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Brussels, 25 May 2011
After Fukushima: EU Stress tests start on 1 June
From 1 June 2011 onwards, all 143 nuclear power plants in the EU will be re-assessed using EU wide criteria. These are comprehensive tests as the Commission has called for which embrace both natural and man made hazards (i.e. effects of airplane crashes and terrorist attacks). The European Commission and the European Nuclear Safety Regulators' Group (ENSREG) agreed today on the criteria covered and the way controls will be done.
Günther Oettinger, Commissioner for Energy, said: "I appreciate that the Commission and the Member States' regulators have been able to agree on comprehensive and ambitious risk and safety assessments for nuclear power plants. We will put all our efforts into implementing the highest safety standards for nuclear power plants in and close to the European Union. The tough part starts now: implementing the criteria with all the necessary rigour."
The European Commission and the European Nuclear Safety Regulators' Group (ENSREG), which represents the 27 independent national authorities responsible for nuclear safety, have today agreed on the scope and the modalities for a comprehensive risk and safety assessment of EU nuclear power plants. The stress tests are re-assessments of the safety margins of the EU nuclear power plants. To guarantee the highest safety standards in the world, the EU draws the lessons from Fukushima and focuses in the tests on all sorts of natural disasters and includes also the effects of man-made accidents such as airplane crashes as well as terrorist or other malevolent attacks.
All security-related aspects such as measures preventing terroristic attacks will be dealt separately, following discussions with Member States recognising among others the need for confidentiality.
From the 1 June onwards, nuclear power plants will be re-assessed in a three-step-process:
The Commission is also in close contact with countries outside the EU and is working with them on re-assessing their nuclear power plants. These are in particular Switzerland, the Russian Federation, Ukraine and Armenia.
Following the nuclear accident in Fukushima on 11 March, the EU Commission has pressed for a re-assessment of all EU nuclear power plants. The aim is to learn from the event and rule out that a similar disaster can happen in the EU.
The European Council of 24/25 March 2011 stressed the need to fully draw the lessons from recent events related to the accident in Japan, and to provide all necessary information to the public. Recalling that the energy mix is the competence of Member States, the Council called for work to be taken forward as a matter of priority on the following aspects:
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Sprint has announced a major expansion of its LTE rollout, adding coverage to 22 more cities today, bringing the number of markets with access to Sprint's high-speed network up to 110. The new cities include Tampa, Florida, New Orleans, and Miami. In a statement, Sprint touted the speed and energy efficiency of their network.
Today's announcement means that more Americans will experience the speed and power of Sprint 4G LTE," said Bob Azzi, senior vice president-Network, Sprint. "Sprint is committed to delivering the latest technology through a nationwide LTE buildout, and providing new cell sites that are more compact and energy efficient.
An additional 13 cities, including Ann Arbor, Laredo, and Corpus Christi, are scheduled to receive coverage "in the coming months". Sprint stated that their LTE network would be available to 200 million people by the end of 2013, a number mostly theoretical, as many of them would undoubtedly be customers of Sprints competition. But it shows that Sprint is serious about their LTE rollout, an effort that should become even more aggressive after they are finally purchased by either SoftBank or DISH.
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by Clark Groome
Bud Davenport and Doug Simon have composed and written a show they are auditioning for some big-name Broadway producers. The auditions, oddly, are taking place at Ambler's Act II Playhouse. Because of the producers' busy schedules, the tryouts will be repeated through Nov. 4. Earlier there had been identical presentations at the Montgomery Theater.
The show, "Gutenberg! The Musical," is, they tell us early in the proceedings, "historical fiction," which is "fiction that's true." In the tryouts Bud (Tony Braithwaite) and Doug (Steve Pacek) perform all the roles in what is intended ultimately to be a big-budget, big-cast show that might even have some big-name stars playing minor roles.
If nothing else, these guys think big. And what they're thinking ends up, for the most part, being very silly and very funny. The idea of doing a musical about Johannes Gutenberg and his famous printing press (invented around 1440) is absurd. But that's what they've done. To spice it up, they've added characters ranging from a beef fat trimmer to a monk (a very evil monk) to a couple of town drunks and an old black narrator. There's even a love interest for Gutenberg named Helvetica. "She's also a font," we're told. No, really?
Braithwaite and Pacek, I mean Davenport and Simon, play all the parts. The only way those watching know who's who is that each character has a baseball cap inscribed with his or her name. Scott Brown and Anthony King wrote "Gutenberg! The Musical!" Their book and music are both clever and satirical. There are references to almost every Broadway musical you can think of, and the music often sounds like something you've heard before.
It's very clever. In Braithwaite and Pacek's extremely capable hands, it's also a lot of fun. If I had my druthers, however, I would shorten it from its 100-minute two acts to something more like 90 minutes with no intermission.
The Montgomery Theater/Act II production, directed by Tom Quinn, is terrific. The good designers are Felix Pinschey (set), Jim Leitner (lighting) and Scott Anderson (costumes, including, I would imagine, all those baseball caps). Sonny Leo is the show's music director and choreographer. He is also on stage as the audition's pianist Charlie. The three on-stage personalities seem to be in perfect sync.
For tickets to "Gutenberg! The Musical!", playing at the Act II Playhouse in Ambler through Nov. 4, call 215-654-0200 or visit www.act2.org.


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LIBER STELLAE RUBEAE {WEH NOTE: The manner of sacrifice is veiled. This is a ritual of sexual sacrifice, not murder. There are suggestions that the sexual act involved both homosexual and heterosexual acts illegal in England at the time of the writing, hence it is characterized under a metaphor of "child sacrifice". See also the Paris Working and Vision and Voice.}
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Alcoholic Soda Pops. Modern day drinks with fruity flavor. like lemonade or strawberry flavored alcoholic drinks.
To attract a younger generation of drinkers, many liquor companies have created alcopops.
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Hard lemonade, wine coolers, etc. are popular forms of alcopop.
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See poof juice. Alcoholic beverages (c. 5% alc) such as Barcadi Breezers.
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There is no section to introduce yourself so im doing it here if the mod's and admin's don't mind it.
I'm Roy aka Life,im 22 years and I live in a small country called The Netherlands, Holland.
You know that country where weed is legal lol.
I have been watching wrestling since I was 12 years, started out watching WWE and in the following years indy feds like CZW,IMA-MS and ROH. This year I started watching PWG and now im love with this indy fed. Every single show is must seen show with great action, PWG delivers every time! Favorite show so far this year is Threemendous 3 that ladder match was awesome, but haven't seen Faillure to Communicate and Mysteryvortex yet cause the DVD's arent out yet, so maybe my favorite show will change haha.
I have a vacation planned in 2013 to go to the USA and California, it would be awesome if there is show around the same time I'm there. Here in Holland indy wrestling is also starting up but its on the same level als USA indy's 6/7 years ago.
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Date: November 3, 2008
Atlanta, GA – Dr. Alveda King, Pastoral Associate of Priests for Life and
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Phelps pitches Yankees past Indians
Bronx, NY – Mark Teixeira belted a three-run homer and David Phelps bounced back from a horrendous last start to help pitch the Yankees to a 4-3 decision over the Cleveland Indians in the middle test of a three-game series.
Six days after recording just one out while being rocked for five runs in a loss to the rival Mets, Phelps (4-3) yielded only one hit and scattered four walks while striking out seven over six shutout innings to lead the Yankees to a second straight win in this set and deal the Indians a seventh consecutive road defeat.
"One infield hit, I think ... that's impressive against that team," said Teixeira of Phelps' performance. "Phelpsie showed a lot of guts tonight after a tough outing last week. He just pitched great tonight."
Teixeira, who delivered a grand slam in Monday's 7-4 verdict over the Tribe, capped a four-run third inning against Cleveland starter Scott Kazmir with his blast and finished 2-for-3. Ichiro Suzuki came through with an RBI single earlier in the frame.
Kazmir (3-3) fanned seven over six innings and allowed seven hits, five of which came in succession during New York's outburst in the third.
"One play here and one play there, that can be the difference in a ball game," said Kazmir afterward. "We're in a good place, we've just got to keep battling."
Drew Stubbs accounted for all of the Indians' scoring with a three-run homer in the seventh inning and had two of Cleveland's four hits.
Phelps was far more sharp than last week's disastrous outing, with the right- hander setting down nine of the first 11 Cleveland hitters and limiting the Indians to just one hit and a pair of walks until running into some mild trouble in the top of the fifth.
He had been staked to a 4-0 lead by that point, thanks to Kazmir's lone bad inning of the evening.
Lyle Overbay began New York's hitting surge in the third with a double to the base of the center-field wall and Chris Stewart followed with a single, though he would be tagged out in a rundown while attempting to stretch it. Suzuki then lashed a base hit to left to put the Yankees ahead.
After Jayson Nix continued the sequence with a single, Teixeira crushed a Kazmir changeup into the seats in left to send New York in front comfortably.
"Hitting a home run left-handed (on Monday) and right-handed (tonight) -- that's definitely a good sign for me," said Teixeira, playing in only his fifth game since being sidelined the season's first two months with a wrist injury.
Phelps did issue back-to-back walks to Mark Reynolds and Jason Giambi to start the fifth, but retired the next three hitters to avert damage before concluding his stint with a 1-2-3 sixth.
Joba Chamberlain couldn't keep the shutout bid intact after taking over in the seventh, however. A walk to Carlos Santana and a two-out single by Mike Aviles brought up Stubbs, who clubbed a low slider over the right-field wall to pull Cleveland within a run.
The Indians threatened again with David Robertson on the mound in the eighth, placing the first two runners aboard on a walk and a Michael Brantley single. Nick Swisher then delivered a line drive that was snagged by Nix at second base, with Kipnis doubled off on the play to erase the potential tying run.
Mariano Rivera came on in the ninth and set the Indians down in order, with two outs via strikeouts, to nail down his American League-leading 21st save.
Game Notes
Cleveland has now lost in 10 of their last 11 visits to Yankee Stadium and dropped to 6-16 against the AL East this season, which includes a 1-5 mark against New York ... The Indians placed shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera on the 15- day disabled list prior to the game after he strained his right quadriceps in Monday's opener ... Stewart returned to the lineup after sitting out two games due to dehydration ... Kazmir fell to 0-3 with a 6.66 ERA in five road starts this year and has allowed six homers in 24 1/3 innings in visiting parks ... Swisher went 0-for-4 and is in a 1-for-21 slump over his last six games.


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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
A leading Palestinian "resistance" figure has confirmed what many suspected all along: Yasser Arafat died of AIDS.
In an interview with Hizballah's Al-Manar TV earlier this month, Ahmad Jibril, founder and leader of the Damascus-based Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command, revealed a shocking conversation he recently had with Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and his staff.
Said Jibril: "When [Abbas] came to Damascus with his team, I asked them: 'What happened to the investigation into the death of [Arafat]? Is it conceivable that when [former Lebanese prime minister] Rafiq Hariri was killed, all hell broke loose, but the death of Yasser Arafat, is not investigate?"
Jibril, like many Palestinians, readily accepted the notion that Israel had assassinated Arafat, and wanted the Palestinian Authority to conduct an official investigation concluding as much. The response from Abbas' aides changed in an instant Jibril's view of his deceased mentor.
"They were silent, and then one of them said to me: 'To be honest, the French gave us the medical report, that stated that the cause of [Arafat's] death was AIDS.'"
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Mother Nature's summer-like tease is giving way to a rare May snow storm in Minnesota.
The National Weather Service says a strong surge of colder air will produce moderate to heavy snow over parts of the state Wednesday afternoon through Thursday. A winter storm warning is in effect from northwestern Wisconsin through the Twin Cities to Mankato to Blue Earth. Accumulations of 6 to 9 inches are expected in the region.
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There is no should be when it comes to the Premier League. It's Barry Hearn's event and he can invite whoever he likes. He shouldn't have to adhere to any criteria other than what is best for Matchroom.
(I point this out only because it's amazing how many people in snooker get caught up in the phoney concept of 'fairness.' A governing body has to be fair; an independent promoter does not.)
We know Ronnie O'Sullivan, as defending champion, and Judd Trump, winner of the qualifying tournament, the Championship League, will be among the seven man field.
Hearn knows that having the world champion in the event will give it credibility, so John Higgins will also take part.
To facilitate TV sales to Asia, one of Ding Junhui, Marco Fu and Liang Wenbo can expect a call up.
Ding has taken part the last few years but has not too well of late and Fu is now Asia's top ranked player, which may enhance his chances.
Fu also has an excellent record against the likes of O'Sullivan and Higgins and is a former champion.
Liang would bring his entertaining brand of snooker to the Premier League and would not struggle with the 25-second shot clock.
So that's four spots taken care of, what of the other three?
Steve Davis has already been told he won't be in the field for the first time since the Premier League began – as the Matchroom League – in 1987.
However, I'd expect Hearn to invite Stephen Hendry once again as his presence adds prestige to the tournament.
I expect the remaining two spots to be filled by two of the following: Mark Selby, Shaun Murphy, Neil Robertson, Ali Carter and Mark Allen.
Robertson's great plus is that he is Australian and so may bring in extra TV revenue down under.
Selby was runner-up to O'Sullivan last season and has become one of the modern game's most popular players.
Murphy is UK champion and was World Championship runner-up and so would bring an extra edge of credibility to the event.
Carter had an excellent year, finishing runner-up to O'Sullivan at the Crucible in 2008 and winning his first ranking title, the Welsh Open, last February.
Allen brought his bustling, exciting, pumped up form of snooker to the World Championship and reached the semi-finals.
So some excellent candidates but only seven places.
One thing the Premier League could do is have two groups of five with the top two from each going through to the semi-finals, which would actually mean one less match.
This is unlikely to happen and I understand the final seven will be announced within the next few weeks for the competition which starts in September.
But to return to the first point I made: whatever Hearn decides, nobody can complain.
It's his event and he can pick whoever he likes.
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I'm sure he'll pick Selby after the favour he did him at Crondon Park. He'd have struggled to justify inviting the trumped up Trump if hadn't won it. Hopefully Carter will get the call up. Not sure that there is enough interest down under to invite Robertson though. My further five prediction would be:
Ding, Selby, Carter, Hendry and Higgins - but if that is the case Murphy will feel very hard done by.
Funny how he never plumps for Maguire isn't it?
- 3:37 pm
Even though he's well past his Best Before Date, Jimmy White could get the nod to bolster TV figures and boost attendances.
- 3:56 pm
Snooker is in serious trouble if this is regarded as a showcase event.
- 4:00 pm
- Matt said...
I'll have a guess at ROS, Higgins, Trump, Hendry, Selby, Ding, Allen.
- 4:20 pm
If Carter and Fu are in and Selby, Wenbo and Ding are out then I'm cancelling my skysports subscription.
- 4:46 pm
I'd like to see Robertson get a chance - he seems like the sort of player that could shine in these surroundings.
- 5:08 pm
Matchroom have already announced that Higgins is in.
The remaining four will hopefully on merit be Hendry, Fu, Murphy and Carter.
If Hearn is looking purely for who people will pay to watch in venues then he should take Hendry and then bring back Davis along with Mark Williams. These are the names that sell out first at the crucible in recent years. I guess adding an asian player for appeal should be Fu on merit, or Wenbo for attractive play but will be Ding to keep China happy.
- 5:10 pm
Robertson performed poorly last time he was in the league. On what basis is Selby considered to be one of the most popular players today? I personally enjoy the way he plays but his matches do not seem to sell out and he currently holds no significant titles.
- 5:12 pm
Well said anon @5.12
Selby is the Jester from Leicester as Denis Taylor keeps telling us. Maybe some people see his quips during matches as nothing more than harmless banter. Others, such as Dott probably regard it as snooker's equivalent of sledging. I for one will be happy to see Selby slide down the rankings to oblivion.
- 5:20 pm
i agree with both 5.12 and 5.20!
Why do they keep banging on about this man.
He aint achieved anything...yet...he keeps being called a rising star...how old is he...16? 19? 21? No...26!
The constant talking he was doing at the crucible is a ploy to get inside the other player's mind: gamesmanship.
- 5:27 pm
I'd like to see Selby, Liang, and Robertson.
I agree with Dave, Hendry will probably get invited.
- 5:27 pm
before the World Championship despite being UK Champion i did not have murphy as a possible and i had
however i think after the world championship they cant ignore murphy and i think the decision will be between Robertson and Ding as to who gets the final place.
persanally id drop hendry but as you say dave Barry Hearn sees hendrys presance as a added factor because despite new players that are brilliant players the hottest ticket in snooker is Ronnie v Hendry still.
- 5:56 pm
There seems to be a good number of players to choose from, which can't be bad for an apparently 'declining' sport.
Personally I would say that Fu deserves the nod over Ding or Liang but I can see him losing out to one of these.
At the turn of the year it would have been great to see Carter and Day invited however now I'd imagine he'd invite two from Robertson/Murphy/Selby as well as Hendry
- 6:32 pm
- Chris said...
It's a tough choice to decide. As has been already mentioned, there are so many players that could be chosen. Here is the players I'd pick, it's anybody's guess who will be in the league as, of course, it's Barry's choice (except Ronnie as defending champ. and Higgins as World Champ. and of course Judd Trump)
I think the following players will be involved, except for the players who have secured their place:
Liang Wenbo,
Shaun Murphy,
Ali Carter,
Stephen Hendry,
I'd pick:
I always enjoy the Premier League, it's well run, there are packed houses each week, great atmosphere, different city each week so lots of people get to watch live at the arena around the country (improves interest of the tournament), best players in the world, well brodcast on Sky Sports, interesting shot clock, runs for a good number of months etc. etc.
I enjoy all tournaments, but the shot clock and league format, in my opinion, make it more interesting.
It starts on September 3rd, but after that there will be no matches for two weeks due to the Shanghai Masters, but I'm looking forward to it. Maybe it would have been better for it to start after the Shanghai but then it is down to what can be organised.
It visits my area so I get to watch it at the arena too!
- 8:19 pm
Any reason why World No. 2 Stephen Maguire wouldn't be considered?
I appreciate that this is a non-ranking event and don't disagree with the reasons given for possible contenders, but I'm surprised Maguire seems to have gone under the radar, nothwithstanding the fact that he didn't have a spectacular season this time around.
Or has he had a falling out with Hearn in the past?
- 8:23 pm
Stephen maguire hasent had the greatest season.
stephen maguire isnt comercial for overseas market.
stephen maguire isnt a legend.
- 8:28 pm
if WJE says it, it must be true!
- 8:56 pm
I think not, as this is no longer the mid nineties.
Put it this way, if he plays in it he cannot win.
- 9:02 pm
Maybe Mark King and that geezer with the wee goatee beard, Hamilton, might be outside bets. Both played excellent at the WC's and are real characters.
Hamilton is a great break-builder with a shrewd safety game and he can also ensure matches drag on for what seems like eons to maximise TV time.
- 9:07 pm
Last season at Newport, didn't they ask the crowd at the back to move forward to the seats at the front to make it look like it was packed?
What would Jim Royle say: "Packed houses my arse!"
- 9:10 pm
Good point Anon @ 9.10pm
What I'd like to see (and wouldn't we all?) is Barry Hearn getting some of the slapper's he uses at the boxing; you know? the birds that parade the number-boards showing what round it is.
Maybe they could trial it for individual players breaks during frames?
- 9:16 pm
Hendry must get the nod because Hendry v O'Sullivan is still snooker's marquee match.It is snooker's greatest ever rivarly and every time you watch them play you feel you are witnessing history.Thet haven't met so much in ranking events over the last few years so it is great that we are guaranteed this one clash every year.I can't wait.
- 9:23 pm
St. Johnstone
Falkirk look perilously close to the drop :-(
- 9:31 pm
Maguire should be in. He wears his heart on his sleeve - the punters can see he cares. He has an edginess about him, almost a junior Alex Higgins waiting to unleash himself on to the world when the time is right. If Maguire turns up in some god forsaken outpost like Great Malvern you just know he'll be out on the lash after he's finished playing. No going back to the dressing room to change - just straight out for a few ales, a kebab and a hangover.
- 10:02 pm
My choices for the Premier League would be:
Joe Perry finished 2nd in the table last season. If that isn't enough to get him a spot in next league, then it means Matchroom doesn't acknowledge what players achieve in its own event, and that is something that reinforces the "Mickey Mouse" status of that tournament, at least in my eyes.
- 10:08 pm
unfortunally results doesent matter...
Mark Williams last match in the PL was the final in the 2004/2005 season..
he wasent invited back and posibly unless Perry wins the championship league i cant see him back either.
- 10:43 pm
Mine would be,
Marco Fu
- 11:08 pm
Hi wild i know we had a bit of a debate yesterday, but i hope now it's finished with. I know there are a lot of stupid comments that are appearing on Dave's blog at the momment but the one you had a go at yesterday i thought was a little uncalled for. Now if you had had a go at anons posts at 9:16pm and 9:31pm i would of been with you 100%.
- 11:30 pm
peace pact.....
im all for that..
regarding that comment i had a go at...it angers me when some matches bring down the sport regarding the betting fiasco...
in other sports if a match is braught in question that match is investigated for some reason in snooker if 1 match is corrupt the whole sport is tainted with the same brush....
when Robertson crawled his way back to level with murphy in the WC semi people i know was saying it was a fix because they need it for TV covarage and thoes types of comments are the result of very few players down the years that hasent got morrells but mud sticks and i snapped....sorry.
- 1:06 am
My seven are.
- 1:14 am
Hi wild you have lost me somewhat, our debate was'nt over some betting fiasco.
- 2:00 am
Hopefully one of the seven players will not be stricken down with Mumps and have to pull out, thus devaluing the whole qualification process as is the case in the darts equivalent.
This may result in an exhibition match between Ding and local player Ray Edmonds in Grimsby.
- 8:15 am
Well said Rigsby
This wildJones character is just inflaming things - if indeed he is genuine. I can't for one minute believe it's for real when you see the spelling - I thought a 'morrell' was a type of mushroom!
- 8:31 am
anon at 5:12 5:20 and 5:27
I'm guessing you are the same person agreeing with yourself which is rather sad.
Mark Selby is one of the best thing to happen to snooker in recent times. I pity you if cannot see what he brings to the table because he's one of the best snooker players in the world and currently the only player capable of mounting a challenge to an in form O'Sullivan and Higgins.
I will continue to pay money to watch him play live and support him because his game is one of intelligence and invention on a grand scale.
As for accusations of gamesmanship, well I can only laugh. What do you think this game is all about? Potting balls? Think again. Mark Selby is very strong mentally as well as possessing a devastating game and he's going to be around for years to come so get used to seeing him in the Premier League and every other event for the next 10 to 15 years.
- 9:48 am
A couple of things:
These people slating Selby and insinuating he is over-rated have obviously never played snooker to any degree of ability. Failing that they are blind. To me he is the second best match player in the world at the moment behind Higgins.
There is a blindingly obvious reason that Maguire isn't involved in the CL or the PL despite his world ranking, but I guess that's the 'elephant in the room'.
- 10:15 am
- andy said...
My 7:
My picks are based on entertainment value.
Ding/Fu (can't make my mind up)
When Ding is flying, he's dynamite!! His match against Hendry last season (or was it the season before) was incredible. If I knew he was going to play like that again, I would put him in before Fu.
- 11:14 am
People prove themselves by what they win. Selby played well in possibly the two best matches of the season in the Masters and World Champs. Unfortunately for him he lost both and like Maguire currently holds no ranking or top invitational titles. Like 5.12 yesterday I enjoy the way he plays most of the time but think for this season he should not get a place on merit in the League.
I would go for Hendry Murphy and Fu and whoever else Barry thinks will sell the most tickets- former multiple world champions remain ticket sellers above rising stars.
- 11:46 am
To John H. If it's on merit (winning things) then Ricky Walden would be in there and Hendry and Fu would be nowhere to be seen. Selby hasn't won anything granted but in terms of entertainment value he has to be there, like him or not, he's good for snooker. For pure entertainment and the right 'look' I'd have Ronnie, Trump, Cope, Selby, Higgins, Ding and Carter.
- 11:58 am
Cope and Ding has won nothing and both has had a worst season than hendry and fu
- 12:04 pm
That's why I said for pure entertainment, of course Cope won't get an invite. Like Dave says, Barry Hearn will want a line up to maximise audiences, to do that he has to invite Ding. I'd be surprised if Fu gets an invite as he's hardly box office material whereas Ding is still worshipped in China. Hendry will obviously get in by virtue of his career record, but if it was on merit this season he wouldn't have got in. That's all I'm saying.
- 12:44 pm
Fu has done better than Ding this season as a UK finalist and now top 8 player. Hendry is a 7 times world champion whose presence guarantees ticket sales. Walden is a fine player but in spite of his ranking win is still relatively unknown to the public and will remain so until he manages a good run in a bbc tournament.
Some people seem to purely favour out and out potters and percieve that they alone have the 'right look' and provide entertainment. I hope these people gradually learn to appreciate the great skill involved in quality matchplay snooker.
- 12:47 pm
Dear annonymous Hendry beat Walden two out of three this season and is ahead of him on the one year list.
- 12:52 pm
Dear god what's the world coming to when people are wanting Marco bloody Fu and Ali bloody Carter in the Premier League?
Talk about the two most bloody boring players to watch in the top 16!
You want excitement then as the poster above says, you can't go wrong with the likes of Jamie Cope, Ding and Liang Wenbo.
- 3:03 pm
Wouldn't agree that Carter is boring but I can't watch Fu, he's just too robotic. the point I was trying to make at 11.58 is that Walden is a ranking event winner this season, both Hendry and Fu are not.
I'm firmly in the old school anyway and I do prefer the tactical game to the potfest, but the Premier League is for potters. Personally I don't like it, much the same as my enjoyment of the recent world championships was marred by the buckets, I mean pockets.
- 3:11 pm
- jamie said...
What about Maguire he is number 2 in the World. Jimmy White still draws them in if there is no criteria why not? Also as much Hearn should pick whoever he wants we can still disagree with the selection.
- 3:21 pm
Here we go again, with someone above mentioning 'match player'. Just what other type of player is there?
- 4:18 pm
My ideal line up:
I would find a way to watch every single week if that was the line up.
I like Dave's idea of having two groups of 4 instead of 1 group of 7 however this means some players not meeting so maybe that's why they don't do it.
- 4:31 pm
Hearn is a controversial figure. He does a lot for the popularity of sports but at the same time he kills sport as a sporting occasion. He is a paradox.
- 4:48 pm
There's no reason why there shouldn't be 7 players from 7 different countries to add a nationalistic edge.
O'Sullivan - England
Williams - Wales
Hendry or Higgins - Scotland
Murphy - Ireland
Ding or Wenbo - China
Fu - Hong Kong
Robertson - Australia
- 4:59 pm
Hi Dave,
I think if the Premier League was changed for the Snooker he would have to do it for the darts as well, as they run the same way, don't they. I would like to see the Snooker changed with 2 Groups, but It may not work in the Darts (or Bowls...ha)
BTW, I would like a Podcast on the future of Snooker in the media (through Radio, TV, Internet and Press) and a selection of people around the table from each. This should be the 'big' podcast of the summer me thinks. Would like to hear more from the WSA on the deal with PA.
Thanks, Joe
- 5:03 pm
Ken Doherty should be included as he is as popular as ever and derserves the break!
- 6:00 pm
Please bring the Premier League to Ireland...we need to see these players too....
- 6:00 pm
Stephen Hendry MBE
John Higgins MBE
Judd Trump
Mark Allen
Marco Fu
Shaun Murphy
Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 6:03 pm
I hope ronnie breaks a leg and can't attend it.
- 7:03 pm
or perhaps replace Allen with Hann
- 7:04 pm
7:03pm, i cant stand ROS at all, but wishing anyone an injury is taking things too far IMO
- 7:06 pm
- João Esteves da Silva said...
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Judd Trump
John Higgins
Shaun Murphy
Mark Selby
Stephen Hendry
Chinese player or Mark Allen
- 7:31 pm
you want people to get it easy....then people saying the reason so and so won is because ronnie missing.
id prefere to win a tournament with Ronnie in it.
- 7:38 pm
id also like to win any tournament....my highs break only 21....and that was at altitood.
- 7:45 pm
I didn't think WJE knew much about the game with the guff he spouts on here.
You're a troll JONESEYE and Dave should ban you from the forum.
- 8:17 pm
wont respond but i know more than you and dave i did not post at 7.45pm.
- 8:33 pm
Good thread, this.
- 9:03 pm
WildJONESEYE you said wont respond but you still did :D
- 9:28 pm
up yours 9.28. there are to menny ideots on this place. was nun of you ever educated properlay?
i could beat the lot of you lot any time at snooker. just name the time and place and youll see who can get the best brake. mine is 102.
- 12:19 am
Please put monitoring back on Dave. People seem to have the idea that this is a forum and not a blog.
- 12:19 am
Any substance to the rumours that Hendry, Ding and Higgins were told they were in the PL during the Championship League? Obviously with Higgins winning the WC, this gives Hearn another wildcard to go along with Selby.
- 12:40 am
i did not post at 12:19
- 1:04 am
12-40 where did YOU hear that rumour?
- 8:43 am
wildJONESEYE isn't a troll, he's a Welsh bloke who spends his life in his bedroom chatting about snooker on internet forums. He opens himself to ridicule with his spelling mistakes but he is a genuine snooker fan and good bloke, albeit one who doesn't know when to stop posting.
The other character going by the name of "Rigsby" is known as frameandfortune. He had been banned on numerous snooker forums due to trolling with multiple user accounts and a disturbing hatred for everything O'Sullivan.
Reading up this topic there is the genuine wildJONESEYE and the frameandfortune character trying to get wildJONESEYE in trouble by impersonating him.
Guys this isn't a forum, it's a blog. Stick to the topic or don't say anything. Dave will switch off comments soon if this carries on because this sort of stuff irritates him and detracts from his blog.
In short:
wildJONESEYE - button it
frameandfortune - grow up
- 8:46 am
Well said anon 8:46am. I hereby declare you as Chief of Snooker Scene Blog Police.
- 9:36 am
- andy said...
anon @4.59pm.
Murphy, Irish?? :o) He's English. I love the idea of getting completely different nationalities in the tournament though.
After reading through all the comments, which I don't normally do, it seems that the consensus for which players people want in the PL is pretty much the same give or take the odd name.
I love the PL and I'm really looking forward to it, although I'd rather enjoy summer first!
- 9:37 am
can a blog host have a moderator?
if so, why cant dave appoint one, someone he knows and trusts who comes here daily?
it may be its not possible, or that he doesnt want to, but imo if its able to be done then that is the best course of action.
when comment moderation is on it gives the blog host more work checking every post and it also makes the comments totally fragmented as by the time your post appears there may have been another 3 in the queue and so the posts end up all mumbo jumbo.
- 9:37 am
well sayd 8.46am.
i will only commentate on the points being diskussed and not get into arguement with other posting people.
- 9:39 am
- andy said...
Yes a blog can be moderated.
I personally prefer to see the occasional nutter making crazy remarks, ...they can be deleted at a later date.
As long as people have a reasonable amount of respect for each other and things are kept clean (ie., no profanities), then the conversation can be healthy.
- 9:42 am
Anon 7:03...the one who wanted Ronnie to "break his leg and not attend the Premier League", please take a spider and use it in a very creative way on your own spiteful person.
A snooker spider, I wouldn't wish that harm upon any living creature.
Enjoy!!! And don't forget to chalk it first.
Dave, I wish you modded comments or introduced a log-in form or something. It's very easy to be rude and out-of-line while being anonymous.
- 11:17 am
TheEyeOfWildJOAN said...
12-40 where did YOU hear that rumour?
One of the players in the early rounds of the CL.
- 12:30 pm
Anon 8:46am you assume wrong i am not frame and fortune.
- 1:29 pm
Also anon 8:46am if you read my comments at 11:30pm me and wild had made peace so get you're facts right before you post. I have nothing against wild or anyone else that posts on this blog.
- 1:34 pm
- jamie said...
Record number of comments here but sadly that reached with the help of moronic statements like Ronnie breaking a leg. I'm suprised Dave didnt delete some of it. The level of maturity on here is at times disappointing to say the least.
- 1:58 pm
Rigsby, pull the other one of course you're frameandfortune. You have tried to antagonise posters for months on 606 by constantly referring to O'Sullivan as Rigsby from Rising Damp.
Like I said, grow up and comment sensibly otherwise the comments will be disabled by the author.
- 1:58 pm
I am not frameandfortune and i do not post on 606, as for the "Like I said, grow up and comment sensibly otherwise the comments will be disabled by the author"
If dave takes my comments off thats up to him but i would like to know what i have done to make him do it. Dave can put post moderation back on if he likes.
As for my name Rigsby me and wild where having a heated debate and i called him wild miss jones, nothing to do with constantly referring to O'Sullivan as Rigsby from Rising Damp. So like i said get YOU'RE FACTS RIGHT!!!!!!!
- 2:16 pm
That was my post above
- 2:17 pm
well said jenna
- 3:15 pm
Keeping a fresh blog is difficult and really tiresome. You've pulled it off well though.
- 1:41 pm


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Docket Nos. ER13-80-000, ER13-86-000, ER13-104-000, & NJ13-2-000
Item No. E-2
Florida Companies Order 1000 Compliance Filings
I concur with todays order in that I cannot find fault with the individual decisions made in response to the Florida Parties filing. Where there are calls to be made by the Commission, it would be difficult to find specific errors in light of the direction given in Order No. 1000.
However, this filing raises in my mind certain broader concerns regarding the general direction Order No. 1000 takes us in relation to non-market, non-RTO/ISO regions. As I have previously written, there is much I can find worth supporting in Order No. 1000 and some of the subsequent compliance filings. Facilitating cost-effective transmission solutions, encouraging regional planning to meet customer needs and ensuring fair cost allocation are worthy endeavors. Greater standardization of those efforts would seem to hold a good deal of potential, especially in those regions of the country that have already voluntarily organized themselves into functioning RTOs and ISOs. But Order No. 1000 may not fit quite as well in certain regions of the country. Florida is a prime example.
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Therefore, I am not entirely sure what is accomplished by Order No. 1000 in such a region. On one hand, since a good deal of integrated resource planning is already happening, there is a chance the real net effect of these changes will fall somewhere between minimally and modestly beneficial. But I fear by shoehorning Order No. 1000 into a region with existing and extensive state-led planning, we could risk the creation of an expensive, potentially litigious, and time-consuming additional layer of unnecessary bureaucracy. If this happens, the counter-productive result will not be more cost-effective and timely built transmission, but less.
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It's (Not) a Date
Your due date may not be your baby's birthday.
By Marilyn Starr Curl, CNM, LCCE, FACCE
From the time that you learn you are pregnant, the countdown to your due date begins. But the seemingly simple question "When are you due?" can really be answered by only one person: Your baby.
For earlier generations of women, the concept of a due date was "around Thanksgiving" or "late fall." As birth moved from home to hospital, women were given the approximate date when they should expect to be confined to a hospital bed, called the "estimated date of confinement." Eventually, this term evolved into "expected date of delivery," now called "due date."
Unfortunately, a specified due date has made women (and their family and friends) place too much emphasis on a precise day - to the point that they plan their life around it. Your baby doesn't have a calendar, however, so it is no surprise that less than 10 percent of babies actually arrive on the date they are due. For the other 90 percent of pregnant women, what does your due date really mean?
The Numbers Game
Many health-care providers use a sonogram to pinpoint your due date, but don't be swayed by technology: A date based on an ultrasound can be off by a week or more depending on the skill of the technician, the timing of the sonogram and the size of the baby. Until 13 weeks of gestation, most babies grow at the same rate, but as pregnancy progresses, fetal size corresponds less and less to the amount of time that the baby is in the womb. So while many health-care providers keep giving ultrasounds to reassess a woman's due date throughout her pregnancy, the date is actually becoming less accurate as time goes by. In fact, there's really no need for a sonogram to determine a due date unless you don't know the date of your last period.
If you do know the date of your last period, try the following calculation, called Naegele's Rule. Babies have a gestational period of about 280 days, so count back 3 months from the first day of your last period and add 7 more days. Your approximate due date is that day within the next year. Take note of the word "approximate:" Your baby will grow and mature on his own schedule. The only thing you'll know for sure is that you should give birth within two weeks before or after that day.
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Many women (and their health-care providers) become so attached to their due date that when the baby doesn't come on that day, they schedule an induction. But because the due date is unreliable in the first place, inducing the baby may cause him to be born too soon. These "near-term" infants (as they are known) can have trouble breathing, staying warm and breastfeeding, and they often need special hospital care after birth.
Induction isn't without risks for you, either: Research has shown that a first-time mother whose labor is induced is twice as likely to have a cesarean as one whose labor starts on its own. When you let your baby choose his own birthday, it means he's really ready to begin life outside the womb.
Remember: Your due date is an estimate of when you will give birth, not a guarantee. If you are "overdue," just count it as more time to establish a bond with your baby, to prepare mentally for motherhood, to discuss your partner's role during the birth and to ready your home for your baby's arrival. Consider telling family and friends that you are due "sometime in May" rather than on a specific day in order to prevent a daily barrage of phone calls near the end of your pregnancy. Trust that your baby will know when the time is right for his big debut. It will be worth the wait for everyone.
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In this issue, you'll find the Mustang Club of America guide to the 50 Years of Mustang Celebration, which tells you about the gala Mustang events for 2014. Celebrating the original ponycar's 50th birthday is a major undertaking, as you'll no doubt realize once you see everything that has been planned. It's a celebration of epic proportions.
Not every car maker can boast of having a single model that represents the brand not only at home, but also on the world stage. The popularity of the Mustang seemingly knows no bounds. This month's cover car is representative of that admiration abroad, as the car's owner, Olivier Legrand, resides in France and wanted a Mustang of his own with which he would tear up the French roads and tracks. Legrand's commissioned project is far from the first build we've heard shipped overseas; many of Classic Recreations' Shelby continuation cars find their way abroad, and others are just purchased off of eBay and shipped all over the world.
If you haven't seen the 2015 Mustang, it's definitely worth a look. Not only has Team Mustang improved every aspect of the car, but you'll also find a number of vintage Mustang cues incorporated into the modern design, beginning with its fastback profile. Ford is gambling that this design will be a hit all over the world, and while we here stateside were treated to a number of great reveals all over our country, the '15 Mustang also debuted in Shanghai, China; Sydney, Australia; and Barcelona, Spain, as well.
As the Mustang continues to change and grow within the industry, it's great to see that it always includes a touch of its past in some shape or form. That is a testament to the inherent beauty of early Mustangs, the designers that sculpted them, and the public that has adored them ever since.
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FORD Australia says its factory workforce reduction will be the first time in 15 years it has had to make forced redundancies.
Shell-shocked workers have trickled out of the Ford Broadmeadows assembly plant in a grim procession as one-by-one they learned their fate.
Hundreds of Victorian staff are this morning finding out they have been sacked - many after serving decades with the car manufacturer.
In July, Ford announced it would cut 440 jobs as it slowed production from 209 cars a day to 148 to match falling demand for the Falcon sedan and Territory SUV.
Ford was able to prevent 110 of those job cuts - to bring the total job cuts to 330 - after finding placements for some workers in product development, and taking Ford Performance Vehicles in-house from next year.
However, as predicted by unions, Ford still did not get the number of voluntary redundancies it was after.
Only 118 employees applied for retrenchments meaning that more than half of the target number - a total of 212 workers - will be forced to leave the company by the end of the year.
A statement from Ford Australia spokeswoman Sinead Phipps said: ''Redundancies were offered on a voluntary basis in the first instance, with approximately 118 employees applying. Unfortunately, as we didn't achieve the required number of redundancies voluntarily, the company is moving ahead with a compulsory redundancy program.''
Ford says its goal for today is to work through the redundancies ''in as dignified and caring a manner as possible and not single out those who are leaving our business compared to those who are remaining''.
The company admits it has employed extra security guards for the day, but claims they will not be escorting workers off-site, as Toyota's security guards did when it had redundancies at Altona earlier in the year.
''Security is only there if needed, they aren't escorting people in and out,'' says Phipps.
''Our security also doubles as our first-aiders so we need them there in case someone gets upset and needs care.''
News Limited understands that senior Ford executives are upset that workers specifically asked media not be informed - but were then ambushed by announcements by union officials.
Ford will not operate its factory today - but everyone will still be paid a full day's wage.
Ford says it has made individual appointments with redundant workers.
Every manufacturing employee - those staying as well as leaving - will take part in a briefing session with their manager and human resources staff.
''If chosen to leave the organisation, employees will receive information on all their benefits, including re-training and financial counselling, and will then depart the organisation immediately,'' the Ford statement says.
Workers remaining with Ford will also receive an information pack during their meeting so as ''to ensure that each employee departs with an envelope - again, the intent is not to single out those who are leaving the business''.
''Despite our best efforts, it will be a very difficult day for the entire Ford team,'' says Phipps.
''None more so than those team members leaving our business. We ask that others respect our employees as they work through this time.''
When Ford announced the job cuts in July, workers at the company's Geelong engine factory and Broadmeadows car assembly line vowed to stay.
At the time, Australian Manufacturing Workers acting national secretary Dave Smith predicted Ford would not get enough people volunteering for redundancy.
''People want to work for the company; these are not workers who are going to be labelled Ford's unwanted. But unfortunately they (Ford) are just not selling enough cars at the moment,'' he told News Limited at the time.
"It's highly unlikely they will get enough volunteers for redundancies. It doesn't matter how much people get in their package, it's never going to be adequate compensation for losing their jobs.''
Those who accepted voluntary redundancy got a minimum of 3.1 weeks per year of service.
Workers hit with forced redundancies will get five weeks' pay per year of service, capped at 90 weeks.
Ford is slashing factory worker jobs around the world.
Last week Ford announced the shutdown of three assembly lines in the UK and Europe - axing 8000 jobs in the process.
It employs 1500 at Geelong and Broadmeadows.
For decades one of the ''big three'' car makers, Ford now ranks fifth globally behind Toyota, General Motors, Volkswagen and Hyundai.
In Australia, Ford has experienced seven straight years of decline and sales of the Falcon are at all-time lows.
It has committed to manufacturing until ''at least the end of 2016'' but its future beyond that date is ''under review''.
News Limited understands Ford Australia has not applied for assistance to fund a new project beyond 2016.
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A friend's highly discriminating child wrote home from camp: "The swimming here is not the best."
That's pretty much the review I'd give this entire summer—not that it's the summer's fault. We've been slammed with deadlines at work, and my one week out of the office in June feels like a lifetime ago. I'm still up in the air about whether I'm going to move apartments. (On the pro side, this building is sort of a wreck. On the con side, I'm living here now.) A sultry two-week heat wave practically did me in.
At such times of feeling not the best, I often find myself casting about for new perspectives—ways of thinking about my life that inspire and recharge me. Here are four that have recently captured my imagination. I'm planning to spend more time with them. Perhaps some of you will join me.
1. Clarify your values, don't focus on goals.
Reading these words I had a bit of an ah hah moment. I am really really good at meeting goals, but more and more, I'm finding that the reward often doesn't match the effort. What would happen if I shifted the focus to my values? This suggestion comes via George Mason psychology professor Todd B. Kashdan, whose "Your First Step Down a Purposeful Path" graphic is now making the Internet rounds."Make up a declarative list of what's important to you" is what Kashdan counsels. In any case, it's bound to be interesting. I'll let you know.
2. What part of your life is unlived?
This is the question at the heart of Living Your Unlived Life, by Jungian analyst Robert A. Johnson, who views living out the answer as "the most important task of our mature years." In particular, he asks us to consider "What is unlived yet still has some urgency within you?" I'm intrigued by this question, by what amounts to an invitation to evaluate existing goals in a new and larger context.
"We all carry with us a vast inventory of abandoned, unrealized and underdeveloped talents and potentials," Johnson writes. "Even if you have achieved your major goals and seemingly have few regrets, there still are significant life experiences that have been closed to you. . . . Of course no one can live out all of life's possibilities, but there are key aspects of your being that must be brought into your life or you will never realize your fulfillment."
3. Move towards pleasure. Now.
This is the message my life coach friend Max Daniels gives her clients. Instead of waiting until we "deserve" the trip to Portland or Amsterdam or whatever that thing is we yearn for—or until the perfect conditions fall miraculously into place—she encourages us to take action now. What especially intrigues me is her idea that, in taking these steps in the present moment, we in essence move closer to being the person we want to be. Do I believe this? I'm not entirely sure. But she doesn't ask me to. She suggests that I collect my own evidence—which is what I'm planning to do.
4. What are you looking forward to?
From my busy summer, I am moving into an even more busy fall, and at times I can feel like my friend's three-year-old who, informed that she couldn't wear her sundress in January, hurled herself onto her bed with the cry: "I'll never be happy again!" That's when this question comes in handy. Because right at this very moment, I can think of a number of things coming up to which I'm looking forward. Yoga and brunch with fellow western Mass ex-pat Molly tomorrow. Dinner next week with Meta and (maybe) Delia. Meeting virtual writer friends Trish and Dorie in real life (that's irl, to the cyber-centric) early next month. And those are just the things that come to mind in 30 seconds. Taking time to regularly ask myself this question is a way of balancing out my tendency to focus on the hard stuff. It doesn't make it go away, but it puts things into perspective.
5. Take stock of how you rocked
Take my advice—I'm not using it! This quip came to mind yesterday as I read Trish's post inspired by one of mine about taking stock of all we've accomplished in the previous year at times when it feels like that list is mighty paltry. You know what? It never is, as I was (once again) happily reminded. Next month will mark a year since I moved back to Boston, which seems like a perfect moment to give this little exercise another whirl.
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And now: Your turn. Do you have a question or strategy that helps move you forward ? If so, I'd love to hear it.


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by Tom Utescher
Preseason training trips don't get better than this. Before assembling for their first official practice last Thursday, 18 members of the men's soccer team at Chestnut Hill College went on an eight-day jaunt to England, taking in two semi-final contests at the Olympic Games and playing several "friendly" matches against British club teams.
The Griffins were in the stands for the France vs. Japan women's semifinal in London's Wembley Stadium, and for the men's semifinal bout between Brazil and South Korea.
The men's match took place at Old Trafford, home pitch of the storied Manchester United franchise, and the CHC players also visited Arsenal Football Club's Emirates Stadium. Of course, sightseeing and shopping in London were also on the itinerary.
"First off, it was a great team-building trip," said Keith Cappo, the Penn Charter graduate who is entering his third season as Chestnut Hill's head coach. "For that whole week we were doing everything together. Another important aspect was for our guys to experience the soccer culture over there; their mentality and approach to the game, how hard they work, how physical the game is.
"A lot of our players have been fans of these English teams for years, and now they got to see where they play and practice first-hand," the coach continued. "I think we progressively improved as we played our matches, and the guys gained a new appreciation for being able to be a part of this sport. They also enjoyed the social aspect after the matches, talking with their players."
Cappo brought along 16 field players and two goalies, and the team squared off against Ashton Athletic Football Club in Liverpool, Harborough Town Football Club, and Lutterworth Athletic Football Club. At several of the clubs, coaches explained how they train their young players step-by-step, starting at the age of five.
Senior Mike Goldstein, a starter in goal since his freshman year, related that when the Griffins actually took the field, "The one thing we noticed right away was how physical they play over there. It took us off-guard and the first five minutes we really got knocked around, but then our guys showed their character, and matched what they were doing."
The CHC keeper said, "There was a very professional atmosphere around those clubs, and even some of their younger guys are getting paid to play. It was fun to talk with them after the games and compare the way the game is played in England and back home."
Cappo didn't mind his players having to endure a few bumps and bruises.
"That physical aspect is something we've struggled with even in our games here," he noted. "This really forced our guys to step up and improve in that part of the game, and I'm hoping some of that will carry over to our season. The other part of it is that their officials let you play more, let the games flow. The refs we had were all superb; they view their job as facilitating the game, not interfering with it."
Goldstein said, "I think it really all hit me when I got back, that I'd gotten to see all of these amazing places I'd heard about. I remember when we were at Arsenal's stadium and watching Bobby Stocklin [a CHC junior forward], who is a huge Arsenal fan. His face just lit up – he was so happy to be there."
Turning to the college season ahead, Cappo is looking for goal productions from forwards like Stocklin to compensate for the graduation loss of Scottish native Gavin Reid, an all-conference player who finished with 27 points in 2011. Returning attackers include seniors Darryl Richardson (three goals/three assists) and Mark Pugliese (two goals, three assists), and junior Mushe Wamulume (three goals, two assists).
The offense will also get a boost from the return of senior Anthony O'Connor, who red-shirted last fall after getting hurt very early in the season. The Griffins will also see junior Ross Garabedian back in action; he too, sat out the 2011 campaign for medical reasons. He'll be part of a defensive unit incorporating juniors Brooks Mirabella and Darius Gbunblee and sophomore Dave Schlentz. Senior Mark Pugliese and junior Chris Wilson will bring a lot of experience and skill to the CHC midfield.
Out of the seven new players on the Chestnut Hill roster this season, five are junior college transfer students who should be ready to contribute immediately.
Outside of formidable opponents in Chestnut Hill's own Central Atlantic College Conference (where defending champ Nyack College in suburban New York has most of its top talent returning), Cappo has scheduled some Division II competition from the Pa. State Athletic Conference, such as Shippensburg, Lock Haven, and California of Pa. West Virginia's Shepherd University is also a new addition to the agenda.
A few more wins this fall could push CHC into winning territory in the CACC, where the team went 4-7 last season, and also in terms of its overall record, which was 7-10-1 in 2011. Following a tournament at Shippensburg, the Griffins will open up at home against New York's Mercy College at 4:00 PM on September 4, at Victory Field in Lafayette Hill.


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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Does It Even Matter?
Instead of worrying about the business of right and wrong, let's think about grammar as a puzzle. Some pieces fit in particular places better than others. But the great part about language is that it is combinative, meaning that the puzzle can be put together many different ways. Particular pieces or words do not always have to go in certain spots. You can start a sentence with a noun, an adverb, or even a twenty-word phrase if you want. By moving things around, you can add emphasis, change direction, or even hide something.
In terms of "right" and "wrong," the most important factor to consider is audience. When you are chatting with friends or family, it matters very little whether you say "who" or "whom" in the appropriate places. They will understand you regardless and are probably more focused on the content of your speech rather than how you say it. In fact, there are some instances where using the grammatically correct word, like "whom," may draw unwanted attention. Your family might think you are trying to talk down to them or, even worse, making fun of them.
Grammar is a puzzle in two ways. You have to string together the words in a way that makes sense logically. But these words and phrases also need to be appropriate for your audience. Slang, contractions, and ungrammatical phrases are great for communicating with friends but not so great at a job interview (unless the job is working for your best friend--if that's the case you probably won't be sitting in a formal interview anyway). Audience awareness is almost just as important as grammar knowledge. In fact, the identity of your audience can even change the grammar rules you will use.
So, does it matter if you end your sentences with a preposition? The short answer is yes, if your audience cares. No, if your audience doesn't. See y'all at the OK Corral.
Brady Spangenberg
6 comments:
- Mark Pennington said...
I like your puzzle analogy. I have a nice diagnostic grammar assessment that is whole class multiple choice. http://penningtonpublishing.com/assessments.php
- July 16, 2009 at 5:24 PM
You know that we divide English into two types: spoken and written English. The spoken English is made up of many indivisible units that are named "phonemes". Like that, the written English is made up of units that are termed as "graphemes". My question is that what is the word that can be used as the name for both "phoneme" and "grapheme"? For example people are either men or women. Both man and woman are named "human kind". We can say "human is either man or woman" or "either female or male". The word "human" is a name for both of them. What is the word that can be a name for both phoneme and grapheme?
Please write your question. I will come back and visit your blog again.
- July 25, 2009 at 2:27 AM
- Brady Spangenberg said...
Dear Mark,
Thanks for the kudos. It's nice to hear from like-minded people who are tying to implement practical grammar instruction. Are your assessments available for general use in classrooms? I'm thinking of using them to give my literature students a challenge.
- August 4, 2009 at 7:03 AM
- Mary Fannington said...
Hi Brady,
There was a report lately on USNews http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/careers/2008/08/13/does-grammar-really-matter-anymore.html
on almost the same topic.
Seems like you're not alone.
A rather lazy way to do it, is by using an electronic writing assistant like http://www.grammarsoftware.com which I personally find quite useful for proofreading.
Mary Fannington
- August 13, 2009 at 11:35 PM
- Brady Spangenberg said...
Hi Mary,
Thanks so much for the newspaper link. It was a very interesting and reassuring article. I think those who blame technology are missing the counterpoint. Yes, technology makes it easier to bend the rules, but technology also makes it easier for us to follow the rules. I can't remember where I heard this first (maybe SportsCenter), but a good craftsman never blames his tools.
- August 21, 2009 at 6:58 AM
- Deborah said...
Hi - your readers may be interested in my blog which is all about grammar, punctuation and writing well.
Everyone welcome!
- March 10, 2010 at 12:32 PM