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by Jennifer Niven
Release date: January, 2015
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Theodore Finch is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might kill himself. But each time, something good, no matter how small, stops him. Violet Markey lives for the future, counting the days until graduation, when she can escape her Indiana town and her aching grief in the wake of her sister's recent death. When Finch and Violet meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school, it's unclear who saves whom. And when they pair up on a project to discover the "natural wonders" of their state, both Finch and Violet make more important discoveries: It's only with Violet that Finch can be himself—a weird, funny, live-out-loud guy who's not such a freak after all. And it's only with Finch that Violet can forget to count away the days and start living them. But as Violet's world grows, Finch's begins to shrink. This is an intense, gripping novel perfect for fans of Jay Asher, Rainbow Rowell, John Green, Gayle Forman, and Jenny Downham from a talented new voice in YA, Jennifer Niven.
A word about the cover: So pretty, so delicate, I love it! I think it fits in beautifully with the content of the book.
Thoughts about the book:
I'm glad to say that most of the books I've read this year have turned out to be really good. Of course, I suppose one of the main reasons for this is that I've started abandoning books which don't rub me the right way (not saying that's a great thing, it's just what's happening), which means that if I end up finishing a book, it's probably good.
And this one obviously was. By now, you've probably heard of the million awards it's been getting nominated for and winning.
When you read All the Bright Places, you understand that it comes from a personal place. There's such a sensitivity with which the harsh reality of mental illness and abuse and grief has been handled (not to mention the author note at the end of the book). It's very well-written.
Things I liked:
- The dual PoV. I love to see how authors handle more than one narrator's voice and it's such a treat when someone gets it right.
- The writing. Like I keep saying, so much sensitivity. It's like cracked glass, delicate and sharp.
- Mental illness. So glad someone decided to talk about it. It needs to be talked about, more. Especially in books where that isn't the sole focus.
- Love. How the only kind of love to talk about isn't the kind that's forever. There are all kinds of love. All kinds and every kind is true and real in its own right.
- Indiana. Violet and Finch have to explore the 'wonders' of Indiana as part of their class project. So in a way, this read like a love letter to Indiana, because you only read about people exploring the big cities with their fancy lights, not states like Indiana, which I thought was very very cool.
- The emphasis on the word 'lovely'. 'Lovely' is one of my favourite words, and when Finch says, 'Lovely is a lovely word and should be used more often', he took away the new-fictional-bff trophy.
- The quirky light touch of this book. It's very rare to find books that deal with such serious issues dazzle like the sun. Really. The atmosphere of this book was so...hopeful.
This was a lovely book that left me in pieces. And such an important read, too. People need to be sensitized to how the good and the bad happen together, that neither is exclusive of the other, that mental illness exists and that age has nothing to do with it, that we have to look out for it instead of turning away from those afflicted by it. There needs to be more books like this. Good fiction works this way - commercial appeal, important book.
You know what the best piece of news about this book is? It's being made into a movie with Elle Fanning as Violet. They haven't found a Finch yet, but I'm waiting to be surprised.
Before that happens, go ahead and read it.
What's the last contemporary YA you've read?


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Dear Philadelphia Comedy,
All of it. Every open mic that lasted for two weeks in a bar I'd never want to step foot in unless they let me talk at half-listening strangers. Every fire hall gig in the middle of nowhere booked by a gravelly disembodied voice on the phone with a promise of pay I wasn't sure I'd really receive. Every awkward improv scene where I wasn't sure what to do so I just got louder, repeated what I'd already been saying, and tried to be a bigger, sillier, goofier fool. Every line of every sketch where I've agonized over details that don't even matter, like the full first and last name of a character whose name is never even said.
All of it. Every time a new joke does well at an open mic and gives promise of a new few minutes added onto the act. Every set in front of a crowd that just "gets it" and lets me go where I want to go and follows me there with no judgement, just acceptance…and of course, laughter. Every improv scene where I'm still not sure what to do but it just clicks into place and makes sense and flows together and builds (and I still become a bigger, sillier, goofier fool). That time when the crowd laughed just because we wrote that my character's name was "Meredith."
Six years ago I stepped onto a stage at an open mic for the first time with a page full of jokes about dicks and how college was more like an episode of I Love the '80s ("do you guys remember this thing from our childhood?") than any wild and crazy party time portrayal of college from any TV show or movie. Six years later and I'm still getting on stages, still talking about dumb stuff, and still loving every single minute of it.
I love the laughter. I love the struggle. I love the people. I've met some of the best friends I'll ever make doing this. People I have every single thing in the world in common with. People I have absolutely nothing in common with besides the fact that we do this. But just that one single thing means that I could talk to them for hours. There's nothing I feel more comfortable talking about or gushing over or heatedly debating than comedy.
This city put that in me. Running around to multiple mics in one night with a group of friends. Staying late after a show to do karaoke and drink until the law says we have to leave. Packing as many people as we can into a park on Memorial Day for a picnic. Giving each other awards that only matter because we say they do.
Doing comedy is certainly difficult, but it is definitely worth it. Getting to say whatever you want to say and making people laugh is the absolute best feeling in the world. It is freeing. It is powerful. But it would be nothing without the people I've met along the way. When I say this letter is to "Philadelphia Comedy" that means that it is to you. Have we talked a few times at open mics about nothing? Then this is to you. Did you think I was a dick before you met me because when I first started I was too shy to talk to people? Then I'm sorry, and this is to you. Are you someone that knows me well enough that you're going to make fun of me mercilessly after reading this? Then this is definitely to you.
I have to be leaving you soon. But you will never leave me.
Aaron Hertzog is an L.A.-bound Philadelphia comedian. He is the host of 'Hey Everybody!' at Philly Improv Theater (final show Nov. 26th), until recently a member of PHIT House Team Hey Rube and a founding member of The Holding Court Podcast. He leaves Philly on Nov. 28th; be sure to say hi to him one last time before then.
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I'll keep this short and sweet….
I didn't know Aaron well enough to call him a friend, and I certainly didn't have any negative interactions with him either. That being said, as a young comedian trying to "make his mark" I appreciate everything he said in this letter.
Most people can only hope to one day display the passion, love, and just general joy I saw him portray on stage the few times I saw him; and my only hope is to one day come close to the raw emotion he put in his letter, into my own letter to Philly a few years from now.
Thank you Mr. Hertzog….Thank You.


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I've been muted in critiquing the Obama administration's cautious response to uprisings in the Middle East, mostly because it hasn't been clear to me that a more aggressive course would have been better. At Commentary, Peter Wehner makes the most persuasive case I've seen that the administration has been weak, and that the consequences are dangerous:
According to a story in Sunday's Washington Post, as President Obama and his advisers measured their response to the mass killing in Libya, they were mindful of the fact that diplomats in Tripoli had told them, in the words of one official, that "certain kinds of messaging from the American government could endanger the security of American citizens."
"Overruling that kind of advice would be a very difficult and dangerous thing to do," said Ben Rhodes, the deputy national security adviser for strategic communications. "That was the debate, and frankly we erred on the side of caution, for certain, and at the cost of some criticism," he continued. "But when you're sitting in government and you're told that ignoring that advice could endanger American citizens, that's a line you don't feel very comfortable crossing."
The Obama administration's position assumes that Muammar Qaddafi needs a pretext to kill Americans. He actually doesn't. He has done so in the past, and he could just as easily do so now, regardless of what kind of "messaging" emerges from our government.
Beyond that, as Christopher Hitchens points out, the leaders of nations far less powerful than the United States, many with large expatriate populations in Libya, took much more forceful (and much earlier) stances against Qaddafi than did Obama. The president was the last major Western leader to speak up on Libya.
On a more fundamental level, what the Obama administration did was create quite a dangerous precedent. It has now signaled to the most malevolent regimes in the world that the way to delay (or perhaps even avoid) American condemnation, let alone American action, is to threaten the lives of American citizens. …
There were, of course, other options available to the president, including informing Mr. Qaddafi through the appropriate channels that a terrible fate would await him and his pack of jackals if a single American was harmed (see here). The president did very nearly the opposite. He showed weakness, irresolution, fear.
I'm not sure if it's fear, exactly. No doubt President Obama's caution results in part from the fact that he is in way over his head, and knows it. But beyond that, my sense is that he doesn't want the United States to be a world leader. He believes, as he has said, in British exceptionalism and Greek exceptionalism, and he is content to let others lead while the U.S. hangs back in the pack. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, especially in the context of Libya, where Europe is much closer to the scene than we are, and several European countries, most notably Great Britain, have good reason to feel guilty about their relations with Qaddafi's regime.
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Friday, October 14, 2011
Paying it Forward Blogfest
So many great blogs I could highlight. I feel terrible leaving any out! There are plenty to visit on this blog hop.
But there are three that come into my Inbox on a regular basis. I don't always comment on their posts, but I always read them:
Susan Kaye Quinn
Laura Pauling
Stina Lindenblatt
Read them. They are awesome.
That is all.
25 comments:
- Laura Pauling said...
Thanks so much! It was just about impossible to pick 3 b/c I wanted to pick everyone!
- October 14, 2011 at 4:50 AM
- L. Diane Wolfe said...
I had a hard time picking my three, too.
- October 14, 2011 at 4:59 AM
- Kristan Hoffman said...
Aww, thanks for the shoutout! Hugs all around. ;)
- October 14, 2011 at 6:19 AM
- Susan Kaye Quinn said...
Aw! Thanks for making me one of your three!! And I'm even happier that you read. :)
It was so hard to pick three, but I tried to find ones that people hadn't hear of, or could use a bit more traffic.
*love ya* :)
- October 14, 2011 at 6:44 AM
- Shannon O'Donnell said...
Thanks for the shout-out, Sherrie! I think you picked three of the best blogs out there! :-)
- October 14, 2011 at 7:43 AM
- Tricia J. O'Brien said...
Wow, thanks for mentioning me, Sherrie. I agree with your three picks--I always read them, as well as your blog!
I'm sitting out this bloghop, because I've determined I need to finish the fairy tale. NO more diversions! Hope you meet a lot of new folks. :)
- October 14, 2011 at 8:22 AM
- Matthew MacNish said...
Thanks for taking part, Sherrie! You've listed some great blogs.
- October 14, 2011 at 8:28 AM
- Krispy said...
You're too sweet! We're glad you enjoy our random! Thanks for the shout out!
Will be checking out these other awesome peeps.
- October 14, 2011 at 10:18 AM
- Jennifer Shirk said...
TOTALLY agree!
- October 14, 2011 at 11:13 AM
- Kelly Polark said...
Thank you for the mention! I agree it was super hard to choose blogs for this. I am finding some great new ones due to this blogfest!
- October 14, 2011 at 11:24 AM
- Christina Lee said...
YAY for all of these awesome bloggers (and I happen to follow almost all of them)!
- October 14, 2011 at 12:35 PM
- Tere Kirkland said...
Ooh, I love most of these awesome bloggers, too. I'll have to stalk the rest. ;)
Have a wonderful weekend, Sherrie!
- October 14, 2011 at 2:00 PM
- Jemi Fraser said...
It is REALLY hard to pick 3!!
I adore all of the bloggers you listed - I'm surprised I haven't been here before! :)
- October 14, 2011 at 2:42 PM
- Alz said...
Woo! Thank you for the link lovin' and I'll be lovin' some of those other links you've posted!
- October 15, 2011 at 2:46 AM
- Unknown said...
I'm so sad that I missed this blogfest. :(
- October 15, 2011 at 5:06 PM
- Lydia Kang said...
Excellent choices! It was hard to choose, wasn't it?
- October 15, 2011 at 7:25 PM
- dolorah said...
I didn't stick to only three either. And I lurk in a lot of blogs, these three among them :)
- October 15, 2011 at 7:55 PM
- Pat Hatt said...
Looks like some great links, will check them out as I blog hop about. Was that a brilliant observation? Or just a semi-brilliant one?..haha
- October 16, 2011 at 9:18 AM
- Melissa Sugar said...
Hi, I am still visiting from the PIF blogfest. I did not get to visit as many blogs as I wanted to on Friday. Now I am off to visit the blogs that you have promoted.
Nice to meet you
- October 16, 2011 at 7:19 PM
- Jeremy Bates said...
i missed the pay it forward hop, so stopping by fashionably late! nice to meet u :)
- October 16, 2011 at 11:35 PM
- C.R. Evers said...
I've been away from checking blogs for so long. I didn't even know about the Pay it forward thing until today.
I'm looking forward to getting back into the blog scene. I'll have to check out your picks! :0)
- October 17, 2011 at 8:47 AM
Awesome choices. I wasn't able to join this blogfest, but hopefully next time.
Have a great week.
- October 17, 2011 at 3:35 PM
You are right, Stina's blog is _awesome_! Will be sure to check out the other two. Thanks!
- October 18, 2011 at 5:33 AM
- Jackee said...
Those are all awesome blogs. I love Laura, Stina, and Sue. Thanks for sharing--your blog has always been one of my top favorites and probably always will be. :o)
- October 18, 2011 at 1:20 PM
- Carolina M. Valdez Schneider said...
Love it! Great choices, Sherrie. I really like all of these people!
- October 18, 2011 at 8:28 PM


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Almost one week past my release of restrictions! Yay! Needless to say, I've been running each day since. I realized, once again, that walking 8 miles is not the same as running even 4 miles. My muscles are sore and invigorated. A good feeling!
I didn't run on Friday when the restrictions were first lifted as I didn't have time to head out to the trail. I didn't want to spend my first run on road. Saturday morning we headed off to the state park for the first run. Ah, heaven.
The trails available for running are snowshoe trails, a whopping 3 miles out of the 28 miles of trail. The 28 miles are now reserved for skiing.
After walking these trails the last few weeks I knew what the conditions were like: bumpy lumpy deep packed snow. But the so beautiful! When I told Topaz "go for a run" he exploded down the trail,knowing we were no longer walking. It's funny how while walking he never strayed from my side, he just trudged along with me. Not Saturday, he ran way ahead, looping through the woods, having his own reunion with running.
I smiled and laughed the whole way, enjoying the hard beating of my heart, the sweat, the feel of my calves and glutes straining against the hills. Good stuff.
Sunday was another trip to the state park with new snow, breaking trail, more fun. Monday I ran the road as 4.5 more inches of snow fell and I just wanted to run, no more breaking trail. 6 miles on the road for our longest run post op. Felt good, although quite slow. That's ok. Slow and steady.
I'm following my own advice to my beginning runner clients: slow and steady with walk breaks when necessary! With the 1/2 marathon next Saturday I will run 8 tomorrow and 10 Sunday, that will have me ready for Saturday's race, the Lucky 1/2 Marathon. I'm looking forward to it!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Back to Running!
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3 comments:
- Olga said...
You crack me up. "slow and steady"...with half-marathon next weekend! Welcome back, Jul.
- Danni said...
Yay! I've been looking at that 75 mile run in Wisconsin in December and it's quite intriguing.
- Julie B said...
Olga, now come on, that is slow and steady :) Today I ran 10 miles out with Topaz at -4F wind chill and froze my butt. Came in and ran 3 on the treadmill. I'll call that ready for the 1/2!
Danni, you'd like the 75 mile version. Heck, your Alaska race has you all trained and you have all of the gear. A great training run for another shot at Alaska.
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I saw this a few weeks ago, and I knew I had to share it with you:
This is from Jessica Simpson's official Twitter account.
To quote the fabulous Michael K at Dlisted, this hurts my brain.
Some stars create ditzy personas for themselves, when in reality they are quite intelligent. Take Dolly Parton. I adore that woman! She is feisty, daring and very intelligent, and on top of her giant bosom, tiny waist, bleached hair and pounds of makeup, she knows exactly what she's doing.
Jessica Simpson has always had a ditzy personality, and I have no doubt that she plays it up for the cameras on occasion. However, unlike Dolly Parton, I don't think it's that much of a stretch!
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The '80s gave us many classic sitcoms, but the brassy and sassy Designing Women was in a class all its own. Writer/creator Linda Bloodworth-Thomason brought together four very specific actresses for the sole purpose of having them chat with each other -- tailoring storylines to drive home points about women's issues and to present a new image for Southerners on television. Each character carried a different "voice" which set the stage for many humorous and often heartwarming debates, complimented by sharp dialogue and the charm and chemistry of the ensemble cast. And though its been over 25 years since it first aired, the series continues to grow in popularity as it touches new generations of viewers.
This is the fourth incarnation of this website -- now officially Designing Women Online.
Since the site debuted in 1998 as a tribute to the series, features and layouts have evolved, relationships with the series cast and creators have blossomed, and an incredibly loyal fan base has shared what the show has meant to them.
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Peter Lubbers is Director of Documentation and Training and Brian Albers is Vice President of Development at Kaazing. They are also coauthors, with Frank Salim, of Pro HTML5 Programming: Powerful APIs for Richer Internet Application Development.
HTML5 Web Storage is an API that makes it easy to persist data across web requests. Before the Web Storage API, remote web servers had to store any data that persisted by sending it back and forth from client to server. With the advent of the Web Storage API, however, developers can now store data directly in a browser for repeated access across requests, or to be retrieved long after you completely close the browser, thus greatly reducing network traffic. One more reason to use Web Storage is that this is one of few HTML5 APIs that is already supported in all browsers, including Internet Explorer 8.
To understand the Web Storage API, it is best to review its predecessor -- browser cookies -- which provide a built-in way of sending text values back and forth from server to client. Servers can use the values they put into these cookies to track user information across web pages. Cookie values are transmitted back and forth every time a user visits a domain. For example, cookies can be used to store local values into an application so that these values are available on subsequent page loads.
The Web Storage API is surprisingly simple to use in most use cases. In this article, we cover the simple storage and retrieval of values and then we will look at the more advanced aspects of the API, such as event notification about storage value changes.
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HTML5 Web Storage defines two types of key-value storage types: sessionStorage and localStorage. The primary behavioral difference is how long the values persist, and how they are shared. Table 1 shows the differences between the two types of storage.
Since HTML5 Web Storage is very similar in function to cookies, it is not too surprising that the most advanced browsers are treating them in a similar manner. Values that are stored into localStorage or sessionStorage can be browsed similar to cookies in Chrome's Developer Tools, Safari's Web Inspector, and Opera Dragonfly. These interfaces also grant users the ability to remove storage values as desired, and easily see what values a given web site is recording while they visit the pages, as in Figure 1.


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SAN DIEGO, CA – 15 Jun, 2017 – Awarded for Insurance excellence. Krishen Iyer was the founder of NMP Insurance Services. #17 in Insurance ranking, growing 236% year over year and ranked 234th over all in CA. This company ranks among the highest performers for 2015/16 time period.
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NMP insurance services and Krishen Iyer are in the insurance and marketing space.
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3-Year Growth 236% 2014 Revenue, $4.3 M Location Fresno, CA
This company making the Inc 5000 list for 2015. Krishen Iyer plans to launch multiple marketing and insurance related companies one of which is a marketing distribution company and is currently submitted for Inc 5000 review now. Watch for more news on these companies this year. Insurance industry changes are well under way.
Other related companies: Iyer Health Shield which recently sold to a larger brokerage will apply for Inc 5000 in 2017.
Iyer Health founded by Krishen Iyer is growing at a slightly faster pace. We expect to see Iyer Health on the Inc 5000 list for 2017.
NMP Insurance Services a Fresno based insurance marketing and online broker.
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Christian band to headline free outdoor concert
PLAINVIEW – Christian rock band Seventh Day Slumber will headline a free concert at Wayland Baptist University's J.V. Hilliard Field on April 16 at 7 p.m., the culmination of a day-long Battle of the Bands event.
Led by frontman Joseph Rojas, the band is also comprised of bassist Joshua Schwartz, guitarist Jeremy Holderfield and drummer Ray Fryoux.
A troubled teen after a rough childhood, Rojas said he contemplated suicide and became addicted to cocaine and was a convicted felon. He hit rock bottom with an overdose, and something finally clicked: He needed God to save him.
Following his hospital release, Rojas was a changed man, with a new desire to serve God and follow Him. He enrolled at Christ for the Nations Bible College in Dallas and God began working in his life through songwriting. A series of events led to the band forming, and the group released a few independent albums and began performing in various locations.
The band's first national release, Picking Up the Pieces, yielded five Top Ten songs on Christian rock radio, including eventual No. 1 hits "Candy," "I Know" and "My Struggle." The group also scored a Dove Award nomination and a BMI award for "Most Played Music at Christian Rock Radio."
Seventh Day Slumber signed in November 2004 with Tooth and Nail Records and released its first album with the label, titled "Once Upon a Shattered Life," on Feb. 1, 2005. The first single to be released, "Caroline," climbed the charts immediately, reaching No. 1 in mid-March. The song is still holding its place at the top.
Despite their rising success, band members say they hope to be able to share music that encourages others who struggle and points to Christ as the giver of life and hope.
"It's always been our goal as a band to really relate to fans and I think we're able to do that so well because we've been exactly where they are before," Rojas said in the band's biography on their Web site. "There is so much hurting, so much pain that we see when we look out and a lot of times living the Christian life can get sugar coated from the stage. That's just the opposite for us since we'll be the first to share how we've messed up and asked people to pray for us since we're all still far from flawless."


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Two freshmen capture titles at Virginia Beach Nationals
November 2, 2013 | Virginia Beach, Va.
Freshmen Ike Podell (133 pounds) and Josh Ferenczy (165) captured individual championships in their weight classes and Liberty University's wrestling team had a strong overall showing at Saturday's Virginia Beach Nationals, an open tournament held at the Virginia Beach Field House.
"The guys that we took to the tournament were mostly backups, younger athletes newer to the program," said Liberty Assistant Coach Allen Hackmann. "The two champions we had should see significant time (in Liberty's varsity matches) this year."
Podell, a graduate of Liberty Christian Academy in Lynchburg, Va., did not give up a single point in the tournament, winning his matches 10-0, 12-0, by fall, and 5-0 in the final. Ferenczy, a state tournament qualifier in New York last year, prevailed in a weight class that featured 15 competitors, including several unattached to any school.
"He's been working hard in the room, but we've never seen him compete before, so we were pleasantly surprised at how well he did," Hackmann said of Ferenczy. "He was in a pretty tough weight class, that included three guys in our (Mid-Atlantic) Conference and one who was an All-American (at last year's National Collegiate Wrestling Association Championships). He dominated the kid that beat the All-American so it was a great tournament for him."
No team scores were kept, but other teams in the field included Apprentice School based in nearby Norfolk, which had the most competitors, Longwood University, the College of William & Mary, Penn State Greater Allegheny, Penn State Mont Alto, and Ferrum College.
"It was a good level of competition for an opening event, very comparable to what we will see at our conference meet," Hackmann said. "It was an open tournament, so there were a lot of military guys, wrestlers from the Navy, Air Force, guys who had already graduated. I was very happy to see the success we had with our newer athletes."
Out of the 11 athletes Liberty sent, eight placed in the top five.
The Flames also got a second-place showing from sophomore heavyweight Josh Travers, fourth-place performances from graduate student Collin Lewis at 141, freshman Christian Bock at 174, and senior Jacob Hood at 235, as well as fifth-place finishes from sophomore Cary Caprio at 125 and freshman Johnathan Meiusi at 157.
"Our training has been going very well and several of the close matches that we won were due to our conditioning," Hackmann said.
"Collin hasn't competed in over four years, but both of his losses were one-point losses," Hackmann said, adding he thinks the more experienced wrestlers, like Lewis, will mesh well with the new recruits. "I'm very much excited about our young guys because we've got several veterans who have placed at the (NCWA) National Championships and recruits complementing the guys that are returning."
This Saturday, a more experienced group of Liberty wrestlers, as well as a few freshmen who didn't go to Virginia Beach, will travel to near Philadelphia to compete in the Fall Brawl, hosted by Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pa.
"This was freshmen and newcomers on the mat and next week we'll bring more of our veterans, returning wrestlers for their first competitive matches of the season," Hackmann said.


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The catch of the day is something with so many fins, it looks too spiny to eat. I could be wrong because I know nothing about fish, though I am amazed at the variety and individuality of fish. So many, so distinctively different and yet they are all fish. People are like that, too. We may all be under one Genus, but when we go beyond height, color and sex, we are endlessly different. Look at eyes, how many people have eyes just alike? Or noses? Mouths? How they stand, move, sit, walk, talk??? And the endless combinations of all these. Be observant today. What (or who) are you seeing for the first time?
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New research reveals vast tracts of wetlands along the upper Gulf Coast are more hydrologically connected to Galveston Bay and other waters of the U.S. than previously thought, suggesting immediate implications for how they are preserved, managed and regulated, according to Texas AgriLife scientists.
"Loss of wetlands closer to traditional navigable waters must be mitigated under the Clean Water Act by creating new wetlands, or preferably by protecting and restoring similar existing wetlands," said Dr. John Jacob, Texas AgriLife Extension Service environmental quality specialist. "This ensures that the aquatic integrity of state and federal waters is maintained, because wetlands provide critical ecological services such as pollution removal, among others."
The study's findings appear in the journal Wetlands. Jacob said the study suggests that wetlands farther up in the watershed are just as critical to the aquatic integrity of state and federal waters as those that are immediately adjacent to these waters.
"The coastal 'prairie pothole' wetlands studied were considered to be hydrologically isolated from traditional navigable waters by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, that they are, in effect, essentially closed depressions that contribute little or no water downstream," Jacob said.
The findings quantify "anecdotal observations" by professionals in the field over many years of substantial runoff coming from the wetlands, said Dr. Brad Wilcox, Texas AgriLife Research rangeland scientist.
"(Our research) suggests surface runoff occurred regularly and accounted for at least 17 percent of watershed precipitation during the 45-month long study," Wilcox said. "Runoff events averaged 17 days."
The results of this study have national implications. The difficulty of determining just how far Clean Water Act regulations should extend up into the watersheds above traditional navigable waters has resulted in many lawsuits and a long series of Supreme Court decisions, according to Jacob.
"The most recent decision in 2006 (Rapanos) reinstated the long-standing doctrine of the "significant nexus," declaring that if such a nexus between wetlands and traditional navigable waters could be quantified, then those wetlands should fall under the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act," Jacob said.
"The research we've reported here is the first in the country, after Rapanos, to address the nexus issue for a class of wetlands — in this case, coastal prairie potholes on the upper Texas Gulf Coast."
He said in the anatomy of ecosystems "forests are the lungs and wetlands are the kidneys. But headwater wetlands, like the prairie pothole wetlands we studied, are perhaps more like lymph nodes, acting to filter pollutants in the furthest reaches of the watershed. Given that at least one third of the water in Galveston Bay is derived from runoff which courses through these wetlands, it is critical that we do not lose so many of these wetlands that we can no longer maintain a healthy aquatic ecosystem."
Jacob said with all the new development and potential loss of wetlands coming to the lower Galveston Bay watershed in the next few decades, there's a threat of "losing the defenses we need."
"The quantitative demonstration of a significant hydrological connection between headwater prairie pothole wetlands and Galveston Bay does not mean that development and fill of these wetlands will not take place," he said. "It does mean, however, that the loss of any of these headwater wetlands should be mitigated, just as is done now for development of wetlands adjacent to Galveston Bay and other waters.
"The mitigation process can be used to protect and restore critical headwater wetlands, which have already largely been identified," says Jacob. "Prairie pothole wetlands are precisely the wetlands most impacted by development in the greater Houston area. That none of this loss is mitigated puts the health of our waters at grave risk. We now have enough information to know that this loss must be mitigated without delay."
Jacob also suggests that perhaps not all the loss can be mitigated. Some prairie pothole complexes are so large and unique that their loss cannot really be mitigated.
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An event that's taken place annually for 40 years is worth a celebration which is what the 2013 Everglades Seafood Festival will be on February 8/9/10. It promises to have the best entertainers and most delicious food ever.
There's something for everyone in the family - carnival rides for the kiddies, arts & crafts booths for shoppers of all ages, great music, and a vast array of edibles from stone crab claws to ice cream.
Friday night is Family Night when local groups, including the Gladezmen, perform. On Saturday, Mayor Sammy Hamilton will open proceedings officially at 10 a.m. when he welcomes everyone and introduces dignitaries. Headline performers, including Nashville artist Jason Thomas, will keep the big stage hopping all day and into the evening. The festival opens Sunday at 11 a.m. and closes after Nashville artist Jerrod Niemann takes the stage at 5 p.m.
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The whole event benefits this historic rural community. The Festival was started all those years ago to buy playground equipment for the city park and is now run by the Betterment Association of the Everglades Area, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Sponsorship opportunities are still available.
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A prolific writer on a wide variety of topics, Martin Gardner died earlier this year. On Oct. 21, 2010, on what would have been his 96th birthday, groups all over the world will gather to celebrate Martin's work and continue his pursuit of a playful approach to mathematics, magic, science, art, literature, and much more.
I was reminded again of Martin's generosity and of his delight in surprises when I recently came across a letter that he had written to me about 10 years ago, when I was pursuing some investigations into Möbius strips as the basis of artworks.
In replying to my query, Martin remarked that he had, by coincidence, just completed an article about Möbius strips for a children's science magazine. He noted that the article contained nothing that hadn't been in his Scientific American column on the subject in December 1968. "Except for the following," he added, and he had drawn a diagram (below) to illustrate the construction.
Martin concluded with the following instructions: "Trisect the twisted band, then bisect the untwisted one, and open up for a big surprise!"
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Initial configuration, with one twisted band and one untwisted band, made from a cross-shaped sheet of paper.
Tangled configuration after cutting.
Final configuration, revealing a small Möbius strip interlocked with a rectangular loop.
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"Seinfeld" came to life again Monday in Manhattan, where Jerry Seinfeld and Jason Alexander were spotted outside Tom's Restaurant, their characters' beloved hangout on the show.
Twitter user Ali Phil snapped a photo and tweeted it, causing a stir among New Yorkers and "Seinfeld" fans.
The restaurant on Broadway and 112th Street, with its trademark red and blue sign, was a stand-in for the diner where Seinfeld and friends regularly met up to talk about nothing.
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Mid-Hudson unemployment last month was the highest it's been in any August since at least 1990, despite the statewide jobs count approaching pre-recession numbers.
Mid-Hudson unemployment last month was the highest it's been in any August since at least 1990, despite the statewide jobs count approaching pre-recession numbers.
Figures released Tuesday by the state Department of Labor showed an 8.7 percent unemployment rate in Orange County in August, 9.1 percent in Sullivan County and 9.2 percent in Ulster.
All have dropped slightly from July, but were significantly higher than August 2011 levels.
More people have been re-entering the workforce in recent months than have found jobs, causing the unemployment rate to rise. At the same time, New York state says it has regained the jobs lost since the onset of the recession in 2007. The impact of that gain, though, can be difficult to gauge, said Christy Huebner Caridi, director of Marist College's Bureau of Economic Research.
"We're not seeing employment increasing at the same rate," Caridi said. "At this juncture, we don't know how many of those jobs are full time or part time."
One person might also have more than one job, Caridi said, as the recession has led some people to take two or more part-time jobs when they're unable to find a full-time position.
And there were still 36,200 fewer people employed in New York state last month than in August 2011.
Construction and related industries have seen some of the biggest job losses in the region, according to state data. Gains have been seen in education and health services, information, transportation, warehousing and utilities among other sectors.
Last month's unemployment rates translate into 8,200 unemployed people in Ulster compared with 7,100 a year earlier; 15,400 people out of work in Orange County, up from 13,700 in August 2011; and 3,300 out of work in Sullivan, compared with 2,900 in August 2011.
Seasonal retail hiring will provide jobs to some people, at least through early January. Toys R Us, for example, announced plans on Tuesday to hire 45,000 seasonal workers at its stores and distribution centers, up about 5,000 from last year's hiring.
The company attributed the increase in part to more options for consumers linking Internet shopping to specific stores. Shoppers can place orders online and retrieve the goods from stores, or they can have products shipped to them from stores.
Shops at Woodbury Common Premium Outlets began to add to their sales staffs in August, They plan to add as many as 1,500 seasonal workers through the year's end, a spokesman for the center said.


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Seniors Ariana Furrie and Jordyn McFarlane bookended the scoring for the St. Charles North girls in a Sept. 11 dual victory against Geneva at Mill Creek.
North coach Chris Patrick long has grown used to both players turning in low numbers, so it was especially encouraging to see others in the pack.
Junior Jessica Grill's 42 was just three shots off Furrie's team-leading score in the North Stars' 171-175 Upstate Eight Conference dual victory. That's a trend Patrick could get used to, as well.
"We kind of go as our No. 1 and 2 go, Ariana and Jordyn," Patrick said. "We haven't had the middle of our lineup break through to shoot many low scores. They're still middle 40s, but we know they can consistently get there. Having Jess do that was very encouraging."
Geneva was equally enthused after hanging close with the North Stars.
Medalist Megan Kelly (37) contributed a career-best to lead Geneva, while junior Elise Anderson had her best score yet with a 43.
"We're def coming out of our little funk," Kelly said. "And we were never in a funk, really. We've been in each and every tournament. We keep on getting better and better. I'm just excited for our team."
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Most matches played on through intermittent or steady rain when storms hit the region last Tuesday.
Count Wheaton Academy boys coach Scott Broman among those who didn't mind.
"I think it's great that we were out here in these conditions," Broman said. "I'm glad we got it in because it prepares us for those cold, rainy days when we sometimes face them in the postseason in October."
BC girls look to add depth
Burlington Central's Jenna Kurosky and Josie Kurosky fired a 41 and 43, respectively, to pace the Rocket girls in last week's dual loss to Larkin at The Highlands of Elgin.
Central coach Deb Twenhafel hopes the rest of the team can join the sisters near the top of the lineup as the postseason looms. In her eyes, any huge strides would come ahead of schedule.
"The kids are really, really wanting to learn, so they'll be good in a couple years, but they're getting experience right now," Twenhafel said.
Sophomore Haleigh Graham has played well in recent weeks to emerge alongside the Kuroskys.
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Marmion, Jr.
What he did: Angsten ascended from his usual No. 4 or 5 spot to lead Marmion at last week's Aurora City Meet at Phillips Park. His 72 was one shot off the pace of medalist Jason Marrs of Waubonsie Valley, whose Warriors edged the Cadets by five strokes for the title.
Grant Gosden
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What he did: Playing through a persistent rain, Gosden earned medalist honors with a 37 at Sycamore Golf Course on Thursday to help the Warriors stay unbeaten in duals with triangular victory against Sycamore and Indian Creek.
Marmion is near the top of a talented field of Aurora golfers. The Cadets finished second in the Aurora City Meet at Phillips Park this past Wednesday, scoring a second-place 301 behind champion Waubonsie Valley's 296. Marmion hung around despite Geneva resident Liam Creamer's withdrawal from injury after 13 holes. Aurora Central Catholic (347) and Aurora Christian (349) also were part of the field.
Which girls team takes the title at the Upstate Eight Conference Meet at St. Andrews in West Chicago. The league tournament is set for Monday, with St. Charles East, St. Charles North, Batavia and Geneva among those vying for the conference crown. East, North and Batavia are set for a triangular tune-up at Pottawatomie Golf Course on Thursday.
Bring on the conference tournaments and the excitement and sanctioned hooky that comes with.
Sly always has liked the early weekday starts for finding out which players are in leagues of his or her own, and that starts to get going for Chronicle-area golfers next week.
The UEC boys meet ought to be especially interesting. Batavia has made its share of noise in the season's first month, but occasionally has been tripped up at 18-hole events. Each of the Bulldogs' Tri-Cities brethren has title hopes in what should be a compelling day.


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To win again
Up Front: August 2010
To win again
The emcee at the ceremony in Indianapolis suggested that the Alliance of Area Business Publications open a hall of fame so it could put Ed Martin in it. After all, this was the fifth time our senior contributing editor has won the organization's top award for best body of work by a magazine writer, including one stretch of three consecutive years. That doesn't include the two silver prizes and one bronze he has received in this category. Or the two other awards he got this year.
In all, Ed has taken 21 prizes — 15 of them gold — in the annual AABP Editorial Excellence Awards, a record unparalleled in regional business journalism and a big reason this magazine can claim nearly 100 national honors for its writing, reporting and design. (Not that anyone's keeping score, mind you.)
Here's what the judges — members of the University of Missouri journalism faculty — had to say about some of the entries that won him this year's gold: "Great detail gives wings to great writing. You can almost hear the stillness when Martin poses tough questions to race team owner Rick Hendrick [March 2009], or hear the hope and hopelessness of Hispanic workers [May 2009]; he even makes you feel the emptiness of a has-been shopping mall [October 2009]. Martin clearly elevates every story he touches, regardless of subject, and is one of the few writers who uses dialogue well."
That touch is evident in the cover story that won the bronze prize for best personality profile: "Strong narrative elements — scene-setting, dialogue, character development and effective use of anecdotes — reveal the personal tribulations of NASCAR icon Rick Hendrick in the context of his business empire." Ed's gift for storytelling shines through three pieces that took the bronze for best local angle of a national business/economics story. "With engaging narrative, reporter Edward Martin takes readers on a tour of North Carolina hospitals in the midst of the national health care debate. He paints a variety of stories, showing one strong hospital that was crippled by a critical medical error [March 2009]. He explains why community hospitals are joining large systems [July 2009]. He tells the stories of worried doctors [November 2009]. An accompanying list of the state's best doctors is a true reader service."
But a magazine is measured by more than the talent — no matter how immense it might be — of one individual. That was evident in the other gold prize we received: best use of photography/illustration, which cited the work of photographer Steve Exum and illustrators Rob Edwards and Tim Foley, plus the deft design work of Art Director Manny Marquez. "This is a smart, well-rounded entry. Good use of both illustrations and photography. The Wachovia illustration [January 2009] is humorous and technically well done. "Deficit Spending" [November 2009] graphic is clean, easy to read and contains good information without distracting elements in the design. "Hot Stocks" [January 2009] show the publication's willingness to take risks with their work. It was nice to see a photographic essay in the entry [July 2009]."
The varied talents, skills and efforts of our staff and freelance contributors combined to win the prize that Ed says he's most proud of — for that very reason. For the second year in a row, the judges bestowed the bronze prize on Business North Carolina as the nation's third-best regional business magazine. "The magazine offers a great combination of well reported and written feature stories, informative infographics and helpful front-of-the-book departments. Each issue reflects an insightful understanding of North Carolina's economics and the ability to communicate the factors that influence the business community."


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12 April 2012
The Court Reporter's Tale
by Eve Fisher
5 comments:
- Robert Lopresti said...
Wow, that is amazing. How do you know all this?
years ago I saw a navy document, i believe it was a training manual for the position of legalman, or something like that, and they weree talking about court reporters who recorded by repeating everything that was said into a cone like microphone. Bizarre.
- 12 April, 2012 10:00
- John Floyd said...
This is great information, Eve. I'm not sure I've EVER seen a court reporter present in a Judge's-chamber discussion, in the movies or on TV.
- 12 April, 2012 10:16
- Eve Fisher said...
Yes, the cone is used in some places - not up here, though. All the new equipment has a recorder built into it - I'm sure the recorder is digital these days. I know this stuff because I was Circuit Administrator for the 4th Judicial Circuit for a few years, and I got to know the court reporters very well, for obvious reasons. I'll share more war stories as time goes along... :)
- 12 April, 2012 10:48
Eve, your post brings it all back. I worked as a court transcriber in the '70s and early '80s. Even at this late date, if I saw stenotype notes by any reporter I'd ever worked with, I could read them back & know who wrote them. I also transcribed Stenomask, which you call the "cone" and we called the "asthma cup". The only good Stenomask reporter I ever knew learned how by watching Perry Mason on TV & repeating everything that was said.
- 12 April, 2012 12:32
- Louis A. Willis said...
Brings back memories of when I worked for the Administrative Law Judges in the Social Security Administration in the 1980s. When I started, the transcribers or what ever they were called used the cone thing to record the hearings. When I left in the late 1990s, they had began using tape recorders.
Strange, none of the news stories about the judge here Knoxville who was found guilty of misconduct ever mentioned the court reporter.
- 12 April, 2012 14:03


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Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has dismissed suggestions that defender Michael Turner might not play again this season.
The 27-year-old has been missing since December 22 after he damaged his knee when colliding with a post as he cleared an effort from Everton's Tim Cahill off the line at the Stadium of Light.
Bruce told the club's official website, www.safc.com: "We have seen a specialist and the one thing he's got to do now is get his thigh muscles stronger.It's still disappointing for Michael, but we are still hoping he will be back some time in the coming weeks."
Turner visited a specialist last week after complaining of pain in the knee following his return to training amid fears that he had suffered a setback.
However, despite being given the all-clear to step up his recovery, rumours have been circulating that his season could be over.
Turner has been conspicuous by his absence in recent weeks as a defence which for so long this season had proved resilient has been less than effective.
Of the 15 games the Black Cats have played in his absence, they have won only five, conceding 22 goals in the process.
Indeed, they have shipped 11 of those in their last four Barclays Premier League outings, all of which have ended in defeat, to severely dent their hopes of securing a top-six finish.
Sunderland face Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday before Liverpool head for Wearside, and they then travel to big-spending Manchester City after the break for international matches as a tough run of fixtures eventually draws to a close.
Bruce has had to deal with a lengthy injury list in recent months with Fraizer Campbell, Lee Cattermole, Danny Welbeck and David Meyler, as well as Turner, all missing.
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**Attention** No husbands were harmed in the making of this gyro.
Yes, I had to make that statement, because my husband is not a spicy food fan, like me. These gyros definitely have a kick, but you can absolutely adjust the spices to fit your taste buds. He powered through the spice and even went back for seconds, so thats a true testament to how delicious these babies are! If you have followed me in the past, you know I have had some pretty serious health issues over the past 4-5 years. I've taken matters in to my own hands and have tweaked my already very clean diet to improve my healing to the highest possible factor. This includes avoiding meat, gluten, and dairy. It's farmer's market season, so this helps to amp up my creativity in the cooking department based on what's growing in the garden and what's new at the market on Saturday. This meal was a huge hit for us! And, if you do eat dairy or don't worry about being gluten free, you can make it based on what you have on hand, (that's basically what I did!) I hope you enjoy!!
This may seem like a lot of work, or like it will take forever to make, but I had this done and on the table in less than 40 min. You could even save time by purchasing pitas or flatbread in the bakery. I'll share the order that I made everything.
Eggplant "Gyro Meat"
- 2 Tbsp (15 mL) olive oil
- 1 Tbsp (6.8 g) paprika*
- 1 tsp (3 g) ground black pepper
- ½ tsp (1.5 g) cayenne pepper
- ¼ tsp (1.4 g) salt
- 2 Eggplants
Instructions: Get eggplant roasting first. Preheat oven 400° F. Cube eggplant into 1 inch pieces. Coat with olive oil and spices. Taste to check that seasoning is to your preference. Cook in a baking dish for 30 minutes. Make flat bread while eggplant roasts.
Flat bread:
- 2 cups unbleached gluten free flour mix (or if not gluten-free use all-purpose flour)
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup non-dairy milk (I used cashew)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Combine all of the ingredients in a food processor, fitted with a dough blad or a stand-mixer. Mix until a ball forms. Or use your hands to form a ball if you don't have a mixer. The ball of dough should be soft, pliable, but not sticky. If it is sticky, add flour by the tablespoon until it no longer sticks to your fingers.
- Transfer the ball of dough to a floured surface. Divide the dough in half and roll both halves into balls, and then in half again, until you have 8 small balls of dough.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Make sure your surface is still well-floured. Take one ball and use your fingers to flatten it into a circle. Use a rolling pin to roll the dough out into a 5 to 6-inch circle. Place the flattened dough on the prepared baking sheet and repeat with 3 more balls of dough. Lay another sheet of parchment paper over the circles and continue with the remaining 4 balls of dough (laying them on the top sheet of paper).
- Heat a frying pan or griddle over medium-high heat. Place one of the circles of dough in the pan and cook until bubbles begin to form (if using all-purpose flour) or the center begins to rais up from pan to create a pocket about 1 to 2 minutes. Use tongs or a fork to flip it over and cook for another 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from the pan and place on a plate. Cover with a clean kitchen towel to keep warm. Repeat with the remaining circles of dough.
- I set my timer for 2 minutes per side and that worked perfectly. That way I could prepare the tzatziki while those were cooking. Refrigerate for 3 to 4 days. If flatbreads seem to crack in the middle when folded, wrap a damp paper towel around it and microwave for 15-20 seconds to make is softer and more pliable. Now on to the sauce!
- 1 1/2 cup cashews, soaked in water for 2-4 hours (or overnight)
- **(If not dairy free, use 1 cup of greek yogurt instead of soaked cashews)**
- 1 clove garlic
- salt to taste
- 2 tbs white vinegar
- 1 Tbs lemon juice
- ¾ cup water
- 1 small cucumber chopped
- Sprig or two of mint or dill (whatever you have on hand)
- Drain the cashews and add with all other ingredients (except for the chopped cucumber pieces) into a blender and process until smooth.
- Transfer to a bowl, add the cucumber pieces, and mix. Store in the fridge. (This gets better as it sits and flavors meld.)
***You could prepare this the day before and store in the fridge if you like. It seems to get better as it sits.
Once all of your flatbreads are cooked and sauce is made, the eggplant should be just about done. This makes enough for approximately 8 gyros. Layer your flatbread with your tzatziki sauce, eggplant, thinly sliced onion, and maybe even some extra cucumbers or tomatoes, or whatever toppings your little heart desires!


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Discussion around Pool D - Argentina, France, Georgia, Ireland, Namibia
Discussion around Pool D - Argentina, France, Georgia, Ireland, Namibia
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France will dominate. I'd love for the Pumas to get up and defeat Ireland.
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I'd rather see Ireland and Argentina go through personally.
Ireland easily capable of beating France and Argentina capable of upsetting both France and Ireland but can't see it
I can't see France dropping a game to either Ireland or Argentina in the group stages of this World Cup, especially if they play most of their 1st XV.
This is such an awful draw. France, Ireland, & Argentina are all ranked above Scotland, Wales & ourselves and yet one's going home before the quarters.
I'll actually take France (boo, hiss) & Ireland despite Argentina beating Ireland 2-0 in the series over these last two weekends. Rather like ourselves it was very much a second or third choice Ireland.
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tough group.....ireland all the way though best chance ever of going far in the world cup
the mood in the country is good too so come on lads!!!!!
I think it will be France and Argentina. Would personally love for Ireland to go home early
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