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Tampa Bay's string of blackouts from local TV will continue as PewterReport.com has learned that the Bucs' 2011 season opener against the Lions will likely not sell out by next Thursday, which is the NFL deadline to lift blackouts. The Bucs have between 10,000-15,000 unsold tickets. Raymond James Stadium was officially sold out from 1998-2008.
PewterReport.com is reporting that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 2011 season opener against Detroit will be blacked out. The number of tickets sold for the Bucs vs. Lions game on Sunday, September 11 is close to 50,000 and it is nearly impossible to expect that the team will sell 15,000 more seats by Thursday to meet the NFL-mandated 72 hours prior to kickoff time frame to lift blackouts in the local television market of home teams.
In fact, none of the 2011 home games have been announced by the team as sold out, but PewterReport.com has learned that the best chances of any home sellouts would occur for the Indianapolis Colts game on ESPN's Monday Night Football on October 3 and the December 17 game against Dallas on NFL Network's Saturday Night Football. Ticket sales for those games are outpacing the sales for the season opener, and there is a chance those contests may sell out and have the local TV blackout lifted if the team has a hot start because those contests are later in the season.
Also, with the Colts and Cowboys being more prominent and popular teams nationally, there is a greater likelihood that there would be a higher than average number of Indianapolis and Dallas fans at Raymond James Stadium than for some of the other Bucs' opponents, such as Detroit.
Tampa Bay's home game against New Orleans on October 16 stands the third-best chance of selling out as ticket sales for that game have also outpaced those for the season opener.
The Bucs have been having attendance troubles since the 2008 and '09 seasons when the team had to step in and buy back unsold tickets to the games that were not sold out in those respective seasons. Tampa Bay faded down the stretch and just missed the playoffs in '08, which dampened fan enthusiasm right as the country's economy entered a recession and unemployment rose. Former head coach Jon Gruden was fired as a result and replaced with Raheem Morris on January 16, 2009.
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Mr N.K. Guptha, CMD, Dredging Corporation of India, at a press conference in Visakhapatnam on Thursday.
Visakhapatnam , Sept. 29
DREDGING Corporation of India (DCI) has declared a dividend of 120 per cent (including interim dividend of 40 per cent) for 2004-05, amounting to Rs 38.21 crore inclusive of the dividend tax of Rs 4.61 crore, according to the Chairman and Managing Director, Mr N.K. Guptha.
He said at a press meet here that DCI had paid 120 per cent the previous year too, amounting to Rs 37.91 crore inclusive of the dividend tax of Rs 4.31 crore.
He said the dredging capacity available with DCI was 798 lakh cubic meters and during the year, the quantity dredged under various contracts was 723 lakh cubic meters, representing 91 per cent of the capacity.
Mr Guptha said there were plans to acquire two more dredgers one No TSHD of 5,000 cu. m. hopper capacity and one number cutter suction dredger of 2,000 cu m. solids per hour pumping capacity.
Currently, DCI had 10 trailer suction dredgers and two cutter suction dredgers.
He said DCI's turnover during the year was Rs 551.62 crore against Rs 560.93 crore of the previous year. The operational income for the year was Rs 524.79 crore (Rs 520.63 crore).
The profit before tax was Rs 175.87 crore (Rs 176.46 crore) and the net profit Rs 113.29 crore (Rs 170.01 crore).
He said the net profit had slumped due to payment of corporate tax on account of discontinuance of benefit under Section 33 AC of the I-T Act and the benefit of tonnage tax not being extended to dredgers.
"However, the tonnage tax is being extended to dredgers during the current financial year and it will improve our results," he said.
DCI had engaged PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), New Delhi, to identify and finalise joint ventures and special purpose vehicles with leading foreign companies and two foreign companies one in Holland and the other in Belgium had been identified, he said.
DCI had offered VRS for the third time and 10 employees had taken the offer, he said adding there would be no necessity for further pruning of the workforce. He said DCI was participating in the Sethusamudram Project and it had been granted a stretch of the channel on nomination basis.
He said, "The rate has not been finalised yet. It will be done after receiving the tenders for the other stretches by the end of the month."
He asserted that there need be no doubts over the project and there would be no ecological damage as all precautions were being taken. It would be economically viable and it was expected to become operational by mid-2008.
He said DCI had contributed Rs 6 crore towards tsunami relief.
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If you get married while employed by a maison couture, they'll make your dress for free. That's a fun fact I learned when new designer Caroline Seikaly brought her dresses to our offices last week. Seikaly should know. The RISD grad tied the knot near the end of a six-year stint working for Karl Lagerfeld, though she (not Karl) actually designed her dress, a lovely ballerinalike puff of tulle. The petite blonde designer, who launched last year with a small collection of gowns, is based between Beirut and Paris. But she'll be doing a presentation here in New York this September. As for why not Paris, Seikaly explained, "I do pretty dresses. [In Paris] you have to be edgy. I feel people are more open to it here." (Well, actually we do like a little edge stateside, but we see your point.) At any rate, Seikaly's dresses should be lovely to take in. She has a penchant for expensive French laces and silks and is employing seamstresses from Lagerfeld—working on their lunch hours—to make her samples. Though Lebanon has quite a few designers—names you'll recognize from the red carpet like Elie Saab and Georges Chakra—Seikaly sets herself apart. "They're all very bling-y," she says. "I'm different. I'm light."


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Three months ago NewsChannel 11 interviewed Jennifer for a story about the sin tax proposal. She was helpful, outgoing, engaging. The very characteristics that have made her absence so alarming. "So out of character not to be in contact with us. She had already made tentative plans to visit with us last weekend," said Jack Wilkerson.
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A battle over beer sales is brewing at the State Capitol.
A new law could mean big changes when it comes to sales at both brew pubs and breweries.
Currently, brew pubs like 5 Season Brewing Company can sell all the beer they want as long as it stays in the pub, and for breweries just to sell packaged beer.
The new law would allow them to put it in glass jugs so people could take it home. Supporters say it would be a good thing for not just the pubs, but for the whole state.
David Larkworthy, co-owner of 5 Season Brewing Company said, "We're one of the only people in world who manufacture a product that we can't sell to our customers."
Larkworthy said the law is not only hurting him, but one of Georgia's biggest money making industries, tourism.
"When you're not able to provide those tourists with some GA product to take with them, it really takes away from what this state has to offer a tourist," said Larkworthy.
He said the restrictions are also keeping the state from tapping into the micro brew industry, something that's booming nationwide.
"Here in the state of Georgia, a lot of breweries are staying away from investing in state, which is keeping jobs out of state of Georgia. It's keeping tax revenue down," said Larkworthy.
But opponents said a change would hurt the wholesale and retail industry and possibly destroy the state three-tier system designed to ensure fairness.
Larkworthy said 42 other states do it and it seems to be working fine.
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The Suryakirans are the formation aerobatic team of the Indian Air Force which was formed in the year 1996. Operating out of Bidar, they continue the traditions of the Thunderbolts - in carrying out a series of breathtaking aerobatic routines utilising nine Kiran MkII aircraft
HAL Kiran MkII U2469 of the Suryakirans
A brightly painted red and white aircraft of the Suryakiran team takes to the air at Yelahanka
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One of the Suryakirans MkII Kirans about to take off.
Fly Over
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Aircraft in a formation take off at Aero India
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Aircraft in a formation take off The main subject of this picture is aircraft U2510
Painting the sky in tricolors
The team extensively uses colored smoke in its displays - here the Indian flag colors - Orange, White and Green are trailed by the aircraft.
Help from the Ground crew.
Ground crew helps the display pilots into their steeds. note the helmets of the aircrew are also painted in the Dayglo Red paint.
Dawn take off
A Suryakiran aircraft with the landing lights on, taxies for take off.
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A Kiran Mk II U2469, parked in front of a BAe Hawk of the famous Red Arrows of the RAF.
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The first aerobatics display over Dal Lake, Srinagar.
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Two of the aircraft taking off.
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The Suryakirans carry out a spectacular peel off called Vixen Break
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Three of the Kiran MkIIs belonging to the Suryakirans in a formation take off.
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By Karen Cohilas - bio | email ALBANY, GA (WALB) – Dougherty County's teen pregnancy rate is much higher than the rest of the state, and leaders are hoping to draw awareness to the issue and prevent it in the future.
More than 18,000 teenagers give birth in Georgia every year. Our state has the 10th highest teen birth rate in the county at 54.8 per 1,000. Dougherty County's rate is much higher, at 75.5 per 1,000.
Monday, Dougherty County Commission Chairman Jeff Sinyard proclaimed May 5th as the Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy in Dougherty County.
People who work with young mothers say child poverty, educational success and workforce readiness are all impacted by teenage pregnancy.
"Helping people understand there are life choices and decision making skills that are very important each and everyday to help them to have the strengths and have the knowledge to work with the people who love them, to be better educated about how to prevent teen pregnancy," said Angie Barber of the Phoebe Network of Trust.
Teen childbearing costs Georgia taxpayers several hundred million dollars each year.
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MYSTERY surrounds how a 25-year-old man sustained serious injuries at Pantside, Newbridge last night.
Police are currently trying to establish what happened to the man, named locally as Anthony Ford, before he was found at Central Avenue.
Mr Ford was found at around 10pm and taken to the Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, where his condition is currently being assessed.
A spokeswoman for Gwent Police said: "We received a call at 10pm that a 25-year-old local man had been injured and he was taken to the Royal Gwent Hospital, where his injuries are being assessed.
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LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) - The Michigan Supreme Court says users of medical marijuana can't buy it at pot shops. The state limits the amount of patients each care-giver sells to to five.
The 4-1 decision Friday is the most significant court ruling since voters approved marijuana for certain illnesses in 2008. It means the state's 126,000 approved users must grow their own pot or have a state-licensed caregiver grow it for them.
Michigan's attorney general says he's notifying county prosecutors that they have the green light to shut down medical-marijuana shops.Bill Schuette says a decision means the so-called dispensaries "will have to close their doors." The court ruled in the case of a Mount Pleasant shop where the owners made money when medical-marijuana users sold pot to each other. Schuette says that's clearly illegal.
The state appeals court declared dispensaries illegal in 2011, but enforcement has depended on the attitudes of local authorities. Some communities took a hands-off approach while waiting for the Supreme Court to make the ultimate decision.
The case involves a Mount Pleasant dispensary that allowed medical-marijuana users to sell pot to each other. Owners took as much as a 20 percent cut of each sale. Isabella County shut it down as a public nuisance.
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By Jim Wallace - bio | email ALBANY, GA (WALB) - A hearing was held for the former Albany Fire Department Assistant Chief to appealed his firing by the city. A group of supporters accompanied Roderick Jolivette to the hearing at the City Government building, to be character witnesses.
Former Assistant Fire Chief Roderick Jolivette declined comment to us before his hearing, but then did have one message.
"Right here, cameraman. it's about the Bible. It's about telling the truth," Jolivette said.
Jolivette was fired April 23rd by Fire Chief James Carswell for improper use of City of Albany workforce and equipment, abusing authority, and making false accusations against another employee.
A city investigation determined that on April 3rd the Assistant Fire Chief ordered an on duty fire truck and crew to help remove carpet and furniture from his his aunt and uncle's flooded home.
The investigation says Jolivette tried to put blame on another firefighter when questioned, and failed a lie detector test given him.
City Manager Al Lott led the appeal hearing, and will make the final decision at a later date.
Jolivette's attorney Johnnie Graham said she has doubts the hearing will be fair.
"I'm not sure about that process. There is some concern about asking the city to review it's actions."
After his firing Jolivette also filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claiming he was passed over last year for a promotion in favor of a white man. Jolivette's attorney said they called eight witnesses to speak at the hearing to defend his character, and explain his actions.
"We certainly hope that the facts will come out. And as a result of those facts coming out, Mr. Jolivette will be retained in his position of Assistant Chief," Graham said.
Jolivette worked for the Albany Fire Department for 23 years. Lott's decision is not expected until at least the end of the week.
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Gun retailers usually expect to see their biggest sales on Black Friday.
But in Nevada, nearly 2,400 background checks were submitted between Friday and Sunday, making it the busiest weekend of the year.
Jim Harwin is the General Manager of Safe Shot Indoor Range and says they are selling about 500% more firearms than usual.
"Our volume over the past three days has been equivalent to about three months worth of standard gun sales," Harwin said. "So, it's been phenomenal."
Harwin says yesterday was the busiest Monday he has ever seen.
While sales usually go up around Christmas, he says this jump is a direct result of Friday's mass shooting in Connecticut.
"Family people, people that have kids are coming in and getting guns," Harwin said. "It's just changing the thought pattern and the attitude and it's definitely a knee-jerk reaction and it's obvious because it's going on all over the place."
Harwin says most of his recent sales have gone to first-time buyers looking for protection.
Still, many opinions on guns have not changed.
"My father was in the military," Reno resident Frank Sparks said. "He showed me how to shoot guns and how to handle them. But the rest of my life, I have never had a desire to have a gun."
"I already have guns but if I didn't have a gun, I probably would go buy a gun," Reno resident Eric Verrinder said. "I think everybody needs a gun to protect themselves, nowadays. You just never know what's going to happen."
Handguns are outselling rifles by about 20-to-1, at Safe Shot. Ammunition and 30-round magazine sales are also surging.
Harwin says one distributor had more than 100,000 of them sell overnight.
"We're seeing the 30-round magazines drying up on the shelves, fairly quickly, because there has been chatter, government chatter, about possibly banning, restricting, or completely terminating the 30-round magazine," Harwin said.
Background checks go through the Nevada Department of Public Safety, and the process of buying a gun takes about ten minutes.
But over the weekend, phone lines were so backed up, it took about 90 minutes.
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Intruder claims he has 'wrong address' after breaking into house in Horwich
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A MAN broke into a house in Horwich - then claimed he had the wrong address.
A resident in Fleet Street awoke at 10.50am yesterday to find a man in their bedroom.
The intruder said he was at the wrong home and left.
The patio door had been smashed.
The intruder is described as being white, in his mid 30s, 5ft 9ins tall, average build, and was wearing a maroon bob hat and a black jacket.
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Born in 1975 he has come soon in the footsteps of his forefathers to take over the since 1872 family-owned Hunting Publishing house Neumann Neudamm. As a hunter he seeks for freedom and adventure. His passion is falconry and the stalking in untouched unspoiled landscapes around the globe.
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Graham Downing is a lifelong field sportsman. A keen rough-shooter since his early teens, he is both an active game shooter and a passionate wildfowler and deer stalker. Graham hunts waterfowl throughout Britain and manages muntjac, fallow and roe deer in the East of England, travelling to Scotland to stalk red deer on the hill.
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Belén had the great fortune to be born in a family of hunters. From a very early age she has had a close and constant relationship with hunting. Good advice from her father and great maestro helped her to learn how to enjoy the countryside and appreciate a good day's hunting.
She acknowledges that it was hard at first, as her father was always preaching patience, prudence, seriousness, doing things well and at the right time – a hard lesson to learn for such a young girl who was very enthusiastic- but experience has shown her that things indeed turn out when they should, and that all the patience and enthusiasm shown in her learning phase earns its due reward.
Later on, her hobby became her profession, and she enjoyed her years at the head of HUNTERS magazine enormously. It was an unforgettable phase in her personal and professional life which, when the time was right, she left behind to manage an interesting project that, as a hunter, she considered necessary for the hunting sector in Spain: the Oficina Nacional de la Caza (National Hunting Office). She is currently Secretary of the Real Club de Monteros, advisor to the Game Hunting Trophy Homologation Commission of the region of Madrid and regularly appears in specialist media on the hunting sector (magazines, radio and TV).
She is a great defender of authentic hunting in the company of her family and friends. She openly admits that she loves the monteria espagnola – a modality she practises whenever she can – and all the hunting expeditions organised by her husband.
From his early teens, Eric Tournier (born in 1963) shows passion for hunting and for nature in general. Still very young, he gets involved in the wildlife management on the family's estate in the French Brenne region, considered as one of the richest in game. This passion will become his profession, always in combination with the will to communicate, to explain to the public at large what hunting really is and to make it more acceptable in the eyes of an increasingly urbanised society…
For more than ten years, Eric Tournier works for the Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage, in charge of the communication policy of this governmental agency towards the hunters and the general public. After this experience, full of contacts with wildlife enthusiasts, he will stay for the next three years at the hunters' and anglers' TV Channel Seasons, where he runs the channel's website and contributes to the weekly programme Naturellement vôtre. In 2004, he joins the Publisher Gerfaut, running the communication department of this company, specialised in hunting, angling and nature. He also closely follows-up several editions of books.
Eric Tournier has excellent contacts with the hunters' community in France. He is the author of the book Étangs et marais, published by Gerfaut, and of many articles that appeared in the hunting press.
He favours all hunting disciplines as long as they are practiced under natural conditions and are rich in emotions. For him, hunting without a dog is out of the question...
Frank Brophy (1944) commenced hunting as an 8-year old. He spent his entire working life in the Dublin newspaper industry and is currently Ireland's longest serving shooting sports writer. A competitive rifle target shooter at top level for 25 years, he still competes in rifle and pistol events. Frank is a former National Chairman of the Irish Deer Society, and a founder member and present Vice-Chairman of the St. Hubert Club of Ireland. A veteran of 25 African Hunting Safaris he is one of Ireland's most experienced big game hunters and has hunted in the USA and Europe. In 2004, in Dublin's High Court and with NARGC backing, Frank successfully challenged the Irish Government's policy of refusing to issue pistol licences and in June of that year became the first Irish citizen to receive a pistol licence for over 32 years. In 2008, following a 6 year legal battle he won a second High Court challenge against the State's refusal to licence a large calibre rifle for use in Africa. Today he is to the forefront in an ongoing series of NARGC court challenges to Irish Government firearms licensing policy.
Born in 1967 into a hunting family from the Alps, his passion for hunting brings Paolo Molinari to study Forest Sciences, specialising in zoology (forest ecosystems). Currently he works as a game biologist. As an expert on game management, ungulates and large carnivores, he works as consultant for several organisations, such as currently for the Alpine Convention. He is also member of the IUCN Cat Specialist Group. For many years now, he endeavours to contribute to improve and "emancipate" hunting.
Oliver was born in North-West Germany in 1965. Although his family has a hunting tradition, Oliver found the time to pass his German hunting license due to army service, university education (Master degree) and his advertising career relatively late in 2001. Nevertheless, Oliver discovered his hunting passion and rented with his wife Ilka (who is also a passionate hunter) hunting grounds for small and big game – from pheasant to wild boar. In 2011, Ilka and Oliver founded the German high class hunting and shooting magazine HALALI. Oliver is father of two boys, lives on the countryside with his family and several hunting dogs. He loves hunting and shooting with friends, game cooking and red wine.
Jan was born and raised in the former Czechoslovakia and comes from a bi-lingual family. His educational path started in Hungarian school, then went on to study in Slovakian school. In 1997 moved to England were he completed his university business degree in accountancy. The majority of his work history has been in Estate management, managing from luxurious country estates to large office buildings for individual and private funds both in The United Kingdom and Czech Republic.
His love for bird hunting and bird dogs began at an early age. He honed his hunting and bird dog training skills as a young boy while spending all his spare time with his Granddad in the field.
Jan started Shooting Enterprise Ltd because he was constantly being asked to report on hunting and wing shooting from Czech and Slovakia. Experiencing fine British hunting and shooting events, Jan has decided to combine his knowledge from the British guns to "bring seven hundred years of hunting traditions to the guns from all over the world".
Jan was formerly a semi professional football player. He is constantly in lookout for new challenges and nowadays he enters several triathlon competitions.
Jan lives in Prague with his girfriend and best friend Zuzana. They have a wonderful Weimaraner hunting dog called Milo.
And, last but not least, Jan speaks fluently four languages.
Originally a biologist by profession and education Sten for the last few decades has been a free lancing hunting journalist, author and wildlife/hunting photographer. He mainly works for Svensk Jakt, the largest hunting magazine in Sweden, but also for magazines in the other Scandinavian countries, the Continent and the USA.
Sten has written several books on hunting in Scandinavia, gun dog training and even a game cooking book. Some of these are translated into Danish, Norwegian, Finnish and one into German. He has recently finished a new textbook for the compulsory Swedish hunter's education, commissioned from him by Svenska Jägareförbundet (The Swedish Hunters' Association).
He has hunted since young age, mostly in Sweden and other European countries, but also in Africa and USA. Sten is a dedicated rough shooter who loves to hunt small game with his own dogs, mostly spaniels. Pigeon shooting, wildfowling, stalking and driven wild boar are other favourites. He often says that he hunts as happily with the camera as with a gun or a rifle and he appreciates a good picture even more than a fine trophy.
Born in1944 Poul Hartmann has been a hunter ever since he could walk. Educated forest engineer, and afterwards employed at the National Environmental Research Institute Department of Wildlife Ecology and Biodiversity Kalo. His primary research areas were: 1: Cripling of game. 2: Shotgun ammunition and alternatives to lead shot. 3: Safety during hunting, with both shotgun and rifle. 4: One of the masterminds behind three educational DVDs about hunting with rifle and shotgun. The DVD ´s were distributed to all Danish hunters. Author of numerous articles on the use of shotgun and rifle for hunting, and an expert on the functioning of various ammunition types. Beyond these areas of work, he has worked scientifically with: hares, deer, doves and ducks. Expert advisor for the Consumer Agency on weapon disputes and has participated in a number of TV pogrammes and DVDs about hunting.
Gudfinnur was born in 1960. As soon as he reached the minimum age (20) for a gun and hunting license in Iceland, these were the first things on his agenda for the year 1980. For the following 18 years Gudfinnur actively hunted the main game in Iceland, birds.
In 1998 Gudfinnur, while travelling in Hungary on business, was invited by a Hungarian colleague to come with him hunting and that year Gudfinnur shot his first large game in Hungary (roe buck). Since then he has not looked back, moving to Hungary in 2001 and living and hunting there ever since. Over time Gudfinnur has hunted in over 12 countries all over the world, mostly going after big game but never losing his interest in wing shooting as well.
While Gudfinnurs' chosen profession (self employed software and banking systems development and consulting), may not directly correlate with hunting, it definitely has given him plenty of opportunity for hunting which he has made sure to make the most of. Since 2003 Gudfinnur has been a member of a local hunting club in northern Hungary actively enjoying the bounty of game available there as well as widely around other parts of Hungary and the rest of the world.
While not from a family of traditional hunters (the only big game in Iceland are Reindeer and hunting those only became available to others than local land owners in 2003), Gudfinnur has absorbed and embraced the rich tradition and love of hunting found in Hungary and many, many other parts of the world.
Bernhard was born in 1969. Very early - already at the age of 6 - his grandfather familiarised him with hunting. After a few years of abstinence, he started hunting again with strong Passion. Bernhard loves nature and hunting, both at home in Austria as well as worldwide. Together with his partner, he is managing WH Waffen GmbH, a hunting, firearms and outdoor store, as well as WH Hunting & Safaris, a hunting agency. As President of the SCI Central Austrian Chapter, he is actively involved in the daily promotion and PR of hunting worldwide.


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The most amazing airplane in History....For the Airplane Buffs*.
Built in Russia during the 1930s, it flew 11 times before crashing and
killing 15 people.
The designer, Konstantin Kalinin, wanted to build two more planes but the
project was scrapped.
Later, Stalin had Kalinin executed.
Evidently, it was not good to fail on an expensive project under Stalin.
It's got propellers on the back of the wings, too. You can count 12
engines facing front.
The size would be equivalent to the Empire State Building on its side.
And you think the 747 was big... not only a bunch of engines but check out
the cannons the thing was carrying.
In the 1930s the Russian army was obsessed by the idea of creating huge planes.
At that time they were proposed to have as many propellers as possible to
help carry those huge flying fortresses into the air, jet propulsion has
not been implemented yet.
Not many photos were saved from those times because of the high secrecy
levels of such projects and because a lot of time has already passed.
Can you imagine what it would be like sitting in this thing when those cannons go off?
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Discussion in 'MLS: News & Analysis' started by AndyMead, Aug 29, 2012.
MLS/Chivas USA presser
So, the "managing partners" have departed.
Did they jump, or were they pushed?
Garber in a recent Sporting News interview:
"We have, like all leagues, markets that we'd like to see perform better. Chivas (USA) is an example of that. We have MLS staff in those offices working closely with them to try to improve that situation, just as an example. But there are a handful of markets we'd like to see do better."
There's been a lot of scuttlebutt surrounding Chivas recently--- rumors of a stadium, rumors of a name change/rebranding, Garber basically calling them out, and downsizing the HDC--- that this becomes much more interesting than the normal ownership change. You can't help but wonder if this is the first in a series of actual developments there.
It's interesting because since the team launched, it's all been Cue. Vergara - who was very loud in the press from the Chivas/MLS All-Star Game in 2003 through expansion of 2005 - has been a very silent partner.
The timing of this seems odd to me. I agree with Howard the Drake that it feels like there should be another shoe dropping.
Is Vergara gaining for control to sell? Maybe he feels he can get more that way by buying from Cue early. I really think there is definitely a bomb shell of an announcement coming sooner rather than later.
Hopefully he sells. The franchise is a complete joke.
This thread is missing a certain someone from the pbp thread...
He's too disappointed.
Me? I'm waiting to see what EastLAChiva says.
If he tells me to be disappointed, I promise I will be.
Hmm ... as a DC United fan this reminds me of when Victor McFarlane divested his share of the club and Will Chang ended up with 100%.
It's hard to spin an investor departing as a positive thing. I think it's doubtful that this would be the first step in a series of positive steps. If Vergara really wanted to splash cash at this club and fix a lot of its problems he probably could of done it it even when he was only 50 % owner.
As a fan of the league--it's hard for me to say at this point whether this is a good development or a bad development in the history of this club. We'll have to wait and see what Vergara does. I do agree though with what was said earlier--if Vergara had wanted to become a major player in Chivas USA before this he had plenty of opportunity to do so, but he chose to leave the club in Cue's hands. Was Cue holding Vergara back or was Cue following Vergara's lead? Is this about an owner getting fed up with mediocrity and wanting to step up in a big way or is this about about a financial speculation project (the team) going horribly wrong and now Vergara wanting to have the authority to sell? I will agree with the general sentiment expressed in this thread, it seems like this is only step one in something much bigger that's about to happen. What exactly that something may be is anybody's guess at this point.
"It has been an exciting time for Major League Soccer and we are proud of the role that we played in the growth of the League"
LOL good one
Again...someone is said to have owned 50% of the team and the other someone who was said to have owned 50% of the team bought the first person's 50%. Not 50% of 49%, but 50% of 100%. And now owns 100%.
So the "MLS owns 51% of all of its franchises" bit keeps taking hits. Or should.
It never existed, so yeah.
I believe whats referenced here is Vergara buying the other 50% of the half the league doesn't own. Technically he's purchased the Cue's 25% to become 100% owner of the 50% not controlled by MLS.
And thus you got trolled
Didn't you say they were not really franchises?
Seems like this thread is:
A train-wreck is staying on topic when it comes to Chivas USA is it not?
Due to the current state of my club I believe that I'm in no position to answer such a question.
We won't have a better idea for awhile, but if I had to guess, the league came in an assessed the operation, told the partners that they had to invest more to fix the problems, Cue balked, either at the price tag of the additional investment or the new direction, and Vergara bought him out to clear the decks.
Im really nervous about this move. Vergara is nothing more than a deadbeat dad when it comes to Chivas USA. Cue had a vision but Vergara pulled too many strings to make this team remotely competeive. Cue was a dreamer but not a doer (until this year.)
I really hope I'm wrong and we get a new stadium, more investment, and a plan.
The real loser is the Chivas USA fans (I know we are not many. insert jokes here). Jose Domene is rumored to be out. This guy is a genius and an MLS salary cap expert. Think of all the trades made by us this year.
I don't think this move will help us move away from Guadalajara to forge ourr own identity. It might be the end of all hope. Vergara is part Trump and part Donald Sterling.
So an inept control freak, who wants to win at all costs, so long as the costs are free.
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major final project for my graduation
my major final project for IED milano
this my final major project
research, graphics, output made be me
my first info graphics ever for Visual Merchandising course
a mood board representing my personality and stuff that i like
cryztxl asked:
What are your ambitions?
to be a good person.
run my own brand.
have a son.
cure us.curious.heartless.
Jil Sander visual research for Computer tools project, i made during my first year in IED.
Art references in contemporary fashion visual research i did 2 years ago for Design Management subject.
These pict also represent the way how i see fashion, comparing every single designer creation to the art.
Clear Lines Inspiration
Model: MUSE
Photographer : Natalia Vasilishina
Styling/ Design/ Post Production : Katherine (me)
Capsule Collection made by K for PWK.
Thanks to all of my friends for helping and believing in me. Love.
Backstage of photo shooting of PWK FW13/14 capsule line.
I created this pieces, being inspired from my childhood fairytale books.
Photographer: Natalia Vasilishina
Stylist/Designer: Katherine (me)
this project i did during my first year of university. The idea of The Flat store and all the graphics made by myself.
Visual Analysis of Damir Doma SS 12 menswear collection, i did for Contemporary Fashion subject in my university last year.
I was always attracted by mens lines, especially when designers are trying to provide you with some cultural references, in order to make you think out of the box, lets say.
As far as i am interested in trend researching , here is the last work that i did for my University, in order to create a trend research book based on Mind Attitude trend in Menswear and Buying Behavior.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Watch a basketball game that is over after three dribbles and your focus drifts to sexier topics. Watch the University of Louisville punish Missouri-Kansas City, 99-47, and you start asking this question:
With Russ Smith and Peyton Siva, does Rick Pitino attack with the best backcourt in America?
"Who's better?" asked Darrin Horn, who analyzed the game for ESPN.
The floor is open. Maybe Michigan with Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr. Siva immediately mentioned those two. The guys at Syracuse are a handful. Baylor, Connecticut, Duke, Michigan State, Missouri and others have guys who can really go. Advance apologies to any pair I overlooked.
"I don't think you can pick them ahead of Louisville," Horn said. "Russ Smith might be playing better than any guard in the country. He's going to be a pro. And we all know how tough and consistent Peyton Siva is."
Make your pick. State your case. Defend your position. It's an infinitely more interesting discussion than the Cardinals' 52- point win against UMKC, a victory that pushed Louisville's record to 8-1 with a visit to an old friend, Memphis, booked for next Saturday.
If Russ Smith did not play a perfect game, even Pitino understands this was close enough. Smith scored the Cards' first eight points and then finished with 31, a career best. He was relentless, but he was not focused on risky business, the stuff that earned him the nickname Russdiculous.
He tried only 18 shots, making a dozen. Only a few could be described as outrageous. Here is what was Russdiculous Saturday: Smith also equaled his career high in rebounds (7) while contributing five steals and five assists. Not bad work in 27 minutes.
Smith bumped his scoring average to 20.3. No U of L player has averaged 20 since Reece Gaines 11 years ago. But it's more telling to track his field-goal percentage. He's making 45.4 percent of his shots, considerably better than the 35.6 Smith made last season. If Smith can maintain that against Big East competition and reduce his turnovers from 3.1 per game, he'll deserve serious all-American consideration.
"He's not a one-dimensional player," said U of L forward Wayne Blackshear. "He's playing a lot more point guard, making better decisions, obviously better passes.
"His dribble penetration is unbelievable. He can get to the basket at about will. Good luck trying to defend him."
"We laugh and joke with him so much around here that nobody takes him or your question seriously," Pitino said. "I wouldn't campaign for him, but without question, I think he is one of the premier guards in the country."
That is Smith, not Siva, that Pitino and Blackshear were discussing. It's essential to remember that because it was Siva, not Smith, who was voted the best player in the Big East prior to the season after Siva was named the Most Outstanding Player in the conference tournament last season.
There was nothing spectacular about Siva's box-score line against UMKC – four points, six assists, one steal in 21 minutes. But there didn't have to be, so Siva didn't force anything either. He took three shots. Siva did his best work on defense. He played his usual low ego, high leadership game.
UMKC made 24 turnovers. This was the seventh time in nine games, Louisville has forced 20 or more turnovers. Siva and Smith create instant claustrophobia, uncertainty and unhappiness. That results in risky passes that Louisville transforms into layups and dunks. Siva's shooting percentage has also improved (from 40.2 to 42.9) .
"We're just trying to make them uncomfortable," Siva said. "Russ is a great on the ball defender at picking people. I'm more off the ball, stealing it.
"We just have that great chemistry. I can read what he's going to do. If he gambles he knows I'm right there to cover for him. I know if I gamble, he's right there to cover for me."
And they also know they are absolutely in the middle of the discussion about the nation's top backcourt – with Hardaway Jr. and Burke at Michigan, Brandon Triche and Michael Carter-Williams of Syracuse, Pierre Jackson and Brady Heslip of Baylor and your favorite pair.
"I believe we are," Siva said. "Probably other people don't. We try to put pressure on other guards. There's a lot of good backcourts."
"We don't like to get into that," Smith said. "But at the end of the day, we know we're good and know we're tough cookies to come up against."
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7:21 a.m. Actress and DePaul grad Judy Greer, joins Bill Moller to talk about her much buzzed about role in The Descendents with George Clooney.
7:39 a.m. Northwestern head football coach Pat Fitzgerald previews tomorrow's huge game against Nebraska when he joins Bill Moller.
8:09 a.m. David Gregory, the host and moderator of NBC's 'Meet the Press,' offers-up his thoughts on the Herman Cain sexual harassment charges when he joins Bill Moller.
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1:35 p.m. Did you realize that if you own a restaurant in Wisconsin, you can now bring a gun to work but can't serve your customers margarine? These and other fine laws in the land of cheese will be discussed on John Williams' show at 1:35pm.
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11:05 p.m. Someone just paid two thousand dollars for a record made by this largely forgotten band. Find out who it is when Steve Krackow joins Nick Digilio for The Secret History of Chicago Music.
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10 Fulbright Graduate Scholarships for Panama
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"Enhancing educational opportunities for Panamanians is crucial to the Torrijos administration's vision for economic and social development," said Vice President and Foreign Minister Lewis. "These scholarships will allow some of Panama's best and brightest students to supplement their education with an international perspective that will help them contribute to Panama's development upon their return home."
Through the Fulbright-SENACYT program, the government of Panama will provide funding for up to 10 scholarships per year to Panamanian graduate students or professors pursuing degrees in the fields of science or technology at the Masters and Ph.D. levels. The scholarships will fund two to four academic years, and will cover tuition, roundtrip airfare, room and board, books, health insurance and a settling-in allowance. Full financial support for up to nine months of English language training is also available for those recipients without adequate English language abilities.
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30 Mar 2014
Official visit by HE Ambassador Manuel Bessler, Head of the Swiss Humanitarian Aid, to UNDP project's sites in Mafraq Governorate
UNDP welcomed on Sunday H.E the Ambassador Manuel Bessler, Humanitarian Aid Delegate of the Swiss Confederation
24 Feb 2014
UNDP conducts Mid-Term Board Meeting for the Socio-Economic Portfolio Projects
20 Feb 2014
Majority of Jordanians believe that Climate has already changed
19 Feb 2014
Business training certificates are handed out to 63 trainees during two graduation ceremonies held by UNDP and Ruwwad Micro-Venture Fund, in Irbid
16 Feb 2014
UNDP and Ruwwad Micro-Venture Fund select 10 participants from Irbid/Ramtha District to fund their microbusinesses
09 Jan 2014
Host communities support platform set to endorse government-led national resilience plan
Amman - The Host Communities Support Platform (HCSP), chaired by the Minister of Planning, H.E. Dr. Ibrahim Saif convened a meeting on Thursday 9th January 2014 to endorse the Government's National Resilience Plan (NRP). The NRP provides a strategic framework for Jordan's response to the impact of the Syria crisis, with a focus on supporting Jordanian host communities in the most affected areas of the Kingdom.
09 Jan 2014
UNDP and the Embassy of Japan hold two ceremonies of equipment delivery in Mafraq and Irbid
UNDP and the Embassy of Japan hold two ceremonies of equipment delivery in Mafraq and Irbid, intended to enhance capacity of public services in municipalities affected by the Syrian crisis
08 Jan 2014
In the lead-up to Kuwait II Pledging Conference for Syria: Partners discuss UNDP's US$166 Million Resilience-based Development Response to the crisis in Syria and neighbouring Countries
Amman – Development partners from 18 countries and the EU meeting in Amman today agreed that the Kuwait II Pledging Conference for Syria, slated for 15 January 2014, should encompass support for critical development efforts to compliment the humanitarian response to the crisis in Syria and its spill over impacts on neighbouring countries. The meeting which brought together partners with long-standing experience and knowledge of the region and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Directors from Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Turkey endorsed UNDP's Resilience-based Development Response in support of people and communities affected by the Syrian crisis in the five countries.
05 Jan 2014
Independent Election Commission of Jordan launches electoral legal reform discussions with UNDP support
The Independent Election Commission (IEC) has embarked on a series of internal discussions relating to possible reforms of the electoral legislation.
28 Dec 2013
A study released this week warned of a marginal risk on buildings, roads and infrastructure components in Petra
A study released this week warned of a marginal risk on buildings, roads and infrastructure components in the Petra region due to the anticipated level of seismic hazard in the area, in addition to potential risk in case of flash floods, landslides and rock slides in certain locations.
11 Dec 2013
United Nations Development Programme organizes study visit to India for Independent Election Commission of Jordan
A delegation of senior Jordanian officials of the Independent Election Commission visited India from 29 November to 5 December 2013 to study the conduct of elections there. The Jordanian delegation, headed by Commissioner Atef Al Btoush and accompanied by UNDP staff, witnessed the state assembly elections in Rajasthan and Delhi, and received briefings by the Election Commission of India.
10 Dec 2013
"Refugees in the Arab Region: hosting communities and mysterious fate" Conference
On 10 December 2013, UNDP in partnership with Refugees, Displaced Persons, and Forced Migration Studies Center of the University, and under the patronage of HRH Prince Al-Hassan Bin Talal, hosted a conference under the name "Refugees in the Arab Region: hosting communities and mysterious fate".
05 Dec 2013
United Nations Development Programme and the Swiss Agency for Development signed an agreement to support the project" Mitigating the Impact of the crisis of Syrian refugees on the Jordanian host communities"
An agreement was signed yesterday with an amount of 2 million Swiss francs given to UNDP from the Swiss Agency for Development to support the project" mitigating the impact of the crisis of Syrian refugees on the Jordanian host communities" which is implemented by the United Nations Development Programme in the governorates of Irbid and Mafraq in cooperation with the Jordanian government.
03 Dec 2013
UNDP takes part in "Giving Tuesday" and launches its "Let's Make Our Municipality Cleaner and Greener" initiative in five municipalities in the Northern Governorates
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) joined today the global Giving Tuesday initiative, launching a local campaign in selected Jordanian Northern municipalities affected by the heavy influx of Syrian refugees, which exerted formidable pressure on municipal services, particularly solid waste management. The event is organized under the theme "Let's Make Our Municipality Cleaner and Greener".
25 Nov 2013
UNDP Presents Municipal Needs Assessment in Irbid and Mafraq Governorates in support to the Jordanian communities hosting Syrian refugees
During a meeting chaired by HE the Minister of Municipalities Affairs, Eng. Wlid Almasri, and attended by the Country Director of UNDP, Ms. Zena Ali Ahmad, and the Director of the Local Development Directorate at the Ministry of Interior,The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) presented a Municipal Needs Assessment Report, conducted in Mafraq and Irbid Governorates from August to November 2013.
12 Nov 2013
UNDP and Ruwwad Micro-Venture Fund hold a graduation ceremony for 60 trainees successfully completing the "Planning your own Small Business" workshops in Mafraq Governorate
UNDP and Ruwwad Micro-Venture Fund (RMVF) organized a graduation ceremony at the Greater Municipality Hall in Mafraq, for 60 trainees who successfully completed the first two rounds of "Planning your own Small Business" Training Workshops, as part of the "Mitigating the Impact of the Syrian Refugee Crisis on the Jordanian Host Communities" Project.
05 Nov 2013
Training helps young Jordanians turn business ideas into reality
With a chance to turn their dreams into reality, over 50 young Jordanians from Ajloun took part in a five-day training course where they were given professional advice on how to set-up their own small businesses.
04 Nov 2013
UNDP discusses Jordan's food security strategy with stakeholders
For guidance and advice in the preparation of the National Food Security Strategy, UNDP convened a workshop where the strategy's content, vision and objectives have been reviewed with major stakeholders.
04 Nov 2013
UNDP Jordan holds a Graduation ceremony for 57 trainees in the micro-businesses and entrepreneurial initiatives program
Under the auspices of the embassy of Japan, The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior and Ruwwad Micro-Venture Fund (RMVF), organized a graduation ceremony for the trainees of the micro-businesses and entrepreneurial initiatives program, at The Ajloun Teachers' Club.
29 Sep 2013
UNDP Jordan launches with Ruwwad for Development its programme on microbusinesses and entrepreneurial initiatives to help reduce unemployment in Jordan
Dr. Zena Ali-Ahmad, UNDP Jordan Country Director, and Mr Fadi Ghandour, Founder and Chairman of Ruwwad for Development and Ruwwad Micro Venture Fund, signed a cooperation agreement that aims to address youth unemployment through microbusiness creation and development.
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I am playing around with KSP for about two weeks now and currently I am trying work things out to send a small space station in a 100km orbit around Kerbal.
So here is what I did: Launched the station core (based on the "Space Station Core" included in the game) into a 100km orbit. This worked fine.
Now I launch a second craft to dock to the staion and bring the first crew up there. Sidn docking is not that simple for a beginner, tried to use the functions of MechJeb 2.0.8 for it.
1) Launch: Selected the Staion as the target and used the "Select target for a tmes launch" function in the "Ascent Guidance". Works fine, my craft goes up in a 100km orbit and is about 100° ahead of the staion.
2) Use the "Redezvous Autopilot" autopilot: It first align planes and then puts me up in a 217km orbit. As I am ahead of my staion, I must go to a higher orbit so that the staion can come closer, understood. After the 217km orbit has been circulized, the next manouver point is the hohman transfer. And here is where I lost the understanding. The autopilot then calculates the time for the next manouver - to return to the 100km orbit to be able to make the final approach with 63years ?!?!!? At that point, the game gets very laggy and I cannot define any manual manouver points for my craft anymore even when I turn off the autopilot.
So what am I doing wrong here, or is there a point that I have totally missed?
I started up again and re-launched my station, but then the result was the same, so I am a bit confused now.
Thx for any input that would help me to understand


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I was supposed to post this awhile ago, but I'm incredibly lazy these days and am just getting around to it. Regardless, doesn't look like we're going to get all of the teams posted by Opening Day, does it?
Manny Acta could mean the difference between a decent season or being the laughing stock of Major League Baseball. Manny is a stathead, a new school moneyball guy who has been tasked with using a few spare parts to run a potentially good machine. Does he have enough parts? The Nationals did not add one frontline player this off season. Not one. They lost Soriano, their only true power hitter. They have ONE starter in their rotation, a guy whose arm usually falls off every year. They have a projected centerfielder who runs faster than a politician to money but has problems hitting a watermelon off a tee. Yet, last place is not inevitable - there are some really good aspects of this team. The question remains are the spare parts the right ones? Can Manny plug the numbers to make it all work?
What's Good
Ryan Zimmerman (3B). This guy is so good that people forgot he was a rookie last year (apparently, so did the baseball writers, who neglected to give him ROY honors). He's so good that he is the face of the Nationals at age 22. Assuming the Earth is spinning correctly on its axis, Zimmerman should at least repeat - if not improve - his 2006 numbers. (.287/.351/.471/20 HR/110 RBI) The best fielding third basemen in the best crop of third sackers in eons, look for him to compete for his first of many Gold Gloves this year.
Felipe Lopez (2B). He can hit. His combined 2006 numbers (.274/.358/.365/11 HR/52 RBI) were not as good as his 2005 numbers (.291/.352/.496/23 HR/85 RBI) when he was an All-Star, but the shock of being traded could have had something to do with that. A high on base percentage gives ample opportunity to take advantage of his speed - he stole 44 bases in 2006. Lopez has a problem fielding, however, committing 28 errors at shortstop last year for the two worst defensive teams in baseball. The move to second base should help a bit in that regard.
Austin Kearns (RF). One of my favorite Reds players for years, at age 27 Kearns is just hitting his prime. He had some adjustment issues after The Trade but still posted good combined numbers (.264/.363/.467/24 HR/86 RBI). The biggest downside to Kearns is his history of bizarre injuries, but he managed to play 150 games in 2006. As his previous high was 112, perhaps the injuries are behind him. Austin has one sweet swing, a thing of beauty worthy of a painting, and his arm in right is enough to make runners think twice about advancing. Great all around player, can do everything.
The Bullpen. Chad Cordero saved 47 games for the Nationals in 2005, a team that finished at .500. Last year he saved 29 in 33 tries for a team that just didn't give him as many opportunities. Filling in the pen will be set up guy Luis Ayala, who is coming off a lost season due to an injury he sustained in the World Baseball Classic; Ryan Wagner, a promising pitcher who came over in The Trade with Kearns and Lopez; Jon Rauch, who announcers never fail to remind us is the tallest player in the history of baseball; and lefties Ray King and Micah Bowie. Rule 5 pick Levile Speigner has not given up a run all spring and will go north with the team.
What Could Be Good
John Patterson (P). This guy could be one of the best pitchers in baseball if his arm would stop failing him. If Patterson can stay healthy this year, he could easily win 15 games. Problem is he's made 30 starts once in his career - in 2005, when he threw 198 innings, struck out 185, and registered a 3.13 ERA. Last year he threw 40 innings before he had to get his arm sown back on.
Nick Johnson (1B). Johnson, the heart and soul of the team, will most likely miss the first half of the season while recovering from a broken femur he suffered in a collision with Austin Kearns in a meaningless game at the end of last season. Until the collision, Nick was having his first healthy season of his career. Just looking at his 2006 numbers (.290/.428/.520/23 HR/77 RBI) makes me emit one of those weird sounds from my mouth that expresses shame and regret, because these numbers are tough to replace. While he's out, Larry Broadway, an aging prospect (26 years), will get a shot at starting for the Nats. In five seasons in the minors, Broadway hit .284/.366/.477/74 HR/282 RBI. There's no guarantee for Broadway, however, as the Nats have both Dmitri Young and Travis Lee competing for the spot.
Speed. If Felipe Lopez, Nook Logan (CF), and Cristian Guzman (SS) can get on base, they are going to make a lot of things happen on the basepaths, but that's a big if after Lopez. Guzman averaged 18 stolen bases a year in Minnesota but managed only 7 during his miserable 2005 season with the Nats, thanks to a .260 on base percentage. In Nook Logan's six seasons in the minors, he simply did not get on base (.325 OBP).
Spare Parts and Question Marks
The Rotation. Never in a lifetime of watching baseball have I seen a team with one starting pitcher going into Spring Training. But you know, the Nats could surprise in this area. The rotation stunk so badly last year that pretty much anything will be an improvement. Patterson is the team's ace. At the beginning of camp, contenders for the four open spots included Tim Redding, Jerome Williams, Shawn Hill, Jason Bergman, Matt Chico, Beltran Perez, Billy Traber, and Chris Mickalak, among others, with Mike O'Connor recovering from surgery during the start of the season. O'Connor is expected to return to the rotation when healed, and newly acquired pitcher Brandon "Pickle" Claussen may join him in the middle of the season after he recovers from his own surgery. Surely there is a diamond in this rough, rough situation.
Defense. The Nats had the worst defense in baseball last year. With 131 errors and a .978 fielding percentage, Nook Logan is not going to miraculously make the entire defense good, but moving Lopez to second can help out, and so can having someone other than Soriano in left. Zimmerman should also cut down on his 15 rookie errors as he is more seasoned.
Ryan Church is competing with Alex Escobar and Chris Snelling for the leftfield spot. One of those players will not make the roster. Church, who has immense potential but has not been given the chance to play every day, is the leading contender for the starter's position.
Dmitri Young, Ronnie Belliard, D'Angelo Jimenez, Tony Womack, and a host of hasbeens and neverweres will be competing for reserve spots. Bernie Castro is a good late inning defensive replacement. The Nats have 72 players in camp, so there are plenty to choose from. Some combination of these players could get the machine running - or they could destroy it.
Catchers behind reliable starter Brian Schneider could be Jesus Flores, Robert Fick, or Brandon Harper.
There are no Bill Hall All-Stars on this team, as they all played with the Reds instead of against them.
Projected Opening Day Roster
Starters: C Brian Schneider, 1B Dmitri Young, 2B Felipe Lopez, SS Cristian Guzman, 3B Ryan Zimmerman, LF Ryan Church, CF Nook Logan, RF Austin Kearns
Rotation: John Patterson, Shawn Hill, Matt Chico, Jerome Williams, Ronald McDonald
Bullpen: Chad Cordero, Luis Ayala, Ryan Wagner, Jon Rauch, Ray King, Micah Bowie, Levile Speigner
Bench: Gangsta Belliard IF, Bernie Castro IF, Chris Snelling OF, Jesus Flores C, Captain America


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MCX launches futures trading in natural gas
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MR MURLI Deora, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas (right), and Mr Jignesh Shah, Managing Director, MCX, at the launching function of `Natural Gas Futures Trading' in Mumbai on Monday. Shashi Ashiwal
Mumbai , July 10
The Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX) has announced the introduction of futures trading in natural gas.
The intention is to provide Indian energy market participants an opportunity to trade in rupee-denominated natural gas contracts that are linked to global price benchmarks, said Mr Jignesh Shah, Managinsg Director and CEO, at the launch of the trading facility on Monday.
With this introduction, MCX will be providing price discovery and risk management services in this segment, he said.
Natural gas
Natural gas is gaining importance as an alternative source of clean and competitive energy in view of the skyrocketing crude oil prices, said Mr Murli Deora, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, at the inauguration of the facility.
Initially, the MCX will provide contracts for August and September 2006 on ex-Hazira delivery basis with daily price limits of four per cent.
The prices of these contracts are based on NYMEX settlements, following the exclusive licensing agreement entered into by MCX with that exchange in June 2006.
Currently, gas is bought and sold through bilateral contracts; these are on a fixed price basis and very rigid in nature, according to Mr Joseph Massey, Deputy Managing Director, MCX.
New facility
The new facility will allow consumers to hedge at least part of their requirements, he added.
Increasingly, many companies in the medium-sized industrial segment that seek to use natural gas for environmental and other reasons would find futures trading in natural gas useful.
Going ahead, even large entities such as fertiliser or power companies could go in for futures trading, he said.
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