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If I was doing this, I would use numbers instead of letters. If you used 1 for "Y" and 0 for "N", then your final column could simply SUM the 1s and 0s in the Y/N columns and divide by the total number of Y/N columns. For example, if the Y/N numbers were in columns C through N (12 columns) in row 2, then your forumla would be: =sum(C2:N2)/12 If you don't go numeric, then I can think of two other options: 1) Use Y/Ns, but then run a pivot table to gather and analyze the results. Pivot tables RULE!!! 2) Use nested if/then statements to convert the letters to numbers (for example, if <cell>="Y", then 1)... but I would avoid this because it will get very complex. Good luck.

Are you talking about Shad Williams? <Another fine Theisman-ism>

I just re-watched the game last night and had the opportunity to watch replays of plays for which there wasn't a network replay, and I was hugely impressed by Josh Reed's blocking. He has a powerful point-of-attack and does a better job of holding his blocks than any WR I've seen in a long time. Not just against defensive backs, either -- he successfully solo-blocked LBs on a number of occasions. Dude is strong and has great technique... probably owing to his days as an RB at LSU before making the switch to WR.

Good point -- I was thinking the same thing!!! I wonder how many other folks understand the point you're making.

In his post-game press conference, Mularkey said it will be JP, and that the idea of starting Holcomb hasn't even been considered.

Yes, I suited up and was a kick returner. So I agree and I can hardly imagine how exhausted he must have been. HOWEVER... Did anyone catch the body language of Jonathan Smith when the play was whistled dead? The guy was freaking out, which made me think he was hollering to McGee for a lateral and McGee didn't respond. I'm not going to second-guess McGee's heroics, but my brain has been unable to turn off its woulda/coulda/shoulda filter on that particular play. By the way, I screamed so loudly that I scared the bejeezus out of my 7-year-old and 4-year-old... which says something, because they became immune to my football screams in utero.

Wow, gay jokes about someone in San Francisco! You guys are hilarious!

Having lived in the SF Bay Area for 15 years, I'm pretty familiar with the personalities and professional attributes of Bonds and Rice. To say they are equal displays profound underestimation of Jerry Rice's team-player attitude throughout his career.

Isn't the Largent thing old news? I mean, when Jerry went to the Broncos this year, #80 was already taken by Rod Smith, who is the leading receiver in Broncos history. My guess is that Rice asked Smith if he could wear #80, but all I know is that Rice showed up in camp and preseason wearing #18, and didn't raise any public fuss about it. I agree with the "mutual respect" opinion.

Well said, Darin. I'm surprised nobody has mentioned yet the scene with Fletcher on the sideline after the first defensive series of the Texans game. He was so amped up that he THREW UP! Afterwards he said something about feeling better, to which Spikes said, "OK, now let's go get us something to EAT!" And he wasn't talking about a PowerBar -- he was talking about devouring the Texans offense. Seriously, that show was one of the best football-related pieces of TV I've ever seen.

Yes, I honestly believe that's true. I mean, have you ever tried to "get through" to a statue?

Thanks!

I'm wondering which Bills were inactive for the Texans game. And perhaps you can point me to where this information is available after each game?

Wow, an actual response! Thanks for the info. And for the rest of you jokers... ...actually... ...the jokes are pretty funny so keep 'em comin'.

Pardon my confusion and accept my apologies if this has already been discussed... but if the Texans are an expansion team, what uniforms will they wear if the Bills are in throwbacks? The usual Texan uniform? I'd say the old Oilers unis, but that would be more appropriate for the Titans.

No, I did not blame the government for failures in individual common sense. That's certainly a big issue here. But not everyone has the ability to evacuate. You say "you don't need money to have some common sense," which makes me wonder if you have any experience with life inside big cities, especially in cities like New Orleans where the poverty rate is well above the national average. The reality is that there are thousands of people in every major city who simply would not be able to evacuate if the order was given. An elderly couple with no car and no immediate family? -- those may very well be the kind of people seen on MSNBC laying dead in front of the New Orleans Convention Center. To your point that no one could claim the response has been inadequate, I'll again refer to the Convention Center. People were told that if they couldn't (or wouldn't) evacuate, they should congregate at the Convention Center, the Superdome, and other shelters. Once the storm passed, they were told to wait for help and transportation. Now, several days later, there have been no deliveries, no assistance, and no authorities. The MSNBC cameraman was incredulous to find the only "authority" figure who visited the scene was Harry Connick Jr. Harry Freaking Connick Jr.! I am on the other side of the fence, oh fellow Bills fan: I can't see how anyone could claim the response has been adequate. Here is the MSNBC video page in case you're interested.

While there are certainly some who engage in the blame-game as a sort of socio-political sport, there are others who are simply outraged at the post-Katrina situation and whose cries of "how could this have happened?" are perceived simply as blame. Count me in the latter camp. How can someone see what's going on right now and NOT be outraged at the lack of appropriate response? Have you seen what's going on at the New Orleans Convention Center (as of today, Thurs Sept 1st)??? If not, go to MSNBC.com and watch the video report they have. Four days, just waiting, with no authorities there and no deliveries of food, water, or medical supplies. To me, "blame" and "accountability" are very different from one another, although they are often conflated by those looking to start a simplistic argument. I'm talking about accountability. And to figure out who's accountable for not dealing with the big issues here -- prevention, planning, and response -- one has to go pretty far up the totem poles of government. President Bush and the congressional leadership rushed back to Washington on a Sunday night to grandstand about Terry Schiavo, but it takes them 5 days to convene a session on one of the worst tragedies in US history? I have to stop typing now, because my blood pressure is boiling over, and go write another check to the red cross.

Jennings has been getting quite a bit of press here in the Bay Area, not just because he's the "prize free agent", but because he's been in a number of brawls during training camp. The "flipping somebody off" comment might just be true!

Last night, aimless channel-surfing led me to find the show Mindfreak on A&E, featuring illusionist Criss Angel. I had never heard of the show, nor the guy. But I was spellbound by what I saw. I'm usually a cynic when it comes to magicians/illusionists, but this dude blew my mind. He was levitating himself, and making others levitate, in public parks and street corners in Las Vegas. Apparently, he also does Houdini/Blaine-type stuff too. I'm kind of embarrassed to say that I bought his schtick. Any opinions out there from believers or non-believers?

I'm the head of HR for a mid-size publicly-traded company, so I'm accountable for all of our hiring. To reiterate what's been said, no, it's not illegal to lie on your resume, although it's totally boneheaded because more often than not, people eventually get caught when then do. But more importantly, people generally don't state their race on their resumes. In fact, I've NEVER seen someone do this. Sometimes people put activities and affiliations on their resumes that might imply a certain race (e.g., "National Association of Black MBAs"), but I've never seen someone with "Race: black" on their resume. And despite all the cynicism that people have about affirmative action and diversity-based hiring objectives (see above), in this day and age it's virtually impossible to find companies that hire on the basis of anything other than skill and experience qualifications. If two people are equally qualified, then perhaps race/gender will come into play as a secondary factor.

While some posters declare their attraction to freaky skanks like The Runaway Bride, I will say, unequivocally, that I am completely smitten with Maria Sharapova, grunts or no grunts.

That's precisely why I made the "sick freaks" comment in posting the link, knowing that I might be contributing the the depravity of the "freaky crazy people are HOT!" crowd. Then again, it's not so much contributing to the depravity as it is providing an outlet for it. How altruistic of me!

My vote is most definitely for "not hot". However, some of you sick freaks might enjoy the following reading from The Smoking Gun: Her Full Statement to Police (including a description of the alleged kidnapping and assualt) Her Mug Shot

I made the mistake of going right to page 6 of this thread rather than reading from the beginning. And there in the middle of page 6 was the quote above. And now I'm a witness to threats of violence and I'm bound by duty to inform the authorities! Kidding, of course. But dude -- chill!

I don't think so, but I'm not sure. Based upon your question, I just went out to the parking lot here at work and fired up the car. No whistling noise! I'm wondering if it's truly a matter of temperature -- it's a warm day here in Northern California, and the temperature under the hood of my black car is pretty high, even with the engine off. Another clue? Or perhaps just more confusion? I gotta find time to bring the car into the shop.