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i had just found a non iPhone i like... then they ruin it with windoze, my god talk about home goal :(
Smartphones and satnav are a pretty good combination, and there are plenty of configurations to choose from. You can use a free service like Google Maps or Nokia's Ovi Maps, or buy an add-on like CoPilot Live. Typically, smartphones often come with at least one option pre-installed, but there is a third way. Garmin Nuvifone …
i had just found a non iPhone i like... then they ruin it with windoze, my god talk about home goal :(
I have an Oregon 300, which was fairly pricey, and for which the maps cost a hefty amount (and don't include any meaningful update period).
The routing is just shite, if I use it to find routes on roads, rather than just direction across the moors. A journey that should be under two miles is over five, once the Garmin has found the route.
Contact support, and they refuse to admit that there's a problem, even if you send them details of the route to reproduce, and photoso of the screen- "how do you know that there's a shorter route?" "Because you can see it in the picture, on the map and I just travelled it" "You must be mistaken".
Oh yeah, and the damn thing sucks 2900mAh batteries dry in pairs, yet gives the most glacially painful screen update imaginable. What the crapping hell is in there that is so slow and power hungry? A granine Z80A?
So in essence, screw Garmin. I hate to think what their customisations to a smartphone would be like, I'm sure that they could even wreck Android. Using the slightly shonky Navigon port for Android myself, until the Tomtom app comes out.
Aaaaaand breathe. Sorry about that.
"Smartphone-satnav combo that offers much more than a typical add-on app."
Err....no is doesn't, in fact unless the review has left a lot of functionality out it sounds like it offers rather less than a good satnav app like CoPilot 8 or TomTom for iPhone.
And 75% for a brick of a handset with a resistive touch screen and Windows 6.5 that costs £350 into the bargain?
For that money you could buy an unlocked Experia Mini or HTC Wildfire and a decent stand alone wide screen PND like the Mio Navman job you folks tested a while back and still have £20 left over for CoPilot for Android.
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Is thät a heävy metäl Ümlaut I see? Öh dear.
You know, one of the most common actions people perform with maps is to zoom in and zoom out. This is something that, in 2010, most smartphone users expect to accomplish with the aide of two fingers, in one motion. Putting in all the fancy GPS electronics, a nice car kit, etc., and then cheapening out on the primary user interface IS JUST DUMB. This is an obvious victory of beancounters and hitting a price point, over designing a good phone/satnav and pricing it at what it costs. For that reason alone, best avoided...
Try again.
I'd like a bigger screen, multi-touch controls, and a non-windows OS. Especially a non-windows OS.
And then I'd like a bluetooth headset, a bit like the Jabra Stone, that lives in the back of the phone to recharge, and which can be taken out and stuffed in my ear when the time comes. That will mitigate the problems of using a larger screen device as a phone, and help with in-car audibility too. And you get to sell me the headset, the money does not go to someone else.
I like most of your software, although I've heard reports that your routing of motor cars is a bit too simplistic, and I like the idea of being able to use the same device walking and driving. I like the fact that you download the ephemeris from the sputniks, not requiring me to get a quickfix over the internut.
But this phone is an odd mixture of "me too" and "worst of all possible worlds".
Try again.
Their foot routing is shit, too, unless you enjoy walking a massive circle around your destination, walking twice as fart as you would if you were using either decent GPS software or knew your way.
Report it to Garmin, include all the details, including pictures of the unit being in pedestrian mode, and all you get, a week later, is some barely literate retard telling you to make sure that the unit is set to the pedestrian profile.
Not buying another Garmin device or piece of software again, ever. Pile of shi'ite.
you cannot know how much I agree with your very objective observation.
Garmin is utter and complete sh*t. A garmin is guaranteed to take of 10 years of your life, just by irritating the flying sh*t out of you.
There is only one place fitting for a Garmin: Trashcan! after you danced on it, put it on fire and exorcised the device. (that last one is important!)
There should be a Health warning on every garmin device:
WARNING: This device may cause dangerous high levels of blood pressure. It will irritate you on obscene and dangerous levels by creating utterly useless routes. Do not use if you have a heart disease, astma or are pregnant.
Mine got a flying lesson. It felt so good watching it shatter on the pavement!
I would never buy anything from Garmin. Their support is equally as shit as Archos and like Archos all they want to do is grab your money, then grab some more money, then try again for even more money.
Is the choice of touchscreen due to Windows? At the garminasus website the specs for both the US model and A10 include capacitive touch. I rather prefer the styling of the A10 and the larger battery would be nice. I can't for the life of me imagine why the Win Mobile job has a resistive touchscreen, surely there must be a driver.
...there's the free WeTravel Midlet Suite. Shoved it on my creaky LG GT505 and job's a good 'un. Uses Open Streetmap and is fairly accurate (once you remember to set the thing to use car instead of foot as its mode of transport). It actually makes the phone worth having ('cos precious little else does!!).
Just my tuppenny-worth. Meanwhile, here's a picture of a blonde tart...
is the most unreliable company for product accuracy, ruggedness and what they call 'service'.
I bought a Garmin unit and the case retaining moulded-in screw socket worked loose, breaching the 'waterproof' feature of the unit.
Cost me $45 to get my 'free replacement' as my country Garmin rep was forced to pay Garmin's handling costs - and they made me pay.
Garmin never responded to my complaints.
I thought parts of this review sounded familiar.
Come on, we expect fresh reviews here not rehashed leftovers!
And how come the same author gave this thing 50% on there but 75% on here? Enquiring minds want to know!
That's easy to explain - El Reg likes getting kit to review, so tries not to upset the manufacturers with low scores, so uses 50% as a baseline - if this were DOA, it would still have got 55%: 50% for existing, and 5% for being useful as a doorstop.


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Your guidance counselor never told you this, but staying in school isn't always the best bet. In 2005, Austrailan actress, Teresa Palmer decided to drop out of college to pursue acting. Now, at twenty-five, Teresa has already starred alongside some of Hollywood's top leading men. She's starred in December Boys with Daniel Radcliffe, The Sorcerer's Apprentice with Nicholas Cage, and with Adam Sandler in Bedtime Stories. Early next year Teresa will begin shooting the long awaited Mad Max: Fury Road. This acting thing looks like it may just work out. You can keep up with Teresa Palmer by following her on Twitter.


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In this series of posts I will discuss the evolution of machine learning algorithms with regards to scaling and performance. We will start with a naive implementation and progress to more advanced solutions finally reaching state of the art implementations, similar to what companies like Google, Netflix and others use for their data pipelines, recommendation systems or machine learning. A variety of topics will be discussed, from basics of ML, different programming models, impact of distributed environment, specifics of machine learning algorithms as compared to common business applications and much more. For those not particularly interested in machine learning the concepts discussed are chosen carefully to apply to a wide range of applications and ML itself is chosen as a good example.
In my previous blog post we looked into neural networks, their training and investigated a trivial single threaded object oriented implementation. The result was a working example that was, however, not useful in many real world scenarios for its poor performance. With large amounts of data such approach is extremely wasteful and we can achieve vastly better performance through parallelization.


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'Red Dead Redemption 2' - 3 ways it could fail
Saddle up, pardners. We're going back to the wild, wild west.
Rockstar Games, the minds behind the juggernaut Grand Theft Auto series, set the Internet ablaze this week by announcing Red Dead Redemption 2, an upcoming sequel to 2010's Old West action-adventure epic, Red Dead Redemption.
For those who've never slung guns in Rockstar's vision of American frontier, Red Dead Redemption had players taking on the role of tough-talking, fast-shooting anti-hero John Marston in a sprawling recreation of the Old West. The game's sharp writing, amazing action and beautiful scenery cemented it as one of the best open-world games ever, and for years fans have been hoping – nay, praying – for a sequel.
Their wishes are coming true. On Thursday, Rockstar Games released the first teaser trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2, giving a one-minute glimpse of the game's stunningly gorgeous wilderness and its intricately detailed frontier settlements. It's scheduled to be released in the fall of 2017 on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
Red Dead Redemption had a great ending, one I don't want to spoil for those who've yet to experience it. And while it would be fascinating to revisit the lives of some of those characters, the game ended on the sunset of the Wild West as we knew it, with America just three years away from entering the First World War.
No matter what the title might suggest, it would be a mistake to have Red Dead Redemption 2 be a direct sequel. A prequel following the early years of gunslinger John Marston could be fantastic, or maybe a separate story taking place in parallel with Red Dead Redemption, in a different part of the American Southwest. The teaser doesn't do anything to explicitly suggest the game is set in the late 1910s or early 1920s, and that's reassuring. Anachronistic submachine guns in Battlefield 1 are one thing, but we don't want them in a gritty, authentic Western.
So far, Rockstar Games has only announced Red Dead Redemption 2 for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, and this has got Windows PC gamers in a bit of a tizzy – with good reason.
In 2017, (or, let's be real, 2018 when the game actually comes out after the inevitable delay announcement) the current-gen Xbox One and PS4 will be quite long in the tooth, while a mid-to-high-ranged PC will offer not only significantly better visuals, but will be the place where savvy gamers create cool, funny or outrageous game-altering modifications.
While Red Dead Redemption 2 could conceivably take advantage of the added power of the PlayStation 4 Pro (out this November) and Xbox's next-gen Project Scorpio (out at the end of next year), it would be a huge snub to Rockstar's vast legion of PC gaming fans if they didn't eventually release it for Windows machines. It better happen, dang it!
Once upon a time, Rockstar Games made extraordinary story-based add-on content for the Grand Theft Auto series, with Grand Theft Auto IV giving us meaty bonus chapters about outlaw biker gangs and flamboyant crime kingpins. Then Grand Theft Auto V came out with its insanely popular Grand Theft Auto: Online multiplayer component, and everything came to a crashing halt.
Grand Theft Auto: Online is such a monstrous success for Rockstar that there's simply been no incentive for the studio to develop new single-player content for GTA V. Instead, they crank out new vehicles, outfits, hideouts and such for GTA: Online, which can be purchased for real-world money by players too impatient to earn in-game virtual currency. (GTA: Online players have reportedly spent more than US$500 million on these digital dollars. Thunderation!)
Rockstar has already said that Red Dead Redemption 2's "vast and atmospheric world will also provide the foundation for a brand new online multiplayer experience," but they would be wise to keep their crass microtransactional madness confined to the Grand Theft Auto franchise. Anything else would be justification for a spell in the hoosegow… or maybe a permanent residence on boot hill.


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A man was shot early Sunday morning during some type of gathering, though no one is talking to the Marion County Sheriff's Office about what happened.
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A man was shot early Sunday morning during some type of gathering, though no one is talking to the Marion County Sheriff's Office about what happened.
The injuries were determined not to be life-threatening. Marion County Sheriff's Office Capt. David Pistarelli said the incident occurred at 1:08 a.m. at a home in the area of the 12000 block of County Road 225, in Fairfield.
Pistarelli, who did not have the victim's name, said the case is still active, though no one is talking about who shot the man.
Senior menu items planned for the week
The following meals will be provided by Marion Senior Services, 1101 SW 20th Court, Ocala. Lunches will be delivered by Meals on Wheels; dinners will be provided at Marion Senior Services. For more information, call 620-3501.
Monday: Sliced turkey with turkey gravy, potatoes o'brien, carrot coins, whole grain bread, sugar cookie, low-fat milk.
Tuesday: Beef and mushroom penne pasta, mixed vegetables, garlic spinach, wheat bread, pineapple, low-fat milk.
Wednesday: Baked chicken thigh with chicken gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, whole grain bread, graham crackers, low-fat milk.
Thursday: Hamburger patty with bun, baked beans, yellow corn, mixed fruit, low-fat milk.
Friday: Chicken Salad, beet and onion salad, three bean salad, whole grain, citrus fruit, low-fat milk.
Monday: Lasagna casserole, garlic spinach, Italian vegetable medley, whole wheat bread, mixed fruit cup, low-fat milk.
Tuesday: Salisbury steak, noodles with brown gravy, garden peas, dinner roll, low-fat milk.
Wednesday: Chef salad, French dressing, carrot-raisin salad, whole grain bread, orange, low-fat milk.
Thursday: Chicken parmesan, California vegetables, Italian flat beans, whole grain bread, peaches, low-fat milk.
Friday: Meatballs with brown gravy, rice pilaf, mixed vegetables, white bread, pears, low-fat milk.
Churches to serve the community together
Church of Hope, Mt. Zion A.M.E. and Trinity Baptist will work together beginning at 8 a.m. Sunday at the Church of Hope, 3233 SE Maricamp Road, Ocala.
After communion and breakfast, the group will work on projects throughout the community, including raising the walls of a Habitat for Humanity home.
For more information, call 369-4673.
Homeless Council looking for families
The Marion County Homeless Council is seeking individuals and families for their H.O.M.E.S. and H.O.M.E.S. II Programs. They have one duplex available for a family and a few vacancies for individuals.
The H.O.M.E.S. program has duplexes designed to house four families.
The minimum requirements are clients must be residents of Marion County for at least 90 days, be considered homeless according to the HUD definition and be a family with children under the age of 18. An adult or child must have a documentable disability and household income cannot exceed the 50 percent median for the county.
The H.O.M.E.S. II program provides assistance to homeless unaccompanied adults with a documentable disability.
This program will assist a single client in locating affordable housing and with monthly rent payments for a one bedroom apartment as outlined by HUD guidelines. The client must be a county resident for at least 90 days, be considered homeless according to HUD definition, have a documentable disability and the income cannot exceed the 50 percent median for the county.
For more information, call Tiffany Tillander at 732-1385 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
OCALA TEA PARTY: Tea Solutions 7 p.m., Berean Baptist Church, 4800 SW 20th St., Ocala. (teapartysolutions.com)
TRI-COUNTY TEA PARTY: Tri-County Tea Party, 6:30 p.m., American Legion Hall, 699 W Lady Lake Blvd, Lady Lake. (350-6046)
BARBERSHOP CHORUS: Big Sun Barbershop Chorus, 6:30 p.m., Ocala West Methodist Church, 9330 SW 105th St., Ocala. (804-7464)
COUNTRY MUSIC: Live country music and jam with John Thomas & Ramblin' Fever Band, 6 to 9 p.m., Oxford Community Center, 4027 Main St. Oxford. $5. (560-7946)
YOGA: Community yoga Class, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Amrit Yoga Institute, 23859 NE County Road 314, Salt Springs. (685-3001)
GROUNDHOG: Groundhog party for grades K-5, 4 p.m., Dunnellon Public Library, 20351 Robinson Road, Dunnellon. Registration required. (438-2520)
INTERNATIONAL FILM: "Owl and the Sparrow," 2 p.m., Appleton Museum of Art, College of Central Florida, 4333 E. Silver Springs Blvd., and 7 p.m. CF Ocala Campus in Building 8, Room 110, 3001 SW College Road, Ocala. Admission required at museum; free at college. (854-2322, ext. 1233 or www.cf.edu/foundation/events/events/)
SIERRA CLUB: Marion County Sierra Club, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Marion County Library, 2720 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala. (595-5131)
EVENTING CLASS: Class on international horse events with Jonathan Holling, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Master the Possibilities Lifelong Learning Education Center, 8415 SW 80th St., Ocala. (861-9751)
OCALA HARMONY: Four-part harmony women's barbershop chorus, 1 to 3 p.m., College Park Church, 3140 SW 26th St., Ocala. (875-4811)
UNITED TOASTMASTERS: Marion United Toastmasters, 4 to 5 p.m., United Way of Marion County, 1401 NE Second St., Ocala. (816-1264)
NOON TOASTMASTERS: Ocala Noon Toastmasters, noon, AAA Auto Club South, 3033 SW College Road, Ocala. (816-4842)
CHAIR YOGA: Free chair mobility yoga class, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Dunnellon Public Library, 20351 Robinson Road. (489-3761)
STITCHING: Therapeutic Stitching Group, 10 a.m. to noon, Stitch Niche, 20782 Walnut St., Dunnellon. (465-8000)
STRETCHING: Stretching class, 10 to 11 a.m., Forest Community Center, 777 S. County Road 314 A, Ocklawaha. (438-2840)
BINGO: White elephant bingo, 1 p.m., Forest Community Center, 777 S. County Road 314 A, Ocklawaha. (438-2840)
MOVIE: Movie matinee for adults and teens, 1 p.m., Belleview Public Library, 13145 SE County Road 484, Belleview. (438-2500)
B.E.A.R.: Be Excited About Reading, 3:30 to 4 p.m., Belleview Public Library, 13145 SE County Road 484, Belleview. (438-2500)


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We're focusing on apps to help you with writing this month, and software art practice Dark Heartfelt Software makes some of the best. They've already had great success with minimalist writing apps Grandview and Launchwrite, which force you to focus on the current word and sentence rather than the entire document. Now they've released a new app, Notesdeck, which allows you to edit and consolidate notes across four different cloud services and between your Mac and iOS devices.
We got the chance to interview the man behind Dark Heartfelt, Michael Petruzzo, about his apps and design process. Read on to hear about Notesdeck, software design as art, App Store frustrations, and more.


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NASA is preparing to launch unmanned Global Hawks over the Atlantic to study hurricanes — but before then will hold a Google+ Hangout at 2 p.m. EST Tuesday to live-chat on the missions.
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The Global Hawks are big, unmanned aircraft that are part of NASA's five-year project to learn more about how hurricanes form. Called Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel — or HS3 — the craft fly out of NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island.
HS3's lead scientist will explain how it all works, and a Global Hawk pilot will talk about what it's like to remove fly over tropical cyclones.
Hangouts allow up to 10 people or groups to chat while thousands can watch live on Google+ or YouTube. NASA social media follows can submit questions on Google+ or Twitter in advance or during the event, using #askNASAHS3.
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The Real Story of the Shootout at the O.K. Corral-And How It Changed the American West
The Last Gunfight
The Real Story of the Shootout at the O.K. Corral-And How It Changed the American West
On the afternoon of October 26, 1881, in a vacant lot in Tombstone, Arizona, a confrontation between eight armed men erupted in a deadly shootout. The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral would shape how future generations came to view the Old West. Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and the Clantons became the stuff of legends, symbolic of a frontier populated by good guys in white hats and villains in black ones. It's a colorful story—but the truth is even better.
Drawing on new material from private collections—including diaries, letters, and Wyatt Earp's own hand-drawn sketch of the shootout's conclusion—as well as archival research, Jeff Guinn gives us a startlingly different and far more fascinating picture of what actually happened that day in Tombstone and why.
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What the Experts Say
Bernard Rollin, Ph.D.
May 13, 2007
To Whomever it May Concern:
I am writing in response to the video sent to me evidencing worker handling at a turkey processing plant. Let me state at the outset that I am not an expert on turkeys and have never been to a turkey plant. I have, however, been to chicken plants and am well-known internationally for my 30 years of work in animal welfare. I was a major architect of federal laws protecting laboratory animals, and have done two books on farm animal welfare. I serve on the Pew commission examining confined animal feeding operations, have lectured to farmers and animal scientists all over the world, and have entered into an agreement with the pork industry to help define ethical practices. I have served as an expert witness on animal welfare issues in the US and abroad.
The footage I saw paradigmatically fits the classical definition of cruelty embodies in US state laws, in that the animals are subjected to willful, sadistic, purposeless, unnecessary infliction of pain and suffering not essential to, and indeed inimical to, smooth and humane processing of birds. Punching the hanging animals is a clear example, as are flinging the birds, deliberately injuring the birds, kicking them, ignoring injured animals, and, of course, ripping a bird's head off.
All of the incidents depicted evidence that the culture of the plant in question is pathological and unacceptable, that workers are not punished for acts of abuse, or untrained, and that management is either non-existent or incompetent. I have seen many cases where animal use is corrupted and sullied by a culture of cruelty, even though such treatment can have deleterious economic consequences.
In today's world, societal concern for animal treatment, including the treatment of animals killed for food, is at an all-time high. This explains, for example, Smithfield's decision to phase out sow gestation stalls. I am in fact working with one poultry company and one pork company to develop more humane slaughter methods. Thus what is depicted in this video is clearly socially unacceptable, since it is gratuitous and counterproductive. In my view, this plant should be shut down until it can be run humanely and properly.
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happy feet, happy momMonday, March 05, 2007
I finally finished the socks for the boys. They love them. I actually think that they have had them on since Saturday, and Charlie wore his to school today. I tried to convince them that I should wash them today, but when Charlie insisted that he wear them again, I figured, why not?
I promise I will wash them tonight!
I did a basic pattern, casting on 52 stitches. And because Andrews legs are a little more muscular than Charlie's, I made them both the same size. However, they are actually a little big around his leg. He doesn't seem to mind the slouchy look. The yarn is Cerrillos Mine by Scout, and it was wonderful to work with. Loved the pattern of the stripes.
I'll leave you with a picture of where I stayed Friday night. These were old horse stables built in 1912, that were converted into cottages. My friends in-laws own one, and since it is only 1 1/2 hours from our homes, we decided to make a girls trip out of it. There were four of us, and we had an amazing time. We drank delicious wine::exchanged party favors(gifts)::enjoyed take out from our favorite restaurant::danced and sang like rock stars::had conversations that solved all of the worlds problems::drank more delicious wine::laughed until our stomachs and faces hurt::drank more wine::took a midnight walk::laughed and drank more::slept in::drank lots of coffee::enjoyed fresh fruit and zucchini bread::took an amazing hike::noticed the small pleasures that usually go unnoticed::indulged in burnt almond torte from our favorite bakery::drove home chatting happily! Combined we have 13 children, so it was just what we needed to refuel our engines!
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Cute socks and sounds like you had a great girls' night out. Batteries all re-charged and ready to go!ReplyDelete
What a wonderful weekend! And how cute are the boys in their matching socks... that would never have flown in my family! Even though they look so cute!ReplyDelete
Great socks!ReplyDelete
These socks are absolutely adorable - I certainly can't blame the boys for not wanting to take them off! Very beautiful colours, and thew striping looks great!ReplyDelete
And my gosh, this cottage is *so* awesome! I'd give a lot, a big lot, to be there right now, that pic really oozes the atmosphere of the whole place, and what you wrote about the time spent there sounds absolutely and perfectly relaxing!


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Even without his hit Disney Channel series, Wizards of Waverly Place, Jake T. Austin's still doing pretty darn well. Besides his guest-star stints on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Drop Dead Diva this year, he just wrapped filming The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex TV special with on-screen sis Selena Gomez, and he's currently working on the Jennifer Lopez-produced ABC Family show, The Fosters. But before shooting the latter two, he filmed Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn, the latest reboot of the Mark Twain novel.
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Michael Vick will take the first-team snaps in practice today and tomorrow as the Eagles prepare for Sunday's game against Detroit, Andy Reid said today.
Reid would not commit to Friday. "We'll take Friday as it comes," Reid said.
Reid said neither Kevin Kolb nor Stewart Bradley passed the second phase of concussion testing this morning, but both have "made progress" since Monday.
Assuming they pass the second phase, the third phase would be an evaluation by specialist Dr. William Welch, which was to be scheduled for Friday, five days after the concussion. However, Reid said there is no specific time period set.
It would seem unlikely that Kolb would start if he has not had any practice time.
"Right now Kevin is not practicing," Reid said. "Michael Vick is practicing and he's getting himself ready to play in that game. That's what I'm focusing in on right now and as far as the football part of it goes. On the medical side of those two players, getting better and going through the rehab that's available to them."
As for whether Kolb needed to be reassured that he is the starter, Reid said, Kolb already knew.
"Kevin knows he's the guy," Reid said, but added that he does not want to slight Vick's hard work toward getting back to starting-quality level, or his performance against the Packers. Reid said he expects Vick will be a starter again in the NFL, but that Kolb is the starter for the Eagles.
Reid declined to say whether the Eagles have made any changes to the way they handle concussions in light of Kolb and Stewart Bradley being reinserted into the game.
"Obviously, we go back and look at everything. I feel very comfortable that we followed the protocol that was set forth," Reid said. "I will tell you that the most important thing that happened was that Rick (Burkholder, the head athletic trainer) followed up on it, he didn't just base it off that first, initial evaluation, he came back and he checked on the players ... to see if they had any symptoms, and then the second time he checked, they did, and he made the move right there."
"Obviously, we're evaluating the situation," Reid said, in response to a quote from an NFLPA concussion expert, who said his understanding was that last Sunday's events would result in change by the Eagles. He would not detail any possible changes.
Kolb and Bradley were at the NovaCare Complex this morning, although neither was cleared to sit in on meetings. Should they pass the second phase tomorrow, they could sit in on meetings. Bradley was seen driving away from the complex as reporters were arriving for Reid's news conference.
"They are feeling better," Reid said. "I would tell you Stewart's ahead of Kevin right now, as far as how they feel.I'm going to take this day by day. I'm not gonna tell you they're in or they're out, I'm just going to follow the doctors and the testing that (is) taking place, follow that day by day and we'll cross that bridge down the road, later in the week.*
If Kolb is not cleared to at least back up Sunday at Detroit, Reid said he would go with two quarterbacks, Vick and Mike Kafka, he would not sign a short-term third QB. Omar Gaither will be the starting middle linebacker if Bradley cannot play.
"Whenever you play, you look forward to playing," Gaither said. "Of course I'd rather be out there playing with those guys as opposed to watching, so yeah I'm looking forward to it, looking forward to the opportunity. Maybe if I play well enough I'll be able to get on the field in some other positions when Stew does come back."
As expected, Mike McGlynn will start at center in place of the injured Jamaal Jackson. Jackson had surgery Monday to repair a torn triceps tendon.
"You never want to see a guy go down to a season-ending injury, but in the National Football League that happens a lot," McGlynn said. "So, to get the opportunity, that's exciting for me and I'm really eager to get out there. I feel like I have something to prove. You just want to show the coaches that I'm capable and I can excel at this."
Newly signed Owen Schmitt will replace Leonard Weaver at fullback. Weaver tore an ACL against Green Bay.
Stewart Bradley and Kolb were the only players who did not participate in practice.
Listed as full participants on the Eagles' injury report were DE Antwan Barnes (wrist), RB Mike Bell (toe), DT Brodrick Bunkley (ankle), G Nick Cole (knee), G Todd Herremans (ankle), T Austin Howard (back), DT Trevor Laws (oblique), LB Ernie Sims (wrist, quadricep).
When you add in season-ending injuries to Weaver and Jamaal Jackson, it's amazing that a week ago the Eagles were the only team with no one on their injury report.
The Lions confirmed that Shaun Hill will start Sunday at quarterback for injured Matthew Stafford. Stafford injured his shoulder against the Bears.Stafford did not participate in individual drills at practice today.
"The reason we brought him here is for situations like this," coach Jim Schwartz told reporters. "Not only the second half of the opener, but if there was a situation where Matt wasn't able to play on a Sunday, Shaun can go in. He gives an experienced player, and we have full confidence in him."
Accordingto the Detroit Free Press, middle linebacker DeAndre Levy (groin), safety Louis Delmas (groin) and defensive end Cliff Avril (knee and broken finger) also were not in individual drills.
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2. Does the hearing officer have to assign points for alcohol and drug violations?
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3. Can I do community service instead of receiving points?
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4. What is the College's policy on parental notification?
We consider parents an important partner in your learning experience. Although we try to give students some freedom by not contacting parents on the first violation (worth less than 4pts.), we do feel that parents should be aware of any subsequent violations. We give students the opportunity to notify parents first. Often times, it is easier for parents/guardians to hear directly from their student. We recognize that this can be difficult. If you need assistance, please ask your Area Coordinator for tips on how to approach this call.
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If I have no conduct violations at the end of a semester, do I need to let someone know that I qualify for a 1-point reduction?
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Its not every day that a very respected JKD Instructor gets served with a civil restraining order by his former business partner. Meet Harinder Punnu Sabharwal v. Paul Earl Vunak. A case which demonstrates how creatively Vu can threaten his former allegedly "backstabbing" business partner.
What you see here is the product of a dispute over who gets to control "The Descendants of the Masters", an organization formed by Paul Vunak, Tom Cruise, and Harinder Sabharwal to par down and enhance the ranks of Vunak's Progressive Fighting Systems instructors. Vunak's phone messages reference a "company" (Exhibit A: 2/8/2012) but later refer to a DBA (Exhibit A:3/01/2012) as in "I want the DBA in my fucking name".
For those not up on corporate governance DBA stands for "Doing Business As" which is typically the registration of a particular business name but not the establishment of a partnership, corporation, or LLC. In other words, it appears that the parties had not even drafted the articles of incorporation before the dispute broke out.
It appears from Vunak's messages that Sabharwal had exclusive control over their website http://www.scientificfighting.com (Exhibit A: 2/8/2012) Controlled the bank account(s) Vunak: "I need to be able to get some money out of my company" (Exhibit A: 2/9/2012) Controlled the email address [email protected] (Exhibit A: 2/14/2012) Controlled the accountant, and it appears Vunuk may not have even known the accountant's name. (Exhibit A: 2/15/2012)
There is also Paul's side of their revenue sharing agreement. He claims that he was not getting paid $6,000 a month but closer to $5,250 while Sabharwal was making $4,000 a month which was closer to a 50/50 split. "have the accountant send me all . . . uhh . . . call me, and within 2 days I will have an exact figure of exactly how much you're making every month, OK?!" (Exhibit A: 2/15/2012) From this message it appears there was a dispute over how much of a percentage Sabharwal was going to be earning for running the business side of the operation and that this figure had never been formalized. There is also a reference to asking for the banker to contact him, which indicates that Vunak did not have any control over the business accounts.
By February 16, 2012 the voice mails take a further downward turn with Vunuk demanding that Sabharwal call him. On March 1st, ( Exhibit A: 3/1/2012) Sabharwal claims that Vunak called him and left a recorded message "You fucked up boy! I'll see you at your seminar tomarrow. You're one dead fucking Indian!" Over the next month there was a torrant of other threats, but read the submitted transcripts of the voice recordings yourself. I can't do them justice and they're attached as exhibits A and B to the original application for a restraining order.
There was also a message demanding control over the paypal account which was left with Sabharwal's wife (Exhibit B:4/6/2012) Vunak demanded that in exchange for "the sixty thousand for the car and the $30,000 - so basically if you want me to cough up $90,000 to you, there's only one way its going to happen . . . If you don't turn the company over to me, in one clean sweep, if you don't just transfer the title over. . . If I have to start all over again with paypal, then then I'm not going to give you any money. I'm telling you now." (Exhibit B: 4/6/2012) Finally Vunak demands that Sabharwal pay Andrew Casey who is apparently an employee or subcontractor. (Exhibit A: 2/15/2012)
In the post under this one you will find an attached thumbnail of both the full Request for the Civil Restraining Order and the five page order against Mr. Vunuk which was entered on May 20, 2012 in the Superior Court of California, County of Orange. The applicant was represented by counsel. and the restraining order included Sabharwal, his wife, and his father in law. For some unknown reason, neither Vunak nor his attorney appeared to contest the application.
Based on this order, until May 30, 2015 Mr. Vunak must stay at least 100 yards away from these three named people and Sabharwal's home. He must not harass, intrimidate, stalk, threaten, or assault the applicant and the other protected parties. He must not contact them directly or indirectly through phone, email, or any electronic means or take any action to obtain their address or location. The court stated its order "is based on unlawful violence, a credibile threat of violence, or stalking."
To put it mildly, Vunak comes across as unhinged in some of the transcripts which were submitted to the court. "You are my mortal Fucking enemy! I'm Never, Ever, gonna give up! I'm gonna get you- you cocksucker! You bald, hairless fucking freak!" (Exhibit A: 4/6/2012)
If Vunak wishes to order, and pay for a transcript of the court hearing with his attorney cross examining the applicant and presumably challenging his credibility, or the accuracy of the voice recordings, I would be happy to attach the COMPLETE transcript of this hearing to this thread. Similarly, if Paul Vunak or Tom Cruse or Andrew Casey wish to post their side of this story on this thread, registration on Bullshido is free, and they are welcome to do so.
[Note: the original article was corrected. Helen Cho was originally listed as Vunak's attorney, she actually represented Harinder at the hearing.]
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The parties are not talking to us, so its unclear if there will be civil litigation.
I've also attached the Harinder Sabharwal application and order as part of this post. FYI. Just clink on either image to read the motion or order.
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Maybe I'm missing something, but who is this Mr. Garringer and additional protected parties in the attached restraining order. Is there a second RO other than the one involving Sabharwal?
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there is a second, more recent application for a TRO that has been granted against Mr. Vunak. Let me put up the order that protects Mr. Harinder.
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Dudes been making numerous "friends" eh?
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I'm not saying I didn't see something like this coming, but I did not want to be rightMonkey Ninjas! Attack!
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But in a meeting last year, Walmart officials decided against agreeing to pay suppliers more so that they could upgrade their manufacturing facilities and pay for the costs of safety improvements. "Specifically to the issue of any corrections on electrical and fire safety, we are talking about 4,500 factories, and in most cases very extensive and costly modifications would need to be undertaken to some factories," Walmart officials said in documents obtained by Bloomberg News. "It is not financially feasible for the brands to make such investments."
More than 300 Bangladeshi garment factory workers have died since 2006. Walmart reported a 9 percent increase in third-quarter net income, earning $3.63 billion.


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4. Rolling cups and trophies shall not be removed from the Club premises.
5. The order of play and starting times will be posted on the Notice Board at 5.00 p.m on the day preceding the tournament.
6. Golfers are notified that they are responsible for the correct course handicap for Ooty being entered on their cards when they submit them. The table for conversion of the handicap index to the course handicap for Ooty is displayed prominently near the scoring area of the clubhouse. Golfers who submit cards with a handicap higher than the handicap they are entitled to be disqualified.
7. Golfers taking part in the handicap events must have a USGA handicap index from a golf course which is slope rated. Golfers who have handicaps from golf courses which are not slope rated will be allowed to play to 75% of their handicaps. Players permitted to participate in the Tournament without having produced valid handicap cards will not be eligible to win.
8. The meet will be under the management of the Club Tournament Committee which shall have absolute discretion to revise handicaps, make any alternation in the dates of the events, conditions of play, starting time etc., they may consider necessary. The Tournament Committee's decision shall be final.
9. Competitors who are not members of O.G.0 shall apply for temporary membership by paying Rs.1000/- per month to participate in the meet. Application forms are available at the Club Office. All the Club bills will be paid by cash.
10. In all events the Gross W & R will be eliminated before determining the Nett W & R. one competitor is eligible for one trophy only. If there are two tournaments held on the same day the player is eligible for both Tournaments.
11. Entries may be rejected without assigning any reason at the discretion of the Tournament Committee.
12. N.T. Dugar Foundation Trophy will be awarded for Hole—in—one achievement during tournaments.
13. The combined tournament fee for South India Amateur & Senior open participants will be Rs.1000/-
* Frist Prize, two nights(2) Nights stay & Second Prize One Night Stay at luxury Hotel "SAVATMA TANJAVUR" Savatma is a luxury heritage hotel rated as the best heritage hotel in Tamilnadu. www.savatma.in
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Re: Mutant Hunt - RPG
Adrian passed by the city hall. There seemed to be a commotion coming from within. He silently slipped in the lobby just in time to see a man covered in fire burn a chair, but then get shot at by a soldier. The soldier picked up a chair and beat the man shoving his arm into a water cooler.
"Y...you..son of--" The lead soldier shoved his sidearm into the man's mouth and blew his brains out. Adrian didn't even flinch.
"We all saw that, right? We all saw me attempt to apprehend this mutant, who upon realizing defeat, stole my service revolver and shot himself. We all saw that, right?!?"
"Yes sir." The soldiers shifted uncomfortably.
"Good. Now let's clean this mess up. Gonna be a hell of a lot paper work to fill out on this one."
One of the soldiers turned and saw Adrian.
"Sir! We have a civ witness."
The silver-haired man whipped around to face Adrian. "Identify yourself."
"Adrian. Sir." He struck a military pose.
"Army eh?"
"Yes sir. Navy Seal."
"As I said to the others. You didn't see anything."
"Did you have to kill the mutant sir?"
The man's eyes darkened. "What a stupid question. Of course I did. All mutants are to be shot on spot. They are a menace to society and they must be stopped. Now please leave."
Adrian turned around and made his way out the door. One of the soldiers spoke to the silver haired man.
"Sir. While you were talking I patched his the helmet cam through to command. They have confirmed he's a mutie. Powers unknown."
Adrian cursed and sprinted out the door only to run smack into a crowd of mutants. He saw a military man at the head of the crowd mowing down mutants. Senseless slaughter. Drawing on his wells on energy he fired a concussive blast at the man.


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Sunny Golloway has been named Auburn's head baseball coach, Auburn Director of Athletics Jay Jacobs announced Friday. Golloway has spent the past eight seasons as head coach at the University of Oklahoma, where he led the Sooners to seven NCAA Regional berths, four NCAA Super Regionals and the 2010 College World Series.
"I'm really excited about this opportunity because I've always held the Auburn baseball program in very high regard," Golloway said. "The history of the Auburn program was a huge factor in making this decision. Secondly, the Southeastern Conference is the top baseball conference in America. Being able to compete in the SEC is a challenge that we look forward to. With our location, we are in a hotbed of talent. We will be able to hit the road recruiting right away, and we look forward to recruiting the best student-athletes to represent this outstanding university."
Golloway said he and his family were impressed with Auburn as soon as they arrived on campus for a visit with Jacobs on Friday.
"I had heard quite a bit about Jay and really wanted to meet him," Golloway said. "And right after I met him, I knew it was going to be a great fit. I think that's very important - who you're working with on a daily basis, the commitment to the student-athletes in your program, and making sure that everything is in place to pursue an opportunity to win championships. That's what we want to be about - we want to win championships."
Golloway has been a proven winner at each of his head coaching stops. In 16 full seasons as a head coach - eight seasons each at Oklahoma and Oral Roberts - Golloway has amassed a record of 681-337-1 (.669), including 12 seasons with at least 40 wins. He recorded a mark of 346-181-1 (.656) in eight-plus seasons as the Oklahoma head coach, an average of more than 40 wins per season. Prior to the 2013 season, Golloway's winning percentage ranked No. 15 nationally among active head coaches.
This season at Oklahoma, Golloway led the Sooners to a 43-21 overall record, a Big 12 Tournament title, an NCAA Regional title and a Super Regional appearance. His final team at Oklahoma also produced a pair of All-Americans, including pitcher Jonathan Gray, the No. 3 overall pick in last week's Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
Under Golloway, Oklahoma posted the program's fifth-straight 40-win regular season in 2013, making Oklahoma one of few programs nationally to win at least 40 games in five consecutive years. The Sooners finished third in the Big 12 standings while making the program's sixth-straight NCAA postseason appearance (36th overall). OU finished the 2013 campaign ranked as high as No. 18 in the nation after falling to LSU in the NCAA Baton Rouge Super Regional.
"The goal in this search was to find a proven winner who can put our baseball program in a position to compete for championships, and we found our man in Coach Golloway," Jacobs said. "His program at Oklahoma is one of only a handful nationally to have won 40 or more games each of the past five years, so his record speaks for itself. After having the chance to hear his vision for Auburn baseball, there is no doubt in my mind he has the tenacity, the passion and the drive to get our program back to a level that matches our strong baseball heritage."
The Sooners hosted three NCAA Regionals under Golloway while appearing in the program's only Super Regional appearances (2006, 2010, 2012 and 2013) and making it back to the College World Series in 2010 for the first time since 1995.
Golloway has 22 years' experience as a collegiate coach. He served as an assistant coach at Oklahoma from 1992-95, helping lead the Sooners to three trips to the College World Series in those four years and a national title in 1994. He took over as head coach at Oral Roberts in 1996, and the Golden Eagles won the Mid-Continent Conference title and advanced to an NCAA Regional in each of his final six seasons at ORU.
He returned to Oklahoma as associate head coach in 2004 and was elevated to interim head coach on May 1, 2005. Two months later, he was named Oklahoma's eighth head baseball coach.
Golloway has produced 80 MLB draft picks in his 16-year tenure as a collegiate head coach, and a total of 113 players have been draft selections in his 22 years in college baseball. He has also coached 94 all-conference selections between his two head coaching stops, including 61 All-Big 12 selections at Oklahoma in the last eight years.
Three of OU's recruiting classes under Golloway have ranked in the top 10 in Collegiate Baseball's national rankings, including the 2007 group of newcomers that was tabbed the fourth best in the country, the highest ranking since 1987 and tied for the second best in program history. At ORU, Golloway posted a mark of 335-156 (.682). He coached 16 All-Americans, three Freshman All-Americans and 26 of his ORU players were drafted or signed professional contracts. He was honored four times as Mid-Continent Conference Coach of the Year by his peers (1998, 1999, 2000, 2002).
In his final six seasons at Oral Roberts, Golloway was responsible for turning the Golden Eagles into one of the nation's winningest programs. The program flourished under Golloway's guidance and tallied 277 wins in that time, an average of more than 46 victories per season, and a .731 winning percentage. Golloway and the Golden Eagles dominated the Mid-Continent Conference after joining the league in 1998, winning six consecutive regular season and tournament titles, and advancing to six consecutive NCAA Regionals. ORU was an amazing 85-5 in conference play over his last four seasons.
Golloway is a former Team USA assistant and head coach of several collegiate summer teams. In the summer of 2002, he was selected to serve as pitching coach for the USA Baseball National Team. Under his direction, the team recorded the lowest ERA in its history. Golloway also helped team USA to a silver medal
Born in Springfield, Mo., Golloway grew up in Stillwater, Okla., and graduated from Stillwater High School in 1979. He attended Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Junior College in Miami, Okla., for one year before transferring to Oklahoma Christian College where he received his bachelor's degree in business in 1984. He has also done graduate work at the University of Central Oklahoma and the University of Oklahoma.
Golloway and his wife, Charlotte, have three children: Sunni Kate, Taylor and Callen.


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The Canucks' best playoff overtime winning goals
1. Bure buries Flames, Saturday, April 30, 1994
2. Burrows buries Blackhawks, Tuesday, April 26, 2011
3. Adams rakes Leafs, May 24, 1994
4. No way, San Jose — thanks to Bieksa, May 24, 2011
5. Nill nixes Blackhawks hopes, April 27, 1982
6. Burrows makes quick work of Bruins, June 4, 2011
7. Adams rakes Rangers this time, May 31, 1994
8. Linden backhands Flames back to Calgary for Game 7, April 28, 1994
9. Overtime, over and over, until Henrik brings win, April 11, 2007
10. Ronning and Roman sting Blues, May 15, 1995
Kevin Bieksa's overtime tally two springs ago won the Vancouver Canucks a playoff series and catapulted "stanchion" up the hockey-vernacular ladder
Alexander Edler's attempt to dump the puck into the right corner at Rogers Arena hit one of the partitions that keeps the glass on the boards in the place — the stanchion — and ricocheted absurdly to Bieksa at the middle of the blueline. Bieksa's knuckleball grounder sneaked past a startled Antti Niemi and into the San Jose Sharks' net at 10:18 of the second extra session.
The goal put the Canucks into the Stanley Cup final, securing a five-game series win over the Sharks. It also made "stanchion," a more familiar term for some fans. (For what it's worth, Wyatt Arndt, AKA The Stanchion, is one the Province's Canucks bloggers. Check him out at www.provincesports.com.)
It's a good story, but where does that rank on the list of the Canucks' all-time greatest overtime goals? Take a look.The goal is embedded in the minds of the most pedestrian of Canuck fans — Jeff Brown going tape-to-tape with Pavel Bure from one blueline to the other, and Bure holding off Zarley Zalapski before faking out Mike Vernon to the forehand for a 4-3 win at 2:20 of the second overtime period in Game 7 of the Western Conference quarterfinal in Calgary.
That jump-started Vancouver's run to the Stanley Cup finals that season.
What some may forget is that Vancouver was the No. 7 seed and Calgary was No. 2, and the Canucks needed three straight overtime victories to overcome a 3-1 series deficit.
Canuck captain Trevor Linden told reporters that night: "I didn't know what to do when Pavel scored. You just think of all the battles and hits, and the hits you took to get here. Calgary's been such a rival since the series in '89 when they beat us in OT and they beat us up for a couple years after that. I don't know how anything else could top this.''The Chicago Blackhawks had knocked the Canucks out of the previous two playoffs, and they had rallied from a 3-0 series deficit to force a seventh game in the Western Conference quarterfinals against a Vancouver team that had won the President's Trophy as regular season champions.
If Alex Burrows doesn't knock down a Chris Campoli clearing attempt at the Chicago blueline with his right glove and then drill one past Corey Crawford's blocker at 5:22 of the first overtime for a 2-1 win at Rogers Arena, who knows what happens to the team? Who survives to return to Vancouver the next season?
As play-by-play man Jim Hughson said on CBC as Burrow was mobbed by his teammates: "Finally … after three seasons and 19 playoff games against Chicago … for Vancouver … it's a wonderful day for an exorcism."
And, of course, it started a Canucks run to the finals.Greg Adams grabbed a rebound off a point shot and tucked a backhander underneath Toronto Maple Leafs netminder Felix Potvin 14 seconds into the second overtime to give the Canucks a 4-3 win, a five-game victory in the Western Conference final and a spot in the Stanley Cup finals against the New York Rangers.
Toronto had trailed 3-0 in that game at the Pacific Coliseum, so it looked for a time that the series was going to be extended.
Adams told reporters afterwards: "I'm numb right now. It's an unbelievable feeling. I'll need a couple of days to rest up after this. The coach has been saying that if the puck goes back to the point that we should drive to the net to get rebounds. I was just trying to go in on the net. When it went in, I don't remember how it felt."
People forget that injuries and inconsistency limited Adams to 13 goals in 68 regular-season games that season after four straight campaigns of 21 or more.Bieksa's aforementioned tally gave Vancouver a 3-2 triumph and put them into their first Stanley Cup final exactly 17 years to the day of the Adams' marker against Toronto.
It was a goal that caught more than a few people off guard. In the live feed on CBC, Bieksa isn't even in the camera shot when the puck goes in the net.
Bieksa explained to the media: "I just wanted to make sure I didn't flub it into the corner … just put it somewhere on net, and luckily it got there … barely. It took a couple of bounces. If it was maybe a couple of more minutes later in the period and more snow was on the ice, it might not have got there."Jim Nill sneaked at shot past Tony Esposito at 8:58 of the second overtime period in Chicago for a 2-1 win in Game 1 of Campbell Conference championship.
Richard Brodeur, who was so much of the story of that first run to the Stanley Cup final, made 46 saves and has since called that his best game of those playoffs.
He told www.canucks.com: "Murray Bannerman got hurt and Tony Esposito got in goal and he was an idol of mine when I was young. He was right in front of me and I just said, 'OK, let's go.' He played great that night and I didn't give up at all."
The game stood as the Canucks' longest playoff encounter for 22 years, and it was the game before the famed Towel Power matchup.Burrows gave Vancouver a 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup final against the Bruins when he tallied just 11 seconds into the extra frame for a 3-2 home win. Burrows burst down the left wing, faked a shot to freeze netminder Tim Thomas, and then beat him to the far post on a wrap- around.
The marker tied for the second fastest in NHL history, behind the Brian Skrudland's nine-second tally for the Montreal Canadiens versus the Calgary Flames in a 3-2 decision on May 18, 1986.
"The first few years of my career I was on the bench for those kind of moments," Burrows was quoted as saying that night. "You have to pay your dues. I think I've worked hard to be there for those kind of moments."The Canucks won six overtime games during their 1994 run, the last coming when Adams one-timed a Cliff Ronning feed past Mike Richter at 19:26 of the overtime to give Vancouver a 3-2 road win over the New York Rangers in the first game of the Stanley Cup finals.
Adams had tallied to beat the Maple Leafs in the series clincher a week earlier.
The game was arguably the best of the playoffs for Vancouver goaltender Kirk McLean, who made 52 saves.
"Obviously, it's a good feeling to score the winning goal again," said Adams. "We were fortunate to be in overtime. Kirk was the guy who held us in there and gave us the opportunity to win the game."Linden shovelled a backhander home off a Bure rebound at 16:43 of overtime to give the Canucks 3-2 home-ice win over the Flames in Game 6 of the Western Conference quarterfinals.
That forced the series back to Calgary for Game 7 and, of course, Bure's heroics.
Geoff Courtnall had scored at 7:15 of overtime for a 2-1 win in Game 5.Henrik Sedin slipped a shot past Marty Turco with 1:54 to go in the fourth overtime period to give the Canucks a 5-4 victory over the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of the Western Conference quarterfinals.
The 78:06 of overtime remains the sixth-longest game in NHL history. The Detroit Red Wings' 1-0 win over the Montreal Maroons in 1936 that needed 116:30 of OT stands up as tops.
Roberto Luongo made 72 saves in the Vancouver net, one shy of the NHL record Kelly Hrudey's 1987 mark for most stops in an NHL game, and told CBC 's Scott Oake after the game: "I went up to the referee and told him he should have disallowed the goal because Henrik kicked it in. I wanted to break the record."Roman Oksiuta sprang Cliff Ronning and he outwaited Jon Casey before scoring at 1:48 of overtime to give Vancouver a 6-5 road win over the St. Louis Blues and a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference quarterfinal.
Vancouver, the sixth seeds, went on to dispatch the third-seeded Blues in seven games.
The Canucks spent the first 1:11 of the period short-handed, due to a Linden penalty in the waning moments of the third period.
Coach Rick Ley said: "It was a roller-coaster ride. There was a lot of grit and a lot of determination in that hockey game tonight. It was a big win for us. It turns the momentum around. There have been a lot of momentum swings in this series."
Vancouver was swept by the Blackhawks in the next round.
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