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LAWS5183 Environmental Law
(see Timetable)
Semester 2 UWA (Perth) Face to face
This unit examines key concepts in environmental protection law in Western Australia in its national and international contexts. It focuses on the law relating to pollution control and environmental impact assessment. The unit analyses a range of legal techniques and principles applied to environmental protection, including an introduction to the new regulatory challenges of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Students are able to (1) demonstrate, at an advanced level, knowledge of (a) the key concept of (ecologically) sustainable development and the guiding principles of environmental law; (b) the meaning of 'environmental harm' and 'pollution'; (c) the institutional structures for environmental governance; and (d) an analytical understanding of the principle legal techniques of regulating environmental harm and pollution, including administrative legal instruments such as policies, licences and notices, market mechanisms and property rights, environmental impact assessment, and criminal and civil liabilities; (2) demonstrate, at an advanced level, (a) the ability to identify, explain and respond to the ethical issues that arise in environmental law; and (b) an appreciation of the value of developing professional judgment in reflecting on the legal and ethical issues in pursuit of environmental justice; (3) demonstrate, at an advanced level, the capacity for critical thinking to (a) identify and articulate legal issues that arise in environmental decision making in the public and private sectors; (b) apply the knowledge identified in (1) and demonstrate cognitive and creative skills to resolve those issues; (c) identify the legal policy and reform issues and formulate creative responses to those issues; and (d) apply all these skills to the new regulatory challenges of reducing greenhouse gas emissions; (4) develop, to an advanced level, the intellectual and practical skills (including information literacy) to research, synthesise and evaluate the factual, legal and theoretical materials required to address legal problem solving, including for addressing reform issues such as the new regulatory challenges of reducing greenhouse gas emissions; and (5) develop, to an advanced level, the skills to (a) communicate (both orally and in writing) legal knowledge and analysis in ways that are effective and appropriate for legal and non-legal audiences; and (b) collaborate effectively in developing and communicating legal understanding through the demonstration of listening, negotiation and conciliation skills that both engage other parties or an audience and achieve more persuasive communication.
Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) tutorial exercises and (2) exam. Further information is available in the unit outline.
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit except in the case of a Juris Doctor Student who has obtained a mark of 45 to 49 and is currently enrolled in this unit, and it is the only remaining unit that the student must pass in order to complete their course.
Unit Coordinator(s)
Professor Alex Gardner
Unit rules
Juris Doctor (JD) students: LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering and 30 points from: LAWS4102 Criminal Law, LAWS4103 Contract, LAWS4104 Property, LAWS4106 Torts, LAWS4107 Land Law, LAWS4108 Foundations of Public Law, LAWS5106 Legal Theory and Ethics
LAWS4109 Legal Theory and Ethics
Advisable prior study:
LAWS5102 Administrative Law
LAWS5101 Constitutional Law
LAWS5540 Environmental Protection Law
3 hours per week
Unit Outline
Semester 1_2019 [SEM-1_2019]
The Reading Guide refers students to prescribed and recommended reading and the LMS site includes links to some generally useful website materials.
Bates G, Environmental Law in Australia, 9th edn: LexisNexis Butterworths 2016
The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change.
All students are responsible for identifying when they need assistance to improve their academic learning, research, English language and numeracy skills; seeking out the services and resources available to help them; and applying what they learn. Students are encouraged to register for free online support through GETSmart; to help themselves to the extensive range of resources on UWA's STUDYSmarter website; and to participate in WRITESmart and (ma+hs)Smart drop-ins and workshops.
Books and other material wherever listed may be subject to change. Book lists relating to 'Preliminary reading', 'Recommended reading' and 'Textbooks' are, in most cases, available at the University Co-operative Bookshop (from early January) and appropriate administrative offices for students to consult. Where texts are listed in the unit description above, an asterisk (*) indicates that the book is available in paperback.


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Tesla files for 3-for-1 stock split
By John On Jun 10, 2022
Elon Musk, during an event at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019.
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Tesla just filed its annual proxy statement with the SEC and revealed it plans a three-for-one stock split, and that board member Larry Ellison does not plan to stand for re-election.
In the filing, the company wrote of the proposed stock split, "Our success depends on attracting and retaining excellent talent," and that "highly competitive compensation packages," offering every employee an option to receive equity, helped Tesla to do that. "We believe the Stock Split would help reset the market price of our common stock so that our employees will have more flexibility in managing their equity."
A stock split of this nature could mean that more smaller investors feel they can afford the stock, but those investors are minuscule compared to major institutions. Many brokerages also already offer investors fractional trading, allowing small investors to buy a slice of seemingly expensive stocks.
In its 2022 proxy filing, the electric vehicle and renewable energy business, also revealed that board member Larry Ellison currently owns 1.5% of Tesla shares. Ellison plans to relinquish his duties as a member of Tesla's board of directors, but the filing did not say who may replace him if anyone.
The filing also says that Tesla CEO Elon Musk currently holds 6% of Tesla shares. Musk sold a considerable chunk of his Tesla holdings since late 2021, in part to shore up a stake in Twitter, the social networking giant he agreed to acquire for around $44 billion.
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Victoria in Mahe Island – Seychelles
Mahe is the biggest island in the island country of Seychelles. Victoria in Mahe Island – Seychelles is its capital city, which in turn, is one the smallest capital cities all across the globe.
Victoria in Mahe Island – Seychelles is located on the north-east section of Mahe.
Flying in to Victoria in Mahe Island – Seychelles is via the Seychelles International Airport. From the airport, you can take a taxi to get to the city centre or to your accommodations.
To get around the city, there are buses and taxis that you can take. Bicycles are also popular for going around the city and tourists can rent these out at several rental shops around Victoria.
Although Victoria in Mahe Island – Seychelles is a relatively small city, there are quite a few interesting spots that you can check out, often depicting part of the city's as well as the island's history.
Landmarks in the city include a clock tower which is made in a style similar to London's Clock Tower. Historical buildings include the Courthouse and the Postal Office. Both these structures remained unchanged since the colonial period.
You can also visit the Natural History Museum where you can see various exhibits on the wildlife found in the island nation of Seychelles. There is also the Victoria Botanical Gardens and the National Museum of History.
If you wish buy some of the city's local produce and fresh catches of the day; you can visit the morning market where you can buy these items at bargain prices.
There are several restaurants and clubs in Victoria in Mahe Island – Seychelles that can check out while visiting the city to sample local dishes and the city's popular drinks.
Victoria in Mahe Island – Seychelles is also known as Port Victoria. The first known settlers in the city are the French who came to the city in the year 1778. It later became a British colony upon which it was named after Queen Victoria.
Victoria serves a major port in Seychelles and its main export products are coconut and coconut oil, vanilla, soap and tortoise shell.
Typically, entry fees to clubs are 75 up to 100 Seychelles Rupees. For accommodations, there are hotels around the city and rooms can range from US$200 up to US$250 per room, per night.
Entry fee to the Natural History Museum as well as the National Museum of History is 15 Seychelles Rupees each.
If you are planning to visit one of the clubs in Victoria in Mahe Island – Seychelles, there is a dress code that is strictly implemented. Men especially, are required to wear long pants and shoes.
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While there have been a multitude of studies that have shown that generated 2D images provide equivalent performance to conventional 2D images as part of the tomosynthesis exam, this is the first prospective study publishing final results confirming the benefit each screening modality has on invasive cancer detection rates versus 2D mammography alone.
Hologic's Low Dose 3D MAMMOGRAPHY™ exam with C-View™ software was created for physicians and patients seeking a low-dose screening option with the same benefits of 3D MAMMOGRAPHY™ exams. With C-View™ software, a 2D image is generated using the tomosynthesis data acquired during the mammography exam, eliminating the need for additional 2D exposures and as a result, decreasing the radiation dose and compression time.
"C-View™ software allows us to lower the patient radiation does of the market-leading Genius™ 3D MAMMOGRAPHY™ exam even further below the established mammography dose guidelines," said Pete Valenti, Hologic's Division President, Breast and Skeletal Health Solutions. "We've received very positive feedback from customers who have embraced the technology, and this prospective study further confirms that Genius™ 3D MAMMOGRAPHY™ exams maintain the same outstanding performance when coupled with C-View™ software. Beyond that, it's another proof point that tomosynthesis, specifically the Genius™ exam, is the best choice for breast cancer screening."
Hologic's Low Dose 3D MAMMOGRAPHY™ exam with C-View™ software is CE marked, FDA approved and is commercially available in the U.S. and Europe. Genius™ 3D MAMMOGRAPHY™ exams are only available on the Hologic Selenia® Dimensions® system.
Hologic, Inc. is a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostic products, medical imaging systems and surgical products. The Company's core business units focus on diagnostics, breast health, GYN surgical and skeletal health. With a unified suite of technologies and a robust research and development program, Hologic is dedicated to The Science of Sure. For more information on Hologic, visit www.hologic.com.
Hologic, 3D, 3D Mammography, C-View, Dimensions, Genius, Selenia and The Science of Sure are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Hologic, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries.
This news release may contain forward-looking information that involves risks and uncertainties, including statements about the use of Hologic mammography systems and C-View™ software. There can be no assurance the systems will achieve the benefits described here, or that such benefits will be replicated in any particular manner with respect to an individual patient. The actual effect of the use of the systems can only be determined on a case-by-case basis depending on the particular circumstances and patient in question. In addition, there can be no assurance that the systems will achieve any expected level of sales or market share. Hologic expressly disclaims any obligation to release publicly any updates to the data or statements presented here to reflect any change in the Company's expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such data or statements are based.
[i] Bernardi D, Pellegrini M, Valentini M, et al. "Breast cancer screening with tomosynthesis (3D mammography) with acquired or synthetic 2D mammography compared with 2D mammography alone (STORM-2): a population-based prospective study." The Lancet Oncology. Epub 2016 June 23.
2 Yaffe M. "Reducing Radiation Doses for Breast Tomosynthesis?" The Lancet Oncology. Epub 2016 June 23.


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Having been a witness to, and sometimes a participant in the conduct and preservation of some traditional skills, I lament the atrophy that is currently besetting these skills. However, I hasten to add that for some skills, their time and utility have gone by the wayside. For others, there is time to reverse the rot if there are appropriate initiatives and collaborative efforts.
Three traditional skills I wish to discuss in this context, viz: (i) construction and sailing of camakau, Fijian outrigger canoe; (ii) food preservation through davuke; and (iii) use of lololo for storage of yams.
There is no camakau in Dravuni today. The last one that was still sailing was in 2010 when the 'Uto ni Yalo' test-sailed to Dravuni one night before its major sail to New Zealand later that year (see Blog: "Uto ni Yalo night-sailed to Dravuni"). A picture in that blog places the camakau and the drua: Uto ni Yalo in very interesting contrast. That particular camakau however was the only one to be built on Dravuni after a lapse of a few decades.
The builder was the late Jioji Kovelali and I believe that he was the last of the known builders in Dravuni. I recall when he asked me for permission to cut down a mango tree from our kanakana, family-owned block of land, at the church end of the village for the hull of the camakau.
Young male adults growing up on Dravuni today would have no knowledge of sailing the camakau. And that is mainly because of the long absence of camakau, which have been replaced by punts with outboard motors or launches with inboard motors. Growing up on Dravuni, I recall enjoying the sanction of the adults to sail the camakau within the lagoon in front of the village. These occasions were meant for learning the ABC of sailing. We would then graduate to running errands after appropriate lessons. On one occasion however, one of these errands resulted in the tragic loss of three young men, the youngest of whom was only seventeen. No body, nor any parts of the camakau were ever recovered.
The davuke is a generic term for a hole in the ground for preserving food stuff through a process of fermentation; essentially value adding. But it also refers to a grave (davuke ni mate) or a trough of a wave – davuke ni ua. For its more-generally used meaning, however, there is the davuke ni madrai, used for preserving foodstuff like cassava and breadfruit for making madra ni viti, (or bila) which is the Fijian 'bread' made from a fermented form of these foods. Fermented cassava, for example, is pounded and mixed (if preferred) with grated coconut and then cooked. There is also the davuke ni kora. This is not so much a hole, but a depression on the fringing reef near the beach where grated coconut is fermented to form kora. The grated coconut (with or without its lolo – juice or coconut milk, squeezed) is wrapped up in leaves and placed in a sack and left submerged in the depression of the reef. Rocks are placed on top for weights. The kora is cooked with fish, for example, as added seasoning.
In Dravuni, the davuke ni madrai is usually referred to in its shortened form, davuke. I recall on one occasion as a young lad having to help the adults making a davuke. It was after a hurricane and there was damaged cassava and breadfruit galore. I recall seeing the hole being lined with stones and leaves and sticks, and the foodstuff – peeled cassava and bread fruit, arranged systematically right up to the top of the hole. Systematic arrangement by mixing cassava and breadfruit was aimed to facilitate the occasional opening, or collecting of the fermented product of the davuke when needed. More leaves are placed on top and then buried with soil. The site of the davuke was on a flat piece of ground, a break in a gentle slope. This was chosen for its free-draining property.
Years later, on a request from late Mrs Susan Parkinson, a renowned dietician in Fiji and in the Pacific, my father put together a team (mainly of women) from Dravuni to make a demonstration davuke in Mrs Parkinson's back yard garden. One or two women from that team are still living and they would be the right people to re-activate davuke making in Dravuni.
The lololo, aka valevale, is a little specially-built hut in the food garden itself for storing yams after harvest. This is usually built in about February (vula isevu – month for offering of first harvest) or March (vula ikelikeli – month for harvesting). I had referred to such an occasion in "Romanticizing Village Life," posted on 10.08.16. I recall seeing at least one lololo as a lad in the village.
Not many yams are grown on Dravuni today. A number of factors are at play here. Agronomically, growing yam is both labour and time-intensive. Given time use in the context of Dravuni's economy today (see 'Dravuni – Rural Village Economy,' posted on 13.03.17), it would be difficult for an individual to revert to serious yam production, except of course if incentivized through solesolevaki, collective labour for individual benefit (see: "Collective vis-à-vis Individualistic Approach: Seeking Solution," posted on 12.04.17). Solesolevaki could also be used for re-activating the making of davuke. In this specific case, however, solesolevaki usually results in collective benefit for the whole village.
Traditional skills, like tradition itself, get modified over time. Very often, the factors that bring about these modifications are external, which impact the immediate environment within which the skills are practiced. In a situation like this very little can be done to reverse the loss of traditional skills. Other times, factors are internal and the skill is not totally lost. In such a situation, stakeholders who seek a solution to make the situation good could turn inwardly to their own community, revisit their traditional pool of skills and reactivate those that will generate net benefits and which may be nearing obsolescence.


The House of Bernadotte (/ˌbɜːrnəˈdɒt/ BUR-nə-DOT)[a] is the royal house of Sweden, which has reigned since 1818. Between 1818 and 1905, it was also the royal house of Norway. Its founder Charles XIV John of Sweden, born a Frenchman as Jean Bernadotte, was adopted by the elderly King Charles XIII of Sweden, who had no other heir and whose Holstein-Gottorp branch of the House of Oldenburg thus was soon to be extinct.
Following the conclusion of Finnish War in 1809, Sweden lost possession of Finland, which had constituted roughly the eastern half of the Swedish realm for centuries. Resentment towards King Gustav IV Adolf precipitated an abrupt coup d'état. Gustav Adolf (and his son Gustav) was deposed and his uncle Charles XIII was elected King in his place. However, Charles XIII was 61 years old and prematurely senile. He was also childless; one child had been stillborn and another died after less than a week. It was apparent almost as soon as Charles XIII ascended the throne that the Swedish branch of the House of Holstein-Gottorp would die with him. In 1810 the Riksdag of the Estates, the Swedish parliament, elected a Danish prince, Prince Christian August of Augustenborg, as heir-presumptive to the throne. He took the name Charles August, but died later that same year.
At this time, Emperor Napoleon I of France controlled much of continental Europe, and some of his client kingdoms were headed by his brothers. The Riksdag decided to choose a king of whom Napoleon would approve. On 21 August 1810, the Riksdag elected Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, a Marshal of France, as heir presumptive to the Swedish throne.
The coat of arms of the House of Bernadotte dimidiates the coat of arms of the House of Vasa (heraldic right) and the coat of arms of Bernadotte as Prince of Pontecorvo (heraldic left). It is visible as an inescutcheon in the Greater Coat of Arms of the Realm.
When elected to be Swedish royalty the new heir had been called Prince Bernadotte according to the promotions he received from Emperor Napoleon I, culminating in sovereignty over the Principality of Pontecorvo. Some Swedish experts have asserted that all of his male heirs have had the right to use that Italian title, since the Swedish government never made payments promised Charles John to get him to give up his position in Pontecorvo.
Some members of the house who lost their royal status and Swedish titles due to unapproved marriages have also been given the titles Prince Bernadotte and Count of Wisborg in the nobility of other countries.
His son Henri Bernadotte (1711–1780), father of the future Swedish–Norwegian king, was a local prosecutor, from a family of artisans, who had once been imprisoned for debt. This was a modest family which occupied only one floor of the house in a cross street in a popular and peripheral district of Pau.
The list excludes in-laws and has persons currently alive (2018) in italics, all listed primarily as Swedish royalty unless otherwise noted.
^ Bramstång, Gunnar (1990). Tronrätt, bördstitel och hustillhörighet (in Swedish). p. 30.
^ "Bernadotte : un général de Napoléon devenu du Roi de Suède" (in French). ndf.fr.
^ "Le fabuleux destin de Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte : de Pau à Marseille" (in French). lefrancofil.com.
^ "Victoria de Suède sur les pas de son aïeul" (in French). larepubliquedespyrenees.fr.
^ "Photo du Château Louvie, à Jurançon - Côté Est" (in French). J. Callizo, photographe (1909). Archived from the original on 2016-03-12.


Nicely, there exists elegance in simplicity, and because for it becoming a pattern, it is difficult to say. You by no means know how design can change even throughout the following quantity of years. The fantastic thing about minimalism is you are able to apply a terrible of a great deal from it and heading after it'll considerably improve your abilities.
Most significantly, think about the intent behind minimalism. Remember fondly the outrageous and insane 90's websites? What about the 2000's with Flash using out of everything, pages that are extremely photoshopped and a handful of other on-page mess that did not have to be there. As issues sophisticated, we have received relaxed, sleek and inviting minimalism. Everybody has experienced sufficient with inadequate websites that were perplexing and intensely unfriendly towards the customers.
Minimalism greets the consumer; it comes having a lighter in weight, favorable setting. Everything that ought to be on the minimalist website is there, nothing else. No muddle. No annoyance. People can comprehend it instantly. That's when the process is performed properly.
So, what exactly are the most effective tips for web designers to leap in and create a minimalist web site the proper way?
Minimalist styles don't have a large amount of components integrated. Keep in mind, there is no disorder, there's absolutely nothing that's not essential towards the website's objective.
Consequently, designers only have to concentrate on a solitary component, something that will turn out to be the central point of the whole site.
So, the component, what is it? That depends upon the site's objective, but as an instance, we'll say you're designing a website for an online service.
For this instance, your primary component would be a signup type. This may be a button, a few screenshots, and a few short duplicate. Do not consist of anything that does not absolutely need to be there. Concentrate around the necessities. Shifting to some minimalist outlook will really cause you to think hard about the value of elements on the website and what may be booted.
Any designer can fill a website with a cluster of things, but effective designers are types who will determine the couple of important components and discard the rest.
Considering that minimalist styles use just a number of elements to show a message, visitors must be persuaded to do the action. This signifies that the few components have to be just correct. Minimalist style is about utilizing as few elements as possible to achieve a goal. Each and every element features a function in a minimalist type of design. You understand you're on the right way if there are not any elements that can be taken out without affecting the site's capability to accomplish its objectives.
Typography is enormous in minimalist patterns; this is absolutely a significant one. Considering the fact that there's not a lot to demonstrate on a minimalist website, text becomes a component all its own. Be sure to select the proper font; both dimension and embellishment are crucial to stability. If you believe that Arial might be the right fit, neglect it. It seldom happens in minimalist designs. Do not neglect selecting a correct font. It really takes time, but it's vital to recognize the fundamental guidelines of typography and just how it could consider your style towards the subsequent level.
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Think within your ideas. If you are a freelancer, you might think more than once about giving again a basic design. Don't fall for the idea that your client won't be as planning to purchase merely a small amount of components across the website so when the kind is simplified. Adhere to minimalism and remain energizing your styles. Having the ability to clarify the "whys" regarding the style will prove to add extra value for the consumer.
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General Motor�s Pontiac division is very much responsible for the Pontiac Solstice. What is the Pontiac Solstice? It is a roadster and this will be running on the streets, highways, and roads starting the summer of this year, 2006.
The Pontiac Solstice was introduced to the public eye during the 2004 North American International Auto Show. The production though for this vehicle had started during the middle of the year 2005. Compared to the concept car of the Pontiac Solstice during the said auto show, the Pontiac Solstice still holds the very same exterior styling. Manufacturers claim that this vehicle could possible be yours for US,995.
Mounted on the GM Kappa platform, the Pontiac Solstice has been predicted to boost the marketing and sales of the Saturn Sky and the Opel GT. This vehicle has been crafted as a convertible although there have been rumors that Pontiac would soon be manufacturing a fixed roof coupe version. By doing such, the Pontiac Solstice would then be very much capable of doing sports car racing since this event is not open to convertibles. Pontiac has also given interested parties the chance to choose as to what they would like the vehicle to have with regards to seat material and exterior color. As per the seats, the choices are either leather or cloth and the color choices are Steel, Sand, or Ebony. As per the exterior colors, one could choose from Sly, Aggressive, Mysterious, Pure, Envious, Cool, and Deep. Sly is a shade of gray, Aggressive is a shade of bright red. Mysterious is black. Pure is white. Envious is a dark green. Cool is a mixture of off white and very light gray. While Deep is a shade of dark blue.
The power of the Pontiac Solstice comes from a Power Ecotec 2.4 L DOHC engine. This is assisted by an Aisin five speed manual close ratio engine. The vehicle also offers an optional five speed automatic engine. The estimated fuel economy of this convertible is some 20 miles per gallon if it pertains to city driving and 28 miles per gallon if it is for highway driving.
For those who would like to customize their Pontiac Solstices, Pontiac has also thought of five packages ready for sprucing up the Pontiac Solstice. The Convenience Package includes cruise control, a Driver Information Center, fog lamps, a steering wheel accessory cruise control, and Driver Information Center controls. The Power Package has power windows, power door locks, a keyless entry system, remote and outside rearview power mirrors, and a remote control. The Premium Package includes a three spoke leather wrapped steering wheel with accessory controls, and a leather seating. For smokers, there is a Smoker�s Package that includes an ashtray, and a lighter. The Club Sport Package adds four wheel anti lock brakes, a limited slip rear differential, a sport tuned four wheel independent suspension, a five speed manual transmission, and an Ebony Cloth interior.
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The final stage of Bishop's Stortford's St Michael's Hurst development could see an additional 150 houses being built than was originally envisoned.
On Wednesday (December 5), East Herts District Council (EHDC) will decide whether to accept an outline planning application for up to 260 homes, bringing the total up for the entire area up to 479 rather than the original 329, on the land between Farnham Road, Kitchener Road, Morbury Avenue and St Michael's Hurst.
Of those homes 104 would be affordable, equal to the council's policy of 40 per cent affordable housing at residential sites.
Earlier this year, Countryside, the developer behind the St Michael's Mead development, received planning permission to build a 66-bed care home on the St Michael's Hurst site as well as the current proposed housing.
Councillors have been recommended to approve the plans by the council's planning officer in charge of the application.
However, Bishop's Stortford Town Council opposed the plans when they appeared before them in April, saying that while they accepted the town needed starter homes, the area close to Rye Street and Farnham roundabout was already overdeveloped.
The council's submission to EHDC said: "It was agreed that the town needs starter homes such as one and two bedroom houses and maisonettes but not in this area due to overdevelopment (an additional amount of up to 160 homes being applied for), lack of infrastructure, houses too close to the roundabout (Farnham residents have complained how dangerous the junction is) and the detrimental effect on the environment and air pollution for future generations.
"There was also concern that Rye Street would not cope with more cars."
In the report the decision by the developer to increase the number of houses in the area was due to the reduction of four and five-bedroom houses and the increase in numbers of two and three-bedroom houses to meet the local market need.
The report concludes that potential negative affects from the development, such as environmental and social, could be negated by appropriate counter measures.
It states: "The report highlights some areas where the additional housing and population increase will have an adverse effect, including traffic flows, some environmental impacts and pressure on social infrastructure.
"An environmental statement was submitted with the application, which looked into those matters thoroughly.
"It is clear that those impacts are limited in scale and can be suitably mitigated by good management of the development and financial contributions to improve and extend services.
"There has been no public comment on the application, the only objection being from the town council, which has not responded further to the additional information provided to it by the applicant.
"For all these reasons, the application may be viewed positively and granted planning permission."
However, since the recommendation to approve the plans there have been 11 objections registered through EHDC's planning website.
A decision will be made on December 5, during a meeting of the Development Management Committee at the EHDC offices in Hertford.


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Title: A Hoosier's Opinion Of Walt Whitman
Creator: William Dean Howells [unsigned in original]
Source: The New York Saturday Press 11 August 1860: 2. The electronic text for this file was prepared by Whitman Archive staff, who transcribed the text from a representation of the original (e.g., digital scan or other electronic reproduction, microfilm copy). For a description of the editorial rationale behind our treatment of the reviews, see our statement of editorial policy.
Cite this page: Howells, William Dean [unsigned in original]. "A Hoosier's Opinion Of Walt Whitman." 11 August 1860. The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Ed Folsom and Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 17 January 2020. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
[From the Ashtabula (Ohio) 'Sentinel,' July 18]
A HOOSIER'S OPINION OF WALT WHITMAN.
Who is WALT WHITMAN?
The person himself states his character, and replies to this question in the following general terms:
'Walt Whitman, an American, one of the roughs, a kosmos,
Disorderly, fleshy, sensual, eating, drinking, breeding;
No sentimentalist—no stander above men or women or apart
from them,
No more modest than immodest.'
This is frank, but not altogether satisfactory. From the journals therefore, and from talk of those who know him, we gather that WALT WHITMAN lives in Brooklyn, that he has been a printer, and an omnibus-driver, that he wears a red flannel shirt, and habitually stands with his hands in his pockets; that he is not chaste nor clean, despising with equal scorn the conventional purity of linen, and the conventional rules of verse; that he is sublime and at the same time beastly; that he has a wonderful brain and an unwashed body. Five years ago, he gave to light the first edition of the 'LEAVES OF GRASS,' which excited, by its utter lawlessness, the admiration of those who believe liberty to mean the destruction of government, and disgusting many persons of fine feelings. We remember to have seen a brief criticism of the book in dear dead Putnam, by a critic who seemed to have argued himself into a complete state of uncertainty, and who oracularly delivered an opinion formed upon the model of the judge's charge in Bardell and Pickwick.1 RALPH WALDO EMERSON, however, took by the horns this bull that had plunged into the china-shop of poetical literature, threatening all the pretty Dresden ornaments, and nice little cups with gold bands on them, and pronounced him a splendid animal—and left people to infer that he was some such inspired brute as Jove infurried (sic), when he played Europa that sad trick.2
But presently the bull—being a mere brute—was forgotten, and the china-shop was furnished forth anew with delicate wares—new-fashioned dolls, bubble-thin goblets, and dainty match-safes.
Nearly a year ago, the bull put his head through the NEW YORK SATURDAY PRESS enclosure, and bellowed loud, long, and unintelligibly.
The mystery of the thing made it all the more appalling.
The Misses Nancy of criticism hastened to scramble over the fence, and on the other side, stood shaking their fans and parasols at the wretch, and shrieking, 'Beast! Beast!'
Some courageous wits attempted to frighten the animal away by mimicry, and made a noise as from infant bulls.
The people in the china-shop shut and bolted their doors.
Several critics petted and patted the bull; but it was agreed that while his eyes had a beautiful expression, and his breath was fragrant with all the meadow-sweetness of the world, he was not at all clean, and in general, smelt of the stables, and like a bull.
But after all, the question remained,—'What does he mean by it?'
It remains yet—now when he stands again in front of the china-shop, with his mouth full of fresh leaves of grass, lilies, clover-heads, butter-cups, daisies, cockles, thistles, burrs, and hay, all mingled in a wisp together.
'I celebrate myself,
And what I assume you shall assume,
For every atom belonging to me, as good belongs to you.'
And so proceeds, metreless, rhymeless, shaggy, coarse, sublime, disgusting, beautiful, tender, harsh, vile, elevated, foolish, wise, pure, and nasty, to the four hundred and fifty-sixth page, in a book most sumptuously printed and bound.
If you attempt to gather the meaning of the whole book, you fail utterly.
We never saw a man yet who understood it all. We who have read it all, certainly do not.
Yet there are passages in the book of profound and subtle significance, and of rare beauty; with passages so gross and revolting, that you might say of them, as the Germans say of bad books—Sie lassen sich nicht lesen.
WALT WHITMAN is both overrated and underrated. It will not do to condemn him altogether, not to commend him altogether. You cannot apply to him the tests by which you are accustomed to discriminate in poetry.
He disregards and defies precedent, in the poetic art. It remains for TIME, the all-discerning, to announce his wisdom or his folly to the future.
Only this: If he is indeed 'the distinctive poet of America,' then the office of poet is one which must be left hereafter to the shameless and the friendless. for WALT WHITMAN is not a man whom you would like to know. You might care to see him, to hear him speak, but you must shrink from his contact. He has told too much. The secrets of the soul may be whispered to the world, but the secrets of the body should be decently hid. WALT WHITMAN exults to blab them.
Heine,3 in speaking of the confidences of Sterne,4 and of Jean Paul,5 says that the former showed himself to the world naked, while the latter merely had holes in his trousers. WALT WHITMAN goes through his book, like one in an ill-conditioned dream, perfectly nude, with his clothes over his arm.
1. The "judge's charge in Bardell and Pickwick" refers to Charles Dickens's The Pickwick Papers (1837), in which Mr. Pickwick is sued by his landlady, Mrs. Bardell, for his breach of promise to marry her. [back]
2. Jove's trick on Europa refers to the myth in which Zeus disguised himself as a tame, white-colored bull and kidnapped Europa. [back]
3. Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) remarked in "The Romantic School": "Like Laurence Sterne, Jean Paul too, has laid bare his personality in his writings. He has likewise revealed his human foibles, but with a certain helpless timidity, particularly as far as sex is concerned. Laurence Sterne shows himself to his public completely unclothed; he is stark naked. Jean Paul, on the other hand, has only holes in his trousers." [back]
4. The English novelist and humorist Laurence Sterne (1713-1768) was most famous for his novel published in nine volumes, Tristram Shandy (1759-67). [back]
5. Jean Paul (pseudonym of Johann Paul Friedrich Richter) (1763-1825) was a German novelist and humorist, whose works were popular in the early 19th century. [back]


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University of Mysore
Title: A study of the novels of Toni Morrison and Gloria Naylor from a feminist perspective
Researcher: Mahboobeh khaleghi
Guide(s): Rudramuni, M H
Keywords: English
Upload Date: 14-Feb-2014
University: University of Mysore
Completed Date: February 2012
Abstract: This study deals with Afro-American women novelists namely Toni Morrison and Gloria Naylor. It explores issues related to racism and sexism which are clearly manifested in their lives and works. The novels examined by this study are Morrison s Sula, The Bluest Eye, and Beloved as well as Naylor s The Women of Brewster Place, Bailey s Café, and Mama Day. These texts recreate an ideology of African-American womanhood which privileges self-definition. The study focuses on recurring themes, motifs, and issues such as myth, western standards of beauty, supernatural, mothering, poverty, double consciousness, and stigmatization and marginalization of blacks. The two novelists create remarkable black women characters in their novels. These characters attempt to establish their own identity amidst the multilayered and interconnected oppressions of racism, sexism and class conflict. Thereafter, these women managed to retain their identities throughout the novels. The thesis adopts the comparative approach to analyze the novels under the study. My analysis reflects the varied complexities that black womanhood yields within dominant culture and how each character either internalizes or resists the politics of race, gender and sexuality. This comprehensive research on race and gender provides readers with new insights to understand Morrison s and Naylor s novels.
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Oh hello dude. Nice of you to take some time off to see the awards.
Anton is up next with U9: Favorite Forum Game!
You found a hat of the proper size?
You're going on the kill list, kid.
Good job Edo. Tales from the Moon is wonderful.
Here's a gif featuring a bunch of Mafia roles. Bonus points to anyone who can guess them all!
I dumped my entire budget into only this so have fun with it.
DragonFreak is up next with U2: Favorite Written Fiction!
Well there's the problematic shape of your head that would require a bigger hat. You're looking at things that aren't there.
Edit:Anton doesn't have a problematic shaped head, Vommack does.
Finally found my hat. Now I just need a lampshade.
Wait *bleep*, what? TFTM won? How?
He would talk in that ear-grating voice until the other fighters fall off the stage.
It has Pink Gold Peach in, instant best presentation.
Doctor, Werewolf, Viligante, Bulletproof, Hypnotist, and a bunch of other roles i don't recognize.
I can feel air come into my nostrils; I can slightly feel dry warmth around me. I thought of what it would be like to be back home, where I am a long way from there. These thoughts were abruptly interrupted by the loud call of my mobile phone. It was a voicemail notification, which is weird since I have no bars. I opened my phone and listened to the voicemail.
"Hey," the caller said. It was my friend. "I just wanted to say The Donut Feast is closed, and I came home to call you right away. So bye."
I should probably explain my situation. I am lost in a jungle. I was chased by something otherworldly. Some kind of mutated animal. Usually I can fend off any animal encounters, but I barely managed to save my life with this one. Maybe I still can, but at that, my confidence drained away.
I wasn't alone. I also have my faithful cat: Belle. She goes with me everywhere. During that fight, I barely saved Belle's life...and I don't think I could forgive myself if I lost her.
Right now, I am sitting momentarily before I can find someone or someone could find me. Belle was on the ground. Her face was in pain of darkness, and she was in a defensive position. This situation is pretty much hopeless unless someone notices I am gone.
I closed my eyes to listen. I needed water. Something to keep me and Belle hydrated. I listened. And listened. And listened. Maybe I was imagining it, but I could swear I heard running water to the left of me. I picked up Belle, who gave a little meow, and followed my instincts. To my surprise, I was not imagining it. I was lead to the river. The water in the river contains special properties- it's pure, and it purifies everything it touches. Or so I would have liked to believe. It was beyond dirty. Completely undrinkable. Dying from dehydration would be terrible.
I laid down by the stream in a feverish slump. I was not feeling well at all and neither was Belle. I closed by eyes for a second and when I opened it, the river turned into milk! Nice, creamy, cold milk. I would at least have this milk to drink and wouldn't die of hunger as soon. I about reached my hand into the milk when some part of my brain told me to stop. Why? I want the milk. Maybe...could I be...hallucinating?
No, I can't hallucinate. Hallucination mean death to me. I looked at the canopy. All I could see was trees. I heard unusual sounds. Like if snakes could talk, that's what I would hear. But one voice was separated by the rest. A deep, demonic voice, slowly rising in volume. The demon flashed before my eyes and said in a commanding voice," Your soul is mine."
I screamed as loudly as I could and hugged Belle more. "Go away please," I begged. The demon just chanted "Your soul is mine" over and over again.
"Meow." I looked at Belle. Her eyes began to glow and rapidly change colors, then launched a beam at my face. When it hit me, I yelled in immense pain. "WHY IS THIS HAPPENING?" I screamed.
When I was able to see again the demon easily infiltrated Belle's soul. "Your final seconds are about up," it said.
Tears were streaming down my face. I couldn't talk. I could only lay there helplessly as I could feel my life draining and body wasting. I was so sick, that I was clutching at my stomach and moaning. The demon in my cat spoke once more. "You will die and your soul will be mine in five seconds."
"What did you say?" I questioned.
"I WILL DO ANYTHING. PLEASE DON'T LET MET DIE."
The written word is a powerful tool. With it, people can create stories with any imagination. When we read, we visualize to the point of, when you think about it, it's really crazy. To write is to create something that can almost come true.
The above story has lines taken out from every single nomination in this Award, in at least a paraphrased form. If you are the author, you may recognize your line. If you are an avid read and/or fan of the work, you may also recognize it. Goes to show you that words are just a tiny part of a whole creation just waiting to be read.
But I think I have rambled on too long. Let me announce some awards.
Project 132 is a beloved series by Tabuu that features its own mythology. It features humans who have unlocked great power and immortals that have power beyond belief. IMO, it's one of the best fantasy stories on UP. Once you start, you really can't stop. Unfortunately, it has been cancelled, but it has been replaced by P-132, which is a reboot of a reboot of a reboot, etc. When you read Project 132, you can't just stop chapter 4. Chapter 4 is when things get real.
Pokémon Black and White - Wiki Edition is a fan fiction around Pokémon B&W featuring MW users. This currently 13 chapter story Javelin as himself as the readers are immersed into Unova with Pokémon battles, gym leaders, and evil criminals organizations. From the first sentence to the last it will keep you entertained and excited for more. Unfortunately, a new chapter has not been added since October, but we can only hope that it will be booted back up.
What does this three-part story not have? It has action, drama, satire, and humor up the wazoo. A simple trip to the grocery store in Canada turns for the worse as Toadbert is faced with unnaturally difficult scenarios. It's a classic UP story started in 2012 with the first two parts and the third part came out early this year. It may be short, but it packs a punch that few others can master. Congrats Toadbert for this achievement.
Paper Jorge is up next with U6: Favorite 2013 Awards Presentation!


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The Reporter: No. 3, September 2001
News: Summer, 2001
Hoxby to Head Education Program
NBER Faculty Research Fellow Caroline Hoxby, a professor of economics at Harvard University, is the first Director of the NBER's new Program on the Economics of Education. She received her A.B. in Economics from Harvard in 1988, an M.Phil. in Economics from the University of Oxford in 1990, and a Ph.D. in Economics from MIT in 1994.
Hoxby has written on the effects of class size on student achievement, issues surrounding school finance, the effects of immigrants on affirmative action in American college education, and the industrial organization of the market for higher education in the United States. She has also worked on a nation-wide charter school evaluation project.
More NBER Researchers Head to Washington
NBER Research Associate Anne O. Krueger, a professor of economics at Stanford University, has been named First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund. Krueger served as Chief Economist of the World Bank in the Reagan Administration. She succeeds NBER Research Associate Stanley Fischer, former head of MIT's Economics Department, who has held the position for the past seven years.
NBER Research Associate Kenneth S. Rogoff, a professor of economics at Harvard University, will succeed NBER Research Associate Michael Mussa as the International Monetary Fund's chief economist. Rogoff worked at the IMF in the early 1980s; he also has worked in the International Finance Division of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
NBER Faculty Research Fellow Kent Smetters, an assistant professor of insurance and risk management at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, heads to Washington soon to become Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economics at the U.S. Department of Treasury. Smetters, who had been a visiting faculty member at Stanford University during the past academic year, was an economist with the Congressional Budget Office from 1995 to 1998.
Moskow Replaces Cooper as Board Vice Chair
NBER Director Kathleen B. Cooper, who had been serving as the Board's Vice Chairman, has been confirmed as Undersecretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs. Director-at-large Michael H. Moskow, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, will succeed Cooper as Vice Chair.
Cooper was most recently chief economist and manager of the economics and energy division of Exxon Mobil Corporation in Irving, Texas. Before joining Exxon, she was executive vice president and chief economist at Security Pacific Bank. Cooper received her undergraduate and masters degrees from the University of Texas and her Ph.D. from the University of Colorado.
Moskow had been teaching at Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management just prior to becoming President of the Chicago Fed in 1994. He began his career teaching economics and management, served in a number of senior government positions from 1969 to 1977, then joined the private sector where he held a number of senior management positions for more than a decade.
Moskow received his undergraduate degree from Lafayette College and his Ph. D. from the University of Pennsylvania.
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Market-Based Environmental-Policy Instruments
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AI Takeover Theory And The End Of Human Race
Tehreem Farooqi August 08, 2018 Artificial Intelligence, Internet
AI takeover theory states: "Artificial Intelligence (AI) will become the dominant form of intelligence on Earth one day, with computers or robots effectively taking control of the planet away from the human species. Possible scenarios include replacement of the entire human workforce, takeover by a super intelligent AI and the popular notion of a robot uprising."
This theory sends chills down the spine of some people and public figures like Tesla's owner Elon Musk and the great physicist Stephen Hawking (RIP). They always gave strong statements in favor of this theory and warned the humanity to stop NOW! Look at these statements they gave and you will likely notice a similarity:
If you closely analyze these two statements, you will observe that they both (may be without realizing) are not afraid of AI. Both of these AI opponents warn us about "humans" using AI for evil and control of AI in hands of "few humans". So, we should think about the real question here.
Who is to blame?
I think the answer is clear; people who will take control of AI to establish their rule! It is true that AI is a dangerous tool to destroy human race or enslave them but AI or technology itself is not to be blamed, because it is we who invent it, we who use it, we who improve it and we who will make it evil, if it one day happens.
Technology can be dangerous. We have many incidents in the history to prove it; 9/11, the Hiroshima and Nagasaki incident, Attack on APS school and many more. But after those, no one said that stop travelling in planes, throw away all uranium reserves or all guns should be burnt, because everyone knows that there are humans behind these. There are masterminds who plan these things to give life to their evil plans! To relate this to AI, let us tell you the four stages of AI:
Memory less stage
Limited memory stage
Mind stage
Self-awareness stage
We are currently about to enter the limited memory stage and the stage at which AI will be able to takeover humanity is the last stage. Experts say that it will need us many centuries and will need scientists to understand what consciousness actually is to get to that stage, which they have not really done. So, if one day after many years, AI becomes as intelligent as humans, it will still learn from us, as we learn from our surroundings. Then it will act the way we act. So, the real thing here is to stop humans not AI!
So, how will it all end?
Machines and technology have many benefits also, as Kevin Kelly, the executive editor of Wired magazine says:
"I think that we, ourselves, are technology. We have invented ourselves. We have invented our humanity. If we took all technology from our lives away, everything — fire, knives — humans would only last six months, we would be eaten by animals. We only can defend ourselves because of technology."
At one side, Uranium reserves were used to make electricity and on the other hand to destroy two cities. Electricity is used to light up our homes to facilitate ourselves and on the other hand to kill people and animals by giving electric shock. There are many examples like this. So, its time we stop blaming technology for bad happenings as we have always done and take responsibility to use technology safely. And we learn to suppress the evil in us that causes the devastation and upheaval we all fear.
May AI turns out to be helpful to humanity at every stage and may the evil minds understand the beauty and importance of life and nature. Check out our blog soon for the solutions given by experts for AI takeover. Don't forget to share your ideas in the comments below!


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Colts Observations, Week 17
Welcome back, Chuck. So great to see Chuck Pagano back on the sidelines for the Colts. I knew it was coming, but it was still great to see it. We often talk about athletes as heroes, but nothing was more heroic than Pagano's homecoming.
We are the Texans, the mighty, mighty Texans. I said it when Houston got off to its great start: until the Texans win the doggone Super Bowl/actually do something to show they're a real contender, they will always be the Texans. They needed just one more win to clinch homefield advantage in the playoffs. Not only did they fail, they looked absolutely shellshocked.
Dome Sweet Dome. Even when the Colts were at their worst last season, they beat the Texans at home (the primary reason for the observation above). The Colts are now 11-0 all-time against Houston at home. It won't last forever, but it's certainly entertaining.
Isn't Deji a type of mustard? The Colts got a HUGE lift when Deji Karim took a kickoff return 101 yards for a touchdown. Karim has had a couple nice returns since joining the team...but this one was key. The Texans just scored to go ahead and the Colts needed to respond. I don't think anyone touched him during the return.
The longest drive. The Colts put the game away with a final drive that consumed more than nine minutes of clock. Think about that.
Vontae Davis. That trade really looks good now. After struggling with injuries earlier this year, Vontae Davis has been a beast in the last part of the season. He drew a couple flags today, sure, but we'll take the interceptions. While Andre Johnson caught 12 balls for 141 yards, he didn't sniff the end zone.
Woulda, coulda, shoulda. It's a moot point now, but this is why I wish the Colts had played just a little better in the first meeting of these two teams. The Texans clearly aren't as elite as they'd like to think. If Indy had managed to eke out a win at Houston, they could've hosted a playoff game. Think about that for a second.
The Greatest Third and 23 Ever. Yay! Reggie Wayne caught a pass! First down, Colts! Wait? Holding? On Castonzo? Oh, crap. Third and 23? There's no way we'll ever...wait! T.Y. Hilton down the seam! A 70-yard touchdown! That's pretty much my thought process during that entire span.
"The Mayor" bottled up. Not a big game for Vick Ballard, who managed just 2.9 yards per carry. The Texans frequently beat blocks and stopped Ballard in the backfield for no gain/negative yards. But you know what, it didn't matter because...
They closed it out. ...Ballard got tough yardage on the Colts' final possession, helping the team run out the clock and keep the ball away from the Texans. The Colts have been able to pick up key first downs in several situations this year.
And yes, Reggie Wayne, the clock will keep rolling. On third and two, habitual gambler and ex-interim head coach Bruce Arians elected for a pass to Reggie Wayne. Number 87 caught it, picked up the first down, and the clock kept churning.
You want yards? Take 'em? You want touchdowns? We're stingier about those. The Colts have a knack for keeping teams out of the end zone. They seem to clamp down in the red zone.
Welcome back, pass rush. Although the Colts didn't get pressure in a few situations, the pass rush was generally pretty good this week. They finished with four sacks on the afternoon.
We salute you, 93. Dwight Freeney had a sack in what could be his final home game with the Colts. You never know, though. Everyone thought Reggie Wayne had played his last game at Big Oil after the team beat Houston last year. Still...I don't think Freeney is an ideal fit for the defensive scheme and will be too expensive to retain, even if the Colts have a lot of cap room.
Dwayne Allen, running back. We've seen it a few times this year, but I like the change of pace of handing the ball to Allen out of the fullback position on a third and short. The Texans were gunning for Ballard on that play, giving Allen just enough room to get the first down.
Kneel before Zod. When you're on the winning side of things, there's nothing better than the kneel down from the victory formation.
A little help, please? Oh, thanks. The Colts avoided a big-time turnover when the officials overturned a sack/fumble and called it an incomplete pass. I consulted my Oakland Raiders Tuck Rule Book, but still couldn't figure it out. To me, it looked like the Texans defender batted the ball out of Luck's hand. NFL officiating guru Mike Pereira tweeted the following explanation:
On reversal, direction of the pass means nothing. His arm was started forward and then he got it and the ball went backward then incomplete.
— Mike Pereira (@MikePereira) December 30, 2012
Fleener sighting. Coby Fleener caught one pass. It was a touchdown.
Cassius Vaughn: Open field specialist. I really like what I've seen from Cassius Vaughn at corner. He's a tremendous open field tackler.
Some Guy had a sack. Lawrence Guy sacked Matt Schaub. I think it's fitting that his jersey has "Guy" on the back because, really, no one knows who he is. Did you realize he's appeared in nine games for the Colts? He also had eight tackles last week.
Bring on the Ravens. Someone somewhere will do some stupid story about how the Colts used to play in Baltimore and people will cry about it and scream "Mayflower" and "stolen from the night" and "Bob Irsay" even though Baltimore stole the Browns from Cleveland and has won a Super Bowl since coming to Baltimore.
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Studicus Selects 2012
Once, long ago, I posted on the internet as Studicus, a in-joke nickname related to a skit from high school. When I first started blogging, I called my year-end entries "Studicus Selects." The tradition has continued since 2005...although I skipped 2006 for some unknown reason.
You'll find past entries here (scroll down for the 2012 picks):
Coolest Moment, Writing Career: They call it the "George McFly Moment"--when the book you've written shows up on your doorstep. There really is nothing like it. My first book, I, Crimsonstreak, came out in May from Candlemark & Gleam. After starting the book in 2007 (you can read about my journey to publication here), my love letter to superheroes and pop culture finally saw print. It's been a fun ride...and I look forward to more.
Also fun: Book signing at my hometown bookstore.
Best Crimsonstreaking Moment, Local TV: Friend/mentor/PVC king/TV host/all-around good guy Tracy Forner interviewed me about the book on Indy Style. The appearance was a bunch of fun...and there was Crimsonstreaking.
Most Unexpected Development, Professorial: I took an adjunct position at Franklin College to teach a class on Writing for Broadcast News. I had a class of 15 fantastic students who never tied me to a chair or pelted me with spitballs. It took me awhile to feel my way out, but we had a great semester. I especially loved forcing my students to use blue books for their exams.
Most Unexpected Development, Major League Baseball Category: Matt Adams got called up to the Big Leagues. Never saw that one coming.
Most Insane Undertaking, Reading Category: Atlas Shrugged. Why am I reading this? I don't know. Will I finish it? I guess so. Could I kill a man with the paperback version? Absolutely.
Favorite Summer Movie: The Avengers, hands down. A great mix of action, character, humor, and heart, the movie was everything I hoped it would be. I don't know how Joss Whedon and company managed to pull it all off...but they did. After getting the Blu Ray, I watched it for two weeks straight. Fantastic movie.
Best Film, Historical: Lincoln. This is a stunning achievement...which is a pretty bold statement considering we're talking about Steven Spielberg and Daniel Day-Lewis, two guys who've won just about every movie-related award ever created. I loved it. A gripping, intimate portrait that turns a legendary figure into a flawed human being. To me, Lincoln's nearly untouchable--a figure who almost approaches demigod status. Here, we see him in his human imperfection...and somehow his legendary status still seems perfect.
Abject Failure, Movie Blogging: Typically, I don't care what people think in their end-of-the-year lists; everyone's entitled to an opinion. Well, everyone except Yahoo! Movies, whose "Best of 2012" list leaves The Avengers AND Lincoln out of its top ten (they're 21 and 19, respectively) and behind films such as Magic Mike, Django Unchained, and Zero Dark Thirty. I'm sure those are fine films, but you get the feeling Django and Zero are on there simply because one's a Tarantino film and the other's by Kathryn Bigelow. And as for Magic Mike...Channing Tatum. Sure.
Favorite Movie Moment, Avengers Category: Cap gives the order. Hulk obliges.
Honorable Mention, Favorite Movie Moment, Avengers Category: "Doth mother know you weareth her drapes?"
Worst Hit Me Over the Head Moment, Dark Knight Rises Category: Listen, there was no way the third Batman movie was ever going to top The Dark Knight in the eyes of most people. While it surely was a spectacle, I think Christopher Nolan--he of the top is spinning/the top isn't spinning Inception ending--should have refrained from showing a certain image at the end of the film, letting the audience come to their own conclusion instead.
What did Alfred see? The Joker? Bruce? A spinning top? Let the audience fill in the blank.
Favorite New TV Show, Cheesecake Category: Arrow is pure cheesecake with beautiful CW people. The main guy is kind of a psychotic Chris Pine knockoff. Someone occasionally uses a bow. People look longingly at each other a lot. Everyone's rich...except for the guy who lost his trust fund because his dad's evil. Or something.
Most Bizarre Scene, Walker, Texas Ranger Category: Chuck Norris and Haley Joel Osment together in the most awkward episode of Walker, Texas Ranger ever made. And it was a two-parter.
Best Discovery, Flavored Water Category: While the holidays brought me back to soda, I do keep Mio and its store-brand imitators around for a change of pace. Pro tip: Do not, under any circumstances, drink Mio or its store-brand imitators without diluting them. You've been warned.
Best Gift, Human Fund Category: My brother-in-law bought the entire family a llama named Ishmael that will serve on a working farm in Peru. He managed to top the "Richard Kimble" trimmer I acquired for him last year ("Kimble: For the Man on the Go").
Favorite Twitter Fad, Seinfeld Category: I really dig the Twitter feed for Modern Seinfeld. Using the @SeinfeldToday handle, the account imagines Seinfeld characters in the modern world. My idea: NBC renews interest in "Jerry" after pilot DVD sales skyrocket. George blows deal over streaming/DVD royalties. Kramer gets a Soda Stream.
Most Shocking Moment, Corporate Acquisition Category: Remember when Disney owned everything that ever made you smile? Somehow, Yoda will end up using the Force to lift Epcot Center. I know it.
Most Insane Realization, Sports: The Indianapolis Colts, minus their leukemia-stricken coach and with a rookie quarterback surrounded by rookies and people I've never heard of, surrendered 350+ yards rushing to Kansas City yet still managed to win the game and go to the playoffs.
Hardest Goodbye, Sports Legend: We said goodbye to Peyton Manning this year. Some of us didn't handle it well at first. Some of us got nostalgic. Some reminded us that history has a way of repeating itself. Some rewrote the lyrics to "Luck Be a Lady" in hopes that Andrew Luck would be good. And by "some," I mean "me." What a ride that was.
Most Unlikely Year in Sports, Sports: The Colts made the playoffs after a 2-14 season. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are ranked #1 and in the National Championship Game. The Indiana Hoosiers were ranked #1 before a setback against Butler. The Cincinnati Reds made the playoffs...while Joey Votto missed the stretch run with an injury. No matter how things end, this is one of the most memorable years for my sports teams. Wow.
What's in store for 2013? We'll see a new Crimsonstreak novel, II Crimsonstreak: Subtitle Undetermined but Probably a Bad Running Pun. I'm fairly certain about that. As for the rest of the year...who knows?
Labels: andrew luck, avengers, dark knight rises, franklin college, Indianapolis Colts, matt adams author, Peyton Manning
A little local pub for Crimsonstreak
A pleasant surprise for Christmas...local paper the Palladium-Item featured I, Crimsonstreak in a piece on gifts from local authors.
Here's a scan of the article (you should be able to click to enlarge):
You can also read the article here, but be forewarned that the Pal-Item is a Gannett newspaper, which means you can read 30 articles a month for free...and if you're over the limit, you won't be able to access it.
Labels: i crimsonstreak, matt adams author, palladium item
"You kiddin' me? Playoffs?" They're in. Unbelievably, unexpectedly, and unfathomably, they're in. The Ghost of Mediocre Seasons Past takes the form of Jim Mora, who delivers the greatest postgame monologue in the history of professional football:
And this is why you lose. Kansas City--a team that battered the Colts all game long with a two-headed running game--decided to go for it on fourth and inches with a quarterback sneak. This is why you lose.
And this is why you lose, part II. Interception returned for touchdown. Interception thrown in the end zone. Fumble in the red zone. Missed field goal. Holding penalty. False start. This is why you lose.
Not their best day. Perhaps the only reason the Colts won this game was because they were playing Kansas City (see above). Offensively, they were out of sync. Defensively, our run defense transformed into "run matadors" (term courtesy Nate Nocton via Tony Latello) who stepped aside so KC's backs could find daylight.
352 and 13. This is how many rushing yards Kansas City ground out...and how many points they managed to score. Perhaps I should've titled this section, "And this is why you lose, part III."
Vontae Davis intercepted two passes. The final box score doesn't note this, but Vontae Davis intercepted two passes. Somebody wrote "pass interference" next to one of them by mistake.
We're going streaking! At one point, Andrew Luck lit up the scoreboard by throwing eleven straight incompletions. He then proceeded to hit 6 of 8 passes on what turned out to be the game-winning drive.
No hand? No problem! Even with his hand wrapped in a hard cast and soft foam shell, Jerrell "The Mountie" Freeman led the team in tackles. Actually, that would feel like more of an accomplishment if the Colts hadn't given up 352 rushing yards.
Could you find one that fits? Brady Quinn's helmet didn't look like it fit. Actually, Quinn himself didn't look like he fit in the NFL either. That's too bad. His fantasy football logline from ESPN: "Quinn completed 10-of-22 passes for 162 yards and two interceptions Sunday against the Colts. He also added 11 rushing yards on five carries." ESPN's fantasy football analyst failed to add how important the potential 12th rushing yard could've been.
10.3 yards per carry. Jamaal "Give Me the Ball" Charles' average on Sunday. I once averaged 10.3 yards per carry during an entire season of Madden football.
Reggie! Five catches, 81 yards, and a touchdown. That is all.
The bullet. Take another look at Luck's game-winning touchdown pass. He absolutely rifled that ball! I'm just glad the momentum didn't carry Reggie Wayne out of the stadium. Seriously, #12 fired that thing.
You're not getting it back. After the Chiefs failed at life by running with Peyton Hillis on third and long with less than three minutes left in the game, they punted. The Colts got the ball back, forced KC to drain their timeouts, and then faced a crucial third and ten. Vick Ballard took the ball around the left side for 13 yards. Game. Over.
Drops. Drops. Drops. This was a less-than-stellar performance by Colts receivers. I remember a lot of dropped passes on a day when Luck needed some help.
Rookie records crumble. Luck may get perceptually out-flashed by Robert Griffin III and out-underdogged by Russell Wilson in the rookie of the year race. They have fewer turnovers. They have more rushing yards. They have better completion percentages. But Luck's team has demanded more of him, and he's set rookie marks for passing yards, completions, and attempts. So if he doesn't win ROY--an award I'm guessing he couldn't care less about--he'll have his records. And, again, I'm guessing he couldn't care less about those, either.
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Labels: andrew luck, Indianapolis Colts, jim mora, kansas city sucks, playoffs, Reggie Wayne, vick ballard
Movies in the News: Body found in water
"Pentagon sources confirm a startling discovery tonight after a recovery team found the remains of a man lost decades ago...
"The remains belong to Captain America, an iconic hero lost in the waning days of World War Two when his plane crashed in the Arctic..."
"Sources close to the recovery mission revealed Captain America's real name as Steve Rogers, a Brooklyn-born soldier who was reportedly part of a special joint military program..."
Labels: captain america, movies in the news, steve rogers, the first avenger
Movies in the News: Post-NYC hearings
I'm starting a new feature here on the site called Movies in the News. It won't be anything major...but it will take my love of pop culture to an unhealthy level. The concept is pretty simple...I'll feature images from movies and present them as graphics you'd see during a TV news broadcast.
We'll debut with Tony Stark and a post-Avengers concept.
Labels: iron man, marvel, movies in the news, robert downey junior, the avengers, tony stark
Bye-bye, division. Listen, the chances of the Colts actually winning the division were slim...but they were real. Now they're just gone.
Stuck with 'em. The Colts haven't been good on the road...and I expected the Texans to blow them out. Instead, Indy played Houston tight. The running game and defense looked playoff-ready.
The Mayor. I've liked Vick Ballard since the preseason. Now I like him even more. He's quick and has some pop when he runs into defenders. Or over them.
Luck running out? Cue the crappy Luck pun for the week. Andrew Luck hasn't looked particularly sharp over the last three games or so. I'm not ready to say "rookie wall" or "league's figured him out," but he's certainly struggling.
Run for your life, son. Sometimes it feels like the offensive line thinks its job is to let people hit the quarterback. Luck got pounded again this week.
Maximum Watt-age. J.J. Watts. Wow. That guy has a motor, doesn't he? It felt like he was Exponential, the Amazing Multiplier Man, able to be in more than one place at the same time. I was impressed (if annoyed).
Quiet Reggie. Reggie Wayne had three catches but was mostly quiet. I wonder if it had something to do with getting whacked so hard early in the game.
T.Y. "Calle Me T.D." Hilton. The rookie provided the only big play for the Colts in the passing game. I really think the Colts should try some more screens with him. He's explosive.
Punted. Sometimes you punt the ball, sometimes the other team blocks your punt and returns it for a touchdown. That play broke the game...and was the pivotal moment.
Injuries. We know, we know. Every NFL team deals with injuries. We got that. For the Colts, it meant a fumble by Mewelde Moore and a missed blocking assignment from Dwayne Allen. Don't tell me injuries have no effect on NFL games. They do.
Let's deal that wild card. The Colts remain in position for a playoff berth. Win against Kansas City this week, and they're in.
Containing Foster. For the most part, Indy did a good job against Arian Foster. He got loose a couple times in the second half before putting the game away with big runs late in the fourth quarter.
Jerrell Freeman. That guy's a tackling machine.
Solid "D"? After seeming so thin on defense to start the year, the Colts are coming together. No one will ever mistake them for the '85 Bears, but I've noticed solid corner play from Cassius Vaughn and Vontae Davis. The linebackers are all over the place. The pass rush hasn't been as dynamic as I'd like, but the run defense has been better than expected. I see flashes of a team defensive identity.
So the replacement officials returned...again. For the second week in a row, the officiating was noticeably horrible in a Colts game. The crew missed an obvious facemask call, a play where Indy ripped the helmet off an opposing player's head, and added a few more bonehead calls into the mix. What gives?
Labels: andrew luck, houston texans, Indianapolis Colts, j.j. watts, playoffs, vick ballard
Man of Steel trailer un-breakdown
Warner Bros. gave us a taste of Man of Steel with the first full-length trailer. I was actually very impressed with the trailer. I think the movie looks solid...a kind of Batman Begins vibe for the Man of Steel.
Check out the whole thing here:
I had a few thoughts during the trailer that I wanted to share--a frame-by-frame breakdown of what I glimpsed.
Opening: That song from Gladiator (except it's not)
Arms outstretched, bearded Jesus Superman doesn't remind me of Superman Returns at all.
Overcome by sensory overload, young Clark Kent struggles with New Wave music.
Against the advice of his father, Clark pushes a bus off a bridge just to see what happens.
He has second thoughts and saves everyone.
Pa Kent: Do you want to have catch?
This bus...it haunts me.
Wait...did you just say I should let an entire bus full of children plunge into the water without saving anyone?
Clark wanders onto the set of Prometheus in an effort to untangle the plot. Not even his keen Kryptonian intellect is up to the task.
A super Pez dispenser.
Meanwhile, in a different movie, Superman visits Ice Planet Hoth. Many tauntauns die.
Clark after biting into a York Peppermint Patty.
Up, up, and away.
Presented without comment.
The aliens from Independence Day return along with the tanker truck from Twister. Alternative theory: Unicron is back and he's pissed.
Jor-El promises he'll find a good home for his son. His wife doesn't realize his "plan" involves sending their child to a distant planet in the off chance he won't land in water.
Henry Cavill really wanted to play the Human Torch. This was a concession.
General Zod appears. Instead of demanding that Superman kneel before him, he asks nicely.
The result. Well, nicely is a relative term.
Stuff blows up...you know, because Hayden Christensen watches from faraway Mustafar.
Superman leads an elite team of...wait a second...he's in handcuffs.
"Hey, Dad. Remember that time you won the science fair for me?" Clark recalls wistfully. "Why didn't I have that catch?"
Pam from "The Office" makes an appearance, tells Clark to stop mugging at the camera every five seconds.*
*I realize that Amy Adams isn't Pam from "The Office"
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Labels: henry cavill, I realize Amy Adams isn't really Pam from The Office, let's hope it doesn't suck, man of steel trailer, superman, trailer breakdown
Locker is their offense. Especially in the first half, Jake Locker was on target. He also had a big run on the first TD drive. That's probably the most I've ever been impressed by him. He was not nearly as effective in the second half.
By the way...did Chris Johnson play? What? He did? 19 carries? Are you sure? (checks stat sheet). I guess he did play with a meaty 2.3 yards per carry average.
Vontae's back. A second consecutive start for Vontae Davis. I can see why the Colts wanted to trade for him--he played well and should've had an interception or two. This is what fans wanted to see from him.
So glad we saw this game. I feel sorry for anyone who had to sit through Jacksonville/New York Jets.
Not a good start. Unless you're a Titans fan. That was, however, a great throw from Jake Locker and a nice catch by Jared Cook.
So close. T.Y. Hilton, wide open. Andrew Luck, off target. Blast!
Great play fake...then REGGIE! As great of a season as he's had, Reggie Wayne hasn't gotten into the end zone as much as he would've liked. Great to see him snag one on a fantastic play-action pass.
Get that man a bathtub full of Ben Gay or equivalent store brand pain relieving ointment. Other teams have hit Luck well all season long, but the Titans reign supreme. They absolutely battered him this week.
Sometimes you need more than Luck. Hat tip to the defense. Luck was hurried and harried all day. When he did have time, he was often inaccurate on his throws. In the second half, the defense stepped up, getting pressure on the Titans, creating turnovers, and scoring points.
Colts, first down! How about Vick Ballard banging out a big first down at the end of the game? How about Luck hitting Dwayne Allen for a first-down pass? The Colts made sure the Titans couldn't give them a dose of their own medicine by keeping the ball away.
Cassius Vaughn. He's been solid for much of the season, but his interception return completely turned the game around. After a rough first half, the Colts secondary (and defense in general) played much sharper after halftime.
The Mayor. Vick Ballard was quiet in the first half. In the second half, he went off, finishing with 94 rushing yards on the day including that key first down at the end of the game. Luck wasn't on...and Colts compensated with a strong running game and defense.
Another comeback. If the Colts ever got off to a good start, I think I'd be worried. They got down early and often in this game before taking over in the second half.
Apparently, the replacement officials came back. From a blown review to a missed false start to two BS pass interference/defensive holding calls that extended a Titans drive to a miscommunication on a first-down spot for Tennessee to a missed 12 players in the huddle call against the Colts...the officials were very, very bad today. At least they were equally bad for both teams, I guess.
Curious result. The Colts ran more plays than Tennessee yet finished with nearly 100 fewer yards. With constant pressure and throws that were off the mark, the Colts were not easy to watch on offense.
Still a few bullets left in the old gun. Adam Vinatieri added another field goal from 50+ yards this afternoon. And to think almost everyone thought Vinny was finished. The kick was welcome relief after Donnie Avery let a TD ball bounce off his helmet.
Let's rag on the officials some more. Antoine Bethea had a nice stop on third down that didn't count due to a BS PI call. The Colts earlier ended that same drive with a sack...which again didn't count because of a BS defensive holding call. Later, Dan Fouts ("he didn't hold anything back!") would comment on how well the Titans offense responded with a long drive held together by numerous defensive penalties that weren't actually defensive penalties. It was kind of amusing, actually.
Sometimes a play just dies, Luck. Video evidence that Luck's knee was down before he released the ball notwithstanding, Luck still needs to learn that it's okay to take a sack instead of make a desperation heave that gets returned for a 40-yard touchdown by the other team. We take the good with the bad, though.
Pat McAfee deserve Pro Bowl consideration. The guy is having a monster season. He also deserves credit for Cassius Vaughn's touchdown because his coffin corner punt backed the Titans waaaaaaay up.
Fourth quarter hero. While this wasn't a great performance by Luck, he still brought the team back and got credit for his sixth fourth quarter comeback of the season.
Not quite as efficient. The Colts were only 4-12 on third down--an area they've excelled at this season. They made a couple of big conversions--just not as many as usual.
Labels: andrew luck, cassius vaughn, Indianapolis Colts, pat mcafee, tennessee titans, vontae davis colts
Crimsonstreaking past 40,000 words
The blockbuster sequel to the blockbuster sequel to the original blockbuster hit I, Crimsonstreak is Crimsonstreaking onward!
I've hit the 40,000 word mark in III Crimsonstreak: Subtitle Undetermined. It follows II Crimsonstreak: Subtitle Undetermined and the first book, I, Crimsonstreak, which had no subtitle.
Currently, our hero is trapped in the 1970s, an era that confounds and frustrates him because no one gets his pop culture references. To reveal more--such as the reason he's there or who he's with--would spoil both the book and its predecessor.
I should probably add that its predecessor has neither been released or its existence confirmed in the form of a binding contract.
Labels: i crimsonstreak, matt adams author, matt adams crimsonstreak, work in progress, writing
The How Did We Win?/How Did They Lose Corollary? The corollary goes like this: the Lions. I realize this makes no logical sense.
75 yards and 1:07 to victory. With no timeouts and facing a five-point deficit, Andrew Luck and the Colts had to cover 75 yards with just over a minute left in the game. A field goal was never an option. Luck coolly led the team the length of the field--making plays with both his legs and arms.
Let us review:
Play #1: Feeling the rush, Luck takes off, running up the middle for a more than manageable second and one.
Play #2: Luck spikes the ball to kill the clock. Make that third and one.
Play #3: Luck finds Reggie Wayne for 26 yards. Wayne makes a great catch on a throw threaded between two defenders. First down.
Play #4: Luck spikes the ball to kill the clock.
Play #5: Eyes downfield and no one open, Luck outruns Ndamukong Suh, moving along the right sideline for a 16-yard gain. Best of all, he gets out of bounds to stop the clock. The ball is now at the Detroit 24.
Play #6: Incomplete pass to Donnie Avery; probably best that he didn't catch it.
Play #7: The Colts flood the left side line; Luck hits Dwayne Allen underneath for a first down. Allen gets out of bounds to stop the clock at Detroit's 14 yard line.
Play #8: Luck finds Reggie Wayne in the back of the end zone, but Don Carey breaks it up.
Play #9: Facing pressure, Luck fires the ball to Reggie Wayne, who's double-covered. The play never had a chance and the ball caroms out of bounds. It's now third down on the 14 yard line. The Lions call a timeout, presumably to discuss the most dramatic way to lose the game.
Play #10: Luck tries to hit Avery on the right side, but there's little chance for a completion. Fourth down at the 14. Four seconds left.
Play #11: Luck takes the snap out of the shotgun and buys some time. He rolls right and finds Donnie Avery, who's running an underneath drag route. No one's in Avery's area code.
Touchdown. Game over. Colts win.
The final play. I don't usually get into X's and O's, but the last play merits some examination:
The Colts come out with Luck in the shotgun with an empty backfield. The receivers are Donnie Avery, T.Y. Hilton, Dwayne Allen, Reggie Wayne, and LaVon Brazill (at least I think that's how it goes).
Four of the receivers take off for the end zone. Avery, the fifth option on the play, runs a drag route across the formation.
The Lions are playing to keep everyone in front of them and loading up the end zone to prevent the ball from getting in. Since the other receivers are going upfield, Avery is immediately left by himself with no one in sight.
Luck steps up in the pocket and begins drifting right. His eyes remain downfield. He doesn't like his options and sees Avery running all by himself.
Luck flicks the ball to Avery. Again, there's nothing but open field ahead. Avery explodes toward the end zone.
By the time the Lions see what's developing, it's too late. Avery is already inside the five. All he has to do is split two defenders. He has a huge running lane. Ball game.
Galvatron. Calvin Johnson was unstoppable. Even when the Colts had him covered, they couldn't contain him (think about that one-handed grab against good coverage from Cassius Vaughn). I downgraded Megatron to Galvatron only because the Lions lost.
First time for everything. Score an interception for Robert Mathis...the first of his career. It was a huge interception because Luck had just turned the ball over. This kept the Lions from getting more points.
Still more than half full. Luck's completion percentage was 44% for the game. He's definitely a different quarterback on the road. His three interceptions brought his season total to 16 on the year. He's had nine fumbles and lost five of them. Still, the glass is half full because he's winning games and showing big-time poise.
Road woes. Even though they've won some games away from Lucas Oil, the Colts haven't exactly been impressive in their wins. It's not just that they're playing close games on the road...it's that they look like a completely different team, racking up turnovers and penalties. If Detroit had any semblance of a defense, this one would've been over early.
T.Y. Hilton. This rookie receiver is having a fantastic year, including a 60-yard grab that set up an early touchdown.
Donnie Avery. Two touchdown grabs for Avery, including the game winner. When he's healthy, he's explosive.
Fleener sighting. Luck found Coby Fleener on a monster touchdown in the first half that covered 26 yards. Fleener didn't do much else...and I mean that. It was Fleener's only catch of the game.
The Mayor. A solid performance from Vick Ballard, who found some running room early in the second half. His touchdown run was a nice combination of speed, power, and shiftiness.
Settling for field goals. This observation is even more of a no-brainer than the title of Bob Kravitz's column ("Comeback win versus Lions a signature moment for Colts QB Andrew Luck," he boldly proclaims). The Colts defense did just enough on a few drives to keep Detroit from scoring touchdowns. For instance, after an interception from Luck in Colts territory, Indy held Detroit to a 33-yard field goal from Jason Hanson. After giving up a 67-yard run to Joique Bell, the Colts also kept the Lions out of the end zone. These stops made the deficit manageable.
This will end with a whimper. The Colts went into a second half coma after an impressive drive to open the third quarter. Four punts, three three-and-outs, and an interception followed that score. When the Colts got the ball back with about four minutes left, they trailed by 12 points...things didn't look good.
And then...two touchdowns in 2:39. The first one has to boggle your mind if you're a Lions fan. LaVon Brazill gets past the defense when the philosophy has to be "don't let anyone get behind you." Luck evades the rush, shuffles to his left, and then uncorks an on-target throw to Brazill in the end zone for a 42-yard score. After a defensive stop, the Colts get the ball back...and well...you know.
Scoring before the two-minute warning. Another key for the Colts: the touchdown to Brazill came before the two-minute warning, essentially giving the Colts another timeout. This came in handy after the team gave the Lions a first down on a pass interference penalty.
The day Fozzie Bear choked Grover. I didn't hear the broadcast, but my favorite message of the day came from my buddy Nate, who wrote, "You need to listen to Bob Lamey for your blog. He sounds like Grover and Fozzie having a screaming match." My father also said Lamey didn't have his voice. I wish I'd listened.
Playoffs?! Are you kidding me, playoffs?! Um...yes...playoffs. Barring an epic collapse, the Colts will make the postseason and finish with a winning record. I...I...really can't believe it.
Labels: andrew luck, colts comeback, Detroit Lions, Donnie Avery, Indianapolis Colts


Neurolixis Inc. has been awarded a grant by the Rett Syndrome Research Trust (RSRT) to carry out a pharmacokinetic and plasma dosing study of its clinical asset, NLX-101. The latter is being developed as a treatment for Rett syndrome, a debilitating genetic disorder. Among other symptoms, Rett syndrome is associated with serious breathing difficulties which are anticipated to be attenuated by NLX-101. The grant from RSRT will support dosing studies in preparation for proof-of-concept clinical trials.
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Ever since her break up with Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika has been quiet on all the rumours that are coming her way. While she is doing quite well for herself in the industry today, Bollywood is a place where no reaction/comment equates to acceptance of the 'charge' (for a lack of better word).
While quite a few out there have ample opportunity to write, discuss and debate at their own free will, doesn't she feel that a firm 'shut up' from her long back would have eased out the situation for her in a far better way? After all her firm stand on the situation would have kept people away from speculating and she too would have been able to concentrate far better on her work. A silence on her part has seemingly resulted in quite a lot of heartburn for her as well as wastage of precious time.
Well, one can pretty much understand where she is coming from. After all in the recent past, other than Siddharth Mallya (owner of the Bangalore team in IPL), she has also been linked up with the likes of Farhan Akhtar, Neil Nitin Mukesh and Shahid Kapoor. While her closeness with Farhan was much talked about, it expectedly died a silent death after the release of KARTHIK CALLING KARTHIK. There was a brief period of speculation which came in after she was seen with Shahid. And later when she was seen in public with her LAFANGE PARINDE co-star Neil, tongues had started wagging again. However, majority of these gossips were only momentarily once her pictures were clicked with Siddharth at the ongoing IPL tournament.


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