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Source: Red Sox have interest in Carlos Beltran but fit is a concern
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An industry source confirmed to WEEI.com's Rob Bradford that the Red Sox "really like" free agent outfielder Carlos Beltran, but noted that the Sox also view the 36-year-old as a "tough squeeze" for two reasons. First, as a corner outfielder, Beltran would not address the most pressing vacancy created should center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury leave via free agency (at a time when the team has Shane Victorino as a Gold Glove defender in right). He's a bit of an imperfect roster fit for a team that already has three strong corner outfielders in Victorino, Daniel Nava and Jonny Gomes.
(Victorino has experience playing center field, but Red Sox GM Ben Cherington said on Monday that while such a shift was an option, it was not a course of first resort. "It's certainly one possibility and as we look at alternatives in the outfield, we have to be open-minded. That would be one possibility," said Cherington. "I think I speak for [manager John Farrell] that we both recognize just how good he was in right field this year and how valuable his defense was in right field. So I guess we'd have to be compelled to move him. It would have to be a pretty compelling opportunity, but you can't rule that out. He's capable of doing it.")
Meanwhile, because Beltran received a one-year, $14.1 million qualifying offer from the Cardinals, the Red Sox would have to sacrifice a draft pick in order to sign him — something that also represents a drawback from the Sox. However, while the team would have to surrounder a draft pick to sign Beltran, it would get one back if another team signs center field Jacoby Ellsbury — an outcome that would be virtually assured if Beltran is signed — and/or Stephen Drew or Mike Napoli, all three of whom received qualifying offers from the Red Sox.
The New York Post's George King was the first to report the Sox' interest in the switch-hitting outfielder, writing that, according to someone who knows Beltran, the Red Sox have been more aggressive in pursuing the 36-year-old than fellow American League teams Baltimore and New York.
An eight-time All-Star, Beltran hit .296/.339/.491 with 24 home runs, 84 RBIs in 2013, the second year of a two-year, $26 million deal. Beltran is a career .333/.445/.683 hitter in the postseason with 16 home runs, 41 RBIs. He hit .268 this postseason, including .294 in the World Series, which he played with bruised ribs after hitting the right-field fence while robbing David Ortiz of a grand slam in Game 1 at Fenway Park.
In 16 major league seasons with the Royals (1998-2004), Astros (2004), Mets (2005-11), Giants (2001) and Cardinals, Beltran has a .283/.359/.496 line with 358 home runs and 1,327 RBIs.
The Sox have harbored considerable interest in him on multiple occasions in the past, including attempts to acquire him from the Royals prior to the trade deadline in 2004 and another run at landing him from the Mets in 2011.
Rob Bradford and Alex Speier contributed to this report.
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LEADERSHIP TELECONFERENCE >> The next NAB Leadership Teleconference will feature pastor and author Don Cousins who will lead us through a discussion of his book, Leadershift. This teleconference gathering is open to all NAB leaders, pastors, and guests. Why not gather a group of three or four leaders, read and discuss this book together, and then join other NAB leaders for a dynamic discussion with Don Cousins about leadership and the church today. Go to www.nabconference.org to register for the free teleconference, which occurs on May 6, 2014.
GIVE GENEROUSLY >> As the snow begins to melt into spring after a long cold winter, many of us feel the sense of waking from hibernation to re-exploring the world around us, which God has so graciously created. It is amazing to see how under that canopy of winter, life has continued to grow and spread. In the same way, much has been growing and spreading in the ministries of the North American Baptists Conference over the past years. Individuals have come to know Jesus; missionaries have been sent; individuals have been discipled. At this time of year, giving to the North American Baptist often slows. Would you consider giving a special financial gift as you remember that God has been at work, even as you and I have not always noticed. You can give at www.nabconference.org.
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Some of my favorite experiences at Hilton Head involve riding rented bikes along the beach all the way from Shipyard to the tip of the shoe-shaped island to the Salty Dog Cafe (made famous by its shirts which I see everywhere). I also loved Pirates' Island mini-golf course, the best themed course on the island, as well as exploring the shops of Coligny Plaza. Not to mention the Outlet Malls just off the island - which are a great way to spend a night.


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I have also been a loving, caring mother of four for 20 years. 1 of whom is a special needs child. I engage in fun, hands-on learning activities, model positive social behaviors, and incorporate real world lessons to consistently instill values and respect. I am passionate about the growth and well-being of children, having served as an advocate as well. I am committed to their well-rounded development into compassionate, capable individuals. I am reliable, responsible, caring, organized, and fun.
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Arsene Wenger today called on Jack Wilshere to commit his long-term future to Arsenal after revealing how the club are building their squad around a nucleus of top young British talent.
Wilshere (above), being groomed as a future Arsenal captain, is in preliminary talks about a contract extension that could see him bank a significant rise in his current reported wage of £50,000 a week.
And Wenger, who confirmed the England star could come off the bench for tomorrow's Premier League game at Everton, said: "He has two and a half years left, that's quite a long time. But he has always been very committed to this club and I hope he will show that. There is only one way to show it and that is to commit your long-term future to the club.
"We have built a team where we have a lot of young English players, or British players, like Kieran Gibbs, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Wilshere. And we still have the case of Walcott and Aaron Ramsey. You want them all on long-term contracts."
Wenger admitted there was no further progress on the protracted contract talks with Walcott, who could sign a pre-contract with a European club in January. But he gave significant backing for the new stream of home-grown talent coming on tap.
He said: "If the quality is local, it is, of course, even better because it gives you more guarantee of stability. The players who are English who play for Arsenal are more likely to stay for a longer term than foreign players. But we look first at quality, that is the most important thing."
One of those quality young players to have interested Wenger is Wilfried Zaha of Crystal Palace. But he issued a note of caution about a possible bid for the winger in the January transfer window.
Wenger said: "We are looking at every player who could strengthen our squad. He's not more on the list than anybody else."
There was good news on Tomas Rosicky, the Czech Republic captain who has been out since the summer following an operation on an Achilles tendon injury.
Wenger said: "Rosicky is not match fit but he is in full training. But he will not be in the squad for tomorrow night because he needs a game or two in the reserve team. He has not played for six months, but he is fit."
Arsenal head to Goodison Park tomorrow desperate to get one over on the side who are one place above them. He said: "For us it's a vital game every year. Everton fight at the top of the League every year and they are one of the contenders for a Champions League spot as well. To come away with a positive result is very important."
Meanwhile, the Arsenal boss backed his former north London rival Harry Redknapp to lead QPR to safety. Redknapp, axed by Tottenham in the summer, was appointed QPR manager over the weekend and Wenger believes he can save them.
Wenger said: "He must be happy. Harry Redknapp has always done well when he came in and took a team in trouble, so you expect him to give them a boost.
"When you come to a team like QPR at the moment they have quality but they lack belief. He is one of the guys who can boost that belief. It is feasible [he can save them]."
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Colleen, this spoke deeply to me. How often I've struggled to hide the foibles and failures, to look more "together" than I am. Thanks for letting me see the other side of that coin. Bless you.
Colleen, thanks for the comment on my blog. That book sounds wonderful. I think I just may put it on my own list for the new year! Blessings!
Colleen, I read your blog earlier this week and have been thinking about it for days. This is all so true. It also puts me in mind of a book I read a few years ago. I think the title is something like, "Great Failures of the Extremely Successful." The author is Steve Young. (Not the football player.) Each chapter details the "failures" of some very successful people...Steve Allen, Erin Brokovich, Clive Cusler, Denzel Washington, and others I can't remember offhand. Each was willing to share his or her "failures" in very candid terms. Very inspiring.


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On May 5, 2013, at approximately 11:55 p.m., sheriff's deputies responded to 2407 Ted Avenue S., Lehigh Acres in reference to an attempted robbery and shooting.
Deputies met with the two victims who stated that two unknown black males carrying firearms entered the residence and attempted to rob them. During the altercation, one occupant was shot in the stomach. The two suspects than fled the residence in an unknown direction. The victim who was shot in the stomach was transported to an area hospital and is being treated for injuries that appear to be non life threatening at this time. The Lee County Sheriff's Office Major Crimes Unit responded to the scene and assumed the investigation.
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Brandon's two Peewee AA hockey teams have reached their league finals.
The Brandon Peewee AA Wheat Kings begin their Hockey Winnipeg league final today when they visit the Winnipeg Twins in the opening game of their best-of-five series. Game 2 goes Sunday in Winnipeg.
Brandon dominated the regular season, finishing on top of the standings with a 20-3-3-2 record. They beat the Rangers in four games to advance to the league final.
Meanwhile, the Brandon Minor Peewee AA Wheat Kings beat the Selkirk Fishermen 5-2 on Friday afternoon to win their best-of-five Winnipeg league semifinal 3-1 and advance to the championship series.
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All "Had a Bad Day" Team, Week 4
All "Had a Bad Day" Team, Week 4
The other side of the coin from this week's All-PFF Team, these are NFL-ers that would like to have that last one back.
Short of a firing up a time machine or stumbling onto some sort of magical rewind button, they'll have to live with their Week 4 performances and we're here to set them in the record. Not that we particularly love pointing them out, but in the interest of completeness – you know, being 'fair and balanced' and all that – here's a team of players that simply had a bad day:
Quarterback: Mark Sanchez, New York Jets (-5.9)
In a battle of quarterbacks vying to make this team, Sanchez 'out-sucked' Joe Flacco by just enough. Had one of those rare days, responding to the Ravens pressure by throwing more balls away (two) and more interceptions (one), than completions (zero).
Running Back: Shonne Greene, New York Jets (-1.5)
Greene joins his Jet QB, with the second part in this potent combination managing a whopping 23 yards on 10 carries.
Fullback: Le'Ron McClain, Kansas City Chiefs (-4.0)
Not quite a running back, and not quite a fullback. This was an example of why teams weren't queuing up for McClain's services in the offseason.
Tight End: Lance Kendricks, St Louis Rams (-5.2)
Hmm, not quite the instant star everyone thought he would be right? Kendricks dropped a ball, got in on the fun with allowing a quarterback hit and gave up two penalties. Oh, and his run blocking was terrible.
Wide Receivers: Mike Sims-Walker, St Louis Rams (-3.7) and Jeremy Maclin, Philadelphia
Eagles (-2.2)
'MSW' did manage to catch one ball for 6 yards. Outside of that, not much went right. Two drops, two more incompletions and a penalty for good measure. Is he the anti-contract year type of player who can't produce when a big pay day is on the line? Maclin walked away seven receptions, but dropped a ball and fumbled another that proved crucial.
Tackles: Rodger Saffold, St Louis Rams (-8.5) and Jeremy Trueblood, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-6.6)
Honestly, I do not have a vendetta against the Rams – they were just that bad. Saffold gave up four sacks in a single game. And six more hurries. That's atrocious. Trueblood continues to prove his 2008 season was a fluke. Two more sacks surrendered; he even managed to make Jerry Hughes look like an NFL player.
Guards: Chris Kemoeatu, Pittsburgh Steelers (-5.9) and Kyle DeVan, Philadelphia Eagles (-4.7)
Everyone looks at the tackles as the problem in Pittsburgh, but Kemoeatu has been a long way from average for a long time. This wasn't quite what Kyle Williams did to him last year, but Antonio Smith had a lot of fun playing against him. DeVan is getting benched this week after becoming a canvas for Ray McDonald to express himself on.
Center: Brian De La Puente, New Orleans Saints (-3.0)
Gave up a sack and had some issues with Terrence Knighton. As bad as he was, not that much of a downgrade on Olin Kreutz.
Defensive Ends (4-3): Kyle Vanden Bosch, Detroit Lions (-3.0) and Red Bryant, Seattle Seahawks (-3.6)
Rough day for Vanden Bosch who only picked up one pressure against the Cowboys in a day when the Lions struggled to pick up pressure. Bryant is in the Seahawks' defense because of what he brings to the table in run D. So when he doesn't contribute there(-1.8 run defense rating), he's in danger of making this team, as he does.
Defensive Tackle (4-3): Tyson Alualu, Jacksonville Jaguars (-5.1) and Corey Williams, Detroit Lions (-3.9)
No pressure from Alualu, and he managed to take himself out of most running plays with his determination to get up field. Williams had three penalties against the Cowboys in a display that will get Lions fan even more eager to see Nick Fairley.
Linebackers (4-3): Kavell Conner, Indianapolis Colts (-4.5), Jamar Chaney, Philadelphia Eagles (-2.8) and James Anderson, Carolina Panthers (-3.5)
Conner gave up too many first downs in being the main man in coverage on 13 Buccaneer completions. Carolina outside linebacker James Anderson has had better days with his run defense than he managed against the Bucs, where he really struggled to make an impact. As for Chaney? Well is anyone surprised that an Eagles linebacker makes this team?
Defensive Line (3-4): J.J. Watt, Houston Texans (-3.1), Antonio Garay, San Diego Chargers (-2.5) and Ziggy Hood, Pittsburgh Steelers (-2.4)
Watt didn't help himself with a costly penalty, and while he picked up a sack, doing so on a running back puts things into perspective. Is it time to call Ziggy Hood a bust? It's Year 3 and Hood just hasn't ever been able to live up to the status of being a first round pick. Garay found it tricky dealing with Mike Pouncey. No shame there.
Outside Linebackers (3-4): Joey Porter, Arizona Cardinals (-3.3) and Justin Houston, Kansas City Chiefs (-3.5)
While Clark Haggans is enjoying a renaissance on the left side, Porter had another day of picking up no pressure. Chiefs rookie Justin Houston just doesn't look ready for a starters gig on base downs, giving up four completions on four balls thrown at him.
Inside Linebackers (3-4): James Farrior, Pittsburgh Steelers (-3.8) and Kevin Burnett, Miami Dolphins (-2.1)
Not often you'll see Farrior struggle as much as he did, with Mike Brisiel his chief tormentor, getting to the second level and rendering the Steeler redundant. Do Miami fans remember being happy about replacing Channing Crowder with Kevin Burnett. Less punch in the running game and where's the coverage upgrade?
Cornerbacks: Nnamdi Asomugha, Philadelphia Eagles (-5.0) and Terrence Johnson, Indianapolis Colts (-3.2)
Anyone surprised to see Asomugha on this list? He gave up yards, missed tackles and looked incredibly uncomfortable against the 49ers. Johnson was benched for a period after showing everyone why the Colts maybe weren't so wise to release the underrated Justin Tryon. That summed up his day.
Safeties: Brandon Meriweather, Chicago Bears (-4.1) and Major Wright, Chicago Bears (-3.3)
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... So i got my front bummer replaced today. I have changed my own oil a million times and feel like i am missing a splash guard under the car between the front bumper and the front under engine skid plate.
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CHICAGO, Tuesday—An item in the newspapers here this morning about the Treasury Art Project touched a responsive chord, for I have become deeply interested in the development of our American artists during the past few years. I feel the Government took a distinct step forward in demonstrating the interest it now feels in the fine arts when, on October 16th of this year, the Secretary of the Treasury in recognition of good work done during the past four years by the section of painting and sculpture, announced that this will become a permanent activity of the Treasury and will be known as the Section of Fine Arts. Every person interested in development of our own American art most rejoice in this sign of Government recognition.
Yesterday afternoon we had an interesting time in Charleston, Illinois. First we went to see the historical park which has been created on the old farm which belonged to Thomas Lincoln and his wife, Sarah Bush Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's father and step-mother. The CCC boys have done most of the work of putting the grounds in order and reconstructed a split rail fence and built the log cabin. They found the site of the old root cellar and the old well, and they actually found an old cattle trough which had been in use ever since the days of Thomas Lincoln.
Afterwards, we visited the old churchyard in which the Lincolns are buried and then we proceeded to the CCC Camp where the boys who are doing so much of this interesting work, are housed. It seemed to be a model camp, nicely planted and well kept, and the boys looked healthy and happy. They are near enough to the town to profit by educational advantages at the college and recreational opportunities in the town. One of the boys has actually finished college and is now working with the NYA program.
From there we went to one of the NYA Resident Boys Projects, which has been established in a house not far from the college. These boys take advantage of classes in industrial arts and work on landscaping around the new college buildings. Besides that, they do all the work in the house in which they live, even assisting the cook. Later they will have a garden of their own. I thought they were a grand set of youngsters and was very favorably impressed by the way in which they aided in the management of the house. I was glad to find that the food costs on this project were kept below the food costs in the CCC camp.
We arrived in Chicago this morning and I spent two hours and a half with a very interesting group of people discussing educational problems.
A few friends came to lunch and, like every other woman, I must now go and waste time at the hairdressers.


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Award Notification Commission OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENTWorld Headquarters Plaza-Processing And JudgingSigned James Mallory aka Pr Notification of a $3,000,000.00 award. To receive my award I needed to send a check for $12.99 plus $3.00 for a total of $15.99. The document is poorly made, you never send money to claim a prize, there was not any contact information, & I was needed to pay my own postage. It was signed by James Mallory claiming to be the authorized Prize Director. Obvious scam, & I hope these criminals are caught by the FBI. Kansas City Kansas
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Acknowledgement Letter - Agriflu, July 21, 2008
July 21, 2008
Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics, Inc.
Attention: Ms. Joanne Totosy de Zepetnek
350 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
Dear Ms. Totosy de Zepetnek:
We have received your biologics license application (BLA) submitted under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act for the following biological product:
Our Submission Tracking Number (STN): BL 125297/0
Biological Product: Influenza Vaccine
Indication: Active immunization of adults 18 years of age and older against influenza disease.
Date of Supplement: July 10, 2008
Date of Receipt: July 11, 2008
First Action Due Date: May 11, 2008
US License Number: 1751 We will notify you within 60 days of the receipt date if the application is sufficiently complete to permit a substantive review.
Please submit all future correspondence, supporting data, or labeling relating to this application in triplicate, citing the above STN number.
Send all correspondence to the following address:
Norman Baylor, Ph.D.,
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Food and Drug Administration
Suite 200N
1401 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852-1448
If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Bernard McWatters, Regulatory Project Manager, at (301) 827-3070.
Sincerely yours,
Loris D. McVittie, Ph.D.
Chief Viral Vaccine Branch
Division of Vaccines and Related Products Applications
Office of Vaccines Research and Review
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Date of Stay: August, 2011
Park was a nice setting, but the sand was terrible. Every site that I saw was sand, had to clean air conditioner filter as when we left it was black. Pool was nice, most sites were big and well treed. Very close to Placid and attractions. Park was very quiet. Wi-Fi, and cable TV were good. Nice park except for the sand!
Date of Stay: July, 2011
Nice park, kept very clean and site were big and level with easy access, sites could have been much nicer if they had more grass, could of been reseeded, but outdoor carpets fix the problem. Nice big grassy and well maintained common areas for kids to play and roam. The pool was alright, very few chairs, could of been a little cleaner. Playground was great and kid friendly.
Date of Stay: July, 2011
Campground was a park setting with nice grassy sites and lots of open space, no need for an outdoor carpet, and had good drainage. Sites are big and not overcrowded. The beach is good and water clean; 3 life guards were present which is nice with kids. We stayed on long weekend, and park was quiet at night. Would definitely stay here again.


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Pedestrians react as George Davis, left, walks nude through Times Square, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014, in New York. Davis, a candidate for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, gave a speech in the nude speaking out against a 2013 San Francisco public nudity ban.
NEW YORK — New York City's Naked Cowboy may have met his match.
San Francisco Board of Supervisors candidate George Davis stripped buck naked in Times Square on today to campaign for the right to be nude in public.
Davis spoke out against a 2013 San Francisco public nudity ban introduced by his opponent, Scott Wiener. He says nudity is a form of expression.
After Davis' speech he conducted interviews stark naked. Then he walked to where artist Andy Golub was body-painting another naked man.
Times Square Batmans and Elmos and other onlookers gawked, laughed and took photos while moving out of Davis' way. One man loudly read Bible passages.
Davis ran for mayor in 2007 and for District 10 supervisor in 2010. He has been arrested twice for public nudity.


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Hampton Court Palace.My initial plan for today was to head to Portobello Road and the Notting Hill area since it is a Saturday but like I said, I was a little over ambitious with the planning and thought we were in better shape than we are, so we're a little behind... Fortunately, Sanjiv saved us the struggle to get to the palace using the local transport by volunteering to drive us there, today being his day off work. So we piled into his car, marveled at his TomTom while he plugged in the destination and off we went.
We had our trusty 2for1 vouchers here too, and Godwin and I had no problems validating them. Good thing too, because entry is pretty steep at 13�. There was a minor hiccup when the teller
The audio guides left a lot to be desired, I've seen (ok heard... as was rightly pointed out by Nicole who misses nothing...) better. The palace itself was interesting, the courtyard stunning, and the Haunted Gallery eerie. We didn't see any ghosts but apparently this area is stalked by the spirit of Catherine Howard, one of the wives of Henry VIII who was later executed. If walls could talk, oh the stories we would hear - of affairs, treachery, debauchery. Take your pick. The Baroque Apartments were quite impressive as well. Who knew they needed a public bedroom AND a private bedroom... We then moved to the Tudor kitchens, which I liked the best.
Driving through London, overground, was a different experience as opposed to taking the tube. The traffic was also a little frustrating. We thought we'd never get there with enough time to explore the vast British Museum. We hurried up the stairs, got through the front entrance and found ourselves in the Great Court. The great thing about museums in London is that they are free. We didn't have too much time before the museum closed for the day so we decided to split up, hit the highlights and meet back at the food area. Of course we had to go see the Rosetta Stone first, it was amazing to see it up close and in person after I'd read so much about it. Even
Then it was back outside where we walked down to the Covent Garden area, window shopping along the way. We had to head back to Bunga's place early as she was having another barbeque party, and was expecting guests, so we had to get back sooner rather than later and make ourselves presentable. We did have a little time to watch some of the street performers do their thing though. They were quite good and definitely entertaining. Once we'd had enough, we made our way to the Covent Garden tube stop, and boy, it was crowded! It was so bad that we lost Ashok and Glynis. The train came, there was chaos and confusion, do we take this one or not, we got left behind and the train whisked Ashok and Glynis away.We looked around they weren't there! Shock and horror. I'm the one unofficially in charge of checking the routes so I was so worried if they'd get home ok. We took the next train and only hoped they would realize getting back to Bunga's involved changing trains. The crowd thinned out as the stations progressed until finally, for the last few stops, it was just us. It was a little uncanny, the whole train to ourselves. We got off at Northolt and were making our way to our secret shortcut when we see two familiar people walking hurriedly towards us in the dark. Ashok and Glynis! They made it alright, its just that they missed the shortcut and walked more than they should have. They were backtracking when we caught up with them. Phew! Huge weight off my chest!!!
We walked from the tube stop to our home away from home and found we had enough time to freshen up and get ready before the guests arrived. We all moved out into the backyard and Lui, Pierre, Ninoshka and Savio arrived shortly after. We
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People take their smartphones and tablets everywhere these days. But when they take them outside, sometimes the elements get in the way. Have you ever had your screen freeze up in the cold or feel your fingers get numb from removing your gloves to make a call? It's not uncommon — especially during ski season in Colorado.
So, Jean Spencer, and her mother, Jennifer, invented a glove that aims to keep your fingers warm while you update your Facebook status or check email on the slopes or in a chilly subway terminal.
At Loveland Ski Area near Georgetown, Colo., Jennifer Spencer models the Aglove, which is black with a sparkle in it.
"And that sparkle is the actual silver in the glove, and it's the silver that makes the glove conductive," she says.
To illustrate how the glove works, the Spencers bring an iPad to the mountain and play a virtual piano while wearing the gloves.
They also hand a pair of Agloves to Matthew Coleman, a snowboarder they spot who is clumsily taking off his gloves and trying to make a call.
"Wow, I can click really small spaces," he says. "I have really good dexterity and accuracy."
A number of companies are manufacturing high-tech gloves. But they're not just for operating personal gadgets. There are also sophisticated gloves for farming, gardening, baseball and golf.
A Glove To Monitor Your Golf Swing
At the Park Hill Golf Club in Denver, my friend Joe Frey tests out the SensoGlove — a glove with a computer chip.
The chip rests on the top of Frey's hand. It has a screen and reacts to sensors in the fingers of the glove. When Frey takes a swing, the screen tells him whether any of his fingers are gripping the club too hard.
After Frey takes a swing, the screen shows a hand with a pinkie lit up and blinking. That means he gripped the club too hard with that finger, suggesting his shoulders aren't relaxed enough.
I'm no golfer. But Frey, who's a seasoned golfer, is skeptical about the glove's feedback.
"There's a hundred pieces of the swing," he says. "Your grip is one of those hundred."
Frey thinks the SensoGlove may be a better fit for people who grip their club too hard.
But even the most high-tech glove won't help a novice like me.
MELISSA BLOCK, host:
If you're ever found yourself fruitlessly trying to tap away at a smartphone's touchscreen with your gloves on - you know the problem; it doesn't work. Well, problem solved. Kirk Siegler, of member station KUNC, reports on gloves that are just as smart as your phone.
KIRK SIEGLER: So consider this next time you go to update your status to brag about how good the spring skiing is in Colorado. Well, Jean Spencer says skiers' phones are getting smarter, so why aren't their gloves?
Ms. JEAN SPENCER: They want to be on Facebook; they want to stay on their email all day long. So you just have to make the clothing that allows them to do that.
SIEGLER: So Jean and her mom, Jennifer Spencer, invented a glove that makes it easier to operate touch screens on the ski slopes or in chilly subway terminals. Jennifer is introducing me to the Aglove here, at the Loveland Ski Area.
Ms. JENNIFER SPENCER: If you're looking at this, they're kind of black with a sparkle in them, and that sparkle is the actual silver in the glove, and it's the silver that makes the glove conductive.
SIEGLER: To illustrate, they've brought an iPad to the mountain, as you do.
Ms. JEAN SPENCER: Here I am, playing the piano.
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SIEGLER: Even in this wired world, an iPad on the slopes attracts attention.
Mr. MATTHEW COLEMAN: Right now, I'm checking my work email. I don't have any.
SIEGLER: The Spencers have handed a pair of Agloves to curious snowboarder Matthew Coleman, who they spotted clumsily taking off his gloves and trying to make a call.
Mr. COLEMAN: Wow, I can click really small spaces; I have really good dexterity and accuracy.
SIEGLER: It turns out the Aglove is just one example of a growing trend toward manufacturing high-tech gloves - not just for operating personal technology devices, either. There are now sophisticated gloves for farming, gardening, baseball...
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SIEGLER: ...golf. Six thousand feet down the mountain, and I'm at the Park Hill Golf Club in Denver. Now, I'm no golfer, but my friend Joe Frey is.
OK. So I'm about to hand you a SensoGlove. It looks, essentially, like the glove you just put in your back pocket.
Mr. JOE FREY: It does, yup - except for the computer chip on top of your hand, yes.
SIEGLER: That computer chip has a screen, and reacts to sensors in the fingers of the glove. And when Joe takes a swing, the screen tells him whether any of his fingers are gripping the club too hard.
(Soundbite of golf swing)
(Soundbite of beeping)
SIEGLER: The screen shows a hand with a pinky lit up and blinking - meaning Joe gripped the club too hard with that finger, suggesting his shoulders aren't relaxed enough. But as a seasoned golfer, he's skeptical.
Mr. FREY: There's a hundred pieces of the swing. Your grip is one of those hundred.
SIEGLER: Joe thinks the SensoGlove may be more catered to people like Cary Zimmerman, who's been eavesdropping on our conversation behind us, on the driving range.
Mr. CARY ZIMMERMAN: And I grip really hard, so I'm probably going to send this thing off the charts.
(Soundbite of beeping)
SIEGLER: I'm getting a lot of beeps.
Mr. ZIMMERMAN: Something like this is the nuance that could help you, you know, once you reach a certain level, get to the next level.
SIEGLER: Well, I probably have more nuances to worry about in my golf game than these two guys combined.
(Soundbite of golf swing)
SIEGLER: Ow.
Mr. FREY: Cold dead shake right.
SIEGLER: All but one finger on the computer chip lights up like it's some sort of golf emergency. Well, even the most high-tech gloves won't help everyone.
For NPR News, I'm Kirk Siegler.
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Ohakune-based clothing designer stoked at crowdfunding campaign response.
A Kiwi outdoor clothing start-up has raised more than US$50,000 ($59,000) during the first 12 days of a crowdfunding campaign - and the offer still has more than five weeks to run.
Ohakune-based Opus Fresh plans to use the cash to fund the initial production run of its New Zealand-made clothing line, which uses locally sourced merino wool and is aimed at fashion-conscious travellers and outdoor adventurers.
James Simpson, who founded the brand with partner Laura Currie, says the campaign - which is being run on US crowdfunding website Kickstarter - seemed to have prompted a strong response from Kiwi expats.
"I think the New Zealand-made thing has struck a chord," 29-year-old Simpson said.
"We didn't realise that everyone who would support us would support us so quickly."
Opus Fresh, which set a goal of raising US$16,000, had raised US$53,855 from 282 backers by yesterday morning.
The backers do not get shares in the company, but are given rewards ranging from a thank you video for people putting forward US$10 to US$15 to clothing packages for backers pledging US$79 or more.
The one backer who has already pledged more than US$6500 will receive a guided ski tour of Mt Ruapehu with Simpson, a qualified ski instructor, as well as other hospitality in Ohakune and clothing.
As banks have become more cautious about lending in the wake of the global financial crisis, crowdfunding has emerged as an innovative alternative to sourcing capital. Crowdfunding websites raised US$2.7 billion worldwide last year, an 81 per cent increase on 2011, according to a study conducted by research firm Massolution.
Pebble Technology, a US smart-watch maker, raised US$10 million through Kickstarter last year - more than 100 times its target.
The most well-known New Zealand example of crowdfunding took place when film director Taika Waititi used it to help pay for the US distribution of his 2010 film, Boy.
Simpson said he and Currie had initially planned to borrow money from family and banks to get the brand up and running, but decided Kickstarter was a less risky alternative.
"We figured that this way [Kickstarter] would prove the concept."
Simpson, who previously worked for outdoor clothing maker Macpac, said most of Opus Fresh's clothing line - which includes base layer tops, coats and jerseys - would be manufactured in Silverdale.
Although New Zealand would be an important market for the brand, it was also targeting export markets in Asia, North America and Europe.
Simpson represented New Zealand in white water kayaking and skiing.
However, after nearly drowning under the Huka Falls and breaking his back in a ski accident, he decided he wasn't cut out to be a professional athlete.


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Twelve Tests of Character by Harry Emerson Fosdick
Harry Emerson Fosdick was one of the most eminent and often controversial of the preachers of the first half of the twentieth century. Published by Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York and London. Copyright, 1923, by The International Committee of Young Men's Christian Associations. This material was prepared for Religion Online by Ted & Winnie Brock.
These essays on practical religion and right living were written because the editor of the Ladies' Home Journal offered his large circle of readers as an audience. Their serial nature also is occasionally indicated as in the eleventh article, which appeared in November and which commemorates Thanksgiving Day. Except as I have retained in the book the original form of articles which editorial necessity compressed when they were published in the Journal, I have left the essays practically as they first were printed.
The papers are an endeavor to stress some fundamental tests of character which our new generation is tempted to forget. With many overhead schemes for the world's salvation, everything rests back on integrity and driving power in personal character. "You cannot carve rotten wood," says a Chinese proverb. Nor can you carve decrepit and decayed character into any economic system or scheme of government that will work happiness for men. It is an old emphasis, but it is indispensable, and just now we may well get back to it.
Harry Emerson Fosdick.
New York, October 1, 1923.


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Plopp stool is an icon and a bestseller of Zieta Prozessdesign. The unique, toy-looking and playful shape of Plopp is an effect of an innovative forming method – FIDU. FIDU technology means that two ultra-thin steel sheets are welded together around their edges and inflated under high pressure to give a 3d object. FIDU enables mass production of individualized shapes. Forms made in FIDU are very light but also very durable. Since its market release, Plopp stool has been shown on many exhibitions around the world and has won many prestigious awards – includuding Red Dot Design Award 2008, German Design Council Award 2008 and Schweizer Design Preis 2009. Material: stainless steel, Colours: polished stainless steel Material: steel, Colours: RAL powder coated glossy white, glossy black, yellow, grey, green, red, blue
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I'm looking for ideas what to cook for breakfast for a group of 60-80 people that will come and stay with us (hopefully) for about 10-14 days sometime next year.
I have no problems with ideas for dinner, but breakfast?
So far I've thought of
- toasted sandwiches (gonna be a bit of a pain, but we can keep them warm in the oven)
- sausage rolls
- english breakfast (but with scrambled eggs instead of fried)
- quiches (served room temperature)
- pasta salad (more a lunch option)
- other salads (also more a lunch option)
- wraps
Sandwiches would be a logical other option, but we can only get processed cheese here and the bread is also not the nicest bread around.
Some other points:
the closest place with decent supplies is a 3 hour drive away
the temperature here will be around 40 oC at the time these guys come (that's about 105 oF)
I decided not to place this in the professional section as a lot of our kitchen equipment will be in use for out "normal" clientele and I'm sure there are a lot of people out here that have cooked for large groups at one point or another :)
Besides that our cooking equipment resembles more a home kitchen than a big restaurant set up (OK, a bit of an understatement but you get the idea)......
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A man in Delhi has shown the way to good fortune, thanks to his burgeoning business as a bindi seller to members of National Commission for Wives (NCW). He has come up with an innovative idea of categorising bindis as X, XX, XXX and XXXL.
On asking him about the inspiration to hit this innovative idea, the entrepreneur earlier declined to any media interaction. It seems his media trial in the false cases made him averse to interviews.
After a lot of persuasion, sharing his story, this man only known as Lal Bindu said, "Earlier I used to manufacture clean-chits for the CBI. I would provide clean-chits that the CBI would give out to every other politician or babu accused of corruption. I lost that secure government job after my wife filed false dowry harassment and domestic violence cases against me and I spent 2 weeks in jail along with each of my family members."
"In due course of time and 3rd degree interrogation type mediations with the officials of National Commission for Wives, I realised that there is a definite pattern in the size of bindis they wear. The higher one climbs the organisation, the bigger is the bindi," he added.
He converted his clean chit business into bindi manufacturing and made huge business as all are stocking XXXL bindis. Upon questioning a member of NCW, on condition of anonymity, Sasta Garma admitted that size of bindis is the only important criteria to become chairperson of NCW.
"All members buy bindis from Lal Bindu and stock them as they aspire to be come chairperson," The member said, "It actually is a trade secret for success at NCW. People like Madu Vishwar are outcasts because of this important factor as they don't wear them. I hope people like her, never realise this factor or else there is a danger to our kitty party members from holding important constitutional posts."
Lambi Jhulka, another member, agrees, "I used to wear XX bindis only rarely, that turned out to be the bad omen for my career as a politician, oops social worker. I was shunted out after some controversies, thereby I realised that bindi and hatred for logic are the only factors important in NCW."
There is also a theory doing the rounds of NCW corridors that, Lal Bindu uses carcinogenic chemicals in the bindis to avenge the injustice meted to him and his family. Lal Bindu however declined to comment on this, albeit tongue-in-cheek. 😛
(by Amit Deshpande on The Na-real Times)


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This dropped and beaded 6-light crystal chandelier is perfect for your dining room or foyer area.More Details >
From Feiss comes this dramatic crystal chandelier with a bronze frame. This grand fixture will give your dining room table a touch of romance with its brilliant crystal glass accents. The scroll design creates a splendid look. A bronze finish gives it an antique feel.
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Could vision changes experienced by astronauts be linked to a vitamin B-12 or folate deficiency? While investigating the vision changes recently identified in astronauts, nutritional assessment data showed similarities to symptoms that occur with vitamin deficiencies, according to a new study published in the March edition of The Journal of Nutrition.
Approximately 20 percent of astronauts living on the International Space Station have reported post-flight vision changes. Previous research, published in the October 2011 issue of Ophthalmology, identified a possible link between the reported vision changes and increased intracranial pressure caused by shifts in bodily fluids from the lower extremities to the upper part if the body, due to microgravity. This may still be part of the problem, but the new study shows there may be other contributing factors. The findings may provide evidence to help understand why some crew members suffer vision-related problems, while others do not.
The nutrition study included 20 astronauts, with 5 experiencing vision or eye anatomy changes. The investigation collected data from crew urine and blood samples taken before spaceflight, while living aboard the station, and after returning to Earth. The samples taken while living in orbit were kept in the station's Minus-Eighty Degree Freezer, or MELFI, and returned to the ground for analysis.
Comparing the blood analysis with nutritional assessments revealed that crew members experiencing vision changes had consistently lower folate levels and higher levels of metabolites. The comparison suggests the vision changes may be due in part to what's called a "dependent one-carbon metabolic pathway" change.
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Let's break this down: The human body is like a machine, with many chemical processes taking place to keep cells functioning, which in turn keep the body functioning. These chemical processes use specific pathways to do their job. Everyone has these pathways.
The one-carbon pathway is part of the chemical process the body uses to make DNA, or genetic instructions. The pathways are similar to an assembly line in a factory. If the pathway is not working properly, it gets behind or backs up. This is what happens if there is a vitamin deficiency. Since astronauts participate in dietary and nutritional assessments, researchers were able to rule out common vitamin and nutritional deficiencies.
Enzymes are the workers on the assembly line, and can have different forms -- little changes or variations that occur -- between individuals. These multiple forms are known as polymorphisms. As humans evolve, tiny changes in DNA occur resulting in multiple forms of enzymes. A good example of polymorphisms is blood types -- though blood is blood, there are differences that account for a variety of blood types. Lactose intolerance is another example of polymorphisms in the human body.
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With nutritional deficiencies ruled out, researchers began considering the possibility that polymorphisms, which may be part of the one-carbon pathway, could be causing the vision changes.
Since the folate and metabolite variances in the affected astronauts were seen preflight, there are several theories. These individuals may be more prone to microgravity-induced fluid shifts. They may be affected by small changes in the station's cabin carbon dioxide levels, which are slightly higher than those on Earth. Even small changes in the cabin air mix could increase intracranial pressure. On the other hand, other astronauts exposed to higher carbon dioxide levels did not have vision changes.
In Earth-based studies, the enzyme differences that slow down the pathway causing the backup have been linked to a greater occurrence of migraine headaches and strokes. These types of conditions can be related to increased intracranial pressure.
Results from this investigation also could provide advancements in understanding and treating retinal vascular and optic nerve disorders and diseases on Earth.
"While these results are very exciting, they are preliminary," said Scott Smith, a nutritionist and one of the authors of the recent study from NASA's Johnson Space Center's Nutritional Biochemistry Lab. "The next step is to directly test for the presence of enzyme polymorphisms to verify whether this relates to the vision changes."
"We clearly have identified a piece of the vision puzzle," Smith said. "We now need to go another step forward to assess whether it is a small piece among many others, or a large piece that is a primary cause of this problem. Not only may the results have significant implications for NASA and future astronauts, but the implications for the general population could be profound."
Additional research to expand understanding of how life in space affects astronaut vision is planned, and NASA recently selected eight investigations as part of a broader suite of astronaut health research.
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"The Global Tamil Forum has successfully won over a number of politicians from various political parties in European countries as well as the United States, Australia, Canada, and India to support the separatist cause," Rajapaksa said.
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"Even among the cadres who were rehabilitated and reintegrated into society, there could still be some individuals who have not entirely given up their belief in militancy," Rajapaksa warned.
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Cronulla were 14 points behind at half-time and never looked a chance to reel in the competition leaders from there.
The Roosters finished the game off in emphatic fashion.
First, replacement prop Anthony Tupou crashed through three defenders to cross next to the posts in the 75th minute.
Then second-rower Michael Crocker scored off a grubber kick from halfback Brett Finch 90 seconds from full-time.
Finch had a terrific game after a slow start.
It was the second game back for both second-rower Fitzgibbon, playing off the bench, and hooker Wing after they had missed most of the earlier rounds through injury.
They are certain to be included in the Blues team named tomorrow for the game against Queensland in Sydney on Wednesday week.
The Roosters were off their game early. Finch, kicking on the last tackle, put the ball into touch on the full under no pressure in the sixth minute.
Then two minutes later a promising Roosters move broke down after a knock-on that followed a poor pass, 10 metres from the Cronulla line.
Between those two incidents the Sharks almost opened the scoring when winger Nathan Merritt, following halfback Brett Kimmorley's shallow kick to the corner, got a hand to the ball but couldn't bring it down cleanly and knocked on.
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Sharks second-rower Andrew Lomu had run as a decoy and Roosters five-eighth and captain Brad Fittler had fallen for it in defence, but referee Sean Hampstead awarded the try.
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Four tries later and the Roosters were leading 20-6 at the break.
The Roosters' first try came from Fitzgibbon, in the 21st minute, the second and third to Finch, in the 30th and 35th minutes, and the fourth to winger Gavin Lester, 90 seconds from half-time.
Crocker was reported by Hampstead for a tackle on Kimmorley after the halfback had kicked downfield in the 14th minute.
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BeschreibungSpace, structure, and randomness: these are the three key concepts underlying Georges Matheron's scientific work. He first encountered them at the beginning of his career when working as a mining engineer, and then they resurfaced in fields ranging from meteorology to microscopy. What could these radically different types of applications possibly have in common? First, in each one only a single realisation of the phenomenon is available for study, but its features repeat themselves in space; second, the sampling pattern is rarely regular, and finally there are problems of change of scale. This volume is divided in three sections on random sets, geostatistics and mathematical morphology. They reflect his professional interests and his search for underlying unity. Some readers may be surprised to find theoretical chapters mixed with applied ones. We have done this deliberately. GM always considered that the distinction between the theory and practice was purely academic. When GM tackled practical problems, he used his skill as a physicist to extract the salient features and to select variables which could be measured meaningfully and whose values could be estimated from the available data. Then he used his outstanding ability as a mathematician to solve the problems neatly and efficiently. It was his capacity to combine a physicist's intuition with a mathematician's analytical skills that allowed him to produce new and innovative solutions to difficult problems. The book should appeal to graduate students and researchers working in mathematics, probability, statistics, physics, spatial data analysis, and image analysis. In addition it will be of interest to those who enjoy discovering links between scientific disciplines that seem unrelated at first glance. In writing the book the contributors have tried to put GM's ideas into perspective. During his working life, GM was a genuinely creative scientist. He developed innovative concepts whose usefulness goes far beyond the confines of the discipline for which they were originally designed. This is why his work remains as pertinent today as it was when it was first written.
InhaltsverzeichnisPersonal reminiscences of Georges Matheron, Dietrich Stoyan.- A few words about Georges Matheron (1930-2000), Jean Serra.- Introduction.- The genesis of geostatistics in gold and diamond industries, Danie Krige, Wynand Kleingeld.- Concepts and methods of geostatistics, Jacques Rivoirard.- Prediction by conditional simulation: models and algorithms, Jean-Paul Chilés, Christian Lantuéjoul.- Flow in porous media: an attempt to outline Georges Matheron's contributions, J.P. Delhomme, G. de Marsily.- Over thirty years of petroleum geostatistics, Pierre Delfiner, André Haas.- The expansion of environmental geostatistics, Roberto Bruno, Chantal de Fouquet.- Random closed sets, I. Molchanov.- The Boolean model: from Matheron till Today, Dietrich Stoyan, Klaus Mecke.- Random structures in physics, Dominique Jeulin.- Mophological operatorors for the segmentation of colour images, Jean Serra.- Automatic design of morphological operators, Junior Barrera, Gerald J.F. Banon, Edward R. Dougherty.- Morphological decomposition systems with perfect reconstruction: from pyramids to wavelets, Henk J.A.M. Heijmans, John Goutsias.- Morphological segmentation revisited, Fernand Meyer.- Ubiquity of the distance function in mathematical morphology, Michel Schmitt.- Partial differential equations for morphological operators, Frederic Guichard, Petros Maragos, Jean-Michel Morel.
Untertitel: Contributions in Honor of Georges Matheron in the Fields of Geostatistics, Random Sets and Mathematical Morphology. 'Lecture Notes in Statistics'. 1st Corrected ed. 2005, Corr. 3rd printing 2007. Book. Sprache: Englisch.
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>> Friday, December 14, 2007
The rules were the same as last year. Between November 1st and January 30th read 5 books that you have already purchased have been meaning to get to, have been sitting on the nightstand and haven't read before.
The books I chose for this challenge were:
The best book: Wow! It's hard to choose between I Am the Messenger and Heartsick because they are so completely different styles. I'd have to say it was a tie between these two
What book could I have done without? All were enjoyable for what they were – some for a thrill ride, some for pure escapism. Wives and Sisters was probably the one I'd that was just OK.
Any new authors? Yes, Natalie Collins and Chelsea Cain were new-to-me authors. I haven't decided whether or not to read more of Collins' books, but I'll be eagerly awaiting Chelsea Cain's next book.
Books I did not finish: finished all I started
What did I learn? That if I can use books I've already got on my TBR list, I can usually find a way to participate in a challenge. I wasn't going to do any more this year, but when it's books I already have or want to read anyway and I can overlap with other challenges, I'm probably going to sign up.
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The art of destruction is not easily learned. If it's not in a player's DNA; if it's not instinctive to intimidate, impose and all but incapacitate any human traffic they encounter, it's unlikely they are going to carve out a long career as a test blindside.
It's easy to look at Jerry Collins and Jerome Kaino - the last two long-term incumbents of the All Black No 6 jersey - and preach patience; to argue that it takes time for the best blindsides to mature and learn their craft.
Granted, but in the case of Collins and Kaino, that innate desire to be at the frontline of the battle, to stop bodies dead in their tracks, was evident from their earliest days. It was that inclination to thunder into contact that saw Collins win his first cap at 20 and Kaino at 21.
For Kaino in particular, the challenge was finding consistency and the off-field discipline to reach the right conditioning levels to fulfil his obvious potential. The snarling, brooding stuff was always easy for him, being at his core. Kaino, a natural bruiser, loved the thrill of imposing himself physically.
As the All Blacks work to replace Kaino, Liam Messam has edged ahead of Victor Vito and Adam Thomson. Originally overlooked, Messam was a surprise starter against Ireland in Hamilton when Vito was injured and he nailed his best 80 minutes of test rugby.
Off the bench against Argentina, he delivered a more direct and penetrative approach than Vito had managed in the first half. The man test rugby nearly gave up on is now inpossession of a jersey critical to the way the All Blacks play the game.
"He's bringing a consistency of high-quality performance," says All Black coach Steve Hansen about Messam. "There is just a little more physicality than we are getting off Victor so he's comfortable in his own skin at the moment, Liam, and playing particularly well. He's combining well with Kieran (Read) and Richie (McCaw) and that is important as well."
Messam's renaissance is as welcome as it is surprising. He has intrigued for years: bearing early comparisons with Zinzan Brooke due to his uncanny skill-set and ability to look awfully like a back at times.
He's soaked up an inordinate amount of disappointment and yet remained fiercely loyal to New Zealand. He's been a classic yo-yo man with the All Blacks - in and out since making his debut in 2008, even earning an unprecedented public critique from the coaches after a mixed effort against France in 2009.
He was then dropped from the World Cup squad at the last minute in 2011 and yet here he is, giving it more than ever when most of his peers would have shot offshore having endured barely half of what he has.
Messam is starting to look the part; delivering the physicality the All Black selectors are after and indicating this is a genuine conversion; that like Kaino, he's finally finding his feet at this level after a slow start.
But unlike Kaino, that innate desire to be an enforcer has never been apparent in Messam. His game has been built on his speed, vision and handling. He is brave and willing, more explosive than he was, but the big issue is that relentless desire to hunt, to hit up hard yards in the tight and play close to the breakdown, has not always been apparent.
Never far from the surface when Messam is discussed are the words of former All Black coach Graham Henry when he said: "So you say to Liam ... 'You've got to fix these things up, you just can't turn the ball over and miss crucial tackles'. He's got some things that win games but he's got some things that lose games and that's the disappointment for us, and I'm sure the disappointment for him. At this level, you just can't afford to have guys making errors that cost you, because you'll lose the test match. It might be great to watch but All Blacks can't afford to lose too often."
A player can't be forever strangled by his past but for Messam to convince, he needs to prove himself in the toughest games in the toughest arenas. The next two games will be crucial for him - the Pumas in Argentina and Boks in South Africa are about as demanding it gets for blindsides.
England and Wales later in the year also present as bruising opponents and if Messam still looks the part then, is still gravitating towards collisions and dark places instead of open spaces, then maybe he can be the next long term All Black blindside.


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Are exams fair?
I am on sabbatical leave and taking off to give a lecture in Chicago while our students hone their skills by translating Barack Obama and Milan Kundera into Latin and Greek. I kid you not. In our day it was Macaulay or Churchill if you were lucky (he was easier). But I guess that the effect of the Latin is to make Obama sound much like Macaulay anyway.
It's hard to live through a summer term here without a little nagging doubt about what exactly we are putting them through the exam routine FOR. It's nowhere near as bad as the school examining business which is currently getting itself tied up in knots about accuracy and objectivity.
Their double bind is quite simple. The more kids you examine, the more examiners you need. In the bad old days, when we had only a small number of kids doing A level, then we could afford to have wise and experienced examiners evaluating exam answers about the relative merits of Gladstone and Disraeli – with confidence.
The more kids take the exams, the harder it is to find enough examiners (the pay is lousy), the less experienced and qualified they will be overall (I dont mean individuals), and the more we need to keep a careful eye on what exactly they are getting up to. The totally safe way out is multiple choice. Even a computer can mark that. If not multiple choice, then every question has to come with a set of acceptable answers handed out to each examiner. This lets you put even trainee teachers into bat – all they have to do is match up the candidate's answer with their checklist.
The only trouble is that it stamps on imagination, independence and eccentricity, or on any poor child who has the nerve to mention a point not on the list. "Not on the list" = "no marks". In the bad old days we relied on the wise and experienced to distinguish the eccentric and silly from the eccentric and brilliant. It's an inexact science, sometimes they made mistakes or weren't so wise and experienced after all, but we trusted them.
We haven't figured out how to have mass examining without a mechanistic approach to learning which in the end equals dumbing down.
Cambridge students are lucky by comparison.
We all accept that exams don't test every skill, and I suspect that there is a blokeish element to success in them (whether in women or men). So increasingly we use "alternative methods of assessment" too, dissertations or portfolios of essays. But exams do test some skills we value. I, for one, am not knocking the acquisition of knowledge, useful memory, the ability to deploy learnt knowledge, to answer the question and to make a good argument. And our exams aren't bad at testing those things – as fairly as you could possibly hope.
Every exam script is marked anonymously. In the old days, you used to recognise the handwriting of the students you had taught, however "anonymous" it was. But now you have most likely never seen your students' hand writing, so that problem has gone.
Each script is also marked by two people – first independently, then in consultation. I remember that, when I was a student, we used to worry hugely about the ideological differences between the two examiners. Would the trendy Professor X mark you down for what the philological Professor Y would value? In my experience, both Professor X and Y are looking for students to answer well, under any ideological banner.
When examiners differ it is more often than not because one examiner has "read" or "understood" what the student was saying in different ways. Sometimes, honestly, when you talk to your fellow examiner, you see that you have just missed the student's point. Or the other examiner sees that he or she has given the kid too much benefit of the doubt. If you still don't agree, it can all be read by the external examiner. Yes it's a time-consuming process.
OK, I can see that this tendency for examiners to agree might simply reflect an unspoken, unreflective collusion by a conservative academic establishment about what counts as "good answers". But I doubt it honestly.
If any students are reading this, let me just say: stop worrying about all those arcane things that could go wrong -- more marks are lost by NOT ANSWERING THE QUESTION, than by any other failing at all.