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Blue Bulls flank CJ Stander's move to Munster could see him playing for Ireland at the next World Cup.
Stander has been rated as one of the top young loose forwards in the country.
The 22-year-old was one of seven young players (others included Siya Kolisi, Frans Malherbe, Francois Venter, Arno Botha and Piet van Zyl) who trained with the Springboks during the June Test series against England. He captained the Baby Boks at the 2010 Junior World Championship, and made the SA Schools and SA Schools Academy squads as a schoolboy in 2008 and 2007 respectively.
He's also featured in Super Rugby and the Currie Cup for the Bulls this season.
However, the player announced a surprise decision to sign a two-year deal with Munster earlier this year. The length of the deal might indicate a possible return in 2014, but Stander confirmed he could extend his stay in Ireland.
'I know I shocked many people with my decision to join Munster, but I saw it as a great career move,' Stander told keo.co.za. 'I thought I'd spend most of my career at the Bulls, but I'm not happy with the game time I'm getting. I have started a few matches, but there are Springboks and older players who are ahead of me in the current pecking order. So I don't have an established place in the starting team.
'I told my agent about this, and he told me Munster wanted to offer me a deal. I was immediately interested as Munster are one of the top three clubs in the world. Many players have gone overseas early in their career and have become better rugby players because of their experience in the physical European leagues, like Frans Steyn.
'Munster only offer their players two-year deals, so I've agreed to that,' Stander continued. 'I'm not sure what my final decision will be when my contract expires, but I am interested in playing for Ireland if the opportunity comes my way.'
However, Stander did confirm that the Springboks would be his first choice. But he doesn't feel that he's part of head coach Heyneke Meyer's current plans.
'I'm not part of the squad in the Rugby Championship, so I'm not sure where my future lies with regards to the Boks. Of course it's my dream to play for South Africa – it's every schoolboy's dream. But I want to play Test rugby, and it might have to come via Ireland.'
There are several other South Africans who could feature for foreign nations in the near future.
At the moment, lock Mouritz Botha and centre Brad Barritt are in the England squad. Former Lions loose forward Ernst Joubert has also recently qualified to don the Red Rose.
Cardiff Blues captain Andries Pretorius and Leinster hooker Richardt Strauss are expected to get Test call-ups for Wales and Ireland respectively. Former Lions captain Josh Strauss recently made the move to Glasgow Warriors two weeks ago, with the intention to qualify for Scotland in time for the next World Cup.
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TIJUANA, MEXICO – The LA Galaxy players differed about the timing, but all admitted that LA surrendered their CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal series with Club Tijuana within the opening 30 minutes.
LA conceded three times in the opening half hour as Tijuana pressed mercilessly, but nearly leveled the tie thanks to a Robbie Keane second half brace, that ultimately was not enough. Following the match, the Galaxy admitted their slow start in Tijuana cost them the series.
"The game was over in the first 10 minutes. It's as simple as that. We started off slow and when you concede a goal in the space of 57 seconds; you can't start away from home like that especially in a game like this and go on and expect that everything is going to be okay," said Robbie Keane. "Once you concede one goal then you have to get organized and concede again, then five minutes later, you concede again. It put our backs against the wall and when we had to fight to get back in the game."
Galaxy attacker Landon Donovan agreed.
"When you start a game like that then you don't deserve it. We lost the game in the first 25 minutes, we know that," said Donovan. "It's disappointing because we know what we're capable of, we showed what we're capable of, but unfortunately for us, we were a little naïve and it showed."
TIJUANA, Mexico – The gap between MLS teams and Mexico ones in CONCACAF Champions League remains.
The LA Galaxy crashed out of the CCL on Tuesday with a 4-2 defeat to Club Tijuana that saw them fall to the Liga MX side 4-3 on aggregate. LA's loss gives MLS clubs a 2-27-5 record all time against Mexican clubs in Champions League and a 0-8-2 record in knockout round matches.
Following LA's defeat, which featured three Tijuana goals in the opening 30 minutes of the game,Galaxy attacker Landon Donovan admitted that the gap between the two leagues was apparent on Tuesday.
"I think that you see the difference in the leagues in nights like tonight. We've got about eight who are mature and know how these games are while they've got 20 guys who know how these games go," said Donovan. "That's the difference in the payrolls and that's where it is going to be difficult to make that next step until we get on equal terms where we can have the type of players that know how to play in these games."
TIJUANA, Mexico – Bruce Arena spoke to the media following the LA Galaxy's 4-2 defeat to Club Tijuana on Tuesday at Estadio Caliente. With the loss, the Galaxy exited the CONCACAF Champions League 4-3 on aggregate.
Arena's comments are below.
(On the Galaxy's 4-2 loss…)
ARENA: "It wasn't our intention to make this game entertaining but it certainly became an entertaining game. Our first half play was awful right from the start. We understood the conditions, the field was going to make the game hectic, make the ball bounce around and spin and all that. Right from the start we conceded a goal in the first minute, very disappointing, and it took our team 30 minutes to get into the game and we positioned ourselves in the second half to advance. We got another goal and conceded the fourth. The game was 90 minutes but certainly the first 45 minutes put us in a hole."
(On both teams' overall performance…)
ARENA: "I think they were good. The way we played, they couldn't beat that. We didn't win a tackle, our backline was very poor. Let's be fair, we weren't good. How good they were I don't know. They were certainly better than we were."
(On whether the result can be called a choke…)
ARENA: "A choke? I don't know. It didn't look like the guys were choking in the second half. It was a good game, it ended up being a good game and we were certainly positioned to get that second goal and advance. A choke is not a good description of the performance and the character of our team. I'd choose another word."
(On Rob Friend's performance in the second half after coming on for Samuel…)
ARENA: "We had to be more direct, no question about it. He gave us that and he was the presence and engaged Landon [Donovan] and Robbie [Keane] a little bit more with his presence there. And I thought Samuel had a very good first half."
TIJUANA – The stage is set.
The LA Galaxy will take on Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente on Tuesday night (7:00 pm on FoxSports 2/Galavision) with a berth in the CONCACAF Champions League semifinals on the line. LA hold a 1-0 aggregate goal advantage after defeating Tijuana at StubHub Center last week.
Of note: The LA Galaxy advance with a win or scoreless draw. If the Galaxy end up scoring first, Tijuana would need to score three goals to win the series outright. Should Tijuana win the game by one goal, the Galaxy would advance on the away goals rule.
*Winning on the road was a hallmark of the LA Galaxy's past MLS Cup winning sides and as they look to return to that form, the Galaxy believe that a result in Tijuana will help them accomplish that goal.
*Looking to prevent them from doing so will be a raucous crowd that is expected to be boisterous once the match kicks off.
*In the latest edition of "What to Watch" Joe Tutino and Cobi Jones break down the game.
*Galaxy newcomer James Riley looks back on his experience with Seattle Sounders FC when they became the second – and last – MLS team to win a CCL game in Mexico.
*In LAGalaxy.com's Larry Morgan's preview piece, the Galaxy state that they're ready for "war" against Tijuana.
*The magnitude of the match didn't stop LA Galaxy captain Robbie Keane from having a little fun in training with a crazy trick shot at the Estadio Caliente on Monday.
*Ahead of the match, I spoke to Mexican soccer reporter Tom Marshall on the implications of the game against Tijuana.
*Lastly, my LAGalaxy.com preview from Tijuana on Keane and the Galaxy weathering the Tijuana storm.
*MLS teams are 2-26-5 record all-time in Mexico during the CONCACAF Champions League with a 0-7-2 record in knockout round games.
*LA Galaxy are 2-3-0 all-time against Mexican competition in the CONCACAF Champions League.
*Tijuana is unbeaten in 17 of their last 18 matches at home. Their last home defeat came against Chiapas Jaguar in February who administered a 3-0 beat down to Xolos.
*Club Tijuana is unbeaten in continental competition over the last year with a 5-0-0 record.
The Argentine striker was a handful in his cameo appearance in the first leg and will likely be looking to test Gonzalez early and often as Tijuana look to erase their deficit.
Pellerano is an offensive force, but where Juninho can stop his run—and the Xolos attack—is by scooping up second balls and limiting the turnovers that plagued LA in the second half.
Jaime Penedo stood on his head to keep the Galaxy ahead in their first leg victory against the Xolos and they'll need another performance like last week's to advance to the CCL semifinals.
Penedo; DeLaGarza, Gonzalez, Leonardo, Riley; Zardes, Juninho, Sarvas, Donovan; Keane, Samuel
TIJUANA – Club Tijuana may be down a goal in their CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal against the LA Galaxy, but there's little reason to worry from the Xolos camp ahead of Tuesday's decisive second leg.
Tijuana have been near invincible at home in recent years with the team dropping just one match in their last 18 league games—a 3-0 defeat to Chiapas Jaguar in February—and will be looking to use the crowd to their advantage against the Galaxy.
If Tijuana can use their home advantage to their favor, former Galaxy forward Herculez Gomez promises that his old club will be in for a "very tough day" at the Estadio Caliente.
"We can be very unpredictable, and that's a very dangerous fighter to face," Former Galaxy forward Herculez Gomez told reporters on Monday prior to the first leg. "The good thing about a fight, it just takes one punch. And we're one of those teams, we have some punch."
Outside back Greg Garza, who was one of the most dangerous players in the first leg, believes that the Tijuana have found spaces to exploit in the Galaxy back line.
"They're a very dangerous team offensively; they have a lot of good players in the attack," Garza told MLSsoccer.com's ExtraTime Radio podcast on Monday. "Maybe their weakness can be in their back line and we have to take advantage of that."
Just because you're in town for an important game, doesn't mean that you can't have a little fun.
During the LA Galaxy's training session at Estadio Caliente on Monday, LA Galaxy captain Robbie Keane fired an amazing trick shot firing a pinpoint laser into a nearby shopping cart pushed by LA Equipment coordinator Rafael Verdin.
Check it out below.
CARSON, Calif. – The LA Galaxy know that a shutout of Club Tijuana will send them through to the CONCACAF Champions League Semifinals for a second straight year. But don't expect them to hang back for 90 plus minutes.
With the Galaxy holding a 1-0 aggregate advantage after their one goal victory over Tijuana in the first leg, the Xolos must attack from the outset as they look to erase their deficit. While Tijuana's attacking mindset might lead to the temptation to bunker in, Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena believes LA must get a goal if they're to assure themselves a spot in the semifinals.
"We have an advantage [by not conceding an away goal], but it's only halfway through in the competition and a goal tomorrow will go a long way in helping us advance," said Arena at a press conference on Monday at the Estadio Caliente. "We don't anticipate being defensive for 90 minutes, we need to get a goal."
Where the Galaxy may have have the most success is with the counter attack as Tijuana will look to send waves of attackers forward, which may open chances for LA to exploit the spaces left in the back. But according to Galaxy captain Robbie Keane, that won't be all that LA will be relying on against the Xolos.
"We're certainly very used to doing that and confident in our counter attack, but we're not coming here to sit back and let them keep the ball for 90 minutes, attacking us for the whole game," said Keane who has scored once in two CONCACAF Champions League matches in Mexico. "We have quality on this team that is quite capable of playing against any team. With them pressing so much that they have to score, the first 15-20 minutes will be important to not concede any goals and from there, we're quite capable of scoring ourselves."
In the latest edition of What to Watch For, Cobi Jones and Joe Tutino breakdown the CONCACAF Champions League second leg between the LA Galaxy and Club Tijuana.
Check it out below.
TIJUANA – Much has been made about the LA Galaxy's ability to play on the turf field at Club Tijuana's Estadio Caliente, but following the team's training session at the stadium on Monday, Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena gave it a ringing endorsement.
In an evening press conference at the Estadio Caliente, following the team's hour long training session in Tijuana, Arena admitted that he was pleased with the conditions that LA will face in the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal second leg.
"The fibers are a little bit higher than we see in the American fields. The American fields are usually matted down and a little bit harder," said Arena. "They're also faster and they water them as well, but I don't know if they'll do that tomorrow. This surface is must slower than the ones that we see in MLS.
"From what I've seen of it, it is probably better than the ones that we have in MLS."


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Jobless, cities could be first to feel sequester pain
Associated Press
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood briefs reporters regarding the sequester Feb. 22 at the White House in Washington. On Sunday, LaHood, who served as a Republican representing Illinois in the U.S. House, urged his colleagues to watch Steven Spielberg's film about President Abraham Lincoln's political skills.
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Off the Wire: Sequester puts USS Lincoln refueling on hold
About 2 million long-term unemployed people could see checks now averaging $300 a week reduced by about $30. There could also be reductions in federal payments that subsidize clean energy, school construction and state and local public works projects. Low-income Americans seeking heating assistance or housing or other aid might encounter longer waits.
Government employees could get furlough notices as early as next week, though cuts in their work hours won't occur until April.
The timing of the "sequester" spending cuts has real consequences for Americans, but it also has a political ramifications. How quickly and fiercely the public feels the cuts could determine whether President Barack Obama and lawmakers seek to replace them with a different deficit reduction plan.
Eager to put pressure on Republican lawmakers to accept his blend of targeted cuts and tax increases Obama has been highlighting the impact of the automatic cuts in grim terms. He did it again on Monday, declaring the threat of the cuts is already harming the national economy.
Republicans say he is exaggerating and point to rates of spending, even after the cuts, that would be higher than in 2008 when adjusted for inflation. All Obama has to do to avoid the damage, House Speaker John Boehner said at the Capitol, is agree to the GOP's recommended spending cuts — with no tax increases.
By all accounts, most of the pain of the $85 billion in spending reductions to this year's federal budget would be slow in coming. The dire consequences that Obama officials say Americans will encounter — from airport delays and weakened borders to reduced parks programs and shuttered meatpacking plants — would unfold over time as furloughs kick in and agencies begin to adjust to their spending reductions.
"These impacts will not all be felt on day one," Obama acknowledged in a meeting with governors at the White House on Monday. "But rest assured the uncertainty is already having an effect."
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano warned that the federal government would be unable to "maintain the same level of security at all places around the country" once the automatic cuts began to take effect.
The public will feel the results "in the next few weeks," she said, and "it will keep growing."
The majority of the federal budget is in fact walled off from the cuts. Social Security and veterans' programs are exempt, and cuts to Medicare are generally limited to a 2 percent, $10 billion reduction in payments to hospitals and doctors. Most programs that help the poor, like Medicaid, food stamps, subsidized school lunches, Pell Grants and supplemental security income payments are also exempt.
Still, the Pentagon will feel the brunt of half the cuts. Pay for active military is off-limits for cuts, so the rest of the defense budget must absorb the hit. The Obama administration says defense contractors have already ramped down work, contributing to a dip in economic activity in the fourth quarter of last year. The Navy has decided not to deploy an aircraft carrier as planned to the Persian Gulf.
Elsewhere, the White House's budget office says long-term unemployed Americans would lose an average of more than $400 in benefits over the year. The cuts do not affect state unemployment benefits, which jobless workers typically get soon after their loss of work. The federal reductions could begin immediately, though some analysts say the government could delay them for a short period to avoid a harmful hit on the economy.
Bill Hoagland, a former top Republican Senate budget aide and now senior vice president at the Bipartisan Policy Center, a Washington think tank, said the administration must be "betwixt and between" when it comes to addressing reductions in programs like jobless aid.
"They want to make sure the American public knows this sequester is a bad thing, but they also don't want to disrupt the economy too much," he said. "It's not that the reductions won't take place. But they could delay the impact of that until later in the year."
Administration officials also say the Treasury Department is prepared to begin reducing subsidies that cover interest payments by state and local governments on public works, school and renewable energy projects. That means those governments will have to find money in their budgets to make up the difference in bond interest payments, and while that might not affect projects already under way, it could delay new construction efforts.
The sequester, says Douglas Rice of the Center on Budget and Policy priorities, also would mean that families that leave subsidized housing would be less likely to be replaced with people from waiting lists, and that eventually some families could lose their apartments.
Many federal programs, like heating aid for the poor, already have many more people seeking assistance than the program budgets can cover. Funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, for instance, has fluctuated greatly in recent years, with the administration proposing to cut it by 13 percent this year. In such cases, it may be impossible for people denied aid to know whether it's because of the sequester since they might have been denied help anyway.
In some instances the cuts will be felt not by beneficiaries being thrown out of programs but by longer delays to get help. In the case of subsidized housing, for example, there are already long waits for assistance in most of the country.
In the case of the Women, Infants and Children program for low-income pregnant women and their children, the government has generally tried to make sure that every eligible woman can get food aid. States aren't permitted to cut the food benefit, which means fewer people will be served. The Agriculture Department says it will prioritize things so that pregnant women and nursing mothers keep their aid but post-partum women who do not breastfeed could lose their aid.
Who gets hit first also depends on how the government's budget flows. Education aid to school districts, for instance, is delivered in the fall, so impacts won't be felt until the new school year. But some teachers are already being informed that they could lose their jobs in August or September. Most Head Start programs won't feel cuts until the upcoming school year, too.
Some programs, like subsidized child care for the poor, are run by states, which will have flexibility in how to allocate the cuts. Just one in six eligible low-income families benefits from a federally funded child care slot. Cuts to the program leave states with difficult options: reduce the number of children cared for, require poor families to contribute more or cut payments to providers.
"I don't think people are going to feel it as dramatically as the administration has been suggesting," said Hoagland. "I'm not questioning the administration's numbers, I'm questioning their timing."
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- Pentagon plans big cuts for sequester 2/21/13
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- Republicans ignore role in creating sequester 2/13/13
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Gwobrau Gwyddonwyr Gwych 2013
Bydd Amgueddfa Cymru yn dyfarnu Tystysgrifau Gwyddonwyr Gwych i wyth deg pump o ysgolion ar draws y DU eleni, i gydnabod eu cyfraniad i Ymchwiliad Bylbiau'r Gwanwyn – Newid Hinsawdd.
Llongyfarchiadau anferth i bob un o'r ysgolion! Mae rhestr o'r enillwyr isod, ydy'ch ysgol chi yno?
Roedd mwy na dwywaith cymaint o ysgolion yn cymryd rhan yn yr ymchwiliad eleni, sy'n newyddion gwych. Mae'n hyfryd bod cymaint ohonoch chi'n helpu gyda'r ymchwiliad pwysig yma.
Diolch i bob un o'r 4116 disgybl a helpodd eleni! Diolch am weithio mor galed yn plannu, arsylwi, mesur a chofnodi – rydych chi i gyd yn Wyddonwyr Gwych! Bydd pob un yn derbyn tystysgrif a phensel Gwyddonydd Gwych, ac fe fyddan nhw'n cyrraedd eich ysgol tua canol mis Mai.
Diolch yn fawr i Edina Trust am eu nawdd ac am helpu i wireddu'r holl broject!
Enillwyr 2013
Diolch i'r tri enillydd wnaeth anfon y nifer fwyaf o ddata tywydd. Bydd pob un yn derbyn trip ysgol llawn hwyl i atyniad natur.
- SS Philip and James Primary School yn Lloegr
- Ysgol Gynradd Williamstown yng Nghymru
- Wormit Primary School yn yr Alban
Ail safle
Bydd pob ysgol yn derbyn tocyn anrheg i brynu offer ar gyfer eich projectau garddio.
- Balcurvie Primary School yn yr Alban
- Ysgol Gynradd Sofrydd yng Nghymru
- Stanford in the Vale Primary School yn Lloegr
Clod uchel
Bydd pob ysgol yn derbyn tystysgrifau, pensiliau, hadau blodau'r haul a hadau perlysiau.
- Balmerino Primary School
- Blaenycwm Primary School
- Britannia Community Primary School
- Coed-y-Lan Primary School
- Coppull Parish Primary School
- Dunbog Primary School
- Freuchie Primary School
- Glyncollen Primary School
- Henllys CIW Primary School
- Oakfield Primary School
- St Athan Primary School
- St Joseph's RC Primary School (Penarth)
- St Roberts Roman Cathlic Primary School
- Torbain Primary School
- Tynewater Primary School
- Westwood CP School
- Ysgol Gynradd Talybont
- Ysgol Nant y Coed
- Ysgol y Ffridd
Cydnabyddiaeth arbennig
Bydd pob ysgol yn derbyn tystysgrifau, pensiliau a hadau blodau'r haul.
- Brynhyfryd Junior School
- Bwlchgwyn CP School
- Darran Park Primary
- Gladestry CIW School
- Greyfriars RC Primary School
- Hawthornden Primary School
- Kilmaron Special School
- Lakeside Primary School
- Llangan Primary School
- Magor Church in Wales Primary School
- Milford Haven Junior School
- Newburgh Primary School
- Newport Primary School
- Rhydypenau Primary School
- Rogiet Primary School
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Wales)
- St Mary's RC Primary School (England)
- Stepping Stones Short Stay School
- Thorneyholme RC Primary School
- Ysgol Bodafon
- Ysgol Bryn Garth
- Ysgol Clocaenog
- Ysgol Deganwy
- Ysgol Hiraddug
- Ysgol Porth y Felin
Ysgolion i dderbyn tystysgrifau
Bydd pob ysgol yn derbyn Tystysgrifau Gwyddonwyr Gwych a phensiliau.
- Archbishop Hutton's Primary School
- Auchtertool Primary School
- Cadoxton Primary School
- Christchurch CP School
- Duloch Primary School
- Eyton Church in Wales Primary School
- Freckleton CE Primary School
- Fulwood and Cadley Primary School
- Harwell Primary School
- Holy Family RC Primary School
- Hywel Da Primary School
- Ladybank Primary School
- Ladygrove Park Primary School
- LasswadePrimary School
- Lever House Primary School
- Manor Primary School
- Medlar with Wesham CE Primary School
- Nether Kellet Primary School
- Northbourne CE Primary School
- Park Primary School
- RAF Benson Primary School
- Rishton Methodist Primary School
- Sherwood Primary School
- St John's Catholic Primary School
- St Nicholas Primary School
- Stepaside CP School
- Tor View Community Special School
- Weeton Primary School
- Windale Primary School
- Ysgol Capelulo
- Ysgol Gymunedol Dolwyddelan
- Ysgol Iau Hen Golwyn
- Ysgol Morfa Rhianedd
- Ysgol Pencae
Da iawn, rydych chi wedi gwneud gwaith ANHYGOEL.
Cystadleuaeth Darlunio Cennin Pedr 2013
Llongyfarchiadau i'r disgyblion canlynol am creu darluniau botanegol ardderchog!
- 1st: Oliver – Stanford in the Vale Primary School
- 2nd: Sam – St Joseph's RC Primary School (Penarth)
- 3rd: Daniel (age 6) – Stanford in the Vale Primary School
Goreuon y Gweddill
- Etward? (age 6) – Stanford in the Vale Primary School
- Finlay (age 7) – Stanford in the Vale Primary School
- Jemima – St Joseph's RC Primary School (Penarth)
- Joe – St Joseph's RC Primary School (Penarth)
- Joshua – St Joseph's RC Primary School (Penarth)
- Joshua (age 7) – Stanford in the Vale Primary School
- Larson (age 11) – Stanford in the Vale Primary School
- Leo – Stanford in the Vale Primary School
- Nathan – St Joseph's RC Primary School (Penarth)
- William (age 5) – Stanford in the Vale Primary School
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Cofiwch anfon eich cofnodion blodau
Y dyddiad cau estynedig i chi anfon eich cofnodion blodau ata i yw dydd Gwener 19 Ebrill – dydd Gwener yma blantos y bylbiau! Cofiwch anfon eich cofnodion ata i ar y wefan.
Cofiwch hefyd edrych ar y blog bylbiau wythnos nesaf pan fydda i'n cyhoeddi enillwyr y Cystadlaethau! Bydd enillwyr y Gystadleuaeth Tynnu Llun Blodau ac enillwyr y Daith Gweithgaredd Natur yn cael eu cyhoeddi ar ddydd Llun 22 Ebrill.
Blodau pwy sydd wedi agor yr wythnos hon?
Yng Nghymru, mae Ysgol Gynradd Lakeside, Ysgol Bryn Garth, Ysgol Christchurch ac Rhydypenau Primary School, yn Lloegr Manor Primary School and Coppull Parish Primary School ac yn yr Alban Wormit Primary School i gyd wedi anfon eu cofnodion blodau. Da iawn a diolch yn fawr i'r ysgolion yma!
Mae tipyn o sôn ar y newyddion yn ddiweddar am yr oerfel a'r eira, a pa mor hwyr mae'r planhigion yn blodeuo eleni. Oeddech chi'n gwybod taw dyma'r mis Mawrth oeraf ym Mhrydain ers dros 50 mlynedd? Roedd hi'n oerach ym mis Mawrth na misoedd y gaeaf hyd yn oed – Rhagfyr, Ionawr a Chwefror! Does dim rhyfedd bod rhai o'n blodau ni'n hwyr yn agor eleni.
Edrychwch ar wefannau Newyddion y BBC* neu Met Office News* am ragor o wybodaeth am y straeon oerllyd yma.
Ym mis Mawrth, adroddodd papur newydd y Guardian bod planhigion yn blaguro ac yn blodeuo'n hwyr eleni, yn enwedig yn yr Alban, a bod anifeiliaid sy'n gaeafgysgu fel ystlumod, brogaod a madfallod wedi dihuno a mynd yn ôl i gysgu am ei bod hi'n rhy oer!
Yn anffodus, gall tywydd oer arwain at fwy o lygredd yn yr aer*. Byddwn ni'n cynhyrchu mwy o lygredd drwy gynhesu ein tai, ond mae'r awyr oer, llonydd hefyd yn golygu bod gronynnau yn casglu yn yr atmosffer yn lle anweddu neu gael eu chwythu i ffwrdd.
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*Erthyglau allanol yn Saesneg yn unig
Pasg yn y Tŷ Gwyrdd - Hysbysfyrddau a phlannu tomatos.
Bu pythefnos Pasg, unwaith eto, yn adeg prysur iawn yma yn Sain Ffagan. Daeth dros 4000 o ymwelwyr trwy ddrysau'r Tŷ Gwyrdd. Roedd amryw o weithdai gennym dros y gwyliau, o weithdy uwchgylchu i blannu hadau tomato ag hyd yn oed cwis arbennig Ffŵl Ebrill.
Yn un o'n gweithdai - Plannu, Tyfu, Bwyta – roedd cyfle i deuluoedd meddwl am dyfu bwyd eu hun. Roedd cyfle i blannu hadau tomato a mynd a'r hadau yma gatref. Y gobaith yw, ar ôl misoedd o feithrin yr hadau bydd gan bawb planhigion tomato iach a hyd yn oed tomatos blasus erbyn yr haf. Nai gadael i chi wybod sut mae fy nhomatos yn tyfu dros y misoedd nesa!
Fe ddaeth Wood for the Trees Wales i ymuno a ni am gwpwl o ddyddiau i gynnig un o'i gweithdai uwchgylchu. Yn y gweithdy yma roedd cyfle i droi hen fframiau lluniau a theils corc mewn i fyrddau neges newydd sbon. Roedd hyn yn boblogaidd dros ben, erbyn diwedd y sesiwn roedd pob un hen ffrâm wedi cael ei ddefnyddio! Os oes gennych ddiddordeb mewn gweithdai tebyg, cadwch lygaid ar dudalen Facebook Wood for the Trees!
Eleni, wnaeth Dydd Llun y Pasg digwydd cwympo ar y 1af o Ebrill, sef dydd Ffŵl Ebrill. Roedd hyn yn gyfle gwych i ni gael cwis i ffeindio allan os yw ymwelwyr i'r Tŷ Gwyrdd yn Eco Cŵl neu yn ffyliau Ebrill ffôl. Neis oedd ffeindio mas bod y mwyafrif o'n hymwelwyr yn Eco Cŵl… gyda dim ond cwpwl o eithriadau. Ar ôl cwblhau'r cwis roedd cyfle i wneud bathodyn i dangos i ffrindiau faint more eco cŵl ydych.
Fel rhan o'r prosiect Creu Hanes, mi fydd defnydd y Tŷ Gwyrdd yn newid. Tra bod y brif fynedfa yn cael ei uwchraddio, bydd y Tŷ Gwyrdd yn cael ei ddefnyddio fel rhan o fynedfa dros dro i'r amgueddfa.
Dros y blynyddoedd, da ni di cael llawer o hwyl yn rhedeg gweithdai niferus yn y Tŷ Gwyrdd ac yn cwrdd â miloedd o bobl ddiddorol. Diolch mawr i'r sawl sydd wedi helpu ni i gyflawni hyn. Peidiwch â phoeni, mi fydd dal nifer o weithdai a digwyddiadau natur ac amgylcheddol yn digwydd, ond mewn mannau gwahanol yn yr amgueddfa.
Mwy fyth o sylwadau
Diolch yn fawr iawn i Glwb Garddio ysgol Stanford in the Vale am anfon y ffotograffau hyfryd yma o'r disgyblion a'u cennin Pedr. Ydych chi'n edrych fel gwyddonwyr go iawn yn mesur y blodau!
Waw! Mae'r blog yma'n edrych yn hir iawn eto. Roeddwn i am ateb mwy o'r sylwadau gwych wnaethoch chi eu hanfon cyn gwyliau'r Pasg...
Eich sylwadau tywydd:
Stanford in the Vale Primary School: Two crocuses have opened up today! Our last day of term! Prof P: Great news! I hope more have opened when you get back to school.
Henllys CIW Primary: All children have taken their plants home for the Easter holidays. We had our first crocus flower open yesterday hopefully everyone will keep an eye on their plants during the holidays and record when they open. Prof P: I'm glad you could take your plants home, I look forward to receiving your flower records.
Westwood CP School: No readings on Friday - school closed due to snow. No flowers open before Easter Break. Teacher took readings for last 2 weeks to send from home. Prof P: Thanks for the update, do you have some flowers now Westwood?
SS Philip and James Primary School: We can't believe this is our last week of measuring and sending in our weather data. Thank you, goodbye and Happy Easter!
From the Super Scientists at Phil and Jim! Prof P: Thank you too Phil & Jim Team Super Scientists!
St Joseph's Primary School (Penarth): Most of our crocus bulbs have opened but, sadly, not our daffodil bulbs. We have left our pots at school over the Easter holidays because the eco committee are planning to plant them around the school later. Hopefully, there will be some beautiful daffodil flowers when we go back? Happy Easter! Prof P: That sounds like a lovely idea St Joseph's. I like the sound of your eco committee, they sound great!
Coppull Parish Primary School: We are all very disappointed as so far we have no flowers. We think we will get maybe 2 or 3, because only one pot is showing any signs of growth. Prof P: I hope they flower eventually Coppull Parish.
Stepping Stones Short Stay School: School finished today on Thursday 28th for the Easter holidays, so we have no records for Friday 29th. Today the first crocus that we have been watching opened fully, at last! Prof P: I'm very pleased for you!
Manor Primary School: Friday 29th: School was not open due to being Good Friday. Happy Easter all. School is back on Monday 15th April. All the pots have shoots but nothing is open yet. Prof P: Thank you for the update Manor Primary! Happy Easter to you too.
Newport Primary School: Week 12:Really cold all this week with snow every day. Week 13: A balmy 5 degrees today. Prof P: Brrr! I have seen on the TV how snowy it has been in Scotland.
Milford Haven Junior School: The quadrangle garden was flooded on Friday due to heavy rainfall at night. Prof P: Did anyone get wet feet?
Ysgol Porth Y Felin: to pp, unfortunately this is our last week doing professor plant. I am here to thank you for joining in our school. nothing is really wrong so, happy easter from ysgol porth y felin. Prof P: Well done bulb buddies! I have enjoyed doing this experiment with you, thanks for your help.
Wormit Primary School: We go on holiday today for our Easter Break. Our crocuses have not flowered yet because we think it has been too cold. We are glad that you have extended the date for recording their flowering dates! We will keep an eye on them over the Easter break- P7 and Mrs Wright :) Prof P: Fingers crossed that your flowers open before the next deadline. Happy holidays!
Balcurvie Primary School: This is our last weather entry as we are off school for the Easter holidays tomorrow. Yeah! Prof P: I hope you have a wonderful holiday!
Greyfriars RC Primary School: we are off school on Friday so today is our last day at school and were off school tomorrow so this is our last weather report for now. The bulbs have grown a lot and they are all in bud. We're taking them home for the holiday. We will record flowering dates. They are getting taller and are getting ready to bloom mine is looking awesome we are very excited about our bulbs. Prof P: Excellent work Greyfriars!
Glyncollen Primary School: Thank you for the bulbs. We are amazed at how tall our crocus grew. We are very happy as the daffodils are the national emblem of our country Wales. We have had a wonderful time doing the investigation. Our crocuses have grown well. We are very sad that everything has now finished. Bye bye from year 4 Prof P: The daffodil is such a beautiful sunny flower to have as the national emblem of Wales isn't it Glyncollen? I love it.
Thorneyholme RC Primary School: Yo Pro P!!! We have had a lot of snow so unfortunately our bulbs are taking a long time to grow. HAPPY EASTER!!!! Thanks for letting us participate in this project. It has been EPIC!!!!!! Hopefully our bulbs will have grown over the Easter holidays. Thanks and bye bye. Thorneyholme. :) Prof P: I am so glad you have enjoyed the project! Happy Easter to you too.
St Mary's Catholic Primary School: Dear Prof Plant, Our school was closed due to heavy snowfall overnight 21st-22nd March. Our crocus bulbs had just begun to open! and we were very excited and looking forward to taking our pots home for the Easter holidays. Sadly because of the closure the pots remain at school!!! Prof P: I'm sorry that you couldn't take your plants home, but don't worry, maybe they will wait until you get back to school and then flower?
Britannia Community Primary School: Still no flowers and very cold! Prof P: Stay wrapped up warm Britannia bulb buddies, and keep watching!
Ysgol Nant Y Coed: Today is the last day of term so we're all taking our bulbs home. All the daffodils have opened or are in bud. We'll record when they flower at home. We've really enjoyed taking part in the project and hope the data we've sent will be useful. Prof P: The data you send in will be VERY useful Ysgol Nant y Coed, thanks for all your hard work.
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Diolch i chi hefyd am eich holl sylwadau diddorol. Rydw i wedi derbyn gormod o sylwadau dros y bythefnos ddiwethaf i roi lle i bob un yn y blog, felly dyma fi'n penderfynu ysgrifennu blog arbennig yr wythnos hon yn cynnwys llawer mwy o'ch sylwadau chi.
Blodau pwy sydd wedi agor yr wythnos yma?
Mae mwy o ysgolion wedi cofnodi bod eu blodau wedi agor! Yng Nghymru: Ysgol Gynradd Babyddol Sant Robert, Ysgol Gynradd Rogiet, Ysgol Gynradd Glyncollen ac Ysgol Iau Brynhyfryd; yn Lloegr: SS Philip and James Primary School; ac yn yr Alban: Balcurvie Primary School! Gwych! Da iawn chi a diolch am anfon eich cofnodion ata i.
Eich sylwadau blodau:
SS Philip and James Primary School: The crocuses needed some sun for them to open so that we could see the anthers and define them as 'flowering'. Prof P: You are quite right. The sun is shining here in Cardiff today, is it sunny where you are?
Balcurvie Primary School: Mine was the first crocus to flower and just in time for the holidays! Prof P: Hooray, that's great news!
St. Mary's RC Primary School (Lancashire): Grown to 490mm Planted On The 12th Dec 2012. Prof P: Wow that is a tall daffodil!
Hywel Da Primary School: All daffodils open during the week of 18th to 22nd March. Prof P: Thanks for your report Hywel Da.
Archbishop Hutton's Primary School: On Monday 11th March when we came into school there was about 15 crocuses which had flowered over the weekend. Prof P: That must have been a pretty sight!
Oakfield Primary School: This is our first daffodil to flower called twix. (18.03.2013) Prof P: What a great name!
Newburgh Primary School: It's our first flower and its called 'Craze Crocus'! (18.03.2013) Prof P: That's a great name too!
Ysgol Iau Hen Golwyn: Flowers are very late opening. Daffodils have not opened yet. Prof P: I hope they flower for you soon.
Rogiet Primary School: Our crocus plants are very small we thought they weren't going to flower but today we found a very small one! It is only 9cm high. Prof P: Well done Rogiet for spotting it!
Magor Church in Wales Primary: Daffodils have not flowered yet. (13.03.2013) Prof P: Thank you for that very valuable record, maybe they will flower soon.
Ysgol Bodafon: It is a beautiful daffodil flower. There are 5 heads of the crocus flowers. Prof P: I think daffodils are very beautiful too.
Greyfriars RC Primary School: We haven't had much rain for 3 weeks but have been watering the bulbs. Our watering can leaked all over the floor. We now have a new watering can! Prof P: Oops! Well done for looking after your bulbs so well.
Eich sylwadau tywydd:
Glyncollen Primary School: Thank you for putting our message on your blog. We brought the crocus into class and tried your experiment. It was very cold outside and our crocus hadn't opened but when they came into the warmth they opened. When we took them back out they closed up again. We have got a lot to do this week. We have to research what the mystery bulb is, although they have nearly opened. We have to measure the final height of both flowers and send you photos. We have also got to send you labelled drawings of our daffodils. Our teacher says we deserve a holiday after all our hard work.Yr.4 Glyncollen. Prof P: Wow Glyncollen, you really have been working super hard – your teacher is right, you do deserve a holiday, and luckily it is Easter break! Well done for doing the crocus experiment – I am really pleased that it worked for you.
St Athan Primary: not too sure of rain readings for this week as the gauge has been tampered with over night during the last two weeks. We are sure it's not the pupils during school time as it's been checked prior to staff leaving sorry about that. The children are upset about their part of the experiment being inaccurate despite my assurance that these things happen sometimes! Prof P: I am very sorry that someone has been tampering with your rain gauge. If you need a new one for the project next year I can send one. Please don't be upset St Athan pupils, I know that you have all been working very hard. I am very grateful for all the records you have sent in, you are all super scientists!
Darran Park Primary: Our crocuses have flowered this week, but as of yet the daffodils have not opened. They have been slow in growing. We are hoping that they will be ready to flower when we come back to school. We are on holiday as from today, for two weeks. HAPPY EASTER TO YOU ALL .from year 5 children in Darran Park Primary. Prof P: Happy Easter to you too year 5!
Stepping Stones Short Stay School: heavy rainfall over the weekend before Monday 18th, therefore the high measure by Monday afternoon. Heavy snow early on Friday 23rd, some melting by 2:30PM, measuring 3mm. Prof P: Excellent weather reporting Stepping Stones.
Tynewater Primary School: None of our flowers are out yet and we are on holiday for two weeks now for Easter. I am going to move our potted bulbs into a sunnier spot (in front of a south facing wall) for the holidays and hope that they are flowering by the time we get back on the 8th April. Do you want us to let you know what happens? Prof P: Yes please do let me know what happens!
Ysgol Y Ffridd: Yn anffodus toes yr un o'n blodau ni wedi tyfu. Athro'r Ardd: Mae'n flin gen i glywed hynny Ysgol Y Ffridd, ond nawr mae ganddoch chi dair wythnos arall i anfon eich cofnodion blodau. Gobeithio y bydd rhai o'ch blodau chi'n tyfu yn y tair wythnos nesaf. Da iawn chi am eich holl waith a daliwch ati i wylio'ch planhigion!
Stanford in the Vale Primary School: Dear Professor, Another week of strange, cold weather, snow at the beginning of the week, bitter cold winds, then today blue skies in the morning, which then has started to rain! I have sent the children home with their daffodil pots, and I have asked them to record the day the flower opens. Happy Easter to everyone and lets hope we do get some sunny weather over the holidays! Regards Stanford Gardening Club Prof P: It's great that the children have taken their plants home! I hope you have some Easter sunshine in Oxfordshire to help them open.
Sofrydd Primary School: there have been snow showers through out this week. Prof P: It has been a very snowy March in some parts of Wales!
Ysgol Gynradd Talybont: This year we moved the thermometer to a different part of the garden nearer to the plant pots and it was directly in the afternoon sun, so we do not think it is a true reflection of the temperature. Prof P: Hmm, well done for thinking about your experiment so scientifically Ysgol Gynradd Talybont, I am very impressed.Maybe that wall IS a bit warmer than the rest of your garden, but it does sound like you have found a nice sunny spot for your plants to grow!
St Nicholas Primary School: We have daffodil flowers and our couple of crocuses that weren't eaten by squirrels have flowered! Prof P: What cheeky squirrels!! I suppose they must have been very hungry. I like squirrels a lot but they are not very good scientists!
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Dordt College News
Canceled: Carve your masterpiece in the snow
January 14, 2013
A 48 hour snow carving frenzy will NOT begin at Dordt College on February 7, when the college had hoped to host the first annual Prairie Grass Snow Sculpting Competition. Teams would have had two days to sculpt their work of art out of a four foot cube of snow provided by the college.
The plan had been for sculpting to begin at 11 a.m. on Thursday, February 7, and end at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 9, between the B.J. Haan Auditorium and the Kuyper Apartments. The college planned to set up lights up at night so sculptors could work whenever and for however long they like.
Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your feelings about snow), the immediate forecast seems to indicate there will be little or no snow on the ground at the time of the competition. Anyone who has already registered will receive a refund.
If we have a more normal Iowa winter next year, keep an eye out for the inaugural snow carving event in 2014.
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Little baby Janyla Lenise Foye was sleeping soundly at around 2 p.m. Tuesday after being the first baby to enter Lenoir County on New Year's day.
Her mother, Kimberly Foye, 34, was resting in a bed next to a small baby table where her newborn daughter lay.
"I really feel … I'm still in a dream and I haven't woke up," Foye said.
She was pleased her walking at about 11 p.m. Monday night on the Wellness Center's track at Lenoir Memorial Hospital had done the trick — she went into labor at about 5:45 a.m. Tuesday.
Foye's due date was Jan. 2. She had been walking during her entire pregnancy. But a couple of weeks prior to delivery, her doctor had told her to stop walking and get bed rest. But on Monday, she was given the go-ahead to walk again as she was dilated about 3 centimeters.
"Me and my two aunts had me walking around because they wanted me to have her when the ball dropped," Foye said. "But that didn't happen. So we went back home."
Baby Janyla was born a mere 5 pounds, 7.5 ounces and 18 inches long with Gaffeny Jones, the baby's godfather, watching.
"It was amazing to me," he said, "because it was, like, my first experience."
It wasn't a first experience for Foye. She has 7-year-old Jahkeem Foye, who had seen his new sister earlier in the morning.
"He's thrilled," Foye said about her son. "He wanted to hold her."
After she began labor, she was admitted to the hospital about 6 a.m. April Hardy was the charge nurse on duty.
"Everything went great," Hardy said. "(Foye) was actually a good patient. Everything went smooth."
The Kinston native had learned she would have a girl from an ultrasound performed when she was five months pregnant. She said she had wanted a boy, but that desire didn't seem to matter anymore.
"She's spoiled already and don't even know it," she said about Janyla. "I'm just going to be the best mother and tell her I love her."
Foye is the daughter of Stephanie Foye of Kinston.
Margaret Fisher can be reached at 252-559-1082 or email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter at MargaretFishr.


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Posted 19 January 2013 - 15:00
This. Though not all the time, my Nexus will have large lag spikes at certain times that wasn't present at all on 4.1.2.
Upgrading to 4.2 noticeably decreased the performance on my Nexus 7. Even after reflashing and having 6GB+ space free, it really lags.
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Posted 20 January 2013 - 14:56
this is due to a TRIM bug in 4.1.1.
Look for an app "ForeverGone" on the play store...and run it...it will take some time to complete (it will fill up your empty space). This will reset the TRIM related errors.
4.1.2 tried to fix this, though it's still not properly fixed in 4.2.1 (slight stutter at times, which is fixed by rebooting). Use this app to fix it for the time being: https://play.google....lagfix&hl=en_GB
This will have to do till google fixes this ****-up.
Posted 20 January 2013 - 16:55
I installed and ran ForeverGone and it indeed does seem to have restored my device speed, thanks V9! The only problem is that now when i try to add a widget back i get an error "launcher has stopped".
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Game is filled with PVP ganking on CRZ.
In terms of other aspects. Worst expansion so far in terms of endgame content. Very few 5 man dungeons. Scenarios are just bad and unintresting. LFR killed the feeling that raids actually were worth doing. Instead you just wait 1 hour in LFR Qs to get your guarantied random rolls per week. And random really means random.
Normal and heroic raids are close to dead wit LFR. And since Normals have been made harder and more complicated many guilds are dead cause ppl are forced into LFR instead.
The real issue with this Xpansion is ofc the core balance of roles that has been totally and utterly destroyed with high DPS driven content (dailies, Brawlers guild, scenarios for faster Qs). At the same time both tanks and specially healing roles are directly punished and are having to suffer extra with added system like itemlvl upgrade system that increases the gap between main spec and offspec gear.
So basicly - Blizzard screwed up big time. So much that healers and tanks are now just a minority group in the game and many are forced out and going for other games. Many have gone RIFT and are having a blast. It supports multiroles so much better than MOP and does not punish players for wanting to play something other than dps.
I say so far that MOP is the worst expansion yet - based on simple facts of core balance that BLizzard got horribly wrong when it came to 3 roles needed to play this game in the best way possible.
People are forced into LFR? this made my day.


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Moving over from mailing list: http://maven.40175.n5.nabble.com/Fwd-archetype-catalog-xml-and-its-properties-and-goals-elements-what-populates-them-tp2843289p2844753.html
Allow goals to be attached to pre/post Velocity template processing in archetype generation process
I want logic to run after (and maybe before as well?) the current archetype Velocity template generation process.
Some useful functionality simply can't be offered with Velocity templates alone. What's needed is some "extra spice" in the form of <goals> which can be configured in the archetype metadata file.
I'll just go over my current use and you can extract the generalized feature:
My team creates project pairs (biz-objects and UI-layer) which are plugins to a larger system. Whenever a new project pair is needed, there is a specific template layout the projects should adhere to, and the SVN check-in paths should be consistent with the other projects. SVN-ignores must be set up. Also, a maintenance folder containing SVN-externals pointing to portions of the projects pairs must be updated. There's a huge team wiki page listing all the steps needed to create a new project pair.
So I've been able to remove most of the manual work by creating a multimodule project containing a custom plugin and the multimodule (for the project pair) archetype. The archetype and custom plugin are really inseparable. They don't make sense without each other. Also, no one will ever just run the archetype without also running the custom goals afterwards, and vice versa.
sidenote: for me, a nifty tool for these these one-off plugins is to write the mojos in Groovy, and utilize Ant. example that doesn't even use half the power it could: http://pastebin.com/MT4Hkj7i
There's all sorts of other possibilities of attaching goals to archetype generation. If you can think of some, please comment. For example, if I could figure it out I would have the custom plugin create the corresponding Hudson projects.
The proposal is to add <goals> to the archetype descriptor: http://maven.apache.org/archetype/archetype-common/archetype-descriptor.html
would look like this:
<goal>dependency:tree -Dverbose=true</goal>
<module dir="biz.objects">
<goal>some other goal to run on this module</goal>
<module dir="ui">
important parts:
- maybe have goals for whole thing, and also in individual modules?
- must run in order listed in metadata file
- must allow stuff that command line allows, like "-D" switches and fully-qualified/partially-qualified goal names
other sidenote:
ARCHETYPE-276 doesn't get enough love. "Allow archetypes to declare minimum version of maven-archetype-plugin they need." Users need some indication when the archetype plugin they are using isn't new enough to support the archetype's ambitions.
another thing that's criminal:
the fact that this wiki system (Confluence?) doesn't retain your post if forget to type in the captcha, I had to type this whole thing over again because I didn't see those mangled words


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JON CARDINELLI reports on the Sharks' 30-17 hammering of the Reds in Saturday's play-off in Brisbane.
After the Bulls' dismal effort in Christchurch, the Sharks have turned in a rousing physical performance to not only keep their own title hopes alive, but those of a nation.
The resounding victory in Brisbane has set up a semi-final showdown against the Stormers. What this means is that one South African team will definitely progress to the grand final on 4 August.
The Stormers will be difficult to beat in Cape Town, but the Sharks will fancy their chances given the manner of victory at Suncorp Stadium.
It was a superior forward performance that set the platform for what will go down as one of the great Sharks Super Rugby victories. On the back of that forward dominance, the Sharks piled on the points in the first half, and defended like demons in the second.
Some might say that the Sharks had their fair share of luck in this encounter. Indeed, Reds coach Ewen McKenzie would have felt a strong sense of dejavu as starting flyhalf Ben Lucas was carried off in the 21st minute, an injury that forced star scrmhalf Will Genia to shift to No 10.
Lucas had been ineffective while he was on the park, and it didn't help that his forwards were copping a hiding at the collisions and breakdowns. The Reds certainly missed Quade Cooper's decision making in that key position, and after Lucas cried off with injury, the Reds also missed Genia's impact at No 9.
But while this certainly worked in the Sharks' favour, the visitors made a great deal of their own luck. Travelling across the world for this fixture was never going to be easy, and doing so without Frans Steyn and Pat Lambie was expected to detract from their performance.
They went into the game as underdogs, but from the first whistle they showed the mongrel, desire and precision to win the key battles and eventually the match.
Apart from the raw power at the collisions (the Sharks pack was superb and the decision to play Willem Alberts at No 4 was vindicated), the decision making by the heavies was a real highlight.
The Sharks forwards would place their counterparts under pressure at the rucks, force the turnover and then produce some dazzling offloads that kept the movement alive.
They converted every early opportunity, racing to a 10-0 lead inside 13 minutes. By the half-hour mark they were 20-3 up, Freddie Michalak nailing a drop goal to keep the scoreboard ticking.
Genia would leave his mark on this match with an important play moments later. Spotting Jannie du Plessis defending on the wing, Genia directed play left and linked up smartly with Scott Higginbotham. The Wallabies loosie delivered the final pass to Genia, and at 20-10 the Reds were still in with a chance.
The period before and after half-time belonged to the Reds, but they were undone by their high-error rate as well as some stunning Sharks defence.
In fact, it was a sharp piece of pressure defence that created the Sharks' next try, Charl McLeod reading the play beautifully and picking off a Genia pass.
The scrumhalf raced 75m to score, and at 27-10, the whole complexion of the game changed again. Another Sharks score would win the game, and the Reds would resort to some desperate tactics in an attempt to close that massive gap.
They turned down numerous shots at goal in search of a seven-pointer that would bring them closer, but their inability to win the collisions cost them at every turn.
While the Sharks spent almost the entire third quarter defending in their own territory, their ferocity at the point of contact was as rabid as was at the start of the game. They turned the Reds over from five metres out on several occasions, and again it was sharp decision making that cut down the Reds' attacking space.
The Sharks had a further chance to score when Lwazi Mvovo broke from deep to spark a great period of attacking rugby with the offload in contact again a prominent feature. The ball eventually flew to the hapless Meyer Bosman, who tripped over his own feet and fell agonisingly short of the tryline. Fortunately for the Sharks, it was a gaffe that didn't cost them on the scoreboard.
The Reds finished strongly in the final five minutes, but by then the result was beyond doubt. Radike Samo crossed the tryline and Genia converted, but all this served to do was lend some respectability to the scoreline.
The Sharks were more dominant that the final scoreline suggested, and that final try will not detract from what was their best defensive performance in 2012.
Reds – Tries: Will Genia, Radike Samo. Conversions: Mike Harris, Genia. Penalty: Harris.
Sharks – Tries: JP Pietersen, Paul Jordaan, Charl McLeod. Conversions: Freddie Michalak (3). Penalties: Michalak (2). Drop goal: Michalak.


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A lot has changed in the past 25 years. Technological feats thought to be impossible in the 1980s have been overcome, while other problems and challenges arose in their place. Changing design requirements, technology and applications are nothing new in the world of electronic components.
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This article addresses the impact of material choice on heat sink performance. First, we evaluate different materials using mechanical samples and a research quality wind tunnel. This testing compares a constant heat sink geometry made from copper, aluminum, and graphite foam.
No More Silos Allowed for Thermal and EMI Engineers as Frequencies RiseApril 29, 2010 12:58 pm | by Jeff McCutcheon, senior technical specialist,3M Electronics Markets Materials Division | Articles | Comments
Are you a "Themimech" engineer? If not now, you might be soon! As the rising frequencies of many applications are now forcing engineers to be aware of and plan for issues related to rising frequencies in electronic devices and systems, they are now required to participate...
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LCD displays are widely used in cell phones, personal media players, internet tablet PCs, laptops, and large-screen TV sets. These displays account for a major part of the power consumed by these devices. For example, a mobile phone screen may consume upwards of 40% of the system power, while in a large-screen TV, the display may consume 70% or more of the system power.
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Electrocardiogram (ECG) system analog front-end (AFE) devices are typically designed with discrete off-the-shelf components from various semiconductor vendors. The primary components of a traditional discrete ECG AFE include instrumentation amplifiers, operational amplifiers that implement active filters, and analog-to-digital converters (ADCs).
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Handheld electronic devices -- regardless of what they are used for or who manufactures them -- share one common denominator: a re-chargeable battery and, in most cases, a built-in charger circuit. When an external power source such as an AC adapter or a USB port is attached at the input terminal, the charger circuit will re-charge the battery.
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A major challenge facing power engineers today is how to overcome a reduction in board space for the power circuitry in commercial electronic products. A quick walk through any electronics retail store will reveal that personal computers have become smaller and even miniaturized which is a trend for many other types of electronic devices.
Discrete Components Optimize Medical Equipment Performance and ReliabilityMarch 4, 2010 10:16 am | by Steve Wade, VP of Sales and Marketing, TT electronics | Articles | Comments
Medical electronics applications require components that are smaller, more robust, and highly versatile, particularly as medical equipment becomes increasingly portable. Because medical systems often use discrete electronic components in their circuit designs, passive components are critical to optimizing performance and reliability.
MOSFETs Provide Efficient Operation for Battery-powered "Green" ProductsMarch 4, 2010 9:33 am | by Kevin Turchin, FAE Manager, ROHM Semiconductor | Articles | Comments
Portable products increasingly rely on a single 3.7V Li-Ion battery for the energy source. For these and other low-voltage applications, lower gate voltage power MOSFETs improve the efficiency for extended battery life and reduce the heat dissipation involved in switching the loads. In addition, they simplify the design of numerous control functions by allowing direct control / drive.
A Simple Solution for Powering LED StreetlightsFebruary 19, 2010 11:04 am | by Brian King, Applications Engineer, Texas Instruments | Articles | Comments
As LEDs continue to penetrate the market and replace last generation light sources, new engineering challenges arise. These challenges come in the form of thermal, optical and electrical issues. For the electrical engineer, maximizing efficiency is usually at the top of the list. However, selecting the proper LED driver topology sometimes can be dictated by the application.
Compact Packaging – Squeezing Every Inch Out of Embedded System PlatformsJanuary 15, 2010 6:10 am | by Justin Moll, Manager of Marketing, Elma Americas, Elma Electronic Inc. | Articles | Comments
Design applications are getting increasingly dense for embedded system platforms. You name the application, and in most cases, space it at a premium. Packaging the boards, power supplies, fans, drives and other components into these smaller spaces can be challenging.
How to Survive the Quest for a Useful Multicore BenchmarkDecember 15, 2009 4:31 am | by Shay Gal-On, Markus Levy, and Steve Leibson | Articles | Comments
Selecting an optimal multicore chip or SoC architecture is considerably more complex than picking a lone processor chip or core. As with processor selection, benchmarks can help. A good multicore benchmark will identify bottlenecks in the multicore system design including memory and I/O bottlenecks, computational bottlenecks, and real-time bottlenecks.
Optimizing Multicore for Networking ApplicationsDecember 9, 2009 4:44 am | by Millind Mittal, Sr. Director of Technology, AppliedMicro, www.appliedmicro.com | Articles | Comments
Today's high-performance processors for networking applications utilize a multi-core approach that benefits from packet and flow level parallelism inherent to network processing. Multicores optimized for networking applications typically augment general-purpose processor cores...
Designing a Buck ConverterDecember 8, 2009 9:20 am | by Tamara Schmitz | Articles | Comments
Designing a buck converter isn't easy. Most users want a box that works—taking in one DC voltage and delivering another. This box can take various forms. It can be a step-down to generate a lower voltage or step-up to generate a higher voltage. There are also plenty of special options...
Circuit Protection Considerations for USB 3.0December 2, 2009 10:44 am | by Kedar Bhatawadekar, Technical Marketing and Product Application Engineer, Tyco Electronics' Raychem Circuit Protection Products, www.tycoelectronics.com | Articles | Comments
The new USB 3.0 – or "SuperSpeed USB" – protocol was developed to provide higher transfer rates, increased maximum bus power and device current draw, and new power management features, as well as new cables and connectors that are backward-compatible with USB 2.0 devices.
Power Management Design for Portable and Battery Powered SystemsDecember 2, 2009 9:26 am | by Jacques Lavernhe, System Engineering Manager, ON Semiconductor, www.onsemi.com | Articles | Comments
Integrating the maximum number of functions plus power management into the main chipset for portable, battery powered devices such as mobile phones with capability such as MP3, Mpeg4, and TV, would seem to be critical if an acceptable length of battery life is to be achieved.
Power MOSFET Design ConsiderationsDecember 2, 2009 5:50 am | Articles | Comments
The power MOSFET transistor, along with the decades of continuing device design optimization, has enabled new circuit topologies and improvements in power supply efficiency. The conversion from current-driven to voltage-driven power devices resulted in a rapid market adoption of these devices.


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Island (Paperback)
In his final novel, which he considered his most important, Aldous Huxley transports us to the remote Pacific island of Pala, where an ideal society has flourished for 120 years.
Inevitably, this island of bliss attracts the envy and enmity of the surrounding world. A conspiracy is underway to take over Pala, and events are set in motion when an agent of the conspirators, a newspaperman named Faranby, is shipwrecked there. What Faranby doesn't expect is how his time with the people of Pala will revolutionize all his values and—to his amazement—give him hope.
About the Author
Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) is the author of the classic novels Island, Eyeless in Gaza, and The Genius and the Goddess, as well as such critically acclaimed nonfiction works as The Devils of Loudun, The Doors of Perception, and The Perennial Philosophy. Born in Surrey, England, and educated at Oxford, he died in Los Angeles.
Praise for Island…
"A mirror for modern man. . . . Should be read and reread."
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Another original Walden design featuring the state of California and the Walden star marking our home city Ventura. The design reads" Authentic Walden custom, hand shaped in California since 1965". As of 2013 this logo in on every custom built Walden surfboard. Small front logo, larger back logo. Custom Walden printed logo on neck. This is a standard cut men's t-shirt, 100% cotton. Runs true to size.
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