While this is not the last blog post on the 2011 Nfl Draft, by this space, it's a good idea to start summing up what happened at the NFL's Annual Player Selection Meeting. The idea of segmenting thought into word groups is appropriate, accompanied by YouTube.com/Zennie62 2011 NFL Draft videos that fit them.

Chaos and Controversy

The off-then-on again nature of the National Football League Lockout and the overarching struggle with the NFL Players Association dominated and colored every aspect of the production of The NFL Draft, and made long time draftniks observe that it seemed to put the normally relaxed NFL staff on edge.

Even NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell had to deal with how fans viewed the labor struggle, and constant questions from the media, including this blogger. Goodell handled it all with his customarily smooth intensity. Here, during the NFL Red Carpet, Goodell said he just wants the players to get back to the negotiating table, but seemed to imply getting them to do so was as hard as running against the 1985 Chicago Bears Defense:



And when the NFL Labor Issue wasn't the focus, former Auburn Quarterback Cam Newton was. Cam, for reasons that focus on classic American Cultural issues with outgoing, confident black men, became a polarizing figure. At times, it was hard to figure out if criticism of Newton was based on race issues or very real concerns. It was an issue I talked about to varying degrees with three NFL Draft Media veterans, NFL.com's Vic Cariucci, CBS Sports' Clark Judge, and NFL Network's Steve Mariucci (who provided a more comprehensive view of the quarterback situation beyond Cam Newton), as well as "McLovin" from The Dan Patrick Show:









Frankly, the entire Cam Newton Controversy really altered how I think about the NFL and the media. The criticisms of Newton's intellect and made-up assumptions about his character were all too much like classic ways that black men have been put-down in America.

Coupled with Donald Trump's overzealous focus on President Barack Obama's birth certificate, it seemed like some people and media institutions (like the USA Today) that America gave an iconic spotlight to were degenerating into institutional racists, bent on using the age-old image paint that tries to makes a black person look unAmerican in the case of President Obama and Mr. Trump, and unintelligent and dangerous in the case of Cam Newton and the USA Today.

Even Ryan Mallet, who was heavily hammered for his character issues and an arrogance that's not unlike Eminem at his defiant best, fell in the NFL Draft - fell up to The New England Patriots. Now, Ryan's in position to be the heir-apparent to Tom Brady. I'll bet even Newton's looking at that development with some envy, because at Carolina, the burden's on his shoulders, where Mallet can kick back and learn from the best. Still, Newton's in position to collect a big guaranteed check, and huge endorsement deals, as long as he keeps smiling. Right now, he's just relieved:



Still, I came away feeling a little sorry for Blaine Gabbert, because, while he welcomed the competition, had to feel a little weird being painted as the "white male" alternative to Cam Newton.

Here, in Gabbert, is a young man completely of the 21st Century, with tons of black friends and zero race issues, dealing with American Cultural issues with race mostly possessed by people contaminated by the racist stench of the 20th Century, and old enough to know better. Even as he may have been a kind of pawn in the game, the hype surrounding Gabbert landed him in a great place: Jacksonville. It's just that he wanted to be the number one pick - you could see that in his eyes:



Promise and Faith

Seeing new New York Giants Cornerback and 2011 NFL Draft First Round hire Prince Amakamura meet former New York Giant Tiki Barber, who's returning to the NFL, was interesting because it was just simply two ships passing in the day who had a lot of information of common interest to share. Tiki, a player under Giants Head Coach Tom Coughlin, can certainly talk to Prince about how to work with "Coach C" and Prince Amakamura can learn about life as an NFL Player from Barber, and talk about how the college game as changed since Tiki played.



Moreover, Tiki Barber's return to football, while taking a promising path, is still really one big question mark until some NFL team expresses a need for him. This space is rooting for his return to the NFL, if only to add to his already expansive playing resume, but also to regain what seems to be the diminished sheen of his NFL playing career.

Fun Times And People - Next

Former Alabama Defensive Tackle Marcell Daureus is just plain ready to take over the Buffalo Bills Defense, and it shows in this interview below (and this blogger will post an interview with former Auburn and now Detroit Lions Defensive Tackle Nick Fairley on Sunday night).



And in this area we have to place new Bengals Wide Receiver AJ Green, Denver Broncos new Linebacker Von Miller, and Green Bay Packers new pass-catcher Randall Cobb, who will bring a "Wild-Cobb" style to the Packers already explosive offense. Cobb's going to be fun to watch up there in the Frozen Tundra.

For more videos, visit Youtube.com/zennie62 and stay tuned for the next installment of this 2011 NFL Draft recap.

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Kehadiran Kim Low ke Miss Global International Malaysia 2011 final semakin menghangatkan lagi perebutan takhta wanita tercantik Malaysia. Mampukah beliau "live up" to her standard as the mega favorite?..wait and see, *PAGEANTIsland sendiri tak sabar nak wait or see....hahaha

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What happens when someone dies who has no assets - or friends or relatives - to pay for his burial?

As our society becomes more and more fragmented, and the economic crisis worsens for more and more people, your jurisdiction may be struggling to pay for the disposition of bodies of indigents. Or, perhaps you've had a recent experience yourself with a neighbor or a friend, or even a local homeless person, who died unable to afford a burial. What happens then?

Procedures for pauper's burials vary widely by jurisdiction. It is one of those little-discussed arenas of public health, a topic that often intersects with the deaths of the homeless.

In Florida, counties bear the cost of burying indigents.  But, in Leon County, for instance, friends and relatives may not attend the burial at the Pauper's Cemetery, due to "liability issues," and cremation is not allowed. In Bexar County, Texas,  paupers are entitled to a simple casket, a viewing for up to two hours, burial three to a plot (one to a plot for children), a brief gravesite service, and a granite headstone. Cremation is allowed.

When I was a medical resident here in San Francisco, an Office of  the Unclaimed Dead (literally) handled paupers' burials. Now, the San Francisco Medical Examiner's office handles them.

San Francisco has roughly 250 indigent deaths a year to manage - approximately one a weekday. Richard Vetterli, adminstrator of the Office of the  Chief Medical Examiner, is the person charged with dealing with these cases.

Establishing identity is a crucial first step, Vetterli says. As in most major urban areas, San Francisco's medical examiner investigators use DNA databases and publicity. Most people are conclusively identified fairly quickly. But there are still, even after prolonged and intense efforts, John and Jane Does who remain unidentified, sometimes for years.

Read more...

Disclaimer: Identifiable patients mentioned in this post were not served by R. Jan Gurley in her capacity as a physician at the San Francisco Department of Public Health, nor were they encountered through her position there. The views and opinions expressed by R. Jan Gurley are her own and do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the City and County of San Francisco; nor does mention of the San Francisco Department of Public Health imply its endorsement.

Photo Credit:  Potters Field image from Bcostin via flickr

Photo Credit:  Tagged body image from Calvin Cropley via flickr

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2011 NFL Draft. Bill Chachkes and Zennie Abraham at Radio City Music Hall, a photo by zennie62 on Flickr.

As my friend and NFL Draft co-worker (for the 7th Year) Bill Chackhes and me, Zennie Abraham, pack up to leave Radio City Music Hall, Paul Salada has just announced that 254th pick in the 7th Round is to the Houston Texans - Chada Ozugwu DE, from Rice. He's Mr. Irrelevant!

For the 37th year, "Mr. Irrelevant" has been the focus of something called "Mr. Irrelevant Week." According to Mr. Salada, Ozugwu will be feted at "dinners and Disneyland" and everywhere around Newport Beach June 20th to June 24th.

Thanks To The NFL

This is my seventh year and it's been great working with the NFL. For 2012, I've asked Dr. Chackhes to be the Zennie62 NFL Draft Expert. The 2012 team in New York will be centered around him, as I design an approach and build a team for this event that takes better advantage of mobile tech.

Who Had The Best Draft?

As for which team had the best 2011 NFL Draft...

Stay tuned!

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Winner: Dayangku Salmiah Pangeran Zainal.
1st runner up: Salawati Mohamed.
2nd runners up: Liza Ubud.

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2011 NFL Draft Cal Bears Represent, a photo by zennie62 on Flickr.

The consistently improving football program at Cal (er, the University of California) is well represented at the 2011 NFL Draft here at New York's Radio City Music Hall.

First, four Golden Bears have been selected thus far: Defensive End Cameron Jordan to the New Orleans Saints in Round One, Running Back Shane Vereen to the New England Patriots in Round Two, Defensive Back Chris Conte to the Chicago Bears in Round Three, and Mike Mohamed, to the Denver Broncos in Round Six.

And while Mohamed's the steal of the draft among Cal players picked, there are other Golden Bears still on the board that will be great additions to the NFL: DL Keith Browner, OL Donovan Edwards, OL Richard Fisher, OL Chris Guarnero, DB Darian Hagan, DL Derrick Hill, LB Jerome Meadows, DB Bryant Nnabuife, OL Marvin Philip, LB Jarred Price, QB Kevin Riley, WR Jeremy Ross, and FB Will Ta'ufo'ou.

Riley recently worked out for San Francisco 49ers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh, but the word on the NFL Draft Floor at Radio City as I write this is that Riley "can't read past the first receiver...And if his legs aren't in the air like a cockroach after getting hit, he's running for his life."

Right now, we're at Pick 246 in Round Seven. Maybe there's hope for Kevin Riley.

Cameron Jordan And Mike Silver

And this Cal Bears blog post would not be complete without a mention of long time NFL sports writer and friend, Yahoo!'s Mike Silver, who first cut his journalist's teeth as a sports writer for The Daily Californian. Now, Mike's famous for getting his best scoops while getting rat-blast-wasted with his NFL news sources.

Mr. Silver's not here, but was mentioned by fellow Yahoo! Sports reporters while the group of media were interviewing Jordan. In a video that will be uploaded Sunday, Jordan jokes about Silver and a kind of Silver-Fest breaks out. Off-camera, Jordan was warned not to drink with Mike, to which he responded "I already did!"

Stay tuned and GO BEARS!

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The Dallas Cowboys went after the big offensive tackle they wanted in USC's Tyron Smith, and got what many see is the steal of the 2011 NFL Draft in LB Bruce Carter from North Carolina. For fans who wanted the Cowboys to go after a quarterback (and let's face it what fan doesn't?), Tony Romo's job is intact, even as fans point to the "need to address the quarterback position."

This space holds that it's a scheme problem at passer, not a talent problem. But this blogger digresses; back to the subject of the Dallas Cowboys and The 2011 NFL Draft.

Much is known about USC's Tyron Smith, the 6-5 307 pound left tackle with a 29-inch vertical leap and a 4.6 40-yard-dash time, who's one of those "set and forget" offensive linemen who will play in the NFL for something like 10 years. Zennie62.com NFL Draft Expert Dr. Bill Chachkes, says "he's a hard worker, who's very motivated to give his best all the time. The issue is how well he pick up what will be his third system in three years. He was with Pete Carroll, then Lane Kiffin, both at USC, and now the Cowboys. Because he came out early, that's three systems in three years."

Here's Smith against Cal last year:



But the talk is about Bruce Carter. At 6-2, 241 pounds, Carter's in the mold of Oakland Raiders Linebacker Rolando McClain, but while two-inches smaller, is just as fast - but some question his hitting ability. As this video of North Carolina vs. Virginia Tech shows, while Carter's not one who clobbers people, he gets to the ball, and in a hurry:



Still, Cowboy fans will be waiting to see Carter lay the wood to a Washington Redskins player.

A Fast RB

In 2011 NFL Draft Rounds Three to Six, the Cowboys took Oklahoma RB DeMarco Murray, Missouri St. OT David Arkin, and Buffalo DB Josh Thomas, and East Carolina WR Dwayne Harris, the Cowboys addressed areas of depth concern, but no clear draft steals.

Of course, if DeMarco Murray lives up to his 1,214 yard 2010 effort, this blogger will have to erase that last sentence.

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New York, NY - For the Oakland Raiders The 2011 NFL Draft may not have provided the bonanza of impact player picks of the 2010 NFL Draft, paced by speedster Jacoby Ford, but the Silver and Black did add beef in two top college lineman prospects: Stefen Wisniewski and Joseph Barksdale.

Stefen Wisniewski, from Penn St., is the nephew of popular Oakland Raiders Legend Steve Wisniewski, and a player Zennie62.com NFL Draft expert Dr. Bill Chachkes says can play "either left or right tackle, but really is best suited as a left tackle." By contrast, Joseph Barksdale, from LSU, is best at the right tackle position.

In between the two linemen, the Raiders added Miami's Demarcus Van Dyke, one of the fastest defensive backs at the 2011 NFL Combine. Here's a video highlight:



And in addition to fast, both Van Dyke and Chimdi Chekwa are at, or in the case of Mr. Chekwa, over 6-feet tall. Both are also knowns as DBs who can cover and hit - perfect for the Raiders style of play.

Adding Skill People

The Raiders added skill position players in the lower rounds of the 2011 NFL Draft, including Eastern Washington RB Taiwan Jones, Tennessee receiver Denarius Moore, and Miami Tight End Richard Gordon in rounds four, five, and six.

Of those three, Richard Gordon just may be the steal of all Raiders picks for this year thus far. Hammered by injury, his "good blocking but no-catch" rep was almost stuck on him for much of his time in college, but in 2009 he did make six grabs, and then-Miami Head Coach Randy Shannon remarked Gordon was even better in practice.

Looks like the Raiders got a player who's just seeing the upside of his potential.

Stay tuned.

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New York, NY - After a largely successful 2010 NFL Draft, the first for new Seattle Seahawks Head Coach Pete Carroll, the Seahawks second campaign has the team adding more beef to the squad.

With the 25th pick in the 1st Round, the Hawks took Alabama offensive lineman James Carpenter, who some scouts say can start "immediately" at right tackle. Zennie62.com resident NFL draft expert Dr. Bill Chackhes says "He can play any position on the right side, tackle or guard, but has never played to his left. Seattle may want to convert him to left tackle, which may take time."

After Carpenter, the Seattle Seahawks added Wisconsin Guard John Moffitt, who will compete for a starting job at either right or left tackle. Both Moffitt and Carpenter are well over 300 pounds, and represent Coach Carroll's objective of improving the Seahawks's already punishing ground game.

In rounds Four and Five, the Hawks added a linebacker in Mississippi St.'s K.J. Wrights, and then the first skill position player, Georgia Wide Receiver Kris Durham. Defensive Backs Richard Sherman from Stanford and Mark Legree from Appalachian St. and the effective Nevade Wide Receiver Niles Paul round out the Seahawks's picks in Round Five.  

On Paul, Dr. Chachkes' friend Russ Landy of GM Junior, a scouting service (who's behind us on the NFL Draft Floor) says "Paul has good potential, but struggles to run routes, and is not a flexible as he could be."

No Quarterback?

Many Seattle Seahawks fans were looking for Coach Carroll to pick a quarterback to start their 2011 NFL Draft efforts. But the message sent appears to be that the organization likes it's current group of signal callers, even as veteran Matt Hasselbeck will not be returning to the team for the 2011 Season.

Stay tuned.

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As The 2011 NFL Draft comes to a close, (we're in Round Five as this blog post is written) the talk of the event is not Cam Newton to the Carolina Panthers, but former Arkansas Quarterback Ryan Mallett, as he was drafted by the New England Patriots.

Dr. Bill Chachkes, Zennie62.com and Football Reporters Online Editor says that Mallett "Still (has) a great deal of potential, but he's got to learn to be humble behind Tom Brady. The Patriots will have to deal with his character issues."

It's those "character issues" that have caused Ryan Mallett, called "Big Tex" and the holder of the Arkansas school record for completions in a game (87 percent), to fall to the Pats late in the 3rd Round, when many projections had him picked as high at the 1st Round.

Specifically, some have called him "arrogant" and was said to have tested positive for drugs. Moreover the whispers around the NFL Draft floor are that Mallett admitted to the problem. That information was as much confirmed in the Kansas City Star.

But, with all that, Ryan Mallett is confirmed as the Pats new quarterback.

What Mallett brings to the table that makes him a steal for the Pats is perhaps the best pocket-presence and pro-style experience of any  of the 2011 NFL Draft QB Prospects.  Plus, there are throws Mallett made in college that aren't typical at that level of play.   For example, Mallett routinely throws without a hitch-step off play action from the I Formation. And Mallett, who's father is a coach and comes from a football family, is adept at reading defensive coverages, perhaps the best at this in the 2011 NFL Draft.

What happens to Mallett from here is in the hands of the Pats. Indeed, Ryan looks like he's in the best place for his future.

11:36:00 AM

Profile Super Sexy : Rosie Huntington Whiteley 1

Biodata :
Born: 18 April 1987
Where: UK
Height: 175 cm
Bust: 82 cm
Waist: 61 cm
Hips: 90 cm

Huntington-Whiteley was born at the Freedom Fields Hospital in Plymouth, Devon, England, the daughter of Fiona, a fitness instructor, and Charles Huntington-Whiteley, a chartered surveyor. She has two younger siblings, Toby and Florence. Her great-great-grandfather was politician Sir Herbert Huntington-Whiteley, 1st Baronet, and her great-grandmother from a family of Polish Jewish immigrants.

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Last year we found out that Megan Fox was out and Rosie Huntington Whiteley was in for the female lead in Transformers 3: Dark Of The Moon. Some people were in an uproar about this but others were happy about the change. The Victoria’s Secret model didn’t have any other acting experience so this choice was a big surprise. The HD trailer is out now but you really don’t get to see much of the new model-turned-actress in action.

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rose huntington whitelyMichael Bay was the only who convinced Rosie Huntington Whiteley to read for the part. The two had worked together in the past and he sent her an email to convince her to try out amongst the 500 other hopefuls who were reading for the part of Carly. She did try out and was finally invited to a screen test with Shia LaBeouf. That was all it took for Rosie Huntington Whitely to get the part.

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This Victoria’s secret model is taller than her male co-star but maybe that won’t be too odd. In “real life” Rosie is dating action star Jason Statham. What are your thoughts about the new actress? Will you go to see the movie July 1st 2011?

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Impersonators Simon Watkinson as Prince William, left, and Jodie Bredo as Kate Middleton in wedding attire. They do photo shoots and attend corporate events and are in huge demand these days.

The lookalikes are charging up to £1,000 a day for work.

Mr Watkinson, 29, is originally from Adelaide, Australia but lives in London, working as a civil engineer.

Jodie Bredo was a personal assistant hailing from Chelmsford. She had been a Kate lookalike for two years and went 'full time' just a couple of months back.

Simon and Jodie Bredo are not the only ones. There are others like Andy Walker and Kate Bevan who too enjoy their 'celebrity' status.

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The Lost Life Eva Anna Paula Braun 1

In 1929, Eva Braun was naive but ambitious, from a respectable Bavarian Catholic family, and well aware of her attractiveness to men. She had just begun her first job in a photographic shop in Munich's bohemian quarter. One October day, Adolf Hitler walked into her life.

Later, she told her sister Ilse what happened: "I had climbed up a ladder to reach the files that were kept on the top shelves of the cupboard. At that moment the boss came in, accompanied by a man of a certain age with a funny moustache, a light-coloured English overcoat and a big felt hat in his hand. They both sat down on the other side of the room opposite me. I tried to squint in their direction and sensed that this character was looking at my legs."

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Their future, fateful liaison was already prefigured in that brief encounter. The former convent schoolgirl, enjoying the attention, was only embarrassed because she had just shortened her skirt by hand and "wasn't sure that I had got the hem even".

The stranger had indeed noticed the pretty girl on the ladder. Hitler was introduced to her (as "Herr Wolf", his usual alias) by her boss, Heinrich Hoffmann, who was both his photographer and a friend. The man who became her nemesis — and humanity's — seems to have made an instant impression: Eva decided there and then to marry him. He was equally determined to remain single and childless. But neither would let the other go.

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Eva was not Hitler's first mistress: that dubious privilege belonged to his niece, Geli Raubal, who had shared his bed while her mother kept house for him. Not only was this an incestuous relationship, but when Geli tried to escape by taking other lovers, Hitler suffocated her with his jealousy. It was a revolting tale of beauty and the beast.

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In 1931, when Geli realised that Hitler would neither marry her nor let her marry anybody else, she shot herself. Foul play was suspected, but nothing was ever proved. His grief seems to have been genuine: her room remained a shrine to the end of his life.

Eva saw her chance to comfort the stricken Führer; within weeks they were lovers. Thereafter, Eva saw off all competition. Unity Mitford appealed to Hitler's snobbery, and he used her to impress guests in prewar Berlin, but she was too unbalanced and too English to be a serious rival. Magda Goebbels ruthlessly established herself as Hitler's hostess when he needed to entertain. Eva was always kept in the background on official occasions. To her chagrin, she never met visiting celebrities such as the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. But at the Berghof, Hitler's country house, Eva was deferred to by the Nazi hierarchy. Behind her back, they called her the "silly cow".

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Despite endless rumours, there is no evidence that Hitler was sexually abnormal, though he was certainly shy and probably a virgin into his thirties. Unlike the affair with his niece, this was not an abusive relationship, but emphatically consensual. Yet it must be significant that all the important women in Hitler's life committed suicide: beginning with the failed attempt of an early girlfriend, Mimi Reiter, there followed Geli and Unity (who shot herself on the day Britain declared war). In the end, Eva had the satisfaction of seeing her hysterical rival Magda Goebbels kicked out by Hitler minutes before their double suicide.

What is less well known is that, much earlier, Eva twice tried to kill herself: in November 1932, she shot herself in the throat, but missed the jugular. Then, in 1935, she tried again, this time with sleeping pills. Her reason, both times, was Hitler's neglect. Although he expected her to give up her career and all hope of marriage or children, he might see her only every three or four weeks. While away, he often didn't write or phone. Just before her second suicide attempt, she wrote: "If only I had never set eyes on him!" Yet however unhappy she was, her devotion was a fact of life. When they finally married, she seems to have considered her life fulfilled for the 36 hours during which she was addressed as "Mrs Hitler" — though her husband still referred to her as "Miss Braun".

Angela Lambert's lively and readable biography tries hard to make Eva's "lost life" more than a footnote in history. But her relationship with Hitler was kept too private even for family, friends and servants to do more than guess what made them tick. As she admits, we know more about her days in the Berlin bunker than all the rest of her life, and that last phase is all too familiar.

To make Eva more three-dimensional, Lambert has resorted to various questionable devices. First, she writes a parallel narrative about her own German relations, especially her mother, whose background bore some resemblance to Braun's. This is harmless but distracting. Then she speculates about what X might have said to Y — what Hitler and Eva might have said as they committed suicide. This is positively irritating. Finally, she tries to place Eva's life in the context of the historical drama around her. This is fine, but she is out of her depth. She admits that until she embarked on her research, she knew little about the period, and I am afraid that it occasionally shows. For example, she greatly overestimates Hitler's fame and success when he met Eva in 1929, claiming that the Nazi party then had "a million members" (the true figure was less than a fifth of this), or that Mein Kampf was already selling "millions" in 1927 (two years later, both volumes together had sold only 40,000 copies).

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Lambert identifies so far with her subject that she tries to show that Eva was not an anti-semite and knew nothing about what was happening to the Jews. It is impossible to prove a negative, but no reputable historian is likely to be persuaded. (It is not clear from the footnotes whether David Irving, whom Lambert interviewed for this book, encouraged her to turn it into an apologia.) The fact that Eva was a nice Catholic girl who had never joined the Nazi party does not exonerate her. The only thing that gave her life meaning was Hitler, and she knew better than most what gave his life its meaning. She had him all to herself only in death, but that seems to have been enough.

Eva Braun has long been associated with one of the darkest chapters in 20th century history, but some newly-released photographs are revealing new dimensions of the woman who was Adolf Hitler's longtime mistress and, in their last, frantic hours together, his wife.

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Showing Braun, a former model, relaxing with friends at home and posing glamorously in a swimsuit while on vacation, this collection of previously unreleased photographs comes from a cache of images confiscated by the U.S. Army in 1945 and brought to light by collector and curator Reinhard Schulz exclusively for LIFE.

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A close up of 3 Small School Prospects-By Matt Elder-Special Contributor-Football Reporters Online

Matt takes a closer look at three prospects for this draft from smaller schools.

Every year scouts from all over the country fly into places like Columbus, South Bend, and Athens. They come looking for the next big thing, the next sure fire prospect, and the guy who’s going to take their team to that next level. However every year players emerge that are not from places like Madison, Tuscaloosa, or Eugene instead these players come from places like Hampton, Charleston, and Hillsdale. Every year players come from the lower levels of college football and leave draft fans asking “Who?” on draft weekend. This article is going to over three players who are looking to be the next small school prospect to leave their mark on the NFL. We’ll look at one prospect who will get drafted, one who should get drafted, and one who deserves to get drafted.

Who Will Get His Shot...

DT Kendrick Ellis-

A dancing bear out on the field, Ellis's combination of size and athleticism is frankly frightening to opposing offenses. Coming from a very tradition rich Hampton program, Ellis has seen his stock sky rocket since his year ended in November. Ellis has a terrific first step as he explodes across the line of scrimmage and often catches the opposing offensive lineman off guard and gets the immediate advantage. He plays with very good leverage, and knows how to get low and explode out of his stance. He is incredibly strong coming out of his stance often being able to overpower players at the point of attack. I would like to see Ellis work hard on the fundamentals. He needs to stay low throughout the play, Ellis has a tendency to get high after initial contact and this can cause him to lose leverage battles. It has gone unnoticed by many due to his level of competition, because of how strong Ellis is he has been able to blow through most of the interior lineman he faced regardless of his technique, so he has never had a need to perfect that. There are questions about Ellis's character and work ethic after his dismissal from South Carolina. Ellis was initially suspended for part of 2008 for an undisclosed violation of team rules over the summer, and right before SEC media day Ellis was dismissed from the team for yet another violation. What caused the violation has never been disclosed but one has to assume that this has to be more than simply missing a curfew or being late to a team meeting. That being said seeing how far Ellis has risen on most boards is a sign that he must be answering questions surrounding his dismissal the right way and convincing people that he is worth the risk that comes along with taking players with character concerns.

Combine Results:

6'4, 346 lbs., 35” Arms, 10.5” Hands, 5.28 40, 26 Bench Press Reps (225 lbs.)

Stats:

2010-94 Tackles, 15 TFL's, 2 Sacks, 2 FF, and 5 QB Hurries

2009-51 Tackles, 15 TFL's, 1.5 Sacks, 1 FF, and 2 QB Hurries

Who Should Get His Shot...

CB Cortez Allen

The Citadel is known as a military college with a renowned Corps of Cadets program. Not much is made of or even thought of about their football team...until this year. This year everybody is buzzing about the tall and athletic CB in Cortez Allen. He is the type of prospect that scouts drool over and that can drive a coach to pull their hair out. The issue with Allen has always been his inconsistent technique and playmaking ability. He seems to lack the instincts you want in a lock down CB despite his measurables. His 5 career INT's over 41 games played give people plenty to wonder about. However keep in mind that Allen was unquestionably the top player at Citadel and was purposely avoided by some teams in an effort to minimize his impact on the game. However when he was thrown at he didn’t always show the skills needed to go after the ball and make a play on it. This is concerning because when watching him on tape you fall in love with everything he does prior to the pass getting there. He has the speed to stay with almost all of the WR's he will be matched up against, he showed the hip fluidity to transition from his backpedal to his sprint with little loss of momentum, and he did a great job of understanding his zone coverage responsibilities. The questions surrounding Allen are all about can you get him to take that next step in his development and go from good cover corner to a true lock down man to man cover corner? If he can do that, somebody is going to have a late round steal on their hands in a relatively weak DB class.

Combine Results:

6'1, 197 lbs, 32” Arms, 8.5” Hands, 4.51 40, 4.01 Shuttle, 6.76 3 Cone, 35” Vertical, 10'09” Broad

Stats:

2010-22 Tackles, 1 TFL, 2 INT's, 5 PBU's, 1 TD

2009-57 Tackles, 3 INT's, 5 PBU's, 1 TD

Who Deserves His Shot...

WR Andre Holmes-Hillsdale

Never heard of him? Doesn’t worry neither have many other people who are just now reading his name for the first time. Let me tell you why you'll want to know his name as we draw closer to the 2011 NFL Draft. Holmes hails from DII Hillsdale College which plays in the powerful GLIAC conference which is one of the stronger football conferences in DII. He has put up back to back 1,000 yard receiving seasons and really became a more consistent big play receiver in 2010. The 6'4 WR has made a habit of towering over most CB's and that was also the case at this year's NFLPA Texas v. The Nation game where he showed off good body control, and a willingness to fight through tackles and pick up extra YAC yards. The athleticism that Holmes showed off during the NFLPA game is reinforced by the fact that he was the 2010 Triple Jump Champion from the GLIAC conference. Holmes had questions remaining about his overall speed and ability to possibly separate at the next level as he headed to Indianapolis for this year’s combine. At the combine he proceeded to answer those questions laying down an impressive 4.53 40 yard dash to go along with an even more impressive 6.69 3 cone drill which shows off his quickness and ability to change directions. Moving up a level Holmes needs to show more explosiveness off the line. He's going to face more consistent and effective jams in the NFL in an effort to neutralize his down the field size advantage. He needs to show more urgency in trying to get into his routes and must learn to fire off the line to try and beat the jam. Should be an effective red zone weapon early on in his career but I think he has Marques Colston type potential as a big WR who if he learns to be just a little more physical could become dominant in time.

Combine Results:

6'4, 210lbs., 34” Arms, 8.5” Hands, 4.53 40, 4.31 Shuttle, 6.69 3 Cone 35” Vertical, 10'10” Broad

Stats:

2010-104 Receptions, 1,368 Yards, 11 TD's

2009-77 Receptions, 1,076 Yards, 6 TD's

*this piece is even more timely now thta Mr. Ellis is a member of the NY Jets-The Eds*

NFL Draft Prospects Small Schools

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A man this blogger interviewed at NFL Play 60, Kentucky Wide Receiver Randall Cobb, was selected as the 64th pick overall and the 34th pick in the 2nd round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers.

Cobb was the last NFL Draft Prospect in the Green Room at Radio City Music Hall. A record 25 players were invited, and most were interviewed by the media. (Except for Akeem Ayers, who was so disappointed that he wasn't picked in the 1st round on Thursday, he reportedly left New York City.)

Randall Cobb's an interesting combination of size, speed, and versatility, who played as a hybrid wide receiver-slash-running back at Kentucky in an offense some called "WildCobb." (Like the "Wildcat" offense.)

Now we're in the Third Round of the 2011 NFL Draft with a total of seven rounds, stretching into Saturday. 

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Radio City Music Hall, NY - The San Francisco 49ers just drafted the best quarterback in the 2011 NFL Draft in Nevada's Colin Kaepernick. Other than Florida State and now Minnesota Vikings Quarterback Christian Ponder, Kaepernick was the best overall performer in the 2011 Senior Bowl, and showed a great ability to do what some observers said he could not do: run a pro-style offense.

And at Nevada, Kaepernick (who did not make the trip to New York City for the NFL's production), lit up the field with passes. In 2010, Colin threw 359 times, completing 233 for 64 percent and 3,022 yards, ringing up a passer rating of 150.46.

Here's Colin talking about his time at Nevada:

But with all of this, why Kaepernick fell to the second round is as much a story of how some NFL scouts dislike the offense he played in, more than any question about his talent. The "Pistol Offense," which is best described as a combination of shotgun and cock-eyed I Formation, has only caught on as the offense of choice for big name schools - it's not used at all in the NFL.

Moreover, Kaepernick's fall also says a lot about how some NFL scouts may not like the new, more "street" kind of white player (correction, he's a mix of white and black, which buttresses my point). Colin's not the visually polished, fair-haired quarterback like Blaine Gabbert, and there seems to be a tendency to downgrade quarterbacks who has that image.

But all of that masks the fact that Kaepernick can play. Thankfully, Kaepernick's talent didn't escape the watchful eye of the San Francisco 49ers personnel execs, who traded up to get him.

Will Challenge Alex Smith

Interestingly Kaepernick's a lot like current 49er Alex Smith in his collegiate playing style, so it's ironic that he's in a place where he will push Smith for the starting job. Some say Kaepernick's a project; don't be surprised to see him take some snaps this NFL season.

If we have one.

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PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MEDIA ENQUIRIES

Stephen P Francis / Michele Malini Mahendra

Arcis Communications Malaysia

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PETALING JAYA, SELANGOR, April 28 2011: The nationwide search for MISS UNIVERSE MALAYSIA 2012 will come to an end this weekend at SUNWAY PYRAMID. With more than 700 qualified candidates to date already identified, the race to find Malaysia’s Hip, Urban, Relevant and Real women to represent the country is becoming an increasingly exciting one as women from all walks of Malaysian life have come out in force to try and be our nation’s representative to Miss Universe 2012.

Happening at Sunway Pyramid on 30 April 2011 and 01 May 2011 between 11:00am and 7:00 pm daily, the nationwide casting call will then proceed into its shortlisting process for the next stage of the selection. Early birds stand a chance to receive a FREE make-over, courtesy of Xpression Master, Rimmel London and A Cut Above stylists as well as other prizes! There will also be live music performances and other entertainment on hand that is simply not to be missed!

Malaysia’s Best!

Are you between the ages of 18 and below 27 as of February 1^st 2012? Do you have a burning desire to see the world? A vibrant personality and being at least 163 cm tall is required as well.

Well, if you meet those requirements then the MISS UNIVERSE MALAYSIA ORGANISATION wants YOU!

These casting calls are the beginning of Malaysia’s most sought after beauty pageant title - Miss Malaysia and Miss Universe Malaysia. They seek qualified Malaysian women to compete in the Miss Universe Malaysia 2012 national pageant and a new Reality Television Show.

Featuring major changes to the way beauty pageants are held in Malaysia, the pageant seeks to identify and groom the next candidate to represent Malaysia at Miss Universe in 2012.

“We’re crowning Miss Universe Malaysia a year in advance from now on, to allow for more time to make her SHINE before she competes at Miss Universe. The turnout to date has been tremendous and we’re hoping to see many more amazing Malaysian women coming to join us this weekend at the last stop on our nationwide search for the best Malaysian women represent the country and all of us at Miss Universe 2012,” explained Andrea Fonseka, National Director of the Miss Universe Malaysia Organisation. Miss Universe Malaysia 2012 will be crowned in November this year. The 2012 Miss Universe Malaysia search features RM200,000 in prizes and opportunities to the winning candidate and various other subsidiary title holders.

Celebrity, model and television personality Deborah Henry, who recently won the Miss Universe Malaysia 2011 title, will represent Malaysia at Miss Universe 2011 in Sao Paolo, Brazil on September 12, 2011.

The nationwide search is the first step towards finding the next Miss Universe Malaysia candidate and ensuring that she continues to work her way towards becoming the FIRST Malaysian Miss Universe in history!

This year also features the FIRST TIME that a reality television show will be used as part of the qualification process.

Here’s how it works:

·         The national search will allow aspiring Miss Universe Malaysia’s to nominate themselves by having their pictures taken at the venues. The shortlisted candidates will be invited to meet the judges in Kuala Lumpur with the lucky 50 being selected for the next stage

·         The shortlisted candidates will then be placed within a sealed and secured SECRET location where they will undergo training, grooming and challenges – all on reality television (which we’ll reveal the details of later!)

·         The final 10 from this show will then be judged on Gala Night with the winner being crowned Miss Universe Malaysia 2012

Qualifying Requirements for Miss Universe Malaysia

The contestant must be between the ages of 18 and under 27 as of February 01 2012, non-married and non-Muslim. She must not be divorced; must never have been married or had a marriage annulled; and must not have had children. A Malaysian or Malaysian passport holder, she must also have a minimum height of 163 cm.

For the latest information on road show venues, dates, times and other ways to enter the Search for Miss Universe Malaysia 2012 please visit www.missuniversemalaysia.com.my or TWITTER @MissUniverseMY.

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Don't blame her is u see all of her appearences wearing high class beautiful clothes, because she deserves it!.

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