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Finding the perfect gun for Curator's Corner is quite a daunting task. Sure, there are hundreds of them just lying around the National Firearms Museum ... but how do you keep track of them. What gun did you use last week? Last month? Last year? Making sure that he wasn't going go double up on us, Senior Curator Doug Wicklund reached into his own collection for a 1911 that belong to a long lost pilot from World War I.
Fairfax, Virginia - After Senior Curator Doug Wicklund made his 2012 debut last week on Curator's Corner with a Sharps Rifle, we were unsure as to where he would go next. After all, a gun with the history of the Sharps... how are you going to beat that? How about with a Burgess Folding Shotgun.
Fairfax, Virginia - There's always a great deal of anticipation when Thursday night rolls around. What oh what are the Curator's going to bring out tonight for Curator's Corner? Well tonight we have two specials ... the appearance of the National Firearms Museum's Doug Wicklund and the appearance of a Confederate Sharps Model 1859 Percussion Carbine.
Fairfax, Virginia - Students attending NRA's 2012 Youth Education Summit (Y.E.S.) are exposed to many a new things. They get to tour monuments, meet Congressmen and partake in the goodies at the NRA Headquarters Range. And thanks to the staff and the National Firearms Museum, there's even a little submachine gun action.
"Have you seen the NRA 1911? We just added it to the Centennial Collection. Might be worth a picture." Sure enough it was.
According to Wicklund, there was time when NRA Life Members were allowed to purchase a Colt or Springfield Armory 1911 from the U.S. Army. Course, that time was just prior to World War I, but there was a time none the less. Prior to delivery, the 1911s were altered just a little.
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National Firearms Museum Senior Curator Doug Wicklund (pictured above) will head out west to the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame. Filled with anticipation, he compiled the following preview for what's in store:
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Alexandria, Virginia - The crew down at the NRA National Firearms Museum often takes their show on the road. Later this year, they'll be taking part of that show to Alaska. But before that happens, Senior Curator Doug Wicklund brought a bit of the collection to Virginia's Collingwood Library & Museum.
Those of us working here at NRA Headquarters are asked, at times, to go the extra mile. Stay late for a project, give up a weekend to work at a show, or, as was the case with National Firearms Museum Assistant Curator Matt Sharpe, stand in as a model for NRA InSights magazine.
"They asked and I answered," said Sharpe. "Who wouldn't jump at the chance to appear in an NRA magazine."
Over the past few months, NRAblog has been looking at the firearms used by U.S. Border Patrol Agent Robert Vadasz to win the 2011 National Police Shooting Championship. So far, we've touched on his Red Rock 1911, the Springfield Ultra Compact, the Nowlin 1911, and the Bob Jones .38 Special Revolver. To start March, it's another 1911 styled 9mm by famed gun maker John Nowlin, Sr. What makes this one different is that it comes with a 5-inch barrel.
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Great class and fun; however, I would like to see for their first Encounter power (sorry I cant remember the name and cant get into the game right now as it is stuck on the login screen) a "Red Carpet" of the path that he will be dashing. This does two things, it tells me the path he is actually going to be going, and two how far he is going. Right now I am guesstimating and unless I am already close to my target, I have been stopping about 10 feet away from the target not doing any damage to them.
And my only other issue is how many healing potions I have to go through at early stages with them if I play solo (typically 3 - 5 of the minor healing pots) depending on the instance. And with caster fights, it seems to be at least 2 is needed during each fight.
Granted I expected to do more dmg as a DPS (maybe not as much as my Rogue, but close). It has taken me an hour of play time on my rogue to get to level 8, and about double that with my dwarf GW fighter.
Once I hit level 10 on the GW, things did go much smoother, however, still downing pots or running back to the "healing fires" in instances more than I do with my newly created rogue.
Anyone else's thoughts on the GW fighter??
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03-23-2013, 01:26 AM #1Hero of the North
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My initial thoughts on GW Fighter"We know that the sheep live in denial; that is what makes them sheep. They do not want to believe that there is evil in the world...The sheep generally do not like the sheepdog...He has fangs and the capacity for violence. The difference, though, is that the sheepdog must not, cannot and will not ever harm the sheep...Still, the sheepdog disturbs the sheep...Until the wolf shows up. Then the entire flock tries desperately to hide behind one lonely sheepdog.
03-23-2013, 02:31 AM #2Guardian
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One thing about that "dash" ability; I'm really not fond of its animation, it's just the way you hold your sword while doing it. For an attack that deals damage to multiple foes in front of you, while also propelling you forward I'd have much rather of had a leaping swipe, or maybe even a sliding swipe, type of attack.
03-23-2013, 05:45 AM #3Hero of the North
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The Dash attack would be better if the sword was held in front instead of above the head so it looks like your doing a running strike.
03-23-2013, 08:45 AM #4PWE User
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The damage of the great weapon fighter is quite underwhelming, sure it does ok against multiple mob but in PvP its not that usefull.
Players have to be really stupid to stand that close to eachother and the normal attack barely hurts other players.
1v1 vs any class you hardly stand any chance, the st damage is just to low, and you get spam disarmed by rogues and have no counter
03-23-2013, 08:56 AM #5PWE User
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Mighty Leap is a lack luster ability.. it needs a lower cd and its leap range needs to be longer... I like the class so far.. With my rogue i had a hard time agaist 2+ mobs and was really good at single target mobs.. With my great weapon Fighter i'm a beast at aoe fighting and not that great at single target.. I like the way it is.. To me it seems balance..... Keep it the way it is.. Every class has a roll to play... If the Great weapon fighter was good at single target and aoe then it would be OP.... Also in pve the GWF will usually get the most points but the least amount kills.... I love the fact when the other side is all grouped up I can just hop in the middle and hit everything.. I have noticed that other players in pvp always run away when they see GWF coming in to aoe.... I get my kills in aoe fights .. Seems fine to me.... I can't wait to try the other class's when they get released....
Edited... WOw i need to change my commited about GWF not being good at single target.. I just hit lvl 15 and got Sure Strike.. WOW this ability is nice... its a left mouse button ability.. It has smaller aoe radius like 5" and it attacks fast and does alot of damage.... I just did a pvp match and now i'm getting alot more kills lol.. One ability change's everything... It seems like it does the same amount of damage as Wicked
Strike but its faster and on its 3rd or 4rd hit it hits hard.... Very nice ability.. I think its way to early to judge a class before you have played it to at least mid lvl to high lvl....
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03-23-2013, 11:14 PM #6PWE User
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Great weapon fighter was somewhat underwhelming at first, but around fifteen or so they really pick up. That first sword dash encounter power though? Ugly. It's bad. Just... bad. No impact, difficult to plan around in terms of movement.
It was seriously stomping face by the time I did the orc assault skirmish with high points in kills and damage and it made me happy after worrying they were kind of lackluster.
03-24-2013, 02:44 PM #7PWE User
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After first picking up GWF, I found it incredibly boring and tedious to level. Your first two at-wills are useless, and not to mention slower than a turtle. After getting my healslave companion though, things began to pick up, mainly because you can actually charge your tab skill without dying or using a billion pots.
I don't quite understand why people are complaining about the heal on restoring strike, it does more damage to a single target than any of the daily abilities, and it heals for 10% of what you hit.
After level 30, the class really begins to pick up with the new two at-wills you recently got. And if you go down the destroyer tree with your heroic and paragon feats, you begin to deal a lot more damage in both AoE and single target (still not as much as a rouge). Not to mention that if you go down the destroyer tree, you can build your tab ability off of doing damage, which you should be able to in the first place x.x''
The only thing about the class that is lackluster, in terms of PvE, is that the 1-20/30 experience is quite slow, and there needs to be something to make the class less reliant on heals/pots to solo effectively.
03-25-2013, 04:06 AM #8PWE User
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GWF is for me good class, at low lvl, his at-will attacks are so slow, really slow, lvl is quite boring but at higher lvl's it gets better, i managed to get to lvl 26 , and GWF for me,does crazy amount of dmg, i had lots of power and little crit, with restoring strike i managed to crit for 2500! my best so far.. the only problems i see is potions and running back to fire to heal you're self.. GWF is also good in pvp, i did dominion twice at lvl 12 and 25, at lower lvl i just couldnt do much dmg, but at 25 it was whole different story , avalanche plus restoring strike and that aoe spell, will definitely play this class again in open beta.
03-25-2013, 06:21 AM #9PWE User
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Got up to level 22 over the weekend. Struggled a bit at level 15 doing the plaguetouched quests, but I realised I hadn't upgraded my weapon since level 11. A quick visit to the weapon vendor and the quest was doable again. I used a ton of healing potions until I got my Cleric companion (although the healing aggro issue in BW3 made keeping her alive a real issue).
My biggest gripe is the healing strike power. The damage is great and it's a valuable ability for tough mobs, but the 10% heal's so small it might as well not be there. 15-20% might make it more noticable.
03-25-2013, 09:24 AM #10PWE User
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Agree with everyone else that GWF pretty much sucks at the lower levels. You don't really start to come into your own until about 15-16 and pick up a cleric companion. GWF can dish out some decent damage when you have a lot of creatures to hit.
Restoring strike, the heal is extremely lame. Just remove the heal component and either give it another benefit, like knocking the target down or increasing your damage resistance or simply up the amount it heals by a lot. Yes it does some of the heavier single target damage, but the whole "restoring" part is a joke and completely worthless based on the amount/cooldown.
The tab ability is cool, but really should build off damage done. Yes I understand there is a path later on you can go to get that, but really this should be a baseline function based on how the class itself pretty much plays. Also, the build up for it in pvp is really slow when compared to how long it lasts and the necessity of it to counter the large amount of CC being used here.
Reaping strike, this ability is kind of a joke. I removed it from my hot bar as soon as I had an alternative. The charge takes up too much time, and you move too slow while holding the charge to make it worthwhile. It would be about useless in pvp, and not much better in pve. Power attacks are cool and everything, but its just too slow and clumsy.
I only got the GWF up to 27 so I don't know how well the higher end does but once I had some good gear and hit about level 20 I had a lot of fun with the character, though he wasn't terribly great in pvp.
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PRAGUE — Joe Thornton was named captain of the Sharks on Thursday, a distinction he once held as a 23-year-old while a member of the Bruins. Thornton gets the C after the offseason retirement of Rob Blake.
Dan Boyle is set to be the first alternate captain, with Patrick Marleau wearing the A for home games and Ryan Clowe wearing it on the road. Marleau had previously captained the team but lost his captaincy in the summer of 2009.
Thornton remained captain of the Bruins until he was dealt to the Sharks during the 2005-06 season. In 12 NHL seasons, Thornton has racked up 931 points.
"You grow as you age, and you kind of mature as a player," Thornton told the San Jose Mercury News. "I think you become more comfortable in your skin. Back then, you maybe let your game speak louder than your words and I think now you consider both. You can stand up and tell guys how it is or just go out and play."
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10 degrees celcius... hmm... there goes that theory...
Hey Auto,
got 2 question's and train of thought for you...
Does fuel get more dense when it's cold?...
What does water do to paper filters?..swelling/closing of the pleats = reduced flow?
ie from a point of view of being pushed thru a clogged filter?
I have just started having issues with mine(07 36k km) and pulled my pump apart last night.
Screen was dirty..ish but flowed well and when washed didn't shed much in the way of debris.
The hi pressure side filter is paper with an OD of approx 30mm and an id of about 20mm and 25mm deep.
Had a fair amount of restriction when I blew thru it...
On inspection it was very dirty and inside appeared to have droplets of water.
Tried washing it in petrol and it basically broke apart. (and there was fair bit of crap that came out of it)
If you can give me your thoughts....this may explain some of the issues of cavitation/starvation when it's cold (as opposed being heat induced)
...cold fuel more dense thru clogged filter = restriction...water swelling the pleats of the filter
I put my pump back together again without the post hi pressure side paper filter...and was going to look for something to replace it with/make fit at repco today etc...but what I think I;ll do now is a slimline external EFI fuel filter mounted to the frame with longer fuel line.
I rode it to work today...and it was fine and the roll on in top gear(that used to bog and miss) was gone. Tonight will be the test as its cooler when I ride home( as well as most of my issues have been when its cooler).
Here's some piccies of the filter...
Post pump paper filter...lookin kinda crap (is it supposed to be able to have the top and bottom removed?..)
THought it was f'd anyways so I pulled it apart
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The Atlanta Braves have developed a reputation for having a stocked farm system constantly brimming with players ready to contribute on the major league level.
The "Four Horsemen" have all made their debuts and other rookies Craig Kimbrel, Freddie Freeman and Brandon Beachy are all having fine seasons.
Looking over the farm system, there is one area that the Braves need some improvement in: The Outfield.
Although the Braves are thinner on hitting prospects in general, they have a number of middle infield prospects and a solid catching prospect in the system. However, they fall extremely thin on outfield depth and didn't really address the issue in this year's draft.
The Gwinnett Braves have a number of veteran minor league/quad-A players on their roster; none of whom offer serious hope for the future.
Mississippi features a couple of interesting players to go along with some older minor leaguers. Cory Harrilchak is the closest outfield prospect to the majors but his stock has taken a huge hit this season. On the year, he's hitting just .249 and hasn't shown much power or speed.
Mycal Jones is another player to watch but isn't a top prospect. Originally an infielder, Jones is a terrific athlete who hasn't been able to put together any great seasons. Although he has shown increased plate discipline this year, his slugging percentage has fallen over 40 points.
Both Mississippi players won't likely become more than fourth outfielders for Atlanta.
The Braves are also lacking in outfield talent at the lower levels of the organization. While the team loaded up on hitters early in this year's draft, only three outfielders were selected in top 20 picks. The highest of these outfielders was selected in the ninth round.
Rome hasn't gotten much production out of its outfield this year. David Rohm is the only prospect who may have a decent shot to make the majors but he has struggled with a .702 OPS this season.
Even Matt Lipka, who could eventually make the move to centerfield (or second base) has struggled in his first full season of pro baseball.
In Danville, this year's 11th round pick Chase Larsson has been the best outfielder, putting up a respectable .759 OPS despite a terrible .228 batting average.
The best outfield prospect on the GCL Braves is Felix Marte. After three seasons in the Dominican Summer League he came to the US and has played well so far. His .814 OPS is strong and he's shown a little power and speed on the season.
While the guys in the lower minors still have time to break out, it appears the Braves really only have two prospects that look like they could make an impact on the major league level.
Adam Milligan is probably the top outfield prospect in the system although injuries have held him back. He has an impressive .902 OPS and has shown some longball power (12 homeruns) despite playing in just 64 games. Milligan strikes out a lot and hasn't been very consistent but could eventually start at corner outfield for the Braves.
The other solid prospect is Todd Cunningham. Injuries have slowed Cunningham down as well this season but he has posted a respectable .763 OPS in 74 games with the Hillcats while stealing 14 bases. Cunningham can play all three outfield positions and right now probably is the best internal candidate to eventually replace Michael Bourn.
All in all, the Braves have a terrific minor league system although they could use some more depth in their outfield prospects. The best two prospects have dealt with injuries this year and simply going by draft rounds the team didn't add any highly touted prospects this season.
Once Jason Heyward gets his swing straightened out, the Braves should be set in right field for the foreseeable future. However, the team likely will have to seek out external options if Bourn leaves after next season and Prado moves back to the infield.


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Thus "Puttnam" appears the apotheosis of cute, sleepy burgs, a small town where, for fun, the kids carve their names into the wood paneling of the local diner when they aren't whistling with blades of grass. Into this quaint idyll comes Klein's cocksure Kelley Morse, who, accompanied one fateful night by his collegiate jock buddies, stumbles into the diner, eyes Sobieski's statuesque waitress, and asks, "So, what's good here--besides the help?" (Not the dialogue, that's for sure.) Soon, the preppy Kelley is challenged to a road-race duel by the Sobieski character's grease-monkey beau (South High grad Josh Hartnett), who slams into a fuel pump and burns the diner to a crisp. (Message: Muscle cars are no match for a properly tuned Beamer.) Then a judge summarily orders the two boys to spend the summer rebuilding the restaurant. Then, like a good waitress, Sobieski's Samantha brings a homemade ham sandwich to the slumming prepster and their PG-13 tryst is off and running. Then, perhaps not knowing how to resolve its lovers' sublimated tensions, this terminally boring movie contrives to ease poor Sam into the sweet hereafter.
Without seeming aware of it, director Mark Piznarski (The '60s) uses death to complete his moronically Calvinistic vision of class. The rich kid's overburdened mom naturally had the privilege of taking her own life, whereas Samantha...well, at least she got to sample "real love," as she puts it, before taking orders at that big diner in the sky. Not counting Sobieski's oddly choked method of speech, which effectively takes any remaining hints of Minne-so-ta out of the equation, her cloying performance seems predicated on proving that she can light up like a Christmas tree whenever one of the boys leans in for a smooch. As for the beefy Klein, he looks swell with his shirt off, but Hartnett is the stronger actor by a country mile--a fact that hardly reflects well on Sobieski's character, who threatens to come off as a gold digger. (Now that could have been interesting.) Creating a film almost entirely out of Hollywood clichés, Piznarski steals even from Armageddon, with Klein recapitulating Ben Affleck's classic scene of geographically mapping his costar's mountainous peaks and valleys. "Massachusetts welcomes you," Sobieski purrs at the climax of this ode to heavy petting. "Minnesota" just wouldn't have had the same ring to it.
Death is likewise an awesome force in Final Destination, a grisly yet playful teen shocker that makes shrewd horror of the adolescent axiom that fate is out to get you. "We're all just a mouse that a cat has by the tail," says a suavely creepy undertaker (Tony Todd) to our terrorized young heroes, later likening the grim reaper to a "mack daddy." In this unabashedly ridiculous slasher flick, Death himself is the psycho, picking off one by one the members of a representative high school clique (jock, babe, smart-ass, etc.) that had unwittingly "dissed the design" of mortality by narrowly escaping death in a plane crash.
The movie's raison d'être is a slew of grotesquely inventive kill scenes à la The Omen: In one sequence, an overrunning toilet causes the smart-ass to slip on the bathroom tile and, er, hang himself, whereas a teacher gets hers through an elaborate combination of spilled vodka, sparks from a computer, and a wayward knife rack. (Final Destination may be an equal-opportunity gore-fest, but it stands to reason that the teacher's body should be the most mutilated of all.)
Naturally, most of the "suspense" involves waiting to discover how kids innocently boiling water or checking the mirror for pimples will meet their maker. Still, first-time director James Wong does modulate the formula a bit by including a few out-of-nowhere shocks, including an outrageously sudden death to rival Sam Jackson's digitized adieu in Deep Blue Sea. Wong served in an L.A. comedy troupe before making this big-screen debut, and it shows, what with bad omens that include a John Denver tune and a foreboding scrap of Penthouse, or the Grand Guignol decapitation scene that allows the victim's headless body to take a bow. Still, Final Destination's most desperate joke might be its Web site, www.deathiscoming.com, which schemes to put bodies in the seats by requesting the surfer's zip code. These days, movie salesmanship is murder.
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The gigantic marble statue of Lord Cornwallis welcomes visitors at the Fort Museum housed on the Fort. St. George premises. The mild sea breeze from across the road, the spic and span interiors and rare artefacts make it an apt place for those interested in taking time off to take a peek into the past. However, except the curator and a few employees, there was no one to be seen at this period museum maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
As Chennai gears up to celebrate 'Madras Day', the city's museums which collect, preserve, archive and display elements of our past seem to have a story to tell. Not one that talks of past glory, but one that points to decreasing interest levels. The fascinating collection displayed at the museums could do with more attention, observe experts.
According to P.S. Sriraman, Assistant Superintending Archaeologist, Fort Museum, ASI (Chennai Circle), around 200 persons come on an average day. These visitors are largely those who come as part of the TTDC tour of the city, heritage walks, and students coming on field trips, or foreigners. It is rare to see visitors come to simply know more about the city's past, he says.
The story of the Madras High Court museum is not too different. With a replica of the machine used for embossing the seal on all orders, the scarlet robe, the mace, Judges' declaration book and order of copy right cases the collection seems quite interesting. The museum, which was set up with the aim of showcasing the history of legal services to the fraternity, to start with, and then the public, hardly attracts visitors now.
The Egmore Museum, which has 48 galleries and 11 sections, seems better off in terms of the number of visitors, but the regular visitors are dwindling. T.S. Sridhar, Principal Secretary/Commissioner, Department of Museums, says that in the West people are drawn naturally but here it is only the scholarly audience. "While the scholarly audience has increased in the Government Museum, Egmore, the number of regular visitors has decreased," he says.
The renovated Amaravati gallery is also set to reopen next month. The Children's Gallery of the Government Museum, which is the second most visited place after the Chemical Conservation Lab, would soon have more interactive equipments whereby children can work on them. Involving interested persons in a greater way and students, in particular, might help, some believe. "The Government has now said that heritage clubs will be set up in school. Once that takes off, we will tie up with these clubs and have special programmes for children," Mr. Sriraman says.
Emphasising the need to involve students, he adds that the museum is considering designing programmes that would have children from small villages around Chennai come over to have a feel of our past and experts going to the villages to talk to the children about their local heritage.
According to V. Jeyaraj, former curator and author of 'Directory of Museums in Tamil Nadu', there are over 25 museums in Chennai. These include those run inside educational institutions and started as memorials such as Anna Memorial, and Vivekanandar Illam. Museums run by colleges are mostly unused as there is no trained curator. "Also, maintenance is a big task for any museum," says Mr. Jeyaraj, who is now director of Hepzibah Institute of Heritage Conservation.
The rich collection updated periodically, placement of objects, the description going with it and other particulars in the room, including natural flow of lighting and interiors, contribute towards inviting visitors, say experts. The task to pull crowd doesn't rest by increasing the number of objects or artefacts but bringing regular communication between people and scholars with the museum, says Mr. Sridhar. Some of the new initiatives taken by the museum are: regular update of info on upcoming events on the website and collaborating with colleges for various programmes.
With the Chennai Corporation, too, planning a museum in the Ripon Building complex to commemorate its 320 years, there seems to be a promise of more opportunities to turn back, and look at our past.
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Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Thursday, June 12
Anthony Michael
Miami Heat -5.5
You know how good the Heat have been when playing after a loss and they will be extra good since that loss was a complete drubbing on their home court. There is no way the Spurs can shoot like they did in the first half last game so look for a very motivated Heat team to get this win and cover here.
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Andre Gomes
Odds to win group E
France to win Group E -1.34
France -134 | 1.75
Switzerland +266 | 3.66
Ecuador +377 | 4.77
Honduras +2000 | 21.0
I understand that France has been a major disappointment in the last few years, and their performance in South Africa 4 years ago was laughable w/ some bizarre off-the- field stuff, just read this two articles: (World Cup 2010: France revolt leaves Raymond Domenech high and dry | Football | The Guardian & Raymond Domenech criticises France's 2010 World Cup 'imbeciles' | Football | theguardian.com)
However, this is a new team and more importantly, they have a good coach in Didier Deschamps that simply doesn't allow any sign of indiscipline. In a controversial decision, Deschamps left out Manchester City's star Samir Nasri because he believes team spirit is key to winning. In the playoffs, France was almost humiliated @Ukraine by losing 0-2, but they bounced back in France and won 3-0 and secured the qualification. Nasri started in the first game and had a terrible performance, while he didn't play in the second game at home, so the correlation is pretty clear for me.
I was about to send this play earlier and being a Triple Dime Play, but the injury and absence of Franck Ribery was indeed a major blow for them. Nevertheless, I still think that we have some value in them to win the group as my fair line in here is France having 60% of chances to be #1 in the group @ -150 odds.
I really love France's midfield trio on the center of the field w/ Matuidi, Pogba and Cabaye. These three players can defend and attack with great quality, and they impose a great tempo to the game – something pivotal in today's preferred style of play. Ribery is gone, but it looks like Benzema "connects" pretty well with Olivier Giroud on the front as both players are great passers despite being strikers.
Regarding their opponents…
Switzerland is a well organized team that will be tough to score against them but they don't have a plan "B" if things don't go well for them. Besides Shaqiri, they don't have the proper talent on the front to create chances to score in "open plays". I wouldn't be surprised if they can get a quality outcome vs. France, but I expect them to struggle against Honduras and Ecuador as they will have the "onus" to be the favorite team and is "forced" to win the game– something that doesn't fit well in their overall mindset and game plan.
Honduras is by far the weakest team in the group, and probably of the whole tournament…
Ecuador is the "wild card" of the group. They have qualified in 3 of the 4 last WC's, so they have some experience in this superior level. They are a great "home team" that benefits from the fact that they play in altitude to crush their opponents. The good news for them is that the first game of the group against the Swiss's will be played @Brasilia - Altitude: 1,172m (3,845ft), so they might have some physical edge in that first game. Ecuador plays an exciting style of football using their wingers quite often (their best player Valencia plays in Man Utd), but in my opinion they are vulnerable on the back. In 2014 (all friendly games), they have allowed 3, 1, 3 and 2 goals!
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Thursday, June 12
Andre Gomes
Germany -150 | 1.67
Portugal +245 | 3.45
Ghana +970 | 10.70
This is considered to be one of the "groups of death" of the tournament alongside with Groups B & D.
Germany is the clear favorite and one of the best teams in the tournament. It would be a major surprise for me if they failed not only to advance to the next round, but also to make a serious challenge to the title.
They have a stable structure under NT's coach Joachim Loew and their amazing depth is probably their biggest strength. We are dealing with one of the most fun teams to watch in the world that plays with a tremendous pace and verticality in a completely offensive minded system.
This team is loaded with several Bayern Munchen players who are coming from a dominating domestic season, but crashed out of Champions League play in a dismal semifinal performance against Real Madrid. While that loss was a major disappointment for them as after all, they were the clear favorites to win (repeat) the Champions League in this season, note that we are dealing with relatively "fresh" & rested players and ultimately, this could be a major factor for the tournament! For example, while both Cristiano Ronaldo & Lionel Messi logged more than 2500 minutes in the Spanish domestic league in this season, Gotze, Schweinsteiger, Kroos and/or Muller didn't even reach the 2200-minutes mark in the Bundesliga.
Still there are some potential problems for them: Sami Khedira is a key player on their midfield and despite being fit, he was sidelined five-months with a knee injury. His performance @ final of Champions League didn't impress me at all!; Despite all their superior depth, especially with offensive minded midfielders, this team doesn't have the proper depth @ striker position! Most likely, Germany will start with Miroslav Klose on the front, who will turn 36-years old next week – not a good sign for them!
My home country Portugal is dealing with the potential terrible news that Cristiano Ronaldo could be severely banged up. There is a lot of counter information regarding this health, so we should proceed with caution. Nevertheless, his last games for Real Madrid were painful to watch because CR7 was far from being 100% fit.
Portugal doesn't have much depth on the roster. Actually, this is a team with "only" 5 world class players and a bunch of "decent" players (CR7, Pepe, Coentrao, Moutinho and Nani), so they need badly those 5 players to step up big time, and this could be a problem: CR7 is banged up; Pepe missed the CL's final due to an injury, Moutinho disappointed @ Monaco in his first season and Nani wasn't an option in his club (Man Utd).
The good news is that Portugal is one of the better organized and tactically sounded teams in the world. They know exactly what to do on the field, and their work-rate is pretty impressive for a European team. Basically, they put 10 hard workers players + CR7 on the field, and they are deadly in the counter attack! Just have a look of Portugal' goals against Sweden in the playoffs to have an idea (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ot7YbwrV4ww).
This ability of Portugal to produce goals in quick transition moves could be lethal against USA and Ghana, because these two teams' loves to play wide open and will be exposed in the back.
USA has shown some major defensive problems that could be dramatic at this level. The overall inexperience of their defensive back line has been quite evident in these latest friendly games against "better teams". Bradley and Jones are a decent duo on the midfield but don't have the proper creativity to make the difference; Altidore works hard and his off the movements are pretty sharp but his lack of scoring ability is just too damaging!
Ghana is way more dangerous in my opinion than USA. They are a relatively young team but with some vastly experience at his major level. Note that the majority of these players have won the U20 World Cup in 2009 in Egypt.
They have a (natural) physical advantage over their opponents that could be important and they play in a high tempo. Their midfield unit is pretty impressive with Sulley Muntari,Kwadwo Asamoah, Kevin-Prince Boateng and Michael Essien, so they will create plenty of chances to score.
The biggest problem for them in on the defensive side… their Goalkeeper is inexperienced at this level and the positioning of their defensive back unit isn't consistent. Unlike Portugal for example, this team has some problems to be in-game consistent and is prone to commit individual errors.
With a healthy Cristiano Ronaldo, both Germany and Portugal would be "locks" to advance to the next round… Ghana is the clear outsider of this group while USA looks to me as the worst team of the group by some margin. To make any kind of future play without knowing the "real" status of Cristiano Ronaldo is worthless in my opinion.
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Thursday, June 12
Tigers vs. White Sox
Pick: Under 7
This should be an interesting game as the upstart Chicago White Sox, a team that lost 99 games a year ago, trail the Tigers by just 2.5 games in the AL Central. Chris Sale has become one of the top pitchers in MLB, and has yet to lose at 5-0 with an ERA of 2.06. The White Sox will have to face Max Scherzer, who is 7-2 with a 3.38 ERA, and both pitchers have the stuff to dominate any lineup, so runs should be hard to come by. Scherzer owns a 2.57 ERA vs. the Sox, and Sale posts a 3.00 ERA vs. the Tigers, and both are capable of going deep into the game. The Tigers' offense has produced 3 or fewer runs in 7 of their last 10 games. Scherzer is 11-3-1 to the UNDER in his last 15 road starts, and Chicago is now 11-3 to the UNDER in their last 14 to a total of 7 to 8.5. This one finishes UNDER.
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Thursday, June 12
San Antonio Spurs vs Miami Heat
Pick: Under 97.5 1st Half
San Antonio was scorching hot in game three, as they cruised to an easy win. Things are likely to be quite different tonight. The Heat have an in-depth understanding of what wins playoffs games, and that is defense. No team over the last 14 Heat playoffs losses have topped the 100-point mark against them, and there is a huge difference when they are off a loss vs. off a win in this time period. The Heat allow 46.4% shooting after a win, but just 43.5% after a loss, so the focus coming out of the gate will be on the defensive end, which has been their playoffs protocol after a loss. The Spurs are a savvy veteran team with a very good coach, and they know that they are going to have to come out and match the defensive intensity of the Heat early. This game should be played strong on the defensive end early - before a free-throw contest turns a low-scoring game into a higher scoring game late. Respect the early defense and play the first half UNDER the total.
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Thursday, June 12
San Antonio +5½ over MIAMI
The Miami Heat have shown an uncanny ability to be bounce back after every loss. In fact, Miami is on a remarkable run of 11 straight playoff wins after losing the previous game and perhaps that's one of the reasons they are favored by so much here. After watching the first three games of these Finals, one has to question how the Heat can be a bigger favorite at home in this game than the Spurs were on their home floor in the first two games. One could argue that had the Spurs not missed four consecutive free throws with a 2-point lead in Game 2, they would be up 3-0 in this series. Miami has been in chase mode the entire series and it would be futile in trying to pin their overall failure on one or two categories of defensive lapses. The Heat have faltered on the perimeter and in the paint. Sometimes they allow San Antonio players to blow past them, sometimes they leave too much space and cannot close quickly enough to contest outside shots. It would be easier to highlight what has gone right for Miami than come up with a comprehensive list of what's going wrong.
The difficulty for Miami in deciphering San Antonio's offense is not only concerning, but it's alarming too. The Spurs also rolled up 110 points on Miami to win Game 1 and they're not about to slow the pace down here. LeBron James cannot defeat this Spurs team single handily but that's what he's being asked to do. Ray Allen is not a stopper and has primarily turned into an outside shooter. In the first three games, Dwayne Wade has four steals, no blocked shots and has had trouble staying with people on the perimeter throughout. Chris Bosh took four shots in Game 3. Meanwhile, San Antonio's list of outstanding performances runs deep and now this explosive offense that is playing at a level much higher than Miami's is receiving significant points in a game that can essentially put the Heat to rest. That's worth playing.
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Thursday, June 12
It's no longer easy to make a case against the Houston Astros. The former punching bag franchise has seen its fortunes turn around this season with the arrival of some major prospects and it looks like the lean time are about to become a bad memory for Astros faithful. But there are still some holes here and there, and one of the team's struggling starting pitchers looks worth a bet against tonight.
Scott Feldman is getting hit very hard lately. The numbers over his last five starts are alarmingly bad. Feldman is giving up hits at a crazy rate, and while some of his stats are skewed by awful defense that has victimized him, there's basically nothing positive at all to glean from any of these recent outings. The Diamondbacks are very average offensively against righties, and it's not like this team is crushing the ball, but I think you have to like their chance of getting some production against Feldman tonight.
Wade Miley will throw for the Snakes, and that short left field porch is definitely a concern as Miley can get homer prone at times. The Astros have also posted some impressive digits against southpaws, particularly at home. So it's not like I'm thrilled with Miley. But I do put the starting pitching check mark next to him as opposed to Feldman and the Arizona pen owns a bit of an edge as well.
The overall breakdown here says the number is just about on the button. So this is primarily a one-factor play for me and that's simply riding the anti-Feldman bandwagon until such time as he again proves he can retire big league hitters on a reasonably regular basis. That just isn't the case currently, so my choice here is the Diamondbacks to salvage a split of this four-game home and home set.
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Thursday, June 12
Bruce Marshall
Chicago at Pittsburgh
Pick: Under
Games featuring the Cubs and starter Jeff Samardzija are often lower-scoring affairs. As the numbers indicate...especially at Pittsburgh, where Samardzija is 3-1 with a 0.69 ERA in five career starts at PNC Park. Samardzija has a 3.09 ERA in his last five starts against the Pirates overall while receiving a combined two runs of support. He scattered five hits over seven scoreless innings in a 1-0, 10-inning defeat at Pittsburgh on opening day. Meanwhile, Bucs starter Edinson Volquez had gone 2-0 with a 2.81 ERA over a three-start stretch before allowing four runs and four hits over six innings in Saturday's loss to Milwaukee. The right-hander pitched well aside from yielding three runs in the fourth.
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Thursday, June 12
Jeff Alexander
Boston Red Sox -147
The Indians have lost 7 of 10 on the road, 15 of 20 as a road dog and 11 of 13 on the road versus southpaw starters. They've especially had trouble with the southpaw they are set to see this evening. Lester is 6-1 (10-3 on the money line) with an ERA of 3.43 in 13 starts versus the Tribe. The Sox are 4-0 in his last four starts against them and 4-1 lifetime in his home starts against them. Boston has won 5 straight at Fenway and 15 of Lester's last 22 at Fenway. The Red Sox are also 20-8 in their last 28 home matchups with the Indians.
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Thursday, June 12
Dave Price
Toronto Blue Jays +103
The Blue Jays are showing value at this price given the edge they have on the mound with Buehrle. The veteran southpaw is 10-2 with a 2.04 ERA in 13 starts and an unbeaten 5-0 with a 1.46 ERA in six road starts. In addition, the Blue Jays are 11-1 in their last 12 road games, 9-0 in their last nine games as a road underdog and 7-0 in their last seven versus division opponents.
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Thursday, June 12
Jack Jones
Detroit Tigers +106
After losing the first two games of this series to the Chicago White Sox, I look for the Detroit Tigers to come out highly motivated tonight to avoid the sweep. We are getting them at a great price as an underdog here, and you'll rarely get an opportunity to back tonight's starting pitcher as a dog all season.
2013 AL Cy Young winner Max Scherzer gets the ball for the Tigers. He went 21-3 with a 2.90 ERA and 0.970 WHIP in 2013. While he hasn't been as dominant in 2014, he is still 7-2 with a 3.37 ERA and 1.242 WHIP. He has 98 strikeouts in 85 1/3 innings as well.
Scherzer has simply owned the White Sox throughout his career. Indeed, the right-hander has gone 10-5 with a 2.57 ERA and 1.035 WHIP in 20 career starts against Chicago. Scherzer has won each of his last three starts against the Sox while giving up just five earned runs over 18 innings.
Scherzer is 24-5 (+14.6 Units) against the money line vs. an AL team with a team batting average of .260 or worse over the last two seasons. Chicago is 13-31 (-17.8 Units) against the money line after two or more consecutive wins over the last two seasons. Detroit is 45-17 in Scherzer's last 62 starts overall.
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Thursday, June 12
Dennis Macklin
Atlanta Braves vs. Colorado Rockies
Play: Atlanta Braves -106
The Rockies are riddled with injuries and it shows as Colorado has lost 11 of 12. The Braves are just treading water at 3-4 L7 but are impossible to pass here at basically a pick. Ervin Santana is not much but battles. He's 1-0 with a 2.77 ERA in his last couple of starts and would have won Saturday at Arizona except for an uncharacteristic meltdown by Kimbrel. The Rocks counter with Jhoulys Chacin who is 0-4 with a 5.35 ERA in his seven 2014 starts. He's allowed 11 earned and 26 baserunners in his L16 innings of work so the damage could/should have been much worse. This guy might just be the cure (0-2 with 6.23 LT ERA vs Atlanta) for what ails the anemic Bravo offense.
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Thursday, June 12
Sam Martin
Toronto Blue Jays at Baltimore Orioles
Prediction: Toronto Blue Jays
Blue Jays starter Mark Buehrle can't buy any respect from the linesmakers, and despite having a 10-2 record and 2.04 ERA on the season he'll take the mound as the underdog here in Baltimore. We'll grab that excellent line value noting Buehrle is even better on the road with a 5-0 record (6-0 TSR) and 1.46 ERA, along with a WHIP under 1.000.
O's starter Kevin Gausman has only made two starts this year - doing well his last time out against Oakland but getting shelled against Detroit allowing five runs in just four innings of work. He also did poor in his lone career meeting against the Jays (last year) allowing four runs in five innings taking the loss in a 12-6 decision.
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Thursday, June 12
Primetime Insiders
Dodgers -124
We have Greinke taking the mound against Simon in a day game at Great American Ball Park. This is an excellent spot for the Dodgers and Greinke as he is coming allowing 11 hits against the Rockies. Where is Simon is coming off a dominate performance against the Phillies. Greinke is all about his slider which he throws one every five pitches and it is by far his most dominating pitch. If he turns to that pitch today it is going to give the Reds fits as they are the worst slider hitting team in baseball. Greinke should also find some success against the Reds with his fastball, curveball, and change up as the Reds don't hit those pitches well either. Simon on the other hand is up for a huge regression and our system points to this game as the game he gets lit up and comes back down to earth!
Diamondbacks -107
Miley vs Feldman in Houston tonight. Miley according to our system has been very unlucky and is due for a good night and this should occur against the Astros. The Astros have been hitting a lot better but they like the Reds are a terrible slider hitting team and Miley has an above average slider that he throws a quarter of the time. Miley should turn to the pitch often tonight which should calm the Astros bats. Feldman has been terrible his last two starts and according to our system he is due for another bad night and should regress even further! He is one of the few pitchers in baseball who throws very few fastballs and is dependent on the cutter and curveball. The good thing for the Diamondbacks is they obliterate those two pitches and should be able to find a lot of success and get to at least 5 runs tonight in Houston.
Brewers - 112
Lohse is looking to come back after a terrible outing where he allowed 8 runs and it should happen tonight against the poor hitting Mets. Lohse is all about his slider which is one of the best in the game and fortunate for him and the Brewers the Mets are terrible at hitting sliders. They are also a poor fastball and curveball team as well which are Lohse's two other go to pitches. Niese continues to deliver on the mound but is due for a lot regression per our system. He should have a lot of difficulty tonight in New York against the Brewers. The fastball is the pitch Niese turns to the most and the Brewers are average to above average against that pitch and destroy the curveball which Niese throws 16% of the time.
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Thursday, June 12
Bob Balfe
Chicago Cubs +110
Jeff Samardzija has for the most part pitched very well this season without any run support. If you stack him up against Volquez he is better across the board. The Cubs have been playing a little better as of late and although they have light years of work to get done it still is encouraging to see them compete. If they could get a few big bats they might have a shot with a decent bullpen. Neither team is great at plating runs so we will go with the better pitcher tonight. Take the Cubs.
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Thursday, June 12
Spurs at Heat
Play: Heat -5
The Spurs are up 2-1 in this series but that has been with two 59 percent shooting games. Despite the incredible start for San Antonio in Game 3 Miami battled back to make it a game but 20 turnovers were too much to overcome. Miami has not lost consecutive games in the playoffs this season and they did not lose consecutive games in the playoffs last season, now 11-0 S/U and 10-1 ATS off a S/U loss in the playoffs the last two seasons. Miami has outplayed the Spurs for the majority of this series with the exception of just a few quarters and despite allowing 111 points on Tuesday Miami has been dominant defensively at home in the playoffs, having allowed just 90 points per game until the outlier Game 3. The Spurs have been a losing ATS team on the road against winning teams this season and San Antonio could be more affected by playing a third game in five days compared with the longer breaks they have had in much of the postseason. Five points sounds like a lot but nine of the last 11 meetings between these teams have been decided by at least seven points as there have not been many close final scores as most close games will feature the winning team pulling away late with free throws in a playoff setting. This is not a situation the Heat have often lost in and the Spurs will have a very tough time getting as many shots to fall as they did in Game 3.
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Thursday, June 12
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Baltimore Orioles
Play: Toronto Blue Jays +103
The Toronto Blue Jays travel to Baltimore to take on the Orioles on Thursday night. Toronto is 39-28 overall this year while Baltimore comes in with a 33-31 overall record on the season. Toronto is 10-3 this year against a team with a winning record. Toronto is a nice 19-11 on the road this year. Mark Buehrle has been lights out this year with a 10-2 record and 2.04 ERA overall this year, 5-0 with a 1.46 ERA on the road this season and 2-1 with a 1.66 ERA his last 3 starts. Kevin Gausman is 1-1 with a 4.91 ERA overall this year. Buehrle has a 3.45 ERA overall in his 20 starts against Baltimore in his career. Gausman is 0-1 with a 7.20 ERA in his one start vs Toronto in his career. We'll recommend a small play on Toronto tonight!
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Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Thursday, June 12
Ray Monohan
San Antonio Spurs vs. Miami Heat
Play: San Antonio Spurs +5½
The Spurs really put on a show in the first half on Tuesday night. Despite all that scoring the oddsmakers are making the Heat at roughly the same number as they did in G3. A rebound is to be somewhat expected but I think this line is a little too generous and more about the market than the game. When the Spurs are on they dominate and even when they are off they can keep it close. I think they are going to take control of the series in this one.
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Thursday, June 12
Ian Cameron
Atlanta at Colorado
Play: Over 10
High scoring potential as the Atlanta Braves and Colorado Rockies have combined for a whopping 33 runs scored in the last two games. Ervin Santana has been inconsistent of late. He is coming off a great outing against Arizona but prior to that he was on a string of allowing 20 runs over four consecutive starts. The most concerning thing for him today is his track record against Colorado here at Coors Field. Even though it is a small sample size Santana (w/ LA) coughed up 7 runs on 9 hits in 5.2 innings including a pair of homers. Colorado has roughed up Mike Minor and Julio Teheran on back-to-back nights and I think they will score their share of runs today against Santana. Jhoulys Chacin has had more bad starts than good this season. His track record at Coors Field has been spotty with a 5.40 ERA in three home starts including an anemic 10 walks to 12 strikeouts ratio. His track record against the Braves is equally poor – a 6.23 ERA in three starts. Five of the six starters in the first three games of this series have failed to work past the 6th inning which should leave plenty of chances for late runs against a pair of taxed bullpens. Also note that Santana and Chacin have both struggled to pitch during the day this season. Santana has a 7.36 ERA in a pair of daytime starts while Chacin has a 6.00 ERA in five outings.
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Thursday, June 12
Andre Gomes
Croatia +1.5 -110
In this first game of the tournament, I believe that the host Brazil is a bit overvalued as we should be dealing w/ AH line of -1 or -1.25 goals and not this current -1.5 spread line. Note that I think Brazil is the cut clear favorite to win it all, as their amazing depth will be a key factor for them later, let alone the fact that they are playing at home. However, Croatia will be a tough matchup for them…
Under NT's coach Scolari, Brazil is playing w/ a double pivot on the center of the midfield – it looks like Paulinho and Luiz Gustavo will start in here, while Oscar will play @ traditional playmaker position in from of them. Oscar is clearly out of form as he is coming from a subpar second half of season for Chelsea, and both Paulinho and Gustavo don't have the proper technical ability to create open-plays for the team. I've watched their "friendly" game against Serbia, and the Brazilians had some tremendous problems to create chances to score a goal! Eventually they won the game w/ a goal from Fred...
I've decided to talk a bit of Brazil's center midfield potential problems, because I really think that Croatia's midfield unit can outplay them today or at least, create some serious problems. Luka Modric, Ivan Rakitic and Mateo Kovacic are all coming from tremendous individual seasons serving their clubs, and all of them have a superior technical ability.
Obviously, we can expect Brazil to make an incredible pressure from the start, but the superior ability of the Croatians to retain the ball will make the difference in here in my opinion as those 3 players are really great in passing the ball between them. Croatia's best striker Mandzukic is suspended and will miss the game and most likely, Ivica Olic will play on the front – that bodes well for Croatia as they'll try to score in quick counter moves, and Olic is more mobile when compared to Mandzukic.
I'm not saying that Croatia will win the game because Brazil has some supreme individual talent that can solve the game in any instant, but I expect them to have some problems in here due to Croatia's style of play, therefore, I'm playing Croatia AH (+1.5) as my Single Dime Play!
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Two Rivers Turnings is the company name under which I make various lathe-turned objects, primarily bowls and other vessels, and a variety of other items, displaying at several craft and music festivals, retail stores and fine art galleries, and occasional art exhibitions. For purchase info call or send me an email.
WOOD POLICY: Importantly, TRT is committed to using only local hardwoods harvested by me when a tree is damaged or otherwise must be taken down for good reason. My small stock of exotic wood, acquired prior to this company policy, will be "used up" for various pieces until exhausted.
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Shown are representative examples of my work, including the "Historic Wood Series," in which pieces are grouped by different geographic provenance of the wood used. Other work can be viewed at the Random Turnings and Art Turnings Pages. Check out the blog-like Got Wood? page for interesting information on turning, wood I love to use, how I acquire it, etc, and, since life is too short to be all about work, stop in at the Poetry page to see what I'm up to when not turning, fishing, or sleeping.
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Bangalore: Former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Saturday urged the Janata Dal (S) president and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda to decide the candidates for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, and the Assembly elections after five years, so that the party rank and file could be prepared to face them and once again come to the centre stage of State politics.
Addressing a party meeting, attended by the newly elected MLAs, MLCs, former Ministers and office bearers, Mr. Kumaraswamy said the BJP by its performance in the past few days had proved that it was incapable to govern the State.
He said the BJP Government was busy transferring senior officials rather than solving the problem of fertilizer shortage.
The death of Siddalingappa Choori in police firing in Haveri, and before that the accident at Arkalgud in Hassan district that resulted in the death of several persons of a marriage group were not good omens for the BJP.
The Government would not last long, he said. Both Mr. Kumaraswamy and the former Minister Basavaraj Horatti explained the happenings in Hubli-Dharwad and Haveri and condemned the lack of commitment of the BJP Government in responding to the demand of farmers.
Citing the election of Sunil Hegde in Haliyal and Nadagouda in Sindhanur, who had begun work even before their candidature were announced, Mr. Kumaraswamy reminded the top leadership the importance of repeating such success in the Lok Sabha and the next Assembly elections.
Mr. Kumaraswamy said that the candidates for the Lok Sabha elections should be decided in the next one or two months.
He urged the leadership to start a membership drive and enrol at least 10,000 to 15,000 members in each of the 224 Assembly constituencies and take up padayatras during which they should visit each home and explain the programmes of the party.
Y.S.V. Datta, MLC, welcomed the gathering. He spoke about Mr. Kumaraswamy's conduct soon after becoming Chief Minister and what B.S. Yeddyurappa did soon after assuming office.
While Mr. Kumaraswamy met several Union Ministers, including Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Ram Vilas Paswan during his first visit to New Delhi and succeeded in getting 70,000 tonnes of DAP to the State, Mr. Yeddyurappa went about taking blessings of senior leaders of the BJP and returned to the city, he said.


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Dr. Raymond Shearer
April 11, 1933 - July 15, 2010
Raymond Orville Shearer, 77, passed away on July 15, 2010, in Walla Walla, Washington. He was born April 11, 1933, in Seattle, Washington to Dr. Frank "Bill" and Bernice "Deer" Shearer. The family moved to Toppenish, Washington shortly after Raymond's birth, where his father set up his medical practice to care for this underserved community. Patients that didn't have money for medical care were never turned away. Raymond was raised with this work ethic and devotion to the Toppenish area. At the height of the Depression, it was also important to Dr. Frank to live in an area with plenty of agriculture, because he knew his family wouldn't go hungry.
Raymond and his younger sister, Marilene, were constant playmates and companions. As teens and music fans, they once snuck into a performance in Portland and met Louis Armstrong. Raymond played both the piano and clarinet and developed a life-long love of swing and big band music. Ray became a pilot at a young age. He had many stories of waterskiing on irrigation canals pulled behind the family car.
During World War II, Dr. Frank and family were stationed at Salinas, California, where Frank was a Captain in the Army. While in Salimas, little brother Douglas was born. The family later returned to Toppenish to stay. Raymond graduated from Toppenish High School in 1951. He graduated from Walla Walla College (now University) in 1956 in a Chemistry Degree.
In 1956, he was briefly in the US Army, collecting radiation data in New Mexico, and also stationed at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D. C. In New Mexico, he met and married Frances Rester. In 1958, he entered medical school at The College of Medical Evangelists (now Loma Linda University) in Loma Linda, California. His first daughter, Donna, was born that same year. His second daughter, Barbara, was born in 1961. The family moved to Portland in 1963 for Ray's Internship at Portland (Oregon) Sanitarium.
Dr. Ray then joined father, Dr. Frank, and uncle, Dr. Ed, at their Toppennish Family Medicine clinic. Later, Dr. Doug also joined the Shearer practice. Daughter, Renee, was born in 1966 and son, Jeff, (finally a boy!) was born in 1968.
In 1978, Raymond married Ann Schmella and brought her daughter Julie (Coe) into the family. In 1982, Brent Raymond was born to the couple. The family tirelessly attended swim meets, basketball games, and football games to cheer for Brent.
Raymond fearlessly lived his life, seeking adventure. He was a devout snow skier and barefoot water skier. He entered competition water ski jumping, even in the senior division, and was almost always assured a trophy. He was passionate about piloting his Cessna. He enjoyed photography and his Porches. Proud of his Scottish heritage, he deeply delved into the genealogy of the Shearer family. With son Brent, he visited the ancient family farm in Scotland and Ontario, Canada, to gather information and photographs.
Raymond retired from medicine in 2006. In 2008, he moved to Walla Walla, Washington, to be nearer to his children. After his retirement he enjoyed perusing his genealogy research, looking at his photography, listening to swing music and dancing. He suffered from Parkinson's disease for 9 years, but didn't complain or feel sorry for himself and maintained his quirky sense of humor until his death. When his Parkinson's didn't allow him to walk, he still found he could dance and sing.
He is survived by his daughters Donna (Perry) Spencer, Barbara (Rick) Dunlap, Dr. Renee (David) Shearer Schroetlin, all of Walla Walla; son, Jeffrey Shearer of Richland; grandchildren Jason Dunlap and Hannah and Arik Schroetlin of Walla Walla; father and step-mother, Frank and Hellyn Shearer of Sunnyside, Washington; sister, Marlene (Tim) Foster and brother, Dr. Douglas (Marilyn) Shearer, both of Toppenish.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Bernice, in 1996 and son, Brent, in 2003.
The memorial service will be 1:00 p.m., Monday, at the Colonial Funeral Home, 228 Alder Street, Toppenish, Washington. Memorial contributions may be made to the Loma Linda University School of Medicine through Mountain View-Colonial DeWitt, 1551 Dalles Military Road, Walla Walla, WA 99362.
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Tim Robbins defiant. (Freedom of Speech).
"A chill wind is blowing in this nation," he said. "A message is being sent through the White House and its allies in talk radio and Clear Channel and Cooperstown: If you oppose this Administration, there can and will be ramifications."
Robbins understands that his involvement in an issue brings it some attention that it might not otherwise get, but he tells me he addresses a political issue directly only when he feels it has received insufficient press coverage. "There's always the reporter who asks, 'Why are you here?' And more often than not," he says, "if it's a fundraiser or protest, the answer is, 'Because you wouldn't be here if I wasn't!'"
And Robbins understands how the mainstream media intentionally serves up propaganda. He appeared on CNN's Connie Chung Tonight in March and, he says, "What was really amazing about that inter view was that the [pro-war Iraqi exile] woman on before me was a pre-tape. Connie Chung asked this woman the same question three times, and the woman, in between, was saying, 'I'm so nervous!' Connie kept assuring her, 'It's OK, we're on pre-tape and we can edit it down.' It was almost as if it was a prearranged, scripted propaganda piece that was supposed to look like an interview, because when Connie didn't get the answer that was--what I believe was--scripted, she asked the question again. And then she asked her one more time. Then when you saw it edited together later that night, there was only the last answer that she finally coaxed out of her."
Timothy Francis Robbins, who will turn forty-five in October, has never been afraid to speak out. He believes in truth, justice, and fairness, and--in the great tradition of satirists like Swift and Twain--he's enraged and disgusted by those in power who do not.
He has achieved critical, artistic and commercial success as a movie star in such films as Bull Durham, The Shawshank Redemption, and Jacob's Ladder. He's also an accomplished film director, with Bob Roberts, Cradle Will Rock, and Dead Man Walking to his credit. And he's the artistic director and co-founder of the Actors' Gang, his L.A. theater company.
Asked how he juggles so much, he shrugs: "I don't do that much, compared to some others. The most difficult is [film] directing. It's all-consuming. It takes two years out of your life, in a tremendously rewarding way. There's nothing better, leading troops up the hill, achieving a sense of community--factors and guild people, having to answer so many questions, deal with the pressure."
Looking at this baby-faced man, it's hard to realize his stage career goes back to Nixon's first term, when Tim followed his older sisters Adele and Gabrielle in working for Theatre for the New City, in Manhattan's East Village. During the summers, the company went to some of the city's toughest neighborhoods to do street theater--arriving by van, erecting a stage, parading through the streets to gather an audience, then performing. New City's co-founder, Crystal Feld, remembers Tim as a great talent, even at twelve.
"The beautiful thing about him was, he had a real social sense. You fell in love with him when you saw him act," she recalls. "He built sets, ran props, light board--everything--and was a good egg about it."
He transferred from a Catholic school to an elite public high school, where his grades were mediocre as he directed plays for the first time. After graduating from UCLA, he and some friends founded the Actors' Gang, which cultivated a unique performance philosophy. It's called The Style and is derived from Georges Bigot's Theatre du Soleil, Commedia del Arte, and their own sensibilities. As Actors' Gang managing director, Greg Reiner, puts it, "It's like acting with a mask on, even when you're not wearing one."
After a few years' absence, Robbins returned as artistic director of the Actors' Gang in 2001, and they put on The Seagull and Klaus Mann's Mephisto, in repertory. Both were hits. Bigot directed the former and crafted a rare, truly funny version of Chekhov's comedy. Robbins directed Mephisto, about a theater troupe reckoning with the shocking vicissitudes of 1930s Germany. His production managed to highlight the humanity of all the characters in the piece, even Nazis.
In the spring of 2002, the Actors' Gang also participated in the national anti-death-penalty play, The Exonerated. Writers Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen spent months interviewing dozens of former deathrow inmates who have since been cleared of their crimes, then crafted documentary theater in which every word onstage comes from their real-life subjects. Blank and Jensen directed a full production of the piece on the Actors' Gang mainstage, under the supervision of Bob Balaban, with Tim Robbins as one of the former prisoners. David Robbins did the music for it, as he has for many of the Actors' Gang productions and all three of his brother's films.
The 9/11 attacks hit Robbins hard. After volunteering at Ground Zero, he used the Actors' Gang to put on a play about 9/11 called The Guys. Written by Columbia professor Anne Nelson, it tells the story of a New York Fire Department captain coming to see a professor for help with eulogies he must deliver--men from his company who lost their lives on that day. The Actors' Gang staged an early production of the play, with a rotating cast including Robbins, Sarandon, and Helen Hunt. They sent pairs of actors to perform it around the country, an exercise in reconciling national grief. After The Guys was released in December as a film starring Sigourney Weaver and Anthony LaPaglia, the traveling productions paused, but in September, pairs of actors from the Actors' Gang will resume the national tour in honor of the second anniversary of the attacks.
At his National Press Club speech, Robbins said he had hoped that 9/11 would have brought the country together to solve the problems facing our society. "In the midst of the tears and shocked faces of New Yorkers, in the midst of the lethal air we breathed as we worked at Ground Zero, in the midst of my children's terror at being so close to this crime against humanity, in the midst of all this, I held on to a glimmer of hope in the naive assumption that something good could come out of it," Robbins told the National Press Club, suggesting that the President could have rallied Americans to strengthen their communities. "And then came the speech: You are either with us or against us."
Robbins does not put much stock in the mainstream media. He says he admires Amy Goodman on Democracy Now! He gets his news from England's The Guardian and The Independent off the web, and also checks indymedia.org. But he reserves his highest praise for Jon Stewart and Comedy Central's The Daily Show.
"They're fantastic," he says. "They got guts. That's what I admire most in times like these. People with balls, whether it's journalists, a soldier, or satirists. I don't want to hear anyone behind a mike talking about courage or patriotism. I want to see someone get on television and do satire that is honest and unrelenting, like Jon Stewart's been doing. That's true patriotism."
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