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Rutland police officer suspended
Rutland police officer Thomas Fuller became the focus of a criminal investigation Monday that centered on an unspecified altercation Saturday at Rutland Regional Medical Center.
The 26-year veteran was suspended with pay Monday and a request was sent to Vermont State Police to conduct the investigation.
The nature of the altercation is unclear although police, in a written press release, said no arrests had been made. Fuller was on duty at the time of the incident, police said.
Asked for further details of the incident at the hospital, Police Chief James Baker declined comment.
At this point, whats in the release is all I can say really, Baker said.
Melissa West, a spokeswoman at RRMC, said Monday night that she had received no information about the incident other than that it did not involve any staff member or patient at the hospital.
Baker said he learned about the incident Monday morning and he said the decision to open an investigation was made after consultation with the chairman of the Rutland Police Commission.
Baker said Fuller will remain suspended with pay for the length of the investigation.
The announcement comes less than two months after city police took similar action involving officer Joseph M. Warfle, a more than 20-year veteran of the force, who had recently returned to limited duty status after a prolonged period on workers compensation.
Asked about the investigation involving Warfle earlier Monday, Baker said he believed it was nearing its conclusion but had no knowledge about what the outcome might be or whether criminal charges could be brought.MORE IN Vermont NewsMONTPELIER Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt. Full StoryVermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell plans to join the U.S. Full StoryAs Rutland prepares to welcome Syrian refugees to its community, some are continuing to voice... Full Story
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Woman faces drug, shoplifting chargesMarch 26,2013Woman faces drug, shoplifting charges
BENNINGTON A Mortimer Street woman was arraigned on Monday on a felony drug charge and two misdemeanor charges which police said resulted from an accusation that she had shoplifted from a local store on Feb. 28.
Melissa J. Doucette, 43, of Bennington, pleaded innocent in Bennington criminal court on Monday to a felony count of dispensing a narcotic drug and misdemeanor charges of possession of a depressant drug and petty larceny.
In an affidavit, Officer Thomas Bull, of the Bennington Police Department, said he was dispatched to the Family Dollar Store on Depot Street on Feb. 28 around 2:40 p.m. Bull said he spoke with Doucette, who was in her car in the stores parking lot when he arrived.
When Doucette first spoke to Bull, she denied taking anything from the store but after giving Bull permission to search her purse, he found 33 items worth about $100 from the store, the affidavit said.
Officers from the Vermont Department of Corrections probation and parole department took custody of Doucette later that day. Bull said around 6:45 p.m., Probation Officer Heather Hannan told him that Doucette had narcotic and depressant drugs in her possession for which she had no prescription.
According to Bull, Doucette has an extensive criminal history and is currently on probation for driving under the influence of alcohol.
She was released without bail on Monday.MORE IN This Just InMONTPELIER A new report from a commission that studied the cost, availability and quality of... Full StoryVermont fish hatchery changes focus, looks inland
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Dear Editor,
We have been having the right to bear arms discussion for quite sometime, i:e: gun control. The NRA wants us to believe that the country has regressed back to the 17th century, when the country was a frontier nation, a wilderness, requiring self-defense for survival, i:e: no police protection, or military. The situation demanded bearing arms, we are now in the 21st century, which does not require bearing arms for survival.
The registration of guns, could have the same effect as fingerprint identification, in crime solving. If you are a law abiding citizen, why should you fear registration? We are not a nation, in which your privacy is being invaded. The amazing phenomena that, we should require military arms and limitless clip sizes, in a civilized nation is idiotic. When 90 percent, of the people, are in favor of registration and size of clips, and background checks. NRA members, also are 70 percent in favor of these policies.
It is time to break the strange hold of the NRA, at election time, by replacing their cronies in office, regardless of the political party.
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I just recieved the blue one it came from the US it took a little over 2 weeks to get to me down here in Australia . The other I've had for a couple of years it came from a small place in Germany near the Polish boarder.It took nearly three months to get to me!!
I'm pretty sure they are by Harrach ( or at least I hope so! :) the brownish amber?? coloured one has painted on the base C. 813 5. and the blue 85.
The blue is made from a milk glass covered in frosted blue glass.
They are same shape and 3 1/4" high and delicately hand painted
Both were sold as vases which indeed they would be useful as especially with violets. I think they may have been intended as perfume bottles and would have had cork stoppers as neither neck is ground to take a glass stopper.


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There's a lot more to Macklemore than progressive fashion.
His politics, for one.
Pop music by the 30-year-old Seattle rapper has tackled the weighty topics of gay equality (Same Love); a first-person struggle with addiction and sobriety (Otherside); and, in a curious turn for a guy now proclaiming his love for bargain-basement garb at Goodwill, a childhood passion for pricey sneakers (Wing$) .
Throw in lyrical name-drops of author Malcolm Gladwell and artist Jean-Michel Basquiat — as well as a nod to his own SAT scores (980), as detailed in Ten Thousand Hours — and it's clear there's a lot more to the musician than the hip-hop lite hit Thrift Shop (449 million YouTube views and counting).
Joined by producer Ryan Lewis, who for the most part stuck to a secondary role on an elevated platform, the duo presented about 70 minutes of music last night in Value City Arena.
With his signature partially shaved hairdo, the spotlighted host was an amicable one, offering extended banter with the crowd and offering a few obligatory "O-H!" call-and-response cheers.
Some stories, including a tale of skinny-dipping in an unnamed Columbus lake and an imaginary conversation with Mariah Carey and Snoop Dogg, were too goofball to stick. It was tough to tell whether electro-tinged closer And We Danced, which found the shape-shifting star donning a David Lee Roth wig, was intended as parody.
Moments of emotion were spot-on. The musician born Ben Haggerty said that his creativity " completely stopped" while under the influence of drugs and alcohol and the heterosexual performer called the gay-marriage fight "the biggest civil-rights movement of our generation."
Hearing the crowd cheer for Same Love guest vocalist Mary Lambert was indeed powerful. Sitting still, likewise, amid the bongo-laden Can't Hold Us was a tall order.
That said, it was an ambitious outing for a guy still new to the Top 40 scene, even with two No. 1 hits under his belt.
Attendance, Macklemore told the room, was about 6,000 — almost one-third of what the venue could hold. Such party-hearty tunes might have been more fun and effective in a smaller space, maybe without the flames and fireworks.
Like a too-big Salvation Army blazer or a pair of hand-me-down slacks, though, the rapper isn't likely to keep one look for long.
Before leaving the stage in a blaze of streamers, Macklemore donned an Ohio State jersey — a gift from the arena — with his name embroidered on the back.
Try finding that in a thrift shop.


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The cost of changing the grass turf to an artificial turf is estimated to be at $1 million.
"I've had verbal commitments to cover the rest of it ... about $80,000.," Mascorro said. "The school board will make a determination to go forward at its meeting May 20."
Mascorro said he is technically still fundraising. He credited Refugio Coach Jason Herring for helping to raise the money.
Mascorro, who is Refugio County Judge, said his office or the commissioners court have nothing to do with the fundraising. He said he was acting as a parent and successor to Jack Sportsman, who initially led the improvement efforts. Sportsman died in 2009.
Mascorro said he started in earnest last year in early September to raise the money needed.
From conversations with coaches and Sportsman, Mascorro said they'd been "kicking around the idea of raising money outside the district."
He said the idea of replacing the field came up five to six years ago.
But the idea "fell by the wayside with Sportsman's untimely death."
Mascorro added that "a couple of people had talked about making big donations but that fell through, too. Grants fell through, and all that passed," he said.
Mascorro said he with the help of Herring started the process again, looking at products that were available and at different sources.
He worked with the company Field Turf that worked on in-kind agreements to lower the cash cost.
Field Turf makes it artificial turf in Georgia, its design in Michigan, does installation out of Dallas, has a regional office in Austin and a CEO office in Montreal, Canada.
Mascorro said Hilcorp Energy Company has made the largest donation to the project and will have its logo on one end of the field.
Mascorro said Hilcorp is part of an organization like BuyBoard.
"Hilcorp is already vetted and is on an approved list by the state," Mascorro said.
"Our goal is to have the money that's been pledged by May 20. We would start construction on June 1. The field would be in place by the first of August," he said.
Mascorro said he has two children, both in the school district. Plus, he said he has two nephews with two children and numerous cousins and family members who have or will have students in the school district.
"Other parents can step forward and do things they are passionate about, too" he urged.
He added that he worked to get the commitments for the project for the kids but also for "the town itself, the pride and economic benefits."
Mascorro said the school district will benefit from the artificial turf because playoff games can be hosted at the stadium. And that will bring revenue from gate receipts, concessions and other ways.
He described his fundraising as creative.
"When solving problems, we have to ask 'Can we do this? Can we do that?' We have to be creative."
He said he would like to see an endowment fund set up that would attract good teachers and fund academic programs as another project.
But for now, he said he is still fundraising for the artificial turf project.
"I'm not ready for a formal announcement, yet. I'm still working on it, and I need a green light from the school board."


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LA CROSSE, Wis. -- A criminal investigation has become an issue in the historic Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election.
Democratic candidate Tom Barrett is challenging Gov. Scott Walker to be more open when it comes to the investigation into people he used to work with when he was Milwaukee County Executive.
Barrett is talking about the so-called John Doe investigation against a handful of Walker's former staffers. That's when a prosecutor secretly gathers information to see if any laws have been broken.
The Milwaukee County District Attorney has leveled criminal charges against five of Walker's former staffers. Two have been charged with embezzling tens of thousands of dollars that were donated to groups that raise money for veterans and their families. Two are accused of doing campaign work on the Milwaukee County taxpayers' dime. One has been hit with unrelated child enticement charges.
Monday, Barrett called on the governor to release all emails exchanged using a secret wireless Internet system installed yards away from his County Executive office. Those emails are considered central to the John Doe investigation.
"What we don't know is Scott Walker's role in all of this. It is time that he answers the questions as to what his involvement was in this scandal," said Barrett.
"The reason the mayor is making comments like that is because he's desperate," said Walker.
All of the actions under investigation happened before Walker was elected governor, and Walker said he called for the investigation.
"I've had a strong ethical standard of integrity when I was in the legislature, as county executive, now as the governor. This whole process began because my office at the time I was county executive asked [Milwaukee County District Attorney] John Chisholm to look into that. And we're complying with all the rules and requirements to be able to cooperate to help him," said Walker.
He said releasing the emails Barrett is calling for is something he just can't do.
"We can't," he said. "Of all people, Tom Barrett, as a lawyer, should know what you're legally obligated to do and not do. And we're going to follow the law."
Barrett said the governor is just trying to avoid accountability before the recall election.
"People need answers and they deserve the truth, and they deserve the truth before the election on June 5," said Barrett.
Walker has hired a legal defense team for the investigation, but said no public money is being used to pay for their services.


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Going Rogue? Or Going Crazy…
This Going Rogue business is mostly all about making money… right?
If that's the case, then great; I applaud thee, Sarah Palin. Sell your book! Make money! It's the US American way!
Unfortunately, reason tells me that ex-Governor Palin has a hard time separating fantasy from reality — that she is absolutely serious when she says she wants to play a major role in American politics — that she isn't going away anytime soon.
While she remains silent on any possible presidential plans, one must assume that is the ultimate goal.
And that is insane.
So too is her sheepish quip that she will run only "if people will have me."
Hmm. Perhaps Madame Palin should start by asking the people of Alaska if they will have her after she abandoned them and her gubernatorial post midterm. Or perhaps she should ask the people of Russia if they don't mind her looking at them from her living room. Or perhaps she should just take the money this book and subsequent tour will generate and run, run, run… back into relative obscurity — where she belongs.
We see this sort of thing in baseball all the time. Players come from out of nowhere. They shine. They burn out. They go away. Some quicker than others.
Mark Fidrych. Pete Incaviglia. Eric Gagne.
Remember, Sarah, remember. Remember Eric Gagne — a man who spent last season with the Quebec Capitales of the independent Canadian-American League. (Yeah, I've never heard of it either) Here's a man who, at one time, was more than just unhittable. He was mad, maniacal, morbid in his destruction of opposing hitters. He recorded 84 consecutive saves for Christ's sake! He was lights out! He was the master of the universe!
Now, the Brewers don't even want him.
And that is sad.
Go away now, while you can, Mrs. Palin… go back to the wilderness while you still have some inkling of pride. I will support you in that endeavor.
Hate me 'cuz I won't buy this book, just don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.
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I'd rather see Tina Fey as Sarah Palin in any political office. This woman really makes me want to vomit. *gags*
Please tell me that Sarah Palin's 15 minute of fame is almost over….
Lisa — I'd rather see Tina Fey. Period.
Julia — I'm afraid I have bad news…
Glad to see some love for Fidrych. And for the record, I HAVE heard of the Quebec Capitales for the Can-Am League. Yes, I know it's sad, but the Minors and Indy ball are my specialty.
Mike — As long as you realize you are in the minority, more power to ya, brother! Fidrych was always a fav of mine. His start burned out too soon.
With all here (let's be gentle) STUFF going on, she'd be entertaining if there wasn't the possibility—-albeit very small—-that she could come close to being president of the country. Who could listen to this woman and still vote for her?
Did Sarah Palin do steroids like Gagne? Hmm. Maybe that explains the large head.
Prince — That's why we're trying to get the message out now. Did you see that interview with Barbara Walters? Amazing how poor Ms. Palin is at verbalizing ideas… if you can call her thoughts ideas.
Jane — Excellent question. Perhaps an RSBS task force should investigate.
Women want her to disappear into the Alaskan wilderness, men want to bag her like a bull moose at a range of 300 yeards.
But I have to admit, she is still on my top 10 MILF list just for her fights with Levi.
And for some reason, she made women with glasses sexy to me again………..but that is only a rumor.
Rays Renegade
RR — I'm with ya on the glasses tip. For some reason I just melt in the presence of pretty women in glasses. TMI? My bad. But you asked for it…. sorta.
We should love you because you won't buy the book. And so should Palin–she doesn't need another true-and-scathing review. And Gagne was a Sith, wasn't he?
I sure see that Liberal light shinning here. What's wrong with Sarah. She can't be any worse than the other people in DC. Remember what I told you 1 year ago. I think this book just might end up in your Christmas stocking Jeffy.
XCICIX — Gagne made the Sith look bad so they designated him for assignment.
Baba — No thanks. But I wouldn't mind seeing this in my stocking: http://shop.mlb.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3746399&cp=2366583.706121


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Breeze in the Park - Richmond Park (Tamsin Trail)
Saturday 2nd November 2013 at 10.00am This is what time the ride will set off. It's best to get to the starting point at least 15 minutes beforehand to avoid missing the start.
|Cycling time
|Ride distance
|Suitable for
|Distance from me
|Ride level
|60 Mins The actual length of time you'll be riding.
|7 Miles The total mileage of the ride.
|Women and children Not all rides are suitable for everyone. This will tell you if the ride is suitable for you and/or your friends and family.
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Steady If you're fairly confident on your bike and ready to broaden your cycling horizons, Steady rides are ideal. At a comfortable pace, and possibly with some modest hills along the way, rides take place on mainly quiet roads with plenty of sights along the way.
- Starting Point & Postcode
- Richmond Park, Richmond Gate Entrance, Richmond Hill, Richmond, Surrey, TW10 6RR Meeting point: inside the park on the field, once you enter through Richmond Gate. Look out for the red Breeze jacket! TW10 6RR
- Overall Duration On a long ride, it's sometimes good to have a little break in the middle, or maybe a catch up at the beginning or end to keep it sociable. This means that the overall ride duration may be longer than the actual cycling time.
- 1 hours 40 mins (1 hours 0 mins cycling)
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Split VirtualBox VM disk images
By ravee on Jan 29, 2010
Problem: I have a laptop with opensolaris installed. I have a portable hard disk with FAT32 which I used to store media so that I can use it in Solaris/Linux/Windows. I want to store OS images (to run them as VMs using VirtualBox ) which generally are >4G and FAT32 cannot have a single file exceeding this size.One way to get around this was to zip them which reduces the size drastically to <=4G and hence be stored on the USB disk. This way I would have to unzip it, save somewhere to use it, zip it back when done and store the updated one. This was cumbersome and time consuming.
Recently, while running through the help output of VBoxManage, I noticed that VBoxManage's createhd takes a --variant option which can take Split2G as option!
$ VBoxManage createhd
VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 3.1.0
(C) 2005-2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
All rights reserved.
VBoxManage createhd --filename <filename>
--size <megabytes>
[--format VDI|VMDK|VHD] (default: VDI)
[--variant Standard,Fixed,Split2G,Stream,ESX]
[--type normal|writethrough] (default: normal)
[--comment <comment>]
I didn't notice this before. I knew something like this was available for VMWare. Then I thought I would give this a try:
So, I created a new 10G hard disk image using VBoxManage,
$ VBoxManage createhd --filename /space/vdis/ubuntu9.10.vmdk --size 10000 --format VMDK --variant Split2G -remember
VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 3.1.0
(C) 2005-2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
All rights reserved.
Disk image created. UUID: f96d6fd9-a9b4-4383-8429-8c794d48370a
And what you get is:
$ ls -1 /space/vdis/ubuntu9.10\*
The disk image file is broken into 2G individual pieces, which can now be stored on FAT32. The image to use inside VirtualBox would be /space/vdis/ubuntu9.10.vmdk
Note that the Split2G variant seems to only work with --format VMDK, probably to be compatible with VMWare VMDK images. It doesn't seem to work with the VDI format.
The next part was to convert my existing disk images to this variant so that I can happily store them on my USB disk. This way, I can run VMs from the disk images directly!
To convert the existing disk images to this format,
- I had to create another disk (with Split2G variant)
- attach this disk as the secondary disk to the existing VM (with the old VDI as the primary)
- use gparted or any partition manager, and make a copy of the older disk onto the new one.
P.S: sometimes one would need to setup the boot loader to find this new disk, and/or make the partition active before booting from it.
And you should be done!


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The concepts of closures and lambda functions are definitely not new ones; they both come from the functional programming world. Functional programming is a style of programming that moves the focus from executing commands to the evaluation of expressions. These expressions are formed using functions, which are combined to get the results we may be looking for. This style of programming was more often used in an academic setting, but it is also seen in the realms of artificial intelligence and mathematics, and can be found in commercial applications with languages like Erlang, Haskell, and Scheme.
Closures were originally developed in the 1960s as part of Scheme, one of the most well-known functional programming languages. Lambda functions and closures are often seen in languages that allow functions to be treated as first-class values, meaning that the functions can be created on the fly and passed as parameters to other languages.
Since that time, closures and lambda functions have found their way out of the functional programming world and into languages like JavaScript, Python, and Ruby. JavaScript is one of the most popular languages that supports closures and lambda functions. It actually uses them as a means to support object-oriented programming, where functions are nested inside other functions to act as private members. Listing 1 provides an example of how JavaScript uses closures.
Listing 1. A JavaScript object built using closures
var Example = function() { this.public = function() { return "This is a public method"; }; var private = function() { return "This is a private method"; }; }; Example.public() // returns "This is a public method" Example.private() // error - doesn't work
As we see in Listing 1, the member functions of the
Example object are defined as closures. Since the private method is scoped to a local variable (vs. the public method attached to the
Example object using this keyword), it is not visible to the outside world.
Now that we've seen some historical perspective on where these concepts have come from, let's look at lambda functions in PHP. The concept of lambda functions is the basis for closures and provides a much-improved way to create functions on the fly vs. the
create_function() function already in PHP.
Lambda functions
Lambda functions (or "anonymous functions," as they are often referred to) are simply throwaway functions that can be defined at any time and are typically bound to a variable. The functions themselves only exist in the scope of the variable of which they are defined, so when that variable goes out of scope, so does the function. The idea of lambda functions comes from mathematics work back in the 1930s. Known as lambda calculus, it was designed to investigate the function definition and application, as well as the concept of recursion. The work from lambda calculus was used to develop functional programming languages, such as Lisp and Scheme.
Lambda functions are handy for a number of instances, most notably for many PHP functions that accept a callback function. One such function is
array_map(), which allows us to walk through an array and apply a callback function to each element of the array. In earlier versions of PHP, the biggest problem with these functions is that there wasn't a clean way to define the callback function; we were stuck taking one of three available approaches to the problem:
- We could define the callback function somewhere else in the code so we know it's available. This is somewhat ugly since it moves part of the implementation of the call elsewhere, which is rather inconvenient for readability and maintainability, especially if we aren't going to use this function elsewhere.
- We could define the callback function in the same code block, but with a name. While this does help keep things together, we need to add an
ifblock around the definition to avoid namespace clashes. Listing 2 is an example of this approach.
Listing 2. Defining a named callback in the same code block
function quoteWords() { if (!function_exists ('quoteWordsHelper')) { function quoteWordsHelper($string) { return preg_replace('/(\w)/','"$1"',$string); } } return array_map('quoteWordsHelper', $text); }
- We can use
create_function(), which has been a part of PHP since V4, to create the function at runtime. While functionally, this does what we want, it has a few disadvantages. One major one is that it is compiled at runtime vs. compile time, which won't permit opcode caches to cache the function. It also is rather ugly syntax-wise, and the string highlighting present in most IDEs simply doesn't work.
Although the functions that accept callback functions are powerful, there isn't a good way to do a one-off callback function without some very inelegant work. With PHP V5.3, we can use lambda functions to redo the above example in a much cleaner way.
Listing 3.
quoteWords() using a lambda function for the callback
function quoteWords() { return array_map('quoteWordsHelper', function ($string) { return preg_replace('/(\w)/','"$1"',$string); }); }
We see a much cleaner syntax for defining these functions, which can be optimized for performance by opcode caches. We've also gained improved readability and compatibility with string highlighting. Let's build upon this to learn about using closures in PHP.
Lambda functions by themselves don't add much in terms of something we couldn't do before. As we saw, we could do all of this using
create_function(), albeit with uglier syntax and less-than-ideal performance. But they are still throwaway functions and don't maintain any sort of state, which limit what we can do with them. This is where closures step in and take the lambda functions to the next level.
A closure is a function that is evaluated in its own environment, which has one or more bound variables that can be accessed when the function is called. They come from the functional programming world, where there are a number of concepts in play. Closures are like lambda functions, but smarter in the sense that they have the ability to interact with variables from the outside environment of where the closure is defined.
Let's take a look at how to define a closure in PHP. Listing 4 shows an example of a closure that will import a variable from the outside environment and simply print it out to the screen.
Listing 4. Simple closure example
$string = "Hello World!"; $closure = function() use ($string) { echo $string; }; $closure(); Output: Hello World!
Variables to be imported from the outside environment are specified in the
use clause of the closure function definition. By default, they are passed by value, meaning that if we would update the value passed within the closure function definition, it would not update the outside value. We can, however, do this by prefacing the variable with the
& operator, which is used in function definitions to indicate passing by reference. Listing 5 shows an example of this.
Listing 5. Closure passing variables by reference
$x = 1 $closure = function() use (&$x) { ++$x; } echo $x . "\n"; $closure(); echo $x . "\n"; $closure(); echo $x . "\n"; Output: 1 2 3
We see the closure using the outside variable $x and incrementing it each time the closure is called. We can mix variables passed by value and by reference easily within the use clause, and they will be handled without any problem. We can also have functions that directly return closures, as we see in Listing 6. In this case, the closure's lifetime will actually be longer than the method that has defined them.
Listing 6. Closure returned by a function
function getAppender($baseString) { return function($appendString) use ($baseString) { return $baseString . $appendString; }; }
Closures and objects
Closures can be a useful tool not only for procedural programming but also for object-oriented programming. Using closures serves the same purpose in this situation as it would outside of a class: to contain a specific function to be bound within a small scope. They also are just as easy to use within our objects as they are outside an object.
When defined within an object, one handy thing is that the closure has full access to the object through the
$this variable, without the need to import it explicitly. Listing 7 demonstrates this.
Listing 7. Closure inside an object
class Dog { private $_name; protected $_color; public function __construct($name, $color) { $this->_name = $name; $this->_color = $color; } public function greet($greeting) { return function() use ($greeting) { echo "$greeting, I am a {$this->_color} dog named {$this->_name}."; }; } } $dog = new Dog("Rover","red"); $dog->greet("Hello"); Output: Hello, I am a red dog named Rover.
Here, we explicitly use the greeting given to the
greet() method in the closure defined within it. We also grab the color and name of the dog, passed in the constructor and stored in the object, within the closure.
Closures defined within a class are fundamentally the same as those defined outside an object. The only difference is the automatic importing of the object through the
$this variable. We can disable this behavior by defining the closure to be static.
Listing 8. Static closure
class House { public function paint($color) { return static function() use ($color) { echo "Painting the house $color...."; }; } } $house = new House(); $house->paint('red'); Output: Painting the house red....
This example is similar to the
Dog class defined in Listing 5. The big difference is that we don't use any properties of the object within the closure, since it is defined as static.
The big advantage of using a static closure vs. a nonstatic one inside an object is for the memory savings. By not having to import the object into the closure, we can save quite a bit of memory, especially if we have many closures that don't need this feature.
One more goody for objects is the addition of a magic method called
__invoke(), which allows the object itself to be called as a closure. If this method is defined, it will be used when the object is called in that context. Listing 9 illustrates this.
Listing 9. Using the
__invoke() method
class Dog { public function __invoke() { echo "I am a dog!"; } } $dog = new Dog(); $dog();
Calling the object reference shown in Listing 9 as a variable automatically calls the
__invoke() magic method, making the class itself act as a closure.
Closures can integrate just as well with object-oriented code, as well as with procedural code. Let's see how closures interact with PHP's powerful Reflection API.
Closures and reflection
PHP has a useful reflection API, which allows us to reverse-engineer classes, interfaces, functions, and methods. By design, closures are anonymous functions, which means they do not appear in the reflection API.
However, a new
getClosure() method has been added to the
ReflectionMethod and
ReflectionFunction classes in PHP for dynamically creating closure from the specified function or method. It acts like a macro in this context, where calling the method of function via the closure makes the function call in the context of where it's defined. Listing 10 shows how this works.
Listing 10. Using the
getClosure() method
class Counter { private $x; public function __construct() { $this->x = 0; } public function increment() { $this->x++; } public function currentValue() { echo $this->x . "\n"; } } $class = new ReflectionClass('Counter'); $method = $class->getMethod('currentValue'); $closure = $method->getClosure() $closure(); $class->increment(); $closure(); Output: 0 1
One interesting side effect of this approach is that it allows us to access private and protected members of a class via a closure, which can be handy for unit testing classes. Listing 11 is an example of accessing a private method in a class.
Listing 11. Accessing a private method in a class
class Example { .... private static function secret() { echo "I'm an method that's hiding!"; } ... } $class = new ReflectionClass('Example'); $method = $class->getMethod('secret'); $closure = $method->getClosure() $closure(); Output: I'm an method that's hiding!
Also, we can use the reflection API to introspect a closure itself, as shown in Listing 12. We simply pass the variable reference to the closure into the constructor of the
ReflectionMethod class.
Listing 12. Inspecting a closure using the reflection API
$closure = function ($x, $y = 1) {}; $m = new ReflectionMethod($closure); Reflection::export ($m); Output: Method [ <internal> public method __invoke ] { - Parameters [2] { Parameter #0 [ <required> $x ] Parameter #1 [ <optional> $y ] } }
One thing to note in terms of backward-compatibility is that the class name
Closure is now reserved by the PHP engine for storing closures, so any classes that use that name will need to be renamed.
The reflection API has great support for closures, as we've now seen, in the form of being able to create them from existing functions and methods dynamically. They can also introspect into a closure just like a normal function can.
Why closures?
As we saw in the examples for lambda functions, one of the most obvious uses for closures is in the few PHP functions that accept a callback function as a parameter. Closures, however, can be useful in any context where we need to encapsulate logic inside its own scope. One such example occurs when refactoring old code to help simplify it and make it more readable. Take the following example, which shows a logger being used while running some SQL queries.
Listing 13. Code logging SQL queries
$db = mysqli_connect("server","user","pass"); Logger::log('debug','database','Connected to database'); $db->query('insert into parts (part, description) values ('Hammer','Pounds nails'); Logger::log('debug','database','Insert Hammer into to parts table'); $db->query('insert into parts (part, description) values ('Drill','Puts holes in wood'); Logger::log('debug','database','Insert Drill into to parts table'); $db->query('insert into parts (part, description) values ('Saw','Cuts wood'); Logger::log('debug','database','Insert Saw into to parts table');
One thing that sticks out in Listing 13 is how much repeating we are doing. Every call made to
Logger::log() has the same first two arguments. To solve this, we can push that method call into a closure and make the calls against that closure, instead. The resulting code is shown below.
Listing 14. Refactored code logging SQL queries
$logdb = function ($string) { Logger::log('debug','database',$string); }; $db = mysqli_connect("server","user","pass"); $logdb('Connected to database'); $db->query('insert into parts (part, description) values ('Hammer','Pounds nails'); $logdb('Insert Hammer into to parts table'); $db->query('insert into parts (part, description) values ('Drill','Puts holes in wood'); $logdb('Insert Drill into to parts table'); $db->query('insert into parts (part, description) values ('Saw','Cuts wood'); $logdb('Insert Saw into to parts table');
Not only have we made the code cleaner in appearance but we also made it easier to change the log level of the SQL queries log since we only need to make the change in one place now.
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A College Scholar and president of the Computer Science Club, Michael competed with the College's award-winning team in the 2014 Associated Colleges of the Chicagoland Area (ACCA) computer programming competition. His thesis, titled "Automated Textbook Indexing With Naïve Bayes Classifier Trained on Wikipedia Articles," was presented at North Central's Rall Symposium for Undergraduate Research.
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Occupy – City Reform Group. Potential inappropriate link with UKIP. CRG have set of principles which candidates can sign up to. Dave and John are standing.
Talking about Alain Badio The Rebirth of History (mentor Louis Althusser). Mark Cousins – psychologist – academic – individuality – lack of positive collectivity in personal experience. Long discourse about Freud and Hitler.
Sorbonne riots of 1968 and Schrapp's exploits.
Friern Barnet Library – lease not yet signed in time for 24th March 2013 but hopefully a couple of weeks later. Tim will advise.
Tamo Gengel – book. Fantastic book – translation to English when?
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Am I at risk for herpes after visiting a massage parlor and having a "happy ending"?
About two weeks ago, I went to a massage parlor where I got a massage that finished with a "happy ending" (hand job). The outside of my anus was slightly massaged with a finger and my mouth was on her breast. I also caressed between her legs outside her pants. Now I'm worried about STDs because I noticed a round, scaly dry sore on the inside of my bicep and I've been experiencing flu-like symptoms. Also, the tip of my penis is slightly red and the top of my testicles has a red blotch. I've already been tested for herpes and am awaiting the results. How at risk am I for herpes?


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Today, I had to go to my daughter's school because she hasn't been going to class. Her teacher seemed surprised to see me with my husband when we arrived. Apparently I "died" recently and my daughter has had extra responsibility around the house, hence why she doesn't come to class. FML
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Today, after being a germaphobe for almost ten years and refusing to go out to restaurants because of it, I finally had the courage to face my fear, and went to dinner with my family. After three bites into my salad, I found a dead bug in it. FML
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Today, I was grocery shopping. When I turned around I noticed a group of teens passing by laughing. I didn't think anything of it until I got to my cart. The losers had left a pack of Slim Fast in my cart. I'm pregnant. FML
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Today, in the spirit of Halloween and to get back at a child who repeatedly pressed the doorbell until I showed up, I quickly opened the door and yelled "Boo!" The child ended up being carried away crying with wet pants by a mother threatening to sue. FML
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Today, I had my first orgasm. I also came to the realization that whenever I orgasm I get an uncontrollable case of hiccups for at least half an hour afterwards. FML
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Today, my dad asked me to send my mom a text since he was driving and I was in the passenger seat. I pulled up my mom's contact on his phone, and I found that my mom had recently sent my dad a picture of her jugs, along with the message, "We miss you." FML
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Today, my brother decided to join me on my first date. Not only did he answer the door with a bat, he also got inside the car and sat next to my date, pushing me to the back. He stayed the entire time, and walked me back to the house. My mom laughed and gave him $20. It was a dare. FML
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Today, while I was cleaning out my son's room, I came across his diary. Opening it out of curiosity, I found ramblings about how blacks, Jews, and other "inferior breeds" should be forcibly sterilized "for the common good." FML
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Today, I realized I'd put on my shirt on inside out, so I went to the bathroom stalls to fix it. As I was taking it off, I accidentally dropped it in the toilet. FML
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Today, I had to take my little brother to the pool. He acted like a brat the whole time, and when I told him we were leaving, he ran away, slipped, and hit his face on the tile floor. He told my dad and step-mom I punched him. They believed him, and I'm grounded for two months. FML
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Antena is a language justice and language experimentation collaborative founded in 2010 by Jen Hofer and John Pluecker, both of whom are writers, artists, literary translators, bookmakers and activist interpreters. From January 18 � May 10, 2014, Antena will be in residence at Blaffer, where they will inhabit various spaces of the museum to explore how critical views on language can help us to reimagine and rearticulate the worlds we live in. url: http://www.blafferartmuseum.org/antena-at-blaffer-antena-en-blaffer/
The telenovela is one of the most popular products of Latin America. It is a format that exploits the world market through the articulation and preservation of cultural difference, and at the same time serves as a powerful tool of self-representation and the re-signification of the continent�s colonial legacy. soy mi madre (2008) by Phil Collins and Crying for the March of Humanity (2012) by Christian Jankowski both employ the format of the telenovela for critical purposes that draw on the aesthetics of the melodrama to talk about issues of immigration, class and race, and the relationship between arts, media and politics.
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Police say a man suspected of shooting another man accidentally shot himself in the groin while fleeing the scene of the crime.
The Associated Press reports that the 40-year-old man was attempting to commit a robbery at an apartment complex near Portland State University when he ended up shooting the would-be robbery victim. The man ran to a grocery store for help and was later taken to the hospital.
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gonna miss Daytona
I have been to all Daytona races for the past 10 years. Will not make it this year due to moving to N.C. After spending 10 hours at last years pothole 500. I guess I could use a break. But I work down the street from Charlotte motor speedway. May can not come soon enough
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Contractor Rodney Foth is busy cleaning up one mess for Genshiro Kawamoto: graffiti on one of the tycoon's homes.
He's stunned to hear his boss has an even bigger mess on his hands: allegations he failed to pay the Japanese government $9 million in taxes.
"I am quite surprised actually. He is a very smart man. I figured he would have his corners covered. I am sure he will bail out soon," said Foth.
Foth said he only recently began helping Kawamoto manage his properties, in exchange for using the pools before they were all filled in.
"I told him I would apprehend the graffiti artists in the area. And so far we made a police report and we got four people apprehended," said Rodney Foth.
Kawamoto told KITV just a few weeks ago he planned to spend the next three months completing the Kahala gardens. The question is, what happens now.
"If he can't leave Japan, let's say because he is convicted of a crime, who is going to watch over the properties? Will the Japanese government levy liens and haul away the statues? There is a lot of uncertainty,"said Kahala Resident Richard Tuurbin.
While some residents wouldn't object to the later, another resident who sold out to Kawamoto lamented the state of the neighborhood.
"I am just not happy that it was him we had to sell to. It's been emotional to see what has happened. This has been 10 years since this was going on and it's not right," said Johnson.
Johnson said Kawamoto is not a man of his word .
Johnson sold his mother's home after her death, but only after being reassured that her favorite tree that she personally planted would remain untouched.
It, like so many others, was chopped down.
Johnson hopes Kawamoto's arrest is the beginning of the end to the billionaire's blight.
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Azadeh, designer and owner of San Francisco based fashion couturier, AZADEH, presented The Spring 2014 Collection runway Fashion show at her private home in Tiburon. The exclusive invite only event was called "The Beautiful Garden". Azadeh created an indoor garden with plants, moss and flowers. Models posed in an ivy covered doorway and walked to the sound of a cello player. Attendees enjoyed bites of lunch, wine, desserts, and a post show closer look at the collection on racks.
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"One of the grandest days in the history of Karnes City, with thousands attending, and winding up with a big ball at night was the laying of the cornerstone of the new courthouse last Thursday under the auspices of the Alamita Lodge. It was a grand success in every particular, and brought on the largest crowd of people that ever gathered at one time in Karnes City or Karnes County."
"The ceremonies commenced at 2 p.m. and the master of ceremonies, the Honorable Thomas Ruckman, delivered an eloquent address, which for lack of space we are unable to publish it."
"The committee of arrangements deserves a great deal of credit for the manner in which everything passed on. There were two bands here to discourse music, the Runge and Beeville bands. The gala day wound up with a big ball at night at the courthouse at which the cream of society of Karnes County were present. The following is a partial list: Misses Nancy Reagan, Rannie Calvert, Sallie Rutledge, Cora Butler, Mamie Whetstone, Mary Pheil, Nora Seale, Elsie Erdman, Myrtle Usery, Mary Nichols, and Mary Rhode."
"The following were the gentlemen present: Messrs. J.J. Seale, John Yeary, H.E. Tom, W. Rutledge, W.L. Hines, John Puckett, Mat Micas, C. Pad, Jim Pace, Fish Martin, Ben Norse, S.C. Butler, Bob Jones, J.T. Reagon, W. J. Reagan, Wyatt Smith, Dock Smith, John Elder, Claude McBryde, John Rhode, Ollie Pyle, Will Alexander, Monroe and Jim Bailey. Messrs. Phil Tom and Emil Wasserman had the dance in charge and deserve credit for the manner in which everything passed off."
So, again take a moment and think what this event meant in the lives of those who have gone before. And the joy they had at building the wonderful Karnes County Courthouse through the efforts of so many. What do you think they would tell us today? What would they be thinking about our choices and what we could and should do to honor their sacrifices? We can't and shouldn't forget our history. Do you read your Bible daily? If you do, you are reading history. History with promises for the future. We should consider the promises that our ancestors fought for and not neglect our heritage in Karnes County.


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Md Abdus Sabur, received the Science Master's degree Gold medal from the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Sabur is an international student, originally from Bangladesh, who began working with Dr. Hind Al-Abadleh in the Department of Chemistry in 2012.
The theme of his MSc research was to conduct fundamental science experiments on how organo-arsenic compounds of environmental relevance interact with reactive components in soil, particularly iron (oxyhydr)oxides. Arsenic is released to the environment mainly from natural sources intensified by anthropogenic activities. Due to its varying toxicity, it is essential to know of its interaction with environmental surfaces for risk assessment and cleanup efforts. The main objective was to extract kinetic and thermodynamic parameters that will aid in building accurate mathematical models to be used in predicting the fate of arsenic compounds and in designing arsenic removal technologies. Saburs MSc Committee concluded that he produced outstanding data from his experiments that is pushing the boundaries of knowledge in field of geochemistry.


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I notice they cut out the dancing.
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So much better than any of that Tony Morono post game nonsense!!
Dolphins, Canes, & Heat For Life!!!
It would have been nice to Philbin and Ross dancing but I can see why they didnt release it.
Maybe Ireland is holding onto the dance clips to use as more blackmail against Ross
The way the players were swaying back and forth I almost got seasick But it was a great feeling to watch them win and I am sure even sweeter for the team to get their first win.
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Australian snubfin dolphin
The Australian snubfin dolphin (Orcaella heinsohni) is a dolphin found off the northern coasts of Australia. It closely resembles the Irrawaddy dolphin (of the same genus, Orcaella) and was not described as a separate species until 2005. The Australian snubfin has three, while the Irrawaddy dolphin only has two colours on its skin. The skull and the fins also show minor differences between the two species.
Taxonomy [edit]
The taxonomic specific name, heinsohni, was chosen in honor of George Heinsohn, an Australian biologist who worked at James Cook University, "for his pioneering work on northeast Australian odontocetes, including the collection and initial analysis of Orcaella heinsohni specimens which form the basis for much of our knowledge of the new species".[1]
New species of large mammals are quite rarely described nowadays, and those that are usually are from remote areas — such as the saola - or are otherwise rarely encountered, see for example Perrin's beaked whale, or the spade-toothed whale, which is only known from two complete specimens and a few bones cast ashore. In fact, the Australian snubfin was the first new dolphin species to be described in 56 years, but was followed, in 2011, by the discovery and description of the Burrunan dolphin (T. australis), also from the Australian continent. The Australian snubfin dolphin is unusual among recently described mammals in that a population is accessible for scientific study.
Nonetheless, the existence of snubfin dolphins in the waters of northern Australia had only become known in 1948, when a skull was found at Melville Bay (Gove Peninsula, Northern Territory). This individual apparently had been caught and eaten by aboriginals. However, the discovery remained unnoted until discussed by Johnson (1964), and soon thereafter a Dutch skipper had his observations of the then-unrecognized species published.[2]
Two scientists, Isabel Beasley of James Cook University and Peter Arnold of Museum of Tropical Queensland, took DNA samples from the population of dolphins off the coast of Townsville, Queensland, and sent them to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Southwest Fisheries Science Center in La Jolla, California. The results showed George Heinsohn was correct in his hypothesis [3] that the Townsville population was a new species.
The holotype QM JM4721 (JUCU MM61) is the skull and some other bones of an adult male found drowned in a shark net at Horseshoe Bay, Queensland, on 21 April 1972. It was about 11 years old at the time of its death.[1]
Description [edit]
A species of delphinid in a genus, Orcaella, which contains one other species, the Irrawaddy dolphin Orcaella brevirostris, O. heinsohni is subtly tricoloured: brownish on the top, lighter brown along the sides, and a white belly; the Irrawaddy dolphin, on the other hand, is uniformly slate grey except for the white belly. The new species has a rounded forehead, very unlike other dolphin species in Australia, and the very small, "snubby" dorsal fin distinguishes it from other dolphins in its range. The lack of a groove on each side of the back and the presence of a neck crease further distinguishes this species from its relative.
Range and status [edit]
In the Pacific Ocean off Townsville, about 200 individual snubfin dolphins were found. The range of the species is expected to extend to Papua New Guinea; that is, O. heinsohni is endemic to the northern half of the Sahul Shelf, but the majority live in Australian waters. They are not thought to be common, and are being given a high conservation priority. Its IUCN classification of "data deficient" refers to this species and the Irrawaddy dolphin combined. [4] Threats include drowning in fishery and antishark nets; while some hunting by indigenous people probably occurs (as evidenced by the 1948 specimen), this is likely to be insignificant compared to the threat posed by drowning.
Conservation [edit]
The Australian snubfin dolphin is listed on Appendix II[5] of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS). It is listed on Appendix II[5] as it has an unfavourable conservation status or would benefit significantly from international co-operation organised by tailored agreements.[6]
In addition, Australian snubfin dolphins are covered by Memorandum of Understanding for the Conservation of Cetaceans and Their Habitats in the Pacific Islands Region (Pacific Cetaceans MOU).[7]
See also [edit]
Notes [edit]
- ^ a b Beasley, Robertson & Arnold 2005
- ^ Mörzer Bruyns 1966
- ^ Arnold and Heinsohn 1996
- ^ (Cetacean Specialist Group 1996).
- ^ a b "Appendix II" of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS). As amended by the Conference of the Parties in 1985, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2005 and 2008. Effective: 5th March 2009.
- ^ Convention on Migratory Species page on the Australian snubfin dolphin
- ^ Official webpage of the Memorandum of Understanding for the Conservation of Cetaceans and Their Habitats in the Pacific Islands Region
References [edit]
- Arnold, Peter W. & Heinsohn, George E. (1996): Phylogenetic status of the Irrawaddy dolphin Orcaella brevirostris (Owen in Gray): A cladistic analysis. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 39(2): 141-204. HTML abstract
- Beasley, Isabel; Robertson, Kelly M. & Arnold, Peter W. (2005): Description of a new dolphin, the Australian Snubfin Dolphin Orcaella heinsohni sp. n. (Cetacea, Delphinidae). Marine Mammal Science 21(3): 365-400. doi:10.1111/j.1748-7692.2005.tb01239.x (HTML abstract)
- Johnson, D.P. (1964): Mammals of the Arnhem Land expedition. In: Specht, R.L. (ed.): Records of the American-Australian scientific expedition to Arnhem Land. Zoology: 427-515. Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, Australia.
- Mörzer Bruyns, W.F.J. (1966): Some notes on the Irrawaddy dolphin, Orcaella brevirostris (Owen 1866). Zeitschrift fur Säugetierkunde 31: 367-372.
- Reeves, R.R., Jefferson, T.A., Karczmarski, L., Laidre, K., O'Corry-Crowe, G., Rojas-Bracho, L., Secchi, E.R., Slooten, E., Smith, B.D., Wang, J.Y. & Zhou, K. (2008). Orcaella heinsohni. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 24 March 2009. Database entry includes a lengthy justification of why this species is listed as near threatened


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Posted 15 March 2013 - 05:06 PM
If it aint broke, don't fix it.
Did anyone think Lee Gaskell had a good game?
I welcome Houghy back, he is a 110%er without a doubt, and we will be stronger with him than without him.
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Posted 16 March 2013 - 09:30 AM
Hopefully my post are viewed as positive, and I cannot be held responsible for causing any offence to anyone associated with this message board
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Posted 16 March 2013 - 07:43 PM
If you check the record books Crusaders had two players on DR from Saints, one played one game and never played again cause he was shockingly bad - the second, I can't remember his name, played about four or five games before he was dropped. This was under the previous DR scheme that all teams operated under.
The (excuse the block caps) MASSIVE difference in these situations is that the North Wales team didn't get their licence granted until 9 weeks before the season started and recruited an entire squad from scratch. Yet we still attempted to do it on our own.
As for being 'Widnes A' how does that work? We had Kurt Haggerty on loan for one game?!!! Other than that we signed two Widnes players who'd already been released from their academy at the very start of 2012.
Not wanting to burst the bubble but Mike Rush from St Helen's approached North Wales for a partnership before Hornets but Crusaders said no. When it was suggested out coaching team could be relieved of their duties and replaced by Saints staff it was too much for our Board, but clearly not yours....
I appreciate youre coming over tomorrow and with the addition of your Super League stars its going to be a very difficult game for us, but please don't try to drag us down to a DR level.
As fans we understand you didn't vote for this but you must question it's merits. Having spoken to a few people this week I know for a FACT that Nathan Brown has dictated what players are going to be in your team on Sunday.
I think we can all agree Ian Talbot isnt 'his own man'
I would have thought a club with the tradition of Hornets and knowledgable fans of the game wouldn't have accepted such a situation but hey ho, your call.
I'd put you as favourites on Sunday for the win, but don't know if I'm putting you as favourites or St Helen's!
But win or lose it'll be Crusaders players.
Posted 16 March 2013 - 08:12 PM
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Posted 16 March 2013 - 09:04 PM
And they seem to have fooled some minnows into taking the bait.
Well done NWC for resisting the farce of DR this year, it will probably be dead in the water next year, or at least altered so that the 'Big Boys' can't dictate to the grass roots clubs.
Edited by Number 7, 16 March 2013 - 09:05 PM.
Posted 17 March 2013 - 12:04 AM
You can hardly blame Saints for trying their best to get their players some game time. We have 31 first team players who are all on good money. If you look at the game tomorrow, Joe Greenwood, Nathan Ashe and Lee Gaskell are all on DR. Last year, all of these players would have played in our academy. This year, none of them are allowed because of their age. So for these players, its either DR or no game at all.
What you have to understand is that these players are full time. Playing rugby is their job. They train 5 or 6 days a week. They work incredibly hard. At the end of the week, they want to play. They don't want to be sat on their backsides at the weekend. They will be saying to Nathan Brown during the week, "will you try and get us a game this week". You can hardly blame them. It wasn't the players that put this system in place.
Posted 17 March 2013 - 01:58 AM
Your players are full time employees of St Helens, yet they appear to be taking the jobs (or at least the playing time) of part time employees of Rochdale Hornets.
Posted 17 March 2013 - 02:27 AM
and what about the players whose place they take? It wasn't them that put the system in place either, but it seems their playing time is at the whim of an australian who has no position at Rochdale Hornets and couldn't give a rats a**e about them.
Your players are full time employees of St Helens, yet they appear to be taking the jobs (or at least the playing time) of part time employees of Rochdale Hornets.
I was just simply pointing out Saints' point of view. I assume I am allowed to do that? This was always going to happen. It shouldn't really surprise anyone.
As I said, in Saints' first team there are 31 players. 4 are eligible for the u19s. Only 17 players can play each week. So that leaves 10 players. Last year they could play in the academy because there was no age restrictions. This year, they can't play in the academy. You have to be 19 or under. The only opportunity that they have is to go out on DR. Everybody knew that this was going to happen. It is the same for all SL clubs.
Nathan Brown is paid a lot of money to look after the interests of his players. That is his job. Answer this question honestly: does it surprise you that he is doing all he can to get game time for the saints players?
Posted 17 March 2013 - 08:10 AM
But the Coach of that other team (Rochdale) isn't going to say "No, thanks" because Nathan Brown is his boss!! He's also paid by St Helen's and, as I understand it, is based at St Helen's training ground where all the Rochdale training sessions take place.
Thats why you have a very talented player in Paul Crook being played out of position because the Head Coach of St Helen's says that's what's going to happen.
It's a real shame in my opinion that Super League clubs can effectively own a Championship Club in this way and someone should do something about it.
Dual Reg and the loan system existed last year and Super League coaches offered out players to clubs with a view to getting them game time, the only difference is that the Coach of the Championship Club decided if they wanted them or not. They didn't shift their 6 to Loose Forward to accommodate the whims of a Super League coach (again, his BOSS!).
Lakeside makes the point that this is a "supporters owned club" and if that's true I can't understand how those supporters could let their club be taken over like this. Ultimately whoever owns the club is supposed to take decisions not just give that power away to a bigger club to do it for them.
In John Stakvitch you had a good coach, a good set up and a very good side. What changed? Why did you feel the need to give all that power over to an over rated Australian who's only interest is keeping his Super League players happy?
Who knows what contract has been signed but for the good of the game and your own self respect, I urge you as a fellow Rugby League fan to take back control of your club before its too late.
We played Gateshead last week at Craven Park as part of their deal with Hull KR... How long before someone says "langtree park is a nice stadium" and "isn't it a shame it sits empty 13 days out of 14"
After all it'd closer for the coaches.... and the players.... In fact everyone except the "owners" of Rochdale Hornets... the fans.
Posted 17 March 2013 - 08:49 AM
On the face of it the deal looks a "no brainer" but when you drill down I'm not so sure.
One big plus its that it's less resposibility for the people running Hornets which I'm sure they will welcome as ever.
Posted 17 March 2013 - 10:20 AM
My concern at NWC today is how are we to accomodate two halfbacks, Gaskell & Ashe? Do we drop Crooky & Roper (who are our established players in theses positions, or move other players around thereby disrupting the team (and their moral) even further. It must be pretty upsetting to find you have trained hard all week to suddenly find out you are being replaced by a saints player.
Recently we had the farce of Tommy Makinson playing for 3 different teams in 3 different divisions on 3 consecutive weeks. Namely Hornets, Whitehaven & Saints. How can this be fair to anyone least of all Makinson. I have to say this in no way is detremental to Tommy, who played his heart out for us against Gateshead Thunder.
It's now time for Hornets board to stand up and be counted, and start selecting our own team without the obvious influence of saints coaching staff.
Unless things change, ww will find ourselves totally run by saints, which will be a disaster.
ONWARD HORNETS (not saints) ONWARD!!
Posted 17 March 2013 - 11:10 AM
They are people with full time jobs away from Hornets, families to look after, and will need time for themselves, they're not paid, but do it for the love of the club.
Just some things for the critics to think about.
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News Analysis
SANLIURFA, Turkey – Monday was another day of cross-border violence and rising tension between Syria and Turkey.
It was also a day when Gov. Mitt Romney pledged that, if elected president, he'd change the course of events here.
Among other things, he wants to green-light heavy weapons to the Syrian rebels "who share our values" in order to "defeat the tanks, helicopters and fighter jets" of the Bashar Assad regime.
For its part, the Obama administration says it has refrained from supplying the rebels with weapons out of concern that they could end up in terrorist hands.
Others say escalating the conflict with more weapons isn't necessarily good news for ordinary Syrians who are struggling to live along the 600-mile border – or for the U.S., given the potential for a larger regional conflagration.
Romney: Risk of conflict higher in Mideast after Obama policies
On the border – but not safe
Mahmoud Soukman is a truck driver who transports goods between Syria and Turkey. Three weeks ago he left his truck and fled with his wife, 9-month-old daughter and the clothes on their backs, moving in with his mother and siblings on a small farm just inside Turkey.
But they don't feel safe, on either side of the border.
Mortars and shells explode ominously, and often in the distance, as Syrian rebels and government troops fight over strategic swaths of Northern Syria in the ongoing civil war. And one mortar did land near the farm house.
Meanwhile, the tit-for-tat border skirmishes between Turkey and Syria have already become routine. The Syrian Army landed a mortar again on Monday about 100 yards inside Turkey, with no casualties; and the Turks have been returning artillery fire at imprecise targets inside Syria.
Andrea Mitchell talks to Ambassador Dennis Ross about the escalating tensions between Syria and Turkey, and what both presidential candidates are saying they'll do about the situation.
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During a campaign speech at the Virginia Military Institute, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney outlined his plan for easing tension in the Middle East, as well as his Syria strategy.
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We take the back roads to Burlington from our farm home near Terre Haute, Ill., a 15-mile trip, through Lomax and Carmen en route to U.S. 34 and points west. I do have fun going down Memory Lane.
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Months of rehearsals herald the Oct. 5 opening performance of "Crazy for You" at Woodstock Opera House. Director Barry Norton and vocal director Rosemarie Aiello promise an entertaining evening of comedy and Gershwin music with a live orchestra in the pit. Choreographer Kara Williams leads a team of talented chorus members ready to tap dance to "I Got Rhythm" and "Slap That Bass."
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Friends and family members gathered at the gravesite of Nyda Fogarty in Oakland Cemetery Sept. 22 for a memorial service. Brad Schmelzer, Nyda's son, recalled her many community activities during her 84 years.
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Staff Writer | February 07,2013Work around the runway at the Rutland airport is slated for the summer.
The proposed FY 2014 budget includes $5,360,000 for the expansion of the runway safety area and associated relocation of Airport Road. The project will provide more flat terrain surrounding the runway.
"If a plane lands long — or short — this level turf provides a safe area for the plane to come to a rest with minimal structure damage," said Jason Owen, project manager for the Vermont Agency of Transportation.
The change brings the airport closer to FAA design standards, Owen said, and should help upgrade the airport's safety rating from "fair" to "excellent."
"In a perfect world, in airports like Rutland, they would like 1,000 feet," he said. "That's not practical, but we're going to double what's there. Right now, it's about 300 feet and we're going to make it 600 feet."
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Police responding to reports of screaming in a small Maine town don't find domestic violence, as feared, but an amorous pig.
A woman in the town of China called police after hearing what thought were screams coming from a home nearby, the Kennebec Journal reported.
Four state troopers responded, and discovered the homeowner raised pigs.
After speaking with her, troopers wrote the following in their report:
"The homeowner stated her male pig was screaming because he was in a pen with five other female pigs in heat" and there was no issue at the home "other than the screaming male pig."