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Football followers around Australia should vote for the Gillard Labor Government and give thanks to the Brisbane Roar's Bakrie Group.
That's the take-out from FFA's 2011-12 financial statement.
Without the sale of Brisbane Roar – for what appears to be $7 million – and the waiver of the $4 million loan made to FFA when Frank Lowy ascended to power as Chairman in 2003, the FFA's $1.5 million surplus (or profit) in 2012 would have been a $9.5 million deficit (or loss).
The financial statement also shows that while the Government's Smith Report in December 2011 commented on the need for cost containment within FFA, expenditure increased by 9.2% from the 2011 financial year to 2012 (when expenditure for the World Cup Bid is excluded).
Rather than 'razor gang' like cost-cutting, expenditure on:
- travel and marketing and media expenses each increased by around 4%
- employee and team expenses increased by 17%
- administration expenses increased by 18%
- payments to executive employees increased by 34%, and
- broadcasting expenses increased by 86%.
All of this expenditure may be appropriate but the financial statement only shows the 'bottom line'.
Revenue in 2012 was $84.6 million, an increase of $4.6million on 2011 (when revenue for the World Cup Bid is excluded) or 5.7%.
However, $7 million of the 2012 revenue is "profit on disposal of assets" – Brisbane Roar – and the $4 million gift from the Gillard Government is included in the one line of $76.9 million total operating revenue.
The high value placed by the market on Brisbane Roar is potentially good news for FFA who will also be looking to sell Western Sydney Wanderers sooner rather than later.
That show of market confidence in the A-League, together with the 'blue skies' forecast by CEO David Gallop because of Manchester United's visit next year and the new broadcast deal, should have FFA in a position to stop the 'tax' on players – particularly junior players and their mums and dads.
The last time player registration fees were presented as a separate revenue item in the annual financial statement, they totalled around $6.4 million. They are set to increase by CPI again this year under a policy introduced by former CEO Ben Buckley in 2007, although many junior associations are hopeful that Gallop will either eliminate or reduce the 'great big tax' on junior and amateur participation in light of the "blue skies" financial position.
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Is your dh lazy about doing HIS chores?
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My dh's one household chore is to handle the trash. Well, instead of taking out the trash where it belongs he is leaving it on our front deck, right by our front door, in large black bags. Four of them have piled up now. Also, we just got a new microwave. He has left the old one on our front deck also. We have carpool friends come to our house to pick up the kids for school. So embarassing. I wish he'd have a little more pride for where he lives.
I dont give my grown ass husband chores. We both just deal with whatever needs to be taken care of.
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I dont give my grown ass husband chores. We both just deal with whatever needs to be taken care of.
I don't give him chores. We work as a team to run our household and we agreed on how we would each contribute. I don't spout orders. pfft.
I would tell him to get his lazy ass in gear and take it out where he is supposed to!
I will say though, when he is home on long weekends, he doesn't mind running the vacuum.
Dh doesn't have chores. I would just have to constantly nag him.
He doesn't have any set chores. He just helps with whatever needs to be done.
Sometimes I will ask him to do something and he forgets. No big deal, I just do it.
I really can't complain. He just spent his last few vacation days piling wood in the basement, installing baby gates, lowing crib and playpen, shoveling our huge driveway and cleaning up around the house.
I would also be embarassed if my garbage was piling up like that.
What is his reason for not doing it? He's not really "forgetting" if he's walking past garbage mountain every morning before work. lol
I hate when that happens then we have an overflow of garbage for a while because they won't take the bin if its overfilled.


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I had MOHS surgery on my scalp 2 months ago, and although the wound was stapled, I was left with a significant bald spot - about 2"x4". Can Rogaine help make the hair grow back faster/fuller?
Rogaine for Bald Spot After Mohs Surgery?
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Hair Loss after Surgery
I would also advise you to wait several months before any surgery. If hair bearing skin was removed or the follicles were damaged then the hair may not grow back. If the hair is simply shedding which it can do after a procedure then it may come back. You could consider topical monoxidil while you wait. If the hair does not come back, the area in the picture which is thin is very amenable to transplant and would look nice and natural. Consult a hair transplant surgeon in your area or feel free to send a series of photos to my web site. Good luck!
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Mohs surgery on the scalp and rogaine
Your photograph seems to indicate a round scar but you said it was stapled. If not all the incision can be seen in the photograph then it is possible you had a rotation flap which can look round, but not a circle. If you had a skin graft, which usually are round, then maybe it was stapled in place. If however, it was a straight side-to-side closure and it opened up, then such a scar would never grow hair. The flap and graft, could lose hair temporarily from the "shock" and then in three months or more, you would see new growth. If new hair doesn't grow, you might be able to have hair transplants succesfully done.
Learn more: http://www.thenyac.com/mohs-surgery/index.html
Too soon to say
Any surgery on the scalp can leave a scar, but it can also temporarily 'stress' the hair. It may be best to wait 6-9 months to see what happens.
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Too soon to tell
Two months after surgery is truly too soon to tell whether the boldness in the scar area is permanent. I doubt Rogaine will be of any use in your case. I would recommend the "wait and see" approach. If there is no hair re-growth one year after the surgery, then the hair loss is permanent and nothing short of hair transplant will help.
Options for Balding Area After Surgery
First off, don't lose hope. There is a good chance some of that hair will grow back. It's difficult to tell what type of repair was done, but sometimes surgery on the scalp can induce telogen effluvium. What happens is that some of the hairs are put in shock, actually they're put in a sleep state. These sleeping hair follicles are the ones that we normally shed every day.So you shed an increased number of hairs in the area. If that's the case, the hairs will start to regrow about 3-6 months after surgery. Rogaine wouldn't hurt, but Rogaine mainly works for male or female pattern hair loss and not telogen effluvium and not other reasons for hair loss. Go back to your doctor and ask them what they think are the reasons for the hair loss and the chances for treatment and recovery.
Rogaine is worth a try for baldness following Mohs reconstruction
Rogaine is worth a try for baldness following Mohs reconstruction. Permanent alopecia is possible due to follicle injury. Further, it's not clear to me from the photo but if a full-thickness skin graft was used (circular area) it will never regrow scalp hair regardless of whether rogaine is used or not.
Stephen Weber MD, FACS
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Bald spot after Mohs surgery
The bald spot left after Mohs surgery may reduce in size with time, but you might ultimately be left with a bald spot that does not re-grow hair. Rogaine would certainly be worth trying. After 9-12 months, you should see the final appearance of the skin cancer treatment site as far as hair regrowth.
Bald spot after Mohs surgery
Surgeries can leave scars where the hairs do not grow back. The reason is because the follicles get damaged during surgery. You can certainly use Rogain and see if it helps. Typically, in scar areas on the scalp, I do hair transplant in the area with very good results. Dr. Behnam
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Stock re-finishing on my Winchester 1917 Enfield.
I bought this gun about three years ago not knowing anything about it other than it was a 30-06. I knew nothing about bolt guns back then and did not do any research. Shame on me. Turned out it's a Winchester 1917 that had been sporterized. The bore is in great shape, but the bluing is worn out and the stock looking like my old neighbor used it to pound nails. After talking to Don "CA357" I was encouraged to refinish the stock like he did with his Eddystone. I have no idea if the stock is the factory one that had been hacked and chopped or if this is an aftermarket. Either way it was in rough shape. It had been stained with no top coat at all. There were large chunks missing here and there and the checkering was destroyed.
I knew if I wanted the checkering to stay I would have to start from scratch for two reasons. One it was rolled in so the checkering repair would not match and like I said it was shot.
I also wanted a recoil pad seeing the steel one with the meat tenderizer pattern was not very comfortable. This is the stock I started with.
I started out by using a 1/4 sheet sander with 60 grit and went to town. I sanded until the checkering was gone and any other damage. I tried to sand the old stain off, however in some places the stain had penetrated so deep it was not reasonable. Also since I was starting from scratch, I decided to reshape the pistol grip to fit my hand a little better. I also added a medium Hogue grind to fit recoil pad. I used a belt sander to get the rough shaped and then back to the 60 grit to blend it in to the contour. The next step was to hand sand the stock with 100 to get rid of the sanding scratches. Then I sanded with 220 to smooth the wood out. I didn't take any progress pictures but this is what it looked like sanded and reshaped. Pretty darn nice for claro walnut. After looking at it for the 8+ hrs of sanding I really started to like the stock without the checkering so I left it.
After finish sanding, I put three coats Birchwood Caseys sealer and filler. Then six coats of their gun stock oil. Knocking each coat down with 000 steel wool. The last coat of oil was too glossy for my tastes so I dulled it out with the steel wool, which of course made it too dull. So I polished it with Flitz gun polishing compound and here is the finished product.
It's beautiful Darin. Well done. :)
Thanks Don
How in the world did I miss this thread!?
It turned out great DC. The 1917 is one of my favorite rifles, and I have trouble passing them up.
How does she shoot?
That turned out pretty good man. I like it without the checkering too
Well done Darin, another restoration performed flawlessly! Simply beautiful!
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How Would You Make A 3D Chef Hat Out Of Fondue
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AHow would you make a chef hat? to go on a head cake, which is 6inch round. I have been thinking that it would need to be solid, as it wouldn't dry the shape I want it if not. Unless anyone can give me ideas to make it with out it being Solid?
AFondue is melted cheese served in a communal pot.
Your chef hat should probably be made of fondant. Or gumpaste. ;)
Wrap a cylinder in parchment or waxed paper. Roll out the fondant thinly, cut to height of the hat, and wrap it around the cylinder. Let it dry, then slide it off the tube and pull the paper out. Formthe top...that will be the tricky part. You could drape a shape over some crumpled up waxed paper to make the poufy part of the hat. Or make the pleated kind of hat. That has more structure and might be easier to do.
AThank you so much for your reply,I will give that a try. Lol I did mean fondant, but foe some reason my phone decided to spell it different with out me realising. :) will let you know how it turns out when I give it a try.
AHaha darn phones! Please post pics! would live to see it when it's done,
Lol... I was talking to a wedding coordinator the other day and she asked me if the cake was going to be fondue! lol.. with an "is that the hard icing?"
I think I'd do a RCT center and use tylose in the fondant if you don't use gumpaste to help it hold the shape more firmly.
AThank you, can you just add gumpaste to the ready to roll fondant you buy from shops? As I did attempt to make the fondant my self last time I made a cake and it turned out horrible wrong. Also if I made the chef hat in 2 parts then let them harden, what would you use to stick them together? I only ask as I made a minion cake before and couldn't stick the arms to the side, so as it was just me and my husband eating it I used cocktail sticks to hold in place and remembered to remove them before cutting it up.:) but I don't think cocktail sticks will work for sticking the hat together lol, I have tried using the edible glue before but it wasn't strong enough to hold what I wanted it to.


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I snapped this grainy photo last week and put it on instagram so I could compare it to the one above. My windows aren't as impressive but, there's something about the wood that I like and want to keep for now.
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|May 7, 2007, 12:50 PM
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reduced 30-30 loads?
I have been doing some pistol re-loading and now want to tackle the rifle. I wanted to start with my 30-30 or 300 sav. Just for plinking around the house before I start to get serious about building a full load. I want to use the hornady 100gr. SP with IMR 3031, cheap bullets and a powder that hornady clames will work in four of my rifles. I did a search and didn't find much.
My question is does anyone know a safe starting point for reduced loads for either of these rifles. Was looking for reduced velocity, fun loads at closer ranges. Any help will be appreaciated.
|May 7, 2007, 02:33 PM
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Messing with reduced loads is usually more dangerous and prone to pressure variations than starting with quality published loads from a trusted source (powder manufacturer's website, bullet maker's publication, etc).
I've done some light bullet work with .30-30, shooting 100gr half-jacket hornady and 110gr spired/hollowpoint Sierra varminter bullets and Titegroup powder.
I don't know about IMR 3031... never used it and don't know its burn rate.
I do know that you cannot load more than 1 round into the tube magazine of a lever rifle if the bullet has a sharp point. The recoil can cause the primer of one round to detonate off the nose of the bullet under it. The 100gr hornady bullets you mentioned have a sharp point.
They are also very hard to load in a 30-30 case without great care. The base is very sharp and square on those bullets, and without beveling the 30-30 case with a mouth champfer tool, you will crush a lot of cases when seating the bullet.
Also... reducing rifle powder loads below a published minimum can result in something called "detonation", which is a bad thing that can cause a loss of fingers, noses, ears and faces. I don't know a lot about detonation.
I'd suggest starting with a published full powered 30-30 load... and working downwards from there. I believe there are reputable published loads for Winchester 296 and 150-ish grain bullets that are fairly mild. If you feel you must experiment (and I mean that... you are playing with fire after all), powders such as Unique or Titegroup make good candidates.
My screw-around light 30-30 load is a 150gr Berry's plated flatnose bullet with 8.0gr of Titegroup. I have shot this load in my gun... I cannot advise that you shoot this load in your gun. I still have all my fingers, toes, nose, eyes, ears and face.
I'd really suggest that you look into the Berry's 150gr plated 30-30 bullets if you want inexpensive practice rounds... and stick with a known good powder for 30-30 such as IMR4895, Reloder15 or another quality powder.
|May 7, 2007, 03:48 PM
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I used 3031 as my rifle powder until I discovered Reloder 7 and its far superior metering characteristics. Loaded LOTS of 3031, including the 100-grain "Plinker" bullet by Speer and some 125-grain JHPs. My data came from the Lyman and Speer manuals.
These are good practice/varmint loads and should work well in your .30-30.
|May 7, 2007, 03:49 PM
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Thanks for the info. I know about the one round in the tube thing, my 300 sav has a sipindel on that one. Speer shows a 110gr in 30-30 and 100gr I think, in 300sav both using IMR 3031. Guess I like to save on powder, used to light loading the .357mag with Win 231. Ill start with min published levels from Hornady and get comfortable.
|May 8, 2007, 06:53 AM
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Personally I like cast bullets for light loads and plinking. They're cheap to buy or cast, and they burn very little powder. With a 170 gr cast RN bullet I can use Unique and get roughly a 1,000 rounds out of a pound of powder. The starting load in the Lyman manual is only 7 grs. And the recoil is virtually non existent.
|May 8, 2007, 11:41 AM
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Just as a point of reference............
The 30-30 is a popular low powered schutzen cartridge as either a fixed or breech seated affair.
I use 14.5 of IMR4227 under a 180 grain round nose cast bullet. 4759 is also popular too.
I use 20 grains of 4227 with a 150 grn. spitzer for a mild (but accurate) 30-06 load.
Always was kinda nervous about using Unique, Bullseye or other fast pistol powders.......too easy to double charge or otherwise end up with undesirable results.
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|May 8, 2007, 05:53 PM
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I second Unique powder in this application. It is great for reduced rifle loads and a normal primer fires it just fine. Let us know what you end up with.
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|May 8, 2007, 09:08 PM
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Try here
Try these sites for some info on reduced 30-30 loads. I can't vouch for them myself, but good starting places. The Hodgdon site is especially valuable, since these are "official" load data (60% of the maximum load when you use H4895 powder)
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Very informative article, thanks Snakeman!
|August 15, 2009, 08:47 PM
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You can load your 30-30 load up to the neck with black powder or its substitute...... Makes for a light target load, LOADS of fun to shoot, and I have not needed to uses gas checks.
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Jim Taylor has a wonderful article on the .30-30 on Leverguns.com as well. Think I remember using 16.0gr 2400 under a standard 165gr cast bullet.
No problem using flat based bullets in the .30-30. Just get the extra die and expand the case mouth, as you have to do with cast bullets anyway.
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Jim Taylor & Frank (Paco) Kelly have done about as much experimentation with the 30-30 as anybody to my knowledge, in recent times. They're both squared-away folks and I wouldn't have any reservation about trying anything they felt confident enough to publish.
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Check out Trail Boss. I shoot it in my .30-30 and it made my trapdoor into a ***** cat.
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Note, though, that Trail Boss is specifically for lead bullets. There are reports of unexpectedly rapid rise of pressure in building jacketed bullet loads with it.
Also, 3031 is not a good choice for light loads. Like most progressive rifle stick powders, it will burn irregularly and poorly if the pressure doesn't get as high as it prefers. The use of bullets too light for the powder also incurs the risk of secondary pressure spikes that can damage a gun.
The suggestion to use Unique is good. I prefer the cleaner burning and easier to meter Hodgdon Universal Clays. Either one at about 9 grains with the Hornady 100 grain half-jacketed plinker or any of the 110 grain carbine bullets will make a very nice and accurate light load.
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I really like this thread. After reading it and leverguns.com, I have decided to take the plunge and add 30-30 to my reloading dies.
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I use about 8.5 to 9.5grs of Unique in my 170gr cast loads. Never heard about IMR 4227 though. I'd love to see some load data on that. I have plenty of that on hand.
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I've used 15 grains of 2400 and .5 grain of polyfil with the berrys 150gr FP for an average speed of 1700FPS, lots of fun without all the powder.
BTW I use a pair of needle nosed pliers to slightly flare the neck when seating flat based bullets.
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Good article on reduced loads. Reduced loads with jacketed bullets are much harder to get right than cast loads.
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Some years ago, I was shooting postal matches with the Cast Bullet Association.
I was fortunate to win the Benchrest Hunter Pistol category for a couple of years. I shot an open sighted T/C Contender in 30-30.
The load was a Lee 120 grain RNGC bullet cast from WW alloy and sized to .309.
It was lubed with liquid alox. The powder charge was 7.4 grains of Unique. The extreme spread was under 12 fps. It was an accurate combo. Shooting that load the open sighted Contender would put all ten shots into a two inch circle at 50 yards.
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Definitely go with pistol powders
I use 7gr of Clays behind a 165gr Plain Base cast bullet for a 1100fps "plinker". No filler. No position sensitivity. Great accuracy. I'm not sure you would blow anything up if you did double-charge one of these loads - not that I'm going to try it
I haven't used jacketed for plinkers mainly because the cast bullets were cheap.
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Hornady used to recommend a reduced 30-30 load using SR 4759 powder and the 100 grain "Plinker". The starting load was 15 grains; the max load was 18 grains. More recently, they moved to the concept of using Trail Boss with the Speer Plinker. In the latter case, they recommend placing the bullet next to the case, deciding on how deeply into the case to place the bullet, and putting a mark on the case indicating where the base of the bullet would be. Fill the case to that point, empty the powder onto a scale and weigh it, multiply that weight by 0.7, and that's your new starting load. I'm still using the SR 4759 for the reduced load.
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I worked up a 30/30 load using a 113 grain Lee flat nose lead bullet and 10 1/5 grains of Trail Boss powder. Excellent accuracy and a mild recoil.
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If that sound like too much, too fast, look at how Tuniu's stock price has performed since its Nasdaq IPO in May and compare that sterling performance with the company's steeper losses cited in a second-quarter financial report released this week.
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Tuniu shares have gained about 144% over the past three months based on high expectations for Internet consumer services and overall tourism demand in ever-wealthier China. It's also popular for bridging the worlds of U.S.-listed Chinese online giants Sina (SINA) and Baidu (BIDU), and basic online ticket sellers such as eLong (LONG) and Ctrip (CTRP).
Yet over the past three months, Tuniu's spending far outpaced its rising stock value. Moreover, the company reported a net loss of $18.3 million for the second quarter compared to a $1.2 million loss in the same period 2013.
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The bleeding was on the back of a 403% increase in marketing costs and a 183% rise in "general and administrative expenses" quarter-on-quarter, according to the financial report. Higher costs linked to "suppliers of the organized tours and headcount-related expenses for our tour advisers" also played a role, it said.


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text: Three to Focus on Texans @ Saints September 22nd, 2011 | Author: Trey Cunningham The New Orlean Saints enter Week 3 feeling good after laying a beatdown on the visiting Chicago Bears, taking advantage of the Bears atrocious offensive line and lighting up their elite defense. That game brought back memories of their 2009 Super Bowl season, where they regularly embarrassed other top-tier teams in games that were supposed to be close. The Houston Texans, as of right now, can only dream of the kind of success the Saints have had; the Texans have never even made the playoffs in their team history. That could change this year, especially with the perennial AFC South Champion Colts reeling without Peyton Manning. Are the Texans for real? That question has been asked on countless sports talk shows, and this game will be a much better indication than their previous two games. . 1) The Texans Running Game Thanks, at least in part, to Arian Fosters break out 2010 rushing campaign, it is no secret that Houston has one of the best offensive lines in football, including OC Chris Myers, the 2010 3rd overall highest graded Center who occasionally plays for the All-PFF Team. Despite a hamstring injury limiting Foster to only 10 carries through the first two weeks, the team has rushed for 305 yards in just those two games. Most of that yardage has come from second year back Ben Tate, who has also forced a combined seven missed tackles in those games. With Foster possibly sitting out this game, Tate will most likely be asked to continue his impressive start to the year. The Texans offensive line will be a deciding factor in whether or not they can continue to successfully run the ball; they will need to in order to have a chance to win in the Superdome, where the Bears last week could only manage 60 yards and, as a result, allowed the Saints to tee-off on Jay Cutler to the tune of seven sacks, four hits, and a further 22 pressures. The Texans do not want to watch their QB endure such a nightmarish afternoon, so look for this to be a big part of their game plan. Theyll also be motivated to keep the ball out of Drew Brees hands for as long as possible. . 2) Drew Brees vs. the Texans improved Defense If the Saints had this match up last year, theyd have been licking their chops, as the Texans boasted the leagues worst pass defense (a -67.5 grade for the season). The Texans took steps to make sure they didnt feature such a horrifically inept secondary this year: they hired a defensive coordinator with an impressive resume in this role (Wade Phillips), drafted a pass rusher (J.J. Watts) with their 1st round draft pick, and made some noteworthy free agent signings (Cincinnatis CB Jonathan Joseph and Chicagos FS Daniael Manning). The fact that they changed to a 3-4 this year also doesnt seem to be an issue, as theyve only given up 20 points in two games; however, one of those games was against the Kerry Collins-led Colts. This game will be a much tougher test for Phillips unit than the downward-spiraling Colts or Chad Henne could be. Brees, only two years removed from a Super Bowl MVP title, has a habit of making even good defenses look silly. Hes already thrown three TDs and plenty of yards against both the Packers and Bears, two great defenses, and is capable of much more if necessary. LT Jermon Bushrod will be tested by OLB Mario Williams, but has started respectably enough, giving up only a hit and four pressures against the Packers and Bears combined, all the more impressive considering the pass-rushing talent those teams have. The jury is still out on an upgraded Texans defense eager to erase the painful memories of getting burned early and often last year, but the end of this game will give us a clue as to how far theyve come. 3) Matt Schaub Even if the two above-mentioned factors go the Texans way and the running game continues plowing on while the defense proves to be an improved unit, Schaub will still have to have a good game. Brees and company are just that good, especially at home. Just as the defense hasnt been properly tested yet this season, neither has Schaub. Against a Dolphins secondary that gave up over 500 yards to Tom Brady, he threw for a nice, if not extraordinary, 230 yards with two TDs and no picks, finishing with a 118.5 NFL rating. Yet in the week one blow-out against the Colts, he struggled as he threw two picks and finished with a NFL rating of 78.5. If the Texans are indeed a play-off team, Schaub will have to play better and the pressure will be on in this play-off atmosphere. . read more: http://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2011/09/22/three-to-focus-on-texans-saints/


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ST. PETERSBURG — At Canterbury, the players wear practice T-shirts that read, "The Tradition Continues," but more and more these days that tradition feels like a dynasty.
The Crusaders have built a reputation around playing and winning games in May.
Since Jody Moore arrived at Canterbury in 2006, the Crusaders have made the playoffs all five seasons. In Moore's first year, they were region semifinalists; the next year they made it to the region finals. In 2008, Canterbury won its first region title and advanced to the state final four. Last year, the Crusaders reached the state title game.
The Crusaders expect to play this late in the season. Canterbury is the first county school to qualify for three straight state final fours.
"Every year, the girls get better with experience," said starting pitcher Krissy Longstreet, who struck out nine and allowed only two hits over six innings in last year's state semifinal win. "This will be our third year going back to states, so I think we'll have more experience in the big game. And we just have heart every year."
The Crusaders may perform like veterans in the playoffs, but Moore still likes to point out how young her team is.
The roster is dominated by underclassmen. Five sophomores and two freshmen start.
"That's a very young team in the world of varsity softball," Moore said.
But this is the first season the Crusaders fielded an entire roster of high schoolers without having to dip into the middle school for depth.
"It definitely makes a difference at the level you can push them," Moore said.
Canterbury had to replace three senior starters — Macey Hall, Kirstyn Smith and Chelsea Weiland represented its largest senior class — from last year's team.
The Crusaders, though, are at a level now where they can simply reload every year.
"We started off kind of slow this season," said leftfielder Nina Gomez, the lone senior. "We kind of expected to be the team we were at the end of last season. But we realized that's not how it happens, and we started working the way we're supposed to. And now the team's a lot stronger this year."
The Crusaders will need to be stronger to defeat Jacksonville Eagle's View at 7 p.m. Monday. The Warriors themselves had only two seniors last year when they shut down the Crusaders in the state final.
Eagle's View returns virtually its entire lineup. It did not give up a run in three region playoff games.
But the Crusaders are ready.
They won't be intimidated.
"We've played in big games before," Longstreet said. "We scheduled teams like St. Petersburg Catholic and Northside Christian this year, and those were big games. So, we know what to expect."
And, if the Crusaders don't win the school's first team state title in any sport this season, well, there's always next year.


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Lou Williams has agreed to a multiyear deal with the Atlanta Hawks to play in the city he starred in as a prep player before shooting straight to the NBA.
Williams, formerly the Philadelphia 76ers sixth man, was the only bench player to lead his team in scoring with 14.9 points per game. The undersized combo guard also chipped in 3.5 assists last season.
Seeking a long-term deal, it was assumed Williams was on his way out of Philadelphia when the Sixers signed Nick Young. Young, like Williams, is a dynamic bench scorer but has more size and athleticism. He played the sixth man position for the Los Angeles Clippers last year after a midseason trade from the Washington Wizards, and his shoot-first mentality matches that of Williams.
Atlanta should suit Williams since the city was once a haven for Clippers guard Jamal Crawford, another scorer with little reluctance on the offensive end.
Williams joins a Hawks team in need of scoring after trading All-Star Joe Johnson to the Brooklyn Nets. He will be added to a reserve group that includes young guards Jordan Farmar and Anthony Morrow, who were acquired in the Johnson trade.
Jeff Teague adds stability at starting point guard but the Hawks will be without Kirk Hinrich. Teague's former backup is heading back to the Chicago Bulls to serve as starting point guard while Derrick Rose recovers from an ACL injury.


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Does anyone know where i can find a tutorial to learn how to develop a "bridge builder" game?
I only found commercial sites on Google.
That's a very specific game concept; I doubt you're going to find a tutorial so specific. More likely you should look into 2D game tutorials in general, assuming this is a 2D game. Can you elaborate on what kind of game you have in mind? If it involves the player building a bridge by snapping together pieces, and seeing if the bridge collapses, you'll presumably want a 2D physics engine like Box2D.