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ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Rams have announced a one-of-a-kind partnership with Pivothead, an innovative point-of-view HD camera company, to capture and publish exclusive behind-the-scenes and fan-perspective footage throughout the 2013 season.
Various members of the Rams front office, cheerleaders, former players, including Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson, and fans will wear Pivothead's 1080p HD glasses to provide a unique perspective of game day in the locker room, on the field, in the stands as well as during the coin toss, half-time performances, concerts, road trips and beyond. To view a compilation video of footage that has been captured to date, please click on the following link: http://stlra.ms/Pivothead.
"At the Rams, we place a high priority on being innovative and we are proud to be the first NFL team to partner with Pivothead to take fans to places that they otherwise would never be able to access," said Brian Killingsworth, Rams vice president of marketing and brand strategy. "Because all of this exclusive footage is captured via a camera embedded in a pair of glasses, it provides unparalleled authenticity from the perspective of someone who is experiencing these unique moments versus footage that is being captured via a traditional camera. The Pivothead footage delivers a complete immersion into the overall Rams experience and is exclusive content that cannot be found anywhere else."
In addition to providing the glasses to the Rams for the 2013 season, Pivothead will also host an interactive pre-game tailgate prior to the Monday Night Football matchup against the Seattle Seahawks on October 28. Fans can visit Pivothead in the North Lot near the Edward Jones Dome from 4 p.m. through kickoff to experience the Pivothhead products first hand. Two interactive photo booths will be on-site at the Pivothead RV allowing fans to instantly view what Pivothead glasses are able to capture. Fans will have access to these images through the Pivothead Facebook page. In addition, fans will receive rally towels and other giveaway items when stopping by the interactive tailgate.
To purchase tickets for Monday Night Football, fans can call 314-RAMS-TIX or visit www.stlouisrams.com/tickets.
About the St. Louis Rams
A member of the National Football League, the St. Louis Rams moved to St. Louis in 1995 and delivered a World Championship and two NFC Championships to the Gateway City. Now under the guidance of Head Coach Jeff Fisher, General Manager Les Snead and Executive Vice President of Football Operations/Chief Operating Officer Kevin Demoff, the Rams are poised to return winning football to the St. Louis community. As a professional sports team, the Rams also recognize their unique ability to help raise both awareness and money for issues and causes relevant to their fans and fellow citizens. The organization is committed to being a valuable civic partner and benefiting the bi-state region 365 days a year.
About Pivothead
Founded in 2010, Pivothead is a motley crew of adventurous innovators bent on revolutionizing behaviors surrounding peoples' interaction with imaging technologies in their daily lives.
Pivothead's High-Definition -- Hands Free™ video platform liberates video creation by providing new realms of possibility for people of all walks of life to capture new and unique perspectives that pre-Pivothead, have either been too inconvenient to capture, or just downright impossible.
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The Patriarch of Romania Consecrated the New Seat of the National Library
On 22 April 2012, Sunday of Saint Thomas, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church consecrated the new seat of the National Library of Romania, in 22 Unirii Ave., Bucharest.
After the consecration service, the Patriarch of Romania delivered a blessing message entitled The National Library – a means of conserving and communicating the intellectual legacy of a people in the course of time, in which he emphasised the role and importance of the presence of the Library in a modern space.
"The National Library of Romania has always been a must, because it facilitates conservation, development and emphasising of the national documentary patrimony, namely the national intellectual legacy expressed today in almost 12 million L.U. (library units): manuscripts, printed books, albums, periodical, cartographies, collections of graphics, engravings, stamps, records, CD-s, DVD-s, etc. This huge intellectual legacy had to be kept in a suitable building, spacious, well organised and modern.
The Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Church offered the director of the National Library an icon of Saint Great Martyr George, protector of the librarians, a Holy Bible and several books published by the Romanian Patriarchate. The librarians received the Easter Pastoral Letter of His Beatitude for 2012, and all those present small icons of Saint Great Martyr George.
Elena Tarziman, director of the National Library has also addressed a speech for the Church, confirming her role of beginner of the printing and editorial activity in our country, as Trinitas Radio informs us.
"We owe the Church the book and education in the Romanian space. As we know very well the first books were books of teaching, besides their sacred character. The first libraries of the Romanian culture were within the monasteries. Collections that survived till nowadays have been constituted and printed within monasteries. Your Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, today a good beginning was done to the National Library of Romania in another stage of its existence, through the blessing that you gave to this place and to the people over here".
The Library Director took turns in offering books to the Patriarch of Romania.
Further on, the inaugural document of the new seat was read and signed by the Patriarch of Romania and Elena Tarziman.
On the occasion of today's event, the following exhibitions were opened: Brands of the religious art: art in canonical and personal expression (canonical icon, painting, photograph – works of Romanian contemporary artists), Picu Patrut Manuscripts (1818 – 1872) in the Special Collections of the National Library of Romania – 140 years since his death (virtual exhibition) and the Patriarchs of Romania: photographs of the Special Collections of the National Library of Romania (Miron Cristea, Nicodim, Teoctist) (virtual exhibition). The exhibitions were visited by the Patriarch of Romania and by all those present.
Personalities, people of culture and many book lovers attended the event.
Source: Romanian Patriarchate

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Authorities in northern Arizona say two Phoenix women are in custody for allegedly passing counterfeit money in Prescott Valley.
Prescott Valley police say officers responded to a call Wednesday about a counterfeit bill passed at a supermarket.
The suspect fled on foot before officers arrived.
While investigating that case, police say another call came in about people passing counterfeit currency at a clothing store.
Officers arrested 23-year-old Nancy Cardenas and 22-year-old Lizeth Duran.
Police investigators say they're tied the two suspects to passing or attempting to pass fake $100 bills at Alberston's, Fry's and Kohl's.
Both women are being held in Yavapai County Jail on suspicion of forgery and possessing a forged instrument.
Police didn't immediately know Friday if either Cardenas or Duran have lawyers yet for their cases.
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Sounds to me like the wifey is gonna come home pregnant.
The se strAwberry dacwarees are veLy goob.
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Sounds to me like the wifey is gonna come home pregnant.
What a pansie lol lay off the umbrella drinks lol
Why is a 40+ year old man trying to sound drunk online? That's just sad, lol.
Why you hanging with shirtless Gronk in the Keys?....
Mod Material Fo Sho!
Sar I for mod, get on the bus.
You have obviously mistaken me as someone who gives a **** where Gronk is. I could care less.
This old gag again?
What's with always going with "gRunk?"
Someone needs better writers.
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Florida keys? With amount if money you save by having a 328 base model, you figured you would of at least sprung for something better.
You forgot to add BeTChez
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How's the weather, is the place nice, pics please?


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Every day Poets & Writers Magazine scans the headlines—from publishing reports to academic announcements to literary dispatches—for all the news that creative writers need to know. Here are today's stories:
New Yorker editor David Remnick writes about last night's celebration of Philip Roth's eightieth birthday [2] at the Newark Museum in Newark, New Jersey, the author's birthplace and a prominent setting of many of his books.
Roth biographer Blake Bailey [3] tells The Daily Beast how lucky he is to be writing the renowned author's biography and discusses his researching and writing strategies.
In 2010 writer Tom Bissell announced his plans to "go game." Sure enough, Bissell's latest work—"Gears of War: Judgment," the fourth video game in a military science-fiction series for Xbox 360 [4]—has just been released. (New York Times)
According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, libraries are celebrating a major victory [5] as the Supreme Court upholds the right to resell or give away books, even if they were made abroad.
Self-publishing has often been considered to be a dead end, but the Huffington Post notes the growing success of self-published work [6] with authors such as Bella Andre and Raine Miller climbing the USA Today and New York Times bestseller charts and scoring major publishing deals.
Riding the new wave of self-publishing, teenager Beth Reeks scored a three-book-deal from Random House UK [7] after receiving 40 million hits via Wattpad on her romance novel, The Kissing Booth. (TODAY)
In an e-mail to the Washington Post, Jane Goodall issues an apology for passages borrowed without citation [8] in her new book, Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder From the World of Plants.
New Zealand is the third country to endorse the merger between Penguin and Random House [9], noting that the merger was unlikely to lessen competition in the market, Publishers Weekly reports.


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Naden describes killings as best achievement
A New South Wales court has heard that former fugitive Malcolm Naden considers the murder of two women as his highest achievement.
Psychiatrist Professor David Greenburg told a sentencing hearing at the NSW Supreme Court that Naden told him killing was his highest achievement.
Professor Greenburg says Naden does not understand the concern about his actions, and does not see that he has done anything wrong.
Naden pleaded guilty to murdering Kristy Scholes and Lateesha Nolan in 2005.
Police say he strangled both victims to death, sexually assaulted Ms Scholes and disposed of the body of Ms Nolan near a river in the western NSW town of Dubbo.
Naden told police he was depressed at the time, saying his head understands the awful truth of what he has done but that his emotions will not engage.
Professor Greenburg says Naden told him he did not give a damn about the murders and that he had a clear conscience.
Naden also told Professor Greenburg about three other murders, but he also admitted he was a liar.
He says Naden suffered from depression but this was not caused by remorse for his actions; he was depressed about the impact his actions had on his own life.
Professor Greenburg believes Naden has schizoid and anti-social personality disorders.
Naden eluded police for almost seven years and is believed to have lived off the land and raided isolated homes for food and supplies during his time on the run.
He was captured by police at a holiday house near Gloucester, in the Upper Hunter, one year ago.
Details suppressed
Justice Derek Price said he would suppress some of the most graphic, disturbing and upsetting details of the crimes that will arise during the hearing to protect the victims' families and friends and the public.
The crown had argued the details could have a similar impact on the community as the publication of the details of the Anita Cobby murder in the 1980s.
Justice Price said the information also could inspire copycat crimes.
Psychiatric reports reveal Naden has schizoid and psychopathic personality traits as well as a sexual disorder.
He also has pleaded guilty to a string of other offences including the sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl while on the run for seven years.
Justice Price said he was considering rejecting Naden's guilty plea to that sexual assault, because after reading the psychiatric report he was not convinced Naden had genuine consciousness of guilt.


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Dipstick blow out!
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nsane']Two words: duct tape
Nah, im from new zealand, we use #8 wire 'round here
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just kidding though, i wont really use it to hold the dipstick in! Its just one of those stereotypes about nz'ers, that we use #8 wire for everything.
No doubt it will get held in with insulation tape, like most other loose things on my cars.
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my uncle has a toyota cressida that blows the dipstick out, he piped it to the rocker cover breather inlet, has'nt had a problem with it since
That would be a good solution, but i think ill stick with the insulation tape for the moment, cos im a bit lazy.
Posted 22 March 2005 - 01:51 AM
The REALLY ol' timers here in The States refer to it as bailing wire, as in, "It's held together with spit and bailing wire."
#8 wire = fencing wire.
Us younger ( ) kids prefer duct tape (aka "racer's tape").
Posted 22 March 2005 - 02:16 AM
Seriously though, maybe a stuck PCV valve?
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Dumbest Man on Internet Has New Bombshell Scoop: New Year's Eve Photo-Gate!
Fearless wingnut warrior Jim Hoft has an incredible bombshell scoop today — he's caught President Obama in yet another heinous lie, a falsehood so monumental it threatens to bring down the republic. Can your heart stand the terrible truth of New Year's Eve Photo-Gate?
Yes, the usurper in chief just can't seem to help lying. He lies when he orders coffee, lies when he's brushing his teeth, lies when he sings in the shower, and now he's lying about New Year's Eve.
Figures. Obama's New Year's Eve Picture Is Really From 4th of July, 2010 | the Gateway Pundit
It's an Obama world…
The Obama White House tweeted this photo out on New Year's Eve.
Happy New Year! twitter.com/BarackObama/st…
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) January 1, 2013
Sooper Mexican thought the photo looked familiar.
That's because the photo was taken on the 4th of July, 2010.
Bombshell scoops like this one have made Hoft a superstar in the right wing blogosphere. I don't know how Barack Obama ever thought he could sneak such an obvious fraud past the keen eye and even keener mind of the awesome Jim Hoft.


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It's always interesting at the start of an expansion to watch the queue sizes on popular servers like Argent Dawn (well over an hour at peak time last night) – reminds me of how many people actually play this thing, when they're all encouraged to log in at the same time. (And how much scope there is for improving the server architecture too ….)
So I haven't had a lot of time in game. One thing I have noticed though is that random green drops in Vash'jir look to be better quality than similar green quest rewards. (For example, I picked up a level 79 dagger with +963 spellpower on it – that's a similar item level (283) to the caster drops from heroic 25 man Lich King. Level 79.)
If this is intended and not just an item glitch, it's quite a turn up for the books. In other expansions, green drops were mostly disenchanting fodder since there were bound to be better quest rewards just around the corner. Quests gave better rewards and it was partly an incentive to do them.
But it always felt strange to just sell item drops as if they were trash. I think I like the idea that it should be exciting when any type of item drops, even if it's just for an alt or for resale. Disenchanting shouldn't really be the automatic response.
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Introducing Vancouver's Swiss Bakery Frissant
You've probably heard of the cronut – a croissant-doughnut hybrid created by Dominique Ansel for his bakery in New York City that has had foodies lining up around the block from before dawn to get their paws on the fried sugary treats.
Well, New York is awfully far away to visit for a doughnut so thankfully Vancouver smarty-pants, the Swiss Bakery up on East 3rd Ave. by Main street have been beavering away and whipped up their own version: a frissant – a fritter-croissant amalgamation. I kept meaning to go and check them out but last week I got a furtive phone call from my lovely neighbour, Sean "Hey" he hissed, "I'm in the Swiss Bakery, I can get two of each – which frissant do you want, Hazlenut or Vanilla?"
I didn't have to think twice. Vanilla please, and when are you coming back?
Half an hour later my door bell rang and up Sean came with the goods. Oh boy. I eagerly cut it in half, snapped a few pictures and dived straight in. Crisp and sugary on the outside, it was surprisingly light and fluffy on the inside. Not greasy whatsoever and you could see the flecks of vanilla bean in the piped-in filling: always a good sign.
Sean had warned me that just one was like two doughnuts but I couldn't just have half and leave it at that. Oh no! I gobbled the second half up and sighed with pleasure. Gorgeous. Of course, I felt kind of sick for half an hour afterwards and jittery with the rush of sugar but oh! It was worth it…
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New auto parts store to focus on service
ST. MARYS - Members of the St. Marys Chamber of Commerce, along with personnel from Advanced Auto Parts, were on hand Saturday morning for the grand opening of the company at its location at 900 South St. Marys St. Advanced Auto Parts District Manager David Sinisi said that with a number of auto parts stores already in the vicinity, Advanced Auto Parts plans to distinguish itself from the others through the quality and level of the services it offers. "We are going to out-service our competition," Sinisi said. Sinisi said that the store offers free services, including windshield wiper replacement and battery installations, the second following a complimentary check of the vehicle's electrical system and old battery. James Mock, general manger, said the store will pride itself on offering the best comprehensive service to customers and also focus on commercial clientele.According to company officials, the store will offer parts delivery to local commercial customers like professional mechanics and garages. Sinisi said the store's 10-member team will be on hand to assist customers and that "the right parts at the right price are as important as the right advice to finish the job."According to company officials, the store will also be a recycling drop-off site for used motor oil and batteries.


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Forty-nine-year-old Kenneth Heybrock and his 18-year-old son Joshua set out for a day on the water Tuesday morning from the Indian Pass Boat ramp. When the men didn't return by mid-afternoon, Heybrock's wife called authorities.
Ten-foot seas and whipping wind makes the search for the father and son difficult. Petty Officer Derek Campbell with the Coast Guard is one of several teams searching the waters.
Heybrock's family is vacationing at the Indian Pass Campground on Cape San Blas from North Carolina. A small craft advisory was issued Tuesday, but the men decided to venture out in the 18-20 foot hobie cat anyway.
Tom Bynum is visiting from Atlanta, Georgia and decided to stay in the bay because a small craft advisory was posted.
"When you see the water capping like that you got 20 knot winds, that's when the waves start to pick up. You just don't go out in the waves in that kind of boat," says Tom.
Bynum knows all too well the dangers of the Gulf.
"Just two to three years ago we lost two of our buddies and the Fire Department came down and they had a problem, and they found them about five days later."
The father and son did have on wetsuits when they left, but with the water at 65 degrees and the surf not ready to calm down, authorities will continue an aggressive search in an effort to find both men.
If you spot either of the boaters or the hobie cat, contact the Coast Guard at 234-4228.


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VIDEO: The Daily Zap for games played Dec. 5
Kobe improving, may try to play Sunday | Bargnani's ejection fires up Knicks fans | Nets' rough season puzzles Lopez | Blazers turn to iPads for in-game help
No. 1: Bryant may try to play Sunday; says left ankle is improving — Three days ago, it was somewhat of a big deal that Kobe Bryant, who is still recovering from Achilles surgery, dunked in practice. On Wednesday, reports surfaced that Bryant would not play tonight when the Lakers travel to Sacramento. But after practicing Thursday and citing improvement in his left ankle, Kobe may be back in the lineup in a matter of days — perhaps even playing Sunday night when the Lakers host the Toronto Raptors (9:30 ET, NBA TV). ESPNLosAngeles.com's Dave McMenamin and Ben Bolch of the Los Angeles Times have reports on Bryant's progress and potential return.
First, here's McMenamin's report on a potential Sunday return:
Kobe Bryant continues to hone in his aim toward a return date after spending nearly eight months sidelined following Achilles surgery.
The Los Angeles Lakers' home game against the Toronto Raptors on Sunday is his latest target.
"I'm trying," Bryant said after practice Thursday when asked specifically about the Toronto game. "We got to see how it feels tonight. I'm going to try to get another hard session in and then [Friday] morning try to push it again and the same thing tomorrow evening. Continue to just keep on measuring it."
Bryant wouldn't definitively say Sunday would be the day, but if not, Tuesday's home game against the Phoenix Suns seems to be his next most likely comeback date.
"I think days," Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni said when asked to estimate how far away Bryant is from getting back on the court for a game.
"I'm not jumping through the gym by any means, but I don't need to be able to do that in order to be a great player," Bryant said.
The 18-year veteran said that he would "probably" have a reduced amount of playing time when he does return to game action. He averaged 38.6 minutes per game last season.
"Getting your sea legs, it takes some time to do that," Bryant said. "That's why we have preseason games and it builds to the regular season. It just takes awhile, no matter how much running and conditioning you do, to get out there and play is different. So, I'm sure I'll be limited in some capacity."
And here's Bolch on Kobe's improving left ankle, which is a key component to figuring out any return for the Lakers' star:
Kobe Bryant practiced for a third consecutive day Thursday and said he felt improvement in his left ankle.
"It feels stronger this morning than it did yesterday before practice," Bryant said, "and it's less sore now than it was after last practice, so that's progression."
Bryant said he had already experienced enhanced range of motion in the ankle from a previous series of consecutive practices last month.
"After the first day or so the last time I practiced, my range of motion became restricted and everything kind of locked up and I wasn't able to run and change directions and sprint like I really wanted to," Bryant said, "I don't feel like I have any limitations [now], really. The change of gear is not quite where I want it to be, but it's easy to compensate through that and go out there and be effective."
There was a rarity at practice: Bryant played with the second team, though it was only to allow the first-teamers to prepare for their game Friday against Sacramento.
Bryant spent the portion of practice reporters were allowed to observe shooting jumpers and free throws. He swished several long three-pointers and seemed to move with ease.
"I'm not jumping through the gym by any means," Bryant said, "but I don't need to be able to do that in order to be a great player."
Bryant said he needed to break up lingering scar tissue in his ankle through movement and therapy. He said he was pleased with his conditioning but still needed to get into basketball shape.
VIDEO: Kobe Bryant talks about Thursday's practice, his plans to return
No. 2: Crowd cheers Bargnani for ejection against Nets — Since coming over to the Knicks in an offseason trade with the Raptors, big man Andrea Bargnani has frustrated New York fans with inconsistent play and struggles (just like the rest of the Knicks have done all season, too). But his inspired play last night at Barclays Center against the rival Brooklyn Nets — and his refusal to back down to future Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett — got cheers from the crowd. Bargnani outplayed Garnett and was even trash talking him, too, which got him tossed from last night's game, writes Marc Berman of the New York Post:
A large portion of the pro-Knicks crowd at Barclays Center stood up and cheered as Andrea Bargnani walked off the court with 8:23 left after his first NBA ejection for jawing with trash-talk king Kevin Garnett.
More impressive was as the 7-foot Italian headed for the tunnel after his second technical, the Knicks players on the court and bench were on their feet clapping too.
Bargnani had set the tone of the evening with a monstrous driving dunk down the right baseline and then ended it in style with an ejection that earned him major kudos in the giddy Knicks' locker room.
"We need him to get upset like that,'' J.R. Smith said. "We need him to get engaged. He played great but it was the wrong referee [Joey Crawford] making the call.''
But his grappling and jawing with Garnett was refreshingly out of character.
"He held it down for us,'' said Carmelo Anthony, whose profane battle with Garnett cost the Knicks a game last season against the Celtics. "He played well. He got kicked out when he didn't think he was supposed to. Sometimes you got to do that. Tonight he was the sacrificial lamb. He got kicked out tonight, but it might have been worth it.' ''
It began with 9:12 left when Bargnani and Garnett became entangled and both tried grabbing each other's jersey on the way down and pushing as they tried to get up. They each received technicals.
That wasn't the end of it. Less than a minute later, Bargnani, after draining a 21-foot catch-and shoot, started yapping at Garnett on the way back downcourt. Crawford blew his whistle and sent Barngani to the showers with the Knicks up 30 points.
Bargnani said he was speaking English. But when Garnett, who had six points, was asked what Bargnani had said, he cracked, "I don't understand Italian.''
Bargnani had the last laugh, though.
"We were both talking,'' he said. "There is no point to talking about it. We were both talking. I got ejected. I was far away from Joey. He just pointed.''
It clearly wasn't a subject Bargnani wanted to discuss. Unfortunately, his career in Toronto was marked by criticism he was too detached and not fiery enough.
"It's not important,'' Bargnani said. "The game is important and that we won. We got to use this positive energy and start building. I don't think you can be happy about an ejection but we got the game. My ejection was just part of the game. The most important thing is we played great.''
VIDEO: Andrea Bargnani gets ejected after trash-talking with Kevin Garnett
No. 3: Lopez: Nets season 'more bizarre' than 12-win campaign — Nets center Brook Lopez is arguably the best player Brooklyn has healthy as it plays most nights without the injured Paul Pierce and Deron Williams. Lopez has been with the Nets his whole career and has seen highs and lows, both personally and team-wise, but perhaps the worst point for the Nets as a team was a 12-win season in 2009-10. In an interview with Fred Kerber of the New York Post following last night's loss to the Knicks, Lopez expounds on the disappointing and strange season so far in Brooklyn:
"I thought I got the craziness out of the way early, I thought I'd be done with it," said Lopez, pointing back to the nightmare of his second season, the nauseating 12-70 record in 2009-10 when the Nets were a mere 29 games out of the playoffs. "This is definitely more bizarre than that, though."
Yeah, tumbling to a 5-14 record after a 113-83 embarrassment against the now 4-13 Knicks Thursday at Barclays Center could be considered bizarre. Coaches and players spoke of defensive systems being inserted on the fly. That's sort of different from the championship aspirations both teams espoused in the offseason.
Now add various injuries, the hiring of a future Hall of Fame player but unproven coach, the most widely reported demotion of an assistant coach in memory to all those thus-far failed expectations and you have REALLY bizarre.
"It's been tough," said Lopez, whose 24 points and nine rebounds, eight offensive, went for naught. "Obviously, it's not going the way I think anyone planned it would. But you've got to stick with it. We have a lot of guys that have been around the league, been through [it] on good teams and bad teams so we know what we have to do."
So why haven't they done it?
"I don't really want to blame injuries because I still feel we're better than a lot of teams we played. I don't know if it's chemistry either because I've rarely been on a team like this where everyone really gets along with each other and respects each other," Lopez said. "I don't know if it's just energy or what."
Only 25 and in his sixth season. With all he has experienced already, the longest tenured current Net just feels like he has been around a lot longer. And despite all he has seen, he is still susceptible to surprises. Case in point: this season.
"Absolutely," said Lopez. "I couldn't have predicted this at the beginning of the season. I feel like I have more seasons than I do under my belt. Absolutely."
No. 4: Blazers turn to iPads for in-game video — Across the NBA, teams have perhaps the deepest amount of video analysis of games, players and teams than ever before (heck, even fans can get nitty gritty with video on NBA.com/stats). The addition of SportVU cameras to every NBA arena before the season to track player movement along with the video research every team does on its own has made scouting deeper than ever. But the Portland Trail Blazers are taking that video-based scouting to a new level with their use of iPads during games to provide their players with assessments of what's happening and what they can improve. Joe Freeman of The Oregonian has more on this new scouting format that Portland is using:
Projectors are long gone, replaced with sophisticated computer software and tablet apps that have transformed scouting, game preparation and in-game management. Look closely at a Blazers game on television and you might spot LaMarcus Aldridge or Wesley Matthews sitting on the bench staring at an iPad. They're watching video clips of themselves from earlier in the game, hoping to find tendencies or tips that might give them an edge.
But the Blazers' use of iPads extends well beyond a couple of players scrutinizing video a couple of times during games. This season, the Blazers have started using iPads extensively as a tool, handing out the easy-to-use Apple devices to every player on the roster and loading them with scouting reports, defensive assignments, game clips and more. Before practices, before games — even after games on planes — the Blazers have access to hours of video at their fingertips.
"I think the league is kind of on the cutting edge, on the forefront, of video technology," Stotts said. "With the sports in-house cameras and all the statistical data that they provide, the use of video replay and the continued use and expansion of video replay; it's well thought out, it's trying to make the game better, improve players, coaches, management. I think the NBA has always been on the cutting edge of digital video and this is the next step."
Each of the Blazers has a personalized iPad, complete with a sticker on the back featuring his uniform number. When players walk into the locker room at the practice facility for a workout — or into any locker room in any NBA city before a game — the iPads are usually waiting on their chairs.
They feature a full scouting report of that night's opponent and a variety of video clips tailored to each player, featuring clips of themselves and their opponents. Before that game against the Suns, Freeland had access to his offensive possessions not only from recent Blazers games, but also from the first meeting versus the Suns, which provided insight into how the Suns might defend him later that night. He also had access to the offensive clips of every player he might guard that night — including Plumlee, Channing Frye and Alex Len — which allowed him to look for tendencies and go-to moves just before tipoff.
Every team in the NBA uses video for scouting in one way or another. For years, organizations have housed video departments and employed video coordinators — Jonathan Yim fills the role for the Blazers — who have been instrumental in helping coaches make in-game adjustments. That used to be relegated to halftime meetings, when coaches would show clips on screens in locker rooms and tweak defensive coverages or offensive sets.
But the NBA altered its rules prior to the 2012-13 season. Now, teams are allowed to review video from any game — including the one they are playing — on the bench as long as it does not feature a live video feed. Aldridge and Matthews are the Blazers players who most often take advantage of the rule change, and they regularly peruse clips in-game on iPads.
During the first half of Wednesday night's victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder, Aldridge was pulled from the game and, about two minutes later, an intern from the video department left the video room with an iPad and delivered it to the bench. Aldridge went on to have a monster game, recording a career-high 38 points, 13 rebounds and five assists, perhaps aided by a tip he picked up from the iPad.
Not only do players have access to the iPads for pregame scouting and in-game adjusting, they also have the ability to watch them when they travel. After every game, Yim instantly loads each player's iPad with clips from the just-completed game in case they want to watch them as they head to the next city. It's not mandatory that players watch video during a flight, and some purposely avoid doing so to clear their heads. But others say it helps to watch as soon as they can.
"That's part of the reason why I don't sleep," Matthews said. "I'm playing the game over and over in my head. It's easier for me to look at it right away. It's better for me because I can look at it and I can see everything right away, rather than make it more dramatic in my mind."
SOME RANDOM HEADLINES: The Hawks are planning an in-game acknowledgement of Kyle Korver once he breaks the consecutive games with a 3-pointer streak … Wizards center Marcin Gortat is concerned that rookie Otto Porter, Jr. might not hold up in an NBA game … A sore knee will likely keep Sixers rookie Michael Carter-Williams out at least one game
ICYMI Of The Night: Nothing like a nice at-the-rim denial (from DeAndre Jordan on Jon Leuer) to get your weekend started right …
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Fire was reported at 7:45 Sunday morning on Mount Hope Road.
A 79-year-old woman died of carbon monoxide poisoning in a fire at her Fairfield area home Sunday morning, according to the Adams County coroner.
The Fairfield Fire Department responded to the call around 7:45 a.m. Sunday at 1873 Mount Hope Road. Bystanders quickly alerted fire personnel that Viola Strausbaugh was alone inside the house, said Dave Millstein, assistant fire chief.
"I asked if there was any other possible place she could be and the last time she was seen," he said.
After ruling out other leads, Millstein said that he believed Strausbaugh to be inside the house.
"It wasn't confirmed, but it was a very strong suspicion," he said.
Firefighters took was Millstein termed a "defensive" approach, making "very controlled, strategic clearances room by room" because of the fire's intensity.
When the firefighters finally reached Strausbaugh in the back of the house, in what they believed was the living room, Millstein said it was clear that she was already dead.
A cause of the fire has not been officially determined, Millstein said. He suspects it was accidental. The investigation is being handled by the Pennsylvania State Police fire marshal.


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You'd be lucky to find China with those maps.
You might find it, but it might not be where you expect it.
http://theamazingios6maps.tumblr.com/post/32042128251/taken-on-my-ipad [tumblr.com]
You'd be lucky to find China with those maps.
It is right between Italy and Venezuela.
Actually, China's easy to find. It's everywhere else that's missing. [omegadelta.net]
In your map of China, there's a lot of something that is not China. Don't worry, here [imgur.com] is the corrected version.
I was trying to find the plant in question on IOS Maps, but I don't see it.
Funny you joke, but mainland China considers accurate maps to be a state secret. All exported maps, including those used for GPS units, are required by law to introduce deliberate distortions (although some devices have hacks available to correct them).
Oh so you're saying, Apple actually developed iOS 6 maps to please the Chinese government and we shouldn't just ascribe it to incompetence?
Ah, it's a feature, not a bug. Also, you're holding it wrong.
I know this routine.
Yes, after years of development, the Reality Distortion Field is now available on iOS apps!
So you say Apple not only had the iPhone made in China but also the maps? Now it starts to make a lot of sense.
Yes, and slashdot readers are a great source of news from Chinese sweatshop plants because demographics are, like, so close.
"Something is going on at Foxconn. Do any Slashdotters know of a good source for news about Chinese labor disputes?"
This is China. There won't be any news.
The fact that this news like this actually got out is news in itself.
There will be tweets (or weibos as the case may be), until the government gets around to blocking them. For example this one [twitter.com] and these [yahoo.com].
It's pretty clear that this wasn't just a little fight, but it seems to be under control at this point. The cops were out in force, and there appear to have been military personnel on the scene as well.
This is China. There won't be any news.
Typical western elitist propaganda.
I saw the story prominently covered on Sina Weibo. The Foxconn workers held a contest to see who was the happiest. The winner won the right to shake the Foxconn chairman's hand. So many Foxconn workers wanted to shake the chairman's hand, they all surged forward and broke a fence. Smiling security workers were dispatched to assist the few who received minor injuries.
It would be an improvement over their fascist government.
Just because someone labels himself one thing doesn't make it so. Allegedly, the US is a republic, you see?
Who cares? I'm sitting in a coffee shop sipping on fairtrade coffee on blogging on my retina macbook pro about Obama and talking on my new iphone 5.
Scumbag western liberals: claims to support the working class, gladly buys products from a communist dictatorship with an abysmal human rights record
Do you suggest that they stop using computers (or, in general, any electronics) completely? That would be "survivalists" then.
Western countries starting buying products made there?
Maybe the Western countries aren't the problem. Maybe China is the problem.
Wait, wait, wait... what do you say there? China just plays by the rules of the free market, you see? They saw there's a market, they tapped into it, they provided goods cheaper than the competition.
Free market good, don't you dare to question that!
I know dude!
Here I am, buying cheap electronic components, and I know that by doing so I support a state
where the police can arrest you if they don't like the way you look and your papers don't convince them that you are a good citizen.
A place where any worker can just be fired and replaced without reason.
A state, where workers have no right to organize and might even be arrested for trying.
-But on the other hand, I like the cheap stuff I get from Arizona.
This has nothing to do with a "communist dictatorship" (though it should be noted that China is about as far from communism as can be), it has everything to do with companies in the wealthy part of the world using workers in poorer parts of the world as virtual slave labor. It is the epitome of capitalism, for owners to make as much money as possible simply by virtue of already having a lot of it, while paying their workers as little as they can possibly get away with.
It should be noted as well that China, although authoritarian, is not a dictatorship. Apparently people like to throw the "dictatorship" word too easily at anything that is not a democracy.
This has nothing to do with a "communist dictatorship"
Only too true.
There is a strange irony to the fact that these abuses arise from a combination of the kind of corruption typical of pre-Communist China and unfettered Western-style Capitalism. And hasn't it always been one of the criticisms of Communism, that it stifles progress because nobody feel an incentive to work hard, when the state takes care of you even you are lazy to the bone?
Some Americans in particular imagine that nobody could possibly feel genuinely happy with life under Communism. Well, apart from the "47% that feel they are victims", but they don't count, since they are "plebs", to quote one Tory MP. On that background it is strange that so many of those that sympathise with Socialism are well-educated high-achievers, while so many of the most conservative and reactionary are found amongst those with little or no education.
China should actually be the shining example of capitalism. A government that supports the creation of companies, while pretty much outlawing any and all labor unions and worker organisation, a bare minimum of worker protection (afaik you can't simply kill them if you don't like them anymore), no interference with your hiring, firing, paying or worker treatment policies...
And STILL we're not happy. What more could we possibly want them to do to be good capitalists?
They are the shining example of capitalism.... and the poster child for why neither unfettered communism nor unfettered capitalism is a system that works.
And STILL we're not happy. What more could we possibly want them to do to be good capitalists?
Give them guns, bibles and privatized healthcare?
I think of China as a mega-corporation - much like the US would be if led by a single corporation instead of a small bunch of them.
It's certainly not communism - they abandoned that idea when they embraced money instead of working to abolish it. It's not socialism either, after they turned their back on "to each according to his needs". I'd say it's ur-capitalism, also known as greed.
I wonder why in many examples of capitalism, all markets are free except labor. If a nation is truly based on capitalist ideas, why not have a market for labor. In this case workers could band together and sell their labor to the highest bidder. For some reason, this is never considered a part of capitalism, which I believe is just a convenient inconsistency by the rich.
Because China does not have a free labor market, it is not a shining example of capitalism. It is a shining example of the powerful taking advantage, which happens everywhere.
You need to stop basing your views on sitcom caricatures.
Obvious fake is obvious. No self-respecting liberal would sip coffee -- it *has* to be a latte!
Who cares? I'm sitting in a coffee shop sipping on fairtrade coffee on blogging on my retina macbook pro about Obama and talking on my new iphone 5.
Scumbag western liberals: claims to support the working class, gladly buys products from a communist dictatorship with an abysmal human rights record
You imply that only liberals buy Apple products. They also supply different Android and consumer electronics.
Foxconn produces so much stuff that even buying an American pick-up or SUV is going to potentially have some of their components.
Who cares? I'm sitting in a coffee shop sipping on fairtrade coffee on blogging on my retina macbook pro about Obama and talking on my new iphone 5.
You do realize that Foxconn is the manufacturer of choice for quite a few PC (and tablet) manufacturers, including Acer, Dell, Toshiba, and Hewlett-Packard, don't you? And that they also manufacture the Playstation 3 and XBox 360, right? As well as Android phones for Motorola Mobility?
I realize it's much easier to just pretend this is an Apple problem, though.
Makes me wonder how much an iPhone would cost to manufacture in the U.S. I wonder how automated the production line could be.
The issue is not so much the labor costs but that we dont have manufacturing facilities here anymore.
It's worse than that, we don't have the supply chains anymore.
You might be able to manufacturer the large structural components and key high-value items here, but then you'd have to import tons of different little bits, individually too low value to spend money to rebuild the supply network, but numerous and specialized -- so you might as well pre-assemble big chunks of it there. At which point, you might as well assemble the whole thing there.
I remember some old Slashdot poster that once related a story about trying to manufacturer some electronic device domestically. They had so much trouble sourcing some minor discrete component, that it turned out it was cheaper to buy finished consumer widgets from China, and salvage that one part to get what they needed.
Wow. The issue is not labor costs - but that we don;t have manufacturing facilities? Did it never occur to you to wonder why we don't have those facilities any more?
How does disconnected-from-reality drivel like this get modded up?
Equipment costs have always dwarfed manufacturing labor costs in the IC industry. Government subsidized fab construction is a major reason it moved to Asia. And other production like assembling phones is cheaper closer to where the components are made.
And yet some big companies do manufacture high end equipment in high wage countries. Take Panasonic as an example. Their plasma TVs are made in Japan in a big high tech factory. They also make their laptops in Japan. Samsung manufacturers a lot of stuff in Korea, including phones and screens.
China might be a bit cheaper and is now competitive on quality, but what it really boils down to is making an extra few cents profit on a high value product.
Do any Slashdotters know of a good source for news about Chinese labor disputes?
I am sure, Foxconn, Apple, CIA, Chinese Communist Party and Dalai Lama have plenty to say about those things. Or, by "good" you mean something that is not pure spin? Then no.
Gentlemen -- welcome to Foxconn Club. The first rule of Foxconn Club is...
But I thought Apple told us they made it all right and everything is good at Foxconn. We can believe what Apple tells us, can't we?
Sounds like old days in USA where workers faced the same work conditions.
They need real workers rights fast or soon the workers may just burn the factory down.
no, no they do not
the chineese factories rely on on near slave labor, the US makers can do nearly the same cost per unit with high levels of automation
robots do no rebel, no matter what jizztastic si-fi fan fict you read, and you dont have to stay up till 3 am to talk to some low level dumbass who speaks 3 words of english cause your getting screwed over
Chairman Yang would approve.
Something is going on at Foxconn. Do any Slashdotters know of a good source for news about Chinese labor disputes?
Drat! If only there was someone on the scene with a smartphone with a really good camera and fast data connection!
Something is going on at Foxconn. Do any Slashdotters know of a good source for news about Chinese labor disputes?
Drat! If only there was someone on the scene with a smartphone with a really good camera and fast data connection!
Actually the first batch of video footages are taken by civilians with their smartphones, rather than news reporters coming to the scenes promptly with their flashy video camera. That is the only real trusty news source nowaday in China. Sad, very sad.
Drat! If only there was someone on the scene with a smartphone with a really good camera and fast data connection!
You mean like an Android Lenovo 750? Hopefully, that person had the presence of mind to steal someone else's phone before taking and posting pictures for everyone to see, because otherwise he certainly doesn't seem to be covering his tracks very well. [engadget.com]
The guys at wehateapple.com are saying it's the worst thing in history and that Apple will finally get what's coming to them for all teh evils. But the guys at appleisgreat.com are saying it's no big deal and stuff like this happens all the time.
Meanwhile, the guys at mindyourownbusiness.com don't have a report about it at all, but they do have some good reports that seem relevant to my own life. At mindsomeoneelsesbusiness.com, they're extremely interested in whether African tribes that make their own beer are at a greater risk for gout from too much yeast and they think it's the fault of the US government for some reason.
At newsfornerds.com, they're just trolling for clicks, so they put up a story with no information to get Apple haters and Apple fanboys sniping at each other. Later, they'll be posting stories about evolution, Mitt Romney's failure to announce any female cabinet members, an ask newsfornerds.com question about whether Dragon Age 3 will be more heterosexual-friendly than Dragon Age 2, and a statement from RMS about how the government should stop paying school teachers because they should be sharing their knowledge for free.
"a fight among workers from different production lines,"
Sadly, this fight was just the latest round in the war between Apple and Google. Production line 1 were the Foxconn workers building the iPhone 5, while production line 2 make Android phones for Motorola Mobility. Conflict was inevitable.
If the Chinese aren't careful, they're going to have a communist revolution on their hands.
Sorry, I might have trotted that one out before; but it has fit so perfectly the past decade or so.
"If it's not loud, it doesn't work!" -- Blank Reg, from "Max Headroom"


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Well, I am still one of the people who clings to the theory that the origin of Walpurgisnacht should be related to Homura. It will made a nice thematic endless cycle of hope and despair, and works well with the whole series, at least in my opinion.
About the manga Kazumi...well, because it is not actually written by Gen, I found it hard to think of it as being canon. The story is not as well written either, and somehow I am supiscious that the author pretty much makes up things along the way while he's writing. But maybe it's just me. But the newest chapter really did not sell itself very well for me. I felt it hard to get what the characters are doing, why are they doing this, and why should I care what happen to them.
That's being said, I think the author might really try to build up a mass-corruption of Soul Gems. Maybe it will bring Walpurgisnatch, maybe not. But all the girl would probably become witches in later chapter. Satomi is the biggest candidate now.
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Though the only thoughts that can make me agree that Kazumi could turn into Walpurgisnacht is the fact that she can 'devour' the other clones. Also, this, because majority of her memories are 'fake' and don't belong to her. Then there's the fact that Kazumi has 'everyone's' abilities, so she'd be able to withstand most and certain attacks.
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Bear in mind that the Witch is a reflection of the person at the time of their changing into a Witch, so in Walpurgis' case, we can't judge whether Kazumi's mindset matches up until the moment she hypothetically becomes Walpurgis.
And we'd have to weigh in the psychological influences of everyone merging into Walpurgisnacht too.
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Though it's probably understandable that other Soul Gems in the museum might either turn into Witches/Grief Seeds (through unknown means) or get destroyed along the process (of Walpurgisnacht).
Thinking about witches, there barely any description on Michiru Kazusa's witch form. And the beginning of Chapter 14 makes it look like that Michiru had regretted getting the Pleiades to contract, for a moment.
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Also, they don't have to turn into witches. They can make sure they die before that happens, either by accident (Mami), by suicide (Kyouko vs Oktavia), or by assisted suicide.
That's why I have some hope that Kazumi comes to terms with what she is and somehow sacrifices herself before she loses control.
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So i'm hoping for a conclusion to this story before Godoka starts messing up with fate.
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Theory:I think Satomi will end up as Insane Mami.She will be killed i think.
Maybe Satomi is being brainwashed by someone maybe Oriko(lol).I think she is dead.She was the Witch Yuuri.Maybe Yuuri transfer her soul to her body.Then she can control Satomi's body and will use it to calculate the Pleaides' actions
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Ostello del Chianti
The Chianti youth hostel is in Chianti Tavernelle - about 23kms south of Florence in the heart of the Chianti region, where the most famous of Italian wine is made.
The SITA buses run very frequently on weekdays ( less frequently on Saturdays and Sundays ) from the SITA terminal beside the central train station in Florence reaching the Hostel in Tavarnelle in less than an hour.
The location offers you the opportunity to enjoy beautiful scenery, excellent wines and cuisine and delightful medieval villages. There are beautiful treks to do and it is also possible to rent bycicles and horses.
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How to get to Chianti youth hostel:
By car:
From Florence take the superstrada in direction of Siena; take the Tavarnelle exit and once in town follow the Ostello indications.
From Siena take the superstrada in the direction of Florence and take the second Poggibonsi exit; from there follow the indications for Barberino and then Tavarnelle. The hostel is at the entrance of the town on your left.
By bus:
from Florence S.M.N. train station, leaving the trains behind you take the steps down to your right and the SITA bus station is just 3 minutes away around the corner. The last bus leaves florence at 7.50 p.m. and reaches Tavarnelle Val di Pesa at 8.37 p.m.
Do not get off the bus until you see the towns houses as the first Tavarnelle sign is 5 km out of the town itself. In Tavarnelle get off at stop N 013 and walk back 200 metres to the entrance of the Hostel.
From Siena take the SITA bus from the terminal in via Tozzi, wich is just 5 minutes walk from the famous Piazza del Campo.
In Tavarnelle all SITA bus stops are less than 300 metres from the Chianti youth Hostel.
By train:
The nearest train station is in Poggibonsi which is 11 km from Tavarnelle Val di Pesa,; from Poggibonsi it is possible to reach Chianti youth hostel by SITA bus.
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Twenty per cent of mining companies in Canada have already begun laying off employees this summer in a sector that has taken a recent beating in the markets.
The good news for existing workers is that employment appears to be getting more stable, with 76 per cent of the 140 mining executives surveyed not considering any further layoffs in 2012, according to a new report.
"What you're seeing now in the market is (mining) companies are taking a wait-and-see approach," says Andrew Pollard, president and chief executive of the Mining Recruitment Group in Vancouver.
Firms in the mining sector have been scaling back on their exploration and development plans (80 per cent) and reducing overhead costs (71 per cent), according to the survey Pollard's company released recently.
"There are a lot of unknowns, (but) the fundamentals of the industry are quite sound over the long term," says Pollard, noting 82 per cent of executives are bullish over a three-year period, despite short-term caution.
"They're riding out the markets hoping things will return sooner than later," he adds.
Sixty per cent of those surveyed do not expect to recruit in the next six months, however a generation skills gap exists for geologists with mid-level experience of 15 to 30 years under their belt.
Elmer Stewart, president and chief executive of Calgary-based metals company Copper Fox Metals, says there was a period when students avoided going into the sector, leaving a dearth of talent in a key demographic.
"You have a crop of younger graduates coming out with five to ten years' experience, but you don't have the people with 30-plus years experience," Stewart says. "New grads coming out are starting at a relatively good salary, but they need the field experience."
Junior exploration companies are suffering the most, says Pollard. They're
the ones relying almost exclusively on investment financing, which has dried up in recent months.
A report last month from the TSX showed financing dollars raised through venturecapital companies - a key source of financing for junior mining firms - was down 57 per cent, while all sources of financing combined were down 28 per cent.
Pollard's survey showed about 60 per cent of mining companies have enough cash on the books to last more than nine months.
Despite the cautious tone of the sector, key workers that can fill that mid-level range will continue to be in demand.
During the 1980s and 1990s, many workers decided to go into oilsands mining for the oil-and-gas industry instead of the targeting the traditional metals and minerals mining sector.
Pollard isn't yet seeing that trend materialize again under current market conditions. Most skilled professionals are focusing their careers on specific commodities, such as diamond exploration, uranium or precious metals. Others target geographic locations.
Mentoring will play a key role in successful mining companies' future strategies, as part of a bigger focus on overall succession planning. Pollard advises workers in the sector to broaden their skill sets as much as possible, rounding out their experience and keeping up to date with professional training.
The situation in the Canadian mining sector hasn't gotten too dire. Pollard says he's not seeing any significant mine closures.
"This time around, what I'm noticing is a much more passive approach," says Pollard. "They might not be planning on recruiting as much but, at the same time, they're not making the same deep cuts they were making three or four years ago."
Stewart's company, Copper Fox, has only two fulltime employees. It relies almost solely on contractors, including the executive team and workers out in the field.
The $480-million company (measured by market capitalization) prefers to offer its workers the flexibility of working on a contract basis at projects like its Shaft Creek location.
He says the industry has been on a constant rollercoaster ride over the last 30 years.
"From 1997 to about 2004, you couldn't find a job in this business if you tried," says Stewart.
Then as markets boomed prior to the recession, labour supply dried up.
"For the last few years in this business, it's been very difficult to get your hands on good people," he says.
Today, professionals who have jobs in this sector are busy during the peak summer work season. Stewart is in the middle of it now.
"We have no time off in the summer," he says "It never stops."


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|NFL | No statement from NFLPA Friday
Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:00:44 -0700
NFLPA president Kevin Mawae said Friday, July 22, that players continue to discuss the most recent written proposal with the league; however, the NFLPA would not make any further comment Friday, July 22, out of respect for the Kraft family while they mourn the loss of Myra Kraft.
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|49ers | Showed interest in Kevin Mawae
Mon, 21 Mar 2011 09:46:41 -0700
The San Francisco 49ers were interested in signing free-agent C Kevin Mawae (Titans) to a one-year contract for the veteran minimum this season but decided he did not want to leave his family, reports Alex Marvez, of FOXSports.com.
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|NFL | Kevin Mawae to retire
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:42:34 -0700
Free-agent C Kevin Mawae (Titans) is retiring from the NFL after 16 seasons, reports The Associated Press, according to an official with knowledge of the announcement. Mawae has called a news conference for Friday, Sept. 10, according to the person.
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|Raiders | Not interested in Kevin Mawae
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:17:56 -0700
The Oakland Raiders have not had any discussions about signing free-agent C Kevin Mawae (Titans), reports CBSSports.com, according to head coach Tom Cable.
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|Cowboys | Not expecting to sign center soon
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:28:16 -0700
Dallas Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips is still confident OG Kyle Kosier (knee) can slide over to center if something happens to C Andre Gurode, reports ESPNDallas.com's Tim MacMahon. Kosier has never played a game at center and will spend the next four to six weeks recovering from a sprained MCL in his right knee. Dallas plans to evaluate OL Phil Costa, an undrafted rookie, for at least the next game or two before deciding if they need to pursue another option at the position. The Cowboys have no interest in signing unrestricted free-agent C Kevin Mawae (Titans) and will likely wait until after the first cuts in September if they sign another center.
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|Titans | Kevin Mawae not receiving interest
Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:22:58 -0700
Unrestricted free-agent C Kevin Mawae (Titans) said there was some interest from teams when free agency started but his agent has not received a call about him in two months, according to Alex Marvez, of FOXSports.com. He understands that he may have to wait for the start of the regular season before signing with a team.
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|NFL | Kevin Mawae rips Albert Haynesworth
Sat, 19 Jun 2010 04:11:16 -0700
Free-agent C Kevin Mawae (Titans), a former teammate of Washington Redskins DL Albert Haynesworth while with the Tennessee Titans, said during a radio interview that he is not surprised Haynesworth has failed to report for offseason workouts, according to Paul Kuharsky, of ESPN.com. "You talk about somebody putting a mask on and going in backwards to get his paycheck," Mawae said of Haynesworth. "I mean, if you don't want to be there don't take the $21 million contract. How things turned out it's no surprise to guys that have played with him in Tennessee ... You know, he's a (inaudible) player when he wants to be and he can be one of the best in the league and I've said that to him in his face before. But to this point he doesn't want to do it on a consistent basis."
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|Titans | Have not contacted Kevin Mawae lately
Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:53:08 -0700
The Tennessee Titans have not had much communication with unrestricted free-agent C Kevin Mawae (Titans) as of late, Mawae's agent Mark Bartelstein told the Tennessean's John Glennon. Bartelstein said he can still hear from the Titans about Mawae.
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|NFL | Kevin Mawae unsure why he is still unsigned
Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:39:19 -0700
Unrestricted free-agent C Kevin Mawae (Titans) said during a radio interview that he is puzzled why he has not signed with a team and said he hopes that being the president of the NFL Players Association is not working against him, reports Paul Kuharsky, of ESPN.com. "I've said in the past that I hope our management and the owners can look past the fact that I am president of the PA. But right now it's not looking that way. I'm looking for a job. I've made no secrets about wanting to be back here in Tennessee and I've yet to receive a call from anybody," Mawae said.
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|Titans | Interest in Bulluck, Mawae on hold
Sat, 17 Apr 2010 11:14:16 -0700
Jim Wyatt, of The Tennessean, reports Tennessee Titans general manager Mike Reinfeldt said the team's interest in re-signing unrestricted free-agent LB Keith Bulluck and C Kevin Mawae has been put on hold because the team is focused on the draft.
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- Wladimir Klitschko v Francisco Pianeta
Klitschko batters Pianeta in easy victory
Wladimir Klitschko chalked up an 18th straight victory as he outclassed the previously unbeaten Francesco Pianeta to defend his WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight titles on Saturday.
Klitschko, whose last loss came to Lamon Brewster in 2004, was able to dictate the tempo and style of the contest en route to a sixth-round stoppage.
Pianeta was described as having "zero chance" by David Haye during ESPN's pre-fight build-up, and the Italian's record offered little to strike fear into the 37-year-old Klitschko. Wins over Frans Botha and Oliver McCall sounded more impressive on paper than in reality, and he found himself out of his depth in Germany.
The challenger used to be a sparring partner of Klitschko and, with matching height, a southpaw stance and a 29-fight unbeaten record, he posed enough pre-fight questions to intrigue the public in Mannheim.
However, the brutal truth was Klitschko had fought far better opponents than the man standing opposite him, and victory was inevitable from the first round onwards.
A relaxed Pianeta landed an early looping right hand but quickly ate a couple of heavy shots as Klitschko threw straight and sharp. The champion's accuracy was alarming and by the end of the opening stanza the authority was established.
As ever in a Klitschko fight, everything worked off the jab - keeping his foe at range, although Pianeta did get close enough to slam a looping left into the champ's jaw in round three. Nevertheless, offering no head movement, the Italian began to swell around the right eye under accumulated punishment.
The serious business started in the fourth as Pianeta hit the mat after a straight right hand down the pipe, and the only surprise was Klitschko did not chase the finish as his opponent covered up in the corner.
Pianeta took an eight count in the fifth following a left hand, and the one-sided beating continued into the sixth. A wonderful three-punch combination finally ended it, the referee waving it off with eight seconds remaining in the round.
Klitschko will now head for a lucrative showdown with Alexander Povetkin proposed for August, a bout that is expected to earn him £17 million.


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ANNAPOLIS, Md.— Anne Arundel County police say an Annapolis woman is facing charges in a murder-for-hire plot to kill the wife of her lover.
Police say they obtained an arrest warrant on Friday for 47-year-old Cynthia Mills, who later surrendered. She was implicated in the plot when Wendell Mansel was arrested in August in Leesburg, Va. after attempting to hire an undercover police officer posing as a hitman to kill his wife. Investigators later determined Mills and Mansel were having an affair.
Police said Mills provided some of the money and helped plan the scheme. She was ordered held without bond.
Mills has been charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, solicitation of murder, and attempted first-degree murder.
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Deng Xiaoping
Deng Xiaoping (listen Pronounced approximately "duhng shau-ping"; August 22, 1904 – February 19, 1997) was a prominent Chinese politician and reformer, and the late leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Deng never held office as the head of state or the head of government, but served as the de facto leader of the People's Republic of China from 1978 to the early 1990s. He developed "Socialism with Chinese characteristics" and Chinese economic reform, also known as the "socialist market economy", and opened China to the global market.
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- It doesn't matter whether the cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice.
- Quoted in Hung Li China's Political Situation and the Power Struggle in Peking (1977), p. 107
- According to Chambers Dictionary of Quotations (1993), p. 315, this quote is from a speech at the Communist Youth League conference in July 1962.
- The United States brags about its political system, but the [American] President says one thing during the election; something else when he takes office, something else at midterm and something else when he leaves.
- When asked about China's political stability by a group of American professors in 1983, as quoted in The Pacific Rim and the Western World: Strategic, Economic, and Cultural Perspectives (1987), p. 105
- A basic contradiction between socialism and the market economy does not exist.
- As quoted in Daily report: People's Republic of China, Editions 240-249 (1993), p. 30
- Variant: There are no fundamental contradictions between a socialist system and a market economy.
- Interview, Time, 4 November 1985.
- Let some people get rich first.
- "Nanxun" (Southern Tour) of 1992. Quoted in The Economist (31 May 2001).
- When our thousands of Chinese students abroad return home, you will see how China will transform itself.
- As quoted in Forbes, Vol. 176, Editions 7-13 (2005), p. 79
- We mustn't fear to adopt the advanced management methods applied in capitalist countries (...) The very essence of socialism is the liberation and development of the productive systems (...) Socialism and market economy are not incompatible (...) We should be concerned about right-wing deviations, but most of all, we must be concerned about left-wing deviations.
- Cited by António Caeiro in Pela China Dentro (translated), Dom Quixote, Lisboa, 2004. ISBN 972-20-2696-8
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- 致富光荣 (zhìfù guāngróng: To get rich is glorious!)
- Deng is commonly quoted with this phrase in western media but there is no proof that he actually said it
- However, this phrase in Chinese is more accurately translated as "wealth is glorious," where wealth can have a very general meaning, including knowledge, personal relationships, family: anything of value. Understood this way, the quote is not as directly controversial as a ideological/political statement, and so it is not hard to believe that he really did say this.
- One Country, Two systems.
- Actually coined by Mao Zedong, popularized by Deng Xiaoping
- Seek Truth from Facts
- Actually from the Han Shu 《漢書·河間獻王劉德傳》, not coined by Mao Zedong nor by Deng Xiaoping, popularized by various people before them.


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Do you have Nick Offerman from Deadwood?
Do you have Nick Offerman from Deadwood?
Nick Offerman in Deadwood:
I'm amazed at how you get these clips.
Whats amazing is how this tboy thread dropped off my radar...
well, back on xcreen now...thx guy.
Still taking more suggestions guys...preferably frontal only, I don't want to chase down an ass only clip. LOL Although Michael Vartan's ass is fucking gorgeous.
Joe Sykes in V/H/S:
I continue to be amazed at the awesome clips that tboy26 shares with us. Best thread on JUB!
Thanks for the superquick request fulfillment, Tboy!!
Do you have Chris Messina in 28 Hotel Rooms?
Any chance for more of the Jackass guys? Chris Pontius is naked frequently.
Brad Renfro in Apt Pupil:
Ryan Phillippe in Cruel Intentions:
Jonathan Penner in Rude Awakening:
Jan Michael Vincent in Buster & Billie:
Roger Rees in Going Under:
Chris Messina in 28 hotel rooms?
Jonathan Groff has a second frontal in Twelve Thirty... I think it's in the 1 hour mark.
Ian Darrah in Room Service? It's on the Iron Boys 4 dvd compilation I think.
Ray Stevenson in Rome:
James Purefoy in Rome:
Doesn;t get much better than Ryan Phillippe
Jonathan Penner has been my wet dream for many MANY years and I have even confessed that to him and he took it as a compliment. He's gorgeous.
Barry Tubb in Warm Summer Rain:
This guy is mostly remembered from Top Gun but to ME he was the sexy bully in The Legend of Billie Jean, beautiful boy. Not today though, today he looks like a totally different, and sorry to say, ugly, man. Wonder what happened. But here he is naked in Warm Summer Rain, full frontal and all.
Neill Barry in Friends & Lovers:
The guy should have been in Boogie Nights instead of, ahem, MARKY MARK (he hates being called that now), LOL! Neill didn't need a prosthetic cock for his full frontal scene and could have easily lead Boogie Nights with no problems with nudity or acting ability. Gorgeous!
Tim Robbins in The Player:
As far as full frontal nudity goes, this one surprised me. I had no idea that Tim Robbins had EVER done a full frontal nude scene until recently. Of course, I had to get the blu-ray of the movie and see what was being talked about and was not let down. He's covered in mud but the mud falls off in all the right places and gives you a nice view of what Tim is packing between his legs, not to mention a nice view of his tight ass.
Oh yeah, as you can see from the last three videos I am now posting a brief comment on the video itself for you guys to know what you're going to watch just so you don't waste your time if you're not interested. I will be doing this from now on. Cheers guys and please keep letting me know what you think of my work. Thanks!!!!
LOVE this thread! How about Michael Vartan's brief full frontal from the end of One Hour Photo?
Scott Plank in Saints and Sinners:
Scott Plank is best known for his work in the movies Mr. Baseball and Holes. He also was a guest player on shows like Melrose Place, Baywatch and The Division. Extremely hot guy. However, tragically, in 2002, Scott was in a car accident and was killed at the young age of 43. So sad. Look at how beautiful this man was:
Clive Owen in Close My Eyes:
This sexy British actor needs absolutely no introduction....
These clips just make my day. Thank you!
This thread is fucking FLAWLESS.
Dear OP,
You do fine work and then you enhance it. Santa will take care of you. THX.
Think you could find the episodes of OZ where Christopher Meloni gets full nude, he even spreads his asshole in the episode "Revenge is Sweet". All copies I see are terrible quality.
Christopher Meloni in Oz:
Here is the infamous asshole clip of Chris.
Awesome thread... keep up the good work tboy26!
How about scenes from Sexual Chronicles of a French Family?
~~USMC for life, Semper Fi!!!!~~
Thanks for giving me a chance to reply AllMan.
Chris Meloni looks tight
Thanks for the video links AllMan but I do like tboy's work.


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BENDIGO Health is expected to announce how federal funding cuts will affect hospital services in two or three weeks.
Bendigo Health chairman Michael Langdon said proposals to deal with the cuts had been submitted to the Health Department late last year.
"It will have an impact on staff," he said.
"As far as how the staff numbers goes and whether there will be job losses is another thing.
"We're going to work very carefully not to be creating job losses, it will be more a reduction in hours and perhaps changes in different areas, rather than getting rid of staff."
Mr Langdon said the hospital was looking to reduce non-clinical services.
"We will be reviewing our car fleet, annual leave, transportation, whether we will fill vacancies as they come up... a whole range of things," he said.
"Clearly it will have an effect on the services we will provide our local community.
"Cutting elective surgery is not something we're wanting to do. But really we have no choice."
Mr Langdon said the hospital would inform the community of the changes once government discussions had been finalised.
"We've certainly informed our staff that these cuts are imminent," he said.
"We will keep them informed as much as we can as we go through this process."
Mr Langdon said politicians were "playing the blame game" over the cuts but said the federal government was responsible.
"To introduce cuts halfway through the year is just sudden and totally unexpected," he said.
"We'll know what changes will be made in a couple of weeks.
"We have to implement the changes soon because every day it just compounds. It gets harder."


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JOHN Senden has won an Australian Open on the final day and lost one as well. So as he approaches the final round leading the field, he is well-versed and well-rehearsed on the agony and ecstasy of Sundays.
The 2006 champion led after the third round in last year's tournament but was ultimately overtaken by Greg Chalmers. Now, in 2012, he has a two-shot advantage over Englishman Justin Rose. The Australian Open is his to lose.
''I know where I stand,'' Senden said. ''I need to deal with that, come out [on Sunday] and play my game.
''[This is] why we are here. We want to be in the position to get the experience and know whether you can handle it. It is going to be a test but it is a test for every golfer. Sitting on the lead, it is a matter of doing the job and moving forward. I think the whole experience is why we play it.''
Last year, at the same course, Senden said nerves got the better of him as he carded four bogeys on the front nine in the final round. Despite birdies on the 11th, 13th, 14th and 17th holes, he could not force a play-off, finishing at 12-under, a shot back from Chalmers.
It is unlikely that such a score will be needed to win this year, though. Senden led after the first round this year at six-under, but has only picked up a shot in the two rounds that followed, with conditions troubling every golfer in the tournament.
Rose, the highest-ranked player in the field, has similarly only picked up one shot since Thursday's first round, having posted a four-under 68 on day one.
Marcus Fraser, who led after day two, posted a four-over round of 76 on Saturday to tie for ninth, at two-under for the tournament.
''It was a day of trying to do the best I can, to stay in position,'' Senden said. ''It is nice to be leading the tournament.
''The golf course is very dry. I would not say that it was on the edge but it was quite windy out there. It is tough to keep the ball straight in the air. I was happy to handle it reasonably well and feel good. You have to be able to control the ball any time you play golf, but in these conditions you have to be really on your game.''
Rose appeared set to begin Sunday's final round on even terms with Senden, but two bogeys to finish spoilt his Saturday.
''It got progressively tougher as the day went on,'' said Rose, who shot 70. ''Towards the end of the round it was tough even to tap in.''
But Rose said the windy conditions meant that one or two strokes meant little.
''The last man standing could win the golf tournament,'' he said. ''I think it is going to be a battle. I've gotten to know the golf course over the past couple of days. I'm excited. As long as it does not get out of control and blow too hard, it is going to be a fun day to try and hit some shots. It will be my last round for the year. I'd like to go out on a high note.''
In front of him, for now, is Senden, in the form of his life, but who knows as much as anyone that leading at The Lakes into the final day doesn't guarantee anything. ''There is a long way to go,'' Senden said.


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... Duke Riley, a heavily tattooed Brooklyn artist whose waterborne performance projects around New York have frequently landed him in trouble with the authorities, spent the last five months building the vessel as a rough replica of what is believed to have been America's first submarine, an oak sphere called the Turtle, said to have seen action in New York Harbor during the Revolutionary War.Riley got some great publicity, and people don't seem too mad at him. This shows that if you're going to do performance art that summons up fears about terrorism, it's good to have a military history theme to appease the kind of people who don't cotton to performance art.
Mr. Riley's plan was also military, in a sense — though mostly metaphorical, given that he is an artist. He wanted to float north in the Buttermilk Channel to stage an incursion against the Queen Mary 2, which had just docked in Red Hook, the mission objective mostly just to get close enough to the ship to videotape himself against its immensity for a coming gallery show.
But when his sub was stopped by a New York City police boat around 10 a.m., the outcome was not metaphorical at all: Mr. Riley, 35, and two friends who had helped tow him were taken into custody by a phalanx of law enforcement officials, and their excursion briefly raised fears that a terrorist attack might have been under way.
For contrast, remember the artist -- Clinton Boisvert -- who placed boxes labeled "Fear" around the NYC subway, not too long after 9/11?


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In that seemed to have Erskine as the victors all night, Coker made an astonishing come from behind victory. The Flying Fleet led by as much as 15 with only seven minutes remaining in the game and seemed to have the game in hand. Coker thought otherwise, freshman Ben Brim lead the charge in the second half scoring 10 of his 12 points, including a big three-pointer with 3:40 remaining, that put the Cobras only down by five. Along with Brim, another freshman would come up big for Coker; Blake Terrell sank a three-pointer with only 46 seconds remaining in the game and sank the foul shot that followed, to bring the game within one.
After a calling two timeouts and with just eight seconds remaining, Coker put the ball into the hands of senior Michael Pierce. Pierce would drive the lane and score a game winner with just 1.7 seconds left on the clock. Erskine called a timeout of their own and looked for one last play to win the game. The Fleet attempted a long inbound pass, but was unable to get it to a shooter and the clock ran out giving Coker its second CVAC victory and stopping a seven game losing streak.
Coker improves to 3-11 on the year, and 2-6 in the CVAC, while Erskine falls to 7-8 overall, and 4-4 in the CVAC.
Michael Pierce/Whiteville, NC, had 13 points and nine rebounds in the contest, while Ben Brim/Carlton, GA, added 12 points.
For the Flying Fleet, Reed Long/Piedmont, SC, had 15 points, and Craig Williams/
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The Cronulla Sharks have put in a near perfect display of mistake-free football to defeat the Canterbury Bulldogs by 30-20 at Telstra Stadium today.
With few handling errors to speak of, the Sharks posted their sixth win from 10 starts and their third win in row.
Following a strong defensive display and good field position in the opening stanza, the Sharks drew first blood in the 26th minute when forward Phil Leuluai capitalised on a dummy half run and pass from five eighth Adam Dykes.
The Sharks repeated the dose with another converted try when bench player Isaac De Gois burst through with a sensational run in the 35th minute.
But the visitors didn't have it all the their own way with Bulldogs half back Brent Sherwin intercepting and racing 95 metres to score just before the break.
At half time, the Sharks led 12-6.
The Bulldogs continued to fight back with a try to back rower Sonny Bill Williams early in the second half, and had the opportunity the level the scores with the conversion but a rare miss from goal kicker Hazem El Masri saw the home side trail by two.
Solid defence from the Sharks and numerous handling errors from the Bulldogs put Cronulla back in the driver's seat with a try to Reece Williams in the 54th minute.
Centre Ben Pomeroy was in six minutes later to put the Sharks up by 24-10 and looking to go on with it.
But the Bulldogs fought back again with Sherwin getting a double in the 68th minute with a well worked team try, and then prop Jarrad Hickey scoring three minutes later to make it 24-20 in the final stages.
Amazingly, the game's best goal kicker El Masri missed a relatively easy conversion attempt after the Sherwin try, his second miss of the night, and the Bulldogs found themselves four points behind despite both teams having scored four tries each.
But the Sharks were not to be denied. A well deserved try to back rower and man-of-the-match Paul Gallen in the dying minutes put the match beyond doubt.
Round 10 - Full Time :: May 20th, 2007 03:00 PM Venue: Telstra Stadium Referee: Ben Cummins
Canterbury Bulldogs 20 Tries: Brent Sherwin (2), Sonny Bill Williams, Jarrad Hickey Goals: Hazem El Masri (2/4) Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 30 Tries: Phillip Leuluai, Isaac De Gois, Reece Williams, Ben Pomeroy, Paul Gallen Goals: Luke Covell (5/5)
LeagueUnlimited.com Player of the Match 3 Points: Paul Gallen (Sharks) 2 Points: Greg Bird (Sharks) 1 Point: Adam Dykes (Sharks) LeagueUnlimited.com Live Commentary Plenty of positional changes most notably the omission of full back Brett Kearmey for the Sharks. As part of the backline re-shuffle, Greg Bird has been moved from lock to centre. Players coming onto the field...
KICK OFF! Bulldogs have first use of the ball.
10 min: Plenty of pressure on the Bulldogs early on with the Sharks getting repeat sets. Bulldogs survive with Sharks halfback Brett Kimmorley kicking the ball dead.
15 min: Still 0-0. A Bulldogs raid ends with the ball going to ground, the Sharks now with the ball 25m out from their own line.
19 min: Still 0-0 with the Sharks looking the goods. A try scoring opportunity is lost when a Bulldogs defender is held back and the Sharks are penalised.
21 min: Sharks get two penalties in row and opt to go for the try rather than a penalty goal.
22 min: Video ref ruling. No try to the Sharks but scrutiny is required and Sharks winger Luke Covell is ruled to have knocked the ball dead. Bulldogs get a 20m restart.
23 min: Excellent football from both sides with the Bulldogs throwing it around only to fall short on the last tackle thanks to some solid Sharks defence.
26 min: TRY Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Big Phil Leuluai scores in good position after five eighth Adam Dykes runs from dummy half to put him into a gap. Conversion attempt by Luke Covell successful. Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 6-0
33 min: Another attacking raid fromthe Sharks with a well executed grubber kick being defused by Bulldogs winger Hazem El Masri.
35 min: TRY Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Interchange hooker Isaac De Gois busts downfield after pushing away defenders and runs over 50m to score a sensational try. Conversion attempt by Luke Covell successful. Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 12-0
39 min: TRY Canterbury Bulldogs Half back Brent Sherwin pulls off an intercept 5m out from his own line and run the length to score the Bulldogs opening try. Wide conversion attempt by Hazem El Masri successful. Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 12-6
Half time: Sharks 12-6 A highly entertaining half with the Sharks looking likely to go three tries up before Sherwin saved the Bulldogs with an intercept and 95m sprint right on the stroke of half time. The Sharks have been defending well, have had some quality possession and field position, and should be further ahead. The Bulldogs are still in this, but they have been dominated at times and have some work to do.
Second half underway...
45 min: Possible TRY to Sharks. Video ref checking.... VERDICT: NO TRY - Centre Fraser Anderson denied. Ball knocked out and its a 20m restart to the Bulldogs.
47 min: TRY Canterbury Bulldogs Back rower Sonny Bill Williams backs himself and gets past Dykes, Covell and Ben Pomeroy to score out wide. Follows a quick tap from Sherwin. Conversion attempt by Hazem El Masri unsuccessful. Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 12-10
54 min: Possible TRY to Sharks. Video ref looking... VERDICT...
54 min: TRY Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Reece Williams scores following a Bulldogs knock-on. Conversion attempt by Luke Covell successful. An extraordinary series of events with a Kimmorley kick being snatched by Bulldogs fullback Luke Patten and the Bulldogs well on the attack, only to see five eighth Ben Roberts lose the ball cold. The Sharks capitalised while the Bulldogs are now making numerous handling errors. Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 18-10
60 min: TRY Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Centre Ben Pomeroy on the end of fine movement with Greg Bird laying it on with a tremendous right foot step before passing to forward Paul Gallen, Pomeroy running onto the final pass and turning on the pace to score. Conversion attempt by Luke Covell successful. Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 24-10
68 min: TRY Canterbury Bulldogs Sherwin gets a double and a great team try with hooker Corey Hughes and lock Reni Maitua featuring. Follows a rare Sharks error. Conversion attempt by Hazem El Masri misses. A surprise from the golden boot as he has now missed two in a row and this one was in easy range 20m in from touch. Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 24-14
71 min: TRY Canterbury Bulldogs Prop Jarrad Hickey scores following a beaut cut-out pass from Sherwin. Its game on! Conversion attempt by Hazem El Masri successful this time! Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 24-20
74 min: Possible TRY to Sharks. Video ref checking... VERDICT... NO TRY - 20m restart to the Bulldogs. Paul Gallen denied after video ref rules that he didn't get it down cleanly.
76 min: Bulldogs attacking but are unable to complete the fifth tackle movement. Sharks hanging on.
77 min: Sharks on the attack now and finishing strong with a gallop from Bird.
78 min: TRY Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Gallen scores a well deserved try with a strong run at the line, dragging defenders in his wake and putting the match beyond doubt. Conversion attempt by Luke Covell successful. Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 30-20
79 min: Sherwin's kick off out on the full. Penalty to the Sharks. Hooter sounds in the background as Sharks end the match.
Full time: Sharks 30-20


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NEWS: Hacktivist, Monuments, Rolo Tomassi & more join UK Tech-Fest 2015!
June 9th, 2015
A further 20 bands have just been confirmed to join this year's UK Tech-Fest line-up, with the latest names to the bill including Hacktivist, Monuments, Rolo Tomassi, Nexilva, Carcer City, and a handful of others. You can find all of the latest additions listed below:


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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO)-- Entering his tenth season as Tigers head basketball coach, Dutch Johnson will rely on a lot of younger players this winter.
Johnson's team fields just three seniors this season, while his most experienced varsity player is Broderick Robinson, who is a junior.
"He's a heck of a player, and a lot of kids feed off of him," Johnson said of Robinson. However, the Tigers coach added that the leadership role will be done by a 'committee of players', including the seniors, until proven otherwise.
The Tigers kick off the season against Fountain-Ft. Carson on Thursday at Central High in the Warrior Challenge.