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How We Almost Stayed in Africa
Sunday, July 22nd, 2012 | Erin | No Comments
It's a lazy Sunday morning in the country. Eva and I ventured out to the grandparents' house in Michigan for a week while Jeremy's out of the country for his new job. (Job = Yay! Successful solo roadtrip = Yay! Grandparents = YAY!!)
Eva and "Baba" are taking a mid-morning snooze after watching Grandma rock a 5K race this morning.
Normally I'd be snoozing with Eva, but I'm happily caffeinated, thanks to one of the sponsors of the race.
So here I am with a perfect opportunity to FINALLY tell the story of how our family almost stayed in Africa. It's been almost 3 months since we flew back from Africa to the US, but it feels like a world away. Probably because it is.
Our travels started out with an 8-hour drive from the hospital in the middle of the country to the capital city of Niamey. We left around 6 in the morning after packing and cleaning most of the night. Of course, we had plans of getting everything done beforehand so we could be well-rested before the travel. However, we didn't account for playing host for a dozen or so of our Nigerien friends who came to wish us well and see us one last time before we went. People are more important is one of the lessons that God keeps drilling into me. Tiredness won't last forever. Things won't last forever. It's people that count, so value them! I promise I'm learning. It feels tough to do when you've already done the dishes several times and would really like to get started with packing, not to mention all the clean up that has to take place, and Eva really ought to have a nap, and and and… You get the picture.
Thankfully, we made the drive with some friends from the hospital who were also flying out the same weekend. We got into the guesthouse in the capital around mid-afternoon, stopped over at the bakery across the street for a baguette to munch on and made plans for the rest of the day since our flight was scheduled to leave at 3:30 in the morning – yes, IN THE MORNING.
We spent the last of our CFA dollars at some souvenir shops after getting Chinese food takeout. Being in capital city meant access to restaurants! Yay for not having to prepare food!!
We also met up with a young lady studying in the college in Niamey. She is part of a women's higher education nonprofit program called "Expanding Lives," run by a friend of ours in Chicago.
After visiting with her and several other people, we had just a couple hours to get a quick snooze in before our airport ride came.
There was quite a bit of action going on in the city as we drove through to the airport. I guess that's what happens when everyone takes shelter from the 120 degree midday heat! Even so, when we arrived at the airport around 1:45AM, it was still hovering around 100 degrees, and humid, too. We ended up waiting in line behind an entire crew of men working for a Chinese petroleum company, but navigated the lines quite well, thanks to the direction of a seasoned British traveler who had been living in Niger for a couple decades and working on some translating projects. He was quite helpful! It took us about an hour and a half to get through the various lines and MIRACULOUSLY Eva slept through it all! My arms were so tired from holding her up, but it was worth it for her to have the rest. At one point, a guy who sold artsy touristy products wheeled out this full back leather office type chair for me. I had never seen a chair like that in the entire country and have no idea where he conjured it up from, but oh! how beautiful it was!
In fact, most everybody was super helpful and considerate of me and the baby. Go to the front of the line! Have a seat here! Let me hold her for you! Can I have a picture with her? Foreigners are AWESOME when it comes to dealing with babies. Unlike us entitled, self-centered Americans who get annoyed at a baby's cries. Hello! We were ALL babies at one point! [end rant]
We chatted with the young Chinese petroleum workers seated around us for the 3-hour flight to Morocco. They loved the fact that we were from Chicago and talked about basketball and Michael Jordan.
During our 6 hour layover in Casablanca we leisurely wandered around the shops, ate lunch and enjoyed people watching. Soon it was time for a little rest.
Jeremy took a snooze, too, then set off for some last minute shopping while I stayed with the sleeping babe. Everything was going well until Jeremy came sprinting back to us, hurriedly stuffing things back into our luggage and telling me that we needed to go RIGHT NOW because our flight was ABOUT TO TAKE OFF!
Thankfully, we made it – and we weren't even the last people on the plane! We were the second to last. Had we missed the flight we would have had to stay for several days in Casablanca until the next New York-bound flight, unless of course we changed our minds and just decided to stay in Africa.
Once we were comfortably on board and the plane had departed, we set about trying to figure out what had happened. We had of course been vigilantly watching the time during our layover. How could we have come so close to missing our flight? Life lesson (please learn from us and don't make this same mistake):
Do NOT travel the day of Daylight Savings Time. Especially if the airport you are in does not adjust the time on its monitors.
By the way, we have written and will soon mail out our post-Africa trip letter, including a financial update. If you received a letter in the mail before our trip keep your eyes open for this one in the next week or so! If you didn't receive a letter before our trip but would like to receive this second one, please email us your mailing address and we will be sure to keep in touch with you!
Mama Bear, Part II
Sunday, June 3rd, 2012 | Erin | No Comments
Remember about 2 years ago when I was freshly pregnant with baby Sprinkle and nearly decapitated a man for letting his large, black (and truth be told, friendly) dog walk around the neighborhood without a leash? It was an early unleashing of the Mama Bear in me, and this last week it was reactivated a thousand times over.
We were driving in busy city traffic, stopping for the 10th time in the same half block, when all of a sudden: ka-BOOM! from the car behind us. It totally caught me by surprise, but the shock wore off almost immediately as I dissolved into:
For goodness sake, MY BABY IS IN THE CAR!! We have one of those fashionable "Baby On Board" window decals and everything — CAN'T THIS IDIOT SEE WHERE HE'S GOING?!?!
Jeremy jumped out of the car right then and there (I mean, traffic wasn't moving anyways) to talk to the guy. I watched in the rear view mirror as all evidence seemed to point to Jeremy making light of the situation and – is he joking with the guy? WHERE IS THE CARNAGE?!?!
So Jeremy came back with the guy's business card (not his head?!), explaining how there wasn't any visible damage to the car, and I was like, "Rooooaaarrrrr!! Is that ALL?!?!" So Jeremy went back to get the guy's insurance information while puffs of steam from my growling mouth dissipated out the car window.
When he came back, he gently suggested that I go to get the card back from the guy so that he could apologize to me as well. "Grraaawwwrrr!!!" I replied, "I can't talk to him! I'll kick his —!!!" Reluctantly, I got out of the car as the other guy opened his door to return the business card with the newly added insurance info.
Life is complicated.
See, this guy had two deformed hands, bent at about 170 degree angles toward his wrists. Darn it. There I was, face to face with my own judginess, and not liking it one bit.
People are complex. You never know the whole story. Listen to me, future Erin: do yourself a favor and withhold judgment. I'm not saying that Mama Bear doesn't have a place at all, but maybe just let her rest for a few minutes before the unleashing.
p.s. I'm still going to post about how we almost ended up staying in Africa. Stay tuned!
A Better Gift
Sunday, May 13th, 2012 | Erin | No Comments
Back in the US is:
- haircut (just wait, Jenny, it is even more fabulous than you imagine!)
- take-out
- climate-controlled living space
- massage — hey, it is mother's day after all!
Mostly, though, being back is being immensely grateful for our time there, and humbled by the people we loved and who loved us.
Our last few days in Africa were filled with visiting and good-byes – SO many people! – and packing, packing, packing in between. It's traditional to give gifts of appreciation to friends, so I spent considerable time thinking about an appropriate gift for Mama A, to show her how much she meant to our family. I picked out a bolt of new fabric that I bought at the market, with help from Mama Y, the wife of Dr. Sanoussi who herself works in the HIV prevention program.
I felt pretty pleased with the final choice, and then… I was considerably one-upped by Mama A's gift to me. She henna-d my feet in the traditional manner, completely black on the sole. I learned that this is traditional for women before they get married, then each subsequent foot henna treatment is supposed to remind the women of their wedding. Isn't that sweet? Oh goodness, it was such a treat! It felt like going to the spa. By the time Mama A was finished pampering my feet, nearly all traces of the 3 months of sand and heat had disappeared. Dry skin? Callouses? Nada, thank you very much! To top it off, her 14-year old daughter drew pretty designs over my hands and feet. Oh my, I felt so loved and so full of love!
Then, just because cross-cultural relationships can't be completely devoid of misunderstanding, Mama A asked me (as translated from Hausa into French by her daughter) if I could buy her a cell phone from America and send it to her. It took me awhile to realize what she was asking, and even longer to try to tell her (in whatever French I remember from high school *cough* 12 years ago *cough, cough*) that American cell phones wouldn't work in Africa.
So I felt full of awkwardness in addition to feeling full of warm feelings for our friends. Which appropriately sums up trying to live in a different culture, I think.
More thoughts to come as we continue to digest the 3 months experience in West Africa, and stay tuned also for the story of how we almost missed our flight out of Africa – yikes! For everybody who has been praying for us: Thank you so much! Keep it coming as we adjust to life back in the US and as we continue to remember our friends who continue to live and serve in Niger. Our lives will never be the same because of you!
Joyful Noise!
Saturday, April 21st, 2012 | Erin | No Comments
Though the sorrow may last for the night, JOY comes in the morning!!
We spent a very hot Easter morning celebrating in town with the two local churches who joined up for the occasion. There were about a dozen or so prepared songs that different groups of people performed during the morning. I didn't know the words, but there was no disguising the emotion the songs conveyed. Jeremy caught a snippet of one of the songs on video:
The ex-patriot staff at the hospital were also invited to sing a song. Guess who they asked to plan and lead it? Mr. Jeremy Schneider, himself! Of course, the ex-patriot staff come from cultures that are generally less-demonstrative (aka whiter) than the Nigériens here. But Jeremy successfully rallied the group to perform an upbeat, rhythmic, joy-filled song. In parts! With movements! The sight of seeing these doctors and their families singing and dancing warranted hoots and shouts and trills and claps and smiles and laughter from all the Nigériens. What fun!
We learned afterward from a couple of the long-term workers at the hospital that the crowd's reaction to (or rather, participation in) the song was not insignificant. Unbeknownst to us, there had been some long-standing tensions between the hospital and the churches. I don't know what the story is. My guess is that some people interacted and misunderstood each other and — wait, am I talking about dinner last night?
People hurt each other, with or without intention, even when they've committed to love and honor each other for life (sorry, honey, for past and future misunderstandings). Tack on the inherent differences in communication between different cultures and the potential for hurt increases all the more. So that's my best guess as to the back story behind the church-hospital tensions. At any rate, God brought about significant steps toward reconciliation on Easter through a song and dance. Doesn't that just seem like a God thing to do? I love it!
Grief and Hope
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012 | Erin | 1 Comment
"I have never seen so many sick and dying patients in my life."
"Of the last 10 c-sections I performed, there were only 2 live babies."
"None of the patients I admitted this week have made it."
"Almost every morning when I get to the hospital to see the kids I admitted the day before, I find an empty bed."
There are good doctors here. These doctors work tirelessly, many of them having left their home countries to make a small dent in the medical field of an extremely poor country with very few doctors. But the pain, diseases and suffering that they see here is orders of magnitude beyond what these doctors have previously experienced. By the time patients arrive at the hospital, they are already critically ill with multiple diseases and complications. The most-experienced physicians and the best-equipped hospitals couldn't be expected to halt the cascade of debilitating cause-and-effects.
Children and women are the most vulnerable. The doctors treat babies born with malaria, HIV, sepsis, or all of the above — and those are the live ones. Pregnant women come in after being in hard labor for a week, or with a baby that hasn't moved for several days. I've learned that this year the hospital has seen an inordinately high number of pregnant women with a ruptured uterus, the dead baby floating in the mother's abdomen. Niger has the highest fertility rate in the world, with over 7 1/2 babies born for each woman. Most women that I've met here have around 9 kids, though that number doesn't indicate the actual number of pregnancies. Pregnancies are complicated by the young age of many of the mothers, lack of adequate nutrition and consistent prenatal care, and the hard manual work that is demanded of women.
The other day I saw the film, A Walk to Beautiful, a documentary about treating obstetric fistula in Ethiopia. A fistula is an "unnatural opening", and in the case of obstetric fistula, it refers to a hole created between the birth canal and the bladder and/or rectum. This happens when labor is obstructed and the baby's head is continually pushed against the bones of the pelvis, cutting off blood supply to the tissue of the mother that is trapped between her pelvic bones and the baby. The tissue dies because of the lack of blood, and a hole forms. As if a long, obstructed labor and probable dead baby weren't enough, the creation of the fistula means that the woman now continually leaks urine or feces or both. She is ostracized from her community, hated and shunned even by her family.
The film highlights a fistula hospital in Ethiopia where women can get treatment and their lives back. If they know about it and if they can get there. For one of the women in the film it was a 6-hour walk to the nearest road and then a 17-hour bus ride to the capital city where the hospital is located. Watching the film sparked a peculiar mix of emotions: outrage, sorrow, hope, joy. But mostly I was thinking throughout the movie, These are my sisters.
Fistula patients are treated at the hospital here, but several weeks back we were able to attend the opening ceremonies of a fistula hospital in Danja, another small town in Niger that's a 7-hour, very bumpy drive from here. I'm so grateful that women in the country (as opposed to just in the capital city) have access to such a life-restoring service.
Speaking of sisters…
It's been a few days since I have been able to work on writing this post. Today, I found out that the mother of the woman who helps me in the house has died. I don't know any details but Jeremy and Eva and I will visit the family tomorrow morning to spend some time with them while they grieve.
Please pray for our time with them, that we would be a source of encouragement and comfort for their family.
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Lately I have seen a lot of blog posts concerning how to build loosely coupled applications. Which patterns do you use most when creating loosely coupled applications? Dependency Injection? Inversion of Control?
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Aside: things that stops me writing coupled applications aren't just patterns:
I find myself using the Command pattern quite often. It's a pattern that just keeps giving project after project.
Dependency injection with spring is my favourite. Additionally with maven it's common to do this really neat trick of hiding all the implementations behind an API module. So if your code has three modules, "application-core", "externalsystems-api" and "externalsystems", you can make "application-core" depend ONLY on externalsystems-api. The actual-implementations and all their dependencies can be totally invisible to the application-core module. This really enforces a much harder separation of concerns and makes loose coupling easier.
The neat thing is that IDEs that load these maven setups enforce these visibility constraints. So you're not going to be able to reference SQL, AXIS, JAXB or whatever in your application-core
Some of the SOA related patterns (enterprise service bus for example) offer abstraction at a higher level and support separation of concerns across business services and technical services. Loose coupling between the services is then (arguably) supported by introducing a broker or bus that de-couples the services in the solution.
Visitor pattern works quite well
I think one of the fundamental techniques is "Tell Don't Ask Principle, Law Of Demeter". Maybe it is not like DI,UI or other Desing Patterns but I think objects that fallow this principle are loosely coupled and do the one thing well.
"Keep It Shy Keep It Dry Tell The Other Guy"
Yes, the important ones are Dependency Injection and Inversion of Control, but lets not forget the Abstract Factory and Registries.
Bridge pattern (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_pattern)
Dependency Injection is a form of Inversion-of-control.
The Spring Framework has a large base of Java programmers, and it has a .NET implementation, too.
I'm surprised this hasn't been mentioned yet - strategies allow you to avoid creating classes that know too much about different types in your domain model. Each strategy is responsible for codifying a particular interaction involving specific types. This avoids creating a master type that is aware of many others and the nuances of the implementation of each.
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Dependency injection and IOC are both excellent for decoupling code.
Dotnetrocks show 362 provides very good definitions. Also watch the related DNR TV episode to get a clearer understanding.
Dependency injection is the pattern that I use in nearly all classes that I write - if the class has a dependency, I always inject it (using constructor injection). Only classes which have no dependencies (i.e. value objects) don't use the DI pattern. Being able to test classes which use DI is a major benefit.
For information on the benefits of DI, these two presentations are very good: http://googletesting.blogspot.com/2008/11/clean-code-talks-dependency-injection.html http://googletesting.blogspot.com/2008/11/clean-code-talks-global-state-and.html
No DI container is needed to use the DI pattern, but when the program becomes big (tens of classes or many scopes), then a DI container can reduce much boilerplate. On the JVM my default choice is Guice.
Inversion of Control as overall code/architecture style.
DI as a mechanism to configure IoC.
Local abstractions (I call this "Ideal Environment Development" - write as if you had the exact environment you wanted).
Objects typically communicate using void methods, and by passing data, rather than having getters/setters.
I never use a dependency directly in a core business class - it is always abstracted to a local abstraction, and an explicit Bridge deals with the dependency.
I've found that this combination allows for extremely flexible code with a very compositional feel to it.


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We go solo Thom today, just he and piano, playing perhaps one of his greatest ballads, "Videotape." What we have always amazed by is the growth of a Radiohead song. This debuted in 2006, when it was a grand opera of a song, full of soaring moments. Then Yorke began playing it sparsely, just piano, and on In Rainbows, the track had a ghostly relic sound to it. And back live in recent years, it has become a solid, full sound.
But here, enjoy the simplicity.
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Kerry Diamond Is a Farmers' Market Nerd
"Out and proud."
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It's their anniversary.
The Manhattan shop marks the debut of Red Hook Lobster Pound's second brick-and-mortar location.
It's going to have 40 seats.
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Tacos from the Tacombi team, a pub in Sag Harbor, Tom Colicchio's latest, and more.
The Pound is headed for the End.
The New England seafood shack crosses the pond.
The waterfront neighborhood is open for business.
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A few weeks back GamePolitics covered the so-called PlayStation War raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The issue revolves around Congo's supply of the mineral coltan, used in PlayStation 2's and many other consumer electronic devices.
In the latest development, a press release issued by the Panafrican Press Association charges that U.S. presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama just doesn't get it when it comes to the relationship between coltan and the ongoing conflict in Congo. Claiming that Obama has mistakenly portrayed the strife as ethnic, the PPA writes:
Statements… attributed to Obama, explains in part why there is such silence around the tragic situation in the Congo. The conflict is unfortunately and wrongly presented as ethnic bloodletting. The ethnic rationale… plays into long-held stereotypes that Africans are interminably trapped in "tribal bloodletting," hence, nothing can be done…
The central reason for the nearly six million dead in the Congo since 1996 is not "ethnic strife" but rather the scramble for Congo's enormous treasure trove of diamonds, gold, copper, cobalt, coltan, tin, timber and more…
Beneficiaries of Congo's resource war include foreign corporations and consumers… Coltan is a key mineral that drives the conflict in the Congo and is found in our cell phones, laptop computers, digital cameras, video game consoles and many other devices. Congo has anywhere from 64% – 80% of the world's reserve of coltan.
GP: We were surprised to learn that conservative Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) is taking an active interest in the Congo coltan situation. Indeed, however, Brownback and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced the Conflict Coltan and Casserite Act in the Senate on May 23rd. Of the legislative proposal, Brownback said:
We are witnessing a grave humanitarian crisis in Congo, and we must act now to put an end to the death and suffering. Everyday, Americans use products that have been manufactured using inhumanely mined minerals. The legislation introduced by Senator Durbin and I will bring accountability and transparency to the supply chain of minerals used in the manufacturing of many electronic devices.
Sen. Durbin added:
Without knowing it, tens of millions of people in the United States may be putting money in the pockets of some of the worst human rights violators in the world, simply by using a cell phone or laptop computer. We ought to do all we can to make sure that the products we use and the minerals we import, in no way support those who violate human rights abroad.


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Tatsuya Tanaka, a Kagoshima-based artist and art director, is quickly becoming a big deal for his project called "Miniature Calendars."
Tanaka places delicate and tiny figurines with real, life-size objects. He has been able to create impressive and creative backgrounds and settings using these everyday objects. In one photo, pins and rubber bands create the ring of a boxing match. In another picture, the curve of a banana becomes the perfect snowboarding slope.
"Everyone must have had similar thoughts at least once. Broccoli and parsley might sometimes look like a forest, or the tree leaves floating on the surface of the water might sometimes look like little boats," Tanaka explains on his official website.
His work may be small, but Tenaka's creative mind has given him giant attention. Tenaka has nearly 14 thousand followers on Twitter and his Instagram, where he posts most of his artwork, has nearly 60 thousand followers.
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Tijuana leader: SD mega-region 'could become Hong Kong tomorrow'
Founded: 1989
Mission: Promote foreign investment in Tijuana's industrial sector and encourage cross-border economic collaboration
Operating budget: $700,000 last year
Staff: Eight permanent workers and four floaters
Primary funding: Membership fees, money from state and municipal governments (for promotions)
TIJUANA On a clear day, David Mayagoitia can spot Point Loma from the roof of the Tijuana Economic Development Corporation, or DEITAC.
Mayagoitia, chairman of the organization, points in different directions from that roof, indicating where several of Tijuana's more than 570 industrial manufacturing facilities are spread. He also looks across the U.S.-Mexico border, which he sees as more of an opportunity than a barrier.
Mayagoitia doesn't look at Southern California and Baja California as two disparate regions. He prefers to imagine them in the context of a larger "mega region" that includes the six uppermost states of Mexico and California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. The corridor stretching from Los Angeles to Tijuana marks the industrial center of this zone, he said.
"Tijuana owes its industrial development to California," said Mayagoitia, who lives in Chula Vista.
Cross-border economic investment has long been the focus of his work: Mayagoitia has been with DEITAC since its founding in 1989. The group works to attract foreign investment to Tijuana's large industrial sector — whether from companies in San Diego County or from countries as far away as Japan and Korea.
Mayagoitia recently spoke with U-T San Diego about DEITAC and dynamics of the "mega region." Here is the edited conversation.
Residence: Chula Vista
Family background: Russian and Mexican heritage
Current positions: Partner, IN3 Consulting; founding member of Tijuana Economic Development Corporation, board member for 21 years and group's president and chairman since December
Previous experience: Founding director, Mexican Industrial Parks Association; promotion director, El Florido Industrial Park; vice president of industrial parks, Grupo Carrillo
Q: Can you break down the main functions of DEITAC?
A: First is the continued attraction of industry to the region. Our primary focus on those types of industries has been in medical devices, electronics, aerospace and renewable energy — new types of industries.
The second focus is to bring together a closer working relationship with San Diego. While we have said it many times, the truth of the matter is that in the past, nobody in San Diego has really paid attention to Tijuana.
The third function is being able to innovate and produce our own products for export.
Q: How would you describe the relationship between Tijuana and San Diego County, and more broadly, California?
A: Over the years, (Tijuana's) biggest partners have been California companies. That doesn't mean that we're limited to California companies, however. We have a very good presence of Japanese and Korean companies and, of course, companies from other states of the United States. About 70 percent of all companies in Tijuana are U.S. firms or related to U.S. firms.
Q: How does DEITAC attract and retain foreign companies' investments?
A: When you come to a foreign country, there are two ways to arrive: Either without knowing anything and not having anybody to help you, or having a group of experts that can help you sort out all the issues from taxes and accounting to legal — the types of problems you face when you set up a business in a foreign location.
Q: What are some common misconceptions that stand between San Diego and Tijuana?
A: (Tijuana's) biggest problem with San Diego and California is the perception of insecurity. The state government has invested a considerable amount of money in improving our police force, increasing our level of technology and collaborating with United States agencies. Things have quieted down, but people don't know it.


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For the first time, apparently, in her career, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) appeared on Fox News Sunday. And in between offering the usually wild broadsides in denunciation of all things Barack Obama, she was asked by host Chris Wallace why she was such a lightning rod.
"Well," the congresswoman replied, "I think part of that may be because when I talk about what is happening in Washington, D.C., I use the actual statements or comments or the data that Nancy Pelosi or President Obama or Harry Reid refer to. I use their own statements on them. And usually they don't like that very much. They don't like to be quoted back with what they've said."
If only it were as simple as reading back quotes and statements. Bachman, among other things, has suggested that Congress needed to be investigated for anti-American members, that a significant portion of the scientific community didn't believe in evolution, that the Census would lead to a modern day equivalent of Japanese-America internment camps in WWII, that the Obama administration was a "gangster government," and that health care reform would allow 13-year-olds to get abortions done at sex clinics.
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Capt. Rodney Moore, commander of the 30th Naval Construction Regiment, right, discusses the field training exercise (FTX) with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 sailor and Brighton, Mich., native, Equipment Operator Constructionman Mark Bellinger. NMCB 5 conducts the weeks long FTX in preparation for an upcoming deployment to the Pacific theater.
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Two weeks ago, a sequel to Marlon Wayans' found-footage horror-comedy, A Haunted House, was officially announced by Open Road, the company that released the first film earlier this year, to an impressive (relative to its $2.5 million budget) $40 million domestic box office take.
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Barr recorded three doubles and three RBI to lead the way. Bub Haddox and Tyler Steed each delivered a double and two RBI, Jeff Hissam finished with a double and an RBI and Matt McLaughlin ended up with a double for the Golden Bears.
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One of the best ways to attract customer is to provide them with various Wendys coupons which have discounts and offers. This strategy is very useful for restaurants who utilize consumables which either has to be utilized or discarded. In order to not incur losses entirely, one can sell the products at lower costs and reduce the loss made. This is the reason for providing discounts and offers. However, this was utilized wisely and was converted into a trend to grab the attention of consumers. This has been followed by the Wendy's and it is no different in the year 2015.
The Wendy's coupons bring in loads of varieties and discounts in all of its chains. With more to eat and less to pay, it is always a win-win situation for the customers. While some of the offers are promoted on an everyday basis, there are others which require the customer to sign up on their online website. By doing this, they avail the opportunity to get some of the best discounts ever offered. They are also provided on their Facebook page which can also be redeemed if an individual likes the page. A similar pattern is also followed on their mobile application. Any and every order made from their website or from the mobile application does have an offer at all times.
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These are just some of the rules and regulations which are to be followed before using one of the Wendy's coupon. These vouchers are also available on print. These can be used to gift someone on special occasions. Some of the other discounts are $1 off on any full sized salad and on any combo meal. With so many offers available, every individual will have something to take away from the variety. Enjoy your meal with the best available deal.


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Job Title: Store Manager
Location: Newbury Street - Boston, MA
Employee Classification: Exempt, Full-time
Overall Objectives:
The Store Manager is responsible for overseeing the operation of the store and ensuring maximum sales and profitability through merchandise, inventory and human resource management, and managing operating cots and shrinkage.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- • Drive sales and manage the overall team selling effort in the store to meet or exceed sales goals and objectives.
- • Effectively manage and develop staff in all aspects of the business; direct and monitor training and development for all store personnel and provide coaching and professional development opportunities as appropriate.
- • Direct and manage the total operations of the store. This includes stock control and management, shipping and receiving, product replenishment and management, store cleanliness, store maintenance and upkeep, store supplies pkeep and management and ensuring that store physical inventory shortage results are at or below compnay standards.
- • Ensure compliance with all company policies and procedures thorugh regular store management, staff meetings and audits. Ensure all employee paperwork is completed accurately and on a timely basis.
Other Duties and Responsibilities:
- • Instruct and motivate performance to maximize each employee's potential. Set goals and follow-up on employee performance by providing plans and timely feedback, address employee performance issues in a timely manner with appropriate documentation and performance appraisals, and set positive example through modeling of effective selling skills and techniques on the sales floor.
- • Soure and identify exceptional candidtaes for ECCO for both current and future staffing needs. Administer Orientation Program for all new employees on their first day of employment. Create bench strength in store by identifying and developing employees for promotion into positions of greater responsibility.
- • Write store staffing schedules within budgetary contraints and at least two weeks in advance, then post approved schedules in a timely fashion. Ensure payroll percent-to-sales for the store are at or below budgeted goal.
- • Maintain an orderly system for planning, coordinating, and completion of tasks, which results in the achievement of goals and creates a positive atmosphere to drive volume.
- • Ensure all applicable information is communicated to fellow management and employees.
- • Maintain the visual merchandising strategies for the store to create a store environment that provides our customers with a positive shopping experience. These strategies are accomplished through maintaining standards of presentation, implementing plan-o-grams, communicating store inventory concerns through appropriate channels, maintaining basic store standards of presentation with all sizes and styles represented on the selling floor, and maintaining proper housekeeping standards on selling floor and stockroom.
- • Ensure all store employees provide a high level of customer service at all times. Exercise good judgement in resolving customer service issues.
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Brad Mehldau has recorded another Radiohead track to be released on a new album. The album 'Day Is Done' will be released on September 27th and features Radiohead's 'Knives Out'.
Short previews of his album are available at label website, None Such. 'Knives Out' runs over 8 minutes and is the opening track of Brad Mehldau's new album. The track is also available on a None Such promo CD, available with the latest issue (Sep/Oct) of German jazz magazine JazzThing.
Mehldau has recorded and performed other Radiohead tracks in the past such as 'Everything in its right place', 'Paranoid Android' and 'Exit Music (for a film)'. [thanks Rob]


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Tim Tebow Dolphins Rumors Debunked
May 03, 2013 07:34 AM by Lisa Princ
Tim Tebow was recently let go from the New York Jets, and though we likely won't see him star on The Bachelor anytime soon, fans are curious as to what his future holds. Recent rumors have suggested that The Biggest Loser guest star would be heading to the Miami Dolphins, but those rumors are nothing more than rumors, according to Dolphin insiders!
Tim Tebow was officially released from The New York Jets earlier this week, where he never really had the chance to shine as he did for the Broncos in the past. Jets' coach Rex Ryan is taking the blame, as he recently told ESPN: "We really didn't take advantage, in my opinion, of his skill set,It's nobody's fault. Ultimately, it's my fault."
But now that he is free, where will Tebow end up? Recent rumors began to buzz the web that Tebow would be scooped up by the Miami Dolphins, but unfortunately, those rumors do not appear to have any truth either. Insiders for Dolphins recently told The Miami Herald that the rumors are completely untrue, adding: "the Dolphins' quarterback situation is set." Bummer for any Dolphins fans hoping they would take Tim Tebow.
While he has not gotten any NFL offers yet, Tim Tebow has been offered a spot by both The Omaha Beef, an indoor football team, and The Orlando Predators of the Arena League. Perhaps Tebow should head to The Bachelor or some other reality TV gig instead!
What team would you like to see Tim Tebow go to? Or do you think the hunky former NFL quarterback should do The Bachelor? Comment and share your thoughts with us below!
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41 Responses to "Tim Tebow Dolphins Rumors Debunked"
ironjeff Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 7:52 am
I need a yard keeper.
Mark Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 7:52 am
The Patriots should pick him up and make him a fullback or maybe even a tight end assuming he can catch. The Patriots always make the best out of their players and may be able to mold him into a great player like they did with Danny Woodhead. Unfortunately press follows Tebow whereever he goes and that might be his demise.
Joseph Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 8:07 am
He should check out the CFL. It worked for Warren Moon and Doug Flutie. Let people see your talent. You should think about it seriously.
James Maeando Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 8:10 am
I think Tim got the shaft from the Jets and Broncos he is just as good as Manning or better I think he is a great Man he has never got the credit he deserived I wish he would go to the Oakland Radiers he is one of the best I wish him well Jim
Gene k Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 8:16 am
Tim has become sort of an NFL joke. He has shown some awkwardness in the QB position, and he has never learned to throw a spiral. I think teams picked him up because of the notoriety surrounding him, making people want to see him. And wearing his religion on his sleeve didn't further his desirability. He is a good person and should be a third stringer somewhere.
glenn Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 8:46 am
I love the stories floating around about Tim Tebow in Miami. When was the last time Miami was in the super Bowl? I think we get the picture with that statement. I like Ryan, however, he would make a great receiver and or TE, as he has been there remember. He understands what a QB goes through, so he would know how to react to Tim Tebow. (Common Sense people). what you seem to forget, on a regular basis, is that Tebow is a leader!!! He can play the QB position, and Florida is the perfect climate for this. If he wins 7 of his home games and 5 of the away games, that leaves Miami at 12-4! Playoff material. We know he can win in the playoffs. He is very similar in stature as Steve Young, only stronger. He will, again, also put people in the seats!!!!!!! Get a grip, stop being a hater, and give the guy a shot to take you to the playoffs. He does not need quite as good a line as Ryan T does either. Buy some Defense!
jaime Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 9:16 am
He should go back to play football and the dolphins should take the opportunity of hiring him so we may have a decent season, Tebow given him the chance will be an asset to any NFL team because he is smart, strong, young and has the conviction that only men who has respect for themselves can achieve. BUCS. you may take a look at this opportunity too.
chris Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 9:26 am
He should go to the Browns…they need all the help they can get. He would be like a Colt McCoy on roids!!
Luis Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 9:26 am
Tim Tebow will not be in the retarded show "The Bachelor" his brain goes way more than that!!
David Nelson Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 9:36 am
They should take Tebow back and release the wetback.
Andy Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 9:52 am
Tim got shafted like he did by the Jets because they are scared of his talent. They wanted to make damn sure he didn't pop up somewhere else where he could cause them some major embarrassment by playing against them. the man is a QB, no question about it. All the talking heads on all the major networks want to say he can't do this or he can't do that. Thing is, he was never given a chance by the Jets to do what he did in Denver. Now, what John Elway did to him in Denver was just purely CRIMINAL! Yeah, manning needed a team to go to, but to shove tebow out the door like that was just assinine!
Kenroy Freckleton Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 10:11 am
Ther is no doubt that Tim Tebow is a winner. There is also no doubt that he can definitely compete on a professional level. I think that he deserves another chance to prove himself. The Denver Experiment proved that he does not fold under pressure and it also proved that he is definitely capable of winning. He just needs to find people that believe in him. If he can't do it from the QB position why not have him at another position where he can showcase his abilities? Regardless of how you feel about the guy, you have to admit that when he was given the chance to win, he won. I don't know about you but in my opinion, a winner always deserves another chance.
Pat Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 10:15 am
I am not the least interested in football. But I love Tim…! Great American… A solider for Christ!
Bill Pringle Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 10:18 am
Tim Tebow is a Godly Christian man and he will go where the Lord leads him. Tim will know when and where!
Bill Pringle
Greg Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 10:28 am
This guy can WIN! There are not 32 good quarterbacks in the NFL. Every team with a losing record should consider him.
Jim Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 10:33 am
I think he would be a great second to Arizona's line up.
Drew Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 10:56 am
Well I thing the Dolphins should take him, they once had Jim Jensen aka FLASH
Dave Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 11:10 am
Vikings need all the QB help, that everyone else does. Grab him.
TJ Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 11:17 am
To the guy who said Tebow was just as good as Manning if not better you are a complete idiot! Do you even watch football? Tebow and Manning don't even have similar styles of play. Honestly what are you thinking?
Frank Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 11:24 am
He can be a star in the Canadian football league. I wish him all the best.
FF Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 11:30 am
It's amazing how incapable people become of being objective when it comes to something they support (or oppose). People who write that Tebow is "as good or better than Manning" are saying the experts who have millions of dollars at stake don't know what they're doing at all. I don't think the experts are perfect, but I think they know a hell of a lot more about it than me. I like Tim Tebow, or at least what i know about him, and I wish him well. My personal opinion is that he's a great athlete, and that he could contribute quite a bit to a team with his skills, leadership, attitude, etc., and if I were a decision maker in the NFL, I would want to at least meet with him. I do believe, however, that Tebow himself needs to advertise that he's available for any position where help may be needed. Then, if he gets on a roster, he could possibly show his QB skills at some point, but even if he couldn't do that, he would be on an NFL roster, and how many people can say that?
adrian Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 11:36 am
Thank you football god for the rumors are untrue=)…Go Dolphins
Joe Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 11:36 am
The Dallas Cowboys would be foolish to let him get away. But they will because they like losing with Romo.
Chris Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 11:41 am
Tim Tebow has no skills… He is a hack, and will NEVER be an NFL star at ANY position. Everyone should start praying for him, not that prayer works!
The sad thing is the Christian zealots have built this guy up so much that they only see what they have created… not his real talent. He will never be anything but a bible thumper with a muscular build. But be careful when you get older. That metabolism is a biatch!
Chris Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 11:42 am
Then again, those religious folk do that with other make believe things too… So not hard to see where the problem lies. It lies with the lack of perspective from his fans.
Stash Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 11:44 am
Elway is a fool for treating Tebow like he did.
Patrick Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 11:46 am
Tim you deserve better and you earned a real chance with a real football team with real coaches with real vision that can teach exciting football. The real problem is the NFL which now sounds like the No Fun League with their entire Look-a Like Football Teams all trying to perform the same way with the same boring plays over and over again that only produces one real team to win the Super Bowl. Does that make all the other 31 football teams' real losers? A course not they all worked hard but they all failed to win the big prize the Super Bowl. Does that mean we should get rid of all those failing players and coaches for not winning the Super Bowl? Maybe the fans should answer that question.
What we have here is the entire NFL has a failure to see a new vision of an exciting new brand of watchable football that Tim Tebow has brought to the table. The fans get it from back in his college days of playing on the edge of your seat football. After all he did win Two National Championships One of them against Oklahoma in the 2008 BCS National Championship Game; Tebow threw for 231 yards and two touchdowns. He added 109 rushing yards. Let's not forget he was a Heisman Trophy winner. In addition to winning the Heisman Trophy, his 2007 performance also earned the Maxwell Award as the nation's top football player, the Davey O'Brien Award as the nation's best quarterback, and the James E. Sullivan Award as the nation's most outstanding amateur athlete in any sport.
The real problem is the NFL does not have real coaches and real teams that can work around with real exciting talent. Most of the NFL teams just use their old style of cookie cutter over and over boring style of plain vanilla football plays and they get the same loosing results. The NFL today does not know how to teach football outside of the box because their coaches do not know how to coach outside of the Box. We as a nation got to watch that edge of the seat football when Tim played in Denver. We as a nation were and for some of us were enjoying Pro football again and for some of us it was for the first time. Hello NFL if you don't get it Tim and his teammates bring a higher level of exciting football to the table. Because when they all come together they play at a higher level of using their abilities and they all find a way to win. This is the kind of Football the public wants to see. Tim thank you for bringing the love of the game back to so many you are the spark plug that can help others perform at their best performance. I loved watching your teams play the game of football the way it is supposed to be played. To the NFL open your eyes and let the spirit of something new grow and prosper. Tim God Bless You on where ever you may go!
Pam Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 11:50 am
JAGUARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tim Tebow is a man of determination, conviction and integrity. All of these traits make a winning combination!
Patrick Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 11:58 am
The best thing Tim brings to the table for his teammates is Heart. It is something you can't teach It's what is missing in most coaches and Players in the NFL today. When football is played right it is fun and fun to watch You be the judge if the NFL is fun in your town and your players play with Heart?
Chuck Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 12:37 pm
Tim Tebow is really a great football QB, and he proved that at Denver last year. He took them through a long list of wins and into the playoffs before losing to the team that ultimately won the Super Bowl, the Baltimore Ravens. Tebow also has fan appeal as the football goers just love him, and his pride of Christianity. However, John Elways, my all time favorite QB, did Tebow wrong when tossed him for Manning. That had to hurt!!!
Ralph Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 12:41 pm
Tebow to Dolphin's ?? Say it 'aint so !
Chuck Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 12:42 pm
Tim Tebow is really a great football QB, and he proved that at Denver last year. He took them through a long list of wins and into the playoffs before losing to the team that ultimately won the Super Bowl, the Baltimore Ravens. Tebow also has fan appeal as the football goers just love him, and his pride of Christianity. However, John Elway, my all time favorite QB, did Tebow wrong when he tossed him for Manning. That had to hurt!!!
erik Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 1:03 pm
tebow needs to be in Cleveland we need a real quarterback the biggest error was see him in new York coach rian don't know what is real talent the brown need a good quarterback no ofence to weeden
morgan Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 1:07 pm
Tim has too many negatives, he is white, he is a Christian not muslin, and he is not gay. Only one good quality is he's the best quarter back in football.
Rich Anderson Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 1:10 pm
Tim is a good honest hard working young man who deserves to be treated a lot better than that jerk Rex Ryan treated him and also that Mr. ED
look alike John Elway. I hope he does super well
for himself and let those jerks suck it up.
George Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 1:52 pm
Tebow is revenue.. Dolphins attendance wiu double.. Better get him!!!
victor Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 2:20 pm
if the dolphins were smart they would sign tebow and give him a try,what could it hurt.he might find a position other than quarterback.plus it would get the attendance back up
Shoomah Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 4:57 pm
Tebow will be a Brown.
Sam Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 4:58 pm
Rarely ever I comment on these sites, but this topic is worth my 2 cents, or in this case maybe 50 cents.
Tebow may not be the perfect QB based on the usual standards or criteria of the NFL. But, until Tebow played in the NFL, I hardly ever watched pro ball. Tebow brought excitement to the game like never before. Any so-called orthodox NFL QB can win a game by everything going well throughout most of the game, but few can win like Tebow in the true pressured clutch. It doesn't matter how pretty a win is. Everyone talks about the circus being such a distraction, etc. If it takes the circus to win games, win playoffs, and maybe eventually win a SUPER BOWL, then I say bring all 3 rings to town. Who cares? IMO, especially any team out there under performing, they're passing up a rare quality athlete. If they let Tebow slip away to someone else they have to play later, they will more than likely pay for that mistake more times than not. Ask the ones that lost to Denver with Tebow.
As many have said here, Rex Ryan royally shafted Tebow and never gave him an opportunity to play. When he did, it was only for a play or two at the worst time possible for success. Ryan says it's my fault we didn't utilize Tim's talent, like admitting it will make all things right. HA! Ryan could truly care less as to what he did to Tebow. Despite Ryan, Tebow will survive and eventually play again for someone that will appreciate his talents as well as his unorthodox ways of winning.
Everyone has told Tim all his life that he can't do things for whatever reasons and he has proved every one of them wrong. Why would anyone, or any head coach think Tim is now all of a sudden going to abandon his will to succeed? It will never happen!
George Metz Says:
May 3rd, 2013 at 5:45 pm
I got a kick out of that line in your story that said, "For other great reality TV news…"
Modie Says:
May 8th, 2013 at 9:24 am
Tebow is "spiritually and physically powerful
because THE LORD ALMIGHTY's HOLY SPIRIT "
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Arusha region now has a new Regional Commissioner, Isidore Shirima who has been transferred from Mara region to replace Colonel Samwel Ndomba.
Colonel Ndomba who served in Arusha for only one year has been transferred to the military headquarters in Dar es Salaam and promoted to Brigadier General.
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For starters I am a member of the following organizations:
To find my full C.V. go to my linkedin page (that's what it's for right?). The short story is: since my graduation when I was 22 I worked for Coolblue as a client-side web developer. After 2 years I moved to One Shoe where I was really introduced into Drupal.
Beginning of 2013 I left One Shoe to join OlinData to help grow the company, in it I have the function of Drupal trainer (where-ever there is need for it), all-round developer and as is normal with small starting up companies: everything that is coming my way.
O yeah, almost forgot, I fiddle around in Photoshop, After Effects and Premiere as well, but companies always hire additional designers to design the stuff that I build. Not bad though, this way I can focus on developing. When I am designing stuff it is for something that has to do with music most of the time (my band).
I have spoken on a few different occassions (e.g. Drupaljam 2011, FroSCon 7 (2011). It is very likely that I will do more of that in the future.
I like to drum from time to time, I'm doing that in the band Terzij de Horde. With Terzij de Horde I recorded a demo (Exposed, Barren and Often Windswept), an EP (A Rage of Rapture Against the Dying of the Light) and a split 12" vinyl A Chosen Hollow.
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For the second time this season, London Cornish played Sutton & Epsom in torrential rain, this match already held over from the previous week as the pitches at the Richardson Evans Memorial Playing Fields had resembled a swamp. The late change of date completely caught out the exiles 1st team squad, 10 of whom were unavailable from the previous weeks selection. Added to the 26 on the injury list, fielding a team at all was some achievement! As it was, those that did turn out included 4 debutants and two players who hadn't played for 6 months, so it was some effort to keep the score to what it was, the visitors scoring 8 tries to the exiles 2.
Cornish introduced Henry Nicholls at lock, Tom Wapshott and Steve Routledge on the wings, and Ed Burdell off the bench for their league debuts. Also on the bench was Humphrey Bowles, who had last played for the 1s a few seasons back and who on this occasion ran the line accompanied by his puppy Goose on a lead! Any hopes Cornish had of mounting a heroic rearguard action from the off were blown away inside 2 minutes, Sutton scoring a converted try with their first attack following a charged down kick. 5 minutes later and the score was doubled when the visiting 6 scored the first of a series of tries following a missed tackle. Though stunned by their early concessions, the exiles fought back and following a neat grubber kick by player/coach Tom Sincock on 11, they won a penalty popped over by Sam Williams playing at full back. As the rain fell, so the note taking became more difficult, though a further converted score on 15 for Sutton saw them seem to be out of sight before hooker Will Carew-Gibbs took a quick tap from offside at a kick to tear away from the cover defence and plunge over for an unconverted Cornish try wide right on 20. Despite a fine game from the exiles back row of Phil Jones, Chris Anstey and in particular Tim Homan playing at 8, scores continued to rain down, two more in the half on 31 and 38 minutes leaving the score at the break 8-33.
The one aspect of the sides in which Cornish had a slight edge was at scrum time, and twice early in the second half Carew-Gibbs pinched clean heals against the head to relieve the pressure, aided by the first choice exiles front row of Skip Mike Bond and tight head Oli Low. However, losing a man to the bin on 47 was not in the script, and Sutton took full advantage of the extra man to add to their score on 49, though this try was unconverted. Up to this point Cornish had really made Sutton work for most of their scores, but they let in a soft one on 52, converted to take the score out to 45-8 with plenty of time left. Cornish brought on Alex Soskin in the unfamiliar position of lock in place of the exhausted Nicholls, and within a few minutes he was quickly involved in one of the exiles best passages of play as Homan, Bond, Anstey and Dave Soar were all involved driving play deep into the visitors half before being bundled into touch. A further change now saw Williams withdrawn, Wapshott switching to full back and Burdell on out wide. With their defence now beginning to marshall the visitors attack more capably, Cornish began to gain territory until on 67 a blind side break saw the Sutton 6 canter over from some way out for his sides final score. Showing real spirit, and with Bowles now on for Anstey, Cornish battered away in the right hand corner until a Sutton forward was binned for a team offence. Electing to tap and go, first Sincock then Soar (whose tackle count was tremendous during the match), Mark Osei-Tutu (playing at centre) and finally 2nd team Skipper Dave Hill thumped away, the latter delighted to crash across the line in front of his watching father and former LCRFC player Frank, Soar adding the extras. This was the final action of a match that could have been far worse for a scratch exiles outfit. A word on the referee – never seen the fellow before, but you appreciate class when you see it and this bloke was superb. Apparently used to reffing high class matches back in his native SA, his demeanour meant the game simply flowed as it should.
Sutton are bang in the promotion hunt, which appears now to be a 3 way battle. They must hope they can field their strongest side every week for they wont find the other sides they have to play as pliant as Cornish were here – we wish them well.
Cornish received the welcome news post match that Skip Dave Theobald has been cleared to resume playing and training. With 3 key games remaining in the season and most of the big guns available from this point on, it is time for the real London Cornish to stand up.
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