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Winnie the Pooh wins the Best Bear Election

West Linn Public Library used vote to teach kids about political process

The ballots have been counted and the campaign posters torn down. This year, for the first time ever, Winnie the Pooh won the Best Bear Election at the West Linn Public Library.by: VERN UYETAKE - A Winnie the Pooh campaign poster from the West Linn Public Library's Best Bear Election.

On Nov. 7, Pooh beat out children’s literary greats Corduroy, Paddington Bear and Mama Bear from “The Berenstain Bears.” The library received a total of 943 votes for the candidates — including three write-ins for a polar bear, Old Bear and Lorek Byrnison from the book “The Golden Compass.”

The children’s library hosted the election as a way to engage children in the election season.

The competition among library staff members — each bear even had a campaign manager and volunteers — was stiff.

Winners received bragging rights. Children’s Librarian Carson Mischel said the library was ecstatic about the voter turnout.

“I believe everyone who works here at the library was a bit surprised, and very pleased, that so many people voted,” Mischel said. “Personally, I was not surprised that Winnie the Pooh was the winner; he is so beloved across generations.”

Pooh ran on the campaign slogan: “Pooh cares 2012.” His campaign manager, Shasta Barnes, said his campaign ran on the platform of friendship, small business and local resources — as demonstrated by his love of honey and getting industry going in the Hundred Acre Wood.

She said Corduroy coming in second was “a bit of a shocker” and that Mama Bear voters were vocal about their choice. Paddington was the underdog from the start, but his team fought a good fight and his supporters are loyal, she added.

Thus far, Winnie the Pooh’s campaign team has been very gracious with their win. The library has no formal plans for a second election, but Mischel said she hopes to make it an annual tradition.

“It is a fun way to celebrate children’s literature, and I loved seeing how passionate people were about their choices,” Mischel said. “All of us at the West Linn library would like to thank everyone who came out to vote and give a hearty congratulations to Winnie the Pooh, 2012’s best bear!”


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A 9-year-old Colorado boy named Max Watson, who because of his metabolic disease uses a computer to communicate, became the first patient through whom this discovery was made.
"Some people with rare inherited conditions cannot process vitamin B12 properly," said CU researcher Tamim Shaikh, a geneticist and senior author of the study.

"These individuals can end up having serious health problems, including developmental delay, epilepsy, anemia, stroke, psychosis and dementia," Shaikh said.
The discovery, published in The American Journal of Human Genetics, illustrates the complex and relatively new realm of medical discovery where researchers peer into the genetic make-up of patients to discern what went wrong to cause a disease.
Vitamin B12 also is called cobalamin. The new disease is called cobalimin X, or cblX. Obtained from foods such as milk, eggs, fish and meat, B 12 is essential to human health because it helps the body convert food into fuel. It's vital to the nervous system and for making red blood cells.
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All of those patients carried mutations that hadn't been identified before. The problem was due to flaws in a gene designed to control the workings of an enzyme that, in turn, helps the body metabolize B12, researchers said.

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Pre-Code Movies on TCM in November 2013 and Other Site News

So the big news I’m going to kick this post off with doesn’t actually involve movies, but my own personal fortunes: I will be moving in late December/mid January to Japan. My wife’s job has transferred, so that means I will be transitioning to unemployment, finishing up a semester of grad school, selling a great number of possessions, and many other activities near the end of the year. Depending on how this goes, you may or may not get an interruption in service, but I figured I’d make mention of it so if I only update a few times in January, no one presumes I’m dead. I’m also unsure of how being in Japan will affect my supply of pre-Code movies, so that will certainly be an adventure in and of itself.

In far less personal news, you should know that November is the month that The Hollywood Revue updates daily with new pre-Code reviews. I know I’ll be following along whenever I can!

Lastly, I have a strange request. As you will see below, there are a couple of pretty rare pre-Codes popping up on the 22nd on TCM. Despite posting this rundown every month, I actually don’t have cable– it’s been scientifically proven that the further away I am from the Discovery Channel and TLC, the happier I am. If I have a reader out there who knows how or wants to, I would really like to get my hands on copies of Man of Two Worlds and especially Aggie Appleby: Maker of Men. If you can record these onto either a DVD or just send me the files for them, I will be happy to remunerate you somehow. Just leave me a comment below or hit me up at my email address located at the top right of the page. Thanks!

Upcoming Reviews in November

  • Let’s just say I hope you like Richard Barthelmess… which I know you don’t, since my stats for days I post Richard Barthelmess reviews are abysmal. But I never let things like that stop me before!
  • Failing Barthelmess, we’ll try a pair of blondes on different days — Harlow and Lombard.

Pre-Code Movies on TCM in November

Please note: All times are Eastern. This schedule is subject to change. See the full listings here.

Date Time Film Link
1st 7:00 AM Beast of the City (1932)
A police captain leads the fight against a vicious gangland chief.
My Review
1st 8:30 AM The Wet Parade (1932)
A crusading politician fights the evils of both drink and prohibition.
1st 5:00 PM It Happened One Night (1934)
A newspaperman tracks a runaway heiress on a madcap cross-country tour.
My Review
3rd 7:00 PM Rain (1932)
A missionary tries to reform a streetwalker trapped on a Pacific island.
My Review
 6th 6:30 AM Bird of Paradise (1932)
An island visitor falls for a Polynesian beauty slated for sacrifice to the gods.
6th 8:15 AM The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
A big game hunter decides to stalk human prey. The prey is fairly unhappy about it.
8th 3:30 AM The Front Page (1931)
A crusading newspaper editor tricks his retiring star reporter into covering one last case
8th 5:15 AM The Match King (1932)
An ambitious young man corners the market on matches, then faces the destruction of his empire.
9th 5:00 PM The Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
Three chorus girls fight to keep their show going and find rich husbands. One of the essential pre-Codes!
14th 7:45 AM Back Pay (1930)
A small-town flirt jilts her soldier boyfriend, but changes her mind when he returns from the front a blind man.
14th 8:45 AM Professional Sweetheart (1933)
A radio star’s pure image leads to a fake engagement to a hayseed.
14th 10:00 AM Rafter Romance (1933)
A salesgirl falls for a night worker without realizing they share the same apartment.
14th 11:15 AM Sing and Like It (1934)
A gangster tries to turn his tone-deaf girlfriend into a singing star.
14th 11:30 PM Dames (1934)
A reformer’s daughter wins the lead in a scandalous Broadway show.
14th  1:15 AM 42nd Street (1933)
The definitive backstage musical, complete with the dazzling newcomer who goes on for the injured star.
15th 3:00 AM So Big! (1932)
A farmer’s widow takes on the land and her late husband’s tempestuous son. … no, it’s still not about that.
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15th 4:30 AM Ladies They Talk About (1933)
A lady bank robber becomes the cell block boss after she’s sent to prison.
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15th 6:45 PM Twentieth Century (1934)
A tempestuous theatrical director tries to win back the star he created and then drove away.
18th 4:30 AM Baby Face (1933)
A beautiful schemer sleeps her way to the top of a banking empire.
My Review
18th 6:00 AM Possessed (1931)
A factory girl rises to the top as mistress of a tycoon, then falls in love.
18th 9:30 AM What Price Hollywood? (1931)
A drunken director whose career is fading helps a waitress become a Hollywood star.
19th 7:00 AM Little Women (1933)
The four March sisters fight to keep their family together and find love while their father is off fighting the Civil War.
22nd 3:00 AM Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men (1933)
A socialite can’t choose between the tough guy she’s turned into a gentleman and the gentleman she’s turned into a tough guy.
22nd 4:15 AM One Man’s Journey (1933)
Father and son doctors disagree over the son’s materialistic goals.
22nd 5:30 AM Man of Two Worlds (1934)
Father and son doctors disagree over the son’s materialistic goals.

Questions? Comments? Or do you just want to bug me? Leave a comment below!

Danny is a librarian who lives on the coast of California with his lovely wife, adorable daughter, and yappy dog. He blogs bi-weekly at, a website dedicated to Hollywood films from 1930 to 1934, and can be found on Twitter @PreCodeDotCom.

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  1. Danny, best wishes to you and your wife on the move–what an exciting time this must be! Send me a reminder on Twitter and I can definitely put those 2 titles to DVD-R for you. I need Aggie myself and I don’t have a problem grabbing the other for you either.

  2. That sounds like an adventure! After your grad studies are done, maybe learn to speak Japanese? And then there’s all those amazing Japanese films to consider…a whole new blog!

    1. Ha! I hope to start studying Japanese when this semester winds down in a few weeks. I figure just getting a basic grasp will help me immensely. As for another blog, this one keeps me busy enough. Maybe once I finish watching every pre-Code in 10-20 years, then I can start on the next step. 🙂

  3. Well, I love Barthelmess – though his films are hard to come by in the UK, like most pre-Codes. (I’m not even going to look at that list of showings!) Wishing you all the best for your sojouorn in Japan, Danny.

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A federal jury rejected a lawsuit alleging that songwriters Jimmy Page and Robert Plant stole the opening guitar riff of the anthem from a tune written by the late Randy Wolfe.

An eight-person jury decided there was not enough evidence to support claims by the estate of the late Spirit songwriter/guitarist that the beginning of “Stairway to Heaven” was grabbed from Spirit instrumental “Taurus” on Thursday after a week-long trial in Los Angeles.

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Allentown, Pa. - Right fielder Trena Peel and designated player Kellie
Wilkerson both stroked third inning home runs to lead the Philadelphia
Force to a 6-4 victory over the visiting Netherlands National Team. The
five run third inning propelled Amy Harre to her first victory in a
Philadelphia Force uniform.

The season couldn't have started off any better for the Force with short
stop Chelsea Spencer slamming a ground-rule double to lead off the game.
One out later, Spencer would score the first Force run of the season via a
triple from Peel.

The Force (1-0) broke the game open in the third inning. After Spencer
reached on an error, and center fielder Sharona McDonald singled, Peel
launched a blast over the center field fence. First baseman Jenna Hall
followed Peel with a single. Wilkerson finished off the inning with a
two-run blast to left center.

Harre (1-0) pitched five innings in her debut with the Force. She struck
out seven batters in her time in the circle in front of the 211 in
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NFLPA issues warning to players on Adderall and Ritalin

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With a recent rash of players testing positive for stimulants like Adderall and Ritalin, the NFLPA has issued a warning to all players regarding the use of these medications to treat Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

The players union has urged all agents to reminder their clients that they need both a prescription and an approved therapeutic use exemption in order to take these medications with risk of suspension.

The alert points out that some players are taking it in social settings, or that they are using Ritalin/Adderall that has been prescribed for a friend or a relative in order to stay awake, boost energy, or increase attentiveness.

The most important point for players to remember is that prescription isn’t enough  The player also must have a therapeutic use exemption before taking the medication.

The alert comes in the wake of Browns cornerback Joe Haden’s four-game suspension for Adderall.

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  1. lunarpie says: Sep 13, 2012 8:19 PM

    Adderall is legalized speed, amphetamine salt.

    The NFL should also post the facts about what could happen to a players heart when playing football while taking these two prescriptions.

  2. voiceofreasonsays says: Sep 13, 2012 8:23 PM

    Players who need this junk to play football are scumbags. Thank god my team does things the right way and are naturally unstoppable.

  3. tribefever says: Sep 13, 2012 8:34 PM

    voiceofreason I’m guessing the emphasis of the memo was don’t take it to party

  4. sbdt says: Sep 13, 2012 8:48 PM

    voiceofreasonsays – you do realize Fred Taylor is on your team, right?

  5. lippy4246 says: Sep 13, 2012 8:53 PM

    Both Trent Williams and Fred Davis are great guys.

  6. nyyjetsknicks says: Sep 13, 2012 10:22 PM

    Adults making 6, 7, or 8 figures need a memo on what to do and what not to do? Awesome.

  7. footballer4ever says: Sep 13, 2012 10:40 PM

    “Players who need this junk to play football are scumbags. Thank god my team does things the right way and are naturally unstoppable.”

    LOL, You must be either gullible or simply NFL-blinded.

    NFL has for decades been known for drug and steroid use. Whoever tries to say otherwise or embellish the thruth about the NFL is simply (FILL IN THE BLANK).
    The NCAA and NFL has big bu$ine$$ to take care of and the last thing the NCAA , NFL,or NFLPA will do is to completely clean up the game. They will go the length to cover it up or act as if they are doing something about it for PR snapshot in order not to hurt the “integrity” of the NFL and all of it$ player$, if you catch my drift.

    It’s ironic and mafia-like to me that baseball was used and pounded as the sacrificial lamb to sports steroid use while NFL, the main US junkie, stood in the sideline dressed in a “pristine white bride dress” , but under that dress lies an ongoing hemorrhage drug enhancement history usage which many people choose not to even ackowledge, admit or simply don’t care for the “love of the sport”.

    Mostly to America’s economy, the NFL finds itself as the biggest league, not sport, in the country with huge profits in tv revenues. Nevertheless, like the Romans, it’s only a matter of time which will make this money making machine to decline at one point or another.

    Baseball was once the main sport like the NFL is nowadays, but at some point the NFL will be faced with the reality of its own fame and all the skeletons hidden in their closet will come out to discredit and doom the league and sport. An example of that is the ongoing concussion lawsuits from previous ex players and whatever else that will come after that.

    In the meantime, to the many fans of the National Fake League, enjoy a “sport” that is more glitz and hype than pure sport substance.

  8. mydadyourmom says: Sep 13, 2012 11:00 PM

    Adderol is very enjoyable.

  9. tunescribe says: Sep 13, 2012 11:04 PM

    These drugs (Ritalin/Adderall) really aren’t that powerful. A player can get a bigger charge from a triple espresso.

  10. gator2006 says: Sep 13, 2012 11:28 PM

    Someone got trolled

  11. footballchk says: Sep 14, 2012 11:42 AM

    NASCAR just dealt with AJ Allmendinger for Adderall..indefinite suspension; and he has to go through their substance abuse program and process..and that’s before they decide if he’s gonna come back. NFL might wanna take some notes..

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Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford has thrown for 10,005 yards and 61 touchdowns over the past two seasons. The massive production has the Lions looking to extend Stafford’s contract to keep him in Detroit beyond the 2015 season.

Per Albert Breer of the NFL Network, the Lions have begun preliminary discussions with Stafford’s representatives on a new contract. Stafford is set to make $12.5 million in base salary next season but will count even more against the Lions salary cap. The total hit to the Lions’ salary cap will be $20.3 million. Only Peyton Manning of the Denver Broncos and Eli Manning of the New York Giants have larger cap numbers for next season.

The Lions have spent most of the last month finding ways to free up room under the salary cap.

The Lions released wide receiver Titus Young, defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch and guard Stephen Peterman and restructured the contracts for wide receiver Nate Burleson and center Dominic Raiola. The increased space could help facilitate an extension for Stafford and allow the Lions to better structure the payouts to be more cap-friendly over the length of the deal.

Matthew Stafford is our quarterback, and we hope is our quarterback for a long time,” team president Tom Lewand said, via Anwar S. Richardson of “The reason to explore a contract extension with Matthew is to fulfill that goal of having him be our quarterback for a long time.”

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It’s time for the Steelers to get their next starting quarterback under contract

FOXBORO, MA - JANUARY 22:  Ben Roethlisberger #7 of the Pittsburgh Steelers talks with his teammates on the sideline during the second half against the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium on January 22, 2017 in Foxboro, Massachusetts.  (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) Getty Images

At a time when it’s fair to explore the message being sent by the Steelers via the leaks regarding Antonio Brown, it’s more than appropriate for the Steelers to explore the message being sent by the comments from quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s regarding his future.

In not committing automatically to a return in 2017, the soon-to-be-35-year-old quarterback said, given his age, “that’s the smart and prudent thing to do every year.”

Signed through 2019, Roethlisberger would be walking away from $12 million in 2017, $17 million in 2018, and $17 million in 2019. Perhaps most importantly, he’d owe the team $18.6 million if he quits now, $12.4 million a year from now, and $6.2 million in 2019 in signing bonus money that previously was paid to him.

For that reason alone, it’s unlikely that he’ll be leaving. Nevertheless, the Steelers need to start thinking immediately about a replacement.

For 20 years, the Steelers had a revolving door at quarterback between the careers of Terry Bradshaw and Roethlisberger. They went to only one Super Bowl during that window.

Franchise quarterbacks are very hard to find, especially when a team typically drafts in the bottom half of round one. Still, it’s time for the Steelers to fully evaluate all quarterbacks in each and every draft and decide whether and when to pull the trigger on a Roethlisberger replacement.

Roethlisberger may not like the decision to use a first- or second-round pick on a quarterback. Based on his comments from Tuesday, however, he has no basis for complaining.

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Steelers bring Karlos Williams back for another chance

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Now that there’s some mystery about whether the Steelers will have a Big Ben in their future, they can at least take comfort in having a Big Karlos under contract.

The team announced that they signed 11 players to future contracts Tuesday, including large running back Karlos Williams.

Williams was cut by the Bills last summer after showing up for camp out of shape, blaming his condition on sympathy pounds gained with his pregnant fiancee. But he lost weight and gained it back, and they cut him and went on to lead the league in rushing.

When he’s been in shape Williams has been productive, averaging 5.6 yards per carry and scoring seven touchdowns in 2015. Williams was also suspended 10 games by the league in November for a second violation of the league’s substance abuse policy, but the Steelers apparently saw fit to give him another chance anyway. According to Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the remainder of his suspension has been lifted by the league.

The Steelers also signed nine other players who spent time on their practice squad this season, including running backs Gus Johnson, Brandon Brown-Dukes, and Dreamius Smith, cornerbacks Brandon Dixon and Mike Hilton, offensive linemen Keavon Milton and Matt Feiler, safety Jacob Hagen, and wide receiver Marcus Tucker. They also added former Packers practice squad wide receiver Dez Stewart.

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Mike Tomlin not surprised Ben Roethlisberger is thinking of retiring

FOXBORO, MA - JANUARY 22: Head coach Mike Tomlin speaks with Ben Roethlisberger #7 of the Pittsburgh Steelers against the New England Patriots during the second quarter in the AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium on January 22, 2017 in Foxboro, Massachusetts.  (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images) Getty Images

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s comment today that he is considering retirement came as a surprise to some people, but not to coach Mike Tomlin.

Tomlin told reporters today that he wants to keep coaching Roethlisberger but will understand if the soon-to-be 35-year-old Roethlisberger decides to walk away.

“Ben said it so you do take it seriously. I’m not alarmed by it, that’s football. Obviously, I’m hopeful he returns,” Tomlin said, via Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “Not surprised by that thought process by Ben. We’ll react and plan accordingly. We haven’t met yet. He’s one of last I meet with.”

Although Roethlisberger is still a good starting quarterback, given his age it wouldn’t be a huge shock to see him quit this offseason. Tomlin said the Steelers will plan accordingly for the possibility that they’ll be building a new offense with a new quarterback in 2017.

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Philip Rivers ends search for AFC’s final Pro Bowl quarterback

SAN DIEGO, CA - JANUARY 01:  Philip Rivers #17 of the San Diego Chargers runs off the field after losing to the Kansas City Chiefs 37-27 in a game at Qualcomm Stadium on January 1, 2017 in San Diego, California.  (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) Getty Images

The NFL had a hard time finding a quarterback to join the AFC team at this week’s Pro Bowl, but their search has come to an end.

Philip Rivers of the Chargers will take the spot vacated by Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger this week. Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor and Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian were previously invited, but recent surgeries meant they had to turn down the opportunity to go to Orlando.

Rivers was the one turning down an invitation the last two years as injuries and personal reasons led him to pass on a chance to play in the annual exhibition. He has played in three other Pro Bowls.

He will join Andy Dalton and Alex Smith in an all-replacement quarterback group for the AFC. Tom Brady and Derek Carr joined Roethlisberger as those initially named for the contest.

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Brandon Spikes sued by Fish Guy

FOXBORO, MA - DECEMBER 28:  Brandon Spikes #51 of the Buffalo Bills warms up before a game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on December 28, 2014 in Foxboro, Massachusetts.  (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images) Getty Images

Everywhere Brandon Spikes turns up, animals seem to end up dying. And this one could again cost him a few real bucks.

According to Melinda Miller of the Buffalo News, the Bills linebacker has been sued by The Fish Guy of Framingham, Mass. for $4,045 worth of care for his tropical fish, some of which did not survive the move to Buffalo.

According to lawsuit filed by Joshua Wolfson (The Fish Guy in question), Spikes did not pay for taking care of his fish, and after two years, he got a court order to garnish Spikes’ wages.

Spikes’ lawyer countered by saying that since some of the fish died upon moving to Buffalo, because Wolfson sold him a $8,000 tank which “proved to be inadequate for the type and number of tropical fish owned by Mr. Spikes.”

Lawyer Thomas Bender also mentioned “the almost instantaneous death” of other fish when Spikes hired Wolfson to move his fish when he was playing for the Patriots.

Spikes’ time with the Patriots ended after he was involved in a hit-and-run incident in which his car was found abandoned, leaving damage which he claimed was caused by hitting a deer. Of course, they never found the deer.

The veteran linebacker is a free agent this offseason. It seems unlikely the Dolphins will be signing him. At least if they know what’s good for them.

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Ben Roethlisberger to evaluate “if there’s going to be a next season”

FOXBORO, MA - JANUARY 22:  Ben Roethlisberger #7 of the Pittsburgh Steelers reacts against the New England Patriots during the AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium on January 22, 2017 in Foxboro, Massachusetts.  (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) Getty Images

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger gave an interesting answer on Tuesday to a question about how much longer he thinks he will be playing in the NFL.

During an appearance on “The Cook and Poni Show” on 93.7 The Fan, Roethlisberger said he didn’t know how much longer he’d be playing and stopped short of confirming that he would be returning for the 2017 season.

“I’m going to take this offseason to evaluate, to consider all options,” Roethlisberger said. “To consider health, and family and things like that and just kind of take some time away to evaluate next season, if there’s going to be a next season. All those things. I think at this point in my career, at my age, that’s the prudent and smart thing to do every year.”

Roethlisberger was asked a follow up to confirm that he was considering not playing anymore which drew a laugh and a repeat of his feeling that it was prudent to evaluate. He said he wants to walk away from his career rather than get carted off and said “head injuries are always a big thing” when discussing some of the things he’d be considering.

Roethlisberger is signed for three more years under an extension signed in 2015 that came with a $31 million signing bonus. Retiring could lead him to pay back some of that bonus while also foregoing $46 million in salary and bonus as well as escalators in the final two years that could lead to a higher payout.

Those are plenty of reasons to keep playing and a tough loss to the Patriots may be coloring his thoughts, but Roethlisberger says, for now, that he’s not sure of anything.

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Steelers may be sending the rest of the league a message about Antonio Brown

FOXBORO, MA - JANUARY 22:  Antonio Brown #84 of the Pittsburgh Steelers reacts during the second half against the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium on January 22, 2017 in Foxboro, Massachusetts.  (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) Getty Images

Last week’s ominous remarks from Steelers coach Mike Tomlin may have been more than a warning to Antonio Brown; they may have been the first step in baiting the hook to trade the star receiver.

“That’s often why you see great players move from team to team,” Tomlin said in the wake of Brown’s Facebook Live fiasco. “Don’t want that to happen to Antonio Brown.”

Maybe Tomlin does. The recent leak to NFL Network reporter Aditi Kinkhabwala, who is embedded with the Steelers, that the team believes Brown cares too much about his statistics and that he was “pouting” after the first touchdown of Sunday’s loss to the Patriots could be regarded as a deliberate effort by the team to slide Brown toward the trading block.

Brown has one year left on a contract that he has outperformed. After the Steelers slid money from 2016 to 2015 and from 2017 to 2016, Brown now expects a market-value deal.

Before the Steelers consider that, why not see whether another team makes a call? Six years ago, the Steelers unloaded Super Bowl XLIII MVP Santonio Holmes after the league imposed a four-game suspension under the substance-abuse policy. While Brown has gotten in no trouble away from the field, the Facebook Live incident coupled with team-leaked concerns about Brown’s willingness to put personal goals behind team goals could be enough to prompt the team to give the tree a mild shake and see what happens.

Don’t be shocked if the Steelers issue a public denial of the report from a media outlet that the Steelers partially own, since they may end up having to continue the relationship with Brown. Even if they do, the message apparently is sent: If you’re interested in Antonio Brown, make an offer.

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Bills hire David Culley as quarterbacks coach

LANDOVER, MD - OCTOBER 16:  Philadelphia Eagles wide receivers coach David Culley talks with Santana Moss #89 of the Washington Redskins before a game at FedExField on October 16, 2011 in Landover, Maryland.  (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) Getty Images

The Bills hired Rick Dennison as their offensive coordinator last week and they added someone to his staff on Tuesday.

The team announced that David Culley will be their quarterbacks coach. The move represents a change of responsibilities as well as a change in teams for Culley.

He spent the last four years as the assistant head coach and wide receivers coach with the Chiefs. Culley followed Andy Reid to Kansas City from Philadelphia, where he coached the Eagles wide receivers from 1999-2012. He’s also coached wideouts with the Buccaneers and Steelers.

He’s reportedly going to be replaced in Kansas City by Greg Lewis, who played for Culley with the Eagles.

Culley will be working with 2016 fourth-round pick Cardale Jones. The rest of the quarterback group is less certain as EJ Manuel is headed for free agency and Tyrod Taylor, the starter for the last two years, may not have his contract option exercised due to over $30 million in guaranteed money that would kick in if it is picked up.

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PFT Live heads to Houston next week

Houston, hello.

Next week, PFT Live heads to Texas for the first time since two inches of ice coated all of Dallas and beyond six years ago. We’ll be broadcasting every day from the media center at Super Bowl LI, and the guest list already is extensive and impressive.

In no particular order, we’ll tentatively be joined by Saints quarterback Drew Brees, Cardinals running back David Johnson, Washington cornerback Josh Norman, Texans receiver DeAndre Hopkins, Broncos receiver Emmanuel Sanders, Jets receiver Brandon Marshall, Buccaneers linebacker Lavonte David, Chiefs linebacker Derrick Johnson, Jaguars receiver Allen Robinson, Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins, Lions defensive end Kerry Hyder, Saints defensive end Cam Jordan, Vikings linebacker Eric Kendricks, Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri, Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian, Giants guard Justin Pugh, Vikings safety Andrew Sendejo, Raiders defensive back DJ Hayden, former NFL receiver Chad Johnson, former NFL fullback and FOX broadcaster Moose Johnston, and four Hall of Famers and counting: Marcus Allen, Dan Marino, John Randle, and Aeneas Williams.

Last but hardly least, the Pardon My Take guys, Barstool Big Cat and my Internet son, PFT Commenter, will be on set for what should be a rollicking (and hopefully no more profane than Tom Curran) segment.

If you or one or more of your clients would like to join the extravaganza, let us know. We’ll be on live every day from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. ET and taping segments through the day.

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NFL: Coming out of the pile with the ball doesn’t prove a clear recovery

FOXBORO, MA - JANUARY 22:  Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots talks with referee Terry McAulay #77 during the first half against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium on January 22, 2017 in Foxboro, Massachusetts.  (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images) Getty Images

The Patriots appeared to catch a break during the NFC Championship Game when Tom Brady fumbled on a quarterback sneak and Steelers nose tackle Javon Hargrave came out of the pile with it, but the officials ruled it Patriots ball. But the NFL says there’s no replay that can show whether the officials got the call right or wrong, and so they had to stick with the call on the field.

NFL senior V.P. of Officiating Dean Blandino said in a video released by the league that coming out of the pile with the ball isn’t proof of recovering the ball.

“Brady takes the ball, he sneaks for a first down, the ball is going to come loose,” Blandino said. “Eventually, Pittsburgh is going to come out of the pile. . . . Pittsburgh 79 does have the football. But that is not evidence of a clear recovery.”

As the NFL sees it, it’s possible that the Patriots actually recovered Brady’s fumble and the Steelers only grabbed it after the play was blown dead.

“If we don’t have video evidence of the Pittsburgh player actually controlling and possessing the ball before the pile ensues, we can’t overturn the ruling on the field,” Blandino said. “In that pile, the officials are telling the players, we’ve ruled down by contact. One player may have it, he may listen to the officials and let go, and another player may grab it.”

On the CBS broadcast, Jim Nantz said that referee Terry McAulay had announced a clear recovery by the Steelers. Blandino, however, says McAulay was just announcing that the Steelers were challenging that they had clearly recovered the ball. McAulay was not saying that had been the ruling on the field.

“Pittsburgh challenged that there was a fumble that that they clearly recovered the ball, and that is what the referee announced,” Blandino said. “The referee announced that Pittsburgh challenged that there was a fumble and that they clearly recovered. He wasn’t saying that the officials on the field ruled a clear recovery for Pittsburgh. The officials on the field ruled down by contact. They didn’t rule on the recovery. There was some confusion as to the announcement, as to the referee saying clear recovery, but all he was saying was what Pittsburgh thought the ruling on the field should have been.”

So while the officials wrongly ruled Brady down by contact when he had actually fumbled, in the NFL’s view, there wasn’t a clear mistake that replay could have fixed.

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Tyrod Taylor, Trevor Siemian pass on Pro Bowl due to injuries

DENVER, CO - JANUARY 1: Quarterback Trevor Siemian #13 of the Denver Broncos throws a pass in the first quarter of the game against the Oakland Raiders at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on January 1, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) Getty Images

The three quarterbacks selected for the Pro Bowl in the AFC were Tom Brady, Derek Carr and Ben Roethlisberger, but none of them are going to be in Orlando.

Brady’s going to the Super Bowl, Carr is recovering from a fractured fibula and Roethlisberger has opted out of the game. Andy Dalton and Alex Smith are in as replacements, but a third is getting hard to find. Marcus Mariota and Ryan Tannehill were injured to end the year and Colts quarterback Andrew Luck just had shoulder surgery.

Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor turned down an invite after groin surgery and Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian has done the same after a shoulder operation of his own.

“When I first heard about it, I thought they must know I’m originally from Orlando and it would be easy to plug me in for the game,” Siemian said, via KUSA. “But obviously, it was really cool and a huge honor. It would have been cool to play with everyone I respect, especially our own guys who are going to be there. It was still an awesome honor.”

The other regular starting AFC quarterbacks that haven’t been mentioned are Philip Rivers, Joe Flacco, Blake Bortles, Brock Osweiler, Ryan Fitzpatrick and whichever Browns quarterback you’d like to include. Rivers and Flacco had the best years of that group, but the label Pro Bowl quarterback is getting stretched pretty far in the AFC.

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Bud Dupree: Steelers were surprised by Patriots offense

New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman (11) runs against Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Bud Dupree (48) after a reception during the first half of the AFC championship NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) AP

The Steelers didn’t know what hit them in Foxboro on Sunday. Literally.

The first drive hit us by surprise,” linebacker Bud Dupree said Monday, via Ray Fittipaldo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “They came out firing and they caught us off guard. We were checking and they were checking at the same time. Hats off to that team. They had a great preparation.”

Dupree added that the Steelers were not expecting to see the no-huddle offense as much as they did.

“We didn’t really anticipate it like that,” Dupree said. “It was more in their approach to the no huddle, the checks they made right away. It was a great job by Tom Brady.”

Or it was not a great job of planning, preparation, and execution by the Pittsburgh defense.

As of last month, questions were being asked about New England’s reduced use of the no-huddle offense. Then came a Monday night game against the Ravens, during which the Patriots extensively employed a no-huddle approach to manhandle Pittsburgh’s top rival.

Regardless of whether the Steelers did or didn’t anticipate it, they failed to adapt to the circumstances. Coach Mike Tomlin admitted that it happened to the offense after the injury to Le’Veon Bell; it apparently also happened to the defense.

While Dupree surely didn’t intend to point a finger at coaching, his explanation points a finger generally toward a place where coaching is one of the reasons for the lack of preparation for a no-huddle attack and for the inability to adjust quickly on the fly to the tactics the Patriots were employing. Only so much of that failure can be blamed on execution; at some point, the quality of the coaching is called into question.

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Report: Alex Mack unlikely to practice this week due to sprained ankle

CORRECTS THE LOCATION TO FLOWERY BRANCH, GA. - Atlanta Falcons center Alex Mack looks at an NFL football banner as he arrives for a news conference, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Flowery Branch, Ga. The Falcons host the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship football game on Sunday. (AP Photo/John Amis) AP

The Falcons will be practicing in Atlanta this week before heading to Houston for the final preparations before Super Bowl LI, but one of their starters may not be on the field.

Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that center Alex Mack is unlikely to practice this week due to “a swollen, painful sprained ankle.” Mack left the NFC Championship Game briefly because of the injury before returning to the lineup.

Rapoport adds that Mack is expected to be OK in time for the game, which is good news for a Falcons offense that benefitted from his arrival as a free agent last offseason. He was voted a second-team All-Pro by the Associated Press and anchored a line that improved over underwhelming performances in recent seasons.

Mack may not be the only player to take it easy this week. Wide receiver Julio Jones missed two days of practice last week because of the foot and toe injuries that have bothered him for a while and it’s a good bet that the Falcons won’t push him too far this week with so much time before the game.

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Dan Quinn: Keeping things normal will be “a big topic” heading into Super Bowl

ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 22: Head coach Dan Quinn of the Atlanta Falcons looks on in the first quarter against the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game at the Georgia Dome on January 22, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia.  (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Getty Images

In terms of Super Bowl experience, the Patriots have a big edge over the Falcons.

They won the title two years ago with many players who remain in prominent roles with this year’s team and it’s the seventh time that coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady are headed to football’s biggest game. The Falcons counter with five active players who have been on teams that went to the Super Bowl, although defensive tackle Joe Vellano was inactive for New England when they beat the Seahawks.

Coach Dan Quinn was the defensive coordinator for that Seattle team and he had the same job when they won the previous year. He said Monday he plans to use those experiences to keep things as normal as possible for the team.

“It’s a big topic,” Quinn said, via “I’ve gone when it’s gone well, and I’ve been a part of it when it hasn’t. And I just really want to kind of outline the keys to playing well in the game and managing some of the things on the outside. That’s part of the process that I can help share. … We’ve got a great process that we go through to get ready, and we’re not going to deviate from that.”

Quinn said he began work on logistics for a trip to Houston during the team’s Wild Card round bye because he saw a shift in the team that left him with the belief that the Falcons were “headed in the right area.” The team will have a regular practice schedule from Wednesday to Friday before heading to Texas on Sunday for the final week before the game.

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Falcons taking all their employees to Houston with them

ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 22: Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank holds the George Halas trophy after defeating the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game at the Georgia Dome on January 22, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. The Falcons defeated the Packers 44-21. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) Getty Images

It’s not just the players and coaching staff going to Houston next week, it’s the entire Falcons organization.

Via Michael Cunningham of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Falcons owner Arthur Blank is sending all of the team’s employees to Houston next week for Super Bowl LI.

“Football is the ultimate team sport and it goes way beyond the people you see on the field,” Falcons president Rich McKay said in a statement. “It takes a lot of people to operate a successful NFL team and the staff works very, very hard all year round. Arthur loves the associates and one of our core values is ‘Include Everyone.’ He wants those who have helped our team reach the Super Bowl to have the chance to see the game live in Houston.”

It’s not an unheard of move, as both Broncos owner Pat Bowlen and Panthers owner Jerry Richardson did the same last year.

But it’s still a nice perk for the 500 employees of the team, who get to ride along for an unexpected end-of-year bonus.

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Mets manager Terry Collins said Frank Francisco was angry over being pulled in the ninth inning Saturday, but understood the reliever's feelings and still backs him as the team's closer. For his part, Francisco said he'll do whatever his manager asks, and believes he has found and fixed the mechanical flaw responsible for his struggles.

"I just told him that [Saturday] was one of those days, and that he's still the closer here and to be ready to pitch when we get him back out there,'' Collins said. "I just went to him and said, 'You've got to hang in there.' You know he's disappointed. He's mad at me because I took him out ... and I certainly don't blame him. If I were in his shoes, I'd be mad, too.''

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A promotion to Class AAA two weeks ago once seemed destined to be the highlight of Brandon Bantz’s season.

But then came a Tuesday night phone call telling Bantz that because of injuries and serious catching depth problems the Mariners have, his major-league debut was about to be accelerated. That was the case Wednesday morning, when the Mariners added the unheralded, 30th-round draft pick from 2009 to the big-league squad to fill in a few days while Jesus Sucre nurses an injury.

“It’s a real surreal experience still,’’ Bantz said Wednesday after arriving at Safeco Field and being assigned a locker. “It still feels kind of surreal at the moment. I’m real excited. It’s my lifelong dream.’’

Surreal indeed, since Bantz had played only three games at the AAA level this year after starting off for 14 games with AA Jackson. His name rarely surfaces when discussions about future Mariners catchers comes up, and he even spent time in the Australian Baseball League at one point.

The Mariners optioned infielder Carlos Triunfel to AAA make room for Bantz on the big-league squad and added Franklin Gutierrez to the 60-day DL to clear a 40-man roster spot.

In opting for Bantz, 26, the Mariners also left No. 1 draft pick Mike Zunino at AAA, citing concerns about possible harm to his catching development.

But since the move is likely only to be for a few days, it’s possible other issues besides development are also driving this choice. Calling up Zunino now and then returning him to AAA would burn one of his three minor-league option years for the sake of just a few games.

The options won’t matter if Zunino becomes a solid big-leaguer right away. But with the recent struggles of Dustin Ackley, Jesus Montero and Justin Smoak — all optioned to AAA at one point over the past year — it’s possible the team wants to keep future options open for Zunino just in case.

There is also the matter of “Super 2” status and Zunino potentially qualifying for arbitration a year early if he gains enough service time to be among the top 20 percent of new players two years in. That could be mitigated, of course, if the team simply sent Zunino back to AAA after a short call-up and then held him in the minors a few extra days longer to compensate.

But again, that would require burning an option year.

So, now, the team has Bantz, who manager Eric Wedge pretty much says will only be backing up starter Kelly Shoppach the entire time he’s here.


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Monday, September 24, 2012

Been there done that

I know this situation would happen to me did & happened today.
Ruined my mood all day.
Today i feel a bit down, thinking lots of things. After dropped Adam at kindy, i decided to fill up gas at nearby Petronas. As always, Adel is with me.
At Petronas, i just took my card out and jumped out quickly to fill gasoline into that big tank. My hubby should do this. He's the one with the full time job. I'm just the working housewife...(tapi nampak macam taknak isi minyak jer sebab keter ni i yang guna). Takpelah, i isi. Just rm70. When I wanted to open the door, guess what...guess lah....the door was locked! Adel locked it from inside...I asked her to unlock...she just giggled. She thought I was playing with her!..really stressed me out! Thanks Allah, I switched on aircond and it was raining...and we were at shaded area. What should i  do? Quickly, i ran inside Petronas and dialed my hubby.
Actually i do have spare key but it was inside my wallet and it was inside the car. I just took my credit card outside.

It happened before, but i had my spare key back then because i brought my wallet.
Normally Adam was together with adik, he knows how to unlock the car.
I always remind myself to always bring the fat wallet with me but today...i forgot.

I did not wear my wrist watch today so i didn't realized how long did i wait for my hubby to arrive.
He was at work some 15km away and he had to take the other spare key at home first...
I felt like waiting for so an hour. Passers by started to ask and peek inside and make my todd panic and started to cry...luckily this pakcik who worked at petronas said to passers by that this child could panic so please back off.

Depend on the situation, i won't break the car's window. Since there's aircond inside so i'm not worry of her suffocating of heat. If no aircond i won't hesitate-lah! Well it's not easy to break my car glass window. This is not viva or myvi, the glass is thief would hurt my child inside and traumatized her instead.

At last my hubby arrived with the spare key and off we go. At home, i checked the clock and it was just 9.05 am. So, I just waited there for about 15-20 minutes. She was ok and didn't realized what had just happened...
After this, whenever i'm filling up the tank, i will wind down the window ok. If Adam is around, it's ok to leave the window up.
I don't know whether it is wise to show her how to unlock the car...

What would you do?
Would you bring your child or baby out when filling up the tank? or while walking your other child to school? or while buying cucur beside the road?

For me, as along as i can see them, i feel ok and safe to leave them for a while. I will lock the car from outside ( i use my spare key to lock it while the engine still running and aircond is on).
I will never leave them in a car when i have to do courier stuff at posLaju office or pos mini, or kedai runcit or at 7-eleven. I will bring them together with me. Let them run in the post office like crazy. Let the others make 'face' with their mischievous behavior...
Whenever i have to go out buying cucur, i always lock the car with them inside watching video...(less than 5 mins and i can see them)'s not possible to bring the running toddlers beside a busy road or deep 'longkang'/drain. I would never asked my child to do errand for me. Be extra cautious when dropping your child at school...a lot of very bad people there waiting for you to leave the car unlock (with baby inside).
Still this thing happened to me because i am just human. So, moms with no help, please be careful. For us, it is normal to leave our child inside the car. For others...this is a bad thing. We have a lot of things in our mind. We have to do a lot of errands...Ustaz Azhar Idrus said 'perempuan ni pendek akal'. So hubbies, please help your wives because we are 'pendek akal' and still, we have to do everything in marriage.
This year we heard news about mom forgot their child in the car and left them in a scorching heat and sadly the child died of heat stroke. It could happen to anyone and just pray that it won't happen to me and my family members. Can you imagine how to move on after such tragedy..the guilt?

Remember, things happen for a reason. Setiap yang berlaku ada hikmah disebaliknya.

It's easy to blame the moms...those with the same situation will understand.

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A seminar is a form of academic teaching, at a university or offered by a commercial or professional organization, in small groups where students are requested to actively participate during meetings. This often has to be done by presenting a paper in class and also in written form. Normally, participants must not be beginners. The idea behind seminars is to confront students with the methodology of their chosen subject and also to familiarise them with practical problems that might crop up during their research work. Often a seminar will be open to discussion, where questions can be raised and debates conducted.

Another form of academic teaching is lecturing, a form which involves larger student groups with less active participation. In some European universities a seminar can be a large lecture course, especially when conducted by a renowned thinker, regardless of the size of the audience or its participation in discussion.

Origins of the wordEdit

The word seminar is derived from the Latin word seminarium, meaning "seed plot."

See alsoEdit

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Jobs for Psychology Majors

Here are some popular jobs that Psychology majors work as and how much they make . These jobs only require a bachelors in psychology to apply. This information is provided by www.payscale.com. When applying make sure to do research by asking those already in the field what to expect in work environment and annual income.

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Popular Jobs for Psychology Majors Median Salary All U.S.

Administrative Assistant- $34,800

Case Manager, Social Services- $33,700

Human Resources (HR) Manager- $69,300

Social Worker- $39,000

Mental Health Case Manager- $32,600

Employment, Recruitment, or Placement Specialist / Recruiter- $71,700

Customer Service Representative (CSR)- $34,600

Administrative / Office Manager- $41,500

Mental Health Counselor- $38,500

Office Manager- $44,300

Program Coordinator, Non-Profit Organization- $38,800

Human Resources (HR) Generalist- $53,600

Executive Assistant- $49,400

Retail Store Manager- $52,500

Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC)- $59,700

Human Resources (HR) Administrator- $40,900

Retail Store Assistant Manager- $40,200

Executive Director, Non-Profit Organization- $64,100

Elementary School Teacher- $45,200

Program Manager, Non-Profit Organization- $46,500

Substance Abuse Counselor- $36,400

Child, Family, or School Social Worker- $40,000

Office Manager, Medical or Dental Office- $44,100

Preschool Teacher, (but not Special Education)- $29,700

Daycare Teacher- $24,000.