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red terror

They will be down a player. But some of the 25 players dressed -- such as back-up goalie and 4th-liners who are employed for "truculence" and typically thrown onto the ice only to ignite something -- rarely get ice time, it's not a huge disadvantage. Coaches will cover by shuffling or giving extra shifts to the first three lines. Most teams go with four lines, but you could conceivably play an entire game with three forward lines (9 players), two defence pairs (4 players) and one goalie, so that (again, conceivably) leaves 11 remaining "character" or "role" players to sit and wait for the coach to throw on the ice. They'll include the backup goalie, some penalty kill specialist, defenders, one-or-two goons, and the rest "grinders." Quite often stars from the 2nd-or-3rd lines will be in the starting line-up, but their coaches will bench them and restrict their ice-time for making dumb mistakes and send them a message that their careers are in jeopardy, so teams are used to players who are dressed never seeing action.
 
Adding: The seamless transitions where teams to change lines throughout the game (unlimited substitution) without a stoppage while still in action is poetry-in-motion. Maybe I'm wrong, but I can't think of any other team sport that permits such a law, where players can inter-change (join-and-leave) the playing area while the play is still active. (What's the rule in Rugby League? Does interchange have to be done after a whistle and before a re-start, or can they interchange in the middle of a set while the ball is still in play?)

Paekakboyz

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That was extremely well written.
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 Wow, that was a compelling read. Especially the details on the investigations that had taken place back in the day. Heartbreaking for all involved really.

mariner4life

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Just a python eating a crocodile in Queensland. <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/snake-eats-crocodile-after-epic-fight-in-queensland-20140303-33xz8.html?fb_action_ids=10152220237879330&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=[583870818369922]&action_type_map=["og.recommends"]&action_ref_map=[]'>http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/snake-eats-crocodile-after-epic-fight-in-queensland-20140303-33xz8.html?fb_action_ids=10152220237879330&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=[583870818369922]&action_type_map=["og.recommends"]&action_ref_map=[]</a>
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pffft a 1m freshie is tiny, nothing to see here.

Tim

Tim

red terror

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 Wow, that was a compelling read. Especially the details on the investigations that had taken place back in the day. Heartbreaking for all involved really.
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Allen asks:
 
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote">Common sense must ask: Would a mother who thought her 7-year-old daughter was sexually abused by a molester (a pretty horrific crime), give consent for a film clip of her to be used to honor the molester at the Golden Globes?</blockquote>
 
For more context and background, be sure to read:
 
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/01/27/the-woody-allen-allegations-not-so-fast.html'>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/01/27/the-woody-allen-allegations-not-so-fast.html</a>
 
And where Woody wonders...
 
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<div>NOW itâ€s 21 years later and Dylan has come forward with the accusations that the Yale experts investigated and found false. Plus a few little added creative flourishes that seem to have magically appeared during our 21-year estrangement.</div>
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<div>... Even the venue where the fabricated molestation was supposed to have taken place was poorly chosen but interesting. ...</div>
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<div>Undoubtedly the attic idea came to her from the Dory Previn song, â€œWith My Daddy in the Attic.â€ It was on the same record as the song Dory Previn had written about Miaâ€s betraying their friendship by insidiously stealing her husband, AndrÃ, â€œBeware of Young Girls.â€</div>
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... be sure to check out:

The story about Peter Pan kinda makes me gasp.

Kirwan

Jesus, Mia Farrow is messed up. That Daily Beast article cleared up a few misconceptions I had too.

Crucial

Maybe should start a V8s thread on the Sports page but this from the weekend was classic.
 
For those that don't follow, the V8 Supercar series has recently been expanding from just Ford v Holden to Nissan and Mercedes (2013) and Volvo (2014). This was the post race interview of Race 2 of the season where young Kiwi driver Scott McLauglin managed second place in his Volvo by overtaking the top Holden driver on the last corner. His classic 'plucked it into first and gave it some jandal.... f*ck yeah!' line has gifted the team a marketing slogan and a lot of fans...

Crucial

Here's the clip of what happened.

antipodean

Crucial

Dawkins was dissed by that German after the race.

canefan

This is awesome. It makes BK's Baconator look pretty piss poor. Warning, take your cholesterol meds before watching

NTA

Great last lap

El Toro supremo

Seen and done some crazy stuff on bikes but this I have not seen or expexted.......... 
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://video.carsguide.com.au/2410481821/Insane-biker-stunt?area=videohighlights1'>http://video.carsguide.com.au/2410481821/Insane-biker-stunt?area=videohighlights1</a>

antipodean

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Seen and done some crazy stuff on bikes but this I have not seen or expexted.......... <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://video.carsguide.com.au/2410481821/Insane-biker-stunt?area=videohighlights1'>http://video.carsguide.com.au/2410481821/Insane-biker-stunt?area=videohighlights1</a>
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Great protective gear. Fuck I'd laugh if they came a cropper. Dickheads.
 
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Milk

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Seen and done some crazy stuff on bikes but this I have not seen or expexted.......... <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://video.carsguide.com.au/2410481821/Insane-biker-stunt?area=videohighlights1'>http://video.carsguide.com.au/2410481821/Insane-biker-stunt?area=videohighlights1</a>
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Not often I'll see a stunt video that is both terrifying and oddly intimate.

Tim

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Fat dude's cutting soda.

Stockcar86

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Tim

antipodean

The Silver Fern

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