- Although the program he left behind at the University of
Oregon is in the crosshairs of an NCAA investigation into recruiting
violations, Chip Kelly is looking ahead. Ask his new tight end and that look
just might reinvent the way to NFL works. Kelly is now the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles and he has brought his
up-tempo, high-octane offense to the NFL with him. Eagles tight end Brent Celek
believes that approach will reshape the NFL. "From a communication
standpoint, it's going to change the game," Celek said. "Just the way
they can communicate plays and get us into the stuff that's pretty cool. It's
something I never even thought was possible in the NFL. He has a reason why
each play is called what it is. And it all makes sense." Kelly's fast-break
offense features formations and pace that are expected to be a drastic
departure from those of predecessor Andy Reid, who ran the West Coast offense
in Philadelphia. That West Coast offense, combined with a slew of injuries to
key players, led to the Eagles to finish 4-12 last season and average just 17.5
points to rank 29th in the league. Kelly was brought in to overhaul the team
and from the tone of Celek’s comments, he is doing exactly that. "It's
different," Celek said of Kelly's offense. "Things change. And I love
what Coach Kelly has brought here so far. I can't say that we're going to be
super successful. But from a communication standpoint, it's insane."
Kelly’s offense is already in the NFL in a sense, as he previously consulted
with New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, who has adopted some of the
system’s principles for his own offesnse. Using a variation of Kelly’s system,
the Patriots scored a league-high 557 points last season. The Eagles are hoping
to do the same……..
- The whole world has a cell phone of some kind, maybe even
a tablet and a laptop too, so finding new ways to charge said devices is
something that seems like a wise idea. Researchers at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign have discovered a breakthrough in charging the batteries for
electronic devices, creating a small-but-strong new battery that could make it
possible to charge cell phones and other electronic devices in a matter of
seconds. Their invention is only a few millimeters in size but possesses enough
energy to jump-start a car battery. Lead researcher William King, professor of
mechanical science and engineering at the University of Illinois, claims the
new microbatteries outpower even the best super capacitors and could lead to
new developments in the fields of electronics and radio communications. “This
is a whole new way to think about batteries,” King said. “A battery can deliver
far more power than anybody every thought. In recent decades, electronics have
gotten small. The thinking parts of computers have gotten small. And the
battery has lagged far behind.” If this invention does live up to its hype, it
could end the days when electronics developers are forced to make a trade off
when it comes to choosing which batteries to use in their devices. The new
charging method would allow them to choose a battery that dispenses large
amounts of energy quickly but also lasts for a long time and recharges quickly.
“There’s a sacrifice,” said James Piku, one of the members of the research
team, explained in talking about the current state of batteries. “If you want
high energy, you can’t get high power; if you want high power it’s very
difficult to get high energy.” Microbatteries that offer both energy and power
obviously won't come cheap, but as the lines outside Apple stores for the
release of every new gadget prove, people will always find money to spend on
the next must-have item………
- Don’t make Russian dictator Vladimir Putin angry……you
won't like him when he’s angry. No, you’ll love him – or at least watching him
as he verbally excoriates his underlings in a video clip leaked by a Russian news
agency Wednesday. Putin is the badass former KGB leader who rigs elections and
tramples those who date oppose him, but the tough-guy act he puts on wasn’t
supposed to be seen in the context it was placed in by Lifenews.ru, an online
tabloid that's usually Kremlin-friendly. The edited video was taken at a
meeting with Russian cabinet ministers and regional leaders after journalists were
ordered to switch off their cameras and it shows Putin verbally abusing officials
for their failure to implement his presidential election promises. "How
are we working? The quality of work is extremely low," Putin ranted.
"If we're going to work like that then we'll achieve [nothing]. If we
don’t do this, we will have to admit that either I’m not working effectively,
or you all are working badly and you all should leave. I want to draw your
attention to the fact that today I am leaning towards the second option."
In other words, we look like fools here and I’m certainly not taking the fall
here, so enjoy the rest of your life at the Siberian gulag. Putin is a
secretive and megalomaniacal dictator who hides his life so well that no one knows
where his two adult daughters live and his wife is rarely seen in public. He
did show his irate side recently over delays and cost overruns in the
preparations for next year's Sochi Winter Games, but Wednesday’s outburst
wasn’t supposed to go public – supposedly. Critics have suggested that the
supposed leak was intentional even as Putin’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov,
insisted the Kremlin was furious over the leak. "What was published from
the closed part of the meeting is outrageous and unacceptable from an ethical
point of view," Peskov said. "We plan in the near future to make
contact with the leadership of the publication, to ask for an
explanation." In other words, we look like fools here and I’m certainly
not taking the fall here, so enjoy the rest of your life at the Siberian
gulag……..
- Ride the wave of nostalgia, fans of TV shows from a bygone
era. “Boy
Meets World” is in the process of being spun off into a sequel featruing
several of the original show’s stars and now, one of the show ABC paired with
“Boy Meets World” has a cast member who is jonesing for a series revival – even
if it’s a short-term one. Patrick Duffy, who played Frank Lambert, the
patriarch of a blended family he raised with his wife Carol Foster (Suzanne
Somers) on the sitcom “Step By Step,” believes that a reunion of the cast could
be successful. Duffy suggested that a reunion special could be used to explore
what Frank, Carol and their combined six kids are up to these days. "The
Step by Step cast was so wonderful to be with," Duffy said. "They
were my family and I think a little two-hour special about where these people
are — not a documentary, but actually doing a show — seeing where they all come
to over the years. It would be so fun to play that goofy Frank Lambert
character again, aging another 25 years.” Duffy probably won't find a ton of
support for the idea, given that “Step By Step” ran for seven so-so seasons and
no one has really been begging for its return the way fans enthusiastically
responded to rumors of a “Friends” reunion or the way they’ve gotten on board
with the “Boy Meets World” spin-off. Duffy currently plays Bobby Ewing in TNT’s
revival of “Dallas,” so maybe the experience has planted the idea in his mind
that every show that was once on the air should be again……..
- States across America are hurting financially. Businesses
that create jobs are valuable commodities and if those jobs happen to include
body slams, chair shots and submission holds, so be it. Florida Gov. Rick Scott
knows this to be true and so he happily joined World Wrestling Entertainment
officials in Orange County
Thursday for a major announcement of a new, state-of-the-art training facility
in the Orlando area. The facility will create nearly 100 permanent, high-wage
jobs in addition to the construction jobs it creates. Work is expected to begin
immediately on the 26,000-square-foot WWE Performance Center, which will include
seven rings, a world-class gym and cutting-edge editing and production
facilities. The secret steroid room probably won't be announced or included on
the blueprints, but it will be there as well – allegedly. The training center
will be built on Forsyth Commerce Road
and this location will become both a new training ground for rising WWE talent
and a central location for the company's talent to receive the best care both
in and out of the ring. "This is where we will train the future," said
WWE executive vice president Paul Levesque, who also wrestles under the name
Triple H. "WWE is proud to call Central Florida home to the new,
state-of-the-art WWE Performance Center. The creation of this world-class
facility, and our continued partnership with Full Sail University, underscores
WWE's commitment to the region and is an investment in our future as we develop
the next generation of WWE Superstars.” WWE already has roots in the area,
taping its "NXT" live
series at Full Sail University, in Winter Park. Full Sail began hosting
"WWE NXT" live events in 2012 and the company’s positive experience
in the area led nicely into this new project. WWE also funnels all proceeds
from its NXT tapings to a scholarship foundation for Full Sail students. Scott
used the occasion to puff out his chest and do some Grade-A political bragging.
"Our economy has created nearly 300,000 new private sector jobs in just
over two years, meaning that thousands of Florida families now have the
opportunity to pursue their dreams," the governor said in a statement,
adding that the new facility will inject $2.3 million into the state’s economy.
The Sunshine State will get more WWE ties when Orlando hosts WrestleMania in
2015………
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