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Friday, 2 November 2012
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49 comments:
- Trees said...
Whenever I see thes meet ups I wish I lived in the UK too!! This looks like the best fun even and I LOVE your new frock! I'm rather into that kind of 60s look frock:)
- 2 November 2012 at 11:53
- Vix said...
Nice shoes! Follow me?
That dress looks absolutely-bloody-gorgeous, total perfection with those delicous lurex tights and cape. June never disappoints,does she? We look a right bunch rummaging in Second To None, shame we didn't record ourselves with our giggling and weird mix of accents!
What a fantastic time we had, poor Clare solidering on, dead sheep, tartan hats with wobbly pom poms. Can't wait to do it all over again.
Joni's art is a masterpiece, far better than B&Q does Stonehenge and serial killer alley!
Love and adoration! xxxxxxx
PS I really like what you're doing here, fancy swapping links?
- 2 November 2012 at 12:01
- CityScape Skybaby said...
I love your dress Curtise, but you didn't get the catsuit?! You looked fantabulous in it. I wish my bod looked like that in a catsuit or in a psychedelic mini dress. I've never met up with any online friends yet, I've a friend in Wales from the MySpace days and we're always saying we will meet one day and reading your feelings about it here really makes me want to get off my backside and do it. Lovely to see you meeting old and new friends, you all look like you had a great time together and Joni's art is fantastic, how does it feel to be a work of art? xx
- 2 November 2012 at 12:10
- delia hornbook said...
aahhh what a fantastic post and what a super duper day we had yesterday. It was lovely meet you, your more gorgeous in the flesh and just so lovely thank you for helping me have such a wonderful day. Im glad you said you didn't get some of the art because i didn't to and that poor sheep made me feel real sad to. Loving you in your dress you brought you look gorgeous. Have a lovely weekend and hope to meet up again next year. dee xxxxx
- 2 November 2012 at 12:25
- Bella Q said...
The fun looks palatable from across the pond in the pictures- you ladies rock! I agree- meeting for reals is incidental- you already know eachother right? Good friends who already share common interests.
The frock rocks, as do you. And Joni- a talent who lives in my city, whom I have yet to meet! rocks- what a great illustration of you!
- 2 November 2012 at 12:25
- Fiona said...
Oh what fun! Looks like you had loads of laughs. LOVE the 60's frock and the 60's poses even more, Twiggy's got nothing on you.
How flattering to be immortalised in words, Joni's artwork is brilliant.
Don't remind me about grey bits!
- 2 November 2012 at 12:38
- Melanie said...
That cape is gorgeous Curtise! And don't you look gorgeous in that dress! I could see that Joni's picture was you, straight off the bat, it's fab!
I can see you all had a fab time xxx
- 2 November 2012 at 12:52
- Sacramento Amate said...
I feel so jealous, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
I would have loved to meet you all so much. I coun´t agree more with you, after all these comments it will be like catching up with old friends.
Happy first year blogging, my dear Curtise.
- 2 November 2012 at 13:04
- Ivy Black said...
T'was bloody brill eh? Lovely to meet you in the fab flesh. I've seen you in a catsuit so I know!
Coming from a place of respect and affection I really think that gorgeous bit of vintage frockery would be set of nicely by a pair of wellies. Just a suggestion...
Have a stonking weekend.
- 2 November 2012 at 13:11
- joyatri said...
I don't think that paisley dress was at Second to None last week. Because if it was -- I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT IT! If I couldn't have it, I'm glad it went to you though. Going to Walsall was my first blogger meetup and it was very familiar rummaging through Vix's wardrobe as I had seen most of the clothes before. Joni captured you perfectly in that crocheted dress. She is so talented!
- 2 November 2012 at 13:21
- Caroline said...
I've met two bloggers so far and I'm arranging a date with another one at the moment. It's such good fun.
I do love that frock.
- 2 November 2012 at 13:30
- lucy joy said...
Great dress! Love the colours, cheeky hole, length, pattern...
I did type a lengthy comment for your previous post, but pressed 'sign out' instead of 'publish'so, sorry I didn't tell you how bloody marvellous I thought you all looked.
So, I missed another great Walsall jaunt - not fair! I just know they'll be a regular thing, with loads more people wanting to have a rummage in Second to None.
You're so right about meeting people whose blogs you enjoy, I've never felt so comfortable with a group of glam ladies as I did with you all in September.
Have a great weekend,
- 2 November 2012 at 13:34
- Lucy Nation said...
Aaah, you look like you had a right old knees up and what a great mix of activities. A bit of culture, cheap food & booze and lots of vintage shopping! Yay for blogging buddies and friendship and happy blogiversary xxxx
Btw, I agree wellies would look great with that dress! :)
- 2 November 2012 at 13:37
- Hippy at Heart said...
that sounds so lovely! I'm a reg reader of vix's blog and I can definitely understand what you mean it was like you've already known each other. blogging really can connect people in a very intense way. xx
- 2 November 2012 at 13:39
- Secret Squirrel said...
Happy anniversary Curtise!
I've only been blogging for a few months, but love it - and the friends I've made. I have started to get some funny spam - 'I like you! You like me too! Let's follow each other!' nonsense recently.. very amusing. Before this I was visiting blogs and leaving comments but it didn't feel as much fun til I started a blog myself.
Keep on doing what you are doing, I look forward to catching up with your posts, so rich and detailed and funny.
- 2 November 2012 at 14:08
Its looks like you had an amazing catch up with the girlies. Just what everyone needs, especially when the weather is turning blue. And I bet you put smiles on the faces of the people of Walsall too (In a good way)
That shop looks amazing and is going to become legendary amongst bloggers and thrifters thanks to the ever dazzling Vix.
The dress you snaffled fits pefectly and the cape is fabulous, so very you xx
- 2 November 2012 at 14:26
- Frocktasia said...
Groovetastic frock my dear & that calligram is awesome :)
Looks like you gals had a hoot and a half, I've got to swing by Walsall at some point, Second to None looks brilliant, that velvet coat that Vix is wearing is pretty much the coat of my dreams.
Have a grand weekend!
Lot's of love,
- 2 November 2012 at 14:39
You look absolutely adorable in that 60's dress. Your legs look smashing! Love this psychedelic look on you. What cute poses too. And you'll notice in my coming up post how much our ground looks alike. I knew I was an English girl inside. ;)
Thank you Curtise for mentioning me. I hope the illustration comes to you undamaged over all those miles.
We will meet some day!!!
- 2 November 2012 at 14:45
You didn't buy that sexalicious catsuit???
What fun y'all had!! The closest blogger I know of to me is about 175 MILES away!!!
The paisley dress is da bomb!!! LOVE it!!!
- 2 November 2012 at 15:03
- Melanie said...
You need a transistor radio blaring out some girl-dancing-on-a-platform soundtrack when you wear this '60s dress through town. I would like to see you do The Swim in this. Or The Freddie!?
Your face must have hurt the next day with all that laughing. How rejuvenating and free to have friends like this to shop and hang out with.
Joni's piece on you is brilliant. I love it!
The sheep in formaldehyde? Hm. Mr. Hirst has always been naughty. I like the fact that artists can make millions, but I don't enjoy the death-as-spectacle aspect. They had to find a replacement shark for the original in the tank - for obvious reasons... Eeew.
- 2 November 2012 at 15:19
- Krista said...
Ah what I day I missed!!! These images are such a treat I feel like I am right back there with you guys!!! I love seeing everyone elbow deep in vintage delight! I love the pictures of Vix and with her gorgeous smile, she takes that everywhere you know :) You all look so dam fashionable in Walsall checking out that art. I wish we had something this amazing walking distance from my house. The dress you scored Curtise I just love! The colors are so vibrant and that length is super sexy on you!
Now let's talk about this amazing gift Joni did for you, of you and because of you. That is some real love there and that is real friendship. This portrait of you in words leaves me speechless with how friggin amazing and heartfelt it is. I have met some genuinely wonderful women in this community. If fact I'd travel thousands of miles for you ladies, again and again.
Here's to real blogger friendships and groovy frocks!
- 2 November 2012 at 15:44
- thorne garnet said...
Did you buy the studded bodysuit?
Love the hippie dress,the colors are groovy.
What a bunch of fun you all had. Walsall is becoming a destination place.
- 2 November 2012 at 16:05
- Lakota [Faith Hope and Charity Shopping] said...
You're a bunch of stunners ain't ya? And how amazing is that calligram, genius. I'm being abandoned again this weekend, husband off on travels once more. So house arrest and virtual friendships only for me.
- 2 November 2012 at 16:17
- Vintage Bird Girl said...
You know I really really do wish I could have been there hamming it up with you lovely ladies. That looks like such a wonderful day. I can't believe you've only been blogging for just over a year....you are such a blogging pro & an inspiration. Blogging has been so much fun, but I am truly surprised by the friendships that have come out of it already. Blessed indeed. That 60's frock is AB FAB on you. You really are 'the body'...hehe! Love to you & wishing you a happy weekend. Xx
- 2 November 2012 at 19:43
- Penny-Rose said...
Happy First Year Blogging Anniversary. I love your blog and the catch up with other bloggers looks like it was lots of fun.
- 2 November 2012 at 21:31
- Kylie said...
Mary Quant eat your heart out!
(I may be completely off here, but Mary Quant was the first thing that popped into my head when I saw you in your gorgeous 'new' frock)
Anyway whatever designer it's reminiscent of, I love it, and it looks lovely on you.
How nice for you to meet up with Dee (I'm not familiar with the other girls) and I can't get over Joni's wordy portrait, amazing - just like her 'model'!
- 2 November 2012 at 23:12
- bonsaimum said...
Fantastic paisley dress. Looks like you all had a blast. :)
- 3 November 2012 at 00:39
- Vicky Hayes said...
Bless! What a lovely post - great to see you and your chums taking Walsall by storm. You look FAB in that gorgeous frock and I love that you are also a calligram now! Have a great weekend, Vicky x
- 3 November 2012 at 06:55
- Annie said...
I can't believe I missed another blogger meet up!! It's my own fault though for not keeping up with what's going on. Oh well, next time...
Anyway, I love the dress!
Annie xx
- 3 November 2012 at 08:11
- Miss Maple said...
I love the cape and the blue tones of your outfit. Pretty!
- 3 November 2012 at 11:32
- Miss Simmonds Says said...
The Stonehenge one was pretty rubbish wasn't it? I can't believe the amazingness of Second To None. It never disappoints! You look stunning in that dress and I adore the tights too, I need some. Look at your poses too - oh and the cape. So much to love! and Joni's Calligram xxxxxxx
- 3 November 2012 at 11:50
- Misfits Vintage said...
You all look so fabulous and beautiful and HAPPY in this destination place! You are beautiful as ever, Curtise and that 60s paisley frock is PERFECT on you. That sheep makes me a little sad too... poor thing. It's quite unpalatable, actually.
Your cape is marvellous, your photos are gorgeous and I'm so SO glad you all had such a frickin fabularse day!!! LOVE! Sarah xxx
- 3 November 2012 at 13:17
- Diane said...
As ever you look chuffing fab! I think we should have a get together soon - but what the hell would I wear? You weren't in the City hall when I was in - I would recognise you . xxxx
- 3 November 2012 at 15:01
- Lynn Dylan said...
Oooooh, Curtise! As Helga would say, SQUEE!!! I think a meet-up sounds like such fun!!! I am hoping to get to meet up with Lynne of Practical Paralegalism!! Won't it be fun?? You look very groovy indeed!
- 3 November 2012 at 15:29
- Lynne DeVenny said...
I know you guys had blast, and I really enjoyed the pics on both yours and Vix's blog. You are so lucky to get to meet each other. Going to England and meeting you guys is so on my Bucket List.
I'm going to start calling you "The Body" too. You look simply fantastic in everything you wear. I love the fun poses in the mini-dress which looks like it was made for you.
- 3 November 2012 at 15:48
- The Small Fabric Of My Life said...
I loved hearing about your adventures o Vix's blog.
What a great piece of artwork by Joni.
- 4 November 2012 at 03:57
- Rose&Bird said...
Lovely outfit. Looks like you had a great day, I would have loved to join you x The dress you bought is very nice, I would have picked that myself. Vix didn't talk you into the jumpsuit or those red and blue flares?!
- 4 November 2012 at 07:08
- Lou said...
I really want to meet up with some of the lovely bloggers I read about, but it sounds so silly but it daunts me quite a lot! But you guys look like you had so much fun, I don't know why I'm worried! Second to None looks so amazing, like an adult dressing up box! Looking forward to seeing more of your blogging friend meet ups! x
- 4 November 2012 at 07:49
I've never tried a blogger meet up but it looks good fun. I loved the parcel swapping over at Lakota's blog so if ever get the chance I will definitely go to a meet up.
I really like the dress you found.
- 4 November 2012 at 10:16
- Mrs. D said...
Looks like you had a lot of fun! I would love to meet up. Don't forget to let me know if you want to do a vintage shop afternoon in Notts one of these days :)
The drawing Joni made of you is really great! She is so talented!
As for what you wanted to know: I'm very depressed and nonplussed about how my husband and I will actually be able to live in the same country together. He's American and I am Portuguese and there is so much bureaucracy involved, not to mention the current government here in the UK making up laws that will make our lives more difficult...
- 4 November 2012 at 12:31
- Debbi@SheAccessorizesWell said...
Oh you lucky, beautiful ladies. How wonderful it would be to be able to meet up with other bloggers. Maybe someday....
What a great drawing Joni did for you!
I love, love your dress. I does remind me of the 60's a time I enjoyed very much.
- 4 November 2012 at 12:52
- Vintage Coconut said...
That keyhole dress looks killer on you!
And I am totally jelous of all the fun you had with everyone. =p
- 4 November 2012 at 13:36
- Dawn said...
I'm jealous, nj and Pa bloggers are not as likely to meet up as your lovelies. I offered to meet up with a girl who lives really close to me and she was too busy. What? I guess I was too old and not cool enough for her. I thought about asking her again but I would feel like I am begging. You look fabulous in your 60's dress. I swear if I don't get a haircut soon. dawn suitcase vingettes xo
- 4 November 2012 at 15:15
- Dawn said...
I'm jealous, nj and Pa bloggers are not as likely to meet up as your lovelies. I offered to meet up with a girl who lives really close to me and she was too busy. What? I guess I was too old and not cool enough for her. I thought about asking her again but I would feel like I am begging. You look fabulous in your 60's dress. I swear if I don't get a haircut soon. dawn suitcase vingettes xo
- 4 November 2012 at 15:15
- Dawn said...
oh and Joni is amazing for making that t for you. It is gorgeous. dawn
- 4 November 2012 at 15:16
- Jean at www.drossintogold.com said...
I'm late to comment, but that doesn't mean I don't love you!!!!! Okay, so first, you look HOT!!!! in that groovy dress. Yes, YOU!!! Secondly, I love the picture (calligram?) Joni did. It's brilliant. You're a work of art, my dear! Lastly, I so wish I could be a part of the Wallsall blogger meet-up festivities. You look so happy and I'm so glad you're there.
Hugs to you and the children!!
- 4 November 2012 at 19:08
This bloggers meet up was amazing!!
I'm sorry to live so far from anyone, I'm sure that to have the chance to spend time with you and the other internet friends could be great!
I can tell it from your smiles!
I'd love to visit Vintage shops and Art Galleries with you all!
I love Damien Hirst and I'm very curious about this exhibition in Walsall, I'd love to come before it ends!
The dress you bought is awesome and I love the photoshoot you made with your glorious find!!
I'm sorry for haven't comment your Halloween post, but I was away for the weekend, you and your kids are amazing!
- 5 November 2012 at 01:40
- Amber of Butane Anvil said...
Dear Curtise, how wonderfully fun - thanks for sharing the photos of your meetup! You are an incredibly gorgeous go-go dancer in that fantastic dress, your purple tights and square-toe boots are perfect on your great gams. Joni's artwork is straight-up gorgeous as well, and manages to do its dreamy subject justice! So glad you are feeling the love!
- 7 November 2012 at 08:53
- kaffesoester said...
You look smashing in this 60's dress and the gorgeous lurex tights! I love these colours, and the keyhole neck. I desperately want to visit UK and go treasure hunting in all your fabulous vintage and charity shops!
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Dow Fall After Spain Sparks Wild Ride
The Dow Industrials lost ground after Spain's prime minister dismissed speculation that the country is getting close to requesting a euro-zone bailout. Paul Vigna has details on The News Hub. (Photo: Getty Images)
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Covering Hurricane Sandy has proven to be quite a feat. It's difficult to keep up with all the information pouring into the newsrooms, but who gets to experience the brunt of it all? Reporters. Poor, poor reporters.
In the past day or two, most broadcasts featured these brave souls right in the thick of flooding, high winds and torrential downpours. It can be a little tough to get up-to-date information on location in such treacherous conditions, so sometimes reporters need to find creative ways to gather the facts. Cue: zombie pirate man.
Leave it to this FOX News affiliate down in Alexandria, Virginia to find a zombie pirate to give valuable insight into Frankstorm. He's been living in the town for about 650 years, so the dude's seen some pretty nasty storms. But according to him, this is one of the worst in history.
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Daniel Martin - From Rower to Cyclist
Our occasional correspondent Amy Smolens, suggested doing an interview with the 2009 Canadian Men's 40-49 Road Champion - Daniel Martin. While we usually focus on the established pros, or the up-and-comers, it's important to recognize that cycling encompasses an enormous range of athletes, across multiple disciplines, and that each has a story to tell about our sport.
When my friend and colleague, Gregg Betonte, told me that his Safeway/Bicycle Plus teammate, Daniel Martin, won the Canadian Masters 40-49 National Championship, I was impressed. When he told me that Daniel was a former Olympic-caliber rower, I thought it was a great story. When he mentioned that he lived in the Bay Area, I knew I was in luck. My luck got even better when I discovered that he would be competing in the Albany Criterium, an annual race that takes place eight blocks from my house.
I rode over to the race and checked in with Daniel as he was warming up for the short, hard effort. Aggressive as usual, on the second lap of the crit he bridged to a solo rider, and drove the break for the remainder of the race. He later explained to me that he had stayed out front to make sure I got plenty of photo ops. Well done, Daniel!
After his second-place finish, I had lunch and a nice chat with one of Canada's newest champions.
Amy Smolens: You grew up in St. John's, Newfoundland - I'd expect to see you playing for the Sharks. Did you start off playing hockey?
Daniel Martin: Yeah, I did. My dad was a big hockey fan so I think I learned how to skate before I knew how to walk. Up until senior high school, hockey was the sport and then you have a choice to make, whether you're good enough to go to the Juniors or not. Maybe if I'd had good training discipline I would have been good enough, but I wasn't. I think you've either got to have really, really good parental support and they force you to train, or when you're 16-17 you don't have the discipline that you have at 30. I look back and think, "why wasn't I training? I just played games, that was it!" So that was it!
AS: The most famous Newfie in this area is Ryane Clowe, who does play for the Sharks. Do you know him?
DM: Ryane Clowe? Yeah, I know him but have never met him.
AS: The Sharks just re-signed him to a four-year contract for $3.5 million U.S. so you're probably not the highest paid Newfie around...but working for Cisco, you've got something in common, right?
DM: (Laughs) Yeah, yeah, not really. I kind of wish ... I came into Cisco a little later. Two years earlier would have been great, then we'd have something in common. I came in just before the Dotcom Bust so I went through the roller-coaster. It looked good at one point, in 1999-2000, but then it all collapsed.
AS: So is working for Cisco how you ended up in Northern California?
DM: Pretty much, yeah. I got my Electrical Engineering degree at Memorial, which is the big university in St. John's, moved to Ottawa, central Canada for five years, working at Nortel Networks and then moved to Cisco after that. My manager and a couple other workers left and went to Cisco and after six months of twisting my arm got me here. It was a combination of better career choice and full-time summer, right? I wasn't used to that so it was a good change.
AS: How did rowing get into the picture for you as a competitive sport and how far did you progress there?
DM: I told someone this the other day and when you think about it, it starts making sense. I grew up not middle-class, basically not well-to-do, grew up with my mom, my parents had separated and divorced. I remember when I was 14-15, I said, well I need to get a degree to get out of here, because the economy was really bad in St. John's, or sport will get me out of here. So I took a two-pronged approach. I went through hockey, and then after hockey I ran cross-country and then I found rowing. And I was pretty good at rowing because I was a little heavier built than the runners, from hockey, we did a lot of weight-room stuff, and I just picked rowing and said, "ok, this will take me to the National Team." So as I was doing my degree I just kept rowing, so that was my two-pronged approach and in the end both of them got me out of there.
AS: What were some of your greatest accomplishments in competitive rowing?
DM: It was kind of weird, in rowing it's such a team sport that you need to go to the camps. My problem was that I didn't go to the camps, I would be working fulltime and I'd train myself and then I'd go to the Trials (for the Olympics and World Championships) and because I wasn't a camp rower I had to win the Trials or if it were a four-man boat, I had to break into the top four. If I was fifth I would be the cut-line, right? So the first couple years I actually was the cut-line. I got fifth when they were making a four, I got third when they were making a double. And after like the fourth year of being the cut-line I remember blowing up at the coach - "I'm the cut-line, knock it off! Why don't you just go one underneath me?!" Then the next year I came back and I made the squad, raced as a Canadian double, never went to the World Championships but raced all across North America representing Canada, that was like 1997. I moved down here in 1997, kind of went through a bit of a hiccup, got back into training, and went up for the 2000 Olympic Trials for the two-man boat, so I made the selection. Unfortunately, we didn't pre-qualify the year before so we didn't actually get to go to the Olympics. I didn't go up in 1999 so I wasn't part of the (pre-qualification process.) It's based on the 1999 Worlds, whether you qualified so I wasn't part of the push to get the boat qualified. So I did what I could in 2000 and made the squad, but unfortunately it didn't work out.
AS: And then you had another close call - you were the last man out for the Quad for Athens in 2004.
DM: Yeah, last man out in '04, pretty much. That was kind of at the international level, what I was trying to do. But during that whole process whenever I didn't make the team I would just do the whole domestic scene. So I won the Canadian Nationals in the single and the double in 2002 and then I teamed up with a guy in San Francisco and we won the U.S. Nationals. There's a club Nationals, which is if you're a resident of the U.S you can compete, so that's the one we won. Then there's the real U.S. Nationals where you have to be a citizen. So I got some national titles, and second twice at the Head of the Charles in the single, so overall most of my results were domestic. I never actually went international, but I was close a couple times.
AS: How and why did you make the transition into cycling?
DM: After 2000 I took two years off (from rowing,) so 2001-2002 I biked and got up to a Cat 2, then went back for 2004 to rowing. Then after 2004 I was racing bikes in 2005 and that's when Robert Pasco, the guy who was thinking about putting Team Safeway together, got to know me and recruited me for the Safeway team so that was four years ago.
AS: What do you transfer from rowing to cycling that helped you and when did you begin to experience some success?
DM: Well, rowing is a tough sport, it's a masochistic sport, so it blends into cycling. One thing you don't realize in cycling because there's such a chess game out there and you have the draft advantage, I think people as they're developing in cycling don't realize that you need to commit at some point, you need to throw yourself out into the wind and just go for it for five minutes or ten minutes or a twenty minute climb. There are a lot of card games that go on in cycling, and you get someone, and I've had a couple of other teammates who have switched over from rowing, and because every workout you do is just a painfest, you actually do pretty good right away! It depends on the terrain, if it's a tough course, you have no problem pulling a pack up a climb. I see a lot of the newbies in the sport that don't come from a sport similar to rowing that don't have that masochistic view of "full-on suffer." Say you have a ten-minute climb, the damage doesn't happen in the first two minutes, the four minute point or the six minute point - but at the eight minute point, you can split the pack and you can get groups going. So I think that's ingrained in me. Very rarely will you see me sitting in the pack for the whole race, at some point I'll just go for it! So yeah, I went up through the categories pretty quickly. The first Pro/1/2 race I ever did was San Dimas, where I got 9th overall in Pro/1/2 and I was a brand new Cat 2, which was a pretty good result, a lot of top guys were there. And I went off in an early break and I just went as hard as I could for four hours.
AS: Ok, now let's talk about the National Championships in July. You had no teammates in the field so what was your plan going into the race and how did the race develop?
DM: Just do what I do, which is just make it hard. When you have no teammates you have two options. One is to really sit back and try to be crafty and be in the right moves, or just make the race, and I did the latter, I attacked right from the line. Basically, a lot of the guys know me so they know I'm someone to watch out for in the race, so instead of trying to be buried and be quiet I decided that I don't want people looking at me wondering when I'm going to bridge across to the break, I want to be the break. So I was off solo for the first lap and a half (of four.) I might not have gone solo if it wasn't bad conditions, but it started raining and was really windy, so it favours a break, so I was hoping to draw some guys that were obviously watching me and I did. So we ended up with a break of three, and then I went solo again. Then I got caught and there were some counter-moves right away and rather than trying to be buried in the pack, I was really alert again and I went across again to the break at a hard point, a break of six, and we went away. You either make sure you're in every move and you might end up falling down at the end and not getting your result, but at least you're giving it a shot. And I spent a lot of time training pretty hard to make sure that I didn't fall down at the end.
AS: That's pretty impressive to win a race like that going against powerful teams like Wheels of Bloor and Ride With Rendall.
DM: Yeah (smiles.) Well, any time you're racing a team, especially on a course that's not truly selective, sometimes you have to be 20% stronger than anybody else in the field. The real kicker for me was I went up two years ago and raced in the 30-39 and not knowing this was something you shouldn't do, I registered for the 30-39 and then there were four days and then there was the Elite race. In California you can race with Masters and Elite in a lot of races, so I registered for both of them and they let me register on-line and I went up there. And the mistake was that my license, because I got it in the U.S. had USA written on it, not Canada, even though I sent in my Canadian passport, so while I was in the Masters race, same course as this year, I was off with two guys and we dropped one on the last climb so it was just me and one other guy and we're coming into the downhill seven kilometre stretch before the finish, and I felt good about the win because the other guy was on the ropes. And then the follow vehicle came up and at first I thought they were cheering me and then they were starting to tell me I was DQed, because they think I'm in a Masters field, I'm a U.S. pro at a Canadian Masters Championships trying to steal the day. They were speaking to me in French because we were in Quebec and I know a little bit of French but not enough to have a conversation at threshold, so the other person who was with me realized what was going on and stopped working with me. So then I'm towing this guy all the way to the line and two guys catch us, and then I'm just really confused at this point, wondering what was going on, and it's an attackfest the last couple of kilometres and I ended up fourth. They bear-hugged me at the finish and bring me in, and everyone's upset with me, and I'm upset at what happened. So it took a couple hours of trying to figure out what was going on there, so that was in the back of my mind when I was racing this year. It was a bad sequence of events and in the end it was all was figured out but something was stolen from me. In the end they apologized and I said, "Ok, that's really fine, but can we go back to 5k to go? We can't."
AS: Well, you got your revenge this year.
DM: Yeah, I got my revenge. It was sweet revenge because it was a similar race, similar style and I had a little bit better legs this time so it wasn't a two-person approach to the finish, it was just one.
AS: How nice was it to win in front of your family, who'd made the trip to Quebec?
DM: My sister just bought a house in Toronto so I arranged that we all went up to help her move in so it was my brother, my dad and a really good friend of mine. We actually built a patio in the back and a deck the first week, so that was my pre-race training (laughs.) Yeah, that was great, it was great. My dad really hasn't watched me race. He watched me once before and I crashed out! Looking at my dad, the thing that was most pleasing was just to see him at the end and him realizing that, hey, I am a legitimate cyclist, because up to that point he hears that I win stuff but never sees it and I'm sure he questions my sanity sometimes.
AS: How does it feel to wear the Maple Leaf Jersey in races with Team Safeway/Bicycle Plus and show it off in races?
DM: Oh, it's empowering, it's really good. I mean cycling's a small community everywhere, but here in Northern California it's really small and as much as we bang heads out there in the races, compete against each other and badmouth each other when things are a little bit shaky or shady, we're all brothers and we're all good friends, so I get a lot of congratulations from people, just as if I see someone win their country's jersey I congratulate them, too. It's good, especially in the Masters' circuit. The pro circuit there's a lot of sacrifice on the line so there's camaraderie but not as much as in the Masters, everybody's got kids and families and jobs and we're all so similar, we know so much about each other and we're all addicted to the sport, we know our sickness!
AS: After missing out on the Olympic stage in rowing, talk about the pride you feel now from wearing your National Championship jersey.
DM: It's great, I mean, I love Canada. I don't think it's the country that defines people, it's the people, and I love the people up there, especially East Coast, where I came from. They're not as well off as California in a lot of senses but they're better off in some senses, it's a really tight-knit community and I wear it with that in mind. There are a lot of people who know I've been going for it the last couple years. It definitely empowers me. I've been wearing it sometimes on training rides and I feel like I'm representing something now, which is empowering.
AS: Now that you're National Champion, what other goals do you have?
DM: This year I've been making a big push and goal number one was the Canadian jersey. I was hoping to go to the Austrian (Masters) Worlds, but what happened is that my really good friend who's getting married in Kenya moved his wedding from August 1st to August 15th so that collides with the Worlds. So maybe next year, but that's a whole different race. A lot of these Masters races, wherever the race is that's where you get the majority of teams and contestants. So when the Masters Nationals in Canada are in Quebec you get 50% of the field from Quebec, so in Austria you get 50% of it from Austria and Germany, which is a lot of good Masters riders, so it's definitely hard. Hopefully I'll put it on my calendar next year. But I'm just having fun right now, we have a good team.
AS: You still have nine more years in this Masters category to win the same jersey, right?
DM: (Laughs) You know, it's harder. After you win once, I'm sure it's harder. I don't have any naïve doubt about that. They just announced that it's in Edmonton next year so I'd definitely like to go there. I remember this year when they called up the defending champ I took a good look and made sure I knew who he was, so it's definitely harder when everyone knows you won the previous year.
AS: I'm not going to give away your email address publicly, but it has a rowing origin. Do you still hop in a racing shell every so often?
DM: Yeah, well I live right along the water in San Mateo so I actually supplement my cycling training with a little rowing. I have two Hudsons (racing shells) in the back yard. I fell in love with the sport not really from a competition point of view, just from the feeling of it, like snowboarders love snowboarding, like skate skiers love skate skiing. I love rowing just for the pure enjoyment of it so yeah, I do it two or three times a week. I think cycling is one of these sports where it's just so focused on a certain group of muscles that it's not good. If you do it 100% it's only a matter of time before you're going to have problems. So I run and row as cross-training as much as I can. You look at some of the top cyclists and they're training their upper bodies to wilt away and then they hit the ground and it's a scary combination. You have very little upper body muscle and then you hit the ground harder than in almost every other sport you could possibly do and you really don't have a lot of protection. So rowing is good, you develop a lot of upper body muscle so it will help me when I check the pavement and it doesn't move (laughs.)
AS: You're not home much - do you have any messages to pass on to your friends and family in Newfoundland and Ontario, since I'm sure they'll read this?
DM: Yeah! You know they're definitely a big factor in my life. A lot of times when you get deep into a race and you're trying to push your body harder than it wants to be pushed it comes down to the first 20 years of your life, just what you're made of, and that came from home, definitely. A lot of people played a part in my upbringing and it's definitely appreciated and I had a lot of good role models.
And now Daniel Martin, proudly wearing his Maple Leaf Jersey, can be a role model for youngsters in both California and Canada.
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James McAvoy can't wait for X-Men: Apocalypse
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- 9 December 2013
James McAvoy says he can't wait to get back on set with his "pals" as he reprises his role of Charles Xavier in 'X-Men: Apocalypse'
James McAvoy has hinted he will return for 'X-Men: Apocalypse'.
The 34-year-old star, who won Best Actor at the British Independent Film Awards on Sunday night (08.12.13), confirmed he is officially signed on for three of the superhero movies and will likely be back for the flick, which was confirmed for a 2016 release by director Bryan Singer.
McAvoy played a younger version of Charles Xavier - first played by Sir Patrick Stewart in the original 'X-Men' trilogy - in 2011 prequel 'X-Men: First Class' and will reprise the part in next year's 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'.
He told BANG Showbiz: "I saw a tweet saying that we're making it. I've only just finished this one ['Days of Future Past'] but I signed up for three films and I just like working with my pals."
Singer, who helmed the first two 'X-Men' movies, will return to the franchise to direct the movie after 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' is released in 2014.
McAvoy, who picked up his Best Actor gong at the BIFAs ceremony in Old Billingsgate Market in central London, also said he's "totally thrilled" to be playing Victor Von Frankenstein in the new take on Mary Shelley's horror classic 'Frankenstein', alongside Daniel Radcliffe as Igor.
However, the Scottish actor admits he misses playing 'Filth' character, police officer Bruce Robertson.
He said: "I'm so proud to have played this character and I'm so sad I'll never play him again.
"It's up there with the things I'm most proud of in my career ... it's one of the two roles I will miss playing the most in my life, the other being Macbeth."


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'X Factor' Shocker: Steve Jones, Nicole Scherzinger & Paula Abdul Leaving
We had a feeling things weren't going well for Steve Jones as the host of the new hit series and he confirmed our suspicions on Twitter Jan. 30. The same went for host Nicole Scherzinger!
It was obvious Steve Jones wasn't comfortable hosting the first season of The X Factor in the United States. Sure, the British model was GORGEOUS, but he just didn't seem sympathetic to the contestants. Apparently, producers felt the same as us, as Steve confirmed today himself he will not be hosting season two.
"I wont be hosting next seasons XFactor which is a shame but I cant complain as I've had a great time. Good luck to everyone on the show," Steve tweeted Jan. 30.
LA Reid Leaving 'The X Factor' — After Two Seasons, Judge Calls It Quits
Right after we learned that news, E! Online put up a story citing sources who said Nicole Scherzinger isn't coming back for season two either. "She wants to focus on her music career," a source said. "She's spoken to Simon [Cowell] and he's given her his blessing."
UPDATE: Though unconfirmed by FOX, our sister site Deadline.com is reporting that Paula Abdul is also exiting the show.
Now we can't help but wonder who will be replacing Steve and Nicole on FOX's new hit reality show. Do you guys have any suggestions?
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This special topic poll, fielded October 22-25, 1998, sought respondents' views on the upcoming November 2, 1998, congressional elections. Respondents were asked for their opinions on President Clinton, the United States Congress, and the nation's economy. Those queried were asked to rate the likelihood that they would vote in the election, to compare their interest level in this election to previous elections, and to declare which party's candidates they intended to vote for. Respondents were asked whether their decisions were driven by a desire to express support for either Clinton or the Republican Congress, or to express opposition to either Clinton or the Republican Congress. Their views were sought on the importance of the following issues in their electoral decisions: education, taxes, the Clinton/Lewinsky matter, Social Security, health care, moral and ethical standards, the economy, and jobs. Looking ahead to the 2000 presidential election, respondents were asked for whom they would vote given a choice between Vice President Al Gore and Texas Governor George W. Bush. An additional topic covered the future of Clinton's second term, the impeachment hearings and surrounding investigations, and the Republicans' handling of the investigation. Background information on respondents includes age, sex, political party, political orientation, education, race, religion, voter registration and participation history, and family income.
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Wounded Warriors & Taps Families Attend Wizards Practice in Celebration of Courage Program and NBA Cares
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Washington Wizards hosted wounded warriors from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center as well as families from Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) at Verizon Center on Nov. 7. The visit was part of the launch of Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation's Wizards Courage Program presented by Telos Corporation and NBA Cares Hoops for Troops Veterans Day initiative.
"We were honored to have the opportunity to meet the wounded warriors and their families," said Wizards guard John Wall. "We are grateful for their service and the sacrifices that they have made to guarantee our freedom."
Hats with the word "Courage" written in the Wizards' wordmark will be on sale starting today with 100% of the proceeds benefiting TAPS. The Courage hats will be sold for $25 at the Verizon Center Team Store and at merchandise stands throughout the arena during all Wizards home games. There will also be a limited number of autographed Courage hats available for sale at the MSE Foundation table located behind section 104 on the main concourse at Verizon Center.
Courage hats autographed by Bradley Beal, Nene, John Wall or Martell Webster will be available for purchase for $50. Courage hats signed by Marcin Gortat, Al Harrington, Otto Porter or Kevin Seraphin will be available for $40.
TAPS is a nonprofit organization that provides ongoing emotional help, hope and healing to all who are grieving the death of a loved one in military service to America, regardless of their relationship to the deceased, geography or circumstance of the death. TAPS offers comfort and care through comprehensive services and programs, including peer-based emotional support, case work assistance, regional seminars and retreats for adults, Good Grief Camps for children, and grief and trauma resources. Founded out of tragedy in 1994, TAPS has assisted more than 30,000 grieving military families and their caregivers.
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Telos Corporation has provided innovative IT solutions and services to the federal government for more than 30 years, focusing since 1997 on cybersecurity. Telos solutions ensure that the government's most security-conscious organizations comply with demanding federal and DoD information security mandates. Offerings include Xacta® IA Manager for enterprise IT security management, enterprise security consulting services, secure networks, secure enterprise messaging, and secure identity management solutions. Solutions are represented to the federal government on Telos' GSA schedule. For more information, visit www.telos.com.
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Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation supports the charitable efforts of the professional teams under its umbrella: the Washington Capitals, Mystics and Wizards. MSE is committed to the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area and focuses on the following five pillars to maximize its impact on the community: education and scholarship, hunger and homelessness, military and veterans' affairs, pediatric health and fitness and youth basketball and hockey. In 2013 Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation, along with the Leonsis Foundation, will donate more than $1.5 million to local charities. More than $1,000,000 has been donated to date.


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Mining provides jobs. But those jobs come with a cost to the environment and public health.
The mechanization of coal mining has resulted in a loss of mining jobs. The number of U.S. mining jobs fell from 170,000 in 1985 to fewer than 88,000 in 2009.
Mining pollutes the water, air and land. People living near coal mines suffer elevated risks of cancer and birth defects. In addition, mining can cause occupational health issues, such as black lung.
In Appalachia, coal is mined both underground and through a process called mountaintop removal, which involves blasting the top of a mountain to get to coal.
Coal mining in West Virginia has been associated with environmental problems and an elevated risk of cancer deaths. According to a 2011 Harvard study, the annual public-health cost of mining in Appalachia is almost $75 billion. Similarly, the environmental costs related to mine emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas, is about $2 billion. The annual cost of land disturbance is more than $160 million.
Birth defects
People living near mountaintop-removal mines are more likely than those in other regions to suffer from birth defects, including problems in the circulatory, respiratory, nervous, gastrointestinal and other systems.
Water pollution from mines has damaged Appalachian streams and rivers, harming habitats for fish, invertebrates and algae. Massey Energy and Arch Coal have been charged with Clean Water Act violations for releasing high levels of selenium, a mineral that in large quantities can be hazardous to health. The state of West Virginia has warned people not to eat too much fish contaminated by selenium from mountaintop-removal sites.
Black lung
Coal worker's pneumoconiosis, or black lung, is an occupational lung disease that results from long-term exposure to breathing dust from coal, graphite or man-made carbon over a long period of time.
More than 10,000 miners have died from black lung in the last 10 years, according to the Mining Safety and Health Administration.
From 1973 to 2009, there were 649,740 filings for black-lung claims. The Department of Labor has paid $44 billion in benefits for black-lung patients since 1970.
Subsidence, which is the collapse of land over former underground mining sites, has damaged homes and communities.
Mountaintop removal results in valleys being filled with the sediments and rock that are blasted off the mountain, leading to water pollution.
On July 21, 2011, EPA issued final guidance to protect Appalachian communities from mountaintop removal water pollution. Learn more.
Nearly all of the coal in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming and Montana is extracted through surface mining. To get the coal, workers remove the soil and rock above it.
Water usage
Some cattle ranchers in Wyoming and Montana are worried about water allocation to coal mining. Water is used mainly for dust suppression in surface mining. Almost 2.4 billion gallons of water were used for dust suppression by Powder River Basin coal mining in 2009.
Ranchers' concerns
Coal mining has caused dissolved solids and sulfates to leach into some aquifers. Sulfates are toxic to cattle, so high sulfate concentrations can harm cattle and cost ranchers money. To support their claims, ranchers are dependent on the Montana Department of Environmental Quality's assessment of their water's toxicity.
Orange clouds
In the Powder River Basin, nitrogen oxide emissions (see health implications) can be as high as 4,000 tons in one year, creating toxic "orange clouds." Mining companies say these events are infrequent and hard to predict.
Powder River Basin includes 6.83 million acres, traditionally used for cattle ranching. Current leases for coal mining in Powder River Basin exceed 49,000 acres. Another 4.7 million acres, or 70 percent of the Powder River Basin, may become available for lease in the future.
Some mining in Montana is underground using a method called long-wall mining. Just as in Appalachia, this practice can result in subsidence when the land above a former mine collapses.
Reporting by Jeff Mittelstadt
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Research by Jeff Mittelstadt and Hely Olivares
Black lung
Distribution of part C TF black lung claims and disbursements, by state FY 2009.
Proposed rule for phase II of the U.S. government's attempt to end black lung.
Orange clouds
Associated Press. Orange cloud from mine blast drifts near Gillette. KULR8. Jan. 7, 2008.
Whitney, Eric. Beware of orange clouds. High Country News. May 10, 1999.
Western land
Draft environmental impact statement for the Wright area coal lease applications. June, 2009. (PDF)
U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management. New report details coal resources on federal land in powder river basin. Oct. 20, 2009.
U.S. Departments of Energy, Interior and Agriculture. Inventory of assessed federal coal resources and restrictions to their development. August, 2007. (PDF)
Sulfur toxicity and cattle
Cattle Today. Calf scours.
Lardy, Greg and Charles Stoltenow. Livestock and water. July, 1999.
Wagner, John J. Sulfur toxicity in feedlot cattle. ADM Alliance Nutrition. Colorado State University.
Birth defects
Ahern, Melissa M., Michael Hendryx, Jamison Conley, Evan Fedorko, Alan Ducatman and Keith J. Zullig. The association between mountaintop mining
and birth defects among live births in central Appalachia, 1996–2003.
Hitt, Nathaniel P. and Michael Hendryx. Ecological integrity of streams related to human cancer mortality rates. EcoHealth vol. 7, num. 1, 91-104.
Martin, Lawrence J., David L. Naftz, H.W. Lowham, and J.G. Rankl. Cumulative potential hydrologic impacts of surface coal mining in the eastern Powder
River Structural Basin, northeastern Wyoming. U.S. Geological Survey. 1988.
Mavis, Jim. Water use in industries of the future: mining industry. CH2M Hill. July, 2003. (PDF)
Stoddard, J.L., A.T. Herlihy, B.H. Hill, R.M. Hughes, P.R. Kaufmann, D.J. Klemm, J.M. Lazorchak, F.H. McCormick, D.V. Peck, S.G. Paulsen, A.R. Olsen, D.P. Larsen, J. Van Sickle, T.R. Whittier. Mid-Atlantic integrated assessment (MAIA): state of the flowing waters report. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Research and Development. February, 2006.
Water lawsuits
Sierra Club. Federal Judge Rules Coal Mine Operators Violating Clean Water and Mining Laws. April 1, 2011.
Mountaintop removal
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Final programmatic environmental impact statement on mountaintop mining/valley fills in Appalachia. 2005.
Palmer, M.A., E.S. Bernhardt, W.H. Schlesinger, K.N. Eshleman, E. Foufoula-Georgiou, M.S. Hendryx, A.D. Lemly, G.E. Likens, O.L. Loucks, M.E. Power,
P.S. White and P.R. Wilcock. Mountaintop mining consequences. Science. Jan. 8, 2010.


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There's no quick fix, but the Falcons can position themselves as contenders by following this offseason blueprint
In 2011, Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff made the stunning decision to trade five picks in order to draft receiver Julio Jones.
For the first two seasons, it looked like the right move. Two years after the trade, the Falcons led the 49ers at halftime of the NFC Championship Game, 24-14, and looked to be headed to the Super Bowl. But San Francisco scored the game's final 14 points, and the next season Atlanta succumbed to a rash of injuries and poor depth and finished 4-12.
With hindsight, the argument can be made that going all in for Jones was not the right move. Placing that emphasis on one player took away from other areas of the team, and that ended up costing the Falcons. Now, there doesn't appear to be a quick fix.
This at least is certain: when free agency kicks off at 4 p.m. on Monday, Dimitroff is very much on the clock. This is an extremely pivotal moment for the franchise, and the moves he makes could determine if 2013 was the beginning of the end for this regime, or a needed lesson on the way to something greater.
Dimitroff seemed to acknowledge that when he hired two former general managers, Scott Pioli (Chiefs) and Billy Devaney (Rams), and long-time scout Russ Bolinger. "We really believe that with a young group of personnel people, who are really good researchers and budding evaluators, that we needed some experience on the personnel side," Dimitroff said at the combine. "I think our young staff will benefit greatly."
It's all hands on deck in Flowery Branch at this juncture, and Dimitroff is going to need the help. Fixing the Falcons will be a massive undertaking.
For starters, Atlanta needs a massive amount of improvement on both sides of the line. Everyone, save left guard Justin Blalock, needs to improve his play, and the team doesn't have a right guard at this time. On defense, starters Jonathan Babineaux (free agent) and Corey Peters (one-year contract after Achilles surgery in January) are question marks without much depth behind them. On either end of the line, Kory Biermann (Achilles surgery) and Osi Umenyiora (7.5 sacks; has reportedly been asked to take a pay cut) have been average.
To get better on offense and defense, the Falcons hired Mike Tice and Bryan Cox, respectively, to bring some toughness to the units.
"We have some work to do to get ourselves back there, we understand that," Dimitroff said. "There is an element of ruggedness that we know we need to ramp up to get it back to the next level and take it to another level. I want to be very clear about that."
The Falcons also need a starting free safety, a bona fide pass rusher at the end/outside linebacker hybrid position (assuming Umenyiora isn't the answer), a starting tight end after losing Tony Gonzalez to retirement, and a younger running back if Steven Jackson can't stay healthy again.
The Falcons currently have around $26 million in cap space, with the ability to create a little more. They have all of their draft picks, and will likely pick up a few compensatory picks.
Expect the Falcons to be active in free agency right away. It will be interesting to see which position they address first. Do they go for a free safety, perhaps Jairus Byrd, or an edge pass rusher, perhaps Michael Bennett or Michael Johnson?
One possible avenue for the Falcons: go after Byrd with the big money, then Vikings free-agent end Everson Griffen as a less expensive edge rusher, and a cheaper tight end down the line like Garrett Graham from Houston.
In the draft, go for best available player at sixth overall if you can't trade back (preferable) with an offensive tackle or edge rusher. Try to find a tight end in the second round, although those players usually have a rough transition in the league. Target a guard in the third round and a running back at some point. Finally, address depth concerns later in the draft.
The Falcons are in a tough spot right now, at least partly because of Dimitroff's decision with the Jones trade. But there's a way out, and the Falcons could be back into serious contention in no time at all if Dimitroff and his new consiglieri can execute their plan.
1. There are always a few surprising players who are allowed to test free agency by their clubs when they are still young, seem to be ascending, and when you'd figure an amicable contract could be worked out. That should serve as a red flag to the other teams. There's something amiss if the team that knows them best isn't comfortable committing long-term to the player. The two players in that category this offseason? Packers cornerback Sam Shields and Raiders end Lamarr Houston. Both played very well last season and have good film. Both teams have plenty of cap space to keep those players. Something's up. Not sure about Houston, but I know the Packers have long had concerns about how Shields would react to big money. He didn't exactly hit the ground running after he stopped celebrating the team's Super Bowl title in 2010.
2. Giants receiver Hakeem Nicks isn't far from joining that group. After a down season, you'd figure the Giants would find a way to retain him at a reasonable price. But they haven't shown much interest. That would indicate that they have concerns, perhaps about motivation and work ethic. Yes, the draft is deep at receiver, but it's hard for a rookie to make an impact at that position. Nicks is just 26 with the talent of a No. 1 wideout; he had back-to-back 1,000 yard seasons in '10 and '11. Somebody could get a steal.
3. Loved the move by the Browns to place the transition tag on center Alex Mack. That indicates the Browns fully intend to retain him, but they're going to let the market tell them exactly how much a top center is worth in free agency without paying a penny over market value. The Browns have plenty of cap space to match any offer Mack might receive, which they'll have to do because the transition tag offers no compensation should the Browns not match the offer.
4. The Patriots are in an interesting spot with nose tackle Vince Wilfork. He's set to count $11.6 million against the cap, with $7.5 million coming in base salary. This was supposed to be the offseason when Wilfork got a modest extension to ensure that he finished his career with the team. But things took a different turn when the 32-year-old tore his Achilles last season. I would be surprised if the Patriots released Wilfork. I would also be surprised if they extended his contract without seeing him on the field. The prudent thing would be to wait on a decision. The final year of his contract buys them time, because the $7.5 million isn't due until the season starts. Wilfork, a warrior for the Pats, deserves that time and not to be discarded just because some people want to play fantasy football with his cap space.
5. Good to see the NFL compromise with Seahawks cornerback Brandon Browner. It was never fair for the NFL to classify Browner as a Stage 3 offender of the substance abuse policy because he didn't submit to urine tests for four years while playing in the CFL. Four games, instead of a one-year suspension, was the right move.


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Green Paper on Copyright and Related Rights in the Information Society
The purpose of this Green Paper is to set out the background to a number of questions of copyright and related rights where legislative measures may be needed as the information society develops.
European Commission Green Paper of 27 July 1995 on Copyright and Related Rights in the Information Society [COM(95) 382 final - Not published in the Official Journal]
The Green Paper is divided into two chapters. Chapter 1 describes how the information society ought to function. It shows how important the information society is to the European Community, and how it fits into the single market framework. It seeks to highlight the issues that arise as a result of the emergence of the information society. Chapter 2 picks out nine of the points regarding copyright and related rights which were brought up in contributions from interested parties and which the Commission believes should be given priority in order to ensure that the information society can function properly.
Need for adapted regulations
If the information society is to develop successfully, the many new services and products being created must be able to benefit fully from the information superhighway. Their expansion must take place in a regulatory framework that is coherent at national, Community and international level. Legislation will have to be adapted in order to respond to the new requirements arising, and this raises new issues. One of these issues is the adaptation of the legal environment for intellectual property.
The Green Paper emphasises that the approach taken by the single market legislation shows the way forward in information society policy.
The importance of adequate protection
The new services and products being provided via the information superhighway may make use of existing works or may create new ones. Existing protected material will have to be regularly re-worked before being transmitted in a digital environment; and the creation of new works and services requires substantial investment, without which the scope of the new services will remain very limited.
The creative effort which provides a basis for investment in new services will be worth undertaking only if works and other matter are adequately protected by copyright and related rights in the digital environment.
Once a service has been provided on a network it becomes very difficult, without adequate protection, to ensure that a literary or artistic work or other protected matter will not be copied, transformed or exploited without the knowledge of the rightholders and contrary to their interests.
Network characteristics and difficulties for protection
Owing to the very nature of such networks, any wide variation in the level of protection of works and other protected matter may place obstacles in the way of the development of the information society. Given the difficulty of verifying the use made of a work, and the scope for displacement of business which this opens up, there is a need for more far-reaching harmonisation of the protection provided by copyright and related rights.
Current legal framework
There is already a measure of Community-wide harmonisation in the shape of four directives on copyright and related rights. This legal framework has to be completed with the Directive on the legal protection of databases. This last measure puts the Community ahead of its commercial partners by providing a proper legal framework for the development of services in the information society.
Better harmonisation
Copyright and related rights give the holder sole power to authorise or prohibit the use, reproduction and the like of works and other protected matter; and unless the rules governing them are aligned from one country to another, there will inevitably be obstacles in the way of the free movement of the goods and services involved. Moreover, unless there is sufficient harmonisation at Community level, the markets now opening up to new services risk remaining segmented between themselves; this would prevent the development of services which will be profitable only if they can operate in a market wider than the purely domestic one.
A number of general questions, questions concerning specific rights and some other issues arising in connection with the exploitation of rights should therefore be examined. The general questions concern the applicable law and the exhaustion of certain rights. The aspects of specific rights discussed include reproduction rights, the definition of "public" in connection with the right of communication "to the public", and certain specific rights which might be applicable to different types of digital transmission. Here it is proposed that a distinction should be drawn between a digital transmission right and a digital broadcasting right. The issue of moral rights is also examined in detail. On the exploitation of rights, the Green Paper looks at the administration of rights and at systems of identification and technical protection.
The Green Paper is part of a process of consultation. In 1995, interested parties, including organisations and governments, were able to present their views on the questions it raises.
Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society [Official Journal L 167 of 22.06.2001]. This Directive aims to harmonise the laws of Member States on copyright and related rights in order to improve legal certainty and provide a high level of protection for intellectual property in the European Union.
Resolution on the Commission Communication "Follow-up to the Green Paper on copyright and related rights in the information society" [COM(96)0483 C4-0621/96 - Official Journal C 339 of 10.11.1997].
Commission Communication of 20 November 1996 - "Follow-up to the Green Paper on copyright and related rights in the information society" [COM(96) 568 final - Not published in the Official Journal]. In this Communication, the Commission focused the debate on the challenges posed by new technologies for copyright and related rights.
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BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. – Fire head coach Carlos de los Cobos told MLSsoccer.com last week that he hadn't yet decided if he would start regular keeper Andrew Dykstra or backup goalie Sean Johnson in Chicago's upcoming match at LA on Sunday.
On Tuesday morning, de los Cobos said that he is still undecided.
"I have all the week to think who start[s] in the goal," de los Cobos said. "Normally Andrew's playing and normally Andrew's No. 1 but [Sean] is making good work. These two last matches I think that he [has done] good work."
Johnson, who trained with the first team last Friday, started the Fire's last two matches – both SuperLiga games. He looked comfortable in net, only surrendering one goal in 180 minutes of action. Dykstra, who has started every league match this season, last played on July 14 – when he allowed five goals in a SuperLiga loss to Monarcas Morelia.
Salazar continues trial
Salvadoran defender Manuel Salazar participated in his third practice with the Fire on Tuesday morning. The 24-year-old Salazar appeared 46 times for de los Cobos with the Salvadoran national team.
"Salazar is a very good player," de los Cobos said. "When I was with the national team for El Salvador, he was one of the 11 who started. He has a strong personality and is a good player."
Interestingly, de los Cobos said that Chicago – who have one empty roster slot – don't have any room for Salazar.
"I want to have him adapt to the [environment] and maybe he is one option for us to strengthen the back, but we need a spot," de los Cobos said. "Right now we don't have a spot for another player."
When told that Chicago does indeed have an empty roster spot, de los Cobos said that the team is "looking at other players."
"Maybe we need to bring another player," he said. "But for the moment I don't know who the player is. We have another spot, we need to bring another player."
Players on the mend
Patrick Nyarko (concussion), Baggio Husidic (left groin soreness), Dasan Robinson (right hamstring strain), Tim Ward (left calf strain), Steven Kinney (back spasms), Peter Lowry (head injury) and Calen Carr (left quad strain) all participated in full training Tuesday. De los Cobos was optimistic that each of the listed players would be available for the LA match.
"Some players are recovering this week," he said. "It's very important for us because we play against the best team in the league in LA and we need to try to get all the players back."
One player missing from training was midfielder John Thorrington. The central midfielder has yet to play this season due to a left quad injury.
Sam Stejskal covers the Chicago Fire for MLSsoccer.com. He can be reached at email@example.com or on Twitter @ samstejskal.


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