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Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HRC) announced final financial results for its fiscal first quarter ended December 31, 2011 and reiterated its outlook for 2012. Earnings per diluted share decreased 4 percent during the period to $0.53 from $0.55. Prior period earnings included a non-recurring benefit of $0.03 per share due to the reinstatement of the Research and Development Tax Credit for a previous period. Net income decreased to $33 million from $35 million over the same period.
Hill-Rom's quarterly revenue of $381 million increased 2 percent compared to last year. Domestic revenue increased 7 percent to $272 million, while revenue outside the United States decreased 9 percent to $109 million in the same period. Foreign exchange rates did not materially impact revenue comparisons.
Management Comments
"First quarter results were in line with our previously announced preliminary figures," stated John J. Greisch, President & CEO. "Strong performance in our North America Acute Care business, where revenue increased 7 percent, was partially offset by declines in our Post Acute Care and International businesses. Despite a challenging environment, we are confident in our ability to deliver our earnings outlook for the year through disciplined management of our cost structure as we demonstrated in the first quarter."
Financial and Operational Highlights
First quarter revenue highlights include:
North America Acute Care. North America Acute Care revenue grew 7 percent to approximately $234 million. Capital sales increased 11 percent primarily due to higher sales of patient support systems, which grew 13 percent. Rental revenue declined 2 percent versus the prior year.
International. International segment revenue, which excludes Canada, declined 7 percent to approximately $97 million, due primarily to declines in Latin America and European regions.
North America Post-Acute Care. North America Post-Acute Care revenue declined 3 percent to approximately $51 million. Capital sales increased 5 percent and rental revenue decreased 5 percent versus the prior year. Extended care revenue growth was more than offset by a decline in our home care business versus the prior year.
First quarter operating cash flow was $62 million, compared to $24 million in the prior year.
The Company commercialized its new powered stretcher products which received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510k clearance last quarter.
During the quarter, the Company announced an agreement to acquire Völker group for approximately $85 million. The acquisition is expected to close within the first calendar quarter of 2012.
Please see the attached schedules for additional information, including condensed financial information, summary balance sheet, cash flow statement and segment sales summaries.
For a more complete review of Hill-Rom's results, please refer to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2011, which will be filed later this week.
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For the second quarter of fiscal 2012, Hill-Rom expects constant currency revenue to be flat compared to the prior year and expects adjusted earnings of $0.53 to $0.55 per diluted share.
Hill-Rom expects full-year constant currency revenue growth of between 3 and 4 percent and adjusted earnings of $2.45 to $2.50 per diluted share. If currency rates remain stable near recent levels, the Company expects revenue growth to be approximately 1 percentage point lower on a reported basis for both the second quarter and full year. Cash flow from operations for the full year is expected to be approximately $290 to $300 million.
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Additional assumptions and discussion will be provided during the Company's conference call to be held tomorrow morning. Information to access the webcast is provided below.
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The Company will sponsor a conference call and webcast for the investing public at 8:00 a.m. ET, on Thursday, January 26, 2012. The webcast is available at http://ir.hill-rom.com/events.cfm or http://ir.hill-rom.com/eventdetail.cfm?eventid=107573 and will be archived on the Company's website for those who are unable to listen live. A replay of the call is also available through February 2, 2012 at 855-859-2056 (404-537-3406 International). Code 40811485 is needed to access the replay.
Hill-Rom is a leading worldwide manufacturer and provider of medical technologies and related services for the health care industry, including patient support systems, safe mobility and handling solutions, non-invasive therapeutic products for a variety of acute and chronic medical conditions, medical equipment rentals and information technology solutions. Hill-Rom's comprehensive product and service offerings are used by health care providers across the health care continuum and around the world in hospitals, extended care facilities and home care settings to enhance the safety and quality of patient care.
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Juan Mata knows this has been a sorry season for Manchester United but is confident they will be challenging for the title again next term.
Few could have imagined the woeful campaign that would follow Sir Alex Ferguson's 27-year reign coming to an end with a 13th league title.
United's seventh-place finish was their worst in the Premier League era and means they will be absent from European competition for the first time in 25 years.
Just to rub salt into the wound, neighbours Manchester City wrestled the title away from them on Sunday - a situation January signing Mata has vowed to put right next term.
"It's always nice to finish with a goal, and especially from a free-kick," he said after scoring in Sunday's 1-1 draw at Southampton.
"I will tell David De Gea to stay with me at the end of the training sessions so I can practise more.
"The goal helped the team to avoid a defeat in Southampton, although the score and our final position on the table is nothing we feel proud of.
"At United, if you don't win the Premier League one year you know you have to do it the next time, and we will get ready for that.
"I believe it's fair to congratulate Manchester City for winning for the title. We will try to bring the celebrations to our side the next year."
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1/13 Michael Jackson removed, only to reappear elsewhere
Just weeks after buying Fulham from Mohamed Al Fayed, new owner Shahid Kahn decided to remove the most famous statue in football, despite threats from his predecessor that his moustache would be cut off if he dared to do so. Few knew the whereabout of the King of Pop after it disappeared from Craven Cottage, until rather bizarrely the National Football Museum revealed Fayed had donated it to their collection. The eccentric Egyptian owner said the removal of the statue had been the reason for Fulham's relegation.
2/13 Theo Walcott mocks Tottenham fans... twice
Despite being stretchered off with an injury that would rule him out for the rest of the season and the World Cup - Theo Walcott had a big grin on his face as he was carried off the Emirates pitch. That's because he was winding up the visiting Tottenham fans by making a gesture about the 2-0 scoreline. Spurs fans were furious with some pelting Walcott (and those carrying him, even though it turned out some were Tottenham fans) with coins. Despite causing such a furore, Walcott made the same gesture during Arsenal's parade around the pitch after their final home game.
3/13 Ian Holloway walks away
Managers are rarely short of confidence, despite nearly half of them not being deemed good enough and replaced during the course of the season. So it was rather refreshing when Ian Holloway held his hands up, admitted he didn't feel things were working out with Crystal Palace and left the club. At the time Palace had lost seven of their first eight Premier League games. The decision by Holloway was in retrospect possibly the best of the season from the Eagles' point of view, with Tony Pulis coming in and against the odds guiding the club to safety.
4/13 Swansea at war
Six Swansea players were reportedly involved in a fight at the club's training ground - an incident made all the worse thanks to chairman Huw Jenkins happening to witness the clash. While training ground bust-ups are nothing unusual, the frequency with which they happened at Swansea over the course of this season has been. In January a 'screaming Chico Flores' was reported to have picked up a brick during a row with Garry Monk, the man who would later replace Michael Laudrup as manager.
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5/13 Alan Pardew
Alan Pardew has always been rather animated on the touchline (just ask Arsene Wenger), but the Newcastle manager took it to a bizarre new level when his team played Hull this season. As David Meyler looked to quickly retrieve the ball from Pardew's technical area, he came into contact with the Newcastle boss. That was enough provocation for Pardew to go and head-butt the defender. It led to his club fining him £100,000 and giving him a warning and the FA banning him from stadiums for three games with a further four-match touchline ban. Quite easily the strangest moment of this, or indeed, any season.
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6/13 Cardiff employ Kazakh work experience kid
Vincent Tan is something of an unorthodox club owner - from his leather gloves to disregard for Cardiff fans in changing the club colours from blue to 'lucky' red - but his choice of replacement for Iain Moody after the head of recruitment was sacked was even stranger. The man charged with replacing the experienced Moody was Alisher Apsalyamov, a 23-year-old from Kazakhstan who had been at the club on work experience over the summer. Apsalyamov, reportedly a big fan of Fifa and a friend of Tan's son, didn't last long in the role due to problems with his work visa.
7/13 Chris Hughton sacked
That Chris Hughton was sacked during the season came as little surprise. But that Delia at the Norwich board left it so late was bizarre. There were just five games of the season remaining when it was deemed a change was needed, so out went Hughton and in came youth coach Neil Adams. At the time the Canaries were five points clear of the relegation zone. Before the season was over they were relegated.
8/13 Luis Suarez becomes likeable
Having missed the first six games of the season due to biting an opponent, changing opinions seemed an impossible task for Luis Suarez. But across the season the Liverpool striker has been the best player to watch, hitting the 30 goal barrier in the process. The Uruguyan's redemption was confirmed with the two highest individual honours - the Football Writers' Award and the PFA Players' Player of the year.
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9/13 The quenelle
When Nicolas Anelka made a gesture during a match around Christmas time it went largely unnoticed, probably because people were more in shock that he had actually found the back of the net for West Brom. But it turned out the gesture, dubbed the 'quenelle' or an 'inverted nazi salute', is deemed by anti-semitic by some. It led the FA to issue the Frenchman a five-match ban and £80,000 fine. Meanwhile the Baggies sacked him for gross misconduct. Despite Anelka having played for half the teams in England, no-one seemed particularly sorry to see him go.
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10/13 Mark Clattenburg upsets Adam Lallana
Mark Clattenburg, something of a moth to the limelight, found himself the centre of attention for what seemed to most an innocuous remark. While officiating a Southampton match, he allegedly told Adam Lallana: 'You are very different now, since you've played for England - you never used to be like this.' It was enough for Saints to lodge an official complaint and suggest that Clattenburg had insulted their player and should not referee their games again. The official was cleared of any wrongdoing.
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11/13 Steven Taylor Twitter gaffe
Steven Taylor escaped FA action, but needed to be reminded of his responsibilities after an ill-judged tweet. In response to being mocked by team-mates over his poor French, The Newcastle defender tweeted a picture of Massadio Haïdara along with some 'look-a-likes' - two other black players - Papiss Cissé and Moussa Sissoko - as well as a tribesman. It was accompanied by the words 'it's always good to see you guys smiling'.
12/13 Tom Huddlestone haircut
Tom Huddlestone's hair was getting out of control. But having vowed not to cut it until he found the back of the net, it just kept getting bigger. So when the Hull midfielder ended his 32-month goal drought in the 6-0 win over Fulham (a game possibly deserving of it's own mention in this countdown) the barber was called in. In front of the photographers in the KC Stadium changing rooms, his unwieldy hair was trimmed and in the process a lot of money was made for charity.
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13/13 Arsenal get smashed - again and again
Arsenal were genuine title contenders for much of the season, but defeats to the top sides saw their challenge come undone. Losing to the teams at the top isn't unforgivable, but the manner of many of the defeats was shocking. Over the course of the season, Arsene Wenger's side lost in equally disastrous circumstances to the other three teams in the top four, going down 6-3 to Manchester City, 5-1 to Liverpool and 6-0 to Chelsea.
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Mata will undoubtedly play a key role in that title bid, with the Spain international settling in impressively after swapping Chelsea for United in January.
The 26-year-old has won the club's player of the month award in two of the three months since his arrival and is "looking forward to more".
It is Mata's compatriot that got the main award this term, though, with De Gea's fine form between the sticks seeing him collect the Player of the Year award - a crown made all the more special given no goalkeeper has won it before.
"The big prize was for De Gea and I was honoured to present it: United's Player of the Year, voted for both by the fans and the players," he posted on his official website, http://www.juanmata10.com.
"It's the first time that the trophy goes to a United goalkeeper and David deserves a lot of credit for that.
"He's got amazing qualities and he may become one of the best goalkeepers in the world - I believe so."
United are expected to name Louis van Gaal as manager this week, when the future of Sunday's opponents Southampton is also expected to become clearer.
England internationals Luke Shaw and Adam Lallana have reportedly been subject of bids from Manchester United and Liverpool, respectively, while manager Mauricio Pochettino's future remains the subject of much speculation.
The Saints boss is expected to talk about a new deal with the board on Monday, having overseen Saints' best ever Premier League season.
Southampton finished eighth with a points haul of 56 - an achievement particularly special to Rickie Lambert, who has been key in the club's rise from the League One doldrums.
"We were hoping for it and we believed in it and we've done it," the striker said.
"Not just this season, every year we've gone above and beyond, it's been amazing to be a part of, and that's just topped it off.
"I've given my all and I've absolutely loved playing with this group as they've come up over the last five years and I've loved every minute. It's the way we play - everything is a credit to Southampton Football Club.
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A tonne of elephant tusks worth about $1m (£600,000) has been found in one of the largest ivory seizures in the US, and the owner of an African art store has been arrested on suspicion of smuggling them into the country.
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When it comes to storage formats JPG had a bad rap, it was lossy, colours would change during storage, edges would become blurry. Traditionally digital camera manufacturers like Nikon and Canon had a so-called pro format – RAW – that preserved all the details in an uncompressed, unedited way. And it did, for about 2 years, and was the de-facto standard for serious photographers the world over.
RAW images are essentially memory dumps of the sensor chip, with no modifications. Each channel in a RAW file represented each of the primary colours the sensor was picking up, namely red, green, and blue. The pattern on the chip is unique to prevent a moire effect that would occur if the pixel array were evenly spaced.
After 2 years of RAW images and continual sensor density upgrades both Nikon and Canon realised RAW files were just too big and so a change was in order. Nikon's marketing was aimed around the production of RAW images for pro-sumers, or 'sorta' pros, while Canon aimed for a similar market of people who were upgrading from their point-and-shoot pocket range and were looking for something a little more serious.
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"My target is the victory," she told Eurosport-Yahoo! "I know that I can do it: I proved that in Antholz. My wish for gold is not just a crazy dream - it is possible.
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Neuner's victory in the World Cup sprint in Antholz showed that she is among the favourites for the podium in Canada.
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"The tabloids changed the meaning of this statement. But as an athlete you have to handle things like this."
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Neuner said the trail along which the course will run has everything for a great competition.
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Hey everyone
I have a 2006 Rubicon that currently has inexpensive aftermarket rims and stock size 245/75R16 tires on it. I'm looking into getting new rims and tires but I'm not sure what I should get.
I have a 4" long arm lift and I took the Jeep into my mechanic for routine fluid change and he suggested looking into getting wider tires that come out more on either side. (Sorry I'm real new to the Jeep world.) My mechanic is a Jeep guy and knows his stuff but I was unable to talk to him to ask for his recommendation. Any ideas?
Thanks very much!
With the 4" lift, you can look into 33x12.5x15 tires. That will beef it up considerably and give you the width you want(roughly 2.5" taller x 3" wider) You may or may not need to regear depending on your current gear ratio.
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Track down a set of stock Moabs wheels and mount a set of 255x85x16 or 285x75x16 tires.
Would it be possible to mount 305/70R16 on my current set up? Or should I stick to looking at 285/75R16?
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I fit 285s without wheel spacers and just added a couple washers behind the steering stops. i am not sure about the 305s.
Thanks for the info guys. Do I need to worry about back spacing on wheels?
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The program allows mess subscriptions to topics that particularly interest you, and allows you to download external software.
The tool MediathekView gives you access to the "libraries" program collection of public service broadcasters. No matter whether you missed the last sports broadcast, again would like to see the talk round the last night, or want to record an interesting documentation - with MediathekView you can find all TV reports, which have made the public station streamed on the Internet.
With MediathekView, the online service's Arte by ARD, ZDF, 3Sat, WDR, MDR, NDR, and many other radio stations available. With the button "all movies reload" all currently offered programmes are clearly represented in a list. You can now select the desired program and watch directly with an external player software - such as the VLC Player - or download the appropriate broadcast with a recorder. Single channel can be updated by clicking to be updated on the last of the available media offer. Also you can have practical subscriptions of MediathekView – where all new posts on a topic are collected and can be downloaded at your fingertips. Recorded films disappear automatically from the list so that the overview is maintained. In addition, you can create with MediathekView podcasts, and download.
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Savings rates may have been terrible in recent years, but the rush by the banks to offer current accounts paying top rates of interest means it is now possible to get a highly attractive 3.38% return on up to £74,000 of savings – if you play the system.
The mini-price war among the biggest banks to attract those with a healthy savings balance has resulted in some very attractive savings offers – up to 5% paid on balances held.
It means that if you have the time to open multiple accounts, and to manage them according to the rules and make minimum payments as required, you can generate some impressive returns.
Someone investing the full £74,000 in a total of 11 accounts, gaining an average 3.38%, will make just under £2,500 before tax.
The Nationwide and TSB now pay those opening a current account 5% interest on deposits of up to £2,500 and £2,000 respectively. Santander's 123 – the one that sparked a series of copycat accounts – is still paying 3% on balances up to £20,000, although it has charges.
Once you add in Lloyds and the Bank of Scotland you can, with a certain degree of financial gymnastics, move the money around between them and harvest the best savings rates.
Crucially, the accounts normally insist you pay in a minimum sum – often £1,000 – every month. But there's nothing to stop you paying into one account, then using that account to feed another account. The key to making it work is to open multiple and joint accounts, and then to move the money around, maintaining the correct balance, while making the qualifying payments. The scope for single people is reduced, but still worthwhile.
Experts say this is very much one for those with an "inner accountant"; others may feel it's not worth the hassle.
Alternatively, customers can simply move their main bank account and enjoy savings returns in excess of anything paid elsewhere.
Anna Bowes, whose website savingschampion.co.uk came up with the table below and crunched the numbers, says the returns are better than anything you can get in the ordinary savings market.
"The banks have been vying to grab customers with some highly attractive savings rates. If you are canny – and prepared to put in the legwork – you can really make it work to your advantage."
She says you need to follow the rules scrupulously, otherwise you could find that rather than making money, the charges will mount up.
The only other caveat, she warns, is to be aware that the credit reference agencies will take note of multiple account applications which may harm your credit record – although if you have £74,000 looking for a good home, this is unlikely to be an issue. If you have limited resources, the Nationwide account is the one to avoid as it only pays the headline rate for 12 months.
SavingsChampion has only included accounts paying 3% and above – there are others such as the Clydesdale/Yorkshire account paying 2%.
A surprising number of savers are prepared to chase the best rates – partly because conventional savings rates have been so poor. When the Halifax launched its Reward current account paying a then £6 a month to those crediting at least £750 a month, customers flocked to it. Since then, many have added other accounts as they have come along, using standing orders to move money around.
In September, Guardian Money featured the case of Peter Colley, a supermarket manager, who opened and operated 10 bank accounts, grabbing the best savings rates as they came along.
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About the Committee
The OUAC committee is elected each year in May, the day after the annual Varsity Match against Cambridge. The officers are chosen by majority vote by those members in person at the meeting.
All members of the club are encouraged to stand for a position on the committee at the AGM. There are many different roles to fill, and no one personality type is required.
At the AGM itself, those standing for a position on the committee are required to give a brief presentation. Following this, questions may be directed to the nominee from the floor. If the position is contested, an election then takes place in the absence of the nominees.
The committee also has the discretion to co-opt a member during the year, should it so desire.
Depending on the time of year, the committee meet three to four times per term. The executive committee, made up of the President, mens/womens Captain, Treasurer and Secretary also meet with the Senior Member and the executive of the cross country club during the term. The president, captain and secretary also sit on the Achilles Club board, and the president and captain on their respective blues committee.
If you have any queries about the roles of those on the committee, please do not hesitate to contact them. This is particularly the case if you are considering running for the position in the forthcoming AGM. Below you will find this years committee, a list of previous committees can be found here.
Current Committee
Hugo Fleming
Hugo's Bio
I'm Hugo, and as President I'm first and foremost concerned with ensuring that everyone in the club has the environment to achieve success in athletics, however that is defined for them. If you think there is a way the club can work better, I'd like to hear from you, whoever you are and regardless of how trivial it may seem - even tiny improvements accumulate to produce massive gains further down the line! Read more about our goals for the club in 2016-17 here; in short, we're targeting a 4-0 whitewash in the Varsity match.
Women's Captain
Anna Niedbala
Anna's Bio
Hi! I'm Anna, this year's Women's Captain. I'm looking forward to putting together our strongest team yet to take home the trophy from this year's Varsity Match! Whether you are a prospective athlete, a returner looking to get more involved, or a seasoned Blues veteran, please don't hesitate to get in touch – whether you have questions about training, want to let me know how your competitions are going, or need some motivation, I'm always happy to talk to you. You can usually find me in the throwing circle hurling my implements of choice, the discus and the hammer. In my non-athletics life (yes, it exists!) I'm a third-year DPhil student in Education and Psychology.
Men's Captain
Andrew Wheeler
Andrew's Bio
Hi, I'm Andrew and I'm the Men's Captain for 2016/17. My job is to make sure Oxford has the strongest possible team facing the tabs at Varsity, so I'm focused on recruiting new athletes, ensuring everyone is training hard and smart, preventing athletes from getting injured and picking the best possible team. On a personal front, I'm a triple jumper from Australia, a Rhodes Scholar, and I'm currently studying the Master of Public Policy at Brasenose College. In a life before Oxford I worked in management consulting. I'm down at every training session, so do come and say hi if you're new to the team!
Miles Weatherseed
Miles' Bio
Hi, I'm Miles and I'm this year's Treasurer. My job is to manage the club's finances and decide how best to spend our budget in order to obliterate Cambridge in the summer. In short; more stash, more coaching, more socials (see Emily/Alex).
Rowan May
Rowan's Bio
I'm the club's secretary for the 2nd year running. My role revolves around assisting the President in organisation behind the scenes, with the main aspect being in charge of organising transport. I should be able to assist with any general queries about the club. My own event is pole-vault, in which I have represented GB on 3 occasions.
Achilles Rep
Hugh Baker
Hugh's Bio
Entering his sixth year at Oxford, an OUAC veteran, Hugh is in charge of the link between OUAC and the joint Oxford and Cambridge athletics club, Achilles. Also, cos he's old, he acts as alumni rep. Find him collapsed in a heap on the track after grim lactic sessions.
Men's Vice Captain
Ronan Llyr
Ronan's Bio
I'm Ronan and I'm a 4th year medic at Green Templeton. As men's vice-captain for 2016/17 my roles include making team selection decisions and organising our annual warm weather training camp.
Women's Vice Captain
Dani Chattenton
Dani's Bio
As vice-captain I'll be in charge of the seconds team when it comes to varsity. I rarely miss a social, or a training session, so come and ask any questions. Be sure to look out for WWT over the Easter Vac, I will ensure it's a great one this year. I am also president of Modern Pentathlon and queen of fitting everything in, including a Biology degree every now and then. I'm a third year at Wadham.
Kit Rep
Louis Rawlings
Louis' Bio
Hi all, I'm here for all things stash related. Whether it's a vest or a Burkini you want, just ask and I'll see what I can do.
Women's Social Sec
Emily Hoogkamer
Emily's Bio
Hey! As social sec my job is to organise lots of fun things throughout the year, and make sure everyone in OUAC has a chance to get to know each other. With the classic combination of throwing and running, I'm around a lot, so feel free to grab me for questions any time, or send me an email.
Men's Social Sec
Alex Grundman
Alex's Bio
5th year medic in charge of socials, get involved!
Matt Newton
Matt's Bio
As Webmaster I'm responsible for the running of this website, if something isn't working or could use a change then let me know. Best known for my incredible inflexibility, getting egg in my eye (pictured above) and having an "O-face" in the home straight of the 400m. When not doing the above I study Engineering at St Catz (3rd year).
Fixtures Rep
Connor Ellis
Connor's Bio
Hi I'm Connor and this years Fixtures Secretary! My role basically involves helping to organise all the fixtures that OUAC holds throughout the year, so this year both Michaelmas and Trinity Cuppers as well as Freshers' Varsity Match. On the track I like to compete in 400m and 400mH, so am no stranger to lactic/the bin. Away from athletics I'm a second year Chemist at St. Peter's.
Sam Rawlinson
Sam's Bio
As last years women's captain, my role as general committee involves helping out with wherever it's needed and supporting the new women's captain and vice-captain. Specifically this year I will also be heading up our strength and conditioning programme, and helping with the running of OUAC's social media. Personally I am a pole vaulter and short sprinter, and am also one of the co-squad leaders for pole vault. When I'm not doing athletics, I am a final (6th) year medic at St. John's College.
Louis Gardner
Louis' Bio
I'm a 5th Year medic at St Catz, and last year's Men's Vice-Captain. I have a penchant for relays, and trying to evade dangerous obstacles over the course of 400m. I am always on time for training and have a deep dislike for tabs. My role as General Committee will be to assist in any way I can, such as with attracting a sponsor for OUAC and organising the annual training camp in Portugal.


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The Tories have announced that they will review raising the retirement age from 65 to 66 by 2016.
As the boomer generation untie the string on this so-called austerity package, they are finding that it rather throws their plans to retire - perhaps to the French château they picked up for 30 francs in 1986 - into disarray.
My mother has just secured her own long-desired retirement, so I am aware of the anxieties this may bring.
However, seeing as the day I down tools and start a really big jigsaw will not arrive for another four decades, my own consternation has a different focus.
And I find it hard to extend sympathy to a generation who will enjoy unprecedented affluence in their twilight years - affluence which my own generation (the iPod Generation, if you must, though I prefer the questioning note of Generation Y) will pay for but find unavailable for ourselves.
A typical baby boomer's pension will pay two-thirds of their final salary on retirement after 40 years' service. Generation Y employees can only dream of such cosseting.
If we have pensions at all, we generally make do with contribution-based schemes, which are likely to pay out between 20 and 30 per cent of our final salary.
My own financial future is an ill-defined domain of insecurity, rented accommodation, debt repayment and freelancing into my eighties.
By contrast, baby boomers - who have enjoyed a lucrative and accessible housing market, handsome job prospects, grants for university and some quite cool music - can contemplate a more concrete happiness.
Yet thanks in part to the free school milk they so enjoyed - perhaps also their enviable, experimental sex lives - baby boomers are also pretty healthy.
If 60 is indeed the new 40 surely they should be willing and able to work for just one more year? Perhaps not in 2016, either - perhaps sooner?
Still, the particular detail which raised my indignation most was a snippet mentioned by the Conservative leader in an interview yesterday.
David Cameron, 42 (thus Generation X), pointed out that there exists already a cross-party consensus that the retirement age should be raised to 66 by 2026 anyway; the Tories are merely suggesting bringing the date forward.
That the consensus currently hangs around a date 17 years in the future - near enough to make it seem as if it wasn't just made up on the spot, yet far enough away not to alienate core voters - indicates just how far into touch politicians are willing to kick the issue, to be retrieved by those unfortunate enough to be young today.
If the Tories' maths are correct, moving this date forward 10 years would save £13 billion. But since the savings are so vast, why not bring it forward sooner? Generation Y should push all parties for this.
The boomers will make their usual noises but there are enough of us to count at the polls - particularly if Labour chooses to go one better.
Until then, I can contemplate the not-very-amusing irony that the existing plan will raise the pensionable age to 68 in 2048. Just in time for my own retirement.
An author in search of his characters
As part of the BBC's 2010 arts season we can look forward to Sebastian Faulks offering us a series that will trace the development of literary characters.
"He knows very much about the craft of the novel," enthuses head of arts programming Mark Bell. I only hope Faulks pays more attention to the development of other writers' characters than he does his own.
In a recent interview about his new novel, A Week in December, he was asked why he made the evil financial genius at its centre Jewish. He replied: "Did I? I can't remember why, actually. But it's not a big deal."
To an aspiring novelist, mislaying such a key detail would surely be unthinkable. Perhaps it is not such a surprise that the Booker Prize judges similarly mislaid A Week in December when they compiled their longlist.
Final word on Facebook
The life of Kevin McGee - who this week hanged himself at his Edinburgh home at the age of 32 - was marked by firsts.
When he married the comedian Matt Lucas in 2006, he became half of one of Britain's first celebrity gay couples; when they divorced 18 months later, an early gay divorcee.
On Monday morning at 5am, he left one of the first Facebook suicide notes.
The status update is seen as a trivial form but it has seldom been put to more poignant use than "Kevin McGee thinks that death is much better than life".
Rest in peace.
Straying into Butlers, a sort of bric-a-brac store on Kensington High Street, recently, I found the walls daubed in quotations, including: "The superfluous: a very necessary thing."
Voltaire said that in 1736, shrewdly predicting how needless purchasing would become necessary to our wellbeing. Ho hum. Can we have the recession back please?
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I almost felt sick when I first found out about this. And I am in no way involved whatsoever. Obviously.
After an elderly lady sold the piece of art at the top of this article for £3,500, scholars later revalued it at £2 million when they discovered it was actually an original by John Constable. Jesus CHRIST.
An auction house sold the piece for 83-year-old Lady Hambleden, along with other contents from her Manor in the Chilterns. She flogged everything for a collective £1.17million. Now obviously, the fact this woman is already a millionaire makes me feel a bit better. But still, that ONE painting was almost worth double what her life possessions cost.
We're not sure what is happening with the painting now. But Lady Hambledon is currently in the middle of a lawsuit with those who originally valued it. And we imagine she won't be backing down.
Imagine finding this thing at a car boot sale… I bet she is DEVASTATED.
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Global Sales Of Tesla Model S May Have Surpassed 25,000
January 9th, 2014 by Zachary Shahan
2013 US sales of the Tesla Model S, a bit below 20,000, have led cumulative global sales of the Model S passed the 25,000 marker, according to reports.
Hybrid Cars notes, however, that this sales number is an estimate. Tesla doesn't release monthly sales figures, so the total comes from estimates coming from different countries.
Given that Model S production just started in 2012, and the fact that the Model S is in the luxury (er, performance) class with a starting price of $63,570 in the US after the federal EV tax credit (and an even higher price overseas), rising to 25,000+ sales is quite impressive. We're just getting started….
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For our week long 2D/3D camp this summer, in the Cuyahoga County Libraries, we wrap up the week by showing the campers how to use Tinkercad. Tinkercad is a free online program where students can learn 3D modeling and build designs for 3D printing. During this part in our program, we also bring in a Makerbot 3D printer to demonstrate the process. On Thursdays and Fridays the campers get a run through on how to use Tinkercad so that they can design something to be printed on a Makerbot.
A Makerbot is a desktop 3D printer that we can easily take from our office to the the libraries. Once a students has made a design on Tinkercad, we save the design as an .stl file and open it up in the Makerbot software. The Makerbot software slices up your 3D model into cross sections that are a fraction of a millimeter in thickness. Since the material the Makerbot extrudes out is so thin it cools instantly and transforms the hot liquid plastic into a solid mass.
The filament used by the Makerbot we have for the camps is PLA plastic. PLA is made from starchy foodstuffs, is decomposable, and is also a thermoplastic. A thermoplastic is a material that becomes malleable above a certain temperature and once it cools down returns to a dense form. The filament is wrapped on a spool and has the thickness of a spaghetti noodle. This spool then attaches to the back of the Makerbot where it is fed through a tube that holds it in place as a motor feeds the filament through an extruder. The extruder is a small nozzle that melts the material. The Makerbot builds up material a fraction of a millimeter at a time. The machine extrudes plastic in cross sections determined by the Makerbot software.
At this camp we challenge campers to think about what 2D is, what 3D is, and how they can go from one to the other. By the time Thursday hits, the campers have made drawings, transformed those drawings into 3D models, taken those 3D models and broken them down into simple shapes to make inflatables. This way when they start working with Tinkercad they are already familiar with the shapes the program has and have a good grasp on how to use those shapes to create a design. The Makerbot is perfect to wrap up the camp because it shows the students how to draw in three dimensions on the computer and then how that drawing can be 3D printed in the real world. This activity lets them use their imagination in a practical way that shows them a new world of possibilities.


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Comic-Con International 2015 Souvenir Book Cover
This was a fun assignment. I was asked by Comic-Con International to draw the cover for their 2015 Souvenir Book, which was a thrill. That the theme of the cover was The Spirit for it's 75th anniversary made it even better. It was an honour to draw something that was a tribute to the great Will Eisner and I had a lot of fun trying to come up with an image that had an Eisner feel without aping Eisner's style.
Like everyone else, I always enjoyed how Eisner seamlessly blended lettering and type into his Spirit splash pages, so that seemed like a good starting point. And since Will Eisner laid so much of the foundation for modern cartooning, I wanted the cover to evoke a bright shining city built from the foundation laid down by Eisner and overseen by the Spirit.
The art for this was drawn using a combination of digital and traditional techniques. I thumbnailed it on paper, tightened the pencils for the buildings digitally, inked it on paper again and then coloured the whole thing digitally.
As a side note: I'm happy to announce that I'll be a guest of the San Diego Comic Con this year, and am grateful to the organizers for inviting me. I'm looking forward to attending the show.
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- Brion said...
I really love this piece. the spirit of "The Spirit" is undeniable. I did have a technical question if you would be so kind. The perspective on this seems all over the place. The buildings appear to have different vanishing points from one another as well as from the lettering. While technically off, it adds a wonkiness to the feel of it. was this something you specifically planned out or more of a happy accident; or am I completely off base and the perspective is fine, I just am too inexperienced to see it?
- Michael Cho said...
Thanks, Brion. Re: perspective, all the buildings are set in perspective and share a horizon line with the main lettering. There are 2 different sets of vanishing points for the buildings, however, as they're set at different angles, but it's all hung properly against the horizon.
I didn't want the buildings to be in a standard grid but have some character, so I set them at 2 different angles, which gives it that irregular/wonky feel.
I must compliment you on the cover. It's blinkin' gorgeous ! I won't be at the con, but am wondering if you will be making prints of the cover available ?
- Michael Cho said...
Hi Sheldon,
Thanks. The art belongs to Comic-Con international, so I won't be making or selling any prints of it. I think some might be made by another party, but will unfortunately be available only at the show.


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Before I could blink, the two of us were dragged into the headmaster's office. The other boy waited outside whilst the headmaster talked to me first.
My hands were shaking, because, although I had already punched one boy in the face and got into an all out fight with another, I didn't really consider myself to be misbehaved.
I justified my behaviour to the headmaster by explaining my circumstances - the bullying, and the retaliation towards one of the boys after they beat me up. He seemed to accept that they were valid reasons to lose one's temper, but he explained to me and insisted that if ever I found myself in a situation like this again, where I was being intimidated by other students or anybody at all, I could confide in him, and he'd do his best to ensure that I was happy.
I thanked him for his understanding, and as I was about to get up and leave, he addressed me once more.
'However, I can't let you get out of this just like that. I know you were provoked, but it's still a very serious incident - punching a boy in the face and then fighting back to another are things that we don't take lightly here.'
I panicked - I thought I was out of the woods. I thought that the headmaster understood that none of this was my fault - I was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
'I- I don't know what to say! I haven't done anything wrong. I... I was just standi-' I began.
'Standing up for yourself, I know.' The headmaster interrupted. 'But no matter the circumstances, lashing out against somebody is never justifiable. I understand that it's not entirely your fault, but-'
I had had enough. He wasn't even trying to understand! 'This was not my fault! I had it in the neck for three long years, and you sit here telling me that I was wrong to defend myself?! They beat me up first. I punched one boy once. And then his brother breats me up, and you think it's wrong for me to fight back?! What would you rather me do?! Run away and let them treat me like this forever. Just keep running, always afraid?'
The headmaster tried to say something, but I cut him off again.
'Or what else? Just sit there and let him reduce me to a bloody pulp? I had already been beaten up the day before! You don't understand!'
I sat there, shocked to my very core - how could he honestly think that it was right to punish a victim. I knew where this was going... The headmaster waited for me to calm down a little, then spoke.
'We're temporarily excluding you, Frank.'
I wanted to shout. To get up and destroy everything in the office. To shout and swear and hit him. But I knew that wouldn't make anything better. Judging by his attitudes towards sticking up for oneself, I decided it was better to just stay silent.
We sat there for several moments, silent. A question regarding my exclusion arose, so I broke the silence, and asked it.
'How long am I being excluded for?'
'One week. That's not too long now, is it?'
'No. I guess not.' I guess not. A week wasn't that long. But it'd be long enough to spend with my parents, constantly displaying their dissapointment in me all week. I sighed as I looked ahead. This was going to be a tough week.
'You're lucky you're not getting as long as the other boys are,' the headmaster smiled. I smiled slightly, too. 'Two weeks to those boys in your year, and a month for the older brother.'
I smiled, even more broadly. 'I look forward to hearing about how they take that.'


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I'm somewhat entertained by the various digital turds out there from leftish publications trying to condemn Charlie Frog Whatever for being rayciss while also making half hearted attempts at almost condemning the typical Muslims who did the shooting.
This Salon piece is a good laugh. Her opening line is "It was inevitable that liberals would end up being condemned for the horrific attacks on… Charlie Hedbo…" and doesn't spend a split second wondering why that could be. It instead rambles on for paragraph after paragraph crying about the mean things Ann Coulter said about anti war Democrats in the aftermath of 9/11. In a bonus doubleplusgood example of desperate liberal wordsmithery, the world "Conservative" is attached to the words "Islam" and "Muslim" more times than it is to Ms Coulter's name. A very low-rent attempt at repeating a mantra enough times to make it come true, methinks. No matter how many times you call the warriors for Allah "conservative" and "fundamentalist" or "religious," you're just not going to attach these people to your political opponents on the right. No matter how many ham-fisted attempts at drawing cultural parallels between two sets of people who may or may not pray more than once per day, you're not going to spin American or European Christians onto the same moral plane as ISIS.
See, loyalty isn't your thing, liberals. It's all in the work of Jonathan Haidt. You care too much about harm being done to the less fortunate, and not enough about being loyal to who you are and where you come from. You'd let America burn to the ground for the sake of appearing to be on the "right side" of diversity and multiculturalism. Outsiders are inherently less fortunate than members of the in-group, and therefore easily harmed. In fact, you could say they're harmed simply by being excluded from our lands and culture. You want to right that wrong by bringing them here and giving them access to our infrastructure and institutions, and should said infrastructure and institutions crumble under the weight of the new arrivals, well, fuck it, we deserve it. Better dead than a bigot!
A concept we all here have our minds firmly wrapped around, yet bears repeating, is that multiculturalism and diversity serve absolutely no real purpose to any white person, not even those who want it. All the benefits are on the muddy side of the table. The only thing your SWPL pal gets out of it is the chance to pat himself on the back for being so tolerant and forward thinking by supporting it. Diversity is here strictly for the sake of diversity. Sure, it's super pragmatic and kind of you to lend your moral support to sending brown foreigners through our education system (lowering standards where necessary so they don't fall behind!), making sure they have access to our superior health care system (even if it means we have to pay for their access via inflated prices on our own care!), and using affirmative action to guarantee some of them will be able to find work (even if it means more qualified white workers can't!). A warm blast of self validation washes over you every time you scold any would be skeptic who questions your intentions.
And this really is the rub, here. Your intentions. I know that pressed into a corner, you would admit that the availability of dank food is a pretty empty reason for mixing, matching and melting cultures down to nothing. You'd eventually have to either ragequit any discussion (most likely outcome) or admit that our society here, be it in the US or Europe, would not at all be worse off without third world immigrants being a part of it. Trains would still be fine, Ebay would still jack you for 15% of your final sale price, the McDouble would still exist even though the Double Cheeseburger was good enough for everyone.
Elsewhere on the web, the shit tier response is that RELIGION and/or EXTREMISM is to blame here.
The egalitarian disease can't be eradicated fast or hard enough. I'm tempted to refer to the "mental gymnastics" it takes to make one look at Muslims doing Muslim Violence to draw the above conclusion, but it's not gymnastics. It's one fucking bend. It's as lazy as you can possibly be, intellectually. It's a cop out. Condemning RELIGION in all its forms is just a way of signaling that you won't take the effort (or admit that you have) to make the distinction between ONE CERTAIN RELIGION, and that of your forefathers and fellow citizens.
A certain religion tells its adherents to murder in its name, and to lie to non believers whenever it's necessary. (What exactly is the "moderate" version of those teachings, btw?) This certain religion has an ongoing body count. Most of the armed conflicts around the world are this religion's adherents not being able to get along with their neighbors.
When these things are pointed out to the disloyal liberal who can't figure out why everyone is calling them "enablers," they like to do a few ideological bends and jerks and pleasantly let you know that Muh Crusades, Muh Inquisition and Muh Salem Witch Trials mean that Christendom is without a moral leg to stand on. Now, I'm not going to waste words deconstructing and minimizing these historical events, and show that the liberal is vastly overstating their case. They are, and you can read about that in countless other places. I might not even remind you that in order to try and put Islam and Christianity on a comparable moral plane, they have to go back CENTURIES to even come close to pulling it off.
No, I'm not going to get into that pile of horseshit right now.
I'm simply going to appeal to MY LOYALTY TO THIS CIVILIZATION. Crusades killed a lot of Muslims? GOOD. FUCK 'EM. The Inquisition? DON CURR. I'm not on a mission to prove that my side, my people, my society is morally superior to anyone else, and certainly not by the average liberal's standards. Suicide bombings, 9/11, beheadings in London and these recent shootings in France are all happening WITHIN MY LIFETIME and pose a CURRENT THREAT to me and mine. I will defend ME and MINE, even if we don't have the moral high ground.
Your SWPL easy-going live and let live attitude towards peoples elsewhere in the world is not always reciprocated. Looking at your own culture and deconstructing its actions with the intent of criticizing its moral failings serves no practical purpose other than SUICIDE at the CIVILIZATIONAL LEVEL.
Put the gun to your head on your own time, on your own dime, and don't expect me to join you or congratulate you. And shrieking "bigot" in my general direction won't slow me down any more than it has slowed down Ann Coulter.


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So why, nearly 10 years later, would the ''Fox NFL Sunday'' pregame program parody Madden as a food-gorging, stumbling, babbling glutton? Because it paid him $60 million or so over eight years? Because he left after the 2001 season with time on his contract to join ABC's ''Monday Night Football?''
On the Fox program Sunday, Frank Caliendo, the house comic who impersonates Madden, addressed faux Philadelphia Eagles, chowing down while talking nonsense about why you can't win if you don't score more points. He draped a tablecloth over a player's backside and ate some more. Then he fell over on his back, flapped his arms and said, ''I'm doing Philly cheese-steak angels.''
The first impulse is to laugh, because it's easy to equate a Madden-the-pig sketch with merciless ''Saturday Night Live'' parodies of President Bush or Elizabeth Taylor. Madden has invited parody, through his antic style and sound effects, his hosannas to tailgate dining and paeans to his beloved Thanksgiving ''turduckens.'' His numerous commercials play off his outrageous image.Continue reading the main story
Still, making Madden into a complete pig was, even for Fox, tasteless. Madden isn't a sacred cow. But it seems piggish to have employed him, marketed him, benefited from his skills and celebrity, then to mock him as a boarish carnivore.
''It's just a total exaggeration,'' said Scott Ackerson, who produces the Fox show. ''When John was here and we did parodies of him, I never got a call from John.''
He said the Fox approach was no different from S.N.L. or ''Mad TV,'' the Fox show that Caliendo works for.
''With everything that John is, he has become almost bigger than life,'' Ackerson said. ''So he's fair game. John loves tailgating and eating bratwurst. Very rarely does he not talk about food.''
Ackerson said Fox was doing little different to Madden's image than what Madden does in an Outback Steakhouse commercial. In it, Madden and a TV partner describe how a ''blooming onion,'' one of the restaurant's dishes, revives an unconscious player.
''That's as ridiculous as anything we've done, and it makes fun of a guy with a concussion,'' Ackerson said.
Madden had no comment, and his agent, Sandy Montag, said the Madden parodies ''are not worthy of response from any of us.''
Before the season, Madden said of Caliendo, ''I read where he doesn't do it to be mean, but to make money, so I'm happy for him and his family.''
When asked if there was a line beyond which he would not let Caliendo go in mocking Madden, Ackerson said he would know it if he saw it, but he could not describe it. But then, he divined the threshold: ''If he ate so much he exploded.''
Ackerson said Madden would not be Fox's only sports TV target; Caliendo is perfecting Chris Berman, Jim Rome and Rush Limbaugh impressions. ''I think we could do a Bill Parcells press conference, too,'' Ackerson said. ''That would be fun.''
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Al Michaels has not announced a basketball game since 1989 (the Pac-10 Conference championship game), but ABC Sports finally prevailed upon him yesterday to become the No. 1 announcer for the National Basketball Association. He will call a handful of regular-season games, some playoff games and all of the N.B.A. finals, giving Brad Nessler, who struggled last season as the lead announcer, most of what is left.
''The voice of ABC Sports is Al Michaels, and that's an important identity to bring to this,'' said Mike Pearl, the executive producer of ABC Sports.
Pearl said he was not worried that Michaels, who called U.C.L.A. games from 1973 to 1975, is new to the N.B.A. and has been away from basketball for so log.
''We're not starting until Christmas, which will give him time to do rehearsal games to get up to speed,'' he said.
Pearl recalled that Michaels had never been involved with the Triple Crown horse races before he was host for them, and he performed well.
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Anthony Rizzo must show progress in order for Dale Sveum to continue to manage the Cubs. The Chicago Cubs have some tough decisions to make after the 2013 decision comes to an end for the rebuilding franchise. Starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija is under club control until 2015, according to ESPN, but with long-term contracts given to young talents such as Anthony Rizzo and Starlin Castro, Samardzjia is wondering if he will get his extension. Numerous reports have stated that Samardzija's agent Mark Rogers, and the Chicago Cubs front office have had discussions about a possible extension, but talks have not lead to any concrete agreement as of yet. The pitcher hasn't been doing himself any favors so far this season as his ERA is above four. Samardzija's current contract, according to ESPN, is $2.64 million. The question is how much has the 28-year-old hurt his value with having an ERA consistently around four (Samrdzjia's career ERA is 4.11). Another question, which probably won't be resolved during the off-season but is still worth questioning, is what to do with manage Dale Sveum. There is no doubt that Sveum has been given the keys to a club in transition and it's a bit unfair to judge the manager based off wins and losses. However, Sveum also must be judged on the development of what the organization believes to be Major League talents such as Rizzo and Castro. Rizzo is finishing up his first ever full-length Major League season and is batting .232 with 21 home runs. The batting average is very low but Rizzo is still young at 24 and may be able to turn it around next season. Castro, on the other hand, has regressed, despite a recent hot streak of batting .333, and went from a 200 plus hits type of payer, to struggling at the plate and unable to put together lengthy at bats that result in walks. Castro is batting .242 with only a .282 on-base percentage. What compounds this probelm even further is the 23-year-olds lack of defensive consistency. Some moments Castro will make highlight-reel plays, while other times he looks completely lost. Sveum must develop these players that the fan base and front office believe to be the future super-stars of the Chicago Cubs. Without results Sveum may find himself out of a job before the organization returns to, what they hope will be, continued contention.
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Uncrushable Pigeon is a large crystal in Dragon Age: Origins, restricted to Shale. It requires the Feastday Gifts and Pranks DLC.
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Once the gift is given, it will automatically be equipped on Shale.
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- The pigeon will sit on Shale's shoulder.