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I agree JP has made progress but as far as sleeping pills are concerned they definitely affect you longer than 8 hours. I've taken something as simple as 1 tylenol PM at 8 PM before and felt the effects for almost the entire next day. It's like a lingering grogginess (word?) that you can only kill with about 9 cups of coffee (not good in itself)
JP should can the sleeping pills and go the herbal route or just learn how to meditate.
I have found that melatonin works great to induce sleep without side effects. Note we are all digressing here. Back to the main point - do we know to what extent he uses the sleeping pills ? We have very little information to base our speculation on.
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I don't know about using Firefox after getting this warning from Microsoft.
That is one ugly a$$ and lame graphic. If someone wanted to make a funny one, the least they could do was use someone who had half-way decent photoshopping skills, not to mention a decent brain to write something funny.
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Update - I did some research last night and the key point I found was that regular HT speakers should most definitely not be used in karaoke systems. This is due to their inability to handle outside vocals. Plus the feedback and other noise can (and most likely will) damage the delicate tweeters. Apparently some newer speakers have more robust tweeters but probably they are expensive. Karaoke systems should use DJ-type or special-for-karaoke speakers. So, I dug up an old crappy (but faithful and long lasting) system I had in my storage area - 2 channel receiver and full tower speakers. Then hooked this up in addition to the normal HT that I have. Looks kinda ugly for the party we are hosting but I put it through its paces and seems to work fine. The sound is ofcourse not crisp but hey - it works and should do just fine for the karoake. I will switch to my regular HT system to blast the music for the other... ummm... festivities.
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Im not really a huge fan of Bledsoe's but I do think that we would have won 2 more games if he was still our QB. We scored very few offensive points against New England and only lost by 2 points. I think we would have ATLEAST gotten 1 more field goal with Bledsoe at the helm. We also barely lost to the Lions. I could see Bledsoe getting us atleast 1 more TD in that game (didnt JP throw a pick in the redzone? cant remember)
That being said I do like JP and his promise ... but at this stage of his career I do think we are actually better off (W/L wise) with Bledsoe.
That being said, I have been wrong before, and maybe im wrong now.
Have to disagree with you. You have taken the offensive production (term used very loosely) and assumed that DB would have done atleast that and more. I think that is not a good assumption since some of the drives were kept alive by JP's scrambling. Also the first four games were largely turnover-free from JP's side while DB may have thrown a pick. This is purely a case of what could have happened if DB was still here, which he is not and if he were I don't think our W-L would be any different today considering the OL still stinks.
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In parties that we host, karaoke (to Indian songs) is very common. A guy uses a vocal blocking software to convert any song to a karaoke (works better than voice cancelling on karaoke systems). I have been trying to put together a karoake system and had problems in the past.
Basically, I want to hook up my CD player to something that will allow vocals to be mixed with the music. I bought a DJ sound mixer from Radio Shack, connected my CD player to line in and line out went to my receiver and HT system. Well, this mixer seems to have a mini-amp and blew out the tweeters in both of my speakers. So I swore never to use it again. So I bought a cheap Memorex karaoke player from Target which has a CD player built in and mic inputs. Connected this to my HT system and guess what - one tweeter blew out. First time i had corded mics and second time i had extremely sensitive cordless mics. Whenever I plug them in and jiggle the connection, it sends a high pitched sound (not feedback) to the HT system
Now a friend suggested I buy a CAVS or equivalent CD/DVD player which has built in mic inputs and I will be all set. Indeed it does work in another friends house but I am not sure if his speakers are okay or will be okay when blasted at high volumes of vocal+music.
Any thoughts on what may have gone wrong the first couple of times and if this new setup is likely to work better ? My feeling is that both previous systems amplified the sound too much. Please help !
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They key to purging a losing culture and creating a winning culture is to build hope, one small step at a time and show progress. (The Bengals have proven this can occur..with the right people and the right leadership, progress can be made.) This is what should define the 2006 Buffalo Bills. Right now, after 7 games, there is a lot of work to do.
Excellent ! I wish you would post more over here....
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I use it. I believe it is called iTap on my phone - same concept. Tough to do when I am typing a text in another language using the English alphabet
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I feel foolishly optimistic. I say we win by 9.
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...is how phony Bill Belichick is when he talks about other teams. He always heaps such ridiculous praise upon the team that it becomes no longer the standard, every team is good, every game is hard, but some pathetic farce.
The guy does barely enough to win against weak teams like the Bills. That is why the Bills almost won. He kept the trickery and the strategy to a minimum. But it almost back-fired against him. This time, he will crush the Bills most likely.
Here's hoping that the Bills can wipe the smirk off of that homeless-bum-looking, wife-stealing smarta$$.
Would you rather have a coach say that he is going to extend his recent record against the Bills to 12-1 ? Phony or not, it works for his team and that is all that matters.
And, about those 'almost lost' games for the Patriots ? His team has been almost losing for several years now but they win many more than lose. I think for fans of a team, that is extra fun in watching such games than blowouts. Any of us would rather almost lose than almost win.
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I don't disagree with you when we talk about next season. But, I was referring to last season when there just weren't enough quality players to spend the money on.
And if Marv wants to keep Nate, he should negotiate now when NC is missing tackles. If Nate starts playing well in the last few games simply to get his market value up, we lose in the offseason - whether we pay him to stay or let him go.
But stepping back, I think the oft-repeated item about our DL being the primary problem rings true. I find it tough to believe that the performance of both NC and McGee suddenly dropped off for no apparent reason. One player I can understand but two in the same part of the field is kinda tough to swallow. Extending that logic, maybe Whitner too will shine much brighter with a better DL.
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I see your point about maximizing the use of cap dollars. But except for Hutchinson and Bentley, there weren't really any good offensive lineman to spend the money on. I am pretty sure we will spend to acquire what we need on both lines.
This year, with the new coaches and new schemes, the only way to staff up was to look at past performance of the FAs and evaluate who would do well here or not. Same goes for our own players. Marv did a great job in keeping Nate for one more year to see how he fits. It is eminently obvious now that he does not.
So in this coming off-season, we know exactly which of the existing players are not performing well in the schemes. Thus the needs list becomes more clear than it was this past offseason. I expect us to load up on the linemen this offseason and prepare for a REAL playoff push next year.
We will probably end up dumping players such as Clements, Gandy, Tim Anderson and get their replacements + a real center. I wouldnt be surprised if Spikes is let go also.
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Resurrecting an old thread cos I just wanted to give kudos to the makers of Picasa. I adopted Picasa about a year back and they have been adding some very nice features:
- Automatically scans drive every time you open Picasa. You can select/deselect folders which it should search in
- Choose pics in Picasa, click on the 'Email' button and sign in with Gmail, your default email program. It automatically attached those files to an email and you can send.
- Nice redeye reduction
- Picasa Webalbums. Can upload pics to it (as any photo sharing website) but you can do it from within Picasa. Uploaded pics can be seen with same viewing functionality as desktop Picasa.
- Host of standard features such as slideshow, editing, publishing to blog etc
- Free !
If anyone wants to see a webalbum of mine to test drive, just let me know.
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Consensus amongst who ? Link please ?
I have read four posts of yours so far and all they have implied is that JP sucks and Ben R is great.
I would rather have JP. That is my individual consensus.
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Hey, guys (and Gals), just wanted to stop by and wish you all great luck with the remainder of the season.
I was out yesterday, otherwise I would have been here.
You guys were all GREAT last week, and we at BaBearz had a great time talking football with you all. It really made the week go by fast!
Perhaps we'll still meet again!
Oh, and DO kick the crap out of the LIONS this week!
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Man it is tough to dislike an opponent if it has fans like you. Kidding ofcourse. Thank you for being very gentle and civilized. We all got to experience your excellent offense and defense. Would have loved it if we put up a fight and really tested your team's resilience but that was not to be. And I was relentelessly scoffed at by my co-workers after the trampling.
Good luck for the rest of the season. For the good of your team, I hope they face stiffer opposition during the season so you can go into the playoffs with a degree of caution. Winning tough games will avoid the kind of massive let-down experienced this January by Chicago.
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And I have plenty of them. So send me a message with your current email address if you want a gmail address.
As an aside, you can get a free download of Picasa photo software and it is very very good. It is integrated with Gmail and now has webalbums which duplicate the viewing features of Picasa.
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Ouch !!! You may have a point there.
The elevation to God-like status is as much as product of the media as that of the fans themselves. How many times have posters, on this board, wished we had drafted Lienart, Cutler, V Young etc. Isn't that pre-supposing their succcess and making a star of a totally unproven commodity ? Ben R was no different. He was asked to do very little in his rookie year and he did that very well. I must say, however, that I liked Philip Rivers' poise and accuracy in yesterday's game.
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We just chalk this game up as a very young team with lots rookies on the field, with all new coaches and systems, losing to one of (if not the) best teams in the league.....and just leave it at that.
Any way we can do without a week of "everyone sucks" and must go?
C'mon everyone...how bout it? All together now...."We'll get em next week!"
Count me in. A game like this had to happen this season with all the rebuilding. I am more interested in how the team responds in the coming weeks - do we fall off a precipice or regain our fighting spirit displayed in the first 4 weeks ?
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This morning's Chicago Tribune is very arrogant about their team and eveyone associated with it including the waterboy (or gatoradeboy whatever). Till this morning I was fairly calm but now I hope to God the Bears lose. I mean really get their rears kicked by us. A solid, hard fought smash in the face, kick in the a$$, slap on all cheeks kinda beating is what they need.
ElseMonday is going to be hell in the papers and my office. {aint I a selfish pric*}
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Don't they have editors in Dallas?
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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No proof readers and no educated writers either ...
" Without Aikman or Carter or Roger Staubach, the weary Parcells must input the remaining 10 games onto this season's Excel spreadsheet using Drew "Hi, I'm a PC" Bledsoe (bulky, old and unreliable) or Tony "Hi, I'm a Mac" Romo (sleek, quick and fancy, but prone to crash)."