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That's the rule in lacrosse and there's tons of offense in that game. I think that would be a better option than adjusting offsides.Originally Posted by MWM
That's the rule in lacrosse and there's tons of offense in that game. I think that would be a better option than adjusting offsides.Originally Posted by MWM
What if this wasn't a rhetorical question?
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I won't argue the second half. It was quite obvious that the Italians were worn out and were losing the game badly in the midfield. They couldn't play an attacking style at that point.Originally Posted by M2
But in earlier games I felt they played a more pressing style and even the first half yesterday. Obviously they had to pretty early on.
This is the time. The real Reds organization is back.
That's the rule in lacrosse and there's tons of offense in that game. I think that would be a better option than adjusting offsides.Originally Posted by MWM
If you have a requirement that 2-3 players must stay on the offensive side of the field at all times, gone are the days of the 4-5-1 formations. And that, is a very good thing.
What if this wasn't a rhetorical question?
All models are wrong. Some of them are useful.
Honestly, the lack of scoring doesn't bother me in and of itself. I like the action with or without the goals. The problem I have with the lack of scoring is that it allows teams who handily outplay the other team to walk away with loss far too often. I'm fine with that every once in a while, but it happens regularly because it's just so extremely difficult to actually get one in the net. Preventing that is the only reason I think a little more scoring would be a good thing.
ONe of the best rule changes ever was not allowing keepers to use their hands for balls from their own players' feet. That change was in the midst of my playing days and it certainly changed the way we played the game on the defensive side of the ball.
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I would actually have no problem with extending the 18 and saying offsides could not be called if the ball was played from inside the new line. I hate when a goal is waved off because of an unlucky bounce that created an offside position.Originally Posted by MWM
I don't have so much problem with the current rules its more the tactics used by the power nations which is strangling games. They all now play with a holding midfielder and try to break teams down through the flanks are with high balls to the centre striker. The problem here is that it relies on certain types of players and unfortunately a good winger with the ball at his feet and is able to cross is difficult to find. Also the easiest way to combat this tactic is to flood the midfield so that's what we saw from the Italians, the French, the Portuguese, the Argentines, the Spanish and the English. That's why I applaud the Germans and Brazilians who were looking to combat this. Unfortunately Cafu and Carlos can no longer play at the elite level for Brazil and the Germans were really lost without a midfield ball winner. In 4 years time hopefully managers will have worked out a better style of play and move on from the 4-5-1.
read today on the net that rumors are circling that matarazzi called zidane and dirty terrorist just before the retaliation head butt from zidane matarazzi denies it but zidanes agent says that he defiantely said something to zidane but zidane wouldnt' tell him what if so classless act by matarazzi if he did say that he deserved to get planted into the ground not necessarily during the game but afterwards he should got a beat down
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It's all hearsay. Zidane's made no claims. Matarazzi denied the 'terrorist' claim. I even saw a French report that a lipreader claims Matarazzi called him the "son of a terrorist hoar" -- but if it was something that set him of so badly, then after the headbut, he would've continued the attack. Another report said Matarazzi said something negative about ZZ's friend - a former coach who died of cancer. Another report said that ZZ said something about Matarazzi's mother, and he replied w/a comment about ZZ's sister.
It's like two kids on a playground, if you ask me.
What's being lost is that ZZ has a history of being a hothead, and in the past has had other incidents including a headbut and one time he slapped a player in the face.
If the trash-talking got to him, good thing he doesn't play in the NBA.
How Ozzie Guillen of him to claim ignorance.Marco Materazzi acknowledged he insulted Zinedine Zidane before the French captain head-butted him in the World Cup final, but repeated his denial that he called Zidane a "terrorist."
"I did insult him, it's true," Materazzi said in Tuesday's Gazzetta dello Sport. "But I categorically did not call him a terrorist. I'm not cultured and I don't even know what an Islamic terrorist is."
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Why I Wear My Zidane Jersey
By DAVE ZIRIN
Imagine Michael Jordan in his last game, with the score tied in overtime, knocking out his defender with a punch to the throat. Imagine Derek Jeter in game seven of the World Series, at bat with the bases loaded, thrashing the opposing team's catcher over the head with his bat. Our collective shock would only be exceeded by disappointment. No one, fan or foe, would want to a see a great player end their career in an act that speaks to the worst impulses of sports: when hard competition spills over into violence.
Now imagine if Jordan and Jeter claimed they were provoked with a racial slur. Does their violence become understandable? Even excusable? Herein lies the case of French National team captain, the great Zinedine Zidane. Zidane, competing in his last professional match, was kicked out of the World Cup final in overtime for flattening Italian player Marco Materazzi with the head-butt heard around the world. Zidane, or Zissou as he is known, became the first captain ever ejected from a World Cup championship match. The announcers denounced Zissou for committing a "classless act and the French team withered, eventually losing to a demonstrably inferior Italian squad in overtime. The following morning the international tabloids with their typical grace, gave Zissou a new nickname: "butt-head. Less examined was the fact that Zissou was literally carrying a lightly regarded French team to the finals. Less examined was the fact that Zissou had been grabbed, kicked, and fouled all game by the vaunted Italian defense. Less examined was the fact that Zissou had almost left minutes earlier due to injury, his arm wilting off his shoulder like a wet leaf of spinach. This unholy amount of pressure is the primary reason the 34-year-old veteran snapped and planted Materazzi into the pitch.
Now the great mystery is what set Zissou off. What could Materazzi have possibly said to send him over the edge? Answers are beginning to filter out. According to a FIFA employee transcribing what was said during the match, Materazzi,s called Zissou a "big Algerian ****. A Brazilian television program that claims to have used a lip-reader said Materazzi called Zissou,s sister "a *****. The highly respected French anti-racist coalition SOS Racisme issued a press release stating, "According to several very well informed sources from the world of football, it would seem [Materazzi] called Zissou a 'dirty terrorist'."
Materazzi, in an answer that can only be called Clintonian, said, "It is absolutely not true. I didn't call him a terrorist. Of course he didn,t comment on what he did call him. Zissou himself has only said cryptically that he would reveal what Materazzi said "in the coming days."
Right now, we do not know beyond a shadow of a doubt what was said but all the circumstantial evidence points at least toward a variant of SOS Racisme's claim. Zissou is the son of Algerian immigrants who has sparred verbally with Europe's far-right political machine for more than a decade. He is an outspoken anti-racist on a team that has defined itself by its multiculturalism and stubborn insistence to stand up against bigotry both inside and outside the sport. Materazzi on the other hand, will be playing this year for the Italian team Lazio, where his father was the former coach. Lazio's fan club, The Ultras, are notorious for their Fascist-friendly politics. Lazio's hardcore Ultras, known as the "Irriducibili," have members in Italy's extra-parliamentary far right and try to use the club to recruit. The group has frequently uses racist and anti-Semitic banners, one time hanging a 50-foot banner that said their opponents were a "team of ******s."
It,s wrong to taint Materazzi for the actions of Lazio,s fans, but there is more. Earlier this season in a match that pitted Messina against Inter in Sicily, Messina's star African player Marc Zoro famously picked up the ball and walked off the pitch in protest of the monkey chants rained upon him by Inter supporters. In a stirring act of solidarity, many of the Inter players immediately showed support for Zoro's actions. But one opponent yelled, "Stop that, Zoro, you're just trying to make a name for yourself." That opponent's name was Marco Materazzi.
At the start of this tournament I wrote a soccer column with my colleague John Cox, called Racism Stalks the Cup. We expressed our concern that the monkey chants, banana peels, and peanuts raining down on African players this year would continue on the sport's grandest stage. This largely did not occur. But then in the final act, at the moment of most exquisite tension, it seems racism may have actually emerged from the shadows. I, for one, am damn glad that when it did, it ran smack into Zissou's beautiful head.
We don,t know with iron certainty what Materazzi said, but if it turns out to be more of the anti-Black, anti-Muslim, garbage that has infected soccer like a virus, the Italian team should forfeit the cup. They should voluntarily give the greatest trophy of them all back to FIFA as a statement that some things in this world are more important than sports. Racism will be the death of soccer if things don,t change. Italy can set the sport back on course, with one simple, stunning gesture. Give the damn thing back.
Wow. I'm all for rooting out racism in sports, but that's crazy talk. Italy should give back the cup for one players biggoted comments? If that's the case, every team that's ever won the thing should probably hand it back.Originally Posted by Rojo
Sounds like an immature, emotion filled article based on nothing but hearsay. Not worth the time.
People are always trying to put blame on anyone else but the responsible party anymore, it's sad. No matter what was said you are a moron for saying someone should be patted on the back for headbutting another human being.
I particularly like the "it's wrong to taint Materazzi for lazio's fans". But yet the guy did it before and he continues on in the next paragraph lol.
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There's a lot of reported/rumours/lipreading experts commentary going on about what Materazzi said to Zidane. In any event it is clear that Materazzi has said something derogatory (more than likely about a female member of Zidane's family) and Zidane has reacted in a way that was neither within the laws of the game nor in manner comensurate with his status in football. However, I am sure no one would condone any "trash talking" that was racists or derogatory about someone other than the players involved. Indeed it would run in the face of the FIFA edict (although many things would seem to have done so during this world cup). I mean if FIFA was serious about stamping out racism in the sport, rather than getting the players to read out a pithy speech before a game and posing for a photo, if Materazzi were found to have abused Zidane or his family racially then he too should face the consequences.
He may have unfairly tainted Matterazi by association but his story is not based on hearsay.Originally Posted by Cedric
Check out this Franklin Foer article from, gulp, 9/11/01. Foer recently published the bestseller "How Soccer Explains the World".
Mussolini's Team
By Franklin Foer
Posted Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, at 3:00 AM ET
The Shalom Cup, held last week, was the most unlikely soccer tournament in the world. Not because it showcased Jewish soccer players, including Maccabi Haifa, one of the few stellar Israeli sides. What made the Shalom Cup truly unlikely was its host: the Roman club S.S. Lazio.
Although the S.S. stands for societá sportiva, Lazio merits the abbreviation's worst connotations. Of all the clubs in Europe, each with its own goon squad of skinhead supporters, Lazio fans are easily the most racist, anti-Semitic, pro-fascist, and despicable of the bunch. The management of Lazio intended the Shalom Cup to be both an act of reparations and public relations. But even in the club's moment of contrition, Lazio's fans couldn't suppress their hate. Four days before the tournament, the team's anti-Semitic fan clubs (called ultras) announced they would boycott the pro-Semitic cup. When a relatively mediocre Ivory Coast club beat mighty Lazio to hoist the Shalom trophy, a pathetic crowd of 10,000 fans bothered to show up.
Lazio has always had unsavory connections and a spot on the brownshirts' end of the political spectrum. Mussolini adored the team, frequently appearing in the stands. Il Duce even built Lazio's current stadium, replacing the old Stadio del Partito Nazionale Fascista. In part, Mussolini was drawn to Silvio Piola, the team's unstoppable striker. But the fascists had a deeper attraction to the club. Founded in 1900 by Italian army officers, the club shrouded itself in a martial ethos. The team's logo, a strident-looking eagle, looks as if it could have been ripped off of one of Mussolini's caps. And with its north Rome fan base, Lazio attracted the conservative shopkeepers and bumpkins who constituted fascism's rank and file.
As the memory of Mussolini has grown distant, Lazio's affection for fascism has increased. Rightist parties like the old Alleanza Nazionale treated the team's stadium as their recruiting grounds. In the '80s, the ultras' politics acquired a racist, xenophobic bent as Italy attracted immigrants and Italian soccer attracted Brazilian and African players. New venomous slogans and banners began appearing in the Curva Nord, the ultra section of Lazio's stadium. Before one game last year, police seized 60 different racist and anti-Semitic banners but missed several large ones, including a 50-meter-long banner that taunted fans from a cross-town rival by declaring that they had a "Black Squad, Jewish Home End." At another match against Roma, the opponents were greeted with a sign that told them, "Auschwitz is your town, the ovens your houses." The ultras have been known to appropriate the Nazi font when spelling the "S.S." in S.S. Lazio. And when watching Lazio's matches on the Fox Sports World cable network, you can still catch glimpses of Mussolini's visage adoringly displayed by the crowd.
The ultras aren't merely making political statements. They like to put their slogans into action. During the previous two seasons, police tied Lazio's ultras to several acts of domestic terrorism. One planted a bomb at a museum dedicated to Italy's World War II resistance. Rome police also defused a Lazio bomb at a theater showing a documentary on Adolf Eichmann. On other occasions, Lazio fans have desecrated Jewish cemeteries and beaten players from opposing teams. Even by the appalling standards of European soccer, Lazio fans are object lessons in amorality.
Remarkably, Lazio reflects its fans' sentiments. Unlike Roma or almost every other team in the Series A, Lazio's roster is devoid of black players. When it once imported one, Dutchman Aron Winter, he quickly left after the team's fans hounded him with chants of "****** Jew." Rather suspiciously, nearly all of Lazio's current foreign imports hail from countries with fascist pasts—Chile, Argentina, and Serbia. The team's defender, Sinisa Mihajlovic, unabashedly trumpets his devotion to Slobodan Milosevic and his friendship with the Serbian paramilitary leader Arkan, whose band of thugs raped and pillaged their way across Bosnia. When Arkan was killed, Mihajlovic placed a wistful memorial notice in a Belgrade daily.
If that didn't convince Lazio's management to distance themselves from Mihajlovic—or, better yet, ship him back to Belgrade—his behavior on the field should have. Last season, a player of Senegalese descent accused Mihajlovic of calling him a "****ing black monkey." (Asked about the allegations, he replied: "I called him black ****. I didn't call him black monkey.") Alas, Lazio's punishment of Mihajlovic amounted to little more than a forced public apology. His coach even defended him: "I don't know whether you can call it racism. It's just making fun of someone." And moments after Mihajlovic made the apology, at a home game, fans began making monkey noises every time a Nigerian player touched the ball.
For a time, the embarrassment of Lazio could be hidden. The team wallowed in the middle of the Italian table. But in the late '90s it emerged as a European powerhouse, winning the UEFA Cup and lo scudetto, the national championship. Lazio's rise has come at the expense of the league's health, and the club's ethos has infected the entire culture of Italian soccer. Some of Italy's best players, including Zinedine Zidane, have fled to the better behaved, higher quality Spanish league. Others, like the magnificent Brazilian Cafu, have bemoaned the racism and openly considered leaving Italy behind. Even Lazio's President Sergio Cragnotti talks about his club in tones of disgust, calling its fans "imbeciles," and frequently threatens resignation. After handing the Africans the Shalom cup, however, he briefly cheered up and even described the moment as a "sign of civilization." It was Lazio's first.
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The fate of a disused office building that could become a much-needed primary school in north Kingston is now outside councillors' control.
A public inquiry will determine what will happen to Kingsgate Business Centre, which owners hope to turn into a block of student flats.
The three-day hearing with planning inspectors in September will decide whether to grant outline permission for a retail and office block with up to 210 student flats above.
Land acquisition firm Goldcrest, which owns the centre, appealed to the Planning Inspectorate after Kingston Council's delayed a decision on its application.
The site is a key part of the council's north Kingston development brief which includes the decommissioned gas holders and Canbury Place car park.
It is also the preferred location for a two-form primary school.
Nikki Connor, 60, who has lived in the Seven Kings Way area for 10 years, said: "It would not bother me if it was students but if I had to choose between student flats and a school I would choose a school. My daughter has a three-year-old and she can't get her into a nursery. We need a school."
A member of the concierge team at the Royal Quarter development in Seven Kings Way, who did not want to be named, said: "Residents fear how close the building will be - it would take away their light. We want this road to be shut and to make it into a two-way for residents."
Councillor David Cunningham said: "We had hoped that the developer would have entered into a discussion on a land swap. While he has every right to go to appeal, I would have liked that to have taken place.
" I understand the developer is still willing to talk but it is unfortunate that he was not willing to wait.
"Obviously this is something that is very close to our hearts. We would hope between now and September something can be agreed but whether we can is another matter."
Simon James, former Liberal Democrat councillor and lead for planning, who was not re-elected, said: "It is obviously disappointing when decisions are taken away from local representatives and decided instead by central government bureaucrats. That is why the previous Liberal Democrat administration campaigned for the abolition of the planning inspectorate but it seems Eric Pickles isn't listening."
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When a team loses two straight and scores four goals in its last four, the addition of a 600-goal scorer suddenly doesn't sound so ludicrous.
So for those wondering, yes, Brendan Shanahan is still skating and working out regularly in hopes of returning to the NHL this season.
"He's still looking forward to playing," Rick Curran, Shanahan's agent, just told me.
Whether that means Shanahan could return to the Rangers is another matter. As opposed to a few months ago, when Curran spoke liberally about Shanahan's desire to return to New York, it's clear the agent has been told to remain hush about his client's intentions. He wouldn't go into details about what teams they've been talking to, but he did clarify that when Shanahan told Larry Brooks in late October that "the player would be willing to talk to other teams":http://www.nypost.com/seven/10292008/sports/rangers/shanahan_wont_wait_for_rangers_135879.htm, that didn't mean he would no longer be willing to talk to the Rangers.
In other words, the door remains open.
"We haven't closed the door on anyone," Curran said.
Update, 10:22 a.m.: Somewhat unrelated, although Brendan Shanahan does play a part, is "this story from Chris Botta about Sean Avery's run-in with Garth Snow last year":http://www.islanderspointblank.com/2008/12/when-avery-attacks-confrontation-with-snow-racial-taunts-at-nolan-showed-the-dark-side/.
Update, 12:29 p.m.: Some notes from practice:
Paul Mara, Blair Betts and Dmitri Kalinin were out with "maintenance". Wade Redden skated but is still only questionable for Wednesday against the Thrashers.
Practice was highlighted by a good 20 minutes of sprinting at the end. Or at least it seemed like 20 minutes. Either way, I was tired just watching.
Altogether, it was a fairly serious tone in the locker room.
"I think it's everywhere," Chris Drury said of the second-guessing surrounding the Rangers. "We got off to the start we got off to and everyone around town is patting us on the back. Now we're getting booed. I think it's coming from everywhere. We just have to get back to winning ways and working hard like we did earlier."
Update, 3:37 p.m.: Fair point from a commenter about an earlier post on Shahahan, which I've since decided to revise. It does insinuate something negative, and since I don't know the whole story, I shouldn't speculate. What I do know is that Shanahan was reported to be close to signing with the Flyers last month and the deal never came to fruition. Somewhere along the way, there was also a report of the two sides being apart on compensation. Beyond that, I can't say why Shanahan is still a free agent.


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Helen was one of seven children born to a Jewish family in Volosyanka, a town in Trans-Carpathian Ruthenia. Nestled in the Carpathian mountains, Volosyanka was a small town with a sizable Jewish community. Jewish life revolved around the town's synagogue. Helen grew up in a close-knit family; many relatives lived nearby. Her father owned a shoe store in the town.
1933-39: When I was 11 years old, Hungary occupied the Transcarpathian region. At once, Jews were prohibited from holding government positions, and beaten and arrested, often for no reason. The Hungarians closed our synagogue and prevented us from attending school. Worshiping was done secretly because any Jewish gathering was illegal. My grandfather, fearing for the safety of the synagogue's Torah scroll, secretly brought it home.
1940-44: In 1944 the Germans occupied our town. We were ordered to wear a Jewish star, rounded up and sent to the Uzghorod ghetto. There, the Germans discovered the scroll my grandfather was hiding. They took him to the center of the ghetto, and after beating him, cut off his long white beard. A week later, my family was deported to Auschwitz. My grandfather was beaten and thrown in a truck because he wouldn't give up his Torah scroll. I was assigned to a forced-labor brigade in a Nazi munitions factory in a different camp.
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The ladies were in town for some promo work and I got to hang out with them as they were styled and primped for the day. I personally know the girls, so it was great to be able to catch-up and chat. They're really excited about the show and working together. I didn't get to stay the entire day because I was leaving to NYC the next day and had so much to do. But, I was able to see a little bit of Denise's shoot and let me tell you that girl knows how to work the camera!!
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Did you know?
Around 70% of Port Elizabeth's residents live in townships.
On a midweek Port Elizabeth township tour you'll find places like Zwide, KwaZakhele and Korsten humming with activity. A troop of streetwise goats look left and right before crossing. A few mothers stand gossiping at a tap collecting water while their children play.
Further along on your township tour, you'll find a market. On sale, everything from fruit and clothes to beaded cell phone holders and doilies. Under an awning, a hairdresser shaves all the hair off his customer's head - they call it the chiskop look.
There's nothing quite like Port Elizabeth township tours - they are so full of life.
Then you'll come to the Ramaphosa informal settlement, a maze of close-set shanty houses. The poverty is unavoidable. But in the very centre is a joyous pre-school and nutrition scheme, funded by a trust set up by the tour company that is hosting you. Here volunteers chat while they cut up vegetables and prepare nutritious porridge for hungry youngsters.
Your guide on this township tour knows everyone around here. This is where he grew up, and he easily guides you through the experience, candidly answering all questions. Later you find that the tour company has given him a share in the business.
Last stop is a primary school. The children, all shiny-faced, array themselves in a group and sing the most delightful hymns. You cannot help notice that there are no bookshelves, no posters and no reference books.
Maybe this is something you'd like to help them with, and you talk to your guide. Whether you do or not, you know that your mere presence here today on this township tour in the Eastern Cape has helped uplift a community with a fascinating history, and has immeasurably deepened your experience of South Africa.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
Calabash Tours
Tel: +27 (0) 41 585 6162
Email: email@example.com
How to get here
Port Elizabeth has a domestic airport. Buses stop here, as do trains.
Best time to visit
Pleasant all year round, but bear in mind this is known as the Windy City.
Around the area
Beaches, national parks, natural and cultural attractions, casinos – Port Elizabeth has it all.
Get around
Calabash Tours have their own vehicles and will pick you up from your hotel or guesthouse.
What will it cost
The Real City Tour of Port Elizabeth which includes the surrounding townships costs R430 pp; The Shebeen Tour in the evening costs R430 pp.
Length of stay
A tour can take a full day, a half day or a few hours, depending on the tour chosen. Best to stay on a few nights in Port Elizabeth.
What to pack
You'll regret it if you don't take a camera.
Where to stay
Check the listed Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism website for the many accommodation options available to you.
What to eat
On the Shebeen Tour, you will dine on traditional Xhosa fare which is wholesome and delicious.
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Check the listed Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism website for details of local events during your stay.
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ACCRINGTON Stanley boss James Beattie said referee Kevin Wright's decision to call off Saturday's home game with Bury was the correct one.
The match official had indicated the game was not under threat upon arrival at the ground around midday, despite heavy rainfall the previous night.
But a deluge within the hour left standing water all over the pitch at the Store First Stadium, and led to a change of heart for Wright.
Members of the Stanley board and supporters felt the referee had acted in haste.
Burton Albion had suffered a similar downpour ahead of their home game with Fleetwood Town.
Kick-off was delayed until 4pm to allow extra time for drainage and the game was completed, with Graham Alexander's Fleetwood earning a 1-0 win.
Wright refused to speak to the Lancashire Telegraph when asked if he could give his reasons for not allowing the game to go ahead.
But Beattie insisted the postponement was best for all concerned.
"I believe the right decision was made," he said.
"The referee was asking for input from myself and Dave (Flitcroft) and there was standing water on the pitch, which is very unusual for this pitch..
"There was more forecast rain and it wasn't a case of the water being in just one place it was all over the pitch.
"You could see that from the demonstrations of the ball rolling.
"We didn't want a game to be won on a mistake because it's the referee we would've been going to if that happened.
"I believe, as did Dave, that the referee made the right decision."
But Beattie admitted he had not anticipated the game – an important League Two clash – being under threat, despite the conditions.
"The pitch was magnificent when I arrived this morning and a lot of games have been called off in this area recently when our pitch has stood up to the weather," said the 35-year-old.
"The deluge that came down between about 12.30pm and 1.15pm put paid to the game.
"I think the weather became increasingly severe and that downpour was just like something out of a film.
"The pitch succumbed to the water that came down and there's not a lot we can do about the weather.
"The referee initially got us out at around ten to two and we all agreed to give it 20 minutes to see if the water would drain.
"It didn't and the brighter weather that seemed to be coming became dark clouds with more rain on the way.
"The referee took the decision, with the blessing of Dave and myself, to call the game off.
"Our focus now turns to getting the boys out training and preparing for (tomorrow) night's game at Bristol Rovers."


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AS THE pressure and expectation reaches almost unmanageable levels ahead of the Olympic Games – Team GB medal hopeful Ben Ainslie can't wait for a rare opportunity to relax ahead of London 2012, writes Ben Baker.
Ainslie will make his final public appearance ahead of the London Olympics as he competes in the JP Morgan Asset Management Round the Island race aboard the 49.5m charter yacht Eleonora this weekend.
Ainslie has endured a hectic last few months, with Olympic squad announcements, sponsor's public appearances, final preparations in Weymouth, plus competing at the Skandia Sail for Gold regatta all contributing to a busy schedule.
But as Ainslie prepares to join the 1,800 boats and 16,000 sailors from all over the UK and mainland on the starting line tomorrow – the three-time Olympic gold medallist is relishing a rare break away from the rigours of everyday training in Weymouth – the venue for this summer's Olympic Sailing regatta.
"This year's JP Morgan Asset Management Round the Island race will be my final public appearance before London 2012 so it is an extra special one this year," said Ainslie, who will be joined on board by former England rugby skipper Nick Easter.
"It will also be nice to get away from Weymouth and Portland and do something a bit different than the rigours of training but it is also a great race and I get a chance to race on Eleonora, which is this big plastic schooner so it will be a good distraction from the Games.
"So it will be great to get out there and sail something a bit different and just really enjoy it before we get back to the rigours of London 2012.
"This year I will be joined by Nick Easter and last year it was Will Greenwood and it is always nice to get the rugby boys involved.
"You would think, looking at them, that they would look after me but I am actually looking after them and it is a lot of fun with always a good bit of banter.
"The great thing about the race is that it brings all sorts of sailors together, from beginners to more experienced guys, and also all walks of life."
Despite relishing his relaxing jaunt in Cowes, Ainslie admits the London 2012 Olympic Games are never far from his mind as the July 27 Opening Ceremony countdown gathers further momentum.
"I am pleased with my form and everything and this year it is extra special with it being a home Games – it really has been different," added Ainslie.
"The support I have received has been fantastic and seeing people donning the red and green socks and getting behind my bid has been surreal. It is still a bit strange to me but I am not going to complain and having everyone cheering me on could make a huge difference – it has been unbelievable.
"I really enjoy the Round the Island Race and I can't wait to relax a little for a change but obviously this year it is quickly followed by the Olympics which has been taking most of my attention."
n The JP Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race is the fourth largest participation sporting event in the UK.
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McKinleyville to install smart meters
MCKINLEYVILLE- Over the next three years all water meters in McKinleyville will be converted to smart meters. The smart meters will be able to be read remotely through a laptop and give more information on usage to customers.
The meters will cost the Community Services District $1.1 million over the next six years. Gregory Orsini, General Manager of the district, said the smart meters should pay for themselves over the next six years. Orsini said the upgrade will require less meter readers because it will take less time to read the new models.
"It will be much more efficient," said Orsini.
Orsini said the amount of time that it takes to read meters will be more than cut in half, and the second meter reader will work on other maintenance in the district. "We'll probably be down to one man about two and a half days per month to go out. So it's a significant difference," said Orsini.
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I've been having an issue passing hidden values over the past few days and am just displaying an update if anyone might be able to help me find a solution. I realise it's probably simple but I can't seem to get it working so any help would be great.
Can someone have a look at how I'm passing the values to see if there's something I should be doing to get them outputting on the process.php page.
echo '<form action ="cart.php" method="post">';
echo'

';
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)){
echo '
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echo ''. $row['title'] .'	';
echo ''. $row['cd'] .'	';
echo '<input name ="'.$row['productid'].'" type="text" />	';
echo '
';
echo'<input name="submit" type="submit" />';
foreach($_POST as $key => $value){
echo $key.'';
echo 'The quantity is:'.$value;
echo '
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<form action="process.php" method="post">
[I]<input type="hidden" name="productid" id="productid" value="<?php echo $key; ?>" />
<input type="hidden" name="quantity" id="quantity" value="<?php echo $value; ?>" />	[/I]
First name:
<input name="firstname" type="text" value="<?php if(isset($_POST) && isset($_POST['firstname'])){
echo $row['firstname'];
Last name:
<input name="lastname" type="text" value="<?php if(isset($_POST)&& isset($_POST['lastname'])){
echo $_POST['lastname'];
?>" />
<input name="submit" type="submit" value="submit" />

I've inserted the following to retrieve the posted variables sent in the hidden fields of the form on cart.php page:
echo $_POST['productid'];
echo $_POST['quantity'];
In the first block of code the titles don't match the data:
Title, CD, Quantity
title, cd, productid
To debug code you have to use the Sherlock Holmes method: find the evidence. Look at the html your code produces ('View source' in browser) and see if that is what you thought you wanted. Do this methodically from start to finish. There is a strong likelihood that you find little bugs like the one above.
that's because I'm storing the productid as the $key value of the foreach loop in cart.php, and the $value variable takes the quantity amount which was entered:
<input name ="'.$row['productid'].'" type="text" />
These are being echoed fine in the cart.php page. It's getting them to display in the process.php page where I'm having difficulty.
There is no quantity input field in the code you are showing and therefore it looks like a bug to people trying to help you. It's a show stopper.
If that is not the place where the bug is then there is no need for you to post it. If the bug is only in the process page, then show only the code for that. Make life as simple as possible for the people trying to help.
It's getting them to display in the process.php page where I'm having difficulty.
Have you looked at the html output? What's wrong with it?
The output shows the folowing where the echoed productid and quantity should be:
submitSubmit Query
Thanks for any help
do I insert the hidden fields in the foreach loop like so:
<?phpecho '<form action="process.php" method="post">'; foreach($_POST as $key => $value){ echo $key.''; echo 'The quantity is:'.$value; echo '
'; echo '<input type="hidden" name="productid" id="productid" value="'.$key.'" />'; echo '<input type="hidden" name="quantity" id="quantity" value="'.$value.'" />'; }echo '</form>'; ?>
I've included the form tags so the hidden fields get sent. The form is being sent to the same process.php that the other form on the same page is being sent to. If the user submits the main form, how do I ensure that the above hidden fields get sent to the process.php page aswell(that both form are sent to the same page at once, as there is only one submit button for the main form)
I have the following on process.php to get the values from the foreach loop but nothing's showing:
echo $_POST['productid'];echo $_POST['quantity'];
There is no "submit" button (input field) in that form and it cannot send anything.
seannie, you have a serious case of "spaghetti code" which makes things difficult to follow. Good coding practice separates process (php) from display (html) as far as possible. Also, you are using tables for formatting the output, a practice that has gone out of style maybe ten years ago. Instead of tables you should be using CSS and the proper tags like <fieldset>, <legend>, and . For example:
<form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" method="post">
<fieldset style="width:450px;">
<legend>My Data</legend>

<input type="text" name="cd" id="cd" value="<?php echo $_POST['cd']; ?>" size="40" maxlength="31">

<input type="text" name="qty" id="qty" value="<?php echo $_POST['qty']; ?>" size="40" maxlength="31">
<input type="submit" name="action" value="Submit form">
<input type="reset" value="Reset form">
Also, html tags need to be properly nested. In a piece of your code I saw  tags that were not inside
 tags. It's important to write valid html to make it likely that all browsers will render it correctly. Try testing your html code with the http://validator.w3.org/ validator.
My suggestion would be for you to go back to square one and reorganize (clean up) your code.
Also, to better use the sitepoint forum, use the proper tags to display your code: [ php ], [ HTML ], [ CODE ], as the case may be.
By way of anecdote, I still remember my very first "professional" program back in 1960. It was "big" for the time, a box-full of IBM cards. It was "spaghetti code" so complicated that I could not make heads or tails of it when I tried to debug it. I decided to throw the whole thing in the trash, literally. My colleagues thought I had gone mad but it was the best decision I made, I now try to write code as clean as possible to make sure even I understand it.


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Consanguinity – Connecting The Dots
"Consanguinity: (kŏn'săng-gwĭn'ĭtē) , relationship by blood, whether linear or collateral. Primarily concentrating on my Browning family from Harrison County, Ohio — and their subsequent move to Crawford County, Illinois — but I've got Plymell, Eagleton, Garrard, Nichols, Swan, Nevitt, Huls, Markee, Depperman, Papstein/Popstein and Hamilton in there too. And that's just the beginning……"
I'd Sooner Be A Graveyard Rabbit
"A member of the Association of Graveyard Rabbits discovering the buried treasures of central Oklahoma. "Lives are commemorated – deaths are recorded – families are reunited – memories are made tangible – and love is undisguised. This is a cemetery." –Author unknown"
Irish Roots Cafe
"This message comes to you from the Irish Roots Cafe, home of the Irish Genealogical Foundation on the web. We are a membership organization that publishes books newsletters and podcasts, since 1978. Our main interest here at the cafe is in Irish Family History and Culture. This blog includes shownotes from our three podcast series, including:
1: Irish Families worldwide. (The first of its kind)
2: History of the Irish in America.
3: Irish Song and Recitation Festival.
The Irish Roots Cafe has a number of firsts to its credit, including the first broadcast series on Irish Family History; the first book on the Irish in Missouri; and the first 34 book set on Irish families, covering every county in Ireland ! It is the largest collection of its kind. Sweaney will greet you at the door and Molly has another pot of Irish coffee on. Come have a seat with Mike in the corner booth. You are welcome to join us anytime at the Irish Roots Cafe !"
My New Chimerical Kit
"I thought long and hard about a name for my blog. My New Chimerical Kit seemed to fit perfectly. It says everything about me, well not everything, but it is the perfect name for me. It's a bit puzzling, unique, inventive, and since it's a kit that makes it well organized! Think about it, maybe you can figure out why it's perfect.
I have varied posts at my blog including those on genealogy. I also maintain a site on Thomey/McKim Genealogy at http://whitneyclaire.com/genealogy/index.html."
Nebraska Roots and Ramblings
"NEBRASKA became a state on 1 March 1867. It is a grand state which people explored and passed through on their way to the west coast. Fortunately, some found their way back and others took advantage of the Homestead Act of 1862 and 1866 to obtain land in Nebraska. There are many Nebraska resources available for researchers. This blog will be devoted to research and resources in Nebraska. There will be information pertaining to genealogical events in the state and a lot of helpful hints and tips for doing research. Occasionally a post will pertain to a Nebraska library that has a genealogical collection. Stay tuned for more on Nebraska … home of many genealogists and home of the Big Red Huskers!!"
"The main topic will be my own roots. I expect there will be posts about my ancestors, about the places they lived, about my research, about my genealogical successes and failures. Roots will also be the place for posts about genealogy or related subjects that do not fit in the Trace your Dutch roots theme, and cemetery posts that do not belong on The Graveyard Rabbit of Utrecht and Het Gooi. In the next post I will introduce you to my genealogy research."
The Digital Cemetery
"This is the spot to blog about all things related to cemeteries, whether it be care, monument research, questions, or to read what's going on with the Digital Cemetery Project."
The Family File
"Greetings from Ed and Sue, and welcome to our newest blog, "The Family File"…. we hope you enjoy the information and stories on the site and will visit again and again.
This blog will be dedicated to posts on Ed's ancestors to include: Hartwell, Sherman, Higley, Leach, Neust and of course Edminster, plus some information on related lines.
Again, we hope you enjoy the blog.. feel free to contact us with questions, corrections, or new data."
The Graveyard Rabbit of North Snohomish County
"I have a confession to make…..
My husband (Mr. Ed) and I like graveyards. Yes, really! I don't know how many times on vacations we've visited graveyards, sometimes even when we don't have a reason to (a "valid" reason being a genealogy research trip). Our neighbor thinks we've got a screw loose, and often reminds us that most people go to the beach or Disney World on vacation, but not Sue and Mr. Ed…. no, they go to graveyards! So I guess maybe he's right, there is a screw loose somewhere, but we can't help it… we do enjoy those graveyard jaunts and reading history as recorded on the old stones."
Trace My Origin
"My name is Sharon Crisafulli and I am passionate about many things in my life. One of them happens to be genealogy. After all James Arthur Baldwin said it best "Know from whence you came, If you know from whence you came, there are absolutely no limitations to where you can go." In this blog I will share with you some amazing genealogical stories and finds on my genealogical pursuit. Come journey thru time with me."


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KISSIMMEE, Fla. - A mother was arrested in Osceola County on suspicion of leaving her 6-year-old child alone at a hotel while she went to work as a dancer at an Orlando strip club.
Brittany Renee Roman, 21, whose driver's license lists Miami as her residence, was arrested on charges of child neglect.
According to the Osceola County Sheriff's Office, a security guard noticed the boy walking by himself around 10 p.m. Wednesday outside the Westgate Towers at 7300 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway in Kissimmee.
The guard said he again saw the boy unsupervised several hours later and asked him if he was staying at the hotel, according to deputies.
The boy told the guard he was staying there with his mother and took him to a room and used a key to open the door, but no one was inside, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Deputies contacted the Department of Children and Families and attempted to call the number management had on file in order to reach the mother but received no answer.
Several hours later, the mother, identified as Roman, returned and told deputies she left her son at the hotel to "go dancing and working at the Diamond Club in Orlando."
Due to the length of time the child was left unattended and based on the information she provided, Roman was arrested and booked into the Osceola County Jail.
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Jaguars fall to Coppell in five games
Coppell erases 2-1 deficit, makes 5A state title match.
Updated 11:41 pm, Friday, November 18, 2011
SAN MARCOS — Johnson's Sarah Wilson walked off the court at Strahan Coliseum on Friday night and headed upstairs to her team's locker room.
As she made the journey down a corridor and up a flight of stairs, twirling her bronze medal along the way, she admitted to be a little bit conflicted.
Despite a concerted effort, she was finding it a little tough to focus on how the Jaguars rose in four seasons from being a fledgling volleyball program to playing in the UIL Class 5A state tournament.
The tears in her eyes kept getting in the way, signaling the end of a dream that seemed far-fetched back in August.
Bigger and stronger, Coppell fought off a determined Johnson 14-25, 25-16, 21-25, 25-20, 15-10 in a two-hour state semifinal contest before 2,267 fans.
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"At the beginning of the season, we set that goal of going to state, and we made it," said Wilson, who had 13 kills. "It was so amazing. To be so close to the championship, it was devastating (to lose). There's no game tomorrow. We're not going to be playing together anymore."
The Jaguars' last match turned out to be a display of how far grit and desire can take a team. In a match that Johnson coach Nicole Blakeman billed as "David vs. Goliath" because of Coppell's decided size advantage, the Jaguars came close to re-enacting the biblical parable.
Behind the attacking of Carnae Dillard (23 kills), Wilson and Kassie Freitag (13 kills), the defense of Ayssa Garcia (36 digs) and serving of McKenna Magnuson, Johnson won the first and third games and was one game from victory.
"It was an amazing feeling to get here, but it was so close and we had it," Garcia said. "We fought our hardest. We gave it our all. We did all we could."
But the Cowgirls used a late surge to win Game 4, snapping an 18-18 tie with a 7-2 run, to force a fifth game. In the do-or-die Game 5, Coppell capitalized on the serving of 6-foot-4 Kierra Holst and five Johnson errors to prevail.
The Cowgirls won when Johnson was whistled for a line violation when three of its players dove to keep a ball from hitting the ground.
"Tremendous effort," Blakeman said of her team. "That was going to be our thing — our ball control vs. their brawn. We know they can hit. When we hit at them, they couldn't come back at us. When we didn't hit at them, they came back at us full force.
"(It's) bittersweet, the fact that it was right in our grasp and we just couldn't quite reach it in the fourth and fifth games."


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Pronunciation: æl-tru-i-zêm • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Noun, mass
Meaning: 1. Helping others out of the unselfish goodness of one's heart, doing good without ulterior motivation. 2. (Biology) Behavior among organisms that is disadvantageous to the individual but contributes to the survival of the species.
Notes: It is a sad commentary on contemporary US life that this word has acquired a slightly pejorative tinge. Let's hope that it is not on its way to join do-gooder as a derogatory reference to goodness. The wonderful people who are motivated by altruism are altruists and the adjective is altruistic. If you wish to spend a little more time uttering this word, you may add the suffix -al to the end of the adjective, altruistical, but you must add it to make the adverb, altruistically.
In Play: This word today is jeered mostly in the upper management spaces of corporate America: "None of the altruism in the workplace at Enron and Tyco rose to the level of management." But Dr. Goodword thinks that it is time that we remove any tarnish from today's Good Word and again take pride in it: "Money didn't matter; Joy was motivated by simple altruism in agreeing to manage the center for the homeless."
Word History: Today's Good Word was created by simply knocking the silent E off French altruisme. French seems to have created this word by adding the suffix -(i)sme to Italian altrui "someone else's" to reflect the sense of altruism: showing concern for others rather than oneself. The Italian word comes from Latin alter "other", found in several Latin borrowings, such as alternate and alter ego, someone else who shares your thinking. The root behind alter showed up in English as else. In Greek we see it in allos "other", which went into the making of allegory from allos "other" + agora "marketplace". (Which reminds me: have you visited the Alpha Agora lately, our marketplace for ideas about words?)


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A NEW festival is being launched to encourage youngsters to get involved in the arts.
The Artrix Theatre's New Generation Festival is running between June 14 and July 20.
Organised as part of the relaunched Bromsgrove Festival, the NewGenFest is aiming to engage children from local schools, youth groups, dance schools, scout troops and youth theatres.
A number of Bromsgrove schools are already showing their support by organising workshops for extra-curricular students interested in performing and visual arts.
Non-school organisations that work with young people are now being encouraged to join in to ensure that there are as many youngsters involved as possible.
All participants will have the opportunity to play a full and active role and to have their contribution recognised and valued. There will be the chance to learn new skills, to develop creativity, and to take a leadership role where appropriate.
Many activities will count towards the nationally recognised arts award, which will be promoted and supported as part of the New Generation Festival.
Young people already actively involved in the arts can play their part by becoming young producers, creatives, curators and choreographers, in order to develop their own performance pieces, visual arts and exhibitions.
Funding from several foundations has been secured by the Artrix to support its activities, including its artists in residence and music workshops.
Among those supporting the Artrix is the William A Cadbury Trust, the Saintbury Trust and the David Morgan Trust.
Organisations or young people interested in finding out more or getting involved in the new festival, are asked to email firstname.lastname@example.com or follow @NewGenFest on Twitter.


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- I know how, but I "don't want to mention" it. There! How do you like that, Mister Guy! Add the cat to the page. Save the page. Click on the cat. Add {{CatBrowser}} (less, of course, the "nowikis"). Add subcats, if you want (like {{subcat|Politics and Government}}, {{subcat|Things George Bush doesn't care about}}, etc). Save the cat. Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 22:02, 20 June 2009 (UTC)


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On your deathbed, you won't wish that you'd spent more time at the office. But you will wish that you'd spent more time running. Because if you had, you wouldn't be on your deathbed.
12 Monkeys
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
Nice VO2max, BTW.
The calculator on this site only estimates your VO2max from your efforts. Every effort is associated with a rate of oxygen delivery to your muscles (i.e., you VO2), but you only have one maximal VO2. The only way to know your VO2max is by testing in an exercise physiology lab.
The reason that you see diminishing VO2max estimates with increasing distance is that your pace likely is diminishing as well. The estimates are calculated using an equation that takes pace into consideration. But remember, these estimates are all lower than your actual VO2max, which does not vary.
There is another way to test VO2max without the lab... the following link explains:
I've never tried the method since my treadmill only inclines 10 degrees and i've never seen the need to run till i vomit or pass out.
keep running.


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It feels like every Friday night the Timberwolves are back to .500 ball, entering tonight's game against the Houston Rockets at 39-39. The Rockets entered the game at 52-26 and in the 4th seed of the Western Conference, battling to maintain home court advantage in the first round with the Portland Blazers.
The Wolves announced that Kevin Love would not be in the lineup tonight with a hyper extended elbow. Add in the injuries to Nikola Pekovic, Kevin Martin, and Chase Budinger and you have quite the recipe for "let's end this season without any further injuries please". With all of those names out, the starting lineup consisted of Rubio, Brewer, Hummel, Cunningham, and Dieng. Call me old fashioned, but it still doesn't sit well with me that Dante Cunningham is in the lineup at all, let alone starting for the team at this point. The Rockets opened up the game with Jeremy Lin, James Harden, Chandler Parsons, Terrence Jones, and Omer Asik.
First Half
If you were looking for someone to get off to a hot start for the Timberwolves, I hope you had your eyes (and money?) on Corey Brewer. Brewer finished the 1st quarter with 16 points, leading the Wolves to a 39-32 advantage at the end of the first twelve minutes. The Wolves actually held a 15 point lead with just about 90 seconds to go in the opening frame, but the Rockets closed the quarter on a 10-2 run, including a Jeremy Lin three pointer at the buzzer.
As goes the story of this season for our Pups, the end of the 1st quarter was a nice foreshadow of things to come in the 2nd quarter. The Rockets stormed all the way back to take the lead about halfway through the quarter. Going into a timeout around this same time, we saw Ricky Rubio holding his hand in pain and checked out of the game. That pretty much sums up this season perfectly. Thankfully, Rubio returned minutes later to close out the half. (Phew)
At the half of this offensive juggernaut of a game, the Rockets held a 63-59 lead. Here are a few halftime thoughts:
- Brewer … Wow! 26 points, which included a ~50 footer at the buzzer to cut into the Rockets lead!
- Remember when David Kahn had Chandler Parsons on the Wolves? Apparently, he does too. 18 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals.
- LRMAM and JJ Barea were -16 and -13 respectively in the first half. Add in Ronny Turiaf's -10 and you can sum this up with "bench play …"
Second Half
Normally, I would prefer to give a "how it happened" type of recap throughout the final 24 minutes of the game. However, tonight was one of those nights and I'm not talking about this being my last recap of the season. Tonight was special. Why?
Corey Brewer went off. Way off. Off to the tune of 51 points and absolutely erupting the Target Center crowd. Corey has been maligned since he was drafted by the Wolves many years ago and a number of fans hated when Flip resigned him to come back to Minnesota. Tonight felt like a little bit of redemption and it is exactly why you should still attend NBA games even if your team is out of the playoff race. Corey was 19-30 from the field, 11-15 from the FT line and added in 6 steals for good measure.
The final score of tonight's events: Timberwolves 112, Rockets 110
Three Stars of the Game
- Corey Brewer – Obviously
- Gorgui Dieng – Somewhat unheralded given what was going on tonight, Dieng hit the final shot of the game to give the Wolves
the win and finished with 12 points and 20 rebounds.
- Chandler Parsons – Huge game for Chandler who finished with 27 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals
Key Takeaways
- The only reason this game was still in doubt was the Timberwolves poor shooting from the FT line (27-40) and from 3PT range (3-12)
- Ricky Rubio and Dante Cunningham each had double-doubles on the evening and they were both needed, as the Wolves got close to nothing from their bench tonight.
- Congratulations to Corey Brewer once again for his 50+ point performance, a night he will never forget!
You want more …
Corey Brewer joins Allen Iverson, Michael Jordan & Rick Barry as only players with 50 points & 6 steals in a game. (@EliasSports)
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 12, 2014
Corey Brewer now averages 10.0 PPG, 5th-lowest career scoring average among players with 50 points in a game in NBA history. (@EliasSports)
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 12, 2014
Adelman on Brewer: "Theydidn't know what to do with him. And we didn't, either." #Twolves
— Timberwolves PR (@Twolves_PR) April 12, 2014


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According to an Iranian oil official quoted by Reuters, "Iran will not rule out using oil as a weapon if the United States resorts to military action against the Islamic Republic over its nuclear program."
Okay. So we reserve the right to convert Ahmadinejad's little tin-pot dictatorship into a parking lot, and in return he might jack up the cost of filling my Subaru.
Of course, Iran has its own oil problem... they don't have much refining capacity, so despite being OPEC's #2 oil producer, they have to import most of their refined fuels. Um... make that ALL of their refined fuel, once we smoke the one refinery they have. Assuming we're unable to read a newspaper and cut that supply line as well.
Not to worry, though, says Hossein Kazempour, Iran's OPEC governor. "If anybody makes a threat about not giving gasoline he should know he will not be successful because the main producers of gasoline are members of OPEC and we will never have difficulties in regards to gasoline."
Because, having witnessed the obliteration of Iran, the very last concern of the remaining OPEC nations might be their own safety.
But this is all a moot point, since Kazempour is also careful to add that ""we [the bad guys] believe energy supplies should be de-politicized as much as possible."
Echo answereth not.


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Update to Apple Store allows Siri to interact with the app
0. phoneArena posted on 07 Nov 2012, 22:35
Version 2.4 of the Apple Store app has a couple of new features, one involving the purchase and delivery of gift cards, and the other features voice activated virtual personal assistant Siri which is integrated into the app...
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
1. zackh121556 (Posts: 102; Member since: 01 Feb 2012)
Ohh snap, another worthless IOS feature that people wont stop talking about :-)
9. PhenomFaz (Posts: 1236; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
yeah all Apple talks about is Siri....and yet Google Now beats it in speed of answering and overall responsiveness along with natural voice recognition!
Even in iOS6 presentation all Apple talked about was Siri and 125 of the supposed 200 new features of iOS6 are focussed on Siri! Maybe they'll start calling their OS siri OS now aand their phones Siri Phone!
Apple c'mon bring some real innovation to the table!
2. Cinnamon (Posts: 87; Member since: 16 Jun 2011)
ermahgherd, siri is still useless.
5. eisenbricher (Posts: 973; Member since: 09 Aug 2012)
Nah, no way.
They've just taught her how to steal more money from customers! Don't you agree?
3. andrewlg1990 (Posts: 22; Member since: 05 Jan 2012)
Use a useless feature to buy more of our overpriced iJunk. Apples so revolutionary...................... not!
4. sharifsumit (Posts: 22; Member since: 27 Jan 2012)
u guys r amazing !!! if you r not interested in this article , why coming here & post stupid comment !!!
7. anywherehome (Posts: 971; Member since: 13 Dec 2011)
it is important to show how Apple rotten is and how it deserves not buying its products....that there are millions who really hate Apple because of its rotten behaviour, see:
bit [dot] ly/RYzOPP
10. eisenbricher (Posts: 973; Member since: 09 Aug 2012)
Who said that this is an uninteresting article!? Do you really think we have time of all the time in world to bash Apple? No, dude... this all is a result of lots of stuff that's going on. No one just hate apple out of a whim.
12. E.N. (Posts: 2610; Member since: 25 Jan 2009)
you guys bash cause its the trendy thing to do nowadays
13. chaoticrazor (Posts: 2347; Member since: 28 Aug 2012)
Trendy........not all people follow trends blindly plus how is it trendy
Apple deserves the hate now for how it is acting, its the most arrogant company around that acts like a spoiled little brat when it doesn't get its way
What ever you think about the products doesn't come into it. I don't see how anyone can defend what apple does
Apple the death of innovation
6. anywherehome (Posts: 971; Member since: 13 Dec 2011)
please, people, do not support such a rotten company, do not buy its products:
goo [dot] gl/lZGqT
8. FrostyDanny (Posts: 90; Member since: 15 Jul 2012)
Does anyone actually use Siri?
11. xfire99 (Posts: 940; Member since: 14 Mar 2012)
As usual, Google released gift cards buying at google play store and the thief steals the idea.
Just expanding it wider to others products too.
Google and others should patent everything before release, or else the Apple thief will steal again.


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PEARLAND, Texas - Three teenagers accused of burglarizing multiple garages and vehicles were arrested after a car crash, police said.
Investigators said the driver of a vehicle fell asleep at the wheel and rammed into a pole in League City early Sunday morning.
As League City police investigated the crash, they found items in the vehicle believed to have been stolen from homes in Pearland, officials said.
Police in League City notified Pearland investigators. Officers said they determined that a total of 10 vehicles and two garages were burglarized in the Towne Lake subdivision.
According to investigators, the burglaries happened between midnight and 4:30 a.m. on March 3.
The stolen items included cash, DVDs, sports equipment, fishing poles, a computer, a firearm and ammunition, a GPS unit, speakers and an amplifier, police said.
In one of the cases, a homeowner heard their car alarm chirp and chased the thieves out of their vehicle, investigators said.
The suspects have been identified as Matthew Wymyczak, 17, Daniel Lozano, 18, and Mason Allen, 19. All three are from League City.
All three suspects were charged with burglary of a vehicle, burglary of a habitation, burglary of a building and theft of a firearm.
The three teens are being held in the Brazoria County Jail on bonds totaling $105,000 each.
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Shuttle SK83G: VIA's Shot at SFFby Evan Lieb on 7/14/2004 12:05 AM EST
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aw - Thursday, July 29, 2004 - linkI have a question. In the final thoughts:
"Overall, we were most impressed with the quiet and cool operation of the SK83G, its well thought-out exterior and neatly organized interior, and the little additional features (rubber washers, tied down PSU wires, well positioned card reader, etc.)"
When you say "card reader" did you mean a compact flash card reader? This is a nice feature of SFF PC's but I didn't see it mentioned in the article or in the pics anywhere. Maybe I am confused ;-) Reply
nserra - Friday, July 16, 2004 - link#overclockingoodness
I would like to see you on the days of the 286, 386, 486 it would be funny.
The difference between you and the others like the ones who make posts at http://www.megagames.com is not much. You must be a 12yr old child who think know everything about computers, have you ever come out from your house and see the true world, the true reality? Have talked with other people non computer fanatics like your self? Regular PC users? Do you know about their needs? What they really want?
From all the video cards in the world how many you do think are overclocked? 1/10000 1/1000 1/100? 1/10?
How many people do you think came to my store and ask me about overclocking? Or what's better nvidia card's or ati cards? Even if I tell them don't buy the 5600 go for the 9600 pro it's faster and cheaper, they go for nvidia, they have nvidia graved on their minds I can't do nothing, the same problem was on the 3dfx(voodoo)/powervr(pcx1/2) days.
I agree with you when you say "...hence the reason to implement high-end technologies that business users will never use."
How many people do you think buys a P4 3Ghz just for surf the net, print stuff and word/excel processing? 1/10000 1/1000 1/100? 1/10? When even a C3 1Ghz is more then enough to do that?
Do you know why there is 6/8 USB 2.0 ports on current PC's, instead of 2/4 USB 1.1 and 2/4 USB 2.0? Do you know why USB 2.5" external hard drives powered by the USB cable work fine in USB1.1 mode, but not on USB2.0 mode? And the issues that come from this?
Just because I don't agree with you I am wrong, and vice versa? It's my opinion. It's your opinion.
"you can't come up with any decent arguments you are just posting crap", and your argument's where are they? I didn't see you or any one saying what is right, you only say I am wrong, you don't say why are you right!
I think who is scared is every one in here that can't even see what is SM3.0 for example, have any one read Microsoft documents about SM3.0, maybe then some people didn't say the stupid things they say. I cant be some one that don't sell Ati because don't have SM3.0 or that don't sell Nvidia just because SM3.0 is not a big deal. I must sell what people want (some know, other go for others opinion, for others anything that is working is good, only some ask the opinion), the only think I can do is keep rightly informed. Reply
overclockingoodness - Thursday, July 15, 2004 - linkYes, many of them might be space savers or people are looking into some looks and stuff, but belive it or not they are still inclined towards enthusiasts, hence the reason to implement high-end technologies that business users will never use.
Just because a machine is designed for enthusiasts doesn't mean only enthusiasts can buy them. Companies have to open their options feature wise in order to sell more units. That's how business works...you should know that since you are a "business owner" yourself. Almost all motherboards (enthusiast and non-enthusiast) come with on-board sound so just because this SFF has on-board doesn't mean that it is not for enthusiasts. Maybe you need to check your facts sometimes. What a misinformed jerk?
You can upgrade almost everything in a SFF system including the power supply, video card, sound card, hard drive, CPU, case, CPU cooler, case fans etc. etc. The only thing you can't upgrade is the motherboard. Do you even know what an upgradable system is? I guess not and yet you claim to own the "largest PC store" in your area. I bet the area only has about 10 people living in it. You are such a moron.
Almost all enthusiasts overclock their system. Overclocking system does not mean that the system is unstable. Even increasing the system bus by 2MHz means overclocking. How many systems will get unstable with the 2MHz FSB increase. You can overclock a lot with good cooling. You need to re-learn the definition of of overclocking? How do you claim to own the "most selling PC store" when you don't even know what overclocking is? Hey Dumbass, go and check your facts.
Processor is not more important than the motherboard. They are both equally important. 2.4GHz "C" is the legendary overclocker for Intel systems and if you use this CPU with a PC Chips motherboard, you will hardly get any overclocking done on the CPU. In this case, the high capabilities of the CPU is useless. Once again, better check your facts before posting stupid arguments like these. It seems to me you are scamming in your "most selling PC store" by misinforming them.
Okay...I agree with you on the high-end CPU. But you are still a misinformed fool about the other facts and you are still scamming your consumers.
The thing is...I seemed to have hit your misinformed neves with my comments and since you can't come up with any decent arguments you are just posting crap. I also noticed that atleast one more user agreed with me and you couldn't tolerate that with your hot-headed temper. The testing methods you suggested to AnandTech staff were also declined by them, which made you even angry because they could care less about you.
People like me wouldn't want to work for such a dumbass boss anyways. Take my advise...stop scamming people, quadruple check your facts before posting, go to your mamma's house because now I know you are crying and STFU.
HAHA...what a scammer. I wish people like you go out of business. Maybe jerk is the right word for me, but STUPID seems to better describe you. Reply
nserra - Thursday, July 15, 2004 - link#4 You are wrong!
People who buy these systems are:
- Out of space users
- And people who want a PC, but don't want it to look like one
- A system that can make them spare money on an audio system
If they are LAN machines for enthusiasts, I don't see the need of the integrated graphics card? Where is the SB sound card? Or you only give credits to the graphics performance. Maybe the on board speaker is enough for you.
What enthusiast user buys a practicality non upgradeable system? Have any one heard of PS2, XBOX? I guess not.
Overclock a system that looks like a cube? Are you crazy? Unless, you like unstable systems and lookups while playing games.
The post of overclocking results is good, but if you are smart, you should already know that the processor is more important when you consider overclocking then the motherboard.
I didn't say the AMD 64 was ok, but why I would like a high end CPU if I am not going to do gaming? You must be joking.... have you heard of VB studio, DB, CAD soft, even DVD ripping? Maybe you skipped the Workstation and General performance and Encoding benchmarks, maybe a 4X SLI Geforce Ultra Extreme would help there don't you think, maybe you can't think, because you are not very cleaver. Jerk is the right word.
I am the owner of the most selling PC store in my region in a ratio of 100KM, people like you, I don't want them working for me, because they sell 1 PC to 100 clients, and not 90 PC to each 100 clients. Reply
MIDIman - Thursday, July 15, 2004 - linkConfused...every single SFF article at anandtech has a noise db benchmark. This was the first with only a subjective noise comment in the Summary:
"Overall, we were most impressed with the quiet and cool operation of the SK83G..."
That's it? Reply
lupis42 - Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - linkI would tend to cuncur with number 4, and I'm surprised you guys let this machine off so easily. Compare relative performance and feature set to Shuttle's Athlon XP offerings, and it plainly sucks. The SN421G for example, was a gaming system, but unlike this one it had an excellent feature set, including excellent integrated graphics. Honestly, this sounds like a worse deal except for the A64 support. Where's the nForce 3 250GB? And not ditch the whole socket 754 thing, since AMD is phasing that socket into low end anyway? And why bother with the integrated video if it isn't usable? Also, why not integrate good sound? And can the front audio ports be hooked up to a PCI soundboard? This system sounds fairly shoddy, and not what I would want to consider a good AMD small form factor. As a side note, I disagree entirely with the idea that the system should be a little larger to allow for another drive. Part of the selling point of Shuttles is that they are SMALLER than the competition, especially than competing micro-ATX systems. If the Shuttle case was larger, it would start to lose out on the size selling point, and they would need to give you a better power supply if you were planning to put drives and a modern AGP card in it. All in all, nice benchmarking, but I'm surprised at the positivity of the review. This falls short on far too many counts. Reply
Evan Lieb - Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - linkSonic587, I think that's just a flaw with the engine, but I'll see what I can do.
Jeff, I'm not sure who changed the title, but that wasn't the original title. I'll change it if it's not already too late.
nserra, Wes and others have answered your points adequately, so I don't see a need to comment further.
ggnl, good point, it's embarrassing. We're trying to do something about it. Bare with us. :)
cosmotic, we tested nForce3 150/250Gb motherboards and SFFs for this review.
coutch, we did give our subjective analysis. But in the future, we'll have actual instruments to test noise levels. You won't have to worry about it for too much longer. Our Linux section is a work in progress, that type of testing will take time (mostly because there isn't nearly enough demand for Linux testing).
quorm, we weren't particularly impressed with this SFF either. As far as S939 goes, we're getting some S939 SFFs in this week.
quorm - Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - linkI'm always happy to see more SFF reviews. But, based on your review, I'm pretty disappointed that Shuttle bothered to put out a new AMD SFF with such minor improvements over their previous AMD64 machine. Also, that thing is extremely ugly. What I really want to see is a Socket939 Shuttle with all of the features of their new Intel SFF (hi-quality audio, multiple drive support, cooling zones, etc.). Any word on something like that? Here's a review of the new Intel SFF.
http://www.sfftech.com/showdocs.cfm?aid=563 Reply
thomas35 - Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - linkHi, another nice review as always. But how about doing a review on Iwill's SFF dual Opteron system? According to their website, they started "sampling" the product this month, so maybe you can get your hands on one and tell us if they are worth buying. Reply
coutch - Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - linkFirstly ... NOISE !
Even if just a subjective analysis, please include noise level tests of these SFF in the future. Some of them have been plagued with horrible levels of fan noise ...
Secondly, it would be great to have more Linux tests done on motherboards review. Even if it's just trying to install a distro and see what works/doesn't work out of the box ... mostly for onboard controllers compatibility ... Reply
cosmotic - Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - linkAm I the only one that wants to know how they got NVIDIA IDE controllers on VIA chipset motherboards? Ether that, or your specs are wrong. Reply
Wesley Fink - Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - link#3 - You might be surprised at how some use their SFF machines. For example, the Shuttle SFF based on the 875 chipset has become a darling of the Extreme Overclocking crowd. In fact, I know 2 users who run their 875 SFF with mobile processors for low heat, the FSB at 300FSB, and top-end video. They take the machines to LAN parties.
We always publish stock performance metrics as our baseline. If you don't personally care about overclocking an SFF, then just skip that information. We understand overclocking info is not important to some, but it does matter to others. Reply
ggnl - Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - linkGood review. Very informative, but I have a problem.
The pictures are just fugly! I don't understand why you couple great analysis of the hardware with blurry, out of focus, poorly lit photographs.
And it's not just this review, most of the reveiws on this site have the same crappy pictures. Please...pretty please with sugar on top...send one or two of your tech gurus to a basic studio photography class at the local community college and get a camara with decent macro ability. What did you do with that Canon 10D you reviewed a few weeks ago?
This from the site that's going to be bringing you camera reviews... Reply
overclockingoodness - Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - linknserra #3 - I can't disagree with you more.
1. These systems are mainly designed as portable LAN machines for enthusiasts. And since AT is an enthusiasts, it makes sense to overclock the systems. Almost every site posts overclocking reslts, which makes complete sense.
2. Why not? Many enthusiasts want best performance from these little PCs. If you want the best gaming performance, it makes complete sense to include a 6800 Ultra and/or 9800. I think you are the one with a messed up mind. So you are saying that having an Athlon64 chip is right, but having a high-end video card is wrong? Why the heck would someone want a high-end CPU if they are not going to do gaming? Your arguments are useless.
3. Yeah, I agree with that BUT these systems are not for small businesses and schools who are not going to do anything with it. Don't forget that these systems are tragetted towards enthusiasts and nicely enough SFF proves be to a good form factor for space conscious users.
4. Yep, agreed.
5. You are wrong again. AnandTech has a selected benchmark suites which they use everytime to compare performance against competitor's products. If they were to start using new gaming and new testing methods for each product review, we, as readers, won't be able to understand the difference between each product and/or AnandTech will have to review 10 systems over and over again, which is a huge time wastage.
I give you some credit for your post but all the important points are bogus and utterly useless. Please check your facts and by the way if these reviews are getting boring...then why in the world are you even reading them. Stop complaining and do not ask AnandTech to change the testing methods upside down just because you. You are not special, in fact, you are one of the ignorant readers who doesn't know a thing about computers. Reply
nserra - Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - linkGuys, these reviews are starting to get boring.
1st - I don't see the point of testing over clocking capabilities on "cube" PC's, it's ridiculous. The people at the market these products are aimed, this is not important, especially on such small systems, who want to do that.
2nd - I don't see the point of buying a such small system and put a Geforce 6800 or even an ati 9800, the person that does that is not in it right mind.
3rd - the review of a system like these is more important sound quality and video quality playback as 2D display quality, and specially functionality or "extras" that systems like these have.
4th - The noise the system make while is working is also very important.
5th – And really these charts that always look the same are getting boring, or you start choosing applications/games that show "significant" differences between the various chipsets or these review get boring to read. Reply
Jeff7181 - Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - linkI don't understand why this is "AMD's shot at SFF."
Shuttle has had AMD based SFF computers for a while now... is the processor a special SFF processor or something? Reply
Sonic587 - Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - linkOn the Quake 3 Arena w/Unichrome benches, could you move the FPS results further to the right? You've got some text overlapping there and it's quite hard for me to read what FPS was obtained.
Other than that, nice review. Reply
Gbugmenot - Thursday, October 17, 2013 - linkThe difference between you and the others like the ones who make posts at http://www.stackfront.com is not much. You must be a 12yr old child who think know everything about computers, have you ever come out from your house and see the true world, the true reality? Have talked with other people non computer fanatics like your self? Regular PC users? Do you know about their needs? What they really want?
From all the video cards in the world how many you do think are overclocked? 1/10000 1/1000 1/100? 1/10? Reply


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Please have a look here: 126.96.36.199 /raktext
I try to align the text of sub_title and nav to the bottom.But it doesn't work...
any idea why?
Using vertical-align in that way is not possible. If your page is always going to be the same height, then use posistion: relative, if it will change or grow, try javascript to align your nav and sub_title.
thanks I changed it and it works wellbut not on IE any idea why?
Remember to take care go the default margins on elements as older IE applies default bottom margins and other browsers apply a default top and bottom margin but all differ. You need to set the margins to zero or some consistent value otherwise browsers will differ.
h1,h2,p{margin:0 0 1em}
That's why most users use a CSS reset to set some consistent baseline.
Take care with relative positioning as it doesn't really move anything physically but only visually as the space it leaves behind is always preserved as the element had not moved. Most times margins will suffice.
thank you very much.I added the code but still IE is way off
Firefox and IE9 are exactly the same and show the nav lower down the page because you haven't taken into account the default top margin on the ol. Read my previous post as I explicitly mentioned taking care of the default top and bottom margins.
In the case of lists you have to take into account the left padding and left margin also as browsers apply either margin or padding as the default space for the bullet and all vary in the amount applied.
Yes different browser will add different margin/padding to elements, even the div tag to somtimes! Why your code doest work in IE? Becuase browsers somtimes handle CSS properties, like "posistion" much differently. To tell browsers to handle code the same is pain! Check out IE fallback CSS, that would be start to renending a functional page in IE atleast.
Div tags do not have default margins so there is no need to address them. They work the same in all browsers.:)
Why your code doest work in IE? Becuase browsers somtimes handle CSS properties, like "posistion" much differently.
Apart from the odd bug "position" is handled pretty consistently cross browser.
To tell browsers to handle code the same is pain! Check out IE fallback CSS, that would be start to renending a functional page in IE atleast.
Most of the time you don't need to do anything special if you have coded correctly from the start. Take care of the defaults and take care of well known bugs in older browsers if older IE support is needed (haslayout, double margin bug etc). Don't slap alternative code on a layout unless you know its a bug or a browser's peculiarity. Most of the time its the authors fault and not the browser.;)