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In the third audio cupcake, Ilise and Colleen talk about the realistic and unrealisitc expectations that go along with cold calling... none of which actually happen. Listen in to find out if prospects ever really hang up on you.
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Penguin Group (Canada), 2008 - 159 pages
Against a vivid terrain of images, Findley continues his exploration of the many diverse and destructive acts played out on the personal battlegrounds on which we live our daily lives.
From the realities of contemporary relationships to a fantastic vision of urban life, from social comment to the deeply personal, "Stones" is a powerful collection of stories from one of Canada's best-loved writers.
Introduction by Eleanor Wachtel
Broadcaster and writer Eleanor Wachtel has been the host of "Writers & Company" since 1990 and is also heard frequently on "The Arts Tonight." She is the author of "Writers & Company" and "More Writers & Co." Eleanor lives in Toronto.
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Overpriced maintenance?
My mom took her car to BIMMERSPORT two weeks ago. We were unhappy with the service (whole other story that I'm going to avoid this time) and now that we're realizing that we potentially got ripped off, we're even more disappointed.
My mom paid $525 for a Cam Shaft sensor install (including parts). On our invoice it states that labour was 2.5 hours. As I understand it, the cam shaft sensor install does not take 2.5 hours. To be sure we called a BMW dealership and were told by them that it takes "About 1 hour." Fine, Bimmersport is not a BMW dealership, but charging us more than DOUBLE the amount of time that the dealer charges (which is always longer than it takes to ACTUALLY do the job) is pretty much criminal. At least this is how I feel.
Maybe someone can chime in and help explain to me how this job took 2.5 hours and why our part costs were MORE expensive than BMW dealership prices.
Tell me what car, and i will tell you how much labour it calls for.
for 02 m3
intake cam sensor 2.4 hrs labour
exaust cam sensor .5 hrs labour
Info taken from Snap-On Shopkey
I'm sorry to hear you are still having issues with our service.
Like I stated, the car brought to us mid-day and was requested (and heavily stressed) that the car needs to be picked up today. Like stated in your previous thread your car was not booked in for an appointment, where as we work by appointment.
We told your mom to drop it off because of the fact she was unhappy at another shop and your sister used to bring her 325i cab to us which we did help her out with so since you guys did not believe the other diagnosis, we would give you a second opinion.
Secondly, I know what the dealer charges for this job (.6). We charged you the time it took to do the job while it is hot as you were not able to leave the car here overnight and for the rest of work requested. Note: I did not quote her at .6, I knew it would take longer to do so given the working conditions. I dont care if the dealer charges .6 when you leave your car for the day, these allowances were not given by the customer. I quoted your mom and she agreed to the price. I doubt and know for a fact, you CANNOT walk into a dealer..leave your car half day, get all the diagnosis and get the job done right away in "about an hour" or even 2 if its hot. NO tech would do it. As to why I did it? Well it from what your mother said you are unsatisfied with the other private shops you have been to (I am guessing except for the shop who's license plate frame you have on) so I'm doing my best to do everything that was requested and give the car back as scheduled. ON TOP OF IT ALL, if you read the invoice...the labour is 2.5h correct, but we did not charge you 2.5H to just do the cam sensor. We checked your suspension, we checked the brakes, we put the wheels on the balancing machine to see how much they are off balance. I even possibly fixed your E39 alarm issue when we closed shop at N/C to save your family money and stayed on my own time to explain in GREAT detail any concern your mom had - mind you, we do not do work for free..our time and knowledge is our income.
If you want to make a post, to see what was fair...scan the invoice or better yet I can upload it via PDF with your permission...however, in all fairness (since this is about being fair) there is 2 sides to a story. The total invoice of $525 was for our:
Cam sensor
Cam sensor and putting the car up on the hoist to check all these items plus put the wheels on a balancing machine to see how severe the bent wheel is
Checking the vehicle to see what is required - As requested from the customer (not a quick look over like with an oil change)
FR wheel bent
Front rotor + pad
Rear rotor + pad
Rear left lower control arm
Rear spring x2
Front sway bar link x2
Rear lower ball joint x2
Rear trailing arm bushing x2
Flex disc
You went to another shop and feel you were quoted for work not needed and they did not diagnose what you asked. - Unhappy customer, Shop name undisclosed
Customer calls Bimmersport, explains their desperate need for it to come same day and be done same day as they drive over 100km to get to work and is tight on time and cannot be without the vehicle
Customer asked Bimmersport to diagnosis the CEL, and check over the vehicle as there is many issues (vibration, brakes etc). They were quoted an excess of $1500 to replace vanos solenoids and camshaft sensor, possibly the unit off the top of my head. In other words, they were not offered to TRY the sensor first as it may cause all those faults to occur as a byproduct from the faulty sensor.
Customer only approved our recommendation to change the sensor FIRST and drive it as it can save you money that other shops tried to get out of you to cover their diagnosis (basically).
When I followed up with the customer the next day for a quote for the work (as they wanted a cheaper price - very hard to do given the extent of work your M3 needs that has built up over neglected maintenance) she did not indicate that the code or problem came back.
In my opinion, if you performed the work they recommended then you would be out over a $1000 for a problem that didn't need all that work. You are complaining how we ripped you off, but we quoted you less and gave you and option and honest opinion to potentially save you unnecessary repairs (and from my understanding on BOTH your cars it did). Why replace the vanos if its not needed?
I saved you money compared to the other shops who told you to change pretty much the vanos system, I helped you on the E39 alarm (and like I said we do not do free diagnosis) and you are telling me that it is unfair to charge you 2.5h to check all that stuff on your M3 and do the cam sensor on a 100degree motor? Im sorry but there is many other jobs I have here...there is ongoing swaps and FI applications that I cant spend (and lose) time for something that may not even return for the work needed (as Im not the first one to tell you all these problems). I stayed on my own time (no this is not invoiced or part of it as I stayed after you paid) to explain things to your mother than clearly you can. If you have a problem with us, the other west end shops in Mississauga/Oakville as well...why do you bring it from shop to shop? It seems as all of us are trying to rip you off. I don't understand given the extent I went for your mother, why you are complaining about paying us to do what was requested. At this point, Its unclear what your motive is here to me as you are stating I charged you 2.5h to install the cam sensor.
At least I had the respect not to insult your mother how she was when she was at other shops you visited, if you cant afford to fix it..or want to shop around - your choice...but don't get disappointed if I have to charge for time I'm spending for you.
You can give freebies and make your money back later, but when you are not sure if you will have a call from the customer to bring it back for the work on the free diagnosis..I lost time, and it doesn't make sense for a business to lose time when there is other jobs that can be done.
LOL, completely agree with above post.
Jon I want to reinforce my car but I dont want to pay for it. Make it happen....
in all seriousness can you PM a quote with parts and labour. Thanks.
^Hey! If he doesn't pay - I don't pay! :P
Jonny had a very fair and detialed thought out response telling us what happened. I would like to hear why the op made it sound like he was charged 2.5 hours for just a sensor install when CLEARLY there was more done here???
cant argue with the explanation. i work at mazda and we have a couple of people that cant be pleased no matter what. we bend over backwards and still get undeserved backlash. we had one customer complain to the point of wanting to send a letter to mazda canada because they said that there should be an engine cover compleatly covering the motor under the hood. you lift up the hood and see a humongous cover from fender to fender, cowl to hood latch. like i said cant please everybody no matter how much you try
or the woman who came back two weeks after her car came in for service saying she cant find her prada sunglasses so we must have stole them. yes because us guys like to wear womans sunglasses. if you are going to complain about that show up the same day or a day later. not two weeks after.
lol the theme her seems to be the ladies. haha
I say post the scanned copy without their personal information and the truth will be told. I'm sure the OP ignored all the extras that was performed and only zeroed in on the cost (must be Finance person) :)
Thanks for the concern.
BLK3, you remind me of my days at Mississauga Honda. :D
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I am writing a Java code that sends messages to a JMS queue. I am doing this by using "QueueSender.send()".
The JMS queue itsels is sonicMQ but that's beside the point.
My problem is that sometimes the JMS queue is full and the thread that tries to send messages to the queue is starved.
Is there a way for me to know if the queue is full before sending the message? In this case I would prefer to print an exception to the log.
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public Iterator<T> iterator() {
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Automatically I was given by Eclipse to implement an override method for
(1) Is it because I implement an interface that extends from iterable?
(2) My private variables are sets and lists- they have their own iterators, I don't need to define any new iterator- so what should I do? should I erase the inheritance?
(3) when do we need to define a new iterator? when we define a class that it's kind of collection for us? but I wonder why, cause we always use a generic collections, that have their own iterators..Can you give me an example?
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Sky's HD clips are there for all to see – provided you have a decent spec PC and a quality screen. But if you can't access them - here's a quick review.
I paired up the Philips HD friendly Media Center PC the MCP9350I/05 with the Philips 37PF9830 screen downloaded the four 50MB files and hit play in Windows Media. All four clips are certainly good quality, but I suspect they aren't high definition in way that we'll get to see it properly via satellite, cable and of course through Blu-ray and HD DVD. The clips are encoded using Windows Media 10 while Sky's satellite footage will be in the better quality MPEG4 derivative H.264.
Of the four the best is the Rugby in the rain. The detail on the faces of the players is excellent, the colours are really rich and you can actually see the droplets as they fall. The other Rugby clip – the Haka is slightly lees impressive.
The two National Geographic channel clips both look fine, but you are more blown away by the quality of the colours rather than the richness of the detail. Two other things to note are firstly that the clips are in the 4:3 format – very strange as ideally Sky will want people to view these clips on wide and flat TVs. Secondly they are in the 1440 x 1080 resolution as opposed to 1920 x 1080 which will be standard for some of Sky's HD footage.
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Nancy Mueller
University of Illinois at Chicago Head Volleyball Coach Nancy Mueller knew that there was plenty of room for improvement, when the rookie skipper took over the Flames' program in 2004.
After all, UIC had finished seventh out of eight teams in the Horizon League and had won just two conference matches the season prior to her arrival.
Mueller, however, knew the recipe for success to help UIC turn their misfortunes around.
"Hard work is the backbone of any great program," Mueller said. "If you have hard work and discipline, success is imminent."
Mueller instilled her gritty work ethic upon her team, and the Flames responded in kind, improving from a seventh-place mark in 2003 to two fourth-place finishes in 2004 and 2005 and a program-best second place in 2006.
The Flames earned their second trip to the conference championship match in program history where they fell to top-seeded UW-Milwaukee.
Four seniors and an experienced group of upperclassman were the backbone to UIC's success in 2006. Starters included All-Horizon League recipients Ambria Springer and Katarina Nedeljkovic, plus Horizon League All-Tournament Team Katie Kozak. After an impressive season on the court, all three players now hold career, single-season or single-match records in the UIC records book.
At the conclusion of the season, Kozak owned first place with 4,640 career assists and second place in the single season records with 1,476 assists. Springer holds first place with 160 blocks in 2006 and first place with 312 career blocks. Junior Katarina Nedeljkovic currently owns spots in the top ten in career kills and career service aces, as well as a single-match record of eight service aces in one contest.
Transfer Amanda Kenny and newcomers Katerina Hanackova and Lana Lobdell each stepped up to the challenge their rookie season to help guide the Flames to the title match.
Kenny was acknowledged for her talent last season with Horizon League All-Newcomer team honors. Kenny ranked third on the team with 356 kills and 377 digs. In 64 games, Hanackova tallied 129 kills, 144 digs and 56 total blocks, while Lobdell ranked second on the team with 73 blocks and third with a .231 attack percentage.
Making a positive impact for the Flames in 2005 were stellar performances from junior Katie Kozak, All-Horizon League team recipients Ambria Springer and Katarina Nedeljkovic and junior transfer Maura McCarthy.
Kozak dished out a team and career-high 1,467 assists on the campaign, helping the Oak Forest, Ill., native secure a fourth-place spot in the UIC career records book, while Nedeljkovic garnered a team-high 531 kills and 48 service aces.
Leading the Flames with 113 total blocks, Springer racked up 395 kills, while leading UIC with a .272 attack percentage.
A transfer from Illinois State, McCarthy powered UIC with a team-high 318 digs and contributed 44 service aces in her first season with the Flames.
Mueller came to UIC after five standout seasons as the head coach at the University of South Florida, where she owned a record of 106-60 (.639) and was twice named Conference USA and AVCA/Tachikara Regional Coach of the Year.
During her tenure at USF, Mueller led the Bulls to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances (2000, 2002), two C-USA regular-season championships (2000, 2002) and a conference tournament title (2002). The 2002 campaign was Mueller's most impressive, guiding South Florida to a 30-7 record and the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Her record of developing individual talent at USF is just as impressive as her team results. In Mueller's five years, she coached three players to all-conference and all-region accolades while helping produce the program's first-ever All-American, Michelle Collier.
Prior to taking the head coaching position at South Florida, Mueller served for five years as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Houston under Bill Walton. The Cougars made four straight trips to the NCAA Tournament (1995-98) under her tutelage.
Mueller began her collegiate coaching career at Iowa State, serving as an assistant coach from 1993-95. She was a student assistant at the University of Tennessee during the spring of 1993.
Mueller graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1993 with a bachelor of science degree in education, exercise physiology. She was a four-year letterwinner on the Volunteer volleyball team as a defensive specialist and setter from 1988-92.
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What is a juggabutt...i have no idea..but it sure sounds good dont it. It sounds like a whole lotta butt. And thats exactly what she had...not to mention those humongoloid tits. Athena is a perfect name for this ass goddess we got here. Check out all her other attributes and features.


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Humboldt County - General Terroir
If you haven't made the five-hour trek north of San Francisco, the Grovers would like you to know that you're missing out on some of the best that Northern California has to offer.
If you haven't made the five-hour trek north of San Francisco, the Grovers would like you to know that you're missing out on some of the best that Northern California has to offer.
Humboldt County is a special place that is well worth a visit. Winding stretches of Highway 101 take visitors through the "Redwood Curtain," leaving the chaotic thrum of big cities far behind.
Terroir is a "sense of place," referring to subtle local influences in the flavor of food and wine. In the European sense of the term, terroir is not magic but a formula, a well-defined tradition that is the result of clear choices, hard work and cooperation between regulatory authorities and local growers and producers.
What is the "sense of place" that influenced a single mother to create some of the best goat cheese in the world? Well, stunning vistas, moist air, little to no traffic and very few people. Humboldt County is in the northern most reaches of California where the county's 2.3 million acres are 80 percent forestlands, protected redwoods and recreation areas.
Humboldt County is a place where the legend of Bigfoot is alive and well, 20,000 people gather for a yearly Oyster Festival...not to mention the Kinetic Sculpture Race. Locals enjoy swimming, rafting, and fishing the six incredibly clean rivers running through the county. Beach culture includes agate hunting, clam digging, and long bundled-up walks on its miles of dark sandy beaches. Humboldters live at a different pace and enjoy the beautiful green landscape that can only thrive in a place that averages over 100 inches of rain per year in the areas of heaviest precipitation and maintains one of the most stable temperature regimes in the country. For us, the fog is both a friend and foe. In the summer months, passenger flights are consistently cancelled due to foggy conditions, but the fog also provides a constant water source for some of the tallest redwood trees in the world. We think it is a worthy trade off, but invite you to visit us and judge for yourself.
Credits: The definition of terroir is from Real California Cheese. Original description from "The Art of Flavor Development in Cheese" study by the California Milk Advisory Board. Humboldt County statistics and information adapted from co.humboldt.ca.us/portal/about.asp.


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Opposition to GreenHunter Frack Water Plant Persists
Company officials expected to present site plan next week
June 5, 2013
As GreenHunter Water officials prepare to present their site plan for a proposed frack wastewater recycling facility in Warwood to the Wheeling Planning Commission next week, residents who fear for......
You can get a second LOL on that.
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Choker, I'm just glad you or any other Warwoodites don't put anything into the sewer. Because if your own sewage was being dumped into our river – your cleansers and your bleaches and your detergentsyou're your unmetabolized pharmaceuticals and your other nasty bodily wastes - that would make you hypocrites.
And don't get me started on what you surely don't put into the landfill so you don't contaminate our water table... LOL
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And GEO, keep telling those ignorant gas companies that there really isn't that much gas down there. Because if you can convince those dunces of that it will save them the BILLIONS they're spending on extracting TRILLIONS of cubic feet of it. Derrrr...
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GEO, that's a great idea. We should truck SEWAGE and COAL into Warwood. Convert that old industrial-zoned gasoline transfer site into a sewage and coal to gasoline facility, and then truck or barge out the gasoline AND any waste material from that very clean process out to the landfill. Any effluent can just go into the river. No potential for environmental damage there. And it will be so clean and quiet and fragrant and nice... WAAAAAY cleaner than natural gas... mmm mmm mmm
Wonder why coal boosters like GEO are so opposed to disposing of gas industry waste a mile underground where it came from, but see sewage and coal to gasoline as the clean, green solution to our energy needs. Derrrr...
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You know, it's just a shame that so much ink has to be wasted on the trials and tribulations of a transient, low-energy-density resource like shale gas, when West Virginia University was just awarded. on May 28: "United States Patent 8,449,632 - Sewage Material in Coal Liquefaction", a technology wherein renewable wastes, like sewage plant sludge, and renewable agricultural products, like vegetable oil, can be converted along with Coal into a synthetic crude oil that works just fine as a feed into a standard petroleum refinery. Coal is a vast resource, unlike shale gas; and, with stuff like sewage sludge and vegetable oil, it can be very nearly carbon-neutral and sustainable over the long haul.
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fix the law then so that it applies equally to all.we the commoners will voice our opinion.we can't enforce laws where there are none.politicians and their government agencies have left this state to hang.they are a sheltered bunch.big companies no matter what product they are producing know what and how to get away with making a buck at whatever cost.by the time that any regulations are put on these gas companies they'll have made their money and be gone.how long did these mills around here pollute before anything was done? i can remember the river being closed to swimming when i was young because it was polluted.we have been raped by company owners before.we have learned.
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So because law enforcement that oversees an industry is broken we should outlaw the industry rather than fix the law enforcement problem. Check.
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gun owners breaking the law will go to jail.these people won't be touched.
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... and since a few gun owners break the law with guns we should ban guns. Makes just as much sense.
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and yet we read of more illegal dumping from another company.yea,we'll believe whatever.
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And since it also got edged off the bottom of this page, we'll - sorry, GEO! - repeat it, too:
Humans won't be exposed to fracking flowback because it will be contained in pipes, trucks, and barges, and it won't be industrial effluent because it won't be dumped into the river. More disinformation from you, WVUGEO. yawn...
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mikeyd, so because one company broke the law that means ALL companies will break the law? Duh...
And the people of Wellsburg still look pretty normal to me. Maybe they drink only bottled water...
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"won't be dumped in the river".tell that to the people of wellsburg.
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Since it got edged off the bottom of this page, we'll - sorry, Troll! - repeat it: You are being misled by this article. The "2011 U.S. Geological Survey study on the presence of radium in fracking wastewater" says a lot, lot more than "radium levels are higher in produced water from the Marcellus Shale compared with other shale formations in the Appalachian Basin". The amounts of radium measured by the USGS in the Marcellus fracking wastewater, as reported by the study, were in some cases thousands of times higher than US Government-established limits for human exposure and hundreds of times higher than US Government-established limits for industrial waste. This has nothing to do with comparing Marcellus "produced water" with that from other formations.
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Maybe gas severance taxes are down because gas production is already in decline as WVUGEO warned us about. Or maybe gas severance taxes are down this year because gas consumption is down because the Obama economy STILL suxxxxxx...
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Did everyone know that gas severance taxes paid to the WV State Government have actually declined significantly since 2009? They were up a little in 2012, relative to 2011 and 2010; but, all three years were well below 2009. With all of this activity being reported in the press, what's up with that? The info is accessible on the WV State Treasurer's Office web site.
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WVUGEO "urging caution with regards to what benefit can be expected from shale gas"
So since you antifrackers aren't making a buck from this, nobody should. Typical envious liberals. Maybe you'll be a little more willing to accept the "dangers" of fracking if they'll "spread he wealth around a little"?
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WVUGEO "One spill is all it would take to contaminate your water."
As other posters have pointed out, one company – not GreenHunter – dumped 20,000 gallons of fracking flowback into the river at Youngstown. Six times between November 2012 and January 2013. Where's the contamination? Where's all the cancer, death, destruction from that? Are you still drinking Warwood's water, and do you glow now?
Proof your babble that "one spill is all it would take" is just babble. Yawn...
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North of St Louis, MO they have shut down the waste water plant (Mississippi is a flooding again) and will be releasing 2.7 million gallons of waste water into the river per day, until the river drops below 40 feet.
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Further, even pro-fossil fuel professionals are now urging caution with regards to what benefit can be expected from shale gas. "Sharp declines in per-well production are to be expected" is one phrase often repeated. It is not uncommon for royalty payments to drop by 75% after the first year of production; and, then, by more than 20% in successive years. Info concerning that can be found, for instance, on "Geology(dot)com". It is just very, very difficult to see what lasting economic benefit will accrue to your area once all the wells are drilled and the migrant drillers have moved on. The fact that Greenhunter didn't even want to pave their parking lot should tell you something about how long the pros think all of this will last. After the drilling is done, who will remain employed in your area? Who will be frequenting your stores?
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One spill is all it would take to contaminate your water. Further, what about the solid waste? Trucks laden with solid frack waste have been tripping radiation alarms at landfills in PA and OH, and been turned away. At least three incidents of that are documented in PA and OH. Reports we can't substantiate have that such has happened many, many times; and, some frack waste truck drivers are beginning to voice concerns.
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"Unfortunately, it is coming back up to the surface, in frack flowback."
Right, and the flowback is contained throughout the entire process. What's your point? I would bet most enviros think flowback is when fracturing fluid comes shooting out of the well and sprays all over the well pad, and people like you would convince them of that in a heartbeat.
Oh by the way, have you found that single documented case of groundwater contamination from a hydraulic fracturing process? Or how about that radium contamination case study?
That's what I thought...
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idliketoknow: Unfortunately, it is coming back up to the surface, in frack flowback. That's what the Wheeling/Warwood plant is all about. Everyone might want to search for "Fracking Ourselves to Death in Pennsylvania". A lot of comments about personal experiences are appended. Sorry, we don't seem able to post links. The radium thing is quite real, by the way. Maybe we'll track it down again and post the specifics, but, back in the decades after WWII, it was well known that the deep shales, Marcellus included, contained radioactive elements in relatively high amounts; and the US Geologic Survey was charged by the Atomic Energy Commission with assessing the shales as sources of raw material for making nuclear weapons.
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"They do not even, by Federal Law, have to tell you what it is they are injecting into the groundwater, into your environment, beneath your feet"
My "environment" is on the surface, not 5,000 feet underground. Common, I know you're a coal guy but surely you took those hydrology classes at WVU, you know d*** well that water isn't coming back anywhere close to the surface.
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WVUGEO "They do not even, by Federal Law, have to tell you what it is they are injecting into the groundwater"
More disinformation from WVUGEO. It's not being injected into groundwater. More lies from the antifrackers. Yawn...
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The Diff is your weekly WFNY look into the amazing world of sports statistics. For a complete log of articles, click this link. Last week, I wrote about Cleveland basketball's dominant frontcourt trio. This week, it's time to talk NBA trade rumors.
The Houston Rockets' self-imposed deadline for trading center Omer Asik is closing in fast. They now have just about 36 hours to make their ideal trade within the NBA's trading calendar. And, for some unholy and unknown reason, the Cleveland Cavaliers continue to be in the mix of all the Asik rumors. Logically, as many have speculated, the Cavs could be intricately involved solely because they want to be the third team in any such deal. Let's dive into all the gory details to see what could happen and what should happen.
How good is Omer Asik?
In the old NBA world, 27-year-old Omer Asik would probably be a highly effective under-paid starting center. That's a point that Grantland's Zach Lowe made eloquently earlier this week. Many criticized math-centric Rockets GM Daryl Morey for giving Asik a poison pill-style contract worth $8 million on average after two relatively obscure years on Chicago's bench.
Immediately, however, Asik delivered and made the deal another classic Morey surprise. Last season, as the starter for all 82 games, he averaged 10.1 points and 11.7 rebounds per game. His 956 rebounds were a league high. He was regarded as a legitimate Defensive Player of the Year candidate. With today's more commonly used advanced metrics, he's much more appreciated league-wide.
But then, Dwight Howard ended up in Houston, and every NBA team chooses the All-World Howard over the fringe All-Star Asik. The two 7-footers never seemed like a good idea on the court together and thus, Houston is looking for a king's ransom for their summer of 2012 steal.
On offense, Asik is one of the most limited players in the game. Since 2011-12, 86.5% of his field goal attempts have come in the circle, in contention for highest in the league. He is a career 53.4% free-throw shooter, although that's improved slightly of late. Houston's elite ball movement, spacing and outside shooting occurred last season despite Asik's stumbling presence inside.
Rebounding- and defense-wise, there's no doubt he's elite. His 27.8% career defensive rebounding rate is fifth-best among active players. He nearly single-handedly carried Houston to defensive respectability last season. Players of his defensive skill and size don't grow on trees in the NBA landscape.
Last night, Mike Brown bluntly said the Cavs obviously won't be trading for a guy whose name he can't even pronounce. All jokes aside, Asik is clearly a very productive player and one worthy of an $8 million cap hit – although the $15 million to be paid next season is reported to be a burden for the non-Dan Gilbert owners of the league.
But the Cavs have Andrew Bynum, eh?
In one possible reality, Omer Asik would actually seem like a perfect fit for these Cleveland Cavaliers. Said reality would have the Cavs not reaching an agreement, however, with former All-Star Andrew Bynum five days after Howard took his talents to Houston. And said reality would not have Bynum being mostly healthy and playing like his old self of late.
In the last eight games, the perhaps surprisingly younger 26-year-old Bynum is averaging 11.8 points and 7.4 rebounds in 23.5 minutes. Hardly anyone would have predicted those stats to ever be a regular occurrence this season after last year's debacle in Philadelphia. He's regaining his efficiency inside the post, whenever the Cavs guards can actually feed him the ball.
But Bynum and Asik play a very similar style of basketball as intimidating 7-footers. If Tyson Chandler, DeAndre Jordan and Howard might be Asik's three worst possible co-starter fits, then Bynum might be No. 4. The former Laker is far and away more skilled offensively, with this Cavs roster desperately needing his post scoring. But they all five occupy largely the same space defensively as huge forces down low.
If Asik can't handle playing 20 minutes a night behind and alongside Howard, then why would he do so with Bynum? Why wouldn't he aim to get 30 minutes a night with no direct competition? That concept has never made much sense and has never been fully answered amid the rumors. It's why the talk has always been confusing. The Akron Beacon Journal's Jason Lloyd has repeatedly shared the Cavs have no direct interest in Asik. But the rumors keep on churning.
In regards to the future, it is also worth reviewing Bynum's complicated contract situation. Again, $6 million was fully guaranteed. If he remains on the roster on Jan. 7, 2014, he is due all $12.25 million possible for 2013-14. If he remains on the roster and not waived by July 10, 2014, then he's due $12.54 million for 2014-15.
The Cavs might have trouble with that salary math this offseason if they want to keep Bynum on the roster continuously and add in another high-priced free agent. But it's certainly unlikely they'd be willing to part with Bynum for nothing based on how he's played thus far. And it'd be even more unlikely they'd want to lock in an $8 million cap spot for Asik without knowing said future.
How are the three-team trade options?
Again, that's why most long-form trade conversations have considered the Cavs as an ideal third-team trade partner, assisting Houston and an unknown team in completing a complicated arrangement. Previously, an Omer Asik-for-Anderson Varejao swap was rumored. That also later was swiftly denied.
Thus, it's not yet known what GM Chris Grant would consider unloading for Asik or others in any such deal. But in the nature of analyzing all options, let's take a look at all of the other reportedly involved teams and some possible pieces for Cleveland:
Philadelphia 76ers – Thaddeus Young or Evan Turner. Philadelphia's name has been among the most reported throughout. Asik seems like a great fit for their roster, even if it means a possibly difficult fit alongside Nerlens Noel starting in 2014-15. Young and Turner are likely casualties of wunderkind GM Sam Hinkie's tanking scheme, with long-term assets on his mind. The two 25-year-olds aren't great shooters, but can score. Their fit in Houston or Cleveland is a bit obscure1. Turner is a restricted free agent at the end of the year likely hoping for a big-time pay raise.
Boston Celtics – Jeff Green? The Celtics have been a rising competitor in the sweepstakes for Asik. Their name has specifically popped up in three-team talks with the Cavs, with forward Jeff Green possibly heading to Cleveland. Green, the team's leading scorer at 16.5 points per game, also would be a near-ideal fit with this Cavs roster. He's due $9.45M in 2014-15 and an identical player option for the next season. That would practically take away the Cavs' financial flexibility, but would provide needed scoring and size at the 3. Brad Stevens' crew has been a mild surprise this season, but they're likely still a while from actual contention.
Atlanta Hawks – ??? Give former Cavs GM Danny Ferry a ton of credit for the re-tooling of the Hawks roster over the offseason. The Kyle Korver re-signing and cheap Paul Millsap deal appear to be two steals of the past summer. That's why the Hawks are a competitive 13-12 despite taking two long-term projects in the first round of the draft. Asik would fit amazingly alongside Al Horford for the long term. They're likely not in tank mode yet. Millsap would likely be Houston's desired target. Korver would be stellar for the Cavs, but it's unlikely to ever be moved with his very team-friendly contract.
Yahoo Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski said a fifth "wild card" team also could emerge in the trade mix behind leading contenders in Cleveland, Philadelphia, Boston and Atlanta. In most every article or tweet, it appears that Houston will require at least one future first-round pick. The Cavs have some extra future draft pick assets they could pass along. Most trade scenarios also have the Rockets preferring a power forward in return.
What do the Cavs need anyway?
All of the trade options are a bit dizzying to consider at the moment. It's wildly unclear how the Cavs could be involved, what pieces they might be willing to unload and why their name keeps popping up in every report. The trade talk, however, leads to one final question: What should the priority be right now anyway for GM Chris Grant?
The Cavs are now an improving 9-15 on the season. They're 5-3 in their last eight following two narrow loses to Miami and Portland, among the NBA's top four teams so far. Despite their terrible start, they remain well within reach in the Eastern Conference's dreadful playoff hunt.
One of the biggest differences of late: the improving offense. Over the season's first month, Mike Browns' offensive system (or lack thereof) was a hot-button topic among fans. The defense has been far improved throughout the year. During this recent stretch, however, the Cavaliers have played like a top-10 offensive team again. Check out the stats:
Here's the chart on #Cavs offensive improvement. Terrible first 16 games. Very good last 8 games. pic.twitter.com/LzXtlCzeXg
— Jacob Rosen (@WFNYJacob) December 18, 2013
The biggest differences contributing to the dramatic 13-points-per-100-possession improvement: assist rate, turnover rate, offensive rebounding and efficiency field goal percentage.
In the first 16 games, only the Boston Celtics (1.05) had a worse assist-to-turnover rate than the Cavaliers. The lack of ball movement was very clear. And the Cavs were among the worst eight in turnover rate. Since then, it's a night-and-day difference, with them now ranking among the top eight in assist-to-turnovers. The turnover rate was a stat I predicted to be a season-long storyline after the offseason roster turnover.
Rebounding-wise, thanks to the three-headed monster of Bynum, Varejao and Tristan Thompson, the Cavs are among the top eight in offensive rebounding of late. Usually, except last night against Portland, they've been great on the offensive glass and average-ish with defensive rebounds. That should be good enough.
Finally, that all leads to shooting and the Cavs have certainly turned their fortunes around in that department. Previously, they were the NBA's worst in efficiency field goal percentage. Now, they're at least average, which is a huge step in the right direction. One helpful movement is the fact they're shooting about 7% more of their shots inside the paint recently. That takes them away from the inefficient mid-range zone.
I asked the question on Twitter yesterday over who fans would ideally want Grant to target in hypothetical trade talks. The hole appears to be at the 3 position with Earl Clark doing OK in limited minutes, but not earning the call in crucial moments. Alonzo Gee is his usual self and C.J. Miles is in an extended funk after a hot start. But what possible options are clear upgrades while serving the team's need for spacing and defense? Jeff Green might be the best, but his contract rips the Cavs of financial freedom for next summer.
There likely aren't too many such perfect fits out there, as Fear the Sword's Conrad Kazcamarek quipped on Twitter in response. And that's why, although Grant could be eager to pull the big trigger and facilitate an Asik trade, the best move for this team right now might be a non-move to buy more time and see what this roster can really do.
- Turner is Turner; a medium-upside do-it-all point forward that isn't the most efficient scorer. But Young appears to be getting a bit over-rated by the media. Over the past three years, he's shot just 38.2% from mid-range, slightly below league average. He's also just now shooting threes regularly again for the first time in four years. Turner actually has been a much better shooter at 41.7% from mid-range since 2011-12 and had a great start to this season. [↩]


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of transactions that we did daily, the numbers have gone above a crore now, says Nikhil Anand, manager of this SBI branch which has been operating in this village for 39 years and now finds itself busy.
In the last one month, we have opened 100 new accounts and have got Rs 300 crore as deposits in our branch, says Anand who credits the inflow of the money to the transactions between the farmers and the state government. The influx of wealth has forced the bank to double its employee strength from the earlier four persons (including the manager).
The wealth in the village has also drawn private bankers. Please invest at least one crore in our bank. We will meet you on our way back, says Sachin Khurana, branch head of Axis Bank in Sanand while trying to convince a group of farmers. We are here to see if we could get some business, said Khurana who was in the village with a car full of team members scouting for possible investors.
Ashwin Barot, a Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) agent, travelled 100 kilometers from Anand district looking for clients. I heard about this village and thought of selling some policies, said Barot.
Over 450 families, with about 1000 farmers, have benefitted from this land acquisition. Now-a-days a number of us keep our cellphones switched off as these banks and agents keep calling us, says Hari Jadhav, a village elder who sold 40 of the 100 vighas owned by his family where farmers traditionally grew rice, wheat, cotton and castor.
Relaxing on a bench, smoking a pipe outside the village temple is Dilipsinh Jadhav who has sold half of the 30 vighas that he owns. Most of the farmers in this village have become crorepatis after their land was acquired by the state. People are happy because of the money that has come in. Even some of the poorest in the village have got a couple of crores in their bank accounts, he says.
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Believe it or not, 2011 was one the best years ever for new talent in the music industry. Of the many great things to happen in music this year, the emergence of the EP was one of the most interesting. The EP (which stands for 'extended play') is basically a mini-album, and it's become a way for major labels to test the waters and wet the whistles of an artist's fanbase. But it's also the best (and most affordable) way for independent artists to release their music. These are my Top 10 EPs of 2011. #6 is a&r "Aquarium."
a&r is a Brooklyn-based duo, comprised of Rocko Rochee and Alex Kramer, who make some of the most consistently catchy beat-driven jams this side of New Order circa 1984. Rocko's voice reminds me a lot of Bernard Sumner's – who happens to be one of my favorite male vocalists of all-time- and the way he and Alex blend their talents together is as smooth and effortless sounding as any artist I heard all year.
I've been meaning to get my ass to one of a&r's NYC gigs, but haven't been able to make it work yet. Until I do, I'll just have to keep on wearing out the 5 songs that make up their sick EP, Aquarium. I hope a&r are in the studio putting together a full length album, because I seriously can't get enough of them!
They're currently offering up their entire EP as a free download – and I can't recommend it more. Check out the title track off Aquarium below.
*a&r's 2nd EP, Aquarium, is available to download for free via the band's website.
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For my generation the term "Hard Knocks" cannot be mentioned without the memorable image and sound of Jay-Z's "ghetto anthem" rendition of "It's A Hard Knock Life" from the play Annie. My personal favorite lyric and image from the infamous song being: "I'm from the school of the hard knocks, we must not let outsiders violate our blocks." You see, ... Read More »
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In the second episode of This Week In Soccer audio edition, we feature a riveting discussion about Financial Fair Play and how the repercussions of the new rulings will morph European soccer into an American closed system where promotion and relegation either disappear or change forever. Plus we discuss FIFA World Cup 2022 and whether it makes sense to open up the World Cup 2022 tournament for a rebid.
In addition to that, there's an insightful discussion that defends the use of the term "soccer," and some very revealing facts about its usage.
The guests on this week's episode are:
Stefan Szymanski (Co-author of Soccernomics).
Richard Farley (NBCSports.com)
Kartik Krishnaiyer (Senior Writer, World Soccer Talk), and
Laurence McKenna (EPL Talk Podcast host).
For the discussion on Financial Fair Play, here's the link to Stefan's article on how European football will never be the same that appeared in The Financial Times newspaper.
This Week In Soccer is just one of many developments this summer. In addition to the recent video documentary we produced on the history and legacy of Tampa Bay Rowdies, we released a new show this week entitled Voices of Soccer that features an exclusive interview with former Luton Town and England striker Ricky Hill on the topic of conquering racism in English football. Meanwhile, the EPL Talk Podcast will continue to be released each week.
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Julian Savea scores a hat-trick on debut as the All Blacks crush Ireland at Eden Park. Photo: Getty Images
80th min: The All Blacks are going backwards heare which makes it easier to find support players. Eventually Dan Carter is set free and sails towards the tryline, but there will be no more humiliation for Ireland as he is tackled and the cover comes across and boots the ball into touch.
78th min: TRY! Conrad Smith. Israel Dagg opened up Ireland's defence just as the heaven's open up and Eden Park is doused with rain. A few phases later Aaron Cruden holds up the pass and Smith crashes over. Conversion is successful. NEW ZEALAND 42 IRELAND 10.
76th min: Another penalty for the All Blacks as a supporter player is held back again. The Kiwi analyst is blowing up - Craig Dowd I think. "I hate cheating," he shouts. He mustn't like Richie McCaw playing either (only kidding!)
75th min: Injuries and a general lethargy has seen this game peter out. There's now uncontested scrums with Ireland down a front-rower.
72nd min: Ireland dominating play at the moment with a glut of possession, courtesy of a string of penalties.
70th min: No damage done as Ireland get a relieving penalty. Ronan O'Gara is on. This was the venue where he announced his international retirement after Ireland beat a team I won't mention in the pool stages of the World Cup. He clearly didn't mean it.
67th min: New Zealand are 12 metres out and opt for another scrum. New Zealand had knocked on and Kearney kicked through but the refs knows best and says no advantage. Ireland's scrum has been demolished by the All Blacks and Nigel Owens give the penalty. Some advantage.
65th min: Cruden's first pass puts Fergus McFadden through a huge hole and the Irish winger sprints 90 metres to touch down. But he looks upfield and Nigel Owen has his arm raised New Zealand's favour and offside is the call.
65th min: Aaron Cruden replaces Julian Savea. Sonny Bill to shift to the wing, Cruden at 10, Carter to inside-centre.
63rd min: A tight-head scrum win to New Zealand does not help Ireland's cause.
63rd min: New Zealand are running with purpose, crisp passes are hitting support players at speed. The latest movement breaks down as Israel Dagg attempts a near impossible pass. New Zealand will score more points tonight.
60th min: Successive penalties has Ireland on the attack. They are five metres out, Keith Earls cannot get outside his man and a knock-on ensues. Not Ireland's night.
57th min: Carter misses - for once. NEW ZEALAND 35 IRELAND 10.
56th min: TRY! Adam Thomson. Something had to give. Kieran Read picks up at the back and Aaron Smith's runs wide which leaves a nice little gap near the scrum for Thomson to run through.
55th min: More pressure for Ireland. Sonny Bill Williams's delicate grubber stops just in the field of play and Donaccha Ryan carries the ball over the tryline. Another five-metre scrum.
54th min: Ali Williams held up over the line after the All Blacks surge towards the tryline.
51st min: TMO time but this will be no try. Kieran Read regathers the re-start and flies for the line. Brian O'Driscoll, brilliant tackle and then dispossesses Read. Penalty for holding back Ben Smith.
50th min: TRY! Fergus McFadden. Dan Carter attempts to grubber the ball but it richochets of Rory Best's legs. Sexton sums up the situation and puts an excellent kick through and Richie McCaw cannot win the foot race against the flying winger. Sexton kicks the conversion. NEW ZEALAND 30 IRELAND 10.
49th min: The All Blacks are again dangerouns on the counter-attack. Julian Savea again is released down the flank. Sonny Bill almosts creates another try-scoring opportunity but eventually Ireland get penalty three metres out from their onw tryline. They fail to find touch.
46th min: Rob Kearney's header from a high ball contest nearly creates a try-scoring opportunity. The ball travelled 30 metres but Zac Guildford beat Jamie Heaslip to the ball.
45th min: Perfect Dan nails another conversion from the sideline. NEW ZEALAND 30 IRELAND 3.
44th min: And it is a hat-trick on debut for Julian Savea. TRY! The lead-up work by Conrad Smith, Kieran Read, Dan Carter and Israel Dagg from 40 metres out gives Savea the relatively easy job of scoring a five pointer. NEW ZEALAND 28 IRELAND 3.
43rd min: After about 10 phases with lots of inside runs, Ireland make no territory and a knock-on in contact eventuates and New Zealand have the scrum feed.
41st min: A mistake from Lord Richie McCaw from the re-start give Ireland field position and possession. Can Conor Murray get the ball in the scrum. Yes he does. Ireland on the attack.
Halftime recap: On the one hand the scoreboard reflects the brilliance of the All Blacks but does not give Ireland enough credit for the rugby they played. The key was Dan Carter. With Ireland on top, he landed two long-range penalty kicks to give New Zealand a 9-3 lead when they had no right to be in front. With the breathing space came freedom of movement and Israel Dagg, Sonny Bill Williams and Julian Savea did the rest. There is no way back for Ireland, just damage control.
40th min: What the Dagg giveth, the Dagg taketh away. All the All Blacks fullback had to do was draw the man and pass to Zac Guildford and New Zealand were in again. He passed too early and Ireland survive.
39th min: Carter can do no wrong. He lands it from the sideline. NEW ZEALAND 23 IRELAND 3.
37th min: It's TMO time but it looks like another try to Julian Savea. And TRY awarded. NEW ZEALAND 21 IRELAND 3. It was Israel Dagg who set it up. Dagg attracted defenders and then threw a flat pass to the flank and Savea had enough space to crash over.
34th min: Ireland muff it and a turnover results in Simon Zebo taking the ball over the touchline just one metre out from his tryline with Zac Guildford hot on his heels. Lineout throw to the All Blacks. Jonathan Sexton down injured.
33nd min: Penalty to Ireland. Will they go for three or kick for the corner. They should the latter as they will not win this on penalty goals. They choose the lineout. Good lads.
32nd min: Now Ireland are on the attack and it is another debutant winger Simon Zebo who nearly streaks away for a try, but the All Blacks last line of defence do the job - just. Ireland still on the attack.
29th min: And the All Blacks are into space again shortly after the re-start. Savea again busts them up on the the right flank this time.
26th min: TRY! Brilliant counterattack by New Zealand. Julian Savea scores. Zac Guildford dropped a kick but it went backwards - just. Quick hands to the left and Conrad Smith puts SBW into space. Another special offload by Sonny Bill and Dan Carter is into space. He draws the cover defence and gives it to Savea who strolls over. Conversion successful. NEW ZEALAND 16 IRELAND 3.
24th min: Incredible defence by Ireland. Sean O'Brien earns the turnover. The All Blacks threw everything at Ireland and they held on ad now win the line out on their own 22.
23rd min: The All Blacks are on a roll with Israel Dagg releasing Aaron Smith down the right flank. They are rolling through the phases and are now five metres out.
22nd min: There has not been a clean scrum yet as Conor Murray once again pinged for not putting the ball in when not asked. Rough call. Free kick to the All Blacks.
19th min: The All Blacks are more keen to run it this time from the re-start. Scoreboard relief has given them greater confidence because Ireland were on top for a good 10 minutes but trail by six.
17th min: The All Blacks not so keen to run it from the re-start as Carter hoofs it down field. Kearney catches it and is smashed by Julian Savea and the All Blacks pile over the ball and win the penalty. Carter to have a shot from the junction of the halfway line and the sideline. And he nails it. NEW ZEALAND 9 IRELAND 3.
16th min: And he nails it. NEW ZEALAND 6 IRELAND 3. Brilliant kick.
15th min: Back-to-back penalties as Sean O'Brien goes off his feet from the breakdown immediately after the lineout. It's 48 metres out, will Carter have shot? Yes he will.
14th min: Relief for the All Blacks as Jamie Heaslip gives away a penalty just 10 metres out from New Zealand's line.
12th min: A handling by SBW has Ireland on the attack again. Sonny Bill monstered by Cian Healy. Simon Zebo finally bundled into touch five metres out.
10th min: Now Kearny shrugs off Sonny Bill Williams. Ireland is up for this clash as Sexton finally kicks for territory.
9th min: Both teams are eager to keep the ball in hand. Ireland running it from thei onw 22 and a couple of nice touches by Rob Kearney have the Irish on the attack.
7th min: Jonathan Sexton makes no mistake. Roll your eyes at that one Ronan. NEW ZEALAND 3 IRELAND 3.
6th min: The All Blacks retain possession for the re-start and are playing the ball in hand from their own 22. Israel Dagg makes a halfbreak. There is a turnover and now a penalty to Ireland. Sean O'Brien nabbed the steal and then an All Black went off his feet at the breakdown.
5th min: Dan the man does the business. NEW ZEALAND 3 IRELAND 0.
4th min: All Blacks are on the attack but the first penalty of the game goes to New Zealand for hands in the ruck. Dan Carter lines up the kick.
3rd min: Strong tackle by Brian O'Driscoll on Julian Savea jolts the ball free. Scrum feed for Ireland 10 metres in their territory. But it is a free kick to the All Blacks.
2nd min: Jonathan Sexton punts it into touch. Not a massive touch finder with a line out 10 metres in New Zealand territory. It's the up-and-uner and Simon Zebo on debut is safe under the high ball.
Kick-off: Dan Carter does the honours. The ball is eventually re-gathered by the All Blacks before Kieran Read knocks on. Advatnage to Ireland, who show their hand by spreading it wide.
And now the All Blacks line up for the haka. Piri Weepu is leading the war dance. What a show of faith including him in the 22 by new coach Steve Hansen. His form for the Blues has been atrocious. Ma'a Nonu paid the price for the pitiful season of the Auckland franchise. The Waratahs, on the other hand, are rewarded with Wallabies' selection.
Will Martin is singing God Defend New Zealand. He looks a bit like Justin Bieber, which makes him James O'Connor's doppleganger. The crowd is joining in.
Pre-game: It's anthem time as two legends of the game, Brian O'Driscoll and Richie McCaw, lead their teams out.
Welcome to coverage of New Zealand v Ireland at Eden Park. It is the first time the All Blacks have played sicne the World Cup triumph at the same venue in October last year.
New Zealand (15-1): Israel Dagg; Zac Guildford, Conrad Smith, Sonny Bill Williams, Julian Savea; Daniel Carter Aaron Smith; Kieran Read, Richie McCaw (captain), Victor Vito; Samuel Whitelock, Brodie Retallick; Owen Franks, Andrew Hore, Tony Woodcock. Reserves: Hikawera Elliot, Ben Franks, Ali Williams, Adam Thomson, Piri Weepu, Aaron Cruden, Ben Smith.
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Most companies are already recruiting online, posting jobs and acceptingrésumés on the Internet, and corresponding with job candidates by e-mail. Inthe coming years, digital recruiting and hiring are expected to continue theirexplosive growth. By 2008, the Department of Labor predicts, employers willspend 10 times as much on electronic recruiting as they do today. But withe-recruiting comes many new legal liabilities. Joseph Beachboard, a partner inthe labor and employment law firm Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,identifies the five biggest e-recruiting risks and what you can do to safeguardyour company.
- What's the first issue that arises when a company institutes an onlinerecruiting system?
- One of the legal risks is that employers, feeling overwhelmed by the amountof résumés they get, turn to résumé-screening software. That way they don'thave to look at every single résumé that comes in; the screening softwarehelps select the best applicants [by screening for certain words or phrases].Well, that approach only works as well as the software, and there's asignificant legal risk in making a poor selection in your résumé-screeningsoftware.
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- Depending on how it sorts, it may exclude groups of people from variousprotected categories. There was a lawsuit against Walt Disney World, allegingthat their screening software created a sort of reverse selection process.Rather than deleting résumés, it picked out the ones that had the words orphrases the company was looking for. The argument was that the words used by thescreening software were not necessarily the same words that members of theAfrican-American community would use to convey information. They might very wellbe qualified for that job, but they didn't use the terms that thisrésumé-screening software was using, because they were terms that wouldprimarily be used by Caucasians. The case was settled relatively quickly. There'svery little information on what the words were.
- What's the second potential problem with e-recruiting?
- It concerns the impact e-recruiting has on who you consider for a job andultimately hire -- and how that affects the diversity of your workplace. Byusing online recruiting as a means of identifying potential employees, are youexcluding large portions of the population? For instance, there's the argumentthat more young people use the Internet than old people. So if you relyexclusively on e-recruiting, then you're probably going to get more youngapplicants than older applicants. There are also arguments that generally, fewerminorities than whites have computers. So you might be excluding some of thosepeople by primarily requiring that applications be done electronically. That cancreate disparate impact: certain protected groups have less chance to be hiredthan others.
- And the third issue to watch out for?
- You've got the question of who is an applicant. Many employers -- if theyhave federal contracts -- must answer this question in order to meet obligationsto the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. These employers arerequired to track what's called applicant flow data. They're required tokeep an eye on who's applying for jobs and what protected categories theseapplicants are in, and then how many of those people are actually hired forthose jobs. If you're a federal contractor, the OFCCP will review thatinformation and make sure you're hiring people to work on federal contractsthat reflect the general population. Even if you're not a federal contractor,you still have to keep information about who's applying, because you may besued for discrimination; the EEOC may come in and challenge your hiringpractices.
- How does e-recruiting figure into this?
- Who your applicants are and where they fall in the different protectedcategories is important information. The question is: As you get theserésumés, how can you possibly track them all? Considering that someone cansend a résumé to literally thousands of employers, it creates a very bigproblem to track who is considered to be an applicant. So that's a huge issue.
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- There's an issue with the collection of the information itself. Can youproperly comply with all the different hiring requirements that might apply inyour state, and still find yourself [in gray areas in another state]. Californialaws place a lot more limitations on the amount of information employers cancollect than might be the case in Texas. So if you're collecting informationfrom someone in California, and you're based in Texas, but you're doing itall electronically, whose law governs? Could you be collecting information fromthat California person that would be lawful if you were both in Texas, but maynot be in California?
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- In the electronic context, there's more risk of getting yourself intotrouble by making a comment or asking something that you wouldn't in thehard-paper format. If you're advertising in a newspaper, you have X amount ofcharacters, so you're pretty succinct. On Web sites, you can go into as muchdetail as you want. You can put pages of information up there about who would bethe best candidate. That can be good for the applicant, but depending on thenature of the information, can also come back and be pointed to as evidence ofdiscrimination.
- The second component of that is the general informality that exists online.If an HR person starts engaging in an e-mail correspondence with an applicant,people aren't as careful in those e-mail discussions. They might say somethingor ask for some information that would be improper, something that may latercome back [to haunt them] when the applicant doesn't get the job: "See, itdidn't have anything to do with my qualifications; it was because she or helearned I was Asian or disabled or gay."
- Let's address these problems. First, what's your advice to an HRprofessional considering résumé-screening software?
- Make a very educated decision about the right software for your company. Youshould probably involve your labor counsel to make sure you're making theright decision and to evaluate whether that system creates any specific legalrisks.
- Second, how can HR avoid disparate impact in its e-recruiting?
- To begin with, it would be a mistake to abandon traditional methods ofrecruiting. When you start e-recruiting, you obviously broaden the number ofapplicants who can apply, because it's much easier. But as we discussed, youcan limit the pool of people in protected categories: older workers andminorities, arguably. So you still have to maintain the traditional methods ofrecruiting. You also have to constantly be reviewing the results of youre-recruiting system and asking yourself: Are we drawing the right mix of peoplefor this job from the standpoint of avoiding a disparate-impact issue? You needto constantly check to make sure you're achieving the results of creating adiverse workplace and thereby insulating yourself to some degree from liabilityand litigation.
- What about the question of who is and who isn't an applicant?
- An applicant is defined by most of the federal agencies as someone who'sexpressed an interest in a job. Well, that's pretty darn broad. You could justwalk in and say, "Wow, this looks like a nice place to work!" Now, have youjust expressed an interest and therefore become an applicant for that job? Someagencies would say yes. So you must have a very detailed system [narrowing thedefinition] that says: If you're going to apply for a job -- not just inquireabout hiring -- you have to go through this application procedure, and you haveto submit something in writing that says you're interested in a specificposition.
- What else?
- As part of that procedure, I think it's important that the company maintaina dialogue with the individual -- thanking them, alerting them that they'vereceived the résumé. Some employers are sending voluntary self-identificationforms electronically now. If you were governed by the OFCCP, that would be astandard part of your application procedure. But you can also design somethingthat would be sent back to you electronically, and that will help you gather andkeep that information.
- What about the state-law quandary?
- The most critical thing is to limit the information collected to that whichHR legitimately needs to make the hiring decision. Be circumspect in whatinformation the company is collecting. Because I don't think any HRprofessional is going to know what the law is in all 50 states. That would beone remarkable HR person.
- How should HR address the informal nature of e-recruiting?
- Employers need to stick to the application procedure they draft. People tendto be a little less formal online, and it's easy to slip away from it becauseyou're in a hurry and just want to send a note back to this applicant. Thereare a lot of things that can go wrong, and if people don't stick to theseprocedures, they're going to be finding themselves in a lot of trouble downthe road.
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