McCurry Defeats McDonalds in Malaysia

FAST food giant McDonald's has lost a lawsuit after an appeals court threw out its claim against a tiny restaurant called McCurry. A Malaysian court overturned a 2006 ruling in favour of the massive burger chain, which had complained about its similar name.

Judge Gopal Sri Ram said: “Where the learned judge, with respect, erred is to assume that McDonald’s had a monopoly in the use of the prefix ’Mc’ on signage or in the conduct of business."

The McDonald’s operation in Malaysia is run as a franchise by top businessman Vincent Tan and has 185 outlets. McCurry — by contrast — serves Indian fast food from one restaurant in Kuala Lumpur as well Malaysian dishes such as fish head curry. It said its name is short for “Malaysian Chicken Curry”.

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Iraq: Time for U.S. to Get the Hell Out

George W. Bush will always be known as the American president who invaded Iraq to topple the crippling dictatorship of Saddam Hussein, but as the war went tragically wrong, Bush will also be known as the autocrat who killed almost 5000 American troops, over 100,000 innocent Iraqi civilians, and set up illegal torture camps in Cuba. I'm deeply sorry that George W. Bush was ever my president, but it's a democracy and freely elected individuals are allowed to carry out their terms. But thank God that international embarrassment is over.

American Poet Disappears into Japanese Volcano

A very poetic end to the American poet. Media Bistro reports.

US poet Craig Arnold disappeared while climbing a volcano in Japan on April 26, and literary types around the world have rallied to keep up the search for the missing author.

By Japanese law, rescuers are only required to search for three days, and friends worry that the search could end prematurely. Arnold was living in Japan with a U.S.-Japan Friendship Commission's U.S.-Japan Creative Artists Exchange Fellowship, and has written two books of poetry: "Shells" and "Made Flesh." UPDATE: Friends and family have created this Facebook page following the search.

Here's more from a report on HTML Giant: "He had traveled to the island to visit the volcano, as he has been working on a book on the subject of volcanoes for some time. His plan was to stay only one night and leave the next day. (Craig has visited many volcanoes around the world in recent years as is very experienced with visiting them.)"

Create Your Own Online Newswire

I have no idea what this is all about, but if you're a journalist or whatever, this might be important. Noodle Pie has the tips on creating an online newswire, something I've always dreamed of doing. When newspapers disappear, we might just need to rely on individual newswires.

Publish2 is social bookmarking service for journalists. The idea is to encourage a kind of link journalism by creating a space for journalists to store links and publish them as a newswire. These maybe links related to a story you're working on, research or clips. I've been using it of late for three very specific tasks;

•publish breaking news on Twitter @frontlineblog
•publish a newswire to the news pages on frontlineclub.com

•publish from my mobile phone
Once you've signed up, installed the wee bookmarklet into your browser toolbar and married your delicious social bookmarking and Twitter accounts to Publish2, the first two tasks on this list are easily doable. I bookmark a story to my account on Publish2, this automatically feeds into the frontlineclub delicious account which in turn automatically appears as the newswire on frontlineclub.com

If I decide a news story requires a tweet, I'll add one at the same time I bookmark the page by scrolling down on the Publish2 bookmarlet and adding the Twitter comment (see above) and using hashtags if appropriate, to help make the tweet more searchable. Publish2 auto-shortens the link using bit.ly which allows you to track the spread of your links.

All of the above works very well, beyond the wee bit of downtime where Publish2 hasn't been working. I could opt to bypass the delicious step and just install the Publish2 widget onto frontlineclub.com but I've been using delicious for so long, I like what it does and it was always the way I wanted to set up the website before playing with Publish2.

The problem arrives when I try to publish from my mobile phone. Publish2 can grab items I choose to share in my Google Reader. What I want to be able to do, and can't, is automatically feed these items from Publish2 into delicious, and then automatically onto frontlineclub.com, and/or send them to Twitter. I also want to be able to edit the description, tags, and tweets too. If Publish2 can solve these last few hiccups, and I see they're working on an iPhone application, I'll be using it exclusively for publishing to the Frontline Club.

Buddhism, Thailand, and a Return to the Golden Age

The Nation editor Thanong Khantong provides a look inside his Buddhist soul and hopes for a return to the golden age.

In the triangle, every angle can be at the top, depending on how you turn it. It does not matter.

Your life can also be viewed as this triangular trairat model. When you were born, you were at one angle of the triangle. At 50 years old (my age), you have moved to the next angle. Now you try to maintain a balance in your life until you reach 70 years old, at the top angle. Once you reach 70 and remain at the top angle, you are returning to the original angle of your birth. Your life comes full circle - birth, ageing, sickness and death - in an eternal recurrence until you finally arrive at a realisation of your consciousness and attain nirvana. Then and only then can you transcend this triangle or break away from the cycle of life.

After praying to the Buddha statue in the main chapel of Wat Bowonniwet, I walked outside and came to temporary shop beside the chapel. There was a big poster advertising the Royal Monkhood coin, the silver one similar to the one that I was wearing. I was stunned, for in the poster I saw the King - who is the "Power of the Land", as his "Bhumibol" name literally implies - in a sitting posture floating from Heaven to Earth as a Buddha-to-be.

I took a hard look at the coin around my neck. Then I turned to its reverse side to look at the Golden Pagoda. I quickly walked to the back of the main chapel. There stood the Golden Pagoda, which represented Suvarnabhumi.

I found a little secret of Wat Bowonniwet by design.

This at once reminded me of Phra Ruang Thongkham, or the "Golden Phra Ruang" at Wat Mahannop, which is built mostly in the Sukhothai style. Wat Mahannop is, in a straight line, about two kilometres away from Wat Bowonniwet. All of a sudden, the statue of Phra Ruang Thonkham resurfaced in my mind to tell me a story of the past, the present and the future.

Since the statue was made of gold, its past pointed to the richness of the Golden Land of Suvarnabhumi and the social harmony of a utopia-like state. The statue told me about the state of the present, which is characterised by ignorance. Most people do not recognise the gold inside Phra Ruang Thongkham, hence the decline of Buddhism, the widespread incidence of greed and evil, and the lack of social harmony in Thai society.

The statue finally provided me with a vision of the future, when the Thai people become enlightened, will see the gold inside Phra Ruang Thongkham and will embrace the golden age of Suvarnabhumi again.

Suvarnabhumi: the Golden Land, with fish in the rivers and rice in the fields. That remote notion of utopia then seemed to be not too far away.

Techno Pop from Asia

2009 Kentucky Derby

The field, from the rail out, is:
West Side Bernie (30-1)
Musket Man (20-1)
Mr. Hot Stuff (30-1)
Advice (30-1)
Hold Me Back (15-1)
Friesan Fire (5-1)
Papa Clem (20-1)
Mine That Bird (50-1)
Join in the Dance (50-1)
Regal Ransom (30-1)
Chocolate Candy (20-1)
General Quarters (20-1)
I Want Revenge (3-1)
Atomic Rain (50-1)
Dunkirk (4-1)
Pioneerof the Nile (4-1)
Summer Bird (50-1)
Nowhere to Hide (50-1)
Desert Party (15-1)
Flying Private (50-1)

Silom Road Video and Chiang Khan Movie Theater

The highly inventive SE Asia Movie Theater project has just come up with a real winner, the old movie theater in Chiang Khan on the banks of the Mekong which has gone out of business (1970-1990) but had the sense to remember the past with a small museum.

I've been to this town which is in find preservation condition, and home to a few crazy expats married to local Thai girls; their offsprings hell on wires, more like Western brats than well mannered Thai kids. I rented a motorcycle in Nong Khai then went west along the Mekong to Chiang Khan, then south to Loei where I spent the night. Nice ride and no tourists.

Thanks to the preservationist resolve of the Chiang Khan community (or maybe the long-stagnant economy), the town looks much as it did one hundred years ago, with about 80 percent of the houses and commercial buildings made of old teak wood. Its antique flavor has turned Chiang Khan into a hip tourist destination. Following suit, the Suwan Rama Theater has been converted into a mini-museum of itself.

For many years, Chiang Khan's position on the Mekong River gave it an advantage in the river trade. It is the first Thai town with a port on the Mekong after the river reconnects with Thailand to form the border with Laos. That means that any product that was shipped down the Mekong from northwestern Laos would reach the Chiang Khan port before any other point on the river. Hence the growth of the town a hundred years ago. That's my own speculation, but it seems right, right?

All in all it was pretty cool to see an old theater in Thailand that's still keeping its memory alive. When it's possible and practical, I think it's important to put some resources into preserving old structures like this. In Thailand, as in the rest of Southeast Asia and most parts of the world, these old movie theaters were often the the most socially central places around. Communities convened around them, businesses sprang up around them and their influence ran deep. I hope that theaters like this increasingly get put on the list of cultural heritage sites in Thailand, so they will be preserved and future generations will be able to learn from them.

The Southeast Asia Movie Theater Project

Gee Generation

Gee Generation is an all girl group from Japan, Korea? Here's three versions of the same song.

Fiat Comeback in US?

The bad news is that Chrysler has declared bankruptcy. The good news is that they will merge with Fiat, and Fiat wants to re-enter the American market. I've owned several Fiat convertibles over the years, including my first purchase of a Fiat 850 in Berkeley, accompanied by Bill Dalton, who was terrified at the ride across the Bay Bridge. Later, I owned several Fiat Spyders with various engine sizes. Oh, I also once owned a Chrysler LaBaron convertible, fully tricked out with all leather interior and more automatic knobs that you could shake a stick at. What a wonderful American boat, much better than the 1965 Pontiac GTO I owned in high school, which drank a quart of oil for every tank of gas.

Joe Girardi - who will replace him when he gets fired

It's just a matter of time before New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi gets canned...and the way the Yankees have been playing since Opening Day, he deserves to go...that was pathetic shit this past weekend at Fenway Park...a disgrace!!!...

Girardi obviously is a baseball person who has a heckuva lot more knowledged about the game than me...but it seems that he cannot get this team to live up to their talents...the Yankees don't have any fire up their ass...

So with that being said, the clock is ticking on Girardi...since Billy Martin has been dead for the last 20 years and Joe Torre out west, let's look over, in no particular order, the list of some possible replacements... (those who are currently serving on a Major League coaching staff are listed as replacements after the season concludes)

Don Mattingly - Mattingly (photo, right) was the runner-up to replace Torre...Mattingly is Yankees Baseball...he epitomizes everything that is good with the game of baseball...he is currently the L.A. Dodgers hitting coach and it just kills me to see him in any other uniform but the Pinstripes...the knock of Mattingly is that he has no managerial experience...

Tony Pena - Pena is currently serving as Girardi's bench coach...he has managerial experience with the Kansas City Royals - which basically explains why he is now a bench coach and not a manager...but remember, Torre was considered a failure as a manager when he first took over in the Bronx...I'm not sure how the team responds to Pena...

Bobby Valentine - even though he does not call the shots anymore, The Boss was always intrigued by Bobby V...he would surely change the atmosphere in the clubhouse...Bobby V is over in Japan, but I have read that he would like to manage one more time in the Majors - but in the right situation...he loves the attention and the limelight of New York...

Willie Randolph - he is another favorite of The Boss...Randolph is the Brewers bench coach...he has managerial experience and is a well-known commodity within the current Yankees team...Randolph was canned last year by the Mets at mid-season...the Yanks would love nothing more than to bring him back to the Big Apple and have him stick it to their cross-town rivals by winning a World Series...

Davey Johnson - Johnson (photo) has been out the Major League managerial game for quite awhile...he served as the U.S. Olympic and World Baseball manager...he is a proven winner...and if Jack McKeon can win a World Series in his 70s, who's to say that Johnson can't get back in the saddle at a much younger age?...

Buck Showalter - Torre gets all the credit for the Yankees turnaround, and rightfully so...but people forget that Buck was the one who brought the Yanks back to respectability...the Yanks had the best record in baseball in the strike shortened season and he led them to the playoffs in 1995...he understands the Yankees way of doing things...

Dave Miley - Miley is the manager of the Yankees Triple A farm club in Scranton-Wilkes Barre...the Yanks have called up a minor league manager before in Stump Merrill...highly doubtful that he gets the job, but at least I thought his name should be tossed in the mix...

Paul O'Neill - this is a guy who would have the fire...I'm not sure if he wants to manage...he has zero managerial and coaching experience...however, it is a name that should not be forgotten for the future...O'Neill as manager and David Cone at pitching coach...that would be my pick for 5 years from now...

NBA Coach of the Year facts

Last week Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown received the Coach of the Year award in the NBA...here are some interesting facts about the annual award...

- Pat Riley (photo) is the only coach to receive the award three times...interestingly, each time he won the award, he was a head coach for a different team: Lakers (1989-90), Knicks (1992-92); Heat (1996-97)...

- Hubie Brown has the record for longest stretch between winning awards...Brown won his first award in 1977-78 as head coach of the Hawks...26 years later (2003-04), he won it again as coach of the Grizzlies...

- Gene Shue is second for the longest stretch between awards...in 1968-69 Shue won it as head coach of Baltimore...13 years later he received it as coach of Washington...

- Incredibly, these coaches never won the award: Jerry Sloan, Billy Cunningham, Jack Ramsey, Chuck Daly, Rudy Tomjanovich, K.C. Jones...

- Also, these coaches only won the award one time: Phil Jackson, Red Auerbach, Gregg Popovich, Red Holzman, Lenny Wilkens, Larry Brown...

- Harry Gallatin of the St. Louis Hawks won the first award in 1962-62...

- Larry Bird is the only person to win Coach of the Year and league MVP...

Happy Birthday Jessica Alba

HAPPY 28th BIRTHDAY TO JESSICA ALBA!!!!

Pittsburgh Pirates off to a winning mark in April

First off, let's set the record straight...I am a New York Yankees fan and always will be...however, if the Bronx Bombers don't win the World Series this year, which I don't think they will, there are three teams that I hope can at least pull off what the Tampa Rays did last year...well, maybe that it too much to ask, but at least if these teams can have a winning record - Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals, and Baltimore Orioles...

When I was a kid, way back in the late 1970s, these three teams were always in the playoffs and at the very least, in playoff contention going into the last few weeks of the season...

These are three franchises that have a wonderful rich history...but for the last 10 plus years, they have wallowed in the basement of their division after poor management decisions, poor drafts, injuries, and the inability to sign their best players to long-term deals...

Pittsburgh Pirates - I will go on record right now and openly admit that I am rooting for the Pirates...in fact I went out and bought a Pirates ballcap and a Roberto Clemente t-shirt...the Pirates were fierce competitors back in the day...and I am talking pre-Bonds...here was their lineup: 1st base - Pops Stargell; 2nd base - Scraps Garner; 3rd base - Mad-dog Madlock; short - Tim Foli; catcher - Ed Ott/Steve Nicosia; left - Bill Robinson; center - Omar Moreno; right - The Cobra, Dave Parker...and they were led by a good manager and a good person, Chuck Tanner...at the right is the team logo during the We are Family era...as of today, the Pirates are off to a good start as they stand at 11-7...

Kansas City Royals - the Royals annually won the A.L. West with Whitey Herzog as manager...they had a team of 1st base - John Mayberry; 2nd base - Frank White; 3rd base - George Brett; short - Freddie Patek; catcher - Darrell Porter; left - Willie Wilson; center - A.O., Amos Otis; right - Al Cowens; dh - Hal McRae...

Baltimore Orioles - Earl Weaver's team always just missed out of the playoffs in the late 1970s...but in 1979, the took the East and eliminated the Angels to win the A.L. Pennant before blowing a 3-1 lead to the Pirates in the World Series...back then they wore their orange Sunday Special jerseys at home at Memorial Stadium...Weaver would have his tomato plants growing in the bullpen...this was before Cal Ripken was playing...Mark Belanger manned the shortstop position and Eddie Murray was just a young buck...

So maybe the baseball Gods will look down on these franchises and give them a winning season because their fans sure deserve it...

Fucking incredible - the Yankees pitching sucks ass

The Yankees unloaded a ton of money this off-season on pitching...and on Saturday, the pitching could not hold a 6-0 going into the bottom of the fourth at Fenway...in the end, Jason Varitek hit a grand slam, Mike Lowell a 3-run homer and the Yanks lost 16-11...fucking incredible!!!

Detroit Lions begin new era

Mitch Albom of the Detroit Free Press writes about the newest leader of the Lions... "Who knows anything about the future of a 21-year-old — especially in the most complicated and demanding position in professional sports? Maybe he’ll be great. Maybe he won’t. Anyone who tells you more is blowing smoke. But here are a few things that are undeniable." ...

Mitch Albom

Carlos Monarrez of the Detroit Free Press writes about the Lions second first round pick... "Pettigrew becomes part of the Lions' youth movement on offense, joining quarterback Matthew Stafford, receiver Calvin Johnson and running back Kevin Smith." ...

Carlos Monarrez

Carlos Monarrez of the Detroit Free Press writes how Lou Delmas knows first hand about the Lions... "But unlike a lot of players who have little knowledge of the teams they are joining, Delmas followed the Lions' 0-16 season closely." ...

Carlos Monarrez

Nick Cotsonika of the Detroit Free Press writes how he scratched his head on the Lions second first round pick... "The Lions said they couldn't afford to pass up talent for need, and you can say they stuck to that by taking Pettigrew." ...

Nick Cotsonika

Erin Andrews Fanhouse/NCAA Football '10 Interview: she looks absolutely stunning

Did Erin Andrews get some type of botox or what???...is it just me or is she more stunning than ever in this interview...WOW!!!...

Tyson Jackson climbs in Mel Kiper's latest mock

The following is Mel Kiper's latest mock draft...LSU defensive end Tyson Jackson jumps from the teens to number 3 overall...

1. Detroit Lions: Matthew Stafford, QB, Georgia

2. St. Louis Rams: Jason Smith, OT, Baylor

3. Kansas City Chiefs: Tyson Jackson, DE, LSU

4. Seattle Seahawks: Mark Sanchez, QB, USC

5. Cleveland Browns: Aaron Curry, LB, Wake Forest

6. Cincinnati Bengals: Andre Smith, OT, Alabama

7. Oakland Raiders: Eugene Monroe, OT, Virginia

8. Jacksonville Jaguars: Michael Crabtree, WR, Texas Tech

9. Green Bay Packers: B.J. Raji, DT, Boston College

10. San Francisco 49ers: Jeremy Maclin, WR, Missouri

11. Buffalo Bills: Brian Orakpo, DE/OLB, Texas

12. Denver Broncos: Robert Ayers, DE, Tennessee

13. Washington Redskins: Brian Cushing, OLB, USC

14. New Orleans Saints: Malcolm Jenkins, CB, Ohio State

15. Houston Texans: Aaron Maybin, DE, Penn State

16. San Diego Chargers: Michael Oher, OT, Mississippi

17. New York Jets: Percy Harvin, WR, Florida

18. Denver Broncos (from CHI): Chris "Beanie" Wells, RB, Ohio State

19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Josh Freeman, QB, Kansas State

20. Detroit Lions (from DAL): Rey Maualuga, ILB, USC

21. Philadelphia Eagles: Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia

22. Minnesota Vikings: Kenny Britt, WR, Rutgers

23. New England Patriots: Donald Brown, RB, Connecticut

24. Atlanta Falcons: Vontae Davis, CB, Illinois

25. Miami Dolphins: Darrius Heyward-Bey, WR, Maryland

26. Baltimore Ravens: Brandon Pettigrew, TE, Oklahoma State

27. Indianapolis Colts: Peria Jerry, DT, Mississippi

28. Buffalo Bills (from PHI, which received from CAR): Phil Loadholt, OT, Oklahoma

29. New York Giants: Clay Matthews, OLB, USC

30. Tennessee Titans: Darius Butler, CB, Connecticut

31. Arizona Cardinals: Everette Brown, DE, Florida State

32. Pittsburgh Steelers: Max Unger, C, Oregon

NFL draft sleepers

Over the course of the college football season, some players caught my eye who are not considered first round material...in fact, a few may be taken from the 5th round on...keep an eye on these names...

Running back
- Glen Coffee, 6'0", 208, Alabama
- Jeremiah Johnson, 5'9", 208, Oregon
- Gatrell Johnson, 5'11, 220, Colorado State

Wide receiver
- Mohammed Massaquoi, 6'1", 209, Georgia
- Brian Robiske, 6'2", 205, Ohio State

Tight end
- Richard Quinn, 6'4", 262, North Carolina

Center
- Antoine Caldwell, 6'3", 309, Alabama

Defensive end
- Harry Melton, 6'2", 265, Texas

Outside linebacker
- Zack Follett, 6'2", 237, Cal
- Jonathan Casillas, 6'1", 225, Wisconsin
- Stephen Hodge, 6'0", 233, TCU

Cornerback
- Asher Allen, 5'9", 193, Georgia
- Captain Munnerlyn, 5'8", 183, South Carolina
- Sherrod Martin, 6'1", 200, Troy

Safety
- Patrick Chung, 5'11", 213, Oregon

Donald Brown of Connecticut - versatile

The following is the highlights of Connecticut running back Donald Brown...

Darius Butler of UConn - a multi-talented kid

Check out the highlights of Connecticut cornerback Darius Butler and his multi-talents...

NFL Draft - Second round projections

Today Stiles Points previews the second round of the draft...included are the picks from ESPN's Mel Kiper and NFL Draft Scout's Rob Rang and Chad Reuter...

33. Lions
Kiper - James Laurinaitis, lb, Ohio State
Rang - James Laurinaitis, lb, Ohio State
Reuter - James Laurinaitis, lb, Ohio State
Stiles Points - Vontae Davis, cb, Illinois - many have Davis as a first rounder...the Lions get a steal here...

34. Patriots
Kiper - Connor Barwin, de/lb, Cincinnati
Rang - Larry English, olb, Northern Illinois
Reuter - Alphonso Smith, cb, Wake Forest
Stiles Points - Darius Butler, cb, Connecticut (photo) - it seems like the Pats are always thin at cb during the course of the season...

35. Rams
Kiper - Darius Butler, cb, Connecticut
Rang - Michael Johnson, de, Georgia Tech
Reuter - Kenny Britt, wr, Rutgers
Stiles Points - Josh Freeman, qb, Kansas State - Bulger is not going to be there forever...plus the new coach will tutor Freeman for a year...

36. Browns
Kiper - Clay Matthews, lb, Southern Cal
Rang - Vontae Davis, cb, Illinois
Reuter - Connor Barwin, olb, Cincinnati
Stiles Points - Connor Barwin, olb, Cincinnati - the Browns need help at linebacker...

37. Seahawks
Kiper - William Moore, s, Missouri
Rang - Kenny Britt, wr, Rutgers
Reuter - William Beatty, ot, Connecticut
Stiles Points - Brian Robiske, wr, Ohio State - Robiske has been coming on late...he is big, strong, and NFL ready...the Seahawks are weak at wr...

38. Bengals
Kiper - Alex Mack, c, Cal
Rang - Alex Mack, c, Cal
Reuter - Alex Mack, c, Cal
Stiles Points - Ziggy Hood, dt, Missouri - Hood plugs a hole on the d-line...

39. Jaguars
Kiper - Brian Robiske, wr, Ohio State
Rang - Percy Harvin, wr, Florida
Reuter - Ziggy Hood, dt, Missouri
Stiles Points - William Beatty, ot, Connecticut - the Jags o-line was hit by injuries the last two years...they need fresh blood...

40. Raiders
Kiper - Phil Loadholt, ot, Oklahoma
Rang - Ron Brace, dt, Boston College
Reuter - Phil Loadholt, ot, Oklahoma
Stiles Points - James Laurinaitis, lb, Ohio State - the Raiders get a true leader on defense...

41. Packers
Kiper - William Beatty, ot, Connecticut
Rang - Connor Barwin, olb, Cincinnati
Reuter - Ron Brace, dt, Boston College
Stiles Points - Alphonso Smith, cb, Wake Forest - Woodson & Harris are getting old...

42. Bills
Kiper - Jared Cook, te, South Carolina
Rang - Phil Loadholt, ot, Oklahoma
Reuter - Jared Cook, te, South Carolina
Stiles Points - Jamon Meredith, ot, South Carolina - the Bills plug the hole left by Peters...

43. 49ers
Kiper - Alphonso Smith, cb, Wake Forest
Rang - Jarron Gilbert, de, San Jose State
Reuter - Hakeem Nicks, wr, North Carolina
Stiles Points - Eric Wood, c, Louisville - Wood can play either center or guard...

44. Dolphins
Kiper - Jarron Gilbert, dl, San Jose State
Rang - Lou Delmas, s, Western Michigan
Reuter - Percy Harvin, wr, Florida
Stiles Points - Lou Delmas, s, Western Michigan - the Dolphins need young blood in the secondary...some rate Delmas as the top safety...

45. Giants
Kiper - Shawn Nelson, te, Southern Miss
Rang - William Beatty, ot, Connecticut
Reuter - Larry English, olb, Northern Illinois
Stiles Points - Michael Johnson, de, Georgia Tech (photo) - this is a gamble pick...this guy is a freak...Johnson has all the tools and built to be a first-rounder...but he is not highly motivated...this could be a huge draft pick if this guy lives up to his potential...

46. Texans
Kiper - Ziggy Hood, dt, Missouri
Rang - Clint Sintim, olb, Virginia
Reuter - Andre Brown, rb, N.C. State
Stiles Points - Duke Robinson, g, Oklahoma - the Texas lock up one of the top guards in the draft...

47. Patriots
Kiper - Sean Smith, cb, Utah
Rang - William Moore, s, Missouri
Reuter - Patrick White, qb/wr, West Virginia
Stiles Points - Shonn Greene, rb, Iowa - Belichick is thin at rb...Greene is a bulldozer who will help later in the year...

48. Broncos
Kiper - Ron Brace, dt, Boston College
Rang - Alphonso Smith, cb, Wake Forest
Reuter - Sean Smith, cb, Utah
Stiles Points - Patrick Chung, s, Oregon - the middle of the defense is set with young players from this year's draft...

49. Bears
Kiper - Mohamed Massaquoi, wr, Georgia
Rang - Jamon Meredith, ot, South Carolina
Reuter - Mohamed Massaquoi, wr, Georgia
Stiles Points - Mohamed Massaquoi, wr, Georgia - M2 needs to hold on to the ball better...but he always made big plays at Georgia...

50. Browns
Kiper - LeSean McCoy, rb, Pitt
Rang - Jared Cook, te, South Carolina
Reuter - Max Unger, c, Oregon
Stiles Points - Andre Brown, rb, N.C. State - the Browns need to address the rb position somewhere in the draft...they take care of it right here...

51. Cowboys
Kiper - Louis Delmas, s, Western Michigan
Rang - Patrick Chung, s, Oregon
Reuter - William Moore, s, Missouri
Stiles Points - Pat White, qb/wr, West Virginia - Dallas needs help at safety, but Jerry Jones cannot pass-up the dynamic Pat White...

52. Jets
Kiper - Andre Brown, rb, N.C. State
Rang - Derrick Williams, wr, Penn State
Reuter - Jarron Gilbert, de, San Jose State
Stiles Points - Sean Smith, cb, Utah - the Jets strengthen the secondary...

53. Eagles
Kiper - Michael Johnson, de, Georgia Tech
Rang - LeSean McCoy, rb, Pitt
Reuter - Shawn Nelson, te, Southern Miss
Stiles Points - Phil Loadholt, ot, Oklahoma - Loadholt adds young depth to the o-line...

54. Vikings
Kiper - Max Unger, c, Oregon
Rang - Kevin Barnes, cb, Maryland
Reuter - Jamon Meredith, ot, South Carolina
Stiles Points - Max Unger, c, Oregon - like Wood, Unger can also play guard...

55. Falcons
Kiper - Sherrod Martin, db, Troy
Rang - Shawn Nelson, te, Southern Miss
Reuter - Lou Delmas, s, Western Michigan
Stiles Points - Derrick Williams, wr, Penn State - the Falcons add another weapon for Matt Ryan...

56. Dolphins
Kiper - Clint Sintim, lb, Virginia
Rang - Jarius Byrd, cb, Oregon
Reuter - Victor "Macho" Harris, cb, Virginia Tech
Stiles Points - Clint Sintim, olb, Virginia (photo) - Sintim fits the mold of Parcells...

57. Ravens
Kiper - Juaquin Iglesias, wr, Oklahoma
Rang - D.J. Moore, cb, Vanderbilt
Reuter - Sherrod Martin, cb, Troy
Stiles Points - D.J. Moore, cb, Vanderbilt - the cb position was not that strong last year...the Ravens must address that position...

58. Patriots
Kiper - Pat White, qb/wr, West Virginia
Rang - Max Unger, c, Oregon
Reuter - Rashad Johnson, s, Alabama
Stiles Points - Jarron Gilbert, de, San Jose State - Gilbert is a big de who will help the Patriots get younger on defense...

59. Panthers
Kiper - Roy Miller, dt, Texas
Rang - Paul Kruger, de, Utah
Reuter - Lawrence Sidbury, de, Richmond
Stiles Points - Ron Brace, dt, Boston College - the days of that dominant d-line are gone...they must re-tool this area...

60. Giants
Kiper - Kaluka Maiava, lb, Southern Cal
Rang - Cornelius Ingram, te, Florida
Reuter - LeSean McCoy, rb, Pitt
Stiles Points - Sherrod Martin, cb, Troy - at times last year, Ross was the only cb who made plays for the G-men...

61. Colts
Kiper - Derrick Williams, wr, Penn State
Rang - Fili Moala, dt, Southern Cal
Reuter - D.J. Moore, cb, Vanderbilt
Stiles Points - T.J. Lang, og, Eastern Michigan - the o-line needs help...they could go rb here because Addai looked old at the end of the season...

62. Titans
Kiper - D.J. Moore, cb, Vanderbilt
Rang - Mohammed Massaquoi, wr, Georgia
Reuter - Clint Sintim, olb, Virginia
Stiles Points - Cody Brown, olb, Connecticut - Titans reach a bit here, but fill a position...

63. Cardinals
Kiper - Shonn Greene, rb, Iowa
Rang - Cody Brown, olb, Connecticut
Reuter - Shonn Greene, rb, Iowa
Stiles Points - Donald Washington, cb, Ohio State - Washington has been impressing scouts of late...

64. Steelers
Kiper - Jarius Byrd, cb, Oregon
Rang - Donald Washington, cb, Ohio State
Reuter - Jarius Byrd, cb, Oregon
Stiles Points - Jarius Byrd, cb, Oregon - Steelers must address the cb position...they can also go with de Lawrence Sidbury here too...

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NFL Draft - Picks 21-32 - What do the Steelers do to get even better?

Here are picks 21-32....

21. Eagles
Kiper - Knowshon Moreno, rb, Georgia
McShay - Knowshon Moreno, rb, Georgia
Rang - Knowshon Moreno, rb, Georgia
Lombardi - Everette Brown, de, Florida State
Stiles Points - Knowshon Moreno, rb, Georgia - the Eagles fans will go nuts if they bypass Moreno...

22. Vikings
Kiper - Kenny Britt, wr, Rutgers
McShay - Percy Harvin, wr, Florida
Rang - Eben Britton, ot, Arizona
Lombardi - Brian Cushing, lb, Southern Cal
Stiles Points - Brandon Pettigrew, te, Oklahoma State - the Vikings steam the Falcons with this pick...

23. Patriots
Kiper - Donald Brown, rb, Connecticut
McShay - Clay Matthews, lb, Southern Cal
Rang - Larry English, de, Northern Illinois
Lombardi - Vontae Davis, cb, Illinois
Stiles Points - Larry English, de, Northern Illinois - (photo) the Patriots still have some work to do on the old, but getting younger, defense...

24. Falcons
Kiper - Brandon Pettigrew, te, Oklahoma State
McShay - Bradon Pettigrew, te, Oklahoma State
Rang - Darius Butler, cb, Connecticut
Lombardi - Evander Hood, dt, Missouri
Stiles Points - Darrius Heyward-Bey, wr, Maryland - they want Pettigrew, but settle on Heyward-Bey - just another weapon for Matt Ryan...

25. Dolphins
Kiper - Malcolm Jenkins, cb, Ohio State
McShay - Kenny Britt, wr, Rutgers
Rang - Robert Ayers, de, Tennessee
Lombardi - Larry English, de, Northern Illinois
Stiles Points - Hakeem Nicks, wr, North Carolina - Nicks is a solid receiver who makes plays...

26. Ravens
Kiper - Vontae Davis, cb, Illinois
McShay - Rey Maualuga, mlb, Southern Cal
Rang - Darrius Heyward-Bey, wr, Maryland
Lombardi - Kennty Britt, wr, Rutgers
Stiles Points - Brian Cushing, lb, Southern Cal - Ravens need to replace linebackers...Cushing is a good start...

27. Colts
Kiper - Peria Jerry, dt, Ole Miss
McShay - Evander Hood, dt, Missouri
Rang - Percy Harvin, wr, Florida
Lombardi - Knowshon Moreno, rb, Georgia
Stiles Points - Aaron Maybin, de Penn State - the Colts could go Donald Brown, rb, U.Conn, but they jump Maybin who dropped to ...

28. Bills
Kiper - Kiper still did not update his selection since Buffalo acquired this pick on 4/17
McShay - Eben Britton, ot, Arizona
Rang - William Beatty, ot, Connecticut
Lombardi - Eben Britton, ot, Arizona
Stiles Points - Everette Brown, de, Florida State - the Bills jump a guy who has slid this far down...they needed de help and they address it in with 2 first rounders...

29. Giants
Kiper - Hakeem Nicks, wr, North Carolina
McShay - Hakeem Nicks, wr, North Carolina
Rang - Clay Matthews, lb, Southern Cal
Lombardi - Shawn Nelson, te, Southern Miss
Stiles Points - Donald Brown, rb, Connecticut - they need someone to replace Ward at rb...and Brown is a versatile player...

30. Titans
Kiper - Percy Harvin, wr, Florida
McShay - Vontae Davis, cb, Illinois
Rang - Evander Hood, dt, Missouri
Lombardi - Darius Butler, cb, Connecticut
Stiles Points - Kenny Britt, wr, Rutgers - they may go with Evander "Ziggy" Hood at dt to replace Haynesworth...but they also need offense because Chris Johnson was their only star in the playoff game...

31. Cardinals
Kiper - Larry English, de, Northern Illinois
McShay - Donald Brown, rb, Connecticut
Rang - Brandon Pettigrew, te, Oklahoma State
Lombardi - Clay Matthews, lb, Southern Cal
Stiles Points - LeSean McCoy, rb, Pitt - the running game did well in the playoffs but the wheels are starting to show wear...

32. Steelers
Kiper - Eric Wood, c, Louisville
McShay - Max Unger, c, Oregon
Rang - Hakeem Nicks, wr, North Carolina
Lombardi - Jarron Gilbert, de, San Jose St.
Stiles Points - Alex Mack, c, Cal (photo) - the Steelers got by in the playoffs with a shaky o-line...they address that need ASAP!...

NFL Draft - Picks 11-20 - What do the Broncos do with their 2 picks?

Stiles Points previews picks 11-20...

11. Bills
Kiper - Robert Ayers, de, Tennessee
McShay - Aaron Maybin, de, Penn State
Rang - Aaron Maybin, de, Penn State
Lombardi - Brian Orakpo, de/lb, Texas
Stiles Points - Tyson Jackson, de, LSU - looks like we all agree the Bills need a de...we just disagree on whom

12. Broncos
Kiper - Tyson Jackson, de, LSU
McShay - Tyson Jackson, de, LSU
Rang - Brian Cushing, lb, Southern Cal
Lombardi - B.J. Raji, dt, Boston College
Stiles Points - Rey Maualuga, mlb, Southern Cal - (photo) Denver needs a leader on defense and I could see Maualuga being that leader...he is a guy who goes 100% and makes plays...

13. Redskins
Kiper - Mark Sanchez, qb, Southern Cal
McShay - Robert Ayers, de, Tennessee
Rang - Everette Brown, de, Florida State
Lombardi - Jeremy Maclin, wr, Missouri
Stiles Points - Malcolm Jenkins, cb, Ohio State - Jenkins dropped a bit from early projections...it seems like Washington is always struggling at the cb position...plus there is a possibility Jenkins can be moved to safety...

14. Saints
Kiper - Chris Wells, rb, Ohio State
McShay - Chris Wells, rb, Ohio State
Rang - Chris Wells, rb, Ohio State
Lombardi - Chris Wells, rb, Ohio State
Stiles Points - Chris Wells rb, Ohio State - with Deuce gone this pick makes sense...

15. Texans
Kiper - Brian Cushing, lb, Southern Cal
McShay - Brian Cushing, lb, Southern Cal
Rang - Malcolm Jenkins, cb, Ohio State
Lombardi - Robert Ayers, de, Tennessee
Stiles Points - Jeremy Maclin, wr, Missouri - Maclin is too hard to pass up...if Maclin is available here, look for the Jets to trade up and get him...

16. Chargers
Kiper - Rey Maualuga, mlb, Southern Cal
McShay - Malcolm Jenkins, cb, Ohio State
Rang - Michael Oher, ot, Ole Miss
Lombardi - Malcolm Jenkins, cb, Ohio State
Stiles Points - Michael Oher, ot, Ole Miss - Oher is either going to be a Pro Bowler or out of the league in 3 years...the Chargers can gamble here and hope to hit it big...

17. Jets
Kiper - Darrius Heyward-Bey, wr, Maryland
McShay - Darrius Heyward-Bey, wr, Maryland
Rang - Josh Freeman, qb, Kansas State
Lombardi - Brandon Pettigrew, te, Oklahoma State
Stiles Points - Percy Harvin, wr, Florida - the Jets need a qb, but Freeman would have to sit a year...Harvin is a bit of a reach, but he is dynamic...

18. Broncos
Kiper - Everette Brown, de, Florida State
McShay - Everette Brown, de, Florida State
Rang - Rey Maualuga, mlb, Southern Cal
Lombardi - Tyson Jackson, de, LSU
Stiles Points - Peria Jerry, dt, Ole Miss (photo) - they get Maualuga to plug the "Mike" position...now Jerry to settle in at dt...the Broncos will be strong up the middle...

19. Buccaneers
Kiper - Josh Freeman, qb, Kansas State
McShay - Peria Jerry, dt, Ole Miss
Rang - Peria Jerry, dt, Ole Miss
Lombardi - Aaron Maybin, de, Penn State
Stiles Points - Clay Matthews, Jr., lb, Southern Cal - Matthews has played his way up the board...talk is that Belichick wants him...will not happen...

20. Lions
Kiper - Michael Oher, ot, Ole Miss
McShay - Michael Oher, ot, Ole Miss
Rang - Brian Orakpo, de/lb, Texas
Lombardi - Peria Jerry, dt, Ole Miss
Stiles Points - Eben Britton, ot, Arizona - the Lions will follow the blueprint set by the Falcons last year...get your qb then get an ot to protect him...

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