Sunday, 30 July 2006

Ladder Predictor I've been playing with the ladder predictor. I really like this particular scenario (Note the # reflects the team's current position on the ladder) Predicted Ladder  # Team Pl  W  L  D   PF   PA Pt  Perc 1 Adelaide 22 17  5  0 2347 1712 68 137.0 4 St Kilda 22 16  6  0 2192 1725 64 127.0 3 Melbourne 22 16  6  0 2205 1939 64 113.7 2 West Coast 22 16  6  0 2191 1992 64 109.9 6 Sydney 22 13  9  0 2094 1817 52 115.2 5 Collingwood 22 13  9  0 2343 2066 52 113.4 7 W Bulldogs 22 12 10  0 2261 2140 48 105.6 8 Fremantle 22 11 11  0 1982 2088 44  94.9 9 Geelong 22 10 12  0 2039 2025 40 100.6 12 Port Adel 22 10 12  0 2008 2134 40  94.0 11 Bris Lions 22 10 12  0 2014 2208 40  91.2 14 Hawthorn 22  9 13  0 1864 2223 36  83.8 10 Richmond 22  8 14  0 1845 2219 32  83.1 13 Kangaroos 22  6 16  0 1885 2181 24  86.4 15 Essendon 22  5 16  1 2033 2389 22  85.0 16 Carlton 22  3 18  1 1861 2306 14  80.7 [listening to: Always - Bon Jovi ] 9:54:51 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Geek • My Hobbies

Cartesian Painting with Cabbage 2000 The exhibition opened and it was a full house. Christopher Beaumont Cartesian Painting with Cabbage 2000 Oil on linen 152 x 183cm AUD$8,000 Eva Breuer Art Dealer - 83 Moncur Street, Woollahra NSW 2025 [listening to: Money For Nothing - Dire Straights ] 7:45:51 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family

The 2006 Census is coming We had an unexpected visitor today.  It was the dude delivering the census forms. Tuesday August 8st is Census night.  woohoo!!!! And this year, it can be completed online, thanks to eCensus. w00t++ . I wonder how many Jedis live in Australia? The 2006 Census is coming... The Census aims to take a "snapshot" of Australia every five years - collecting vital information on the social, economic and housing characteristics of Australian society. A successful Census provides benefits to all Australians and the communities they live in. To find out more about the 2006 Census; why we have one, what you have to do and how the information is used - start here with What you need to know There are links to Census Data from 2001 and 1996, Census Products, or Census Reference and Information. If you have a question about the Census, check out the Available Assistance Hope those Russian hackers stay away from the ABS [listening to: It's Gonna Rain - Violent Femmes ] 7:33:08 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family • Geek

Footy Tipping Results : Round 17 Average result with my tips this week. Only got 4 right. A few unexpected results Week 17 Home Draw Away Magpies (16.17 113) Hawks (11.2 68) Saints (27.12 174) Tigers (10.11 71) Eagles (26.9 165) Crows (12.11 83) Bombers (25.10 160) Lions (18.15 123) Power (7.8 50) Swans (10.17 77) Kangaroos (13.12 90) Cats (8.12 60) Blues (13.11 89) Dockers (15.17 107) Demons (18.11 119) Bulldogs (9.14 68) I've now had 89 correct tips and I've lost even more ground in my tipping comp. 6:32:51 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • My Hobbies

National Tree Day : July 30 National Tree Day is Australia's biggest community tree-planting event. Did you plant a tree today? 5:05:41 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • My Interests

On This Day : Jul 30 July 30: Independence Day in Vanuatu (1980) 1419 - Hussite Wars: Jan Žižka and others threw several town councillors out the window at the First Defenestrations of Prague. 1619 - The first representative assembly in the Americas, Virginia's House of Burgesses, convened for the first time. 1756 - Bartolomeo Rastrelli presented the Catherine Palace, a Baroque palace in Tsarskoye Selo, to Empress Elizabeth of Russia. 1825 - Malden Island (pictured), now one of Kiribati's Line Islands, was discovered in the Pacific Ocean. 1930 - Uruguay won the first Football World Cup in front of their home crowd at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, beating Argentina 4 to 2. 5:01:33 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Geek

Saints Big Winners But Kosi Comeback Could be Delayed The Age St Kilda's planning starts a late-season surge RealFooty, Australia - 16 hours ago WHEN St Kilda coach Grant Thomas spoke at length to The Age this week about his team's prospects for the rest of this season, he made much of the Saints' bigger scope for improvement than its top-eight rivals. St Kilda in 103-point win over Richmond The Age St Kilda ends Tigers' finals hopes SportsAustralia.com Gehrig kicks bagful as Saints run riot The Age ABC Online - FOX SPORTS - all 19 related » sportal.com.au Kosi's season may be over RealFooty, Australia - 16 hours ago ST KILDA coach Grant Thomas has conceded Justin Koschitzke may not play again this season, despite speculation earlier this week that the valuable big man might have returned to the Saints' line-up for yesterday's game against Richmond at the MCG. Kosi indefinite again sportal.com.au Koschitzke conjecture set to continue The Age Saints pin faith in defence The Australian Sydney Morning Herald - Courier Mail - all 23 related » 4:54:31 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • My Hobbies

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