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Ranking Kentucky's 2019 Football Opponents
By Brent Wainscott | August 11, 2019 | 8:30pm | 14
We are just 20 days from football time in the bluegrass, and in the upcoming weeks, there will be plenty of coverage here at KSR. Just like you, I am ready to get past practice reports and eager to start the football season. So, to break up the string of practice reports, here is a ranking of Kentucky's toughest opponents this season.
12. UT-Martin
Every year in the SEC, your week 11 opponent is usually the worst team you'll play on your schedule. Hence the infamous "cupcake week" in the SEC, serving as the last tune-up for your season finale against your biggest rival.
That is no different for UT-Martin. Last year the Skyhawks finished eighth in the OVC with a record of 2-10. With UT-Martin picked to finish sixth in the OVC this year, this will serve as nothing more than an FCS tune-up as the Cats prepare for Louisville on Senior Day at Kroger Field.
11. Louisville
Speaking of Louisville, they fall as the next to weakest team Kentucky will play this season. If I would've told you this three years ago – hell even two years ago – you would call me insane.
However, this is not a slight to Louisville, the rivalry is better when both teams are good, but the Cardinals football program is a dumpster fire right now. From the 2-10 disaster season last year, and Scott Satterfield even saying he has some of the worst talents in the power five, things don't look good for the Cards. Kentucky scored at will in Cardinal Stadium last year with a ground and pound team, and with the growing expectation that this year's offense will be much more explosive, this one could get out of hand quick.
10. Eastern Michigan
Eastern Michigan is just an out of conference tune-up before the Cats hit the meat of their schedule. While they did go to a bowl game last year, the Eagles relied on a spread out rushing attack with six players getting over 45 carries last season. A team that doesn't have a reliable passing game is the perfect matchup for the Cats.
I expect Kentucky to comfortably take this game in week two.
To be quite frank, Arkansas is by far the worst team in the SEC West. It is huge that Kentucky can get the Hogs at home this season for their 2019 western conference matchup. The Razorbacks went 2-10 last season with a terrible defense, allowing opponents to average 413 yards per game. If Kentucky's plan to have a prolific offense comes to fruition, they could very easily run it up on the Hogs in Kroger Field.
8. at Vanderbilt
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Playing at Vanderbilt is always a huge plus for Kentucky's schedule. It's never quite a road game because as we all know, blue gets in.
Vanderbilt hasn't been good for quite some time, either.
However, one star to keep an eye on for the Commodores is Kesahwn Vaughn, who has a case for best running back in the conference. Fortunately, Vandy's offensive strength plays right into the strength of Kentucky's front seven. Last year Kentucky's defense didn't face Vaughn, so that will be a fun matchup to watch in Nashville this season.
At the end of the day, Vandy is still Vandy and I expect Kentucky to walk out of Nashville with a victory.
7. Toledo
Toldeo is a bit of a tough one, as both sides have huge matchup problems across the board. Earlier this week, Toledo lost starting center Bryce Harris – who was second-team all-Mac last season – which spells bad news for the Rockets. Kentucky's front seven will be absolutely nasty this season, then you pile on an injury to Toledo's starting center I fully expect it to be a rough day for the Rockets rushing attack and for Kentucky's line to disrupt most passing plays.
However, they do run a spread offense which could set up as perfect reps for Kentucky's young secondary or it could be exposed as an Achilles heel and be disastrous for week one.
This game will be too close for comfort, but I feel like the Cats will handle their business week one.
6. at South Carolina
Kentucky has owned South Carolina in the Mark Stoops era. I repeat, Kentucky has O W N E D South Carolina.
This game means everything to South Carolina. More or less, Kentucky will be their super bowl this season if they want to stay relevant like they so desperately think they are.
With easily the most ridiculous schedule in the nation, South Carolina will have to beat Kentucky to even sniff six wins and for Will Muschamp to keep his job.
But South Carolina just isn't that good. For the 10th straight season, we will hear about how good Jake Bentley is, but I haven't seen him doing anything against the Cats that say otherwise. Maybe that changes this year with an inexperienced secondary, but I still expect the secondary to get theirs against Bentley. After all, Bentley has thrown five picks compared to three touchdowns in his two meetings against Kentucky.
In my opinion, this game will be the best performance for the secondary this season, and that will be crucial for a road victory against the Gamecocks.
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Tennessee is without a doubt the most unpredictable team on Kentucky's schedule this season. The Vols went 5-7 last season with the 110th ranked offense in America, but they still embarrassed Kentucky in Knoxville.
Jarrett Gaurantano torched the Cats last season, and when he returns to Lexington for the first time in two years he will be much more improved than the first go around. Gaurantano isn't in any conversation for the Heisman or best quarterback in the SEC, but the guy can air it out – if that wasn't already proven last year against the Cats. Kentucky must emphasize the importance of slowing down Tennessee's passing game, and there's plenty of time for the secondary to improve before facing the Vols on November 9th.
It's hard to tell exactly what will happen for Jeremy Pruitt in year two with Vols, but they've caught a lot of hype heading into 2019 (go figure). As it stands, this game is a tossup because if we learned anything after last year, the Tennessee game is never a gimmie.
4. at Mississippi State
Last year everyone RAVED about Mississippi State's defense (even though they couldn't stop Benny Snell). The Bulldog defense only allowed 15 touchdowns in 13 games last season. Now all of that is gone for the Bulldogs. Mississippi State loses four guys out of their front seven, including three backups.
Mississippi State has predicated themselves on having one of the top defenses in the conference the last few seasons, so there is a standard to reload on the defensive side for the ball. While that may be easier said than done, the Bulldogs do have some redeeming pieces coming back especially in their secondary.
The bulldog secondary might be one of the best in the conference with upperclassmen Cam Danlzer and Maurice Smitherman patrolling the air attack for the Bulldogs, but as a team that relied upon run defense last year, it will be interesting to see what this defense looks like going into to their October matchup with the Cats.
While it's not for certain what their defense will look like this season, one thing is for certain, and that is their offense is atrocious. As of right now, they have no QB1 and even with Nick Fitzgerald at the helm last season the Bulldogs could barely muster 200 yards in their first two conference games last season.
With Kylin Hill being the big name returning for the Bulldogs, I can't foresee Mississippi State getting any sort of explosive plays against Kentucky's front seven, despite the Bulldogs having one of the best O-lines in the SEC.
This game is on the road, which doesn't help, even though Mark Stoops has somewhat eradicated the fear of losing every game played on the road in conference. However, he has never won in Starkville. This season would be a good time to do it.
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Missouri will be an interesting team to keep an eye on in 2019. Even though they are serving a bowl ban, this team still has some talent all through their roster and let's not forget the Tigers finished inside the top 20 last season. Missouri's schedule is backloaded, so there is a real chance the Tigers can waltz into Kroger Field at 6-1 in late October.
The Tigers did lose Drew Lock, but they brought in highly-touted Clemson transfer Kelly Bryant, who is the second-best quarterback Kentucky will face this season. However, Bryant's play makes him a glorified game manager more or less, and with Missouri returning 1,000-yard rusher Larry Roundtree, it could be the case that Missouri is very run-heavy which only plays into the strength of Kentucky's defense.
On defense, Missouri returns a lot of their production. Most notably linebacker and leading tackler Cale Garrett, along with two studs in the secondary; Demarcus Acy and Christian Holmes. While this defense allowed 388 yards a game, this was a defense that had Kentucky's number in that wild finish in Columbia last season. Kentucky's supposedly more prolific offense going against the defense that shut them down last year will be an interesting watch at Kroger Field. You have to know Lynn Bowden will at the top of every scouting report for the Tigers.
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Believe it or not, the second-toughest game on Kentucky's schedule is VERY winnable. The weight for Kentucky to beat Florida is finally off their shoulders. Kentucky should come into a packed Kroger Field feeling loose and ready to start their own streak against the Gators.
However, Dan Mullen offenses tend to rely on the play of his quarterback, so the young secondary will have a big test early. Personally, I have never been huge on Franks, but he improved a lot towards the end of last season as he led the Gators to their first New Years six bowl since its inception. Throwing for 24 touchdowns and six interceptions last season, Franks will be much scarier this time around in Lexington.
If Kentucky wants to beat the Gators for the second straight year, the defensive backs will REALLY need to step up for this game.
On defense, the Gators will be much improved in year two with Todd Grantham. The Gators return two studs in the secondary with CJ Henderson and Marco Wilson and have some beasts on the front seven like David Reese, Jabari Zuniga, and Adam Schuler. However, Stoops has had Grantham's number over the last few seasons, just point to Louisville in 2016 and Florida last year. There's a big question mark at linebacker for the Gators this season which can make the middle of the field susceptible for opposing offenses.
If Kentucky involves the tight ends as they have in fall camp, they could have a field day against the Gators over the middle. Incorporate some more RPOs and Kentucky will be in a slobber knocker with the Gators in week three.
1. at Georgia
This one should come as no surprise. Since Kirby Smart took over in 2016, Georgia has quickly become the Alabama of the SEC East. This year will be no different. The Dawgs return Heisman darkhorse Jake Fromm – who is arguably the best quarterback in the East – and a slew of running backs including junior D'andre Swift who led the Bulldogs in rushing with 1,049 yards and 10 touchdowns.
Fortunately for Kentucky's young secondary, they return virtually nothing at wide receiver, but as it was proven last year, Georgia's rushing game can dismantle any team. Surely a Bulldog will emerge on the outside for Fromm this season, presumably senior Tyler Simmons, but if Kentucky wants to have a chance to beat Georgia between the hedges, their defense must play to their strength and shut down the run. It's no easy feat though.
It's okay to be pessimistic for this one.
All in all, Kentucky has a chance to 11 games on their schedule. Will they win all 11, surely not, but knowing there is an opportunity for another seven-win season on the table is huge for a team going in the right direction.
Enough guessing games, can we just kickoff already?
Article written by Brent Wainscott
Twitter: @BrentWainscott_
14 Comments for Ranking Kentucky's 2019 Football Opponents
bbn606
8:38 pm August 11, 2019 Permalink
I think Muschamp has a pass on this season because of strength of schedule but I would be surprised to see him finish the next season even though he is a 6-1 favorite to get the Bama job after Saban.
Brent Wainscott
…wait is this a fact??
WKY Cat
No way Bama even considers Muschamp.
JASUN74
3:44 am August 12, 2019 Permalink
They wouldn't even let him clean the jock straps let alone Coach the Tide. That would be almost the exact same thing as Ky Basketball hiring Billy Gillespie or something. Lmao. Would never happen in a million years!! Hehe.
For real though, bbn606, these words have never been said or heard by anyone who has anything to do with hiring coaches. I mean not even his wife, mother, father or himself believe that. Lol That is all
mashburnfan1
I think it was 3 years ago UGA had to kick a FG at the horn to beat us. The next year at UGA we hung tough, depth hurt us Last year we were not ready for that spotlight and did not play as well as we could have. I don't expect a win at UGA but would not be a huge shock, slight shock.
jakew60
10:35 pm August 11, 2019 Permalink
I believe something crazy happens and we don't beat uga but beat Florida and Missouri and uga gets beat by 1 and we end up the highest team in the east
I don't understand all of the optimism about the FL game. I know it's at home but FL will always, most likely, have more overall talent than UK. Ending The Streak was an incredible but I still think FL comes in as the favorite and UK will have to play really, really well to win.
The last couple times we played them we were the better team, so you saying they have more talent can be debated. I will put our Oline, Dline, LB's, RB's up against theirs any day and say we are better and deeper at all those positions. WR we may even be better {I honestly have no idea who their wr's are}, and TE we are better. Does not mean we will win as anything can, and has, happened in games vs UF. I don't remember seeing a bunch of UF players getting drafted either.
I just know I've watched a lot of FL and TN games where UK was expected to competitive and they were overmatched. Don't get me wrong, I don't care if UK wins my 35 or one. A win is all that matters. But with all that UK has lost, I think there's a lot to prove before we can be confident about beating FL.
But 11 Personnel did say that UK "could" have better lines than FL and UT.
Big Sexy
I just don't know what o expect out of this defense or Wilson(I'm not a fan so far). I think they can win anywhere from 6-9 games. I think Georgia and Floruda are two sure losses.
Everyone was up in arms over Florida being ranked ahead of us at the end of the year. If we played them then they would've beat us. Look at how everyone figured our offense out halfway through the year(except UL who had given up and little ol' MTSU). We scored 14, 14, 15, 17, and 7. That worries me.
AreJ
While I can appreciate your point I truly only see UGA as a for sure lose. I agree by the end of the season even with a head to head win UF looked to be the better team however the fact remains we beat them on the road last year in TW first true road game at this level. Our offensive lows all came with Drake Jackson banged up and on our 3rd string LT, don't forget we put up 27 on Penn State as well. We also WILL look different offensively, doesn't mean we won't do as our HC likes and ground and pound when we 1. Have the lead late 2. When that's the better match up again the opposing defense. We are going to move the ball more and be more explosive, I think if we average 20-23 a game we win 6-7 but if we can get to that 26-28 we can win 9 anything less then 20 and we could have issues. I still think our Oline and front 7 is SEC level with depth and experience which will keep us competitive all year long. I like my team, let's go 8/31!
I'm with you on the offense last year. I do feel that if our secondary can be average this year then our team will improve over all. We lost some real talent last year but there are always break out years on both sides of the ball. Which Terry Wilson we get is a really important question this year.
They did put up 27 against PSU but 1 FG came after a dumb fake punt in their own territory and 7 points off of a punt return.


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Martin Jacques is the author of the global best-seller 'When China Rules the World: the Rise of the Middle Kingdom and the End of the Western World.' It was first published in 2009 and has since been translated into eleven languages. The book has been shortlisted for two major literary awards. A second edition of the book will be published on 23 February.His TED talk on how to understand China has more than 900,000 views and still counting.
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Presented by the Society for Arts, the Polish Film Festival in America continues Friday, November 12, through Thursday, November 21
by Chicago Reader November 11, 2010 August 19, 2021
Presented by the Society for Arts, the Polish Film Festival in America continues Friday, November 12, through Thursday, November 21, with screenings this week at Beverly Arts Center; Copernicus Center; Golf Glen 5, 9180 W. Golf Rd., Niles; Northeastern Illinois University, 5500 N. Saint Louis; and Society for Arts. Unless otherwise noted, tickets are $13, $10 for documentaries, and a festival pass, good for seven screenings, is $70. This year's festival includes a special series on composer Frederic Chopin, screening by DVD projection at Society for Arts; reviews of selected films follow. Our online festival sidebar includes reviews of other films screening this week. For more information, a complete schedule, and ticket purchases, call 773-486-9612 or go to pffamerica.com.
Chopin: Desire for Love Bankrolled in part by Polish television and PKO Bank Polski, this high-toned 2002 biopic labors to present Frederic Chopin as a national hero, even though he abandoned his homeland at age 20 and never returned, except in his mazurkas and polonaises. Writer-director Jerzy Antczak dutifully begins with young Frederic (Piotr Adamczyk) fleeing Russian-occupied Warsaw for the salons of Paris, but the real story begins when he's wooed and won by the mannish George Sand, whose many affairs have made her an object of scandal. Played with intelligence and passion by Danuta Stenka, the strong-willed novelist struggles to balance the needs of her frail and temperamental lover against those of her high-spirited daughter, who worships Chopin for his genius, and her oedipally challenged son, who hates him for it. Unfortunately the recipient of all this emotion comes off as little more than a high-strung pretty boy, a portrait that's continually belied by the complex sonorities of the works on the soundtrack. In Polish with subtitles. 123 min. —J.R. Jones
Sat 11/13, 4:30 PM, Society for Arts
Impromptu A delightful if fanciful treatment (1991) of the events leading up to the romance between assertive George Sand (Judy Davis) and prudish Frederic Chopin (Hugh Grant)—roughly from 1836 to 1838—that also involves such artists as Alfred de Musset (Mandy Patinkin), Franz Liszt (Julian Sands), and Eugene Delacroix (Ralph Brown), as well as Liszt's lover and Sand's friend Marie d'Agoult (Bernadette Peters) and Sand's former lover Felicien Mallefille (Georges Corraface), a tutor to her children. James Lapine, best known as the director and librettist of Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park With George and Into the Woods, fluidly directs a lively script by his wife Sarah Kernochan, and a generous number of piano pieces by Chopin and Liszt are smoothly integrated into the story. Especially good in the cast are Davis (adept in translating Sand's boldness in dress and manner into body language) and Anna Massey as her mother. PG-13, 108 min. —Jonathan Rosenbaum
Thu 11/18, 6:30 PM, Society for Arts
Moonlight Sonata The famous Polish pianist Ignace Jan Paderewski made his film debut at age 75 in this 1938 British feature directed by Lothar Mendes, about a group of plane passengers who, after a forced landing, find themselves on the estate of a Swedish baroness (Dame Marie Tempest). A number of romantic intrigues ensue, and Paderewski gets a chance to perform selections by Chopin, Liszt, Beethoven, and himself. 80 min.
Sun 11/21, 1 PM, Society for Arts
A Song to Remember One of those big, overproduced biographies of classical composers that Hollywood loved to cook up (1945), with Cornel Wilde seething as Frederic Chopin and Merle Oberon simpering as George Sand. Paul Muni devours most of the scenery as Chopin's teacher, and director Charles Vidor (Gilda) juggles the cliches. Movies like this give meaning to the word camp. 113 min. —Don Druker
Tue 11/16, 6:30 PM, Society for Arts
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Check chicagoreader.com for previously published reviews of other features screening this week:
Fri 11/12, 7:30 PM, Beverly Arts Center, and Tue 11/16, 8:45 PM, Golf Glen 5
All That I Love
Sun 11/14, 9 PM, Golf Glen 5
Tue 11/16, Golf Glen 5
The Holy Business
Sun 11/14, 3 PM, Copernicus Center
Sat 11/13, 9 PM, Copernicus Center, and Wed 11/17, 8:45 PM, Golf Glen 5
Tony and Janina's American Wedding
Fri 11/12, 9 PM, Society for Arts
A Wonderful Summer
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Q: Connection count in ICE Now I am trying to use ICE in a java project. I wonder whether I should config the connection count for both server and client. If I should, how can I config the count?

A: Yes, you should do this.

Each communicator creates two thread pools:
The client thread pool services outgoing connections, which primarily
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The number of threads is only one by default. So you may want to enlarge it.
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protected void initProperties(Ice.Properties iceProperties) {
    iceProperties.setProperty("Ice.Override.ConnectTimeout", "70");
    iceProperties.setProperty("Ice.ThreadPool.Client.Size", "100");
    iceProperties.setProperty("Ice.ThreadPool.Client.SizeMax", "1000");
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On behalf of the Company, I would now like to read the following statement. Certain statements on this call constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. (technical difficulty) involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause Triumph's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any expected future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements.
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At this time, I would like to introduce Daniel J. Crowley, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer; and James F. McCabe Jr., Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Triumph Group, Inc. Go ahead, Mr. Crowley.
Thanks, Kevin, and good morning. The key takeaway from today's call is that Triumph is executing on its fiscal 2019 plan and positioning the Company for return to profitability and positive cash flow with a mix shift towards higher value, more profitable businesses. Over the past few weeks, we announced a series of divestitures that are game changers of Triumph. These delevering actions, combined with the operational and business development progress leading up to this point, improved the future state of the Company, both structurally and financially. Importantly, the payout for our restructuring investments that we've made over the last three years accelerates in our fiscal year '20, which begins this April.
I'll share more about these actions in a moment, and I encourage you to refer to the supplemental slides we have on our website as Jim and I review the quarter and discuss Triumph's path forward as a more focused and efficient company.
Overall, the quarter met our expectations, while reinforcing our strategy to exit non-core programs and businesses. In the third quarter, we advanced on key financial and strategic objectives. We reaffirm our fiscal year 2019 sales, earnings and cash guidance.


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Frank Wilcoxon (2 September 1892 – 18 November 1965) was a chemist and statistician, known for the development of several statistical tests.

Education and career
Frank Wilcoxon was born to American parents on 2 September 1892 in County Cork, Ireland. He grew up in Catskill, New York, but received part of his education in England. In 1917, he graduated from Pennsylvania Military College with a B.Sc. After the First World War he entered graduate studies, first at Rutgers University, where he was awarded an M.S. in chemistry in 1921, and then at Cornell University, gaining a Ph.D. in physical chemistry in 1924.

Wilcoxon entered a research career, working at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research from 1925 to 1941. He then moved to the Atlas Powder Company, where he designed and directed the Control Laboratory, before joining the American Cyanamid Company in 1943. During this time he developed an interest in inferential statistics through the study of Ronald Fisher's 1925 text, Statistical Methods for Research Workers. He retired in 1957.

Research
Over his career Wilcoxon published over 70 papers. His most well-known paper contained the two new statistical tests that still bear his name, the Wilcoxon rank-sum test and the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. These are non-parametric alternatives to the unpaired and paired Student's t-tests respectively. He died on November 18, 1965.

References

External links
 Brookes, E. Bruce (2001) Tales of Statisticians: Frank Wilcoxon. In Acquiring Statistics:Techniques and Concepts for Historians. (accessed 26 November 2005)
 Portraits of Statisticians Frank Wilcoxon

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By Sandy Smith· 8/27/2013, 10:46 a.m.
"To us, they'll always be R5 stations."
So said this magazine's staff last December, in the issue where they listed the "76 Things We Love About Philly."
That should tell you how deeply the Regional Rail route numbers embedded themselves in the region's psyche, for they've only been R5 stations since 1984, when the Commuter Tunnel opened.
Were the typical Philadelphian reluctance to embrace new terms for familiar things at work — do you know anyone who calls it Columbus Boulevard? Didn't think so — they'd still refer to them as stops on the Paoli Local.
But that's what SEPTA wants you to call them again, now that it's erased all traces of the R-numbers from its signage and schedules.
(Well, almost all traces. You can see where they once appeared on a number of signs, and on a few, they live still.)
Retired Penn transportation professor Vukan Vuchic developed the numbering system for SEPTA as the tunnel neared completion, borrowing from common European practice to highlight something the tunnel allowed that remains unique in North America: routing of commuter trains through the heart of a large American city.
And the riders understood the idea immediately — and still do. People still ask if someone is coming out on the R3, or say that they're taking the R5 to such-and-such a station.
So why did SEPTA scrap them? The official line is that they confused people. Can't prove that by me or many other knowledgeable system users. They're easier to remember than the names they replaced (and that replaced them back), and combined with color-coded signage — also eliminated, another boneheaded move — made orienting oneself on Regional Rail easier too.
A more acceptable explanation is that they didn't reflect how the trains operated. It is true that the majority of Regional Rail trains do not head out of Center City on the same route they used to head into it — in fact, a large number of them do not operate through, but rather to or from, Center City. But a look at the train numbers on the timetables show that the R-routes live, at least internally, just with some changes. The R1 Airport line has vanished; instead, this branch is now paired with the former R2 Warminster to form the R4 (a number that was not part of the original seven routes; it had been intended for a Fox Chase–to–Bryn Mawr service that was never implemented). The R6 Manayunk/Norristown, with just about nothing on the Cynwyd side to connect to, is now permanently married to the R2 Marcus Hook/Wilmington/Newark and numbered accordingly. But the other routes remain as they were — and perhaps we could rebadge the Cynwyd "dinky" as a new R1 route.
The train numbers, like ZIP codes do for mail, tell you on which branch a train originated and where it will head on the other side of the tunnel — and since SEPTA wants us to pay attention to the train numbers, why shouldn't we continue to use the route numbers the agency hasn't given up on? "My R3 will continue as an R7 headed to Trenton." How hard is that to handle? Judging from the persistence of the R-numbers in everyday speech, not very.
From what I can tell, the real reason for dropping the numbers has to do with the preferences of one upper-level SEPTA manager whose decisions on nomenclature and display of information betray nostalgia for the Paoli Local and Mylar roll signs on the buses. Given all the forward progress SEPTA has made over the past decade, the move to drop the R-numbers is a decided step backward — it's as if the Commuter Tunnel had never opened.
So I'm asking you to join my campaign to bring SEPTA back to its senses and defer to the (in this case) superior wisdom of the many everyday Philadelphians — and visitors — who weren't confused at all by the Regional Rail numbers. The R-numbers reflect global practices, and we're supposed to be a global city, right? They're easy to remember and use, and shouldn't that be the touchstone for rider information? And Philadelphians took to them instantly and use them still, just as they still call that street Delaware Avenue. Just as we can't imagine the Regional Rail system before the Commuter Tunnel existed, we can't imagine the trains without their route numbers, it seems to me.
Are you one of those people who still use the numbers? Or would you if they came back? Then join me in asking SEPTA to Bring Back the R-Numbers. (And the colors too, on more than just the timetables, while we're at it.) Send your statement of support to me — regional.rail.numbers@gmail.com – and I'll see to it that the person who should see your messages sees them.
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. [Photo Credit: AP Photo | J. Scott Applewhite]
Nancy Pelosi met privately Friday with her top potential rival for House speaker, Rep. Marcia Fudge, as the Democratic leader works to gather support and fend off a challenge from a small but persistent group determined to stop her from reclaiming the gavel.
Fudge said the two had "a very open and frank discussion," including about "the feeling in the caucus of people who are feeling left out and left behind" and the need for a transition to new leadership.
"We talked about some succession planning," Fudge told reporters. "She did not share them with me. But I think it is something our caucus is interested in knowing."
The Democratic leader and the Ohio Democratic congresswoman met in Pelosi's stately office, steps from the House floor, for about 45 minutes as lawmakers left town for the Thanksgiving recess without a resolution to the leadership struggle.
"We had a candid and respectful conversation," Pelosi said. Fudge said she shared with Pelosi "the growing support that I have and why I'm considering a bid to run for speaker."
Democrats are expected to take an internal caucus vote when they return after Thanksgiving and Fudge said she would decide by then if she is running.
"To her credit, she wanted to know what my concerns were. We discussed them," Fudge said. "What she asked me was, basically, how we could get to a point where I'm supportive."
If it was up to most of the Democratic Party, Pelosi would be the obvious choice to become speaker of the House in the new Congress, when Democrats have the majority. But within the ranks there's a small but persistent group pushing to topple her return as the first woman with the gavel. Some say it's time to give younger lawmakers a chance to rise.
Pelosi, 78, made history when she became the first female speaker of the House in 2007. She assumed the post after Democrats took control of the House in midterm elections during former President George W. Bush's second term.
She appears be winning the outside game for a return to the speakership, amassing endorsements from a who's who of the nation's Democrats: former Vice President Al Gore and former Secretary of State John Kerry. Inside the Capitol she has support from influential lawmakers, Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., the civil rights leader, and Rep. Adam Schiff of California, who's in line to chair the Intelligence Committee, among others.
Most recently Pelosi got the nod from MoveOn.org as a coalition of liberals sound the alarm against an overthrow being orchestrated by mostly centrist Democrats who want to prevent the San Franciscan from being the face of the party. It noted her work passing the Affordable Care Act and tweeted: "Were it not for her skilled and effective leadership, the ACA would not be law today. Dems must reject attempts to defeat her and move caucus to the right."
The Congressional Progressive Caucus also met Thursday with Pelosi and emerged pleased with her commitment to boost their ranks on key committees and provide funding for lower-level leadership offices that set policy and communications for the caucus.
The group has not yet endorsed anyone, but Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., a co-chair of the caucus, said Democrats need a leader who can hit the ground running "to deliver real results."
The show of strength is a reflection on Pelosi's 15-year tenure as party leader but also her place in history as the first woman to hold — and potentially return — to the speaker's office after an election that ushered in a record number of women candidates.
It's not lost on supporters that a group made up of mostly men is leading the effort to oust her. On the list of 17 names who've signed onto a letter against her, just three are women.
Pelosi's opponents started rallying Thursday behind Fudge's possible bid for the job, even though her potential campaign is splitting votes in the powerful Black Caucus.
Fudge, recently re-elected to a 7th term, is an ally of Ohio Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan, who mounted an unsuccessful campaign against Pelosi two years ago and is a leader of the current effort to topple her.
"The country needs to come together, our caucus needs to come together," Ryan said. "We need to heal and Marcia Fudge is one of the people who could make that happen."
Pelosi has fended off challenges before, but this one — fueled by newcomers calling for change and frustrated incumbents who feel shut out of leadership after her many years at the helm — poses perhaps the biggest threat yet.
With a narrow Democratic majority, now at about 230 seats, she does not have much cushion to secure the 218 votes needed on the floor if all Republicans vote against her, as expected. Some House races remain undecided and the Democratic majority could grow slightly.
There is a chance the math could shift in Pelosi's favor if lawmakers are absent or simply vote "present," meaning she would need fewer than 218 votes for an absolute majority. The full chamber will elect the next speaker Jan. 3.
Pelosi has said she has "overwhelming support" to become the next speaker.
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The advertising industry has made great strides from the early Mad Men days, especially when it comes to gender equality. Even so, some of the challenges that women faced in the 1960s still remain. According to Adweek, only 11% of creative director positions are held by women. Women can experience difficulty in rising to the top, and face unequal pay, discrimination, and harassment along the way.
However, there's reason to be hopeful. Female leaders like Kat Gordon, founder of the 3% Conference, are making it their mission to create more leadership opportunities for women. Other creatives have been inspired by the 3% Conference to start their own initiatives. Mara Lecocq, encouraged by the movement, created the online database "Where are the boss ladies?" to assemble a list of ad agencies with female executives.
Diane Seimetz, co-founder and owner at Launch Agency, is no stranger to the issues many female executives encounter, but she also knows the joys of a well-crafted pitch and an afternoon brainstorm. And at the end of the day, there's no other industry where she'd rather flex her creative muscles.
As a child, Diane was always creating things and showed an early interest in writing. She would make cookbooks, write three-act plays, enter poetry contests, and even enlisted the help of her father to send promotional ideas to companies (winning 10 free ice cream cones from Baskin Robbins as a result).
She graduated from college with a Fine Arts degree with a concentration in Theater but knew that her passion for plays wasn't necessarily a career path. She worked several jobs post-graduation to make ends meet – making eyeglasses in an optical factory, clerking at a dress store, working for a professional babysitting service – before picking up a writing gig at an ad agency.
The advertising industry was a godsend for Diane.
One of the biggest aids when Diane was first starting out was her mentor, Diane Fannon of The Richards Group.
Mentorships like the one Diane experienced early in her career are crucial for preventing women in middle management positions from leaving the ad industry altogether. The Advertising Club of New York (ACNY) created a mentorship program design to explore and combat this drop-off, teaching women how to gain confidence and network more effectively. At the end of the program, participants reported that they felt much more confident in general and more comfortable with networking. An added bonus – they became very close with their fellow mentees. Strong bonds like these can help prevent some of the dissatisfaction that women in the ad industry experience.
That mentorship and the other strong bonds she formed during her career gave Diane the confidence to launch her own ad agency. She was working with her partner Dave Wilgus on a friend's new grocery delivery service when she got a taste of how exhilarating business ownership could be. Together they created the strategy, marketing campaign, and executed all the creative for Groceryworks.com while holding down full-time jobs at Temerlin-McClain (TM Advertising).
Being a female businesswoman can be a challenge all on its own, but add to that the responsibility of motherhood, and things get even trickier. Advertising can sometimes come with long hours and tight deadlines, which can be more difficult for mothers to navigate. Indeed, an IPG study revealed that 49% of women in the ad industry think their family responsibilities prevent them from advancing in their careers.
"I had both of my kids while at TracyLocke; keeping up with all of the mom/wife duties on top of long days, all-nighters, working weekends, and traveling on shoots was crazy and sometimes super stressful," says Diane.
But it's not all stress and sleepless nights: being a woman in advertising can come with perks. For Diane, she relishes representing a prime target audience of advertisers, taking the personal aspect of the business to a new level.
Diane and some of the Launch team trading stories at the 15th Launchiversary dinner.
In order to increase the number of female leaders in advertising, it's also important that women take stock of their own approach to the job. Diane believes that transferring your innate passions to your work is the most important skill a woman in business can have and that this transfer takes time and practice.


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Amani crashes through the thicket, branches clawing at his skin. He almost trips on an exposed root, but rights himself before toppling over. His spear is almost caught between branches, but he wrenches it through and holds it close. He stops, closes his eyes, and focuses on listening – there is no point trying to see them through the tangle of branches surrounding him, but he can hear them; their hoots and hollers echo in the red dusk. It's difficult to tell exactly where they're being made. Some of the calls are the creatures communicating, trying to coordinate their hunt. Others, the chilling cackles, Amani knows are for his benefit. The impisi like to play with their food before devouring it.
Even so, Amani does not fear. He has faced their kind before and has found that, time and again, he is their better. He begins to move again and the thicket gives way field of reed grass, much of which is taller than Amani. The dusk goes silent; the impisi have stopped their cries. Amani tenses; this usually meant that they're closing in, preparing to attack. Amani presses forward, slowly lowering each foot so as not to give away his position. He needn't have bothered. A great snarl cuts through the silence and Amani turns just in time to see an impisi warrior bound out of the grasses for him. Amani isn't able to get his spear tip up in time, but he uses the handle to redirect the beast, tossing him to the side. Amani doesn't give it a chance to right itself, driving his spear through its eye. He knows he is not safe, however. If that one knew where he was, others do as well. The time for moving carefully is over. Amani sprints once again, hoping he hasn't been turned around by the lack of vision. Two impisi stumble into his path hoping to drag him down, but he leaps over the first and side-steps the second. They give chase. Amani stops suddenly and turns, driving his spear into the chest of the first; it spasms and its momentum takes it forward, twisting the spear from Amani's hand. The second lashes out with a crude blade fashioned from bone. Amani ducks beneath it and then drives his elbow upward into the impisi's snout; it yelps but presses forward, slashing again with its weapon. This time Amani doesn't duck; he blocks the blow with his forearm. Both Amani and the impisi are bathed in the golden light of Ngame, which has formed a shield around Amani's arm. She has come to him once more. The impisi is unimpressed and attempts to rend Amani with it's other hand, but Amani steps backward and grabs the creature by the wrist. The impisi howls in pain as it is burned by the light of Ngame. It tries to free itself but Amani draws it closer. A moment later and it has been cast aside, burned and battered by Ngami's light. Amani grabs his spear and continues through the grass. He comes to a clearing and four of the creatures leap from the grass hoping to circle him. Amani cries out as he hurls his spear. The moment it leaves his hand it erupts into a bolt of lightning and each of the impisi is struck down. The spear returns to his hand and Amani silently dedicates their death to Ngami.
There is another flash of light; sudden and bright. Agami is standing on a great mountain. The Great Mountain. Around him are the pillars of M'banu, and below him he can see the whole of Khadar stretching toward the infinite horizon. He realises who has called him there and the realisition his him like a bolt from her skies. And She's there. Ngame. She who brings the rain and the spear. She who lights the sky with lightning and calls Her followers with thunder. Amani throws himself to one knee in reverence, laying his weapon by his side, "My goddess!"
She smiles and runs her hand over his head; her touch sends vibrations through Amani's body, "There is no need to kneel, young one. Stand, please."
Amani looks up but he doesn't stand. He is speechless. Why has she called him? Is he dead? His mind whirrs as he tries to remember the etiquette, or even if this has ever happened before. What does one do when one meets their Reason? Ngame sits and a stone throne forms beneath her. Her smile is genuine. Cheerful. "I have been watching you, my wanderer. You have brought me great joy."
Amani's heart races. He's almost overcome. "My Queen, I…" he can't even finish a sentence. Ngami lets out a small laugh in response, "Please, Amani. Stand. Do not feel deference here. I have not called on you to make me feel worshipped."
Now Amani does stand, and stands tall. "My Queen. I have tried to be your instrument. I have driven your spears into the darkness. I have driven back the…"
"Savage hordes." Ngami interrupts, finishing his sentence. "You have brought my light to the plains and sheltered my people from the horrors of barbarity. Yes, you have. For your whole life you have lived my commandments. You have been them. That is why…" Ngami stops. Her smile remains, but dims. "That is why I have called you here. So that we could meet. And I could thank you."
Amani nods. He wants to say that the deeds are thanks enough. That, for the direction and purpose she has given his life, he should be thanking her. But he says nothing. For a moment the pair regard each other in silence. It is Ngami, no longer smiling, who breaks it, "We're leaving."
Something about her tone tells Amani that she's not talking about the pair of them, "Leaving?"
Ngami sighs, "All of us. Well, most of us. I've no doubt that some will try to remain, despite everything. As for where – it doesn't matter. It won't be here." She stands and the throne melts away. She goes to Amani and holds out her hands. He takes them and the pair stand close to each other. She reads his face, "I know you don't understand; that is a burden of being mortal. I want you to know that it hasn't been a simple decision. Had the circumstances been different we would have stayed. All of us. But it's impossible."
Amani is having difficulty processing what he's being told. "And when will you return?"
Ngami cradles his cheek in her hand and smiles sadly, "You were always my favourite, Amani. I am going to miss you."
He holds her hand and presses it harder against his face. Tears fall unhindered from his eyes as the electricity of her touch fades. Within moments She is gone, along with The Great Mountain, and Amani is once again alone. Night has come and Amani looks round, vainly. Something above catches his eye; looking up he can see the night sky is filled with little lights. They shudder in the darkness, far removed. Normally it would be beautiful for Amani, a wondrous sight, but instead it leaves him cold; he knows that it's them. All of them. Gone. He searches for Ngami, tries to pick her out of the mass, but it's impossible. They all shine equally splendidly. Equally distant.
A chilling cackle brings him back to his present. There's another nearby. He can hear them in the darkness; the impisi. They circle him, unseen. He bends and picks up his spear. It feels unusually heavy in his hand. He casts one glance back to the newly formed stars before he prepares himself for attack. Alone.
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Jimmy Fallon Introduces Daughter Winnie Rose
Jimmy Fallon is one proud papa. The late night host posted a photo on Instagram of his newborn baby girl, who arrived Tuesday. "I would like to introduce… Winnie Rose Fallon," he wrote.
Fallon expressed the joy he and his wife, Nancy Juvonen Fallon, are experiencing as brand new parents.
"I'm the father of a beautiful baby girl. She's so cute. She's 5 lbs., 9 oz. Me and my wife are so happy," Fallon said during his Late Night monologue on Wednesday. "Thank you all for all the well-wishes on Facebook and Twitter and the blogs. I'm just so happy."
The first-time parents, who were married in 2007, are "overjoyed about the arrival of their beautiful daughter," Fallon's rep told PEOPLE.
And beautiful is right!
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Kerri Walsh Jennings Poses Nude While Pregnant – and with Baby
When you compete on a worldwide stage in the skimpiest of bathing suits, how shy can you be?
For beach volleyball Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings, the answer came crashingly clear just before her second of two nude photo shoots for ESPN The Magazine.
The first time she stripped down while pregnant; the second was a follow-up session posing in the altogether with her new baby last month, about nine weeks after giving birth.
"Driving there I was sweating bullets," says Walsh Jennings, 34. "I was really, really nervous. I felt exposed, not just physically, but with all of my insecurities."
The side-by-side results appear in the magazine's fifth annual Body Issue, on newsstands Friday, along with nude photos of male and female athletes. The sports range from pro football to golf to tennis.
"When I was offered this opportunity it wasn't an automatic yes. I had to think about it. I'm my parents' daughter. I have my husband," she said. "When I came down to it, I had the opportunity to do something uncomfortable. I think that's an important part of life. It's something new. I looked at it as a challenge."
Richard Phibbs
Walsh Jennings says she gained 36 lbs. on her 6 , 2″ frame while pregnant with her third child, daughter Scout Margery. She's lost most of it, but is trying for 12 lbs. more.
"I have been working my butt off literally every single day," she says, preparing for her first post-baby tournament in Switzerland later this month. "I've come a long way from April when I had my baby. But I'm definitely not where I would normally be going into my first tournament of the season."
She'll also have to adjust to competing without longtime partner Misty May-Treanor, who retired after the pair won their third gold at the London Olympics. After joining interim partner Whitney Pavlik in Switzerland and later in Long Beach, she'll team with new partner April Ross.
Which means the next few weeks will bring one more temporary tinge of self-consciousness. "Before I get my tan," she says, "I feel naked."
– Mike Fleeman
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Busy Philipps Names Daughter Cricket Pearl
Update: The couple have chosen the name Cricket Pearl for their daughter, Philipps' rep confirms to PEOPLE.
Originally posted July 3: Busy Philipps is now officially one busy mama.
The Cougar Town star, 34, and her screenwriter husband Marc Silverstein welcomed their second daughter on Tuesday, July 2, her rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.
"Everyone is healthy and happy," the rep tells PEOPLE, adding that baby girl weighed in at 8.5 lbs. The couple has not yet chosen a name.
"So this happened…" Philipps Tweeted Wednesday, sharing a black and white photo of herself cuddling her newborn.
The new addition joins big sister Birdie Leigh, 4 .
Courtesy Busy Philipps
Philipps announced her pregnancy in December when she posted a photo of her positive pregnancy test on Twitter. In April, she told The Huffington Post she was having another girl and shared that Birdie was ready – sort of – for her little sister.
"My daughter is super excited," the actress said. "She's actually incredibly helpful and … she's really understanding things, when I say like, 'Mom can't carry you right now because the baby in her tummy is pressing down on her bladder!' She understands what that means and she's cool with it."
But she's not exactly expecting to make her the full-time nanny anytime soon.
"We'll see what happens when the actual baby comes," Philipps added. "I'm planning for that moment like, 'And when does she go back?' I know that will happen."
Hopefully not anytime soon!
– Kathy Ehrich Dowd with reporting by Monica Rizzo
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Melissa Joan Hart Jokes: Tucker Taking 'Long Hiatus' After Appearance
Melissa Joan Hart enjoys a lot of family-friendly perks, including filming during the summer, while working on her show Melissa & Joey. But she only recently took advantage of one – having her kids join her onscreen.
On an upcoming episode airing July 10, the actress's youngest son, Tucker, 9 months, makes an appearance as the neighbor's baby. And it looks like Hart's little guy is a natural despite his mom's initial nervousness.
"I couldn't stay in character! I was watching him like a hawk and forgetting to react as my character would to the situation. It was unnerving," the mom-of-three confesses to PEOPLE. "But it was so fun to have him there."
It also helps that Hart's children – which also includes older sons Mason, 7, and Brady, 5 – are frequent guests to the set.
"They love coming to Mommy's work but it's not to see me act, it's because they know our craft service guy has donuts put away for them. But I'm happy to have them there for whatever reason," she says.
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Husband Mark Wilkerson also comes by to support his wife. He was even on hand to help elicit giggles from their baby boy during filming.
As for Tucker's latest milestones, Hart believes he's following in his older brothers' footsteps.
"He is crawling and ready to walk, which I expect him to do fairly soon," shares the actress. "He has great balance like Brady and he's very independent like Mason. He's also clapping, giving kisses and super social."
It also sounds like Tucker has all the makings of a successful actor. So is this the beginning of his TV and movie career?
"He will appear in the Nutrisystem commercials with me this fall, but he's taking a long hiatus from the business after that," Hart jokes. "Once he completes college he can consider it."
To see Tucker in action, make sure to tune in to Melissa & Joey on July 10th for his debut episode, "The Unkindest Cut," on ABC Family at 8 p.m. E.T.
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Josh and Fergie Duhamel Introduce Son Axl Jack
We've waited almost three weeks to get a single glimpse of Josh Duhamel and Fergie's newborn baby boy Axl Jack – and now we get two at once!
The actor, 40, and the Black Eyed Peas frontwoman, 38, each posted separate photos of their son to Facebook on Tuesday. And an adorable little bundle of joy he is.
"Axl Jack Duhamel Day 1 #paparazziyoucanleaveourhousenow," Duhamel captioned the sweet snapshot of his son swaddled in his hospital blanket.
"Not only is he a gorgeous baby, I also love the hashtag!" a fan named Shelly wrote, to which Duhamel replied, "Thanks!"
Proud mama Fergie posted her own picture of her sleeping sweetie – who seems to have passed his first test with flying colors! "Axl Jack Duhamel. Day 2 of life. Hearing test complete. All systems go," she writes.
Baby boy was born on Aug. 29 and weighed in at 7 lbs., 10 oz.
As recently as Monday, the proud parents were still happily guarding their infant's privacy. Asked on Twitter when they might release a photo, Duhamel replied: "Right now we just want him all to ourselves."
– Tim Nudd
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