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How many business leaders do you know who aren't optimists?
Indeed, IACCM surveys have suggested that our members often attribute failed projects to the over-optimism of top management. As a result, many see the role of contract and commercial managers as bri...
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Are negotiators in the Western world stupid?
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Are negotiators in the Western world stupid? This may seem a rather provocative question - but it is apparently a question frequently asked by business people in Asia, based on their experiences with counterparts from the Western world.
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Commercial contract negotiation is hard enough when only two parties are involved, but many of today's complex offerings require the co-ordination of multiple supplier solutions to deliver a single customer outcome. In this webinar, contract managers and business leaders ...
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The UK Construction industry depends on standard forms contracts to manage its projects. Yet the average length of the legal contents of one of these standard forms is over 50,000 words, after the inevitable schedule of changes (or 'butchering' according to one subcont...
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With a Contract Management Operating Model, you can systematise your work with contracts and commercial relationships. It enables you to achieve the full potential of your contracts and at the same time helps you secure compliance. This webinar will give you an introduction to...
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Marshall Denning
2019-06-12 10:55:59
8 payment schemes
Jacko mentions there are 8 different payment schemes - do we know which?
Jacko mentions there are 8 different payment schemes - do we know which?
• Ngamuru Advisory • 2019-06-15 23:42:10
In terms of the 8 different payment schemes I was specifically referring to what we call 'payment curves' (see attached graphic) as opposed to payment regimes such as cost+ (time and material), fixed price, cost + fixed fee, etc. In this light these are grouped into 5 main families with a couple of variations inside each. These are as follows:
- 'all or none' payment curves
- Linear payment curves
- Non-linear payment curves
- Alternative payment such as demerit point and visual payment curves
- Matrix payment curves
The intent of this discussion is to simply highlight that the choice of payment curve, similar to the choice of performance measure and level, can have a significant impact on the success (or otherwise) of the overall performance management framework. My blog (www.performancebasedcontracting.com) has 3 posts specifically on this topic including the graphics.
I hope this helps and answers your questions. However, please let me know if you have any further questions.
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Occidental Petroleum Corporation
2019-02-12 17:17:02
Cloud Contracting
I am interested in perspectives on various issues and contracting approaches for the use of cloud services, particularly from niche providers who may, in-turn, actuall...
I am interested in perspectives on various issues and contracting approaches for the use of cloud services, particularly from niche providers who may, in-turn, actually have their applications hosted on a third-party provider like Microsoft, Amazon, Rackspace, etc. I'm looking for perspectives on the entire gambit of issues, including - protection measures used for data at-rest and in-transit; protection of video and images; right of return of all data upon request of customer; obligations of the supplier to delete data when no longer needed (either during the course of performing the services or upon termination of the services and return of the data to the customer); background checks on employees who may have access to the data; monitoring of access by all supplier personnel; business terms like fluctuations in the use of the service (bandwidth, storage space, processing capabilities); right to move the data to different locations in the same country; right to move data to a different country for processing and/or storage; obligations to notify in the case of suspected or actual breach/compromise of data.
• AusNet Services • 2019-02-28 18:18:23
Hi Mark, Happy to discuss. Send me an email via marie.cullen@
and I can talk about the principles I use.
In my view I don't believe, as a community, we have fully bottomed out all the risks associated with these types of engagement.
• Nokia Solutions and Networks Australia Limited • 2019-06-04 05:22:18
Hi Mark
For a very good, concise review of the principles and issues of cloud agreements generally, covering most of your points above (my view anyway), you might also check out David W. Tollen's book "The Tech Contracts Handbook" online or via this website:
I did buy his book, and think highly of it. Notably good balance between concept and practical drafting approaches, not just for cloud matters either.
NB: Personal opinion only, not necessarily that of my employer.
kind regards
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2019-02-12 17:03:56
Limitation of Liability
I was recently having coffee with four other individuals involved in contracting for IT Professional Services. During the course of conversation one of the participan...
I was recently having coffee with four other individuals involved in contracting for IT Professional Services. During the course of conversation one of the participants suggested that rather than having unlimited direct liability for certain aspects (breach of confidentiality, indemnification of third-party claims, gross negligence and willful misconduct) that EVERYTHING be limited to the extent permitted by law -- but then increase the limitation to a number that would cover the majority of potential issues ($5,000,000 USD was a suggestion).
When questioned, the participant stated that when it comes to contracting parties where one has "deep pockets" and the other does not, having the unlimited liability may sound nice on paper, but in reality it is a one-way protection that benefits the party that does not have deep pockets. Effectively, if the party that does not have deep pocket had a very large claim against them, they could declare bankruptcy and later reorganize as a different business concern - while the deep pocket party with the same claim would be obligated to pay.
Their perspective was in essence: No consequential damages; limit all direct damages to a pre-defined/agreed amount ($5,000,000 or amount that will cover 90%-95% of historic claims in the industry); and include indemnification from third-party claims in the cap.
• 2019-07-13 18:32:13
I agree with the idea, basically due to the possible huge claims that may cause extreme damage to the supplier.
sometimes the liability is capped to the total amount of the contract money value, which seems only fair to me as a professional against going with unlimited liability clause, however is there any case that this may be rejected by the client?
This is a good notion. I recall many years ago a friend of mine who had a well documented idea for a screenplay. The agent he showed stole it (allegedly) and a big entertainment company benefited (allegedly). My friend wanted to sue and he had a great case, but the other side simply put a giant pile of money on the table with a grinning lawyer sitting on the top of it and he had to back down. If he had the option to settle "a couple of hundred" I think he would have taken it.
• UK Department for Education - Education and Skills Funding Agency • 2020-01-31 10:08:26
the problem with limiting losses to the contract value is that in a professional services situation for example the advice given will relate to a much higher value. Eg. advice given costs £300,000 but the advice given is about the terms of a construction contract worth £10,000,000. If the works are faulty and have to be rebuilt, and the contract cannot be relied upon as a result of negligent advice, the loss to the client may well far exceed the £300,000 fee level. the client should be able to pursue the builder but here can't due to negligent advice from the lawyer. the client should be able to pursue the lawyer, but if they agreed a cap of £300k they will not get very far.
Hence you often see clients wanting a cap related to the value of the contract advised on rather than the fees paid for the advice. Insurance should be taken out but that may not cover all losses.
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2019-01-03 10:38:17
ADVICE NEEDED: difficult contract management position - customer & shareholder contracts
Hi, My company outsources key services to another company (Company X). However, we also own a portion of Company X as it was set up as a joint venture. I am the contr...
My company outsources key services to another company (Company X). However, we also own a portion of Company X as it was set up as a joint venture. I am the contract manager for the services Company X provides to us (I'm the customer). I am also the contract manager for the services my company provides to Company X, as part of the joint venture. I find this position very difficult and would like to build a strong case for hiring another manager to take one of the contracts. Are there any principles in IACCM I can use to help build this business case?
Any advice/recommendations would be greatly appreciated,
• Frank's International • 2020-01-10 19:34:37
It creates a conflict of interest in which the other members of the joint venture could be affected negatively.
• Allianz Technology • 2019-01-10 08:45:28
I'm just trying to understand your position.
Considering that you are managing all contractual relationship with another company (buy and sell side) sounds actually good from your company perspective. It would mean, that your leadership can expect you to have a full overview about the contractually back and forth with this JF. Therefore I assume it's hard to change the mind of your leadership, since I would expect them to see your doublerole as positive.
However on the other side, there is your personal position, meaning being something in the middle of a sandwich, right? I'm not sure about your empowerment, but in worst case you have also very limited authority to change some company rules (discounts, penalties, payment conditions, acceptance criteria etc.). And on buy side you usually have different contractual expectation than on sell side. I assume, this is the tricky part in your situation. Fulfilling the internal requirements for buy- and sell side with the same contractual partner at the same time (and maybe also your partner asks you if you are a bit crazy, since requesting sooo different contracts when you are either on sell side or on buy side).
When the conditions your company expect in contracts are very different on sell side and buy side, this should be communicated as an issue (to your leadership). I think there are 2 options as solution: either the requested second CM as you suggest, or an escalation to the leadership to align clear buy and sell conditions between your company and the JF, which are equal to both parties. such framework conditions would make at least your position more clear. And maybe there won't be anymore need of a split of the CM roles buy side and sell side?
Since I couldn't find many information in your post, I hope, this is somehow helpful?
If your uncomfortable position has other reasons, please let me know.
• Omaha Public Power District • 2019-01-21 20:58:03
I probably would start collecting facts: Firstly, establish the relationship between Your Company ("Y Company") and Company X ("X Company") by looking at any specific, written agreement about the services ("X and Y Services"). Also, establish clarity around (1) Y Company's services to be provided to X Company, and (2) X Company's services to be provided to Y Company. At this point, are there any conflicts that you can see/anticipate in your ability as the Contract Manager during the provision of X and Y Services, that perhaps could result in non-performance or non-compliance? Also, how do you escalate and cure any issues of non-performance (for example)? Secondly, I would review the files documenting any legal review, if any, prior to said agreement being reviewed for signature/execution. Were there any concerns that were raised and eventually resolved (internally)? AT the very least, you could start with the resource allocation -- that is, regarding your time management and how to better allocate your skills - in developing your case. Hope this helps. Regards ~ Rose
• CoreLogic • 2019-05-17 09:01:17
Its an interesting role and I recommend your decision to bring in another manager to take one of the contracts.
I would recommend to present this as two different roles:
On the buy side - Contract Manager would play role of a customer and to manage Company X, need to drive and establish Vendor Management Discipline around Contract Administration / Governance / Service Performance / Financial Management / Risk and Compliance
On the sell side - Contract Manager would play role of an engagement partner to drive business relationship / Value addition to Company X/ increase revenue generation from Company X to your company / Joint go-to-market strategy if possible.
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Rogers Communications
2018-12-06 17:48:18
Source Code Escrow Type Protection for non-software
I am brainstorming ideas for a supplier contract where I want to ensure the technology and services to be provided by the supplier for resale to our end-customer over ...
I am brainstorming ideas for a supplier contract where I want to ensure the technology and services to be provided by the supplier for resale to our end-customer over a long term contract do not disappear, either through supplier insolvency or acquisition. If this were a software deal, I'd ask for source code escrow from the supplier. What would an equivalent level of protection be for a hardware/services solution?
Interesting point, Michelle.
I´d strongly encourage you to raise this question also within the IACCM technology network, which is a micro-community, where you will be able to get insights to new trends in this specific field and where I am sure you´ll have the opportunity to share ideas regarding the topic you have brought:
Also, please check our library:
where, you will find some articles about 'escrow agreements' for the software arena and other topics associated with risk management in the hardware world as well. By analogy you will explore ideas regarding hardware coming from best practices and escrow programs with the goal of risk mitigation
Best regards
• 2018-12-29 21:07:59
Hi Michelle - saw your post. For hardware: having a refresh plan with your supplier following a bit of a mutual benchmark, to see how best to provision for your upcoming capacity needs, might give some assurance. For services or subscriptions-based tech: having a documented 'cookbook' of key players and tech needed to recreate the service, including a list of any solutions 'not commercially available' or not easily re-purchased in Canada updated, might also be helpful to gage the difficulty of transitioning off your current tech,if needs be.
Those two governance-type processes, along with the typical supplier obligation to reasonably cooperate with any successor and to provide some mutually-agreed orderly termination assistance, might serve you well (outside escrow for software). Hope that offers some ideas...good luck. Cheers, Robin
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2018-10-12 14:32:00
A great article. Roles and responsibilities are often overlooked. We instead, as a buying organisation, like to define how something should be delivered.
A great article. Roles and responsibilities are often overlooked. We instead, as a buying organisation, like to define how something should be delivered.
• Gemserv • 2019-07-03 15:11:45
This is definitely something that should have greater consideration in my organisation, I have been quite vocal in pushing it. I have worked in teams where particular members have found the lack of bounds extremely stressful as they feel they are crowded out or put upon by the more vocal members, who are equally frustrated it takes so long to get things done. Clarity in defining the roles and responsibilities can often be an enabler.
• Airbus Defence and Space Limited • 2019-08-18 12:37:30
Agreed, this is a great article and really gets you thinking about the behaviours instilled within your own immediate team. If we cannot get the behaviours and roles clearly specified for our own team members first we are setting ourselves up to fail in the wider team and externally.
• Experian • 2019-02-03 22:03:09
Agree - this was quite an insightful article. I've always believed that it should work in reverse - that you should set the objective and then leave it up to individuals to work out how to get there, which is what the article says except for specifying that their roles need to be clear. I believed that if roles were less clearly defined then it gave people scope to expand their remit, however I can see why this can cause confusion.
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2018-09-18 09:34:19
How to handle a dominating client?
Thanks for the interesting article. From my experience, i've encountered number of client who likes to dominate the contract administration and project execution ...
Thanks for the interesting article. From my experience, i've encountered number of client who likes to dominate the contract administration and project execution process. Does anyone know if there are any case studied that i reference and also share my opinion?
• Ms • 2020-02-14 10:44:16
Ive had a lot of experience of very dominant Clients who are never willing to negotiate any give on their side, only improvements for them. I have found you need to identify this type of individual very early on in the process and realise that this behaviour will not change through the lifecycle. Decisions need to be made as to whether the deal that you are being faced with is worth it or not - is it good business for you or are they asking for too much. Id love to hear any specific approaches of how to deal with this type of client as its not easy.
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2018-08-09 19:51:57
Bankrupt Customer; Principles Formed a New Company
Happy Thursday Everyone! Hope you are all doing well. Hoping to receive some guidance and speaking points on a request I recieved from my sales folks. We complete...
Happy Thursday Everyone! Hope you are all doing well. Hoping to receive some guidance and speaking points on a request I recieved from my sales folks.
We completed a large portion of a project w/ Company X that later went bankrupt. We had a sales contract w/ Company X for the overall project. We received payment for the portion that was completed. Now the principles formed a new company and want us to complete the remainder of the project. However, the new company (& unfortunately, our owns sales team) is trying to pursue using the voided sales contract for the remainder of the remainder of the project to be completed. Basically, just change the name from Company X to "New Company".
I have few basics reasons why that is something we should NOT do. For example, the contract is legally void b/c Company X is no longer in existence; the terms in old contract were not favorable to us as the seller; the risks of doing business with the new company are much different than the old.
Would anyone mind sharing a few additional & impactful reasons why using the old contract isn't a good idea?
Thank you in advance. Have a good weekend.
• Schlumberger • 2018-08-12 06:54:16
Just in case you still need a few other pointers, consider the following:
One thing sales people understand is numbers so approach it from an accounting point of view. Since the contract is void, consider discussing the fact they will not be able to meet all the GAAP principles for revenue recognition and if your accounts folk are diligent they probably will back you up ( but run this by them - accounts - first. Companies interpret or apply GAAP revenue recognition differently ).
Since Company X no longer exists and as such has no contracting capacity, it cant assign/novate the contract which will impact collectability should the New Company choose not to follow through with what it has implied it would do re: payment
If you are required to create a new agreement using the same or similar terms and conditions, consider preparing a risk assessment analysis of the contract and let the stakeholders approve the risk they are taking on by utilizing the same Ts & Cs so everyone is on the same page. Whatever discussions or approvals were obtained for the former Company should not apply to the New Company.
All the best!
• Anonymous • 2018-09-17 18:33:36
Thank you for the guidance Mofoluwaso Falade.
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Multiplex Services
2018-07-19 06:47:37
Change Order Process for Service Contract
Hi, We are in the process of executing a service agreement with a client. The contract which is a new project has the ability to expand with various contract variation...
We are in the process of executing a service agreement with a client. The contract which is a new project has the ability to expand with various contract variations and changes to scope. Can some body help me with a sample template or process that needs to be agreed with the client.
Thanks in advance.
• 2018-07-21 13:14:03
Did you get this?
• Kuwait Finance House • 2018-08-09 06:13:38
the SLA should have the basic things like resolution time/ Response time, Escalation Matrix,support timimg periods,
• AVON Cosmetics Ltd • 2018-09-10 08:18:44
Did you manage to obtain a Contract Change Form and Process? I have one which we use for an IT Outsource Contract and could send through to you if you can provide your email address.
Hello Ramganesh,
Aveva's ProCon solution contains a Post-Award module which supports the contract execution process from the contract award stage, through processes such as general correspondence, management of change, management of payment, and dispute resolution, to management of closeout. To your point, you need to protect yourself from contract variations and scope changes with the ability to manage these effectively and have a clear path to understand these and approve as necessary. ProCon can help with these vital challenges. Feel free to contact me for more information.
Tim Wikander
Product Sales Manager
E tim.wikander@
• Reliance Industries Limited • 2019-02-18 05:25:14
I cannot suggest any template, but can advise the following points to be taken care of while agreeing the Contract -
1) Overstay compensation or rate revision formula
2) Discount factor for scope increment or compensation factor for reduction.
3) % of Liquidated damages, in case of delay attributed to Contractor's end.
4) Try to negotiate with some grace period even after original contract completion date keeping the original rates valid.
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2018-05-15 13:47:24
Terminating a Contract
We have a contractor for a service and we are looking to part ways with the vendor. The contractor has emailed us and said they are no longer interested in performing ...
We have a contractor for a service and we are looking to part ways with the vendor. The contractor has emailed us and said they are no longer interested in performing the service and we are happy with letting them go. Can this email work as a means to terminate the contract?
Also from a legal aspect how do we handle this? Is a simple email back to them sufficient to confirm this termination arrangement?
Thanks in advance for your help.
• Telefonica • 2018-05-15 17:52:16
There are a lot of aspects to consider here, for example:
are you buying a replacement service from another vendor? if so, do you need the current vendor to support transition to the new vendor?
does the current vendor need to return any confidential documents?
are all payments up to date?
are any contract penalties (service credits, LDs) outstanding?
Irrespective of the above, you need to formally terminate the contract, confirming that neither party has any liability to the other following termination, except, perhaps, confidentiality provisions and, potentially, any latent defect/warranty claims. Simply 'allowing' the vendor to walk away seems odd: you spent time (and therefore money) on-boarding them and agreeing a contract, it seems strange to end the relationship in this way.
• Neptune Marine Service Ltd • 2018-05-16 01:14:24
Hi Dale,
What contract states with regards to email communication and authorized representative. If the contract only states that communications shall be in writing to the authorized representative. The next question that will arise is Governing Law of the contract. As some countries have adopted the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITL) published its Model Law on Electronic Commerce in 1996 which states that actions will not be invalidated or discriminated against merely because they were conducted electronically and emails are considered as a message in "Writing"
So, make sure the message in "Writing" based on the governing law is communicated to the Authorised Representative.
For the balance checks, I agree with Steve Grange and that shall suffice.
Gaurav Seth
Hey Dale,
I agree with Steve Grange. Create a formal Exit plan with the company to close off any outstanding liabilities to both parties. Regardless of each others 'mutual consent' to this. At the end of the that process formally close it off with a document. This will prevent anything coming back to bite you in the future.
• Siemens Pte Ltd • 2018-05-17 09:52:18
Dear Dale,
I agree with Steve, Gaurav and Phil, They have covered multiple aspects which we have to look at before letting the vendor walk off as I believe in this case Vendor has no financial impact on them so easy for them to walk off without formal termination/closure of the contract. But from the moment you accept or let Vendor walk out all the responsibilities more of liabilities fall on your company.
• Resolute Corporate Services Pty Ltd As Agent for Société Des Mines de Syama S.A (SOMISY S.A) • 2018-05-25 11:43:20
I think you should prepare an official document signed by both parties to legally and lawfully end this contract by a mutual agreement by both parties.
• Resolute Corporate Services Pty Ltd As Agent for Société Des Mines de Syama S.A (SOMISY S.A) • 2018-05-25 11:43:54
I think you should prepare an official document signed by both parties to legally and lawfully end this contract by a mutual agreement by both parties. your message
• Virgin Money • 2018-06-04 11:15:31
• Catalina Marketing Corporation • 2018-10-25 20:59:16
The first item to consider is to ensure to review the Services Agreement and review the Termination and Notices Section and any others that may come in to play when terminating an agreement. Are there a certain number of days after written notification that the services agreement will terminate? Are you terminating a master agreement and any ordering documents or SOWs or either or both? Do you need to provide notice to the contractor via email, mail, certified mail, overnight delivery? Does your agreement allow for electronic transmission communication as an acceptable method of communicating to make it legally binding in a notices provision?
I then also check to see if there are provisions such as Confidential Information/Materials or any other security items that need to be returned to your company that would need to be mentioned in a termination agreement or letter. Is there any confidential information, materials, laptop/pc, security badges and property that need to be returned and when, how and to whom? These are a few of a number of items may need to be addressed in a termination agreement along with ramp down services and whether there are any fees apart from standard fees that would need to be paid to considered. I have seen termination agreements be very simple with little to no instruction since the Services Agreement was simple straightforward agreement with little to be exchanged by way of CI, materials, goods, security, property and others that can run a few pages of negotiated ramp down services, transfer of services to another contractor or training and payment of ramp down costs at stake.
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- May 29, 2008 at 12:26 AM
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Oh i love this!! this will be so cute!!
- May 29, 2008 at 3:02 AM
That is soooo awesome! I love how you incorporated your own symbols to make the tattoo even more special. I love how she looks so far. You'll have to post more pics when she starts getting colored in! Is there going to be any stitches (a partial "sewn" image) on the fabric in the hoop or is it going to be left blank?
- May 29, 2008 at 5:55 AM
- Unknown said...
Thanks everybody! I am going to put something on the hoop but I'm not sure what.
- May 29, 2008 at 8:45 AM
- SewAmy said...
Oh Kittykill, I love your tattoo. I can't wait to see her done. She rocks. You will have to add her to my "sewing tattoo" group on flickr.
- May 29, 2008 at 7:11 PM
- amy dame said...
i'm so in love with this tattoo!
- May 29, 2008 at 7:20 PM
- Unknown said...
I will definitely add her to the group. Thanks for all the awesome comments.
- May 29, 2008 at 8:14 PM
- sewitsforyou said...
maybe put hmm I will have to think about that one..Looks great though!
- May 30, 2008 at 8:14 AM
- Average Jane Crafter said...
This is amazing!
Just amazing! I love her!
- May 31, 2008 at 10:41 PM
- Unknown said...
Oh WOW, your new tattoo is going to be amazing - scrap that - it' amazing already! I'll be looking forward to see her completed : )
- June 1, 2008 at 3:02 PM
- Katie Kutthroat said...
awesome!! i love getting new tattoos!
- June 5, 2008 at 9:30 PM
- Lily said...
She's beautiful! I can't wait to see the finished product!
- June 13, 2008 at 8:54 AM

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Fields of a class can either have the values set by you the user, or you can set DataNucleus to generate them for you. This is of particular importance with identity fields where you want unique identities. You can use this value generation process with the identity field(s) in JPA. There are many different "strategies" for generating values, as defined by the JPA specification. Some strategies are specific to a particular datastore, and some are generic. You should choose the strategy that best suits your target datastore. The available strategies are :-
See also :-
Please note that the JPA spec only requires the ability to generate values for identity fields. DataNucleus allows you to do it for any field. Please bear this in mind when considering portability.
With this strategy DataNucleus will choose the most appropriate strategy for the datastore being used. If you also specify the 'sequence' name attribute and the datastore supports sequences then "sequence" strategy would be used. Otherwise it will always choose "increment" strategy.
A sequence is a user-defined database function that generates a sequence of unique numeric ids. The unique identifier value returned from the database is translated to a java type: java.lang.Long. DataNucleus supports sequences for the following datastores:
To configure a class to use either of these generation methods using application identity you would add the following to the class' Meta-Data
<sequence-generator name="SEQ1" sequence-name="MY_SEQ" initial-value="5" allocation-size="10"/> <entity class="MyClass"> <attributes> <id name="myId"> <generated-value strategy="SEQUENCE" generator="SEQ1"/> </id> </attributes> </entity>
or using annotations
@Entity @SequenceGenerator(name="SEQ1", sequenceName="MY_SEQ", initialValue=5, allocationSize=10) public class MyClass { @Id @GeneratedValue(strategy=GenerationType.SEQUENCE, generator="SEQ1") private long myfield; ... }
If the sequence does not yet exist in the database at the time DataNucleus needs a new unique identifier, a new sequence is created in the database based on the JPA Meta-Data configuration. Additional properties for configuring sequences are set in the JPA Meta-Data, see the available properties below. Unsupported properties by a database are silently ignored by DataNucleus.
This value generator will generate values unique across different JVMs
Auto-increment/identity/serial are primary key columns that are populated when a row is inserted in the table. These use the databases own keywords on table creation and so rely on having the table structure either created by DataNucleus or having the column with the necessary keyword.
DataNucleus supports auto-increment/identity/serial keys for many databases including :
This generation strategy should only be used if there is a single "root" table for the inheritance tree. If you have more than 1 root table (e.g using subclass-table inheritance) then you should choose a different generation strategy
For a class using application identity you need to set the value-strategy attribute on the primary key field. You can configure the Meta-Data for the class something like this
<entity class="MyClass"> <attributes> <id name="myId"> <generated-value strategy="IDENTITY"/> </id> </attributes> </entity>
Please be aware that if you have an inheritance tree with the base class defined as using "identity" then the column definition for the PK of the base table will be defined as "AUTO_INCREMENT" or "IDENTITY" or "SERIAL" (dependent on the RDBMS) and all subtables will NOT have this identifier added to their PK column definitions. This is because the identities are assigned in the base table (since all objects will have an entry in the base table).
Please note that if using optimistic transactions, this strategy will mean that the value is only set when the object is actually persisted (i.e at flush() or commit())
This value generator will generate values unique across different JVMs
This method is database neutral and uses a sequence table that holds an incrementing sequence value. The unique identifier value returned from the database is translated to a java type: java.lang.Long. This strategy will work with any datastore. This method require a sequence table in the database and creates one if doesn't exist.
To configure an application identity class to use this generation method you simply add this to the class' Meta-Data. If your class is in an inheritance tree you should define this for the base class only.
<entity class="MyClass"> <attributes> <id name="myId"> <generated-value strategy="TABLE"/> </id> </attributes> </entity>
Additional properties for configuring this generator are set in the JPA Meta-Data, see the available properties below. Unsupported properties are silently ignored by DataNucleus.
This value generator will generate values unique across different JVMs


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by Tom Utescher
In the top half of the Class AAAA tournament bracket, the general consensus was that the road to a berth in the 2011 PIAA state finals would have to go through District 12 champion Archbishop Carroll, but unfortunately for Mount St. Joseph Academy basketball fans, the MSJ Magic didn't make it that far in their journey.
After beating storied PIAA programs like Downingtown East, Council Rock North, and Cheltenham High in the District 1 playoffs and the early rounds of the state tourney, the Mount was upset by the seventh-seeded team from its own district, the Boyertown High School Lady Bears.
In a tooth-and-nail tussle in which neither team was ever ahead by more than four points (and only once by more than three), the Magic led for the last time at 39-38 with a minute to go. Boyertown went up by three on a lay-up and two free throws, and a drive by senior guard Mary Jo Horgan pulled the Mount back within one with 13 seconds left. The Bears then had their first miss from the free throw line all night on the front end of a one-and-one, but a final three-point attempt by the Magic dropped short of the hoop and Boyertown prevailed, 42-41, leaving both teams with overall records of 28-4.
In the second game of the twin bill at Spring-Ford High School, Archbishop Carroll cruised by Reading's Wilson High, 58-34.
Three nights earlier, Mount St. Joe won a second-round bout against Cheltenham, 52-37. Horgan had ten points in the game, while fellow senior Steph Smith led all scorers with 16 points and junior Maddie Kohler collected a dozen points by nailing four three-pointers.
As that Tuesday tilt at Wissahickon High School got underway, Cheltenham had the Mount's major offensive threats well guarded, but the Panthers weren't prepared to deal with the perimeter marksmanship of Kohler. The compact starting guard usually plays tough defense and hoists the occasional three-pointer, but in this contest she easily exceeded her per-game scoring average before halftime.
"Where'd she come from?" exclaimed a Cheltenham fan who had seen the Mount play during the District 1 tourney.
The Panthers received three standard field goals from guard Ciara Andrews in the first quarter to finish with a 15-14 edge, but Kohler's two triples had kept the Mount from developing a significant deficit. Cheltenham's Tiffany Johnson opened the second round with a score off a rebound, but Kohler's third trey tied it at 17-all and then the Magic went ahead for good on a free throw and a converted rebound by another 11th-grader, forward Cailin Schmeer.
Midway through the period the Panthers were still just one point behind, but the Mounties finished the half with a 10-3 burst. Kohler and Horgan nailed three-point shots, and Horgan and junior Bridget Higgins hit from closer range to make it 30-22 at the intermission.
Kohler had all of her 12 points by the break and Horgan scored nine of her ten over the first two quarters, while Cheltenham's Andrews already had eight of her team-high 12 points in the books. MSJ's Smith, who recorded four points prior to the intermission, bagged eight points in the third quarter to help stave off the last meaningful Cheltenham rally.
She scored twice off of dishes from Higgins, and added a foul line jumper and a pair of free throws.
The Panthers cut the lead to four points at the outset, 30-26. The Magic then went up by 10 on six straight points by Smith, but buckets by Johnson, Austin Hamler (seven total points), and Andrews got Cheltenham back within four once more (36-32) with 90 seconds left in the period. A three-pointer from Higgins helped the Magic take a seven-point spread (41-34) into the final frame.
Freshman Alex Louin started the fourth round in place of Kohler, but the junior was soon back on the floor alongside the ninth-grader when Horgan committed her fourth personal foul and took a seat for a few minutes. However, the Panthers' Andrews was done scoring for the night, and Cheltenham only managed one short jumper and one free throw during the final quarter. Both teams gave their reserves some playing time in the concluding minutes, and Mount fans cheered wildly when crowd favorite Megan Black, a senior bound for Penn, knocked down the game's final field goal from out along the left baseline.
In anticipating a possible state semifinal match-up with Carroll the following week, it would've been easy for the District 1 champion Mounties to overlook quarterfinal foe Boyertown, a school better known for its PIAA postseason performance in girls lacrosse than in basketball. The Bears had lost close games to Downingtown East and to Upper Dublin High School in the district tournament, while in the same five-day time frame the Magic defeated Downingtown by 21 points and upended Upper Dublin by 20.
The fact that Boyertown ended up ignoring or even feeding off of these documented results against common opponents (as well as their relatively low seeding) showed admirable mental fortitude.
Asked about the possibility of his team looking past the Bears, Mount coach John Miller said, "That might be natural, but I don't really think that fact affected the way we played tonight. That was a non-factor."
The Mount's veteran mentor observed, "Even though they took us out of our comfort zone at times when they double teamed us, I still thought that we missed a lot of shots that we normally make. Also, give Boyertown credit for shooting better from the free throw line than we did tonight.
"We had a hard time matching up with their size," he continued. "I think at times [on defense] we were a little too aggressive in the post game where they were beating us with their dribble. In a close game that comes down to one point, all those little things are factors."
The 6'1" stature of MSJ senior forward Steph Smith was matched by Boyertown's beefier Kaitlyn Eisenhard, and the rest of the Bears' starting line-up consisted of two 5'10" and two 5'9" players. The Mount sent out two players at 5'8", one at 5'7", and one at 5'4". The Mount gained a little more size when they subbed in the 5'11" Louin.
The Magic found themselves down 10-11 at the end of the first quarter, but they had also trailed by a point at the same stage of each of their first two state tourney games. Hints of trouble cropped up after that. In the second stanza the Magic, normally solid and sometimes outstanding from the free throw line, collected just three of a possible eight points. Their high-pressure man-to-man defense had gradually worn down opposing teams and caused numerous turnovers, but it wasn't quite so effective against Boyertown.
As in the first period, the Bears edged the Magic 11-10 in the second round to lead 22-20 at halftime.
The MSJ coaching staff had seen Boyertown play twice in person and had watched videotapes of two other games.
"We knew what to expect," Miller said, "but if one thing did surprise me, it was that they handled our man-to-man pressure better than I thought they would. Because they were big and strong, I didn't think they would be as good with the ball as they were."
The Magic opened the third quarter with their best offensive stretch of the night, an 8-2 run that included a short bank shot by Higgins, a midrange jumper by Schmeer, a strip by Smith that led to a lay-up by Horgan, and two free throws by Smith herself. This gave the Magic the largest lead enjoyed by either team all evening, – four points at 28-24.
The gap was quickly reduced to a single point with a lay-up and free throw by Boyertown's Krista Schauder, and at the end of the period the Mount was still up by one, 30-29.
Throughout the game, the Bears proved more accurate at the free throw line than the Magic. The respective scoring leaders for the two squads, Horgan for the Mount (22 points) and senior guard Jess Schlesman for Boyertown (18 points) were each seven-for-seven at the stripe, but while Schlesman's teammates made seven of their eight foul shots, the remaining Mounties went 5-for-11.
Five minutes into the fourth quarter, two Boyertown free throws by Brooke Mullen (six points total) tied the game for the tenth and final time, now at 36-all. The Mount turned the ball over on a walk, and a drive by Muller moved the Bears ahead. The Magic passed the ball around in their set offense but couldn't see an opening, calling time-out with 1:36 remaining in the game.
When play resumed, the Mount eventually got off a three-pointer from the left wing. On this shot by Kohler, the ball hit the front of the rim, hopped a few feet up into the air, and fell through the net to give Mount St. Joe a 39-38 edge as the clock dropped under the one-minute mark.
Boyertown came down the floor and lost the ball out of bounds at the baseline, but on the subsequent inbounds play by the Magic, Boyertown's Schlesman stole the ball and flung up a lay-up, putting her team in front for good with 43 seconds left. The Mounties turned the ball back over with an offensive foul, and just after that they committed another infraction, which happened to be both the fifth personal on Schmeer and the seventh team foul by the Magic.
Schlesman nailed both shots of the one-and-one with 26 seconds remaining, making it 42-39. Horgan drove the lane with 13 ticks to go, getting the Magic back within one. The Magic had to foul and Smith committed her fifth violation, leaving the game with 9.6 seconds left to be replaced by freshman forward Carly Monzo.
After 14 straight "makes" the Bears finally missed a free throw on the front end of the final one-and-one, but by the time the Magic got the ball over midcourt they only had time for Horgan to heave a desperation three-point shot, which didn't reach the rim. Smith and Kohler each finished with six points for the night, and Higgins with four.
"Once the sting of this wears off, the girls will realize they can be very proud of the season that they had," the Mount's Miller stated afterwards. "They're all crying right now, but back in November if you'd told us we were going to go 28-4, win the Academies championship at the buzzer, win the district quad-A championship and then go to the Elite Eight in the state, I think we would've said 'Hey, we'll take it.' "


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To make your own dump pipe you will need
1x Nissan exa Turbo
1 mandrel bend of decent size(2-3/4inch) is fine.
1 arc/mig or oxy welder.
5 bolt garrett exhaust flange 10mm thick
Hack saw
bench vice
cardboard and scissors
marking pen
Lets get started......
Start by removing your original dump pipe.
now place the 10mm thick exhaust flange on the turbo and measure up to see if the mandrel is gonna fit.
Mark it out and cut the mandrel. Once cut, place it back on the turbo and mark the position af angle.
Tack weld it into position. Now you need to fill up the wastegate area with a smoothe flowing shape.
Grab some plate mild steel 2-2.5mm thick. make a cardboard template first and be sure its a reasonably flush fitting ie: no gaps.
trace it onto your plate mild steel and cut it out with a jigsaw. hammer the shape around an offcut of tubing the same diameter as the pipe you are using.
Now see if its ok on your dump pipe. make sure there are no gaps, if so grind/cut til it fits perfect.
Now mark out where you have to cut away at the mandrel to accomadate the wastegate piece. Snap the mandrel off the flange and cut it out with a grinder/dremil.
RE-tack weld it back onto the flange and check the wastegate bit.
if its a good fit then tack weld that bit on. Now check all gaps before welding entire project.
If ok, then weld all the way around. Make sure the welds are strong and full. You need good heat and penetration to ensure longetivity of your dump pipe.
If your happy with the welds then clean them up with the grinder and heat proof paint/chrome whatever to it.
All is left to do it mate up the end of your dump to you existing exhaust. Do it yourself or take it to your local exahaust shop as it wont cost more than $50 and 1 hour work .....
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We're currently in Fort Myers, Florida
There is a lot to do in this area, and one thing we wanted to be sure to do was go back to the Corkscrew Swamp. It's in Naples, which is about a 50 mile drive. The cost is $10 each, but it was well worth the drive and the money. We'll do it again. No discounts.
Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is a 14,000 acre preserve located near Naples, Florida in the heart of the Western Everglades. It is home to the largest remaining stand of old growth Bald Cypress forest in North America. A 2.25 mile boardwalk trail, which winds its way through 4 native habitats, is open to the public 365 days a year.
The boardwalk is wheelchair accessible, and there were several wheel chairs available. I assume they were free. It's a 2 .25 mile nature trail, but there is a shortcut for people unable to make the entire trip.
There is a gift shop and snack bar in the main building. Here is a picture of a baby alligator in a little fish tank.
The Audubon Society became involved in this property over 100 years ago to protect wading birds.
Back in those days, women wore hats with feathers for decoration. The feathers of many birds were sought for decorating their hats. Many birds nearly became extinct to decorate womens hats. A group of smart men camped out here to protect the birds during nesting season, and that is how this the nature preserve came to be.
It was one of those perfect fall days in Florida, with the temperature in the low 70's and low humidity. There were enough clouds in the sky to make for some pretty pictures.
Corkscrew Swamp is a "wet prairie". Some times of the year, its wet and sometimes it's mostly dry. The summer rainy season has just ended, so yesterday, it was very wet. They have a wonderful boardwalk trail that is 2.25 miles long!
At the start of the boardwalk trail is a sign that lists some of the things you might see and wildlife that has been seen on that particular day.
I was surprised to learn that a Painted Bunting had been spotted. It's a beautiful red, green and purple bird that I have only seen one time….at Corkscrew Swamp!
This is what they look like. It is not my picture. I never got close enough.
There is a birdfeeder hanging that attracts them to a particular spot. When we got there there, we met a guy named Eric. He had one of those gigantic lenses on his camera and was obviously a bit more of a photographer than me! He let me hold his camera to see how heavy it was. Wow…it would have been tough to hike with that thing! He has an interesting website where he shows his wonderful photographs. You can visit it here. You can purchase pictures and he also has some free training videos! So if you're like me and could use some help getting those perfect shots, this might be of some help.
While we were there waiting for the Bunting, Eric had some bird calls on his Droid phone. Sure enough, in just a few minutes this Painted Bunting appeared. This is my picture.
You can barely tell what kind of a bird it is, but Eric confirmed it was a bunting! It's the best picture of one I've ever gotten (okay, the only one.)
There are volunteers that walk the trail all day to help visitors locate the wildlife and learn about the swamp. They are a wealth of knowledge and if you hang around one of them, you will learn a lot.
We spent most of the day walking with ranger Keith. We learned so much more that if we had just walked by ourselves.
One thing he pointed out was a tree called a Strangler Fig. You can see I the picture below the viney looking thing that appears to be strangling the tree.
We assumed that the vine was growing up the tree, but in fact the opposite is true. The Strangler Fig Tree has some tasty berries that the birds love. They eat the berries the seeds are excreted and sometimes they will end up in the tops of a tree. If the conditions are just right, the berries will grow into a new tree. The roots go down, eventually ending up in the soil. The actual tree is high up in a host tree, with the roots reaching down towards the soil.
The following picture shows the actual tree that is way up high in another tree. It does not harm the host tree, at least here. In it's native habitat in the rain forest, it can sometimes shade the host tree too much and cause a problem there, but here in Florida the conditions are not quite right for that to happen. It does not actually strangle the host tree.
The board walk trail was beautiful and you never knew what you were going to see next.
A Swamp Lily
Lots of butterflies
a black racer snake
It's a beautiful boardwalk.
There were quite a few places to sit and rest and just enjoy the view.
The scenery changes often
Here is an interesting little spider. It's called an Okeefenokee Spider. It was on a tree, right at the water level. It feeds on small minnows and doesn't spin a web.
The next picture is the eggs of an Apple snail.
Along the boardwalk you'll find hand written signs pointing out different things. The volunteers spot things and then help you to see them.
The following picture is the nest of a Brazilian Skipper (type of butterfly/moth). It cuts the leaf, and folds it on top of itself.
Towards the end there were two spotting scopes set up for you to look through…and no, you didn't have to deposit a quarter.
Here is what we saw through the scopes. Notice the two small gators? Those are some of her babies. They take care of them for over a year.
Corkscrew swamp is a major nesting area for Wood Storks. We didn't see any there yesterday.
They did not nest last year because there last year because it was too wet. If it's too wet, the food sources are spread out too far for them to raise their families. I guess they figure, if they can't afford to take care of their children, they won't have them.
We had a wonderful day at Corkscrew Swamp and ended up being there 4 hours. We went back to the Painted Bunting area a few times, but never did see another bunting.
Have you ever bathed in used water? They pointed out that all the water on earth is constantly being recycled. Interesting though, isn't it?
We sure enjoyed our time at Corkscrew Swamp and I would highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in nature. If you hook up with a volunteer, you'll get so much more out of it.
Today, is errand day, but we have visitors coming. More on that later!


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Better than Twitter?
Unlike Facebook or Twitter, Google+ actually integrates with the organic search results. Just do a search for SEO21 and you will see my awful picture (taken pre too many burgers and beer).
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I'm not sure if I would say better as it's early days but I prefer the layout and functionality over Twitter. It has taken a bit of getting used to but I really love how it features 'Nearby Posts' so anyone in my local area can see my Google+ Posts, a great way for any local business to cast their net even wider.
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After a successful Facebook PR campaign, peripheral manufacturers Razer have announced they'll be making a left-handed version of their Naga mouse.
It's not the first time this has happened - not even for Razer, whose DeathAdder has previously been available for Southpaws - but it still makes me scratch my head.
I'm left-handed. And I, like every single other left-hander I know, uses a mouse...on the right.
Are there really enough lefties out there who prefer/rely on the flipped ergonomics and buttons to make this worth it? Actually, forget that, I'll just settle to hear from a leftie in comment if you, or anyone you know, actually uses tech like this. I'd be interested to hear why.
UPDATE - Razer boss Min-Liang Tan tells us "I'm pretty sure we're going to be in the red for making a left-handed Naga", and that it's intended "not for the LHers who have been forced/adapted to using a RH mouse. Its for all the other present/future LHers".
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text: Remember Maria Lauterbach, the pregnant Marine who was murdered and incinerated by her baby's father? Well the story of deceased Spc. Megan Lynn Touma, 23, is sounding eerily reminiscent of the Lauterbach tragedy. She was seven months pregnant, and was identified yesterday, though her body was discovered on Sunday at a Fayetteville, North Carolina motel. According to the AP, "Authorities say they are investigating [Touma's] 'suspicious' death." We'll be following this story as it develops. [AP via MSNBC]


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Saturday, 22nd September 2012
Gordon Thrower
This report is brought to you with much sadness.
For the last ten years or so at the Boleyn I have had the privilege of sitting amongst a wonderful group of people who have become good friends. It is therefore with great regret that I must record the passing of one of our number.
Alan Smith was, quite simply, one of the nicest people that I have ever met. I'm not exactly sure how old he was - only that, as the oldest male member of our little gang, he took the honorary title of "Grandad" which we gave him (years before he actually became one) with good humour and grace.
Alan attended matches with his son Trevor and the three of us have built up a repertoire of "in-jokes" over the years. Silly little things that to anyone else will mean nothing but, to me anyway, just added to the pleasure of coming to the Boleyn every week. We had "Injury Time Bingo" and of course the sheer wonderful incongruity of a middle-aged granddad doing a little dance to Fatboy Slim's "Right Here Right Now" whenever it was played before matches.
If I had to pick one abiding memory of the man it would be the 2006 Cup Final where he insisted on queuing up for half an hour underneath the concourse to buy programmes sending Trevor into the stadium proper to take in the atmosphere - "I've already been to a Cup Final son- you may never get to see one again" was his comment. A great friend and a wonderful man who will be sorely missed. Trevor, all our thoughts are with you and your family.
To the match then. Team news was that we went with what looks to be Mr Allardyce's preferred starting XI (from those available) of JJ, Demel, O'Brien, Reid, Collins, Noble, Diame, Taylor, Nolan, Vaz Te, Cole. As "Bubbles" was played we draped a '75 Cup Final shirt over Alan's seat - to be honest I figured we ought to do something to honour our absent friend and I couldn't think of what else to do.
Although we looked by far the brighter of the two sides we went behind on nine minutes. Collins' attempt to play the ball wide out to the left was sloppy and caught the unsuspecting Diame on the back of the heel, diverting the ball into the path of Larsson. Larsson pushed forward and clipped a lovely drifting cross to Fletcher, who Collins had failed to pick up properly. Using all the time and space afforded to him by the lack of defending Fletcher buried the ball in at the far post despite JJ getting a hand to the shot. A poor goal all round and not the Ginger Pele's finest hour.
We immediately went on the attack. Taylor's effort was diverted for a corner, the taking of which was delayed while we all had to look at the showboating Lee Mason who was delivering a warning to Nolan that he'd be cautioned if he allowed the keeper to swing an elbow at him again. The first corner was eventually cleared for a second, which eventually fell to Collins, whose weak header went tamely wide.
Vaz Te ought to have levelled on 22 minutes. Taylor found him at the far post but RVT's downward header bounced wide of the post. A wasted opportunity and it wasn't to be the last of the match.
A late tackle on the edge of the box caught Diame but the free-kick was woeful. Noble tapped it to Nolan who hit it straight at the wall. The problem was that we were so dominant that there was always the worry that we might get caught on the break - as nearly happened on 27 minutes as a long ball found McClean in acres of space on our right. Thankfully the player's decision to go for a spectacular 25-yarder worked in our favour as the ball bobbled harmlessly wide, barely having the energy to cross the line.
The chances kept coming. The visitors only partially cleared a free-kick played into the box, Demel's shot being blocked by Rose. Reid got on the end of the resulting corner but Nolan' didn't quite get his angles right and his first time effort from the knock down went across the goal rather than in it. Diame then found Cole with a cross from the left but Carlton was unable to keep the header down.
We continued to press forward with much of what was good coming from the surging runs of the impressive Diame, who might have got more out of the match had ref Mason actually not decided to give the laws of the game a week off. With both Diame and Vaz Te both being taken out by late challenges delivered purely with the intent of halting progress, the complete absence of yellow cards from the ref was somewhat baffling and served only to encourage continued repetition of such challenges with Cattermole in particular gleefully kicking people up in the air safe in the knowledge that there was always at least one more foul available before a card might come.
Noble's free-kick for Bramble's challenge on Vaz Te was nodded on by Cole and Nolan's overhead flick was only a couple of feet adrift.
Then came the best move of the match. Vaz Te played the ball out to the right touchline where the race to the ball was a dead heat between Demel and Rose. Rose was concentrating so much on holding Demel away from the ball that Vaz Te was able to take over and break down the right. Getting to the dead ball line RVT clipped the ball back only for Nolan's first time acrobatic mid-air volley to be saved in splendid fashion by Mignolet.
Half Time: West Ham United 0 Sunderland 1
The second half was more of the same. Nolan and Taylor both had shots blocked in close order. Mignolet then made a pig's ear of a punch from a Nolan corner, the ball going 180 degrees in the opposite direction to which the 'keeper was aiming. He got away with it though, the ball going back over his own crossbar for another corner. As if to sympathise with the 'keeper Noble's second corner was dreadful, hitting the first man and rebounding out for a throw-in.
Cole then got something on a ball played into the box from which just about any sort of touch from Vaz Te would have levelled the score. Unfortunately, RVT seemed to hesitate at the vital moment, allowing Mignolet to gather.
That was pretty much RVT's last contribution as, on 56 minutes, we made a double swap with Taylor also coming off with Benayoun and Jarvis leaving the bench.
We nearly shot ourselves in the foot again. O'Brien went to sleep on the left leaving Gardner totally unmarked on our left. Gardner pulled the ball back from McClean but the Irish midfielder couldn't keep his feet and his "shot" rolled gently into the arms of JJ.
The first yellow card of the day came on the hour, some 40 minutes after it should have been issued. Jarvis left Gardner for dead, the Sunderland man ending the run with an arm across Jarvis' chest. In a perverse way Gardner can feel a little hard done by. Whilst the yellow was deserved, his challenge had been no more - or less- cynical than any one of a dozen others that had taken place without sanction as the visitors tried to stop any rhythm developing to the game (doing a Liverpool as it is known).
The first free-kick was cleared but Mason awarded another for what didn't look like a handball as Sunderland tried to relieve the ever-increasing pressure. Nobles cross was glanced wide by Cole.
Jarvis was beginning to make his presence felt and his deep cross saw Rose having to head behind for a corner under pressure from Benayoun. Some good work between Diame and Demel saw the latter force a corner. Noble found Collins whose powerful header was only a fraction too high, clipping the bar on its way over.
With 15 left we made our final change with Cole coming off to be replaced by Maiga. Jarvis continued to threaten, his dangerous cross skipping across the six yard box, just eluding Benayoun and clipping Bramble to go out for a corner.
Reid got caught flat footed and picked up a merited yellow for blocking off Vaughan but all thoughts that the referee might start to do his job went out of the window as a two-footed lunge by Gardner effort on Jarvis escaped the usual sanction, saving the Sunderland man from an early bath. I suppose we ought to be grateful that the ref had worked out it was a free-kick at all. Maiga's header from Noble's delivery was wide.
Sunderland's time wasting was assuming epic proportions. At one point FIFA's guidelines suggested that a 'keeper failing to release the ball after six seconds should be cautioned. Whilst this guideline is almost universally ignored by our wonderful (not) officials there clearly has to be some sort of limit and, whatever that limit is, 17 seconds (as taken by Mignolet on at least three occasions) is clearly well over it. It was no surprise, however, when Mason added only the four minutes of stoppage time. It was also no surprise when he issued a yellow to JJ for dissent, the 'keeper having the temerity to enquire as to why Mason couldn't be bothered to do the job he was getting paid for.
Sub Campbell, having picked up a knock walked ten yards over to the far touchline, before doing an about turn and deciding that he'd like to go the direct route to the bench where a sub had suspiciously already been waiting before he became "injured". The whole escapade took another two minutes to sort out though these weren't added on fully either.
So, it looked like that was going to be it. Only, just for once, it wasn't. Reid's ball forward was nodded on by Maiga. Jarvis saved the ball from going out with an overhead kick. Maiga nodded it back into the danger area and Nolan's first time effort on the turn gave the 'keeper no chance. It was the least we deserved and that was your lot.
Full Time: West Ham United 1 Sunderland 1
If you cast your mind back twelve months we were going through a spell of letting in last minute goals on a regular basis so it was nice to get one of our own for a change. Usually when you get a late equaliser like that it feels like a win so it's a measure of the progress we've made that we were all a bit disappointed that the one point wasn't three. We need to be more clinical in front of goal because at this level, as we saw in this match, one moment of madness can cost you dear.
Still I'll take a 1-1 draw anytime if we're 1-0 down in the 93rd minute - churlish not to really and, given the circumstances of the day I was just glad to get the whole thing over with.
So long Alan and thanks for all the memories.
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Player Ratings
Jussi Jaaskelainen
The goal apart, which gave him little chance, he didn't have a save worthy of the name to make.
Guy Demel
One early lapse aside he wasn't tested defensively. The withdrawal of Vaz Te, with whom he combines well, reduces his force going forward.
Joey O Brien
Another whose contribution was more in adding to the attack. One lapse in the second half could have proved costly had McClean stayed on his feet.
James Collins
Bit of an off day that could have cost us all three points. His sloppy pass gave the ball away and he completely failed to pick up Fletcher for the goal. Can do better.
Winston Reid
Another impressive display. Continues to display a level of consistency that few might have expected from his previous outings at this level.
Mark Noble
Good in parts, occasionally let down by his delivery from dead balls, which varied from excellent to poor.
Mo Diame
Just shaded MOTM for me. After an initial tendency to overdo the stepovers he settled down and his powerful runs from the middle caused a number of problems for the visitors.
Kevin Nolan
Always looked likely to be the one to score and was unlucky to come away with just the one.
Ricardo Vaz Te
Apart from one cross in the first half that set up Nolan, this was not one of those games that will live long in his memory.
Matt Taylor
A few good crosses and some good combinations on the left with O'Brien, countered by a tendency to drift out of the game.
Carlton Cole
Caused problems but overall got little change from the defence - or from some dreadful refereeing.
Yossi Benayoun
(Replaced Cole, 57)
Failed to create much of an impact on his home return.
Matt Jarvis
(Replaced Taylor, 57)
Looked lively and dangerous, though his contribution to the equaliser owed more to sheer bloody-mindedness in keeping the ball alive.
Modibo Maiga
(Replaced Vaz Te, 86)
Made two vital contributions to the equaliser if little else of note.
Stephen Henderson
Did not play.
George McCartney
Did not play.
James Tomkins
Did not play.
Gary O'Neil
Did not play.
Match Facts
West Ham United:
Jussi Jaaskelainen, Guy Demel, Joey O Brien, James Collins, Winston Reid, Mark Noble, Mo Diame, Kevin Nolan, Ricardo Vaz Te, Matt Taylor, Carlton Cole.
Kevin Nolan 90 .
Winston Reid 82 .
Sent off:
Simon Mignolet, Craig Gardner, John O'Shea, Titus Bramble, Danny Rose, Seb Larsson, Jack Colback, Lee Cattermole, James McClean, Stephane Sessegnon, Steven Fletcher.
Subs not used:
Keiren Westwood, Matthew Kilgallon, Connor Wickham, Louis Saha.
Stephen Fletcher (9).
Craig Gardner (61).
Sent off:
Lee Mason.
Man of the Match:
Momo Diame.
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