The Carolina Panthers had a total of seven picks and they used them well. I was very surprised that Everette Brown was available in the Second Round. Florida State defenders have a good track record of becoming good NFL players and I think that Brown will follow suit. The Panthers second pick in the Second Round was used on Sherrod Martin, a DB from Troy. I have confidence that this guy is a good player but I feel that the team could have used that pick on another player. Corvey Irvin was the Panther’s single Third Round pick and I was surprised by it as well. I was not expecting Carolina to take another DL in the early part of the draft. Carolina made two great decisions in the fourth round by drafting Mike Goodson (HB) and Tony Fiammetta (FB). Both of these players have the skills to fit into the Panther system well. In the Fifth Round, the Panthers drafted Duke Robinson, an OL out of Oklahoma. When Jamon Meredith (University of South Carolina) was taken on the previous pick, Robinson was a great consolation prize. Finally, to wrap up the Panther’s draft, they drafted Captain Munnerlyn out of the University of South Carolina. Being a fan of the Gamecocks, I was very happy for the Captain to land in Charlotte. I would give Carolina a “B” grade for their draft efforts this weekend. I loved most of the picks but Martin and Irvin kept them from receiving an “A” in my view.

I didn’t follow the Texans draft as closely but they got a great player in Antoine Caldwell (C-Alabama). Cushing is also a great pickup for them and should play immediately in that defensive lineup.

The University of South Carolina did pretty good this year. Jared Cook was selected in the Third Round by the Titans. Jasper Brinkley, Kenny McKinley, and Jamon Meredith were Fifth Round selections. Munnerlyn, as previously mentioned, along with Ryan Succop and Stoney Woodson were Seventh Round selections. Succop has the distinct title of “Mr. Irrelevant” as he was drafted by Kansas City with the 256th pick. Unlike many “Mr. Irrelevant” recipients, Succop has a legitimate chance of making the Chiefs roster. Notable USC players that weren’t drafted include Emanuel Cook (left after his Junior year), Mike Davis, Marvin Sapp, Justin Sorensen, and Carlos Thomas. Both Cook and Munnerlyn should have returned for their Senior seasons as they both might have been early Second Day picks next year.

Day One of the draft was the fastest ever but Day Two lasted from 10:00 AM EST until past 7:00 PM EST. For those of you that didn’t catch it, I’d suggest going to NFL.COM to find out which players your team selected this year.

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It’s a work in progress but it’s doing well so far.

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Items being auctioned: PS2 network adapter, old PS2, computer books, and computer parts.

- Justin

You can check out my eBay profile here: http://myworld.ebay.com/jaruff.

I’m working on some projects at the moment and I hope to have some audio and pictures up soon.

- Justin

Guide To Programming With Python Book

Seagate 120 GB Desktop HD

Toshiba 60 GB Laptop HD

I’ll be publishing a few reviews in the coming days along with additional free goodies.

- Justin

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My newest remix (Kanye West - Love Lockdown):

The first thing that you’ll notice is that I will be making frequent updates to this website. I’ll be publishing articles, tutorials, and other content that should be useful in some way, shape, and/or form.

Ruff Audio is finally coming along. I am currently working on the design and I anticipate that the finished product should be online within the next few weeks. Flip This Beat will be worked on shortly after, with the current aim of that website undecided. I’ve also derived new plans for my GCEX.NET domain since I’ve been unable to sale it. Those details will be released at a later time.

I would also like to highlight a new project that I am hosting. MyGamingDB is a new website by Ryan Silva. It’s currently under construction but he is working diligently to complete the project within the near future.

Finally, I thought I would inform everyone of my primary New Year’s Resolution. I’m opting for the popular resolution of weight loss this year and I’ll be publishing the progress on my website. The whole process should be a lot of fun and pain.

- Justin

Firstly, I have the unopened Spider-Man 3 Blu-ray disc that came with my Playstation 3. I never liked the Spider-Man movies (any of them, especially the third one) and I’ve never opened the Blu-ray disc that came with my 40 GB Playstation 3 when I received it last year. Including shipping, I’d be willing to let it go for $10.

Secondly, I have an Akai S1000PB for sale. I originally bought it, along with a Roland SP-700, from a guy who was cleaning out a music studio in Los Angeles. I don’t use this unit and I am looking to offload it to someone else. It has the maximum 32 megabytes of RAM and it is in solid working condition. The only issues are cosmetic scratches and a dimmed LCD screen (which is common with old Akai hardware). The repair of this issue is quite easy and I could provide you with the instructions, or if you are willing to pay extra, I could even do the repair myself. I’d be willing to let this sample player go for $50 plus shipping.

I’m also willing to part with the SP-700 that I purchased with the Akai mentioned above. As much as I love the module, I still find it easier for me to work with my samples through the computer. As of right now, the Akai and the SP-700 are collecting dust next to my computer at my house. Besides the cosmetic scratches expected for an old unit, the SP-700 is in great working condition. As with the Akai, I’d be willing to let this unit go for $50 plus shipping.

I also have some various computer parts from an old Acer Aspire laptop that I recently purchased to fix my Aspire. These parts include a monitor (cracked), a motherboard (seller told me that the item wasn’t working), a DVD/CD-RW drive, and a 60 GB Toshiba hard drive that comes with the caddy. I will also throw in the Windows Vista Home Basic OEM disc that came with the laptop along with two COA’s, the one that came from the bottom of my laptop and the one that came from the laptop I used for parts. I have no desired price for these items and will accept any reasonable offer that comes my way.

I have some other items that I will be listing on eBay as well. These items include old electronics (cellular phones, et cetera) and various computer applications and parts.

If you have any of the following items, I would be willing to discuss a trade with you:

• Musical instruments (MIDI controllers, drum machines, synthesizers, cables, and rack modules)
• Playstation 3 video games
• TigerDirect.com gift cards
• Domains and/or websites

Like I said, if you are interested in buying one of the mentioned items or trading for one of the mentioned items, send me an email via the Contact page and we’ll go from there. Please note one thing: I will not ship any item overseas. It’s too much trouble to go through that process. If you live overseas and want to purchase an item I have for sale, I suggest that you find a friend within the United States that can receive the items from me and then ship them to you. I am not willing to trade with any non-US residents due to the hassle that it would cause.

If you are interested in some of the other items I’ll have for sale (the computer applications, parts, et cetera), email me and I’ll give you a rought list of what I plan to put online for auction.

- Justin

I’m currently working on getting the Ruff Audio website online along with a few other websites. Until I have Ruff Audio online, I would encourage you to check out my friend, Greg, who has recently recorded over several of my tracks.

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I can claim “Will Never Be Mine”, “Any Moment”, and “Get ‘Em” as my original creations.

I’ve also came up with an idea for a mixtape that I’m going to pursue with the inevitable launch of Ruff Audio. Progress has been slower than I originally anticipated but it’s still coming along, even if it’s at a slow rate. There are disadvantages to being lazy, after all.

- Justin