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3dc
|  08 Sep '10 22:42 : 0 recs
Bad Golf Shot Starts Wildfire
A bad slice into the rough not only can burn a golf score but also the surrounding terrain. That's what a golfer at Shady Canyon Golf Club in Irvine, California, found out on August 28 when he hit a rock while chipping his way back onto the course behind the fourth green. The rock strike apparently produced a spark that immediately ignited the dry brush, setting a blaze that eventually consumed 25 acres. It took 150 firefighters, 38 trucks, 53 helicopter drops and 22,000 gallons of water to put the brush fire out. No homes were damaged, and no charges were filed against the golfer.
Although suspicions immediately arose that the golfer had actually been smoking, club officials confirmed that neither the golfer nor the other members of his party - his wife and another couple - were smokers. Steve Buck, the general manager of Shady Canyon, also dismissed the skeptics, noting that a similar incident happened a few years ago, but that that time the golfer had been able to put out the fire before it spread. |
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Merlin
| 05 Sep '10 20:08 : 0 recs
Saints 27 Tigers 19
Good start to the season. |
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3dc
| 01 Sep '10 19:34 : 0 recs
The game of when to charge rape. Now appearing in the PC-Correct playing field. |
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Merlin
| 31 Aug '10 13:28 : 0 recs
Big Big game on Sunday.
Can Saints beat Tigers- its Sunday so pray for us. |
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Merlin
| 29 Aug '10 22:54 : 0 recs
intriiguing thing to bet on - three no balls.
My local bookies would tell you to f orf if you tried to lay that bet-its so obviously bent. |
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bankrupt old farmer
| 29 Aug '10 18:23 : 0 recs
Neither.
It's those fat authorities what failed decisively to act last time round.
Same as UK financial services. |
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Merlin
| 29 Aug '10 18:17 : 0 recs
Difficult to know who is worse the entrapping press exploiting underpaid cricketers- or the bent cricketers. |
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bankrupt old farmer
| 29 Aug '10 18:07 : 0 recs
As in UK financial services, no-balls were clearly unexpected.
But visiting cricketers should surely be recorded, at least, the respect afforded to home-grown banksters?
Bail them all out. |
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Warren BuffetCar
| 26 Aug '10 14:36 : 0 recs
Thoughtful,
if FIFA visit Birmingham they will think they are in India, Pakistan or the Caribbean or the Middle East, anywhere but in Britain
I'm sure with all that concrete and rain they'll know exactly where they are.
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Thoughtful
| 23 Aug '10 12:35 : 0 recs : edited 1 time : last edit 23 Aug '10 12:36
We don't want the World Cup in the UK, if FIFA visit Birmingham they will think they are in India, Pakistan or the Caribbean or the Middle East, anywhere but in Britain.
It will be mismanaged and cost us money whatever Clegg and his mates say. |
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Merlin
| 15 Aug '10 11:28 : 0 recs : edited 1 time : last edit 15 Aug '10 11:28
Bedford 19 Saints 26 |
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bankrupt old farmer
| 14 Aug '10 23:01 : 0 recs : edited 1 time : last edit 14 Aug '10 23:02
173-6
ooops - Hants 173-5 |
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bankrupt old farmer
| 14 Aug '10 18:52 : 0 recs
Somerset now in the Final (v. Hampshire) due to rain (in Hampshire). |
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3dc
| 12 Aug '10 17:34 : 0 recs : edited 1 time : last edit 12 Aug '10 17:34
Live official Sturgis webcam of the chopper Rally... |
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George Sore Ass
| 12 Aug '10 07:54 : 0 recs
Wow, an england victory.
That new look line-up of Gerrard, Lamps, Rooney, Barry, Terry, Cashly, etc. really seems to be a winning format.
This young team looks good for 2014.
En-ger-land! |
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Warren BuffetCar
| 10 Aug '10 10:22 : 0 recs
It also doesn't prevent players fixing matches. That is very tough to prevent.
Probably the only real way is a programme of entrapment of players. Require that all players report such approaches. Then approach players and see who doesn't report it.
WBC |
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George Sore Ass
| 10 Aug '10 08:38 : 0 recs
I am not sure that rugby's use of TV replays avoids the opportunity for match fixing or undue influence from a ref.
Having it there as an option for the ref is nice in cases where the ref really isn't sure and wants to make sure the call is correct. But from what I know of rugby, I believe the ref is the one to decide when to use it.
The issue with bent refs is what to do when a ref makes a bad call without referring the decision to a TV replay. Is there anything a team can do to challenge a bad call. I think in tennis that a bad line call can be challenged, though again, I am not a big tennis fan so might be wrong.
If the TV is only there as an option that the ref can choose not to use, it does nothing to reduce the opportunity for refs to fix matches. |
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Merlin
| 09 Aug '10 12:00 : 0 recs : edited 1 time : last edit 09 Aug '10 12:01
Cricket Tennis Rugby - all use TV.
Not Footie- heavens no -might not be able to get bent results.
How much technology do you need to ask Sky to replay it ? Err None. |
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Warren BuffetCar
| 09 Aug '10 10:22 : 0 recs
Merlin,
Trouble is football in the UK is bent and staffed with thick greedy criminals.
If that was a reason for dismissal most of our industry and government would be leaderless .
WBC |
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Merlin
| 08 Aug '10 13:47 : 0 recs
They should sack the FA first. Then Capello.Whoever those tossers were that gave Capello a contrat extension before the world cup should be sued for misfeasance.
Trouble is football in the UK is bent and staffed with thick greedy criminals. Not much point to it really. |
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