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Shoestring Gully Climber's Log
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Date Climbed: Mar 6, 2012
|multiple acsents
|Posted Dec 3, 2015 1:22 am
Date Climbed: Mar 13, 2015
|Nice conditions. The WI3 finish was a little thin.
|Posted Mar 13, 2015 11:02 pm
|Really cold day
Date Climbed: Jan 18, 2013
|It was a good route, but really cold, haha.
|Posted Jan 20, 2013 3:20 pm
|3rd times a charm
Date Climbed: Mar 6, 2012
|third attemp after various sub-zero wind-tunnel days
|Posted Mar 10, 2012 4:21 am
|Great sunset
Date Climbed: Jan 28, 2012
|Fun climb. Late start meant we were treated to a beautiful sunset after topping out...and a long walk out in the dark.
|Posted Jan 31, 2012 1:06 pm
|Lots of Ice
Date Climbed: Dec 10, 2010
|Climbed this with Frank. Not much snow so far this year, but some loose, unconsolidated powder. Hyperextended my thumb on the gully approach, then fell while seconding a pitch (~15'slider due to rope stretch). Being preoccupied with being cold and the pain of my thumb, I got in too big of a hurry. Won't do that again! Alot more and some steeper ice climbing than I was expecting (4 pitches).
|Posted Dec 11, 2010 9:12 am
|Mostly snow
Date Climbed: Dec 18, 2008
|Mostly a snow slog up the gully with only a few short sections of ice that were hardly worth roping up for. Seems to change depending on recent weather. It had snowed a foot or two in the days before my climb.
|Posted Oct 21, 2009 10:28 pm
|Seth Maciejowski
|Good route
|Good times, wait until the snow is in the right condition otherwise you may suffer...
|Posted Oct 12, 2009 11:11 pm
|Basic courtesies, people!!
Date Climbed: Dec 20, 2008
|Great day for climbing. Had to break the trail up and we weren't really sure exactly where it was, so the approach was a bit difficult. We got passed by a group of guys who seemed to know what they were doing and where they were going. BAD idea!! Once we got to the ice climbing portion, it took them ages to manage ropes and one guy was trying to climb the ice with ONE mountaineering ax! After getting stuck behind them several times, they finally let us pass.
Had a heavy snowfall the day before so most of the route was simply trudging through deep snow. Didn't protect vertical ice much because the fall was soft and all belays were body belays because the snow was so deep. It was fun and a very nice day.
|Posted Jan 22, 2009 8:00 am
|eric b
|Shoestring Gully
Date Climbed: Jan 17, 2005
|The day was great! 8 degrees, 40mph wind-classic New England conditions. The wind was blowing so hard the ice shards from the axes went upwards! Also the snow was all deposited at the exit which made moving very slow (4ft deep drifts) Mountain cat tracks (bobcat) were visible at the top. glissade retreat possible on the north west side-left of gully if facing it from rte 302.
|Posted Oct 12, 2006 10:15 pm


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Where can I get a Ujiri jersey? Or maybe a suit with "Ujiri" on the back.. lol
Someone should ask him if he's thinking of trading for a 1st round pick this year.
Also, wasn't Ujiri in Greece a couple of months ago scouting Adetokounbo? BC was there as well i believe.
This is not a fan perspective but it is local Denver media:
Money shots:
Yes, the team could have matched the offer. The Kroenke family has enough cash that they aren't going to be outspent by virtually anyone. But it wouldn't have been a wise business decision.
In fact, it would have been foolish.
Just because you have the money to spend on something doesn't mean you should do it. And just because someone else is willing to pay a high price for something doesn't mean it's worth that much.
Kroenke understands these principles. He proved it by letting his best friend in basketball walk out of the Pepsi Center.
There are a few NBA general managers making the type of money that Ujiri is now being paid in Toronto. But most of them have either won championships (Danny Ainge in Boston, R.C. Buford in San Antonio, Mitch Kupchak in Los Angeles or Pat Riley in Miami) or enjoyed a long run of success (Donnie Walsh).
Ujiri has done neither.Tim Leiweke, the CEO and president of the sports conglomerate that owns the Raptors, had to do something to kick-start the franchise. Mired in a downward spiral, one that has led the franchise to the brink of irrelevance, he had to make a splashy move in an effort to right the ship.
The Nuggets aren't in that position. They don't have to be foolish. They don't have to throw money at an ugly situation in the hopes it will solve the problem.
Yes, it would have been great to keep Ujiri in Denver, continuing the work in progress that is the Nuggets roster. But it only made sense if the price was right.
This is a multi-million dollar industry, that spends tens of millions on player's contracts, and likely well over a 100 million on total costs.
Overpaying a GM by a million or two is irrelevant. The marginal benifit to an 'above average' GM could be huge even if the GM is payed like one of the 'best' in the league.
I'm not convinced the Kroenke's are properly understanding value in this situation. Rather are just being cheap. The only way it makes sense is if they feel Masai is easily replaceable (average or bad). But given his history, even if short, I think the risk reward scenario of 'overpaying Masai' is well worth the potential reward.
Is it me, or does spending $3 million/yr for the man IN CHARGE of basketball, not exactly a steep price?
Kroenke/Pepsi Centre probably spends double that on cotton candy ingredients.
I have probably said this before (and reiterated by many a Nugget fan)....that the Kronks were willing to pay MU possibly 1.5 mil. So, to jeopardize the trajectory of the improvement of their basketball team's success in the next few years because of 1.5 mil. additional per year seems like a most stubborn adherence to some business principle orthodoxy I fail to understand. As mentioned above this would be about 1% of the total basketball expense budget. But then again I am also unfamiliar with managing part of the Kroenke WalMart fortune or the NHL Avalanche or the St. Louis Rams. Save your millions and the billion will take care of itself must be a truism.
Toronto paid based on potential. When GM's do this for players it's applauded and they're spending far more then $3M, usually its $8-15M/yr; that's ok but the guy who has the most important job on the team, it's not "ok" to do this? The article sounded like Nuggets damage control.
It's going to be a couple of weeks before we find out what Masai is going to do with this team's players and identity...
Looking forward to the progress in the next little while.
I missed it anything amazing from Mr Ujiri did he walk on water and then heal all of Torontos sick and turn Bargnani into an all star?
He said that he's going to keep his team small, so the number of positions that he is going to hire is not a lot. I don't think it's going to take that long because he has probably already contact them, or will be contacting them within the week.
The next couple of weeks is going to be required to re-assess the exit interviews from months back, work with casey on team identity, and to establish the new vision for the raptors. I believe Leiweke will comment on the rebranding movement after all of that team assessment work is completed.
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He addressed Bargnani that 'all teams in the nba want a big man that can shoot the 3'
... They just don't all want one who doesn't know how do anything that a big man is expected to do.
A lot of teams want a big man camping behind the 3 point line that doesnt rebound lets trade him for Kyrie Irving!
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Revolution returns for its second episode Monday night on the first official day of the new TV season. That means there will be original scripted competition going up against it on ABC (Castle) and CBS (Hawaii Five-0). Show ratings typically go down after the premiere, and the increased competition isn't going to help matters any. But not so fast say the fan boys (and girls): the premiere of Revolution was available online before it aired on TV, the second episode isn't!
Not being the premiere plus facing increased competition strike me as much bigger factors than online availability, so I can't imagine it not going down at least a little. My guess is it drops to at least somewhere around a 3.5 adults 18-49 rating vs. the 4.1 adults 18-49 rating for the premiere. But calling a spade a spade, I was surprised it premiered as well as it did.
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We have never found the food to be cold and certainly irt is full of flavor.
We go to their other restaurant in Green Valley-Sahuarita "Panda House Restaurant".
Sean, Tim, TuiLynn, Emma and all the staff are courteous and can explain everything fully if you qwant to know. We have been there a coulpe of dozen times and never disappointed.
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Affordable elegance, reasonable prices, outstanding unobtrusive service, high-quality lovingly prepared food, SPOTLESS demonstration kitchen, warm hospitality. ALL of these factors add up to warrant a visit to Harvest Moon Chinese Cuisine in Oro Valley. Please put this restaurant on your "Must Visit" list. You won't be dissapointed, I assure you. Please note: Harvest Moon is moving to "The Marketplace" very near their current location. The target date is end of May, to the first week in June. This is one of those great places that, as you're getting into your car after a wonderful meal you'll already be thinking about "Next time, I'd like to try the...."
Love this Restaurant! Defienently my favorite place to go!
5 stars for food quality, portion, freshness, presentation, flavor, value and service.
Yum! When Filling the bowl make sure and leave enough room for the meat at the end of the bar... or better yet start with the meat - compact it as much as you can then heap the bowl with veggies before going to the seasonings. This really cooks down so don't be shy.
Hands down, the best, most friendly and flavorful Chinese cookery to be found in the greater Tucson area. Mary, the proprietor is a jack of all trades and Master of ALL. She handles front of house, waitstafffing and can throw down a mean fried rice too! Most of the other Chinese eateries offer dumbed down, bland food. Not so at Dragon village. Instead, you can smell the amazing aromas of sesame, hoisin and hot chillies from a block away. The tell tale sign of proper chinese cookery is how they do with won-ton soup. DV's soup is seasoned correctly and the wontons are light and succulent...not the weapons-grade taffy-goo found at other Tucson restaurants.
mary and the Dragon Village team do it right!
I moved here from San Francisco and have had a hard time finding really good Chinese food. BirdsEye frozen vegetables tossed with plain chunks of tofu in a salty brown sauce doesn't do it. I can't believe it took me this long to try Lotus Garden, but it's the real thing--snow peas and carrots were lightly cooked so they were bright and had a bit of snap, the sauce relied on the flavors of its ingredients and not salt for its punch, the tofu was sliced thin and lightly fried for texture and flavor, and the shrimp were huge. My new go-to Chinese place.
After moving to Tucson, one of the stranger things about the towns edible offerings was that despite being able to stumble into fantastic Vietnamese, Korean, and Japanese restaurants; several of the Chinese places I tried made me reconsider swallowing their food. Guilin is a -very- happy exception. The food was fantastic, although uninspired (at least on the non vegetarian and vegan menus), but I am happy enough to find a place with decent Kung Pao and General Tso's. The food was fresh, the meat was not rubber, and the veggies were crisp yet cooked. The only reason I don't give 5 stars here is that the staff was fairly pushy, and the restaurant wasn't exactly packed. Was asked 3 times within a minute if I was ready, and this was less than 5 minutes after I had sat down.
That said, definitely worth a trip and I will be heading back.
Food was just so-so, kinda greasy. They sit a cart of fried rice and other foods right outside the bathroom door off the kitchen, County Health Department would have a fit if they saw that for sure. Very polite and good service but have had better food.


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MIAMI - What's the old saying? How do you give a gorilla a cardiac exam?
Very carefully.
Because he's getting up there in age, 33-year-old J.J., one of Zoo Miami's gorillas, received a full exam that included an echocardiogram and electrocardiogram on Thursday.
J.J's examination was performed by Dr. Alan Schwartz, a human cardiologist, who had no problems with the 475-pound gorilla.
The exam and all the procedures were done as part of a long term study designed to better understand ongoing problems that J.J. as had with hypertension.
Doctors were pleased with J.J.'s condition, although they added that the gorilla needed to lose a little weight. J.J. will spend the rest of Thursday recovering and waiting for the anesthesia to wear off, but is expected to return to the gorilla exhibit by the weekend.
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Iggy Azalea swears she and French Montana are just friends, but who buys seven diamond rings for someone they consider a buddy?
Related: Iggy Azalea & French Montana Take Romantic Vacation
Azalea posted a photo on her Instagram account showing her right hand sporting seven new diamond bands. "He told me pressure makes diamonds," she wrote as a caption, tagging both Montana's handle as well as the jeweler Iceman Nick. Importantly, Azalea isn't wearing the new jewelry on her left ring finger. She did, after all, call off her engagement to Lakers player Nick Young only earlier this summer after evidence of his infidelity became too much to deny.
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Love him or hate him, you
have to admit Steve Jobs was responsible for almost single-handedly righting
the ship at Apple, Inc. (AAPL),
saving the company from bankruptcy. Thanks to a revitalized Mac lineup
and an armada of i-devices, Apple has surpassed Microsoft in profits and market
cap and gained
dominant positions in a couple of critical sectors, including online music and
So how did Mr. Jobs accomplish the seemingly
Herculean task of fixing the badly broken company? If a new report is to
be believed, the answer may be -- by acting as an exacting and unforgiving
It's little secret that working at Apple is one of
the toughest assignments one can take on professionally. But Fortune magazine's
Adam Lashinsky offers all the juicy details regarding why that is the case.
According to the report Jobs gives every incoming
vice president at the company a speech on why they cannot rely on
"excuses" and "reasons". He says these things are
important for hourly employees, but unacceptable for managers. Writes Mr.
Jobs imagines his garbage regularly not being emptied in his
office, and when he asks the janitor why, he gets an excuse: The locks have
been changed, and the janitor doesn't have a key. This is an acceptable excuse
coming from someone who empties trash bins for a living. The janitor gets to
explain why something went wrong. Senior people do not. "When you're the
janitor," Jobs has repeatedly told incoming VPs, "reasons
matter." He continues: "Somewhere between the janitor and the CEO,
reasons stop mattering." That "Rubicon," he has said, "is
crossed when you become a VP."
And Mr. Jobs was true to his word -- he accepted
no excuses for poor performance. The story recalls the launch
of the iPhone 3G with MobileMe in 2008. MobileMe was supposed to be a service
that synced your calendars and more to an online cloud for accessibility from
anywhere. But at launch the service proved ugly, marred by crashes and
Mr. Jobs called an emergency Town Hall meeting
with all members of the MobileMe team. Outraged
at the problems, he complained that the MobileMe team was "tarnishing
Apple's reputation" and that they "should hate each other for having
let each other down." He added, "[The Wall Street Journal's
Walt] Mossberg, our friend, is no longer writing good things about us."
Writes Mr. Lashinsky:
An exasperated Mr. Jobs remarked "Can anyone tell me what
MobileMe is supposed to do?"
Having received a satisfactory answer, he continues, "So why the f***
doesn't it do that?"
An exasperated Mr. Jobs remarked "Can anyone tell me what
MobileMe is supposed to do?"
Having received a satisfactory answer, he continues, "So why the f***
doesn't it do that?"
Mr. Jobs then cleaned house, relieving all the
MobileMe managers of their duties and installing new managers on the spot.
In the kingdom of Jobs every Monday the chief
meets with executives to review every important meeting. On Wednesday
the company holds its marketing and communications meetings.
At Apple those meetings represent the ying --
technical professionals -- and yang -- creative professionals. Apple
gives its creative professionals as much license as its technical
professionals, or more, in some cases. For example the head of Apple's
online content has no control over what images get posted to Apple's website --
that's almost entirely in the hands of the company's graphic artists.
And it offers those artists a virtual blank check
to "perfect" projects -- for example it hired Hollywood camera crews
to film a pair of fake weddings in Hawaii and San Francisco (the San Francisco
one used Apple employees as extras) for iMovie. The iMovie soundtracks
were contracted, at great expense, to the London Symphony Orchestra.
Despite the sometimes conflicting interests of the
technical and creative staff, there's seldom clashes, thanks to Apple's
carefully spelled out documents which detail the DRI ("directly
responsible individual") for every item in a project.
All of this precision gets back to Mr. Jobs.
Writes Mr. Lashinsky:
The creative process at Apple is one of constantly preparing
someone — be it one's boss, one's boss's boss, or oneself — for a presentation
to Jobs. He's a corporate dictator who makes every critical decision — and
oodles of seemingly noncritical calls too, from the design of the shuttle buses
that ferry employees to and from San Francisco to what food will be served in
the cafeteria.
Given Mr. Jobs health
problems, their leader's eventual demise is a thought that has plagued many
at Apple.
Mr. Jobs, himself, reportedly handpicked the dean
of Yale's School of Management, Joel Podolny, to both head Apple University
(Apple's internal training programs), and lead a group of business professors
(many of whom were from Harvard) to collect case studies to be used after the
CEO's death. Mr. Job's goal is to make sure that even when he dies, that
he lives on in the company's leadership and management style.
Fortune magazine's app is available
for free here for
Apple iOS devices. The latest issue with the full report can be bought as
an in-app purchase for $4.99. It's free for the publication's subscribers.


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Discover two-time Golden Globe winner "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" and start streaming the show on Prime Video.
Golden Globe nominee Kevin Bacon and co-stars Kathryn Hahn and Griffin Dunne talk about their series "I Love Dick." Browse our Golden Globes Guide for the full list of nominees.
The Big Sick is now available to stream with Prime Video. Watch the movie then watch "You Just Watched" to discover fun facts about the show. Warning: Spoilers ahead!
Bryan Cranston and Laurence Fishburne talk about Last Flag Flying, life-long friendship, and the healing power of grief. Get tickets and showtimes.
Julianne Moore, Millicent Simmonds, Oakes Fegley, and Jaden Michael talk about Wonderstruck, a film about two children and their journey of self-discovery.
Bono says it's a "serious movie disguised as a rom-com." Discover this and other reasons why you should see The Big Sick.
"Lore" explores the links between historical events and horror legends and myths. In this exclusive clip, Aaron Mahnke highlights the werewolf roots in the Little Red Riding Hood story.
World-renowned artist and filmmaker Ai Weiwei shines a light on the global refugee crisis in Human Flow.
Tig Notaro (Tig) and John Rothman (Bill) talk about getting back into life, love, and family in a small southern town in Season 2 of "One Mississippi."
The stars of "The Tick" talk to Kevin Smith at New York Comic Con about the new adaptation and the back half of Season 1. Originally aired as a live stream on Twitch.tv and IMDb.
Ben Stiller (Brad) and Austin Abrams (Troy) talk about Brad's Status and the father-son relationship that drives the story.
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Spore designer offers post-mortem on project, team was essentially making five games at once
Spore designer Soren Johnson has reflected on the game's five-year anniversary over on his blog. The post discusses what went wrong with the game, and how its lofty ambitions perhaps grew too vast for the team. It's an interesting reflection on the polarising strategy game.
SimCity: Cities of the Future expansion due in November
SimCity will be getting a new expansion called Cities of the Future, which takes the player 50-75 years into the future. Players can add emergency service drones, megatowers, skybridges, and more to their cities. Also included is the megacorp feature which processes oil and ore into Omega, a substance which takes over your sims and […]
SimCity Red Cross Disaster Relief DLC available, proceeds to benefit the humanitarian organization
SimCity has new DLC available for $9.99 with 80% of proceeds benefiting the Red Cross once the cost of development has been recouped. Called, the Red Cross Disaster Relief DLC, the content add a relief center which will provide tents and vehicles to your city when disaster hits it. A minimum of $100,000 will be […]
The Sims 4 character interactions carry over into group conversations via Smart Sim technology
The Sims 4 will contain a new feature called Smart Sim which provided players' virtual people with the ability to have conversations of sorts and allows them to react using emotions. Producer Graham Nardone explains how it all works in the video below. The Sims 4 is now available for pre-order on Mac and PC.
The Sims 4: your own personal soap opera
The Sims 4 was unveiled last month and with it, an emphasis on emotion and relationships. VG247's Dave Cook speaks with Maxis to understand just how dramatic things will get.
SimCity Mac issues being investigated by Maxis, "ongoing list of reported installation issues" noted in FAQ
SimCity issues on Mac are being addressed by Maxis after the game launched for the platform earlier this week. Issues being reported range from the inability to install it through Origin to OSX versions listed as being supported causing issues as well. Others have reported resolution and performance issues. While issues are being worked on, […]
The Sims 4 will perform better on low-end machines than The Sims 3
Maxis has said that The Sims 4 will run better on lower end machines than its predecessor, providing good news for those of us with embarrassingly crap PCs.
Sim City update 7 adds the ability to build tunnels and bridges
Maxis has announced a new Sim City update today which adds a new tool called raise/lower tool, giving you the ability to build tunnels, bridges and more.
SimCity Update 7 contains tool that create bridges, overpasses, and tunnels when you draw roads
The next update for SimCity will allow players to create bridges, overpasses, and tunnels while drawing roads thanks to a new tool.
SimCity has moved over 2 million units since March
SimCity sales have passed two million units since its release in March, and according to EA labels president Frank Gibeau, the company is "lucky" to have so many fans of the franchise who stuck around after such a "rough launch."
SimCity's rough launch made leaving Maxis easier, says former creative director
SimCity creative director Ocean Quigley announced yesterday he had left Maxis and had told Polygon he would have probably left even if the game had launched smoothly and without controversy.
SimCity leads leave Maxis to form Jellygrade Studio
SimCity creative director Ocean Quigley has left Maxis along with lead architect Andrew Willmott and lead gameplay engineer Dan Moskowitz to set up a new studio called Jellygrade.
SimCity offline mode spotted in new EA survey
SimCity could be getting a new 'Classic Mode' that allows for offline play, according to a new survey sent to gamers by EA.
SimCity survey gauges player interest in increased city size, more
SimCity players have been sent a survey which suggests EA is considering an increase in city size, maybe even up to two times the size currently.
SimCity Airships Set has launched, will bring more tourists to your city
The SimCity Airships Set has launched for the game, and in addition to Airships, two new balloon parks are included with ten new balloons which will apparently make your Sims rather happy.
The Sims 4 will be revealed at gamescom, EA confirms
The Sims 4 developer Maxis will showcase the next entry to its insanely well-selling franchise during EA's gamescom conference.
SimCity update 5.0 live now, full patch notes here
SimCity developer Maxis has published the game's 5.0 update, which includes regional missions greater data control and much more. Get the full patch notes here.
SimCity Amusement Park expansion now available
As promised, EA Maxis has released the first SimCity expansion, Amusement Park. The expansion will allow mayors to customize their fun park and it will also generate cash which always needed. It will cost you $10.
SimCity 4.0 patch adds multiple fixes & new park: full patch notes inside
SimCity developer Maxis has issued a new 4.0 update for its oft-debated world-builder. The patch adds a new park, improves emergency response time and much more. Get the patch notes here.
SimCity Amusement Park Pack is out in two weeks
The Amusement Park Pack for SimCity will be released on May 28, Maxis has announced. The expansion will allow mayors to customize the fun park and it will also generate cash which always needed. A price was not listed, but a look at it is below. Thanks, Joystiq.
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I used these in a smaller size in direct sun and my flowers were always gorgeous. They never wilted. I just pulled them out today November 5th. Easy to fill up and easy to see if plants need watering . Best thing i ever bought for my deck!
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Perfect solution for hard to reach areas.
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The self watering feature is perfect for reducing maintenance and displaying our trailing flowers on top of our brick wall. They are perfect for these hard to reach areas. Well constructed and they are worry free.
I would buy this again.
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The water level gauge on this window box is a great feature.
These windowboxes saved my flowers!
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Put 4 of these on my second floor deck railing and the flowers have been beautiful all year. I am gone for 3-4 days at a time and the flowers would dry up without these pretty, self-watering boxes. Have had them for 3 years now. Just take them off the brackets and wrap them together in a tarp on the deck over winter. Just last week one of them fell during a storm (no idea how - the brackets were still in place) - so will replace it. Even falling two stories, it wasn't smashed, just one corner broken. Very durable.
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I am disappointed in the self watering part of these containers. My first one stopped working so we use that as a planter. The secon one stopped measuring so your company replaced it and it works. However, as you can see by the picture, it is almost impossible to fill the water container because the flowers are in the way. Maybe the water fill should be attached to the outside of the planter. It is just the right size for my deck and I recently ordered another one as I plan to use two of these on my front deck next year. (Even tho the water fill is inconvenient and doesn't always work)
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Credit Unions Eye IOLTA Potential
From being able to compete with banks to assuring business members that their funds are insured, there could be several long-term benefits for credit unions if a bill involving insurance coverage becomes law.
Introduced Nov. 13, the House Financial Services Committee approved the bill, the Credit Union Share Insurance Fund Parity Act (H.R. 3468), by a voice vote Nov. 14. The legislation would establish parity with banks for escrow accounts including extending share insurance coverage to interest on lawyers trust accounts.
With IOLTAs, attorneys routinely hold funds in trust for clients to pay costs related to legal services such as court filings, depositions and business transactions. Interest from the short-term trust accounts is typically paid to a nonprofit foundation for programs to provide legal services to the poor, elderly and disabled.
According to iolta.org, more than 5,500 financial institutions maintain the accounts, including roughly 100 credit unions. Those numbers could significantly increase if H.R. 3468 becomes law.
The $268 million Maine Savings Federal Credit Union is one of 10 credit unions in the state that maintain IOLTAs, said Vanessa Madore, assistant vice president of risk management. The Hampden, Maine-based credit union is the only "Prime Partner" among the Maine Bar Foundation's eight financial institutions that offer IOLTAs, according to the foundation.
Prime Partner institutions are those that go above and beyond the eligibility requirements of to support the IOLTA program in its mission to ensure that low-income Maine residents have access to critically needed legal aid, the Maine Bar Foundation said. The partners pay a net interest rate on all IOLTA funds of at least 75% of the Federal Funds Target Rate or 2.00% annual percentage rate, whichever is higher.
Madore said Maine Savings FCU started looking at IOLTAs in 2009 because some of its business members were clients of a local attorney. After a 2007 Maine Supreme Court ruling that allowed the acceptance IOLTA deposits for all deposits at low-income designated credit unions, Madore wondered if there was a chance that some of those relationships with business members would be lost if the Maine Savings FCU didn't offer IOLTAs, she recalled.
After some discussions with the credit union's president/CEO, John Reed, and the Maine Bar Foundation, the cooperative began offering the accounts in June 2009 to eliminate the possibility of severed alliances with some of its business members. Maine Savings FCU currently offers three IOLTAs, which are primarily used for real estate transactions.
Madore said passage of H.R.3468 would have a far-reaching impact for credit unions and their efforts to woo and keep business members.
"It's a simple fact that the share insurance fund does not cover non-member accounts. That was something we had to let our members know about," Madore said. "That being said, we've had a number of calls from attorneys wanting to establish the accounts. In full disclosure, we share the part about the insurance coverage and that seals the deal for them to go the local bank competitor."
Prior to the Maine Supreme Court ruling, the Maine Credit Union League fought heavy opposition against a false perception that consumers would think putting money in a credit union was somehow less secure and safe than other financial institutions, the league said at the time.
Rod Rovzar, outside general counsel to the Maine CU League and an attorney with Norman, Hanson & DeTroy LLC in Lewiston, Maine, said credit unions have been yearning for a bill such as H.R. 3468.
"It's a long time coming and it's another step that helps level the playing field," Rovzar said. "Particularly, in Maine, we have large areas of the state that are not served by financial institutions yet, there is good credit union coverage. This would be a boon to consumers and businesses, especially law firms and real estate brokers."
Insured IOLTAs could potentially boost credit union account growth including more mortgage lending opportunities, Rovzar offered. While Maine credit unions' IOLTAs have nearly quadrupled from three to 10 since the state's Supreme Court ruling, he said there is still much more room for involvement.
"Some of the credit unions have looked at IOLTAs off and on. If this new legislation can wind its way through Congress, frankly, I see more credit unions participating," Rovzar said. "I don't think it's a secret that there will be miles to go before we sleep."
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Washington credit unions faced similar resistance a few years ago when the Washington Credit Union League fought to keep credit unions on a list of financial institutions eligible to offer IOLTAs despite opposition from the Washington State Bar Association.
In August 2006, Washington credit unions faced similar resistance a few years ago when the Washington Credit Union League fought to keep credit unions on a list of financial institutions eligible to offer IOLTAs despite opposition from the Washington State Bar Association. In August 2006, the Washington Supreme Court ruled credit unions could continue their IOLTA use.
The WSBA argued at the time that because trust accounts must be insured and the NCUA only insured attorney trust accounts holding client funds belonging to credit union members, the association believed that NCUA would not insure accounts that held non-credit union member funds even though the trust accounts belonged to a credit union member, for example, the attorney. The WSBA also believed that since only a very small number of Washington attorneys housed their trust accounts in credit unions, it was recommended that credit unions be removed from the list of financial institutions allowed to offer IOLTAs.
The Washington CU League merged with the Oregon Credit Union League in 2011 to become the Northwest Credit Union Association. Lynn Heider, vice president of public relations and communications of the merged association, said after checking, there wasn't any regional information to add on account activity. According to the Legal Foundation of Washington, approximately six credit unions in Washington maintain IOLTAs.
The $2.2 billion Coastal Federal Credit Union in Raleigh, N.C., had some interest in IOLTAs but decided not to pursue them due to concerns with regulatory hurdles involving the lack of insurance unless the funds belonged to members, said Willard Ross, senior vice president and chief retail officer. The credit union currently has one IOLTA that contains members' funds with an attorney who handles many of Coastal's mortgage closings.
According to the North Carolina State Bar, all attorneys that hold money in trust for the clients must obtain an IOLTA. On Oct. 11, 2007, the North Carolina Supreme Court ordered the NCSB to implement a mandatory IOLTA program for lawyers that went into effect Jan. 1, 2008. Under revised rules, except for certain exemptions, lawyers must certify annually that all general client trust accounts maintained by the lawyer or law firm are IOLTAs, the NCSB said.
Ross said the House Financial Services Committee's recent voice vote approving the bill that would extend share insurance coverage to IOLTAs is a promising step.
"I do think it could have a positive effect for credit unions because it can provide a low-cost source for significant deposits," Ross said. "More and more credit unions are getting loaned up again. I know we're up there. It's time to grow deposits. The legislation would be very positive."


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The Claims Conference has announced major improvements in the eligibility criteria for the Article II Fund. The Fund provides the equivalent of a compensation pension to Holocaust survivors who were interned in ghettos or concentration camps.
With immediate effect, only the income of the applicant – and not their spouse – will be considered when calculating household income. Previously, a couple's joint income could not exceed $21,000, or $32,000 if both partners were Holocaust victims. The income of the applicant should not be more than $16,000. Additionally, from 1 October 2007 social security, old age or incapacity pensions will be disregarded as income.
The Conference estimates that as a result of these changes $250 million (£125m) in payments will be distributed to an additional 6,000 survivors worldwide over the next 10 years. The Claims Conference is writing to previous applicants, whose claims have been 'on hold', to inform them that they may now be entitled to receive the monthly payments of $320 or £160.


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Satellite images are making the fate of the Himalayan glaciers clearer, but not that of the people who live downstream, finds Smriti Mallapaty. Satellite observations are providing a clearer picture of changes in the glaciers on the world's tallest mountain range — but there's still not enough information to answer a vital question: how will the changes affect the lives of about 1.3 billion people in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan?
Running 2,000 kilometres from east to west, the Hindu Kush-Karakoram-Himalaya (HKKH) region contains an estimated 60,000 square kilometers of glacier and surface ice, often called the Third Pole.
Himalayan glaciers have been the focus of fierce international debate since 2009 when it emerged that the 2007 report by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) — the reports of which form the basis of international negotiations on slowing and tackling human-induced climate change — had erroneously stated that the glaciers could disappear by 2035 as a result of global warming.
Article continues at Himalayas.
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For all of the controversy and verbiage regarding this year's Hall of Fame ballot, there exists the very real possibility that none of the 37 players will muster the necessary 75 percent to gain election, which would result in the first BBWAA vote shutout since 1996. Between the unusually large slate, differing opinions over how to handle candidates linked to performance-enhancing drugs, general first-ballot squeamishness and an old-school/new-school split with regards to sabermetrics, it appears that no player has as overwhelming a consensus as he may need, at least according to the two widely recognized online straw polls. Of the 114 ballots tracked by the Baseball Think Factory's 2013 Hall of Fame Ballot Collecting Gizmo, no candidate has more than Craig Biggio's 67.5 percent, while both Biggio and Raines have 69.4 percent of the 85 individual ballots tracked by the blog The Girl Who Loved Andy Pettitte.
The BTF sample represents almost 20 percent of last year's vote total; if the same number of ballots were cast as last year (573), Biggio would need to bring home 76.9 percent of the as-yet-unreported ballots. That's not an impossibility for a player with the near-automatic marker of 3,000 hits, but it's no guarantee either. The other candidates polling above 50 percent — Jeff Bagwell (65.8 percent), Mike Piazza (63.2 percent), Tim Raines (62.3 percent) and Jack Morris (61.4 percent) — would all need somewhere in the 77-78 percent range from the outstanding ballots. Again, not an impossibility, but perhaps less likely given that none of them has a similar milestone marker. Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds, who are both polling at 44.7 percent there, would need 82.5 percent among the unreported votes, which in this polarized environment clearly isn't going to happen.
Based upon current reports, what follows is a quick prognosis for the candidates, listed in order of the results from BTF. Note that I've covered each one's merits at length over the past month, and reiterated the top candidates' merits in brief with regards to my virtual ballot, so I won't spend the space here flogging those same horses.
Biggio: As I noted at the outset of my JAWS series, Biggio represents the most likely to be elected based upon his 3,000 hits and lack of any credible PED-related suspicion. Among modern candidates with 3,000 hits, only the PED-tainted Rafael Palmeiro has failed to gain first-ballot entry; Pete Rose was banned for life before he officially reached the ballot. Even so, this could be play-at-the-plate close this time around. With the memory of Biggio's protracted march toward the milestone perhaps a bit too fresh in the minds of voters, he could fall short, though his boosters can still take heart; in modern voting history (since 1966, when the BBWAA returned to annual balloting), the highest percentage ever received by a first-year candidate who fell short was Roberto Alomar's 73.7 percent, and he sailed in easily in his second year of eligibility.
Bagwell: Though the PED whispers are still out there, Bagwell's merits appear to be winning voters over gradually. Of the candidates to receive between 60 and 74.9 percent in their third time on the ballot — Robin Roberts (72.7 percent), Roy Campanella (69.9 percent), Early Wynn (66.7 percent), Don Sutton (63.8 percent) and Phil Niekro (62.2 percent) — Roberts and Wynn went in the next year, while Campanella, Niekro and Sutton took two more years.
Piazza: Despite some amount of PED whispers, Piazza appears poised for a strong debut, if not one that garners him first-ballot entry. Of the nine players debuting with 60 to 74.9 percent of the vote since 1966, catchers Yogi Berra (67.2 percent) and Carlton Fisk (66.4 percent) were both elected the next year. That any voters considered either of those two — a three-time MVP and pillar of a dynasty on the one hand, and an 11-time All-star who set home run and longevity records at the position on the other — unworthy of first-ballot entry says more about voter idiocy when it comes to the first-ballot distinction than anything else. The same is largely true for Piazza, who is simply the best-hitting catcher of all-time.
Raines: Among the 13 holdover candidates, none appears poised to make a bigger gain than Raines, who received 48.7 percent of the vote in 2012, his fifth year on the ballot. At this point the question is when, not if, he'll get in, though that could still take a bit of time; the three modern candidates to receive 60 to 74.9 percent of the vote in their sixth year (Tony Perez, Hoyt Wilhelm and Don Drysdale) needed an average of three more years to go over the top.
Morris: Though he leaped from 53.5 percent in his 12th year on the ballot to 66.7 percent in his 13th, Morris is finding the last mile to be a hard one; he doesn't appear to be making the kind of breakthrough likely to send him over the top this year. Bert Blyleven, the last starting pitcher to be elected, went from 62.7 percent in year 12 to 74.2 percent in year 13 to 79.7 percent in year 14. While Morris' boosters had hoped he would follow that pattern, he may instead follow that of Jim Rice, who needed all 15 years of eligibility to gain entry, going from 63.5 percent in year 13 to 72.2 percent in year 14 to 76.4 percent in his final year. The alternative is the company of Nellie Fox and Enos Slaughter, who needed to wait for entry via the Veterans Committee after failing to garner that last handful of votes in their final year of eligibility.
Bonds and Clemens: While their failures to gain first-ballot entry will be held up by some as a significant rebuke of their individual merits and of all PED-related candidates, neither of these two is being equated with Palmeiro — the lone candidate on the ballot to fail a steroid test — or Mark McGwire, both of whom have failed to garner even 25 percent of the vote in their times on the ballot. Since 1966, 24 candidates have debut above 40 percent, and the only ones who have failed to gain eventual entry via the BBWAA vote are Lee Smith (42.3 percent debut), Bagwell (41.7 percent) and Steve Garvey (41.6 percent); the first two are still on the ballot, while the latter lasted the whole 15 years without making it and didn't have anywhere near the merits that Bonds (seven MVP awards) or Clemens (seven Cy Young awards) or both (standings at or near the top of several key statistical categories) did.
Edgar Martinez: In his fourth year of eligibility, his candidacy appears to have stalled at least somewhat; he's polling at 38.6 percent according to BTF, which would be a gain of just over two percentage points from last year. Among the candidates receiving between 33 and 45 percent of the vote in year four are some who eventually gained entry (Rice, Goose Gossage, Luis Aparicio), some who needed the VC (Slaughter and Johnny Mize), and some who didn't make it (Garvey, Gil Hodges and Maury Wills).
Alan Trammell: Trammell climbed from 24.3 percent in his 10th year of eligibility to 36.8 percent in his 11th, but he doesn't appear to be maintaining that momentum; in this, his 12th year on the ballot, he's at 38.6 percent along with Martinez. No modern candidate who has been that low that late has gained entry via the BBWAA, though Fox, Ron Santo, Richie Ashburn and Bill Mazeroski did so via the VC.
Curt Schilling: Currently polling at 37.7 percent in his first year of eligibility, Schilling looks like anything but an automatic selection. Of the 10 modern candidates to debut with between 30 and 40 percent, only Gossage, Eddie Mathews and Lou Boudreau were eventually elected by the BBWAA, while Slaughter, Pee Wee Reese and Jim Bunning needed the VC and Martinez, Wills, Al Lopez and Luis Tiant are all on the outside looking in. I'd guess that once 300-game winners Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Randy Johnson — who become eligible in the next two years — gain entry and Morris is off the ballot, Schilling will come into stronger focus and begin climbing.
Lee Smith: Smith appears to have been hurt the most by this year's new candidates; having reached 50.6 percent last year, his 10th of eligibility, he's polling at 37.7 percent this year. If that holds, that leaves him in VC-or-bust territory as far as modern candidates go.
Dale Murphy: Despite the high-profile efforts of his children to call attention to his merits, he's polling at just 20.2 percent in his final year on the ballot, and would need around 89 percent of the outstanding ballots to gain entry. That's not going to happen.
McGwire, Palmeiro and Sammy Sosa: Polling at 16.7, 15.8 and 14.9 percent, respectively, this trio is in PED-linked purgatory, though they at least appear likely to remain on the ballot for awhile. Once Bonds and Clemens gain entry, resistance to other PED-linked candidates may soften somewhat, but it does appear that far fewer voters are otherwise convinced of this trio's merits.
Fred McGriff: After receiving 23.9 percent in his third year of eligibility, the Crime Dog appears likely to take a hit, as he's polling at just 15.8 percent this year. In the modern annals, no player receiving that low a share in his fourth year has gained entry via the BBWAA, though a few — including first baseman Orlando Cepeda — have done so via the VC.
Larry Walker: Like McGriff, he's poised for a staggering blow to his candidacy; after receiving 22.9 percent in his third year of eligibility, he's polling at 14.9 percent this year. He can look to the rallies by Blyleven (17.4 percent in year three) and Aparicio (12.0 percent) for some glimmers of hope, but it's getting late early for him.
Don Mattingly: He hasn't seen 20 percent of the vote since 2002, and he may not make it until year 15. After receiving 17.8 percent in his 12th year of eligibility in 2012, he's polling at 7.0 percent, putting him in significant danger of falling off the ballot — if not this year, then next year.
Kenny Lofton: Despite being a borderline candidate on the sabermetric merits — he's below the JAWS standard among centerfielders, but above the median score and among the top 10 at the position — he's in very real danger of falling off the ballot after his first year of eligibility, à la Bobby Grich and Lou Whitaker. BTF has him at just 2.6 percent, around half of the 5.0 percent needed to maintain his eligibility, and the gathering crowd on the ballot won't help him at all.


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Judas of Jerusalem, also as Judah Kyriakos, was the great grandson of Jude, brother of Jesus, and the last Jewish Bishop of Jerusalem, according to Epiphanius of Salamis[1] and Eusebius of Caesarea.[2]
Though the date he became bishop of Jerusalem is not known, Judas is said to have lived beyond the Bar Kokhba's revolt of 132 to 136. However, Mark was appointed bishop of Aelia Capitolina, the then name of Jerusalem, in 135 by the Metropolitan of Caesarea.
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- ↑ The Panarion of Epiphanius of Salamis: Book I (Sects 1-46) By Epiphanius, Epiphanius of Salamis, Translated by Frank Williams, 1987 ISBN 9004079262 p xi
- ↑ Eusebius, The History of the Church (Tr. A. G. Williamson, Penguin Books, 1965. ISBN 0-14-044535-8), see summary in Appendix A.
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Lincecum scratched with back spasms
Giants bring up Bumgarner to replace ailing ace
By Chris Haft / MLB.com
SAN FRANCISCO -- In a stunning sequence of events, the Giants scratched Tim Lincecum from his start Tuesday night with back spasms and purchased the contract of Madison Bumgarner, the organization's top pitching prospect, who was assigned to face the San Diego Padres instead. Giants manager Bruce Bochy wasn't certain when Lincecum, a two-time All-Star and the National League's reigning Cy Young Award winner, would rejoin the starting rotation. Bochy did say that Lincecum would return as soon as he's available -- which came as no surprise, given the right-hander's 13-5 record and 2.34 ERA in 28 starts. "The sooner we can put him out there, the more starts he can get," Bochy said. "... He just needs a couple of days [of rest], 24 to 36 hours, in that area," Bochy said. "Then we'll re-evaluate where we're at with him." The Giants, who began Tuesday trailing NL Wild Card leader Colorado by two games, face the West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers each of the next two weekends, sandwiched around a three-game series against the Rockies next Monday through Wednesday at AT&T Park. Bochy said that Lincecum, 25, reported discomfort in his lower left back after the team returned home from Milwaukee on Sunday, underwent a battery of tests and examinations and began taking anti-inflammatory medication. Bochy added that Lincecum felt significantly better Monday, prompting hopes that he could face the Padres. But the Giants didn't want to risk further injury to their valuable hurler. "We all have occasional back flareups," Bochy said, lumping Lincecum with average human beings. "We're hoping this is all it is and he'll be fine to go here soon." Assuming Lincecum's ailment indeed developed suddenly, it wouldn't explain his noticeably diminished velocity in recent starts. His fastball topped out at approximately 93-94 mph -- still effective, but a few miles per hour slower than usual. Lincecum leads the Major Leagues with 233 strikeouts and the National League with 200 1/3 innings. Those statistics are a mixed blessing, because they almost inevitably mean more pitches thrown and greater stress on a pitcher's arm. Lincecum ranked third in the NL with 3,035 pitches thrown entering Tuesday and topped the league in that category with 3,682 last season. In Lincecum's last start at AT&T Park, Aug. 28 against the Colorado Rockies, the auxiliary scoreboards displaying pitchers' velocity readings remained blank. Lincecum still shut out Colorado on four hits through eight innings. That was Lincecum's only victory in his previous six starts, though he recorded a respectable 2.89 ERA and struck out 44 while allowing 27 hits in 43 2/3 innings in that span. Lincecum was replaced by a pitcher whose arrival in the Majors has generated similar anticipation. Bumgarner, who turned 20 on Aug. 1 and is believed to be the Major Leagues' youngest active player, posted a 12-2 record with a 1.85 ERA at high-Class A San Jose and Double-A Connecticut this season after finishing 15-3 with a 1.46 ERA in 24 starts at low-Class A Augusta last year. He was the Giants' first-round selection in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft -- the 10th player taken overall, like Lincecum in 2006. Bumgarner pitched five scoreless innings, allowing one hit, in three Spring Training appearances this year. That included three shutout innings against the Dodgers in the Cactus League finale. Bumgarner allowed one hit and struck out four batters in that exhibition, including Manny Ramirez on three pitches. Bochy said that Bumgarner, whom the Giants had planned to add to their roster after the Minor League season ended Monday, was the Giants' "best option" to replace Lincecum. "He's had a good year. He's a kid we think a lot of," Bochy said. "Sure, he came up here on the fast track, but he's the best choice we have to put out there. He's the guy who's probably our best starter in the Minor Leagues, just like we brought up [Buster] Posey. He was our best catcher and we needed another catcher." Bochy said that Bumgarner will add long- and middle-relief depth during the season's remaining weeks, assuming this is his lone start. The Giants needed another left-hander after optioning Alex Hinshaw (12.00 ERA in nine appearances) to the Minors. To clear room for Bumgarner on the 40-man roster, the Giants designated right-hander Osiris Matos for assignment.
Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I prepared for a long walk back to the nearest lodge and a phone call for an expensive cab ride back to Las Vegas to relay fuel back to my bike, but had walked no farther that 300 yards when a gentleman pulled up and asked if I was riding the "yellow bike" and needed some help. I said yes and he ended up taking me back to town where I picked up a gas can, then to a gas station, and then back to my bike high up on the mountain!!! (probably 40 miles+) I even volunteered to top off his tank (BMW Z4) for saving me the hassle, which he refused saying "I was just on a Sunday drive anyways."
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Rugby World Cup 2015
England to hit the road during World Cup?
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September 18, 2012
Twickenham marks the three-year countdown to the World Cup © England Rugby 2015
England could be set to go on the road in the 2015 World Cup in an attempt to drum up interest from the whole country and not just the south.
With the showpiece event three years away today, the organising committee are open to the idea of shifting England to the north for a warm up game prior to the World Cup or even a group game. England have played two internationals at Old Trafford in the past - tackling Argentina in 2009 and the All Blacks in 1997.
And England Rugby 2015 chairman Andy Cosslett has revealed that they could be set to return to the north once again.
"Those are options that are under consideration and are being discussed with the RFU," Cosslett said. "There is a tremendous appetite for making sure this World Cup gets to as many corners of the country as we can take it.
"Taking it out of the traditional rugby strongholds, where we are fighting the battle against Premier League football teams, is a priority. The RFU are very supportive of that. We haven't come to a final conclusion yet, but I think you will find there are a fair few northerners (at the RFU) like (England head coach) Stuart Lancaster and (chief executive) Ian Ritchie so I am sure that we can do the right thing."
There have been worries that traditional rugby strongholds - with just Twickenham, Welford Road and Kingsholm believed to be on the shortlist - are being overlooked in favour of profit but ER 2015 chief operating officer Ross Young has demanded that football grounds will have to "buy in" to the World Cup and not take their involvement forgranted.
But he conceded that any stadium used in the competition must be able to help deliver the body's overall target of raising £100million."There is always a desire to include at least one rugby club, but it all has got to fit properly. You have to put the right games in the right venues."
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The two hottest teams in Major League Soccer will square off at Rio Tinto Stadium on Saturday when Real Salt Lake hosts Seattle Sounders FC.
RSL sits in second place in the Western Conference and just one point back of leaders FC Dallas after putting together a 7-1-1 stretch in all competitions since the start of May.
Seattle got off to a poor start with only two points from its first five games this season, but the club's current form has helped the Sounders climb to fifth in the Western table after a run of six wins in eight fixtures.
These two teams met in the fourth week of the season while Seattle was mired in its slump, and the Sounders left Rio Tinto with a 2-1 defeat.
But Sounders head coach Sigi Schmid is convinced that his team's mentality is very different from the first meeting this season.
"We're more confident now than when we played them the last time," Schmid said. "We've got some guys who feel good about putting the ball in the back of the net and that's a situation we weren't having."
In fact, the Sounders have tallied 16 goals in their last seven MLS matches, and despite trailing Salt Lake by six points ahead of Saturday's game, the Sounders still have three games in hand on their opponents.
Salt Lake is also in the midst of a bit of a scoring binge having outscored its last four opponents by a combined total of 11-3.
Midfielder Javier Morales has played a big role in the recent surge with a goal and four assists in that span, and RSL is 6-2-2 since he returned to the lineup on April 13.
RSL is coming off its first bye week of the season after a busy stretch of games in the month of May. And while the rest is good, Salt Lake's Chris Wingert is also wary of his team becoming complacent.
"We've had a ton of games in a short amount of time and we got a few days off which was really nice," Wingert said. "But at the same time we've got to make sure that we're not getting complacent coming off a bye week. We know it's going to be an extremely tough challenge. Seattle has been playing well."


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Buns Aplenty: How to Use Up Those Pesky Hamburger and Hot Dog Buns
Those darn leftover hamburger and hot dog buns! After every grilling party, it seems like they're fated to be tossed in the corner of the pantry only to be discovered several weeks later as a gnarly, green science experiment. Don't let this happen to your stash. While you can always freeze them for the next grilling party, it might not be an option if the buns are crushed and misshapen. If you're looking for ways to waste not, check out our tips for using up those leftover buns.
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LeCras injured in Eagles' AFL derby loss
West Coast forward Mark LeCras injured his arm and Fremantle skipper Matthew Pavlich was reported in the Dockers' 28-point AFL western derby victory at Patersons Stadium on Saturday night.
LeCras, who missed all of last season with a knee injury, appeared to suffer a serious shoulder injury after copping a heavy but fair bump from Tendai Mzungu.
The 2010 All-Australian immobilised his right arm by wrapping it up in his jersey, but was later seen icing his forearm.
The injury capped a forgettable third quarter for the Eagles, with Fremantle piling on six goals to one to set up the 16.12 (108) to 11.14 (80) victory in front of 39,629 fans.
Dockers midfielders David Mundy and Michael Barlow were the joint winners of the Ross Glendinning medal after dominant displays.
Fremantle were left with their own worries after Pavlich was reported for charging Will Schofield.
Schofield took a brave mark running back with the flight of the ball when Pavlich cannoned into him.
Pavlich was already in mid-air when Schofield claimed the mark, and the Fremantle spearhead turned his body when he realised contact was imminent.
Schofield was shaken by the hit, but was able to take the free kick.
The AFL's match review panel is also sure to assess a first-quarter incident when Eagles midfielder Scott Selwood was felled off the ball.
Fremantle duo Hayden Ballantyne and Nat Fyfe were in the area at the time, but it was unclear who delivered the blow to Selwood, who stayed on the ground for around 20 seconds and left the field nursing a sore head.
Ballantyne had a quiet game and was subbed off in the final quarter with a lower leg injury.
The likely loss of LeCras for the early part of the season is a bitter blow for West Coast, who are already missing ruckman Nic Naitanui (groin), midfielder Daniel Kerr (knee), Matt Rosa (quad), Mark Nicoski (hamstring) and Sharrod Wellingham (ankle).
And in a further setback, key defender Eric Mackenzie appeared to injure his left hamstring in the third quarter.
West Coast led by nine points at halftime, but were blown out of the water in the third term as Fremantle's midfield took control.
Such was Fremantle's dominance, they ended up winning the inside-50m count 61-38.
Former Port Adelaide midfielder Danyle Pearce performed strongly in his first AFL game for the Dockers, while Barlow, Stephen Hill and Mundy were also key contributors.
Tagger Ryan Crowley restricted gun Eagles on-baller Luke Shuey to just 12 touches, while Luke McPharlin was strong in defence for the Dockers.
Pavlich booted just 0.3 for the match, but Fremantle's small brigade stepped up in his absence.
Michael Walters and Nic Suban booted three goals, while Pearce and Chris Mayne chipped in with two apiece.
Eagles coach John Worsfold said early indications were that LeCras had suffered a fractured arm.
"He might be having surgery on it (on Sunday) to put a plate in," Worsfold said.
"It's terrible for him. But depending on what it is, it's not necessarily a long period out."
Worsfold confirmed Mackenzie suffered a low-grade hamstring strain, while skipper Darren Glass copped a cork to his right leg.
Fremantle coach Ross Lyon said Ballantyne received a hit to the shin and a corked calf, but was in line to face the Bulldogs in a fortnight.
Lyon was pleased with the win, but also acknowledged West Coast's injuries.
"The reality is they were depleted in some areas, particularly the midfield," Lyon said.
"But in the end our preparation and total teamsmanship was quite dominant. I thought our third quarter was dominant.
"(There is) a lot to like but a lot to improve on."
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