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Process configuration XML element reference
Process configuration defines the default configuration and functional capabilities that your teams can access using the Agile planning tools.
These tools, which you view through Team Web Access (TWA), display a filtered set of work items based on the configuration made to the PortfolioBacklog, RequirementBacklog, and TaskBacklog sections of the process configuration XML definition file. In addition, process configuration defines the workflow states-to-metastate mappings for all work item types (WITs) that require mapping.
To learn more, see Configure and customize Agile planning tools for a team project.
Areas that you can customize:
To update the process configuration, you export the XML definition file, edit it, and then import the file. You use the witadmin command line tool to import and export the file.
The syntax samples shown in this topic correspond to the default assignments defined in the Visual Studio Scrum 2013 process template. To access the latest version of the process templates, install the latest version of TFS and download the templates using the Process Template Manager.
There are three types of backlog pages: product backlog, iteration or sprint backlog, and portfolio backlog. You can customize each backlog page in the following ways:
Metastate mappings: Map workflow states to metastates. These mappings support the display of all agile planning pages, including the Kanban board and task board.
Quick add panel: Specify the WITs and work item fields that appear for quickly adding items to the backlog.
To change the types of work items that are considered backlog items or tasks, you add them to the corresponding category. For an example, see Add bugs to the task board or backlog.
Column fields: Define the default fields and column sequence.
You configure the backlog pages within the XML sections that appear in the following sample:
<PortfolioBacklogs> <PortfolioBacklog category="Microsoft.FeatureCategory" pluralName="Features" singularName="Feature"> . . . </PortfolioBacklog> </PortfolioBacklogs> <RequirementBacklog category="Microsoft.RequirementCategory" pluralName=" Backlog items" singularName=" Backlog item"> . . . </RequirementBacklog> <TaskBacklog category="Microsoft.TaskCategory" pluralName="Tasks" singularName="Task"> . . . </TaskBacklog>
Optional. Container element for portfolio backlog pages.
Optional. Up to five instances.
Container element that defines the metastate mappings, default columns, and quick add panel for a portfolio backlog page.
<PortfolioBacklog category="PortfolioCategory" parent="ParentCategory" pluralName="PluralName" singularName="SingleName"> <States> . . . </States> <Columns> . . . </Columns> <AddPanel> . . . </ AddPanel> </PortfolioBacklog >
Assign values to the attributes as described:
Required. One instance only.
Container element that defines the metastate mappings, default columns, and quick add panel for the product backlog page. The product backlog displays all active items in the team's backlog.
<RequirementBacklog category="RequirementCategory" pluralName="PluralName" singularName="SingleName"> <States> . . . </States> <Columns> . . . </Columns> <AddPanel> . . . </ AddPanel> </RequirementBacklog >
Required. One instance only.
Container element used to customize the layout of pages that display work items assigned to a specific iteration.
<TaskBacklog category="Microsoft.TaskCategory" pluralName="Tasks" singularName="Task workItemCountLimit="MaximumLimit"> . . . </TaskBacklog >
By default, the task board is restricted to a total of 500 work items. You can change this limit by specifying a value for the workItemCountLimit attribute.
The values assigned to CategoryName must correspond to a category group defined for the team project. You specify category groups in the definition file for Categories. For more information, see Categories XML element reference.
You use portfolio backlogs to view the rollup of backlog items at lower levels and to view progress across several teams. New and upgraded team projects contain one level labeled Features. You can add up to four additional levels.
Use of the portfolio pages may require you to be granted Advanced access. For details, see Change access levels.
For information about using portfolio backlog pages, see Work with portfolio backlogs.
The product backlog represents a list of requirements for the product that you are developing. Backlog items correspond to a specific type of work item based on the process template used to create your team project, such as product backlog item, user story, or requirement. If you use different types of work items or capture your requirements using two or more types of work items, then you can customize the product backlog page to support your usage.
For information about using the product backlog pages, see Create your backlog.
The sprint or iteration backlog pages display both the set of requirements that you and your team have committed to in a specific iteration cycle and the tasks that you have linked to those requirements. Tasks must be linked to requirements using the child link type. Because the types of work items that appear on these pages correspond to the same types that appear on the product backlog page, much of the customization work that you do for the product backlog page will define the functionality of the task backlog pages.
For information about using the sprint backlog pages, see Work in sprints.
Most WITs require their workflow states to be mapped to a metastate. Workflow states define how a work item progresses from first activation or creation to closed or complete. For example, the states defined for the Scrum product backlog item define a progression of four states, from New, Approved, Committed, to Done, and also includes a fifth state, Removed, to account for a state removed from the backlog without being implemented.
Metastates, on the other hand, determine how the agile planning tools treat each workflow state. The primary metastates used by the backlog and task board are Proposed, InProgress, and Complete.
By associating each workflow state to a metastate, the background operations performed to display the backlog and task boards know how to correctly interpret the status of each work item. For example, the following mappings are defined for the Scrum product backlog pages
<RequirementBacklog category="Microsoft.RequirementCategory" pluralName="Backlog items" singularName="Backlog item"> <States> <State value="New" type="Proposed" /> <State value="Approved" type="Proposed" /> <State value="Committed" type="InProgress" /> <State value="Done" type="Complete" /> </States> . . . </RequirementBacklog >
There are three categories of metastates: Agile, Bug, and Feedback. The following table describes the mapping attributes and values.
Required. Assigns a workflow state to a metastate.
<State type="TypeName" value="ValueName"/>
Valid values for TypeName correspond to a value assigned to a STATE within the WORKFLOW section of those WITs assigned to the category group.
Valid values for ValueName correspond to one of the following enumerated values:
Specifies a collection of State elements that associate WIT workflow states with metastates.
Required element for the following parent elements:
You can add or remove columns, change the sequence of the columns, or change the column width for the pages that display a backlog page. Changes you make to the page through the Column Options dialog persist until you change them again. The following section of code simply defines the default column set and sequence.
<Columns> <Column refname="Microsoft.VSTS.Common.Priority" width="400" /> <Column refname="System.Title" width="400" /> <Column refname="System.State" width="100" /> <Column refname="Microsoft.VSTS.Scheduling.Effort" width="50" /> <Column refname="System.IterationPath" width="200" /> </Columns>
Specifies a collection of Column elements. Required element for the backlog page elements: PortfolioBacklog, RequirementBacklog, and TaskBacklog.
Specifies a field to appear as a column on a backlog page.
<Column refname="FieldReferenceName" width="FieldWidth" />
Task board column headings
The column headings that appear on the task board page correspond to the workflow states assigned to the default WIT assigned to the Task Category. The column sequence corresponds to the natural progression of the workflow transitions, moving from left to right. To modify the column layout, you modify the workflow for the WIT assigned to the Task Category. The workflow states defined for the default task type in the Task Category must be assigned to a valid metastate as described in Map metastates for a category of work item types.
You can add fields for any quick add panel. For example, the following example adds Business Value to the product backlog panel.
The panel only displays fields that are included in the FIELDS section of the WIT definition for the WIT selected. For example, if you select the bug WIT, then only Title displays, because Business Value isn't defined for bugs. To add another WIT to the panel, you add it to the Requirements Category as described here.
The following code corresponds to the default assignments defined in the Visual Studio Scrum and MSF for Agile process templates.
<AddPanel> <Fields> <Field refname="System.Title" /> </Fields> </AddPanel>
Container element used to specify the "quick add" experience, the fields to appear within the panel area where new backlog items are defined.
Specifies a collection of Field elements.
Specifies a work item field to appear within the panel for the product backlog page.
<Field refname="FieldReferenceName"/>
The same field should appear on the work item form of each WIT included in the category for the backlog.
For performance reasons, the task board is restricted to display a maximum of 500 work items. When you open the task board, all work items are loaded into cache. Limiting the number of work items may yield quicker load times. You can change this limit by specifying a value for the workItemCountLimit attribute of the TaskBacklog element.
For example, you can increase the limit by adding workItemCountLimit="800":
<TaskBacklog category="Microsoft.TaskCategory" pluralName="Tasks" singularName="Task" workItemCountLimit="800" > . . . </TaskBacklog>
Metastate mappings are defined for additional WIT categories. For the Scrum process template, this includes mappings for the feedback request and response categories. For the MSF Agile and CMMI process templates, it also includes mappings for the bug category. (Scrum includes bugs in the Requirement Category and therefore defines the metastate mappings within the RequirementBacklog section.)
<FeedbackRequestWorkItems category="Microsoft.FeedbackRequestCategory" pluralName="Feedback Requests" singularName="Feedback Request"> <States> <State value="Active" type="InProgress" /> <State value="Closed" type="Complete" /> </States> </FeedbackRequestWorkItems> <FeedbackResponseWorkItems category="Microsoft.FeedbackResponseCategory" pluralName="Feedback Responses" singularName="Feedback Response"> <States> <State value="Active" type="InProgress" /> <State value="Closed" type="Complete" /> </States> </FeedbackResponseWorkItems>
The following table describes the additional elements used to define the metastate mappings for tool-specific work item types. See Map metastates for a category of work item types for information about assigning the actual state values and types. The CategoryName must correspond to a category defined for the team project.
Optional. Container element that defines the metastate mappings for work item types assigned to the bug category. In addition to how these mappings are used in the display of TWA agile planning pages, they also control how the My Work feature in Team Explorer updates the bug state as developers move bugs using My Work. To learn more, see Day in the life of an ALM Developer: Write new code for a user story.
<BugWorkItems category="CategoryName" pluralName="PluralName" singularName="SingleName"> <States> . . . </States> </BugWorkItems>
Required. Do not customize.
Container element that defines the metastate mappings for work item types assigned to the feedback request category.
<FeedbackResponseWorkItems category="CategoryName" pluralName="PluralName" singularName="SingleName"> <States> . . . </States> </FeedbackRequestWorkItems>
Required. Do not customize.
Container element that defines the metastate mappings for work item types assigned to the feedback response category.
<FeedbackResponseWorkItems category="CategoryName" pluralName="PluralName" singularName="SingleName"> <States> . . . </States> </FeedbackResponseWorkItems>
Only required when you customize the workflow state for Test Plan and you support connections to the team project from versions of Test Manager installed with Visual Studio 2013.2 or earlier versions.
Container element that defines the metastate mappings for work item types assigned to the Test Plan Category. For example:
<TestPlanWorkItems category="Microsoft.TestPlanCategory" pluralName="Test Plans" singularName="Test Plan"> <States> <State type="InProgress" value="Design" /> <State type="InProgress" value="Testing" /> <State type="Complete" value="Signed Off" /> </States> </TestPlanWorkItems>
Only required when you customize the workflow state for Test Suite and you support connections to the team project from versions of Test Manager installed with Visual Studio 2013.2 or earlier versions.
Container element that defines the metastate mappings for work item types assigned to the Test Suite Category. For example:
<TestSuiteWorkItems category="Microsoft.TestSuiteCategory" pluralName="Test Suites" singularName="Test Suite"> <States> <State type="Proposed" value="Authoring" /> <State type="InProgress" value="Testing" /> <State type="Complete" value="Completed" /> </States> </TestSuiteWorkItems>
To map metastates for TestPlanWorkItems or TestSuiteWorkItems, you must upgrade your application-tier server to TFS 2013.3. Afterwards, you can customize the workflow state of test plans and test suites.
To learn more, see Import and export process configuration.
You can change the work item fields that are used in calculating capacity, burndown charts, forecasting, and velocity. Any change you make to one of the default assignments should correspond to a change made to the WIT used to define and capture information for that value.
For example, if you change the refname assigned to type="Activity" then you should include the same field in the WIT definition assigned to the Task Category which captures the activity information.
<TypeFields> <TypeField refname="System.AreaPath" type="Team" /> <TypeField refname="Microsoft.VSTS.Scheduling.RemainingWork" type="RemainingWork" format="format h" /> <TypeField refname=" Microsoft.VSTS.Common.BacklogPriority" type="Order" /> <TypeField refname="Microsoft.VSTS.Scheduling.Effort" type="Effort" /> <TypeField refname="Microsoft.VSTS.Common.Activity" type="Activity" /> <TypeField refname="Microsoft.VSTS.Feedback.ApplicationStartInformation" type="ApplicationStartInformation" /> <TypeField refname="Microsoft.VSTS.Feedback.ApplicationLaunchInstructions" type="ApplicationLaunchInstructions" /> <TypeField refname="Microsoft.VSTS.Feedback.ApplicationType" type="ApplicationType"> <TypeFieldValues> <TypeFieldValue value="Web application" type="WebApp" /> <TypeFieldValue value="Remote machine" type="RemoteMachine" /> <TypeFieldValue value="Client application" type="ClientApp" /> </TypeFieldValues> </TypeField> </TypeFields>
Required. Specifies a collection of TypeField elements.
Required. Specifies the reference name of a field whose value supports a type of activity for a feature area. The fields you specify should correspond to the fields that you use within the WITs used to capture the feature information.
<TypeField refname="FieldReferenceName" type="NameOfType" [format="{0} TimeUnitString"] / >
Specify the format only when type="RemainingWork". You can specify any text string for the TimeUnitString that you want to have appear on the capacity bars on the current iteration backlog page and on the task board.
For agile planning pages:
For the feedback request form:
Required for the TypeFieldValue when type="ApplicationType".
Specifies a collection of TypeFieldValue elements which are used in the feedback request form.
Required. Do not customize.
Specifies the name of an application type to appear on the feedback request form.
<TypeFieldValue value="ApplicationTypeName" type="TypeApp"/>
The default assignments correspond to the allowed values specified in the type definition for the feedback request form.
<TypeFieldValues> <TypeFieldValue value="Web application" type="WebApp" /> <TypeFieldValue value="Remote machine" type="RemoteMachine" /> <TypeFieldValue value="Client application" type="ClientApp" /> </TypeFieldValues>
If you change a field within the TypeFields section, you should make the corresponding change in the WIT definition. For example, if you change the fields assigned to capture work Effort, then you should make the same change in the WIT definitions for the product backlog item and bug (for Scrum).
You can look up the reference name for a field using this index.
The capacity planning and burndown charts reference the non-working days. The following non-working days are defined within each TFS process template.
<Weekends> <DayOfWeek>Saturday</DayOfWeek> <DayOfWeek>Sunday</DayOfWeek> </Weekends>
Required child of the Weekends element.
Specifies a day of the week that corresponds to a non-working day.
Valid names correspond to the English days of the week: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
Optional. Container element used to specify non-working days.
Specify non-working days when you want to account for non-working days in the calculation of capacity and burndown charts.
Some note about how this appears in the burndown chart and cannot be removed.
At a glance, you can differentiate WITs when viewing a query result or backlog based on the color assigned to the WIT.
The following color assignments are defined within the Scrum process template.
<WorkItemColors> <WorkItemColor primary="FF009CCC" secondary="FFD6ECF2" name="ProductBacklogItem" /> <WorkItemColor primary="FF773B93" secondary="FFEEE2F2" name="Feature" /> <WorkItemColor primary="FFF2CB1D" secondary="FFF6F5D2" name="Task" /> <WorkItemColor primary="FFCC293D" secondary="FFFAEAE5" name="Bug" /> <WorkItemColor primary="FFFF9D00" secondary="FFFCEECF" name="Code Review Request" /> <WorkItemColor primary="FFFF9D00" secondary="FFFCEECF" name="Code Review Response" /> <WorkItemColor primary="FFFF9D00" secondary="FFFCEECF" name="Feedback Request" /> <WorkItemColor primary="FFFF9D00" secondary="FFFCEECF" name="Feedback Response" /> <WorkItemColor primary="FFFF9D00" secondary="FFFCEECF" name="Impediment" /> <WorkItemColor primary="FFFF9D00" secondary="FFFCEECF" name="Shared Step" /> <WorkItemColor primary="FFFF9D00" secondary="FFFCEECF" name="Test Case" /> </WorkItemColors>
Optional. Container element for specifying colors for work item types.
Specifies the colors used to display a WIT within TWA. The primary color is used in list displays, and the secondary color is used in board displays, such as the task board or Kanban board.
<WorkItemColor primary="HexColorCode" secondary="HexColorCode" name="witName" />
To get hexadecimal colors, use this HTML color picker tool.
A: Some customizations can be done through the user interface. Others require editing process configuration or other team project objects. For an overview, see Configure and customize Agile planning tools for a team project.
A: The default experience supports one level of portfolio backlog. You can add up to five levels as described in Add a backlog to Agile portfolio management.
A: If you've added a custom WIT and want to add that to either the backlog or task board, you can. You just can't have them appear in both places. Learn how by reading Add bugs or other work item types to backlogs or boards.


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I want to be like Ryan Davis
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July 8th was ordinary. I woke up, got some food, and loaded up Giant Bomb. Nothing. It was early, so of course there was nothing. A tweet from Alex caught my eye, something about today going to be hard. Well, ok, I guess they are coming off an extra long weekend. Something about it still seemed off. Whatever! I decided to watch a movie and found one on Netflix that I've wanted to see for some time: Strange Days.
Two hours later I loaded up Giant Bomb again, the weird new age music from the end credits still playing on my headphones, and I see "Ryan Davis, 1979-2013". Wait, what? "Giant Bomb has suffered a profound loss". Uhhhhhh.
I opened the article and read the first line, "Ryan Davis passed away on July 3rd". I understood the words, I mean I can fucking read, but that sentence made zero sense to me. Sure, the thought has crossed my mind, everyone dies at some point. What's gonna happen when my parents die, when my friends die, when the dude I listen to every day curse about video games on the internet dies. But seriously, what the hell. It's a joke. Some inside thing. Maybe I missed a tweet or a stream.
"Many of you know that Ryan was recently married. In the face of this awfulness..." hah! There it is! Ryan got married so har har it's like he died. I looked back to the first line again and then the title before it really started to sink in. Dissonance followed. Ryan can't be dead, he just got married, he's the host, he's the guy. This is the week he comes back and then Steam sales and then new games and then new fucking consoles and then game of the year and then E3 and then, you know. Everything.
I just slouched in my chair and spent the rest of the day reading comments, blogs, articles, tweets. I didn't know what to say. My head was aching and my stomach felt like it was folding in on itself. No one I care about has ever died before, and I guess I did care about Ryan. It seems strange, and I've read so many people say the same. Ryan didn't know me. We never met, never communicated on twitter, I never sent an e-mail to the Bombcast, but it's hard to imagine he wasn't what he seemed to be.
Way back in the Gamespot days, I didn't know about these people. I watched them because holy shit it's people talking about video games on this internet thing. They were entertaining, engaging enough, and their genuine enthusiasm was apparent. But I certainly didn't think I knew them more than any other stranger on a screen.
But then one day I saw something new. It was Carrie Gouskos' last day, and as she was saying goodbye her voice trailed off and she started to cry. The stream quickly changed to another shot, but before it did Ryan suddenly grabbed her for a hug. They way he did it really caught me off guard. Well I was already off guard knowing it was Carrie's last day, but he did it so quickly, like he didn't even think about it.
He saw his friend was sad and just reacted. Writing it out, it doesn't seem like a big deal, but it really stuck with me. Even up until this weekend it crossed my mind. I had never seen an adult act that way. It was just real honest goodness. I saw that and thought, alright, these are some good people. So I started hanging around Gamespot more, less because I liked games and more to see what the staff would get up to.
Cut to today, and Ryan's dead. Giant Bomb only showed me more of what kind of guy he was. Sure, the freedom here did allow for the more saucy side of him to roam and ravage, but none of that ever really took away from what I saw years ago and since. Dude was just a good human being. It sucks that the world has lost one of those.
Jeff, is also a good human being. Vinny, Brad, Drew, everyone else. And they're still here. People die. That's all the sense there is to it. Everyone's gonna get there eventually. Until then, you live. You didn't need to. You could have easily not existed. Earth could have happened to be a bit colder or hotter and be another (presumably) barren rock, drifting through the cosmos, just another less interesting part of all there is. Ramble, ramble, the meaning of life.
I dunno. Ryan Davis is dead. I'm gonna miss him.
Let's keep having fun.

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New Zealand All Blacks coach Steve Hansen brought in some reinforcements as his team gears up for a brutal Test against Samoa in Apia next week Wednesday.
With a number of key All Blacks involved in the Super Rugby Final between the Hurricanes and Highlanders, Hansen wanted to add some depth to the squad training in Auckland this week.
17 Members of Hansen's 41-player squad were ruled out because of their involvement in Saturday's Super Rugby decider.
3 More players – uncapped Chiefs midfield backs Charlie Ngatai and Seta Tamanivalu, as well as Crusaders utility Tom Taylor – have been brought into the New Zealand camp in Auckland.
With injury issues surrounding some others, Hansen initially announced 2 stand-by players – scrumhalf Andy Ellis and uncapped prop Nepo Laulala.
He had already boosted numbers last week when 3 uncapped players joined a training camp in Auckland – midfield back George Moala, scrumhalf Brad Weber and prop Ofa Tu'ungafasi.
Samoa have named a 27-man squad heavy with overseas-based players for next week's historic 1-off Test against the All Blacks from New Zealand.
The 8 July fixture will be the 1st time the All Blacks will play a Test match in the Pacific Islands, after previous trips to play Fiji were not given that status.
Prime minister Tuilaepa Sa'ilele Malielegao, who is also chairman of the Samoa Rugby Union, announced the squad on Tuesday in the Samoan capital Apia, where the match will be played,.
Space in the All Blacks' pre-World Cup schedule was found for the match after he and the Prime Minister of New Zealand joined calls for the game to be set up. It is expected to be the biggest sporting event in Samoa's history.
The starting line-up has yet to be confirmed but London Irish flanker Ofisa Treviranus was named earlier this week as captain.
Ofisa Treviranus will lead Samoa's World Cup campaign in September and will get a taste of captaincy when they go up against world champions New Zealand in a 1-off Test on 8 July.
The 31-year-old flank, who plies his trade with London Irish in the Premiership, said he had just been focusing on making the starting lineup for the fixture – the 1st ever visit to Apia by the All Blacks.
"It's always an honour to represent Samoa, but it is something very special when you are asked to captain your team," Treviranus said in a statement on Monday.
Treviranus, a powerful ball carrier known for his big defensive tackles, previously captained a Samoa side to victory in the Sevens World Series in 2010.
Junior Springboks (21) 40 / 8 (3) Samoa (Final Score)
South Africa Under 20 and Samoa Under 20 did battle in the World Rugby
Under 20 Championship at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma at 18:30 SA Time (18:30 Italy Time, 16:30 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 5 on TV in SA.
Samoa have named an enlarged 58-man playing squad which includes Chiefs back Tim Nanai-Williams who is pushing for his eligibility through the Sevens loophole.
Nanai-Williams has been included but will need to play in at least 2 Rounds of the Sevens World Series for Samoa to be eligible for next year's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and Rugby World Cup in England later this year.
Other notable inclusions in the squad are Newcastle flyer Sinoti Sinoti, Bordeaux's Peter Saili, Sharks' Paul Perez, former Stormer and current Wasps wing Sailosi Tagicakibau, Alesana Tuilagi – brother of Manu, former Waratahs wing Alofa Alofa and Hurricanes centre Reynold Lee Lo.
The Barbarians will make London's Olympic Stadium their home for the first rugby match to be played at the iconic venue ahead of this year's Rugby World Cup.
The world famous invitation side have a number of high profile international matches throughout the year in celebration of their 125th anniversary, including this fixture against Samoa on Saturday 29 August (15:00 BST) at the Olympic Stadium.
The match will be delivered in partnership between the Barbarians, E20 Stadium LLP (a joint venture between the London Legacy Development Corporation and Newham Council), and England Rugby 2015, Tournament Organisers for Rugby World Cup 2015.
The match is also part of England Rugby 2015's testing programme and will allow the organisers to trial aspects of match day delivery ahead of the venue hosting five Rugby World Cup matches, including the Bronze Final, later this year.
Versatile Chiefs back Tim Nanai-Williams, while pushing for qualification to play for Samoa, could be forced to choose club over country.
The 25-year-old is pursuing a loophole through the international Sevens circuit that will allow him to play for Samoa at the World Cup later this year because his parents were born in the islands.
If his Chiefs team make a deep run in the Super Rugby play-offs however, he will miss the historic test match between the All Blacks and Samoa in Apia this July.
Chiefs coach Dave Rennie has made it clear that Nanai-Williams will be putting his franchise first in the event of a clash as they will still be in the Super Rugby window.
Samoan players are disputing the claims of their prime minister that a dispute with their national rugby union has been resolved.
Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi, who is also the Samoan Rugby Union Chairman, told Television New Zealand that he had spoken to the players and the dispute is under control.
But lock Daniel Leo, who is spokesman for the Samoan team, told Radio Live on Wednesday "we haven't even had a chance to meet with them, let alone sort anything out, so it's stalling tactics."
The International Rugby Players Association also issued a statement saying "the situation is absolutely not under control. There's a lack of urgency from the Samoan Rugby Union to address issues and frustrations are building within the rugby community."
Only one more Internatonal Test to be played today, that between Georgia vs Japan at 17:00 SA Time and Georgian Time, the rest of the results are in already!
Some surprising results all around, with the Italian Azzurri holding the Springboks to a limited win, Ireland narrowly beating the Wallabies, Wales containing the All Blacks untill the 69th minute before letting in 3 quick tries and France falling to a spirited Argentinian Pumas side.
The rest of the results, well they are pure wall decorations, for want of a better expletive.
The Weekend's International Results are as follows:
Four International Tests overlapped or at least partly overlapped one another between 18:30 to almost midnight on Saturday 22 November 2014, SA Time.
Seeing as all 4 matches were broadcast LIVE on TV in South Africa… although on 2 different SuperSport channels, we hosted all FOUR in one GLOBAL ARTICLE!
Ireland (20) 26 / 23 (20) Wallabies (Final Score)
Ireland and the Australian Wallabies did battle in the End Of Year Tours at
Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland at 18:30 SA Time (16:30 BST & GMT, 03:30 Sunday AEST).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
Wales (3) 16 / 34 (3) All Blacks (Final Score)
Wales and the New Zealand All Blacks did battle in the End Of Year Tours at
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales at 19:30 SA Time (17:30 BST & GMT, 06:30 Sunday NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 6 on TV in SA.
England (13) 28 / 9 (6) Samoa (Final Score)
England and Samoa did battle in the End Of Year Tours at
Twickenham, London, England at 21:00 SA Time (19:00 BST & GMT, 09:00 Sunday Samoa Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
France (3) 13 / 18 (15) Los Pumas (Final Score)
France and the Argentinian Pumas did battle in the End Of Year Tours at
Stade de France, Paris, France at 22:00 SA Time (21:00 French Time, 20:00 GMT, 17:00 Arg Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 6 on TV in SA.
George Ford is set to make his first Test start after being selected at flyhalf in a revamped England side to play Samoa at Twickenham on Saturday.
Ford, all of whose four previous Test appearances have come as a replacement, now finds himself in the No 10 shirt with regular fly-half Owen Farrell moved across to inside centre by England coach Stuart Lancaster despite unimpressive showings in this month's defeats by world champions New Zealand and South Africa
Farrell played the first two matches of his England career, in 2012, at inside centre when he was also alongside Brad Barritt, who is again set to be his midfield partner against Samoa this weekend.
"It's great to give George a start in this series after he missed the summer tour through injury," Lancaster said in a Rugby Football Union statement published on Wednesday.
"George has been impressive in camp and is now fully up to speed with the game plan and is ready to run the game. Owen switches to 12 and I'm sure will support George well."
Samoa's Census Johnston is set to win his 50th international cap this weekend after being named in the side to play England at Twickenham on Saturday.
The tighthead prop, who has also played three Tests for the combined Pacific Islands team, lines up in the front row with hooker Ti'iPaulo and loosehead prop Sakaria Taulafo.
Samoa have made six changes to the starting XV that beat Canada 23-13 in Vannes, north-west France, last Friday.
England coach Stuart Lancaster made three changes to his matchday squad to face Samoa on Saturday, as he looks to end a five-match losing streak.
Richard Wigglesworth, James Haskell and Billy Twelvetrees will make their first appearances in a matchday squad in the year-end Tests, after being named among the 23 players to face Samoa in the third international this month.
Saracens scrumhalf Wigglesworth, who won the last of his 14 Test caps on the 2013 tour to Argentina, replaces the starting No 9 from the three-point defeats to New Zealand and South Africa, Harlequins' Danny Care.
The International Rugby Board said Monday it wanted no repeat of Samoa's threatened boycott of this weekend's match against England ahead of next year's World Cup.
Samoa's players had warned they were contemplating pulling out of Saturday's clash at Twickenham as a protest against their treatment by the Samoa Rugby Union.
IRB chief executive Brett Gosper, speaking at the World Rugby ConfEx in London said talks involving the SRU, the players, the International Rugby Players' Association and the IRB meant "there is no threat to the game whatsoever at Twickenham".
Samoa's game with England may well be in jeopardy again as the Samoan Rugby Union continues to snub its players over grievances with their governance.
Samoa's senior internationals issued a public appeal to the Samoa Rugby Union to discuss player grievances after the Union did not appear at talks on Saturday as festering disharmony clouds the future of the team.
Grievances which surfaced at the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand remain unresolved, leading to players originally threatening to strike ahead of next weekend's Test against England at Twickenham.
Although the strike was called off following the intervention of the International Rugby Board, the players say they want their concerns dealt with urgently "to ensure positive change for the benefit of Samoa rugby".
Former Samoan player Eliota Fuimaono Sapolu, who was banned for six months after tweeting that referee Nigel Owens was "racist" and "biased" when his team lost to South Africa in the 2011 World Cup, has again spoken out on Twitter.
Samoa Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi has blasted national rugby players who threatened to boycott next week's test against England as "little kids" who are guilty of "foolish thinking."
Tuilaepa, who is also chairman of the Samoan Rugby Union, said the threatened boycott was the work of troublemakers within the Samoa team who put money before country.
Canada Head Coach Kieran Crowley has announced his starting roster to face Samoa on Friday at Stade de la Rabine in Vannes, France in the third game of Canada's year-end tour.
Following a loss to a Championship XV side in Worcester on November 2nd, Canada snapped a three test match losing streak last weekend in Colwyn Bay, Wales with a narrow 17-13 victory over Namibia.
This weekend, Crowley's 17th ranked side will take on 11th ranked Samoa, who are fresh off a 24-13 loss last weekend to Canada's Rugby World Cup 2015 opponent Italy in Ascoli Piceno, Italy. Before last weekend's loss, "Manu Samoa" held the 9th spot in World Rankings.
Nine International Test matches as well as the cross-hemisphere club / provincial match between Saracens and DHL Western Province, took place this weekend.
Well, it was not a good weekend for South African interests in these games, as both the Springboks and Western Province were compprehensively beaten in the space of 2 days.
In addition South African neighbours, Namibia, probably put up the best fight amongst the Southern African sides, but still going down to Canada, by 17 / 13.
On Saturday the Springboks came tumbling down to earth after a few weeks ago beating the New Zealand All Blacks, when they fell havily against Ireland, by 29 / 15 and on Sunday the Currie Cup champions, DHL Western Province was outplayed and put to the sword by Saracens in Londen, badly beaten by 6 tries to 3 and a total score of 46 / 22.
It appears that the Northern Hemisphere rugby countries have all crept closer to the Southern Hemisphere rivals, as the Wallabies barely won against Wales and the All Blacks only scraped home against England by a measly 3 points.
Scotland beat Argentina and France romped over Fiji, whilst Italy beat Samoa.
The results of the weekend are as follows:
Apprentice plumber Jack Taulapapa's rugby career is suddenly flowing as smoothly as an unblocked pipe.
That's because two weeks ago the 21-year-old Johnsonville halfback got the sort of phone call most club players can only dream about.
"The phone rang out of the blue and it was Alama [Ieremia]," Taulapapa said after his unexpected callup for Samoa's end of year tour to Europe.
"He just asked me a few questions, checked up on how I was going, and said they were looking to bring a new halfback into the squad, breed a new guy in.
"He said they had a few options, but were checking up on what I was up to and that was really the first contact I'd had."
The Rugby Football Union and Premiership Rugby have settled their dispute over World Cup compensation, the governing bodies have announced.
England's 12 clubs are likely to share £13 million provided by the RFU and have been cleared to play matches during the knockout stage of the tournament.
"It's a reflection of the strength of the partnership that once again we have managed to come to an arrangement that benefits both the RFU and clubs," RFU chief executive Ian Ritchie said.
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen is comfortable fielding a potential second-string side in their historic rugby test in Samoa next July.
New Zealand Rugby today confirmed the All Blacks would play in Apia for the first time, in a Wednesday afternoon test on July 8.
That falls four days after the Super Rugby final in World Cup year and Hansen said it would be "ridiculous" to expect any All Blacks who played the decider to back up in Apia.
Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele has attacked rugby's antiquated governance and revenue-sharing system as the island powerhouse announced a major sponsorship aimed at taking them to a new level at next year's World Cup.
Tuilaepa also doubles as chairman of the Samoan Rugby Union, traditionally a cash-strapped organisation with its top players at the mercy of rich clubs and rival countries.
Samoa revealed on Monday a new deal with Australian-based company Cromwell Property Group that should ensure a well-resourced squad for next year's tournament in England.
The base sponsorship is "significant" but also includes major incentives – $250,000 for reaching the semifinals, $500,000 for making the final and $1m for winning the tournament.
"Shoeless" Joe Jackson got his nickname during a mill game played in Greenville, South Carolina. Jackson suffered from blisters on his foot from a new pair of cleats, and they hurt so much that he had to take his shoes off before an at bat.
As play continued, a heckling fan noticed Jackson running to third base in his socks, and shouted "You shoeless son of a gun, you!" and the resulting nickname "Shoeless Joe" stuck with him throughout the remainder of his life.
Will a similar fate await Sonny Bill Williams? The Good Samaritan was also left shoeless after obliging a fan in Samoa.
There has been no change in the Top 12 of the IRB world rankings following the opening round of The Rugby Championship.
Despite seeing their 17-Test win streak end in Sydney thanks to a 12-12 draw with the Wallabies, New Zealand continue to lead the way on 93.42 points.
The Wallabies, courageous in their efforts – and perhaps a little unlucky – remain in third position on 87.32.
Canada will face former champions England in the final of Women's Rugby World Cup 2014 on Sunday at the Stade Jean Bouin after they enjoyed contrasting semi-final victories in the French capital.
England booked their place in a sixth Women's Rugby World Cup final after an emphatic 40-7 victory over first-time semi-finalists Ireland, the Red Roses finally producing the all-round performance they had been craving.
There will be a new name on the Women's Rugby World Cup as New Zealand are the high profile absentee in the final four of the competition.
In the last round of the pool stages in Marcoussis, England's draw with Canada saw both into the semi-finals where they will be joined by Australia and Ireland.
New Zealand, who have triumphed in the past four World Cups, won their last game of the pools but they went into their game against the USA already knowing they were out of the competition.
There is a palpable level of excitement in the country ahead of the Commonwealth Games which will be held in Glasgow this year. Driving up the road over the weekend one was reminded by overhead sign boards long before reaching Glasgow of the need to plan ahead and potential difficulties in travelling as a result of the Games.
The online search engine Google has the theme of the games on its page, there is a lot of coverage in the media both online, in print and of course in audio and visual. Radio schedules have already been changed on some stations providing coverage already ahead of the Games which are due to get kick started with the opening ceremony tonight. In advertising it's radio coverage the national broadcaster has even made a pledge to bring all the action of Scotland's medal winning events live to the public. Colleagues have members of their family involved on a voluntary basis as ambassadors for Glasgow 2014 with some having already been helping out in the Athletes Village for the last two weeks.
Samoa U20 (8) 8 / 21 (7) Junior Springboks (Final Score)
Samoa Under 20 and South Africa Under 20 did battle in the Junior World Championship at
ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe at 07:35 SA Time (17:35 NZ Time, 05:35 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & SHD on TV in SA.
The International Rugby Board clamped down on foul play in the Pacific Cup tournament this week.
Four players from Samoa were handed bans for various acts of foul play.
Five players from the Samoa A team were cited, following the Pacific Cup match between Argentina Pampas and Samoa A in Canberra on Tuesday (11 March).
Australia's best emerging talent will compete against national representative teams from Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and Argentina in the 2014 IRB Pacific Rugby Cup (PRC).
The competition was established in 2006 to help develop rugby in Pacific nations, but for the first time in 2014, it will include the Argentina Pampas and will be held entirely in Australia.
Glasgow 2014 has today (Tuesday January 14) confirmed the teams and pools for the Rugby Sevens competition at this summer's Commonwealth Games.
Samoan legend Brian Lima has resigned as defence coach of his country's national team after his arrest for assault on his former wife.
Samoa rugby legend Brian Lima faces criminal charges after allegedly assaulting his ex-wife in public last week, leaving her with serious facial injuries, reports said on Thursday.
Wales dropped out of the top five on the IRB World Rankings following their 26-30 loss to the Wallabies in Cardiff on Saturday.
With only three international fixtures over the weekend, the focus was on the pulsating encounter between Wales and the touring Australians at Millennium Stadium.
This weekend sees Round 4 of the 2013 End Of Year Tours. It is the last weekend on tour for the Springboks from South Africa, with their last game on tour probably the most difficult one. A a win over France will see the Springboks ending with what can be called a great season.
All in all a good weekend of rugby lies ahead and it will be enjoyed the world over, like always. Here are the head to head stats to help you with your SuperBru picks. Good luck to all sides.


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The Morning Read: Neil Blomkamp gets ready to depart for 'Elysium'
Welcome to The Morning Read.
We're entering that time of the year when things get weird and schedules go wonky and I want to make sure that the Morning Read doesn't suffer. I've had that happen before, and it becomes a hard habit to get back into if I let things get away from me.
It's certainly not for lack of material. I was on the move last Friday, so we're talking about almost a week since the last Morning Read, and that means there's been an avalanche of links that I've bookmarked. Let's see how many of them I can get through, working roughly backwards in chronology, starting with this morning's news that Neil Blomkamp is hard at work now setting up his next film, "Elysium." It's exciting to hear that Sharlto Copley will be starring again for him. I would love to get a hold of that graphic novel that Blomkamp is presenting to studios as they meet about the film, set on another planet in a distant future. The cool thing here is that MRC is already committed to making the film. All they're doing right now is looking for a distributor, something that should be very easy to pin down based on the amazing success of "District 9," both critically and financially.


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Remember this past summer when Salt came out and everyone was super excited and saying things like, "Hey, I just saw Salt for like the fifth time. Probably gonna go back later today and see it again." Me neither. But, hey, there's talk of a sequel!
One thing you'll notice when you see True Grit is that the dialogue is a little different. Obviously they don't talk like OMG, WTF in the Old West, but it's different than even the Clint Eastwood and John Wayne westerns.
Damian Lewis has been cast in Showtime's "Homeland" as a soldier who returns home after ten years in Iraqi prison. He'll star opposite the totally-believable-as-a-CIA-agent Claire Danes, who will be playing a CIA agent.
Director Zhang Yimou, the man behind China's opening ceremonies at the 2008 Olympic Games and Hero starring Jet Li, cast Bale after he was impressed with the actor's knowledge of the so-called "Rape of Nanjing."
The good news just keeps on coming for James Cameron. Not only has Avatar grossed over $2.7 billion, it also holds the title of most pirated film of 2010 with 16.5 million illegal downloads.
Whether you believe in The Madden Curse or roll your eyes at it, you have something new to roll your eyes at– Madden Curse: The Movie.
Many people like to bitch and moan about Brown's work just because it's "clichéd" and "poorly written." Those people need to chill the hell out. What's the harm? It's just mindless fun, like having sex with a coma patient.
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has been banned from filmmaking for twenty years. Harsh. It's not like he directed Yogi Bear.
So while most Americans are struggling to make ends meet this holiday season, Morgan is out there buying new organs. Typical Hollywood.
Despite the belief that they would clean their room and eat all of their vegetables like a good animation house, Pixar isn't ready to put their toys away just yet.
The Weinstein Co. is off-setting the casting of Sarah Jessica Parker in I Don't Know How She Does It by jamming this thing full with nerd-crushes. "Mad Men's" Christina Hendricks and "The Daily Show's" Olivia Munn have agreed to distract the audience in the new romantic comedy.
To celebrate the release of And Soon The Darkness on DVD and Blu-ray December 28th, we're giving away a DVD prize pack that includes And Soon The Darkness, The Disappearance of Alice Creed, The Crazies, and Frozen.
File this under "Ugh." McG and Breck Eisner are actually battling it out over who GETS to direct the big screen adaptation of Ouija. That's right. They're both willingly going out for the project.
Appearing in a slew of upcoming films that range from "meh" to "yeah, okay maybe," Alex Pettyfer is rising through the ranks. And now his transformation into Paul Walker is nearly complete.
Actor Sam Worthington has pulled a Shia LaBeouf by trashing his recent film, Clash of the Titans. But don't worry! The upcoming sequel, Wrath of the Titans, won't suck my tiny, three-inch cyclops.
H.R. Giger, the artist who designed the original Xenomorph, is on board for Ridley Scott's Alien prequel. Not only that, but the prequel will be shot in 3D, and will probably be stretched into two films.
Matthew Senreich comments on the latest batch of Star Wars jokes and gives us a preview of the show's fifth season.
We don't always agree on the happenings in the entertainment industry and we like to make our beefs public. The givers in Gremlins and Child's Play had no idea a mogwai and Chucky Doll would turn into such crappy Christmas gifts, but which would be worse to find under the tree? Fight!
Between "Freaks & Geeks" and "Undeclared," Judd Apatow launched the careers of a lot of dudes. Now, all those dudes are going to be reunited onstage for PaleyFest 2011.
This is a touchy subject whenever I bring it up around here, but "Dexter" is an uneven show. Now, Scott Buck is ready to wash the turd-like taste of Season Five out of our mouths.
Rosario Dawson and Lynn Collins both want to be a part of Channing's ten year high school reunion. The film's basically a modern day remake of The Big Chill, which means they'll be dancing to "Livin' La Vida Loca" on MP3 instead of "Heard It Through the Grapevine" on vinyl.
The West ain't as wild as it used to be, but all it takes is a couple of guns, a few pretty girls, and a heavy dose of hell bent vendetta to change all that.
Looks like Eric Bana won't have a chance to play with his Christmas toys. He's just signed on to a new crime thriller and has his eye on the presidency for another role.
As it turns out, Huston is the grandson of famed director John Huston, and the nephew of actress Angelica Huston. Looking back, the resemblance is uncanny. You can really see it in his eye.
Good news for Arcade Fire. Spike Jonze is re-teaming with Charlie Kaufman for a secret project.
Having already conquered the skies, the battlefield, the deep south, Las Vegas, and the bedroom of every woman he has ever desired, there is only one place left for George Clooney to go: Outer effing space. Ah crap, he's been there too.
Did my admiration for 'A Christmas Story' grow even stronger, or did the compounding monotony of each subsequent viewing slowly strain my will to live? See for yourself by reading the detailed notes of my social experiment.
Duncan Jones's second feature, Source Code, will open the 2011 South by Southwest (SXSW if you're cool) Film Festival in Austin, TX on March 11.
Pink Panther creator Blake Edwards passed away today at the age of 88.
Jim Carrey was spotted on the set of Mr. Popper's Penguins in New York City's Central Park canoodling with none other than two penguins. He seems to be thoroughly unimpressed with their presence.


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As reported by EmpireOnline, the recent issue of Empire offers new Star Trek XI photos, including a cover shot of Zachary Quinto as Spock and Chris Pine as Kirk.
There are two single shots of Spock and Kirk, with Spock in Science blue and Kirk in black. The photos can be enlarged to show greater detail.
The other set of pictures shows: Spock in front of the Enterprise viewscreen, Kirk in an armored EVA suit, and Zoe Saldana in a red dress.
The article in Empire includes an interview with J.J. Abrams. In part of the interview, he discusses the challenges of making the 1960s boldly-colored uniforms palatable to today's audiences. "For me, the costumes were a microcosm of the entire project," said Abrams, "which was how to take something that's kind of silly and make it feel real. But how do you make legitimate those near-primary color costumes? How do you make legitimate the pointy ears and the bowl haircut? It's ridiculous and as potentially clichéd as it gets. How do you watch Galaxy Quest and then go make a Star Trek movie?"
To read more and see the photos, head to the articles located here and here.


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World Bulletin / News Desk
French President Francois Hollande said on Thursday that Paris and Berlin were in broad agreement on measures to stimulate growth but had not yet hammered out a deal on short-term steps to stabilise the euro zone's most fragile economies.
"There are points in common on growth luckily, (German Chancellor Angela) Merkel has moved in the direction I wanted," he told France 2 television before taking the train to Brussels for a two-day EU leaders summit.
"There is also an agreement on the financial trasaction tax, but we still need one on stability. There are ongoing discussions, it's normal," he added. "We need to act in support of the countries which need it: Spain and Italy."
Vessels were delivered to port of Alexandria on June 17
The economic cost of violence according to the 2015 Global Peace Index has reached a staggering $14.3 trillion with Syria the least peaceful country.
The leading opposition lawmaker has said that Turkish President Erdogan is open to all possiblities for a coalition.
Qatar has filed a lawsuit against the leader of the National Front in France for his comments regarding "terror" activities.
Saudi Arabia will put in place an electronic bracelet system for all pilgrims visiting the country to perform their Hajj duties.
After U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen indicated that the central bank was poised to raise interest rates, European stock markets fall.
Italian company Enel will invest 18 billion euro for renewable energy sources in Africa.
Azerbaijani president said in a statement that Southern Gas Corridor project will supply neighboring and European countries for a 100 years
Oil prices rose above $60 due to Iran's call for oil production cut
Economic growth in the Euro-Zone is not at desired levels.
Director and Global Head of Islamic Finance at Standard & Poor's says that growing market for sukuk and new players mark 'significant interest' in Islamic finance.
The Ministry of Finance said that Denmark has written to China to "announce its intention to apply to be a founding member" of the AIIB.
Experts state that the crisis poses risks to the region, which is significant for oil production and exports in the world.
Federal Reserve removes word 'patient;' interest rate increase expected within months. Yellen says timing of rate rise 'not decided,' but will come anytime after April; holds current rates at 0 to 0.25 pct.
Many emerging-market currencies have fallen against the dollar in recent weeks
Anticipated Federal Reserve interest rate hikes making dollar strong against most emerging market currencies, Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan says.


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Hillary Clinton has gotten at least a little bit of publicity for her presidential campaign-launching trip across America in a conversion van she's nicknamed "Scooby", apparently after the Scooby Doo cartoon show's Mystery Machine. While the van has had high visibility as Clinton's made seemingly impromptu stops – like at a Chipotle restaurant and more staged campaign events while pundits have discussed the strategy and symbolism of Mrs. Clinton's road trip – little attention in the general media has been paid to the van itself.
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lumberjacks dirty communists Canadians: myself and Derek Kreindler. Today we celebrate our country's one hundred and forty fifth year of being a sort of chillier, politer version of Australia.
I love Canada. It's really… big. It's big. Sure we discovered insulin and invented the pacemaker and created that game that's a bit like hockey except there's some baskets and a big orange thingy that you bounce around (can't remember the name, tip of the tongue), but really, all true sons and daughters of the North are proud of one thing above all else: Canada's the biggest country in the world. Apart from Russia, of course. (Read More…)
Back in 2004, I was doing a typical East Bay highway commute to my job writing software documentation. Ten miles each way in a Tercel (I had my choice of an '85 wagon or a '90 hatch), and the ever-increasing numbers of badly-driven SUVs on the Dreaded Nimitz were making me feel quite vulnerable in my little rice-burners. I needed a more substantial daily driver, and it damn sure wasn't going to be an 8-MPG truck with 64-ouncer cup holders. What I needed, I decided, was an ex-cop Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor! (Read More…)
I've played many a game of Buzzword Bingo with equally bored coworkers while stuck in 19-hour PowerPoint presentations, back when I slaved as a tech writer in the software biz. Why not apply this concept to a bingo game for car freaks trapped in a boring rental car on a road trip across one of those states that's nothing but cornfields? (Read More…)
After the Nixon-head-hood-ornamented Impala's pilgrimage to the birthplace of Richard Nixon in the spring of 1994, I left Oakland and moved across the Bay to an apartment on Valencia Street in San Francisco's Mission District, home of the best burritos in the world. Little did I know that it wouldn't be long before I'd be packing all my possessions into the Impala and blasting 2,500 miles to the southeast. (Read More…)
In Part 10, the Hell Project Impala got Fiat scoops on the hood and hit the I-5 trail again. By late 1993, the car looked more or less the way I'd planned when I started the project and had become a surprisingly good daily driver (thanks to more modern brakes and a reliable, HEI-equipped 350 engine). I still planned to do some suspension and horsepower upgrades, once the early 1990s recession relaxed its grip enough for me to land a decent-paying job, but the setup I had was fulfilling my driving needs very well. Then, in the spring of '94, Richard Nixon died, and I decided to take the Nixon-hood-ornamented car down to his birthplace and mingle with the mourners. (Read More…)
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In the last Impala Hell Project episode, the now-disc-brake-equipped Chevy and I hit Interstate 5 for some Generation X-style road tripping. Through late 1991 I continued my process of junkyard upgrades, and the car racked up some serious highway miles. (Read More…)
I've been scanning a lot of my old 35mm negatives and slides for the ongoing 1965 Impala Hell Project series (using a time-slows-to-crawl 1999-vintage SCSI film scanner), and I ran across this series of panoramic black-and-white photos that I shot in the early 1990s. (Read More…)
I'm normally pretty curmudgeonly about the inherent inferiority of old cars. A 5-year-old Camry will outperform just about every classic Detroit muscle car or Italian sports machine in nearly every category from comfort to acceleration. The windows fog up, you just push a button: problem solved. The asphalt gets rough, you don't notice it: problem solved. Road trips in 60s cars in the pre-cell-phone era could turn particularly hellish; I'm trying to conjure up a sense of romance from my mid-80s memories of limping a Fairlane with a failing distributor down some godforsaken California Central Valley highway, in search of a junkyard with a Windsor-equipped donor car… and I just can't do it. Yeah, the good old days were really pretty terrible. However, all that sensible real-world nonsense gets thrown right out the window when I go for a nighttime drive in rural America in a rattly-ass old car and a good song comes on the radio. Quick, get me a '71 Plymouth Cricket and a stretch of two-lane! (Read More…)
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After 5 years, Wartburg back in state tournament
WARTBURG — Despite a late surge by Hampton High School and some uncharacteristic foul-shooting woes, Wartburg was still able to pull out a 69-63 victory in the Class A boys' basketball sectional game Monday night.
"It was a typical sub-state kind of game where it's not real pretty," said an excited and relieved Wartburg coach Joe Layne, who is leading his team back to the state tournament for the first time since 2007.
"But our kids figured out ways to make plays defensively when they needed to and I think Hampton wore down a little in the fourth quarter."
Several times during the game, Wartburg (25-4) executed well enough to build a slight lead and feel content, at least briefly. But several times Hampton quickly fought back.
The game was tied 13-13 at the end of the first quarter, but then Wartburg took a comfortable 32-25 lead into intermission.
By the end of the third quarter, however, Hampton (20-15) had battled back to tie the game, 46-46.
In the fourth quarter, Wartburg again began pulling away, building a 60-49 lead at the midway point.
But then Wartburg started missing free throws, and their fellow Bulldog counterparts from Carter County started playing well from behind another line — the 3-point stripe.
With scrappy Hampton sophomore Cody McClain making a 3-pointer and then three straight free throws after a foul on his way to 30 points, the Wartburg lead was cut to four with 45 seconds left.
However, Wartburg made some stops, takeaways and other key plays late, and they were able to celebrate.
"It's an awesome feeling," said senior Brad Richardson, who led his team with 20 points and was assisted by junior Alex Fountain's 18. "I'm glad we could do it for our community. We worked so hard. This is what we shoot for every year.
Layne remembers the quick exit after losing the first state tournament game in 2007 and did not know if he might get a chance to return.
"We were able to pull it out," he said. "This is a great bunch of boys. I'm so tickled for them."


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Award-winning series from TAT Productions and Master Films travels to Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and South Korea.
Ellis to oversee production at Vancouver-based animation studio's television division, Mainframe Entertainment.
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Book your room at Hampton Inn Leesburg/Tavares
Standard room with two queen bedsMax Occupancy: 5 guests (up to 4 children, 4 infants)
Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible, Non SmokingMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children, 3 infants)
One King Bed, Non-Smoking, AccessibleMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)
King with sofabedMax Occupancy: 5 guests (up to 4 children, 4 infants)
King RoomMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children, 2 infants)
Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible, Non SmokingMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)
Get an overview of this hotelSuburban hotel with free breakfast and outdoor pool
Located in the heart of Leesburg, this hotel is 5.4 mi (8.7 km) from Venetian Gardens and within 12 mi (20 km) of Lake Griffin State Park and Country Club of Mount Dora. Plantation Golf Club and Lake Sumter are also within 20 mi (32 km).
Hotel Features
An outdoor pool, a 24-hour fitness center, and a 24-hour business center are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, coffee/tea in the lobby, a meeting room, and dry cleaning are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 82 rooms feature comforts like pillowtop beds and premium bedding, while conveniences include sofa beds and refrigerators. Free WiFi and microwaves are standard, as are flat-screen TVs with digital channels.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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Hotel Amenities
Hampton Inn Leesburg/Tavares features an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. Business-related amenities consist of a 24-hour business center and a meeting room. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. Event facilities measure 600 square feet (54 square meters). This Leesburg hotel also offers multilingual staff, coffee/tea in the lobby, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
Hampton Inn Leesburg/Tavares is a smoke-free property.
- Free breakfast
- Free self parking
- Free WiFi
- Outdoor pool
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- 24-hour business center
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Conference space size (feet) - 600
- Conference space size (meters) - 54
- One meeting room
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- 24-hour front desk
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Multilingual staff
- Television in lobby
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Elevator/lift
- Luggage storage
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Number of floors - 5
- Total number of rooms - 82
Family Friendly Amenities
- Free Wi-Fi
- Outdoor pool
- Sofa bed
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Laundry facilities
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Free WiFi
- Pillowtop mattress
- Sofa bed
- Sofa bed size
- Flat-panel TV
- Digital TV service
- Premium TV channels
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Premium bedding
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Shower/tub combination
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Daily housekeeping
- Free weekday newspaper
- Free long-distance calls
- Free local calls
- Hair dryer
- Free toiletries
- Phone
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Air conditioning
- Climate control
- Private bathroom
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
Where to Eat
A complimentary hot/cold buffet breakfast is served each morning between 6 AM and 10 AM.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center.
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessibility equipment for the deaf
- Accessible bathroom
- Accessible path of travel
- Braille or raised signage
- Accessible parking
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10 per night.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 10 per night
We should mention
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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This traditional whitewashed building is located in Pitres, in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada National Park. It offers large gardens, terraces and a chlorine-free hot tub with mountain views. The rooms at Hotel Maravedi feature wooden beams and terra cotta floors with under-floor heating. Each one comes with a flat-screen TV, free WiFi and a private bathroom with a hairdryer. The Maravedi's restaurant serves traditional Andalusian food. There is also a bar, and you can enjoy a drink on the terrace. Staff at reception can provide information about Sierra Nevada and the hiking and horse riding routes nearby. You can drive to the beaches of the Costa del Sol in an hour, and Granada is just over an hour's drive away.
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David Sobotta has been involved with computers since 1982, and is the author of "The Pomme Company." David graduated from Harvard with a degree in history and promptly decided to build a cattle operation in Atlantic Canada. In 1982, after selling his 200 head of red and black Angus, David got his first computer, an Apple II+, so he could write a newsletter for the Angus Association. That computer led to a couple of years in the reseller channel. After that David worked at Apple from 1984 until 2004. Since Apple he has worked as a vice president at a couple of technology related firms. He also spent time as an evangelist for the National Lambda Rail and its ultra-high speed networking platform. For the last few years, David has been walking the beaches and fishing the waters near Emerald Isle, North Carolina, where he chases sunsets with his Nikon and lives with his wife, Glenda. You can generally tell what is on his mind by visiting either his View From The Mountain blog or his Crystal Coast Life blog.
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