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When Nnamdi Asomugha was a younger man, he?d get upset at players he saw on television, the ones he thought were underperforming.

So he?s not going to badmouth Eagles fans who have targeted him the same way.

?If a fan has an issue with that, they?re not going to get me saying that?s wrong or anything like that,? Asomugha said, via Reuben Frank of CSNPhilly.com. ?I can look back to being a fan and teams I liked and when a player I like comes in and, . . . it?s not working out, being upset about that.

?So I can?t now be that guy and then look at them and say, ?You can?t be upset that we haven?t won and I haven?t been, you know, Superman on the field,? even though that?s been expected of me.?

The cornerback has become the very symbol of the Eagles current woes, signing a five-year, $60 million contract to become part of the Dream Team, and struggling just like the rest of them once he got there. He?s been part of a team that?s gone 11-15 since he walked in the door, far below expectations.

That?s hard anywhere, but in Philadelphia, the heat is a little higher than in other places.

?It?s tough,? he said. ?That?s one of the things they say, . . . Mentally, how do you handle this sort of situation? Not just the losing, but losing in this environment. Because losing is different here.

?No one wants to lose. You want to win everything that you?re doing, but as they?ve pointed out, as we all know, you?ve got to win here. You just have to win here.

?So I get that question a lot from younger guys, and I just try to talk to them, keep their head in it. When you believe in yourself and believe in your team no matter what?s going on, I?m one of the people that believes it turns around at some point.?

Of course, when it does turn around, it?s likely to include a new coach, and it?s far from guaranteed it will include a 33-year-old corner who?s scheduled to make $15 million next year. But he doesn?t second-guess his decision to sign with the Eagles.

?Did I make the right decision? Should I have gone somewhere else? That doesn?t cross my mind at all,? he said. ?This is the place I wanted to be. Whatever happens or has happened, I always have the mindset that there?s something to learn from it and there?s a way to grow.

?And I think especially with what we?ve been through, the type of stuff we?ve been through the last year and a half, what did you learn from it? How can you become a better man from it? That?s going to help you on the field. That?s always been my mentality. I absolutely believe in the decision that I made and believe in this team.

?I don?t even think about that stuff. Whatever happens, I?m built to deal with that situation. Honestly? Being as honest as I can be? It doesn?t go through my mind.?

It?s going through many others, however, and they?re rightly wondering if it was all worth it.

Source: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/23/cutler-questionable-awaiting-clearance-tomorrow/related/

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No. 3 Georgia blows out hapless Ga. Tech 42-10

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) ? The Georgia Bulldogs collected a trophy at midfield for another win over their state rival, then got some encouragement from the governor in their quest for a bigger reward.

No. 1.

Aaron Murray threw two touchdown passes, Todd Gurley and Keith Marshall each ran for a pair of TDs, and third-ranked Georgia stayed right in the thick of the national championship race with a 42-10 rout of Georgia Tech on Saturday.

Gov. Nathan Deal presented the "Governor's Cup" to the Bulldogs (11-1) after they beat the Yellow Jackets for the 11th time in 12 years. He congratulated both teams on a "great game" (a bit of a stretch, to say the least) before turning toward the jubilant Georgia players.

"Keep up the good work," Deal said. "We're looking for a national championship."

Georgia is two wins away.

The Bulldogs will face No. 2 Alabama for the Southeastern Conference championship in Atlanta next Saturday. The winner of that contest will likely advance to play in the BCS title game on Jan. 7.

"All that matters is this game," Georgia linebacker Christian Robinson said, looking ahead to facing the defending national champion Crimson Tide. "This is everything. This is what you play for."

Georgia Tech (6-6) didn't put up much of a fight. This one was a laugher right from the start as the home team scored just over a minute into the game, built a 28-3 halftime lead and was up 42-3 before the Yellow Jackets scored a meaningless TD in the fourth quarter.

"It was a pretty good thumping," Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson said. "We could not slow them down at all, which has been a recurring theme the last few times we've played them, and we couldn't finish drives offensively."

Murray completed 14 of 17 for 215 yards, becoming the first quarterback in SEC history to pass from more than 3,000 yards in three straight seasons.

Gurley finished with 97 yards on 12 carries and now has 14 touchdowns on the season, one shy of Herschel Walker's school freshman record set in 1980. Marshall, also a freshman, piled up 66 yards on just seven carries.

The Bulldogs certainly didn't look like a team that was looking ahead to Alabama.

"You don't do that when you're playing Georgia Tech," coach Mark Richt said. "This game means a lot for us. Our coaches prepared hard, they were diligent, and the players took to the coaching. I thought we played a superb game. I'm so proud of everybody. I could not have asked for a better today."

Bacarri Rambo and Alec Ogletree came up big for the Georgia defense. Rambo stripped the ball away at the Georgia 1 to stop the Yellow Jackets' first possession, as well as grabbing his 16th career interception to tie Jake Scott's school record. Ogletree had 15 tackles, several of which were downright brutal and the highest total by a Georgia defender this season.

For good measure, the Bulldogs ran their season total to 456 points, breaking the school scoring mark set by the 2002 SEC championship team.

"We put our foot on the pedal from the start didn't let up the entire game," said receiver Rhett McGowan, who hauled in one of Murray's touchdown passes.

Georgia Tech, amazingly enough, still has a chance to win the Atlantic Coast Conference title next weekend and earn a BCS bowl bid. The Yellow Jackets clinched a spot in the championship game against No. 10 Florida State after Miami pulled out from postseason consideration, hoping to lessen the blow from a pending NCAA investigation.

The Yellow Jackets won't have any chance of beating the Seminoles if they don't turn in a much better effort than this.

"Well, I look at it like another opportunity," Johnson said. "We'll see how they respond. You don't get those opportunities very often, so you need to take advantage of them."

Malcolm Mitchell returned the opening kickoff 47 yards to the Georgia Tech 44, and the rout was on. Murray completed an 11-yard pass to Gurley, Gurley broke off a 15-yard run, Murray hooked up with Arthur Lynch on a 15-yard pass, and Gurley ran 3 yards for the score. Four snaps, and it was 7-0. The game was 63 seconds old.

Georgia Tech appeared to be moving for a tying touchdown on its first possession. With nine straight runs, the Yellow Jackets ripped off five first downs and had the ball at the Georgia 20. Robert Godhigh tried to take it in from there, breaking tackles and staying on his feet all the way to the 1. But Rambo snatched the ball away before Godhigh got to the end zone, returning it 49 yards to midfield.

This time, the Bulldogs needed less than 3 minutes to put another touchdown on the board.

Gurley had runs of 15 and 10 yards, Murray passed to Mitchell for a 16-yard gain, and Gurley made it 14-0 with a 1-yard plunge.

Before the half was done, Georgia tacked on two more scores: Marshall's 15-yard run and Murray's 11-yard pass to McGowan. The Yellow Jackets ran for 220 yards in the first two quarters, but all they had to show for it was Chris Tanner's 38-yard field goal.

Georgia Tech's misery was epitomized by its final possession of the half. After another extended drive ? 13 plays covering 56 yards ? the Yellow Jackets had to settle for a field goal try on the last play. Tanner's 36-yarder was wide right by a good 10 yards, the almost entirely red-clad crowd letting out a sarcastic cheer.

Georgia piled it on in the third quarter. Jay Rome hauled in a 24-yard touchdown from Murray and Marshall scored for the second time, sprinting around right end for a 17-yard TD.

The Yellow Jackets had another miserable defensive effort, giving up more than 40 points for the sixth time this season.

"We've got to stick together because some guys were fading apart during the last bit of the game," linebacker Quayshawn Neely said. "We've got to stick together and hold tight because we've got something big coming up next week."

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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/no-3-georgia-blows-hapless-ga-tech-42-201756893--spt.html

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5 Reasons You Should Write a Book

If you?re looking to establish yourself as an expert in your field, there are few strategies that work better than writing a book. They?re a big deal to most people, and we all read them to find out about topics we?re interested in.

But don?t expect that you?ll make it to the top of the New York Times Bestseller list simply because you?ve written a book. Most authors, especially in the fiercely competitive business book field, won?t make a living writing books. But that doesn?t mean you shouldn?t consider writing one.

As a matter of fact, here are 5 reasons why you should write one:

1. People Take You More Seriously

There?s something about having a book or two on your resume that makes people sit up and pay attention. Which is surprising to me, because it?s actually pretty easy to write one (granted, I write for a living, so it might be a tad easier for me).

If you?re a small business owner, having written that book might be the one thing that sways a potential customer to buy from you.

2. You Get to Share Your Knowledge

As a business owner, you know a ton about your industry. You?re likely sharing your expertise on Twitter, Facebook and your blog, so writing a book should be a natural extension of that. Getting it all out of your head and onto paper can help you help others.

3. You?ll Get More Customers

Again,?writing books makes people trust you and your brand. If you?re looking for a way to get introduced to more potential customers, a book is a great way to do it. Just make sure you?ve got a solid marketing plan in place so that people know about it.

4. You?ll Get More Speaking Opportunities

Conferences and trade shows love inviting authors to speak or participate in panels. Your book is your ticket to speaking gigs. You can pitch conference organizers on a topic that relates to your book, or participate in a discussion on a subject you know well.

5. It?s the Ultimate in Content Marketing

You know that blogging and social media are part of a content marketing strategy, but everyone can do that. Not everyone makes the effort to write a book. By being one of the select few, you can go further than you can with the lower levels of content marketing and also use social media to promote your book?and your expertise.

The bonus? You?ll have plenty of fodder for your blog and social channels.

You don?t even have to write the book yourself if you?re not a prolific writer. That?s where ghost writers come in. You get the credit and you get a book that is well-written.

The conversation continues, feel free to join us in the conversation about why you should write a book.

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World's Tallest Building will be Modular | Daily Business News

As follow up to an article we posted June 19, 2012 about Broad Sustainable Building Corp. constructing the world?s largest skyscraper in 90 days from modular units, the project is about to get underway. TIME says the 2,749-foot, 220-story tower in China?s Hunan Province will contain apartments for 30,000, a school, a hospital and 17 helipads and will be built at the rate of five stories a day. Made to withstand a 9.0 magnitude earthquake due to the use of less concrete and steel, and more wood, the wide open space of a lobby on the ground floor is not conducive to modular construction, according to Broad?s building history. As MHProNews has learned, one of Broad?s far-reaching plans is to license the technology of its quick-build modular units to other countries.

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How 'Smashing' & 'Spearing' Shrimp Speedily Attack Prey

Spearing mantis shrimp hide in their burrows and wait for an unsuspecting creature to come along. Then, in the blink of an eye, they spear it with their long claws, like an underwater archer. How do they spear their prey so quickly?

Maya deVries, a researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, compared the attack of the spearing shrimp with its relative, the "smasher" shrimp. Both animals are able to unleash quick attacks with a strange spring and latch system that stores up energy in their muscles and releases it in an instant. It's like a bow and arrow, she said.

Unexpectedly, she found that smasher mantis shrimp can move much more quickly than the spearing variety, which is the opposite of what was expected. The smashers, she found, need quick speeds to produce enough force to crack the shells of their prey, such as crabs and other shellfish. The spearing shrimp, on the other hand, only needs to move slightly faster than their prey, she said.

Spearing shrimp can move their claws up to 8 feet (2.5 meters) per second, while their smashing brethren can reach speeds of 23 feet (7 m) per second, deVries said. The results were published in the Journal of Experimental Biology today (Nov. 22).

Peacock mantis shrimp, a relative of the smasher shrimp examined in the study, are even more impressive, moving their claws at speeds of 75 feet (23 m) per second and delivering blows with 200 pounds (91 kilograms) of force behind them despite being only 4 inches (10 centimeters) long.

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Barnstaple in North Devon hosts Classic Car show | eRentalNews ...

Vintage cars have the power to inspire great affection in their owners and devotees enjoy nothing better than getting together with other aficionados and showing off their vehicles en masse. One such gathering is set to happen this Sunday when the?North Devon Sports & Classic Car Club?holds its annual show at the Pannier Market in Barnstaple (see map).

Founded in 1985, the North Devon club now boasts a membership of around 140. It holds monthly meetings throughout the year and prides itself on being ?very active and friendly?, with the annual show being the culmination of the club?s regular events ? the one day in the calendar where the most distinguished classic cars in the club?s fleet are all likely to make an appearance. It is a rare occasion when such a wealth of automotive history is on display in one location.?

Members of the public are welcome to attend the day and anyone with an interest in vintage or even ultra-modern sports cars is in for quite a treat. The North Devon club?s stable includes everything from a couple of classic 1920s Rolls Royce to?the very latest Jaguar XF, rated a ?superb saloon? by Top Gear. For those who prefer American classics, keep an eye out for the Ford Mustang. And if historical oddities are more your bag, be sure to catch the 1960s-era?Portafold, a folding caravan constructed from fiber-glass.?

Petrolheads who prefer their machines on two wheels will also have plenty to hold their interest: this year?s show is held in conjunction with the?North Devon Classic Motorcycle Club. And keeping the atmosphere decidedly vintage, live music will be performed throughout the day by a George Formby appreciation group.

Source: http://news.erento.co.uk/news/03898-barnstaple-in-north-devon-hosts-classic-car-show.html

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