. Though not amazingly revelatory, Bahrani's Q&A was probably the best of the three I sat through on Saturday, and is also available on YouTube. Although Ebertfest itself doesn't offer much in the way of activities beyond the movie screenings--a few catering trucks and an underwhelming book/gift shop are about it--because of Jordan & Erin, coming down for the fest is always pleasurable for me well beyond the Virginia balcony. Although I generally tend to like variety, I somehow prefer to be a habitual creature in Champaign-Urbana, and last weekend happily visited several places I've been to numerous times before (many being favorites of my hosts as well). These include the Esquire Lounge, Mike & Molly's, Mirabelle (a fantastic bakery), the Jane Addams Book Shop and the Courier Cafe for Sunday brunch. We also, repeatedly, drove past Roger Ebert's childhood Urbana home, which is close to where Jordan & Erin live. Once again, Jordan gave me a driving tour through much of the University of Illinois campus, and the nearby campus town, noting the newfound--and ongoing--glut of glitzy private student residence buildings, including high rises taller than had previously existed. On Green Street, there are now mostly national retail chains, rather than the localized (and sometimes orange-and-blue clad) businesses I remembered from visits over the years. (I attended NIU, but came down to see Jordan during and since our college days.) I didn't actually make it to a Steak 'n Shake--not such an objective as there are now suburban Chicago locations, unlike years ago--but as the chain was a favorite of Ebert's, it was nice to see a SnS food truck outside the Virginia Theatre. And yes, Virginia, I did partake. Fortunately, unlike at least a couple previous years, Ebertfest weekend in Champaign didn't coincide with the Champaign Marathon. Though the race always made for more of a theoretical hindrance than a real one, it was nice not to have to worry about avoiding the marathon route on the way to the movies. Less cumbersome, if really just mentally, was Saturday also happening to be Record Store Day, across the nation (world?) and celebrated in Champaign at Exile on Main Street (as well as presumably, Record Service, which we didn't get to). A pretty good record store with new and used merchandise, Exile on Main Street has now relocated just off Main Street in Champaign into the old train station (as opposed to both the new and oldest train station, all in a row along the tracks). In commemoration of Record Store Day, Exile on Main Street had local bands playing every half-hour, alternating performances in the store with those on a nearby concourse. I have long known of Jordan's affinity for Lonely Trailer, a band that began in the '80s and includes two good friends of his named Brian. It was fun to see them play an afternoon set, especially as their power drowned out a freight train rolling by on the tracks above. In the evening, we were able to catch a hard-driving punk set from Bookmobile!--featuring Jordan & Erin's friend Trevor--who must have played at least 20 songs in 30 minutes. All in all, it all worked out rather well. Good movies, the typically pleasant Ebertfest vibe, cherished places, satisfying food, great friends, free music. Thumbs up all around. I hope to be back. Roger that. Labels: Ebertfest, Ebertfest 2015, Ebertfest Champaign, Record Store Day, Roger Ebert Urbana For Chicago Musician Colin Morris, Rock 'n Roll Success 'Could Be Anything' -- An Interview Ahead of His Martyrs' Gig, April 23 As I've frequently conveyed on this blog, rock 'n roll has immeasurably enriched my life--and continues to. My upcoming concert calendar includes cherished artists that stand among the most legendary of all-time (The Who, The Rolling Stones, U2, Robert Plant), air guitar-inducing rockers forever rooted in my youth (Rush, Van Halen, AC/DC) and more personal favorites like Manic Street Preachers, The Replacements, The Waterboys and Paul Weller. But with all of these acts--and most others that still excite me--dating back to the '60s, '70s or '80s, I often find myself ruing the scarcity of new, young(ish) rock artists who might provide similar satisfaction now and especially 10 years hence. Still, reports of rock being dead are--seemingly and rather gratifyingly--greatly exaggerated. And not just because of how much I like Arcade Fire. While it's possible that the hard rock genre will never again generate a preponderance of zeitgeist-inhabiting artists such as the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd or Nirvana, there should always be a sizable subset of the population plugging guitars into amps and making glorious noise. The trick may be to find them, but the satisfaction can be all that much greater for finding the proverbial needle in the ever-fragmented digital age haystack. And to come across enjoyable musicians you not only know about, but actually know, can make it all that more rewarding. In recent years, I've had the pleasure of discovering that a co-worker in the next cubicle was the bassist for a band whose album I had recently bought and really liked (The Chamber Strings), and in another case was impressed enough by Todd Leiter-Weintraub of Hop on Pop--who I met on the first day of a short-lived temp gig--that I hired him to play a show in my mom's backyard. In autumn of 2013, at another temporary stint that I repeated the following fall, I came across Colin Morris, who I now know had relocated to Chicago from Ohio--he's originally from Akron--just the previous year. In spite of fairly frequent informal conversation, and despite his long hair and brightly colored pants, it took me several months to catch on that Colin was a rock star shrouded in the 9-to-5 guise of an account executive. But especially as I'm always fascinated by people's special talents to which most co-workers likely remain oblivious, I was delighted when--after a conversation about his musical pursuits--Colin shared with me some demos of songs he was working on. Impressed well beyond polite admiration for a friend's extracurricular efforts, and openly encouraging that his music merited public hearing, I was thrilled on St. Patrick's Day of this year when Colin celebrated his 28th birthday by releasing his first EP, Could Be Anything. It can now be heard on Spotify (embedded below) and is available for purchase in digital and CD form on Bandcamp, as well as digital downloads via iTunes, Amazon and Google Play. Given that he not only wrote the four songs and produced & recorded them himself, but sang and played all the instruments, Colin had to find some musicians to help him debut the EP at a record release show March 17 at the Elbo Room--I attended and found an added potency to the material when played live--and for his gig this Thursday night at Martyrs' in Chicago. Although he has been playing in bands for years, including recently one called Blindspt, Colin rounded out his current power trio--he plays guitar and sings--with bassist Stephen Mortenson and drummer Gabe Zunino, both of whom he found fairly recently in rather fortuitous fashion. Mortenson heads his own band, Shadow of the Titan, for whom Colin plays bass on tandem shows to promote both their new releases. Wanting to interview Colin for a Seth Saith piece--about his new EP as well as insights on today's musical landscape for a young rock artist--timed to his Martyrs' gig, I sent him a list of questions which he quite graciously answered with considerable thought and candor. I share the Q&A below verbatim, with only cosmetic editing. 1. You’ve clearly been learning, playing and teaching music for quite some time, but as I understand it, Could Be Anything represents the first release of music you created. What does this mean to you? It means life got in the way while I let fear slow me down. I’ve been writing songs since high school, and I’ve been hungry to record and perform the whole time. I’ve had great experiences playing in bands, but these songs were in me the whole time. I finally realized over the past two years it was time to quit practicing and get them out there, because you have to start somewhere. 2. How and why did it come together now? How did you record and release it? I didn’t have the budget to go into a studio, or rather, didn’t know how to use that time effectively. With this being my first release, I wanted to record it myself so I would have time to experiment and make mistakes without some engineer’s meter running. The result is a lot of imperfections, but a much more refined process of writing, arranging, and recording. 3. Why did releasing the EP in physical, CD form matter to you, vs. simply a digital release? This is an endlessly fascinating time for the record industry. The reality at the time of this interview could be upended six months from now. I want my music to be available on the forms and places my new fans want to listen to it. For a lot of people, that’s Spotify, and that’s fine. For many others, they want to hold it in their hands, and I want to give that to people. Plus, it feels good to be able to touch what I’ve made. I would have made vinyl too if I thought my homegrown, bargain basement production quality merited it. Maybe next time. 4. For me, having grown up while LPs were still the dominant popular musical form, having something tactile accompany the music has always been important. So along with the songs, I very much admire not only that you had CDs pressed, but that you have a pretty cool, original cover design. Talk about the cover art of Could Be Anything, who created it, why you chose it, etc. One of the lessons I learned in this process is to do as much by yourself as you can manage, and delegate the rest. I don’t even like to think about how this album would have looked if I’d designed it myself. Instead, I went to one of my favorite graphic designers in the world, who happens to be my cousin, Alex Eben Meyer (www.eben.com). He and I half joked about him making album artwork for a band I was in five years ago, but it took until now for me to call in the favor. I gave him almost no input, and couldn’t be more thrilled with his work. 5. Discuss your songs; they’re all unique but I’ve noted something of a “man vs. universe” theme, espousing some frustration, but also championing self-empowerment. This is probably most apparent on “Cubicle,” but also seems to factor into the others, especially “You Can’t Change.” When you’re learning to write songs, it’s natural to be drawn to your strongest emotions, which is why so much pop music is romantic. That’s fine, and there are plenty of those in my repertoire, but part of the growth I’m proud to show on this EP is that my focus has shifted elsewhere: I’m in my late 20s, my life is good, but like most people, I’m unfulfilled, insecure, and unsatisfied with the world around me. Those are strong, common feelings too, and it felt important to work through those for myself as much as for the listener. I didn’t set out to write a collection of songs with a single, cohesive message—this four-song EP started out as an eight-song LP that I edited down. But I do think the songs share the basic theme of accepting who you are, recognizing your shortcomings and those in your environment, and doing something extraordinary with the life you have. 6. I think all 4 songs are strong, but also liked “Tears and Laughter,” which you shared with me in demo form, and the new “When You Run,” with which you closed the set of your record release show. Is there a thought to develop enough songs to evolve Could Be Anything into a full album? Those songs are both now part of my live set, actually. I owe a lot to my amazing band for being able to flesh them out and get them show-ready. And there’s certainly more where that came from—as I mentioned earlier, I left almost half of the material on the editing room floor while making this EP. So fans can expect to see these songs and more like them on the next release, hopefully early next year. 7. You wrote, arranged, produced, sang and recorded all the songs yourself, playing guitars, piano, bass and drums. How did you become proficient on so many instruments? I started classical piano lessons when I was seven, and hated it. I was a lousy student. But once I caught the rock bug as a pre-teen, I wanted to play everything. My parents both play guitar, and my mom played professionally. It was a hard life for her, but they both encouraged me in music, especially after seeing me try sports. But I also love drumming and taught myself on my dad’s old kit in the basement, and I love playing bass. Alt-metal hit its heyday right around the time I started high school, and all that over-engineering and compression made for some really delicious low end. But being a multi-instrumentalist has had its consequences. One is focus: I’m not a virtuoso on any instrument because I’m constantly switching as the need or whim arises. Another problem is overcoming the urge to micromanage every note in a song because I know just how I like each instrument to sound and contribute to the total experience of the recording or performance. But I’ve mellowed out in the past couple years, and I’ve found I actually really enjoy playing in other people’s bands, following their lead, and escaping the pressure of being up front. 8. I know you’ve played in several bands, but currently seem to be promoting Could Be Anything in tandem with Stephen Mortensen and his band, Shadow of a Titan. How did that come about, how’s it working out, and also talk about your drummer, Gabe Zunino, who you also met somewhat uniquely. Stephen and Gabe are two gifts who fell into my life to varying degrees of serendipity. Stephen and I met in the musicians classified section of Craiglist. Stephen posted an ad seeking members for a touring band to support the release of his debut record, Translating the Veil, that he mostly made on his own, the way I did. His music is very compatible with mine, as is his personality, so we made this deal to play in each other’s bands, and sometimes at the same shows. The cross promotion has been good, but mostly it’s just been so fun and rewarding to spend that much time with such a dedicated and disciplined musician. He works really hard, he’s humble, and he’s got a good head on his shoulders. I really look up to him. How I met Gabe is another matter entirely, and the more we work together, the more I like the guy and the story. I’d been on Craigslist for years, writing and replying to ads to find bandmates with little to show for it (my friendship with Stephen notwithstanding). It’s a lot like dating, and it can be just as much an emotional roller coaster. Then one night, I went out dancing with some friends, got kind of drunk, and spotted Gabe across the crowded room when he came in. I still don’t know what drew my attention to him, because he wasn’t doing anything like air drumming to the music, the way I usually do because I can’t dance, or giving off any other signals. But I took one look at him and somehow just knew he was a rock drummer. I think I kind of freaked him out because I walked over and called him on it pretty aggressively. Just pointed in his face and shouted over the music: “DRUMS?” He gave me that side-to-side look, like, “Who is this guy, and is he dangerous?” And then he asked how I knew. I should mention this meeting was extra fortuitous because I was already booked to open for Shadow of the Titan on a couple shows, and my drummer had just backed out to go play SXSW with another band. So I was getting a little nervous. But that turned out to be a huge blessing, and working with Gabe is a total dream. 9. In seeing you live, I was impressed by how good—and at times, ferocious—you were. But since I had heard most of the songs already, besides the stellar, closing “When You Run,” what surprised me was that you opened with a solo, seemingly non-ironic cover of Taylor Swift’s “Shake it Off.” I like the original and I really liked what you did with it. Talk about why you choose to play it; I imagine perhaps as an up-and-coming artist there’s something about resisting the slings & arrows that you may identify with? People can say what they want, but Taylor Swift is awesome. That was partly my point in playing the song. I’m a big, unapologetic—and yes, unironic—fan of hers. She writes her own music, which is extremely catchy and well constructed, and often performs with a guitar in her hands. What more do you want? The double standard for female singer songwriters is still pretty gnarly, and unfortunately her success hasn’t made her an exception. But I digress. But you also nailed it—slings and arrows are everywhere for an artist, and the worst part is that the ones most likely to hold you back come from within. I had to overcome a lot of fear to stop making excuses and finally release this little record, and it doesn’t stop there. Every show, every interview, every new experience is a little scary. But fear is usually part of doing anything worthwhile. Have you tried sending your version to Taylor? Or recording and releasing it? Maybe I’ll get it on YouTube one day, along with the 500 other covers. {Note: Exclusively for SethSaith readers, here's that clip.} 10. Let’s do Rock Journalism 101 and talk about your influences. I know you’re a big Foo Fighters fan, and can see that in some of the music. Who else has been important to you? I listen to a lot of electronic music and piano jazz trios. Tycho and Marian McPartland are two of my favorites. There’s plenty of rock I enjoy, and it obviously influences my writing and playing—the best artists steal, right?—but I like to branch out so that when I write, I know it’s me coming out and not just a facsimile of the riffs and fills and hooks I’ve been hearing all day. I do really look up to Ben Kenny, who is a multi-instrumentalist and records all the parts on his records and performs as a trio, the way I do. He had a punk band in the 90s called Supergrub, but is better known as the former guitarist in The Roots and the bassist in Incubus for the last decade or so. My favorite bands are locals: Bailiff, Empires, and lately, Mason’s Case. 11. You’ve been playing several gigs lately, but have a big one coming up at Martyrs' in Chicago on April 23. What can people expect? Two entirely new songs I’ve never performed live before, excellent sound, and sweaty hugs from me. Oh, and it’s a two-fer: I open the show at 9:00, then I play with Shadow of the Titan after The Runaway Five. 12. I recognize how passionate you are about making and playing music, and certainly admire not only the dedication, but the quality of your efforts. So I would never suggest that you limit your ambitions and aspirations, but also know the way music is made, released, heard and sold has changed dramatically over the past 20 years, seemingly not to the benefit of unknown artists in a rock ‘n roll vein. What do you like to think is possible? What does the rock ‘n roll dream presently look like; at least for you? It’s an exciting time in the music business, to put it mildly. Plenty of people out there have written about this in more informed and enlightening ways than I can, so I’ll just say this: Yes, it’s scary that fewer and fewer people are paying for music. But it’s liberating to know that success is more the artist’s responsibility more than ever. There are more tools available online than ever before to help artists connect with audiences, and they’re getting simpler to use. Labels have less to offer, the playing field is more level—albeit more crowded—and enterprising artists have a better shot at building their own scenes, markets, and careers. Are the odds any better at fame and fortune? No, I don’t think so. But I believe it’s possible to carve out a living as a musician and artist, especially if you can give people something to connect with, and I’m ready to try. Thank you for your time and insights. For what it’s worth, to date you’ve provided living proof that rock isn’t dead, you just have to look for it in smaller places, on more personal levels. I certainly hope your career will continue to develop, and perhaps even boom, but I also hope just doing what you love is the most important measurement of success. 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__label__wiki	0.949194	0.949194	Sorted By Name TAYLOR, HILDA S thru TAYLOR, HILLERY A collection of links to genealogy details mentioned on other websites. HINT: Use your browsers search function on this page to search for the birth place, birth date or the brides surname. Home Page — Reference Library — A new update activated in early July 2019 includes 109,340 victims of the War Relocation Projects during World War II, acquired from the National Archives and Records Administration; 318,738 names from death indices the State of Iowa posts as .pdf files such as this one, and 2,437,996 Indiana marriages 1993 to present. That last one may shake up the Indiana dating scene, purging cheaters, but do remember that the name alone does not identify somebody positively. We are always looking for more transcription projects. 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TAYLOR, HILDA S. was born 19 April 1904, received Social Security number 007-12-9882 (indicating Maine) and, Death Master File says, died 28 March 1993 150719435 TAYLOR, HILDA S. was born 22 March 1915, received Social Security number 224-05-6930 (indicating Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 09 December 2000 150719436 TAYLOR, HILDA S. was born 24 July 1909, received Social Security number 202-12-0410 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 24 June 1999 150719437 TAYLOR, Hilda Steinbeck married in 1945 in Kanawha, West Virginia, United States a groom named Michael Mikulcza. 150719438 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for Hilda Steinbeck TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILDA T who was 43 (born ABT 1957) married 9 SEP 2000 in TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named KENNETH W WALKER who was 34 (born ABT 1966). 150719439 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILDA T TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILDA T. was born 21 July 1911, received Social Security number 437-40-0493 (indicating Louisiana) and, Death Master File says, died 09 April 2005 150719440 TAYLOR, HILDA T. was born 26 February 1904, received Social Security number 476-36-4793 (indicating Minnesota) and, Death Master File says, died 19 April 1988 150719441 TAYLOR, HILDA THURSTON was born 26 Feb 1904 in MINNESOTA (child of NARVERUD (mother)) died 19 Apr 1988 in MARTIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA, U.S.A. 150719442 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILDA THURSTON TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILDA TRYON died 27 March 1978, and was buried by funeral director West Lawn Chapel in Grave 0237-4-4 of Mesa Cemetery in Mesa, Arizona, U.S.A. 150719443 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILDA TRYON TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILDA V. was born 02 January 1956, received Social Security number 267-21-8848 (indicating Florida) and, Death Master File says, died 15 April 2000 150719444 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILDA V TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILDA V. was born 10 December 1914, received Social Security number 222-14-8946 (indicating Delaware) and, Death Master File says, died 09 July 1997 150719445 TAYLOR, Hilda Verna died at age 40 years, and was buried 21 February 1922 in Mountain View Cemetery in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 150719446 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for Hilda Verna TAYLOR. TAYLOR, Hilda Victoria was born ABT 1895 in Co Down, (daughter of Moses Taylor) was in the 1901 census for Kinallen, Skeagh, County Down, Ireland 150719447 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for Hilda Victoria TAYLOR. TAYLOR, Hilda Victoria was born ABT 1895 in Co Down, (daughter of Moses Taylor) was in the 1911 census for Castleton Gardens, Duncairn, County Antrim, Ireland 150719448 TAYLOR, HILDA W. was born 06 December 1911, received Social Security number 252-16-1509 (indicating Georgia) and, Death Master File says, died 11 January 1997 150719449 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILDA W TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILDA W. was born 06 July 1919, received Social Security number 217-05-4036 (indicating Maryland) and, Death Master File says, died 26 July 2012 150719450 TAYLOR, HILDA W. was born 14 January 1914, received Social Security number 542-03-1165 (indicating Oregon) and, Death Master File says, died 17 November 2004 150719451 TAYLOR, HILDA W. was born 28 July 1921, received Social Security number 219-01-9652 (indicating Maryland) and, Death Master File says, died July 1995 150719452 TAYLOR, HILDE was born 04 November 1893, received Social Security number 569-03-1650 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died January 1974 150719453 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILDE TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILDE was born 26 January 1939, received Social Security number 417-96-2784 (indicating Alabama) and, Death Master File says, died 14 October 2008 150719454 TAYLOR, HILDEGARD was born 01 January 1913, received Social Security number 344-24-8944 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died January 1973 150719455 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILDEGARD TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILDEGARD was born 04 December 1916, received Social Security number 494-01-7986 (indicating Missouri) and, Death Master File says, died 03 August 2004 150719456 TAYLOR, HILDEGARD was born 11 December 1936, received Social Security number 465-80-3382 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died 23 March 2008 150719457 TAYLOR, HILDEGARD was born 23 May 1914, received Social Security number 002-30-0935 (indicating New Hampshire) and, Death Master File says, died 07 February 2001 150719458 TAYLOR, HILDEGARD was born 26 August 1907, received Social Security number 136-10-7939 (indicating New Jersey) and, Death Master File says, died 04 September 1997 150719459 TAYLOR, HILDEGARD E. was born 01 October 1917, received Social Security number 352-48-7028 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died 20 January 1991 150719460 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILDEGARD E TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILDEGARD E. was born 07 December 1925, received Social Security number 111-18-5742 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 20 November 2006 150719461 TAYLOR, HILDEGARDE was born 25 October 1890, received Social Security number 115-30-4038 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died August 1978 150719462 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILDEGARDE TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILDEGARDE M. (child of MARY SCHMUTZ (mother) who was born in GERMANY and JOSEPH ROBYNS who was born in new york) was born 4 Jan 1908 in NEW York;; died 15 Apr 1956 in MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, U.S.A.. 150719463 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILDEGARDE M. TAYLOR. Taylor, Hildegard F., wife of Walter Charles Taylor, was born 1 December 1921, died 6 October 2009, and was buried in Section G, Row C, Site 61 in Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Washington, United States of America. 150719464 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for Hildegard F. Taylor. TAYLOR, HILDEGARD I. was born 28 April 1923, received Social Security number 444-70-5771 (indicating Oklahoma) and, Death Master File says, died 15 December 2002 150719465 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILDEGARD I TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILDEGARD M. was born 02 March 1922, received Social Security number 440-36-9941 (indicating Oklahoma) and, Death Master File says, died 15 September 2010 150719466 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILDEGARD M TAYLOR. Taylor, Hildegard M., wife of Sidney L. Taylor, was born 2 March 1922, died 15 September 2010, and was buried in Section H, Site CA-60 in San Francisco National Cemetery in San Francisco, California, United States of America. 150719467 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for Hildegard M. Taylor. Taylor, Hildegard N., wife of H C. Taylor, was born 24 February 1923, died 8 April 2006, and was buried in Section 17, Site 1293 in Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas, United States of America. 150719468 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for Hildegard N. Taylor. TAYLOR, HILDE L. was born 24 May 1930, received Social Security number 224-38-9249 (indicating Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 06 October 2011 150719469 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILDE L TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILDE M. was born 24 September 1919, received Social Security number 410-88-3228 (indicating Tennessee) and, Death Master File says, died 01 December 2000 150719470 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILDE M TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILD M. was born 12 November 1919, received Social Security number 260-46-5800 (indicating Georgia) and, Death Master File says, died 25 January 2013 150719471 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILD M TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILDRED was born 09 September 1888, received Social Security number 563-01-3397 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died March 1966 150719472 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILDRED TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILDRED was born 12 July 1927, received Social Security number 424-34-6774 (indicating Alabama) and, Death Master File says, died 07 March 2008 150719473 TAYLOR, HILDRED was born 23 January 1903, received Social Security number 137-38-6258 (indicating New Jersey) and, Death Master File says, died April 1982 150719474 TAYLOR, HILDRED was born 27 June 1893, received Social Security number 541-28-8217 (indicating Oregon) and, Death Master File says, died May 1984 150719475 TAYLOR, HILDRED D. was born 30 July 1920, received Social Security number 238-26-6727 (indicating North Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died 10 April 2006 150719476 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILDRED D TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILDRED G. was born 08 November 1904, received Social Security number 379-09-6406 (indicating Michigan) and, Death Master File says, died 17 November 1996 150719477 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILDRED G TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILDRED M. was born 05 February 1921, received Social Security number 237-58-1328 (indicating North Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died 05 January 2009 150719478 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILDRED M TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILDRED M. was born 19 March 1916, received Social Security number 197-42-4350 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 27 March 2002 150719479 TAYLOR, HILDRED S. was born 17 April 1924, received Social Security number 427-32-8330 (indicating Mississippi) and, Death Master File says, died 08 August 2007 150719480 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILDRED S TAYLOR. TAYLOR, Hildree married in 1951 in Kanawha a bride named Mary Hill. 150719481 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for Hildree TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILDREE E. was born 09 October 1931, received Social Security number 232-46-7666 (indicating West Virginia or North Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died 04 February 2002 150719482 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILDREE E TAYLOR. Do you know a struggling cemetery? TAYLOR, HILDRETH was born June 1904, received Social Security number 416-24-4815 (indicating Alabama) and, Death Master File says, died October 1960 150719483 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILDRETH TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILDRETH was born 06 May 1925, received Social Security number 407-44-4848 and, Death Master File says, died 13 December 2009 150719484 TAYLOR, HILDRETH was born 24 December 1903, received Social Security number 507-20-0883 (indicating Nebraska) and, Death Master File says, died August 1977 150719485 TAYLOR, HILDRETH was born 26 February 1899, received Social Security number 415-09-9301 (indicating Tennessee) and, Death Master File says, died April 1977 150719486 Taylor, Hildreth was born in 1906 according to a Massachusetts vital record for Brookline, Volume 560, Page 19. 150719487 TAYLOR, HILDRETH F. was born 25 June 1904, received Social Security number 256-68-3641 (indicating Georgia) and, Death Master File says, died February 1993 150719488 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILDRETH F TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILDRETH G. was born 11 February 1907, received Social Security number 363-60-5169 (indicating Michigan) and, Death Master File says, died 24 November 1988 150719489 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILDRETH G TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILDREW J. was born 31 December 1956, received Social Security number 255-15-0273 (indicating Georgia) and, Death Master File says, died 24 June 2001 150719490 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILDREW J TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILDRIE was born 28 March 1919, received Social Security number 429-14-5590 (indicating Arkansas) and, Death Master File says, died April 1979 150719491 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILDRIE TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILDUR was born 09 March 1906, received Social Security number 392-54-9948 (indicating Wisconsin) and, Death Master File says, died June 1985 150719492 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILDUR TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILDUR was born 30 January 1907, received Social Security number 187-07-0748 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died June 1987 150719493 TAYLOR, HILDUR C. was born 16 August 1910, received Social Security number 258-54-8825 (indicating Georgia) and, Death Master File says, died June 1995 150719494 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILDUR C TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILDUR F. was born 21 October 1910, received Social Security number 476-01-2203 (indicating Minnesota) and, Death Master File says, died 24 September 2000 150719495 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILDUR F TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILDUR FLORENCE was born 21 Oct 1910 in MINNESOTA (child of OLSON (mother)) died 24 Sep 2000 in HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA, U.S.A. 150719496 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILDUR FLORENCE TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILDUR J. was born 10 December 1901, received Social Security number 029-12-2628 (indicating Massachusetts) and, Death Master File says, died 02 May 1985 150719497 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILDUR J TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILDUR M. was born 10 February 1919, received Social Security number 556-07-3925 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died October 1997 150719498 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILDUR M TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILDWGARD was born 12 February 1907, received Social Security number 199-24-1140 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died May 1980 150719499 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILDWGARD TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILERY was born 05 February 1926, received Social Security number 302-12-9864 (indicating Ohio) and, Death Master File says, died June 1986 150719500 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILERY TAYLOR. TAYLOR, Hilery was born ABT 1847 in Arks; was in the 1850 census in Lafayette County, Arkansas. 150719501 TAYLOR, HILERY D. was born 14 March 1926, received Social Security number 237-36-1290 (indicating North Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died 30 March 1990 150719502 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILERY D TAYLOR. TAYLOR, Hiley was born ABT 1864 in Kentucky; was in the 1870 census in Ohio County, Kentucky. 150719503 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for Hiley TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILEY C. was born 27 October 1893, received Social Security number 545-32-3309 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died 23 November 1992 150719504 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILEY C TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILLARD was born 02 May 1918, received Social Security number 421-03-2526 (indicating Alabama) and, Death Master File says, died January 1984 150719505 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILLARD TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILLARD was born 07 October 1917, received Social Security number 400-18-6083 (indicating Kentucky) and, Death Master File says, died 21 July 2000 150719506 TAYLOR, HILLARD was born 12 October 1901, received Social Security number 404-18-2150 and, Death Master File says, died February 1981 150719507 TAYLOR, HILLARD was born 15 April 1897, received Social Security number 450-05-8226 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died June 1978 150719508 TAYLOR, HILLARD was born 28 July 1913, received Social Security number 252-68-0387 (indicating Georgia) and, Death Master File says, died June 1986 150719509 Taylor, Hillard married in 1879 according to a Massachusetts vital record for Boston, Volume 309, Page 106. 150719510 TAYLOR, HILLARD A. was born 30 April 1919, received Social Security number 229-14-3666 (indicating Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 28 April 2001 150719511 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILLARD A TAYLOR. Taylor, Hillard A., Rank: STM1, Branch: US NAVY, War: WORLD WAR II, was born 30 April 1919, died 28 April 2001, and was buried in Section N-1, Row 14, Site 7 in Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery in Owings Mills, Maryland, United States of America. 150719512 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for Hillard A. Taylor. TAYLOR, HILLARD C. was born 24 February 1923, received Social Security number 494-22-1954 (indicating Missouri) and, Death Master File says, died 30 June 1996 150719513 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILLARD C TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILLARD L. was born 11 June 1918, received Social Security number 402-16-4233 and, Death Master File says, died 05 August 1994 150719514 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILLARD L TAYLOR. Taylor, Hillard Lee, Rank: PVT, Branch: US ARMY, War: WORLD WAR II, was born 11 June 1918, died 5 August 1994, and was buried in Section 24, Site 1686 in Dayton National Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio, United States of America. 150719515 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for Hillard Lee Taylor. Taylor, Hillard S. died in 1883 according to a Massachusetts vital record for Boston, Volume 348, Page 80. 150719516 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for Hillard S. Taylor. TAYLOR, HILLARD W. was born 12 August 1930, received Social Security number 403-34-1392 and, Death Master File says, died 12 February 2005 150719517 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILLARD W TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILLARY married a groom named MARVIN BROXMEYER in the year 1972 on license number 20664 issued in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.A. 150719518 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILLARY TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILLARY married a groom named MORTON W. LAZARUS in the year 1988 on license number 3146 issued in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.A. 150719520 TAYLOR, HILLARY was born 03 April 1908, received Social Security number 404-03-8719 and, Death Master File says, died 14 March 2001 150719521 TAYLOR, HILLARY was born 09 April 1941, received Social Security number 104-32-8093 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 23 August 2010 150719522 TAYLOR, Hillary was born ABT 1809 in North Carolina; was in the 1850 census in Greene County, North Carolina. 150719523 TAYLOR, Hillary was born ABT 1823 in Maryland; was in the 1850 census in Gloucester County, Virginia. 150719524 Taylor, Hillary, Rank: PVT, Branch: US ARMY, War: WORLD WAR II, was born 26 September 1917, died 16 August 1988, and was buried in Section 19, Site 12 in Raleigh National Cemetery in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America. 150719525 TAYLOR, HILLARY A who was 27 (born ABT 1976) married 19 JUL 2003 in DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named BRIAN D NOWLIN who was 24 (born ABT 1979). 150719526 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILLARY A TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILLARY A who was 35 (born ABT 1969) married 6 MAR 2004 in HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named DAVID G BRANDA who was 40 (born ABT 1964). 150719527 TAYLOR, HILLARY ANN and BRENT ALAN SHEFFER applied for a marriage license in Franklin County, Ohio, United States of America 23 August 1995, which license was issued 23 August 1995, which was valid until 23 October 1995, and which was returned 6 September 1995, indicating that a marriage happened 2 September 1995. 150719528 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILLARY ANN TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILLARY W. was born 02 April 1886, received Social Security number 261-24-8084 (indicating Florida) and, Death Master File says, died 15 March 1968 150719529 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILLARY W TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILLEARY S. was born 25 May 1925, received Social Security number 578-22-5792 (indicating District of Columbia) and, Death Master File says, died November 1988 150719530 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILLEARY S TAYLOR. TAYLOR, Hillen D married in 1929 in Lincoln, West Virginia, United States a groom named Hassell Sparks. 150719531 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for Hillen D TAYLOR. TAYLOR, HILLERY was born 0000, received Social Security number 241-20-8095 (indicating North Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died March 1963 150719532 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for HILLERY TAYLOR. TAYLOR, Hillery was born ABT 1849 in Alabama; was in the 1850 census in Covington County, Alabama. 150719533 This is the searchbox for this website, not to be confused with searchboxes that might appear in ads on this page. Check all the names on your family tree. 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__label__cc	0.681949	0.318051	Stop Tinkering India entered the classroom Down Under with swagger and confidence. During the lecture however, they were handed a tough lesson on test cricket. Test cricket is not for the faint hearted. It is also not a place where you can experiment and get away with it. Unlike One Day games, the demands for test cricket are for specialists- quality specialists. After more than five decades of playing this form of the game, India still doesn’t seem to have got the point. This was more than evident when the Melbourne test was over in four days. For probably the zillionth time, India experimented with their batting order. And as usual, the guinea pig was Rahul Dravid. What was the logic behind asking a player who has scored more than 9000 runs at an average of 55+ batting at number 3 to open the innings, no one will know. Just for the sake of making room for a flat track bully in a high quality middle order, India opened with their best batsman, and made a match winner at number 6 to come at number 3. What makes the move so baffling is that all this is done in the name of “the interest of the team”. How would making your batting line up look fragile work in the team’s interest is a mystery for Sherlock Holmes. Would anyone ever imagine Ponting, Kallis, Mohammad Yousuf or Lara open a test innings? Where is the sense in keeping two openers as passengers in the squad? And if the selectors were not keen on playing Sehwag due to his lack of form, why was he picked? Everyone felt the in-form Gambhir should have been given a chance. Yuvraj Singh is a very unlucky man. Unlucky because he should’nt be in the side, although he deserves it. Takin a tough decision like that would mean a decision in “the interest of the team”. It is about time we realized that we need to pick horses for courses, and not players on the basis of name. It’s not that we don’t have openers: our One Day side has six of them. It’s just a matter of making the right decision, and not the easy one. This entry was posted in Cricket, History, Test Cricket and tagged Cricket, dravid, india, Test Cricket, Yuvraj on December 30, 2007 by theclairvoyant. ← An opportunity lost: India thrashed in the Melbourne Test Symonds and Hogg pile on the runs →	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line378
__label__cc	0.675399	0.324601	Disaster Response: A Quick How-To Guide by Stowaway Magazine \| May 17, 2019 \| Fall 2019, Field Notes, Service The elements can be ruthless. Whether it be fire, flood, tsunami, or earthquake, natural disasters have been known to thoroughly destroy the lives and livelihoods of people worldwide.Take the 7.5 earthquake and tsunami of December 2018 in Indonesia, in which more than... “Voluntourism” from Home by Stowaway Magazine \| Mar 6, 2019 \| Blog, Field Notes, Service Photo courtesy of Cambodian Children’s Fund Have you ever thought of helping people while traveling? Nowadays, there are a lot of traveling-volunteering programs that provide people with opportunities to do service while traveling. However, the fact is that... Traveling to a New Home: Refugee Aid Organizations by Stowaway Magazine \| Feb 24, 2017 \| Field Notes, Service, Winter 2017 We have all heard or seen news of the Syrian Refugee Crisis—it’s hard to escape the knowledge of the approximately 5 million Syrians who have been forced to flee their homeland and find refuge among other countries of the world. Since the crisis began in 2011, it has... Volunteering in Paradise by Stowaway Magazine \| Jul 2, 2016 \| 2016, Archive, Field Notes, Service, Spring, Spring 2016 What makes nature such a tempting getaway? For most, it’s the peaceful contrast to a bustling city. However, much like the city that never sleeps, the Amazon’s constant humming and buzzing reveals a similar atmosphere. Come join the Amazon wildlife community to see... Service: Human Trafficking by Stowaway Magazine \| Jan 9, 2016 \| Field Notes, Service, Winter 2016 Many people are unfamiliar with the term “human trafficking” or associate it with the storyline of the popular 2008 Luc Besson film Taken. Solo travelers, especially women, are often advised against traveling alone because family members don’t have that “very... Venerating Volunteerism: How to be an Efficient Volunteer in a Foreign Country by Stowaway Magazine \| Sep 17, 2015 \| Fall 2015, Field Notes, Service More than 1.6 million people volunteer internationally every year. With so many helping hands, humanitarian work is progressing all around the world. However, being unprepared for the culture shock can ruin what could be an inspiring experience. Stowaway researched...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line383
__label__wiki	0.526345	0.526345	Where the Popular Kids are Sitting Issue: 14 September 2009 It was the Melbourne Writers Festival; the title of the panel was "Taking Over The Grown-ups Table." Agnes Nieuwenhuizen, champion of youth literature in Australia and former head of the hugely successful Australia Centre for Youth Literature, was chairing. The panelists were Justine Larbalestier, Scott Westerfeld, and Isobelle Carmody; all accomplished writers of speculative young adult works. "Is there a link," someone asked, "between science fiction and young adult works?" "Science fiction's what they used to call the YA section before there was a YA section," Westerfeld said, and effortlessly articulated the feeling I'd had for years. Not that I was always able to treat the sci-fi/fantasy section as the YA section; I was actually forbidden to borrow The Two Towers from my local library because it was "too old" for a nine-year-old. My parents bought the rest of the series for me anyway, and I read it in breathless gulps, astonished and delighted to find a girl with a sword who decided she no longer wanted to marry a king, and small people of great deeds. Tolkien's troubling depictions of exotic, proud, dark human races opposed to the pale and stern Men and Elves of the West and the weird class issues passed right over my head. Like many faults of this kind, they taint my memories in retrospect (and really, the less said of Narnia the better) but I was oblivious to them at the time, caught up in deep magic and courageous deeds. Cool stuff was happening, if I skipped all the meetings. We moved to a new town and a better library, where the children's and SFF sections were side by side, and that neatly set my reading patterns for life. Now I read young adult fiction of all genres and adult speculative fiction—indeed, that's almost all I read for pleasure—and I do so for the same reasons I did when I was nine: 1) The same questions of identity and ethics tend to come up. What's out there? What could be? Who am I? What is good and what evil and how should I behave? 2) Characters usually want things and act to make them happen, or react to events as they occur. During endless university reading lists of dreary and unlikable protagonists aimlessly drifting through non-plots, it was a huge relief to pick up my for-me reading. YA non-genre fiction, incidentally, is proof that literary fiction set in the "real" world isn't required to be pretentious and narrative-free. 3) There are generally things I like to read about in there, full of sensawunda. Explosions! Superpowers! Intrigue! Uploaded intelligences! Road trips! Creatures not of this reality! High school drama productions! I am a sucker for them all. Young adult fiction and speculative fiction, to me, tend to ask the same eternally fascinating questions about identity and ethics, and often present their researches into those central questions in entertaining packages. It's not that adult literary fiction can't do the same, but my hit rate tends to be higher in those parts of the bookstore. So when I was asked if I wanted to contribute a regular column to Strange Horizons, I said, "Yes!" and then, "Can I do it on YA?" Don't worry—I won't insist that all of young adult literature is generically identical to spec fic. You won't get my thoughts on the Gossip Girl series (although if you want to talk fantasy . . .) or the works of Sarah Dessen and John Green (although An Abundance of Katherines does have a lot of maths . . .). I'll restrict myself to discussing those YA titles that I feel have a solid claim to being speculative fiction. As you can imagine, this is going to limit me to a bare handful of topics for future columns, such as the unreliable teen narrator in works of speculative fiction; puberty and adolescence as metaphor for magical transformation; the interesting lack of university-set YA SF; whitewashed covers and why they are gross; the growing number of awesome non-American contemporary and future fantasies; faeries versus zombies versus unicorns versus vampires; the teen SF blogosphere; the magical powers of librarians; the phenomenon of the disappeared parent; the eternal search for "boys" books; the trend of marketing YA sci-fi as "adventure" fiction; SF fan fiction by teens; and the tentative movement of YA publishers into the graphic novel medium. You know. Just a few things. Plus, mini-reviews, because I like those. But before I get to the good stuff, there is something I want to address once, and then never again; I read concerns about the graying of SF fandom and the fear that speculative fiction as a genre will fizzle out like unto a damp sparkler on a rainy Guy Fawkes' night. Then I wonder what the hell those worriers are on. Areas of publishing and fandom dedicated to the SF topics that interest increasingly older white men might be dying, I guess, but I fail to see why I should care, since I am so unwelcome in those arenas. My father's Readercon indeed—my dad doesn't even read SF. However, the worriers are wrong. SF is doing really, really well. Just not where they're looking. Speculative works aimed at young people don't just dominate young adult literature sales; they dominate fiction sales. The Harry Potter series famously prompted the split of the New York Times bestseller lists into Adult and Children's, and then further split Children's into "series" and "individual" titles. The Twilight saga took four of the top ten positions in most bestseller lists last year, and Stephenie Meyer actually made book tours cool, speaking to lecture halls packed with teenage fans. SF fandom isn't graying. SF fandom is young. It's writing fanfic, climbing into cosplay, and getting favourite characters and quotes tattooed on its unwrinkled skin. It may come to regret the last, but the sincerity of that devotion cannot be doubted. So is YA taking over the grown-ups' table? It's a revealing question, steeped in the kind of condescension that assumes books aimed at young people are intrinsically of less cultural value than the real books, speculative or otherwise, that are ostensibly for adult readers. It's also drenched in fear because, oh my lord, the young people are invading! With their depressing music and tight jeans! It does seem to make many people uneasy, this obvious success. Is it bad? Are YA writers are dumbing down literature and its readers both, making us all unintelligent children, incapable of recognizing and appreciating well-crafted works of real depth? Of course not. Young adult fiction is certainly a vehicle for banality; it's also a vehicle for works of astonishing ideas, beautiful prose, compelling narrative, and intricate subtlety. And as for dumbing down the readers, I've heard and seen brilliant questions from teenagers at author talks and interviews. (John Green includes representative quotes in a speech he delivered at the 2008 ALAN Conference). Teenagers who read for fun are fantastic; many of them are insightful, careful readers who passionately engage with literature and articulate their passion with clarity and power. Finally, the "popular automatically equals awful" argument seems not only logically spurious, but is often employed in suspicious circumstances. There are plenty of well-supported objections to the literary and ethical merits of the Twilight series, for example, but I am thoroughly sick of just the fact that it's incredibly popular with teenage girls being held up as a self-evident reason to despise it. Apparently large numbers of young women loving something makes that thing automatically risible. No doubt it's all those cooties. In my experience, though, YA isn't actually interested in taking over the grown-ups' table. YA is having fun right where it is, making castles out of the mashed kumara, pulling crackers with extra enthusiasm, redesigning the party hats, discussing rocket propulsion and philosophy of magic over dessert, and inviting readers to think about where eggs come from, isn't that awesome and also gross? If the grown-ups want to perform these activities at their tables, that's fine. The best thing is that the grown-ups are welcome to join the YA table, if they promise to behave. The supremacy in sales of YA speculative fiction isn't the result of a conspiratorial attempt to sit at the big table with the fancy cutlery; it's the result of kids reading, in massive numbers, books that they enjoy, and adults joining them. It's the result of adults realizing they want that sense of wonder that comes from exploring new worlds and questioning old ideas, and flipping the bird to anyone who tells them to be ashamed of it, because joy and awe and excitement are only for children. SF fans ought to be celebrating that success, not ignoring it as they carp about dying fandom, or resenting YA speculative fiction because, as I've heard someone actually say, it's stealing from the pockets of real SF writers. So that's my take on the boogeyman in the basement, once and never again. I don't want to use this column to conduct a defense of YA spec fic; it doesn't need defenders. From here on this column is for criticism, examination, and, most definitely, celebration. Because some really cool stuff is happening. © Copyright 2009 Karen Healey About Karen Healey Karen Healey is a New Zealander writing young adult fiction and living in Australia. Her debut novel, Guardian of the Dead , was an ALA William C. Morris Award Finalist and won the 2010 Aurealis award for Best Young Adult Novel. Her next book, The Shattering , comes out in July (ANZ) and September (USA).	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line384
__label__wiki	0.646323	0.646323	5 Coldest Places In The World by Ashwini R · July 17, 2015 Arctic Sea Ocean Water, Antarctica (Photo Credit: tpsdave / Public Domain) Vostok – Antarctica Vostok Station is a Russian research station in inland Princess Elizabeth Land, Antarctica. Vostok Station has an ice cap climate, with long frigid winters and very short, very cold summers. The climate is extremely dry with an average of only 2.6 mm of precipitation per year. Vostok is the coldest place on Earth. The average temperature of the cold season (from April to October) is about −65 °C while the average temperature of the warm season (from November to March) is about −42 °C. Russian Station, Vostok (Photo Credit: NSF/Josh Landis / Public Domain) Plateau Station – Antarctica Plateau Station is an inactive American research in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. Plateau Station is one of the coldest places on earth and has ice cap climate. The lowest temperature recorded in Plateau Station was (-86.2 °C) on July 20, 1968. Plateau Station has cold and brief summers and frigid winters. The average temperature of the cold season (from April to October) is about −70 °C while the average temperature of the warm season (from November to March) is about −40 °C. Plateau Station (Photo Credit: Kačka a Ondra / CC BY 2.0) Oymyakon – Russia Oymyakon is a rural locality in Oymyakonsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia and located along the Indigirka River. With an extreme subarctic climate, Oymyakon is known as one of the candidates for the Northern Pole of Cold. The climate is quite dry, but as average monthly temperatures are below freezing for 7 months of the year. Summers are much wetter than winters. Sometimes the temperature drops below 0 °C in late September and may remain negative until mid-May. Oymyakon Forests (Photo Credit: Maarten Takens / CC BY-SA 2.0) Verkhoyansk – Russia Verkhoyansk is a town in Verkhoyansky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia and located on the Yana River near the Arctic Circle. Monthly temperatures are below freezing from October through April and exceed +10 °C from June through August. Verkhoyansk has an extreme subarctic climate. Verkhoyansk has a dry climate with little rainfall or snowfall. Snow is actually most likely in October and May, when the weather is less dry than in winter. The Valley Basin Of Verkhoyansk (Photo Credit: Becker0804 / Public Domain) Northice – Greenland North Ice was a research station of the British North Greenland Expedition on the inland ice of Greenland. The station recorded the lowest temperature ever in North America with −66.1 °C on January 9, 1954. This is the fifth coldest place in the world. The name of the station contrasts to the former British South Ice station in Antarctica. Unnamed Glacial Canyon, Northern Greenland (Photo Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center / CC BY 2.0) Japanese Cat Island by Ashwini R · Published July 22, 2015 10 Funniest Comedians In India by Supriya D · Published August 20, 2015 Worlds Top 10 Innovative Food Brands by Supriya D · Published September 5, 2015 13 Delicious Fish Dishes That You Want To Eat Everytime Glasswinged Butterfly – The Butterfly With Transparent Wings Natural Beauty Of Yunnan – Stone Forest 5 Beautiful Places In India by Ashwini R · Published May 18, 2015 · Last modified November 3, 2015 5 Most Beautiful Gardens In The World by Ashwini R · Published July 17, 2015 · Last modified November 24, 2015 5 Popular Heart Surgeons Visit To The Scenic Town Of Malpe by Ashwini R · Published May 25, 2015 · Last modified July 17, 2015 Worlds Top 10 Weapons 10 Amazing And Rarest Plants In The world 5 Famous Forts In India by Ashwini R · Published May 18, 2015 · Last modified November 24, 2015 Incredible Attractions In India by Ashwini R · Published May 25, 2015 6 Luxury Watches Brand Available At Affordable Cost In India by Neelam S · Published September 7, 2015 Next story 5 Cleanest Cities In The world Previous story 5 Hottest Places In The World AllRefer © 2019. All Rights Reserved.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line393
__label__wiki	0.742108	0.742108	The Tokusatsu Network Podcast Partners Where Are They Now?: Variety Show Tokusatsu April Fools 2019 Roundup Joe Odagiri Shares his Favorite Things About Kamen Rider Where Are They Now? Heisei Kamen Riders of Phase 2 David Crawley Consider supporting us on Patreon so we can continue providing quality tokusatsu news coverage. Welcome to Where Are They Now? an article series that’s dedicated to me finding people and stuff, I guess. This time I’m working on a super tight deadline, so buckle in. This statue of the original Kamen Rider, I assume, is still in the same place. Statues don’t tend to move that much. Google says it is somewhere in the Tokyo prefecture, so I guess that’s where it is today. The Kamen Rider Statue would later go on to star in Battle Royale. The quarry that has at least one fight per show in it is still going strong. Fights still happen in the quarry. It’s still somewhere in Japan, probably the Tokyo Prefecture. Some newer seasons of stuff use a quarry in New Zealand. Funnily enough, New Zealand banned quarries on television until recently despite so many shows being filmed in Kiwi quarries. The quarry would later go on to star in Battle Royale. Godzilla is best known for his appearances in the movies that bear his name. When he isn’t currently filming, he’s hanging out in Atlantis, I guess. He lives in the ocean– Atlantis is in the ocean. Doesn’t take a scientist to figure out where he might be. Although he could be somewhere in the Tokyo Prefecture of Japan too, I guess. Godzilla would later go on to star in Battle Royale Oomori Hill is best known for being in a lot of toku stuff. It is currently still there. Being a hill. In the Tokyo Prefecture of Japan. I would assume somewhere called Oomori. Oomori Hill would later go on to star in Battle Royale. Fuuto-kun, the star of Kamen Rider W fell on hard times after the series ended. Turns out being a mascot for a town that doesn’t really exist was not a smart career choice for him. We assume he is somewhere in the Tokyo Prefecture of Japan. Fuuto-kun later went on to star in Battle Royale. We don’t know where Kamen Rider Gill’s suit from Kamen Rider Agito is, but if you find it please give it a loving home so that it can live out its last days in peace and comfort. If you see this suit please call the Tokusatsu Network at 555-5555. Related Topics:april fools, april fools 2017 An Englishman in America who enjoys Japanese pop culture. Comics Corner: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #13 Tabletop RPG “Super Happy Sentai Hour” Runs Kickstarter Campaign Categories Select Category Actor News Anime Articles Artist Feature Casting Announcements Comics Comics Corner Cosplayer Feature Events Film Club Henshin! Anime Interest Interviews Manga Meet the Team Merchandise News Podcast Polls Reviews Rumor Mill Site News and Announcements Summaries and Previews Uncategorized Video Games Weeklies Where Are They Now? YouTube Channel Subscribe to TokuNet Enter your email address to subscribe to the Tokusatsu Network and receive notifications of new posts by email. Please consider supporting us on Patreon so we can continue providing quality tokusatsu news coverage. You can buy us a coffee via Ko-Fi if you would like to help fuel Team TokuNet. You can support the team for free by clicking on the image below and bookmarking it for the next time you shop on Amazon. Try Amazon Prime 30-Day Free Trial Copyright © Tokusatsu Network LLC	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line402
__label__cc	0.678743	0.321257	Category: Other Liberty Bells Portland, Oregon: It’s the Saturday before the first Thanksgiving of the 1970s, and shit has been blowing up with alarming regularity. Last month, a dynamite bomb at the University of Oregon in Eugene — the first of two bombings on campus this year — caused $50k in damages and, miraculously, no injuries. Ten days ago, state officials… Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 3, 1987: The parade approaches Independence Hall, the birthplace of American liberty, the building on the back of the hundred dollar bill. Two-hundred spunky young roller skating gymnasts in short shorts, knee pads and striped knee-high athletic socks slow their roll. With expert precision and youthful abandon, they climb on top of each… That time Hitler stole the Liberty Bell Cablegram: May 6, 1940, To: Herr Hitler, Berlin “Only accurate replica of the Liberty Bell in Independence Hall, Philadelphia, was donated to Czechoslovakia by Americans when that country became a republic. We understand all bronze articles are being melted down and since we have use for this valuable bell we offer $3,000 if delivered at New York… Phil Tovrea’s Liberty Bell Replica: Phoenix Arizona In my quest to see all 57 Liberty Bell replicas cast in 1950 as part of a U.S. Treasury Department savings bond drive, I’ve learned there are many more full-size, functional Liberty Bell replicas in this world — in locations far and wide— from fondue restaurant in Delaware, to a park in Tokyo, to a… Fort Collins Mini Liberty Bell Thanks to an inside connection at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, I was able to visit this adorable little mini Liberty Bell replica. It lives in storage just a block from our office. I passed by countless times, never knowing this little guy was in there all by his lonesome (along with lots… Independence Hall: Home of the Founding Fathers — Rapid City, SD En route to our Lake Superior summer vacation, we decided to take the scenic route from from Colorado to Minnesota. On our way from Wall, SD to Mount Rushmore, we were surprised and delighter to find Independence Hall along the highway — conveniently located between Reptile Gardens and Bear County (just like it is in Philadelphia)…. Pigeon Forge 2008 Philadelphia Airport – Lego Bell	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line405
__label__wiki	0.991324	0.991324	14 beautiful countries where you can live better than at home We found 14 magical places around the world where, it turns out, it’s much cheaper and easier to live than we ever imagined. It’s time to pack your suitcase! © charmingasiatours © amazonaws © tizianasegato Cambodia is a great place to visit if you have a tight budget. But you can also live there on a more permanent basis on a relatively low wage. For just $5 local fishermen will cook you a delicious meal which they caught the same day; most seafood here costs around $1-2. © blogspot © botg © taopic The south east coast of Vietnam is famous for its 11,000 hectares of tropical forest. It’s also one of the best spots in Asia for diving — Vietnam boasts a huge and beautiful barrier reef. Moreover, it’s comparatively free from tourists, which has helped make finding a place to live relatively easy — you can pay just $150-200 a month. © travel © wordpress © thewowstyle Laos is famous for its beautiful mountains, Buddhist temples and monasteries, and its floating river cafes and bars. You can live well here on just $9-20 a day. Dinner will cost you $1-5 and renting a bike around $10. © ingubo © chanbokeo © world-insight Although it’s very popular with tourists and thus comparatively much more expensive than other countries in Asia, prices in Thailand are still low compared to many countries in the northern hemisphere. You can rent an apartment here for $160-320 a month, grab a bite to eat for $1-3, and rent a moped for $63-80 a month. You can live in the countryside — side by side with the luscious jungles — for around $4 a day. © rjmcollection © trendspace © clicktur This densely populated country famous for its architecture, religious practices and natural features is another great place to live on a low budget. You can rent an apartment here for two for around $100-110 a month. A plate of delicious spicy food will cost around 60 cents, and a multi-course meal around $1-2. © wiki-travel © eskipaper © worlds The mysterious country of Nepal is known as a centre of spirituality in Asia. It’s also a heaven for those with limited cash. You can eat well here on just $1 a day. A one-room apartment in Kathmandu will cost you around $1-2 a day, whereas a trip on the local transport network is just 20 cents. © abercrombiekent © advfactory China is a country of huge contrasts, with its picturesque villages and huge, overcrowded cities. It’s an incredibly beautiful and diverse place. Despite the fact it’s huge, it’s relatively inexpensive to travel around China; it will cost you just $1 to get a taxi somewhere. You can very well indeed for little more than $2. © kalipsoua © activeclub © red-cat23 In many respects, Bulgaria is a lot more expensive than many of the other countries mentioned in this list. But compared to other places in Europe, you can experience the same level of comfort and enjoy incredible landscapes and cities on a much smaller budget. Some parts of Bulgaria look like France, but here a drink will only cost you 80 cents, and renting an apartment is just $200 a month. © media © nicaragua © tastylifemag Nicaragua is a really great option for anyone who wants to see a fascinating part of the world but is short of funds. From food to rent, everything here is quite cheap — and that doesn’t mean the quality of anything is lower either. A monthly budget of around $995 is enough to get you a large apartment and pay the bills, feed you and a partner, and still have enough left over for entertainment. © rmcclub © beautifulplacestovisit This colourful country with its rich cultural inheritance offers one of the best value-for-money experiences out there. Renting an apartment costs around $200 a month, and your food budget will be around $24-40 a week. © bookfriendlytravel © kn3 © orangesmile Honduras is one of the fastest growing tourist destinations in the world at the moment. And it’s not hard to see why — it’s cheap, beautiful, cheerful, romantic and has great food to offer. You can fly in with just a backpack and buy everything you need to live comfortably on a relatively low budget. Incredibly tasty local cuisine will cost you only $3 per meal. © imgur © travelimage © theprisma Prices in Peru differ from region to region, but in general it’s still cheaper than plenty of other countries — and you get the benefit of a fascinating cultural experience, vibrant cities and beautiful landscapes. © lifewomenstyle © academic © villapassaat Right in the middle of Mexico, you can find the cultural hub of Guanajuato. It’s possible to rent a stunning apartment here for around $150-200 a month; a drink will cost less than a dollar, and a ticket to the cinema just $3. © 24 © panoramio © twimg Few people know it, but the southern tip of Albania is a brilliant place to lead a quiet life. The region is home to the city of Butrint and a nearby national park. The local cuisine is wonderful, whilst the climate is as pleasant as anywhere in the Mediterranean. But unlike anywhere else in that region, Albania is a very cheap place to live: a drink will cost you just 90 cents; a great fish-based meal around $6, and an apartment around $100-120 a month.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line414
__label__cc	0.626573	0.373427	Israel News3 weeks ago President Rivlin Welcomes Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo President Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin met Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York, who is visiting Israel. This is the third time Governor Cuomo has visited Israel in... International latest news3 weeks ago Israeli President Reuven Rivlin Hosts Chilean President Sebastian Pinera & Wife During State Visit Israeli President Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin on Wednesday welcomed Chilean President Sebastián Piñera to Beit HaNasi. President Piñera and his wife who are visiting Israel, were received... Historic Jewish Prayer in Bahrain Synagogue at US-Led Mideast Economic Conference Among those in attendance was Jason Greenblatt, a senior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump. By: UWI Staff At the beginning of a new day of... Open Skies: Israel and Chile Signed a New Aviation Agreement Israel and Chile have signed a new aviation agreement enabling regular flights between the two countries. The agreement was signed by Minister Smotrich and Chilean Foreign... Caught: A Truck Dumping Construction Waste at Ashkelon Coast A Truck dumping construction waste at a pirate site on the Ashkelon coast was seized and the relevant operators will be charged. The Green Police of... The First Hotel in Israel in the National Infrastructure Track was Approved by the Housing Cabinet Thanks to an amendment to the Planning and Building Law initiated by the Ministry of Tourism, the Government Housing Cabinet approved an addition of 845 hotel... Jews Pray in Bahrain Synagogue The ancient synagogue in the capital of Bahrain held a prayer service this morning. Following the conference held in the kingdom, a number of government officials... PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his Wife Sara Host Dinner for Chilean President Sebastian Pinera and his Wife Cecilia Morel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara, this evening (Wednesday, 26 June 2019), at the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem, hosted dinner for Chilean President... Business & Technology3 weeks ago PM Netanyahu Meets with US Deputy Energy Secretary Danny Brouillette at Tel Aviv University Cyber Week Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today (Wednesday, 26 June 2019), at Tel Aviv University Cyber Week, met with US Deputy Energy Secretary Danny Brouillette. Energy Minister Dr.... President Rivlin hosted President Sebastián Piñera of Chile, who is visiting Israel President Rivlin to President Piñera: “The gaps between us and the Palestinians are great, but we must begin with small steps of cooperation, and not to... Rivlin Hosts Event Marking 40 Years of Israel-Egypt Peace with Cairo’s Ambassador Present President Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin on Tuesday hosted a meeting to mark the 40th anniversary of the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty. Egyptian Ambassador to Israel Khaled Azmi, Foreign... Ancient City Gate from King David Era Discovered in Golan Heights Archaeologists in Israel’s Golan Heights have made an exciting discovery, uncovering an ancient city gate from the time of King David. As reported by Fox News,... Afula City Hall: No Arabs in Our Park This Summer The municipality of Afula will prevent residents of the area from entering the municipal park along the summer vacation. The park will be open to the... Netanyahu Leads Summit of US, Russian & Israeli Security Advisers in J’slm Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Tuesday morning, led the trilateral summit meeting of the national security advisers of the US, Russia and Israel at Jerusalem’s Orient... Israel’s Religious Right Faces Leadership Power Struggle Two are vying for the top spot of the United Right, an alliance of religious-Zionist parties. This week may determine who will head the party that... Suspect in Rape of 7-Year Old Israeli Girl Released & Indictment Canceled At the end of a decisive session in Israel with the Military Advocate General (MAG), the military prosecution announced cancellation of the indictment and asked to... Page 5 of 190‹ Previous123456789Next ›Last »	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line415
__label__wiki	0.657611	0.657611	Smithsonian exhibit coming to Newberry By: John The Newberry Opera House will be hosting one of the Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibits during its tour of America throughout the rest of 2018 and into 2019. The Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street, in cooperation with South Carolina Humanities, presents “Crossroads: Change in Rural America.” The exhibition will examine the evolving landscape of rural America. The exhibition opens in the lobby of the Newberry Opera House on December 16 and will remain on display through February 2. Americans have relied on rural crossroads for generations. These places where people gather to exchange goods, services, and culture and to engage in political and community discussions that are an important part of our cultural fabric. Despite the massive economic and demographic impacts brought on by these changes, America’s small towns continue to creatively focus on new opportunities for growth and development. “Crossroads” explores how rural American communities changed in the 20th century. From sea to shining sea, the vast majority of the United States remains rural, with only 3.5 percent of the landmass considered urban. Since 1900, the percentage of Americans living in rural areas dropped from 60 percent to 17 percent. The exhibition looks at that remarkable societal change and how rural Americans responded. The Newberry Opera House and the surrounding community were expressly chosen by the South Carolina Humanities to host “Crossroads” as part of the Museum on Main Street program. Newberry was chosen to host this exhibit because it has maintained its rural roots since its founding in 1789. The Smithsonian Crossroads exhibit allows the Newberry community to reflect on its history – present and future. It will bring about discussions about how Newberry has changed in response to the continued urbanization of America. Talking points in this exhibit may mention how Newberry has evolved through the years of its existence and stayed relevant thanks to new economic development and the efforts of its citizens. Join the Newberry Opera House on December 16 at 4 pm for a free opening reception/ribbon cutting with speaker Randy Cohen of Americans for the Arts and watch the 1948 film Newberry in Color. January 22 guest author/speaker Tom Poland will lead a discussion about South Carolina’s back roads, along with a book signing at 7 pm. The exhibition is part of Museum on Main Street, a unique collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), SC Humanities, Wells Fargo, and Samsung. To learn more about “Crossroads” and other Museum on Main Street exhibitions, visit www.museumonmainstreet.org. Support for MoMS has been provided by the U.S. Congress. SITES has been sharing the wealth of Smithsonian collections and research programs with millions of people outside Washington, D.C., for more than 65 years. SITES connects Americans to their shared cultural heritage through a wide range of exhibitions about art, science and history, which are shown wherever people live, work and play. For exhibition description and tour schedules, visit www.sites.si.edu. Previous Post: Husband and wife arrested in Leesville drug seizure Next Post: Lexington One named state’s best Dazzlers dance camp July 22 – 25 Chapin Job Fair July 25 Dominion pledges $2.5 million to African American Museum George Bryan: Golf Tips District Five Board announces Meeting schedule for 2019-2020 school year Categories Select Category Business Church Civic Non Profit Columns Chapin Mayor’s Message Richard Eckstrom Community News Events Obituary Education Entertainment Recreation Government Politics Health Letter to Editor Military Natural Resources Public Safety Coroner’s Report Police Report Sheriff Report Senior News Sports Fishing Report George Bryan Golf Send Us Your News Ideas Do you have a story idea or news that you would like to share? We welcome all content ideas and Letters to the Editor. We'd love to hear from you. We can be reached at 803.772.7506. You can email us @ [email protected] Privacy Policy Designed using Magazine News Byte. Powered by WordPress.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line417
__label__cc	0.674242	0.325758	Started by Jamie_M, Jul 12 2019 08:37 AM #1 Jamie_M https://gmfc.net/201...stone-incident/ #2 Alibi Location:Dumfries Once they find the idiot who did this, I hope they give him the most severe punishment possible. Which I think would be to give him a free season ticket, but on appeal would probably be reduced to life imprisonment. "Any nation given the opportunity to regain its national sovereignty and which then rejects it is so far beneath contempt that it is hard to put words to it." Getting banned for your conduct at a friendly and it didn't involve a riot, being banned from an island or nearly sinking a boat is reprehensible. Hope they find the moron. #4 port-ton port-ton Location:port glasgow Such a bizarre and scummy thing to do at the best of times nevermind during a pre season friendly. Hopefully the person is found. Good people will do good things, bad people will do bad things, but only with religion do good people do bad things! The coin came from a group of children as far as I can see, let’s keep things in perspective. Yes, the kid should get his arse kicked, but I’ve already seen someone say elsewhere he should be banned for life. Kids do stupid things, and hopefully when found his parents are mortified and kick his arse, but the club educating him rather than punishing him would be a far more appropriate course of action here. https://www.bbc.co.u...otball/48961201 https://www.dailyrec...-crowd-17997467 https://www.greenock...orton-friendly/ Edited by Jamie_M, 12 July 2019 - 09:31 AM. #7 TheGoon It was from one of the weans that congregated down the front of the shed. Excited to find out this is actually a blindspot for our amazing CCTV system, introduced for just this. #8 pink_panther Send in the Govan polis they'll find the culprit #9 so72 Location:Scotland Very level headed. Something more creative that would teach him a lesson without being heavy-handed would be good. Make him clean the youth teams boots if he wants back in or something #10 Jamie_M Yeah did wonder if it would have been one of the kids. More tactful approach would be needed if so whilst still demonstrating the seriousness. Not the sort of publicity we want to be attracting right now. We aren't Falkirk. #11 Ray Von Ray Von I remember being annoyed at a linesmans performance at Stenhousemuir and I threw half a mars bar at him. Was disgusted at myself for months, raging I didn’t get to finish it. #12 AyrshireTon The Buzzer Location:An Truthail Don’t forget lettuce-gate (no, it wasn’t a cauliflower). And the St Mirren player who ate half of the bounty bar that was chucked at him. “McGhee needs some support, there’s no-one backing him up. Hayes playing it forward, Bell being forced to do it all alone, now forward from Marr, here’s Ritchie, still Andy Ritchie, look at the control…” “That is a marvellous goal from Andy Ritchie. Twenty minutes on the clock and Morton’s supporters come alive. A goal which epitomises the control, the arrogance, the cheek of Andy Ritchie.” #13 El gofer El gofer After the previous chief exec and letter gate, this is an opportunity to do something positive that could get the club some proper publicity in attempting to make a difference, as opposed to Partick thistle per se, and their money making scheme. A wee bit of restorative justice. Unpaid work, meet an referee or something. Sort of stuff that will cost nothing but will earn the club a fair amount of good will. #14 RealTonKid RealTonKid Location:Darklands I mind Mark Yardley getting scudded with a pie in front of the cowshed. Fat b’stard looked like he wanted to pick it up and eat it. To be fair, I think letters and statements have to be done to show the club are doing something and it helps minimise any punishment. What happens after is probably a better measure of how things are run though and the suggestion would be in everyone's interests if it was a young boy. #16 vikingTON Award-winning fact-based analysis Is there an alert system at Trust HQ for whenever your big mate Iron Man gets slated on the forum? The site is supposed to be a place for the extended 'family' of Morton supporters - having an affinity with people that you don't know, because you share a love of your local football club. It's not supposed to be about point scoring and showing how 'clever' or 'funny' you are, or just being downright rude and offensive to people you don't know, because you can get away with it. Unfortunately, it seems the classic case of people who have little standing/presence in real life, use this forum as a way of making themselves feel as if they are something. It's sad, and I've said that before.. So, having been on Morton forums for about 15 years I guess, I've had enough... well done t*ssers, another Morton supporter driven away. You can all feel happy at how 'clever' you are Not disagreeing that the club had to make the statement that they did. As you said what happens next is the measure of the club though I think half a dozen warning letters, containing threats of prison, is the only way to go here. Unless it happened at Ibrox, of course. I think half a dozen warning letters, containing threats of prison is the only way to go here. Unless it happened at Ibrox, of course. #20 Chesh Chesh The club have identified the individual who threw the coin and have given them a stadium ban for an indefinite period. Its now with Police Scotland for any further action. Im making perfect sense, your just not keeping up. My Twitter - https://twitter.com/RJChesh Back to General Morton Chatter	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line418
__label__wiki	0.788324	0.788324	In the Company of Gin Barnaby Conrad III pointed out the home of the Mai Tai, its entrance obscured by palm fronds and banana trees. “That’s the old Trader Vic’s room,” he said, handing his keys to a parking attendant. “It’s now a pretty popular Vietnamese restaurant.” Le Colonial, it’s called, and it manages to fit. When it was Trader Vic’s, the area known as Cosmo Place, between Downtown and Little Saigon, was a nightlife destination. According to a website that tracks tiki culture, Queen Elizabeth II experienced her first- ever anywhere restaurant meal at Vic’s in 1983, as a guest of the Reagans, no less. She drank a Tanqueray martini. That Vic’s closed in the early ’90s. We walked up Taylor Street to the Bohemian Club. It was Thursday—bohemians’ night out. Before dinner, we drank a No. 209 martini at an oak bar long and polished enough to have 10 pins at the end of it, surrounded by large oil paintings and the soft roar of men not at work. I stole a couple of paper napkins off the bar, the club’s owl logo teetering across them. I’d spied the No. 209 tucked among the other gins. It’s a newish brand, produced locally in a distillery down at Pier 50, very near the spot where Barry Bonds Jr. used to plunk homeruns into the bay. A couple of sips in, I spotted the bottle next to it: Junipero, a small-batch offering from the folks who also brewed Anchor ale, another San Francisco product. “Hmm,” I said. “Maybe we ordered in haste.” “I know Fritz,” Barnaby said, referring to Fritz Maytag, who’d resurrected the old Anchor brewery and then sold it after an award- winning run. “He’s 75 and in great shape. Beefy, not obese, you know? You know, like he could have played quarterback at Cal-Berkeley back in the day.” He suggested a trip up the coast to meet Maytag, but I suggested we drink a Junipero instead, as an after-dinner nightcap. The club ranks were beginning to thin and last orders were being taken. I wondered if anybody would awaken the older gent I saw napping earlier in the library, his body sunk into the puffy, tan leather of a club chair. I thought of him being left there, like Corduroy, to be discovered in the wee hours by a security guard making rounds. “Next time,” I said about Fritz, sipping the Junipero and making a mental tasting note I soon forgot. “Anyway,” Barnaby said, chinking glasses, “welcome to San Francisco.” He’d grown up here, in the shadow of his writer saloon keeper father, drinking ginger ale at one end of the bar while the likes of Tyrone Power and Ava Gardner drank gin at the other. Dad Conrad named his bar El Matador, after a novel he wrote on bullfighting called Matador became a surprise bestseller. He chronicled those days of wine and roses in a delicious tell-all, Name Dropping: Tales From My Barbary Coast Saloon. (A dozen years before, though, he’d published a memoir of a different sort—Time Is All We Have: Four Weeks at the Betty Ford Center.) With writers and drinkers, the olive often doesn’t fall far from the tree. Conrad III followed in his father’s footsteps with a fistful of books. One of them, The Martini, published in 1995, caught the front end of the wave that stranded ’tini menus across American bartops, recipe books in the stacks at Borders, and faux-vintage cocktail shakers on the shelves of Pottery Barn. It was my martini manifesto, a reference guide and devotional in ice-cold words and pictures. Its cover—a tightly cropped photo of a martini glass, its bowl glistening with the droplets of mid-chill—was the model of perfection I pictured when shaking at home during what historian Bernard DeVoto called, and Conrad quoted, “the violet hour.” The same year he published The Martini, Conrad met Maurice Kanbar, who couldn’t drink more than two martinis without getting a headache. (Conrad’s own theory, from page 120: “Even if there’s no driving to be done, two’s a pretty good limit.”) Having the wherewithal and now the need, Kanbar invented SKYY, the quadruple-distilled, blue-bottled beauty that overran the vodka market in the 1990s, in large part because of that cobalt bottle, which he had to get produced outside the country because, he explained, “making glass is a dirty business. You have to have smoke and glass and ovens. Americans don’t want to do that. They want to sit at a computer.” But the SKYY wasn’t the limit. With his non-compete clause expired—he’d sold SKKY off to spirit conglomerate Campari in 2001—Kanbar now peddles Blue Angel (in a clear bottle of brushed glass), another ultra-distilled spirit in a market he helped saturate. Kanbar’s inventiveness manifests itself in all manner of productions— Hoodwinked!, the animated hit film; an 85-cent pair of eyeglasses he wants to distribute pro bono in third-world nations; Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil; Zip Notes, in which he put the adhesive in the middle so the paper wouldn’t curl—but, in 2005, it ran to a few square blocks of downtown Tulsa. Kanbar now owns 16 buildings worth of it. Always a bookish sort, Kanbar’s properties have included, almost since its inception, Council Oak Books, the Tulsa publishing house struggling to make it in the world of Kindles and downloads. (As of December, the firm had relocated to San Francisco.) With Conrad, he’d launched a new imprint on Council Oak, Kanbar & Conrad, though he couldn’t remember when or how he met his new partner. “San Francisco is basically a small town and he’s a writer. I like writers. If Barnaby Conrad is a writer, then I immediately have a compatibility with the man. Writers are my guys.” Mine too, especially when they fall in with guys who buy up downtowns in their spare time. You know, when they’re not distilling spirits and publishing books. I’d been looking for a reason to get back to San Francisco. Now I had a couple. “You know he was a tumler?” said one-time columnist Bruce Bellingham. I pictured Maurice in circus tights, floating beneath the big top. I wouldn’t put it past him. I shook my head. “Not a tumbler,” he said, reaching for something to write on and finding it in his breast pocket in the form of a sealed envelope.“It’s one of my many medical bills. I had a heart attack in June 2010 and now I have $94,000 in medical bills. And there goes one of them.” Bellingham took another sip of wine, scribbled something on the envelope, then handed it to me. “A tumler, for you Gentile boys, is a man who’s hired in the Catskill Mountains to break up the party before an opening act. So, he’s really like a clown. Like Jerry Lewis. It’d be like me going from table to table, ‘Hi, ya, how ya doin’!’ It’s a Yiddish term for a troublemaker. Someone who stirs it up.” Barnaby took a sip of his Blue Angel martini—a gin man seguing into vodka out of homage, I assumed, given that we were in Perry’s on Union Street, Maurice’s favorite spot, and he was to have been here with us. Kanbar calls a Blue Angel martini a “BAM,” believing that a drink without a name is a bottomless well. (“The key to the business is a call,” he said. “Like a Cosmo.”) Barnaby downed his in an effigy-like salute to its absent inventor, while I paced myself with a Sierra Nevada. “He wasn’t a kid—maybe 19 or 20—and he’s been a tumler ever since,” said Bellingham. “But, he’s cultivated tumling into a finesse. Of course, no one around here knows what a tumler is.” Bellingham wrote columns for the San Francisco Examiner, and with San Francisco newspaper icon Herb Caen. “I wrote jokes for him. I’d send him jokes everyday by fax. Puns, political metaphors. I sat in Herb Caen’s office while he was ill and went through 59 years of his column, all gathered in leather-bound books. The Chronicle owns them. I thought, ‘Where am I going to begin?’ “They had so much fun. You and I cannot imagine. Barnaby can tell you.” Caen and Conrad Junior inhabited a time in San Francisco when the word saloon was a term of endearment. When books were books and men were men and martinis were gin. You can still get a drink there, but the way the old boys—and their sons—tell it, things have all but dried up. “Single women with dogs and fast-food restaurants and nothing else,” Barnaby says of the future city by the bay. Writer Rebecca Solnit, in her Infinite City: A San Francisco Atlas, plots 21 bars on a map of the city’s legendary “6 a.m.” saloons, so named for the hours they kept in order to better serve the dock workers leaving the graveyard shift. Service and software have replaced shipping, but the bars remain. Beyond the living proof, there are the dead. Novelist Jack London had a San Francisco saloon mix vast quantities of martinis and ship them to his getaway in Sonoma. “Professor” Jerry Thomas, hands-on author of The Bartender’s Guide—an 1862 classic that predates them all—made his mark at the Occidental Hotel on Montgomery Street. Thomas makes a good case (particularly for a deceased) for inventing the martini, or at least being its missing link. Bellingham was in purgatory when Kanbar bailed him out. A local charitable house received a big gift for taking care of Bruce between gigs, courtesy of the man with the golden arm. “I’ve not been upset with one gift that I’ve ever given,” Kanbar told me. “But if you asked me about business deals, oh God, have I met snakes.” We left Bruce and Perry’s for Bix, next stop on the “martini safari” I’d been promised and was doing my best to make a good show of. We drove up Laguna, jumped over to Broadway, and headed downtown. Gold Street hides between Sansome and Montgomery, a few blocks in from the Embarcadero. It was called Gold Alley back in the day, when the burlesque clubs and watering holes of nearby Broadway teemed with all that was then rustic and possible about San Francisco. When Streisand was playing the Purple Onion before she was Streisand, and newsmen like Caen had the equivalent of 10,000 Facebook friends, all of it earned in the saloons and restaurants and nightclubs within earshot of here. It’s around the block from City Lights Bookstore on the diagonal at Columbus. Chinatown is near, as is American Zoetrope, Francis Ford Coppola’s headquarters, where the ground-floor café proffers Coppola’s own wines at a relative steal, and tempting plates of radicchio Treviso, spaghetti carbonara, and pizza quattro formaggi. “This is Gold Alley,” Barnaby said, pulling into a lane too tight to turn around in, and promising to tell me later about the time he shot a .44 out into the bay standing right here. I looked up over a warehouse roof to see the white apex of the TransAmerica Pyramid. That, the neon of Bix, and the headlights of the sedan were the only lights glowing. We crowded around the bar at Bix, a restaurant I’d known only from an image in The Martini—of other people crowding around the bar at Bix. In the book, author Conrad, proprietor Doug “Bix” Biederbeck, painter Mark Stock, art dealer Martin Muller, Herb Caen, and others smile over a caption labeled “Neo-Martini Culture in San Francisco.” In the foreground sits a very large bowl of crushed ice sprouting chilled cocktail glasses like so many spring crocuses. Biederbeck likes his martinis cold, versus large, and to that end he serves them in small, tulip-shaped glasses, the gin cold enough to induce shock. “Here,” he said, retrieving my cocktail from the bartender. “Drink that and I’ll get you another.” I sipped, squinting at the peal of competing conversations, and a piece of the city’s still-strong drinking culture revealed itself to me. Towering shelves of spirits glistened from the backlit bar. Fit, robust men in white jackets shook and poured in a dizzying blur of glass and ice and steel. The musty smell of Argentine Malbec forced its two scents—strawberry and spice—on an air already perfumed with heavier tincture. Older, moneyed-looking women brushed skirt hems with young, honey-eyed vixens while their collective men pushed empty glasses back for refills. “You about ready for another?” Biederbeck asks me. “No, wait … Let’s have a punch!” Like a good barman, he’d recently found Amer Picon through a London purveyor and purchased a case. Its orange essence and dry bitterness begged for a punch, the definition of which varies, even among liquid historians. Two non-wavering components tend to be the presence of fruit, and the mixing of batches versus glasses at a time. (Esquire drinks writer David Wondrich outlined all the tasty possibilities in his 2010 book, Punch: The Delights (and Dangers) of the Flowing Bowl.)“When the case showed up,” Biederbeck said, “there were only 11 bottles in it. My tariff, I guess. Here …” He handed me a glass of punch and I turned to watch the band, all ivory pings and bracing snares and throat. The bigshots of old- school jazz play here, not that I’d know them by sight or sound. But Biederbeck, true to the name, is a student of both jazz and the drinks that tend to mingle in its presence. Over the piano, singing a tune of its own, is a painting from Mark Stock’s “The Butler’s in Love” series. It’s the first thing you see when you enter Bix and the last thing you take in before you pass the velvet curtain on your way out. It dominates the space the way the Eiffel does Paris, no matter the vantage point. In “The Butler’s in Love–Absinthe,” the butler—a barely veiled Stock—leans into a jade-green wall, gazes at the lipstick staining an empty absinthe tumbler, and resigns himself to a life of subjugation and unrequited love. He hangs with his back to the crowd, which likewise pays him little heed. Between Picon punches, Barnaby showed back up from somewhere down the busy bar. I’d been trading John McEnroe stories with a tennis fan named Renee Richards (not the U.S. Open Doubles finalist of sex-change fame)—she knew him in high school, I peed next to him in a New York theater. Anyway, I’d lost track of him. “Here,” he said, handing me yet another punch, “I got you another drink. We should probably eat something. I realized I hadn’t eaten anything all day except a piece of lemon meringue pie for lunch.” I stood two-fisted with my back against a marble pillar that stretched to the second-floor ceiling. A single window in a whole ceiling of them was opened to the late-January night. Oh, to be a bat in that belfry. Caen is dead, and Biederbeck a little thicker through the middle, but Bix is about as much like a photograph in a favorite book as a place can be, meaning every bit as good as you prayed it would be lest you feel your faith wavering. Of course, it could have been the cocktails. It always can. Earlier, I’d asked Barnaby where Team Martini held court before the days of Bix. It was Alfred’s. Forgotten, but not gone—having moved from its original location over the Broadway Tunnel to Merchant Street, in the shadow of the Pyramid—Alfred’s is a steak joint in the pre-Fleming’s sense, meaning ripe, aged cuts smoked over mesquite and big martinis and Manhattans cold and keep-’em-coming. Kerouac ate there (and knowing him, drank) and wrote about it in The Subterraneans. Among old souls, Alfred’s was the nostalgic choice in an environment of New Age imbibing. “Everybody was drinking white wine and then going to the bathroom to do cocaine,” Conrad said. “Well, we didn’t want that. We wanted to do our thing out in the open.” There was a time when Barnaby Conrad III was among San Francisco’s most notorious bachelors, eligible and elusive at once, as likely to be in his attic painting, or at the bar drinking, as he was being seen on somebody’s arm. (A lot of that time is scheduled to come out in April, in a book titled The Bachelor’s Progress, which his editor called “a sort of Tom Jones romp.”) But then he married Martha Sutherland, an authority on contemporary Chinese art and a CIA operative of 18 years—two passions that must have played out strikingly when she found herself in the midst of Tianmanmen Square in 1989. But then she married Barnaby Conrad. Of the lumber Sutherlands, she is, whose TV ads once employed country comic Jerry Clower in all his big-bellied bluster. Playing the Kevin Bacon game, that put Clower and Conrad at too close a remove for my comfort and taste. Yes, I had done the fanboy thing and chased my favorite writer (on ice-cold gin drinking and absinthe’s “green fairy” wings, anyway) all the way to the top of Pacific Heights, sometimes called “Specific Whites” for the exclusive group that dwells there. I’d chased him to a watering hole in a book where writers and drinkers mixed like vermouth and gin (or more likely vodka) in my mind. Yes, I was ashamed. But I was also on assignment. “San Francisco is a drinking town,” Conrad said, balancing a glass of Amer Picon as he might a combustive nitrate or some tonic of eternal youth. I drank to that.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line426
__label__cc	0.691666	0.308334	UFC 232: Jon Jones Octagon Interview After Win http://ultimatube.com/ufc-232-jon-jones-octagon-interview-after-win/ Channel: UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship Tags: ufc, 232, jon, jones, octagon, interview, mma, fight, pass, ultimate fighting championship DC ought to have a good deal of confidence. Currently, DC can firmly concentrate on the Heavyweight division. Jon Bones Jones was and is among the most talented fighters on the planet, at the conclusion of the day, in the event the mind isn’t right the body doesn’t matter. You are able to say anything you want about Jon over time, Kawa explained. Wineland isn’t a lousy fighter. In this instance, the stats are numbers in the shape of PPV buys. Jose Aldo… guys who’ve been kicking ass for decades. You have be on your toes the entire fight, you’ve got to be ready the entire fight. That belt at the moment is a large part of my life. Given that light heavyweight is full of question marks and just a couple superior match-ups at the present time, charging ahead is much more appealing than continuing to stagnate. It appears crazy to believe that we saw him make his UFC debut 10 decades ago at UFC 87. For more information about how to order UFC 231, get in touch with your service provider. It is among the most stacked that the UFC has ever gather. The UFC is full of young talent that is prepared to step up and take his place. The above mentioned transcript reads alarmingly enjoy a teenage girl renouncing an ex-boyfriend, simply to stalk all their social networking platforms for indications of a new beau. The article also noticed that the deviations of these outcomes are extremely unusual. It is probable that there’ll be no more stories for him at all. With that said, friendship would be nearly impossible for all of us to achieve because of our history. There is going to be a battle in the Octagon, but there’s a war happening behind the screens. This colorful battle occurred in early 2015. If you drop both fights there isn’t a rivalry, a disconsolate Cormier stated. People today really like to observe the Beast fighting. Certainly among the most respected members of the UFC roster so far as fighters are involved, he’s only now starting to get the respect of the vast majority of the fan base. Former fighters including Bas Rutten reported that bully victims want to look for help such in the shape of an adult to quit bullying. In mixed martial arts, obtaining a bigger reach than your opponent may be huge benefit. No matter who you ask, odds are they will get an opinion on the topic. Just about all of their most events are totally free to watch on US television and on the internet. Nowadays UFC events are scheduled in various continents and can be looked at worldwide in over 100 nations. Just experience doing five rounds at a really significant pace. In this decline in performance Jones has had his fair quantity of trouble away from the ring. Call me a very good individual, a terrible individual. No doubt there’ll be a large amount of interest in the conclusion of year card. For more on the UFC schedule, take a look at the UFC Rumors section of the website. The world has lost a distinguished man. There’s a good deal of good things in my personal life. It requires time to acquire over something which’s so large, especially when you unsuccessful in such a huge event, Cormier stated. It might’ve been a severely damaging moment because of his career, and as each of us knows, anything can occur in MMA. If a person is place in that circumstance and provided chance after chance, zero risks ought to be taken. You just pick up the bill for the drug testing! Thank goodness USADA went through the entire process to show my innocence. When you cycle off of steroids, it takes a little while for your body to return to create the standard amount. Jones will need to watch out for his guillotine chokes. Jones was suspended for a single year for his very first violation. Jones is not the same beast in this respect. Jones claims it’s the exact supplements he has been using his whole career. The height among fighters in a particular weight class rarely provides a substantial difference, so having an extremely high positive ape index can be rather advantageous. A bigger arm span could possibly create a little bit of balance if facing an opponent who’s significantly taller. The very first point to understand is the limits of the discussion. It would only take a distinctive set of circumstances and the ideal counterpart in Cormier to make for this kind of epic rematch. Both of them are unfair arguments, much like bringing up the absence of a university degree. The one difference is this moment, it feels permanent. Mindset is critical in any sport you take part in but fighting must be among the sports where having the correct mindset is equivalent to half of the fight. Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson trade barbs ahead of UFC 232 Why Israel Adesanya BEATS & RETIRES Anderson Silva! \| UFC 234: Full Fight Breakdown Prediction UFC 232: Alexander Gustafsson – Can’t Wait to Put a Beating on Jon Jones Jon Jones: This situation was out of my control \| UFC 232 \| ESPN MMA UFC 232: Amanda Nunes – Power Versus Power Cris Cyborg vs. Amanda Nunes \| UFC 232 PRESS CONFERENCE Jon Jones Bullies Reporter at UFC 232 Press Conference UFC 232 Press Conference Live Stream – MMA Fighting LeBron James calls himself “The Goat” – Skip and Shannon disagree – NBA 2019 Austin still won’t pay to build new $225M soccer stadium NHL Highlights \| Rangers vs. Maple Leafs – Dec 22, 2018 NFL 2018: Steelers vs Patriots Week 15 Pre Game Analysis	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line431
__label__wiki	0.749066	0.749066	"Ethnic Conflict and Myanmar's Problematic Democratization," a Public Forum THE 2014 UP ASEAN LECTURE SERIES ON DEMOCRACY AND PEACE IN MYANMAR: Ethnic Conflict and Myanmar’s Problematic Democratization Lecturer: Lahpai Seng Raw 17 February 2014 (Monday), 10:00 AM – 12:00 NN, Claro M. Recto Conference Hall, Faculty Center (Rizal Hall) College of Arts and Letters, University of the Philippines-Diliman Click here for the audiovisual recordings of the public forum. WELCOME REMARKS Ronald S. Banzon, PhD Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs OVERVIEW OF THE LECTURE SERIES Ricardo T. Jose, PhD Third World Studies Center INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER AND REACTOR Lahpai Seng Raw Metta Development Foundation and 2013 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee Miriam Coronel-Ferrer Chair, GPH Panel, MILF Peace Table Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process and Professor, Department of Political Science Eduardo C. Tadem, PhD Asian Center This public forum is part of the 2014 UP ASEAN Lecture Series on Democracy and Peace in Myanmar entitled, "Ethnic Conflict and Myanmar's Problematic Democratization" featuring Daw Lahpai Seng Raw, a 2013 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee and founder of the Metta Development Foundation, a Myanmar non-governmental organization which has helped communities in Myanmar affected by conflicts between the government and ethnic armed groups. The forum will provide a venue for a general discussion of the ongoing ethnic conflicts in Myanmar. Its target audience will be composed of diverse students, faculty, and civil society groups. It aims to answer the following questions: How have the Myanmar government and the country’s ethnic minority groups engaged with each other? What is the nature of their relationship? Has their relationship improved over the years? How do civil society groups, particularly those concerned with issues regarding Myanmar’s different ethnic minorities, regard the government’s efforts to democratize? How does the issue of ethnicity figure into the struggle by civil society for greater democratic representation in Myanmar? What are the conditions of communities of ethnic minority groups in conflict areas? How have the national government, the independence organizations, and nongovernment organizations helped these affected communities? How was the Metta Development Foundation (MDF) formed? What are the functions of the MDF? What is the nature of their engagement with affected ethnic minority communities in these conflict areas? What is the relationship between the MDF and government institutions? How does the MDF coordinate peace initiatives with other nongovernment organizations operating in conflict areas in Myanmar? How do the MDF and the independence organizations of the States view each other? How does the MDF look at the armed groups’ violent strategy demanding greater autonomy for ethnic minority groups? Has the MDF been successful in its endeavour to help ethnic minority communities affected by the long-standing ethnic conflict? Why so? For more information about the 2014 UP ASEAN Lecture Series and its composite activities, please click here. "Ethnic Conflict and Myanmar's Problematic Democra... TWSC Admin Staff Ireneo "Erning" F. Francisco is t...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line433
__label__wiki	0.520674	0.520674	Nevada County Office of Education Auditor/Controller Clerk/Recorder City of Nevada City City of Grass Valley Grass Valley Elementary School District State of CaliforniaCandidate for Governor Entrepreneur/Transhumanist Lecturer Provide a universal basic income via monetizing unused federal land (not raising taxes) Decriminalizing all drugs and ending the war on drugs Lowering taxes dramatically across the state Profession:Entrepreneur & Transhumanist Self employed Entrepreneur real estate & Transhumanist Lecturer, Zoltan Istvan (2010–current) 2016 Transhumanist Party Presidential nominee, Transhumanist Party — Elected position (2015–2016) Columbia University — Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy and Religion (current) Advisor, Transhumanist Party (2016–current) Zoltan Istvan is often considered the world’s leading transhumanist and a top Libertarian futurist. Zoltan began his futurist career by publishing The Transhumanist Wager, an award-winning, #1 bestseller in Science Fiction and Philosophy. The libertarian-minded novel has been compared to Ayn Rand’s work many times in major media and was a Top 5 Amazon book. During the 2016 elections, Zoltan interviewed with Gary Johnson to potentially be his preferred Vice Presidential running mate. Zoltan is also a well known technology journalist and a former filmmaker for the National Geographic Channel. As a successful entrepreneur, The New Yorker cited Zoltan made a "small real estate fortune." Zoltan also has executive experience via his former position as a director at a major wildlife nonprofit, WildAid. In total, Zoltan’s public work has received hundreds of millions of views, much of it through his political activism. He is running for California Governor for the Libertarian Party in 2018. Zoltan has spoken at the World Bank, the World Economic Forum, Microsoft, and been the opening Keynote at the Financial Times Camp Alphaville. He is a graduate of Columbia University, and lives in San Francisco with his physician wife and two young daughters. In a 5000-word feature on Zoltan, The New York Times wrote Zoltan is “polite and charismatic” and has a “plausibly Presidential aura.” Libertarian Party of California Questions from KQED and League of Women Voters of California Education Fund (5) There is a shortage of affordable housing in California. How would you approach addressing California’s housing crisis? Please include specific proposals. Answer from Zoltan Istvan: There's a shortage for one reason and one reason only: Government regulation of the building industry is out of control. I made my money in real estate I know how difficult and practically insane it is to get anything done. The California housing crisis can be fixed by eliminating 75% of the regulation for builders. Only keep the most essential safety requreiments. Within a few years, a great majority of the housing woes will be over. And of course there will be a boom for the CA economy too. California has some of the richest people in the country and some of the poorest. What would you do to reduce income inequality in California? I am a Gubernatorial candidate that supports a basic income. Mine is called a Federal Land Dividend, and it monetizes unused Federal land to pay a monthly basic income. California has 10 to 20 trillion dollars worth of Federal land. I say lease 75% of it to big business, and pay out the interest to Californians. If 75% of the Fed land is leased out at going prices, that would general approximately $5400 per month per California household. Poverty would forever be eliminated, and so would income inequality. Currently there isn't enough money in the state retirement system to pay for all the benefits promised to government workers. What would you do as Governor to address the state’s unfunded pension liability? I would make a promise to pay all agreed pensions, but stop any new type of benefits. Quite simply, we need to be more fiscally responsible, and that begins with hard choices. But for those pensions that exist, I would utilize federal land and monetize it to help pay for existing pension concerns and liabilities. I would absolutely not raise taxes. How would you describe your feelings about charter schools? Are you in favor of any changes in the way the state governs charter schools? I would highly encourage charger schools, and I believe that if a tax payer pays into the system, then the certain part of that money should go towards the education opportunities of their choice, including charter school, public education, private schooling, etc. We need more control of our educational choices. California and the federal government have disagreed about enforcement of immigration laws. Do you support California’s current ‘Sanctuary State’ law? If not, why not? Are there additional strategies that you would pursue as Governor? I support California being a sanctuary state, and I would encourage far more open border policies. I have easily the most open border policies of any CA gubernatorial candidate--and I propose better technology to monitor people so we can keep tabs on who comes across the border. Ultimately, I simply believe people should live where they want. But I would not give any welfare resources to the illegal immigrants, and I will not allow homelessness. You are welcome to come to California, but you must not be a burden on the state, nor be a burden on the public. Like many entrepreneurs, I became a libertarian because of one simple concept: reason. It just made sense to embrace a philosophy that promotes maximum freedom and personal accountability. “Hands off” was my motto—and in business, if you wanted to succeed, those words are sacred. But “hands off” applies to more than just good entrepreneurial economics. It applies to social life, politics, culture, religion, and especially how innovation occurs. I’ve been a passionate science and technology guy—an advocate of radical innovation—ever since I can remember. In college, I focused on the ethics and challenges of science for my Philosophy degree. But my stories for National Geographic and my witnessing of the Great Recession viscerally reminded me that government and the growing fundamentalism in Congress was desperately trying to control innovation and progress—even at the expense of people’s health, safety, and prosperity. With plenty of free time after the sale of my business to mount a challenge, I decided to take science and technology into the public and political realm; I decided to make a run for the U.S. presidency in 2016 as the self-described “science candidate.” I knew I couldn’t win the election, but it was a great way to awaken many Americans to the desperate plight of our country’s increasingly stifled science and innovation sector. My experience in media has helped propel my candidacy. I spoke at the World Bank, appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, was interviewed by the hacker collective Anonymous, and consulted for the U.S. Navy about technology, among other things. Even 2016 Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson invited me to interview as his possible vice president. Alone in his New Mexico house, we talked shop for 24 hours solid. He chose Governor Bill Weld as his VP, but I left Johnson knowing I would soon be making a stand for the Libertarian Party. Due to the fact I was arguably the first visible science presidential candidate in American history, I ran a very centric, science and tech-oriented platform, one that was designed to be as inclusive of as many political lines as possible. With leadership comes some compromise, and I veered both right and left (mostly left) to try to satisfy as many people as I could, even when it meant going against some of my own personal opinions. I believe a politician represents the people, and he or she must never forget that—or forget the honor that such a task carries. One thing I didn’t stray from was my belief that everything could be solved best by the ‘scientific method’—the bastion of reason that says a thing or idea works only if you can prove it again and again via objective, independent evaluation. I’ll always be a pragmatic rationalist, and reason to me is the primary motivator when considering how to tackle problems, social or otherwise. I continue to passionately believe in the promise of using reason, science and technology to better California and the world. After all, the standard of living has been going up around the globe because of a singular factor: more people have access to new science and technology than ever before. Nothing moves the world forward like innovation does. Yet, in the political climate of 2018, few things seem more at risk as innovation. A conservative, religious government stands to overwhelm California with worries about radical tech and science, such as implementing Federal regulation that stifles artificial intelligence, driverless cars, stem cells, drones, and genetic editing. Sadly, the same could be said of immigration, women’s rights, and environmental issues. Then there’s America’s move towards expanding its already overly expensive military, which you and I pay for out of our pockets so that generals can fight far-off wars. America can do better than this. California can do better than this. And we must. After all, the world is changing—and changing quite dramatically. Even libertarians like me face the real possibility that capitalism and job competition—which we always advocated for—won’t survive into the next few decades because of widespread automation and the proliferation of robot workers. Then there’s the burgeoning dilemma of cyber security and unwanted tracking of the technology that citizens use. And what of augmenting intelligence via genetic editing—something the Chinese are leading the charge on, but most Americans seem too afraid to try? In short, what can be done to ensure the best future? Much can be done. And I believe it can all be done best via a libertarian framework, which is precisely why I am declaring my run for 2018 California governor. We need leadership that is willing to use radical science, technology, and innovation—what California is famous for—to benefit us all. We need someone with the nerve to risk the tremendous possibilities to save the environment through bioengineering, to end cancer by seeking a vaccine or a gene-editing solution for it, to embrace startups that will take California from the world’s 7th largest economy to maybe even the largest economy—bigger than the rest of America altogether. And believe me when I say this is possible: artificial intelligence and genetic editing will become some of the first multi-trillion dollar businesses in the near future. We can do this, California, and it doesn’t have to be through stale blue or red political parties, which have left many of us aghast at the current world. It can be done through the libertarian philosophy of embracing all that is the most inventive and unbridled in us—and letting that pave the way forward. A challenging future awaits us, but we can meet it head on and lead the way not just for California and America, but for all of humanity. Federal Land Dividend — April 2, 2018 World Fair Nano Zoltan Istvan dicsussed the Future of Basic Income via his Federal Land Dividend Website: zoltanistvan.com Email - info@zoltanistvan.com Antonio Villaraigosa J. Bribiesca Hakan "Hawk" Mikado Nickolas Wildstar Akinyemi Agbede Veronika Fimbres John Chiang Shubham Goel Johnny Wattenburg Christopher N. 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__label__cc	0.643615	0.356385	No Exit and Three Other Plays Posted on Jul 18, 2019 Jul 18, 2019 by Jean-Paul Sartre Stuart Gilbert Lionel Abel No Exit and Three Other Plays In these four plays Jean Paul Sartre the great existentialist novelist and philosopher displays his mastery of drama NO EXIT is an unforgettable portrayal of hell THE FLIES is a modern reworking of Title: No Exit and Three Other Plays Author: Jean-Paul Sartre Stuart Gilbert Lionel Abel In these four plays, Jean Paul Sartre, the great existentialist novelist and philosopher, displays his mastery of drama NO EXIT is an unforgettable portrayal of hell THE FLIES is a modern reworking of the Electra Orestes story DIRTY HANDS is about a young intellectual torn between theory and praxis THE RESPECTFUL PROSTITUTE is an attack on American racism. No Exit No Exit French Huis Clos, pronounced is a existentialist French play by Jean Paul Sartre.The original title is the French equivalent of the legal term in camera, referring to a private discussion behind closed doors.The play was first performed at the Thtre du Vieux Colombier in May The play begins with three characters who find themselves waiting in a mysterious room. No Exit Blondie album No Exit is the seventh studio album by American rock band Blondie.It was released on February , , by Beyond Records.It was the band s first album in years and features the UK number one single Maria.As of March , the album had sold two million copies worldwide. Google Search the world s information, including webpages, images, videos and Google has many special features to help you find exactly what you re looking for. Google Search the world s information, including webpages, images, videos and Google has many special features to help you find exactly what you re looking for. Google Search the world s information, including webpages, images, videos and Google has many special features to help you find exactly what you re looking for. Blackle Blackle gives you Google results on an energy saving black background. Jean Paul Sartre s No Exit A BBC Adaptation Starring Each time I see a reference to Jean Paul Sartre s play No Exit Huis Clos , I think of the nightclub scene in Bret Easton Ellis s American Psycho, which is fitting since that novel is, in a sense, about a group of people who hate each other No Exit conjures Sartre s famous phrase Hell is other people, but in the play, hell is, accurately, oneself or the inability to leave Prevention First Prevention First is dedicated to preventing teen drug use in Illinois by providing training, assistance and resources Please call toll free, . 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Sketchbook says: Hell is not other people. Hell is any holiday dinner with relatives.Fashionable in the 50s, and still required reading in prep schools and many colleges, Sartre's play - once ventilated - is a discursive product of Dada and Existentialism mixed with Kierkegaard, Nietzsche and a lot of Pernod. In the mid-40s it made him the darling of theboozoisiein Montparnasse. Actually, he was inspired by Wedekind and Strindberg. An interesting thinker, Sarte here overlooks his own contradictions : though each [...] Cassandra Kay Silva says: I am surprised no one said much about the piece "Dirty Hands" since it was terribly interesting and took up a great deal of this book. Though I love No exit and think that the punch line was both clever and well developed I think that Dirty Hands was by far a more enjoyable work. It was extremely clever, the wit was harsh. The characters manipulative and yet humorously negatable. The deep political messages, the thoughts surrounding "purity of political ideals". For some reason I can just better [...] Leonard says: “Hell is other people.” What if hell is not an inferno but being trapped in a room with people who judge and condemn you? In Sartre’s play No Exit, three condemned souls must stay with each other for all eternity, watching, condemning, torturing one another. Garcin seeks understanding from Inez for deserting the army but only receives her judgment. Estelle, who killed her newborn baby and caused her lover to commit suicide, seeks Garcin’s affection to define who she is, but only receives [...] Sartre has very good ideas. I love reading Theatre of the Absurd. Existence precedes essence. Three damned souls are brought to hell by a mysterious valet, but it's not what they expected. Sartre depicts hell as a Second Empire style room in bad taste, not fire and torture devices. I love this idea!!! Garcin, Inez, and Estelle torture each other with judgement since they have nothing in common, and they are unlikeable. "Hell is other people" means that judgement is eternal punishment. I found it [...] A brief one-act that seems much longer than it really is. Alternately horrible and funny, it's Sartre's take on Hell, which can be described as such: a small hotel room with no windows or mirrors, a door that is usually locked, and three couches. Three people - Garcin, Ines, and Estelle - are all brought to this room by what I can only guess is a bellboy. (I read this in French, so forgive any factual errors that I missed as a reult of that) Everyone keeps asking, "Where's the torturer?" because [...] --The Respectable Prostitute--Lucifer and the Lord--Huis Clos Roy Lotz says: For me, this little collection gets by purely on the strength of the title play alone. No Exit is a terrific little work. The concept is clever and simple, and the execution first-rate. And in addition to being impressed by Sartre’s abilities as a playwright, I was also surprised that the message wasn’t the vague banality I had expected it to be. As everyone knows, this play ends with a punchline: hell is other people. Now, I had expected this to mean simply that being around other people is [...] Adeline says: Jean Paul Sartre uses hell for the setting of his existentially significant work, No Exit. While Sartre is an atheist, he uses a place that is fundamentally connected to Christian beliefs. Yet Sartre's hell is vastly dissimilar to the Christian conception of hell, and makes no reference to a God or Satan. Ultimately, the hell in No Exit serves the same purpose as a Christian hell: to torment and torture. The methods used are different, but the result is the same. In fact, Sartre's hell is more i [...] I guess I’m in the midst of an existential questioning. Then I picked up "No Exit” and Three Other Plays, and it became a full-blown crisis. I would walk to my neighbor and ask him, “Do you think I’m useless? Am I a bad person? What do I stand for? What is the purpose of all this?” Poor guy.So this is hell. I’d never have believed it. You remember all we were told about the torture-chambers, the fire and brimstone, the ‘burning marl.’ Old wives’ tales! There’s no need for red [...] Erik Graff says: Sartre was marginally popular with some high school friends, particularly his novel, Nausea, and play, No Exit. I started the former at a boring party at Bill Causer's home at the Park Ridge School for Girls one night, but didn't get far. I didn't relate to the paranoid attitude and put it down. Years later, his Being and Nothingness was assigned--same attitude, but this time an obligation to complete the thing.Some time towards the end of high school I gave Sartre another chance. I'd enjoyed Ca [...] I only read "No Exit", as intended. An allegory for fascism? Must be there somewhere, but I don't get it. What I do see it as an allegory, I guess, or at least an illustration, for how we say we want to escape from the emotional torment of our decisions, preferring the physical torment of "racks and prongs and garrotes", but really we want to stay in that room, with our torment, because it makes us feel alive. In emotional masochism, there is no exit as satisfying as a locked door. thewanderingjew says: When a friend asked if I had seen the play or the movie based on Sartre's "No Exit", my curiosity was piqued. I searched online and found a version I could read. In this brief one-act play, Sartre illuminates the human condition and the consequences of behavior. Actions often taken lightly, reverberate and leave disaster in their wake. The three main characters are dead. In life, they were each, in their own way, responsible for a tragic ending. They are now in Hell, where they are forced to exp [...] I wish I had years and years left of college so I could have fit in all the classes I could dream of. If I did, I would have taken an course in existentialism. Unfortunately it was only ever briefly touched on in one philosophy class, but the brief mention was enough to ignite an interest that I was free to pursue on my own. I would recommend that anyone who finds comfort in exitentialism, like myself, read NO Exit. The line "Hell is other people" might be one of my favorite mantras.Why I find i [...] I don't know what made me buy this book. It isn't like anything I'd ever want to read, so why the ridiculous curiosity? Well, I finished 'No Exit' and didn't feel like reading the three other plays (although I'm willing to wait some time and come back to it.) The whole thing felt like walking knee-deep in mud. Dakota Sillyman says: My first time reading anything of Satre's. I had high expectations which he somehow succeeded.Also the collection is available for free online at; webchive/web/201311260No Exit.The book's titular play and one of Sartre's most famous. The character dynamic was certainly interesting, but it seemed to drone on just a little. It's one of his most famous, but frankly it was my least favorite of the collection.The FliesA clever rework of the Greek myth. It reads like an epic tragedy, but with plenty o [...] Huis Clos and Other Plays holds three plays: The Respectable Prostitute, Lucifer and the Lord, and Huis Clos.The Respectable Prostitute was interesting, though a bit simplistic. Sartre is very much into ethical responsibility, and the prostitute in this play only wants to do the right thing. In true essentialist fashion she is faced with an impossible situation which has no "good answer", and the end result is pretty depressing.Speaking of depressing, next up is Lucifer and the Lord. This play i [...] More an illustration of Existentialist concepts than a true drama; still the one-act play about 2 women and a man in hell, coming to terms with their own lack of self concept, or their dependency on others for a sense of self is intellectually interesting (and very quick read). Existentialism was always so empowering to me, but in this play, it seems more nihilistic or fatalistic than I recall. And the fact that it takes place in hell, after the three main characters have died, strikes me as mor [...] The second book I read is No Exit by Jean Paul Satre. I thought this book was really psychological and reminded me of a lot of things. In the book 3 people were brought to this place where there was thing but them. The theme of the book was to be yourself and not let anyone judge you. People do not make who you are, you are yourself. The 3 protagonists were unable to get pass people’s opinions so they were unable to leave. In life I think everyone cares about what others think of them. The onl [...] Eadweard says: No Exit (Huis Clos) 4/5THE FLIES (Les Mouches) 4/5Dirty Hands (Les Mains sales) 4/5The Respectful Prostitute (La Putain respectueuse) 3.5/5 Mack Hayden says: These plays were my first encounter with Sartre’s own work, rather than just hearing about his ideas secondhand. The latter two are still enjoyable, but ‘No Exit’ and ‘The Flies’ are both just absolutely incredible. His characters are all witty, insightful, and deeply flawed and they all find themselves in totally tragic, claustrophobic situations—clearly, the guy understands what makes for good drama. His own wisdom and curiosity shines through all the plays too. Existentialism, jus [...] Kenny Williams says: Only Read "No Exit". This is a nice compilation of important plays by Sartre.No Exit is a nicely accessible work in which Sartre examines the nature of self identity. Three people sent to either purgatory or hell, whichever best fits your idea. It is a clever use of implotment and dialogue to reveal character. Perhaps a bit too obvious, but for drama such is how the point gets across. I found Sartre's attempt to examine ethics interesting. I am not sure when this work was produced relative to Sartre's career, but he [...] Can't say I enjoyed the first two plays in this collection, 'The respectable prostitute' and 'luciefer and the lord' at all, but the last play 'Huis Clos' was very good. Eric Jay Sonnenschein says: I have a special affection for NO EXIT because, along with THE STRANGER and IRRATIONAL MAN, it was my introduction to existentialism, the very cool "philosophical attitude" that seemed to fit me as well as my Levi 501s. The ingenious set-up of 3 mismatched people in a stark room, offering no comfort or companionship, but only laying their respective trips on one another seemed to represent most of the relationships I had and saw around me--and I was only in my teens! "Hell is other people" could [...] Ensiform says: Four plays: "No Exit," translated by S. Gilbert. Three strangers, locked in a room. Can't really say anything about this brilliant allegory without revealing too much. It should be very widely read."The Flies," translated by S. Gilbert. A reworking of the Orestes/Electra story. I liked it better than Euripides'. Sartre made the characters multi-faceted and real; he also added Zeus as an adversary of Orestes who feeds on remorse. Orestes' refusing to repudiate his crime, create his own freedom an [...] I found this collection on sale at a bookstore that was going out of business, and I've seen plenty of cultural references to No Exit, so I decided to take advantage of the opportunity to read the play for myself. I expected this collection to be pretentious, but I was pleasantly surprised to find four plays that explore philosophical issues in the context of stories that pulse with vitality.The title play is clearly the most effective, as three cruel and funny and needy and undeniably Human cha [...] Noah Richardson says: No Exit: Fantastic. The idea of slow mental torture in Hell is a great concept to play off of. It places emphasis on the idea that we are not a body, but an idea. An idea composed of our own thoughts and the thoughts of others about ourselves. Dirty Hands: A great piece about regret, reflection, purpose, loyalty, and self-respect. Hugo may have committed a political assassination and mad it look like a crime of passion, but it really was a crime of passion. He loved Hœderer. Also, there are man [...] I read these plays a long time ago, and they played a formative role in my early leanings towards existentialism (encouraged by my father, of course). Re-reading them today, they feel dated in some ways, less compelling - maybe because the emotional complexity that allowed Sartre to write angry, disenchanted, and violent characters exists far more in our popular culture than it did when I was in my teens. Maybe I’m just tired of existentialism and the anti-hero in general, I’m not sure. Trag [...] Kelsie says: I was on the fence with this collection of plays. I did like No Exit, that was my favourite; I would have given that one 5 out of 5 for sure. I loved the depiction of hell, no physical torture, no flames, just being trapped in a room with two other disagreeable people for eternity, that would be torturous. The Flies was the next one I like but that would have been more a 4 out of 5, it dragged on in some parts but I liked the modern reworking of the Electra-Orestes story. I didn't like Dirty Han [...] I must admit it has been a while since I've read No Exit and I only did so because I took a drama class when completing my English degree not because I loved drama but because it was less work to read a lot of plays vs. a lot of novels (also why I read a lot of poetry). However, I am so happy I did read Sartre because he introduced me to existentialism (and thus gave a name to my hitherto unnamed angst).I think No Exit is a nice intro to existentialist thought and I often think of the scene wher [...] Unknown Book 13112580 Is That You Herb Rockets To Nowhere Orpheus and the Roots of Platonism Truancy Rebelião Cosas que te pasan si estás vivo Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? Perverted Doctors Takes the Corporate Stud Ruth's Regression Why Theory: Finally, a Unified Theory Everyone Can... 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__label__wiki	0.501412	0.501412	Seongcheol Previous (Seong of Baekje) Next (Seongdeok of Silla) History of Buddhism Timeline of Buddhism Buddhist councils Four Noble Truths Buddhist Precepts Nirvāṇa · Three Jewels Three marks of existence Skandha · Cosmology Saṃsāra · Rebirth · Dharma Dependent Origination · Karma Disciples · Later Buddhists Practices and Attainment Buddhahood · Bodhisattva Four Stages of Enlightenment Paramitas · Meditation · Laity Southeast Asia · East Asia India · Sri Lanka · Tibet Bhutan · Western Countries Theravāda · Mahāyāna Vajrayāna · Early schools Pre-sectarian Buddhism Pali Canon · Mahayana Sutras Tibetan Canon Culture · List of topics Seongcheol (Hangul: 성철, Hanja: 性徹, April 10, 1912 – November 4, 1993) is the dharma name of a Korean Seon (Hangul: 선, Hanja: 禪) Master (Zen Master).[1] He emerged as a key figure in modern Korean Buddhism, introducing significant reforms from the 1950s to 1990s.[1] Seongcheol Seon Master gained wide spread notoriety in Korea as having been a living Buddha, due to his extremely ascetic lifestyle, the duration and manner of his meditation training, his central role in reforming Korean Buddhism in the post-World War II era, and the quality of his oral and written teachings.[1] He became an inspiration to the Korean nation struggling to embrace spiritual values and lifestyle at a time of extreme materialism, moral decay, and confusion of values. 1.1 Enlightenment 1.2 Growing reputation and recognition 1.3 Reformation of Korean Buddhism 1.3.1 Post-Bong Am Sa 1.4 Ten years as a hermit in Seong Juhn Am 1.5 Haeinsa and the Hundred-Day Talk 1.6 Supreme Patriarch of the Jogye order 1.7 Publications 2 Teachings 2.1 Sudden enlightenment, sudden cultivation 2.2 Middle Way 2.3 Gong'an practice 2.4 In deep sleep, one mind 2.5 Criticism of the Japanese style of meditation 2.6 Quotations Venerable Seongcheol Seon Master Seongcheol master as a young monk Born Lee Young Joo in Korea on April 10, 1912, Seongcheol was the first of seven children of a Confucian scholar in Gyeongsang province. An exceptionally bright child, he read constantly, having learned to read at the age of three, and gaining proficiency to read such Chinese classics as The Romance of the Three Kingdoms and The Journey to the West by age ten. Enthusiastic to read, he once traded a sack of rice for Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason as a teenager.[2] Having read numerous books on philosophy and religion, both Western and Eastern, he reportedly felt dissatisfied, being convinced that those could not lead him to truth. One day, a Seon monk gave Seongcheol a copy of The Song of Attainment of the Tao (Hangul: 증도가, Hanja: 證道歌), a Seon text written by Young Ga Hyun Gak (永嘉玄覺) in the Tang dynasty. Seongcheol felt as if "a bright light had suddenly been lit in complete darkness," and that he had finally found the way to the ultimate truth.[1] Immediately, he started meditating on the "Mu" kong-an (Japanese: koan) and started ignoring all his responsibilities at home. Deciding that his parents' house had too many distractions, he promptly packed his bags and went to Daewonsa (Daewon temple). After obtaining permission to stay in the temple, the young Seongcheol started to meditate intensively. Later in life, he would say that he attained the state of Dong Jung Il Yuh (see Teachings below, Hangul: 동정일여, Hanja: 動靜一如) at this early point in his life in only 42 days.[1] Dongsan Seon Master, Seongcheol's first teacher The rumor of a lay person meditating so intensely naturally spread to the main temple of Haeinsa. Under the recommendations of renowned Seon Masters Kim Bup Rin and Choi Bum Sool, the young Seongcheol left for Haeinsa in the winter of 1936. At the time, Seon Master Dongsan presided as the spiritual leader of Haeinsa, and recognizing Seongcheol's great potential, he recommended he become a monk. But Seongcheol refused, stating that he had absolutely no intention of becoming a monk, just meditating intensely. But Dongsan master's dharma talk during the following retreat season changed his mind:[1] "There is a way. No one will reveal the secret. You must enter the door yourself. But there is no door. In the end, there is not even a way."[2] In March of 1937, Lee Young Joo received his dharma name of Seongcheol, forsook all relations with the outside world, and became a monk, writing this poem: The great achievements of the world are but snowflakes melting on fire, Accomplishments that move oceans are but dew disappearing in the glare of the sun, Why live a dream in this ethereal life of dreams, I forsake all to walk towards the great eternal truth.[1][2] 彌天大業紅爐雪跨海雄基赫日露誰人甘死片時夢超然獨步萬古眞[1][2] In the tradition of Korean Buddhist monks, Seongcheol wandered from one temple to the next after each meditation retreat. In the summer of 1940, he went into deep meditation at the Geum Dang Seon Center and attained enlightenment.[2] Having become a monk at the age of 25, he had attained his true nature in only three years. He went on to write his enlightenment poem: Having gone to the west of Hwang Ha River, Rising to the summit of Gon Ryoon Mountain, Sun and moon lose their light and the earth falls away, Smiling once and turning around, the blue mountain stands amongst the white clouds as before.[1][2] 黃河西流崑崙頂日月無光大地沈遽然一笑回首立靑山依舊白雲中[1][2] Having attained enlightenment, Seongcheol master began pilgrimages to various temples to validate his experience and to examine other monks and their levels of attainment. Frequently disappointed, he noticed that monks received inka (validation of a monk's attainment by a master) carelessly, thereby falsely recognizing many monks as having fully attained enlightenment.[1] During his retreat at Songgwangsa, he felt dismayed at Jinul's theory of Don Oh Jum Soo (sudden enlightenment, gradual training), the widespread theory during the time. Later during the 1980s and 1990s, his contribution to the revival of Hui Neng's traditional theory of Don Oh Don Su (sudden enlightenment, sudden training) would have a significant effect on the practice of Seon in Korea, China, Japan, and other countries where Seon/Zen is practiced.[1] Growing reputation and recognition Seongcheol Seon Master in meditation Soon, Seongcheol master's reputation began to spread. Numerous factors contributed to his growing recognition. One of the more famous anecdotes is Seongcheol's Jang Jwa Bul Wa (Hangul: 장좌불와, Hanja: 長坐不臥). Literally translated as 'long sitting, no lying,' monks employ the meditation technique to intensify their practice. Sitting meditation is equivalent to most other practices, except that the practitioner never lies down to sleep, but stays in the lotus position even during sleep, with the intention of minimizing sleep through the position. Seongcheol master practiced that form of meditation for eight years after his enlightenment. He reportedly never once lied down and denied sleeping at all.[1][2] Another anecdote recounts how while Seongcheol stayed in Mangwolsa in Dobong mountain, an old monk by the name of Chunseong refused to believe this. He wanted to catch Seongcheol dozing off to sleep, so spied on him secretly throughout one night. Having witnessed the truth for himself, Chun Seong felt amazement and began practicing the technique himself. The stress of the practice, and the old age at which he started the technique, caused all of his teeth to fall out the later years of his life.[1][2] Seongcheol's reputation for intensive practice went beyond his meditation. He displayed complete indifference to the outside world, focused intently only on meditation and guiding fellow monks to enlightenment. His displayed such a complete indifference he even refused to see his mother when she visited him at Mahayunsa in Kumgangsan mountain. Upon hearing of her visit he reportedly replied, "No need to see her." His fellow monks burst angrily, stating that although monks devoted to asceticism and meditation, they believed refusing to see his own mother too extreme an action. Afterwards, Seongcheol accompanied his mother, showing her the sites of Kumgangsan mountain.[1][2] Reformation of Korean Buddhism Bong Am Sa Seongcheol with Cheongdam On August 15, 1945, Japan surrendered unconditionally, thereby ending World War II and the occupation of Korea. The events offered an invaluable opportunity for the reformation of Korean Buddhism, which had been severely oppressed during the Japanese occupation. As an emerging leader of Korean Buddhism, Seongcheol joined the nascent discussions on the emerging plans to reform the religion. Forming a partnership with such luminaries as the venerable Jawoon, Cheongdam, and Hyanggok, the future leaders of Korean Buddhism chose Bong Am Sa temple of Heui Yang mountain. There, they formed a pact to live strictly according to the Vinaya, the Buddhist code of ethics. The members agreed upon rules of conduct (Hangul: 공주규약, Hanja: 共住規約) and required strict adherence to it amongst themselves:[1] To follow the Vinaya and practice the teachings of the patriarchs to attain the great enlightenment. With the exception of the Buddhist teachings, no personal opinions or philosophies will be tolerated. The necessary items for daily living should be obtained on his own, without dependence on lay people, including daily chores of field work, firewood, etc. Absolutely no assistance from the lay people in terms of cooking, clothing, alms, or gifts. To eat only gruel in the morning, and to not eat at all after noon. The monks' sitting order follows the dates of ordination. To only meditate and be silent in the rooms.[1][2] The reformation movement started around a small group of monks centered on Seongcheol, but quickly grew by reputation, attracting monks all over the country also committed to bring back the Korean tradition of intense meditation, strict celibacy, and study of sutras. Weolsan (월산), Woobong (우봉), Bomoon (보문), Seongsu (성수), Dowoo (도우), Hyeam (혜암), and Beopjun (법전) numbered among those younger generations. Two Supreme Patriarchs (Hyeam, Beopjun) and three chief administrators of the Jogye order came from that group.[2] Post-Bong Am Sa Unfortunately, the Bong Am Sa experiment ended prematurely in 1950 when the Korean War broke out on the peninsula. With constant bombing raids and the presence of soldiers of both sides around the temple, the strict monastic life of Bong Am Sa became impossible to follow.[1] Some of the reforms that occurred during this period were:[1] unification of robes, including the color (mostly grey), cut, and seasonal variants rectification of the Jogye order's bylaws unification of Buddhist services installment of the monastic educational curriculum After the war, the reformation gained momentum, setting significant changes in motion, although years passed before they solidified. The issue of celibacy lay at the heart of the reformation. While all the Buddhist canons emphasized the celibacy of monks, Japanese Buddhism had undergone significant changes during the Meiji Restoration, most notably the end of monastic celibacy. During the Japanese occupation, Japan severely oppressed Korean Buddhism and promoted the Japanese style of Buddhism. Most Korean monks became little more than monastic residents officiating over ceremonies, married, with a business and income. Seongcheol and the new leaders voiced criticism of the Japanese style of Buddhism, maintaining that the traditions of celibacy, hermitage, poverty, and intense meditation central to Korean Buddhism and to the true spirit of Buddhism as a whole. Korean post-war sentiments towards Japan reached a peak at that time, and with the help of the populace and president Syngman Rhee, the traditional Korean style began to take hold and became the dominant form of Buddhism by the 1970s.[1] Seongcheol insisted on giving away all monastic assets to the public and reverting to the original Buddhist way of wandering and begging for alms while investing all energy into meditation. He upheld that as the only surefire way for true reforms to take place, warning that otherwise, full-scale conflict could ensue between bikkhus and married monks fighting over temples. The leaders of the reformation refused to follow, condemning his assertions as too extreme.[2] Seongcheol's predictions, though, came true and Korean Buddhism has had numerous conflicts between monks over temple jurisdiction since then up to the present day, many of them escalating into violence between both sides (e.g. paying gangsters to physically harm opponents). The bikkhus loosened ordination restrictions to increase their numbers in their effort to assume control over temples. Such men of dubious character (e.g. former convicts and criminals) received ordination as bikkhus, leading to more violent fights amongst monks. A particularly embarrassing chapter in Korean Buddhism in the late 1990s took place when monks fought over Jogyesa, the main administrative temple in Seoul, fighting among themselves using weapons, including Molotov cocktails, to subdue each other.[1][3] Ten years as a hermit in Seong Juhn Am In 1955, Seongcheol received the appointment as the patriarch of Haeinsa, but disappointed by the direction that the reformation took, he decline. Instead, he removed to a hermitage near Pagyesa, in the Palgong mountains near Daegu. There he focused upon meditation, seeking to strengthen his enlightenment. At the hermitage Seong Juhn Am, Seongcheol dedicated himself to study of the Buddhist teachings that, later, enriched his spiritual teachings. To insure solitude, Seongcheol surrounded the hermitage with barbed wire to keep all out with the exception of a few assistants. Staying within the boundaries of the small hermitage for ten years without leaving, he deepened his meditation and studied the ancient Buddhist canons, Zen texts, sutras, modern mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, and even taught himself English so as to keep current on international affairs. That decade of self-education enriched his future teachings dramatically.[1][2] Haeinsa and the Hundred-Day Talk Seongcheol master giving the Hundred-Day Talk Seongcheol finally opened the doors of Seong Juhn Am hermitage in 1965. He visited Gimyongsa temple where he gave his first dharma talk in a decade. In 1967, Seongcheol accepted Jawoon's appointment as the patriarch of Haeinsa temple. That winter, he inaugurated a daily two-hour dharma talk to monks and the lay people for one hundred consecutive days (Hangul: 백일법문). Applying his decade of scholarly studies, he broke the stereotype of the "boring and stuffy" dharma talks, transforming them into an electrifying blend of Buddhism, spiritualism, quantum mechanics, general relativity, and current affairs. Seongcheol's Hundred Day Talk ushered in a new kind of dharma talk aimed at reaching the modern audience living in an age of globalization and intellectual diversity.[1][2] Supreme Patriarch of the Jogye order Seongcheol Seon Master relaxing Ushering in a revival of the Seon tradition of intense meditation and strict monastic lifestyle, Seongcheol spearheaded the reformation of modern Korean Buddhism from the rubbles of Japanese colonialism into an epicenter of meditation training. During his tenure as patriarch of Haeinsa, the temple transformed into a training ground for meditation, sutra studies, and Vinaya studies, attracting monks from all over the country. The meditation center averaged approximately 500 monks per biannual retreat, a number unheard of since the days of Hui Neng and Ma Tzu.[2] During the 1970s, the militaristic and dictatorial climate in Korea increase, eventually leading to a purge of many Buddhist monks suspected of political involvement. With his reputation as a living Buddha increasing among lay people and monks, the Jogye order nominated Seongcheol as the Supreme Patriarch of the order. He accepted, saying, "If I can help reform and improve Korean Buddhism, I will humbly accept."[1][2] His inauguration speech catapulted him from an obscure monk into the limelight as the leader of Korean Buddhism. The Jogye order published his speeches to the entire nation: Perfect enlightenment pervades all, serenity and destruction are not two All that is visible is Avalokiteshvara, all that is audible is the mystical sound No other truth than seeing and hearing Mountain is mountain, water is water.[1][2] 원각이 보조하니 적과 멸이 둘이 아니라. 보이는 만물은 관음이요 들리는 소리는 묘음이라. 보고 듣는 이 밖에 진리가 따로 없으니 시회대중은 알겠는가? 산은 산이요 물은 물이로다.[1][2] Seongcheol's only robe that he wore throughout his monastic life[1] Seongcheol never left the mountains from the inauguration as Supreme Patriarch until his death, declaring the temple a monk's proper place. Initially, members of the Jogye vigorously protested his semi-hermetic policy, eventually sense of respect replaced the outrage. Buddhist recognized that he brought to Buddhism a purity and piety that had been lacking since the Chosun period. They recognized that his practice vastly improved the respect of monks in Korea.[1] During his years as patriarch of Haeinsa and as Supreme Patriarch of the Jogye order, Seongcheol's reputation grew constantly. He gained fame among monks as a strict teacher, earning the name "tiger of Kaya mountain." When monks nodded off to sleep during meditation, he beat them with wooden sticks yelling, "Thief, pay for your rice!" He admonished and punished them for taking donations from the public but failing to practice Buddhism faithfully to the utmost of their ability in return.[1] He became known for his unique three thousand prostrations.[1][2][4][5] After the Korean war, Seongcheol built a small cave-hermitage near Anjungsa temple, named Cheonjegul. Many people came to pay their respects to him. Seeking to guide the pilgrims in their spiritual practice, Seongcheol began his practice of 3000 prostrations. Only people who completed 3000 prostrations in front of the statue of the Buddha in the main hall could meet with him. Some lay people accused Seongcheol of arrogance, but he maintained that the practice helped them destroy their ego, and helped them attain one-mindedness. Tradition supported Seongcheol in his practice. The Korean Buddhist training regimen includes 3000 full prostrations as a mainstay, performed at most temples in Korea monthly. The 3000 bows normally took eight to twelve hours, depending on the experience of the practitioner. The bowing technique clears the mind, instills a sense of humility, and increases the awareness and focusing power of the practitioner. As his fame and reputation grew, the prostrations became a way to lessen the number of people meeting with him. He never made exceptions to that requirement, regardless of the person's wealth, fame, or power. An anecdote illustrates the daunting task of the 3000 prostrations and Seongcheol's strict adherence to his own rules. When Park Chung-hee, the president of Korea, opened a new highway between Seoul and Pusan, he visited Haeinsa. The head administrative monk quickly sent word to Seongcheol to come down from his hermitage to greet the president. True to form, Seongcheol demanded the president go to the main Buddha hall and perform the 3000 prostrations before meeting with him. Park refused and the two never met.[1] Books and CD's of the Hundred-Day lecture Seon Lim Go Gyung Chong Suh (Hangul: 선림고경총서, Hanja: 禪林古鏡叢書) During the latter years of his life, Seongcheol edited and wrote numberous publications, including eleven books of his lectures including the full transcriptions of the Hundred-Day Talk, lectures on Huineng's sutra, Shin Sim Myung (Hangul: 신심명, Hanja: 信心銘), Jeung Do Ga (Hangul: 증도가, Hanja: 證道歌), Illumination of Sudden Enlightenment (Hangul: 돈오입도요문론, Hanja: 頓悟入道要門論), (see official website) and his dharma talks. He authorized the translation Seon Lim Go Gyung Chong Suh (Hangul: 선림고경총서, Hanja: 禪林古鏡叢書), a collection of Chinese and Korean Zen classics that until publication was known mostly only to monks.[1] Those publications helped to spread his teachings to the general public and raise the general awareness and knowledge of Buddhism. On November 4, 1993, Seongcheol passed away in Haeinsa Toesoeldang, the same room he had received ordination as a monk.[1][2] His last words were: "Meditate well."[1] His parivirvana poem was: Deceiving people all my life, my sins outweigh Mount Sumeru. Falling into hell alive, my grief divides into ten thousand pieces. Spouting forth a red wheel, It hangs on the blue mountain.[1][2] 生平欺狂男女群彌天罪業過須彌活陷阿鼻恨萬端一輪吐紅掛碧山[1][2] Seongcheol explained the cryptic poem in this way:[1] I've lived my entire life as a practitioner, and people have always asked me for something. Everyone is already a Buddha, but they do not try to realize that fact and only look towards me. So, in a way, you could say I've deceived people all my life. I've failed to get this message across to everyone so I'm suffering in a kind of hell. Over a 100,000 people attended his funeral, the largest ever seen in Korean history for a monk. His cremation took over 30 hours and his sarira numbered over a hundred.[1] Seongcheol's teachings fall into five categories: Sudden enlightenment, sudden cultivation Citing Taego Bou (太古普愚: 1301-1382) as the true successor of the Linji (臨済義玄) line of patriarchs rather than Jinul (知訥: 1158-1210), he advocated Hui Neng's original stance of 'sudden enlightenment, sudden cultivation' (Hangul: 돈오돈수, Hanja: 頓悟頓修) as opposed to Jinul's stance of 'sudden enlightenment, gradual cultivation' (Hangul: 돈오점수, Hanja: 頓悟漸修).[6] Whereas Jinul had initially asserted that with enlightenment comes the need to further one's practice by gradually destroying the karmic vestiges attained through millions of rebirths, Huineng and Seongcheol maintained that with perfect enlightenment, all karmic remnants disappear and one becomes a Buddha immediately.[7][4][5][8] Middle Way He also expounded on the true definition of the Middle Way (Hangul: 중도, Hanja: 中道), stating that rather then avoiding the two extremes of sensual indulgence and self-mortification as many understood, the Middle Way described the state of nirvana where all dualities fuse and cease to exist as separate entities, where good and bad, self and non-self become meaningless. He compared that to the common misconception that had ruled pre-Einsteinian physics, that energy and mass constituted two separate entities, but which Einstein had elucidated as interchangeable dual forms with the relationship described by E=mc², thereby proving the equivalence of one to the other. He also compared the Middle Way to the fusion of space and time into spacetime. Using the analogy of ice and water, Seongcheol taught that rather than the 'middle' or 'average' of ice and water, the Middle Way is the true form of each, H2O. He maintained that the state of nirvana compared to that, a state where the true form of all dualities is revealed as equivalent.[4][8] Gong'an practice Seongcheol's calligraphy of the gong'an "Three pounds of flax." Seongcheol strongly advocated the gong'an (Hangul: 공안, Hanja: 公案) meditation technique as the fastest and safest way to enlightenment.[1][7][4][8] The most common gong'ans he gave to his followers were: Not mind, not body, not Buddha, what is this?[8] (Hangul: 마음도 아니고, 물건도 아니고, 부처도 아닌 것, 이것이 무엇인고?, Hanja: 不是心, 不是物, 不是佛, 是什摩?) A monk once asked Dongsan Chan Master,"What is Buddha?" Dongsan replied, "Three pounds of flax" (Hangul: 마삼근, Hanja: 麻三斤).[1][5][8] In deep sleep, one mind Seongcheol also set a clear benchmark that the practitioner could apply to gauge his level of practice. Throughout his life, many followers came to him to obtain acknowledgment of their enlightenment. He felt dismayed at the number of people who thought they had attained perfect enlightenment by experiencing some mental phenomenon during their practice. He therefore reiterated that every enlightened person from the Buddha and on had given the same definition of enlightenment. True attainment, he quoted, came only after going beyond the level of being able to meditate in deep sleep. Only after being able to meditate on a gong'an continuously, without interruption, throughout the waking state, then the dreaming state, and finally in deep sleep, one reaches the state where enlightenment can become possible. Before any of this, one should never claim to have become enlightened, even though there may be many instances of weird mental phenomena that happens during one's practice. The levels he identified were:[7][4][5][8] In the waking state, one mind (Hangul: 동정일여, Hanja: 動靜一如): the state where the practitioner can meditate on a gong'an continuously throughout the day without interruption, even through talking and thinking. In the dreaming state, one mind (Hangul: 몽중일여, Hanja: 夢中一如): the state where the practitioner can meditate on a gong'an continuously in the dreaming state. In deep sleep, one mind (Hangul: 숙면일여, Hanja: 熟眠一如): the state described above, where the practitioner can meditate on a gong'an continuously through even the deepest sleep. In death, attain life (Hangul: 사중득활, Hanja: 死中得活): from the previous state where all thoughts are overtaken by the gong'an (therefore, the practitioner is considered mentally "dead"), the moment of attaining enlightenment, that is, "life." Great, round, mirror-like wisdom (Hangul: 대원경지, Hanja: 大圓鏡智): the state of perfect enlightenment, using the analogy of the bright mirror for the great internal wisdom that comes forth during enlightenment. The final state where the practitioner loses the sense of self, is liberated from his karma, and therefore, all future rebirths. Criticism of the Japanese style of meditation Seongcheol expressed sharp criticism of the Japanese style of Zen meditation.[7][4][5][8] The Japanese style favors a gradual study of many gong'ans, similar to a curriculum where the practitioner improveed from an easier gong'an to a more difficult one as he mastered each one over time. Seongcheol, and many other masters,[9] stated that that would achieve nothing. They argued that meditation aimed to rid one's mind of all divergent thoughts which caused of karmic rebirths and its concomitant suffering, by focusing the mind deeply on only one gong'an until it destroyed all other thoughts. By studying gong'ans like a curriculum, one exercised the mind, rather than attaining the original goal of extinguishing the mind. The gradual style of meditation, dissimilar to Jinul's gradual cultivation, proved a complete waste of time to the practitioner. Zen became nothing more than an exercise in sophistry, with higher positions given to those who could solve more riddles. Gong'ans can never be solved with such rational, or even intuitive methods, and only the final, perfect enlightenment could give the solution to the gong'an, and simultaneously all gong'ans.[7][4][5][8] Seongcheol repeatedly clarified that the study of many gong'ans worked against effective meditation. He stated that attaining perfect enlightenment equaled becoming a Buddha, equivalent to definitively solving the gong'an. Seongcheol remarked that his teaching agreed with numerous masters including Huineng, Ma Tzu, all the way down to current masters.[1][2][7][4][5][8][9] Being able to solve multiple gong'ans constituted pure delusion believed by many practitioners, and Seongcheol devoted much of his teachings to dispelling that illusion. Seongcheol's calligraphy, "Do not deceive your self." “ The Buddha said, "I have attained nirvana by relinquishing all dualities. I have relinquished creation and destruction, life and death, existence and non-existence, good and evil, right and wrong, thereby attaining the Absolute. This is liberation, this is nirvana. You [the five initial bikkhus] practice self-mortification and the world indulges in the sensual. You therefore think you are great and holy, but both extremes are the same. To truly become free, you must give up both, you must give up all dualities… - Seongcheol [2] ” “ It's the scientific age, so let's talk in the language of science. Einstein's general relativity proves that energy and mass, previously thought as separate, are actually one and the same. Energy is mass, and mass is energy. Energy and mass are one. ” — Seongcheol, [2] “ The fact that energy and mass are equivalent means that nothing is truly created or destroyed. This is what the Buddha was talking about when he relinquished both creation and destruction. It is like water and ice. Water converting into ice and vice versa does not mean that either of them gets destroyed. It is just the change in the form of H2O, which itself never changes, just like energy and mass. If we compare mass to 'form' and energy to 'formlessness,' the Heart sutra says the same thing as general relativity. Form is formlessness and formlessness is form. Not only in words, not only in the realm of philosophy, but in truth, in nature, measurable by scientific methods. This is the Middle Way! ” “ The three poisons that prevent us from realizing our true selves are desire, anger, and ignorance. Among those, desire is the basis for the latter two, and desire comes from 'I'. The attachment to the 'I,' the ego, and the indifference to others, these are the basis of all suffering. Once you realize that there really is no you or me, self or non-self, you will understand that all things are inter-related, therefore helping others is helping oneself, and hurting others is hurting oneself. This is the way of the universe, the Middle Way, dependent origination, and karma. ” “ Removing the clouds that are blocking our pure light of wisdom, we can become liberated from the chains of karma, thereby becoming truly free. But how do you do this? There are many methods, but the fastest is meditation and the fastest of those is the hwadu, or gong-an. By going beyond the level of being able to meditate in deep sleep, you will reach a place of perfect serenity, your original, bright, shining mirror devoid of all dust that had sat on it. You will see your original face, your true nature, the nature of the entire universe, and realize that you had always and originally been a Buddha. This is nirvana. ” — Seongcheol, [2][5][8] “ No one can help you with this endeavor. No books, no teachers, not even the Buddha. You must walk this road yourself. Do not sleep more than four hours. Do not talk more than necessary. Do not read books. Do not snack. Do not wander or travel frequently. “ Many practitioners believe that they have attained enlightenment. Some say they have attained it multiple times. This is a big delusion. There is only one true enlightenment, such that the attained state never disappears and then reappears, but is constantly present even through the deepest sleep. As Ma Tzu said, 'attained once, attained forever.' Any enlightenment that comes and goes or has gradations is nothing more than delusion. ” Seongcheol master's statue Seongcheol master's sarira pagoda Seongcheol played a key role in revitalizing Korean Buddhism suffering in deep disarray from the Japanese occupation.[1] He served as one of the leaders in the reformation, bringing back celibacy, strict practice, monasticism, and mendicancy back to Korean Buddhism. Later in his life, with his growing recognition, he helped to rectify Buddhism's discredited reputation amongst the general public, from a group of in-name-only monks who would get married, own businesses, and frequently collude with the Japanese occupiers, to that of serious practitioners, never got married, and owned no possessions. Seongcheol also contributed significantly to bringing back Huineng's 'sudden enlightenment, sudden cultivation,' and clarified the notions of gong'an practice, meditation, monasticism, and enlightenment. More than a decade after his death, his books are still widely read and respected, and pilgrimages to Haeinsa are a mainstay for Buddhists. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.41 원택. (2001). 성철스님 시봉이야기. (Seoul: 김영사. Wontek. 2001). Seongcheol Sunim Sibong Iyagi. (Seoul: Kimyoungsa. ISBN 8934908475) ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 인터넷 사바세계와 함께 하는 성철큰스님 ↑ BBC World: Asia-Pacific. Buddhist brawl in Seoul, October 12, 1999, Violent clashes in the Jogye order BBC News. Retrieved October 20, 2008. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 퇴옹 성철. (1987). 자기를 바로 봅시다. 해인사 백련암 (Korea): 장경각. (Toeng Seongcheol. (1987). Jaghireul Baro Bopshida. Haeinsa Baekryun'am (Korea): Jang'gyung'gak.) ISBN 8985244116 ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 퇴옹 성철. (1988). 영원한 자유. 해인사 백련암 (Korea): 장경각. (Toeng Seongcheol. (1988). Yongwonhan Jayou. Haeinsa Baekryun'am (Korea): Jang'gyung'gak.) ISBN 8985244108 ↑ 퇴옹 성철. (1976). 한국불교의 법맥. 해인사 백련암 (Korea): 장경각. (Toeng Seongcheol. (1976). Hanguk Bulgyo Ei Bupmaek. Haeinsa Baekryun'am (Korea): Jang'gyung'gak.) ISBN 8985244167 ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 퇴옹 성철. (1987). 선문정로. 해인사 백련암 (Korea): 장경각. (Toeng Seongcheol. (1987). Seon Mun Jung Ro. Haeinsa Baekryun'am (Korea): Jang'gyung'gak.) ISBN 8985244140 ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 퇴옹 성철. (1992). 백일법문. 해인사 백련암 (Korea): 장경각. (Toeng Seongcheol. (1992). Baek Il Bupmun. Haeinsa Baekryun'am (Korea): Jang'gyung'gak.) ISBN 8985244051, ISBN 898524406X ↑ 9.0 9.1 용화선원 Buddhism in Korea: past, present and future., October 23-29, 1983, Kyongju, Republic of Korea. 1983. New York: Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies. OCLC: 56060692 Buswell, Robert E. 1992. The Zen monastic experience: Buddhist practice in contemporary Korea. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691074078 Buswell, Robert E. 2007. Religions of Korea in practice. (Princeton readings in religions.) Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691113463 Taehan Pulgyo Chogyejong. 1988. Korean Buddhism. Seoul, Korea: Korean Buddhist Chogye Order. OCLC: 42243924 Songchol.net (in Korean) Modern Dharmic Writers (1875 to present) Buddhist writers: B. R. 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__label__cc	0.626764	0.373236	« Straw Dogs, Hitchcock’s The Lodger and More Coming to The Criterion Collection in June 2017 Patriots Day (4K UHD Blu-ray Review) » Passengers (4K UHD & 3D Blu-ray Review) March 15th, 2017 by Brian White Passengers is a film that I have a lot of history with personally speaking. The original script for Passengers was written by Jon Spaihts way back in 2007, and had been in development hell for years now. I mention this because not only have my own projects been in development hell, but this very script was my first read in a screenwriting class I took at Cleveland State University way back when. I remember this time period too because at one point the film was set to star Keanu Reeves and Emily Blunt. God this movie would have been fantastic with Emily as the leading female. Eventually in 2014 it it was announced that Sony had won the auction for the rights to the sci-fi flick and here we are. It’s 2017 and Passengers came out theatrically last year, but more importantly it’s finally here in 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray! Passengers ended up under the direction, love and care of Morten Tyldum. Instead of Keanu and Emily the film stars Jennifer Lawrence, and Chris Pratt in the leading roles. Supporting actors include Michael Sheen, Laurence Fishburne and Andy García. Passengers received a lot of negative reviews and comments about its morality, but despite all of the naysayers it still went on to make back double its $110 million dollar budget. Win! So what’s it all about? I mean its billed as an adventure film, right? Well, sort of. Here’s what all goes down in the flick. FYI…Unlike all my other coverage you’re unfortunately going to have to deal with some SPOILERS in this review. So just in case you need to look the other way and skip down to the audio and video sections now’s your chance. There’s absolutely no way I can talk about, address and tackle the moral problems I want to here without going into the forsaken spoiler territory. So I’m sadly going to have to break my own cardinal rule just this once. I’m very sorry. The sci-fi movie centers around two people, mechanical engineer Jim Preston (Pratt) and writer Aurora Lane (Lawrence), who wake up 90 years too soon from an induced hibernation onboard a spaceship headed for a new planet. Think colonization here folks. They are “passengers” onboard the starship vessel Avalon and are venturing towards the planet dubbed Homestead II. The journey all in all takes roughly 120 years to complete. So I’m sure it goes without saying you can see the conundrum our duo are in after waking up with only 30 years under their belt. Also, there’s sadly no way they can go back to sleep either. Despite Jim’s mechanical skills he’s able to engineer a way. So what’s a young attractive couple supposed to do to pass the time? Oh okay go ahead and play that wah wah pedal infused porn riff now. Ha ha. There’s obviously some of that too in order to pass the time. I should back up for a second here and say they are not truly alone here. There’s an android bartender named Arthur (Sheen) the duo can shoot the sh1t with and pass the time whenever they want. Now here’s the conundrum of the story. I told you there are two passengers wake here, but I never told you how or why they are awake. Jim’s was due to a mechanical failure, but Aurora’s fate was caused by something much worse. Words such as selfishness, lies and deceit come to my mind when thinking about why Aurora is really awake here. THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO LOOK AWAY BEFORE I VENTURE INTO INEVITABLE SPOILERS. She was AWOKEN! GASP!!! Even worse it was by her unsusceptible lover, Jim. How could he? Now before you cast judgment, what would you do if you were in Jim’s shoes? If you remember, it was just two years ago when Interstellar tackled a very similar conundrum. So this is where many people, reviewers and moviegoers alike, criticize the ethics of Passengers. Of course Jim did it for companionship and romance, but what a creepy and manipulating way to do it, huh? All of this is deliberately and smartly hid in the film’s trailers to showcase this film as an enjoyable tale of sci-fi action and romance. However you think of it there’s no denying Passengers is actually a tale of captivity where the captured becomes lovers with the capture. Fret not though as there is a silver lining in all of this. Had Jim not have woken up Aurora not only would she have certainly perished, but all of the ships inhabitants too. How’s that for completely twisted? Jim’s actions in a way are actually kind of justified. Would I have done the same? LOL. Probably. I just would have sought out someone a little easier on the eyes though. Sorry I’m not a big Lawrence fan. Besides the controversial plot I tackled up above there are other problems with Passengers like its slow pacing that many found boring and sole action sequence saved for the very end. All in all it’s really just an average movie rather than the sci-fi spectacle everyone was fooled into thinking it would be. However, since I was familiar with the source material before going in I got exactly what I expected to. I love science fiction movies like this and the twisted morality of it all made it even more satisfying for me. What can I say? LOL. Maybe I’m a creep. Hey! Isn’t that a Radiohead or Stone Temple Pilots song? The below video score and related critique of things here are based upon my viewing of the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation of Passengers as well as the 1080p Blu-ray. I guess it kind of goes without saying, but it should be noted that in addition to the feature in HD on the 1080p Blu-ray disc Sony also graciously includes the 3D Blu-ray disc too in this package. Score! Encoding: HEVC / H.265 Resolution: 4K (2160p) Aspect Ratio:2.39:1 Clarity/Detail: Well Sony has certainly been delivering as of late on the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray format and this presentation is no exception to their recent successes. Objects, human beings and even celestial galaxies are crystal clear. Everything from stubbles, pores and follicles to textures in surroundings, clothing, etc. are brilliantly on display for all to behold and bask in their glory. Seriously, there’s nothing I can nitpick about here. Every little detail just like a stray star in the night sky is accounted for here. Depth: Because of the vast, bleak cruise ship so to speak on display here this one begs to be taken seriously in the three-dimensional pop category. Sure the 3D presentation makes the ship look like it goes on forever with extra depth to hallways, objects, etc., but the 4K UHD presentation never looks flat either. From the grand course on the Avalon to the sterile breakfast hall the depth of field is limitless here just like space. Black Levels: The black levels are gorgeously deep, inky and natural throughout. Thanks in part to the HDR nothing ever gets lost in any shadows here despite the infinite darkness of space. You have to love it! Hell yeah! Color Reproduction: Here’s where this one really excels as the colors of Passengers is infinitely endless just like the depth of field, but even better because they’re bold, bright and beautiful. Despite the rich colors nothing ever looks too artificial. It just all feels like home to me. Flesh Tones: The temperatures of the skin tones are all natural and authentic throughout. Noise/Artifacts: There’s absolutely nothing to nitpick here within the 4K Ultra HD presentation. While there are a few jaggies to be seen by the naked eye in the 1080p source, it’s nothing that will really distract you from sheer enjoyment of Passenger‘s endless beauty. Unlike what I mentioned up above in the video section, the below audio score and critical comments of such are based solely upon my viewing of the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation of Passengers. Sony skimped in the audio department here on the 1080p presentations. Oh no! The 4K UHD disc houses a reference, out of this world Dolby Atmos surround track while the regular 1080p Blu-ray and the 3D version only come armed with a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio one. Audio Format(s): English Dolby Atmos (Dolby TrueHD 7.1 compatible), English Audio Description Track, French (Quebec) 5.1 Dolby Digital, Italian 5.1 Dolby Digital, Portuguese 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish (Castilian) 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish (Latin American) 5.1 Dolby Digital, Thai 5.1 Dolby Digital Subtitles: English, English SDH, Cantonese, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), French, Indonesian/Bahasa, Italian, Korean, Malay, Portuguese, Spanish (Castlian), Spanish (Latin American), Thai, Vietnamese Dynamics: I don’t know where to start here. From the score, atmospheric effects and the rumble of the spaceship hurling through space to the directionality and rendering of environments the dynamics are all over the place. Thankfully nothing ever gets lost in the hustle and bustle of everything and that includes the dialog. It feels like you are on this space cruise ship enjoying the serenity of it all one quiet moment and diffusing fires the very next. I didn’t rate the audio a score of 5 for nothing. Height: It may be very subtle at times and not the best use of Dolby Atmos out there to demo your system with, but the height channels fill itself with score, spatial effects and unmistakably makes itself known in times like loss of gravity, robots falling from the sky, etc. Low Frequency Extension: The LFE channel implodes with ferocity throughout here. Sometimes it gets near the point of being rattly, but when you’re a vessel carrying over 5,000 people through space you need that sense of heftiness in your LFE presentation. Don’t you think? Hell yeah you do! The bass gets to bombastic levels when meteors bounce off and even pulverize/punish the Avalon starship as its hurling through space like nobody’s business. The score also has a lot of bottom end to it too so needless to say the LFE is engaged throughout even in times of no action. You gotta love that! Surround Sound Presentation: From atmospheric effects, score and ambiance to meteors slamming by, flames swirling around and intense moments of peril the rear speakers are constantly engaged. Yes there’s a lot of slow moments throughout here, but I want to remind you that the rears never stop working as they engulf you in the middle of the sci-fi atmosphere I love so much about Passengers. Dialogue Reproduction: Dialog levels are always clear, intelligible and prioritized throughout. No complaints here! Passengers arrives on 4K Ultra HD courtesy of Sony packaged along with the feature film in both 1080p HD Blu-ray and 3D Blu-ray. Like the Ghostbusters (2016) release last year Sony doesn’t aim to hurt your wallet by making you double dip in case you wanted the 3D version of the film too. That’s great for all us Passengers fans. It also makes the black Ultra HD case thicker too just like the ghostbustin’ release last year. So nonetheless down below you’ll find all the supplemental features housed solely on the 1080p Blu-ray disc, but I also didn’t want you to forget about the redeemable UltraViolet code for the Digital HD version of the film. In addition there’s also a short first look at the Passengers Awakening Virtual Reality Experience. Now let’s cover the rest of these extras below in more detail under the microscope before we blast off in conclusion of this review.. Deleted Scenes (HD, 9:49) – Here we have the following 8 deleted scenes to take in (available via a Play All functionality too): No New Drinks, Memory Maker, Tacos and Cocktails, Kiss in the Photo Booth, Aurora Finds Jim’s Photos, Drunk Dial, Gus Reveals His Past and Gus Looks For A Solution. Space on Screen: The Visual Effects of Passengers (HD, 7:26) – This featurette is all about the inviting and inspiring visual world that’s created and on display for all to see. The LED panels surrounding the characters gives the illusion of flying through space. Pretty rad! Even watching these lights revolve in the extras here makes you feel dizzy of vertigo. I love it! We also “deep dive” into how the zero gravity pool scene was made too. Outtakes from the Set (HD, 4:23) – This is basically your everyday run of the mill reel of gags, flubbed lines and actors fooling around here. Makes me wish I had a fun job like the actors here. Pratt just looks like he has so much fun in life. Ha ha. Casting the Passengers (HD, 10:39) – Pratt said he was never going to let anyone else play Jim after reading this script. The cast and crew sure all love Chris here. Everyone also chimes in about the actors’ incredible performances here and their respective character’s motivations. This one really goes deeper in my opinion than just the casting as we cover all four of the major faces involved here. I loved seeing the green tights Michael Sheen wears as Arthur the android bartender. It’s also interesting to figure out that the character of Gus is probably 500-600 years old. I love it! Creating The Avalon (HD, 9:35) – This one is all about the cruise ship as I call or the Titanic in space. We talk with the art designers and their inspiration in creating this beautiful sci-fi sets. I love how they discuss the challenges of creating the ultimate suite (the Vienna suite) in space. On The Set With Chris Pratt (HD, 4:19) – This one is all about…you guessed…Chris Pratt! J Law says he is the hardest working person in life. Wow! She hasn’t met me before then. Ha ha. However, for the most part you’ll notice Chris’ positive attitude leap into everyone he interacts with. Gotta love that! J Law even says Pratt is by far a better dancer than her, but sh’s better at basketball. Ha ha. Book Your Passage (HD, 4:40) – Looking for a new life? Learn more about the Homestead Company. See what awaits you with these four mock info commercials ranging from the hibernation pods themselves to the sheets on the bed: Choose Your Star, Dare to Dream, Elite Suites and A Flight To Remember. They are available as a play all function or individually. Typically slap the word science fiction on a film and give me a hot dame to look at and I’ll call it a day. However, Passengers hits home on a personal note for me as I detailed in my first paragraph up above. I take fancy to it also because let’s be honest the Avalon Starship is really like being on one big, luxurious cruise ship. I love cruises so there’s that. It doesn’t hurt either that it just so happens to be another interstellar reference 4K audio and video presentation from Sony. They have been hitting homers on the UHD format consistently now. Check it out you will! Buy your ticket to Homestead II today. A better life is waiting for you. What do you have to lose? DISCLAIMER: This 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray review was judged and graded using the following 4K certified Ultra HD Premium television set found here and player here. Make sure to check out all our 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray reviews archived here. Go For A Rocket Ride With on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Written by: Brian White on March 15, 2017. Owner/Writer/Reviewer/Editor, Dreamer, Producer, Agent of Love, Film Lover, Writer of Screenplays and a Devoted Apostle to all things Ford Mustangs (the real ones with V8's!). Some of my favorite films include FIGHT CLUB, MOULIN ROUGE, THE DARK KNIGHT, STAR WARS alongside television shows such as SEINFELD, 24, SANFORD & SON and even the often loathed in the geek community BIG BANG THEORY. Outside of my three lives I live I also enjoy spending time with my girlfriend and our three girls (of the furry kind). Tags: Andy Garcia, Chris Pratt, Jennifer Lawrence, Jon Spaihts, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Sheen, Morten Tyldum. 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__label__cc	0.691102	0.308898	Vezetői összefoglaló Impact categories LCA in wind energy Energy Balance analysis Comparative benefits Onshore impacts Offshore Impacts Electromagnetic fields and marine organisms Impacts on benthos and fish Impacts on marine mammals and sea birds Ship collisions, radars and radio signal Social acceptance of wind... Carbon as a commodity Wind energy CDM & JI projects The path to a post-2012 regime Externalities and wind... Benefits of Wind Energy under the Consideration of External Cost Calculation of external costs - EcoSense Model Environmental Benefits.. Emissions and cost in EU 27 in 2007 Avoided emissions and external costs in EU-27 in 2020 Avoided external costs in EU-27 in 2030 Social research on wind energy onshore Social research on wind energy offshore Home » ENVIRONMENT » Environmental Benefits.. » Avoided emissions and external costs in EU-27 in 2020 Avoided Emissions and External Cost for different Wind Deployment Scenarios in the EU27 Member States in 2020 The previous section presented "real" life in 2007. However, in the following section different scenarios on the portfolio of electricity generation in the EU27 Member States in 2020 are discussed and, subsequently, the same exercises are conducted in term of: determination of the share of fossil-fuel based electricity generation and corresponding emissions in each of the EU27 Member States; determination of the amount of fossil-fuel based electricity generation and corresponding emissions replaceable/avoidable by wind (and other renewable technologies) in each of the EU27 Member States; determination of the replaced/avoided emissions by wind energy in the three EWEA wind generation scenarios and finally the external costs of fossil-fuel based electricity generation and, subsequently, avoided external costs by wind generation in the three EWEA wind generation scenarios. Before presenting the empirical results in subsequent sections, there are at least the following three important notes worth mentioning: The (business-as-usual) scenarios on the portfolio of conventional electricity generation are based on the well-known official documents of the European Commission (Capros et al (2008) and also Eurelectric (2006). In general, the efficiency of new plants within each of the types of fossil-fuel based electricity generation technologies improves with time and, therefore, the specific emissions in year 2020 decrease compared to 2007. Due to expected electricity demand increase, the amount of total fossil-fuel based electricity generation in 2020 is supposed to be higher than in 2007 in almost all EU Member States (but specific emissions per power plant technology - see above - will be lower). However, the significant shares of wind generation in the different EWEA scenarios are expected to be even greater (see the subsequent sections in detail). Fossil-fuel Based Electricity Generation and Emissions in 2020 Figure 5.8. Fossil-fuel Based Electricity Generation in the EU27 Member States in 2020. Figure 5.8 presents fossil-fuel based electricity generation in the EU27 Member States in 2020 and Figure 5.9 the corresponding specific average emissions (CO2, SO2, NOx). Figure 5.9. Specific Average Emissions (CO2, SO2, NOx) from Fuel Based Electricity Generation in the EU27 Member States in 2020. Figure 5.10 presents the fossil-fuel based electricity generation replaceable/avoidable by wind (and other renewable electricity generation) in the EU27 Member States in 2020 and Figure 5.11 the corresponding amount of total avoidable emissions (CO2, SO2, NOx). Figure 5.10. Fossil-fuel Based Electricity Generation Replaceable/Avoidable by Wind (and other renewable electricity generation technologies) in the EU27 Member States in 2020. Figure 5.11. Total Emissions (CO2, SO2, NOx) Replaceable/Avoidable by Wind (and other renewable electricity generation technologies) in the EU27 Member States in 2020. Breakdown of EWEA's Wind Generation Scenarios for 2020 (by EU Member State) In order to be able to calculate the amount of replaced/avoided fossil-fuel based electricity generation by wind energy in the EU27 Member States in 2020, wind penetration scenarios for the year 2020 are necessary. Figure 5.12 presents EWEA's three wind generation scenarios for the EU27 on a disaggregated - i.e. EU Member States - level. The breakdown of EWEA's three wind generation scenarios on EU Member State level is mainly based on comprehensive modelling and sensitivity analyses with the simulation software model GreenNet-Europe. GreenNet-Europe models least cost deployment of renewable electricity generation technologies (wind in particular) on EU Member State's level up to 2020 and 2030 taking into account several different country-specific potentials and cost of renewable (wind) generation, the different renewable promotion instruments and a variety of other country-specific as well as general parameters and settings. The results of the breakdown of EWEA's three wind generation scenarios, furthermore, have also been cross-checked with other existing publications (e.g. Resch et al (2008), Capros et al (2008) and others. Figure 5.12. Annual Wind Generation (TWh/yr) in each of the EU27 Member States according to EWEA's Three Wind Generation Scenarios in 2020. Avoided Emissions (of Fossil-fuel Based Electricity Generation) in the Breakdown of EWEA's Wind Generation Scenarios for 2020 In the following Figures 5.13-5.15, the total avoided emissions (CO2, SO2, NOx) by wind generation are presented for EWEA's three wind generation scenarios in each of the EU27 Member States in 2020. Breakdown of EWEA's 2020 Reference Wind Scenario Figure 5.13. Total emissions (CO2, SO2, NOx) from fossil-fuel based electricity generation avoided by wind energy according to EWEA's Reference Scenario in the EU27 Member States in 2020 Breakdown of EWEA's 2020 High Wind Scenario Figure 5.14. Total emissions (CO2, SO2, NOx) from fossil-fuel based electricity generation avoided by wind energy according to EWEA's High Scenario in the EU27 Member States in 2020 Breakdown of EWEA's 2020 Low Wind Scenario Figure 5.15. Total emissions (CO2, SO2, NOx) from fossil-fuel based electricity generation avoided by wind energy according to EWEA's Low Scenario in the EU27 Member States in 2020 External Costs of Fossil-fuel Based Electricity Generation and Avoided External Costs in the Breakdown of EWEA's Wind Generation Scenarios for 2020 Figure 5.16 presents the results on the calculation of the external costs of conventional fossil-fuel based electricity generation in each of the EU27 Member States in 2020 (high/average/low values), based on the same methodology used for 2007 (see Figure 5.5 in detail). From this, we finally determine the avoided external costs of wind generation in 2020 in Figures 5.17-5.22 (according to EWEA's three wind generation scenarios). It is important to note that the specific emissions of fossil-fuel based electricity generation technologies in 2020 are less than in 2007, and also the specific external costs in 2020 (Figure 5.16) are, on average, less than in 2007 (see Figure 5.5). In general, the picture for the year 2020 is similar to 2007, i.e. there is still a noticeable difference between the different EU27 Member States. Bulgaria, Slovenia and Estonia are those Member States with the highest external costs of fossil-fuel based electricity generation (average values around 20 €cent2007/kWh). But also Romania and Greece reach nearly 15 €cent2007/kWh (average values for external costs). On the contrary, there are also a significant number of EU Member States with external costs below 5 €cent2007/kWh (average values of external costs). Figure 5.16. Bandwidth of Specific External Costs (€cent/kWh) of Fossil-fuel Based Electricity Generation in the EU27 Member States in 2020. By combining the avoidable external costs of fossil-fuel based electricity generation (Figure 5.16) with the amount of electricity produced by wind energy (Figure 5.12), the total amount of avoided external costs can be calculated for the year 2020. Subsequent Figures present the results based on EWEA's three wind generation scenarios in each of the EU27 Member States for the year 2020. Figure 5.17. Bandwidth of Avoided External Costs (€m2007/yr) of Fossil-fuel Based Electricity Generation according to EWEA's Reference Scenario in the EU27 Member States in 2020 The corresponding total avoided external costs (using the values of the average specific external costs of each of the EU27 Member States in Figure 5.17) are presented in Figure 5.18. On an aggregated EU27 level, the total avoided external costs by wind generation in EWEA's reference scenario in 2020 is around €32-billion per year. Figure 5.18. Avoided External Costs by Wind Generation according to EWEA's Reference Scenario in each of the EU27 Member States in 2020 (In Total: €32-billion per year). Figure 5.19. Bandwidth of Avoided External Costs (€m2007/yr) of Fossil-fuel Based Electricity Generation according to EWEA's High Scenario in the EU27 Member States in 2020 Figure 5.20. Avoided External Costs by Wind Generation according to EWEA's High Scenario in each of the EU27 Member States in 2020 (In Total: €39-billion per year). Figure 5.21. Bandwidth of Avoided External Costs (€m2007/yr) of Fossil-fuel Based Electricity Generation according to EWEA's Low Scenario in the EU27 Member States in 2020 Figure 5.22. Avoided External Costs by Wind Generation according to EWEA's Low Scenario in each of the EU27 Member States in 2020 (In Total: €25-billion per year).	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line462
__label__cc	0.553597	0.446403	ACOEL : American College of Environmental Lawyers : ACOEL : Environmental Law, Ethics, Administration of Justice American College of Environmental Lawyers EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Regulation Dodges a Bullet Posted on November 22, 2013 by Leslie Carothers Commentary on the Supreme Court’s grant of certiorari in the greenhouse gas case has addressed the question taken for review: whether EPA permissibly decided that regulating motor vehicle greenhouse gas emissions triggered permitting regulations for stationary sources like power plants. (See Garrett and Buente blogs). This is an interesting question of statutory interpretation, but it may be more important that the Court declined to review EPA’s fundamental finding that greenhouse gases “may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare.” The D.C. Circuit panel in the case agreed with EPA that the scientific evidence amply supported action under the precautionary standard of endangerment which allowed the agency to act in the face of scientific uncertainty and without a complete quantification of risks, costs, and benefits of regulation. Relying on its 1976 decision upholding EPA’s regulation of lead additives in gasoline under the same part of the Clean Air Act, the D.C. Circuit panel had no difficulty concluding that EPA had made the case for control of greenhouse gases from motor vehicles as a precautionary rule. This holding and its reasoning will be important support to EPA as the agency moves forward with the more complex and costly initiative to set emission standards for power plants. Electric generating plants contributed over 38% of U.S. CO2 emissions in 2012, with coal-fired plants accounting for nearly three quarters of those emissions. Some observers may have dismissed the possibility of Supreme Court review of the endangerment finding considering the strength and complexity of the scientific evidence. However, a Court that has eviscerated federal campaign finance and voting rights law, disregarding congressional intent and its own precedents, can’t be counted on to defer to a science-based EPA decision just because the overwhelming majority of scientists endorses the agency’s conclusions. Some of the justices may well agree with Judge Janice Rogers Brown’s vigorous dissent from the D.C. Circuit’s vote to deny rehearing en banc of the panel decision. Invoking memories of living near Los Angeles in the seventies when smog hid the mountain views, Judge Brown argued that the Clean Air Act is aimed at “inhaled” pollution of the type that kills people and not pollution that harms public health or welfare less directly through impairment of natural resources like water resources or crops by climate change—harm, as she put it, coming “at the end of a long speculative chain.” Though mistaken in her interpretation of the Clean Air Act, Judge Brown’s opinion illustrates the challenge of educating both the courts and the public on the more complex chains of causation involved in defining harm from ecological damage and less traditional pollutants. Her opinion is a good reminder that advocates of regulation to safeguard ecological resources, including our climate, have work to do to build greater understanding of profoundly serious risks. Tags: Clean Air Act, endangerment standard, greenhouse gas regulation Clean Air Act \| Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) \| Regulation Members Only Site About ACOEL Events and Publications Search Membership The Seals of Disapproval, and the Return of JawsComments: 0 Over/Under—Great Environmental Fiction/NonfictionComments: 0 A Hard Look at the Environmental Rule of LawComments: 0 WHO WINS WHEN FEDERAL MINERAL LESSEES COLLIDE WITHIN THE SAME ACREAGE?Comments: 0 HEY CONGRESS: PLEASE FIX THIS “JUST PLAIN NUTS” SITUATIONComments: 0 Woe is WOTUSComments: 0 2019 WOTUS Rule Seeks to Make the Complex Simple—It Won’t WorkComments: 1 Where Is Gundy v. United States?Comments: 0 “Happy [50th] Earth Day—Something to Crow About”Comments: 0 What’s on the Menu: Trout or Shark?Comments: 0 ACOEL 1730 M Street NW Suite 700 American College of Environmental Lawyers, The ACOEL, is a professional association of lawyers distinguished by experience and high standards in the practice of environmental law, ethics, and the development of environmental law. Copyright © 2011, American College of Environmental Lawyers. All Rights Reserved.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line468
__label__wiki	0.507684	0.507684	Journal Podcast Journal Masthead Journal of the AES 2014 January/February - Volume 62 Number 1/2 Download Entire Issue (6.9MB) Editor��s Note Download: PDF (31KB) The Mathematics of Mixing Authors:Terrell, Michael; Simpson, Andrew; Sandler, Mark Affiliation:Queen Mary University of London, London, UK Page:4 Although audio mixing has always been viewed as the artistic task of either a conductor balancing the musicians in a live performance or a mixing engineer combining multiple tracks in a sound studio, this research considers mixing as a mathematical optimization problem. Using an auditory model, the authors demonstrated how numerical optimization can be used to pose and solve a mix problem. There is interplay between artistic objectives, perceptual constraints, and engineering methods. Taking loudness as an example, it is shown that the nonlinearity in the perceptual model leads to complex behavior, which can be overcome by careful choice of optimization strategies and parameters. Download: PDF (HIGH Res) (662KB) Download: PDF (LOW Res) (172KB) Be the first to discuss this paper Efficient Filter-Based Model for Resonator Panel Absorbers Authors:Polychronopoulos, Spyros; Skarlatos, Dimitris; Mourjopoulos, John Affiliation:Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, University of Patras, Greece; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Patras, Greece A novel and computationally efficient method for evaluating the response of a perforated absorption panel with an arbitrary number of Helmholtz resonator elements is proposed. The method is based on a simplified, parametric filter-based model using 2nd-order parametric IIR digital filters that emulate both the linear filtering response of each resonator and the relative acoustic path delays and gains of responses. This allows for the evaluation of the time- and frequency-domain response of arbitrary-sized perforated panels in any specific receiver position under free-field and diffuse-field acoustic environments. Unlike existing analytical approaches, the proposed approach offers significant computational efficiency and allows flexible and fast practical evaluation of the effects of such panel absorbers. Tuning and Optimization of an Electric Network Frequency Extraction Algorithm Authors:Sanaei, Alireza; Toulson, Rob; Cole, Michael Affiliation:Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK By analyzing the frequency of low-level power line energy (Electrical Network Frequency, ENF) that has leaked into an audio recording, forensic researchers have been able to find the date and time when the recordings were made. This research implements an enhanced ENF extraction algorithm and evaluates the key parameters needed for optimizing its accuracy, such as sampling frequency, analysis window size, window increment, and the choice of harmonic components. For example, the use of odd harmonics, specifically the 5th, 7th, and 9th, for determining frequency is shown to create a better match to the reference database. Unlike current approaches to ENF analysis that use a combination of analog and digital technology, this approach is purely digital with the resulting benefits of reduced noise floor and flexible software algorithms. Download: PDF (HIGH Res) (4.8MB) Engineering Reports Perceptual Effects of Dynamic Range Compression in Popular Music Recordings Authors:Hjortkjær, Jens; Walther-Hansen, Mads Affiliation:Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark; Oticon Centre of Excellence for Hearing and Speech Sciences, Technical University of Denmark; Department of Communication and Psychology, Music Section, Aalborg University, Denmark The belief that the use of dynamic range compression in music mastering deteriorates sound quality needs to be formally tested. In this study normal hearing listeners were asked to evaluate popular music recordings in original versions and in remastered versions with higher levels of dynamic range compression. Surprisingly, the results failed to reveal any evidence of the effects of dynamic range compression on subjective preference or perceived depth cues. Perceptual data suggest that listeners are less sensitive than commonly believed to even high levels of compression. As measured in terms of differences in the peak-to-average ratio, compression has little perceptual effect other than increased loudness or clipping effects that only occur at high levels of compression. One explanation for the inconsistency between data and belief might result from the fact that compression is frequently accompanied by additional processing such as equalization and stereo enhancement. Discuss this report (5 comments) About Dynamic Processing in Mainstream Music Authors:Deruty, Emmanuel; Tardieu, Damien Affiliation:INRIA / METISS, Rennes, France; STMS Lab IRCAM-CNRS-UMPC, Paris, France By examining attributes of recorded music over many decades, larger patterns emerge as long-term trends. The authors suggested a set of signal features and examined the impact of limiters and compressors on a corpus of music tracks. From 1967 to 1984, mainstream music production tended toward high-fidelity and transparency, as a result of technological innovations. From 1984 to 2004, on the contrary, music tended toward low-fidelity and transient degradation. While the loudness war, which may have peaked in 2004, has indeed decreased “naturalness” in mainstream music and made it louder and transients less salient, the macrodynamics remain practically untouched. In other words, there are still pianissimi and fortissimi in recent mainstream music. The origin of the “ear fatigue” phenomenon, which is sometimes associated with modern music, does not lie with the absence of musical dynamics, but may relate to the ill-defined micro dynamics. Be the first to discuss this report Standards and Information Documents AES Standards Committee News 136th Convention Preview, Berlin Download: PDF (611KB) Recording Preservation: A National Plan Author:Rumsey, Francis During the 135th Convention, held recently in New York, a series of events was devoted to explaining America’s National Recording Preservation Plan. This recently launched scheme acts as an example to the rest of the world of how massive national and governmental commitment to audio preservation can lead to a coordinated and systematic approach to a common problem. Be the first to discuss this feature 137th Convention, Los Angeles, Call for Papers Products and Developments AES Conventions and Conferences Cover & Sustaining Members List AES Officers, Committees, Offices & Journal Staff	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line473
__label__wiki	0.895784	0.895784	ILLUSTRATION + GIFS MORE ANIMATION Alexandra Citrin is an award-winning illustrator and art director based in NYC. You can call her Alex. Everyone does. These days, Alex works primarily out of her studio as an illustrator. Most recently, she served as the art director for Taste at Penguin Random House, and was previously the deputy art director at Time Out New York and art director of Time out Kids before moving on to work in-house as a freelance art director for Women’s Wear Daily and Refinery29. As an art director, Alex works with both print and digital, specializing in working with other illustrators and producing high-end work on DIY-level budgets. Her art direction portfolio is available to view upon request. As an illustrator, clients include The New York Times, New York Magazine, Vice Media, Playboy, Food52, The Wing, Vox Media, Califia Farms, Zappos, Airbnb, Entertainment Weekly, The Susan G. Komen Foundation, The Stranger, Serious Eats, Mic, Lenny Letter, Momofuku, Pitchfork, Nylon, The Howard Hughes Corporation, Baltimore Museum of Art, Women’s Wear Daily, Electric Literature, Urban Outfitters, Politico, Northside Media, The New School, The New York Observer (Kaplan Era), among others. Alex is a visiting professor in the Communication Design department at Pratt Institute teaching illustration and design-based research. (She also lectures at other universities sometimes, feel free to email her about that) 2014: Maryland Institute College of Art, MFA Illustration 2009: Skidmore College, BS Fine Arts Partfaliaz Lenny Letter Daily Metal Book By It's Cover Ignant Doodlers Anonymous The Le Sigh Awards & Recognitions: 2019: American Illustration (AI-AP 38), Illustration (Editorial) 2018: Society of Illustrators Annual (SOI61), Editorial (Series) 2017: International Motion Art Awards (IMAA6) 2017: Society of Illustrators Annual (SOI60), Editorial 2017: Society of Illustrators Annual (SOI60), Advertising 2016: 3x3, Art Director for Honorable Mention illustration in Women's Wear Daily 2016: American Illustration (AI-AP 35), Art Director for work in Time Out Kids 2015: Society of Publication Designers (SPD 50), Merit Award for Until Now 2015: Society of Illustrators Annual (SOI58), Art Director for work in Until Now 2012: Graduate Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of Art Alex lives in Queens (The World’s Borough!) NYC with her beloved husband/muse and a fluffy black cat named Bear. She is ambivalent about referring to herself in third person for the sake of this bio. Please direct all electronic mail to: alex@alexcitrin.com Chill with me on Instagram: @alexcitrin	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line478
__label__cc	0.736815	0.263185	Negativity and Positivity Biases Attribute Preferences Improving Methods Does the Current Frame Always Matter Most? Intuitively, we know that there are different ways of thinking about things: The same proverbial glass can be seen as half full or half empty. Indeed, research across multiple disciplines has shown that people's evaluations depend on how something is framed, or described: People like the proverbial glass when it’s described as half full, and they dislike it when it’s described as half empty. Similarly, people like a politician when her record is framed in terms of successes more than when that same record is framed in terms of failures. But what happens when the description changes? Can people switch back and forth from one conceptualization to another, or do they get stuck in one way of thinking? Negative Frames Stick in the Mind Integrating work on functional fixedness, framing, and negativity bias, we hypothesized that negative frames might be fundamentally “stickier” than positive frames, so that it is more difficult for people to shift from conceptualizing an issue in terms of negatives to reconceptualizing it in terms of positives (compared to shifting from positives to negatives). In an NSF-funded project, we borrowed classic paradigms in framing research (such as Tversky and Kahneman’s “unusual disease” scenario) and added a twist: After participants saw information framed in terms of either negatives (e.g., lives lost) or positives (e.g., lives saved), they saw the same information reframed in the opposite way. Consistent with the notion that negative frames are conceptually stickier than positive frames, negative-to-positive reframing had a muted impact on participants’ risk preferences and evaluations, compared to positive-to-negative reframing. In other experiments, participants took longer to solve a simple math problem that required reconceptualizing negatives as positives, compared to when the same math problem involved mentally converting from positives to negatives. Are Positives Ever Sticky? Recent research in our lab suggests that positive frames can stick too, when people are contemplating something unfamiliar and potentially rewarding. This makes sense from an evolutionary perspective: Humans can't always think about potential negatives more than potential positives, or else they would just cower in the corner, afraid to ever go out and explore a new environment in search of potential rewards. In new or unfamiliar territory, when rewards are not yet learned, there might instead be a positivity bias to help push people toward exploration. Our research in this area draws from theorizing on regulatory focus and positivity offset to pull apart two concepts that have all too often been conflated in the interdisciplinary literature on framing: Gains (rewards) versus losses (punishments), and positive frames (the possibility of getting a reward OR avoiding a punishment) versus negative frames (the possibility of missing a reward OR receiving a punishment). Our theoretical framework offers new predictions about when positive and negative frames will stick in the mind and resist reframing, and can be fruitfully applied to many other domains. Does Everyone Show The Same Biases? Research on basic psychological biases often assumes that these they reflect general human tendencies that characterize everyone equally. Yet there are theoretical reasons to expect that not everyone will show the negativity bias in reframing effects described above. Recent research in our lab combined data from all of our previous studies on reframing in the loss domain to test the potential moderating role of age. The results suggest that the negativity bias in reframing effects diminishes across the lifespan, and may disappear entirely around age 60.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0080.json.gz/line480

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