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Miranda Kerr Posing For Terry Richardson
So Terry couldn't persuade her to strip down like her can most pinup gals. Bummer.
I guess she's a respectable married lady and mom now and won't get into that sort of not for pay nonsense.
She didn't have to be so damn boring about it! SHeesh, I mean, there are models that can have amazing pictures with all their clothes on and not look like your generic, smile-at-the-camera pageant cunt.


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The San Antonio Spurs are one win from some familiar territory — the NBA Finals.
The Spurs defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 104-93 in overtime on Saturday night, pushing the upstart Grizzlies team to the brink of elimination. If the Spurs win, it would be the team's fifth NBA Finals appearance in the last 14 years. The Spurs have won all of those trips.
The Spurs were led Saturday by 37-year-old Tim Duncan, who scored the final five points as the team rallied from an 18-point deficit.
"He was huge for us the other night in overtime and got it done for us, and he did it again tonight," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said of Duncan. "That's why he is considered as great as he has for the last 17 years. He's been unbelievable. He feels a responsibility to carry us in those kinds of times, and he did it again tonight."
Duncan has played nothing like his age would imply in the regular season and playoffs, regularly notching double-doubles and controlling the interior.
"I'm not worried about how old I am or whatever, whatever it may be," Duncan said. "I'm very focused on having another opportunity to make it to a championship and try to win, that's all."
The two-time MVP is also playing with the distraction of his divorce from wife Amy. Media outlets confirmed that she filed for divorce after 11 years of marriage, but Spurs officials said Duncan would not be addressing the divorce at all.
The win over the Grizzlies makes give straight for the Spurs, and brings Duncan one step close to avenging last year's bitter exit. The team had a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference Finals, but saw the Oklahoma City Thunder come back and win the next four.
The San Antonio Spurs have a chance to wrap up the series Monday in Memphis.

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St Johnstone have confirmed that Paddy Connolly has signed a three-year contract - but are resigned to losing striker Nathan Lowndes.
Manager Sandy Clark has won his tug-of-war with former McDiarmid Park boss Paul Sturrock, who wanted to take the frontman to Plymouth Argyle.
The 31-year-old was tempted with a move to England, but he has decided to commit himself to the Scottish Premier League club.
Managing director Stewart Duff said: "Paddy has signed a three-year contract and we're delighted that the player has decided to stay here.
Bitter taste
"He was approached by Plymouth Argyle and they made him an offer, but the player turned them down to commit himself to the club.
"Paul Sturrock is the manager down there and he used to be the manager here so knows all about his capabilities, but we're pleased he's opted to stay."
But St Johnstone's joy at securing the services of Connolly was tempered by the "disappointing" actions of Lowndes.
The Salford-born striker failed to contact manager Sandy Clark yesterday before jetting off on holiday and that has left a bitter taste in his mouth.
The club have now almost certainly given up hope of keeping Lowndes and believe money has had a big say in his decision to quit.
Duff added: "I don't know what Nathan's going to do because he is away on holiday now.
"I would say he was going to leave now on the basis that he was meant to come in yesterday to see the manager, but he let the manager down, so I wouldn't be confident he'll sign.
"I think money has played a part here and there's been speculation that Aberdeen, Kilmarnock and Livingston have offered him more money.
"It's up to Nathan now, but we're disappointed in him because it's common courtesy to get in touch.
"I think he's going on holiday to America today when he's meant to be getting in touch, but he might still get in touch today, you never know."
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Movies from the 1950s
A collection of scenes, people, lines, props, and other details from the movies of the 1950s.
Alfred Hitchcock (and Jimmy Stewart?) Cameos in Dial M for Murder
Wednesday, 17th October 2012
Dial M for Murder (1954)
Fans of Alfred Hitchcock will know where he makes his trademark director's cameo in Dial M for Murder (1954), appearing in the photograph taken at Tony Wendice's class reunion dinner.
But there may be another, more obscure cameo in this picture: the man sitting across the table from the director looks remarkably like Jimmy Stewart, who starred with Grace Kelly in Hitchcock's other 1954 film, Rear Window.
It may be Ray Milland, who plays Tony Wendice, as the two actors do sometimes look similar, but the man in the photograph parts his hair on the right (like Jimmy Stewart), while Milland usually parted his on the left. Judging by the white aura around the figure, he also seems to have been added later as a cutout. (Perhaps by the same person who got a bit too enthusiastic when touching up Charles Swann's cigar, just to make absolutely sure the viewer could see it.)
We're pretty convinced it's Jimmy Stewart, but until we know for sure, we're filing this under 'unconfirmed rumour'.
The Newspaper in The Twilight Zone: Time Enough at Last
Friday, 18th November 2011
The Twilight Zone: Time Enough at Last (1959)
When bank teller Henry Bemis goes down to the bank vault for some peaceful reading in this Twilight Zone classic episode 'Time Enough at Last', he takes with him a newspaper that gives us a good quick explanation of what's about to go seriously wrong with the world. The headline reads H-Bomb Capable of Total Destruction.
Not much might survive the subsequent apocalypse, but the newspaper itself shows up again, four episodes later, in 'What You Need'. In this case, it's the violent loser Renard who has the paper brought to him, hoping to use a mysterious fountain pen to divine the winners of the listed races.
The recurrence of the newspaper might be an in-joke by the programme's makers, or just a handy reuse of a prop. As the latter episode continues into the evening, however, there's no chance that the two episodes take place on the same day. (Unless Bemis is still carrying yesterday's paper…)
The Lack of Tea in The Twilight Zone: Judgment Night
Monday, 7th November 2011
The Twilight Zone: Judgment Night (1959)
In Judgment Night, an episode from the first series of The Twilight Zone, the British Ship SS Queen of Glasgow makes an ill-fated voyage through the dangerous waters of the Atlantic Ocean in 1942.
One odd omission from a British vessel is any mention of tea, and this isn't entirely by chance. The original screenplay did call feature references to the British sailor's favoured refreshment, but they were cut.
One of the sponsors at the time was General Foods, who were selling an instant coffee called Sanka, and they objected to this reference to a rival beverage. Eventually, one line was changed to a reference only to a 'tray for the bridge', and elsewhere, the characters are seen drinking only coffee.
Courthouse Square in The Twilight Zone: Where is Everybody?
Wednesday, 26th October 2011
The Twilight Zone: Where is Everybody? (1959)
In the first episode of The Twilight Zone, airman Mike Ferris stumbles around a deserted town, unable to either recall who he is, or work out where everybody else has gone.
The town itself should have been familiar to him, though perhaps not as much as it is to film viewers today. The episode was filmed in the Universal Studios backlot known today as Courthouse Square. The set was built in 1948 for An Act of Murder, and by the time this Twilight Zone episode had been filmed, it had already been used for the Ma & Pa Kettle films, as well as B-movies It Came from Outer Space and Tarantula (compare the picture above with the second photo in our post about Tarantula).
The square was later used in To Kill a Mockingbird (which led to it being known temporarily as Mockingbird Square), and in the eighties it appeared in Knight Rider and Gremlins and, most famously, the Back to the Future films, which gave it its current name. You can see the courthouse itself in the still below, albeit without the clock tower: like many features of the square, the clock has come and gone as needed by the various productions.
Colonel Bogey March in Bridge on the River Kwai
Monday, 9th August 2010
Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
The "Colonel Bogey March", or "theme from the Bridge on the River Kwai" as it's occasionally mistakenly called, began life in 1914, when it was pseudonymously written by Lieutenant F. J. Ricketts, inspired by a golfer and military man who would apparently give a two-note whistle in place of shouting 'fore!'. Those two notes provide the beginning of each line of the melody.
It was originally a tune without lyrics, but people soon began to put words to it. Many informal sets of lyrics exist, but arguably the most famous, and the one that's being referred to in Bridge on the River Kwai is "Hitler Has Only Got One Ball".
Hitler has only got one ball,
Göring has two but very small,
Himmler is somewhat sim'lar,
But poor Goebbels has no balls at all!
(Director David Lean had originally wanted the soldiers to be singing the lyrics when they arrived in the camp, but they were considered to be too obscene, so the whistling was a compromise.)
It's been suggested that these lyrics were originally written as propaganda by Tony O'Brien, who worked for the British Council, and originally had Göring with one ball and Hitler with the two little ones. There's a huge number of different versions of the song, including extended versions, which are catalogued in dizzying detail on Wikipedia.
As you might imagine, Youtube isn't exactly short of versions of the song either: see Colonel Bogey March.


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The Internet Gets Rick (Springfield) Rolled
A glimpse into the life of the "professional blogger": When you're looking at Google Trends and you notice that an I Love The '80s-mention-worthy pop star is at No. 1, you get briefly stricken with panic. "Did he die?" you wonder to yourself. "And if he did, what the fuck am I going to say in his obituary?" Happily, I don't really have to worry about that right now, as Rick Springfield–who is currently at No. 1 on Google's list of what the Internet wants to know about–is alive, well, and fresh off an appearance on Oprah, which is a far cry from the Illinois county-fair stage where I paid a dollar to see him a few years back. And not only did he let the Oprah viewing audience know that he loves his dogs, he talked about whether or not "Jessie's Girl" was about a real person!
"Oh, yeah," Rick says. "All my songs start from a core of a relationship." Although his fantasy girl was real, Jessie wasn't. "Her boyfriend's name was actually Gary and not Jessie, but Gary just somehow didn't sing right," Rick says. "So I changed it to Jessie."
Rick can't say Gary's girl's name–because he can't remember what it was! "I was never really introduced to her. It was always just, like, panting from afar," he says. To this day, Rick thinks Gary's girl doesn't know the famous song is all about her. "As far as I know, she doesn't know," he says. "And I lost contact with them before the song came out."
And Rick is surely hoping she doesn't watch Oprah. Or have the Internet handy. Anyway, I'm going to gauge that this little appearance means that digital-track sales of "Jessie's Girl" will be somewhere in the mid-five-figure range next week, and that they'll definitely outstrip last week's American Idol-assisted numbers for Mika. Anyone want to make a friendly wager?
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Cohen: In return to field, Sales proves he can be counted on to be consistent weapon for 2012 season
There was a sort of mysticism swirling around Marcus Sales, the player whose football career seemed more mythical than anything else.
He was the local boy, the former high school All-American and four-star recruit who stayed at home to play for Syracuse, and whose commitment was the crowning jewel for a struggling program.
It meant his story was written early, his tale of triumph penned before the ink used to sign his scholarship even dried.
But no one foresees the bumps in the road that cause the fairytale to veer off into uncertainty, disaster even. In Sales' case, those bumps were work ethic problems, poor on-field performances, and an arrest and subsequent suspension that took away his 2011 season.
Saturday against Northwestern was Sales' shot at redemption, and he seized it. The storm was weathered, the suspension served and Sales turned in an outstanding 11-catch, 117-yard, one-touchdown performance in his first football game in more than a year.
He cast aside doubts on whether his legendary Pinstripe Bowl performance was a fluke and firmly cemented himself as one of Syracuse's most dangerous weapons for the 2012 season, even though the Orange eventually fell to the Wildcats 42-41.
"I have trusted Marcus since we came here together," quarterback Ryan Nassib said. "He made my job a lot easier. … I was really happy with how we connected today."
On what was a record-setting day for Nassib, who threw for 470 yards and four touchdowns, Sales was undoubtedly his favorite target. Twenty-five percent of his completions were hauled in by Sales, including the seven-yard touchdown late in the third quarter that ignited the Syracuse comeback.
Most impressive, though, was how sharp Sales looked in other aspects of the game beyond simply catching the football, in which his natural abilities could often overshadow rust following his year off.
His beautiful block on Northwestern cornerback Nick VanHoose in the second quarter sealed the edge for Jerome Smith on a toss play to the outside that gained six yards. Then, on the very next snap, he caught a play-action pass from Nassib and cut to the outside with a move that caused linebacker Chi Chi Ariguzo's knee to buckle, forcing him to walk gingerly off the field.
"Marcus looked like he had been here before, he wasn't nervous," Syracuse defensive end Brandon Sharpe said. "He was ready for the game and came out fired up."
It took until his junior year for Sales to truly burst onto the scene the way SU fans and coaches expected he would after a standout career at Christian Brothers Academy. And, even then, it was only in the final game of the season in which Sales 2.0 was born.
Running back Delone Carter took home Pinstripe Bowl Most Valuable Player honors, but it could certainly be argued that Sales stole the show. He caught five passes for 172 yards and three touchdowns in Syracuse's 36-34 win over Kansas State after hauling in only four touchdowns in the previous two years combined.
Nathaniel Hackett, who was the quarterbacks coach at the time and is currently SU's offensive coordinator, said Sales had finally bought into the system in the month leading up to the Pinstripe Bowl. His practice habits improved, he was putting in the effort and everyone saw the results.
So when Sales posted another impressive performance on Saturday — he's caught 16 passes for 289 yards and four touchdowns over his last two games — it confirmed his new identity and erased the memories of the player whose first catch of the 2010 season didn't come until week five.
Shockingly, both Hackett and Marrone said their budding star is capable of even more production.
"I think that Marcus can do a better job. I really do," Marrone said. "He's come back; I think he got himself off to a good start. But, each week, we have to get better each day and raise our level."
It's a fantastic sign considering Syracuse played on Saturday without its most consistent wide receiver in senior Alec Lemon. That means Sales was still able to haul in 10-plus passes, despite the fact that he was the focal point of the Northwestern secondary.
Sales said himself that he can't be satisfied with 11 catches — four more than his previous career high — since Syracuse still wound up on the wrong end of the scoreboard.
"Maybe I need to get 13 next time to get the victory," he quipped.
And it certainly seems possible with his recommitment to the game and the suddenly pass-happy SU offense.
That he could miss a year but not miss a beat is a testament to his talent, a reflection of the above-average work ethic that once eluded him.
It only took one game to show that Sales 2.0 is here to stay, and Syracuse is much better off for it.
Myth debunked.
Michael Cohen is a staff writer for The Daily Orange, where his column appears occasionally. He can be reached at email@example.com or on Twitter at @Michael_Cohen13.
Published on September 2, 2012 at 4:28 pm
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UT alumnus Lee Patouillet has been named the new associate vice chancellor and chief alumni officer for the Knoxville campus. Patouillet has more than thirty years of experience in the alumni profession. Most recently, he led Patouillet Consulting, LLC, an alumni and development consulting firm based Atlanta, Georgia.
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Summer is quickly coming to a close, and one of UT's newest events is just around the corner. The 2010 Fall Young Alumni Weekend is set for Friday and Saturday, Sept. 3 – 4. The event promises to be a fun weekend of food, tailgating, football and catching up with old and new friends on Rocky Top as you cheer the Vols in their season opener against the UT Martin Skyhawks.
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Brentwood businessman Dan Brown has been elected to serve as the 2009-2010 president of the more than 300,000-member University of Tennessee Alumni Association. Brown succeeds Knoxville attorney Ford Little, who will serve as national chair of annual giving.


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Writing in Slate, Jacob Silverman argues that literary culture, driven by Twitter and blogging, has gotten too nice:
if you spend time in the literary Twitter- or blogospheres, you'll be positively besieged by amiability, by a relentless enthusiasm that might have you believing that all new books are wonderful and that every writer is every other writer's biggest fan. It's not only shallow, it's untrue, and it's having a chilling effect on literary culture, creating an environment where writers are vaunted for their personal biographies or their online followings rather than for their work on the page.I think we've all encountered shallow and forced positivity online, and all those likes and RTs and squeefests can, at times, ring a more than little hollow. I'm a bit wary of reviewers who choose not to write negative reviews, which, by the way, is completely hypocritical because I have a self-imposed rule not to give bad reviews on Goodreads and Amazon.
But I disagree with Silverman that old school negativity is an integral part of a more virtuous literary culture. Sure, we need both positive and (thoughtfully) negative reviews, and above all we need honesty, but there's no reason thoughtful literary criticism and squeefests can't coexist. It's a big Internet out there.
Besides, uh, have you seen some of the reviews on Goodreads? Some of them would make H.L Mencken blush they're so hostile.
Even if one accepts the premise that we're getting more positive in the Internet age... what are we losing again? Old school literary smackdowns may have been entertaining for those who agree with the reviewer, but I'm not sure I see how hysterical pans really advance constructive dialogue.
So basically... if there's a problem I don't see a problem.
What do you think? Too many rainbows and puppies out there? Would we be better off with more negativity and fewer niceties? Does the problem have more to do with cliqueishness than positivity?
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Aston Villa have confirmed the controversial appointment of former Birmingham City boss Alex McLeish as their new manager, despite a series of protests from angry supporters.
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• Blues demand £5.4m
• Blog: Fury should be aimed at Lerner
McLeish, who quit Villa's arch-rivals on Sunday, is an unpopular choice to replace Gerrard Houllier but the Premier League club's chief executive Paul Faulkner expects the Scot will win the fans over.
"We believe we have appointed the right man for the job," Faulker said. "Alex's vast experience and proven abilities demonstrate clearly that he is a strong leader and an ambitious man and we are looking forward very much to the exciting new season about to start."
McLeish, who on the Carling Cup last season before being relegated with Birmingham is delighted to back in the Premier League and looking forward to the challenge that lies ahead at Villa Park.
"I am honoured to have this opportunity to manage a club with such a fantastic history as Aston Villa's," McLeish said. "The heritage, the history of success and the tradition of Aston Villa are compelling and irresistible. The challenge for me is to try to add my own chapter.
"Since first becoming a manager at Motherwell, my desire to succeed and my energy and drive have never waned. My objective is to impart that drive and will to win to the players and fans of Aston Villa.
"I know that some of our fans have voiced concerns and I can understand why. It will be up to me to convince you that I am the right man to drive the club forward and I intend to give absolutely everything to prove that I can be a success at the club.''
Villa have not yet confirmed the length of McLeish's contract but have said the Scot will commence duties immediately, underlining their confidence there are no lingering issues concerning compensation claims from Birmingham.
Blues were angered when it became apparent McLeish was a contender for the Villa vacancy and accused their rivals of tapping up the former Rangers and Scotland boss.
The St Andrew's club accused their rivals of tapping up the former Scotland boss earlier this week and demanded £5.4 million in compensation to cover the remaining two years of his broken contract.
They also threatened to report Villa to the Premier League and take out an injunction to block the move and, although neither was carried out, they insist the matter is not yet over.
A Birmingham statement read: "The fact that Alex McLeish has been appointed as manager of Aston Villa does not, in any way, mean that the legal dispute is over and Birmingham City Football Club maintains its stance and shall vigorously pursue the matter.
"We are very disappointed with how the club and its fans have been treated by Mr McLeish, given the way we have supported him over the years and we are still looking into whether Aston Villa's conduct has been in line with Premier League rules.
McLeish becomes Villa's third full-time manager in nine months and his firstgame of the new Premier League season will be away at Fulham on August 13.
Faulkner added: "Alex meets the criteria we set out at the beginning of our search which was based on proven Premier League experience, leadership, a hard-working ethic and, most importantly, a shared vision for Aston Villa. Alex is someone with whom we will work closely and work well together.
"With our strong squad combining the necessary virtues of experience and the exciting potential of our young players, our objective is to compete as strongly as we possibly can."
"Alex's vast experience and proven abilities demonstrate clearly that he is a strong leader and an ambitious man and we are looking forward very much to the exciting new season about to start.''
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Nancy asks:
For some reason my icons on the taskbar are larger. I don't know how they got that way. How can I make them smaller? I use XP Professional SP3.
Nancy, you can set the Quick Launch bar icon size to either size, large or small. First, right click an empty area on the Taskbar, and uncheck Lock the Taskbar.
Then, right click on an open space in the quick launch section of the Taskbar and select the View menu. From there, you can either check Large or Small Icons. This same method works in Vista.
If you can't find an open space in the quick launch section, or if you don't find the View option in the menu, right click on the drag handle (see detail below).
Once you've made your choice, you can lock the Taskbar again, and everything will remain locked in place.
This can also be done in Windows 7, by right clicking on the Taskbar and selecting Properties.
In the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box, under the Taskbar tab, either check or uncheck Use small icons, depending on which size is preferred.
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Terrence Malick's Palme D'Or winner at Cannes 2011 is absurdly, spectacularly self-indulgent. Ostensibly a coming of age story with pretensions to great meaning, the story - such as there is one - concerns a man (Sean Penn) remembering a series of events from his childhood, and in particular his relationship with his father and mother (Brad Pitt and Jessica Chastain).
Obviously autobiographical, Malick has gone to extraordinary lengths to re-create his own childhood, and the production design is truly astounding: a fifties-era town in the American South seems to have been created entirely, and every car, hat, house, article of clothing and haircut feels truly authentic - it's as though the film was actually made someplace that has never grown up. The problem is that the memories Malick has decided to commit to film may have huge importance to him, but they are slight and trivial for the viewer. They don't add up to a story: we may see young Jack (the charismatic Hunter McCracken) observe his mother wash her feet with the garden hose, but to what end?
he film, which is extremely long at two hours and nineteen minutes and feels far longer, is full of these moments: tiny slices of life that not only don't add to any sense of story or meaning, they are boring and frustrating (indeed, we later see Chastain wash her feet again, this time with a sprinkler: I have no idea why this trope was repeated, unless it was simply Malick liking the visual image itself). A couple of incidents in Jack's life pose questions that approach the dramatic - in one scene he deliberately hurts his beloved younger brother, which gives him a sense of anguish and does create in us a memory of the development of goodness in childhood - but mostly it's images, images, images, without dramatic thrust.
The father character is obviously the impulse for the movie's existence, and Pitt plays him well, but he's simply not that fascinating, as a movie character should be: he's a little bit stern, a little bit hot-tempered, and he espouses views - about money, success, and what a man should be - that are very consistent with the circumstances of his time and place. But mostly he is loving, which is not a great vehicle for conflict (and thus drama), and Chastain's mother character may as well be a Saint - she is simply, and simplistically, perfect.
It would be nice to be able to comment on Chastain's and Penn's performances, but unfortunately they can't really be said to be acting; for a start, neither is given the opportunity to speak. Malick's huge stylistic gamble in the film (and one in which I think he makes a fatal error) is to have barely any dialogue in the film: it is mainly composed of visuals, accompanied by strange, obtuse snippets of voice-over, many of which are whispered incoherently ("I search for you" is one I was able to hear clearly, and it left me scratching my metaphorical head: the object of the search is somewhat clear, but where the searching is occurring is as obtuse as much of the movie). Pitt is allowed to speak the occasional line, but Chastain is muted (I think she says one direct line) and Penn never speaks on camera at all.
Penn's inclusion in the film is kind of embarrassing: staring mournfully out windows and staring mournfully into space, he finally gets to stare mournfully while walking through various natural spaces in a beautiful suit. His character is not constructed well and, unfortunately, Penn the actor comes off looking bad: he's too mournful, too hang-dog, and unsupported by logic: why is he so sad, on this particular day - or is he meant to always be this glum and disconnected?
It could be that the day is meant to be the anniversary of one of his brothers' deaths, but if so, that goes by unsaid. Yes, a brother dies, right at the beginning of the film: it is the closest event the film has to a dramatic event, and you would suspect it is the inciting incident: but it doesn't incite anything. Instead, it leads us into a twenty minute depiction of the creation of the universe, Earth, and life on Earth, that is, in my mind, by far the most exciting (possibly only exciting) part of the film. It also reeks heavily of 2001: A Space Odyssey, a film with similar ambitions that actually succeeds at every turn. The comparison that is inevitable for anyone who has seen that masterwork does this film no favours.
The depiction of the scientifically accepted process of the creation of life on Earth jars strangely with the quote from Job that opens the film, from the strongly religious nature of Jack's family and township, and from the oddly "religious-sounding" nature of the voice-over snippets. What Malick is trying to say here is unfathomable, at least to me. It could be that he's saying "I grew up in a religious family, but my brother died, and now I believe in evolution, not the myth of creation". It could be "many tenants of religion are incorrect, but the cool thing about religion is the tenants of love and family it celebrates". It could even be "Can you believe my parents believed this stuff when it's so obvious the universe was created by a Big Bang and life evolved on earth in a natural, understandable, scientifically definable way"? But Malick remains too stubbornly obtuse for any one of these - or any other - meaning to reveal itself.
With the major exception of the tragic death of one of his brothers, Malick's childhood seems to have basically been idyllic. Perhaps his father was a little stern, but, really, not of the level of The Great Santini or Nil By Mouth or The War Room or This Boy's Life (stepfather in that one), and it doesn't add up to the stuff of drama.
It feels like Malick made the film for himself, rather than for an audience. I saw the film not at a critic's screening but with a general, paying audience. There were titters, chuckles and collective guffaws at some of the film's more blatantly pretentious moments (many, again unfortunately, involving Sean Penn). As I was leaving the theatre, I passed a pair of middle-aged female patrons, just as one said loudly to the other, "I'm so glad that's over." I turned to her, and agreed.


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wait by bring back do you mean he will mean enemys drop it from the skill tree or actualy bring it back
---The article misspeaks. It does not "bring back" loot by any meaning of the words. When it kills an enemy, the enemy will drop loot where he stands. You have to go get it.220.127.116.11 00:39, November 10, 2009 (UTC)
"out of range" -- I've completed the game and to the best of my recollection, Bloodwing never attacked an enemy that was out of my normal weapons' range. Also, if you are inside a shed or in other close quarters, Bloodwing doesn't usually make it out to attack anyone. And as noted in the article, if you are hiding behind, say, a boulder, and can't see the enemy, Bloodwing won't attack him. So the keys to using Bloodwing seem to be: 1) The opponent must be in your sight, 2) The opponent must be in range (the closer the better), and 3) You must be out in the open. 184.108.40.206 00:46, November 10, 2009 (UTC)
I have a theorey
In Mad Moxxis Uderdome Riot Trailer 2, Mordecai is seen giving a treat to Bloodwing while hes on mordecai's armband. That certianly explains the armband, but it got me thinking. Mordecai could possibly wear that mask to hide injuries obtained from taming Bloodwing in the first place, since Blood seems to be extremely agressive in-game and will attack anything. Also, Bloodwing is intelligent and if the player has the skill Bird of Prey, bloodwing will 'prefer' to hit stronger enemies, kill a weaker one, then hit the same stronger enemy. It is a deadly combination if the player also has Aerial Impact, which stuns the enemy and makes him walk and fire slowly (Also, the projectiles are slowed too, its hilaroius if they have a rocket launcher)
I too have a drea- theorey: Mordy's called a hunter, and he's wanted for killing/possesing endangered animals. The bloodwing may not be the only reason for this. He is a "hunter" after all. Longjohns 23:51, June 7, 2010 (UTC)
bloodwing damage
i playing as mordacai and have level 3 explosive element and level 5 damage increse for bloodwing the damage is ridiculesly high i have a shot gun does 140x11 thats 1540 damage my blood wing hits 2656 all im saying im glad its on my team
Does Bloodwing level?
Just started playing Borderlands a couple of weeks ago and I wondered if Bloodwing levels at all. I don't mean level with the help of Swift Strike or any other Bloodwing perk, but in the sense of leveling like the characters do.
- In a sense it levels up, as Mordecai levels up. But, it does not level up separately based on how many kills it gets, etc. Berychance 06:08, August 21, 2010 (UTC)
Ongoing Damage
The article states that Bloodwing does not proc the DoT portion of the Fire/Shock/Acid elements. Is that true as of the latest patch (1.4.1)? I'm level 33 and doing Dr. Ned's island. I have my Bloodwing set up with a level 2 Incendiary. Normal zombies die in one hit from Bloodwing (level 5 damage skill, and nothing else affecting his damage), but defilers are left with a sliver of health. I noticed a defiler zombie apparently being set on fire and dying. It's possible I had tagged him with my pistol and ignited him, but generally if I shoot a defiler once Bloodwing will kill it with one hit - and I'm fairly certain I had not shoot him. Is the article out of date? Has anyone else tested this? --DarkJeff 00:16, January 8, 2011 (UTC)
No i have not. I am currently testing Radiance and procs on that. There is a theory that elemental skills do a "spike" effect that does more damage than normal, perhaps the 2 are related, athough if it includes artifacts, it gets much more complicated. I am the best robot 11:25, January 8, 2011 (UTC)
I just tested it now. Level 37 Hunter, level 3 Incindiary artifact. Popped into Fyrestone and walked up to Bone Head, sent my bird to hit him. Took off a thousand something on the hit, Bone Head lived and started taking ongoing fire damage at ticks of 7 damage each. I had no Incindiary weapons equipped, so it certainly wasn't me. --DarkJeff 09:42, January 9, 2011 (UTC)
Further tests: Level 3 Acid Wing inflicted ongoing damage. However, I had to do this test twice. The first hit didn't proc ongoing damage, and I can't remember if it even went through his shield. I retreated, and then sent out Bloodwing again. This time I'm positive it went through the shield and proc'd ongoing at 3 per tick. Last test: Level 2 Shock Wing blew through his shield and inflicted ongoing, at a variable 3-10 damage per tick. --DarkJeff 09:55, January 9, 2011 (UTC)
New Bloodwing Pics
I have front and rear of the full skeletal mesh (character model) of bloodwing, and was wondering where these would be suitable on the page. F ₳ ┬ M @ И 2539 ► talk◄ 23:27, November 30, 2011 (UTC)
name or species
i have always assumed that bloodwing was the boids name. Dr. F 15:14, September 12, 2012 (UTC)
Mordecai wasn't the only one who wanted to go drinking after Blood's unfortunate end...I literally had to hold back tears....I didn't actually see the death - wasn't man enough- I turned away and just kinda went back up the elevator and back out the way I came in...I didn't even want the loot from the area...I have no idea how it happens, I just assumed Blood had become a scorch mark on the ground and walked away I don't think I'd have been able to stomach the actual sight if it was any more than that - point is. I loved that freakin bird! How dare they! HOW DARE JACK! Killing him for Mordecai and myself is my driving point now I'm going to empty every bullet I have into his corpse ( I carry one of every type of gun for emergencies) and then the grenades too... 126.96.36.199 10:20, September 24, 2012 (UTC)RamblingStranger
The tranquilizer shot was not called "Tranquila Blood" He was telling Bloodwing to be still and calm, tranquila, in spanish
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Anyone have any idea what Mordecai said after Jack killed her? Zyberan (talk) 20:39, October 2, 2012 (UTC)
Baby Bloodwing
Its not a concept art of Mordecai and a baby Bloodwing. Its a new young Mordecai pet! Those pictures show what happend after BL2 ending. Not before.
Crossover effect?
I had a pistol out (The Clipper) and launched Bloodwing at a scag. It destroyed the scag, but when it hit, I also received a notice that my pistol proficiency had gone up a level. This seems odd, since I had never fired at the target from my pistol. It may possibly be relevant that The Clipper is +1 incendiary and my Bloodwing is also +1 incendinary. Wunengzi (talk) 13:07, August 11, 2013 (UTC)
- Weapon proficiency increases for the equipped weapon when your character gains an experience reward from a kill. See: weapon proficiency -- WarBlade (talk) 13:19, August 11, 2013 (UTC)


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This book contains over 350 pages of World War II information with approximately 300 pages of which are declassified National Archives war diaries, unit reports, and After Action Reports. It was compiled from a range of sources including my family's collection of records awarded to and collected by my late Grandfather S/SGT Paul M. Esterle and his War Bride Elsie M. Esterle.
Captured German pay records from Normandy, France and a brief history of my Grandmother's memoirs of the War and her time in the National Fire Service are documented.
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Eric Esterle Historic information on the Octofoils 9th Infantry Division 60th Infantry Regiment and some pictures of my late Grandfather's time in Company L with some information on their War Bride wedding. Mostly this is a collection of After Action and Unit reports. The book is large 12"x12". Look here for sizing as it sits next to my 15" MacBook Pro.


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Levmore Sees Parallels in NBA and Eurozone Negotiations
The National Basketball Association's contract talks and the eurozone's negotiations illustrate a common problem — brinkmanship in bargaining.
In the NBA case, it might seem puzzling that so much easy money can be lost in a game of chicken. Everyone loses during a business shutdown. The NBA players suffer particularly heavy losses because they have relatively short working lives. A lost season might cost $1 billion to $2 billion, of which the players probably lose $500 million. Essentially, the players say to the owners: "We are arguing over $100 million" — what's at stake in the dispute over sharing basketball-related income in a new contract — "and if we don't get that we will lose five times that, but you will lose even more."
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(case (-> ..) (-> ..)) works perfect. Why did I miss that? It is in the docs, although at the very end of the chapter. I did already go along the line of your example with ->*, but it is less restrictive than I want. Thanks, Jos ----- Original Message ----- From: Dave Gurnell To: plt-scheme at list.cs.brown.edu Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 2:04 PM Subject: Re: [plt-scheme] contract question I'm not sure why you can't use or/c (see below), but you should be able to use ->* or case->: (define (example a (b #f)) (if b (+ a b) (void))) ->* specifies contracts for variable arity procedures: (provide/contract (example (->* (number?) (number?) (or/c number? void?)))) case-> is intended for contracts on case-lambdas, but it should work okay here: (provide/contract (example (case-> (-> number? number? number?) (-> number? void?)))) I thought or/c could only be used on value contracts but the documentation suggests otherwise. Cheers, -- Dave Finally I decided to try contracts. I tried: #| require one or two numbers promise to return a number if two numbers are given promise void if one number is given |# #lang scheme (provide/contract (example (or/c (-> number? number? number?) (-> number? void?)))) (define (example a (b #f)) (if b (+ a b) (void))) This compiles, but it wont run: Welcome to DrScheme, version 22.214.171.124-svn4feb2008 [3m]. Language: Module custom. or/c: two arguments, (-> number? void?) and (-> number? number? number?), might both match #<procedure:example> Why? What is wrong in my contract? May be I am wanting an impossible contract? or/c repeats exactly what I want, but does not accept it. I think I am missing something fundamental, but I can't find an answer in the docs. Thanks, Jos Koot _________________________________________________ For list-related administrative tasks: http://list.cs.brown.edu/mailman/listinfo/plt-scheme ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _________________________________________________ For list-related administrative tasks: http://list.cs.brown.edu/mailman/listinfo/plt-scheme -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.racket-lang.org/users/archive/attachments/20080206/f8a4847d/attachment.html>
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Correspondence : lymphedema following breast cancer
Hayes, Sandra C., Janda, Monika , Cornish , Bruce , & Newman , Beth (2009) Correspondence : lymphedema following breast cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 27(17), p. 1.
Lymphedema—a chronic, disabling sequela of breast cancer treatment—is finally receiving the research attention it deserves. The work published by Norman et al1 in the January issue of Journal of Clinical Oncology supports the findings of this emerging literature, which demonstrates that lymphedema is common following breast cancer treatment, but that higher estimates are observed when self-report is used to assess lymphedema status compared with other measures such as circumferences, perometry, or bio-impedance spectroscopy. While Norman et al reported that the majority of cases occur within 2 years of diagnosis, work by us2 and others3 have demonstrated that the majority of cases (70% to 80%) occur within the first 12 months after diagnosis. Collectively, this work advocates for the measurement of lymphedema being included within routine presurgical and postsurgical care. However, until we know more about the effectiveness of lymphedema treatment, clinicians may remain skeptical about active screening for lymphedema.
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Funeral services for Mrs. Lurlene Lamb, 87, will be held on Saturday, May 24, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. at Bowers Funeral Home in Teague. Interment will follow the services at Greenwood Cemetery.
Visitation will be held on Friday with the family present from 6:00p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Alice Lurlene Lamb, R.N. passed away peacefully with her family at her side May 16, 2014, at the age of 87. For the last year and a half she has lived in Carrollton, Texas near her son and daughter-in-law. She is predeceased by her parents Emmett and Lila Barger, husband Bobby S. Lamb, sisters Modene Carruth and Shirley Dillon, brothers David Barger and Dwain Barger.
She is survived by her son, Steve Lamb and his wife Elizabeth Carroll Lamb of Carrollton, many nieces and nephews, friends and extended family.
Lurlene was born in Teague, Texas, Freestone County on March 17, 1927, the second of five children. A child of the Great Depression, when she was old enough, Lurlene picked cotton alongside her parents and siblings. She graduated from Teague High School in 1944. She moved to Dallas to attend Parkland Nursing School, and graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1947. She met Bobby while waiting at a bus stop in Dallas, prior to graduating from nursing school. They fell in love and were married in 1946.
Lurlene was a true pioneer. She is officially recognized by Parkland Memorial Hospital and Dallas County as the first recovery room nurse in Texas. Hired and trained by Dr. M. T. ?Pepper ?Jenkins who was U.T. Southwestern Medical School Director of Anesthesia, they established the first recovery room in the state in 1949. She became Head Nurse and later Assistant Supervisor of Parkland Recovery Room.
Of singular note, during her rewarding 35 year career at Parkland, was November 1963, when she cared for Governor John Connally, severely wounded during the assassination of President Kennedy.
Lurlene retired from Parkland in June of 1985. Soon after, she and Bobby moved back to her hometown of Teague to be close to family and friends.
She was a lifelong member of Cedar Creek Baptist Church in Teague, and a member of the ?Over 55 Club? where she loved playing cards and dominoes with friends. She was an active volunteer at the local charity, The Lord?s Storehouse. Her hobbies included gardening and doing crossword puzzles with her sister.
She loved, and was loved, by everyone she knew.
Please visit www.bowersfuneralhome.net to sign the memorial guestbook or to leave a message for the family. Bowers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Funeral services for Mrs. Naomi Lee Scott, 82, were held on Monday, May 19, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. at Bowers Funeral Home in Teague. Rev. Alan Van Hooser officiated. Interment followed the services at Greenwood Cemetery.
Visitation was held on Sunday with the family present from 6:00p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mrs. Scott passed away on Thursday, May 15, 2014, at her residence in Teague. She was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma but lived in Teague, Texas all of her adult life. Mrs. Scott was a dedicated mother and homemaker until her husband passed away in 1982 when she went to work at Tastee Burger in Teague. She later worked as a ward attendant for the Mexia State School for ten years before retiring and was an avid dog lover in the true sense of the phrase. Mrs. Scott was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Teague.
She is survived by two sons, Wayne Scott and wife Andrea of Huntsville and Craig Scott and wife Debbie of Florence, Arizona; one daughter, Sharon Bunch of Tyler; ten grandchildren, Mika Spears and husband Neal of Smithville, Angela Stacks and husband Jared of Manvel, Sarah Scott of Teague, Misty McClendon of Jacksonville, Melanie May and husband Steve of Dallas, Matt Carlile and wife Vicky of Madison, Alabama, Meredith Carlile and Ronnie Dominguez of Lindale, Casey Carlile of Tyler, Heath Scott of Huntsville and Trent Scott of Huntsville; fourteen great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; sister-in-law, Shirley Graham of Donie; other relatives and friends including her special friends and caretakers, Suzy Epps, Edna Nichols, Donna Hargrove, and Michelle Bowers.
Mrs. Scott was preceded in death by her husband, Heston Thomas Scott, and one son, Tommy Scott.
The family requests that memorials be made to the Humane Society, HSVS, 2100 L St.NW, Washington, DC 20037 or online at www.humanesociety.org or to the animal shelter of your choice.
Please visit www.bowersfuneralhome.net to sign the memorial guestbook or to leave a message for the family. Bowers Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Graveside services for Mr. Johnny Lynn Wilson, 77, were held on Saturday, May 17, 2014, at 3:00p.m. at Greenwood Cemetery in Teague. Rhesa Browning, Mr. Wilson?s son-in-law, officiated.
Mr. Wilson passed away on Thursday, May 15, 2014, at Providence Health Center in Waco. He was born in Wortham on June 14, 1936, but moved around numerous times as a child with his family. Mr. Wilson married Mary on September 5, 1971, and shared over forty-two years together. He worked as a union boilermaker for George R. Brown for over twenty-three years, and remained in the oil and gas industry all his working life.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Wilson of Teague; one son, Wes Wilson and wife Lyn of Grand Prairie; two daughters, Lisa Rider and husband Eric of Ennis, and Geraline Browning and husband Rhesa of Austin; five granddaughters, Madison Rider, Sidney Rider, Brooklyn Rider, Mary Browning, and Anna Browning; one grandson, Asa Browning; other relatives and friends.
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Goal: Provide better protection for Madagascar's highly endangered lemur populations.
With their beady eyes and angular faces, lemurs can certainly seem more like opossums and other marsupials rather than the primates they actually are. Lemurs, as it turns out, are some of the oldest living primates in the world, having evolved somewhere between 62 and 65 million years ago. By catching a ride atop mats of flora, lemurs arrived to their eventual home—Madagascar—shortly thereafter and continue to live there (and only there) today.
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The impressive number (which does not include repeat downloads or updates) is equal to nearly six downloads for every man, woman and child on earth. Despite this, Apple says there are a mere 500 million active Apple Store accounts, which is still pretty impressive.
More than 20 billion of the downloads were in 2012, possibly due to people filling up their shiny new toys. Last year saw updates to the iPhone, iPod touch and Apple TV, two generations of iPad, plus the launch of the iPad mini. December proved a bumper month, with more than two billion apps coming down the digital chimney. Apple failed to mention how many were people grabbing Google Maps to replace its own ridiculed mapping software.
And Google's not just ahead on maps – the search giant is catching up to Apple in app numbers, too. The iOS App Store currently has over 775,000 apps, while the Google Play store for Android hit 700,000 apps last October. Meanwhile The Sociable predicts Google will reach one million apps this June, beating Apple to the milestone.
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Wildcat Spotlight
Only a freshman,
Quincey Gibson
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The smooth-dribbling point guard from Issaquah, Wash., takes the game she loves rather seriously.
"On the court, I tend to pretty serious. I know I could come off as intense, but I just want our team to succeed," she says.
To that end, Gibson finds a variety of ways to contribute to the team's success.
She has been in the starting lineup 14 times - the most of any of the Linfield frosh - and is averaging 6.2 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists per contest while logging a hefty 27 minutes a game.
She's converting 40.3 percent of her 3-point field goal attempts, fifth-highest in the Northwest Conference.
"I don't think I'm really superstitious or anything, but I have to wear the same socks to every game. I also like to listen to some good music before the games to pump me up. It helps a lot and gets me ready to have a good time on the court."
And once she steps off the court, Gibson knows how to enjoy herself.
"When it's not time for a game or practice, I'm pretty goofy and I like to have fun. I've been playing the guitar for a few years and it's a great way to relax when I'm not too busy with practice or school."
Her ability to compartmentalize her basketball life from her academic life comes from her mother, Kathy, who was the varsity head coach of her high school team.
Kathy has been a basketball coach as long as Quincey can remember.
"When I was born, I would go to my mom's games when she coached for Mt. Si High School, and then she moved to coach at Issaquah," Gibson remembers.
As was inevitable, Gibson acquired a passion for basketball from her mother. She began playing the sports as soon as she could, and hasn't put the ball down since.
"I played on AAU teams and the Issaquah Select teams until high school, where I played for my mom."
Gibson is thankful that she had the opportunity to play for her mother.
"Having my mom as my coach was such an amazing experience. When we were on the court she was my basketball coach, but the moment we stepped off, she was my mom. There were definitely times where it was hard, but overall I loved every moment of having my mom as my coach."
While her high school experience was great, she has had a fulfilling time since beginning her studies at Linfield in the fall.
"I chose Linfield mostly because I was recruited to play basketball," she says, "but now that I have a semester under my belt, I'd still choose to come here even if I wasn't playing basketball. I absolutely love the community and being able to have a personal relationship with all of my professors."
As is the case with many of her teammates, Gibson is pursuing athletic training as her major with the goal of becoming a physical therapist and helping people recover from sports injuries.
In preparation for the future, Gibson believes basketball is the best way to keep her stress levels manageable as well as a means to develop close friendships.
"I'm super close to my teammates Catie Mets and Riley Graham. They're both so helpful on the court and so much fun to be around all the time!"
Mets feels just as close to Gibson.
"'Q' and Riley are my little rays of sunshine. I love them so much!" says Mets "Q has so much skill and it will be amazing to see how much she will grow and improve, even though she is already so amazing, in her time here at Linfield."
A strong addition to this season's Linfield squad, it's easy to project nothing but a bright basketball career for Quincey Gibson.
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It's reassuring to see the NRL exerting some influence over broadcasters, as opposed to the reverse, which has been the case since the Super League War.
Radio stations can no longer warehouse matches – buy the rights and not broadcast them – and yesterday we learnt that Tom Waterhouse will no longer be allowed to pretend he is part of the Channel Nine commentary team.
Some of you will believe the restrictions on Waterhouse do not go far enough, that he and those in his industry shouldn't be able to spruik odds at all while children are likely to be watching.
But we live in a society where, over the years, the state government has introduced laws that insist media outlets mention the odds of the state betting agency in preference to others.
That's right – laws with hefty fines to protect their in-house bookmakers. And we're relying on these people to protect us?
Gambling is an adult pastime. Con Ange, the "porn king" who loves rugby league, has as much right to be on our TV sets on a Friday evening during matches as Tom Waterhouse has.
And he knows a lot more about the sport.
What other stipulations, in the interests of the game, would you like the NRL to make in its discussions with broadcasters?
I'd like to see it ban all network cross-promotion unless it is truly "cross" – that is, that the program being promoted also promotes rugby league.
Wouldn't it be great if, in a scene from the new show The Arrow, the actor turned to the camera and said: "Don't forget Souths and the Bulldogs on Friday, with Rabs, Sterlo and the boys"?
Schubert will lose some power
I am told that the absolute power of salary cap commissioner Ian Schubert will be reduced in the next nine months.
Clubs often whinge that Schubert is jury, judge and execution when it comes to cap issues and they have no recourse if they disagree with his decisions.
That's about to change. An appeals committee and review process is in the works.
Vigilance about prostate cancer
Popular Sky Sports sideline eye Bill Arthur has spoken about his battle with prostate cancer. Bill is managing the disease but hopes by talking about it, he will raise awareness and vigilance in league land.
"I always hope for the best but will never be complacent about my health ever again," he says. Check out prostate.org.au for more information.
Your feedback
Thanks for the comments last week. Ruger asked what will happen if players refuse to be interviewed by ASADA. That's an easy one, Ruger. They'll be suspended because refusing to be interviewed is a breach of the NRL's doping policy.
Alex said a manipulated competition was "artificial rubbish". I think it's down to degree. We have a league that pits entire cities against suburbs. Without the capping of salaries, it would quickly become very lopsided.
Max Smith had a go at me for saying ASADA had left Cronulla high and dry, writing "asada have exactly the same evidence and doping violations will be issued against Cronulla following the interviews".
But where are the violations? That's what I am saying – the lag time between the Sharks taking action and being vindicated by ASADA has left the club high and dry. Maybe a big wave, in the form of ASADA findings, will come – but when?
YS disagrees that dropping Josh Dugan indefinitely was a sensible course of action for Canberra, pointing out that they would still have to pay him. Good point.


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