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Through green eyes: Why Canberra Raiders fans should be closely watching the plan to "reform" junior development
The NRL has been conducting a wide ranging review of the development pathways for rugby league. As one former Blue currently in the news might have said: It's been a looooooong time in the making.
The Canberra Raiders, and other clubs like the Penrith Panthers and St George Illawarra Dragons, spend a lot of time and money developing junior rugby league. For a looooooong time, some of the big, rich clubs, particularly those with small junior areas, have simply chosen to poach players from other clubs. You all know who they are. They poach without compunction, and without compensation to the clubs who do invest in development of juniors.
The Canberra Raiders reached a tipping point in the past year when Anthony Milford was poached by the Brisbane Broncos from the Raiders. Logan based, Milford was given a scholarship at a young age by the Raiders. He was actually overlooked by the Brisbane Broncos. He was too small.
The Raiders saw the talent, and invested in his development. He played in the juniors for the Raiders' feeder team, Souths Logan. He was eventually brought to Canberra for the Under 18s competition, made a mark, and almost instantly progressed to the Raiders Under 20s team. He quickly made firsts. And then almost as quickly he was signed by the Brisbane Broncos. It was reportedly for a contract worth less than half that offered by Canberra... at least in terms of what was charged to the salary cap.
For the Canberra Raiders, it was a tipping point. It led the club to finally conclude that the costs of investing in junior development are not paying off under the NRL's current rules. As a first step, the Raiders decided to stop funding junior development in Souths Logan. And since then, Canberra has become a leading advocate for greater incentives for junior development from the NRL, and compensation when juniors are poached by other clubs.
"We will never move away from the juniors because we do service a big area but, financially and commercially, how much we put into that region and that area will be heavily scrutinised in the next 12 months" Raiders CEO Don Furner said earlier this year.
"There's not a huge incentive to keep investing the money we do in those areas. Even though you see great juniors come through, there's 10 or 12 clubs that let certain clubs do the heavy lifting in that regard and it's something that we constantly talk to the NRL about."
When the NRL recruited South Sydney CEO Shane Richardson to focus on "game strategy" this year, he was put onto the review of junior development. The results are now being put to NRL clubs and Richardson's proposals are leaking out.
Clearly not everything has yet been announced as yet, and the reports may not be fully accurate. But there are some worrying features of the proposals.
# The National Youth Competition will be abolished, once the current TV deal expires in 2017. Coaches have increasingly concluded that it does not prepare players effectively for the NRL. The competition is exciting, it rates well on pay television and has been a good breeding ground for first graders. But defence has not been a strong feature of the competition, and many players need some extra time in NSW or Queensland Cup before they are ready for firsts, particularly forwards. Now it is seen as an overhead by the money men, just as "reserve grade" was when it was all but abandoned - at the time the NYC was created. It will save clubs $1 million each.
# The Richardson plan will restore the NSW Cup and Queensland Cup as the primary "feeder" grade for the NRL. Sort of. It doesn't look like NSW Cup matches will feature as "warm up" games for NRL matches, as the NSW Cup will expand to include Fiji and two regional teams in a 14 team competition, and there'll be fewer Sydney teams. It's being suggested NSW Cup will still be played at "secondary venues". The only game you'll get is the NRL match on game day. Many clubs have been trying to kill off the lower grades for some time, again to cut costs. They see their "clubs" as one team "franchises". Looks like they'll finally succeed. Meanwhile, the fans pay the same for one game... instead of two or three.
# Richardson has been an advocate of a shift to an external draft and central funding of junior development by the NRL. That idea of a draft looks to have been dropped - as it is "not consistent with rugby league culture". It's now proposed that in 2018 NRL clubs will have 30 man top grade squads (compared to 25 at present). Clubs will be prohibited from signing players under the age of 18 (15 at present). Country players will not be permitted to move to "Sydney" until they finish high school at age 18. NRL clubs will be able to each select three (2018), then six (from 2019), rookies who are under 19, from anywhere they choose. It will be up to the rookie to choose if more than one club is interested.
# It is not clear how that marries up with the current junior reps programs. It had been suggested Under 20s might go back to a format that is similar to Under 18s and 16s, which are short nine week competitions. Some reports suggest Under 20s may be an 18 week competition. Presumably there will still be a Canberra Raiders junior representatives program, but it's not clear how that works if NRL clubs cannot sign junior players...
What worries me most is: How does this actually improve junior development? And who does the development? And who funds it?
You can cut "costs" for clubs, but in doing that you are also cutting the investment in junior development. The reports so far are not touting massive new investment from the NRL in juniors, or that the NRL will take over all junior development, as in AFL. Rugby league supporters have been hoping that the NRL's next TV deal would at least equal that of AFL so that investment in junior rugby league at least matches AFL. It looks like the NRL will again be left in the shade on TV rights, so there goes that idea...
At the same time, there doesn't seem to be much incentive for clubs to invest in junior development programs under this model. It looks like the same old model, where some clubs invest, while others grab their "rookies" quota from others. Because the draft has been dropped, the rich clubs will snap up the best rookies. And, in the meantime, by not tying up the younger players to contracts, you leave them wide open for recruitment from other sports, in particular, rugby union.
Given Canberra is the main club for NSW Country players, many won't get to the nation's capital until they are 18 years old at the earliest, and they're going to be missing out on the best development programs.
Many players are going to be left by the wayside as a result of what is on the table.
In changing things, you've also got to think about the things you might lose. Rugby league has had an advantage over other sports, in that its networks of leagues clubs have generated a lot of cash for junior football. In fact, its actually their responsibility to promulgate and develop the sport. That's why they were created. I can see why they wonder about investing in their district's footy, if, after all this time and investigation, the NRL's rules still allow other clubs to profit from those investments.
Junior development is one of rugby league's strengths. There's still a lot of unanswered questions. But the moment, it looks like it is being put at risk.
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While I'm supportive of the U20's being ditched as the NRL's pseudo second tier comp and I hate the idea of a draft system, I think the ARLC and the NRL have lost the plot entirely with junior development.
As you say Greeneyed, there is no apparent incentive in the proposed model for the NRL clubs to invest in regional junior development...or regional football at any level for that matter. At least the 20's forced all clubs to put money into elite junior development.
Furthermore, I have no idea what this element of the proposal even really means:
So now they are basically putting a cap on how many young players a club can recruit? What is the purpose of this?
The word shambles gets thrown around here quite a bit (perhaps too often), but in this case it is really fitting. There is no real plan by the ARLC or the NRL to promote the code from the grassroots level, or get the NRL clubs involved in investing in the underlying health of the game. It's ridiculous.
The idea of abandoning the Holden Cup is highly retrograde IMO, it looks like there will be no national competition at anything other than NRL level.
The Sydney clubs achieved the abandonment of the NSW Premier League through the introduction of the NYC. Now the same people will achieve the abandonment of the NYC. All in the name of cost saving.
I just can't understand how anyone sees this as a good idea.
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I think perhaps we should wait until we know all the facts about what Richardson is proposing before we jump the gun.
So far all we have is "leaked details", mostly reported by News Ltd who have had an axe to grind against the ARLC since the dawn of time
Maybe David Smith and Shane Richardson are complete **** idiots and have the code circling the drain, or maybe, just maybe there is more to this overhaul than we've been presented with so far, i don't know yet, and neither do any of you.
Let's take a deep one, relax and wait until we have all the details in front of use before we over react.
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Ditching the U20's as a premier competition is the right move IMO. I think the NRL's second tier needs to be a senior grade competition (or competitions as the case may be). The under 20's simply does not prepare the majority of players for NRL level football. It's simply not working.
I just don't understand the mentality of "cost cutting" junior development in an era where more money than ever is coming to the clubs. Now is the time to think about the long term health of the code instead of funnelling millions of dollars into the pockets of a handful of elite players.
Nick, that's very true, as noted in the story. We don't have the full picture, although some of the picture is very clear, for example, the abolition of Holden Cup. We have our own CEO on the public record on this, it's not "leaked".
The story isn't titled, "Why Canberra Raiders fans should be afraid, very afraid, of the plan to "reform" junior development".
The story is titled, "Why Canberra Raiders fans should be closely watching the plan to "reform" junior development".
And given what David Smith is delivering, it seems like a reasonable admonition.
That is what worries me Seiffert. The whole thing, as reported, so far, is about "cost cutting" of "overheads". The "overheads", as far as I can see, are: "being a footy club". They are not "overheads". It is the very thing the clubs have been established to do!
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Yeah, look i know you love the **** out the U20s, but most NRL fans and experts agree that inspite of it's popularity in terms of TV ratings, it's bad for development of our talent, and it's a flawed concept that needs to be replaced.
I guess what im trying to say is you might be really upset about the abolishment of the U20's, but i think most fans agree it's for the best and do not share your love affair for 46-32 games
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I cannot see how it is "bad" for the development of players. We have always had Under 20s or Under 21s or Under 23s. It used to be called Presidents Cup. We actually NEED this grade for the purpose of developing players.
The very concerning thing about the Richardson plan is that it seems to assume that playing in the backyard is OK until players turn 18. Then somehow, magically, they are NRL ready players!
Where does the "development" happen? It can't just happen on high school ovals in Parkes. It can't happen without some form of competition between the best of the best players playing against each other.
It is like these people devising the strategic plans have never seen how a footy club works.
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And when it was called the Presidents Cup, it wasn't RL's "reserve grade" competition as it is now. That's where it's bad and why it needs to change, going from 20's to NRL is not a good path way for our young talent, and almost everyone except you knows it.
Yes we do need that grade, we also need 1, maybe even 2 national grades between it and FG if we want to improve the development structure.
But look, i've seen how you get with these "Through green eyes" posts, there is quite literally no use in engaging you in these threads. Blinkers are glued on, so BOLWE.
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Can we just all agree to rename this segment from "Through green eyes" to "Old man yells at clouds" and be done with it??
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I think what you've said, that we need another national level grade... I'd actually be fine with that. If we were going to have a national premier league or something like that, to replace NYC... then that'd be different. But we're not going to. What we're going to have is the abolition of NYC, and pretty much what we've got now at reserve grade level.
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This is a serious issue for the future of the club... oh, forget it!
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Back in the day we had under 23s Before reserve grade. That was a pretty good set up I reckon.
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Not many other pro comps play more games on the same day as game day.
IMO if the nrl started pumping money into junior development to increase the numbers playing the game taking it off the clubs this could only be a good thing.
If they did. That's a big if.
Clubs to tackle NRL on development issues after pathways summit
The NRL is about to engage in another battle with its clubs as they meet with the NSW Rugby League from Wednesday to thrash out concerns over the abolition of the National Youth Competition.
Read more: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/rugby-l ... z3jpYqdZ5D
It's understood the League is considering basing the NSW model on that of the Queensland Cup, with players expected to graduate into an open-age competition from the SG Ball. However, there are concerns the jump from the under-18s is too big a leap and talented youngsters may fall through the cracks in the transition.
Read more: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/rugby-l ... z3jpbHRmv0
How is that the Queensland Cup model? There's a National Youth Competition where Queensland Cup U18s players progress to Queensland NRL clubs and other NRL clubs. I honestly wonder what on earth they are thinking at the NRL at times.
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I think bringing back an actual reserve grade side would be better. I agree the step up from u20s to NRL is too much for most. I don't care how they want to breakdown the junior ranks, and/ or NSW Cup and QLD Cup, but the current system, at least at the very top, doesn't work.
I think you increase the squad size from 25 to 45-50 (or even 53 like the NFL), so you can fill 2 sides, an NRL side and a reserves side. If that means you have a few 16, 17 or 18 yr olds coz they are seen as good enough, so be it. You could still break the cap down into 2 if you like, with a top 25 and a 2nd 25 (or whatever the remained is), but that becomes the entire Club squad and the minimum investment a club must make.
I think you would find there will still be youth comps, so SG Ball, Harold Mats, etc would probably continue as normal.
The main focus is the very top, and currently is doesn't work.
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I think the proposal is for a squad of 30 + 6 under 19's. I assume other players would have to come out of feeder arrangements.
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Great original post GE
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The 1 game on game day thing...... is there any reason why local or regional clubs can't still play the games at Canberra Stadium on game day?
They're not the Raiders... I also suspect clubs would prefer just one game, as it cuts the cost of the workforce on game day by half.
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Ok so there's no real reason other than cost. Will be interesting to see what happens.
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First grade
Reserve grade
Third Grade
Fourth grade or under 19's or whatever
Personally I love to see young Raider kids come through the grades, see if he can bring the talent and toughness.
Unlike many sports, always thought its great how Rugby League have more than one game on match day.
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When the nyc goes flegg needs to come back or presidents cup u23s
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Clubs unite for a summit to block NRL's pathway overhaul
The NRL is facing a fresh rebellion over its plans to overhaul development pathways, with clubs united in their belief there needs to be a suitable replacement if the National Youth Competition is disbanded.
Representatives from NSW Cup and NRL clubs converged on Canterbury Leagues Club for a summit on Thursday to discuss concerns over how Shane Richardson's "whole of game" manifesto will affect the pathway to first grade.
Read more: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/rugby-l ... z3kfQHkdGz
Richardson is hopeless.
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Just sack Richardson and get someone else to have a shot.
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I'm with you on bringing back Reserve Grade. I cannot see how the Raiders funding the Mounties does anything for local development.
It would ensure that the coaching strategies in the NRL are more closely aligned at that level and young players would continue to have a step where they get to play alongside older, bigger and/or more experienced players.
I couldn't care less about U20s. It's like a bad game of touch footy with some players having so little skill you can't believe they got that far in the system. If a Reserve Grade isn't possible, then increase the age to U23 so we're not losing players early and the youngsters get a near Reserve Grade experience.
This idea of not being able to sign players until they're 18 is nuts. They'll miss out on semi-professional development for about 3 years and the overall standard of players coming through will eventually drop.
BTW, the Raiders sponsor the Canberra Raiders Cup. Why are we not seeing the match of the round being played as a curtain-raiser at Canberra Stadium? I wouldn't mind betting the defence in that comp is better than what we see in the U20s.
One last thing. I know this is all about player development, but how in Hell is the ARLC not thinking about junior referee development? Considering the biggest aggravation fans suffer through every round of every season is the abysmal quality of the refs, this should be a priority.
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Most of the suggestions are pretty crap really... I've got no real issue with removing the under 20's except that I think people aren't looking at the good it's done. It's kept a lot of players in Rugby League when other codes may otherwise have poached them as they wouldn't be getting any game or camera time until years later otherwise.
The entire thing just reeks of change for changes sake... It's not directly, or even indirectly, addressing any of the issues or problems junior development in Rugby League is facing at all...
It seems insane with all the extra cash coming into the sport now through the TV deals that people are still crying over money... It's just typical greedy corporate types trying to turn Rugby League even more of a business than it already is... I've yet to see a club CEO begging in the streets, and that includes the clubs with money problems... We should be spending more on juniors, not less...
Get Stuart to realise he is holding the club back and step down to player manager!
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The part about not signing people until their 18 is interesting... I've heard the various cons spoken about a lot but I think organisations always feel that they need to persevere with products that they have put a lot of money into... If you've had a kid on scholarship since he was 15 and by 19 he's not looking so crash hot, it's easy to hang onto that 'investment' too long... Maybe grabbing them at 18 will have benefits in that regard...
On a loosely related note I agree with canning the 20s... It forces clubs to hang onto too many 18-20 year olds and lose 21-25 year olds in the process...
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Tudor Timi -
November 19, 2014
Having dabbled in internal EDA tool development myself, I find your idea awesome. I'll be following you guys closely!
Naveen Kumar -
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Hi Brad,
Do you have any user documentation on what issues you are trying to solve with this trial version?
Tudor Timi -
December 3, 2014
Coming back to the idea of apps. Will you also offer a type of marketplace for third party EDA apps that are built using your framework?
Sriram Kotni -
December 11, 2014
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Developing a tool (new idea) from scratch will be costly and time consuming. Having such such platform will be helpful.
Are you planning to support low power standard IEEE 1801 standard. This will be a useful addition.
Another good addition, adding to Tudor's comment on marketplace, is letting individuals and small group of talented people/startups to develop new EDA tools and market them using app store. This will become a gateway to new innovations in EDA industry.


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7. How many miles are on the truck? Comments: Odometers break unfortunately, but a nice thing about the newer electronic engines is that we can read the internal computers if it is a Detroit engine or a Cummins engine. Have the salesman double check this for you if possible.
8. What should I look for before test driving the truck? Comments: Do a walk around the truck looking at brakes, tires, wreck damage, engine leaks, analyze if the wheel base is correct, look for suspension wear, and overall appearance, take a look at the oil and water for contamination.
9. What should I look for during a test drive? Comments: Use all of your senses the best you can. Are there any vibrations? Does the engine sound right? What does the exhaust smoke look like, and is it the correct color after the engine has warmed up.? How does the transmission and clutch feel?
10. What do I look for after the test drive? Comments: Check the truck for leaks, check the engine for having too much compression, do another walk around to see if you see any other problems that you missed the first time. Comments: It is always good to know if the truck has belonged to a company that took good care of it.
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange accused the CIA of trying to "subvert" his First Amendment rights after agency Director Mike Pompeo called the group a "non-state hostile intelligence service" that is often abetted by "state actors like Russia."
"History shows the danger of allowing the CIA or any intelligence agency, whose very modus operandi includes misdirection and lying, to be the sole arbiter of what is true or what is prudent," Assange said in a statement Friday. "Otherwise every day might see a repeat of the many foolish CIA actions which have led to death, displacement, dictatorship and terrorism"
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Pompeo, in his first speech since taking over the agency, called Assange a "fraud," someone who has no "moral compass" and a "narcissist who has created nothing of value."
He asserted that Assange and former National Security Agency staffer and famed leaker Edward Snowden "seek to use that information to make a name for themselves" and they "care nothing about the lives they put at risk or the damage they cause to national security."
Asked why he would focus on WikiLeaks rather than other issues, Pompeo said he felt it was vital to inform the American people about the threat they pose.
"The bottom line is that it became harder for us in the intelligence community to keep Americans safe. It became harder to monitor the communications of terrorist organizations that are bent on bringing bloodshed to our shores. Snowden's disclosures helped these groups find ways to hide themselves in the crowded digital forest," Pompeo added.
Last week, WikiLeaks released the latest chapter in its ongoing "Vault 7" series of cyber and hacking tools that it claims were stolen from the CIA.
Pompeo's message came after President Trump said during his campaign that he "loved" WikiLeaks for releasing some of Hillary Clinton's emails.
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The Opening Ceremony is one of the highlights of Congress, and this year proved no exception.
In his welcome address to over 2,000 delegates, EAS President Professor Alberico Catapano (University of Milan, Italy) overviewed the numerous EAS initiatives which help to maintain the momentum of the Society in education, research and advocacy. These include collaboration with other Societies, as with the recently published Sixth Joint Task Force 2016 European Guidelines on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Clinical Practice,1 as well as the recent Consensus Panel with the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM), which recommended that non-fasting blood samples be routinely used for the assessment of plasma lipid profiles.2 An eagerly anticipated update to the Joint European Society of Cardiology/EAS Guidelines on Dyslipidaemia Management is expected in the near future.
Congress Co-Chair Professor Florian Kronenberg (Innsbruck Medical University) highlighted networking and mentoring of young researchers as another key priority of EAS. 'Our focus is on encouraging young researchers as the future of atherosclerosis research; one day it will be one of you on the stage presenting the latest findings from your research.'
In his address, President of the International Atherosclerosis Society, Professor Yuji Matsuzawa (Sumitomo Hospital, Japan) highlighted the underlying need for both Societies, with cardiovascular disease continuing to be the major cause of death and disability across the globe. 'We still have an important mission to prevent cardiovascular disease. Given the strengths of EAS resources, continued collaboration between the IAS and EAS is very much welcomed.'
EAS Congress delegates were also welcomed by the Mayor of Innsbruck, Dr. Oppitz-Plörer, who confirmed the suitability of Innsbruck for the Congress, with one in three people in education in the city. Moreover, Innsbruck Medical University President, Dr. H. Fritsch confirmed that researchers from Innsbruck have provided groundbreaking findings in lipoprotein(a) research, thus reaffirming Innsbruck as an appropriate venue for EAS.
This year's Congress has something for everyone. As Congress Co-Chair, Prof. Hans Dieplinger (Innsbruck Medical University, Austria) noted: 'We have put together a potpourri of science, from basic research to clinical studies.'
The Anitschkow Lecture by the Anitschkow Award recipient is the highlight of the Opening Ceremony, and this year was no exception, with an elegant lecture by Professor Peter Carmeliet (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium). While mostly remaining quiescent throughout adult life, blood vessels maintain the capacity to rapidly form new vasculature in response to injury or in pathological conditions, as in cancer. Endothelial cells are key players in this process, angiogenesis. Traditional approaches have focused on studying growth factors and other proangiogenic mediators in order to excess growth. In the context of cancer research, although this direction of research has revealed key mechanisms that regulate tissue vascularization, success in the clinic has been hampered due to insufficient efficacy, refractoriness to treatment, and tumour resistance.
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This week, workers in Cambridge, Massachusetts, gained new protections for making sure they are paid fairly and on time. On March 14, city manager Richard Rossi signed an executive order establishing certification requirements for vendors bidding on city contracts. The measure seeks to prevent wage theft, which is the improper withholding of payment from employees and the failure to pay employees according to required schedules. Wage theft most often involves employers paying less than the minimum, contracted or prevailing wage, not paying for all hours worked, or not paying overtime for hours exceeding 40 per week. But wage theft can take many forms—employers may never send the final paycheck or may misclassify workers as independent contractors.
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We were literally heading out the door for our beach vacation and I decided that we needed a pouch to carry my daughter's headphones. Talk about last-minute crafting!
My very generous sister – who has fabulous taste, by the way – got me a Longchamp Paris Le Pliage tote for my birthday. In related news, I'm 35 again, ya'll – yay!! It's only the third year in a row…
Because we were about to enjoy a 6 hour road trip locked in a car with a toddler who has boycotted naps, we thought we'd try our very first cartoon in the car with her Kindle. I needed – yes that is the right word – a bag to hold her headphones so they wouldn't snag anything in my new, swanky tote. I whipped up this one in no time – actually, it was 10 minutes.
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Isn't my little sister so awesome? I didn't know I needed one of these totes until I had one. It is a large tote that can fold up easily for travel – it's a Transformer, ya'll! It's such an awesome bag (that can be wiped clean) and I wanted to fill it up immediately and use it for our vacation.
After bringing it home, the little one absconded with it for hours while she filled it up with her "treasure toys." Once it had been extricated it from her chubby, little toddler fingers, I began packing it with some trip essentials when it occurred to me that I didn't have a purse organizer. How is it that I can be the proud owner of 1,241* tote bags and not own a purse organizer?
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I will be remedying my lack of purse organizer options shortly with another sewing project added to my ever-growing list. Once I figure it out, perhaps you'll see it here at Ruffles and Rain Boots?
Back to the bags…
A drawstring bag is such a versatile bag! Simple drawstring bags can be used:
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- to corral those tiny little Lego pieces that should have been sucked up by the vacuum…
Because of their simple design, they are easily customized to fit any item. After figuring out that these are so very easy to make, I will definitely be finding more uses for them.
This tutorial is so easy and there are probably a ton of tutorials on the web already, but because I whipped this up in 10 minutes and 11.45 pm is entirely too early to be in bed whilst on the eve of one's vacation, I'm going to write up a tutorial for you here.
Side note: I really should start trying to get to bed earlier…
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Pinking shears are your friend in this fast little baggie so that you can reduce fraying (and the need to zig-zag stitch the edges). If you have a serger, or the time to zig-zag the edges, know that I am envious of both.
Measure out the size you want for your bag, and cut the fabric using the pinking shears. I just plopped her new headphones down on the cutting mat I had out (used for painting, if you couldn't tell) and eye-balled it, but you can get all technical and measure stuff…
Once you have your pieces cut, you will need to make the casing for the drawstring. You can either use the pre-hemmed option like I did, or fold it over (and then over again) and create your own hem.
You have a choice here: I chose a single drawstring, but if you cut on the fold of the fabric and want a double drawstring, you're going to have to separate the casing piece that will be on the folded edge side by cutting it. You can do this by measuring your drawstring width and making sure your casing is cut to fit it. Then snip it.
If you didn't use a pre-hemmed piece of fabric, hem the top edge of each of your fabric pieces (or the one piece like I used). Once hemmed, you will need to turn the fabric down again to create a casing to fit whatever ribbon or strap you intend to use. I measured 2 inches down from the top edge, but it will depend on your drawstring strap width.
Wow, the hard part is actually over, isn't that nice? Here you have another choice. If you cut on the fold and have one large piece of fabric, you can choose to sew around just the two open sides (the two sides without the casing) or you can sew all three. I chose to sew all three, allowing for the same look on all sides. I used a 5/8 inch seam allowance.
I snipped the bottom corners, taking care not to snip the stitches. It must be said, 'cuz I've done it. Then, I turned the bag inside out and started threading the casing.
You have a couple of options for the drawstrings, but because I needed this done quickly, I went with the easier of the two (option 2). Both ways involve threading a ribbon or strap through the casing, which is easily accomplished by attaching a safety pin to one end of the ribbon. The pin allows one to easily feed it through the casing, completing this bag in no time at all.
Option 1: Double string (see above for cut information)
You will need two strings 2 times the width of your fabric (plus 5 inches, or so). To do this, thread the string through the entire casing, tying off at the end. Thread the other string through the casing, starting at the opposite side, tying off at the end.
Option 2: Single string
Because I was in a hurry and didn't split the casing at the folded side, I opted for the single string method. Thread the string (2 times the width of your fabric plus 5 inches) through the entire casing and tie off at the end.
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– National volleyball champions GSU were beaten by Geish of Egypt in their first match of the club championship in Cairo, Egypt
– The paramilitary could not match the prowess of the Egyptians as they fell 0-3 sets of (12-25, 12-25, 21-25). North Africans have always dominated the male club championship for along spell
Egyptian League leaders Geish (EGY) shot down GSU (KEN) 3-0 (25-12, 25-12, 25-21) in their opening volleyball match of the men's Africa Club Championship in Cairo on Wednesday, March 23.
This was, as expected, a tough contest for the Kenyan champions, as the Kenyans didn't show enough resistance.t a packed Cairo Sports Complex.
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Geish tops Egyptian league and overwhelmed Kenyans in all sets.
The Gideon Taurus-coached side have to win all their games to progress to the quarters.
They face Algeria's Setif on Thursday, March 18 at Cairo Sports Complex from 3pm.
READ ALSO: GSU men take the fight to land of Pharaohs, will they conquer?
GSU's next fixture is against Cameroon's CSVB on Saturday, March 26, and the final fixture is on Sunday against Mozambique Autoridade.
In other matches played, Madagascar's Gendarmine defeated the Republic of Congo's DGSP 3-0 (25-19, 25-22 and 25-19).
Uganda's Nemo Stars shot down Sudan's El Nahda 3-0 (25-21, 25-16 and 25-16) while Cote d'Ivoire's Espoir trounced Ethiopia's Wolaitta 3-0 (25-19, 25-23 and 25-23).
GSU is determined to break the North African dominance in the continental scene after a dismal performance in the 2015 edition held in Tunisia where they finished 12 overall.
READ ALSO: Kenyan girls combine brains and stamina to humble giants
It will be a hard fight for the 11 time champions and hosts Al Ahly, Sfax of Tunisia and Zamalek all eyeing the African title.
Former national champions Kenya Prisons will not take part in the championship after opting out one week ago due to financial constraints.
Earlier, Kenya Ports Authority and Nairobi Water had withdrawn
24 clubs from 17 countries will participate in the the event.
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I know there are some in Sydney but none are coming to my store
I'll know when they've arrived in Brisbane when a certain eBay seller lists it
There seems to be more miroir lockits on eBay than the whole of Australia will receive
^^ Haha, so right Shalomjude!
I've noticed that too.. and their collective BIN prices will be more than the whole of Australia could pay! :blink:
I thought there's only 1 LV store in Sydney?!
or do you mean you are from another state??
^ the other boutique is at The Rocks.
Okay, thanks Ducky!
So Sydney has some bling bling miroir lockits yet?? Will all the states get it at the same time?
So was there any in the gold coast stores?
I dunno I don't get the hype about this bag - well from photos anyway - imagine the blinding glare it would give off in the sun!
^ Wouldn't that be HOT?!
Just spoke to my SA. There's no guarantee I'll get both colours, but she did ask me to pick a preference, and I chose gold. Hopefully I get even ONE.
^^ That is great news for you
Do you mean they have already been released in Sydney? Thanks!


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KIOWA The custom cutters have almost all moved on now. Only a few grain trucks still rattle down Main Street on the way to the elevators. The mood is as somber as the oppressive heat as harvest wraps up in this first Kansas town to cut the drought-plagued 2006 winter wheat crop.
At the OK Co-op Grain Co. grain elevator, general manager Alan Meyers talked about the impact the loss of half of the wheat crop will have on this farming community that has little else to sustain its local economy.
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The winter wheat crop is worth between $16 million and $18 million to the Kiowa area.
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Meyers anticipated the local harvest will wind up with 1.5 million or 1.6 million bushels - far short of the 3.5 million bushels his seven elevators in the area normally take in.
Folks here already knew it would be bad. This area straddling the Oklahoma-Kansas border has only gotten 1.6 inches of rain, and virtually no snow, since October. If anything the crop - almost all top quality No. 1 wheat - did better than many expected. Some folks had even feared the area would harvest just a third of a normal crop this season and are grateful for even half a crop given the lack of rainfall.
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"It is hard to let longtime, permanent employees go," he said.
At another OK Co-op elevator in town, Charley Brattin, 19, was happy to have a job to come home to during summer break at Washburn University.
"It is pretty important," he said as he waited for the next grain truck to arrive. "It helps me with paying for college, paying for rent."
During harvest Brattin worked between 14 and 16 hours at the elevator, sweeping spilled grain into the bins and running some of the equipment. Usually it is a lot busier, but because of the short crop the elevator has been closing at 11 p.m. rather than the usual 1 a.m.
Kiowa farmer Bob Schrock said most of his wheat fields yielded only 20 or so bushels per acre, about half of normal yields. The higher wheat prices and crop insurance will help offset some, but not all, of his losses. He will borrow from his equity to keep farming.
"With crop insurance, it will be a bill-paying year - no profit," Schrock said.
He's already planning to take fewer unnecessary trips into Wichita this coming year, and his family will probably not take a vacation this year either.
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Fewer farmers have traded in their used vehicles, and he anticipates they will buy used vehicles if they must replace one this year.
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- Junior Administration Police officers in Migori County are complaining that their bosses give some of their colleagues special treatment. They are also accusing their bosses of abuse of power
- The Junior officers say they revenge by alerting brewers of planned raids
Over 30 junior Administration Police (AP) officers in one of the town's in Migori County are very unhappy. They are accusing their bosses of undermining them.
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One very unhappy officer said it is very difficult working with the boss. The officer says when they raised the issue with him, he threatened to kill those who raised the complaint and others were given transfers.
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They also accuse their boss of using a vehicle patrol to enrich himself by taking bribes from those who break the law.
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The AP officers are also complaining that foot patrols are dangerous and they fear being attacked by thugs on the way. They claim the distances they need to cover is too "tiresome for them to walk before they accomplish their targets".
At this point you wonder if people who join uniform forces are meant to be tired. How can an officer complain that he gets tired of walking long distances? Eish!!
READ ALSO: See the plum job given to banking fraud boss in NYS looting
The junior AP officers are now blaming their seniors for contributing to crime in the area. When there is a planned raid, the junior officers say they alert illicit brewer makers. And you will wonder how the brewers "thank" them for alerting them of a raid.
The officers further blame their bosses for creating a gap between the Kenya Police and the AP. The juniors want the government to explain how their boss has four police officers guarding him.
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