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GAVIN RICH, writing in SA Rugby magazine, says the Vodacom Cup still has a very important role to play.
'I get knocked down. But I get up again' were the opening lines of the song that was used as background music to the TV advert that sold the Vodacom Cup in its first season in 1998. Remember it? A newborn Springbok was filmed dragging itself up from the ground, faltering, falling, and then dragging itself up again. The message was that this was the competition in which future Springbok rugby players would find their feet and learn the ropes of top-level rugby.
The competition may have been knocked over the years but it has never been knocked down or out. More than 13 years after that first season, which gave us Gaffie du Toit and heralded the beginning of a mini rugby revival in the platteland (Griquas won their first major trophy since 1970), the Vodacom Cup still has its detractors – but it continues to survive.
And unless the South African rugby hierarchy take complete leave of their senses, survive it will continue to do in this new era of Super Rugby, where the southern hemisphere regional competition extends from February to July and has started to resemble a miniseries rather than a book or movie.
While the Varsity Cup is considered the sexier, flashier and more marketable competition, and the crowds drawn to the games prove it, the Vodacom Cup remains indispensable to South African rugby as a whole and to the individual franchises that play in Super Rugby.
The service it provides for the greater good of rugby is the sense of inclusion it gives players and rugby followers in the outlying areas. Even if only a thousand people pitch up at a Vodacom Cup game between the Pumas and the Golden Lions in Witbank, it means there are a thousand people who would otherwise have been denied an opportunity to watch live rugby that day.
And with the club game not being as strong in some of those areas as it used to be, it is even more imperative that young players growing up in those areas have some kind of localised top rugby to watch live and to aspire to as a necessary stepping stone to the higher levels of the game.
The Varsity Cup may be popular in the bigger cities where there are universities but, like it or not, it is in some senses an elitist competition in that it is only accessible to some.
There is a new trend of bringing professional players in to supplement Varsity Cup squads, one that is not completely welcomed by all the participants. But not all the next tier of players beneath Super Rugby level can become members of tertiary institutions, so any suggestion that the Vodacom Cup can be done away with and replaced by the Varsity Cup as the only alternative to Super Rugby in the early parts of the year is just pie in the sky.
One thing that needs to be accepted by those who knock the Vodacom Cup on the basis that it attracts small crowds is that entertainment is not the main emphasis of the competition. The sponsors and Saru, through their marketing pushes, try to encourage greater spectator interest, and maybe more should be done to market the tournament.
But anyone who worries that the crowds that go to Kings Park to watch a Super Rugby game would rather braai in the car park than watch a Vodacom Cup curtain-raiser is missing the point.
The number of people watching is less relevant than the number of players on the field who get the chance to experience a level of rugby that, being a significant step up from the Varsity Cup in terms of quality of play produced, ensures some level of readiness for a possible call-up to Super Rugby.
Saru chief executive Jurie Roux was heavily involved with the Varsity Cup in his previous job at Stellenbosch University, and is a big supporter of the competition, but he squirms at any suggestion that the Vodacom Cup should be replaced.
'I think the Vodacom Cup still has a place in South African rugby. Only 22 players from each region can play Super Rugby every weekend, and not everyone is able to play in the Varsity Cup,' he says. 'The expanded Super Rugby format means franchises now require 40-man squads, and the Vodacom Cup allows those fringe players to get game time and show the selectors they should be in Super Rugby starting XVs.'
Roux gets unequivocal support in that view from someone else who has a lot of Varsity Cup experience but who, in a new position, has got to see just how important the Vodacom Cup is. John Dobson spent a lot of time rubbishing the Vodacom Cup to his mates when he was coaching UCT to three appearances in the Varsity Cup semi-finals (twice to the final), but he doesn't do that now that he is coaching the Western Province Vodacom Cup team.
'I used to stand at bars and proffer a lot of opinions on this subject, pushing varsity rugby as well as club rugby and saying that I couldn't understand why they persisted with the Vodacom Cup, but my eyes have been opened this year,' says Dobson.
'The main thing that was immediately noticeable for me when I moved up to coaching the Vodacom Cup side was how much higher the level of physicality was. What made it especially noticeable to me was when the WP Vodacom Cup side, which was essentially the same side that started the competition with a draw against the Lions, put 50 points over UCT in a pre-season warm-up game in Riebeek West.
'In fact, there were four pre-season warm-up games involving the WP Vodacom Cup squad A and B teams and the A and B teams of Stellenbosch and UCT respectively, and in each game the Vodacom Cup combination won with ease.'
Dobson says that it had to be accepted that while the Vodacom Cup sides were made up of full-time professionals, the Varsity Cup sides were made up of quasi-professionals and it was a completely different level.
'We see Varsity Cup standout players come through and play only bit parts in the Vodacom Cup. A couple of years ago we saw Tiger Bax [now with Saracens] go straight from the UCT Varsity Cup side into the Stormers' Super 14 side and he was thrown around a bit and just didn't shape. I don't think you will see many Super Rugby sides selecting players out of the Varsity Cup as it is accepted that the level just isn't sufficiently high enough to be a stepping stone to Super Rugby.
'The big thing really is the level of competition, and now that Super Rugby goes through to July there has to be a competition like the Vodacom Cup. It may be considered the uglier competition in terms of the support it gets and its standing with the public and the media, but it plays a crucial role in ensuring the fringe players who might be needed in Super Rugby get game time.
'In the WP team there are several players who will be going on tour with the Stormers in May and who may get to play a big role in the Stormers' campaign. There are also several who will be playing for WP in the Currie Cup later this year when the Springboks are at the World Cup.
'The players need this level of competition to be ready for those challenges. I know that Heyneke Meyer at the Bulls has opted to place a stronger emphasis on the Varsity Cup this year, but I think it's as a breeding ground for Vodacom Cup players. He sees the Varsity Cup as the pipeline to the Vodacom Cup, not as a direct pipeline to the premier Bulls Super Rugby team.'
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When Autumn Giles and her boyfriend visited the ASPCA Adoption Center in New York City in search of a feline friend, they found a perfect match in a beautiful gray kitty named Christopher. They soon renamed him Butternut. Giles shared the following story with us:
My boyfriend and I had been talking about getting a cat for a while, and it finally felt like the right time! Getting a cat via adoption was really the only option. As the woman who showed us around the Adoption Center observed, Christopher chose us!
Going into it, I thought I wanted to adopt a fluffy cat because I had very fond memories of a long-haired cat that I had as a kid. Christopher is not super-fluffy, but when we met him we knew almost right away that he was ours—and he was immediately so affectionate! He gave us head butts and licks within seconds of meeting us.
After bringing him home, we discovered Christopher had an allergic reaction to something in his food. The folks at the ASPCA were very helpful in getting him well again. In a strange way, having this experience with Christopher made me feel like he was even more of a match for our home because I can't eat gluten and am lactose intolerant, so he and I have special diets in common.
He's doing much better and getting increasingly comfortable in our apartment. I love waking up in the middle of the night to find him in the windowsill. I know he's just a cat, but it feels like he's watching out for us! We can't get over how much love he has to give. Even when he wasn't feeling well, he's was still so affectionate. We're so happy he's in our lives.
I'm so happy for Butternut & his new family. I love all cats, but to me there is something special about gray cats. I had a wonderful gray striped cat, Henry, when we lived in KY. Everytime I see a a gray cat I get a bit happier. Congrats to all!
Yay for Butternut! Congrats to you two (well, 3 hehe). Love it :-)
Never underestimate how wonderful a PET can be. They are so full of LOVE. One of my pets saved my LIFE and then she died. I miss her so. And she was also " just a Cat".
What a wonderful story! Wish all people were as loving as you both. Congrats on your new family member :o)
He's a really good looking cat! I can see how he could steal your heart.
Beautiful ending for your kitty!!! :) Super happy that you guys found each other! :)
I was volunteering at the ASPCA and if Butternut is the Christopher that I knew he must be so incredibly happy to have an apartment to roam around in. He hated going into his 'kitty condo' so much so that he didn't get taken out much (it was too hard to put him back in). I'm so glad to hear that he has the love (and space) he so richly deserves. The cat I knew was a very good looking lanky grey cat. And now it seems he's a happy cat! Lucky Butternut :)
I'm glad Butternut has found a loving home BUT there is no such thing as "just a cat"!
So glad you chose to save a life, many happy years ahead to you and your boyfriend aand Butternut!!!!!!!
Some years ago I put all of my animals on a raw food diet, and
they have absolutely amazing health. I wanted to encourage you
to look into that for your pets. It's how animals are supposed to
eat. They don't hunt for grain in the wild, they hunt for muscle meat, organs, blood and bones. I know it sounds wild, but since
my animals have been eating this way, their health has improved
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I get probably five times as many punctures in my rear wheel as opposed to my front wheel. I run a good pressure and don't get obvious pinch flats.
Does anyone have a logical reason why this could be happening?
I get probably five times as many punctures in my rear wheel as opposed to my front wheel. I run a good pressure and don't get obvious pinch flats.
Does anyone have a logical reason why this could be happening?
The back wheel is the wheel bearing most of the weight and also the wheel providing the driving force. For these 2 reasons it is likely that the forces being exerted between the wheel and surface are much greater on the rear wheel than on the front. This makes it more likely that you will get punctures on the rear wheel than the front - all other things equal.
It is possible that something is stuck in your rear wheel tire. That piece of glass or metal can pierce the tube repeatedly, even after you repair the tube. This happened to me once. I repaired the hole in the tube and a day later another pressure loss. I finally realized that a piece of glass was stuck in the tire. You can feel with your fingers on the inside of the tire for sharp objects.
Other effects: the front tyre can disturb something lying flat on the ground, flicking it up ready to cause a puncture on the rear; and taking a rear wheel off to fix a flat is more hassle because of the gears and so even if you have equal numbers of flats, the extra time spent on rear ones makes it feel like you have more rear ones :-)
Are the holes on the inner surface of the inner tube as opposed to the outer surface. It could be that one of your spokes is slightly loose, when you sit on the bike this spoke may be pushing into the tube slightly and causing the punctures.
Check the position of the holes and see if they're inside or outside, if they're outside then check for sharp objects pushing through the tyre as previously mentioned by someone else.
I cut up a leather belt and use it to line the inside of my tyres. Its a trick my grandad showed me 20 year ago... Its not puncher proof but they are rare.
hope this helps you.
Also wrap tape around the wheel to put a barrier between your spokes and inner tube because they can pinch your tubes causing them to deflate.


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Diablo 1 and 2 were both classics
Diablo 3 also lookes awesome (althrough not as "groundbreaking"). I played in the open beta, but whoever didnt can learn more about what type of game it is by reading the walkthrough:
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Tom Miller
|Thomas John Miller
|Attorney General of Iowa
|In office
|1979-1991, 1995-Present
|Term ends
|January 2019
|Years in position (current service)
|Years in position (previous service)
|Bonnie Campbell (D)
|Former President of the National Association of Attorneys General
|Base salary
|Elections and appointments
|Last election
|November 4, 2014
|First elected
|Campaign $
|Term limits
|High school
|Walert High School (1962)
|Loras College (1966)
|Harvard Law School (1969)
|Date of birth
|August 11, 1944
|Place of birth
|Dubuque, Iowa
|Office website
- 1 Biography
- 2 Political career
- 3 Elections
- 4 Campaign donors
- 5 Recent news
- 6 Personal
- 7 Contact Information
- 8 See also
- 9 External links
- 10 References
After sitting out one term, Miller made his comeback in the 1994 attorney general race, when he won his fourth term in the office. He was subsequently re-elected in 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 and most recently in 2014.
Miller began his ninth non-consecutive term in January 2015, having won re-election again on November 4, 2014.[2] Miller was unopposed in the June 3 Democratic primary, and faced one challenger, Republican Adam Gregg in the general election.
Prior to entering politics with his first and only failed 1974 campaign for attorney general, Miller was city attorney of McGregor and Marquette, Iowa.[3] He returned to private practice upon the expiration of his third term as Iowa Attorney General, working as a Partner/Attorney, Faegre & Benson Law Firm from 1991-1994.[4]
Miller is currently the President of the National Association of Attorneys General. Outside the state, Miller is perhaps best known for having led the roughly three year-long settlement negotiations - ending in Feb. 2012 - between 49 state attorneys general and five top U.S. financial institutions tied to wrongful home foreclosures. In 2008, he was one of six state attorneys general, all of whom belonged to the Democratic Party, who received the highest rating, a letter grade of A+, from the June 2008 Survey and Scorecard report published by the political organization, ACORN.
Miller was born and raised in Dubuque, Iowa, where his father served as county assessor. He graduated from Wahlert High School in 1962 and Loras College in 1966, and he received his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1969. Following in his father's example, Miller decided to move to Baltimore, Maryland after law school to spend two years working as a volunteer for VISTA, a cadaveric surgical training facility.
While in Maryland, Miller took a job as legislative assistant to U.S. Representative John C. Culver, taught law part-time at the Maryland School of Law and eventually became legal education director at the Baltimore Legal Aid Bureau.[3] He moved back to Iowa in 1973 and opened up a private practice.
- Wahlert High School (1962)
- Bachelor's degree, Loras College (1966)
- Juris Doctorate degree, Harvard Law School (1969)
Political career
Attorney General of Iowa (1979-1991, 1995-present)
Miller first ran, unsuccessfully, for Attorney General in 1974, but prevailed in 1978. He remained in the position for 12 years. Miller returned to politics in 1990 with a gubernatorial bid, but did not receive the Democratic nomination. He was elected to a fourth term as Iowa Attorney General in 1994 and won re-election to the office again in 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014.
Miller is a former president of the National Association of Attorneys General.
Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act
On March 11, 2013, Miller, together with twelve other state attorneys general, sent a letter to Congress in support of the Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act, a bill which would ban for-profit colleges from using federal funds for marketing and recruiting techniques.[5] Sponsored by Senators Kay R. Hagan (D-NC) and Tom Harkin (D-IA), who chairs the chamber's Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, the law aims to "ensure that scarce federal education dollars will be used to serve and educate students rather than to finance advertising campaigns, recruitment operations, and aggressive marketing."[6] Consumer protection is one of the key duties assigned to the attorney general in each state.
According to the law's text, student enrollment at for-profit degree-issuing institutions such as the University of Phoenix more than doubled between 1998-2008, during which time the federal government--through student financial assistance programs--provided 86 percent of revenues to 15 reviewed publicly traded companies operating these for-profit colleges. A separate analysis of 15 such companies concluded that, on average, 28 percent of all expenditures were on advertising, marketing, and recruiting. Critics, including the attorneys general responsible for the letter advocating the bill's passage, contend that these expenditures are used to deceive consumers about program costs, graduation rates, or their employment potential beyond graduation. The bill seeks to restrict spending of this nature by higher education institutions or other postsecondary educational institution by prohibiting use of federal loans or grants in specific areas, and requiring that all such institutions whose revenues can be traced to federal educational assistance funds "report annually to the Secretary and to Congress the institution's expenditures on advertising, marketing, and recruiting."[5]
In the letter, the attorneys general urged, "Federal taxpayers should not be asked to foot the bill for aggressive recruiting and deceptive sales tactics of colleges that have placed profits ahead of ensuring student success."[7] There are an estimated 3,000 for-profit schools nationwide, though neither the letter nor the bill cited the name of a specific institution.[8]
Presidential preference
Miller and Iowa State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald were among the first state officials in the country to back United States Senator Barack Obama for President on February 11, 2007.[9]
Mortgage Crisis
Miller led the roughly three year-long multi-state negotiations in the effort to settle with several U.S. banks over alleged abuses and faulty documentation used in the wrongful seizure of homes since the crisis began in 2008. The deal, which 49 states ultimately agreed upon in February 2012 (Oklahoma's Scott Pruitt made an independent deal for his state), was expected to yield up to $40 billion in relief to struggling homeowners, and an estimated "1 million U.S. homeowners who are "underwater" on their mortgages -- with principal exceeding the home's value -- will be eligible for as much as $20,000 in relief of principal owed."[10][11]
Attorneys general from around the country collaborated on the deal to provide immediate assistance to their states' constituents, with notable exceptions, including California's Kamala D. Harris (D), New York's Eric Schneiderman (D) and Delaware's Beau Biden (D). Biden re-entered the fray at the last minute on the reassuring knowledge that the banks would be much more disposed to agree on a deal if it included immunity from mortgage servicing claims Harris and Schneiderman.[10]
Miller was one of six state attorneys general, all of whom belonged to the Democratic Party, who received the highest rating, a letter grade of A+, from the June 2008 Survey and Scorecard report published by the political organization, ACORN. The report was published in an effort to shine the spotlight on state attorneys general "leading the fight to protect homeowners from joining the flood of Americans losing their homes to foreclosure," according to the group.[12]
Foreclosure investigation
According to the National Institute on Money in State Politics, Miller accepted significant contributions to his 2010 re-election campaign from out-of-state lawyers after launching an investigation of the foreclosure practices of prominent banks. Without making any specific allegations, NIMISP suggested the timing and scale of Miller's contributions from out-of-state and legal sources was related to his investigation.
NIMISP noted that Miller's 2010 contributions from out-of-state sources and from lawyers and lobbyists in general greatly exceeded what he had previously brought in from those demographics. Though Miller raised twice as much in 2010 as he had in his 2006 and 2002 campaigns combined, he raised more than ten times as much from lawyers and lobbyists in the finance, insurance and real estate sectors. In particular, $170,300 -- over 20 percent of Miller's total contributions -- came between September 30 and election day, after Miller announced the beginning of his investigation on October 13. Though it is not unusual for a large proportion of candidates' contributions to come in the last month before an election, the NIMISP report argued that the huge discrepancy between Miller's out-of-state contributions from lawyers and lobbyists in 2010 and in previous campaigns suggested a link with his investigation.[13]
- See also: Iowa attorney general election, 2014
Miller ran for re-election as attorney general in 2014.[14] He was unopposed for the Democratic nomination in the primary election on June 3, 2014, and faced a single challenger in the general election, Republican Adam Gregg. Tom Miller won the general election on November 4, 2014.
|Attorney General of Iowa, 2014
|Vote %
|Tom Miller Incumbent
|Adam Gregg
|Write-in votes
|Total Votes
|Election Results via Iowa Secretary of State.
- See also: Iowa Attorney General election, 2010
- 2010 Race for Attorney General - Democratic Primary
- Tom Miller ran unopposed in this contest
|2010 Race for Attorney General - General Election[15]
|Vote Percentage
|Democratic Party
|Tom Miller
|Republican Party
|Brenna Findley
|Total Votes
- 2006 Race for Attorney General - Democratic Primary and General Election
- Tom Miller ran unopposed in both contests
- 2002 Race for Attorney General - Democratic Primary
- Tom Miller ran unopposed in this contest
|2002 Race for Attorney General - General Election[16]
|Vote Percentage
|Democratic Party
|Tom Miller
|Republican Party
|Dave Millage
|Libertarian Party
|Edward F. Noyes
|Total Votes
- 1998 Race for Attorney General - Democratic Primary
- Tom Miller ran unopposed in this contest
|1998 Race for Attorney General - General Election[17]
|Vote Percentage
|Democratic Party
|Tom Miller
|Republican Party
|Mark Schwickerath
|Natural Law
|Nancy L. Watkins
|Total Votes
Campaign donors
Comprehensive donor information for Miller is available dating back to 1998. Based on available campaign finance records, Miller raised a total of $1,270,240 during that time period. This information was last updated on July 10, 2013.[18]
1998, 2002, 2006, 2010
Ballotpedia collects information on campaign donors for each year in which a candidate or incumbent is running for election. The following table offers a breakdown of Tom Miller's donors each year.[19] Click [show] for more information.
|Tom Miller's Campaign Contributions
Attorney General of Iowa
Attorney General of Iowa
Attorney General of Iowa
Attorney General of Iowa
|Total Raised
|Total Raised by Opponents
|Top 5 contributors
|Democratic Attorneys General Association - Ohio
|Peter Decoster
|Brent & Staci Appel
|Ed & Lois Skinner
|Gregory Abel
|Kurt & Lynette Rasmussen
|Responsibility Opportunity Community
|Elaine Kamarck
|David Boies
|Sandra Rasmussen
|Qwesst Communications
|Jerry Crawford and Thomas Urban
|$2,500 each
|Kirby McInerney, LLP
|Robert Skinner
|Brown Forman Corp
|Gerald & Jane Kuehn
|Donald Flexner & Jerry Crawford
|$20,000 each
|Edwin Skinner
|Ralph Walker and Steven Wandro
|$2,500 each
|Beverly & Michael Horton
|In-state donations
|Out-of-state donations
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Miller resides in McGregor, Iowa. He has a son named Matt.[3]
Contact Information
Capitol Address:
Iowa Attorney General
1305 East Walnut Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: (515) 281-5164
Fax: (515) 281-4209
E-mail: email@example.com
See also
External links
- Official Iowa Attorney General website
- Project Vote Smart - Tom Miller biography
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 1998
- ↑ Office of the Iowa Attorney General, "Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller," accessed January 17, 2013
- ↑ The Gazette, "Iowa Attorney General Miller 'off and running' for ninth term - See more at: http://thegazette.com/2013/11/13/iowa-attorney-general-miller-off-and-running-for-ninth-term/#sthash.AGYbG6Jo.dpuf," November 13, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Attorney General Tom Miller, "About Tom," accessed February 17, 2012
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Thomas Miller," accessed February 17, 2012
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Library of Congress, "Bill Text 113th Congress (2013-2014) S.528.IS," March 12, 2013
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- ↑ The Boston Globe, "Attorney generals to Congress: Don't let for-profit colleges use federal grants and loans for advertising," March 17, 2013
- ↑ Commonwealth of Kentucky Office of the Attorney General, "Letter to Congress," March 11, 2013
- ↑ The American Presidency Project, "Press Release - Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller and State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald Endorse Barack Obama for President," February 11, 2007
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 WDTV, "Attorney General Adds West Virginia To Mortgage Settlement," June 18, 2014
- ↑ Book of States: Council of State Governments, "Attorneys General: Valuing Privacy in the Digital Age," July 1, 2013
- ↑ ACORN "Attorneys General Take Action: Real Leadership in Fighting Foreclosures" June 2008
- ↑ National Institute on Money in Politics, "Campaign Contributions Rise When Foreclosure Investigation Begins," April 20, 2011
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State - 2010 General Election Results
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State - Official 2002 General Election Results
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State - Official 1998 General Election Results
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Career fundraising for Tom Miller," accessed July 10, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money.org, "Home," accessed February 17, 2015
|Political offices
|Preceded by
Bonnie Campbell (D)
|Iowa Attorney General
| Succeeded by
|Preceded by
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|Iowa Attorney General
| Succeeded by
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Maxwell Award – Most outstanding player Mark Ingram – RB – AlabamaColt McCoy – QB – TexasTim Tebow – QB – Florida
My pick-Tim Tebow of course. He's won it two years in a row. Gotta make it 3.
Bednarik Award – Best defensive playerTerrence Cody – DT – AlabamaBrandon Spikes – LB – FloridaNdamukong Suh – DT – Nebraska
My pick-Ndamukong Suh. Even though this award is typically linebackers only Suh is too good to leave out.
Bronko Nagurski Award – Best defensive playerPat Angerer – LB – IowaEric Berry – S – Tennessee Terrence Cody – DT – AlabamaJerry Hughes – DE – TCU Ndamukong Suh-DT-Nebraska
My pick-Jerry Hughes. I make this call mainly because this award seems to go to the odd defensive guy out every year.
Davey O'Brien Award – Best quarterbackCase Keenum – QB – Houston Colt McCoy – QB – Texas Tim Tebow – QB – Florida
My pick-Colt McCoy. He'll pick up the double dip with this and the Heisman
Doak Walker Award – Best running backToby Gerhart – RB – Stanford Mark Ingram – RB – Alabama CJ Spiller – RB – Clemson
My pick-Toby Gerhart. Gerhart has won the hearts of the country, and should clean up at award time.Biletnikoff Award – Best wide receiver Freddie Barnes – WR – Bowling GreenJordan Shipley – WR – TexasGolden Tate – WR – Notre Dame
My pick-Jordan Shipley. I think Tate is a much better player, but Shipley has had some amazing games.
Rotary Lombardi Award – Best down lineman
Terrence Cody – DT – Alabama Jerry Hughes – DE – TCUGerald McCoy – DT – Oklahoma Ndamukong Suh – DT – Nebraska
My pick-Gerald McCoy. Just have a feeling with so many great defensive players they will spread the love around a little.Butkus Award – Best linebackerSergio Kindle – LB – TexasRolando McClain – LB – AlabamaEric Norwood – LB – South Carolina Brandon Spikes – LB – FloridaSean Weatherspoon – LB – Missouri
My pick-Rolando McClain. McClain is far and away the best linebacker in the nation and since he wasn't nominated or any other awards he wins this in a landslide.Mackey Award – Best tight endDorin Dickerson – TE – PittsburghAaron Hernandez – TE – Florida Dennis Pita – TE – BYU
My pick-Aaron Hernandez. He's benefited greatly from the Florida scheme but he's sneaky good.Outland Trophy – Best interior linemanMike Iupati – G – IdahoRussell Okung – OT – Oklahoma State Ndamukong Suh – DT – Nebraska
My pick-Russell Okung. Okung is the best offensive lineman in the coutry and this is his only shot at an award.Jim Thorpe Award – Best defensive back Eric Berry – S – TennesseeJoe Haden – CB – FloridaEarl Thomas – S – Texas
My pick-Eric Berry. Probably could be Haden, but Berry's body of work is impressive.Lou Groza Award – Best place kicker Kai Forbath – K – UCLA Leigh Tiffin – K – Alabama Blair Walsh – K – Georgia
My pick-Leigh Tiffin. Walsh is probably a better player, but Tiffin has helped Alabama win more games.Ray Guy Award – Best punter
Drew Butler – P – Georgia Chas Henry – P – Florida Zoltan Mesko – P – Michigan
My pick-Zoltan Mesko. Because you don't mess with the Zoltan.
William V. Campbell Award – Top scholar-athlete John Asamoah – G – Illinois Matt Bauman – LB – BYUEric Decker – WR – Minnesota Moses Harris – S – Fresno StateTim Hiller – QB – Western Michigan Paul Jasinowski – DT – Brown Beau Kildow – WR – Morningside Josh Mahoney – LB – Northern Iowa Colt McCoy – QB – Texas Jarrell NeSmith – TE – TusculumJoe Pawelek – LB – BaylorTodd Reesing – QB – Kansas ZaVious Robbins – WR – Hardin Simmons Tim Tebow – QB – Florida Blaine Westemeyer – OT – AugustanaReed Williams – LB – West Virginia
My pick-Tim Tebow. Tebow's grand tour of being the greatest guy in the history of guys ever of all time ends here with yet another trophy.
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LUSH Gorilla Perfumes Voice of Reason.
Good morning all! I am feeling quite festive now that
I have heard Fairytale of New York on the radio and watched
the Gavin and Stacey Christmas Special on T.V. last night.
I shall wear Angel for the first time this year as I take the
ladies from the Day Centre on a trip to see an exhibition of decorated
trees in a local church.
Frosty and freezing cold here in Shropshire.
A woman without perfume is like a flower without a scent.
Hello all. Wet and cold here.
LUSH Gorilla Perfumes Voice of Reason.
Morning Kewart, Morning all,
Eau de Patou today.
Long night at the opera ahead: Seeing Meyerbeer's Robert le Diable and can't wait ! Will go with Chanel Cuir de Russie extrait.
Have a lovely Thursday everyone.
Have I told you about the scent of jasmine? Have I spoken about the smell of the sea? The earth is scented. And I perfume myself to enhance what I am. That's why I can not wear a perfume that bothers me. Perfuming is an instinctive wisdom. And like all art, it requires some knowledge of yourself..."
Clarice Lispector ( 1920-1977) - Perfumes da Terra / Earth Perfumes
I am dizzy with pleasure in lots of O'Driu Linfidele 1003. It's a good job it is my day off!!
How are you enjoying the Coco Roberto? I think that she is the most glamorous of the Chanels. Are you surrounded by a beautiful cloud? I have said it before, I would love to smell Coco on a man.
Lavish langourous liquors galore continues for me here: Hermes Rouge.
Lucasai, lectures have always been my favorite part of any studying program. Of course, it all depends on the subject and the personality of the instructor.
Where is lilybelle?
Those new Lubins look inviting.
Yesterday went smoothly -- for the first time in about two months we have not left the house on my day off (usually it is either shopping or fixing stuff) -- I started another stitching project in white silk and baked banana bars. Dreaming of a white Christmas, I suppose.
Have a nice day.
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Good morning.
So cold today. I'm in vintage L'Heure Bleue.
Image: New York Street with Moon by Georgia O'Keeffe.
Do happy
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Annick Goutal Musc Nomade.
I don't know much about medicine, but I know what I like. -- S.J. Perelman
Good morning!
Hello everyone, very chilly here this morning. SOTD is the lovely, utterly feminine Dior New Look 1947.
Notes include peony, ylang-ylang, pink pepper, jasmine sambac, rose, tuberose, iris, benzoin, and vanilla
Congrats on your compliments, Jon. Three of them, wow! What a lift.
Best to all.
"I felt something so intense, I could only express it in a perfume." - Jacques Guerlain
Lilybelle is taking some time away from posting for Advent I think.
Wanted opulence to keep me warm so today is a Amouage Lyric Woman day
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Thanks, kalli and 30R.
Counting my annular rings in Chanel Sycomore this AM
These things cannot be long hidden: the Sun, the Moon, the Truth--Buddha
Hello everyone -
I had a good run earlier in Bulgari Eau Parfumée au Thé Rouge, and now I'm ready to head off to work in Agent Provocateur. Y'all have a great day!
gandhajala - your evening sounds very nice. Enjoy the opera!
Science is not only compatible with spirituality, it is a profound source of spirituality. When we recognize our place in an immensity of light-years and in the passage of ages, when we grasp the intricacy, beauty, and subtlety of life, then that soaring feeling, that sense of elation and humility combined, is surely spiritual. ..Carl Sagan
Estee Super cologne
Went with
Chergui by Serge Lutens (from yuyu15's sample, thanks!) as my SotD
The Dreams Unlimited from my $10 body shop deal. I do like it - almost certainly because of the chile, like other peppers it almost doesn't have a 'smell', exactly, but more of a 'sensation' or texture, that I find extremely pleasant. This is the EDP. I am not inspired to try the lotion or the EDT, if they make a solid of this, though, or an oil, I am in.
Good afternoon from sunny but cold Milan.
I've given another chance to Intrigant Patchouli, today, and I'm on a thin line between wanting to scrub it off and enjoying it... Loving the honey and ambery vibe, but can't stand the bug spray note!
"Your fragrance with a fume of iodine" L. Cohen
Korrigan by Lubin
BooRad, you smell wonderful I am glad to be posting next to you!
Roberto Cavalli Oro for me today: apple pie, creamy magnolia and spices over wood All done in a very approachable way.
Tonight I am going out to see a friends Jazz Band, and will be in Dior Homme. Not quite Dr. G's opera, but fun enough
Caron Nuit de Noel edt.
We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men. ~Herman Melville
And why did I think of the Mazzolari? Because I'm in Mazzolari Lei today. Until this fall, I've assiduously avoided anything that even approached a powdery effect. Couldn't stand it. Now I keep going to Lei *because* of the lovely ambery powder. My nose must be evolving.
"Your fragrance with a fume of iodine" L. Cohen
Bathed so time to change fragrance, still can't get enough Iris Mr. Bourdon I salute you.
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Have a wonderful night, Dr.G!
Grrr, is that Levi's ad banner obnoxious! You BN plus people don't know what I'm complaining about but I bet the others do. Can't scroll anywhere near the $@%&(# thing without being swept off to Levi's page and it has rendered BN unusable from the Kindle. I love my Levi's but this makes me feel a lot less charmed by them. Ok, done ranting, thanks for indulging me!
I just had to take a break from the Goutals because I have my new HdP and it's been just killing me that I've had no time to wear it! Today I couldn't have resisted even if I tried, Tubereuse 1 it is.
The nose wants what it wants!
SotE - PDN New York.
Enjoy your evening, G .
Hey y'all -
I'm in L'Arte di Gucci this afternoon.
Science is not only compatible with spirituality, it is a profound source of spirituality. When we recognize our place in an immensity of light-years and in the passage of ages, when we grasp the intricacy, beauty, and subtlety of life, then that soaring feeling, that sense of elation and humility combined, is surely spiritual. ..Carl Sagan
Wearing L'Artisan Fleur d'Oranger 2007 this evening.
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Cuir Ottoman for me.
PL, I am using the regular computer and that Levi page is here too: first bigger in size and taking about half the screen and showcasing a lady in a short denim dress and a red jacket on top (none of them tickle my fancy, you know?). Then disappearing altogether.
Caron Acaciosa this PM. Christmas came early: got two packages from the Royal Mail, gotta open them up, drooling already.
SOTD: Tobacco Vanille by Tom Ford.
Yep, I get the same as you from the laptop, Twolf. On the Kindle, I can't touch anything without being diverted to Levi's page and have seen the lookbook enough times to know there's nothing for my tastes there. Least of all that short denim dress with red cardigan; much too kiddie for this grown woman. Will give them some love for their women's 515 jeans though. Cut perfectly straight through the leg, made to flatter, not follow trends- plus come in petite sizes for shorties like me. They're a perfect foundation for building casual yet sophisticated outfits. But I sure hate that ad banner!
In Le Labo Aldehyde 44 for the evening. Have a nice night, all!
The nose wants what it wants!
Rive Gauche Pour Homme
I'm not OLD...I'm VINTAGE!
I'm wearing Good Girl Gone Bad today. RA is still acting up a little, different places every day. Today it is in the wrists ... so cutting my internet browsing short tonight ...
hugs to everyone ...
I've trademarked the color bleu
Thumping my chest in L'Uomo Trussardi tonight
These things cannot be long hidden: the Sun, the Moon, the Truth--Buddha
Sneaking in to say thanks for the 'enjoy your evening' wishes: They must have worked as I had a grand ol time.
Cello - I hope your musical outing was fun too


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Employee survey sheds spotlight on leadership flaws, opportunities
Monday - 11/26/2012, 9:20pm EST
Federal employee satisfaction on nearly every measure dropped this year, according to the 2012 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey.
Complaints about federal pay mostly fueled feds' declining morale. But former federal human-capital officials also pointed to the role of senior agency leaders.
Leadership a 'leading indicator'
The 2012 leadership scores were middling — literally, according to Linda Springer, executive director of the Government and Public Sector at Ernst & Young.
"When you look at the list of items ranked by positive response, you have to go halfway down the list before you come to leadership showing up," said Springer, former director of the Office of Personnel Management.
Jeff Neal, senior vice president at ICF International, said the leadership scores are troubling because employees' perceptions of management are often a "leading indicator" of other measures.
Often, how employees view their agencies is driven by the quality of leadership, said Neal, former chief human capital officer of the Homeland Security Department.
With leadership metrics trending downward this year, next year could see even more areas falling behind, he added.
In the most recent survey, the numbers of federal employees indicating high levels of respect for senior leadership fell 3 percentage points to 54 percent. However, despite the drop in 2012, that number has stayed pretty consistent over the past few years, said Dan Blair, former acting OPM director.
Also dragging down leadership scores are "perennial complaints" that agency leaders fail to properly recognize high performers and a "melting of esteem for federal leaders and agencies," Blair said.
For example, the number of respondents agreeing that employees are recognized for high levels of service fell nearly 3 percentage points to 48.4 percent. And just a third of employees felt that differences in performance among workers in the same unit were recognized by leadership in a meaningful way.
Difference between management, leadership
Springer said that highlights a lack of creative leadership.
"Even within some of the compensation limits that we have, there are ways to recognize people who do a good job," she said.
The problem, however, is that many supervisors don't necessarily understand the difference between leadership and management, she said. And the survey results appear to bear this out.
Nearly two-thirds of employees reported that managers effectively communicated their agency's goals and worked well with employees of different backgrounds, according to the report. These are typically areas associated more with the day-to-day managerial operations.
But just 43 percent of employees said their agency's leaders "generate high levels of motivation and commitment," down from 45 percent last year.
"Motivating employees is a "special leadership quality that differentiates it from just the nut-and-bolts supervisor focused on a task," Springer said. "There's more to it."
OPM survey: Tight budgets, pay freeze 'taking toll' on employee satisfaction
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I, like most people my age (John McCain being a notable exception, and I'm nowhere near as old as him) am at this point in my life, an orphan. And for a number of decades before they died, my parents were not an impediment to my saying what I thought.
However, I understand that you are stinging from some remarks made on several threads, noteably ones involve unusual neurological sypmtoms and the possible post-mortem existence of some sort of spiritual consciousness.
In the spirit of Rodney "Can't We All Just Get Along" King, I offer the following RULES FOR USING THIS FORM which will be effective on the earlier of (1) when everyone just does this anyway, or (2) when 3/5 of the States, 2/3 of the Provinces, 1 estade and Denmark ratify these rules.
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Glacier Peak's Neale wins 1,600 meters at state
Holds off rival, runs race in 3A state meet record time
Regardless of the outcome of Class 3A girls 1,600-meter run, the senior rivals, close friends and future University of Washington teammates decided the pace would be fast from the start, and may the best runner win.
Appropriately, the two girls who have pushed each other from across the Cascades for four cross country and track seasons were out front for the entire four laps of their final head-to-head showdown. Glacier Peak's Neale led, North Central of Spokane's Knight ran just behind and Kamiakin's Megan Beauchene was right there as well to make it a three-way battle.
In the end, as she had four times previously at state, Neale narrowly held off her Knight, winning in a time of 4 minutes, 44.88 seconds -- a time that broke the 3A meet record she set as a sophomore. Beauchene edged Knight for second place, but all three finished within one second of each other.
Having a good final race was even more important because Neale didn't get to battle Knight in the 1,600 last year because of an injury.
"I was really, really disappointed last year missing the 16, watching Katie out there," Neale said. "I just wanted to be out there pushing with her. ... Today, we both wanted to run a really good time. We said, 'OK, there's no sitting and kicking. We're not going to do that where it doddles until the last lap.' We'd already discussed that (earlier in the season), so coming into it I knew that it was going to be a pretty fast race and we were going to be pretty honest with it."
Neale's win gives her six individual state titles in track -- she'll be the favorite to make it seven in Saturday's 800 meter final -- and she also has three cross country titles.
For their first two years, Neale and Knight both ran the 1,600 and 3,200, but Neale has transitioned over the past two years into a middle distance specialist, meaning her second event this week will be the 800, an event in which she is the defending state champ. Knight will try to defend her 3,200 state title on Saturday.
So Thursday's 1,600 was the final battle between the two, and while Neale has gotten the better of Knight more often in state meets, rarely has a dominant distance athlete so frequently had company.
"I knew I definitely wouldn't be alone out there and I'd have her to push me," said Neale, who will finish her high school career with the 3A state meet records in the 800, 1,600 and 3,200.
As freshmen, Neale beat Knight in the 1,600 and 3,200, winning by less than a second in both races. The next year, Neale again pulled off the distance double, again wining the 1,600 by less than second over Knight, while winning the 3,200 by less than three seconds.
Last year, Neale's switch to the 800 meant only one Neale-Knight showdown was scheduled for state, and even that failed to materialize after Neale pulled a hamstring while winning the 800 and had to sit out the 1,600. That opened the door for Knight to finally break through, winning the 1,600 and 3,200. In cross country, Knight claimed the state title in 2011, while Neale won in 2009, 2010 and 2012.
"It's been amazing," Neale said of her rivalry with Knight. "(The) freshman and sophomore years were very nerve-wracking, but at this point, it's more about each of us running the best we possibly can and pushing to be the best we can possibly be.
"Obviously when we go out there we want to win, but it's not, 'Oh, I want to beat Katie.' I just want to finish the race and know I left everything out there on the track. I definitely think that we both wouldn't be where we are today if we didn't push each other week in and week out throughout the cross country and track seasons."
Added Knight: "It used to be pressure, but it's not pressure anymore, because I know Amy only makes me faster, and hopefully she feels the same way about me. It's no longer pressure, now it's just an enjoyment.
"I really enjoy racing with her because I know she's such a tough competitor and I can trust her to make it a good race."
And while Neale's move to the 800 means only one showdown at state this year, that bit of separation for two runners whose high school careers have been so closely linked isn't necessarily a bad thing.
"That's OK, she's much more an 800 runner and I'm much more a two-miler, which honestly makes it better," Knight said. "When we were younger, it felt like we were the exact same, and we were going to be doing it over and over again, but now we have such respect for each other as athletes."
At the 4A level, Lynnwood's Mikayla Pivec earned a sixth-place finish in the 1,600 with a time of 4:59.29, making her the top freshman in the field.
Wesco throwers third and fourth
A strong contingent of shot putters from Wesco knew that a state title would be tough to come by if Wenatchee's Cody O'Connell was on his game, and sure enough, the WSU football recruit was in form Thursday, winning the 4A title with a throw of 59 feet, 93/4 inches.
It was still a good day for Lake Stevens senior Carey Campbell, who was third with a mark of 56-10, and for Arlington senior Dan Boyden, who finished fourth at 55-81/2. Cascade senior Nick Demars finished eighth with a throw of 50-03/4.
Demars was in Tacoma as an alternate, and got his chance to compete because Lynnwood's Andrew Basham, last week's bi-district winner, was a surprise scratch. According to Lynnwood coach Duane Lewis, Basham violated the school's athletic policy, and was therefore pulled from the meet. Basham also had qualified for state in the discus.
Leatherman third in discus
Arlington's Lyndsay Leatherman opened her state meet by finishing third in the 4A girls discus with a throw of 126-4.
Leatherman, who won Wesco and bi-district titles in the discus, shot put and javelin, competes in the shot put today and the javelin Saturday. She is the No. 2 seed in both events.
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The Office of Personnel Management hopes to complete final regulations for phased retirement — a flexible option that would allow feds to ease into retirement on a part-time basis — by October.
"We are working hard on the rule," OPM Director Katherine Archuleta said during an exclusive Federal News Radio online chat. "We are hopeful that it will be completed in fiscal year 2014. We want to make sure we get it right and we will have an update soon."
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This is a 50-50 game that can go either way. Only one score will separate the teams but that score will favour the Springboks.
The All Blacks are a wonderful side. They're a great team, at best. When struggling they're a good team.
There is nothing bullish about my view that the Springboks will win.
I get bullish when the Boks play at Ellis Park. When they are on the road I tend to dismiss their prospects as historically they've had a soft touch and left the granite at Oliver Tambo airport.
Occasionally a Bok squad gets it right when leaving South Africa – and when they do they tend to be spectacular.
The Australian win has to be put into context. The Boks got 38 points against them and scored four tries. The All Blacks, in Australia, got 47 points against them and scored five tries. So the Boks did nothing to Australia that the All Blacks didn't do.
It's just that the All Blacks regularly thrash Australia and in recent times the Boks have struggled against the Aussies.
Confidence is high among the Boks and the Boks supporters. New Zealand, having lost their inspirational captain Richie McCaw, don't have a similar confidence. Their performance against Argentina was more a grind than a gallop and Dan Carter, for all his brilliance, currently isn't the influence he has been for the last decade.
Carter this year has struggled with injury and it has affected his game.
Historically Carter has turned it on against the Springboks, especially when playing in South Africa.
But his goalkicking hasn't always been as sharp and I recall two games he played when he kicked two from seven and one from six respectively. The Boks lost both those games by the way, so it is not like Carter has to necessarily kick everything for the Kiwis to win.
By contrast when South Africa has beaten New Zealand the kicks have gone over. When they've been in positions to win – and then lost – it has been down to goalkicking.
In 2003 Louis Koen missed five kicks at goal in Dunedin and the Boks lost 19-11. In 2012 Morne Steyn, Frans Steyn and Johan Goosen missed seven kicks at goal in Dunedin and the Boks lost 21-11.
On both Dunedin occasions the All Blacks didn't show the Boks the necessary respect. They underestimated the Boks, who had gone into the game as a team struggling and devoid of confidence.
But the Boks lifted for those games and physically tore into the All Blacks.
This time the All Blacks will be prepared, but then they were also prepared for the Springboks in Port Elizabeth in 2011 and just couldn't match the physicality of the Boks. Steyn kicked five penalties and a drop goal and South Africa won 18-5.
In 2009, when the Boks beat the All Blacks in three successive Tests, it was again the physicality of the Boks that proved too much for the All Blacks. The South Africans were just too strong in the contact and dominated the set piece and collisions.
I am confident but certainly not bullish. I am not dismissing the All Blacks because that would be the rant of a fool. The All Blacks are unbeaten in 31 Tests at Eden Park and have won their last 30. The Boks in 1994 drew 18-all and earlier in that year the French beat the All Blacks at Eden Park, thanks to THAT try from the end of the world. I was fortunate to be in the Press Box for that Test and for the one against the Boks a few months later.
Saturday will have the intensity of a World Cup final. The number one ranking is up for grabs and whoever wins will be statistically ranked one in the world. If the Boks win they will win the Rugby Championship and they could then set themselves up to take their winnings streak past the world record 17, given their schedule post the Rugby Championship.
There is so much for South Africa to gain from this one.
I think South Africa have the front row advantage. The Boks, at hooker, have Bismarck du Plessis. The All Blacks have Dan Coles. The Boks at flank have Francois Louw. The All Blacks have Sam Cane. That, in my view, is two different category of class in the players – and the advantage is with South Africa.
I believe the Boks will have the edge in the scrums. The lineouts will be evenly contested and both teams can be vulnerable to a good contest. Dan Carter, at his best, gives the All Blacks an advantage with his restarts and out of hand kicking game. But he isn't at his best, and hasn't been all year.
The All Blacks have two potent wings, but then so do the Boks. Israel Dagg on attack offers more than Zane Kirchner, but the latter gives the Boks more on defence and makes less mistakes.
Ma'a Nonu and Jean de Villiers cancel each out each other and Conrad Smith's experience is a plus over JJ Englebrecht.
The locks match each other and the South African loose-forwards as a combination will be the difference, if the Bok tight five stands firm and applies the slow poison.
Then Ruan Pienaar and Morne Steyn will be able to dictate field position through kicks and the rolling maul will come into play. If the Boks don't front as I think they will, then Aaron Smith and Dan Carter are good enough, individually and as a combination, to preserve the All Blacks incredible record at Eden Park.
This is how a match up should be when the best two teams play each other. It should be that the game can be won by either side and that one moment of magic or one howler determines the outcome.
It is going to be that close.
McCaw's absence is massive. Carter's lack of confidence is obvious. Any player battling with injury is not the same.
The Boks, for the first time in a while, have genuine belief they can win. The All Blacks, for the first time, have concerns they could lose.
Every team is beatable and I hate the use of the cliche (the All Blacks are beatable). Of course they are, just ask England at Twickenham in December. The All Blacks are a great side who have always been vulnerable in a match or two every year.
They tend to lose on average once a year and they get run close on more than one occasion a year.
If they get it right at home they can put 50 past a team. Ask Ireland. And if they don't that same team can beat them. Ask Ireland, who at 19-all, had a chance to beat the All Blacks with a penalty kick. They missed, New Zealand won with a drop goal and a week later won 60-0.
Attitude in the collisions will determine the flow of the game. I am picking the Boks in this capacity. I am also picking the Boks to play the smarter rugby and produce the better approach to field position.
Whereas I thought Heyneke Meyer got his loose-forward selections wrong in Brisbane, I believe he is spot on for Auckland. This time I think All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has got it wrong. Kieran Read is world class, but Liam Messam and Sam Cane wouldn't make a Bok match 23, let alone the starting XV.
Springbok captain Jean de Villiers has described this as being among the three biggest of his career, possibly even the biggest. De Villiers has won eight times in 19 matches against the All Blacks, so he knows the feeling of beating New Zealand.
He has also won in New Zealand against the All Blacks.
In fact, half the Bok team (De Villiers, Bismarck du Plessis, Jannie du Plessis, Bryan Habana, Tendai Mtawarira, Morné Steyn, Gurthrö Steenkamp, and Ruan Pienaar) has won against the All Blacks in New Zealand.It's going to be a ripper, but on balance of strengths versus weaknesses and player, position for position, and combination versus combination, I currently think the Springboks are a better team than the All Blacks.
And at Eden Park they'll translate this into a one score win.
Former All Blacks coach John Mitchell's blueprint to beating the All Blacks
SA Rugby mag's Jon Cardinelli on why he is picking the Boks to win
Gary Lemke writes the bookies are picking the All Blacks by eight points
SA Rugby Magazine's Jon Cardinelli, on tour with the Boks, previews Test
Ireland forwards coach and former Sharks coach John Plumtree on what the Boks must do to win and what the All Blacks must do to win
The New Zealand view from former All Blacks Josh Kronfeld and Buck Shelford
NZ Rugby World and NZ Herald Rugby Writer Gregor Paul on why the All Blacks will win
Springboks' results against All Blacks at Eden Park
1921: Won 9-5
1937: Won 17-6
1956: Lost 5-11
1965: Lost 3-20
1981: Lost 22-25
1994: Drew 18-18
1997: Lost 35-55
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�eoeI absolutely adored this beautifully written, modern Gothic novel, set in Provence, full of scents, colors and mystery. Reminiscent of Daphne du Maurier�e(TM)s classic, Rebecca, The Lantern will hook you in from the start and weave its dark, lush magic around you.�e
-Tatiana de Rosnay, author of Sarah's Key and A Secret Kept
�eoeSensuous�e�. Lawrenson�e(TM)s poetic prose vibrantly conjures up both the beauty of southern France and the ghosts, real or imagined, from different eras. B+�e
-Entertainment Weekly
�eoeWith The Lantern, Deborah Lawrenson delivers a feast of sights, sounds and smells that grow and change and linger, like a wonderfully complex perfume. I was captivated by this marvelous, haunting book�e"at times vivid and lush, at times provocative and chilling.�e
-Garth Stein, author of The Art of Racing in the Rain
�eoeA seductive mixture of a Gothic ghost story and a modern romance. . . . If the story doesn�e(TM)t keep you up all night reading, the sharp and beautiful descriptions of the South of France will. Deborah Lawrenson has written an alluring, dark novel that will haunt you and leave you wanting more.�e
-Danielle Trussoni, author of Angelology
�eoeA luscious mix of romance and gothic ghost story.�e
-O, The Oprah Magazine
�eoeDeborah Lawrenson is a master of mood and shadow as she spins this absorbing tale of intense passion and growing dread. Her Provence is sumptuous and forbidding and utterly real. Prepare to be riveted.�e
-Paula McLain, author of The Paris Wife