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Intel Acquires Rivet Networks: Killer Networking is all in for Team Blue
by Dr. Ian Cutress on May 20, 2020 4:00 PM EST
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News hot off the wire is that Rivet Networks, the company behind the Killer range of accelerated networking products and analysis tools, is being acquired by Intel. The two companies have been working very closely of late, using a unified silicon strategy for the latest gigabit Ethernet networking silicon and also Wi-Fi 6 add-in cards and CNVi CRF modules for laptops. This new acquisition for Intel will enable an element of Ethernet traffic monitoring and optimization the portfolio has not had before, but it will be interesting to see how Intel hands the acquisition compared to when Qualcomm Atheros acquired Rivet Networks some years ago.
A lot of technology savvy users that have been around a while know about the Killer brand of networking products. The company originally burst onto the scene with an FPGA and a big heavy K heatsink looking to offer lower PC-to-Internet latencies, especially in games. Over time that FPGA became its own ASIC and gigabit Ethernet controller, and the company moved more into the ability to transparently detect and shape networking traffic, allowing high-priority traffic to pass through with the lowest latency, but downloads and streaming to get the lowest latency. Users were able to configure their network, as well as direct traffic through different networking interfaces if two Killer products were supported.
The original Bigfoot Killer NIC in 2006
The company originally started as Bigfoot Networks, and came to market with the Killer NIC in 2006. Qualcomm's Atheros division, focused on networking, acquired the company in September 2011. The acquisition with Qualcomm gave a lot of access to Qualcomm's ASIC building capabilities, bringing the power of the NIC down from an FPGA but also increasing the capability of the hardware and software. However, after several years of no product development or generational iterations, the original founders and engineers of the company spun back out of Qualcomm to form Rivet Networks, in an effort to build the Killer branding once again. Originally working with Qualcomm's Atheros silicon, Rivet Networks started partnering with Intel and Realtek on various parts offering a standard version under the normal brand or the Killer version with additional network detection and shaping capabilities. This led to a resurgence in the capabilities of the hardware, with Dell, MSI, GIGABYTE, ASRock, and other OEMs becoming customers.
The Rivet Networks Killer AX1650, already built on Intel AX200 Silicon
When we saw a Killer NIC in the Dell XPS, the company had truly made it. Dell's business machines also got access to SmartByte, a special app detection algorithm for Dell end-users and business customers. Rivet Networks have also developed a number of technologies to its portfolio, including supporting switch-like mechanics for multi-controller systems, or Wi-Fi extension services through time-muxing the Wi-Fi modem.
All these technologies will now fall under the Intel umbrella. The Rivet Networks team will join Intel's Wireless Solutions Group within the Client Computing Group. Given that the two groups have been working very closely with the AX201 and Killer AX1650 networking chips recently, which underneath both use Intel silicon, it will be interesting to see where it all goes from here. I know of a number of plans that the Rivet team were working towards, some of them would be very beneficial to the consumer market, so I hope that Intel keeps the same passion alive.
This news is still breaking, we will update as we get more information
I had an on-the-record call with the Rivet Networks team and Intel, with lots of interesting information. While the value of the acquisition is not being disclosed, talks started in earnest at the end of last year about the right time and the level of synergy between the two companies. There is no mention of personnel, however every person that Intel offered a position too at Rivet took that offer. Rivet's CEO Mike Cubbage will now be Intel's Senior Director of Connectivity Innovations.
Intel is set to keep the Killer brand and integrate it into its portfolio of products. I asked if there were any particular brands that Intel was keen on or not keen on - Intel's Eric McLaughlin, VP and GM of the Wireless Group stated that Intel is interested in all of them, especially in how they've been deployed so far and how Intel can scale them in more places and different ways.
I did ask a question about the integration, given how when Rivet/Bigfoot Networks was acquired by Qualcomm and then had to spin out again in order to drive the product, I was worried Intel might do the same. Mike told me that Rivet's Killer brand strengths back then, and even today, are in the PC and Gaming space, which perfectly aligns with what Intel is focused on. This is different to the previous acquisition, where is was more of a business portfolio play, but this time around Intel looks set on developing the Killer technology into a wide variety of products at scale, something which Rivet wasn't able to do previously.
Source: Intel
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Well that's really unfortunate, so now I can't buy anything with Intel NICs either as they will be tainted with this killer bullshit, unless Intel is buying this stuff just to bury them.
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OT: Why doesn't Anandtech switch to another comment management system, such as Discus?
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Probably because they wisely decided against a like/dislike system that Disqus currently uses.
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"When we saw a Killer NIC in the Dell XPS, the company had truly made it."
The company has not truly made anything of value in over a decade and getting Dell to keep using Intel wireless adapter hardware with some other company's sticker on it is not a remarkable accomplishment since those laptops would have ended up with Intel adapters regardless.
shadowjk - Thursday, May 21, 2020 - link
This is just a clever plan for Intel to triple their network controller income:
1) Intel replaces their line of Ethernet and wireless controllers with killer networking, complete with killer's infamous driver quality
2) Intel relaunches their own controllers at double the previous price point
3) Profit!
Well, there is a need for a "premium gamer" category in just about every product type and network adapters are one of the few places where gamers can't ramble pointlessly about specs to one another in order to impress their friends mainly because Rivet Networks' attempts to be that premium brand have failed to offer a more reliable or more useful product that actually does anything that can be shown in a benchmark or in some review article.
To the contrary, Bigfoot/Rivet/whatever company bought the leftovers of the original company this year, has really only managed build a reputation of being somewhere between worthless garbage you replaced with a crappy Realtek card from ebay to an Intel NIC with a different sticker that you used with Intel drivers if you wanted anything to work reliably.
Perhaps being purchased by Intel will at least help with the honesty department of marketing. Rivet has always hard sold their traffic prioritization as somehow beneficial when it clearly is not able to do anything at all that can be measured. Intel has a better marketing crew and the company may professionalize how the products are presented. We'll have to simply wait and see what happens.
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I wonder if they are acquiring Killer because they lost out on the bid to acquire Mellanox?
Soulkeeper - Thursday, May 21, 2020 - link
Another competitor bites the dust.
Now I guess intel will only have to worry about realtek.
One can only hope that Killer branding will die for good after this and the "features" that were supposedly worth the garbage software will fade from memory as well.
Personally, I'd rather have, in order of preference:
1. Intel NIC running Intel's drivers
2. Realtek NIC
3. Anything else possible including cans with string or a station wagon filled with floppy diskettes
4. Something with Killer branding that Rivet Networks touched
For 1GbE the i350 is a good NIC. The Intel X550/710 are decent 10GbE and one of the few that is used for RJ45 connections. When it comes to anything with an SFP connection give me a Mellanox ConnectX any day. I wish that there were ConnectX4-LX cards that had 10GBase-T connections instead of just SFP+/SFP28.

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One of Nirvana's finest moments.
Remembering Nirvana's Grunge-Defining Appearance on 'Top of the Pops' in 1991
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The blistering lead single from Nirvana's second LP Nevermind was more than just a hit single, it was a cultural revolution, making it powerful enough to challenge institutions that had been around longer than the song's creators; like British TV magnate Top of the Pops.
For decades, the TV show was a right of passage for any up and coming artists, however, it enforced a bizarre policy of making their musical guests – except the singer – mime their performances. Famous for never faking anything, not even enthusiasm, Nirvana refused to be a part of this show biz trickery.
Instead, proving what makes grunge as much a state of mind as it is a sound, the trio delivered a comically disobedient performance, throwing their instruments around in an exaggerated parody, while Cobain crooned the vocals in surreal and lounge-singer style. The attitude, intention and indeed the performance more or less define what grunge was all about. Enjoy below!
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Tali Sharot of University College London investigated people's tendency toward unsubstantiated optimism after she observed this bias in her neuropsychological experiments on memory processes of envisioning future events and consequences.
She, like Shelley Taylor of UCLA decades before, argued that this bias was an evolutionary adaptation that enabled people to survive under difficult conditions. Sharot added to Taylor's work by suggesting that a majority of people demonstrate the optimism bias by a margin of 5:3.3.
compares optimism bias to other perceptual illusions, such as sometimes-fatal spatial disorientation among airplane pilots and other frequently-cited optical illusions like "Young Lady or Old Woman", "Vase or Two Profiles", and Thatcher illusion.
An example of optimism bias is the well-documented "superiority illusion", that most people rate their skills, knowledge, and tendencies as above average in a variety of dimensions.
Another example was identified in 1975 by Ellen Langer of Harvard, who suggested that a pervasive "illusion of control" causes most people to overestimate their ability to control events, even those over which they have no influence.
This cognitive bias has been suggested as prevalent among "problem gamblers" and those who believe in paranormal phenomena.
Sharot and Elizabeth Phelps of New York University extended Taylor's early work with neuropsychological research, and reported that the brain's frontal cortex communication with the posterior hippocampus enables people to envision future possibilities and events.
They observed amygdala and the rostral anterior cingulate cortex activity when people demonstrate the optimism bias and noted that malfunctions in these brain areas are associated with a bias toward pessimism and related depression.
These findings were foreshadowed by Lauren Alloy of Temple University and Lyn Abramson of University of Wisconsin in their 1979 study, which found that people with depression are better able to predict future events accurately, whereas people not burdened with depression have inaccurately optimistic predictions.
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Sharot suggested that increasing awareness of optimism bias can help people enjoy the benefits of this positive illusion while watching for pitfalls of unrealistic optimism.
-*How do you capitalize on the optimism bias and mitigate its drawbacks?
This entry was posted in Neuroscience, Resilience, Thinking and tagged Bias, depressive realism, Elizabeth Phelps, Ellen Langer, Lauren Alloy, Lyn Abramson, Optimism bias, positive illusions, Robert Rosenthal, Shelley E. Taylor, Tali Sharot on January 13, 2013 by kathrynwelds.
Dear Kathryn, I Really liked your post and it´s right down my alley. You inspired me to do a little bit of digging around negativity bias vs. positivity bias.Thank you!
When it comes to individual well-being and accomplishment, my gut feeling is that the potential benefits of learning how to control one´s negativity bias, as opposed to mediating the positivity bias, are far greater. Negativity bias developed to ensure continuation of life and I would see it being in the very core of human´s evolutionary ´code´. Compared to our ancestors, we are surrounded by a completely different environment with few threats (well, at least compared to million years ago). However, the bias still impacts our behavior in profound ways by constantly scanning for warning signs and possible threats. My guess is that being concerned on learning how to control negativity bias (i.e. through meditation, mindfulness or visualization practices) can offer us greater benefits than leveraging on the positivity bias.
Thank you again for writing about such a great topic!
Thank you so much, Emilia, for stopping by and sharing this important point about the "creative tension" between negativity bias and positivity bias.
One of my earlier posts highlighted Rick Hanson's view that "the brain is like Velcro for negative experiences but Teflon for positive ones" because He notes negative stimuli produce more neural activity than equally-intense positive ones, and are perceived more easily and quickly.


Why do trees change colour?
Trees are the stars of the show in autumn, with glorious colours and shedding leaves. But why does this happen?
The colours you see in the leaves are all down to three pigments: chlorophylls, carotenoids and anthocyanins.
Chlorophyll is responsible for the green colour. Chlorophyll is mostly present during summer months, except in evergreen plants, and are important in the process that plants use to make food from sunlight (photosynthesis).
Carotenoids make yellows, oranges and browns. They are in the leaves all the time, but we only see them in the autumn.
Anthocyanins make leaves red and in most trees are only made in the autumn.
In the autumn, as the temperature drops and the amount of sunlight decreases, a tree makes less chlorophylls, and the ones in the leaves begin to break down. As this happens, we can see the carotenoids which have been hiding for months. Some leaves also make anthocyanins and so red begins to appear as well.
Of course the colour of leaves is not the only great thing about autumn – crunchy leaves underfoot are also a key part of the changing season. But why do leaves fall off deciduous trees?
It's basically all about protection – the leaves won't survive the freezing winter, so the tree needs to get rid of them to protect itself and to save water and energy.
It makes a special layer of cells at the end of the leaf's stem to disconnect it. When this happens, the leaves are only loosely connected to the tree, so they fall off or are blown off in the wind, and end up as a crunchy carpet. This process is known as abscission.
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O César de melhor atriz secundária (em francês: César de la meilleure actrice dans un second rôle) é um prémio cinematográfico atribuído anualmente desde 1976, pela academia dos Césares, à melhor atriz num papel secundário de um filme de produção francesa.

Algumas atrizes venceram esta categoria mais de uma vez:
Três vezes: Dominique Blanc (1991, 1993, 1999)
Duas vezes: Marie-France Pisier (1976, 1977), Nathalie Baye (1981, 1982), Suzanne Flon (1984, 1990), Valérie Lemercier (1994, 2007), Annie Girardot (1996, 2002), Julie Depardieu (2004, 2008) e Anne Alvaro (2001, 2011)

A atriz que mais vezes foi nomeada a este prémio é Dominique Blanc, obtendo no total 5 nomeações. Seguidas por:
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A Steelers Fan Looks at 50: If You've Watched the Blonde Bomber and Big Ben Play, You're Old
Posted on May 31, 2022 by Tony Defeo Standard Reply
I just turned 50 not long ago, and I don't know if you know anything about math and age, but that's getting up there in both categories.
Yes, 50 is the new 40, but try telling that to the 38-year-old at the bar who thinks you're ancient while watching you try to look hip as you bust out a tune on Karaoke Night. (For the record, I don't blame that 38-year-old one bit, because that's what I thought about 50-year-olds 12 years ago.)
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Anyway, as it pertains to the Pittsburgh Steelers, I have been watching this team play football since January of 1980 when I was just seven. That's a long time to watch any sports franchise do anything. Fortunately for yours truly, the great memories far outweigh the bad ones. My first memory — Super Bowl XIV between the Steelers and Rams –showcased quarterback Terry Bradshaw, the MVP of the Big Game for the second year in a row, and his awesome talents. My most recent Steelers memory, a blowout loss to the Chiefs in a wildcard playoff game this past January, was the last hurrah for legendary quarterback Ben Roethlisberger after 18 glorious seasons.
Needless to say, I've seen a lot of great things as a Steelers fan over the years. Even the seasons in between The Blond Bomber and Big Ben weren't all that bad in terms of success on the football field.
Yes, the 1980s were kind of meh after the incredible success of the previous decade. However, there were still some great moments to cherish, like the upset of the Broncos in the divisional round of the 1984 playoffs, as well as the thrilling overtime wildcard road win over the hated Oilers to close out the decade.
What about the 1990s under new head coach, Bill Cowher, who had the unenviable task of succeeding the legendary Chuck Noll on the sidelines of old Three Rivers Stadium? The Chin sure had TRS rocking again like the Super '70s, right? And while the Steelers never brought home One For The Thumb in Cowher's initial postseason run when he took Pittsburgh to the playoffs during his first six seasons, in many ways, it was the most fun I've ever had watching my favorite football team.
Obviously, the decade of the 2000s saw Cowher finally bring his hometown team a fifth Lombardi Trophy with a win in Super Bowl XL. Not long after that, Mike Tomlin, who took over for Cowher as head coach in 2007, gave us "Got Six?" following a thrilling victory over the Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII.
As far as post-Super Bowl decades go, the 2010s weren't nearly as meh as the 1980s. In fact, the Steelers' 2000s run bled over into the 10s when they advanced to Super Bowl XLV before losing a heartbreaker to the Packers down in Dallas.
While the second Super Bowl era officially ended in an overtime loss to Tim Tebow and the 8-8 Broncos in a wildcard playoff game following the 2011 regular season, it didn't take long for Pittsburgh to overhaul its roster and become a bona fide contender again by the mid-10s.
Holy smokes, I just realized we're only months away from witnessing the Steelers' third regular-season campaign of the 2020s. That means that the 2000s are like the '70s to someone in their early-20s. Yikes. Not only have they grown up only knowing Roethlisberger as the Steelers quarterback, they probably have no clue who Bradshaw even is, or if they do, he's like who Johnny Unitas was to me as a kid — someone who played in the Before Time when dinosaurs roamed the Earth.
What about those little kids out there right now who barely even know about Roethlisberger?
Man, I'm getting up there. I've seen both Joe Greene and Cam Heyward. I've been around for both Jack Ham and T.J. Watt.
Jerome Bettis & Franco Harris @ Final Game at Three Rivers Stadium. Photo Credit: Matt Freed, Post-Gazette
Lynn Swann, John Stallworth, Louis Lipps, Yancey Thigpen, Hines Ward, Antonio Brown, JuJu Smith-Schuster and George Pickens.
I remember where I was when the Steelers cut Franco Harris. I know exactly where I was standing when I learned that the Steelers had traded for Jerome Bettis. I can still recall the sick feeling that I had in the pit of my stomach when Le'Veon Bell suffered a hyperextended knee on the eve of the 2014 postseason. I still have the text from my brother, who has a source within the Steelers organization, that informed me before just about anyone else that Pittsburgh was going to select Najee Harris in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
Again, I've seen a lot. I know this because younger people I argue with on Twitter now say things to me like, "I'm not wasting my time trying to reason with some old dude who probably has low testosterone." Yes, while it's true that my t-levels are probably lower at the age of 50 than they were at the age of 25, what does that have to do with my opinion on the Steelers' backup running back situation?
Anyway, even though I'm now officially old (if I already wasn't in my 40s), I still love the game of football as much now as I ever did. I respect its evolution. I don't yearn for the days of Yesteryear when Smashmouth football was all the rage and "Defense Wins Championships" was a mantra that everyone actually believed to be true.
I'm a football purist, but only in the sense that I think the game is a pure joy to watch. I still get those butterflies in my stomach when the calendar turns to July and I know that we're right on the doorstep of another Steelers training camp.
My only concern is what my response will be to the next Steelers title. Will it feel as magical to me as an older fan as the march to
Super Bowl XL
Bill Cowher hands Dan Rooney the Lombardi Trophy. Photo Credit: AP, via Tribune-Review
did when I was 33? I often think back to that two-month period from December of 2005 to February of 2006 when the Steelers went on their historic run and never stopped winning until they finally added a fifth Lombardi to their trophy case.
I may have been approaching my mid-30s, but I felt like a little kid during that eight-game winning streak.
Will I ever have that feeling again? How do older sports fans, especially ones who have already witnessed a few championships, respond to a team winning it all? Is it just as fulfilling as it was in your youth?
As the Steelers begin a new era with a new quarterback–it's either going to be Mitchell Trubisky, Mason Rudolph or Kenny Pickett who gets the first crack at replacing Big Ben–I sure can't wait to find out.
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Steelers 2017 Draft Grades – An A+ for Drafting T.J., JuJu, Sutton & Conner
Posted on May 3, 2022 by KT Standard Reply
The 2022 NFL Draft is now history. In Kevin Colbert's finale, the Pittsburgh Steelers bucked the conventional wisdom and drafted Kenny Pickett in the first round. They also addressed wide receiver and defensive line with their premium picks.
So now time to get down to grades – grades for the Steelers 2017 Draft Class.
Yes, Chuck Noll always said it took five years to grade an NFL Draft class, and if it was good enough for The Emperor, its good enough for me.
Steelers outside linebackers T.J. Watt and Bud Dupree. Photo Credit: Matt Sunday, DKPS
First Round: T.J. Watt – Striking Gold
29 teams drafted before the Pittsburgh Steelers that day. The Kanas City Chiefs picked Patrick Mahomes. The other 28 wished they'd picked T.J. Watt instead.
In 5 years T.J. Watt has put himself on a Hall of Fame trajectory. He's a playmaker and possibly a generational talent. It is conceivable that during his 6th year he'll break the Steelers All Time sack record. Grade: Grand Slam
Second Round: JuJu Smith-Schuster — A True Steelers from the Get Go
JuJu Smith-Schuster landed in Pittsburgh and eventually pushed not one, but two players off of the team. He had a phenomenal rookie year and followed it up with a team MVP performance. His 3rd year was marred by injuries, poor quarterback performance and an imploding offense.
Even if his numbers never bounced back in year's four and five, JuJu Smith-Schuster was still a factor on the team, still a player who gave his all on every play. Grade: Quality Value Pick
Third Round A: Cam Sutton – The Late Bloomer
Cam Sutton is the second to last defensive back drafted during Carnell Lake's tenure as secondary coach, and he's probably the best. Sutton got onto the field in late 2017, played more in 2018, and began making plays at a steady pace through 2019 and 2020. Facing salary cap Armageddon in the 2020 Off Season the Steelers targeted Sutton for an extension and he delivered in 2021. Grade: Quality Value Pick
True NFL Draft grades only come with years of hindsight
Third Round B: James Conner – The Home Town Hero
In minds of many, James Conner's Steelers career is measured by what it wasn't, rather than what it was. As Tony Defeo pointed out in his free agent profile, that's not fair to Conner. At all.
James Conner's body of work with the Pittsburgh Steelers reveals him as a good running back. Not a great one, but a good one. The injuries aren't Conner's fault. Nor is the fact that a once great offensive line slipped into deep decline just when he needed him the most. Grade: Quality Value Pick
Fourth Round: Joshua Dobbs – The Rocket Scientist
Joshua Dobbs was a bit of a surprise pick and became the type of player that just kept sticking on.
His body of work with the Steelers is limited. His first pass was, well, like a rocket converting a third down on the road deep in Baltimore territory in spot duty. He looked good in his limited action in the 2020 finale. And the Rocket Scientist turned backup QB was a constant fixture along side Ben Roethlisberger reviewing plays on tablets. All that's good, but you still expect a bit more from a 4th rounder. Grade: Serviceable Pickup
Fifth Round: Brian Allen – Another Dud @ DB
The Steelers drafted Brian Allen as a project. Allen had only switched to cornerback for his final two years at Utah. But at 6'3" and 215 pounds and with long arms, and with a 4.48 40 time he had all of the measurables.
Brian Allen saw action on special teams in 16 games over two years with the Steelers and then was waived/injured at the end of training camp in 2019. He latched on to a number of practice squads in 2019, played 24 defensive snaps for the 49ers in 2020 appearing on one game, and appeared in 3 games on special teams for the Browns in 2021. Grade: Bust
Sixth Round: Colin Holba – The Luxury Long Snapper
My immediate reaction to the Steelers decision to use a draft pick on a long snapper was, "Colbert and Tomlin are getting cocky." It just seemed like a waste of a pick. And it sort of was. Colin Holba didn't make the team, but got pick up by the Jaguars, who spanked the Steelers in the playoffs. He also played for the 49ers and Giants in the next three seasons. Grade: Farm Team
Seventh Round: – The Unsung Linebacker that Never Was
With the depth chart ahead of him it didn't seem like Keion Adams stood a chance at making the team when they drafted him in 2017. However, his story reminded this scribe of Carlos Emmons, another 7th round linebacker who faced a stacked depth chart to make the team and eventually work himself into a serviceable starter.
Alas, Adams would not follow in Carlos Emmon's footsteps. He spent 2017 on IR, got cut at the end of summer in 2018, spent a day on the practice squad, spent some time with the Giants and was done.
Final Grade for the Steelers 2017 Draft Class
One Grand Slam, 3 Quality Value Picks, 1 Serviceable Pickup, 1 Bust and 1 Farm Team Pick. Moreover, the first 4 picks became starters, all four got second contracts, 2 with the Steelers. And of course the first rounder is on a Hall of Fame trajectory. Grade: A+
Another "Pick." Steelers Draft George Pickens in 2nd Round of 2022 NFL Draft, WR from Georgia
Posted on April 29, 2022 by KT Standard Reply
Pittsburghers are loyal, and the Steelers remain true to their traditions. This was the case in the 2022 NFL Draft when the Steelers picked wide receiver George Pickens in the second round. The junior from Georgia is the latest in a line of 2nd round wide receives that Mike Tomlin and Kevin Colbert have taken starting with:
JuJu Smith-Schuster in the 2nd round of the 2017 NFL Draft
James Washington in the 2nd round of the 2018 NFL Draft
Chase Claypool in the 2nd round of the 2020 NFL Draft
Although he came in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft, Diontae Johnson was in fact their second pick.
George Pickens brings an interesting resume to the Steelers. At 6'3" 200 pounds and a 4.47 time in the 40. However, a torn ACL in the spring of 2022 cost him all but four games of his Junior season, but that was enough for him to catch a 52 yard touchdown that helped the Bulldogs win a National Championship.
George Pickens, National Championship game. Photo Credit: Robert Scheer, Indy Times.
ickens has had discipline issues, getting suspended by the team and sitting out a half for fighting. He was also cited after being in an accident without a seat belt.
Still, his talent is event. During his first two seasons Pickens had 85 catches for over 1200 yards and 14 touchdowns. Speaking on Steelers.com, draft analyst Matt Williamson suggested he could be the best wide receiver in the draft.
Speaking to reporters, Steelers offensive coordinator described Pickens as "explosive" multiple times, and confirmed that the Steelers could either split him wide or work him in the slot.
George Pickens Highlights
Early in his college career, Pickens was seen as a potential number 5 pick. So its no surprise that he has highlight reel to show, which we share via the magic of YouTube:
George Pickens knows how to catch and he knows how to score touchdowns.
First round draft pick Kenny Pickett now has another target to throw to in addition to Chase Claypool, Diontae Johnson, Miles Boykin and Gunner Olszewski.
Welcome to Steelers Nation George Pickens.
Steelers 2022 NFL Draft Needs @ Safety – Is Pittsburgh Primed for Another Shock?
Just days shy of the 2022 NFL Draft find the Pittsburgh Steelers with 3 safeties on their roster who were first round picks.
So, then it must be safe to say that safety is not a priority for Pittsburgh in the draft? Not so fast.
Minkah Fitzpatrick intercepts Lamarr Jackson in the end zone. Photo Credit: Chaz Palla, Tribune-Review
Steelers Depth Cart at Safety: The Starters
That single word precisely defines the arrival in Pittsburgh of both the Steelers starting safeties. The Steelers opened the 2018 NFL Draft by shocking the pundit class by picking Terrell Edmunds out of nowhere.
And if it is true that Edmunds hasn't delivered the level of splash play that you'd expect from a first round pick, he has started for four straight years, missing only one game. Moreover, Edmunds has gotten better with each passing year.
The fact that Edmunds was on the free agent market over a month is a little bit surprising, as is the 2.5 million dollar deal he signed to return – which is less than what Marcus Allen and Robert Spillane are getting.
But his having an NFL safety with 60 starts play for you for 2.5 million something to complain about? I think not.
If drafting Terrell Edmunds was a shock in the spring of 2018, then trading 2020's first round pick – after knowing that Ben Roethlisberger faced major elbow surgery – to acquire Minkah Fitzpatrick was a super charged shock.
It didn't take long to see why Art Rooney II broke from 50 years of franchise tradition in trading away a first round pick, as Minkah Fitzgerald had an interception in his first game as a Steeler. During the 2019 season, Fitzgerald arguably changed the course of 3 if not 4 games in the Steelers favor.
Fitzpatrick had another stealer year in 2020, helping seal a number of critical wins.
Critics have said that Minkah Fitzpatrick had an off year in 2021. Its true. His "Splash" play count was down. But the Baltimore Ravens come to Heinz Field and go the length of the field and you have a player who can kill a drive with an end zone interception, are you really going to complain?
What wasn't captured in Minkah's stats were things like the critical third down stops he made time-and-time again. If you're really looking to understand his value to the team, look at his tackle count: It jumped from 79 in 2020 to 214 in 2021.
That's because in a year of a historically bad run defense, Minkah Fitzpatrick served as the last line of defense time and time again.
Steelers Depth Chart at Safety: The Backups
The other first round pick the Steelers have at safety is Karl Joseph, although he is not the primary backup at the position. Joseph was signed by the Steelers at the end of summer and played on their practice squad for most of 2021.
He is returning to Pittsburgh in 2022 on a veteran minimum contract.
The primary backup at safety is Tre Norwood, the player whom the Steelers drafted in the 7th round of the 2021 NFL Draft. That 7th round status didn't deter Mike Tomlin from labeling him as a "Swiss Army Knife."
Tomlin was true to his word. Tre Norwood appeared in all 17 games for the Steelers, logging 33% of the defensive snaps, making 1 interception and defending 4 passes during the season. Indeed, it was Tre Norwood who picked off a Minkah Fitzpatrick deflection against the Browns that allowed Ben Roethlisberger to close his career at Heinz Field in the victory formation.
Veteran Miles Killebrew is also technically a safety, but only logged 44 defensive snaps last year, playing mostly on special teams. Donovan Stiner is also on their roster after having signed a futures contract.
The Steelers 2022 Draft Needs @ Safety
A week ago mock drafts that showed Pittsburgh picking Michigan's Dax Hill were completely plausible. The Terrell Edmunds signing changes that equation, but only so much.
The Steelers will certainly target Minkah Fitzpatrick for a mega extension this summer, but what about Edmunds?
Terrell Edmunds' contract is a prove-itdeal if there ever was one.
The critical question is, was a one-year deal Edmunds' idea, or did the Steelers offer him say, a 2-year deal worth 8 million? Even if the Steelers do remain interested in Edmunds long term, there's no guarantee they wouldn't end up seeing him leave just as JuJu Smith-Schuster did.
So while we shouldn't expect the Steelers to use one of their premium picks on a safety, it certainly would be a shock if they did.
With that said, the Steelers need at safety going into the 2022 NFL Draft should be considered as Moderate.
Steelers 2022 NFL Draft Needs: Examining Pittsburgh @ Wide Receiver
Posted on April 18, 2022 by Tony Defeo Standard Reply
The receiver position has long been considered one the Steelers have excelled at in terms of drafting players, developing them and getting decent-to-great production out of those players.
When was the last time the Steelers didn't have a receiving corps that was considered to be deep and talented?
It might be right now, thanks to so many free-agent defections this spring. But are those defections enough to make the position a high priority heading into the 2022 NFL Draft?
Chase Claypool converts a 3rd down. Photo Credit: Karl Roser, Steelers.com
Steelers Depth Chart @ Wide Receiver Before the 2022 NFL Draft: The Starters
With JuJu Smith-Schuster, Ray-Ray McCloud and James Washington all defecting as free agents this spring, the Steelers currently have two legitimate starters on the roster. Diontae Johnson, the fourth-year man out of Toledo who caught a career-high 107 passes for 1,161 yards and earned his first trip to the Pro Bowl in 2021, is one. Chase Claypool, who regressed a bit last season after a rather-spectacular and explosive rookie campaign, is the other. Beyond that, it's anyone's guess as to who's going to fill the role of slot receiver in 2022.
Steelers Depth Chart @ Wide Receiver Before the 2022 NFL Draft: The Backups
Anthony Miller, a second-round pick by the Bears in 2018, is currently listed as the starting slot receiver on the Steelers' depth chart. Miller had some promising years in Chicago before being traded to the Texans prior to the 2021 season. After being released by Houston last October, Miller was signed to the Steelers practice squad before being promoted to the active roster in late November. Miller caught just one pass for two yards for Pittsburgh last season and has 140 receptions for nearly 1,600 yards and 12 touchdowns during his first four seasons in the NFL.
Cody White, a 2020 undrafted free agent out of Michigan State, showed a flash of promise a season ago. Tyler Vaughns, Steven Sims and Rico Bussey, three totally unproven players, round out the receiver depth chart, while Gunner Olszewski, a free-agent pickup from the Patriots, has just been a return specialist, albeit a relatively successful one, up to this point in his career.
Steelers 2022 Draft Needs @ Wide Receiver
With little in proven depth behind both Diontae Johnson and Chase Claypool, the Steelers could certainly use an infusion of talent at the receiver position.
And let's not forget that neither Johnson or Claypool has truly established himself as a sure-fire number one receiver in the NFL.
Factor in the conventional wisdom that the 2022 NFL Draft appears to be flush with quality prospects at the receiver position. All things considered, I'd say the Steelers' draft need at wide receiver is High-Moderate.
Thank You JuJu. Smith-Schuster Signs with Chiefs, Ending Time with Steelers
Posted on March 18, 2022 by KT Standard Reply
And so it ends. A year ago JuJu Smith-Schuster shocked everyone by returning to the Steelers. Alas, history will not repeat itself, as he agreed to a one year 10.5 million dollar contract with the Kansas City Chiefs.
JuJu Smith-Schuster is certainly taking the high road on his way out of Pittsburgh, posting on Twitter:
Thank you, Steelers Nation!! I Love You! 💛🖤 pic.twitter.com/o5xN8fgc9C
— JuJu Smith-Schuster (@TeamJuJu) March 18, 2022
To that we can only say, "Thank you JuJu."
JuJu Smith-Schuster joined the Pittsburgh Steelers via the 2nd round of the 2017 NFL Draft. Wide Receivers are a curious breed. There's no question that the league's popularity has grown hand-in-hand with the explosion of the passing game.
And wide receivers are usually the ones catching the passes on those highlight clips.
While that's a good thing, receivers perhaps more than any other player have Diva tendencies. That is what it is, unless it interferes with the game.
With JuJu Smith-Schuster, that was never an issue.
JuJu Smith-Schuster romps for 69 yards. Photo Credit: Barry Reeger, Penn-Live.com
Yes, spare me the TikiToi video controversy. As Mike Tomlin would say, it was nothing more than "Pop Corn." It might have generated some social media tension, but it never got in the way of the JuJu's game.
And when it came to the way he play the game, JuJu Smith-Schuster was a Steeler from day one. He was a Steelers wide receiver in the mold of Hines Ward and, although he lacks their level of talent, Lynn Swann and John Stallworth.
That's because JuJu always a physical, put the team first, make the play necessary to win wide receiver.
Think of his first big play with the Steelers. You know, the one that set up the Jesse James play. (Alas, thanks to Roger Goodell's YouTube police, you can't watch the video here):
That was a simple crossing route, one designed to give the Steelers some positive yards, get out of bounds and stop the clock. JuJu could have done that easily, but instead took the ball 69 yards and flipped the field.
And if you'll remember, Antonio Brown wasn't drawing double coverage because he'd left the game injured.
JuJu Smith-Schuster made this play as a rookie, doing it weeks after laying in the wood on Vontaze Burfict. Before that he took it to the house for over 90 yards against the Lions.
JuJu Smith-Schuster stands over Vontaze Burfict. Photo Credit: ESPN.com
It took talent for JuJu to make these plays, but what they really reveal is something you touch but you can't measure – his heart. JuJu Smith-Schuster left it all on the field for the Steelers.
There's a reason why he led the Steelers wide outs in catch percentage during the offensive slogs that were the 2019 and 2020 seasons. On the play that he got injured on in 2021, JuJu Smith-Schuster was running the ball, at full speed.
Perhaps it is fitting that JuJu Smith-Schuster is landing in Kansas City.
During the week before the playoff game against the Chiefs, JuJu Smith-Schuster surprised everyone by showing up for practice. This wasn't a work. He intended on playing and he suited up and played.
Never mind that he was exposing himself to further injury, and thereby risking millions on the free agent market.
JuJu Smith-Schuster wanted to play because he wanted to win.
Thank you JuJu Smith-Schuster for your time with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Best of luck to you – except when you're playing the Black and Gold.
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Hold the Line! Steelers Sign Chuks Okorafor, Mason Cole and James Daniels to 3 Year Contracts
Say this about the Steelers brain trust here in 2022, they're not trying to sweep their weaknesses under the rung. After opening free agency by signing Mitchell Trubisky, the Steelers moved quickly to protect him.
First they came to terms with center/guard Mason Cole, who most recently played for the Minnesota Vikings. Then word came that they resigned tackle Chukwuma Okorafor, for 3 years. And now they've added Chicago Bears center/guard James Daniels.
Chucks Okorafor in the Steelers 2021 win over the Bears. Photo Credit: Emilee Chinn/Getty Images via StillCurtain.com
The moves address what was a chronic and historically bad for the Steelers in 2022, and they also put Kendrick Green and Kevin Dotson on notice that they'll need to fight for playing time, if not their roster spots.
The decision to bring back Chuck Okafor, and to do so as a priority in free agency must count as a bit of a surprise. Okafor does bring the Steelers 35 starts, but terms of his contract suggest that his deal is structured as more of a "prove it" contract.
According to Aaron Wilson of the NFL network, Okafor's 3 year contract three years, will give him a 9.25 million dollar signing bonus, with base salaries of 1.25 Million, 6 million and 4.75 million. It also calls for 4 million dollar roster bonuses to be paid on the 5th day of the league year in 2023 and 2024.
For those readers not fluent in salary cap speak, this is a deal the Steelers can easily bail on this time next year.
According to internet reports, James Daniels contract is for 3 years and 26.5 million dollars. Mason Cole is said to have signed a 3 year contract, the terms of which have not yet been leaked.
Too Quiet for Comfort on the South Side?
If news of newcomers to Pittsburgh has been prolific, word on who might be staying on the South Side has become a little worrisome.
The Steelers confirmed that they extended tenders to Dwayne Haskins and J.C. Hassenauer. Montravius Adams has also been resigned.
But there's been no word of Robert Spillane. Nor has there been any news about the Steelers top three free agents, Terrell Edmunds, JuJu Smith-Schuster or Ahkello Witherspoon.
The glass half full way to look at this is that none of these three has come to an agreement with another team. But the glass half empty conclusion is that had any of these three players been a priority for Pittsburgh, the Steelers already would have resigned them.
Word has leaked that the Steelers have come to terms with cornerback Levi Wallace, which we'll have more to say about later.
Be Gone: Time for Steelers to Move On from Free Agent Tight End Eric Ebron
Posted on March 9, 2022 by KT Standard Reply
Since February 19th, 2016 the Pittsburgh Steelers have pursued a single goal at tight end: Replace Heath Miller. They've signed big-ticket free agents (Ladarius Green.) They've let home grown talent develop (Jesse James.) They've made both late off season and in-season trades (Vance McDonald, Nick Vannett).
Some of them have worked out better than others.
All have had their moments of praise-worth play.
But none of them have proven themselves to be even remotely worthy of the title "Heath Miller's replacement."
That changed in 2021. That's bad news for Eric Ebron.
Eric Ebron leaps over Saivion Smith for six. Photo Credit: Ronald Martinez, Getty Images via Arizona Sports
Capsule Profile of Eric Ebron's Career with the Steelers
In minds many, the narrative on Eric Ebron is that he's a failed free agent. His record is more complex.
Mike Tomlin likes exceptional athletes and never hesitates to bring one to Pittsburgh, even if he has some baggage (think Mike Vick). Eric Ebron fit the bill, as a 6'4" 253 tight end.
Both of those tendencies were in display during 2020.
Ebron caught 56 passes for 558 yards including 5 touchdowns. And if even at his best he wasn't a transformational player, he was effective in the Red Zone where he caught all 5 of his touchdown passes in addition to a 2-point conversion.
Yet despite his 61.5% catch rate, he had a 7.7% drop rate and is a unmitigated liability as a blocker.
When Vance McDonald retired, the Steelers opted to bring Eric Ebron back in 2021. Eric Ebron generally did what the Steelers asked of him – he caught another Red Zone touchdown, but his role decreased and he then missed 9 games due to injury.
The Case for the Steelers Resigning Eric Ebron
The Steelers offense is young and can use a veteran presence and that will be true even if JuJu Smith-Schuster makes another surprise return. Ebron's athletic talent is real, and he's a stud the Red Zone. At age 29, this former first round draft pick has already made 3 stops in the NFL and isn't likely to have many suitors – It won't break the bank to bring him back.
The Case Against the Steelers Resigning Eric Ebron
The Steelers can get the post-Ben Roethlisberger era off to the right start by establishing a physical presence on offense. You don't do that with Eric Ebron. Moreover, if there was one spot on the depth chart that finished 2021 on a decided up note, it was tight end.
Eric Ebron's athletic talents are real, but they're a luxury that the Steelers neither need nor should want.
Curtain's Call on the Steelers and Eric Ebron
Pat Freiermuth and Najee Harris celebrate in the end zone. Photo Credit: Karl Roser, Steelers.com
Muuuth! The cry is now spontaneous anytime number 88 Pat Freiermuth makes a catch. Its easiest to hear at Heinz Field, but also audible on the road. The Steelers of course picked Pat Freiermuth in the 2nd round of the 2021 NFL Draft and the rookie quickly established himself as the starting tight end.
In addition, 2021 was also the year where the team's investment in Zach Gentry began to pay off, as Gentry proved to be a capable number 2 tight end. Fantasy football owners won't soon get into fights over who has the rights to draft Number 3 tight end Kevin Rader, but Radar's shown he's a good blocker.
Suffice to say, the Steelers in good shape at tight end, and while they can certainly get stronger there, bringing back Eric Ebron isn't one of the ways that happens.
Its Probably Best for Steelers, James Washington to Part Ways in Free Agency
Posted on March 7, 2022 by Tony Defeo Standard Reply
A second-round pick out of Oklahoma State in 2018, James Washington arrived in Pittsburgh as someone Steelers fans hoped would continue the team's tradition of excellence at the receiver position that started with Hines Ward many years earlier.
But while James Washington had to initially bide his time behind the likes of Antonio Brown and JuJu Smith-Schuster, he could never quite break through as a breakout star, even after Brown was traded in the 2019 offseason and JuJu Smith-Schuster spent the majority of 2021 — the final year of Washington's rookie deal — on the Injured Reserve list. As James Washington enters free agency for the first time, the question is, should he and the team continue their relationship?
James Washington en route to a 79 yard touchdown. Photo Credit: Karl Rosner, Steelers.com
Capsule Profile of James Washington's Steelers Career
During his rookie preseason, James Washington showed glimpses of the deep-threat and combat-catch receiver the Steelers hoped he would be when they drafted him the previous spring, but, as I alluded to earlier, targets were hard to come by during the regular season, and Washington only caught 16 passes for 217 yards for one touchdown in 2018.
James Washington certainly didn't endear himself to quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and head coach Mike Tomlin in a late-season loss to the Broncos when he dived and failed to catch a deep pass that, had he stayed on his feet, would have gone for a touchdown. Despite what I said earlier, Washington did seem to initially thrive following Brown's departure and, believe it or not, he did it while mostly catching passes from Mason Rudolph and Devlin Hodges in 2019, while Roethlisberger was out with major elbow surgery injury. Washington pulled in 44 passes for a team-high 735 yards and three touchdowns — including a 79-yard catch-and-run against the Bengals in which he displayed both his deep speed as well as his physicality by stiff-arming a Cincinnati defensive back on the way to the end zone.
Unfortunately for James Washington, he couldn't parlay his 2019 success into greater heights over the next two seasons, as he caught a combined 54 passes for 577 yards and seven touchdowns.
The Case for the Steelers Re-signing James Washington in 2022
There's no question that Diontae Johnson and Chase Claypool are the Steelers' top two receivers (at least that are currently under contract). With JuJu Smith-Schuster likely set to explore free agency in search of the lucrative multi-year deal he couldn't find on the open market last offseason, James Washington could finally get his chance to shine as the number-three receiver. He's not likely to command much once free agency kicks off, and he could probably be retained on the cheap — even on a one-year "prove it" deal.
The Case Against the Steelers Re-signing James Washington in 2022
There were rumblings that James Washington went to his bosses last summer and asked to be traded because he didn't feel there was room on the roster for him to shine, especially after JuJu Smith-Schuster surprisingly re-signed with the team last March.
James Washington declined to refute those rumors, which probably meant there was likely some truth to them. Also, Washington garnered little playing time over the last 12 regular-season games following the injury to Smith-Schuster. Instead, Ray-Ray McCloud became a bit of a favorite target for Roethlisberger down the stretch.
Curtain's Call on the Steelers and James Washington in 2022
I'd personally keep James Washington around because, again, I believe he could be had on the cheap.
But it's probably a moot point, considering he likely wants to go somewhere where he can be more of a focal point for an offense. As Mike Tomlin says, "Its free for us, free for them," and with that in mind it's probably best for the two parties to go their separate ways.
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What's Next for Steelers Free Agent Joshua Dobbs? Another 3rd String Stint or Rocket Science?
Third string quarterbacks are the NFL's Mr. Anonymous. Rick Strom was the Steelers third string quarterback from 1989 to 1993, yet even the most rabid, plugged in, season-ticket holding fan from that era would struggle to remember, let alone recognize him.
Yes, some Super Bowl quarterbacks like Joe Theismann, Mark Rypien, Jeff Hostetler, Stan Humphries and Rich Gannon cut their teeth toiling as third stringers for several seasons, but they're exceptions.
Which brings us to Joshua Dobbs, the Steelers free agent quarterback whose role, if he were to stay in Pittsburgh, would be as a 3rd string quarterback. Will that happen?
Joshua Dobbs throws a pass. Photo Credit: Chaz Palla, Tribune-Review
Capsule Profile of Joshua Dobbs' Career with the Steelers
The Steeler surprised many when they drafted Joshua Dobbs in the 4th round of the 2017 NFL Draft. Dobbs earned the 3rd string role and while he never suited up, word was he took his preparation and film study seriously.
To the surprise of many, Dobbs' strong preseason play a year later forced Landry Jones from the team, Mason Rudolph to the virtual reality room as he earned the job of backing up Ben Roethlisberger.
Dobbs saw action twice that year. First in spot duty in Baltimore, where Dobbs audibled out of a play and threw a laser like strike to JuJu Smith-Schuster to convert a 3rd down. He also got the call in the 2nd half in Oakland's Black Hole against the Raiders and did not look comfortable nor did he play with the same decisiveness.
The Steelers traded him to Jacksonville after their 2019 opening loss to the Patriots, only to see Roethlisberger injured the following week against Seattle. They brought Dobbs back in 2020 where he became the third string quarterback.
Dobbs saw action in a wildcatish package role in the Steelers closer against the Browns.
The Steelers resigned him in 2021, but Dobbs got injured in the preseason finale and he spent the season on IR, although he was visible on the sidelines talking with Roethlisberger after each series.
The Case for the Steelers Resigning Joshua Dobbs
Joshua Dobbs by all accounts is a positive presence in the locker room. He knows the Steelers system and, while the sample size is limited, he brought a new dynamism to the offense during his limited action in 2020. Moreover, that package was likely the brainchild of Matt Canada. Having him around would allow Canada explore his potential more.
Better yet, Dobbs provides a veteran presence at the 3rd string quarterback position for the veteran minimum. Sounds like a win-win for everyone.
The Case Against the Steelers Resigning Joshua Dobbs
Joshua Dobbs is a class act. His rocket-scientist turned NFL quarterback is the type of story that Hollywood movies are made of. But none of that earns him a roster spot.
By virtue of playing in the Hall of Fame game, the Steelers had 4 preseason games last year. Joshua Dobbs saw plenty of action, and while he didn't play poorly, he never passed for more than 40 yards.
The Rocket Scientist has found his ceiling, and that is as a 3rd string quarterback.
The Steelers should use his roster spot and salary cap space on someone with more upside.
Curtain's Call on the Steelers and Joshua Dobbs
Mason Rudoph and Joshua Dobbs square off @ St. Vincents. Photo Credit: Chaz Palla, Tribune-Review
A year ago the pro's and con's of resigning Joshua Dobbs were largely the same. Yet, there was an intangible that tipped the scale in Joshua Dobbs favor. The Steelers began the 2021 off season by signing Dwayne Haskins.
In word and deed the Steelers make it clear to Haskins that they weren't handing the former first round pick anything other than a second chance.
By bringing Joshua Dobbs back, the Steelers put their money where their mouth was.
That dynamic doesn't exist today. The conventional wisdom is that the Steelers will either sign a veteran free agent or draft a quarterback to compete with Mason Rudolph for the starting job next summer at St. Vincents. In that context, Dobbs likely role would be as a 4th arm for training camp.
You could do a lot worse than Josha Dobbs for a 4th training camp arm, but the guess here is that Steelers will let Dobbs either follow his NFL dream elsewhere or otherwise being his "Life's work" as a rocket scientist.


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02 February 2009 Season 2, Episode 17: Carrnal Knowledge
16 March 2009 Season 2, Episode 18: The Age of Dissonance
23 March 2009 Season 2, Episode 19: The Grandfather
30 March 2009 Season 2, Episode 20: Remains of the J
20 April 2009 Season 2, Episode 21: Seder Anything
27 April 2009 Season 2, Episode 22: Southern Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
04 May 2009 Season 2, Episode 23: The Wrath of Con
11 May 2009 Season 2, Episode 24: Valley Girls
18 May 2009 Season 2, Episode 25: The Goodbye Gossip Girl
14 September 2009 Season 3, Episode 1: Reversals of Fortune
21 September 2009 Season 3, Episode 2: The Freshmen
28 September 2009 Season 3, Episode 3: The Lost Boy
05 October 2009 Season 3, Episode 4: Dan De Fleurette
12 October 2009 Season 3, Episode 5: Rufus Getting Married
19 October 2009 Season 3, Episode 6: Enough About Eve
26 October 2009 Season 3, Episode 7: How to Succeed in Bassness
02 November 2009 Season 3, Episode 8: The Grandfather: Part II
09 November 2009 Season 3, Episode 9: They Shoot Humphreys, Don't They?
16 November 2009 Season 3, Episode 10: The Last Days of Disco Stick
30 November 2009 Season 3, Episode 11: The Treasure of Serena Madre
07 December 2009 Season 3, Episode 12: The Debarted
08 March 2010 Season 3, Episode 13: The Hurt Locket
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21 February 2011 Season 4, Episode 16: While You Weren't Sleeping
28 February 2011 Season 4, Episode 17: Empire Of The Son
18 April 2011 Season 4, Episode 18: The Kids Stay in the Picture
25 April 2011 Season 4, Episode 19: Petty in Pink
02 May 2011 Season 4, Episode 20: The Princesses and the Frog
09 May 2011 Season 4, Episode 21: Shattered Bass
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26 September 2011 Season 5, Episode 1: Yes, Then Zero
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10 October 2011 Season 5, Episode 3: The Jewel of Denial
17 October 2011 Season 5, Episode 4: Memoirs of an Invisible Dan
24 October 2011 Season 5, Episode 5: The Fasting and the Furious
07 November 2011 Season 5, Episode 6: I Am Number Nine
14 November 2011 Season 5, Episode 7: The Big Sleep No More
21 November 2011 Season 5, Episode 8: All The Pretty Sources
28 November 2011 Season 5, Episode 9: Rhodes To Perdition
05 December 2011 Season 5, Episode 10: Riding In Town Cars With Boys
16 January 2012 Season 5, Episode 11: The End of The Affair?
23 January 2012 Season 5, Episode 12: Father and the Bride
30 January 2012 Season 5, Episode 13: G.G.
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20 February 2012 Season 5, Episode 16: Cross Rhodes
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An electrician is very important in any home.Electrical emergencies may arise at any time,thus it is vital that you have a good long-term electrician in your speed dial. Having one in mind is vital in any situation and especially one you can afford. You can inquire from friends and relatives to suggest one for you. These are people who are most likely to give you the correct feedback on experiences they have had with certain electricians.
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Have an interview with themThis is the backbone of any search of finding an excellent electrician. This should be done to all those you narrow down to in your search.During this appointment you will get to have closure to the many questions in your mind. Here you will inquire about how long they have been in the business. An electrician who has been practicing for long is likely to have the expertise to perform the task or the vice versa.Find out what equipment they use to ensure they are using the right and safe tools.This is meant to ensure that the tools they are using are safe for the family. Get them to give you contacts of previous clients for you to get feedback on their quality of work. your budget will be a factor in choosing your electrician. He/she should offer a guarantee to the work they perform.A good and safe electrician should have their insurances and their workers. Their insurance policy will guard you against catering for any injuries that may occur in your home.


Do you remember the first meal you made? Not just a batch of cookies or a boxed cake, but a full blown meal. I do, I was 14 years old, a freshman in high school, and in a required "life skills" class which my mom happened to be the teacher of. We were assigned the task of planning, shopping for, and cooking a full meal and then reporting on it. At the time (and for many, many years) I didn't eat much meat so I was quick to find a vegetarian meal and guess what I chose? Tortellini and pesto soup, the recipe I share with you today.
I have been making this soup for well over half my life now! I will go months without making it, but each time I do I ask myself, why don't I make this more often? It is simple (my 14 year old self could make it!) and delicious. Make sure not to overcook the tortellini or it starts to fall apart and get soggy, no good. Also, this is a simple soup so the quality of ingredients used definitely impacts the final result. Finally, don't skip the toppings, it isn't the same without the pesto and parmesan cheese!
Melt the butter in a medium stock pot and stir in the carrots, onion, celery, and garlic. Cover the pot and cook over medium low 5-10 minutes.
Stir in the water and chicken base. Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer. Stir in the kidney beans, tortellini, and parsley. Cook until the tortellini is done (refer to the package directions for the time, usually about 15 minutes.) Taste and adjust salt and pepper as desired.
Serve each bowl topped with pesto and parmesan cheese.


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Hanukah For All Jews And Some Muslims – OpEd
December 16, 2022 December 16, 2022 Rabbi Allen S. Maller 0 Comments
By Rabbi Allen S. Maller
"Had your Lord wanted, all the people on earth would have believed (the same religion). So will you force people to believe?" (Qur'an 10:99) thus "there is no compulsion in religion…" (Qur'an 2:256) especially for school children.
Over the last three or four generations, the eight day festival of Hanukah has increasingly become an important holiday for Jewish families in Europe, and in North and South America. This is especially true for Jewish and recently for other minority religion children.
For many centuries during the Middle Ages, Jewish children went to Jewish schools, lived in Jewish neighborhoods, and had very little contact with non-Jewish children. This all changed in the 19th and 20th centuries, especially after WW2.
Jewish children, from an early age, now became increasingly immersed in the national and religious culture of the Christian world around them. Their natural tendency to want to fit in led many Jewish children to desire to copy non-traditional ways in general, and Christmas practices in particular.
December became the month when Jewish children felt left out if they did not participate in everyone's Christmas celebrations; or had mixed conflicting emotions if they did. Hanukah, with its celebration of the value of standing up for your own religious freedom to celebrate your own religious traditions, became an important event in the education of Jewish children to be proud of their religious heritage.
All of this can be easily understood by first, second and third generation Muslim families living as a small minority in the West, whose ancestors grew up in Muslim majority countries.
In addition, recent attempts to outlaw circumcision in California, Germany, Sweden and other places, by people who think it is barbaric, follow the path of the Syrian Greek king whose decree outlawing circumcision was the final outrage that led to the revolt of the Maccabees.
The main ancient sources that discuss Hanukah mention the 25th of Kislev as the date on which Jerusalem Temple worship resumed, exactly three years after its defilement (1 Maccabees 4:54; 2 Maccabees 10:5; Josephus, Antiquities 12:7.6). This connects to a significant date from Prophet Haggai, who addressed the first generation of returnees from Babylon to Yehud (Judea) during the year 520 B.C.E. Haggai encouraged the Judean leaders to rebuild the temple on the 21st day of the seventh month (Haggai 2:1), namely at the end of Sukkot, the most widely celebrated Temple holiday during Biblical times.
Prophet Haggai's contemporary, Prophet Zechariah, also urges the people to rebuild the Jerusalem Temple, and he too mentions the day of foundation, although without a specific date (8:9). In one of his visions Prophet Zechariah sees a golden menorah and two olive trees that pour oil into its pipes (chapter 4). The vision anticipates the rebuilding of the Jerusalem Temple and is the first and only Biblical text in which the menorah stands as a symbol of the temple.
Although the menorah does not appear as an element of the holiday in 1 and 2 Maccabees, it became central to the later post Temple understanding of Hanukah. This explains why Zechariah 4 was chosen by the rabbis as the additional Biblical reading on the Sabbath that falls during Hanukah.
As I celebrate these Hanukah lights of freedom today, I pray that I and my fellow Jews here and in Israel shall not become a source of suffering for others, persecuting others because of their faith, and never become an instrument of hate. May all of us become sources of inspiring light in our world's dark spots.
I also hope that both Jews and Muslims will also remember all oppressed religious communities, such as the Rohingya people of Myanmar, the Uighurs in China's Xinjiang Province, and the brave Muslim woman of Iran who are protesting the cruelty of Iran's morality police, and have suffered hundreds of martyrs: because Hanukah teaches the very important lesson that faith and hope in the long run overcome nasty politics and hate filled politicians.
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Rabbi Allen S. Maller
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Q: Select 1024*1024*1024*1024 fails Can someone explain why SELECT of integer multiplication fails?
SELECT 1024*1024*1024*1024 -- ERROR

Is it due to the multiplication result becoming bigger than the INT datatype threshold?
DECLARE @VAL AS BIGINT
SET @VAL = 1024 -- OK
SET @VAL = 1024*1024 -- OK
SET @VAL = 1024*1024*1024 -- OK
SET @VAL = 1024*1024*1024*1024 -- ERROR
SET @VAL = 1099511627776 -- OK - 1024*1024*1024*1024=1099511627776
SET @VAL = CAST((1024*1024*1024*1024) AS BIGINT) -- ERROR

Error Message

Arithmetic overflow error converting expression to data type int.

int, bigint, smallint, and tinyint (Transact-SQL)

Caution
When you use the +, -, *, /, or % arithmetic operators to perform implicit or explicit conversion of int, smallint, tinyint, or bigint constant values to the float, real, decimal or numeric data types, the rules that SQL Server applies when it calculates the data type and precision of the expression results differ depending on whether the query is autoparameterized or not.
Therefore, similar expressions in queries can sometimes produce different results. When a query is not autoparameterized, the constant value is first converted to numeric, whose precision is just large enough to hold the value of the constant, before converting to the specified data type. For example, the constant value 1 is converted to numeric (1, 0), and the constant value 250 is converted to numeric (3, 0).
When a query is autoparameterized, the constant value is always converted to numeric (10, 0) before converting to the final data type. When the / operator is involved, not only can the result type's precision differ among similar queries, but the result value can differ also. For example, the result value of an autoparameterized query that includes the expression SELECT CAST (1.0 / 7 AS float) will differ from the result value of the same query that is not autoparameterized, because the results of the autoparameterized query will be truncated to fit into the numeric (10, 0) data type.

A: Because 1024 is an int. SQL-Server takes first data type to make the arithmetic function.
A term is evaluated from left to right.
If you write 1099511627776 it is a numeric value.
Cast the first value into bigint (or numeric), then it works:
select cast(1 as bigint)*1024*1024*1024*1024

A: In this case, SQL will use the type INT by default to complete the operations. This explains why you'll get the error if the resulting value overflows the INT's maximum capacity (2,147,483,647).
A workaround could be to store the number you use in your operations in a BIGINT varialbe as such:
DECLARE @NUMBER AS BIGINT = 1024
DECLARE @VAL AS BIGINT
SET @VAL = @NUMBER
SET @VAL = @NUMBER*@NUMBER
SET @VAL = @NUMBER*@NUMBER*@NUMBER
SET @VAL = @NUMBER*@NUMBER*@NUMBER*@NUMBER
SET @VAL = 1099511627776
SET @VAL = CAST((@NUMBER*@NUMBER*@NUMBER*@NUMBER) AS BIGINT)

A: Just found a query that does not throw an error after more googling; if I convert one of the values to decimal/numeric i.e. 1024.0
see TSQL Arithmetic overflow using BIGINT
SELECT 1024*1024*1024*1024.0 -- OK
DECLARE @VAL AS BIGINT
SET @VAL = 1024 -- OK
SET @VAL = 1024*1024 -- OK
SET @VAL = 1024*1024*1024 -- OK
SET @VAL = 1024*1024*1024*1024.0 -- OK
SET @VAL = 1099511627776 -- OK

select SQL_VARIANT_PROPERTY(CONVERT(sql_variant,1024.0),'BaseType')  -- numeric
select SQL_VARIANT_PROPERTY(CONVERT(sql_variant,1024*1024*1024*1024.0),'BaseType')   -- numeric

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Frankfort Township accused of violating Constitution with 'Christian-themed trips'
By Mike Nolan
| Daily Southtown |
A letter to Frankfort Township Supervisor Jim Moustis, shown, complains that township-sponsored 'religious trips' violate the Constitution. (Frankfort Township)
A southwest suburban township's promotion of alleged "religious excursions" has drawn a complaint from the Freedom from Religion Foundation that the township's actions are unconstitutional.
The foundation recently sent a letter to Frankfort Township Supervisor Jim Moustis raising the issue after it said it was contacted by a "concerned local resident."
Based in Madison, Wis., the foundation describes itself as an educational group with more than 31,000 members nationwide, and which promotes the constitutional principle of separation of church and state.
The issue, according to the nonprofit, stems from Frankfort Township-promoted excursions, including one to the Ark Encounter and Creation Museum in Kentucky from April 29 through May 2.
The township, in advertising the trip, said those going would "explore a full-size replica of Noah's Ark and experience a chronological retelling of biblical history as God revealed it."
The foundation had also asked the township to cancel another trip, slated for June 16-20, to Lancaster County, Penn., promoted as a visit to "Amishlands" and which includes seeing a theatrical performance of a production titled "Jesus."
"Sponsoring regular Christian-themed trips shows an endorsement of Christianity on behalf of the township," the May 7 letter to Moustis reads. "This endorsement is unconstitutional and excludes the township's non-Christian residents, who are being told that they are not part of the township's favored religious group."
The letter was sent via email and U.S. mail, according to the foundation.
Messages left for Moustis and the township's attorney seeking a response were not returned.
Ryan Jayne, staff attorney for the foundation who wrote and sent the letter, said he had talked Thursday with the township's lawyer, who indicated that the June trip would be canceled.
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Other upcoming trips promoted by the township include one in August to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland and an eight-day trip in October to Ireland.
There was no clear indication that, other than promoting the trips, township funds were being spent to help pay for the trips.
The fee charged for the Kentucky trip was $699 per person based on double occupancy, or $899 for single occupancy, according to the township.
Along with asking the township to cancel the Pennsylvania trip, the foundation, in the letter, asked the township to not organize or schedule similar future excursions.


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Q: Workaround for using ISCHANGED in a time-triggered Workflow Requirement
Close an opportunity 90 days after its last commercial activity (change of stage in this case).
Context
I'm pretty sure this can be done with a pair of workflows, I just can't seem to find the correct approach. I've tried to create a first one with the formula ISCHANGED( StageName ) that updates a hidden date field. Then, on the time-based workflow, set the condition to Hidden_Date_field__c = TODAY(), but this isn't working. And even if it did, I'm sure the following day the time-based action would be revoked due to the condition not being met.
Question
Are you guys aware of any workaround for this, preferably standard without code? The formula ISCHANGED(field)can't be used in a time based-workflow and I'm not too keen on developing a trigger just for this... but I'm all ears.

A: Checking out the different features of the Process Builder, I found it's possible! (Thanks to @Sebastian). Here is my solution:


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Home » Mako Surgical's shareholders OK $1.7B Stryker buyout
Mako Surgical's shareholders OK $1.7B Stryker buyout
December 16, 2013 By Brad Perriello
Mako Surgical (NSDQ:MAKO) cleared a hurdle on the way to its $1.65 billion buyout by Stryker (NYSE:SYK) when its shareholders approved the acquisition last week.
About 65% of the robotic surgery company's shareholders voted on the $30-per-share deal, with 99% voting to approve the transaction, according to a press release. The stock owners also gave their non-binding OK for "specified compensation payable to the company's named executive officers in connection with the merger," Mako said.
The deal is expected to close tomorrow, according to the release.
News of the deal, announced Sept. 25, sent shares prices up for other robotic surgery firms including industry leader Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG).
Mako, founded in 2004, pushed robotic surgery into the orthopedics space with its Rio device and technologies for knee and hip replacement surgery. The $30-per-share price Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Stryker agreed to represents an 85.5% premium over Mako shares' $16.17 closing price yesterday.
"Mako has established a compelling technology platform in robotic assisted surgery which we believe has considerable long term potential in joint reconstruction," Stryker president & CEO Kevin Lobo said at the time. "The acquisition of Mako combined with Stryker's strong history in joint reconstruction, capital equipment (operating room integration and surgical navigation) and surgical instruments will help further advance the growth of robotic assisted surgery. Our combined expertise offers the potential to simplify joint reconstruction procedures, reduce variability and enhance the surgeon and patient experience. We look forward to welcoming the Mako team to Stryker."
"The combination of Stryker's established industry leadership with Mako's innovative products and people contains the power to positively transform orthopedics," added Mako president & CEO Dr. Maurice Ferré. "It is with this in mind that Mako's board of directors unanimously voted to recommend that Mako's shareholders vote in favor of it."
Stryker said the deal is forecast to hit adjusted earnings per share by 10¢-12¢ during the first year, excluding costs related to the acquisition.
Apart from the boost for Mako's stock, news of the deal boosted rival Intuitive Surgical's shares by 1.5%, to $369.36 each as of about 9:50 a.m. Sept. 25. Shares of Hansen Medical (NSDQ:HNSN) were up 16.1% to $1.87 apiece by then, with Accuray's (NSDQ:ARAY) stock climbing 1.7% to $7.11 per share.
SYK shares were trading at $69.64 apiece, down 1.6%. Stryker's rivals in the orthopedics space also suffered; shares of Zimmer (NYSE:ZMH) were down 1.2% to $82.59 apiece, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) saw its share price dip 0.2% to $88.05. Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) stock ticked up 0.3% to $61.82.
Filed Under: Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well, Orthopedics, Robotics Tagged With: Covidien, MAKO Surgical Corp.