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It was like walking on eggshells at the North Queensland Cowboys on Tuesday.Kiwi Test star Jason Taumalolo said he had put an alleged egg-throwing incident behind him after being the high profile player among five Cowboys accused of pegging them at cars in Townsville last week.The North Queensland backrower reckoned he now only had Brisbane in his sights ahead of Friday nights NRL sudden death semi-final in Townsville.He claimed he owed his teammates a big game.And it seemed only a standout display from Taumalolo would appease his teammates after clearly polarising the Cowboys player group ahead of the NRL grand final re-match.Taumalolo and Tautau Moga were slapped with $2500 fines by the Cowboys on Monday over the Wednesday night incident, just days before the teams first finals game.All five players involved face court next month on wilful damage charges.Cowboys co-captain Johnathan Thurston could not hide his disappointment with Taumalolo on Tuesday.And he was obviously unimpressed the matter had become a talking point ahead of a match that threatened to derail their title defence.Asked if he was concerned Taumalolo could still be distracted by the incident, Thurston said after a long pause: Yes and no. (But) hes a big boy.In contrast Test prop James Tamou believed Taumalolo had nothing to apologise for.I dont think he has let anyone down, he said.This year he has been one of our best players and I think his head is screwed on right for this game.For the record Taumalolo faced the music on Tuesday and admitted to a media scrum he had a point to prove against the Broncos.I owe it to the boys, he said.Just days after being charged, the New Zealand wrecking ball made little impact in North Queenslands 16-10 opening finals loss in Melbourne last weekend, amassing 86m from eight runs.I need to put in a better performance. I thought I owed them one last week and didnt come up with the goods, Taumalolo said.I am not going to lie, it kind of got to me in the end (against Melbourne).It obviously affected my performance on the weekend, something I was pretty disappointed about.I didnt help myself with the stupid things I did.Its been a long couple of days. Today is all about moving on and focusing on Friday night.Cowboys coach Paul Green was confident Taumalolo had put the incident behind him.I think so, we have dealt with it. Its last weeks news. As a club we have moved on, he said.I would say he will bounce back with a big game on Friday night. Air Jordan Shoes From China . - The Washington Redskins have cut defensive lineman Adam Carriker and punter Sav Rocca. Discount Air Jordan Shoes . PETERSBURG, Fla. http://www.cheapairjordanretro.com/ . But by the time the game started, the Toronto Raptors forward felt even worse. And, for three quarters, it showed as Gay shot a woeful three-for-13 from the field. Wholesale Air Jordan Shoes .Y. - New Orleans forward Anthony Davis was chosen Friday to replace the injured Kobe Bryant in the NBA All-Star game that will be played in his home city. Air Jordan Retro Shoes Outlet . 1 position. The Mustangs (6-0), who beat Queens 50-31 last weekend, earned 17 first-place votes and 287 points in voting by the Football Reporters of Canada. Western was last ranked first in the country in October 2011. This should be one of the most fun times in the life of Jaye Dawn Two Bears, a 5-foot-10 freshman guard who is living her dream as a University of Milwaukee womens basketball player.But instead of being able to focus on text books, jump shots and the Panthers season opener on Nov. 17, the native of Cannon Ball, North Dakota, is keeping her ear to the ground for news some 750 miles away. Two Bears is gravely concerned about the welfare of her family and thousands of other people who live along the Missouri River.Two Bears is a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. And since April, she has gotten involved as much as she possibly can with the protests started by her tribe against the Bakken pipeline project, which is funded by a company called Dakota Access.The $3.7 billion project is a 1,172-mile underground pipeline for oil that crosses through four states -- North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and Illinois -- and would shuttle approximately 470,000 barrels of crude oil per day. Proponents say the pipeline will make the United States less reliant on imported oil. Protesters, including Two Bears and her family, argue that the pipeline would damage the environment, impact climate change and poison the water they need to survive. Mni Wiconi, they say. Water is life.We are not against pipelines or oil -- we are against putting it up under our water, Two Bears said. This is where we get 90 percent of our drinking water.Originally, the pipeline was supposed to run north of Bismarck, North Dakota. But the residents of Bismarck said they didnt want it, and Dakota Access decided to move it toward the reservation.Thats when protesters acted.In August, the Standing Rock Sioux filed a request for a temporary injunction of the pipeline construction. A federal judge denied the request in September. A federal court denied the tribes appeal in October.Protesters, which number in the thousands, have drawn international attention. They have pitched tents and teepees at a campsite that is less than two miles from Two Bears home. On Thursday, more than a hundred protesters were arrested after a standoff with police in Morton County. At least one person was injured. The battle has even moved to?Facebook, where users opposiing the pipeline are ?checking in from the?Standing Rock Indian Reservation, some?claiming the change in location will overwhelm and confuse law enforcement.ddddddddddddThe camp and the protests started in April, while I was still home, said Two Bears, who graduated in May from Shiloh Christian High School in Bismarck. The camp has continued to grow, and over 180 tribes are with us. They have sent letters and posted their tribal flags.In addition to the issues regarding the environment, a Standing Rock tribal chairman said construction crews and their bulldozers have already destroyed and desecrated sacred burial grounds.Two Bears, a four-time all-district and all-region player in high school, capped her prep career by celebrating a state title her senior season. It was Shiloh Christians first state title, in any sport, in school history, and Two Bears has been able to use her local celebrity status to draw added attention to the cause.In fact, Two Bears said the protest group has received support from all over the world.So many indigenous tribes and people are with us, she said. We are even getting support from cities and administrators in places such as Dallas and St. Paul [Minnesota].Its made me feel like we are going to win this battle, knowing we have so much prayer. We want to stop the pipeline and protect our water and our sacred sites. We are not only fighting for our Native people but also for everybody along the Missouri River.Two Bears, whose brother Cody is a tribal official, said her teammates and coaches at Milwaukee support her activism, and they realize how hard it is for her to be at college when there is so much turmoil back home.On Sept. 17, Two Bears was able to go home briefly in order to put on a basketball clinic for kids. She was there along with University of Wisconsin mens basketball player Bronson Koenig, who is a Native American from the Ho-Chunk Nation Tribe.While home, Two Bears visited the campsite and the protesters and came away impressed.Seeing people come together, no matter the color of your skin, Two Bears said, its beautiful, honestly. ' ' '