New Orleans Saints - Black and Gold http://blackandgold.com/ en Sat, 18 May 2013 14:57:28 GMT vBulletin 1 http://blackandgold.com/bngforum/misc/rss.jpg New Orleans Saints - Black and Gold http://blackandgold.com/ Happy Armed Forces Day! http://blackandgold.com/ee/57926-happy-armed-forces-day.html Sat, 18 May 2013 13:14:59 GMT Thank you to all that are serving this fine nation. Attachment 6865... Thank you to all that are serving this fine nation.

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]]> Everything Else TheOak http://blackandgold.com/ee/57926-happy-armed-forces-day.html StreetWalker: The sights, sounds and scents of a Marigny afternoon http://blackandgold.com/nola/57925-streetwalker-sights-sounds-scents-marigny-afternoon.html Sat, 18 May 2013 04:36:04 GMT The first Eastlake house, a double, is painted an unabashed shade of pink set off by white trim. No... The first Eastlake house, a double, is painted an unabashed shade of pink set off by white trim. No question about it - the home's turned columns, open frieze and frilly spandrels are as enchanting as the fragrance of the jasmine on the front fence is intoxicating.

Read the full article here... ]]> NOLA admin http://blackandgold.com/nola/57925-streetwalker-sights-sounds-scents-marigny-afternoon.html NEWS Former agent indicted for fraud http://blackandgold.com/saints/57924-former-agent-indicted-fraud.html Sat, 18 May 2013 01:43:19 GMT ...Former NFL agent Benjamin Geller allegedly misappropriated more than half of a $1 million life... ...Former NFL agent Benjamin Geller allegedly misappropriated more than half of a $1 million life insurance policy that was intended to provide benefits to Warren’s wife and family after (Frank) Warren’s death in 2002. According to WWL-TV, Geller has been charged with one count of wire fraud...

Former agent indicted for fraud | ProFootballTalk ]]> Saints jeanpierre http://blackandgold.com/saints/57924-former-agent-indicted-fraud.html A conundrum in a puzzle in a riddle... http://blackandgold.com/poli/57923-conundrum-puzzle-riddle.html Sat, 18 May 2013 01:37:39 GMT Speaking at Ohio State University earlier this month, Barack Obama urged students to pay no... Speaking at Ohio State University earlier this month, Barack Obama urged students to pay no attention to those paranoid types who “incessantly warn of government as nothing more than some separate, sinister entity.” Oddly enough, in recent days the most compelling testimony for this view of government has come from the president himself, who insists with a straight face that he had no idea that the Internal Revenue Service had spent two years targeting his political enemies until he “learned about it from the same news reports that I think most people learned about this.” Like you, all he knows is what he reads in the papers. Which is odd, because his Justice Department is bugging those same papers, so you’d think he’d at least get a bit of a heads-up.

You have to love Mark Steyn

The Autocrat Accountants | National Review Online ]]> Poli-Sci dam1953 http://blackandgold.com/poli/57923-conundrum-puzzle-riddle.html Review: I Killed My Mother http://blackandgold.com/nola/57922-review-i-killed-my-mother.html Sat, 18 May 2013 00:31:16 GMT The alienated teenage protagonist of award-winning French Canadian film I Killed My Mother doesn?t... The alienated teenage protagonist of award-winning French Canadian film I Killed My Mother doesn?t actually do the evil deed of the title ? it?s not that kind of movie ? but you might not entirely blame him if he did. Hubert (Xavier Dolan) and his annoying mom Chantale (Anne Dorval) fight like star-crossed lovers, but their vivid love-hate relationship feels all too familiar to the many of us who barely survived adolescence.? [ Read more ]

[ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] ]]> NOLA admin http://blackandgold.com/nola/57922-review-i-killed-my-mother.html No More Mr Nice Media? http://blackandgold.com/poli/57921-no-more-mr-nice-media.html Fri, 17 May 2013 23:16:18 GMT ---Quote--- The press has turned on President Obama with a vengeance. Suddenly, the White House...
Quote:
The press has turned on President Obama with a vengeance.
Suddenly, the White House briefing room is filled with confrontational questions. Suddenly, the news pages are ablaze with scandal, and the commentators -- even some of the president's usual defenders -- are bemoaning his shortcomings. Suddenly, Obama isn't getting the benefit of the doubt.
According to Obama's longtime detractors, the denizens of the fourth estate are finally climbing out of a tank in which they have been immersed since roughly 2007. But the reality is a bit more nuanced than that.
Opinion: For Obama, it's no more Mr. Nice Media - CNN.com ]]> Poli-Sci saintfan http://blackandgold.com/poli/57921-no-more-mr-nice-media.html Review: Lore http://blackandgold.com/nola/57920-review-lore.html Fri, 17 May 2013 21:32:40 GMT It?s not easy to make a film about events surrounding World War II that?s essentially different... It?s not easy to make a film about events surrounding World War II that?s essentially different from all those that have come before. Since the mid-1940s an average of at least 20 major World War II films have been produced internationally each year, a pace that has remained surprisingly steady even after the internet made it much easier to keep tabs on such things.? [ Read more ]

[ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] ]]> NOLA admin http://blackandgold.com/nola/57920-review-lore.html New lunch and brunch options stack up http://blackandgold.com/nola/57919-new-lunch-brunch-options-stack-up.html Fri, 17 May 2013 20:30:24 GMT Image: http://www.bestofneworleans.com/imager/b/toc/2199374/754e/1368819725-kingfish_int.jpg ...

A number of restaurants have recently expanded their service, adding new options of note around town.


In the French Quarter, Kingfish added lunch this week.? [ Read more ]

[ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] ]]> NOLA admin http://blackandgold.com/nola/57919-new-lunch-brunch-options-stack-up.html Sean Payton brought back high-intensity attitude and high-intensity workouts to New Orleans Saints http://blackandgold.com/saints/57918-sean-payton-brought-back-high-intensity-attitude-high-intensity-workouts-new-orleans.html Fri, 17 May 2013 19:14:06 GMT For those who figured Sean Payton would make the most of his season-long suspension by coming up... For those who figured Sean Payton would make the most of his season-long suspension by coming up with several new innovative wrinkles to bring back to the New Orleans Saints, it's already begun. In the weight room.

The high-intensity CrossFit workouts that helped Payton get into the best physical shape of his life have inspired a new approach to the Saints' offseason workout program.

The Saints' new workouts now include both the rapid series of various high-intensity workouts, but also the spirit of competition that CrossFit promotes.

Players will sometimes "draft" teams that might be made up of an offensive lineman, a defensive back, a receiver and a quarterback, etc. Then they will compete against each other to finish the circuit in the fastest time.

"It's different for all of us. So it was a challenge. But it's brought us together, too," Saints linebacker Martez Wilson said. "There were times where we competed with teams of like nine and 10 people, and you had to depend on your teammate. ... Then it's all about putting them in the correct order and seeing who's good at what.

"So that was a team-building thing off the field. And you know we're all competitive."

A "circuit" might include a series of 300 rows on the row machine, then getting up and doing 10 squats, then 10 cleans, then a set of box jumps, then exercises with a heavy rope, then a 300-yard sprint.

"It's crazy," cornerback Jabari Greer said. "And it was tough at first."

But if the players needed any extra motivation to fight through it, all they had to do was feed off Payton's energy - and his own physical transformation.

"Obviously if you see him, he's cut. He's ripped up now, man," Greer said. "I mean, it's changed his life."

The Saints' players were already going to be plenty fired up about returning to work this offseason, regardless of Payton's attitude. They're so eager to move past the bounty drama and their on-field struggles that led to the team's first losing season since 2007.

But there is no doubt that Payton's return has done wonders for both the comfort level - and the energy level - around the Saints' practice facility.

Wilson said when he asked Payton how it felt being back, he said it was like "being out of prison."

Punter Thomas Morstead said Payton gave a long speech on his first day back that included "some negative energy" that had obviously been pent up. But it's been all positive energy since then.

"He got it out. Then it was, 'Let's roll,'" Morstead said.

Payton and several players have said that Payton's message has been that the team needs to be motivated by its desire to win championships, not by anything that transpired last year.

"A lot of positive energy. Too much energy. Holy cow," Saints offensive tackle Zach Strief said. "Yeah, he's revved up. And it'll be good for us. I think those practices (organized team activities starting Monday) will kind of feed off having him there.

"You know, it feels normal again. And that's something that hasn't happened a lot the last couple years. Certainly not the last 12 months. ... I remember going into last offseason saying, 'Man it'll be nice to have a regular offseason.' And then obviously it wasn't.

"So we're happy to have him back."

Indeed it's been a long time since the Saints have had a "normal" offseason.

Last year, the bounty scandal and a contract standoff between the team and quarterback Drew Brees both marred the offseason. The year before that, the NFL lockout forced players to work out on their own at Tulane while they were barred from team facilities.

And before that was the "Super Bowl hangover" year, when they had played into mid-February then enjoyed the aftermath through various celebrations and marketing opportunities, etc.

This year is the exact opposite of the Super Bowl hangover. This year, the Saints have been bouncing off the walls to get back in the weight room and onto the practice field.

"Sometimes the offseason can be one of those things where you don't necessarily want to be there. You can be working out on your own and spending more time with your families," receiver Lance Moore said. "But this year was different. And I really think guys are excited about the possibility of us doing great things this year.

"The urgency the guys have is kind of crazy because we're so far away from playing games. But we're not trying to take anything for granted. We're trying to take each and every day and get a little bit better."

Guard Jahri Evans talked about that same "anxious" feeling, as well as the great camaraderie among players.

That attitude is evident to newcomers as well.

Newly-signed linebacker Victor Butler said he only remembers seeing this level of attendance and participation one other time during his first four years with the Dallas Cowboys.

But for those who have been around the Saints, this is an awfully-familiar vibe.

It's very reminiscent of the players' attitude in 2011, when they were so fired up to bounce back from their first-round playoff loss to the Seattle Seahawks that they organized those workouts at Tulane.

They were the most extensive and organized workouts of any team in the NFL. And though they didn't directly lead to the Saints' 13-3 record that year, those workouts were a good sign of the level of motivation.

It's also reminiscent of 2009, when the Saints brought in new defensive coordinator Gregg Williams and had one of the most spirited and competitive training camps that anyone in the local or national media could recall being around. That year the Saints started 13-0 on their way to a Super Bowl victory.

Now, I'm not necessarily ready to predict another 13-3 season. And neither are the players.

But that familiar sense of urgency is hard to ignore.

"We understand there's a sense of urgency now and the window of opportunity in this league is so short," Greer said. "We understand that we have the opportunity to do something special, especially with the talent that we have on our roster. But we have to do it the right way."

"I mean, certainly you can't sit here and say, 'Guys are excited to practice, so we're gonna win 13 games,'" Strief said. "But it certainly helps give you a chance to have guys as excited as they are."


Sean Payton brought back high-intensity attitude and high-intensity workouts to New Orleans Saints | NOLA.com ]]> Saints WhoDat!656 http://blackandgold.com/saints/57918-sean-payton-brought-back-high-intensity-attitude-high-intensity-workouts-new-orleans.html Sunday: Divine Ladies Second Line http://blackandgold.com/nola/57917-sunday-divine-ladies-second-line.html Fri, 17 May 2013 16:31:14 GMT Image:...

Divine Ladies/Unbreakable Men 13th Second Line
Sunday May 19 1-5 P.M.
"Sitting On Top of The World, Overlooking Our Haters"



(NOTE:Gambit's regular second line correspondent, Deborah "Big Red" Cotton was one of the 19 shooting victim's during the Mother's Day second line so I will be taking over her duties until she recovers. A replacement blood drive to benefit victims of the shooting will take place Wednesday May 22 on Frenchmen Street. A benefit concert is being held Thursday May 23 at Tipitina's.? [ Read more ]

[ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] ]]> NOLA admin http://blackandgold.com/nola/57917-sunday-divine-ladies-second-line.html Pictures worth 1,000 words http://blackandgold.com/poli/57916-pictures-worth-1-000-words.html Fri, 17 May 2013 15:33:54 GMT Fundamental differences between liberals and conservatives. Doing it wrong, but doing it him... Fundamental differences between liberals and conservatives.

Doing it wrong, but doing it him self.






Directing the military



Leaving our military uncovered again



I suppose this is why there is a marine Umbrella detail.
]]> Poli-Sci TheOak http://blackandgold.com/poli/57916-pictures-worth-1-000-words.html 2020 The year for SapperSaint and America http://blackandgold.com/poli/57915-2020-year-sappersaint-america.html Fri, 17 May 2013 15:14:58 GMT Ok, I am throwing my hat into the race. Here are some of my stances. If you have questions about... Ok, I am throwing my hat into the race.

Here are some of my stances. If you have questions about certain things, I will answer them.

1. No President, member's of the House or Senate will collect paychecks for the rest of their lives. No more raises, no more tax exemptions. Term limits are 8 years across the board.

2. Welfare: All Americans are afforded 8 years of welfare. However, during this time, (if you are in the welfare system) will have to earn at least a 4 year degree. Once you have used up those 8 years, you are done. No more cradle to the grave welfare.

At the age of 65 you will be reinstated into the welfare program (if you are eligable). Eligabllity and amount of benifits depends on your current retirement payments/benifits.

3. Taxes: Indivduals who make $250K or more will pay in accordance a percentage higher than the individuals below that pay scale. In other words; the more you make, the more you will pay. The less you make, the less you play. In no way am I saying I am going to tax the crap out of the rich. They earned what they have and desreve to keep it. But I will give their business' various options for tax breaks and government assistance.

I would like to, at some point, have the percentages of the tax revenue returned back to the individual States and let them manage their own spending and to help reduce State taxes on it's population. I'm not sure how I would do this but I feel sure I could find people willing to help me with this.

4. Saving the World: I will pull all US troops from out of other Nations that are not our TRUE allies. No if's and's or but's. Our Navy will continue to patrol the waters of the globe and will still be able to have "First Strike" capabilities. In other words, our military will train and wait for someone to attack us. In the instant that does occur, our military will attack in full force. It's a bit harsh and not very Christian; but I have Americans to protect. Those are the people I am responsible for and to.

Aid for overseas Nations is no longer the responsiblity of America. We have people who have the same needs in this very country and they will be helped before anyone else. Once out Nation is stable and has been stable for more than 20 years, we will send moderate assistance.

5. Immigration: Boarders will be closed. If you have a desire to become a US citizen you will undergo an indepth background check. If you have any affiliation or ties to any group that has taken terrorist mesures against the people of the US you will be red flagged and never allowed access to the Nation. All current non US citizens living in the US will undergo the same background check. If you have a criminal history or terrorist ties, you will be deported. This will apply to work visa's as well.

The English language will be the spoken and written language of the United States. While I respect the different languages of our people, English is our language of choice. I have roots to the Arcadian and French but I do not want or expect the people of this Nation to learn that language and will not address them as such. I expect them same from every American.

6. States Rights: will be re-granted. All Governor's will meet with me and we will decide the Rights that the States want back. I want States and the citizens of those States to be able to vote on tpoics like Gay Marriage, Abortion and even prayer in school. We live in a diverse Nation and these types of disscussion/beliefs vary from geographical region. The Federal Government will no longer mandate to it's people what is can or cannot believe in.

7. The Bill of Rights and the US Constitution: We will live by this as a Nation. This is no "out-dated" piece of paper.


This is just the beginning.

If you have any further questions I will be more than happy to give you my honest answer.

Sapper for President 2020 ]]> Poli-Sci SapperSaint http://blackandgold.com/poli/57915-2020-year-sappersaint-america.html Dick Trickle dies http://blackandgold.com/ee/57914-dick-trickle-dies.html Fri, 17 May 2013 12:13:40 GMT Dick Trickle Dies In Apparent Suicide At Age 71: Sheriff... Dick Trickle Dies In Apparent Suicide At Age 71: Sheriff ]]> Everything Else QBREES9 http://blackandgold.com/ee/57914-dick-trickle-dies.html Nile Ethiopian Restaurant, damaged by fire, hopes to reopen soon http://blackandgold.com/nola/57913-nile-ethiopian-restaurant-damaged-fire-hopes-reopen-soon.html Fri, 17 May 2013 09:32:03 GMT The restaurant has been closed since mid-April when a fire broke out in a neighboring shop. Read... The restaurant has been closed since mid-April when a fire broke out in a neighboring shop.

Read the full article here... ]]> NOLA admin http://blackandgold.com/nola/57913-nile-ethiopian-restaurant-damaged-fire-hopes-reopen-soon.html <![CDATA[Top 5 Reasons We're Winning The Superbowl]]> http://blackandgold.com/saints/57912-top-5-reasons-were-winning-superbowl.html Fri, 17 May 2013 06:25:26 GMT 1. Return of Sean Payton : Remember how we had the Leagues best ever offense his last season of... 1. Return of Sean Payton : Remember how we had the Leagues best ever offense his last season of coaching ? Yeah They gave him a year off to perfect it to an even higher extent ... They called it a suspension , I call it Iron Man Throwing on His HulkBuster Suit

2. We Are flying Way Below the Radar ... By alot of people's standards we don't even make the playoffs , Perfect opportunity to win some bets and make believers of naysayers

3. No Matter What Happens in the NFC , We have the Best QB in every matchup ... 7/10 The Team with the Best QB takes the Cake , GreenBay only Concern here

4. Rob Ryan is Revamping our Worst Ever Defense ... If we can be half as good as the usual Defenses this man Coaches , We're in the Money ...

5. Pt & Ingram are Healthy and Hungry - Seriously anyone else notice during the end of last season when we gave up on offense and started running the friggin ball , we came back and nearly made the playoffs ? ]]> Saints Saintaintso http://blackandgold.com/saints/57912-top-5-reasons-were-winning-superbowl.html