Hole Angle From m To mWidth mNickel AssayCAP 6 65 degrees 143

Remember, the Steelers were without Polamalu for a stretch last season, and many times during his career. The difference between what the Steelers did in his absence last season and this year is the difference between 5-0 and 3-2.While Polamalu is one of the greatest players in the game he is not the only deciding factor in the team’s defensive success. The issues lie solely on the shoulders of Dick Lebeau and the Steelers’ coaching staff.The Steelers biggest weakness defensively is their pass defense. The loss of Bryant McFadden has hurt them more than anyone wanted to admit in the preseason. One, it was the Lions, and they were playing without Matthew Stafford and Calvin Johnson. Two, while there was a bit more pressure this week than in weeks prior, there was still a noticeable defensive lapse in the fourth quarter.Until the Steelers find a way to get over whatever insecurities they have about late game blitzing, opponents will continue to exploit them when given the opportunity.

While they have managed to win in recent weeks despite looming problems, the Steelers will not have the same easy schedule after the Browns come to town next week. Brett Favre’s Vikings mixed with the rest of the NFC North, the undefeated Broncos and two scheduled street brawls with the rival Baltimore Raven’s makes for tough going the rest of the 2009 season.If the Steelers are going to make the playoffs with the intentions of doing more than taking up space for a week, they are going to have to regain 2008 form defensively in order to do so. Ultimately it would be in the best interest of the team to remedy the current problems before Polamalu returns. If they are able to do so, his presence will not be the stable, calming force the fans are calling for him to be, but rather the disruptive one he is meant to be.. VANCOUVER, Jan. Ground based magnetometer and pulse EM surveysare currently being carried out to further define nickel bearing zonesisolated in the 2007-2008 drill program.

The drill program, scheduled to beginupon completion of the geophysical work, is designed to test the magneticanomalies to depth and on strike. Mineralization from previous testing wasencountered in serpentinized peridotite similar to that which hosts the nickeldeposits along the Thompson Nickel belt. Highlights of the 2008 drill programare detailed in the table below. The company is certain that furtherdefinition of these targets by ground geophysics will ultimately lead to abetter understanding of these important structures.-Hole (Angle) From (m) To (m)Width (m)Nickel Assay-CAP 6 (-65 degrees) 143.00147.854.85 0.445-197.55203.906.35 0.695-238.80256.50 17.70 0.448-CAP 7 (90 degrees)131.90146.10 14.20 0.364-173.90176.202.30 1.352-Including 174.80175.400.602.98-CAP 13 (-70 degrees)105.15125.50 20.35 0.433-153.60166.00 12.40 0.564-174.40203.80 29.40 0.351-Widths represent core lengths, true widths of the mineralized zones remainunknown.