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Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra w/ Bobby Sanabria - New CD Release on Jazzheads
JAZZHEADS announces the APRIL 8, 2014 release of ¡QUE VIVA HARLEM! featuring the multi-Latin Grammy nominated MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC AFRO-CUBAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA conducted by JAZZHEADS Artist and 7x Grammy nominee BOBBY SANABRIA.
On the heels of his 2013 critically acclaimed double Grammy-nominated CD, MULTIVERSE, BOBBY SANABRIA returns with yet another powerhouse big band CD. This new release features his amazing student musicians who make up the MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC AFRO-CUBAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA.
¡QUE VIVA HARLEM! celebrates the birthplace of the genre we call AFRO-CUBAN/LATIN JAZZ - HARLEM, NYC!!! Under Bobby Sanabria's musical direction The MSM ACJO's previous two releases - KENYA REVISITED LIVE!!! (2009) and TITO PUENTE MASTERWORKS LIVE!!! (2011) were both nominated for Latin Grammys. Bobby Sanabria's own previous big band CD's on Jazzheads - the critically acclaimed Grammy nominated BIG BAND URBAN FOLKTALES (2008) and his Grammy nominated MULTIVERSE (2012) continue to display his incredible leadership in the field. Now he continues with his best work yet in a growing catalog of stellar Latin Jazz big band recordings on the Jazzheads label.
Drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, bandleader, educator BOBBY SANABRIA RETURNS WITH ANOTHER BIG BAND TOUR DE FORCE!!!
¡QUE VIVA HARLEM!
A CELEBRATION OF THE BIRTHPLACE OF AFRO-CUBAN/LATIN JAZZ!
LIVE RECORDING... This CD was recorded live in concert to a standing room only crowd at the school's acoustically perfect Borden auditorium on March 28, 2013 and mixed by Jim Gately, as well as mastered by the legendary Mark Wilder
from Columbia Records for amazing sonic clarity. This homage to Harlem, the birthplace of Afro-Cuban/Latin Jazz, features explosive treatments of pieces associated with Machito & The Afro-Cubans, Duke Ellington, Clarence and Spencer Williams, Billy Strayhorn and the world premiere of two multi-movement mega pieces by Eugene Marlow and Kyle Athayde.
BACKGROUND... In 1939 on 110th Street and 5th Avenue a Jewish owned catering hall/ballroom, The Park Palace featured Latin music. Standing at the crossroads of Black Harlem (in the west) and Spanish Harlem (in the east), it became the focal point of NYC's Latin music scene. It was here that Cuban born vocalist Frank "Machito Grillo and his brother-in-law, musical director and multi-instrumentalist Mario Bauzá formed the first band to combine the harmonic sophistication of jazz arranging technique, the virtuosity of the jazz soloist, and the power, intensity and rhythmic excitement of authentic Afro-Cuban rhythms. The Machito Afro-Cubans became the first band to create what today is known as Afro-Cuban/Latin Jazz.
THE MUSIC... Opening with MAMBO INFIERNO and FEEDING THE CHICKENS, the power of Cuban mambo and son montuno fused with jazz arranging technique that were the hallmarks of musical director Mario Bauzá's vision are immediately on display in full force. Maestro Sanabria indeed has a direct musical-historical connection to this visionary founder of the Afro-Cuban jazz movement as he was the drummer for Mario's own multi- Grammy nominated Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra for nine years and featured prominently on three CD's he recorded with the orchestra.
Legendary Puerto Rican trombonist Juan Tizol's MOON OVER CUBA represents the elegant ballroom rumba so prevalent in the 1930's. Originally titled "Lady of Puerto Rico," this little known Tizol piece features fantastic interplay between trombone and triple clarinets and has a nice surprise ending added on through Bobby's own arranging skills.
Duke Ellington's OCLUPACA and Clarence and Spencer Williams ROYAL GARDEN BLUES display the majesty of the blues, framed by the rhythms of Afro-son and cha-cha-cha, while effortlessly switching to swing and back, while Billy Strayhorn's BLOOD COUNT gets a haunting bolero treatment featuring undergrad and rising saxophone star Patrick Bartley on alto.
Eugene Marlow's multi-movement LET THEIR BE SWING, which alternates between hard core swing culminating with Puerto Rican bomba xica and mambo is a multi-movement tour-de-force ode to Harlem's Savoy Ballroom. It features the jaw dropping improv skills of lead alto, soprano saxophonist Patrick Bartley and baritone saxophonist Leo Pellegrino who drive the crowd into a frenzy. It concludes with an explosive display of percussion power featuring Matthew Gonzalez on bongó and conductor Sanabria on timbales, who was voted Percussionist of the Year in 2013 by the Jazz Journalists Association.
The critically acclaimed Marlow is no stranger to the art of the big band. He has previously composed and arranged large scale pieces for Maestro Sanabria's own big band like, EL ACHÉ DE SANABRIA, featured on the Grammy nominated BIG BAND URBAN FOLKTALES and, BROKEN HEARTED, for Bobby's recent MULTIVERSE CD. His arrangement of ME ACUERDO DE TI is featured on a MSM ACJO's previous CD, TITO PUENTE MASTERWORKS LIVE!!!
Current MSM grad student Kyle Athayde's multi-movement mega opus, ¡QUE VIVA HARLEM! SUITE, displays the virtuosity, passion, and intensity of the entire orchestra. It is a virtual musical kaleidoscope of both Black and Spanish Harlem as it goes through tempo and meter changes as well as rhythms like bembé, mambo, swing, bolero, afro-son, cha-cha-cha, Puerto Rican yubá, and Cuban guaguancó displaying Harlem's vibrancy paying tribute to Harlem's Apollo Theater, and the Park Palace Ballroom on E. 110th Street and 5th Avenue. It is also an ode to Harlem's titans of mambo with jazz, Machito, Tito Puente and Tito Rodriguez, as well as their biggest champion, Dizzy Gillespie, the music's most sophisticated composer and arranger, Chico O'Farrill and Harlem's most famous resident, Duke Ellington.
ABOUT THE MSM AFRO-CUBAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA Mark Ruffin of Sirius Jazz radio describes the MSM ACJO as "...a group of professionals masquerading as students..." and Audiophile Audition has written, "The Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra is unrecognizable as a student ensemble compared to a professional orchestra... the soloists are of such high level..." Directed since its creation in 1999 by 7x Grammy nominee and MSM faculty member Bobby Sanabria, this critically acclaimed student orchestra has the unique distinction of having been nominated for two Latin Grammy's - KENYA REVISITED LIVE!!! (2008) featuring NEA Jazz master Candido, and TITO PUENTE MASTERWORKS LIVE!!! (2011) on the Jazzheads label. The MSM ACJO is dedicated to performing the music of the majestic "tradición" of the Latin jazz continuum while pushing the genre forward premiering new works. Forging a unique partnership with one of the world's leading independent jazz labels, Jazzheads, a majority of the revenues of the sale of each CD goes directly to the MSM Scholarship Fund. Thus Jazzheads is not only preserving, propagating and supporting America's greatest art form but also its next generation of stars.
CD Release Gig - April 28
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
More Information: http://www.jazzheads.com/


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Stroud & District Historical Society
The "shipping Lists" of the Australian Agricultural Company 1825-1875, the company's formation in London in 1824 and the subsequent arrival of over 700 men, women and children - mainly convicts - to the Port Stephens and Peel River estates between 1826 and 1862.
The establishment of pastoral estates, collieries and subsequent land sales through to 1900..... 125 pages - paperback
From records stored at the Australian National University Archive of Business and Labour in Canberra.
Pure Merinos and Others by P A Pemberton
P | 02 49945400
Cowper St STROUD NSW 2425
© 2014 by SDHS

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Q: Using setState to set all state of react page I have a page where I'm gonna take the whole state of the page and set it with some localstorage so I need to use SetState but not using some property like sane people do
Sane people
this.setState({
  stateProperty:someValue
})

Me (what I want to achieve)
this.setState({
  this.state: {someValues}
})

A: No, you don't. Sorry, you can't. You've accepted yourself that is sane people do like, but why are you trying to go insane code?
It's better to maintain for localStorage data with specified state:
state = {
  storeData: {} // or, [], or whatever your stored data type
}
componentDidMount() {
  const storeData = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('store-data'))
  this.setState({
     storeData
  })
}

Some people might suggest you to initialize localStorage data directly in the constructor. But I'm against it because I don't like to cause some side effect to the component.
PS: There' no side effect actually using localStorage data in the constructor. I have just suggested to use componentDidMount hook because you might need to call some api which will call to load the localStorage data and that time you might have some side effect. To ignore this, use componentDidMount hook because it's an asynchronous function which runs in background.

A: For set/get state from localStorage use this:
localStorage.setItem('store-state',JSON.stringify(this.state));
const storeState = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('store-state'));
this.setState(storeState);

With this code you able to store/reload your state from localStorage. notice, in setState no need to create any objects({}).

A: Maybe you could do something like this:
const updateState = window.localStorage.getItem('whatever');
let newState = Object.assign({}, this.state);
newState = updateState;
this.setState({newState});

Hope it works.

A: Looks like you can actually call a this.state={something} on constructor
This did the trick
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          }

          this.state = {
              ...bla bla bla
          }

          this.state=Object.assign({}, this.state, this.state.localstore )
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Notes from Curtin's presser, Pfeffer not included on US U-20 roster, more news
Posted by Ed Farnsworth on May 7, 2015 at 11:00 am
"What could possibly happen next?" you might ask.
How about this: The day after the surprising return of your pricey, and benched, goalkeeper from time off in Europe to get his head straight, both of your other goalkeepers suffer serious injuries in training.
Not only that, but in the weekly press conference (full transcript here) — of which, while regularly scheduled, it was widely assumed the main topic would be the return of the pricey and benched goalkeeper — perhaps the main story is that said goalkeeper isn't an automatic selection for a tough road game that is only three days away.
You can't make this stuff up, right?
"I mean, you can't make it up," Jim Curtin said during the press conference. "Yeah, I'd say the timing is beyond crazy. I've never seen two goalkeepers get hurt in one training session. I've never seen two goalkeepers get hurt in the same season, let alone, literally, 45 seconds apart." (Regarding the possibility that McCarthy's concussion stems from an incident that occurred in last Saturday's loss to Toronto, Matthew De George reported, "A team spokesman confirmed that McCarthy passed concussion testing during the lengthy delay in the game and afterward, and Curtin is unsure if that contributed to the severity of Tuesday's incident.")
A quick aside about the latest injuries. Entering the eleventh weekend of the season, the Union have had by my count 16 players out for varying lengths of time due to injuries. That's 59 freaking percent of the squad. Are such numbers common in MLS? I don't know. But I think we can agree that the Union have been hit uncommonly hard by injuries in 2015.
What's the latest butcher's bill? John McCarthy: Out with a concussion. Andre Blake: Out with a torn right meniscus after seemingly being close to returning from surgery to his left knee late in the preseason to repair the same injury. Michael Lahoud: Out four to six weeks with a hip flexor injury. Steven Vitoria: Likely to remain unavailable for this weekend's game in Vancouver with a groin injury. Add to that Antoine Hoppenot, who is also out with what the latest injury report from the league says is a left hamstring strain.
On the plus side, Fernando Aristeguieta had the pin removed from the hand that was fractured against Kansas City and is "100%." Vincent Noguiera is back to full training, although Curtin said he's "Probably not 90 minute ready yet, might be used as a reserve." Also, rookie midfielder Eric Bird, according to the latest injury report, is now listed as questionable rather than out after surgery to repair a hernia.
So, yeah, Rais Mbolhi's back, what of that?
Reading between the lines, Curtin doesn't exactly appear to have resoundingly endorsed his return. While acknowledging it "was my idea" to bench him, Curtin said "we" decided to bring him back, adding, "[H]e is still a Union player. If you mutually agree to have time away, that's fine. You can't physically prevent someone from training unless there's a violation of team rules, and in this case there hasn't been."
Is focusing on a shift from the singular to the plural in Curtin's comments about Mbolhi too much? Perhaps it is, but Curtin's refusal to name him as the starting goalkeeper for Saturday's road game in Vancouver says something, even if he also said he's "all for second chances." Asked about his confidence in Mbolhi, Curtin said, "It's only been two training sessions, so I can't say I've seen anything different."
So, what are the Union's options for Saturday? Curtin said,
There's a couple options that we're exploring right now. We haven't made a final one. We'll see whether it's a pool goalkeeper or a goalkeeper on loan. We're gonna need two, one way or the other, then we're gonna have to make a decision from there…Rais is obviously up for selection. He's the last man standing. We'll still explore a pool goalkeeper and see what that looks like. We have some calls in already to see who's available and what we can and can't do. Because we're going to need to add a second goalkeeper regardless just because you can't go there with just one.
It's "last man standing" and not, given two freak training ground injuries, thank goodness you're now here: "It's to be determined, we'll see." One thing is certain, there will be no end to the Union goalkeeper jokes any time soon.
Aside from "Any goalkeeper in the good ol' US of A right now," one loan possibility Curtin mentioned is former Harrisburg City Islanders goalkeeper Brian Sylvestre, who trialed with the Union in the preseason and is now backup 'keeper with the NASL's Carolina RailHawks.
Also telling was Curtin's admission that "there have been teams in Europe that have inquired about" Mbolhi, something that, based on Curtin's comments during the Mbolhi benching press conference on April 8, would not be publicly discussed. Curtin explained on Wednesday, "Obviously the windows aren't open right now, so we'll always listen and explore but he is a Union player first and foremost." If Mbolhi is transferred over the summer, the Union's goalkeeping situation is complicated by Blake's injury: Simply put, if the Union find a taker for Mbolhi, not only will he need replacing, cover for Blake will also be needed, "knowing," as Curtin said, "you're going to miss him already in the summer." (Reports suggesting Blake will be out 4-6 weeks seem optimistic. He was out more than that for the first surgery and his next return will likely involve work getting both knees equally strong.)
Curtin also provided an update on CJ Sapong following his arrest last Friday for reckless driving and DUI. "[T]he league has decided for CJ to go out to California to Malibu right now, and he'll be evaluated for a weeklong eval, and they'll make a decision on how to move forward," Curtin said. "[H]e's still a player I believe strongly in. He's a good kid, he's an intelligent young man. He made a mistake. And he's dealing with the consequences right now. But, again, a guy I still believe strongly in and the Philadelphia Union believes strongly in."
The press conference also included some insight into Curtin's displeasure with Sheanon Williams, who, as Curtin described in last Saturday's postgame press conference, has been replaced going forward at right full back by Ray Gaddis. Curtin said on Wednesday,
I think all players go through highs and lows in their career. I think the good thing for him is that his career's still young, it's early on. In the offseason, we had a tough discussion where I said, 'I think you have the talent to be a national team right back,' and it's up to him now to grab ahold of that and keep going. He does have the qualities. He's a player that a lot of coaches in our league rate highly. He's got a good right foot, he's got an ability to, when he wants to, get up and down the line, but talking about it and doing it are two different things. And we just want to get him back and playing a little more consistently.
"Talking about it and doing it are two different things." Along with an astounding — and seemingly unending — run of bad luck, it's becoming something of a refrain for the 2015 Union.
More from the press conference at MLSsoccer.com, Inquirer, Delco Times, CSN Philly, ProSoccerTalk, and Tribal Football.
Pfeffer not included on US U-20 roster
US US-20 MNT head coach Tab Ramos released the roster for the upcoming U-20 World Cup, which runs runs May 30-June 20 in New Zealand. Not on the roster is the Union's Zach Pfeffer, a US youth international regular who has had strong showings recently with both the U-20 and U-23 national teams.
While the US must submit a 20-player roster by May 15, Ramos named only 20 players. Brian Sciaretta tweeted, "My guess is that if FIFA does not rule on [Gedion Zelalem's eligibility to play for the US] in time, the spot will go to Philadelphia's Zach Pfeffer." We shall see.
More Union bits
At the Union website, a report on the new Gym Class Takeover program.
At Brotherly Game, Andrew Stolzfus has a glass half empty, glass half full look at last Saturday's loss to Toronto.
Prost Amerika has player ratings from the Union's loss to Toronto. How is it that no one receives a rating lower than a 6 in a loss? I don't know.
Philly Sports Rants has an open letter to Nick Sakiewicz informed by two semesters of economics, some input from "two people who have interned at professional sports team [sic]," and a father's advice to a son.
The Drexel Athletic's site notes former men's team midfielder Ken Tribett being named to the USL Team of the Week for his two-goal performance in Harrisburg City Islander's 4-0 win over Wilmington Hammerheads.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch notes former City Islander Jamiel Hardware's strong play with new USL side St. Louis FC.
Sydney Zandi (Penn Fusion; West Chester, Pa.) and Rachael Dorwart (PA Classics; Mechanicsburg, Pa.) have been called up for the U-17 WNT training camp that will take place at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif., May 9-16.
Salt Lake hosted LA in a 0-0 draw on Wednesday night.
Jack McInerney scored the lone goal in Montreal's 1-0 win over Toronto in the first leg of the Canadian Championship semifinal series. The teams meet again next Wednesday in Toronto.
The scheduled Canadian Championship semifinal game between the Union's road opponent on Saturday, Vancouver, and Edmonton, was canceled because of snow and will now be played next week. The Union simply cannot catch the smallest of breaks, can they.
Ireland international Kevin Doyle is joining Colorado Rapids earlier than expected. A statement from the club says he will be added to the roster "by the end of May, pending receipt of his P-1 visa and ITC, after the Irishman agreed an early settlement of his contract at Wolverhampton Wanderers."
Lee Nguyen has been trying to negotiate a new contract with New England, but the club isn't interested. So Nguyen did not attend training for two days last week, costing him a starting spot last weekend's win over New York Red Bulls. Nguyen told reporters before yesterday's training session, "I was obviously unhappy with the contract situation. It's just frustrating, and I just feel a little disrespected…Despite what I've done for the club and not even being the (fifth)-highest paid player on the club. I just feel a little undervalued."
Birmingham City announced on Wednesday, "Will Packwood's Blues contract has been terminated with immediate effect to allow the defender to return to America and possibly join MLS side New England Revolution." ESPN reports the US youth international "confirmed numerous reports that he is set to begin a training stint with the New England Revolution next week, though he admitted he doesn't know which MLS team owns his discovery rights."
New York Red Bulls midfielder Sal Zizzo is out two to three months with a fractured tibia.
Real Salt Lake assistant coach Andy Williams has voluntarily entered the league's SABH program after being arrested last Sunday for DUI. (Do coaches voluntarily enter the program while players like CJ sapong are required to enter the program?) More at Salt Lake Tribune.
MLSsoccer.com has an update on how progress is going on DC United's new stadium. The short version? The process continues to move forward.
Boston.com has an update on talks to build a soccer stadium for New England Revolution in South Boston. The short version? Discussions are ongoing.
An article at the Guardian wonders if Florida could become the next "capital" of soccer in the US. Are there serious articles written about "sport capitals" in other countries?
Four Four Two on Minnesota United joining MLS.
San Antonio Business Journal on how the lack of progress in finding a stadium location for David Beckham's Miami franchise helps San Antonio's chances for securing a MLS franchise.
Alex Morgan talks to Goal.com about a variety of topics, including the effect of the Hope Solo suspension — "I feel like we're moving forward regardless of what happened in the past" — and Abby Wambach not playing professional club soccer so she can focus on preparing for the Women's World Cup — "When you think of the specifics, it's less controversial than people automatically assume without knowing the facts."
In the latest FIFA rankings, the US drops one spot to No. 28. This despite defeating Mexico in April, presumably because Russia moved up five spots to No. 27. Mexico dropped four spots to No. 22 while Costa Rica remains at No. 15.
Soccer America talks to former Union head coach John Hackworth about his strong start as head coach of the US U-15 BNT. The article notes that Hackworth will also serve as an assistant coach to U-23 head coach Andi Herzog, the US men's team that will try to qualify for the Olympics this fall.
A lawsuit against US Soccer and FIFA filed in the US aimed at forcing rule changes to protect youth players from concussion-related injuries has been dismissed. Bloomberg reports, "U.S. District Judge Phyllis Hamilton in Oakland, California, said Wednesday she had "grave concerns" about 'inconsistencies, contradictions and a lack of clarity' in the complaint against FIFA, soccer's global governing federation, and five U.S. organizing bodies. She said she may allow the lawyers to try again with an amended complaint."
Reuters reports, "The Spanish soccer federation (RFEF) has decided to indefinitely suspend all domestic competition from May 16 over a spat with the government on issues including a new law on collective bargaining for television rights."
The AP reports, "Sepp Blatter has described himself as a 'godfather' to women's football at FIFA while acknowledging that its appeal still trails behind the men's game." Insert creepy godfather joke here.
The AP reports, "FIFA has heavily criticized its broadcasting partner in Germany for a documentary about World Cup hosts Russia and Qatar that was aired after a reporter revealed his filming crew had been arrested in Doha and had footage and personal data deleted." While criticizing the journalistic standards of the documentary, no where in FIFA's statement is there criticism of the journalists' arrests by Qatar security officials while making the documentary. More at ESPN.
The AP reports, "Brazil's investigative police say they're seeking homicide charges against 19 people in the deaths of a man and a woman caused by the collapse of unfinished overpass in the World Cup host city of Belo Horizonte."
The AP reports, "FIFA says it will host the leaders of the Israeli and Palestinian soccer federations within days, seeking an agreement before the governing body's congress this month. The Palestinian Football Association wants Israel suspended from world football because its security forces restrict movement of players in the West Bank and Gaza."
Vice Sports reports on the influence of La Familia, the anti Muslim and anti Arab supporters' group for Beitar Jerusalem.
The Guardian reports, "The Football Association tried to impose an unofficial quota system on the number of black players an England manager should be allowed to use, according to a new book about racism within the sport." The shameful events reportedly took place in the early 1990s.
Real Madrid tops the Forbes list of the most valuable soccer teams in the world.
"Born under a bad sign. I've been down – – – since I began to crawl, if it wasn't for bad luck – I said if it wasn't for real. bad. luck.
… i wouldn't have no luck at all."
Cue Ginger Baker's lazy hi-hat and Clapton's glide.
I'll take the Albert King version.
Agreed. Filthy.
Ginger Baker's style on that song is one of my favorite things in all of music.
In my most cynical of days, I could never have predicted a shit-show like this one. Wow…just, WOW…
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John Ling says:
So here is, I think, one creative solution to the goaltending issues right now. As I recall from the roster rules released last week, intraleague loanees can be recalled, but only if released by the team he's loaned to. So, just as an example… The Union can recall Zac MacMath from the Rapids as long as the Rapids agree to allow it.
So… What do the Union need to give the Rapids to gain their blessing? MacMath is riding the bench out there – it's not like he's starting for them. They have a third keeper on their roster, so they aren't in an immediate need for a backup. Would allocation money be enough? Andre Blake, based on longer-term potential rather than immediate potential? Fabinho, assuming CO was one of the teams that made inquiries that lead the U to protect our left-footed Brazilian rather than Ribeiro?
Seems like a solution should be there; it just requires the Union to entice CO to agree to it.
I think Nik Sak would rather jump off the bridge into the parking lot than let that happen.
he would be ok after the fall…..the dirt and mud in lot A would just absorb him to be retrieved by other FO staff!
A few years ago, before we moved from A to B, during an open Q&A with somebody from the Union I asked about if they were ever going to pave the parking lots. I was told, "We can't pave B, and A is already paved." So, I guess B was because of the training field. But A is paved? I laughed.
is there any way this can be arranged, its win win
msklem says:
Only in my wildest dreams would that happen…or nightmares since I already bought a ticket to Denver to see the RSL v Rapid game in October. I was thinking he might have a starting spot by that time when I bought the ticket. Looks like I was wrong there too.
Jim Presti says:
I don't think MacMath will be a regular starter in this league for a long, long time. Way to inconsitent. Decent shot stopper, but his decision making is awful.
Letting MacMath come back, at least for this game, would be in Colorado's best interest since Vancouver is in the same conference as they are…
If we sent Andre Blake, for Zac MacMath, my head would explode…again…
Blake was just an example. I don't even know if league rules allow injured players to be traded. But the point is there has to be something we can give CO to entice them to allow us to recall MacMath. Then the team needs to make nicey faces at Zac, install him as the starter, sign him to an extension, etc. Transfer MBohli in the summer, and end all this nonsense.
I would take Lee Nguyen and his glorious hair in Philly.
buzzkill_ed says:
If they don't have his agent on speed dial, they're sleeping at the wheel.
He would make a fantastic signing, except for one little thing…he will want money.
500k is coming off the books this summer. Lee Nguyen and a Left Back could fit under that. Easy.
Nguyen will want every bit of that 500K…
scottso says:
Oh would I love to have Lee Nguyen. But we probably do not have the money to sign him until we ditch M'Bolhi. And that can't happen until the summer.
Not me says:
So I'm writing a comedy about a former athlete who fakes his way into being rich, then becomes a part owner of a team. After some nice times all his decisions blow up and the main partner starts to figure out he's not rich and isn't so great. He has to give up a lot of control to a new know it all coach. Behind the scenes he starts getting all the players in trouble so that for the next season the main owner will give him total control again. In one scene, he's laying marbles around a goal mouth, in another he leaves towels by the door of his office and calls a good french player in so he trips. In another he hires 2 models to go drinking with a new star prospect then calls the cops when they leave the bar. He cuts off cash so they can't sign new players, etc. I'm thinking of calling it "Keep my spot". Does anyone know any producers? It's great fiction.
this is outside the box thinking. well done.
Can you please make this happen! I think it would be compelling to see a dramatic telling of how he squirmed in to the owners box. A fun song could be Sons of Ben singing "we want a team please" followed by him hitting that low note "they need me me!" Don't mess up the fateful scene of Nick and the devil lord of darkness mr Satan himself. The setting is the crossroads, night, driving rain. Nick's hands shake, kneeling on the ground he is careful to keep his sight trained on the floor. "I have brought what you so surely asked" nick wearily offers the soccerball stitched together from an Eagles gameball v Dallas, a Phillies gameball from
2008 WS, and errrr some teeth thrown in there from
some Flyers awesome time, and ahhhh something from the sixers…maybe he used HipHops ears in some way I don't really know. The Dark One takes the truly Philly soccerball and informs Nick "then it shall be done" at this point Nick finally makes eye contact with Satan and wonders "isint there always like some huge downside to making a deal with you?" The Lord of Darkness doesn't blink; "Nicky, it just so happens that your one little insignificant dream, if it's realized, will bring pain, gloom, and if you are even half as incompetent as I hope you are…Doom" Devil laughs scene fades
What. A. Clusterf#&k.
So people can criticize me for turning this into another critique of the Union FO and thin staffing/coaching issues, and I confess I don't know who the Union have, if anyone, handling off-field training (weights, warmup and cooldown). So if anybody has that information, please feel free to correct me….but it's my impression they just use the regular coaching staff for that.
I used to work for a training company that focused on elite high-school and middle-school athletes. It was a relatively short-lived stint – it was in NYC and it didn't pay enough to live there – but I learned a lot. One of the things I learned is that proper warmup, cooldown and off-field pre-habilitation exercises can do a LOT to reduce and mitigate injuries. This company used to work with one of the bigger girls club soccer leagues in NYC (I can't remember which one, it was a while ago) and the first year they were hired to work with the league, they reduced the number of ACL tears in a season (much more common with girls than with boys) from high double-digits to two. Good warmup and cooldown can really reduce muscle strains and injuries, and prehab exercises can strengthen the small muscles around joints to help prevent ankle, hip and knee injuries.
Yes, some injuries can't be prevented this way (concussions, for example) and bad luck obviously can play a role – you can't eliminate all injuries, only reduce the chances of them happening – but 59% of the team suffering injuries before the midway point of the season points to something greater than bad luck. I don't know what the Union's regimen of off-field training, game and practice warmup and cooldown is like…but I'm just sayin', Germany had this guy (see link) and they didn't suffer too many injuries in the leadup to the WC…
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/16/train-like-a-german-soccer-star/?action=click&contentCollection=Personal%20Tech&module=MostEmailed&version=Full&region=Marginalia&src=me&pgtype=article
Guido says:
Agree. The Union have a Strength and Conditioning Coach, Kevin Miller, but I think he may be good at conditioning the players but not so good at preventing injuries.
Here is a Q&A blog he once participated in:
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/sportsdoc/Live-chat-Philadelphia-Union-Strength-and-Conditioning-Coach-Kevin-Miller.html
And here is his blog:
http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/blog/goal-oriented
Just, wow. I mean, yes the ownership is incompetent, and yes Curtin has not shown a whole lot of aptitude as manager, and yes certain players are just woefully underperforming.
But this… this is just a whole 'nother level of cursed. Damned. Forsaken. This is beyond anybody's fault. Clearly some soccer deity has been offended, and propitiation is required.
I can't wait to read the next book of the Union Bible.
Book of Joe Boo or Job- depending on the dialect.
and yet the Unionites remain faithful.
Matthew Briggs just released by Millwall . . . see how easy it is to find a new LB
Curitn looked and sounded like he was being forced to eat a shit sandwich. And we're going to have to eat the leftovers.
Shit sandwich- new entree Down By The River.
Brought to you by Sak-o-Subs.
Holy Hell …..I'm on fire today.
Improvising with you all makes the day so so so much better. Thank you.
Haha Sak o Subs…. Perfect. He's defitely the one preparing the shit sandwiches.


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As if feeling worn-out isn't already more than enough of a problem, there's substantially more to the narrative. When we have been lacking sleep, our brain truly malfunctions. That basically indicates that our human brain does not work well. In fact, our human brain really begins shutting down specified areas as well as operations that are not needed for your survival. And so being sleep deprived is not simply feelings, it certainly is a physically impaired state of living.
Helping to make things a whole lot worse, long term lack of sleep contributes to over production of cortisol. Cortisol in it's appropriate quantity allows us to really feel some tension and also urgency to get things accomplished. But when it's overproduced, it results in us to feel stressed, anxious, and also concerned most of the time. This can lead to even deeper medical related challenges of anxiety and depression. Evidently, a serious lack of sleep is very bad for any of us.
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Well known as a commissioner and interpreter of new repertoire for the cello, this is Séverine Ballon's debut disc as a composer. The eight tracks emerged from her long-standing discipline of improvisation, and display an intense interiority and an undeniable physicality.
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Séverine Ballon is not only a strong advocate for composers through her programming and commissioning; she has also created a characteristic mode of delivery and technique that has shaped the way in which people have composed. It is all the more interesting and gratifying, then, to hear how Ballon herself conceives music for her cello. Years spent improvising have fed into the way she organises sounds to the extent that hearing the works on this recording it seems almost inconceivable that this music could be played by anyone else on any other instrument (but it could be as there are notated versions). It is a truism to say that invention is spurred by limitations; for Ballon perhaps it's fairer to say that her cello is a never-ending universe to explore.
A six-month residency as a visiting fellow at Harvard Music Department in 2015 encouraged Ballon to turn from improvisation to composition — a natural move, as structure is vital to her musical conception. Elements of improvisation remain in the pieces, as a way to inject energy. In the audience at the first performance of her work at Harvard was the Portuguese film director João Pedro Rodrigues; he and Ballon then worked together on the soundtrack for O Ornitólogo (The Ornithologist, 2016). Rodrigues does not usually incorporate music into his films; silence and space are important, suggesting that he detected in Ballon a sensitivity to her environment and, indeed, she took an unusual approach, devising the music for The Ornithologist by playing while watching the film and making a live recording — she describes it as having been almost like seeing the movie through half-closed eyes.
The forms of the pieces on this debut disc are simple but, as Ballon explains, having an immediately recognisable structure allows you to get inside the music, to 'sit in the form' and listen to other things. It is striking how, despite her emphasis on appreciating sounds in themselves, pitch and harmony are important. Everything is put under a microscope, allowing for sounds to be dissected and obsessed over. Variation comes through bowing techniques; Ballon is fascinated by the sounds that emerge before and after a 'normal' sound, as if defracting, refracting or diffusing light.
There is an intense interiority and an undeniable physicality to this music. Even without seeing Ballon perform, the pressure of her bow, the touch of fingers on the strings, has a material presence. The repeated fragments — some pitch patterns, some bowing gestures — make it sound almost as if a technical exercise has been pursued to such extremes that the player cannot but make it expressive. It is music that emerges into the outside world. Tellingly, the titles may suggest tantalising connections to other music and literature but they came afterwards, describing the final product more than the musical process.


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According to the United States Census Bureau, Albuquerque has a total area of 189.5 square miles (490.9 km²), of which 187.7 square miles (486.2 km²) is land and 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²), or 0.96%, is water.


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August 26, 2016 stewie News, Tottenham Hotspur, Transfers 0
According to the BBC, Spurs are chasing Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha.
A £15m bid has been made and Palace chairman Steve Parrish's response was hardly definitive. He didn't tell Levy to 'do one', simply said "No" with a flirtatious flutter of the eyelashes.
Zaha told 'Disco Al' Pardew that he wants out, with Champions League football and England call-ups on his mind.
And it leaves me distinctly underwhelmed.
You might argue that he went to Old Trafford too early in his career but United took a £10m bath on his £15m when they sold him back to Palace. It's not a ringing endorsement to lose two-thirds of your value in 18 months or that he played more games on loan at Cardiff City than he did for United.
There's nothing scintillating about signing him, nothing that makes me think, "Wow!"; he isn't a vast improvement on the existing squad. More a Bentaleb than a Yarmalenko.
With just a few days to go until the window closes, are we seeing signs of panic in the air around the Lane?
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BTSC's 2013 NFL Mock Draft
By big_jay71 Apr 19, 2012, 10:10am EDT
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Yes, we still have a week until the 2012 NFL Draft, but don't be surprised that there's some crazy souls out there already thinking about 2013. One would be our very own, Jason, who's in draft mode 24/7/365. Here's his first crack at mocking the 2013 landscape. --Michael B.--
1. Miami Dolphins – Matt Barkley QB, USC
2012 1st round Mock Draft Pick: Quinton Coples DE, UNC
Team Needs: QB/WR/RT/S/WLB/TE
After being unable to trade up for RGIII, being left out of the Peyton Manning sweepstakes, and unable to sign Matt Flynn Miami has tried everything to upgrade the quarterback position this offseason. Going into the 2012 draft they could use the 8th overall pick on Ryan Tannehill but that would be a huge panic-induced reach. If they take a QB in the later rounds it certainly won't have an impact on them taking Matt Barkley in 2013 if they are drafting number one overall. As with Andrew Luck in 2012, Matt Barkley is the consensus top quarterback in his draft class and would've been a top 5 pick had he chose to enter the 2012 draft and forego his senior year.
2. Cleveland Browns – D.J. Fluker OT, Alabama
2012 1st round Mock Draft Pick: Trent Richardson RB, Alabama; Ryan Tannehill QB, Texas A&M
Team Needs: WR/RT/OG/CB
If Cleveland is drafting in the top 5 yet again it will definitely be interesting to see what Mike Holmgren will do with this pick. Thanks to the rookie salary cap the Browns will not be financially obligated to keep Ryan Tannehill if they select him with the 22nd overall pick in the 2012 draft. With this pick they would have their choice of QB's amongst a solid crop, excluding Matt Barkley of course, including Oklahoma's Landry Jones, Tennessee's Tyler Bray, Arkansas' Tyler Wilson, or Georgia's Aaron Murray, whichever distinguishes themselves as the cream of the crop. Aside from QB the WR position has been a pain for the Browns as well. Holmgren doesn't like drafting WR's this early, which is why they won't take Justin Blackmon in 2012, so they should bypass USC's Robert Woods and Washington State's Marquess Wilson. The definite need the Browns can fill here with the talent available is the gaping hole at right tackle. D.J. Fluker is a dominant run blocker as well as a quality pass blocker with good size at 6'6", 335lbs. and would give the Browns the best tackle tandem in the NFL and would give Tannehill, Colt McCoy, or whoever is playing back there the best possible chance to succeed.
3. Minnesota Vikings – Marquess Wilson WR, Washington State
2012 1st round Mock Draft Pick: Matt Kalil OT, USC
Team Needs: OG/CB/WR/S/LB/DT
The Vikings have been struggling for a number one wide receiver ever since Sidney Rice left in free agency. They simply have to draft someone who can take the pressure off of Adrian Peterson and the running game. Therefore it'll come down to USC's Robert Woods and Washington State's Marquess Wilson. Wilson combines solid size at 6'3", 183lbs. with the potential to be a big time threat in the NFL. Given that their need is just as dire at cornerback they could draft N.C. State's David Amerson who is just as good of a prospect as Wilson. They released Cedric Griffin, Antoine Winfield will be 36 years old before the start of the 2013 season, and Chris Cook has legal issues. Elsewhere the Vikings also have serious issues along the interior of their offensive line. At guard Anthony Herrera is absolutely terrible and they released Steve Hutchinson.
4. Indianapolis Colts – Jarvis Jones OLB, Georgia
2012 1st round Mock Draft Pick: Andrew Luck QB, Stanford
Team Needs: NT/CB/S/OG/OC/TE
The Colts do need to rebuild both their offense and defense. Reggie Wayne is nearing the end of his career and the Colts could find a replacement for him that could grow with Andrew Luck as Wayne did with Manning. The defense will have to undergo a major overhaul switching from a 4-3 to a 3-4 scheme. For now Robert Mathis and Dwight Freeney will convert to OLB's in the new scheme but for the long-term new Head Coach Chuck Pagano can draft UGA's Jarvis Jones. Jones lead the SEC with 13.5 sacks in his first year playing in Georgia's 3-4 scheme after transferring from USC. With another All-American season he'll be a hot commodity come draft time with so many teams in the NFL now playing a 3-4 defense. The secondary is also a mess and with Coach Pagano's defensive background it could come down to Jones or N.C. State cornerback David Amerson.
5. Oakland Raiders – David Amerson CB, North Carolina State
2012 1st Mock Draft Pick:
Team Needs: NT/OLB/TE/OC/CB/RB-depth/QB
Just like with Indy, the Raiders defense is converting to a 3-4 scheme. That means they'll need a nose tackle as some point. After losing Nnamdi Asomugha and Stanford Routt in consecutive years they'll have to replenish the secondary. David Amerson is this years prized cornerback prospect like Morris Claiborne this year and Patrick Peterson the year before. He has a 6'3", 195lbs. frame and ball-hawked 13 interceptions during the 2011 season. His combination of size and speed would appease the ghost of Al Davis. Oakland could use this opportunity to draft a successor to 32 year old Carson Palmer if they feel like Terrelle Pryor won't be able to step into a starting role.
6. Jacksonville Jaguars – Sam Montgomery DE, LSU
2012 1st round Mock Draft Pick: Michael Floyd WR, Notre Dame
Team Needs: DE/RT/QB/CB
If Blaine Gabbert suffers through another horrible season it may be time for the front office to waive the white flag and draft his replacement, especially if they are drafting in the top 10 again. But if they're committed to him and don't draft either Quinton Coples or Melvin Ingram in the first round of the 2012 draft they'll have to address the defensive end position here. Montgomery is the leader of a stout defensive line at LSU as well as its best player, including eventual 2012 first round pick Michael Brockers. If David Amerson were available they could take him as the successor to Rashean Mathis or take the best available wide receiver if they fail to take one early in the 2012 draft.
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Jake Matthews OT, Texas A&M
2012 1st round Mock Draft Pick: Morris Claiborne CB, LSU
Team Needs: LB/OT/RB/DT
The Bucs biggest need heading into the 2013 NFL draft will be at both tackle positions. Right tackle Jeremy Trueblood has been battling weight issues and will be in the final year of his recently signed two-year deal and left tackle Donald Penn would be better served playing on the right side anyway. Prospects at any other position would be considered a reach but they could shore up their linebacker problem by taking Florida's Jelani Jenkins to replace Quincy Black or the more likely scenario of taking Notre Dame's Manti Te'o to play inside linebacker moving Mason Foster to Black's position of strongside linebacker. Jake Matthews has good bloodlines as he is the son of Houston Oilers' great Bruce Matthews and cousin of Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews III.
8. St. Louis Rams – Robert Woods WR, USC
2012 1st round Mock Draft Pick: Justin Blackmon WR, Oklahoma State
Team Needs: LT/DT/OLB/CB/FS/RB
If the Rams miss out on Matt Kalil in the 2012 draft and Roger Saffold doesn't have a bounce-back type of season their biggest need will be at left tackle. Unfortunately with the top two already off of the board the Rams will have to look elsewhere unless they want to reach. The same goes at the cornerback position with David Amerson already being gone. Even after taking Justin Blackmon in the first round of 2012 it wouldn't preclude them from taking Robert Woods here. Woods is a premiere talent and could easily be the top wide receiver in 2013 and would give Sam Bradford another weapon to play with. After losing Brandon Lloyd to free agency the cupboard is bare at the position.
9. Seattle Seahawks – Xavier Rhodes CB, FSU
2012 1st round Mock Draft Pick: Melvin Ingram DE, South Carolina
Team Needs: LG/LB/CB
This pick, just as with their 2012 first round pick, could be entirely determined on whether or not the Seahawks resign ILB David Hawthorne. If he's not resigned they could take Luke Kuechly in 2012 or they could take Notre Dame's Manti Te'o here. Their other big need is at cornerback. Marcus Trufant is gone and while Richard Sherman had a good 2011 season Brandon Browner was very inconsistent. Rhodes has the size at 6'2", 215lbs. that the Seahawks seem to prefer in their cornerbacks and he showcases the ability to be a potential shutdown corner at the next level.
10. Arizona Cardinals – Tyler Bray QB, Tennessee
2012 1st round Mock Draft Pick: Courtney Upshaw DE/OLB, Alabama
Team Needs: LT/QB/ILB/WR/OG/CB
If Arizona is drafting this high again it's going to be time to replace Kevin Kolb with someone like Tyler Bray who has all the tools to be a franchise quarterback. As always the Cardinals could upgrade the offensive line by replacing the atrocious Levi Brown, especially since this will be a tackle-rich draft. Elsewhere they could draft a wide receiver like Keenan Allen to take the pressure off of Larry Fitzgerald or realize that Stewart Bradley is a poor fit for a 3-4 defense and replace him with Manti Te'o.
11. Tennessee Titans – Jelani Jenkins OLB, Florida
2012 1st round Mock Draft Pick: Michael Brockers DT, LSU
Team Needs: OC/OG/WLB/DE/CB-depth
The Titans big issues with the interior of their offensive line will have to wait because while this draft should be talent rich at tackle it's quite poor at guard and center. Defensively their only pressing need will be at weakside linebacker. Current WLB Will Witherspoon will be 33 years old by the start of the 2013 season and drafting Jelani Jenkins would complete a great young set of linebackers with Colin McCarthy and Akeem Ayers. The Titans lost Cortland Finnegan to free agency and if Alterraun Verner cannot step into the starting role adequetly enough then the Titansd will be looking for a starter at the position so they could take Washington's Desmond Trufant or the LSU "Honey Badger" Tyrann Mathieu.
12. St. Louis Rams (via Washington Redskins) – Oday Aboushi OT, Virginia
Here the Rams finally get a left tackle. If they do draft a tackle here the Rams can move Roger Saffold to right tackle which would be a much better fit for him, and move the terribly disappointing Jason Smith to left guard if they don't cut him first. Oday Aboushi would've been the fifth or sixth tackle to come off of the board had he entered the 2012 NFL draft and with another stellar season he can catapult himself into the top half of the first round in 2013. Another position they could address is at defensive tackle. The Rams cut both Justin Bannan and Fred Robbins in the 2012 offseason an only signed Kendall Langford so they could draft either Ohio State's Jon Hankins or Purdue's Kawann Short.
13. Buffalo Bills – Desmond Trufant CB, Washington
2012 1st round Mock Draft Pick: Riley Reiff OT, Iowa
Team Needs: WR/OLB/DE/CB
The Bills shouldn't have too many needs heading into the 2013 draft. One issue they may face is at cornerback. Drayton Florence was terrible in 2011 and will probably be replaced in 2012 by Aaron Williams. On the other side Terrence McGee will be 33 years old during the 2013 season. A solid option to replace him would be Desmond Trufant, younger brother to former Seahawks cornerback Marcus Trufant. Desmond is a solid cornerback who excels against the run and is a decent blitzer. At quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick is a solid but unspectacular and the Bills could replace him to ensure a better long-term success. One thing that would help Fitzpatrick is find a better compliment to Steve Johnson at wide receiver than David Nelson.
14. Kansas City Chiefs – Landry Jones QB, Oklahoma
2012 1st round Mock Draft Pick: Luke Kuechly LB, Boston College
Team Needs: QB/NT/O-line depth
Perhaps 2013 will finally be the year that the Chiefs realize that Matt Cassel is not a starting caliber quarterback. With another year of consistency issues and/or injury the Chiefs should pull the trigger while they have the opportunity to replace Cassel. Landry Jones has the size and arm strength to be a franchise QB, the only knock on him seems to be whether or not he can win under pressure. If he can win against the top competition, especially their bowl game, this upcoming season he should be able to cement his status as a top 2013 QB prospect. Another possibility would be to replace Kelly Gregg who is currently a 35 year old free agent if they fail to do so in 2012. This draft class should be loaded at the position and K.C. could draft Ohio State's Jonathan Hankins. They signed Stanford Routt to replace the departed Brandon Carr at cornerback and should he be proven ineffective they could replace him here.
15. Dallas Cowboys – Barrett Jones OT/G/C, Alabama
2012 1st round Mock Draft Pick: David DeCastro OG, Stanford
Team Needs: OC/DL
Dallas' biggest issues in 2013 should be the same as in 2012, that they need major upgrades along the interior of their offensive line. They signed Nate Livings, who was the weak link on Bengals offensive line in 2011 and as such will probably be replaced himself at some point, who will probably replace free agent Derrick Dockery but Bill Nagy and center Phil Costa both need to be replaced as well. So even if they do draft David DeCastro in the first round of the 2012 draft it shouldn't preclude them from taking another interior lineman in 2013. Barrett Jones has been a rock playing on the Bama offensive line. He's been a stand out at both guard and tackle and will start the 2012 season playing center for the Crimson Tide. That sort of versatility will make him a very hot commodity come draft time.
16. Carolina Panthers – Manti Te'o ILB, Notre Dame
2012 1st round Mock Draft Pick: Dontari Poe NT, Memphis
Team Needs: CB/LB/RT/WR/S
The biggest issues for Carolina are on defense as they need players just about everywhere. In the secondary the Panthers need someone opposite of Chris Gamble and they need upgrades at both safety positions. At linebacker Thomas Davis cannot stay healthy and they lost Dan Conner to free agency. Manti Te'o would've been a high first round draft picked had he enter in 2012, possibly being rated even higher than Boston College's Luke Kuechly, and should be rated just as high in 2013. He combines ideal size at 6'2", 255lbs. with good speed and could play in either a 4-3 or a 3-4 defense. On offense they must find a replacement for right tackle Jeff Otah. He's been constantly injured since being a first round pick and the Panthers could find someone to start at right tackle and eventually slide over and be a successor to Jordan Gross. At wide receiver the Panthers have needed a capable compliment to Steve Smith for years and as he will turn 34 years old shortly after the 2013 draft they will need someone who can be a number one WR when Steve Smith retires.
17. New York Jets – Brandon Jenkins DE/OLB, Florida State
2012 1st round Mock Draft Pick: Jonathan Martin OT, Stanford
Team Needs: WR/S/OLB/ILB
Most of the Jets issues should be on defense, especially if they draft Jon Martin to replace Wayne Hunter at right tackle in the 2012 draft. A couple things they might address would be to find a better compliment to Santonio Homes. Plaxico Burress should be gone by 2013 so the Jets could look at Keenan Allen. At running back they could draft an upgrade to Shonn Greene like Marcus Lattimore. Defensively they've had a lot of trouble generating a consistent pass rush. At safety they desperately need to replace Eric Smith and Jim Leonard is a free agent coming back from a torn patellar tendon. They did sign LaRon Landry but that was only to a one-year deal. At ILB Bart Scott will in all likelihood be cut in 2013 and the Jets have already given him permission to seek at trade. If he's available I think the pick would be Manti Te'o but as he's not the next option is to take the best available pass-rusher. Had Brandon Jenkins entered the 2012 draft he would've been a first round pick.
18. San Diego Chargers – Marcus Lattimore RB, South Carolina
2012 1st round Mock Draft Pick: Mark Barron SS, Alabama
Team Needs: OG/ILB/CB/3DRB/OT-Depth
At this point the talent available doesn't really fit the needs of the Chargers. They did lose Vincent Jackson to free agency in 2012 so they could replace him with Keenan Allen whose 6'3", 205lbs. frame would fit in with the type of wide receivers the Chargers prefer. If they go with the best player available it would be South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore. The Chargers have no depth at the position after Mike Tolbert signed with the Panthers and Ryan Matthews his some injury issues. While Lattimore tore his ACL in 2011 if he returns to form he should be the top running back in the 2013 draft. He's an absolute beast to bring down and does offer some pass-catching ability as well. Another need the Chargers may want to pursue is for a prospect who can play both guard and tackle. Standout guard Kris Dielman was forced to retire after a concussion caused him seizures. The Chargers also cut former starting left tackle Marcus McNeill and resigned backup Jared Gaither to start in his place. They'll have to find a replacement for Dielman and it would be good if that replacement cold also serve as depth at tackle. As such Barrett Jones would be the ideal prospect if he's available.
19. Cincinnati Bengals – Barkevious Mingo DE, LSU
2012 1st round Mock Draft Pick: Dre Kirkpatrick CB, Alabama; Stephen Hill WR, Georgia Tech
Team Needs: RB/OG/S/DE/DL-depth
If the Bengals fail to use an early 2012 draft pick to replace Cedric Benson then they'll surely be in play for Marcus Lattimore should he be available. A big issue they have is a safety. They resigned Reggie Nelson who has been able to revive his career in Cincy but is still very inconsistent and Chris Crocker is just terrible. Here they would have their pick between the draft's top two safeties, USC' T.J. McDonald and Oklahoma's Tony Jefferson. At defensive end they lost Frostee Rucker and Jonathan Fanene to free agency in 2012 and beyond that they really don't have any dominant pass rushers anyway. They could take FSU's Brandon Jenkins or Bjoern Werner, LSU's Barkevious Mingo, or Texas' Alex Okafor. Mingo is the best pure pass-rusher of the bunch but is a little lean at 6'5", 240lbs. but he does have the frame to pack on a lot more weight. If he stays that light though he may only be an option for 3-4 teams and as such Alex Okafor would be the next prospect up at defensive end.
20. New Orleans Saints – Johnathan Hankins NT, Ohio State
2012 1st Mock Draft Pick: Brandon Taylor S, LSU
Team Needs: OLB/DT/DE/SS
Offensively the Saints are just about set and taking any offensive player would really only be a luxury. On the other side of the ball they do need a few players. At strong safety Roman Harper is constantly abused in coverage. They've needed to replace both outside linebackers for some time now. They did sign Chris Chamberlin from St. Louis but he is not a solution. New Orleans could take Oklahoma's Tom Wort, Illinois' Jonathan Brown, or Texas A&M's Sean Porter. The defensive line probably has the biggest issues. At RDE Will Smith will be 32 years old by the start of the 2013 season. At tackle they did sign Brodrick Bunkley but he doesn't offer much in the pass rush and Sedrick Ellis has never really lived up to his potential and has some injury issues. Jonathon Hankins could be 2013's version of Dontari Poe only not quite as big. He's 6'3", 335lbs but extremely athletic for his size and could work his way into the top 15 before all is said and done.
21. Philadelphia Eagles – Tyrann Mathieu CB, LSU
2012 1st round Mock Draft Pick: Fletcher Cox DT, Miss. State
Team Needs: LB/SS/CB/OT-depth/QB
If the Eagles are serious in their interest in Ryan Tannehill than they could possibly take advantage of the solid crop of QB's in the 2013 draft to eventually replace Mike Vick. Elsewhere they still need an upgrade at SLB if they don't draft Luke Kuechly in 2012. Strong safety has been an issue ever since they jettisoned Brian Dawkins and they could finally fill that void with T.J. McDonald or Tony Jefferson. By now every draft "guru" knows that Andy Reid loves taking cornerbacks early and often. At some point he's going to cut or trade Asante Samuel leaving only Dominic Rodgers-Cromartie to start opposite of Nnamdi Asomugha which would be just plain bad. Tyrann "Honey Badger" Mathieu would be a top 5 pick if he weren't only 5'9" and 175lbs. but he does make the most of it by being incredibly athletic. Another knock on him are some off the field issues that a team like the Eagles will probably look past.
22. Chicago Bears – Tom Wort ILB, Oklahoma
2012 1st round Mock Draft Pick: Cordy Glenn OG/OT, UGA
Team Needs: LT/OC/S/CB/TE
Hopefully by the end of the 2012 draft the Bears should have taken care of their needs on the offensive line. Beyond that the only issue on offense should be an upgrade at tight end. Defensively the Bears have issues in the secondary. Both safety positions should be upgraded. At cornerback both Tim Jennings and Charles Tillman will be in the final years of their current contracts. At inside linebacker Brian Urlacher is currently recovering from an ACL injury and will be 34 years old shortly after the 2013 draft. Current SLB Nick Roach could definitely be upgraded. On the line DE Israel Idonije will be a 32 year old free agent. It really wouldn't surprise me to see the Bears move up for Manti Te'o as he would be the perfect successor to Urlacher. Here they get Tom Wort, while not as good of a prospect at this point as Te'o does have better range and could replace Nick Roach immediately and eventually slide over to ILB when Urlacher does retire.
24. Atlanta Falcons – Chris Faulk OT, LSU
2012 1st Mock Draft Pick: Phillip Blake OG/OC, Baylor
Team Needs: LT/RB/DE/TE/CB
Atlanta was a solid playoff contender only a season ago but they seem to be falling apart quickly. The offensive line is a mess. Even if they draft Phillip Blake to replace Todd McClure at center they still need an upgrade over Sam Baker at left tackle. At tight end Tony Gonzalez is only getting older. And at running back Michael Turner seems to be wearing down. Defensively they lost stud ILB Curtis Lofton to free agency and replaced him with Lofa Tatupu who didn't even play football in 2011. At cornerback they franchised Brent Grimes but probably won't be able to afford to do it again if they can't come to terms on a long-term deal. They did resign John Abraham but like Gonzalez he's getting old as well. If this team is going to have any kind of success they have to find someone who can protect Matt Ryan's blindside. Chris Faulk is a road grader at 6'6", 325lbs. with good athleticism who doesn't get tested much as a pass blocker because of LSU's run-based offense. Atlanta could also take Marcus Lattimore if he's available or Notre Dame TE Tyler Eifert to succeed Tony Gonzalez.
24. New York Giants – Tyler Eifert TE, Notre Dame
2012 1st round Mock Draft Pick: Lamar Miller RB, Miami
Team Needs: OG/ILB/TE/OT/CB/FS
The Giants have issues all along the offensive line. At tackle William Beatty is injury prone and Kareem McKenzie is a free agent. The situation at guard is even worse. Defensively the Giants could use an ILB as Chase Blackburn and Jonathan Goff are currently free agents who have yet to resign. And of course they could always add another D-linemen to add to their stable. Another issue for the Giants is at tight end. Both Jake Ballard and Travis Beckum suffered ACL tears in the Super Bowl. They did sign Martellus Bennett to a one-year deal but he was an underachiever in Dallas. Eifert is the perfect receiving TE who has solid size (6'6", 249lbs.), speed, and runs good routes. You can also add the Giants to the list of possible teams that would love to draft Eifert's teammate ILB Manti Te'o.
25. Pittsburgh Steelers – Star Lotulelei NT, Utah
2012 1st round Mock Draft Pick: Dont'a Hightower ILB, Alabama
Team Needs: OG/NT/OT/WR/RB/S
It seems as though every year the Steelers biggest needs are on the offensive line, especially at guard, and 2013 will probably be no different. Unless they trade up for David DeCastro or Cordy Glenn falls into their lap in 2012 they will likely go into the season with Ramon Foster and Doug Legursky starting. Another issue is at right tackle where Willie Colon has barely played in two years due to injury and the Steelers have no depth behind him. At running back Rashard Mendenhall will be a restricted free agent. On defense the clear cut need is at nose tackle. Casey Hampton will be 36 years old by the start of the 2013 season and clearly his best years are behind him and as such 2013 may be his swan song. If the Steelers miss out on Dontari Poe in 2012 they'll pretty much have to wait until the later rounds to draft a NT and at that point it would only be for depth behind Steve McLendon while Casey Hampton recovers from a torn ACL to begin the season. Thankfully the 2013 draft should be loaded with quality nose tackles, with as many as five going in the top two rounds. Right now the cream of this crop is Ohio State's Jonathan Hankins but not far behind him is Utah's Star Lotulelei who is 6'3", 325lbs. He is well built and has surprising athleticism for a man of his size.
Nose tackle prospects to watch for in 3013:
1. Jonathan Hankins, Ohio State 6'3", 335lbs.
2. Star Lotulelei, Utah 6'3", 325lbs.
3. Kwame Geathers, Georgia 6'5", 350lbs.
4. John Jenkins, Georgia 6'3", 350lbs.
5. Jesse Williams, Alabama 6'4", 320lbs.
6. Sylvester Williams, UNC 6'3", 320lbs.
7. T.J. Barnes, Georgia Tech 6'6", 335lbs.
26. Denver Broncos – Keenan Allen WR, Cal
2012 1st round Mock Draft Pick: Devon Still DE/DT, Penn State
Team Needs: CB/RB/WR/LG/OC
After shoring up their biggest and only pressing need defensively with their 2012 first round pick you can believe the Broncos will do everything they can to take advantage of the short window of opportunity they have to win a Super Bowl with Peyton Manning. That means getting him as many weapons as possible and strengthening the offensive line as well as the running game. On the line the Broncos must make up for Josh Daniels' mistakes at center and left guard by replacing Zane Beadles and J.D. Walton. Unfortunately this draft class is incredibly weak at both positions although they could draft a right tackle and switch Orlando Franklin to left guard. At running back Knowshon Moreno cannot stay healthy and Willis McGahee will be 32 years old during the 2013 season. At wide receiver Demaryius Thomas is the only real threat. This pick could come down to Marcus Lattimore to replace McGahee, someone line Chris Faulk so they can move Franklin and replace Zane Beadles, or even USC OC Khaled Holmes to replace J.D. Walton. The best weapons upgrade that Denver can do with the players available is Cal WR Keenan Allen. He's 6'3", 205lbs. and could potentially be a big time threat in the passing game, giving Manning another toy to play with and making Denver a serious threat to go on a Super Bowl run.
27. Detroit Lions – Khaled Holmes OC, USC
2012 1st round Mock Draft Pick: Janoris Jenkins CB, North Alabama
Team Needs: LT/OC/SS/RB-depth
Left tackle Jeff Backus will turn 36 years old at the start of the 2013 season and will be in the final year of his contract so that should be the Lions number one priority. Unfortunately by this point in the draft the top tier tackle prospect will be gone. The other hole on the offensive line is at center where they've need an upgrade over Dominic Raiola for a long time and he'll be 34 years old by draft time in 2013. Defensively this team should be pretty well stacked except at strong safety. Amari Spievey was terrible in 2011 and should be replaced. This pick should come down to two USC products, either safety T.J. McDonald or center Khaled Holmes. The long-term success of this franchise will hinge on their ability to keep QB Matt Stafford upright and healthy. Like Peter Konz in the 2012 draft, Khaled Holmes is the only center prospect who should be an early pick at center. Also like Konz, Khaled Homes is known as a big road grader-type at 6'4", 310lbs. that can also play guard.
28. Baltimore Ravens – T.J. McDonald S, USC
2012 1st round Mock Draft Pick: Whitney Mercilus DE/OLB, Illinois
Team Needs: LT/OC/LB/S/WR/OG/CB
By now everybody knows that the Ravens will go with the best player available, especially if it fits any sort of need. As far as needs go the Ravens have to find a long term solution at left tackle, but like the Lions they'll have a hard time filling this need by the end of the first round. They managed to resign 36 year old Matt Birk but will need a long-term solution at that position as well. And of course they lost Ben Grubbs to free agency so if Jah Reid can't step into the starting role then the Ravens will have to find a left guard at some point too. At wide receiver Anquan Boldin is starting to lose his ability to separate and will be 33 years old at the start of the 2013 season. Defensively the Ravens must eventually find successors to both ILB Ray Lewis and FS Ed Reed. At this point in the draft T.J. McDonald not only fills a position of need but is also one of the best players available. He's 6'3", 205lbs., is a hard hitter, and has the ability to play both safety positions.
29. Houston Texans – Kwame Geathers NT, Georgia
2012 1st round Mock Draft Pick: Kendall Wright WR, Baylor
Team Needs: OG/RT/NT/SS/CB
The Texans really don't have any huge pressing needs except at guard. They lost Mike Brisiel to free agency and Wade Smith just needs to be replaced and if they don't address it in free agency will need to invest at least one early pick at the position. They also traded right tackle Eric Winston for some bizarre reason so that'll be address too. Even if they do take a wide receiver in the first round of the 2012 draft they make still need to address the position again because age is a concern amongst their receiving corps. Defensively they traded DeMeco Ryans to the Eagles and will have to replace him if Darryl Sharpton can't step up into a starting role. Really the only thing missing from this defense is a solid nose tackle to eat up blockers and allow the linebackers to flow to the ball. Kwame Geathers is a behemoth at 6'5", 350lbs. and carries his weight very well. He's been an incremental piece to revamping Georgia's defense where they were ranked 61st in the first year of their conversion to the 3-4 defense and 5th in the second year. The big difference was Geathers who converted from an offensive tackle to a nose tackle in that second year.
30. San Francisco 49ers – Kawann Short DT/DE
2012 1st round Mock Draft Pick: Coby Fleener TE, Stanford
Team Needs: RG/RT/FS/DE/WR/QB
As with the Texans the 49ers don't have a lot of pressing needs but perhaps on the offensive line. Right tackle Anthony Davis has been a bust so far and with another poor season it should be time to either cut him or move him to right guard where they have a hole anyway after Adam Snyder left in free agency. At center Jonathan Goodwin will turn 35 years old during the 2013 season. With the up and down career of starting QB Alex Smith the 49ers could seek his replacement in this QB rich draft class. Even at the end of the first round they could still find a quality prospect like Georgia's Aaron Murray whose prospects have been compared to Drew Brees when he came out of Purdue. Defensively this team is well stacked. The only real issue is a lack of depth at defensive end and Justin Smith will be 34 years old next season. So the 49ers can just sit back and take the best player available which would be Kawann Short. He's been able to produce quality numbers despite being on a Purdue team that is completely devoid of talent around him.
31. New England Patriots – Tony Jefferson S, Oklahoma
2012 1st round Mock Draft Picks: Nick Perry DE/OLB, USC; Kendall Reyes DT/DE, UConn
Team Needs: WR/S/OC/CB
Offensively the Patriots will have issues at both wide receiver and center. Currently starting center Dan Koppen is a 32 year old free agent who missed most of the 2011 season with a fractured leg, so heading into the 2012 they will go with backup Dan Connelly as the starter. Should he fail the Patriots will need to find a replacement and could possibly draft Khaled Holmes if he's available. At wide receiver they need youth and long term starters instead of signing and resigning aging veterans to one-year deals. But most of the Patriots issue are on defense. Hopefully they'll use their multiple early picks in the 2012 draft to fill these holes but will still have a couple positions to address in 2013. Because of the weak 2012 safety class they'll most likely have to go without filling the gaping void at strong safety. Tony Jefferson is a solid prospect who is equally adept at covering deep and playing in the box and will jockey with T.J. McDonald, Florida's Matt Elam, and Georgia's Bacarri Rambo to be the first safety off of the board.
32. Green Bay Packers – Johnathan Banks CB, Mississippi State
2012 1st round Mock Draft Pick: Peter Konz OC, Wisconsin
Team Needs: OLB/S/CB/DE/RB
Most of Green Bay's issues are on defense. Offensively their only concern should be at running back if they fail to resign Ryan Grant or replace him in the 2012 draft. On the other side of the ball the Packers need to find a complimentary edge rusher to go with Clay Matthews. Unfortunately drafting at the end of the first round will make that difficult. Other issues are in the secondary. Charles Woodson will be 37 years old during the 2013 season and the Packers need to find his long-term successor. Also in the secondary they must find a possible replacement for Nick Collins if he can't come back from a serious neck injury that forces him to retire early. So it's likely that the Packers will take the best possible secondary prospect. With T.J. McDonald and Tony Jefferson both already off of the board the top prospect should be MSU CB Jonathan Banks. Had he entered the 2012 draft he would've been a high second round pick and will only get better with another year of development. He has solid size at 6'2", 185lbs. and is similar to 2012 prospect Stephen Gilmore only more of a consistent player.
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Sumpter Township is a rural community of 9,549 residents in the southwest corner of Wayne County, midway between the urban areas of Ann Arbor and Detroit. It encompasses an area of approximately 37.5 square miles.The community consists of diverse ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds and the residents take pride in their surroundings of woodlands, wetlands, prairies and agricultural lands. Roadside stands with fresh farm produce, horseback riding trails at Crosswind Marsh Preserve, a Wayne County park, and abundant wildlife, are all amenities of the "country life" that residents enjoy.
Sumpter Township is located in southwest Wayne County Michigan and its boundaries are defined by Rawsonville Rd, Oakville Waltz Rd, Clark Rd. and Bemis Rd.
The earliest settlers were the Allens, Merrills, Coons, Aldridges, Morey, Anderson, St. Johns, and Brooks. Prior to 1840 Sumpter was part of Huron Township, which included all of Huron, Van Buren, Romulus and, of course, Sumpter Township. The Township of Sumpter was finally officially formed on April 6, 1840. The Township was named after revolutionary war General Thomas Sumter, and the misspelling for the Township name, with the added "p", was put in by the first clerk and has remained to this day. When the Township was officially formed there were 228 residents. The Township began to grow and by 1900 there were 1495 residents.In June, 1866, land was purchased to create the still present Township cemetery.
In the late 1930's the town hall was used on the weekends by the Zion Missionary Church and had the address of 23483 Sumpter Road. This Town Hall was eventually moved and is currently serving as a residence on Willis Rd. That Town Hall was apparently replaced by the building at the same address now known as the Post Office, although as of 2002 the Post Office was also closed. A new Town Hall was built across the road at 23480 Sumpter and is in operation today. It was built and dedicated in 1977.There was a pool of oil that traveled through Sumpter and was discovered in 1941. It was reported in the local newspaper, that 100 quarts of nitro was used to shoot the Sumpter oil well on Willow Road near Sumpter Rd., and that the well after that operation was 2600 ft. deep. Apparently the gas pressure became so great a control head had to be installed. However, it was deemed a good well, and was owned by Sumpter Oil and Gas Company, who continued, for awhile, to pump a good quality of oil, if not a huge quantity. In 1942, the company announced to the newspaper that it was pumping commercial quantities of oil which were of the highest grade yet discovered in Michigan, and was shipping 100 barrels per day at $2.50 per barrel. It was the first producing well in Wayne County.
Sumpter Township eventually developed it's own school district, starting with the Sumpter Elementary School in 1956.As of the 2010 census Sumpter Township had a population of 9,549. The ethnic and racial makeup of the population was 82.1% non-Hispanic white, 12.0% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% from some other race, 2.9% reporting two or more races and 2.6%
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