Matt Leinart agreed to sign a six-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals that could earn him a maximum of $51 million if he meets the terms of escalation clauses that would give him additional money the more he plays. The contract contains $14 million in guaranteed money.
Leinart was a former Southern California star and the 10th overall selection in the NFL draft but he was as well the NFL's only unsigned first-round pick.
He missed Arizona's exhibition opener Saturday but his agent Chuck Price said Leinart would head to training camp in Flagstaff, Ariz., following a physical, and should be with his new teammates in time for dinner tonight and practice Wednesday morning. Leinart is expected to begin camp as the third quarterback behind starter Kurt Warner and backup John Navarre.
Matt Leinart was fourth on Southern California's career completions (524), passing yardage (6,878) and total offense (6,772) charts. He has already thrown 71 touchdowns (the second most in USC history behind Carson Palmer's 72) in just 26 career starts, with at least 1 Touch Down in all but 1 game he has started (the first 24) and at least 2 Touch Downs in all but 3 games (he had a string of at least 2 Touch Downs in 15 consecutive games). He also has thrown at least 3 Touch Downs 13 times (and at least 4 TDs 7 times, including 5 TDs on 3 occasions).
He is averaging a Touch Down pass every 11.5 career attempts. His career passing efficiency rating of 160.5 is fifth on the all-time NCAA chart. During USC's current 22-game winning streak, he has thrown 63 TDs and just 9 interceptions (his career TD/interception ratio is 71/15). His 71 career TD passes-already sixth on the Pac-10 career ladder-are the most ever in back-to-back seasons by a Pac-10 quarterback.
Leinart's 64.3% career passing percentage is just below USC's career record of 64.6% set by Rob Johnson (1991-94). His 1.84% career interception rate is lower than the USC and Pac-10 career record of 1.95% set by Brad Otton (1994-96). USC is 25-1 when Leinart starts (his 96.2% winning percentage is the highest of any USC quarterback ever and is the second-best mark in NCAA history, minimum 25 starts, behind Toledo's Chuck Ealey, who was 35-0).
Leinart was just the third quarterback in the last 30 years to lead his team to back-to-back national championships. In his 2 starts against Notre Dame (2003 and 2004), he has completed 73.5% of his passes (50-of-68) for 751 yards and 9 TDs.
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Secret 3: How to Die a Cheap Runescape Death!
Copyright 2006 Roy Phay
As obvious as it might seem in Runescape one of the most forgotten lessons is that dying in RuneScape means you lose all your valuables.
Imagine this. You are rich with gold and armored in full rune. You decide to check out the deep Runescape Wilderness but quickly realize you've never been there before. You shrug and bring along a bunch of lobsters and a Runescape law rune because, after all, you can just teleport back instantly if something goes wrong in Runescape.
Then you arrive at level 39 Wilderness, kill a few Runescape giants, and spot a newbie running around. You laugh and decide to kill him. While you're enjoying the Runescape iron the newbie dropped, two level 80 mages show up. They notice the gigantic Runescape skull above your head and start attacking you while you're playing, hitting 25s and 30s with their Runescape spells. (More than you thought possible)
You eat lobsters as fast as you can and quickly click on Runescape's Teleport to Varrock… but nothing happens. The lobsters run out, the 80s laugh, and you lose yourself a full set of rune.
This can happen to any Runescape player. And if you don't take the time to learn about the Runescape area you're going to and the fact that you can't teleport past level 20 wilderness in Runescape – then you will lose a lot of items.
This doesn't only apply to the wilderness: so always scout a Runescape place out (or look it up) before going there. Many people lose a lot of valuable Runescape equipment because they don't know how aggressive and strong some Runescape creatures are.
Making one million gp a day in Runescape isn't going to help much if you keep losing it all by dying with your expensive equipment on!
Don't get me wrong. Dying a Runescape death isn't that bad in itself. For example, you can use death as a free teleport to Lumbridge. The larger problem is losing your valuable Runescape items and equipment.
I'll say it again. To prevent unnecessary death always look up where you're going in Runescape before you begin your journey. If you're venturing somewhere you've never been before, make sure you know what kind of monsters live in the new Runescape area. Find out if the Runscape monsters are aggressive (like deadly red spiders) and know if it's possible to beat them in Runescape.
Here are a few basic rules to follow when adventuring to a new Runescape location:
1.Always look the area up beforehand
2.Always bring some sort of food
3.Never bring exorbitant amounts of gold or other unnecessary stackables
4.Save your running for when it counts by walking whenever you can
Of course you can strategically make a decision to go into a new Runescape area, look around, and die. But if you choose a premeditated death, only take three Runescape items (or four if you have Protect Items). Finally, take a little Runescape food because no one wants to be zapped of energy or stranded anywhere on an empty stomach.
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Discover Scrapbooking
Scrapbooking is a new hobby that is currently taking America by storm! Some people have even remarked that scrapbooking meets are the quilting bees of the new millennium, where women meet to make pages and swap local news and gossip. What are the benefits of scrapbooking, and why has the hobby become so incredibly popular?
People have been making scrapbooks for more than a hundred years, but the scrapbooking hobby has only recently developed into a multi-million dollar industry. The first scrapbooks were collections of poems, letters, and other memorabilia. Often young ladies of the nineteenth century would create these collections, which were called commonplace books. Young ladies who worked in paper or cloth factories took the scraps off the floor to decorate their commonplace books, and this is how scrapbooking got its name.
The Present
One of the reasons for the recent growth in popularity of scrapbooking is the relatively new understanding about how to correctly preserve photographs without fading. Older scrapbooking materials contained acid and lignin, which over time cause discoloration and fading in photographs. Scrapbook companies are now making paper, glue, stickers, and other materials out of acid- and lignin-free materials, which ensures the photographs last for much longer. Companies began educating women about the need for proper scrapbook paper and supplies, and the word spread.
Scrapbooking is quickly evolving from a simple hobby to an art form. Finished scrapbook pages are called layouts, and scrappers take great pride in creating layouts that are unique and intricate. Sometimes the layout is less about the picture and more about the techniques used to create the page itself.
Many women are quitting their jobs and becoming work-at-home scrapbooking consultants. These ladies host crops in their homes where other people come and use their supplies to create layouts. The consultant will educate her customers to the art of scrapbooking, and everyone makes at least one page during the crop.
Another reason that creating scrapbooks has become so popular is that scrapbooks are a fun way to preserve memories and family heritage for future generations. Children and grandchildren will be more interested in exploring family heritage through a colorful and well-made scrapbook than just through a series of boring photographs in an album. The scrapbook also ensures the photographs will last for future generations, rather than simply being thrown in a shoebox and forgotten.
Scrapbooking is the hobby that is only going to increase in popularity, and be enjoyed by people of all ages and backgrounds. No matter who you are and where you live, you have memories that are worth preserving. Get started creating a scrapbook today!
David runs a blog on the subject of Scrapbooking where you can find more information on this very popular hobby.
