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Playing for the fifth time in seven nights and the fourth game of a difficult six-game trip, the Canucks needed an inspired performance and got one from backup goalie Cory Schneider, who stopped 30 of 31 shots.

The score didn't stay that way long.

Andrew Alberts came into the lineup for Salo, and fourth-line winger Byron Bitz also played after missing two games with a sore hip.

The National Hockey League's best road team was all business, picking up something more valuable than vacant buildings with a sweep of two strong NHL teams.

The Canucks started well, as stay-at-home defenceman Aaron Rome didn't stay home pittsburgh penguins jerseys, skating past former Canuck Steve Bernier and calmly directing a huge rebound from Chris Tanev's point shot behind goalie Martin Brodeur at 8: 44.

ICE CHIPS: Devils' defence-man Kurtis Foster, a last-minute lineup scratch, was traded to the Minnesota Wild as part of the ransom New Jersey general manager Lou Lamoriello paid for diminished 35-year-old Marek Zidlicky. Besides Foster, Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher shook down the Devils for prospect Nick Palm-ieri, journeyman Stephane Veilleux, a second-round draft pick and a conditional pick.

With his team outshot 21-11 through 40 minutes, Schneider had to be excellent. He got his arm on Petr Sykora's power-play wrist shot, blocked a close-range rebound attempt by Zach Parise and made a terrific glove stop on Ilya Kovalchuk during a 3-on-1 rush.

No one has ever done Detroit and Newark on the same holiday. Or at all. But the Vancouver Canucks rarely visit a place they don't like.

Vancouver coach Alain Vigneault did what he could to keep his players alert, mixing his forward lines and giving 37-year-old defenceman Sami Salo his first mandatory game off of the season.

The Canucks' Schneider was largely responsible for that score standing into the third period.

With the Devils pushing late in the third, Schneider stopped Clarkson on a point-blank rebound.

The Canucks have scored 109 goals in their 34 games away from home.

After the taut, emotional roller-coaster in Detroit, any-thing short of a visit to Boston was going to be a letdown for the Canucks. Newark is not Boston.

For a Friday night game against last year's Stanley Cup finalist cheap nhl jerseys, and with a lengthy pre-game tribute to Devils' broadcaster Mike Emrick claude giroux jerseys, New Jersey still didn't fill the Prudential Center, which is one of the most drab new buildings in the league.

Any effects from Vigneault's line tweaking had worn off by the middle of the second period philadelphia flyers jerseys, when the Canucks looked tired and as lifeless as the crowd when it was 2-0.

So, yes, the Canucks' energy level was a concern.

But the goal seemed to take the edge off the Canucks, who generated few scoring chances before Mason Raymond suddenly made it 2-0 at 2: 07 of the second period. He cleanly beat Brodeur with a stick-side wrist shot from the top of the right-wing faceoff circle after Canuck David Booth used his speed to back off the Devils' defence.

Friday's win moved the Canucks into first place in the NHL, one point ahead of the Red Wings. Vancouver's road record this season is an absurd 22-10-2.

With defenceman Kevin Bieksa beaten on a 2-on-1, Devil Patrik Elias's pass to David Clarkson bounced off his teammate's skate and went in at 11: 30. The coin flip that seems to be the NHL's review process on kicked-in goals landed in New Jersey's favour and the game was 2-1.

Raymond played on a line with Booth and centre Cody Hodgson, while the wingers' usual centre, Ryan Kesler, skated with Chris Higgins and Jannik Hansen. First-line winger Alex Burrows took several shifts without Daniel and Henrik Sedin.

The Canucks get a chance to win another road game on Sun-day, this time in Dallas. The trade deadline is Monday montreal canadiens jerseys, but clearly not much needs to be done with the Canucks.

It was the surging Devils' second outright loss in a month, and the Red Wings' first defeat in Detroit since Nov. 3.

Despite fatigue and an emotional tank near empty, the Canucks beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 Friday, one night after a rollicking 4-3 shootout win against the league-leading Detroit Red Wings.

Edmonton went up 2-0 at 804 of the second as Eberle picked up a loose puck

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However cheap nhl hockey jerseys, the Oilers had the best chance of the opening period as Hall made a nice backhand feed from behind the net to Ales Hemsky, but Bryzgalov came across his crease quickly to make the stop.

The Oilers were awarded a penalty shot with just under three minutes to play as Kimmo Timonen hauled down Shawn Horcoff on a short-handed breakaway.

The Flyers had 14 shots on Dubnyk to Edmonton’s nine on Bryzgalov in the first.

“I don’t really know what happened to him. But it wasn’t my intent to injure.”

Horcoff was stopped on the opportunity.

“I was just finishing my check,” Hartnell said. “It was the end of a long shift and part of my game is being physical. Hopefully he is all right.

“The boys really played hard tonight sidney crosby jerseys,” said Oilers associate coach Ralph Krueger, who is serving as head coach while Tom Renney recovers from a concussion.

Notes: It was the only meeting between the two teams this season. … Oilers coach Tom Renney missed his fifth game with a concussion after taking a puck in the head in practice. He may return for Saturday’s game against Phoenix. … Associate coach Ralph Krueger has been guiding the team in his absence. … The Oilers were still without rookie sensation Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, but he has started practicing with contact and could return from a shoulder injury as soon as Saturday. … Besides the long-term injuries to forward Tom Sestito (groin) and defenseman Chris Pronger pittsburgh penguins jerseys, the Flyers fielded a healthy team. … Both teams have been strong on the power play this season as the Oilers came into the game fourth and the Flyers are fifth in the league. … Flyers forward Jaromir Jagr needs one point to move into eighth place in NHL scoring. He is tied with Joe Sakic with 1,641 points.

The highlight of the scoreless first period was a marathon fight between the Oilers’ Darcy Hordichuk and Philadelphia’s Jody Shelley eight minutes into the game.

The Flyers came close to getting on the board five minutes into the third as a Jakub Voracek shot got past Dubnyk, but was fished to safety by Oilers defender Tom Gilbert before it crossed the goal line.

It was the 27th goal and 60th point this season for the second-year forward.

“The defensive effort was fantastic, to keep the best offensive team in the league down to 13 five-on-five chances.”

Late in the period carey price jerseys, Hartnell was given a kneeing penalty after taking a run at Magnus Paajarvi who had to be helped off the ice with what looked like a knee injury.

Dancer, 70, among seniors stepping into tattoos

A couple of years back, Goodgold inked a ladybug on a woman in her 80s.

"She gave me a hard time when I got my first one when I was 18," she said by phone from England. "It's just funny that now she decides she wants a tattoo. I definitely approve. It's really cool."

Maret apparently has that rebel streak too. She had it done after her husband tattoo power supply, Ron, died in December.

Apart from displays of grief, some look to tattoos to celebrate freedom. "Now that they're able to, they kind of go wild," Whittenberger said.

"I always wanted to do it, but my husband unfortunately was kind of against tattoos, and out of respect for him I didn't do it," she said of the tat that cost her $125.

The Plantation woman is one of a limited but adventurous cadre of golden-agers who aren't afraid to adorn themselves with colorful artwork.

She's strutted in full plumage across Vegas stages, high-kicked with the June Taylor Dancers on "The Jackie Gleason Show tattoo machine kits," toured with bandleader Mitch Miller. But Joan Maret felt something in life was still missing: a tattoo.

Maret got the urge to sport ink after her daughter, Melanie, got a tattoo when she went off to college. Melanie, now 39 and living in Britain with a husband and child, recalls it a bit differently.

Steve Whittenberger, who inked Maret's tap shoes, said she was hardly his oldest client. That would be an 86-year-old woman who wanted a heart with a banner across it emblazoned with her late husband's name.

"I tried to talk my grandparents into getting a tattoo," he said. "But they're Jewish and they're not supposed to be buried with tattoos."

"She said she always wanted one cheap tattoo power supply, but her husband didn't want her to get one and now he's passed away," the artist said. "I guess she was a little rebel."

She decided to remedy that lack this month. So she waltzed off to Rock-A-Billy Tattoo in Lauderhill, where she had a pair of red and black tap shoes inked on the inside of her right calf.

Maret just turned 70.

Stevie Moon, owner of a Wilton Manors tattoo parlor that bears his name, had a 72-year-old woman who wanted a butterfly on her back. "The occasion was the unfortunate passing of her grandson," Moon said. "He had a butterfly."

"I decided to indulge in a dream I always had," said Maret, who teaches tap dancing and choreography in Broward and Palm Beach counties.

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Herrera has no regrets over dismissal by Raiders

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It is not Lewis' first run-in with the law regarding his vehicle as he was charged with reckless driving and resisting arrest in an incident last August when police had to use a Taser to catch him. He is scheduled for a May court appearance to answer for those charges.

“I don’t have anything negative to say,” Herrera said. “I’ve been a Raiders fan since I was 14 and the AFL was formed and my family gave up 49ers tickets in 1960. I developed great friendships with players and coaches and front office people. I’m not going to be able to turn any of that off. All I can do is wish them the best.”

Senior executive and media liason John Herrera's departure from the Oakland Raiders signals even more of a sea change in the organization, as new general manager Reggie McKenzie seeks to put his own stamp on the franchise.

Herrera was another line to the late Al Davis, and the long-time Raider employee says he leaves with no regrets or ill feelings toward the organization after his departure this week eli manning giants jersey, according to InsideBayArea.com.

“It’s been something I’ve been really thinking about since Al passed away last October,” Herrera said. “I had a great run. I was there 35 years, three different tours of duty. Particpated in three different Super Bowls. I had an unbelievably great relationship with the owner and his family since I was a kid in 1963.”

Herrera is best known for an argument with columnist Tim Kawakami that was caught on camera. But his contributions to the Raiders go far beyond that for a man who had worked for the organization for the majority of his adult life.

Lewis, 37 ny giants jersey, returned a kickoff for a touchdown in Super Bowl XXXV ny giants womens jersey, but has found the going much tougher apparently in life after football.

Former Baltimore Ravens receiver and kick returner Jermaine Lewis was arrested on charges of driving on a suspended license, driving on a revoked license and failure to have his four-year-old son in a safety belt, according to the Baltimore Sun.

Lewis told the arresting officer that he had gone out to get some food for his son and some heat for the house because his wife is in jail.

Pittsburgh’s top priority this offseason will be to bring back their elite young receiver, but the team is roughly $11 million over the cap and will have trouble matching an especially high contract offer. If a team can outbid the Steelers, the first-round pick they’d give up in exchange would be a small price to pay for a talent like Wallace, who’s arguably worth twice as much.

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How to grade the CB position

Finish the play: My main focus when watching Senior Bowl practices last month down in Mobile was seeing if the CBs wanted to compete in one-on-ones. And part of that is making the play on the football. PBU’s (passes broken up) are nice—and do end drives—but you want to draft CBs that finish the play and force turnovers. That translates to wins in the NFL and you want to find CBs that come up with INTs. Elite CBs in college often don’t see many targets throughout the season (and offenses can scheme away from them because of the wide numbers on the field), but keep an eye on their “finish” when they drive on a route.

Let’s go outside the numbers today and talk CBs. A premium position in today’s NFL vs. the spread looks we see on Sundays and a draft class that has some top tier talent: LSU’s Morris Claiborne eli manning breast cancer jersey, Alabama’s Dre Kirkpatrick eli manning jersey, North Alabama’s Janoris Jenkins, Nebraska’s Alfonzo Dennard, etc. But what are you looking for when you turn on the tape and study these players?

Tackling: You have to tackle in the NFL and there is no such thing as a “boundary corner” on Sundays. No other way to say it, because every defense carries Cover 2 in their game plans and when a WR  “cracks” or stems inside to the safety, the CB must then replace the safety in the run front. Do they wrap up or do they dive at the ball carriers legs with their heads down? Are they physical and willing to attack the line of scrimmage? Plus, can they play from an off-man position eli manning giants jersey, drive on the slant ladies patriots jerseys, the out or the one-step “smoke” route and make the tackle in space? I played for coaches in the NFL that wouldn’t allow a CB to even step on the field if they went into a shell when the ball carrier pressed the edge of the defense. Can’t play soft in this league—so find out if these prospects want to hit.

Press-coverage: I don’t see a ton of press-coverage in the college game and when I do, the technique is average—at best. Think about this: these rookies have to play press-coverage in the NFL to take away the slant and the fade on the goal line, the 3-step game in blitz-man and vs. a stack or bunch look. Do they punch with the proper hand (outside hand vs. inside release, inside hand vs. outside release), slide their feet and cut off the initial stem of the receiver? Playing from a press-look isn’t about being the toughest guy on the field. That’s high school stuff. Instead, it is about playing with the proper technique and killing the route on the release.

Technique: I always start with technique at the CB position, because I want to target prospects that have some polish to their game. Watch their footwork,  hands victor cruz authentic jersey cheap, plus the speed and athletic ability to open their hips and run. You want to see a clean “plat and drive” on the ball, a corner that can “mirror” the release of a WR, and maintain their initial leverage. Remember this: if they are sloppy with their technique on tape that is what you are getting in the NFL. You don't want to waste practice time trying to coach up technique to get a rookie ready to play.

Speed (and “recovery” speed): CB is a “stopwatch position.” You need to get a 40-time on all of these prospects; however, you must also apply that to the game tape. If you have a 4.4 guy, do you see that speed on tape? Check out how the prospect plays the top of the vertical route tree (corner, post, fade) and see if it matches up with the time he posts at the combine. It is one thing to run a 4.4 (or even sub 4.4) 40, but if you don’t see it translate to the field, this is a problem. A 4.5 guy can play like a guy who has 4.4 speed if he is solid in his technique, understands WR splits and plays through the initial release on tape. Bottom line: don’t be sold on 40-time alone with the CB position.

Here are my five keys I use when grading CB prospects…

Former receiver Freddie Solomon dies

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“The 49ers lost a member of our family today. We’ll miss you, Freddie Solomon,” 49ers CEO Jed York posted on his Twitter account.

“It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Freddie Solomon, a beloved family member, friend, community leader and coach,” the family said in a release. “We would like to thank all those who have supported him throughout his life. We appreciate all the love and prayers during this difficult time.”

After his football career ended, Solomon worked for two decades in community relations with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office in Florida, where he mentored youth and taught vital life lessons through football fundamentals.

Solomon was born on Jan. 11 eli manning jersey, 1953, in Sumter, S.C. He is survived by wife, Dee; mother, Bessie Ruth Solomon; brothers Richard, Oneal and Roger; and mother-in-law Mae Jeffers.

“Besides his accomplishments as a player, Freddie truly cared about his community giants cruz women's jersey, whether it was here in South Florida or in the Tampa Bay area where he had his roots ladies patriots jerseys,” Dolphins vice president Nat Moore said in a statement. “He was a kind and generous person, as exemplified by all of his charitable and civic deeds. It’s a shame he passed away so young, and the Miami Dolphin organization extends its condolences to his family.”

Freddie Solomon, the former Miami Dolphins and 49ers wide receiver who became known as “Fabulous Freddie” and committed himself to community service for decades, died Monday. He was 59.

“There was no one who gave more on and off the field than Freddie,” Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana said. “The kindness he demonstrated was inspirational to all that knew him, and a joy to be around. The warmth of his smile will be forever imbedded in my mind and heart.”

Funeral services were scheduled for Friday at Saint Lawrence Church in Tampa, Fla.

During his stint in San Francisco, Solomon also ran for 329 yards and three TDs as an important member of late Hall of Fame coach Bill Walsh’s West Coast offense.

The Dolphins selected Solomon in the second round of the 1975 draft out of the University of Tampa. He spent his first three NFL seasons with Miami and his final eight in San Francisco, finishing with 371 receptions for 5,846 yards and 48 touchdowns in 371 games.

The 49ers announced the passing of Solomon, who lived in Florida and had battled cancer over the past year. He played on the first of the franchise’s four Super Bowl championship teams in the 1980s during an 11-year NFL career.

“Freddie was very influential to me and my career victor cruz authentic jersey cheap, and taught me about work ethic and professionalism,” Hall of Fame wideout Jerry Rice said. “He inspired me to go out there every day and emulate him.”

Bengals announce defensive coaching changes

Guenther, who will be entering his eighth season with the team in 2012, previously has worked with the Bengals' special teams, linebackers and defensive backs. He replaces Jeff FitzGerald, whose contract was not renewed by the team.

“Mark is a great choice for us as he moves back to his old position giants super bowl 2012 jerseys, coaching the defensive secondary,” said Lewis. “He experienced success as a coach with two fine NFL defenses giants black jerseys, and he will do very well with our group.”

“Paul is very deserving of this opportunity to continue advancing and to coach a position of his own,” Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said. “Mike Zimmer (Bengals defensive coordinator) and I both have high confidence levels working with Paul cheap giants jerseys, and we’re excited about what he can bring our defense in this new role.”

The Cincinnati Bengals announced the hiring of two position coaches to their staff.

Carrier played safety for 11 years with Chicago, Detroit and Washington. He has spent the last six years as an assistant—four as the Ravens’ defensive backs coach and the last two as the defensive line coach with New York.

Guenther has been with the Bengals in various assistant roles for the last eight seasons. He helped with special teams and defensive backs last season.

The Bengals also promoted assistant Paul Guenther to linebackers coach on Monday, replacing Jeff FitzGerald.

The Bengals have hired former New York Jets assistant Mark Carrier as their defensive backs coach, filling a spot that opened when Kevin Coyle went to the Miami Dolphins as defensive coordinator.

Carrier, who spent 11 seasons as NFL safety with the Bears, Lions and Redskins, served as the defensive line coach for the Jets the past two seasons. Before that he had spent four seasons as an assistant secondary coach with the Ravens. He replaces Kevin Coyle, who left to be the Dolphins' defensive coordinator.

Paul Guenther victor cruz authentic jersey cheap, who has already been coaching with the team for eight years tom brady home jersey, mostly as an assistant special teams coach and assistant with linebackers and defensive backs, was named the Bengals new linebackers coach.

Defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer interviewed for head coaching jobs after the season, but will return to Cincinnati.

The Bengals have named Mark Carrier as their defensive backs coach and promoted Paul Guenther to linebackers coach.

Mark Carrier, a former NFL safety, was hired to be the team's new defensive backs coach. He spent the past two seasons as a defensive line coach with the New York Jets.

Oscars 2012 'Best Actress' Nominees

Viola Davis in The Help: Davis played an African-American maid in the pre-civil rights South who raises the children of her white employers while mourning the loss of her only child. Davis brought an authentic depiction of the plight of black women of that time. It took a while for Davis is to be noticed but it is good she finally has. Davis was also nominated for this role in the 2012 Golden globes but lost the Streep. Hopefully, this nomination and possible award will open more scripts to showcase Davis.

Whoever takes home the prize on Oscar night for ‘Best Actress’ has much to be grateful for. With such remarkable films and powerful women characters it almost seems that there should be some kind of tie between a few actresses on award night. All these actresses certainly deserve the nomination for reminding us what true acting is all about. Whether it was The Iron Lady resurrected from dementia or the inner strength of African-Americans during the 50s and 60s, 2011 belonged to the ladies when it came to great acts.

Glenn Close in Albert Nobbs: Close definitely did some gender bending to play Albert Nobbs in this film adaptation of the successful stage play. Nobbs is a woman who has been disguising herself as the man for decades in order to earn a living. Back in the days when female options were limited to marriage, the convent tattoo needles and tips, teaching tattoo kits, or nursing, if you did not fall into any of those categories you were in trouble. Since this character is one who does not fit the norm, she makes do as a man. Close almost made me think I was watching her twin brother tattoo needles, so she definitely deserved a nomination.

Meryl Streep in The Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher did not always have the distinct voice that her speeches were known for. Once upon a time there was a grocer’s daughter in Grantham who spoke like a middle-class girl from England’s industrial north. When Thatcher became the leader of the Conservative party it was suggested by her advisors that in order to become believable as a leader, she would have to take elocution lessons. Thatcher worked with a voice coach from the National Theater who helped lower her pitch and gave her an authority when she spoke. So distinctive was Thatcher’s voice that when Streep nailed it, people remarked that had she appeared on BBC Radio in character super tattoo, Labor party fans would have gotten chills thinking Thatcher was back with the poll tax.

BetweenThe Iron Lady and a southern steel magnolia in The Help, the race for ‘Best Actress’ is a tight one. Meryl Streep is up for her 17th Oscar nomination and Rooney Mara has her first for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Streep is the most Oscar nominated actress of all time and whenever she is in contention it makes the ceremony one to watch. 2011 is certainly was a year for these actresses to showcase their thespian capacity. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher certainly had a second life with an American playing her. As many British papers had commented tattoo ink, Streep nailed a British accent yet again. It was no surprise considering the Streep is the Queen of accents.

Rooney Mara in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: This is 2011 film with Mara and James Bond’s Daniel Craig was the second adaptation of the famous book from Stieg Larsson. Mara morphed quite well to play a disturbed and tortured punk hacker who will stop at nothing to uncover the truth about a mysterious disappearance. Mara has certainly started her career on a good foot. She was taking the role only two years after he Swedish-language film version with Noomi Rapace in the same role but Mara still made it her own.

Michelle Williams in My Week with Marilyn: Marilyn Monroe still fascinates as a sex symbol icon almost 50 years since her death. The screen siren remains an enduring image. This movie has Williams as Monroe in England playing against the great Sir Laurence Olivier. During this time a young casting assistant was drawn into the charms of Monroe and their brief encounter is the basis of the film.

Any one of these ladies could capture the prize on Oscar night:

Packers have to adjust after departure of Philbin

Rodgers is the face of the franchise and was named NFL MVP on the eve of the Super Bowl on Feb. 4. Yet, his on-air lobbying to have a onetime NFL quarterback such as Billy Joe Tolliver or Rich Gannon come in as Clements' replacement didn't make a difference with McCarthy.

Neither move comes as a surprise, though quarterback Aaron Rodgers hinted at some reservations about potentially having McAdoo as his position coach a day before the appointment came to light Feb. 8.

Clements is no stranger to leading an offense. He was the Buffalo Bills' offensive coordinator in 2004 and '05.

Green Bay's head coach promoted longtime aides Tom Clements and Ben McAdoo to key positions. Clements is making the transition from quarterbacks coach to offensive coordinator, while McAdoo is progressing from tight ends coach to quarterbacks coach.

"I'm in my eighth season," Rodgers said on his weekly radio show on ESPN Milwaukee. "It will be interesting to see what direction (McCarthy) wants to go in victor cruz authentic jersey, if he wants to bring in a former quarterback with experience to kind of help me with the transition into the middle part of my career wes welker jersey, a more of an established player in the league now.

After proving his value with the development of the tight ends, particularly young standout Jermichael Finley, since he arrived in Green Bay in 1996, McAdoo will have his work cut out with his new position group. While he won't need to do much hands-on work with Rodgers, McAdoo will be entrusted to cultivate an unknown group of understudies as the Packers prepare to lose top backup Matt Flynn in free agency.

McCarthy, who incidentally replaced Reid as Green Bay's quarterbacks coach in 1999, has cast McAdoo in the same light as an emerging assistant coach who is on track to be an NFL head coach.

-- Packers outside linebacker Erik Walden reached a plea agreement stemming from a Nov. 25 dispute with his girlfriend, according to the Green Bay Press-Gazette.

McCarthy has to fill the position of tight ends coach, which also could come internally. Former longtime New Orleans Saints offensive lineman Joel Hilgenberg, who joined McCarthy's staff as an offensive quality control coach last year, might be under consideration.

The Packers absorbed only one loss on their enticing coaching staff after their near-perfect season ended prematurely in the playoffs. Yet, the departure of offensive coordinator Joe Philbin to become head coach with the Miami Dolphins has created some significant movement in the chain of command on offense under Mike McCarthy.

Taking a page out of Packers Hall of Fame-elect coach Mike Holmgren's personnel playbook hakeem nicks super bowl jerseys, McCarthy tapped the 34-year-old McAdoo to be the quarterbacks coach.

"I'm not sure what the dynamic would be with a coach who hasn't coached the position before," continued Rodgers, alluding to McAdoo. "But, Ben is a very a talented coach, and if they do make that decision, I'm sure he will make a smooth transition."

"I have enjoyed our six years of spending every working day together, and his relationship means a lot to me super bowl xlvi jerseys," Rodgers said on his radio show. "I have a lot of respect and admiration for him."

In fact, McCarthy put the kibosh on requests made by the Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers to interview McAdoo for their offensive-coordinator vacancies.

He was originally charged with felony substantial battery after his girlfriend claimed he pushed her into a bedpost, resulting in a bump and cut on her forehead. But she recanted that claim, saying Walden was defending himself, and the charge was reduced to misdemeanor disorderly conduct.

Fortunately for Rodgers, he still has Clements in the building. Rodgers gives a lot of credit to Clements, who was the team's quarterbacks coach since 2006, for being able to hit the ground running and quickly evolve into an elite QB after replacing Favre as the starter in 2008.

If Walden doesn't comply with the terms of the plea, he could then face the maximum penalty of 90 days in jail and a $1 super bowl realtree camo jerseys,000 fine.

Under the agreement, Walden must complete 50 house of community service and stay out of trouble for a year, and the charge will then be dropped and erased from the records on Jan 25, 2013.

McCarthy has yet to speak publicly since the coaching changes were made, but he likely will continue to call the plays on offense as he did his first six seasons as the Packers' head coach.

Holmgren promoted tight ends coach Andy Reid to quarterbacks coach in 1997. Reid's ability to establish a solid working relationship with then-star QB Brett Favre and earn Favre's respect the next two seasons opened the door for Reid to go to the Philadelphia Eagles as head coach.

Can Schaub be super for Texans

Unlike Eli Manning and his Giants, Schaub won't be asked to consistently put his team on his back. Houston has one of the better offensive lines in football, creating cutback lanes for two supremely talented backs, Arian Foster and Ben Tate. The running game is undoubtedly the lifeline of the Texans. Still, there will be times when Schaub will be counted on to win games for his team in the fourth quarter. Manning went from upper echelon to elite this season, in large part because of his fourth-quarter heroics. In Schaub's case, his inability to win games in crunch time is arguably the greatest knock against him. In close games (within seven points) in the fourth quarter, Schaub's completion percentage with the Texans is 63.4, and his TD-interception ratio is 12-12.

Schaub could be on a short leash giants super bowl 2012 jerseys, though; the Texans were able to win a playoff game with T.J. Yates, a third-stringer drafted in the fifth round. It is widely believed that if Schaub, not Yates 2011 breast cancer awareness women's fashion jersey, had been on the field in Baltimore, the Texans would have been one game away from reaching the Super Bowl.

Although the Texans compare favorably to the Giants in a lot of areas giants cruz women's jersey, there is a considerable gap at the most important position on the field. Is Matt Schaub ready to make an Eli-sized leap?

Thus, I expect the Texans to at least kick the tires on Peyton Manning once he becomes a free agent. He is a once-in-a-generation talent who, if healthy, is light-years ahead of Schaub. But I suspect that teams like the Dolphins and Redskins have more to offer financially, and thus it will be Schaub's team next season.

GM Rick Smith and head coach Gary Kubiak find themselves in an enviable position: Their team should be back in the thick of the Super Bowl hunt without making any major changes. Of course, with the benefit of the draft and free agency, the Texans will try to bolster the club, namely at wide receiver, where a better complement to Andre Johnson could put the Texans in the driver's seat in the AFC.

But what about the driver?

Schaub is in unfamiliar territory this offseason. He is trying to come back from a serious season-ending Lisfranc injury. For the first time during his five years in Houston, he has a team that is built to win now on both sides of the ball. Also for the first time as a member of the Texans, Schaub will be entering a contract year. The Texans don't yet know what they will do at QB beyond this season. It is up to Schaub to make his case, and it is pretty obvious what the ultimate selling point would be.

Needless to say authentic victor cruz jersey, expectations will be higher in 2012. How Schaub handles the pressure will go a long way toward determining the Texans' chances of contending for a Super Bowl and Schaub's long-term outlook in Houston.

One team that stacks up well against the Giants is the Texans, whose 12-1 Super Bowl odds for 2012 are bested by only three teams: Green Bay (6-1), New England (7-1) and New Orleans (17-2). There is no question that the arrow is pointing up for Houston.

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Butch Davis added to mix on Bucs’ staff

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The Bills are first on Routt's list, followed by the Titans who have their own free agent cornerback in Cortland Finnegan that they are trying to figure out whether he fits into their future plans.

Teams wasted no time lining up the chance to visit with cornerback Stanford Routt, who was released by the Oakland Raiders on Thursday.

Routt had four interceptions last season for the Raiders, the first year of an extension that he signed for three years and then reworked to add two more seasons, only to be released by new GM Reggie McKenzie and new coach Dennis Allen.

The former head coach of the Cleveland Browns was most recently the head coach at North Carolina. It remains to be seen if Davis will influence Schiano in the hire of an offensive coordinator. The Bucs have interviewed John Shoop for the offensive coordinator position and he worked in that position under Davis at North Carolina.

The Buffalo Bills will visit with Routt first, and after that cheap giants jerseys, the 28-year-old cornerback, will stop by to see the Tennessee Titans, according to TitanInsider.com.

It’s a rare condition McBriar had but he is expected to recover fully and relatively quickly. He is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent and his first choice is to remain with the Cowboys. His best season came in 2006 when he averaged 48.2 yards per punt eli manning jersey, the fifth-highest figure in NFL history.

“The intraneural cyst was causing Mat's foot drop. The surgery to remove the cyst was targeted, based on the most current understanding of the condition and its formation," May Clinic neurosurgeon Robert Spinner eli manning kids jersey, M.D., told the Morning News. He is considered the leading expert on the subject. “Mat's surgery went extremely well, and I believe he will be as good a punter as ever.”

McBriar ny giants womens jersey, a Pro Bowl performer, had an intraneural cyst removed from the leg at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., according to the Dallas Morning News.

Dallas Cowboys punter Mat McBriar underwent successful surgery to remove a cyst from his left leg that created problems for his plant foot this past season.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have added another veteran coach with NFL ties to the mix as Butch Davis has been hired as a senior defensive assistant.

Alex Marvez of FoxSports.com reports Davis has been added to Greg Schiano’s staff, similar to how Jimmy Raye II was hired as a senior offensive assistant. Davis will not be the team’s defensive coordinator.

Twitter spawns bond between Steelers WR and fan

Just ask Seth Paladin eli manning jersey, a die-hard Steelers fan from Indianapolis whose innocuous tweet at wide receiver Antonio Brown triggered a week-long friendship.

A word of advice to the youth of America: Always tweet players from your favorite team. You never know when they'll invite you to do Pilates with them.

“When I first tweeted at him, I thought there was a very slim chance that he’d see it," Paladin, 24, told CNBC's Darren Rovell. "When he replied, I thought to myself authentic victor cruz jersey, ‘This is crazy.’ ”

That night, Brown accepted Paladin's invite to join friends for a dinner at a downtown steakhouse. Brown picked up the tab. The next morning, the pair met up again and headed back to the gym before having breakfast together. This went on all week, with Paladin joining Brown at several events. Brown even gave Paladin his credit card to pick up a pair of shoes at one point.

The new media friendship was just beginning.

"I saw what guys like Ochocinco did on Twitter and I wanted to give it a try ladies patriots jerseys," Brown said. "I know there's a lot of support for us in Steeler Nation and it was fun to be with a fan and see what motivates him every day."

Seriously.

By the time Brown flew out of Indianapolis on Sunday morning, Paladin's mind was understandably blown.

Pittsburgh native Seth Paladin hit the gym with Steelers WR Antonio Brown all week.
Pittsburgh native Seth Paladin hit the gym with Steelers WR Antonio Brown all week. (Seth Paladin/Special to NFL.com)

“Twitter has always been a neat tool giants breast cancer awareness jerseys, but this encounter took it to another level for me eli manning breast cancer jersey," he said. "Twitter puts everyone on an even playing field. Don’t pass up an opportunity to interact with a role model, because you never know what they might say. Trust me."
 

After a series of direct messages, texts and phone calls, the two met at Brown's hotel room, where they immediately hit it off. They took a trip to the gym together, where they lifted and swam laps in the pool.

Plaxico Burress wants to take his talents to Philly

Umenyiora is slated to earn $3.975 million next season in the final year of a seven-year deal he signed in 2005. He had nine sacks in nine games in 2011.

Now 2012 superbowl jerseys, maybe the Eagles will be in the mix. According to Howard Eskin of WIP in Philadelphia, he spoke to Burress at Super Bowl XLVI and Burress told him he wants to play for the Eagles – “badly.”

Andy Reid and the Eagles have a history of finding success with second-chance stories. Look no further than Michael Vick for evidence. But it didn’t happen and Burress landed with the New York Jets.

Reese said he expects tight ends Jake Ballard and Travis Beckum to start the season on the physically unable to perform list. Both players tore knee ligaments in the Super Bowl.

Many speculated the Philadelphia Eagles would be the landing spot for Plaxico Burress when he got sprung from state prison last June.

No dancing robots and cheesy metal jams authentic victor cruz jersey, Fox's preferred method of audience torture … no celeb fawning from Joe Buck cheap hakeem nicks jersey, who spends a chunk of the game pointing out A-Rod and Miley Cyrus and Happy Sandler and the likes.

Burress could not replace DeSean Jackson if the speedster departs, but he could help give Vick a bigger target to pair with Jackson and similarly speedy Jeremy Maclin. Stay tuned.

“We’re in the early stages of the evaluation 2012 super bowl jerseys,” Reese said. “Osi is under contract. We’ll discuss everything as a staff and we’ll discuss all issues that could possibly come up for us and we’ll come up with a game plan. We’ll move on, day by day, and see how things work out for us.”

Reese praised the team’s practice squad and suggested some of those players could fill voids at tight end and other positions.

XLVI comes down to a final Brady mortar soaring toward the endzone wes welker jersey, a nail-shredder for sure. So why is it taking so long for Peter King to issue his annual proclamation of "Best Super Bowl Ever?"

Lasers Lighting the Way for Enhanced Treatment of Melasma and Tattoo Removal

In Dr. Kauvar’s study of 27 women with mixed-type melasma, 22 subjects (81 percent) experienced greater than 75 percent improvement of their melasma after an average of 2.6 laser treatments. Of those, 11 subjects (40 percent) achieved over 95 percent improvement of their melasma. In addition, she found that clearance of melasma was maintained for at least six months.

On the surface, it would seem as though the skin condition melasma (commonly referred to as the “mask of pregnancy”) and tattoos would have little in common. However, they both affect a person’s skin, can be quite difficult to treat or remove and, now, dermatologists are discovering new laser therapies which enhance treatment for both conditions.

Tattoos Getting the Boot with New Laser Therapies
While lasers have been used to remove tattoos for several years, the procedure requires multiple treatment sessions (typically six to 10 treatments or more) and treatments are painful, requiring a few weeks of healing time between procedures. Dr. Kauvar noted that the process of tattoo ink removal is inefficient since every color of ink absorbs different wavelengths of light, requiring the use of multiple lasers. Some colors – such as yellow, orange, turquoise or fluorescent ones – remain more difficult to treat.

With the new combination therapy, the dermatologist performs a microdermabrasion immediately followed by a low-energy laser treatment with a Q-switched YAG laser. Patients then begin a topical regimen using hydroquinone and sunscreen.

Combination Laser Therapy Targets Melasma
Melasma is caused by an overproduction of melanin, a natural substance in the body that gives skin its color and can lead to dark patches on the face. While melasma may occur in anyone, the condition most commonly affects women with darker Mediterranean skin, Asians and Hispanics. Dr. Kauvar explained that melasma is typically controlled with topical medications that contain ingredients to lighten the skin tattoo needles and tips, such as hydroquinone or retinoids. Along with regular use of broad-spectrum sunscreen with a Sun Protection Factor (SPF) of 30 or higher, this treatment can resolve the excess pigmentation and prevent further darkening of the skin.

“While this treatment uses a very low laser energy tattoo power supply, it’s high enough to break up the pigment without heating the skin tattoo transfer,” said Dr. Kauvar. “Melasma is a chronic disease, like psoriasis or eczema, which can be controlled but not cured. So far, we have been able to control melasma more effectively and extend the remission periods. I also find that patients are more motivated to continue their recommended skin care regimen to further help control flares.”

However, this therapy may only provide temporary improvement in more difficult cases– particularly in patients with mixed-type melasma. In this type of melasma, excess pigment is produced in both the epidermis and dermis – the upper and lower levels of the skin. While high-energy lasers for pigment removal and laser resurfacing have been investigated to treat this type of melasma, Dr. Kauvar explained that the procedures were too harsh and could wound the skin, leading to increased pigment production and worsening of melasma. More recently super tattoo, fractional lasers – which are less aggressive lasers – have been used, but there have been reports of an increased incidence of melasma recurring as well.

One new study uses the Q-switched YAG laser to treat a tattoo four times in one day. These four separate treatments are administered at 20-minute intervals and have demonstrated much faster clearance of tattoo inks. Other research involves the use of the fractional ablative laser in conjunction with traditional tattoo-removal lasers to speed up clearance – resulting in as much as 50 percent tattoo ink removal in just one treatment session. In another new study, Dr. Kauvar is investigating the effectiveness of administering two treatments in one day using a combination of laser wavelengths to target different ink colors. With this procedure, Dr. Kauvar first uses a Q-switched YAG laser on the tattoo, followed by a Q-switched alexandrite laser (which is better at treating blues and greens) 20 minutes after the first laser. Dr. Kauvar noted that initial results of this procedure have shown significant improvement in removing blue, green and black inks.
 

“Unfortunately, there is no ideal laser to remove all tattoo colors, but new approaches have recently been introduced that appear to produce better results with fewer treatment sessions,” said Dr. Kauvar.

“Dermatologists are now finding that new laser therapies can significantly improve melasma and even remove tattoos more safely and effectively than laser procedures we have used in the past,” said dermatologist Arielle N.B. Kauvar, MD, FAAD, clinical professor of dermatology at New York University School of Medicine in New York City.

“Effective treatment of mixed-type melasma requires a very low-energy and low-impact procedure because irritation and inflammation can worsen melasma,” said Dr. Kauvar. “Based on these requirements, I combined microdermabrasion, low-energy laser and a pigment-suppressing skin care regimen, which has shown to be painless, non-invasive tattoo machines parts, safe on any skin type and requires no downtime.”

Kurt Warner says Eli Manning isn’t yet Canton-ready

“I mean, he has an 82 quarterback rating throughout his career. You know, he’s had five of his eight seasons where he has thrown 16 interceptions or more. His completion percentage on his career is 58 percent. To me, those aren’t Hall of Fame numbers cheap victor cruz jersey, and by that, I mean every time you step on the field you’re a game changer, you’re a difference maker. And I don’t believe Eli Manning has been that guy until this year.

Eli Manning joined elite company when he became only the fifth player in NFL history to win a second Super Bowl MVP award.

Manning has one more Super Bowl title than his former teammate Warner, but the retired Warner isn’t certain Manning is cut out for Canton yet.

“I fully disagree with that," Warner said on 620-AM in Phoenix on Tuesday. "You know, because I know we put a lot of weight on championships, and rightfully so. But championships are won as a team, and I’m fully convinced of that. You never see one guy—a great player hakeem nicks jersey, great quarterback—carry a team through the playoffs and into a Super Bowl and win a Super Bowl that way. I’ve never seen it.

"Now, if he plays the same way he played this year, the rest of his career, and you give him five more years, and then add the two championships cheap victor cruz white authentic jersey, then I think we have reason to debate, and he's probably going to be in the Hall of Fame in that position.”

“You know victor cruz authentic jersey cheap, even in that game (Super Bowl XLVI) victor cruz jersey, it’s 21-17. That’s the game. There wasn’t a quarterback just up and down the field carrying the team. Yeah, he made the plays down the stretch—no question about it. He’s had two great playoff runs—or his team has had two great playoff runs. But I also look at the rest of his career.

Joe Montana has three of them and Tom Brady, Terry Bradshaw, Bart Starr and now Manning have two each. Brady is most certainly headed for the Pro Football Hall of Fame one day but not so fast with Manning. Not so fast according to Kurt Warner, anyway.

You can listen to Warner right here, and he makes some valid points. Manning is coming off a terrific regular season and with a few more solid regular seasons, he will strengthen his resume. We don’t believe he needs to win two more championships to be Canton-worthy, but another wouldn’t hurt and certainly some more 4,000-yard seasons would help.

'Dragon Tattoo' star Rapace bursts into Hollywood

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"So in a weird way, I always felt that I was going to leave kind of what I came from. But I could never imagine I was going to end up with these people and doing movies with the best people in the world."

Due in theaters next summer tattoo machines, Prometheus is the filmmaker's return to science fiction, though Scott and his collaborators are cagey about whether it's a prequel to 1979'sAlien, in which Sigourney Weaver's Ellen Ripley first encountered the unstoppable space monster.

Co-starring with Charlize Theron and Michael Fassbender, Rapace plays an archaeologist on an exploratory mission that runs into trouble in deep space.

"It's not a clean prequel to Alien," Rapace said. "It's definitely related. I think you will see connections," including some between her character and Weaver's Ripley.

"I was done with her, and I felt like I left her when I was finished with the third movie," Rapace said. "I couldn't see any reason of kind of doing it again. I never want to repeat myself. I always want to move on and do new things. So no, it was not for me."

Maybe it was inevitable that whoever landed the lead in the original Girl With the Dragon Tattoo would become Sweden's next big export.

"She can kick ass, that girl," said Sherlock Holmes director Guy Ritchie. Rapace's Lisbeth was "scary. There's a very strong element of danger about her that she maintains like a wild animal, in a way."

But it was her performance as brilliant, traumatized, ferocious and feral computer hacker Lisbeth Salander in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo that was her exit visa from Sweden.

The world of Lisbeth, with her tattoos, body piercings and anarchic spirit, was not unknown to Rapace, who went on her own rebellious, punk-rocker tear in her early teens.

"Then I saw the movie and thought, my God, how are we going to take all that she's capable of and make this role worth her while and show a different side of her?" Downey said.

Hollywood's version of Dragon Tattoo stars Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara tattoo grips, who delivers her own fierce take on Lisbeth. Rapace said she was never interested in playing Lisbeth again herself, even though the film has the potential to launch a blockbuster trilogy whose commercial success would far eclipse the Swedish adaptations.

"I had to just wake up that sleeping demon and say, 'It's time to come back now,' " Rapace said.

"There was a gap there when I was not into acting tattoo transfer, and I was against everything. First, I was into doing judo and kung fu. Then I was drinking a lot," Rapace said. "So I kind of lost track for a while, then I came back, I pulled myself together, and I decided when I was 15 that I'm going to get sober, and I'm going to become an actress."

Two and a half years after the debut of Dragon Tattoo, the first of her three eye-popping turns as late author Stieg Larsson's untamed heroine, Rapace has stormed into Hollywood in Robert Downey Jr.'s latest Sherlock Holmes adventure and Ridley Scott's Prometheus, a cousin to his sci-fi hit Alien.

Downey met with Rapace and was sold on her for the role even before he saw her in Dragon Tattoo.

"They are kind of in the same family. Even though I think that my character is kind of more feminine," Rapace said. "She's more naive in the beginning and a believer and full of hope tattoo equipments, and then in the middle of the movie, she kind of changes into more of a warrior and a survivor."

Doing interviews for the Dragon Tattoo films, Rapace realized her English was weak, so she set out to teach herself the language. Barely a year later, she was fluent in English when she turned up on set for Sherlock Holmes and Scott's Prometheus.

All three films adapted from Larsson's best-sellers became worldwide hits, with Hollywood quickly jumping in for David Fincher's English-language remake of Dragon Tattoo, opening just days after Sherlock Holmes.

Rapace, 31, appeared in her first movie at age 7 while living in Iceland before her family moved back to Sweden, and she has been acting steadily for the past decade.

To capture Lisbeth's intensity, Rapace also had to revive the wild spirit of her teen years.

She enrolled in a drama high school in Stockholm and built an impressive list of credits in Swedish film and TV in her 20s. When the part of Lisbeth came her way, she even wore some of her old punk clothes and shoes. Rapace came to the film pre-perforated, reopening an old stud hole of her own for one of Lisbeth's piercings.

Early next year, Rapace is set to shoot the crime story Dead Man Down with Colin Farrell, reuniting her with Dragon Tattoo director Niels Arden Oplev.

Rapace felt right at home among Downey's ensemble for Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, while she grew up on Alien, Thelma & Louise and other films from director Scott.

Yet with or without a blockbuster role, Noomi Rapace always felt she would break out beyond the borders of her homeland.

In the Sherlock Holmes sequel, Rapace plays a gypsy fortuneteller who teams with Downey's great detective and sidekick Watson (Jude Law) against their archrival, Moriarty (Jared Harris).

"Ridley Scott is one of my heroes since as long as I can remember. I kind of actually think that he saved me sometimes, because I always felt like an outsider in Sweden. I didn't feel Swedish. I always felt like something is different with me," Rapace said in an interview to promote Sherlock Holmes, which opens Friday. "The Swedish people are quite repressed, and they hold back a lot of things. It's like people are really afraid of conflicts and emotions, and nobody really says anything straight to you. …

Eli Manning’s gamble shows why he’s one of the NFL’s best

Tom Brady in daze of disappointment after Super Bowl loss

It was naïve to think that the contretemps between Jim Irsay and Peyton Manning would simmer down for the week. And they did not exactly put out the fire.

Also victor cruz jersey cheap, at the ESPN party, Baltimore Ravens’ fullback Vonta Leach grabbed my shoulder and said “You cut me!” I said: “Well 2012 super bowl jerseys, it wasn’t actually me at the Packers, but we did release you when I was there. “I didn’t remember the circumstances but he certainly did in great detail – how we needed a roster spot for Koren Robinson in 2006. Vonta, who made the Pro Bowl, and I had a nice laugh, and he has gotten over being cut. … think.
Peyton Manning deflected some of the attention from his little brother last week.

Last week’s episode in a nutshell: Peyton’s doctors say he has been medically cleared to play. Irsay’s doctors say he has not. Clear as mud.

Irsay has demurred every opportunity to welcome Peyton back, and a new general manager and coach have avoided the subject.
 

When I started in the sports business as an agent cheap victor cruz jersey, one of the first clients I worked with was Chris Doleman of the Minnesota Vikings. Although an inexperienced agent fresh out of law school victor cruz superbowl jersey cheap, Chris was a friend and treated me like an equal. On Saturday he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. It was an honor to – unexpectedly – be with him that day.

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And while everyone packs up to leave Indianapolis, here are more thoughts on Peyton, who may also soon be leaving:

The experience

Irsay earlier tweeted that he didn’t mind paying “$26 hakeem nicks jersey,000,000.00 to #18” referencing the $26.4 million he paid Manning last season (evidently forgetting the extra $400,000.00), spinning a $26 million “pre-severance” prior to an expected decline of the $28 option million plus future salaries.

Despite the unglamorous setting of Indianapolis, the A-listers were out in full force. Please indulge me with a couple personal memories.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones must be shaking his head about the deep freeze he hosted last year. Weather matters.

Unapproved tattoo operation in southern Alberta shut down

Many at the festival understand the initial shock of the counterculture events tattoo machines, especially to people unfamiliar with alternative art. However they hope the public won't judge a book by it's cover. Or a person by their tattoo.

The province has shut down Sandra Wiltzen's tattoo parlour in Lethbridge.

Individuals may have been exposed to the hepatitis and AIDS viruses.

Health officials say the shop did not have proper sterilization equipment.

To see more about the tour dates of the festival super tattoo, click here.

While Rainbolt has many tattoos, Ally Mitchell only has one.

Alberta Health Services is urging anyone who got a tattoo at an unapproved home operation in southern Alberta to be tested for hepatitis and HIV.

"It's for my grandmother. She died on Christmas Eve three years ago tattoo equipments," explained Mitchell with tears in her eyes. "I just think of how much love I have in my heart and just how amazing she was. And who I am today is because of her."

"Tattoos to me signify hope," agreed Mitchell. "If I can go through the pain of getting a tattoo on my spine tattoo transfer, I can go through anything."

"Body art and tattooing has become very mainstream over the years. Some people just need to look outside of the box and realize it doesn't make you a bad person," said Garfield. "And just because somebody's tattooed doesn't mean that they are stupid. It doesn't mean that they are not intelligent. It doesn't mean that they are ignorant. It just means that they've chosen to live a different lifestyle. And it's okay."

Officials say the operator was given 30 days to provide Alberta Health Services with a complete list of clients tattoo supplies, but has not done so.

Springfield is the only city that forced festival organizers to make last minute changes before the doors opened. Due to the holdups, people who work at the festival said they are unsure if they will return back to the Ozarks next year.

Private meetings by secondary mates helped Giants’ defense improve enough to beat Patriots

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The simple answer is home study. The more complicated, psychobabble answer is that the Giants’ cornerbacks and safeties learned to trust one another and, in turn, be able to tell Fewell what worked and what didn’t.

“I have never had a unit go from that point to this point like this unit did,” Fewell said after the Giants reeled off a sixth straight victory.

“For me, it was really important to have the older guys tell me, ‘You don’t want to look like this,’ ” said Amukamara new england patriots super bowl xlvi jerseys, who missed extensive time with a broken leg and was behind much of the season. “I was trying to get caught up on the defense and my technique and all of that work helped.”

This was work. Aaron Ross and Corey Webster had been meeting most of the season at home to review game video, and they eventually were joined by Deon Grant, Kenny Phillips and Antrel Rolle. Then rookie Prince Amukamara showed up. Pretty soon, the entire unit was there going over play after play eli manning super bowl jerseys, trying to figure out what worked and, more important hakeem nicks super bowl jerseys, what wasn’t working.

This is the same defense that just two months and a day earlier was torched at home against the Green Bay Packers in a three-point loss new york giants customized jerseys, the team’s fourth consecutive defeat. Two weeks after that, the Giants’ secondary looked bad in a loss to the Washington Redskins with a series of busted coverages.

“That was close,” Phillips said when asked who had the best grub. “Those turkey burgers were good.”

Exactly what those X’s and O’s were is irrelevant. What’s important is how the Giants’ secondary went from toasted to the toast of the NFL, helping keep Brady and the Patriots under control for a 21-17 victory in Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium.

More to the point was how close the players got.

“We got tired of looking this bad, that’s what it was about,” Ross said. “We knew what the problems were. It wasn’t that we couldn’t play, but we were off by a little bit here or there. We weren’t reacting to the situations and the calls the way we were supposed to and we needed to get that straight and we had to do it amongst ourselves.”

The sessions went from one night a week to three or four. The players started bringing in food and drink. Ross’ wife, Olympic gold medalist track star Sanya Richards, made turkey burgers. Webster brought in steak and lobster from Outback Steakhouse.

Yet as the Giants limited Brady to only eight completions in his final 20 passes for 86 yards and an interception after he previously completed 16 consecutive throws, Fewell kept switching from man to zone to man again to something “we kept in our back pocket.”

As New York Giants defensive coordinator Perry Fewell switched time and again from one defense to the next, eventually confusing New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, a person with any sense of recent events would have called his moves the stuff of madness.

Giants co-owner John Mara on Super Bowl win

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But on the night he let the sure pass bounce off his hands, he just wanted to get as far as he could from the Super Bowl.

The young security guard assigned to Welker glanced at the player walking beside him. He thought Welker looked sad.

“You know you had a great season superbowl love pink,” the young security guard said to Welker.

The catch was hard to make. Welker had to twist his body while running and reach above his head for the ball. But it hit both his hands and was a play he usually makes, the kind of play the Patriots made in their three Super Bowl wins and the kind of play they haven’t made in two Super Bowl losses to the Giants.

And Welker and the young security guard walked together out of the interview area and back into the concrete corridor where the Giants players were still running down the hall and fans yelled their names. At one point another security guard directed them to stand against the wall so more Giants could run by. Welker watched as the Giants players passed him. He didn’t say anything.

“You too new england patriots super bowl jerseys,” Welker replied politely.

As they approached the first of the three Patriots’ motor coaches – Miller Trailways bus No. 9261 – the young security guard smiled at the most famous man he has probably ever walked beside.

“It was nice to meet you,” he said cheerily.

“Yeah patriots super bowl jerseys,” Welker grunted.

Then he stepped onto the bus. Back in the locker room his equipment bag was still unpacked, a white bathrobe still dangled from its hanger. His nameplate – usually a souvenir all players try to keep – sat above his locker. It looked as if he was still coming back.

“That’s very unfair authentic victor cruz jersey,” safety Patrick Chung would later say of the suggestion that the defeat was somehow Welker’s fault. “There are four or five big plays in the game and we just needed them to be made by us.”

“Take him to the bus,” the public relations man said.

Welker nodded.

Even later Brady would say: “I’ll keep throwing the ball to him for as long as I possibly can. … I love that guy.”

“Don’t get down,” the young security guard added. “You make a lot of great plays.”

But it’s not likely any of this was going to make Wes Welker feel better on the night he dropped the surest thing that might have come his way in weeks. He started to walk out of the interview area but had no idea where to go. He looked at the public relations man and asked how to get to the bus. The public relations man was unsure. He asked another public relations man and that man grabbed a young security guard wearing a red jacket and pushed him toward Welker.

Tattoo - Dappy's Girlfriend Tattoos Her Love

While Kaye has shown her commitment with a number of tattoos tattoo grips, Dappy recently revealed he had bought an eternity ring for his girlfriend as a symbol of his devotion to her.

He said: "I love her to death. I've been naughty in the past, I've cheated and done silly things. I've made my mistakes but now I'm going to do my utmost to be faithful. I bought her an eternity ring the other day. She loved it. She cried."

He told Q magazine: "What's the craziest thing I've been sent by a fan? Pictures of tattoos of my face over one girl's back. My initials tattoo transfer, lyrics to my sons, choruses on people's forearms. I've seen my face on loads of people's bodies.

"They don't always look like me."

Dappy thinks his girlfriend is ''crazy'' because she has many tattoos dedicated to him.

The 'No Regrets' hitmaker says Kaye Vassell - with who he has two sons tattoo equipments, Gino, two tattoo needles and tips, and 13-month-old Milo - is a "tomboy" and admits he finds her inkings "crazy".

"She's got Amy Winehouse on her arm. She's got lots tattoo tips, she's a tomboy."

He said: "My girlfriend's got a tattoo of me. She's got my name on her back. She's got my initials on her leg. She had my name on the back of her neck as well. It's crazy.

Dappy's girlfriend has several tattoos dedicated to him.

Kaye isn't the only person to have a tattoo dedicated to Dappy as the N-Dubz star revealed he is regularly sent pictures from fans showing permanent depictions of the singer etched onto their bodies.

Kickers stumbled into key Super Bowl roles

Tynes and Gostkowski didn’t aspire to the heart-pounding role when they were growing up.

Win a Super Bowl? That wasn’t in their plans.

“You’re never going to get it out of your mind completely,” Vinatieri said this week, after making some kicks at an NFL fan event in town. “I’m sure when I was out there on the Super Bowl kicks, my heart was racing.”

In the 11th grade, his team needed a kicker. A coach urged him to try out, knowing he was a good soccer player.

Gostkowski was a three-sport star in Mississippi, going 16-2 with a 1.00 ERA as a pitcher who led Madison Central High to a state title in 2002. He also kicked a 55-yard field goal that is a school record. Baseball was more his style, though, and he went to Memphis on a partial baseball scholarship.

“Whenever they throw a highlight on, I stop what I’m doing and watch it victor cruz superbowl jersey cheap,” Vinatieri said. “It’s kind of a surreal feeling.”

Such extremes of emotion simply come with a job that neither aspired to while growing up.

Those daydream moments become otherworldly when they come true.

“I am glad I did, because the only reason I did it was to hang out with my buddies in practice,” he said.

Tynes is the NFL’s first Scottish-born player wes welker jersey, his father a U.S. Navy officer who met his mother abroad. They moved to Florida when he was 11 years old. Football wasn’t appealing, with all the bashing and bruising.

All because his friends talked him into trying out in high school.

“They’re like walk-off homers,” Tynes said. “Those are fun, that’s the only word to describe it. You get to turn around and see 52 grown men acting like kids again. That’s the best part.”

“So I went out to the baseball field, he throws his keys down in front of where I was going to kick and he said cheap hakeem nicks jersey, `Kick the ball and pick my keys up,’ just to keep my head down,” Tynes said. “Ironically enough, I went to spring football going into my senior year. I went to spring training, and I haven’t stopped since. It’s pretty weird how it worked out.”

Like basketball players who dream of hitting the winning shot for the NBA title or baseball players who pretend they’re at bat with two outs in the ninth and the bases loaded in Game 7 of the World Series, kickers grow up pretending they’re lining up in the final seconds of the Super Bowl.

Miss? Well, that’s something entirely else. For the two kickers, there’s no hiding in this game.

As a freshman, he tried out for the football team as a walk-on and earned a full scholarship that changed his career. The Patriots drafted him in the fourth round in 2006 to replace Vinatieri. Gostkowski turned into a Pro Bowl kicker, but has yet to line up for a Super Bowl winner like the kicker he replaced.

Good deal. Tynes was on the Giants team that upset the Patriots four years ago. His 31-yard field goal in overtime of the NFC championship game at San Francisco got them back to the big game.

Tynes only joined his high school football team so he could hang around with his friends. Gostkowski was a baseball pitcher at college, decided to try out for the football team and never looked back.

“Kicking hasn’t been the only sport in my life,” he said. “I’ve dealt with difficult situations and I’ve struggled before in every sport I’ve played. I’ve had success in every sport. If you go into a game and think you’re going to screw up, you’re probably not going to be at a professional level. Stuff like that doesn’t cross my mind.”

He doesn’t worry about living up to Vinatieri’s legacy if he gets the chance.

Fair or not patriots customized jerseys, reputations are made or broken with one swing of the leg when everything’s on the line. Scott Norwood’s long miss in 1991 broke Buffalo hearts. On the other side super bowl black jerseys, Adam Vinatieri became the Super Bowl standard for clutch kicking by making two game winners with the New England Patriots in 2002 and 2004.

Vinatieri has seen his kicks replayed all week leading up to the game.

He became very good at it very quickly and went to Troy University as a kicker. He bounced between the Kansas City Chiefs and Ottawa Roughriders before the Giants got him from Kansas City for a seventh-round draft pick in 2007.

Scotland-raised Lawrence Tynes of the New York Giants and New England’s Stephen Gostkowski know one of them could be the first player celebrating—or hunched in anguish—in the final seconds at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Both Super Bowl kickers have taken uncommon paths to this Sunday’s NFL decider, essentially stumbling into a job that often decides titles and legacies for better or worse.

Now, they’ve got a chance for one of the ultimate thrills in sports—kick it through the uprights and go wild in front of a massive global audience.

Fast Talk How This Tattoo Artist Became a Tech Entrepreneur

I start people off at $150 an hour, for the first six hours. After that, I bring it down to $100 an hour. I know a lot of artists charge more, but once I get into that relationship with a client, we're friends tattoo needles, we're in a relationship together. I would love to not have to charge for this; it almost feels as if I'm doing something wrong, when I'm applying so much love into this piece. Hopefully if Vor-Tek starts to grow out of its infancy and starts to pay off, I can continue tattooing but not charge anymore.

FAST COMPANY: Do you lead a double life?

How did you end up joining forces with Ashley Day, Vor-Tek's CEO?

It was a typical consultation day in 2007, and Ashley came in. A lot of my clients come in to cover up bad decisions, tattoos they had in the past. He had this strange geometric tribal lizard that was just off the wall of some tattoo shop tattoo supplies, on his chest. We covered it up with a large filigreed piece based on a tribute to his wife and two daughters. About the third session, we got into a conversation about goals and aspirations. He started to fill me in on the problem of the world's gyres, and specifically the Pacific Vortex, which he described as this giant patch of garbage the size of two Texases put together. The next session, I said tattoo needles and tips, "You know what we talked about last time? I came up with something." I sent him some pictures, and he was pretty excited, seeing as I wasn't in the industry, I wasn't an engineer or anything. His exact words were that his best engineers couldn't come up with that. We started working together to build a prototype of the marine particle skimmer, a device to pick up small particles of plastic. One modification led to another, until we made one focused on oil.

Meet Fred Giovannitti, whose ability to tease designs out of people's brains proves useful in two very different pursuits: tattoo artistry and environmental engineering.

FRED GIOVANNITTI: I sure do. Half of it is living here in Bend, a small town in Oregon, enjoying time with my children and family while working on projects for Vor-Tek, whose mission is to clean the world's oceans of oil, plastic super tattoo, and pollution. Then I fly to Las Vegas for two weeks out of every month for a full schedule of 12-hour days, and I live my life as a well-sought-after tattoo artist in Vegas. The tattoo shop I own is called Tatlantis Allied Arts and Sciences.

I'm very picky with who I tattoo. Throughout my consultations, I ask the right questions to find out if this is someone I want to hang out with, because I have to spend three hours at a time, two times a month tattoo power supply, for months on end. Basically the relationships I put myself in with the client is a co-parent relationship, and the tattoo is our child. If I'm gonna put all my love into it, the co-parent has to be someone I can be in a relationship with.

What is it about your process that lets you pull designs out of people's heads?

Can I afford you?

We do a lot of tinkering over there, building my prototypes, the things I invent. For example, a footswitch is used in tattooing. When you're tattooing, you have one foot on its heel at a 45-degree angle, and that's putting a lot of stress on the calf. I needed something a little more flush to the ground. I created this footpad that's flush to the ground, and all you have to do is apply very slight pressure, and it releases all the tension from the calves.

What are the "allied arts and sciences"?

Fred Giovannitti is that rarity: a man who divides his time between two extremely disparate careers. Giovannitti makes his living giving tattoos to discerning customers in Las Vegas, but he also spends a considerable amount of time as the creative director at Vor-Tek Recovery Solutions, a young company with a mission to engineer new ways of cleaning the world's oceans and waterways. Vor-Tek was a finalist in a recent X Challenge dedicated to faster cleanup of oil spills, partly due to Giovannitti's innovative designs.

What tattooing has taught me is the whole concept of producing a creative project by organizing the thoughts and visions of, say, two or more minds--mine and somebody else's--to where I can pull a design out of their head, by asking the right questions. I help others see on paper what they can just barely see behind their eyelids. That's my specific talent in this, and that's turned out to be really helpful in the industry I'm sharing my time with right now.

Goodell not bothered by all the Manning talk

Commissioner Roger Goodell isn’t bothered by all the talk about Colts quarterback Peyton Manning during Super Bowl week.

Not so funny after all

This year, Groupon is sitting out the Super Bowl.

Manning’s cloudy future because of a neck injury that forced him to miss the season has diverted attention from the NFL title game in Indianapolis. His brother Eli is the Giants quarterback and will be playing against New England on Sunday.

For its first Super Bowl ad, daily deals site Groupon hired a Miami ad firm known for its funny and quirky ads. The agency new york giants customized jerseys, Crispin Porter & Bogusky cheap new england patriots super bowl xlvi jerseys, created fake public service announcements that showed celebrities who seemingly were discussing social issues, but instead are really talking about Groupon deals.

Groupon later said it had trusted its advertising agency too much. It would up pulling the ads a week after the Super Bowl, and ending its relationship with CP+B.

Goodell said at his annual state of the NFL news conference Friday that he understands why there’s so much interest in Manning, given that he’s such an important player to the league and the community.

In one ad cheap super bowl xlvi jerseys with free shipping, for example, actress Elizabeth Hurley lamented deforestation, but then discussed a deal on a Brazilian wax. In another, actor Timothy Hutton appears to be talking about the crisis in Tibet super bowl black jerseys, but instead raves about a Groupon deal on Tibetan food.

All ads pointed viewers to www.savethemoney.org super bowl xlv jerseys, which encouraged visitors to donate to each of the charities related to the causes in the ads. But that wasn’t clear to everyone who say the commercials.

A Tibet human rights organization called Free Tibet called the ad about Tibet exploitative. And Alterian, a firm that measures online activity, said it was among the five most-discussed ads online on sites such as Facebook and Twitter, but the buzz was negative. Meanwhile, it didn’t score high on any ad popularity polls.

Since the ad flap, the Chicago-based firm became a public company in November. The company’s stock has been volatile since then. Its shares, originally priced at $20, have traded in a range of $14.85 to $31.14.

Generating buzz during the Super Bowl isn’t always a good thing. Groupon learned that the hard way.

Goodell said he’s “not troubled at all” by all the talk about whether Manning will stay with the Colts or leave, and he doesn’t think it has distracted from Super Bowl week.

“The people of Tibet are in trouble,” Hutton said in the ad. “But they still whip up an amazing fish curry.”

New Prison Gang Is Growing

Officials have also found and separated the gang’s leadership from its other members in prison, Santistevan said, as well as broken up group activity in areas like the exercise yard.

The Burqueños gang is behind an increasing amount of prison violence, Santistevan said, though he did not have the exact figures on hand.

The Burqueños, most of whom are felons convicted of serious crimes, began years ago as a group of street gang members in Albuquerque and surrounding areas seeking protection from other prison gangs.

But to members of the growing and dangerous Burqueños prison gang, a Lobo paw print tattoo sends a very different signal.

To most of us, getting a University of New Mexico Lobo paw print tattoo just shows lots of school spirit.

The department is taking pains to inform local law enforcement when members are released tattoo ink, as well as training in how to identify the Burqueños, he said.

The total gang population, made up of inmates who were gang members when incarcerated, in New Mexico’s public and private prisons has also grown. Of the 6 tattoo tips,580 inmates total tattoo needles and tips, 2,700 were or are gang members, up from 2,400 last February. That number includes inmates who are also members of active prison gangs.
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Of the 500 or so inmates in New Mexico’s prison gangs, almost half now belong to the Burqueños, Santistevan said.

The gang identifies itself with tattoos of the Albuquerque Duke, the snarling UNM Lobo, the Downtown skyline, and “1706,” the year of the city’s founding. Its members are dangerous and becoming more numerous, Santistevan said.

“They have to earn those paws” through gang activities like assaults on other inmates, said Dwayne Santistevan, the state Corrections Department’s administrator for security threat intelligence.

As of February last year, there were 170 Burqueños, according to data provided by the Corrections Department. This year, there are 240, an increase of about 40 percent.

If its numbers keep rising so quickly behind bars, the gang could find its way onto the streets, Santistevan said.

“When they start exercising in groups like that, we think, ‘Well, they’re exercising for a reason,’ ” he said.

But starting in early 2010, the Burqueños began adopting images like the Dukes — but apparently not the Isotopes — and the Lobos in their tattoos and stepping up assaults on other inmates.

Don’t worry too much, though tattoo power supply, if you or someone you love has a similar tattoo, Santistevan said. Local law enforcement agencies know the other tattoos and signifiers to look for; a Lobo tattoo alone doesn’t mark someone out for a Burqueños member.

Ranking the All-Star Classic’s Top 10 prospects

QB Aaron Corp: Richmond (6-4, 214)
When you watch his footwork from under center and when asked to re-set his feet and balance himself in the pocket, he looks like a NFL caliber QB. He throws a catchable football; looks natural on the move and his arm strength should continue to slightly improve as he adds more bulk/strength to his lean frame.

RB Michael Smith: Utah State (5-8, 207)
A short, compact athlete who displays an explosive element to his game when pressing the line of scrimmage. He runs low, has a good feel between the tackles with the short area quickness to side step defenders laterally and accelerates into the open field. Looks like a draftable NFL back to me.

OLB Brett Roy: Nevada (6-3, 272)
It’s rarely pretty with him. However, he’s a strong kid who possesses good power into contact, knows how to use his hands to fend off blocks and has a motor that runs non-stop. Plus, he’s a sneaky athlete who could end up playing just about any linebacker spot in a 34 front.

OT James Carmon: Mississippi State (6-6, 334)
He’s not ready to play tackle in the NFL yet. However, when you look at his size superbowl love pink, length super bowl sweetheart jerseys, athleticism and upside, you have to think if he can continue to develop at the position he has the skill set to be an NFL lineman. And I’d certainly be willing to roll the dice on a talent like Carmon later in the draft.

FS Kelcie McCray: Arkansas State (6-2, 196)
A tall, good-looking athlete who displays natural foot quickness, the ability to turn and run giants customized jerseys, and tracks the football well. There is a little tightness to his game. However, he can run and has the ability to make a roster early on and potentially contribute.

TE Taylor Thompson: SMU (6-6, 266)
I thought Thompson was at best a fringe draftable defensive end prospect. However, he’s opened some eyes this week playing at tight end. He displayed good body control as a route runner, is a sneaky athlete down the field and has a physical element to his game when asked to go get the football And when looking over the weaker TE class in the 2012 draft, he has a lot more value catching the football than rushing the passer in my view.

WR Julian Talley: UMass (6-1, 184)
Talley was one of the few guys down here this week who could consistently separate out of his breaks. He has the ability to mature into a good route runner, but needs to do a better job catching the football. Nevertheless, he can run vertically and has the talent to intrigue.

CB Jeremy Lane: Northwestern St. (6-0, 183)
He’s raw with his footwork and gets a bit narrow and upright when trying to change directions. However, he was one of the few guys down here with a burst to his game. He’s got quick feet, natural fluidity when asked to turn and run giants super bowl jerseys, and good overall size. Looks like a guy who can mature into sub package NFL corner.

CB Coty Sensabaugh: Clemson (5-11, 187)
There are some rough spots to his game relating to his footwork. However, he’s a fluid kid who can turn and run, and has a good feel in coverage. He’s a bright corner who understands pre-snap tells and is a guy who could end up filling out a depth chart because of it.

OLB Sammy Brown: Houston (6-2, 243)
Simply put, he’s a guy who can reach the passer. He was a tough block off the edge this week and despite some work ethic concerns, you can’t overlook his ability to get after the QB.

After three days of practice in Little Rock super bowl 2012 jerseys, Arkansas, the NFP ranks the Players All-Star Classic’s top prospects for the upcoming NFL draft and breaks down which NFL teams are good fits for each.