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Logan, UT (Sports Network) - Tai Wesley scored 21 and pulled down seven rebounds and Utah State posted the game's first 22 points and blasted Fresno State, 76-39, to claim a share of the Western Athletic Conference regular season title.
Tyler Newbold had 12 points, Brian Green 11 and Nate Bendall 10 for the Aggies (24-6, 13-2 WAC), who notched their 14th consecutive victory. This was their third consecutive WAC regular season championship. Utah State has won 13 straight WAC games and 31 of its last 34 in the conference dating back to the 2007-08 season.
The Aggies, who have won 65 of their last 67 home games, will finish the regular season at home against New Mexico State on Saturday.
Paul George and Mike Ladd each scored 12 for the Bulldogs (14-17, 6-9), who lost for the fifth time in six contests. They'll end the regular season at home against Louisiana Tech on Thursday.
Fresno State shot just 4-of-22 from the field in the first half and finished at 22.2 percent (12-of-54) for the game.
Following Green's three-pointer, the Aggies claimed a 22-0 cushion 8:57 into the game. The 40-14 halftime margin grew larger early in the second half. Brady Jardine's layup provided a 62-19 lead with 11:08 remaining.
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Strawberries, seeds or maybe even a lump of coal were Christmas treats.
Nowadays one would weep if they unwrapped their presents to find these.
But for the Fencibles that was a treasured gift.
Howick Historical Village live day co-ordinator Christine Miles says Christmas in early Howick was a far cry from what it is today.
The big red man and his sleigh were nowhere to be found, nor was Rudolph or Vixen or the sack full of presents. It wasn't until the 1880s that Santa Claus and his sack of goodies flew in to society on his sleigh.
Mrs Miles says before then the day was a modest affair.
"It wasn't lavish like it is today, the kind of presents they gave were ribbons for people's hair".
"They still had all their jobs to do on Christmas day, it wasn't like you just stuck something in the microwave, or banged something in the oven, or pulled out the barbecue.
"You still had to milk the cow, and light the fire, and boil the water."
She says not only was Christmas a hard day's work but it was also a reflective time for the Fencibles.
"It would have been really when they stopped and noticed that they were here in New Zealand and that their neighbours were their family now not their mothers, fathers, sisters or brothers."
Today stomachs are full of roasts and Christmas pudding, and children are gifted the latest gadgets.
But if you were Charles Lush and it was December 24, 1855, your dad gave you a strawberry.
Mrs Miles says this weekend's village live day 'Tis The Season will be the best way for people to gain an understanding of the Fencible Christmas and appreciate what we have now.
The different houses around the village will be decorated by volunteers and each one will be themed.
"Like one cottage their theme is wreaths and they are busy making all different kinds of wreaths mostly using the resources they would have had in Victorian times."
The live day is on November 18 from 10am to 4pm at the Howick Historical Village. On December 8 there's Twilight Magic from 6pm to 9pm where the village will come to life under candlelight and carols.
The Howick Historical Village is at Bells Rd, Lloyd Elsmore Park, Pakuranga.
Normal admission fees apply. Call 576 9506 or visit fencible.org.nz for more information.
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There is the Science Vessel, Science Vessel Refit, Science Vessel Retrofit, and Fleet Science Vessel Retrofit. Which ships are you asking about, and what exactly is your question?
I just noticed they recently added a retrofit of the Science Vessel for Vice Admiral level (and a corresponding Fleet variant). My questions are
Why is there (statistically) a discernable difference between, say, the Fleet Science vessel Retrofit, and the Fleet Deep Space Science Vessel. I ask this question
1) Because they are both VA level ships
2) Because they both cost the exact same thing
3) 1 and 2 lead me to assume the real reason they are there is for cosmetic diversity, meaning one shouldn't be "better" than the other, they should both be pretty much the same, perhaps with some differences to increase role diversity, but otherwise left up to cosmetic preference, right?
IN A NUTSHELL, why are they different?
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short answer: any of those lower lvl ships brought up to fleet levels are not as good as lvl40-50 ships brought to fleet lvl
Okay...so I wasn't wrong to notice the difference by just glancing at the stats.
So now what I don't understand is why there is a difference between them. The same goes for the lower lever regular retrofit ships. If the levels are all Vice Admiral and the primary purpose of them is for diversity (I'm guessing) why aren't they all more or less balanced with each other. Again, the difference between regular variants and fleet variants is understandable (because the fleet variants basically cost ZEN vs. the regular no ZEN) but why wouldn't you make the Regulars balanced with each other and Fleets balanced with each other?
And at this point, I'm going to make a bold suggestion: If you want to keep them different, at least make the lower level ones cost a little bit less. I mean, you are getting less, aren't you?
Get them as closed to equal as possible without hurting their different roles and perks.
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The Enquirer over the weekend published a thoughtful story on contemporary African-American leaders, noting that it was less than 50 years ago when such discriminated-against individuals were busy working for the not-so-inalienable rights afforded by the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. As per usual, cincinnati.com commenters overwhelmed the post-story discussion with blame for affirmative action, black fathers and various demands for a similar story about today's white leaders. (Will this one do?)
Newt Gingrich made the rounds of some Sunday morning TV political talk shows and made it clear he wouldn't drop out of the contest for the Republican presidential nomination even if he lost Tuesday's primary in Florida.
Gingrich says he will remain in the race until the GOP's convention, which begins Aug. 27 in Tampa, Fla. Meanwhile, he urged Rick Santorum to drop out, so conservatives can consolidate around one candidate to beat moderate Mitt Romney.
Guess there's a reason why Congress doesn't care much for the 99-percent movement: Eleven percent of Congress is part of the 1 percent. Fifty-eight members of Congress have $9 million or more in net worth, including Kentucky's own Mitch McConnell and John Yarmuth. Congress also includes 250 millionaires, so maybe they'll listen.
Occupy Wall Street celebrated its two-month mark by organizing a "day of action," beginning with a march to the New York Stock Exchange.
We Are Ohio, the organization that helped repeal SB5 last year, says it will team up with nonpartisan Ohio Voters First to help put on the November ballot a constitutional amendment that would change the way legislative and congressional districts are drawn. The effort is in response to Republican-drawn redistricting maps that attempted to create 12 solidly GOP districts and four Democratic districts. The proposal calls for a nonpartisan commission to redraw legislative and congressional boundaries rather than letting politicians and anyone who gives them money do it.
The University of Cincinnati has released a study showing a considerable economic impact from construction of The Banks. Between construction contractors, new residents and visitors to the area's restaurants, the development reportedly will impact the local economy by more than $90 million a year.
The parent company of Cincinnati's Horseshoe Casino will host two informational sessions this week to offer local vendors information on how to bid on contracts for supplies and services the entertainment complex will need. The first takes place 6 p.m. tonight at Bell Events Centre near the casino site at 444 Reading Road, and the second is 9 a.m. Thursday at Great American Ball Park.
The Enquirer on Tuesday reported that the University of Cincinnati and Xavier University have agreed to move the Crosstown Shootout to U.S. Bank Arena for two years in response to last year's massive brawl. NBC Sports today reported that the presents of both universities issued a press release in response, stating that no final decision had been made.
The University of Cincinnati and Xavier University were both surprised to see today's announcement concerning the future of the Crosstown Shootout. While both schools are committed to the future of the Crosstown rivalry, specific discussions are ongoing and no details have been finalized. We look forward to sharing our plans with the community at an appropriate time in the coming weeks.
If it does happen, The Enquirer's Bill Koch says it's reasonable, while Paul Daugherty says that's fine but kind of dumb.
President Obama is finding it rather difficult to even win primaries against nobodies in the South. Not that it's surprise or really matters, though.
Of course, there are reasons for these kinds of returns. Few Democrats are voting in these primaries where Obama faces only token opposition; only protest voters are truly motivated.
There's also the fact that Obama is an underdog to Republican candidate Mitt Romney in the states of Kentucky, Arkansas, and West Virginia; Obama lost all three in 2008 to John McCain.
Another potential factor: Race.
Just when you thought Sarah Palin was super reliable, she goes and backs a Utah Republican incumbent over a tea party supported candidate.
The John Edwards jury entered its fourth day of deliberations today because they need to see more prosecution exhibits.
A white supremacist was sentenced to 40 years in jail by a federal judge for a 2004 package bomb attack that injured a black city administrator in Arizona.
researchers say they can figure out if Bigfoot really existed, if
they can just get one of his hairs.
The film version of On the Road premiered at the Cannes Film Festival today, 55 years after Jack Kerouac's Beat Generation-defining novel was published. London's The Guardian says the "handsome shots and touching sadness don't compensate for the tedious air of self-congratulation in Walter Salles's road movie."
President Obama came to town yesterday, rolled up his sleeves and told a group of 1,500 supporters to tell Congress to get to work on passing his jobs bill. John Boehner and Mitch McConnell reportedly stayed in Washington, called the speech "political theater" and then ate some steaks. These mopes fact-checked the speech, finding that the major points were accurate, including the fact that all McConnell and Boehner really want to do is defeat Obama and eat steaks.
Here's how The Enquirer describes an Ohio Supreme Court decision allowing Democrats to challenge a ridiculous Republican attempt to unfairly redraw Congressional districts: "Court ruling throws 2012 elections into chaos." Here's the same report by WLWT, minus the drama: "Ohio Supreme Court Allows Redistricting Challenge."
Some Ohio anti-abortion groups apparently didn't learn their lesson from Gov. John Kasich's SB 5 failure, as at least one has broken away from Ohio Right to Life for refusing to endorse HB 125, the "heartbeat bill." Ohio Right to Life believes HB 125 won't withstand a challenge under Roe v. Wade, but Warren County Right to Life wants to spend a lot of time and resources pursuing it anyway. Ohio Right to Life says a successful legal challenge could strengthen the women's choice side, but other groups are expected to join Warren County Right to Life anyway.
"It would be the height of irresponsibly to commit funds they knew were not there," Rhodes said. "I've long criticized various governments for living in dream world.
"This takes it to a whole new level," Rhodes said.
Cincinnati Police arrested more than 20 Occupy Cincinnati protesters last night. Here's a recap of the events, which notes that a parade to honor local billionaire Carl Lindner was scheduled for this morning.
Here's an impressive collection of reports that back up nearly every grievance articulated in its first official press release. The research was done by a young woman in Boston who runs a Congressional watchdog website called C-SPAN geek. You can follow her on Twitter here.
A misleading advertisement by pro-SB 5 group Building a Better Ohio has been pulled from nearly 30 TV stations, including two in Cincinnati. Here's the original report about Building a Better Ohio splicing the an ad created by We Are Ohio. The Columbus Dispatch's "Ad Watch" had already designated the Building a Better Ohio version as "misleading" because Republican spending cuts are largely to blame for any firefighter layoff decisions local governments are facing.


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1321 Commerce Street
Dallas , Texas
Tel: 800 221 9083 (toll-free)
Tel: 214 742 8200
A less muscular but hardly less grand take on Renaissance revival than the Mansion on Turtle Creek, the 428-room Adolphus has been in continuous operation at its downtown location since beer baron Adolphus Busch built it back in 1912 (it was the city's tallest building at the time). The public spaces offer an elegant old-world atmosphere, replete with crystal chandeliers and Flemish tapestries; the charming afternoon tea served in the wood-paneled lobby living room features live piano and scones with Devonshire cream. Some of the suites are totally out of (1980s Wall Street;style) control, with zebra rugs and pool tables. The hotel bar is old and cozy, so if you can stomach the forced formality of the place as a whole, it's a well-located downtown choice. The French Room restaurant, with Italianate murals covering its 18-foot vaults, is the most formally elegant of the city's top restaurants; it will please the grandparent set.
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610 Main Street
Fort Worth , Texas
Tel: 866 327 4866 (toll-free)
Tel: 817 332 0100
Occupying two venerable, impeccably restored Italianate buildings, one built in 1890 and the other in 1915, this 39-room boutique hotel has a prime site just a block from Sundance Square, the vibrant, nightlife-friendly centerpiece of Fort Worth's downtown revitalization. The recently renovated rooms are luxuriousItalian linens, down duvets, two-person claw-foot whirlpool bathswith an unfussy 1930s style, a good fit with the Ashton's fine collection of paintings by pioneering Fort Worth modernists of the 1930s through 1950s. The Café Ashton is an inviting space that serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as offering late-afternoon teatime (which must be arranged for a day in advance).
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1220 S. Congress Avenue
Austin , Texas
Tel: 512 441 1157
The motto of this family-owned, 1950s-style motel says it all: "So close, yet so far out." Long favored by cost-conscious artists and musicians, it's charming and hip without feeling pretentious. Each of the rooms mixes colorful murals and funky antiques, but be forewarned that the shabby-chic look leans more toward the shabby. And true to its retro vibe, the motel lacks highfalutin amenities like televisions and internet access (thankfully you can get free Wi-Fi in much of the city to make up for it). Still, with room rates hovering at $100, it's one of the best values in the city. It's also located at a crossroads of hipster hangouts: across the river from downtown, down the block from the eclectic South Congress shopping district, and kitty-corner from the legendary Continental Club, where favorite son Stevie Ray Vaughan frequently played.
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8212 Barton Club Drive
Austin , Texas
Tel: 866 572 7369 (toll-free)
Tel: 512 329 4000
Visitors who'd prefer nocturnal solitude over the late-night rowdiness of downtown Austin should consider this tranquil resort on 4,000 acres of gorgeous Texas Hill Country about 20 minutes from downtown Austin. It's a golfer's paradise, where renowned coach Chuck Cook can fix your swing in the morning and let you test out the results in the afternoon on one of the four top-flight courses, including two Tom Fazio designs. In June 2010 the resort opened the Three Springs Spa, where guests can relax with treaments like a Mexican chocolate cayenne scrub. The property also includes 11 lighted tennis courts plus separate indoor and outdoor pools. Most of the 303 rooms are spacious, if unremarkable-looking, with views of the surrounding rolling hills; the 18 Texas-size suites are worth the upgrade for the plush leather armchairs and private balconies overlooking one of the courses. The Ben Crenshaw suite, at 1,800 square feet, including a dining room, 42-inch plasma TV, and whirlpool tub, is the granddaddy of the bunch. Skip the overpriced, overrated restaurant, however.
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901 Fort Worth Avenue
Dallas , Texas
Tel: 877 476 3378 (toll-free)
Tel: 214 393 2300
The Belmont Motor Hotel was restoredor, better put, given an ultrachic riffin 2005, and the 84 rooms afford views of the dramatic skyline that's grown up around the hotel since its 1940s founding. Its location in the still-gentrifying Oak Cliff neighborhood isn't the most charming, but this hip spotDallas's answer to Austin's subcultureis a much-needed break from the garish glitz of the hotels uptown and the stuffiness of those downtown. The rooms feel lived in, like the apartment of a 30-something urbanite with a penchant for travel. Clean-lined modern pieces sit amid geometric daybeds piled with exotic textiles. Original photography and tribal masks hang above custom furniture made by local artisans. The crowd follows suit, with alterna-locals packing the hotel's bar.
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604 Brazos Street
Austin , Texas
Tel: 800 252 9367 (toll-free)
Tel: 512 474 5911
Fax: 512 474 2214
Named for the cattle baron who built it in 1886, this grand four-story mansion is an old-world sanctuary set smack in the heart of boisterous Sixth Street. The historic ambienceLBJ once holed up here awaiting election resultsis established by the soaring stained-glass dome in the lobby. A 2008 renovation combined the new with the old in the 189 guest rooms: a Victorian-style settee is upholstered with modern graphic fabric, nailhead-trimmed leather furniture is a nod to Texas ranches. The bar is decked out in comfy leather chairs, low lighting, warm wood, andof coursecowhide; and you're likely to see quite a few locals rubbing elbows with out-of-towners. Other modern touches include high-speed Internet, a fitness center, and a spa, making it a civilized base for sampling the vitality of the surrounding neighborhood. From one of the balconies overlooking Sixth, you'll spot several restaurants, but you won't find one in the neighborhood better than the Driskill Grill.
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98 San Jacinto Boulevard
Austin , Texas
Tel: 512 478 4500
Fax: 512 478 3117
Think cowhide can't be classed up? Try camping out in the Southwestern-themed Four Seasons for a few days. The primo downtown location on the banks of Lady Bird Lake puts you near both the trendy Warehouse District and the convention center, but many guests stick close, descending from their rooms for an afternoon by the fireplace on the hide-covered sofas or ordering drinks from the VIP-heavy bar ("Was that Matthew McConaughey toting a bongo?"). The 291 rooms have goose-down pillows, full-size desks, and oversize armchairs. (The Congressional Suite has a wraparound terrace.) From March through October, ask for a terrace room overlooking the Congress Avenue bridge, so you can watch the bat colony fill the sky at sunset. But any time of the year is ideal for savoring a wine flight at the bar-restaurant's lovely outdoor patio by the lake.
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4150 N. MacArthur Boulevard
Irving , Texas
Tel: 800 819 5053 (toll-free)
Tel: 972 717 0700
Fax: 972 717 2550
This lavish place seems worlds away from Dallas. Technically it's in Irving, but it's just minutes from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, amid the rolling green hills of a vast planned development called Las Colinas. Surrounded by azure pools and verdant semitropical vegetation, the 397-room, 400-acre Four Seasons complex has been decorated throughout with a tastefully (and thankfully understated) Asian influence; the Asian-American fusion is handled equally well at the Café on the Green restaurant. The best rooms overlook the golf course, which hosts the PGA's annual Byron Nelson Classic (in early May). All rooms have access to a wide assortment of fitness facilities, including 12 tennis courts, four pools, and indoor and outdoor jogging tracks. You must pay a fee to play golf, but Pilates, yoga, and spinning classes are complimentary.
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5300 E. Mockingbird Lane
Dallas , Texas
Tel: 214 520 7969
Fax: 214 520 8025
Its Holiday Innish exterior aside, this new boutique hotel represents the cutting edge in spa technology, with everything from deep-flow massage to laser therapy (though the Ritz-Carlton has it beat) and a dramatic lobby with 26-foot windows. Inside you'll find everything's tastefully modern, with thoughtful quirky touches such as in-room Nintendos, zebra-print bathrobes, and an honor bar with art supplies and gourmet snacks. Solo travelers can have pet goldfish to keep them company, and animal lovers can rest assured that Fido will be pampered with treats, bottled water, designer food bowls, and treats. Human guests are pampered with daily wine tastings and free in-room yoga and Pilates equipment. Decor is tasteful and modern, and includes a few quirky touches like cowhide-upholstered ottomans as well as some artful ones such as pillows and rugs with hypnotic geometric patterns. Palomar is located in Mockingbird Station, a trendy shopping and eating area a bit north of the action happening downtown. It's a good bet for business travelers with meetings north of the city or avid shoppers, who will have NorthPark only a few minutes away.
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112 Academy Drive
Austin , Texas
Tel: 512 852 2400
Liz Lambert, the hotelier behind Austin's iconic Hotel San José (on South Congress Avenue, just three blocks away), handpicked every detail of her new 14-room gem, an inspired union of old-world decadence and rock 'n' roll cool. In the revamped Victorian mansion, silky drapes and giant chandeliers contrast with Verner Panton lamps and Gaetano Pesce UP5 chairs; in the modern poolside bungalows, retro Spanish film posters and sky-blue tile create a Mediterranean vibe. Pleasingly fussy elements such as monogrammed bed linens and a breakfast tray that arrives with crêpes and a silver tea set are tempered with photos of The Beatles and Hunter S. Thompson and a turntable in every room. In the library, guests can flip through vintage vinyl, DVDs, poetry, and biographiesalmost all related to the music and literature of the '60s and '70s. The lounge serves a charcuterie plate and cocktails and stays open until midnight, something that could be a problem if you're trying to sleep in a nearby roomit can get loud on weekend nights.
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1316 S. Congress Avenue
Austin , Texas
Tel: 800 574 8897
Tel: 512 444 7322
An eternal favorite among tourists and locals alike, the Hotel San José epitomizes Austin cool from the vintage music posters on the walls to the typewriters and Polaroid cameras on hand to help you capture the experience. Room decor is some of the most tasteful aroundsimple, modern, and tastefully retro with Bertoia side chairs and platform beds. You won't be as pampered as you would at one of the city's froufier hotels, but that's not the point here. Instead you'll get a true taste of local color. Pull up a chair in the courtyard, and join the neighborhood types for nightly happy hours. The location, on the hippest block of South Congress Avenue, puts you within easy stumbling distance of the legendary Continental Club, where you can party all night to live music, and the equally legendary Jo's Coffee, where you can rejuvenate the next morning.
Editor's Pick
800 West Sam Houston Parkway N.
Tel: 713 973 1600
In the mixed-use Citycentre development, this "modern and borderline hip hotel" opened a little over a year ago. "Very comfortable rooms" in European decor have dark hardwood floors, black glass table lamps, upholstered headboards, and chaise sofas and ottomans in deep aubergine velvet. Dine on rainbow trout pecandine or pomegranate molasses lacquered duck at Bistro Alex. Monnalisa Bar has a central fireplace and starlit ceiling. The rooftop infinity pool comes with loungers, custom lanterns, and draped cabanas. "Staff are definitely helpful and friendly."
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Editor's Pick
2332 Leonard Street
Dallas , Texas
Tel: 800 597 8399 (toll-free)
Tel: 214 468 8399
Whimsical postmodern style and a lively party atmosphere combine with fastidious service and high-end attention to detail to make this 152-room boutique hotel in the heart of trendy Uptown Dallas's hippest place to stay. The who-says-irony-is-dead decor includes concept suites ranging from the beanbag chairs and purple shag carpet in the Shag-a-delic Suite to the Venetian-style Dangerous Beauty. Frisky guests will be happy to find a "Shag Bag" (condoms, lube, and other shagging needs) in all rooms. The Dragonfly restaurant and lounge offer high-concept Asian-Mediterranean dining and a see-and-be-seen bar scene that spills into the Urban Oasis pool area during the warm months. (Hotel guests get to jump the velvet-rope line into the Dragonfly, which is quite the score on weekends.) Rooms are outfitted with Euro-contemporary desks and high-speed Internet for business travelers; however, early risers can be kept awake by the late-night frivolity. Book well in advance.
Editor's Pick
575 Hyatt Lost Pines Road
Cedar Creek , Texas
Tel: 512 308 1234
Enclosed by forested hills in McKinney Roughs Nature Park, this 492-room newcomer is a refreshingly remote adventure getaway 20 minutes from downtown Austin. The hotel's exterior is reminiscent of a nineteenth-century Texas farmhouse, with deep front porches and balconies, but the interior departs from this idiom, with a glass-walled lobby and dual fireplaces framing the view of a tidied-up Colorado River. While the service is excellent and the spacious rooms are tastefully done, the focus here is on the exhaustive array of activities: three pools (one with a kids' water slide and crooked river), 16 miles of hiking trails, on-site horseback riding, kayaking, tennis, and a golf course just steps from the lobby. The Spa Django integrates music into its body treatments, and off the lobby there's a faux country store from which you can buy snacks to stock your in-room fridge.
Editor's Pick
110 The Circle
Austin , Texas
Tel: 512 912 1046
Tucked away behind Amy's, Austin's famous ice cream parlor, is the Kimber Modern, a four-room, one-suite bed-and-breakfast that could pass for the love child of Philippe Starck and MoMA architect Yoshio Taniguchi. Owners Kimber Cavendish and Vicki Faust have created a quiet, modernist oasis just off Austin's main drag, where a stay is as relaxing as a day at a spa. The minimalist guest rooms in white and light wood have floor-to-ceiling windows that open onto a spacious patio with brightly colored lounge chairs and hammocks made of recycled seat belts. This leafy veranda is where a lot of communing happens, including the afternoon "happy hour" (with wine and beer on offer from 3 to 8 pm). The soundproof rooms have thoughtfully selected details, like eccentric Austin guidebooks; toiletries (La Fresh Travel Wipes, Malin+Goetz bath products) that you wish you had at home; and vibrant paintings by local artists Martha Gannon and Valerie Fowler, which add a splash of color to the neutral decor. Don't miss the delicious breakfast in the Kimber Modern's common open-kitchen area, including a banana bread made from a family recipe.Carolina Santos-Neves
Editor's Pick
1705 S. Quinlan Park Road
Austin , Texas
Tel: 800 847 5637 (toll-free)
Tel: 512 372 7300
The lakefront, limestone "Hill Country rustic retreat in a tranquil, green, hilly area" used to be a training camp for rodeo cowboys and clowns. Meals at the Dining Room and Aster Café in the spa include a "watermelon gazpacho and key lime pie I still dream about. A wizard was at work in the kitchen!" Others laud the casual atmosphere: "It was nice eating in the cafe without worrying about being in our spa robes and having no makeup on." "Warm and inviting" rooms overlook the lake and have deep-soaking tubs, and "sheets so soft, they were like butter." "Spa employees are very welcoming."
(40 rooms)
Editor's Pick
1900 Rio Grande
Austin , Texas
Tel: 512 495 1800
Tel: 800 311 1619
Fax: 512 495 1869
This historic revival mansion was a wedding present from an Austin physician to his son in 1900; in 2002 it was renovated and opened as a boutique hotel. The 48 individually decorated rooms marry old-world charm—oil paintings, intricate woodwork, antique armoires—with less-visible modern comforts like high-thread-count sheets and Wi-Fi. Some rooms come with nonfunctioning fireplaces (hey, they look nice), which works well with the romantic atmosphere. After all, the clientele is largely couples doing a one-on-one getaway or visiting their kids at the University of Texas, which is a short stroll away. The restaurant, also called Judges' Hill, serves modern dishes such as duck confit quesadilla and cider-glazed quail in a sumptuous setting that lends itself to lengthy multicourse meals and over-the-table hand-holding.
Editor's Pick
212 West Crockett
San Antonio , Texas
Tel: 210 396 5800
Tel: 866 605 1212
Just a minute's walk from the Alamo, this hotel re-created the facade of the nineteenth-century building which originally occupied the site. Spacious guest rooms are decorated with minimalist shades of white, beige, and green, and have high ceilings, four-poster beds swathed in Egyptian cotton sheets, and oversized marble bathrooms with whirlpool tubs. Ostra provides River Walk views, seafood flown in daily from around the world (Australian barramundi, Alaskan cod, for example), and "a ridiculously large tequila menu." "My husband is a real foodie, and he still raves about the meals."
(98 rooms)
Editor's Pick
2121 McKinney Avenue
Dallas , Texas
Tel: 800 542 8680 (toll-free)
Tel: 214 922 0200
Fax: 214 720 7575
The 2007 opening of this Dallas hotel marked the first new Ritz-Carlton to be built in the U.S. in three years, and this time, they're clearly aiming for something beyond the wealthy-gramps set. The hip restaurant and the sleek Rattlesnake Bar have a tech-boom feel but, this being the Ritz, still seem to attract mostly ladies who lunch. The lobby embodies yet another aesthetic: Marble floors support wooden sculptures, and a delicate chandelier hangs over curving bronze vases. Futuristic amenities (think television screens in bathroom mirrors) adorn the 218 rooms, but the decor still tends toward the classic with muted brocades and dark wood furniture. A note of caution: Suites aren't that much nicer than regular roomsit's a lot of money for a little extra space. In addition, you won't get much in the way of views: Most rooms look out on cranes working on hotels and luxury high-rises hoping to be Dallas's new hot spot. The cutting-edge spa with everything from Ayurvedic treatments to a "Hill Country Aromatic Manicure" is worth the trip, even if you're not staying in the hotel.
Editor's Pick
400 Crescent Court
Dallas , Texas
Tel: 800 654 6541 (toll-free)
Tel: 214 871 3200
This Uptown district hotel is the main building in a mixed-use limestone development that also includes office towers and shops. Encounter English slate roofing and marble flooring from Italy and Spain, "the design is very traditional." All guest rooms have sitting areas, palettes of gray, silver, and ivory, and French doors overlooking the property's courtyard. Four restaurants include Nobu and are "all so elegant." "Valet staff always addressed me by name upon arriving and departing."
(220 rooms)
Editor's Pick
2821 Turtle Creek Boulevard
Dallas , Texas
Tel: 888 767 3966 (toll-free)
Tel: 214 559 2100
Very Important Persons seem to love the Mansion: The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia reserved almost all of the 143 rooms on his last visit. The outrageousness of the decor suits the over-the-top personalities. The Renaissance revival-style mansion was built in the 1920s for local cotton magnate Shepperd King. Wandering among the copious antiques and fresh floral displays, imported marble underfoot, and massive, carved ceiling coffers overhead, you can enjoy robber-baron magnificence with a sprawling Texan inflection. But the domestic originshowever grandmake the Mansion's ambience more welcoming than overpowering. Like many Texas grand dames, the Mansion restaurant got a face-lift in 2007 and has reopened with a full new menu.
Editor's Pick
109 E. Exchange Avenue
Fort Worth , Texas
Tel: 800 423 8471 (toll-free)
Tel: 817 625 6427
Yee-haw! This is a rare Western-themed lodging in the thoroughly urbanized DFW area. The recently renovated Stockyards is the 52-room successor to the original 1907 hotel at the corner of Main and Exchange in the heart of the historic Stockyards District. The four nominally Western room stylesVictorian, Western, Native American, and Mountain Mandiffer only in a bit of superficial decor (there's no shortage of cowhide and cow skulls here). For more authenticity, you have to go to the bargain-priced suites: The Celebrity has hosted a long list of country-western stars, from Tanya Tucker to Willie Nelson. The Clyde Barrow Suite is reputed to be the actual room where the folk-hero bank robber stayed in 1932and you get to share it with his girlfriend Bonnie Parker's framed .38 revolver.
Editor's Pick
2927 Maple Avenue
Dallas , Texas
Tel: 214 871 7111
Tel: 800 921 8498 (toll-free)
This historic celebrity hideaway, fresh from a $36 million renovation that restored its Art Deco splendor, offers a respite from Dallas's typical obsession with the new and brassy. The management team behind the transformation of the Mansion on Turtle Creek wisely decided to keep the residential floor plan for the 170 guest rooms. The accommodations (at an average size of 500 square feet) feel grand in scale, are decorated in a palette of either coral red with charcoal or teal with cinnamon, and feature high ceilings, commissioned Texas artwork, and full-body tubs with Baronessa Cali Oliva bath productsperfect for soaking after a day of shopping in the hip Uptown area. In the 1930s, Dorothy Draper designed the original owner's twelfth-floor Penthouse residence, which was transformed by the current head of her eponymous firm into a dramatic Presidential Suite; the assemblage of rooms retain many of original details, including the secret passageways and balconies. Before dinner at Bolla restaurant, join the glitterati in the lounge, which is lit by close to 30,000 crystals in numerous chandeliers and Swarovski crystals embedded in the lush drapery.
Editor's Pick
Marfa , Texas
Tel: 432 729 1984
Unlike most Marfa establishments, the Thunderbird has no movie posters on the walls from Giant, the western saga famously filmed in this small West Texas town in 1955. Instead, walls are hung with works by artists in residence at the Chinati Foundation, a modern-art museum established by the innovative installation artist Donald Judd, who called Marfa home. Liz Lambert, who turned an old motor court named the San Jose into Austin's must-stay hotel, has brought her quirky minimalism west, transforming the 46-year-old Thunderbird into a 24-room oasis. Interiors are sparse but striking, with low platform beds covered in vivid Peruvian blankets. The oblong pool is encircled by a curtain of spindly ocotillo cactuses, jasmine climbs screens made from drill pipe used in Texas oil fields, and a massive slab of mesquite serves as a tabletop in front of the outdoor fire pit. Later this year, a restaurant and bar will open, as well as another 16 rooms.
Editor's Pick
2440 Victory Park Lane
Dallas , Texas
Tel: 214 397 4100
The W may be a chain, but this Dallas hotel is less cookie-cutter and more cookie-cutting-edge, with gleaming glass, flowing water, and soaring ceilings. Dimmed purple and pink neon lights and innumerable candles make the lobby a flashy welcome, and they are just a hint of things to come. The excessive mirroring of the tricked-out rooms and sleekness of Ghostbar and Tom Colicchio's Craft will give you that rap-star feeland who knows, you just might encounter one among the hotel's guests. Bathrooms in the rooms offer shockingly little privacy (doors are glass and face the bedroom), so be prepared to get to know your travel companion a little better. The rest of the room, however, is thoughtfully laid out; some have sitting areas next to windows overlooking the lights of downtown. The location in Victory Park puts nightlife and shopping within arm's reach, and Ghostbar is one of the hottest clubs in town. And don't forget all the creature comforts that the W provides: rain forest showers, down pillows and comforters, Bliss toiletries (they also have a spa on site), and "Whenever, Whatever" service that runs the gamut from satisfying a 4 am burrito craving to scoring box seats to a basketball game.
Editor's Pick
200 Lavaca Street
Austin , Texas
Tel: 512 542 3600
Fax: 512 542 3625
Instead of embracing Lone Star iconography like so many other local institutions (either ironically or otherwise), the aggressively urban W lives by an anything-but-Western imperative. Apparently that also means anything goes. Various design elements feel Asian (scarlet floral wallpaper), classic (deeply coffered ceilings), and retro (the lobby bar's shelves of LP albums and a McIntosh stereo system with turntable and reel-to-reel player). Though occasionally jarring, this mashup adds a giddy freshness. The 251 guest rooms provide more coherent comfort, with shades of gray setting off bold strokes of color such as an arrangement of turquoise glasses under a spotlight or a red serpentine banquette beside the picture window. In addition to the good looks there are some brainsthere's a recycling sorting system, and on the bedside, a box of chargers for most any device. The hospitality is authentically Texan, with staff oozing attentiveness. The restaurant, Trace, has a "cuisine with a conscience" menu that emphasizes locally produced ingredients. Along with cauliflower foam and a crispy bone marrow salad are good meat selections (this being cattle country), including red-wine-braised short ribs and rib-eye with wild mushrooms.


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Strong Heads – Frequency Test (Dream Of Isaac)
Strong Heads – Frequency Test (Dream Of Isaac)
Test / Strong Heads — The Antwerp Anthems
Dance Ecstasy 2001
Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
R.I.P Mark Bell of LFO
An all time favourite of us has passed away
Mark Bell of LFO who died last week from complications after an operation. Mark Bell was a British musician and producer of electronic house music who, as well as being a member of the pioneering electronic music group LFO on Warp Records, collaborated with a wide range of artists such as Björk and Depeche Mode, for whom he took on the production duties for the entire "Exciter" album.
Bell recorded under the aliases Clark, Clark & Lofthouse, Counterpoint, Fawn, and Speed Jack.
Warp records:
It's with great sadness that we announce the untimely passing of Mark Bell of LFO who died last week from complications after an operation.
Mark's family & friends request privacy at this difficult time.
The definition of timeless techno! Could have been made yesterday.
No stomping 4/4 beat, but a ridiculous bottom end and extreme top make this stand out.
Most vinyl copies of this jump like a mofo, so this has been encoded from CD.
Listening in on Kevin Paschold
http://soundcloud.com/kevinnov290 video by the29nov films
Kevin Paschold grew up in one of the most beautiful landscapes of Germany – Thuringia, in a small town called Sonneberg which is famous for toy making.
There he started with friends a project called "the29nov" – organising events and playing music. Later he moved to the creative melting point Berlin to start making videos for techno tracks with his schoolmate Sebastian Kökow.
So they became the very well-known duo "the29nov films" which is nowadays respected in the techno scene – from fans, artists and label owners.
Our special today shows you some music videos by the29nov films for tracks that were produced by Kevin Paschold himself.
Techno DJ/producer Dave Clarke EMP Toolbox – new effects plug-in collection
Waves has introduced the Dave Clarke EMP Toolbox, a collection of selected effect plug-ins.
Dave Clarke (Depeche Mode, Chemical Brothers, John Foxx, I am Kloot, Louisahhh!!! & Maelstrom) has been among the leading techno DJ/producers of the past two decades, commanding the respect of listeners everywhere, from massive outdoor festivals such as Tommorowland to the grittiest clubs of the underground scene.
The Dave Clarke EMP Toolbox contains seven supreme sound–crafting processors – the ones he uses regularly in his mixing and mastering sessions. With this collection of plugins, electronic music producers of any style will find what they need to give their mixes a professional lift. And if techno or electro is your trade, you will find even more.
Dave Clarke EMP Toolbox features
- API 560 Graphic EQ.
- Scheps 73 EQ/Preamp.
- Aphex Vintage Aural Exciter.
- LoAir Subharmonic Generator.
- MetaFlanger.
- Kramer Master Tape.
- Dorrough Meters (Stereo).
The Dave Clarke EMP Toolbox is available for purchase for the introductory price of $599 USD (regular $800 USD).
Dave Clarke EMP Toolbox: http://www.waves.com/bundles/dave-cla…
LegoTechno 2.0 – Sliding Puzzle Sequencer (littleBits Synth + Arduino + CV + NI Maschine + Lego)
A Lego Sliding Puzzle Sequencer Controls NI Maschine to sequence three littleBits Synth Kits through control voltage (CV) from an Arduino.
Also sends out OpenSoundControl OSC and audio to control reactive visuals on different computers.
Interacting with rythmic patterns through a tangible sliding puzzle allows for some interesting polyrythmic adventures.
What's going on there?
Lego bricks can be placed on a eight transparent Lego base plates (16×16) to create rhythmic beat patterns.
Each of the eight baseplates holding the patterns can be moved around on a transparent surface. Whatever pattern (or part of a pattern) is placed in the center of the surface is filmed from below using a Webcam. The image of the brick pattern is analyzed and converted into Midi and OSC Messages that are sent to an Ardunio board, the Maschine Software (and another computer that generates dynamic visuals from the OSC Messages and the audio). An Arduino board turns the Midi Messages into control voltages to control three littleBits Synth kits that generate the sounds. Additional sounds can be injected from the Maschine software.
Made at Music Hack Day 2014 at the Sonar Festival, Barcelona.
See the original LegoTechno Sequencer in action here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5uwn…
The Team:
Kristian Gohlke / Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Michael Hlatky / Native Instruments
Tobias Baumbach / Native Instruments
Mickael Le Goff / Native Instruments
Daniel Miller will release 4 techno tracks on Mute
Mute will release a 4 track EP by Daniel Miller with technoid sound. It will be released on 12″ & download and include a remix by Depeche Mode's Martin Gore.
Early '90s Techno with SH-101, TR-909, W-30
Vintage techno from SynthMania, details below:
I have dozens (or maybe hundreds) of W-30 disks that I created when I played Techno in the early '90s. This is one of those disks. I used to have keyboard charts and configurations that I used to play at raves, but 20+ years later I forgot most of those techniques and finger positions. At any rate, this disk had an analog lead sound (probably I sampled my PolySix in PWM to make it), female vox / choir, and many percussion / drum loops. Aaah… the nostalgia.
FX: Eventide H3000-D/SE MULTI-TAP
DJ/Producer Dave Clarke meets MiniBrute
The Techno legend welcomes Arturia in his boat studio in Amsterdam to tell you what he thinks about MiniBrute
About Clarke:
Educated at Brighton College, Clarke ran away from home at the age of 16 after his parents split up. After briefly sleeping rough, a friend offered him temporary accommodation. All that kept him going was his love for music, initially hip hop and post-punk (The Damned are a favourite of his to this day)and the money from his job in a shoe shop.His success as a DJ began with a residency at the Brighton nightclub Toppers.
In the late 1980s, Clarke used to write reviews for UK magazines such as Mixmag Update, Generator and ID, and was the first to review Aphex Twin.
In the 1990s, he began producing and releasing music using the moniker Hardcore. This project was subsequently licensed to the Belgian label R&S, enabling Clarke to be one of the first UK artists to record in the R&S studio in Ghent, and sign to the label.After this he recorded under various guises, including Graphite and Fly by Wire, but in 1993 he dropped these names and recorded only under Dave Clarke. Recognition of his talent came in 1994 when a series of EPs with the collective name of Red and his debut album Archive One received rave reviews, as they were seen as being innovative and crossing genres, something not common in the techno scene at the time.After the success of the Red series, John Peel gave Clarke his moniker, 'The Baron of Techno', which has stuck with him ever since.
Clarke's sense of rhythm and DJ skills have earned him the respect of his peers – he is mentioned as an influence on the 1997 Daft Punk song "Teachers". He has a longstanding relationship with visceral, intense techno, and is considered one of the innovators of the genre, even being used as a musical reference point in the German school syllabus.Clarke's DJ style consists of virtuoso cutting and scratching during his predominantly techno sets (although he sometimes plays electro and even other genres). His style is showcased on two mix albums World Service and World Service 2; the former was voted #9 in the Resident Advisor poll of best mix albums of the 2000s. His album Devil's Advocate, released in 2003, is a mixture of techno and hip hop featuring Chicks on Speed and DJ Rush. He also made an experimental John Peel Sessions EP under the name 'Directional Force' on the Strange Fruit label.
Clarke relocated to Amsterdam in 2008 and has become a key player in the annual Amsterdam dance event. He is a regular DJ presence at top global clubs such as Fabric in London, Berghain in Berlin, and Fuse in Brussels. He has also played a wide range of festivals including Glastonbury,Pukkelpop, and I Love Techno, as well as curating his own successful stage at Tomorrowland in Belgium since 2012.
Time again for the Japanese Techno Girl Love TR-727 & TR-707 & TB-303
A Japanese woman's bride practice
The operating check of TR-727 is carried out.
– Roland TR-707 (DrumBeats) DIN-SNYC MASTER
– Roland TR-727 (Percussion) DYN-SYNC SLAVE
– Roland TB-303 (AcidBass) DYN-SYNC SLAVE
– BOSS BX-800 (8ch Mixer) We Love Noisy Mixer !
– BOSS RSD-10 (Delay) Small Pretty Kawaii
– ???? HeavyMetal (Distortion) It does not know well.
by PuneumaRecord
Check out techno veteran Neil Landstrumm's crucial hardware set up
UK magazine the FACT takes a tour in his studio to learn more on his 12 most important gear
Since the mid-1990s, the Scottish producer has been pushing a hardware-driven brand of burnt-out techno that's seen him become an unintentional poster boy (to the so-called 'wonky techno' movement), alienate his fans (his last album for Tresor, 2001′s She Took A Bullet Meant for Me, is either sacrilege or a classic, depending on whom you ask) and explore grime and dubstep (mostly notably on Planet of Assassins and his other Planet Mu work) from an outsider perspective before it was the done thing. The most recent move in Landstrumm's career sees him sidestep from Mu to Sneaker Social Club for a new album, Dragon Under.
To toast the album's release on November 11, Neil makes a tour of his studio, detailing 12 of his most important pieces of gear and explaining the role that they played in Dragon Under – Full report here >>


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Walker & Dunlop Announces Departure Of Deborah A. Wilson, EVP, CFO & Treasurer Effective March 31, 2013
BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE: WD) announced today that Deborah A. Wilson will step down as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer effective March 31, 2013. Ms. Wilson will stay on through the completed audit of the Company's 2012 financial statements and filing of the 2012 Form 10-K with the SEC. The Company is working with an outside firm to conduct a nationwide search to fill the position.
"I would like to thank Debbie for all that she has done for Walker & Dunlop during her five years with the Company, all of which contribute to the excellent financial and market position the Company is in today. During her time with Walker & Dunlop, Debbie successfully oversaw two major acquisitions and the Company's IPO. As a member of the Executive Team, Debbie showed dedication, leadership and integrity and we wish her nothing but happiness and success in her future endeavors," commented Walker & Dunlop Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Willy Walker. "As Walker & Dunlop enters a new phase in its 75 year history, I am closely examining the needs of the Company at all levels. We are conducting a nationwide search for an experienced finance executive that has an understanding of the commercial real estate finance business and demonstrated leadership skills inside a publicly traded company. I am extremely excited about what the future holds for Walker & Dunlop and believe we are firmly on the path to creating the premier commercial real estate finance company in the United States."
Debbie Wilson commented, "I am deeply grateful for my time at Walker & Dunlop. Being a part of the Company's tremendous growth has been both inspiring and stimulating. I have learned an enormous amount working alongside this management team, and I thank each one of them. The decision to leave was a very difficult one but I am looking forward to taking some time off after running very hard at Walker & Dunlop the past five years. I have the utmost confidence in my team and know they will continue working at the highest caliber to contribute to the continued success of the Company."
About Walker & Dunlop
Through its subsidiary Walker & Dunlop, LLC, Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE: WD) is one of the leading commercial real estate finance companies in the United States, with a primary focus on multifamily lending. As a Fannie Mae DUS®, Freddie Mac Program Plus® and MAP- and LEAN-approved FHA lender, the Multifamily and FHA Finance groups are focused on lending to property owners, investors, and developers of multifamily properties across the country. The Capital Markets group specializes in financing commercial real estate for owners and investors across the United States, securing capital from large institutions such as life insurance companies, commercial banks, CMBS lenders, pension funds, and specialty finance companies. The Principal Investments group provides institutional advisory, asset management, and investment management services with respect to debt, structured debt and equity, including interim financing. Walker & Dunlop, LLC has over 400 employees located in 21 offices nationwide. More information about the Company can be found at www.walkerdunlop.com. Forward-Looking Statements Some of the statements contained in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations, projections, plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as ''believes'' and phrases or similar words or phrases that are predictions of or indicate future events or trends and which do not relate solely to historical matters. You can also identify forward-looking statements by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions.Check Out Our Best Services for Investors
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Quirky News
The future of beauty - the glue-on face?
A US company is offering women a £250 glue-on mask as an alternative to 'painful' plastic surgery or 'tiring' make up.
The Uniface mask is the brainchild of Zhuoying Li, a graduate from the New School for Design in New York.
Promising a "lifetime's worth of confidence", it apparently features 'bionic skin' technology for a comfortable fit.
"Uniface mask is a dream fulfilling face that satisfies today's beauty standards," says the company's website.
"Giant anime eyes, long lashes, a high nose bridge, and narrow chin and cheeks are all in one product for a lifetime's worth of confidence."
?"It's time to be free from painful and dangerous plastic surgeries or tiring make up, gadgets and circle lenses. With Uniface mask, it's only one step to become an ideal beauty.
"Simply spraying on our cell-blending glue, and put on the mask. Your beautiful life will start from here!"


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Daggers boss holds his hands up
The struggling Robins claimed the win thanks to goals from Justin Richards and Josh Low. "The best team won, we haven't attacked with any guile or quality," said Still. "We were second best for large parts of the game, but sometimes that's football. "We have lost a bit of form, which we did last year, but we need to keep working hard and doing all the things we have done, as it has served us well in the past."
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- Date:19 Jun 2012
- Kick-off:19:45
- Venue:Donbass Arena - Donetsk
Live Commentary
- 93mins
That's full-time. England are through to the quarter-finals as Group D winners, while Ukraine are out.
- 93mins
England will play Italy in Kiev on Sunday. For Ukraine there's only frustration and thoughts of what might have been if Devic's goal had been allowed.
- 92mins
"We're not going home" sing the England fans.
- 91mins
News of Sweden's second goal against France brings loud cheers from the 3,000 England fans.
- 90mins
We are into three minutes of stoppage-time.
- 90mins
Yarmolenko's first-time shot curls just over. Ukraine have had most of the ball in the closing stages, but they haven't done enough with it.
- 89mins
Yarmolenko tries to get away from Terry in the England penalty area but Parker is there to clear. The Tottenham midfielder has put his body on the line time and again here.
- 88mins
France are still losing to Sweden, so England are within minutes of winning the group and clinching a last eight showdown with Italy.
- 86mins
Rooney's work is done for the day and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain comes on for England's goal-scorer.
- 85mins
England are coping well with Ukraine's attempts to get back in this match. Shevchenko's response is an ugly foul on Young and the striker is booked.
- 83mins
Ukraine force a corner as Parker closes down well. The England midfielder has got through another great shift.
- 81mins
Carroll is on for England in place of Welbeck, who did plenty of running but never got a decent sight of goal.
- 80mins
Nazarenko gets involved for the first time, but his speculative shot flies high over the bar.
- 79mins
Walcott made a great impact when he came on as a second half substitute against Sweden, but he hasn't seen much of the ball so far.
- 78mins
Ukraine are less than 15 minutes from going out unless they score twice and Blokhin makes his last two changes. sending on Sergey Nazarenko and Bogdan Butko.
- 78mins
Cole is booked for time-wasting as the left-back tries to slow the game down.
- 76mins
Konoplyanka attempts to beat Hart from wide on the left but his shot is way off target.
- 74mins
Rooney tests Pyatov with a header from Gerrard's corner, but for once the Ukraine goalkeeper saves easily enough.
- 73mins
Konoplyanka hits a dipping shot from long-range that Hart misjudges in the air. When the ball drops, Ukraine are close to pouncing but Lescott nips in to clear.
- 72mins
Television pictures show Blokhin's reaction after Devic's 'goal' was ruled out. He's furious and shouts at the fourth official while gesturing how far the ball was over the line.
- 71mins
Cole makes a good block to deny Gusev at the expense of a corner. Ukraine still look dangerous here.
- 69mins
Ukraine respond by sending on Shevchenko for Devic. The Ukraine legend gets a superb reception from the crowd. Can he repay them with a crucial goal?
- 68mins
England make their first change with Walcott on for Milner.
- 67mins
Pyatov flaps at Milner's cross with Rooney challenging the goalkeeper. Cole tries to bury the rebound but this time Pyatov saves well.
- 66mins
England are on the ropes at the moment, but Cole shows great awareness to nod back to Hart under pressure from a cross.
- 62mins
Ukraine are cruelly denied an equaliser. Terry clears Devic's shot but replays show the ball crossed the line before the England defender got there. That's so unlucky for the co-hosts, who will surely question what the extra official, who was in line with the incident, was doing there.
- 60mins
Terry and Parker combine to deny Milevskiy but from the resulting corner, Ukraine should score. Parker doesn't get close enough to that man Milevskiy this time, but the striker heads over from close-range.
- 57mins
Gerrard wastes a chance to put in Johnson down the right and has to sprint back to stop Ukraine countering. The England captain's reaction is to angrily berate himself.
- 56mins
Young curls over an inswinging cross from the left but it drifts over Rooney.
- 55mins
News filters through that Sweden are beating France. That cements England's hold on first place in Group D.
- 53mins
Ukraine have made a good response to that England goal, but another corner goes to waste and Rooney nearly breaks away. Eventually Yarmolenko does well to get back and stop the striker's run.
- 51mins
Hart has to be alert to push Gusev's cross-shot over as the ball almost dips under the bar.
- 49mins
As it stands, England would win the group and play Italy in the last eight, thereby avoiding a meeting with holders Spain. There's a long way to go yet though and Ukraine force a corner that England scramble clear.
- 48mins
Gerrard does superbly to work space to whip over a low cross from the right and, after Welbeck can't make a connection, the ball runs past Pyatov to Rooney, who can't miss with his header.
- 47mins
It's Rooney who breaks the deadlock with a header from virtually on the goal-line.
- 47mins
Goal for England!
- 47mins
Johnson angers the home crowd with an arm into the face of Gusev, but there's no foul as the ball had already gone out for a throw.
- 45mins
That's half-time. With France drawing 0-0 with Sweden, England are 45 minutes away from the last eight, but they won't be completely comfortable yet because Ukraine have had the better of it.
- 44mins
Garmash aims for Gusev at the far post but the cross is too deep and England escape.
- 42mins
The corner comes to nothing but England have to be careful here. They are inviting Ukraine onto them too often.
- 41mins
Yarmolenko tries to dribble through the whole England defence and very nearly makes it with a superb run before Joleon Lescott comes over to concede a corner.
- 39mins
Johnson does well to control Terry's pass, but the Liverpool right-back's attempt to pick out Welbeck surrenders possession back to Ukraine. That's been typical of England's attacking efforts.
- 37mins
Milner makes a crude foul on Milevskiy and Blokhin races to the touchline to express his displeasure with an arm-waving rant.
- 35mins
Young gets to the byline and drills in a cross but Ukraine defender Rakitskiy is well positioned to cut out the danger.
- 34mins
There's plenty for Ukraine to be encouraged about so far. England have had the best chance but they haven't clicked up front.
- 32mins
Marko Devic gets into a good crossing position in the England penalty area, but the Ukraine striker can't pick out a team-mate.
- 30mins
Young cuts in from the left and fires in a shot that deflects away for a corner. From Gerrard's corner, Terry gets up well but can't keep his header on target.
- 29mins
Hart makes a good save to keep out Andriy Yarmolenko's low strike after a flowing Ukraine counter-attack carves through the England defence.
- 27mins
Rooney should put England ahead as Ashley Young whips over a cross from the left, but the unmarked striker can't get enough on his header and it glances well wide. Big miss there.
- 26mins
A nice England move involving Rooney, Glen Johnson and Welbeck grinds to a halt with Milner's over-hit cross.
- 24mins
We haven't seen much of England as an attacking force so far, but Gerrard causes problems for Pyatov with a dipping cross that Rooney nearly converts.
- 21mins
Oleg Gusev is desperately close to opening the scoring as he surges forward before unleashing a ferocious strike from the edge of the area that flashes just over.
- 20mins
Another good piece of defending from Terry, this time a towering header, blots out the danger as Ukraine come forward menacingly again.
- 18mins
Ukraine enjoying plenty of possession at the moment. They haven't quite got it right in the final third yet though.
- 15mins
John Terry gets an important touch to divert a dangerous cross back to Hart with Artem Milevskiy lurking behind him.
- 14mins
Yaroslav Rakitskiy takes an optimistic swipe from fully 30 yards. It's no surprise that the defender's shot is well over the bar.
- 13mins
England win a corner and Steven Gerrard whips it in. Pyatov gets a half-punch clear and Ukraine eventually scramble the ball away.
- 10mins
Ashley Cole, who has now made more appearances at major tournaments than any player in England history, gets forward from left-back for the first time, but his low cross is straight at Andriy Pyatov.
- 8mins
Welbeck knocks Gerrard's deep pass back towards Rooney, but the forward misjudges the pace of the ball and it escapes his attempt to control. A touch of rust maybe?
- 7mins
England are sitting fairly deep at the moment, with the midfield four close to the defence, who are firmly entrenched around their own penalty area.
- 6mins
Denys Garmash takes aim from 20 yards out but the Ukraine midfielder's shot goes wide of Hart's goal.
- 5mins
There's a tremendous atmosphere from the Ukraine fans, who are jeering and whistling whenever England are in possession. The 3,000 England supporters respond by singing Rooney's name.
- 2mins
Rooney, who has played just 37 minutes of football in the last 37 days, has just had his first touch, a flicked pass over his head towards Welbeck.
- 1mins
Yevhen Konoplyanka tries his luck with a speculative strike from wide on the left but it never threatens to trouble Joe Hart, who watches the shot curl well past the far post.
It's Ukraine, all in blue, who get us underway.
That was a passionate rendition of the Ukraine anthem and now we're just moments from kick-off.
It's time for the national anthems and it's England first with every one of their players belting out God save the Queen.
The players are in the tunnel and there's shouts of "C'mon boys" from some of the England stars as they walk out.
Ukraine: Pyatov, Gusev, Khacheridi, Selin, Rakitskiy, Yarmolenko, Tymoschuk, Konoplianka, Garmash, Devic, Milevskiy. Subs: Koval, Kucher, Shevchenko, Aliev, Voronin, Shevchuk, Rotan, Seleznyov, Mykhalyk, Nazarenko, Butko, Goryainov.
England: Hart, Johnson, Terry, Lescott, Cole, Milner, Gerrard, Parker, Young, Rooney, Welbeck. Subs: Green, Kelly, Walcott, Henderson, Carroll, Baines, Jones, Jagielka, Downing, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Defoe, Butland.
Ukraine's hopes of a famous win have suffered a blow, with former AC Milan and Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko only fit enough to make the bench as he struggles to recover from a knee injury. Shevchenko, who scored twice in the 2-1 win over Sweden, will be a big loss, while former Liverpool forward Andriy Voronin is dropped as Blokhin makes four changes to the team that lost to France.
The team news is in and Rooney will partner United team-mate Danny Welbeck up front as Hodgson opts to drop Andy Carroll to the bench despite his goal against Sweden. Hodgson's other major decision was whether to start Theo Walcott, but James Milner is again preferred to the Arsenal winger, who gave an influential display against the Swedes.
However, England won't get an easy ride from Ukraine, who still harbour genuine hopes of making the last eight. Oleg Blokhin's side have never won in six matches at Donetsk's Donbass Arena, but the vociferous backing of 45,000 home fans will make this a daunting environment for England to prosper in.
After a hard-fought 1-1 draw against France in their opening game, England showed more attacking quality to beat Sweden 3-2 on Friday and now their forward options are further boosted by the return from suspension of Wayne Rooney. The Manchester United striker was compared to Brazil legend Pele by England boss Roy Hodgson this week but, while no-one doubts Rooney's class, he hasn't scored at a major international tournament since a Euro 2004 double against Croatia. Now would be the ideal time to end that barren sequence.
Hope that's all clear. There's sure to be plenty of twists and turns over the final 90 minutes of group stage action at this year's tournment and we'll keep you up to date with all the permutations.
With group leaders France facing already eliminated Sweden, it looks likely that England and Ukraine are battling it out for second place. England currently hold that position -- they sit one point ahead of Ukraine and a draw will be enough for them to reach the last eight. A Ukraine win however would take the co-hosts through at England's expense. England could also win the group with a victory, if France fail to beat Sweden, or a draw if France lose to Sweden.
Hello and welcome to our live updates from the crucial Euro 2012 clash between Ukraine and England. It's crunch time in Group D as co-hosts Ukraine, England and France scramble to secure the final two spots in the quarter-finals.
England get the action started again. Can they improve on their lacklustre first-half.
The players back on the pitch and we are moments away from the second half.
- Roy Hodgson Coach
- Joe Hart Goal
- Glen Johnson Defender
- John Terry Defender
- Joleon Lescott Defender
- Ashley Cole Defender
- James Milner Midfielder
- Steven Gerrard Midfielder
- Wayne Rooney Midfielder
- Scott Parker Midfielder
- Ashley Young Midfielder
- Daniel Welbeck Forward
- Robert Green Substitute
- Jack Butland Substitute
- Martin Kelly Substitute
- Jordan Henderson Substitute
- Leighton Baines Substitute
- Phil Jones Substitute
- Phil Jagielka Substitute
- Stewart Downing Substitute
- Jermain Defoe Substitute
- Theo Walcott
- Andrew Carroll
- Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
- Oleg Blokhin Coach
- Andrey Pyatov Goal
- Oleg Gusev Defender
- Yevgeny Khacheridi Defender
- Yaroslav Rakitskiy Defender
- Yevgeny Selin Defender
- Andrey Yarmolenko Midfielder
- Anatoli Tymoschuk Midfielder
- Denys Garmash Midfielder
- Yevgeny Konoplyanka Midfielder
- Marko Devic Forward
- Artem Milevskiy Forward
- Maxim Koval Substitute
- Alexander Goryainov Substitute
- Alexander Kucher Substitute
- Alexander Aliyev Substitute
- Andrey Voronin Substitute
- Vyacheslav Shevchuk Substitute
- Ruslan Rotan Substitute
- Yevgeny Seleznyov Substitute
- Taras Mykhalik Substitute
- Andrey Shevchenko Substitute who played
- Bogdan Butko Substitute who played
- Sergey Nazarenko Substitute who played
Match Report
Lucky England stumble into quarter-finals
England scraped into the quarter-finals Tuesday after a goal-line refereeing blunder helped them to a 1-0 win over Ukraine which sent the co-hosts crashing out.
A 48th-minute header from returning talisman Wayne Rooney was enough to see England finish top of Group D and send them into a quarter-final in Kiev on Sunday against Italy.
However Ukraine -- missing injured captain Andrei Shevchenko -- were desperately unlucky not to have earned at least a draw after Marko Devic had a clear goal wrongly disallowed on 62 minutes.
Devic had powered into the box and his looping shot had flown over keeper Joe Hart towards goal.
John Terry launched himself into an acrobatic clearance to hook the ball away but despite furious Ukrainian appeals no goal was given.
Television replays, however, showed the ball had crossed the line by several inches but had incredibly been missed by the additional assistant referee stationed behind the goal.
It was a goal-line controversy that echoed Frank Lampard's disallowed effort for England against Germany at the 2010 World Cup and is almost certain to hasten the introduction of goal-line technology.
England will head to their quarter-final meeting with Italy chastened by the knowledge that on another night they could have been heading home after being outplayed for much of the match.
All too often Rooney's first touch or timing let him down, a sure sign of the England talisman's anxiety and general ring-rustiness.
That was best illustrated by the striker's failure to convert a golden English chance on 28 minutes, with an unmarked Rooney mistiming his jump to glance a header from an Ashley Young cross wide.
Otherwise it was all Ukraine, who had started brightly with Denys Garmash letting fly as early as the sixth minute.
Terry then had to be alert shortly afterwards, snuffing out the danger after Andrei Yarmolenko threatened to dart clear into the box.
A goal seemed to certain to come in the 30th minute when Artem Milevskiy released Yarmolenko into the area only for Hart to save well from close range.
Yarmolenko then had the Ukrainian fans roaring in delight with a mazy dribble into the box that Lescott scrambled clear.
Ukraine fought back brilliantly afer Rooney's goal with Milevskiy heading just over the bar on the hour mark before the flashpoint involving Devic and Terry that ensured the headlines would be dominated by the goal-line technology debate.
Shevchenko's arrival from the substitutes bench on 70 minutes threatened a revival but there was to be no fairytale ending for the veteran striker as England hung on desperately.


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David Beckham became England's most-capped outfield player as Fabio Capello's side strolled to a 4-0 friendly victory against a poor Slovakia side.
Beckham came on as a half-time substitute at Wembley to win his 109th cap and break Bobby Moore's record.
England completely dominated the game and should have won by a wider margin, but had to settle for goals by Emile Heskey, Wayne Rooney (2) and Frank Lampard as they stepped up their preparations for Wednesday's important World Cup qualifier against Ukraine.
Aston Villa striker Heskey scored after eight minutes but soon had to be substituted after appearing to aggravate an Achilles problem.
His replacement Carlton Cole then went off with a groin injury and Peter Crouch also limped out of the action in the closing stages.
Rio Ferdinand missed the match with a groin problem and was replaced in the starting line-up by Matthew Upson. An ankle injury also sidelined Shaun Wright-Phillips so Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon started on the right.
Gareth Barry and Lampard were paired in midfield with Steven Gerrard given a role on the left while Rooney started just behind Heskey.
England took control of the game from the first whistle, with Gerrard setting up England's first goal.
The Liverpool midfielder was found by Rooney before pulling a left-footed pass back to Heskey who edged ahead of Martin Skrtel and forced the ball home.
Heskey almost immediately made it 2-0 when he somehow headed Rooney's cross over the bar when it seemed easier to score.
Heskey was replaced in the 15th minute by Carlton Cole but, when Slovakia finally settled, Stanislav Sestak fired a 20-yard volley over the bar.
Lampard's half-volley was pushed away by Slovakia keeper Stefan Senecky but, just after the half-hour mark, David James was forced to make a fine save to keep Miroslav Karhan's 20-yard effort out.
Carlton Cole shot tamely towards goal after being set up by Gerrard but appeared to sustain a groin injury in the process and had to be replaced by Crouch.
Lennon had his angled shot blocked by the keeper at the near post before Gerrard saw his follow-up header pushed away.
James touched an effort from Slovakia captain Robert Vittek over the bar after Upson had dithered while, at the other end, Gerrard's low drive was held by Senecky.
The pattern of play continued in the same vein after the break and, just after the hour mark, John Terry had the ball in the net but was rightly adjudged to be offside.
The Chelsea defender then fired wide after a goalmouth scramble.
With 20 minutes left, Beckham lifted in a cross from the byline for Rooney to head home before Lampard fired a shot into the net from a tight angle to put the seal on a comfortable victory for Capello's side.
With virtually the last kick of the game Rooney added a fourth to complete the rout.
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THE SNIPER'S NEST gets produced, with the author of the book that inspired it, attending, and we go to New York City for a reading. Read more
THE SNIPER'S NEST gets produced, with the author of the book that inspired it, attending, and we go to New York City for a reading.
About this project
Dear Friends,
My name is Lisa Soland and I am a regional, published playwright, currently teaching in the theatre department at Maryville College in Eastern Tennessee. We need help with the production of my new world premiere play The Sniper's Nest. The cast and crew and I are trying to raise $5,000 and we must do it by November 29.
These funds will enable us to invite the writer of the book that the play was based on, to attend our production in Maryville. Also, these four Maryville theatre students and I plan to take the play to New York City for a staged reading sponsored by the Dramatists Guild.
To give you a little history on myself, my first play The Name Game starred Richard Hatch from Battlestar Galactica and was subsequently published by Samuel French. Last year my comedy Thread Count was produced at Pellissippi State College and received international publication by Applause Books and is a part of this anthology, The Best American Short Plays 2010/2011. These two publications bookend my playwriting career and add to over 35 publications by such publishers as Samuel French, Smith & Kraus, Applause Books and Dramatic Publishing.
In August of 2006, I was asked to head up the MFA playwriting program at Florida State University, so I drove from Los Angeles to Tallahassee, Florida, and while passing through Dallas, I had the opportunity to tour the 6th Floor of the School Book Depository at Dealey Plaza. I stood in what is now referred to as "The Sniper's Nest" and decided then to write a one-man show on the life of Lee Harvey Oswald, who reportedly killed John F. Kennedy.
I ordered several books for my research, one of these being Judyth Vary Baker's autobiographical book Me and Lee and I found the new information compelling beyond words. It completely altered the way I viewed, not only this particular moment in history, the assassination of a president, but current events as well. Not only did Ms. Baker give me permission to use the book to write the play, but she also made herself completely available to me, answering any questions that I might have.
The mysteries surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy is history's most controversial event and has left many of us wondering if we would ever know the truth. Several government organizations, including the Dallas Police Department, the FBI and the House Select Committee on Assassinations concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald did in fact act alone.
In 1991, Oliver Stone re-examined these events in his political thriller film JFK, but at the time, Mr. Stone did not have access to Judyth Vary Baker's story, a significant missing piece of the puzzle, which was only recently published in her book, Me and Lee.
My play The Sniper's Nest is the story of the real-life love affair between CIA agent Lee Harvey Oswald and young scientist Judyth Vary Baker. During the summer of 1963 they worked together in New Orleans to develop a biological weapon to kill Fidel Castro. This is a true tale of espionage, still, to this day, kept secret from the public for reasons much more sinister than just covering up an assassination of a president.
The Sniper's Nest will be presented at The Clayton Center for the Arts, in the Haslam Family Flex Theatre and will open November 29. I will be directing the play as well as writing, with Walker Snow Harrison playing the role of Lee Harvey Oswald and Caitlin Campbell, playing the young scientist Judyth Baker.
Ms. Baker will be on a 12-city book tour in California and Canada in November, and much to our delight, has agreed to attend our production. Part of the funds raised from Kickstarter.com will go toward helping Judy attend the play and aid the cast and me in the ongoing developmental process of adapting a book into a live stage production.
We will also be taking The Sniper's Nest to New York City for a stage reading, sponsored by the Dramatist Guild. I hope to take four Maryville College theatre students with me. They will participate and produce the reading, as well as meet with theatre professionals who live and work in the Manhattan area. This is the first time that I have used Kickstarter.com to raise funds for any of my productions.
And this is where you come in. Gifts can range anywhere from the amount of $5, all the way up to the entire amount of $5,000. To thank you for a gift of $30 or more, you will be sent a signed program from the show and for a gift in the amount of $100 or more, an 8 x 10 autographed photo of the cast and crew with Judy Baker, signed by the cast and crew. For a gift of $1000 or more, you will be invited to attend a rehearsal of The Sniper's Nest and two free tickets to the production at The Clayton Center for the Arts. (This particular contribution must be made by November 15 in order to schedule your attending.)
I know that money is tight these days but you will be contributing to a great experience for these young people as they learn, first hand, what it's like to develop a new work for the stage.
Any contribution will help! But act now. Don't hesitate! Our goal is to raise $5,000 by opening night -- November 29, 2012. But if we don't reach our goal of $5,000 in the time left, then we don't get any of the money.
If we're blessed, however, to reach our goal, don't feel as though you can't contribute. We will be using the extra funds to take the play to Los Angeles in the summer of 2013 during the 50th anniversary year of the JFK assassination, so this team of four Maryville College students can experience working and meeting with show business professionals in that region of the country as well. Thank you so much for helping finance this endeavor. We really appreciate your support.
Best Wishes,
Lisa Soland
Risks and challenges
Please keep in mind that live theatre is a living breathing thing. As much as one prepares, things can and do go wrong. The plan is for Ms. Baker to attend the show but she will be flying in from her west coast book tour and on a tight schedule. Due to the collaborative nature of show business, and the focus in college theatre placed on the "process," the production quality might not be as we had hoped. Also, the play reading in New York City on December 14 is sponsored by the Dramatists Guild, which means they are providing the space. And weather does weight into travel plans much more today than it seemed to in the past. So please be patient and know that we will do everything we can to coordinate these events. We appreciate your support.
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Playwright Lisa Soland will read your play and offer any general feedback you might request, according to the project's needs. You will also be thanked in the Clayton Center for the Arts production program.
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You will be invited to attend a rehearsal of "The Sniper's Nest" for the production at The Clayton Center for the Arts. For this reward, one must make their contribution prior to November 15. You will also receive two complementary tickets to the show November 29, 30, Dec. 1 or 2.
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You will be invited to accompany the cast and crew on their many adventures in New York City. This will include sitting in on their rehearsal in Manhattan and attending the Dramatists Guild sponsored reading of the play "The Sniper's Nest." This may also include attending two additional Broadway plays along with them in Times Square, and then joining them for coffee, dessert and discussion following the shows. You will also be thanked in the Clayton Center for the Arts production program.
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Browner's attitude was the main topic of discussion in Mike Giardi and Tom Curran's "Greetings from Foxborough" video over at CSNNE.com. Ultimately, they said that Browner's temper on the practice field isn't something to be overly concerned about.
In his column yesterday, Curran also talked about how the defense is starting to get on the same page. He says that communication and smarts were a key component in Belichick's decision to draft
"After several seasons of tepid secondary performance, it seems to me Bill Belichick pinpointed three shortcomings on the back end of the Patriots defense: Communication. Smarts. Trust," writes Curran.
"With the worst of his legal matters in the rearview mirror and now finally back on the field, Alfonzo Dennard is inching closer to a feeling of normalcy," writes Howe.
Over at ESPN Boston, Lee Schechter says that
"It was OK, you know, there is always room for improvement," Collins said according to Schechter. "Just coming out here, hopefully I'll get better tomorrow."
Andy Gresh believes that Jamie Collins will be a consistent starter for the Patriots, but he won't be a star-caliber player -- at least not yet. Gresh joined Gary Tanguay on Comcast SportsNet's "Early Edition" to discuss which Patriots players will become stars in 2014. He says that Collins will show flashes of greatness this season, but he still needs another year under his belt before being ready to take that next step.
For a list of Patriots players who are "turning heads" during training camp, check out James Dudko's latest article on the Bleacher Report. He highlights six players who have been impressive so far in camp including
"Offensively, White's showings could be the early glimpses of a new weapon opponents hadn't counted on as they begin their annual attempt to find an answer to Brady's brilliance," says Dudko.
Frank Schwab of Yahoo Sports listed the Patriots as the No. 4 team in his pre-season power rankings. As part of his daily countdown to the top team on his list, Schwab provided an in depth preview to the Patriots 2014 season. He says that if the Patriots can beat the Denver Broncos when they meet on November 2, then it would be hard to bet against them going back to the Super Bowl.
As Ty Law awaits his official induction into the Patriots Hall of Fame, ESPN Boston's Mike Reiss was able to catch up with him briefly and talk about what the day will mean for him.