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DANVILLE — A three-run eighth inning for the Charleston Trojans spoiled the return of Corey Pullin to the Danville High softball program on Tuesday afternoon.
Pullin, who was the Vikings head coach from 2000-2004, saw his team drop a 6-3 contest in eight innings at Winterview Park in the season opener for Danville.
"We had the lead for a while,'' said Pullin, as Danville had a 1-0 lead in the first five innings. "I was still pleased with the way that we played, the ball just didn't bounce our way.''
Charleston (3-0) did all of its damage in two innings against Danville right-hander Alissa Peelman. The Trojans scored three times in the sixth and after the Vikings rallied to tie the game a 3-3 and send it into extra innings, Charleston responded with a three-run eighth inning.
"I thought Alissa threw the ball well in every inning,'' Pullin said. "You have to give (Charleston) credit for hitting the ball well. They hit it right down the right-field line and we weren't able to defense that.''
Peelman, who was basically making her varsity debut after missing most of the last two years with a knee injury, struck out 15 in eight innings, while allowing six runs on seven hits — all the runs and six of the hits came in her final three innings.
"It was quite an experience,'' Peelman said. "It was great to be able to do it and experience it. I just wish we could have gotten the win. I'm happy with the 15 strikeouts, but the seven hits and the loss are disappointing.
"They placed the ball right where they had to do and they were able to move the baserunners. There wasn't much we could do with that.''
Peelman admitted that its a little strange for the Danville High program to be going through its third head coach in the past three seasons. Pullin replaces Brittni Morehead, who was with the Vikings for one season after replacing Wendy Royer.


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Second-round pick Alec Brown: I can fill a role on Phoenix Suns
Originally published: Jul 16, 2014 - 5:14 pm
Yes, the Phoenix Suns believe in his ability -- it's rare to find a big man who can shoot the three with consistent success --but will that skill set fit in the team's plans this season or after some seasoning elsewhere, overseas perhaps?
"Honestly, I don't know. We'll see," said the 7-foot-1 Brown, who was the 50th overall selection in last month's NBA Draft. "I'm just going to keep going out there and playing as hard as I can and let the higher-ups make the decision from there. Yes, given the choice, I'd obviously love to stay in Phoenix and help out the team whatever way I could."
With Channing Frye choosing to sign with Orlando, the Suns are in need of a big that can help stretch the floor, pulling the defense out of the paint opening up lanes for guards Eric Bledsoe, Goran Dragic and now Isaiah Thomas in addition to first-round draft pick Tyler Ennis.
Markieff Morris has that ability. So too does Anthony Tolliver, who just recently agreed to a reported two-year, $6 million contract. But might there still be room for Brown?
As a senior last year at Wisconsin-Green Bay, Brown shot 42 percent from beyond the arc, helping him average a career-high 15.3 points. He also grabbed 5.7 rebounds and blocked a career-best 3.1 shots per game to earn Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year.
"When we're out there (and) Miles (Plumlee) rolls to the rim, it's almost, I don't want to say like Channing, but there are some similarities there," Suns' Summer League head coach Mike Longabardi said. "Because if you hug Alec then Miles is going to get a layup. If you come in and pull-in on the roll, then Alec is going to get an open shot. That's why I told him 'be ready to shoot. You get your shots and you're going to make them. That's what you do.'"
Thus far, however, Brown has yet to find his shooting stroke. He missed his first 11 attempts, including five threes, before finally knocking down a jumper and a three in the fourth quarter against Milwaukee on Sunday. Since then Brown has made only one other field goal.
"I know I have the shot," he said of his 3-of-16 output through four games. "Even if it's not falling down here, I know I can shoot it, they know I can shoot it. Part of it is a just confidence thing right now. I've just got to get my confidence back for in the games and I'll be fine."
Longabardi chalked up some of Brown's struggles to jitters, especially in the first game.
Not only did Brown shoot well in college, but also at the NBA Combine, where he out-performed all other power forwards and centers with an eye-opening 18-of-25 from three-point range and 21-of-25 on 15-footers.
"I could always shoot mid-range very well. Starting junior year my coach let me step out a little bit and worked on it more in the offseason and eventually got it to 40-something percent," he said. "I just thought I'd add something to my game, honestly. Just worked at and worked at until I had it. Just thought it would make my game more unique, for my height especially."
Getting his feet wet on the pro level this week should help Brown no matter where he may land this season.
"It's been a new experience for sure, a lot of fun though," he said. "Each game out there just getting a little more comfortable playing. It's definitely a different level of play for sure and I think I've slowly adjusted to it. I think I can fill a role on this team, so we'll see how it goes."
Craig Grialou, Reporter
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- Marc Spears, Yahoo NBA writer - Friday July 18Yahoo NBA writer Marc Spears says the Warriors are backing out from a Kevin Love trade.
- Paul Coro, AZCentral Sports Suns beat writer - Thursday July 17AZCentral Sports Suns beat writer Paul Coro talks about the continuing free agency of Eric Bledsoe.


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Hurricane Arthur has made landfall on North Carolina's Outer Banks off the U.S. East Coast.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Arthur reached land about 11:15 p.m. Thursday between Cape Lookout and Beaufort, North Carolina.
Arthur was a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (155 kph).
The storm was located about 65 miles (105 kilometres) southwest of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. It was moving northeast at 18 mph (30 kph).
Forecasters say the season's first hurricane is expected to bring significant rain and wind to Atlantic Canada on Saturday, although it's too early to tell exactly which areas will be hit the hardest.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Arthur became a hurricane today, with maximum sustained winds of about 120 kilometres an hour.
Canadian forecasters say a trough of low pressure will move eastward from the Great Lakes and guide the storm towards Atlantic Canada.
The Canadian Hurricane Centre says the nature of the trough will affect Arthur's intensity and track as it moves north.
The centre says the storm's projected track has been moved slightly to the west.
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I think the only way I'm able to know, as dumb as it sounds, is because I'm very much a hopeless romantic and I can't stand to think of myself NOT with someone; the reality of it is really upsetting, so I at least try to think of how happy I would or will eventually be––we already discussed this the other day though. :P
When I heard the song, it was a lot more eerie and less chill than what I would think you would be "chilling" to on North Campus. XD But to each his own, I suppose! I haven't seen any FF IV action since I used to watch my friend playing it years and years ago.
The charter in Athens is definitely better than the DSL I was used to at home here. :P Luckily my parents recently got Cable internet here just a couple of months ago, so the internet has been BOUNDS better.
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CA - Super Majority in Both Houses - Hispanic Conservatives to the Rescue - mocotp.com
California can now raise taxes at will. Oh the elation, oh the joy, oh stuff it Republicans - we finally got it, "you like me, you REALLY like me."
Why should we be so happy for them - because they now completely own the state..whoopee.
Among other things, an increase in the current unfunded pension liability which is now above 500 Billion - because all the cut backs in recent years in state employment will be filled and added to. Super nice.
Let's add back in all the social services cut backs - because California can afford them now. My face hurts because I'm smiling so much.
Look forward to complete government control regarding the initiative process. Why, that's the real problem. Joy, joy, joy.
California becomes the first white minority state with the passage of "Sanctuary State" with open border policies with Mexico - Viva La Raza." Yippe, whitey is gone."
Prop 13, overturned. OMG, too good to be true.
Well folks, I'm happy because I don't have to wait for California to crash and burn much longer. I'm so happy I will be able to see it in my lifetime. Fortunately, when we retire, we will be moving out of the state because by then, California will be so hostel to the "new white minority" you will see a mass exodos. Property values will completely collapse, new businesses will not keep pace with those closing and leaving the state, the Fed government will not have enough money to bail out California, and boom....Hispanic Conservative Republicans to the rescue. After all, it's not about race; it's about the principles of freedom and liberty.
The Republican party has a higher percentage of Hispanics getting those good public policy skills then do the Democrates. That means there will be a greater pool of highly experienced public servents available in the Conservative Republican party ready to move to the failed state of California when the time is right.
So fear not Californians, you will still have to pay more to live here for now - but tomorrow brings hope and change. Forward.
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A City Council committee directed its attorneys today to further revise a proposed ordinance that would ban large-capacity ammunition clips in Los Angeles to ensure the law will withstand legal challenges and to provide exceptions for gun hobbyists.
Two members of the council's Public Safety Committee voiced strong support for the proposal, saying such a ban is needed to help prevent deaths in the street and the "bloodshed of children."
Councilman Mike Bonin said gun violence has created an "epidemic of death and gun violence in this country" and he wants to do anything he can to prevent shootings. Bonin told his fellow committee members that he's received "a lot of emails opposing" the proposed law, but "I'm absolutely unmoved."
Bonin said shootings have become so commonplace that they are no longer top stories in the news.
"This is about preventing murder in our neighborhoods and preventing death in the streets and preventing the bloodshed of children," he said, pointing to the use of high-capacity magazines in the killings of five people at or near Santa Monica College last July and the killing of a TSA agent at Los Angeles International Airport last November.
The sale and transfer of high-capacity clips is a crime in California, but people can still legally own them.
According to the city's draft ordinance, more than half of mass-shooting incidents within the past three decades involved large-capacity magazines, including the Newtown, Conn., elementary school shooting massacre in December 2012, in which a gunman wielding a high-capacity assault weapon killed 26 people, including 20 children.
Councilman Mitch Englander, who heads the committee, agreed with Bonin, saying his family experienced gun violence resulting in murder.
But attorney Michael Hanna rejected the councilmen's arguments, calling them "extremely insulting" to law-abiding citizens who may own high-capacity magazines. Noting that the ordinance would be a misdemeanor, Hanna told the panel it's absurd to think the city can prevent a mass shooting with a misdemeanor, illustrating his points with an unloaded magazine.
After testifying, Hanna told a reporter that the proposed ban is the "stupidest idea I've heard."
If the proposed ban becomes law, Los Angeles would be following two Northern California cities that enacted bans on possessing large-capacity ammunition clips.
An initial version of the proposed Los Angeles ban was revised by the City Attorney's Office in an effort to mirror large-capacity magazine bans in San Francisco and Sunnyvale that have stood up to Second Amendment court challenges, Deputy City Attorney Brian Sottile said.
The Sunnyvale case is being appealed.
The revised Los Angeles proposal would make possessing large-capacity magazines a misdemeanor one year after the ordinance's adoption and give owners of the clips 60 days to surrender them, with several exceptions for law enforcement, museum collections and for magazines that hold 10 or less rounds of ammunition for firearms purchased before Jan. 1, 2000.
Critics of the Northern California bans have argued that millions of Americans legally own guns with high-capacity magazines and may need them at times for self-defense.
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Charles Arlinghaus: How will Gov. Hassan deal with the existing budget deficit?
New Hampshire's last two-year budget is in its final four months. At this point we already know there is a revenue shortfall that would leave a deficit if unaddressed. The immediate culprit is the Medicaid enhancement tax. That tax on hospitals will raise $34 million less than the budget counted on. Other revenues are on track to be about $10 million less than budgeted.
The total shortfall amounts to only 2 percent of the operating revenues, but it has to be addressed. This isn't Washington. By statute, we have no choice but to address the problem. Unlike what passes for a federal government, we aren't allowed to ignore the laws of fiscal reality.
This sort of thing happens all the time, so there is ample precedent. In fact, over the last 30 years each of Gov. Hassan's predecessors has dealt with budget difficulties. Each of them chose the prescription in state statute: curtailing current-year spending.
Each governor issues an executive order (most issue them multiple times) that cuts existing spending authorization. In the most analogous situation, Gov. Craig Benson took office and immediately found a potential deficit in the end of his predecessor's budget. This is not unusual in a budget that estimates revenues two years in advance.
Benson acted immediately. On Jan. 15, 2003 (six days after being sworn into office), he froze certain categories of spending and state hiring. On April 16, he issued an executive order cutting $19 million from 31 agencies.
Benson's action was not unusual. He did the same thing in each fiscal year he was in office. His predecessor, Jeanne Shaheen, issued similar orders in each of her final three fiscal years. Steve Merrill, Judd Gregg and John Sununu did so as well. John Lynch issued three such executive orders in a nine-month period in 2008.
The state law not only contemplates this, but seems to demand it. The state budget law says that if there is a revenue shortfall "the governor may, with prior approval of the fiscal committee, order reductions" necessary to balance the budget. Getting the approval of the Legislature's fiscal committee helps serve as a check on capricious action, but in recent history no spending cut has been denied.
In the law and the common actions of her predecessors is a prescription for Gov. Hassan that is different from her early actions.
So far, the only action to close the deficit she has suggested is to take money from dedicated funds and use their fees for general purposes. In fact, her budget would grant her the authority to undedicate any fee and sweep the money into the general fund without any specific approval or oversight.
Her predecessor did this in 2010, sweeping 16 dedicated funds into the general fund. But Gov. Lynch proposed specific funds and specific amounts, which were then debated in a special legislative session and passed by the full Legislature. Bringing in the Legislature to debate which funds are to be used and give some sort of approval is somewhat better than granting the governor carte blanche to undedicated any fee she sees fit.
Some fees which might not otherwise be allowed by state law are passed because the funds are dedicated for the express purpose of implementing a regulation or paying for certain activities the fees cover, or they are used for enforcement. Legal theory suggests that many of these fees would be illegal if the funds weren't used for the express regulatory purpose.
So, in general, undedicating dedicated funds is a bad idea. Doing so without oversight is worse.
The bigger problem is that a $30 million to $40 million deficit ought not be solved strictly on the revenue side. Every other governor has solved his or her problems on the spending side. Gov. Hassan should follow suit.
This isn't a radical thought. It's something Jeanne Shaheen and Steve Merrill both did for each of their final three years in office. It's something Craig Benson did twice and John Lynch did four times, and how often did they agree?
There's a real problem with the Medicaid enhancement tax. It is causing a $100 million to $120 million problem in the governor's proposed budget and a $35 million deficit in the budget just ending.
The governor should call her department heads today and ask them to help find savings while there's money left to save. Every governor does this. It's the management part of executive branch management.
Charles M. Arlinghaus is president of the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy, a free-market think tank in Concord.
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"Very Predictable"
I would not really recommend, the Dexter books are getting very predictable and Dexter has gone from some one who was supposed to be a very intelligent person to a complete idiot in this book. The foreshawdowing is ridiculously obvious and makes the book anti-climatic.
The book was basically just
Jeff Lindsay is not a very good narrator at all. Other than this book his Dexter serious has been very good but he is not the person who should be narrating the story.
Second guess getting the next Dexter book when it eventually comes out.
"Worst ever"
This was the worst book I have gotten in the las 7 years. the story was bad, the first person was hard to follow and at times mad no sense. If I could have givin it less than one star I would have.
"IQ drops with each book"
Dexter seems to be getting dumber with each book. Pretty bad when an idiot out smarts him.
I don't read any other in the serial killer/hero genre.
Jeff is a pretty good writer but brings nothing as the narrator. I miss the guy from the first 2 books. He really complemented the author's writing.
"This will go down as one of my favorites."
I have only watched a few episodes of the Dexter television show and this is my first exposure to the books and I really enjoyed this audio book. I think I would rank it as one of my favorite audio books of all time. The writing is clever and funny and the author does an absolutely excellent job of reading the material. I admit that I enjoy Florida school of craziness but I think as an entertainment this book is top notch. If you are expecting the gore and intensity of the TV series this is not the book for you. This book is funny funny funny with quirky character and good writing to boot.
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Dexter returns with double the trouble waiting for him. In the wake of his latest escapade. Dexter finds himself in trouble as his activities has inspired another killer who taunts Dexter with the knowledge he not only know what Dexter is but who he is. Meanwhile at home Rita has been acting strange. his two worlds collide as he races to find his new friend and clean up the mess he finds himself in. The Main Plot of the new Killer is Old hat for the Dexterverse. Old foes and friends return to both help and hinder Dexter's Efforts. What makes the Book Fun are the subplots as Dexter's obliviousness to Rita's and the new killer's behavior leaves him as confused as ever with human behavior, Rita herself is hilarious as ever. As the climax builds seeing how Dexter resolves his situation are the best parts of the book.
"Not the best Dexter book"
Dexter is a great character and I was anxious to read more of his adventures. The main plot is interesting and intriguing enough, but the author gets caught up to much into showing Dexter's mundane life as a family man. I read all the other Dexter books and thought that this one is a clear decline.
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PUTTAPARTHI: The Sathya Sai Central Trust categorically stated here on Tuesday that the cash of Rs.35 lakh seized at the Kodikonda checkpost by police recently did not belong to the Trust but to 12 different people.
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They lost again though the Blues did show more fight then they have done in recent weeks.
But two things occurred to me while I watched this.
First, the Blues are doomed for an extended period of time and apart from their impressive run in 1996-1998 they have been remarkably underwhelming underachievers, especially given they have one quarter of the countries population.
Secondly, the habit of sacking and blaming coaches for poor performances is irrational, coaches are not that important in rugby, they have less effect than in other sports, before you go crazy, hear me out.
To my first point, the Blues are awful and have been for some time now. I wrote in my previous article about the fact that they have only finished in the top 4 three times in the last 14 years and have a similar average finishing position to three of the other New Zealand franchises – around sixth to seventh.
That is pretty shabby for a team with high expectations. In reality there is something fundamentally wrong with this organisation and supporters hold on to those glory days of the mid 90′s resulting in delusions of grandeur and unrealistic expectations.
Sadly I do not have access to the inner working of the Blues organization but it seems to often that their sides revolve around a team full of stars rather than a star team, kind of like the Dallas Cowboys, all hat and no cattle. There seem to be selections based on past heroics Ala McAllister, yes he was good, but when he came back from France he appeared soft around the middle and got injured repeatedly. They picked up Nonu and Weepu. Nonu then shopped himself around in Japan rather than playing in the preseason and Weepu turned up looking like he would be starring in the next Nutty Professor movie.
There seems to be a lot of one and done players. What do I mean by this. The player in question has one good season then falls in to rugby obscurity or a European team pays huge money for them only to discover they are actually awful. Does anyone remember what happened with Ron Cribb? How about Rupeni Caucaunibuca? These are the sort of players I am talking about. They have one possibly two good seasons and then completely fall over. It almost seems there is a big city feel to this. "I have hit the big time" then they just kind of exist after that.
The sad news is that after the Blues supporters crucify Pat Lam, for supposedly failing them, the person that takes his place is going to walk into a nightmare. It is going to get a lot worse for the Blues before it gets better. Does this sound dramatic? Well lets take a walk through reality.
Toeava, the supposed rugby Jesus according to Graham Henry, continues to under perform and is injured. He has not really shown the development other young "Glory Boys" like James O'Connor, Kurtley Beale or Israel Dagg have. I would not try to build your franchise around him.
You are currently playing with the dying carcasses of Ali Williams, Tony Woodcock, Keven Mealamu, Daniel Braid and Brad Mika. They are old and have a lot of mileage on the clock, there is not much left in them before their play regresses significantly or they shop themselves to Europe and Japan. This is a lot of experience being lost in key areas.
Jerome Kaino is going to Japan… wait, this means in the next few years they are going to lose five All Black quality forwards. Old Mother Hubbard would be impressed how bare this cupboard is becoming.
Ma'a Nonu is going to Japan.
Piri Weepu currently has the same food consumption as a small European country. He also does not have much time left. None of this would excite me if I was a Blues fan. So just calm down Auckland. The coach is not the problem, very rarely has it been. The coach is the easiest target.
Even great coaches, like Nucifora, have failed in Auckland.
This is the point where you will be saying, "oh yeah, but that Brumbies team Nucifora coached could run itself." there may be something to this, however, the two coaches before him had exactly the same winning percentage as Nucifora. They were privy to the same level of talent. These other two coaches were McQueen and Jones, both World Cup winners. The coaching changes in relation to this Brumbies side seemed to have little effect. This would explain why Nucifora was unsuccessful with the blues, the coached changed but the players and front office did not change as dramatically.
This leads into my second point; coaching has little effect in rugby.
In rugby the coach has little direct control over what happens on match day. The coach can set several game plans before they head out to the field. However, in the heat of battle it is purely up to player instinct. The coach can not tell the fly half when to kick, or for Ma'a Nonu to get the glue off of his hands when he sees the try line. Ultimately the person that has a greater effect on the game is the captain. The captain has continual access to all players at all times, they can change the game plan immediately. The captain can inspire and control the players during the game. The coach can only sit in the box and hope like hell that his players remember how to catch the ball.
In other sports the coach has a far greater effect. The prime example is American Football. The coach sets the defensive structure for the season. How they will run their offence, run orientated, air it out or a complex mix. The coach will call specific plays telling the quarter back exactly what to do. There are several options the quarterback can choose from within this play, but ultimately the coach calls what will happen. On defence the coach sets out exactly where each player will stand, who they will mark, whether or not they will blitz or drop back into coverage. Now that is a coach effecting the outcome of a match.
In AFL the coach has runners to send instructions out onto the field continuously and the high level of interchanges means that messages can be relayed quickly. The coach can decide who matches up on who and change that at a drop of a hat. Communication between coach and players can be achieved easily and readily.
Rugby does not have this. In rugby you set a loose fabric of the game plan, what you may do in certain situations, how to deal with the other team changing theirs. But ultimately, other than half time, the coach has little impact. The players make the calls in to the line out, the moves for the back lines, whether to pick and drive, whether or not to off load. Put simply the players are a far more significant factor in the outcome of a season than the coaching they receive.
Then comes the front office. You can not polish turd, so if a coach is given the wrong, underdeveloped players or walks into a team with poor morale and team chemistry then they will struggle to succeed. The front office is responsible for developing the game in the lower levels, employing coaches which will enhance the young talent and provide them with the basic fundamentals to be able
to contribute on the big stage. If these players have not been nurtured properly the senior coach is on a hiding to nothing and it is too late to fix it. You are dealing with damaged goods and sadly, there are not any refunds.
So what am I saying? I am saying to Auckland fans, buckle up and get ready for a rocky road ahead. This season is a sign of things to come. Firing the coach may make you feel warm and fuzzy over the summer while you wait for the new season with bated breathe, but by firing the coach you achieve nothing, it won't fix the problem.
It very rarely does.
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April 15th 2012 @ 8:13am
Thurl said | April 15th 2012 @ 8:13am | Report comment
If the coach isn't important whycould the blues win three titles with Graham Henry as a coach, but can't with anyone else.
And why could the All Black coaches get results out of Cory Jane, Nonu and Hore during the World Cup when Hammett couldn't.
The Chiefs seem to be doing rather well with a new coach.
If you think coaches aren't that important in Rugby, you don't understand the role of the coach.
Nucifora isn't a great coach, btw
April 15th 2012 @ 9:15am
Onor said | April 15th 2012 @ 9:15am | Report comment
I agree.. nucifora is average at best. the blues just dont have very many thinkers on board. Far too much muscle. why on earth ranger is on the wing is beyond me. Id say things go higher than the coaches. theres issues with the board and there have been for some time.
April 15th 2012 @ 3:15pm
STU said | April 15th 2012 @ 3:15pm | Report comment
VG,yes i think youre right.He seems to have some intestinal fortitude which is missing with some other coaches.
April 15th 2012 @ 5:10pm
Justin said | April 15th 2012 @ 5:10pm | Report comment
Deans did not build it from scratch at all. He came in after they had win at least 2 titles and ABs out his backside to work with.
April 15th 2012 @ 9:25pm
ohtani's jacket said | April 15th 2012 @ 9:25pm | Report comment
Woodcock has been playing well since his return. I don't think Nonu has played poorly, the Blues just need a first five. That's been their problem for years.
April 16th 2012 @ 12:40am
ohtani's jacket said | April 16th 2012 @ 12:40am | Report comment
Both Anscombe and Hobbs are generic. You can't win a Super Rugby title without a good first five and I can't think of any side that would start either Anscombe or Hobbs.
April 16th 2012 @ 10:16am
Colin N said | April 16th 2012 @ 10:16am | Report comment
I think it's harsh that you call Anscombe generic. He was the stand-out New Zealand under-20 player and has shown plenty of promise. But it's alway going to be difficult for a young guy to come into a struggling outfit.
April 16th 2012 @ 10:51am
ohtani's jacket said | April 16th 2012 @ 10:51am | Report comment
Beauden Barrett faced the same challenge with the Hurricanes and their backline has been one of the most exciting in the competition. The Blues sell themselves on running rugby. Anscombe isn't a running first five and would be better suited to the Crusaders than the Blues.
April 16th 2012 @ 9:00pm
Colin N said | April 16th 2012 @ 9:00pm | Report comment
But the structure of the Hurricanes this season has allowed Barrett to thrive. It's also allowed Savea to thrive as well, who despite his talent, really strugged last season.
Anyway, the Blues' pack are failing to get quick ball, there is too much chopping and changing at scrum-half to get any continuity which doesn't help who is playing at 10. The backline alignment has also been all wrong which admittedly Anscombe has to take some blame for, but tbh all the players are lacking confidence atm and they don't seem to know what each other is meant to be doing.
It's interesting to note that Beauden Barrett was full-back for the under-20s and Anscombe was the fly-half and, although Barrett was earmarked, Anscombe was the one who stood out. Perhaps Barrett has adapted quicker to Super Rugby, but I would suggest the problems run deeper that that.
April 16th 2012 @ 3:11pm
Winston said | April 16th 2012 @ 3:11pm | Report comment
And the chiefs too
April 16th 2012 @ 3:30am
Onor said | April 16th 2012 @ 3:30am | Report comment
yea.. too many "no brainers" in the blues team. The difference between the AB's and the wallabies is the Allblacks know how to play tuff. Get stuck in, do the hard yards and get their hands dirty. Wallabies football is almost too "backs" orientated. Only once have I seen the Allblacks pack play second fiddle to the Wallabies pack in the last 5 or so years, and that was their tri nations win last year. The first 20 minutes the forwards rolled up their sleeves and got stuck in. If the wallabies wanna beat the Allblacks.. they need to get some hard nut players with big balls who wanna go out there and absolutely beat up the allblacks.. in the rucks in the mauls in the clean outs and in the scrums.. but the breed of aussie forwards have barely any mongrel in them.
April 15th 2012 @ 2:45pm
RebelRanger said | April 15th 2012 @ 2:45pm | Report comment
VG what do you make of playing Wulf at 15 and Munro on the wing against the Rebels.
What of the inconsistent selections at 10? What does this do for anyones development?
The immediate introduction of Weepu, Nonu after they showed no loyalty to the Blues by either going to Japan during pre season or showing up out of shape? What does this say for the culture implemented by Lam?
What of the insane substitution of Anscombe for Hobb with the game on the line and 10 minutes to go?
Why haven't the Blues played structured rugby? If the players are just not buying his game plan then why hasn't he just selected those that will and bench the others?
Personally I think Lam should go. I don't think this will lead to immediate results but we need to bring in someone that will immediately change the culture of the Blues. I don't mind a few losses next year if it means we are not making the same mistakes.
How do we go about clearing front office? The addition of Weepu was doomed from the start as we already had a good halfback and upcoming 10′s that needed game time to develop. With the come backs of Mika and Daniel Braid they have probably sent future All Blacks to other teams and stemmed the development of guys like Luke Braid.
Many problems at this franchise and no one solution. New coach is a start.
April 16th 2012 @ 11:13am
RebelRanger said | April 16th 2012 @ 11:13am | Report comment
Thats what I thought haha
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2p!Canada x Reader - Brother ProblemsYou were walking thru a zoo because you was bored and had nothing else to do. You saw people helping putting a new Canadian Bull Moose in a fence. The moose wasn't really happy. It started to buck and kicked out of the crate. It saw you and ran right to you. Out of the corner of your eye you saw a hockey puck hit the moose."Hey! Leave the girl alone you dumb moose!" The man yelled. The moose looked at the man. The moose scratched the ground and few times than took off. The guy that save you just stand there. "Hey, watch out!" you yelled. The man didn't listen.The man got rammed by the moose but you didn't see him. Than you saw him push the moose back. -Is he trainer or what?- you were confused. After of the man wrestling with the bull moose it finally gave up. The workers got the moose back into the fence.The man went over to you "Are you okay?" "Yeah, Thank you for saving me." you blushed. "Oi! Matthew come on." you saw a group of guys. "Your name is Matthew." he nodded. "I came he
2p!AmericaxReader- Home RunYour parents got you two tickets to a baseball game at Yankee Stadium. You went with your best friend that could sit thru the game with you. You like baseball but never really got into it. You just like to watch it.So you guys packed your stuff and headed to the Yankee Stadium. You had check into a hotel first before really going to the game.~~The day of the game~~There was millions of cheering fans that were in the stadium. "Strike 1!" the referee yelled. The next ball he threw the guy hit a home run. It was coming right at you. You jumped and caught it and someone caught your arm. He pulled you up to him like you were nothing to him.The guy that caught you was now in front of your face starring at you with his red eyes. "Umm, Hello, Can I help?" you wanted him to put down. You got a good look at the guy. He wore a leather jacket and had red sunglass that almost matched his hair perfectly.He sat you right next to him. -Is this guy some kind of rapist?- you friend texte
PrussiaxShy!reader- Love at first sightYou were the new student at your school and you knew NOONE. You were the same way at your old school. You were always known as the lonely girl and never talked to anyone. You were a good student but you were too shy. You was like that since you were a little kid. Your mom dropped you off at the school. You want to coward and go home but you took a deep breath and went in. You were transferred from your school to Gauken high school. You heard it was for countries only. -Country only but I'm not a country... Or am I?- you sigh.You looked at your schedule the first thing you had was P.E. When you open the door you saw they were playing dodge ball. "Your the new student right you'll be on Gilbert's team." he pointed to the other side of the court. You ran over there and saw nothing but Germans and two italians there which one was annoying. "Ummm, Who's Gilbert?" They stopped talking. "Vhy in the hell do you not know me, liebling." you heard from the back. You saw a german come from the ba
Vampire! England x Reader -HeartBeat Vampire You were running for your life from a vampire.This is how it happen....Your parnets had dropped you off at your least favorite place. Your aunt's house. It was around noon when you got there. Your aunt made lunch and you started to mow the lawn. Because your aunt told you too. This wasn't a small yard either she has 5 acres of land that she owns. It was good you didn't have to just the a push lawmower becuase that would take all day for you. Your aunt thankful had one you could sit on. She kept the push one so if you got in trouble that you had to mow the lawn with that. And you hated it so tried your best to stay on her good side.It was seven o'clock at night when you finally done with the lawn. You turned the lawnmower and lended back into the chair. You were tried from sitting on it but your arms were like noodles. You saw a star and close your eyes "Pleas
Lithuania x Reader- A Thousand YearsYou were at a vacation home that your parents bought for some reason. Your parents said "It will be fun! You need to get out than stay inside." though you just sighed. You stay in the lawn chair playing you nintendo. Your mom come behind you and stanch it. "HEY!" you yelled turning to your mom "What the heck!" you hissed. Your mom looked down at you "__________. You need to get out of your video game world and explore the real world!" you gave her a blunt look. You then rolled your eyes and got up. The reason you never explored the world anymore was when your friend went away. His name was Toris the most fun guy you met. He was taken away from you by a russian man. You can still remember the day.~~Le Flashback~~You were walking with him talking about the things you guy talked about everyday. When you came to his house there was a man standing there. He was wearing a heavy over coat and had gray hair and purple eyes. Toris gulped like he was about to be put on death
Undertaker x Reader - Coffins, Death, LoveYou just moved to the UK. Your job had moved there so if they moved you moved. You were the co- president so you had to go or you would be fired. It took you a long time to get to that rank. You were a "Undertaker" as people called you. You were alway amazed by dead person's body. You loved your job and you always had to train the newbies that just started. "________." your boss called "Yes?" you turned around gracefully. "I have this man I want you to meet for me." he handed you an address. "Alright." you said putting the address in your pocket.~~Next Day~~You follow the address to this building that looked haunted. The sigh on the building said "The Undertaker." you smiled in excitement. You opened the door it was quiet very quiet. You saw coffins and people organs that made you laugh. "Well, Well what do we have here?" you heard a strange voice. You saw a coffin open revealing two yellow or hazel eyes (correct me if I'm wrong plz) looking at you. "Hi. Are you...." you looked at th
2p!England x Reader -Demon NightIt was Halloween where you lived and you were dressed as (your costume). Your parent let you spent the night with your best friend. You were scaring little kids and get candy let every halloween. You came to an abandon house. "Wait a minute I know this place." your friend stopped you. "Hey, ever heard of the legend of this place?" you shook your head no.Your friend got a flash light. "Long ago there was this one man name Arthur Kirkland. He was a nice man till halloween comes. They said ever time kids went to his house that he'd give them a cupcake." you laughed. "A cupcake how's that evil?" you snorted. "You didn't let me finish." "Go ahead." you wiped a tear from your eye from laughing. "They say that when they ate the cupcake they would become very ill than die of poisoning." that changed your face. "They said if people go in there halloween night there are freshly made cupcakes on the counter." you laughed."I want to see the poison cupcakes for myself." you said. You o
Titan! Eren x Reader - Titan in a CaveYou ran through the thick brush of the forest, you clothes torn up and your body covered in dirt. You ran into a dark cave it was cold and wet in there. You plopped down onto your butt and lean back. You felt something warm and it made you fall asleep quickly. When you woke to the rising morning sun you looked at what you were sleeping on. It was a arm, a big muscular arm, you froze you slept on a titan. You covered your mouth and scooted out the cave.You saw the titan wake from the morning rays of the sun. The titans green glowing eyes fixed on you. You felt your whole body froze, you couldn't move a muscle. -T-this is the end for me.- you thought tearing up. The titan looked at you confused, and reached his hand for you. Your eyes widen as the hand slowly and gently picked you up and the titan took you to it's face. The titan studied you closely and even smelt you and shook it head in disgust since you haven't had a bath.The titan crawled out and stood up into the
Italy x reader- Stay with meYou were taking a trip to Italy for a vacation. The most beautiful place to you though you know many other places are like that. When you got from the plane a crowd of guys surrounded you telling you how pretty you are. You never got that at your home. You couldn't even get a date. So you took a trip to Italy to rest your mind for christmas before school started again. You walked down the paved room. All you heard was music and people being cheerful. You felt happy like you could do anything now. You got a hotel and headed out to see what Italy was like.You went to a restaurant and when you were eating you saw a boy running. "AHHHHHHH!!!! IT'S ARTHUR!!! LUDWIG HELP!!!!" he hid under your table. You blushed and jolted a little from that. You looked under the table and saw him shaking. "Are you okay?" you asked wondering if he was okay. He saw you "Wow! Your prettier than the girls I've seen you must be an angel sent from heaven!" that made you blush tomato red. "I'm sorry for hiding."
Bad Boy Babe - Readerx2P!CanadaBad Boy Babe A 2p!Canada x Reader storyYou were not the kind of person to pick up hitchhikers but something about this guy, walking so carelessly along the highway with a bag slung over his back made you want to stop. He did not stick out his thumb but seemed to sense, perhaps even expect, that you would pull over and stop for him. The moment he turned around, his eyes covered in black shades and a little toothpick in his teeth… your heart stopped for a second and you nearly knocked him over with the car."Watch it!" He grumbled in annoyance as you stopped and ended up just staring at him. You'd never seen this guy in town before but damn you wish you had, he looked gorgeous and yet there was some air of danger around him that you were quite worried. "You can chuck me off at the nearest motel.""Well how do you know I'm going the right way as you?" You questioned with a slight curve of your eyebr
Hard Day, Soft Spot~2P!Canada X Reader RequestHard Day, Soft Spot2P! Canada X Reader Request~ To MissCrazy97 The roaring flames in the fireplace were spraying waves of warmth to you you're your cocoon position on the couch. Wrapped up in super soft blankets, you peered out the large cabin windows at the weathery night. Snow was cascading down from the heavens, each heavy blow of it slightly worrying you more as your gaze went to the clock, counting each second. The speed of the falling was a problem, but the sound of the front door slamming open relieved your worries, turning to look up at the broad shadowed figure in the doorway grumbling curses as he knocked the snow from his boots, placing his bloody hockey stick against the closet. You smiled kindly as he shook the white snowflakes from his wavy blonde hair, getting up and going to him as he slowly peeled off his gloves and unbuttoned his Mounties jacket. Standing in front of him, you reached a hand out to him, but yanked it back swiftly. His black
Hair Attack. 2p Canada x Reader.Part 2.Its been 5 years since that day you had to cut Matthews hair and things were getting tough. You where finishing up your last year of your 4 year course in university. Not only did you take graphic design at the university but you also took illustration and contemporary. You also took business courses at night at the local institute along with your parkour lessons ever weekend and wensday. Not only were you stalked to the brim with schooling but you also had to work the night shift at the local mill. needless to say you did not even know how you got the time to help look after your house with Angie and Arthur or call Matthew.So needless to say you were more then ecstatic to see Matthew after 2 months since his last visit. Yet alas you where sick."Love how are you feeling today?"You turned around from facing the back of the couch to see his bushy eyebrows."i feel better Artie but i still feel like crap."You closed your eyes in bliss as Arthurs cold fingures wrapped around your sweat
2pCanadaxReader: Mentally Defective 2pCanadaxReader: Mentally DefectiveYou slowly opened your eyes to a hot, white light. The first thing that comes to mind is how sore your body felt."Oh jolly good! It looks like the young lady's awake.""It's about time… Took so long to wake up… I was about to mess around with her to see if the little wimp was faking."You turned to see three men. Two of them had blond hair, one with light blond hair and the other with a dirty blond hair that was put in a ponytail. The other had dark rust-colored hair with shades. Not soon after did you met with baby-blue eyes. You couldn't help but notice the odd light pink swirls, which reminded you of cotton candy."Hello! Are you feeling better now, love?"You started to ask where you were. That is until you saw out of your eyes 3 other men. You couldn't help but recoil at the sight of the tallest man who wore a bloody scarf. Next to him was an Asi
2p!Canada x Reader: Meet the Family"Remember to stay away from Al, Arthur, and... You know what stay away from all of them." You rolled your eyes at your boyfriend's lecturing. The two of you were currently driving to his house so you could meet his family. "I know Mattie and if the Axis are there I should avoid them," you said in exasperation."One don't call me that and two you better stay away from those bastards." You pouted. "Why can't I call you 'Mattie'? I do it all the time!" Canada glared at you, making you stop talking immediately.*Time Skip*As the car pulled into the drive-way, Canada tensed, as if he was expecting something to happen. Ignoring him you got out of the car. Before you even knew what happened you found yourself pulled into a set of arms that definitely didn't belong to your boyfriend. "What's a cute doll like you doin' here?" America asked.Canada got out of the car quickly before punching his brother in the face and pulling you to his chest. "Keep it in your pants, Al." Canada said.*Time Ski
2p!CanadaxReader: Secret Admirer____________,Meet me at the corner café on Third Street at five o'clock.Come alone.- Your Secret AdmirerYou stared, slightly scared, at your latest love letter from your secret admirer. You had been getting these for weeks, ever since your vacation to Niagara Falls. Opening a drawer your put the letter with the others; some of the letters had poetry, some were really romantic, and some just plain crept you out. One letter you swore had some blood on it."___________, I'm going out with Roderich I'll see you later!" Eliza shouted on her way out the door. You gulped, you were alone tonight and some creepy stalker was expecting you to meet him at the café.You looked at the drawer of creepy love letters and said, "Well I'm not an idiot." With that you settled down on the sofa to watch TV.About an hour later there was a knock at the door, "Hmm, must be the pizza." You said reaching for your purse and grabbing th
All Cause of a Cupcake 2P!CanadaxReaderA small sigh escaped you as you tried your best not to fall asleep during your Statistics lecture. Despite your better judgment, you had once again stayed up until four in the morning; even though you had to wake up at nine. So now you had to suffer through a monotonous PowerPoint on statistics' calculations for an hour and fifteen minutes while trying not to let your head drop to your desk.You gave up your battle twenty minutes into class.Luckily for you, the class was a rather large one, so you were easily hidden from your professor's judging eyes. However you weren't so hidden from a friend of yours in the row behind you, whose light snickering immediately caught your attention. You tilted your head just enough to send a lazy glare his way, which just made him smirk."Shut up, Marc," you grumbled, turning your head back to face the front."You're not very good about getting sleep, (Name). Do I need to enforce a bed time?""Stuf
Break Your Little Heart ((2p!Canada x Reader))Break Your Little Heart2p!Canada x Reader"Hey Mattie!" The addressed turned to face his brother while raising one of his eyebrows. "What do you want?" He asked as the American approached and wrapped an arm around the Canadian's shoulders. "You heard about that new hottie in school right? The transferee from ?" Matthew rolled his eyes. "What about her?"Al grinned. "Well, April fool's Day is coming up soon so, you know dude, why not play a prank on her little feelings? I'll pay the bill every time you eat at the mall for three years." He bribed as the blond wrapped his arms. "I'm not that cheap, bastard."In cue, the bell rang to indicate the start of the next period will begin in 5 minutes. "Come on Mattie, just get into it." Al forced gripping his brother's collar. "Fine, but I want you to give me $500 dollars every month as well for three years." Matthew smi
Happy Birthday: Canada x Reader x 2p!Canada Part IMatthew and Matt sat in the living room talking about their shared birthday quietly. Matthew looked sad, but Matt had already accepted long ago that no one would ever remember the two brothers and their birthday.Matthew asked quietly, "Do you think anyone will remember this year?""No," Matt said bluntly, flipping through channels on the television in a bored manner, "I don't. We'll share some cupcakes like we always do, and give each other some silly little thing, okay?"Matthew sighed, settling down next to his twin. Then he remembered something. "_____ asked us when our birthday was a while ago." he whispered quietly.Beside him, Matt tensed. He said through clenched teeth, "Yeah? I remember.""She might do something for us. Send us a card..." Matthew said, almost quieter than before.Matt turned the television off quickly, staring at his more soft spoken, gentler twin. "Don't get your h
2p!Canada x Reader- Frozen wonderlandYou walked down the froze streets of Canada. You had a heavy over coat on though it kept you warm. You saw a figure in the snow. It was tall. That all you could see from the shadow it made. The snow got heavier as you walked to the shadow. When you got close to the man.You saw it was a dark blonde Canadian in a blizzard! You thought he was crazy but when you looked closer you saw it was Matthew. ((Does 2p Canada have a different name??)) "Matthew?" you said you thought it was the peaceful Canadian that everyone loved. You were wrong.He looked at you responding to the name but he was different. He had dark blonde hair with dark purple eyes that peered through you. You saw he had a hockey stick with barbed wire wrapped around it. You shrunk back fearing you were going to hit you but he just turned.Before you went to turn he grabbed your shoulder. "Don't try to go back home. You'll die trying. There's a blizzard coming." You tried not to punch
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Times West Virginian
They call them energy drinks.
But perhaps they should be referred to as "stimulant" drinks. The various energy drinks, from the little shots you buy on the counters of convenient stores to the tall cans purported to "give you wings" all have one thing in common — caffeine. Well, they actually have another thing in common — the don't have to tell you how much caffeine that's in them either.
A regular cup of coffee has 95 milligrams of caffeine. So you wake up after a not-so-long night's sleep and brew a pot of coffee before you start your day. Chances are, you sit and sip your fresh-brewed cup. Perhaps you feel like a second cup, so you stumble over to the coffee pot and pour another one.
So, over the course of maybe an hour or 90 minutes, you've gradually put 200 milligrams of caffeine into your system. However, if you're on the run and didn't have time to brew a pot and just slammed down a shot of energy drink in a little two-ounce bottle, you've shocked your body will more than 200 milligrams within seconds.
"Getting a lot of caffeine all at once along with potentially harmful megadoses of vitamins is a bad way to go, and there is real potential for misuse," said Dr. Tod Cooperman, president of consumberlab.com, which tested several.
"Thousands of case reports bear this out. In addition, people who mix energy drinks and alcohol are more likely to engage in risky behavior because it makes them feel or act alert while they are mentally compromised."
Thousands go to emergency rooms across the country each year because of caffeine overdoses. And, sadly, 11 lose their lives.
"The problem with consuming large amounts of caffeine is two-fold, One, it targets the central nervous system directly. Two, it can lead to dehydration and loss of water-soluble nutrients that have a calming effect on the central nervous system. This combined effect can cause agitation and sleep problems and potentially lead to the development of long-term anxiety issues," Dr. K. Steven Whiting, author of "Healthy Living Made Easy," told The Huffington Post.
Heart palpitations. Chest pain. Tremors. Shortness of breath.
These are the symptoms that doctors in emergency rooms see when too much energy drinks are consumed. And a lot of those cases are children, who can freely open a cooler at their local store and buy one. Or two. Or three.
There's been a push for lawmakers and the Food and Drug Administration to put the brakes on children being allowed to purchase these products. Others believe in buyer beware, though uninformative labeling makes that a little difficult.
But we wondered what our readers thought of energy drinks. So when we wonder, we ask our readers on our online poll question, which can be found each week at www.timeswv.com. Last week we asked, "A study found that energy drinks may increase blood pressure, putting consumers at risk for sudden cardiac episodes and even death. Should they be regulated?"
And here's what you had to say:
• Perhaps warning labels would help, like those attached to cigarettes and alcohol — 22.89 percent
• Absolutely not — people should be responsible for what they eat and drink — 24.1 percent
• Yes! Children should never be allowed to purchase such drinks — 53.01 percent
We'll keep our finger on the pulse of this issue, if you'll pardon the bad pun, as it's sure to heat up in the coming months.
This week, let's talk about health again. Two of West Virginia's largest population areas — Charleston and Huntington — ranked the lowest for "well being" on a recent Gallop poll, which doesn't bode well for the rest of the state, receiving a failing grade for physical and emotional health, work environment and access to basic necessities. How can we tackle health problems in the Mountain State?
Log on. Vote. Email me or respond online.
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