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For this week's TerribleMinds.com Flash Fiction Challenge, we chose a random sentence. "The spurs glow," snagged my eye. Not much time to talk, but look up St. Vitus's Dance when you have some time.
Crick is in a pissier mood than usual. He's muttering curses in that dead language, hunched over the wild rye stalks, his straw hat wide as his shoulders.
He stands and stretches his elderly back. My Fecking backe. He turns and marches through the man tramped furlough and I await his abuse. He moves quick for an old man, and he doesn't let me forget it.
"A full basket," he says. Showing me the ergot spurs. "A full day's pay and what do you have, leezy basteerd?"
He pulls at the edge of my basket, dragging me close. My basket is half full, and I've been picking fast as I can. "Ha. I pay for full baskets." He pushes his face into mine. His face is wrinkled like a cabbage leaf, smells of it too. "Fill that basket you worthless doonkeey. The temple pays by volume. With the Light festival upon them, they will expect a large quantity."
He heads for the wagon, tramping down a new path into the rye. I shake off my brimming rage and set to picking. Coooksecker, I say, mocking one of his curses. I grab a rye stalk by the stem as if I want to strangle it and pick off three spurs, filling by basket nary a thimbleful.
I blame the row, it's a bad row. Crick finds the good ones. He's coming back and I hear the rye rustle behind me. He passes and drops a handful of spurs into my basket. "Missed these you blind eedeeot."
When I'm nervous, I scratch my neck. "Don't touch your face, mooron, even if you're wearing gloves. The Priestess doesn't let runts dance."
I suffer it because he took me in and makes good possum stew. Also, unlike the Mother-fearing citizens of Slava, he's never called me a red headed basteerd.
Night falls and the festival is tomorrow night. I push through the crowded rye, notice one stalk is different. Its spurs are white, not black. I reach for it and cup the bud in my hand and a greenish light casts on my palm. Crick comes to inspect my basket and he gasps.
"The Spur glows!" He touches the tip of the glowing spurs. He snaps off the bud and turns it sideways. "Bioloomeenescent foong-aye. It glows like foxfire."
I see more of the glowing spurs. I pick them off but Crick stops my hand. "No. Go to the cart and get a new basket. We need to keep these separated." I return with the basket and he dumps a handful of the glowing spurs into it.
"I am uncertain if has the same effects, but it's rare. Glowing Dancing Spurs! If I can cultivate these, we'll be rich."
Neither I or Crick take dancing spurs. Her other children shoved us away from her teats. As spring and summer cusp, she gifts them the Dancing Spurs. Only the Temple is allowed to make the Dancing Tea. The usually sullen Mother-fearers dance as if set afire, have visions, take to all fours and mate like animals. We don't join them. Runts never dance.
I pick fast, so fast Crick hasn't cursed me. I have half a basket of glowing spurs and he stops me before I pick more. "Leave the rest so they'll regrow next year."
At morning, we head for Slava. The villagers are busy hanging lanterns, rolling brew barrels, and sweeping their doorsteps. When we pass by, they stop their chores and turn their backs to us, and then resume their toils in our wake. The temple is several rows of perfectly square columns, with ancient runes painted on them. Crick can read and understand them, but never tells the priestess. Parkeeng levul one. Lost tikkets pay fool daye raat, he mutters, then chuckles.
The Priestess stands in the middle of the temple next to a jagged slab of white rock, the altar. She turns her back to us, but says over her shoulder "Set the dancing spurs on the altar."
Crick sets the basket down and the Priestess puts on a leather glove and inspects them. "These are white. Worthless"
"But they glow. Dancers will glow," he says.
She pushes the basket aside. "Worthless. Give us our spurs."
He sets the basket of regular spurs beside her. "Acceptable," she says after inspecting them. "We will permit you entrance to the village four times a year and will gift you four bushels of wheat and ten bushels of potatoes at winter's opening. Also, you may have one bowl of goulash when you leave."
Last year it was five village visits. He doesn't protest or negotiate. "The Mother is too generous. May I take my unworthy spurs?"
The Priestess nods, and Crick takes the spur basket and we leave the temple. "Arrogant eedeeots. Won't even try them. "
We find the pot of goulash cooking over a fire – the goulash prepared to feed the festival workers. We ladle a heaping bowl of goulash into two bowls. We sit on the ground and wolf down the rich stew. As we finish, we prepare to return home, but I see Crick looking around furtively, and then drops some of the glowing spurs into the stew.
"I have to know what they do," he says on our journey home.
The goulash gave me heartburn, so I walk outside to fetch water. Over hill I see a red hue where the village lay and I hear mad screaming. I wake Crick and show him. In a panic, he lights a torch and we go to the village.
We find the village on fire, and its residents dancing in the fire, not screaming in pain, but delight. Flesh falls from their bones like charred meat from a roasting flagon, but still they dance. Their smiles a skeleton's grimace.
"They glow," I say.
Crick's mouth widens with horror, but he slaps me on the back of my head. "See, eedeeot. Why I tell you not to touch your face."
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It's our first Halloween in America, after spending four years in Italy where all the kids were born. Our oldest is four, the little guys are two ("and a half!") and one. I tried to explain some of the Halloween traditions I used to love as a kid and here's how that went.
Me: It's super fun. You dress up in costumes, knock on people's doors and say, "Trick or Treat!" Then they give you candy.
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But here's what they do get: Winnie the Pooh, Piglet and Tigger, too. These guys have tried their costumes on half a dozen times so far, and will likely do it every day leading up to Halloween. They're so excited about dressing up, running around, and being fluffy that they haven't spent one second worrying about how many miniature Snickers bars they'll get and how to divvy up the rest of the loot.
When I saw this "Halloween Fail" post by a fellow parent though, I understood. The issue is the uber-popular Pinterest idea of serving a platter of bananas as ghosts and clementines as pumpkins instead of more sugary fare. She thinks it's lame. It's taking away from the fun. Why even have Halloween if you're going to mess with the formula of costumes + candy? And I get it. I grew up trick-or-treating too. It's one thing to give out little boxes of raisins to unsuspecting Trick-or-Treaters in lieu of candy. Don't do that. No one wants raisins. Or popcorn balls. They want tiny packages of candy. That's what trick-or-treating is.
The beauty of this is, parents get to decide how much trick-or-treating their kids do, or whether to even go down that road at all.
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Just because that's what I did as a kid doesn't mean it's an awesome tradition to pass along. I'm not smoking Pall Malls while the kids rattle around in the backseat of a brown Volkswagon Rabbit. None of my toddlers have worn bell bottoms. I don't let the kids run outside with no instructions other than "be home before dark". It's not the same. Sometimes it's a little sad. Sometimes it's not so bad.
Real food. That's the idea behind the Pinterest post. I head up a website about cooking pretty healthy food for my family and I've got a Healthy-ish Halloween Ideas Pinterest board of my own. We're having a little Halloween get together at our house next week and we'll serve every one of them. Zero M&Ms will be involved and I know for a fact that none of the preschoolers will say a thing. Except maybe when they cheer about decorating their better-for-you cupcakes.
Ours are very little kids. They don't even know about most of the candy options available in the world, and that's fine with me. I don't want them to get hooked on the nasty packaged stuff, which is what it's designed to do. I'd like them to continue getting excited about food made from real ingredients, which includes bananas and oranges. If they have Halloween faces on them, it hardly seems to be spoiling the fun.


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Orlando, FL (Sports Network) - Keith Clanton finished with 22 points to lead the UCF Knights over the UAB Blazers, 71-63, in a Conference USA matchup at UCF Arena.
For the Knights (21-9, 10-6 C-USA), Marcus Jordan added 16 points, Isaiah Sykes finished with 15 points and A.J. Rompza registered a double-double with 11 points and 10 assists.
Jordan Swing led the Blazers (14-15, 9-7) with 17 points, while Cameron Moore and Quincy Taylor each finished with 13.
UCF came out hot, shooting 57.7 percent from the field, including 10-of-17 from beyond the arc. UAB struggled, making just 28.1 percent, and only 5- of-16 from three-point range, as the Knights built a commanding lead at halftime, 46-26.
After the break, the Blazers attempted a comeback by connecting on 48.4 percent of their field goals, but only 3-of-10 on three-pointers. The Knights cooled off from the field, shooting 39.1 percent and missed all but one of their three-pointers in the second half, but they were able to hold on for the victory.
UAB converted 11 UCF turnovers into 19 points. The Blazers also had an edge in points in the paint, 28-24.
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"The buildings offer that surprise element and the element of the unknown," Grollnek said. "It's very hard to facilitate the element of surprise and provide a training area that hasn't been used over and over and over."
While training shootings are rare nationwide, others have occurred during similarly unauthorized exercises.
In 2008, a New Hampshire tactical officer accidentally shot and injured a fellow officer during an impromptu training session in a partly built bank building without the bank's permission, a report by the state attorney general there found.
An officer had suggested they could use the building for training "if things weren't too busy," and they accessed the building through an unlocked door after having been called there a night earlier for a 911 hang-up call, the report said.
They unloaded their weapons and completed an hour of training, then reloaded their firearms after finishing the exercise. But an officer asked if they could continue, and at some point while the sergeant was demonstrating proper footwork he accidentally pulled the trigger and struck another officer.
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Hi, fellow Tumblrs.
I have been out of this for quite a while but now I am going to focus a bit more on this petition. Here are some of my thoughts:
All in all, what I am saying instead of releasing most of the games they have been releasing lately they could do re-makes of games that actually are worth it.
Let's be real. Any RPG nowadays you can play it for like 20 Hours at 100% :/ they are a One-Way-RPG so you cannot do ANYTHING outside the main story, the battle systems are boring. All they are thinking about is graphics. What good is graphics if I'm gonna get bored of the game in a day? That really just kills the company that makes them really slowly but sure.
I have some suggestions that I think would make this a little more interesting without affecting the overall fun people have with the game and can make the ones that weren't able to play it before for any reason to be able to play it and enjoy what most of us have enjoyed and still enjoy:
Square Enix really should really get their stuff together and stop making so many useless games as they have been doing and start focusing on what really matters: Their customers. What good will graphics be if people just get bored of playing their games?
I really hope Square Enix takes a look at this and considers it. It is really worth it and it is a win-win situation for everyone.
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I agree with Jenni408, these look ridiculous. The better way to prepare these is to use a small cookie scoop and a mini muffin pan, then sink a mini PB cup down inside as soon as they come out of the oven. This way you get Reese's goodness in every bite (assuming you don't just pop the whole thing in your mouth!). Everyone I know loves them this way.
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I just finished transcribing my hour-long interview with Rick Dudley for the profile story that is scheduled to appear next week. Now, I just have to write it in between Braves games over the next four days.
One thing Dudley talked about, that I don't think will find a home in the story, is the following example of his philosophy of scouting players. I thought you folks would be interested in his thoughts about how Dudley and Tampa Bay acquired defenseman Dan Boyle from Florida in 2001-02. Boyle was a key part in the Lightning's Stanley Cup championship in 2004.
"Here is an example of the type of successes that I've had," Dudley said. "Dan Boyle was a smallish defenseman. Mike Keenan was the coach of Florida and he wouldn't play him much. I talked to Chuck Fletcher, the interim GM there, and he was very honest. He said our coach won't play him. I said what do you want for him. He said I don't know. I said I'll get back to you. I watched him play seven straight games. He played about three minutes a game. In those three minutes for seven straight games I had to make an evaluation as to whether this guy could help us. I came to the conclusion he could. I had to fight like hell with my bosses in Tampa, but we made the trade for a fifth-round draft pick. Well, you look at the player now, and I could not have done that on someone else's say so. That comfort level wouldn't have been there for a smaller D-man. The natural assumption is that he can't play for the Florida Panthers so why would you be so excited about this player. The truth is he was in a circumstance. I'm not discrediting the coach. Mike liked big defensemen. He did not like small defensemen. Danny was a smaller defenseman. But I saw enough for our team that I felt comfortable that he could play for us. Those are things you have to do. I don't know how you do it elsewise. There are GMs that do it [differently] and they are successful. But I don't know how you rely on someone else's opinion to build a hockey team. I just don't."
Here is more on Dudley's overall thoughts:
"I realized one thing. I don't give a damn what organization it is, the most important thing you can do is build a team. That's a fact. … Back in the day you could buy a team if you had $100 million. When we built that team in Tampa, we had $21 million payroll and there were a couple of teams in the league at $80 million. With the cap system today, no one can tell me there is anything more important than putting all the pieces in place, the right pieces. Everyone talks about capologists. What is a capologist? One of these people that looks at pieces of the puzzle and says that's worth that much money in that slot. If you don't watch the players, you don't understand the players, you can not do that. The only thing you can do is walk in and give a report. You can't walk in and say you have to move that piece or that piece. That has to be the person that does the evaluation. What I maintain … look at Phoenix, Don Maloney is a scout (and recently nominated for GM of the Year award). He's watched a lot of hockey games and he knows how to put the right pieces in place. The person who puts those pieces in place is the most important person in the organization, other than the players you are putting there.
"I think we have a hell of a staff [in Atlanta], but if I'm looking at spending somewhere between a half million and five million dollars of someone else's money, I want to have a comfort level. I don't mind getting on a plane or hopping in a car to see a hockey player who we might acquire. It makes for a lot of work, makes for a lot of time, makes for a lot of time away from my wife who now understands after 26 years, she knows exactly what I'm about. But it works."
Look for the story next week.
Watching the Eastern Conference playoffs makes you wonder what could have happened had the Thrashers got into the postseason with No. 8 Montreal knocking off No. 1 Washington and now No. 4 Pittsburgh. Should Philadelphia win Game 7 ,you would have the No. 7 and No. 8 seeded teams playing for a trip to the Stanley Cup finals. You just never know.
Also, I verified with the NHL today that the Thrashers will get the No. 24th pick in the first round as part of the Ilya Kovalchuk trade. As it stands now, here is the order. Only who will pick No. 15 and the final four spots is yet to be determined.
Entry Draft order of selection
Round 1
1. Edmonton Oilers
2. Boston Bruins (from Toronto)
3. Florida Panthers
4. Columbus Blue Jackets
5. New York Islanders
6. Tampa Bay Lightning
7. Carolina Hurricanes
8. Atlanta Thrashers
9. Minnesota Wild
10. New York Rangers
11. Dallas Stars
12. Anaheim Ducks
13. Phoenix Coyotes (from Calgary)
14. St. Louis Blues
15. Boston or Anaheim (from Philadelphia)
16. Ottawa Senators
17. Colorado Avalanche
18. Nashville Predators
19. Los Angeles Kings
20. Pittsburgh Penguins
21. Detroit Red Wings
22. Phoenix Coyotes
23. Buffalo Sabres
24. Atlanta Thrashers (from New Jersey)
25. Vancouver Canucks
26. Washington Capitals
Picks 27-28: The two teams eliminated in the Conference Finals, in inverse order of points
Pick 29: The team eliminated in the Stanley Cup Final
Pick 30: The Stanley Cup champion
May 13th, 2010
11:45 am
Sounds pretty good…hopefully a good offseason will bring much success to Blueland next year!
May 13th, 2010
12:18 pm
This is the mindset that this club needs in a GM. Hopefully his wife can go on a few of the more fun trips.
May 13th, 2010
12:41 pm
Welcome back Chris. Looking forward to the story. The more I hear from/about Dudley the more I'm convinced we've got the right man for the job.
May 13th, 2010
12:45 pm
I think this deserves to be noted again, re: Mike Keenan… "I'm not discrediting the coach. Mike liked big defensemen. He did not like small defensemen."
I guess that takes him off the candidate list for Atlanta… gladly.
May 13th, 2010
12:56 pm
Excellent insight. Thanks Chris!
May 13th, 2010
1:20 pm
Chris You Rock. also it sounds like Dudley IS THE MAN!!!!!!!
May 13th, 2010
1:22 pm
That's a fun story from Dudley, but while he deserves credit for finding Boyle he's stretching the truth a little.
Boyle played a grand total of four games for Mike Keenan, and never played less than 14:00 in any of them.
May 13th, 2010
1:28 pm
Thank goodness he's in charge now!!!
May 13th, 2010
1:52 pm
Damn Willis, you got that together FAST!!
May 13th, 2010
2:51 pm
May 13th, 2010
2:53 pm
Still give Dudley props as long as he doesn't hire Keenan
May 13th, 2010
3:18 pm
Wow, nice work Chris.
Seems like a great philosophy!! Can't resist…Chris, was DW in the room taking notes?? haahhahhahahhahahahahhahahahhahahah
Duds does have me hopeful.
May 13th, 2010
4:06 pm
I agree with him that the GM or the guy ultimately making the decision needs to see the player play.
So, did you ask him why Waddell has been reported twice now scouting games in Canada and also overseas at the Worlds when Waddell is supposedly out of personnel now and that's Dudley's job?!?
May 13th, 2010
5:39 pm
I just hope that waiting until next week to post the interview does not make it old news.
May 13th, 2010
7:34 pm
Nice, Chris, very interesting insight into Duds' GMing philosphies! I look forward to more Dudley articles. And your entry draft & FA articles. If you need to cut some of those Braves storys a bit to devote more time to the #1 Sport, I will understand
May 13th, 2010
8:56 pm
I don't care who Dudley hires or who he drafts as long as Don Waddell keeps his two cents out of it. Don't let him anywhere near the draft board…Good luck Duds…get us some freakin' players
May 13th, 2010
9:49 pm
Stop deluding yourselves…"Duds" will be doing precisely what Donny wants him to….Ever see a puppet work? Just watch the Thrashers "braintrust" in action and you'll learn…
May 14th, 2010
12:12 am
[...] A little insight into Dudley's thinking I just finished transcribing my hour-long interview with Rick Dudley for the profile story that is scheduled to appear next week. [...]
May 14th, 2010
4:42 am
Dudley keeps talking about building teams which is music to my ears. The draft is VERY important building tool and I'm hopeful that Dudley refrains from any DW type win-now moves.
My picks throughout the first four rounds.
08- Ryan Johansen, Nino Niederreiter or Brett Connolly (if healthy)
24- Tyler Toffoli, Calle Järnock, Dylan McIlrath, Brock Nelson
55- Brad Ross, Ryan Martindale, Tom Kühnhackl, Jarred Knight
72- Curtis Hamilton, Devante Smith-Pelly, Dalton Smith
101- Sondre Olden
May 14th, 2010
6:45 am
Milk Duds!
May 14th, 2010
7:10 am
I'm just scared to death he's going to trade the #8 pick and we don't get a 30-goal scorer.
May 14th, 2010
7:12 am
Also, put me down for Nino. Watch some vid of this kid-he's naaaaaasty good.
May 14th, 2010
8:13 am
Acer… I think Martindale will be gone before #55… at #72 or #101, I'm hoping for Tyler Bunz.
May 14th, 2010
8:49 am
I always felt we were getting less than the truth from our old GM and now the new guy comes up with a tale that is less than the truth about Boyle. Are we getting more of the same?
May 14th, 2010
9:13 am
We still need to get a quality coach! This will determine what free agents will want to come to Atlanta. I don't see us resigning Armstrong or Kubina. I also think Arty will sign with another team. I really hope we resign Kubina, he had a good year, but at what price should we pay him. We really need a vocal leader to come in here and lead this team. I think we should either trade for Sharp/Chicago or sign Frolov /LA.
May 14th, 2010
9:14 am
The Thrashers would have been swept in 4 games by the Caps had they made the playoffs. Montreal eventually figured out a way to beat the Caps (and the Pens) defensively that would have been absolutely impossible under John Anderson's system, and if we learned anything under Anderson, we learned that he did not under any circumstances abandon his system. Let's not delude ourselves with the "if only we had made the playoffs, we'd be in the conference finals too because we're better than Montreal" nonsense because it's simply not true. The Thrashers missed by 5 points and since Montreal won more games than Atlanta did, it would have taken three more victories to get into the playoffs instead of them. That's not exactly a close miss.
May 14th, 2010
9:17 am
Tony C. – There's not a GM in the NHL who would trade a 30 goal scorer for an 8th overall pick. So certainly if the pick is traded, it won't bring that in return. But I don't think Dudley will trade the pick unless someone makes him an offer he simply cannot refuse. I don't see that happening.
May 14th, 2010
9:18 am
GaVaHokie, it's possible that Martindale will be gone but you never know with this draft. Somebody may like Martindale enough in the first round. His potential may be enough for one team to take a chance of him early.
Can you give me a little insight into Bunz? I always find it difficult to rank goalies.
May 14th, 2010
9:33 am
We need to address the goalie situation. If Moose does not come back, then we only have Pav. I have no convidence in Pav, the only thng he will block is our way to the playoffs.
May 14th, 2010
10:01 am
Funny that Hedberg commented on what if scenarios had they made the playoffs. The Caps did everything they could, Halak is the only reason Montreal is alive…could we have gotten that kind of performance from our goalies?
You never know since Halak wasn't very impressive in the regular season but its a stretch.
May 14th, 2010
10:41 am
Acer… Bunz was 17 years old and was starting for Medicine Hat. I could be wrong, but I think him and Calvin Pickard were the only 17 year-old starters in the WHL. Pickard, of course, is a projected 1st rounder.
He's very athletic and even does Yoga for flexibility… so, youth, experience and conditioning for me. I wouldn't be surprised if he climbs the charts at the Combine.
May 14th, 2010
11:01 am
Here's a great video of Tyler Bunz… maybe some of our resident goalie experts can give us some feedback. My first instinct is that he drops too quickly, but he's really good with lateral movement.
Here's something to compare it with… Mark Visentin (Top OHL prospect)
May 14th, 2010
5:51 pm
Thanks for the article on the search for another hockey oriented owner. I am very glad they are looking to up the funding for the hockey operatioons side of the company. They really need to spend a little closer to the cap which would mean not having to put a player that should be a bottom six guy on your second line. Ditto for your defensive pairings.
May 14th, 2010
6:06 pm
hahaha Chris, the owners in the pic above your article are all wearing batman jerseys! lol, can't they get an up-to-date picture? That looks like one from 1999.
May 14th, 2010
7:18 pm
When will the finale settlement happen with the Spirit Group Owners and will we the fan's see any type of improved commitment this year?Will we have to wait on Steve Belkin to get out of the picture to get a true understanding how the Spirit Owners want to treat these orphans?
May 14th, 2010
9:38 pm
Will Dudley do right?
May 15th, 2010
12:19 am
What would it take to get Arthur Blank interested in this team, I do wonder. I never thought I'd ever utter those words, but now, with Joe Johnson, the VERY CAUSE of the ownership dispute, one-foot out the door, haven't we transcended "absurd" yet?
JJ has come and gone, ostensibly. But Belkin's still here. That's amazing. How hard could it possibly be to buy out an estranged owner?
May 15th, 2010
8:12 am
I usually try to get as many opinions as possible from coaches, scouts (CSB, RLR, ISS) and from knowledgeable fans. YT videos are part of the equation but not a main piece when evaluating a player.
May 15th, 2010
11:17 am
The Thrashers are doing exactly what I would expect with Waddell still in the henhouse. Looking for a new coach in the minors. If you bring a first time coach you will be in the rebuilding phase for the umpteenth time. He will get fired after two seasons and here we go again. The NHL needs to take the franchise from
Atlanta for acting stupid. Fans don't deserve such mis management.
May 15th, 2010
12:49 pm
I am refraining from projecting my draftees through each round at this juncture. First, I'd say, we have to hire a coach, and hear his stated philosophy. Once we know what THAT is, then, MAYYYYBE, we'd have an inkling what looks GOOD to fill that wish list.
Are we looking for grinders, who win puck battles? Are we looking for "finesse players?" Are we looking to get BIGGER? Shrugs. I don't know. I can't say. Therefore, I cannot project picks. All I can do is say things like, "In the Brendan philosophy, you take the best available player at your best available draft position." Irrespective of need??? Well, honestly, answering truthfully, "yes." If I had a team with four bonafide Centers and a young Wayne Gretzky was the consensus # 1 pick, I'm taking Gretzky, no matter how many of my Centers feelings just got hurt. And yes, it'd mean I have to trade one or more of those centers. The "Brendan" way of thinking, we can never have enough promising defenseman. In that regard, I'm thinking Derek Borgfort (sp?) would still be available at pick # 8. I'm hardly married to that pick. I can't even spell it. And let's see what utter stupidity preceeds us at the podium. If there's a consensus BETTER pick than this U-18 program defender, then "see ya later, Derek." We have to wait-n-see. I think Borgfort is projected at 10th overall. I doubt someone would take him with picks 1-7.
May 15th, 2010
2:53 pm
Glad to see that Dudley doesn't make trades based on second-hand opinions.
May 15th, 2010
8:34 pm
I like what Dudley has to say about building a "team". the Teflon One was enthralled with scoring and superstars and tried to piece players around Kovy and Hossa. It didn't work and they didn't create any team unity. Great to see playoff teams using all four lines and getting hi-energy on every shift. A hustling, hitting, team with some D is going to be a welcome change. Good luck Duds with the draft and coach search. We renewed our season tix and will be back as the Eternal Optimists.
May 15th, 2010
9:08 pm
Let's see what your overinflated sense of self worth looks like when it's pasturized by the D-Wad.
May 16th, 2010
10:58 pm
Really impressed with the depth of knowledge on this forum, no lies. As a hockey fan from Canada there is a lot of surprisingly good insight. Nice to see the game being appreciated down there!
May 17th, 2010
8:11 am
Acer… I've looked at more than just YT videos. Like we've said on here before, even YT can make J.P. Vigier look like Wayne Gretzky.
May 17th, 2010
8:13 am
Wow, Viv, that picture of ownership for your investor piece looks bad. Who is that bent over the table?
They should send that picture to potential investors with an arrow pointing to that guy… "This could be you!"
May 17th, 2010
8:42 am
All these useless comments. Hey, guys! Mind you – ASG is looking for investors. What's that tell you? Yes it's the budget!! One team too many! No head coach for Hawks AND Thrashers! Problems, problems, problems!. The outcome will be the same as always here, in ATL. Mediocre $$$, mediocre coach, mediocre players, mediocre results!! 2nd most miserable sport city in US. Welcome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 17th, 2010
11:30 am
All these useless comments … !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All these useless exclamation points…
May 17th, 2010
3:12 pm
just a fan – Thanks. There's a reason why you see a lot of away jerseys when we play the Sabres, Rangers, Blackhawks and some other northern teams. They moved here and brought their hockey passion and knowledge with them.
Perhaps soon the Thrashers can steal some of their allegiance to their former team. They will always love their old team, we just need to get the transplants backing the Thrashers too.
May 18th, 2010
8:40 pm
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Eeveelutions everywhere (*^*)
Eeveelutions everywhere (*^*)
There is an official Pokemon Center website for ordering Pokemon goods opening on August 6th!!!!!
I am not sure if they will be the same goods from Japanese Pokemon Centers (as the TPCi handles Pokemon outside of Japan, and this is run by them) or similar to Nintendo World. The Eeveelution charms are the exact ones that are sold in Centers, though.
I am excited to see what kind of merchandise they will have available!!!
I want a superhero movie where the hero dies in the first ten minutes and the woman who was supposed to be the love interest puts on his costume and becomes an even better hero.
I want all of the advertising to be for the hero and none of the marketing to even allude to this death.
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"The first Disney Movie to tell girls they can fight too is Frozen!"
"Frozen is the first Disney Movie where the girl didn't need a man to save her!! <3 "
"Frozen is the first Disney movie about loving sisters!"
"Frozen is the first Disney movie to question why someone would get married after knowing them for only a day."
"Frozen is the first film to have a blonde male lead who "doesn't fit the cookie cutter mold""
i couldnt if i fried
oh honey if I get breakfast
bagel you're not that kind
Some Basic Serial Killer Statistics
- The USA has 76% of the world's serial killers.
- Europe in second, has 17%. England has produced 28% of the European total; Germany produces 27%, and France produces 13%.
- California leads in the US with the most Serial Homicide cases that have occured. Texas, New York, Illinois, and Florida follow shortly behind.
- Maine has the lowest occurence of serial murders - none. Hawaii, Montana, North Dakota, Delaware, and Vermont each have had only one case of a serial murder.
- 84% of American killers are caucasian.
- 16% are black.
- Men make up at least 90% of the world wide total of serial killers.
- 65% of victims are female.
- 89% of victims are white.
- 44% of all killers start in their twenties.
- 26% start in their teens.
- 24% start in their thirties.
- Out of all the killers, 86% are heterosexual.
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I live in Osaka, Japan and often use the subway to go to work in the morning. One day while I was waiting for the train, I noticed a homeless man standing in the corner of the subway station muttering to himself as people passed by. He was holding out a cup and seemed to be begging for spare change.
An overweight woman passed by the homeless man and I distinctly heard him say, "Pig."
Wow, this man is insulting people and he still expects them to give him money?
Then a tall businessman went by and the man muttered, "Human."
Human? I can't argue with that. Obviously, he was human.
The next day, I arrived early at the subway station and had some time to kill, so I decided to stand close to the homeless man and listen to his strange mutterings. A thin, haggard-looking man passed in front of him and I heard the homeless guy mutter, "Cow." Cow? The man was much too skinny to be a cow. To me, he resembled a turkey or a chicken. A minute or so later, an obese man went by and the homeless man said, "Potato." Potato? I was under the impression that he called all fat people "Pig".
That day at work, I couldn't stop thinking about the homeless man and his puzzling behavior. I kept trying to find some logic or pattern in what he as muttering. Perhaps he has some kind of psychic ability. In Japan many people believe in reincarnation, so maybe he knows what these people were during a previous life. I observed the man many times and began to think my theory was right. I often heard him calling people things like "Rabbit", "Onion", "Sheep", or "Tomato".
One day curiosity got the better of me and I decided to ask him what was going on. As I walked up to him, he looked at me and said, "Bread." I tossed some money into his cup and asked him if he had some kind of psychic ability. The man smiled and said, "Yes, indeed. It is an ability I obtained many years ago, but it's not what you might expect. I can't tell the future or read minds or anything like that."
"Then what is your ability?" I asked eagerly.
"The ability is merely to know the last thing somebody ate," he said.
I laughed because I realized he was right. He said, "Bread." The last thing I had eaten for breakfast that day was toast. I walked away shaking my head. Of all the psychic abilities someone could have, that one must be the most useless.
Wait, but….
Didn't he say human for one?
I'm really hoping he misheard and the guy said "Ninjin" (Carrot), not "Ningen" (Human).
"Wrong Century" by Tomas Kucerovsky
the look of wistfulness on her face just punches me straight in the heart
this is literally my favorite piece that ever comes up on tumblr and if you want me to change my mind well then goOD LUCK WITH THAT
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Want to prove to a classmate that I am not the only one.
All of tumblr should be reblogging this.Wait, just one?….
Would you like me to give you a list?
I love how every time I reblog this it's a different gif of Crowley rolling out a contract.
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Barry Callebaut today announced the inauguration of the Cocoa Horizons Truck: A multi-purpose mobile unit with modern communication equipment powered by solar energy, which provides space for farmer training sessions in good agricultural practices, basic health care services, literacy training and child labor sensitization programs.
Barry Callebaut's Cocoa Horizons Truck rolls off into remote areas of Côte d'Ivoire – bringing farmer training and basic health care to cocoa farming communities
"We've been doing it wrong." Or: How to get much more out of chocolate taste!
"Tasting chocolate? We've been doing it entirely wrong!", says internationally awarded wine expert Frank Van Der Auwera. Together with Barry Callebaut, he looked into how we can enjoy chocolate even more and found a way to get much more out of chocolate taste.
Barry Callebaut demonstrates Scandinavian excellence through ASM range
At ISM 2014 Barry Callebaut will present its ASM range of compound chocolates and uniquely designed fillings. The broad product range offered by ASM perfectly complements Barry Callebaut's existing range of high-quality chocolates. ASM's compound chocolates and fillings are applicable in the ice cream, dairy, confectionery and bakery products segments.
Barry Callebaut – 3-month key sales figures, fiscal year 2013/14: Solid start – good progress on integration of acquired cocoa business
In its first quarter of fiscal year 2013/14 (ended November 30, 2013), Barry Callebaut increased its sales volume by 19.5% to 463,996 tonnes. Excluding the recently acquired cocoa business, the Group's volume growth was +4.6% for the period under review.
Barry Callebaut presents its new chocolate and cocoa innovations at ISM 2014
Barry Callebaut will be present at the upcoming ISM trade exhibition in Cologne, Germany from January 26 to January 29, 2014 (Hall 10.2 – Booth C010-D019). Barry Callebaut will present its extended range of compound coatings and diversely flavored fillings. These specialty offerings are customized solutions for the dairy, confectionery, bakery products as well as ice cream segment.


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suddenly I feel very alone.
Can't take back those hours
But I won't regret
'Cause you can grow flowers
From where dirt used to be
Matt enthusiastically agreed to couples costumes for Halloween 😁
My top ideas so far:
Fred and Wilma Flintstone
Princess Peach and Mario
Popeye and Olive Oyl
You're done going around in circles and I'm done being reminded how little I mean to you so it's time for both of us to move on.
So I'm dyeing my hair pink because why not
I wish I wasn't breaking up with my boyfriend on the reg
i am officially in the doormat fandom
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I want flowers just because, love notes when I least expect it, to be taken on romantic dates. I want to feel everyday like we've just fallen in love
My sister walled herself into the back seat of the car using all the pillows available then started hollering because someone farted and stunk up her space. The best part of that is that nobody else smelled it so were all pretty sure she farted and trapped the scent in
Biddy the Hedgehog
And this sucks because I'm the one who is hurting
I'm annoyed because he's still my best friend and I want to talk to him all the time.
Everything reminds me of him.
But on a serious note, why is Alice, the boss of Telemericorp appearing as an Applebee's chef in a commercial?


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Kean University Offers Workshop on International Letters of Credit and Commercial Terms
UNION, N.J. The Small Business Development Center of Kean University will offer a free workshop, titled International Letters of Credit and International Commercial Terms, on Wednesday, April 9, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at PNC Bank, located at 202 Park Avenue in Plainfield, N.J. Ample parking is located behind the bank on West Second Street.
This workshop, conducted by Roger S. Cohen, president of Cohen International in Old Tappan, N.J., and lead international trade consultant for the New Jersey Small Business Development Centers (NJSBDC), will provide instruction on international letters of credit and Incoterms. Students will learn how to get paid by letters of credit and how to transfer risk by use of International Commercial Terms. Among the topics covered will be an overview of importing and exporting, international marketing and sales methods and various aspects of international banking and financing. In addition, it will discuss the working definitions of trade terms (Incoterms), calculating prices, insuring of overseas receivables and obtaining export working capital guaranteed loans.
Special arrangements for people with disabilities can be made upon request. Be sure to bring business cards and brochures for networking purposes. For further information or to register for the workshop, please contact Mira Kostak at (908) 737-4220.


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Seventy-three percent of Utahns surveyed say that, if the election were held today, they would vote to re-elect Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr., compared to 9 percent who back Springmeyer.
And while the election is still 11 weeks away, 62 percent of voters say they don't know who Springmeyer is.
Springmeyer isn't discouraged he is facing that deficit, but he said once his campaign starts doing major public events in the weeks leading up to the convention, people will learn who he is and be convinced to support him.
"That doesn't surprise me and it doesn't disappoint me," Springmeyer said.
That's because right now, he has been doing retail politics, shaking hands and meeting people one by one. This week, for example, he'll be at the Sanpete County Fair and parade.
"That's a lot of fun and it's a good way to get out and shake some hands and meet some people . . . but there's no way in a statewide race you can get out and meet enough people," he said. "When our campaign goes public and starts doing some media things I think there are going to be some big changes."
The poll found that 98 percent of Utahns recognize Huntsman's name and that 73 percent had a favorable opinion of the governor, who is seeking his second, and he says final, term in office.
Huntsman leads Springmeyer across every demographic, including self-described Democrats, who favor Huntsman 39 percent to 29 percent. The governor fares slightly better with men than women and has the backing of 81 percent of the state's Mormon voters.
A spokeswoman for Huntsman said he is taking nothing for granted.
"He'll run an aggressive campaign," said Lisa Roskelley.
But she said the governor mainly is just paying attention to his job.
"Gov. Huntsman is focused on governing and he's been able to accomplish a lot of really great things through his time," including tax reform and increased education spending, she said. "At the end of the day he's focused on just making sure he's providing the best service to Utahns that he can."
If the numbers don't change dramatically, Huntsman could be re-elected by a landslide comparable to Gov. Mike Leavitt's 75-23 percent trouncing of Democrat Jim Bradley in 1996.
Huntsman was elected in 2004, receiving 57 percent of the vote to beat Democrat Scott Matheson Jr.
The poll of 400 likely voters was conducted by Mason-Dixon research from Aug. 13-15. It has a margin of error of 5 percentage points.


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We got a Kinect a couple of days ago and it's been a smash-hit in our house!
Since the kids are now old enough and need to transport their game progress and history between machines, we decided to sign up for an Xbox Live family account.
I've been trying to sign-up for a family membership for the last 30 mins or so and am getting the above screenshot.
I don't know if it's a bug in the system or if the service is just overloaded due to all those new Kinect and Windows Phone users activating their devices and accounts. Anyone else got any info?
Engadget are reporting that some industrious individuals have discovered that Samsung's Focus and Omnia7 running Windows Phone can be switched into USB tethering mode by dialling "##634#" (sans quotes).
So, with copy & paste on its way and tethering clearly in progress, it doesn't appear that it'll take long for Microsoft to remedy most of the issues that the vocal minority are complaining about.
We stood in line for over an hour last night to order our Samsung Focus phones – they should arrive on Nov 18th so I'll try out this feature then
If, like me, you've fallen in love with the new ASP.NET Razor syntax, then you'll be delighted to know that the Intellisense & syntax highlighting ships as part of the newly released ASP.NET MVC 3.0 Release Candidate (RC).
Be sure to go read the write-ups from the Gu and Phil Haack on what goodies ship in the MVC 3.0 RC, such as a newer build of NuGet (which replaced NuPack), Partial Page output caching, Unobtrusive JavaScript and a whole host of other goodies.
The easiest way to get this stuff onto your machines is, of course, the Web Platform Installer which itself has been somewhat overhauled recently.
If you'd rather, you can just download the MVC3 RC bits here.
So stop reading right now and rush over to get all this new goodness installed on your machines!
As many of you know, I decided to leave Microsoft back in August 2010. Since then I have been very busy forming my new company – Octarine Industries – and executing some important client work. This ate up most of my time over the last few months which meant our new website took a back seat.
Well, no more! As of 03:00am this morning, our new site went live – http://www.octarineindustries.com is now open for business
Stop by, poke around and let me know if you find any issues or problems.
Note: If you're running IE9 Beta, you may notice some behavioral oddities when using the Services "accordion" – this is due to a bug in IE9 Beta1 and does not appear in IE6, IE7, IE8, Firefox, Chrome or (the latest, post-beta1) IE9 Platform Preview 6!
Note: If you're running IE9 Beta, you may notice some behavioral oddities when using the Services "accordion" – this is due to a bug in IE9 Beta1 and does not appear in IE6, IE7, IE8, Firefox, Chrome or (the latest, post-beta1) IE9 Platform Preview 6!
It's gotta be Google's Chrome, right?
Okay, so it must be Mozilla's Firefox?
Ooh ooh, I know, Apple's Safari – yayyyyy … Apple FTW!
Nuh huh! Wrong again.
Erm … Opera?
I give up. Who is it?
Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9!!
[cue sound of chins hitting the floor echoing all across the internet!]
The W3C publishes the latest HTML5 test results across the most prevalent browsers. Top of the stack right now is IE9. Of course, the browser at the top of the stack is likely to change over time the browser vendors continue to improve their browsers and (hopefully) converge on 100% test coverage and compliance.
But what these results show VERY clearly is that Microsoft is absolutely dead serious about its commitment to making IE9 the premier web browser for Windows.
Long gone are the days of browser vendor lock-in. Today's web browser market is all about nose-to-nose open and direct competition with one another and rigid compliance to published and developing standards.
We're about to enter a whole new era of web development. Not only will browser compatibility issues largely cease to be an issue, but we'll have at our disposal the kinds of markup, scripting and support features that we'd only have been able to dream of just 5-6 years ago.


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The Mist (2007)
Average Rating: 6.6/10
Reviews Counted: 141
Fresh: 103 | Rotten: 38
Frank Darabont's impressive camerawork and politically incisive script make The Mist a truly frightening experience.
Average Rating: 6.2/10
Critic Reviews: 35
Fresh: 22 | Rotten: 13
Frank Darabont's impressive camerawork and politically incisive script make The Mist a truly frightening experience.
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Average Rating: 3.3/5
User Ratings: 195,902
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Frequent Stephen King collaborator Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption) teamed with the celebrated horror author once again for this tale of terror concerning a small town engulfed by a malevolent mist, based on a story originally published in King's 1985 horror anthology Skeleton Crew. When a thick fog descends upon a rural community and claims the lives of anyone unfortunate enough to be caught outside, a small band of survivors seeks refuge in a local grocery store. Now trapped in a
Nov 21, 2007 Wide
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[This] grocery-store survival drama, dominated by Marcia Gay Harden as a shrill fundamentalist, serves as a crude but effective allegory for post-9/11 America.
It's a horror movie of real conviction. It deserves to be a hit.
The Mist builds toward a climax so wrenching that I hesitate to recommend the film, but I think Darabont earns his vision.
Even though it is mindless, at least until the provocative ending, The Mist manages to provide some decent old-school shocks.
The Shawshank Redemption, was splendid; the second, The Green Mile, wasn't; and now The Mist continues the slide. I wouldn't say this is laugh-out-loud risible, but there are definitely moments.
The Mist is a creature feature in which the monsters are almost incidental, but the panic and fear-mongering that comes with the territory is what ultimately causes the most chaos.
The Mist has a lot of the elements to be one of the great horror films, but it never quite puts it all together. It's still very good, but a few missteps keep it from ever being more than that.
The black-and-white version's stark contrasts give greater claustrophobic force to the fragility of civilization when ideology grows as deadly as any marauding beasts. Prepare also to be knocked cold and gut-kicked for good measure by its ending.
Writer-director Frank Darabont had skillfully translated the human drama of Stephen King's work in The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption , but he seems hopelessly lost in The Mist.
The Mist paints [its] divides starkly -- perhaps a bit too much so -- but combined with its spooks and gore, it makes for effective, smart entertainment.
The Mist divides those who want cheap escapist thrills from those who like their horror with real heart, brains, and courage.
Acerta ao compreender a natureza do texto original, que empregava o terror como uma mera ferramenta para analisar o comportamento de seus personagens e os dilemas morais e religiosos que os impelem uns contra os outros.
Somewhere along the way, [director Frank] Darabont just got lost in the fog, and he never found his way out.
Unusually dark and gritty, with ace B-movie writing and direction from Darabont and a collection of full-on performances from a gifted cast.
Like Shyamalan's Signs but without the salvationist coda, The Mist is a bleak look at what happens when faith, hope and charity have all got lost in the fog.
Wait until you see the end of this film! It was one of the most horrific endings I have ever seen.
'The Mist is a classic monster movie turned morality play, and for a while it works on both counts.
Both a gory monster movie and a Twilight Zone-styled morality play on mob mentality and religion run amok. [DVD review]
A great achievement in many ways, Darabont's biggest misstep is his final submission to the road more traveled.
A horde of plus size nuclear bugs stops by to shoplift and chow down on some take-out humans, favoring their homo sapien dinner fare feisty and playing hard to get, and never bothering to stop at the cash register.
Whereas King's short story ends ambiguously, Darabont has fashioned a denouement that just may be the most nihilistic I have ever witnessed in a film.
With all due respect to Stephen King and Frank Darabond, military experiments as a cause for science fictioned creatures is yawningly unoriginal. But go see The Mist, just for Marcia Gay Harden's amazing, chillingly accurate portrayal
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THE MIST suffers from a distinct horror archetype created by many non-horror fans. It's twig-skinny in plot and flowing with blood and gore, most of which apears extremely fake. I must make a special note that it isn't terribly frightening either. It's much more gross than disturbing or terrifying. If you're someone who enjoys ALIEN and INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS for the sake of watching bodily mutilation and reptile-like creatures, give this a watch. You'll surely be entertained, as THE MIST expresses no hesitation for similar attacks and feasts on mortal flesh (I try to make that sound more horrific than the film itself, even with such trashy words), though perhaps they are presented here in a bit more of excessive, gratuitous, and disgusting ways. If you watch such films for an engaging plot, I'd recommend ignoring the film.
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Chip Kelly has been in Mobile, Alabama for the Senior Bowl only a few days and he's already flirting with the idea of bringing in a new quarterback.High on Kelly's wish list is Florida State quarterback EJ Manuel, who Kelly recruited heavily while at Oregon, narrowly losing him to Florida State (Manuel wanted to stay closer to home). The two met and discussed some things, and Manuel said the meeting was awesome.Some may say I'm reading too far into this, and maybe I am. But, then again, maybe I'm not. The Eagles QB situation isn't exactly stable, and there are some good reasons why Kelly should take a long gander in EJ Manuel's direction.Manuel, a 6'5″ 237lb specimen, has a big time arm, and maybe more importantly for Chip Kelly, he already knows the style of offense Kelly runs, as the Seminoles ran a ton of read-option plays during his time there.As much as I like Nick Foles and think he can be developed, he did nothing that really blew you away, or got you overly excited, and the reality is, in today's NFL, you need to have a game changer at the QB position, especially with it's offense-first rulebook, and with more and more college style schemes being adopted each year.EJ Manuel walks in the door with game breaking ability, with both his legs, and his arm, and let me tell you something else folks, the read-option is here to stay. This is not the wild cat. It's a bonafide system that works. Just ask the Seahawks, Redskins, and 49ers, all who made the playoff running this type of offense.Of course, it really only works if you have a stud at QB, and each of those teams has just that.You know who EJ Manuel kind of reminds me of? Yes, it pains me to say, Donovan McNabb.Manuel is a much more polished passer in my opinion than McNabb was earlier in is career, and like McNabb has the speed to blow be defenders when he needs to (although he historically didn't run that much at Florida State)What's more, Manuel is considered to be a "high character" guy, and was one of the team captains and leaders for Florida State.The Eagles of course enter the 2013 draft with the 4th overall pick, as well as two 2nd round picks, so it's not out of the question that they draft Manuel (or another QB for that matter)The fact that Chip Kelly already has a rapport with EJ Manuel means that if he's still available when it's their turn, the Eagles will have a decision to make.Here's some highlight footage to check out.
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PLAYERS: Chip Kelly, E.J. Manuel, Nick Foles
TEAMS: Philadelphia Eagles, Oregon Ducks, Florida State Seminoles
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Marc Hinton on Wales
Gatland has 'Mourinho type ego': O'Connell
Marc Hinton, www.rugbyheaven.co.nz Winners may be grinners, but they also get the final word which has seen one of Ireland's Grand Slam-winning heroes fire a fairly brutal salvo at Wales' Kiwi coach Warren Gatland in the wake of their...
All Blacks call-up gun rookie
Marc Hinton, www.stuff.co.nz Coach Graham Henry says he means "no disrespect" to Wales after naming an experimental lineup.
Henry rising to his new All Blacks challenge
Marc Hinton, www.stuff.co.nz Maybe you can teach an old dog new tricks.
All Blacks' have lost their aura: Gatland
Marc Hinton, stuff.co.nz Wales coach Warren Gatland has fired the first shot in what should be an interesting week in Cardiff by declaring that "the All Blacks' aura is not what it used to be".
Henry rings the changes to keep All Blacks fresh for French finale
Marc Hinton MARSEILLE: Graham Henry is searching for the freshness factor among his jaded All Blacks as he looks to cajole one last big Test match out of them for the year.
Rugby's 'battle of hemispheres' back on agenda
Marc Hinton A money-spinning "battle of the rugby hemispheres" that would finally determine bragging rights between the Super 15 and Heineken Cup is back on the agenda and being heavily driven by northern...
Ma'a Nonu ruled out of All Blacks
MARC HINTON The news just gets worse and worse for All Blacks coach Graham Henry, with star second five-eighths Ma'a Nonu today ruled out for at least the first three tests of the year.
Ominous signs from awesome South Africans
MARC HINTON Impressive. Awesome. And just a little foreboding. Watching the Bulls pick apart the crumbling Crusaders with ruthless efficiency in the early hours of Sunday, it was hard not to feel humbled and...
So'oialo out of All Blacks
Marc Hinton Is this the end of Rodney So'oialo's All Black career? It looks mighty like it as the 62-test veteran has been released to spend the next fortnight with the Barbarians in the UK.
All Blacks injuries could prompt surprises
Marc Hinton Is rookie Crusaders lock Sam Whitelock this year's All Blacks bolter? Or the Blues' linebreaking wiz Rene Ranger? Or does Graham Henry find room for both in a squad decimated by injury?
All Black Brad Thorn backs Tahu's racism stand
MARC HINTON in Dunedin Veteran All Black lock Brad Thorn has come out in praise of Timana Tahu's stand on racism in rugby league which created an emotional backdrop to last night's second State of Origin match in Brisbane.
McAlister called into All Blacks
Marc Hinton The All Blacks coaches have apparently seen enough, New Zealand Maori star Luke McAlister has been called into the national team as injury cover for Dan Carter.
All Blacks named in Commonwealth Games squad
MARC HINTON Gordon Tietjens has wheeled out the big guns in his quest for a fourth straight Commonwealth Games rugby sevens gold in Delhi in October.


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IM CLASSICS IS PROUD TO PRESENT THIS VERY RARE 1970 BUICK GSX 4 SPEED. REGISTERED IN THE GSX HISTORIC SOCIETY IT SHOWS AS THE... More
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Matching Number 455 C.I. Engine, Power Steering, Power Brakes, Factory A/C, Hood Tach, Speed Alert, Original Build Sheet, Call for Complete Details... More
1971 BUICK GRAND SPORT STAGE 1 CLONE.for saleExotic Classics is proud to present this powerful 1971 Buick Gran Sport Stage 1. Featured in Metallic... More
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Buick 1970 GS convertible, 455 V8, positraction, buckets and console, auto, tachometer, ps, pb, AM-FM radio w/8-track, one-family owner, all matching #s, bright red... More
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An excerpt from An Interview with Blek le Rat:
My Name is Blek le rat, I started stenciling small rats in 1981 in Paris (where I still live) after having seen the graffiti in NYC during a trip in 1971. I have always known that the movement we now call urban art was going to be important, I think it is the most important art movement of all times. Constantly renewing itself despite the oppression of the authorities, there is no city in the world without someone leaving its mark in the urban landscape.
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