Roar Of The Rings

If there was any doubt in your mind about how Val Sweeting would meet the competition at the Roar Of The Rings, there shouldn't be now.

Her nine end, 10-3 win over reigning Canadian national champion Rachel Homan in the opening draw of the Canadian Olympic Curling Trials is surprising. Not surprising that she was able to win (although considered to be at least a mild upset). But that she and teammates Dana Ferguson, Joanne Courtney and Rachelle Pidherny won so easily is shocking.

Their solid play, along with Team Homan's struggles, combined to make it an opening draw blowout. It leads to two questions: Is Sweeting for real? And, how does Team Homan bounce back after losing a game in such resounding fashion? After all, Homan's squad is used to laying that kind of a numbing beating on opponents, not the other way around.

Considered by many to be the longest shot on the board (including me, I must admit) on the women's side, Sweeting took advantage of a wobbly start to the competition by Homan (who curled an eyebrow-raising 60%) and her crew.

Sweeting, the 26 year old skip who curled for Alberta at the 2010 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, made the trials the hard way, picking her way through a tough pre-trials field last month and beatingKelly Scott in the game that scanned her ticket to Winnipeg. That win was impressive, including a cool draw in the tenth to score one and close out a 6 -4 win. Sweeting was tops again in draw one at The Roar, throwing 86% on the day.

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Speed a factor in crash that killed 'Fast & Furious' actor Paul Walker

Investigators sought to determine the cause of a fiery crash that killed "Fast & Furious" star Paul Walker while the 40-year-old actor's fans erected a makeshift memorial Sunday near where the Porsche he was riding in smashed into a light pole and tree.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said speed was a factor in Saturday's one-car crash, though it will take time to determine how fast the car was going.

Because Walker is so closely associated with the underground culture of street racing portrayed in the popular "Fast & Furious" film franchise, the fatal accident had an eerie quality -- a tragic end for a Hollywood hero of speed.

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Toronto Maple Leafs dig hole to deep in loss

The Toronto Maple Leafs had many reasons to be upset Saturday night, but it was Max Pacioretty’s showboating that stood out the most.

Pacioretty celebrated his second goal of Montreal’s 4-2 victory over the Leafs on Saturday night by twirling his stick and pretending to sheathe it like a sword.

“The goal stirred our emotions a bit,” said Leafs head coach Randy Carlyle. “If they want to hot dog, spin the sword, those kind of things … That was what stirred the pot.”

“You don’t really like to see that kind of stuff,” added Toronto forward James van Riemsdyk.

Pacioretty put the Canadiens up 4-0 at that point, and coach Carlyle thought the celebration was exactly what his Leafs needed.

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NFL announces trio of dates of next year's London games

With not one, not two, but three (!) NFL games to be played next season in London, the NFL has announced the dates those international contests will be played.

They are as follows:

Week 4 on Sept. 28: Raiders vs. the Dolphins

Week 8 on Oct. 26: Falcons vs. Lions

Week 10 on Nov. 9: Cowboys vs. the Jaguars

All games will be played at Wembley Stadium.

"Our fans in the UK continue to demonstrate their passion for more football," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement last month. “Next year for the first time we will play three regular-season games in London.

We have scheduled three attractive games with four teams playing in their first International Series game. The growing enthusiasm for the NFL internationally is exciting and we look forward to continuing to respond to this interest in our game.”

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Black Friday 2013 at Wal-Mart

"Black Friday is our Super Bowl, and we plan to win." So said Wal-Mart's chief marketing officer Duncan MacNaughton. And exactly how does Wal-Mart plan to crush the competition this Black Friday?: By rewriting the old rules on everything from its door-buster deals to its price-matching policies. 

With Wal-Mart changing the rules of Black Friday, shoppers need to use new strategies to score the best deals, too. Here Alison Southwick and Dayana Yochim show you how to shop like a champ this Black Friday at Wal-Mart.

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Thanksgiving Recipe

Stuffing or dressing can be found on nearly every Thanksgiving table, but it’s one of the toughest holiday menu items to pull off well.

It’s too dry. It’s too wet. It’s under seasoned. It’s over seasoned. You get the idea: there’s always something just a little off.

Not to worry, we have you covered with four fantastic stuffing and dressing recipes. And we’re not stopping there - we’re going to give you a never-fail recipe for turkey gravy!

4 cups quality white bread, cubed

½ cup onion, minced

½ cup celery, chopped

¾ cup butter

1/8 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon poultry seasoning

½ teaspoon dried thyme

½ teaspoon dried sage

1 egg, beaten

½ cup cream

Chicken or turkey broth

Saute onion and celery in the butter until soft. Combine the onion and celery with the all of the other ingredients in a large bowl. Add broth until moist. Stuff turkey, or place dressing mixture in an oiled baking dish and bake at 325 degrees for 40 minutes.

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Rarer than Panda

In the dust of the Gobi desert in China’s far west, ultra-modernity sweeps past an eddy of industrial history in one of railway transportation’s most remarkable close encounters. Hundreds of kilometres of track are being laid to connect the country’s bullet-train network with Xinjiang, a region bordering on Central Asia. Near Sandaoling, a grim and remote mining town on the edge of Xinjiang, the new line runs close to the world’s largest concentration of steam locomotives in active service.

The Sandaoling mine, which opened in 1970, is on a branch of the old railway line between Lanzhou and Urumqi. When the bullet trains start running, coal diggers in the area expect a boom; the plan is to dedicate the old line to freight, which should make transporting coal much cheaper. Every day Sandaoling uses steam locomotives to haul thousands of tonnes of coal out of the vast pit. Around 20 are still in use, far more than a trainspotter can expect to see at work in one place anywhere else.

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